jet landing in miami. and the truth about who is smarter, boys or girls. the big gender difference discovered in the classroom. and we do say good morning, everyone, on what's turning out to be a very busy wednesday and we start with that deadly shooting rampage in california. the gunman targeting an elementary school. >> overnight we learned a feud with his neighbors may have sparked the violence. two of his neighbors were among the first victims, but police say this could have been much worse. this morning, schoolteachers and staff in northern california are credited with saving their students' lives during a shooting spree. >> those school officials, there is no doubt in my mind based on the video that i saw, saved countless lives and children. >> reporter: authorities say a gunman killed at least four people in a rampage that stretched across seven locations. >> the individual shooter was bent on engaging and killing people at random. >> reporter: after he apparently shot randomly at several homes, police say the gunman made his way to this elementary school during the busy morning drop-off. >> all of a sudden one of the teachers came running out around the building told us to run inside there was a shooter coming. >> reporter: quick-thinking staffers heard shots and immediately placed the school on lockdown. >> he did shoot at a number of classrooms. it appears that because he couldn't make access to any of the rooms, that they were locked, that he gave it up. >> reporter: the gunman sprayed this truck with bullets hitting a mother and her child. authorities say the shooter, a 43-year-old local man, was known to police following a january arrest for assault with a deadly weapon. one of the four victims killed was a neighbor he was accused of assaulting before that arrest. and this morning, investigators are hinting there could be more victims. >> i'm saying that there are relatives of his that should be home that are not, and we're not able to locate them. >> two children were wounded in the shooting. investigators say the shooter did not have a license to carry a gun, but he had three of them including a semiautomatic rifle. over to politics now where republican leaders have a new plan to get alabama senate candidate roy moore off the ballot. >> yeah, amid moore's sexual misconduct scandal, majority leader mitch mcconnell is floating the idea of a write-in candidate. and as moore defended himself last night, another sign of dwindling support, one of his staunchest promoters, talk show host sean hannity told, the judge to explain himself or drop out of the race immediately. abc's lana zak has new details. good morning, lana. >> reporter: good morning to you, kendis and diane. in moore's latest speech to alabama voters overnight, he largely sidestepped the specifics of the allegations against him, and instead he painted what he said was largely a picture of god in america. roy moore is telling alabama voters that he is the victim of a coordinated attack by democrats and washington republicans. >> why do you think they're giving me this trouble? why do you think i'm being harassed by media and by people pushing forth allegations in the last 28 days of this election. >> reporter: but following the fifth woman to come forward with a story of abuse as a teen -- >> i tried fighting him off while yelling at him to stop. >> reporter: -- moore's denials are increasingly falling on deaf ears. >> these allegations are credible. number two, he should -- if he cares about the values and the people he claims to care about, then he should step aside. >> reporter: this comes as we hear about a robo call made to an alabama home in which someone pretending to be a "washington post" reporter offers money for damaging information about roy moore. the voice claiming to be a reporter named bernie bernstein. >> i'm a reporter for "the washington post" calling to find out if anyone at this address is a female between the ages of 54 to 57 years old willing to make damaging remarks about candidate roy moore for a reward of between $5,000 to $7,000. >> reporter: "the post" saying it is shocked and appalled that anyone would stoop to this level to discredit real journalism. abc's tom llamas reports that the few supporters moore has kept are trying to stay out of the spotlight. >> you still believe roy moore then? >> i believe the democrat would do great damage to our country on a myriad of issues. >> reporter: senate majority leader mitch mcconnell tells "the wall street journal" he thinks the best option would be a write-in campaign for the former alabama senator and current attorney general jeff sessions. >> the attorney general is totally well known and extremely popular in alabama. and it's a heck of a dilemma when you've got a completely unacceptable candidate bearing a label of your party within a month of the election. >> reporter: for his part sessions said he didn't want to interfere in the election but also sided against moore. >> i am -- have no reason to doubt these young women. >> reporter: now mcconnell says he is confident the president is discussing the possibility of attorney general sessions returning to the senate, and mcconnell also says that if moore wins, the senate would really have to consider removing him. kendis, diane. >> we may hear from the president for a major announcement today. lana, thank you. and attorney general jeff sessions is under fire for his hazy memory on the trump campaign's contacts with russia but he insists he never lied to coco. sessions told lawmakers he didn't recall a meeting with the trump campaign adviser george papadopoulos until he saw media reports about it. he testified tuesday that he now remembers rejecting an offer from papadopoulos to set up a meeting between trump and vladimir putin. sessions was also grilled about having to clarify his earlier testimony. >> you did have communications with the russians last year, isn't that right? just yes or no. >> i had a meeting with the russian ambassador, yes. >> that is exactly the opposite answer you gave under oath to the u.s. senate so, again, either you're lying to the u.s. senate or you're lying to the u.s. house of representatives. >> well -- >> the attorney general also deny he's doing the president's political bidding. the president has been pushing the justice department to investigate hillary clinton. sessions' office is now considering whether to name a special counsel. perhaps a sign of progress in the nuclear standoff with north korea. just days after president trump met with china's president, beijing has announced it'll send a special envoy to north korea this friday. it will be the first visit of its kind by a chinese leader in more than two years. president trump urged china to put more pressure on kim jong-un to give up his nuclear weapons program. senate republicans are again taking aim at obamacare this time by adding a proposal to their tax cut plan. they want to add a measure that would repeal the affordable care act's individual mandate, which is the requirement that everyone get insurance or pay a fine. but it's a risky move. they can only afford to lose two votes on that bill, and some senators still aren't on board. supporters say getting rid of the health care mandate would save billions of dollars. opponents say it would leave people without health insurance. three ucla basketball players accused of shoplifting in china are finally back home. the three including the brother of lakers rookie lonzo ball arrived overnight in los angeles and you can see the press there flooding them. they were released without charges after president trump said he asked the president of china to intervene. people in the phoenix area got quite a show in the night sky. police switchboards were overwhelmed when people saw this fireball. it appears to have been a meteor, but witnesses say it was so bright, it was like nighttime turned to daytime for a moment there. and time now for a look at your weather on this wednesday morning. another storm system is targeting washington state. winter storm warnings and watches are posted as far south as san francisco. the system will pack more rain and snow than the one that hit the northwest earlier this week. it's headed to the northern plains next. the temperature in seattle and portland will reach only 49 today. l.a. will hit 78. minneapolis will top out at 37. atlanta 59. the high in miami, on the other hand, 82 degrees. new orleans not doing so bad -- >> 82 is our pick city then. >> -- at 74. new york, on the other hand, all the way down to 48. still ahead, the new list of the most dangerous toys just in time for the holiday shopping season. but first a flight gets banged up in the sky with the cause still embedded in the plane. plus, the largest diamond ever sold at auction. oh, my god. >> that was the scene at the miami airport after an american airlines flight hit a bird so hard, the bird got stuck. now, thankfully the plane landed safely. the nose cone is apparently softer than other parts of the plane, but it doesn't look like it did the bird much good. >> the bird didn't survive, i assume. in the meantime, the death of yet another fraternity pledge is forcing another university to take action. this time texas state university where 20-year-old matthew ellis was found unresponsive after a party. investigators say alcohol may have played a role. the school has suspended all greek activities. and uber is facing a class action lawsuit claiming widespread sexual assault and harassment among drivers. an attorney filed the suit on behalf of two women but claims more than a thousand riders have been victimized. uber is accused of conducting inadequate background check and putting profits over safety. the company says they're taking the allegations seriously. the family of a boy who flew off a water park slide in dublin, california, is now suing for $2.5 million. the suit alleges the manufacturers, the city and state failed to resolve safety issues found before the incident, but the city says the family's lawyer has refused to provide any more details about the boy's injuries. the boy was able to walk away from the incident. there's new evidence that the gap between the rich and the poor is expanding and shows no signs of slowing. a new survey finds the richest 1% of the population now controls more than half of all global wealth, and millennials are less financially healthy than their parents were at the same age. household debt just hit record high. here's something only 1% could afford. a necklace featuring 163-carat diamond from angola along with 17 smaller diamonds and two rows of emeralds just sold for $34 million. 4 million more than actually was expected. >> you shouldn't have. >> that's why i didn't. all right, when we come back, the story of a man who served nearly 50 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. but first the search for a killer who 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hospital in hawaii and making his way all the way to california. so get this, police say randall saito took a chartered plane to maui and then hopped a commercial flight to san jose. he was committed to the hospital in 1981 when he was acquitted of a brutal murder by reason of insanity. well, police in tampa are stepping up their manhunt for an apparent serial killer. the fbi has been going door to door across the seminole heights neighborhood, this after 60-year-old ronald felton was shot and killed just before dawn pretty much 24 hours ago. he was on the way to the church to feed the homeless. it's the fourth murder case in that area since the last month. >> we thought it was over and that we had probably scared the person out of the neighborhood because the police presence is so great now, and then this happens. >> well, police now believe the shooter lives in the neighborhood. they're urging residents to make sure any weapons they have in their homes are secure. in washington congress is making a move to prevent sexual harassment. speaker paul ryan says all house members and staffers will soon have to undergo anti-harassment treatment. the announcement followed a hearing in which two female lawmakers accused other current house members of sexual misconduct. >> and the young staffer is a young woman, went there and was greeted with a member in a towel. it was a male, who then invited her in. at that point he decided to expose himself. she left, and then she quit her job. >> another female lawmaker says she knows of two current members who have engaged in sexual harassment. last week the senate approved a mandatory harassment training, as well. a louisiana man who has spent 46 years in prison for a crime he did not commit finally walking free today. wilbert jones was convicted of raping a nurse in 1971, but a judge has agreed authorities withheld evidence that would have cleared him. his family celebrated outside court. they say he's already requested some homemade gumbo when he gets home. >> mm-mm-mm. and a consumer watchdog group is out this morning with a list of the worst toys of 2017. that's what they call it. the nonprofit group called world against toys causing harm is highlighting the danger of ten popular toys before the holiday shopping season. they include toys like fidget spinners, for example. the worst three according to the group, though, are the wonder womam battle-action sword because of injuries it can cause, number two, the pull along pony because of the cord's length and number one is hallmark's baby stacking toy because the detachable pieces can pose a choking hazard. we have the full list on our website. apple may need to do a little more work on its face i.d. security system on the new iphone. a new york woman says her 10-year-old son was able to unlock her iphone x because his face looks so similar to hers. she posted a video of him doing it on youtube. other users of the phone have now come forward with similar 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>> that bay bridge toll plaza looking good. a minor delay. we'll go to the san mateo bridge and traffic is flowing nicely across the causeway up to the high rise with about a 14-minute drive 880 to 101. the golden gate, three lanes right now. that will be reconfigured to four and two. we have a solo spinout which i have a feeling will be the story today due to the slick roads at cordelia. sue, thank you. >> this morning more than 1,000 homeowners are facing possible evacuations in the case of flooding as the first big storm of the season moves in. >> reporter: barely a week after lisa moved back into her fountaingrove home spared by the fire, she might have to leave again. >> it is what it is. we can't control that. we hope for the best. >> reporter: on banbury court crews are removing 80 feet of plastic storm drain pipe. a sinkhole 7 feet deep developed on newberry court after more underground pipe was found melted. water had nowhere to go. >> we're prepared for the storm. we have crews that are going to be monitoring the hillside. >> reporter: the problem is getting bigger. 23 areas of damaged or destroyed drain pipe have been found by city crews using tiny cameras. that means miles of drain pipe can't handle any rainwater. more than 1,000 homeowners have been notified about the situation which could mean possible evacuations in case of flooding. >> we're encouraging people to sign up for nickel, we'd have the police department, the fire department up here for evacuations. >> this sounds so ominous. >> reporter: many gutters are sealed off to keep the water out. neighbors in the mountainous fire zone are getting storm ready. >> if the water gets to the property the only way is sandbag and water pump. that's the only thing i can think of. >> reporter: a new worry for these neighbors who survived the fires. cornell bernard, abc 7 news. in san francisco public works crews are putting up temporary flood barriers at 17th and folsom streets, an area that easily floods. the interlocking plastic barriers are used to minimize flooding during heavy rain.