Seconds. Hit the gas, hit the gas reporter residents and vacationers thought they were safe, until they looked out their windows. Panic. s panic. Constance, chloe and 9yearold lily are alive. She called from the house phone and said there were flames across the street from our house and she didnt know what to do. I told her to call 911 and get out. That was the last time i heard from her. Reporter tonight with the fire still burning, authorities are beginning to assess the damage. Entire neighborhoods destroyed. 14,000 ordered to evacuate. 2,000 fled to structures damaged or destroyed. Gatlinburg is a resort town about an hour from knoxville. The flames threatened several popular tourist destinations. The greatest smokey mountains, the most visited park in the country, an aquarium with 10,000 animals, and Dolly Partons dollywood theme park. Dollywood was spared, but this week, they released a Public Service announcement about wildfires, said shes heart broken and hotel, the fire trapped dozens of guests. Mike and Julie Sanders got married yesterday here at westgate. A few hours later, the unimaginable. This whole place is on fire. How would you describe this . The gates of hell. The gates of hell . Reporter driving . Lxr the fire, a record drought and wind gusts nearly 90 miles an hour. Tonight, officials are investigating the cause of the fire and ha not ruled out arson. Scattered across the hillside outside medellin. Slowly helicopters approach the site to remove the dead. Of t 77 people on board, only 7 were found alive. One of them, 31yearold goalie, Marcos Danilo died at the hospital but called his wife before passing away. Another player had just learned he was going to be a father. In the teams locker room today, three teammates who didnt make the trip were in disbelief. Amid vigils and moments of silence worldwide, soccer great simply, brazili mourning. Translator erybody has placed their confidence in god that things will go well for us. Our chapecoense team will have to go on. It is difficult, it is so difficult to speak. Reporter the plane was a British Aerospace 146, a regional jet with four engines used mostly for short distance flights. But flying from bolivia to medellin, the pilot reported an electrical problem and circled before one of the considerations investigators will look at is if the airplane was too low on fuel, because it was right at its maximum range. Reporter a surviving Flight Attendant told rescuers, the plane had run out of fuel. Accompanying the team on the plane, 21 journalists, hoping to cover a fairy tale ending for a team that had surpassed all expectations, only to against the brazilians today as the south American Soccer Confederation to award the championship title to their brazilian competitors. Lester . Tom costello, thank you. Now to the investigation at ohio state where the fbi is trying to determine what set off a student to plow his car into a cr . . Owd, then go on a horrific stabbing spree yesterday. Was there a connection to isis, or any other terror group . Nbcs Stephanie Gosk has more. Reporter tonight abdul artans laptop and other digital devices. Law enforcement tells nbc news, theres no established contact with isis or other terror groups, disputing a claim from the Islamic State media arm that he wa workg w. Authorities say they also have no reason to think his family knew what he was planning. Artan smashed his car into an osu sidewalk and stabbed people with a butcher knife that Authorities Say he bought that morning at a local walmart. Lafo post was left on his facebook page, expressing anger over attacks on muslims worldwide. It scares me. It scares me that i next door to that. And didnt even know. Reporter neighbor lou ann karna han was in shock. Neighbors and friends say he was a devout muslim. Amir caddar prayed with artan and saw him just two weeks ago. Did he sound frustrated with the country . No. At all. He actually loved america. He loved the fact of here to go to school. Reporter bhu police say artan attacked that school. V flipped me up in the air. Reporter Professor William clark said he thought it was a Traffic Accident at first. But then several shouting immediately. Reporter tonight, only three of the 11 injured are still in the hospital. Stephanie gosk, nbc news, colombus, ohio. A late flurry this evening of cabinet picks from president elect donald trump. Nbc news has learned steven man uchin is expected to be named trumps pick for treasury secretary tomorrow. And investor william ross is expected to be his pick to lead the commerce department. Mitch mcconnell is his pick for transportation secretary. We have a lot more on that in just a moment. But first, the president elect is overshadowing his own cabinet picks with his threat today about jailing or perhaps revoking citizenship for people who burn American Flags in protest. That, experts say, would be unconstitutional. We get details on this nbcs hallie jackson. Reporter the president elect, today proposing punishment for a form of protest thats protected, though not popular. One flag was set on fire. One was reporter not long after this segment about a College Protest in which an American Flag was burned, a trump tweet. Quote, nobody should be allowed to burn the American Flag. If they do, there must be consequences, perhaps loss of citizenship, or year in jail. But burning the flag amendment, upheld twice by the Supreme Court. In this country, we have a long tradition of respecting unpleasant speech. I happen to support the Supreme Courts decision on that matter. Reporter its not that americans like flagburning. In fact, before those ngs, 48 of 50 states had laws banning it. In 2005, Hillary Clinton backed a bill that would jail flagburners. Still to some, more troubling than trumps threat to imprison protesters who burn the suggestion of stripping citizenship. That would also be unconstitutional. The Supreme Court has ruled that taking someones citizenship away cant be used as a punishment. That citizenship isnt a license that expires when someone commits a crime. Reporter now even newt gingrich, a high professional trump ally says he has his own concerns about certain trump tweets, like a recent one on voter fraud, pointing to the different weight of a president s words, versus a candidates. President s of the United States cant having somebody check it out. The president elect also on twitter to promote what hes calling his thank you tour, kicking off thursday in cincinnati. He seemed to enjoy the energy of those Campaign Rallies as candidate. Now as president elect, lester, packing his bags to get back on the road. All right, hallie jackson, thank you. Lets turn back to the president elects pick for health and human services. Its shining a spotlight on the effort t replace obamacare. What next . Nbcs Kristen Welker has that story . Reporter since obamacares implementation six years ago, georgia congressman tom price has been proposing ways to dismantle it. Mandate that the government what kind of healt care youve got to have . Is that what you want . No reporter now as trumps pick for secretary of health and human services, he has his chance. Could leave the 28 Million People currently enrolled, in limbo. Like adam kuns. And while their trump has said hes open to protecting those with preexisting conditions, kuns isnt convinced. Its about trying to stay alive. I cant live without insulin. Its not a choice that i have insulin. I either get it or i die. Reporter kate gon zeedo is worrying too, wondering if her birth co scrapped. So she opted for a longer lasting iud. I made the appointment right after the election, because of uncertainties about what sorts of resources would be provided to me in the next four years. Reporter jim herrel says his community has been hit hard by the rising cost of premiums under obamacare. Anything would be better than obamacare. Anything . Anything. Reporter but will mr. Trump and congressman tom price re Affordable Health care into reality . Talking about repealing the cack Affordable Care act is the easy part. Figuring out how to replace is is going to be really tough. Reporter adam counies j hes they keep people like him in mind, while crafting an alternative. There was emotional testimony today in the trial over a Deadly Police shooting caught on camera. A former South Carolina police offi t gunning down an unarmed African American man last year. Nbcs Gabe Gutierrez has more on the drama in the courtroom and the video that stunned the nation. Bystanders dramatic video appeared to show a man shot in the back multiple times. Today in a South Carolina courtroom, the man accused of the murder, gave his first threat was stopped, like im trained to do. Reporter michael r for a said he pulled broken tail light of 2015 and was preparing to write him a warning, but scott bolted from his car. In my mind, at that time, people dont run from a broken tail light. Reporter prosecutors say he fled because he was behind on child . ]nc support payments and was in fear of being i was in total fear that mr. Scott didnt re phone video, he says, picks up the encounter seconds later as scott breaks away from the struggle. The prosecutor pressed slager on why he moved the tasert closer to scotts body. You dont leave a weapon in . Othe middle of a field like that. Reporter slager said in hindsight he would not have chased him on foot and w instead called for would have done different and this hes remembering now that he didnt remember then, which wa. Reporter the jury, made up of 11 white people and one black man, is expected to begin deliberations later this week. Gabe gutierrez, nbc . . News. Still ahead he Alarming Number of n being diagnosed without the most common symptom. And one survivor who. Back now with a warning about detecting Breast Cancer. The most common symptom women report are lumps in the breast. But a recent study found that 1 in 6 patients have symptoms other than lumps which can be more difficult to identify. Nbcs Kristen Dahlgren with more on the subtle signs you should be watching out for. Reporter in 2014, beth la flor did something that may have saved her life. Is it a miracle that youre here . Perhaps. Pretty cl her breasts. Not a lump. I would describe it as a thickening. And thats what caught my attention initially. Reporter so she had a routine screening mammogram. It was negative. Reporter nothing . Nothing. Reporter but the nurse who works as a lackitation consultant couldnt ignore the changes to the shape of her breast, so she got another opinion from dr. Deborah rhodes at the mayo her left breast, and this corresponds to her tumor. Reporter stage three Breast Cancer against dense breast tissue. A new study in england showed 1 in 6 patients have symptoms other than a lump. What this new study tells us, is, its profoundly important to be aware of your breasts, to be familiar with your breasts, even outside of a ritual monthly selfbreast exam. Reporter in other words, know your own remember the word n. A. P. S. , which stands for changes to the nipple, armpit, any pain, and changes to the skin or shape. If theres subtlety, there will be more subtle to someone who doesnt know you as well as you know yourself. Reporter beth is now two years cancerfree, loving every second with her granddaughter. And all the milestones she might have missed if she had missed the subtle signs of her Kristen Dahlgren, nbc you or someone you love is a smoker. A new study shows that smokers under the age of 50 are over eight times more likely to have a major heart attack than nonsmokers. Researchers found this age group of smokers is the most vulnerable of any group. Its beginning to look a lot like christmas at the white house. Today First Lady Michelle Obama unveiled this years decorations. Families of u. S. Service members invited for an early view. Part legos. 200,000 legos in all. Theres a whole lot to celebrate this Holiday Season for 20 coworkers from tennessee who just hit a msivekpot the group 420 million prize. The cash value is worth 254 million, meaning about 12. 7 million apiece before taxes. Up next, a boy and amazing. Nbc nightly news finally tonight, two best friends taking social media by storm. A boy and his dog, bringing smiles to tens of thousands with their adorable pictures. Now theyre part of a mission to help other kids that need a place to call hom harry smith has more in our latest installment of inspiring america. Reagan, come here. Reporter as dogs go, reagan is a true ham. Hey, reagan, wha a . . U good boy. Rte always cameraready. But he really shines buddy. Here you go. Reporter buddy. Not his real name. Is ahr foster child living in oregon. I started calling him reagans little buddy, because thats who he was. Reporter the dog belongs to buddys foster grandparents. Together the boy and the dog are nothing short of adorable. There was an instant bond. From day one. Ch other reporter the photos nev clear view of buddys face for his protection. Than 100,000 instagram followers. Because of that, foster grandma sandy hadidea an a book. I felt like, its a story that needs to be told. In addition to cute pictures. The good that theyve been able to do for each other. And for foster kids everywhere. Reporter the proceeil to a nonprofit that supports foster caregivers, like buddys foster mom,cary lewis. Foster care has be hardest but absolute best thie ever done. Reporter there are more than 400,000 foster children in the unitedtates. With more than 100,000 awaiting placement. The pictu aot . About lo . Mve, and joy, an its such a . Porful connection . G. Reporter who knows . Mayb9i . E you know a dog friend. Ds a new harry smith, nbc news. Cant get enough of those pictures. For us on a tuesday night. Im lester holt. For all of us at news, thank you for 0s . Watching and announcer two sisters suffering from a chronic condition putting their lives at risk. Can an intervention cause them to change. I want to hear you say it i am committed. I am committed announcer rosie mercados delicious new diet that will have you wanting more, mor. [ applause ] hi, hey [ applause ] they are at in their life, you take the positive with the negative. 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