restrictions. several passengers arriving in the netherlands from south africa testing positive for the variant. why the head of the eu says the world is in a race against time. news on the variant comes as the u.s. records its busiest travel day since the pandemic began. the tsa screening millions of people over the holiday weekend. now the rush after thanksgiving. rob marciano standing by tracking the rain and snow already causing accidents. retailers are stepping up security across the country tonight. the response to a growing wave of brazen smash-and-grab robberies. the security guard killed protecting a tv news crew. the major headline tonight for 1.5 million americans suffering from type 1 diabetes who require insulin injections or infusions to survive. how scientists say one man has been cured of the disease at least temporarily. mourning the death of a fashion icon, fans remembering the trailblazing american designer virgil abloh. bargain hunters gearing up
arbery was shot to death while jogging. the defense calling arbery s killing a citizen s arrest that turned tragic. the prosecution accusing the defendant s own words to sum up why arbery was chased down. those words because he was a black man running. let s get right to cnn s ryan young live outside the courthouse and, ryan, this trial has been emotionally charged for weeks. now with deliberations under way what s the mood in brunswick right now? that is an absolute great question. when you think about all the tension involved for over two weeks here with people protesting outside. one of the funny things that stuck out to us today is it was really quiet. yesterday men were walk around the courthouse with long guns and today absolute silence. all the drama really playing out in court today. you think about the prosecution really hammering home the points they have been trying to make over and over again, that this was a situation that never had to happen. there were assump
to keep donald trump off the ballot in 2024, and overseas israel s expanding its ground offensive into refugee camps in central gaza in what it calls, quote, a new battle zone. the government there saying the war against hamas will go on, for, quote, many months. secretary of state tony blinken, and other top biden officials, set to meet with mexico s president in the next couple hours for critical talks about the border crisis happening as a caravan with a reported 8,000 migrants heading towards the u.s. border. hey, everybody, good morning to you, we re going to begin with the latest developments in the israel-hamas war. israeli defense forces saying they have expanded their war effort into central gaza where several refugee camps are located. it is the same area where just earlier this week 70 people were killed in the strike on a refugee camp, the announcement coming with no clear end in sight for the war, israel s army chief saying their operations could last for mo
Mile-per-hour wind gusts is what we are anticipating by the time i get to saturday, christmas eve. it is going to be a really, really intense winter storm that we see brewing in parts of our nations midwest section. a lot to keep our eyes on here in the fox weather center. griff: old man, michael, timing of the storm is no good. people better bring their patients boxed meteorologist jan h. thank you very much. vice president aaa will join us on how you can navigate the holiday travel crunch and these possible storms, arthel. arthel: not only your patients, griff, you ve got to bring in asser because michael says it s going to be a full on migraine, the travel but meanwhile there is this part ftx founder sam bankman fried do in court in the bahamas he will reportedly stop fighting extradition to the u.s. where he is facing fraud and money lawn laundering charges.
Dion: next on abc news at 6:00 call it the post holiday travel crunch. airports are looking like we haven t seen them since early 2020 as americans return home after the thanksgiving holl day and the new covid variant sparks concerns. the travel restrictions about to kick in and what vaccine makers are doing right now to keep americans safe. and a dog heist in oakland a bulldog taken as the thief holds the woman at gun point. abc7 news at 6:00 starts rite now. building a better bay area moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7 news. dion: well, you can call it the rush to return. airports are packed as millions of americans head home after the long holiday weekend and the t.s.a. says this week has been the busiest we ve seen since before the pandemic. good evening.