Evening. Well see you in half an hour at 6 00. Tonight, breaking news. The showdown between the u. S. And iran. After iran shoots down a u. S. Navy drone. Tonight, right here, the new u. S. Surveillance showing the massive 100 Million Drone as big as the wingspan of a 737, plummeting from the sky. Hit by the iranians, they say it was in iranian airspace. The u. S. Says thats not true. And tonight, President Trump now saying maybe iran made a mistake. That it could have been someone, quote, loose and stupid. And breaking now as we come on the air, what were now learning after an Emergency Meeting in the Situation Room. Martha raddatz and mary bruce standing by live. The stunning turn tonight in the War Crime Trial of a former navy s. E. A. L. , accused of murdering a prisoner. A fellow navy s. E. A. L. Taking the stand today and telling the court, i was the one who
murdered the prisoner. The courtroom shocked, prosecutors yelling. Were tracking a major storm system up and down the east
Tonight, the historic showdown on capitol hill. The Impeachment Inquiry takes a dramatic new turn today. The witnesses, constitutional law scholars. Theyre asked, was the president s conduct impeachable . They do not hold back. And the scholar who said the democrats are rushing this. And the moment one witness brings up the president s youngest son. Did she cross the line . Terry moran with the explosive testimony from the hill tonight. President trump on his way back this evening from his trip overseas, cutting the trip short, lashing out at the inquiry, and the other headline tonight, taking aim at canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. What trudeau was caught on mic saying about President Trump. The Breaking Headline Tonight Involving Thousands of u. S. Troops. Are they being sent to the middle east . And the new headline. A u. S. Warship seizing Iranian Missile parts at sea. Martha raddatz standing by live tonight. The outrage mounting this evening. The new lawsuit filed by George
Tonight, the news coming in late today, Reports Pfizer is now in talks with the u. S. Government to provide tens of millions of additional doses of the vaccine. And that new variant of the virus. Theyre now testing for it here in new york. All of this as the nation now marks the deadliest year in american history. Were now seeing an average of more than 2,600 american lives lost every day. As concerns mount tonight over that new variant of covid. The testing in new york and the new steps from some airlines to test passengers for flights from the uk to the u. S. But tonight, dr. Anthony fauci saying we must assume its already here in the u. S. , as he gets his own vaccine shot before the cameras. And that news tonight, pfizer reportedly nearing a deal with the Trump Administration for more doses and what we know so far. Hospitals tonight under growing pressure. We have an alarming look inside. And now, the fears that the millions traveling for christmas will lead to another deadly surge
hot air across the east. record-setting in new york, in pennsylvania, delaware. 80-plus degree temperatures there. that s the fuel. we ve got a storm watch posted for memphis. that line of storms will be pushing over the ohio river valley, the appalachians overnight, getting across the i-95 corridor about 5:00 tomorrow. that s when it could become severe across the heavily populated area. then it clears out and cools down. it will feel much more like fall come sunday morning. david? all right, rob. great to have you. we turn to the crisis in the supply chain tonight. we have been reporting on the cargo ships waiting off both coasts. tonight, martha raddatz takes us out on the water. and another key part of this backlog, a major shortage of truck drivers to deliver the goods. here s abc s erielle reshef. reporter: with empty shelves in stores across the country, tonight a clear portrait of one of the major causes of the supply chain crisis, a critical shortage of truck drivers.
stabbing to death of another mp, jo cox, five years ago. tonight, tributes pouring in. the reason i think people are so shocked and saddened is above all he was one of the kindest, nicest, most gentle people in politics. reporter: amess leaves behind a wife and five children. tonight, flags flying at half-staff here at parliament in a country where politics, like in america, is becoming increasingly polarized and angry. and i think questions this evening about whether politicians are still safe to go about the most basic of duty, meeting the people who vote for them. david? polarized politics there as well. ian, thank you. back here at home tonight we re monitoring the potential for severe weather from arkansas all the way to new york. heavy rain, damaging winds, several possible tornadoes already. senior meteorologist rob marciano tracking it all, and what we face this weekend. hey, rob. reporter: hi, david. it is the same system that brought several days of severe weaher to