welcome to "world news tonight." we're tracking a fatal freeze. more than a dozen deaths blamed on the snow, ice and cold. this tanker truck exploding on an icy highway. the passenger plane skidding off the runway. and now thousands of flights delayed or cancelled. wedding horror. the 100-foot tree crashing down on a bridal party taking photos. one person killed, five hurt. road rage manhunt. police searching for the driver who opened fire. killing a 3-year-old boy riding with his grandmother. shipping shortcuts. time running out before christmas. the secret ways and new apps to make sure your packages arrive on time. plus, tonight, meet the one ups worker you don't want handling your deliveries.

and, breaking news. late word actress zsa zsa gabor has died. tonight, we look back at a life spent basking in the public eye. good evening. thanks for joining us on this sunday. i'm tom llamas. we begin with that deadly deep freeze across america. more than a dozen deaths blamed on the weather. hundreds of highway accidents reported coast to coast this weekend. take a look at this video. a tanker truck skidding off the road, flipping onto its side, bursting into flames in baltimore. causing a massive pileup. thousands of flights cancelled or delayed. heading into the busy holiday travel week. more than 50 million people facing sub-zero windchills. here's eva pilgrim from minneapolis. one of the coldest cities in the country right now. >> reporter: tonight, an arctic assault blasting the country. dangerously cold temperatures

freezing roads across the u.s., leaving at least 14 dead. >> check this out. check this out. >> reporter: this tanker crash in baltimore caught on camera, part of a nearly 70-car pileup. >> yo! what is going on? >> reporter: a stranded motorist watched helplessly. >> stop! stop! god. god. jesus. >> reporter: as truck after truck, unable to stop. >> the whole 95 is on fire. >> reporter: skidding right into the flames. >> right into the fire. >> reporter: two dead. 20 more injured. at chicago's o'hare airport, a terrifying landing after a plane slid off the runway, landing in the grass. no one was injured. major airports taking a huge hit. the winter weather being blamed for almost 10,000 delays and more than 3,700 cancellations this weekend. >> i'm not spending another night here.

>> reporter: a strong cold front pushing east, triggering a temperature crash. a 50-degree drop in texas catching many off-guard. it's so cold, this waterfall, which was flowing yesterday, almost completely frozen over. today, the coldest december morning here in minneapolis in almost 20 years. the sub-zero wind chills not stopping the nfl. players and fans bundled up in chicago, denver, and kansas city. the coldest game today, 2 degrees at arrowhead stadium. while the roads look clear, with temperatures like this, there is always concern for an invisible threat -- black ice. authorities urging caution. tom? >> eva, thank you. and let's go to kait parker. in for rob marciano tonight. the frigid air now headed east? >> yes, in central park it's

dropped 20 degrees in a matter of hours. and the rain is moving offshore and leaving frigid air behind it. here's the thing. it's not just bitterly cold in the midwest, it's up and down the i-95 corridor as well. look at the windchills we'll be waking up to. 22 degrees in chicago. d.c., new york, in the teens tomorrow morning. the problem is, when you're waking up tomorrow, you'll see any water left over on the road and sidewalks freeze over. and icy conditions, that turns dangerous fast. >> kait, thank you. to the west now. and the wedding horror outside of los angeles. a 100-foot tree crashing down as the bridal party took pictureness the park. firefighters scrambling to cut them free. witnesses say they heard a loud crack just before the chaos. here's clayton sandell. >> reporter: what started as a celebration on a happy day, taking a cruel twist. >> i saw a bunch of kids. they were just running for their lives. >> reporter: a group of kids and adults in a wedding party,

gathered at this park in whittier, california, saturday for pictures, when the large tree above them came crashing down. police and firefighters scrambled to rescue them, using cpr on one victim. and chainsaws to cut away heavy branches, as members of the wedding party waited and prayed. >> a lady with a little baby and she was screaming so i hold the baby and put it down, and he had a very big bump on his head. it was bleeding. they were both bleeding. >> reporter: one person was killed. five others injured and taken to hospitals, including a 4-year-old girl in critical condition. officials say they don't know exactly why it fell, but say california's years-long drought followed by recent heavy rains may have affected the tree's health. >> we've seen this happen throughout southern california, with both the drought conditions, that trees are stressed. and we did have a large amount of rain. so there's some reason that that tree failed. >> reporter: you can see what's left of this tree here.

and next to it, there are several large eucalyptus trees in this park, and officials are shutting it down until they can be inspected. tom? >> clayton, thank you. next tonight, president-elect donald trump. members of the electoral college, expected to make it official tomorrow. casting their votes to confirm the election. and mr. trump denying claims that russian agents including president vladimir putin was involved in hacking the campaign. demanding to see the proof. here's mary bruce. >> reporter: tonight, trump's team asking where is the proof? that russia interfered. >> where's the evidence? >> reporter: with the electoral college set to vote tomorrow, trump pushing back, asking for evidence. >> if there is this conclusive opinion, they should issue a report or stand in front of a camera and make the case. >> reporter: u.s. intelligence

agencies already publicly concluded in october that russia was behind the hacking. and now they agree that russian president vladimir putin was directly involved. but trump continues to question if russia played any role at all. >> they have no idea if it's russia, china, or somebody. it could be somebody sitting in a bed someplace. >> reporter: but the clinton camp says there's no debate. russia affected the election. "saturday night live" joked that putin is like santa delivering trump christmas gifts. >> this is elf on the shelf. you just put it right here next to your internet router. >> reporter: electors had wanted more information. 80 of them asking for a briefing on russia before casting their vote. but intelligence officials declined. republican electors have reportedly been bombarded with pleas to ditch trump. trump saying on twitter, if my

many supporters acted and threatened people like those who lost the election are doing, they would be scorned and called terrible names. trump once blasted the electoral college as a disaster for democracy. but now praising the process. >> i never appreciated it until now, how genius it was, what they had in mind. >> and mary joins us from washington. the inauguration is a little bit more than a month away. tonight, trump already facing another foreign policy challenge? >> reporter: yes, trump's team is sending mixed messages to china as tensions rise. trump was quick to blast china after it seized a u.s. drone. after they decided to release it, they gave the president-elect credit. but trump tweeted that china should just keep it. tom? >> mary, thank you. let's head to russia, where they're responding to the hacking allegations. moscow pointing fingers back at washington, telling the u.s. to show the evidence or stop with the accusations. here's terry moran.

>> reporter: on the streets of moscow today, sparkling with holiday cheer, few russians seemed to believe the hacking allegations. >> i don't believe that. >> reporter: you don't believe it? >> no. >> reporter: why not? >> it's stupid. >> reporter: russian media openly mocks the u.s. accusations. >> there you go. that's how you prove it was the russians. >> reporter: and kremlin insiders like andrei klimov, deputy chairman of the russian senate's foreign affairs committee, say clinton, obama and the democrats are just looking for scapegoats with these hacking charges. you reject it? >> absolutely. really, it's american fairy tales, it's american fictions. it's a very convenient explanation. >> reporter: but russians now expect warmer relations with the u.s. under president trump. and they point to his pick of exxonmobil ceo rex tillerson as secretary of state, with his decades of business links to russia and putin, as proof. >> the appointment of rex tillerson as state secretary is regarded in the kremlin like a christmas present.

>> reporter: inside the kremlin, there's glee over the turmoil in america. but they are now bracing for some kind of retaliation from president obama. >> that's an issue that i think we have to wrestle with. and we will. >> reporter: the options for president obama range from more economic sanctions, to crippling cyber attacks on russian intelligence agencies. but the worry is, putin has already shown he can play this game -- to win. tom? >> a foreign dispute that is not going away anytime soon. terry, thank you. now to the deadly terror attack in jordan. at least ten killed, more than two dozen wounded. you heard it there. gunfire erupting at a popular tourist site, and gunmen also targeting a police station and officers responding to a hour fire. a canadian tourist among the dead. no one has yet claimed responsibility. to syria, and evacuations are again under way in aleppo.

militants are accused of burning at least five buses ordered to carry the sick and wounded away from the area. thousands of people are sleeping in the streets or in bombed-out buildings waiting to get out of the city. back at home, a deadly road rage case and a manhunt in arkansas. police searching for the driver, shooting at a grandmother for not moving fast enough at a stop sign. the gunman missing her, but killing a 3-year-old instead. a reward now being offered for information. here's adrienne bankert. >> reporter: tonight, the frantic search for a shooter in a deadly case of road rage. an innocent child gunned down. >> this is probably one of the most frustrating things you will encounter in your career. when it involves children. >> reporter: a grandmother behind the wheel, taking her grandchildren, ages 1 and 3, on a shopping trip in little rock

saturday evening. the ride turning into a nightmare as the woman approached a stop sign. police reporting the driver of a car behind her honked his horn, angry she was going too slow. investigators say she honked back, and then the driver behind her allegedly shot into the car. the grandmother driving off, pulling into this shopping center, discovering her 3-year-old grandson had been shot. he later died at the hospital. police saying the family is completely innocent. adding they have no relationship with the gunman. authorities looking for a 2003 black chevrolet impala. >> we're asking that anyone with information please come forward. >> reporter: authorities now offering a $20,000 reward in the case. sadly, this is the second incident where a small child was gunned down inside of a car in little rock. last month, a 2-year-old was killed. tom? >> both cases so sad. adrienne, thank you. next tonight, the water ban

lifted in corpus christi, texas. for the first time in nearly four days, the mayor saying no sign of contamination after a chemical spill. at least four treated for illnesses possibly linked to exposure. and a passing note tonight. late word coming in at this hour, actress zsa zsa gabor has died. she and her sister eva were among the most famous of hollywood socialites. living their lives in the public eye. gabor, often joking about her many marriages, all nine of them. here's linsey davis. >> reporter: zsa zsa gabor, known more for living large than her movie roles. a former miss hungary. she began appearing in films in the 1950s. the original "moulin rouge" is considered her best work. >> i see them as i want them to be, not as they really are. >> reporter: and also starred in the campy space movie, "queen of outer space."

>> i came here to tell you that your lives are in great danger. >> reporter: but it was as a professional celebrity that gabor shined. perfectly coiffed, dripping with diamonds. calling everyone darling, on and off the screen. >> darling, a girl can't make a success on instincts alone. to understand a man takes a lifetime of study. >> reporter: and study she did. gabor was married nine times. i've never hated a man enough, she once said, to give his diamonds back. in 1990, gabor made headlines for slapping a police officer after being pulled over. she was sentenced to serve 72 hours in jail. >> thank you, darling. >> reporter: she later spoofed the cop-slapping incident on screen. in her later years, a car accident left her partially paralyzed. and at the age of 89, she had a stroke. but this is the zsa zsa gabor fans will remember. glamorous, regal, and always a

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>> reporter: tonight, with just seven days left until christmas, the race is on for the last-minute gifts. >> i'm just trying to do last-minute shopping between now and tuesday. with working, that only leaves tonight and last-minute online shopping. >> reporter: with so many doing their shopping online this year, time is running out for shipping. tuesday is the deadline for sending packages via first-class mail with the u.s. postal service. and there are only a few days left for express and second-day options from other carriers. >> this is the super bowl for us. yes, ma'am. >> reporter: for procrastinators, there's a high-tech solution in some cities. postmates will pick up items from certain stores and deliver them for you same day. and in areas with amazon's prime now service, free two-hour delivery is available until 9:45 p.m. christmas eve. and another option, many retailers allow you to buy online and pick up in-store for free. tom? >> reporter: marci, thank you.

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>> you're a beautiful princess. right, gabby? >> reporter: 9-year-old gabriella sluter has a place, helped along by her friend, sami shorr. >> we've become really good friends. right, gabby? >> reporter: 18-year-old sean muldoon is in the cast, too. that's him, practicing with one of the principal dancers. he and gabby have down syndrome. >> he's a bit of a hambone. he loves to dance. he loves to be on stage. >> reporter: they're star students in the company's adaptive dance program for kids with special needs. and tried out for "the nutcracker" this year like everyone else. >> the students in our production have taken them under their wings and it's special. it's a warm, it gives us a very warm feeling. >> reporter: as the party scene begins, gabby is beaming. >> good job. >> reporter: her mother, too. >> it's emotional, to be honest. when you have a child with special needs, you're very hopeful that she will be included and be a participant. >> reporter: "the nutcracker" is

all about a christmas dream come true through the magic of ballet. here, in a way tchaikovsky never imagined. david wright, abc news, new york. >> and tonight, we say bravo to gabby, sean, and the entire "nutcracker" cast and crew. "gma" first thing in the morning. i'm tom llamas. we'll see you right back here tomorrow. tomorrow night. i'm tom llamas in new york. have a great evening. good night.

tonight at 6:00, slick roads and frozen crops ahead as parts of the bay area are under a freeze warning. >> i heard screaming from the bathroom. >> neighbors and even firefighters left helpless as fire rips through a home. >> the democrat's last shot to keep donald j. trump out of the white house. a look at the electoral college and how it works in california. abc7 news at 6:00 starts now. a freezing night ahead for parts of the bay area, making for dangerous conditions for drivers, familiarer -- farmers s and pets. >> many people woke up to frosted windshields this morning and had trouble driving because

of slick roads. a live look now from the east bail hill -- east bay hills camera. >> we are almost used to this. we're dropping below 32 in a lot of spots overnight. the freeze warning means the coldest time period is between 5:00 and 7:00 in the morning. let's show you where the freeze warning is in effect. the purple shaded areas, including san jose, sunnyvale, pleasanton, san ramon, concord. sonoma, napa, all of these years will be chilly. overnight lows, napa, santa rosa, 25. dropping to 30 in san jose. 27 in livermore. we're almost going to break this cold snap, warmer air just around the