that's it for abc 7 news at 5:00. thanks for being here. that's right. for drew, lisa, welcome to "world news tonight." we start with breaking news. the deadly winter blast. white out conditions in the east. dangerous pileups on the highways. the major storm out west, the worst in more than a decade. flooding and mudslides. evacuations under way. new video of the deadly airport shooting in ft. lauderdale. the alleged gunman firing his first shots. did he have contact with isis? why his family says the fbi could have prevented the tragedy. brian ross standing by. >> breaking overseas. the terror truck attack in jerusalem. the driver seen slamming into the crowd. four israeli soldiers killed. ambush.

caught on surveillance. tonight, how the police hunted down the suspect. >> tonight, final splash. the big thrill and even bigger controversy. where the killer whale show at seaworld is coming to an end. good evening. thanks for joining us on this sunday as we come on the air in the west. i'm tom llamas. we begin tonight with the storms across the u.s. over the weekend. cars and trucks skidding off highways, drivers trapped in heavy snow. two-thirds of the country with snow on the ground. millions on the west coast bracing for possible landslides. northern california's napa river on the rise. weather alerts across ten states tonight. rob marciano starts us off. >> reporter: tonight, extreme weather carving a deadly path up

the west coast. heavy rain swamping california, stranding drivers, firefighters having to use their bare hands to get this suv upright. this taxi in oakland sliding off the road into an estuary, the driver pulled from the car would later die. yosemite national park, closed. a mandatory evacuation issued as the sierra river rises too. >> it makes me a little nervous, gives me a little anxiety. >> reporter: residents stacking sand bags, and bracing for major flash flooding and mudslides. overnight, slides already blocking the highway into santa cruz. the atmospheric river has arrived here, and the rain has just been relentless all day long. and the winds to 61 miles per hour in san francisco. trees toppling into roof tops in nearby marin county. and in san ramon, one woman killed by a tree on a golf course. >> i thought you would hear it or see something happening. >> reporter: it happened in an instant like this tree falling on the road we were traveling on, the same storm spreading ice over oregon, turning i-5 into a skating rink. roads there littered with jackknifed semis.

with eyes on the trees in oregon, the threat for power outages. there is another storm behind it. more on that in a few minutes. tom? >> rob, we need to you stand by. we will come back to you for the forecast. first to the east now n brutal cold. mountains of know in some areas. and dangerous on the coast. here is air degreean bankert. >> reporter: that winter storm dumping ice and snow from the carolinas all the way to maine, now turning deadly, claiming at least three lives. treacherous conditions, triggering massive accidents like this 20-car pileup in connecticut. >> all i saw was destruction behind me, i was obviously freaked out and shocked myself. >> reporter: in alabama, cars skidding helplessly off icy roads. the storm dumping as much as 20 inches of snow. cars buried and residents still digging out tonight.

cars buried. air traffic backed up too. over the weekend more than 4,000 flights cancelled this weekend. we were finally allowed to board that plane, only for the crew to find out the water system had frozen overnight, so now we're waiting for that to thaw. many disappointed they didn't make it out. >> i wanted to meet my grandson and be at his christening, but i'm gonna miss that. >> reporter: and it's not over yet for weary travelers, with cities seeing temperatures above freezing, roads will prefreeze tonight. tom? >> thank you. thou, let's get to rob with the forecast. >> the napa river over there has come up 12 feet in 12 hours and there is more rain coming. look at this satellite picture curabling up. the picture continues to pour rain in the area and the snow only at the highest elevations. watch tuesday, another system coming in could be just as

strong as far as the wind is concerned. rain, another half foot expected. it's not going any where soon. >> rob, thank you. next tonight, new images of the deadly airport shooting in ft. lauderdale. the moment it started. video by tmz shows the suspect walking through baggage claim, pulling out his gun, appearing to fire at random. five people killed. the alleged gunman due in court tomorrow. his family says the fbi could have prevented the shooting, saying authorities missed the warning signs. tonight what our chief investigative reporter brian ross is finding out about that alleged shooter and isis. >> reporter: the attack came without warning, as seen on this airport surveillance video, obtained by tmz. 26-year-old esteban santiago pulls out his pistol and opens fire. passengers run for cover as santiago moves out of camera range, through the baggage claim section, where police say he emptied his nine millimeter semi-automatic handgun, and then

reloaded once, and killing five people and injured six more. tonight, the question is why a man who told the fbi he was hearing voices about isis, thought the government had put a chip in his head, was able to keep his gun even after being hospitalized for a mental examination. >> the gun was taken away from him. it was given back after he was cleared. >> reporter: a question put to the broward county sheriff scott israel. >> do you think he should have had that gun? >> well, no. >> reporter: there are also questions tonight why fbi agents in anchorage, alaska, did not put santiago on a no-fly list after he showed up claiming he was hearing voices. >> i want to be clear, during out initial investigation, we found no ties to terrorism. >> reporter: but after being arrested friday, santiago claimed to fbi agents he had actually been in contact with isis online.

and now, after recovering santiago's computer from an alaska pawn shop, fbi agents are investigating whether santiago created a jihadist identity for himself, several years ago under the name of aashiq hammad. santiago's brother, in puerto rico, told abc news, the fbi should have done more sooner. the mistake was theirs, said bryan santiago. they knew this for two or three months. >> brian ross joins us on set now. do we know more about the shooter and the planning of his alleged attack? >> yes, authorities tell and that santiago only made plays to go to ft. lauderdale a few days ago. he bought his ticket just last tuesday. saying he was going to visit a stepbrother in ft. lauderdale. tom? >> put together quickly. all right, thank you. we are learning more about the victims. the names and faces of some of those killed revealed tonight. caught in the frightening moments when the gunshots first sounded and the airport erupted in total chaos. here is eva pilgrim. >> reporter: most of the victims came to south florida to celebrate on vacation.

including 84-year-old olga woltering from marietta, georgia, the great grandmother with her husband of 64 years, ralph. the couple celebrating his 90th birthday with a cruise. he survived. >> they were such a wonderful pair. they meant the world to all of us. >> reporter: michael oehme, 57, from council bluffs, iowa, killed just feet from his wife, kari. >> she was looking through him no more than two feet away. i kept on trying to console her, just talking with her to kinda keep from further going in shock as she was bleeding pretty good. >> reporter: also among the dead, terry andres from virginia beach, celebrating his 62nd birthday with a cruise. and 70-year-old shirley timmons from senecaville, ohio. tonight, the sheriff still looking for answers about the shooting. >> we'll talk about anything we can do differently to make the airport safer for our citizens and i'm sure we will probably make a change or two. >> reporter: tonight, five people are still in the hospital. four gunshot victims, two are in critical condition. tom? >> eva, thank you. oversea a deadly truck

attack. a driver plowing into a group of israeli soldier, killing four including three women. the suspect taken down by police. abc's molly hunter in jerusalem. >> reporter: the surveillance video showing that white truck barreling into the group of soldiers, crushing bodies. young cadets on a sunday outing. >> i heard my soldiers shouting and screaming. i am just seeing a truck that went on the sidewalk hitting the soldiers. >> reporter: now just off this busy road you can actually see the tire tracks, this is where the truck hopped the curb, rammed into that crowd of 100 people, reversed, hit the gas and plowed through more people. the crowd scrambling for safety. the four cadets killed, all in their 20s, 17 more hospitalized. the attacker, a palestinian shot dead, his truck riddled with return fire from israeli soldiers.

these killings, similar to recent truck terror attacks in nice last july, and the christmas market in berlin. prime minister netanyahu visiting the scene, suggesting the attacker was inspired by isis, although no claim of responsibility has been made. authorities stressing truck attacks have been carried out here before. they believe no planning went into this one, making the attack near the heart of a city impossible to prevent. tom. >> molly hunter tonight, thank you. there is breaking news in the shooting on of an american diplomat in mexico. the suspect now in custody. the shooting caught on camera. a u.s. state department employee wounded by the bullet. piercing the windshield of his car. abc's gloria riviera on the young diplomat and his first assignment. >> reporter: tonight, after a multi-agency manhunt, mexican authorities are questioning this man, caught on camera in a cold-blooded murder attempt on the u.s. diplomat in guadalajara. a region known for drug trafficking and violence. surveillance video shows the unidentified shooter seemingly

stalking his victim, 31-year-old consular officer christopher ashcraft. >> the three key potential scenarios here are one, the shooter had a personal beef. or it could have been gang related. or, we don't know, it could be related to some sort of terrorist attack. >> reporter: ashcraft is seen at a kiosk. the alleged attacker, following him outside. police say that same man then positioned himself at the exit. as ashcraft drives up, the suspect pulls his gun and fires. >> this is not something a trained assassin would do. a trained assassin would shoot from a position where nobody could see his face. >> reporter: ashcraft is hit in the shoulder, bystanders rushing to his aid. tonight, secretary of state john kerry thanking mexico for the "swift and decisive arrest" of the suspect in this "heinous attack." ashcraft is in stable condition, recovering in a local hospital. he does have protection. authorities still say they do not have a motive. tom? >> thank you. back here at home, and president-elect donald trump's transition.

confirmation hearings begin this week. democrats complaining ethic reviews on nominees have yet to be completed. here's abc's david wright. >> reporter: senate republicans have put donald trump's cabinet picks on such a fast track some of them haven't been fully vetted. the confirmation hearings are set to begin tuesday, with the nominees for attorney general and homeland security. on wednesday, there'll be five more. this weekend, a top government ethics official warned lawmakers the pace is putting "undue pressure" on investigators. eight years ago, republican leader mitch mcconnell insisted obama's cabinet picks be fully vetted, all background checks and financial disclosures complete, before their hearings. now, he's accusing the democrats of sour grapes. >> so all of these little procedural complaints are related to their frustration in having not only lost the white house, but having lost the senate. i understand that, but we need to sort of grow up here and get

past that. >> reporter: this weekend, trump chose former senator dan coats to serve as director of national intelligence. coats, a popular former protege of vice president dan quayle, would replace james clapper, the retired air force general who briefed the president-elect friday on intelligence whether russian hackers affected the election. even after that briefing, trump didn't seem to buy the conclusion that russian president vladimir putin ordered the hacking to hurt hillary clinton's chances. in a tweet this weekend, trump blamed the victim. "gross negligence by the democratic national committee allowed hacking to take place." no mention of putin at all. today president obama told george stephanopoulos that trump is about to learn there's a big difference between campaigning and governing. >> as soon as you walk into this office after you've been sworn in, you're now in charge of the largest organization on earth. you can't manage it the way you would manage a family business. >> reporter: trump's team is confident they have the votes needed to get all the nominees confirmed. and as for concerns they say the process is being rushed, they say they want an administration

that is ready from day one. tom? >> all right, thank you. president obama had plenty to say with george stephanopoulos. he says he may have misread the trump supporters. >> the bubble is the bubble. and i think we've done a pretty good job staying in touch with the american people. but at a certain point, you can't help but lose some feel for what's on the ground. because you're not on the ground. and -- >> you didn't think donald trump could win. >> case in point. so that tells me that there's a utility in the democracy refreshing itself on an ongoing basis. >> the president with our george stephanopoulos. final splash in seaworld, san diego. the park's last killer whale

performance after years of controversy. here is kayna whitworth. >> reporter: tonight, the final show. >> it's a bittersweet moment. >> reporter: it comes just two days after the largest killer whale in captivity died in seaworld orlando. he was featured in the film "black fish," questioning seaworld's treatment of whales and their practices may have made them more aggressive. 36-year-old tilikum was kept mostly isolated after killing a sea world orlando trainer in 2010. tonight's final performance in san diego will make way for what seaworld calls an orca encounter, touted as an "educational experience" for visitors. the park sill has 11 orcas in captivity. park officials say they wouldn't survive in their natural habitat. sea world is also ending their breeding program, parks in orlando and san antonio will end their orca shows in 2019. tom?

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in wild weather rescues and cross the bay area. they're now reaching dangerous levels. >> find out how much rain to expect where you live. abc 7 news at 6:00 starts now. >> announcer: live where you live. this is "abc 7 news." the heaviest part of the storm has passed, but the wind and rain have been relentless causing floods, bringing down trees, and in some cases forcing rescue. thank you for joins us. i'm eric thomas. >> and i'm ama daetz. highway 49, the girl was initially unresponsive. she was taken to the hospital.

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