making news in america this morning, a new state of emergency in southern california as a new fire erupts north of san diego. crews race to save thousands of homes. closer to l.a., heartbreak. the flames consuming everything in their path. >> the fire was coming right at us. >> this morning 190,000 people are evacuated, and the biggest threat right now is just how long these fires could burn. for the third time this week a member of congress announces his resignation. what this congressman is accused of asking his female staffers and right now another congressman facing a growing investigation. day of rage, the middle east is preparing as violence flares after the president's decision to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital. the group now calling for a new uprising.

delivering a new idea. why u.p.s. may be ditching the brown trucks and downsizing to get your packages to you on time. and it may be one of the most popular drinks this holiday season, but get ready for the calorie count that comes with the sugar high. a good morning to all. i'm diane macedo. >> and i'm kenneth moton in for kendis gibson. just as fire crews in southern california started making slow progress, an explosive new fire has erupted north of san diego. flames quickly exploded scorching more than six square miles in the first few hours. >> that wildfire brings the total to six major fires burning out of control. at least 190,000 people have now been ordered to evacuate. overnight, a new state of emergency in california. a massive fire north of san diego is growing by the hour. dubbed the lilac fire, it's destroyed dozens of homes and is

threatening thousands more. abc's rob marciano is there. >> we just came up on the lilac fire. this is the first property that we came up on. look at how it's burning right now. up in flames. not even 50 yards from it, and i can feel the intense heat. >> reporter: flames are jumping highways as people are forced to evacuate with only minutes to spare. >> this blaze continues to rage out of control. strong winds helping to fan the flames, and it is causing so much destruction. take a look behind me here. and you can see what is left of this large ranch here in fallbrook. nothing but the chimney, everything reduced to rubble. this is one of nearly two dozen structures gutted by this blaze. thousands have been evacuated. >> reporter: watch as a low-flying plane drops fire retardant catching people inside this home off guard. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: and then there's the race to save the animals. at this farm trainers were forced to set these horses free with no time to lead them to safety. this is just one of a half dozen fires burning in california.

in ventura county the thomas fire is closing in on this beachfront community after burning more than 200 square miles and destroying over 400 buildings. officials warn the flames could burn all the way through christmas. our david muir is there. >> and everywhere you look in these neighborhoods we've traveled through, this is what you see. the front walkways leading right up to the front door that was once there. and as we talk beyond the front gate at this home, we see the same thing over and over again. you can see here stairs everywhere, stairs to nowhere now. >> reporter: in riverside county it looks like a massive air show as scores of tankers work to put out the flames. one woman watched as her home burned to the ground. >> my house on fire. my house is on fire. >> a lot of propane tanks blowing up, so you know people's homes are going. >> unfortunately, just one of many people dealing with this kind of thing in california right now. and those santa ana winds that are stoking these fires are expected to last through

tomorrow. right now the winds are calm across southern california, but they're expected to pick up again with gusts near 30 miles per hour in some of the valleys. >> we turn now to capitol hill and new fallout from the growing number of sexual harassment scandals in congress. just hours after al franken resigned on the senate floor, another congressman announced he is stepping down because of what he said to women on his staff, and this morning an ethics investigation targeting yet another congressman is expanding. abc's arlette saenz is tracking all of it from washington. good morning, arlette. >> reporter: hey, good morning, kenneth and diane. well, after weeks of sexual misconduct allegations swirling on capitol hill, congress is now seeing a resignation double whammy. two more lawmakers are resigning, one a democrat from the senate, another a republican firebrand in the house unable to withstand their allegations. calling it the worst day of his political life, senator al franken acknowledged it's time to go. >> in the coming weeks i will be

resigning as a member of the united states senate. >> reporter: eight women have accused the minnesota democrat of sexual misconduct. franken has apologized for some of his behavior but was clear. >> some of the allegations against me are simply not true. >> reporter: franken bowed to pressure from dozens of his colleagues to step down. >> enough is enough. >> reporter: but took this parting shot at president trump and alabama senate candidate roy moore. >> i of all people am aware that there is some irony in the fact that i am leaving while a man who has bragged on tape about his history of sexual assault sits in the oval office and a man who has repeatedly preyed on young girls campaigns for the senate with the full support of his party. >> reporter: the president and moore each face multiple allegations of sexual misconduct, allegations they

deny, and now republicans are seeing the first in their party to fall on capitol hill. arizona congressman trent franks announced he'll step aside as he faced an ethics investigation. in a statement, franks acknowledged the inquiry regarding his discussions of surrogacy with two female subordinates making each feel uncomfortable. franks insists i have absolutely never physically intimidated, coerced or had or attempted to have any sexual contact with any member of my congressional staff. had and one other lawmaker is coming under scrutiny also, congressman blake farenthold, a republican, of texas. the house ethnics committee is looking into allegations farenthold sexually harassed a former staffer and potentially retaliated against her for complaining. diane and kenneth, this is something that two of his colleagues have already called on him to resign for. >> all right, arlette, we'll keep following this one. thank you so much. newly released e-mails in the russia investigation are raising questions about donald

trump jr.'s recent testimony to a congressional committee. specifically his testimony about a meeting in trump tower with a russian lawyer during the campaign. he previously denied there was any follow-up to that meeting but abc news has learned e-mails from the publicist who set up the meeting suggest there was some sort of follow-up. sources say trump junior told a house committee he did not recall the e-mails which were not directly sent to him. and congressman and civil rights icon john lewis has canceled his appearance at tomorrow's opening of the civil rights museum in mississippi because president trump is attending the event. in a letter lewis and his fellow congressman benny thomas said, quote, president trump's attendance and his hurtful policies are an insult. they cite the president's disparaging comments about women, the disabled, immigrants and nfl players. the white house calls the decision unfortunate. we're following a developing story in detroit. police are investigating whether a serial shooter is on the loose targeting highways in the city. they believe the same person is behind three shootings within minutes of each other yesterday.

one driver was hit. and you can see that bullet hole right there in that one car. the victim is recovering. police have not found any connection between the victims. now for a look at your weather on this friday morning. some people in texas are waking up to an unusual site, heavy, wet snow fell as far south as san antonio. weather watchers tell us it's been about 30 years since they've seen that much snow accumulate in that part of texas. meanwhile, people on the east coast this weekend will likely see their first significant snowfall of the season. a wintry mix is expected in atlanta. an inch or two in philadelphia and new york city and parts of southern new jersey could get six inches. >> say it ain't snow. coming up, why airlines will not be required to disclose their baggage fees. but first we'll take you to the middle east. the new concern about violence erupting today in response to

president trump's jerusalem decision. and later, a runaway tire

>> we're back with video from violent protests in the middle east. new security precaution as head of what could be the most vie length of three so-called days of rage. the anger follows president trump's decision to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital. now there is a call for palestinians to begin a new uprising. abc's molly hunter continues our coverage from jerusalem. good morning, molly. >> reporter: kenneth and diane, good morning. that's right. we were out in ramallah. big protests but not massive, several thousand palestinians protesters clashing with the israeli military. they were widespread in the west bank and gaza. many saying the size of them could be an indication of something much bigger today.

the flash point we're watching for is after friday prayers. it's the biggest muslim prayer day of the week and could be a turning point. these protests may fizzle out or may ramp up. the p.a. is under pressure to cut ties with the u.s. and walk away from u.s. brokered peace dees. vice president mike pence will be in the region at the end of the month, one palestinian official said last night the palestinians will not meet with the u.s. vice president. another palestinian official however said that still needs to be discussed. but president mahmoud abbas has not commented or confirmed he'll meet with the vice president. president mahmoud abbas has gone to the u.n. to appeal for support to reverse president trump's decision. the u.n. security council will be meeting later today. diane and kenneth. >> molly hunter for us live in jerusalem, thanks, molly. the white house is sending some mixed messages about whether u.s. athletes will compete at the upcoming olympics in south korea. earlier u.n. ambassador nikki haley said due to tensions

with north korea u.s. participation was, quote, an open question. white house press secretary sarah sanders echoed that sentiment yesterday but then just moments later she clarified tweeting that the u.s. looks forward to participating in the winter olympics in south korea. the protection of americans is our top priority and we are engaged with the south koreans and other partner nations to secure the venues. the trump administration is scrapping another plan from the obama era. this one would require airlines to disclose baggage fees to customers at the beginning of the ticket buying process. the department of transportation says the rule would have cost airlines too much and would have offered only limited benefit for the public. coming up, you're not supposed to cry over spilled milk but how about spilled vodka. we'll show you the latest crash on a major highway. but first more of our top stories including an important headline about alzheimer's and the kind of cooking oil that makes the disease worse. and we have some new details about a deadly school shooting in new mexico. that's next. mexico. that's next. proof of less joint pain

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tennessee where faulty christmas light as apparently sparked a fire near nashville that spread from a bush to the front of the house. a resident heard the smoke alarm and put it out with her fire extinguisher. classes are canceled for children in aztec, new mexico after a deadly school shooting. hundreds held a vigil for the victims, casey jordan-marquez and francisco fernandez, who were shot and killed inside aztec high. police say the shooter's body was found in the school with a gun and loaded magazines nearby. the shooting set off a panic. students say their only warning was an announcement over the intercom. >> she said this is not a drill and that's when it got serious. after a while, it got closer and it was obviously gunshots. and that's when it -- i just -- i tensed up. >> the shooter has not been publicly identified but police say he was a student. police had to shoot through a locked door to get inside the school. some of the officers had children in the building and were taking calls from their

kids as they responded. >> wow. and the former doctor for the u.s. olympics gymnastics team will likely spend the rest of his life in prison. dr. larry nassar was sentenced to 60 years for possessing child pornography. next month nassar will be sentenced for sexually abusing young girls. in medical news, researchers have a grim new projection about alzheimer's disease showing a staggering rise in the number of cases. they believe 46 million americans are now in the early stages of the disease. and scientists predict the number of cases will more than double by the year 2060. and another study finds canola oil in your diet could lead to symptoms similar to what we see in alzheimer's. researchers have linked canola oil to problems with memory and learning ability in mice. and check out this frightening scene on i-95 in south florida. a tire fell off a commuter bus rolling down the road, the driver then loses control hitting a pickup truck and a dividing wall. luckily no major injuries. this was the first day that the bus was riding on those new tires. investigators now looking into whether they were faulty or

installed incorrectly. and now to a highway spill near philadelphia. a tractor trailer carrying tito's vodka flipped over. the driver is okay, but we are very sad to report some of those vodka bottles didn't make it. >> ah. all right, so now to sports and a dramatic game on thursday night football. >> highlights now from espn. good morning, america. with kevin connors, i'm zubin mehenti. thursday night saw one of the wildest games we've seen in the nfl all season long. >> competitive right on down to the end. falcons down seven, fourth quarter, matt ryan to mohamed sanu, falcons tie the game up at 17 on the eight-yard strike. under two minutes to go. saints driving, drew brees, end zone but it's picked off by deion jones, his fifth interception in the last two seasons, tied for third most among linebackers, closing moments, this is where you try to run the game out. devonta freeman fumbled it. thank god wes schweitzer was there to jump on it. falcons win, 20-17.

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♪ friday december 8, we made it. >> we did. just barely. >> but we're here. >> isn't it that way every week? >> you could say that. we could play this every friday. you would hear the same thing out of my mouth. it's supposed to be nice, right? warmer temperatures for the week. >> absolutely. the only problem a little tough to breathe because of the spare the air alerts. gorgeous weather. if you have asthma or problems breathing when the haze gets thick, you may want to find something to do inside. here is a look at live doppler 7 showing you the dry air outside and let's just jump right into my accuweather 12-hour planner. 41 to 50 this morning and then look at that by noon, 62 to 65 degrees with that hazy condition. 62 to 63 at 4:00. we'll round it out at 7:00.

no worries weatherwise 48 to 54. more on the spare the air up next. here is sue. we're going over to the san mateo bridge where traffic is light. we like it. we'll keep it that way. the taillights heading to foster city and the westbound side across the causeway and up on the high rise about a 14-minute drive. sorry about that graphic. it keeps sneaking in there. that is not the correct drive time. ignore that. we have the very few cars stacked up, minor delay at the cash paying toll plaza. we will come back and look at the actual drive time. sue, thank you. at the live desk an explosive wildfire north of san diego has burned at least 4,100 acres, zero percent containment. officials have called more than 100,000 numbers to issue warnings. the lilac is one of six burning out of control in southern california right now. a live look, the helicopter just launched near the thomas fire in

ventura county. this has grown to 115,000 acres now and is 5% contained. more than 400 structures burned in the thomas fire. >> reporter: overnight a new state of emergency in california, a massive fire north of san diego is growing by the hour. dubbed the lilac fire, it's destroyed dozens of homes and is threatening thousands more. flames are jumping highways as people are forced to evacuate with only minutes to spare. >> this blaze continues to rage out of control, strong winds helping to fan the flames, and it is causing so much destruction. take a look behind me here and you can see what is left of this large ranch here in fall brook, nothing but the chimney. everything reduced to rubble. this is one of nearly two dozen structures gutted by the blaze. thousands have been evacuated. >> reporter: watch as a low-flying plane drops fire retardant catching people inside this home off guard. and then there's the race to save the animals.

at this farm trainers were forced to set these horses free with no time to lead them to safety. this is just one of a half dozen fires burning in california. in ventura county the thomas fire is closing in on this beach front community after burning more than 200 square miles and destroying over 400 buildings. officials warn the flames could burn all the way through christmas. in riverside county, scores of tankers work to put out the flames. one woman watched as her home burned to the ground. >> house is on fire. my house is on fire. >> a lot of propane tanks blowing so you know homes are going. >> that is hard to watch. about 700 firefighters from several agencies are battling flames from the lilac fire in san diego county this is video of a crew on the front lines north of san diego near camp pendleton. officials say navy and marine