this is how i'll do it. sarah: there you go. making news in america this morning, the church shooting caught on camera in texas. three people including the gunman killed. what we're learning about the parishioners who jumped into action to prevent an even bigger tragedy. plus, the attack on a hanukkah celebration in new york. witnesses crying the weapon, a machete the size of a broomstick. what we've learned overnight about the suspect's past. also right now, the messy monday morning commute for millions. snow, ice, rain and heavy winds slamming some of the biggest cities. the wild crashes and near misses on the highways caught on camera. what we can expect today and the new year's eve forecast. the growing concerns about

the flu season this morning. the warning from doctors after the death of a young girl who was previously healthy. plus, apple facing a major new lawsuit over the apple watch. the doctor who claims the company stole his technology. a box office bust. how much money the new movie "cats" could end up losing. and from the special wedding at dunkin' donuts to a baby yoda look-alike to the final piece of the nfl playoff puzzle. all the trending stories to jump-start your monday. good monday morning, everyone. thank you for joining us. i'm kenneth moton. >> i'm andrea fujii in for janai. we begin with the search for a motive after that deadly church shooting in texas shattering sunday's service just days after christmas. >> a gunman opened fire just before communion in the church outside ft. worth and killed two

men before being gunned down by parishioners. ines de la cuetara joins us with the latest on the investigation. ines, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, andrea and kenneth. investigators are still trying to figure out the motive behind that horrific attack with the violence unfolding just as parishioners had begun receiving communion. this morning, a texas community reeling from a day of worship turned deadly. parishioners visibly shaking, hugging each other for comfort. two people are dead and three are injured after a gunman opened fire inside the west freeway church of christ. the chaos that ensues all caught on camera with the church live streaming its sunday service. there's the gunman sitting in the back of the room wearing a large coat. watch as he pulls out a gun and aims it at a man nearby opening fire before the man can defend himself. the shots sparking panic. parishioners seen ducking for cover, one man even covering his

wife with his own body. >> we are gonna need help with a patient here. >> reporter: several members of the congregation almost immediately returning fire and striking the gunman. authorities say it was all over within six seconds. >> the citizens who were inside that church undoubtedly saved 242 other parishioners. >> reporter: the gunman ultimately dying at the scene taken out by two of the volunteers on the parish security force. >> it was a sad thing he had to come into the congregation and hurt people and it was a sad thing we had to hurt him. >> reporter: the lieutenant governor of texas praised the swift response and said it would be studied by law enforcement and churches and anyone else wanting to train their own security. kenneth and andrea. >> ines, thank you for that report. we turn now to the other attack on a religious gathering. the stabbing of five people at a rabbi's house in new york during a hanukkah party. >> new york's governor is calling this an act of domestic terrorism, but this morning the suspect's family is sharing what

they believe is behind the violent assault. at a rabbi's home north of new york city, dozens celebrated the final night of hanukkah despite the house being a scene of horror less than 24 hours earlier. >> report of multiple people stabbed. >> reporter: police say grton thomas barged into a hanukkah celebration at the rabbi's home saturday night and started slashing people with a large machete. >> he took out his knife and started hitting people back and forth. he didn't say anything. first went into the dining room and went to the kitchen and hit a few people there then he came back to the dining room. >> reporter: five stabbed during the terrifying rampage. witnesses say the weapon was the size of a broomstick. >> just swinging, sword, knife, i don't know what it was. back and forth hitting people. >> reporter: the community public affairs council posted the surveillance video which they say shows the suspect leaving the scene in a car. the man chasing after him wrote down the license plate which police say was critical to the case. the nypd later arrested thomas in manhattan and say he was covered in blood and smelled

like bleach. >> why did you do it? >> reporter: thomas said nothing while leaving court after pleading not guilty. a man who says he's the suspect's friend said thomas has, quote, mental issues and has changed over the years. overnight the suspect's family released a statement saying he is not a member of a hate group but has a history of mental illness and hospitalizations and has no history of like violent acts and convictions for any crime. new york governor andrew cuomo says this attack is the 13th anti-semitic incident in new york state since december. >> i consider this an act of domestic terrorism. let's call it what it is. >> reporter: now new york mayor bill de blasio is asking for more nypd resources to protect jewish communities for the second time in recent weeks following a deadly shooting rampage at a northern new jersey kosher market which left six people dead. >> it's not coming from a single source. as we said earlier there is no specific and credible threat against new york city but it has been consistent and, therefore, we have to take extraordinary measures.

>> the suspect is being held on $5 million bail. of the five victims one is in critical condition. meanwhile police on the west coast and l.a. are also increasing patrols near synagogues in response to the stabbings. overseas a new round of u.s. air strikes targeted militants in iraq and syria who are backed by iran. secretary of state mike pompeo and defense secretary mark esper traveled to florida to brief president trump about the air strikes which followed a rocket attack that killed a u.s. contractor. pompeo says the u.s. will not tolerate actions that threaten americans. well wishes are pouring in for congressman and civil rights icon john lewis after he announced he is battling stage four pancreatic cancer. the 79-year-old says plans to undergo treatment and plans to return to washington. lewis led the 1965 bloody sunday march in selma, alabama, where he was beaten by police. he released a statement saying he's been in some kind of fight for nearly his entire life but never faced a fight like cancer.

former president obama tweeted if there is one thing i love about john lewis it's his incomparable will to fight. i know he's got a lot more of that left in him. praying for you, my friend. a deadly plane crash sparked a fire and panic in a washington, d.c. suburb. the pilot died when the single engine plane slammed into a home in lanham, maryland. but no one on the ground was hurt. one neighbor says he saw the crash. >> the plane came from behind the house and hit the carport and blew the car to the other side of the street. >> the owners of that house were out of town for the holidays. the plane was heading from college park, maryland, to new york. turning to the weather, americans from the midwest to new england are under winter storm alerts this morning. here's the radar right now. snow has been falling from kansas through the dakotas and into canada but from the great lakes to southern new england, this morning it's rain. it comes after days of treacherous driving in other parts of the country. a skidding car nearly took out this tow truck driver in

anchorage, alaska. meanwhile in northern texas, an out-of-control 18-wheeler crashed on the side of the highway. look at that. sending a state trooper running for his life. kcbd shared this video. one driver remains in the hospital. just incredible. in minnesota this school bus was sliding sideways down a street near minneapolis. the coach of the hockey team on board the bus called the driver a hero for keeping everyone safe. let's take a closer look at your monday forecast. good morning. we're tracking more snow and strong winds across the upper midwest as this storm takes its time lifting northward. the heaviest snow across portions of minnesota as well as wisconsin where one to two feet is expected by the time we head into tomorrow morning. we've got another storm into the northeast bringing ice as that colder air remains trapped at

the surface. some heavier snows into maine by the time we head into tomorrow. south of the ice, we're talking plain rain along the east coast. one to two feet of snow expected into northern portions of maine. as we look ahead into new year's eve, we will have some spotty snow showers around the great lakes and rain into the northwest. otherwise temperaturewise pretty nice across the country. i'm accuweather meteorologist adam del rosso. coming up, the wedding proposal going viral on the stage of "aladdin." but first the growing concern about this year's flu season after the death of a previously healthy fourth grader. and actor zac efron reveals new information about his medical emergency while filming

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making their return to church. the carters attended services at their church in georgia for the first time since early last month. that was when the 95-year-old carter underwent brain surgery after a series of falls at home. >> now to a new warning about the flu. the illness is now widespread in nearly every state. according to the cdc at least 4.6 million people have gotten the flu since september. most patients are being affected with a strain typically seen later in the season which tends to affect children and young adults. the cdc also says the flu has already caused more than 2,000 deaths this season possibly including a 9-year-old girl from kansas. her family says the previously healthy girl died from flu complications. if you haven't gotten a flu shot just yet, medical experts say it's not too late. >> good reminder. actor zac efron is speaking out about a terrifying brush with death while filming overseas. the 32-year-old star is now back home in the u.s. after reportedly contracting a life-threatening infection.

this morning, it's life imitating art. while filming a show called "killing zac efron" in papua new guinea, reports say zac efron was nearly killed by a sudden illness. ephron was reportedly airlifted to australia for treatment after a bacterial infection possibly typhoid transmitted to patients by contaminated food or water. before the infection hit, ephron was seen in this photo with a tour guide in papua new guinea after his battle caught possibly in the jungle. his doctors reportedly gave him the green light to fly home to the u.s. for the holidays. he will star and executive produce in the new adventure series called "killing zac efron" writing he was very thankful for everyone who has reached out adding i did get sick in papua new guinea but bounced back quick. i'm home for the holidays with my friends and family. thanks for all your love and concern. see you in 2020. glad he's doing well.

ephron has not commented on the actual diagnosis. coming up, the final piece of the nfl flayoff puzzle. but first the challenge for investigators trying to determine the cause of this plane crash that killed five people including a sports reporter before the lsu football game. the desperate search for a boy missing for more than a week last seen heading to school. stuffy? l sl that's because your home is filled with soft surfaces that trap odors and release them back into the room. so try febreze fabric refresher. febreze finds odors trapped in fabrics and cleans them away as it dries. use febreze every time you tidy up, to keep your whole house smelling fresh air clean. fabric refresher even works for clothes you want to wear another day. make febreze part of your clean routine for full home freshness. la la la la la i am totally blind. and non-24 can throw my days and nights out of sync, keeping me from the things i love to do. talk to your doctor,

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boy's mother has issued a new plea. >> reporter: the desperate search intensifies for a 14-year-old from ohio missing for more than a week. police say harley dilly was last seen in this surveillance image december 20th just blocks from his home on his way to school but he never made it. >> harley, if you're listening to this, just come home. >> reporter: dozens of agencies including the fbi are now investigating. the search expanding nationwide but in harley's home clinton the community helping cover more than 150 acres of farm fields, woods and shoreline. >> we want to get out there and talk to as many people as possible, get his name out there and come together as a community and let's try to find him. >> reporter: with no sign of her son her mother heather dilly sharing a desperate plea on facebook writing, i'm begging for a miracle. >> all right. hopefully we can get him. >> reporter: friends and family not giving up hope yet and neither are police.

>> harley's alive and i'm going to believe that until i hear otherwise. >> reporter: police have been tight-lipped about any tips they've received in this investigation. they say a search of his house turned up no clues and hundreds are gathering for a candlelight vigil trying to keep him in the community's thoughts. trevor ault, abc news, new york. new details about the deadly plane crash in louisiana on saturday. five people on board were killed when the plane went down in lafayette, barely avoiding an apartment building and hitting some power lines before crashing near a post office. three people on the ground were injured. the debris field stretches more than a quarter mile posing an extra challenge for investigators. the plane was carrying people to atlanta to watch the lsu football game. among those killed were the pilot, a mother and her teenage son and carley mccord, a reporter who covered louisiana sports. her father-in-law is a coach for lsu. he was seen on the field wiping away tears before saturday's game. meanwhile, new video of a scare on board this plane carrying the university of kansas basketball team. fire was seen shooting out of the engine. the plane returned to san jose

safely. officials are calling it an engine failure. the road to the super bowl and the nfc will go through san francisco. the 49ers took the top seed last night by beating seattle, 26-21 thanks to a last-second defensive stand. the playoffs will start with a saturday doubleheader. houston hosts buffalo then tennessee visits new england. on sunday minnesota is in new orleans and seattle visits philadelphia. and the browns are looking for a new coach after firing freddie kitchens. it came after the team's loss to the bengals. up next in "the pulse," we found a baby yoda look-alike. >> and she is so cute. also ahead a box office disaster. the staggering amount of money the new movie "cats" could end up losing. plus, one couple's love story that ended with a dunkin' donuts wedding.

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♪ time to check "the pulse" and we begin with what's apparently shaping up to be a $100 million catastrophe. >> that's what it cost to produce the movie "cats" and experts say that's how much money the movie could lose. >> the feline film made only $38 million worldwide in the two weeks since its debut. >> moviegoers stayed away after it was panned by critics despite a cast that includes taylor swift, jennifer hudson and idris elba. >> so many heavy hitters in there. why did it fail? >> i don't know. i haven't seen it. next a box office schedule success at the theater. >> it was a whole new world for the stars of a british production of "aladdin." with their parents in the audience, aladdin proposed to jasmine for real, y'all. >> for the last four years you've changed my life.

you are the kindest. i love you with all my heart. you're my best friend, and if you let me -- [ cheers ] >> good news. she said yes. whew. aladdin said the hardest part was finding somewhere to keep the ring because his costume doesn't have pockets. >> wait, wait, wait. i'm confused. so was it aladdin and jasmine who got married or the people playing them? >> i think it was the actual aladdin and jasmine. >> we do tell your daughters that aladdin and jasmine got married. a happy couple who tied the knot at a dunkin'. >> they have a long history. valerie snead and jason roy were in love in 1992 but broke off their relationship in the very location. both married other people but then got divorced. >> the two finally reconnected last year and just tied the knot at the same dunkin' location. family, friends and other customers enjoyed doughnuts and coffee as the couple got hitched. the store stayed open the whole time. no one seemed to mind the disruption. >> i love that.

love at first doughnut. >> that's really cool. i'm pretty sure like i would get a bunch of doughnut holes. i don't need wedding cake. i just need those doughnut holes. >> they have great hot chocolate. i just learned that too. >> congratulations to them right there. >> love it. finally the force is strong with a cat in north carolina. >> like real strong. the stray has been dubbed yoda cat on social media. the floppy eared feline's actual name is joy. joy's given us so much joy this morning because baby yoda has been the big thing for the past like couple months, "the mandalorian." joy is not up for adoption just yet. so maybe she'll train a few jedi until -- >> look at those ears. >> -- she's ready there. >> there will be a long list of people wanting to adopt. >> kind of reminds me of the commercial of the boy who wanted to adopt a pet then he found the darth vader cat as well. have you seen that one? >> i haven't seen that one yet. >> that's pretty cool.

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talk to your doctor, and call 844-234-2424. breaking news, a deadly wrecked on rain-soaked highway 101. we're live with the investigations. a mother's unthinkable heartbreak is put into words. hear what a community of loved ones is saying about the three teens who lost their lives in a crash. >> here we go. wilson throws. caught. >> holy cow. >> what a crazy finish. >> the unbelievable finish we'll all be talking about at work today. the san francisco 49ers are the team to beat as they clinch the top spot on the road to the super bowl. >> yes. >> it's monday, december 30th. welcome back to both of you guys. >> yes. thank you.

>> i couldn't even watch. we had a rainy sunday, the rain is over, we're setting our sights on a dry day, and much of the year next year will be looking different. a live look at live doppler 7. leftover showers on the coast. santa cruz mountains. 41 in santa rosa. petaluma and livermore has visibility reduced. we'll enjoy increasing sunshine today. we'll talk about details about new year's eve coming up. good morning, jobina. >> good morning, everyone. starting off with some news in the altamont pass. there is a fog advisory because of low visibility in the area. for our super commuters, that could impact you.

right now in orinda, a solo car spinout on westbound 24 before fish ranch road. the car is facing the wrong way in the center divide. a live look at 101. nice and clear this morning. 880 at the coliseum, clear ride there as well this morning. liz and kumasi? >> thank you. we are following breaking news. right now police are investigating a crash that left a pedestrian dead. >> this all happened on the northbound side of 101 in san jose. all lanes are back open at this house. abc7 news reporter julian glover is live there with what we know. good morning. >> good morning to you liz and kumasi. all of the northbound lanes of u.s. 101 are open this morning. that's big news as we expect volume to pick up as the morning rush gets on here. chp was out here for several hours overnight investigating what has been confirmed as a fatal accident. we want to show you some video. they had several lanes of u.s.

101 in the northbound direction closed for a number of hours overnight as they looked into the crash that happened right here, this was 11:30 last night. police tell me the driver did stop, but it's unclear if the driver was cited or will be facing charges. you will also notice in the video, this happened steps away from bay 101 casino. chp telling me at this time they're not sure where the pedestrian might have been going, if alcohol may have been a factor. this is very close to bay 101 casino. good news as the morning rush picks back up, all those northbound lanes are reopened. we're still waiting to learn the identity of that pedestrian who was hit and killed overnight. reporting live in san jose, julian glover, abc7 news. >> thank you. the time is 4:30. if you you're just joining us, good morning. we'll get you a