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what's been discover and where they believe the suspect escaped. where they are looking. aaron katersky and what he learned. the subway chokehold case. the jury is deadlocked. the unexpected turn in court. the concern over milk growing tonight. authorities will test raw milk for bird flu. why they are taking this major step. the brutal cold from texas all the way up to the northeast. the new clipper system bringing more snow now. behind it, another big change. lee goldberg standing by. breaking news involving donald trump's pick to run the pentagon. who just revealed they are willing to meet with pete hegseth again? the major news on tiktok. a federal appeals court now clearing the way for a new law that would ban tiktok in the u.s. unless it is sold to an american company. does this now go to the supreme court? will tiktok go away in the u.s.? the discovery in the search for

the missing grandmother in a 30-foot sinkhole outside pittsburgh. the 5-year-old granddaughter found in her car. what authorities revealed about the grandmother. the new warning from the iphone and android users. how to keep them from being read by the chienize. dick van dyke. ♪ you've got all my love ♪ >> the music video showing he hasn't lost a step. the reopening the notre dame cathedral. james longman stand big live from paris. the americans who helped make this happen. >> announcer: from abc news world headquarters in new york. this is "world news tonight with david muir." >> david: it's great to have you with us. we begin with the breaking news in the manhunt for the suspect who kill aied a ceo.

moments ago, new york city police revealing they found the backpack he was wearing in central park. tonight, the suspect still on the run and where they believe he escaped the city. here is aaron katersky leading us off. >> reporter: after a frantic three-day manhunt, the nypd believes the suspect who gunned down brian thompson has escaped new york city. last seen riding out of central park on a bike after the shooting, police say the suspect hopped into a taxi, headed to the bus station by george washington bridge and made his getaway. >> we are asking every american to look at the picture, the photo and to assist us if you know him, if his face looks familiar. please reach out to our law enforcement. >> reporter: late tonight, the nypd deployed drones and an army of officers across central park to search for the gunman's backpack. just moments ago, a source tells abc news they discovered this backpack believed to have

belonged to the suspect. police sources tell abc news investigators now believe the suspect arrived in new york november 24th, ten days before the shooting, on a greyhound bus boarding between atlanta and washington, d.c. detectives are using facial recognition technology on the only clear images of the suspect's face captured when a clerk checking him into a hostile asked to see his smile. she could compare his face to his i.d., which sources say was fake. police pulled dna from items recovered near the scene, including a cellphone, along with a smudged fingerprint on a water bottle. investigators are working to determine the motive. the words deny, defend and depose found on the shell casings. a possible reverence to ways insurance companies avoid paying medical claims. protefrsters have targeted

unitedhealthcare. >> the shooter is trying to send a message, himself or a loved one or someone close to him, has been harmed by this insurance company. >> reporter: value-based care is the centerpiece of our growth strategy. he is seen here last year was on his way to this year's meeting walking alone without security when he was gunned down. now other corporations are rethinking security for their top executives. thompson murder has unleashed an outpouring of anger toward the health insurance industry. several companies are pulling executive profiles off their websites. >> david: let's get back to aaron. police moments ago, as you reported, saying they found the backp backpack. the face revealed. any indication authorities are getting any closer? >> reporter: they would like to think so. i heard from a source in this building, they still do not have a name. i'm told that backpack is going

straight to the lab. investigators haven't opened it yet. now that the detectives believe the suspect has left the city, they are counting on a nationwide audience to take a close look at that image the suspect. hundreds of tips have come in from around the country. authorities are racing to follow up in multiple states. >> david: still no name. aaron katersky, thank you. here in new york city tonight, the breaking news involving the subway chokehold trial of daniel penny. the jury saying it's deadlocked. what the judge did today involving the most serious charge in this case. here is stephanie ramos. >> reporter: the judge in the trial for daniel penny accused in the deadly chokehold on a new york city subway dismissing the most serious of the two charges against the marine veteran. the ruling coming hours after jurors said they were unable to come to a unanimous vote on second degree manslaughter, which carried a prison seine sen

sentence up to 25 years. he is facing negligent homicide now. the jury of seven women and five men deliberating for four days, asking to review bystander and police video from back in may of 2023. >> i just put him out. >> he is not breathing. >> reporter: prosecutors say neely was yelling and making threats. they argue penny's hold lasted a minute after neely stopped breathing. >> he was just being -- >> he was threatening everybody. >> reporter: david, the jury was dismissed. they will continue deliberating on that lesser charge on monday. that charge carries up to four years in prison. >> david: stephanie ramos, thank you. we turn to growing concern over bird flu and the milk supply. the department of agriculture taking an extraordinary test, testing raw milk samples nationwide, not pasteurized but raw milk.

there have been human cases of bird flu in at least eight states, including two new cases in arizona just today. so far, no known cases of the infection spreading from human to human. here is steve osunsami. >> reporter: the federal government says the newly ordered tests of raw milk samples for bird flu will start in less than two weeks. they will take place at large dairy processing facilities as the usda tries to drill down which farms and herds are affected. >> this is a safeguard procedure andrew teen testing is a checkpoint for monitoring the health of the herd. >> reporter: 60 people have gotten sick from bird flu. almost all of the cases have been farm workers handling sick livestock. officials say they don't know of any person who spread it to another human. what authorities are concerned about is the potential for the disease to spread to consumers who drink raw, unpasteurized

milk. in the last few weeks, farms in california have shut down and started recalling some of their raw milk and cream products after farm officials found the bird flu virus in samples of their products. >> it's hard. but we are very adoptive and resilient. we will emerge stronger and better. >> reporter: the government underlines the milk most people drink that's been pasteurized is safe to drink and is not at risk. that's because when that milk is treated with heat, it kills the virus. authorities are encouraging people who drink raw milk to stop. >> david: we appreciate it, steve. cold from text all the was to t northeast. millions under alerts for windchills in the teens and single digits. the dangers of black ice. a fedex truck was hit by a train. no one was hurt. lee goldberg has the forecast.

>> reporter: along the great lakes, feet of snow taking a toll. outside erie, pennsylvania, a race to clear thousands of pounds of snow off a firehouse roof in danger of collapsing. >> we noticed in one corner all of a sudden the ceiling was starting to cave in. >> reporter: a similar scene playing at a high school in ohio. look behind me. the roof of the high school building partially collapsing because of the snow. you can see workers loading up the red tarp to get that snow off of the roof. the system that brought nearly a foot of snow to the northeast thursday now ushering in cold and the new danger, icy roads. multiple accidents outside syracuse, new york. overnight, a tour bus overturning. thankfully, no passengers on board. some areas are bracing for more snow and in at least 19 states, people will be dealing with bitterly cold windchills below

20 degrees tonight. >> david: alex perez, thank you. let's get to lee goldberg tracking it tonight. lee? >> the cold blast is winding down. it's bitter tonight. 40 mile per hour gusts across the northeast. more snow. lake snow warnings downwind of lake ontario and erie. we can put down another foot of snow in oswega and jamestown. it wants to snow in the northeast. another clipper system. it's a minor snowfall but maybe slick spots. freezing temperatures, parts of georgia and into florida. several hours in the 20s tomorrow morning in gainesville. we are warming up. the warmth is spreading across the country. arctic air is going to stay away as we approach the holidays. >> david: lee goldberg, thanks. late word regarding the pick to run the pentagon. the senator who is willing to meet with pete hegseth again. here is mary bruce.

>> reporter: donald trump coming to the defense of his embattled pick to lead the p posting that pete hegseth is doing well and his support is strong and deep. pete is a winner and there's nothing that can be done to change that. trump's team adamant that he can survive despite being dogged by allegation of sexual misconduct, excessive drinking and financial mismanagement. >> we are not abandoning the nomination. with are behind him. >> reporter: hegseth will get an fbi background check. the process underway. his attorneys saying they received the forms this week. >> as long as donald trump wants me in this fight, i'm going to stand right here in this fight. >> reporter: his path to confirmation is unclear. tonight, he is not the only trump cabinet pick facie iing pushback. serious concerns about tuesdaysy gabbard, trump's choice for

national intelligence. >> i'm proud to stand here with you today, president trump. >> reporter: the former officials writing in a letter to leaders that they are alarmed by her nomination, saying gabbard would be the least experienced person to ever hold the position. saying several of gabbard's past actions call into question her ability to deliver unbiased intelligence briefings to the president, congress and the entire national security apparatus. including an unsank meet assad. >> he is not the enemy of the united states because syria doesn't pose a direct threat to the united states. >> reporter: her past statement about vladimir putin and the war in ukraine sparking scrutiny. >> here is something you are not going to hear in mainstream media. what you do hear is war mongers arguing we must protect ukraine because it's a democracy. they are lying.

ukraine isn't actually a democracy. >> reporter: moments ago, joni ernst saying she's keep an open mind when it comes to hegseth. they plan to meet in person next week. vance speaking with hegs hegseth's behalf. >> david: mary bruce, thank you. tonight a new law banning tiktok if not sold to an american is closer to reality. an appeals court upholding the law. the ban set to take affect on january 19th. the u.s. is concerned china could steal personal information from the 170 million users. tiktok is now expected to take this to the supreme court. overseas, the world when a journalist

kidnapped more than a decade ago. his mother has been told by a source that her son is still alive. matt gutman from the middle east. >> reporter: just a short time ago, the family of austin the american journalist kidnapped in 2012 saying they have a significant source who they claim was vetted by the u.s. government who says that austin is alive and doing well. this is happening as syria is in chaos. multiple rebel groups are con vernl converging in damascus. the administration is demanding his release. the family are hopeful. they said the u.s. government asked them not to reveal more about this source. the u.s. government sources telling us they have very little intelligence about tice or his whereabouts. >> david: let's hope it's true and they get him out.

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james, thank you. an extraordinary effort. james has been there every step of the way. good night. the news starts right now. >> how much product do you think you lost? >> a lot. this is all the racks that fell down. >> restocking is part of repairing from yesterday's big earthquake. a little more than 24 hours later, we're getting a clearer picture of just how much damage was done. good afternoon, i'm kristin scott. >> and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. hundreds literally of aftershocks continue to jolt the humboldt county coast, where a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck yesterday morning. >> more than 200 aftershocks have been recorded so far, including a magnitude 4.2. this

morning. state officials are assessing the damage some homes in rio dell and the eel river valley reportedly suffered broken water lines and cracked foundations. >> del norte, humboldt and mendocino counties remain under a state of emergency. there have been no reports, though, thankfully, of any significant injuries. >> the 7.0 quake struck yesterday morning 11 miles southwest of scotia. a tsunami warning was issued for 500 miles of coastline, including the bay area, but was canceled about one hour later, and the cleanup continues in many stores that had a lot of their merchandise knocked down and shattered on as reporter cornell barnard visited businesses in humboldt county that took on some losses. >> well, 24 hours after that, 7.0 quake rocked the north coast. a lot of damage is now coming to light like this large crack which opened up here onge blue slide road in the community of rio del. crews are working to fix it. lots of other.