>> david: tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. abc news learning multiple search warrants have been issued in the ceo murder case. tonight, investigators trying to get into suspect luigi

mangione's cell phone, his backpack found in central park, and access to the hostel where he stayed with strangers before the murder. abc news also learning tonight, evidence is already being presented to a grand jury as authorities work to get him extradited back to new york. aaron katersky standing by with new reporting. also breaking as we come on the air. the major storm slamming multiple states yet again. the great lakes, into the northeast. whiteout conditions. traffic at a standstill on i-90. multiple cars off the roads and wind chills below zero. ginger zee is here. overseas tonight, the stunning images. a missing american found alive in syria. he'd been held in prison for months. tonight, what he says he heard while in his prison cell. and james longman at former president bashar al assad's private residence. and what james was shown underneath the home. tonight, the new and urgent concern over those mystery drones over the northeast. the white house says they do not know who's behind this.

lawmakers and authorities telling the white house, the response is not enough. one saying, come to new jersey to see this. president-elect donald trump named "time's" person of the year. trump ringing the opening bell at the new york stock exchange. and what the president-elect is now saying about whether he'll be able to lower prices. what he says in that "time" magazine interview. and tonight, the president-elect inviting china's president xi to his inauguration. so, will he come? in new york city, thousands of subway passengers stranded for hours, trapped in the subway. they had to crawl out and into tunnels to get back above ground. and now, we know what caused this. tonight, an american zoo with multiple animals coming down with bird flu. a number of the animals have died. and what we've learned. and tonight, our great "made in america christmas" is back. 13 years and counting. >> a little made in america christmas, 100%. >> david: your ideas pouring in. and ideas from someone you'll know. >> i just love it when david's "made in america" teams up with my favorite things. >> david: tonight, some of oprah's favorite things, with three of our favorite words -- >> made in america!

>> david: good evening. we begin tonight with breaking news in the ceo murder case. abc news has just learned that multiple search warrants have been issued and are being executed. authorities looking to get into the suspect's cell phone, after getting into his backpack and searching the hostel where he stayed with strangers right before the murder. abc news also learning tonight that evidence is already being presented to a grand jury in their effort to get suspect luigi mangione extradited back to new york. abc's senior investigative correspondent aaron katersky leading us off from late reporting tonight. here's here in new york. >> reporter: tonight, sources tell abc news investigators are executing search warrants to

build the case against suspected killer luigi mangione. police are trying to get into the suspect's phone. and they've already searched the manhattan hostel where he stayed, and the backpack he wore when he allegedly gunned down insurance ceo brian thompson. sources say it contained a jacket and monopoly money. sources also tell abc news prosecutors are now bringing evidence before a grand jury, seeking an indictment to strengthen their case for his extradition to new york. >> we will get the defendant here and bring him to justice through our court proceeding. >> reporter: the district attorney declined to comment on the evidence, but police say fingerprints and ballistics tie the 26-year-old to the crime. tonight, mangione remains behind bars in pennsylvania, in a cell just like this one. >> before very long, he'll be brought back to new york, where he needs to be, facing the consequences of that horrific, audacious attack on the streets of new york city, which just really sent shockwaves through our whole community. >> reporter: and around the country, it touched a nerve. in seattle, this chilling message appeared briefly on a road sign, threatening other ceos. the city blaming a private construction contractor. at the university of pennsylvania, where mangione graduated with engineering degrees, an assistant professor

appeared to praise the ceo's murder in this tiktok video, saying she's never been prouder to be a professor there. later saying she was regretful and doesn't condone violence. tonight, a woman that knew mangione in early 2023 while they were living in the same dormitory in hawaii tells us she was stunned to learn he was arrested for murder. >> i was extremely shocked. i was like, wow, i was next to someone who did something so horrible. he was kind. he was super intelligent, super athletic. a good person that -- that i don't think he could have done anything like this. >> reporter: tonight, david, a pennsylvania judge has set an extradition hearing for december 30th, so it's possible mangione is back here in new york by the new year. david? >> david: aaron katersky leading us off. aaron, thank you. we're also following a major storm at this hour, once again slamming the great lakes and headed right into parts of the northeast. parts of i-90 paralyzed. multiple accidents across several states. look at these images from kalamazoo, michigan, tonight. an emergency crew at the scene of an accident when a truck slammed into a vehicle there.

no one hurt. but the driving is treacherous. ginger zee has the forecast, and morgan norwood with the images tonight. >> near blizzard conditions. >> reporter: tonight, the great lakes hammered with their third major whiteout in the past two weeks. south of buffalo, jackknifed tractor trailers spinning their wheels. ditches littered with cars. even plow trucks couldn't stay on the road. not far from there, drivers barely able to see the road on interstate 90 in hamburg. residents in buffalo opening garage doors to massive snow drifts. the system coming on the heels of a powerful storm that hammered the northeast overnight. drivers plowing through deep waters inside boston's ted williams tunnel. this latest system fueled by frigid air flowing over the warm great lakes. just look at the st. joseph pier and lighthouse on lake michigan. completely encased in ice. and david, we are certainly feeling that cold right here in new york city. tomorrow's wind chill, david, just 15 degrees.

>> david: morgan norwood with us. morgan, thank you. let's get right to chief meteorologist ginger zee, tracking it all again tonight. hi, ginger. >> reporter: hey, david. more than 30 inches of snow from lake effect in orchard park, new york, just one of the spots that got slammed in the last 24 hours or so. and now, the streamers are still coming in, from michigan to grand rapids, just north of buffalo, over to south of watertown. so, those are going to stay, those warnings, at least, through tomorrow. an additional 6 to 12 inches on top of what you already have in some of those places. now, there's also going to be the chill. the frost alerts all the way to southeast georgia. some improvement. chicago zero, which is better than this morning, which was subzero. you see the teens in the northeast. and then, the big pattern shift for the west coast. this is going to be a lot of rain for northern california, but helpful humidity for that franklin fire, david. >> david: let's hope so. ginger zee back with us tonight. ginger, thank you. we turn overseas tonight, and to syria, and to the stunning images today. the missing american found alive in syria after seven months in captivity. travis timmerman had been taken

in by a syrian family after the president fled. the family caring for him and giving him a place to sleep. in this video, appearing to be in good health. when asked his name, answering "travis." we have learned he is a missouri native who had gone missing nearly a year ago. tonight, what he reveals here. what he heard in that prison while being held in his cell. and tonight, our james longman making his way to one of former president bashar al assad's homes, and what james was shown underneath that home. james longman from syria again tonight. >> reporter: these are the first images tonight of a missing american found alive in syria. travis timmerman, seen laying down, surrounded by a group of men. lying in this corner here as he was lying under the blanket. the missouri native was found walking barefoot in the street following the fall of the assad regime, after rebel fighters broke him out of prison, where he'd been held for seven months. >> i was in prison in a cell by myself, and in the early morning of this monday, the monday of this week, they took a hammer and they broke my door down.

>> reporter: timmerman vanished from hungary earlier this year and says he was arrested after illegally crossing into syria from lebanon on a christian pilgrimage. describing the horrors of life behind bars in syria. >> did you hear the voices of torture, for syrians in the prisons? >> yes, i could hear the interrogations and the beatings. >> reporter: late today, i spoke with timmerman's mother, stacy, and stepfather, richard. >> happy tears. >> yeah. >> it was -- it was great. >> like, this is going to be the best christmas ever. >> reporter: timmerman was initially mistaken for austin tice, the american journalist kidnapped 12 years ago. tice's parents speaking with our linsey davis late today. >> we're feeling very hopeful. we're waiting, and not exactly on pins and needles, but just very expectantly. >> reporter: while assad's government detained innocent people and tortured dissidents, the dictator was living a life of extreme luxury. we visited assad's abandoned presidential palace.

it is huge. it would be impossible to show you around the whole thing. it's like five, six stories, all clad in expensive stones and marbles. and today, we visited his private home. finding papers and photographs scattered about. and an extraordinary discovery underground. walking under this vast tunnel, under bashar al assad's home, and it strikes me, why would any legitimate ruler need an escape route out of their own home? i mean, look at this door. it's huge. what we do know, assad did escape. now living in russia. that american found alive today here in syria, david, has given real hope that austin tice may also be found alive here, too. david? >> david: james longman and our team in syria. just extraordinary work, thank you. back here in the u.s. tonight, the growing concern at this hour from lawmakers amid these mysterious drone sightings in the northeast. the white house today downplaying any potential threat to americans, but local officials say the response has not been enough. telling federal authorities to come to new jersey to see the

drones yourselves. here's erielle reshef. >> reporter: for weeks, those ominous drone sightings in the skies over the northeast, but tonight, the white house, fbi, and homeland security downplaying any potential threat. >> we have no evidence at this time that the reported drone sightings pose a national security or a public safety threat, or have a foreign nexus. >> reporter: the biden administration saying many of those so-called drones appear to be manned aircraft operating lawfully. but tonight, many authorities in new jersey say that's not enough. >> come on out, mr. kirby, and let's go on out one night about 9:30, 10:00, i'll go out behind my town hall and you can count them with me all night. >> reporter: in a letter today, senators from new york and new jersey expressing urgent concern. even members of biden's own party slamming the administration's response. >> if they're flying over airports or military bases, they should be shot down, if necessary.

>> reporter: david, still no clarity about where these aircraft are coming from, but in some cases, officials in new jersey say there have been swarms of them. the white house says it will continue to investigate. david? >> david: erielle reshef tonight. erielle, thank you. tonight, president-elect donald trump named "time magazine's" person of the year, ringing the opening bell at the new york stock exchange. and tonight, what the president-elect is now saying about whether he'll be able to lower prices. what he says in that "time" magazine interview. here's mary bruce. >> reporter: tonight, president-elect donald trump basking in the glow on wall street, ringing the bell at the new york stock exchange for the first time. >> usa! usa! >> reporter: surrounded by his wife, daughters, vice president-elect jd vance, and a host of his cabinet picks, trump celebrating being named "time" magazine's person of the year, a recognition he's long cherished. >> it's been an honor, and every time, it's an honor, i will tell you. and thank you very much for doing it. >> reporter: on wall street, trump pledging his commitment to main street, promising to deliver on his campaign promise

to bring down prices fast. >> prices are going to start coming down, because people can't afford their groceries and they're going to be affording their groceries very soon. >> reporter: but in his interview with "time," trump was asked if his presidency would be a failure if the prices of groceries don't go down. "i don't think so," he said. "it's hard to bring things down once they're up, it's very hard. but i think they will." >> there's nothing political about national security. >> reporter: on capitol hill today, trump's nominee for defense secretary pete hegseth meeting for the first time with a democratic senator. john fetterman of pennsylvania. >> it was a wonderful meeting. he's thoughtful, he's independent-minded. >> reporter: fetterman tight lipped. >> are you considering voting for him? >> you know, so, it's a conversation. >> are you open to supporting him? >> reporter: hegseth has been battling accusations of sexual misconduct, excessive drinking, and financial mismanagement. he's denied it all, but several republican senators today say they're feeling pressured by the trump team. >> you feel like there's a pressure campaign against people who even throw out concerns?

>> i do, and i think that that's a two-edged sword. >> the approach is going to be, everybody toe the line. and if you want to survive, you better be good. don't get on santa's naughty list here, because we will primary you. i mean, we are seeing that play out in real time right now with the nominees. >> reporter: and david, one other headline here tonight. donald trump has invited chinese president xi to attend his inauguration next month. an unusual move. and he also plans to invite other world leaders, as well. but tonight, we've just learned that chinese president xi is declining that invitation, though he could send a high-level official in his place. david? >> david: mary bruce live on the hill then again tonight. mary, thank you. tonight, president biden is commuting the sentences of some 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the covid lockdown. biden is also pardoning 39 people convicted of nonviolent crimes. it's the most sweeping single-day of clemency in modern u.s. history. when we come back tonight, the images in new york city.

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