stories as we come on air. the deadly school shooting today. sources tell us it was a female teenager who opened fire. >> also the news on the mysterious drones. what president-elect trump is now claiming about them. >> in new york, the fire tearing through a holiday market. we z images here. and a new storm.

freezing rain, snow, and wind. we time it out. >> first tonight, authorities say a female teenager opened fire at a school in wisconsin. a teacher and another student killed, several other students wounded. at least two in critical condition at this hour. also tonight, there is news in the mystery drone sightings. seven states, and now drones reported near an air base in ohio. an airport outside new york city. and two men now arrested for allegedly flying a drone dangerously close to boston's logan airport. and what president-elect trump suggested about the drones today. >> rfk jr. on the hill today, trump's pick to run the department of health and human services. what rfk jr. said about vaccines today. tonight, the major headline involving ceo murder suspect luigi mangione, his new attorney now, and what she floated already as a possible defense strategy. >> the big warmup, but not for long. another storm brewing. freezing rain, snow, and wind by midweek. lee goldberg has the forecast. tonight, the images coming in from syria. israel launching massive air strikes. it comes as the mother of kidnapped american journalist austin tice pleads with the

prime minister of israel to pause the air strikes so she can find her son. james longman in syria. >> in new york city, the fire tearing through a holiday market. >> an american tourist among several people possibly poisoned at a five-star resort. and our made in america christmas is back tonight, from keeping your coffee warm to handblown glass, the evergreen trees. 50,000 hand blown this year. your ideas pouring in tonight. >> announcer: from abc news world hurricane in new york, this is "world news tonight." with david muir. >> david: good evening. we have news tonight on those drones. federal authorities with infrared cameras looking for them, and what president-elect trump suggested about the drones just today. we begin tonight with the deadly school shooting. this time, madison, wisconsin. sources tell abc news it was a female teenager who open fire at the school. it happened at the abundant life christian school.

a k-12 private school. a student bringing a gun to school, opening fire, killing a teacher and another student. six others injured, two students in critical condition at this hour. authorities say the shooter took her own life. a self-inflicted gunshot wound. anguished parents desperate for answers rushing to look for their children. the madison police chief tonight saying every person in that school was a victim today, and this is especially painful given we're just days from christmas. alex perez leading us off on the scene in madison, wisconsin. >> reporter: tonight, an anguished community shattered by gun violence after police say a student brought a handgun to the abundant life christian school and opened fire, killing a teacher and another student. sources tell abc news the suspect is a female teen-aged student. >> there have been at least 50 cops. i don't know what is going on. >> reporter: sirens wailing in madison, wisconsin, just before 11:00 a.m. a sea of flashing lights outside

the private k-12 school on the east side of town. >> when officers arrived, they found multiple victims suffering from gunshot wounds. >> reporter: at least six others injured. other schools in the area put on lockdown as police went room by room clearing the school. john lives across the street. >> the older students were running across the parking lot to the church sanctuary. and then later on, very slowly, in a more orderly fashion, the younger students holding hands were led out to go across the parking lots to the sanctuary. >> reporter: brit and kyle emotional and thankful their children are okay. >> i'm very, very, very thankful. i mean, the gut wrenching feeling that you feel when you get that notification. there's no -- you always just hope that never happens, and it happened today. >> reporter: the police chief, a former teacher himself, says the teenage suspect is believed to have died by a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

>> so close to christmas, every child, every person in that building, is a victim. and will be a victim forever. these types of trauma don't just go away. >> reporter: and david, the police chief says just two weeks ago, his department completed active shooter training lessons that were put to use here. investigators are now searching for a motive and trying to figure out how that teen suspect got a handgun. david. >> david: alex perez, thank you. >> we turn to new reporting on these mysterious drone sightings. seven states now across the northeast. drones reported near an air base in ohio, an airport outside new york city, and the arrest involving a drone near boston's logan airport. tonight, the fbi and homeland security deploying state of the art drone detection technology and infrared cameras to catch the drones. and tonight, president-elect donald trump saying something strange is going on here, and what he suggested today about the drones. here's whit johnson. >> reporter: after weeks of

reported drone sightings triggering confusion and anger throughout the northeast -- >> this one is going to fly over us. >> reporter: tonight, the fbi and department of homeland security deploying state of the art drone detection technology and infrared cameras to new york and new jersey. the spike in unexplained drone sightings seen in at least seven states from virginia to new england, in ohio over the weekend, wright patterson air force base temporarily closing its air space friday night because of drone incursions. just outside new york city, reported drones forcing officials at stewart international airport to shut down their runway for more than an hour. >> multiple drones all over this airport tonight. >> reporter: and in boston, two men arrested and facing charges for flying a drone dangerously close to logan airport. the rash of recent sightings fueling bipartisan criticism of the government's response. president-elect trump saying something strange is going on. >> they know where it came from and where it went. and for some reason, they don't

want to comment. something strange is going on. it happened to be over bedminster. they're very close to bedminster. i think maybe i won't spend the weekend in bedminster. i decided to cancel my trip. >> reporter: there are nearly 800,000 registered drones in the u.s. and it's not illegal to fly them during the day or night. the biden administration insisting there's no evidence of a national security threat or foreign involvement. saying some reports can be explained as civilian aircraft. >> some of those drone sightings are in fact drones, some are manned aircraft that are commonly mistaken for drones. >> reporter: authorities say you can usually verify it in seconds using the flight radar 24 app. you can see where most planes are in real time. >> it's not just one drone, there's one, there's many. >> reporter: that's exactly what we did when we went on patrol with officer francesca escodero of the clinton township police department in new jersey.

>> when the sun goes down, the drones come out. >> reporter: it didn't take long before we spotted those hovering lights over a reservoir. in the dark with cloudy skies, we couldn't positively identify exactly what the objects were, but their inconsistent movements did not resemble nearby planes. >> when i have been talking to people, they're frustrated. they just want answers. >> reporter: and david, the white house is pushing back against those claims by president-elect trump, an administration spokesperson saying they're not trying to obscure any intel here, insisting most of the sightings are some combination of hobbyist drones, law enforcement commercial, as well as civilian aircraft, all operating legally but they promise to continue pursuing all leads. >> david: whit johnson, thank you. tonight, rfk jr. on the hill, donald trump's pick to run the department of health and human services and what he said today about the polio vaccine. mary bruce on the hill again tonight. >> reporter: tonight, one of president-elect donald trump's most controversial cabinet picks, robert f. kennedy jr., arriving on capitol hill to try

and win over the republican senators who will be key to his confirmation to lead the department of health and human services. >> mr. kennedy, do you stand by your comments that vaccines are linked to autism? >> reporter: kennedy now forced to defend himself after spending years spreading false theories about vaccines. >> there's no vaccine that is safe and effective. >> reporter: but most of the vaccines used today have been used safely for decades, credited with saving lives and even eliminating some diseases. today, trump was asked what his message is to some parents worried kennedy's views on vaccines will make their kids less safe. >> i think he's going to be much less radical than you would think. i think he has a open mind. he's going to be very much less radical. >> reporter: kennedy's views facing fresh scrutiny amid reports his personal attorney who has been helping to interview candidates for top health jobs in the trump administration petitioned the fda to revoke multiple vaccines, including one for polio. republican leader mitch

mcconnell, a polio survivor, issuing a blunt warning, saying efforts to undermine public confidence in proven cures are not just uninformed, they're dangerous. anyone seeking the senate's consent to serve in the incoming administration would do well to steer clear of even the appearance of association with such efforts. kennedy himself has suggested without evidence that the polio vaccine could have potentially deadly side effects. >> if you say to me, the polio vaccine was effective against polio, i'm going to say yes. if you say to me, did it kill more people than it -- cause more deaths? i would say i don't know because we don't have the data. >> reporter: but the cdc is clear, the polio vaccine does not cause serious health problems, and has saved 1.5 million lives. today, kennedy now telling me he's all for the polio vaccine. >> mr. kennedy, do you believe in the polio vaccine? what do you say to americans who are worried you're going to take away their vaccines?

you're all for it? >> reporter: at mar-a-lago, trump pressed by our selina wang. >> what about the polio vaccine? >> well, i'm a big believer in it. and i think everything should be looked at, but i'm a big believer in the polio vaccine. >> reporter: kennedy is now doing a flurry of meetings here on the hill trying to win over his skeptics including some republicans who are also worried about his stance on abortion. but he could win support across the aisle from democrats who back his fight against processed foods. david. >> david: mary bruce, thank you. now to the ceo murder case here in new york. the suspect expected to waive extradition and could be back in new york city in days now. we learned luigi mangione has hired a high-powered new york lawyer and what she suggested already about a possible defense strategy. again tonight, aaron katersky. >> reporter: tonight, with the suspected killer of brian thompson expected to be waive extradition from pennsylvania, luigi mangione is

preparing to defend himself against a murder charge in new york. he hired a new lawyer, karen friedman agnifilo, who floated a possible defense strategy during a recent tv appearance. >> there might be a not guilty by reason of insanity defense that they're going to be thinking about because the evidence is going to be so overwhelming that he did what he did. >> reporter: about two weeks before the murder, mangione's mother reported her son missing with san francisco police. once his face was flashed around the country on this wanted poster, they called new york. and when investigators spoke to mangione's mother, she told them the young man in the poster could be her son. he was arrested the next day when he was spotted at a mcdonald's. mangione has become a social media folk hero, alarming police. a threat assessment obtained by abc news says the narrative supporting his targeted attack likely served to encourage like-minded individuals. today, president trump said he couldn't believe there are fans. >> a terrible thing. cold blooded, cold blooded, horrible killing. how people can like this guy

is -- that's a sickness, actually. >> reporter: and david, authorities now expect mangione back in new york by the end of the week. >> david: aaron, thank you. next tonight, the heavy rain across the northeast tonight stretching from texas right up through new england. then a big warmup but it will be quick. behind it another snowstorm, rain, snow, and wind by midweek. lee goldberg from our station here in new york back with us tonight. hi, lee. >> reporter: hey, david. a nice surge of spring-like warmth sandwiched in between the rounds of rainfall. one of those rounds moving into the northeast tonight, but it's with a warm front. temperatures are climbing, no snow with this round. maybe a quarter inch to a half inch of rainfall. it's out of here early and temperatures are already mild so we'll make a run at 60 from boston to philly, maybe even record warmth in d.c. it won't last long. another storm developing on wednesday. rain from texas, snow into the great lakes. that's moving into the northeast by wednesday night. that's another soaking. behind that system it's an arctic blast just in time for the start of winter.

david. >> david: coming wednesday into thursday, lee battling the sirens in new york as well. thank you. overseas into syria. israel launching massive air strikes as an american mother pleads with israel to hold off until she can find her son, an american journalist kidnapped in syria. and now bashar al assad saying he never intended to leave. here's james longman inside syria again tonight. >> reporter: israel tonight unleashing some of the heaviest air strikes since the fall of the assad regime. slamming missile depots and air defenses in syria's coastal region. it comes as the mother of american journalist austin tice who was kidnapped 12 years ago is pleading with prime minister netanyahu to pause the strikes and allow crews to search for her son. debra tice saying in a letter her family has credible information tice may have been held in a prison near an area israel has bombed. >> i'm going to be looking for help anywhere i can. i think it would be polite to say the least that perhaps

they're not bombing while people are trying to clear the prison. >> reporter: tonight in his first statement since fleeing to russia, bashar al assad said he never intended to leave and wanted to stay and fight. he called the rebels who ousted him terrorists, adding, i have never sought positions for personal gain, although the fleet of expensive cars and palaces he left behind tell a different story. in a dusty field outside damascus today, some of the worst discoveries of his tyranny so far. >> what you're looking at here are bags of human remains found in this field. bags of bones essentially. they have no clue who they belong to. >> reporter: here, a bone sample is extracted for analysis. one day hopefully to provide a family with closure. david, tonight, the u.s. says they're not ruling out sending a diplomatic mission here to damascus to talk with the rebels and help look for tice. david. >> david: james longman in damascus again tonight. thank you. back here in the u.s. in boston tonight, two iranian men are facing federal charges, one under arrest, after a deadly

drone strike killed three u.s. soldiers in jordan nearly a year ago. they're accused of export violations and providing material support to the iran-backed radicals. a drone packed with explosives struck an outpost in the jordanian desert. when many of those u.s. troops were still asleep. when we come back on this monday night, in new york city, the horrific images today, the fire erupting at a holiday market tearing through several businesses. and you'll see it in a moment. also, an american tourist among several people possibly poisoned at a five-star resort. and the stowaway passenger on a flight leaving new york city now arrested again tonight. what authorities say she was trying to do. ♪ i'm on my way ♪ ♪ home sweet home ♪ there's no place like the road home. receive a $5,500 bonus on a new 2024 audi q5 plug-in hybrid during the season of audi sales event.

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