forget it's monday night football here on abc seven. so here's a look at our primetime lineup at 530. coverage begins as the saints take on the packers. that's followed by after the game. then at 930 and ten, we have jeopardy! and wheel of fortune. and be sure to join us for a special edition of abc seven news at 1030 and 11. that's going to do it for this edition of abc seven news at three. thank you for joining us. world news tonight with david muir is next. and we'll see you back here at four. tonight, breaking news. the accused killer of unitedhealthcare ceo brian thompson appears in court to face the state charges against him. news just coming in, president bill clinton hospitalized. and the winter weather alerts for millions. first, luigi mangione appearing before a judge,

pleading not guilty to 11 charges, including murder as an act of terrorism. his lawyer says she is concerned wherever managgione can get a fr trial. several people rescued when a pier crashes into the powerful surf if santa cruz, california. in images just coming in. millions are on alert for a fast-moving storm sweeping into the northeast. what it could mean for travel. and will there be a white christmas? the terrifying incidents at two popular ski resorts. in nevada, at least five hurt. skiers falling 30 feet into the snow. and in colorado, the rescue. more than 170 people trapped. some for hours. the bombshell house ethics committee report on former congressman matt gaetz. a years-long investigation finding quote, substantial evidence that he had sex with a 17-year-old in 2017. in violation of florida's statutory rape law, and

allegedly paid nearly $100,000 for several women for sex. gaetz maintaining he did nothing wrong. the emotional scenes two days before christmas. a police officer is killed responding to reports of a man with a gun in a north carolina store. a holiday drone show turns tragic. a 7-year-old boy badly hurt when drones start falling from the sky. a terrified crowd running for cover. how it all happened. hollywood stars rally around actress blake lively. matt gutman with the response from ball doeny's lawyers and his pr firm. the mysterious find in the massachusetts woods. dozens and dozens of amazon packages. the kilauea volcano erupts on hawaii's big island. the dramatic images tonight. and america strong. the community that answered the call, fulfilling one man's wish for a beloved sweet treat.

good evening, and thank you so much for joining us. i'm rachel scott, in for david. we're tracking the news about former president bill clinton and the winter weather alerts for millions. but we do begin tonight with the new images. the suspect in the murder of unitedhealthcare ceo brian thompson in a new york city courtroom today. luigi mangione appearing today in shackles and under heavy guard, dressed in a maroon sweater and khaki pants. he plead not guilty to 11 charges. mangione displayed no emotion at he sat at the defense table. his lawyer saying she is concerned about statements from public officials. she questions whether he can get a fair trial in new york city. abc's senior investigative correspondent aaron katersky was inside that courtroom today, and he leads us off tonight. >> reporter: luigi mangione was slowly marched into court by police, appearing clean cut in a maroon sweater and khaki pants.

his wrists and ankles shackled. he kept quiet at the defense table, leaning over the microphone and enters his plea. >> not guilty. >> reporter: he said nothing more. it was his first appearance in state court, where prosecutors accused him with murdering brian thompson in furtherance of terrorism. he also faces federal charges filed last week, and with officers hovering over him, his attorney complained mangione is being treated as political fodder. >> he's a young man, and he's being treated like a human ping-pong ball. >> reporter: the defense also questioning whether mangione can get a fair trial after his dramatic arrival in new york on an nypd helicopter and heavily guarded person walk. new york city mayor eric adams there. >> he was on display for everyone to see in the biggest staged perp walk i've seen in my career. >> reporter: mangione walked from court without appearing to acknowledge rows of spectators, mainly young women. >> you want to say something?

>> reporter: he stayed s ed sil. supporters outside chanting "free luigi." he's now back in federal custody tonight. his prosecutions are going to continue on parallel tracks, and rachel, the main difference between them is the potential outcome. if convicted in state court, he faces life in prison without the possibility of parole. a conviction on the federal charges could mean a death sentence. >> aaron, thank you. we turn now to that news about former president bill clinton, hospitalized after developing a fever. let's bring in abc's elizabeth schulze reporting tonight from washington, d.c. elizabeth, what is the latest on his condition? >> reporter: rachel, former president bill clinton is under observation tonight at med star georgetown university hospital here in washington. his deputy chief of staff says he was admitted after developing a fever. he's there for testing, adding he is fine, awake, and alert, in good spirits and deeply appreciates the excellent care he's receiving. clinton is 78 years old and has

faced a series of health scares since he left office, including a successle quadruple his spokesperson is hopefulformer president will be home before christmas. rachel? >> rachel: elizabeth, thank you. we turn now to the wharf collapse in santa cruz, california. a portion of the pier floating away. people rescued after falling into choppy waters. here's abc's melissa adan. >> reporter: tonight, multiple people rescued from the pacific ocean after powerful surf took out part of the santa cruz pier. >> 100 feet of the wharf that have collapsed, multiple victims in the water. >> reporter: the images coming in showing the restrooms at the far end of the pier bobbing in the water. a man in a hard hat and another man near heavy equipment seen waving their arms, floating on the wreckage. rescuers on a jet ski quickly on the scene to bring that man and

another to safety. >> big part of the bridge just fell. >> reporter: a third was able to get out of the water on their own. the wharf was previously damaged by storms back in february. the incident comes amid high surf warnings for the entire west coast, from mexico to canada. the wharf is now closed down, as crews assess its safety, and the national weather service alerting there could be waves up to 60 feet in the santa cruz area through at least tomorrow. rachel? >> rachel: all right, melissa, thank you. so, that storm that brought those waves will be bringing heavy rain for the holidays, as a winter blast is hitting the northeast. frigid temperatures causing this found dane to freeze over in new york city's bryant park. so, let's get right to chief meteorologist lee goldberg, he's with us tonight from our new york station wabc. hey, lee. >> reporter: hi, rachel. and those frigid temperatures in place mean the overnight snow into christmas eve, that's all going to stick. we've got a couple of inches of snow across wisconsin and michigan. and the storm strengthening a little bit, right now into the

overnight. meaning we get several inches of snow into northern new england. that snow is right to the i-95 corridor by the morning hours. i could see some coatings to an inch all the way down to the coast. we are concerned about winter weather alerts in philly, baltimore, and d.c. for a glaze of ice. be super careful with your travel in the morning hours. and then to that storm in the west. this is clobbering the west coast with several inches of rain. we could see up to a half foot of rain. and over a foot of snow in the central sierra, as that moves eastward. a nice chris may day snow in the rockies, 1 to 3 inches. how about the white christmas? we're going to see it in the upper midwest and great lakes, and interior northeast, but for are change, we could actually get some snow right down the coast in the northeast. the first white christmas here in new york city since 2009. >> rachel: all right, lee, thank you. we turn now to a scary scene on the slopes in nevada. several skiers plunging 30 feet into the snow after a ski lift malfunctioned at a resort. it comes just days after dozens

of skiers and snowboarders were strapded for hours and rescued after another ski left broke down in colorado. more now from abc's mola lenghi. >> reporter: tonight, terrifying moments at a his be si ski resort near lake tahoe. images show first responders treating people at the scene after authorities say a chair lift at the heavenly mountain resort in nevada appeared to slide backyards, slamming into the chair behind it. >> stagecoach, they've had five people fall from a lift over 30 feet. >> reporter: at least five people were injured. three of them falling about 30 feet to the snow below. several rushed to the hospital. it comes after this dramatic rescue at a colorado ski resort over the weekend. >> hang on! >> reporter: video showing first responders using ropes and ladders to lower skiers and snowboarders from a gondola after it malfunctioned at the winter park resort. amy carr, one of the 174 people rescued. >> we heard them power it down, and then i realized that this was not your normal run of the

mill, let's stop the lift. and that there was something really serious. >> reporter: fortunately, no one was husht. well, tonight, that chair lift in nevada is under investigation. authorities say they're looking into its maintenance records. meanwhile, that gondola at winter park here in colorado is back up and running, rachel. >> rachel: mola lenghi on this developing story. mola, thank you. now, to that bombshell report into the conduct of former congressman matt gaetz, donald trump's first pick for attorney general. the house ethics committee concluding gaetz violated multiple state laws, accusing him of illegal drug use and engaging in a pattern of paying women for sex. what that bipartisan committee found, and how gaetz is responding. here's abc's selina wang. >> reporter: tonight, a scathing report by the bipartisan house ethics committee finding substantial evidence that former republican congressman matt gaetz had sex with a 17-year-old girl, in violation of florida's statutory rape law.

gaetz, who president-elect trump had tapped to be his attorney general, allegedly had sex with the teen in 2017 when he was a freshman congressman. she had just finished her junior year of high school. the woman, known as victim a, testifying to the committee that gaetz had sex with her twice at a party, after which she, quote, recalled receiving $400 in cash from representative gaetz that evening, which she understood to be payment for sex. victim a said she never told gaetz she was under 18 at the time, and he did not ask. the ethics committee said the relationship still violates the statutory rape law in florida. according to the report, if former congressman paid nearly $100,000 to 12 different women for sex between 2017 and 2020. gaetz also allegedly using illegal drugs, cocaine and ecstasy, on multiple occasions. gaetz has repeatedly said he's done nothing wrong. >> i have not had a relationship with a 17-year-old. that is totally false. >> reporter: just last week,

writing on x, "i was charged with nothing, fully exonerated." adding, "it's embarrassing, though not criminal that i probably partied, womanized, drank and smoked more than i should have earlier in life." and today gaetz posting, "there is a reason they did this to me in a christmas eve eve report and not in a courtroom of any kind where i could present evidence and challenge witnesses." >> he's a great guy. he's a great, really a great person, and he's only the controversial side, but that's not bad. >> reporter: gaetz resigned from congress after trump nominated him for attorney general last month. but gaetz withdrew his name from consideration eight days later, facing intense scrutiny, and as news leaked that the house ethics committee was about to release its report. the justice department investigated gaetz for years before declining to bring charges against him. matt gaetz remains a close ally to donald trump. rachel? >> rachel: continues to deny those allegations. selina, we also want to get to another headline out of the

white house. president biden come motting 37 sentences, and you're learning tonight, that's nearly all the prisoners on federal death row. >> reporter: that's exactly right. those 37 inmates will serve life in prison without the possibility of parole. so, now there are only three men who remain on federal death row, including one of the boston marathon bombers and the mass shooters in the attacks on the tree of life synagogue and the mother emanuel ame church. tonight, trump's team and some of the family members of the victims are slamming the decision. rachel? >> rachel: selina, thank you. turning now to the holiday light show disaster in orlando, florida. several drones suddenly falling from the sky. a 7-year-old boy severely injured. here's abc's stephanie ramos. >> reporter: watch as a drone in a popular slight show comes barrelling toward and unsuspecting crowd in florida. >> get down, get down. >> you could mear propeller blades smacking in the plastic, kind of crackling sounds. >> reporter: tonight, the faa

investigating why dozens of drones malfunctioned, colliding in midair before falling out of the sky. >> i don't think they're supposed to be falling. >> reporter: a 7-year-old boy is now recovering after one hit him in the chest. first responders rushing him to the hospital. >> my daughter found my son on the floor, unconscious, blood coming out of his face. honestly, i -- i was freaking out. that i was going to lose my baby, because he was losing consciousness. >> reporter: alexander untsdz going emergency open heart surgery. his mom saying one of the drones left an imprint and damaged one of his heart valves. >> they're saying it was like equivalent to him getting hit by a car in the chest. >> reporter: drone disploys are gaining popularity across the country as an alternative to fireworks. saturday's show draws crowds of 25,000. the show's vendor, sky elements drones, expressed their concern and say they are fully cooperating with the investigation. rachel? >> rachel: stephanie, thank you.

we turn now to that blockbuster headline out of hollywood. actress blake lyely accusing justin ball doeny, her director and costar in the film "it ends with us" as sexual harassment. here's abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: tonight, that blockbuster lawsuit rocking hollywood. blake lively accusing her costar and the director of the film "it ends with us" about domestic violence -- >> stop walking through this party following me around. >> can you just shut up for one second? >> reporter: of sexual harassment in an effort to destroy lively's reputation. the 80-page complaint filed with california civil rights department alleges that justin ball doeny and another producer showed her nude videos and images of women, discussed sexual conquests and criticized her body and weight. lively, who is also a producer on the movie, alleges ball doeny improvised physical intimacy.

saying, he insisted on shooting the full scene over and over again, and without advance notice or consent. the suit says lively asked for a meeting in which a list of dozens of protections were agreed upon to make lively and the crew feel safe on the set. lively's husband ryan reynolds was there, and the suit alleges that ball doeny agreed to the protections and said they were reasonable and essential. the complaint alleges that baldoni and others hired a crisis pr team to both protect ball doeny from allegations of misconduct and to tarnish lively's reputation. one of the text messages obtained by lively said mr. ball doeny wants to feel like ms. lively can be buried. at one point, the complaint says the pr team said to each other, "imagine if a document saying all the things that he wants ends up in the wrong hands." the attorney general for ball doeny and the crisis pr team calling those allegations,

rachel, completely false and outrageous. and while the attorney did not deny the authenticity of the texts, he said that the action plan to, quote, bury lively, quote, proved unnecessary. the attorney general also saying he plans to countersue lively. rachel? >> rachel: matt gutman reporting tonight from los angeles. matt, thank you. when we come back, a shooting at a grocery store leaves a community in mourning for a hero officer. and mystery solved, after dozens of amazon packages were found in the woods in massachusetts. t loss. for so long, i felt stuck. but zepbound means change. zepbound is for adults with obesity, to help lose weight and keep it off. activating 2 naturally occurring hormone receptors in my body, it works differently. it's changing what i believe is possible when it comes to weight loss. it's changing how much weight i lose. up to 48 pounds. and changing what happens. don't take if allergic to it,

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and finally tonight, america strong. one man's wish and the community that stepped in to help. tonight, with christmas just two days away, these bakers in pennsylvania are hard at work, helping make a christmas wish come true. >> we got a few more to go. >> rachel: 80-year-old jim grew up in pennsylvania, but he's been spending his hospice care in alabama, bravely battling cancer for three years. he mentioned to his family that he was craving a christmas classic from pittsburgh, something that tasted like home. and that's when his daughter jill had an idea. posting on the facebook group "the wedding cookie table

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thank you for watching. i'm rachel scott. good night. starts right now. oh my god. >> oh my god. >> rescue crews jumping into action when part of the santa cruz wharf crumbles into the water. good afternoon. thanks for joining us. >> i'm dan ashley and i'm karina nova. powerful waves are blamed for tearing away part of that wharf. >> you see a live camera here in the upper right, and video of the collapsed damage floating in the ocean.sed damage floating in >> abc seven news reporter zach fuentes is in santa cruz, where

he heard from officials just a short time ago. and, zach, what are you learning? >> yeah, it is just incredible what happened here this afternoon. what we're talking about is the wharf over here in this direction. the very, very end of it, 150ft at the end, collapsed into the ocean. and just to show you how far some of the debris, actually building a restroom that was at the end of the wharf is all the way over in this direction over here. now you're seeing some of the video of the construction workers of that debris in the moments after it fell into the ocean. officials say this all happened after 1244 this afternoon, when they received the call that an end of the municipal wharf where the dolphin restaurant and restroom number three were collapsed into the ocean, along with three workers. some of those engineers working on the structural integrity of the wharf to see if they could bring construction into the area eventually, because they were anticipating this high surf. now, two of those victims were rescued by a lifeguard unit. one other person was able to self rescue themselves. we'reg