makin making news in america this morning, breaking right now, severe storms turning deadly. homes torn apart after tornado warnings overnight. where the storms are heading right now. those are still burning this morning. we're getting our first look now at the charred town and hearing from the two men who shot this video surrounded by flames while they evacuated. from enemies to potential allies president-elect donald trump and mitt romney having dinner together. what romney said afterwards as trump announces new cabinet members and sets off a first amendment firestorm. a pipeline explosion near a major airport sends fire shooting into the sky and leaves

good good wednesday morning, everyone. we start with the deadly weather overnight in alabama. >> reports say at least two people are dead after strong storms struck in the northeast corner of the state. that happened in the unincorporated county of rosa lee. >> and there are reports of multiple injuries and winds strong enough that cars were thrown around. look at s coming in right now. there are also reports of a 24-hour day care being destroyed in neighboring dekalb county. we'll stay on top of this breaking news story. >> images are unbelievable. the storms are also having an effect on the firefighting efforts in tennessee. the fires in and around gatlinburg have left three people dead along with hundreds of hopes and buildings damaged. meanwhile, thousands of residents and tourists have been forced to evacuate the area. >> a time-lapsed video of the

mountain. more than 4700 feet above gatlinburg. the city itself now a virtual ghost town. this morning the tennessee tourist mecca charred and vakant. firefighters working through a second straight night as a number of small wildfires are still burning. the wind-whipped flames gracing across the mountains last night burning 20 square miles and catching everyone off guard. >> after watching the video it's amazing to even think that we even made it down. >> go, go, go. shows anthony fulton and his stepbrother driving past burning embers hitting their window. >> when we went i could not believe what i just seen. stay calm. do what you do. drive and get the hell off this mountain. >> reporter: the extent of the damage coming into focus. devastating. >> the good news is that downtown gatlinburg is pretty much all intact but you go onto the side streets and maybe

main strip it looks like a bomb has gone off and it's something that is going to take a long time for the folks in gatlinburg to rebuild. >> reporter: street after street looking like this. a burned out jeep. a row of melted washer and dryers and charred foundations where homes once stood. abc's linzie janis is there. >> reporter: just look at this home completely burned to the ground. you can see this giant steel beam twisted and bent by the heat of the fire. it's still smoldering. >> reporter: this morning 2,000 community center and telling stories of survival. >> i'm stomping out embers in the middle of the street trying to, you know, stop fires, but then luckily a young lady named head-to-head enand if you see this heather, thank you so much, she picked us up and brought us here. >> the impact that people are having on each other. >> you can hear it. overnight that severe weather is bringing some relief but also

harder for firefighters. >> the satellite shows the storms and tennessee, there you can see the system bringing in heavy rain to the area. the hope it'll help with fighting the fire but also causing high winds which could fan the flames instead. now to mitt romney's stunning about-face on donald trump heaping praise on the man he once slammed as a phony and a con man. >> after having dinner including frog legs and chocolate cake with trump last night romney is now expressing hope and confidence in the president-elect. meanwhile, as trump pulls his cabinet together he's headed to indiana to unveil a deal to keep a thousand jobs from moving overseas. here's abc's janai norman. >> reporter: yet another meeting with former foe mitt romney. >> i have to tell you i've been impressed about what i've seen in the transition effort. >> reporter: to the dismay of some supporters, trump and the former presidential hopeful having dinner last night as the president-elect continues weighing who he'll pick for secretary of state. his latest cabinet choices,

health and human services, price an orthopedic surgeon and fierce critic of obamacare. trump also picking former labor secretary elaine chao to head the department of transportation. the wife of senate majority leader mitch mcconnell chao was the only member of george w. bush's cabinet to serve all eight years. for treasury secretary trump picking his campaign finance chairman, steve mnuchin who spent 17 years working for overnight word of a done deal on one of trump's big campaign promises. >> believe me, if i were in office right now, carrier would not be leaving indiana. that i can tell you. >> reporter: air-conditioning company carrier making a deal to keep its manufacturing plant and a thousand jobs in indianapolis instead of moving to mexico. trump tweeting, great deal for workers. this after one of the president-elect's first tweets tuesday took aim at the first amendment tweeting, nobody

if they do, there must be consequences, perhaps loss of citizenship or year in jail. and that tweet setting off a firestorm on social media. the supreme court deciding 26 years ago flag burning is protected under the first amendment. one of the justices who agreed, the late antonin scalia who trump has often praised. kendis and diane. >> all right, janai, some republicans coming out and speaking out against his stance on that washington, d.c., janai, thank you. in the popular vote hillary clinton is now more than 2.3 million votes ahead of donald trump. clinton made a rare public appearance last night to surprise one of her most loyal and famous supporters. she presented a humanitarian award to katy perry at a unicef gala in new york city moving her to tears. clinton told the crowd that we need champions like perry now more than ever. >> the fbi is looking into a possible link between monday's

the terror group is now calling the student responsible for the rampage one of its soldiers. 11 people were injured when that teenager who was born in somalia drove on to a sidewalk and attacked the victims with a butcher knife. for the first time we're hearing 911 calls made when the incident started. >> a car crashed in the crowd and someone jumped out and started attacking people and stabbing them with a knife. >> i'm at ohio state >> five months ago he was seemingly happy after graduating from a community college. a ohio state professor injured said he wants to know what changed between that graduation and the attack. some moving tributes taking place where the brazilian soccer team killed in a deadly plane crash. many of the team's fans showed up at their home stadium to honor the team. also there was a mass held at rio's christ the redeemer, the statue lit in green, the club's primary color.

colombia, somehow six survived. the team was about to play the highest profile match in its history. out of respect for the victims their opponents say the brazilian club should be declared the winners. now, among those killed in the crash was a player who just one week ago celebrated with teammates after learning he would soon be a dad. the celebration right there. >> we have breaking news from northern california where one of four inmates who sawed their way out of a jail last week has been captured. campbell is being returned to the jail after being taken into custody. he had been awaiting sentencing on a robbery conviction but now new charges for the escape. two of the inmates captured immediately. the fourth is still on the run. and thousands of cubans gathered in havana to say good-bye to fidel castro presidents from seven nations were among those in attendance. raul castro closed the rally thanks world leaders for their

white house aide and diplomat to that funeral on sunday. is it i will ahead a major change possibly coming to your mcdonald's burger. >> a wild shoot-out overnight on the streets of louisiana after an attempted kidnapping. the new video just in. plus, a man calmly walks up to a truck and then takes over a million dollars worth of gold. the whole thing caught on camera.

a a pipeline explosion near the kansas city airport lit up the sky with flames that could be seen for miles. the fire lasted for more than an hour before finally burring itself out. it didn't impact flights and there was no damage to structures. the cause of the fire still under investigation. and a wild scene near new orleans ended with a shoot-out and a kidnapping suspect in

truck. he had allegedly bound a woman with zip ties but she was able to escape and report the incident. the chase came to an end as police opened fire. the suspect was arrested and has been treated for minor injuries. closing arguments set for this morning in the case of a former police officer who killed an unarmed black man in south carolina. the former officer, michael slager took the witness tan in his own defense yesterday testifying that he feared for his life. he claimed before the video started walter s taser. scott was seen on the tape running away and was 18 feet from the officer when slager started shooting. >> i didn't know it would go the distance so i fired my firearm until the threat was stopped. >> slager had trouble explaining what he is seen doing here picking up the taser from one location and moving it closer to scott's body and faces 30 years to life if convicted. a brief court appearance for the tennessee bus driver accused

johnthony walker was led into court shackled and ha handcuffs. his attorney immediately asked for a delay. he's due back in court december 15th. mcdonald's is experimenting with a new preparation for its burgers. the fast food giant has been testing the use of fresh, not frozen beef on the hamburgers in the dallas area. that is being expanded to restaurants in oklahoma. customers like the way the fresh burgers taste better. new details in the alleged abduction of a california mother. her con found and the message that was burned into her. wildfire officials set up cameras to capture mountain lions. instead got some very odd images. o this holiday. and there are some people you shouldn't . people you should. shouldn't. janice! should. shouldn't. yes. no. should.

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