heading out this evening. patrick: tonight, several breaking stories. the chaos at an american high school. a knife-wielding teenager. the crowd of students. the officer then firing. police at this hour now looking into this video. also tonight, the urgent manhunt right now. two officers shot. one dead, one critical. a the deadly fires. and just in tonight, the new arson charges. did two teenagers intentionally set the fires? 14 people would die. the daeng rouse driving at this hour. the winter blast across several states. snow, ice, freezing rain. and now, the arctic blast hitting tonight. and crossing the line? the woman battling breast cancer, and what the tsa asked her to allow. tonight, the tsa responding. and america strong. we're with the american heroes,

good evening. and it's great to have you with us here on a wednesday night. and we begin with that code red lockdown at an american high school that we learned of late today. after a chaotic and violent scene outside the school library. police are now laser focused on these images coming in tonight. a student waving a knife. reports he had two of them. students all around, refusing to put it down. many of the students running in fear, and then one of the officers the student did survive. he was rushed to the hospital in reno, nevada, and we begin tonight with abc's clayton sandell. >> reporter: tonight, frightening videos from this reno high school capture a student wildly swinging a large knife in the middle of a crowd of kids. >> backoff! >> reporter: now, police are calling out to review more videos that may have been shot like this, showing chaos as the student apparently refuses to drop the knife. a school police officer quickly

the suspect, reportedly 16 years old, goes down. the school district confirms he is a student. he is taken to a hospital. >> shots fired with a student down at hug high school. >> reporter: the incident, just before noon, may have started as a fight between two students. >> there was two juveniles fighting. one had a knife. he is the one that's down. the other that took off had no weapons. >> reporter: the entire school immediately went into lockdown. >> officers are going classroom to classroom, looking for potential other victims, looking fo make sure that the kids are safe. >> reporter: and clayton sandell joins us now. and clayton, the student with that knife now in the hospital. and was anyone else hurt? >> reporter: that's right, david. we know that student was shot once by the officer. rushed to the hospital. tonight, we don't know his condition. but fortunately, no one else was hurt. david? >> all right, clayton sandell leading us off tonight. clayton, thank you. now, to another urgent scene playing out this evening across the state of georgia. a manhunt now going statewide. a reward has just been issued.

shot, one dead, one in critical condition. here's abc's adrienne bankert. >> reporter: tonight, a st statewide manhunt for a suspected killer, accused in the fatal shooting of 25-year-old police officer nicholas smarr. smarr and a second offer responding to a domestic call in america's georgia wednesday morning. >> gunshots were exchanged, and the two officers were wounded. officer injuries this morning. >> reporter: the other officer, jody smith, severely wounded. the suspect allegedly fled the scene. he is considered armed and dangerous with a history of violence and charges including kidnapping on his record. >> this is very dangerous individual. we want him arrested, so he can face the courts. >> reporter: david, police have locked down georgia southwestern state university, searching for the suspect. the fbi is offering a $20,000

>> adrienne bankert tonight. adr adrienne, thanks. next this evening, to a major new development to the deadly fires in tennessee. prosecutors have now revealed they have arrested two young people. did they intextually set those fires? 14 people would die. and here's abc's linzie janis. >> reporter: tonight, those two youths facing criminal charges for allegedly starting the fires that killed 14 people in tennessee. >> this morning, two juveniles were taken into custody by the are accused of deliberately setting the fires in this area of the great smoky mountains, just before thanksgiving. within days, the blaze exploding to nearby towns, damaging 1,700 buildings. some families waiting for days, only to find out their loved ones were lost. the flames narrowly missing dolly parton's dollywood amusement park. the country legend pledging money for each family, and an upcoming telethon.

>> reporter: tonight, prosecutors saying they could ask a judge to try the juvenile arson suspects as adults. >> everything is on the table. >> reporter: david, officials also say the juvenile suspects could face additional charges on top of aggravated arson. david? >> linzie janis, thank you. next tonight, new reporting on that devastating fire in oakland. investigators have now searched the entire building, saying the fire most likely started on the first floor, trapping most of the 36 victims on the second floor. the conditions inside fueling those flames, exposed wires, propane tanks and a blocked staircase. the question now, who, if anyone, is responsible for this? this image of police officers inside the building in october. they'll be asked what they saw and whether more could have been done at the time. next tonight here, to dangerous driving across this country at this hour. and the arctic chill sweeping in. winter alerts in 16 states right now. traffic at a standstill on highway 36 near boulder.

north dakota tonight digging out after a blizzard there. check out that doorway. here's abc's alex perez. >> reporter: tonight, from kansas city to colorado, snow and wind making for a white-knuckle commute. kansas city emergency vehicles responding to multiple accidents on slick roads. while in the northern plains, that 300-mile stretch of interstate 94 finally reopened, that monster blizzard dumped up to 16 wind created massive drifts. this homeowner in glenburn, north dakota, fighting through the pile of snow blocking the back door. near cannon ball, north dakota, protesters at the dakota pipeline riding out the storm in shelters and a nearby casino. and david, this snow drift almost as high as this second floor balcony. the feel-like temperature, about 20 degrees below zero. frostbite can set in in less than 30 minutes. david? >> all right, alex, thank you. let's get right to meteorologist rob marciano, tracking it all for us.

>> reporter: hey, david. that cold air is diving south quickly. take a look at where it is. the leading edge of the arctic stuff on the doorstep of chicago and st. louis. problem is with this cold air in place, we have storms coming in, so, tomorrow, a rare low elevation snow event for portland and seattle. could see two to five inches of snow in those cities and they don't do well with that amount of snow. the cold is going to be dangerous in denver. will feel like minus 11. the northeast will see the teens and as cold as 17 and feet like 20 everybody getting their first taste of arctic air. david? >> bundle up here in the east. rob, thank you. we turn next to charleston, south carolina, tonight, and the first day of testimony in the trial of dylann roof. the self-described white supremacist, who admits to killing nine african-americans at a bible study. they had invited him to join them. abc's steve osunsami from charleston tonight. >> reporter: in this charleston courthouse, u.s. attorney jay richardson was both emotional and poetic, telling

and muggy." and that parishioners "welcomed a 13th person at bible study", in this basement at mother emanuel ame church. but little did they know how cold a heart he had. instead of a bible to study, the defendant chose to bring a .45 caliber pistol." 22-year-old dylann roof barely raised an eye on his boyish face, as prosecutors announced that he confessed to the killings in a two-hour-long video. "the defendant left behind a scene nobody can a racist retribution for perceived offenses against the white race." nine people died in this house of god. at roof's first court appearance, the deeply religious families here spoke passionately about forgiving him. >> i will never, ever hold her again, but i forgive you. >> reporter: today, we heard from a survivor, the mother of 26-year-old tywanza sanders, while she says roof executed her son.

have to do this cause y'all are raping our women and taking over the world." families streamed out of the courtroom in tears, including one of the daughters of ethel lance, who told us after the killings that roof deserves little mercy. >> my sister made a comment, did she forgive him? however, i'm not at that point. >> reporter: roof's lawyer is telling jurors that roof did it all, and the only reason for this trial is because the government is pushing for death while he's arguing for life in prison. david? >> steve osunsami with us again tonight. steve, thank you. next, this evening, to president-elect donald trump, named "time magazine's" person of the year. meanwhile, new reporting tonight on mr. trump's newest picks. among them, a woman many will remember from world wrestling entertainment. and who is weighing in on some of his cabinet picks? mr. trump indicated today, president obama himself. so, what's the white house saying? here's abc's tom llamas. >> reporter: today, the "time" magazine naming donald trump its man of the year. >> it's a great honor.

"time magazine" and, you know, it's a very important magazine. >> reporter: trump once declared "time" would, quote, "soon be dead," dismissing its list of the most infuluential peek as " joke and a stunt." but now he's on the cover, dubbed the president of the divided states of america. the president-elect confident he and his new cabinet will change that. today, retired general john k, homeland security. kelly is a four-star marine general, and a gold star father. his son, first lieutenant robert kelly killed in combat in afghanistan. kelly becomes the third retired general in the trump administration so far. just last night, the president-elect standing with his nominee for the department of defense, general james "mad dog" mattis. >> mad dog plays no games,

trump nominating wwe co-founder, linda mcmahon, to lead the small business administration. the president-elect himself once wrestled mcmahon's husband on television. >> i have asked him what he would think of this one and that one. i take his recommendations very seriously, and there are some people that i will be appointing, and in one case have appointed, where he thought very >> reporter: a striking statement considering trump called the president an "incompetent leader with disastrous judgement." and "the worst president in u.s. history." the white house won't say what advice president obama is giving his successor, but did say this. >> the kinds of people that president-elect trump has chosen appear to have, in many cases, different priorities, different

>> reporter: and tonight, first lady michelle obama speaking out about election night. she campaigned so hard for hillary clinton. >> i went to bed -- >> yes, she did. >> you know, once you do what you can do, you know, then you rest easy. it's -- it's in the hands of the american people. >> and tom llamas is with us tonight. because the president-elect seemed to be softening his stance on undocumented immigrants here. >> reporter: i have the comments right here. we're going to work something out that's going to make people happy and proud. he went on to say, they've worked here, some are good students, and some have wonderful jobs. and david, you're right. this is a new and softer tone for younger, undocumented immigrants that we didn't hear from will mr. trump on the campaign trail. >> great to have you here in person. tom llamas tonight. we stay on the president-elect now, and washington, d.c.'s new luxury hotel, trump international. raising questions tonight. critics fearing foreign governments are holding events there to curry favor with the

abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross, questioning officials from bahrain, right there in the lobby, asking, is that true? >> reporter: just down the street from the white house, the president-elect's new luxury hotel seems to be the in in-spot, the place for fortunate governments and special interests to show loyalty to donald trump. today, the kingdom of bahrain rented out the presidential ballroom, atten estimated cost, around $100,000, to celebrate its national holiday. so, we showed up to ask why here? last year, different hotel, is this because mr. trump is the president-elect? >> i have no comments. >> reporter: the wealthy kingdom of bahrain certainly has good reason to court the incoming trump administration. its human rights record has been harshly criticized. accused of torture, even threats of rape and other violence against political opponents. outside today, as bahrain diplomats left, they still weren't talking. you don't want to say anything

cameras. trump is so proud of his washington hotel, he interrupted his campaign to officially open it. and now saying the hotel will be l become even more valuable now that he will be in the white house. last night, it was a benefit for a conservative group with a special guest, the vice president-elect. and next week, the government of azerbaijan has rented rooms to hold a holiday party. >> a lot of governments around the world that depend on a strong relationship to the united states tryin out in a trump administration what is it going to take to curry favor? >> brian ross with us tonight from washington. right there in front of trump international. and brian, president-elect trump has promised to cut ties with his business when he takes off. we're going to hear from him on this in the coming days? >> reporter: that's right. sometime next week, david. he said he's leaving his business to focus fully on running the country. but of course, as long as he continues to own his company, every dollar of profit this

>> brian ross tonight. brian, thank you. overseas tonight, from pakistan, a fiery plane crash leaving no survivors. the small plane slamming into a hillside after losing contact with the tower. officials say 48 people were onboard. indonesia rocked by a powerful earthquake. the 6.6 quick killing nearly 100 people. crewing racing to find survivors under fallen 3wi8dings tonight. there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this wednesday. the american hero hospitalized. we have new reporting on john glenn at this pat-down. why one woman, suffering from breast cancer, says an officer went too far. and tonight, how the tsa is now responding. the suspicious package that had an american highway shut down today. the bomb squad called in. traffic at a standstill. and america strong tonight. the greatest generation, take a look at those young faces, paying tribute to american heroes, returning to pearl

fifty years ago, humpback whales were nearly extinct. they rebounded because a decision was made to protect them. making the right decisions today for your long-term financial future can protect you and your family, and preserve your legacy. ask a financial advisor how retirement and life insurance solutions from pacific life

ve asthma... ...one of many pieces in my life. so when my asthma symptoms kept coming back on my long-term control medicine. i talked to my doctor and found a missing piece in my asthma treatment with breo. once-daily breo prevents asthma symptoms. breo is for adults with asthma not well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. breo won't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. breo opens up airways to help improve breathing for a full 24 hours. breo contains a type of medicine that increases the risk of death from asthma problems he risk of hospitalization in children and adolescents. breo is not for people whose asthma is well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. once your asthma is well controlled, your doctor will decide if you can stop breo and prescribe a different asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. do not take breo more than prescribed. see your doctor if your asthma does not improve or gets worse. ask your doctor if 24-hour breo could be a missing piece for you. see if you're eligible for

next tonight, a dispute over a tsa pat-down. one woman says went too far. she told the officer, she's battling breast cancer. here's abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: denise albert, who's battling breast cancer, called this -- >> you can't touch me. you cannot touch me. >> that was the part i was explaining. >> reporter: the most humiliating experience of her life. she says this officer patted her down aggressively ahe officer gets to the front of her shirt -- >> i have breast cancer. i had a lumpectomy. i have a port in me. you can't touch me there. >> reporter: there was a brief standoff, a super vie vor arrives, trying to explain what the agents need to do. >> we have to make sure there's nothing there. >> i lifted up my shirt, i said, there's nothing there. >> reporter: but albert alleges it just got worse. finally, she said she felt come peopled to take off her wig,

facebook. the tsa says it provided her with a private room for screening. >> my whole point was to bring awareness to this, so that it doesn't happen to other people. >> reporter: the tsa says it deeply regrets any distress this may have caused her. it also said it is retaining the three officers who dealt with her, reminding every other officer in this airport of the proper procedure. david? >> matt, thank you. when we come back tonight, world about john glenn tonight. we'll have that coming up. and the american highw suspicious package. the bomb squad called in. we'll be right back. when i was diagnosed with pneumococcal pneumonia, it was huge for everybody. she just started to decline rapidly. i was rushed to the hospital... my symptoms were devastating. the doctor said, "pam! if you'd have waited two more days, you would've died." if i'd have known that a vaccine could have helped prevent this, i would have asked my doctor

i use what's already inside me to reach my goals. so i liked when my doctor told me that i may reach my blood sugar and a1c goals by activating what's within me with once-weekly trulicity. trulicity is not insulin. it helps activate my body to do what it's supposed to do release its own insulin.

i take it once a week, and it works 24/7. it comes in an easy-to-use pen and i may even lose a little weight. trulicity is a once-weekly injectable prescription medicine to improve blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. it should be used along with diet and exercise. trulicity is not recommended as the first medicine to treat diabetes and should not be used by people with severe stomach or intestinal problems or people with type i diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. trulicity is not insulin and has not been studied with long-acting insulin. ity if you or anyone in your family has had medullary thyroid cancer or multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2 or if you are allergic to trulicity or its ingredients. stop using trulicity and call your doctor right away if you have symptoms of an allergic reaction, such as itching, rash, or difficulty breathing; if you have signs of pancreatitis such as severe stomach pain that will not go away and may move to your back, with or without vomiting or if you have symptoms of thyroid cancer, which may include a lump or swelling in your neck, hoarseness, trouble swallowing, or shortness of breath.

which could be severe. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and any medicines you take. taking trulicity with a sulfonylurea or insulin may increase your risk for low blood sugar. common side effects include nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, decreased appetite, and indigestion. some side effects can lead to dehydration, which may cause kidney failure. with trulicity, i click to activate what's within me. if you want help improving your a1c and blood sugar numbers with a non-insulin option, click to activate your within. ask your doctor about once-weekly trulicity. to the index of other news, and former astronaut and u.s. senator john glenn has been hospitalized. the 95-year-old admitted for an unspecified illness to the james cancer hospital at ohio state university. al marine veteran, glenn became the first american to orbit the earth in 1962, and later served a quarter century as senator. he returned to space in 1998, at the age of 77. we are pulling for him tonight.

suspicious device shutting down a highway. the bomb squad called in to investigation an object tossed on the 210 freeway. the scare came just one day after that phoned in terror threat near l.a. and you usually see this in a galaxy far, far away, but today on hollywood boulevard, that's a full-size x-wing s starfighter there. they are preparing for the premiere of "rogue one" a star wars sty" when we come back here tonight, america strong. we return 75 years later, with the american heroes going back. and the young smiles waiting for them. i love that my shop is part of the morning ritual around here. people rely on that first cup and i wouldn't want to mess with that. but when (my) back pain got bad, i couldn't sleep. i had trouble getting there on time. then i found aleve pm.

th of aleve. for pain relief that can last into the morning. ? look up at a new day...? hey guys! now i'm back. aleve pm for a better am. your path to retirement may not always be clear. but at t. rowe price, we can help guide your retirement savings. so wherever your retirement journey takes you, we can help you reach your goals. call us or your advisor t. rowe price. invest with confidence. for adults with advanced non-small cell lung cancer previously treated with platinum-based chemotherapy, including those with an abnormal alk or egfr gene who've tried an fda-approved targeted therapy, this is big. a chance to live longer with opdivo (nivolumab). opdivo demonstrated longer life and is the most prescribed immunotherapy for these patients. opdivo significantly increased

opdivo works with your immune system. opdivo can cause your immune system to attack normal organs and tissues in your body and affect how they work. this may happen any time during or after treatment has ended, d may become serious d lead to death. see your doctor right away if you experience new or worsening cough; chest pain; shortness of breath; diarrhea; severe stomach pain or tenderness; severe nausea or vomiting; extreme fatigue; constipation; excessive thirst or urine; swollen ankles; loss of appetite; rash; itching; headache; confusion; muscle or joint pain; flushing; or fever... as this may keep these problems from becoming more serious. these are not all the possible side effects of opdivo. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions, including immune system problems, or if you've had an organ transplant, or lung, breathing, or liver problems. a chance to live longer. ask your doctor about opdivo. see opdivotv.com for this and other indications. bristol-myers squibb thanks the patients, nurses, and physicians

the first person to survive alzheimer's disease is out there. and the alzheimer's association is going to make it happen by funding scientific breakthroughs, advancing public policy, and providing local support to those living with but we won't get there without you.

finally, returning to pearl harbor, 75 years later, with the american heroes we honor right here tonight. it is a hero's welcome. >> hello! >> reporter: america's youngest generation, honoring its greatest. ? and the rockets red glare ? >> reporter: among them, stu headley. >> give me five. 95 years young. >> planes were diving from every area. then a scrappy 20-year-old seaman. he was getting ready for a picnic with his girlfriend before all hell broke loose. hundreds of japanese fighter planes swarmed the hawaii skies >> and we heard, "bam!" and there went the "arizona," exploding. >> reporter: stu was aboard the "west virginia." >> they blew the hatch off, right down by my feet.

oil on the surface of water. >> hottest breath of air i breathed in my life. >> reporter: more than 2,000 of his fellow soldiers died that december 7th. stu defended his country through 13 more battles. 75 years later, stu has returned to hawaii with a group of 15 other survivors. the journey organized by the greatest generation foundation. today, a solemn ceremony, gratitude for these precious few survivors. for that, and so much more, stu says, he's the grateful one. >> many of these fellas sacrificed their lives, truly, they are the heroes, not us that survived. >> stu, you're a hero, too, and we salute you, and all of our veterans. thanks for watching. good night.

[captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] announcer: now on wisn 12 news. >> free speech or hate speech, the controversial speaker. >> everyone sins, but few realize how serious sin is. >> what's next for a local pastor arrested and charged with molesting children? >> brand new chick fil-a that's opening tomorrow. why all these people in tents are waiting overnight in the bitter wind chills. >> strap yourself in. there is a lot more coming. kathy: he's a controversial speaker coming soon to u.w. milwaukee. now hundreds of students and faculty members are calling on campus to denounce him. joyce: new tonight, wisn 12 news, kent wainscott is at the university, where a protest is now scheduled. >> the speaker is milo yiannopoulos, a controversial british editor for breitbart.com

of the so-called alt-right. the name of his speaking tour includes a gay slur. he's set to speak here at the student union next tuesday night here at the student union and the protests have already , begun. a small group of uw-milwaukee students marched right into chancellor mark mone's office wednesday afternoon. the chancellor wasn't there, but they delivered a petition signed by more than 300 members of the campus community calling on mone to denounce the upcoming speech by controversial journalist milo yiannopoulos. >> we just want some clarity from him about what is acceptable on this campus and how we are supposed to at all feel safe when this kind of person is allowed to come here and speak. >> the group also posted fliers around campus promoting a rally to protest yiannopoulos' visit on tuesday. this is video of one his speeches last month on an ohio campus. >> they have decided that there are political conditions to being gay.