this morning on "world news now" the search for a killer is underway as new video surfaces of the suspected gunmen firing outside a turkish nightclub. we'll have the new details on how he may have gotten away. >> extreme weather across the south has taken the lives of four in alabama as suspected tornadoes ripped their way through the region. we'll have the latest on where the massive system heads today. >> and a woman struck by lightning. the whole thing caught on camera. >> you can see the flash of light before the beach goer collapses and is rushed to the hospital. and the parade of more than two dozen women who tried to win

the heart of nike viale on the season premier of "the bachelor". we'll tell you who he sent home based on a lack of instant chemistry. it's tuesday, january 3rd. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> it had to be the dolphin. >> we'll have to talk to our bachelor analyst. he's been standing by and looking forward to this date. >> jack, you ready? >> ready as i'll ever be. >> he is. we're going to start this half hour on a serious note. authorities in turkey are zeroing in on a killer in a new year's massacre. >> no name, but they're close to identifying him. here's a look at the nightclub now. a far cry from the chaos on sunday as 39 people were killed and dozens more wounded. >> a string of raids all across the city and 12 arrests

alex was right there. >> reporter: new images of the man being hunted by turkish security forces. the chilling video of the suspected terrorist who hasn't been publicly identified. walking through a central square in istanbul, at one point smirking. he's believed to be the one who started firing in a nightclub on new year's. he then raced inside and over the next seven minutes coldly murdered at least 39 people. in this image he appears to be taking off his jacket. sources telling us they believe he changed in order to help in his escape. he's later seen wearing lighter clothing. then they suspect he limped in order to blend in. from the club appearing to take a taxi under half a mile away. he walks away slowly. in his wake, a massacre. dozens were wounded including an american jake raak who said he

he left instant bull. >> it's a massive tragedy. this is very unfortunate. >> reporter: we met an 18-year-old who was at the club with six of his friends. he told us there was chaos as constant gunshots rang out. people stampeding, crushing each other. many jumping into the waters next to the club. isis has now claimed responsibility for the attack saying it was their soldier that carried it out because of turkey's military actions against the group in syria as well as the fact that this club was hosting what they called christians celebrating their holiday. the sad irony is almost all of those killed here were muslims. alex, thank you. there are new details in another isis attack. a suicide bombing in baghdad that killed dozens. they detonated a pickup truck

at a market packed with day laborers. the bomber pretended to be someone looking to hire the workers. back in this country donald trump is weighing in on chicago's staggering murder rate, the worst in two decades after the city ended the year with 762 homicides trump tweeted if the mayor can't combat the violence, he must ask for federal help. he's referring to president obama's former chief of staff. and house republicans voted to gut the house of congressional ethics. the independent ethics office was created in 2008 to investigate allegations of misconduct by lawmakers. it now falls under the house ethics committee run by lawmakers the full house is expected to vote on the change today when the new congress gets sworn in. and travelers arriving from overseas were greeted by lon

lines at u.s. airports because of a customs computer outage. it could not have come as a worse time with so many passengers returning home from vacation. airports across the country were affected. agents instead used alternative procedures to screen those entering the u.s. it took much longer than you usual. they had access to the national security base. so that was maintained. officials say don't they believe it was malicious. computers are online after being offline for four hours. severe storms are tearing across the south. they are being blamed for four deaths in alabama. here in louisiana no one was inside this camper when it was flipped over. possibly by a tornado. no deaths or injuries were reported in louisiana or mississippi. >> the storm system is moving east bringing the potential for more damage as well as misery.

>> good morning. those same tornados and severe storms now shifting and beginning to ravage the carolina coast. we're looking for gusty thunderstorms into portions of georgia but beginning to lean north and possibly targeting central portions of virginia. we're looking for another round of strong winds between 50070 miles per hour and toward the north more cold weather sinking from the north to the south. thank you. while we were watching the ball drop and trying to figure out what was happening with mariah carey's career, burglars are yieg $6 million of jewelry a few blocks away. the three men are seen at a high end jewelry store here possibly hiding in the stairwell in the building until a minute after midnight. but once inside the hard work was done.

the safes were all open. quite a heist there. a man allegedly stole a flatbed tow truck and got more than he suspected. it came with a police car. police spotted the stolen truck and gave chase. but one of their cruisers became hooked on the truck. the police car with the officer inside was dragged across the state line into new york. the suspect faces charges in two states now. and police in buffalo are facing some intense questioning after using a controversial method to subdue a suspect. the cops say the man was wielding a butcher knife and threatening officers with deadly force. it was caught on video. linsey davis has more. >> reporter: an investigation is underway after this video was posted on facebook live of a police officer intentionally plowing into a man with his suv. at first the suv reverses then accelerates forward. the man tries to run away but is rammed by the suv. it happened in buffalo, new york on saturday afternoon. sheila wda

her cell phone. >> i thought they were going to either taze him or tackle him. >> reporter: an attorney says there was another officer whose life was being threatened by the suspect who was wielding a 12-inch butcher knife. >> the officer perceived a risk, and it was unorthodox, but it worked. there's always other options, but buffalo at least as of when this happened does not carry tasers. >> reporter: police say the man had suicidal tendencies. they have not identified any of the men involved. the police officer is on the job. the man hit is said to have suffered an ankle injury. now to iowa and a high school kid who lost his wallet and has now been reunited with it four years later. >> four years later. here's the wallet. it belongs to alex fernandez.

he lost it as a freshman in high school on a bus. >> a mechanic found it while he was fixing heaters on the bus. he turned it in and because his old i.d. cards were in there, he eventually got the wallet back. his $7 was still inside as well. >> put those to good use now. >> we learned the school buses are thoroughly cleaned every day. >> and they check the heating once every four years even in iowa. $7 could get you a lot of pbrs in college now. coming up, the midair meltdown caught on video. how one guy's confrontation between a lone passenger and a flight attendant quickly escalated and why it forced a united airlines flight to divert to new zealand. >> and see who nick sent packing. we h

senior bachelor analyst. and we are celebrating a milestone here at "world news now." >> oh, yeah. >> this show is old enough to rent a car. starting tomorrow we take a look back. >> we're still on our parent's health care plan. thanks, obama. ugh, it's only lunchtime and my cold medicines' wearing off. i'm dragging. yeah, that stuff only lasts a few hours. or, take mucinex. one pill fights congestion for 12 hours. no thank you very much, she's gonna stick with the short-term stuff. 12 hours? guess i won't be seeing you for a while. is that a bisque? i just lost my appetite. why take medicines that only last 4 hours, when just one mucinex lasts 12 hours? start the relief. ditch the misery. let's end this. she pretty much lives in her favorite princess dress. but once a week i let her play sheriff so i can wash it. i use tide to get out those week old stains and downy to get it fresh and soft. you are free to go.

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flight from australia to san francisco. >> the flight was forced to divert to new zealand after a heated confrontation between a passenger and flight attendant. >> reporter: another passenger accused of causing a flight to reroute. this time a united flight from sydney bound for san francisco. >> [ bleep ]. >> do you want me to call -- >> do you know how cool it would be to have the plane turn around? do you know to do that? you do that. >> reporter: the plane diverting on new year's day. the man taken into police custody. a passenger shot the video. >> the two male flight attendants came over to try to de-escalate it. he called them terrible homophobic slurs. >> this is the second time in a few days a passenger is forced off a flight. this video appears to show one passenger hitting another.

and taken off that delta flight. >> reporter: and as for that united flight, more than 250 passengers had to wait 24 hours for a new flight. united tells us the call to divert is ultimately the captain's decision. gio benitez, abc, new york. >> when we come back, who went home on the premier of the bachelor. >> why some insiders think the drake j-lo romance is a sham. the skinny is coming up next. >> "world news now"

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♪ ♪ you're so excited. >> bachelor time. >> it is the much anticipated beginning of season 21. what say you bachelor analyst? >> well, we know who's our man, let's put it that way. nick viall. i have the rose here. i'll set it down. our man nick viall has been on tv before, you could say. he has already failed at love with andy, kaitlyn and jen on bachelor in paradise, in the event anyone watched that one over the summer. nick says he fears having his heart broken again but he's in this thing for real, and he's ready to go.

and they are off and running. so speaking of off and running, the women arrive at the mansion. there were 30 of them. it doesn't matter at this point, really, what their names are in particular, at least not the mass of them. there were plenty of red dresses involved. there were two danielles. there were two jasmines. there was a josephine. napoleon didn't make the scene, but there was a josephine there was some woman named alexis in a shark suit. >> it was a dolphin. >> it was a shark suit. she thought it was funny. it ran through the whole episode. it was so stupid. we can't wait to get her out of here. anyway, the women a note, a couple, carynn from miami. she stole the first kiss with nick there. i think you could say she was quite aggressive in her approach. but she says she's there for

we'll see what happens. got a long way to go. if the previews are anything, carynn is going to be around for a while. and then there's liz. it's fair to say liz and nick have a history together. they know each other. they were at a wedding, drank a little too much booze, wound up spending the night. woops. >> she was curious to see whether he would remember. she didn't get much of a reaction. >> nick claimed that he remembered her, and then he was a little off put, let's say, by their conversation. that sort of got weird. ironically enough, liz got the last rose. so that was a shock. anyway, some note keeping here. rachel an attorney from dallas, got the first impression rose. that's always important on the show. we won't even name the people who got roses. those who were ousted olivia, angela, lauren, brianna, ida

marie, susana. jasmine b and michelle eight of them gone already. there was no kiss count. there were only two. we'll hope to see improvement on that. next week the analyst pick for who will come away as the lucky winner on this season of the bachelor is danielle m. but danielle m arrived with the maple syrup. she's a nurse. very wholesome and understated. and if the previews are anything, she's going to be around for a while. analyst out. >> thank you, analyst. we've written it down. >> thank you, sir. >> all right. thank you. he didn't mention anything about j-lo and drake. there are a lot of people doubting that right now. over the romance, it's been budding as you know between jennifer lopez and drake.

this is after a new video clip leaked of two of them getting groovy on the dance floor at a winter wonderland themed prom party for the holidays. >> that looks like love, but according to those people at page 6, an anonymous music insider alleges this romance is really just a coldly calculated ruse to market their upcoming record featuring their yet to be released duet. >> and neither of them have actually confirmed the status of their relationship. they just keep posting these sort of suggestive pictures and videos. >> but here's the ultimate, and i do tell you this in all truth. the ultimate truth in why their romance is for real. her first album was called "on the six". boom. and drake is from the six. from 20 years ago. her first album was on the six.

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start the relief. ditch the misery. let's end this. ♪ i like this one. >> yeah. >> professional athletes are getting a new leg up on treating a variety of injuries and conditions. >> they're embracing leg backs. it's a sort of compression device many fitness buffs wear that are giving them a new edge in their game. >> reporter: it's time to improve the circulation in my walking sticks. >> reporter: sure, it makes for a good sitcom comedy, but those leg bags are called normatech, and they're no joke in the world of professional sports. it's been a game

athletes. marco head training coach for the lakers regularly uses the pulse compression device on all players. >> i would not travel without it. it gets the lactic acid out of the body and makes them feel more refreshed. >> reporter: athletes swear by it. but it's not only for the elite. at the unbreakable gym in west hollywood, there's a lounge equipped with the devices for all members to use. >> i don't want you leaving our gym feeling in more pain. i want you walking out here feeling great. >> reporter: you tell me if i used this after my leg day, i wouldn't walk around like this? >> you won't feel not just an immediate impact but an impact later that night. >> reporter: naturally, i gave it a try. >> it's going to work its way up. >> reporter: you feel the pressure at your feet, and now you can feel more pressure moving up. the company says the pulse recovery system is designed to

inflammation and increase blood flow to your muscles. the sleeves cause compression and then pulses and releases. the pulsing is unique to the company but there are plenty of other leg compressors around. >> when i didn't have these it took an hour to warm up. now it's 15 minutes. it changed my life. i'm kind of old. these help for old people. >> reporter: abc news, los angeles. i think i need a pair of those. >> can you use them and just skip the workout? >> that would be amazing. >> i took on a new year's challenge 2017 of everything. by the end of the month try to do several exercises of everything. day one and i'm already sore. >> how many do you have to do a day?

making new in america this tuesday morning -- breaking overnight, deadly storm lashing the south. we'll tell you where it's all heading right now. allegation breaking, major delays at airports from coast to coast. bags are piling up after a computer outage. crime of opportunity. a $6 million jewelry theft. the brazen heist, only a few blocks from times square, as the focus was on new year's eve. and a superhero sibling. see the 2-year-old who move addresser off his twin after it fell on him. >> wow. our future superhero right there indeed. we'll get to that