tonight, holiday travel warning. more than 100 million americans traveling for christmas. some facing dangerous drives, the fiery crash on the highway. and the scare forcing a crowded terminal to evacuate. plus, we're tracking a major storm affecting 15 states where it's hitting and when. the christmas terror plot. the former marine with an alleged plan to blow up a major tourist spot on christmas day. signed, sealed, delivered. inside the oval office for president trump's first major legislative victory, the tax overhaul and what he says is next on his agenda. also, the miss america scandal.

crude e-mails exposing a sexist and degrading culture among top officials. tonight, 49 former winners calling for those top executives to step down. and last-minute christmas deals. we'll show you where to find the best sales on big screen tvs and apple watches. plus, how late can you wait to get your gift there in time. and good evening. i'm tom llamas in for david tonight. we begin with more than 100 million americans moving across the country right now. and the major holiday storm about to collide with some travelers. airline passengers facing huge crowds and long lines at tsa check points. dallas love field one of the busiest airports in the country, evacuated after smoke from an air conditioner triggered a fire alarm in

two people killed in that fiery crash. one of the busiest times to be on the road. rob marciano standing by with the forecast. abc's eva pilgrim leads us off. >> millions of americans battling gridlock and mother nature en route to their holiday destinations. in new jersey, massive backups after this fiery crash shut down a highway. two people were killed, six others hurt in this seven-car pileup. the cars engulfed in flames. more than 97 million americans are hitting the roads this holiday season. experts warning it could take three times longer to get where you're heading. in colorado, heavy snowy making a mess on the roads causing a massive slow down. cars spun out. waiting for help on the side of the road. and several states in the northeast issuing travel advisories due to dangerous driving conditions. this car sliding off the road in plymouth new hampshire. >> we were supposed to head out tomorrow. we heard the weather was terrible. they're talking about ice and

bad driving conditions. >> drivers need to be careful this weekend. abc's eva pilgrim joins us live, you've been tracking that major storm and those travel advisories, police lowering speed limits and police asking travelers to stay off the roads. >> that's right. 15 states in the path of that major storm, in maine, police lowering the speed limit on the turnpike from 70 to 45. in vermont, authorities are asking drivers to stay off 35-mile stretch of an interstate. >> eva, thank you from roads to america's airports tonight. the skies over america are filled at this hour. take a look at the map. airlines crisscrossing the country carrying nearly 3 million passengers today alone. for many of them it was a slow going at the start. david kerley. >> reporter: passengers heard the

>> please evacuate. >> reporter: instead of heading home they headed out of dallas love field. a small air conditioner fire. >> you got to turn around and go back this way. >> reporter: they all had to be rescreened again. all across the country. the lines were long. 2.7 million took to the sky, a sky filled with airliners by midday. in washington, we went behind the scenes. for united airplanes, this is the busiest day for the holiday season. with weather a potential threat, they keep an eye on the maps as baggage fills the belt. united tries to get 5 million passengers home between now and new year's. >> how's it going. >> so far so good. our on-time performance is right where we expect it to be. >> some good news from the northeast there. david ker

reagan airport. we saw that crush of some 3 million flyers today. looking ahead what will be the busiest travel day for those trying to get back home. >> think about it, tom, last night and tonight two of the busiest days to get out of town. many of these passengers will want to come home soon after christmas. tuesday after christmas is expected to be extremely busy if you want to fly. tom. >> all eyes on the weather. thanks so much. now to major storm sweeping across the country at this hour. 15 states in the path of snow and rain, from texas all the way to maine. let's get right to rob marciano along new york's west side highway. rob, this is serious storm. >> it is. it reaches far and wide here. just north of here, it's wintry mix. north of i-94. we got de-icing programs at the airports, at boston and buffalo tonight. rain stretches all the way back to

there, rain will still be an issue tomorrow in nashville. during the day tomorrow, by tomorrow night we start to get the cold air to filter in behind that and that sets the stage for a white christmas. monday, some snow along the i-95 corridor. heavy snow across northern new york and northerning new england. a white christmas for some. >> we'll keep tracking that storm. now the other big story we're following tonight. the alleged terror plot in san francisco. the fbi arresting a former marine recruit accused of planning to attack fisherman's wharf on christmas day. authorities say he was inspired by isis. pierre thomas with more. >> reporter: the alleged target, san francisco's fisherman's wharf on christmas day, when it could be packed with holiday revelers.

the fbi says this tow truck driver was secretly planning a yuletide massacre using bombs and guns. everitt aaron jameson, accused of being an isis sympathizer. a man the fbi says celebrated the devastating vehicle attack in new york on halloween that left eight people dead. jameson allegedly telling an fbi informant, "i'm glad to know we muslims are finally hitting back." he is a former marine recruit and sharpshooter discharged for failing to disclose a history of asthma. investigators say he described himself to the informant as a muslim convert, adding, "this is what will make me more useful. i can blend in." and when the fbi searched his home they say they found firearms and a handwritten martyrdom note specifically mentioning president trump. >> pierre thomas joins us now from washington. pierre, does the fbi know how and when he allegedly became radicalized? >> tom, apparently radicalized online. the fbi claims he

propaganda on social media, including calls to kill americans on this holiday season. >> pierre, thanks so much next tonight, president trump in mar-a-lago hours after celebrating his first legislative victory. signing that tax cut bill into law, surrounded by cameras in the oval office. president trump already looking at the next item on his agenda in the new year. abc's david wright. >> so this is the bill right here. and we're very proud of it. >> reporter: this may be the most sweeping overhaul of the tax code in a generation. >> that's your bill. >> reporter: but today's signing ceremony was a rush job. >> we did a rush job today. it's not fancy, but it's the oval office, it's the great oval office. >> reporter: the president, like someone who can't wait to open his christmas present. >> i was going to wait for a formal signing some time in early january, but then i watched the news this morning

and they were all saying, will he keep his promise, will he sign it by christmas? will he sign it by christmas? and i called downstairs and said get it ready, we have to sign it now. >> reporter: traditionally, the bill's strongest champions on capitol hill would get the pens used to sign it as a keepsake. not today. congressional leaders weren't even there. >> so, here you go, folks, you want the box with it or not? >> reporter: so the president handed out the ceremonial pens out like stocking stuffers. he called the tax cuts a christmas present to the middle class. and most americans will see their taxes go down, but only temporarily. the biggest cuts will benefit corporations and those cuts are permanent. >> reporter: president trump's real estate empire certainly stands to gain. but how much? hard to tell. >> mr president, are the american people ever going to see your tax returns? >> reporter: because the president still refuses to disclose what he pays. >> david wright joins us now

david, you were at the white house today. this new tax plan by far the president's biggest legislative achievement and one of the biggest days of his presidency. he mentioned today during the oval office he hopes to carry this momentum in the next year with the plan for infrastructure. >> that's right, tom, he hopes to approach that issue with help of the democrats. the democrats have priorities of their own and both parties are going to be looking ahead to the midterms. >> the president promising to work with democrats in the new year. all right, david, thank you. up next, the hunt for serial killer near fresno, california. the victims targeted at random. one person injured. here's abc's senior national correspondent jim avila. >> reporter: tonight, california authorities are blanketing fresno county looking for the most frightening of shooters. a gunman randomly shooting at passing cars.

shots ringing out from nowhere. >> someone just shot my boss. >> reporter: of the ten shootings, so far only one victim hit. a woman with a shrapnel injury to the chest. the man in this 911 call, reporting the injuries. >> my boss here got shot through her window in the car. can you send an ambulance? >> okay. did she get hit? >> yes, she's bleeding. >> reporter: all the victims reporting sudden loud bangs as the bullets hit their cars. the only description is of the vehicle passing by quickly. a large, dark, pickup truck with oversize wheels. no glimpse of the driver. >> if this keeps going, it's going to be a matter of time before we have a murder investigation. >> reporter: tonight, police are flooding the area and offering a a $7,000 reward. >> all right, jim, thanks so much. now the fire storm erupting around the miss america pageant. at least 49 former winners demanding the ceo and board

internal e-mails about former contestants was made. here's abc's linsey davis. ♪ >> the pageantry of miss america replaced by pandemonium tonight this after haskell's emails from 2014 were leaked to the huffington post. exposing alleged sexist, crude and demeaning conversations. >> miss new york! >> reporter: 2013, miss america mallory hagan is the subject of derogatory comments about her love life and weight. >> having someone bully you, belittle you, demean you, degrade you in any way is not okay no matter what. >> reporter: she's now one of 49 former miss americas demanding haskell and others step down. describing a culture of abuse.

former fox news anchor gretchen carlson who won the pageant in 1989 tweeted. "every mao executive & board member who engaged in such crude behavior & signed off on it like it was no big deal should resign immediately." >> linsey davis joins us now. late word tonight that some of the pressure from the former miss america winners is actually work zmrg you're right, tom, we just learned that the board voted to suspend ceo sam haskell and another board member stepped down. we did reach out to haskell he's not responded to our request for comment. >> linsey davis with those major developments tonight. now the growing outrage over the iphone slowdown. apple facing at least two lawsuits admitting it intentionally slows down older phones. many customers believe it's employ to make them buy new iphones.

>> reporter: tonight, the backlash growing, apple now facing dual class action suits after the company revealed software updates could slow down performance speeds on older iphones. the company claiming the updates keep customers battery's running longer. but in two separate complaints filed customers say they, "were never given the option to bargain or choose whether they preferred to have their iphone slower than normal." and that apple was "purposefully and knowingly releasing software updates that slowed performance speeds." >> if you put a better battery in and the battery health is better, it's not going to down-clock those speeds. the processor will run at normal speeds. >> reporter: in a statement to abc news apple says, "our goal is to deliver the best experience for customers, which includes overall performance and prolonging the life of their devices." >> they could have told us what we can do to get a new battery. do people really know that they can get a new battery for $80? >> repor

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