danya bacchus in texas, thanks, danya. >>> in the meantime, a school in miami thinks it's found its answers way beyond metal ducters to keep students safe. florida christian is selling bulletproof panels that can be inserted into their backpacks. it can stop a bullet from powerful handguns. the school will not comment on how many have been sold. >>> three ucla basketball players under arrest in china accuse the of shoplifting. the team is overseas to play the first game of the season. but liangelo ball along with two freshmen were taken into custody after an incident at a louis vuitton store and can face jail time depending on the value of the stolen items. >> there were 20 police officers around. they were yelling. there was screaming. and a lot of these kids were really intimidated happen. >> reporter: the arrests come just as president trump arrives in china and that could actually help the players. analysts say china may not want the publicity of this case right now. >>> a bit of health news. a new warning about the link between alcohol and cancer. researchers say alcohol is now associa

matt. >> danya bacchus reporting live for us in texas. thank you, danya. you can find extended coverage of the church shooting at 6abc.com including reports from anchor sharrie williams who visited the grieving community in texas. >> new video is just in from a fast moving fire in north philadelphia on west glenwood avenue. firefighters got a handle on the blaze. the fire broke out around 3:00 this morning and so far no injuries have been reported. >>> a police pursuit came to an end when a suspect slammed a car through a fence in willingboro last night. the vehicle landed in the middle of someone's backyard. somehow the suspect, though, managed to get out of the car and flee the scene. in fact, police are still out there looking for that person wanted for an undisclosed crime in mercer county. >> ♪ >>> and it is election day in pennsylvania and new jersey. the polls will open at 7:00 in the keystone state but an hour earlier at 6:00 that's in about 25 minutes in the garden state where voters will be choosing a new governor. "action news" reporter katherin

abc's danya bacchus is in texas with more. scary stuff, danya.ays before the massacre. this morning, new details revealing devin kelley was even more potentially dangerous than initially thought. police records show kelley a new mexico mental health facility in june of 2012. the police report notes kelley suffered from mental disorders, was caught sneaking firearms onto holloman air force base attempting to carry out death threats made on his military chain of command and the air force says they should have shared a domestic violence conviction with the fbi that would have blocked him from buying weapons. >> we're taking responsibility and will find out what happened and fix it. >> reporter: in the small town. >> why, why? >> reporter: vigils remembering the victims continued. >> she had looked at the gunman and he fired at her and it knocked her glasses off her face. >> reporter: sandy ward lost two of her grandchildren and her daughter-in-law joanne. >> when they found the body she was holding brooke in her arms. >> reporter: her grandson rylan

danya: of course not. that would ruin the surprise.hat is why they are called surprises, kimberly. in a little over one hour, the world's biggest awards show is set to begin. we can expect this to take the stage at the microsoft theater. the fans have voted. and tonight, music lovers will watch their favorite artists come together to honor idols, newcomers, and record breakers. this year's p mars, up for eight awards including artist and video of the year. >>>> one of the fun things is you have everything from country stars, pop stars, all in one room, rooting for each other. kimberly: all of these racking up nominations. kendrick lamar, ed sheeran, the weekend,ers, and the each with five. and this could be the year's first for miranda lambert or coldplay. they have all been nominated for ama awards multiple times, but never won. hosting the show, actress tracy ellis roth, whose mother, diana ross, is said to receive the lifetime achievement award. >> i would be thrilled and excited to come and take in extraordinary career being celebr

abc's danya bacchus continues our coverage. danya, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, diane, good morning to you, kendis. officials say that this shooting spree was rooted in a domestic dispute. they say devin kelley was hunting for his mother-in-law who attends the church. overnight -- >> who is the victor? you are, lord. >> reporter: people in this small texas town coming together to grieve and remember the 26 lives lost after authorities say sunday 26-year-old devin kelley opened fire inside this church using a ruger assault rifle with the intent to kill as many people as possible. roseann soliz watched the shooting spree in horror. >> people screaming and people crying and, momma, where are you, momma. the little kids. there were a lot of children. i saw bodies with a lot of blood. that's all i saw. i wasn't about to get out from where i was hiding. he was going through the rows to see who was shot and who wanted. >> did you play dead? >> yes, i did. i played dead. and i made sure that i hit under the bench. >> report

danya: absolutely big night. good evening to you,. it's down to three couples.ight will be a christmas spectacular as the final three give it their all one last time. it started with 13 stars and now only the top three remain. jordan fisher, "hamilton" and the "grease live" actor going in the finale at the top of the leaderboard. >> it was so full on, full of energy. danya: despite him and h partner lindsey being injured. >> i have an aberration, it's better than yesterday. >> the only woman left, the acclaimed violinist beating the odds, battling an almost season ending rib injury. >> i can't even rehearse because i'm in so much pain. >> to make it to the finals. >> i will use a word i never use. awesome. >> frankie munoz showing he is more than "malcolm in the middle." the child actor remained top competitor and the judges love the fox trot. >> great flair. >> tonight the couples will leave it all on the floor performing two dances. the favorite dance from the season and the new routine as part of the 24-hour fusion. >> i have no clue who will win. fantastic c

reporting live from sutherland springs texas, danya bacchus, channel6 "action news." >> thank you danyaf the church shooting at 6abc.com including reports from our anchor sharrie williams who visited the grieving community in texas. >> ♪ >> new video is just in from a fast moving fire in north philadelphia. the action cam was on the 1500 block of west glenwood avenue as firefighters got a handle on the blaze. the fire broke out around 3 a.m. no injuries have been reported. >>> and new from new jersey, a police pursuit came to an end when the suspect slammed into a car through a fence. it happened at sunset and charleston road in willingboro last night. the vehicle landed in the middle of somebody's backyard. somehow the suspect still managed to get out and flee the scene and in fact police are still out there looking for that person who is wanted for an undisclosed crime in mercer county. >>> and it is election day in pennsylvania and new jersey. the polls are opening up in about 25 minutes in the keystone state. they're already opened. they opened up at 6:00 a.m. in the garden state an

kendis and adrienne. >> our thanks to danya bacchus there reporting for us. as authorities try to figure out a motive for the shooting, people who knew the suspect are sharing their stories. neighbors say they often heard gunfire at his home late at night. a former classmate calls the suspect socially inept and says he often talked about his rifles and how he hated religious people. but his criminal record for assaulting his 11-month-old child is raising the most questions. he allegedly bought his gun after he had served time behind bars and was discharged from the air force. former counterterrorism official steve gomez tells us a background check should have flagged him. >> in this case he was convicted. he was serving time in the military, and he was sentenced to the brig for about a year, and so that should have made it into the database, into the ncic system when they did the background check. that should have been flagged. he should not have been allowed to purchase that weapon, so that's a problem. >> that weapon, a ruger rifle used in the church shooti

that news coming in right now, danya bacchus lively in texas for us.an find extended coverage of the texas church shooting at 6abc.com including the very latest on the investigation and a slideshow honoring the memory of the victims. >> this is breaking right now in philadelphia's germantown neighborhood. firefighters are just brought a two alarm fire under control. but not before one person was injured in the blaze on the 200 block of manheim street. we know a number of residents have been displaced as well. they're now receiving assistance from the american red cross. >> ♪ >>> new this morning, a police pursuit ended with a crash in willingboro burlington county and authorities are still looking for that suspect. the action cam was on the scene near sunset road and charleston road late last night. police say the speeding driver lost control around a curve crashed through a fence and landed up against a house but somehow managed to flee. police first started after the suspect in hamilton mercer county but they haven't said why. no injuries were report

diane and kendis. >> yeah, it does sound pretty nice there, danya.y, coming up later this half hour more on the royal couple's future plans and how meghan markle is already setting fashion trends. a live report from london ahead. >>> but now time for your weather on this tuesday morning. it's almost winter but you wouldn't know that in denver where it warmed up to 81 degrees yesterday. that's the highest temperature the city has ever recorded for the month of november. but today, it's back to reality with temperatures in the 40s. meanwhile, the snow cover in the lower 48 states is at its lowest level for late november in 14 years. even locations near the canadian border are still seeing bare ground. typically snowy conditions like bangor, maine, have reported no measurable snow. >>> well, cyber monday now in your browser history but coming up, the next chance to save big on your holiday shopping. >>> the search for a 3-year-old reportedly abducted from her bedroom in the middle of the night. >>> police release video of a >>> take a look at this video

>> danya, thank you.yone caught up on the latest what we know about accused gunman devin kelley. he was stationed at holloman air force base in new mexico from 2010 until he was discharged in 2014. he was court-martialed for domestic violence against his wife and his child in 2012. kelley was sentenced to 12 months' confinement and given a bad conduct discharge and he was licensed as a security guard and worked and lived in new braunfels, texas, north of sutherland springs. a facebook profile under kelley's name featured a photo of an ar-15 style semiautomatic rifle. >> jessica, thank you. our coverage of the mass shooting in texas continues on the abc 7 news app, also online. you can head to our facebook page to share your thoughts. >>> more local news now. take a look at the flames and black smoke billowing from the second floor apartment in san leandro. that unit caught on fire some time after 10:00 last night. the person living there told a battalion chief he believes the fire started in the kitchen.

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and this morning that is where we find abc news reporter danya we find abc news reporter danya bachus reporter: good morning, jessica. first baptist church of sutherland springs behind me is still an active crime scene. this morning authorities have not released a motive for the shooting but we have learned the suspected gunman legally was not allowed to own a gun. a small texas town now mourning 26 of their neighbors gunned down yesterday in the deadliest church shooting in modern u.s. history. it began after 11:20 sunday morning, a gunman walked into first baptist church in sutherland springs, texas, and opened fire on the congregation. the tragedy prompting a massive response from first responders as well as residents. >> the second we knew what was going on we just ran over there to help. >> reporter: officials say the suspected gunman, kevin kelley, walked into the church with an ar-15 style weapon and started shooting. kelley was in the air force but was convicted in 201 is 2 of child abuse. he served one year before being released in 2013. his bad conduct charge and conviction

and abc's danya bacchus was there to see the battle for survival on the dance floor. to the wire until the very end. but after ten weeks of dancing, only one champion could be named, and that was jordan and lindsey. the season 25 finale kicked off with a christmas spectacular reunion with all 13 of this season's stars. ♪ wake me up before you go go >> reporter: and then the final competition started with lindsey and mark doing their favorite dance from the season. >> and a real sizzling part there by the guy. >> reporter: landing a perfect score. >> there we go again! >> reporter: frankie and whitney wowed the judges with their argentine tango from disney night. >> that is a fantastic argentine tango. >> reporter: also landing a perfect 30. jordan and lindsey turned up the competition with a red hot samba. >> you sort of take ownership of every bit of movement you take. >> reporter: tying the score board with another round of tens. and all three couples had one last chance to win the mirror ball, performing a 24 hour fusion challenge. ♪ >> reporter: but in the end, th

reporting live from sutherland vings, texas, danya bacchus, abc 7 news. >> our coverage continues onlinec 7 news app. >> you can enable push alerts to get instant updates as new information comes out. >>> going to switch to former first lady initial obama she will be in san francisco today. >> she is the keynote speaker at the sales force deem force convention. >> reporter: good morning. michelle obama's speech is several hours away but people are already showing up to save a seat. now, this year's theme of the dream force convention is trail blazing and mrs. obama is expected to talk about how she trail blazed her own career. the session is set up as an hour long conversation with sales force ceo marc benioff, dream force is warning that no photography, recording or video will be allowed during mrs. obama's keynote. there is about 170,000 people attending the conference so space is limited. >> so i came here a little early, i figured i would try to get into the session and see if i could see her in person instead of, you know, from one of the many places they broadcast her from. >> he d

abc news reporter danya backes is live in sutherland springs.d morning. >> good morning, jessica. officials believe that this killing spree was rooted in a domestic dispute. they say devin kelley was hunting for his - - [ no audio ] >> overnight people in this small texas town coming together to grieve and remember the 26 lives lost after authorities say sunday 26-year-old devin kelley opened fire inside this church. >> he was going through the rows to see who was shot and who wasn't. >> rosanne who is still recovering from a bullet wound watched the shooting spree in horror. this morning more information about the killer. military records show the former airman was convicted of domestic violence for abusing his then wife and 11 month old stepson. that record should have stopped him from being able to buy the murder weapon, but the air force admits they never gave the information to the fbi which maintains the database used for the background check. >> i wish i could have gotten there faster. i'm no hero. i mean, i am not. >> stephen willeford t

abc's danya bacchus has more. just days before thanksgiving..tmas is arriving at the thanksgiving.. christmas is arriving at the first lady melania trump will accept this year' official white house christmas tree this afternoon. the 19-and-a-half foot balsam fir comes to the blue room from a tree farm in wisconsin. happening now - the toys for tots holiday drive kicking off in fairfax. county fire and rescue crews - helping bring gifts to those in need. our kidd o'shea is with them, live in fairfax this morning. coming up at six - we're following breaking news in northwest the ad >> now, "good morning washington," on your side. we begin with a breaking news alert. breaking at 6 a.m., police swarming neighborhood in northern virginia. the active investigation going on right now. >> you are welcomed and celebrated because of who you are, not despite it. larry: a chance encounter that ended with the prince william county and demi lovato. autria: and how will things shake out for the weather and your thanksgiving holiday? [captioning performed by th

here's danya bacchus. >> reporter: after months of speculation they made the official announcement they'reed. >> how are you guys feeling? >> yeah, thrilled. >> reporter: sitting down to reveal all the details about how the prince popped the quest month on a typical cozy night as the two were roasting chicken at their cottage. >> he got on one knee. >> of course. >> was it an instant yes. >> yes, i could barely let you finish proposing. can i say yes now? >> the ring, yellow gold with a diamond from bought swan in and smaller diamonds on the side from his mother princess diana's jewelry collection. >> it is days like today when i really miss having her around and miss being able to share the happy news but, you know, with the ring and with everything else going on i'm sure -- ? she's with us. >> reporter: the two met last year set up on a blind date and from their first public royal appearance at the invictus games to a romantic birthday trip to africa, their love has been on full display. >> i didn't know much about him and so the only thing that i had asked her when she said she wanted t

immigration minister ahmed to saying who said immigrants needed to boost the country's labor market danya lack reports from toronto already more welcoming of immigrants than many other countries canada is opening its doors even wider plans to admit more than three hundred forty thousand people a year up from roughly three hundred thousand now were announced in parliament by immigration minister ahmed hussein who came to canada from somalia in one thousand nine hundred three. once this was a former british colony home mostly to people of european origin today especially in cities it's one of the most diverse places in the world recently released census figures say more than a fifth of canadians were born outside the country most of come under a merit based system that rates education and job skills highly once accepted they're allowed to bring close family here in the shopping malls and neighborhoods around canada's largest city is where the transformative effect of immigration can be seen most vividly and with the government's plans to bring in even more people from around the world over

danya mendez left her job at the kfc. she got into an zargt stt and that's when he was attacked. later that morning, her husband called the police saying she was not home on friday. police were able to make that arrest. >>> time right now is 9:06. police are looking for a killer. a man in his mid-20s was found stabbed along bragg lane. >> we are told that the man died at the scene. detectives think he knew his killer and there is no threat to the public. >> freeze. >> ump >> mike pence filled into honor america's veterans. he laid a wreath at the tomb of an unknown soldier yesterday. >> before his visits there, he helps the national wall. >>> in the clearest term to date, the president believes u.s. intelligence and agencies on this matter despite repeated denials from vladimir putin. >>> coming up later this morning on "meet the press." chuck todd is going to dive into what it means for the future of the republican party and you will be joined by mark shorts and amy klobachar and mark toomey. it starts riepght now at 10:30. the sun is up. maybe temperatures are going up, too. no

danya: tuesday, we are hearing stories of survival from those who witnessed the worst mass shooting in texas history. bulletrecovering from a wound. she played dead when she watched the shootings paris when she remembered his chilling words, "everybody dies." we're learning more about the shooter's history. a former air force airman pleaded his then-wife and striking his -old stepson with the force likely to produce death or grievous harm. that should have stopped them from buying the weapon, but the air force never gave the information to the fbi, who maintains the database for background checks. overnight, a vigil to remember the 26 lives lost and others injured. the two men credited with helping to end the massacre. >> i am no hero. i am not. i wish i could have gotten there faster. williford engage the shooter. his bullet struck the shooter twice. president trump says instituting extreme betting for gun owners would make no difference. zynga fuller for did not have a gun instead of sutherland springs, texas. is on top of the investigation sending push alerts through our free news a

danya bacchus reports another woman says she was sexually assaulted by harvey weinstein and a new reportst john conyers. >> a new complaint against disgraced hollywood mogul harvey weinstein. a british actress accusing him of sexually assaulting her in 2014. >> he forced me to walk with him to the bathroom. he touched me, rubbled me. told me to relax. >> she is filing a federal lawsuit against harvey weinstein and his brother bob. accusing the company of violating the sex trafficking law. he said they recruited female actress to engage in sex. weinstein is denying the allegations. in capitol hill another former staffer coming forward with new accusation of the sexual misconduct against the longest serving member of congress. john conyers. first reported in the "detroit news," deanna maher the former deputy chief of staff said he made several unwanted sexual advances and touched her inappropriately on three occasions. telling abc news there are so many victims that passed through conyers and he was so cruel, everyone knew what was going on and no one did anything. conyers vehemently denie

abc's danya bacchus has the latest. >> reporter: a new sexual assault claim against disgraced hollywood, harvey weinstein. kadian noble accusing him. >> he took hold of me and pretty much forced me to walk with him to the bathroom. and he's like touching me, and he says, just relax. >> reporter: noble now filing a lawsuit against harvey weinstein and his brother bob, accusing the weinstein company of violating federal sex trafficking laws. the suit alleges he would recruit, solicit and entice young female actresses with promises of film roles only to use force, fraud and coercion to engage them in sex. harvey weinstein has repeatedly denied allegations he engaged in non-consensual sex. and on capitol hill, a new staffer coming forward with allegation against the longest-serving member in congress, john conyers. first reported in the detroit news, deanna mayer, his former chief of staff says he made several unwanted sexual advances and touched her inappropriately on at least three occasions. saying there are so many who passed through, he was so cruel, everyone knew what was going on but

. >> danya, thank you. >>> and the fate of the sandy hook shooting lawsuit could hinge on a slingshote connecticut school shooting was marketed as a combat weapon. they also cite a 1977 indicate which allowed a lawsuit against a slingshot company. they say remington is not responsible for the shooting. remington says its ar-15 is meant for target practice, deer hunting and home security. >>> police in tampa are stepping up the manhunt for what they describe as a serial killer. after the fourth shooting in less than two months. fbi agents went door to during after 66-year-old ronald felton was shot. the he was on his way to feed the homeless at a local church. witnesses tell police they missed the suspect by just five seconds. and last night, frustrated residents packed a neighborhood watch meeting demanding answers from investigators. >>> alabama senate candidate roy moore is accusing both republicans and democrats of working together to stop his campaign. moore told a church audience last night that both political parties are doing everything they can to keep him out of washington. t