here's alex perez. >> reporter: this hard-to-watch video sparking outrage. >> no! no! >> you're not going to jail or anything. >> no! >> reporter: those screams from a 11-year-old. the incident captured on the body cam began when the student and her mother and aunt were leaving a home in michigan. police incorrectly believed that a suspect was hiding inside. >> stop yelling. >> calm down, that is my child! >> reporter: weapons drawn, the girl terrified starts crying as the officer cuffs her. >> i didn't do anything wrong. i've never been in trouble by the grand >> reporter: her mother demanding answers. >> you had us all into cop cars. why? for what? >> reporter: the police chief admitting the young girl was not treated properly. >> listening to the 11-year-old's response makes my stomach turn, makes me physically nauseous. >> reporter: the 11-year-old should not have been treated as an adult and an investigation into the officer's actions is under way. alex perez, chicago. >> there needs to be a change of some kind. >> near is there is an internal investigation into h

>> alex perez tonight. alex, thank you. >>> next here tonight, to treacherous driving on the way. a new round of snow and bitter cold from michigan to new york. up to a foot in some places. after a dangerous 24 hours already. a semi shattered in an accident on i-69, that's in central michigan right there. heavy snow causing whiteout conditions near erie, pennsylvania. wind chills plunging to single digits in the northeast. another system behind it. and another storm hits the mid-atlantic tomorrow, as well. meteorologist rob marciano, tracking it all again for us tonight. hey, rob. >> reporter: hi, david. with that snow we had this morning, a reinforcing shot of cold air, so, wind chills are back in the teens. and look at these numbers. pretty brutal in the morning. we'll see wind chills, single numbers, new york and boston. below zero in albany. winter storm watches up, lake effect snow machine will be cranking, western new york, western michigan. could see a foot of snow in those spots. you mentioned that coastal low from the delmarva to long island to cape cod, could see an inch

alex perez, erie, pennsylvania. >> just in case you need boots, dsw looks open behind alex. so the extreme cold in the northeast will be forcing people to bundle up in new york's times square. >> they have installed the 288 crystal triangles 2018. and justin poefic vick is here the bad news. >> bitterly cold temperatures for maine as we work into friday in the northeast. today is going to be quite intense as well. in fact, take a look at how cold it's going to feel. we're talking about minus 20 to minus 30 degrees even into portions of the midday hours. damp conditions over the southeast with the potential for a little bit of freezing precipitation on the northern fringe, and take a look at how cold it's going to feel heading into new year's eve. kendis, diane? >>> and roy moore has filed a complaint to delay election results. he says he wants to preserve evidence of alleged fraud. he has refused to concede the race even after president trump congratulated doug jones on the win. according to moore, three experts claim they've seen may indicate election fraud. alabama's attor

>> alex perez reporting from the tundra tonight. all right, alex, thank you. >>> dangerous cold and we mentioned now more snow in the forecast. abc's senior meteorologist rob marciano tracking it all. rob, how low will it go? >> reporter: well, easily below zero in some of the big cities, as far as the wind chill is concerned. right here in new york, this biting wind feels like 0 degrees. t below zero in chicago. minus 13 in albany. and we're looking at another system as alex mentioned that will bring in about one two three inches of snow from chicago, cincinnati, cleveland, columbus, pittsburgh, getting in there philadelphia, new york city by saturday afternoon. and then that will release the next arctic invasion. this stuff is even colder new year's eve. minus 30 in minneapolis. minus 13 in boston. and minus 4 in new york city, potentially the coldest new year's eve in the big apple since 1962. tom? >> all those revelers are going to have to bundle up. rob, thank you. >>> and despite the freezing temperatures, a million visitors, a

thankfully, no one was injured. >> and alex perez joins us live now, just outside of buffalo. alex, it's hard to make out what's behind you, because everything is frozen and they're expecting even more snow? >> reporter: that's right, tom. it's hard to believe even staring right at it. take a look behind me there. this is lake erie back there, and the water coming up to the shore here freezing solid. that's a bench underneath there. aaa says they're getting about 100 calls an hour for help, and it's not over just yet. they are expecting more snow, about a foot more, just south of here in the next 24 hours. tom? >> incredible snow and incredible images. alex, thank you. >>> and that arctic blast likely will be dangerous wind child alerts in 20 states. some 45 million americans feeling the cold. let's get right to abc's senior meteorologist rob marciano with more. rob? >> reporter: good evening, tom. right now, in the least amount of daylight and the least amount of cold all year long. through erie, northern michigan, another one to two feet, as alex mentioned, on top of the fou

>> alex perez. alex, thank you. >>> overseas tonight, to south korea, and a deadly fire, altering the route of the olympic torch relay. a dramatic scene. people dangling from the side. some jumping to air mattresses below. the olympic torch relay was to pass through that city tomorrow. of course, now, it will take a different path. >>> and with the winter olympics just a few weeks away now, there is also new attention tonight being paid to one of the biggest olympic scandals of our time. there is a new movie out about tonya harding and nancy kerrigan, and that brutal coop makers about the 1994 attack, just weeks before the winter olympics. ha harding's ex-husnd pleading guilty. kerrigan recovered from her injuries, going on t silver. she told police after the time she did not note beforehand about the attack. abc's amy robach sitting down with her. >> reporter: do you still care what people think about you? >> no. yes. i mean, i care but i don't care. >> reporter: you've said this, that 23 ylater, t

we'll get to rob mars yan knoll for more on that forecast, but we begin tonight with alex perez in erie, pennsylvania. >> reporter: tonight, with much of the country in a deep freeze, the great lakes are battling a record-breaking bitter onslaught of snow. oswego county, new york, now under a state of emergency. redfield getting a record-shattering 62 inches of snow. >> this is a little too early compared to what we normally get. can't do anything about it. move it. >> reporter: in lorraine, new york, firefighters tunneling their way into this home to rescue a woman trapped inside. residents struggling to dig out and crews struggling to keep the roads passable. >> it's coming, at times, faster than we can keep up with it. >> reporter: in erie, 65 inches of snow and still coming down. this man spent most of the day digging out his family's two cars, trying to keep up with mother nature this week, he says, a losing battle. >> we're drowning in snow. the best way i can put it. >> reporter: crews coming from as far away as pittsburgh. the national guard called in, too. one problem that to o

that brutal cold turning minnehaha falls into a frosty ice-scape. >> and tonight, alex perez braving the cold for us, joining us live now from a mountain of snow there in erie, pennsylvania. alex, that city got as much snow in the past several days as they usually get all winter? >> reporter: yeah, that's right, tom. they usually get about 100 inches of snow here in erie all winter. so far, they've gotten 102 inches just in december alone. as for what happens for these massive mounds of snow like this one piling up all over town? officials here say, they just haven't gotten to that point yet. a long road ahead. tom? >> clearly. 102 inches so far. all right, alex, our thanks to you. >>> and those frigid temperatures tomorrow morning expected to feel up to 22 degrees below zero, with wind chill in some parts. let's get out to abc news senior meteorologist rob marciano, who is out in the cold, and rob, it is bitter out there tonight. >> reporter: it is, and as you mentioned, it's going to get worse. the good news is, the lake effect snows, most of them will shut off. the bad news is, be

>> alex perez tonight. thank you, alex. >>> next, the bitter cold in the east tonight, after a first round of snow. the highest snow totals in upstate new york so far. 15 inches i a second round of snow falling right now in wisconsin, accidents lining the highways near green bay tonight. winter is here. wind chills, many in the single digits. rob marciano tracking it all. i know it's not officially here -- but it's here. >> reporter: it is. it's been a biting wind all day long. look at the numbers, what it feels league right now across much of the northeast. single digits in many spots. teens. as we look to tomorrow afternoon, really, it doesn't get any warmer. nor does it on friday, because we have a strong alberta clipper that's bringing the snow to the great lakes. that's going to usher in more. it's got snow covering the entire hand of michigan. detroit and getting in through pittsburgh. could seal four to eight inches of snow including northern parts of ohio. by the time it gets to new york, only one t

alex perez, abc news, eerie, pennsylvania. >> wow, you can imagine? >> this pattern has really gripped parts of the country, hasn't it? >> so many people affect. here we're enjoying some warm weather but will there be some rain. >> sandy patel is watching that and the national weather scene. >>> let's look at the national weather scene. sfo 54 degrees. much of the west, not too bad but you look at fargo, it's 31 below. that is brutal. 13 below in boston, 0 in chicago, right now in new york. so if you are traveling tomorrow from the pacific northwest to the northern rockies and the midwest you're going to dealing with not only the chill but the snow. this is frigid conditions that will continue as an arctic blast has made its way across the reeng. minus 4 in fargo for a high. 17 in boston, 23 in new york. no thank you. take a look at live dopplar 7 we'll stick with our clouds and soon enough he'll be seeing rain but not tomorrow. hazy skies tomorrow afternoon, mild weather. most of you in the low to mid-60s. as you check out what's ahead around the sta

alex perez, abc news, missouri. >> and the suspect did sustain one gunshot wound, we're told, to the upper chest and was taken to the hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries there. >> thank goodness for those vests. >>> coming up in the next half hour, omarosa's departure from the white house, claiming she wasn't fired but resigned, and the candid moment on gma when rob robin made it clear how she felt about the "apprentice" contestant there. super fans just getting out of the latest movie. did it live up to their hopes and dreams? we'll find out on "world news now." ♪when you've got...♪ ♪...nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea!♪ nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea!♪ here's pepto bismol! ah. ♪nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea!♪ ♪ >>> no spoilers. there it is, right there, on the big screen. the moment ray fines long-lost luke skywalker. the literal cliff-hanger from the last "star wars" movie, the force awakens. >> and everyone's holding their breath. the big questions final lly get answered, so we're

. >> abc's alex perez shows us the hardest-hit areas. >> reporter: 200 million americans bundled fromd to toe. that dangerous cold snap gripping more than half the country. from the northeast where temperatures are 15-30 degrees below normal. freezing fountains in philadelphia and new york. to chicago at midway airport, it was too cold to fly. more than80 flights canceled. >> no solutions or anything like that. >> reporter: officials warning the cold could be deadly, especially for the very young and very old. >> extreme weather is more than an inconvenience, it's a life-threatening event. >> reporter: shelters overflowing with people trying to escape frigid temperatures. the arctic temps shattering record after record. 17 below zero in flint, michigan, 32 below in watertown, new york. and in cotton, minnesota, an unbearable 41 below zero. >> it feels like your skin is going to be on fire. >> reporter: it is colder in cotton than in parts of siberia. meanwhile along the great lakes, plow drivers trying to plow through five feet of snow. this man had to hire a plow to unbury his car. t

alex perez from new mexico. >> reporter: tonight, the horrifying moments as a shooter opens fire inside this new mexico high school. >> everyone get down. >> we could hear casing hitting the floor. >> reporter: the gunman 21 year old william atchison, scheduled the attack writing "work at 6:20 a.m. and die at 8:00 a.m. police say he slipped into the school with students, went to the bathroom and pulled out a 9 millimeter glock. >> we do have a possible suspect in the 800-900 building. >> reporter: that's where he shot and killed francisco fernandez. moments later he gunned down casey marquez. casey's best friend distraught, face timing with her mom. >> i know when i get home that casey's not going to be there. >> reporter: a custodian heard the shots and ran through the halls warning everyone. >> these people are true heroes. >> reporter: police arrived one minute after the first call for help, atchinson had already killed himself. he left behind a note, hinting this could have been worse, writing, he would hold a class hostage. the rest of his message speaks for itself. back in march o

abc's alex perez is in chicago where the snow is coming down tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the deep freeze tightening its chokehold on the nation, as new storms make for a dangerous commute. in minnesota -- >> nice. >> reporter: multiple drivers losing control. >> look she's goin' again. she's done! >> reporter: in michigan, low visibility blamed for this 40-car pileup on us- 31, near muskegon. tow trucks pulling cars off the median, closing the highway. >> the whiteout conditions started a chain reaction. >> reporter: overnight in illinois, a convertible slicing right through this semi. three passengers, hospitalized. in chicago, police crews using torches to de-ice manhole covers. the subzero temps claiming at least two lives from hypothermia. the bitter cold now dipping as far south as charleston, south carolina. icy conditions forcing officials to shut down multiple bridges. for millions, it will be the coldest new years eve in decades. feeling like minus 8 in boston and a minus 25 degree wind chill in minneapolis -- you can get frostbite in just 30 minutes. in new york, it will

alex perez back from a very frigid buffalo, new york. ess. i can't move around too much. we're standing right along lake erie. those are supposed to be crashing nothing but ice there. some people waking up to temperatures feeling like 30 below 0. the lake effect snow in erie, pennsylvania they got more than 54 inches since christmas. warnings from cleveland to upstate new york and the millions trying to get away -- or get home the roads have been treacherous. in missouri at least five killed in car accidents. more artic cold, more lake effect snow headed to pound those hard hit areas in the next few days. paula. >> if i could i would send you a big cup of hot chocolate. sending you warm thoughts. thank you, alex. >> it's hard to speak when the temperatures are that low. he's doing a great job. >>> now to an amazing surprise. allan robinson and walter together. they've been friends for about 60 years. they separately used a dna matching site to look for family. turns out they're brothers. they have announced it at a blended family gatherin

here's abc's alex perez. >> reporter: with much of the country in a deep freeze, the great lakes areing bitter onslaught of snow. oswego county, new york, now under a state of emergency. redfield getting a record-shattering 62 inches of snow. >> this was a little too early compared to what we normally get. can't do nothing about it. move it. >> reporter: in lorraine, new york, firefighters tunneling their way into this home to rescue a woman trapped inside. residents struggling to dig out and crews struggling to keep the roads passable. >> it's coming at times faster than we can keep up with it. >> reporter: in erie, 65 inches of snow and still coming down. nassier aldumani spent most of the day digging out his family's two cars, trying to keep up with mother nature this week he says a losing battle. >> we're enjoying the snow, the best way we can put it. >> reporter: crews coming as far away as pittsburgh and the national guard called in too. they're dealing with mounds of snow that turn out to be cars buried in. owners unable to get to them. icy roads causing more than 40 accidents

here's abc's alex perez. >> reporter: county police intactical gear storming this home after an armedded himself inside for nearly eight hours. using a battering ram to break into the garage, later bringing the man out on a stretcher. the ordeal starting around 7:15. bellfontaine neighbors spotted a man wanted for questioning after overnight gunfire in the neighborhood when suddenly -- >> shots fired. scene is not secure. the intersection of bellef on ontaine road and chambers road. >> this man jumps up off the ground, and i see pepper spray being deployed from the officers, and this man backs up about 15 feet and starts shooting. >> patients located outside the building, front steps. >> reporter: the officers, a 44-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman. >> both of them were shot in the chest. however, the vest blocked both of the rounds. by god's will, you know, both officers were struck in a location that they had protection. >> reporter: and those officers have been released from the hospital. clearly those bulletproof vests saved their lives. the department just got those vests las

abc's alex perez is in upstate new york for us this morning. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning, paula. some people waking up to bone-chilling temperatures. that have like 30 below zero. we can't move too much. we're standing on ice. take a look around me. on lake erie the waves turned into a mound of ice. it's completely frozen solid. >> reporter: overnight, millions of americans from the midwest to the northeast getting slammed by a dangerous winter mix of snow, ice and blistering wind chills. >> i have to bear the cold. >> it's really cold. >> might be too cold for us. >> reporter: treacherous travel for millions returning home after the holiday weekend. lake-effect snow spreading from cleveland to upstate new york. in erie, pennsylvania, a snow emergency that brought record-breaking snowfall of 60 1/2 inches since christmas eve, forcing restrictions on i-86 and parts of i-90. >> a lot of snow, just keeps coming. >> reporter: the blizzard -like conditions leaving parked cars completely covered. >> it's a little ridiculous. >> repor

abc's alex perez is back with us from chicago this morning. ng, paula. today is one of the busiest travel days of the holiday season, but mother nature is really complicating things for a lot of people. now take a look. this was the scene at boston's logan airport after a jetblue flight slid on the runway as it landed, spinning around ending up in the opposite direction. luckily, no injuries there. now, from the northeast to the west coast, wind and snow leaving many places with whiteout conditions. erie, pennsylvania, got 34 inches of snow in one day. traffic on i-90 brought to a complete standstill. and here from the midwest and northeast the bitter cold and snow is not going anywhere any time soon. paula. >> bundle up. we know you're experiencing some of the coldest temperatures in decades. that's there in chicago. thanks to your reporting. >> thank you, paula. >>> now to president trump spending his first christmas in offices at mar-a-lago. he had some leisure time on the golf course, but on christmas night he said he was getting back to wo

alex perez is there. >> reporter: here in eerie they are digging out from five and a half feet of snow. if you look around town this is what you see mounds and mounds of snow everywhere you look. the city clocking in a inches since and many veh under the snow and owners unable to get to them. and the weaer wreaking havoc. and kansas city more than 40 accide blamed on icy roads and one runway turning into an icdding off the runway and same in tsburgh. this fountain transformed in an ice sculpture. and more coming this way friday night into the weekend. r moore effort to state froming the election he lost. the canvassing board certified doug jones as the w of the senate race. that came after the judge dism lawsu moore to top that from happening and jones defeated moore by 20,000 votes and moore alleged fraud and denied decades old allegations of sexual misconduct against teenage majority leader mitch mcconnell and paul ryan will join the president and he wants to get moving on topics before focusing on midterm elections. hem beach florida spending the holidays with his family. >> and the