los Ángeles, cecilia bumerÁn, univisiÓn.o la renuncia al alcalde y la fiscal encargada del caso. viviana Ávila amplÍa de chicago. viviana: en una corte criminal de chicago, que durÓ 30 segundos, y a la que se permite el ingreso de la prensa. el oficial de la policÍa acusado de homicidio por amor del joven de siete aÑos, escuchÓ del juez que el prÓximo 29 de diciembre le serÁ asignada o nuevo cuesta su caso y serÁ instruido de cargos. vamos a hacer todo lo posible para tener un juicio justo, dijo su abogado quien ademÁs estudia la posibilidad de que sea el juicio se lleve a cabo en otro condado de illinois. un pequeÑo grupo de manifestantes persiguiÓ a van dyke, a su camioneta y le gritaron que debÍa estar en la cÁrcel. >> se siente feo, porque la gente de la familia del otro estÁ llorando, y Él estÁ queriendo llorar, es policÍa y no debiÓ de haber hecho eso. cecilia: fue acusado de homicidio, esta semana un jurado lo acusÓ de seis cargos. jurado: hay seis cargos del mismo delito. 20 aÑos mÍnimo, 60 aÑos mÁximo por un delito

cecilia? >> absolutely incredible images. and that same system having a domino effect from new mexico to michigan. and it is packing a dangerous winter punch. from delays to cancellations and all of the headaches. here's phillip mena. >> reporter: tonight, millions of travelers trying to make their way home on one of the busiest travel days of the holiday season. blizzard conditions in the oklahoma panhandle causing whiteout conditions. freezing rain and sleet making for slick and dangerous conditions. slow plows working to clear the road. in lubbock, texas, snow drifts cover the roads. drivers stuck on i-40 after the snow fell. the road from amarillo to the mexico border, closed for the night. more than 20 motorists stranded. trucks out of control, resting in the snow bank. mike springer from our affiliate koat. >> just last week, it was 60 degrees in roswell. today, everything is covered in snow. we've had more than a foot of snow fall in the last 24 hours. that's made driving here very trea

hey, mary. >> reporter: hi, cecilia, good morning. after dominating the iowa polls now out of first place. this new poll is now the second one this week to show ted cruz on top in the key state. this morning, donald trump is in an unfamiliar place, second place. ted cruz plowing past trump in the new "des moines register" poll. now, with a ten-point lead in iowa. it's a jaw-dropping rise for the republican. texas senator. 31% leap. cruz tweeting overnight, thank you to his supporters. meanwhile, trump was quick to blast the new numbers. also tweeting overnight, don't trust "des moines register" poll, saying it's biased. trump has been clear he's not a fan of the paper. >> "the des moines register" is the worst. they are the worst. the worst. no, they're very dishonest. >> reporter: despite falling to second, trump maintains strong cruz and trump have been friendly rivals but their bromance is on shaky ground. trump has been publicly taking aim at cruz this week. >> there's a difference of temperaments and i would give myself the advan

i'm cecilia vega. as we come on the air tonight, people around the world are celebrating a turning point on our planet. it took two decades, but now, a historic agreement on climate change signed by nearly every nation in the worlrl the bang of a gavel cementing the deal, a limit on greenhouse the effects of climate change. president obama offering his praise a short time ago, saying the agreement offers the best chance to save the one planet we have. but there are protesters weighing in, too. criticizing that deal for not going far enough. what is certain tonight, the affect of this agreement will be felt for generations. abc's alex marquardt starts us off tonight. >> reporter: a standing ovation and tears tonight, as almost every country in the world agreed to the landmark deal aimed at preventing catastrophic climate change. tonight, the white house called it the most ambitious climate change agreement in history. >> this agreement represents the best chance we've had to save the one planet that we'

abc's aditi roy has more. cecilia. this morning, some very scary news to say the least for hundreds of new mothers and their babies in the bay area. now that hospital is trying to track down all of the newborns who may be at risk of tb after being exposed to the infected nurse. jose, california, hospital after a nurse tested positive for tuberculosis. now officials tracking down more than 350 newborns who had contact with the nurse between mid-august to mid-november. >> tb leaves the lung and causes other problems like meningitis. >> reporter: hospital officials say the nurse's annual tb test in september had negative results, she showed no symptoms and was diagnosed with tb in november after treatment for an unre unrelated illness. doctors recommend the 350 potentially exposed babies undergo antebiotics. abc news spoke with one parent after hearing about the possible september to be tested. she learned on friday that both she and her baby are tb-free. and in all of this, a small silver lining, officials say that she d

i'm cecilia vega in new york. good night.

los angeles, cecilia bumerÁn, univisiÓn. ante un juez. continÚan protestas pidiendo la renuncia del alcalde y la fiscal encargada del caso. viviana Ávila amplÍa desde chicago. viviana: en una audiencia, en una corte criminal de chicago, que durÓ 30 segundos y a la que se permitiÓ el ingreso de la prensa, el oficial van dyke acusado por homicidio del joven de 17 aÑos, escuchÓ el juez que el 29 de diciembre se le asignarÁ un nuevo juez para su caso y serÁ y subiÓ de cargos. vamos a hacer todo lo posible para tener un juicio justo, dijo su abogado, quien ademÁs estudia la posibilidad de que el juicio se lleve a cabo en illinois. mientras tanto, la salida de la corte un pequeÑo grupo de manifestantes persiguiÓ a van dyke y le gritaron que debÍa estar en la cÁrcel. >> se siente feo, porque la gente la famil del otro estÁ llorando y Él estÁ queriendo llorar, es policÍa y no debe haber hecho eso. viviana: fue acusado de homicidio en primer grado y esta semana se le acusÓ de seis cargos. abogado: hay seis cargos del mismo delito, 20

cecilia: al entonar la trompeta, las Águilas surjan en estilo californiano.a vÍa transitada de la bahÍa. la vida. nunca sabes lo que va a pasar. la vida simplemente...sucede. justo cuando crees que sabes para dónde te lleva. terminas en un lugar diferente. y es por eso que covered california está aquí. para ayudar a los californianos que necesitan seguro médico, a obtenerlo. así estarás preparado la próxima vez que la vida, te sorprenda. porque es más que cuidado médico, es cuidado para la vida. leticia: volvemos una vez mÁs con el pronÓstico extendido. sandra: buenas noches, bastante frÍo para despedir el aÑo. estamos en pleno invierno, por supuesto estamos viendo como un frente frÍo trae temperaturas mÁs frescas, sobre toda la noche. las mÁximas han alcanzado los cuenta y 8 f en el Área. para esta noche la temperatura bajarÁ bastante en la de san francisco, quedamos con 41 f. 32, modesto los 30, al igual que liber... temperaturas bajas, especialmente en la noche, en la maÑana, para maÑana la mÁxima similar al de hoy, con 54, no esperamos lluvia, ya se fue,

>> cecilia vega on the scene in california all weekend long. cecilia, thank you. >>> tonight, this nation still uneasy and this image says it all. a scare at a mall over the weekend. shoppers thought they heard gun fire. it was thieves smashing glass. but that fear is leading to the kind of long lines we've witnessed at gun stores across this country. abc's matt gutman in california at the scene of that mall. >> reporter: s.w.a.t. teams and cruisers screaming to the scene. >> shots fired inside a mall. active shooter. >> reporter: those mall shoppers sprinting for cover. >> when i saw everybody running, i thought it was a terrorist attack. >> what's happening? what's happening? so we just grabbed each other and started running out the door. >> three males with guns. three males with guns. >> reporter: but there were no guns. only thieves' sledgehammers and tonight, with the nation increasingly on edge, gun store owners across the country reporting a surge in sales, from washington state to pennsylvania. >> people are scared. the situation in ca

good morning to you, tom, cecilia. the tennessee titan over there, rachel smith, good morning to you and good morning, everyone. >>> we do begin with president obama visiting u.s. servicemen and women during his hawaiian christmas break in what's become a family tradition. the president and first lady spent part of their christmas day thanking all american military service members during a visit to a marine corps base on oahu. during his visit the president addressed for the first time this week the suicide bombing in afghanistan that killed six u.s. troops. president obama calling the six victims outstanding, brave men and women. >>> and fire officials are in hope, arkansas, this morning investigating a fire at the birthplace of former president bill clinton that has been ruled arson. clinton's childhood home suffered extensive damage in the blaze. the fire chief says there was evidence the blaze was set intentionally. graffiti was also found scribbled on the property. the house was owned by clinton's grandparents and

i'm tom llamas with cecilia vega. >> someone let us come in this morning. rachel, good to s see you. you too. hope you had a happy holiday. >> can't leave ron out. >>> we want to start with showing you the incredible video we're getting out of southern california right now. >> take a look, the hills blazing, all along this higginbotham, drivers blinded by the thick smoke. the f flames whippedp by strong winds, as well and that firire right now is still growing. >> families in the path forced to evacuate. firefighters cutting short their christmas to fight these flame overnight andabc's kna whitworth is righthere in ventura county with more. kayna, good morning to you. >> reporter: cecilia, so we have a very fast wind-driven fire that has literally exploded overnight. you can clearly see the dramatic flames behind me and this road is closed buts these cars are firefighters out he, of course, ventura county sheriffs. it started on the hillside but the wind pushedd it down and authorities were hing higginbotham 101 would bee a natural break for the fire but be

cecilia, thank you. let's get right to abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl with us here tonight. always good to have you here in new york, jon. let's tell everyone at home where everyone will be standing tonight on that stage. as cecilia pointed out, someone new standing next to donald trump. ted cruz, right there, neck and neck in iowa. but jon, you were telling me earlier, they all face the same challenge, when it comes to this proposed ban on muslims, and many americans supporting trump on this. >> reporter: every single one of the candidates on stage besides trump has criticized the idea, said it's a bad idea. that can't change. but don't look for ted cruz to criticize donald trump on this. he knows that the majority of republican voters support the idea and certainly a majority of trump voters support the idea and the whole game is to get trump's support. >> all right, the delicate dance tonight. jon karl. we'll be watching right here with you. >>> meantime, on the democratic side, t

cecilia? >> alex, thank you. >>> we turn overseas now, and a new message from one of the most the leader of isis issuing a chilling and defiant message to the west, saying attacks on israel are imminent. jim avila tonight. >> reporter: the voice of isis. after seven months of silence, and for only the second time, abu bakr al baghdadi appears desperate to rally his beleaguered fighters who have lost ground and leadership. just today, iraqi forces backed by u.s. coalition air strikes have taken the strategic city of ramadi. 2015 has not been a good year for isis. losing its second in command to american bombs, its territory in both syria and iraq shrinking. >> isis is under a lot of pressure. and he felt the need of sending a message to his followers. we're still here, we're still strong, we're undefeated. >> reporter: in this message, baghdadi issues a call to arms among the world's 1.5 billion muslims. quote, "waging this battle is a duty upon every muslim and no one is excused." he also thre

>> cecilia vega live in arizona. cecilia, thank you. abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl is in washington tonight, and jon, many saying trump did nothing last night to damage his lead in the polls. but it's not just many republican voters who want trump. the clinton campaign might want him, too. you're well aware of this, jon. all the leading republicans standing on that stage, the newest polling shows she has the best shot against trump tonight. >> reporter: in fact, in virtually every public poll since donald trump got into this race, hillary clinton does better against trump than any other republican. and her leadov over trump has actually expanded, even as trump has solidified his support among republicans. but you know, i got to tell you, trump supporters just aren't buying it. if you look at our poll this week, the overwhelming majority of republican voters said they believe donald trump has the best chance of winning in november. >> all right, a really interesting dynamic there. jon karl live at the white house fr

i'm cecilia vega. as we come on the air tonight, people around the world are celebrating a turning point on our planet. it took two decades, but now, a historic agreement on climate change signed by nearly every nation in the world. the bang of a gavel cementing the deal, a limit on greenhouse gas emissions that could reduce the effects of climate change. president obama offering his praise a short time ago, saying the agreement offers the best chance to save the one planet we have. but there are protesters weighing in, too. criticizing that deal for not going far enough. what is certain tonight, the affect of this agreement will be felt for generations. abc's alex marquardt starts us off tonight. >> reporter: a standing ovation and tears tonight, as almost agreed to the landmark deal aimed at preventing catastrophic climate change. tonight, the white house called it the most ambitious climate change agreement in history. >> this agreement represents the best chance we've had to save the one planet tha

cecilia: the investments they' re promising? in education, medical research, internet access, community building. and the potential impact? life changing. >> whenever this kind of a gift take note. they say if he did it, why can' t i. cecilia: the new parents hopeful for the future of their new little girl and the world she' ll grow up in, writing -- "we wish you a life filled with the same love, hope and joy you give us. we can' t wait to see what you bring to this world. love, mom and dad." erin: speaking of babies, the website baby center has released a new list of the most popular baby names of 2015. here is a look at the top five girl names. sophia, emma, olivia, ava, and mia. the top five boy names are -- jackson, aidan, liam, lucas, and noah. and we want to mention that our spirit of giving toy drive gets underway this friday. wmur, along with our partners z-107 and rock 101, will be collecting new, unwrapped toys throughout the weekend at the toys "r" us in manchester and at the crossings in newington. members of the wmu

this is only for the faint of heart. >> reporter: hey, cecilia, that's right. you may have thought you were done shopping but don't put away your wallet just yet. starting today the bargains out here can be better than black friday. this morning, the holiday may be over, but the shopping season is still going strong. the post-christmas rush is on. retailers are slashing prices, eager to sell off extra inventory and appeal to shoppers making exchanges. >> what we know the day after christmas is that nearly seven in ten american shoppers will hit the post-holiday sales and they truly are going to be experiencing amazing discounts. >> reporter: the best bargains, apparel, thanks to warmer than usual weather retailers are struggling to sell winter clothes making for huge savings like macy's where some women's coats are 50% to 60% off. clothing, especially for teens averages more than 40% off, designer clothes even better at an average 49% off. it's also a good time to stock up for next year. holiday swag like wrapping paper and decoratings see steep discounts. with