host: the story going on to quote david thomas, "the latest new york city incident would exacerbate tensions between the protesters and law enforcement --" host: we are asking about the culture in your part of the country. tell us about your community, and specifically this question -- do you think the relationship between police and minority communities will get better, worse, or stay the same in 2015? eldon is in portsmouth, virginia. good morning. caller: hello. yes, i think that they will stay the same because it is just the relationship between the police and the community that seems to , anddisconnect there especially the minority -- the minorities because as a society we have a certain stigma placed upon us. -- when the public sees these incidents, whether the person did something wrong valued as is just not a human being the same way. they do not have a connection, it seems to me, that other people have with the people who are around all the time. i think they just need to be -- there needs to be more tomunication and people have be involved in that community. host: tell me about por

he goes up to david thomas the young man -- david, the young man, to straighten them out.e goes upstairs to straighten him out and he gets totally until david will not have any of the nonsense that my character is spewing. my character never recovers from that. and he does priest priestly things but he does not believe it anymore and you probably start hitting the bottle. he is so destroyed by this guy. early scene where holly expresses her concern about david's behavior since his return. >> there's something wrong with david. he's been home days and days and -- there's no bounce in his step, no smiles. he's not happy to be here. he doesn't want to be touched. i don't think he's even shaken your hand. has he shaken your hand? >> i don't mind that. why should i mind? >> now he's talking to himself. you mind that? he mutters. >> no, no. >> it's not a regular type of talking at all. it's very strange. spooky. >> i never heard him. >> you sleep to deeply. up he laid there speaking in his room. >> was it words? >> kind of funny and fast. >> i bet it was prior. >> -- i bet it wa

david? >> pierre thomas in washington. pierre, thank you. and all this week, abc news will take an in depth look at race, equality and justice in our country. we want to hear from you. send us your questions and comments at our "world news tonight" facebook page. >>> a headline tonight about those plummeting gas prices. 60 cents cheaper than this time last year. just $2.68 on average. >>> now to prince william and kate. their first official visit to new york. the dutch chels there with some children in harlem who thought she was a princess, in fact, elsa from "frozen." the royal couple staying at the famed carlisle hotel here in new york. a favorite of princess diana. where are they headed next? here's abc's amy robach. >> reporter: bright and early this morning, prince william flying commercial to washington, d.c., leaving fellow travelers star struck. heading to his first time ever white house visit where he joked with president obama about becoming a first time dad. >> i remember when george was born, i forgot to work out whether it was a

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david? >> cecilia, thank you. let's get right to abc's pierre thomas with me here in washington. you've been talking to your sources, pierre. how concerned are they? how credible is this threat? >> reporter: david, they're still assessing the credibility of the threat. the sources tell us tonight the threat of physical violence is low. but a lot of unknowns. the pril mare suspect is the north korean government and no one knows exactly what they're willing to do. >> euroyour source is telling y this is a national security threat? >> reporter: definitely. the people who hacked sony got critical information about a company's strategy, in short, they damaged sony in a way not seen before. and they're threatening sony, telling the company, do not release this movie, my sources say we have entered a new era of cyber warfare with a new form of economic blackmail. >> all right, pierre thomas, thank you. >>> now, to that frightening american airlines flight on its way to dallas from south korea. the flight hit severe turbulence long before it got here. more than a dozen injured. glass drin

his story for my senate colleagues, including his mother tammy moore, his father david pickering, his grandfather thomas pickering and many other beloved family members and friends. brandon was laid to rest with full military honors at the alexandria cemetery in alexandria, kentucky. his tombstone bears the words -- "live a life worthy of my sacrifice." tammy has some final thoughts on the words that mark her son's grave. people should think about that, not just for my son but for all the sons and daughters and the ones in the past. she says what people have sacrificed to keep this country free, freedom isn't free and is not cheap. it comes at a high cost, and we all have a responsibility to each other and to this nation. mr. president, i couldn't agree more with tammy moore's thoughts, and i want her to know that this united states senate certainly does recognize the responsibility we have as a nation to honor and always remember the sacrifices of brave heroes like her son, private first class brandon t. pickering. we are in awe of his life of service, and we're humbled by his final sacrifice. from ger

david, this memorial only continues to grow. >> linsey davis live in brooklyn tonight. linsey, thank you. >>> let's get right to our senior justice correspondent pierre thomasight. and pierre, several cities putting out alerts and you have some of them tonight? >> reporter: that's right, david. not just in new york, but in the atlanta suburbs, boston, baltimore, new jersey, pittsburgh and other locations across the country. police leaders and unions have issued warnings urging extra caution. in short, telling their rank and file they could be targeted and ambushed. in a number of cases, officers are being told not to go on patrols alone, to be extra careful about their surroundings and to even be cautious about what they post on social media, david. >> but pierre, even before that awful scene here in new york this weekend, this has been a dangerous year for police across the country? >> reporter: police deaths have been spiking compared to 2013, david. the number of officers killed in the line of duty has surged by 23%, with those killed by firearms up a staggering 58%. authorities say there's a lot of anti-government, anti-police sentiment out there right

justice thomas and another justice that put the argument that david boyd should be using.he law changes. it changes all the time. there's an argument that says stolen material shouldn't be published. >> fascinating. we appreciate it. peter barnes in washington. adam shapiro here at fox headquarters. thank you so much. great stuff. interesting story. we'll continue to follow it. more to come. closing bell will be ringing in 50 minutes. the dow hit 18,000. will it hold? what's leading it higher? we'll ask the smartest traders around. which wall street firms are leading the pack when it comes to buddying up with uber for the piece of the millions that are ups for grabs. very high stakes. charlie gasparino has the information. he'll be here next. ashley: a huge day for the markets as the dow hits the all-important 18,000 level largely led by these five names. visa, goldman sachs, 3m, home depot and united health group. even though it's pulled back, the nasdaq hitting a 14 and a half high. the vix, the so-called fear index, it's down for the fifth day in a row. fear leaves the

you can watch pierre thomas' report on world news tonight with david muir. that's tonight at 6:30 directly after "action news" at 6:00 over to rick and monica. >> sharrie, thank you. >>> well, the birds are feeling a little beat up after a tough loss to the seattle seahawks last night. the seahawks did a good job of showing that chip kelly's fast paced offense is not necessarily perfect. >> "action news" sports director ducis rodgers joins us with details. >> the time of possession was 42 minutes to 18 minutes in seattle's favor and when the birds were on the field, they couldn't get anything going. the eagles amassed 301 yards less in offense than seattle. lesean mccoy had a bittersweet day. on the same day he became the franchise's all time leading rusher. it led to a fumble and led to a touchdown. it's a loss but they say it's not end of the world. >> pack your bags go home i don't think it's anything like that. this team has good resolve. i expect them to be flying high tomorrow and get ready to go and there's no better thing to get their at tany tension

and david, what's so scary is that authorities say the scheme has been going on for five years. >> pierre thomas tonight, thank you. >>> now, an update on those police officers ambushed in their car, killed in new york over the weekend. these images documenting the chaos in the aftermath. one of the victims rushed away on a stretcher. well tonight, both men are being remembered with a moment of silence. their fellow officers there, their heads bowed, near the sight of the shooting in brooklyn. >>> tonight, we're following the breaking headline and the sony hack attack. movie thee terms across the country defying north korea, now saying they will show the movie after all. abc's tom llamas tonight. >> hello, north korea! >> reporter: the film that survived hacks, threats and possible cyber warfare will finally hit the silver screen at independent theaters in the dallas area, atlanta and cleveland, and tonight, that list is growing. >> when the picture hits the screen on christmas day, i think the people of the united states are the ones that really won. >> reporter: movie goers trying to buy ticke

abc's senior justice correspondent pierre thomas working his sources late tonight, as we come on the air, they're convinced this is the north koreans. >> reporter: david, they think they have evidence to prove that north korea was behind the hacking of sony. they think north korea sponsored an individual or group to do this hack. it's a huge deal. state-son spore sponsored hacking of a major company operating in america. >> they invoked 9/11, that concerned a lot of people. but the fbi doesn't see any credible threat? >> reporter: no credible threat, and now that the movie isn't going to be playing on christmas day, the threat is pretty much gone. >> pierre, thanks to you and cecilia tonight. >>> and we move on this here to the stunning new video surfaced from on board that american airlines flight from seoul to dallas, forced to land due to violent turbulence. that dent in the overhead bin, glass hurtling through the cabin. and now, take a look at this. [ screaming ] an unprecedented look at the panic inside the moment the turbulence hit and here's abc's david kerley for us again tonight. [ screaming ] >> reporter: it's a frightening free fall. it so

thomas. that's worth another luck. usf improves to 7-6 with the victory. >>> college football. stanford was hoping to keep their streak alive after three straight bcs bowl games under davidose bells, but fell to 7-5 this year and will stay home to play at the foster farms bowl at levi's stadium. both teams with a 75 record and a chip on -- 57-5 record and a chip on their shoulders. both teams are itching to get back on the field. coach shaw looking forward to the matchup. >> we're excited about the game one of the more exciting games in the bowl season this year. two teams that are touch-well-coached, look like they love the game of football and i'm excited to see that. >> a little tour of today's action. sun bowl in el paso, everything but sun. arizona state led duke by as many as 17. in the fourth, crowley with 102 receiving yards and threw a touchdown. the ensuing kickoff return, 96 yards and richard runs in for the final. his second of the game. a hsu back on top 363-1. 52 seconds left. duke at the 13. going for the win, anthony boone picked off by brown. game over, sun devils win the sun bowl 36-31. >>> tech and cincinnati and the military bowl, theirwork hate, lose

thomas. that's worth another luck. usf improves to 7-6 with the victory. >>> college football. stanford was hoping to keep their streak alive after three straight bcs bowl games under davidg two rose bells, but fell to 7-5 this year and will stay home to play at the foster farms bowl at levi's stadium. both teams with a 75 record and a chip on -- 57-5 record and a chip on their shoulders. both teams are itching to get back on the field. coach shaw looking forward to the matchup. >> we're excited about the game one of the more exciting games in the bowl season this year. two teams that are touch-well-coached, look like they love the game of football and i'm excited to see that. >> a little tour of today's action. sun bowl in el paso, everything but sun. arizona state led duke by as many as 17. in the fourth, crowley with 102 receiving yards and threw a touchdown. the ensuing kickoff return, 96 yards and richard runs in for the final. his second of the game. a hsu back on top 363-1. 52 seconds left. duke at the 13. going for the win, anthony boone picked off by brown. game over, sun devils win the sun bowl 36-31. >>> tech and cincinnati and the military bowl, theirwork hat

. >> reporter: david, tonight, no comment from officer loehmann as the city grieves for a little boy and comes to terms with the conduct of its police. >> pierre thomas live in washington. pierre, thank you. >>> we turn now to the rescues this evening. crippling mudslides. mud four feet deep. and the images coming in from the west now. the white suv, mud up to the windshield wipers. that family getting out in the nick of time. and not from far from there, this car no match for the powerful rushing water. and up the coast in san francisco, look at this. a gaping sinkhole, nine feet deep. and what authorities are now telling neighbors around that sinkhole tonight. abc's aditi roy at the scene for us. >> you can see the mud came down off this huge hillside off the right here. >> reporter: this is what three days of record-breaking rain looks like. a bird's eye view of riverside county shows car after car submerged. some up to their windshields in mud. like eric mcginley's. >> i got out of my car and just got to the side of the road and went for help. >> we've rescued 40 people out of their vehicles. >> reporter: while bulldozers cleared the roads there.

david muir. >> reporter: it was the worst ebola outbreak in history. more than 16,000 infected in west africa, and more than 7,000 dead. and that first case diagnosed here in the u.s. 42-year-old thomaswith family in texas, visiting from liberia. he would later die. others would contract the virus as well. and good evening. tonight from atlanta, just as we learn the other nurse infected is now being rushed out of dallas, too -- those two nurses caring for duncan quarantined, treated, and eventually cured. >>> ferguson, missouri. 18-year-old unarmed michael brown is shot and killed, shot six times by police officer, darren wilson. the shooting sparking violent demonstrations, standoffs with police. >> you must leave immediately. >> no probable cause exists. >> reporter: the grand jury deciding officer darren wilson would not be charged. >> don't shoot! >> reporter: the decision not to indict incites protests around the country. >> i'm not doing nothing, officer. >> reporter: and then the case of eric garner in new york. put into a choke hold caught on tape. >> i can't breathe. i can't breathe. >> reporter: another grand jury deciding not to indict. and another wave of protests. >>> th

thomas j. brokaw's work remains the model of responsible journalist and his insights our public enrich discourse. [applause] angeli lewis receiving on behalf her father, james earl cheney. davidoodman receiving on brother, andrew goodman, and rita swanker bender receiving on behalf of her husband, michael henry swarner. [applause] young men sought to right one of the many wrongs of the jim crow era by joining hundreds of others to register black voters in mississippi during freedom summer. their work was fraught with danger yet their commitment to justice was so strong, they were to risk their lives for it. their deaths shocked the nation and their courage has never been forgotten. james earl cheney, andrew goodman and michael henry swarner still inspire us. their ideals have been written into the moral fabric of our civil from the landmark rights legislation enacted days after their deaths to our morenued pursuit of a perfect union. [applause] . >> the honorable john d. dingell jr. >> john d. dingell's tenure surpasses any member of congress in history. child of the house it became its dean and its legacy is evident around us, including safer water, stronger protection for w

thomas jefferson statute of religious freedom in 1777. the religious assessments of 1785. throughout the 19th century, the united states was largely controlled by what historian david jahat has called a moral establishment. people could be cited for blasphemy even if the state had no blasphemy laws. the moral codes of protestantism were somewhat non-litigious lee accepted as common-law. even though there were protections against establishing any religion as the law of the land, david argues that the protestant majority could it affect will through the courts and culture. the first instances of religious pluralism take place in the first decades of the 20th century, when large waves of european immigration take a distinctly european catholic and jewish cast. it created scads of urban pl ight. protestants fashioned a movement called the social gospel to meet the needs of the people of the time. they found that on the mean urban streets, catholic and jewish groups were doing much of the same work through so they decided it made sense to work together. the first instances of working together take place in the fields of civic welfare, filling sandbags during floods and feeding th

the moderator of "meet the press" chuck todd, we have thomas roberts with us as well, chuck, let's go big pick. what are we looking at here? david have our country. i don't think we have a choice, this is one issue. do which everybody get one? it seems like lawmakers who are shocked today might have known about a lot of what was going on. are we looking at war crimes? torture? possible prosecution? >> that's my next question. it's not a question for dianne feinstein, do you want the justice to look into this? what's next the fallout from this i think is north america is for better for worse are probably not going to be as reactive to this positively or negative will. will will be the sweep under the rug mentality. it's impact overseas i think will be a big deal. i think that, you know, we as america want moral high ground of what freedom is. what democracy is and there is going to be a lot of fallout from that in the treatment of our diplomats overseas the treatment hopefully not and potentially the treatment of our military. >> that is definitely a national insecurity issue. i want to go to jeremy peters. first, let me bring up

thomas j. brokaw's work remains the model of responsible journalism and his insights continue to enrich our public discourse. [applause] angela lewis receiving on behalf of her father, james earl cheney. david goodman receiving on behalf of his brother, andrew goodman, and rita schwerner bender receiving on behalf of her husband, michael henry schwerner. [applause] in 1964, three young men sought to right one of the many wrongs of the jim crow era by joining hundreds of others to register black voters in mississippi during freedom summer. their work was fraught with danger yet their commitment to justice was so strong, they were willing to risk their lives for it. their deaths shocked the nation and their courage has never been forgotten. james earl cheney, andrew goodman, and michael henry schwerner still inspire us. their ideals have been written into the moral fabric of our nation from the landmark civil rights legislation enacted days after their deaths to our continued pursuit of a more perfect union. [applause] the honorable john d. dingell, jr. tenure surpasses that of any member of congress american history. a child of the house, he became its dean. his legacy is all around us in cl