>> all right, ian pannell leading us off with the breaking news from france tonight. ian, thank you. >>> back here at home at this hour, and to another scene still unfolding at this hour. three law enforcement officers were shot trying to s houston. one of them shot in the face. the gunman believed to have barricaded himself inside the home now. that neighborhood is on lockdown tonight, and abc's marcus moore from texas. >> reporter: tonight, a tense standoff in houston. a massive law enforcement response, swarming this neighborhood with armored trucks and s.w.a.t. teams. >> shots fired, shots fired. >> reporter: at 12:50, officers serving a felony warpt when bullets suddenly start flying. >> send an ambulance. officer down, officer down. send an ambulance. >> reporter: the suspect shooting at law enforcement as they entered the residence, the officers returning fire. >> when you get that call, it's gut-wrenching, to hear that kind of news. >> reporter: all three rushed to the hospital. hundreds of police descending on the scene. >> we do have one barricaded suspect, w

tonight, the new image just released in this hunt, and abc's senior foreign correspondent ian pannell is in france. >> reporter: tonight, hundreds of french police and soldiers in an all out hunt for one man -- cherif chekatt. the 29-year-old career criminal suspected of carrying out that deadly terror attack near the strasbourg christmas market. police today seizing evidence from his apartment and searching cars at the nearby german border. chekatt escaping in a taxi, wounded in the arm by soldiers, but telling the driver he'd just shot people. >> there were really a lot of gunshots. like, it was so loud. >> reporter: the screams of witnesses harrowing to hear. one victim on the ground as passers-by try to help. two people were killed. a third is brain dead. another dozen wounded. chekatt wasn't just known to the police. he was on a terror watch list. they searched his home earlier that day in an unrelated case, but they found a rifle, grenade and knives. french officials admitting this could've triggered the attack. >> so, let's get to ian pannell live with us again tonight at the s

abc's senior foreign correspondent ian pannell is on the scene tonight. >> reporter: tonight, gunfire here in strasbourg, as police moved in on the prime suspect in the christmas market terror attack. three police officers approached a man matching the description of 29-year-old cherif cherif who was thought to be hiding in his own neighborhood. as they approached him, the suspect turned his gun on officers. they returned fire and killed him. tonight, police investigators o this car. also tonight, celebration in the same neighborhood. >> now, the city and life can keep going on in strasbourg. >> reporter: it comes just over 48 hours after chekatt opened fire near that famous christmas market, killing three people, wounding a dozen. some seriously. >> [ bleep ]! >> reporter: this man, with his girlfriend, just steps away from the gunman that night. >> it's terrifying, and the sho shooter continued to shoot. >> ian pannell is live tonight from the scene of that takedown, and french police say this was a case of homegrown terror, and ian, tonight, do they believe he acted alone? >> repor

>> all right, ian pannell, who has been on this for days for us. thank you, ian. >>> back here at home tonight, and to the dramatic video of a fire here in new york city, sweeping through an entire city block. then suddenly, a massive backdraft. flames, smoke exploding from the front of the building, knocking firefighters right off their feet. 12 people were injured, seven of them firefighters. and abc's linsey davis is on the scene there tonight. >> reporter: the fire broke out in a storefront in queens, new york, around 2:15 a.m., quickly growing to five alarms, engulfing the block. firefighters fighting flames on the roof, attempting to pry open a front door, when suddenly -- a powerful explosion, engulfing multiple firefighters in clouds of smoke, sending them scrambling for safety. watch again. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: the blast injuring seven firefighters and five civilians. >> we're suspecting a backdraft type of situation. a smoke explosion which caused the structure to collapse. >> reporter: the result, six businesses, many of them decad

>> ian pannell for us tonight. ian, you and your team, please stay safe. >>> we turn now back here at home to a pair of new developments involving kevin spacey. the disgraced "house of cards" actor facing a felony charge in massachusetts, stemming from an alleged assault against a teenage boy. but on the same day the charges announced, a bizarre tweet from the actor's twitter account. here's abc's chief national correspondent matt gutman with that strange video. >> reporter: this tweet ed video, as jarring as it was bizarre. >> i told you my deepest, darkest secrets. i showed you exactly what people are capable of. >> reporter: kevin spacey apparently in character as his iconic frank underwood, the central character in netflix's "house of cards," until multiple real world sexual assault allegations drove the network to kill off his character. >> despite even my own death, i feel surprisingly good. and my confidence grows each day that soon enough the you will know the full truth. >> reporter: the 59-year-old spacey

abc's ian pannell is on the scene. >> reporter: there are hundred office military personal and emergency workers now down in the tsunami zone looking for people buried under the rubble, injured. trying to help the you can see some of the destruction is pot marked all along the coast here. every now and again you go through a small coastal village, you can see houses that have been devastated. a boat there has been flung inside the building. we now know hundreds of people were killed, over 1,000 were injured and many more are still missing. we also know from the indonesian authorities that that crucial tsunami warning system that people rely on was not working and hasn't been working since 2012. you look out at the sea at the moment, it looks really, really calm, but there are many warnings for people in this area do not come back to their homes do not come into the area because they fear another tsunami could be triggered almost at any point. scientists also now telling us that they're sure this tsunami was triggered not by an others have been, but instead a landslide caused by the n thi

ian pannell, abc news, strasbourg, france. >>> back in the u.s.-year-old was reportedly from guatemala and she was detained after crossing the u.s.-mexico border with her dad last week. homeland security confirms she was in the custody of border patrol for eight hours and during that time she ran a fever of nearly 106 degrees and was transported to a hospital in el paso, texas where she went into cardiac arrest and died. customs and border protection says the girl had not eaten or had any water in several days. there are many house democrats who already say they will question homeland security secretary kirstjen nielsen about the case at a hearing next week. >>> a terrifying morning at an indiana middle school ended with a 14-year-old dead. police say the boy took his own life following a shootout with officers. detectives say the outcome would have been much worse if they hadn't been warned about potential violence at the school. here is alex perez. >> reporter: the panic and chaos unfolding at this indiana middle school when a 14-year-old boy sh

abc's ian pannell is on the scene. >> reporter: there are hundred office military personal and emergency zone looking for people buried under the rubble, injured. trying to help the you can see some of the destruction is pot marked all along the coast here. every now and again you go through a small coastal village, you can see houses that have be

. >>> the delke toll from the tsunami and ian pannell has >> reporter: this is one of the areas thatevastated by that tsunami on december 23rd. you can see the truck and generator hurled into the building but look at this. this was a bus that was used to fey some of the guests on to what is a hotel ground but where that concert was taking place when the tsunami swept straight onto stage. ♪ >> reporter: a local popormiron the lead erngsiif's now fears another tsunami could happent a a the military, red cross and volunteers rush to find the missing and treat the olcano krakatoa which eruptedfn time in two days created an underwater landslide. scientists are sure this csed the tsunami. hospitals are overrun with victims as the rescue and recovery continues. we're constantly hearing this deep base rumble of that volcano and there are fears that there could be another landslide and another tsunami at any point. and with those warning systems not working everyone who lives in these areas are still in danger. adrienne. >> all right, our thanks to you, ian. >>> actor kevin spacey is now faci

abc news senior foreign correspondent ian pannell right there in jakarta this morning. n, good morning to you. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, dan. heartbreaking images emerging from the devastation caused by yet another tsunami to strike in indonesia. while the frantic rescue operation is now under way here, there are warnings that the damage may not has passed. fears grow of yet another tsunami. the military of volunteers racing against the clock to find survivors, digging through the endless piles of debris for anyone trapped underneath. the grim sight of body bags, now, becoming all too common. ♪ >> reporter: a popular indonesia band were performing on the beach when the tsunami suddenly crashed through the stage, taking band members and the crowd in its path and many of their lives. the tsunami destroying hundreds of buildings, hotels and homes after coming to shore. cars and trucks thrown into buildings and on top of each other, and now its aftermath showing the devastation it left behind. these rooms where people were staying are just completely destroyed. you ca

abc's ian pannell is there. >> reporter: yeah, janai, zachary, good morning from one of the areas hardest hit by that massive tsunami that swept through here on saturday night. the sea is behind me i guess probably about 150 yards but so big were the waves that they surged right between these two buildings. originally the government said the waves were only three feet high but residents and survivors say they were closer to 15 feet high. you can see the damage that they have brought. look at this building here, the waves surged through. and we were told there were three waves through the the back of the house punching out the front wall. you can see this is a solid brick wall. a massive search and rescue operation is under way. we were speaking to a team leader of one of those teams and he told me that they, just their small team operating this area, have recovered 42 bodies and even today they're still out looking for more and that's because more than 150 people are still missing from this tsunami. more than 400 have been killed. 1,500 injured and, of course, hundreds of people have lost

abc's senior foreign correspondent ian pannell in the tsunami zone, taking us inside the moment of impact. >> reporter: tonight, the final hours to find any last survivors of the massive tsunami that swept through here. but four days since the waves crashed ashore, there are unlikely to be many left alive, and today, the government warned people not to come back, because there could be another tsunami. this was the moment the tsunami struck, washing over a seafront concert. it was triggered by a landslide from a volcano that's been erupting every day since june this year. joachim told me there were three separate waves. the last one was a 15-foot high monster. he shows me the rice fields where he, his child and his wife ran for their lives. more than 400 were killed, and tonight, 16,000 people are now without a place to call home. tom, despite the warnings to stay away, many residents are still returning to this dangerous area, and that's because they have nowhere else to go to, or they earn their livelihood from the sea and they are willing to brave those risks. tom? >> ian, thank you. >

ian pannell is in paris. >> reporter: tonight, a city, a country, on edge. after more violent protests this weekend in paris left more than 100 injured. much of the unrest along one of the world's most famous streets. protesters known as the yellow jackets, angry at rising gas prices and living costs. for the third straight saturday, taking to the french streets. some peaceful, but for many, anger turning to violence. businesses, cars, and atms burned along the champs elysees. snipers perched on roofs. police using water cannons and tear gas as they tried to control the rioters. >> i was scared. i had no idea how it would escalate. then people started flipping over cars. >> reporter: more than 400 arrested. today, workers power washing the arc de tri french president emmanuel macron inspecting the damage amid talk of a state of emergency. .ate a tom, this crisis has been brewing for some time under president macron. he says he needs the new gas taxes to try to curb global warming. the protesters say he's out of touch with the people of the suburbs and the co

ian pannell, abc news, paris. >>> there's no school in the anchorage area, and for many adults no work today either. the region's roads were severely damaged by friday's powerful 7.0 earthquake. residents living north of anchorage are encouraged to take the day off or work from home. more than 1,000 aftershocks have been reported and more are expected. >>> in paradise, california, it's back to school, even though all but one of the town's schools were destroyed or significantly damaged by the classes will be held on campuses or other spaces outside town while many middle and high school students are doing independent study. although 88 people died in that fire, not one was a student or school staff member. >>> all right. the quarterback for the l.a. chargers has a lot to celebrate these days. of course he had the big win over the steelers on sunday night. the chargers are probably going to be headed to the playoffs. but there is also this -- philip rivers and his wife tiffany are expecting their ninth child. >> ninth? >> ninth. just want to make -- >> nine. how many nines? >> nine. >>

abc's ian pannell has more from strasbourg where the attack took place. >> reporter: hundreds of frenche man, cherif chekatt, the 29-year-old career criminal suspected of carrying out the deadly attack here at the strasbourg christmas market. police seizing evidence from his apartment and searching cars at the nearby german border. chekatt escaped in a taxi. he was wounded in the arm by soldiers but he told the driver he just shot people. one eyewitness used this phrase there were really a lot of gunshots, like it was so loud. we now know that two people were killed, a third is tragically brain dead. chekatt wasn't just known to the police, he was on a terror watch list. apparently they had searched his home earlier that day. this was in an unrelated case, but they found a rifle, grenade and knives. french officials admitting this could have triggered the attack. we now know that chekatt was born and raised in france, radicalized in prison here in the same city where he launched that deadly assault. now like so many of the attacks that we've seen over the years in europe, it's clear tha

let's go right to ian pannell who is there on the scene for us this morning. good morning, ian. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, robin. i'm actually standing in the middle of where that attack took place here last night. about 120 yards in that direction is where the first shots rang out. 120 yards in the other direction is where the second shooting incident took place. strasbourg prides itself on being, quote, the home of christmas. this area famous for its christmas market so no doubt this area was busy with tourists and locals out enjoying the festivities last night when the attack happened. [ sirens ] overnight, a massive manhunt under way after a deadly attack near a world-famous christmas market. the attack happened at 8:00 p.m., the area crowded with holiday shoppers. >> people actually started, like, yelling and you could hear crowds running away. >> reporter: you can hear the terrifying sounds of gunfire ring out. shoppers looking on in horror. eyewitnesses on the scene describing the chaos. >> everyone who is here at the moment cannot leave. >> report

abc's ian pannell reports. >> reporter: an urgent manhunt under way after a deadly attack in france.on lockdown. a gunman opened fire around 8:00 p.m. near the city's famous christmas market. the moment shared online. some needing urgent care on the street. witnesses describing the terror. we thought it was fireworks, this woman says. everyone was running. families with their kids who were falling to the ground. people sheltering wherever they could. some taking cover in this restaurant. armed police swarming the neighborhood searching for a man already on a watch list and identified as a potential national security threat. residents ordered to stay inside. shop owners shuttering their stores. strasbourg's famous christmas market normally draws 2 million visitors a year. it lies empty. police in europe have been on high alert this time of year after a truck plowed into a christmas market in berlin in 2016 killing 12 people. we're told very soon after this incident happened the police were able to identify the suspect. the man is apparently a known criminal who has been on their radar

ian pannell is at the market in france with the latest and, ian, officials now think the gunman may be in germany? >> reporter: yeah, that's right, robin, good morning. unconfirmed reports in french media suggesting that there is an operation under way in germany. no further details on that at the moment. also, we just heard tragically one other person has died as a result of injuries sustained in that attack so now that means three people are dead, one is gravely ill, others are receiving treatment. and as you say we're getting more details on the alleged attacker cherif chekatt. we now know he was born and raised in france, radicalized in prison in the very same city that he launched that attack, and like so many other incidents we've seen, it's not about insiders coming in but of homegrown terrorism and that makes it much hard story detect and to prevent. michael. >> all right, definitely makes it a lot harder. ian, thank you so much. >>> and we're going to turn now to that dangerous storm that is on the move this morning. millions at this hour on alert from the rockies to north car

ian pannell is on the ground. good morning to you. >> good morning, dan. just look at the destruction that was brought this huge tsunami on saturday, punching a hole in this solid brick building. at first, the government said it was a wave of just three feet high. locals say there were three distinct waves, the last one they describe at a 15-foot monster. this morning, search teams in a desperate race against time. it's now four days since the tsunami struck. local pop group 17 performing on the beach when the wave hit. and what began as a major rescue ly a recovery operation. over the last three days they alone just their team on this stretch of coastline have pulled out 42 bodies from some of the rubble and also from the sea. over 400 are confirmed dead, but with more than 150 still missing, that's likely to go up. >> before there were houses here. >> reporter: all this was houses? >> yes. houses. >> reporter: and it's all gone? >> all gone. >> reporter: 16,000 have been displaced with hundreds of homes destroyed. joaquin had just got home from work when

abc's ian pannell is there and shows us the devastation. >> reporter: yeah, janai, zachary, good morningrom one of the areas hardest hit by that massive tsunami that swept through here on saturday night. the sea is behind me. i guess probably about 150 yards. but so big were the waves that they surged right between these two buildings. originally the government said that the waves were only three feet high, but residents and survivors have told us in actual fact they were closer to 15 feet high. you can see the damage they have wrought. look at this building here. the wave surged through, we were told three ways, through the back of the house, punching out this front wall. you can see this is a solid brick wall. a massive search and rescue operation is now under way. we were speaking to a team leader of one of those teams and he told me that they, just their small team operating this area, have recovered 42 bodies. and even today they're still out looking for more. and that's because more than 150 people are still missing from this tsunami. more than 400 have been killed, 1,500 injured a