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>> david: our chief foreign correspondent ian pannell with us tonight.re in the u.s. at this hour, to the dangerous driving, blinding rain, ice, heavy snow. moving from the midwest right into the northeast wednesday into thursday, from washington to philadelphia, new york up to boston. and then what's coming right behind it. chief meteorologist lee goldberg back with us from our new york station wabc to time it all out for us. hey, lee. >> reporter: hey, david. that storm is taking shape in the plains and in the midwest right now. and we have flood watches out from memphis to nashville. some snow and ice in the lower lakes. now, that low moves from kentucky to maryland during the day tomorrow. so, by the end of the day, you've got some of the steadier rain approaching the i-95 corridor. it looks like a quick soaker, maybe a half inch of rain. and the snow and ice in upstate new york and into northern new england. you could actually see a half foot of snow for some of the ski areas. now, there's a second system, a clipper in the northern plains that could

abc's ian pannell leads us off in london tonight. >> reporter: tonight, terror at this christmas marketrrific scenes as a festive celebration ends in carnage. this is the moment a car is suddenly driven into the evening market, plough through the holiday crowds at high speed, the incident captured on security cameras. terrified families running for their lives, the full video too horrific to show. dozens knocked to the ground, the lane strewn with bodies of the wounded. the blare of sirens drowning out the screams. a toddler and adult confirmed dead. at least 60 have been injured, a dozen seriously. the driver captured at the scene. a bystander catchtpturing this video. he's been identifies as a doctor from saudi arabia who came to germany in 2006. authorities are treating this as a deliberate act of this isn't the first time there's been an attack like this. eight years ago an islamic streamist drove into a christmas market in berlin killing 13. germany's interior minister saying just last month there was no credible threat to christmas markets this year, but saying it was wise to be v

chief foreign correspondent ian pannell is at buckingham palace. morning, ian. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, george. sources telling abc news that king charles is going to be continuing with his cancer treatment into next year saying it's a managed condition. the source also adding the treatment is heading in a positive direction and king charles will continue with his busy schedule. he's been very visible, even out and about today with the queen. this is their last engagement before the holidays. the king announcing his cancer diagnosis in february, when it was discovered during an operation on his prostate. he hasn't disclosed the type or stage or the treatment he's been receiving. this is worth noting, the prolonged treatment isn't unusual for quite a few forms of canner. it's been a tough year for the royals with both the king and princess kate being announced with cancer. princess announcing in september her treatments had ended. i can tell you, there are thousands of well wishers out here wishing the king and queen all the best through the

chief foreign correspondent ian pannell has the story. good morning, ian. >> reporter: good morning, george. this was an audacious assassination in the russian capital of moscow. this morning ukraine security services releasing this video apparently showing the moment an attorney general, the man in charge of russia's chemical, biological protection said it was killed by a bomb hidden in a scooter in front of his apartment. his assistant also dead. sources telling abc news that ukraine security services saying it was a war criminal. calling him an entirely legitimate target. they found him guilty of using -- of giving orders using chemical weapons against ukrainian troops. retribution for war crimes is inevitable. meanwhile the u.s. confirming north korean soldiers have been killed fighting alongside russian forces. thousands have joined the battle in russia. with the withdrawal of russian troops in syria last week, this assassination and the death of north korean troops has been a bad couple weeks for vladamir putin. michael? >> michael:

ian pannell is in seoul with the latest for us. orning, ian. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, robin. what an astonishing 24 hours of political turmoil for south korea. as you say, around 24 hours ago the president declared martial law, then rescinded it. thousands gathering here on the steps parliamentarians trying to force their way in. the army trying to stop them. don't forget it's a key ally roft united states and there are around 28,000 u.s. troops based here. this morning south korea's democratically elected president declaring martial law. the announcement claiming anti-government opponents were trying to overthrow his government. outraged citizens flooding the streets, clashing with police and blocking military vehicles. lawmakers rushing to parliament, barricading themselves inside. soldiers seen breaking in through windows trying to get through a wall of assembly members. some staffers defending themselves with fire extinguishers. enough lawmakers making it inside to vote unanimously overturning martial law, forcing the pr