abc's james longman leading us off. >> reporter: chanting "death to america," an unprecedented assault. hundreds of shiite militia and their supporters today laying siege to the u.s. embassy in baghdad. it's supposed to be one of the most secure in the world, and yet crowds tried to storm the compound, setting fire to guard posts and embassy walls, prying an embassy plaque off the entrance and trying to break through the windows. just a plane of glass separating guards from protesters. american troops taking up position on the roof of the embassy, firing tear gas at times, as hundreds of u.s. personnel hunkered down inside. in the fog of tear gas, the flags of kata'ib hezbollah flying outside embassy walls. it was that iranian-backed militia targeted in u.s. air strikes over the weekend after they killed an american contractor. their supporters had come from the funerals of their fighters to attack the embassy. president trump today laying the blame directly on iran, tweeting, "iran will be held fully responsible for lives lost," adding, "they will pay a very big price. this is not a w

>> all right, james longman with us from london again tonight. thank you, james. >>> back here at home tonight, chilling new video emerging from los angeles in a case, a suspected carjacker with a machete chasing an officer. the officer falling. his colleagues then opening fire. and tonight, what that officer saw through his own body cam. abc's will carr tonight, and it is difficult. >> reporter: tonight, we are seeing that life and death moment. a suspect with a machete standing over an officer, hoisting that blade up in the air. the deadly takedown captured on officers body cameras. >> he has a machete. he's right there, brother. >> reporter: police say 22-year-old nathaniel pinnock initially robbed a store, then stole a car from this fast food restaurant. >> oh, he got a machete. he got a whole knife. >> reporter: the suspect took off, then slammed into two nearby police cars. >> he got stuck. >> whoa! >> reporter: officers fire bean bags and foam rounds, but pinnock escapes, leading police on a wild chase in the streets of hollywood before tur

here's abc's james longman. >> reporter: they're two of the most famous siblings in the world, williamugh life together, inseparable as children, laughing alongside their mother, diana. sharing in their grief at her funeral. they grew up in the spotlight, leaning on one another, standing side by side at each other's weddings, eventually welcoming children of their own. their bond seemed unbreakable. but now apparently they're a family divided. >> i think they both love each other dearly, but when you get married, have your own family, you've got different priorities. in all honesty i think that they have grown apart a little. >> reporter: last week the duke and duchess of sussex went public with their bombshell plan to leave their posts as senior royals. >> royal bombshell. >> the growing fallout from harry and meghan's royal exit. >> did the queen know this was coming? >> reporter: the news sparking an international frenzy. the british press dubbing it next-it. now all eyes on the royal family. a summit called for by the queen took place at her majesty's private home in sandringham. p

abc news foreign correspondent james longman leading us off. >> reporter: a second day of rage at the u.s. embassy in baghdad. tires burned, fires lit. u.s. troops shooting tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters. smoke once again shrouding america's most heavily fortified embassy. with the damage from the violence clear, u.s. security personnel on high alert, ensuring the crowds don't breach the walls. u.s. helicopters firing flares to keep the crowd at bay yesterday. and overnight, president trump left with no choice but to deploy new reenforcements to the middle east -- about 750 soldiers from 82nd airborne division in ft. bragg, north carolina. that's on top of more than 100 marines already flown in. >> well, i think it's been handled very well. the marines came in. we had some great warriors come in and do a fantastic job. they were there instantaneously. this will never, ever be a benghazi. >> reporter: u.s. interests defended for now, but their hatred for america runs deep. these are the supporters of kata'ib hezbollah, a militia group supported by iran, and which was targe

here's james longman. >> reporter: tonight, a frantic search for survivors. first responders drilling through the rubble of collapsed buildings after a deadly 6.7 magnitude earthquake rocks eastern turkey. the tremors striking just before 9:00 p.m., killing over a dozen people and injuring hundreds more. the moment captured on live tv. residents racing down stairwells. a mad dash to get out of this store. a massive fire breaking out at this apartment building. the flaming debris raining down on the street below. many streets inundated with people. this man urging residents to clear the area. and with all the destruction, millions in the region now facing an anxious night ahead. turkey sits on top of two major fault lines which means earthquakes are common and tonight, multiple aftershocks have already struck. >> james longman, thank you. >>> still much more ahead on "world news tonight." this friday. the scare at a u.s. airport. a carjacking. a mother jumping into her car because the baby was in the back. the new york city police officer facing charges in the

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>> james longman on climate change tonight. james, thank you. >>> and back here at home, the state of emergency in virginia tonight, after militia threats over gun reform. governor ralph northam temporarily banning all weapons from richmond's capital square ahead of a protest planned for monday against proposed gun regulations. northam citing new intelligence indicating that among the protesters, there may be out of state militias with, quote, malicious plans for the rally. >>> there is still a lot more ahead on "world news tonight" this wednesday. the very close call today. look at this. two women walking and the building that came down right behind them. >>> baseball's cheating scandal growing tonight. the red sox firing. and we'll have news in a moment on tha us.oru ionhe sce f several quakes already. today. we'll hear from bob in just a moment. a lot more news ahead here. were cooking witm. she always said, "food is love," so when she moved in with us, a new kitchen became part of our financial plan. ♪ i want to make the mo

>> all right, james longman with us again tonight. thank you, james. >>> and there is late word tonight of a rocket attack in baghdad. iraqi officials tonight confirming several rockets fired into the green zone. they reportedly landed near the embassy. no casualties reported. a u.s. military spokesman says they could hear the rockets at the embassy and the military compound. they were fired from outside the city. >>> and back here at home tonight, and to martin luther king jr. day. his son placing a wreath at the base of the memorial in washington, d.c. and the u.s. navy honoring sailor doris miller, naming an aircraft carrier after him, the first for an african-american. miller served as a ship's cook during the attack on pearl harbor. sketching up to help the wounded and then firing an anti-aircraft machine gun. he was the first african-american awarded a navy cross. miller died in battle two years later. we'll have much more on dr. martin luther king jr. and this day a bit later. >>> also ahead on "world news tonight" this monday,

>> james longman again tonight. james, thank you. >>> and next tonight, the dangerous volcano erupting in the philippines. look at this tonight. roaring back to life, spewing ash and steam, lava high into the sky. volcanic lightning illuminating in the night. the effects felt 40 miles away in manila where the airport was temporary closed. tens of thousands already forced to evacuate. >>> there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this monday. the american family swept out to sea, right off the coast of the u.s. the father and his two children pulled into the water. we do have news tonight in this desperate search. >>> also ahead, the major league cheating scandal. the houston astros, the general manager and the manager both fired. how officials say they pulled this off before they got caught. >>> and we have alarming news tonight about the world's oceans. and this fact. how much heat scientists say the oceans are absorbing every second. a lot more news ahead here on a monday night. i'll be right back. l.

>> james longman with us again tonight. thank you, james. >>> here at home it appears the justice department's yearslong inquiry into hillary clinton is winding down with nothing found. the review initiated at the urging of president trump back in november 2017 report bli looked at clinton's emails, the state department's uranium one decision and is not expected to file any criminal charges. the state department ended it own multiyear investigation with the same result. >>> a headline on the economy and your 401(k) tonight. the dow rising about 40 points to break through the 29,000 mark for the first time today before closing down 133 points. the dow broke the 28,000 mark just over a month ago. >>> still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this friday. inside the dramatic rescue tonight. look at this -- nearly 40 tourists, including americans, trapped on a glacier during a blizzard. the big question tonight -- why did the tour company take them out in the first place? >>> we are learning more about the midair scare on b

here is james longman. >> reporter: by all appearances it looks just like another one of the countlessc engagements prince harry makes. but this one his first official outing since the royal crisis. prince harry's calm demeanor in contrast to the chaos surrounding him. smiling and posing with young rugby players from a local school. even joking with the children. using the opportunity to launch a new initiative on one of his closest causes, mental health in the rugby community. >> the perception of rugby is you need to be tough, you can't show your feelings, you have to grin and bear it. but something like the mental fitness charter will help us make real progress. >> reporter: his wife meghan focusing on one of her key issues, female empowerment. >> she didn't talk about her life as a royal. her interest was very much focused on the women. >> reporter: posing with the charity justice for girls which aims to promote social justice for teenage girls living in poverty. both their appearances fueling speculation about how their royal roles would evolve. is this the end of their official d

james longman, thanks so much.loyd webber joins along with royal commentator, bruce. good morning to you both. imogen, this is unprecedented. what kind of crisis are we talking about? >> big enough for me to be on "gma" at 7:30 in the morning when all this stuff is going on in iran. yes, huge, quite frankly. obviously a lot of americans are looking at harry and meghan and thinking, good for them. we want them to survive, to thrive and not survive but this statement also bringing up a lot of questions. are they going to be his and her royal highness? how are they going to make money? where are they going to live? who will pay for their security? so we shall see where this goes but this story is going to run and run. >> a lot of questions to be answered. alastair, buckingham palace was blindsided by this. what do we know about what is going on behind the scenes? >> well, i think we know that there is a great sense of making sure that this is a family situation. and yet at the same time it's a family that has in its h

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abc's james longman from london again tonight. >> reporter: the queen back in the driver's seat today near her country palace, seen for the first time since the royal scandal and meghan back in canada. as usual crisis talks continue, >> the queen has instructed senior members of the royal household, her most important aides, to get this sorted. she wants this sorted within days. >> reporter: and new details emerging on how the royal pair see their jobs. >> my understanding is that harry and meghan see themselves almost as dissidents, as these disruptors. that they're finding a new solution, a new way of being royal. >> reporter: the couple's latest instagram posts today reminding the public of the sussexes in royal duty mode during an undisclosed visit, but they now say they want to do more than this. traditionalists say britain's royals exist primarily to support the monarch, not to create their own independent platforms, but like diana before them, they have a huge public following, which could be a potential force for good, to be harnessed by a 21st century monarchy. the royal fami

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abc's james longman says that that statement is far from the norm. >> reporter: incredibly if you look at the statement she actually uses that word family eight times. she doesn't say duke and duchess of sussex. she calls them harry and meghan, the names we use for them. she says she wants something to be worked out quickly. >> the queen says major decisions should be made in the coming days, but issues like harry and meghan's titles and their security arrangements must still be negotiated. >>> a big announcement in the auto industry. the north american car of the year is the new corvette. the new sports car accelerates as fast as a lamborghini but costs four times less. meanwhile, the top honor of top suv went to the kia telluride, and the top truck went to the jeep gladiator, which is part pickup and part utility vehicle. >>> and americans don't seem to be drinking wine like they used to. wine consumption in the u.s. actually fell by about 1% last year. that's the first drop in 25 years. the decline came even as americans bought more alcohol overall last year. >>> so coming up, the c

james longman starts us off with the very latest. morning, james. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, michael. this was a devastating accident. three u.s. firemen going down in their plane in what's being described as a fireball. they were in australia tackling those ongoing bushfires and this morning we're hearing that chilling call for help. overnight as the fires continue to blaze through this country, a harrowing call to emergency dispatch. >> message red -- >> crashed. >> yeah, fire. it's just a ball of flames. over. >> reporter: three american firefighters dead after their water bombing plane crashed. >> our deepest condolences to those families impacted and today is a stark and horrible reminder of the dangerous conditions. >> reporter: the americans were in australia to help fight the fires near new south wales where more than 3,000 homes have destroyed and 28 people have died. flames spreading to the nation's capitol in canber overnight, thick columns of smoke rising above the airport forcing parts to shut down and stranding re

james longman is at buckingham palace with the latest. od morning, james. >> reporter: good morning, george. this royal crisis rumbles on. meghan has left the country while her husband deals with the fallout. the most senior members of the royal family in ongoing talks about just how harry and meghan can step back from royal life. this morning, the duchess of sussex is back in canada after she and harry dropped their royal pullback bombshell. baby archie remained there while his parents were at on appearance. harry still in the u.k. where his grandmother, queen elizabeth, is leading crisis talks with charles and william. the queen and three princes looking for a workable solution. abc news has learned prince harry defied a direct order from the queen to keep discussions about taking a step back private until the family had come to an agreement about the future, and that neither william nor charles were to send a statement ten minutes before it was sent out to the entire world. >> the discussions were in early phases so the royal family was

james longman is there with the latest. good morning, james. >> reporter: good morning, george.alling it. the first time harry will meet face to face with the queen since his and meghan's decision to step back at senior royals. charles and william will also be here. it's thought meghan is going to call in from canada. we could be seeing a redefinition of what it means to be royal. this morning, an unprecedented royal summit. the queen calling an emergency meeting with william, charles and harry here in sandringham to talk about next steps after harry's bombshell announcement that he and his wife, meghan, will be stepping back from their duties as senior royals. meghan flew back to canada to be back with archie, and is believed to be joining them by phone. >> this is the first time that all four have come together in the same room. people say harry is torn. for him, the most important thing is his family. for the couple, it's about preserving their mental health, remaining happy and being able to work in an environment that suits them best. >> reporter: it's thought the royal mee

abc's james longman has more. >> reporter: chanting "death to america," an unprecedented assault.to be one of the most secure in the world, and yet crowds tried to storm the compound, setting fire to guard posts and embassy walls, prying an embassy plaque off the entrance, trying to break through windows, just a pane of glass separating guards from protesters. american troops taking up position on the roof of the embassy, firing gas as hundreds of u.s. personnel hunkered down inside. in the fog of tear gas, the flags of kata'ib hezbollah flying outside embassy walls. it was iranian-backed militia targeted in u.s. air strikes over the weekend after they killed an american contractor. their supporters had come from the funerals of their fighters to attack the embassy. president trump laying the blame directly on iran tweeting, iran will be held fully responsible for lives lost, adding, they will pay a very big price, this is not a warning, it's a threat, happy new year. they called the iraqi prime minister, demanding he protect the u.s. embassy. but iran's grip over baghdad's govern

let's go to james longman at buckingham palace with the latest details on that. mes. >> reporter: yeah. good morning, robin. i think we saw prince harry at the most open we have ever seen him last night. it's clear this is not how he wanted things to go. he defended his wife meghan saying she's the same woman he fell in love with. he said, when they were married, they were excited and ready to serve. how things have changed. >> before i begin, i must say that i can only imagine what you may have heard or perhaps read over the past few weeks. so i want you to hear the truth from me, as much as i can share, not as a prince or a duke, but as harry. >> reporter: overnight, a candid prince harry speaking out for the first time about his decision to step back as a senior member of the royal family. >> the decision that i have made for my wife and i to step back is not one i made lightly. it was so many months of talks after so many years of challenges. and i know i haven't always gotten it right, but as far as this goes, there was really no other option. >> reporter: a

abc's james longman has the very latest. good morning, james. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, michael. it really is a catastrophic scene in tehran this morning. more than 170 people dying in a plane crash there overnight. you can see lumps of a burning wreckage scattered by the boeing 737 passenger jet. it had just left iran bound for ukraine possibly catching fire shortly after takeoff. there were no americans on board but among the 176 victims are at least 82 iranians and 63 canadians. investigators are scouring fields of smoldering debris near the airport where it came down. they retrieved a black box but haven't announced a cause. initially the ukrainian embassy blamed a mechanical failure but the government retracted that statement and say they're not considering any pilot error. plielgt flight radar shows the plane never made it above 8,000 feet and it was delayed for almost an hour before leaving. now, ukrainian international airlines says the plane last had a maintenance check monday and suspended all flights to tehr

james longman is at buckingham palace where harry just made that appearance. orning, james. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, michael. harry back on public duty for the first time since that bombshell announcement. he is championing issues he cares about, sport and mental health. meanwhile, his wife meghan is over in canada. she's been visiting projects associated with women's rights, but the war with the press, that continues on both sides of the pond. this morning, prince harry making his first public appearance since announcing that he and wife meghan will be stepping back as senior members of the royal family. prince harry's hosting the rugby world league 2021 draws at buckingham palace. he's the royal patron of the rugby football league. he's launched a new initiative surrounding mental health and the rugby community. >> the perception of rugby league is you need to be tough. you can't show your feelings, you have to grin and bear it. but something like the mental fitness charter will help us make real progress. >> reporter: the duke also announcing the new

james longman is at buckingham palace with all the details. , james. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, george. a big day for the royal family. william, charles, the queen and harry all working out a way for harry and meghan to step back from their duties as senior members of the royal family. the queen admitting it's not what she wants but it seems she's willing to make her grandson happy. reshaping britain's monarchy, three princes finish their discussions with their queen but the summit was a personal family drama. a brother and grandson charting a new path. would harry get the permission he needed for a new life with meghan? it was thought the duchess would join on a call from canada but the palace says the sussexs didn't feel it was necessary. the queen out with an unusually personal statement after 2 1/2 hours of meetings behind closed doors. it's not what she wants but permission is granted. the 93-year-old saying my family and i are entirely supportive of harry and meghan's desire to create a new life as a young family. although we would

james longman is in our london bureau with the latest. >> reporter: good morning, whit. we're hearing reports of a stabbing attack just south of paris. a knife is thought lunged at passers at 2:00 p.m. local time about seven miles south of the french capital. police say he killed one person and injured three others before being shot by police. two of those he stabbed are now in a critical state. this all took place in a park seemingly randomly. this is a residential area outside of the city center. authorities say the attacker has been neutralized and investigations are ongoing with police on the scene. now, this has left the city on edge, as you can imagine, and it's significant enough for the country's interior minister to head there. paris and other european cities have unfortunately been targeted by these sorts of attacks. nothing is confirmed, but it does seem to follow a pattern of indiscriminate and apparently unplanned assaults that we've seen across europe. this is a sad start to the year for france, whit? >> we do need to turn to some other top stories this mor