and james longman at former president bashar al assad's private residence. and what james was shown underneath the home. >>> tonight, the new and urgent concern over those mystery dr drones over the northeast. the white house says they do not know who is behind this. lawmakers an authorities saying the white house the response is not enough. one saying, come to new jersey to see this. >>> president-elect donald trump named "time's" person of the year. trump ringing the opening bell at the new york stock exchange. and what the president-elect is saying about whether he'll be able to lower prices. what he says in that "time" interview. and the president-elect inviting china's president xi to his inaugura inauguration. >>> in new york city, thousands of subway passengers stranded for hours, trapped in the subway. they had to crawl out and into tunnels to get back above ground. and now, we know what caused this. >>> tonight, an american zoo with multiple animals coming down with bird flu. a number of the animals have died. and what we've learned. >>> and tonight,

our team inside syria with our james longman has witnessed already after the fall of president assad's rebels seizing damascus with lightning speed rating, the presidential palace, assad's expensive cars, men, women and children freed from underground jails. what the u.s. is now saying tonight, as the world now braces asking what comes next? back here in the u.s. tonight, the bombshell allegations against jay z. a civil lawsuit now accusing him and sean diddy combs of raping a 13 year old girl. tonight, jay z vehemently denying the accusations and calling on the accuser to now reveal her identity, saying what's fair is fair. linsey davis with us tonight. tonight on capitol hill, president elect donald trump's nominees pete hegseth, the critical new meeting for him. tulsi gabbard, nominated to be the next director of national intelligence. she's now facing timely questions about why she met with assad and what trump is now saying about mass deportations. the dreamers, and whether prices could go up for americans. tonight, the drone mystery widening large drones now spotted over philadel

david. >> david: james longman in damascus again tonight. thank you. >>> back here in the u.s. in boston tonight, two iranian men are facing federal charges, one under arrest, after a deadly drone strike killed three u.s. soldiers in jordan nearly a year ago. they're accused of export violations and providing material support to the iran-backed radicals. a drone packed with explosives struck an outpost in the jordanian desert. when many of those u.s. troops were still asleep. >>> when we come back on this monday night, in new york city, the horrific images today, the fire erupting at a holiday market tearing through several businesses. and you'll see it in a moment. >>> also, an american tourist among several people possibly poisoned at a five-star resort. >>> and the stowaway passenger on a flight leaving new york city now arrested again tonight. what authorities say she was trying to do. ♪ i'm on my way ♪ ♪ home sweet home ♪ there's no place like the road home. receive a $5,500 bonus on a new 2024 audi q5 plug-in hybrid during the season of audi sales event. ♪ i'm on my way ♪

ja james longman in syria. >>> tonight, the new break-in during "monday night football." police called to the home of joe burrow. thieves in his house while he was on the field against the cowboys. >>> growing concern about mystery drone sightings over new jersey. 11 confirmed reports near an army base. >>> and for the first time, jamie foxx taking the stage, breaking his silence about his mystery health scare, and the 20 days he doesn't remember. >>> good evening, thank you for joining us on this tuesday night. i'm whit johnson, in for david. and we begin with the breaking news. the suspect, luigi mangione, appearing before a judge in pennsylvania, fighting extradition to new york, where he faces a second degree murder charge and four other charges. dramatic video of mangione arriving at the courthouse, shouting, quote, this is clearly an injustice. officers rushing him inside. and new images of the suspect at the mcdonald's where he was arrested, taking his mask down while eating. in his backpack, police say they found a three-page handwritten document taking responsibi

james longman stand big live from paris. americans who helped make this happen. >> announcer: from abc news world headquarters in new york. this is "world news tonight with david muir." >> david: it's great to have you with us. we begin with the breaking news in the manhunt for the suspect who kill aied a ceo. moments ago, new york city police revealing they found the backpack he was wearing in central park. tonight, the suspect still on the run and where they believe he escaped the city. here is aaron katersky leading us off. >> reporter: after a frantic three-day manhunt, the nypd believes the suspect who gunned down brian thompson has escaped new york city. last seen riding out of central park on a bike after the shooting, police say the suspect hopped into a taxi, headed to the bus station by george washington bridge and made his getaway. >> we are asking every american to look at the picture, the photo and to assist us if you know him, if his face looks familiar. please reach out to our law enforcement. >> reporter: lat

. >>> james longman with the haunting images from syria tonight. the fall of president basharal assad. and now, the difficult images posted outside the morgue. james with the families looking to see if they recognize the bolds now recovered across damascus. >>> back in the u.s. tonight, the husband and father of three accused of faking his own death, it led to a massive, costly search. tonight now home from europe, where police say he went to meet another woman. now facing charges here at home tonight. >>> our made in america christmas is back tonight. the two young firefighters, two brothers. and their american invention. and the rest of their ideas now taking off, from new jersey to montana to california. fighting fires and creating >>> and remembering a popular entertainer on johnny carson, merv griffin. viewers loved him and his psychic powers. >>> good evening. we begin tonight with the breaking news. the new turn in the murder of that ceo in new york city. growing increasingly concerned about people on social media appearing to celebrate the s

whit. >> whit: james longman for us, thank you. fast moving developments in syria, let's bring in our chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz. martha, what more are you learning about this rebel group that seized power and what could this mean for the 900 u.s. troops still in syria? >> reporter: those 900 u.s. troops are in syria specifically to keep after isis, and today is bombing of 75 isis targets is a reminder isis is still active. so the pentagon says the u.s. forces will remain in sear syria for now and they feel as if they are safe. as for the rebel group now in charge in syria, the u.s. listed the leader as a specially designated global terrorist and even though he says he's now cut ties with al qaeda, this is not going to be a shining democracy, whit. >> whit: approach with caution appears to be the rule here. president biden was also ask today in a missing american journalist austin tice who disappeared in 2012 near the syrian capital. what's the latest on that? >> reporter: tice was believed to be in the hands

james longman is on the scene near damascus. ng, james. >> reporter: good morning, geor george. from a 15-year-old christian mountain village as a new syria emerges. communities up and down this diverse country are wondering what the future will mean for them. it's been a week since syrians reclaimed their country after five decades of assad rule, joy and relief. >> two generations here. feel good? >> good. >> you feel good? >> reporter: celebrations in every town and city when crowds like these assembled to protest assad's rule. they were crushed with brutal force. now they are free to sing. and in the ancient christian town, they're giving thanks. the monastery here dates back an astonishing 1,500 years. these mountain communities have stood through sench ris of turmoil. now they face a new challenge. as soon as assad was gone, the people he made refugees flooded back like youssef. >> he is 29 years old. he left syria when he was 17, and today he's going back. >> reporter: but the return was painful, discovering the brutal real

james longman in damascus, thank you. >>> back here in the u.s. tonight, the bombshell allegations against jay-z. a civil lawsuit accusing him and sean "diddy" combs of raping a 13-year-old girl more than 20 years ago. tonight, jay-z denying the accusations, and calling on the accuser to reveal her identity. here's linsey davis. >> reporter: tonight, rapper jay-z firing back against allegations that he sexually assaulted a then-13-year-old with sean "diddy" combs after the 2000 vmas. the newly amended civil lawsuit -- originally filed by a "jane doe" in october -- now identified "celebrity a" as jay-z, whose legal name is shawn carter, claiming he and diddy, "drugged and raped a 13-year-old girl at an afterparty." and that "a female celebrity stood by and watched as combs and carter took turns assaulting the minor." combs and jay-z, who were both 30 at the time, were in attendance at the awards show that year. combs has previously denied all allegations. and today, jay-z filing to dismiss the lawsuit, calling it a "cynical and calculated campaign

james longman reports from syria tonight. >>> two russian oil tankers carrying thousands of tons of oil are badly damaged off crimea. one can be seen breaking in two. >> houston police search for suspects in a deadly mass shooting at a teen pop-up party. what police are saying about these popular social media trends. >>> actor jamie foxx is recovering after being hit by a glass at a beverly hills restaurant. what he's saying about that incident. >>> the emotional moments colorado star travis hunter brings home the heisman, what he told "gma" about coach prime. >>> and the legendary dick van dyke, why he's thankful tonight for his neighbors. >> announcer: from abc news world headquarters in new york, this is "world news tonight." >> linsey: good evening, everyone. thanks so much for joining us on this busy sunday. i'm linsey davis. we begin tonight with the federal government deploying additional resources to new jersey and new york to solve the mystery behind dozens of drone sightings reported across at least seven states. new york senator chuck schumer is urging federal authorities to

james longman revealing what helped fuel bashar al assad's luxury life. >>> back in the u.s. tonight, the images just in, two boats colliding in florida. we've learned more than a dozen people injured. >>> an american couple in their 50s killed in mexico, shot in their vehicle, the car riddled with bullets. >>> the new study on obesity in america. for the first time in a decade, obesity rates in the u.s. are down amid those popular weight loss drugs. >>> and our made in america christmas is back tonight. your one thing made in america this year. >>> the farm you can buy your own christmas tree and they'll mail it to you and you can watch it grow. viewers tonight sending in the proof. >> announcer: from abc news world headquarters in new york, this is "world news tonight" with david muir. >> david: good evening. we begin tonight with breaking news. law enforcement sources telling abc news that the spiral notebook belonging to the suspect in the ceo murder case offers chilling new details leading up to the crime, that notebook recovered after his arrest. tonight, authorities te

martha. >> martha: our thanks to james longman. former centcom commander retired general frank mckenzie joins me now, and general mckenzie, this must have been extraordinary for you to watch, the speed of this happening. >> over the last 48 hours, it has been a remarkable chain of events, you know, bad news for a lot of people, less clear who the good news is going to be for, martha. >> martha: i want to take it country by country in a moment, but let's talk first about those u.s. troops. 900 u.s. troops in syria. what happens to them? what do you think they should do at this point? >> well, martha, it's important to understand why those troops are there. our troops east of the ewe frats river are there to keep a lid on isis and prevent violent extremist organizations from gathering strength and being able to attack the homeland of the united states. isis, aspires to attack us. as we know, isis launched a successful attack against russia just a few months ago. that's why those troops are there so any decision to bring them out woul

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beginning with abc's james longman. james, good morning to you. >> reporter: yeah.io. this is one of the most extraordinary moments in the history of the middle east. bashar al assad inherited power from his father nearly 25 years ago. he has clung onto that power through years of civil war, but now a new rebel movement has managed to topple his regime in less than two weeks. history made overnight as syrian dictator bashar al assad is overthrown in a lightning move by rebel fighters. they are this morning, inside the presidential palace, walking its huge halls, celebrating amid the abandoned luxury of the assad regime. as outside jubilation spreads on the streets of the capital for a moment few saw coming. rebels declaring victory from tv studios saying the city of damascus has been liberated. the tyrant bashar al assad has been toppled. the rebels seizing damascus almost without a fight as the military appeared to evaporate. this syrian military checkpoint left abandoned overnight. military uniforms left behind, scattered on the floor. such scenes were unthinkable

want to go back to james longman. he is on the scene.ondescript area just outside the capital. he was found, we understand, walking the streets barefoot, sisheveled and largely in good health. and the video released to us, he calls himself travis. now, the united states believes he could be travis timmerman who went missing from hungary months ago. the united states had no idea where he was. looks like he's emerged in syria. he was found in the street, taken to a room in this area given some food and drink. got back on his feet. he's been taken back to the capital damascus. an extraordinary discovery. this as, of course, thousands of syrians are trying to make their own discoveries about family members that have gone missing. michael? >> michael: thank you very much for that, james. going to turn to the arctic blast stretching from florida to maine. ginger's tracking that and more. good morning, ginger. >> ginger: mid 20s with a wind chill here in philadelphia behind that cold front that dropped a lot of rain. we're talking 4.7 inches in

abc's james longman has the latest. >> history unfolding at lightning speed in the middle east. syrian dictator bashar al assad overthrown by rebel fighters. his presidential palace overrun. his people oppressed by decades of dictatorship, discovering his enormous wealth. the rebels declaring victory from the state tv studios, saying the city of damascus has been liberated. the tyrant bashar al-assad has been toppled. across the country, symbols of the assad family regime defaced or destroyed. jubilation and relief in the streets. celebrating a moment few could see coming less than two weeks ago. this man saying it's been 13 years that we've been waiting for this day, and today is our day. the islamist leader of the main rebel group, abu mohammad al-julani, who cut ties with al qaeda years ago, is now projecting a more moderate image. speaking triumphantly at the historic umayyad mosque in the capital city damascus, saying this victory, my brothers, is a new chapter in the history of the entire islamic nation. it is a turning point for the region. russia's foreign ministry now s

james longman in the capital as they search for missing loved ones who vanished under the

here's abc news reporter james longman. >> reporter the horrifying moment tonight, a boeing 737 crash lands at an airport in south korea. watch as the jeju air flight comes in to land with no landing gear deployed, the aircraft skidding at high speed before plowing into a wall and erupting into flames. south korean officials say air traffic control warned the pilots of a possible bird strike. moments later, the pilots issued a mayday call. at least 179 people killed, only two crew members surviving. the ceo of jeju airlines, bowing in apology and amid the grief. tonight, a search for answers. >> it was on its belly and on its engine, skidding down the runway for thousands of feet, and it was still going at least 100 miles an hour. when it goes past the camera, which is at the end of the runway. why it was that fast, why it landed on its belly. all of these are questions that the black box will eventually answer. >> jeju air is a south korean low cost carrier with an impeccable safety record. the u.s. is sending a team of investigators to south korea. they'll help with decoding both th

chief international correspondent james longman is there. ng, george. i was here in almost the exact spot in 2019 when we watched notre dame burn. i've been back multiple times seeing it be restored. take a look at it. it's looking better than ever. five years ago, one of the saddest days in the history of paris, the 800-year-old symbol of culture engulfed in flames. the crash collapsing through the roof heard around the world. but this morning that spire resurrected once again. the world's most famous cathedral has never looked better. sunday our lady of paris will welcome worshippers once again. this has been europe's biggest restoration project in a generation. 2,000 specialists from carpenters and stonemaking to artists and metal workers. earlier this year we got a glimpse of the gleaming new stone, freshly laid tiles and revamped paint work. i was given a tour of the progress and spoke to the head of restoration. can you give us an idea how much this has cost so far? >> 700 million euros. >> reporter: more than 2,000 statues and decorati

here's abc's james longman. >> reporter: the horrifying moment a boeing 737 crash lands at an airport. watch as the jeju air flight comes in to land with no landing gear deployed. the aircraft skidding at high speed before plowing into a wall and erupting into flames. south korean officials say air traffic control warned the pilots of a possible bird strike. moments later, the pilots issued a mayday call. >> at least 179 people killed. only two crew members surviving. the ceo of jeju airline bowing in apology, and amid the grief tonight, a search for answers. >> it was on its belly and on its engine skidding down the runway for thousands of feet and still going at least 100 miles an hour when it goes past the camera, which is at the end of the runway. why it was that fast, why it landed on its belly, all of these are questions the black box will eventually answer. >> reporter: jeju air is a south korean low cost carrier with an impeccable safety record. the u.s. is sending a team of investigators to south korea. they'll help with decoding both the black box and cockpit voice recorders

chief international correspondent james longman is in damascus.d morning, james. >> reporter: good morning, george. from the mosque in central damascus, this is some 1300 years of history you're looking at here. the mood is jubilant. lots of people walking around, happy. new syrian flag in the hands of that little girl. you can also see rebel fighters behind. every day that passes here, uncertainty is growing. the rush to stablize syria this morning after lightning revolution that toppled dictator bashar al-assad, compounded by relentless israeli air strikes, more than 300 on military targets, leaving the country nearly defenseless and for the first time, the world getting a glimpse inside assad's abandoned palace in damascus. completely looted, ransacked. nothing here. some damage but this is what's left of the assad regime. part of the palace burned down. opulent wooden stair case, moldings left behind. it is striking how much wealth the assad regime managed to accumulate. >> reporter: ninety percent of syrians live in poverty. millions of dolla

abc's james longman is joining us from damascus. mes, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. the u.s. has now made direct contact with them. it is specifically concerning the missing american, austin tice, but it might be the beginning of this group currently listed as a terror organization, being accepted into the international fold. this morning, as the work to rebuild syria begins, the u.s. and its partners vowing to support its transition to a new post-assad era. >> our message to the syrian people is this. we want them to succeed, and we're prepared to help them do so. >> reporter: speaking from jordan with a group of international diplomats, secretary of state antony blinken also promised the u.s. is still trying to find austin tice, the american journalist who went missing in syria nearly 12 years ago. blinken confirmed for the first time that the u.s. had made direct contact with the rebel group hts, who toppled assad. >> we have been in contact with hts and with other parties. we have impressed upon everyone we have

james longman is on the scene in damascus. good morning, james. >> reporter: good morning.m damascus, this is the first friday prayers since 1971 that this country has not been ruled by an assad. there's a lot of excitement here. the family of timmerman is speaking out. this morning the parents of missing american travis timmerman speaking out, recalling the first moments they heard he was alive and safe in syria. what was your reaction when you found he was safe? >> i was in tears. i was so happy. >> happy tears. >> yeah. >> it was great. >> this will be the best christmas ever. >> reporter: his family in missouri still piecing everything together. they say they haven't heard from him in seven months after he embarked on a trip to europe. >> our heart's have been broken since he's been gone. but now, i'm happy. >> reporter: a day after this video surfaced of the 29-year-old who was seen lying down by a group of men. describing how he was rescued by rebel fighters from a prison. >> i was imprisoned in a cell by myself. in the early morning of this monday, the monday this we

james longman is on the ground going into one of the most notorious prisons. >> they want to show the world proof of assad's brutality. >> robin: while the search intensifies for kidnapped american journalist austin tice. >> michael: reaction at the marine veteran daniel penny was cleared of all charges in the subway chokehold death of jordan neely. a case that divided new york city. >> george: jay-z fights back appearing with his daughter and beyonce after he moved to dismiss the lawsuit, accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old with sean diddy combs. he denies all charges. and demands the woman reveals herself. >> robin: mystery in the sky. large drones spotted flying over parts of the northeast. the fbi asking the public for help in its investigation. >> michael: overnight -- >> you have no idea how great it feels! i was fighting for my life! >> michael: oscar winner jamie fox on stage. >> he's having a brain bleed that's led to a stroke. >> michael: opening up about his mysterious health crisis that put him in the hospital for more than 20 days. >> if i could stay funny, i cou

but first chief international correspondent james longman is at the syrian border for us. us what you're seeing right now. >> reporter: robin, it's a very tense situation right now. let me show you around here. we've got thousands of people streaming out of syria, desperate to leave the country because they're not sure what the change means for them. the lebanese army has put a barrier up there, stopping people from coming out. meantime, you are seeing all these cars and it streams all the way down there, of people going into syria. this is the chaos that revolution brings. one of the world's most oppressive regimes brought down in days. bashar al-assad's violent dictator ship made millions of syrians homeless. this morning he is on the run, overthrown by rebel fighters in lightning speed. the regime collapsing in just 11 days, his people now discovering the massive wealth kept from them at his presidential palace in the capital damascus. rebels taking over state television saying the city of damascus has been liberated the tyrant has been toppled. and this morning enterin

abc's james longman joins us from paris with more. ood morning. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, whit. this is the day the world has been waiting for, the re-opening of notre dame. millions of people across this country and around the world all remember the fire in 2019 when the spire crashed through the building. take a look. there's huge security on the streets. police everywhere and all the streets have been closed because they're expecting 35 heads of state for the re-opening and delegations from around the world. president-elect trump will be here. jill biden, her daughter ashley, prince william will be representing king charles and know that trump will be meeting with president macron of france and after that with prince william owe a flurry of diplomacy as well. after the opening ceremony there will be a concert right outside the cathedral. yo-yo ma will be among the musicians playing and the first mass notre dame will receive worshippers again. metal workers, 2,000 people working over five years to get it done and even refurbis

abc's chief international correspondent james longman joins us now from syria with more. ing. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, whit. it has been a week of extraordinary discoveries here in syria, not least that of american travis timmerman, who was found after months in captivity. well, he is out of syria, but the discoveries here continue. american travis timmerman is this morning out of syria handed over by the new rebel authority to the u.s. military at a remote u.s. base in southeastern syria friday and then flown to jordan. the 29-year-old missouri native was only discovered when this video surfaced earlier this week saying he was rescued from a syrian prison by rebel fighters after seven months in captivity. >> i was in prison in a cell by myself. they took a hammer and broke my door down. >> reporter: the news comes as tens of thousands of syrians gathered at the historic mosque for friday prayers, the first since the fall of assad's totalitarian regime. [ speaking in a non-english language ] >> how does it feel seeing everybody celebrating today? >> they are fantas

we're live in damascus, where our chief international correspondent, james longman, went inside the presidential palace, and he's going to tell us what he found. also, we had that stanley cup recall, more than 2.6 million of those mugs are on a list due to burning dangers. we're going to tell you what to do if you happen to have one. plus, golden globe nominee timothee chalamet and elle fanning telling us about that bob dylan biopic, which i can't wait to see. and i'm right here at the houston zoo enjoying a beautiful lights display for the holidays. but probably even better is meeting kirby, the one month old elephant, the baby that we will be able to introduce you to here on gma coming up. >> we were watching earlier this morning. you saw it kirby was you know you know how they wobble and wiggle when they're trying to get their footing. >> it's so cute. >> how lucky did you get. wait how close were you to this elephant? >> i know i'm like, i got a kiss from kirby's sister joy. let's just say that. >> what joy. >> oh, i like that. that's nice. and it looks so festive in houston, so that's sweet

chief international correspondent james longman has the latest. >> reporter: israeli air strikes rockingyria this morning and every day since assad fell, former regime's military facility with a strike threatening to render them defenseless. israel continued to expand settlements in golan heights. prime minister benjamin netanyahu saying israel will continue to hold on to it. this as serious struggles with the reality of decades of tyranny. some of the worst discoveries so far. bags of human remains apparently dumped here days before assad fell. what you are looking at here are bags of human remains that have been found just outside damascus. bags of bones essentially. they have no clue who they belong to. on some of the bags there is an iran can connection. we're not far from some of the homes iraqi and iranian families lived in. also not far from airport intelligence one of the most feared intelligence branches. so it could be this is a faction that's disappeared, tens of thousands of people that had gone missing under the assad regime. dumped like garbage, now retrieved with care. one