here's linsey davis. >> reporter: zsa zsa gabor, known more for living large than her movie roles. a former miss hungary. >> i see them as i want them to be, not as they really are. >> reporter: and also starred in "queen of outer space." >> i came here to tell you that >> reporter: but it was as a r. professional celebrity that gabor shined. perfectly coiffed, dripping with diamonds. calling everyone darling, on and off the screen. >> a girl can't make a success on instincts alone. to understand a man takes a lifetime of study. >> reporter: and study she did. gabor was married nine times. i've never hated a man enough, she once said, to give his diamonds back. in 1990, gabor made headlines

>> linsey davis with us, as well tonight. linsey, thank you. >>> we turn next here to a terror suspect right here at home tonight. the man accused of setting off bombs in new york city and in new jersey, making his first appearance in court. ahmad rahimi, wearing a bulletproof vest, still appearing weak after being shot during his capture. he pleaded not guilty today of trying to kill police officers during that gun battle. rahimi now faces separate federal charges for the bombings. 31 people were injured in the blast in new york city's chelsea neighborhood. >>> there are dramatic images coming in from mexico tonight. a deadly disaster late today at the country's best-known fireworks market, as shoppers bought firecrackers and rockets to celebrate the holidays. a massive explosion ripping through the market, leaving dozens injured. abc's gio benitez with the images coming in at this hour. >> reporter: you're looking at dramatic images from the outskirts of mexico city. explosions at mexico's best-known fireworks market during

>> linsey davis leading us off tonight. linsey, thank you. all of this comes, of course, as linsey reported there, after that terror attack overseas. a truck hijacked. the original driver killed. then, the truck, of course, plowing into that christmas market. well, tonight, the urgent hunt now for a suspect considered armed and dangerous. a warrant has been issued in germany and all across europe for the arrest of this man, an asylum-seeker, believed to have ties to radicals. tonight, german officials say they had been tracking him for months. and now, the obvious question. if he was in trouble before, how did he slip through? abc's matt gutman, again from berlin. >> reporter: tonight, a europe-wise dragnet for this man. 24-year-old anis amri of tunisia. germany warning he could be armed about dangerous. according to a german lawmaker, amri's wallet and i.d. were found in the cab of that battered semitruck after it bulldozed through this crowded berlin christmas market, crushing stalls, killing 11 and injuring dozens more. amri was long on th

jummy: linsey davis with that story. unbelievable. that it wass good not nighttime with nobody there to help him. jummy: better than 48 hours ago? doug: genetic changes, with saturday morning just awful with the ice. -- dramatic changes, with saturday morning just awful with the ice. we will not see any dramatic swings in the weather over the next several days. if there is a swing, it will be an upward swing, getting warmer. we will start with the time lapse from the weatherbug camera in northwest washington along idaho avenue. there was some cloudiness this morning, some high clouds. we will see that at times today leftover jet contrails out there, folks flying over top of the washington area. plenty of sunshine as well. temperature wise, 36, kind of an average high across the viewing area. well below average but comfortable, and the wind is nice and light, 5 to 10 miles per hour. tonight the wind will not be a factor at fedex field. but it will be cold, temperatures dropping below freezing during the game. it is going to be a cold n

linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> a rhode island man is recovering after a horrific car crash that played out on social media. the man live streamed himself on facebook recklessly speeding through traffic at 115 miles an hour. this along route 6 plowing into the back of a garbage truck barreling across three lanes then slamming into the barrier there. you see the result. >> at least he survived after that stunt. >>> former astronaut buzz aldrin is in stable condition in a new zealand hospital. the 86-year-old was visiting the south pole as a tourist when he became ill. his assistant posting several photos showing aldrin touring the u.s. research base on the antarctic coast. the assistant says he's in good spirits. the second man to walk on the moon has had a schedule in recent months living it up. >> i would say so hitting the south pole. >>> it's not unusual to see jail birds in mug shots. but not this kind. this suspect had brought his parrot to court not knowing he'd be arrested for sighlations. when he was booked he said he left the pet outside and asked to get it. and the cour

the car is smoking. >> reporter: linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> quite an amazing piece of video> exploding manhole covers causing a safety hazard north of boston. after the explosion, flames could be seen coming from undergroind. officials are blaming an underground electrical fire. >>> fans are mourning the death of zsa zsa gabor. recalling that unmistakable accent. >> darling, a girl can't make a success on instincts alone. to understand man takes a lifetime of studying. sfland study she did. she was married nine times. an actress and beauty queen. and mostly famous for being famous. she died yesterday at her home in los angeles after a heart attack. she was 99. >> she had a long life indeed. and plenty of movies and tv shows. >>> time for sports. including the cowboys inching closer to an nfc east title. >> we get the highlights now from espn. >>> good morning, america. welcome to our festive "sportscenter" studios. i'm john buccigross. if you're up now, you may not have been up late last night to watch the cowboys and buccaneers. that's what i'm here for. ezekiel elliott. 15

abc's linsey davis has this look back. car lovers may want to look away a 300-thousand dollar lamborghini pays the ultimate price after its owner was caught driving with fake license plates in taiwan. the r lengthy legal battle-- police decided to tear the car to pieces. authorities say they didn't want the sportscar to be sold for parts. at xx time for weather. toss to eileen the first stand-alone "star wars" film leveled dollars on its opening weekend. that's the second-largest december opening ever... trailing only last year's star wars: the force awakens'. there is much more coming up on good mornign washington. we are following breaking news.. a warehouse fire in southeast. we have a crew on the scene and will bring you a live update.. coming up. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ how else do you think he gets around so fast? take the reins this holiday and get the mercedes-benz you've always wanted during the winter event. now lease the 2017 gla250 for $329 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. ♪ ♪ lend him a helping hand. ♪ put a little

linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> thank you. >>> next tonight to the economy. and to a promising report on jobs tonight. 178,000 new jobs created in november. the unemployment rate falling to 4.6%, a nine-year as president obama prepares to hand off the presidency to our president-elect, donald trump. >>> there's still much more ahead on "world news tonight." the thieves move in, where this happened. authorities asking for your help at this hour. >>> and the pipeline protest we've been following. new images. the demonstrators facing a veterans joining as human shields. >>> and the climber in trouble with the law, dangling hundreds of feet up. authorities are not happy. pictures, coming up. my friends think doing this at my age is scary. i say not if you protect yourself. what is scary? pneumococcal pneumonia. it's a serious disease. my doctor said the risk is greater now that i'm over 50! yeah...ya-ha... just one dose of the prevnar 13? from pneumococcal pneumonia- an illness that can cause coughing, chest pain, difficulty breathing, and may even put you in the

here's abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: these situations are really delicate.old is traveling through bulgaria, on her way to meet with someone most young women fear. >> so i've been told that this is the former house of a drug barron who is now in prison. this is where the pimp wants to meet. >> reporter: she's here to investigate the dark underworld of sex trafficking. when she comes face to face with a man who spent years as a pimp, he tells her, if i'm looking for a woman to be a prostitute, i don't look at her physical appearance, i look at her character, so i can manipulate her more easily. she doesn't seem to flinch. >> so you were never afraid of being caught by the police? >> reporter: he says, i had protection. pimps pay police. that's how it works. though small in stature, or maybe because of it, she's adept at extracting details of the criminal underworld from the people who conduct business within it. >> people want to talk. it's cathartic. they can express or tell a secret that they've been holding for so very long. we live in a black market world

here's linsey davis. >> reporter: zsa zsa gabor, known more for living large than her movie roles. a former miss hungary. >> i see them as i want them to be, not as they really are. >> reporter: and also starred in "queen of outer space." >> i came here to tell you that >> reporter: but it was as a r. professional celebrity that gabor shined. perfectly coiffed, dripping with diamonds. calling everyone darling, on and off the screen. >> a girl can't make a success on instincts alone. to understand a man takes a lifetime of study. >> reporter: and study she did. gabor was married nine times. i've never hated a man enough, she once said, to give his diamonds back. in 1990, gabor made headlines for slapping a police officer after being pulled over. she was sentenced to serve 72 hours in jail. in her later years, a car accident left her partially paraly and at the age of 89, she had a stroke. but this is the zsa zsa gabor fans will remember. glamorous, reigel -- regal, and always a bit outrageous. linsey davis, abc news. >>> and there's still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this

linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> linsey, thank you. >>> when we come back, major developments tonight, after thousands of american soldiers were ordered to repay their bonuses. what we've learned. >>> the house exploding into flames. the mother and the family dog escaping from the rubble. >>> and do you remember this? ? two all beef patties ? ? special sauce ? >> can you recite the rest of the jingle? anybody that's ever had a big mac will want to stay tuned to know why this sandwich is back in the news tonight. why this sandwich is back in the news sandwich is back in the news tonight. get moving. ep moving. i know! try laxatives. been there, done that. my chronic constipation keeps coming back. i know. tell me something i don't know. vo: linzess works differently from laxatives. linzess treats adults with ibs with constipation or chronic constipation. el movements that are easier to pass. do not give linzess to children under six and it should not be given to children six to seventeen. it may harm them. don't take linzess if you have a bowel blockage. get immediate help if you devel

here's abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: this morning, philadelphia police, the fbi and the bureau of explosives are searching for this man, a person of interest who dropped off a package they say contained a homemade explosive device that left a man with serious injuries. >> this person did, in fact, >> reporter: in this newly released surveillance video believed to be related t believed to be related to the package bombing incident last week, you can see the man put something on the doorstep and then casually walk down the treat for several blocks. police describe the man as possibly asian, late teens to early 30s, wearing a lumberjack elmer fudd style hat with ear flaps down and a baseball hat underneath. police have not yet found a motive but say the package was addressed to 60-year-old jim alden. in this photo from his hospital bed, you can see injuries from the shrapnel on his face, chest and arms. linsey davis, abc news, new york. >>> a rhode island man is recovering after a horrific car crash that played out on social media. the man live streamed himself on facebook recklessly

abc's linsey davis has more. >> pull over, pull over!reporter: these are the harrowing moments on a florida highway. a car careens out of control, coming dangerously close to catastrophe. >> pull over! what the -- >> reporter: watch as the driver, apparently having a medical episode crashes through the street light and keeps going. >> what are you doing? pull over! >> reporter: despite blown-out tires, the cadillac picks up speed, crisscrossing the highway. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: slamming into a guardrail. >> pull, you need to stop! >> reporter: before finally coming to a stop. >> bro, you need to stop. stop. >> reporter: the driver appears disoriented but is somehow okay. >> just get out the car, it's smoking. >> come on. we got to get out of the car. the car is smoking. >> reporter: linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> quite an amazing piece of video. linsey will have more on that on "gma." >>> exploding manhole covers causing a safety hazard north of boston. after the explosion, flames could be seen coming from underground. follo

>> no. >> reporter: linsey davis, abc news, new york. >>> violence reportedly erupted in louisville,a celebration after louisville quarterback lamar jackson won the heisman trophy. sources tell our station two university of louisville football players were shot at an off campus apartment complex saturday night. their injuries are said to be n nonlife-threatening. >>> new claims 1994 heisman trophy winner razan salaam had symptoms of cte. he committed suicide last week at the age of 42 and his brother tells "usa today" he suffered from memory loss and depression. cte can only be diagnosed after death and his brain was not donated for evaluation because of his muslim faith. >>> a former member of "the brady bunch" cast has been fired by a radio station after some anti-gay remarks. susan olsen was a co-host of a political talk show on a digital station based in los angeles. olsen played cindy brady and was fired after an online altercation with an openly gay actor and it followed the posting of a facebook message that included an offensive term for a gay man. >>> week 13 in the nfl just

but abc's linsey davis asks tonight, is it possible to defend against attacks using trucks as the main weapon? >> reporter: tonight, shoppers are finding high-powered weapons alongside holiday trinkets. >> yes, i'm afraid, but here we are. >> reporter: squads of heavily armed officers with long guns patrolling in the wake of that terror attack in berlin, leaving this question on so many minds. how do you prevent a truck attack? it just doesn't seem like it's possible to have enough barricades everywhere. >> you can't prevent or protect every piece of new york city all the time, everywhere, or you actually prevent nothing, and protect nothing. >> reporter: at large events, like new york's thanksgiving day parade, sanitation trucks filled with sand were deployed. the department of homeland securityish issued a pull tin, warning that "holiday celebrations lasting through the inauguration could be targeted." washington, d.c. is also taking extra precautions -- on heightened alert. u.s. police have been concerned about truck attacks for months. at the gop convention in cleveland, heavy duty

more now from abc's linsey davis. >> you definitely want to do this. >> i'm positive like 5,000% sureia dippolito heads back to a courtroom. >> is your husband michael? okay, i'm sorry to tell you, ma'am, he's been killed. >> reporter: but in court dippolito's lawyers turned their eyes on the police department behind the videos arguing that the boynton beach police department staged this encounter and posted this online to impress the crew of the tv show "cops" and by doing so tainted it and put their quest for fame ahead of the integrity of the investigation. something the police department disputes. >> you post that on youtube for the whole world to see within six minutes. >> reporter: in an interview with our amy robach last december, dippolito maintained her innocence. >> did you hire a hit man to kill your husband? >> no. >> reporter: linsey davis, abc news, new york. >>> violence reportedly erupted in louisville, kentucky, during a celebration after louisville quarterback lamar jackson won the heisman trophy. sources tell our station there that two university of louisville footb

here's abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: an investigation tonight that police are calling operation lucky charms. detectives say this man actually stole a pot of gold worth more than $1.5 million. do you think he knew it was a bucket of gold at the time? >> i believe he believed it was of value. it was in an armored truck. >> reporter: take a look at this newly released video of the incident from late september. diamond district. the barrel taken right out of the back of an armored vehicle at the precise moment when one of the armed guards turned his back. so, it's gold flakes? what would somebody do with that? >> gold flakes could be melted down and put into cubes and sold. >> reporter: the barrel of gold flakes nearly 90 pounds. so heavy, the thief had to keep putting it down. police say so far, they believe the end of the rainbow for this real-life leprechaun may be florida. is offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to the recovery of the stolen merchandise. linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> linsey, thank you. >>> when we come back, major developments tonight, after thou

abc's linsey davis is following the story. < in this morning's gma first look... this morning philadelphia police, the fbi and the bureau explosive device that left a man with serious injuries. sot police chief "this person did in fact drop the parcel at the location" in this newly released surveillance video believed to be related to the package bombing incident last week, you can see the man put something on the doorstep and then casually walk down the street for several blocks. police describe the man as lumberjack, 'elmer fudd'-style hat with the ear flaps down and a baseball hat underneath. police have not yet found a motive - but say the package was addressed to 60- year-old jim alden - in this photo from his hospital bed you can see injuries from the shrapnal on his face, chest and arms. with your gma first look, i'm linsey davis. > a community tired of the crime some unwanted homeless neighbors are bringing to their area... finding out what the county is doing about the homeless issue... in the entire valley. that's coming up in our next half hour. reporte

car company is offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to the recovery of the stolen linsey davis, abc news, new york. brazen. >>> coming up, a new chapter in the battle between leah remini and the church of scientology. >> hear what she's releasing in her bio series. you're watching "world news now." ? >>> it has been a long painful road for leah remini in her on going battle, of course you know, with her former religion, the church of scientology. >> she's been a crit church she left three years ago. now she has a new series for a&e, but the church is firing back. here's abc's dan harris. >> what you're about to see sheds light on the truth of what's really going on with this church a church i promoted, defended and believed in most of my life. >> reporter: her battle against the church of scientology reached a whole new level tuesday night with the first leah remini, scientology and the aftermath. >> i hope that this project at least validates your pain is real. >> reporter: the series follows former members of the church and tells their story. remini's fight against the church

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linsey davis, abc news, new york. >>> brazen. coming up the new chapter in the battle between leah remini and the church of scientology. >> hear what she's releasing in ? >>> it has been a long painl battle with the church of scientology. >> she's been a critic of the church she left three years ago. now she has a new series for a&e, but the church is firing back. here's dan harris. >> i'm going to get there first. >> during her nine seasons on the hit cbs show the king of queens, she appeared to be the ideal scientologist. famous and fiercely loyal. but behind the scenes, she says including about the world's best known scientologist, tom cruise. >> i think it's a privilege to call yourself a scientologist, and it's something that you have to earn. >> being critical of tom cruise is being critical of scientology itself. you are a person who is anti- -- the aims and goals of scientology. you are evil. >> reporter: leah said she entered his orbit as her own career sky rocketed. get the laser in on you and you're the most important

you saw linsey davis there. she has the story. good morning, linsey. >> reporter: good morning, robin. many of us don't thing twice about opening the door when somebody knocks saying they have a scary. the victim you're about to hear from caught it all on surveillance camera. this morning, one home owner is eager to talk about this terrifying invasion caught on tape, hoping to prevent it from happening to someone else. >> i answered the door, as soon as i do, he sticks the -- grabs 45 and sticks it in my face. >> reporter: lawrence berry's home surveillance camera captured the scene when man claimed he needed a signature. when the man opened the door, he and three others entered the house. >> thank god my wife has the presence of mind to grab the kids and hide in the closet. >> reporter: one shot was fired. no one was hurt. this 2013 new york police department su valance video shows a u.p.s. imposter walking away with a there are 40,000 package. these gunmen in california pretended they wer flowers as part of a scheme to rob this h

as linsey davis reports. >> reporter: one home own sir eager to talk about this terrifying invision caught on tape. >> i answered the door. as soon as i do, he grabs the 45 >> reporter: lawrence berry's home surveillance camera captured the scene. the man and three others stormed the house and assaulted the home owner with a pistol. >> thank god my wife has the presence of mind to grab the kids and run and hide in the closet. >> reporter: one shot was fired, lodging a bullet into the wall. door doesn't mean you have to open it. if you feel uncomfortable, don't open it. >>> when we come back, the the latest on the oakland warehouse fire. >>> and born at 30,000 feet. a woman goes into labor mid flight. [ baby crying ] hey girlfriend, how's your cafe au lait? oh, it's actually... sfx: (short balloon squeal) it's ver... sfx: (balloon squeals) ok can we... sfx: (balloon squeals) i'm being so serious right now... i really want to know how your coffee is. it's... sfx: (balloon squeals) hahahaha, i had a 2nd balloon goodbye! oof, that milk in your coffee was messing with you, wasn't it? yeah. happ

here is abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: after the horror of that christmas markets attack in berlin,ruck plowing into the market, here in the u.s., the urgent bulletin issue target? times skbar square, the annual massive new year's eve celebration. each year, a strong police presence in the event. this year, authorities warn there's no specific threats, but they, quote, remain concerned about unaffiliated lone offenders and violent extremists targeting the event, writing they are concerned due to, quote, their ability to remain undetected until operational and willingness to attack civilians and soft targets and exploit increased crowd density to perpetrate a mass casualty event. the bulletin goes on to site the attacks in san bernardino, orlando and nice. it's estimated a million people crowd into this area, times square, a week from now to watch the ball drop. linsey davis, abc news, new york. >>> authorities in mexico say the death toll from that fireworks explosion has risen to at least 33 and it could go higher. distraught relatives gather at the site hoping for news about their

> he brazenly took it off an armored truck parked on a crowded street in mid town here's abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: an investigation police are calling operation lucky charms. detectives say this man actually stole a pot of gold worth more than $1.5 million. >> do you think he knew it was a bucket of gold? >> i think he believed it was of value. it was in an armored truck with armed guards. >> take a look at the video. ever the incident from latest september. it happened in new york city's diamond district. the barrel taken out of the back of the vehicle when one of the armed guards turne >> so it's gold flakes, what would somebody do with that? >> it would be melted down, and put into cubes and sold. >> reporter: the barrel nearly 90 pounds. so heavy, the thief had to keep putting it down. police say so far, they believe the end of the rainbow for this real life leprechaun may be florida. >> the armored car company is offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to the recovery of the stolen merchandise. >>> brazen. >>> coming up, the new chapter in the bitter battle between ac

abc's linsey davis reports it was captured on surveillance video in broad daylight. >> an investigation tonight that police are calling operation lucky charms. detectives say this man actually stole a pot of gold worth more than $1.5 million. do you think he knew it was bucket of gold at that time? it was in an armored truck with armed guards. >> take a look at the newly released video of the incident from late september. it happened in new york city's diamond district the barrel taken right out of the back of an armored vehicle at the precise moment when one of the armored guards turned his back. >> so it is gold flakes? what would somebody do with that? >> gold flakes could be melted down and put into cubes and sold. >> the barrel of gold flakes, nearly 90 pounds, so heavy, the thief had to keep putting it down. police say so far they believe the end of the rainbow for this florida. tonight the armored car company , loomis is offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to the recovery of the stolen merchandise. joyce: you might not know his name, but you've probably enjoyed his

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here's linsey davis. >> reporter: it all started as a college assignment. >> we were tasked with goingut into the community and coming up with things that detroit could use. >> reporter: this is what veronika scott came up with. a coat that converts into a sleeping bag. and has since morphed into much more, thanks to a woman that yelled at her. >> full-on screaming at me, yelling, saying, look, coats don't matter, this is pointless, i need a job, i don't need a coat. >> reporter: a sentiment we heard for ourselves. >> we're not interested in a handout. we need a hand up. >> reporter: so, veronika, just 22 years old at the time, created a blog with a donate button. >> that button raised over hundreds of thousands of dollars. that allowed me to hire the first three individuals from the shelter. >> reporter: since then, the empowerment plan has shipped out 20,000 coats worldwide, all donated. they currently employ 36 people who all started out in a shelter. >> they're not just teaching me how to sew. they helping me move on with my career. >> reporter: are you aware of the impact that you

here's linsey davis. >> reporter: as justin ross harris learned his fate today, he stood emotionless, sentenced by a judge who didn't mince any words. >> callously walked away and left that child in a hot car, in june, in georgia, in the summer, to swelter and die. >> reporter: harris, sentenced to life without parole, plus 34 years for the death of his 22-month-old son, cooper, who died after being left inside his father's hot suv for more than seven hours. while he was sexting with other women. his ex-wife, cooper's mother, testified she believes it's an accident. >> did ross love this little >> yes, he did very much. >> reporter: harris' attorneys argued that minutes after he was seen here getting breakfast with cooper, he simply forgot to drop the boy off. during sentencing, the judge said she reflected on what harris said after his arrest, that he hoped to be an advocate so that people would never do this again to their children. >> i would say, perhaps not in the way that you intended, that you have in fact accomplished that goal. >> reporter: harris' lawyers now plan to take hi