richard ramirez who moved to germany from texas was critically injured, his partner killed. russell injured, telling the austin statesman, he could see the dead around him. abc news, new york. > international story we've been following this week. the president of mexico vowing to rebuild the fireworks market where a chain reaction explosion left 30 people dead. the president said he'll reopen the market next year. in the meantime, families are packing the local churches as funeral masses continue for victims. >>> a terrifying attack stunned a small california community. a man dressed in yellow rain gear walked into a gas station and sprayed flammable liquid around the store and on the clerk. the clerk, david wicks, was badly burned and unable to speak, but he was able to nod yes when asked if it was intentional. he then died a short time later. police are searching for the suspect, and it's unclear why wicks was targeted. >> wow. >>> police searching for a map who passed out candy kaens and robbed a bank wearing a santa claus mask in tennessee. he's handing out candy canes t

richard ramirez from south texas is in serious condition. he's been living in berlin for 18 years. his partner was killed in the attack. his family plans to bring him back home as soon as he's able to travel. >> i think he needs to be around us. we need to be around him, and we need to come together, of course, as a family. that's what families do, especially this time of year. >> the other american injured is russell schultz of austin who was drinking wine with friends when the truck barrelled through the market. two of his friends died, but he >>> five under arrest in australia. four of the five born in australia. all of them became self-radicalized, but inspired by isis. they were allegedly planning to attack public sites with explosives and other weapons. police say the arrests have ended that threat. >>> back in this country, we have breaking news from arkansas where a suspect has been arrested in the road rage death of a little boy in little rock, 3-year-old king was killed last saturday while riding in the back seattle of his grandmother's car. there's been a man hunt since

richard ramirez who has been living there for 18 years is in serious condition. his partner was killed. and two of russell schulz's friends died but he only suffered minor injuries. >>> a watershed moment in syria. for the first time in four years government forces have full control of aleppo. the announcement came after state television reported that the last remaining rebel fighters were evacuated from the war ravaged city. president assad said retaking it was a victory shared with his russian and >>> major problems could be ahead for the millions of people who are traveling today, especially at the nation's airports. chicago's o'hare airport could be one of the bottlenecks with rain forecast early in the day followed by snow. flood watches and blizzard warnings prompting weather alerts in 18 states. we'll have more on that in a moment. >>> l.a.x. is another trouble spot. hundreds of flights have already been canceled or delayed and hundreds more are expected to be impacted today. officials say it's a combination of rainy weather and thousands more people flyin

richard ramirez moved to germany from texas, was critically injured. his partner killed. russell schultz also injured, telling "the austin states mapp" he could see the dead around him, and ramirez sweeping in the street. and we just learned that australian officials say they have prevented a possible attack in melbourne, planned for christmas day. they've arrested seven men, they say, were self-radicalized isis followers who were planning a, quote, multimode attack using explosives and possibly weapons. five of those men are still being questioned, david. >> matt gutman and our team in berlin tonight. matt, thank you. >>> now, to president-elect donald trump tonight, tweeting today about building up america's nuclear arsenal. vladimir putin talking about building up russia's nuclear strength. mr. trump today naming three key players to his white house staff, and kellyann conway with a major new role. and that picture, an airline confrontation involving ivanka trump. here's abc's cecilia vega. >> reporter: she's expected to play a powerful role in her father's administrat

richard ramirez, who had moved to germany from texas, was critically injured. his partner killed. russell schultz also injured, telling "the austin statesman" he could see the dead around him, and ramirez weeping in the street. and we're getting new details about that attack you mentioned earlier. australian officials saying it was a multimode plot. that means that assail lapts were using to use explosives, guns, perhaps knives in a crowded place in melbourne, australia. they've arrested a number of them, and are still questioning five of them. david? >> matt gutman and our team in berlin tonight. matt, thank you. >>> now, to president-elect donald trump tonight, tweeting today about building up america's nuclear arsenal. vladimir putin talking about building up russia's nuclear strength. mr. trump today naming three key players to his white house staff, and kellyanne conway with a major new role. and that image right there, an airline confrontation involving ivanka trump. harassed onboard a jet blue flight out of new york by an unruly passenger while traveling with her children.

richard ramirez, 62 years old, still in the hospital being treated in the intensive care unit.erman national, did not survive the attack. the second, russell schultz, from austin, treated and released for what he said were minor injuries but he said he lost two friends. meanwhile, the manhunt is under way for the person thought to be responsible for all this heartache and damage. armed forces in berlin and far beyond went on the hunt for their new target and anyone who may have been providing him with help or support. as it turns out the face of germany's prime suspect was also a familiar one to german authorities. the europe-wide alert names him as anis amri, a tunisian national, but then liszt six false names and multiple nationalities. and it says "and he should be considered armed and dangerous." video posted on a facebook page attributed to amri is one of the few moving images of the suspect. here's what we do know. he crossed into germany july 2015. he applied for asylum but was rejected in the summer of 2016. he was already known to authorities as a possible terror threa

richard ramirez who moved to germany was critically injured. his partner killed. also injured here and statesman he could see the dead around him and ramirez weeping in the street. >> matt reporting. police in tennessee look for bank robber they say took real advantage of holiday spirit. check this out. today police release surveillance video showing him wearing a santa clause mask. they say he you could into the bank wishing everyone a merry christmas and handing out candy canes to everyone in the bank. after that, he handed the bank tellary note demanding cash and then just walked away with the money. >>> state senator from southern california wants to rename a portion of a freeway after president obama. proposed president obama freeway on glendale and pasadena near occidental college where the president went to school. senate and assembly would have to approve that resolution. >>> all right. stay with me. volunteer in the south by showing the true spirit of the season. coming up. struggling family getting much-needed help for the holidays. back (man) my dad and

two americans including richard ramirez from texas. family saying he is now out of emergency surgery in berlin and grieving his partner of 18 years killed in the attack. >> the berlin police say that amri could be anywhere in europe right now and they say they doubt it will take much longer to track him down. rick back to you. >> thank you. >>> world news will have the latest on the investigation into the market attack and more on the american victims coming up at 6:30, right after "action news" at 6:00. >>> police say this man swiped four prepaid phones. it happened at 6:30 in the evening. the phones are worth $500, if you know the identify of this man you are asked to contact evesham township police. >>> philadelphia police are searching for this guy, who they say used a large kitchen knife to rob a 7-eleven in south philadelphia. at the store on south second street last month. the man police say is in his late 50s pulled the knife from the waist band and demanded money and the clerk filled up a trash bag with cash and the thief took

among the 48 people injured, two americans, including richard ramirez from san benito, texas.ily says he's out of emergency surgery in berlin and grieving the death of his partner of 18 years. police believe amri could be anywhere in europe but they doubt it will take much longer to track him down. marcy gonzales, abc news, new york. >>> and aleppo is being hampered by snow and evacuees are being sent to refugee camps, one of which is being built by turkey. >>> the president-elect is at odds with the white house about foreign affairs and speaking out about nuclear weapons. in a tweet, donald trump said the u.s. must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes. this, as mr. trump announces, sean spicer as his press secretary. >> reporter: the philosophy, only one president at a time, isn't one size fits all. >> donaldtrump is putting explicit pressure on the obama administration of a hot button issue of israel. >> reporter: president-elect trump putting himself at odds with president obama and getting dir

the terror leader abu-bakr al-baghdadi. 12 were wounded including two americans, among them, richard ramirez, the texas native has lived if germany last 18th years with his partner peter who was tragically killed on monday. let's get try it erin. we know now amri was on germany's most dangerous terror list? >> reporter: that's right. and tonight in berlin there's extreme relief but they are also extremely concerned. authorities are worried this isn't over. that amri may have had accomplices who are planning more attacks. tonight new video shows anis amri, the man who attacked the berlin christmas market. and threatening west. >> translator: by god's will we will slaughter you pigs. i swear, we will slaughter you. >> reporter: it is unclear when the tape was made or where it was recorded. 24-year-old tunisian man was killed overnight in a shoot-out with police. outside the train station near milan. the italian government said it was not tracking amri and didn't know he was in the country. regular patrol approached him at 3:00 in the morning because he was acting suspiciously. >> the suspect i

the mood is richard ramirez, 62, still in the hospital and treated in the intensive care unit and thoughtis partner german national did not survive the attack. the second russell schultz from austin treated and released what he said were minor injuries but he said he lost two friends. meanwhile, the manhunt is under way for the person thought to be responsible for all of this heart ache and damage. armed forces in berlin and far beyond went on the hunt for their new target and anyone who may have been providing him with help or support. as it turns out, the face of germany's prime suspect was also a familiar one to german authorities. the europe wide alert names him as anis amri a tunisian national and then six false names and said he is armed and dangerous. video posted online is one of the few moving images of the suspect. here is what we do know. he crossed 2015. he applied for asylum but rejected in the summer of 2016. he was known to authorities as a possible terror threat and under sfals three months before the attack because of his alleged ties to this man, abu walaaa who was arres

let's bring you up to date on the well-being of the american richard ramirez, it 62 years old still in the hospital being treated in intensive care unit. it's thought his partner a german national did not survive the attack. the second russell schultz from austin, treated and relesioned for what he said were minor injuries but he said he lost two friends. meanwhile the manhunt is under way for the person thought to be responsible for all this heartache and damage. armed forces in beryl and and far beyond went on the hunt for their new target and anyone who may have been providing him with help or support. as it turns out the face of germany's prime suspect was also a familiar one to german authorities. the alert names hims aanis amri, a tunisian national with six false names and nationalities. and said he should be considered armed and dangerous. video posted on his facebook page attributed to amri is one of the few moving images of the suspect. here's what we do know. he crossed into germany in july 2015. he applied for asylum but was rejected in the summer of 2016. he was already kno

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richard moved to germany from texas was critically injured, his partner, killed. russell injured, telling the statesmen he could see the dead around him and ramirez weeping in the street. officials say they are operating under the understanding that amri is armed, know the weapon with him, and they are not discounting the possibility that he's equipped with a suicide vest. matt gutman, abc news, berlin. >>> on the other side of the world, australian authorities say they foiled a terrorist attack planned for christmas da arrested after an early morning raid. the attack would have included explosives. they believe they were self-radicalized and inspired by isis and the threat is now over. >>> a major turning point in syria's civil war. for the first time in four years, the syrian government has full control of aleppo. the statement coming shortly after state television roberted that the last convoy carrying rebels and civilians left the ancient city. it's a major victory for president assad and a crushing defeat for syria's opposition mo movement. >>> heading into the busiest travel days of the year, this could be trouble at some of the nation's busiest airports. snow m