katy is being honored for her work as a unicef good will ambassador. >> breaking news of the wildfires around dollywood, could dolly parton hold the amusement park she holds so dear? >> dolly said today she was, quote, heart broken about the east tennessee fires, and these dramatic photos show just how close the fire has gotten to the singer's dollywood resort in >> dollywood announced it has suspended operations at least through tomorrow. on monday night resort staff evacuated families staying in 50 rooms in dollywood's resort and 19 of the dollywood smoky mountain cabins. although there isn't any damage done to the amusement park itself, more than a dozen of the cabins it manages were damage order destroyed. >> hi, this is dolly parton with smoky. >> the fire danger is no surprise to parton. >> this extended drought has resulted in high wildfire danger. >> e.t. was with dolly just last week at the park for the premiere of her new tv movie. part of it was also shot there. and we also joined dolly inside the amusement park in 1992 when it was expanded. the focus is on other areas like gatlinburg where

sglo >>> earlier we told you about the blaze threatening dollywood. is nothing new to dolly parton. we found that out on the successful tv movie based on dolly's real life, "coat of many colors." her true story is so remarkable and now she's revealing even more. >> the first one was really emotional because it was the first time my family had been exposed, but this one will really pull at your heart. >> are we getting presents for christmas, daddy? >> dolly has come a long way from growing up poor from the mountains of tennessee with 11 brothers and sisters. in her second movie, christmas of many colors she shared a chilling memory which changed the family together. >> that was difficult to watch. we lived way back in the mountains and we had no idea that the snow would come like that. we thought we were going to die and it was frozen on our little faces and so it had to have been prayer that melted the snow around us. that's like our christmas miracle, but mama had a lot of faith. >> you say you're all i need, i need you now. >> mama, country star je

nearby, the dollywood resort was also evacuated last night. >>> a chartered jetliner with 81 people on board crashed in central colombia last night. a brazilian soccer team was on board but there are reports of survivors. officials say at least 75 people were killed. rescue operations have been suspended. the jet had stopped in santa cruz bolivia and was on route to medellin when it went down in a remote other outside of the city. the crew declared an emergency due to an electrical failure. there were 72 passengers and 9 crew members on boards. the soccer team was from southern brazil and scheduled to play a match tomorrow.p>>> a ca ohio state university is being vetsed as a possible act of terrorism. 11 people were injured, one is in critical condition. we're learning more from the somali-born attacker shot and kill by police. hena daniels is here in new york. >> good morning, anne-marie. somali refugee to carry out this attack at ohio state university. investigators say the attacker deliberately plowed his car into a group of pedestrians on campus monday morning, and then got out and

miles from there, the wildfire is on the edge of the dollywood amusement park, and guests there have been evacuated. moments ago, we spoke with a park's spokesman, pete owens. pete, what can you tells about the conditions there? this is a big fire, right? >> caller: it is a large fire. it's probably one of the largest >> pete, i know you mentioned before that this week, the week after thanksgiving is usually a a fairly quiet week for you, but you have people there. i can imagine this is fairly frightening for people there? >> caller: well, out of an abundance of caution, we relocated 19 families staying with us in the cabin properties, and then relocated about 50 of our guest room guests here at dollywood >> kind of give us a picture of what's going on. i know the wind gusts have been severe at 74 miles per hour in some locations, and then you got a snake of traffic just trying to get out. what are conditions like? >> caller: well, right now, we're in between rain showers, but we are expecting some heavy rain later on this morning after about 2:00 a.m. the winds are still fairly stron

the flames are getting close to the property of dollywood. firefighters are on stand by at the park this morning. no repor of fatalities. >>> breaking news from colombia. a plane carrying 72 passengers crashed on approach to the airport in medellen. we want to get the latest from rafael romo. >> reporter: john, we know a plane carrying 72 passengers with the members of the brazilian soccer team crashed south of medellen, colombia. the plane declared an emergency related to an electrical failure on board. at that point, the plane was a few minutes away from landing at the medellen international airport. there are five survivors, including one member of the team. the search and rescue efforts are under way. the mayor. medellin says there are saying there are searching for survivors. we are talking high altitude. they were on the way to play game one of two in the south american cup. the match was to be held on wednesday. john, back to you. >> rafael, thank you. we will keep on top of that story. >>> kcubans are waiting in line to pay respects to

the ring. >>> then dollywood in danger. >> go, go, go! dolly parton's theme park surrounded by wildfire and frightening flames inching closer. what she's telling us today and >> we thought we were going to do. >>> behind the scenes with natalie portman's jackie kennedy transformation. will playing first lady win her another oscar. >> it's very scary to take on someone that people know so well, and we are in new orleans with hgtv's hottest hunk, the property brothers. >> what's sexier? popping your pecks. >> no. or slapping your keg. >> now for november 22, 2016, this is "entertainment tonight." >> a raging fire threatening to destroy dolly parton's beloved amusement park. would you take a look at this? it's crazy. we'll have the full details in minutes. >>> we begin with katy perry flaunting some brand-new bling in new york. i mean, did orlando bloom put a ring on it? ?? ?? >> first, let us give you a close-up look at the giant rock. it's an oval cut yellow diamond surrounded by tiny baguettes and katy is holding her perfectly look, i've g

was treated for smoke inhalation. >>> a raging wildfire in tennessee, the flames at the edge of the dollywood theme park, mandatory evacuations have been ordered for parts of >> cbs news said tom price will be announcing as sec tauroof health and human services still needs to be confirmed by the state trump also set to meet with mitt romney. >>> beyonce is launching a new heine just in time for theholidays. >>> if you're doing holly shopping on your smartphone a fake app to watch out for. >>> the bos boston woman with down's syndrome looking agine a world where the holidays are about joy again. where days are filled with magic instead of madness. at t.j. maxx, marshalls and homegoods, we've imagined the holidays this way for decades. it's why we never have crazy sales. never make you clip coupons. on popular brands and thoughtful gifts. it's time to bring back the holidays with t.j.maxx, marshalls and homegoods. ? at blue cross blue shield of massachusetts, we offer a variety of medicare plans to fit your budget and your lifestyle. with plans starting as low as $0, you'll have zero things sto

people trapped inside a hotel filled with smoke as flames reach the windows parton's dollywood in one fire's path. >>> investigators on the scene of a plane crash. a soccer team on board. new details about what the pilot reported before the crash and word of survivors just in. >>> campus attack. a student at ohio state university ramming his car into a group and going on a stabbing spree. what we're learning about the suspect, his social media post moments before the attack and hero police officer who took him >>> we >>> we do say hello on what is turning out to be a busy tuesday morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm drjashton in for diane macedo. >>> fast moving wildfires forcing evacuations in a popular resort area of tennessee. >> this video from inside one popular hotel, you can see the flames surround the building. the dry and windy weather there fueling the fires over dollywood where people are being brought to safety. overnight, fierce flames and blinding smoke racing across the tennessee mountains. >> oh, my god. we need to leave. >> reporter: the wildfires engulfing the reso

and the dollywood resort were all evacuated.. cabins and homes are packed onto tiny winding roads in dense trees.. the drought conditions in the southeast made conditions ripe to break out of control like they did through the night. many residents barely had time to get themselves to safety.. much less grab their things.. resident: "we covered our face with wet towels and then we finally got in the car and we drove down the mountain a ways and we ran into a tree that was over the road so we had to turn eyes were stinging, so we just grabbed a blanket and took of running." hundreds of homes, structures and resorts have burned.. including a 16 story apartment and hotel building. firefighters believe the worst may be over that's little consolation for the tourist town that's now unrecognizable.. voice of: chief greg miller, gatlinburg fire dept.: "we're dealing with the worst possible conditions imaginable." there are incredibly narrow windy roads in the mountains around gatl investigators are having a hard time making it to all of t

one fire now on the edge of dollywood where people are being brought to safety. blinding smoke racing across the tennessee mountains. >> oh, my god. we need to leave. >> reporter: the wildfires engulfing the resort towns of gatlinburg home of dollywood. >> we relocated 19 families that were staying with us in our cabin properties and then relocated about 50 of our guest >> reporter: officials ordering everyone to leave calling the fire unpredictable. >> we're dealing with a situation here that is very dynamic. it's changing every moment. >> reporter: dramatic video posted online showing people evacuating. the roads barely visible from the smoke and the flames creeping closer to the road. 15-year-old logan baker inside a gatlinburg hotel stuck because the only road out of town was closed. >> we're on the first floor because they had to break the windows on the because we were suffocating from the smoke like so bad like we were on the ground suffocating. like we were flat. you had to lay perfectly flat or the smoke was like just too thick -- we had masks but it was

the flames have also spread to the edge of the dollywood theme park. the national guard has been activiated to help with firefighting and evacuation efforts. classes will resume today at ohio state university. this, after the entire campus was put on lockdown yesterday when a student drove a car into a crowd and attacked people with a knife. 11-people were hurt in the attack. the suspect has been identified as 18 student of somali descent. investigators are looking into a facebook page they believe is his. they say the page has complaints about attacks on muslims... posted shortly before the rampage. we're preparing for what could be an important day in politics. vice president elect mike pence told reporters yesterday that a big announcement was in the works. angelica joins us from the newsroom with the details. president elect donald trump expected to announce more cabinet picks today... including- aco - georgia representative tom price as health and human services secretary. price is a former orthopedic surgeon and an ardent obamacare critic. the app

the fire is also threatening the dollywood theme park. there's some hopeful news that fire officials hope the wet weather will help out some of the flames in tennessee. >>> the driver in the chattanooga, tennessee school bus crash were six children were killed last week when before judge. just moments ago johnny walker poses several counts of vehicular homicide as well as charges of reckless endangerment and reckless driving. the judge granted his attorney's request to delay the trial. walker plans to plead not records show parents, students, and school officials had expressed concerns about walker speeding in the weeks before the crash. >>> in charleston, south carolina the former officer charged with murder in the shooting death of an unarmed black motorist is expected to take the stand in his own defense today. michael slater faces 30 years to life in prison if he is convicted in the shooting death of 50-year-old walter scott. slater was fired from the department after the shooting. scott was shot five times in captured by a bystander w

still have 1500 animals to inside with flames moving closer the fire is also near the edge of the dollywood, the theme par owned by dolly parton in pigeon forge, one person has been injured the national guard is in they have also helped authorities to set up evacuatio centers. memorial services continue today for fidel castro, united airlines wiccan flies to cuba, tourism is still illegal. americans need to fit into one of the 12 pulverized allegories including athletic competition educational research in family visits, delta airlines will begin commercial flight on thursday for the first time in president obama's plan to reestablish formal diplomatic relations wit hope that you're having a decent day, woke up last night and picked up 14 bags of leaves yesterday in the yard is again covered. do it today, are still dealing with a windy night, windsor sustained betwee five and upwards of 50 mph gusting up to 25. coming out to the south. they're actually helping cuyahoga medina county and points west have lot's of sunshine. you step outside in your thinking that is not feeling like the end of

flames threatened but spared the dollywood theme park. >> those movies that you see about apocalypse, that's what we >> firefighters admit they haven't been able to reach certain areas. >> we haven't been able to get in all of the areas. we pray that we don't experience any more fatalities. >> reporter: fires destroyed or damaged hundreds of businesses. some entire neighborhoods were destroyed. >> this is the largest fire in the last 100 years in the state of tennessee. >> reporter: and authorities are now investigating the cause >> it's unbelievable the scale of this thing. >> it seems every moment more things pop up on social media. la toya thanks. >>> the man who be drove the van crashing into tracy morgan pleaded guilty. earlier he pled guilty to aggravated assault. under the terms of his pretrial deal he will enter into a are monitored program. >> news3 was honored again this year to participate the rape mced bigerard ramalho. how to spot warning signs that trouble may be coming. tonight's event was part fund raiser part just fun, honoring community partners some staff and volunt

the flames have also spread to the edge of the dollywood theme activated to help with firefighting and evacuation efforts. toss to stephanie we dry out today after record breaking rainfall in milwaukee yesterday. expect a mix of clouds and sun with breezy conditions and highs in the mid 50s. more clouds move in tonight keeping us warm in the low to flurries possible wednesday and thursday with mostly cloudy skies and temperatures in the low to mid 40s. cooler by saturday with highs struggling to reach 40. today: partly sunny, breezy and warm. high: 56 low: 38 wind: sw 2-4 mph we dry out today after record breaking rainfall in milwaukee yesterday. expect a mix of clouds and sun with breezy conditions and highs in tonight keeping us warm in the low to upper 30s. areas of drizzle and flurries possible wednesday and thursday with mostly cloudy skies and temperatures in the low to mid 40. today: partly sunny, breezy and warm. high: 56 wind: sw 10-20 mph tonight: partly cloudy. low: 38 wind: sw 2-4 ere personal customer service is much more than just words. hello, milwaukee. we're network he

amateur video posted on social media shows the raging fires windows.the fire is now at the edge of the dollywood theme park. the park not yet damaged but portions of the resort are evacuated. more than 70 people are reported dead after a plane crash in the northwestern region of columbia...outside the city of medellin.colombian officials say the plane was carrying 81 passengers -- including members of brazil's soccer team.we've just learned survived the crash-- three players, two crew members and a journalist.that sixth person was found under the fuselage. today...sunny. highs in the lower 50s. southwest winds 10 to15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph..tonight...partly .wednesday...clouds thicken with afternoon flurries. highs in the mid 40s. southwest winds 5 to 15 mph..wednesday night...cloudy. flurries. lows in the mid 30s. west winds 5 to 15 mph. chance of precipitation 30 percent. .thursday...cloudy. a 20 percent highs in the lower 40s. west winds 10 to 15 mph..thursday night...mostly cloudy. lows in the lower 30s..friday...mostly today...sunny. highs in the lower 50s. southwest winds 10 to15

other buildings and attractions remained largely intact, including the dollywood amusement park in nearby pigeon forge. investigation. coming up on wakeup -- closing arguments could begin in the michael slager murder trial. and the black boxes from a deadly plane crash in colombia have been recovered. the latest on the investigation after the break. plus - a cirque du soleil worker is dead after an industrial accident in california. what we know so there's a new medicare plan in town. one where personal customer service is much more than just words. hello, milwaukee. we're network health. and this is an actual member event where some of our 63,000 medicare members are getting to meet the friendly voices on the other end of the phone, in person. we're new to you, but we've been serving northeast wisconsin with a personal touch for more than 30 years. and, 9 out of 10 network health members with their medicare plans. if you'd like to join them, call now and learn about plans that let you see any doctor who accepts medicare, either in or out of network. plans with zero dollar monthly plan op

the flames have moved to the edge of the dollywood team park in tennessee. wind gusts are above 87 miles per hour and they have been spreading the fire. hundreds building including a 16 story hotel were damaged or destroyed. at least a dozen people have been taken to the hospital including some with burns. the national guard troops arrived today and nature is providing a little relief as the winds called and rain fell in some areas. though kester said that the rain would not be enough to bend the relentless drought that is spread across the south setting the stage for wildfires in tennessee, georgia and north now. the owners of the valley restaurant are taking heat after holding a fundraiser to support protesters for the dakota access pipeline near the standing rock sioux reservation. the facebook page was bombarded with negative reviews afterword started spreading about their efforts. they are not the only ones here in the valley looking for ways to show support. live from the newsroom with details of what people in the valley are doing to protesters.>> repo

. >>> the smokey mountains are the home to the dollywood theme park. she says she is just heartbroken . she is praying for the families and firefighters who are working to keep everyone safe. >> these flames kansas city. the fire was sparked by a pipeline explosion. our sister station in missouri tells us it was carrying propane and thankfully no one was hurt. >>> 19 heroes remembered. the hotshots now have a state park in their honor. governor doug ducey ducey gathered with family and you each of the heroes. >> it is kind of unbelievable. it means they are remembering them this way. >> the trail leads to 19 memorial markers at the spot the hotshots took their final step. it is 7 miles round-trip. >>> we are expecting another big announcement from donald trump. one of his join the cabinet. abc15's katie conner is joining us to talk about it this morning. it seems like these guys did not like each other at all. >> reporter: mitt romney may be joining the team at donald trump. they had dinner last night in new york city with their wives. right now mitt ro

several wildfires are burning near the dollywood theme park. that park is named for country music icon dolly parton. one person has been hurt. flames have burned 30 buildings, including a high rise hotel in gatlinburg, east of knoxville. >>> more california mosques have received a letter threatening genocide against muslims. "trum muslims -- signed by the americans for a better way. mosque leaders want more police protection. >>> donald trump, baby! that's right. [ bleep ]! >> you're looking at a donald trump -- you're looking at a passenger who can no longer fly delta airlines. he was shouting about donald trump and making derogatory comments about hillary clinton. today, delta's ceo refunded everyone's fare, saying the man should have been removed immediately. >>> meantime, people who feel threatened by what they perceive as the changing social climate of a donald trump presidency met for an empowering seminar. it taught them how to protect themselves physically, emotionally, and legally. organizers say it's a way to bring people together aft

hundreds of homes and businesses damaged or destroyed, flames beginning to damage the edge of the dollywood theme park.>>> now, 8 on your side special coverage on the death of fidel castro. thousands are pouring into revolution plaza in havana, the tribute is part of nine days of mourning across the island nation and news channel 8 will have a crew there every single day. a massive public memorial will be held tonight for fidel castro. news channel 8 is in the middle of this historic event. jeff patterson is the only reporter in the area covering castro's death. he joins us from havana. >> reporter: cuba is in nine days of mourning and things coming here to revolution plaza to say a final goodbye. one of the most remarkable things we have seen in havana is scene. a line of people who have come to the place where fidel castro made many political speeches. until just a few years ago, he was the only leader some cubans had ever known. >> for education, for culture, for sports, cuba was an important country. >> reporter: ivan waited in line with his entire family, havana to be part of history b

this is a picture of the dollywood hotel. you can see some of the hotels to there. there were some resorts that were not touched and some resorts that were totally brought down. there is a curfew from 6 pm to 6 am. firefighters from iowa are on their way to help out. >> cbs 2 news 10 it and continues with the latest in the investigation of the attack at ohio state university. investigators say befo t angry facebook messages. investigators say the 18-year- old drove his car into a crowd of students yesterday morning. he then got out of the car and started stabbing students with a butcher knife. police officers shot and killed him. 11 people are recovering from injuries tonight. right now investigators are trying to confirm whether the attack was inspired by isis.>> selections. he picked steve mainichi to be secretary president. tom price will be the one to lead health and human service department. elaine chao will be transportation secretary. mister trump also stirred up controversy by tweeting that people should be punished if they burn an american flag. he suggeste

the dollywood theme park, named for dolly parton, was spared. demarco morgan is in tennessee. >> hit the gas! hit the gas! >> reporter: you're watching cell phone video taken taen by two brothers as they escape from a vacation resort area in the mountains of gatlinburg, tennessee. they say they had no warning as the wall of flames surrounded them last night, and their only choice was to ride through it or die. >> please, lord, let us get off this mountain. >> reporter: by early evening, wind speeds suddenly doubled, turninturning into hurricane-foe winds that topped 87 miles per hour. fire quickly spread in this drought-stricken area when burning embers blew and toppleled trees ripped down power lines. this community is at the edge of great smoky mountain's national park, most visited national park in the country. >> the smoke is really bad in here. >> reporter: logan baker was at the vita hilton hotel when flames came right up to the building. >> they're keeping us in here for now. >> reporter: bruce wilson is the sullivan county fire chief. wha

the fire now at edge of the dollywood theme park. the park not yet damaged but portion of the resort evacuated. >> we have multiple trees now falling with embers starting additional fires throughout the area. >> reporter: wind gusts topping 70 miles per hour, combined with the worst drought in the region in nearly a decade, fanning the flames. >> we're dealing with the worst possible conditions imaginable. >> reporter: and those pictures are just terrifying. the national guard has been -- is out here now. there ares a hundreds of first responders from this area and the surrounding areas that have come to help out. once the sun comes up, they'll assess the damage. as of right now, no word on when people will be able to return to their homes. >> okay, jennifer. please keep us updayligted from there. thank you. >>> well, the situation in aleppo, syria, is disastrous. the syrian government's attacks triggering mass exodus of civilians. we're live with the latest next. walked around the shelter, no intention of adopting. he was the very la

one of the fires is right at the edge of the dollywood theme park. the park hasn't been damaged but a dozen cabins operated by the park have been destroyed. >>> road crews in delaware county are working around the clock to kleclean up the leafy s in haver tourn. glenn "hurricane" schwartz will have the latest track on that rain in a moment. >>> let's go to cydney long in hamilton township, mercer county. cydney, all this rain may be too much of a good thing for the garden state? >> reporter: it's a very good thing, in fact while many of us may not want to be out on this rain, raw weather. it comes at a good time. new jersey has been on the verge of elevated drought levels and having possibly to conserve water, the question is will today's rain will enough? a steady flow of ponding water races down state street. and with a swell of wind and rain, drivers are concerned. >> i went through a pile of leaves but it wasn't bad. >> windshield wipers were on full blast. >> basically i dropped off the kids at school, it was my son's teacher's birthday, so we br

the dollywood theme park.in gatlinburg, there were evacuations.... about 14- thousand residents and tourists forced to flee.fires destroyed or damaged hundreds of homes and businesses..... some entire neighborhoods were destroyed. authorities are still investigating the cae fire....arson has not been ruled out. it may seem late in the year for the wildfires we're seeing in tennessee right now --- but the risk actually continues through next month.the national inter-agency fire center predicts the chance of wildfires is above normal across the southeast and in parts of california this month --- because its been so dry. this map shows the wildfire risk will still be high in the southeast even through december. so far this year that's the most since 2011. on to local news now - drivers in waukesha have to wait even longer for a road under construction to reopen -- after one driver drove through fresh concrete.it happened earlier this month on moreland boulevard near manhattan. the city says a driver physically removed barricades and drove through the str

homes, hotels all being reduced to ash, flames even beginning to damage the end of the dollywood theme park. half the town has been impacted by the fires and the nearby community of pigeon forge is also threatened. within the past hour, we learned that these wildfires are now blamed for at least three deaths. mark parker has the latest. >> reporter: the scene in and around gatlinburg, tennessee is utter devastation. hundreds of homes and businesses damaged, destroyed by a fast-moving wildfire that erupted overnight into an inferno. >> this is the fire for the ever seen. >> reporter: several wildfires in east tennessee fueled by high winds and dry brush raged out of control and quickly reached -- got out of control. >> that is hurricane force winds. that is nowhere to be. >> reporter: fire flames came dangerously close to a hilton hotel, temporarily trapping guests. overall, 14,000 people were evacuated >> i am glad they did what they did because them flames were right up on us and we didn't even know it. >> if it weren't for them, we wouldn't have gotten out at all. >> reporter: some e

so far there are no reports of any deaths but the fire is threatening the dollywood theme park. the national park service's strong winds are making that wildfire grow. >>> we check in now with ivan. seems like it's very dry there, not any chance for any rain. >> there actually is a little bit of rain moving through, not enough. it's going to take a while. lets take a look at one of the problems here is that the fires have been area at this point here i've been watching all summer and all fall expanding from severe and eventually to exceptional drought here, just a terrific situation going on across not just georgia but you can see there eastern tennessee, gatlinburg, that's where the fire is. that's right at the smoky mountain national park. you're dealing with terrain there as well. it makes the fire more difficult to fight. look at that edging further to the east. the heaviest rain has fallen to the west where we do have dry that's going to be good there. the front is kind of fizzling out a little bit. anytime we get weather through here, that is great news. this front is going

the flames. officials at dollywood are watching the flames. they are blown by 70-mile-an-hour winds.nd by at the park this morning. no fall tatalities reported. >>> breaking news from colombia. a plane with 72 passengers crashed on the way to medellin airport. let's get the latest from rafael romo. we are hearing reports of s survivors? >> reporter: that's right, christine. five survivors. colombian authorities report five survivors. the other bad news they have confirmed is that the 76 people have died as a result of this plane crash in the outskirts of the city of medellin, colombia. there was a report of a sixth survivor, but that person died on the way to the hospital. 72 passengers were on the plane, members of the soccer team and nine crew members. it crashed in colombia in medellin. it declared an emergency related to an electrical failure. plane few minutes from landing at medellin airport. the flight originated in bolivia. access to the site of the accident is not easy. as a matter of fact, the operations were suspended because of poor visibility in the area. we're talking a