from israel. here in the u.s. tonight, the tensions from this war. the arrest and charges, and a possible hate crime investigation tonight in vermont. the suspect accused of shooting and wounding three palestinian college students. what police say the 48-year-old suspect told detectives when they knocked on his door. aaron katersky reporting. the scare onboard a southwest flight preparing to take off. the passenger opening the emergency exit over the wing and jumping. video showing ground crew workers pulling him out of a service truck. the deep freeze sweeping across much of the u.s. tonight, and right into the northeast. up to two feet of snow in some areas, from minneapolis to chicago to the east, wind chills in the teens and single digits. rob marciano timing it out tonight. the nation honoring former first lady rosalynn carter. the tributes that began today. and tonight here, what we've now learned about former president jimmy carter. could embattled new york area congressman george santos be facing his final days in congress? a vote to expel him this week. and santos himself tonight on his chances of survival. you'll remember her asking mr. big stuff, who do you think you are? ♪ who do you think you are ♪ ♪ mr. big stuff ♪ >> what jean knight's family is saying tonight. and america strong. two grown sons, it took both of them to save their father's life. one incredible story, after thanksgiving. good evening, and i hope you had a wonderful thanksgiving with your family. we do begin tonight with breaking news. hamas handing over 11 more hostages inside gaza to the red cross, after 51 days in capt captiv captivity, driven back to israel. no americans among them. but tonight, this truce with hamas has now been extended two more days, with the promise, more hostages are now coming. tonight, the images here. those 11 israelis handed over to the red cross. medical teams waiting to check on them. the women and children, members of five families from the same community. a short time later, the pictures, that convoy of red cross vans carrying them directly from gaza into israel. in all, 69 hostages have now been freed after four days of this truce. but authorities believe nearly 20 hostages could remain in captivity. among those freed yesterday, 4-year-old american abigail edan. these are new images of her, reunited with her grandparents there. both of her parents were killed in the attack. her father was killed while trying to project abigail, holding her in his arms. meantime, israel has now released 150 palestinian women and children. celebrations and joyful reunions in the west bank. tonight, where are the americans still being held? the white house believes eight or nine americans are still being held captive. who is holding them, hamas, or other terrorist groups? abc's matt gutman leading us off tonight. >> reporter: tonight in gaza, those 11 israeli hostages walked by hamas gunmen to red cross vans and to freedom after 51 days in captivity, as israel and hamas agree to extend the cease-fire by two more days. at least 69 hostages have been freed by hamas over the four-day cease-fire that began friday. israel releasing 150 palestinian prisoners. the deal also allowing about 800 aid trucks into gaza over four days. among those released tonight, two women and nine children received by an israeli special ops unit, ferrying them into israel, but no americans among them. the white house saying up to nine americans still being held captive, only one released so far, abigail edan. you see her in that van. she turned 4 in the hands of hamas. tonight, those new images, abigail smiling in the arms of her extended family. her parents murdered during the october 7th attack. abigail crawling out from under her father's body. today, we sat down with abigail's aunt, a grateful ella mor. >> and i saw the helicopter landing and said, "no -- i'm -- i'm -- it's her. is it really her? she's really inside?" >> reporter: also in tonight's batch, 16-year-old sahar kalderon and her brother erez, the then-11-year-old seen here dragged off to gaza by gunmen. when we met their mother hadas last month, she was defiant. >> give them whatever they want. you want 4,000 prisoners? give them. >> reporter: but tonight, they're home, and hadas creaming the moment she received the news, "they're free." the father of her churn, her ex-husband, still in captivity. and tonight, some of the first details about life in captivity. >> while they were hearing, they could hear the israeli bombing, of course, all around them, and this also -- >> reporter: must have been terrifying. >> terrifying, because this is, you know, large blast and they feared not only for their life, they feared for the captor's life. >> reporter: shahar mor's family, ruti, munder, released over the weekend. in the west bank, celebrations in the streets as dozens of those palestinian prisoners return home, some convicted of serious crimes, others were being held with no charges. israa jaabis hugging her mother, reunited with her son. jaabis suffering burns after israeli authorities allege she detonated a car bomb. she was convicted of attempted murder, sentenced to prison in 2015. in gaza, the level of devastation apocalyptic, residents living in tents. this unicef convoy full of supplies delivered to the al ahli hospital over the weekend. desperately needed aid like emergency medical kits and iv drips rushed inside. back in israel, the asher family also reuniting. yoni's wife doron and their two daughters, 2-year-old aviv and 4-year-old raz, all kidnapped. yoni speaking to david just days after his family was taken, showing david those shoes and toys, wondering if his little girls would ever play with that kitchen set again. yoni describing them in this video. >> i recognize them immediately, and i saw the video twice. in the second time, i couldn't watch anymore, because -- i got -- i got -- i melt down. i didn't know what to do. i -- i couldn't believe this is happening to me. it was it was a nightmare. >> reporter: that nightmare ending in this family embrace. >> david: incredible that he's back with his wife and girls tonight. matt gutman back with us this evening. i know both sides agreeing to extend this cease-fire two more days. so, how many more hostages are expected to be released? and i know the white house relieved to see more hostages released today, but disappointed there were no americans among them. any news tonight of the americans still being held? >> reporter: david, hamas would get an additional 24 hours of cease-fire for each additional ten hostages its releasing, but it is possible that this deal could be extended beyond the two days and the 20 hostages. the big question, will americans be included in that? the fbi believes there are nine american citizens still held in gaza. two of them women. but the white house admitting, it's not sure about their condition or even who is holding them. hamas, or possibly other groups. david? >> david: so many outstanding questions here. matt, thank you again tonight. matt gutman in israel. new tensions at sea in the region. missiles fired towards a u.s. navy destroyer. it came after the "uss mason" answered a call from help from an israeli-linked oil tanker. then, the pentagon says hours later, two ballistic missiles were fired in the direction of the "uss mason" from yemen. the missiles fell about ten miles from the ship. there have been dozens of attacks on u.s. troops and assets in the region since the hamas attack on israel on october 7th. the tensions from this war growing here at home. tonight, the hate crime investigation in burlington, vermont. the suspect in the shooting of three college students of palestinian dedescent. the students were visiting the family of one of the students over the thanksgiving holiday. they say a man walked up to them and shot them without saying a word. tonight here, what police say that 48-year-old suspect said to detectives when they arrived at his door. here's our aaron katersky tonight. >> reporter: this is the man who police in burlington, vermont, say shot three college students of palestinian descent. and tonight, jason eaton has pleaded not guilty to three counts of attempted murder in what police called an unprovoked an terrible crime. >> he stepped off a porch and produced a firearm and began discharging. >> reporter: on saturday night, authorities say the students were out for a walk, speaking a mixture of arabic and english, two of them wearing traditional scarves, when they came under fire. >> although we do not yet have evidence to support a hate crime enhancement, i do want to be clear that there is no question this was a hateful act. >> reporter: when detectives knocked on eaton's door, authorities said the 48-year-old told them, "i've been waiting for you," but made no other statements that would point to motive. investigators say bullets recovered from the scene matched a gun at the suspect's home. tahseen ali ahmed, a student at trinity, kinnan abdalhamid, a student at haverford, and hisham awartani, who goes to brown, were spending thanksgiving in burlington, where their families said they thought they'd be safe. >> we're very lucky that the boys are not dead. he shot them from a distance of 2 meters. >> reporter: all three young men are still in the hospital. court records say awartani "sustained a lodged bullet in his spine," aliahmad was struck in the "upper chest," and abdalhamid in his "right glute." today, attorney general merrick garland spoke about the shooting and the rise in threats from the israel-hamas war. >> all of us have also seen a sharp increase in the volume and frequency of threats against jewish, muslim, and arab communities across our country since october 7th. >> reporter: and tonight, david, authorities have gone through the suspect's social media and electronic devices, looking for anything that would allow them to charge the suspect as a hate crime. david? >> david: all right, aaron katersky tonight. aaron, thank you. to the other news this monday night, and to the alarming moments onboard a southwest flight, preparing to take off from the new orleans airport, when authorities say a man opened the emergency exit over a wing and jumped. ground crews racing after him and taking him down, as passengers then fled the plane. here's victor oquendo. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: tonight, panicked passengers rushing off this southwest airlines flight just before it was supposed to take off. >> wait, what? >> go. >> someone jumped. >> reporter: after authorities say a man opened the overwing emergency exit and jumped out onto the wing. >> we got a passenger who decided to go ahead and jump out the emergency exit. >> reporter: in this photo from journalist tim sherno, you can clearly see the open door above the wing. this video from inside the terminal -- >> there he is. there he is, right there. >> reporter: showing the man being pulled out of a service truck on the tarmac. ground personnel capturing him until deputies arrived. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: southwest flight 1372 was still preparing to depart for atlanta around 7:40 p.m. sunday when passengers were told to get off. a businesswoman near the front of the plane. >> it was really, really, really crazy and a lot of chaos. >> reporter: the incident coming as tsa screened nearly 3 million people sunday, its busiest day on record. the plane had not started taxiing yet. if it had, this could have been much more dangerous. that man was not arrested, instead taken to the hospital. authorities say he suffered a mental health emergency. david? >> david: victor oquendo, thank you. we turn now to the deep freeze and several feet of snow expected in parts of the northeast. across the midwest, right into the east, wind chills and lake effect snow. michigan already slammed tonight. the frigid temperatures, minneapolis to chicago, detroit. right into the northeast. rob marciano timing it all. he's in my hometown of syracuse, kno new york, tonight, and apparently, rob, i left just in time. >> reporter: it looks a lot different now, david. the snowflakes have started. we have warnings that are up. lake effect snow machine is cranking, from syracuse up to watertown, buffalo to erie, to cleveland, all the streamers coming off all the great lakes. this is a huge cold across the two-thirds of the country. look at the numbers tomorrow morning. 3 in chicago. the core of the cold air sinks south and east on wednesday morning. freeze watches up for the low country of south carolina. into the panhandle of florida. meanwhile, 1 to 2 feet plus of snow expected here by wednesday morning. david? >> david: rob marciano, thank you. we turn now to the concern over images coming out of china tonight, where hospitals are struggling amid a surge of respiratory illness. tonight, the world health organization saying it believes what china is saying. here's britt clean net. >> reporter: tonight, with seens of overcrowded hospitals once again sparking global concern, the why need government is releasing new details about a surge in respiratory illnesses. health officials say the infections across economy that are driven by known pathogens, including flu, bacterial pneumonia, and rsv. and they insist they are not detecting any new virus, like the world saw with covid four years ago. >> of course crowded hospitals evoke some serious memories of covid. this is not unexpected, given that we are inle lerespiratory s somebody and we are reduced immunity. >> reporter: the chinese government was criticized for its lack of transparency since covid first appeared in wuhan. but tonight, the world health organization says new data from china show the country is facing a post-covid surge of respiratory illnesses that other countries have already seen. >> china's now experiencing very similar patterns to what we expierienced last year here in the u.s. >> reporter: david, the w.h.o. says it is keeping a close eye on this, and that it is in touch with chinese officials, but we know china has pledged to improve transparency around disease control. these images we're seeing are evoking some tough memories and causing skepticism. david? >> britt clennett, thank you. back here in the u.s. tonight, the nation honoring former first lady rosalynn carter, and tonight, we've learned former president jimmy carter is determined to be there. here's steve osunsami. >> reporter: the former first lady who people often described as a steel magnolia, was carried away in a kas set today, covered with flowers from every season. people lined the streets in americus, georgia, to say silent good-byes to rosalynn carter at the medical center where she and her husband, the former president, were regularly treated, a short drive from their home. >> ready, step. >> reporter: the procession late today moved three hours north to the carter center in atlanta, which she cofounded, an organization that has helped to end disease and ensure free elections. >> when asked what she wanted to be remembered for, she said, "i would like to think people understood that i took advantage of the opportunities that i was given and i did the best that i could." and i have to say mrs. carter did more than that. >> reporter: they'll also remember her for the small things. how she and her husband lived simple lives for such famous people. in a small home, with old kitchen appliances they refused to replace. her grandchildren tell us she still washed her plastic food bags and used them until they broke. and they all remember the dress she wore again and again at the state house, and then the white house. >> they did the things that they did in their lives, but they came back to this place where they lived and loved, and they didn't change. >> reporter: in their last few moments together, we've learned that the former president ordered his bed facing hers, not side-to-side, so he could talk to his wife and see her face. and when she passed, he asked for a few moments alone. former president jimmy carter is trying very hard to make it to a service here in atlanta tomorrow, where at least two other former presidents are scheduled to attend. and a reminder, he's 99 years old and in hospice care at his home. he is so determined, he had a new suit made today because his old one didn't fit. david? 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