Criminal court case. Does this device hold the key to a mysterious death . Cliff crash. A base jumper slams right into a mountain. The drama caught on camera, and the eyewitness who rushed in to help. And good evening, im tom llamas, in for david. And tonight, we start with breaking news. The Obama Administration, expected to announce its ready to retaliate against russia, over those hacks that interfered with the president ial election. Both the dnc and Clinton Campaign officials victims of alleged russian Cyber Attacks. And the kremlin taking no time to fire back. Abcs david kerley with the latebreaking details. Reporter the sanctions come after weeks of debate inside the white house on how to retaliate for Cyber Attacks ahead of the u. S. President ial election, which Authorities Say came from the russian government. Sources telling abc news that tough new economic sanctions and diplomatic census announced as early as tomorrow, along with more information explaining why u. S. Authorities are so convinced that russiabacked groups were behind the hack. Those hacks resulted in email leaks that embarrassed Democratic Party leaders, including president ial candidate hillary clinton. U. S. Intelligence officials now say the Cyber Attacks were launched in an effort to help republican donald trump. Trump himself has continued to question the intelligence communitys unanimous conclusion that russia was responsible. They have no idea if its russia or china, or somebody it could be somebody sitting in a bed some place. Reporter Martha Raddatz asked president obama about the evidence of russian involvement. Just to be clear, do you believe Vladimir Putin himself authorized the hack . What i can tell you is that the intelligence that ive seen gives me great confidence in their assessment that the russians carried out this hack. Reporter what wont be announced tomorrow are possible covert cyber operations, or russians. But president obama has indicated those will be coming at a time and place of americas choosing. And david kerley joining us live now. David, president elect trump says its unclear if the russians were behind the hacks. The Intel Community says it was russia. Will the 0 bam Many Administration connect the dots back to moscow and make that public to put the case to rest . Reporter our sources are telling us, tom, that federal authorities tomorrow will lay out further detail about why they are so convinced it was the russians. And i can tell you, the russians are already responding. Their spokeswoman says if washington actually does take new hostile steps, then it will get a response. Tom . David kerley for us tonight. David, thank you. Now, to a new announcement from president elect trump tonight, claiming thousands of jobs are coming back to america. But how and when still unclear. Trump speaking brief little before cameras for the first time in days, and sending a mixed message when it comes to his transition and the role this, as both leaders deal with an escalating problem involving israel. Abcs mary bruce reports from washington tonight. Reporter late today, donald trump emerging from his florida estate. The president elect announcing that sprint is bringing jobs back to the u. S. So, we just had some very good news, because of whats happening, the spirit and the hope. I was just called by the head people of sprint, and they are going to be bringing 5,000 jobs back to the united states. Reporter trump also announcing another company, one web, will hire 3,000. The details still unclear, and no word from one web. But sprint tonight saying they are excited to work with president elect trump, who says the deal was done with the help of a billionaire japanese tech invest investor, who agreed earlier this month to invest 50 billion in u. S. Companies to help create jobs. 23 days before the inauguration tonight, trump has mixed messages about the transition. He spoke with president obama today. He phoned me. We had a very nice conversation. High praise for the handoff. It is going smoothly . I think very, very smoothly. Looks very good. You dont think so . I think its going good. Reporter but this morning, behind these closed doors, trump blasted president obama on twitter, accusing him of getting in the way. Saying, doing my best to disregard the many inflammatory president obama statements and road loblocks. Thought it was going to be a smooth transition not for weeks, theyve tried to put on a good public face. Very, very good man. Very good man. Reporter but tonight, theyre facing off over one of americas top allies israel. Trump tweeting, we cannot continue to let israel be treated with such total disdain and disrespect. The president elect has been slamming the Obama Administration for allowing the u. N. To condemn israel for building settlements, breaking a longstanding u. S. Tradition to always back israel at the u. N. Trumps now promising things will be different, saying israel used to have a great friend in the u. S. , but not anymore. Stay strong, israel, jan today, secretary of state john kerry passionately defended the decision, saying those settlements jeopardize the possibility of peace. We cannot properly defend and protect israel if we allow a viable twostate solution to be destroyed before our own eyes. Reporter infuriated israeli Prime Minister netanyahu welcomed a change of course. Israel looks forward to working with president elect trump. Mary bruce joins us live now from the white house. Mary, any reaction from president elect trump tonight to secretary kerrys comments over israel . Reporter tom, late today, trump said he believes kerrys remarks speak for themselves. Later, adding that he thinks the u. N. Has tremendous potential, but isnt living up to it. Tom . Mary bruce for us at the white house. Mary, thank you. Now, to the developing headline about another hollywood legend. Debbie reynolds rushed to the hospital tonight, in an apparent medical emergency, just one day after her daughter, fisher, passed away. Mourners creating a mackshift memorial on the hollywood walk of fame. Abcs matt ghaunt on the stunning new development. Reporter tonight, more heartache for the family of carrie fisher. Abc news has learned her mother, 84yearold hollywood icon Debbie Reynolds, has been transported to the hospital in fair to serious condition. Reynolds became americas sweetheart in the 50s with singing in the rain. Good morning good morning to you reporter shed reportedly been huddling with family in the wake of the sudden death of her daughter, carrie fisher, on tuesday, who suffered cardiac arrest on a flight from london to los angeles last week. Fishers brother, todd, telling abc news well, were a very tight family, as small as we are, and my mother is very strong right now. Reporter in this exclusive abc video from 2000, the two danced and cracked jokes backstage about their family foibles. Reynolds and fisher were close emotionally and physically. They lived next door to each other in beverly hills. Words wouldnt come in an easy way i wanted to be like my mother. I worshipped my mother. Reporter the news comes as fans and friends have been mourning fisher. Somebody has to save our skins. Reporter legions of moms tonight spinning their daughters hair into those famous star wars buns, in hodgeage to the immortal princess leia. And we learned that when she was transferred to the hospital this afternoon, Debbie Reynolds condition was listed as fair to serious. Her son telling us tonight that her condition is not okay, and her daughter, jolie, tweeting out a picture of her and Debbie Reynolds in better times, with the caption, god speed, momma. Tom . All right, matt, thank you. Lets turn now to weather, than major winter storm bearing down on the northeast, right before the holiday weekend. The same system of heavy snow a ditch south of seattle. Our senior meteorologist rob marciano joining us now. Reporter this system moving pretty quickly. That will help it get out fast, as well. Look alerts for a good chunk of the northeast. Storms firing across kentucky and tennessee, with this front, will move east to the coast tomorrow. Mostly a rain event, d. C. , philly, new york. The coastal low intensifies throughout the day. Very strong winds and very heavy rain for boston. Very heavy snow likely over a foot of snow for parts of vermont, New Hampshire and maine. Heavy wet snow with winds, lu likely power out amgs, as well. No snow for new years eve . Reporter looks good right now. All right, rob. Lets turn to that huge sink hole taking over a residential street. Officials scrambling to figure out what caused it. And a Newspaper Delivery person, the one who is sounding the alarm. The latest now in bethlehem, pennsylvania. Reporter tonight, authorities scrambling to find out what caused this 12foot wide sinkhole in bethlehem, pennsylvania. The street is cracked, and there is a hissing sound, a natural gas odor also. Reporter at 3 30 this morning, a 911 call reporting a possible gas leak. Give me a full dispatch to this location. I have a crater starting. Reporter dozens of people evacuating in the middle of the night. A gas worker who fell into the hole sent to the hospital for minor injuries. So, the street literally opened up beneath him . It opened up beneath him. And he kept himself from falling completely in the hole but was injured in the process of falling in the hole. Reporter in michigan, crews are working around the clock to repair this sinkhole, and save homes. The sinkhole 250 feet long and 100 feet wide opened up saturday after a sewer pipe collapsed. Authorities say it could be weeks before residents can return home. Here in pennsylvania, all but three families have been allowed into their homes, and gas wo to fix that pipe. Tom . Linzie, thank you. There are new developments tonight in the trial of the man who killed nine black parishioners in a South Carolina church. 22yearold dylann roof telling a judge he will not call any witnesses in the penalty phase. Roof is representing himself, as he faces the death penalty. Hes trying to keep a jailhouse statement out of the trial that could embarrass his mother and family, though its not clear what hes referring to. One of the holiday seasons hottest gifts now at the center of a murder case. The electronic gadget, the amazon echo, raising serious new questions about users privacy. Police want amazon to turn over day from one suspects device. Abcs Mara Schiavocampo with the clues theyre looking for. Alexa, alarm off. Reporter from the moment you wake up alexa, whats on the calendar today . Reporter until you go to bed, the amazon echo, delivering music, news, weather and more. But police in arkansas against this man, james bates, accused of killing his coworker, victor collins, found dead in bates hot tub after a night of partying. When owners talk to alexa ask dominos to send me mill last order. Okay. Order placed. Reporter it records the conversation. The question is, was it recording that night . The case brings new legal questions about high tech devices that are always on. As much as we love the convenience, i think customers are legitimately concerned about their privacy rights. Reporter bates has pleaded not guilty, and his lawyers say mining his echos data is an invasion of privacy. Amazon saying they will not release data without a legal demand, and, quote, objects to overbroad or otherwise inappropriate demands. So far, amazon has turned over some account information to authorities, but not electronic data from the echo. The case is set to go to trial next year. Tom . Mara schiavocampo for us now, to the growing outrage tonight over the murder of a yoga teacher and actress. She was heading to a friends for dinner on Christmas Day when she disappeared. What were learning tonight about that suspect, and the tracking monitor Authorities Say he should have been wearing. Heres abcs ron claiborne. Reporter the suspect, adrian duane johnson, being held without bail, accused of brutally assaulting and strangling Tricia Mccauley over christmas. Mccauley was reported missing sunday. The man calling 911 to report a car matching that description and the suspect. He seemed really off or aggressive or out of it or something. Reporter the 46yearold victim was a popular go ya teyor teacher and sometimes actress, shown here as a standin in the she was just an inspiring person. Its just a great blow. Reporter tonight, it is not clear why johnson was not wearing that gps monitoring device, and at his arraignment today, tom, he made the claim that mccall hell killed herself. Tom . Ron, thank you. Now, to the disastrous ending for a base jumper, taking on this mountain in arizona. Take a look. The parachute opening, but what happened next is still unclear. The panicked moments playing out on camera. Abcs Clayton Sandell picks up the story from there. Reporter this guy way up there is about to jump off a 300foot cliff. On purpose. This is unpleasant to watch. There he goes. Reporter hes got a parachute. And it opens. But hes in trouble. Oh, no. Oh, god. Oh, no. Oh, no. Reporter slamming into the rocky canyon near phoenix. Offduty Firefighter David baumgarner was hiking with his family when it happened. We from a direct location with that wall, about 200 feet down from his jump. Reporter the 39year old man and his companions were b. A. S. E. Jumping, the extreme sport done from buildings, antennas, and spans or bridges. The e in base stands for earth, in this case, a cliff. But compared to skydivers, b. A. S. E jumpers are much closer to the ground, with far less time to react, if something goes wrong. Firefighters say this jumper needed surgery after fracturing his pelvis and shattering his heels. Clayton sandell, abc news, denver. Amazing he survived. All right. Theres still much more ahead on world news tonight this wednesday. The murder of jonbenet ray see, and a new lawsuit. Why her brother is going after a tv network. And the disturbing string of mall fights. The new incidents, and why police are on alert tonight. And later, why the hottest Christmas Toy out there is causing some kids to cry. The hatch chi mall drama, and why so parents want their money back. Stay with us. 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