Away from him . And the distraction in the sky. The rocket launch that mesmerized millions. And the confusion, chaos and crashes it caused. And good evening and welcome to world news tonight. Im tom llamas, in for david. And we begin with that deadly winter wallop, striking the day after christmas, as millions of americans travel for the holidays. Snow falling from coast to coast. Eyepopping accumulations in parts of pennsylvania and upstate new york. More than 50 inches in some spots. And its not just snow. Wind chill alerts in 20 states. This time lapse video from duluth, minnesota, where temperatures hit 21 degrees below zero. Causing steam and fog to rise from lake superior. Four killed in one interstate crash in kansas. Slow going from the great lakes through the northeast. And a frightening moment at bostons logan airport, when a jet blue passenger plane skidded out after landing in slick conditions. Airline delays stacking up tonight as that arctic blast moves east. Abcs alex perez gets us started in new york. Reporter tonight, with millions on the roads, the lake effect snow machine is shattering records and grinding travel to a halt. The city of erie, pennsylvania, declaring a snow emergency. Crews unable to keep up with the nearly four and a half feet of snow that fell in just 36 hours. Overnight, dozens of cars spinning off highways and these drivers backed up for miles on interstate 90 outside of town. That lake effect snow leaving buffalo buried. Whiteout conditions all the way to kalamazoo. That snow fueled by bonechilling air, causing car wrecks in kansas, where at least four people died after sliding off the road. In the northwest, icy roads causing pileups. In oregon, one driver injured. Lost control. Did a 360, hit a car on the next lane and ended up here. Reporter meanwhile, parts of the northeast are digging out after getting blizzard conditions for christmas. Whiteknuckle travel from maine to massachusetts, where there was thundersnow. Thundersnow reporter and winds gusted to 65 miles an hour, knocking this beam off the sagamore bridge and knocking out power to thousands. At bostons logan overnight, flights were delayed for hours, and one almost didnt make it. We were spinning, and spinning, and spinning. Everythings fine. We just skidded on the ice, ugh. Reporter passengers evacuating onto the icy tarmac and onto shuttle buses after a jetblue plane from savannah spun all the way around. Thankfully, no one was injured. And alex perez joins us live now, just outside of buffalo. Alex, its hard to make out whats behind you, because everything is frozen and theyre expecting even more snow . Reporter thats right, tom. Its hard to believe even staring right at it. Take a look behind me there. This is lake erie back there, and the water coming up to the shore here freezing solid. Thats a bench underneath there. Aaa says theyre getting about 100 calls an hour for help, and its not over just yet. They are expecting more snow, about a foot more, just south of here in the next 24 hours. Tom . Incredible snow and incredible images. Alex, thank you. And that arctic blast likely will be dangerous wind child alerts in 20 states. Some 45 million americans feeling the cold. Lets get right to abcs senior meteorologist rob marciano with more. Rob . Reporter good evening, tom. Right now, in the least amount of daylight and the least amount of cold all year long. Through erie, northern michigan, another one to two feet, as alex mentioned, on top of the four and five feet theyve seen. Stunning totals in the next 24 hours for sure. Wind chills, as you mentioned, 20 states in the frozen zone. In chicago, going to feel like minus 14. By thursday, even colder across the east coast. Boston will feel like minus 16. 5 in philadelphia. Single digits down into the carolinas. That cold air sits in place right through the new year, with multiple opportunities of snow and ice. Tom . Were going to have to brace for this winter. Rob, thank you so much. Next tonight, to florida, where President Trump is spending the holidays away from the white house. The president planie playing go today, and also on twitter, taking aim at the ongoing russia investigation and the fbi. Abcs ken noet moton is in west palm beach. Reporter President Trump today spotted on his Trump International golf course through the trees in his signature red make America Great again hat. On christmas, the president said hed be back at work today. Hes also back on twitter, responding to a fox news report about that now infamous dossier, alleging links between the Trump Campaign and russia. The dossier we have long known is bogus. Reporter trump tweeting, wow. Dossier is bogus. Clinton campaign, dnc funded dossier. Fbi cannot, after all of this time, verify claims in dossier of russia trump collusion. Fbi tainted. The most salacious parts of the dossier have not been corroborated, and its unclear what role, if any, it has played in the fbis broader russia investigation. For weeks, the president has been attacking the fbi. Well, its a shame whats happened with the fbi. Reporter here in maralago, President Trump also taking aim at fbi Deputy Director andrew mccabe, accusing him of bias during the Hillary Clinton email investigation, after an ally of clintons donated to mccabes wifes political campaign. The administration defending the president s attacks on fbi leadership. Hes making the point that we need to make sure theres no bias, and i think theres serious concerns if there was or was not. So, this is the bill, right here. And were very proud of it. Reporter trump still riding high after signing the gop tax bill into law. Now, onto infrastructure, the border wall and health care, tweeting, democrats and republicans will eventually come together and develop a great new health care plan. Tonight, the president reaching a new milestone. Hes spent more than 100 days this year at one of his properties. Thats nearly a third of his presidency. And Kenneth Moton is live tonight from west palm beach. The president also tweeting today about obamacare and how it has initially been replaced, but key parts of it are still intact. Reporter thats right, tom. Essentially repealed is a claim the president has been continuously making since he signed the new tax law, which does eliminate that individual mandate requiring health insurance, but yes, key parts of the Affordable Care ability are still in effect. 9 Million People signed up this year, and theres work happening, at least in the senate, to stabilize the markets to keep premiums from rising. Tom . Kenneth moton, thank you. The Trump Administration taking credit for roughly 5 cut in the United Nations budget. Nikki haley saying they negotiated a 285 million cut to the main 20182019 budget. The move comes after tough talk about member nations paying their share and amid tensions over trumps decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. The u. S. Will still pay 22 of the total budget. Next tonight, the economy and retail roaring back this holiday season. Yearend sales up nearly 5 compared to the same period one year ago. So, whats driving the surge . Heres abcs erielle reshef. Reporter tonight, a merry and muchneeded boost for big retrailers. Holiday sales up 4. 9 , the highest since 2011. Anything on sale . Everything on sale reporter a welcome gift for brick and Mortar Companies like macys, gap and toys r us. All announcing store closures this year. This, as Online Shopping is up 18 . People are feeling way better about the economy than they have in years past. And theyre wanting to show that by spending more money. Reporter and now, the rush to return. 90 billion worth of gifts expected to zbo back to venn dorns over the holiday season. What did you return . Exchanged one bag for the other and i actually got money back. Reporter experts predict nearly half of all americans will do some postholiday shopping. And consumers turning out in droves. Some even braving sub zero conditions like these shoppers in illinois. Stores such as bannan that republic, gap, even old navy, youre seeing discounts of up to 74 . And erielle joins us live tonight. Ere yelle, a new trend may be behind part of the spending boost this year . Reporter thats right, tom. The trend of buying online and picking up in stores could be behind the big boosts in sales at stores like macys, and experts say could revolutionize the way we shop in the future. Tom . And a great way to save on shipping. Erielle, thank you. Moving on, and three major American Cities suing the pentagon for failing to report Service Member crimes to the fbi gun check system. New york, philadelphia and San Francisco claim that failure allowed Texas Church Gunman devin kelley to buy weapons, despite a previous military assault conviction that should flag him in the fbis National Background check system. The attorney general has already ordered a review of the system. Now, to a grisly discovery inside of a home in upstate new york. Authorities confirming that four people reportedly from the same family were found dead inside of a basement in troy, new york. Police say the deaths appear suspicious. That investigation ongoing tonight. And a shocking double murder in suburban virginia. A husband and wife fatally shot inside of their home, just before christmas. Now, a Family Member is speaking out, saying the shooter was their daughters 17yearold boyfriend, and that the parents had warned their daughter about him. Heres abcs stephanie ramos. Reporter tonight, Police Investigating a brutal double murder inside this suburban virginia home, just three days before christmas. Caller advising her mother and father were shot. Reporter buckely kuhnfricker and her husband scott gunned down before dawn. Family members say their daughters boyfriend then shot and critically injured himself. I think we have the shooter down. Reporter the girls grabbedmother says last week, the couple told their daughter to end the relationship after discovering his nazi views on her phone. They disapproved of all the time she was spending with him hours on the phone. Reporter the Washington Post reports the girls mother alerted the principal of their private school about messages praising hitler, supporting nazi book burnings and calling for a white revolution. But by friday morning, police say the boy got inside the home where he was confronted by the couple. That 17yearold is still hospitalized. The juvenile is now facing double murder charges. Tonight, the victims devastating family sending their own message. Hate has no home here. And thats what were talking about. Were talking about the kid that killed them was a nazi. Reporter there were four other people inside this house when the shooting happened. A Family Member tells me, scott trickers parents were both there, visiting for the holiday. None of them were physically hurt. Tom . Stephanie ramos for us tonight. Stephanie, thank you. Next, new questions about that mesmerizing moment in the california sky. New video showing a car crashing as the spacex falcon9 rocket launch ill lum nated the night above. Abcs Senior National correspondent matt gutman with the moment confusion set in. Reporter tonight, new images surfacing of california going haywire. What the hell is that . Reporter that mysterious con trail was spacexs falcon9 rocket sailing smoothly into the sky friday night. The sight so mesmerizing that some motorists couldnt keep their eyes on the sky and on the road. Oh [ bleep ]. This guys not paying attention. Reporter and even after those three cars crashed, the narrator in this video barely skips a beat, he just keeps talking about that shape in the sky. Wow. What is that . Reporter the rockets unusual, whaleshaped con trail feezing a frenzy. If youre wondering that bright thing in the sky was the missile launch. Reporter and so many were wondering. Dude, what is that . Reporter many didnt get the message that the hash tag aliens trended on twitter. Calls flooded tv stations with ufo sightings. And the man who created the mess . Elon musk jokingly capping it this way. Nuclear alien ufo from north korea. Now, the next falcon9 launch isnt until later next month. Were not sure it will be quite as spectacular at the last one, but the california Highway Patrol hopes that this time, all these motor itseists will keep eyes on the road. Tom . Drivers be warned. All right, matt, thank you so much. Theres still much more ahead on world news tonight this tuesday. An apartment infore know. What caused this blaze by a toy battery in the process of charging. Plus, the sharp jump in flu cases. Whats ahead. And how can you stay healthy. And these two men, best friends for more than 60 years. The secret they never knew, revealed tonight. Stay with us. David. Whats going on . Oh hey thats it . Yeah. Everybody two seconds dear sebastian, after careful consideration of your application, it is with great pleasure that we offer our congratulations on your acceptance. Through the Tuition Assistance program, every day mcdonalds helps more people go to college. Its part of our commitment to being americas best first job. The market. Redict but through good times and bad. At t. Rowe price. Weve helped our investors stay confident for over 75 years. Call us or your advisor. T. Rowe price. Invest with confidence. 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Weve been telling you about the cdcs warning, high inflew when saelike activity in ten states now. And many christmas celebrations spoiled by sickness. Heres abcs linzie janis. Reporter tonight, the flu virus on a rampage. And the number of cases could skyrocket. Went to the doctor and got tested, i felt like i had a sinus infection. Reporter vince blea and his son both suffering from the flu. The pair spent christmas quarantined in bed, away from their family. Its the best thing for everybody. Reporter they didnt get flu shots. Doctors say that getting the shots could have helped, but this years vaccine has been disappointing. This years flu vaccine may be only 10 effective. Better than 0 , but still very, very poor. Reporter according to doctors, the virus can exist in the air three to six feet away from an infected person. Ten states already exhibiting high flu activity. Mostly in the south and southwest. With the peak of the misery expected sometime in the coming weeks. Tonight, doctors warning, its not just the vulnerable who are at risk. Sometimes, the flu really affects people who have no underlying medical condition, who are young and healthy. And those patients can get very sick and can die from influenza complications. Reporter tom, doctors say people should still get a flu shot, because if you get the virus, it could lessen its potentially deadly impact. Tom . Linzie janis for us. Linzie, thank you. When we come back, the popular Christmas Eve fireworks tradition taking a dangerous turn. Where this happened. Plus, 220year veteran Flight Attendant with one way to make Holiday Travel enjoyable. If only in my dreams not bad. The reason why she sings, when we come back. Moking with chanti. I tried, um, cold turkey. I tried the patches. I was tired and i was fed up. I wanted to try something different. Along with support, Chantix Varenicline is proven to help people quit smoking. Chantix reduced my urge to smoke. 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Heres abcs dan harris. I typically go on the calls that involve more risk. Reporter night patrol in tempe, arizona, with sergeant raj johnson. I think hes trying to get away from me here. Reporter sounds like you have something going on there. He has two unusual passengers tagging along. A news anchor, me, and a meditation teacher named jeff warren. Do you think on the force meditation is considered socially acceptable, or would people make fun of you a little bit . You can be honest. You know, i think people are going to make fun of you just a little bit. Reporter do you think people think if youre meditating that youre going to kind of go soft a little bit . Hey. I would say yes. Reporter i get it. I used to worry that meditation would diminish my edge in the hardcharging world of tv news. People who take cholesterollowering drugs then i had a panic attack, live on good morning america. I found that meditation boosted my edge, making me more focused and less yanked around by my emotions. Studies suggest meditation can help people in high stress jobs, literally rewiring your brain. Now jeff and i are on a mission to make the practice more accessible with our new book, medication for fidgety skeptics. The area that were in, its known for illegal activity, primarily with drugs. Reporter while Sergeant Johnson is skeptical, we gather his colleagues, many of whom have embraced meditation. Im a tiny officer. So, when i show up to scenes, its essential that im calm, my mind is in the right place and im able to talk to people. Reporter at a time of tension between officers and the community, they say meditation helps them manage stress on the job and not take it home with them. By the end of our visit, Sergeant Johnson is convinced. Dan harris, abc news, tempe, arizona. We thank dan for that report. His book went on sale today. Thank you so much for watching. 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