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Theyre in the areas that were hardest impacted. any time you have ice on trees, you get a little bit of wind, the tree falls, hits another line, could possibly bring it down. >> reporter: this map shows the storms path. the dark pink area was the hardest hit. ice there can be a half inch thick. and whats the challenge in restoring? >> well, in restoring right now, one of our challenges is just travel. first you have to be able to get and assess the damage thats out there. is the pole broken? is ...

The utility reports 30,000 power outages in the carolinas. >> pelley: thanks, mark. eric fisher is chief meteorologist at wbz in boston. eric. >> scott, the storm well under way now, seeing that snow just creeping up into southern parts of pennsylvania and new jersey tonight. that ice in the carolinas, but a change will come overnight. the main storm that really started to take off last night will send its energy over to the coast and this process has already started. this is the storm that ride...

Has the latest. >> reporter: tonight the markets continue their slide, plunging more than 500 points on a volatile day of trading. the dow and nasdaq both touching the lowest points since august. >> it was a good deal of anxiety throughout the morning. >> reporter: what is behind the drop? for one the china economy is slowing and nobody is quite sure exactly by how much. also driving the sell-off, concerns over the price of oil. a sign of economic growth around the world. the price has plummeted...

Particular university. they have thought potentially they would keep the attackers in two main blockings of that area. but its taken a long time to clear them out. of course, now the devastating tool of this attack will slowly become apparent. there could be as many there could be 600 students there. you say, it isnt precisely clear whos behind this. one part of the pakistani taliban have denied responsibility. saying an attack like this would not be, quote, according to sharia. what is also cle...

Particular university. they have thought potentially they would keep the attackers in two main blockings of that area. but its taken a long time to clear them out. of course, now the devastating tool of this attack will slowly become apparent. there could be as many there could be 600 students there. you say, it isnt precisely clear whos behind this. one part of the pakistani taliban have denied responsibility. saying an attack like this would not be, quote, according to sharia. what is also cle...

More now on the breaking news weve within following from pakistan. at least 20 students are dead after a siege at the bacha khan university near the afghanistan border. it started just a few hours ago as classes were getting underway. >> at this stage, its not clear how many attackers were at the school, but security forces say they have killed at least four of them. we also understand two of them were hit with sniper fire. now theres been no claim of responsibility so far. fishes te officials t...

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Threats from russia and north korea. joining us to talk about the possibilities, former homeland security for new york state. and michael lee. his team obtained a sample of the wal mayor found in the affected network in ukraine. robert, how sophisticated was the attack? >> in terms of the malware it does not look as sophisticated and expected to fine. what makes an advance attack was the logistics behind the attack. they end up leading to the black p outs. >> this is an attack be that knocked la...

South carolina, tennessee, and most recently in north carolina. police are also looking for this man believed to be her accomplice. stores throughout the south are on alert armed with a police description and now offering $10,000 for her capture. all right to sports now. headed for the hall. seattle saluting their favorite son ken griffey jr. who was voted into the baseball hall of fame after receiving 437 out of 440 votes, beating out the great tom seaver for most votes ever. the man called t...

Next at 6:00, the latest on a deadly crash involving a plane from san jose that suddenly disappeared from radar. a wet day across the bay area is the taste of what is to come this week. a look at the fun and danger caused by winter weather conditions. abc7 news at 6:00 starts right now. tonight were tracking the latest in a series of storms to hit the bay area that could continue to bring rain right into the christmas holiday. good evening, im eric thomas. dark clouds are hanging above the...