Nightly news begins right now. Good evening. Im kate snow in for lester tonight. And there is an intense manhunt under way in turkey. Police there releasing new images today of the man they say stormed into a nightclub just after partygoers rang in the new year, opening fire and killing at least 39 people. Isis has now claimed responsibility for that attack, raising new questions about the terror groups potential in 2017. And as the investigation continues, were learning more about what happened in less than ten minutes inside the club that night, including exclusive new details from an american who was shot and trapped. Our chief Foreign CorrespondentRichard Engel is in istanbul. Reporter tonight a hunt is on for this man. Turkish Media Broadcast this selfie video he reportedly took days before he ran into a nightclub and unloaded into the crowds on new years eve. 27 of the 39 People Killed were Foreign Tourists from israel to lebanon, india and beyond. Among the Dozens Injured was american jake raak. He told us hundreds had just welcomed in the new year when a gunman burst in. Today raak was recovering from a gunshot wound. I was probably the luckiest person in the whole thing. I do find myself very fortunate. I was with dying people. Seven of us were shot. Reporter hiding under a bench, pretending to be dead, raak suffered through the pain fearing any sound or move would betray him to the gunman. He was walking on the bench above my head where my head was underneath. When he shot me i didnt move, i just let him shoot me. Reporter isis said the attacker who shot unarmed people was a soldier of the brave caliphate. The gunman was firing at victims inside the club for seven to ten minutes, reloading multiple times, witnesses say, and still managed to escape even though theres a Police Station just across the street. Isis appears set to be on the offensive in 2017. Today isis said it killed dozens in a bombing in baghdad. Just last month that deadly truck attack in berlin, now us stan bawl. Raak and his friends believe the gunman had help inside the club. Turkey has released images of the gunman and says it has his fingerprints but has yet to find him. The fear is he could slip into isis territory in syria before they do. Richard engel in turkey. With 18 days until the inauguration, president elect trump faces fire from both sides of the aisle tonight. Hes raising concerns by suggesting he will share new revelations that other people dont know about the Cyber Attacks during the u. S. Election. This as his advisers continue to question u. S. Intelligence about russias involvement. Nbcs Kristen Welker has details. Reporter tonight, new fallout after that cryptic new years eve statement by president elect donald trump that he might have more information to reveal about those hacking allegations against russia. I also know things that other people dont know. And so they cannot be sure of the situation. And i want them to be sure. Reporter today the president elects team pressed for details about what mr. Trump knows and whether hell make it public before his midweek meeting with intelligence officials. What does he know, sean . Well, you know, well wait till tuesday or wednesday. What were trying to figure out is how certain are they of the intelligence, number one. Number two, how promotional is the response to what happened . Reporter sunday a plane carrying 35 expelled Russian Diplomats left the United States, part of president obamas retaliation against russia after he says the country hacked the emails of some top democrats. All of it setting up a potential showdown between mr. Trump, who has cast doubt on russias involvement, and congress, including some members of his own party. It is clear that russia has attacked the United States of america. All of our intelligence agencies will affirm that that being the case. President elect trump wishes the russia issue would go away. But republican hawks on capitol hill, like senator john mccain, theyre going to make sure it doesnt. Reporter the president elect is also drawing battle lines in other areas, making his intentions clear at a new Years Eve Party at his florida resort over the weekend. Were going to do a good job, okay . Taxes are coming down. Regulations are coming off. Were going to get rid of obamacare. Reporter on wednesday, president obama will head to capitol hill to strategize with democrats about ways to preserve obamacare. And earlier today, he announced hell deliver a farewell address in chicago next tuesday. Kristen welker following the transition, thank you. A treacherous night for anybody trying to make it home from holiday travel. Thousands of flights have been delayed and Road Conditions remain hazardous across much of the countrys midsection from a wintry blast of snow and rain. In the south tonight millions more are on alert for potential thunderstorms and tornados. Jacob rascon is tracking all of it from dallas. Reporter a messy start to the new year across the country. The south pummeled by severe thunderstorms. A tornado touching down in mississippi. Flash flood warnings in jackson, alabama. Damage in marksville, louisiana. And a direct hit in houston, texas. Where Kevin Masterson says lightning caused a fire in his house while he was still inside. You could tell it was bad very quickly, that we had to get out. Reporter further north across the great plains, another severe system dumping snow and ice. Crews having trouble keeping up with the slick roads. Typical weather this time of year for the dakotas and minnesota. In the pacific northwest, seattle saw its first substantial snow on new years in five decades. Millions will be affected by severe storms. There could be isolated tornados, torrential downpours, and this whole system moves into the midatlantic by tomorrow. Reporter from the west to the deep south, a not so warm welcome to 2017. Jacob rascon, nbc news, dallas. There are new details now about that midair crash between two private planes over texas on new years eve. Three people on board the planes were killed, including a retired air force pilot and his son, an air force academy student. Nbcs tom costello crunched the numbers and discovered that texas tragedy caps off the worst year for midair fatalities in nearly 20 years. Reporter it happened just before sunset. Man, a plane crash, holy smokes. Reporter the burning wreckage of two private planes crashing to the ground in mckinney, texas. Somebody in there . I dont know that theres any chance they could make it. Reporter in one of the planes greg barber, retired veteran, air force pilot, and his son tim, hoping to follow in his fathers footsteps, as a freshman at the air force academy. Both loved in their hometown. Its hard for my family to recover. Because he just he meant so much. Reporter the pilot of the second plane still not identified. The ntsb says both planes were operating under visual flight rules without air Traffic Control when they slammed into each other. The crash brings to 18 the number of People Killed in private plane midair collisions in 2016. 18. Thats the highest number of fatalities since 1997, according to an nbc news review of ntsb data. Just six weeks ago the ntsb issued a safety alert for midair collisions. Pilots have an obligation to look for and avoid other aircraft. Even when flying in control the air space. Reporter urging private pilots to radio each other and add Collision Avoidance technology to their cockpits. Ironically, the total number of general aviation crashes has actually fallen to the lowest level in decades. The aircraft owners and Pilots Association says improvements in training and technology have brought general aviation safety to a new high. But in texas tonight he built a tremendous legacy. Reporter heartbreak and questions over yet another fatal midair collision. Tom costello, nbc news, washington. Scary moments in the sky for an airport baggage ham where he got trapped inside the pressurized cargo hold of a United Express flight from charlotte, north carolina, to washington, d. C. Dull less. The plane took off with the employee stuck inside. He was freed only after it touched down. Fortunately he was not hurt. Tech giant apple faces a new lawsuit over a popular app used by millions. Parents in texas contend a driver was distracted while using apples facetime when he hit their car and killed their 5yearold daughter. The suit questions whether apple should do more to stop accidents just like this. Nbcs Miguel Almaguer has that story. Reporter 5yearold mariah modeset was in her family car when she was killed in a violent Christmas Eve accident in denton county, texas. Police charged Garrett Wilhelm with manslaughter after his suv slammed into the vehicle. Hes pled not guilty. Two years after the crash in a lawsuit just filed, the family blames apple for letting wilhelm use its popular facetime app while driving, saying in court documents, the company could disable the app while users are behind wheel. Apple, inc. , failed to configure the iphone 6 plus to lock out the ability for a driver to utilize apples facetime application while driving at highway speed. It may be a good policy question whether companies can do more to prevent the misuse of their products. But judges generally dont want that kind of decision made in a courtroom. Reporter the lawsuit against the tech giant comes as Software Designers face more scrutiny for apps where drivers could be distracted, including snapchat and pokemon go, which include warnings against using the app and driving. When people are taking their attention away from the driving task, crashes can occur in a split second. Reporter tonight, apple says it doesnt comment on pending litigation. But the family of this 5yearold contends the tech giant is to blame nor the deafor the deathf their little girl. A Late Development tonight in the Charleston Church massacre trial. A u. S. District judge has ruled dylann roof competent to represent himself during the sentencing phase of his trial which now begins wednesday. Roof was convicted last month on 33 charges for the deaths of nine africanamerican churchgoers back in 2015. There is more concern tonight about the health of Queen Elizabeth after illness forced her to miss new years day church services. Buckingham palace said the queen, now 90, is still recovering from a heavy cold. Illness forced her to skip Christmas Church services for the first time in nearly three decades. Still ahead, do you know what your kids are doing on those new smartphones they got for the holidays . The new apps parents can use to track their every move. Also, twins with a twist. 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