Good evening. And its great to have you with us here on a wednesday night. And we begin with that code red lockdown at an American High School that we learned of late today. After a chaotic and violent scene outside the school library. Police are now laser focused on these images coming in tonight. A student waving a knife. Reports he had two of them. Students all around, refusing to put it down. Many of the students running in fear, and then one of the officers firing. The student did survive. He was rushed to the hospital in reno, nevada, and we begin tonight with abcs Clayton Sandell. Reporter tonight, frightening videos from this Reno High School capture a student wildly swinging a large knife in the middle of a crowd of kids. Backoff reporter now, police are calling out to review more videos that may have been shot like this, showing chaos as the student apparently refuses to drop the knife. A School Police officer quickly responds and fires one shot. The suspect, reportedly 16 years old, goes down. The School District confirms he is a student. He is taken to a hospital. Shots fired with a student down at hug high school. Reporter the incident, just before noon, may have started as a fight between two students. There was two juveniles fighting. One had a knife. He is the one thats down. The other that took off had no weapons. Reporter the entire school immediately went into lockdown. Officers are going classroom to classroom, looking for potential other victims, looking for witnesses to the incident to make sure that the kids are safe. Reporter and Clayton Sandell joins us now. And clayton, the student with that knife now in the hospital. And was anyone else hurt . Reporter thats right, david. We know that student was shot once by the officer. Rushed to the hospital. Tonight, we dont know his condition. But fortunately, no one else was hurt. David . All right, Clayton Sandell leading us off tonight. Clayton, thank you. Now, to another urgent scene playing out this evening across the state of georgia. A manhunt now going statewide. A reward has just been issued. After two Police Officers were shot, one dead, one in critical condition. Heres abcs adrienne bankert. Reporter tonight, a sta statewide manhunt for a suspected killer, accused in the Fatal Shooting of 25yearold Police Officer nicholas smarr. Smarr and a second offer responding to a domestic call in americas georgia wednesday morning. Gunshots were exchanged, and the two officers were wounded. Officer smarr succumbed to his injuries this morning. Reporter the other officer, jody smith, severely wounded. The suspect allegedly fled the scene. He is considered armed and dangerous with a history of violence and charges including kidnapping on his record. This is very dangerous individual. We want him arrested, so he can face the courts. Reporter david, police have locked down georgia southwestern state university, searching for the suspect. The fbi is offering a 20,000 reward for his arrest. David . Adrienne bankert tonight. Adrien adrienne, thanks. Next this evening, to a Major New Development to the deadly fires in tennessee. Prosecutors have now revealed they have arrested two young people. Did they intextually set those fires . 14 people would die. And heres abcs linzie janis. Reporter tonight, those two youths facing criminal charges for allegedly starting the fires that killed 14 people in tennessee. This morning, two juveniles were taken into custody by the reporter the young people are accused of deliberately setting the fires in this area of the great smoky mountains, just before thanksgiving. Within days, the blaze exploding to nearby towns, damaging 1,700 buildings. Some families waiting for days, only to find out their loved ones were lost. The flames narrowly missing Dolly Partons dollywood amusement park. The country legend pledging money for each family, and an upcoming telethon. We want to provide a hand up. Reporter tonight, prosecutors saying they could ask a judge to try the juvenile arson suspects as adults. Everything is on the table. Reporter david, officials also say the juvenile suspects could face additional charges on top of aggravated arson. David . Linzie janis, thank you. Next tonight, new reporting on that devastating fire in oakland. Investigators have now searched the entire building, saying the fire most likely started on the first floor, trapping most of the 36 victims on the second floor. The conditions inside fueling those flames, exposed wires, propane tanks and a blocked staircase. The question now, who, if anyone, is responsible for this . This image of Police Officers inside the building in october. Theyll be asked what they saw and whether more could have been done at the time. Next tonight here, to dangerous driving across this country at this hour. And the arctic chill sweeping in. Winter alerts in 16 states right now. Traffic at a standstill on highway 36 near boulder. Icy conditions shutting it down. North dakota tonight digging out after a blizzard there. Check out that doorway. Heres abcs alex perez. Reporter tonight, from kansas city to colorado, snow and wind making for a whiteknuckle commute. Kansas city emergency vehicles responding to multiple accidents on slick roads. While in the northern plains, that 300mile stretch of interstate 94 finally reopened, that monster blizzard dumped up to 16 inches of snow and the wind created massive drifts. This homeowner in glenburn, north dakota, fighting through the pile of snow blocking the back door. Near cannon ball, north dakota, protesters at the dakota pipeline riding out the storm in shelters and a nearby casino. And david, this snow drift almost as high as this second floor balcony. The feellike temperature, about 20 degrees below zero. Frostbite can set in in less than 30 minutes. David . All right, alex, thank you. Lets get right to meteorologist rob marciano, tracking it all for us. Hey, rob. Reporter hey, david. That cold air is diving south quickly. Take a look at where it is. The leading edge of the arctic stuff on the doorstep of chicago and st. Louis. Problem is with this cold air in place, we have storms coming in, so, tomorrow, a rare low elevation snow event for portland and seattle. Could see two to five inches of snow in those cities and they dont do well with that amount of snow. The cold is going to be dangerous in denver. Will feel like minus 11. The northeast will see the teens and as cold as 17 and feet like 20 in atlanta. Everybody getting their first taste of arctic air. David . Bundle up here in the east. Rob, thank you. We turn next to charleston, south carolina, tonight, and the first day of testimony in the trial of dylann roof. The selfdescribed white supremacist, who admits to killing nine africanamericans at a bible study. They had invited him to join them. Abcs Steve Osunsami from charleston tonight. Reporter in this charleston courthouse, u. S. Attorney Jay Richardson was both emotional and poetic, telling jurors the afternoon was hot and muggy. And that parishioners welcomed a 13th person at bible study, in this basement at mother emanuel ame church. But little did they know how cold a heart he had. Instead of a bible to study, the defendant chose to bring a. 45 caliber pistol. 22yearold dylann roof barely raised an eye on his boyish face, as prosecutors announced that he confessed to the killings in a twohourlong video. The defendant left behind a scene nobody can fathom. A racist retribution for perceived offenses against the white race. Nine people died in this house of god. At roofs first court appearance, the deeply religious families here spoke passionately about forgiving him. I will never, ever hold her again, but i forgive you. Reporter today, we heard from a survivor, the mother of 26yearold tywanza sanders, while she says roof executed her son. She says, he told our son i have to do this cause yall are raping our women and taking over the world. Families streamed out of the courtroom in tears, including one of the daughters of ethel lance, who told us after the killings that roof deserves little mercy. My sister made a comment, did she forgive him . However, im not at that point. Reporter roofs lawyer is telling jurors that roof did it all, and the only reason for this trial is because the government is pushing for death while hes arguing for life in prison. David . Steve osunsami with us again tonight. Steve, thank you. Next, this evening, to president elect donald trump, named Time Magazines person of the year. Meanwhile, new reporting tonight on mr. Trumps newest picks. Among them, a woman many will remember from World Wrestling entertainment. And who is weighing in on some of his cabinet picks . Mr. Trump indicated today, president obama himself. So, whats the white house saying . Heres abcs tom llamas. Reporter today, the Time Magazine naming donald trump its man of the year. Its a great honor. It means a lot. Especially me growing up reading Time Magazine and, you know, its a very important magazine. Reporter trump once declared time would, quote, soon be dead, dismissing its list of the most infuluential peek as joke and a stunt. But now hes on the cover, dubbed the president of the divided states of america. The president elect confident he and his new cabinet will change that. Today, retired general john kelly, confirming hes been picked to be secretary of homeland security. Kelly is a fourstar marine general, and a gold star father. His son, First Lieutenant robert kelly killed in combat in afghanistan. Kelly becomes the third retired general in the Trump Administration so far. Just last night, the president elect standing with his nominee for the department of defense, general james mad dog mattis. Mad dog plays no games, right . Reporter today, a very different type of nominee. Trump nominating wwe cofounder, linda mcmahon, to lead the Small Business administration. The president elect himself once wrestled mcmahons husband on television. I have asked him what he would think of this one and that one. I take his recommendations very seriously, and there are some people that i will be appointing, and in one case have appointed, where he thought very highly of that person, yes. Reporter a striking statement considering trump called the president an incompetent leader with disastrous judgement. And the worst president in u. S. History. The white house wont say what adVice President obama is giving his successor, but did say this. The kinds of people that president elect trump has chosen appear to have, in many cases, different priorities, different styles. And in some cases, starkly Different Bank accounts. Reporter and tonight, First Lady Michelle Obama speaking out about election night. She campaigned so hard for hillary clinton. I went to bed yes, she did. You know, once you do what you can do, you know, then you rest easy. Its its in the hands of the american people. And tom llamas is with us tonight. Because the president elect seemed to be softening his stance on undocumented immigrants here. Reporter i have the comments right here. President elect trump saying, were going to work something out thats going to make people happy and proud. He went on to say, theyve worked here, some are good students, and some have wonderful jobs. And david, youre right. This is a new and softer tone for younger, undocumented immigrants that we didnt hear from will mr. Trump on the campaign trail. Great to have you here in person. Tom llamas tonight. We stay on the president elect now, and washington, d. C. s new luxury hotel, trump international. Raising questions tonight. Critics fearing foreign governments are Holding Events there to curry favor with the president elect. Abcs chief investigative correspondent brian ross, questioning officials from bahrain, right there in the lobby, asking, is that true . Reporter just down the street from the white house, the president elects new luxury hotel seems to be the in inspot, the place for fortunate governments and special interests to show loyalty to donald trump. Today, the kingdom of bahrain rented out the president ial ballroom, atten estimated cost, around 100,000, to celebrate its national holiday. So, we showed up to ask why here . Last year, different hotel, is this because mr. Trump is the president elect . I have no comments. Reporter the wealthy kingdom of bahrain certainly has good reason to court the incoming Trump Administration. Its human rights record has been harshly criticized. Accused of torture, even threats of rape and other violence against political opponents. Outside today, as bahrain diplomats left, they still werent talking. You dont want to say anything at all . And security men blocked our cameras. Trump is so proud of his washington hotel, he interrupted his campaign to officially open it. And now saying the hotel will be l become even more valuable now that he will be in the white house. Last night, it was a benefit for a conservative group with a special guest, the Vice President elect. And next week, the government of azerbaijan has rented rooms to hold a holiday party. A lot of governments around the world that depend on a strong relationship to the United States trying to figure out in a Trump Administration what is it going to take to curry favor . Brian ross with us tonight from washington. Right there in front of trump international. And brian, president elect trump has promised to cut ties with his business when he takes off. Were going to hear from him on this in the coming days . Reporter thats right. Sometime next week, david. He said hes leaving his business to focus fully on running the country. But of course, as long as he continues to own his company, every dollar of profit this hotel makes goes into his pocket, david. Brian ross tonight. Brian, thank you. Overseas tonight, from pakistan, a fiery plane crash leaving no survivors. The small plane slamming into a hillside after losing contact with the tower. Officials say 48 people were onboard. Indonesia rocked by a powerful earthquake. The 6. 6 quick killing nearly 100 people. Crewing racing to find survivors under fallen 3wi8dings tonight. There is still much more ahead on world news tonight this wednesday. The American Hero hospitalized. We have new reporting on john glenn at this hour. Also, the controversial tsa patdown. Why one woman, suffering from breast cancer, says an officer went too far. And tonight, how the tsa is now responding. 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One woman says went too far. She told the officer, shes battling breast cancer. Heres abcs matt gutman. Reporter denise albert, whos battling breast cancer, called this you cant touch me. You cannot touch me. That was the part i was explaining. Reporter the most humiliating experience of her life. She says this officer patted her down aggressively and when the officer gets to the front of her shirt i have breast cancer. I had a lumpectomy. I have a port in me. You cant touch me there. Reporter there was a brief standoff, a super vie vor arrives, trying to explain what the agents need to do. We have to make sure theres nothing there. I lifted up my shirt, i said, theres nothing there. Reporter but albert alleges it just got worse. Finally, she said she felt come peopled to take off her wig, which she rarely does in public. She posted about the ordeal in facebook. The tsa says it provided her with a private room for screening. My whole point was to bring awareness to this, so that it doesnt happen to other people. Reporter the tsa says it deeply regrets any distress this may have caused her. It also said it is retaining the three officers who dealt with her, reminding every other officer in this airport of the proper procedure. David . Matt, thank you. When we come back tonight, world about john glenn tonight. Well have that coming up. And the american highway shut down because of a suspicious package. The bomb squad called in. Well be right back. When i was diagnosed with pneumococcal pneumonia, it was huge for everybody. She just started to decline rapidly. I was rushed to t