woods, then the rivers of atlanta, georgia. in all, more than two dozen victims, most of them strangled. by may, 1981, the police and fbi were hiding in the brush beside and below the river bridges. this was to be the last night, almost the last hour. >> i heard the splash. >> bob campbell, a police recruit, jumped to his feet down beside the chattahoochee river. >> i was really startled. it sounded like a body entering the water. >> he looked up at the bridge. >> and i saw brake lights of a car coming. i saw red lights. the car started slowly moving away from me across the bridge. >> campbell radioed the other team members up above him. >> i asked, did a car stop on the bridge? because i couldn't believe what i saw. and each person told me they didn't see it. >> then a policeman in a chase car hidden on the other side came on the radio. >> he just said, the car is pulling in the parking lot here turning around in front of me and started coming back across the bridge going back in my direction. >> this is that white station wagon. police followed it and stopped it nearby. fbi

flushed 10 years ago, what's the problem? narrator: atlanta is a rapidly growing urban area. its primary source of drinking water is the chattahoochee river, which also provides water to many downstream communities. but its infrastructure is dangerously old, without outdated facilities and combined sewer overflows polluting the watershed. the city faces strict consent decrees and lawsuits, along with a severe lack of funding. man: when i started working for the city of atlanta in the late '70s, we were approaching that point in time where a lot was going to be needed, in terms of rehabilitation and upkeep. most of the very large pipes were at least 80 years old. we had needs that were identified in the '50s and in the '60s and in the '70s that were deferred. woman: we are urging that we all try to find a way to overcome the obstacles and limitations that might exist. woman: when i was running for office, i met someone who knew mayor hartsfield, who, in the late 1960s, said, "i don't know who the next mayor will be, "but i know they'll have to fix the water and sewer infrastructure." woma

atlanta, georgia, nearly 300 miles away earlier that same day. >> investigators here in atlanta, the fbi, atlanta police were working hard to try to find out why he was in atlanta and more importantly who he is. >> reporter: these surveillance videos from 9:30 show a lone gunman wearing a black ski mask armed with a semiautomatic handgun demanding money from the tell ter. when that failed he rushed out of the atlanta bank, stopping to rob a skus myrrh taking money out of an atm machine. meanwhile back in mississippi, law enforcement officials welcome the broadening investigation. >> we have provided media with a wanted poster, providing information and surveillance photos from the atlanta bank robbery which provide a clearer picture of the robber. >> reporter: earlier this week, police released a photo of this man, calling him a person of interest in the robbery there. taken by a convenience store security camera just prior to the bank robbery. yet another video shows what police say was the robber's car speeding away from the bank's parking lot. in

that state, in the city of san jose. then, news broke that at another store, this one in atlanta, georgia, also sold a winning ticket. >> the winners will share a near-record $636 million. abc's tahman bradley has all of the details. >> reporter: the people who hold mega millions tickets with these numbers -- >> 8, 20, 14, 17, 39 and the megaball, 7. >> reporter: are about to get the best christmas gift ever. overnight, lottery officials confirmed that winning tickets were sold in atlanta, georgia, and san jose, california. >> hopefully somebody will be rich. >> reporter: oh,, they willbe. the jackpot, more than $636 million. the second-biggest in lottery history. the odds were about 1 in 259 million. but that didn't stop the frenzy. in 43 states, the district of columbia, and the virgin islands, americans dreamed big. >> i feel that i'm going to win. >> i bought a new lamborghini. >> going to buy an island. >> reporter: on tuesday morning, 30 million tickets an hour during peek times. >> could be my lucky day. >> what do i have to lose? it's a dollar. so, i took a chance. >> rep

: when i started working for the city of atlanta in the late '70s, we were approaching that point in time where a lot was going to be needed, in terms of rehabilitation and upkeep. most of the very large pipes were at least 80 years old. we had needs that were identified in the '50s and in the '60s and in the '70s that were deferred. woman: we are urging that we all try to find a way to overcome the obstacles and limitations that might exist. woman: when i was running for office, i met someone who knew mayor hartsfield, who, in the late 1960s, said, "i don't know who the next mayor will be, "but i know they'll have to fix the water and sewer infrastructure." woman: the city had chronic sewage overflows into the chattahoochee and its tributaries. fecal coliform bacteria levels were in the millions of colonies per hundred milliliter, which was a significant public health threat. and this had been occurring for decades. but neither the federal epa nor the epd back in the '90s were willing to take action under the clean water act to make the city fix its plumbing. so in 1994, we started

was sold at a newsstand atlanta, georgia, another at jinny's gift shop. 8, 20, 14, 17 and 39. the mega ball is 7. the cash payout for the jackpot is $341 million. what a way to wake up this morning for two people anyway. urgent space walks to fix a cooling line on the space station. two space walks will be required to fix the problem. astronauts will be forced to shut down after the cools system shut down. the space walk is scheduled for saturday. >> the family of a girl who went to the hospital to have her tonsils removed and ended up brain dead is fighting the hospital to keep her on life support. the family served the hospital with a cease and desist order. the hospital then agreed to keep the 13-year-old on a ventilator for the time being. doctors say she is brain dead but the family is not giving up hope. >> the family believes only god and the mother who brought her into this world should make a decision as to when she leaves this world. >> everybody who has children. if that was your child fighting for her life you would want everybody to pray for her, too. >> doctors say t

jose, california, or atlanta, georgia. area matched our every number except the mega ball and they each won $1 million. >> there are two of 20 similar tickets across the country. hold megaple who millions tickets with these numbers are about to get the best christmas gift ever. lottery officials confirmed winning tickets were sold in atlanta, georgia and san jose, california. >> hopefully somebody will be rich. >> oh, they will be. than $636t, more million. the odds are about one in 259 million, but that did not stop purchases. americans dreamed big. >> i feel like i am going to win. >> i would probably buy an island. tuesday alone, an estimated 11 million tickets were sold in our. >> a could be my lucky day. >> i took a chance. 21 straight drawings failed to produce a winner. this morning, there are at least two new multimillionaires. millions jackpot resets to $50 million for the next drawing on friday. dollars for the next drawing on friday. out fire and a statue broke on campus and brianne carter is monitoring. what happened? .> we got an update according to an officer with the

, it didn't come easy, in the fourth i take you, 9ers lead by ten, atlanta puts together a strong scoring responses. atlanta ready to score, but, boe bobble, 9ers goes 89 yards to seal the win 34-24, the last of a stadium record 36 monday night football games at candlestick. boy, yeah, why not jump up. why not? auburn head coach gus malzon was named college coach of the year by the a.p. after an unbelievable iron bowl victory against alabama. a.p. after an unbelievable iron bowl victory against alabama. his tigers now in the championship game against florida state. >>> the heat prevail in an overtime thriller. atlanta with a load in the fourth when lebron james gets three. later james dunks. get out of his way. knee in the face of atlanta's paul millsap. take it to overtime now. atlanta leads again, but miami's michael beasley nailing crucial free throws. heat win it, 121-119 in a squeaker. the knicks get a bitter sweet victory over orlando. in the third, orlando hustling, but he sprains his ankle. 'melo was out for the rest of the game. orlando cuts a once 25-point deficit to jus

want to remember it. we can turn it upside down. i was born and grew up in atlanta, georgia, and it was in my textbooks that the civil war had nothing to do with slavery, that the slaves were better off here than they had been in africa and that the people who restored white rule in the south were known as the redeemers. that's still true. it's a religious word for terrorist. so we have to be very careful, because race and citizenship and freedom are tricky. and we are in a tricky era. right now. i'm using this book to try to teach students now. we had an experiment last spring at the university of maryland. i live in baltimore. to teach a seminar on the basics of civil rights history and citizenship to a seminar classroom in baltimore with online students from russia and the solomon islands and all around the world. we're going to do it again for credit. our goal is to cut the tuition costs for students by 90% and open to up to the world people who can, who can with some skin in the game and some prospect for credit gain access to the mastery and the lessons of civil rights history

counteragent and involved in security issues for the 1996 atlanta olympics. we'll get to benghazi in a moment. first, jim, do you have doubt that the bombing attacks are connected with the winter olympics ? no one has taken responsibility yet. in july a chechen rebel leader doku umarov who claimed responsibilities for other suicide attacks issued a manifesto calling for supporters to disrupt the olympics. is this work. >> whether doku umarov or other groups involved in chechnya or the caucuses, i think they are related. it gives the folks leverage to have a high profile event coming to russia. there'll be thousands of journalists or visitors around the world, creating a target that is difficult to exist. they have laid back and two attacks in three days, three in the past couple of months, it signals that they are going to use the games as an opportunity to strike back at putin. >> given that, should americans and other international visitors concerned? >> when you look at trying to secure a large event like an olympics or a peace conference, it boils down to contingency planning. the

officials say one ticket was sold at a newsstand in atlanta, georgia, and another at a gift shop in san jose, california. the winning numbers are -- lottery officials say the jackpot is expected to exceed $647 million when the final ticket sales are calculated later today. now, the seller of tin withing ticket gets a small percentage of the winnings and early this morning outside a san jose store, the man who says he is the owner was clearly excited. >> they let me know. i come and take a look, you know. but everybody here, whoa. >> mega millions changed the rules in october making it harder to win. the odds of winning the jackpot are now about one in $259 mill. there were 20 tickets sold that had the five winning numbers but not the mega ball number. those tickets are worth $1 million. >>> now, nasa has ordered the two american international space station to prepare for urgent space walks to repair one of the station's two cooling units. they're the size of are refrigerator. they're planned for this weekend. >> reporter: the international space station is about to undergo some repairs. they

. >> it happened in atlanta. after a week talking about everything not related to football, today we had a chance to get back to what really matters, the actual games. the redskins' quarterback didn't bring back a different result. seven turnovers were too much for the redskins to overcome. rg 3 inactive for this game. he'll be inactive for the next two weeks. kurt cousins making his second string start, and it didn't start very well. cousins gets stripped of the ball here by o.c.manuru. one of four skins fumbles in the first half. atlanta took advantage. three plays later, matt ryan finds the future hall of famer, that's tony gonzalez, and just like that the falcons are up 14-0. then come the redskins in sole possession. takes the hand off, and how about this, brett davis, where you been. that's a touchdown right there. skins down 14-7. in the second quarter, cousins kept rolling. this time he swings it out deep to pierre arcon. cousins wanted to shoot. defense comes to bat. kurt cousins intercepted here by william moore. that led to a steven jackson touchdown and put atlanta up 24-20.

and many of the journeys are already underway. jay gray joins us live from atlanta. >> not a ton of traffic right now along highway 75 and 85 here in atlanta but that is going to pick up dramatically as the sun comes up here and a lot of people get out and on the roadways. aaa says 94.5 million people will travel during this holiday season. at least 50 miles if not more and that would be a record number for holiday travel. there will be more people than ever on the rods and in the airways. 91% of all travelers will go by car. a lot of that being driven by the fact that gas prices are lower than they have been in the last three years at this time of year. 5.5 million people expected to travel on planes. it's going to be a very crowded holiday travel season but one that may be a little bit cheaper for a lot of people getting out to go to grandma's house or a holiday get away. we should see a lot of traffic here during rush hour. after that it is just expected to continue to build. >> cheaper travel is a gift lots of us will take. >>> now for a look at our forecast here is bill karins.

redskins could not pull off a win in atlanta. with remembering nelson mandela. he was buried today. more from the emotional farewell. today marks the end of an extra ordinary journey -- an journey that began 95 years ago. lex one candle for each year of his life. family, and dignitaries remembered the life and struggles of the apartheid icon. nelson mandela is carried towards his final resting place. draped with the south african flag as the funeral mixed tradition with tributes. on a number ofd skins in front of south african president jacob zuma and members of the mandela family. guide us with your grace ♪a place where we'll be afe ♪ >> among the many boldface names in the audience were oprah winfrey, richard branson, reverend jesse jackson, and prince charles. >> we shall miss you. voice as you your told us stories of your childhood. we shall miss your laughter. after the funeral, mandela was buried in a private ceremony attended by hundreds of family members and close friends, marking the end of a chapter for south africa and the world. >> thanks. new developments in a suspicious

playoffs. in the fourth niners up by ten. atlanta putting together two strong scoring runs. san francisco up by three. atlanta ready to score but bobble. goes 89 to steal a win for the 49ers. clutch play. that was the last of a stadium record 36 monday night football games at candle stick. what a way to close it out before they tear it down. >>> auburn head coach gus malzahn was named college coach of the year by the ap. >>> the heat prevail in an overtime thriller. atlanta had the lead in the fourth when lebron james gets three. knee in the face of paul millsap. take it to overtime. atlanta leads again. miami's michael beasley nailing crucial free-throws. heat win it 121-119. >>> the knicks get victory over orlando. melo might be playing christmas day. >>> american took ninth place. he is currently third overall in the world cup. >>> to hockey. phoenix and buffalo tied in overtime. the puck flies up in the air. where does it go? i hate when it happens. he doesn't know it. he turns around -- >> is that a goal? >> it's a no goal because the puck passes -- >> that's one way to do

? >> one would hope areas atlanta tomorrow. we will see. we still can't stop talking about rg iii. less than 24 hours away from kick off in atlanta. headlines continue. -- maryland, a shutdown of their >> now the toyota dealer -- sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. >> the maryland men's basketball team entered the season rough, but they are showing signs of strength with a huge win over boston college. what could they do against florida atlantic? clearehe'll -- shaquille slams it home. second half, maryland up four. dez wells driving inside, scores. f.a.u.utes to go, down three points. his layman drains fourth three. 66-62.d wins the wizards were the comeback kids in atlanta, sending it to ot. the wizards with 9.8 seconds left. john wallace, driving to trevor booker. here we go. , they woulde left squeak by with the win. beat the wizards 101-99. a big topic in sports is still the mike shanahan and rg iii soap opera at redskins park. they are a touchdown underdog heading to atlanta. the redskins are only 3-10. the shelving of rg iii and adjustment at quarterback has

bad for a ballpark. you got consider atlanta is replacing a baseball stadium that is 157 years old. we got a lot of am life out of the stick. there's a lot of life out here tonight. most of the 49ers are out there warming up. i also want to tell you for coach john glueden. he is back in the place where his coaching career began. tonight he's returning tonight park and going to join people live on the field as we am count down to kick off in the next half hour. ,,,, [ female announcer ] here's to a whole world of happier holidays. time to enchant, delight and amaze. safeway will help you gather everyone 'round. a smoked, shank half ham is only 99 cents a pound. starbucks is just $6.99, that's a cup of good cheer. get sweet clementines for $4.99, enough for everyone here. turns out this season less is really so much more. so make your holiday merrier than ever before. safeway. ingredients for life. i'm allen martin live on the field at candlestick park. sports director dennis o'donnell is nd dennis.. we >>> it's 5 and we are here on the field. this place is unbelievable. have you seen th

atlanta. we're going to get to more of that later. >>> right now, let's get straight to the vatican. what a remarkable year it has been. the resignation of one pope. elevation of pope francis turned out to be an electric leader for the world's 1 billion catholics, sending a spiritual jolt around the world. robin, josh, you made the journey to rome. got to see behind the scenes at the vatican and got to greet him. >> we certainly did, george and lara. i could have sworn that we won the lottery. >> i have us as winners. >> being here. tens of thousands for the wednesday audience. and waited hours to see the pope. he left just a short time ago. really spends a lot of time. >> we really saw it all on display today. he's been called the people's pope. and you really saw that again today, again, even as he encouraged all to be rays of light for hope, especially for the poor in the world. he also was a man of the people. receiving all the young, the sick, the aged, and to his immediate right, the champion argentine soccer team, of which he's a proud supporter. and gave a cheer, as well. >>

, niners lead by ten. atlanta putting together two strong scoring runs in response. san francisco then up by just three. atlanta, ready to score here, but fumble. goes 89 yards to seal that win. 34-24. that was a last of a stadium record 36 monday night football games at candlestick. they're going to be tearing her down after this season. >>> auburn head coach was named college coach of the year by the ap. he had an unbelievable iron bowl victory as you might remember against alabama. his tigers now in the championship game against florida state. that's going to be a good one. >>> so the heat prevail in an overtime thriller. atlanta has the lead in the fourth when lebron james drains a three pointer, later, dunk, knee in the face of paul millsap. maybe need a little ice after that. then to overtime, atlanta leads again, but michael beasley nails two free throws. nine seconds left, heat win it. 121-119. >>> the knicks get a bittersweet victory over orlando. in the third, carmelo anthony hustling, sprains his ankle, out the rest of the game. orlando cuts a once 25-point deficit to just a

state. >> reporter: the fbi says the crime spree began monday morning when a man tried to rob an atlanta bank and failed. authorities believe he then went to mississippi where he held up a bank and got caught in a gun fight with police, shooting two officers. one of those officers, gayle stauffer, died. the suspect wasn't spotted again until saturday in phoenix. that's when police say he robbed a bank and fired at an officer. >> the officer was trying to retreat and take cover. at that point, the officer fired at the suspect. >> reporter: garnett was killed. no one else was hurt. officials say cell phone records confirm the suspect was in atlanta, tupelo and phoenix at the time of the robberies. >> this investigation is not over. all of the evidence gathered by investigators following the phoenix robbery must be examined and compared with that gathered from the atlanta and tupelo crime scenes. there are numerous leads which we must continue to follow. and questions which we must answer. >> reporter: melissa rainy, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a controversial nativity scene outside a southern

bank robberies and murder -- one single murder -- that stretched from atlanta, georgia, mississippi and to finally, phoenix, arizona. the fbi said that the gunman robbed this phoenix bank on saturday. as he was leaving, bag of cash and gun in hand, he was spotted by a responding police officer. the two began shooting it out. >> i just heard a loud pop, one after another. it was like four or five. >> reporter: a police detective arrived at the scene and joined in. >> he sees the suspect firing at our officer. the officer is trying to retreat and take cover. at that point, the detective drew his service weapon and he fired at the suspect. >> reporter: the suspected bank robber was killed in the shoot-out. now the fbi says it appears he's the same man responsible for a crime spree that began in atlanta, georgia, moved to tupelo, mississippi, and finally, phoenix, nearly 1900 miles, and triggered a manhunt that reached as far north as chicago. in a statement, the fbi said we believe that this suspect is the same individual. last monday morning, a bank robber attempted to hold up this atlant

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actually get to fill all of these seats here to root the 49ers on. tonight's game against the atlanta falcons will be the team's last regular season game and possibly could be the last game they ever play here before they make that big move to santa clara and the team is planning to make tonight's game special, all kinds of festivities and freebies. while tonight's game is planned as a celebration it is also a bit of a sad occasion. when we caught up with staff over the weekend as they prepared the field and the stadium for tonight's game, but for many it's going to be tough to say good-bye to the stick. >> it's the marquee field for the city, you know. this is where the 49ers play, where the giants played so we always took pride in the appearance of it. tried to prepare the field like it was a championship game. every time. >> reporter: again, tonight will be a very special night. the folks that get the privilege of sitting in these seats are paying a pretty penny to be here. the tickets are going from $250 to over $1,000 a seat. but that's a price many are willing to pay to sit in t

jose, california, and in atlanta, georgia. these still unidentified winners will split the second largest mega millions jackpot in u.s. history. elacoencenfer aer gin w wll f st imulst m.ogprraout iutts iasi ed fal beeeen ng these t treasurore ontho tumpelp p up the ecomony. rht mey mginag doredor,, papaula,a,nd sian ed, if you're getting anything on your blackberry. what's news? >> interesting news. it looks like in january, we are going to see tapering back of the buying of mortgage-backed securities and long-term treasuries. very small amount, though. we're going on the mortgage-backed security buys from $40 billion to $35 billion, and also $5 billion down on long-term treasuries. what that signals is what we have been expecting. the economy is improving. inflation is a little lower than the fed would like, so that might be why we're seeing this gentle move. ben bernanke is probably leaving the door open for janet yellen. >> that's big news pending her senate confirmation. but paula monaco, if you were betting people, will anything happen? you both said, nah, no tapering. are y

believed to be the same man that allegedly robbed a bank in atlanta and shot and killed an officer in tupelo, mississippi. >>> they're getting ready in new york's times square. the amazing spider-man who was the official superhero on new year's eve helped test out that confetti. the paper was sent flying from the marquee of the hard rock cafe. and for the first time, a supreme court justice, sonia sotomayor, a new york native will be in charge of pressing that button that drops the sparkling ball to ring in the new year. >>> a rare shark sighting to tell you about in minnesota. a snow shark, a snow shark is what we're talking about, it took three brothers 95 hours to build this 15-foot high snow sculpture of a shark that's sitting in their front yard. and the three, as you can tell, are old pros. because in the past years they've made a puffer fish, they made a walrus. >> how do you get enough snow? >> giant ice cube based on the weather. >> completely. >> i'll stick to snowmen. >> slushy and frozen, it will be there until may. >> exactly. >> let's talk california. we have red flag wa

scheduled game at candlestick park. with under 2 minutes left, atlanta recovered an onsides kick and was driving for the go ahead forward but navorro bowman returned an interception 89 yards for a touchdown giving the 49ers a 34-24 victory. >>> and it's reported that dallas quarterback tony romo will miss the rest of the season. romo was apparently hurt in sunday's game against the redskins. espn says romo has a herniated disk and needed surgery. the dallas coach jason garrett said romo will be evaluated on a daily basis. >>> in the nba, phoenix took advantage of an injury-plagued lakers, green hit a three-pointer and miles plumlee grabbed points to go for 17 points as the sun easily handled l.a. 117-90. and denver's steven curry had 24 points and david lee with the nuggets 89-81. it was the nuggets fourth consecutive loss. >>> and in hockey, thanks to unintended help, the buffalo sabres got a 2-1 win over the phoenix coyotes. you got to check this out. here's the game-winning goal scored for buffalo by phoenix goalie mike smith. in overtime, a deflected shot ends up in smith's pants

it. and atlanta advanced it. they're already in field goal range. they can tie the game with a field goal. but it's picked up by novarro bowman. and he takes it in for the touchdown. great team effort by the 49ers to get to the playoffs again. >>> here's the heat. miami, hosting atlanta. lebron james. oh. al horford, dove by him and over paul millsap. michael beasley. we're in overtime. no, no. james, yes. beasley had been fouled. he'll have one after the free throws. 2.3 seconds. no. that was after atlanta decided to dribble away seven seconds. heat, 121-119. >> if you're not done with your christmas shopping -- >> you're in trouble. >> get up now. >> yeah. >> head out there. >> yeah. >> thanks for watching. >> guys, thanks. >>> a little more about san francisco's candlestick park. you saw one shot from the postgame fireworks in sports there. last night, was the 36th "monday night football" game ever at the stadium. it is an nfl record. >> after becoming the niners' home back in 1971, the stick hosted eight nfc title games. next season, the team moves into a brand-new stadium in san

the second overtime, but it was this shot by atlanta's jeff with under five seconds left with a fallaway jumper that bounced around the rim. he scored a career-high 34 points as atlanta beat the cavs 127-125. >>> lebron james has been named the "associated press" male athlete of the year. james is just the third basketball player to win the award. he led miami to its second straight nba title, winning the regular season and nba finals mvp honors in the process. >>> and paul blair, one of the great outfielders in major league history, has passed away. blair spent 17 seasons in the majors, most of them roaming center field for the baltimore orioles. known for his smooth-as-silk defense, he won eight golden gloves and appeared in six world series. paul blair died yesterday in baltimore of an apparent heart attack, and he was 69 years old. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories and conviction overturned. a church official found guilty of covering up sex abuse by priests is ordered released. p sex abuse by priests is ordered released. well i drove grandpa to h

were working hard to try to find out why he was in atlanta and more importantly who he is. >> reporter: these surveillance videos from 9:30 show a lone gunman wearing a black ski mask armed with a semiautomatic handgun demanding money from the tell ter. when that failed he rushed out of the atlanta bank, stopping to rob a skus myrrh taking money out of an atm machine. meanwhile back in mississippi, law enforcement officials welcome the broadening investigation. >> we have provided media with a wanted poster, providing information and surveillance photos from the atlanta bank robbery which provide a clearer picture of the robber. >> reporter: earlier this week, police released a photo of this man, calling him a person of interest in the robbery there. taken by a convenience store security camera just prior to the bank robbery. yet another video shows what police say was the robber's car speeding away from the bank's parking lot. in tupalo, the joy of the christmas season replaced by mourning for an officer lost in the line of duty. >> i am at peace with gale. i know he died

start against atlanta and even he said that this is his ballclub but griffin seemed down and only agreed begrudgingly. end of the day, the coaches decision is what we go with and that's what it's always been. to do that. >> i know he won't understand. he won't. at the end, i'm hoping maybe in a year or two he will. >> mike shanahan giving his reasons why rg3 will not play anymore this year. more on the redskins later and sports. >> quite a big story today. accusations of domestic violence against george zimmerman. why he won't be charged. coming up next, why federal officials fear avo: the volkswagen "sign then drive" sales event is back. which means it's never been easier to get a new 2014 jetta. it gets an impressive 34 highway mpg and comes with no charge scheduled maintenance. and right now you can drive one home for practically just your signature. sign. then drive. get zero due at signing, zero down, zero deposit, and zero first month's payment on any new 2014 volkswagen. hurry, this offer ends january 2nd. visit vwdealer.com today >> this is abc 7 news at 11:00 on your side

mobile alabama now extending into marietta, georgia and into atlanta, also. it will continue to make its way toward the i-95 corridor and definitely on into this evening. one of thing it has done is cool down portions of the plains. look at how cool it is in fargo into tulsa, 27 degrees yesterday. in oklahoma city, we had an ice storm, really paralyzing travel across the roadways making it difficult for commuters to get around along i-35 and particularly, along i-44. as we continue to track on into this afternoon we will see a few lingering snow showers, just a little bit of snow? st. louis, also back into lubbock, texas. different story on the east coast. it is definitely a warm day, record-breaking heat across portions of the southeast extending into the mid atlantic and northeast. the heaviest rain right now, looking at between mobile, alabama and mayrietta, georgia, up toward atlanta. that thunderstorm is purring through. that heavy rain makes it's ways toward the i-95 corridor. it is it is going to dump heavy rainfall, particularly between the portions of indianapolis up towards

talked about the atlanta falcons yet. this is the misery loves company game. atlanta is three in 10 like the redskins. the falcons are playing young guys on defense which brings us back to the defense. after they were embarrassed, they come with extra giddyup and play hard. they say it is business as usual even with the drama. they are getting ready for cousins and atlanta. >> we have to make a place for him. >> he has proved his abilities last year. play.ys know he can the fortune of having two good quarterbacks. 43did you see where number got a presidential pet talk this week after he missed field goals , which knocked them out of the ational picture, he received note from president george w. bush that said life has its setbacks, i wish you all the best. a great note, incredible keepsake. video, making this a behind the back. keep denying on that as he runs out the door. he didn't know what anyone was screaming about. the shot of the day as he runs out of the door and heads home. >> new >> a follow-up to a story we brought you last month. >> a new complaint about surprise charges.

gateway news stand in atlanta. we now have at least two new millionaires in the country. >>> there are more questions than answers this morning in reno, nevada after a fatal shooting. police say a gunman opened firet at a medical center killing one person before taking his own life. police say the gun men fired several rounds tuesday afternoon. the medical center was put on lockdown amid the chaos. officials say the shooting does not appear to be random but the motive is still unclear. >>> turning now to afghanistan in the single deadly incident for u.s. forces there in more than a year. six americans are dead after the soldiers' black hawk helicopter crashed but it is uncertain if it was from enemy fire or mechanical failure. >> reporter: there were two helicopters flying in tandem when without warning one dropped from the sky. the u.s. military launched a rescue team but it was too late. six of the black hawk crew had been killed and only one survived with serious injuries. the incident occurred in afghanistan where taliban fighters remain a serious threat. there are currently so

recent case outside or maybe in atlanta where there was a shooter in the school, and someone in the office actually took the time to talk to the shooter and eventually--it took some time, talked the shooter down? >> yes, you're correct. that was a bookkeeper in an elementary school. she did a remarkable, remarkable job. i've seen a very lengthy video where she describes in detail for about 16, 18 minutes where weather happened. she did a tremendous job. he appeared to be fully intent--he definitely from all statements he made wanted the police to kill him. he did engage in gunfire with the police when they initially arrived. she was able to calm him and speak to him and get him to surrender, lay down on the floor. he had quite a few weapons. we've also recently had a teacher shot and killed in utah who according to reports, and i don't have any personal involvement in that case, but according to the media reports, he approached the student who was armed, and brandishing a gun, and tried to get him to give the gun up, and he was shot and killed. you know, this is a very, very touchy

was that role in there and so i sent a tape and then i came out a week later to atlanta to test well and they're all over the audition room and punched him in the stomach and they gave me the job to do like the original love the original he and i mean and probably ninety eight point eight percent on the behind it was not a hit it was a coke film did you like the original i did i auditioned for the original really for paul's role and for steve's role paula the first yeah i didn't get either one of them. but yeah i guess they i made some some impression and they remembered ten years later when you were decision for something don't get it then you see it come out and oh do you feel i don't watch it. i don't see the movies you didn't cast me only watch my own films so actually you know this was this is one of those i read the script and i thought was interesting movie comedy about you know like anchorman is that going to work or is it not and but i knew will's specific brand of comedy and if you would imagine him playing this character it's you know it's a slam dog and to see the movie f

high school student in atlanta was suspended for hugging a teacher. you probably remember this. are we moving toward a world where we can't hug each other? something as simple as a hug? >> i think we have moved into a more passionate generous world. if i look on the eve of christmas, the birth of jesus kr christ, we talk about values. not calling homosexuals evil or comparing them to bestiality -- >> he didn't do that. >> as desmond tutu says, i do not want to believe in a god that is homophobic. he does not hate homosexuals. >> he does not hate them. he hates sin. the bible is very clear. love the sinner, hate the sin. you are acting as if the only thing in the bible that the bible focused on is a gay verse or some anti-gay stance. he's antidrinking heavily. he's against infidelity and sex before marriage. >> he said black people were -- he said black people were happy during the era. this man has hatred in his heart. give that up. >> sir, you mentioned the bible. i was responding to what scripture says. >> you are backing him. >> it's going to offend people who do not believe in it.

. those tickets were sold in atlanta, georgia and san jose, california. as of the store owners who sold those tickets are feeling lucky, too. >> reporter: you can't miss the sign at the gift shop in san jose doctor they sold one of two winning meg -- san jose where they sold one of two winning mega millions tickets. >> today is a very good day. i'm so excited. i win $1 million, too! >> reporter: store owner yung su le shared that excitement 2,500 miles away in atlanta where the second winning ticket was purchased at her small newsstand. the mega millions winners will split $648 million, cashing in on the second largpre in u.s. lotto history. better than expected ticket sales boosted the jackpot an extra $12 million. >> it's crazy. there's a lot of excitement, a lot of bulls of. >> reporter: new rules in october lower -- a lot of buzz. >> reporter: new rules in october romered the chances of winning -- lowered the chances of winning to one in 229 million. >> i try to be successful in usa. >> reporter: the winners have anywhere from six months to a year to claim their prize. bigad sh

. >> we have a special privilege, al jazeera america does to be at the king site at downtown atlanta where martin luther king and his wife are buried behind me. june 27th, 1990, nelson mandela at the tail end of his american tour stopped here in atlanta. some of the first things he said when he got off the plane is it reminded him because of his home town of south africa, because of the landscape and warmth. it was a hot day. it was a whirl wind tour around the state of georgia, as he was escorted in a bulletproof limousine and brought out at three locations, morehouse college being one, where he was made an honorary morehouse man. after that, as you can see, the cameraman can zoom in, he was brought to this site where martin luther king is buried. nelson mandela lay a wreath. he was with his wife. he was put back into his limousine, stepped into the camera and brought to georgia tech's football stadium where 50,000 plus were in the stands waiting for him. one of our producers was there as a civilian, describing it being louder than anyone could imagine. it was an electric scene. it

overnight, show the same suspect 280 miles away, trying to rob a bank in the atlanta area. that attempt was unsuccessful. >> we have great images from the bank here in atlanta that match up with the bank surveillance photos in tupelo. same individual. same day. it's a violent robbery. >> reporter: and the suspect's car, a light gray sedan, matches the car leaving the tupelo bank's parking lot, after the robbery was there. >> the timing is such that he had enough time to make it. 3:00 p.m. in tupelo, he was robbing a bank there. >> reporter: sergeant kevin gael stauffer was killed and another wounded when they confronted the suspect on monday when he was stopped at a railroad crossing. the fbi has launched a massive manhunt, as far away as chicago. >> we have a detail of the clothing, the weapon, of the vehicle, that i think somebody will come forward. >> reporter: this morning, officer morrow remains in serious condition. on friday, sergeant gale stauffer, a father of two, young children was laid to rest. and the reward for information leading to the suspect's arrest, now up to $200,000. >>

30s in atlanta. maybe ringing it in in los angeles, temperatures dropping from 60s at midnight only at 52. rosa. >> all right, alexandra, thank you so much. we move on to question number three. how much longer will that science ship be stuck in the ice down in antarctica. come on, folks, it's been almost a week already. they went down to study climate change and boy did their climate really change. their ship is locked tight in the middle of a world of ice and no -- and one after the other, all those attempts, are no-goes. cnn's rosey tom kins is following from london. >> reporter: so close and yet so far. this was the happy scene on saturday when the stranded passengers saw help on the horizon. >> ice breaker coming to answer us. >> brilliant. >> reporter: hopes were quickly dashed though. china's snow dragon soon became the second ice breaker to give up before reaching its target. >> he was about six nautical miles away. when that decision was made. that the ice was too thick. it was beyond the vessels capacity and he turned around and went back through the channel that he created to

even possibly drugs based on his bizarre behavior. >> the southwest flight had landed from atlanta with 136 passengers on board. someone on the plane snapped this photo of him standing on the runway. i climbed over an 8 foot bashed fire fence to get on the runway. they don't know why he did it. this is the second airport breech in a week. >> just a few days away from january 1st. will that is the day coverage under obamacare begins. but questions remain about how many people will have coverage. elizabeth bran pran has the latest on the final ush p. push. >> the closest milestone lying ahead is january 1st that's the day according to planned at least when people can start using the health insurance for the first time. it is when we will see if people have a hick up free trip to the doctor. there are at least two states plagued with very big malfunctions massachusetts and vermont. in fact reports say that officials are reviewing legal options and halting payments to cgi group that's a contractor hired to carry out the rollout. while the administration says the deadline prompted an in

zero in minneapolis. 8 below in bismarck. even atlanta into the 30s. the warm stuff in south florida or southern california with 50s in los angeles at the stroke of midnight. but the big celebration in times square will be falling through the 20s and into the teens. windchill values 0 to 10. so a very cold one. a lot of folks, a lot of friends there to keep each other warm. that's a good thing. then as we head to 2014, another storm system spreading rain and snow in the northeast. this could be a significant snow system thursday night and friday. perhaps bringing more than a foot of snow to places like new york city, hartford and boston. i'm eric fisher for cbs news. >>> residents of a small town in southwest north dakota have been forced to evacuate following a derailment of a train carrying crude oil. it derailed 25 northwest of fargo. railroad officials say about 20 cars caught fire and burned through the night. there were several explosions. susan mcginnis has details. >> reporter: explosions sent flames and thick black smoke billowing into the sky after a train carrying crude oi

to martin savage, he's a at newsstand in atlanta where the other winner was sold. >> reporter: the 22nd time parentally proves to be the charm when it comes to the mega millions and that newsstand we're talking about is called gateway, located in this suburb which is just to the north of atlanta. and it's way back in that office complex, which due to privacy issues and rights of ownership, we're not alloweded to show you at this particular point. here's the thing to be made, at least from the initial idea of what or who may have bought the winning ticket. since it is in a big office complex, many people are saying it could be an office pool, could be a lot of people that won. then there's the other thing you should point out, buckhead, this community is about as tony as communities come. there is a lot of money up here. if a lottery winner is from here, they could go to cardier down the street or tiffany's and versace. this is a very wealthy area. everybody is waiting to find out who or how many in this state are now millionty millionaires. kate? >> all right, martin. can't wait to