Tonight, the first American hostage freed by Hamas. Both Israel and Hamas currently abiding by the rules of the ceasefire agreement. President Biden, hopeful the deal will be extended to free even more hostages. The American released Abigail Edon, who just turned four on Friday, now an orphan. Her father shot to death as he held her October seventh. President Biden calls her ordeal unthinkable, emotional reunions. Nine-year-old Emily, hand-rushing into her father's arms. He initially thought she'd been killed in the Hamas attack. The Asher family back together now in an Israeli hospital, and Palestinians are also celebrating the return of dozens of prisoners, desperately needed food and supplies arriving into Gaza. But the Israelis with a warning that the fighting will resume when the ceasefire ends. Matt Guttman reports from Tel Aviv. Meanwhile, the anguish continues for the families of nearly 200 hostages still being held. President Biden vows to keep up the pressure until all the hostages are free, including Americans. Three Palestinian college students shot and wounded in Vermont. The police chief there says the attack may have been motivated by hate. The shooter is still on the loose. In New York, a protest in solidarity with Palestinians shuts down a busy bridge.

Holiday travel takes a deadly turn with a blast of winter weather. More than 100 crashes reported on one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. That system now heading east tonight. Our weather team times it out. The former officer convicted of murdering George Floyd attacked in federal prison. Derek Chauvin stabbed and seriously injured what officials are saying about his condition tonight. A deadly salmonella outbreak linked to cantalob that spread to 32 states. What you need to know? Honda recalls hundreds of thousands of cars, the missing part that could put drivers and passengers in danger. And America strong tonight, facing down a terminal illness, she redefines what it means to live a life of gratitude.

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Good evening, everyone. Thanks so much for joining us on this busy Sunday. I'm Lindsay Davis. Tonight, President Biden is hailing the return of 17 more hostages and expressing hope that the Israel-Hamas ceasefire will be extended beyond tomorrow. An American girl, part of the group, released today. 58 people in all, women and children, mostly Israelis, taken hostage by Hamas in the October seventh attacks, released in exchange for more than 100 Palestinian prisoners. Among those released four-year-old American Abigail Idaan, her parents both killed by Hamas. She fled to a neighbor's home where she was then captured. Hundreds of Israelis, many waving flags welcoming the former hostages home at the end of their 51-day ordeal. The father of nine-year-old Emily Hand, you see him there, wrapping his arms around his young daughter. For weeks, the family actually thought that she was dead. Her father now vowing to never let her out of his sight. But for the families of roughly 200 still held hostage, the anguish continues as they await word if their loved one is coming home. Abc's Matt Guttman leads us off once again from Israel.

Tonight, Hamas seeking to extend the ceasefire with Israel after releasing another 17 hostages. That Red Cross motorcade rolling through the ruins of Northern Gaza also bearing the first American freed, dual national Abigail Idaan, who just turned four on Friday, seen here bouncing around in the back of the van. Abigail, now an orphan, her parents killed by Hamas during the October seventh terror attack. Abigail crawling out from under her father's body, President Biden addressing the nation. She then ran to a neighbor.

For help, where they were all taken hosties. That entire house of neighbors were taken hosties by Hamas and held for 50 days. What she endured is unthinkable.

So far, 58 hostages have been released, including foreign nationals over the past three days. Hamas filming the handover of these batches of women and children. They're welcomed into those Red Cross vans. 84-year-old Elma Avraham seemed lying on her back. She had to be medifact. From Gaza, the hostages whisked to Israel, where they were greeted by crowds of flag-waving, well-wishers. On Saturday, Hamas also releasing nine-year-old Emily Hand. For weeks, her father, Thomas, had been told Emily had been killed when he learned that she'd been kidnapped. Thomas making this promise. We'll get you home.

And never let you out.

Of our.

Sight again.

And overnight, Thomas fulfilling that promise, wrapping his arms around his little girl and holding on. Emily then, curling into her sister's lap, burying her head into her chest. Their dogs nosing in.

She's.

Lost a lot of.

Weight, probably a face and body.

But generally doing better than.

We expected. The Asher family also reunited, separated from their father, Yonnie, mom, Daron, two-year-old Aviv, and four-year-old Raz huddled in that hospital bed. Little Raz saying, I dreamt I came home. Yonah, telling her now that dream has come true.

Yonnie.

Yonnie speaking to David just days after his family was taken, describing seeing them in this video. Yonah, watching as militants start to cover his wife's head, seeing a flash of his daughter.

I recognized them.

Immediately.

And I saw.

The video twice. In the second.

Time, I couldn't watch anymore.

I couldn't watch anymore because I melt down. I didn't.

Know what to do.

I couldn't believe this is happening to me.

It was a nightmare.

For so many, that returned bittersweet. So many families torn apart, nearly 200 hostages still held by Hamas. Aviva Segel's brother-in-law, David, rejoicing at her release, but concerned for his 64-year-old brother, Keith, still in captivity.

It's amazing and wonderful and wrenching and heartbreaking all at the same time. And of.

Course, we just ache.

For the.

Other.

Hostages.

In exchange for the hostages, Israel has released 117 Palestinian women and teenage boys from Israeli jails. Thousands waited to greet them near Ramallah. The teens carried a loft through the streets, celebrated with fireworks and confetti. And in Gaza, with the airstrikes paused, they're counting the dead. The death toll nearing 15,000 according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry, many returning to survey the ruins. We saw some of that damage firsthand last week, riding in with the Israeli military across Gaza, driving right past the neighborhood of Al-Zahra, which today was captured via drone. The displaced, weaving between the rubble, buildings mashed into unrecognizable piles of debris. One of those picking through the piles was Sajah Yusif Al-Najjar, breaking down in tears, telling us everything has been destroyed, our dreams, our memories.

So much has been lost and Matt Kupman joins us now. Matt, tomorrow will be the fourth day in what was initially built as a four-day ceasefire. What are Israeli officials telling you tonight about the likelihood that this deal will be extended?

Lindsay, the Israeli security cabinet met tonight to discuss extending this deal. For days they've signaled that they are inclined to do so. But a security source telling me tonight the goal is not to get back to the war as quickly as possible. The goal is to maximize the deal and bring as many hostages home. But once the fighting does begin, the the ramp-up is not going to be gradual. It's going to be immediate and ferocious. Lindsay.

Matt Kutman for us. Thank you, Matt. President Biden says the newly released hostages, including young Abigail, can now begin the long journey to healing. In his address to the nation, the President said he's working with Israel, Egypt, and Qatar to extend the ceasefire beyond the four-day pause and fighting that was initially agreed upon. The proof that this is working and worth pursuing further is in every smile and every grateful tear we see on the faces of those families who are finally getting back together again. The President has been deeply involved in those negotiations and says he will not stop until everyone is back home. Abc senior White House correspondent Celina Wang joins us now. Celina, what are you learning about President Biden's efforts to secure the release of the remaining hostages?

Well, Lindsay, President Biden said his goal is to extend this.

Pause in fighting beyond tomorrow so that more.

Hostages can be released and more aid can get into Gaza. The President is hopeful after the release of four-year-old Abigail Idaan saying that he expects more Americans will be released, but that he doesn't know the conditions of all of these hostages or even if they're alive. Senior administration officials have told me that this deal was weeks in the making of painstaking diplomacy.

And.

Today, again, President Biden hopping on the phone with Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. The White House says that these two leaders will continue working towards securing the release of all remaining hostages.

Lindsay? Selena, reporting from the White House tonight. Thank you. Here, New York protesters marching in solidarity with the Palestinian people, shutting down the Manhattan Bridge on one of the busiest travel days of the year. Demonstrators block traffic where to sit in. They are demanding a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. President Biden has been briefed on the suspected hate-motivated shooting of three Palestinian students in Burlington, Vermont. The 20-year-old students are all graduates of a West Bank school and studying at American universities. Two are US citizens and the third is a legal resident. Here's ABC's Irina Roy.

We stopped there..

Tonight, police on the hunt for the gunman who they say shot three Palestinian college students in Burlington, Vermont.

He sent the third.

Victim with a cruiser to the hospital.

Authorities say two of the victims were wearing traditional Arab scarves called Kefias while bowling Saturday night over Thanksgiving break. As they returned to one of their relatives' homes, police say the shooter approached them with a pistol in hand. Officials say the suspect, described as a white man with a beard, fired at least four rounds without a word, striking all of them before running off.

All units be advised the shooter is.

Unaccounted for. Police say two are stable at the hospital. The third has more serious injuries. Burlington's police chief saying in a statement, In this charged moment, no one can look at this incident and not suspect that it may have been a hate-motivated crime, but still urging the public not to make any conclusions, adding there is no additional information to suggest the suspect's motive. The victims identified by their families as Tassin Ali Ahmed of Trinity College, Kinen Abdul Hamid, a student at Haverford College, and Hishem Owartani, a junior at Brown University. Their family is saying in a joint statement, We call on law enforcement to conduct a thorough investigation, including treating this as a hate crime. The FBI tells us the agency is aware of the incident, and has previously warned of lone wolf attackers that may be inspired by the Israel Hamas War.

Lindsay? Irina Roy for us. Thanks so much. Now to the deadly winter storm sweeping east just in time for that post-Thanksgiving rush. Heavy snow caused whiteout conditions across Kansas today, where snowplows were out in full force. There were more than 100 accidents across that region. In Nebraska this weekend, at least two people died. That storm system now impacting travel along the I-95 corridor. Abc's Morgan Norwood has the latest.

Tonight, a massive winter storm creating deadly and dangerous conditions during the post Thanksgiving holiday travel crush. In Nebraska, emergency crews responding to at least 30 crashes. Two people were killed. This SUV flipped on its side due to the icy conditions. No one seriously injured. In Wyoming, slick roads causing this massive pile-up on I-80 involving semi-trucks, several jackknifed. Statewide, police responding to at least 125 weather-related crashes. That same storm system that wreaked havoc in the Great Plains, now moving east. Today, there were 10 million people in 11 states from Texas to New York under winter weather alerts on what's expected to be the busiest travel day of the year.

I travel from California to New York back and forth all the time. I have never had this.

Much of a wait.

I.

Don't know why. In Chicago, growing crowds and delays. It just looks like it's going to be a lot to get through. Snow blanketing the roads in Wichita, Kansas. Plow trucks out in force. But several cars abandoned after spinning out. This driver, walking away from a head-on crash. Some lady got too.

Close to us, come and head on.

And.

Caused to spin out in the ditch.

Just treacherous conditions on the roads there. That winter storm at one point today, delay more than 1,000 flights, many of them out of Chicago, but surprisingly, very few cancelations.

Lindsay. Good to hear that. A long-slag home though for many, Morgan. Thank you. Those millions of Americans on the move are certainly keeping an eye on the weather. Let's go straight to meteorologist, Samara, Theodore Samara. What can we expect tonight? Well, Lindsay.

The storm is now departing the Great Lakes, but it is bringing a flood.

Threat to much of the East Coast.

Bands of heavy rain are now moving through major travel hubs like New York City and Philadelphia. It'll intensify before midnight, and this has prompted a.

Marginal risk.

For flash flooding in New York City. Overnight, the enhanced system.

Brings heavier.

Rain to parts of New England. On the back end of this storm, the Lake Effect snow machine cranks up, bringing hefty totals.

What we'll.

Generally see anywhere from 1-3 inches from.

Cleveland to Erie, up.

To a foot of snow as possible. Near Watertown, New York, we could see 20 inches.

Of snow. Lindsay, the.

Timing on this, Monday into Tuesday.

Twenty inches. Wow. All right, Samara, our thanks to you. New details tonight on the prison stabbing of former Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin. Officials say Chauvin, who murdered George Floyd back in 2020, sparking protests worldwide, is now in stable condition. He was rushed to a hospital late Friday. Abc's Jacqueline Lee has the latest.

Tonight, Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd by kneeling on his neck, now in stable condition. Sources telling ABC News he is expected to survive after being stabbed by a fellow inmate at this Arizona prison. Chauvin, sustaining serious injuries in the Friday attack. The Bureau of Prison saying its employees initiated life-saving measures before EMS personnel arrived. Chauvin then rushed to the hospital. Authorities in Minnesota, where Chauvin was an officer, condemn the attack.

People who are in the custody of the state, in jail and in.

Prisons, have.

A right to be safe.

Minnesota attorney general, Keith Allison, also saying in a statement, I'm sad to hear that Derek Chauvin was the target of violence. Like any incarcerated individual, he should be able to serve his sentence without fear of retaliation or violence. Chauvin, currently serving a 21 year federal sentence for violating George Floyd civil rights and a 22 year state sentence for second degree murder. In a documentary released earlier this month called The Fall of Minneapolis, Chauvin speaking out about his conviction, calling his trial and sentencing a sham, and claiming that putting his knee on Floyd's neck was part of his police training manual.

I'm looking at it right now.

5-3-16, excellent restraint.

Technique.

Right in the written policy manual.

And, Lindsay, the attack on Chauvin is just the latest in a series of incidents involving high-profile inmates, including the stabbing of former US gymnastics doctor, Larry Nassar, earlier the summer, as well as the 2019 suicide of Jeffrey Epstein, raising questions about inmate safety within the Bureau of Prisons.

Wendy. Jacqueline, thank you. Tonight, Russia claims it thwarted a major Ukrainian drone attack on its territory, including Moscow. That comes one day after dozens of Russian drones targeted Ukraine. The night sky lighting up for hours. Ukrainian officials say most of the drones were destroyed, including 66 over Kyiv. Several people were hurt and a number of buildings damaged by falling debris. There's so much more ahead on World News tonight. This Sunday, Honda announced as a recall they could involve hundreds of thousands of cars in a deadly crash at the Canadian border, what authorities say might have caused him? Officials in upstate New York are looking at whether mechanical or medical issues may have contributed to Wednesday's fiery crash at a Canadian border checkpoint. A luxury car driven by husband and wife, Kurt and Monica Velaunay, was seen on surveillance video traveling at close to 100 mph. The car crashed into security boots and burst into flames. Officials say they have ruled out terrorism. Overseas China's health care system is straining due to a crush of children suffering from respiratory illnesses. Long lines are reported at hospital. Some patients are forced to wait eight hours or more for treatment.

The World Health Organization says the outbreak is caused by a rise in known viruses, including influenza, and not by a novel pathogen. When we come back, that new recall by Honda and more states impacted by a deadly salmonella outbreak linked to cantalope. To the index now, the numbers are in for Black Friday shopping. A Mastercard analysis found that in-store sales rose by just over 1% this year. Ecommerce sales really took off, growing by more than 8% compared to last year. Adobe Analytics reports online shoppers spent nearly 10 billion on Friday, and they're expected to spend even more than that tomorrow on Cyber Monday. Next, a huge auto recall. Honda is recalling as many as 300,000 cars that are missing a piece in the seatbelt apparatus. This could increase the likelihood of injury during a crash. The recall is for cords and HRVs from the model years 2023 and 2024. Honda says no injuries have been reported so far. And a salmonella outbreak linked to cantalope is now spread to 32 states. The number of people sickened has more than doubled to nearly 100. Two people in Minnesota have died. The FDA's recall has been expanded to include three new brands: Rudy Hole Canyloops, Freshness Guaranteed, and racetrack Precut Canyloops.

And when we come back, America Strong, the devastating diagnosis that helped a woman learn how to live. Finally, America Strong. Many might have considered it a death sentence, but tonight we introduce you to someone who was inspired to live. Michelle Earle is gratitude personified. Eighteen months ago, when the 55-year-old was diagnosed with an aggressive breast cancer, she didn't let the doctor's prognosis decrease her faith. It would have been really.

Easy to lose hope and lose faith.

But then what happened was I just changed what I was dreaming about. Her dreams of tomorrow simply became her dreams of today as she embraces the time she has left. Michelle and her husband, Joe, made a conscious decision to love every moment, creating a bucket list. With the help of family and friends, this past year they managed to cross off every single item, including skydiving, a family trip to Hawaii.

We wanted to go see Hamilton. That was a big thing for me.

Taking a hot air balloon ride together.

That was a big one, too. That was amazing.

And getting baptized again. Michelle and Joe are also giving back. Last month, this group of supporters supported T-shirts with Michelle's motto, Love every moment, raising more than $12,000 for the American Cancer Society. They show up at doctor and hospital visits with dozens of cookies for the staff as a way to show how grateful they are. Helps to have those random acts of kindness. This Thanksgiving, thanks to the Earle's friends, a feast was prepared for the family for what is likely their last holiday together. Michelle, surrounded by her husband, daughter, sons, and grandson.

Every moment does matter, and every relationship.

Does matter. It goes back to that word fortunate. I just find myself extremely fortunate. And inspiration. Thanks so much for watching. I'm Lindsay Davis. We'll see you tomorrow on GMA. Good night.

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