abc's lauren lyster has the latest from charlotte. script: the officerin shooting death of keith lamont scott was caught on his wife's cell phone... don't shoot him he didn't do anything -- drop the gun and it ignited protests in the city of charlotte... nats world news protest the district attorney announcing why officer brent vinson - accused of shooting scott -- will not face criminal charges. sot: he acted lawfully what he saw was a man who had drawn a gun when confronted by police, exited a vehicle with the gun (7-11 from presser) the d-a walking through evidence including footage showing he says the bulge of a gun at scott's ankle minutes before the shooting. at the scene the same ankle - no bulge, where a holster was recovered. and testimony from four officers --that scott had the gun in his hand after getting out of the suv, after being confronted by police sot family lawyer 2 name: it' was safe to say he //"there's no definitive proof keith had a firearm in his hand// the scott family's lawyers, say their inquiry isn't over s

as abc's lauren lyster shows us, today jurors heard the frantic 911 call from one survivor. >> there are so many people dead, i think. oh, my god. chilling 911 calls revealed in a charleston courtroom. describing the horror shortly after dylann roof allegedly opened fire on a bible study after entering the historic church, killing nine worshippers. >> did you see him at all? >> yes, he was a young 21-year-old white dude. he has got it in his hand. he is reloading. >> how many shots as he fired? there's so many. >> polly sheppard made those 911 calls telling jurors that roof , spared her life so she could tell the story. roof laughed it off in this fbi confession. >> do you remember telling that lady, i'm going to let you live so you could tell my story. >> yeah. i remember saying that. >> roof also telling fbi interrogators he was determined to kill black people. >> i thought about going to, like, a black festival or something like that, but they got security and stuff and you gotta wait for the day you know, you can't do it whenever you're ready. >> do you have any remorse? >> i thi

lauren lyster, abc news, los angeles. adrienne: amazing work by those doctors. an unexpected golf hazard at a tournament in florida. officials temporarily halted play, after golfer harris english noticed a bee landed on his golf ball. and the bee didn't want to move. the rules did not allow them to after a standoff for a couple of minutes, there we go, someone finally brushed the bee away using a golf tee. patrick: coming up in sports, what happened to ufc fighter and milwaukee-native anthony pettis today that's never happened to him before. adrienne: plus, why one badgers star is treating tomorrow's in-state showdown against marquette like any other game. stephanie sutton is next in sports. but here are tonight's winning first, lottery numbers. janet, i'm giving you an extra week's vacation! oh, ah... nooo. what? no way. who says no to more? time warner cable's all about giving you more. like the most free hd channels and virtually unlimited movies and shows on demand, so you can binge all day. and don't forget the free tv app. switch to get ultra-fast internet

lauren lyster, abc news, los angeles. joyce: the case of a former south carolina police officer, charged with murder in the shooting death of an unarmed black man, is now before the jury. michael slager, who is white, shot 50-year-old walter scott during a traffic stop last year in north charleston. the judge told jurors they can acquit slager, convict him of murder, or convict him of voluntary manslaughter. patrick: a milwaukee man is found guilty in the death of a a jury in ozaukee county today found 24-year-old shuntaye crenshaw guilty of reckless homicide. prosecutors say he sold heroin and other drugs to 18-year-old caleb ford of waukesha, who overdosed and died. crenshaw is scheduled to be sentenced in january. a scare forces the evacuation of dozens of employees of germantown's gehl foods. someone called germantown police to report a person may have entered the warehouse with a possible explosive device. the 60 workers of the building while the bomb squad searched. no explosive was found. joyce: how to pay for the

lauren lyster, abc news, los angeles. >> thanks to lauren there. >>> when we come back, when justin may change travel plans. >> the celebrity baby with a sister named james timely gets her own name, the skinny's coming up next. >>> "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. now" >>> we start with justin bieber at the center of a new incident, but this one's more serious, and leaving his monkey in germany. >> i have no idea what that's about. leaving that there. latest problem is in argentina. in fact, if he steps foot in the country, he'll be arrested according to tmz, which reports bieber was indicted for allegedly ordering the beating of a photographer three years ago, and then stealing the guy's money and equipment. >> it takes awhile for the law to get around to it. >> three years. >> so bieber denies it, and tmz reports that he maps to appeal this indictment, but he's about to start a south american tour, and many argentina fans hoped he'd stop there. if he skips the country, he'd lose bucks as well. >> he doesn't needs the money. >>> some celebrities became paren

abc's lauren lyster joins us now from oakland. lauren, what can you tell us? >> reporter: good morning, diane and ryan. you know, the efforts to try to recover any more of the missing are going on into day five in what is now the deadliest building fire in the last ten years in this country. now, dangerous conditions inside of that building have forced crews at times to stop their search, but as you can see from the heavy construction equipment behind me, they appear to be tearing down the front wall and their grim work continues. this morning investigators searching for the cause of the deadliest fire in oakland's history. the devastating blaze turning a friday night concert at this artist colony into an inferno. >> the fire went up really, really, really quickly. >> reporter: firefighters tell of this warehouse, and new details continue to emerge about the treacherous conditions inside. these images showing the rickety staircase leading to the front door leaving virtually no way out. >> you couldn't have more than two people on that staircase before it would

diane and ryan. >> lauren lyster, live in oakland, thank you. >>> president-elect donald trump is off to fayetteville, north carolina, to personally thank thousands of supporters in a post-election rally and is picks as he steps up his search for secretary of state. president-elect donald trump continues to indicate he might be open to changing his position on climate change. meeting at trump tower monday with former vice president al gore. >> had a lengthy and very productive session with the president-elect. it was a sincere search for areas of common ground. >> reporter: gore also praised ivanka trump's commitment to a climate policy that makes sense. mixed signals on the issue once called it a hoax but later said he's keeping an open mind. >> i found it extremely interesting conversation and to be continued. >> reporter: reports say trump's children are urging him to seize on 9 issue as a potentially defining issue for his administration. one of those children, ivanka, and husband jared kushner could be making the move to the nation's capital. sources tell abc news that the couple

lauren lyster, abc news, los angeles. >> it's been getting good reviews. so can't wait. that's what's making news in america this morning. >>> have a great thursday. >> good morning everyone, it is 4:30 a.m., on this thursday, december 15. here's what we're following for you. >> many of us are waking up to a coating of snow on the ground. it's freezing cold for everyone. >> president-elect trump meets with executives from the top tech firms in the county. >> more than 30 years in the making, why flyers fans are celebrating this morning. >> from the ice to the icy conditions, let's turn to david murphy and karen rogers. >> reporter: the icy air is surge into the delaware and the lehigh valley. we

lauren lyster, abc news, los angeles. >> it's been getting good reviews. so can't wait. that's what's making news in america this morning. >> do stay with us for "good morning america" and have a adrienne: right now on: wisn 12 news this morning," bundle up. it is cold out there. we're tracking dangerously low temperatures and wind chills as you get ready for work and school. good morning and welcome to "wisn 12 news this morning." i'm adrienne pedersen. ben: and i'm ben wagner. melinda has the day off. it's 4:30 on this thursday, december 15th. we're here in the weather center with meteorologist jeremy nelson who's in for sally. dangerously cold temperatures today? >> yes, we have windchill advisories>>ed limit your exposure and dress in layers and limit time outside. it is dangerous if you are

lauren lyster reports on the heroic rescue. the search is on for a real-life grinch in a real-life grinch in a california town. someone stole the christmas tree that was placed outside the "placerville having a tree in front of the historic building is a long-time tradition for the area. the theif stole the christmas tree, but not the christmas spirit. the tradition of letting the community help decorate the christmas tree outside the building began in 1998. uber is apologizing for a 28-thousand 639 dollars and 14 cents pricing error. a philadelphia woman's bank blocked an attempt to actually pay that charge for a ride. uber admits making the mistake. it's apparently happened to a handful of people... including an abc-7 employee. uber says its engineers are woin not happen again. the woman's bank never actually paid that fee. seven is on your side with a consumer alert... word of a new investigation into roll-away vehicles. the national highway traffic safety administration is looking at complaints that some fiat chrysler vehic

abc news, lauren lyster, los angeles. >> finally, we understand what is going on. now i understand. but she killed it for me. i know there's a higher plot. >> no, it's just the beginning. >> more surprises, yes. >> we'll have a review tomorrow. in insomniac theater. plenty of people are raving about it. >> practicing the force. >> reporter: this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. >>> good morning, i'm diane macedo. >> i'm kendis gibson. here's some of the top headlines we're following on this thursday morning on "world news now" -- millions of americans face plunging temperatures and dangerous windchills in the midwest. the bone-chilling cold headed to the northeast with temperatures hitting record lows. >>> closing arguments expected today to start in the charleston church shooting trial. dylann roof is charged with shooting nine black church goers last year. the defense rested without calling any witnesses. >>> unbelievable numbers this morning, 1 billion users, that's how many customers' accounts from yahoo says were compromised by a massive security

lauren lyster, los angeles. alison: check in now with doug hill to find out how the weather is shaping up for the weekend. doug: rain tomorrow in the midday and then ending. sunshine for christmas day maybe. tonight the cloudy skies continue to thick and lower. we expect the rain to mauve in around 3:00 or 4:00 in the morning. we may have a touch of clearing through tomorrow night. tomorrow, the rain will be experiencing and found at the i-59 corridor through the first part of the day. it will move offshore. farther west they will improve a bit. there could be lingering snowshowers across the great lakes. south is fine shape with the dry weather to gulf coast and key west. 80's in florida th southern plains. fine weather conditions. above average temperatures for most of the country. we could see a few snowflakes but that is it in tu -- utah. good travel day for christmas eve. alison: thank you. sounds good. thank you very much. still ahead you may have the gift and the goodies but do you have the groceries? sti

lauren lyster has today's showbiz wrap... during the election, singer katy perry was an active supporter of hillary clinton. but helped her find her voice. perry: and i'm so grateful for this season, this political season for all the things that i learned along the way, and for the woman that i want to be in the future. the pop star was honored by unicef with the audrey hepburn award at their annual snowflake ball in new york. perry has worked for unicef as a goodwill ambassador. guests at the star-studded event included host octavia spencer and perry's boyfriend actor orlando bloom. academy award winner natalie portman is generating serious oscar buzz for her portrayal of jacqueline kennedy in "jackie". the movie is set in the days immediately following kennedy's assassination in 1963. portman said she worked hard to voice. portman: well, i watched a lot of footage "jackie" opens in theaters on dec. 2. she's a top selling singer and an actress. and now rihanna is an award- winning shoe designer. the 28-year-old's fenty puma

abc's lauren lyster has more from oakland. lauren today investigators combed this charred warehouse of what sparked the friday night blaze. >> we are going to continue to process until absolutely every piece of debris is removed from this building, every area has been searched. lauren: with three dozen bodies recovered, most of the victims in their 20's and 30's, district attorney is working on a criminal probe. >> when you look inside the warehouse, there is no question something was not right. lauren: investigators are piecing together how several dozen people are living as this colony known as the ghost ship. >> it was a death trap. lauren: they lacked the proper permit for residential living. one person said he never felt unsafe, spending $750 to live there. >> we did not have a sprinkle or system. lauren: now the landlord of the building is coming under scrutiny. speaking at abc station kgo. >> they are my friends, my family. lauren: we are hearing concerns in the bay area about more places like this o c least 200 other w

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abc's lauren lyster has the latest from charlotte. script: the officerin shooting death of keith lamont scott was caught on his wife's cell phone... don't shoot him he didn't do anything -- drop the gun and it ignited protests in the city of charlotte... nats world news protest the district attorney announcing why officer brent vinson - accused of shooting scott -- will not face criminal charges. sot: he acted lawfully what he saw was a man who had drawn a gun when confronted by police, exited a vehicle with the gun

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lauren lyster joins us from oakland. >> reporter: good morning, mara and ryan. halfway down the block behind me, in the warehouse, crews are searching for the missing. a criminal investigation into this tragedy. this morning, firefighters pushing in regard in the round-the-clock search for the missing. as the staggering number of people killed in if massive friday night warehouse fire keeps rising, survivors recounting the horror of that inferno. >> everyone is turning to us and saying, you should have done this. you should have done that. don't you think we feel how many people died in our homes? she was part of the well-known building called the ghost ship. code sigh lagss show a history of complaints. oakland's may yore trying to find out if this fire was preventable. >> i right now have a team of city emfloi yis combing through every public record that we have of this building. >> reporter: officials say most of the dead were on the second the fire show a maze of makeshift art studios. >> i think we were surprised to find that many bodies where we found them

but as abc's lauren lyster explains, the district attorney says he has credible evidence that scott was armed. >> reporter: the officer involved shooting death of keith lamont scott was caught on his wife's cell phone. >> don't shoot him! he didn't do anything. don't you do it! >> reporter: and it ignited protests in the city of charlotte. now the district attorney announcing why officer brent vinson will not face criminal charges. >> he acted lawfully. what he saw was a man who had drawn a gun, when confronted by police, exited the vehicle with a gun in hand and failed to comply with officers who commanded him at least ten times to put the gun down. >> reporter: the d.a. walking through evidence including footage showing he says the bulge of a gun at scott's ankle minutes before the scene. at the scene, no bulge, where a gun was recovered. and testimony that he had the gun in his hand after being confronted by police. >> i think it's safe to say, he did have a gun. there's no definitive proof that keith had a firearm in his hand. >> reporter: the scott family lawyers say their inquiry

lauren lyster joins us from oakland. >> reporter: good morning, mara and ryan. halfway down the block behind me, warehouse, crews are searching for the missing. laun a criminal investigation into this tragedy. this morning, firefighters pushing in regard in the round-the-clock search for the missing. as the staggering number of people killed in if msi warehou keeps rising, survivors recounting the horror of that inferno. >> everyone is turning toying, this. you should have done that. people >> reporter: that woman-kwn building called the ghost show preventable. i yisom of this building. >> reporter: familiar, which llthe fire show. >> i think we were s bodies whe found them. >> reporter: a t ge still filled with anxiety as loved ones wait for ns have pre with his fiance. was with the couple. >> he said it turned dark, so dark, he couldn't see. he had to put his hands against the wall to get so far identifying at least eight of the victims. most in their 20s and 30s. one as young as 17. the kor onner in's office telling love ed ones of potenti viblg tims to save

here's lauren lyster. >> reporter: rogue one landing in theaters from far, far away everyone loves. heros are not skywalkers, jedi or royalty, but a scrappy team of royal recruits. >> there's a lot of surprises in the film. >> reporter: and for filmmakers of this one, a special effects challenge, making digital models of models built 30 years ago taking place before the 1977 film. remember this classic opening explaining rebels, steel secret plan to the death star. >> i want to know what happened to the plan. >> reporter: those plans helping luke skywalker and pals blow it to smithereens. turns out, luke and the friends had the rogue one team of rebels. >> we just want more people to get to know the world of "star wars," the universe of "star wars," and the rebels expected to drop the second biggest opening of all time after last year. that brought in $2.1 billion worldwide. box office expectations are lower phenomenon this. partly because of the different cast of characters. no hans solo or sky walker, but an appearance from the notorious villain, darth vader. abc news, los angeles

lauren lyster joins us with details. >> reporter: hey, rick and sharrie, yeah for those heading this way, it is particularly rough out west. the faa today reporting general delays arriving at san francisco international airport and here in los angeles at lax averaging about an hour and a half. weather and runway construction. saint paul minneapolis average delays about a half hour because of weather. it is that weather factor where travelers everywhere needs to watch outer for. experts say that is what you need pay attention to when you're getting ready to fly. a record number of travelers expected this holiday season and on one of the busiest days to fly, people lining up from new york, to philadelphia, to chicago orlando and los angeles. and at some airports it's more than just lines. at lax flight aware reporting hundreds of delays. a perfect storm of more passengers, rain and runway construction already creating a travel nightmare there earlier this week. it rip fold denver. >> i just got here and parked. flight delayed two hours. >> reporter: in san francisco stormy weather caus

lauren lyster has the very latest from d-c mayor muriel bowser is expected to meet with president-elect donald trump in new york city. the two have not always seen eye to eye.. detials on today's meeting. this is a meeting that comes at the request of mayor bowser. the mayor saying she asked for the meeting to discuss how the two could work together to continue washington dc's growth. mayor bowser was an outspoken critic of the president elect during the campaign. she, like other deocratic elected officials turned down an invitation to the grand opening of trump's hotel on pennsylvania avenue. trump has been critical of the district labeling it an inner city where walking down the street can be unsafe. today's meeting the divide. the two will meet today at 11am in new york city. new york city. the latest chapter in the next weekend. "rogue one: a star wars story" is set in the years leading up to "episode four". but you may not have to wait another ten days to see it. we are giving away tickets for an early screening to rogue one. call right now. the number is 703-528-7334. the screenin

lauren lyster joins us from oakland. lauren, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, mara and ryan. yeah, just about halfway down the block behind me, in the warehouse, crews are pushing forward with the search the district attorney launching a criminal investigation into this tragedy. this morning, firefighters pushing forward in the round-the-clock search for the missing. as the staggering number of people killed in this massive friday night warehouse fire keeps rising, survivors recounting the horror of that inferno. >> everyone is turning to us and saying, you should have done this. you should have done that. don't you think we feel that? don't you think we feel how many people died in our home? >> reporter: that woman saying she was part of the well-known building called the ghost ship. filled that night for a concert. people weren't supposed to be living here. it only has permits for a warehouse. code violations show a history of complaints. okayland's mayor promising to find out if this worst fire in the city's h

ab's lauren lyster is live at the scene in that oakland. good morning, lauren. >> reporter: good morning, tam. recovery efforts here going into day five in what is now the deadliest building fire in the last decade in this country. now, officials yesterday say they do not expect huge numbers of victims from here but they have to get through that whole building and this morning their grim work continues. this morning investigators searching for the cause of the deadliest fire in oakland's history. the devastating blaze turning a friday night concert at this artist colony into an inferno. >> fire went up really, really quickly. >> reporter: firefighters tell abc news they believe it started on the first floor in the back of this warehouse and new details continues to emerge about the treacherous conditions inside. these images showing the staircase leading to the front door leaving virtually no way out. >> you couldn't have more than two people on that staircase before it it would just fall down. it was not only dangerous but it was disgustin

abc's lauren lyster has more. >> reporter: tonight, the agonizing wait so many wondering if their loved ones were at the party and survived the blaze. >> we have friends. we're still searching for people. we've got, like, friends and family. we're contacting people. we'll just know as the day goes on. >> i just want to know something. >> reporter: alex vega and his girlfriend, makela gregory, missing tonight. his family telling abc news through tears they are praying unaccounted for, what if they already have his body? at least let me know that. >> reporter: many of those inside, part of a tight-knit group, including terry ewing's girlfriend. friends came to his house this morning to tell him about the fire. >> there's a lot of family in there. people in that place are very loved. we're hoping for the best. >> reporter: more than two dozen people are still missing. their loved ones desperate and turning to social media for help. >> i just read on facebook that mike and the kids are okay, and that was my biggest concern. >> reporter: sally burton searching for her brother, posting these

the brother of one of theflecti. >> over thst like. >> reporter: lauren lyster, los angeles. >> lauren, thank you. >>> oklahoma city police department wrapped up its investigation of a deadly workplace shooting at the airport. this was the attack in november. southwest airline employee winchester was shot with a rifle while walking on the sidewalk. the shooter died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound a short time later. >>> as the clock ticks down on president obama's time in office, the white house is trying to protect planned rule blocking states from restricting funds to family planning providers like planned parenthood. abortion opponents said they'll seek to reverse the rule under donald trump. it takes effect january 18th, two days before trump takes office. >>> apparently green christmas trees, they are so last year. wayfair says trees in nontraditional colors are the new hot items. this year's popular shades? baby blue, hot pink, and orange are popular. they say sales of colors other than green are up 300%. the company is also doing a half christmas tree this year. >> okay. >> th

. >> this is such an important question and abc's lauren lyster who is also in oakland this morning is covering that angle. lauren, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, dan. and paula, officials say that building was under investigation for safety violations and a number of people in this community say they had feared the conditions might lead to something like this. this morning, an inside look at the oakland ghost ship, the space that burned through so quickly early saturday morning. >> it looked pretty junk? >> reporter: now questions over the venue and may it played into turning the fire into a terrible tragedy. >> it's a little scary, the steps, the lighting, the steps getting up to the second floor. >> reporter: in fact, records show a slew of past complaints about the building'saf appearance. the most recent three weeks ago, citing junk piling up outside. >> debris, gar back and trash. we were age to confirm those violations were accurate. >> reporter: showing furniture, c sculptures stacked near the entrance. >> a lot of debris and a lot of stuff coming from inside o

. >> our team coverage on this tragedy continues with abc news reporter lauren lyster who is live outside the warehouse. good morning. >> lauren, i wanted to ask you -- >> good morning. >> the top priority here is for families to find out the information they have been waiting for for so many hours and for the firefighters to find the victims inside. but it's not as if people weren't warning others that there was a problem in this warehouse in the weeks before. >> no. in fact, looking at social media and hearing a number of statements made by members of the community, whether they are friends of the collective or people who say they have lived there as residents in the past, they say they have been warning about this sort of thing and worrying that the conditions or feared that the conditions would result in something lake we have seen. some even referring to it as a death trap. or a house of morors. we should point out the owner of the warehouse, family members were quoted saying that they did not believe anybody was living in this warehouse but according to officials and a number of peo

lauren lyster, abc news, oakland. michelle: the pakistan international airlines jet went down shortly after take-off the flight was headed for the capital islamabad. it's believed all 48 on board the atr-42 turbo prop plane were killed. jonathan: must-see pictures from aleppo. this is in syria. amidst the new development in a civil war you can see what is happening with the city. president obama calling for immediate cease-fire and calling for russia and iran to estimated 200,000 people left in aleppo. they are now running out of food, water and medicine and situations being described as dire. michelle: the trial of the man who shot nine people it at an african-american church began today. this morning final jury selection in the dylann roof case. at one point roof was going to represent himself but he changed his mind. roof will still act alone in sentencing phase. if convicted he could face the death penalty. joth remember the heroes that fought back during the attack on pearl harbor. in this abc news salutes report