Tonight several developing stories as we come on the air, the dangerous weather, high waves

and a risk of flooding, as millions of Americans travel for the holiday weekend and the

new terror threat ahead of New Year's Eve.

First the race to protect the coast.

Officials building a fortress to protect towns in Southern California

from the onslaught of massive waves, some up to 40 feet high.

And they're on the lookout for more rogue waves like the

one that injured at least eight people sweeping away cars flooding homes and

businesses all of this as the record-breaking holiday rush is on.

The TSA screening nearly 2.5 million travelers each day are Will Carr from Southern California

and Samarathio timing out the forecast and what to expect on New Year's Eve.

The new security threats from an Al Qaeda affiliate ahead of the holiday, how TSA is

responding and why law enforcement is on high alert calling places like Times Square an attractive

target for violent extremists. The dramatic shootout in Las Vegas, the carjackings

and police chase, a man accused of killing his own mother and an innocent bystander.

And police say they may have foiled the suspect's plot to ambush officers, uncovering

an arsenal of weapons, how they took him down.

Overseas tonight, thousands of Israelis call for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to step

down with more than 100 hostages still in captivity as the fighting between Israel and Hamas intensifies in southern Gaza.

Brit Klenet from Tel Aviv.

The death poll rising in Russia and Ukraine.

Video circulating online shows a strike on a city in southwestern Russia one day after

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