you'd be voted in the first 20 minutes as the most obnoxious blow hard in america >> is that your version of foreign policy experience was cl closing a bridge from new jersey to new york. walk off that stage and enjoy a

nice meal. >> the insults were firing but with the clock ticking to the iowa caucus, can any of them make a dint if doent in donald lead what we've learned about a deadly rampage no reprieve for the northwest. residents brace for another round of relentless rain we're tracking the dangerous flash flooding barbie pays tribute to the cherokee nation eye cicon with doll not everyone is happy about it time fills its blank space for person of the year with taylor swift "early today" starts right now good morning i'm phillip mena >> glad you're with us, i'm frances rivera we begin in alabama where four presidential hopefuls fought for attention. most were there for their fourth primary debate and the last before the iowa caucuses.

brie jackson joins us to break down the big moments these four candidates were not pulling any punches last night >> reporter: no, they weren't. things quickly got re heated and a lot of the attacks were aimed at former u.n. ambassador nikki haley, which makes sense since she has gained ground and picked up big gop donors all criticized the absent frontrunner, former president donald trump and sometimes they got personal. >> the only person more fascist now is nikki haley could you put lipstick on a dick cheney, it is still a fascist neocon >> you would be voted as the most obnoxious blow hard in america. >> do everybody a favor, walk yourself off that stage, enjoy a nice meal and gelt the hell out of this space. >> you have your thing

you have your thing. >> no, i don't have my thing he's the thing >> you're talking about somebody 80 years old is he fit, ron ron? ron? >> what you saw right there was desantis being pressed to say whether or not he feels donald trump is fit to serve in office. ultimately, he would only say that the job of president really is not for anyone who is nearly 80 years old the former president still dominating in the polls by as much as 50 points and has ski skippe skipped every debate from trump will likely make an appearance today in a manhattan courtroom to attend the ongoing civil fraud trial that threaten the his business empire. former house speaker kevin mccarthy is calling it quits he is leaving congress at the end of the year. dealing another blow to the razor thin majority in the

house. the exit comes just two months of a far-right republicans lid theled the move to ouster him >> reporter: republicans blocked president biden's national security package that includes aid for israel and ukraine gop senators filibustered debate on the bill because of immigration. the no-vote was cast by bernie sanders, objecting to what he called israel's immoral war on gaza president biden now says he'sle to make significant compromises on the border to get the foreign war aid package through congress it's now been exactly two months since hamas' militants overran southern israel in a vicious attack that killed around 1200 people since thin, israeli response has killed more than ten times that

much and as the assault continues, the u.n. says a humanitarian crisis is looming. richard engel has this report. >> reporter: israel says it's destroying hamas in gaza above ground and below, targeting what it says are 300 miles of hamas tunnels. military officials showed nbc news videos they say were taken in a northern gazan city a soldier points to a tunnel outside a classroom. israel has blown up some now a u.s. official tells nbc news the israeli military is exploring a new tactic, flooding the tunnels with seawater. is that under consideration? >> i can't comment on any of our future operational activities. what one thing i do know, we are focussed on dismantling the infrastructure >> reporter: some of israel's hostages may be inside those tunnels. at tuesday's tense meeting, a

released hostage accused the government of playing russian roulette with their lives. this girl and her family live in tents near the egyptian border she washlks barefoot to collect thorn bushes for fuel for cooking. we are fed up with this war. we can't find food, we can't find anything. we drink dirt ey water, she say. injured are rushed to a field hospital >> this is a genocide! >> reporter: israel says it warns palestinians with leaflets, online maps and robocalls before carrying out strikes against hamas and verifies targets to avoid civilian casualties. >> our thanks to richard for that report. now to the latest college campus to face the terror of an

active shooter three people were killed at the university of nevada las vegas the investigation into the attack is just getting started jay gray has the latest. >> reporter: as gunshots explode on the unlv campus students scramble for shelter >> we are really nervous i started watching the windows with a couple other kids to see what we could see. we saw students running out in single file with their hands up. >> reporter: at least three victims didn't have a chance to hide, killed by the gunman several others wounded minutes later, police move in, quickly tracking down the suspect and eliminating the threat in if it >> if it hadn't been for the heroic actions of one of those officers who responded, there could have been countless additional lives taken >> reporter: parents gathered outside. >> she was crying. she was hysterical, saying she

heard the gunshots she heard the screaming. i'm relieved that she is okay but still scared that she's not with me. >> reporter: fear survivors are struggling to comprehend >> this is a place of education, relationships, friendships college is supposed to be the best time of your life, not the end of it. >> reporter: students now concerned for their safety while coping with overwhelming loss. jay gray, nbc news, las vegas. >> and the vegas tragedy came hours after yet another mass shooting in america. we're learning more about the suspect in a rampage in san antonio and austin, texas. police arresting shane james, jr. for multiple shootings in austin and san antonio in less than 24 hours. at least six people were killed and seven others hurt. authorities believe two of the victims are his parents. but it seems some of the shootings were random. now to the deadly flooding plaguing the pacific northwest according to the associated press, two bodies were found in

portl portland-area creeks here's miguel almaguer >> reporter: bloat and d and bustling the coast guard plucking one driver to safety and hoisting a family from their home which was suddenly surrounded by four fight of rising water, an hour outside seattle. the damage has been done to some homes in granite falls >> i put a lot of time and effort into this and it took one thing to take it all away. >> reporter: the deluge, the first of three atmospheric rivers dumping several inches of rain authorities fear at least two were swept away by powerful

currents >> how would you fileel if you watched your best friend go in the water in. >> the water's ridingsing high. >> reporter: now finding itself in the bull's eye of another storm. miguel almaguer, nbc news, granite falls, washington. >> that threat isn't over yet. nbc meteorologist anju lassman is tracking the next round of storms heading for the northwest. good morning, angie. >> that next storm is going to impact folks in that region today. we do see this low pressure that will move onshore bringing additional rain and snowfall it won't be quite as strong as the last one we've seen the impacts from over the last couple days. but nonetheless, we have saturated grounds. as we get into tomorrow, we see this low kind of redevelop east of the rockies this is going to make a big difference look what happens as we get into

saturday we see this line of thunderstorms erupt had portions in portions of the south this will be something you need to make note of. we'll see the potential for heavy rain as far as severe weather, a couple tornados will be possible and then the system moves a little farther to the east we will see a wintry mix for parts of the great lakes and midwest, and w sunshine san angelo heads to the low 70s with dallas and san antonio. partly cloudy skies over el paso with a high of 71. and that's a look at your forecast, guys, back to you. >> thanks so much, angie

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mankiller. >> reporter: it's party of mattel's inspiring women series. but the packaging and design drawing controversy, the production of which came as a surprise to mankiller's own daughter who says mattel has never reached out to her >> i found out on facebook that there was actually a barbie, which was, you know, upsetting to me as a descendant of wilma mankiller that myself and my family was not included in the production of the doll >> reporter: other members of the cherokee nation pointing out a problem with the seal on the box, al tritering the meaning >> what it's spelling out is "chicken nation" instead of "cherokee nation." >> reporter: the basket doesn't follow traditional patterns of the tribe.

>> we need more opportunities to show our communities, and because there are so few, when it's not done correctly, it's disheartening. all . >> reporter: the cherokee nation says it was not reached out to by mattel. it didn't answer our question but said in a statement, throughout the process of bringing this doll to life, barbie worked directly with wilma mankiller's estate to best preserve and celebrate her legacy charlie soap speaking at a ceremony in oklahoma, honoring the release of the doll. >> she trusted me in making decisions. i still believe she would be okay about the decisions we made about this project >> reporter: mankiller led the nation for a decade, focussed on health care and social conditions, advocating for both native-american and women's rights >> what she did to really assert the sovereign at the of the cherokee nation helped us believe in ourselves

>> reporter: she received the presidential medal of honor from bill clinton >> if they learn just a bit about wilma man killer, i think that's good for the nation >> reporter: her daughter not dwelling on the mistakes >> i have no issues with the barbie at all. i think the barbie is a wonderful way to honor my mom's legacy >> reporter: and hopeful that girls everywhere hear her mother's story and follow their dreams as she did. dreams as she did. valerie castro, nb ( ♪♪ ) ( ♪♪ ) ( ♪♪ ) ( ♪♪ )

as we mark two months since hamas' attack on israel, the fighting rages on in gaza, as israeli troops move through southern gaza, a plan to flood hamas' tunnels could be in the works. we'll have a live report with the latest ho