that's it for me. julie banderas up next with the fox report. fox urgent. death rise in the south. alabama hit especially hard. much of the state in a state of emergency. and warm weather sparking rain and tornados and downpours are triggers and hundreds of rods under water. and twisters ripping through neighborhoods. one victim who lost two homes to tornados

wow. the mississippi. and that across the country this weekend. and julie, christmas and homes trees are down and several people taken to the hospital with minor injuries and thankfully no deaths are reported! tit was just like pouring down and then all of the sudden. the glasses and the windows just broke out and like someone was clawing the tin off. >> i just heard chaos and seeing

an old lady trapped in her car. and i helped her out. >> reporter: roads are closed. flood warnings in effect for alabama. unseasonably weather spotting severe weather all week. from arkansas to tennessee and mississippi and loving families homeless. >> and there is a possible levee breach in alabama? > reporter: they were worried. there was concern that the water would overrun the levee and it will not. it is a tough time for people who lost homes and everything dew to the storms.

flood warnings were in effect from mod raut to severe. >> news coming out of mississippi. what is the latest? >> death toll in mississippi rising to ten. two people missing after wednesday's tornados and their beside were discovered today. 60 people were injured because of tornados and flooding. families collected their belonginglies. and communities are helping with the clean up and donating gifts to children and families left homeless with the storms. >> people brought in bags upon bagsment piles of good stuff. and that is. thank you very much.

and severe weather in the south and beyond to blizzard conditions. they are tracking it from the fox news center and joins us with the forecast in a bit. >> the leader of isis. the fight over ram adi. and the terror group doing well despite ongoing air strikes. he mocks the newly announced saudi led coalition and warns that isis is moving closer to israel every day. >> and snipers and bombs and beeb traps slowed their progress. and with the help of a strikes in the u.s. led coalition. they are confident it will be a success and looking to taking

the key city of mossil. >> reporter: those forces are slowly gaining ground in the the effort to retake ramadi. they have retaken much of the city and now closing in on the area under isis control. they are holding out in a former government compound. the latest round destroyed several isis vehicles and fighting positions. and those kinds of bombs and bobbi trapped sloied the nors forces. it has a close proximity of baghdad. and recanturing that would be a great victory for the coalition forces. >> of attacking off for hawaii,

president obama said the ud will someone the support. it is loseingly -- losing territory in syria. >> and taking out leaders and commanders and the partners on the ground as they push isil back. >> reporter: once ramadi is taken. they will turn you to retaking mosul. in syria an air strike killed a insurgent. the syrian government taking

responsibility. and releasing the video. some blame russia for the strike. fox news can't confirm the video. the commander's death will reshuffle the key players. army of is ham agreed to discussions to end the conflict. but the syrian government will not negotiate with terrorist. next >> you presidential campaign trail is quiet. with the iwith caucus things are be be p to get hotted up. chris min not that we are counting. it is then days away.

>> reporter: it was announced today that rubio will be joined by congressman tray p gowdy. >> and to be clear. that is not official. but the implication is clear. gowdy said marco is a strong leader to trust. donald trump will go to aircraft waa -- there. and it is only 28 days to the iowa caucus. >> i understand clinton may be

about ready to bring out the secret weapon. >> reporter: she calls her husband not so secret weapon. he stayed out of sight in the last one. but the big wild card here is donald trump? how will he react to bill clinton. especially since trump and hillary have been going at it. clinton responded earlier this week and told the des moines reg rifter. it is not the first time he showed sexism. trump said. hillary. who are you erroring to. i have great respect for many

and see be it is will be interesting how it will play out. >> just one more opinion to deputy after. >> and what about bernie sanders? >> this woke fshths -- campaign totalled 2.throw million. clinton is boating him in the polls and had a 15 point lead. and bernie sanders is beating her in new hampshire by six points. clinton's campaign is hoping that the presence of the former president will help her in the first primary state. mike huckabee will be on fox

news sunday tomorrow. be sure to check your local schedule. >> and what are you looking forward to in 2016. it can be politics related. i will try to read the answers in the show. >> millions filling their tafrpg for the ride home. and firefighters with a massive response to the west. it shut downab iconic can the.

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>> the iconic coastal highway in california shut down for hours as the winds ripped a wildfires that forced evacuation of homes. it spread to 1200 acres today. and this is north of los angeles. will, this so manies late for a wild fire to break out, right? >> reporter: normally it starts around may and ends in september. this is far from normal. we are seeing the latest fire play out an hour north of los angeles. and the that fired jumped the

101 freeways and as the fire raced to the coast, it threatened 50 or 60 homes and we learned that a mandatory evacuation could be lifted and so far the fours burned teb and we learned that to four fire sustained minor injuries. >> we understand that the freeway is e opened, right? >> right. the wzon one is open. and the are their was drjts moments. we can see a car and how close it was to the names. you can see why they decided to shut it down. it is a major travel artery. but authorities say it is a newid it is a namic and it is

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knife- weilding palestinians attacking israelis. that is more than one a day and 20 victims have died. more than 80 attackers have been shot and killed. here at home the south battered with storms. the threat is not over. blizzard conditions with heavy snowfall. and there is threat of sleet and widespread flooding as the storms sweep over the country. janice dean has the latest. >> we'll deal with the risk of severe weather. we have tornado watches in affect for texas and oklahoma. enhanced risk and continue tomorrow for parts of the gulf coast to alabama and mississippi

and arkansas. people are urged to listen to your weather. make sure your weather is turned on. >> and our future radar. in back of the system. there is cold air and snow. 12- 18 everyones. and some kiss on on in between heavy rain we could see freezing rain and or sleet. and that will be for the upper midwest and extending on the northeast on monday and tuesday. we could have blizzard conditions continue for parts of new mexico and texas and oklahoma and colorado and

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and jim gray sat down with the jockey who road american ph aroa h to victory. >> victo, how much did it change your life? >> it changed it for the best. and i have been so busy. i had a lot of time to rest and you know, a lot of time to stay home and do fun things. what did you expect? you think it would have what you got or fade away. >> i knew it would be big but not that big. >> you had a couple of other chances to win a triple crown. how hard is it?

>> it is really hard. i have been there twice with different incredible horses and last year, i was close to win it, but just some reason, the horses they get there and it is always something that goes wrong to get them in the last one. and this year it was different. it was the american ph aroah. and he got there in the right time. >> had you were on the horse and won the triple crown. the moment as you got cross the line, what was that like? >> finally, this time i did this. >> i had two chances and this time it is done.

right when you cross the wire it was it. i was going to win it and a lot of things can go wrong. those two minutes, it seemed like hours to get there. american ph aroah and his talent and so much energy and just amazing. and like i watched the replays after the crase. and you see the other horses legs like running so fast and american ph a roa h is like in slow motion. he doesn't lose the energy. >> what is it like when you see american ph aroa h now and what is his demeanor? >> i wish i could get another

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it is a major tourist attraction for the state. >> pennsylvania, watching the area. and that is guess on every year. and for some it is a holiday tradition. a christmas wish comes true. and home burns down just days ago. that you are pulling out all of the stops to help a family get back on their feet. she had worked hard to get where she was.

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in new york city. and texas, lights synchronized with 48 songs in a row. and open year the dazzling display draws hundreds of visitors every hour. the people say they are using that attention to bring cheer to charities. jennifer kendall will from off theun has the story. >> for ten months out of the year. anna court is a quiet street but christmas, it turns into a celebration. >> we were scared it would be too much. last year we wonder if it was too wild. >> thanksgiving night. the lights start shining.

and there is 30 threes and each dray takes a day and half to wrap. we start in september. >> it is impossible to miss. >> they are inskronized and making the entire show two hours. >> some are slow and fast. you don't have to get blown away the whole time. that's what people are attracted to. >> and the neighbors do it for one reason. the kids. but they found a way to help others. >> people started to ask us. do you do a toi drive. >> okay, and we talked to blue santa and did that for several years. and we turned everything so

early. what are we going to do to the rest of the stuff. and we said, let's go to the women shelter. >> once word got out people come from all over austin. >> i saw it on facebook and so where is it? and the only clue you had was anna court. that sounds familiar. anna court, cedar park texas. >> and neighbors estimated 100 people drive through every hour. >> and though it is crowded. most visitors leave with a smile on their face. >> nice music and i love. it >> well, santa claus pulled double doubt. a tow truck driving a red truck.

chris who spells his name with kringer with a k. wanted to provide a pick me up for drivers stuck on the rod. >> i was looking to something to entertain myself. and just realizing yesterday. that it is helping other people is what makes it ten times better. >> he's already hooking for ways to top his act next yoor. >> and a giant gingerbread house. it is 19feet tall. it took massive amounts of ingredients to make the ginger breaks. and outside roof and house seats up to six people. no cost to walk through. but you can reserve it.

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good morning, everyone. it's sunday, december 27th. i'm in for ana kooiman. deadly tornados twisting through dallas. >> oh, man! large tornado! large tornado! >> those are storm chasers. this morning, we look at the destruction left behind. we're watching it for you. and the war of words between hillary clinton and donald trump. what was said in the latest front-runner feud as trump gets ready to speak here. a