and you better not cry. video of kids and their reaction to old saint nick going viral. good tuesday morning. there is no sign of a christmas truce between the presidential front-runners. >> not at all. during a late night rally, donald trump went after hillary clinton in personal terms hours after a very blunt response from the clinton camp to his demand for an apology. >> abc's kenneththoton is covering it all for us. he's in washington live. good morning, kenneth. >> reporter: good morning, reena and kendis. yes, this is definitely t the first tiue clinton and trump have been at each other, and it certainly won't be the last. hillary clinton versus donald trump, the top contenders' war of words got downright nasty overnight. the gop front-runner used a vulgar term to describe clinton's 2008 loss to president obama. she got [ blee]. she lost. i an, she lost.

michigan called out clinton for taking a bathroom break during the abc news democratic debate. >> i know where she went. it's disgusting. >> reporter: trump's latest attack sparked by this claim from clinton. >> he is becoming isis' best rereuiter. they are going to people showing videos of donald trump insulting islam and muslims in order to recruit more radical jihadists. >> reporter: trump called that a lie and demanded an apology. clinton's campaign said, quote, hell no and clarified clinton's claim on msnbc. >> these comments are being aired across the middle east and isis is s inting to them on social media. known isis sympathizers are linking to the remarks donald trump has made and it's making us less safe. it's farcical to suggest from donald trump of all people that hillary clinton should apologize to him. >> reporter: instead, clclton got creative. >> together they shout with great grinchy zeal.

campaign video just in time for christmas featuring the, quote, grinches in gopville. >> we'll send them back to gopville where they all belong. >> reporter: clinton's campaign chair went on a twitter rant saying she will never back down from calling out trump. also, there is one less gop contender this morning, south carolina senator lindsey graham has dropped out of the race. he says trump can't beat a democrat like clinton without somemeajor changes. reena and kendis. >> hillary clinton with another rally today. we will see if she reacts. kenneth, thank you. > d we move on now to o me new details about the deadliest against u.s. forces in afghanistan in more than three years. six americans were killed. among them was new york city police detective joseph lemm, a member of the air national guard. the suicide attack by the taliban was another setback in afghanistan for the u.s. where a key province is in danger of falling to the taliban. the woman accused of that deadly crash along the las vegas strip is in jail and on suicide watch. this morning investigators say

her car and sleep before mowing down pedestrians. abc's kayna whitworth has more from las vegas. >> reporter: terror on the streets of sin city as this silver oldsmobile runs rampant over crowded sidewalks. >> at least 20 people were ran over. >> reporter: police say 24-year-old lakeisha holloway with her 3-year-old daughter in the backsese intentionally slammed her car into dozens of bystanders injuring more than 30 killing jessica valenzuela, a ther of three. police believe she was previously living in oregon. in 2012 she was featured in a video by a group that helps at risk youth there. >> boy, have i come a long ways. >> reporter: police believe she drove from oregon to las veg where she had beeniving in her car for days. police say there was no sign of alcohol, but they do believe she was under the influence of a stimulant at the time. kayna whitworth, abc news, las vegas. >> reporter: and this morning we have some new information veloping overnight in the case of a woman who died while in houston police custody.

any indictments in the death of sandra bland. she was pulled over by a state trooper last summer and later died in her cell. investigators say she hanged herself, but her family members say there's more to the story. the grand jury still has to consider whether to indict the state trooper in this case. and enrique marquez, the friend of san bernardino terrorist syed farook, has been denied bail. a federal judge ruled marquez was a danger to the community and should remain n hind bars. marquez has been charged in connection with two abandoned terror plots that he planned with farook and for illegally buying two assault rifles used in the massacre. well, millions of americans are set to have their holiday travel plans foiled by severe weather. this is exactly what a second day of winter looks like in the nver area. at least a dozen states now under winter weather alerts as the western states get slammed by feet of snow. and this winter storm is set to deliver its biggest punch to the lower elevations of western

today. high winds and heavy rains yesterday in and around portland downed trees and power lines with wind gusts approaching 60 miles an hour. and the weather radar, take a look at this, shows the whole story, the storm system essentially a solid wall, 800 miles long pushing its way into the west coast. the higher elevations in the cascades andhe sierra nevadas to the northern rockies will likely measure s sw by the foot through midweek. and looking east right now, rain stretching up the coast. behind it record warmth settling in for christmas eve from florida up to maine. >> very busy weather day, indeed. chelsea clinton, by the way, is expecting baby number two. the proud mom made the announcement on twitter withhe e date sometime next summer. >> the new baby will join big sister, 15-month-old c crlotte. hihiary clinton tweeted that she and bill couldn't be happier to be grandparents. and golf is always part of president obama's vacations. he's finishing up a round in

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a joyride caught by a police dash camera in michigan. the cop gave chase as the driver sped off driving wildly. even passing other cars on the shoulder. after spinning out, two people an 8-year-old girl and her both we taken into custody returned to their mother. the teen who was behind the wheel has a history of run-ins with the law. the search, in the meantime, for the so-called affluenza teen is intensifying. ethan couch killed four people in a drunk driving crash but never went to jail. his defense, he was too rich to know right from wrong. the police have released a photo of his mother's pickup truck which they -- the pair may be using right now. she's missing, awell. tips are pouring in. officials say they're checking phone credit card and passport records but no solid leads yet.

reviled executive who boosted the price of that life-saving drug. martin shkreli has now been fired as the head of a pharmaceutical company after his arrest on securities fraud charges. he resigned as ceo of another company turing pharmaceuticals. more trouble for the chipotle restaurant chain. five more e. coli cases have been linked to chipotle in north dakota, kansas and oklahoma but it's unclear if they're e nked to a lararr outbreak that was s october. all almost 500 people have been sickened after eating at chipotle in recent months. sales have fallen, and its stock lost another 3% yesterday. last-minute shopping is still going strong but not the christmas card. we're only sending out half as many cards as in 2002 from 2.9 billion then to 1.4 billion last year. works out to just four cards per person. >> okay. >> all right. >> send an e-card maybe. >> yeah. i think a lot have moved on to that one.

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people a little bit of panic as we jumped a little bit. >> it's unclear what caused the ride to malfunction but no injuries reported and those families are back to enjoying their vacations. the danger of an avalanche has suspended the search for a missing skier in washington state. 43-year-old monty busbee disappeared over the weekend near snoqualmie. policeceave located his trucuc with his cell phone inside but despite the setback rescuers are optimistic. >> he could be in a snow cave. he could be under a tarp just waiting for us maybe, you know, who knows. maybe broken ankle or something. he's just waiting for us to get there. >> busbee is described as an experienced back country skier with a solid knowled of cold weather survival. he's alslsknown to carry a backpack with gear and an avalanche beacon. we have a health alert this morning for people who work the night shift underscoring the dangers of driving drowsy. harvard researchers have found that driving after working a night shift can make you up to

your car. research shows a driver who's been awake for 24 hours compares to a drunken driver with a 0.10 blood alcohol level, legally drunk in many states. a utah couple miles from the hospital but baby couldn't wait. kristen allred delivered her baby in the fily truck t the umbilical cord was wrapped around the baby's neck and she wasn't breathing and a 911 operator still in training told the couple to tie a shoelace around the cord. who knew? 30 seconds later the baby was breathing. >> tipped her back and she just gasped her first breath. it was like, oh. thank goodness. >> what a relief. and after police and paramedics arrived on the scene, baby and mom were taken to the hospital. baby anne is now at home with her new mily. she's actuall the couple's fourth child and what a ststy. >> absolutely. congratulations to them. new york giants receiver odell beckham jr. has already appealed a one-game suspension from the nfl.

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george and hill forced leonard to lose the ball and somehow he still makes a play. spurs win it, 106-92. >> other western conference contenders, these guys pretty good too, kevin durant, his team visiting l.a. fourth quarter, 14 seconds to go. thunder inbounding, up one, chris paul steals the ball,lys it in, so clippers take a one-point lead. next thunder possession, kevin durant doing what he does, mvp style, pulls up just long of the elbow. okc takes a one-point lead. so, last chance for the clippers here. paul, the shot for the win. durant defense to okc wins it by one. they've won 11 of 14 and that'll do it for us. >> yes, america, you have three more shopping days till christmas. >> o oy. thanks. >> i like getting my sports from a woman too. >> exactly.

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landed upright. you hear all those guys cheering. it landed upright. a first for any y cket that has gone that deep into space. >> so to kind of explain why this is such a feat, a space-x spokesperson says it's like launching a pencil over the empire state building and having that pencil land right in a shoe box on the other side during a windstorm. you can see their excitement. >> yeah, you can understand it for sure and, man, that's actually incredible. >> it is pretty remarkable. right? >> good job, fellows and ladies. if you had a little trouble accessing the apple app store yesterery, you can blala it on kim kardashian. >> her new app broke the store and produces kimojis as they're called. a lot of back there. those are emojis with a distinctly kardashian flavor. there'u a manicure, a hair dryer, and, of course, a selfie. the demand for the $2 app

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checking our topoptories, donald trump getting personal against hillary clinton last night calling her debate -- bathroom break, quote, disgusting and using a vulgar term when mentioning her defeat against president obama in 2008. six american service members were killed by a suicide bomber in afghanistan including a new york city police detective serving with the air national guard. severe wther in the northwest is set to foil plala this week for millions of holiday travelers. at least a dozen states are under winter weather alerts as the western states get slammed by feet of snow. looking at today's weather, elsewhere, dry and mild in the midwest. but wet for the eastern third of

the south and rain all the way through new england. >> he's sorry. something that steve harvey has said over and over and over again after announcing the wrong miss universe winner. >> he's sort of quoting justin bieber a lot these days. a report says harvey actually skipped some of the pageant's rehearsals including the part about announcing the winner. abc's david wright breaks it down. >> miss universe, 2015 is -- >> reporter: in the history of beauty pageants -- >> -- colombia. >> repepter: -- this was the shortest reign ever. two minutes in the tiara before a sheepish steve harvey slunked back onstage. >> i have to apologize. miss universe 2015 is philippines. >> reporter: one of the most awkward moments ever on live tv.

fothis. it was my mistake. still a great night. >> reporter: a greatatight for one of them. afterwards harvey attempted to explain himself. >> when i said the winner of miss universe 2015, instead of saying first runner-up i read the name on the card. >> reporter: and miss universe, both of them, did what beauty contestants do. >> well, everything happens ror a reason. >> reporter: they made a bid for world peace. >> it's a veve nontraditional crowning, isn't it? >> yeah, very, very 2015. >> reporter: david wright, abc news, new york. >> say 2015 because then you have social media to r rash it the next couple days, right? >> yes, and with all the memes that have taken place. i should point out that harvey apologized and apologized on twitter all throughout the day after these momentntand he felt baba >> i give it to these ladies because miss philippines really handled it with such dignity and grace and so did miss colombia. give her some credit to for giving up the crown because let

crown onn my head, i ain't giving that one back. >> you would have walked away with it. >> never. >> burger king saying they will never take your crown away. >> that's what's making news in america this morning. that's what's making news this morning in america.some say it's a humanitarian effort, others say it's unsafe. thdubuque city council talks about the "ban the box" issue. cedar rapids city crews will remove lead paint from your home free of charge. but you're running out of time to take advantage of the program. the salvation army in johnson county y s set a goal for fund raising this year. now some small communities are trying to help make that happen. good tuesday morning, it's december 22nd, which means it is the shortest day of the year.