chilling images of the gunman opening fire as he makes his way inside a popular nightclub. dozens killed as authorities search for the terror suspect. a black tie bash caps the president-elect's holiday season complete with celebrity friends, but donald trump also has russian hackers on his mind. >> i know a lot about hacking. and hacking is a very hard thing to prove. so it could be somebody else. two planes crash in midair, leaving three dead and dozens scrambling on the ground. remembering one of the original cast members of the hit tv show "m.a.s.h." and new laws take over the land as hollywood goes to hollyweed. "early today" starts right now. good to be with you on this

first monday of the new year. i'm frances rivera. police are on the hunt for a gunman who attacked a new year's celebration in istanbul, turkey. authorities have not identified the suspect or the motive in the attack which left at least 39 dead and close to 70 others wounded, including one american. this chilling video captures the moment that gunman stormed into this popular nightclub, callously shooting at bystanders kelly is live in istanbul and brings us the latest. >> reporter: the gunman is a -- and responding to calls for attacks on westerners during the holiday period. now, what we don't know is whether there's any sort of direct link between this gunman and isis. the turkish authorities haven't said anything of the sort. in fact, they are still continuing the manhunt for this attacker.

here's what we know at this point. the turkish police, the istanbul police have released a photo of a man they say is the gunman. this is a photo they say was taken. it's a sort of screen grab from security camera video. very grainy image. they haven't said whether or not they have an identity for this man, whether they have a name to go with the face, and we also haven't had an update on the manhunt and the progress in that direction. only statement from the interior minister saying that security operations are ongoing. the attack happened at the raina nightclub just across the water from where we are now. you can see it in the zaps still guarded by a police boat. police say that 120 bullets were fired inside that nightclub, but the attack lasted for seven minutes. so far the state department says only one american was involved in this. jake wrath from delaware, who is already, we understand, on his way home. francis.

>> all right. good to hear at least he is on his way home. kelly, thank you. back here in the united states president-elect trump is back at his new york headquarters. he returned from his holiday overnight with his family. with just 18 days before his inauguration, he is doubling down on his skepticism russia interfered in the u.s. election. nbc's kelly o'donnell brings the details. >> reporter: a black tie bash to cap the president-elect's holiday season. palm beach glitz and trump style extravagance. for family, celebrity friends, and paying guests at the party. >> make america great again, okay? >> reporter: speaking to reporters donald trump again cast doubt on the u.s. intelligence view that russia is behind the election-year hacking. >> i know a lot about hacking and hacking is a very hard thing to prove. so it could be somebody else. >> reporter: trump went further and claimed without explanation

insider knowledge. >> i also know things that other people don't know. and so they cannot be sure of this situation. >> reporter: trump's future white house press secretary suggested obama's order for sanctions and expulsion of russian diplomats could be out of proportion. >> so there is a question about whether there's a political retribution here, whether it's versus a diplomatic response. >> reporter: house intelligence committee top democrat adam schiff said the evidence is very solid. >> democrats and republicans, none of us have any question about this. the only one who does apparently is donald trump. >> trump also expanded on his claim that he "knows more about the hacking situation." when asked to clarify the president-elect said he would do so tuesday or wednesday after a scheduled meeting between trump and the top officials at the intelligence agency specifically on hacking. 35 russian diplomats have left the country according to a state department official. president obama ordered their expulsion on thursday and gave them 72 hours to leave the

united states. it was retaliation for russia's alleged hacking of the u.s. presidential election. russia's president vladimir putin surprisingly chose not to expel any american diplomats from his country in return. putin has indicated that he intends to restore russian/american relations after president-elect donald trump takes office. the ntsb investigation continues this morning into a new year's tragedy in texas where two small planes collided in midair, killing three people. the accident rained down debris on a small town north the texas. janet shamlian brings us more. >> a plane crash. holy smokes. >> reporter: a horrific scene in the aftermath of a midair collision. >> i've got a heavy cloud of smoke on custer. >> reporter: one of the two single-engine planes fell from the sky and became a fireball at a mini storage facility late saturday afternoon. >> i don't know that new year's any chance they could make it. >> reporter: the other crashed onto a busy road. >> one of them came pretty much straight down.

the other one had a little control but he was coming down. there was no stopping it. >> reporter: three people dead. they have not been identified. ntsb says both planes were flying under visual flight rules and the not in contact with any control tower. charles drexler was at his storage locker and saw the planes collide. he took this dramatic video as he ran to one of them. >> i saw the initial impact. i knew that they were going very fast. there's no way they could have survived. i mean, i know that they did not suffer. >> awful to see. that was nbc's janet shamlian reporting. this morning new information in the search for the missing plane that disappeared over lake erie late thursday. it was carrying six people including a family of four. a bag possibly belonging to the pilot of the plane has been found. a passerby fished it out of the lake erie water and when he looked inside he saw the i.d. of what appears to be the missing plane's pilot john fleming. the good samaritan handed the bag to police, who confirmed they are investigating the contents of a bag in connection with the search. recovery efforts continue in

the hunt for the missing plane. those include skilled dive times and water and air search crews. protesters against the dakota access pipeline delivered a high-flying stunt during the minnesota vikings game. they flew a massive banner urge -- urging u.s. bank, the owner of the stadium, to divest the from the peepline. the stunt didn't interrupt the game but some spectators were moved just as a precaution. today is black monday in the nfl. five head coaches have already been fired, including rex ryan, gus bradley, and mike mccoy. and last year's super bowl-winning head coach gary kubiak of the denver broncos, he's expected to step down later today citing health reasons. according to nbc sports there's growing chatter the current head coach of the new orleans saints, sean payton, may be headed west to los angeles. certainly a big day ahead for nfl fans. stay tuned. now to the brave men and women around the world who dove

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christopher brought a sense of calm and order to the chaos of the u.s. army surgical unit in korea. he was the ever steady father francis, chaplain of the 4077. christopher appeared in all 11 seasons of "mash." he was diagnosed with cancer more than a year ago. william christopher died on saturday in pasadena, california. he was 84 years old. well, stop drinking so many energy drinks. that's the message from department of defense to soldiers. research shows that nearly 45% of soldiers who searched during the wars in afghanistan and iraq in 2010 consumed at least one energy drink a day, and nearly 14% say they drank three or more daily. they warn the level of caffeine and sugar can have harmful side effects like affecting sleep and performance during combat. what do they recommend instead? just good old-fashioned water. a teen is in critical condition this morning after

seven people, including three teens, were shot during a new year's day spree in miami. according to the miami herald police say the victims were standing outside a house around 6:00 p.m. when someone pulled up and opened fire. the other victims are still in stable condition. no description of the suspect or suspects has been given. one nba star is starting the new year raising funds for victims. golden state warrior steph curry auctioned off two pairs of his sneakers raising over $45,000. both pairs have the initials of all 36 victims. curry shared this image on twitter of one pair of the custom made shoes advertising his ebay auction. those sneakers are the same ones the nba player wore in a game against the new york knicks on december 15th. they've been auctioned to an anonymous bidder for $30,000. well, thanks for being with me on this monday, this new year. thanks for watching "early

today." i'm francis riviera. have a great start to your week and the year.

search for a possible arsonist in the south bay. the clues investigators are following up on after several fires on the side of the freeway. plus, 49ers looking for a direction. general manager and coach chip kelley both fired. kelley only lasting one season. the new details we hope to learn today. the rain returns to the bay area. here's a look at downtown san jose after a dry weekend. it changed your forecast. "today in the bay" starts right now. >> good morning. thank you for joining us. ism scott mcgrew. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. welcome to a brand new year. good to be back. a wet return to the bay area. >> oh, ye