i didn't get it. it is friday january 15th. republican candidates took punches squarely at one another but almost universally going after president obama and the person they fear most. you. >> you didn't give hillary clinton a third term of barack obama's leadership. >> hill cline is disqualified from. >> a chicago police officer shooting and killing an unarmed teen. >> husband and manager of celine dion has died. and this on if passing of the great alan rickman. known for roles from "harry potter" to "die hard". >> thanks for being with us. i'm shannon mulaire.

the hits came hard and heavy. candidates taking on each other while also unleashing vicious attacks at president wambm and their democratic rivals. ted cruz and donald trump's short friendship appears to be yorkers. >> there are many wonderful working men and women in the state of new york. but everyone understand that the values in new york city are socially liberal or pro abortion or pro gay marriage, focus around money and the media. and the content of new york values is not that complicated to figure out. and i guessky frame it another way. not a lot of conservatives come out of manhattan.

>> when the world trade center game down. we saw more and more death and even the smell of the death. and it was with us for months, the smell, the air. and we rebuilt downtown monthen. and everybody in the world watched and everybody in the loved new york and loved new yorkers and i have to tell you that was a very insulting statement that ted made. >> you know, back in september, my friend donald that he had had his lawyers look at this from every which way. and there was no issue there. there was nothing to this birther issue. the constitution hasn't changed. but the poll numbers have. listen, i've spent my entire life defending the constitution before the u.s. security and i'll tell you i'm not going to be taking legaled vice from donald trump. >> ted cruz you used to say you supported doubling the number of green cards.

i saw you on the senate floor flip your vote on crop insurance because they told you it would help you in iowa. that is political calculation. >> this is entitle. -- you had your chance, mark and you blew it. >> we don't have to have refugees come to our country but all muslims? seriously. what kind of signal does that send. >> the guns don't pull the trigger it is the people and where he have to find out what's going on. >> if that is the case we're going to win every state if bernie sanders is the nominee. and i know been and i can promise you he's not going to be poft united states. >> you very kindly just a moment ago offered me the vp slot. i'll tell you what, if this all works out i'm happy to consider naming you as vp. >> i like that. i'd consider it. but i think aisle go back to building buildings if it doesn't work out.

question this early on. i was going to ask you the wake me up when the time came. >> he can laugh at himself. so who won seems to be right in line with the polls. trump was most discussed. followed by cruz, rubio, carson and christie. and while most candidates are if focusing on iowa it was new hampshire voters most engaged in the debate on facebook. bernie sanders home state of vermont, the second most. followed by south carolina, virginia and new jersey. iran was the most discussed issue. and check out the head lines in the new york daily news. drop dead ted and go back to canada with a unique statute of liberty salute there. they call that the single finger salute. developing overnight a houston attorney filed suit in

be disqualified because of his birth status. the suit alsos and supreme court to define and clarify the term natural born citizen. and cruz has responded saying i don't think there will be any standing for the lawsuit. and presidential front runner hillary clinton was on "the tonight show" last night. >> last time you were here with the second republican debate. and tonight is the ninth. and you are hear again. >> is that a coincide do you think? >> i think you are dodging watching the republican debates. >> i think nailed that. do you watch with bill? does he have a running commentary? >> we both do. >> you should have a drinking game. every time they say your name

>> it's fun. [ applause ] you know, i don't think i'd make it past the first half hour. >> she does get mentioned a lot. and on sunday it is a dpokt's turn to square ouch in charleston south carolina in their final debate. lester holt will be moderating. rene angelil's husband has died. the relationship turned romantic in 1987. they married in 1994 when he was 52 and she was just 26. angelil was first diagnosed with throat cancer in 1999. in 2014 deon took a leave of absence to care for him. celine announced he died thursday at their las vegas home.

and angelil has three children from previous relationships. rene angelil was 73. >> and hollywood is mourning alan rickman. nbc's harry smith will have a look back at his life and career later in the show. well the fbi says there is no indication the man who attempted to assassinate a philadelphia police officer was part of a terror cell. fbi director james coma said there don't appear to be any threat of violence against police relating to the january 7th ambush that severly injured officer hartnett. an anonymous tipster told police the shooter was part of a group that included three other people. something comey is calling garble. the pan's been charged with attempted murder but has not yet

hartnett was shot three times in the attack and continuing his recovery. aid from the state naurnl guard begins. protests erupted over the contaminated water. asking governor schneider to resign. meanwhile he's asking for aid from obama. possible assistance includes temporary housing and home repairs, as well as low cost loans that cover up insured property losses. schneider declared an emergency in flint earlier this month. we are learning more about video released yesterday of a judicial order of a chicago officer involved in a shooting in 2013. and some may find this video disturbing. it shows police chasing 17-year-old cedric chatman, suspected of stealing a car. one of the officers says he believed the teen had a gun in

part nears lives were in danger. chatman's family maintain he was unarmed and this iphone box was the only thing found of the scene. the independent review board found the officer was in compliance with department deadly force policy. a statement said the suspect turned with a dark object in his right hand causing one officer to open fire. going on to say an expert reports on the shooting to be justified. the family is filing a wrongful death lawsuit. >> now for this rare january hurricane. you heard me right. a hurricane. is there even name for this. >> >> no. like a blizzard in july. this has actually happened before. never had a blizzard in july before but this is the azoers

pacific. it is moving fast at 23 miles per hour. and will be in and out. now let's jump to the pacific and that storm equally as big in the gulf of alaska. this will effect areas of the west the next couple days. fast moving storm system moved in yesterday. thats moving out, still producing snow in the rockies and salt lake city. and even a little snow left in the central sierras. those warnings will be ending throughout the morning and then the next storm throughout late today that will begin along the coast with a warm front and eventually we'll see even more of that rain into saturday. so that stormy weather pattern continues and the heaviest rains will be on saturday. looks like a northern california maybe enough to get flash flooding. now a look at your local forecast. we are watching temperatures that are going around 50 to about 60 degrees from san

cool in the northwest but temperatures won't be overly cold, even in the northern rockies. so nod a bad day. clearing out and saturday is a stormy day in the west. >> thank you bill. >> one of those powerball winners has come forward. details on that nextouths often need a helping hand. after brushing, listerine total care helps prevent cavities, strengthens teeth and restores tooth enamel. it's an easy way to give listerine total care to the total family. listerine total care. one bottle, six benefits. power to your mouth . and for kids starting at age six, listerine smart rinse delivers extra cavity protection after brushing. jay knows how to keep his wheels spinning. nice shorts, dad... this is what the pros wear. uhhh... that's why he starts his day with those two scoops in heart healthy kellogg's raisin bran. ready to eat my dust? too bad i already filled up on raisins.

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leading the news on nbcnews.com, new stephen hawking hypothesis. black holes have hair. this could mean that not everything sucked into black holes is lost forever as predicted by bill karins. >> um-hmm. >> and amazon is dropping prime price to $73 for the weekend. to celebrate two big golden globe wins. the streaming service is it in competition with netflix, hulu and hbo of course. amazon already has the 40 million users in the u.s. alone. he was a beloved presence who balanced love of the stage with the biggest of o hollywood block busters. british actor alan rickman has died after a battle with cancer. harry smith looks back at some favorite moments from his

>> "i can teach you how to dewitch the mind and ensnare the senses". >> it is impossible to madge professor snape as any other than he? he found joy in malevolence. >> i'm going cut your heart out with a spoon. >> an actor with a voice that matched the venom of his dialogue. >> but even rickman was in on the joke. >> wax on, wax off. >> villains and foils never get top billing. >> you were never serious -- >> but he was also a romantic lead. >> thank you so much colonel. >> remember "sense and sensibility" and "love actually".

>> the boss who fouls for the actress temptll tres. temptress. tribute ho tow good an actor he truly was. harry smith, nbc news new york. >> vice president joe biden heads to university of pennsylvania to participate in a round table discussion on cancer. his son died of cancer last year. i'm shannon mulaire. thanks for watching "early today."