making news in america this morning, political punches. the attacks between donald trump and hillary clinton getting personal. what some are calling a vicious verbal attack from the public front-runner, the overnight comment causing a new firestorm. we're live in washington. severe storm on this first full day of winter. heavy snow and gusty winds causing damage as millions get set to hit the road for the holiday. where it's all heading. historic landing. the towards space travel, the accomplishment. video of their kids and reaction to old saint nick going

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 blunt response from the clinton camp to his demand for an apology. >> abc's kenneth moton is covering it all in washington live. good morning, kenneth. >> reporter: good morning, reena and kendis. yes, this is definitely not the first time 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 her loss to president obama. >> she was favored to win and she got [ bleep ]. she lost. report trump called her out for take agent bathroom break during the debate. >> i know where she went. it's disgusting.

attack sparked by this claim from clinton. >> he is becoming isis' best recruiter. 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 it. >> isis is pointing to them on social media. known sympathizers are linking to the remarks he 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, clinton got creative. >> together they thought with great grinchy zeal. >> reporter: releasing this just in time for christmas featuring grinches in gopville. >> we'll send them back to gopville where they all belong. >> reporter: clinton's compare chair went on a rant saying she

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 some major changes. reena and kendis. >> with another rally today, we'll see if she reacts. thank you. we move on to deadly attack in afghanistan. 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 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. investigators say she was feeling stress over trying to find a place to park her car and sleep before mowing down pedestrians. abc's kayna whitworth has more from las vegas. >> reporter: terror on the

silver oldsmobile runs rampant over crowded sidewalks. >> at least 20 people were ran over. >> reporter: 24-year-old lakeisha holloway with her 3-year-old daughter in the backseat intentionally slammed her car into dozens of bystanders. injuring more than 30. killing jessica valenzuela. police believe she was previously living in oregon. in 2012 she was featured in a video that helps at risk youth there. >> reporter: police believe she drove from oregon to las vegas where she had been living 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 developing overnight in the case of a woman who died while in houston police custody. a grand jury has decided against any dimes 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 had hanged

say there's more to the story. the grand jury still has to consider whether to indict the state trooper in the case. enrique marquez has been denied bail. a federal judge ruled marquez was a danger to the community and should remain behind 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. 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 denver 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 oregon and southwest oregon. high winds and heavy rains yesterday in and around portland, downed trees and power lines with wind gusts approaching 60 miles an hour.

look shows the whole story, the storm system eye ssentially a solid wall, 800 miles long. pushing its way into the west coast. the higher elevations in the cascades and sierra nevadas to the northern rockies will likely measure snow by the foot through midweek. 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 with the due date sometime next summer. >> the new baby will join big sister, 15-month-old charlotte, hillary clinton tweeted that she and bill couldn't be happier to be grandparents. golf is always part of president obama's vacations. he's finishing up a round in hawaii and i'd say in a memorable way. [ cheers and applause ] >> that would be the president chipping in from about 40 feet

he tipped his hat to onlookers saw it. we don't know what the score -- the final one that the president got. nevertheless, it was a strong finish, wouldn't you say? hawaii. well. >> true. still ahead. chipotle. sky high scare. seaworld. what went wrong. a car chase and crash. officers shot when she see who

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checking our top story, donald trump getting personal against hillary clinton last night calling her debate -- bathroom break disgusting and using a vulgar term when mentioning her defeat against president obama in 2008. six american service members killed by a suicide bomber including a new york city police detective serving with the air national guard in afghanistan. severe weather in the northwest is set to foil plans 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 nation with severe storms in the south and rain all the way through new england. and on. okay, he said it over and over and over again, steve

announcing the wrong miss universe winner. >> yeah, he's saying he's quoting justin bieber and saying sorry. a report says harvey actually skipped some of the pageant's rehearsals in particular, the part about announcing the winner, uh-oh. abc's david wright breaks it down. >> miss universe, 2015 is -- >> reporter: in the history of beauty pageants. >> colombia. >> reporter: 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. >> i will take responsibility for this. it was my mistake. still a great night. >> reporter: a great night for one of them.

>> when i said the winner of miss universe 2015 instead of saying first runner-up i read the name on the cord. >> reporter: and miss universe, both of them did what beauty contestants do. >> everything happens for a reason. >> reporter: they made a bid for world peace. >> it's a very nontraditional crowning, isn't it? >> yes, very, very 2015. >> reporter: david wright, abc news, new york. >> say 2015 because then you have social media to rehash it the next couple days, right? >> with all the memes that have taken place. i should point out harvey apologized and apologized on twitter. all throughout the day after these moments and he felt bad. >> i give it to the ladies because miss philippines really handled it with such dignity and grace and so did miss colombia. if you put that crown on my head i ain't giving that one back. >> you would have walked away with it. >> burger king saying they will never take your crown away. >> that's what's making news