. multiple manhunts are taking place in three states for a suspect involved in attacking police officers, including one cop killer. a shocking scene of a knife wielding 14-year-old moments before on campus, a police officer opposite fire in front of other classmates. an arctic blast is about to take over parts of the united states, including a polar vortex into next week. a mysterious method used by car thieves. "early today" starts right now. thank you for being with you this morning. i'm francesrivera. >> i'm ayman mohyeldin.

georgia after one police officer was killed and another critically wounded near the georgia state university campus. within the last few hours, police released this wanted poster, offering a $30,000 reward to help cap closure the suspected gunman. suspected gunman. suspected gun. kerry sanders has this >> reporter: an urgent manhunt under way in america's georgia. a suspect well inbred, accused of shooting two police officers. >> this is a very dangerous individual. we need to have him off >> reporter: 9:40 a.m. the officers responding to a domestic dispute at an apartment complex when shots were fired t. officers hit and littleerick took off. nearby golf course and area universities on lock down. a digital message sent to those on campus, please secure all doors and windows. >> within minutes of the call, our campus was on lockdown. >> reporter: killed officer

other officer, four-year veteran jody smith with the university police department fighting for his life. th has been[; a deadly year for law enforcement. 63 officers shot and killed in the line of duty a. ?6e366% ince over last year. the top five mo deadly for those w wear blue. >> that was nbc's kerry sanders reporting. this morning, there are two other manhunts under way in parts of the country. in colombia, south carolina, police tweeted this photo suspect after he stabbed a female officer multiple times outside a wal-mart. the officer is if stable condition and was treated at the scene. officials are urging the public to dial 911 if they can identify the suspect. and in chance city, authorities have released this under surveillance video, hoping it will lead to the arrest of a gunman who ambushed an off duty officer. the officer was working security for a church sitting in his own car when the suspect walked up to him and began firing.

suspect remainstlarge. john glenn the first american to orbit the earth has been hospitalized in his home state of ohio. he was admitted more than a week ago. the 95-year-old former marine and senator suffered a stroke two years ago after having heart valve replacement surgery. it's not clear what caused him to be taken to the hospital at the ohio university. he does not necessarily have cancer, according to a spokesman. a teenager is in critical conditioft investigate a high school shooting this dramatic video shows the teen waving two large knives and lunging at a crowd of students. the second photo shows the 14-year-old on the ground clutching his neck. he was shot by a campus police officer t. student was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition. police say he got into a fight with a classmate wednesday and began threatening other students with a knife. there are no ought injuries.

>> it's terrifying to think we drop our kids off so somebody else can teach them and somebody can walk on to campus and hurt our kid. >> police are in the process of interviewing 40 eyewitness, all of them students. classes will resume this morning with counsellors on hand. the school officer will be placed on administrative leave. sticking to topics. donald trump issued a harsh critique to a single american, even twitter. he blasted a union leader questioned the number of js trump saved. number of jobs ump sad. jobs trump saved. . e man at the center of trump's criticism appeared on msnbc shortly after trump plasted him on social media. >> i'm not b >> i'm not bothered by it by no means.

he's wrong. i'm right. he wants to keep on tweeting, i'll keep on responding. >> it's been a busy 24 hours for trump after being named "time's" person of the year. he made another series of cabinet picks. his pick versus a combined wealth total of about $14 billion. but it's one pick, in particular, giving democrats some grief as my colleaguele >> reporter: with the transition clock ticking, more picks for the president-elect, including as head of the e the man who's currently suing it over power plant emissions regulations. a top transition source tells nbc news, scott pruett has been picked to lead that agency with pushback already from those who fear he'll keep fighting to dismantle president obama's climate change initiatives. less controversy surround another selection. transition sources tell nbc

will be tapped to head homeland security. kelly spent four decades in the marine corps, ultimately leading u.s. 7 command. his son, who also served in the military was killed in 2010 in afghanistan to lead the small business administration? former wwe head linda mcmann. >> are you right. she scared. >> reporter: though trump's wreck-a-lo-mania days behind him. adding to it an administration filled with multi-million on including mcmann and former generals, including kelly. >> i know more about isis than the generals do, believe me. >> reporter: now, he's relying on them to film key roles. three so far with more in the mix. president bush had four. president obama five. both men have been named "time" imagination's person of the year. so was trump, four years after calling his candidacy a meltdown, a total meltdown, now

on the "today" show, trump pressed on why he is now sharing he sold all his stocks this summer. >> i don't think it's appropriate for me to be owning stocks when i'm making deals for this country that maybe will fe one company positively and one cpany negatively. >> our thanks, to nbc's halle jackson for that report. now an update for you on the nnessee wildfires that killed 14 people last week. two juveniles have now been arrested forring a gra rate isse in that deadly fire. authorities say t that additional charges are possible. the fire damaged over 1,700 struures and scorched more than 17,000 acres. firefighters are still worng to contain some othe fires. new details this morni on the oakndarehouse fire t took 36 lives. we are now learng no city building inspectors have been in the building itself in the last 30 years, believe it or not, according to oakland's city and planning director.

fire the city was investigating warehouse safety cplaints but an inspector had not yet entered the building for examination. and it is unclear whether the city holds fire inspection reports on that particular rehouse. well, i hopou areeady for this an arctic plast is about to plank ate big part of the occution. >> that may include the return of rememr this term the dreaded polar vortex. nbc's kevin tibbles has the chilling details. >> reporter: a treacherous trek across the plains. a second day morning commute in grand forks, north.com, closing many schools. a snow smothered front door makes for a precarious trip outside. more snow in the forecast for idaho, too. some 40 accidents blamed on old man winter. a 23 degrees drop in truth, down 20 degrees in denver and 13 in chicago. >> i was not prepared for this i just bought these gloves five minutes ago. >> this week's big chill can be

can plunge much of the count in an even deeper freeze by next week. ken tibbles, nbc news, chicago. >> wow. are you going to be ready for this? let's check in with c bill karins t. winter snowstorm expeed next week t. plus side, though, for the holidays. >> it gets everyone in the spirit, the mood, right. the kids want it. they want the white christmas. you'd rether the snow than a negative 23 wind chill n. denver aat decrease is on the move. temperatures and wind chills in the 20s. the wind chills in the single

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>> reporter: in california, this suspect is using a mystery device to break into this suv, stealing a expensive bike. in seattle, another suspect holding his backpack close to the car door, boom, he's in. it's happening across the country. but now, officials at the national insurance crime bureau say they may have solved the mystery. this device that fits in a small pag could be what thieves are using, showing us how it works.

we will demonstrate this. be i the way, this is a two-person job. because the device comes in two different pieces. your piece, my piece. my producer gi ovana will play the victim. any of you that park at a big parking lot. here's what happens, you and i will play the suspect, we would be in the parking lot talking amongst ourselves, nothing suspicious. meanwhile, you would park your car. >> getting out of my car, locking my door like i normally would and walking away. >>t suspects trailing behind her with the device, cloning the signal of her car's key fob in just second. >> here i got the green light. i got a signal for the fob, i'm backing off. >> his device sends a signal for my smaller device. this is basically the keys of the car. remember the door is completely locked. when i hold this up to the door, i open the door right up. that's not all. with this device i just started the car.

car driving away within seconds all because of this little device. it's terrifying how fast this is. it's not just this car. our experts using the device to break in and start 17 different makes and models. the alliance of automobile manufacturers telling nbc news, automakers very working on multiple fronts to address security and enhance it. calming it a top priority. so what can we do? >> park in a ced lessens the chance, if you see somebody suspicious have second thoughts and maybe alert police. >> reporter: a new warning just in time for your holiday shopping. jeff rossen, nbc news, chicago. >> wow. it's a mysterious device. >> top stories ahead, including a bodle flip competition for lebron. you are watching "early today."

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