bazi kanani/abc news washington. this afternoon, federal prosecutors charged this man in connection with the san bernardino massacre. enrique marquez is charged with conspiring with syed farook to commit terrorism. marquez illegally bought the assault rifles farook and his wife used to kill 14 people earlier this month. a rash of email and phone threats of violence hit schools from new jersey to florida to texas today, but most were deemed to be hoaxes. but two suburban indianapolis school districts shut down due to media. police say they arrested two male students overnight for making death threats against classmates at danville community high school. one is a senior and the other is a freshman. school officials across the country are on heightened alert after the deadly attacks in san bernardino. on tuesday, los angeles shut down schools over emailed threats that were later deemed a hoax. family and friends for a waterloo teen will hold a candlelight vigil tonight to honor his life. authorities found moe sed's body

abc' s bazi kanani has some of the gop debate highlights. bazi: this time, jeb bush came out swinging at front runner donald trump area mr. bush: he' s a chaos candidate. he would be a chaos president. m unhinged, he said s it' s been a total disaster and nobody cares. bazi: in the fifth gop debate, fierce attacks from bush and rand paul. sen. paul: is donald trump a serious candidate jacob -- a serious candidate ? bazi: the billionaire businessman refusing to back down from his controversial proposal to ban muslims from entering the u.s. mr. trump: we' re not talking about religion. we' re talking about security. our country is out of control. bazi: texas senator ted cruz rising in the polls, still shying away from attacks on trump. instead taking on fellow senator marco rubio. sen. cruz: for marco to suggest that our record is the same is like suggesting that the fireman and the arsonist have the same plan because they were at the same fire. bazi: rubio challenging cruz for his positions on nsa surveillance and immigration. sen. rubio: does

abc's bazi kanani reports. the bernie sanders campaign... responding swiftly. firing a campaign operative accused of a data breach: peeking past a temporarily failed firewall in a democratic national committee server to confidential voter database. jeff weaver, sanders campaign manager: "that behavior is unacceptable to the sanders campaign and we fired the staffer immediately and made certain that any information obtained is not utilized" but there could be much bigger consequences for sanders' campaign. already, the d-n-c has temporarily suspended the campaign's access to the party's crucial voter file while it investigates. the issue... a possible distraction just one day before sanders, clinton, and martin omalley face off in their third debate on abc. the sanders' campaign is blaming the dnc's software vendor for the glitch that caused the firewall to fail. "we are running a clean campaign, we are gonna beat secretary clinton and everybody else in this campaign on the issues, we don't need dirty tricks. that's not how we run things here." hillary clinton's

bazi kanani, abc news washington. erika: peyton manning lashing out denying claims he obtained , performance-enhancing drugs. >> disgusted is how i feel. erika: the broncos qb now threatening to sue, calling the al jazeera report quote "completely fabricated, complete trash" and "garbage." the report is based on secret recordings made by a former intern at an indianapolis anti-aging institute. that intern now says the others were made up. doug: firefighters in california making huge gains in the battle it' s now 75% contained. the fire broke out friday night north of ventura, when high winds brought down power lines ignited an oil field. at its peak, the flames closed a 15-mile stretch of a major six-lane freeway. crews hope to have the wildfire fully contained by tomorrow. here we go boston' s first ice , sculpture of the season making this year' s display: myrtle the turtle, the new england s most well-known creature. t don' t know her, myrtle is a 560 pound green sea turtle who lives in s four story giant ocean tan

abc's bazi kanani is in washington with the latest. good afternoon. so far hillary clinton seems to be shrugging off trump's latest attack, though voters-- especially women-- will not. script: (nats) to an enthusiastic crowd in grand rapids, michigan... fiercest attack yet sot (trump) using a sexually describe how she got beaten by barack obama in 2008. sot (trump) she was favored to win and she got (beep). she lost, i mean she lost. criticizing clinton for taking a bathroom break during her last debate. sot (trump) i know where she went. it's disgusting. mocking the comment from clinton that sparked sot (trump) donald trump is on video and isis is using the video to recruit. and it turned out to be a lie. she's a liar. clinton to apologize for the isis claim... but clinton's campaign says pointing to evidence social media... a video. apology from sot (trump) she got (beep) a brand new poll shows half of americans say they'd be embarrassed if trump were the same poll shows trump may need to take aim at a new target: senator ted cruz catching up... now

bazi kanani tag the new "bulletin" will be in effect for 6 months. it also warns of the backlash against muslim and arab americans... saying there is heightened concern about threats and violence directed toward them. stephanie the judge declared a mistrial in the case of baltimore police officer william porter. he was the first gray's death. the mistrial came after jurors said they were deadlocked and unable to reach a unanimous verdict on any of the four charges against porter, including involuntary manslaughter. five other officers still face charges in gray's april death. he died from injuries while he was in police custody. protesters are starting to gather now in baltimore... this is a live look right now. law enforcement officers from across the state are strategically placed across that city in case big riots break out as they did after gray's funeral. baltimore's police commissioner says law enforcement is prepared, but he hopes all those extra officers are not needed. prosecution and defense attorneys were instructed by the judge to appear

bazi kanani, abc news, washington." nikki: brad: weather adlib: more messy weather is coming our way in the days to come. look for mainly cloudy skies through saturday with a chance for some light rain showers to develop late tonight into saturday. our temperatures will be just barely warm enough to keep things see some light freezing rain or snow/sleet through saturday morning. temperatures saturday should reach the mid to upper 30s in most of central iowa, but the clouds will be thick all day with even some fog possible. steadier rain will be likely for se iowa saturday afternoon into the evening with a heading into missouri. sunday will a drier, colder and windier day with nne winds picking up to 20-30+ mph. this will create wind chills in the 10s most of the day. and the winter fun has just begun because monday we are looking at another significant storm system that is likely to bring us a mixed bag of with the bulk of it likely being snow. however, there could also be some freezing rain and sleet mixing in with it,

bazi kanani, abc news, washington shelley: stocks closed lower today than where they opened on monday. investors had been enthusiastic about the federal reserve' s decision to raise interest rates, but that excitement faded today. the biggest losses were in banks and technology companies. tom: a postal worker from plainfield is facing a felony charge after police say she was caught on camera opening mail and pocketing cash. police started investigating when they got complaints that mail had been tampered with. they set up surveillance cameras in the meriden post office, and say they caught kim smith opening envelopes, taking out cash and gift cards, then using a glue stick to re-seal the envelope. >> the minute she puts them on the table, she starts going through and pulling out pieces of mail and holding up to the light or feeling it with her fingers manipulating it with her fingers. when i think of stealing money cards and birthday cards i see nothing but evil. 7:51. tom: the police chief says smith is a part-time flexible employee meaning she travels from one post office to the nex

we get the details from abc's bazi kanani. >> no justice. >> no peace. >> reporter: a new round of protests in baltimore, deputies forming a line around the courthouse after a judge declares a mistrial in the case of the first police officer, tried in the death of freddie gray. >> this is about saving black lives. >> reporter: jurors told the judge they were deadlocked but ordered them to continue deliberations yesterday. they still could make no progress toward a verdict on any of the four charges against officer william porter for the death of 25-year-old gray. gray died after suffering a severe spinal injury in police custody back in april. his death sparking weeks of violent protests. prosecutors say porter refused to put his seat belt on gray when he was transported in the back of this police van and ignored gray's repeated requests for medical help. >> i hope that we do get a conviction somewhere because freddie is dead and someone needs to be convicted. >> reporter: whether prosecutors will force porter to take the stand again in a retrial is not yet known. some legal analysts specul

abc's bazi kanani has more. >> reporter: a new round of protests in baltimore. deputies forming a line around the courthouse, after a judge declares a mistrial in the case of the first police officer tried in the death of freddie gray. >> obviously, the legal process is flawed. this is about saving black lives. >> reporter: jurors told the judge they were deadlocked but he ordered them to continue deliberations. and they still could make no progress on a verdict on any of the four charges again officer william porter for the death of 25-year-old gray. gray died after suffering a spinal injury in police custody in april. his death parking weeks of violent protests. prosecutors say porter refused to put a seat belt on gray, when he was transported in the back of this police van and ignored gray's requests for medical help. >> i hope we do get a conviction somewhere because freddie is dead. >> reporter: whether prosecutors will force porter to take the stand again in a retrial is not known. some analysts speculate porter might be given immunity for his testimony ag

abc's bazi kanani has more. to an enthusiastic crowd in grand rapids, michigan... trump unleashed his fiercest attack yet on hillary clinton. sot she's terrible. using a sexually derogatory term to describe how she got beaten by barack obama in 2008. sot she was favored to win and she got . she lost, i mean she lost.criticizing clinton for taking a bathroom break during her last debate. sot i know where she went. is disguing. ttt sparked his fury. sot donald trump is on video and isis is using the video to recruit. and it turned out to be a lie. she's a liar. trump is calling on clinton to apologize for the isis claim... but clinton's campaign says quote-- hell no. pointi to evidence that isis has mentioned trump on social media... though still uuble to provide proof of a vivieo. and what about an apology from trump? sot she got a brand new quinnipiac university poll shows half of americans say they'd be barrassed if trump were president. the same poll shows trump may need to take aim at a new target: senator ted cruz catching up... now just four points behind trum

abc's bazi kanani has more from their last debate of 2015. this time, jeb bush came out swinging at frontrunner donald trump. he's a chaos candidate. he would be a chaos president. trump sot jeb doesn't really believe i'm unhinged.. he said that very simple because he's failed in this campaign. it's been a total disaster and nobody cares in the fifth gop debate... trump on the defensive-- facing fierce attacks from bush and rand paul. this is another show that trump is not a serious candidate. shrugsthe billionaire businessman... refusing to back down from his controversial proposal to ban muslims from entering the u-s. religion. we're talking about security. our country is out of control. texas senator ted cruz-- rising in the polls-- still shying away from attacks on trump. instead... taking on fellow senator marco rubio. for marco to suggest that our record is the same is like suggesting that the fireman and the arsonist have the same plan because they were at the same fire. rubio challenging cruz for his positions on nsa surveillance and

abc' s bazi kanani has the latest. bazi: the christmas day cleanup after rare december tornadoes. gwendolyn jones and her granddaughter lost their home in holly springs, mississippi. at least 11 others lost their lives as tornadoes barreled through. the communities coming together donations pouring into the warehouse. >> christmas, whether i have presence or not, that will not change christmas for me. bazi: forced evacuations. >> we woke up to the civil defense telling us we had 20 minutes to leave our home. bazi: mudslides stalled traffic. >> it is dangerous. people get crazy when you get to an exit. snow snarls the commute in other places. >> it is like we will never get back. bazi: no white christmas along the east coast. >> loving it. everyone should have a hot holiday. i am fine here. bazi: on christmas morning here, the monument snuggled in a antoinette: boston police detectives will get significant raises. an arbitrator has ordered the city to boost their pay by more than 28% over six years. million. union leaders called it a fair deal. mayor marty walsh says he is disappoi

now as bazi kanani reports clinton is firing back. bazi: donald trump unleashed his clinton. using a sexually derogatory term by barack obama. >> she she lost. bazi: criticizing hillary clinton for taking a bathroom break. that sparked his fury. >> isis is using him on the video to recruit. it turned out to be a lie. donald trump is calling on clinton to apologize for the claim. bazi: a poll shows half americans say they would be president. he may need to take aim at senator ted cruz, catching up, just four points behind tromp. they did say the degrading language humiliates all women. met with the judges. he was convicted in the 2013 murder of colleen ritzer. he faces life in prison, but could be eligible for parole after 15 years because he was a juvenile at the time. the hunt for a wealthy teen on five. track cam down. emily: several new illnesses being linked to chipotle mexican restaurant. what makes these new cases different from the others. raining now, but another round on the way. the timeline on that and the record highs in the forecast ahead. erika: a new study hopi

abc's bazi kanani is in washington with more. "==bazi on cam intro== the washington post says the cartoon was posted witut an editor's approval, but ted cruz says it is proof of media bias. script: ted cruz now hitting back... after the washington post ran this editorial cartoon online depicting cruz's two daughters as trained monkeys. (sot cruz) "not much ticks me off, but making fun of my girls, that will do it." thoonist was critizing cruz for this christmas- themed political ad. (nats holiday ad) "the grinch who lost her emails" the candidate... enlisting his young girls in an attack on hillary clinton. (nats holiday ad. girl reads) own server and nobody w w whe wiser." (cruz) in kindergarten we learn you don't hit girls. it's not complicated. don't make fun of a five year old girl and seven year old girl. backing him up. (gfx) on twitter, marco "disgusting." and jeb bush defended cruz on fox news. (sot trump) it's one thing to talk about your children, but it's another the depicted. this is absolutely cruz is right to be e th

abc's bazi kanani is live in washington d. c. with more. >> reporter: good afternoon, the dnc says the data breach happened wednesday morning, and it is still investigating. the matter could deal a major blow to the sanders campaign. >> the bernie sanders campaign responding swiftly firing a campaign operative accused of a data breach peeking past a temporarily failed firewall in a democratic national server to look at rival hillary clinton's confidential voter database. a sanders spokesman says that behavior is unacceptable, and that staffer was immediately campaign. already the dnc has temporarily suspended the campaign's access to the party's crucial voter file while it investigates. the issue, a possible distraction just one day before sanders, clinton and martin third debate. >> bernie sanders' campaign could be looking at the internal play week, the raw data the hillary clinton campaign is using. >> the sanders campaign is blaming the software vendor for the glitch that caused the firewall to fail and that staffer who was f

abc's bazi kanani has the latest. the christmas day cleanup-- after a series of rare december tornadoes from arkansas to michigan. (nats/sot) "monster tornado" gwendolyn jones and her granddaughter lost their home in holly springs, mississippi. at least 11 others lost their lives... as more than 24 reported tornadoes barreled through this week. (nats tornado) those communities, now coming together on the holiday-- donations pouring into this ?warehouse-- for families like the joneses. (sot jones) "christmas will still be christmas, whether i have presents or not. that's not gonna change christhe flood watches continue on this holiday for parts of the south. minutes to leave our homes. a mudslide after the heavy rains stalled christmas eve traffic on a main highway in dekalb county, georgia. (sot from new wsfloodingga) "it's dangerous out here. people get kinda crazy when you get to an exit." for drivers in omaha and other this is insane. it's like i'm never going to get there. no white christmas along the east coast t

abc's bazi kanani has a look at what travelers are facing this holiday season. ===take pkg== on the roads... and in the air... (gfx) more than 100-million americans are traveling for the holidays... and, as usual: (sot series) man: flight's delayed woman: delayed the airlines... expected 3 percent increase in travelers this holiday season. even worse in chicago: an 8 percent jump in traffic at o'hare. (sot) i think i've never seen lines like this in all my years coming to o'hare. the longest delays today, at hartsfield-jackson in atlanta: more than two hours for incoming flights. (nats music) in denver, some holiday music is helping to soothe... and in some airports this season--there's a furry perk for frazzled travelers. (sot helfman) i was very angry after her flight was canceled, julia helfman was comforted by these volunteer greeters. (sot helfman) stress just going away every time i pet her there's more good news if you're flying on this christmas eve. a big improvement over wednesday when rain and fog doubled the daily average (gfx) of delays and cancelat

abc's bazi kanani has more from washington " just days after announcing impressive fundraising numbers at the year's end, a shake-up in the ben carson campaign. three top aides are resigning... frustrated by the actions of carson's powerful business manager. now-former campaign manager barry bennett tells abc news he still believes in the candidate, but says quote-- "i can play amateur politics at home with my 9- year-old. i don't need to do it at the professional level." (nats jeb bush rally) the year ends with a blunder for jeb bush, after last night's rally in south carolina. a reporter asked him about the police shooting of 12- year-old tamir rice. (sot bush) bush: i think that chicago has a lot of work to do to rebuild trust. the level of violence is abhorrent. abc q: that happened in cleveland. bush: oh i'm sorry. my bad. (nats sanders rally) the only presidential candidate on the sanders is in iowa... announcing a new campaign fundraising record: more than 2-point-3 million donations. (sot sanders) "that is more individual contributions that any campaign in the history of the un

abc's bazi kanani has the latest. just days after announcing impressive fundraising numbers at the year's end, a shake-up in the ben carson campaign. three top aides are resigning... frustrated by the actions of carson's powerful business manager. now-former campaign manager barry bennett tells abc news he still believes in the candidate, but says quote-- "i can play amateur politics at home with my 9-year-old. i don't need to do it at the professional level." (nats jeb bush rally) the year ends with a blunder for jeb bush, after last night's rally in south carolina. a reporter asked him about the police shooting of 12-year- old tamir rice. (sot bush) bush: i think that chicago has a lot of work to do to rebuild trust. the level of violence is my bad. (nats sanders rally) the only presidential candidate on the trail on this new year's eve-- bernie sanders is in (sot sanders) "that is more any campaign in the history of the united states of america." sanders is still trailing hillary clinton in the polls... but staying

eve is a busy day at airports around the country, and the airlines are s high number of abc' s bazi kanani has a look at bazi: on the road and in the air, more than 100 million americans traveling this holiday and as usual -- trying to keep up with record travelers, this holiday season. in 8% jump in air traffic at o' hare at port in chicago. >> this is the worst i' ve ever seen at o' hare air or. bazi: more than two hours for incoming flights in atlanta. in denver, holiday music is helping to, and there is a perk for frazzled travelers. >> i was very angry and upset. that is when i started to cry. bazi: she was comforted by these volunteer greeters. there is more good news if you are flying this christmas eve. a big improvement on wednesday s biggest hobs. this is also a better day for the 90 million americans traveling by car. weather and fresh snow are the biggest obstacles, traffic is far more manageable. according to one traffic act, the best time to return from christmas vacation is december 28, and as usual, most of us will have to pack some patience for the holiday journey. abc new

abc's bazi kanani has the latest from washington. senator ted cruz... turns an alleged insult into ammunition. the washington post took down depicted cruz's two daughters as trained monkeys... but not before cruz forwarded it to supporters in a fundraising appeal. (sot cruz) "folks want to attack me, knock yourself out. that's part of the process. i signed up for that. that's fine, but my girls didn't sign up for that," cruz calls the cartoon proof of the liberal media's desperation to attack him. an editor at the washington post said he does not agree with the cartoonist that cruz's children are fair game for media scrutiny because cruz featured them in this christmas-themed campaign ad. (nats from the ad) also defending against a controversial attack: hillary clinton... after donald trump used a sexually derogatory term to describe her election loss in 2008. (trump) she was favored to win and she got (beep). she lost, i mean she lost. (nats clinton rally) rallying in iowa, clinton called the republican frontrunner a bully. (clinton) you're looking at

they say a major newspaper crossed the line with an s children as trained abc' s bazi kanani is in washington with more. bazi: ted cruz now hitting back after "the washington post" ran this editorial cartoon online depicting cruz' s two daughters as trained monkeys. >> not much ticks me off, but making fun of my girls, that will do it. bazi: the cartoonist was critizing cruz for this christmas-themed political ad, the grinch who lost her emails, the candidate enlisting his young girls in an attack on hillary clinton. >> i know just what i' ll do, she said with a snicker. i will use my own server and nobody will be the wiser. >> all of us learned in kindergarten do not hit little girls. it is not complicated. don' t make fun of a 5-year-old girl and 7-year-old girl. >> bazi: cruz' s gop rivals are backing him up. on twitter, marco rubio called both donald trump and jeb bush defended cruz on fox news. >> it' s one thing to talk about your children, but it' s another thing the way they were to pick did. >> this is off and ted cruz is right to be outraged. bazi: " down the controversial cartoon,

a-b-c's bazi kanani is in washington with the latest. senator ted cruz... turns an alleged insult into ammunition. the washington post took down the editorial cartoon that depicted cruz's two daughters as trained monkeys... but not before cruz forwarded it to supporters in a fundraising appeal. "folks want to attack me, knock yourself out. that's part of the process. i signed up for that. that's fine, but my girls didn't sign up for that," cruz calls the cartoon proof of the liberal media's desperation to attack him. an editor at the washington post said he does not agree with the cartoonist that cruz's children are fair game for media scrutiny because cruz featured them campaign ad. also defending against a controversial attack: hillary clinton... after donald trump used a sexually derogatory term to describe her election loss in 2008. she was favored to win and she got . she lost, i mean she lost. rallying in iowa, clinton called the republican frontrunner a bully. you're looking at somebody who's had a lot of terrible things to say about me depite contro

abc's bazi kanani is in washington with the latest "donald trump... now going after not just one clinton-- but two. tweeting: (gfx) "if hillary thinks she can unleash her husband, with his terrible record of women abuse, while playing the women's card on me, she's wrong!" clinton's old scandals... after hilllly clinton accused trump of sexism in an terview last week.neither clinton has not responded directly to trump's new threats, (gfx) but hillary clinton has repost this video of her take on trump. sot - hillary clinton / (d) presidential candidate "we shouldn't let anybody bully his way into the presidency. republican rival carly fiorina briefly defended trump on fox news. sot - carly fiorina / (r) presidential candidate "yes, bill clinton is fafa game, but my point is, attacking bill clinton won't defeat hililry clinton. poll for trump's chief nemesis: (gfx) americans found the list of most the world. a spot shhas held 20 times! (gfx) with pope francis admired man in the world-- but in 1st ace-- by a wide margin-- is presesent barack obaba. primar

abc's bazi kanani has more on what presient obama is saying as christmas nears. " ahead of the busy holiday travel and san bernardino-- the president says americans are understandibly anxious. (president obama) what matters most to all of us is the safety of our friends, family and communities. after an update from his national security team at the nation's counterterrorism center in mcclean, virginia, president obama said there is still no credible and specific threat to the homeland... but acknowledged there remains a different type of threat: the one that led to this new "bulletin" just yesterday from the department of homeland security... warning of lone wolves, or "self- radicalized actors" who could strike "public events and places" with little e or no warning. (presisint obama) because they are smaller, they are harder to detect. but just as the threat evolves, so are we. a new abc news/washington post poll shows a majority of americans-- 77 percent-- are skeptical of the government's ability to prevent lone wolf attacks. today, as the president noted changes are being made to streng

abc's bazi kanani has her eye on the skies in washington, d.c. on the roads... and in the air... (gfx) more than 100-million americans are traveling for the holidays... and, as usual: (sot series) man: flight's delayed woman: delayed the airlines... trying to keep up (gfx) with an expected 3 percent increase in travelers this holiday season. even worse in chicago: an 8 percent jump in traffic at o'hare. (sot) i think i've never seen lines like this in all my years coming to o'hare. the longest delays today, at hartsfield-jackson in atlanta: more than two hours for incoming flights. (nats music) in denver, some holiday music is helping to soothe... and in some airports this season--there's a furry perk for frazzled travelers. (sot helfman) i was very angry and upset and i started to cry because i just wanted to see my grandparents and it's the holiday. after her flight was canceled, julia helfman was comforted by these volunteer greeters. (sot helfman) stress just going away every time i pet her there's more good news if christmas eve. a big improvement over wednesday when rain an

abc's bazi kanani has more on that story. "ted cruz now hitting back... after the washington post ran this editorial cartoon online depicting cruz's two daughters as trained monkeys. (sot cruz) "not much ticks me off, but making fun of my girls, that will do it." the cartoonist was critizing cruz for this christmas-themed political ad. (nats holiday ad) "the grinch who lost her emails" the candidate... enlisting his young girls in an attack on hillary clinton. (nats holiday ad. girl reads) "i know just what i'll do, she said with a snicker. i will use my own server and nobody will be the wiser." (cruz) in kindergarten we learn you don't hit girls. it's not complicated. don't make fun of a five year old girl and seven year old girl. cruz's gop rivals are backing him up. (gfx) on twitter, marco rubio called the cartoon "disgusting." both donald trump and jeb bush defended (sot trump) it's one thing to talk about your children, but it's another the way they were depicted. (sot bush) this is absolutely off limits. and ted cruz is right to be outraged the wash

abc's bazi kanani has the latest, from washington. ted cruz now hitting back... this editorial cartoon online depicting cruz's two daughters as trained monkeys. (sot cruz) "not much ticks me off, but making fun of my girls, that will do it." the cartoonist was critizing cruz for this christmas-themed political ad. (nats holiday ad) "the grinch who lost her emails" the candidate... enlisting his young girls in an attack on hillary clinton. (nats holiday ad. girl reads) "i know just what i'll do, she said with a snicker. i will use my own server and nobody will be the wiser." (cruz) in kindergarten we learn you don't hit girls. it's not complicated. don't make fun of a five year old girl and seven year old girl. cruz's gop rivals are backing him up. (gfx) on twitter, marco rubio called the cartoon "disgusting." both donald trump and jeb bush defended cruz on fox news. (sot trump) it's one thing to talk about your children, but it's another the way they were depicted. (sot bush) this is absolutely off limits. and ted cruz is right to be outraged the washington post

hillary clinton's campaign says donald trump used "disgusting sexist slurs" against her. " abc's bazi kanani is with the latest. " senator ted cruz... turns an alleged insult into ammunition. the washington post took down the editorial cartoon that depicted cruz's two daughters as trained monkeys... but not before cruz forwarded it to supporters in a fundraising appeal. (sot cruz) "folks want to attack me, knock yourself out. that's part of the process. i signed up for that. that's fine, but my girls didn't sign up for that," cruz calls the cartoon proof of the liberal media's desperation to attack him. an editor at the washington post said he does not agree with the cartoonist that cruz's children are fair game for media scrutiny because cruz featured them in this christmas- themed campaign ad. (nats from the ad) also defending against a controversial sexually derogatory term to describe her election loss in 2008. (trump) she was favored to win and she got (beep). she lost, i mean she lost. (nats clinton rally) rallying in iowa, clinton called the republican frontrunner a bully. (clinton) y

abc's bazi kanani is in washington with more. " the bernie sanders campaign... responding swiftly. firing a campaign operative accused of a data breach: peeking past a temporarily failed committee server to look at rival hillary clinton's confidential voter database. jeff weaver, sanders campaign manager: "that behavior is unacceptable to the sanders campaign and we fired the staffer immediately and made certain that any information obtained is not utilized" but there could be much bigger consequences for sanders' campaign. already, the d-n-c has temporarily suspended the campaign's access to the party's crucial voter file while it investigates. the issue... a possible distraction just one day before sanders, clinton, and martin omalley face off in their third debate on abc. the sanders' campaign is blaming the dnc's software vendor for the glitch that caused the firewall to fail. "we are running a clean campaign, we are gonna beat secretary clinton and everybody else in this campaign on the issues, we don't need dirty tricks. that's not how we run things here." hillary clinton's c

abc's bazi kanani has the latest. the christmas day cleanup-- after a series of rare december tornadoes from arkansas to michigan. (nats/sot) "monster tornado" gwendolyn jones and her granddaughter lost their home in holly springs, mississippi. at least 11 others lost their lives... as more than 24 reported tornadoes barreled through this week. (nats tornado) those communities, now coming together on the holiday-- donations pouring into this ?warehouse-- for families like the joneses. (sot jones) "christmas will still be christmas, whether i that's not gonna change christmas for me." (nats??) the flood watches continue on this holiday for parts of the south. in georgia and alabama-- forced evacuations. (sot) we woke up to civil rains stalled christmas eve traffic on a main highway in dekalb county, georgia. (sot from new wsfloodingga) parts of the midwest... it's snow snarling the commute. (sot) it's just impossible for me to get there. this is insane. it's like i'm never going to get there. no white christmas along t

abc's bazi kanani has the latest. " ahead of the busy holiday travel season-- and after the attacks in paris and san bernardino-- the president says americans are understandibly anxious. (president obama) what matters most to all of us is the safety and communities. after an update from his national security team at the nation's counterterrorism center in mcclean, virginia, president obama said there is still no credible and specific threat to the homeland... but acknowledged there remains a different type of threat: the one that led to this new "bulletin" just yesterday from the department of homeland security... warning of lone wolves, or "self- radicalized actors" who could strike "public events and places" with little or no warning. (president obama) because they are smaller, they are harder to detect. but just as the threat evolves, so are we. a new abc of americans-- 77 percent-- are skeptical of the government's ability to prevent lone wolf attacks. today, as the president noted changes are being made to strengthen the security of the visa waiver program-- some lawmakers on the

emily: abc' s bazi kanani tells us, as expected, frontrunner donald trump came under attack. but not from all of those candidates. out swinging at front-runner donald trump. >> he is a chaos candidate. and he would be a chaos candidate -- president. unhinged. nobody cares. bazi: in the fifth gop debate, trump on the offensive. >> is donald trump a serious candidate? bazi: the billionaire proposal to ban muslims from entering the u.s. >> we are not talking about religion, we are talking about security. bazi: texas senator ted cruz, rising in the polls, still shying away from attacking trump. >> for marco to suggest our record is the same is like suggesting the firemen and the arsonist have the same record because they are both at the scene of the fire. bazi: marco rubio challenging ted cruz. >> does ted cruz rule legalizing people who are in this country now? >> i have never supported legalization. bazi: and after the debate, a conciliatory tone from trump. >> i like jeb. i think jeb is a nice man. i really do. bazi: coming out of the debate, next up, the democrats debate agai

abc's bazi kanani has more, from the nation's capital. word pkg nats supporters) on the trail in iowa today, the hands of violent jihadist... convincing them that america is against muslims. the democratic frontrunner refusing to respond directly to trump's latest attack involving a sexually derogatory term to describe how she was beaten by barack obama in 2008. on the trail in iowa today, hillary clinton ignores donald trump to focus on the issues. (sot - clinton) we can do ?this other, insulting each other. the democratic frontrunner refusing to respond to trump's latest attack-- using a sexually derogatory term to describe how she was beaten by barack obama in 2008. (sot - trump) she was favored to win and she got (beep). debate. trump... now mocking that claim. (sot - trump) donald trump is a new quinnipiac university poll shows trump may need to the texas senator still careful not to criticize his g-o-p rival... when asked about trump's speak for himself. i am gonna speak for myself. but carly fiorina has a warning for trump. in a ra

abc's bazi kanani is in washington with the latest. " ood evening. trump hasn't had to spend much to get lots of air time, but with some polls showing other candidates gaining ground, the trump campaign isn't taking chances in these final weeks before the first primaries. script: donald trump announces via (gfx) twitter his first major advertising blitz in three early voting states, then, (gfx) pounces in a follow up tweet: "i have spent almost nothing on my run for president and am in 1st place. jeb bush has spent $59 million and done." bush, possibly arousing trump's anger when asked on fox news about trump's recent attacks on bill clinton. (sot bush) first of all, i think donald trump voted for him. he was a democrat during that time, supported hillary clinton's campaign, the clinton foundation. he musmore about once friendly with the clintons-- trump is now going after both. tweeting: "if hillary thinks she can unleash her husband, with his terrible record of women abuse, while playing the women's card on me, she's wrong!" (nats) in new hampshire

abc's bazi kanani has the latest. " prosecutors announce for the first time since bill cosby has been accused of drugging d assaulting dozens of women over decades: he will be arrestededn charges in one of those cases. (sot kevin steele) mr. cosby is charged with aggravated indecent assault. this is a felony of the first degree the decision to charge cosby... comes just one month before the statute of limitations would have expired in the case brought by andrea constand. the former temple university employee accuses cosby of pennsylvania mansion in 2004. (sot kevin steele) on two other occasions before this, he made two other advances that were rejected. that night, he offered he drugs so she couldn't move and committed aggravated indecent assault against her. years ago, when constand first reported the alleged assault, prosecutors decided there was not enough to evidence to pursue the case. she settled with cosby in civil court. prosecutors say they re-opened the criminal case based ononew evidence-- including incriminating statements cosby made in a thousand page deposition released

abc's bazi kanani has more. "(nats) donald trump usually prefers prime-time for his rallies, but was no less aggressive in a rare daytime ent in south carolina. (sot trump) we view this as war. don't we view this as war? trump recylcing his attack line against jeb bush... to strike at hillary clinton. declaring both "enemies." (sot trump) low-energy can be applied to hillary. i just elect to use the same thing twice on one of my enemies. i consider them enemies. (gfx) a turn-around from 2008 when trump wrote in a blog post that hillary clinton would make a "great president or vice (vo) but today: (sot trump) "hillary is a disaster. boo" and ump continues his attack on other clinton-- referring to old scandada-- as former president bill clinton prepares to campaign for hisiswife. (sot trump) the husband wants to come and accu me of things and the husband is one o the great abusers of the world. give me a break. hillary clinton is still refusing to respond directly to trump's taunts-- not even using his name. (sot

abc's bazi kanani is in washington with the latest. "(nats supporters) on the trail in iowa today, hillary clinton again says donald tmp's lauage is helping (sot - clinton) it plays into the hands of violent jihadist... the democratic frontrunner refusing to respond directly to trump's latest attack involving a sexually derogatory term to describe how she was beaten by barack obama in 2008. on the trail in iowa today, hillary clinton ignores donald trump to focus on the issues. (sot - clinton) we can do ?this if we stop fighting each other, insulting each other. the democratic frontrunner refusing to respond to trump's latest sexuallylyerogatory term to describe how she was beaten by barack obama in 2008. (sot - trump) she got (beep). she lost, i mean she lost. trump's fury... sparked by an unsupported claim clinton made in her last debate. trump... now mocking that claim. (sot - trump) donald trump is on video and isis is using the video to recruit. a new quinnipiac university poll shows trump may need to take aim at someone else: ted

abc's bazi kanani is in washington with the latest. "donald trump now blames the mainstream media for mischaracterizing the way he described hillary clinton's election loss in 2008. (trump) she was favored to win and she got (beep). she lost, i mean she lost. trump claims the term he used was "not vulgar"... (gfx) but hillary clinton's campaign calls it "degrading language" and "disgusting sexist slurs." rallying in iowa, clinton called the republican frontrunner a bully. (clinton) you're looking at somebody who's had a lot of terrible things to say about me stephanie/1shot: both trump and hillary are off the campaign trail for the holidays. trump and his family will attend christmas eve mass tomorrow night at a church in florida. stephanie/1shot: today is festivus, the special holiday spwaned from a seinfeld episode in the 90s, and republican candidate rand paul took a break from the campaign trail to celebrate the holiday. paul tweeted out his "grievances" of some of his fellow contenders running for president, including making fun o