as a new year approaches. audio outcue: "brian mooar, nbc news, washington." the state of missouri is in a state of disaster tonight as people continue to deal with historic flooding that's been going on since last weekend. bridges and highway overpasses are now under water in the town of valley park just outside of saint louis. 12 of 14 reported deaths related to teh flood were caused by high water sweeping away cars and other vehicles, according to state officials. governor jay nixon has declared a state of emergency and guard to help with evacuations. "this is going to be awhile, you dont have this much water over a place with population and business and a lot of public assets, and the water goes down it's not over." today, the governor r ured flooded areas near saint louis. the u.s. army corps of engineers are closely monitoring 19 levees deemed highly vulnerable--bus so far all are holding up. right now there's no additional rain forecasted days after the paris attacks, senators came together for a top-secret briefing on the terrorist threat... marco rubi

they're beginning to subside and the scope of the damage is still being assessed and nbc's broadw brian mooar has the latest. >> reporter: new year's eve, a time of uncertainty for those living under the threat of flooding from oklahoma to illinois. >> it's somber and pretty quiet and really doesn't feel like the holidays. >> reporter: the border of eastern missouri and southern illinois was especially hard hit. homes under water and rivers so swollen it's hard to tell where dry land was just a few weeks ago. thousands displaced and many unable to get back home to even see what they've lost because long stretches of highway have been submerged. hundreds of national guard troops were brought in to help

audio outcue: brian mooar, nbc news, washington. critics say the president has consistently underplayed the treat from isis former president jimmy carter is sharing good news about his battle "when i went this week, they didn't find any cancer at all, so so i have good news. so a lot of people prayed for me and i appreciate that. so that's what i've been doing but i wanted to tell you the good news because that happened this week." the 39 - th president told the news in front of worshipers at his home church in plains georgia. in august it was announced that carter had several melanoma spots on his liver and brain. he will continue to receive treatments in the coming weeks. carter is 91 - years - old thousand of children will spend the holiday season in hospitals this year but a hospital in chicago and unitied airlines are helping ease the pain a children's hospital in chicago children living with cancer and other serious illnesses got to take a "fantasy flight" to the north pole... coming up... what makes the "fanstasy flight" so s

audio outcue: "brian mooar, nbc news, washington." donald trump's event tonight in council bluffs begins at 6-30. we'll have details on what's he says coming up on the channel 13 news at ten. democratic hopeful bernie in iowa. it's thursday night at the renaissance savery hotel on locust street in des moines. doors open at six o'clock and the event runs from seven to nine. it's free and open to the public...but attendees are urged to r-s-v-p. we've put the information on how to do that... on our website...who-tv- dot-com. look for it under the "on 13" tab. the party is the last stop of sander's three-day swing across the state. mostly cloudy skies will continue across the state overnight. a few more snow showers may pass through on wednesday morning. this may bring an additional trace to one inch of snow. all will be done by noon. the new year's holiday will be very cold. temperatures will reach the teens on thursday afternoon and drop to the single digits by early new year's day morning. the weekend will be dry and downtown skyline.

brian mooar, nbc news. a word of warning...thieves are also taking advantage of the growing popularity of online shopping. "insurance quotes dot com" says 23 million americans have had packages stolen from their doorsteps. experts recommend getting place... or having neighbors keep an eye out. you could also opt for a delivery before it's dropped off. 'tis the season to score the ugliest holiday sweater... the trend has evolved into an families and workplaces. "ugly christmas sweater dot com" is one of the biggest sellers of hideous sweaters... two brothers started the business in late 20 - 12. they're on track to sell more and they say the styles have changed considerably over the years... the retro sweater with reindeer and christmas trees was initially on top. now it's anything goes... the this holiday, ford america's best-selling brand is giving you more. the ford holiday sales event... with 0% financing for 60 months on 2015 f-150 and focus and 2016 fusion and escape. plus 1,000 dollars holiday bonus c

brian mooar has the story in tonight's consumer alert. << for decades ... tests like these have helped the government rate just how safe new vehicles are - a system largely unchanged despite dramatic advances in the science of auto safety. until now ... those tests - and the five-star rating system - are getting a twenty-first century upgrade. (anthony foxx/secretar y of transportatio n:17 - :22) "we're going to raise the bar when it comes to protecting vehicle occupants." the tests by the national highway traffic safety administration - along with the tests conducted by the safety - are coveted by automakers, and trusted by consumers who want to know just how safe makes and models of cars really are. the government's new tests measure how well vehicles fare in crashes at different angles ... and how well people inside the car protected. (anthony foxx/secretar y of transportatio n :46 - :55) "the end result will be tests that more accurately impacts on the human body which will lead us to a more stringent rating system." the tests also determine how effecti

brian mooar, nbc news. a word of warning... thieves are also taking advantage of the growing popularity of online shopping. insurance quotes dot com says a whopping 23-million americans have had packages stolen from their doorsteps. here's a look at storm track seven live doppler radar right now. storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan has the forecast for us next. forecast. fog this morning will burn off to sunny skies today. a few showers may track through saturday night into sunday (very little otherwise we stay dry through upper 20s to low 30s. it's and coming up on today in iowa. cleaning up the streets in one iowa city. more than a dozen drug arrests are made. we'll have that story when ally "you're watching kwwl. coming up this morning: are learning the motive behind a

nbc's brian mooar has the story from washington. brian: bill clinton is hitting the campaign trail next week in new hampshire, and donald trump has already fired off a preemptive, potentially risky strike against the former president and his wife, democrat hillary clinton. the gop frontrunner says, "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." >> the trouble for donald trump, bill clinton remains the most popular democratic surrogate, and somebody who's very popular with independents and moderates, those same groups donald trump himself struggles with. brian: and without support from women and minorities, jeb bush says trump can't be a serious nominee. >> to win, you got to get to fifty. to get to fifty, you have to draw people toward your cause rather than push them away. brian: in an interview with npr, president obama touched on the negative tone of the 2016 race. >> i don't think that this country works best on fear. i don't think this

brian mooar has the story from washington. high a ave new york's times square ... one last check of the famous ball that will drop to herald the new year. police on the ground face a tougher test - in a city that's been a terror target since nine-eleven. sot: bill bratton, police commissioner :17-:23 "we are aware that the threat picture has changed because of isis. it's change significantly from what it was a year ago or two years ago." security will be tight from midtown manhattan ... to pasadena, california, which is preparing for the tournament of roses parade. the same in berlin ... which hosts one of the europe's biggest open-air parties. and paris - where terror struck six weeks ago; patrols stepped up in places where the masses will gather on new year's eve. the mayor of brussels canceled his city's fireworks after two people were arrested in a terror plot. and officials in turkey say they arrested two isis bombers - and seized the suicide vests they planned to use in that country's capital. this month's attack in san bernardino was a grim reminder terror c

brian mooar, nbc news, washshngton. >> messages? what your punctuation really means to the younger generation a sioux center man has been sentenced to two years in prison for having sex with a 14- year-old girl. the sioux county attorney says 43-year-old danny lee barnes wasasentenced today on a chargegef assault with intent to commit sex abuse. authorities say barnes had sex with a 14-year-old girl at a park in august of family. barnes will also be required to register as a sex offender after he is released. authorities say two women died when their vehicle ran off a highway and crashed in northeast nebraska. the accident happened yesterday afternoon on u.s. highway 75 in thurston county near pender. the nebraska state patrol says the vehicle rolled down an embankment. they died at the scene. the patrol identified them as -year-old britney mccauley, of walthill, and 24-year-old brianna wolfe, of macy. the patrol says investigators suspect alcohol use was a factor in the crash. friends and family gathered today to honor the memory o

brian mooar was killed in the line of duty back in may. today the intersection got a new sign, a sign that says brian mooar way. >> it's a heavy heart and heavy mind, heavy thoughts that all of us are here on what is my son, my family has lost a dear family member. >> very proud of brian today. i've always been proud of my son. and i always will be. >> the mam accused of killing moore is still awaiting trial. with a look at what is ahead. talking about shopping. >> we are. and all the package has we're ordering, we've read a lot about online shopping, a means a lot of deliveries. that has led to a growing problem of package theft before grinches will steal 23 million package this is season, mostly from porches and doorsteps. >> puts families in a tough spot. you can't be there all the time. >> we will show you how one community -- -police put out bogus packages to catch them in the act. >> thank you. >>> on this fifth night of hanukkah, one in a nor menorah is making a statement about war and peace. festival of lights. >> reporter: they li

brian mooar ("moore") has the story from washington. << (super: arlington, va :00-:06) after meeting with his national security team president obama tried to reassure america and the world that isis is losing ground. (sot president obama / no super needed :090917) "in november, wewe dropped more bombs on isil targets than any other month since this campaign started. we're also taking out isil leaders, commanders and killers one by one." despite pressure and criticism - the president announced no new strategy. the us-led coalition ... he says ... is decimating the terror army at its core in iraq and syria. ot president obama / no super needed :30-:35) "as we squeeze its heart, it will make it harder for isil to pump its terror and propaganda to the rest of the world." but since october 31st, ... the group claimed credit for bombing a russian passenger jet ... the stunning, coordinated attacks in paris ... and t t isis-inspired rampage in san bernardino. the latest nbc news/wall street journal poll shows nearly a third of americans fear a loved one will fall victim to a terror attack.

brian mooar reporting from washington. >> reporter: president obama declared last week's shooting inardino an act of terrorism, part of a greater fight that began on 9/11. >> i know that after so much war, many americans are asking whether we are confronted by a cancer that has no immediate cure. well, here's what i want you to know. the threat from terrorism is real, but we will overcome it. >> reporter: he offered no new policies but defended his strategy to fight isis as part of an international coalition. >> we should not be drawn once more into a long and costly ground war in iraq or syria. >> reporter: he called on congress to authorize military force against isis and tighten gun laws. while cautioning the american people against an anti-muslim backlash. >> isil does not speak for islam. they are thugs. >> reporter: but he also urged muslims to fight extremism. >> there's a real problem that muslims must confront without excuse. >> reporter: ultimately, he said americans must stand together. >> let's make sure we never forget what makes us exceptional. let's not forget that fre

on capitol hill, brian mooar, news4. >>> homeland security secretary jeh johnson says tonight the way the government warns people about terror threats needs to change. johnson says his department would unveil a new national alert system in the coming days. right now the department uses a two-tier system with the top tier being an immediate and imminent threat. johnson says the new system will have a middle ground. he also says the intelligence community needs to inform the public better. >> i believe that we need to do a better job of informing the public at large of what we are seeing, removing some of the mystery about the global terrorist threat and what we are doing about it and what we're asking the public to do. >> secretary johnson said the biggest threat to the homeland right now remains domestic terrorism inspired by groups overseas. >>> metro officers now conducting random bag checks at station entrances. they're looking for possible explosives. they're also more than 20 k-9 teams doing security sweeps around rail stations. metro stepped up the security after the attacks in

nbc 10 national correspondent brian mooar reports. it >> across dallas residents are struggling to pick up the pieces. survivors but still victims of a monster storm and the massive tornados it unleashed. >> built the house, 28 years. i don't know what i'm supposed to say. >> reporter: at least 20 twistered tore across north texas killing eight in the community of garland and the lone star state is still on edge with more waves of severe weather on the way. some areas hunkered down for rain and flooding the panhandle areas of texas and oklahoma were paralyzed by treacherously icy roads and the threat of white-out blizzards. in missouri where at least eight lives were lost to widespread flooding, rapidly rising water overwhelmed residents. >> it came up very quickly. >> reporter: and kept rescue crews working overtime. >> i told them i know how to swim. i know it was real when the rescue team came. they put us on the life jacket and escorted us. >> reporter: for many a holiday weekend of hardship with more foul weather on the horizon.

audio outcue: "brian mooar, nbc news, washington." the president announced he's sending defense secretary carter to the middle east and secretary of state kerry to russia to shore up the isis fighting coalition. today is the third anniversary of one of the darkest days in recent u-s history. three years ago today a gunman opened fire inside sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut. he killed 26 people ... including 20 children and six educators. the gunman killed himself as police closed in on him. a report released last week shows many states relaxed their response to the shooting ... weapons in more places. the first of six baltimore in the death of freddie gray.. may soon learn his fate. the trial of william porter went to the jury this afternoon. you may remember the city was locked down for days after riots following gray's death.. his injuries came while he was handcuffed.. and shackled inside a police transport van.. jay gray has the story. prosecutors closed their case.. by labeling baltimore police officer william

brian mooar explains. just as christmas trees are lighting up... online retailers were working on lightning fast delivery. "they're trying to get it to you as quickly as possible, same day, and i think that's what they're all competing for now" amazon has been an aggressive leader when it comes to shipping speed. now competitors including best buy and google express are playing catch up... offering same day or next day shipping in some cities. but amazon now" --- offering free 2 hour delivery in 24 markets in the u-s... and even a 8-dollars. as fast as possible and so they're going to use any means at their disposal that's why drones could be one leg of that" it calls "prime air".... unmanned aircraft, drones, able to get packages to customers in 30 minutes or less. "the fact that the technology already exists is interesting i think right now it's a matter of public sentiment and government sense of whether this is safe for people or not." that f- a-a gives it's approval... so what sounds like science fiction could be a reality by christmas 20-16.

brian mooar has the story. when a connecticut man vaulted over the fence at the white house on thanksgiving day... it was just the latest in a long series of embarrassments for the united states secret service. a new congressional oversight report out today finds the agency needs to be saved - from itself. utah :15-:19 "the secret service is in crisis, the situation is getting worse not better." the bipartisan report reveals previously undisclosed breaches and security lapses that could have endangered president obama.- utah :27-:34 "they had a lot of people with guns near the president that the guns. how does that happen?" the report blames devastating budget cuts for leaving the agency understaffed and overworked - and calls on the president himself to push for urgent changes. in a statement ... the secret service said "our leadership has long acknowledged that, in addition to its many successes, the secret service faces many challenges. ..." and today the white house stood behind joe clancy ... the former ag

brian mooar has the latest. bill clinton is hitting the campaign trail next week in new hampshire ... and donald trump has already fired off a preemptive -potentially risky - strike against the former president and his wife, democrat hillary clinton. the gop frontrunner says ... terrible record of women abuse, while playing the women's card on me, she's wrong!" sot: carrie dann, political editor, nbc news :23-:32 dann: "the trouble for donald trump - bill clinton remains the most popular democratic surrogate, and somebody who's very popular with independents and moderates, those same groups donald trump himself struggles with." and without support from women and minorities ... jeb bush says trump can't be a serious nominee. sot: jeb bush presidential candidate :39- :43bush: "to win you got to get to fifty. to get to fifty, you have to draw people toward your cause rather than push them away." in an interview with npr, president obama touched on the negative tone of the 2016 race. sot: president obama npr intervi

brian mooar, nbc news. now -- a word of warning... thieves are also taking advantage of the growing popularity of online shopping. insurance quotes dot com says --a whopping 23-million americans have had packages stolen from theii doorsteps... coming up on kwwl, the mister food test kitchen.... don't miss today's recipe... a treasured west coast treat gets transformed into a delicious dip... but first, a look at your latest with all the holiday parties stand out. well, we came up with a bubbling hot dip inspired we start by baking some white fleshed fish fillets and once they're cool, we flake them and set it aside. after testing this with a bunch of different types of fish, we think the u.s. farm-raised catfish really stands out since it has a mild flavor and it's hearty enough to hold its own. next we mix some cream cheese along with a bit of sour cream and a package of taco seasoning, which gives this its bold flavor. now we gently fold in the fish and spoon it into a pie plate and bake it off until it's creamy. then, right before

brian mooar reports. 14-18 27-34 55-1:02 in iowa ... a heavyweight endorsement straight from the u.s. capitol. sot: rep. trey gowdy :05-:08 "i found my candidate. it's marco rubio." the support of south carolina conservative trey gowdy is a boost for rubio's campaign ... sot: marco rubio presidential candidate :14-:18 "this is a time for action, and that's why i chose to run for president." gfx hawkeye hangout but rubio also found himself under attack as he and chris christie the hawkeye state in a series of halls. sot: chris christie presidential candidate :27-:34 "we do not want another president who sits in the chair president?'" "and where was marco?" rubio's experience - the subject of a new tv attack ad by jeb bush "over the last three years, rubio missed important national security hearings, and missed more votes than any other senator." donald trump - bragging on twitter that his campaign's under budget - says he's about to join the air war. sot: donald trump presidential candidate :55-1:02 "we're going to spend a lot of we're t

brian mooar has the latest. this new year's eve - a time of uncertainty for millions living under the threat of flooding from oklahoma to illinois. sot: wayne kissel, business owner "'i'd say it's somber. it's quiet. it certainly doesn't feel like the holidays." the border of eastern missouri and southern illinois was especially hard hit ... homes under water - rivers so swollen it's hard to tell where dry land was just a few days ago. thousands displaced ... and many unable to get back home to even see what they've lost because long stretches of highway have been submerged. hundreds of national guard troops were brought in to help evacuate and protect flood-inundated communities. the death toll since the weekend has topped 25 the meramec river crested four feet above the mississippi river at levels not seen in nearly a quarter century. though the devastation is widespread ... the worst appears to be over. sot casey wood, eureka missouri resident "as fast as everything is receding thats a blessing you audio outc

brian mooar, nbc news. >> they are incredibly wealthy countries and they have to use some of the resources to help us destroy isis. >> tomorrow, the doors open at 5:00. a movie scenario come to life. falling from a high-rise. >> i cannot say it on tv. >> peyton manning is sounding off tonight. and the message to advance tonight. >> a young man in china is in a hospital today. the incident you saw was caught on surveillance video. a man falls into the arms. the impact knocked the man off of the fee. the woman did not survive the fall and the man suffered fractured bones and he is expected to recover. he does not regret his efforts and he wishes that he could have saved the woman. peyton manning denies using performance enhancing drugs. it is posted online. and a pharmacist denied the report, saying he made up the reported -- the story. peyton manning says he is disgusted by the report. >> i cannot speak for any other athlete. it is the wrong way and the hard >> it is currently sidelined. if you are together snow, people have a message to dig up the trash. trash is being dumped at the mounta

audio outcue: "brian mooar, nbc news, washington." transportation secretary anthony foxx says the new ratings actually automakers to make safer cars. you don't usually send a guy flowers ... unless of course he's just earned his school its first bid to a rose bowl in 25 years. yesterday kirk ferentz and the rest of the hawkeye football team welcomed a delivery of 43-hundred yellow roses at their football operations facility. on new years day the hawkeyes will play in their first rose bowl since 1991. the clouds will clear out tonight and tomorrow will be mostly sunny. it will be warmer with highs in the middle to upper 50s. we will see warmer temperatures thursday. i expect 60 in des moines. it will be windy with a sw-w wind up to 30 mph. more clouds return friday and temperatures will drop to the 50s. there will be a chance for showers saturday. highs will be in the 40s. by sunday it will be cool to light snow late into early monday. roads will not become slick in central iowa. temperatures will remain warm enough to just see the lig

clinton is shrugging off trump's attacks on her husband, saying i'm brian mooar in washington. now back to you. a big endorsement from a leading south carolina republican is touching off a social media firestorm. we'll have more at 5:30, and a look at who's in now that senator lindsey graham is out. the unsettled weather pattern continues. meteorologist ben tanner joins me now with an update. monday afternoon highs will reach the upper 70s and an unsettled weather pattern there is also a good chance of showers as moist, humid air continues to flow in from the south around a ridge of high pressure anchored off the coast. your full forecast, coming up. announcer: one candidate tough enough to take on the bully... jeb bush: donald, you're not going to be able to insult your way to the presidency. that's not going to happen. (applause) announcer: one candidate tough enough to take on isis. jeb will destroy isis... and keep america safe. jeb bush: the united states should not delay in leading a global coalition to take out isis with overwhelming force. announcer: tested and proven l

brian mooar nbc news. >> meanwhile in oklahoma city, freezing rain. making for miserable conditions. the roads were slick.. prompting warnings for drivers. department of transportation crews are out clearing, salting and sanding the highways and bridges. many vehicles slid off t t roads after hitting patches of ice. some parts of the country have experienced unseasonably warm weather this year. but the warmer temperatures could mean trouble for the economy. steve liesman explains. << it's hard to believe. the brutal blizzards and bitter cold of last winter, whihi ground the u.s. economy to a frozen halt, have given way this christmas to the bizarre balminess --- with 19 states about to shatter 100- year-old records --- is also playing havoc with the economy, creating weather winners and weather losers. among the hardest hit: the department stores and retailers who stocked all that winter clothing that no one needs. (sot: jan kniffen, worldwide enterprises founder & ceo) that is hurting sales. it's causing there's a lot of issues selling everywhere, in

nbc's brian mooar reports from washington. >> reporter: bill clinton is hitting the campaign trail nexteek in new hampshire and donald trump has already fired off a preemptive strike against his wife, hillary clinton. he says, "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." >> the problem for trump is bill clinton is the most popular surrogate. >> reporter: without support from women and minorities, jeb bush says trump cannot be a serious nominee. >> to win you have to get to 50. to get 50, you have to draw people toward your cause, not push them away. >> reporter: president obama touched on the negative tone of the 2016 race. >> i don't think this country works best on fear. i don't think this country works best on hate. i don't think this country works best on cynicism. >> reporter: the president was named top man in a new gallup poll of people most admired by americans. trump tied for second with pope francis. hillary clinton was named most admired woman for a record 20th time. hillary clinton

nbc 10 action reporter brian mooar has the story from washington. >> reporter: the supreme court heardms she wasn't admitted to the university of texas because she's white. >> like most americans, i don't believe that students should be treated differently based on their race. >> reporter: but the university argued it considers race narrowly, one in a number of factors. >> the university fosters an understanding of one another and respect for students' differences. >> reporter: it's the second time the high court has considered abigail fisher's case. in 2013, they sent her case back to the appeals court. the court' conservative wing expressed skepticism but the need for affirmative action, a troubling sign for rights activists. >> i didn't know if i was at the supreme court or a donald trump rally. >> reporter: anthony kennedy suggested several times the court needs more information. that raises the possibility this long-running potentially landmark case may be headed back for another hearing. brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >> announcer: now your nbc 10 first alert weather with chi

brian mooar reports from washington. >> reporter: when a connecticut man vaulted over the white houseence on thanksgiving day, it was the latest in a long series of embarrassments for the united states secret service. the new congressional oversight report out today finds the agency needs to be saved from itself. >> secret service is in crisis, the situation is getting worse, not better. >> reporter: the bipartisan report reveals previously undisclosed breaches and security lapses that could have endangered president obama. >> they had a lot of people with guns near the president that the secret service didn't know had guns. how does that happen? >> reporter: the report blames devastating budget cuts, understaffed and overworked. calls for the president himself to push for urgent changes. in a statement, the secret service said, "our leadership has long acknowledged in addition to its many successes, the secret service faces many challenges." today the white house stood behind joe clancy, the former agent president obama hired to reorganize, rebuild, and retrain the beleaguered agency

live at union station i'm brian mooar, barbara, back to you. >> thank you, brian. >>> congress wants answers about new allegations at the nsa spied on another world leader and key ally. the wall street journal reports the national security agency spied on benjamin net net earlier this year. now the house intelligence committee wants the head of the nsa to brief lawmakers on the hill next week. it comes two years after president obama limits spying on friendly heads of state. the nsa previously came under fire for tapping german chancellor angela merkel's phone calls. >>> this afternoon we're learning new details about a man that crashed head-on into secret service agents. his name is bruce danforth and killed in the crash in new hampshire. the road was slick when he crossed a double yellow line and collided with a car carrying secret service agents who were in security detail. he was out on probation. two women were in the car with him, they and the agents are all recovering from serious injuries. >>> dozens of people marched outside the white house this afternoon to protest reported

brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >>> more people on social media, cyber bullying has become a bigger and bigger problem. see how twitter is making changes to try to protect its users. >>> plus, we've been telling you about the dangers surrounding the popular hoverboards. customers say they've been catching on fire. one city has come up with a new approach to make sure these products are actually safe. >>> a former "glee" actor was arrested today at his los angeles area home on suspicion of possessing child pornography. representatives have commented on the arrest, you might remember he played noah puck on "glee" from 2009 until the show ended earlier this year. >>> twitter is stepping up efforts to fight abuse and harassment across its social media platform. officials at twitter safety center say they've taken steps now to fight abuse in order to protect users' freedom of expression without sacrificing the safety of users. anyone who posts material deemed offensive will have their accounts locked. they'll be asked to delete those tweets and have their account suspended for a period o

brian mooar joins us now live from capitol hill with the latest from the campaign trail. brian? >> reporter: yeah, jim, we're all counting down to february 1st and the iowa caucuses. so are those republican presidential candidates who are already bringing out the big guns. in iowa, a heavyweight endorsement straight from the u.s. capitol. >> i found my candidate. it's marco rubio. >> reporter: the support of south carolina conservative trey gowdy is a boost for rubio's campaign. >> this is a time for action, and that's why i chose to run for president. >> reporter: but rubio also found himself under attack as he and chris christie crisscrossed the hawkeye state in a series of dueling town halls. >> we do not want another president who sits in the chair in the oval office on the first day and spins around and says, gee whiz, isn't it great i'm president? where where was marco? >> reporter: rubio's experience the subject of a new tv attack ad by jeb bush supporters. >> over the last three years, rubio has missed important national security hearings. and missed more total votes tha

nbc's brian mooar joins us from capitol hill with more on that. high, brian. >> reporter: hi, barbara. mark your calendar. the iowa caucus coming up on february 1st and the republican candidates are bringing out the big guns. in iowa, a heavyweight endorsement straight from the u.s. capitol. >> i found my candidate. marco rubio. >> reporter: the support of trey gowdy is a boost for rubio's campaign. >> this is a time for action. that's why i chose to run for president rshl. >> reporter: rubio also found himself under attack as he and chris christie crisscross the ha hawkeye state in a series of dualing town halls. >> don't want another president who sits in the chair in the oval office the first day and spins around and says gee whiz, it's great to be president. >> reporter: the subject of a new tv attack ad by jeb bush supporters. >> over the last three years, rubio missed important national security hearings and missed more total votes than any other senator. >> reporter: donald trump bragging on twitter his campaign's under budget says he's abou

brian mooar, nbc news. >>> and now your storm team 4 forecast. >>> and that forecast is a pretty good one, although a cold one as we head into 2016, but not tonight. tonight a very nice night and one place that's always going to be nice down toward national harbor and some live performances and from that angle you'll be able to see the fireworks over toward alexandria right through the capitol wheel down near the harbor. we'll continue to watch temperatures and temperatures right now are into the 50s for the most part around most of the area and downtown coming around 52 degrees and that's where we'll be seeing temperatures into the on 40s and down to 43 by 11:00 and if you're headed out for the new year's eve celebrations, have a jacket and i don't think you'll need the hat and gloves. not much in the way of wind later this evening and the temperatures out of 46 in gaithersburg and warrenton coming in at 53 degrees and no rain, you're not going to need the umbrella. in fact, put them in the closet and you will not need it for the next seven days and we've seep a lot of it in the next

brian mooar has the latest from washington. >> reporter: after meeting with his national security team at the pentagon, president obama tried to reassure america and the world that isis is losing ground. >> in november we dropped more bombs on isil targets than any other month since the campaign started. we're also taking out isis leaders, commanders, and killers. >> reporter: despite pressure and criticism, the president announced no new strategy. the u.s.-led coalition, he says, is decimating the terror army at its core in iraq and syria. >> as we squeeze its heart, we'll make it harder for isil to pump its terror and propaganda to the rest of the world. >> reporter: but since october 31st, the group claimed credit for bombing a russian jet liner, the stunning coordinated attacks in paris, and the isis-inspired rampage in san bernardino. the latest nbc news/wall street journal poll shows nearly a third of americans fear a loved one might fall victim to a terror attack. >> terrorism is not the sort of thing that can be eliminated or eradicated, it's always going to be present, whether

brian mooar, nbc news. >>> hate to say it, but everybody knows it. the eagles aren't giving us much to cheer about this season. the temple owls are, they are on a roll and have another big game tomorrow. the biggest game of their season. talking to the players next. >>> and it's going to cost you more if you drive to new york city. the big jump in polls that has a lot of folks fuming. >>> now to some breaking news from sky force 10. this is a live look over a septa bus accident. this is on the boulevard at ryan avenue in northeast philadelphia. we were initially told there may be some children on this septa bus, but nobody has been transported to local hospitals. you can see police arriving on scene and traffic is down to one lane on this part of the boulevard. we're going to continue to monitor this and keep you posted throughout the rest of the newscast. >>> cocaine in a tour bus bedroom, that's what police say they found when they discovered rocker scott weiland dead. he died in his sleep before a tour stop in bloomington, minnesota. weiland was 4

nbc 10 national correspondent brian mooar has the story from washington. >> reporter: bill clinton is hitting the campaign trail next week in new hampshire, and donald trump has already fired off a preemptive, potentially risky twitter strike against the former president and his wife, democrat hillary clinton. the gop front-runner says, "if hillary clinton thinks she can unleash her husband with a terrible record of women abuse while playing the women's card on me, she's wrong." >> the trouble for donald trump, bill clinton remains the most popular democratic surrogate and somebody popular with independents and moderates, the same group trump himself struggles with. >> reporter: without support from women and minorities, jeb bush says trump cannot be a serious nominee. >> to win you have to get to 50. to get to 50 you have to draw people towards your cause, rather than push them away. >> reporter: in an interview with npr, president obama touched on the negative tone of the 2016 race. >> i don't think this country works best on fear. i don't think this country works best on hate. i do

brian mooar, nbc 10 news. >>> philadelphia detectives think two shootings just a few blocks and minutesrt from each other are somehow connected. a 15-year-old boy is now in critical condition after he was struck in the neck, back and legs. it happened just before 11:00 saturday night along league street in overbrook. >>> just minutes after that shooting someone shot a man on a front porch near 67th and lebanon in overbrook. so far, there are no arrests in these or any of the four shootings in southwest philadelphia saturday night. including the killing of a teenager. >>> to south jersey now, a fire destroyed a vacant home in mt. laurel this morning. this picture sent to us by one of our viewers. you can see the heavy smoke as fire crews managed to get that fire on canterbury road under control. no word on what caused the fire. >>> a holy heist investigation in new jersey after a baby jesus statue was swiped from a nativity scene, the st. claire church in clifton passaic county. that statue is piestimated at a few hundred dollars but it's a crime that has the church talking. police are r

brian mooar explains why the threat isn't over. across a huge swath of suburban dallas, residents are struggling to pick up the pieces. survivors but still victims of a monster storm and the massive tornadoes it unleashed. >> we built the house 28 years. sorry. i don't know what i'm supposed to say. i'm sorry. >> reporter: at least 20 twisters tore across north texas, killing eight in the community of garland. and the lone star state is still on edge. with more waves of severe weather on the way. while some areas hunkered down for heavy rains and flooding, areas of oklahoma and texas were paralyzed by icy roads and the threat of whiteout blizzard. in missouri where at least eight lives were lost to widespread flooding, rapidly rising water overwhelmed residents. >> it came up very quickly. >> reporter: and kept rescue crews working overtime. >> the first thing i knew how to swim. i knew it was real. i knew it was real when if rescue team came. they put us on the line and escorted us down the road. >> reporter: for many americans, t

brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >>> caught on camera. police have released a security camera image of a man putting a skimming device on an atm early last month. they say it's the same man seen placing a skimmer on an atm in leesburg. news 4 reported last month how crooks are targeting atms and gas pumps which haven't transitioned to the chip card technology. if you have any information on the man in the security photo, contact fairfax county police. >>> the long arm of the law didn't have to reach very far to nab a porch pirate in central florida, pilfering packages from neighbors as dana hager, the wife of a police officer and the neighbors, a police officer and his wife. the packages are holiday presents for their toddler. >> here's the word. we're watching the porch pirates. the cops' wives are watching the porch pirates. facebook's watching the porch pirates. we're going it put you in jail and you will spend christmas in our jail. you won't need any presents. >> the open packages were returned around 4:30 monday morning placed back

big blessing" hard-hit communities hoping to dry out and begin rebuilding in the audio outcue: "brian mooar, nbc news." new year's eve will be chilly across the state. lows will dip into the single digits in northern iowa, with low teens in the southern portion of the state. temperatures will bounce back with another round of sunshine on new year's day. highs may even make it to the freezing point in des moines, leading to the start of some significant melting into saturday. highs over the weekend could reach the upper-30s in southern iowa, and will remain mild throughout the first half of next week. running for president may mean america is not just electing a president, we're also electing a commander in chief. that choice matters. because strengthening the economy, making healthcare more affordable, raising incomes. all of that depends on us being both secure at home and leading the world. i will get up every single day and do whatever it takes to make sure our country is safe and strong. campaign bus. it definitely means giving up a big part of your life... and your privacy. personal st

brian mooar has the story from washington. << donald trump will be center stage again this week as the gop presidential candidates gather for their final debate of this pre- election year. and with his numbers up in the latest national poll - he has a (sot donald trump / (r) presidential candidate too short to super) already on screen in upper corner - fox news sunday "they're kidding themselves. i'm going to win." (take graphic full ------------------in/out------ --------------:17-:24) first choice for republican primary voters nbc news/wsj poll ----dec.6-9, 2015 trump 27% cruz 22% rubio 15% carson 11% bush 7% fiorna 5% he gained four points in the latest nbc news/wall street journal poll. ted cruz - who surged fourteen points to grab second place - is now in trump's crosshairs. (sot donald trump / (r) presidential candidate :25-:30) already on screen in upper corner - fox news sunday "i don't think he has the right temperament. i don't think he has the right judgment." last week ... cruz criticized trump's judgment at a private fundraiser. marco rubio questions the motives behind tru

nbc's brian mooar has more on the report from our nation's capital. >> reporter: when a connecticut man vaulted over the white house fence on thanksgiving day it was the latest in a long series of embarrassments for the united states secret service and a now report out today finds the agency needs to be saved from itself. the situation is getting worse, not better. >> reporter: the bipartisan report reveals previously undisclosed breaches in security lapses that could have endangered president obama. >> they had a lot of people with guns near the president that the secret service didn't know had guns. how does that happen. >> reporter: the report blames devastating budget cut for leaving the agency understaffed an overworks and calls for the president to push for urgent changes. the secret said our leadership has long ack knowledged -- >> does the press still have faith in director clancy? he does. >> reporter: this new report finds troubling evidence the secret service may not be up to a mission where failure could have committee chairman chafe etc. says he is concerned the secret serv

detective brian mooar gunned down back in may. today the intersection got a new soon, this sign. a sign that says detective brian moore way. his parents were on hand for today's ceremony with friends and colleagues. the man accused of murdering moore is still awaiting trial. >>> do you ever wonder what tourists do in iceland? take a look at this. they travel to the chile country to experience the cold. wind ripping, whiteout conditions. the tour guide with a gps helped them make the trek to the farm. and they didn't stop there. after the farm, they toured a nearby power plant, as well. >> that sounds beautiful. >>> and the bigger story is that they're still a couple. wouldn't you agree? >> yes, yes. whoever suggested that vacation -- i bet it wasn't her. >> i'm sure. i'm positive it was not her. >> hey, this will be fun. >> it's obvious it's winter somewhere. >> yes. >> not here. >> not here at all. well, you know, winter actually is going to begin pretty soon. the official start of winter, the solstice is in a week. but it certainly doesn't feel that way now. and it's not likely

brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >> elizabeth: democratic hillary clinton talking healthcare in new hampshire. a live report of with her message to voters. >> ryan: drone drama disrupting the president's vacation in hawaii. the secret service says the pilot had no idea the motorcade was in the area. he will not face any charges. the so-called afluenza teen. official says he will be turned over to marshals. ocean couch was detained in mexico yesterday. the teen was sentenced to ten years probation for a 2013 drunk driving crash 2013. his lawyer argued he didn't know the difference between right and wrong because of his privileged you upcoming. his mother is being detained. she will likely face charges. officials say the family planned their escape. >> what we suspected all along had happened. that they had planned to disappear. that they even had something that was almost akin to a going away party before they left town. our suspicion that his mother was assisting him helping him has, has proven true we believe and so, we followed those leads and eventually led to puerta vallarta mex

the intersection of 222nd street and 92nd road will be named detective first grade brian mooar way. the 25-year-old was shot and killed on duty last may j. a murky pond a few miles from the shooting massacre is now the focus of an intense fbi search. divers acting on a tip began searching a pond where syed farook and tashfeen malik used to spend time. the couple may have gone to the pond after the shooting last week that left 14 people dead. investigators will not say what potential evidence they are looking for. >>> meanwhile today a funeral for 27-year-old yvette velasco, the first of the victims to be buried. velasco was set to receive a gold badge officially recognizing her as a health inspector the day she was killed. more funerals are set for tomorrow. >>> one of the country's toughest gun control laws is about to get tougher. connecticut is preparing to become the first state to forbid gun sales to anyone on the federal no-fly list. the governor plans to use an executive order to implement it. if you can't fly because the government believes you are a possible threat, he says

brian mooar . nbc news. four people are in jail tonight -- after a series of bbrglaries in ceear falls. early sunday morning -- police responded to two homes where people broke in and stole items. later in the day -- a univerisity of northern iowa police ficer pulled the driver of a silver honda pilot over. according to police -- the people in the vehicle matched the description of those responsible for the burglaries -- and stolen propery was in plain sight. the following suspects were charged with two counts of second degree burglary. cedar rapids police investigate a shooting. according to police -- they ressnded to the 11hundred block of fifth avenue southeast for gunshots before six o-clock was there. moments later -- officers were called to the hospital -- where a male was admitted in the ememrgency room for a gunshot wound. at last check -- the male is expected to be o-k -- and the investigation is ongoing. meanwhile -- a mam is recovering tonight in waterloo ---fter he was shot. police say he arrived