harry smith, nbc news, new york. >> always great to see those lights. >>> now it's time for some entertainments. a surprise twist to the annual cardish jan/jenner christmas card. due to a hectic schedule in recent months only the youngest generation of the family is

not far from this town, another school is marking the anniversary with 26 days of kindness harry smith has that story. >> everyone all set? >> mary callahan has an assignment in fairfield, connecticut. >> moments later, they begin rising you could hear a pin drop. >> to a teacher or elsewhere in >> first responders. >> i want to talk to parents that appreciate it. without their job, it's selfless. >> this idea. 26 days of kindness, honors the 26 children and six adults who lost their lives in the 2012 mass shooting at sandy hook elementary scale in new town. manifest in acts big and small, like donating food and blankets to the homeless, an annual tradition in notre dame these past three years. >> it remind us that human

harry smith's favorite may surprise you.o excited when you said that. >> so many dimensions to harry smith. this is the perfect sound track for a stroll to the orange room. we have a toast to 2015. we love a good toast on the "today" show. >> i don't like being in front. >> you don't like being in front? >> how beautiful is this? >> oh, my goodness. >> this is gorgeous. >> a toast, as everybody is -- so many people heading off for their holidays. >> thank you. >> there you go. >> we can do it again in the new year. we have more to toast for. to a wonderful 2015. >> cheers. >> to our incredible staff. you see some of us but not all the hard working folks behind the scenes. thanks to our good friends who we are lucky to work with every weekend. >> tune into "meet the press" this morning for chuck's exclusive interview with house speaker paul ryan. they've been getting a lot done. >>> thank you for joining us. have a wonderful, merry christmas, and we'll see you after your holiday. have a great day. >> kathie lee, eat your hear

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not far from this town, another school is marking the anniversary with 26 days of kindness harry smith has that story. >> everyone all set? >> mary callahan has an assignment in fairfield, connecticut. >> moments later, they begin rising you could hear a pin drop. >> to a teacher or elsewhere in the country. >> first responders. >> i want to talk to parents without their job, it's selfless. >> this idea. 26 days of kindness, honors the 26 children and six adults who lost their lives in the 2012 mass shooting at sandy hook elementary scale in new town. manifest in acts big and small, like donating food and blankets to the homeless, an annual tradition in notre dame these past three years. >> it remind us that human goodness and human kindness is an every day affair. >> reporter: for students here, it couldn't make more sense. >> we aren't waiting for more bad to happen. >> they have learned there is a world outside these walls, crowded with cruelty. remember that old saying about it's better to give than to receive? they still believe that here harry smith, nbc news, fairfield, connecti

harry smith shows us why. >> reporter: every town has one. a neighbor or a neighborhood where the christmas lights have to be seen to be believed. in brooklyn, it is deicker heights. bungalows and big houses decked to the max. a must-see. lucy spotta's house. 30 years at this and she can't stop. >> there is a space there. let's put that there. let's buy this and get that. and it becomes -- >> lucy's house. cops block the streets so it is safe to stroll. >> what does it make you feel like when you walk up and down the street? >> you are happy. and you are smiling. how could you not smile. when you see all of this decoration. there is nothing like this in the world. nobody does that. >> well maybe not exactly. tracy, california, fitted out like it is from a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. and one guy's house in vegas turns into a juke box. topping the charts, metallica. daylight in december is hard to come by. so from ancient times folks have done their best to compensate with candles and greenery. electricity made it possible to go al

....harry smith nbc news new york. coming up next... we'll show you a big moment for one florida gator who overcame the odds to score his first career bucket -- plus -- we'll hear from the hawkeyes as they get set to jet-off to pasadena tomorrow afternoon -- mark woodley joins us next on kwwl. hard pressed to find anyone on the team that's not o-k with that fact -- the hawks head to pasadena tomorrow to get ready for the first iowa rose owl in 25 years -- hawkeye quarterback c-j beathard just happens to be carrying on a famly tradition by making this trip in fact -- he's the third member of h hs family to ttke part in the game -- as his great uncle pete quarterbacked usc to a win in the 1963 game -- and another uncle -- kurt beathard coached the illinois wide receiversn 2000 -- and havingngan opportunity to carry on that legacy is a big deal to the hawkeye quarterback it was, 7 or 8 years ago when enjoyed thetrip, and i just always been a dream of mine to play in a rose bowl game and now i'm getting an opportunity to do it -- the gaga i

harry smith, nbc, new york. >> wishing willard all the very best. that will do it for us on this tuesday night. i'm kate snow. for all of us at nbc have a great night. and >> caught in the act. despicable reports a surface in a classroom. >> the playable spotlight is back on las vegas tonight as the republican presidential candidates have their >> easing concerns here at home. the constant worry of terrorist threats.

harry smith, nbc news, new york. >>> and that is "nightly news" on this wednesday night. i'm kate snow. for all of us at nbc

harry smith, nbc news, new york. >>> and that is "nightly news" on this wednesday night. i'm kate snow. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching. have a great night. >>> the next thing i remember is he is waking me up, roughly. i'm sicker than i have ever been in my life. i'm naked. and i said, what happened? he was standing over me in a bath robe. >> that's what one bay area woman says bill cosby did to her. she said he drugged her and asaume assaulted her. she is talking to us in an exclusive interview. >> after accusations for years from dozens of women, today for the first time criminal charges announced against the comedian. bill cosby faced a judge on charges he sexually assaulted a woman. this is video of the comedian walking through the media crush today. you can see he almost stumbles. this is the woman who is pressing charges against bill cosby. prosecutors say cosby invited the former temple university employee to his home near philadelphia in 2004. >> there are -- is one charge that is filed, aggravated indecent assault, which is a felony. >> cosby ha

harry smith, nbc, new york. >> wishing willard all the very best. will do it for us on this tuesday night. i'm kate snow. for all of us at nbc news, thanks for watching. have a great night. he dodged d steel beam crashed through his windshield on a local freeway. >>> right now oot at 6:00, i dodged death by inches. a steel beam crashed through his windshield on a local freeway. tonight, he's sharing his story exclusively with us. good evening. thanks for being with us. i'm raj mathai. >>> i'm jessica aguirre. he got beamed in his beamer. that driver inched away from being impaled. fast reflexes and a lot of luck saved him. the driver spoke only to nbc bay area's marianne favro and boy, does he have a story to tell. >> reporter: he certainly does. don lee said before the beam hit his car, he felt surprisingly calm. he believed at that moment that's when god took over. >> it's a miracle. >> reporter: don lee still can't believe he survived this. last friday as he was driving south on highway 280 in san jose, a huge beam flew off a truck ahead of him a

harry smith, nbc news, fafield, connecticut. >> let's get down to business. according to u.s. post office, today is actually the busiest mailing day of the year for card, letters and packages. they estimate 14 billion pieces ofof mail will be send sent this season. engagement is upon us. men are paying more than ever for that special rock. researchers finding men are spending an average of $5,978 on an engagement ring. that's up from $5,403 in 2013. just ahead, he's back. rob gronkowski making his return that's nexex up. [ music playing ] >> this morning on "today" two major retailers are p pling hoverboards. what you need to know this holiday. in sports, the carolina panthers are 13 and o after rolling the atlanta falcons in a 38-0 drubbing. california clinched the playoffs. >>> monday night football, skid, tom brady checking here with rob gronkowski for the score. this was gronk's first game back after a knee injury. the bengals take a hit sunday when aend andy dalton broke his umb. ttsburgh win this one 33-20. >>> green bay had no trouble with the cowboy, since the the pack

. >> i'm harry smith, along with jones. good morning. >> i stayed up the first half hour, but i missed the rest. >> and this is the finale, bruce springsteen, sir paul mccartney -- gets you in the holiday spirit. >> yes, one of my favorites. >>> let's get to the top story. that bomb, or suspected bomb, on an air france flight overnight. nbc's kelly cobiella is in london with more. >> good morning. >>> we still don't know if, in fact, this device was a bomb, but they're saying no explosives have been found yet. a kenyan official says six passengers are being questioned in connection with this threat. the air france 777 was flying mauritius to paris overnight, when the device was found. the pilots requested an emergency landing in kenya, and the flight was diverted to mombasa. the emergency slides were used to evacuate more than 400 passengers and crew on to the tarmac. the passengers and crew were bused to local hotels. some questioned by the kenyans. one passenger said everyone was calm during all of this. people on board,

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nbc's harry smith has the story. >> everyone all set? >> reporter: mary callahan has an assignment for her students at notre dame catholic high school in fairfield, connecticut. >> i'll give you 15 minutes or so. >> reporter: moments later, they begin writing. you could hear a pin drop. the task? send a letter. >> dear newtown schoolteacher. >> reporter: to a teacher or first responder in newtown or elsewhere in the country. >> to first responders. >> dear newtown police officer. >> i wanted them to know they were appreciated and their job was selfless. >> reporter: this idea, 26 days of kindness, honors the 20 children and 6 adults who lost their lives in the 2012 mass shooting at sandy hook elementary school in newtown. manifested in acts big and small, like donating food and blankets to the homeless, an annual tradition at notre dame these past three years. >> it reminds us that human goodness and humankindness is an every day affair f. >> reporter: for shutudents, it not just actions. >> we're countering the bad with goodness. >> rep

harry smith, hidden talent. very impressive. >> how long have you been playing the tuba? >> i started when i was a little kid. i get it out every six years or so. >> this is for a very good cause. >> right. >> you do wonderful work. thank you for everything you do at christmas and throughout the year. >> tune into "meet the press" sits down withauthorities arrest a murder suspect an after discovering a second body in union county. who's behind bars this morning and the connection he had to the woman found dead in a farm pond. major milestone. governor branstad has already broken the record in iowa.. now he's doing to same nationally. how long he's been in office and how he's marking this achievement. rain continues to fall across

harry smith has our story. >> everyone all set?ry callahan had an assignment for her students at notre dame catholic high school in fairfield, connecticut. >> i'll give you 15 minutes. >> reporter: moments later, they begin writing. you can hear a pin drop. the task, send a letter to a teacher or a first responder in new town or elsewhere in the country. >> to first responders. >> dear new town police officer. >> i wanted them to know they were appreciated and their job was selfless. >> reporter: this idea, 26 days of kindness, honors the 20 children and 6 adults who lost their lives in the 2012 mass shooting at sandy hook elementary school in new town. manifested in acts big and small, like donating food and blankets to the homeless. an annual tradition at notre dame these past three years. >> it reminds us that human goodness and human kindness is an every day affair. >> reporter: for students here, it couldn't make more sense. >> we're not just remembering something bad that happened. we're trying to counter act the bad with som

>> over here. >> reporter: a weatherman, but a man harry smith, nbc, new york. >> wishing willard all the very best. that will do it for us on this tuesday fight. i'm kate snow. for all of us at nbc news, thanks for watching. have a great night.crossing the street... the reason police are having a hard time finding the killer. 2:49 we're lucky this wasn't snow 2:50 but instead, des moines public works is dealing with flooding. find out when a major corridor through des mones could reopen... and the damage this december flooding is doing to the park around gray's lake. howard dean made political history with his infamous dean scream during says about that moment nearly

harry smith, nbc news, new york. >>> enrique marquez jr., the longtime friend of syed farook has beenndicted by a federal grand jury. the indictment includes conspiring with farook to provide material support to terrorists. he's also being charged with marriage fraud along with making false statements to purchase two assault rifles and on immigration paper work. marquez is scheduled to be arraigned on january 6th. >>> chicago mayor rahm emanuel has announced sweeping changes to the chicago police department which will focus on de-escalation tactics to reduce explosive situations. emanuel also wants every squad car to be equipped with a taser. >> we have about 700 tasers in the city. we're going to go to 1400. to make sure every vehicle out there during the night has a taser in that vehicle. >> the season premiere of jerry seinfeld's comedians in cars getting coffee features president obama, talking about why he's so popular with kids. >> i do really well with the 0 to 8 demographic. >> oh, really? >> yeah. they love me. partly i think because my ears are big. and so, i look a little l

harry smith, nbc, new york. >> wishing willard all the very best. that will do it for us on this tuesday fight. i'm kate snow. for all of us at nbc news, thanks for watching.

harry smith, nbc news, new york. >>> and that is "nightly news" on this wednesday night. i'm kate snow. watching. have a great night.des moines police are not the only ones issuing parking tickets during a winter storm. who's also writing citations.. and just how many have been issued in the past two days alone. and a grinch stole christmas gifts, right from a family's front door. why lice call t case unique... and how you can help catch the thief. and we're live in pasadena... as hawkeye fans make their way to california... their reaction to

harry smith, hidden talent. very impressive. >> how long have you been playing the tuba?six years or so. >> this is for a very good cause. >> right. >> you do wonderful work. thank you for everything you do at christmas and throughout the year. >> tune into "meet the press" this morning when chuck todd sits d >>> your hearts starts pounding, and this is real, you know, this guy really has a gun. >> holiday shopping turns into horror as a walmart in the poconos, a man with a machete and guns terrorizes shoppers before police take him down. that coming up. >>> and fields more like spring than wintertime. perfect conditions for a football game. i am

harry smith, nbc news, new york. "nightly news" on this wednesday night. i'm kate snow. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching. have a great night.plus -- "we're here live outside sun life stadium in south florida where the clemson tigers are getting ready to take on the oklahoma sooners tomorrow in the standing up. wis news 10 at 7 startsow. good evenininand thank you for joining us for the news at 7. i'm charles molineaux. first at 7 -- the first alert weather team is keeping their eye on showers and flood warnings in the midlands. meteorologist ben tanner has the details. the flood watch remains in

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harry smith, hidden talent. very impressive. >> how long have you been playing the tuba? >> i started when i was a little kid. i get it out every six years or so. cause. >> right. >> you do wonderful work. thank you for everything you do at christmas and throughout the year. >> tune into "meet the press" this morning when chuck todd sits d announcer: a horrific terror attack in paris. then, a brutal act of terror here at home. it's time for a tested and proven leader who won't try to contain isis. jeb bush has a plan... to destroy them. 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 leadership matters. jeb bush. right to rise usa is responsible for the content

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nbc's harry smith shows us why. >> reporter: every town has one.eighborhood where the christmas lights have to be seen to be believed. in brooklyn, it's bungalows and big houses decked to the max. a must-see, lucy spota's house. 30 years at this and she can't stop. >> there's a space there, let's put that there. let's go buy this. let's go get that. and it becomes -- >> reporter: lucy's house. cops block the streets, so it's safe to stroll. what does it make you feel like when you walk up and down the street here? >> you're happy. >> you're smiling. how can you not smile when you see all this decoration? >> there's nothing like this in the world. nobody does this. >> reporter: well, maybe not exactly. ♪ there's a house in tracy, california, fitted out like it's a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. and there's a guy in las vegas whose house turns into a jukebox each december. topping the charts, metallica. ♪ daylight in december is hard to come by. so from ancient times folks have done their best to compensate with candles and greenery. electr

harry smith, nbc, new york. >> wishing willard all the very best. that will do it for us on this tuesday fight. i'mcontinues to be a problem in eastern iowa following the heavy rain we got this weekend. plus - the president of the university of iowa is about instructors who aren't ready to teach goes public. and - here's a live look inside the venetian casino in las vegas where nine republican candidates will slug it out in the final "you're watching kwwl, we've got you covered. this is the news at six." good evening everyone, i'm ron steele. and i'm amanda goodman. thanks

harry smith, nbc, new york. >> wishing willard all the very best.it for us on this tuesday night. i'm kate snow. for all of us at nbc news, thanks for watching. have a great night. have a grea. >>> lights, camera, access. >> my nerves have been liegs -- all day. >> this is my

harry smith, nbc, new york. >> wishing willard all the very best. that will doot for us on this tuesday fight. i'm kate snow. for all of us at nbc news, thanks for watching have a great night. i'm sheila brummer. matt breen hashe night off. sioux city is trying to make it easier to navigate rail traffic through town. last week we told you about a proposed plan is to build a viaduct over 18th street. it would begin at floyd boulevard and end east of the intersection of 18th street and steuben street. once the viaduct is completed, the existing crossing would permanently close. the 11th street crossing would could also be closed, which is causing controversy among business owners. ktiv's tommie clark visited those owners and has more would affect them.