kerry sanders, nbc news. >> an unbelievable tragedy there. >>> the texas father whose girlfriend was found mysteriously murdered shared a photo on facebook showing him back with his daughter baby margot is reunited with her father this week, after she and her mother, heidi broussard, went missing earlier this month. broussard's friend has been arrested and charged. on two counts including kidnapping >>> as the world celebrates christmas, we're learning startling information about the notre dame cathedral and its struggle to come back after that devastating fire in april. erin mclaughlin has more >> reporter: around the world, the faithful gather. millions celebrate at the vatican, pope francis calling for peace, saying change begins from the heart. but in the heart of paris, there is sadness for the first christmas in over 200 years, the beloved notre dame cathedral is dark instead they celebrate across the senne, in another gothic church next to the louvre. notre dame, in its entirety, may not survive. the cathedral recollecter says there's a 50% chance it will be saved. eight month

kerry sanders, nbc news in south florida. >>> there you have it, the opening bell. the new york stock exchange, where the dow is up 63 points. the nasdaq hit 9,000 for the first time, reaching all-time high in the end of year rally. >>> california's labor market is booming. the report from beacon economics shows annual job dproeth in san francisco is up by more than 3%. unemployment in the region is also down just a little under 2%. in the east bay, employment increased by just over 2%. that means more than 40,000 people found jobs this year across the bay area. and from plastic straws to plastic cups, berkeley cafes are charging 25 cents for disposable cups starting in january. san francisco also considering a similar proposal, all part of an effort to start to reduce waste. the coffee shops are on board. starbucks saying it's testing recyclable cups in san francisco for other cities and they plan to stop using paper cups. now customers have to bre their own mugs or pay a deposit for a reusable cup. >>> a mother says her daughter is expelled from school because her

, local officials believe hundreds of more may have died on hard hit great abaco we sent nbc's kerry sandersack to the island where people are still struggling >> reporter: almost four months after hurricane dorian flattened and flooded great abaco island, life here remains a struggle is there water >> no, there is no water. >> reporter: no water, no power, no sewer every structure on the island still damaged or destroyed where did you ride the storm out? >> right inside here. >> reporter: matthew taylor hoped to have a roof on his murphytown home by now, but on this island 90 miles long, at its fattest only four miles wide, for about 9,000 survivors who are now here trying to rebuild, needed supplies are scarce. >> my work is on hold because of nails >> reporter: nails you don't have nails >> i'm out of the nails that i need. >> reporter: the hardware store, like most of this island, looks today as it did the day after the hurricane. so here in murphytown, you feel forgotten. forgotten, say survivors by the government in the untouched capital of nassau dale hill is an elected councilmember.

nbc's kerry sanders returned.ths later the situation for survivors is still desperate and dire. >> reporter: great abaco island looks today like the day after hurricane dorian. even the police station is frozen in time. the cleanup, extremely slow going. >> there is nothing left. >> reporter: survivor june russell likens the emptiness to another ghost town. >> this is like chernobyl. >> reporter: her family was torn apart by dorian, her 19-year-old son lives in nassau. her 13-year-old daughter on another bah haiman island. >> we feel forgotten. >> where is the bah haiman government in your mind? >> not here. >> reporter: it's taken more than three months for the government to set up trailers for oits employees who will manage the recovery. a mega storm with 183-mile-per-hour winds and a 23-foot storm surge, destroyed the power company, the water and sewer systems, schools, not one structure was spared. >> yes, we are definitely in the mother of aural cleanups. >> reporter: by some estimates if two days dorian crea

we get more from nbc's kerry sanders. >> the windows were shattered. the boat was set in. >> reporter: the carnival cruise ship "glory" was coming into port in cozumel, mexico, when it smashed into the carnival "legend." >> oh, my gosh, this is bad >> reporter: mattie morris was on the upper deck, watching >> there was no warning from the captain, no warning from anybody >> reporter: carnival said six passengers on the "glory" sought treatment in the ship's infirmary >> someone could have died >> reporter: the 110,000-ton "legend" was tied to the dock when the 80,000-ton "glory" wa reportedly buffeted by high winds and higher than normal chop. carnival isn't confirming the reason but says "we are assessing the damage but there are no issues that impact the sea worthiness of either ship. cruise ship disasters are uncommon but they do happen. earlier this year, a ship crashed into a dock in venice in 2012, a ship hit a reef and capsized at this point carnival says next week's passengers can stick with their plans the "legend" and the "glory" while damage

country are bracing for a crush of passengers and highway travel will likely be a challenge, too kerry sanders is in florida for us tonight. >> reporter: ft. lauderdale's airport back in business tonight. >> i've never seen flooding like this. >> reporter: on one of the busiest days of the year, the airport closed, a rare 4 inches of rain falling in just an hour. over 8 inches total within five hours. area roads and one of the airport's runways shut down. 155 flights delayed, 20 diverted, 6 canceled problems that cascaded throughout the day and for katherine tallah, a hopefully understanding family in detroit. >> i'm supposed to be baking cookies >> reporter: with a record number of travelers packing airports today, just walking the terminal an obstacle course. >> it's insane we have four suitcases, two -- a stroller, which is two pieces, and two car seats, so, and a partridge in a pear tree. >> reporter: near williamsburg, virginia, interstate 64 back open today after a 69-vehicle pileup sunday, dozens injured, two seriously. the chain-reaction accident likely caused by extremely heavy fog an

as kerry sanders reports, the situation for survivors is still dire. >> reporter: great abaco island today looks much like it did the day after hurricane dorian. even the police station is frozen in time. the clean-up? extremely slow going. >> there's nothing left. >> reporter: survivor june russell likens the emptiness here to another ghost town. >> this is like chernobyl. >> reporter: like so many survivors, her family was torn apart by dorian, her 19-year-old son lives in nassau, her 13-year-old daughter on another bohemian island. >> we feel forgotten. >> reporter: where is the bohemian government, in your mind? >> not here. >> reporter: it's taken them months to set up trailers for employees who will manage the clean-up, a mega storm, 180-mile-per-hour winds and 23-foot storm surge. destroyed the power company, water and sewer systems and schools. >> we are in the mother of all clean-up. >> reporter: 30 years worth of garbage. i reported from this spot right after the hurricane, a neighborhood known as the mud. the damage then nearly impossible to describe. i really hope i don't

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the ruling sparked nationwide protests kerry sanders has those details. >> reporter: 17-year-old trayvonartin's death launched moveme. >> when wa it? >> now. >> reporter: charged with second-degree murder in the teenager's 2012 shooting death was george zimmerman, an armed volunteer on neighborhood watch. zimmerman called 911 and said martin seemed suspicious and followed the teen as he walked home through his central florida neighborhood. >> are you following him >> yeah. >> okay, we don't need you to do that. >> reporter: zimmerman claimed self-defense and in 2013 a jury acquitted zimmerman on all charges. the key witness for the prosecution was rachel jeantel, trayvon martin's girlfriend. in the defamation suit filed, zimmerman claims rachel jeantel was an imposter and fake witness who provided false statements to incriminate zimmerman. and in a new film producer joel gilbert claims he found the real girlfriend who was unwilling to testify. >> i found trayvon's real girlfriend. >> reporter: rachel jeantel's attorney tells nbc news in part her testimony at trial was accurate in a state

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kerry sanders explains. >> reporter: the killer whale show was once all about the spectacle.w -- >> r50i9 now sea world is at a point where we are evolving our killer whale presentations to more closely reflect our conservation mission. >> reporter: almost a decade after a sea world trainer was killed by an orca and then the widely viewed documentary "black fish" that challenged the practice of using captured orcas and others bred in captivity simply for entertainment. >> did "blackfish" force to you realize it's time to shift? >> i think "blackfish" was a poignant moment in our company's history for sure. >> reporter: sea world says they're changing the killer whale displays at each of their parks, san diego, san antonio, and now orlando, to be less about music, tricks, and dancing -- >> along the inside of their -- >> reporter: -- and more about education. morgan rickey works with the whales. >> we're definitely still going to have the wild behaviors. but what we're doing is we're explaining the why. >> reporter: but critics argue the whales do not belong in captivity. >> c

coughing fits. >> i'm edward ashoff, espn >> reporter: kerry sanders, nbc news >> as the world celebrated christmas wednesday, we learned startling new information about the notre dame cathedral and its struggle to comeback after the devastating fire in april. nbc's aaron mclauchlin has more. >> reporter: around the world, the faithful gather and millions celebrate. at the vatican [ speaking foreign language pope francis calling for peace, saying change begins from the heart. but in the heart of paris, there is sadness for the first christmas in over 200 years, the beloved notre dame cathedral is dark ♪ ♪ sad parisians celebrate next to the louvre notre dame and its entirety might not survive. cathedral rector says there is maybe a 50% chance it will be saved. eight months ago, the world watched in horror as the blaze tore through the roof. the iconic gothic spire gone now officials warn the cathedral still vulnerable prior to the fire, hundreds of tons of scaffolding were put in place. part of a renovation effort. now there is concern it could come crashing down on the already-fragile st

kerry sanders, nbc news, odessa, florida. >>> you know, that storm, it was so intense yesterday.rs or something like that, right? >> yeah. we're really impressed. the santa cruz mountains, four or five inches of rain. north bay, two to three. it moved out. you don't have to worry about rain for your morni in ing comm. it saturated the ground. and when you see the skies, it sets the stage for some fog to set up. temperatures cooling, through tonight. you can see santa rosa. very likely, we'll see areas of mat patchy, dense fog. fog-free at 32 degrees. christmas in the park, a different story. we had downpours around san jose. no worries about rain. 54 degrees. we have to watch for patchy fog. you can find some of that for the morning commute. temperatures will be running a little cooler. mid-40s for most locations. watch in hour-by-hour. depending on how the winds behave tonight, we could see it. as the low clouds break up inland, notice the coast. return of low clouds for you. the coastal low clouds and the valley fog that will set up inland, tomorrow morning. no rain in the fore

. >>> still ahead this morning, what got our man kerry sanders in this unusual outfit. holiday gift guide what you got under there, jill, all coming up. >>> let's take a live look across the bay area. san francisco here on your screen, walnut creek, all dry now, and there is a wet weekend on tap. kari hall is tracking the storm's arrival and how soon well get wet. >> the rain is starting to move in, it is just off of the coast as we check up what is happening there. but we see the rain moving over to ureka and it will be pushing into the bay area. we're seeing scattered rain for the north bay, and the rest of the bay area starting to see rain tonight and continuing throughout the weekend. we have high wind and heavy rain and it does taper off on sunday. that is something we will be tracking throughout the weekend. let's see how the roads are moving now. >> west 580. it is a fminnutnutniute -- minz there. it looks smooth and it is a lighter commute. fog is a factor and that one buss is over there in oakland. and a new trash that will gum things up, back to you. >> more l

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threats to american service members at facilities where they should feel safe we get more from kerry sanders. >> reporter: it's a nightmare becoming all too familiar for our armed forces a gunman opening fire at a military base today's deadly shooting in pensacola follows an incident at pearl harbor naval shipyard on wednesday where an active duty sailor killed two people and himself in the past ten years, there have been 19 shootings at military bases, much of the violence carried out by an inside threat. including at fort hood in 2009 when the major nidal hasan gunned down 13 people and in 2013, a contractor shot and killed 12 people at washington naval yard after that incident, an independent review warned security was too focused on threats from outside instead of inside the base and recommended reducing the number of security clearances. now, authorities are investigating another mass shooting on a military base. the second in just three days. >> whenever you have two shootings on military bases, naval bases in proximity, time, the naval commanders need to tighten up and will until they

kerry sanders, nbc news, odessa, florida. >> all right, rob.ad a crazy weekend. >> couple of them, actually. >> and we're going to have some more rain. but is it going to be as bad? >> dplo, not as bad. we're looking at top rain totals for seven days just a quarter inch of rain. the by-product of rainy weather is the fog, which sets up. the ground is saturated. we're not adding to it right now. as you see on doppler radar. that storm has moved out of the picture, clearing skies. cool air. and a lot of moisture down at ground level. that sets up perfect for valley fog. and look at the visibility now in the north bay. from novato, santa rosa and napa. before midnight we're already below a half mile. patchy dense fog across the north bay valleys. eventually san jose into morgan hill, tri-valley and os v obviously across the rest of the bay too. you will notice the foggy conditions setting up. you will see the fog across the bay. right now san francisco, 53 degrees. the wind is light. clear skies above. that's a good recipe for fog. also you can lo

kerry sanders has coaching help for winning the last-minute shopping game. >> reporter: they were just hours left to get those last-minute gifts before christmas. and shoppers across the country are scrambling. >> meme are stressing out big-time. trying to get their gifts. it is insane. >> reporter: best buy, nordstrom, walmart and jcpenney all closing as 6:00 p.m. and won't open again until after christmas. this year kohl's has been a procrastinator playhouse staying open around the clock since friday and even that shopping marathon is about to come to an end. they're also closing tonight at 6:00. need more time? target will stay open until 10:00 p.m. for those ultra last-minute shoppers. >> you just feel like you have all month to do it and then it just comes up right away. >> reporter: experts say the best option this late in the game is in-store pickup. you'll have to brave the chas eve crowds. >> the parking lot is crazy. >> reporter: but you'll avoid shipping delays in that dreaded empty shelf. most stores offer free in-store pickup if you're still unsure what to get for the pick

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zimmerma filed a $100 million lawsuit against martin's family and others involved in the case kerry sandersas details. >> reporter: 17-year-old trayvon martin's death launched a national response charged with murder in the shooting death was george zimmerman, an armed volunteer on neighborhood watch zimmerman called 911n emed suspicious and followed the teen as he walked home through his central florida neighborhood >> are you following him? >> yeah. >> okay, we don't need you to do that. >> reporter: zimmerman claimed self-defense, and in 2013, a jury acquitted zimmerman on all charges. the key witness for the prosecution was rachel jeantel, trayvon martin's girlfriend. >> and then suddenly the phone hung up. >> reporter: in the defamation suit filed today, zimmerman claims rachel jeantel was an impostor and fake witness who provided false statements to incriminate zimmerman. and in a new film producer joe gilbert says he found the real girlfriend who was unwilling to testify. >> i found trayvon's real girlfriend. >> reporter: tonight rachel jeantel's tern attorney tells nbc news in part h

kerry sanders there in indiana, kerry, thank you. >> and now we're going to move on to the latest inatriots now admit nfl rules were broken when one of their videographers was caught recording another team's sidelines. >> they are saying it was an unintended oversight, but critics contend it's yet another example of the pats cheating nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer has more on this story. miguel, good morning. >> good morning, the patriots claim this was all a big misunderstanding, that the team unintentionally broke nfl rules. today the organization is apologizing for the filming incident while the league looks into the matter. this morning the patriots say they accept full responsibility for breaking nfl rules when a team videographer was caught recording an opponent's sideline from inside a press box. the scandal happened sunday as the patriots advance scout was watching the bengals play, coach bill belichick denying he or his staff knew of the video. >> i have no involvement in this, and no knowledge of it >> reporter: new england, who place the bengals this weeke unin

here's nbc's kerry sanders. >> it's a very difficult day for our family. >> reporter: chloe williamsruise line after falling from an open window on the upper deck of the cruise ship while in the care of her grandfather. >> we believe filing a lawsuit sends a message they were wrong. most of all we hope that this improves the safety of these ships for other children and other families. >> reporter: the civil lawsuit filed wednesday alleged royal caribbean was negligent for not adequately marking the windows so they are apparent to passengers "freedom of the seas" has windows near the kids' play area that slide wide open. >> want the kids to be safe. >> exactly. >> that was never even in our minds. >> reporter: the family sharing the last photo taken of chloe standing at the play area on the ship >> just four simple words. caution, these window open alerted sam to this hidden danger chloe would be here today. >> reporter: issuing a statement about the lawsuits saying our hearts go out to the family for their tragic loss. currently being criminally prosecuted for negligent homicide in t

kerry sanders.nk you. >>> well, we do have some good news this morning, former president jimmy carter is now recovering at home after being released from a georgia hospital on wednesday mr. carter was admitted over the weekend and treated for a urinary tract infection. a carter center spokesperson says the former president is feeling better the 95-year-old has been hospitalized several times this year, mainly for injuries sustained in falls. >> happy to hear that news. >>> boy, we had a good night last night we were up late helping light the world famous rockefeller christmas tree >> 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 ♪ joy to the world the lord is come let earth receive her kin ♪ >> and just like that a 75 foot norwood spruce was shining bright, 55 miles of lights, joined on stage by new york city mayor, bill de blasio, miss america nia franklin and the rockettes and so much more, packed with performances by brett eldridge, many more. the tree will stay lit from 5:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. every day through the first of ja

. >> kerry sanders, nbc news. >> what a heart breaking story. >> still ahead in 2019, demonstrators took to the streets around the world to demand change. we will take a look back at the year in protests and how they might spill into the new decade. back in a moment. decade. back in a moment ♪ work so hard ♪ give it everything you got ♪ strength of a lioness ♪ tough as a knot ♪ rocking the stage ♪ and we never gonna stop ♪ all strength, no sweat. ♪ just in case you forgot ♪ all strength. ♪ no sweat secret. all strength. no sweat. [fa♪mers bell] (burke) a "rock and wreck." seen it. covered it. at farmers insurance, we know a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two. ♪ we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ >>> welcome back, everyone. in 2019, demonstrations around the world peaceful and violent were set off over unrest, economic instability and inequality. we have a look back at the year in protests. >> this year, we saw the world erupt in protests. and one of the major ones was the hong kong protest of 2019, which really started 2014, when i went there, to cover the umbrella

as kerry sanders reports, the situation for survivors is still grim. >> reporter: today, the island looks after hurricane dorian. even the police station is frozen in time. the cleanup, extremely slow-going. >> there's nothing left. >> reporter: survivor june russell likens the emptiness here to another ghost town. >> this is like chernobyl. >> reporter: like so many survivors, her family was torn apart by dorian. her 19-year-old son lives in nassau. her 13-year-old daughter on another bahamian island. >> we feel forgotten. >> reporter: where is the government? >> not here. >> reporter: it's taken more than three months for the bahamian government to set up trailers for its employees who will manage the recovery. a megastorm with 183-mile-per-hour winds and a 23-foot storm surge. destroyed the power company, the water and sewer systems, schools, not one structure was spared. >> yes, we are definitely in the mother of all cleanups. >> reporter: by some estimates, in just two days, dorian created 30 years worth of garbage. right after the hurricane, i reported from this spot, a neighborhood

nbc's kerry sanders is in south florida this morning to help beat that ticking clock.ood morning, for the procrastinators among us, craig, there are two ways left to shop at this point. you can do it old school where you go to the department store and buy something. i'm inside kohl's department store which is going to be open 24 hours now right up until christmas eve or you can do the more convenient online shopping where you click, but there are some links in the chains that you need to be aware of, specifically overnight delivery. this morning, with one more day until christmas. >> crowded, yes, a lot going around. >> reporter: and just hours before the final shipping deadlines approach, present procrastinators need to act fast and tech may be your best bet. apple still offering free next day delivery on select in-stock items as long as you order today by 3:00 p.m. another option for the last minute gifts, best buy and walmart. they're offering free next day shipping on orders over 35 bucks. but every hour counts. best buy needs your order tonight by 8:00 local. walm

. >> kerry sanders, hope you had a great holiday. thank you.want to say what because it would make the person feel some sort of way i will have to return one thing. how about you? >> returning your gift cards >> i don't think so. people use those gift cards. >> i was pretty happy. i have no returns this year. >> nothing >> pretty happy. >> how about you >> no. there's one present that calvin e it. >> which gift was that >> lincoln logs. he's just not feeling it. >> i was going to say that's the big question returns for your kids. >> exactly i tried to help him put it together and it was frustrating me so i was like forget this. >> by the way, why not shop as well so in our next half hour, we're going to show you where to find the best sales today. >> looking forward to that. >> forecast. >> yeah. we've got a storm moving into southern california. we've got all kinds of flash flood watches, winter weather advisories, depending on where you are. the higher elevation you go, that is a he where we're seeing more wintery weather this will turn into

rest of us humans there are just a few hours left to get to the stores and get what we need nbc's kerry sanders know about the very final countdown kerry, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning, i'm at a best buy which opened up early this morning for those last-minute shoppers and if you're among those procrastinators, it's now time to get off the bench, get in the game, and run, forest, run this morning there are just hours left to get those last-minute gifts before christmas, and shoppers across the country are scrambling >> people are stressing out big time, trying to get their gifts. it's insane. >> reporter: today most stores are closing in less than 12 hours. best buy, nordstrom, walmart, macy's, and j.c. penney all closing at 6:00 p.m. and won't open again until after christmas. kohl's has been a procrastinator's playhouse staying open around the clock since friday but now even that shopping marathon is about to come to an end they're also closing tonight at 6:00 need more time target will stay open until 10:00 p.m. for those ultra last-minute shoppers >> you just feel like you h

but after today, as nbc's kerry sanders explains, the award-winning sitcom will not be there for you.ay ♪ >> reporter: "ferentz" is making a netflix swan song. >> and that, my friend, is what they call closure. >> reporter: the memorable sitcom turning 25 this year follows six underemployed young adults spending time together in new york city and has captivated audiences for generations. >> could i be wearing any more cloet clothes? >> reporter: first as a beloved broadcast hit. >> number two new comedy. >> yeah, did you know that >> then rediscovered by younger viewers and streamed millions of times. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: speculation of a reunion special reportedly in the works has fans buzzing, and the show's stars are bigger than ever jennifer aniston took the world by storm in october when she joined instagram, setting a guinness world record hitting 11 -- 1 million followers in just five hours, 16 minutes netflix bought the rights after it skyrocketed in popularity, the company reportedly paid an additional $100 million last year now the apartment based sitcom is packing up

kerry. then bernie sanders holds a town hall in iowa. ♪ susan: you have a new book called american radicals.hat years does your book cover? prof. jackson: the earliest event in the book is 1817. to 1870's.823

kerry. then bernie sanders holds a town hall in iowa. ♪ susan: you have a new book called american radicals.hat years does your book cover? prof. jackson: the earliest event in the book is 1817. to 1870's.823 >> this is described as the second american revolution. why is that? prof. jackson: the radicals in my book were calling for a second american revolution based on what the revolution we know , fought by their father's generation -- many had grandfathers who fought in the revolution. they described that revolution as merely political. they felt it had accomplished a separation from england. it had accomplished the foundation of a new political system. revolution they had in mind would have to follow that merely political revolution in order to really bring into american life the ideals of the founding that had to do with equality, with justice, that of livedingly not part american experience, even in this new land. why was the declaration of independence so important? prof. jackson: it is kind of a touchstone in the book. a document that is quoted by all actors and is rewritten a number

the kerry connects you to the clinton and the obama, and it's a very different narrative than what you hear from warren and sanderstigieg, who are saying we need new leadership, a new direction, while biden is trying to say, i'm going to take you back to a place that's normal. >> rick wilson, that sounds perfectly reasonable to me. do you concur on the kerry/biden endorsement, and what did you think of his kind of nice, lofty, and high-minded swing at aoc? >> look, i think that joe biden has one great advantage in this race and that is that you know who joe biden is as a voter. the brand of joe biden is very established. you understand who he is. you get where he's come from. you see the lineage of his political history. the down side of that is joe biden has been around a long, long, long time. and i think that he has a conversational style that's great in a small room. it doesn't always translate as well on camera. but, look, i think the democrats really want one thing out of their nominee, and that is somebody who can carry out the referendum against donald trump in 2020. they want somebody who will take the fi

kerry connects you to the clinton and the obama. it is a different narrative than what you hear from warren and sanders and pete buttigieg saying we needi am taking you back to a place that's normal. >> rick, that sounds perfectly reasonable to me. do you concur on the kerry biden endorsement? and what did you think of his nice, lofty and high-minded swing at aoc? >> look, i think joe biden has one great advantage in this race. you know who joe biden is as a voter. the brand of joe biden is established. you get where he's coming from and you see his political history. the downside of that is joe biden has been around a long, long, long time. and i think that he is a conversational style that's great in a small room and does not always translate as well on camera. look, i think that democrats who really want one thing out of their nominee. that's somebody who carry out the referendum against donald trump in 2020. they want somebody will take the fight out of donald trump, not by carrying a 600-page policy manual into the room but by carrying a baseball bat to take out the guy's kneecaps. i think biden did himself some good by showing he

kerry who went to win iowa in 200ll3. i e looking for how the two candidates on the left, warren a sanders, do they start to differentiatemselves a little bit? they have the funy non-aggression pact between the two of them. does biden, the naional frontrunner take some incoming? do people feel like they need to start dragging him down? bernie sanders back in secd place nationally, he' no really been the subject of much criticm a the debate stges, does he start to take some fire? and finally, pete buttigieg, who has been the aggressor in the very gifted debater, ry gifted communicator. if the past is any -- isic prble, he will go after someone tonight. we will be biden, we will be nders, will he continue on his sort of jihad against warren?ar thosthe main things. >> does pete buttigieg have much to lose? he's in the top in iowa. >> i think he dseo differentiate himself, especially from biden. they're trying to both carry is moderate mantle all the way through. what i'm wa sting for is toe if buttigieg and warren get into it becausein the last monst, they havted to attack each other more directly, warre specifically, who l

kerry who has endorsed him. this while we wait for another live event about to get underway. in a few minutes, we expect president candidate bernie sandersspeak at simpson college and indianola -- in indianola. we expect the event to get completely underway with the senator shortly. while we wait, let's look at a segment of this morning's "washington journal." we want to welcome back marc lotter, campaign strategist .f the presidents reelection good sunday morning. thank you for being with us. guest: thanks for having me. host: how does the president's reelection campaign will with impeachment? we would rather not deal with it at all. if democrats are going to take the country down this path, we will deal with it. we have seen a massive influx of volunteers, donors, people reaching out to the campaign for the first time. the house judiciary committee releasing its report. the democrats are saying we have invited the president to come and take part in this hearing. they claim it is unfair. how can they claim that when they are not participating in the house hearings? guest: from the beginning, republicans were not allowed to call witnesse

kerry this week. finally harris and biden were fishing in a little bit of the same pond as far as fund-raising goes. unlike warren and bernie sanders raised most of their money from big donors. and after a mediocre fund-raising haul this summer, biden has reportedly seen an uptick in fund-raising this quarter, so i do buy it. this is pretty clearly good news for biden. all year long we've seen that when harris steps to rise biden tend to fall and vice versa. with her surprisingly to me anyway early exit biden is in a position to benefit. >> thanks to nate for that. >>> now let's bring in senator cory booker from iowa this morning. senator, i heart you listen to nate. you had analysis this week of senator harris dropping out. you said the fact she had to drop out shows that something about the system is not fair. unpack that for me a little bit. she started out with a bang. had 20,000 at her rally at first and raised a lot of money early on and performed pretty well in the early debates and only fell back when she stumbled in the campaign. what is it about the system that caused her campaign to fail? >> let's compare it to candidate

sanders speaks at a college. watch anytime at c span.org and listen on the go with the free -span radio app. >> also sunday, former vice president joe biden joins former democratic presidential nominee john kerry event in new hampshire. it'll be the first visit to the granite state for mr. kerry who endorsed the former vice president. >> americans are coming out and getting engaged in poll -- and politics is feeling less like a spectator sport for people on the left. a lot of the same social issues that the book covers are still the ones that are relevant today. people in this book were really outraged by issues like family separation. and sexual assault of women. and the the devaluation of black lives. etc. and this period provides a really crucial precursor to our moment. >> university of massachusetts professor holly jackson talked about her book "american radical," watch sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c span's "q&a." >> as house democrats along with speaker nancy pelosi begin drafting articles of impeachment on president trump and ukraine, the house judiciary committee meets for a hearing on evidence live monday at 9:00 a.m. eastern with democratic and republican counsel presenting f

kerry says they weren't there when he got home. a trump supporter explodes during a bernie sanders rally in iowa.ow have a president who is kind of unabashedly authoritarian government. >> oh, come on. >> hold it. hold it. hold it. excuse me. >> he is not a bad guy. >> man was quickly escorted out of the venue. it's the third time a person has disrupted a sanders' rally in three days. it's a christmas miracle for an air force veteran wanting to see his son graduate from air university. steven elkins couldn't afford to travel from idaho to maxwell air force base in alabama. but an anonymous person stepped up and gave him an all-expense paid trip. >> i know it's been a long road for my son to get to this trip. bupoint. >> i don't know how to describe it. appreciative of him being here and everything he has shown me. >> elkins son kevin just commissioned as an officers officer of the united states air force. steve: that is such a feel good story. oh my goodness. that's great. brian: fox square. steve: a lot of people heard about it look at the crowd. janice: this is amazing. it's 6:40. are you guys

sanders ahead in new hampshire. if someone wins the first two they run the table in the last person that was kerry. to 2016 whoever wins super tuesday goes on to be the nominee. for everyone saying it's an open race it has been consistent. the top tier of candidates have been there for months. buttigieg was with them for part of the spring. dropped down to the second tier, back again. i think that shows you that it will be one of the four. my prediction it will be a race between warren and buttigieg and a fascinating one. >> joe biden's weekend he nibbled on his wife's finger during a speech she is giving and talked about how little kids rubbed his legs. not where you want to be. >> wow. >> it was out there. >> bill: hang on. >> that's the corn cobb speech. >> you wonder why creepy joe -- >> joe biden is poised to be the democratic nominee. every monday i come on the set i hear somebody, i don't know who that says it won't be biden. he leads in the polls and super tuesday stacks up perfectly for him. >> sandra: we await the president at the white house and have those remarks for you shortly. much m