and michael anthony cinco of rio grand, texas. a restaurant was closed. the owner's son was among the dead. >> the peep g people in america care about crow and your son. your loss is our loss. >> reporter: this as his wife with their second child. >>> we are seeing weather extremes from coast to coast, much of the eastern and central u.s. is headed for the warmest christmas on record. but there's also a major storm brewing.threat ageening 10s of millions americans. >> reporter: the weather on i 49 along the texas arkansas border turned the roadways deadly. three killed, seven injured in a blinding fog pile up. >> sounded like an explosion. >> reporter: the wild weather system creating havoc is also poised to shatter records. some spots 40 degrees above average. christmas eve in philly, 73. charlotte, 77. savannah, georgia, 79. 2800 temperature records already broken in december. in raleigh where it will be 78, 2600 piglets were on this big rig, what they're calling the pork chop overturn. across the country, a different extreme fuelled in part by el nino.

air men killed include staff sergeant louis bonacasa bonacasa, chester mcbride, and michael anthony cinco of rio grande valley, texas. while in washington, d.c. a rest rantd was suddenly closed. the owner's son, staff sergeant peter taub was among the dead, loyal customers joined in the family's grief. >> the good people in america your loss is our loss. >> this as taub's wife just learned she is pregnant with their second child. >>> we are seeing weather extremes from coast to coast, much of the eastern and central u.s. is headed for the warmest christmas on record but there's also a major storm brewing. severe weather is threatening tens of millions of americans and causing trouble for the last minute holiday travelers. >> reporter: the weather on i-49 along the texas/arkansas border turned the roadways deadly. three killed, seven injured in a blinding fog pileup. >> it sounded like an explosion. >> reporter: the wild weather system creating havoc is also poised to shatter records, some spots 40 degrees above average. christmas eve in philly, 73. charlotte, 77. savanna savanna, georgia,

chester mcbride, a college football standout, and michael anthony cinco of rio grande valley, texas. while in washington, d.c., a restaurant was suddenly closed. the owner's son, staff sergeant peter taub was among the dead. loyal customers joined in the family's grief. >> the good people in america care about you and your son, your loss is our loss. >> this as taub's wife just learned she is pregnant with their second child. >> that was nbc's jim miklaszewski reporting. >>> on the slopes of italy it was nearly a catastrophe when a drone fell from the sky almost crushing the austrian skier. the drone was carrying a tv camera and came crashing down during a world cup slalom race. he didn't seem to notice just how close it came until later. he joked about experiencing, quote, heavy air traffic in italy on social media. last night a mysterious light streaked across the sky in the las vegas vicinity. airport officials said it was too high up to be a passenger jet while witnesses said they could see part of the object breaking up as it raced across the sky. as it turns out, officials at u

of the other victims in the attack in afghanistan are chester mcbride, louis bonacosta and michael anthony cincowe expect to hear more throughout tomorrow and throughout the week in fact about the lives lost of those great service people and certainly our prayers and thoughts and condolences go out to families tonight. lou? lou: absolutely, kevin, thank you very much, kevin corke reporting. >>> the secret service can't seem to perform at a level worthy of the branch of government that they represent. the agency today confirming that an agent's gun, badge, radio, handcuffs and flash drive were all stolen in broad daylight yesterday. the agent's belongings were taken from personal vehicle while it was parked near secret service headquarters in downtown washington. a house oversight committee report issued this month found the secret service to quote be in crisis, end quote, after a number of high-profile scandals and security breaches. they continue, obviously. >>> we're coming right back with much more. stay with us. the left-wing media and democrats ripping donald trump for latest comment on hil

this was his third overseas deployment and staff sergeant michael anthony cinco.confirmed by the military tonight but his family is declining to share additional information at this time. monday's attack outside of bagram killed six american troops and injured three others. the taliban has claimed responsibility for this attack. it's the deadliest attack on u.s. troops since 2012 by the taliban. and it comes as the taliban are reportedly mounting an effort to retake the largest provinces in afghanistan, helmand province that has seen some of the fiercest fighting in this now 15-year long war. joining us is courtney kube. appreciate your time tonight. >> thanks for having me. >> obviously, this is a very sad story. as far as i understand it, we have not lost this many american troops in a taliban attack in afghanistan in more than three years since 2012. was this attack a fluke success by the taliban? is this a sign of bigger changes there and their reascendence there? >> it's really just a sign no matter how the administration, how the u.s. wants to classify what

new york state building are flying at half staff in his honor. 28-year-old staff sergeant michael anthony cincod from a town of 16,000, described as an ambitious man with a, quote, good head on his shoulders. new details are emerging about just how the attack was executed outside bagram air base. let's get to barbara starr. she's live at the pentagon. barbara, what are your sources telling you? >> by all accounts the afghan bomber got past an initial afghan security checkpoint with explosives undetected. what happened next was devastating. and the problems in afghanistan just seem to grow every day. fellow troops mourn the lives of six u.s. air force members killed by a suicide bomber in afghanistan. the devastating attack happened on a security patrol outside of bagram airfield. their mission, to talk to local afghans in nearby villages looking for any signs of the taliban. a u.s. official tells cnn the suicide bomber used an old motorcycle instead of a suicide vest packing the internal spaces of the bike full of explosives. the motorcycle detonating as the troops were on a narrow path where s