"newsroom l.a." starts right now. >> u.s. presidential candidate donald trump is not giving any ground on his proposal to ban muslims from entering the united states. hids suggestion has been met with nearly universal condemnation. but as dana bash reports, the republican front-runner just keeps piling on. >> this isn't about being political correct. >> you could have many more world trade certains if you don't solve it. >> never mind backing down, donald trump is doubling down on a plan to block muslims from entering america. >> a total and complete shutdown. >> even in the face of unpress debited fury within his own party. >> from the republican house speaker. >> normally i do not comment on what's going on in the presidential election. i will take an exception today. this is not conservatisconserva. >> to the republican senate leader. >> this suggestion is completely and totally inconsistent with american values. >> to former vice president dick cheney, revered by conservatives for pushing tough tactics to keep americans s

yeah. >>> next here on "cnn newsroom" l.a. u.s. figures out what's going on. do you agree with that? >> yes, i do. >> why? >> i don't want them here. pipes are. so i use quickbooks and run my entire business from the cloud. i keep an eye on sales and expenses from anywhere. even down here in the dark i can still see we're having a great month. and celebrate accordingly. i run on quickbooks.that's how i own it. >>> welcome back, everybody. you're watching "cnn newsroom" live from los angeles. coming up to 10:30 on a monday night. john vause. the headlines this hour. south africa where former olympic athlete oscar pistorius is scheduled to appear in court shortly. the bail hearing follows his new conviction of the murder of his girl trend reeva steencamp. the date is to be set that the appearance. >>> the smog in beijing is so bad the government has issued the highest alert for pollution. schools and factories in the chinese capital is closed and half the cars have been banned from the roads. first ever red alert for beijing. >>

"newsroom l.a." starts right now. 150 world leaders are gathered in paris for a climate change summit. and the u.n. secretary general put their task in stark terms saying we have never faced such a test. the goal is to draft a treaty to dramatically reduce green hos gas emissions around the world. the meeting comes just over two weeks after the paris terror attacks. the 130 victims were remembered in a moment of silence. u.s. president barack obama linked the battle against terrorism to the urgent need to curb climate change. >> we salute the people of paris for insisting this crucial conference go on. an act of defiance that proves nothing will deter us from building the future we want for our children. what greater rejection of those who would tear down our world, the marshalling our best efforts to save it. >> we go now to paris where fred pleitgen joins us on the latest of the terror investigation. fred, always great to have you on the show. salah abdeslam remain on the run but authorities are no

"newsroom l.a." starts right now. just over two weeks after terror attacks shocked the world. 150 world leaders have gathered in paris for a summit to tackle climate change. their goal is to draft a treaty to dramatically reduce greenhouse emissions around the world. france's president put it, never have the stakes been so high because this is about the future of the planet. but the attacks that killed 130 people were also on everyone's mind. after a moment of silence, u.s. president barack obama linked to battle against terrorism to the urgent need to fight climate change. >> we salute the people of par ri ris for insisting this crucial conference go on, an act of defiance that proves nothing will deter us from building the future we want for our children. what greater rejection of those who would tear down our world than marshalling our best efforts to save it. >> fred pleitgen is in paris and joins us now begin with the terror investigation. authorities now revealing new details about his alleged role on november 1

"newsroom l.a." starts right now. we will begin with the u.s. presidential race where donald trump continues to ride a wave of support among supporters. this is in spite, or perhaps because of, speaking out for muslims. the majority of republican voters like his plan to ban u.s. travelers from the u.s. we get more from your political correspondent. >> reporter: donald trump still looming large over gop field. >> i'm 20 points up, i'm way up on everybody. >> reporter: it's a nation divided over trump's controversial plan to ban uh muslims from coming to the u.s. a new wall street journal/nbc news poll shows 38% of primary voters approve the proposal while 39% oppose it. among all americans, nearly 6 in 10 oppose the plan. >> the group that is not criticizing me is the public. the public agrees with what i said. >> his supporter, some of whom took part in a conversation with cnn remains steadfast. >> i could care less about a few muz lips or a few people that are upset. i could care less about people who are saying we don't like donald trump's ton

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"newsroom l.a." starts right now. >>> u.s. president barack obama gave a rare oval office address a few hours ago, in part pep talk, part lecture. tries to reassure americans about their safety at home and bolster their faith in their fight against isis. mr. obama called for stronger gun control and more cooperation from congress. he also detailed the current u.s. strategy. >> first, our military will continue to hunt down terrorist plotters in any country where it is necessary. second, we will continue to provide training and equipment to tens of thousands of iraqi and syrian forces fighting isil on the ground so that we take away their safe havens. third, we're working with friends and allies to stop isil's operations, to disrupt plots, cut off their financing, and prevent them from recruiting new fighters. fourth, with american leadership the international community has begun to establish a process and timeline to pursue cease-fires and a political resolution to the syrian war. >> for more on the president speaks our senior

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"newsroom l.a." starts right now. '. >> republican front-runner donald trump is defending his use of a word widely considered to be vul vulgar to attack his democratic rival hillary clinton. he said he used it to show that she was, badly beaten by barack obama. now clinton is firing back. >> you are looking at somebody who's had a lot of things said about me. >> a not so subtle dig at donald trump today after a young girl asked hillary clinton about bullying. >> we shouldn't let anybody bully his way into the presidency. >> just when you thought politics couldn't sink any lower, trump went there, talking about clinton's 2008 defeat by barack obama. >> she got shlonged. she lost. >> it's a yiddish word that meant, well, you guessed it. and he didn't stop there. >> where did she go? i know where she went. it's disgusting. i don't want to talk about it. >> he's talking about this moment when clinton went missing for a few moments of the democratic debate. when she returned, she had only one word to say

i'm john vause, "newsroom l.a." starts right now. >> our top story this hour, billionaire businessman donald trump has spent very little on his presidential campaign so far, an achievement unprecedented in american politic, but now that is about to change. starting monday, the republican front-runner says he plans to spend big on advertising in those early voting states. >> i feel i have an obligation even to myself and to the country to spend. and so we're going to be spending a minimum of $2 million and then we'll see what happens. if anybody goes after me, i will spend a lot of money against the people that go after me. i'm $35 million under budget. i thought i would have spend $35 million on ads. i spent nothing. i'm $35 million under budget. >> jeb has spent $40 million. >> he hasn't spent $40 million. he's wasted $40 million. >> trump says his ads will focus onboarder security, trade, and protecting the u.s. from isis. on the campaign trail it's been all about marital infidelity. he continues to talk about bil

the first hour of "cnn newsroom" starts from l.a. starts now. >>> we begin in iraq where the country's prime minister is vowing to force isis out of his country in the coming year. his announcement follows the iraqi army celebrating what it calls the liberation of ramadi from isis. today's brutal house-to-house fighting, forces have mostly retaken the city. there are still pockets of isis fighters throughout ramadi. a spokesman says it will take two to three weeks to root them out. iraq's military has gained new confidence after this latest victory, and the country's leaders are vowing to push on to other cities under the control of isis. >>> the fall of ramadi is seen as a blow to the terror group. it comes as the leader of isis releases a new message to real his followers. details from jim sciutto. >> reporter: from the isis chief, abu bakr al baghdadh, a new audio recording seemingly attempting to boost fighters' morale with "the world united against them." in the 24-minute tape, al baghdadi says the u.s.-led coalition against isi

"newsroom l.a." starts right now. >>> the 2016 presidential race is getting nastier with a feud between donald trump and democratic front-runner hillary clinton flaring up. and campaign stop in michigan trump slammed clinton for attacking him at saturday's democratic debate. >> hillary, i mean, did you watch that -- what happened to her? no, she's terrible. she's terrible. donald trump is on video, and isis is using him on the video to recruit! and it turned out to be a lie. she's a liar. >> well, the war of words between trump and clinton gets uglier each time one targets the other. cnn shows us the debate claim that started this latest feud. >> never mind their primary fights, donald trump and hillary clinton are locked in a new brawl of their own tonight. he's demanding an apology for this. >> and we also need to make sure that the really discriminatory messages that trump is sending around the world don't fall on receptive ears. he is becoming isis' best recruiter. >> reporter: at the weekend dem

"newsroom l.a." starts now. >>> bill cosby is charged with sexual assault. over the years, at least 50 women have come forward saying they were sexually assaulted by cosby, accusations he has always denied. but now this case has made it to court and only just. a day later, and it would have been inadmissible because of the statute of limitations. >>> bill cosby surrounded by media, looking frail in a gray sweater, carrying a cain, arm and arm with his attorneys. he stumbled on his way into a pennsylvania courthouse. >> mr. cosby, anything to say? >> inside, standing room only. cosby was guided to the defense table. after hi arraignment, the 78-year-old had his bug shot taken. bail set at $1 million. on an evening in early 2004. cosby is charged with assaulting andrea constand. she skred cosby, 37 years her senior to be a mentor over the months after they met, he invited her to several public events and private dinners. >> mr. cosby made two sexual advances at her that were rejected. on the evening in question, with mr. cosby urged her to take bills that he p

"newsroom l.a." starts right now. >> we start with a severe storm slamming parts of the u.s., incluing this tornado, rare for december, touching down in mississippi. four people have died in the state, including a 7-year-old boy who was traveling in a car with his family. a woman died when a stofrm sent a tree crashing through her roof. two eother people died in tennessee and at least four people are missing in three states. officials are preparing for more fatalities. how rare is a tornado outbreak at this time of year? >> we would see them across the states in the gulf of mexico, texas, louisiana, mississippi, alabama. on average, december across the united states sees about 24 tornadoes, but get a load of this. we saw in just one day one tornado outbreak, 22 tornadoes reported, over 150 wind reports as well with badge. the tornado you just saw a moment ago is called a long track tornado. typically tornadoes stay on the ground for about five minutes or so. they last about maybe a quarter to half a

"newsroom l.a." starts right now. . >> mr. obama visited the national counterterrorism center in virginia on thursday. >> the president says there is no specific and credible threat to the u.s. this holiday season. cnn senior white house correspondent reports. >> reporter: it was one more attempted show of strength from president obama as he vowed to keep the nation safe from isis terrorists and their so-calmed lone wolf followers during the holidays. >> of course, when terrorists pull off a despicable act like what happened in san bernadino, it tears at our hours. but it also stiffens our resolve. >> after a rare briefing at the national counterterrorism center, the president said there is no current, specific or credible threat to the u.s. homeland. with that intelligence in hand, he urged americans to remain calm. >> so anyone trying to harm americans need to know they need to know that with we're strong and that we're resilient. and we will not be terrorized. >> it's harder to detect and trust. >> to calm a jittery public,

l.a. county sheriffs who repeatedly fired when the suspect was on the ground. >>> weird weather. out east while the west basks in . 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. >>> this morning, republican presidential front-runner donald trump is fending off a serious challenge from surging texas senator ted cruz. cruz has built up a ten-point lead in iowa, just seven weeks ahead of the caucuses. the gop candidates face off in their final debate of the year tomorrow night in las vegas. don champion is here no new york. >> reporter: good morning. no doubt there will be plenty of fireworks tomorrow night. trump spent the weekend still defending his proposed ban on muslims entering the u.s. he also went on the offense against cruz. the gloves have finally come off in the battle of donald trump and his new top rival ted cruz. >> i don't think he is qualified cruz as a maniac fox news, trump took to twitter expressing his disappointment in the texas senator for questioning his judgment and remarks cruz made at a public fund-raiser. cruz jokingly responded by posting a video of

newsroom, thanks. to our viewers, we are taking in live coverage from knbc, our l.a.so any aerial photos they give us, we are putting on the air. we are now going to switch coasts to where pete is and go to the briefing room in the white house. josh earnest, white house press secretary, has just said the president has been notified of this. >> what factors will influence the best way to protect the community, and this is true when there's a national disaster. we talk about the role that the federal government has in supporting local officials who are responsible for the response. this is also true when talking about strengthening relationships between local communities and local law enforcement, that the role of the federal government is to support those conversations where necessary but the president convened this task force in 21st century policing where we had law enforcement experts, legal experts, academics and others come together around a set of recommendations that are then and have been shared with local law enforcement agencies across the country. those reco

l.a. council on american islamic relations is condemning the attack. they're expected to talk soon, and a family member of one of the suspects is expected to be there. live in the newsroom, kimberly bookman, 7 news night team. >> southern california is on edge tonight. we know two suspects are dead. new details are still pouring in, though. let's get to tim in the newsroom with the latest. investigators. the suspects are either dead or currently in custody. at this point police have not announced a motive in the deadliest mass shooting in the u.s. in three years. two suspects, a man and woman, were killed in a shoot-out with police. they through pipe-bombs during the chase. officers were cautious when they suv. >> they were dressed in kind of is the best way to term it. they were both armed with assault rifles. they were both armed with handguns. >> san bernardino police say a third person was detained and they're trying to figure out if there are more attackers on the run. a tip led police to the suspects four hours after gunmen opened fire inside the regional center where they were hosting a holiday banquet. 14 were killed and 17 were injures. those trapped inside que

newsroom with the latest. reporter: more and more details coming out, melissa. schools remain closed. no word when they may reopen only the l.aified school district says the schools will open when they are satisfied they a

newsroom with the latest. reporter: more and more details coming out, melissa. schools remain closed. no word when they may reopen only the l.a. unified school district says the schools will open when they are satisfied they are completely safe. l.a. police chief charlie beck said the threat in the email late last night was specific to all campuses in the l.a. school district. the imply threat involved explosives devices. a specific threat was shooting attack with the use of assault rifles and machine pistols as a result. we know 900 public schools, over 1000 if you include charter schools were closed. 640,000 students told to stay home. some of the students already had gone to school and had to be taken home after this announcement was made. they say the email to the l.a. school district came from an i.p. address that wept back to frankfurt, germany, but the police chief says he believes the origin was much closer and not in europe. as david just mentioned the new york superintendent of schools also received a very similar email. however, it was dismissed as a hoax. and that is exactly what new york police commissioner bill

l.a. the gunfire erupted at a building called the inland regional center during a holiday party. "today in new york's" katherine creag is in the newsroom with all of the overnight developments. so many developments have been coming in over the last few hours, kat. >> indeed, darlene. investigators describe the couple as being on a mission, that they had assault rifles, handguns, and wore combat gear when they went into that office building to commit the killings. 28-year-old syed farook, seen in that online photo, was killed, and so was his 27-year-old wife. according to relatives, farook was born and raised in the united states. the husband and wife have a 6-month-old baby who was left with a relative earlier in the day. police went into the suspect's house with bomb detonation machines that you can see there. also, three explosive devices were left in the resource center building with the suspect workede and where the killings happened. victims describe the shooting scene and the aftermath as a war 14 people lost their lives, and many of the wounded are in critical condition. several hours after the mass shooting, the police and susp

l.a. is the car chase capital of the world, so we've seen at all. >> but there's soon something different about this one. >> i heard in my newsroom audible gasps.e knew this thing may not end well at all. >> it's 5:15 and the roads are starting to fill up. >> this is the heart of rush hour. so you've got people on surface streets in downtown los angeles, you've got kids, you've got people just walking their dogs, all in this guy's way. >> the camry driver is all over the road. and then a collision. >> whoa, right there! >> and another. >> there we go, ow. >> we thought for a minute, is this an actual movie chute we don't know about, is this "grand theft auto"? >> 15 minutes in, the stolen car is now so badly damaged, it's shooting out sparks. but the driver just keeps going. and then -- >> wrong side of the road, whoa, whoa! okay, there we go, took two cars out. >> a quick-thinking local mechanic's cellphone catches the impact. and then things get scarier still. as scene from above. >> he's got a weapon! he's trying to carjack somebody, pulling a woman out of a car, taking another vehicle. >> she's 22 years of age and she's terrified. >> he tol

calls from the newsroom to find out if any of them received the threat, heard about it or taking any action. >> we'll start on the west coast and not new york because a threat to the l.aschool district was specifically e-mailed to board members. it was determined that the ip address was from frankfort, germany. the school district police told the superintendent about what this threat was just before about 5:00 this morning. at that point things started to go into motion there. that's when it was made, the decision by the superintendent to really cancel all classes in abundance of caution. that's not easy. we're talking about 640,000 students from kindergarten to twelfth grade. 900 schools, 200 charter schools. >> the problem is a lot of people had already gone to school, mike and gasia, and parents had already dropped off kids. these are pictures taken of the school bus yard. usually it's empty with the buses taking kids to school. this morning the buses did not move. a lot of kids did get to school, though. high schools, elementary schools and middle schools, they were told that they couldn't go in. they were waiting in the cold. thfs a lot of miscommunication d ther

l.a. schools. congressman sherman says the threat to new york city schools appeared less credible than that which triggered the action in los angeles. team fox coverage continues. laura ingle in our new york newsroom. laura, different places. thousands of miles apart. now we know different threats and different threat assessment. >> that's right. things are looking a lot different here. schools have opened. kids have been in class. law enforcement and city leaders still working here, though, to keep teachers, parents and students calm. just a short while ago, new york city mayor bill de blasio called those e-mail threats to new york city so generic, so outlandish they couldn't be taken seriously. here's what some schools in the city look like today. business as usual. the new york city public school system is the largest public school system in the country serving approximately 1 million students in over 1,800 schools in new york city and its 5 boroughs. los angeles and new york city schools have different requirements when it comes to consulting with law enforcement and city leaders. you heard trace gallagher talk about that. before anybody can make such wide-sweeping decisions to shut down an en

correspondent in our washington newsroom for a quick update before we go to a news conference in los angeles. pete? >> we have been told that the decision was made out in l.a. by the school superintendent in consultation with law enforcement and other authorities but it was the superintendent's decision and we have been told that at least some law enforcement folks advised against making this decision, but understood that it was the superintendent's decision and the safety of the children came first. so it's our understanding that the advice to the school superintendent was not unanimous. >> all right. pete williams, thanks. to our viewers, to those listening to our coverage on sirius xm radio, there is going to come a time here in the next few minutes or seconds where we have to pause our coverage. you will hear it then announced as an nbc news special report. we will then be simulcasting on msnbc and across the nbc television network. that is because this news conference, we have been showing you pictures of one of our colleagues from knbc reporting from inside the room, a small but packed room is now the focus of so much attention on the west coast. we

l.a. and hopefully one day we cycle ghana. nick valencia, cnn, atlanta. >>> good stuff there. we thank you for watching this hour of newsroom.k after the break with more news from around the world. celebrations for now. but nations around the around pledge to create a better future for the planet. some experts are waiting to see if their actions speak louder than their words. donald trump finds himself in unfamiliar territory in the u.s. state of iowa. he's in second place but refusing to play second fiddle to front-runner, ted cruz. as movie villains go, they have a lot to live up to. we hear from the star wars bad guys stepping into the hefty footprints, darth vader. from cnn world head quarters in atlanta. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm george howell. "cnn newsroom" starts right now. a very good day to you. we begin in paris with the latest on the historic climate deal that was reached in france. delegates from nearly 200 countries are headed back home with a plan in hand to help combat climate change. representatives approved a final draft on saturday and the french foreign min