jeff: it happened just after 3:00 today at pentagon city mall. the driver was trying to leave the parking garage when he had trouble paying. toasked the car behind him back up so he could deal with it. in argument ensued, and that is when the driver of the other car, identified as 21-year-old reginald carol of the district, took out his gun from the trunk and fired a warning shot into the air. and arlington911, police soon spotted the suspect's car as it fled towards the district. the passenger, calvin, also 21, tossed the gun out of the car on 395 north by the gw parkway. then crossed the 14th street bridge, went through the third street tunnel, and abandon their white sedan on 395 north near mass avenue, taking off on foot. closedon and d.c. police in fast, taking the two men into custody. >> an isolated incident, but in the holidays tempers may be agitated. >> people tend to react differently, sometimes more extreme than others. >> i don't understand why. jeff: both suspects, reginald carol and calvin, are facing multiple charges related to th

report of a shot fired at the pentagon city mall parking lot. arlington police responded. notice the vehicle that fit the description that came in for the call. a chase ensued. the vehicle with the suspect inside crossed over the bridge, 14th street bridge into washington. at some point got off 395, perhaps on independent avenue -- independence avenue. got back on 395 where the chase ended here. two suspects got out of the vehicle. they were apprehended wile trying to get away on foot. we are told at some point in northwest washington here a firearm was thrown out of the

a shot was fired reportedly at the pentagon city mall parking lot. but we are told no victims, no no one was hurt in shooting. we do not know the information that led up to the shooting and what caused this to begin. a strong police presence. traffic is a big mess here happening right now diverted to the massachusetts avenue and 395 north. avoid this situation if possible. still following this breaking news story. we are going to get more information on it to you and bring more information when it's available to us. live in northwest washington, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. leon: all right. thank you, jeff. get back to you soon. prince george's county police looking into what led to a triple shooting at a rec center. one of the victims found on the keptland community center in landover. a friend took the other two victims to the hospital before the police arrived. no word on the victim's condition. at this point they have not made arrests. upper marlboro man is dead after a head-on car crash in largo at 10:30 last night at maryland 202ed a old largo roa

>>> right now at 7:00, the driver that witnessed the man shooting that gun near pentagon city mall. >>> the dc man's death, thank you for joining us, i'm bruce leshan. >> we want to warn you that -- that alonzo smith died while in public custody tonight. the second officer that responded to the department southeast. and for his feet and that they did perform cpr. the 27-year-old later died at the hospital. an autopsy lists the cause of death as sudden cardiac arrest, with cocaine in his system. and now police first responded to that apartment for a fight. >>> right now in arlington, two men in custody after firing a gun near the pentagon city mall. police tell us that the driver was trying to leave that parking garage. when his credit card just wouldn't work. that lead to the argument and the driver in that vehicle has fired shots in to the air. nobody was hurt in arlington as they are looking for the driver whose credit card wouldn't work. >> and police are investigating a shooting in broad daylight. three people were sent to the hospital. surae chinn reports a group of men that open

we have crews on the way to pentagon city hall and arlington police were called to the 16th street side to that mall and they were given a lookout for the getaway car and they caught it and that sparked a high-speed chase that came into the area of the national mall and ultimately ended on third street between e and f. these are picture of the arrest and we don't know what prompted the shots to be fired or if anyone was hit. shomari stone is headed to the scene and we'll bring you updates as we learn more. >> right now prince george's county police officers are at kentland community center investigating a triple shooting. >>> tracee wilkins is live there with details. >> tracee? >> reporter: this is a very strange shooting and how it all unfolded is unusual. it happened on this playground behind me and police literally took down their crime tape a couple of seconds ago. this happened here at the community park ketland community center. according to park and planning police there was a shooting on this playground and they took off running to the 6700 block of hawthorne where they found h

pentagon city. but you never wait. you don't take the clinton approach. >> this is really what my shopping experience looked like on wednesday. >> you're always so thoughtful. >> my god, you should see. >> you're not a grinch. you're not a grinch, kendis gibson. merry christmas to you. >> you're expensive. >> i am expensive. that's the news for this half hour. hour merry christmas, everybody.ding parts of the u.s. leaving millions in danger this christmas eve... good morning las vegas! i'm dayna roselli... and i'm xxx.... the time now is ... let's get to greg bennett with a weather first check, greg? looks like our holiday cold front has gotten a little bit stronger! high temperatures today will be in the mid and upper 50s with partly cloudy into the overnight.

pentagon city. but you never wait.e the clinton approach. >> this is really what my shopping experience looked like on wednesday. >> you're always so thoughtful. >> my god, you should see. >> you're not a grinch. you're not a grinch, kendis gibson. merry christmas to you. >> you're expensive. >> i am expensive. that's the news for this half hour merry christmas, everybody. >>> this morning on "world news now," deadly storms tearing a path across the south. >> the tornadoes caught on video sending trucks flying and leaving behind death and destruction. the heart break and the next storm threat for holiday travelers from accuweather. >>> angry protests causing problems at the largest mall in the country. the demonstrations taking over an airport, the frustrations and the arrests. >>> protecting the pope. new york police officers on patrol at the vatican. why these cops were sent overseas in an unprecedented move. >> and cartoon controversy. republican ted cruz and his kids portrayed in a political cartoon. the insulted c

first to let you know that everything is clear here at pentagon city mall.in and out during their holiday shopping. let me move right out of the way. i'm here at the 15th street entrance where this whole thing started at 3:00 today. a man was trying to exit the parking garage. he stepped out of the car and asked the driver behind him to back up. words were exchanged and a passenger in the other car pulled out a gun andvvu fired ss in the air and the driver took off. a police officer found the suspect's car and then there was a chase northbound on 395 into d.c. bless s police say the driver threw the gun out of the window. the pursuit ended at third and f street northwest. the driver and passenger jumped out of the car and tried to run away and investigators say police caught them and back out here live and they found they found the gun thrown out of the car. if you planned on coming here after work today and after picking up your kids after day care you're welcome to go in and everything is fine, but right now police are also looking for the witnesses that w

a little bit closer for those it plans this evening, may be heading out to pentagon city. you will see drive roadways for now. a few scattered showers make the -- may pop up later this evening. be prepared for a few passing showers. 55-62 for overnight lows. upper 50's and fairfax for the week of temperature tomorrow. christmas day, 59 degrees for the morning temperature in aspen hill. here is the futurecast. 11:30 tonight you might see a few showers near baltimore and northern -- parts of anne arundel county. it will not be a washout for tonight. tomorrow morning the makeup to a mix of sun and clouds. cloudy skies for southern maryland. later in the day showers will begin to move across the area. they become more widespread by tomorrow evening. saturday temperatures little cooler. because the frontal system will little -- little a little close -- wiggle a little closer to us. 69 degrees in some of you might hit 70 or maybe 72. cooler air on saturday rebounding to around 70 on sunday. monday, that is not a mistake. upper 40's for daytime highs. back into the 50's come the

. >>> police say it may have been road rage that led to a shooting outside of pentagon city mall.police say a man had trouble using his credit card at the gate, at the mall's parking garage on 15th street. he asked the driver behind him to back up. that's when they exchanged words. the second driver fired a shot into the air and then sped off. police spotted the suspect's car and chased him into d.c., taking two men into custody near the third street tunnel. police recovered a gun thrown during the chase. they're still looking for the driver who was stuck at the gate. >>> prince william county police looking for an armed robbery suspect in two separate incidents. the robber apparently held up a sunoco gas station on wellington road last night and possibly connected with another robbery. he was wearing a white or gray hoodie, jeans and a ski mask. if you saw anything, police want to hear from you. >>> a state of emergency is in place in san bernardino county. california governor jerry brown made that announcement yesterday. the state department of public health will step in to help

. >>> right now at 7:00, the driver that witnessed the man shooting that gun near pentagon city mall.dc man's death, thank you for joining us, i'm bruce leshan. >> we want to warn you that -- that alonzo smith died while in public custody tonight. the second officer that responded to the department southeast. and for his feet and that they did perform cpr. the 27-year-old later died at the hospital. an autopsy lists the cause of death as sudden cardiac arrest, with cocaine in his system. and now police first responded to that apartment for a fight. >>> right now in arlington, two men in custody after firing a

detectives say he broke in six cars at pentagon city mall. detectives are adding gutierrez to the wall for alleged sexual assault of a minor. and police in the district want you to look at william lewis. he is wanted for first-degree murder. he joins robles accused of malicious wounding in prince william county. and finally, adbud who is wanted in stafford county in a drug case. now let's set the wall of justice in motion and tonight, the spotlight on robles. prince william county police need your help finding him. he got in an argument with an 18-year-old woman he knew and hit her in the head with a metal rod. >> harmed her. >> he is 5'4", weighs 130 pounds. 22 years old. black hair and brown eyes and is wanted for malicious wounding. police want to get him off the wall of justice and put him behind bars. >> if you can help in the search, contact prince william county police. mr. robles if you are watching, police urge yourself to turn yourself in. i'm jennifer donelan. see you next week. alison: still ahead at 5:00, the special honor for wo

he is accused of breaking into a half dozen cars at the pentagon city mall a few years ago. police are still looking for him. detectives tell us there are 15 active warrants out for his arrest. his last known address was in suitland, maryland. >> butler has indeed been busy. we have been looking for him for over three years now. we are desperate to find him. >> he has black hair and black eyes and he is facing larceny and destruction of property charges. they want him off the wall of justice and put him behind bars. if you have information on the search for butler call the arlington county police. we will see you next week with the wall of justice. have a happy and a safe holiday. i'm jennifer donelan. leon: coming up on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- a historic chip returns to baltimore inner harbor. where has it been? >> and waiting for years. for health that never came. i-team investigator chris papst exposes the problem that is affecting thousands of if you could see your cough, you'd see all the sickness you're spreading. new robitussin cf max severe soothes and delivers powerf

the 4 1/2 mile long transit way is along the route 1 corridor between the pentagon city metro and the road metro. the arlington county board approved a spring opening at its meeting earlier this week. >> there is a push for the national zoo to reconsider culticult cutting its hours. starting january 1st, they will be open from 8:00 to 5:00. r right now, they are opened at 6:00 a.m. people that live near the zoo are upset they won't be able to walk or run through the zoo in the early morning hours. eleanor holmes norton says, officials should have asked for public input before making that decision. >> ever find yourself fighting over the thermostat in your office. according to a new survey from career builder, 23% of you are too cold at work and 25% are too hot. those fighting the chill use blankets, lots of layers and even space heaters in some offices to stay warm. the study says, 1 in 5 has argued with a co-worker about the office temperature >>> can you feel it? "star wars" fever is in full blast. signs of the movie will be everywhere, from the grocery store to holiday celebrations

if you are going somewhere, tysons or the pentagon city, leave extra time. malls will be busy. 64 degrees at reagan national airport. the heaviest rain over the stag area of the district to fairfax county. oldtown alexandria. gaylord resort with heavier rain at this time. this will move off to the north and the east. a lot should be out of here tonight. new york city is 70. cooler in columbus, middle 50's. the christmas eve forecast shows daytime highs around 74. christmas day around 69 degrees. chance for a few passing showers. the rest of the weekend we will stay well above average for this time of year. middle 60's on saturday. around 70 on sunday. let's get a check on the evening rush hour commute. joy? >> thank you. it looks like there is no rush in the commute. stay off the roadways. a complete mess anywhere you are going. again, the first accident northbound 95. crash northbound. southbound 95 is jammed up. fairfax county parkway to fredericksburg not even moving on most of the main lines. you looking westbound 6. stop-and-go, and bumper to bumper thr

take metro or you can join us if you're going to park on pentagon city or walk in the back.will be in section 64. that is also where some of the pentagon victims are buried. it's a family event. you get to remember and talk about sacrifice that has been made. i will tell you, it's also almost sort of festive in the way everyone gets together. it's a big community engagement event and i'm so excited you're going to be there, mike. >> it's a great cause. i can't wait to be there. i was thinking about bringing my son. >> absolutely should. kids are warm. make sure you dress warm. so, make sure you don't join us. we'll see you tomorrow in section 64. >> see you in the morning, buddy. >> we'll have more on that on the weekend news. good picture there. >> 6:51. four people have died in a crash of a medical helicopter in kern county, california. the chopper disappeared last night with a pilot, a nurse, paramedic, and patient on board. it was a challenge for searchers to reach the crash scene. >> ground units couldn't gain access to the rough terrain. kern county office came into th

that's the air force memorial here in arlington right near pentagon city. visibility down to half a mile. area airports, bwi visibility now down to 1/4 of a mile. dulles is down to 3/4 of a mile and some patchy, dense fog. a little bit of drizzle around, too, this morning. grab an umbrella. we'll be dealing with this dense fog for another several hours. right now we have breaking news on the roads. what's going on, melissa? >> breaking news right now. this problem on metro, orange, blue, silver lines right now. single tracking. single tracking in two different spots. first between smithsonian and mcpherson square and stadium and eastern market. they're calling this a track issue. no details on what's happening now. when we do, we'll pass it along. big look at the beltway. inner loop and outer loop looking good. 95 from 32 down to the beltway going to take you ten minutes. no problems there. heading northbound, also looking good there on 95. trying to make that get away today. 66 at sudley, this is what we're dealing with this morning kind of all over the pl

it was pentagon city. you're familiar with that one. that one. but you never wait. you don't take the clinton approach. >> this is really what my shopping experience looked like on wednesday. >> you're always so thoughtful. >> my god, you should see. >> you're not a grinch. you're not a grinch, kendis gibson. merry christmas to you. >> you're expensive. >> i am expensive. that's the news for this half hour. >> merry christmas, everybody.

pentagon city. but you never wait. you don't take the clinton approach. >> this is really what my shopping experience looked like on wednesday. >> you're always so thoughtful. >> my god, you should see. >> you're not a grinch. you're not a grinch, kendis gibson. merry christmas to you. >> you're expensive. >> i am expensive. that's the news for this half every person that i helped, i wanted to help 10 more people after that. it just made me feel good. come into work everyday, and just knowing that i was going to make a difference in people's lives. come get health insurance, it's easy. i can help you. i just love helping people. i don't want anybody to be without health insurance. >>> this morning on "world news now," deadly storms tearing a path across the south. >> the tornadoes caught on video sending trucks flying and leaving behind death and destruction. the heart break and the next storm threat for holiday travelers from accuweather. >>> angry protests causing problems at the largest mall in the country. the demo

but we are jammed northbound from the capital beltway off and on through landmark headed toward pentagon city cedarville road, it is blocking a lane or was, moved over to the shoulder. we're still jammed northbound 210 from the waldorf area. back over to you. >> dangerous levels of a cancer causing gas were detected imore than 2 dozen schools. the school district is working to elimmight radon found at 28 locations, including a high school and middle school. exposure can cause lung cancer. and metro will stay open an hour late after the big game. riders will be able to enter the system at the morgan boulevard and largo town center stations after hours. all the other metro stations will close at the normal times. riders will be able to exit all stations during the extra hour of service. you can get more news, weather and traffic on good morning washington on news channel 8. hope you have a great monday ♪ sometimes you feel ? >> good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. your first look at the brand-new weight watchers. the system you grew up with just got a big makeover. >> it's more about the posit

as you head towards pentagon city it is jammed on the belt way we have major problems on the inner loop. back to you. >>> d.c. police stumble upon a car in the river and inside they found a man's body. it appears the man launched the car into the river on purpose. they are trying to get the car out of the water. and two stabbings in the district blocks apart. the first happened in the 700 block of 24th street. man was also stabbed in the 2100 block of 8th street. police are trying to determine if they are related. >>> welcome back to "gma." boy, painful moments, so hard to watch, even harder not to look at it. miss colombia had to take off that crown after steve harvey revealed he got the winner wrong. we're going to hear from one of the judges live about what happened behind the scenes. >> ouch. >>> also right now, donald trump calling out hillary clinton demanding an apology for saying videos of the gop front-runner are being used by isis to recruit jihadists. this as a new poll shows ted cruz pulling closer to trump and two candidates pulling away from the rest of the field. the two

is the -- on the commute heavy traffic on dc29a395 northbound heavy, slow, as you head toward pentagon city28 in sterling, we have heavy, slow traffic, accident careenup southbound old ox road toward interstate 66 and leave look at the beltway in prince georges county, still with the crash in oxon hill at 210 on the inner loop. back to you melanie. >> anchor: thank you. just about 25 minuting a dc priest announced that a new search will be conducted for a girl that disappeared in march at 8 years old. new information lead to reopening the case. their serve starts at a construction site across from the 5th district police headquarters. they'll perform grid searches with k9s. more defense witnesses will testimony in the trial of baltimore police officer william porter, charactered in the death of going. he said he didn't realize gray was injured until the police van stopped for the 6th and final time. you can get more news, weather and traffic on gews channel 8. hope you have a terrific thursday. >> it's "live with kelly & michael." today, from the new comedy "sisters," amy poehler. and star

also slow from pentagon city to the 14th street bridge as well. that's a look at the roads.ust about 30 minutes ago a baltimore injury headed back -- jury headed back to the deliberation room in the trial of william porter. the third day today follows a jury note to the judge yesterday afternoon saying that members had deadlocked. he told them to keep working. happening today, you'll finally get to meet the national zoo's newest panda cub. he will make his media debut along with his mom. the bean will be 4 months old next week, walking already and starting to grow up. you can get more news, weather and traffic on good morning washington on news channel 8. >> it's "live!". today from the new comedy "daddy's home" will ferrell and from alvin and the chipmunks, trip" bella thorne. all next on "live!". [captioning made possible by disney-abc domestic television] >> and now here are your emmy winning award hosts, kelly ripa and michael strahan. ♪

officials saying they have retaken the city from isil, but the pentagon is not so sure. >> there are new allegations. according to the media reports, both say they'll investigate a document that is called the dark side, secrets of the sports dopers. al jazeera's investigative unit infiltrated the world of sports doping with the help of a british athlete. they reported hours of conversation with doctors and pharmacies who made claims, claims that players deny. >> on hidden camera footage, a pharmacist in texas charlie sly advise an athlete on the use of drugs banned for use in professional sports. >> i can give you something to be used here now. it's like a steroid. it will be help for you for strengthening. there are a bunch of football players who take this, and a bunch of baseball players who take it, too. >> collins is not a drugs cheat, he's working under cover to expose what athletes call the dark side. the alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs substances. he speaks one player was filmed in sly's argument discussing the use of the delta two drug. >> i used it last year. i w

city. >> cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr with more. >> good morning carol. a true analysis for the iraqry military forces. they are continuing indeed to make progress moving towards the center of the city. the iraqis have now recaptured upwards of 70% of the city. the u.s. doesn't dispute. but watching it all very carefully still, you know, probably a lot of hard fighting to come. the isis fighters have been very well dug in. just one measure of what is happening. u.s.-led air strikes destroyed seven houses in the ramadi area that were wired with those explosives and ieds. that is the kind of obstacles they are facing. and their next stop may be mosul. that clearly is what the u.s. hopes but again mosul a much larger city. isis has been dug in there for months as well. so the effort, if you look at the strategy in ramadi and think about what might happen in mosul, they will have to start by cutting off isis supply lines and circling the city. it will be a very major operation. something the u.s. hopes will happen. and the big benefit for the iraqis, if they b

city. isis took ramadi seven months ago. a spokesman told reporters in the pentagon, isis still holds much of the city. >> north korea leader kim jong un mow now has a hydrogen bomb. if this news is true, it would represent an up grid to create a nuclear weapon. a hydrogen bomb also known as a thermonuclear bomb can be hundreds of times more powerful than an atomic bomb. >> the governor of massachusetts says a train that left without its driver was tampered with. it coasted through four stations without stopping before it was wrought to a halt when officials cut off power to the electrified third rail. governor charlie baker says it appears to have been an isolated incident. >> it's pretty clear the main control that drives the train was tampered with. >> no passengers were hurt, but the train's operator did suffer a minor injury when the train brushed passed him as it left the first station. >> the army station sharing his talk about the five years in captivity and the emotional toll being kept in isolation had on him. >> i couldn't see my hands. i couldn't do anyth

cities this morning. >>anny hong: said chicago cold at 30 degrees but dry on the partly cloudy conditions cycles also partly cloudy a high of 39 for the west coast of the pentagon to denver solid city hires only in the low to mid-20s and a partly cloudy conditions the bay bridge looking at a clear conditions off the thursday morning on this last day of 2015 here is what to expect for today cool conditions out there and the low 30's by is o'clock this morning and learned of the '30's to the bay in a coast petaluma center rosa down to three tents to zero visibility freezing fog definitely in the strong possibility of those cold temperatures but again high pressures and control until sunshine will be a cold night to lie. >>anny hong: more details on a change in the weather pattern were talking more significant storms will talk more broth that during the storm track your 7 day around the bay forecast. >>will tran: he made this statement at a rally in south carolina on wednesday and now he is declaring war on has so- called enemies. >>reporter: 26 team is going to be a battle on his last day of campaigning before the new year trump is coming out swinging she when as

they may look for a disabled vehicle. 395 leaving the city to the pentagon passing closer to the springfield interchange. that's a look at traffic. still a few issues so be careful. leon: thank you. see how much longer the weather will roll on. alison: we are enjoying this doug. doug: yeah. a while longer. we will see the temperatures four or five, six degrees above average. ten degrees above average. the general trend of warmer than average temperatures that will likely continue. maybe all the way through christmas. the numbers right now are 47 degrees. that is the temperature in falls church. 47 in herndon. comfortable early evening temperatures for each day of december. 49 at college park. 48 and 50 in dale city. the overnight hours we have a few high clouds. temperatures in the mid-30 to 40 by morning. those are very comfortable numbers here. look at canada and alaska. look how much above average these temperatures are. saskatoon, well above average. fairfaxs is ten below zero. that is on par. but across canada it's well above where it should be. montreal at 36. the trend is huge across

. >> cheryl: defense secretary ash carter in hot water after the pentagon admits he used personal e-mail. >> nicole: cityimore on inch after judge's declaration of mistrial in the first case charged in the death of freddie gray. >> cheryl: and in sports soccer star abby wambach puts up the cleats. fbn:am, first look at morning markets and breaking news and what to expect on the day ahead. >> nicole: that hike coming seven years to the day after the central bank cut its benchmark rate to near zero levels. traders are applauding, but the rate hike is drawing mixed reviews from economists. >> right thing finally, this is what the system has needed for a long, long time. >> they shouldn't have kept the rates this low for this long. if anything, deidre, they have caused the great depression. >> it's already weakening. >> nicole: feds move rates. future rate increases would be gradual and dependent on expectations that inflation will move higher. >> cheryl: let's get you caught caught up on global action overnight. ftse 89, dax about 3% higher, 317 point gain. strong performance in europe this morning. >> nico

a pentagon map told a slightly different story, showing in green parts of ramadi that had actually been secured while indicating a quarter of the city still needs to be cleared of remnants of isil fighters. al jazeera, the pentagon. >>> no reaction from the white house to new accusations over the n.s.a. spying programs. the wall street journal reports the n.s.a. continued to eavesdrop on benjamin netanyahu even after the white house said it would stop spying on friendly heads of state. the journal says the snooping included private conversations with members of congress over the iran nuclear deal. investigative reporter told us earlier on the allegation shows the disconnect between jerusalem and washington. >> two things are clear, the united states despite the snowden allegation did not stop. secondly, there's a deep wrist and huge mistrust between the two nations and the two leaders, something that never happened before, even when the united states discovered that israel recruited a spy back in the 1980's, jonathan pollard was his name. >> the journal report said nato members made the list have countries not to be speed bonn, but

city police detective killed in afghanistan. joseph lemm is one of six service members who died yesterday. margaret brennan is at the pentagon as we learn more about the victims. margaret, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it has been a brutal christmas week for the families of those we spoke to the brother of one of the victims, who called his sister a true leader. air force major adrianna vorderbruggen was the highest ranking officer killed in monday's attack. >> she's a hero. i hope she's a hero to all of us, not just to me. >> reporter: older brother christopher said his trail blazing center was charged with protecting the largest u.s. military base in afghanistan. >> she intentionally would go on these patrols with her men, because she wanted to show them that she would do what she was

pentagon. the iraqi army has surrounded the i.s.i.l. held city of ramadi, in a full-on assault that could begin at any time. the lines 70 miles west of baghdad in anbar province, it's been in i.s.i.l. hands since may. troops teamed up with militias for an offensive at retaking the city. the iraqi military dropped leaflets, warning syrians to leave. fighter are preventing them from doing so as he want to use them as human shields. >> the fight was a key topic of discussion as president obama met with recep tayyip erdogan in paris. they discussed the situation in syria, and president obama arrived turkey to do more to secure the borders. they talked about turkey's downing of a russian fighter jet. >> the united states supports turkey's right to defend itself, its air space and the territory, we are committed to its security and sovereignty, we have a common enemy, that is i.s.i.l., i want to make sure we focus on that threat. and i want to make sure we are focussed on the need to bring about a political resolution in syria. >> turkey says it has no

hailed as a hero cop, who a decade ago chased down a stabbing suspect in new york city while off duty. a recent pentagon report warned that violence in afghanistan has increased and that efforts to train and conduct counterterrorism operations have grown tougher. yesterday's suicide attack came as taliban fighters and afghan forces battled for control in helmand province. the associated press reports that districts across the region have been threatened by a taliban takeover in recent months. >>> we are learning more this morning about the woman who authorities say intentionally mowed down pedestrians on a busy stretch of las vegas boulevard, killing one and injuring at least 35 others. energy's morgan radford has all the details. behind the wheel, 24-year-old lakeisha holloway with her 3-year-old daughter in the car. >> the video obviously shows intention. her exiting the roadway onto the sidewalk, and then obviously plowing through the pedestrians on the sidewalk. >> reporter: holloway swerved onto the sidewalk not once, but twice, gaining speed for a quarter of a mile, injuring more than 30, and leav

city landmarks. the report comes as the u.s. isis overseas. the pentagon is sending about 200 specialorces operators to iraq where t ty will conduct raids in iraq and syria. >> it is an important capability because it takes advantage of what we are good at and it puts everybody on notice in syria that -- you don't know at night who is going to be coming in the window. >> reporter: but in a televised interview, syrian president bashar al ass says it is not working. >> isis has extended the recruits has increased. >> reporter: and combating isis and whether to accept syrian refuges in the united states continues to be a prime topic for presidential candidates. >> i would bomb it. i would thth keep it -- i would then make deals with the big oil companies and go in there so fast. >> we need a strategy, not to contain it, but to destroy it. >> if the fbi cannot tell us whether these refuges are isis terrorists, then the obama/clinton plan to bring them whatsoever. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning," more on the isis in america report and the difficulties autho

city. now, their mission will be to capture isis leaders and gather intelligence. correspondent charlie dagada reports now from london. >> the pentagon has announced that about 200 special operations forces will be deployed to the northern iraqi city city, from there, they'll conduct raids in both iraq and syria. >> defense secretary, ash carter, told congress, the new forces will help gather intelligence, and hunt down isis leaders. >> important capability, puts everybody on notice. >> in advance, aimed at the iraqi's themselves. iraq's prime minister, says his forces were capable of defeating isis, without the help of foreign combat troops. secretary of state, john kerry, said the iraqi's were fully briefed. >> we will continue to work very closely on exactly who would be deployed, where they would be deployed. >> iraqi military appears poised to face a critical test. the take-back of the city of ramadi. tv announcements have warned civilians in ramadi to evacuate their homes immediately. while isis militants are reportedly threatening to kill anybody who tries. charlie dagada, cbs news. >>> well, the latest presidential polls are

pentagon. >> reporter: about 200 u.s. special operations forces will city of irbil from where they will launch raids against isis in both iraq and syria. testifying before the house armed services committee, defense secretary carter revealed plans for what he called "targeting force." >> it's important capability because it takes advantage of what we're good at and it puts everybody on notice in syria that you don't know at night who [gunfire] >> reporter: until now, american commando raids against isis have been few and far between, two in the past seven months, both times the commandos were brought in to conduct the raid and sent home when it was completed. by basing them inside iraq, carter hopes to increase the frequency of raids. capturing isis leaders for interrogation and seizing the information stored on their cell phones and laptops. joint chiefs chairman general joseph dunford. >> our assessment is the operations this force will conduct will provide additional intelligence that will make our american troops permitted in iraq from the current 3,500

city. tom: thank you, the pentagon.e military robots, they are getting a makeover in time for christmas. military robots. folk at boston dynamic dressed up their trademark four-legged robots as reindeer, pulling santa sleighs to wish its customers a merry christmas, the company owned by google developed the robots to carry heavy cargo across the terrain, that getting a nice break for the robot today job, that is training with marines at quantico. if you need more proof that political correctness run amuck on college campus, a prankster with media research center went to george mason university in virginia to ask students to sign a petition asking radio stations to bo cot the -- boycott the song white christmas because it is racist, describes it at quote insulting to people of color because it perpetuates idea that being white is positive attribute, guess what, 18 people signed that petition, in about an hour. i guess they think that snow is racist? we're coming right back stay with us. >> quentin tarantino doubles down

. >> the pentagon called ramadi a crucial test for iraqi forces. if they can push isil out of the city just you a mile's drive from baghdad, it won't be just a huge psychological victory, it can be the model of future operations next year in fallujah and eventually against mosul,s isil stronghold in northern iraq. >> the foul of ramadi had been seen as a setback. i talked to retired army major mike lyons. he warned the fight is not going to be he says. >> it just ex10 waits the time line as to when things get done. this is how it is in that part of the world. you come to understand that things take a lot longer in this particular situation. it's very slow, very deliberate. we're used to fighting wars, conventional war, that kind of conventional war using speed, audacity, shock and we think that that's an advantage in combat. it doesn't look like the iraqis are using that to their advantage, they're slow and deliberate as they take the pace. >> the president has been criticized for his iraqi strategy, being said it is not focused and fast enough. if ramadi falls by the first of the year

the last trip to the pentagon was in july following the capture of several cities in iraq and syria by isis. >>> tomorrow the republican candidates will hold their final republican debate of 20 final republican debate of 2015 and now we can expect donald trump to take aim at texas senator ted cruz. cruz is surging in the latest poll. one new survey has him ahead by 10 points. yesterday donald trump said that cruz was a bit of a maniac in an interview with fox news. >>> the boston bruins will host the edmonton oilers. the black and gold won two straight and won points in 10 of the last 1 games. >>> this morning a veteran and his service dog has been reunited. jeremy was hit by a car in and spent last week very sick. his subpoena was removed. his liver and heart bruised and his ribs crack. his owner was right there when it happened. he said watching jeremy suffer has been so tough because jeremy has been with him every tempt way during his struggle with ptsd. >> we are a partnership. that is like it is with any service animal. we are a partnership. and i would do anything for him. >> mic

city. >> jennifer griffin at the pentagon, thank you. >>> up next the effort to remove confederate symbols in the south is not going down easy in the big easy. >> here's what some fox affiliates in the country are covering. fox 9 in the windy city, mall of america, busiest shopping days of the year, black lives matter demonstration. security moved prote testers out of the facility. five arrests were reported. las vegas where many people want answers after seeing something streak across the sky. the military says it was debris from a recently launched russian rocket. >>> and a live look at los angeles, the big story and across the country -- all the holiday travel. 38 million people expected to fly over the next couple of weeks. the average flight could be about 90% full there are long lines in places like o'hare airport in chicago, airlines are adding flights and using bigger planes to meet demand. we'll be right back. >>> a coalition of historic and preservation organizations is suing the city of new orleans over a plan to remove prominent confederate monuments. it's just the latest move