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. >>> good morning, thanks for i'i' shannon mulaire. chicago is on edge after dash cam video showingng officer shot 16ho times. protesters took the streets of downtown chicago last night, many chanting 16 shots. others wondered why it took so long f f charjs to be filed against van dike. a few protesters were arrested following small altercations with police and a small scuffle broke out after a police van carrying those arrested. vanre dike has been charge would first degree murder. he is being heldld without bond. here is more. and we must warn you some of the following footage is graphic and may be disturbing to some viewers. the dash cam vid yefrom october of last year shows police responding to a suspect with a spknife. and officer jason van dike opened fire fatally shooting >> t t officer took a younun account for his actions. and that's what today is all about. it's about accountability. >> reporter: officer jason van dike tned himself into hihi authorities he's charge would first degree murder. >> this defendants's actions were

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i'm shannon mulaire and this is "early today." johnson's believes that bath time is more than cleansing. your loving touch stimulates his senses and nurtures his mind. the johnson's scent, lather, and bubbles help enhance the experience. so why just clean your baby, when you can give him so much more? take zzzquil and sleep like... the kids went to nana's house... for the whole weekend. zzzquil. the non-habit forming sleep aid that helps you sleep easily, and wake refreshed. >>> i want to go back to breaking news out of turkey where there are reports that a war plane was shot down near the turkish border with syria. they say it was shot down after violating the country's airspace. turkish armed forces say it was warned 10 times in five minutes before being shot down. on the ground when it was shot. we'll bring you any updates as soon as they come in. >>> leading the news on nbcnews.com #brussels lock down cat tweets go viral during terrorism raids. police asked witnesses not to tweet officers movements, so instead cat lovers poste

good morning, happy thursday, i'm shannon mulaire. meteorologists call it the witch of november, and it's flying across the middle of the country today. the wild weather the result of an intense low pressure system colliding with a pocket of high pressure, and it's wreaking havoc. intense rain and high winds have been pounding the midwest setting off tornado alarms and toppling power rhines. chicago's willis tower even played lightning rod to the storm. from canceled and delayed flights at denver international to an suv lifted by an uprooted tree in iowa the witch is making her presence felt. many in the midwest are dealing with the damage from the witch's onslaught but she's not done just yet. bill karins will have more on what to expect in the coming days. that's coming up in just a few minutes. >>> and we have some breaking news overnight. the u.s. and its allies are taking the fight to isis. right now our nbc news baghdad producer confirms iraqi kurdish fighters backed by the u.s.-led air campaign are pushing to retake the strateg

i'm shannon mulaire. chicago is on edge after authorities released dash cam video showing chicago police officer jason van dyke shooting 17-year-old laquan mcdonald 16 times in october of last year. protesters took the streets of downtown chicago last night, many chanting 16 shots. others wondered why it took so long for charges to be filed against van dyke, which come just one day before a court ordered deadline for the video's release. a few protesters were arrested following small altercations with police and a small scuffle broke out after protesters tried to stab a police van carrying those arrested. van dyke turned himself in yesterday and has been charged with first degree murder. he's being held without bond. nbc's dan schenamen has more and we must worn you that some of the following footage is graphic and may be disturbing to some viewers. >> the dash cam video from october of last year shows police responding to the call of a suspect armed with a knife. and then, according to the prosecutor, of

i'm shannon mulaire. we start with breaking news overnight. a u.s. airstrike targeted the notorious isis terrorist known as jihadi john. the pentagon says the drone attack happened last night in northern syria, in the isis stronghold of raqqah. jihadi john is a kuwaiti-born british militant seen in a number of isis propaganda videos that show the execution of westerners. right now a senior u.s. counterterrorism official tells nbc news there's, quote, no definitive proof yet that he was killed. nbc seas keir simmons is in london with the very latest on this developing story. >> reporter: shannon, good morning. u.s. officials saying that they targeted the man known as jihadi john in a drone strike overnight in the city of raqqah. that is isis de facto capital in syria. held by isis for some years now. now the drone strike, according to tweets coming from people in that city, hit around 11:00 local time overnight near the clock tower, these tweets say. and according to u.s. security officials, the drone strike specifically targeted a car that the man kn

i'm shannon mulaire, this is "first look" on msnbc. to like us on facebook at facebook.com/firstlookmsnbc. "way too early" starts right now. >>> the massive raid on suspects in the paris attacks comes into sharper focus. we know the suspected mastermind was not among those arrested yesterday. but is he among the dead? mean time, attacks on isis ramp up in syria. along with the battle over refugees at home. >> -- points or to advance their campaigns. and it's irresponsible. and it's contrary to who we are. and it needs to stop. because the world is watching. >> the president lives in a fantasy world. he lives in a fantasy world. >> i think he's a threat to our country. >> i would encourage you, mr. president, come back and insult me to my face. >> the latest politics, plus defense secretary ash carter weighs in. it's 5:30 on the east coast, 2:30 out west, this is "way too early." >>> good morning, it's thursday, november 19th. i'm chris jansing. it's 11:30 here in paris right now. a day after dramatic raids played out all morning long.

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i'm shannon mulaire and this is time is more than cleansing. your loving touch stimulates his senses and nurtures his mind. the johnson's scent, lather, and bubbles help enhance the experience. so why just clean your baby, when you can give him so much more? take zzzquil and sleep like... the kids went to nana's house... for the whole weekend. zzzquil. the non-habit forming sleep aid that helps you sleep easily, and wake refreshed. >> christa: good morning, everybody. just three minutes before 5:00 a.m. and we're getting started here on "7 news today in new england." >> jadiann: here are some of the stories we're working on. we're following breaking news in the middle east. turkey has shot down a russian fighter jet near the syrian border. turkish officials say the plane was in their air space and ignored warnings. >> christa: the state department issuing a warning ahead of the business thanksgiving travel season. the worldwide warning in response to recent terror attacks. >> jadiann: the patriots or a perfect 10-0 following a tough fight with

. >> i'm shannon mulaire, thanks we hope you have a great friday. a agday -cotton producers facing their share of challenges in 2015 but one mississippi town is investing for the future. stakeholders meet to discuss the future of the ogalala aquifer. i itoday's profarmer profit briefing... a a matter of two different weather situations and a waltz through time can be good medicine for folks dealing with memories issues. agday-brought totoou by the dependable, long lasting chevy silverado. good morning i'm clinton griffiths. some cotton growers and ginners are ready to pack away the equipment for r other season after a year that seemed to provide challenges from planting to baling. cotton harvest is wrapping up with just shy of 65 percent harvested. that's about ten points behind normal. it's been a struggle for some states. the biggest producuc -texas -is about t n points behind. georgia is 18 points behind, north carolina 12 behind, south carolina 20 behind. and besides weather-prompted delays, harvested acres are at the lowest level since presiden

let's get you caught up on sports now with our headlines with shannon mulaire.orning. >> we begin with football night in america. cardinals and bengals. third quarter, carson palmer launches this deep to j.j. nelson. it's caught by the rookie as he makes his way to the end zone for the score. after blowing a ten point lead, game tied, catanzaro drills this 32 yarder for the win, leaving both teams with 8-2 records. >>> the perfect panthers. four touchdowns in the opening half, franchise record, as the panthers are one of two teams still undefeated. the patriots, the other. >>> joe buck with the call in minneapolis. >> great pad level, great extension. >> now to the game where packers aaron rodgers threw for a pair of tornado watuchdowns in beati vikings for the 10th time in 11 tries, with a 30-13 win. both teams share first place in the nfc north. >>> the seahawks weren't missing marshawn lynch, as they rushed for two touchdowns, as seattle beat san francisco. >>> tampa bay's winston tied a rookie record with five touchdown passes as they pounded the eagles, 35-

. >>> good morning, everybody, thanks for being with us, i'm shannon mulaire. we begin with breaking news. russia has announced that traces of explosives have been found in the debris of the downed metrojet plane that crashed in egypt earlier this month. a top russian oicial says that a bomb equivalent to 2.2 pounds of tnt exploded on board the aircraft. russia is offering a $50 million reward for information on who brought down the jet. russian president vladimir putin says they will hunt the perpetrators, and punish those responsible. 224 people died in the crash. >>> president obama is in manila right now for the apec summit, talking trade, but also ways to coordinate with china and others against isis. this comes on the heels of the g-20 summit in turkey, which was dominated by excuses about isis. and the paris terror attacks. the president spoke yesterday backing up his plan to defeat isis. >> we have always understood that this would be a long-term campaign. there will be setbacks, and there will be successes. the terrible events in paris were obviously a

i'm shannon mulaire, everybody. "way too early" starts right now. >>> breaking news from mali.70 people being held hostage right now, after reports that gunmen stormed a hotel in the country's capital. the u.s. embassy there confirming an active shooter operation is now in progress. >>> plus here in europe, officials expect to launch emergency talks on border security this morning. after losing track of the known terrorists who planned the attacks in paris. >>> we're also learning new information about the woman who's believed to be the islamic state's first female suicide bomber and what seems to be her stunning transformation to terrorist. >>> back at home the latest on the refugee bat s&l playing out in congress. as democrats give the gop enough votes to override a presidential veto. it is 5:30 on the east coast, 2:30 out west, this is "way too early." good morning, friday, november 20th, i'm chris jansing. we are live in paris once again, and we begin with that breaking news from mali. we have learned that a group of gunmen have stormed a hotel in mali's capital city, bamak

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. >>> and good morning, everyone, i'm shannon mulaire. we have some breaking news at this hour.ian warplane was shot out of the sky near the turkish border with syria. turkish armed forces say the plane was shot down after violating the country's airspace. this just hours before president obama is set to meet with french president francois hollande later this morning to discuss plans to defeat isis. nbc's joe fryer joins us now from london with the latest. good morning, joe. what can you tell us? >> good morning, shannon. turkey has confirmed that it shot down a russian warplane near the syrian border this morning. turkey claims the plane had violated turkish airspace, ignoring repeated warnings, ten warnings in five minutes, according to turkish armed forces. now russia's defense ministry says, quote, we are looking into the circumstances of the crash of the russian jet, the ministry of defense would like to stress that the plane was over the syrian territory throughout the flight. russia says the plane was downed by artillery fire, but turkey claims that its f-16s fired on the