After a rocket kills an American Contractor. And well meet an inspiring child bringing love and laughter to other kids in need of a smile. And the nfl playoff picture is setalong with some scattere showers from east and south. Get out the skittle scoopers it is monday, december 30th. Early today starts right now and a good morning to you. Im cori coffin. Good to be with you im Frances Rivera five peep are recovering this morning and a community is in shock after another antisemitic attack on the Jewish Community it happened during a hanukkah celebration at a rabbis home in new York Police Say a 37yearold man allegedly walked into the home and started randomly stabbing people the suspect Grafton Thomas was arrested hours after the attack. Authorities say they found him with blood on his clothing he has pleaded not guilty. Heres nbcs kathy park. Reporter frances, good morning to you here in the largely Orthodox Community of munsey, new york, they have been shaken in the last days of hanukkah as officials continue to piece together a motive. Leaders around the world are condemning the violence and are taking action. Do you feel any remorse reporter our first look at 37yearold Grafton Thomas, the suspect in the brutal stabbing in munsey, new york, now facing five counts of attempted murder. Hes pleaded not guilty to all counts on saturday night a hanukkah celebration turned into an evening of horror as a suspect stormed a rabbis home packed with adults and children go ahead and head in. Theyre reporting serious injuries. Reporter witnesses say he began stabbing at random, injuring five before running next door to the synagogue. He came in with a big sword, knife, machete, i dont know what it was. He started wielding it he pulled it out of the holder . Started wielding it at people right and left. Reporter officials have not announced a motive, but the brazen crime has shaken this large orthodox Jewish Community on edge after a spate of antisemitic attacks in the new York New Jersey area at least the tenth interdent in just the last week. It seems like its open season against jews here in new york city. Reporter new yorks governor has directed police to increase patrols in Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods across the state. I consider this an act of domestic terrorism lets call it what it is these people are domestic terrorists reporter the president tweeting, we must all come together to fight, confront and eradicate the evil scourge of antisemitism. A call for peace while a Community Moves forward with resilience in the wake of darkness as for the victims, weve learned that all of them were ha siddic men and they were rushed to the hospital with stab wounds one still remains in Critical Condition with a skull fracture. Frances . Kathy, thank you. All right. Lets turn now to that breaking news out of texas. That Deadly Church shooting near fort worth two parishioners and a gunman are dead after the terrifying attack that erupted during Sundays Church service. One of the victims has been identified as a deacon of the church his daughter see that she ran to him after he was shot. The last thing i remember was he was asking for oxygen i was just holing him, telling him i love him. As yet more details from reporter with our kxas affiliate. A warning, some of this video is disturbing. Reporter it happened in the middle of Church Service this live stream showing the gunman approached someone standing at the side he then pulls out what appears to be a long gun and fires shooting two people. Another churchgoer pulls out his own gun and fires back, taking down the gunman. Terrified parishioners dive for cover. Some fleeing the church. Others moving toward the downed gunman their own guns drawn. The shooting happened at west Freeway Church of christ in the town of white settlement, texas just outside of fort worth 911 calls about gunshots started to come in just before 10 00 a. M. Were going to need help. Reporter governor greg abbot issued this statement in response our hearts go out to the victims and families of those killed in the evil act of violence that occurred im grateful to the Church Members that acted quickly to take down the shooter and help prevent further loss of life. Places of worship historically have always been under attack theyre easy targets. Reporter multiple Law Enforcement agencies are assisting the investigation as police work to figure out a motive for the deadly attack. The beginning of the year, end of the year, holiday, its all very tragic. Any time that we suffer loss in our community its it not only affects the people that were here today, but it affects the First Responders as well. Our thanks to jack for that update from fort worth. The United States unleashing a major show of force against an iranianbacked militia in iraq and syria. The pentagon says it launched five strikes against the Group Targeting weapons and munitions depots linked to iran. Nbcs Courtney Kube has the duties. Reporter u. S. F15s targeted an iranianbacked militia sunday striking five locations in retaliation for a deadly barrage of rockets that killed an american last week in a statement the pentagon says the Group Hezbollah has a strong linkage with irans quds force and has received lethal aid and other support from iran used to attack u. S. And Coalition Forces u. S. Officials say the militia has conducted 11 rocket attacks against coalition bases in iraq in the last two months the largest, last friday when militants fired more than 30 rockets at a base here kirkuk, killing an American Contractor and wounding four u. S. Troops. On saturday secretary of defense mark esper briefed President Trump on the u. S. Military response which required president ial approval. Striking three locations in iraq and two in syria the u. S. Is still assessing whether there are any casualties on the ground. Frances . All right courtney, thank you. A personal and shocking announcement from congressman john lewis sunday. The civil rights leader and longtime democratic lawmaker announced that he has stage iv pancreatic cancer. The 79yearold from georgia selz hell fight the disease, and while he may miss a few votes undergoing treatment, he hopes to be back on the frienz soon and we wish him a very speedy recovery. Former president obama offered his support for congressman lewis, tweeting, if theres one thing i love about john lewis, its his incomparable will to fight i know hes got a lot more of that left in him. Former president bill clinton tweeting, if there is anyone with the strength and courage to fight this, its you, john. We have an update on the louisiana plane crash that killed five people just devastating for the community. They remain stunned. Family and friends mourning their loved ones including a young reporter that was reporting sports and headed to the game nbcs sam brock now with the very latest for us sam, good morning. Reporter cori, good morning. The damage and the debris behind me could all be picked up went the next 24 hours, but the ntsb says the investigation could go on for months. This as were learning more about the victims and their families affected by this tragedy. It was just a huge billow of black smoke way up in the sky. Oh, my god. Reporter vivid memories of a fatal plane crash haunting this louisiana town five people dead and two others still critically injured the ntsb investigation expected to last 12 to 18 months. The wreckage is massively fragmented and charred, melted and partially consumed by fire. Reporter ntsb investigators have been combing this field now standing by a large portion of the plane. Theyre going to be deploying drones as well to try to get an aerial perspective from here all the way to the airport a mile away as investigators search for clues, families and one News Community are just trying to pick up the pieces. Everyone loves a good football story. Reporter carleys fatherinlaw, the offensive coordinator for lsu, wiping away tears on the sidelines of the peach bowl where carley was headed lsu quarterback joe burrow only learned of carleys death after the game live on air. Did you not know . I didnt know that. Reporter her husband telling nbc news, i cant come up with words. She was my everything. She loved so fiercely. Suzette fowler knew the youngest victim, Walker Vincent today would have been his 16th birthday people in our community who were loved and cared for and somebodys family just gone. Its hard. My god. Reporter neighbors believe the outcome could have been much worse if not for the pilot do you believe the pilot in this case saved lives . I think he did. I think theres no doubt about that reporter friends say that most of the victims knew each other either through work or their mutual love of lsu as for why Carley Mccord was on that plane, she knew gretchen, walkers mother, and was plan on driving to atlanta to the Football Game when she was offered a seat on the plane and accepted cori, back to you. All right sam, thank you. Actor zach efron is speaking out after reports that he contracted a lifethreatening infection. According to australias sunday telegraph, the 32yearold was reportedly air lifted and hospitalized after contracting a bacterial infection while filming his new show killing zach efron. Saying in part, i did get sick but i bounce back quick. Thank for all the love and concern. See you in 2020. Those bacterial infections can be very scary. Millions of people across the country may have to ring in the new year where they are. An extremely dangerous winter storm has been blasting drivers with snow, ice and hazardous winds. Causing hundreds of accidents in minnesota. More freezing rain is expected to move into the northeast and blizzard warnings were issued for north dakota the storm dumping arb a foot of snow in some areas completely shutting down highways. Lets see whats in store now. Nbc meteorologist bill karins. Good morning. Yesterday the worst of it that you saw from the plains in the minnesota area, the deakotas and portions of iowa moving to central and northern new england. A freezing rain event in the kat skills, the berkshires and the mountains of vermont so as far as additional snowfall, maybe areas of wisconsin into michigan, another couple of inches here or there not a huge ordeal. The heaviest snows will be areas of northern New Hampshire and all of maine thats the possibility of about 6 to 12 inches that area of red near conway is 12 inches. Lower areas of vermont because were almost done with our snow, mostly dealing with icean northern plains. Temperatures falling in the great lakes today, but look how warm in areas near richmond today, near 75 we have to take you all through the new years eve and the new years day forecast. Thats coming up. Okay. Highly anticipated. Thank you, bill. Now for a list that is tough to argue with. The a. P. s top athletes of the decade the Associated Press named Serena Williams the top female athlete, winning a dozen grand slam titles. And king james reigned as the greatest male athlete. Lebron has taken his team to eight of the last nine nba finals, winning it all twice with the heat and once back home with the cavs. Wow even though it is inarguable, you know sports fans will find a way to argue about it. 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A day for remembrance was held for fallen activists in iraq students in the city gathered to pay tribute to iraqi protesters who were killed during the countrys ongoing antigovernment protests they released nearly 1,000 lit candle balloons in the sky which carried the names of those who lost their lives while demanding an overhaul of iraqs political system. Now to the story of a little girl with a very big heart at just 6 years old she is a cancer survivor who is now bringing love, compassion and lots of smiles to other kids spending the holidays in the hospital heres nbcs rehema ellis. Reporter ofyearold poppy is on a mission to deliver joy this holiday season. Here you go, poppers. Reporter gathering up legos for the patients on the oncology unit she knows how to feels to spend holidays and even her birth day in the hospital. Just a year ago, poppy was deciding with acute leukemia legos were the best treatment after chemo treatments. It was a good, wholesome thing for her when she wasnt feeling good. Reporter but poppy never lost her spark even when she was sick she thought of others, loading a red wagon with donated toys and delivering them to other children. Theyd be like, oh, another round of the red wagon yay. Reporter after 168 days in the hospital poppy was released. How do you feel now good. And my hairs already growing back and it the very fluffy. Reporter now the socalled former mayor of the tenth floor is back spreading holiday cheer. I just want to put smiles on kids faces. Reporter a simple facebook request for donated legos brought nearly 400 sets. Want to pick a lego reporter poppys lego express. Well give her two. Reporter delivering joy with a big wagon, a big bow and an even bigger smile. Rehema ellis, nbc news, herndon, virginia what a great story. I love it santa comes in lots of forms the 6yearold poppy with her wagon and her bow. It does and a big heart. How about this next story . In germany there is belief that eating sour kraut will bring you good luck in the new year. So there is an ice cream shop in pennsylvania maybe taking the tradition a little too far you be the judge the owners are making sour kraut ice cream and they say people are pleasantly surprised they say it has a tangy buttermilk flavor. Frances, would you try it . Only if the topping wasnt sausagy. Im kidding. Can you imagine . It would be, like, sweet and salty. Dessert and meat all together. Thanks for watching early today. Im cori coffin. And im Frances Rivera. Your news continues right here on nbc and our nbc stations. Any. W3nr u 30th. The lastxd monday ofcoconi the. Happy birthday,nrni mason 14co cotoday. nini howr ifnr youreni only like 29,n is that possibl . W3co i know,nil0nxdnrni its niwi my happynb birthday, mason thatsnit ymye3 exciting. Hrn lets give itlpt to hi. 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