Rehberger, the fighting words are heating up. Donald trump is responding to his latest controversy over a vulgar word used to describe Hillary Clinton during a Campaign Stop on monday. In a series of tweets the president president ial front runner says he meant that hillary, quote, got beaten badly in the 2008 election and blamed the Mainstream Media for giving the wrong term to the term, he even cited an npr journalist use of the same phrase when referencing the 1984 election. We turn to tracie potts who is live in washington. Reporter good morning. We saw donald trump tweeting about this overnight, early this morning and response from Hillary Clinton at an event last night, she called him a bully and said that you cant bully your way to the presidency. Its important to stand up to bullies wherever they are and why we shouldnt let anybody bully his way into the presidency. Thats Hillary Clinton after explicit references to her bathroom break at saturday nights gate. Sorry. And her 2008 failed president ial bid. This morning trump is tweeting that the biased media incorrectly defined his words, but clinton is not the only one targeting him. It is so easy for billionaire cowards like trump to pick on poor people. Polls are mixed, a new reuters poll shows trump with triple the support of number two ben carson. Some people have expressed concern that i would quit because my numbers have gone down. Im not a quitter. But quinnipiac puts him four points ahead of ted cruz. People are waking up. There is an awakening and there is a spirit of revival that is sweeping this country. That quinnipiac poll found half the country would be embarrassed for trump to be president. But the same poll found that nearly six in ten republicans say they are not quite solded on the person they are supporting change their minds. Nevada prosecutors have filed charges against lakeisha holloway. Holloway is due in court later in morning where she will be arraigned on charges of murder with a deadly weapon, child abuse and felony hit and run, the latter part alone is punishable by up to 20 years in prison without parole. The District Attorney says they may file more charges as the investigation continues. She is now being held without bail. Authorities say one person was killed, more than 30 were injured when holloway repeatedly drove her car on to a sidewalk and rammed into multiple groups of people before driving off. For the First Time Since the military determined that he would face courtmartial former pow Sergeant Bowe bergdahl appeared in military court at fort bragg, north carolina. He did not enter a plea. Bergdahl was held for five years by the taliban after he left his post in afghanistan in 2009. Now he has to decide whether he before a jury or a judge. His next court date is set for january 12th. We are learning more about the americans killed in mondays Suicide Attack in afghanistan. Six u. S. Service members were killed when a suicide bomber rode a motorcycle into a routine patrol outside bag ram airfield, it was the deadliest attack on u. S. Forces since july 2012. Reporter Major Adrianna Vorderbruggen dedicated much of her life to the air force, shes also the first openly gay american female officer to be killed in combat. She and five other u. S. Air men were meeting leaders near bag ram air base when a suicide bomber drove into the group and detonated his bomb killing all six americans. Described as a champion of gay rights she was most proud of her wife and their young sound. Heather said adrianna was the light of our lives, our son jacob and i miss her so much. She has always been my hero, never more so than now. Sergeant joseph lemm loved to surprise his wife and two children. This is the first time he came home from afghanistan after a tenmonth deployment. As a new York City Police detective in the bronx lemm was well loved. You met him, you knew him and you were his friend. In all lemm did three combat tours before he was killed this week. Those u. S. Air men killed include Staff SergeantLouis Bonacasa bonacasa, chester mcbride, and Michael Anthony cinco of rio grande valley, texas. While in washington, d. C. A rest rantd was suddenly closed. The owners son, Staff Sergeant peter taub was among the dead, loyal customers joined in the familys grief. The good people in america your loss is our loss. This as taubs wife just learned she is pregnant with their second child. We are seeing weather extremes from coast to coast, much of the eastern and central u. S. Is headed for the warmest christmas on record but theres also a major storm brewing. Severe weather is threatening tens of millions of americans and causing trouble for the last minute holiday travelers. Reporter the weather on i49 along the texas arkansas border turned the roadways deadly. Three killed, seven injured in a blinding fog pileup. It sounded like an explosion. Reporter the wild weather system creating havoc is also poised to shatter records, some spots 40 degrees above average. Christmas eve in philly, 73. Charlotte, 77. Savanna savanna, georgia, 79. 2,800 temperature records already broken in december. The roads are sloppy. 2,600 piglets were on this big rig, what theyre calling the pork chop overturn. Oh, my god. Across the country a different extreme fueled in part by el nino, the jet stream funneling strong Southern California winds, powerful enough to rip off roofs and topple trucks, in the sierras, this winter whiteout beautiful, but dangerous, major roads shut down, others brought to a crawl. These things have to be up on the tire. Reporter many here will be lucky to get home by christmas. It was supposed to be a Christmas Eve trip, but i didnt get out of town in time. Reporter in oregon steve sills has spent 15 hours a day for the last 15 days fighting blizzards to travelers dont get stuck. We cant afford to go down. We have to have everybody on hand. Reporter oregon and Washington State have been hammered continuously. Winds knocking down power lines a season of extremes from coast to coast. Lets bring in nbc meteorologist bill karins. How are you keeping up with all of this . It is definitely a topic of conversation. Over the holidays it will continue. The west we are not watching anything as dramatic as the last couple days, doesnt mean a stop. We will still have snow at the high elevations, the cascades and hit and miss showers coming on shore. Tomorrow is when we will see the weather getting a little more active, we could watch it going a little further south into areas such as San Francisco could even see a little bit weather, too. If anybody is going to be traveling up in the mountains you could be dealing with minor problems, not expecting anything too major, here is a wider view showing a couple other storms in the pipeline, one little one here, thats the one that should affect us morrow, we still have that stream of moisture across the pacific at times we will tap into. We do expect rainfall amounts today through monday, thats 3 inches, thats 4 inches, in that the holiday weend could see as much as 5 to 6 inches of rain. Maybe minor flooding. The other thing making headlines today Severe Weather outbreak in the Central Plains pushing into areas of Mississippi River valley, thats going to be troublesome later this afternoon. For today california looks good, hit and miss showers in the ost part. Hit and miss showers in northern arizona. So possible tornadoes today will be the headline in the middle of the country. On the slopes of italy take a look at this, it was a nearly a catastrophe when a drone fell from the sky almost curbing an austrian skier. The drone was carrying a tv during a world cup slalom race. He didnt seem to notice how close it came and he joked about experiencing heavy air traffic in italy on social media. Last night a mysterious light streekd across the sky over las vegas. Arrow initials it was it was too high pos a passenger jet. Officials at u. S. Strat come say it was debris from a Russian Rocket which had been launched on monday. Just ahead, a big change in kentucky prompted by the firestorm over a county clerks refusal to sign gay marriage licenses. Plus a surprise for youre watching early today. Today. Coughing. Sniffling. And wishing you could stay in bed all day. When your cold is this bad. You need new theraflu expressmax. Theraflu expressmax combines. Maximum strength medicines available without a prescription. To fight your worst cold and flu symptoms. 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Check out this police video of a they have who got stuck in the ceiling of a small store during a burglary in russia. Delivers found the they haves legs dangling when they got on the scene, he was arrested after police freed him and took some pictures first of course. And in south carolina, Myrtle Beach International airport had an unexpected guest early tuesday morning, a wiley coyote. It was spotted and captured by unfortunately it had to be put down. Lets get down to business with knks kate rogers. Good morning, kate. Well, the markets will try to go for three in a row today after stocks rose again on tuesday. Trading was lighter as investors start heading out for the holidays. Look for data this morning on personal income, demand for durable goods, new home sales and consumer sentiment. Last minute shoppers may have one thing or their mind, coffee. Starbucks expects record gift card sales on Christmas Eve as consumers scramble to pick up stocking stufrg. The chain sold neither 2. 5 million gift cards last year for one or every seven people. John, paul, george and ring goe, rico reports the beatles will join Music Streaming Services including apple music and spotify on thursday. Unlike artists such as coldplay and taylor swift who wont allow some songs on free versions of those sites the beatles will be just ahead the undefeated top ranked Mens College Basketball team gets forced into overtime plus two points that mean so much more. Next on early today. Just head around the corner to walgreens when youre searching for that Perfect Little something. Walgreens has great gifts like toys, beauty gift sets, and photo gifts, and its all just a hop, skip, and a bark away. Right now, save 50 on the gift of the week. Dave, im sorry to interrupt. I gotta take a sick day tomorrow. 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He has his own statute and postage stamp and now a museum is set to open next week. He has played in the Chinese Basketball Association since 2010. Florida gators sophomore jack who had kins. He was born without the lorne left of his left arm but was he made a spin move and scored a lay up, the gators won is 8965. Milissa, back to you. Just ahead, lady gaga got the best Christmas Present ever. Plus get excited star wars fans episode 8 is already in the works. We have details next. Announcement this storm promises to be the biggest of the decade. With total accumulation of up to three feet. Roads will be shut down indefinitely. And schools are closed. Campbells soups go great with a cold and a nice red. Now that weve added an adjustable base, my favorite part is to be able to lift your legs up a little bit. And it feels like im just cradled. At Mattress Firm get zero percent apr financing. And there you have it. Visit Mattress Firm, americas number one tempurpedic retailer today. 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By the time we get to Christmas Day a chunk of cold air does come down through the northern rockies, anyone traveling there be prepared, 16 for a high only in billings, Salt Lake City could be dealing with snow on Christmas Day. Should be looking pretty good in much of california. In seattle still dealing with snow rain mix depending on your elevations. There are some hasless out in the west i dont think it will cause you too many issues. For some entertainment news, this just in, breaking news overnight, real housewives of new jersey star Teresa Giudice has been released from federal prison. She will complete her sentence in home confinement. Fraud charges. Joe giudice is set to begin his sentence in march. Star wars the force awakens has been out for less than a week, but accept sewed 8 is already in the works. J. J. Abrams is regretting not signing on to be the director of the next one. After reading the script for the new movie he reportedly told a close friend its so good i wish i were making it. Candace cameron, jodie sweeten and Andrea Borden are doing the nae nae in this promo for the full house. It will stream on netflix. Beautiful house girls, did you like it . Never seen a single episode. Im with you. Lady gaga got her Christmas Present early. A horse. Way to give it away. The white horse was delivered to her doorstep by her record label inter scope. In this sketch cut from last paul mooly played bickering siblings at nanas house. Do you think im stupid enough to know that inventors come in all shapes and sizes. Do you know an inventor snow yes. Name one. Im going to. Im about. So say it. Fine. Adam. Thats one. And brandon. Okay. That was too easy. What is it about the holidays. Dont you miss that. Bickering with your family, right . You dont do that with your siblings anymore. Of course not. Never. I will Milissa Rehberger and this is early today. Coughing. Sniffling. And wishing you could stay in bed all day. When your cold is this bad. You need new theraflu expressmax. Theraflu expressmax combines. Maximum strength medicines available without a prescription. So you can feel better fast and get back to the job at hand. New theraflu expressmax. Leading the news in the Washington Post virginia to stop recognizing concealed carry gun permits from 25 states. The state attorney general made the announcement yesterday. The move is in step with actions governors are taking to address gun violence, more than 6. 3 Million People can legally carry concealed handguns into virginia, today that privilege will be lost when the changes take effect next year. A story about a real life elf on a shelf, when you see him it might be hard to contain yourself as nbcs Hallie Jackson tells us his adorable pictures have earned him viral glory. twas the week before christmas and in the town of paradise the elf on the shelf wasnt being very nice. He tip toed down stairs with some wrapping paper and glue. He makes mischief and messes not quite a role model just look at that sweet truth. He drank out of the syrup big brother zach knows this elf is not a toy, he is rockwell, his brother. Yes, he is a real boy, spreading the magic of the season with a little help from his pop and the magic of photo shop. Rockwell sees you when youre sleeping, tells santa if you have been nice, his pictures so Popular Online people shared and shared twice. Strangers all over the world clicking photos of this kid. Not expecting that it would go viral and it would get the attention that it did. But his family has had a taste of what its like to spread joy. Look who is next to rockwell, thats will, he can fly, as weve told you before his pictures proof kids with Downs Syndrome can soar. These photos all taken for one simple reason, to share the love season. And for the two youngest kids its a love that never ends. Were really excited to watch them grow up together and be life is not always picture perfect but one thing is clear you dont have to wait until christmas to feel this kind of cheer, its santas best gift you cant find under the tree. So from the lawrence family and ours, happy holidays from nbc. Now that looks like a fun place to live. We need to take photo shop classes that is high end work. We were watching that trying to figure out how they did that. Celebrating birthdays on december 23rd, pearl jam rocker eddie vetter turns 51, erika cane all my children star susan lucy is 69 years old and symptoms voice actor Harry Shearer is 72. Im mil is a rehberger, thank you for watching early today. Have a great one today. C1 the answer that may surprise you. The first heroes on the scene of sundays deadly crash. Coming up the difficult decisions they had to make. Changing it up. Kentucky marriage licenses will start to look a little different. Well tell you whats happening. And whose behind the change. Wake up bump good morning. Thanks for waking up with us. Time for weather