Start to a new year. The january slide saw the dow fall over 500 points during the day today. Finally closing down 390 points or 2. 4 . And officially taking the markets into correction territory. Todays major trigger, ironically something weve been benefiting from, unbelievably cheap oil. Nbcs Olivia Sterns explains. Reporter a sea of red on wall street. Tonights market closing, the worst first two weeks of the year ever. I think today it is the oil decline. People are worried that means something really negative will keep happening. Reporter the price of oil is a sign of Economic Growth around the world and how much demand there is for fuel to power businesses. And the price of oil has been plumumting, down nearly 80 in the past two years. Today closing below 30 a barrel. It is the lowest price the oil market is a wash in supply and now were going to add a round, which iran which is putting oil on to the market soon and that will Push Oil Prices even lower. Reporter the other reason wall street is nervous, concern that the china economy, the world second largest, is slowing down. For savers it means less money in the bank. For the average american, the 401 k shrinking 3 today, more than 6,000 since the start of the year. Even so, experts say dont panic. It is not a time to sell and it is not a time to stop contributiti to your 401 k . That would be the worst thing to do. Stay the course, stay with your plan. Reporter lester, the u. S. Markets will now be closed on monday for the Martin Luther king holiday. As many investors say that may have been one reason for selling, threeday weekend. Lester. Olivia, thank you. Here in charleston, a tense battle erupted in last nights debate between frontrunner donald trump and his closest rival senator ted cruz. The tentative friendship they are forged earlier in the campaign reached a breaking point. And as hallie jackson, the fight spilled over today on to the campaign trail. Reporter at an iowa pizza chain not exactly a new york slice for a candidate who is now a defender of new york values. After this moment at the republican debate. Everyone understands that the values in new york city are socially liberal or proabortion or progay marriage. Reporter Donald Trumps response, invoking 9 11. We rebuilt Downtown Manhattan and everybody in the world watched and everybody in theheorld loves new york and love new yorkers and i have to tell you, that was a statement that ted made. Reporter and on that, he and Hillary Clinton agree. New yorks reaction, drop dead, ted. He has no trouble taking money from new york city. But hes quick to insult our people and our values. The viewers in new york city have asked you to apologize, are you going to . I apologize to the millions of new yorkers who have been letdown by liberal politicians in that state. Reporter Cruz Campaign betting those in iowa and South Carolina will bet what he means. I know what he was anybody from new york is basically liberal. Reporter a culture clash for the frontrunners, the debate may be a turning point for donald trump, his performance seen by some as a sign of growth for a candidate who has given the establishment grief and a campaign that has gone through staged of it, facing first denial. Anger. Bargaining. And now acceptance. Thought there was no chance that donald trump would be the republican nominee are coming to terms with the fact there is a chance this could be what happened. Toe to toe in South Carolina, now neck and neck in iowa where the race still looks fluid. Remember the establishment candidates are not conceding anythingg to nald trump or cruz. But if donald trump does win iowa and new hampshire, political analysts think it is tough for anyone else to pick up enough moment em to stop him from winning the nomination. Lester. Thanks. And on the stage below me here in charleston, this sunday, it is the democrats turn as they go head to head for the final time before the votes are cast in iowa. Ill be moderating that debate on nbc along andrea mitchell. And with Hillary Clinton suddenly in trouble as her poll numbers drop, again Bernie Sanders, many are expecting a showdown. Lets get more from kristen welker. It is the showdown in South Carolina. Hillary clinton and Bernie Sanders set to take the stage on in what promises to be the most contentious democratic debate yet. Reporter senator sanders has been a reliable vote for the gun lobby. Sect clinton voted reporter it is the last time the candidates face off before the critical iowa caucuses, with the race in an unexpected dead heat. The latest Des Moines Register bloomberg 40 . Tonight clinton brushed aside her lead. This is not a job. You do have to work hard for it. But could it be deja vu when 2008 when she came in third behind upstart barack obama. Today she argued shes evolved. Im different. I have served as secretary of state. Reporter Bernie Sanders has energized young and independent voters. Let us come out to vote. Reporter with in charleston, the candidates are expected to draw sharp lines over guns, wall street and health care. Clinton has been trying to gain traction by slamming governmentrun health care plan. What he wants to do is start all over again, start a contentious debate. Reporter sanders insists that is not true. What we are going to do is move toward one system which expands medicare to cover all people. Reporter a sleeper race now a political thriller. Kristen welker, nbc news, charleston. Andrea mitchell is down on the debate stage. What should we be looking for on sunday . I think youre going to see fireworksks on the stage. Because when they come on out sunday night, theyll have to be continuing that race. Youve seen them going after each other on health care, on wall street. And this is because Hillary Clinton is in a place she never in. Potentially losing wa once again. Anan this time against an insurgent Bernie Sanders. What he is tapping into is the same kind of anger were seeing on the republican side fuelling the donald trump race. This is an antiestablishment race now and it is neck and neck. Lester. Andrea. And a reminder that nbc news democratic debate will air live here in charleston on sunday night at 9 00 eastern. Tonight there is an active search for 12 u. S. Marines missing after two military helicopters collided in midair off the coast of hawaii. But as Jim Miklaszewski reports, dangerous conditions are hampering the rescue. Reporter two Navy Destroyers off the coast of hawaii, part of a desperate search for 12 marines missing after their helicopters crashed into the pacific. The two superstar helicopters were on a night Time Training mission three miles off the north shore of oahu when tragedy struck. U. S. Military appears that two helicopters collided in midair, exploding in a fire ball that could be seen from shor a collision so catastrophic there were no radio distress calls from either helicopter. James lindley was an eyewitness. All i saw was a big ball of fire. I mean, big. Reporter the search area is massive. The debris field from the fallen helicopters now stretches 18 miles across the coast of oahu. But rough seas have hampered the search efforts. Imagine that sea state, one with the whitecaps that are there, and two, the big waves and the swells, it is very difficult to find thgs right now. Reporter but how could this have happened . Marine corp pilots say night time maneuvers in combat or training are the most dangerous flight operations. People need to understand that we operate at the edge of the envelope so when we are called to protect this country prepared. Reporter search around the clock but with little hope of finding survivors. Jim miklaszewski, nbc news, the pentagon. There is more tonight on a growing International Health problem. The spread of a mosquitoborn virus led to birth defects and the cdc will avoid pregnant women to avoid travel to a dozen countries in latin america and the caribbean. We have the latest from nbcs tom costello. Reporter in northern brazil, a doortodoor military campaign to dump out stagnant water and warn pregnant women to guard against mosquitos, thought to be carrying the zika virus. Thth believe it is behind a dramatic spike in the number of newborns with babies born with abnormally small heads and brains who often die. The latest numbers is close to 4,000 cases in just the past year in brazil. A typical yearrrings fewer than 200. Now the cdc is sending zika has spread through the caribbean, central and south america and still considering a travel warning for pregnant women. The brain develops constantly through pregnancy and there could be insults that affect the brain at any time that could cause problems. Reporter pregnant women in the hot zones are urged to cover open skin and talk to doctors about using a mosquito repellant. For most health adults, the virus symptoms mimicic cold and last a week. Once you have it, it is thought you could have immunity for life. But researchers worry it could be brought to the southern gulf states. What needs to be done is, one, we need to actively conduct surveillance and look at mosquitos in the region to see if these theika virus. So far no evidence that mosquitos have carried the virus to the u. S. Meanwhile, real concern that a cdc travel warning affecting popular vacation destinations could cause serious economic harm. Especially in brazil as it prepares to the summer olympics. Tom costello, nbc news, washington. Now to another health concern. The crisis over lead contaminating the water in flint, michigan. The state attorney generara launched an investigation to see if laws were broken and the Governor Rick Snyder has asked the federal government to declare a major disaster in the city which would bring more financial assistance. The water system was tainted by lead in corroding pipes after the water supply was changed to save money. A a we have seen this week, food aid finally began to arrive in several besieged towns in syria where dozens of people have starved to death. The u. N. Sect general ban kimoon called it a war crime, saying people are being held hostage and worst. And worse, he said, hostages get fed. Keir simmons has more. And we warn you again, some of the images you see are difficult to watch. Reporter starved and trapped by syrias hungry children were filmed by opposition activists after medical help finally arrived in the city of madaya. Today the desperate stood in line beside an ambulance. Parents begged aid wowoers to rescue their children. They ran after us. They said, i dont want to go. Take my children out. I dont want them to live here any more. They are going to die before my eyes if you dont take them out. Reporter six people died yesterday a local volunteer told nbc news. Others report 32 deaths by staervervation in a month. Aide workers who have reached the town report severely malnourished children. While they were there one 16yearold died before their eyes. One grandmother in her 60s escaped past snipers six weeks ago. Cats were killed for food, she said. Her last meal in madaya was boiled grass. And how long were 20 days she said. She begged government soldiers to let her leave, to eat. If you take another step, well shoot, they told her. Local people tell us the food sent to the town this week will last no more than ten days. Keir simmons, nbc news, in the backar valley, lebanon. Still ahead tonight, sawn pen breaks his silence about the secret meeting with el chapo. Why the actor r id he has a tererble regret and calls his article about the drug kingpin a failure. And why every soon b you get a cold. You cant breathe through your nose. Suddenly, youre a mouthbreather. A mouthbreather how can anyone sleep like that . Well, just put on a breathe right strip and pow it instantly opens your nose up to 38 more than Cold Medicine alone. So you can breathe and sleep. Shut your mouth and say goodnight mouthbreathers. Ess than one week after the release of his controversial interview with notorious mexican drug lord, Actor Sean Penn is speaking out about it all for the first time. He said he has big regrets about what followed publicatiti of the article. We have more from jacob rascon in mexico city. They meet seek rektly in a mexican jungle. The first interview in decades. The idea, Actor Sean Penn tells cbss charlie rose in an interview with 60 minutes, was simple. I thought this is somebody who upon whose interview could i begin a conversation about the policy of the war on drugs. Cartel is blamed for billions of dollars worth of drugs smuggled into the united states. But targeting drug lord as loan is senseless. Writing, there is little dispute that the war on drugs has failed. As many as 27,000 drugrelated homicides in mexico alone and opiate addiction on the rise in the u. S. It is the conversation penn wanted that nobody seems to be having. I regret that thth entire discussion about this artjcle ignores its purpose. Reporter back in mexico, prison commissioner eduardo has spent four months upgrading the federal prison system. Today we have four times more cameras, sensors on the floor, 24hour guards, new drug and metal detectors and all highsecurity prisoners are moved between cells repeatedly. Im convinced, the commissioner tells me, el chapo will not escape again. Cbs news let me be clear, my article has failed. 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Ill call you and ill probably be in monday. Reporter the luckiest family in the country didnt tell everyone on today. Now ill be nervous because everybody knows. Reporter john and daughter and wife along for the ride. Could we see that ticket . Are you keeping that close to your heart. It is not going very far. Reporter they watched lotto fever soar to 1. 6 billion. She had called me and said are you going to stop and g g a tickets. I said, i really didnt feel like stopping that night, but i said ill stop and get them. Reporter from home in tiny mumford, tennessee, lisa watched the numbers drop down and her heart rate shoot up. I got to looking and i saw it and i was like, look again. It was the same. Looked again and for the third time i went running down the hallway, john, john, you have to check the numbers. Reporter the big payout, 528 million. The robinson, the talk of the onestoplight town. This is the biggest thing that ever happened in mumford. Numbers, i think. Reporter tonight in nashville, at lottery headquarters, this is how milliondollar dreams began. Hi, im john robinson. Hi, im lisa robinson. And we won the powerball. Reporter one family down, two other winners yet to step forward. Miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. Good for them. That is going to do it for us on this friday night. Im lester holt reporting from charleston, South Carolina. For all of us from nbc news, thank you for watching and good exciting news for sioux city as theres now an option to fly west out of the sioux gateway airport. Ktivs tiffany lane was there for the announcement. Tiffany . Sheila, American Airlines has announced flights to dallas. This is news that has been Long Time Coming for city leaders. To go to dallas. Its a great
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