Intentions of a San Bernardino terrorist the fbi is focused on those anxious four and half hours between the office park massacre and the blazing shootout with police that ended the killers lives. Were they in contact with someone . Did they ditch Critical Evidence during those missing hours . Questions for a secondd day have divers arching a small lake a few miles from the scene of the crime. Now amid the tense climate surrounding the attacks comes word of a possisie fire bomb attacacon a mosque less than 90 minutes away. Nbc News National correspondent Miguel Almaguer has late details. Reporter late today a possible hate crime. Investigators at a mosque outside San Bernardino lit on fire during friday prayer. Someone tried to blow up the mosque. Why . For what reason . Were peaceful people. Reporr with the fire out, prayers in the parking lot. This is fbi dive teams scouring the showy lake, Law Enforcement say looking for a hard electronicic that may hold critical information dumped by terrorist syed farook and tashfeen may reek. This investigation as ive mentioned many times is massive. Reporter investigators are looking at traffic and surveillance cameras from nearby businesses next to the crime scene. To get in that suv, he started screaming thats them, thats them reporter the fbi building the timeline. 10 59 a. M. , shots fired inside the inland regional center. Theunmen then o the move. 3 30 p. M. , the shooters k kled by at least. But what did they do hours . The lake searched by fbi, 2. 6 miles from the crime scene. Their red landsome in the neighboring community. From the gunmens home the fbi retrieved a investigators say they cantet past the Security Code to open the device. We now know pipe bombs found at the crime because Officials Say the shooters left component at the home. Meantime, enrique marquez, the longtime friend of farook who bought the assault rifles used in the shooting is still being questioned. Marquez is not a suspect in the shooting. Today,ine days after the bloodshed, more fune ras. Damian meins and isaac aman amanios laid to rest today. The fbi say their search for electronics could take several days but also could yield valuable evidence. Less than an hour and a half awaw from here, atf and fbi are both responding to that mosque fire. Miguel, thank you. He went from protector to predator. An Oklahoma City Police Officer facing up to the rest of his life in prison after being convicted of rape rapeing several women while on duty, a horrible abuse of power that went on nths against especially vulnerable them refused to be silent. Story from davids gutierrez. Defendant is guilty of the Crime Reporter as the verdict was read former policicofficer Daniel Holtzclaw sobbed. Guilty and punishment set at 30 years reporter the jury finding him guilty on 18 of 36 counts including rape and xual battery. He was going to shoot me, he was going to kill me. Reporter jeannie was one of the 13 women who testified aaainst him. She says holdsclaw pulled her over one night in june of 2014, sexually assaulted her. She reported it to police, triggering the investigation that led to his arrest. He just picked the wrong lady to stop that night. Reporter prosecutors s sd holdsclaw hadadeen using the power of the badge to prey on vulnerable, lowincome black women, most with criminal records. Sexually assaulting them during traffic stops and threatening to arrest them if they didnt submit. High crime. Detectives later used the gps from his patrol car to when holts claw was fired, theheolice chief wroro, it was the greatest abuse of Police Authority i have witnessed. He chose these victims because he knew through experience that they were less likely to report it. Reporter holdsclaw never took the stand. The accusers ranged in age from 17 to 57. The defense questioned their credibility, arguing he was an honest cop trying to help druruddicts and prostitutes. The prosecutor hopes the verdict now sends a message to every citizen. I dont care what they look like, where they go to church, what god they worship or h h much money they make. We stand up for people in this community. Reporter holdsclaw could face the rest of his life in prison. The verdict came down on his 29th birthday. The jury recommended a sentenen of more than 260 years. A judge will decide that next month. Lester . Thank you very much. A nenefight is emergeing at the top of the republican race for president. Attacking his rivals but steering clear of one in particular, donald trump is now taking aim at senator ted cruz after cruz was hea on tape estioning trumps judgment. And thats not the only fight that erupted today as nbcs katy tur shows us. Reporter protesters clashing with security in new york a a a private trump event. Anger spilling into violence. What is wrong with you . Reporter as trump continues to take heat for his muslim ban, senator ted cruz is joining the trump critics. The American People are looking with greater seriousness and gravity at a commander in chief. Reporter a a private fundraiser, cruz was even more pointed. I like and respepe both donald and ben. Who am i comfortable having their finger on the button . Thats a question of strength but its also a question of judgment. And i think that is a question thatts a challenging questioio for both of them. Reporter in the past months cruzs poll numbers have shot up. He clearly has the ability to organize the grassroots ability to raise money, andnd think he hasshe ability to convey a message. Reporter now trump is itching for a fight with a texas senator, tweeting, ted cruz should not make statements behind closed doors toois bosses, he should bring themmut into the open. More fun that way. The two have held fire since day one. I like donald trump. Im a big fan of trump. I think hes been very b beficial for our campaign. Reporter but with that unofficial alliance on the line, cruz said he wont attack back. At least not publicly twting, donald trump is terrific. Dealwithit. Other gop candidates arent holding back. The lizard brain tends to make snap judgments, ben carson ote in a british newspaper, queueioning trump and hihiproposed ban. Donald trump will be taking the stage here in des moines in jurs a few minutes. We are 52ays until this states caucuses. Air insiders tell us they are preparing for a battle on the convention floor. Should there be no clear nominee. Katy tur, thank you. There are new developments about the the dangers of those wildly popular socalled hoverboards amid a growing number of fires linked to the boards and their lithium batteries. The nations big airlines are banning them. Nbcs tom costello shows us why. Reporter those popular hoverboards now a top safety concern. The hoverboard, it exploded under my feet. Reporter at least ten fires linked to the volatile lithium ion batteries inside. Some fires actually burned down entire homes. Just as passengers start carrying Holiday Gifts on board, airlines are banning the boards in both checked luggage and carryons. Were seeing regular Events Worldwide whehe lithium batteries are overheating, causing onboard fires, that causes me concern. Reporter lithium batteries are in almost every cell phone, laptop, and tablet. Airlines limit them as showed them selfigniting, posing a lethal threat to a plane. In this test an Airline Cargo container packed with batttties catches fire, then a thunderous explosion. Just such a fire was blamed for the 2010 crash of a u. P. S. Cargo plane carrying 80,000 batteries. Two pilots were killed. In 2006 another u. P. S. Cargo plane barely made to it philadelphia with a fire on board, both pilots managed to escape. U. P. S. , jet blue, and fed ex are adding oxygen systems to their planes so pilots can see through a smoke in fire. There are billions of these lithium ion batteries beingng carried and they all have the potential to catch fire. Pressure is building on the faa to come down harder on what many believe is a throwing threat to aviation. Tom costello, nbc news, wawaington. Fbi director james comey has raised a new concern about isis saying they may now have the ability to print counterfei syrian passports. But what if isis were able to get their hands on actual u. S. Passports . Doctored to allow militants to travel freely, perhaps even to the United States . Our chief Foreign Correspondent riched a angle has investigated that very pososbility with some chilling findings. Reporter the streets of athens, migrants from the middle east can buy whateverhey need. Including a new identity. In july, greek Police Arrested haisim kubash, a syrian part of a document forging ring. They released this picture where genuine stolen passports were doctored. A nbc news inveigation reveals kubash supied forged american passports to a man he believed wasas working for isis. It was a sting. The buyer was a u. S. Federal agent. These pictures are from the Surveillance Video of their meetings. The agent said he wanted to buy four american passports and photographs, explaining they were of isis members. The transaction took place re. And for little more than 11,000, the forger agreed. That was may 29th. Five days later, kubash handed the agent the forged passports. But before the u. S. Could have him arrested, he was picked up by greek police on other charges. From his lawyers office, ikubash about his meeting with that american undercover act. Did he tell you he wanted the passports for members of isis . Yes. He sayss that. You dont care who you sell the passports to or for what reason . Yeah, my work i dont ask anybodydy f f who you want or what you want to do by passport. Okay . Reporter kubash was indicted by a washgton, d. C. Grand jury in august on charges of conspiracy to commitassport theft, and fraud. But because the u. S. Missed its chance to arrest him first, it could be years before he extradited. His lawyer says he doesnt understand a a the fuss about kubash. How many other kubashes are out there . Has he already been replaced . Of course. Of course. There are hundrededof people doing these things. Reporter getting a fake passport on the streets of athens is just a matter of price. Even for those who say theyre shopving for isis. U. S. P psports in the hands of isis fighters is a nightmare scenario. These forgeryies were probably not good enough to get anyone airport but the concern is they cocod be good enough to be used in many other places where controls are weaker. Richard angle, thank you. Back in this country, gasps heard inside the Supreme Court over somomhing said by justice Antonin Scalia. He made a remark about africanamericans and concerning a case challenging affirmative action. Tonight nbc news justice correspondent Pete Williams has the audio recording of it to allow you to hear this comment for yourself. Reporter the university of texas at austin says tochieve a level of Campus Diversity that imimoves learning, race must be a factor in admissions. But could it be just as Antonin Scalia asked, that affirmative acti harms some students . There are those who contend thattt does not benefit africanamericans to get them into the university of the texas wherehey do not do well. As opposed to having thth go to a less advanced school, a slower track school, where they do well. Reporter he said some studies show that most black scientists do not come from elite universities. They come from lesser schools where they do not feel that theyre being pushed ahead in classes that are too fast for them. Reporter that produced a few gasps some called the comments racist. Others said he was just plain wrong. I think it was the language of the lesser, slower schools that stung. All of the evidence shows that black students, like most students, fare best when they go to the best school that they can get into, because they are challenged i i that environment. T. Reporter some opponents of using race in admissions say scalia had a point, despite how he said it. To bring people into universities where theyre not nearly as well prprared academically grades, test scores, anything else as their classmates, theyre likely to struggle academically. Reporter its hard to predict how the court will rule but theres no mystery about justice scalia. He has voted against affirmative action in the past and will almost certainly do it again. Pete williams nbc news, at the Supreme Court. Still ahead here tonight, they call them porch pirates. Ught on cameraa doing their best grinch impressions. Taking gifts right in front of homes. What police are doing and what you can do to stealing your Holiday Cheer. Also its definitely not ginning to look a lot like christmas. Why this weekends warm i use whats already inside me to reach my goals. So i liked when my doctor told me i may reach my blood sugar and a1c goals by activating whats within me. With onceweekly trulicity. Trulicity is not insnsin. It helps activate my body to do what its supposed to do release its own insulin. Trulicity responds when my blood sug rises. I take it once a week, and it works 24 7. It comes in an easytouse pen and i may even lose a little weight. 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K your doctor about cialis and a 200 savings card every year an anonymous private donor becomes the ultimate secret santa, handing out tens o o thousands in cash to total strangers. This year he hopes his generosity can help a town that made so many negative headlines amy holly from affiliate kshb has the mission of kindness storor our mission is to go into ferguson and commit random acts of kindness. Reporter armed with crisp 100 dollar bills, santas heading out to spread Holiday Cheer in ferguson, missouri. Hihi elves, the fbi, ferguson police, and missouri highway patrol. My job is to make tough cops cry. Ive never missed. Reporter the officers pull over two young men not far from where 18yearold Michael Brown was killed last year. And surprise them with 100 dollar bills. It was unexpected for real. Over a year ago we would have pulled up and the young man would have ran away. Reporter ferguson is still healing from the riots and violence of last ll. Were going to give each of you guys 100. Reporter small ststs, officers say, sometimes make the you need kindness right n n more, deborah harris. Three years ago she lost her house, her car, and her son. Oh my god. Oh my god. Reporter this ferguson class needed the smiles too. You get 20 and its got secret santa stamped on it. Reporter their classmate was killed by gunfire. It isnt about money. Kindness is the bridge between people. Reporter a Priceless Gift anyone can give for free. Amy holly for nbc news, rguson, missouri. And that will do it for us on this friday night. Im lester holt. For all of us at nbc news, thank you for night. Football team hops aboard their plane and takes off for fargrg, north dakota for their quarterfinals matchup with the bizen. Plus the university of iowa i renaming a longstanding program due to recent complaints. And a former National Parks Service Superintendent is charged with stealing ancient native aerican remains. Youre watching kwwl, weve got you covered. Thi is the news at six. Good evening everyone, im ron steele. And im amaaa goodman. Thanks for joining us. The university of iowa announced its officially changing the name of a popular student web program ter some people in the Community Found it offensive. The program. Called isis. Allows students to check their school email accounts and schedule classes each semester. Kwwls Hillary Maglin talked to
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