A secret of her success. Nightly news begins right now. From nbc news World Headquarters in new york. This is nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. The best laid plans of republicans are the head of steam and an ambitious to do list went off the rails this opening day of the new congress after a tweet from donald trump. Trump calling out some of his fellow republicans after they quietly voted last night to strip power from the officer of congressional ethics. The president elect tweet sent gop lawmakers in full retreat and damage repair mode. Overshadowing day they intend eed showcase a new agenda in washington politics. Kasie hunt has details. Reporter the first day of new congress was supposed to be a show of force for republicans ready to remake government with incoming president , donald trump. It was an embarrassing start dawning with these headlines directly at odds drain the swamp campaign promise. Late monday night, the house gop voted to gut the office of congressional ethics. The outcry was fierce with Republican Leadership on defense all morning. The reforms do not change the entity. Reporter until donald trump tweeted with all that congress has to work on, do they have to make the weakens of the ethics watchdog their number one act. It was created in 2008 after a series of scandals sent republicans to jail for fraud and bribery. Why is this the most important thing for congress to be focused on right now . It isnt. Thats the whole thing. Its not. Reporter by noon republicans were in emergency meeting. Its been withdrawn. Reporter the changes were reversed. It was damaging distraction from what republicans say are their top priorities, repealing obama care, reforming the tax code and approving a conservative justice for the supreme court. We hear you. We will do right by you and we will deliver. Reporter trying to stand in the way is senator chuck schumer, democrats new leader in the senate who vowed hes ready for the fight. Mr. President its not our job to be a rubber stamp. Its our job to do whats best for the american people, the middle class and those struggling to get there. Reporter tonight were learning that paul ryan and president elect trump spoke by phone after that ethics flap. The goal is to move forward. Republicans in the senate will start tomorrow to try to dismantle the president S Health Care law and president obama will be up here on capitol hill meeting with democrats to try to plan how to protect it. Thank you. President elect trump is once again taking shots at one of his favorite targets during the campaign. American automakers. He took to social media to blast General Motors over its production in mexico right before another competitor made a big announcement of its own. Kristen we Kristen Welker has more. Reporter donald trump taking on the car manufacturers. This morning, gm. Make in usa or pay big border tax. Tweet sent gm stocks plummeting temporarily and the Company Fired back noting their sedans are made in ohio with only a small number made in mexico. That tweet came before ford announced its now scrapping plans to mover plant to mexico creating 700 new jobs in the u. S. As a candidate trump railed against them. Ford announced theyre moving its small car production to mexico also. Not good. Not good. Reporter today ford ceo insisting he didnt cut a deal with the president elect but acknowledged. The policies hes been talking about and says he will pursue did play a factor. Reporter trump tried to take come credit by retweeting headlines about the news hes showing tho sign of letting up on social media even as his inauguration is coming close. It wont happen he tweeted about north koreas ability to create a Nuclear Weapon while slamming china for failing to work with the u. S. Over the course of the coming days, the president elect will be receiving more information about that and other to ticks on the world stage. Reporter tonight we learned mr. Trumps former rival, Hillary Clinton will attend his inauguration with her husband. Another former president george w. Bush and wife will also be there. All setting for the stage for a dramatic backdrop for the historic day. Thank you very much. Five people have been killed after a series of powerful storms tore across the south. Some of the victims seem sgly did everything right to protect themselves. Huddling together in the safest part of their home. Still no match for this violent weather. Gabe is in hard hit alabama. Reporter tonight alabama is torn apart. Its crazy. Really powerful. Reporter j. P. Kellie live next door to the mobile home where last night four women include, 27yearold amanda blare and her hunt were killed. They did wa thhat they were supposed to be doing . They did. They went to a safe area. One was in the tub. Thats the area with tree went down on. Reporter three others barely escaped. They gathered to watch the sugar bowl before the night turned tragic. Across the south a dozen reported tornadoes, storms cutting a path of destruction from louisiana to florida where one man drowned near a submerged car. In mississippi, flash floods stranded drivers. All the tornadoes are unusual across the northern twothirds of the country in january. Here in the south the gulf of mexico provides warm and humid air. Two of the necessary developments for the storms and twisters the National Weather service is still surveying this destruction to see how many tornadoes touched down. Alabamas governor is set to tour tomorrow. Thank you. Theres been a terrible tragedy in texas where an entire family was accidentally poisoned by a powerful pesticide. Four children have died. Four other children are now hospitalized along with their parents. Their mother clinging to life. Nbc jacob rascon tells us about the deadly mistakes made at their home. Reporter veteran firefighters in amarillo had never seen an accident like this. All ten members of the family poisoned after misusing a commercial grade pesticide meant to kill rodents. Two kids that are not awake and a bunch of others that are having a hard time. Reporter when emergency crews arrived, 17yearold yasmine was already dead. Her three brothers died later at the hospital. Four other children and their parents remain hospitalized. Their neighbors in shock. Just like losing part of your family almost. Theyre around you just about every day. Reporter the Fire Department says the father got the pesticide from a friend and spread it under the house to get rid of rats. Family members complained about the smell so he used a garden hose to try to wash the chemicals away. The pellets created this poison gas after he sprayed with water. Reporter last year there were 82,000 poison, 76 for al aluminum phosphate. Its very, very lethal. Reporter the neighborhood was never evacuated but the city says they are working on a decontamination plan for the home. They emphasize all signs point to tragic accident. Lets turn now to a video triggering an uproar on social a. Ime an officer seen slamming a female student to the ground as other students look on. There are lots of questions about the ve events leading up. We get details. Reporter posted by a High School Student to twitter with the title, this is not okay. A uniformed resource officer in roseville, North Carolina hoists a student in the air and tosses her to the ground. That video lasts only nine seconds but just as that video was going viral, another longer video was posted online. It appears to have been recorded before the officer body slammed the female student. That video appears to show a fight betenwe two other female students. The mayor in roseville telling nbc news the School Resource officer involved in the incident is now on paid administrative leave. City Officials Say the officer who worked at the school for four years was wearing a body camera. Whatever was recorded will not be released until an investigation is completed. More than a year ago someone claiming to be a teacher at the School Posted a complaint on the web. The vast majority of students are disrespectful to teachers and do not come to school to learn. Tonight a disturbing snippet of a chaotic moment asking could force like this in a school be justified. Now to the chilling new images from the trail of terror left by the target of an you aurgent man hunt in turkey. Were seeing inside the nightclub where hes accused of killing 39 people as they rang in the new year. We get more from richard engel. Reporter its just before midnight new years eve. Media says this is the gunman on his way by tax key to the nightclub with a backpack full of guns and ammo. Just over an hour later he runs through the club killing 39 people. Minutes after that, police say he shows up again being thrown out of a cab, reportedly because he didnt have any money. He goes on the to hail another and disappears. Tonight were getting our first look at what he left behind. A party that turned into a massacre frozen in time. People have been coming to pay their respects outside the club all day. Theres grief here but no longer any shock. Theres been nearly 30 terrorist attacks in turkey in the past year. The mood is more one of anger and fear of what could come next. Turkish police have cast a dragnet. State run media are blanketing the air waves. Tight security there at the airport would make it difficult for him to escape by air. Turkey has a long border with syria and analysts think he might try to cross it for sanctuary in isis territory. Thats exactly what the wife and suspected accomplice of the isis terrorist who killed four people at a Kosher Grocery store did in paris two years ago. She was never caught. Reporter Officials Say the gunman likely spent time in syria fighting with isis. As the man hunt is still under way, they are releasing few details about the investigation. Thank you. Still ahead, keeping that new years resolution. Running, spinning, getting a personal trainer. Which one burns the most calories for a new year in the new year . We put they will all to the test. Also the incredible moment when a toddler rescues his incredible moment when a toddler rescues his twin brother as after a dvt blood clot,ital i sure had a lot to think about. What about the people i care about . Including this little girl. And what if this happened again . I was given warfarin in the hospital, but wondered, was this the best treatment for me . So i asked my doctor. And he recommended eliquis. Eliquis treats dvt and pe blood clots and reduces the risk of them happening again. Yes, eliquis treats dvt and pe blood clots. Eliquis also had significantly less major bleeding than the standard treatment. Both made me turn around my thinking. Dont stop eliquis unless your doctor tells you to. Eliquis can cause serious and in rare cases fatal bleeding. Dont take eliquis if you have an artificial heart valve or abnormal bleeding. If you had a spinal injection while on eliquis call your doctor right away if you have tingling, numbness, or muscle weakness. While taking eliquis, you may bruise more easily. And it may take longer than usual for bleeding to stop. Seek immediate medical care for sudden signs of bleeding, like unusual bruising. Eliquis may increase your bleeding risk if you take certain medicines. Tell your doctor about all planned medical or dental procedures. Eliquis treats dvt and pe blood clots. Plus had less major bleeding. Both made eliquis the right treatment for me. 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Reporter its the new year, so many work outs to choose from. What really burns the most calories . To find out wooere recruiting help. A reporter for our nbc station in boston. How did you draw this . Reporter shes a mother of two, including a new baby. Its the new year. What are the goals . Six months after having a baby, id like to lose the last 10 or 15 pounds. Reporter this doctor hooks her up to a hightech monitor. She will do each exercise for 45 minutes. Ready to go. Reporter she starts with an Early Morning jog. Ive always wondered is it better to jog or do you have to run to lose weight or just walk . Jogging will be a great way for a slow fat burn. If youre really trying to get a big calorie burn, you want to add a little interval training to get your heart rate up. Run for five minutes and then jog and walk . Right. Done. The results are in. 394 calories. Thats quite a bit for 45 minutes. And jogging is free. Thats true. Reporter how much will she burn at spin . 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