Transcripts For WHDH Early Today 20151223

A major storm brew for Holiday Travellers. Plus, a man pulled alive after being buried in a china land slide. And a close call for a skier on italian slopes. Early today starts right now. And good morning everybody. Thanks for being with us. Im Shannon Mulaire. The fighting words are heating up between the democratic and president ial frontrunners. Donald trump is now responding to his latest controversy over the use of a parent vuligator. He said he meant hillary got quote beaten badly and blamed the Mainstream Media for giving the wrong meaning to the term and sited an npr journalists use of the same phrase when siting the 1984 election. We turn to nbcs tracie potts good morning. Reporter were hearing from donald trump on twitter saying. Hes saying that it was the biassed media that incorrectly defined the term that he used, that he claims the media well knows has been used before. This is how he described the 2008 run, her failed president ial bid and also that bathroom break, remember saturday night at the debate where Hillary Clinton was mia after the break. He called it disgusting when he was asked about it during a campaign event. Were also hearing back from the clinton campaign. Shes now saying at a rally last night, asked about bullies. She said that we cant allow someone to bully their way to the presidency and an apparent in fact, listen to what she said here. Its important to stand up to bullies wherever they are. And why we shouldnt let anybody bully his way into the presidency. Because that is not who we are as americans. Reporter now, the bottom line here is that donald trump is still the leader among republicans, although different polls tell us Different Things p. And hes got about three times as much support as ben carson, who interestingly is number two in that poll. And about 24 hours ago, hes got more support bout only about 4 more than ted cruz. Cruz seems to be waiting in the wings for an opportunity as the war of words continues between donald trump and Hillary Clinton. Shannon. And so it continues. Tracie, thank you. Filed charges against lakeisha hallway for her ram page on the vegas strip. She will be arraigned on charges of murder, and child abuse. The District Attorney says they may file more charges as the investigation continues. Shes being held without bail. They say one person was killed and more than 30 injured when she repeatedly droechb ve her car on a sidewalk. For the First Time Since the military determined he would base Court Martial, he appeared in military court and arraigned iversion esertion he left his post in afghanistan in 2009. He now must decide if he wants to face a Court Martial before a his next court date is set for january 12th. Were learning more about the americans killed in mondays Suicide Attack in afghanistan. Six were killed just outside Bagram Air Field in the deadliest attack in 2012. Here with more. Reporter major dedicated much of her life to the air force and also the first openly gay american female officer killed in combat. Her and five other u. S. Arm were meeting people at the air base when a suicide bomber detonated his bomb. She was most proud of her wife, heather lamb. The light of our lives. She has always been my hero, never more so than now. Sergeant lamb liked to surprise his wife and two children. This is the first time he came home two years ago, after a 10 month deployment and as a new York City Police detective in the bronks, he was well loved. You met him, you knew him and you were his friend. Reporter in all he did three combat tours before he was killed this week. Those airman include this man on his fourth tour. And Michael Anthony cinco of rio grand, texas. A restaurant was closed. The owners son was among the dead. The peep g people in america care about crow and your son. Reporter this as his 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. Threat age ening 10s of millions americans. Reporter the weather on i 49 along the texas arkansas border turned the roadways deadly. Three killed, seven injured in a blinding fog pile up. 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. Savannah, georgia, 79. Broken in december. In raleigh where it will be 78, roads are sloppy. 2600 piglets were on this big rig, what theyre calling the pork chop overturn. Across the country, a different extreme fuelled in part by el nino. And winds powerful enough to rip off roofs and topple trucks and in the sierras this winter white out beautiful but dangerous. Major roads shut down, others brought to a crawl. 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 has spent 16 hours a day for the last 15 days fighting blizzards so travellers dont get stuck. We cant afford to go down. Reporter oregon and Washington State have been winds knocking down power lines and trees. Lets bring in nbc meteorologist, bill karins. Its insane. And today probably could be the highlight of it all. Were going to watch a Severe Weather outbreak, maybe even tornados and the least thing that anybody has on their mind is trying to get your family to safety but that could happen latered later today with the tornado sirens going off. And still down along the gulf coast lot of heavy rain but were already watching our first tornado watch of the day. Thankfully none reported yet but tyler to lovecon, that tornado watch continues. And even a few significant tornado, those are ones that are typically the most deadly p. Then towards nashville and lexington later this evening. Hopefully more of a wind threat for you. And forecast obviously a lot of travel delays posable with the rain and even into tomorrow, were going to watch a chance of isolated storms and thats whether when were going to shatter records with warm temperatures all the way up to new england, very rare, especially for Christmas Eve. And especially this afternoon from little rock to memphis, event. Its so rare to see a chance of of year. So, a very dangerous day and make sure to keep an eye on your nbc station to keep vigilant. On the slopes of iterally, the drone came crashing down during a world cup slaulm race. He didnt notice how close it came until later when he joked about heavy air traffic in italy. And airport officials this was too high up to be a passenger jet. Witnesses said they could see part of the object breaking up as it raced apart in the sky. It turns out officials that track man made objects say it was debris from a Russian Rocket that had been launchl ed on monday. Just ahead, a big change in kentucky prompted by the fire storm over a county clerks refusal to issue gay marriage lice nsz nse 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. So you can feel better fast and get back to the job at hand. New theraflu expressmax. You never know when itll be your moment to shine. So dont trust your smile to any regular toothpaste. Improved crest 3dtwhite brilliance try the whole collection for a if you plan to get married in kentucky, the name of the county clerk will no longer be required on marriage alliances. This comes after count ea Clerk Kim Davis had defied a judges order earlier this year because of her religious believes. In Southern China one survivor has been rescued so far from that massive land slide. Rescuers found a Migrant Worker after being buried for more than 67 hours. 85 people still reported missing. And check out this police video of a thief that got stuck in the ceiling of a store. They found the robbers legs dangling and he was arrested unexpected guest. There he is wylie coyote. And fortunately, it was spotted and captured quickly by authorities. Unfortunately, it had to be put down. Lets get down to business now, it is now down to the wire to finish up any holiday shopping. Amazon prime customers must order by 10 00 p. M. On Christmas Eve to have gifts under the tree by christmas morning. And cable and satellite tv costs will rise. Direct tv said they will go up at the end of january. United airlines has an idea to make your Holiday Travel less stressful. The United Paws Program brings comfort dogs to airports around the country. They welcome passengers to their destination and theyre using the united paws. Today is the last day of that program. Just ahead, the undefeated top ranked Mens Basketball Team forced into over time. And two points that mean so much more. More. Just head around the corner to walgreens when you re searching for that Perfect Little something. Walgreens has great gifts like toys, beauty gift sets, and photo gifts, and it s 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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And the most inspirational baskets oof the night goes to matt hodgeskins and he was still able to make the team as a walk on. He was subbed into the game in the final seconds with the made a sweet spin move and scored a lay up. How about that. Igaters win it. 8965. And just ahead, lady gaga got the best Christmas Present ever. Plus, get excited star wars fans, episode 8 is already in the works. Ks. 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. Tat 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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Star star wars the force awakens has been out less than a week but episode eight is already in the works. And hes regretting not signing on to be the director of the next one. After reading the script, he told a close friend, its so good i wish i were making it. Jody sweden and Andrea Barber from full house, theyre doing theyll be repriving their classic 90s roll and it will be on netflix in february. Lady gaga got a Christmas Present early. A horse. It was delivered by her record label, interscope. And amy poehler and kyle moony play bigering siblings at nanas house. Do you know an inventor . Yes. Then name one. Im going to. Then do it. Then say it. Fine, adam. Thats one. And brandon. Okay. That was too easy. Im Shannon Mulaire and this is early today. Coughing. Sniffling. And wishing you could stay in. You need new theraflu expressmax. Theraflu expressmax combines. Maximum strength medicines available without a prescription. To fight your worst cold and. So you can feel better fast and get back to the job at hand. New theraflu expressmax. This is 7news now. Christa good morning, everybody. New england. Sarah here are some stories were working on coming up new this morning. Police in several south shore communities involved in chase drunk driver. It started in cohasset and ended in quincy. Police say no one was hurt. Christa and thieves in at least two local cities targeting decoration. Police in dorchester and lynn investigating a recent thefts cameras, as well. Sarah new details about a lakeville mom who police say kidnapped her own children. Were learning more about what it was found in her car and why christa and why a danvers family who lives in a shelter was forced to throw out their Christmas Tree a couple days before the holiday. Sarah and lets get a check of the forecast with bri eggers, one day closer to christmas. Bri we are so close. As advertised yesterday morning, looking at some areas of dense fog out there. It might be one of those scenarios where youre driving down the road, you think youre good and you hit a wall of fog and cant see your hand in front of your face, so a dense fog advisory through 10 00 a. M. , though some patchy fog will linger into the afternoon for southeastern mass, cape cod and the island, as well. For visibility, the potential to be below a quarter of a mile. Clouds are already with us, but we have to wait until the afternoon for the rain to come in. As you can see coming in from the south, this has been highly fueled with moisture. So were juiced up for an event later on this afternoon and evening. It takes until about 4 00, 5 00 p. M. For those showers to get going. But then were talking spots of rain. More moderate, even heavy parts of rain. Today is like some areas. Well see some buckets of water from time to time. Were looking at generally speaking around half an inch of rain, and possibly closer to an inch for those areas that get maybe even some rumbles of thunder. Rain chance again increases as we move through the day, so as we head into this afternoon, we will be more likely to see that rain. Again, rain total ls generally speaking, well update this. For some reason it isnt running through here, but around half an inch for most and maybe closer to an inch for some areas. Covering that big warmup as we head into tomorrow, temperatures just keep getting warmer and warmer. Might even be a little bit muggy into tomorrow with record breakers well within reach. 7news today in new england starts right now. Christa good morning. A holiday heist caught on camera. A thief seen taking a christmas light display right from familys from the yard, and its not the only one. Sarah t riders could be getting ready to open up their wallets even more. Getting ready to make some tough decisis