Life whodonit who has so many viewers hooked, amateur detectives split and tonight outrage calls for action. Nightly news begins right now. Good evening. Call it the sprint to the starting line. After all of the months of rising and falling fortunes, were now just 28 days from the first nominating contest of the 2016 race for president. And there is new urgency for those still in it. 28 separate Campaign Events today alone. Heading into the stretch toward the february 1st iowa caucus, the latest poll there shows ted cruz ahead of the republican pack. For the democrats, Hillary Clinton with a nearly 10point lead over Bernie Sanders. While in New Hampshire, it is donald trump out front for republicans. Lead. And with crunchtime here, checkbooks are strategies refined. And in the case of Hillary Clinton, the man she calls husband and her not so secret weapon has been launched on to the campaign trail. We have it all covered. Andrea mitchell begins our coverage. Good evening. Reporter good evening, lester. This is bill clintons first solo trip in this campaign, trying to pull Hillary Clinton over the finish line in New Hampshire. Bill clinton at a popular restaurant in manchester. Living up to a famous snl parody. Taking nothing for granted this time. Can hillary win this one . Win here . Sure. But it is going to be hard. Reporter back in his element. Despite Donald Trumps attack of the former president s past womenizing, to counter Hillary Clintons charge that trump is sexist. How could she do that when she has one of the great women abusers of all time reporter today bill clpt not taking trumps base. As much as he wanted to. How do you feel about the kind of Campaign Donald trump is running, sir . The republicans will have to decide who they will nominate. How i feel is only relevant [ inaudible ]. And Hillary Clinton in iowa refusing to engage trump. Ive adopted a new years resolution. Im going to let him live in his alternative reality and im not going to respond. Reporter hillary calls bill her not so secret weapon. But he misfired, in 2008 for ridiculing barack obama. This time vermont senator Bernie Sanders is giving Hillary Clinton a run for her money in New Hampshire. Ahead there and raising 33 million in the last three months. Only 4 million less than clintons 37 million. As both clintons try to stick this their donald trump. Andrea mitchell, exeter, New Hampshire. Im katy tur on the campaign trail with donald trump. Where today he continued to swing at Hillary Clinton by targeting her husband bill. Her husband was paid a fortune for speeches, paid by people that were doing business with the state department. Reporter then on sunday im the only one willing to talk about his problems. Reporter and again this morning. I dont care about Monica Lewinsky other than i think hillary was an enabler. And now the billionaire is putting his money where his mouth is. Spending 2 million in iowa and New Hampshire on his first tv ad. It is a 30second summary of Trumps Campaign hits. Fighting islamic, cutting isis off at the head and stopping Illegal Immigrants and building a wall. If that doesnt look border. It was morocco. The campaign explains, no, but this is what our country will look like if we dont build a wall. By playing to fear, trump is hoping for in iowa, where poll have him losing to cruz. If he come in they say it is a defeat. Reporter he is camping down on expectations should it fingers. He said he would win. And if he doesnt win, he fails. He becomes the most treaded word in the trump lexicon, which is loser. Reporter and once again, trump is not in an early state. Instead rallying thousands here in it is january but he is acting as if it is august and the only ones left standing are clinton clinton. Katy tur, thank you. And as he continues to dominate could face a stinging defeat in iowa. And senator tez cruz is leading in the polls there. Now stepping on the gas hoping to barnstorm the state to victory. And Hallie Jackson is the only correspondent inside of the Cruz Campaign blitz. Reporter below freezing on the road in iowa. Ted cruz plays a hot hand, in the lead, but not a lock. Today kicking off trips to 28 counties in six days. On his campaign bus. Two weeks ago, just about every republican candidate was ak thatting donald trump. Today just about every republican candidate is attacking me. Why . That is an indication something has changed in the race. Reporter cruz in the cross hairs, facing fire even from donald trump. Not too many evangelicals come out of cuba. Just remember that. Politicians behave a certain way when they are panicking. And they engage in attacks. They engage in personal attacks. That is human nature. I understand that. Im not going to get so he is panicking. Im going to keep the focus on the issues that matter. Reporter but that weakness, accusing him of shifting his stance on immigration and National Defense and too calculating. Are you too opportunistic. Washington establishment engaged in freudian occasion where they accuse conservatives of doing what they do every it doesnt bother me. And blanketing early states too. Today democrats and republicans racking up 15 Campaign Stops in 12 in New Hampshire. In all, more than 100 events this week. Far from home and the hardest thing is it has been hard fon my girls. Staying in touch with text. Here is carolyn. I love you and i love you. Her emoji game is on point. Reporter planning to stay on the trail long past iowa but down playing he needs around. Not a mustwin for but if he doesnt, it observers to see how nomination. It is why cruz is hoping his social conservative stance appeals to evangelicals and his Strong Fundraising looking for candidates with resources to compete later on. The big question for cruz, four weeks out until the caucuses. Has he hit a hot streak too early. Hallie, thank you. We turn to the scene playing out in oregon. A tense scene. A look inside of the siege where armed antigovernment protesters have taken over a federal building. The fbi is stepping in but there is no sign of Law Enforcement at the scene. Nbcs joe fryer has the latest. Reporter for the Third Straight day, the wildlife refuge is under the control of armed antigovernment protesters. Ill stay here as long as it takes. Reporter concerned about safety, schools 30 miles away are closed for the entire week. Our town is a safe town. And i dont want the their own town. Reporter for a brief period, the media was aloud inside where things were largely quiet. Government cars are still parked and covered in snow. No employees here. No visitors. The fbi wants a peaceful resolution but wont detail how they plan to respond to the occupation. Is there anything that would make you say, okay, we could end this and go home now . I wouldnt say words would do it. I would say action would. Reporter the group wants local control of the siege is motivated by the case of two oregon ranchers, ham beyond, who were convicted of lighting fires on federal land near their ranch. Late today, the hammonds reported to prison in southern california. This is obviously an issue that goes well beyond the fate of two ranchers. This is the rate of 300 million acres mostly in west and controlled by the federal government. The on going struggle between the government intensified in 2014. Where bundy had an armed standoff with agents trying to confiscate his cattle after he refused to pay grazing fees. Now his son is leading the group and taken over this remote wildlife refuge. Tonight the sheriff aimed a message directly at occupiers, saying it is time for them to leave this community. Meanwhile the Hammond Family has made it clear they are not a part of what is happening here at the refuge. Lester. Joe fryer, thank you. President obama is starting off the final year of his presidency by picking a major fight with republicans. About to go around congress and take executive action on guns. Our senior White House CorrespondentChris Jansing has just learned details about the president s action. Chris, what does the plan do . Reporter president obamas biggest frustration has not been getting any new gun laws on the books after the newtown massacre. So this afternoon he made it clear, this is a priority for his final year in office. And fbi director among those in the oval office who gave their recommends for those recommendations for the executive action that do not require congressional approval. Most important will narrow the gun show loophole, forcing more gun buyers to get background checks. And the fbi will add new employees to process them. Now critics say the new measures would not have revented recent mass shootings. His response it is not going to prevent every mass shooting. It is not going to keep every gun out of the hands of a criminal. It will potentially save lives in this country. Reporter beyond executive actions, president obama potentially set up another fight. He wants to hire 200 new atf agents and add 500 million to the budget for Mental Health care. Those will need congresss okay. And late this afternoon, Congressional Democrats came here to the white house for a strategy session. Lined up gunrelated events all week long, including a meeting with newtown families. Lester. Chris, thanks. A rough start to the new year on wall street. Part of a global selloff over concerns about a slowdown in china. And major new tensions in the oilrich middle east. At one point the dow was down over 450 points before it gained back some ground near the close to finish down 276, about 2 . And in the middle east, things have gone from bad to much worse between the regions two big rival powers. Predominantly sunni saudi arabia, and shiitedominated iran. The saudi execution of a shiite clerk this weekend triggered an uproar in iran, leading saudis to cut diplomatic ties with iran. Widening the fault line in an already dangerous neighborhood. Bill neely reports. Reporter fury in iran today at the rival saudi arabia. As a saudi ally. U. S. Flags burned. Since the Saudi Embassy was burned by protesters, relations have plummeted. Iranian diplomats expelled and the saudis condemned, from india, to iraq today, where police protected saudi diplomats. The saudis executed prominent shiite cleric al nimir, despite numerous warnings from the u. S. There has been direct concerns raised by u. S. Officials to saudi officials. Reporter one consequence is a boiling crisis between iran and saudi arabia. Deadly already in syria and yemen, where in war. Now worsened in iraq, lebanon and bahrain where the two struggle for dominance. Irans Supreme Leader warned saudi arabia of devine retribution. But the u. S. Plans for this month that could suffer month. The americans hope to really find a way out of this syrian conflict. Forget about it. This is not good news for the united states. Reporter the real winner cosby isis s could could be isis. And they want war to rage. And this has brought more chaos where it is least needed. Bill neely, nbc news. Still ahead tonight, the fascination and controversy over the phoenix document Series Making a murderer. How it has sparked a new call for action, that an innocent man is behind bars. And also songs and sign language. How an unconventional capital. Oh, honey. No wait, did you just have that on your phone . Its time to mix it up. Do it, dad yeah, do it there are thousands of ways it was frozen. Daddys hand looks funny. And choosing unitedhealthcare can help make it simpler by letting you know when your claim has been processed. Yo, adrian. Still not funny. Unitedhealthcare theres a more enjoyable way to get your fiber. Try phillips fiber good gummies plus energy support. 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So many people bingeing on the tenpart Series Making a murderer. Many viewers coming away feeling a miscarriage of justice may have taken place in wisconsin. And as Stephanie Gosk reports, there are now calls for the president himself to get involved. Reporter the Netflix Documentary begins with a miscarriage of justice. Steven avery wrongfully imprisoned assault and attempted murder was exonerated in 2003 but his story was far from over. It was all of the story. You had compelling and complex characters, highstakes, incredible conflict. Reporter in 2004, after his release, he filed a civil lawsuit for wrongful conviction, seeking 36 million. He would later settle for 440,000. Just over a year later, 25yearold freelance photographer Teresa Hallback was murder. Police charged avery with the crime and accused his nephew of being an accomplice. Both were convicted. The documentary suggested the defendant was framed, by the same Law Enforcement agencies he was suing. And that police and released in december, the tenpart series gained an in stand following. Triggering two petitions asking the president to issue a full pardon. One calls the story an process. Facing intense public criticism, the former prosecutor is pushing back, claiming the filmmakers left out critical pieces of physical and forensic evidence. He told nbc news that the complete set of facts is inconsistent with the claim that avery was framed. I call it a movie. Documentary. Because it doesnt facts. Reporter meantime, the reviews keep coming in and they are glowing. Including ricky jer v. A. Tweeting it deserves a nobel prize. You have the wrong guy. Reporter netflix has the next big hit. For now, steven avery is watching behind bars, still in prison, serving life without parole. Stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. When we come back here tonight, the holidays are over and so is the warm weather. The unusually warm weather so Many Americans were enjoy. Tonight extremes all huh. 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And it is cast with actors so often locked out of the great white way. Woman who got the break of a lifetime. Rehema ellis has her story. Reporter this is the opening scene of the Broadway Musical spring awakening. But when the audience hears this [ singing ] lead actress sandra may frank hears this. Sandra is deaf. She shared her role with hearing actor katie. As katie sings, sandra signs. She spoke to us, through an the audience and the eyes looking at us. They are going, you singing. You are the one who is signing. Sandra is one of nine deaf actors in the cast. Each is paired with a hearing actor. What were trying to create is that and hear me. I watch this play, and i didnt think of two actresses. I thought of one. Sandra lost her ability to hear at age 3. But held fast to a dream. I wanted to learn how to sing. And my mother was like, oh, okay. But you are deaf. You would have to work hard. But here i am singing, but in a different way. She looked up to people like as car winners, who now a costar. I cant be the only one. I want to be able to see more deaf actors get recognized for their work. Reporter the show is wowing crowds. Are moved by the acting. They are not looking at us like disabled characters on the stage, they are looking at us to tell the story. Reporter an opportunity for actors and audiences alike. Rehema ellis, nbc news, new york. And that will do it for us on monday night. For lester what makes this simple salad the best simple salad ever . Heart healthy california walnuts. The best simple veggie dish ever . Heart healthy california walnuts. The best simple dinner ever . Heart healthy california walnuts. Great tasting, heart healthy so simple