Transcripts For WHO Early Today 20160105

Of a bus engulfed in flames. And a race against the clock rescue at sea. And becareful where you stand after it snows. Early today starts right now. President obama is taking his most aggressive action on gun control to date and bypassing congress in the prosis. Just a few hours he will outline gun issues. Critics say he is over stepping his power. Speaker paul ryan called it a dangerous level of executive over reach. Nbcs tracie potts live from washington with more. Reporter clearly they are setting it up for a fight here. Were taking a look at what the president is going to be and it looks like he wants to focus on restricting some rights of people to buy arms at the gun shows without background checks and adding more fbi and atf agents. After getting the okay from his attorney general and fbi director that its constitutional he plans to announce new measures to tighten gun laws. Its not going to prevent every mass shooting and it wont keep a gun out of the hands of every criminal. But it will potentially save lives. Reporter it will require more people who buy weapons at gun shows to get background checks. Unfortunately, we need things in place now. Reporter republican candidates accuse him of gutting the second amendment. His actions will restrict our criminals or the terrorists who tearing target them. We dont beat the bad guys by taking away our guns. What the president will be doing in the next week is an executive order. The next president on the very first day could wipe it away. Reporter the political stakes are high. The president is doing several Public Events to gain public support. Part of what he wants to do will actually require congress. He wants to ad another 200 atf agents and another 500 million to deal with mental health. Shannon. All right. Tracie potts live for us in d. C. Now to the campaign trail and one month from this morning we will likely know the winner of the iowa caucuses. Yesterday alone democrats and Campaign Stops in iowa, plus 12 in New Hampshire. In all, more than 100 events just this week. The latest poll from iowa shows ted cruz surging ahead of donald trump. And Hillary Clinton has a nearly 10 point lead over Bernie Sanders. In New Hampshire, sanders holds a lead over clinton. Those two are jockying for position. And trump took a swipe saying not a lot of evangelicals come out of cuba and the response from ted cruz. Politicians behave a certain way when theyre panicked and they engage in attacks, personal attacks. Thats human nature. Im not going to get drawn into that muck. Im going to keep the focus on the issues that matter. Meanwhile, bill clinton is campaign but how is he handling Donald Trumps attacks . For that,. Reporter bill clinton at a popular restaurant in manchester. Living up to a famous snl parody. Both clintons taking nothing for granted this time. Can hillary win this one . Sure. Reporter back in his element and despite trumps attacks. Following a campaign decision not to take clintons bait. How do you feel about the kind of Campaign Trump is running, sir . The republicans will have to how reporter Hillary Clinton in iowa also not taking on trump. Ive adopted a new years resolution. Im going to let him live in his alternative reality and im not going to respond. Reporter she calls bill her not so secret weapon. And this time vermont senator, Bernie Sanders is giving her a run for her money in New Hampshire. Only 4 million less than clintons 37 million raised. All this as both clintons try to stick to their game plan, ignoring donald trump. Nbc news, New Hampshire. Reporter im katy tur on the campaign trail where he clinton by continuing to jabality bill. Following up online he honed over the weekend. Her husband was paid a fortune for speakers paid by people that were doing business with the state department. Reporter then again on sunday. Im the only one willing to talk about his problems. Reporter and now the billionaire is starting to put his money where his mouth is. Spending 2 million in iowa and New Hampshire in his first tv ad. Its a 30 second summary of Trumps Campaign hits. Stopping Illegal Immigrants and building a wall but if that doesnt look like the mexicou. S. Border, youre right. Plitolitifact found its morocco. By playing to fears, trump is in iowa, where polls have him losing to ted cruz. If i come in second, theyll say this is a terrible defeat. Reporter and hes tapping down on expectations. Hes someone who has said he is going to win and if he doesnt, then he fails and then he becomes the most dreaded word in the trump lexy conis loser. A South Carolina Police Officer charge would shootd with shooting an unarmed man is out on bail. A judge ruled thatd he could go free after posting a half Million Dollar bond. Self phone video showed the North Charleston Police Officer shooting wall shooting walter scott as he fled. His trial is set to begin armed militants continue their occupation of a National Wildlife refuge near burns, oregon. And Dwight Hammon and his son steven have turned themselves into the authorities. And the self called citizens for constitutional freedom are sons of cliven bundy known for his stand off in 2014. The group broke off from a larger protest supporting the hammonds. Who had their sentences extended by a judge who said the initial sentence was too short. The fbi is working to bring a peaceful resolution to the situation. Meanwhile, schools as far as 30 miles away are closed due to saflt safety concerns. Avalanche in turkey. And they ran for cover, some of them were buried but thankfully quickly rescued by bystanders. Two people were injured. Bill karins joins us this morning. If it was ice, they could have been really, really hurt. Were not dealing with anything like that. Snow. The winter. South. Wind chills this morning are negative 8 in boston, negative 8 in burlington and zero as far south as washington d. C. And a wind chill of 20 in atlanta. So, the bus stop forecast not ideal. It is cold just about everywhere. Right now is the peek of the cold. From here on out, were going to start to warm it up and overthe next few days we significantly warm up. Nashville about 10 degrees warmer. Today will be cold in Northern New England and 37 by thursday and even buffalo gets up to about 39 by thursday. So, we go from very cold to above average in three days. So, todays forecast, stormy in the west, lot of rain in california. And that will booe a good size snow storm for the rockies. Now a closer look at your day ahead. Well, we wont see a little bit of ocean effect snow showers this morning in areas of cape cod. You dont have to worry about any snow or ice and well have a nice warm up in florida and the southeast after a very cold morning. So, everyone cant say we didnt feel winter. Remember when we were talking about barbecuing on christmas . That was a long time ago. It is one of the coolest cars we have ever seen. Plus a running of the bulls that will surely get your blood flowing on this chilly morning. Youre watching early today. Youre looking to save money on your Medicare Part d prescriptions, walgreens says, carpe med diem. Seize the day to get more out of life and Medicare Part d. Just switch to walgreens for savings thatll be the highlight of your day. Now preview the cost of your copay before you fill. You can even get onedollar copays on select plans. Ugh heartburn no one burns on my watch try alkaseltzer heartburn reliefchews. They work fast and dont taste chalky. I have heartburn. Alkaseltzer heartburn reliefchews. Enjoy the relief. Arturito soup okay, okay. 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Each eligible toreceive 1 ousand minus a pvious settmentor policortur en comnder jnur ran the poli department. He was convicd of perjury for lying about the torture. And the Consumer Product safety commissions is stepping up its probe of hoverboards. Hover bord fires in 17 states. The agency has collected samples and is looking into the safety of the entire product line. At the Consumer Electronics show, a socalled ufo line because theyre quote not of this world. Some say its a cross between the bat mobile and a porsche. No word when the vehicle will go into production. And in perue at least eight people were injured during an annual four day running of bulls. People ran for cover as angry bulls stomped and tossed men into the air. Lets get down to business now. The worlds first smart bra that aims to measure heart rate and steps. It should be available in the 150 150 that is. Burger king is raising the stakes, they will sell a five item meal for four today. General motors invested 500 million in the ride hailing company, lift, it will allow drivers to buy vehicles at a lower price point and develop a network of selfdriving cars. Just ahead, college hoops, the heavyweight match up of the countrys top two teams goes to triple over time. You got to see it. And whos that . One of the worlds greatest athlete and this little kid who sports is next. Xt. Ive been on my feel all day. Im bushed yea me too. Excuse me. Coming through ride the gel wave of comfort with dr. Scholls massaging gel insoles. Theyre proven to give you comfort. Which helps you feel more energized. All day long. I want what he has. Feel a cold coming on . Nasal swabs shorten colds with a snap, and reduce symptom severity by 45 . Shorten your cold with zicam. This morning on today, the buzz and controversy surrounding the netflix sensation making a murderer. How its sparked new cries for justice from many who think an innocent man is behind bars. Lets check sports now shall we. It was a battle between one and two. And the competition was fierce. It took three over times to decide the outcome of this one. Down three with eight seconds, oklahoma misfires and runs out of time as the j hawks hang on season. 109106. San antonio joins golden state season. And they improve to 306. Speaking of the warriors, night. He became the 15th player to string together three straight tripledoubles and the second in warriors history. He took the hornets 111101. Check out a young steph 90s. What are you going to be when you grow up . A basketball player. Boy, thats going to take a lot of hard work and practice. You got to study hard too p. I know. I mean, come on. There are more like that. With his daughter, riley, who stole the show back in the spring. Just ahead, good news, ladies, leonardo dicaprio, back on the market. Plus, ellens getting a huge pot of money. Guess what shell do with it . The details on that and much more next. Ext. 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He was wanted for a crime spree that included murder, car jacking and burglary. And the worlds five richest peopleal lost 8. 7 billion in mondays sell off. Not to worry though, hes good. Fuelled by weak factory data in china. And a dramatic scene was caught on tape. A fishing boat halfway under water, the coast guard was able to pull the five crewman to safety. The body of missing Country Singer strickland was found in oklahoma yesterday. He was found near an area called bear creek cove. His wife, helen took to social media in remembrance. Mark zuckerberg shared his personal goal for the year on facebook. Impressed, one woman commented that her granddaughter should date the nerd in school and he encouraged her to be the nerd herself. In need of a new scarf, this sheep might be able to help you sheila the sheep was sheered monday. Say that five times fast, for the first time in six years. She was lost in the tazmanian wilderness since 2010 but was rescued by a local man who found her on the side of the road. Her wool weighed 46 pounds. Falling short off the current australian fleece record at 90 pounds. There was a record for that previously. Now a look ahead. Tonia couch is expected to appear in an l. A. Courtroom. She face as felony charge in texas of hindering apprehension of a felon while helping her son flee. We want to wish a happy birthday to bradley cooper, 41,