We begin this hour with decision 2016 coverage. The candidates are in the early states today including iowa. All trying to meet and greet voters ahead of the holidays. As tracie potts tell us. Many continue to target the same person Hillary Clinton. grand rapids, michigan donald trump. In a blue state. Focusing on Hillary Clinton sot donald trump r droppipig out sot donald t tump r and a new attack on the media sot donald trump r hate em. Jeb bush. A frequent target of trump bush says alton, New Hampshire sot jebebbush r president ial candidate no were not. Were not in the New Hampshire voters his party marco rubio. Also drawing distinctions between controlled by radical elements that lean to the leet that want today, the Top Democrats are in iowa. Where voters will decide in just six weeks. Conservatives who just learned their home state candidate, lindsay graham, wont be on the ballot. Tracie potts, nbc news, washington. Today Hillary Clinton is in keota, fairfield and bettendorf. Be
3 people across the mountains rang in the new year in different ways. In brevard. D. Oskar blues brewery put together a new years eve hootenanny to entertain all ages. People attending that Fourth Annual event came out for the live music, food, and craft beer. People we talked with say theyre looking forward to 2016. 3 take sot 14claire fenner, attended event 19 09 im looking forward to the president ial election being over but hoping that this country steps up to the plate and really elects the best person that this country needs. Local hotels offered discounts to people attending that event. And Oskar Blues Brewery provided a Trolley Service for those guests. 3 3 3 developing in asheville. A late night fire displaced two families at the hillcrest apartments. Arson investigators are trying to determine how it started. The flames broke out around 8 15. By fire, the other by smoke. No one was home at the time, but one person we spoke with said she was planning on ringing in the new year
Housers father said he was suicidal. User was examined numerous times. Since early december, i believe hes been seen five times by a medical staff here. Kim he says the jail also contracts with Mental Health professionals. Each time hes been evaluated, there hasnt been anything thats came up positive. Kim houser stayed in a multibed medical cell. He was the only person who was actually in here during this period of time. Kim houser made the attempt by hanging in the cells corner. It was a sheet. Kim the sheet hung from bars in the ceiling. Houser has been living in the cell since october when he was arrested for seven felony counts. Assaulting officers plus an additional account for firing a gun in an occupied home. The sheriff says he was in the medical cell to keep him from getting reinjured in the general population. Larry. Larry a waynesville mothers arrested on allegations of soliciting prostitution and running a business from her home. Rex hodge is live from her neighborhood this
Emergency. During the chaos, 15 Police Officers were hurt. Six of them seriously. Weve learned that protesters were attacking firefighters responding to the numerous fires around the city. The riots erupted hours after the funeral for freddie gray the young black man who died of a spinal injury while in police custody. This fire is believed to be linked to the protest. Its a Senior City Center that was under construction. As i city i know that we are much better than this. The mayor has ordered a 10 00 p. M. Curfew beginning tomorrow night for a week. And not just baltimore, its also a night of demonstrations in oakland. But a protest here in honor of freddie gray was largely peaceful. There were a few windows smashed at a few businesses but no one was injured. Oakland faces many of the same racial and economic challenges as baltimore. The two cities also have a police chief in common. Anthony batts, who was oaklands police chief in 2010 is now the Police Commissioner in baltimore. The
Its all ahead because this is face the nation. Captioning sponsored by cbs good morning, we begin in baltimore with cbs news correspondent Wyatt Andrews. Good morning, bob. Related to the demonstrations here in baltimore last night there was a much different attitude yesterday especially compared to the violence that we saw on monday night. The difference in that mood came directly from the charges that were filed against the police on friday that six officers involved in the arrest of ready gray. Thousands of people marched on saturday first assembling around city hall then occupying an intersection in northwest baltimore close to freddie grays home. Plenty of anger was expressed but there was also celebration due to fridays arrest of Six Police Officers on charges that range from assault to Second Degree murder. In a community not used to the arrests of police christine foreign forbes said its about time. Lot of times theyre not accountable for their actions. Justice was served. I he