Officer. Floyd ray cooke had been on the run nearly a week. Overnight authorities found cook while searching near a residence just off a kentucky highway. He was armed with a handgun and a shoot out occurred with Kentucky State Police and a u. S. Marshal. Cook was wounded and pronounced dead at the scene not. Officers injured. Also a budget deal will fund the government through 2017 and also suspends the debt ceiling until march 2017. That bill passed with 18 republicans joining all democrats in voting yes. The house passed their version on wednesday as part of outgoing House Speaker boehners effort to clean out the barn for incoming speaker paul ryan. The bill now goes to obamas desk for his senior. And this morning, jeb bush and marco rubio are going in opposite directions. Bush is dealing with the fallout from a disappointing debate where his attack on rubio was a big swing and miss. And voters are taking notice. Nbc tracked him down yesterday. A Conference Call that you said you we
172 hours. Reporter ted cruz and donald trump locked in a bitter fight for first in iowa. Cruz tried to lighten the mood with a joke about trumps recent erroneous effort to second corinthians as 2 corinthians. Well, two corinthians walk into a bar. Reporter there is nothing light about this ad questioning trumps credentials. Im prochoice in every respect. Does this sound conservative. I am prochoice in every respect. Reporter trump hid cruz saying he would not support him as the the gop nominee. I wouldnt vote for him. I can tell you that. Reporter trump reversed course on backing cruz and offered this odd praise of his loyalists. I have the most loyal people. Did you seefr that. Where i could stand in the middle of fifth avenue and shoot somebody. I wouldnt lose any voters, okay, like incredible. I will introduce someone who is very near and dear to my heart. Reporter iowa, joni ernst appeared with marco rubio. It gave momentum to a campaign vying for a strong third in her home state.
Dangerous and lifethreatening proportions in most parts of the u. S. It hasnt been this cold for almost two decades. 32 below zero expected in fargo, north dakota. Minus 21 in madison, wisconsin, and 15 below zero in chicago, minneapolis and indianapolis. Indianapolis mayor greg ballard tweeting he raised the travel warning to red, making it illegal to be on the road except for emergencies or seeking shelter. Nbc sarah dallof joins us live in the thick of it in chicago. Good morning, sarah. Good morning. Officials say this is not only dangerous, the temperatures could be deadly. A bitterly cold wakeup for millions this morning as an arctic front causes temperatures to drop to record lows. 30 to 50 degrees below average in the midwest. 25 states with thermometers sitting at zero and below. In indiana sunday, up to 2 inches of snow fell every hour throughout the day. The mayor of indianapolis warning residents to stay indoors. We will have temperatures that are potentially deadly or cert
Across Northern Iraq and now one group even threatening it will spread south. Radical militants seized two of the countrys major cities so far. They appear poised to launch attacks against baghdad itself. U. S. Officials confirm the Iraqi Government wants the u. S. To consider offering air support to slow renewed sectarian violence. Nbcs Richard Engel has more. Reporter the Iraqi Government is losing control of a large part of northern and central iraq. Some Iraqi Security forces are fighting. But most appear to be stripping off their uniforms, leaving them in the streets, and abandoning their posts, weapons and vehicles. Theyre retreating from islamic extremists who, today, consolidated control of iraqs second largest city mosul and advanced much further. Thousands of civilians are fleeing the area, living in tents. The u. S. Fought a nearly decades long war, costing thousands of american lives and a trillion dollars for this not to happen. The radicals are from an al qaeda offshoot,
Celebrating holy mass for the selection of the new pope, their final gathering before the conclave officially begins later today and for the first time not one but two americans earned preconclave discussion as potential names on the electors short list. The americans let their personalities shine and thats getting people to talk about them. Whether its getting the cardinals to talk about them can another thing. Reporter Timothy Dolans charismatic charms made him a darling of the italian media even as hes thought to lead a group of reformers opposed to the bureaucracy. The cardinals in america are fond of him. Hes a very personable person, honest and direct and has a great sense of humor. Reporter the other american contender, 68yearold sean omalley of boston is considered as humble as dolan is gregarious. Thought to be a most important quality for the cardinal electorate. [ speaking a Foreign Language ] omalley prefers the simple habit over more ornate robes and his influence si of sp