Across the country. 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 italian slopes. Early today starts right now. And goo mors ning everybody. Thanks for being with us. Im Shannon Mulaire. The fighting words are heating up between the democratic and presideneial frontrunners. Donald trump is now responding to his lates ycontroversy over the use of a parent vuligator. He sai he meant hillary got quote beaten badly and blamed the Mainstream Media for giving the wrong meaning t, thete term and sited an npr journalists siting the 1984 election. We turn to nbcs tracie potts live from washington d. C. Good morning. Reporter were hearing from o ld 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 bathro
And todays the big day. The Worlds Largest jackpot ever, powerball is just hours away. Early today starts right now. And good morning everybody. Im Shannon Mulaire. We begin with that breaking news. Iran has freed the ten american sailors that were detained after two u. S. Navy boats were detained by irans revolutionary guard. Two small vessels similar to these were headed to bahrain when one reportedly had mechanical issues and the other attempted aid. They then drifted off course off farsi island in the persian gulf. Live details from tehran, iran. Reporter shannon, we just received reports from the Iranian Revolutionary guard Public Relations office saying the ten sailors and their vessel has been released. The report said they illegally entered iranian waters. Authorities here found they had not entered suspiciously, they werent here for espionage purposes or other harmful reasons, as they put it. They acknowledged that their Navigation System on their vessel had broken down and th
And good morning everybody. Thanks for being with us. We start with that breaking news. Affluenza teen, ethan couch has been taken into custody. His mother was also arrested. And both could not establish legal status for the United States. And he was involved in a drunk driving crash that killed four people and he was 16 that time and had a blood alcohol level nearly three times the legal limit. He was sentenced to probation and missed a check in later this month. They believe he fled after a video surfaced that appears to show couch among the group which may violate his probation, although its unclear if anyone extreme weather as winter hits with a vengeance. Its moouving north wreaking havoc across multiple states. It knocked over cars in iowa. In wisconsin, heavy snow and ice caused a gas canopy to cuollapse on cars and pumps. And elsewhere in illinois, a school bus and tractor trailer were swept up in rising flood waters forcing emergency worker to rescue those inside and in missou
Serve coffee. Show early today starts right now. And goodig morning everyone. Im shannon mulaire. Tonights the night. High stakes in las vegas. The latest gop slug match. The m candidates are all looking upoo at donald trump. A new poll finds him at 41 nationally. Nearly tripling second place ted cruz. And his personal physician now says trump would be quote the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency. Calling his health astonishingly excellent. Things got heated last night at a rally in vegas. Black lives matters protesters interrupted several times. On oneal occasion a person yelled expletives while calling for a and also heard a nazi salute. Aside from the commotion, the frontrunner talked about tonights show down. Ill got to be honest, tomorrow, i think its go being big. I am saying, man, this is crazy. Whos going to attack trump first . Will it be this one . Hes taken down seven so far. So far everyone thats attacked me has gone right down the tubes. But ifs the trr a
Abandoned at a nativity scene. Early today starts right now. Good morning, thanks for being with us. Im Shannon Mulaire. Chicago is on edge after dash cam video showing officer shot 16ho times. Protesters took the streets of Downtown Chicago last night, many chanting 16 shots. Others wondered why it took so long for charjs to be filed against van dike. A few protesters were arrested following small altercations with police and a small scuffle broke out after a police van carrying those arrested. Vanre dike has been charge would first degree murder. He is being held without bond. Here is more. And we must warn you some of the following footage is graphic and may be disturbing to some the dash cam vid yefrom october of last year shows Police Responding to a suspect with a spknife. And officer jason van dike opened fire fatally shooting mcdonald 16 times. The officer took a young mans life and hell have to account for his actions. And thats what today is all about. Its about accountabilit