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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 bi ....
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 seco ....