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Halted all training in order to ffety standdown because of the ouug problem. >> i feel like im watching our foundation, our culture, erode in front of my eyes. >> reporter: captain jamie sands, commander of the 900 seals based on the east coast, had been on the job for just >>ree months, and already five seals had been kicked off the teams for using drugs. >> i feel betrayed. how do you do that to us? how do you decide that its okay for you to do drugs? me reporter: every seal under was command ...

>> reporter: driving hail in sacramento, a foot of falling snow in the sierra mountains, this surge of wet weather ends a five-year drought in california. and while tough for some. >> theres going to be a lot of benefits with this additional rain and snow and its likely to continue right over the next several weeks. >> reporter: the pacific northwest cleaning up while bracing for the next round. nbc news. still ahead tonight, training for war. were with the medic who will be called on to save ...

Helicopter, falling more than 6,000 feet to earth, landing in the middle of the poaching wars. >> getting the dog on to the front lines as a matter of fact possible is always a challenge, and parachuting and rappelling is one of the days getting the dogs on the ground where theyre needed. >> reporter: these elite canine dogs are trained to immediately sniff out the poacher, rushing to attack, pinning him to the ground, until more hp arrives. this may be a training exercise, but the dogs bites ar...

Defending sessions record but after all of this, none of the drama on the floor is expected to change the ultimate outcome with sessions expected to be confirmed within the hour. lester? >> kasie, thank you. turning now to the terrifying moments in florida when a circus act involving daredevil nik wallenda went horribly wrong. wallenda himself was not injured, but five other performers were when they plunged to the ground during high-wire rehearsals. we get details from nbcs kerry sanders. >> ...

It in his bag for safekeeping. not true. was that the same equipment manager who supposedly deflated the balls? if it was poor guy. brian: i dont think tom brady will do that again. do i remember -- i do think its important to point out that tom brady and joe montana are so similar and he worshiped joe montana both known grew up used to watch the 49ers play. joe montana was so calm under pressure he famously said in the game winning drive against the cincinnati bengals he saw how nervous his def...

>> i went to school with carmelo anthony. he wasnt a strong student. he was a lineman, he wrote a diary of that 1968 season. he addressed the fact that people were shocked that he was writing a book. >> your one example of an athlete, that was a long time ago. >> a buffalo bills player became congressman and wrote several very good books. >> thats all the athletes, right there. >> andy: christina, why in the world do you like the patriots? >> i like the teams that are hated, because of your bein...

And now, even more dangerous weather is headed their way. another tornado watch right now. abcs adrienne bankert has the latest. >> reporter: tonight, destruction across the deep south, after that string of deadly tornadoes. mississippi, the worst hit, now in a state of emergency. the city of hattiesburg, at the heart of the destruction. trees smashing through rooftops, homes decimated, walls gone. >> this is whats left of our house. >> reporter: darryl mcmorris home, leveled. his daughters matt...

Sdorp staying overseas for a moment, tragedy in iran. at least 30 firefighters have been killed after a historic high-rise building in the heart of tehran caught fire and collapsed as they tried to put out the flames and rescue those inside. the collapse was shown live on state tv. the bodies of more than 20 firefighters have been recovered. still ahead, rare one-on-one with donald trumps pastor. the woman often called his spiritual advisor chosen to give the invocation tomorrow at the inaugur...

Can make driving dangerous. a quarter of an inch can cause serious damage to trees and power lines. more than half an inch can be devastating. nfl officials taking no chances. the start time of the steelers/chiefs game delayed, and tonight, crews at arrowhead stadium preparing for the winter blast. the rain is coming down here in wichita. the community not taking any chances with that forecasted ice. church services have been canceled and a big concert postponed. road crews are standing by. ceci...