Studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a monday morning. Weve advanced a year, and, i mean that literally. Happy birthday belatedly. Thank you, to you as well. Yeah. Do you believe it . Were so much older. Did you celebrate . I did. Thats why im on a tensecond delay. My new years is extending to monday, january 4th. Well catch up in a while. Well start with our top story. New fireworks in the president ial race to begin the new year, including Donald Trumps very First Television ad. We have it all covered beginning with nbc National Correspondent peter alexander. Peter, good morning to you. Reporter matt, happy new year to you. Donald trump ringing in the new year with what is in effect his campaigns closing argument. This long awaited first tv ad is provocative, a lot like his candidacy, focusing on illegal immigration and the threat from face of his critics. This message. Reporter overnight donald trump released his first tv ad of the campaign
The Southeast Pennsylvania Transit Authority in philadelphia has it did i know. Know has it done. Metro link, theyve got it done. How were they able to do it, but other major railroads have not . Reporter in a letter to the Senate Committee on commerce, science and transportation, the mta chairman said while significant progress has been made, new yorks heavily congested Commuter Rail environment has challenges. He wrote ptc was not an off the shelf product. This is a complex technology. Reporter this is the director of Government Relations for the American Public Transportation Association and skyped with us from washington, d. C. He say high costs are among the reasons. The scale of this, especially across the country, is enormous. And we want to make sure that ptc is implemented correctly. Ultimately thats the goal. Folks just need more time. Now commuter advocates like jim hope that railroads will make the 2018 deadline. This is a technological solution. Its not easy to install. I
Wife and the candidates hope their messages with the caucuses a month away. And. Were here to defend the people. The fbi hoping a peaceful end to the standoff. Were live at the scene. Boiling point. Saudi arabia selevers ties with iran giving its diplomats just hours to leave the country. As tensions rise over the saudis execution of an iranian cleric. And deepwater discovery, the first images of the cargo ship that sank after the captain sailed it right into a category 4 hurricane it was built to survive. No sign of the 33 crew on board or the black box that could solve the months old mystery today, monday, january 4, 16. Announcer from nbc news, and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a monday morning. Weve advanced a year, and, i mean that literally. Happy birthday belatedly. Thank you, to you as well. Yeah. Ab do you believe it. Were so much older. Did you celebrate. I did. Thats why im on a tensecond delay. My
Walking to the car, hand it to them. Tammy travelled from out of state concerned for the whereabouts of her grandson after her former daughterinlaw is on the run with her boyfriend who escaped from his Work Release Program on friday when deputies say he cut off the ankle monitor. The reason that he is listed as missing and endangers is because of the circumstances of the escape and the fact he is in the company of an escaped prisoner who is on the run eluding capture is cause for concern. Bullock was serving an eightyear sentence for robbery and grand theft. Natasha is now wanted for aiding in the escape and say she also stole cash, checks and a gun from her parents. We spoke with her father over the phone. I never known her to do and she loves her son but puts him in jeopardy. She just making so many bad decisions. I just dont understand why the decisions are being made this way. And we posted all the pictures and car information on our facebook page. So you can share and help quigley
Now on fox 35 news, a missing child alert for a threeyearold central report in boy. Police have issued arrest warrants for his mom and her boyfriend. Breaking news, donald trump drops out of the next president ial debate. Hear him explain why. A Seminole County man badly injured when the link bus is car jacked. How he is doing tonight. A surprise lastminute delay as Volusia County struggles with a plan to require students to wear uniforms at school. Missing and endangered. This threeyearold boy. He disappeared from Volusia County. Tonight his grandmother has flown in from pennsylvania to help search for the child and spoke with tiffany teaseley. The little boys picture is posted right here. Investigators believe he is with his mother and her boyfriend who are now both wanted by authorities. He is so lovable. And if you see his face, i love him and want him home. The threeyearold commander quigley now declared missing and endangered in the fdle child we wanted to bring awareness and are