Glad to have you with us. Im craig melvin alongside Sheinelle Jones and dylan dreyer. Well get to more will ferrell in a moment. Well apologize to the warriors. We jinxed tm yesterday. You said yeah. The warriors had, of course, been on this unbelievable streak. Theyd won 28 in a row, the longest seasonopening winning streak in nba history. They lost last night to the bucks. We wont be talking about any more streaks on the broadcast. I dont know about we. Our top story, the twisters in texas. Record heat in thth east. There could be more Severe Weather and sweltering temperatures again today. This has been a crazy december weather wise. Its part nino pattern. There were two reported tornadoes in texas, but it only you can see this r r that raced across the highway. It te off ofs. Weve seen downed treesand power lines and a lot of, unfortunately, home damage that now we have to clean up the whole area. Very severe storms. It wasnt just the tornadoes, but alsoo the gusty winds that caused the damage, as well. The setup is like this, we have warm weather on the eastern half of the country and cooler air behind it. Its the clash through central texas, where we saw some of the strongest storms yesterday. We have heavy rain clearing out of dallas, moving to eastern texas, eastern oklahoma. This is going to be a rainy day, but not the severity of the storms we dealt with yesterday. We could see two to three inches of rain in arkansas. Three to four in northeastern iowa. Were going to see recordbreaking temperatures. 23 states could see the records with highs running 15 to 25 degrees above average. Well eventually get into a more normal pattern as we go through temperatures cooling off. But we are probably going to see upwards of 35 to 40 record highs today. Wow. Well come back to you in a bit. Thanks. Turningng now to politics and a shakeup in iowa. A new poll shows republican front runner donald trump now trailing texas senator ted cruz by ten points. The dramatic shift comes after trumps latest controversial. L. Kristen weweer b baks it down r us this morning. Good morning. Donald trump tried to discredit the poll that shows him trailing cruz, but it could show signs of trouble for trump. It was taken december 7th dlut through the 10th,fter trumps controversiaia comments about banning muslims from the u. S. According to a new Des Moines Register poll, ted cruz leads trump by ten points, 31 to 21 . This after trump said all a controversisi positionne defended in South Carolina on saturday. Now, all of a sudden, everyone is coming and saying, you know hes right. Reporter trump called the poll bias and slammed another survey which showed him in the lead. The Cruz Campaign said its a testament to the fact that cruzs message is working. Trump and cruz have avoided criticizing each other until recently, with cruz questioning trumps judgment during a private funaiser. Trump tried to undermine cruzs evangelical status. I like tedcruz, but not a lot of evangelicals come out of cuba, in all fairness. Reporter trumps other gop rivals are sharpening their attacks. On meet the press, marco rubio criticized trumps policy. Ts outlandish and offense. Is also heating up. Vermont senator Bernie Sanders topping secretary Hillary Clinton in a recent New Hampshire poll. While he continues to draw policy distinctionss with clintoto on saturday, he savav his jabs for the republican front runner. Trump and other demagogues attempting to divide this country, that is disgusting, unacceptable and, as a nation, we must reject it. The other headline from the iowapoll,r. Ben carsrs, who was once a top candidate, has plunged a stunning 15 points, to take third place in the state, with many caucus goers saying he doesnt have the Foreign Policy credentials to lead. Will we see trump step up his attacks against ted cruz more . . Kristen,hank you. Chuck today is moderator of meet the press. Good morning. We should note that donald trump is still ahead in just about every poll nationally among republicans. Weve got that Des Moines Register poll that kristen mentioned. Give us the state of the race some 50 days out in the hawkeye state. I think were seeing that ted cruz has done what Mike Huckabee did before him, and Rick Santorum in 2012 and 2008, representatively. Ted cruz emerged as the favorite of evangelicals. In iowa, that means you win, when youre the favorite of evan evangelicals evangelicals. Its an important voting block in the republican party, not a majority majority. Becoming the candidate of evangelicals is enough to win iowa, enougug to win states, butut not enough t t win the nomination. Ted cruz himself knows this. But this will be the first time that the evangelical candidate has had organization and money. That is a big difference here. Look, i think what the iowa poll tells us is what we expected. There e s going to be an evavael evangelical conservative to trump is in his own category. Were waiting to see about the establishment part of the party. It looks like its going to be rubio, but its not a done deal. Lets talk democrats and go to New Hampshire. Theres a new poll showing Hillary Clinton at 52 right now. Shes up 20 poiois now over Bernie Sanders. Is this race hers to lose at this point, chuck . Well, those New Hampshire numbers, frankly, ill be me. I dont buy them. Weve seen plenty of other polling to indicate that neighboring statat sanders had strength in New Hampshire. It may be unique to new hampire. Hard stop. I do think sanders i sort of topped out here a little bit. Part of it has to do with Hillary Clintons solidifying herself. Part has to do with biden not running. Part has to do with the new focus in this race is National Security. Its less so with democratic primary voters than republican vote, but it has risen to the top of the list. Now, i think, is her trump card to making it so while sanders will have a solid 30 to 40 in many of the primaries, i dont know howowe gets above that. Lets talk about what happened yesterday. President obama discussing the historic accord that was signed in paris on saturday. Lets listen to just a bit of what president obama had to say. The problems not solved because of this accord. But makeeo miake, the Paris Agreement establishes the enduring framework the world crisis. It creates the mechanism, the architecture, for us to continually tackle this problem in an effective way. Roughly 200 nations have agreed to curb emissions significantly. Chuck, we saw the kyoto protocol fizzle. Is there any reason to think around . There is more momentum with this one than kyoto. The United States, the this one than the president was the previouou time with kyoto. A lot depends, craig look, the United States is going to be the leader on this. Positive or negatively. I think it depends on who the next president is. If its Hillary Clinton, hell continue this, and it probably can keep this framework in place. Its fragile. Nonenef this is mandatory. Any cououry can back out, no matter what they say on this. That makes it difficult to see it forging ahead. Chuck todd, always good to see you. Quick reminder,r tune into meet the press this morning. Chucks guest is president ial candidate marco rubio. Turning to the latest on the mass shooting in San Bernardino and new questions about the female shooter and whether she should have been able to be allowed into the United States in the first place. Gadi schwartz is in San Bernardino this morning. Good morning. Good morning. As the investigation delves deeper into the past of the killers, new questions about reporter did authorities miss a glaring red flag when they let Tashfeen Malik immigrate to the United States . She openly posted on social media she supported violent jihad, even wanted to be a part of it. Law enforcement officials only recently became aware of these postings. Reviewing social media isnt normally part of their background checks. Today, this search of the lake where malik and her husband, syed farook, may haveumped potential evididce, is over. E fbias not revealed whether they recovered anything of value from the watet. Sources tell nbc news, the fbi is trying to learn as much as they can about enrique marquez. Not named a suspect, but farooks friend and the person who bought the assault rifles several years ago. Sources say its possible farook and malik were becoming radicalized before they met, as early as 2010. Firebombed a mosque in california. Dial, accused of a hate crime. Hed be responsible as an adult. Reporter his family says he was consumed by what hed seen on social media and hes innocent until proven guilty. If he did it, hell face is consequences. Well supply him with money. We have no plans to bail him out. Reporter muslims in this community are raising money for the San Bernardino victims but fear being the target of hate. were grateful no one was hurt. Reporter while at Funeral Homes and churches across the country, friends and family are remembering the victims of the San Bernardino attack, like shannon johnson, brought back to his home state of georgia, honored as a hero who gave his life for his coworkers. And isaac, who escaped the violence in africa. He was so sweet, his smile. He was always so happy. A Memorial Wall of americans killed in terrorist attacks. Because farook was a county health inspector, the county Health Department is revisiting all rest rabbitrants and businesses issued certificates by farook, replacing the with new certificates that no longer bear his name. Erica . Gadi, thank you. Turning a inging to the attacks in paris. One month since terrorism darkened the city of lights. Kelly koebhas the test, as we learn of more rests, this time in switzerland. Good morning. The swiss Prosecutor Says the tw men are from syria. These two new arrests. Theyre suspected of making and transporting explosives and toxic gas. They were arrested on friday, found with traces of explosives in their car,fficials said th as a massive man hunt continues for at least four reporter heavy armed police patrolled geneva, on a heightened state of alert after a tip from the cia that four people with ties to the Islamic State may be planning a specific attack. Swiss prosecutor said the two syrian men under arrest are not tied to that man hunt. They spoke no french, he said, and had recently arrived in switzerland. A month after the attack on paris, which left 130 dead, suspect Salah Abdeslam is still on the run. Bellgian investigators are looking for abrini, seen with salah two days before the attack. In paris, an impromptutu vigil at the bataclan where 89 people were killed. Nerves are still raw. We are more attentive about we Pay Attention in the subway. But we s sll very sad. Reporter francnc is still under a state of emergency, but this weekend, protesters were given a special lastminute permit to demonstrate against the Climate Change talks. The demonstration was peaceful. At the cafes where dozens were killed, mountains of flowers and momo memorials still stan. A cafe where five died have beens been opened over a week. Customers are coming back. There are unconfirmed reports in a british paper this morning that one of the paris attackers,s, abaaoud, had pictures of birmingham, england, on his phone. According to a British Security analyst, there does appear to be some sort of link to the united kingdom. But how relevant the link is is still unclear. Police here will only say that this country remain on the craig, that an attack is highly likely. Kelly from london, thank you. Sheinelle has a developing story out of california this morning. Police shooting caught on camera, sheinelle. Los angeles county Sheriffs Department is holding a press conference about a deputyinvolved shooting sparking protests. The incident was on camera. Well warn you, the video is graphic. While it doesnt show events leading up to the shooting, deputies responding to a report of shots fired confronted a man with a gun and opened fire when the man turned toward them, killing him. Angry demonstrators converged on the scene, claiming after the man fell to the ground, officers kept firing. In russia, a blaze swept adults. Dead. Many of the patients were unable walk and had to be carried from the ilding. Officials say about 50 people were rescued from the gutted structure. Notifications are going out need to be checked for exposure to a california nurse with tau tuberculosis. It could affect 350 infants. The babies will get medication and xrays for six months. County Officials Say one reason for the precaution is the area has a large number of active tb cases. In sports, College Football has given out its highest honor. The Heisman Trophy was awarded to derrick henen of the crimson tide. He set new marks for a season single and conference rushing. Finally, new orleans, a homeless mans lost Christmas Tree sparked an outpouring of community assistance. The tree used to stand outside his tent under one of the citys highways. The Sanitation Department removed it, saying it violated local codes. Residents heard the story and began showing up with trees and ornaments and presents. Theyre on display around the tent. I like that. Christmas spirit right there. D yshs lshs aylan is back with the national forecast. We have snow and winter storm warnings in effect. We could see several inches of snow, especially across the panhandle of oklahoma and into southwestern kansas. Elsewhere, were looking at rain through the middle and up and down the east coast. Well be breaking record highs pattern with cooler teeratures to kick off the weekend as well as overcast conditions. Along with the clouds a storm system is continuing to move its way out of the four Corners Region and is now moving towards the midwest. This will give siouxland the chance for some rain showers this afternoon with a more soaking rain developing later on tonight into the day on sunday. Good morning im meteorologist your forecast brought to you by knovas carpets, siouxlands thats your latest forecast. Dylan, thain. The waiting is almost over. Some lucky people will get a chance to see the new star wars movie tomorrow. Its slated to premiere in hollywood. We have more on the excitement. Reporter the wait is almost over for the release of star wars the force awakens. On monday night in hollywood, its garnered so much excitement, the movie will be shown in three movie theaters. Potentially making it the biggest hollywood premiere ever. Its unprecedented. There are so many celebrities that want to see the film, letet alone people in general that are excited for this movie. Reporter in anticipation of mondays starstudded event and fridays release, people are the tcl chinese theater. The same theater where star wars debuted in 1977. And reminiscent of people lining up in droves for their chance to take in the new phenomenon. Advanced ticket sales for this film surpassed 50 million. Theres no guarantee youll get a ticket at the chinese theaters first public screening. Its a oncnc in a lifetime experience. Reporter devoted fans must log 24 hours in line before they can get a ticket. A challenge many will gladly take up in the hopes of being part of movie history. Nbc news, new york. Ince were talking history with the film, we thought wed look at the reviews for the original star wars. The new republic said, the only way that star wars could have been interesting was through its visual imagination and special effects. Both are unexceptional. Star wars taps the pulp fantasies buried in our memories. Because its done so brilliantly, it reactivates old thrills, fears and exhilarations we thought wed abandoned when we read our last copy of amazing stories. Its enjoyable on its own terms but exhausting, too. Like taking a pack of kids to the circus. Its an epic without a dream. That might be my favorite review ever. Theres a lot in there. Wow. There you go. Still ahead, a soldiers best friend. 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