Nbcs Jim Miklaszewski is learning about this from the pentagon. Jim, what can you tell us about this . Savannah, investigators are scrambling to investigate the reports out of jordan that two american soldis were killed along with some Jordanian Forces when a jordanian military offifir or Police Officer of some kind reportedly opened fire, went on a shooting spree at a u. S. Training facility there in jordan. The reports are still very sketchy. Weve seen these kindsdsf reports before in iraq and afghanistan where Friendly Forces have turned their fire on americans. Its unclear whether the americans were the target, according to officials, because palestinians were also killed. The investigation is still under way. W wll keep in touch with you, mick, this morning as we learn more. Lets turn now to the president ial race. Ben carson is facing intense new scrutiny on the campaign trail as republicapresident ial candidates get ready for tomorrow nights debati well talk exclusively with the chairman of the rnc in a moment, but first lets bring in nbc National Correspondent peter alexander. Peter, good morning to you. Reporter hey, matt, good morning to you. Were in mililukee ahead of tomorrow nightssepublican debate, an ben carson has come under scrutiny for reported discrepancies in his life story. Its a compelling and powerful life story that hes parlayed into a successful president ial campaign, but this morning carson insists that hes not being vetted but is being targeted by the news media. Ben carsons political future may depend on how well he weathers questions about his past. Its not particularly getting under my skin. Obviously its helping me. Reporter carson raising a stunning 5 million in one week as scrutiny grows over a claim to scholarship offer to during a 1968 race riot, carson consistently dismissing his critics. Youre asking me about something that occurred 50 years ago and you expect me to have the details on it. Forget about it. Its not going to happen. Reporter one briti newspapers revealing an inside like at carsons maryland home scribed as a homage to himself, complete with paintings of carson, one over the fireplace and another side by side with jesus. The home, like a museum, with awards, certificates and personal memorabilia. Carsons chief competitor donald trump isnt letting up, zeroing in on carsons description of his path violence as pathological. If you have a pathological disease, thats a problem. Its a serious statement when you say you have a pathological disease because as i understand it you cant really cure it. Reporter trumps latest showstopper, leading saturday night live to its best ratings in three years d dpite mixed reviews. One latino Group Protesting trumps appearance promising comedian larry david will get its payout even though he heckled trump as a joke. Its larry david. What are you doing, larry . I heard if i yelled that, theyd give me 5,000. [ applause ] as a businessman, i fully respect that. Reporter also under fire, marco rubio is trying to put to rest lingering questions aboutut his finanaes, releasing two new years of charge card statements that show a pattern of overlapping personal and legislative spending. As a florida legislator. And one deal about trumps personal buying onography now coming under scrutiny as well. Trump considering being george h. W. Bushs running mate back in 1988, but he insists it was not his idea. The potential bush trump ticket was first revealed in a new biography about bushs life. The book claims trump asked a bush aide to vet him, that the 41st president said that was a strange and unbelievable idea. Trump says it was the other wa around and that the former aide said that trump would make a great vice president. Matt . Much. Reince priebus is the chairman of the Republican National committee. Good morning. Lets talk about ben carson. When someone runs for president and that person has no real political experience and no record in Public Office to run on and they decide to run on the elements of an interesting and inspiring life story, are specific and pointeduestions about elements of that life story appropriate . Well, look. I would marriage some questions are appropriate, but i d believe that this is a totally crazy obsession over incredible details from 30 and 40 years ago, whether it be this issue or some of the other issues highlighted earlier in the segment among other candidates. The fact is, you know, we kind of wish the media would just be obsessed or half obsessed with Hillary Clintons lies of many years and except that dr. Carson four people died in benghazi and emails and everything tells. Dr. Carson saying hes being targeted and not vetted and if he is, he says hes being vetted more severely than anybody else including barack obama who faced years of birther questions and Hillary Clinton, who you just mentioned, who has faced decades of questions about her marriage, her personal life, her emails, 11 hours in a chair in front of Congress Just a couple of weeks ago. Is he being more severely vetted than anyone else . Yeah, but the difference e that the media is actually, you know they do have an actual vendetta or at least an agenda against some of these candidates. In regard to Hillary Clinton, the media sort of, yeah, they cover it, but they cover it with a laugh and a wink and a nod and you know, i it it horrible she had to sit in a chair for 11 hours. I mean thats the tone of the coverage of Hillary Clinton. Its a tone of this is silly, lets move on, whereas, with the republicans its, hey, can you believe that, you know, 40 years ago this happened or that, hey, you know, this credit card over here, i mean, those are things that might b binteresting for, you know, a question, but not an obsession. I would say that Hillary Clinton clintons past is something that people ought to be obsessed with. Lets be clear here. If ben carson has won stories like the west point story into the fabric of his interesting and inspiring life story, doesnt it make it fair game for questions . Sure. And people asked the question and he answered it. So i mean, you know, i think, okay, asked and answered, and i think people need to move on to the next question. Im not saying that questions arent appropriate. Of course, people can ask questions, but i think you get to a place where all the questions have been asked. Real, real quickly. I know you wrote a letter to the chairman of nbc news following the last debate on cnbc. There were a lot of questions and a lot of criticism about the for future debates. I also know youvevepoken to the chairman of nbc news, andy lack. Are you making progress in terms of renewing ties with this network on future debates . Well, look. I mean heres the issue. This was an issue in regard to cnbc. Abcs the parent organization. Nbc. My belief nbc, sorry. Nbc is the parent organization. My belief is that there has to be some consequences for what we saw a couple weeks ago in denver. You know, people did something that that we didnt obviously it wasnt promised. It wasnt expected. And there has to be consequences. An so, yeah, i did have a good conversation with a ay lack, and, by the way, were going to be talking to the candidates about the future of that debate, but were looking forward to the debate this week, and i think its going be a much better to be a good time to put that cnbc debate behind us. Reince priebus, the chairman of the rnc. Always good to see you. Thank you for your time. And to ththwhite house, president obama and israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu will try to mend their fractured relationship, the first time they will meet face to face since the israeli leader waged an intense battle on the Iran Nuclear Deal. That meeting comes amid disturbing photo showing a Palestinian Woman attacking a Security Guard in the west bank. The guard was checking the womans i. D. , when she pulled out a knife and lunged at himim the Israeli Military said the guard suffered minor injuries and was able to shoot and injure that woman, the latest incident in a wave of violence in that region where 11sraelis and more than 70 palestinians have died in the past two moths. Its shocking video. It is indeed. And now to the crashsh of that russian passenger plane. This morning officials are growing more confident that it was a bomb that took down the jet. Nbcs chief global correspondent bill neely is on the story again for us this morning. Billllgood morning. Where does the investigation stand . Reporter good morning, savannah. Egypt seems to be denying this morning that this was an inside job, but its feeling under such pressure to find the cause of this crash that its hitting back, describing one report that investigators are 90 sure thihi was a bobo as an outright lie. It says theres an intelligence and media war against it, and it is denying allegations of lax security here at the airport from where thehelane took off. Egyptian Officials Say cctv footage of baggage handlers and security the day the plane took off shows nothing unusual. Secuty was more than excellent, they say, and no worker is under suspicion. They denied reports of equipment failure and workers not being searched properly. But this airport official clearly wasnt used to being thoroughly searched. Shoes when i come through here. Fine. Then i wont go in. The suspicion that a worker put a bomb in the cargo hold has sent shock waves through world airlines. Itss as result of what its alleged to be, im afraid its another gamechanger for the industry. Reporter israel wont confirm reports that its intelligence heard isis fighters boasting about taking down the plane. One egyptian investigator told the Reuters News Agency theyre 90 sure it was a bomb based on the final noise in the cockpit. Investigators are e w searching sand from the site for evidence of explosive residue. The fbi has agreed to help, asked by the russians. I hope its a wakeup call to putin, and i hope to some extent its a wakeup call to us. Russia still waiting for its Worst Airline disaster. And the world may have to wait a long time. Egypt is l lding this investigation, and its in no hurry at the moment to confirm any theory. Matt, savannah. All right. Bill neely in cairo, thank you. Here at home an investigation is under way into tragic accident just outside washington, d. C. At least four people killed, 14 others injured when a truck collided with a church van. Tamron is here with more on that story. Those images are just stirring. What a sad story, guys. Officials had still trying to piece together what happened there. First responders saying this is one of the most difficult crash scenes theyve ever handled. A horrifying scene sunday after a pickup truck collided with a church van, killing four and injuring 14 others about 16 miles northeast of washington, d. C. 1200 block of chill lum. At least two priority 4s and nine priority 1s at this point in time. Fire officials investigating the scene overnight in hyattsville, maryland, believe the pickup truck may have rear ended a passenger vehicle before losing control and crossing into oncoming traffic. The van then hit the truck, setting the truck ononire. First we thought it was a house on fire because the flames were about the height of that tree. Neighbors nearby say they tried to help save the v vtims by pulling them out of the van, some december principally using their own water to help put out the fire. Somebody just came out of their house with a hose and they were trying to spray down the car. Authorities say six children ananeight adults were transported to area hospitals. Four adult and four children were in critical condition. Any time you deal with children and fatalities and serious injuries, it does affect firefighters, medics, and Police Officers. Fire Officials Say the adults in the van were mostly this their 20s and 30s. Children ranged in age from 4 to 10 years old. Tamron, thank you. Keep us posted. Officials in texas are on edge this momoing after a district judge was shot in her driveway in what Police Believe was a targeted attack. The shooter still on the loose this mning. Nbcs Janet Shamlian has the story from austin. Janet, good morning. Reporter savannah, good morning to you. Nbc news has learned that judge julie kosurek has previously ceived threats over cases in which she was a presiding judge, and this morning investigators and officials are poring over hundreds of her cases hoping it will provide some clue as to whomever tried to take up her life. And this morning officials are poring over hundred of her cases hoping it will provide some clue as to whomever tried to take her life. New urgency this morning as Austin Police step up their manhunt searching this upscale austin neighborhood, looking for whomever took four shots at the district judge in the driveway of her home. Four gunshots, very quick succession, and thererwasnt any spacing, just bang, bang, bang, bang. Reporter was it a targeted attack . Authorities are combing through hundreds of cases presided over by the judge trying to identify who might want her dead. Other judges are shaken. There has bn a greater awareness, let me put it that way, when everybody is paying better attention. 17 now party to gunshot wound with engine 10. Reporter she was returning home from a High School Football game according to the Austin American darbybytatesman newspaper. A bag of trash or garbage can had been placed in front of her security gate in front of her driveway requiring the driver of the car to stop the vehihie and rereve it. It was at that time, sources said, that kosurek was shot. The per caller, the assailant has left but do not know where they are. Reporter it was a close call. Law enforcement Officials Say the judge was wounded in the upper body and face area, but by shrapnel and glass, not a direct hit from a bullet. Her injuries are said to be serious but not lifethreatening. Will not be transported. Reporter kusorek hears more than 100 felony cases a yeye. Colleaeaes say shes rational, reasonable, and fair. Being very upset with the judge, shes not the type of judgegeou woululthink. Reporter officials have released no description of the suspect and have been very tightlipped about this investigation. Meanwhile, here in austin today, a heightened sense of concern over security among the judicial community. Matt and savannah, back to you. You can imagine a lot of frayed nerves there, janet. Thank you. Take a look at the scene in mississippi where cars were swallowed in an ihop parking lot. 600 feet long before the ground opened up. Witnesses say they heard several loud b bms and the power was knocked out. Thankfully nobody was injured. Engineers will be at scene causing the collapse and the ihop had just opened last week. Well, it is day four of als recordssting rokerthon 2 marathon of the what well al has a very long day ahead of him. Al, how are you holding up . Im doing a great. Weve got so many people who have come here and how are we going to get the 13 states in one day on monster monday. Ill show you at least at start. We get a head start becacae were e terally at the four corners. Utah, colorado, new mexico, arizona. The four corners, and were going to show you what weve brought together. Its going to be huge but in the meantime, lets show you what else is going on today. 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Not muchhoing on and temperatures range from the upper 20s to the upper 30s in our viewing area with some 40s in the northwestern part of the state. Southerly winds will help keep our temps a little above normal day and tomorrow. And we are keeping the mostly clear skies. Not much going on in the entire midwest, really, as we continue to see High Pressure slowly tracking through the area. A strong low is wi monster monday thats your latest weather. Guys, coming up, were going to give you a recap of how weve gotten here coming up in the next half hour. Just checked off four states just like that. In seconds. Thats cool. Well done, bud. Were going to see you in a little while. Just ahead, controversy on a Major College campus. Schools demanding the schools president be fired. Members of the Football Team on strike, refusing to play or practice until that happens. Were there live. And a dangerous trend. People taking photos on active train trks. 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