Nbc 10 National CorrespondentSteve Handelsman was at the dde debate. Hes live in las vegas. Steve . Reporter thanks. Good evening. Americans are concerned about isis. Worried about terror and demanding solutions. And this mostly collegial debate here in las vegas tonight ahead of the holidays seemed to reflect that concern. These republican candidates. Reporter its the first time the republican candidates have faced off since the terrorist attacks in paris and san bernardino. The first since ted cruz took the lead in iowa polls. And donald trump rose to a wider lead in National Polls calling for a ban on muslims entering the u. S. People like what i say. People respect what i say. Reporter trump vowed tonight to deport any new syrian refugees. And if obama has brought some to this country, they are leaving, theyre going, theyre gone. Reporter jeb bush took on trump. Donald is great at the one liners, but hes a chaos candidate. And hed be a chaos president. He would not be the commander in chief we need. He has failed in this campaign. Its been a total disaster. Nobody cares. Reporter a big concern is stopping isis here and in syria. Ted cruz and trump agreed on a much bigger air war. You would carpet bomb where isis, not a city but the location of the troops. Reporter trump would kill the families of isis fighters. They may not care much about their lives, but they do care believe it or not about their families lives. Reporter ben carson wants u. S. Troops to fight. Weve got a phobia about boots on the ground. Reporter Chris Christie wants a nofly zone in syria. Theres no fly zone in syria, you fly in, it applies to you, yes we would shoot down the planes of russian pilots. Reporter there was a clash, cruz and marco rubio on deporting migrants who dont have papers. Support legalizing he campaigned promising to reporter an intense debate with a month and a half until voters do the talking. There are two more republican debates, though, before the Iowa Caucuses on february 1st. Live from las vegas, Steve Handelsman reporting. Now back to you. And were following breaking news from d. C. Congress has reached a budget deal with the white house. Thats the word from House Speaker paul ryan. The deal would raise spending and increase the deficit by extending tax credits without paying for them. Democrats say the language is not set in stone but republicans say there could be a vote on thursday. Congress will still have to pass a shortterm funding extension since the current one runs out tomorrow at midnight. New at 11 00, Officials Say three people were hospitalized with minor injuries after a southwest jet from houston skidded off the runway into a ditch. That was after it landed at Nashville International airport tonight. These pictures were snapped moments after that plane came to a stop. Passengers were taken off the plane and then brought to the gate. An investigation is under way to figure out what caused the incident. New information about the search for this man. Accused of slashing two people in center city. Tonight, people at a local homeless shelter say he might be the same man they kicked out last night. Nbc 10s Denise Nakano live at central detectives tonight. Denise, there may be a person of interest . Reporter police are working tonight to identify a person of interest. A man was kicked out of a homeless shelter who matched the suspect description after punching a man yesterday and now theyre asking for peoples help to come forward with more information. Tonight we spoke to both victims who say theyre thankful they werent injured. The man you see in the video released by police says he was on an Early Morning jog at 23rd and walnut when he passed a man on a sidewalk and was attacked with a sharp object. He asked not to be identified. He was pulling something which was metallic and he started chasing after me. Reporter the attacker shouted at the victim then rushed at him with a knife stabbing him with a threeinch blade. I saw him up the street, i held out my phone to give it to him so i thought hed stop. He just stabbed my side and my hands and then walked off. Reporter police say josh mc mcnamara was the attackers next victim a half hour later. I felt my arm and something slash at my neck. I gave him a shot to the shoulder. Reporter the man ran off, never stealing from his victims only attacking the strangers. He describes his injury as a scratch on the cheek. It could have been much worse. Im very lucky. Reporter detectives are following leads on a person of interest who wases kicked out of a homeless shelter hours before the attacks. Matched the suspect on camera on surveillance down to his clothing. This victim is thankful he got away from the attacker with two helpers at the riverloft apartments who saw what happened. They both came out and shouted something because then the assailant walked away. Reporter now both victims carried on with their daily routines. One heading to school while the other headed to work in delaware. Police are working to officially identify a person of interest before releasing any type of name. Reporting live outside central detectives, Denise Nakano, nbc 10 news. New at 11 00, the fate of philadelphias Public Schools is unknown beyond next january if pennsylvania cannot come up with a budget agreement. School Superintendent William hite revealed that in an email to colleagues this evening. He says without state funding the districts ability to keep schools open, issue paychecks and pay bills beyond january 29th of next year is uncertain. Pennsylvania has been operating without a budget since july 1st. Black lives matter protests interrupted Holiday Shopping in center city tonight with demonstrators chanting and marching right through these stores. They were there to protest the death of brandon tatebrown a man killed during a confrontation with police one year ago. At the height of rush hour, at least 100 protesters clogged the streets of center city marching from city hall to the d. A. s office. Whose lives matter . Black lives matter reporter and inside, several Popular Stores along walnut street in rittenhouse all in memory of brandon tatebrown. The 26yearold killed during a traffic stop in mayfair a year ago tonight. This grainy Surveillance Video said to show tatebrown in a struggle with two philly Police Officers. One of whom shot tatebrown in the head after they say he broke free to try to get back to his rental car to grab a loaded handgun in the front seat. Tatebrowns mother on hand for tonights protests has filed suit against the city and officers involved. I want accountability. I want my sons side heard and i want a judge to hear it and then determine who was right and who was wrong. Reporter the group shouted insults at nearby police who watched the moving protests disrupt the heart of the city. Part of a nationwide black lives Matter Movement protesting cases of Police Killings of africanamerican men in cities across the country. Its the wrong way to do it. You know, its they could do this outside. You know, you dont have to interrupt peoples dinners. Im surprised that theyre protesting here but i completely support their cause. Philadelphia police say there were no arrests tonight. Both officers involved in the tatebrown shooting were cleared of any wrongdoing and are on regular duty. This just in. Youll have two extra days to sign up for Health Insurance through the healthcare. Gov marketplace. Enrollment was supposed to end less than an hour from now but the government says the new deadline is thursday. If you want your coverage to start january 1st. The government says more than 1 Million People have left their Contact Information to hold their place in line. Jersey shoren line. Bureau, police discovered a body inside an abandoned home as they searched for a missing Cape May County teenager. Police have not said if it is nicole angstadts body, the 15yearold reported missing two weeks ago. Crime scene investigators spent the day combing through the middle township home. Neighbors tell nbc 10 investigators have been showing the teens photo to people who live nearby. New at 11 00, new jersey senator bob menendez has been given the green light to appeal his indictment on corruption charges to a higher court. The Third Circuit court of appeals ruled menendez can appeal based on a law that protects elected officials from being questioned by prosecutors about legislative work. Menendez is accused of using his Senate Office to help his friend, wealthy florida eye doctor, solomon melgin. Prosecutors claim menendez received gifts totaling close to 1 million. Strike averted. A union supporting local janitors reached a tentative agreement with their contractsers. Their contractors was set to expire before midnight. Members of union 32 bj rallied this afternoon. The contract gives workers of wage increases of nearly 2 over four years. We learned tonight the los angeles schools will reopen tomorrow following a threat that kept more than 600,000 students home today. L. A. Police say the email threat that shut down the School District described an attack with assault rifles. New york officials received the very same threat, but they dismissed it as a hoax and held class as usual. Take a look at this. A homeless man built this cave 15 feet under ground. Why hes now facing criminal charges after trying to give himself a better life. Plus no one would ever expect to go into a restaurant and have this happen to them. He says he took a sip of beer and instantly knew something was wrong. What this man is accusing a restaurant of putting inside his glass. Aundrea . It may become easier to get a job even with a criminal record. Coming up im going to tell you about changes that force employers to give you more of a fair chance. And why its taking longer for your holiday packages to arrive this year. Plus, we have heavy rain coming before the weeks over. Then it will feel like winter this weekend. Ill show you the timing of the rain and how cold it will get coming up. This hole was one mans home. He dug the 15footdeep splitlevel cave in a public park in fairfax, virginia. There was even a staircase leading to a bedroom and a living room. Officers found books indicating the homeless man was staying there. Was learning to speak english as well. Hes charged with destruction of property, though. Authorities have received numerous calls from people hoping to help that homeless man. Today philadelphia is helping former felons start over with a clean slate. The mayor signed a bill designed to limit how far employers can look into job seekers criminal history. The law is part of a movement called ban the box. Nbc 10s aundrea clinethomas is li life at city hall to explain what this means. Reporter some statistics estimate one in five people in philadelphia has some sort of criminal history, possibly hundreds of thousands of people, so changes to the ban the box law aims at improving their chances at getting a job. Custom service jobs, i apply for. Reporter clint boyd approves to multiple jobs every day and has emails to prove it. He says his Associates Degree and military service help prepare him for an administrative position. They just say, well, if you got a criminal history, youre denied. Reporter boyd has also served time, two years for a felony drug conviction. That was eight years ago. I just need my foot in the door. Thats it. It is now the law of philadelphia. Reporter today philadelphia mayor Michael Nutter signed amendments to whats known as the ban the box law. Applicants no longer have to disclose prior criminal convictions on job applications and now employers cannot run background checks until theyve extended a job offer. It does not guarantee anyone a job. It simply guarantees that people will receive fair consideration for a job. Reporter and now the background check only goes back seven years. The most directly affected people are going to be folks who have older records. Reporter for now he has secured a temp job and hopes to get a Second Chance at a career. This is my past. Ive changed. And im trying to be an asset to your company. Reporter law maintains protections for specific careers that includes law enforcement, working with children, and the elderly. Reporting live from city hall, aundrea clinethomas, nbc 10 news. From our jersey shore bureau, one beer changed a jersey shore mans life and now hes filing suit against the restaurant that served it to him. Richard washart says he began experiencing Health Problems after taking a single sip of beer at mccormick and schmicks restaurant at harrahs in Atlantic City in 2012. The retired Police Officer says he was poisedened by a cleaning product that remained in a dispensing line. Future is uncertain. As far as the medical side of it goes. You think when you go out to eat that you, what youre going to ingest is safe. Two local beer distributors are also named in the lawsuit which seeks unspecified damages. In Court Documents the defendants deny any wrongdoing. Tonight a message for procrastina procrastinators. You might not want to wait until the last second to get your Holiday Shopping done. Package deliveries are taking a little longer this year, result of record black friday and cyber monday sales. The owners of box pack and ship in king of prussia say customers are also waiting until later to ship out the gifts for some reason. Shipping experts say if you can, buy gifts at a store and then take them to an independent shipper. That way your package will be more likely to be delivered on time. Christmas came early for some kids in north philadelphia today. Nbc 10 at the north Penn Area Police Athletic League building which hosted a Holiday Party for dozens of kids. They got to open presents, make arts and crafts, and even spend some time with santa. A soulful Christmas Celebration at the Kimmel Center this evening. You just heard bobby hill sing. You might remember he performed for pope francis when he visited philadelphia. Grammy winner Shirley Cesar and a number of choirs also perfo performed some gospel favorites. Well, what began with 48 aspiring singers is now down to one. Season four of the voice has crowned a champion. The winner of the voice is Jordan Smith Team adam did you watch . Jordan smith from team adam outlasted them all. The 22yearold from whitley county, kentucky, is your new champion. Nbc 10 viewer jimmy smith and a guest were there to take in those festivities. Smith won our online contest to go to l. A. For the finale and said he almost missed out on his chance to see it live. I looked at the phone said i dont know who that is calling me, that numbers not in my phone and almost didnt answer it. But i answered it and she says, james smith, you put in the entry for the voice . Get ready to go to california. I couldnt believe it. Good he answered. James is battling lung caption cancer. His message to others in that situation, dont let your illness from stop you from living your life. Wonder if he was a jordan smith fan. All the judges really were. His voice. Exciting to be in the crowd regardless of who youre pulling for. Sheena, can we get excited about colder temperatures coming . If thats what you want, yes. It wont be here until the weekend, though. Aside from that, we have been very mild. Weve had such a warm streak. Weve seen record high temperatures four days in a row, but now were going to be tracking rain. Some heavy rain as we go through part of your thursday, so before the week is over, youll need the umbrella again then we go into the weekend and thats when we see the cold air moving in. Finally femaling like winter. But then we go into christmas week and it looks like we have another warmup on our hands. Now take a look at what weve seen over the weekend. Yesterday and today. Weve had four consecutive days of record high temperatures around 70 degrees. Tomorrow were going to break out of this pattern. The average high is 45 degrees. So well be cooler tomorrow. But were still going to be above normal. Take a look at the temperature trend by the time you wake up and walk outside tomorrow morning. Low to mid 40s philadelphia area. By noon well already be in the low 50s. Now the winds have diminished across the area. Not as windy as it was earlier today around 10 miles an hour. Thats going to help the temperature drop tonight. We do stay nice and dry. We stay likenano carrierringrin 30s for a low temperature north and west. The philadelphia area, around 37 degrees for millville. Tomorrow, though. Mostly sunny, mild. Not as warm as weve been over the past several days. Mid to upper 50s. Still above normal for this time of year with that average high being around 45 degrees. Then we go into thursday. Heavy rain in the forecast. Colder for the weekend. Fake a look at the high thursday. 39 degrees. Eagles game sunday, feels a little more like football weather. We warm up next week. Stay tuned. Well be right back. This is the xfinity sports desk brought to you by xfinity, your home for the most live sports. Hey, im john clark from comcast sportsnet. What a flyers game against carolina. Jake voracek switched again now on the second line with wayne simmons, changed from right wing to left wing and paid off. Second period. Carolina up 10. Voracek in front with the deflection. Only his second goal of the season. Both of them coming against carolina. Were tied at one. Later in the second, game tied at two. Off a hurricane skate. Flyers up 32. In the third, jeff skinner with the hat tri