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The threat. >> they're saying we will not allow hate and intolerance to rule our behavior or shape our community. >> reporter: the fbi says it's scrambling to identify the so source of the threats but computer software used to disguise their origin is making them hard to trace. pete williams, nbc news, washington. >> the anti-semitic threats are part of a larger problem for the second straight year, hate groups in the u.s. are on the rise. according to data from the southern poverty law center, overall number of eight groups grew to 917 between 2015 and 2016. meanwhile, the number of anti-musl...

These are live pictures from sydney's harbor. sydney is one of the first cities to ring in the new year. look at that great, beautiful fireworks celebration as they ring in 2016. ♪ meanwhile the terror threat appears to be more immediate overseas with evidence of at least two terror attacks being planned. one in europe and one in turkey, resulting in a number of arrests. so it's not surprising that some new year's celebrations are being scaled back. nbc's bill neely has more. >> reporter: across europe, police are on high alert. in belgium two men have been arrested for planning suicide at...

Education standards known as common core. >> the way i have sorted it out is i think you need to be genuine. i think you need to have a back bone. i think you need to be able to persuade people. this is a national crisis and national priority. our country will not be as vibrant and dynamic as it needs to be unless we dramatically improve education outcomes in this country. >> reporter: scott walker visited many of the same places as bush and emphasized his humble beginnings. >> i didn't inherit fame or fortune. what i got was the belief than in america if you work hard and you play by the rule...

Away most of the iraqi army as ineffective and focused on nine brigades. that's about 50,000 men. that's a very small force. to fight back and take back the territory that isis now controls. oh, by the way it's very interesting, this won't even begin to start until next year, if not 2016. >> meanwhile, isis can just run amuck amuck? >> they're trying to turn a terrorist state into a legitimate state and they may succeed succeed. >> in terms of the latest releases from guantanamo, five people have been released because the president says all of a sudden we don't think these people pose a threat...

Until 8:00 p.m. that's mountain time. the threats include a few tornadoes possible, scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events there expected. so they are under a tornado watch until 8:00 p.m. their time, which means another six hours. pretty pictures, but a long night lies ahead. meanwhile, to politics. will hillary clinton run for president in 2016 or won't she? in an interview with "abc news" that ran today, the former secretary of state said she will make the decision when it feels right to her. but her deliberations could stretch into next year. >> people can do whatever t...