. >> and i want to bring in martha raddatz, who will be moderating with me tomorrow. and as millions gather for christmas, they will be talking about terror on the home front. >> and both of us covered the terror attacks in paris and san bernardino. i've been on the front lines of the fight against isis. those subjects will come up tomorrow. >> a lot of questions ready to go. and we hope you'll join us tomorrow in new hampshire, 8:00 p.m. eastern, 7:00 p.m. central, right here on abc. >>> on the republican side tonight, donald trump back in the headlines after his eye-opening response to russian president vladimir putin. trump making headlines with what he said. david wright on the trump campaign tonight. political strongmen. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: after vladimir putin praised donald trump as, quote, "undoubtedly a bright and talented person." >> when people call you brilliant, it's always good. especially when the person heads up russia. >> reporter: jeb bush tweeted, "a true freedom-loving conservative wouldn't be flattered by praise from a despo

let's bring in abc's chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz. and martha, this is an unprecedented call. how would a ban work? >> reporter: it certainly is, david. just think of what donald trump is saying right now. there are as many as 7 million muslims in this country. so, could their relatives not come in? what about athletes? would trump ban teams from coming from muslim countries? student visas? the white house has already responded, saying, "it's totally contrary to our value as americans. we have in our bill of rights respect for the freedom of religion." and, the counsel on american/islamic relations, the nation's largest muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, tonight is condemning trump's comments. and, of course, this comes at a time when law enforcement really needs the help of muslim communities. and experts will also tell you, this is exactly what isis would love, more muslims will feel alienated, not just radical muslims, and they will try to recruit them, david. >> all right, martha raddatz live in our washington bureau t

. >> watch the democratic debate hosted by abc's martha raddatz and d did ir. that's tomorrow night at 8:00 eastern and 7:00 central. that's interesting the story about trump and putin, praising one another. >> and how people demonize h in politics. took the other route. >> and there's different sides the left, putin, socialism, communism. and trump right. you go back around and meet in the middle and get on. >> there you go. deep thoughts. on politics. and world affairs. >> deep thought or something that made no sense. you decide. >>> admittingng it was a mistake, it's not going to get defense secretary ash carter off the hook. the committee wants to look at the e-mails he had from his personal account. john mccain wants to make sure that sensitive information was not compromised. >>> the push for the "star wars" movie has been over the top. >> what's the name of the movie? >> i said it in the script. i have not heard its name to really have it marked on my memory. but evidence actually -- there isis enough evidenceet may have worn down, all of the promotional

martha raddatz and david muir. it will be fascinating. >>t will be great. the last democratic debate was on a saturday night, as well. >> you're going to be watching, right? >> definitely. >>> if you didn't order the hover board gift, it may not arrive for christmas. postal service is only using trucks. airlines have banned hover boards because of fires caused by their batteries. >>> the warmer weathern the eastern u.s. is hurting christmas sales because it doesn't feel like christmas. clothingthe top gift item for the holidays. what stores have on their shelves, cold weather gear. retailersre resorting to deep discounts. you need ski boots, a winter hat, gloves, now is time to get them. >> damn stight. >> that's why i wore my summer dress in the dead of winter. >> i like it. >>> what a day for die-hard "star wars" fans in australia. not only did they s "the force awakens" at the chine theater. they got married in front of the theater. >> they got married as darth >> yeah. and o officiate by yoda. idea. >> all we can say to the newlyweds is may the force be

that will be hosted by martha raddatz and david muir tomorrow night. 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> i think it will be excellent. i love watching bernie sanders' perform. >> you enjoy it? >> yeah. i think so. it's partly since larry david did the impression of him. you hear larry david when he speaks. there's a seriousness and a the republican debate is entertaining for a variety of reasons. not least of all donald trump. he is the draw, i think. he is the idiosyncratic one, i think. >> you never think of "weekend at bernies." >> i don't think of that. >>> there may be a delay in sentencing of dennis hastert. he was hospitalized after suffering a stroke. that was a week after the 73-year-old hastert pleaded guilty to trying to evade banking laws. >>> the drug company executive called the most hated man in america is out of jail after being arrested on securities fraud. martin shkreli posted a $5 million bond and walked free. as abc's lauren lister reports, the charge he is facing now has nothing to do with the price of drugs. >> reporter: he's the entrepreneur at the cen

. >> how do you think that david muir and martha raddatz did? >> i think martha raddatz was perfect, she did a very strong job asking the tough questions. she was able to bring out open issue especially of isis and whether they would go in with ground troops so she was very affective. part of it is because she is on the ground a global correspondent, as well. >> exactly, she has the foreign also knowledge to drill down and challenge hillary clinton the. >> i take issue with the idea that the race does not deserve coverage, the reality is bernie sanders has gotten more donation in the year before a presidential election before any other canidate in history and has an excited base, and they click stories about him for reporters to ask bernie sanders supporters or those curious, they do not have a say in what we cover and we ignore that bloc? it is a mistake. all the press tuned off when beers did not make an issue of the e-mails say he is not really running to neck her off. >> we should not ignore it, but when bernie sanders backs off, it doesn't

for "good morning america," martha raddatz, abc news, washington. >> thank you, martha. >>> back over to rob for another look at the weather. great to have you at the desk. >> it's nice to have a seat for a change. i'll get up shortly. cool video to show you. mt. etna. check it out. just off the toe of the home country there. erupting. love it! i'm -- no, come on. that is real -- that is real erupting lava. magma coming up. another beautiful shot of it. no threat at this point. just a beautiful, beautiful shot. >>> the dense fog happening in some cases, it's cold enough, below freezing, for to it be freezing fog. a freezing fog advisory for indianapolis with visibility less than a quarter of a mile. until about 10:00 a.m. until the temperatures warm up. that will be the ongoing theme. temperatures well above average. in the 40s in chicago. 50s in kansas city. this mild air pushes itself into the northeast. 55, pittsburgh, philly, new york, boston. come on. for the beginning of december? that is incredible stuff. the big game tonight. clemson and north carolina in charlotte. >> good mo

all three candidates will meet on stage with hosts david muir and martha raddatz. national security will likely be a top issue during the debate, and this latest controversy over campaign favoritism will also likely add more intrigue. experts are saying it could be a major turning point for bernie sanders or martin o'malleys campaign, as they both trail hillary clinton by big numbers in national and jack: the iowa caucus, meanwhile, is a little more than a month away. and the state democratic party is already gathering packets together for the big night. party officials say they'll distribute about 17-hundred packets to precincts across the state. volunteers have been stuffing packets full of registration forms, rules, and issue worksheets for precincts. " it's actucally been a lot of fun we've been in good sprits playing good music like i said it's been a great group of people we started on monday we probably have the rest of today and tomorrow to go but everyone's been " jack: off for the holidays, both houses of a sweeping 1-trillion-dollar spending bill to keep

a report now from martha raddatz. >> reporter: isis recruiting videos actively target young women. enticing them to join the terrorist group as brides. this year, three young british schoolgirls secretly ran away from home to join isis in syria. caught on security cameras in an istanbul bus station. as they traveled a well-worn which we recently retraced. this is the exact route the girls would have taken. they would have gotten off the metro, come right in here to the station. according to a recent study, in the last 21 months, at least 71 people here in the u.s. have been charged with isis-related activities. ten of them women. one from philadelphia arrested this spring, allegedly telling an isis fighter she met online that becoming a martyr would be amazing. a girl can only wish. some have been mothers, like tashfeen malik, who left behind a 6-month-old baby. there are people that would look at their mission to carry out a terror attack as much more important than being a parent? >> so it's -- they're prioritizing martyrdom over all other aspects of their lives. including raisin

abc' s david muir and martha raddatz will moderate. you can see the debate live right here on channel 5 tomorrow night at 8:00 right after a , special edition of newscenter 5 at 7:00. now to a wild crash in foxborough leaving a family out , in the cold this christmas. phil: a teenage driver smashaing right into their living room. newscenter 5' s jack harper is live at the scene, where the homeowners are taking it all in stride. jack: pretty much. they have you do not see the damage. look at that crack. this house took a really big hit. >> five more minutes, and i would have taken off the front door. jack: no front anything. harold had just gotten up. his wife marjorie was in the kitchen. the front room, the christmas tree, white out. -- wiped out. just but she would' ve been by the front door. neither one of us got hurt. jack: also ok, the team driving this is suv when it crashed into the house. >> he kept saying, i' m sorry, i' m sorry. i' m sure he did not mean to do it. it was just an accident. he felt worse for us. i was more worri

abc's david muir and martha raddatz will moderate. tim:m: and speaking of debabas, tonight the republicans are holding their final presidential debate before the iowa caucuses. and donald trump enters the night enjoying a large gap between himself and his republican rivals, in an abc news/washington post poll of likely republican voters, trump is retaining his national lead, and even adding to it, tim: netting 38 per- cent support for his party's nomination. that's up a slight 6 points from last month. ben carson, and jeb bush are seeing a decrease in their supporter accoring to the poll, while ted cruz and marco o bio have enjoyed a slight booststn the past few months, receiving 15 per- cece and 12 per- cent of pollers lead is what's behind other campaigns coming after him donald trump: and they're all coming after me. who's going to attack trump first? ll it be this one? you know he's taken down seven so far. so far everyone that's attacked me has gone right down the tube so that's good. tonight's debate will be held at a theater th

raddatz. hillary clinton, bernie sanders, and martin o' malley will all take part. preparations are well underway. you can see the debate live right here on channel 5 tomorrow night at 8:00 right after a , special edition of newscenter 5 at 7:00. on the republican side, a new poll shows donald trump with a comfortable lead in new hampshire. trump has 26% of the vote in the boston herald franklin pierce university survey. that' with 12%. senator bernie sanders is clinging to a lead. he has 48%. hillary clinton has 46%. erika: to the weather now. kind of a dreary friday, harvey. we are anxious for some reality. harvey: it will get brighter tomorrow, but there is a price to pay. the wind, the cold -- erika: that is how it is supposed to feel this time of year. harvey: exactly, but it may be a little bit of a shock to the system. there is been rain at points south end east, north and west it is dry out there at this time and one heavier shower-following moving across plymouth. all of this will mov

let's go center stage with my colleagues david muir and martha raddatz. >> thank you, george. martha and i are honored to be here in new hampshire. the candidates are all here. and we welcome you at home and this audience of more than 1,000 new hampshire voters. and we are ready to begin. >> promising to carpet-bomb until the desert glows. >> our goal is to put together a coalition to destroy isis. >> it doesn't make you sound strong. >> all of us must stand up and speak out. >> it makes you sound like you're in over your head. in. >> this is a fight we have to win. >> the race is tight. couldn't be closer. between hillary and bernie right here in new hampshire. and now in just moments, with so much on the line, they face each other and the country live from saint anselm college in democratic debate. martha raddatz. [ applause ] >> and we do say good evening to you from new hampshire tonight. over the next two hours we're going to have a chance to take a measure of the candidates vying to be the democratic nominee for president. it of course is the most important thing we do a

for "good morning america," martha raddatz, abc news, washington. >> thank you, martha. >>> back over to rob for another look at the weather. great to have you at the desk. >> it's nice to have a seat for a change. i'll get up shortly. cool video to show you.check th, erupting, love it! i want to tale dense fog that happening in some cases it's cold enough to be freezing. we have freezing fog for indianapolis, getting into michigan and parts of ohio as well until 10:00 a.m. until the temperatures warm up. that will be the on going theme going forward. temperatures well above average in the 40s in chicago, 50s in saint louis and kansas. this pushes into the northeast, 5 pittsburgh, philly, new york, and boston, that's increblg -- incredible stuff. big game, clemson, north carolina and collar -- charlotte. it will be perfect. >> reporter: i'm meteorologist chris sowers with this accuweather update. double scan live crystal clear, perfect weather, 54 today, 56 degrees, mostly sunny tomorrow. tomorrow at noon eastern time. not only is clemson-north carolina at 8:00 p.m. tonight. we also h

raddatz. now reporting, george stephanopoulos. >>> good evening from new hampshire. the first primary state has launched future presidents, dashed the hopes of so many others. and tonight we are joined by 1,000 voters from the granite state for the first and only debate here this ye

that debate will be hosted by abc's david muir and martha raddatz tomorrow night 8 p.m. eastern, 7:00 central. >> on the republican side vladimir putin is offering se praise for donald trump. callinghe republican front-runner a talented, very colorful person and the absolute leader of the presidential race. trump saying in response it's always a grereat honor to be so nicely complimented by a man so highly respected within hiswn country and beyond. >>> well,rug company executivemartin shkreli is free on bond after his arrest for sesecuritiesfraud, the man who sparked outrage by raising the price of a life-saving drug 4,000%. now he's spaed a criminal investigation and linsey davis explains. >> reporter: the 32-year-old known as the bad b boy of pharmaceuticals infamous for increasing the price of a life-saving drug from $13.50 to $750 a tablet arrested on un unrelated security fraud charges. >> shkreli essentially ran his companieies like ponzi heme. >> reporter: according to the indictment martin shkreli started a hedge fund and got algedly and when he lost their money

join david muir and martha raddatz for the new hampshire democratic debate. "your voice, your vote." next saturday, decembeber 19th. 8:00, 7:00 central, right here on abc. >> all right. can't wait. >>> parts of texas cleaning up this morning from a weekend of severe weather. >> at least three confirmed tornadoes touched down in east texas, damaging up to 50 homes in the town of lindale. where the mayor has declared a state of disaster. >> it just started back that way, toward the high school. and youan see out there in that lane where it started. it just came right through here. stuff flying everywhere. >> i'm just thankful we were not home. i think the lord sent us away and -- he spared us. >> strong winds in l lufkin, texas, threw 64 cargo train cars from their tracks on to the road below. despite all the damage, not a single injury repoported thi weekend. >>> farther north and west, snow has finally arrived. across the cascade mountains. >> t latest storm system brout a solid blanket of snow for opening weekend at the summit there. by the time it's all ove

abc news anchor david muir and martha raddatz are moderating. >>> star wars fans not only packed theaters yesterday but got a taste of the force. thousands battled with light sabers in several cities, includes los angeles and san francisco. abc 7 news reporter sergio quintana has more on this galactic free for all. ♪ >> reporter: not very long ago, in a galaxy not far away at all, hundreds of jedi braved the rain to experience the force and try to set a record. >> you try to break the record for the biggest lightsaber battle. >> reporter: this san francisco battle is one of several across the country. and of course, a "star wars" event would not be complete without costumes. however, he donned his jedi master robe for the second day in a row. >> me and my friends like decided to dress up like for the movie yesterday. >> reporter: some here were a little worried about the night. it was the first time in battle. have you been practicing with the lightcybers? >> absolutely, no. and i'm kind of scared. >> reporter: as if on cue the clouds parted o

david muir and martha raddatz. now reporting, george stephanopoulos. >>> good evening from new hampshire. the first primary state has launched future presidents, dashed the hopes of so many others. and tonight we are joined by 1,000 voters from the granite state for the first and only debate here this year. there you see it. the stage is set. hillary clinton, bernie sanders, martin o'malley at those podiums in just minutes. you see them coming in there right now. there's bernie sanders coming in about half an hour ago. hillary clinton right before him. martin o'malley's coming as well. and they are going through their final prep for two hours of questions and confrontation. stakes are high. this is the first debate since that terrorist attack in san bernardino. the fight against isis preventing another attack here now top of voters' minds. we're going to dig into that and all the big issues tonight with our whole political team right here. and this is the last best chance this year for bernie sanders and martin o'm