pegged as the favorite in the republican race is shaking up his strategy. jeb bush seeking a way to elevate his single-digit poll numbers tried to show a different side of himself today. casey hunt covers the bush campaign for us. >> reporter: kate, far from the front-runner. jeb bush camed in his home state of florida today taking a question about selfies. he said he learned a thing or two about how to get it just right. >> young people do it better than older people. we'll go through a training class here. it is cooler to do it diagonally rather than remember that. and it is better to do it higher than lower skinnier. [ laughter ] am i right? >> reporter: that is jeb bush's sense of humor. sometimes an awkward fit for the campaign trail. natural politician like his brother george w. bush was and it really shows. but, kate, it is a political institutions and maybe families are having a hard time making the sell to voter. running against donald trump has been tough for bush which is described by some people close to him as a paragraph candidate in a twitter world. bush is trying to

favorite jeb bush may be setting a record for futility, with millions of dollars in tv ads but still only supports. chris christie has visited las vegas 50 times since june, national audience. date isn't until the middle of january, after the holidays. just two weeks before the iowa caucus. back to you, kate. >> peter alexander out in vague as. >>> as the republicans duke it out, democratic front runner hillary clinton detailed her own plains for the white house late today, specifically her strategy for taking on isis. as nbc's andrea mitchell reports, clinton saved some of her toughest talk for the republicans taking aim at her tonight. >> reporter: with fear of another san bernardino or a paris-style attack in the u.s., now a top worry for americans, hillary clinton took on donald trump and the republicans for their rhetoric, accusing them of becoming a tool for isis recruitment. >> promising to carpet bomb until the desert glows doesn't make you sound strong. like you're in over your head. >> reporter: her plan to stop isis: foil plots. enlist silicon valley to stop online recruit

to take out isis with overwhelming force. announcer: tested and proven leadership matters. jeb bush. right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. . >>> tonight, triple threat. blizzard conditions, tornados, flash floods. 100 million americans at risk with a storm that has already killed dozens. >>> no charges. a grand jury does not indict the rookie police officer who shot and killed 12-year-old tamir rice. tonight many are outraged. >>> the first look into the chicago home where police accidentally killed a mother of five. now embattled mayor rahm emanuel cuts his vacation short to face the fallout. >>> peyton manning hits back. the nfl superstar telling nbc sports he may take legal action reporter w w accuses him w wl not back down. >>> and flight risk. dozens of deaths lead to a decaded old fuel design still being used in med evacs and hundreds of helicopters. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> good evening. on what is a dangerous weather night, in the next 24 hours more than half of the country will have experienced the most severe weather of this winter season s

: one candidate tough enough to take on the bully... jeb bush: donald, you're not going to be able to insult your way to the presidency. that's not going to happen. (applause) announcer: one candidate tough enough to take on isis. jeb will destroy isis... and keep america safe. jeb bush: the united states should not delay in leading a global coalition to take out isis with overwhelming force. announcer: tested and proven

: one candidate tough enough to take on the bully... jeb bush: donald, you're not going to be able to insult your way to the presidency. that's not going to happen. announcer: one candidate tough enough to take on isis. jeb will destroy isis... and keep america safe. jeb bush: the united states should not delay in leading a global coalition to take out isis with overwhelming force. announcer: tested and proven leadership matters. jeb bush. right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. >>> for the first time we're hearing the harrowing 911 call made during a brutal bear attack on a boy scout trip as the bear mauled their leader, a group of young scouts showed remarkable courage and composure as they summoned help. we get more from nbc's ron mott. >> 911, where is the emergency? >> my scout master went into a cave and a bear is in the cave with him. >> reporter: calm, during a frightening bear attack. a young boy scout on trying to get help for his scout leader being mauled during a hike in new jersey. >> he can't get out? >> i think the bear is on top of him. >>

. announcer: one candidate tough enough to take on the bully... jeb bush: donald, you're not going to be able to insult your way to the presidency. that's not going to happen. (applause) announcer: one candidate tough enough to take on isis. jeb will destroy isis... and keep america safe. jeb bush: the united states should not delay in leading a global coalition to take out isis with overwhelming force. announcer: tested and proven leadership matters. jeb bush. right to rise usa is responsible >>> for the first time since the military determined he would face court marshal, pow sergeant bowe bergdahl appeared in military court at ft. bragg. he was arraigned on charged of desertion and miss behavior before the enemy but he did not enter a plea. he was held by five years by the taliban after leaving his post in 2009. >>> a deposit got quite a shurp when he -- surprise when he discovered the driver in this high-speed chase was a teen. it spun out of control into oncoming traffic. you could make out the teen and his 8-year-old sister also in the car making a run for it. they snuck out

establishment doesn't add up the leaders in that lane. marco rubio, jeb bush and chris christie and still only half of what trump has. lester. >> hallie jackson, thank you. >>> a solemn emotion, the remains of six airmen killed by a taliban suicide bomber in afghanistan on monday were brought home late this afternoon. the dignified transfer ceremony was attended by defense sect ash carter. defense officials say the six airmen were killed while providing security for a meeting with local afghan leaders. >>> meanwhile, there underway tonight in iraq where government forces supported by u.s. air-strikes have launched an offensive against isis militants in the key city of ramadi. isis has occupied ramadi for months after driving out and humiliating iraqi forces. but now the forces have regrouped and are advancing, this time leaving isis in retreat. our report from nbc's bill neely. >> reporter: ramadi is under siege. and its attackers say they will wrench it from the grip of isis within days. there is spiking, iraqi tanks advancing steadily. and a an -- an assault backed by dozen of air-strik

. it's time for a tested and proven leader who won't try to contain isis. jeb bush has a plan... to destroy them. and keep america safe. jeb bush: the united states should not delay in leading a global coalition to take out isis with overwhelming force. announcer: tested and proven leadership matters. jeb bush. right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. sign of the times, with the country on edge over mass shootings and the threat of terrorism, in orlando, including disney, are upping security and adding metal detectors as so many families head there for christmas vacation. here's nbc's kerry sanders. >> reporter: they're among the most popular destinations of the u.s. now a trip to any of the major theme parks could mean a new ride through a security checkpoint. today at disney world, seaworld, universal and other parks, walk-through metal detectors and wand detectors became the most visible part of the theme park security. >> they are considered soft targets because they are considered to be low security but high density of people. >> reporter: there are mor

tough enough to take on the bully... jeb bush: donald, you're not going to be able to insult your way to the presidency. that's not going to happen. (applause) announcer: one candidate tough enough to take on isis. jeb will destroy isis... and keep america safe. jeb bush: the united states should not delay in leading a global coalition to take out isis with overwhelming force. announcer: tested and proven leadership matters. jeb bush. right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. >>> today in a move praised by medical experts, the fda new rules to ban anyone under 18 from using tanning beds which the fda said dramatically increased the risk of skin cancer. the industry said consumers are well awawe of the risks. for 74,000 cases of melanoma this year, erica hill reports on this proposal thefed said will save lives. >> reporter: as skin cancer rates rise in the u.s., there is an urgent focus on a known cause. indoor tanning beds. >> we see women in their 20s with melanoma. almost every one of the young women has spent time in a tanning bed. >> the fda wanted to

admirals support jeb bush. because jeb has the experience and knowledge to protect your family. right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. >>> today in a move praised by medical experts, the fda proposed unprecedented new rules to ban anyone under 18 from using tanning beds which the fda said dramatically increased the risk of skin cancer. the industry said consumers are well aware of the risks. for 74,000 cases of melanoma this year, erica hill reports on this proposal thefed said will save lives. >> reporter: as skin cancer rates rise in the u.s., there is an indoor tanning beds. >> we see women in their 20s with melanoma. almost every one of the young women has spent time in a tanning bed. >> the fda wanted to ban all minors from using indoor tanning beds and have adults sign concert forms acknowledging the risk. states regulate access for miners. three states and the district of columbia ban the practice for those under 18. the indoor tanning industry said the discussion should be left up to the person. doctors see this almost daily. >> is this enough

. >> reporter: after spending the weekend insulting jeb bush. donald trump is demanding an apology of his own. this time from hillary clinton. >> he is becoming isis' best recruiter. they are going to people showing videos of donald trump insulting islam and muslims. >> she should apologize. she lies about e-mails. she lies about whitewater. she lies about everything. she will be a disaster. >> reporter: for now intelligence said trump is right. they have not used it for recruiting. so will hillary clinton apologize. hell no, her campaign id in a statement. >> the person that needs to apologize in this matter is donald trump. >> this allows each of them to be front and center, to act as if they are the party's nominees and to dominate the discussion and that is what you want when you are in a presidential race. >> reporter: the political season, the truth. and political facts say donald trump has told the most falsities of any of the candidates. his only statement on the truth-ometer was about vladimir putin's poll numbers. >> he has an 80% approval rating. >> something opponents on both side

past another establishment competitor, jeb bush. >> six months ago people thought you were the front-runner. your campaign is not -- >> you hated being the front-runner? >> i feel much better back here. >> reporter: bush says he understands he has to earn the nomination. but that looks tough with trump solidly on top of rm every gop poll that seems to frustrate bush who did some self-described therapy at an event here in new hampshire this weekend. he unloaded on a front-runner, kristen, calling trump a jerk. >> hallie jackson, thank you for that report. >>> overseas now, a major scare in the air today. it happened on an air france jetliner with on board. a suspicious device discovered in a bathroom forced the boeing 777 to make an emergency landing in kenya. the story from nbc's >> reporter: the packed air france boeing 777 from the holiday island of mauritius was supposed to land in paris. instead, 473 passengers and crew were boarding buses in morning. the pilots made an after a passenger told in the bathroom. >> the plane was just went down, slowly, slowly, slowly. so we just rea

and national defense. if so, slam dunk. >> reporter: once the establishment favorite jeb bush may be setting a record for futility, his campaign and super-pac spending millions of dollars in tv ads but still only posting single digit support. chris christie has visited las vegas 50 times since june, looking to impress a national audience. the impressions please candidates make may stick for a while. the next republican date isn't until the just two weeks before the iowa caucus. back to you, kate. >> peter alexander out in vegas. >>> as the republicans duke it out, democratic front runner hillary clinton detailed her own detailed her own plans for the white house late today, specifically her strategy for taking on isis. as nbc's andrea mitchell reports, clinton saved some of her toughest talk for the republicans taking aim at her tonight. >> reporter: with fear of another san bernardino or a paris-style attack in the u.s., now a top worry for americans, hillary clinton took on donald trump and the republicans for their rhetoric, accusing them of becoming a tool for isis recruitment. >

the work of isis. and jeb bush tweeted that donald trump is unhinged. just as homeland security secretary jeh johnson was in an islamic center in northern virginia, greeting muslim scout troops and speaking with muslim leaders against extremists. >> we must not force american-muslims to run and hide and retreat to the shadows. >> reporter: it is a caution of rhetoric and policy in a nation divided. in san bernardino ted cruz and trump have been battled for first place in iowa with bombastic rhetoric. >> we will carpet bomb them into oblivion. i don't know if sand can glow in the dark, but we're going to find out. >> reporter: but trump's latest comments went too far for cruz. >> that is not my policy. i believe the focus should focus on radical islamic terrorism. >> and tonight hillary clinton just tweeted calling the proposal reprehensible. prejudice and divisive. adding that it makes us less safe. today clinton met with president obama and she opposed discrimination against muslims but her military strategy is tougher than the president she served as secretary of state. >>> we