They Were On U.S. ‘No Fly’ List: France’s Wanted Terror Suspects

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The Manhunt in France  A frantic manhunt is underway in France’s Champagne region as SWAT teams go door-to-door in pursuit of Said and Cherif Kouachi, who were on the U.S. “no fly” list “for years.” After yesterday’s shooting, their faces are now known all over France. Their radicalization began when Cherif, a wannabe rapper, was enraged by the abuse of Abu Ghraib prisoners. As the brothers remain on the loose, those in Paris hold pens at vigils and remember the victims. NBC’s Lester Holt and Richard Engel report from Paris.     Learn More

Assessing Threats at Home  Security was heightened at French consulates in Chicago, New York and Atlanta, as U.S. authorities compared the Paris shooting to an act of retribution -- like a mob hit. Authorities here face a similar challenge to France in keeping tabs on a growing number of terror suspects. “To surveil one person could take potentially dozens of people over the course of 24 hours," a former FBI assistant director told NBC News.     Learn More

The Big Chill Heads South  Forget heading South to warm up. The brutal, bitter cold affecting 200 million Americans now includes Mississippi, Florida and Mobile, Alabama where a low temp broke an 1886 record. In Boston, it’s below zero for the third time in a decade. Chicago schools remained closed today and Washington commuters faced cracked train rails from the cold.     Learn More

Flight Fight  Flight attendants say they had “never seen anything like this before.” The words “Bye Bye” were drawn in the grease on the rear of a United Airlines 747 last July, as it stood on the tarmac. A security sweep yielded nothing suspicious, but 13 veteran flight attendants refused to fly. They were fired and are fighting back for their jobs.     Learn More

Earthquake Training…In Texas?  A new trend is shaking up people in north Texas. Before 2008, they’d never recorded an earthquake. Now, seismic stations are being installed, students are doing California-style earthquake drills and people are calling 911 to say “it shook my house.” With a slew of rattlers in the past 48 hours, many question if the state’s multi-billion dollar fracking industry is the cause.     Learn More

Paw Protectors  Knitters in Australia are on a very special mission: Save their koalas' paws. The marsupials are feeling the heat after a huge outbreak of wildfires and it takes special mittens to heal. The nation is responding to the call.     Learn More

You Asked: Why January?  Our report on Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson’s history-making attempt to free climb Yosemite’s El Capitan Dawn Wall drew a huge response. There’s more to the story of their breathtaking challenge, get it here.     Learn More