hi, savannah, good morning. these new documents don't tell us everything abo what the special counsel learned from michael flynn. they are blacked out pretty extensively. it shows that the former national security advirtr helped romueller's team, which is why prosecutors are telling a judge flynn shouldn't have to spend one day behind bars. the pages heavily redacted, but between the lines the implication is clear. michael flynn cooperated plenty with the special counsel. 19 meetings between robert muelr's team, the justice department, and president trump's former national secuty advisor w pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi about his it conversationsh the russian ambassador in the weeks before donald trump took office. now he m is tellingller about it all. onote, the defendant provided firsthand informabout the content and context of interactions between the transition team and russian government officials. that's partly why prosecutors recommend no prison time because of flynn's substantial assistance. and not

savannah is down in washington, d.c. good morning, savannah. >> good morning, hoda. this is a city in mourning. this is a country in mourning and of course this week will be dominated by tributes and remembrances to former president george h.w. bush. flags here in washington at the capitol and at the white house and across the nation flying at half-staff this morning in his honor. >> right now mr. bush's casket is at a funeral home in houston and overnight his spokesman shared this touching photo, the 41st president's service dog sully lying next to his flag-draped coffin in houston. the caption there, mission complete. >> so this will be a week of honoring the former president. we will walk you through what is planned. the former president will be flown to washington today and will lie in state at the u.s. capitol, after two days of public viewing a funeral service will be held on wednesday at the national cathedral here in washington before the president makes that final trip home to houston. he will lie in repose there, followed by a private service by the family

however, one item that is ready for passage is savannah's act. native american women face a murder rate 10 times higher than the national average. with 84% experiencing some form of violence in their lifetime. violence against women re-authorization act of 2013 and the tribal law and order act have helped bring attention to the high rates of violence against native women. however, there is still no reliable way of knowing how many native women go missing each year. because the databases that hold statistics of these cases are extremely outdated and in need of reform. congress hasn't paid attention to the lives of native american women. that is why i join senator heitkamp in introducing savannah's act earlier this year. named after savannah gray wind, a pregnant 22-year-old north dakota woman and member of the spirit lake nation who was murdered in 2017. savannah's act would require the department of justice to finally keep a nationwide database of missing and murder native women. this commonsense -- this is a common sense, it passed the senate un

savannah is down in washington, d.c. hi, savannah. >> good morning again. i have quite the picture to show you this morning. look at this. th is ellington airfield i houston. that is morning as the sun is coming up in hoton. today, it will be known as special air mission 41, as it transfers t41st president from houston to washington, where he will lien state at the capianl rotunda. i to get to craig melvin, who is in houston, and will get services-date on the and memorials. good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. this is the funeral home where president george h.w. bush's body isht being held r now. that is -- that's the george lewis funeral home, not long from st. martin episcopal, where he will be remembered later on thursday. i would say roughly 2 1/2 hours from now, his body will be taken from that funeral home to the tarmac you just showed at ellington field. air force one, on loan from the white house, will be taking presidt bush onis final trip to washington, d.c. the president, passing away here on friday night. his last words to his son,

if savannah resources goes ahead with the borough so mine next year the first lithium will reach the surface in twenty twenty assuming that is no one files a lawsuit against the project. now in many western countries the day after christmas. day a massive shopping spree on black friday but in britain the figures tell a different story despite the crowds. from last year that's according to preliminary figures it's the third year in a row that overall numbers of. the u.k.'s retail sector is struggling with consumer uncertainty of a break and strong retail competition. cut cut cut cut. cut cut cut cut. cut cut cut. cut cut. cut cut cut cut cut. cut cut cut cut. the fog. entered the conflict zone confronting the powerful the fastest thirteen years in power in some damaging state election results are going to close all thirty five is visibly waning how know from those who do and good luck you'll cling on to college my guess is most gun shy playing one of the most famous and infamous politicians in germany conflict so far to next on c.w.o. from. where is home. when your family is scattered

savannah is in washington, d.c., once again. good morning, savannah. >> good morning, hoda. it was such a moving afternoon. president bush making his final trip to washington. his casket now lying in state at the capitol rotunda after a ceremony yesterday. members of the public have the next day until tomorrow morning to be invited to come and view and pay their respects personally if they so choose. this president just the 11th in our history to lie in state. of course there will be a state funeral at the national cathedral on wednesday. wednesday has also been declared by the president a national day of mourning for the war hero turned world leader. nbc's peter alexander is on the hill for us this morning. peter, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. george herbert walker bush is today being remembered as a great man and gentle soul. last night president trump and first lady melania trump paying their respects at the capitol. and this morning the british royal family says prince charles will attend tomorrow's state funeral at the national cathedral. they will be

savannah? >> hallie jackson, thank you. >>> time to switch gears and get a check of the weather with al. >> as we head towards christmas, temperatures are mild. how come? the jet stream, the polar jet that we see dipping down to the south, is not pushed by up and over asia. we are left with mild conditions, coast-to-coast. pierre, 53 degrees.llas, 64. that's seven degrees warmer than usual. you look into tomorrow. cleveland, 46 degrees. and later this week, that warm air spreads all the way to the east. by friday, it's 57 in new york city. 60 in charleston. omaha will see temperatures in the low 40s. that's about ten degrees above average. that's what' >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. looking good around the bay area. with a mix of sun and clouds, but there will be clouds in more parts of the north bay as we track some rain. also for the coastal areas, the high surf advisory continues through 5:00 today. some of those breakers may still reach up to 30 feet with a long period swell

his next plan, was to march across georgia. 285 miles to savannah. making it howl. living off the land. an destroying everything thatd could aid the confederacy. obviously risky. he would be cut off from his base. john bell hood still had about 40,000 men in northern alabama. i sort of going to the march, i actually use this image in part because this image is a total misrepresentation of sherman's march. because, as you can see, it is the big wide, it's pretrade is this big wide swath. it is not. this is one of the biggest misconceptions. swat 50s march cut a miles wide across georgiah. it's not, like, i describe it as not a lawnmower stripe. not a 50 mile wide swath. because the way the march work, it was actually in four columns. there was a left-wing and a right wing of two columns. i think it is better to think about it, as i a use a metaphor of a row of stitches. there are spaces in between so that there are areas of george's that are actually not touched by sherman's march. -- in areas of georgia. it is a massive army. it is 62,000 strong. there are 218 regim

back to savannah in washington. guys.ank you, meantime, nasa and the russian space agency are celebratingauhe successfulh of a manned mission to the space station. this just two months afterve close call on another rocket. that mission had to abortnt jus mo after takeoff. nbc's tom costtello has the story this morning. good morning. >> reporter: this time three astronauts successfully blasted off on that soyuz rocket without incident. a lot of people were veryou ne watching the launch. in october we had that malfunction on the russian rocket. that caused an abort on the edge of space. an american and a russian astronaut falling back to earth, parachuting back to earth and, thankfully, they survived. >> and lift-off. >> reporter: turns out the second time was the cha for an aborted mission headed for the international space station. astronauts from canada and russia docking monday at 240 paul sim p.m. while the station was flying over the southern coast of yemen. they were the first crew sent to the station since a l

savannah, back to you. >> all right. peter, thank you. >>> several run-away zebras have been returned to a christmas circus after putting on quite the unexpected show. check this out. the zebras bolted from a circus tent and trouted around the german city of dresden. police rounded them up with help from circus handlers. one officer bass was hurt. he was kicked. but is expected to be okay. >>> let's move on to our boost. there are so many of our best christmas memories stored in our heart. but we decided to compile a bunch of beautiful, special surprise moments on camera. i think you'll enjoy these. >> let's go see the christmas genie. >> ooh! >> ah! [ laughter ] >> that was mommy's christmas present too. taking a nap. sweet! >> a greet boost. >>> just ahead, royal baby watch. what meghan markle just shared about her pregnancy while spreading some holiday cheer. >>> plus, we're going to pay tribute to penny marshall through the words and wisdom and laughs she shared with us on "today" over the years. but first, these mes

savannah? >> thank you, al. there you are. well, i'm not really known for my sense of direction. >> mr. davis has that. or daly. i'm sorry. i'm still on cold meds. i'm sorry, carson. >> mr. davis? >> careful. >> i was going to call you sheinelle or shania. >> it's savannah. but whatever. >> i just had a senior moment. i have no idea. >> we have more tips on our facebook page today.com/facebook or something like that. >> a little surprise in store, maybe. >> well, it was a surprise. >> did i ruin it? never mind. no surprise. >> vale keeps a secret better than you, craig. >> i know. >> more midwest snow. northeast. i think it's time for a new monitor, jim gaines, our director. >> today, florida state's softball team, they had won their first-ever ncaa championship. that's all right. just walk on by, hoda. >> i'm going to find her right now. >> thanks. what is going on here? >> don't forget -- >> it's a circus. >> we only have one chair. i will stand up. wow, like a well-oiled machine. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> wow. >> all of that happened.

savannah, you're back in new york. i'm trying to find out what was actually like there. >> >> what a moment in our nation's history and what an honor to be part of our coverage as we said good-bye to the 41st president. we're so proud of our friend and colleague jenna bush hager who did a beautiful reading from the scriptures during that service. >> she certainly moved. the tributes have moved to his adopted hometown of houston. a family tribute where the bush family has worshipped for over 50 years. >> take a look at this from sails aboard the "uss george bush," they spelled out his name. >> we have more from peter alexander. >> today marks the final day of remembrances for george h.w. bush, washington bid its farewell, now, it's texas' turn. the state's first funeral in more than a decade, power and poignant, a day filled with american pageantry to honor 41. >> reporter: this morning, george h.w. bush back home in texas, today being laid to rest. the remains of the late president arriving on the last leg of special a

craig melvin alongside sheinelle jones while a savannah hoda enjoy some time off. toboy it's all going out and buying more stuff. >> more stuff and braving theat r. a lot of weather to talk about today. >> that is our top story this morning. severe weathercr rollings the country. snow, ice, rain, high winds, all throwing a wrench into the travel plans of millions. dylan's forecast in just a moment. let's start with nbc's ron mott. ron is in snowy saint cloud, minnesota near minneapolis. ron, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, craig, good morning to you. the snow came down last night in aint clouda pretty good clip. we moved to a wintry mix rightw in 13 states there are winter weather advisories or storm warnings that is affecting tens of millions of people. theovernor of kansas declared a disaster emergency because of this system. if you are traveling today through the storm zone you can expect snow and/or rain. youan expect strong winds. ln some places some hail. overnight a power winter storm making its way across the u.s. affectingillions from new mexico. >>

savannah. >> rare to have those documents be public. people can read them and see whether or not they feel like hd was trir not. thank you very much. >>> turning now to the pott orms that could put a serious damper on your holiday travel plans. al with e all-important forecast. >> good morning to you. thanks for getting yourheirst we from us. out west it's a mess. today's storm comes onsre. guess what? there is a parade of pacific storms back behindhaall the way back towards the sea of japan. this storm is going to hit there on the weekend. so through sunday rainfall amounts anywhererom 3 to 6 inches, especially in the next 24 hours. a real mess fromhe- the pacific northwest. rain moving into the south as low pressure develops out of the gulf. it taps into all of this gulf moisture. that's tomorrow. thursday the low develops in the southeast, look for airport problems in atlanta. a secondary low starts to avelop as well along the southeasternantic coast. a severe storm threat for south central florida. thursdayight into friday a deep pl

when he returned from war, he was recruited by chief roger -- james roger to join the savannah police department. on may 3, 1947, lieutenant white became the first african-american officer in the state of georgia where he continued to serve for 38 years. he is now the last surviving member of the original nine black police officers who joined the savannah police department. i want to thank lieutenant john white for his monumental service which paved the way for other african-americans to go to work each day and serve their communities in the state of georgia. mr. speaker, i rise today to remember the life of dr. henry herbert nebincobb, a pharmacist who passed away on november 20, 2018, at the age of 72. the doctor wore many hats throughout his life as a pharmacist, serving the state of georgia. first, he joined the united states air force for five years as chief pharmacist serving abroad in places like the philippines. upon his return he completed a masters degree and a ph.d. degree from the georgia college of pharmacy. from there he taught college students, worked with the st. mary'

savannah? >> al, thank you. >>> coming up, the growing sexual >>> al, thank you. th >>> still ahead, do your kids need a dramatic break from their video games and gadgets? why a growing number of parents are turning to rehab camps to help. >>> and two men, who in the wake of a tragic accident, define forgiveness. they have such an inspiring story. i think we're going to learn a lot from them. first, a check of your local news and weather. oh, milk. another breakfast, another dilemma. am i willing to pay the price for loving you? you'll make my morning, but ruin my day. complicated relationship with milk? pour on the lactaid. it's delicious 100% real milk, just without that annoying lactose. mmm, that's good. lactaid. the real milk that doesn't mess with you. and for chocolate lovers, try rich, creamy lactaid chocolate milk. giat kohl's surprise saturday! you'll get surprise kohl's cash with any in-store purchase! plus - take an extra 25% off! save on sweaters... family outerwear... and kitchen

gabe, good morning. >> reporter: hi, savannah, good morning. we are along i-85 in atlanta where we are already starting to see some rai coming down. youan look from our dashcam right here, traffic moving along at a pretty good clip on i-85. but that congestion is expected to pick upnghrough the morni and really getorse here throughout the day. let's look at some traffic cameras through florida. orlando getting slammed with heavy rain. broward coorty, a, also seeing some congestion. this is expected to be the busiest holiday travel season on record. aaa predicting more than o112 million people, 4% more than last year. the vast majority will hit the ad. drivers getting a gift though. gas prices way down. the national arage $2.36 a gallon. more than two don states have at least one station with less than $2.00 a gallon. big impacts at airports. we have live pictures from atlanta and miami, starting to see some lines, but no major delays delays or problems ust other airports to watch, charlotte, raleigh, orlando. tomorrow in d.c. and new york. toda

savannah has bn invitedo play in an exhibition tennis match. >> hey, roger. see you on the court. >> yeah! ooh! ♪ >> this is how youak ♪ >> the usa skaters. >> you have lit up the olympics ino many ways. >> gold looks so good on you. >> it's your color. >> we did it for the u.s.! frm i feel like you both need to try this on. >> this is pretty cool. >> history waso waiting be bitten. >> you know what'ter than a gold medal? 23 gold medals! >> usa! >> is someone holding me up? >> no, that's you. >> wow! >> yes! that was amazi! >> i have never been quiet that long in my whole life. [ music ] ♪ ♪ >> oh, my gosh! this is unbelievable! i am actually here where i'm from. that's good. >> put down your tea, hoda. >> i am ready. we arell heading to england to bring you the excitement of the royal wedding! >> i cannot stop eating this cake. >> it's almost super bowl day. when you care enough to send your very best,nd you send al craig to minneapolis. >> they are there. >> the new york staten island ferry, baby! >> in the city of brotherly love. >> so much going o

he's in north carolg.a this morn >> reporter: hi, savannah. over the weekend, the storm turned deadly. a massive tree fell and hit a driverbelow. and streets across the region look like this. want to show you a live picture from our dro here. it's not just the sno here across this region, it's also l of the ice beneath all of the snow. that's caused thousands of accidents. back here on the ground, we can tell you that south has seen snow before. but rare ly do they see a storm just like this. this morning, the frozen fallout from a msive winter storm. impacting residentsacrosshe southeast, not accustomed to this kind of winter blast. >> i with us kias kind of prepa. not quite for this much snow. >> reporter: states of emergency in virginia and north carolina. treacherous conditions bringing roads to a standstill. >> i stopped for the light and got stuck immedir:ely. >> repororth carolina's governor calling in the national guard to help those stand edran the snow. thewhiteout conditions triggering blackouts. power companieseporting outages affe

miguel, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. after a break in the weather monday, many roads and local neighborhoods are covered in black ice and snow. schools aes buss are shut down again, and some 76,000 pele are without power. todayos as the southeast the dig-out and cleanup is undway. hundreds of vehicles litter roadways from virginia to north carolina. >> conditions remain treacherous. >> reporter: black ice turning theoads deadly and makg the sidewalks down right dangerous. >> the only thing i am concerned with is someone who may be walking a slip, myself included. >> reporter: with more than 30 inches of snow in some areas damaging structures, in barn in bessemer city, north carolina, collapsed under the weight of so horses.ow, killing three for authorities digging out of eze deep f no easy task. >> a year's worth of snowfall or more fell in some places. >> reporter: t problem now, where to put all this snow. >> what happens when they move it to the side, it causes a berm. >> reporter: with airl getting back on track, pow

and in his remarkable house in savannah, is a library. of rare books. name any book in the african-american tradition, he has a first edition. it is chock-full of archive boxes. this step should be at the library at yale and we have tried to get him to sell it. [laughter] and walter, if you're watching, they are still waiting. but, what it consisted of in essence are about 10 very large family scrapbooks kept by douglass sons during the last third of their father's life. also a lot of family papers and letters. autographs, and a lot of other tidbits that walter bought overtime. mostly from another collector. and when i saw the collection it was one of those moments a historian really has such luck where i realize, o god, i don't want to do this. i don't want to do this. i am going to do this. because if i did not try to work with this material, someone else would. a lot of other douglass scholars have now gone there. most of them i've introduced to walter. but if you want to work with his collection, you spend time on his dining table. i spent several s

hoda and savannah. >> all right. peter alexander, thank you. >>> breaking overnight, a chaotic scene at one of the world's busiest airports in london brought to a halt because of, get this, drone sightings. and now thousands of passengers are facing long delays right before the holidays. nbc's kelly cobiella has the story this morning. hi, kelly, what's up? >> reporter: hi, good morning, savannah. yes, this is a real problem at gatwick. it's been going on for 15 hours. the airport completely shut down, and all because of a drone. it was spotted several times overnight and into the morning, once the sun was up. >> reporter: this morning, planes are grounded. passengers stranded. one of europe's busiest airports, london gatwick, closed for hours. airport staff first spotted a drone flying close to the runway at 9:00 local time last night. >> since then the drone has appeared and disappeared and appeared and disappeared through 2:00 in the morning. at 3:00 in the morning we reopened the airport feeling it had gone, and

kristin, good morning to you. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. michael cohen's sentencing is yet another milestone in then investigatwirling around the president and his inner circle. on wednesday, president trump ignored shouted questions about his forme fixer and personal attorney. cohen was sentenced to three years in f priso financial crimes, lying to congress, and campaign finance violations, including illegal hush-money payments to stormy daniels and karen mcdougal designed to keep alleged affairs with mr. trump quiet. the president and his aides have denied those affairs. this week the president downplayed the money as apr sime ate transaction, not a campaign contribution. now another dramatic development. with federal prosecutors announcing they won't file chargesgainst david pecker, whose company ami made the payment to karen mcdougal. as pressure mounts on the en pres some top democrats are demanding further scrutiny from congress. >> thank you. lower l, gas prices are than they have been all year, but some drivers, they got the deal of

[ door creaks ] [ wind howls ] [ thunder rumbles ] [ bird caws ] ♪ >> i'm jamie colby here in savannah, georgia, today on my way to meet a woman whose strange inheritance was built with blood, sweat and gears. >> my name is sherri anderson. my dad was a farmer who worked more than 5,000 acres of potatoes, beer barley and sugar beets, but his real bumper crop was growing inside his barns. >> sherri. >> hey.>> i'm jamie. >> nice to meet you.to savannah. >> oh, it's gorgeous and so great to meet you. inside, sherri shows me some old photos that tell the story of her father's 20-plus years restoring cars and trucks in his barns near paul, idaho. what variety. >> absolutely. he had cars dating from 1919 up to 1982. he got a 1968 mustang, which was mom's cruising car, a 1928 rolls-royce. >> this looks special. >> the 1950 bentley, my personal favorite, too. >> the restoration wizard, callan "cal" phillips, born 1925. he spends his childhood working on the family wheat and potato farm in south-central idaho. cal serves in the pacific in world war ii, returns home to work on the family farm, g

although, savannah, 30 seconds. >> i just want to say. first of all, i felt sorry for our camera guy who was walking up backwards. you see how i was trying to go slow for him. and right here, i run into one of the members of the crew with a plate of cold cuts. i had to let him by the door. it slowed me down. i'm not bitter or upset about it. rematch. >> here's the key question. could you get up without stopping? you did. under 50 seconds, you did. for the rest of america, here's the challenge. the government had guidelines pushed out for exercise. 80% of americans aren't getting enough activity that they would do well on tests like this. since you know that physical activities correlate with the ben fits, what should folks do? it's a key question. do the stair test. go out and find four flights of stairs. 50 steps, 55 in that range. run them. go up as fast as you can. don't fall. don't get hurt. if you can do the test well, you're doing enough activity in your day-to-day life. otherwise, follow the new u.s. government regulations, 2 1/2 h

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good morning, savannah. french prosecurs say the shooter was shouting allah akbar as he opened fire during the christmasarket. that christmas market today has been canceled and france has raised the terror alert to the highest level. a balcony with a terrifying view. witnesses say an gunma opened fire on shoppers and pedestrians near the 'sci famed christmas market. a market which has been targeted by islamic extremists before. visitors scrambled for cover. some helping the wounded as thel waited for it arrive. >> i was taking a walk in the christmas market. i had some shots, six or shots, then i saw two people on th ground, and many, many pele, of course, are screatang and to run. >> reporter: the gunman police say armed with a pistol killed 2, nine two, wounded of them seriously. police engaged the suspect in a shootout and believe they wounded him, but he escaped reportedly by taxi and remains on the run. fren police believe they ha identified the 29-year-old shooter and tell nbc news he was on an active

good morning to you. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. a defiant president trump tweeting today, i never directed michael cohen to break the law. he was a lawyer and he is supposed to know the law. despite that, many campaign finance lawyers have strongly stated that i did nothing wrong with respect to campaign finance laws. cohen, the president's former attorney, was sentenced to three years in prison for a range of crimes, including campaign finance violations, illegal hush-money payments to stormy daniels and karen mcdougal designed to keep alleged affairs with mr. trump quiet. the president and his aides have denied those affairs. the president downplayed it as a simple private transaction. federal prosecutors saying they won't charge david pecker whose company made the payment to karen mcdougal. some democrats are demanding more scrutiny. >> thank you. >>> well, gas prices are lower than they have been all year, but some drivers, they got the deal of a lifetime this week. the prize? the price fell to two cents a gallon at a number of

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savannah is always looking for a couple of things. i thought it would be nice if we had a couple of the things she's always looking for. >> wow. >> i was expecting it to be a little bit -- >> thank you. >> she's a tic tac fanatic. we eat all of hers. it's ta ee it's tic tacs and tic tac gum. now what happens? >> oh, i see. someone has to pick it up. >> i think i'm up. mr. roker. >> i see what happened here. >> uh-huh. >> 25 bucks or less. >> a -- >> it's wrapped. >> it's not real but it's from the heart. >> i'm being my father and taking care of the trash. >> you read your side. >> it says best. >> and mine says friend. >> that's cute. >> it's like middle school all over again. >> wow. >> one of the high lights lghig year has been our friendship. you have to put it on. it's only awkward if you don't wear your half. >> well, you know what? i'm going to do that as soon as we're done. >> would you like a little walk to the fireplace? >> i have to do some manscaping before i put this on. it's very nice. i have you. and i know -- >> i got

savannah and hoda are enjoying the morning off. colin o'brady. >> what a phenomenal experience. >> it is ouravorite story of the morning. this, of course, is that 33-year-old gentleman who just completed that impossible journey by himself across antarctica. pulling a sled filled with his supplies. that was sunewhere a 375 pounds. >> for more than 900 miles. i am interested, what do you say to keep going? >> he is g to answer those questions coming up. >>> first, our top story. that massive winter storm spreading rain, ice, and snow and creating new travel troubles across much of the country. dylan is standing by with the forecast. first, let's go to nbc's kerry sanders. he is in birmingham, alabama, t one of many cities impacted by this rough weather. kerry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, craig. it is a miserable morning here. heavy consistent rain here for the last 12 hours. five winches,ch means the ground is soaked and in some cases roads are flooded. overnight a winte storm walloping much of the country, spreading hea

savannah, hoda and craig all have the morning off. it is packed outside this i'm wondering, are these folks going to run out of steam? >> it's packed and they have a good day for it. it's relatively tepid here. >> it is tepid,ut we'll s what happens. we have our eyes on several trouble spots across the country, includingasve system from the south to new england. it means that millions in times square will be watching the ball and the rain drop tonight. l go there in a moment. but first, al roker is in california for the rose parade anst has the f check of the forecast. good morning, my friend. >> good morning, everybody. thank you fetng your first weather from us. we're in the rosemont pavilion, the place where we put the floats togethl. it we colder here in pasadena for the ball drop than itl be in new york city. but a big storm is getting itself together and this one packed a punch. a wintry punch out west. a big, severe weather punch, as you getown to the south. 6 million people are under threat for w severether today. greatest thr

>> yes, meet savannah's ficust. pl isn't it beautiful? we know it's been failing, sook you o social media for answers writing, crowd-sourcing this. why is my ficus dying? i water it once a week. it sits next to the h window. e only had it four months. i talk to it and greet it and treat it like a membe of the family. where did i go wrong? hashtagave ficus. it turns out you aren't the only this.ruggling with andy cohn writes, i have been through three, so if you find out let me know. a author jill kargman, i am serial killer of trees. you have hundreds of sugges aons. a lot oice conflicting. so we called an expert to diagnose your fus. here's what christopher had to say. >> okay. >> get your hands in there, in the soil, an inch or two down. >> it's moist. >> it is. d ann here it's sitting in a lot of wy er. >> yeah,sband is mad because i kind of ruined the floor. >> the damage was occurring in an irregular way. it was affecting one kind of haot. and whenis the case, it's usually some kind of biotic factor like a fungus. >> my ficus has a f

savannah guthrie, happy birthday. we wish you were here to celebrate with us. she's getting the entire chance to spend the day with her family. >> i'm sure she'd have it no other day. >> happy birthday. >> take it away. >> all right. well, we know it's sunny and cold in new york. but going into the weekend -- >> someone is about to take your job. >> a lot of pressure. going into new year's weekend, it is still going to be mild up and down the east coast. a little bit of lake effect snow in new york and pennsylvania. cold air starts to work into the midwest. and mountain snow on sunday is expected across the northern rocki rockies. more rain along the gulf coast. not that we need it but we're getting it. heavy rain will start to move east on monday affecting areas through the ohio and tennessee river valley. on new year's eve, we'll see cold temperatures. highs only in the single digits even below zero across parts of the west. on new year's day that cold air moves into the chicago area. highs in the 20s. warm for one more day up and down the east co that's a lo

thanks for being here. >> savannah, would you ask them if they are proud as peacocks? >> are you proud as peacocks? >> yes. >> well, we are, too. nice to meet y'all. [ cheers and applause ] >> that was awesome. by the way, i got one more right here. i this john. take a look at john. he is deplod. hang on. say hi to hisui wife real q. >> i love it. >> yes. >> john, he is in qatar. merry christmas. >> we love you, honey. oh! >> merry christmas, john. >> merry christmas. >> service. you for your >> this is the most awesome crowd ever all right. [ cheers ] >> coming up, you guys, the popular new podcast about the ups and downs of motherhood. it is called mom brain. we are so thrilled to he the creators here with us, daphne oz and alaryea baldwin. >>> the d after thato you stillo have holiday sing to do we are about to reveal our first ever today hot list. toys, gadgets, clothes, lots more that will be flying off the shelves the next two weeks. >>> with a cold, snowy weekend on tap for millions, how about some hot and pirarecipes? >> they should be in that spot. where are t

savannah and hoda have the morning off. we have a great crowd. >> yes. >> they are in the christmas spirit. and seeing that tree never gets old. >> we'll get outside and visit with them in a moment. >>> let's start this half hour with a check of the headlines. defense secretary jim mattis will be leaving the trump administration earlier than expected. he will be out january 1st. patrick shanahan will take over as acting secretary. mattis handed in his resignation on thursday and was supposed to stay until february, but that letter was critical of the president's policies and may have led to an abrupt exit. >>> the partial shutdown of the federal government is now in day three, with no sign of a compromise between congress and president trump. the two sides failed to reach an agreement on funding the president's border wall. the senate won't be back in session until thursday. and acting white house chief of staff, mick mulvaney, predicted the shutdown could stretch into january. >>> mary poppins' sunny disposition wasn't eno

watching out for mostly minor to moderate flooding, particularly in the florence-hit areas affected, savannah and the lumber river just to name a few. i'm accuweather meteorologist paul williams. >> thanks, paul. >>> if you're a little short on cash after all these holidays and spending out there, tonight's mega millions jackpot will be worth $321 million. that might help out lettli >> i would think so. if you're taking the lump sum payout, it would be just under 194 million bucks before taxes, though. before taxes. the mega millions jackpot hasn't been won since october 23rd. and if you miss out on that, the powerball jackpot isn't far behind. tomorrow night's drawing will be worth at least $294 million, so i hope on your list to santa it was a lottery. >> yeah. i could use a little bit of cash. >> right? that makes two of us. >>> coming up, kevin spacey breaking his public silence. the two-time oscar winner tweeting out a bizarre video on the same day we find out he's facing his first criminal sexual assault charge. >>> and later the christmas miracle for a courageous junior high school stu

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good morning, savannah. help us out. >> reporter: good morning, guys. there's the boomers, there's gen-x and millennials. but gen-z is the next wave. and that's quite a bit that makes them uniquely them. the new kids on the block or in your office, aren't just millennia millennials. >> reporter: the freshest faces are those of generation z. millennials are those defined born between 1981 and 1995, those in gen-z, are born from 1996 on. it's more than the birth years that set these generations apart. we went to the source and talked to four people that we found the gen-z way, on snapchat. >> i think it's internet engagement. >> we were born with it. we don't know a world without it. >> reporter: while most millennials can remember life before smartphones and media, gen-z have always had a phone in their pocket. >> snapchat. >> reporter: they are seen the job market in a new day. what does success mean to you guys now? >> people in our generation are looking for the success in the way of living on your own terms. >> reporter: that means looking to social

savannah and hoda enjoying time off. how was it? >> it was fantastic. everybody was in a good mood. and everybody's in a good mood this morning. i hope we can extend the good will through the new year. >> we'll get to your business in just a bit. >>> first, our top story. new warnings from president trump on just how long this government shutdown could last. meanwhile, there's a new controversy that's erupted overboarder security in the wake of another child's death in u.s. custody. hallie jackson is following this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, craig. we learned from customs and border protections, the steps it will now take, like, for example, medical care for kids under the age of 10. and reviewing the steps they take for kids of that age. all of this now is happening after the second migrant child died in the custody of the u.s. government. that's the second time this has happened in just the last month. the search for answers this morning, after the death of another migrant child in u.s. custody. overnight, new details from customs and border protection, that says an

in just a few minutes, savannah guthrie hosts the today show from washington, d.c. as coverage of the life and legacy of george h.w. bush continues. including how president trump honored bush last night. it's a lead story right at 7:00 a.m. >>> today is a day that could begin the transformation of downtown san jose. here's a live look for you. the city council will vote to sell google land for massive development downtown. as we reported, housing advocates worry about an impact just as sizable. the city is expecting a lot of public comment. if the surveys and previously submitted letters are any indication, the plan has pretty broad support. >>> a lot of bay area cities have already banned styrofoam, but when it comes to unincorporated contra costa county that's not the case yet. there will be a vote today. >>> new this morning, los altos police are reporting car break ins that happened overnight friday. most of the crimes happened near mountain view high school. police say in all of the cases, the suspect targeted unlocked vehicles to steal items inside. officers a

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she is back in the senate working to make sure until the very end that we get savannah's act passed, which is going to protect missing and indigenous women. and we've already passed it through the senate indian affairs committee and she's intent on making sure it gets passed this session. i'm going to work with her on that. she's worked on vawa reauthorization. but the core thing that heidi knows, the core principles in our relation with native communities, she has always broadcasted back here, tribal sovereignty, tribal consultation, strong government-to-government relations. and she has always tried, she has always tried to make sure senators who don't have native communities understand the situation that we're facing. so i see my colleague from alaska is -- wants to speak also, i believe. i would just ask at this point, i have additional speaking points. i would ask consent to have those inserted in the record as if spoken. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: thank you, and i yield the floor. mr. sullivan: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from ala

that was a very bitter defeat as you saw in savannah's tribute. as he expressed to his granddaughter jenna, our colleague. our condolences to all of the family. i had so many interviews along the way covering campaigns, seeing him in iowa, new hampshire. and also some personal moments, just showing the grace and gentility of this man. i remember being in kennebunkport during the transition. he was president elect and he wanted to show us a tour of the house and upstairs and he said, come on, i'll show you the best room in the house. he took me into the bathroom and he showed me from the throne there in the bathroom that you could look out over the atlantic ocean and that was the president-elect of the united states. that was a moment. >> you talk about your memories. you once said, quote, history will point out some of the things i did wrong and some of the things did right. how do you think history will remember him? >> oh, this was the last of the greatest generation presidents. the last veteran of world war ii. the youngest navy aviator who vol

from dusky sunsets over the sprawling savannah. to sunrise atop an asian metropolis. hello brazil's rain is move north the wrong way you might think but there it is you see quite obviously the satellite picture tail and showers runs for rio but not only is this move north but the patterns move north for the south as well as you got spins that circulation off the coast of argentina which is drawing up for quite on topic a bit cold suddenly breezes which means for all of argentina it's colder than it should be whereas there is that he's getting colder by day so twenty one is the max on thursday august twenty eighth this time the so you can see the side of the end these santiago's enjoying twenty nine degrees and the showers extend west was into bolivia up through peru as well north of the constant has not been which recently is nothing much in the satellite picture is that for very frequent showers and lesser antilles there reflected in the forecast as equally an increase in the likelihood of showers from panama up to nicaragua and in mexico believes it seems likely rec

friday, december 14,2018 >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" wit savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. >>> thank you for joining us on this friday morning. where were you 40 years ago? >> we know where this guy w. >> right here at nbc. >> most of you weren't alive. >> al, it's a big day today. >> i know, it is. >> we have dubbed it the al-versary. >> we are so excited not only to celebrate you, but how you have been rerse aging automatic the -- all these years. look at weu. re going to have a lot of fun. >> for most of you. >> and we have a weather story coming up, too. >>> bel start in washington. michael cohen is speaking out and pointing fingers after being sentenced to three years in prison. he is placing the blame on the president's shoulders. the president fires bac saying cohen failed him. it has to do wit a payoff to a porn star. >> reporter: as the political peril mounts for president trump lashing out at his former lawyer michael cohen and this morning cohen is speaking ou for the first time since his sentencing and takingim at president trump. >> they said he didn't lie. >>

we hope you'll join savannah guthrie and me wednesday morning starting at 9:00 eastern here on nbc. >>> a lot more news to cover on a very busy monday night, including a potential breakthrough in president trump's trade war with china. the president calling it a huge win and the stock market shot up on the news, but so far a few signs of big changes. here is tom costello. >> reporter: virginia n yd has got far more soy beans than he can sell after china slapped retaliatory tariffs on u.s. farm exports, he's had to stockpile his harvest. >> i can't afford to wait another 90 days to find out what is going to happen with this truce. i need some answers, and i need some answers right now. >> reporter: but today, the white house says it's agreed to a 90-day truce with china though china hasn't mentioned a timeline. the u.s. says it will negotiate on a range on issues including property protections and tariffs on u.s. products including cars. both sides have agreed china will buy more u.s. goods. >> the president has made very clear that there is a pause, but if we don't have a real agreeme

the mother rhino makes her way across the savannah. they have little to fear. little do they know, danger lurks nearby. >> oh. >> yes. like magic, this lion emerges following along behind. you see mama rhino. no problem. no one is going to bother me. right behind her. following along. he has no idea this killing machine is sneaking up from the back. >> that little rhino squeels like a little pig and that gets mom's attention of course. >> pretty incredible capture to this video. thailand proves keeping food in your trunk is the wrong idea. >> a little junk in the truck is never a bad idea but it does attract the wrong attention. >> that has attracted the attention of the truck of this fully sized bull elephant. this is in a national park. you don't want to anger it but it is going through all the possessions scattering them out on the road finding something tasty. after picking that truck essentially clean, it starts making its way. then it is like, there is this truck too. they are getting very nervous. they say his mom was keeping everybody calm. no reason, d