miguel almaguer, nbc news. >> all right al roker is tracking this huge storm. what are we looking at here >> lester, we've all already got a moderate risk of severe weather. 11 million people and the second time we seen a weather emergency. the storm continues tonight, but then tomorrow we're looking at a travel nightmare and an icy mix and snow from boston to new york city. ice accumulation up to a quarter of an inch snowfall from 6 to 8 inches of snow in parts of upstate new york and the northeast. airport delays from boston down to atlanta. the next 24 hours will be a bit of a travel nightmare. >> a lot of us in the bull's eye. al, thank you. >>> a major development on air travel breaking. boeing announcing it is temporarily shutting down production of the troubled 737 max as the faa suggests, it could be some time before the plane is approved to fly again. tom costello covers aviation for us. what have you learned? >> the plane is grounded after two fatal crashes. boeing has been working on multiple software fixes for the plane and pressured the faa to reap

stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york >>> we've got a lot more to tell you about tonight. just ahead, is your new smart tv listening in and maybe watching you? the fbi's new warning about spying and cyber stalking and how you can protect yourself >>> also on this travel tuesday, we uncover the best ways to score big savings on airlines, hotels and vacations this holiday season and beyond we hope you'll stay with us. >>> spy stories used to be the kind of thing we watched on tv, but tonight the fbi is warning that the tables are turning. hackers may be able to take over your smart tv to spy on you here is gabegutierrez. but those deals may cost you your privacy. tonight the fbi is warning your tv can be risk spectrum, they can change channels, play with the volume and show your kids inappropriate videos in a worst case scenario, they can turn on your bedroom tv's camera and microphone and silently cyber stalk you. smart tvs are equipped with microphones, often on your remote that let you control the device with your voice. here's the thing some experts say that mic is alway

miguel almaguer, nbc news. >> all right al roker is tracking this huge storm. what are we looking at here >> lester, we've all already got a moderate risk of severe weather. 11 million people and the second time we seen a weather emergency. the storm continues tonight, but then tomorrow we're looking at a travel nightmare and an icy mix and sno from boston to new york city. ice accumulation up to a quarter of an inch snowfall from 6 to 8 inches of snow in parts of upstate new york and the northeast. airport delays from boston down to atlanta. the next 24 hours will be a bit of a travel nightmare. >> a lot of us in the bull's eye. al, thank you. >>> a major development on air travel breaking. boeing announcing it is temporarily shutting down production of the troubled 737 max as the faa suggests, it could be some tim before the plane is approved to fly again. tom costello covers aviation for us. what have you learned? >> the plane is grounded after two fatal crashes. boeing has been working on multiple software fixes for the plane and pressured the faa to reappr

and in wake of nbc reporting, youor have seen multiple nbc reporters. >> chris hayes. >> that hard to do to stand up and call out your boss. >> yeah. and thank god there are journalists who have that backbone, that is part of the answer,bo we in the public and decisions we make. how strid stridently we demand accountability. >> in terms of nbc news, presidentheparent company is co. do you demand comcast be a good corporate citizen and investigate nbc news. >> i am a reporter, not an activist on this my part of job to intergate the facts. i am grateful now they are out in world they prompt like a letter sent by the reporters, saying there needs to be an effort from the parent company tohi ensure that we'll are not getting hurt. that the coverage is independent and fair. i can't be you know a part of that push, but, or say i know what the outcome should be. but, i can say i am inspired by anyone who takes facts and acts on them, tries to translate them to change. >> here isan here question. i was disturbed by nbc decision to sit on the -- in 2016. until someone leaked to "washington pos

nbc issuing this statement. the initial conversation was candid andwhilthere will be a further investigation to get a deeper understanding of the facts, we are working with gabrielle to come to a positive both the network and the screen actors guild are investigating after "variety" reported earlier this week that union experienced racially insensitive incidents including being told her hair styles were, quote, two black for the audience both you know and julianne hough did not have their contracts renewed, which triggered former judge howard stern to say this about simon cowell, the show's executive producer >> what he manages to do is he constantly replaces the hot chicks with hotter chicks and younger chicks, which is so obvious. >> reporter: so far union has not spoken publicly about the allegations, while a long list of fellow actors have lined up to support her stephanie gosk, nbc news >>> there's a lot more to tell you about. ahead, the number of packages getting stolen ahead of the holiday rush how one f

the moment standing in sharp contrast to his holiday greetings to troops overseas nbc's jennifer johnson has more. >> reporter: from his florida home president trump holding a christmas eve video teleconference with five military units around the globe. >> you're tremendous warriors, and we appreciate it so much >> reporter: the president seeming unfazed by an unknown christmas gift promised by north korean leader kim jong un. >> we'll see what happens. let's see. maybe it's a nice present. maybe it's a present where he sends me a beautiful vase. as opposed to a missile test right? >> reporter: but new satellite images show north koreans working on a nuclear test site capable of launching a long-range missile which could possibly hit the u.s. mainland kim publicly met with his top military leaders as u.s. military leaders tracked north korea's actions hour by hour >> they could undertake some sort of activity in the next day or the next week, and we'd have very little warning in advance of it. >> reporter: president trump also lashing out about another fight. his impeachment trial in the

in the wake of this nbc reporting that we've seen multiple nbc reporters do the same thing and chris hayes program. cutback. >> wonderful. >> there is a really hard thing to be afraid to stay on up and call your bosses. thank we've god there are generalists who have that backbone. so that's part of the answered. i say all of us in the public two, the decisions we make about where we consume the media and the media companies can influence the decision. >> in terms of the parent company cbs news, don't you demand that contest be good corporate citizens and investigate nbc news. >> i'm a reporter not an activist on this issue in my part of the job is to very fairly interrogate the facts. i am so grateful and out of those facts are out in the world, they are pumping things like this letter sent by all these reporters and their needs to be an effort from this parent company to ensure that people are getting hurt. as these organizations and that the coverages independent of that. i can't see and part of that post, first see that i know the outcome of it should be but i can see that i am ad

the light show you won't want to miss >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening i'm kristen welker in for lester on this christmas eve, president trump is sharpening his attacks against democrats as the standoff over the impeachment process intensifies. speaking from his mar-a-lago resort, the president accused house speaker nancy pelosi of hating the entire republican party, and the president also addressed north korea's ominous warning of a christmas surprise, all of it creating a sharp contrast to his holiday greetings to troops overseas. chief white house correspondent hallie jackson has the latest from west palm beach >> reporter: on this christmas eve, the president is making his own list of who's nice, like mitch mcconnell. >> very smart guy, very good guy, and a very fair guy. >> reporter: and who is not, like nancy pelosi. >> she is doing a tremendous disservice to the country she hates the republican party she hates all of the people that voted for me >> reporter: it's a familiar refrain from the president, frustrated as negotiations over a sena

and now nbc. >> i do think there's more to come. i know there is it was always very clear to v me that it wasn't significant just because of harvey weinsteinec but more than any one producer but patterns of power protecting power in every industry and all around the world we are just beginning to see a conversation about that. if you talk about the unique significance of the media and how it shapes the future of our nation it is happening including nbc but it's not the only area we t focused on and it would take and to see a march toward accountability. >> now we have questions from the audience. >> this could be contentious. >> how has the narrative been shaped in the news media and hollywood? what can we do as journalists to be claimed that narrative? >> i think every journalist speaking out about this is a part of that solution to see a live people step up. we eventually saw a leadership change that refused to shut up about it and less moon fez who was a darling of wall street in under criminal investigation and stephen colbert t

peloton did not respond to nbc news's request for comment nbc's parent company comcast is an investor in the company it's unclear if the ad will have any effect on sales of the bike, which retails for more than $2,000 stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york >> always some reaction for the latest commercial out there. >> you can see both sides right there. especially this day and age. >> thanks for watching >>> and good wednesday morning to you, december 4th. let's look at this, that radar of course, we are still talking about that rain. it's continuing to come down. we'll have a look at that coming up in just a bit. thanks so much for starting your morning here bus. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. >> hey. >> ooh. >> or am i larry garcia? >> the scrappy side of the woods over here. >> i just like to call it my deep voice. going along with the weather. >> as you start out maybe some hot tea or something to help warm you up, and get you ready for the day. we're going to see some rounds of showers moving through, some off and on rain that's returned to the bay area. some o

vicky nguyen, nbc news, new york >>> all right. up next for us, how a teen internet sensation is using her sudden fame in an unexpected way >>> on this giving tuesday, we've got the story of a teenager who suddenly became a celebrity on social media and decided to use her stardom for good gadi schwartz has tonight's inspiring america. >> okay, ready >> reporter: like millions of kids around the world, 15-year-old charli d'amelio's favorite ne pastime is making up dance moves for the social media app tiktok and the amount of teens watching charli's videos is staggering more than 7 million viewers and growing. and now her big sister tiktok as well a little nerve-racking for charli's parents >> charli and dixie are everything we just want to make sure they're protected. >> reporter: with all the sudden attention has come a unrelenting barrage of bullying and a stream of cruel comments that would crush anyone. so a lot of the comments are negative. as a big sister, i bet that just enrages you. >> it's frustrating because they don't kno

nbc show "america's got talent." the network meeting with gabrielle union who left the show amid reports of a toxic work environment. nbc's stephanie gosk has details. >> reporter: tonight gabrielle union, former judge on "america's got talent," says she met with nbc and the reality show's production company recent reports revealed that he contract was not renewed after she made multiple complaints about a toxic work environment on set we had a lengthy five-hour and what i thought to be productive meeting yesterday, she writes i was able to express my unfiltered truth. i led with transparency and my desire and hope for real change. nbc issuing this statement. the initial conversation was candid and productive. while there will be a further investigation tandg ofe facts, we are working with gabrielle to come to a positive luild are investigating after "variety" reported earlier this week that union experienced racially insensitive incidents including being told her hair styles were, quote, too black for th audience bo

that is "nbc nightly news" for this sunday. i'm peter alexander. for all ofs here a ut olympic games, the nhl, the indianapolis 500, the premier league, and prime time's number one show, "sunday night football." only on nbc. >>> "sunday night football," it's in the 40s in beautiful seattle. the nfc west title and much more is on the line tonight. jimmy garoppolo and the 49ers, though, with a win, they game home field advantage for the first time since 1997. meanwhile, russell wilson and the seahawks know that if they win they'll get a home playoff game. and who's back to help?

nbc's tracie potts joins us from d.c. with the latest tracie, what can we expect from today's hearing? >> reporter: it's not a hearing per se it's a meeting of the rules committee where they talk about what tomorrow is going to look like, how long the debate may last, which actually could bump this vote into thursday. but the plan for now is debate and a vote, a final vote on impeachment tomorrow now, of course, this is all based on those two articles of abuse of power and obstruction of congress related to how president trump was dealing with ukraine pushing them to investigate his rival joe biden, and trying to freeze their aid from the united states in the middle of all that the president's personal attorney rudy giuliani was a key figure in this relationship with ukraine. and giuliani now tells "the new york times" and fox that he was actually behind getting rid of the ambassador to ukraine. >> this hit piece -- and it's a hit piece. >> of course >> also has you on the record admitting that you forced out marie yovano

peter alexander, nbc news. >>> the u.s. and china today announcing a partial agreement to end the on going trade war as a result, president trump sayshd of tariffs set to take effect on sunday but this is just a first step 25% tariffs remain on a long list of chinese-made goods. >>> tonight, former first lady michelle obama is among those defending 16-year-old greta thunberg after president trump mocked her for being named "time magazine's" person of the year. >> cigarette the making a call for action in italy today. >> they will have to do their job and to protect our futures. >> reporter: the 16-year-old taking little time to savor being named time magazine's youngest ever person of the year president trump one of five finalists, bashing the decision tweeting greta must work on anger management problem and then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend, chill, greta, chill thunberg on the autism spectrum has been attacked by mr. trump before a flood of support for her followed including from michelle obama. don't let

tomorrow is sunday's night's game prime time on nbc. back to you in the studio. >> wang wang niner game. >> that's how e 40 says it. >> thank you. remember, you can watch the niners seahawks game kick off is at 5:20. stick around after the game for live reports. >>> coming up, dangerous weather across the country. the incredible video emerging tonight. >> bay area man makes had iftdry. the waters he and his team have faced in order to make it into the record book. >>> another cold storm will bring the return of icy conditions in the bay area. that's the view right now. i'll take you through the next storm time lynn coming up. stay with us. looking around here i see tablets, laptops, printers, smartphones. they're all connected to the internet. they're all connected. can your network handle all those devices? sometimes. comcast business runs on the nation's largest gig-speed network. so you can get the bandwidth you need to power all of your devices at peak performance. if all of my devices could have that kind of speed, i would be danci

our nbc news exclusive, rare access aboard a u.s. war ship in the waters off syria. the american show of force as cruise missiles are fired off by russian submarines. caught on camera, the truck smashing into the airport plowing into the baggage claim area employees jumping out of the way just in time >>> and the price you pay while you're holiday shopping how to tell the real online reviews from the fakes. >> announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. >> good evening. the harsh reality of being impeached may not have settled in for president trump who said today it didn't feel real but tonight house democrat nancy pelosi is reminding the president and republican leaders she still has one more card to play before sending the articles of impeachment over for a senate trial kristin welker has details. >> reporter: tonight, with the stain of impeachment still setting in, president trump firing back. >> what does it feel like to be the third president in u.s. history to be impeached? >> i don't feel like i'm being impeached, because it's a hoax. it's a set-up.

deputies were on the scene in less than five minutes, law enforcement officials tell nbc news the shooter was mohammed on base for training officers engaged him in a gun battle ultimately killing him. >> walking through the crime scene was like being on the set of a movie police say he killed three and injured eight more including two deputies, all rushed to the hospital. >> all these brave warriors who wear the wings come here through for flight training and so this is a dark day for very great place. >> repr:of the first to arrive on scene. >> stepping over broken glass you're stepping over bloody broken glass and there is bodies you're seeing and going past. >> reporter: today responders in all uniforms are being hailed for their bravery. >> there was some real heroism today. real heroism i couldn't be proude to wear the uniform i wear. >> reporter: the home of the iconic blue angels, this busy military base is known by some as the heart of pensacola employing more than 23,000 military and civilians. the base regularly holds active shooter drills training officials hoped to never have

we get more from nbc's kerry sanders. >> the windows were shattered. the boat was set in. >> reporter: the carnival cruise ship "glory" was coming into port in cozumel, mexico, when it smashed into the carnival "legend." >> oh, my gosh, this is bad >> reporter: mattie morris was on the upper deck, watching >> there was no warning from the captain, no warning from anybody >> reporter: carnival said six passengers on the "glory" sought treatment in the ship's infirmary >> someone could have died >> reporter: the 110,000-ton "legend" was tied to the dock when the 80,000-ton "glory" wa reportedly buffeted by high winds and higher than normal chop. carnival isn't confirming the reason but says "we are assessing the damage but there are no issues that impact the sea worthiness of either ship. cruise ship disasters are uncommon but they do happen. earlier this year, a ship crashed into a dock in venice in 2012, a ship hit a reef and capsized at this point carnival says next week's passengers can stick with their plans the "legend" and the "glory" while damage

here on nbc. that's because it is likely the 49ers and the seahawks will be playing for the nfc west, the division title. here are the current seedings in the nfc. if you want to take a look, it is not the 49ers. the current seedings, the seahawks at the top spot, followed by the packers, saints, cowboys, and there in the five spot is the 49ers, right now janelle, if the playoffs were to begin, the 49ers with be the wildcard. they would open up on the road in dallas, against the cowboys. we can't make that happen. >> 7-7 record. it is unbelievable, the nine verse an 11-3 record with three other teams in the nfc and we are in the fifth position. >> we? did you sign a contract with the 49ers? >> i am a big fan so i include myself with the team. we have to win tonight. we have to seal the deal next week in seatle. >> it's going to happen. the party is just getting started. and it is in full swing. we are outside the stadium. we mentioned 70,000 fans. we will send it out to the parking lot and bring i

nbc's scott macfarlane joins us with the latest. what'd we learn from the emails? >> reporter: good morning. the emails may be a big witness in the senate impeachment trial. the trial will begin next month at the earlier, but both sides this morning are already making their case this holiday week, both democrats and republicans have a wish list. the gop wants a fast impeachment trial. >> well, i think the president wants to prove his innocence. >> reporter: democrats say speaker nancy pelosi and her party want witnesses including key, current, and former white house officials. >> she's trying to make sure there is an objective trial in the senate, as there's supposed to be. >> reporter: the stakes are rising because of revelations about one of the witnesses democrats want to call newly released documents show former white house budget official michael duffee told the pentagon to withhold aid from ukraine july 25th, an hour and a half after president trump asked ukraine's president to investigate joe biden. as congress returns home for holiday, both sides are still

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. >>> today, an nbc news exclusive. uber for the first time going public with the surprise findings from its own safety report, revealing a staggering number of sexual assaults. so what's the company doing to protect riders >>> the nation is bracing for a constitution showdown as the house draws up formal articles of impeachment. >>> the revealing new christmas video from a singing superstar as a young girl before the global fame. recognize her? "early today" starts right now >>> good friday morning. i'an a high-speed police chase in florida has ended with four people dead. a violent robbery attempt turned into a deadly hostage situation and carjacking two suspects firing at police in the middle of rush hour from a stolen u.p.s. truck. nbc's dan sheneman has this report >> reporter: a high-speed chase in south florida ends in a deadly shootout. police say it all started near miami at a jewelry store in coral gables two suspects tried to rob the store. >> the subjects exchanged gunfire with the proprietor, who also fired

nbc bay area's melissa colorado joins us live in concord with that story.

deputies were on the scene in less than five minutes, law enforcement officials tell nbc news the shooter was mohammed al sham rani a saudi national on base for training. officers engaged him in a gun battle ultimately killing him. >> walking through the crime scene was like being on the set of a movie police say he killed three and injured eight more including two deputies, all rushed to the hospital. >> all these brave warriors who wear the wings come here through for flight training and so this is a dark day for very great place. >> reporter: chief deputy chip simmons was one of the first to arrive on scene. >> stepping over broken glass you're stepping over bloody broken glass and there is bodies you're seeing and going past. >> reporter: today responders in all uniforms are being hailed for their bravery. >> there was some real heroism today. real heroism i couldn't be proude to wear the uniform i wear. >> reporter: the home of the iconic blue angels, this busy military base is known by some as the heart of pensacola employing more than 23,000 military and civilians. the base regular

kate snow, nbc news. >>> switching gears now to "monday night football." a pair of nfc rivals going at it eli manning was back in the saddle for the giants trying to break an eight-game skid against the eagles early on it looked like eli had that mojo back, but things would fall apart for the giants in the fourth quarter philly managed to tie it up late and the eagles keep their playoff hopes alive on this touchdown here in overtime when eli never got the chance in overtime eagles win 23-17. >>> some ups and downs weather wise here is nbc's janessa webb talking about some of the temperatures, too. >> right pretty good sleeping weather people saying with all the rain they're seeing across the northeast and midwest, right now we're going to see kind of a lull in the weather pattern then the rain stars to pick up once again. also, the big headline today is we have a narrow band of snow that's starting to develop around dallas to little rock it will cause little to accumulation this morning into your afternoon could pick up significant accumulation for parts o

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peter alexander, nbc news. >>> the u.s. and china today announcing a partial agreement to end the on going trade war as a result, president trump says he will not impose another round of tariffs set to take effect on sunday but this is just a first step 25% tariffs remain on a long list of chinese-made goods. >>> tonight, former first lady michelle obama is among those defending 16-year-old greta thunberg after president trump mocked her for being named "time magazine's" person of the year. >> cigarette the making a call for action in italy today. >> they will have to do their job and to protect our futures. >> reporter: the 16-year-old taking little time to savor being named time magazine's youngest ever person of the year president trump one of five finalists, bashing the decision tweeting greta must work on anger management problem and then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend, chill, greta, chill thunberg on the autism spectrum has been attacked by mr. trump before a flood of support for her followed including

we did >> reporter: in the search warrant obtained by our nbc station in san diego, the man booked a room at the sofia hotel for one night in march and purchased 14 firearms between last february and may of this yo year. >> drop the gun, pick up another gun. >> reporter: potential rehearsal for an attack landing a man in jail the next act will be facing a judge on monday. kathy park, nbc news >>> the fb isooting at the naval air station that left three people dead orward as if the shooting was an act of terror. they say the shooter, alshamrani, was a second lieutenant in the saudi air force and legally boughtrampage. he recently traveled to new york with fellow students here's blayne alexander. >> reporter: the fbi has a long investigation ahead. they want to question any associates of alsamrani and are asking for background information about him. meanwhile, people in florida are beginning to say good-bye. as pensacola gives a final salute to its fallen sailors, more questions are swirling about the shooter, 21-year-old saudi national alshamrani. >> our main goal right now is to conf

we have the 49ers game on nbc bay area on saturday. so right now we have an overcast kickoff, maybe a spotty shower by the fourth quarter. but i think at this point we'll avoid any kind of heavy rainfall. >>> let's head back to the futurecast and then the storm system looks like it starts to move in by sunday morning. and then keep is that rain chance into sunday afternoon. not here, but going up to the sierra, our toyota tahoe snow report shows great weather friday and saturday. then 2 to 4 inches expected on sunday. they've got groomed runs, 209 trails, go in there, have a good time. back here in the bay area, we are looking at on and off rain chances monday, tuesday, wednesday and thursday. as we head into christmas, nothing big i see as we move through christmas. we'll keep a close eye on that. and we'll know more about the totals for sunday as we move through tomorrow. right now it doesn't look that large. urban areas, anywhere from a quarter to about a half inch. coastal areas could see around 1 inch. >> i think jimmy g. would be

. >> reporter: steve patterson, nbc news. >>> now to the latest in the heartbreaking case of the texas mother murdered. her newborn kidnapped and her friend charged in the crime tonight the baby girl now back with her father sam brock has the very latest >> reporter: a holiday gift for the family devastated by the loss of heidi broussard baby margot now back with her father shane. >> that's the best thing that could ever happen ♪ silent night >> reporter: but this holiday also brings immeasurable pain. a vigil honoring heidi's life, but without her parents who returned to louisiana for funeral arrangements heidi's mother telling nbc news it hit us hard when we arrived home, realizing their daughter would never again walk through the front door saying "mom, we're here." rachel west is one of heidi's closest friends. >> devastating is an understatement of what this is. >> reporter: now questions about heidi's childhood friend maygen humphrey the two met at church camp when they were 11 heidi's body was discovered thursday in car trunk on humphrey's property. humphrey faces charges of k

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening. the harsh reality of being impeached may not quite have settled in for president trump who said today it didn't feel real but tonight democrat house speaker nancy pelosi is reminding the president and republican leaders she still has one more card to play before sending the articles of impeachment over for a senate trial kristen welker has details. >> reporter: tonight, with the stain of impeachment still setting in, president trump firing back. >>> what does it feel like to be the third president in u.s. history to be impeached? >> well, i don't feel like i'm being impeached because it's a hoax it's a set-up. it's a horrible thing they did >> reporter: and bringing in one of the two democrats who voted no on both articles of impeachment. new jersey congressman jeff van drew, now switching parties to become a republican. >> we're really happy to have jeff on board. >> reporter: but now a new showdown over what happens next on wednesday night after democrats impeach the president, hous

. >>> our nbc news exclusive, the boeing whistle-blower going public tonight >> bottom line is you're worried about people dying in boeing planes. >> absolutely. >> what he says he warned the company about months before two deadly 737 max crashes. >>> fighting porch pirates, we go along with police as we set traps to catch thieves in the act and how you can protect your holiday packages >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening there are grim fears tonight over the fates of tourists including americans after the volcanic island they were visiting in new zealand exploded and a deadly shower of ash and steam. as a new day breaks on that side of the world, recognizance planes are searching for signs of life. janis mackey frayer is in new zealand. >> reporter: two explosions, a huge tower of ash and steam shooting up 12,000 feet. >> no, no, no. >> reporter: the eruption captured by anxious tourists as their boat pulled away from the island. >> we looked back and saw this plume of smoke coming up from the volcano. >> reporter: michael shade and his family had just fi

we get more from nbc's kerry sanders. >> the windows were shattered. the boat was set in. >> reporter: the carnival cruise ship "glory" was coming into port in cozumel, mexico, when it smashed into the carnival "legend." >> oh, my gosh, this is bad >> reporter: mattie morris was on the upper deck, watching >> there was no warning from the captain, no warning from anybody >> reporter: carnival said six passengers on the "glory" sought treatment in the ship's infi firfirmaryinfirmary one ship was tied to the dock when the other ship was buffeted by high winds. carnival isn't confirming the reason but says "we are assessing the damage but there are no issues that impact the sea worthiness of either ship. cruise ship disasters are uncommon but they do happen. in 2012, a hip a reef and capsized at this point carnival says next week's passengers can stick with their plans the "legend" and the "glory" while damaged will keep to their current cruise week schedules. >> kerry sanders, thanks >>> tonight the busy holiday rush is on and it's set to be a record bre

for all of us here at nbc news, thanks for watching. have a great night >>> right now at 6:00 a burglar smashes through the front door of a south bay bakery, and business owners say it's booking too common. >> christmas will never be the same for several east bay families after a late night crash leaves three teenagers dead. but first -- >> it was very easy to make him happy. >> she's the sister of the man killed by a falling tree in muir woods during a christmas eve hike. tonight she's speaking only with nbc bay area. >>> good evening. thanks for joining us. i'm janelle rang. >> and i'm anoushah rasta. a sister sheds light on how a giant redwood killed her brother. >> her brother was visiting from minnesota for the holidays. police investigate this freak tragedy. >> they were on a nature hike in the muir woods near the mill valley with his sister and boyfriend. nbc bay area spoke with the sister today about how it all happened and the change she would like to see at muir woods. >> me and my brother were going the same direction and my

nbc bay area christie smith joins us live to explain. christie. >> reporter: this is the block where the dispensary wld next td jimmy choo. those behind the shop say they're looking to run a really high-end operation. a long gear ri street near stockton, shoppers hunting for luxury brands can find it all in union square. >> it makes me think of our own beverly hills. you've got chanel. >> tammy thinks a cannabis dispensary doesn't fit with what's here. >> a dispensary, no offense to anyone, but i feel like that's going to attract a different element. >> this is where security is and check in. >> reporter: alexis bronson has high hopes for the space. he's aimed at helping people who may have been disproportionately affected by the war on drugs. he's teamed up with dispensary operator have a heart. >> we wanted this location because it's a really good location for a high-end boutique cannabis dispensary would like to open up.nion square neighbors including chanel have formally challenged it. >> luxury retailers want to make sure that they

are unable to reach the island right now and there is a possibility of more eruptions royal caribbea nbc news that they had guests touring the island today but they didn't share any additional details about the status of their passengers >>> the stage is set for a historic showdown in washington as congress forges ahead with impeachment hearings ed to members of the intelligence committee will testify before the judiciary about their findings on whether president trump tried to pressure ukraine into investigating hians will each present their side. then it's up to the judiciary members to take the next steps meanwhile the white house confirmed that it will not participate in any upcoming hearings calling the inquiry, quote, completely basis. nbc's tracie potts joins us. >> reporter: this is a process, and we continue to say this is a significant idea well, this one is because it's essentially final arguments before the judiciary committee with members of the intelligence committee breaking down their report what they found in the evidence, in the witnesses and then they could actually st

over the korean peninsula according to south korean media reports the pentagon has not responded to nbc news's request for comment. it comes as there is increasing concern over what pyongyang's plotting, like perhaps a long-range missile launch soon that hasn't happened since 2017 when kim stopped testing those rockets during a window of diplomacy with president trump >> he's a very talented man. >> reporter: the president now publicly playing down concerns over a potential test, but pledging to respond if and when it hachz >> we'll find out what the surprise is and we'll deal with it very successfully let's see what happens >> reporter: the now-impeached president bracing for a fight on another front as negotiations remain at a stand still over the details of a senate trial considering whether to remove him from office. house speaker nancy pelosi says she won't send the articles of impeachment to the senate until she's confident there will be a fair trial top republican mitch mcconnell calling the delay absurd, and the president railing against democrats and pelosi all week. >> she's d

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening everyone today on the eve of his expected impeachment in a rare and dishonored place in american history, president trump had a lot more to get off his chest than a simple tweet would allow. unloading on speaker nancy pelosi in a six-page letter that was less legal defense and more a laundry list of grievances, accusing pelosi of breaking her allegiance to the constitution and portraying himself as a victim kristen welker has details. >> reporter: on the eve of the historic house vote, president trump sending a scathing letter to house speaker nancy pelosi, demanding she, quote, immediately cease this impeachment fantasy. the president calling the effort a crusade that has cheapened the importance of the very ugly word. the letter at times using rhetoric that seemed straight out of a trump rally. the president telling pelosi more due process was afforded to those accused in the salem witch trials, and even accusing democrats of declaring open war on american democracy the president also lashing out in fiery re

, work with the presumption that this was an act of terrorism >> reporter: the gunman identified to nbc news is 21-year-old mohammed alshamrani, an aviation student from saudi arabia investigators say he opened fire inside a classroom on the base killing three, wounding ten others, including two sheriff's deputies no one has been arrested >> our main goal right now is to confirm whether he acted alone or was he a part of a larger network. we currently assess there was one gunman >> reporter: among the dead joshua cat watson from alabama his brother writing on facebook that watson directed first responders to the gunman despite being shot several times mohamed hatham of florida was also killed. the former high school principal called him the salt of the earth. >> he wanted to give back and he wanted to do good things i just felt like he was headed in that direction. >> reporter: a procession carried the three who died back to the base. it was lined with flags, flowers, and mourners, paying their respects nbc news >>> the stage is set for an historic showdown in washington as congress for

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening i'm peter alexander in for lester tonight we're learning new details about what may have motivated armed men in two separate attacks to invade places of worship over the holidays in texas the hero who stopped a gunman inside the church is speaking out about that terrifying confrontation. and in new york, federal prosecutors now filing hate crime charges against the man accused of bursting into a rabbi's home and stabbing five people during a hanukkah celebration. tonight authorities revealed the suspect's anti-semitic messages. and that's where we begin with nbc's kathy park. >> reporter: tonight a chilling look at the moment police say thomas launched an attack at a jewish congregation celebrating hanukkah today court documents allege he said "no one is leaving" as he charged through a packed rabbi's home in a suburb of new york josef gluck used his table to fight off the attack. >> i saw he's looking at me. i smashed it in his face. >> reporter: hours later police found thomas in manhattan in his car smelling

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comcast is nbc bay area's parent company. we're live in oakland, tom jensen. >>> we're learning more about how a petaluma man died in a deputy's custody.62-year-old gl thought to be an armed car thief. it was actually his car. he reported it stolen a few days earlier but deputies didn't know it had been found. that still doesn't explain why ward took off when deputies tried to pull him over. one deputy tased him, ward became unresponsive and later died. >>> watch your gas. thieves are bypassing locked gas caps and drilling into your tank. the men use gas cans, a drill, and a plastic pumpkin to collect the fuel. he pilled a lot of it in the street in the process. a passer from fairfield says thieves targeted his church van twice and he's hoping the men police caught is the one responsible for the theft. >> for me it's unbelievable that someone is drilling holes in gas tanks and getting gas. >> reporter: from awe church van as well. police have not tied that man they arrested to all the cases. repairing one of those drilled out

investigator calling it a travesty of justice >> nbc's keir simmons in london. thank you. >>> in austin, texas, friends and family came together to remember heidi brassard. dozens attended a candlelight vigil in memory of the texas mom who was recently killed. it brought together those who knew her as well as strangers who were touched by her story. brassard was found dead last week she was allegedly killed by a friend who wanted her baby last night brassard's family also announced that her daughter was reunited with her father after being held by officials. >>> boeing's ceo is out. the company fired dennis muhlenberg over his handling of two deadly plane crashes and the grounding of the 737 max here's nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: with the global 737 max fleet grounded since march and losing billions of dollars, boeing's board of directors decided late sunday the company needs new leadership now, firing ceo dennis muhlenberg and immediately replacing him with board chairman david calhoun. >> the biggest issue for dennis muhlenberg is the fact that boeing's r

the 49ers on the road taking on the seattle seahawks on nbc bay area. the same storm giving it right here. rain and wind in pacific northwest through sunday. keeping both christmas and sunday night football covered in the forecast. pretty interesting. don't get the timing to work out. we have chance of higher mountain snow around the bay area but the timing looks good for that. going to get the dry break and see more showers into the weekend. >> thanks very much. >>> 49ers and the seahawks getting ready for the massive showdown on sunday. an old friend could be returning to seattle. [ electrical buzzing ] [ dramatic music ] ahhhh! -ahhhh! elliott. you came back! >>> a little over a week ago former raiders running back m marshawn lynch was tailgating fans. >> he was handing out shots of tequila. they are playing the seahawks sunday night. a lot on the line. the winner of the game is a cla champ of the nfc west. they are talking to marshawn about coming out of retirement. he played from 2010 to 2015 helping them win the super. the top three run baning bac

nbc bay area's melissa colorado joins us live in concord with that story. melissa. >> reporter: well, this park 'n ride is just off highway 242 here in concord. it's an ideal spot for commuters to drop off their cars here, then carpool to work. but in the last couple of months, this has become the last resort for some homeless people who need to find a place to pitch their tents. >> i have a lot of sympathy for them. >> reporter: it is the eternal struggle for general manager jalil hamidi when he shows up for work at this car dealership off willow pass road in concord. does he lend a helping hand to the homeless? >> every night before i lock up, if i see them, i give them coffee, hot water. >> reporter: or does he push them away? >> as far as them using the restroom, just there on the cardboard, leaving food, just needles, that's when i said, hey, this can't be going on, you've got to go. >> reporter: just across the dealership is a park 'n ride lot, just enough for about 30 cars. that's where people like antoine collins have been camping out. >> i thought

that's where we find nbc bay area's laura sambol with more. laura? >> reporter: anoushah, take a look right here behind me. you can see the roadblock in the yellow tape where city crews have blocked off the area. city leaders say no homes are at risk, but homeowners are on edge. >> holy jamoly. >> reporter: his first look at a landslide yards away from his home. 30 feet of hillside on the east side of san bruno avenue now a hole. charlie villanueva drives this stretch of road daily. how does that make you feel as a driver? >> a little apprehensive, a little nervous. i drive every day. >> reporter: about ten feet of hillside remain between the edge of the hillside and the sidewalk. city manager says right now the sidewalk and one lane of the road are closed as a precaution. >> we don't think there is any issues with the sidewalk or the westbound lane of traffic, but we want to be on the safe groga declaring a local emergency allowed the city to get help right away. >> we don't think there is any safety issue with the westbound but we want to be on the

let's start with nbc bay area in san francisco. we see a lot of people behind you, melissa. >> reporter: that's right, raj. we changed location. the protest transformed into a march now. we are walking down market street as you can see. a san francisco police officer tells me he expects 2000 people. he counted 2000 people taking part in this massive rally tonight on the eve before the house votes for articles of impeachment. organizers say speaker nancy pelosi's daughter christine pelosi will be speaking and addressing the crowd. demonstrators say their message to congress is the majority of voters support the impeachment of president trump. they will remember those who show more loyalty to the president rather than the constitution itself. we spoke to one of the organizers to this event. take a listen. >> it doesn't matter if you're a liberal or conservative. no one should be above the law, especially trump. he should not be above the law. the message to the senate specifically, senator mitch mcconnell is do your job. do your job

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