good morning. holiday headache. the busy travel weekend is now under way with more than 100 million people heading out of town for christmas. airports packed. >> when i walked through the door i could not believe there's all these people. this is crazy. >> roads congested. and a major winter storm is causing chaos for millions of travelers from louisiana all the way into the northeast. live with what you need to know before you walk out your door. terror plot foiled. a california man is in jail charged in a plot to blowup a popular tourist spot in san francisco. the fbi saying the former marine wanted to plan the attack for christmas day. ceo suspended.

the ms. america organization takes action suspending sam haskell after he came under fire for e-mails allegedly mocking and degrading contestants and winners. this morning what he's saying in his own defense. all that plus the relentless 270,000 acre fire in southern california becomes the largest in the state's history overnight. bitcoin takes investors on a wild ride plunging more than 30% in just one day. and what was that? a stunning scene in the skies over southern california. >> what was that? >> have conspiracy theorists guessing it was everything from a north korea rocket launch to an aililien invasion. we can put those to rest saturday, december 23rd, 2017. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with sheinelle jones,

kr craig melvin and dylan dreyer. live from studio 1 a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to today. i'm craig melvin. >> i'm sheinelle jones. dave price is in for dylan. what was that strange sight in the sky over southern california overnight? i don't know. in fact, i do know. my first guess would probably not be an alien. >> a buddy of mine sent me a version of the video and he thought this was the beginning of the end. >> my first guess was an alien so i'm reclelieved this morning. let's get to the top story. the big mess that's waiting for millions of travelers. more than 100 million be planning to hit the roads in the skies this weekend making for an expected record breaking week of travel. you could be in for a wintery mess as you try to make your way to your holiday destination. mia rodriguez is at the world's

busiest airport in atlanta. >> lots of people in line at atlanta. between now and the new year about three million people will travel through this airport. around the country the biggest travel impacts will be on the roads. on the move. americans taking to the sky. and hitting the road. a record breaking 107 million people traveling between now and the start of the new year. that's up more than 3% from last year. at chicago's o'hare the crowds overwhelming. >> when i walked through the door i could not believe there's all these people. this is crazy. >> reporter: much the same at new york's la guardia. >> so if you think it's crowded here, it's not your imagination. it really is. >> reporter: and the overwhelming choice to get where they're going, cars. a whopping 97.4 million people hitting the highways. >> easy so far, yeah. this is the first stop. >> i'm concerned about the heavy

traffic and people not paying attention, getting distracted. >> reporter: a drive that could soon get complicated in parts of the midwest and northeast. a snowy winter blast this weekend expected to make holiday travel even more difficult. >> i'm worried about the snow, getting snowed in, not being ail to get back home. >> reporter: in atlanta travelers relieved to find no major problems at the world's busiest airport just one week after a massive power failure left thousands stranded in the dark. >> we watched it and i know it was a big headache for people last weekend but it seems to be running smoothly now. >> it doesn't seem like holiday travel. i know it's going to pick up over the weekend. >> reporter: so far only a couple of cancellations and a few dozen delays around the country. that's according to the misery map from flight aware which tracks flights across the country. as you know, you'll still want to check with your airline to make sure your flight is on time. >> things already bustling

there. dave price is in for dylan this morning with a look at where that storm is headed and how it will affect this weekend's travel. >> hopefully this won't be a misery for you. there is a lot going on. we have snow in the mountains out west. this is the real troublemaker as we zoom into the midwest and northeast. it's snow and heavy rain that we're going to be dealing with. let's break it down over the next several days what we can expect. today it's rain and snow that's going to be the big disrupter. snow from the midwest all the way into sections of new england as you head to the interior and right along the coastline we'll be dealing with heavy rain. washington and boston because of rain. and that stretches all the way down to the south and west of pittsburgh. as we head into tonight rain right along that i-95 corridor from boston to new york to philadelphia to washington. then snow continues up through vermont and into new england. now we advance the maps and we take a look at what we can expect for the rest of the day

today. of course we're talking about mountain snow out in the northern rockies to sections of the cascades. very chilly weather in the mid section of the country. we'll talk about christmas day and we'll talk about the rest of your forecast when we see you in a little while. back to you guys. we are learning more about the california man and former marine who is charged with plotting a christmas day attack in san francisco. the fbi says the man planned it for months before getting cold feet. pete williams has more on that. >> reporter: the fbi says a former marine talked about carrying out a christmas day attack on san francisco's popular pier 39. investigators say 26-year-old everett aaron jameson saying he supported isis in the attack on a bike path. he was willing to stage a gun

and bomb attack on christmas day and asked the fbi operatives who he thought were connected with isis for a semi automatic rifle and bomb components. court documents say on monday he suddenly told them i don't think i can do this after all. i've reconsidered after an fbi employee in washington mistakenly dialed his cell phone and then hung up. a search of his house turned up a letter dated december 16th calling the u.s. nationalistic and godless and complaining about president trump's decision to recognize jerusalem as isreal's capital. family members say he converted to islam and became radicalized after child protective services took away his children. >> he lost his kids and he might have lost a little bit of faith of jesus or something and switched over. >> he appeared briefly friday in federal court to face the allegations. his lawyer says he'll soon enter a plea to the charges.

>> he'll plead not guilty to those on january 5 when we learn what they actually are. >> san francisco police say even before this arrest they had planned to step up security for the holidays. pete williams, nbc news washington. president trump is spending the holiday weekend at his florida estate. he arrived at mar-a-lago on friday afternoon hours after signing the tax bill into law. nbc white house correspondent kelly o'donnell is in west palm beach with more. >> reporter: good morning. sun, golf and family time is part of the trump family tra -- t tradition. he got what he wanted for christmas. the tax plan is now law. air force one returned to palm beam for the holidays where president trump found a present of sorts waiting for him. a crowd of cheering sign waving

supporters. the president used the friendly response to mention his tax cut win. earlier at the white house the president did a rare solo bill signing to make the tax cuts law. >> i am keeping my promise. i am signing it before christmas. >> reporter: the president said despite polls showing the tax cut package is unpopular he does not need a public tour to promote it. >> i don't think i'm going to have to travel too much to sell it. i think it's selling itself. >> reporter: having failed on a full repeal of obamacare, the president touted the tax cut law which eliminates the health insurance individual mandate and its tax penalty. >> i think it leads to the end of obamacare. >> reporter: president trump ended something else too. a 15 year tradition of past presidents who held a white house end of year news conference. on capitol hill mitch mcconnell did wrap up the year with

reporters with some dry humor about sometimes being the target of angry trump tweets. >> with regard to the president's tweeting habits, i haven't been a fan until this week. i'm warming up to the tweets actually. >> reporter: and on prospects for their agenda in 2018. >> we work together seamlessly. i think we go into the new year with a high level of confidence in our ability to work together with the administration. >> reporter: with no democrats supporting the tax cut plan, president trump projected that some might regret that when the positive effects he projects will happen are felt by ordinary americans. he also says he hopes to work with democrats on infrastructure sometime in the new year. >> kelly, thank you. steve cor nabbing kis a corr nbc news. always good to see you. this is a big win for republicans but this is still a tax plan that is quite unpopular in just about every poll.

how do republicans go about selling this plan? how worried are they about how this might weigh them down during the midterms inconext ye >> they're now they can point to an accomplishment. as you heard the president say, what they're counting on here is that people start seeing that less withholding in their paychecks in the new year. maybe the economy continues, the momentum that we've been seeing. you get news reports like our own company here and many others with reports of bonuses for employees, that maybe that changes voters minds. the problem is the economy has already been improving and voters have been saying they feel it and they haven't been giving trump and the republicans credit so far. it's tough so see when they would start doing that. >> mitch mcconnell saying he feels like he established a good working relationship with president trump. do you think this week's legislative victory marks maybe a turning point? obviously they've had a rocky relationship or he has with republicans in the past. what do you think?

>> i'm a little skeptical. we'll see. they were able to work together. remember the urgency. this was urgency that everybody in the republican party from trump on down felt to have something to show for this year. plus this bill when you strip it all away it really was sort of a typical republican tax cutting bill. there was a wide consensus in principle. if the president wants to go to infrastructure, i can see divisions. if republicans on capitol hill say we want to talk about informing entitlement programs, i can see big divisions there. >> republicans have been talking about repealing and replacing obamacare sips there was obamacare. now they have managed to kill the individual mandate. can they claim a victory when it comes to obamacare and what does this mean for the future of the health care? >> they're certainly going to try as you heard trump say. i'm surprised this didn't get as much pushback from democrats. they had a lot of political success over the summer. >> why do you think that was?

>> there was so much in the tax bill about this group's going to benefit, this group will be targeted. think back to the summer when republicans were trying to repeal and replace obamacare. democrats won that issue. you can make the argument with the mandate, you get rid of that, it could have many of the same effects over the long term. one thing that gave democrats pauses, the one thing that never pulled well is the individual mandate. it's the least popular individual component. so to try to make the case you need to keep it, maybe that was tough to do. >> if we pull back and look at the picture, he ended on a high night. overall how would you sum up president trump's first year in office. >> this is a presidency like we've never seen before. i will say republicans can now point to a few big ticket items that happened. a new jis tustice on the suprem court. you got the tax bill through. they will try to say we fulfilled our promise on obamacare. we'll see if that's enough for

their base but they do have something to say. >> lots of judges on the lower courts too. now to california and the thomas fire. it's now the largest in state history. as of last night the fire was 65% contained. it has burned well over a quarter of a million acres and 1,000 buildings. it has also claimed two lives. a 70-year-old woman who dried trying to escape and a firefighter who leaves behind a 2-year-old daughter and pregnant wife. firefighters in colorado worked late into the night to control an oil rig fire there. flames and smoke shot into the sky overnight in windsor. that's about an hour north of denver. neighbors said an explosion shook their homes. one worker on the site was hurt. he's in the hospital. investigate overs are treating the fire as an industrial accident. this morning investigators are looking into a shootout in downtown harrisburg

pennsylvania. the gunfight moved through the city friday. one officer was slightly injured. the suspect was killed by police. he is identified as 51-year-old ahmed almafti. he recently traveled to the middle east and terrorism is under investigation. bitcoin had a bit of a problem on friday. trading was halted as the value of bitcoin fell about 20%. it's been one of 2017's hottest investments shooting up from 1,000 at the start of the year to $20,000 last month. friday it had lost nearly half that value. it is making a bit of rebound this morning. now to the incredible light show over the southern california sky. social media lit up with photos. everyone posting and wondering what exactly that odd shaped light cloud could be. this morning we have the answer. here's nbc's steve patterson.

>> reporter: the launch lit up the california sky. >> what was that? >> reporter: a spectacular show from hollywood to the central coast. san diego to as far east as phoenix. of course we know now. . that was the spacex falcon nine rocket. but at the time. >> i thought it was some aliens coming into town. >> people out west were spooked taking real time fears to social media. >> did you think it was north korea? >> the first thing i think is it's an angel. >> spacex founder eli musk was pretty amused tweeting nuclear ufo from north korea. nice troll, dude. lighting up the night sky as brightly as our imaginations.

steve patterson, nbc news, laeng. > dave price is back. he's got a check of the rest of the country's forecast. >> nice to see you. everybody's trying to get in the christmas mad ood as we head in the weekend. let's go to the maps and take a look at snow cover around the country. as you can see some in of the mountain areas we've got plenty of snow on the ground through the upper midwest in through the midwest and then through new england. much of the southern half of the country is not going to see a white christmas. what's going to go on as we head into christmas eve? this is where we're going to get a big batch of more snow especially in interior sections of new england. that's what we're keeping an eye on. as we head into christmas day, happy snow will continue across sections of northern new england into maine.

bitterly cold as we head into christmas day in the mid section of the country through the northern plain states. snow continues as we head into the rockies. sunny but cold in the southern half of the country. as we head to florida, places like sun rise it's definitely another cold start across the bay area, but we're slightly warmer in some spots than yesterday. oakland 40 degrees and santa rosa at 36. yesterday some of these spots were in the 20s. overall highs today up into the upper 50s. we should warm up nicely to about 59, 57 for oak lend. that's a quick look at your weather picture. coming up, ceu suspended. the miss america organization

taking action after vulgar e-mails came to light. plus the moment that will m make you go ahhh when a little boy befriend

time now for the download. the most sweeping tax plan in a generation was signed into law. meryl streep and rose mcgowan got into a war of words and tragedy struck in washington state when an amtrak train full of passengers derailed. >> reporter: off the rails. an amtrak derailment on the high speed run from seattle to portland. >> twisted metal. >> it was bone chilling to see

the train, like, erie that my husband was on that. >> three people were killed. nearly 100 others injured. in the dark, atlanta hartsfield jackson airport hit by a massive power outage that brought the key hub to a standstill. >> today more lines. and more frustration. >> beyond irritating. >> the power at the world's busiest airport was back on this morning. still more than 400 flights were canceled today on top of the 1,100 canceled yesterday. horror in melbourne australia when a driver rammed his car into a group of pedestrians during evening rush hour. >> this was no accident. the victims mowed down by a man whose intentions say police was to injure or kill. witnesses say the driver accelerated through a red light ramming into 50 or 60 people crossing the road.

from the world of sports to hollywood, sexual misconduct revelations continue to unfold this week. overnight a sexual harassment stunner in the sports world. carolina panthers owner jerry richard son saying he'll sell the team at the end of the season. he and the panthers have made multiple confidential payouts for workplace misconduct including sexual harassment and use of a racial slur. rose mcgowan and meryl streep battled over harvey weinstein. >> these two are squaring off against each other. it started when streep said she would wear black to the golden globes along with other actresses to protest sexual harassment. mcgowan accusing streep of hypocrisy suggesting she knew weinstein was abusing women and remained silent. in a statement streep responded to mcgowan writing i want to let her know i did not know about

weinstein's crimes. i wasn't deliberately silent. some of the week's most memorable moments caught on camera. a deadly stage collapse in brazil. >> a metal structure over the stage came crashing down hurting the d.j. and several other people. >> shocking body cam footage of a florida police officer being dragged by a car after responding to an overdose call. and a more pleasant exchange involving a police officer in ft. worth texas. >> little boy saw this police officer eating alone in a fast food place and he wanted to go over, take a listen to what the little boy's mom says. >> he wanted to give you a hug. and a louisiana father tried to embarrass his daughter by gree greeting her at the school bus dressed as a dinosaur.

she was having none of it. >> that's great. >> that's fantastic. >> that's embarrassing for her. but he's a cool dad. it's funny to you guys. would you ever do something like that? >> i wouldn't but i feel like dave price. >> i actually would and my kids and my wife would be mortified. >> look at that. still to come, procrastinators take note, you may not have much time left but we'll help you cross everyone off y

good saturday morning. here's a live look outside at the twinkling lights of san francisco, the golden gate bridge is off in the distance. another chilly morning across the bay area. thank you for joining us.

it's cold, but warmer than it has been. >> correct. it's still cold, but you know, if you compare it to the 20s we saw yesterday, it feels almost a bit warmer, right? a live look right now. 47 degrees in san francisco, palo alto is 38. san francisco yesterday was also part of those lower, you know, 40s, upper 30s. santa rosa and napa yesterday, we were in the 20s, this morning waking up to much more comfortable -- oakland 42, san jose how, and palo alto still in the upper 30s. we will be warming up just a bit, but definitely slightly warmer than yesterday. some spots we'll by about seven, eight, maybe nine degrees warmer, i'll break down what you can expect for christmas eve, that's tomorrow, i know, coming up during the 7:00 a.m. hour.

>> we'll stay tuned for that. thanks. a former marine is in custody accused of planning a terror plot as one of the most crowded spots in the bay area. the dismantling of his plot began when the 26-year-old suspect liked some isis posts on facebook, a move that put federal authorities on alert. undercover fbi agents then communicated with jamesson for months. according to court documents he started pier 39, because he knew it was a crowded place where he could kill people. he told agent he could use hi tow truck or u.s. marine sharpshooter training to commit violence. he met with an undercover agent who he believed was connect to do isis. he told that agent he would use explosive to funnel people into a location where he could inflict more agency. he told the agent christmas would be the perfect day to

attack and he was prepared to die. we posted the entire criminal complaint and charging documents on our website, nbcbayarea.com. you'll find them in the story right on the home page. well, taking a turn now, coming up this morning on "today in the bay," only two days left to fin your christmas shopping. too late to shop online, with you type of -- is hoping you will consider them this weekend. we hope you join us at 7:00. right now back to the "today" show.

morti . we're back on this saturday morning, december 23rd, 2017. let's start this half hour with a check of the headlines starting with the busy holiday travel weekend that is snarled by bad weather. mad dash. 107 million people are hitting the roads, the rails and the skies racing home for the holidays. >> i cannot believe there's all these people. this is crazy. but old man winter could bring travelers a lump of coal. a bring storm bringing snow and rain for tens of millions. >> i'm worried about the snow, getting snowed in, not being able to get back home. holiday cheer. president trump at his

mar-a-lago estate this morning celebrating the signing of the biggest legislative achievement of his presidency so far. that huge tax overhaul. >> i am keeping my promise. i'm signing it before christmas. the worst ever. the thomas fire raging across ventura and santa barbara counties and blamed for the deaths of two people is now officially the largest fire ever recorded in california history burning 427 square miles. firefighters still working to contain it this morning. big ben's bong, london's most famous clock roaring back to life at least temporarily after going silent earlier this year for repairs. the famous bongs can be heard throughout the holiday season. and a wish come true. payton kelly who suffers from pulmonary and neurological conditions received a visit from the grinch. >> it's a once in a lifetime

opportunity for him. >> our hearts are growing three sizes today. saturday, december 23rd, 2017. now to that controversy engulfing the miss america organization. the group's ceo coming under fire after a series of leaked e-mails with vulgar language about former winners went public. this morning the ceo is suspended. kristen is here with more on that. good morning. >> good morning. an investigation is under way after those leaked e-mails but sam haskell who was suspended overnight said it was all taken out of context. after a huge outcry this morning sam haskell has been suspended promising, quote, an in-depth investigation into alleged inappropriate communications and the nature in which they were obtained. in his statement haskell says the e-mails were stolen by ex

employees and conveniently edited. in the posts, haskell appears to laugh when lead writer refers to former miss america winners using a vulgar term. and freedman and haskell appear to write about former miss america mallory hagen's sex live and her weight preparing for her new career as a blimp in the macy's thanksgiving day parade. a spokes person told the huffing ton post freedman was fired but haskell explains i was under stress from a full year of attacks by two miss americas apologizes that it impaired my judgment when responding to the inappropriate e-mails sent to me about them. >> there is no apology in the world that makes this right. >> kate shindell was also targeted. >> i knew ever since i wrote my book a couple years ago i probably wasn't their favorite person but i didn't know that

they were openly wishing for my death and passing it around on e-mail. >> at least 49 former miss america winners have now signed a petition calling for the firing of officials who, quote, sat by while such se riderisive comments were passed around. >> the miss america organization says they remain committed to the education and empowerment of young women. dave price is out on the plaza with another check of the weather. >> craig, thank you so much. i know it's not christmas yet, but i love the jacket. it really is terrific. >> when are you going to wear it today? >> that's a really good question. >> it's quite lovely. and a good day to be wearing a jacket. we've got some rain and in fact even some snow showers and some chilly weather. let's check things out. very, very cold in the northern plain states stretching through the rockies and again if you're waking up in minneapolis, 12

degrees right now. 15 in denver. just five in billings. if you're looking for warmth, head to the southeast. now, as we head into tomorrow morning, 20 degrees below in international falls. that's a good place to give a jacket as a christmas gift. great falls 7 below. into next week all the cold air begins to bleed into the northeast where by midweek it will 16 degrees. in nashville you'll be talking about a high in the 20s from monday onward. chilly weather is coming in your direction. now let's say hello to some folks over here who are on the plaza. you came all the way from atlanta just to see dylan. >> we did. >> oh, man. now i know what it's like to be an understudy. it is so good to see skyou and dylan sends her love. this guy right here, he doesn't care about -- this is mild compared to the frozen tundra of

lambeau field where i think on nbc we're going to see the packers take on the minnesota vikings. there could be a fight here on the plaza. folks here from italy as well. that's a quick look at it's cold out there here in the bay area, too, but we are a bit warmer in some spots. like san francisco waking up to 44 degrees, oakland 42, concord 40, hayward 44, but up in the north bay po30s this morning. santa rosa 36. overall our temperatures will be climbing nicely into the 50s, but we'll remain on the cooler side through the afternoon. 57 for oakland tonight. that's a quick look at your weather picture. we have friends from sicily who got in the car and apparently put the wrong input in their wave system. nice to see you out on the plaza.

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you can have this delivered two hours free. >> two hours? >> two hours. if you need it in one hour, $7.99. just like santa clause, they'll be delivering up until 11:49 p.m. on christmas eve. >> in 50 cities? >> yes. very good. and so hey, if you wait until the last minute, that's you're dream come true. >> gift cards f you', if you'ree and you like to buy gift cards for your cousins, how can you do that and stay on budget? >> i use this. you use credit card points and i exchange my points for gift cards. just make sure you get it as an e gift card so it's instant. >> a lot of folks like to give experiences for gifts. are there certain experiences that make better gifts? >> yes. one thing i like to do and it's great for a family so you don't have to buy a lot of individual

gifts, do a museum membership. it might be $80. not only do they get into that museum but a lot of science centers, zoos, parks are part of a reciprocal program. >> makeup sessions? >> yes. a make up r cologne.

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is real. >> right, if my kids are watching, now is the time to turn the volume down and get away from the tv set. every year a new batch of "it" toys seems to sell out the second it hits the shelves. these are toys that santa himself struggles to find. here is a quick look of what we're dealing with. again, if you're still looking around for these toys, good luck. all right. first, let's begin with fingerlings. plastic monkeys that hang on your fingers. they're huge. you can't find them anywhere. i know -- i've looked. now these are hatchimals. they're small, plush figures that literally hatch before your eyes. and then there's lol surprise. surprise-filled eggs with fuzzy creatures inside. magical. also on the list right now, these are "star wars"-related products. anything related as well as the nintendo switch. there are some lucky shoppers out there who have gotten their hands on these. of course, devon, not one,

tweeting, "trying to find the hatchimals for my sisters is like a moder-day turbo man." lauren writes, "i love christmas, but i can't wait until it's done and every facebook group stops talking about fingerlings." clayton says, "between fingerlings and hatchimals, i've gone two straight christmases being baffled by toy requests by my kids. am i old? is this what getting old feels like?" there you go. there you have it, things that you can't get your kids for christmas. >> a lot of those toys are available on the secondary market. but it's -- >> right. you got to be careful and not get the fake ones. >> true. >> $900 for something to play with on your finger. thank you. still to come, we'll look back at some of the biggest stories in sports and pop culture in 2017. first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪ first this is "today" on nbc. you could save energy by

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good saturday morning. the 6:26. here's a live look outside alongside the embarcadero in san francisco. not too foggy. you can see the lights and twinge ling of car headlights this morning. i was surprised how many people

were on the road. people must be hitting the road to get out of town for christmas. we have a look at the microclimate forecast. it's chilly. >> there's not a lot of cloud cover, not a lot of fog. that's keeping us nice and cold, but we're actually warmer than what we are soon in the past week or so. now, to give you an idea in terms of the 24-hour temperature change, look at that santa ross seven degrees warmer, napa about nine degrees warmer than yesterday, even down near san jose, about three degrees warmer so, definitely a nice difference as far as the morning terms. as far as the asp temperatures, wee expecting to stick with the 50s. i'll have a closer look in in a bit. >> stay tuned. thank you very much. this morning a former marine

is no federal custody accusing a terror plot as one of the most popular parts in the bay area. the dismantling of his plot began when he liked some isis posts on facebook, a moving that put federal authorities on alert. undercover fbi agents then communicated with jamesson for months. according to court documents, he told them he targeted pier 39, because he knew it was a crowded place where he could kill people. he worked for a tow company, and said he could use his tow truck or his sharpshooter training to conduct violence. he said he would use explosives as to funnel people into a location where he would then inflict more injury, and said that christmas day would be the

perfect day to attack and he himself was prepared to die. we have posted the charges documents on nbcbayarea.com, and you'll find the story on the home page. well, changing to super brighter news, coming up this morning on "today in the bay," only two days left to finish your christmas shopping. pretty much too late to buy from any online shop, but one type of business is hoping you'll consider them as you head out to finish your shopping this weekend. that plus all your top stories and wet at 7:00. right know we'll send you back to the "today" show.

good morning. holiday headache. more than 100 million people planning on getting out of town this christmas weekend just as a major winter storm christmas barreling across the country. snow and heavy rain from the south to the northeast expected to cause big delays and congestion for travelers. we have the full forecast. what was that? a stunning scene in the sky over southern california leaves thousands speechless overnight. >> like whoa, what is that? >> was it a bird? was it a plane orr an alien invasion? and 2017 the year in review. we'll take a look back at the

year that was from senseless acts of violence that rocked our country to the moments that made us all stop and smile. today, saturday december 23rd, 2017. ♪ ♪ >> happy sweet 16. >> go pack go. >> to all my family at home, letting you know we're pregnant. >> happy birthday to my son roger at home. happy birthday. >> merry christmas from south dakota. >> good morning.

welcome back to "today" on this rainy saturday morning. >> i love the christmas crowd. it's a fun group. >> we've got such great news. you're having a baby. >> i'm having a baby. >> that's awesome. >> if you're out on the plaza or visiting rockefeller plaza in the next week, we created a snapchat for a themed holiday filter filter. in you're in the area you have until the end of the month to use the filter on your snaps. i'm mia rodriguez at atlanta hartsfield jackson international airport where the mad dash of holiday travelers are under way right now. they will have plenty of company. take a look at some of these numbers. aaa estimates that this year 107 million will be traveling between now and the end of the year. that's up more than 3% from last

year. it will be the highest year end travel on record according to aaa since they began keeping records. so how is everyone getting to where they need to go? well, the vast majority are going to be going by car. more than 97 million people will be on the roads again between now and the end of the year. more than six million people will be flying. another three and a half million will be going by either train or bus. and speaking of flying, right now we can tagke a look at the misery map that maps airlines and flights. there's a handful of cancellations around the country which really isn't bad considering the value of travel we are expecting to see today. there are about 100 delays so far at airports affected by winter weather. areas in the northeast, airports like boston and newark and of course parts of the midwest like detroit and chicago. so where is everyone going? well, the top destination is

orlando followed by a few other warm weather spots that includes anaheim california, cancun mexico, honolulu hawaii, maui and montego bay. everyone tries to get home for the holidays. back to you. >> thank you. dave price will have your full forecast coming up. let's take a look at some of the other stories making news. a former marine is under arrest. he's suspected of plotting a terrorist attack on san francisco. investigators say the 26-year-old told undercover fbi operatives that he supported isis and was willing to carry out a christmas day bombing. agents moved in after he got cold feet and backed out. severe punishment for a pair of ucla basketball players. jaylen hill and codey riley are

suspended for the rest of the season. they touched off an international incident when they were arrested for shoplifting. le angelo ball was also arrested but he has since left the school. >> a strange sight in the skies over california. people went wild with speculation as photos of this light show hit social media. this morning we can tell you folks it was not a ufo. it was not some kind of holiday sign from above. it was in fact a spacex rocket launched from an air base. there was no heads up and they thought this was the beginning of the end. dave, he has the final check of the weather and the busy travel forecast. >> yeah. a lot going on. some of the weather as we just heard not cooperating. let's walk over to the weather maps. the northeast and stretching down through the ohio valley and into sections of the southeast

where we're seeing big troubles. flood threat for heavy rains. but as you head to the northeast and through the ohio valley back into sections of the midwest and the great lakes, that's where we're seeing some snow and our delays this morning because of deicing procedures at a lot of these airports. they could build through the day. keep your eyes open. heavy snow begins to roll on in as we head into tomorrow. a messy mix in the pacific northwest and again as we take you through the rest of the day today bring your patience as you head out because you're going to need it. it could be a tough go especially in sections of the northeast and through new good morning. believe it or not, san francisco is one of the warmer starts so far right now. 44 degrees on this saturday morning. looking at that temperature trend, you can see we're expected to climb into the 50s, mostly clear skies as we head into the afternoon, but the majority of the bay area waking up to 40s, but some 30s like

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of hope and heroism. 2017 was certainly a year to remember. the deadliest mass shooting in modern american history. >> a gunman opening fire on an outdoor country music festival at least 59 people were killed. 527 others wounded. victims of yet another mass shooting, this time a little church in a small texas town. >> you never think something like this is going to happen close to home. >> half of those massacred were children. >> we have breaking news at this hour. reportedly a member of congress has been shot. >> representative scalise taken off the field by medics. >> i never thought i would come to baseball practice and dodge bullets. >> breaking news coming out of

london. >> this car a weapon used to kill and injure dozens on westminster bridge. >> the breaking news overnight. yet another terrorist attack in the heart of london. >> this white van accelerated targeting pedestrians. then men jumping from the vn wivan with knives. >> a van plows into pedestrians killing over a dozen in a popular tourist destination. terror attack in new york city. at least eight people are dead. over a dozen more injured as a truck barelirels through the bi lane. >> this is really happening. there's someone that evil out there. >> terror in manchester. horrific bombing at britain's largest concert arena. many of the victims teenagers and children attending an ariana grande concert. >> ariana grande made around emotional return to the stage. >> what have they done? they've brought people together.

>> ugly deadly day in charlottesville, virginia. >> this car plowed into a crowd of people. >> it's barrelling towards the protesters. >> it happened after white nationalists clashed with counter protesters. the rally originally meant to protest the city's decision to remove the statute of confederate general robert e. lee but it quickly turned to chaos. >> hatred bigotry and violence on many sides. >> this morning a hollywood titan dethroned. >> hash tag me too becoming a rallying cry against sexual harassment. >> we are tronstrong, we are br and we will fight. >> dustin hoffman. >> mario batali. >> cbs news has suspended our co host charlie rose. >> the latest tv personality

taken down by the recent wave of sexual misconduct claims, one of our own. matt lauer fired after a complaint about inappropriate sexual behavior. >> we are devastated. how do you reconcile your love for someone with the revelation that they have behaved badly? >> donald j. trump sworn in as the 45th president of these united states. >> america first. >> saturday's women march more than a million demonstrators worldwide. >> the outrage over president trump's controversial immigration order to restrict travel from seven muslim-majority nations. >> russia, russia, russia. >> breaking news tonight. president trump has fired fbi director james comey. >> i know i was fired because of something about the way i was conducting the russia investigation. >> robert mueller was appointed special prosecutor. >> jerusalem is isreal's

capital. >> this is their way of showing that they don't accept the israeli claim to jerusalem. >> rapidly developing north korea crisis. >> the rogue nation firing another ballistic missile. >> they will be met with fire and fury. >> a two stage thermo nuclear bomb. >> rocket man is on a suicide mission. >> kim jong-un calling him a mentally deranged dotard. >> president trump's targeting of nfl players for kneeling during the national anthem. >> wouldn't you love to see one of these nfl owners saying get him off the field right now, he's fired. >> a firestorm of resistance. players took a knee, sat down, raised fists. others locked arms in solidarity. >> out of control wildfires r ravagi

ravaging california including wine country. >> nearly 300,000 acres now burning out of control in southern california. >> every hillside along the coast on fire. >> this has intensified every single day. >> unprecedented disaster. houston, the nation's fourth largest city under water in the wake of hurricane harvey. >> here in rock port, this is where harvey slammed into texas for a second time. >> i thought you all were going to pass us up. god has answered our prayers. >> irma's fury. florida under assault. >> this thing is so big it's going to affect the entire state simultaneously. >> toughest wind i've ever experienced. >> it looked like a nuclear bomb went off. >> hurricane maria hammering puerto rico. power reportedly knocked down to 100% of the island. >> don't forget us.

just don't forget us. >> the houston astros are world champions! >> a world series win that brought triumph to the city of houston after heart break from hurricane harvey. the astros winning their first championship in franchise history. >> it is a big day across the pond for the world's most famous bridesmaid. >> tying the knot with her own prince charming james matthews. >> prince william and kate are expecting baby number three. >> royal announcement. pr prince harry and meghan markle are engaged. >> the two set to marry in may. >> the superstar nearly broke the internet announcing she was pregnant with twins. >> she has officially posted the

first photo of her new twins and people are freaking out. >> the best and the brightest of the great american eclipse. >> this is like a once in a lifetime thing. >> we have been told it is a spiritual moment. it is certainly that. >> one of those rare events that seem to bring the entire country together. >> hopefully there are events in tro 2018 that bring us all together. >> next saturday we're going to do the highlight reel. >> the moments that made us small. >> there's not enough good news. we need to do more to make the news better. >> i agree. this is one of those things, i always look forward to. for years i've always looked forward to the year end reviews. it almost gives you a chance to sit back and look at the year. the good, the bad. >> 2017 was the year that made me anxious. >> completely agree with you. >> i told craig my theme for

next year for me is to carve out calm. i didn't know why i made that -- i said that for myself. after watching that, i'm like no wonder we're talking about this day in and day out. >> we've got a lot of folks to thank for putting that all together. scott goldberg, tony, david emmanuel. >> also i'm going to read my paper. justin, eric, william, and andy and joanne . thank you all for that piece. we know it took a lot of time. coming up next, we're rolling up our sleeves for a little anchor gift wrapping competition. >> you're going to wipe the floor with us. >> you're going down. >> you're going down. fi ifrsyou need to stay downeaway from it. call 911. let our first responders come out and handle it. police and fire will respond as well as pg&e. pg&e will make the scene safe. ♪

and you smell gas, your first step is to get out, travel to a safe distance until you can't smell the gas anymore, and then call 911. the first responders will come out, and they'll make it safe for you and your community. ♪ we are back on a saturday morning. with christmas two days away you

might spend time wrapping presents. >> our producers thought this would be a good time for a little friendly competition. the three of us are getting put to the test. who can wrap the most presents? >> count us down. >> three, two, one. >> all right. >> clock's on. clock's on. they didn't give us a lot of guidance on precisely how the gifts -- you are fast. >> this is a little harder than i thought. >> it also doesn't help that -- uh-oh. dave price is a machine over there. you can put them all -- that's genius. >> don't copy me. >> i did not copy you. that's my idea as well. >> oh, no, i undercut. don't step on that line. >> how much time do we have left? 30 seconds? be careful. don't you break that, buddy. don't you break that.

>> i think we know who's out. >> coffee, anybody? >> i don't have any -- >> nine, eight, seven -- >> stop looking at me. >> you sound like my 3-year-old. >> you are such a nut. >> did he just -- >> yeah, he did. >> thank goodness my wife wraps the gifts at the house. >> why do i see glass all over the floor? what did he break? >> i have a lot of gifts to give so i divided it. >> he broke everything. >> wait. what is this? >> i got distracted. >> don't blame anybody but yourself. >> this is all you accomplished? it looks like you wrapped a sandwich in a deli. >> america, i think we have our decision. >> you won. no objection. congratulations. you won. >> thank you. >> who won? who one, folks? >> dave price. >> i'm going to get you a broom

for christmas. how about that? that will do it for us on a saturday morning. tomorrow on sunday "today" willie sits down with elizabeth moss. >> have a great, great holiday weekend, everyone, and a very merry christmas to you. >> you're not invited to my house. >> merry christmas, guys. >> seriously, how did you do that? >> i knew things were going south. south. >> and ♪ psoriatic arthritis tries to get in my way? watch me. ♪ i've tried lots of things for my joint pain. now? watch me. ♪ think i'd give up showing these guys how it's done? please. real people with active psoriatic arthritis are changing the way they fight it... they're moving forward with cosentyx®.

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good saturday morning to you, here is a live look outside at the bay bridge. oh, beautiful, and you can see the twinge ling lights of the city just beyond as we look from emeryville on saturday morning, the eve to christmas eve. vianey has a look at our forecast. >> and we almost saw some below freezing tra