good monday morning. the rare december blitz in multiple states after the past 24 hours, reports of injuries, damage, and at least one death. is the worst over? we will have the latest. >> remembering george herbert walker bush. today we will see theirst steps leading to a funeral of a war hero and dedicated public servant and a family man to his very core. >> on the financial core, president trump's trade deal with china are emerging, sending oil prices higher as opec decides to cut production. >> paris is burning. over 400 arrested after the worst riots in years as they

gather to protest high gas taxes and the cost of living. >> karim hunt apologizes for striking a woman, but is it a little too late? early today starts right now. >> good monday morning. >> people in the midwest are picking up what's left of their homes after a rare string of december tornados. man got tripped in his motel at the aurora inn. his name has not been released. this video as a tornado made its way through listenfield. 22 tornados hit central illinois. 34 buildings were destroyed in taylorville. it was one of the towns hardest. 30 were injured. no injuries or deaths were reported in either. this morning the nation is preparing to say final goodbyes to the 41st president of the

united states. president george herbert walker bush died friday at his houston home at age 94. flags are flying at half-staff as tributes pour in including this one at last night's kennedy center honors. >> i think it's appropriate to recognize the passing of a wonderful man who dedicated his to service and graciously attended this event many times during his administration, laughing, applauding, singing along and even shedding a tear from right up there in the presidential box. president george h. w. bush. >> makeshift memorials have appeared in houston and ken bunk port, maine where he spent summers and birth place in milton, massachusetts. tweeting this photo of president bush's service dog, sulley lying beside his casket. the caption reading mission complete. that casket will fly to washington, d.c. where president bush will lie in state at the

u.s. capital. more on president bush's legacy. good morning. >> phil, president bush will be laid to rest here at the presidential library and museum next to his beloved barbara and the young daughter they lost to leukemia. from the heart of texas to the beaches of maine, the tributes are mounting. >> i think he's one of the best we have ever had, really. >> final preparations under way for the fond farewell to george herbert walker bush, his dear friend and chief of staff james baker visited him the day he died. >> he opened both eyes and looked at me and said where are we going? i said we are going heaven. he said that's where i want to go. >> his last words spoken by phone to his son. i love you, too. honored not just as a statesman, but a father and a neighbor, paying tribute to his love of

colorful socks. >> he would treat everybody in houston with the same amount of respect. he loved houston. >> dick cheney served as his defense secretary and said president bush led the charge as the cold war ended. >> not by brute force or threats. not by taking advantage of dancing on the berlin wall as it came down. it was magical. >> air force one will move his casket from houston to washington where it lies in state at the u.s. capitol. his funeral at the national ka ka ahead at ral and he will be buried on the ground of his presidential library and museum. ann had been here before. >> it was tough. i thought of my dad. he lived a long life and accomplished a lot of great things. it's kind of an end of an era. >> the greatest generation gone, but not forgotten. this will be the first

presidential funeral in 12 years since the death of president ford. philipp? >> great man fondly remembered. thank you. >> investors breathing a sigh of relief as the u.s. and china start a ceasefire in the trade war. president trump and president xi agreed to the truce after being in argentina. the president tweeted that china agreed to reduce and remove tariffs coming into the country. live in d.c. with the latest. this will be very welcome news on wall street. >> no question about that, frances. investors seem thrilled. we check and it being looks like the dow in free trading is up 500 points after the announcement by president trump that he and the president have come up with a deal to end this trade war. the president says they will be getting rid of that 40% tax on cars, american cars in china.

the white house said instead of getting rid of it, the white house that president trump and china have agreed not to raise taxes at this point. that needs to be clarified. bottom line, the president was under pressure by u.s. businesses who were seeing the impact on their bottom line. the white house now looking at not raising tariffs in january, but reserves the right to do so if they can't work out a permanent deal. >> tracie potts for us. thanks. >> paris is surveying the damage left behind by the most destructive riots in decades. they arrested more than 400 people and doused nearly 450 fires. president macron rushed home to calm the unrest. live from london with the latest on this. sarah, good morning. what sparked the protests? >> these protests started three weeks ago over a new fuel tax that the president said is

necessary to combat climate change. this is about something much bigger. it's not just a gas tax anymore. many are angry about rising prices and the high cost of living in france. what began as a tax protest essentially game an urban riot. protesters smashing windows and throwing rocks at police and vandalizing the arc de triomphe. these were the most violent protests in a decade with police using tear gas and water cannons on the demonstratodemonstrators. the president rushed back to deal with it. he is considering imposing a state of emergency. that's something that hasn't happened in france since the 2015 terror attacks. >> it's surreal to see the iconic tourist spots in chaos. thank you. >> a woman goes missing while vacationing in costa rica skpa here family is on a desperate search to find her.

she was celebrating her 36th birthday and never boarded her flight back home. >> for karla, it seemed like a great vacation. >> second day, the hot springs. >> videos taken in the days before she disappeared showing her in costa rica for her 36th birthday with her sister in law, april. they stayed in a remote airbnb and rode motorcycles and went surfing. karla was supposed to leave on wednesday and never made her flight. >> we just want her back. we just want her to come home. >> april returned the day before and karla was staying one more night. >> we're truly believe she has been taken. my sister is not the kind of person that just disappears. >> according to family, karla was seen leaving the airbnb the morning she was supposed to go home and never got to the airport. >> she had completely disconnected from social media and what's app.

it's very unlike her. >> laura was supposed to pick karla up in miami. >> we're just want to find her. >> her brother has gone to costa rica hoping the police or tourists can help solve the mystery. tammy lightner, nbc news. >> james comey reached a deal to testify in private before the house judiciary committee to make the hearing public. he tweeted grateful for a fair hearing from judge. hard to protect my rights without being in contempt, which i don't believe in. republicans agree i'm free to talk when done and transcript released in 24 hours. this is the closest i can get to public testimony. under the agreement, the committee will release a transcript of his testimony that he can make public. based on the deal, he has with drawn the challenge and a judge will make a formal ruling on that today. >> turning to the magnitude seven earthquake that shook alaska on friday, an additional

230 small earthquakes hit and most have been in the highways in the region. they issued a disaster declaration as the state continues clean up this morning. >> a new tornado warning. >> over the last half hour or so, there is a trading of storms with us for a while. we have the threat of flash flooding. besides the tornado threat, we have flash flooding and one to two inches is possible. in the areas of greatest concern is southern georgia and lake city into the jacksonville area. we will continue to watch that and give you updates on any damage. that's a look at the biggest weather story of ahead. here's a closer look at the day ahead. showers and thunderstorms continue in the northern half of the state and tomorrow the rain chance around miami. in the northeast after a rainy sunday, a foggy morning and warm

conditions this afternoon. we have a coast to coast storm we will talk about coming up. >> that's how we kickoff the week. thank you. actor ken barry known for playing a nice guy died over the weekend. he is remembered as the accident-prone captain in f troop and replaced andy griffith when the show evolved into the may gerry series. he costarred in the series. ken berry dead at the age of 85. >> guess which quarterback joined the record books. embattled running back karim hunt faces the nfl ruling later today. this is early today. (vo) they're all going in the same direction. but in very different ways. and pampers gives all of them our driest, best-fitting diaper. pampers cruisers. with 3 way fit. they adapt at the waist, legs and bottom. with up to 12 hours of protection.

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the game got better. in the fourth, desmond king delivering the 73-yard touchdown and turned the game around. the steelers lose their starting running back james conor to a leg injury and james samuels would come in and time ran out. the kick that won it for the chargers. 33-30. to the motor city where the rams and todd gurley is having an amazing year. two touchdowns on the day. they started off slow and they will win the game here and move a little bit closer to home field advantage. they beat the lions, 30-16. now to green bay, the packers drop the fifth game in the last six. that was the end for the head coach, mike mccarthy who was fired after an embarrassing 23-7 loss at home to the cardinals. now to a guy who is having a great season. an mvp season possibly.

patrick mahomes, the quarterback threw for four touchdowns against the raiders. he tied peyton manning and tom brady as the only ones to reach 40 touchdowns. the chief without their star running back, but the chiefs win, 40-33 over the raiders. >> now to an rattling off the field. kareem hunt was caught brutally assaulting a woman. he will learn his fate with the nfl. kathy park has more. >> after being caught on camera, kareem hunt admitted he was wrong in an interview with espn. >> i just really want to apologize to everyone. >> in this video obtained by tmz sports, he is seen arguing with a woman in february. he shoves her and she swats at him and is then knocked to the floor. he later comes back and kicks her. >> i'm not the type of person

that ever even thinks about putting my hands on anyone. a woman, a girl, doesn't matter. >> in this body cam video, the pardon me in the confrontation describes what happened. >> he shoved me. he pushed me. >> hunt was not charged. the chiefs question him shortly after the incident and he was asked if he told the truth. >> i didn't tell them everything. >> they're said the investigation will include further attempts to speak to the complain ant and new information made public on friday, a reference to the surveillance video. the league has been criticized for how they handled cases of violence against women. in 2014, ravens running back ray rice was seen in this video obtained by tmz sports, knocking out his future wife. he is no longer with the nfl. >> for the video had not come out. it's incredible to see them

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sunday marked the first night of hanukkah and in washington, d.c., ryan zinke helped light the national

menorah which at 30 feet is the tallest newscast world. after the mass shooting rnlg i tree of life held a public menorah lighting. >> a second summit between president trump and kim jong un could be just weeks away. returning from the g-20 summit, president trump told reporters aboard air force one, the two will likely meet early next year. >> the pair first met in singapore to discuss denuclearizing. janice has the latest from beijing. >> good morning. president trump touted the progress he made, saying they have a great relationship and that kim is going to work 100% towards denuclearization. he even suggested that kim may visit the u.s. at some point. the two met last june and signed the vaguely worded agreement and there hasn't been a tremendous amount of progress since.

talks appeared to have stalled over a standoff over which side will make concessions first. there was more satellite imgagery showing more than a dozen undecleared operating bases, suggesting that pyongyang moves ahead with the program. mike pence suggested that the u.s. will no longer require north korea to disclose the testing sites before a second meeting with president trump, saying perhaps the two men will get in the same room and have a verifiable plan to disclose the sites face-to-face. philipp? >> unfulfilled promises to discuss. thank you. >> still to come, love straight out of a storybook. a look at president bush and his beloved barbara's seven decades of marriage. ok, i'm ready...

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a long farewell to george herbert walker bush is under way. nearly a week of ceremonies will end with a burial at the george bush library beside his wife barbara who died in april of this year. it was a love story written over more than seven decades. lester hold has the story. >> their love story began at a christmas dance in 1941 when they were just teens. >> i could hardly breathe, i thought he was so beautiful. >> within 18 months, they pledged they would be together for life. >> she is unbelievable and very strong.

very strong person. and yet very loving. >> world war ii separated the young couple so they started writing love letters. >> i love you, precious, with all my heart and to know that you love me means my life. >> during their life together, they never stopped. >> i was trying to keep up with barbara pierce in new york. i love you. >> i love you, too. >> their remarkable partnership spanned seven decades and their love lives on through their five children, 17 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. barbara bush said she chose him for a simple reason. >> because he made me laugh. it's true. sometimes we laugh through our tears, but that shared laughter has been one of our strongest bonds. >> here mrs. bush saying her husband was the only man she ever kissed.

>> strange, isn't it? >> still staying with your story? >> their love lasted a lifetime. >> i always felt i was the world's luckiest woman. >> their love story endures for all time. >> nobody ever had a greater, more precious family. nobody ever had a better husband. >> that was lester holt reporting. now they are together again. >> they are. a beautiful thought. the week of events honoring president bush will begin this morning. his casket will be flown to d.c. to lie in state at the u.s. capitol until wednesday ask a funeral will be held at the washington national cathedral with the day declared a national day of mourning. it will be flown back to houston at his long time church on thursday and president bush's final resting place, the george bush presidential library beside barbara and their daughter robin who died as a child.

i was never able to meet president bush, but he was a down to earth beloved family. >> they will be celebrating all

ad lib live picture of san rafael. >> welcome to monday morning overlooking the s-curve. it is cold out there. i wore a beanie in. thanks for joining us. >> let's talk about the cold weather. >> yeah. we have some spots dealing with freezing temperatures this morning. as we take a live look outside in fremont we are seeing mostly clear skies. it is a little bit milder there. we will drop down to about 41 degrees. it will be a cool day as more clouds move in. as we take a live at storm