bay bridge. >> it's a foggy start to the day. if you're traveling, be safe. we thank you for joining us this morning. we'll be back at 7:25 with an update. >> joy us for "nbc bay area news" at 11:00. here's sfo. have a great day. . the busiest travel season ever kicks off with weather troubles coast to coast. overnight, a landslide in the west, ice and fog blamed for this 69-car pileup that shut down major highway in virginia. but there is someood news right around the corner. this morning, what you need to know to plan your trip. stalemate, democratic lawmakers push pause on impeachment. the senate trial of the president and his future hanging in the lawmakers push pause on impeachment. the senate trial of the president and his future hanging in the balance as newly released white house e-mails reveal what happened right after the

president's infamous phone call >> we're live with the latest. breaking overnight, a saudi court finds eight people guilty in the killing of "washington post" journalist jamal khashoggi. five of them sentenced to death. so did the u.s. play any role in helping bring them to justice. all that plus murder mystery, more questions in the killing of that texas mother and the kidnapping of her baby as the victim's friend remains in jail. cruise ship collision, new details on what caused those carnival cruise liners to slam into each other injuring passengers both ships returning to u.s. ports overnight. and triumphant return, eddie murphy delivers huge ratings in his snl return after 35 long years. the classic characters he brought back and the one person who wasn't thrilled about being the target of eddie's jokes. today, monday, december 23rd,

2019 >> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and welcome to "today" on this monday morning, thanks for joining us we've got kristen welker in with us all week while savannah and hoda enjoy the day off a lot of people talking about eddie murphy's return to snl. >> i typically don't watch it. but it was worth it. >> eddie's return was one of those things we'll have more on that in just a moment the holiday rush is upon us with a record number of americans hitting the roads, rails, airports as well, and this morning, storms on both coasts could throw a wrench into the travel plansmillio we're going to get to dylan's forecast in just a moment, but that's right after we check in

with kathy park. kathy is at laguardia airport. good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, craig, good morning to you let the holiday travel chaos begin. bad weather is being blamed for briefly shutting down fort lauderdale international airport this morning meantime, here at laguardia, things are starting to pick up and experts say this is just the beginning. be prepared for crowded highways and airports because a record 150 million americans will be traveling this holiday season. >> across the country, travel nightmares before christmas. overnight, torrential rain and flash flooding slamming south florida completely shutting down fort lauderdale international airport. in virginia, ice and foggy conditions causing this 69 car pile up according to police temporarily closing a major interstate and sending 51 people to local hospitals some with serious injuries >> the fog was really dense. couldn't really see more than

30 feet in front of you. >> reporter: in washington state, flash flooding triggering this massive landslide halting and sacramento international airport crippled by internet outcampers cancelled flights and extensive delays leaving passengers stranded and frustrated. >> this is the worst experience ever in my entire life and i have been flying a lot. >> reporter: and a weekend fire at lax destroyed two passenger buses and damaged another one. luckily no one was on board, but the busy airport was partially closed for a short time causing major passenger chaos. these incidents already snarling travel during what's expected to be a record setting holiday get away week. aaa expects more than 115 million americans will be on the move between now and the new year a near 4% increase over 2018 some folks now bumping up their travel plans

>> leaving earlier, trying to beat the rush and everyone on the roads. >> reporter: holiday travelers boosting last year's numbers as more choose to drive or fly. travel on trains, buses and cruise ships also expected to be higher than 2018 and on the road, experts say drivers should prepare for the worst traffic delays on december 26th and 27th. and if you haven't booked your ticket yet, when's the best day to fly, christmas eve will see fewer crowds and the lowest average ticket price the worst day, december 26th with crowds at their peak and the highest average ticket price of the week. and with holiday travel in high gear, here are a couple of things to keep in mind, especially if you're flying to your destination experts say it's probably a good idea to arrive at the airport two hours before your departure time consider printing out your

boarding pass or have it on your phone, and consider checking your bag curb time because you can shave up time there. >> kathy park getting us started at laguardiayo let's focus on the travel trouble spots being created by the weather. dylan is in for al and has our first check of the forecast. how is it looking. >> there are two areas we have to focus on with the heavy rainfall florida and fort lauderdale picked up more than 8 inches of rain more than 4 of those inches fell in just one hour that's the second all time record rainfall for an hour in the fort lauderdale area now we're seeing the heaviest rain up across charleston where more than 30 streets are closed at this time because of the heavier rainhroughout the day today and we will see improvements across florida as we continue into the afternoon. the other trouble spot is out in southern california. look at this moisture just streaming in off the pacific. we will see this rain last for another three to six hours, and that could cause some delays into and out of l.a. as well. it's not all bad news, though. we do have a nice warm if that's what you're hoping for getting into christmas time. we are looking for temperatures

to be well above average. 64 as we get into christmas day, lexington, friday about 59 degrees. we weren't looking at a white christmas for areas across the country, temperatures well above average, and well above freezing. and not a whole lot going on besides those two trouble spots. >> a lot of folks watching getting ready to hop on the plane or in the car. >> that's the big question, are you going to make it. looks good. to politics, the stalemate over president trump's impeachment trial. much of washington now on holiday break but it is full speed ahead for the democrats running for president. more on that in a moment. but first, nbc's chief white house correspondent hallie jackson is in florida where president trump is spending the hallie, good morning. >> reporter: hey there, craig, good morning to you.

president trump is spending his christmas down here near west palm beach where we are but i have been told his aides will be working through the holidays planning for a senate impeachment trial. there's not a lot of clarity on when that trial will happen, though, as house speaker nancy pelosi looks for leverage over top republican mitch mcconnell. the speaker, the senate and the standoff triggering new fall out this morning. >> what she's trying to do is to get mitch mcconnell to bend to her will to shape the trial. >> they had to rush to this impeachment vote and then all of and everybody enjoy the holidays. >> reporter: with nancy pelosi holding off on sending those articles of impeachment from the house to the senate until she has confidence the process will be fair. >> a fair trial means you get to call your witnesses. >> everyone wants to get this thing moving, get it over with but do it in the fair, complete, full way. >> reporter: the key questions what a trial on impeachment would look like, who if anyone could be called as witnesses and when it could begin. with any start date later in january, creeping closer to the big test of 2020, the iowa caucuses, top white house aides

publicly unconcerned. >> i think we understand that mitch mcconnell and chuck schumer will strike a deal in this. >> you're confident they're going to strike a deal? >> yeah. >> reporter: but president trump is frustrated, blasting democrats this weekend. >> they are violating the constitution. >> reporter: as newly released documents give more details on the timing of what's at the heart of the impeachment, the freeze on military aid to ukraine as the president pushes for an investigation that could have helped him politically at home. 90 minutes after the july 14th call between president trump and the leader of ukraine, a white house official and leaders of staffers in the office of management and budget described a brief pause in the aid process, quote, please hold off on dod obligations of these funds, according to e-mails obtained by the center for public integrity, adding i appreciate your keeping that information closely held to those who need to know. democrats seizing on the exchange.

>> what were they hiding, what were they afraid of. >> reporter: an omb spokesperson says it's reckless to tie the hold of funds to the phone call, noting the freeze had been pulled internally days earlier. to pull a line out of one e-mail and fail to address the context is leading and inaccurate. >> hallie, there's something else making headlines this monday morning, it's this back and forth over that editorial in a high profile evangelical magazine, editorial arguing that president trump should be removed from office. what's the latest on the back and forth. >> reporter: there definitely is a back and forth. you now have the editor and chief of "christianity today" standing by his comments calling president morally unfit even after the president attacked that magazine on twitter. backlash within the evanjelical community. >> chief white house correspondent hallie jackson traveling with the president. thank you.

now to the 2020 presidential race, the democratic candidates descended on iowa over the weekend as they prepare for the final push to the nation's first contest. nbc's morgan radford joins us with the very latest on the state of the race. good morning. >> that's right, guys, good morning. with the iowa caucuses just over a month away, there's no clear front runner in the state that could make or break presidential candidates many iowa democrats say they are making up their minds about a crowded field of contestants this morning, democratic presidential candidates are flocking to iowa, vying for support aide of the state's caucuses six weeks from today. pete buttigieg narrowly leading the 2020 race in recent iowa polls insists he's talking nothing for granted at a rally with actor kevin costner. >> some folks on tv starting to use the word front runner to describe our standing right here in iowa. but that's something you don't get to keep for very long unless

you earn it. >> reporter: joe biden argues he's best positioned to unite the countries even after relentless republican attacks led by the president on him and his son hunter >> reporter: i refuse to accept the proposition in the united states of america that we're at permanent war in this country. there's not much we can't do if we do it together. we don't need all republicans. we don't need to change the whole system. >> reporter: bernie sanders rallying his supporters in nevada >> the future of the planet rests in a very significant way on this election democracy rests, the future of democracy rests on this election >> reporter: with president trump's senate impeachment trial expected to begin in january, sanders is one of five democratic candidates who are sitting senator, all facing the possibility of being sidelined from the trail as they weigh president trump's political at a time

>> there are some things that are more important than politics i took an oath of office to uphold the constitution, and if we have an impeachment trial in january, i will be there. >> reporter: so the question now is which candidates could benefit politically from a senate trial among the top tier of contenders, pete buttigieg and joe biden would both enjoy uninterrupted campaigning in iowa but veteran political aides say an impeachment trial could also work to the advantage of those senators who could be seen as key players in a very historic proceeding, guys. >> certainly does add a twist to the thing. >> twist in politics >> morgan, thank you. let us get back to that breaking news that we mentioned at the top of the show here, sentences handed down overnight in the killing of "washington post" journalist jamal khashoggi, including five people sentenced to death today's senior international correspondent keir simmons has that story for us. keir, what do we know? >> reporter: good morning.

this morning, saudi arabia, we're looking to send a tough message hoping we can move on from the crisis that has engulfed the country this year this announcement does not include punishment for a former adviser to the crown prince and that will be questioned by many. this morning, death sentences for the murders of "washington post" journalist a jamal khashoggi, announcing capital punishment for five individuals for committing and directly participating in the murder of the victim another three members sentenced to a total of 24 years in prison for covering up this crime and violating the law. khashoggi, a permanent u.s. resident and vocal critic of mohammed bin salmon was murdered and dismembered in october last year in the saudi consulate in istanbul his body parts were never found. his death sparked a global outcry against saudi arabia and greater scrutiny of its crack down on dissidence saudi arabia said the kill was a rogue operation but critics of the monarchy and u.s. ally

aren't convinced the un said the slaying was an execution and called for the investigation of the crown prince nbc news confirmed that a cia assessment found that crown prince mohammed bin salmon ordered the killing of jamal khashoggi. the prince has denied any involvement but in a september tv interview with cbs said he took full responsibility for the killing. >> translator: absolutely not. this was a heinous crime but i take full responsibility as a leader in saudi arabia. >> reporter: two senior officials implicated in the murder with the closest ties to the crown prince were cleared of wrongdoing because of insufficient evidence. one of those officials was a close adviser to crown prince mohammed bin salman, he has been sanctioned by the u.s. over the killing yet the saudi attorney general he has no involvement. >> keir simmons in london on the breaking news.

thank you. we have a lot more to get to this morning, including the latest on an investigation of a dramatic crash between two cruise ships in mexico morgan chesky has that report. >> reporter: this morning two cruise ships have returned home bearing the scars of an accident in cozumel, mexico >> he's going to hit us next he's going to hit us. >> reporter: in tampa, large scrape marks can be seen on the bow of the carnival legend the carnival glory now in new orleans. crews working to assess the damage a crumpled lower deck can be seen at the rear of the ship according to carnival cruise line, the glory was maneuvering to dock on friday when it came in contact with the legend which was docked nearby. video shows the right rear portion of the glory scraping the legend's bow, debris falling into the water

the accident captured by multiple angles. >> we felt the rumble in the ship, we didn't know what it was. >> reporter: this man, a passenger on board the glory said the captain made an immediate announcement. >> the captain came on there says we've got a little problem. we hit another boat. >> reporter: the incident also causing quite the commotion on land >> oh, my god. someone could have died. >> everyone is taking pictures of glory, because you don't see that every day, a big ship running into, and how much damage it does. >> reporter: according to carnival, six guests aboard the glory were treated for minor injuries and released. no one was hurt aboard the legend the company adding that the accident did not affect the seaworthiness of either ship, both at the end of a 7 day excursion, the ships sit in their home ports in a letter to passengers

obtained by nbc news, the captain of the glory apologizing for the accident adding a formal investigation is underway to confirm the cause of the accident which we believe was due to spontaneous wind gusts and strong currents. for "today," morgan chesky nbc news. >> you can't imagine how something like that happens. >> it happened in slow motion too. >> by the way, the ship is about 950 feet long, so they aren't small ships. >> they're massive. let us turn to another check of the forecast. >> the heavy rain falling carolinas and out in l.a., looking nice lots of sunshine, temperatures well above average and it's going to stay that way going into the week. that's a look across the country, we'll get to your local forecast in 30 seconds

good monday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. check out the fog we have draped over the top of the bay looking live in san jose. it's clear at sfo and san francisco we're starting out with good travel conditions as we will see our next round of nto christmas day, and temperatures stay cold going throughout the week, inland highs reaching into the mid-50s. morning temperatures upper 30s and san francisco highs in the and that's your latest forecast. >> thank you

new developments in that shocking case of a texas mother killed, her baby kidnapped, the victim's close friend in jail. we're live with the very latest. plus, on the eve of christmas eve, the final push for holiday gifts. we'll tell you where to shop today if you want your presents to arrive on time. but first, this is "today" on nbc. - he does exist! - they do exist!

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>> and this also is a problem, we're looking at dublin, a lot of dense fog as drivers try to make it out to work and temperatures in the mid-30s. we're below freezing right now oing to see a next round t now of rain coming in late tomorrow evening, spreading across the bay area on christmas day. even some low elevation snow up to about 3,000 feet, and we're going to dry out after christmas day, temperatures staying in the mid-50s and going into the weekend looking good, we have to watch out for this storm system coming in late tomorrow evening. let's head over to mike for an update on the commute. >> i'm watching out for cars, the bay bridge toll plaza no metering lights, no backup. this is a holiday week for many. we have hanukkah, first full day and we have of course christmas eve eve today. jammed up approaching 238, a crash just past that split off the castro valley y, does bog things down

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we are back now, 7:30 on this monday morning. the 23rd we're going to take you inside eddie murphy's epic snl home coming, but first, your local news. we are back now, 7:30 on this monday morning. the 23rd of december, 2019, t minus two days and counting until christmas. there is the world's most famous trees hanging bright. >> christmas eve eve. >> indeed, it is. >> and the first day of hanukkah >> we'll have more of that in a moment. but first, your 7:30 headline. concern is growing among u.s. officials that north korea might conduct a long range missile test in the near future. state television showed kim jong un meeting with top military commanders on sunday, and new

satellite photos which led some experts to believe the country is expanding its launch capabilities. kim has warned of a so-called christmas gift to the united states. his stalled nuclear talks between the two countries approach a break down. travelers board a united airline flight from newark to denver had nervous moments when they touched down. some passengers said they heard a loud noise when the landing gear came down. >> all of a sudden he said prepare for landing and we hit the ground, and sparks started flying out of the left side of the plane. >> the plane came to rest with one engine apparently touching the ground. thankfully there were no injuries reported. the start of hanukkah started sunday night with the lighting of the menorah in washington, d.c. hundreds gathered for the lighting and the global audience was able to watch online. the rabbi leading the ceremony said hanukkah teach us that no s forward together. >> nice message there. we want to take a turn now, and have new details in that shocking case in texas where a missing mother was found

murdered on a friend's property in what may have been a plot to steal the woman's newborn baby. nbc's sam brock joins us from austin with the very latest. sam, good morning. >> reporter: kristen and craig, good morning, the people closest to heidi broussard are still trying to process this tragic outcome, even some who didn't know heidi or didn't know her well are heartbroken by the turn of events and want to come out to grieve with the family, so in just a few hours right here at this park in south austin there's going to be a vigil to honor the mother of two whose death is still shrouded in mystery. the desperate search and devastating discovery, 33-year-old heidi broussard is hitting hard. >> we're all hurting here as a community. >> reporter: heidi's friends held an impromptu memorial. today, people in austin will

come together for a prayer vigil to remember and grieve the mother of two. >> we're wanting to remember. we're wanting to help. >> reporter: four days ago, federal agents and investigators descended on this home in houston. what they found was horrifying. heidi's body in the trunk of a car and her 3-week old baby margot in the house. the woman who lives here who goes by megan humphrey was one of heidi's oldest and closest friends. they met at a church camp. she's now charged with two counts of kidnapping and tampering with a human corpse. heidi's mom telling nbc news, today we feel overwhelmed with grief and the details of what needs to be done. with christmas coming, our focus is with our grandson to spend time with him to grieve the loss of his mom. >> she had me convinced when i talked to her, and after i hung up talking with her, that was the last person in the world i expected that could possibly

have anything to do with it, so yeah she fooled us all. >> reporter: we reached out to humphrey's attorney who has not returned our calls but heidi's friend suspect magen humphrey who has gone by the name magen fieramusca may have staged her own pregnancy after she posted this baby registry with the same due date as heidi's. >> do you believe the suspect was ever pregnant? >> i do not believe she was ever pregnant. >> reporter: as for baby margot, she's with a foster family under the care of family services until dna results confirm it is margot and if heidi's boyfriend shane is the father. >> this is one of those stories that's as wild as tragic. you just mentioned that officials are waiting to confirm if shane broussard is actually the father. why is the paternity now being questioned?

>> reporter: that's a very good question. shane has said he is margot's father, but there's reportedly another man out there who's making the exact same claim. they'll be pressing them for answers today. >> sam brock for us there in austin thank you. we want to shift gears now just ahead and talk about the final push to christmas. if you still haven't finished your shopping, we've got your guide to some very last minute deals and the stores that promised to deliver -- no judgment here. that's right after this. wrap up your holiday shopping with theli

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you still have some items to cross off your list, better hurry. fortunately still some time to shop and save if you know where to look. nbc's kerry sanders is in south florida this morning to help beat that ticking clock. what you got, kerry. >> well, good morning, for the procrastinators among us, craig, there are two ways left to shop at this point. you can do it old school where you go to the department store and buy something. i'm inside kohl's department store which is going to be open 24 hours now right up until christmas eve or you can do the more convenient online shopping where you click, but there are some links in the chains that you need to be aware of, specifically overnight delivery. this morning, with one more day until christmas. >> crowded, yes, a lot going around. >> reporter: and just hours

before the final shipping deadlines approach, present procrastinators need to act fast and tech may be your best bet. apple still offering free next day delivery on select in-stock items as long as you order today by 3:00 p.m. another option for the last minute gifts, best buy and walmart. they're offering free next day shipping on orders over 35 bucks. but every hour counts. best buy needs your order tonight by 8:00 local. walmart's deadline is even earlier. 5:00 p.m today is also the last day for next day shipping through amazon on over 10 million items though if you're not a prime member, the rush delivery will cost you if you're willing to pay extra, target has one of the latest

deadlines offering same day delivery until christmas eve with delivery service shipped, that convenience will cost you with higher prices for items and delivery fees as well. also make sure to read the fine print. orders need to be placed at least an hour before the store closes so how to make sure you're only shopping for gifts that will make it to your door in time with amazon, you'll want to search next day delivery gifts, with walmart.com, you can click this switch to shop items with next day delivery. and target.com has something similar by clicking same day delivery, then start shopping. you'll only see items that will be home in time for the holidays but since more customers are shipping up 21% this holiday season over last year, unfortunately on time delivery is getting worse down 12% this season according to one delivery software company. of the big three, the worst offender, fedex, with only 68%

of packages arriving on time so if you're worried the perfect gift can't be delivered on time, the next best option in-store pickup, often the best way to avoid a holiday mishap. >> it's just a safer way if you have time to jump into the store and get your packages so you don't risk those shipping delays. >> if all else fails, rely on a holiday lifeline, e gift cards and experienced gifts like cooking class or spa day, no wrapping needed, plus, delivery via e-mail might even be faster than santa's reindeer. >> going back to something you said, why have there been so many delays on shipping this year >> reporter: well, because really the weather has been a problem but then you compound that by the fact that last year from thanksgiving to christmas, we had 32 days this year that stretch is much shorter. it's down to 26 days so many people buying online it's a bottleneck, and it's really just created all types of problems of course there's one person who doesn't need to worry about the weather or the bottlenecks or anybody to make sure that the delivery is going to be made on time, of course, and that would be santa. >> santa, the one and only

kerry, thank you for that. are you guys ready >> no. >> you're not? >> no. >> tictoc. >> about 24 hours. >> you can buy gift cards from just about any store. >> just what everybody wanted. >> another big concern is the weather. >> it is the weather, rain on both coasts, but do you want to play a game. >> always. >> everybody wants a white christmas. >> kristen has never played one of these weather games. >> i'm a little nervous. >> who has had more white christmases, let's start off with st. louis st. lose has more than boston, if you can believe it, 21 white christmases. chicago or new york city >> i'll take new york. >> a landslide i can't remember back to the white christmas we in new york that's what the stats say. portland versus seattle. >> i'm going seattle. >> give me portland. >> portland. >> and seattle >> who's going to get a white christmas this year, the game is over, but no, not really many people at all.

in fact, we are looking for much above average temperatures running in the 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s by the time we get to tomorrow and wednesday itself. the best chance of seeing snow across the rockies, sierra mountain range, heavy rain in charleston good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall, we're starting out with dense fog across the south bay as well as the tri-valley. that's a live look out there in dubl dublin. if you're headed out in the areas, allow extra time and as we go into the rest of the day, some times of sunshine, built with cool temperatures by tomorrow evening. we will see some rain moving first into the north bay, spreading across the bay area on christmas morning, and then it does clear out in time for the rest of the holiday week. 2009 was the last white christmas in new york city. >> oh, wow. >> i love a white christmas. >> that was a fun little weather game you should take that to the weather channel.

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>> it's great to be back here finally hosting "saturday night live" for christmas. >> returning as host after a 35 year absence murphy didn't disappoint, his sharp comedic edge. >> if you would have told me 30 years ago, i would be this boring stay at home house dad and bill cosby would be in jail, even i would have took that bet. >> bill cosby's publicist firing back overnight posting on instagram, mr. cosby broke color barriers in the entertainment industry so blacks like eddie murphy could have the opportunity to showcase their talents. one would think mr. murphy was given -- one would think that mr. murphy was given his freedom to leave the plantation so that

he could make his own decisions. but he decided to sell himself back to being a hollywood slave. murphy reviving many of the favorite old characters that made him famous with a fresh take on gumby, buckwheat, and mr. robinson's neighborhood. >> white people came and changed everything but i am still your neighbor >> murphy was a relatively unknown comedian when he joined "saturday night live" in 1980. >> my name is eddie murphy, i'm 19 years old. >> now a golden globe nominee for "dolemite is my name." >> the timing couldn't be better you'd almost think we planned it. >> you didn't? >> well, yeah, we kind of did plan it. >> the plan worked the iconic ground breaker also joined on stage by fellow kings of comedy who followed in his foot steps >> what a moment we're having.

>> nearly 10 million viewers tuning in to watch him return home for the holidays, earning snl its highest ratings in more years to come back, and people clapping going, i thought he was than 2 1/2 years >> you don't want to wait 35 years to come back, and people clapping going, i thought he was going to be much funnier. >> clearly that wasn't the case. >> thanks for making this night a classic night. i love you. >> that was a huge round of applause, and we should note that the hugely popular lizzo was the musical guest. she got rave reviews for her performance. all around, pretty much an epic performance on snl this weekend. >> yeah, she was

a lot of folks asking when is eddie coming back. >> i love that he went for it. he really went for it. our generation, the comedic minds of all time if you see eddie the king with his princes to his side, and morgan, and dave chappelle and chris rock, i could not stop smiling. >> i couldn't stop laughing, as a child of the '80s to revisit those characters, it was the best. >> do it again, eddie. >> coming up, a real holiday tradition, the story behind this adorable photo of young prince george baking with the queen. the problem surrounding hollywood's two big weekend releases, the new star wars, and how did "cats" do, we're going to find out. but first, your local news er twd wishes granted. more than fifty seven thousand pets supported. over one hundred national parks protected. over two million meals provided. through the subaru share the love event, subaru will have proudly donated over one hundred seventy million dollars to national and hometown charities over twelve years. (shelter attendant) thank you. (grandfather) thank you. (senior) thank you. (make-a-wish child) thank you.

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good monday morning. right now at 7:56 a live look in san francisco, the going going, no fog here, we've seen a lot of fog in parts of the north bay, the tri-valley and the south bay. all that clears out for the rest of the day, and then we'll see some sunshine. temperatures staying cool and tomorrow our next storm system approaches, first bringing rain to the north bay, spreading across the bay area. look at the time line that's christmas eve into christmas day, as we see from rounds of rain moving in. but it looks to clear out late christmas day, and some of that sierra snow will be coming down looking at one to five inches. significant storm and we'll have a chance to dry out for the rest of the week with temperatures reaching into the mid-50s inland, morning temperatures in the upper 30s and san francisco staying in the mid-50s all throughout the rest of the week.

let's head over to mike for an update on the commute. >> the south bay we don't usually see fog registering so it's there but traffic is showing green on the sensors. that's good news. watch it as you come across the area, tougher to see. we see the slowing west 580 north 238 and we have a crash involved and a big rig that slows you down as you head toward the castro valley y that keeps 880 for san leandro and san lorenzo moving smoother. the bay bridge toll plaza there you go, our easy drive, no metering lights and much clearer view. back to you. >> thanks, mike. happening now, a holiday shopping nightmare a woman's purse stolen and two men shove her to the ground and drag her across the walmart parking lot, it happened around 11:00 yesterday morning at the store on aubray street in fremont. tac>e the issue ofs a people live in the camp, which is situatedhnp along highway 12

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it's 8:00 on "today," coming up, holiday headache. travel troubles underway as severe weather coming up, travel from coast and heavy rains cause a massive landslide and a pile up. everything you need to know before heading out the door. plus royal christmas tradition

and lady liberty they are snl debut, shares a message having the internet feeling good as hell, today, monday, december 23rd, 2019. >> best friends in new york city twins here for our birthday. >> mother/daughter christmas trip. >> parents' get away from greensburg, indiana. >> hi to all my grand kids. >> from indianapolis. >> ♪ holy night all is calm > we are back on "today," this morning, the philadelphia boys

choir and chorale performing my favorite of the season >> just beautiful. >> angelic we're going to hear more from them you're from philly, we knew you were coming, we called them up kristen welker is coming >> fantastic, but it is so incredible to have them here, and especially resident for me, because i am philadelphia. lucky for us they're here all morning, performing throughout the show. let's get right to your news at eight we start with some major holiday travel headaches this morning caused by treacherous weather across the country from washington state to florida. nbc's kathy park is at new york's laguardia airport kathy, good morning. >> hey, craig. the travel scramble has already begun from now to january 1st, experts estimates 115 million americans will be traveling this season more than 100 million will be taking to the roadways that weather has caused a lot of problems already from coast tots

coast. in south florida, severe storms shut down fort lauderdale international airport this morning and then in virginia on the roadways this weekend, fog and ice are being blamed for caused a 69-car pile up that sent dozens of people to the hospital, some with serious injuries, and then in northern california, at sacramento international airport it wasn't weather but an internet outage that stranded passengers there, created a lot of delays, a lot of frustration, but looking ahead, dates to keep in mind, december 26th. experts say if you're taking to the roads, be prepared for lots of delays, especially in the afternoon but some good news to pass along tomorrow, christmas eve, apparently if you're planning to fly, the crowds will be at its finish, a little bright spot for you. >> we'll get to dylan's forecast in a minute. washington is on break but this morning we have new information tied to the phone call that led to the president's

impeachment. nbc news chief white house correspondent hallie jackson is in florida where the present is spending the holidays, and she has three things to watch for us good morning, hallie. >> reporter: good morning to you, the president is taking a break from washington here in south florida but his aides i'm told will be working through the holidays to get ready for that senate impeachment trial there are still some questions now about what that trial might look like, when it may begin, especially house speaker nancy pelosi is holding off on sending those articles of impeachment over until she says she has confidence that the process will be fair. that's triggering new fallout, republicans accusing her of sitting on the articles to get what she wants from mitch mcconnell. it comes as newly released e-mails obtained by the center for public integrity show a top white house official, just 90 minutes after the controversial call between president trump and the leader of ukraine in july asked other staffers to keep the freeze on aid to ukraine closely held an omb spokesperson says it's reckless to tie the aid freeze

to the phone call noting it had been announced internally days before democrats on the 2020 campaign trail, they are seizing on that exchange many of those candidates are blanketing iowa over the weekend, just six weeks out from the caucuses there you've got south bend mayor pete buttigieg inching ahead of his competitors in that state. of course there is still a lot of room for movement over the next month and a half, you know we'll be watching it. >> we will indeed, hallie jackson traveling with the president, thank you. the pentagon says an american service member killed in action today in afghanistan officials did not identify the service member or provide any other details. however, the taliban has claimed responsibility and said that the more than was killed by a untr 20 americans have been killed in combat in afghanistan this year. >> the u.s. is closely watching north korea for signs of a possible missile launch for nuclear tests in the coming days north korea's leader, kim jong

un has warned of a christmas gift as nuclear talks with the u.s. remain stalled. state television showed kim meeting with top military commanders yesterday, and new satellite photos have led some experts to believe the country is expanding its missile and launching capability. to australia where record heat is being blamed for extensive brush fires. one firefighter took a break from his regular duties to help a thirsty koala. as he held the water bottle, the animal gulps its contents and when the bottle was finished, the koala wanted to play, batting around the bottle, drinking some more the scorching heat did ease, bringing some relief to both firefighters and wildlife. >> going above and beyond the call of duty. >> hoda is off but we want the boost to go on here's a reminder that even future football heroes start out just like everyone else. ♪ rudolph the red nosed reindee

had a very shiny nose and if he ever saw him ♪ >> well, that is kansas city chiefs quarterback patrick mahomes as a 4-year-old. they somehow got ahold of the vintage home movie there meanwhile on the field last night, mr. mahomes feeling jolly. feeling jolly once again the chiefs rolled over the bears. >> that is precious video. >> my boy's favorite quarterback, too >> that's so great >> that's great. very cute. still this morning, the inspirational message shared by lizzo after her show stopping performance on snl. royals are just like us, sort of, i guess, the holiday tradition that little prince george just joined as the royale season with some noticeable absences, that's right after

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♪now i don't know where i am, i don't know where i've been♪ ♪but i know where i wanna go we are back. it is 8:13 on this monday morning, with today's talker this morning, a very royal holiday. >> that's right. buckingham palace is offering a glimpse at how the royal family gets ready for the holidays. today senior international correspondent keir simmons joins us with the details. these are great pictures good morning >> reporter: hey, there good morning, they really are great pictures, aren't they, and let's be real here, christmas is a magical, wonderful time, but with all the family members, just a little bit exhausting if you feel that way, too, then all for the queen, who we're going to find out in a moment has some events this week with family members where there are

50 family members attending, and yet this week there is one person she must be hoping really does make it historic royal photos this holiday season, the queen and three kings to be. four generations in the new pictures released for christmas, prince george stirring the traditional british dessert, christmas pudding with his father, grandfather, great grandmother, the queen attending church on sunday but her solitary figure, her husband prince phillip spent a third night in the hospital being treated for an unspecified preexisting condition. it's unclear if the 98-year-old will spend christmas at home with the queen aides stressed he was not taken in as an emergency, but it has prompted fears for his health. last week, the queen's extended family drove to buckingham palace for the traditional

christmas lunch, guests included the cambridges and their children, george, charlotte and louie, and her now disgraced favorite sun, prince andrew. this cherished tradition is one of the only occasions where the queen celebrates with her whole family 40 or 50 people. christmas cards too. charles and camila using this one from their cuba trip, the cambridge card was leaked online the senior royals will join the convene on wednesday, taking the traditional walk to church the two eldest children may join the walk prince louie may still be too young to sit for an hour in church without fidgeting the sussexes won't be joining the queen, they are on extended break with 7-month-old son archie, celebrating christmas in canada, where meghan worked for many years as an actress before

marrying prince harry. but he made an appearance by video. giving a special christmas message to children trying to make their christmas a bit brighter >> we are expecting a special surprise from the duke and dutchess of cambridge. we're not sure what it is. maybe it's a new royal tour. maybe it's a baby. in which case you could say the "today" show family and the royal family are in a competition for who can have the most babies. >> not a bad observation. >> we're popping them out, that's for sure. >> i think we're going to win. >> what's in british christmas pudding is the question. >> christmas pudding, is a stodgy, do you use that word, filled with dried fruit, hot cake, that it takes sometimes 12

months to make and then you pour a kind of yeo sauce all over it and you only eat it once a year for a reason. >> no idea. >> exactly >> prince george's face is the cutest thing, his smile looking at his grandfather >> thank you, keir thank you, thank you, sir. >> anything that takes a year to make, i just don't trust it at the end of the year. >> how is the weather looking? a couple of trouble spots but for the most part going into christmas, we aren't going to see travel troubles all across the country. we have heavier rain falling across the southeast, it actually produced more than 12 inches of rain in some parts of florida yesterday now it is bringing most of that rain up into charleston where more than 30 streets are closed right now in the charleston area and we'll likely see some delays at atlanta airport, charlotte, orlando, just because of that heavier rain that's moving through as well. on the west coast, the travel troubles will be out in l.a., especially a stream of moisture and heavy rain will continue over the next several hours.

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>> here we go. first up, weekend box office shocker, two major movies hit theaters but both having a rough go of it with, "star wars" the final film in the series pulled in $175.5 million since friday, and while that does sound like a huge win, it's a bit of a disappointment, early estimates had it pegged by $200 million mark mixed reviews, it is the lowest opening of the "star wars. >> "cats" managed $6.5 million brutal reviews, no doubt hurting the box office, audiences may have been turned off by the way the big stars look in the movie, and the hollywood reporter saying an updated version of the film is being sent to theaters with quote improved visual effects. maybe it's just the actors faces and they're not cats. >> it's very strange. >> not a good sign if you have to update it

>> as a cat person, i can't wait to see that. i can't wait to see it. >> go see it, they need you. >> i'll go with you. >> go see it a hundred times today. next up, hilary duff, congratulations are in order for the actress and singer as she tied the knot over the weekend, she posted this photo to instagram, and posing with her husband matthew koma and they did that in front of a classic jeep wrangler, tin cans and all. the wedding was at her house and included family and close friends. following the wedding she posted this video from "vogue" talking about the design of her custom made dress including her and her husband's initials stitched on the inside duff and como welcomed a baby girl, and announced their engagement in may. ed sheeran released a new video overnight for his song "put i different couples from around the world, and it shows a couple

in london, and happens to be ed and his wife cherry seaborn, their first time in music video together if you haven't seen it, here's a peek ♪ on me hey baby whatever you need put it all on me ♪ >> a young couple in love that's what it looks like before kids at my house now i just, i don't know where my wife is they married in 2019 and keep a relatively low profile, and on a fun note, sheeran says he doesn't like to be in his music videos. lizzo made her big debut on snl. if you didn't see it, here's a clip. >> ♪ hair done check my nails, baby how you feeling ♪ >> y 2 k. >> isn't that great? >> by the way, listen to this

part of the story for lizzo. this was following her big night. she put this up on social media writing on instagram on the left that's when i worked for liberty taxes as a sign spinner. and on the right, my snl debut, adding very inspirational note, don't stop, we need you. your time is coming. that's something hoda would post isn't that amazing >> i love her music, and i loved what she's wearing so cool. >> those ratings were giant, and i have to say to my wife, i love you, it's our anniversary today. >> h >> you still don't know where she is >> no clue, wherever you are. >> we're about to start a new decade but around this time roughly 20 years ago, hard to believe, turn of the century, everyone was talking about something called y2k. >> some of you people won't remember people were going nuts in this

country. and there was a moment, 20 years ago, ibm sent a letter to the faa saying we have a problem, we can't fix this it was y2k, also known as the millennium bug. >> dudes, this is what you have to know in the year 1999, america was freaking out, no, like seriously, oh, my god, freaking out. >> a chicago water company, a steady stream of customers. >> i have two gallons at home, but i come pick up three more just in case. >> all day store director rich smith watched consumers get y2k ready. >> the lamp oil, generators, flashlights. >> our increasingly digital age was about to digitize us into oblivion the problem, numbers, or more corral, the number 2000 as in the year 2000. many a tech expert worried that especially older computers would not know what to do when the '99

inside tumbled over to '00 numerous software programs just weren't set up for it. >> the bottom line is that most communities in america are not yet ready for y2k with six weeks left to go. >> as word spread, so did fear, with the power grid hold up, would planes fall out of the sky, would the subway just stop, traffic lights go dark in the u.s., we threw money at y2k like there was no tomorrow well north of a hundred billion dollars were spent on y2k fixes, back when a hundred billion was real money the office i.t. person became more important than the ceo, nerds ruled, unquestioned, there ensued a mania, people stocking up on provisions as if preparing for the end of time. an arithmetic armageddon was descending on us new year's eve arrived and plenty of folks were thinking, eat, drink, be merry for tomorrow, well, we knew there would be no tomorrow

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are you all from fort worth and houston. >> yes. >> and did you make some really cool friends t-shirts. >> sure. >> tell us about these cute t-shirts. >> well, we do a girls trip every year, and we wanted something that would represent our shirts for new york city. >> we love it. merry christmas you all. thank you for visiting >> friends, i like it. girls trip. >> she always gets the texas people >> looks like a rowdy bunch too. >> i love those friends t-shirts, though, they're so adorable. >> coming up, kate the chemist, do you guys remember kate? she is about to put on a holiday spin, a holiday show, some of those jaw dropping science experiments there, she's going to jazz them up for the holiday season if her last visit was any indication, should be a blast. i'll proudly end up blown up >> you don't need gloves for that dry ice right there. >> i'm a little nervous for that experiment. >> don't put your tongue on it. we have spoken to several of

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