breaking news. a deadly plane crash 100 persons on board the death toll still rising. the aircraft hitting a concrete wall shortly after losing altitude at takeoff. details ahead. as the senate prepares for impeachment, a possible wrinkle for the president. drones beware. the faa put out the most comprehensive proposal yet to ensure the skies are as safe as possible the true spirit of christmas. a fire engulfs a hotel filled with homeless families then the outpours of support as a community rallies to go above and beyond to help

on this list friday of 2019, from entertainment to music and everything in between, we've got the year's biggest and best lists. "early today" starts right now with just a few days left in 2019, good morning >> breaking news this morning. at least 15 people have been killed after a plane crashed in kazakhstan it happened just 19 seconds after takeoff, and you can see the nose of the plane there inside that partial any collapsed house. officials don't know why the plane lost altitude. near 100 people were on board, including eight children who were rushed to the hospital. two survivors telling the media that the plane was shaking and started falling at an angle, then everyone on board began to scream the president has vowed to help the families of the victims oh ofhat crash. lagobut he's staying on

the offensive, attacking nancy pelosi and the democrats the first voice of dissent or at least dissatisfaction. here's nbc's hans nichols. >> reporter: president trump dealing with a potential republican defection on impeachment. alaska senator lisa murkowski signaling she's unnappy with mitch mcconnell's pledge to work in total coordination with the white house. >> when i heard that i was disturbed. >> reporter: murkowski responding to these comments from the senate majority leader last week. >> i'm going to take my cues from the president's lawyers >> reporter: murkowski demanding some distance from the white house. >> we have to taket step back from being hand in glove with the defense i need to be able to sit back and look at both sides of this >> reporter: president trump has relished in republican unity on

impeachment. >> we had 196 or so republicans voting 100%. we didn't lose one republican vote in the house. >> reporter: while putting his faith in mcconnell's senate moves. >> ultimately that decision will be made by mitch mcconnell, and he will make it. he has the right to do whatever he wants he's the head of the senate. >> reporter: but president trump admitting impeachment is impeding his role as commander in chief, writing it makes it much more difficult to deal with foreign leaders and others when i'm having to defend myself against the do-nothing democrats. we heard from a louisiana senator, a republican, senator john kennedy he's been an impeachment skeptic saying that she's entitled to her opinion and mitch mcconnell is entitled to his but still, no news on any potential agreement on a start date for a trial president trump is speaking out, more like tweeting out

after canada cut out his cameo from the 1992 "home alone 2. >> where is the lobby? >> down the hall and to the left >> remember that on thursday, donald trump, jr. tweeted out an article from the website which called the edit by the canadian broadcasting corporation pathetic mr. president trutrump, said i minister trudeau doesn't like my paying him up on nato or trade he later tweeted, the movie will never be the same. just kidding a spokesman said the cutting of the cameo was not political, adding that it was edited for time no word on how the star of the movie feels about the edit the faa has put out the most comprehensive proposal yet to regulate drones. it's designed to make the skies safer and it would affect smaller consumer drones, as

well >> reporter: in the skies across america, more drone liftoffs than ever before a sweeping rule proposed by the faa could bring real-time tracking to most drones as soon as they take flight. think license plates, even for small drones bought by consumers. a tracking system that regulators say is needed before drones make the same-day deliveries companies have been plans for years. the new proposal aimed at addressing safety issues when it comes to close calls, allowing law enforcement to monitor where every drone takes off. the ntsb already investigating several instances of drones crashing into aircraft, and a hot air balloon in idaho a t of any size is potentially a life dozens of other dronclose.

>> we missed the drone by about 30 feet off of our right wing. >> reporter: sometimes shutting down air traffic and causing delays at airports like newark, or grounding critical air operations during catastrophic wildfires. >> is that a confirmed drone sighting >> reporter: for now, the proposal is only a draft, giving the public 60 days to comments and another three years to take effect until then, any plans for large-scale drone deliveries are still a future out of reach. no new developments in the murder of a texas home, heidi brusard. the attorney for the suspect charged in connection with her death is speaking out this rn have charged brusard's friend, after they found the 33-year-old mother's body in the trunk of a car at her home nbc's sam brock has the latest

>> reporter: as friends and family prepare for the funeral saturday, answers surrounding her death remain sparse. we're hearing for the first time from the attorney representing megan. she was heidi's childhood friend and the only person charge sod far in connection with the austin mother's death. a week ago, heidi's body was found in a car trunk she's facing two counts of kidnapping and one count of tampering with a human corpse. the attorney tells nbc news, we are in the beginning stages of a long process, but there are many questions that need to be answered as with every american accused of a crime, unless the state can prove the allegations beyond any reasonable doubt, she's innocent with a court date set for january 2, heidi's family just coping with the grief, her mom saying it's a closed casket funeral. but she was expecting to see her baby's face one more time, writing heidi will be remembered

as a lover of life and laughter. as for the inft, she's back in her father's arms. >> she couldn't even hold her head up. she's too young. >> reporter: a wild swing of emotions for shane carry, the comments ranging from such a christmas blessing to, they're together again the pain, though, still ocean deep sam brock, nbc news, austin. it was another record day on wall street. all three major indexes closed at record highs on thursday. the nasdaq climbedve 900 for the first time ever. stocks were given a sumrge by online shopping. as millions make their way

back home, we're seeing major congestion on the roads. highways snarled in bumper to bumper traffic >> reporter: it's the great return from christmas. in more ways than one. millions of meamericans taking the skies between now and the new year 7 million expected to fly, 100 million to drive some setting early alarms to beat the rush. >> we left at 3:00 a.m my husband drives and we sleep in the car >> we left about 6:00. so it's been smooth. >> reporter: those who didn't may see drive times doubling, even tripling. >> expect the rush, expect a lot of people on the road. >> reporter: and expect foot traffic at malls nationwide. 77% of people plan to return at haast one gift this year

policy >> know the window of when you need to return something, so if it has 45 days and you buyin november and you continue see your family untilt late december, you might not be able to return something. >> reporter: some retailers have accommodated holiday takebacks what can we expect friday? good morning, michelle >> you couldn't pay me enough to go to the malls right now. but we're looking good in the northeast in terms of the weather. so let's get outside and enjoy it temperatures 15 to 25 degrees above what is typical. we'll take it as long as we can get it taking a look at the map, all the warm air stretching from the southern plains to the northeast. and we are looking at temperatures well above normal cincinnati, 55

rn new england, temperatures in the 30s and maybe some freezing rain this morning. all right, guys, so warm today also on saturday, things change on sunday. might need the umbrella. >> and chicago had such a warm christmas. >> they're so not used to it >> 61 degrees, that was a record breaker. usually you can't even show your case in chicago. >> thanks, michelle. >> quinten tarantino's fairy tale year continues. and oscar buzz for adam sandler.

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the 22-year-old is the first gymnast to win the award twice and the first to do it in a non-olympic year no one better deserving. >> a big congratulations to her on that. and one of her former rivals, caitlin harbi, is speaking out about pressure female athletes face when it comes to weight and body image here's nbc's kate snow >> reporter: the video has been viewed millions of times beaming with a perfect ten on the floor routine. but the story behind that infectious smile is more complicated. >> i was bodyshamed by the tim i was 14 >> what do you mean by that? >> i was told that i looked like i had swallowed a pig, i looked like an ellephant. >> who says those things >> you hear it from everyone around you >> reporter: when she was 9, her family relocated to train at an

elite center quitting wasn't an option. >> is it the coaches, parents, the system, what creates that pressure >> i think it's a little bit of all of it. >> reporter: in the world of competitive gymnastics, she says lighter is better. >> we would try to eat under 500 calories a day we didn't have a name for bulimia, but we would try to vomit up our food. i remember i would exercise every night before i would go to sleep, because i felt like iy i: studies show up to 45% o athlet disorders, and more than 60% of elite female athletes report body shaming issues. by the time she was 12, caitlin was on the national team in 2013, she beat samone biles, but a serious back injury derailed her olympic dreams. it was at ucla that she found

joy in gymnastics again. >> i didn't have to be perfect or get my self-worth from gymnastics because i had all these things outside of the sport that i could lean on >> what was the first move you ever learned >> my back hand spring >> reporter: now she wants younger girls to see a different path when it comes to body image, what do you say? >> we have to be comfortable with ourselves i think you should just love yourself, how you are. and own it >> reporter: a lesson that could reshape the sport. >> so important. and such an important message for aspiring athletes. our thanks to kate snow for that report >> thanks for waking up with us on this friday

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a nice trek back through there, waking up to some frost this morning. "today in the bay's" kari hall tracking what we can expect for our weekend forecast. yes, the weekend is almost here. good morning, thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. all right, kari, let's talk about it. the cold temperatures keep out the coat, scarves, gloves? >> all of that. we have to layer up again today because of that system that moved through yesterday. it's really pulling down some cold air from canada, as it continues to move across the dese have been in the 30s, below freezing in parts of the north