let's start the half hour with a check on the weather. today: partly cloudy, milder highs: 50-56 winds: southwest 5-10 mph tonight: mostly cloudy lows: 38-42 winds: light tuesday: partly sunny & mild highs: 56-62 winds: sw 5-10 breaking news this morning -- breaking news this morning --

power is back on at atlanta's hartsfield-jackson international airport after a nearly 11-hour blackout. that outage left thousands of passengers stranded in dark terminals and in planes sitting on the tarmac at the world's busiest airport. kendis gibson has the latest. happening today --

problem for fliers. contracted workers at dulles could announce they're going on strike. they want their employer, huntleigh usa coporation, to allow them to join a union. those employees say they'll announce whether they're striking today -- at 2 p-m. also today -- we're

people killed when a plane on its way to frederick went down in indiana. those three people - along with a dog on board - died after the plane crashed saturday night. a second dog survived. the f-a-a is investigating. we'll keep you posted. congress is heading toward a vote this week on the g-o-p tax reform plan. as arlette saenz reports -- republicans believe they have the votes they need for a massive overhaul. the president weighing in on accusations that the special counsel at the head of the russia investigation

weighing in on accusations that the special counsel at the head of the russia investigation -- improperly obtained thousands of transition e-mails. trump saying... he's not worried. trump's transition lawyers say robert trump's transition lawyers say robert mueller's team-- acted unlawfully. but the president says he has no plans to fire mueller. coming up -- a final salute to a fallen hero. hundreds gathered to remember a firefighter killed during the california wildfires. a look at the final farewell. plus, the carolina panthers for sale amid sexual harassment claims against the owner. the singer, and the basketball star who are interested in y

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ocha for just two dollars. california to pay their respects to a fallen firefighter. 32-year-old cory iverson died last week battling the thomas fire in ventura county. he leaves behind his pregnant wife and 2-year-old daughter. the fire has burned more than 400 square acres and the fire has burned more than 400 square acres and destroyed at least 750 homes. the 270-thousand -acre thomas fire is now the third largest fire in california history. right now, it is only about 45-percent contained. we're learning more about allegations against m-s-n-b-c host chris matthews.

network confirms that in 1999, a staffer complained matthews sexually harassed her. the spokesman says matthews made inappropriate comments about the staffer in front of others. she received a payment, and left her job. at the time, matthews received a formal reprimand. carolina panthers owner jerry richardson says he's selling the team. this comes as an investigation into allegations of workplace misconduct against him heats up. one person already putting in a bid is diddy. the music mogul went on social media to make his plea -- promising if he becomes the owner- he'll sign colin kaepernick, have the best halftime shows, and win multiple super bowls. n-b-a star and panthers fan steph curry tweeted that he wants to join diddy's deal. some activists plan to rally this morning outside the centers for disease control's d.c. office. they say they want to show their

scientists who are being censored. a washington post article friday said the trump administration recently banned seven words and phrases. they include "vulnerable," "entitlement," "diversity," "transgender," "fetus," "evidence-based" and "science-based." at 8:20 a.m., the protesters plan to defy the administration by shouting those words and phrases. is the truth out there?? apparently the pentagon has spent millions of dollars to find out. now, we're finding out more about that top-secret program... that looked into potential u-f-o sightings. and as erielle reshef reports -- we're getting a first-hand look at some of the video at the heart of those investigations. a delivery to the international space station -- just in time

international space station -- just in time

for christmas. that space-x capsule, reached the i-s-s yesterday. it's the second visit for that particular supply ship -- the first time a rocket has been re-used for a mission. that capsule holds nearly five-thousand pounds of items.... but no word yet on whether any of them might be christmas gifts for the astronauts on board. more people are moving out of virginia -- than moving in. a new report by "the daily progress" reveals the trend dates back to 20-13. federal defense spending cuts are partially to blame. but the state's population is still growing, thanks to new births. researchers predict people who stay in virginia -- will gravitate north in the coming decades. at xx time for weather. toss to veronica.

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strong at the box office this weekend -- when "star wars: the last jedi" hit theaters. plus, singer "sia" has a holiday hit. rick damigella has those stories and more in our hollywood

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the busiest airport in the world - shut down for hours. breaking overnight.. the lights are back on in atlanta -- but the headaches are just beginning. taxing times. republicans just days away from delivering what the president is calling the biggest christmas gift. coming up: the final countdown on tax reform - and the one senator who won't be there for the vote. and the official start of winter just days away - but we've got at least one more fall day left - now just one week until christmas! good morning washington.