good morning. breaking overnight. tax plan passes. >> the tax cuts and jobs act as amended is passed. >> early this morning on a party line vote, senate republicans approve the most sweeping tax plan in three decades. this after a mass scramble to sweeten the pot to get republicans to vote yes. democrats furious. >> this legislation will go down in history as one of the worst, most unfair pieces of legislation ever passed. >> what now? what does it mean for your bottom line? we're live on capitol hill. flynn fallout. shock waves across washington, d.c. days after michael flynn

calls to the russian ambassador. special prosecutor robert mueller penetrating the president's inner circle. is the president's son-in-law jared kushner next in the cross hairs? could a pardon be coming? we're live with the latest. safe and sound. a 17-year-old florida girl who disappeared with her soccer coach nearly a week ago is found nearly 1,000 miles s away in ne york state. how one cop finally caught up with them. all that plus the department of justice issues an arrest warrant for an undocumented immigrant found not guilty in the shooting of a san francisco woman, sending an uproar. lindsey vonn walks away after a scary crash at the season opener. and tiger's roar. tiger woods right near the top of the leaderboard in his first pga tour event since his fourth back surgery and

fans everywhere hoping to see the classic tiger fist pump as he gets set to play round three today, saturday, december 2nd, 2017. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with sheinelle jones, craig melvin and dylan dreyer, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning. welcome to "today." thank you for joining us on this saturday morning. i'm sheinelle jones. >> i'm craig melvin. dylan dreyer is also here. breaking news overnight. >> let's talk about it. right to the top story this morning. that breaking news this morning. the senate passing the most sweeping tax cut plan in decades. just hours ago, president trump rejoicing. nbc's garrett haake is on capitol hill with the dramatic overnight developments. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, sheinelle. senators cast their final votes around 2:00 this morning on the biggest re-write of the american tax code in more than 30 years. this is a bill that will

every single american if it becomes law. that's something that's looking a lot more likely this morning. >> reporter: days of deal making and fiery debate ending overnight with a celebration by victorious republicans. >> the tax cuts and jobs act as amended is passed. >> reporter: in the lead-up to the vote, democrats complained they were given just hours to read the 400-plus page bill, packed with late editions, sometimes scribbled in the margins. >> this is the tax bill. see how thick it is? take a look at this, folks. this is your government at work. >> reporter: on the floor, a furious debate. >> this legislation will go down in history as one of the worst, most unfair pieces of legislation ever passed. >> this bill is about helping americans for the long term. it's about restoring the american dream. >> reporter: the result, 51-49 republican victory,

flake and susan collins, previously undecided, declared their support on friday. >> i believe this bill will help promote economic growth and the creation of jobs. >> reporter: tom-- bob corker said he has concerns about the bill's $1.5 trillion price tag. >> this is the situation you hope you're wrong about the bill. >> absolutely. i want good things for our country. >> reporter: the next step, the house and senate must hammer out some of the big differences remaining between their bills, including how many tax brackets there should be, when corporate tax cuts should take effect, and just how generous to make the childcare tax credit. one last round of negotiations on a bill republicans believe the american economy demands and democrats say it can't possibly afford. this bill has been a big priority for president trump.

senators overnight with a tweet. writing, we are one step closer to delivering massive tax cuts for working families across america. special thanks to mitch mcconnell and hatch for spepereding it through the senate. look forward to signing a final bill before christmas. >> how difficult will it be for the house and senate to come to a deal? >> reporter: it'll be tough. they've will ever been working behind the scenes to try to hammer out the sticking points. there's a lot of work the congressional leaders have to get done on the hill before the end of the year. this is just one more thing on the plate. they feel the pressure to get it done. >> garrett, thank you. of course, the other big story this morning, president trump's former national security adviser michael flynn's guilty plea. general flynn admitted he died -- lied to fbi investigators when asked whether he

the plea deal sending shock waves through washington. still no comment by president trump about this. we go to the white house with more on this story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, craig. president trump is this morning set to head back to his hometown of new york city to attend a handful of fundraising events. still maintaining his public silence about that bombshell plea deal involving his former national security adviser michael flynn. retired general michael flynn, once president trump's national security adviser and key confidant, now a convicted felon. flynn, who called for hillary clinton to be thrown behind bars over her e-mails, pleaded guilty friday to willfully and knowingly making false, fictitious and fraudulent statements to the fbi about his contacts with russia's former ambassador to the u.s., sergey kislyak, contacts he previously denied. court documents describe

senior member of the trump transition team directed flynn to contact the russian government and others about a u.n. resolution on israeli settlement. sources familiar with the matter tell nbc news that very senior member was jared kushner, president trump's son-in-law and senior adviser. a second comment came a week later. a senior official asked flynn to reach out to kislyak again about the obama administration's sanctions meant to punish moscow over its election meddling. nbc news learned that senior official was mcfarland, who would later be sworn in as deputy national security adviser. flynn's plea deal is a game changer, marking the first time that special counsel mueller's investigation penetrated president trump's inner circle. >> general flynn, how great is he? >> reporter: the president praising flynn days after firing him. >> general flynn is a wonderful man. ith

very unfairly by the media. >> reporter: flynn, the fourth trump campaign official implicated in criminal activity. in a statement, flynn says he accepts full responsibility for his actions. adding, quote, my guilty plea and agreement to cooperate with the special counsel's office reflect a decision i made in the best interests of my family and of our country. white house special counsel ty cobb trying to minimize the impack. saying in a statement, nothing about the guilty plea or the charge implicates anyone other than mr. flynn. with flynn now cooperating with prosecutors, white house officials must be left wondering just what flynn will tell the special counsel. still no word from president trump on all of this. one republican source close to the white house says the administration was blindsided by the news of flynn's plea deal, craig. >> beyond being blindsided, what is the mood behind you right now? what is the mood at the white house? >> publicly, you saw the statement from ty cobb, tg

to create distance between the president and mike flynn. another source close to the president tells us this development is very, very bad for the white house, craig. >> jeff at 1600 pennsylvania. thank you. ari melber, an nbc news legal analyst and host of "the . good morning. >> kushner directed flynn to make contact with the russians, the u.n. resolution regarding se settlements. a week later, flynn contacts them again to talk about isis. why would general flynn lie about the conversations? >> that's what bob mueller is zeroing in on here. the lie is what he pled guilty to. there is no dispute anymore. there's no two sides to that story. that's mike flynn agreeing with bob mueller that he lied about this, and that was wrong. to your question of why, the implication was there was something worse going on. the other part of this story that bob mueller is telling is mike flynn

single person. the implication of the report we just saw here on the "today" show this morning is mcfarland, jared kushner, these people were speaking. who were they speaking for, to s potentially the president. >> should we assume this case is far from closed for the mueller team? >> far from closed. true and highly misleading, the statement from mr. cobb there. the reason is, when you make a cooperating agreement like this, you are explicitly saying to the feds, i have information i will give you on other people. those are in the documents we at nbc news now obtained. no, there isn't a new name yet in public. yes, there is an agreement to give information about other names. in fact, bob mueller privately probably already has those. >> ari, we know the president told the fbi director to drop

this. to leave michael flynn alone. also word a couple days ago in the "new york times" that the president was apparently trying to twist the arms of republicans on the senate committee who are investigating russia's connection to the election. now this. if it is revealed that it was the president of the united states that did have knowledge of michael flynn contacting russians, does that not then seem obvious to you, as obstruction? >> this is how i'll put it, and i'll put it carefully. there are enough issues swirling around here that are being exposed, where even someone inclined to give this president the benefit of the doubt has to start to wonder, why was there such an obsession over immediately appeasing russia as the first, urgent priority of the transition? when people started looking into that, why was the president's first impulse not to sort of address it, talk about it or get to the facts, but blow up the

loyaltitloyalty and fire the fbi director under investigation? if there was no smoke or fire there, why did you have people, including the president of the united states, running around saying, god, it is so hot in here? >> what's next? what should we expect? >> what's next is bob mueller is going to be working with the former national security adviser, three-star general, this man who trump voters heard over and over is a great guy from the president, to get all of this information. we'll methodically check it all. the only good news here is if the president really wasn't involved in anything, if this was all at a high level but not the highest, bob mueller will find that, too. his job as a former republican director of the fbi hyimself, nt to get anyone in trouble but get the facts. if it stops here and not there, he'll find it. could be good news. he'll say, it went here and here and we're done. he's

morning. thank you. >> you sound surprised by that. >> it was a good conversation. thank you. watch ari weeknights at 6:00 eastern on msnbc. the former stanford university swimmer who received what many call a lenient sentence for sexually assaulting a woman behind the dumpster is appealing his conviction. this though brock turner already served time behind bars. why the appeal? here's steve patterson. >> reporter: the high-profile case ignited public outrage across the country. former stanford university champion swimmer brock turner set free early after serving just three months for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman. this morning, an appeal. turner's legal team aiming to get his conviction overturned, blaming the media for misrepresenting the facts during the case, leading to court proceedings they now call unfair. >> there has been really a very lengthy and

that has been put out in the press about what type of case this is. we are saying that what happened was not a crime. >> reporter: santa clara county judge grew criticism for his leniency, sentencing turner to six months in county jail. the max term for the crime, 14 years in state prison. the 21-year-old was expelled from school, banned from swimming and forced to register as a life-long sex offender. returning last year to his home in ohio. santa clara district attorney jeff rosin responded to nbc's request for comment, saying, quote, turner received a fair trial and was justly convicted. it'll be upheld. nothing can roll back emily doe's legacy of raising the world's awareness about sexual assault. some experts claim his attorneys are exposing turner to a harsher sentence. at a time of heightened sensitivity surrounding sexual conduct. >> it is dangerous for brock turner.

sexual abuser or offender at this time. >> reporter: looking for another day in court could mean more outrage in the courts of public opinion. steve patterson rk, nbc news, l angeles. also this morning, the justice department issued an arrest warrant for the illegal immigrant found not guilty in the shooting death of a san fernando woman. a national conversation on immigration and why the illegal immigrant wasn't deported earlier. the justice department is considering federal charges. update on the firing of matt lauer. top executives learned two other news outlets were working on articles about sexual misconduct involving the former co-host several weeks before an accuser came forward. the executives at the network said they didn't find evidence of complaints against lauer or settlements that might have been reached. and when asked directly about any misconduct, lauer said he, quote, could not think of anything at all. on friday, one executive told

cause, and there would be no settlement. the network has also launched an internal review into the events surrounding his firing, as well as new measures to prevent sexual harassment. some good news if you're flying with american airlines over the christmas holidays. overnight, the airline reached an agreement with its pilots union to avoid having to cancel thousands of flights from december 17th through the end of the year. a computer scheduling glitch left thousands of flights without a captain, co-pilot or both. details of the deal haven't been released. former number one champion golfer tiger woods back in action today at the hero world challenge. his first pga tour event since his fourth back surgery. also his first since the high-profile arrest for driving under the influence of prescription medications. at one point on friday, woods was in the lead. he starts the day five strokes back. you can watch tiger complete in round three of the hero world challenge at 2:30 eastern here on

think of tiger yesterday? >> the best golfer in the world. nice to see him come back. >> yeah. he looked like tiger yesterday, too. >> i know. hope his back holds up. >> let's talk about the weather. >> we have a storm that's making its way to the west coast. that's going to turn into a big weather maker for the pretty much entire country as we go through the week. not much going on, besides rain up from seattle down to portland. and we are looking at potential of the whole system producing several inches of snow. in the mountains, we could see difficult travel, especially through the cascades, where we could see up to a foot of snow. up to 14 inches in the sierra mountains. wind gusts up to 45 mile peas p hour. watch how expansive amount of snow is. from the west coast all the way through parts of the northern plains, where we could see 3 to 4 inches of snow. isolated higher a i moumounts a minnesota.

visibility and the possibility of blizzard conditions because of that. watch what happens. cold air moves behind the front. any rain changes to snow. we're going to see widespread rain from basically the entire east coast by the time we get to tuesday. on the backside, side, we coul a little snow. that's a look at the weather across the country. now a peek out your window. >> look at this. a beautiful sunrise. sun just coming up about ten minutes ago. 38 degrees, little chilly early on this saturday morning. temperatures, outside the beltway, in the 20s. as you wake up, it'll be chilly. we are warming up today to the low 50s. if you need to get the tree decorated, no problem. there's no wind to talk about. even the christmas lighting ceremonies, take the jacket. could be a few sprinkles later tonight through the overnight. otherwise, looking good for today and the weekend. >> thank you, dylan. ahead here, a florida teenager safe. her former soccer coach under arrest after the two went on a

this morning, the latest on her condition and how police were able to catch up with them. a death-defying stunt thousands of feet in the air. you have to see this one to believe it. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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time for the download. our look back at the week that was. >> president trump came under fire for his tweet and public comments, and a serial killer was captured in florida. "today's" matt lauer fired after allegations of sexual misconduct were leveled against him. >> the latest tv personality taken down by the latest wave of misconduct claims. one of our own. >> matt lauer, anchor of nbc's "today" show for 20 years was fired. >> we are devastated. how do you reconcile your love

for someone with the revelation they have behaved badly? >> it did take a lot of courage for her to come forward. it was no doubt a very painful decision. >> president trump prompting fierce backlash this week from america's closest ally after re-tweeting inflammatory anti-muslim videos posted by a far-right extremist group in the uk. >> theresa may saying, quote, it is wrong for the president to have done this. the topic sparking a heated debate in parliament. >> this is the president of the united states. sharing with millions inflammatory and divisive content. >> trump also offending many with this controversial comment at an event honoring native american veterans. >> we have a representative in congress who they say was here a long time ago. they call her pocahontas. you know what? i like you. >> captured. a suspected serial killer in tampa accused of shooting four people to death. >> police

howell donaldson, taking him in following a tip he was carrying a firearm inside the restaurant. >> the world's most eligible bachelor, prince harry, off the market after announcing his engagement to actress meghan markle. >> it was so sweet, natural and romantic. he got on one knee. >> for the royal family, a ground-breaking love story. markle not only american, she's three years older than harry, divorced and is biracial. >> the royal family overjoyed. >> brilliant. >> william and i are absolutely thrilled. such exciting news. >> delighted for them both. >> the two set to marry at wi e windsor castle in may. a volucano in bali sent locals and tourists scrambling. >> more than 400 flights were cancelled, stranding nearly 60,000 travelers. >> only so much you can do. it is a national disaster. >> some of the

an international courtroom turn sbo into a crime scene when the bosnian war criminal protested his sentence by drinking poison and ending his life. a police officer in ohio tasered his partner accidentally during a stop. >> sorry, nick. >> these wing suit fliers pulled off a jaw dropping stunt over the swiss alps. jumping from a mountain and landing on board an airplane midair. kati perry accidentally hit a fan in the face inflatable ball. the fan laughing it off. here at 30 rock, thousands joined the party. came to see the lighting of the rockefeller christmas tree. >> five, four, three, two, one. ♪ joy to the world, the lord has come ♪ >> perfect chrima

i think we have the tree popped up for you, the rockefeller center christmas tree, in all its glory on the ice rink. >> it's beautiful. >> breathtaking. >> if you look behind you, craig, it is right there. >> it's always funny when people come out and stand there at the corner. they're like, where's the tree? >> right there. turn around. >> look up. >> does that happen? >> oh, yeah. >> so perfect. still to come on "today," bad about meghan. the british public falling in love with harry's future bride, markle. space heaters. how quickly your house can go up in flames if you're not careful. this is a rossen reports investigation you don't want to miss. the small town that is paying people to move there. we'll tell you where it is. first, these messages.

>> announcer: this is a "news 4 today" news break. >> good morning. i'm megan fitzgerald. it is 7:26 on your saturday, december 2nd. let's get right to your top stories we're following for you this morning. in fairfax county, a death investigation is underway right now. police spent hours searching the area near the meadow woods apartments in alexandria. investigators have been on scene since around 11:00 last night. fair child drive is closed as the investigation continues. we'll bring more details as they come in. moving to the district. 53-year-old rockingham has been missing for nearly ten days. she was last seen the day before thanksgiving, right before she went outside

call. her purse and identification were left behind. her phone is now off. police have not gotten any leads. anyone with information is asked to contact police right away. we will have a look at your forecast coming up. stay with us.

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bring your family to busch gardens and you would even say it glows. christmas town. where christmas shines brightest. it's a chilly start this morning but a beautiful morning out there. temperatures in the 20s and 30s across the region at this point. again, a gorgeous sunrise. clouds are going to increase throughout the morning. not too bad. we could have a few sprinkles later on this afternoon through the overnight. again, it's really not going to be that bad out there today with temperatures in the low 50s for daytime highs. we take the temperature into the mid 50s tomorrow with decreasing clouds. monday, not looking too bad. by the time we head into tuesday, we're at 60 degrees. some rain showers expected for the second half of tuesday into early

that sim any gnifies a temperat change. >> we'll have more of a details weather report for you and continue following our breaking news. we are back on this saturday morning, december 2nd, 2017. >> let's begin this half hour with a check of the headlines. we start with the senate passing its tax plan overnight. republican revolution. >> tax cuts and jobs act as amended is passed. >> on a party line vote, the senate passes a massive tax cut bill, 51-49, early this morning. >> this is the tax bill. see how thick it is? take a look at this, folks. this is your government at work. >> it's not a done deal just yet. next, a high-stakes meeting with house republicans.

flynn plead guilty to lying to the fbi. flynn's cooperation with special council robert mueller now bringing the russia probe into the president's inner circle. on alert. hawaii sounds its nuclear attack warning system for the first seem sin time since the cold war. but the siren could hardly be heard in the popular beaches along waikiki. daring crash. >> lindsey vonn goes down into the fencing. >> vonn taking a major fall in canada. amazingly, she was able to ski down the mountain and has her eyes set on gold in pyeongchang. yankee doodle dandy. one of the most famous home runs in yankees history is named as the newest manager, boone. yankees fans hoping he still has a right stuff today, saturday, december 2nd, 2017. >> i was hoping that a-rod got

bring him back. >> did not happen. >> big fills to shoe, nonetheless. a teenager from florida who was missing for nearly a week is safe. kaitlcaitlyn frisina was found after leaving the state several days ago with her soccer coach. they were found in new york state. maya rodriguez is following it all from the young woman's hometown of lake city. >> reporter: the sheriff's office is giving credit to the state trooper who spotted the car the pair left in. inside, the 17-year-old unharmed and the soccer coach arrested. >> do you have any comment? >> reporter: this morning, 17-year-old caitlyn frisina is safe, found more than 1,000 miles away from where her journey began in florida a week ago. >> she seemed to be in decent spirits. there was no injury to her. >> reporter: caitlyn wa

in lake city, florida, later spotted on security cameras in georgia and north carolina with 27-year-old rian rodriguez, a soccer coach at her school. her family fran tis to find her. speaking to nbc news on wednesday. >> i want her to come home. i want her to give us a call. >> reporter: no call came. on friday afternoon, a new york state trooper near syracuse pulled over the car investigators had been looking for. rian rodriguez's red mercury sable. the pair was inside. caitlyn unharmed. rian arrested without incident. >> neither one of them wanted to run or anything. i think wanted to come to a peaceful resolution. >> reporter: it's not the only high-profile case this year involving a missing student and school employee. this past march, 50-year-old cummings, a teacher at a tennessee school, vanished with a 15-year-old student. they were both later found safe

in california. cummings pleaded not guilty and remains behind bars, pending his trial in january. as for caitlyn's family, joy and relief. her mother e-mailing nbc news, she is safe. we're going to bring her home. >> we are elated that she's there. it'll be final closure whenever we get her back here in colombia county with her mom and dad. they can start the healing process. >> reporter: caitlyn's parents are heading to new york today to get their daughter. rian rodriguez was arrested for interfering with child custody. >> maya, thank you. dylan, another check of the weather? >> yes. i talked about that storm that's going to move across the country. it is this cold front that will drag down very cold temperatures from the north. in the meantime, it's been unseasonably mild. in fact, 195 million people are experiencing temperatures above average. wichita, 64.

nashville, 65. new york city, 50 degrees. as we go to tomorrow, still warm ahead of the front. oklahoma city, mid 70s. mid 60s in st. louis. as the front moves through, temperatures drop to the 30s behind it, we'll see the 50s and 60s replaced with 30s by wednesday in chicago. 31. that's why on the backsi side o the storm system, we could see some of the rain change to snow. atlanta, we go from 70 on tuesday to 50 on wednesday. new york city, we drop to 41 by thursday. for the rest of the weekend, very much above average. highs will be felt away cross of the country. that's a look at the weather across the country. now here's a peek out your wind window. >> it is beautiful out there. temperatures in the 30s at this point. a little chilly outside the beltway. we do have temperatures in the 20s. we're all warming up today into the 40s. low 50s by later on this afternoon. no rain out there right now. i can't discount a few sprinkles

into the overnight. again, low 50s today. not looking too bad for any of the activities. christmas in middleburg. alexandria's parade, all looking good for that. >> that's your latest forecast. >> thank you, dylan. still to come, a warning from chris pratt about an imposter on the internet. up next, the dangers surrounding the space heaters in your home. safety tips that could safe your family's life. right after these messages.

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this morning on rossen reports, a winter fire warning for millions of us. many use space heaters to stay warm, but they can be dangerous if not used correctly. >> jeff rossen has more, including a dramatic demonstration. >> hey, guys. good morning. space heaters are popular for good reason. they're small. they're cost efficient. they can keep your family warm. but turns out, so many of us are using them wrong. in an instant, tragedy can strike. this morning, before you turn yours on, we need to show you video. how fast things can go wrong and what you can do right now to protect yourself. it happens in an instant. >> oh, my gosh. i think the house is on fire. >> deadly flames, raging infernos. all these homes on fire. >> i got out. the flames were above the trees. >> already this season, several tragic incidents. in texas during thanksgiving weekend, four

killed in this fire. days ago, this lone puppy survived a fire in oklahoma city. five other puppies did not survive. in all these cases, space heaters are to blame. according to the national fire protection association, space heaters are a leading cause of house fires. how do we stay warm and safe? jamie, a retired fire investigator, shows us life-saving tips. >> realize these are small but draw a lot of electricity. one, you plug it directly into the wall. >> that's a big tip. plug the heater directly into the wall. he says some people use cheap extension cords to move the heater closer. many extension cords can't handle that amount of electricity. just watch when he does it. >> there you have it. it can start a fire. >> what's the next tip? >> the next tip, we keep this

combustible that can burn. best to do it in the center of the room. >> sometimes people let blankets fall on top of the heater, as ridiculous as it sounds. >> the heater is hot enough and can catch it on fire. the next thing, the room is on fire. then the house is on the ground. >> to show us, jamie sets up a real-life demonstration inside this real house. which is already being prepared for demolition. we have a team of firefighters standing by. >> all right. heater on. blanket on. we'll see what happens. >> remember, this happens in homes all the time. in several minutes. >> there we go. we have ignition. >> you see how fast the fires spread. the blanket is on fire. a piece of it fell off. now it is burning the rug, too. flames race up the blanket. just like that, boom. it spread to the couch. it's already hard to breathe in here. >> it is kicking off serious black smoke. >> now that it has the couch on fire, you won't be able to stay

>> suddenly, an inferno in the living room. it flashed over. you can't breathe in here anymore. everyone out. that happened, jamie, so fast. i mean, you can't breathe in there. >> people don't realize how fast the fire takes off and how nasty it gets. >> i was able to breathe, then i wasn't. >> yup. >> it is raging. here's the scariest part of all, the fire immediately spread, jumping from room to room. the fire is here. let me show you how fast this spread. look over here. on the other side of the house, it's been a couple of minutes, we already have black smoke coming out here, too. this could be your home. it's super dangerous. flames engulfed the house, scattering these glass doors as it burns. if this doesn't show you to follow the instructions, i don't know what does. you're dead if you're in the room right now. all from a space heater. >> all from a space heater and somebody op

>> now, there are space heaters with an automatic shut off switch if it gets too hot or it is accidentally knocked over. experts say, don't risk it. remember the three-foot rule and don't plug them into extension cords. also plan ahead. make sure you and your family have a fire escape plan. i can't stress that enough. if you don't have one, you can go on our website right now, today.com. we have a link to take you through it, step by step. back to you. >> potentially life-saving tips. >> absolutely. >> you don't realize how quickly the flames spread until you see it. >> we've covered plenty in our careers. it's important. dylan dreyer, what's next? >> how would you feel to take a payout to move to a town looking for people to move there? we'll tell you where it is happening right after this. more people shop online for the holidays than ever before. (clapping) and the united states postal service delivers more of those purchases to homes

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back on a saturday morning with an interesting question. how much would you pay to live in an area where you could ski and take in gorgeous views all day long? fwl belie >> believe it or not, there is a place that will pay you to move there. dylan will explain. >> we are talking about a swiss town. yes, it is offering to pay newcomers to settle there. why? well, the community has dwindled down to just about 240 residents. officials say this move will bring life back to the village. they're offering $25,000 per assault and $10,000 for each child. to qualify, you must be younger than 45, a swiss citizen or permanent resident and you have to be willing to build or buy a house that costs, at minimum, $200,000. you have to commit to living there at least a decade. as you can imagine, the offer has a lot of people talking online. one person writing, simply, how do i apply? we asked you at home to weigh in.

village for ten years if they paid you $25,000? 63% said no. 37% said yes. they'd move for $25,000. but doing the math, for ten years, $25,000 per adult, you have to buy a house that's $200,000 minimum, i mean, it's not that much. >> if you're looking for a change in life and you don't know where you should go, maybe this is an option. >> if they have to pay people to move there, i don't know if it is that great. >> look how beautiful it is. >> we should take a trip and assess the situation. >> you know what, that sounds like a wonderful assignment. thank you, dylan. >> let's talk to the boss. still to come, will a mcdonald's manager get a huge reward for helping catch a serial killer? first, this is "today" on nbc.

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meadow woods apartments in the alexandria section of the cou y county. police have been there since 11:00 last night. fair child drive is currently closed, as this investigation continues. once we get more information, we'll relay it to you. exciting news this morning. one high school in prince george's county, football team in particular, they made history. the wise pumas won their third straight state title last night. they're now the first team to ever reach that feat in maryland. congrats to them. we'll get a check of the forecast with lauryn ricketts before you head out on this saturday when we come back. streaming and gaming are only as good as your internet. so get the best internet - with the 100% fiber-optic network. get fios gigabit connection, the fastest internet available - with download speeds up to 940 megs - plus a fios custom tv package, with over 150 of your favorite tv channels, and phone,

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first weekend in december. not feeling too cold out there, lauryn ricketts. >> not bad right now. temperatures in the 20s and 30s. we'll be more seasonable today with a few sprinkles possible. next chance of real rain will come tuesday night. then a big pattern change coming. not too bad. temperatures in the 20s and low 30s right now. we'll continue to take those temperatures into the low 50s for daytime highs today. again, with just a slight chance of a few sprinkles for the second half of the day. into tomorrow morning, we're a touch warmer. monday, we keep temperatures in the mid 50s. we have a big pattern change coming. by the time we head to tuesday, we'll be in the low 60s.

cooling down with possible snow showers friday to saturday. david? >> ricketts, don't go too far. you, me and megan back at 8:30 with a full hour of news and weather. see you then. good morning. breaking overnight. tax plan passes. in an early morning vote, the republicans passed the most steeping tax plan in decades. this after a down to the wire scramble to get reluctant republicans to vote yes. democrats furious. president trump rejoicing. but it's not a done deal yet. we're live with the latest. flynn fallout. reaction to the guilty plea by general michael flynn after admitting he lied to the fbi about his contacts with russians. new questions this morning. could jared kushner be in legal jeopardy? what does it all mean for president trump? ♪ and the royal engagement. prince harry