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

>> karim hunt apologizes for striking a woman, but is it a little toodalate? early starts right now. >>y good mon morning. p> people in the midwest are picking what's left of their homes after a rare string of december tornados.ma got tripped in his motel at the aurora inn. his name has not been released. this video as a tornado made its way through listenfield. 22 tnados hit central illinois. 34 buildings were destroyed in taylorville. it was one of the towns hardest. 30 wer injured. no injuries or deaths were reported in either. this morning the nation is preparing to say final goodbyes to the 41st president of the united states. president george herbert walker bush died friday at his houston

home at age 94. flags are fing at half-staff as tributes pour in including this one at last night's kennedy center honors. >> i think it's appropriate to recogne the passi of a wonderful man who dedicated his to service andraciously attended this event many times uring his administration, laughing, applauding, singing along and even shedding a tear from rig up there in the presidential box. president george h. w. bush. >> makeshift memorials have appeared in houston and ken bunk port, maine where he spent summers and birth place in milton,s. massachuse tweeting this photo of president bush's service dog, sulley lying beside his casket. the caption reading mission that casket will fly to washington, d.c. where president bush will lie in state at the u.s. capital. more on president bush's legacy.

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

houston with the same amount of respect. he loved uston. >> dick cheney served as his defense secretary and said president bush led the charge as the cold war ended. >> n by brute force or threats. ge of taking advan dancing on the berlin wall as it came down. it was magical. move hisrce one will casket from houston to washington where it lies in state at the u.s. capitol. his feral at the national ka ka ahead at ral and he will be buried on the ground of his presidential library and museum. ann had been here before. >> it was tough. i thought my dad. he lived a long life and accomplished a lot of great things. it's kd of an end of an era. >> the greatest generation gone, but not forgotten. th will be the first presidential funeral in 12 years since the death of president ford.

philipp? >> great man fondly remembered. thank you. >> investors breathing a sigh of relief as t u.s. and china start a ceasefire in the trade wa president trump and president xi agreed tohe truce after being in argentina. the presidentweeted that china agreed to reduce and remove tariffsoming into the country. live in d.c. with the latest. this will be very welcome news on wall street. >> no questio about that, frances. thrilled.seem we check and it being looks like the dow in free trapng is 500 points after the ntannouncement by preside trump that he and the president have come up with a deal to end trade war. the president says they will be getting rid of that 40% t on ina., american cars in the white house said instead of getting rid of it, the white house that president trump andc

a have agreed not to raise taxes at this point. that needso be clarified. bottom line, the president was under pressure b u.s. businesses who were seeing the impact on their bottom line. the white house now looking at not raising tariffs in january, but reserves the right t do so if they can't work out a permanent deal. >> tracie potts for us. thanks. >> paris is surveying the damage left behind by the most destructive riots in decades. they arrested more than 400 people andd douse nearly 450 fires. president macron rushe homeo calm the unrest. live from london with the latest on this. rah, good morning. what sparked the protests? >> thesertrotests s three weeks ago over a new fuel tax that the president said is necessary to combat climate change. this is about something much bigger. it's not just a gas tax anymor a

many angry about rising prices and the high cost of living in france. what began as a tax protest essentially game an urban riot. presters smashing windows and throwing rocks at police and vandizing the arc de triomphe. these wereos the violent protests in a decade with police using t gr and water cannons on the demonstratordemonstrator. the president rushed back to deal with it. he is considering imposing state of emergency. that's something that hasn't happened in france since the 2015 terror attacks. >> it's surreal to see the iconicpo tourist in chaos. thank you. >> a woman goes missing whileva tioning in costa rica skpa here family is on a desperate search to find her. she was celebrating her 36thhd birtay and never boarded her flight back home.

>> for karla, it seemed like a great cation. >> second day, the hotng spri >> videos taken in the days before she disappeared srwing he in costa rica for her 36th birthday wh her sister in law, apl. they stayed in a remote airbnb and rode w motorcycles andent surfing. karla was supposed to leave on wednesday and never made her flight. >> we just want her back just want her to come home. >> april returned the day before >>d karla was staying one more night. e're truly believe she has taken. my sister is not the kind of person that just disappears.or >> ang to family, karla was seen leaving the airbnb the morning she was supposed to go ho and never got to the airport. >> she had cometely disconnected from social media and what's app. it's very unlike her. >> laura was supposed to pick

karla up in miami. >> we'reust want to find her. >> h h brother gone to costa rica hoping the police or touristsan help solvehe mystery. tammy lightner, nbc news. >> c jamesey reached a deal to testify in private before the house judiciary committee to make the hearing public. he tweeted gratefu for a fair e.hearing from ju hard to protect my rights without being in contempt, which i don't believe in. republicans agree i'm free to talk when done and transcript released in 24 hours. this is the closest i can get to public testimony. under the agreement, t committee will release a transcript of his testimony that he can make public. based on the deal, he has with drawn the chaenge and a judge will make a formal ruling on that today. >> turning to the magnitude seven ethquake that shook alaska on friday, an additional 230mall earthquakes hit and most t have been inhe highways

in the region. they issued a daster declaration as the state continues clean up this morn >> a new tornado warning. >> over the last half hou or so, there is a trading of storms with us for while. we have the threat of flash flooding. besides the tornado threat, we have flash flooding and one to two inches is possible. in the areas of greatest concern is southern georgia and lake city into the jacksonville area. we will continue to watch tant give you updates on any damage. that's a look at the bigge weather story of ahead. here's a closer look at the day ahead. showers and thunderstorms continue in the northern half of the state and tomorrow the rain chance around miami. inst the northfter a rainy sunday, a foggy morning and warm coitions this afternoon. we have a coast to coast storm we will talk about coming up. >> that's how we kickoff the

week. thank you. actor ken barry known for playing a nice guy died over the weekend. he is remembered as the accident-prone ctain in troop and replaced andy griffith when the show evolved into the may gerry series. he costarred in the series. ken berry dead at the age of 85. >> guess which quarterback joined theecord books.ba emled running backarim hunt faces the nfl ruling later today. this is early today. (vo) they're all going in the same direction. but in very different ways. and pampers gives all of them our driest, best-fitting diaper. pampers cruisers. with 3 way fit. they adapt at the waist, legs and bottom. with up to 12 hours of protection. for all of the freedom to move their way. in pampers cruisers.

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delivering the 73-yard touchdo and turned the game around. the steelers lose their starting running back james conor to a g injury a james samuels woul come in and time ran out. the kic i that wont for the chargers. 33-30. to the motor city where the rams and todd gurley is having an amazing year. two touchdowns on the day. they started off slow andll the win the game here and move a little bit closer to home field advantage. they beat the lions, 30-16. now to green bay, the packers drop the fifth game in the last six. that fas the end the head coach, mike mccarthy who was fired after an embarrassing 23-7 loss at home to the cardinals. now to a guy who is having a great season. an mvp season possibly.pa trick mahomes, theck quarterba threw for four touchdowns against the raiders.

he tied peyton manning and tom brady as the only ones to reach 40 touchdowns. the chief without their star running back, but the chiefs win, 40-33 over the raiders.o >> now an rattling off the field. kareem hunt was caught brutally assaulting a woman. he will learn his fate with the nfl. kathy park has more. >> after being caught on camera, kareem hunt admitted he wasn wrong i an interview with espn. >> i just really want to apologize to everyone. >> in this video obtained by tmz sports, he is seen arguing with a woman in febrry. he shoves her and she swats at him and is then knocked to the floor. kicks r comes back and her. >> i'm not the type of person that ever evenbo thinks putting my hands on anyone. a woman, a girl, doesn't matter.

>> in thiody cam video, the pardon me in the confrontation describes what happened. >> he shoved me. he pushed me. >> hunt was not charged. the chiefs question him short after the incident and he was asked if he toldh.he tr >> i didn't tell them everything. >> they'reaid the investigation will include further attempts to speak to the complain ant and new information made public on friday, a reference to the surveillance video. the league has been criticized for how they handled cases of violence against women. in 2014, ravens running back ray rice was seen in this video obtained by tmz sports, knocking out his future wife. he is no longer with the nfl. >> for the video had not come ou it's incredible to see them being so reactionary.>> e will learn his fate with the nfl. kathy park, nbc news.

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after the mass shooting rnlg i tree of life held a public menorah lighting. >> a second summit between president trump and kim jong une could be just away. returning from the g-20 summit, president trump toldeporters aboard air force one, the two will likely meet early next year. >> t pair first met in singapore to discuss denuclearizing. janice has the latest from beijing. >> good morning. president trump touted the progress he made, saying they have a great relationship and that kim isk going to w 100% towards deheclearization. even suggested that kim may visit the u.s. at some point. the two met last june andigned e vaguely worded agreement and there hasn't been a tremendou amount of progress since. talks appeared to have stalled over a standoff over which side

will make concessions first. there was more satellite imgagery showing morthan a dozen undecleared operating bases, suggesting that pyongyanw moves aheh the program. mike pence suggested that the u.s.ill no longer require north korea to disclose the testing sites before a second meeting with president trump, saying perhaps the two men will get in the same room and have a verifiable plao disclose the sites face-to-face. philip >> unfulfilled promises to discuss. thank you. >> stillo come, love straight out of a storybook. a look at president bush and his beloved barbara's seven decades of marriage. ok, i'm ready...

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with promise. >> i just want to get up into heaven and kbro get thei don't bragging on myself. >> remembering george w. bush he passed away on friday. his body will lie in date and america will have a chance to pay its respects. it's 4:00 a.m. >> in a matter of hours president bush's body will arrive at joint bas andrews and then the u.s. capitol. he rests in this photo was taken late last night. his service dog in front of his casket. we have complete coverage of the death of president bush and how he will be t honoreday and layed to rest this week. >> melissa has a look at the roads for us. we begin with chuck bell and