goodorning. breaking overnight. obamacare struck down. a federal judge in texg c the affordableare act is unconstitutional. president trump hailing the decisi. democrats horrified saying it will be a disaster for tens of millions of americans as the u window to p for obamacare closes today. is this fight going back to the supreme court and what should you do in the meanti? we are live with the latest. third time's the charm. president trump announcing the h ird chief of staff in two m?ars. the new man at the the current budget director. this after two said thanks, but no thanks. will mick mulvaney be able to wrangle the president? we are live at the white house.n and searchg for kelsey.

more than three weeksfter a young mother went missing, i authoritiesn colorado are expected to be back at her fee yan -- ffiance's home today. the fiance believed to be the last person to have seen her. plus, tpennies from heaven. the pastor firing back as people blast him for buying a $200,000 suv. fashion faux pas. and fly me to the moon. nba superstar steph curry trolled by t opposing team after he sa he didn't believe astronauts walked on the moon. his reaction today, december 15th, 2018. >> announcer: from nbc news, is is "today" with sheinelle

jos and peter alexander and dylan dreyer. live from stuo 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. welcome to anoday." you for joining us on this beautiful saturday morning. >> i guess the deal is whatever you can do to get into steph curry's head and making fun of his beliefhat we never made it to the moon. the guy scored 35 points last night. they had fun at his expense. >> we will talk about that later. i still stand by the fact that he was joking we'll talk. >> he had to be joking. >> i almt know so. let's get to the breaking news overnight. a feral judge in texas striking down the affordable care act last night. it is a an cais a case that wil head back to the supreme cot. we havegeoff bennett with the latest.g. good morn >> reporter: good morning, sheinelle. thehite house says current enrollment will not be effected by the ruling. this decision is a political victory for republicans who

opposed the affordable care act from the ginning. it sets in motion another legal obamacare and throwing into limbo the health coverage for millions of americans. this morning, omacare back in the crosshairs. after a federal judge in texas rud the affordable care act unconstitutional late friday. president trump hailing it as eat news for america. the decision threatens health care coverage for 20illion americans and sets up a new legal showdown over former president obama's signature achievement. >> health care in america is a privilege, n for thefew, but ulght for everybody. >> reporter: theg stated the district judge ruled with 20 states that it is unconstitutional for people to buy health insurance and tax those who don't comply. the democratic responses was swift. nancy pelosi saying the ruling

exposes the monstrous end game of republicans assault on people wind pre-existing conditions americans access to affordable health care. the top senate democrat chuck schumer saying the ruling is based on faulty legal reasoning and hopefully it will be overturned. the judge said last year's republicans tax cut bill knocked the foundationrom under obamacare by eliminating penalty for not having covehege. if t ruling is upheld, it could roll back protections for people with pre-existing conditions. president trump on friday called on congress to pass new health care legislation. something not likely to happen as democrats take control of the house next month. the white house says the affor affordable care act will remain in place n for while the ruling is appealed. >> geoff, what is t chance this is overturned on appeal? >> it could end up at the

supreme coureg you have experts on the left and right who say the legal loc thatupports the ruling is fairly weak and unlikely to succeed in overturning obamacare. here is the thg. if this suit wins out, insurers could flat out deny americans insurance based on the health status. as we wait to see how this plays out, today is the deadline to sign up for health insurance for 2018. >>geoff, thank you. another headline coming from the white house where president trump on friday announced his oxt chief staff. budget director mick mulvaney. the announcement coming after days of speculation of who would replace general john kelly. nbc's correspondent kelas o'donnellore on that. >> reporter: good morning, peter. the washington guessing game is over. the president named his new and third chief of staff in just under two ar

he will succeed john kelly who will leave at the end of the year. the process was more public and messy than the white house wanted raising questions if the coveted job lost luster despite all of the problems coming in for the sucssor who will inherit the messages. the president with the pressure mounting and a week passed before ending the suspense. naming mick mulvaney as the acting white house chief of staff. the choice did not clear up the controversy. late friday, a defensive tweet fr president trump. writing, for the record, there were many people who wanted to be white house chief of staff. mick m. will do a gat job. at least two top contenders backed away. former new jersey governor chris christie andce top p aide nick ayers. ramping up speculation of a new

rufront er. the president did not have to look far. mulvaney is budget director currently. >> mick mulvaney has done a fantastic job. >> reporter: a former south carolina congress member. m sources svaney requested the temporary sounding title of acting chief of. mulvaney enters an ongoing storm like former donald trump lawyer michael cohen president knowingly violated the law with hush money payments to two women. he directed me to make the payments. he directed me to become involved in thematters. he was very concerned about how this would effect the election. >> reporter: the white house responded by bng the media. for airing cohen's allegatns that t president denies. >> he is a self admitted liar. you know that. for him to say i'll stop lying now. starting now. that's somewhat silly. >> reporter: and interestingly appointment, of the naming mulvaney to be the acting

chief of staff, press secretary sarah sanders put out a statement saying he would not be resigns from the senate nfirmed position from the budget.r of he would be working on the duties of chief of staff. not giving up that job which wds to the speculation about how much does ht it and how will this new position be shaped as the white house turns into the second half of its term. peter. >> kellyne o'd. thank you. phillip rucker is our analyst this morning from the white house. >> good morning, phil. we know donald trumpnd coh have a complicated relationship with the truth. that is significant here isra fe prosecutors and federal judge believe cohen. they believe donald trump was coordinating and directed him to arrange and make payments to two women who claed to have affairs with the president.

allegations he denies. ote the level concern after what we witnessed with michael w cohen inside tt wing this week and from the president himself? >> peter, it is quite high within trump's orbit. this is not just michael cohen's teimony, but there is other evidence that the prosecutors gathered and the judgesu review esting that donald trump and candidate trump was aware of thd payments directed the payments and is implicated in the felony. you talk to republicans on capitol hill and elsewhere in the president's orbit and there is growinganxiety. >> phil, there are tough jobs in washington. take us behced thes of the decision to pick mick mulvaney. should we expect any changes with him by the president's side? >> i think donald trump is going to be the same donald trump. one thing that sticks out is mick mulvaney had a private meeting with president trump several months back as the the president decided on a change

for chief of staff. mulvaney gave him his loyalty to the family. that is he would prote jared kushner and ivanka trump. also heal told dontrump he would not try to manag the president, but manage the staff. i think trump will do what he wants to do which is a continuation. >> in washington, phil, as we witnessed, weeks feel like years. it is hard to believe we had the remarkable scene where donald trump was called out by the congressional sddemocratic leadi nancy pend chuck schumer. does the president and perhaps do his aides recognize how difficult life will get for him in a couple of weeks when the democrats take over the house? >> peter, they are starting realize that. they are staffing up in the office toor preparehe onslaught in the oval office.

you saw in nancy pelosi who is poised to be house speaker, she will go toe-to-toe with trump and call out faults to his face. >> good conversation.nk phil, tyou. >> thank you very much. let's go overseas where protesters are taking tore the stets of paris again today to express anger withhe french government. these protests come with france still reeling from the terror attack in the eastern part the country earlier this week. we have lucy fanov in paris for us. lucy, good morning. >> reporter: peter, good morning. we're on the famed champs elyyses. they say the concessions are too little, too this morning, the french capital on lockdown. by now, a familiar saturday

routine. yellow vest protesters swarming the hrt of paris. more than 8,000 police out force. for nearly a month now, angry protesters have transform paris' wealthy neighborhoods into what looked likear zones. their fury stoked by economic inequality and a president who demonstrators say is out of touch. he stopperesponded this week of to boost theag minimum w and offering tax concessions. these protesters say that's too little, too late. with shops boarding up and famed landmarks shut. the french economy is starting to feel the pinch. at least $1.1 billion in loss revenue. parisotel reservations down this december with more than 35,000 nights canceled so far. in the midst of all this, another terror attack. this time at the strasbourg

ch the two-day manhunt for the attacker ended in a shootout with police. on friday, the christmas market reopened under heavy security. me tourists scared away by the violence. >> we kept checking to see if the market was open. we changed our tickets and came today. we want to be o here supporting the city. >> reporter: the french president out tovi honor the ims. urging the yellow vests to halt the rallies as security forces remain on high alert. as you can see around me, n demonstrate ors not heeding the -- demonstrators not heeding the warnings. are the protests -- the protests might be smaller, but not the fury. ba to you. >> lucy, thank you. now to a new twist in the

search for the mom in coloradoe who vani three weeks ago. welice are looking at her fiance. have kathy park with more from los angeles. >> reporter: shensz good mornin. investigators will stay t wough thkend if not longer. this morning, a new search warrant in the disappearance of the colorado mom kelsey berreth. going back to the last person who saw her. patrick frazee, her fiance. >> there have been questions if patric is a suspect or person of interest. at this point, we are consider g everypossibility. >> reporter: 23 days after kels lsey's disappearance, search dogs went to the ranch. police does not say what brought -- did not say what brought them here.

>> do i think kelsey is still alive? i hope. >> reporter: in a statement, patrick' attorney said his client would continue to cooperate with the we encore and law enforcement to take whatever steps it deems necessary to find kelsey and exclude patrick. camera in the local supermarket spotted the 29-year-old entering eeth the baby in the cart. kelsey was later in the day when she left her daughter with her fiance. >> shetill needs prayers. it is not over yet. >> reporter: three days later, her cne pd idaho. her mom reported her daughter missing a week after that. >> we will not quit searching for her. we know she is out there. we don't feel she planned to be gone. we will find her. >> reporter: the fbi and colorado bureau of investigatioh

is part o search for kelsey. investigators want to speak with her fiance, but he is communicating through his attorney. >> thank you, kathy. a high end fashion brand is under fire afterisplaying what is widely viewed and racist imagery. prada removed the displayfter the uproar. we havedlatt b outside the store here in new york cy with more. matt, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, peter. earlier this week, a lawyer who was just walking by this prada retail display snaed a few photos of the store front. the social media post she made called for the store's boycott went viral. known for fashion forward. prada faces accusations of bein ra

raciaar racially bac wallets and earrings and key chains depicting a monkey with bright red lips. >> they may have en selling nooses and swastikas. >> it is off the mark for a brand or companyro that isd the world and should be at the front of equality. >> reporter: it started with t facebook pos showing the pictures of the display. history cannot continue to repeat itself. black america deserves better. and wede dem better. calling for a boycott called for a lac of diversity in corporations. >> this could have been avoided if there were more diverse people at thetable. statement the he compa company released, prada never had the intention to offend anyone. it is part of the new line part of the next ca

the company fell short of saying soy. >> there i no apology. that is not an apology at all. >> reporter: a fashion faux pa fo some who demand an explanation. the activists we spoke to say they are waiting for a stronger apology from the store. it is unclear if prada wl escape from this unscathed or if we will hearmore. peter. >> matt bradley, thank you. time for the

we have a lot going on out window. a lot of rain and at 6:26 this morning we are now officially the wettest yearn here d.c. breaking a record from 1889. more rain on the way throughout .he day today and tomorr expect showers throughout the day. flood watches in effect until tomorrow morning. if you're headed out to wreath across america, mild but showers throughout the day.

and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you. still to come, a mega church pastor defending himself after buying his wife a $200,000 suv. and a terrifyingue iss for

we're back on saturday morning with the weekly download. look back at the week that was. >> the headlines was dominated by the sentencing for the president's personal lawyer and the missing colorado mom. there were other stories we covered as well starting with the oval office showdown like none we havepoeen before. tical pot shots. an extraordinary moment played out on national tv. president trump and democratic congressional leaders bickering in the oval officeith cameras

rolling. >> it is not easy for her to talk right now. >> please don't characterize the strength i bring to the table. >> i'm critical when it is warranted. >> nikki haley sat down for an interview on "today." haley saying she used the president's unique style to her advantage. job was trying to t done. i got the job done by being truthful, but also by letting him be unpredictable and not showing our cards. >> a wave o bomb threats spread fear nationwide. >> schools and businesses and hospitals evacuated. >> some e-mailed and others phoned in. they all appeared to be hoaxes. >> and emotional moment when three people trapped for days deep inside t abandoned wint virginia m were safely rescued and reunited with love ones. >> did you ever give up hope? >> no. >> a major milestone for richard

branson. his virgin galactic aircraft shuttling two pilots to the edge of space. >> million dollar view. the mission to send wealthy tourists to space one day. >> a controversial com nt from stcurry. >> we ever been to the moon? >> nope. they are going to come get us. >> curry later saying it was a joke and lesson for young kids not to believe everything they hear. >> some of the week's most astonishing moments caught on camera. >> you are hurting my son. >> a chaotic scene in the brooklyn social services office when the police ripped the baby from his mother's orarms. the mother later released after a public .outc >> the stripe mall fir engulfed a group of firefighters. thankfully no one killed.

iland a mitary jet crashed off the coast of hawaii. the pilot survived. >> a after countless early morning toasts, kathie lee dropped a bomb shell. >> i have been here 1 years. i thought i would stay here. something happened along the way. i fell inth love beautiful egyptian now i will be leaving the "todayow" . >> and here atnbc, we celebrated 40 fantastic years of our friend al roker. >> it was quite a week. al is not going anywhere for the record. we workould two trailblazers. working with kathie lee is like woing in a master class and th al. >> big congratulations to both of them. still to come on "today." canou y tell the difference

between cheap and expensive wine? we will giv it a try. and kim kardashian the time is 7:26 on this saturday, december 15th. here's a looke at s of the top stories. tonight is the deadline to sign up for coverage under the affordable care act. the deadline i a a dayer a texas federal judge ruled the aca isunconstitutional. the white house says it's still law pending the appeals process. despite the rain, a holiday tradition continues. wreaths across l america willay wreaths at arlington nationalce tery. more on this wet weather with lauryn rickets coming up. stay with us. hey, batter, batter, batter, batter.

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we continue to watch a lot of rainhe pushing through area. you're going to be dealing with all the rain todaynd morrow. it doesn't look like it's going to let up until aowleast tomoight at 7:00 or 8:00 p.m. temperatures from th mid 40s to the mid 50s along the i-95 corridor. e'll have rain that's moderate times, light at times and heavy rain arriving later tonight.ag n, as we go through the day, we're going to have rain all day. anotheh to two inches possible. even by sunday just kinds of r itself out to a few showers. could end in wet snow. everything out by about 7:00 or 8:00 p.m. tomorrow night. now the wettest year. that d has ever seen. more rain tomorrow and then 're dry monday,tuesday,

wednesday. more rain chances retur thursday night into friday. we'll be back in 25 minutes with another update. for now back to "today." we're back on saturday morning. december 15th, 18. ni shot of the rockefeller christmas tree. just ten days to go. before christmas. we have work to do. >> yes, we do. >> let's begin this half hour with the check of the headlines. federal judge in texas overnight has ruled that obamacare is uncoe titutional. dge finds the affordable care act cannot stand on its own now there is no penalty for people who do not buy health insurance. president trump hailing that ruling and pushing congress to pass a new health care law. democrats slammed the decisionn sa it will endanger health care for tens of millio. the affordable care act will remain in place while the

opinion is being appealed. today is the final day to register for obamacare coverage for 2018. the questions swirling over th death of the 7-year-old girl who died after crossing the border. she appeared to be healthy aftd. she was put on a bus and began vomiting. she was revived twice and died at the hospital. asbestoes hav has been foun some johnson & johnson products. this is aft the company was aware of the asbestos since the '70s. the news sent the company stock in a tail spin on friday. johnson & johnson is deanying te

story. saying the baby powder is safe and free of asbestos. and steph cry expressing comments that man did not walk on the moon. he said it was a joke. the sacrameo kings trolling the mvp with the video. curry taking it all in stride with the warriors having the last laugh. they g won thee 130-125. >> lighting them up for 35 points. also this morning, real news. the pastor at the popular mega church in south carolina is ming under fire not for ormething he preached to the congregation, but the pricey lamborghini he recently purchased for his wife. this morning, he is fighting back. morgan radford is here with more on this. morgan, thank you. >> that is right. peter, pastor john grayeads the church in south carolina.ev gelical mega church. many members were not happy when

they learned of his very generous gift to his wife. this morning, outrage at the pulpit. john gray, a meg church pastor in greenville, south carolina, speaking out after facing fierce criticism for buying his wife a $200,000 lamborghini. >> first of all, it wasn't a pastor that bought the car. it was a husbagh that b the car. i won't ask permission from ybody to do it. >> rep ster: videofaced this week of the pastor presenting the car to his wife in celebration of their anght-year weniversary. the image was soon taken down after the response to the pastor went viral. people will forego rent, bills, food,t cetera to line these grfter's they turn around and buy planes and cars. but his wife wrote, i hope don'n

see a screaming about how basketball pyers drive what they do. while you pay money to see them plus, gray says it was a private gift paid for with private funds. so what's the big deal? >> what should concern people is did this man use any money from thehurch to do this?we the ansr is no. >> reporter:ray says money comes from his books. de and from his reality tv show the book of john gray on the oprah winfrey netw he is a former pastor at joel osteen church. osteen lives in a $10 million mansion. gray echoing that message saying he deserves everything he's got. >> my best life is seeing my wife happy. >> this grabbed my attention. he has 22,000 he has 887,000 followers on instagram.

a lot of people who love him are mping to hisdefense. he deserves to live his best life. it is his money. >> tt is what he said. he got emotional in that video that he posted on facebook. he said i have never seen men in my family provide in this way. if this is how iant to bless my wife. i want to have her back. this isy business to do what i want. i'm honored to be able to do it. >> interesting discussion. there are others who say the money should go back in the church. >> morgan, thank you. dylan is back with

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today" the gun deaths in america. the cdc reports that they reached theigst level in decades. >> this morning, an owe bbituarr aoung man. his parents calling for stricter gun control sos other famil could avoid the same heartbreak. more from nbc's tammy leitner. >> we had no warning. >> reporter: this morning, elisa and rob black are struggling to make sense of their son andrew a 's suicide. >> they ran a background check on him. the credit card receipt was 11:26. somewhere between 3:00 and 4:00 that afternoon, he shot himself. >> reporter: in the son's obituary, they described the 23-year-old as aifted athlete with an adventure spirit. the obit included a request. that friends and family lobby

lawmakers to change the a l require a wait period to guard against impulsive actsf violence. >> if nothing but 24 hours to cool down andha realize it wasn't the answer. >> reporter: suicide by gun is at theat highee in nearly two decades. more than 23,000 people died st year. only nine states and the district of r columbiauire a mandatory waiting period for firearms. vermont is not one of them. >> we are responsible gun owners, b we also think what's the sg deal? what4 hours? >> reporter: 24 hours that might have given their son a fighting chance. for "today," tammy leitner, nbc news. >> i didn't realize the rate was so high. >> i think as much as anything during the holidays and celebrating with friends and family. you think of those fighting you think of those fighting their inner demons.

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sometimes this is a uniquely tough gig like this morning. we haven update on rossen reports. everybody enjoys a nice glass of wine, but do you need to empty your wallet to pay for the expensive stuff? >> or do you count on the box of wine >> w will put ourselves through the test in a minute to see if we canhe tell difference. but first here is "today's"t correspondeneff rossen. >> good morning. we are in the full swing of holiday partyon se whether you are hosting a dinner or a full-on party, we are buying wine. a lot of us think we have a sophisticated palate. can you tellhe difference wit expensive bottle wine or wine in

a box? before you go shopping and popping bottles, we have a taste test you need to see. >> reporter: we are throwing a party. inviting theroup of viewers to a rossen reports wine tasting. >> i'm a wine-o. o >> reporthe menu is the fancypino. here is what the wine lovers don't know. it iis inexpensive. hours before the party, my team got a bunch of empty wine bottles and poured boxed wine in them. we made u an expensive sounding name in french. in english that's box of wine. will these partyrs goe really believe it isnd high wine just because it looks fancy? right away the wine is flowing. >> smooth.

>> it tast like a french. >> reporter: there is something else they don't know. one of the guests is not a guest. it is a branding and marketing expert. >> i'll speak in a hushed tone. >> the power ofpersuasion. you put wine in a fine bottle so they believe drinking a fine bottle of wine. >> when i ask them what they think, what will they say? >>ayhey will how good it is and why. >> what do you think? >> i like it. refreshing. >>refreshing? that sounds good. >> it is smooth. >> reporter: the praise keeps coming. >> what do youin thk? >> i like it. it has spice to it. >> you like that? >> like a spanish version. >> i like it. it is full bodied. >> reporter: the box wine works out to $5 a bottle. how much wou they pay for it? >> $25. >> probably $50.te >> rep we're going to ramp

things up and do a taste test. we did the same wine and poured it in boxes. we will ask which wine you like better. it is the same boxed wine. we tested the reds and the white wine glasses. which wine do you like better?o i'm dying know. >> the second one. >> why? >> this one has some raaracter. >> cer? oh. >> this one's a little better. this tastes acidic. >> every person we asked. >> this on >> this one. >> this is less sweet. >> picking one wine over the other. >> i like that one better. >> why? >> it tasted fuller. >> remember, it is the exact same boxed wine in both glasses. they all seem confident. >> that was tart compared to this one. >> okay. time to fess up. >> if you want to know what we have been up ttonight?

>> yes. >> you enjoyed the wine. i talked to a lot ofyou. here's what you were really drinking. boxed wine. >> oh, my gosh. >> surprised? >> whoa. yes. i mean tha tasted amazing. >> there's another surprise. the taste test we did -- that was the same wine in both. go cheap. >> exactly. >>rick your guests. >> exactly. theyeron't know the dice. >> cheers. >> here i another reason to choose boxed wine. it actually wine in a bottle. boxed wine is fresh from six-to-eight weeks after opening. back to you. >> really? >> dylan has been drinking. >> iwhought i k the answer. now i don't know. >> this is glass >>"a." nd we with will reveal on

the screen -- we will reveal on the screen. >> i feel this is a sweet. >> i think "a" is the cheaper one. "b" ishe expensive one. i actually like "a" >>better. i like "b." i hope that means that is the expensive one. >> i'll say s"b" the most expensive. pette >> "b" is more expensive. >> the answer? >> "b." bottle. >> i knew it was a good bottle. >> i feel like kathie reeht now. >> this worked out well for you. >> i like cheap wine. i couldn't tell that much of a difference. >> i went b times and started to get confused. i'm actually okayith either one. >> the cheaper one is usually sweeter. c >> you takee of it.ri >> all t. still to come, the moment

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>>d morning. it's 7:56. i'm angie goff with a look at some of our stories. happening today a holiday tradition continues despite the

rain. wreaths across america volunteers will lay wreaths at arlington cemetery. they'll adorn t graves of more than 260,000 service members, veterans and their families. there's time to get your gift delivered on time for christmas. tuesday is a it's day to ship t packagough ups's three-day service. a check on this weather alert day is next with lauryn rickets.

temperatures mild. lower 50s along i-95. i-81 the temperatures in the 30s. we're going to continue to have ra phing through the area through the day today, through tonight. could be heavy at times and more showers around for tomorrow. we have this flood watch in effect until 6:00 a.m. at least on your sunday morning. again, rain will continue to wo its way through here. rain light at times. rain heavy at times. watch outhe leaves on the road. a lot of them came down making for slickco itions. again, showers all the way through tomorrow. could end with a few wet snow flakes. other than that not expecting accumulation. tapering off by tomorrow night. and then we're dry monday, tuesday, wednesday, plenty of sunshine. temperatures in the 50s ndmo,

tuesday. more rain by thursday of next week. >> all right. lauryn, thank you. we'll be back with more news and weather at 8:30. now back to "today." good morning. breaking overnightr obamacare suck down. a federal judge in texas ruling the affordable care act is unconstitution unconstitutional. president trump hailing the act. democrats up in arms sayg this has the potential to be a disaster for tens of millions. what happens next? death at the border. questions swirling this morning over the 7-year-old girl who died in federal custody after transported to the federal borderagency. this morning, the outcry and investigation. o the storyf survival. ge group of friends on vacation in japanets shipwrecked. how one's qck thinking saved

all evof their lives. today, saturday, december 15th, 2018. ♪ feel the same >> we love you sheinelle andr. pe >> wishing you a white christmas. >> from nor f dakota. >>irst time in new york >>city. e're back on the plaza. >> dylan, we're your biggest fans. ♪ evolution and going to another level ♪ >> from iowa. >>ll virginia. >> merry christmas. >> i'm turning 16. >> and we're celebrating on "today." ♪ ♪ feeling on stage with the world ♪ welcome back to od" on saturday morning. we are ten days out to christmas. there is already the holid cheer on the plaza. look around. having a good holiday season? this is a great crowd.

>> i think i have taken record number of selfies this morning. lots of time left. >> we have a lot of news this morning in the final half hour. we warrant to begin with breaki news. a feral judge in texas striking down the affordable care act. today, significantly, last day to sign up for 2019 coverage. so what does it mean for the 20 million or so w america depend on obamacare for health care? we have nbc's geoff bennett who joins us from the north lawn. geoff, good morning. >> reporter: peter, good morning. this r will not immediately fofect your health care coverage, but the able care act remains in place for now according to the white house. this is a victory for republicans who t oppos law from the beginning. it sets in motion another drawn out legal battleob over acare. this morning, obamacare back in the crosshairs. after a federal judge in texas

ruled the affordablee ct unconstitutional friday. president trump hailing it as great news for america. the decision threatens healther care ce for 20 million americans and sets up a new legal showdown over former president oba's signature achieveme achievement. >> health care in america is a privilege. not for a few, but the right for everyb iy. >> reporte the ruling, the district judge agreed with the group of 20 republican led states that it is unconstitutional to mandate people buy health insurance and rax those whoon't comply. th mo nancy pelosi saying the ruling exposes the monstrous end game of republicans all-outssault on people with pre-existing conditions and americans access to affordable health care. the top senate democrat chuck schumer sing the rulingeems to be based on faulty angal reasoninhopefully it will

be overturned. the judge said the republican tax cut bill knocked the constitutional foundation from under obamacare by eliminating a penalty for not having coverage if the rulings is upheld, it could rollback obamacare protections for people with pre-existing conditions. president trump on friday called on congresso pass new legislation. someing not likely to happen as democrats take control of the house next month. the white house says the affoable care act will remain in place for now while the ruling is appealed. with democrats already vowing to appeal the ruling, it is all bun cert this is the third time the supreme court will decide the issue over obamacare. if this suit from the trump administration prevails, insurance companies could deny coverage for those based on

their health status. today is the deadline to sign up for insurance under the affordable care act in most parts of the country. peter. >> geoff, thank you. ther news from the whi house this morning. the president has announced his third chief of staff in two years. mick mulvaney, the president's current budget director, will step up replacing thetg ng john kelly. the president took to twitter insisting many people were vyi fohe role. several contenders, including former new jersey governor chris christie and pence aide nick ayers bowed out. mulvaney requested a temporary title of acting chi of aff. now to a disturbing story that captured the attention of the country after a girl who entered the u.s. died in the patrol. of u.s. border we have jacob soboroff with the story. >> reporter: jakelicaal and her f ther crossedhe border

illegally and apprehended in new mexico last thursday. they were put on a bus to be transported to the station 95 miles away. not long after, the father nofied agents his daughter was vomiting. she didn't receive medical attention until arriving at the station 90 minutes later. by then, she stopped breathing. they was air lifted to the hospital in el paso where she died the next morning.ur homeland sy says they are investigating. when theommissioner testified before congress on tuesday, he >>de no mention of jakelin's death. ur stations at port of entries were to handle not families and children. >> reporter: one orthe bor patrol agents told me the smugglers are thenes creating the crisis. >> if it wasn't for our border

enforcement policies, the car l cartels would not be involved in the smuggling business to begin >> reporter: for jakelin caal, deadly journey and questions unanswered., jacob soboro nbc news, los angeles. let's turn to getchnother k of the weather from dylan. >> good morning, guys. i think i have taken a selfie

well, out o window grab that rain jacket, that rain gear. you're going to need it. it is fairly mild out there. the temperatures around 50 degrees right now. in the upper 30s. a little cold out towar the shenandoah valley. a lot of rain. several areas of low pressure that will be moving through the area. that's going to perpetuate raind chances today tonight. and through tomorrow. flood watch in effect for

everybody until sunday morning. about 6:00 a.m. 1 to 2 inches of rain possible before this is out of here tomorrow night. >> thank you, dyn. nelle and pet. >> dylan, thank you. still to come, kanye versus drake. the twitter raid and how his wife kim came to his defense. unbelievableva surl story from the group of friends los at sea. why they might not be alivef it wasn't for one waterproof iphone. that's right after t.se messages a lot will happen in your life. wrinkles just won't. neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair's derm-proven retinol works so fast, it takes only one week to reveal younger looking skin. making wrinkles look so last week. rapid wrinkle repair® pair with new retinol oil for 2x the wrinkle fighting power. neutrogena®

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we're back on saturday morning with the truly remarkable story of survival thanks to one woman's iphone. >> dylan is in the orange room to help usout. >> here is what happened. rachel neal was on the tp to japan with her boyfriend and friends. they decided to charter a boat to anff island the coast of okinawa. after a day on the island, they t back on the boat to head back. the boat was quickly overcome with hig seas. all eight were forced to jump overboard as the boat capsized in the rgh wate rachel, who happens to work for fema, had her quick wits. >> i have a go back. we had the go back. we put our life vests on. ial lit turned and grabbed it and just jumped. ch said the phones are in the

bag. grab the phones. we pulled out his. his had water damage. it didn't work. we pulled out mine. but despite the fact it had water, it worked. >> they were rescu by the japanese coast guard 90 minutes later. she grateful to have the water resistant iphone which still works to this day. >> look at that shot of the person lifted out of thewater. i'll shoot a quick video. >> the last thing i would thinkf too. rachel wants people to learn from her experience. you need to know the emergency service numbers when you travel and always have that go bagy read to go. we learned about ts story from apple after rachel wrote a note to the companym thanking theor making a quality product. the fact it still worked. to illy submerg water. >> if you are in japan, you are not going to call 911.th is what they did which is so smart.

>> how many times he you traveled internationally? we have "pop start." >> first up, let's talk about he feud between kanye west a drake. kanye erupted on twitter on thursday night with the lengthy rant escalating the ongoing public fight. he is still going at it. kanye's tweet storm was sparked by request from drake to song.e the beat in kanye's kanye responded with nearly 100 tweets denying that request and accusing drake of threatening him and his family. kim kardashian quicklytepped in tweeting never threaten my husband or our family. he paved the way for there to be a drake. she continued, my husband is tst brilliant, the most genius person that i know. this morning, kanye is up early on twitter again going after drake claiming h verbally attacked them while he was in the hospital.

besides a series of emojis, drake has not publicly responded. next up, ariana grande. have yet to recover from the latest record-breakingsingle. she is sayintathank u next. a listen. ♪ we go like u to sleep on your chest love how my face fits ♪ in your neck ♪ imagine >> i like it. >> it's nice. fans were quick to point out the references to her late ex-boyfriend with the imagine tattoo. several lyrics mirror lines from his songs. in true ariana fashith, e ballad hit over 200 million

views. and now crowley family is back. the teaser for the "downton aby" film is out. take a look. ♪ >> savannah is excited about this. "downton abbey" ran for six seasons on pbs. no cast members appear in the trailer, but it has been confirmed that everyone from the show's final season wilreturn for the film. the movie will be ins theat in september of 2019. >> that will be big. thank you, dylan. still ahead, what is it like to be the mother of nine kids in to be the mother of nine kids in including successful

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good morning. straight ahead on news today. >> a judge tules on aca. we'll tell you what it means and what comes next. and we're all also weather alert. a lot of rain headed our way for today and tomorrow. and we've broken one big record. it's 6:26 this morning. we'll tell you what that is and when this rain is going to end ming up. >> all right. thanks, lauryn. a criticaleadlineooms for folks trying to take advantage of the aca. high fashion controversy. we have the story hind prada's

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when you see the actions on our streets night after night. >> right now a community demanding answers after another we have the latest on the high school teenager and the search for a killer. plus a treasured holiday tradition in our region. will the rain slow things down? lauryn rickets as the outlook. and a critical deadline looms for folks trying to take advantage of th affordable care act? we're going to break things down a lot of ground to cover this saturday morning. first off good morning to you and thank you forng us. we want to begin with lauryn

rickets. david culver has the morning off. lauryn has been busy for all of . it's another weather alert day. alert s another weather day. we've got a lot of rain headed andway all day tod through much of the day tomorrow. with all that rain, and pretty much all the rain we've this year, guess what, we have now officially broken a record at dca, reagan national t.airp but dc in general at 6:26mo thi ing. we recorded over 61.34 inches of rain. that breaks a record from 1889. this year, 2018ee has now the wettest year d.c. has ever seen since we've beeneeping records since the 00s. we broke that early this morning.o we're going t add to that total. a lot more rain is headed our way. even down to the south, more rain. but again, areas of low pressure continuing to perpetuate rain chances. temperatur from the upper 30s to the mid 50s right now. we'll talk about when this rain is out of her