it led investigators to this abandoned house in a remote rural area about an hour west of norfolk.overgrown. andrea canning: that doesn't sound good. it didn't sound good, and it didn't make a lot of sense. andrea canning: the detective immediately gathered his team and raced out to the location. it was gray and misty out. it had a very creepy feel to it. andrea canning: as investigators slowly walked the property, benjamin made his way to an area in the back. and i'm looking at this little waterway. it's like a drainage ditch. and somebody had placed a sheet of plywood to bridge this little waterway. so i put my right toe underneath the piece of wood, and i pulled up on it and kind of leaned over and looked underneath it. andrea canning: it was there. detective benjamin found aj. it had been five weeks since she disappeared. she was lying face down in the water, her body badly decomposed. there were some telltale signs that were very disturbing. her pants had obviously been pulled down. so what this is saying to us is that she had been sexually assaulted. it kind of all came crash

norfolk, virginia. >> rhode island. >> and hopkins, west virginia. ♪♪ >> from o wings mills, maryland. >> brought mome've got some creative signs, and we're ready to go out and say, hello. >> as many people on as we can. got a busy one, let's get right to our news at 8:00, we're going to start with breaking news. thousands of workers at amazon hitting the picket line this morning, less than a week before christmas, they want better pay, safer conditions, and longer breaks. nbc's priya sridhar is in atlanta, she's got the very latest on this breaking news. hey, priya, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, hoda. that's right, just a few hours ago, about 10,000 amazon workers and delivery drivers began striking at various facilities across the country, including this one outside of atlanta, california, illinois, and new york city. they're asking for better pay and working conditions, and they're calling it the largest strike against amazon in u.s. history. the union is calling this nationwide action against amazon after what it describes as repeated refusal to follow the law and bargain with the thou

west, though, where that jetstream is so high. we're looking at temperatures 5 to 15 above normal. norfolkees, 8 degrees below what is typical this time of year. 51 in jacksonville, and 53 in augusta. what does it mean for the christmas in rockefeller center tomorrow, it's going to be a chilly day or chilly night. going to feel like the 30s. could see windy conditions and also some showers. you know what, it's always nice no matter what. >> always a nice fun night around here unless you like walking down the sidewalk. >> or driving. >> or driving. the crowds are immense but really fun. michelle grossman, thank you so much. >>> next up we'll turn back to politics and republican lawmakers are hoping to advance immigration laws and border restrictions under incoming president trump. but the odds of that actually happening could be lower than you think. we'll talk about why when "way too early" returns. lk about whyy too early" returns at harbor freight, we design and test our own tools. and sell them directly to you. no middleman. just quality tools you can trust at prices you'll love. whatev

west norfolk where the royal family are inside. their traditional christmas morning service has been going on since 11 o'clock and we are waiting for them to come out very soon. they are all there but notable exemptions prince andrew and his absence was confirmed after an alleged chinese spy had been in contact with him. and the controversy meant that a few days ago, we heard that prince andrew would not be attending this sandringham service and instead celebrating christmas at home in windsor. now we are wondering how soon the royals might be emerging from little st mary's magdalene church in sandringham. there have been so many people queueing throughout the morning, spending christmas morning, christmas eve night waiting to catch a glimpse of the royals up very close, and they have been queueing and we are not disappointed when shortly before iiam are not disappointed when shortly before ”am the royal family walked past. but all sorts of people there waiting to see the royals walked into church as they do every christmas morning