but aaron i'll say it is unclear whether he's leaving today. or what he was announcing retirement i'm announcing today and retiring by the end of the year is still unclear. but regardless, congressman conyers, 88 years old will not be in the seat come next year. >> ultimately good or bad for democrats in the house? >> if they want to have the moral high ground in this story, they need to make sure john conyers of the world, that those people actually get the message and don't serve in congress anymore. >> all right. mark appreciate it. >> thanks. >>> billy bush is sticking to his jobs on the access hollywood n that tape of 2005 president trump is heard bragging about inappropriately grabbing women. he wrote an op ad questioning whether it's his voice on the tape. on the night show they in twisted it was real. >> you don't get to say that. because i was there and last 14 months of my life i dealt with it. you dealt with 14 minutes and went on to be the president. >> bush says the president denial reopens the wounds of the 13 women who have accus

aaron. >> chris, thank you.huck bell on this storm team weather alert day. >> windchills at the alert zone. protect people, pets and pipes. you need to get everything ready to go. it's not cold for just one morning. there's a lot more to come. ten-day forecast a few minutes from now. >>> thanks, chuck. if you were trying to prepay your property taxes for next year, you may want to hold off. the new warning from the irs. >>> 5:45. we're working to prepare you for the changes coming with the new tax law. a lot of americans are wondering if this new law repealed obamaca obamacare. the simple answer is no. >> however, the new tax law changes it in a big way. edward lawrence is live for us on capitol hill to explain. gorge, edward. >> good morning, susan. it repeals the original mandate within the affordable care act. now, that mandate required all of us to have health insurance or pay a tax penalty. the reason that part can be repealed is because it lives within the tax code. so when the republican tax plan passed,

back to you, aaron. >>> chris, thank you.we mentioned at the top of the hour, a shooting at a d.c. metro station has a lot of riders concerned about their safety. >> for more on that, adam tuss is live at the minnesota avenue metro station. adam, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. that shooting happened around 8:00 last night. take a look. right here on the platform at minnesota avenue. this has a lot of people in the area wondering what was going on. take a look. we have video of the suspect or a picture of the suspect, the transit police are on the lookout for here. i have to tell you, minnesota avenue has kind of a distinct reputation here. this was the highest crime metro station in all of 2016. that is something that transit police are obviously keeping a close eye on. but in terms of an enforcement effort and how transit police are actually trying to keep the system safe, there are things that they've been doing. they have been putting officers in high visibility uniforms. pretty much bright fluorescent yello

good morning, i'm aaron gilchrist >> i'm eun yang. we're requesting to get to the forecast in a minute. but first the breaking news in first 4 traffic. >> we have team coverage with melissa mollet and megan mcgrath live in gaithersburg this morning. meg megan? >> reporter: guys, we had to move to a different spot bus pepco was concerned about the second power pole that's also been compromised. it's leaning and they were concerned it would fall here so they moved us back. you can see the main problem if you look beyond here, down the center of the sidewalk. we've got an suv on its side. snapped that pole in half and brought down all of the wires of the we've got major problems along north frederick avenue in gaithersburg. all lanes. both directions closed. that is going to be the case for several hours. you can see that pepco crews have positioned their trucks, they've got some of their workers in bucket trucks and starting to do the repair work. they have cut the power. they are going to start trying to clear this up as quickly as pos

>> reporter: hey there, aaron. cravens is fired up on what he says played out in this plaza behind us here. this is ashburn village boulevard not far from a middle school where the sheriff's office was carrying out a traffic safety patrol. they're saying on that day their laser reader locked in on cravens' car going 39 miles per hour in a 25 mile per hour school zone. but on twitter, cravens says that he was stopped, handcuffed and had his car searched for drugs because he was being racially profiled. >> your car ran up on me. what? pulled me off the car and started pushing me up against the -- this man opened my door. was he saying i smelled >> here's the sheriff's office side. statement reading in part, they say the deputy initiated a traffic stop and the driver pulled over into a shopping center. cravens was issued a virginia uniform summons for speeding and a second summons for illegal window tint. we can tell you his court date will be january 26th and he's also said as you mentioned that he's threatening to s

. >> aaron and eun, what a difference a few days makes, right? last week it looked like president trump was on track to get his first legislative win of the yeefrmt that's in jeopardy now. marco rubio is threatening to vote no unless there's a child tax credit. mike lee is undecided. tennessee governor bob corker doesn't support the plan. republicans can only afford to lose two votes. but president trump thinks rubio will come around. supportive. i think that senator rubio will be there. >> republicans are also concerned about mississippi senator thad cochran who missed votes due to health reasons and arizona senator, john mccain, also could miss those since he's still in the hospital. eun? >> meagan fitzgerald from the newsroom. thank you. >>> the latest member to exit the trump administration isn't going quietly. omarosa manigault newman sat down with nightline to explain why she resigned. the former reality star was the only african-american woman in the senior staff white house. she was troubled by president trump's handling of the violence i

aaron, back to you. >>> 5:16 right now.rning more about the death of a young prince gorges county girl who was shot days before christmas. a young family member accidentally shot the night. there were adults at that home when the shooting happened. no word on when or if any charges will be filed. >>> two people tried to take advantage of shoppers looking for holiday deals selling fake macbook pro laptops. the plan went south when they tried selling one to an undercover cop. it happened at springfield mall. the plain clothes officer noticed the laptops did not look authentic and set up a meeting to buy one. that's when police arrested the 37-year-old caliente houston and kristin edmund. they found several fake laptops as well as drugs inside their car. >>> a d.c. woman said they bumped her out of her seat. gave her a five dollar. the congresswoman released a statement to the paper staying she didn't ask for anything exceptional or out of the ordinary. tells us at news 4 that the airline has not apologized for what happened.

aaron: what's at stake is people's lives. announcer: and still ahead, then mayor ed lee on san francisco's housing crisis and his own legacy, in his final sit down interview before his death. bigad: was the previous system essentially set up to fail? ed lee: we didn't think people would abuse their own--and use their own families to abuse the system. announcer: in a united and symbolic vote, the san francisco board of supervisors made way for sweeping changes. female: the ordinance as amended passes unanimously on the first reading. announcer: that will soon affect hundreds of thousands of renters and landlords across the city. mark: these reforms take away the incentive to turn a quick buck and put people over profits. announcer: supervisor mark farrell authored the legislation that aims to reduce the number of fraudulent evictions in the city. mark: and i believe we have to do everything in our power to stem the tide of wrongful evictions, and to give tenants a fighting chance of staying in our city. announcer: the new law

i'm aaron gilchrist. >>> i'm eun yang. this is the kind of cold, i don't know how to bundle up to protect myself from the windchill. >> around your head. >> by the end of the day, the bone chilling cold. >> sheena parveen begins our weather alert coverage. a preview of things to come. sheena. >> remember that sdmeen christmas story where the little boy has the scarf around his face, can't put his arms down. that's probably what a lot of you want o do with your kids tomorrow morning. keep in mind, they might not be able to get back up if they fall down. tomorrow morning in the teens in some areas. feeling like single digits. it's not as cold right now. it still feels like the 30s. 37 degrees in washington. 33 in leesburg. here's what it looks like today. we'll be topping out early afternoon. closer to the mid to upper 40s. then look at this. overnight, we drop off quickly. here's what's going topp we go into tomorrow morning. our actual temperatures will be around 20 degrees. areas, look at the windchills, feeling like sing

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>> yes. >> since the split, aaron has been linked with lindsay vonn.ya, she has been all about shots of her toned bod and seeking va cays with the girl squad. aaron who? >> jennifer hudson. she and her fiance together for eight years. this is this protective order she was grant in the november against her ex. jennifer's rep told us that action was in the best interest of their 8-year-old son. the alleged incident took place in chicago. when returning home with their son at around 12:30 a.m. an argument ensued and quote, david had david jr. in one hand and physically pushed me out of the bathroom with his other hand, adding, quote, i'm fearful of my safety and psychological abuse. david, a former wwe wrestler strongly denies allegations of harassment or abuse. 11 days of filing, jennifer dropped the order of protection but he was never allowed in their house. when it came to pick up or drop off the child,ed the to be in front of the house. >> in october. kevin was with an upbeat jennifer. no mention of her fiance. she said her son will always be priorit

aaron? >> chris, thank you. 4:51. aliens and ufos make for great science fiction, but it looks like a secret government program is fact. it ended in 2012. over the weekend, "the new york times" reported that the hush hush program was tasked with investigating sightings of unidentified flying objects. >> there are some logical explanations for some of the observations. often a natural phenomenon that can be explained. but a considerable number, disturbingly large number are not explained or explainable at this point. that's what science has to look into. >> you can expect the pentagon to get a lot of questions about this, this morning. "today" show. i interviewed one of the other reporters who worked on it fort times. it's a bona fide thing and they say it's a real concern. there are phenomena that occur -- >> my biggest concern, it ended in 2012. what about everything that's been flying around for the last, you know what i mean, five years? >> the funding ended in 2012. maybe it kept going. >> the mystery goes on. >>

>> aaron, i want to put this in perspective for you.e all of new york city, combine it with boston, that's how much of california is burning right now. the thomas fire alone is getting close to a quarter of a million acres and now it's threatening the wine country as well. the santa ana winds pushed where it's melted electrical lines and knocked out power to thousands of people there. the county has closed nearly all of its schools today. the fire is growing quickly. now it's down only 10%. the winds are gusting, the air is bone dry. there's no rain in sights for at least ten days. eun, back to youment. >> just a terrible situation. continuing to get worse. chris lawrence, chris thank you. >>> an outpouring of support for the families of two fallen heroes killed in rockville. >> the community now honoring those two brave men. carlos wolff seen here. crashed his car on i-270 friday night. deputy state fire marshal, sander cohen pulled over to help wolff. that's when they were both hit by another car. cohen was a volunteer firefighter in

i cannot imagine that you could ever find anything like what you did with aaron burr.what broadway is and what broadway is not. you know where i am going with this. i mean whether you stop or continue. i don't want to say stop that how would you ever -- >> i think if you and you are devinely blessed and lucky. if you get to touch your truest potential. if you get to touch your greatest potential once in your life. some people stevie wonder and prince and michael jackson and some people touch it again and again. that's what we all strive to do. but, there is other people who, you know, look back to and really their careers is defined by one spectacular work and one seminole and incredible moment that we got to see the fullness of who they were. i had directed with that after "hamilton" and i had to go if that was it. me, renee and chris and david and lynne, we are not kids. we are not 19 years old or 18 years old. we have been out there and we knew how lucky we were again to touch it once. and now we are going from here and trying to see what we can do from there. again

aaron? >> chris, thank you. 4:30 right now. happening today, a panel of judges will likely certify an election recount that proves every vote counts. a single vote splits the race in virginia's 94th house district in newport news in favor of the democrats. shelly simons won by one vote giving democrats a rare 50-50 tie with republicans in the house of delegates. this will be the first time in 17 years that republicans have not held a majority in the virginia house. >>> we've also been following the graduation scandal that rock the prince george's county. >> now the county school ceo is responding to the state's performance audit. this audit states that more than 5,000 students graduated last year who didn't meet graduation requirements. it also shows principles gorges teachers did not follow grading policies. there was also poor recordkeeping and irregularities with grade changing. school ceo dr. kevin maxwell responded to the audit in a meeting held tuesday. he says intense training going forward should be able to solve these

aaron and eun. >> edward, thank you.ret service says it has interviewed someone claiming responsibility for delivering a gift wrapped package of horse manure to treasury secretary steve mnuchin. >> they've declined top identify the person but a psychologist by the name of robby strong says he's the guy. the package was found on saturday at the home of mnuchin's neighbor in los angeles. the bomb squad had to respond to this too. it was marked as being "from the american people." strong says he was protesting new tax laws. >> this new tax law that's going to kick millions of people off of health care and ultimately going to give the corporations tons of money at the expense of the average working poor family, i felt like i needed to do >> since coming forward, strong says he's received some death threats. >>> americans will start returning the unwanted christmas gifts today according to the national retail federation. they expect an average of 13% of the holiday sales to be returned. there will be grinches among the return

and for more on this development i'm joined now by my colleagues aaron tilton who is with us here in the studio tanya kramer is also standing by with the view from jerusalem aaron i'd like to begin first with you what is trump's motivation behind this move well the short answer is he's fulfilling a campaign promise the long answer is that trump is really facing a lot of pressure back home in the states the russian investigation which is looking at his campaign's possible collusion with members of the kremlin is actually entering a very critical phase he's also facing extreme criticism for his support of a tax bill which is actually ended up being one of the most unpopular piece of legislation in modern american history and he's also throwing his support behind a very controversial figure in a senate race in alabama and it's all kind of dragging down on his polling numbers we're starting to see some of his support even among his base a roadie and now the drew some question has always being a kind of a lightning rod issue for a members of his base especially even joe christians and if

back to you, aaron. >> chris, thank you.sident trump is using an attempted suicide >> the president and attorney general, jeff sessions, want to stop the kind of visas they say the suspect used to enter the country. news 4's tracie potts is live on capitol hill to explain what kind of visa is embroiled in this controversy. tracie, good morning. >> eun, good morning. the visa that this particular suspect used to get into the country allows immigrants in if they have relatives in this country. the president calls it something that is not useful for the country. he said that incompetent stead of chain migration, we need merit-based immigration where people get points based on whether they speak the language, they have a job offer, what type of skills they bring to the united states. he's using this incident to push for that type of immigration. by the way, a travel ban a different situation. even though it's been upheld by the courts, it targets specific countries. bangladesh, where this suspect came from, isn't one of them. >>

>> yeah, aaron. exactly.r, he mocked global warming say this new year's eve will be the coldest on record. global warming isn't limited to one night or weekend. it's an average over the course of the year and scientists believe it is getting warmer on the earth. >> edward lawrence on the hill for us. thank you. it's 4:47 right now. alabama says doug jones is the official winner of the state's senate race, but roy moore is not going quietly. he called the election a fraud yesterday. the comments came shortly after the state declared jones the winner. experts across the country agree that it was fraudulent. he stood for truth and has no regrets. he demanded a new election but the state is dismissing his claim. >> this election has been conducted with the utmost integrity that it's been safe, secure, it's been credible. makes him the first democrat to win the senate seat in alabama in more than a quarter century. he's been plagued by sexual misconduct charges which he denies. >>> first public appearance in minne

aaron? >> jeff bennett at the white house for us tonight, thank you. >>> the gop has been celebrating the final version of its tax reform bill as a major victory for both the party and the american people. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says the plan will, quote, bring real relief to the middle class by taking money out of washington's pocket and putting it into theirs. president trump claims the cuts will foster job growth and higher wages, but according to bloomberg politics, major companies like cisco systems, pfizer, coca-cola, they all say they'll turn over most gains proposed from the corporate tax cuts to their shareholders, undercutting president trump's promise that his plan will create jobs and boost wages for the middle class. now the plan also has seen brutally low approval numbers in recent polling. there's a new quinnipiac poll that shows only 26% of americans approve of the tax plan, while 55% disapprove. for more on who the winners and losers are in this bill, let's b

aaron and susan, back to you. >> dave, thank you. 6:01. a terrifying scene after an apartment fire kills at least a dozen people. >>> tracie strahan from our new york sister station is live on the scene with the latest for us. >> reporter: good morning from belmont section of the bronx where 12 people were killed from that fast-moving fire. this morning, we've learned that four are children. thick smoke shot out of a top floor apartment before 7:00 last night on prospect avenue. according to fire officials, it started in a ground floor apartment and shot all the way up like a chimney. there was a scramble from safety. 15 of them were rescued by fire officials. we're told that some had desperate measures to try and escape the flames. in total, 12 people were killed from the flames. fire commissioner daniel nigro says it's an unspeakable tragedy. mayor de blasio says this is one of the worst tragedies the city has suffered in a quarter century. >> determined the cause of the fire. get shelter for residents displaced from the building that's

susan, aaron, back to you. >> rob, we'll check back in with you.t's the interview a lot of people are talking about between the prince and the president. what you missed when his royal highness sat down with former president barack obama. >>> breaking news overnight. after a police chase ends in a nasty crash sending eight people ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ it all starts with a wish. the final days of wish list are here. hurry in and sign and drive off in a new lincoln with zero down and a complimentary first month's payment. >>> welcome back. this next story may have some you thinking twice about the cosmetics you use. especially the ones your kids use. >> a mother says something was found in her daughter's glitter makeup kit. they're made specifically for claire's, the popular accessory chain. she sent it to an independent lab and was shocked by the results. >> we've come across contaminated cosmetics. but you just assume that a children's product would be safe. warner bought 17 more kits from nine different states wh

aaron? >> melissa, thank you. >>> steam coverage on the weather 4 alert day continues with our transportation reporter adam tuss. >> he's breaking down why metro riders will be standing in the cold a little longer than usual today. adam, what's happening? >> reporter: we've got delays on the red line this morning, eun. all because of a communications problem that has popped up along the red line. take a look at riders, completely bundled up. at the grovener station. people on the outdoor platform, absolutely frigid. you don't want to take this lightly, you really do. especially if you're outside at the bus stop or on metro having to warm up. there's a communications cable needs to be replaced. that pinpoints the location of trains on the system. you can tell how important that is. metro is not messing around. there will only be one train per track between brooklan, and the entire line trains will only run every 10 minutes instead of the normal 8 minutes. this weekend that will cause a shutdo

eun, aaron. >> aimee cho for us downtown d.c. thanks. >> it's scrambling to get the tax plan passed. the president wants to sign the bill by christmas. but republicans may not have the votes. >> news 4's meagan fitzgerald is in the newsroom with more on why the tax plan is hanging by a thread at this point. >> aaron and eun. what a difference a day makes. it looks like president trump was on track to make good on his campaign promise to cut taxes and put more money in your pocket. the tax cut plan would be his first legislative win of the year. but that's in real jeopardy this morning. here are the issues. florida senator marco rubio threatened to vote no unless the bill gives american families a bigger tax credit for children. utah senator mike lee is undecided and tennessee senator bob corker doesn't support the plan. they can afford to lose two votes. but they think rubio will come around. >> a i think senator rubio will be there. >> republicans are concerned about mississippi senator thad cochran who missed votes because of h

>> eun and aaron, it was friday afternoon when the suspect was driving in rockville. he was pulled over by montgomery county officers, taken in and arrested he's now facing charges of first degree murder. we want to get to the mugshot and show you this guy. his name is ronnie -- in addition to the charges of first degree murder, he will also be charged with conspiracy to commit murder. >> the two went to montgomery village thinking they were going to sell a ticket to their graduation which was set for the police believe that's when the fourth suspect, all four suspects, rather, opened fire inside the car brutally killing the two teens. investigators believe the murder was in retaliation for an alleged robbery that was committed months before. knows are allegations that his father denies. again, those four suspects will appear in court in the next couple of hours. back to you. >>> meagan fitzgerald live in montgomery county for us. >>> six minutes after the hour now. developing this morning, the white house is doing damage control. the president's outside lawyer taking

aaron? >> 5:55 right now.y going home for the holidays sometimes carries a special meaning. >> take a look at the video out of sacramento. these two kids weren't just randomly chosen. u.s. army sargeant first class shawn sullivan had a surprise for his kids. okay. my eyes are sweating. he's back home after serving nine months in afghanistan. his daughter would not let go. would you? look at her. oh, my goodness gracious. the sacrifice that our troops make every day and their families who are waiting for them. i love these reunions, love them. thank you for your service and welcome home. my goodness gracious. you know i get a little -- local group has a hefty goal this holiday season. >> nonprofit america's adopt a soldier. the group wants to send 300,000 letters to troops over the holiday. molette green is in alexandria with how you can help with this effort. >> hey, good morning to you guys. yeah, we're at the headquarters here, busy unpacking some of the cards and letters that have come in. this sign says it

>> i don't think that's the case at all, aaron. mortgage interest deduction applies to houses up to $750,000. i'm not going to weep for someone with a house worth more than $750,000. as far as the other things, i think there's going to be opportunity created by the rest of the things in the bill. that will benefit everybody. if you're in florida with low taxes, no income tax, you're going to benefit by the relative advantage florida has over those high-tax states. >> congressman, "the washington post" writes, quote, i'll show this to you, republicans will have a body of work next year. the tax bill which will include ending individual mandate, affordable care act of 2019 will allow them to tell their core supporters they are delivering what they said they would. tax cuts have been part of the republican mantra for a generation and at times served the party well politically. this bill will test the potency of tax cuts in today's economic and political environment. do you believe passing this tax bill will help your party maintain co

good morning. >> good morning, aaron.we're talking about the tax cut bill, it's a skeptical public. two new polls are out showing 47% of people now disapprove of this tax bill that they're going to pass here in the house and then the senate. 50%, half of all americans believe their taxes will actually increase because of this tax cut bill that's going through. that's mainly because the deductions have been removed example, is you can only deduct or reduce the amount you can reduce on your state or federal tax toss $10,000. that could affect a lot of people in the dmv. >> the next battle is a governmeshutdown in the government. what's the main sticking point on passing a budget? >> the democrats need to come on board in order to get a budget passed. they need a super majority in the senate. i can tell you that daca, the immigration program that protects children who were brought here by their parents, there's undocumented workers. that's going to be the main sticking point. democrats are sort of digging in their heels on t

aaron sorkin, fred armisen, 8g band. here with tonight's "last call" from the federal bar, let's get right into it. in our spotlight tonight we have got devo front man turned film composer mark mothersbaugh.

aaron, back to you. >> chris, thank you. >>> 14 before the hour right now.voters prepare to choose a new senator, they're getting a call from president trump. robo calls went out this weekend with the president urging voters to pick roy moore. >> meanwhile, the women who accused roy moore of sexual misconduct are also speaking out. >> all sought out by the "washington post." we don't know one another at all. i was simply asked did you date roy moore when you were a teenager and i answered yes because that's the truth. >> you can watch more of that interview coming up next on the "today" show. >>> let's go to birmingham, alabama, where gabe gutierrez has been speaking to voters ahead of the election to see how they're feeling about roy moore. gabe, good morning. >> aaron and eun, good morning. as you mention p out to voters today. still very close race here with largely unreliable polling. it could go either way. as you mentioned, one of the women claims she dated roy moore back when she was a teenager in 1981. she claims she was 17 and he was 34. she met him

aaron, back to you. >> chris, thank you. roy moore has filed a lawsuit to stop today's certification of democrat doug jones as the winner of alabama's u.s. senate race. moore's attorney argued there needs to be a fraud investigation and a new election. alabama's secretary of state says he sees no evidence of fraud and jones will still be certified today. jones defeated moore by 20,000 votes. it's the first time a democrat has won that seat in decades. >>> the current powerball jackpot is at $384 million. there was no winner last night. but you still have time to buy a ticket for tomorrow's mega millions jackpot. take a look at the d.c. lottery store inside union station yesterday. >> the mega millions jackpot $306 million. got to play to win, right? >> absolutely. >> then th didn't happen, though. dozens of people in washington thought they had the winning ticket. officials had to tell you it was a computer glitch that seemed to create these winning tickets. this is a line outside the lottery headquarters on wednesday. one t

i'm eun yang. >>> i'm aaron gilchrist.or you to help you plan your day, of course. melissa is monitoring your commute in first 4 traffic is your workweek. meteorologist chuck bell is on the weather deck to explain what we can expect. how is it feeling out there, chuck? >> not bad at all. no scarf or mittens required this morning. it's seasonably chilly. most everybody in the upper 30s to 40 degrees. four things to know about the next couple of days on the mild side today. into the 50s for most. close to 60 degrees tomorrow. kind of a cloudy and chilly day on wednesday. chilly but dry weather coming back on thursday. there's your planner. waiting for the buses this morning, temperatures in the upper 30s between now and 7:00, 7:30 this morning. 50 degrees at lunchtime. 52 on the ride home. it is a-plus weather today with a high near 55 degrees. nothing to complain about there. all we need now is a smooth ride in and for that let's go over to melissa mollet. find out the details. >>> good morning, chuck. taking a look at this

i'm aaron gilchrist >>> i'm eun yang. we're working for you on this monday morning to help you plan out your day. melissa mollet is monitoring your commute in your first 4 traffic. >> meteorologist chuck bell on the storm team 4 weather deck to explain. >> i have my top coat on. not much of a wind blowing. temperatures in the upper 30s to 40 degrees. by mid-december standards, that's a bargain for sure. there's your current temperatures around the region. 41 now in washington. 37 frederick. 37 up there in falling waters west virginia. it will be a nice day to be outside today. temperatures will eventually climb into the upper 50s today. that's a nice day indeed. remote control is not working very well. sunny skies. 55 your expected high. there you go. what to wear. need a sweater later on and sunglasses for the ride home. milder weather tomorrow before, unfortunately, cooler weather and rain chances for the weekend before christmas. the whole ten-day is coming up. >>> good morning, melissa. >> good morning, chuck. taking

yes, it must be devastating for people, aaron. were showing pictures of some horses at stables being set free and moved to safety. it is also incredibly dangerous for animals, isn't it? it is, we have had about 25 horses died. the fires we re had about 25 horses died. the fires were so swift early on thursday that people were unable to get their horses out of the paddocks, so they had to let them go and hope that they could find their way out, and in some cases that didn't happen. when i went out today there was a woman outside screaming for her dog. animal control tried to rescue it the night before, but the dog ran away. and that was really heartbreaking to see someone just calling out for their dog, with no response. yes, i guess we are going to hear more and more of those kinds of sort of personal tragedies, we? tell us about the winds, aaron. what are the forecast looking like a saturday and sunday? so today, mother nature really cooperated today. whereas yesterday we had gale force winds gusting up to 50, 60, 70 mph in some

aaron, susan, back to you. >> head outside. our team coverage of this weather alert day continues. >> news 4 transportation reporter adam tuss is on the roads right now. adam, how are things looking and where are you? >> we are on 340 in the frederick area, susan. right now things are not bad out here. let's not kid ourselves. this is not turning into any sort of major event. we didn't think it was going to have a huge impact and it really isn't having much of an impact at all this morning. that's good news if you're about to get up, get out, go do whatever you need to do. maybe you have the day off. don't worry about anything at this point. what we are dealing with is a cold out here. if there's anything that falls, it is going to stick to the road. the road crews have been out in anticipation. they had issued a commuter alert for this morning. road crews were prepared. again, we have been up the 270 corridor around point of rock headed around brunswick. we haven't got much if anything out here at all. just, again, if you do s

aaron sorkin is more than just a screen writer.e's an adjective with sorkin-esque representing the smart, sharp, rapid-fire dialogue that drives some of hollywood's most successful movies and tv shows. and now, he's taken on a new challenge as director and writer of the new film, "molly's game." it's been nominated for two golden globe awards just this week. it's the story of molly bloom, who led an adrenaline-fueled life as the so-called poker princess of new york and l.a. targeted by the mob and the fbi, take a look at this clip. >> you understand nobody gives a [ bleep ] about your good name. >> i do. >> why? >> because. >> why? >> because. >> tell me why. >> because it's all i have left! >> once again, aaron sorkin taps directly into the headlines, portraying a powerful woman in a world full of hostile men. he joins me from new york. so, you're making your debut as a director with "molly's game." i'm definitely going to get into that in a moment, but you know, you are a little bit of a cultural, social, political velig. you're

chris, josh, dominique, aaron, and this burner phone.would then always call dom, and dom would have contact with aaron, whether on his real phone or on this burner phone. >> and on that last night when chris rivers was texting joe, saying he was on his way to the restaurant. investigators believed that was part of the plan. >> you know, that kind of sealed the deal for me was a text message where chris asks joe how much longer they were staying. and joe's response is, "we're leaving in about an hour." and chris then calls josh who calls dom who calls aaron. >> you think that's chris ordering the hit? >> i think that's him confirming when they're gonna be heading home so that they can get the people in place that they need to get in place. >> and then the prosecutor revealed why a drug-addled chris rivers thought murder for hire was a viable plan. >> christopher rivers had a big benefit that he would get if something had happened to joe connell. >> it was a life insurance policy, close to dollars, that joe and chris had together taken out

eastern on lectures in history, american university professor aaron bell talks about privacy laws and federal surveillance of city rights leaders. >> hire's william sullivan shortly after the walk on washington and martin luther king jr.'s i have a dream teach. >> we must mark him as the most dangerous negro in the standpoint of -- >> reflect on lessons learned and ignores during the war. >> we learned the limits of military power during the vietnam war. we learned that as a society, a culture, that you can't kill an idea with a bullet. >> american history tv this weekend, only on c-span3. >>> our c-span cities tour takes american history tv on the road to feature the history of cities across america. here's a recent program. >>> the lewis and clark expedition is key in u.s. history. the idea of the expedition was to encourage more american travel up the missouri river and more american trade with the american announced. the story of south dakota, there's some interesting tales, first of all when you come into south dakota, sergeant floyd had died, but the current city of sioux city,

aaron, back to you. >> chris, thank you. developing this morning, the white house doing damage control now. the president's outside lawyer is taking responsibility for a tweet that could land the president in hot water with the fbi. here's a look at that tweet. take a look. i had to fire general flynn because he lied to the vice president and the fbi. this implied the president knew former national security adviser michael flynn committed a felony when he told the dre that could be -- his personal lawyer, john dowd says he wrote the tweet, not the president. he pled guilty to lying to the fbi. >>> that is not the only issue the he president faces this morning. the former host of "access hollywood" is firing back over that infamous tape where the president can be heard bragging about touching women. he questions whether the voice is really his. in an op-ed article, billy bush said of course he said it and we laughed along. along with donald trump and me, there were seven other guys present on the bus at the time. every single

nbc 10 aaron baskerville joins us live, and aaron, how is it looking out there? >> reporter: the snow continue toss come down. we've been all throughout the city. north philadelphia, south philadelphia, the west side, checking out the conditions. we've also been driving on 76 and 676. the traffic just started to slow down. this is what's happening within the last five minutes or so. we all know that conditions can change in an instant. it is the weekend. we talked to a bunch of folks goo, but they were certainly on the jab. >> it might be saturday, but that doesn't mean it's a day off from work for many in the philadelphia area. >> you're not mad at the extra work? >> no, no. you want to eat, you must work. that's the rule i was raised with. >> t.j. jackson is brushing the snow off his car near 33rd and oxford in strawberry mansion. he's not too excited to hit the roads, leery of what's owl there. >> must drive slow, take your time. leave an hour and a half early. >> reporter: so you are expecting a mess out there? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: from the city of phila