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apprec it. >> all right. >> greg ipp with the "wall street to e economy now. manufacturing output rose for fourth straight month back in december. that capped the strongest quarter since 2010. the sector helped by stronger consumer spending, increased bu investment, and that improving global economy. manufacturin accounts for more than 75% of total industrial production. accounts for about 12% of the u.s. economy. >>> economic activity expanded into the new year. according to th federal reserve's latest read on the economy, inflation rose at a modest to moderate pace at the end of 2017 while wages continued push higher. the fed's be, a look at the economy across the country indicates that businesses in some districts now have the ability to raise prices which could lead to higher inflation. separately, e sen banking committee voted a send time to appre jerome powell to be the next chair of the central bank. the revote was necessary because the full senate did not take up powell's nomination last year. >>> with the deadline to reach a budget deal and keep the g

kristen rodgers caught up with the quarterback last it out n this moment you just apprec and this is part of it, and you judges sort of embrace it. but at the where you just know what do you have do each day to prepare for the game. that's what you foc that stuff done before coming here. >> nick foles gets his strength from his no one inspires him more than his wife, who got sick back in 2013 when they were dating. >> we got engaged while we were at the mayo clinic. we got married at courthouse two month later. because we new we were in for a run, we didn't know whether we would get married. so we never had a wedding ceremony. we never had a honeymoon. but just the journey we've gone on, gone through there is and just to see her strength, to see her determination, to see her health continue to improve. she still deals with it, but it is amazing. >> now that he's a father being here means so much more. >> we win the super bowl. she has cents no idea. she will love me no matter what but obviously i want to go in this game. we're here to win it, but to have her here at this game with my

. >> lauren fox, we apprecate it. thank you so much. cnn's abby phillips is live for us from the white house right now. she is talking there about how many people are going to be affected. who is in charge of this shutdown? >> reporter: well, this morning, the white house was spinning their wheels a little bit here working on a different part of the shutdown, which is the messaging about it. there is not a whole lot that we have heard in terms of what the president is doing to help negotiate an end to this but white house aides have spent the last couple of days talking about who is to blame and pointing the finger pretty squarely at democrats. now the white house released a couple of photos yesterday of the president working from the west wing and, you know, these photos really illustrate the president making a couple of phone calls. we know he talked to mitch mcconnell, the republican leader in the senate, and he also talked to paul ryan, but he has not talked to chuck schumer. what he did do, on the other hand, is record a message fo

apprece savannah. playing in select theaters opens nationwide. up for several golden globes. al, i am too. >> what are we going to do, sit around and watch it in our sweats. >> exactly. >>> we'll be back in a moment. first, this is today on nbc. >>> welcome back. that look at central park, >>> welcome back. live look at central park. wind blowing. going to get worse before it gets better. >>> play a little music and we have our ambush makeovers get two snowy people off the plaza and get to be judged out. >> we all needed an ambush makeover after going out there. first, megyn kelly after a check of your local news and weather. stay safe out there, folks. >>> news 4 today news break. >> 8:56 is your time now on this thursday. january 4, 2018. good morning to you. it is a weather alert day. snow covers parts of our area. check on the roads now with melissa and first alert traffic. how is it looking. >> good morning. nice light volume at this point this morning. take a look. so many people their kids are off of school. can't go into nice light volume right now. 270 road. live loo