in the news come authorities have arrested ten teens with two carjacking rings in the d.c. area. ey are among 150 people arrested on carjacking charges in d.c. so far this year. an elf local officials a controversial, local law could be to blame for fueling the surge and chris tomlinson is living in washington, d.c., where we know looking both ways driving down d.c. and downtown, these days, lucas. >> that is right carjacking's in the nation's capitol have doubled under controversial d.c. law. the judge has the option to grant later sentences to 24 years and under effectively killing mandatory minimum 15 years in jail for carjacking and as you mentioned, operating a grand theft auto like carjacking ring in the d.c. area, biden d.c. blames that law for fueling youth crime. >> up and sound think they'll the law that the criminal justice system that d.c. has does not meet the moment. the mayor has correctly flagged the law has gone too far over the last seven years. >> this year, carjackings and 169 carjacking arrests, more than half involve juveniles. when d.c. facilities to house j

the d.c. areaienced roughly 50 delays so not a perfect travel day but passengers i spoke with were pleasantly surprised when they arrived here. but the key is that most of them arrived more than two hours early for their flights in anticipation of potential disruptions but they were in a pretty good mood when we talked. take a listen. >> we were worried about the rain. the crowds. we were worried about the gw parkway, which is under construction and horrible. but it all turned out just fine. >> yes, yes. we didn't want to travel over the christmas holidays per se because it's just too much traffic. too many people. >> not today. >> not today. today's, to my surprise, very, very good. >> other airports not so good. san frcio is seeing a bulk of the more than 3500 delays across the nation. it's got a ground delay due to low ceiling. another hard hit area, florida. orlando, the tsa tells me is one of the busiest hubs today and that is seeing many delays as well as several airports throughout florida e

youngest from the d.c. area and he knows to watch out for his former teammates making their homecoming. >> does not register for you? >> trust me, i know who is on the other side. yeah. >> trying to go get it. >> this one is a huge one for him . he is pretty hyped up about it and excited. we are going to play the best game for him. >> tried to downplay that. saturday night football, jimmie johnson inducted into the cowboys ring of honor. dallas hosting the lions in a game with big playoff implications for dak prescott scrambling out of the end zone on third and long. he finds his favorite target, cd lem, for a 92 yard touchdown, a huge night for lamb. 13 catches for 227 yards. 30 seconds to go in the skin, the lions bind -- down by 7. four, six, detroit wasn't interested in overtime. they go for two. it looks like detroit gets it, a late flag comes in. the reps say taylor decker was in -- and ineligible receiver. after that call, one more chance, this one wasn't complete. the cowboys barely hanging on to win 20-

flood alerts stretching from the d.c. area all the way to maine. cities are in danger of flash flooding and strong wind gusts. let's get an update on the system now. nbc meteorologist michelle grossman is tracking it all for us. michelle, good morning. >> good morning, guys. we are tracking some flooding rains this morning. it's windy. it's only going to get windier, especially in portions of new england as we go throughout the afternoon hours. this is what it looks like on radar. you can see the system is moving offshore. we're going see improving conditions as we go throughout the afternoon hours. even the later morning hours. this area of low pressure, though, is strengthening in portions of new england. so we're going see some heavy, wet snow. we have the threat for excessive flooding there. in morning you see all the dark colors, that's where we're seeing the really heavy rain falling. so a lot of places from new england into the midatlantic scene, heavy rain. on the back side some really cold air is working in. that's why we're seeing the sno

young is also from the d.c. area, and he plans on seeing three of his friends before the game. >> i think we got a break on saturday. i'm going to go back and see my dogs. i've got three pits, american bully, and a bull terrier. >> a little bit happier for chase young. the commanders are making a change, jacoby brissett will make his first start on sunday. he has replaced sam howell in each of the last two games. >>> and the broncos also making a change at quarterback. they are benching russell wilson for the final two games of the season, and according to the athletic, wilson expects to be cut in march. denver was due to pay him $39 million guaranteed next season and an additional $37 million if he was injured. guys, this is going to go down as one of the worst trades in nfl history. denver sent a couple of firsts, secondses and established players in that deal to seattle. seattle got stronger, denver's gotten worse because of it. >> i don't know what to do because i was running russell wilson in my fantasy league.

now that same system caused flood alerts for millions of people from the d.c. area up to maine. as much as 6 inches of rain is expected in cities, bringing the risk of flash flooding and dangerous road conditions. coming up in just a few minutes here on "early today," nbc meteorologist michelle grossman will give us an update on these flood threats. >>> this morning, there is hunger, thirst, and chaos in gaza as israel intensifies their attacks. what's happening now is that sources on the ground tell of skyrocketing food prices and widespread illness. on friday, the u.s. was the sole opposing vote in the u.n. security council, dooming a ceasefire through its veto. at least 18,000 palestinians have been killed so far in gaza. for the latest, let's go claudio lavanga who is with us. why did the u.s. say no toe a ceasefire? >> good morning, frances. right after the votes, the u.s. deputy ambassador to the united nations said that despite the fact that the united states supports a durable peace between israel and the palestinians, it decided to vote no to the resolution because they

flood alerts stretching from the d.c. area all the way up to maine. several cities are in danger of flash flooding and strong wind gusts. let's get an update on that system right now, nbc meteorologist michelle grossman is tracking it for us. michelle, this could be tricky this morning, especially as folks get to work. >> oh, yeah, it's going to be tricky, we have that heavy rain falling and we will start to see the winds picking up, it will get much colder as that cold front moves offshore and brings in colder air. on radar we will she improving conditions in some spots, the cold front is moving over the atlantic, but it's going to deepen in portions in northern new england, that's going to bring the chance for of excessive rainfall that will lead to flash flooding and also pretty heavy wet snow. you see the reds, oranges, yellows, that's where the heavy rain is falling. lots of spots along the east coast and behind that we have blue, that's the snow working in with in a cold air in place. zooming a little closer, it stretches from new england all th

young is from the d.c. area. and knows to watch out for his former teammate making his homecoming. >> trust me i know he is on the other side. [ laughter ] >> another game, man. coming after a loss it is, just trying to go get it. >> this week is a huge one for him. he already is hyped-up about it and excited. so, we will try to play our best game for him. >> should be fun. >> in hockey. sharks in l.a. taking on the kings looking for their first win in two week bus it will not happen with this puck management, sharks turnover and lewis, capitalizes on the break away. unassisted goal. l.a. goes on to win 5-1. sharks have now lost 6 straight games. >>> if your stomach is weak look away. we are in the thick of the college football season. there are weird bowls out there. it is hard to top the dukes mayo bowl. this bowl has taken on a cult following of sorts. tar hill fan, disgusting. they ran away with this one. if you are the head coach i am not sure it is a good thing. instead of a gatorade bath, it is a mayo bath

there is no political will in the d.c. area to do it.>> cheryl: welfare fraud is nothing new in any major city in this nation, it's been going on for decades. this is folks who have no legal right to be here. that is where the u.s. taxpayer will have to say enough. i say you get what you vote for. this is what you voted for in new york, los angeles and chicago. >> mayors trying to get federal funding to fund illegal immigrants. how about a tax refund as a taxpayer for what my money is funding. new york claims it cost 4 billion or 26,000 each for 150,000 illegals. crossings at the border for past three years would be $260 billion in taxpayer funds. i want my refund check. >> david: i want more than my refund check. you have another migrant caravan, 8000 illegal aliens. this is a resource problem. money is biggest resource. look at education, schools don't get to ask about your legal status, kids go to school using up resources. go to the medical system. in new york, cheaper to fly illegal aliens out of new york, including one to morocco t

you look at gas prices, they are down in the washington, d.c. area. i suspect it is fluctuating depending on where you are. people who are not feeling that enough just yet. it is a bubble. >> from doing my polling in europe and the uk, what matters is how the roots -- how many months people have been struggling. when they get more mad about it. they are trailing prices. get out of the bubble. 3% higher than it was when biden came in. in the last six months, there has been a decline in disposable income. the context is you have to start there. inflation is like 30 points higher than the next problem. with the president is currently doing, his tweets always start with we are making progress that he mentions the prices. it's mainly trying to convince you he's trying to do a good job. they are losing, everyone. you have to stop, you have to say what's the main problem? how do you deal with the first problem which is inflation in the cost of living? >> the washington post has been reporting about meeting president biden about his poll numbers, and says aft

. >> here to tell us how our next hero is helping those kids in the washington, d.c. area to college is the co-founder of black women on broadway and the star of the new film "the color purple," hence all the purple, danielle brooks. [ cheers and applause ] >> too many kids of incarcerated parents think i'm alone, i'm ashamed, people think i'm trouble too. yasmine arrington brooks had those thoughts. her father has been in and out of prison most of her life. when her mother passed away when she was 13, yasmine went to live with her grandmother, who created a home filled with love and the love of learning. and in a social change program for teens she was asked what pisses you off? yasmine answered incarceration. not just because of her life experience. but she and her grandmother had been researching college scholarships and learned that nothing existed for students with incarcerated parents in their region. yasmine pitched the idea for scholarships. it provides college tuition money, offers mentoring programs, book grants, emergency funds to cover unexpected bills and prov

over and there's that system i was just talking about bringing some of those fsnowflakes and the d.c. area pressure takes over most of the country and it will leave us quiet for most of the areas and you're looking at temperatures as you head out the door for new year's celebrations it will be around freezing in minneapolis and 39 in st. louis and 40s from d.c. to new york and if you're in times square you're looking at tempe temperatures at midnight, a little bit of of a breeze and we'll get those windchills in the middle 30s so not overly bad and kind of seasonal for new york and i was curious about the warmest and coldest. we actually started to wring in t 2023 with 54 degrees and we were the fifth warmest in 2024 in times square, but one of the coldest years on record was just back in 2018. we were rivalling the top spot. 9 degrees at midnight i made it the second coldest ball drop in new york city on record. at least it's not 9 degrees and we'll have the seasonal 30s, but bundling up for new york and not record cold. happy new year. >> with the people in times square, within that area

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. >> ten teens were charged with operating a carjacking ring in the d.c. areabiden appointee, matthew graves, blames the law for fueling the rise in crime. >> i've been sounding the alarm the criminal justice system that d.c. has built does not meet the memorial we are in. the mayor has correctly flagged the law has swung too far over the last seven years. >> 932 car jacking and only 18% of the suspects were arrested, more than half were juveniles. one d.c. facility to house them ran over capacity last month. 88-bed facility had 100 occupants one day. some were sent home before ten beds were added. >> these are not the crimes of a child who temporarily lost control, they are the calculated crime someone willing to hold a gun to someone's head for money or property. >> according to d.c. public school, 43% of ninth graders had 21 or more unexcused absences. many think it's part the washington wizards and capitals are leaving d.c. and heading to virginia, john. >> john: commanders have their practice facility out there, 20 miles west of here, ashburn, and lots of

this storm is bringing some serious wind and rain to millions of people who live from the d.c. area up the 95 corridor. we've already seen some of the damage this wind can do. behind me in boston you can see we heard this big gust of wind and part of this dock actually just severed completely is wedged in the corner over there. this is just one of really many reports that we're hearing across new england, mid atlantic northeast region in general. you can see the winds likely snapping trees. look at all the outages. most of them right now at this hour are in massachusetts. more than 90,000 customers without power here and i'm talking to some commuters on their way to work walking in this morning who will tell you themselves your umbrellas won't stand a chance in this wind. >> lousy, windy, rainy, couldn't use the umbrella because it was so windy. it's not too bad right here. >> they saw people hanging onto lamp posts as times. 50 million americans under wind alerts right now. 42 million americans under flood alert. a lot we're tracking. what's interesting and stands out to me with th

second, we don't think this appeals court is going to be without bias, because it's right in the d.c. areage of venue. that's an example. these motions can go on and on, and it could be perhaps a year or more before all the dust is settled at the appeals court level. that's a lot of time for that court to go by. so this really is important for the trump team. get this thing delayed as much as possible. the prosecution wants to move it along as quickly as possible. >> because theoretically it could affect the candidacy of trump becoming the next president or not. >> that's right. that's where it gets really dicey. if this thing is delayed too long, it gets close to the election. typically, cases like these are not done close to the election. that means it could be kicked over to after the election. now, there are a couple of things that come out of that. people would have an opportunity to decide how they feel about this candidate or the others for that matter, because there won't be any resolution, and the other thing is, if former president trump should regain his office, he has already s

pulled that is revealing there are ways to do this, engineers from the ground, frankly i live in the d.c. area to get involved and retroactively tell these companies you have to have some pride under privacy. >> that's why we should knock on doors. >> privacy is necessary, do it and you win the day. cheryl: let's switch gears this morning china's ministry of state security is reportedly using artificial intelligence to track american spies in beijing, the new york times reported the chinese spy agency is using a.i. and a program that creates instant dossiers on every person of interest in the area by feeding information from database and scores of cameras the a.i. jetta pretty profiles about the chinese spies to select targets pinpoint their networks and their vulnerabilities i want to bring in senior fellow author of the coming collapse of china and china is going to work, gordon chang, good morning this is worrisome for those that are trying to work in the favor of democracy in the chinese are now going after them. >> certainly the chinese are obtained by theft massive amounts of data but it

youngest from the d.c. area he knows to watch out for his former teammate, making his coming. >> i know he is on the other side. >> this week is a huge one for him and he is pretty hyped up about it and i and excited so we will try to play our best game for them. >> saturday night there was football. jimmy johnson inducted into the cowboys ring of honor. first-quarter, dak prescott scrambling out of the endzone on third and long and he finds his favorite target for a 90 two-yard touchdown. a huge night. 13 catches for 227 yards. 30 seconds to go in the game, jared goff connects . it looks like the truck at that but in late flag comes in a referee says he was in an eligible receiver. the cowboys barely hang on 20-19. detroit has five losses so it is basically a race between the 49ers in the eagles for the number one seed in the nfc. >>> georgia and florida state still look like they have the holiday blues. they were the first two teams left out of the playoff picture, despite georgia's only loss to alabama in the

security costs are more than our rent right now which is crazy owns # # restaurants throughout the d.c. area seen crime this bad since he was a kid. is he upset he has to pay $4,000 a week to keep people safe at his popular taco stand. >> $4,000 a week here is insane it's not sustainable. the total amount of money we spend on security for this year at all the locations is over $450,000. >> surge in crime here in d.c. is staggering. 254 homicides so far this year. a 32% increase compared to this time last year. 900 and 28 carjackings, 77% at gunpoint. more than half committed by teenagers. >> we have to do more about violent juveniles committing violent crime. just this morning before i even came here, we had an armed carjacking of an amazon truck across the street from our office. >> today d.c. mayor muriel bowser announced a federal law enforcement partnership across multiple agencies to create a real time crime center using cctv and other technologies. >> the message is real toy to people who would commit crime. if they haven't gotten it already. you are going to be on cameraened you a are

fortunately, it has aren't caused too much chaos, but the d.c. arean quite a lot of delays. >> it's not the biggest hub affected and it's in the top five, but we're seeing delays across the country most notably in san francisco that has been leading all day and american airlines has more than 400 of the 3800 delays nation wide and we're monitoring an uptick in southwest delays hoping we don't see a similar meltdown with their system like we did last year. as for the travelers i've spoken with here, they saw the holiday rush warnings and they saw the weather forecast and they were sure to get here extra early and to their surprise, it's been smooth sailing for them. here's what they had to say. >> historically, when you want to look at thanksgiving and christmas, it's very, very congested. you know, there are a lot of delays and cancellations, but this time around here, i don't see any cancellation, and i think one out of a million flights and that's it. a big surprise. >> we didn't want to travel over the christmas holidays per se because it's just to

has filed charges against 10 alleged members of separate carjacking rings here in the washington, d.c. areatment and a 33 count superseding indictment charged the suspects withholding victims, stealing vehicles and then selling them. the defendants are believed responsible for at least a dozen incidents involving carjacking or attempted carjacking in the district or parts of maryland. stocks sprinted to highs for the year ahead of inflation data and a federal reserve meeting. the dow gained 157 today. the s&p 500 finished ahead 1. the nasdaq was up 29. >> israel's defense minister is pushing back against international calls to wrap up the country's military offensive in gaza strip. the defense minister saying the current phase of the operation against the hamas terrorist group will take time. let's get an update on the fighting and the global reaction to it. correspondent nate foy is in northern israel tonight with the latest. good evening, nate. >> hey, bret. good evening. so, as israel pushes farther and farther south in the gaza strip, tensions here on the northern front continue to esca

philadelphia baltimore and the washington, d.c. areaar snow drought. and here at home, drew, i saw that snow pack levels across lake tahoe are 30% of normal. is that right? >> yes. and when you come to an el nino winter like we're going to experience, typically it's the back half, january and february that are really impactful. so don't be surprised if december is off to a slow start, not only here locally when it comes to rainfall, but across the east coast when it comes to snowfall as well. typically, it's january and february that we will find some heavier rainfall, but we do have rain in the forecast wednesday and thursday. we are expecting you can see across the region to see more light rain move through. we'll show you the timeline of that coming up in one second. but our network of cameras this morning. you can see the richmond-san rafael bridge. a couple of isolated showers are still left over the exploratorium camera. san jose, we're dealing with mostly cloudy skies. the clouds are going to stick with us all day today. here's t

hyper concentrated sunday into monday and could see three inches falling from the dmv, washington, d.c. areap into new england. notice the timing on this, right. this is sunday a.m., some storms roll through atlanta, then we really get hit hard in the northeast between about 4:00 p.m. tomorrow into the overnight hours. if you look back on the west side of i-95, we have inland snow and lake-effect snow that will be enhancing this through states like pennsylvania, ohio, and new york. very gusty conditions as well. so, total, one to two inches further inland right where the i-95 corridor is sitting, we could see two to three inches. so this rain is coming down quick and hard, and then as far as snowfall goes, they've be >> somara: for my friends in the northeast, everything needs to get done today, because by tomorrow conditions will deteriorate very quickly, so i'd be inside with some hot cocoa. >> erielle: sounds good. >> whit: a little hot cocoa always helps. thank you, somara, appreciate it. >>> all right, all eyes on las vegas tonight where the lakers and pacers will battle it out in the n

i promise you every police leader you know that in this coming in around the d.c. area for connections with you, the people in this room. if you do not know your district or station commander or the police officers who work in your district or the line station commanders in charge of patrol officers keeping your community safe, you are missing an opportunity. i am promising you they want to hear from you. they are desperate for that connection. so that is my thought. >> so [indiscernible] -- bring a unique perspective to this, because as a federal agent , i had the opportunity to serve in local law enforcement for several years before coming into the federal arena, so all the strength goes to local law enforcement because you have the hardest job. i compare my experiences from locally and being federal and it comes down to one thing i learned, and that is trust. trust that the community has in your ability to aid them. often times as local police officers you, i would come to essene during a critical incident and that is the only time that people in my community would m

philadelphia, baltimore and the washington, d.c. areave also been experiencing a similar snow drought. and here at home, drew, i saw that snowpack levels across lake tahoe are 30% of normal. >> yeah, it's been a slow start to our winter season. we've seen a couple of storms here or there, but not huge storms yet. but with el nino on the horizon for us, it typically means that the back half of winter is usually when it gets more active. january and february are typically the months that we do get the heaviest rainfall with an el nino winter. that's something we're watching very closely over the next couple of months for you this morning, though, we have a little bit of lingering moisture. you can see the richmond-san rafael bridge camera, the top left. we have an isolated shower moving through, but it's very isolated. most areas. we're just starting our sunday out with mostly cloudy skies from santa cruz. the exploratorium camera and san jose. good morning. here's live doppler seven along with satellite. the storm track is to our north. s

. >> there were also protests in the washingtoero n d.c. areaide the homes of defense secretary lloyd austin and national security adviser jake sullivan. >> i'm sure their neighbors love that. >> and to republican members anrepublic ms, major marjorie taylor greene of georgia and brandon williams of new york were the victims of christmas day, swatting incidents where callers tried to get local police to send their teams to their homes through fake emergency 911 calls. >> here with reaction heormermer florida attorney general pam bondi and former u.s. attorney brad tolman. >> pam bondi, thank you bothpa for joining us on this christmas. so we had a wonderful once. pam, i got to ask you, at is former attorney general, you know, you have the right as, an american citizen to peacefully protest, but some of these protests just jus they become so unwieldy and so they become violent. >> become they become aggressi. >> they they break the lawances. in many instances. but but i don't see the type ofw enforcement that is to to actually quell these typesst

philadelphia baltimore and the washington, d.c. area have also been experiencing a similar snow drought. and here at home, drew, i saw that snowpack levels across lake tahoe are 30% down of normal. >> yeah, it's almost winter is taking its time arriving across much of the lower 48. but with el nino, we'll find that usually january and february is when we start to see some of the more impactful storms move into not only our neck of the woods, but also the east coast. live doppler seven this morning is showing you we do have just some pockets of drizzle, mainly in marin county, a little bit of drizzle along the western side of the city. and for most of us right now, we're dry with a blend of sun and clouds. let's take you outside to our network of cameras. a live look from south beach, emeryville to the tam cam showing you those cloudy skies. we're seeing a bit more in the way of sunshine this morning from san jose. looking quite lovely in the south bay. but the last 24 hours, we have had some light, steady moisture move through mill vall

. >> you say -- you called the area where smallwood operated d.c., baltimore area, bordering the free state of pennsylvania, roughly. slavery is borderland. two things. why -- why was his work so important there, like where he is so close to freedom, so to speak? and describe the kind of the daily horror of free black people living in this borderland region. >> so, yeah, what struck me was that -- if you think about new orleans, you're never going to meet an abolitionist or you are almost never going to meet an abolitionist, right? if you think about austin, you're never going to meet a slave trader. in baltimore, in washington, all of these people i mixed up together, enslaved african americans are there in numbers, free african americans in those cities actually outnumber the enslaved people by a considerable margin. so, you have all these different types mixing it up in a way they don't anywhere else. and i think it is a very combustible mix, and you know, that is clear from the story. i am saying the 1840s, but something that happened in baltimore in the 1820s was a local abolitio

d.c. when the verizon center was built. i saw how that area of d.c. was totally revitalized. you probablier with that in the d.c. in the 80's that area was disaster. it came to life with investment and so forth. crime has been a major problem in this city really since before covid. and covid made it all worse that had to be part of this decision as well. nobody wants to go downtown. >> of course, as you highlighted across america, we have a huge divide. we have winners and losers we see it in states led by republican governors are winning and states led by democratic governors are losing. the data is just so clear. when i came into this position and virginians hired me, i knew that we had to do a number of things. one, we have to get the cost of living down. second, we have got to increase the education quality. third, would he have to make our community safe and fourth we have to have a government works for people and doesn't tell them what to do all the time. this has translated into an economic revitalization for the commonwealth. we have 230,000 more people working today

d.c.. the areas which the president has the authority to act.e latest round of executive clemencies by the president meant to rectify racial disparities in the justice system. biden is also granting clemency to 11 people serving what the white house calls, disproportionately long sentences for nonviolent drug offenses. we're looking at recent polling suggests that the israel-hamas war could be hurting the president in a big way with a key voting bloc. the latest nbc news polling showing that among voters, age 18 to 34, a whopping 70% say they disapprove of biden's handling of the conflict while his overall approval rating of young voters has plummeted to just 31%. biden also maybe losing ground with black voters. the same nbc news poll has him beating trump 69 to 22%, with african-american voters, a sharp decline from his 2020 numbers. i want to bring in a ceo of do something dot org. in adrian shropshire, the executive director of black pack, to talk more about this. norah, i want to start with you on this. let's talk about the overall concern

in nebalt the mother, philadelp even washington, d.c., all of these areas going over 600 days without an inch of snow. and all of those being record length. but it's quite the opposite story in the west, where we're going to be measuring snow in feet the next few days. all of these areas here, about eight states looking at winter weather alerts andst that's in preparation for this event that's going to push a surge of moisture into the areas. you can see level ones and two, those are mostly beneficial. but when you start getting up to level four and five now they become more hazardous than they are beneficial. that's what we're going to be experience ing as cross much of oregon and in the southwestern portion of washington. rainfall, you're talking widespread along the coast of 4 to 7 inches of rain. inland, you're talking 1 to 3 feet in those higher elevations of the cascades, the olympics and the rocky mountains. >> allison chihinchar, thahank . that does it for "cnn this morning." victor blackwell is up next. thank you for joining us. first time i connected with kim, she told me th

we are watching this run into the larger metropolitan area from d.c.w york to boston, still in the heart of this system that is all rain temperature is a winter system, but not talking about snow. flood advisories from d.c., philadelphia, new york, boston, further into the north and shifting further north today. flood risk, southern end is new york city and places to the north. i will time this out, there is timestamp in the upper corner. in new york, this clears by middle of afternoon. boston not until 6:00 or 7:00. it gets colder and the rain will move out. give it half of today or the whole day if you are further north. >> carley: thank you. >> todd: massive drug bust in california, officers found $10 million of narcotics stuffed in jalapeno paste. >> carley: not something you hear everyday. and l.a. county da george gascon just named a new chief of staff. the man running to replace george gascon is here with the det details. i'm jonathan lawson, here to tell you about life insurance through the colonial penn program. if you're age 50 to 85 and look

area. it used to be poor neighborhoods, you get an arena it would build up the economy. >> dana: that was certainly true in washington, d.cdowntown. when i moved in 1995 i never would have gone to that neighborhood. a lot of redevelopment and investment and opportunity. the metro goes there. easy to get there. the traffic in northern virginia won't get any better because of this move but the mayor there, she is really taking it on the chin. >> the press conference wasn't great. she didn't know the metro lines but ohtani is going to los angeles, not someplace that doesn't have a crime or homelessness problem. >> bill: live in malibu. >> dana: great to have you both. hope we see you next week. the white house waking up to escalated legal peril today. former prosecutor accused of obstructing the f.b.i. from investigating city biden is set to testify. president biden meeting with americans taken as hostage by hamas as fears mount that time is running out. >> i feel like we're reaching the boiling point. we bless the candles every night and pray for our children to come home. shingles. some describe it as pulsing electric shoc

on wednesday and thursday looking at a possible flood threat there includes major areas from d.c., baltimoree out in this area, definitely want the umbrella here for about the next 48 hours. those are the weather headlines for now. tossing it back inside to all of you. >> carley: a.m. dam, thank you so much. christmas gifts come in all gift and sizes. if santa paws came into town with a four legged friend you may be wondering where to start? >> griff: heather gilley hand is here with tips and tricks for training your pup. >> joey: tell us what we need to know to start the next generation of puppies off right. >> three big words i like to bring out especially for puppies true for every dog, relationship being number one. most important thing is to build a strong bond and relationship with your dog one using positive reinforce. >> training, second, socialization especially for puppies. one of the important things to do. puppies have a critical socialization window from about three weeks of age to 12 or 14, 16 weeks of age. and we have puppy preschool classes that will really help you build tha

baltimore, philadelphia, even washington, d.c., all of these areas looking at over 600 days without snow, and those numbers are likely to go up because there's no snow in the forecast for at least the next five to seven days. however, this is plenty of snow. probably too much snow for some out in the west, all of these areas, eight states under some type of winter weather alert, and that's because we have a series of storms that are all because of an atmospheric river that's going to funnel a lot of moisture into the pacific northwest. you can see here, level 3 and level 4. when you talk about atmospheric rivers of level one and two, it's mostly beneficial, they like to have that. it crosses into more hazardous than it is beneficial, and unfortunately that's what we're going to get because of the sheer volume of precipitation. notice along the coastal areas you're talking widespread, four to seven inches of rain into the mountains, it's going to be measured in feet, likely one to three feet of snow, and it's because it's multiple days of these events that will be coming through midweek n

area. it could be felt in d.c., heard in d.c., five miles down the road where people could see smoke rise trg this area. and this morning, this is a very active scene. you can see some of the people law enforcement walking around behind me. we saw atf and fbi agents who have been combing these yards, combing a field just behind where we're standing, looking for any evidence they may find. ask there are a lot of unanswered questions a at this hour. what caused the blast specifically, and we're trying to learn more about the man inside that house. police haven't even confirmed as of this morning whether or not he's alive. but we do know the dramatic scene started hours before the blast, four hours before the blast actually happened. police arrived in this area saying that the man who live this is that house had barricaded himself inside. he was shooting flares 30 to 40 of them across the neighborhood. eventually police got a search warrant. they tried to enter the house. witnesses said they could hear gunshots that the man was firing. then that blast went off. we have obtained new video from a

gary peyton and the sonics and it was huge what that arena was able to do to revitalize that area of washington, d.cer around there when the arena first opened up, there weren't many bars, restaurants, hotels. it is a debilitating blow. they still have the nationals and the stadium they built but this has to hit anybody in the solarplex us is a major sports fan of major d.c. teams. they'll be across the pot alm act. you can hop on the metro and ride there if you live in downtown d.c. but it is not just the games that are so instrumental in the revenue. a major loss to d.c. >> lawrence: they won't have that money and the economic developmenen comes with that. i want to bring you to this other story about this brawl. normally it's a players, then sometimes you have the parents and then the players and the parents. this time you have the referees. let's watch. [shouting] >> lawrence: i was a referee when i was in college to make some extra money. they always taught you to keep your cool. you can't be the one that goes and does blows. i've never seen anything like this. >> it's crazy. these guys obvious

. >> certainly not in a democratic-controlled area like d.c..ur, appreciate it. >>> still ahead, will cain. art del cueto reacts to what the democrats are calling title 42 on steroids. pete hegseth on his alma mater, that would be hard saturday. pete is not happy. and florida congressman mike waltz on whether hunter biden will ever testify. the 10:00 hour is next. ♪ -- down the avenue. ♪ holiday dreams are come coming true. ♪ a choir singing songs of cheer. ♪ carols we all love to hear. ♪ (adventurous music) ♪ .. ♪ be ready for any market with a liquid etf. get in and out with dia. trading at schwab is now powered by ameritrade, giving traders even more ways to sharpen their skills with tailored education. get an expanding library filled with new online videos, webcasts, articles, courses, and more - all crafted just for traders. and with guided learning paths stacked with content curated to fit your unique goals, you can spend less time searching and more time learning. trade brilliantly with schwab.

areas. new york to d.c.t matter all the way down to the delmarva and low country of south carolina, 2 to 4 more inches of rainfall. when has it ever been this warm for christmas? 55 in chicago for a high yesterday. >> a lot of us were dreaming of a white christmas where i am. that certainly did not happen, far from it, around the 50s here. chad myers, thank you so much. >>> coming up, president biden ordered retaliatory air strikes in iraq on christmas. we'll take you to the pentagon and israel next as the united states tries to walk a fine line and asks israel to slow its bombardment in gaza. >>> happening now, the tense aftermath of u.s. air strikes inside iraq targeting iran-backed militants after an attack on american forces. iraq accusing the biden administration of hostile acts at this dangerous moment in the middle east. >>> also this hour, donald trump is spewing more anger at special counsel jack smith, saying his criminal prosecutor should, quote, go to hell. trump picking up where he left off duri

county maryland and fairfax county, virginia embraced transit oriented development in more limited areas. d.c. has followed suit, allowing new neighborhoods to be built in formerly industrial areas like in the navy yard. among the areas where the highest paying jobs are located, including boston, los angeles, new york, san francisco, seattle and washington, washington has the lowest # medium housing at double or more of the rates of boston, los angeles, new york, and san francisco. and third, legalizing accessory dwelling units in california. given the growing housing supply and affordability problems americans are facing. state policy makers are beginning to set limits on localities, authority, to curve housing construction. california, where these challenges are the most dire has led the way. the state has been particularly successful in legalizing accessory dwelling units. these are typically small apartments located at the site of a single family house. in some parts of the state, most notably, los angeles, abu construction drastically accelerated following these reforms in 2017. today, o

that's when many major metro areas, including here in d.c., could see traffic twice the norm. the mix of people leaving and coming for the holiday. combined with the norm al traffc because not everybody has this week off. >> that's true. >> he makes a great point, since we're sitting at work right your. and so is pete. pete, can i ask you a quick, personal, probing question? >> oh. >> sure. >> are you a clear guy or a precheck guy? >> this is good. >> good question. i am a precheck guy. although, i did go to the west coast over the holidays and it has me questioning my choices. it seems like the clear folks get there much quicker. i have to say, and sometimes the standard line at some airports is now faster than the precheck and clear line. that was exactly my experience when i was flying on tuesday. >> i think it's always -- i have both. it's a gametime decision. >> you need to be agile. i feel like people aren't. they are locked in. i feel like we could have lots of conversations about this, like deep thoughts. and now, i feel i'm more informed. >> jack handey is with us, de

d.c. and in the bay area.it is really humbling to have this great team and we are lucky to have young people serve this country. [applause] >> every year the congressional management foundation selects two members of congress for an award for lifetime achievement. this year, that task was easy. the two member's of congress, a democrat and republican, both with extraordinary records of public service, both with unwavering support and friendship from both sides of the aisle. toive this very special award, please will come to the stage our friend, the president and ceo of bridge alliance. [applause] >> thanks, everyone. so good to be here. this i think is my third year in doing this. it is great to be live. i'm trying to pull up my notes on the phone. in a world full of soundbites and flash in the pan activities which seem to dominate our mainstream narrative, it is nice to think about accomplishments over time. and there is no rookie award here. it may be another category for another day. when brad first conceiv

then sunday evening raleigh durham area getting close to washington, d.c. roblematic for that. i want to show you how bad it's been in florida. just because of a stalled front to the south. they've had some wind and rain there. this storm jumps that up. we're back into flood watches. there will likely be flood warnings with up to 10 inches of rain. wind advisories all along the coast of florida. that rainfall total, 5 to 10 inches and winds could be 45 miles per hour easily. that's where the biggest rain is. we have lighter totals as you work toward the gulf. robin? >> that storm could impact those getting an early start on their holiday travel. let's go back to our transportation correspondent gio with more. good morning again, gio. >> robin, good morning again. buckle up because it's going to be the busiest ever. take a look. aaa said about 7.5 million domestic travellers will be traveling between the 23rd and new year's day. u.s. airlines expected to sell 39 million seats between the 20th to the new year. here's the concern. last december's southwest melt