so many east coast families have bagel brunch on the weekends. my california jewish friends, it's not part of their jewish tradition. it's been a source -- i have found some foods i consider so traditional, some people here don't know what they are. i remember kashavarish. i quizzed my friends who grew up in california, and they didn't know. >> what are they? >> that was shocking to me. it's a buckwheat grain, kasha is a buckwheat grain with this very intense nutty flavor, and you cook it with the bow tie noodles, and it's like jewish comfort food. nothing particularly spectacular about it, but it's hearty and filling and delicious. i don't make it that often, but it's one of the traditional foods that a lot of people on the west coast have no familiarity with. >> do you think then if you don't have a traditional -- what you consider for your family, a traditional jewish food, there's a way that a jewish person may feel they are not observing the holiday or having a celebration or don't have matza ball soup or i know a lot of canadian jews are re

east coast, united states of america.se sources i have, i cannot reveal with the yard because they are speaking with confidentiality. these drones should be shot down, whether it was some crazy hobbyist we cannot imagine or whether it is iran and i think they possibly could be, they should be shot down. >> harris: and you got washington's d.c.'s attention. moments ago, here is the pentagon responding. >> there is no iranian a ship over the ghost of the united states and there is no so-called mothership launching drones towards the united states with great you know whether it is also none of the? information coming from the feds or the white house and now you have a gap and millions of people on the east coast wondering, what is happening in the skies above? another republican congressman summed of how a lot of americans are feeling good right now as he tried to get some answers from the fbi. >> you are telling me we do not know what the hell these drones are a new jersey? is that correct? >> that is right soon and that's

. >>> people along the east coast are looking up, saying what's that? asking for answers. >> i'm not even sure what -- i've never seen anything like it. it is just a drone on steroids. >> the frustration on capitol hill after big drones spotted over >>> an update now after we learned nancy pelosi was hospitalized during an overseas trip. cbs news confirmed the defense department will be medevacing the congresswoman taking her from germany. she fell marking her 80th anniversary. and as of now, we don't know how serious her injury is. >>> people across the east coast have had some uninvited guests ahead of the holidays. not the in-laws, but drones. sometimes pretty big ones that spotted in swarms over parts of new york, connecticut, maryland. people are confused, concerned, curious because so far there have been no concrete answers as to what the drones are or who is controlling them. interestingly enough, the people running those states where they have been spotted, they say they are in the dark too. >> yesterday, there were three of them in [ singing sy

only about four or five degrees around that east coast, but in the west nine or ten degrees.it milder as that warmer air moves in from the atlantic. high pressure is going to be building in as we head through to christmas eve on tuesday as well. so that's keeping most places dry. we will see a little bit of patchy rain across the north and northwest of scotland, perhaps around other western areas a little bit of drizzle here and there. a fairly cloudy picture for many of us on christmas eve. best of any sunshine will be to the east of higher ground. so aberdeenshire, perhaps parts of the welsh marches, seeing a little bit of blue sky here and there. temperatures though, 13, 14, possibly 15 degrees for some of us. so one of the warmest christmas eves on record, i think. and then that mild air stays with us through into christmas day as well. we've got a front just trying to move in towards the northwest. it's going to be quite breezy here, and there'll be some outbreaks of rain across the northwest of scotland i think for christmas day. for most of us it's not going to be a wh

and now the east coast where we could be looking at icing overnight and snow in the higher elevationse poconos in upstate new york, rain for philadelphia and over towards new york city. this is going to slow you down on your monday. our next system for the pacific northwest coming in with heavy snow from morning through evening. sunny skies across the midwest. some rain as we head toward chicago all the way down toward the gulf coast, and finally, as we head into the afternoon, we'll clear out and dry out for the east coast. nancy? >> andrew, thank you. >>> straight ahead on cbs weekend news, we turn to syria. holly williams reports why regime change could threaten u.s.-backed kurdish forces, and the isis prisoners they hold. >>> in the week since the fall of the assad regime, syrians have been searching prisons for those wrongfully detained. but there's a dangerous group that the new leaders want to keep locked up. >> reporter: this jail in eastern syria holds thousands of isis prisoners, according to the guards, but exactly how many is a secret. the inmates joined the so-called isla

but check out the east coast. the heat of the day. by the way, we are in the teens in minneapolis, even nashville. 36 degrees. you can see some of that chilly weather along the west coast. we're a little bit cool but not bad 50's from seattle on down to san francisco. so here's a look at what's happening across the country. you see a clipper kind of rolling in there in the upper midwest, in the dakotas and then you see in the northeast, they've got some of that, whether that's causing all of the airport delays. and of course, we are waiting for our weather that's going to be headed in as we get into the overnight. and then i started thinking about who might have a white christmas. and i took a look at this and this is the prediction for that. and really it is kind of just the usual suspects, right? you don't see a lot of snow in places. it doesn't belong so that upper tier certainly parts of new england certainly likely to see some of that may be a little in the sierra. i think it's going to be tough, but we could

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launched a mothership that contained the drones and that mothership is off of the coast of the east coastunited states. is they are in a to that. >> there is not any truth to that and knows iranian ship off the coast of the united states and no so-called mothership launching drones towards the united states. >> a few questions quickly on syria, did the general speak to secretary austin before or after trip to syria? >> sandra: pretty remarkable, john, that was our own grandson who talked about fox news earlier today where jeff van drw new jersey congressman stated te drones we have been single for new jersey from a mothership off of the east coast. okay, he said they should be shot down, is what he claimed. jennifer griffin asked the spokesperson about that and she said there is no truth to back. this takes another bizarre turn, john. >> john: it certainly does, and a time response to what he was saying there. republican senator, john brennan from on this. where you win that meeting a little while ago governor murphy was supposed to attend but did not show up to? >> i was there and i did

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also across parts of the east coast.d of next week, neil, we're looking at maybe a big winter storm across parts of the east coast. plenty of time to watch it. we'll keep you informed right here at fox weather. neil? neil: it really has been a crazy weather year, hasn't it? rick: been such a crazy weather year. one catastrophe after the next in so many cases, but now we're headed into this period where christmas is happening, all all the people want to travel, and we've got inactive patterns setting up. neil: thank you, my friend. had some camera issues with you. not you, yourself, but ai -- i apologize for that. >>> secretary of state annie if blinken -- antony blinken making a surprise trip to jordan, talking about how u.s. officials have been in contact with the syrian rebel group that led to the overthrow of assad's government, designated a foreign terrorist association. group that came in, there is fear that it could be worse than the group it replaced. he's trying to calm nerves there. he's also talking and address

the east coast is in for wet weather while snow seems to be taking aim for the plains. michelle grossman is following all of his this morning. >> we're looking at wet weather over the next few days. this is beneficial rain, especially by wednesday. we're going to see a soaking on the interior parts of the northeast. from the southeast to new england we're going to see rain developing. could see strong storms in portions of the mississippi valley. back behind it, we are dry for the most part. we're going to see accumulate snow, wintry mix and tricky travel there. then, by wednesday, look at this. we're looking at soaking rains throughout the east coast from new england all the way down to the mid atlantic. the southeast could see strong storms. and then we're going to see colder air working in behind this. we'll see the lake-effect snow machine start to turn up once again. we're going to see rain and snow in the pacific northwest. that's going to start a few days of really active weather. on friday, the west stays active. plenty of sunshine throughout the northern part o

tens of millions on alert up and down the east coast. while out west high winds overnight fanning the flames of that dangerous wildfire in malibu. crews struggling to contain it. and al is tracking it all. >>> high stakes. donald trump's embattled pick for secretary meeting with more senators on capitol hill. >> he's much better off this week than he was last week. >> the new republican show of support for pete hegseth and the trump family and friends just tapped for key roles overseas. >>> alarming break-in. star quarterback joe burrow becomes the latest high-profile athlete to be targeted in a home burglary while playing on the road. >> we do have a shattered window in the bedroom. the bedroom has been ransacked. >> the crime days after the nfl and nba warned players to be on alert. we're live with the very latest. >>> holiday crush. new travel numbers out for christmas and new years expected to shatter even more records. nearly 120 million people set to hit the roads and airports. this morning the busiest days to head out and an insid

only about [i or 5 degrees around that east coast, but in the west, 9 or 10 degrees.building in as we head through to christmas eve on tuesday as well. so that's keeping most places dry. we will see a little bit of patchy rain across the north and northwest of scotland. perhaps around other western areas, a little bit of drizzle here and there. a fairly cloudy picture for many of us on christmas eve. best of any sunshine will be to the east of higher ground. so aberdeenshire, perhaps parts of the welsh marches, seeing a little bit of blue sky here and there. temperatures, though, 13, 1a, possibly 15 degrees for some of us. so one of the warmest christmas eves on record, i think. and then that mild air stays with us through into christmas day as well. we've got a front just trying to move in towards the northwest. it's going to be quite breezy here, and there'll be some outbreaks of rain across the northwest of scotland, i think, for christmas day. for most of us, it's not going to be a white christmas. more of a grey one, really. mostly dry, though, quite a lot of clo

we're live with the high-tech quipment heading to the east coast, aimed at finding an answer once and for all about the mysterious drones across the region. >>> the fight to extradite the ceo murder suspect heats up. luigi mangione could be indicted as early as this week, paving the way for a move to new york. >>> a weekend of extreme weather. a rare tornado ripped through california, while an ice storm freezes over the midwest. our meteorologist michelle grossman is tracking what's in store for the week ahead. >>> apple is dialing up big changes for future iphones. the new devices expected to join the fold. >>> and the packers pummel the seahawks on sunday night football, while the bills and lions give us what could be a super bowl preview. we've got the highlights on this monday, december 16th. "early today" starts right now. >>> good morning. i'm frances rivera. there are growing calls for action across the northeast about this mysterious drone sightings. new york's governor saying this has gone too far after the new york stewart international airport was forced to shut down its ru

a wet start for those of us in the east coast. >> good morning, frances. yeah, we're looking at wet weather today. and over the next several days in the east. also the west looking at a powerful system, a pair of well.ms bringing wet weather as out west we're liking at some rain falling the along the coas. and we're looking at the blue and white. that's snow in the interior parts of the northeast. heavy y rain, too. that will move off for the most part. but we're going to see lingering showers throughout the day. then we'll see showers from the great lakes all the wray to the south central states. we have brighter colors showing up where we're expecting higher amounts of rainfall. could see downpours, gusty winds as well. that could be the story out west. by wednesday, still wet in the west. higher elevation rain, snow once again. from new england to the tennessee valley, the south central states, wet weather once again on wednesday. plenty of sunshine in the middle of the country and nice and warm in the southwest. by friday, a wintry chill throughout the

we also have rain stretched from the east coast to the gulf coast. that is part of all of the same system. here is the system we will watch. notice the big swath of moisture shifts to the east today. we have plenty of rain associated with this. we also have the potential for multiple threats as far as severe weather. along the eastern seaboard, that will cause problems on the roadways. if you are traveling tomorrow, we have that working farther east and bringing potential snowshowers across the great lakes. we will see the long line of thunderstorms march east through the next two days. today, the bull's-eye with the weather with strong tornadoes is the gulf coast. it really extends from nashville to the gulf coast and out to east texas as well as in places like atlanta and knoxville. it is the greatest chance we will see the largest tornadoes. the ef-2 or greater. this will stay with us in the evening hours. we know how dangerous the nocturnal tornadoes are in that area. something you have to watch through the entire day today. by tomorrow, that thre

here on the east coast. a live look at the washington monument. that's the we're getting used to seeing this picture in the mornings, right? the jefferson memorial, the white house in front doesn't light up until later on in the morning. good morning everyone. i'm kasie hunt. it's wonderful to have you with us. we are just over a month from donald trump's second inauguration. yet in many ways, washington is already back capitol hill grappling with yet another looming government shutdown after the president elect sunk a republican brokered deal to keep the government open. last weekend, speaker mike johnson was riding high appearing with trump at the army-navy football game. so too did elon musk. if johnson and musk discussed the imminent government funding deadline, it must not have been a productive conversation. >> i was communicating with elon last night. elon and vivek and i are on a text chain together, and i was explaining to them the background of this. remember, guys, we still have just a razor thin margin of republicans, so any bill has t

but when i was a kid and my parents would do east coast new year's when we were in new mexico. so we'd go to bed sooner. they always had, like, you know, the summer sausage in the cheese kit that you would get during the holidays. >> yeah, yeah. and i don't know why, but for whatever reason, we had it one year. >> and every year since then when we were kids, we had it. so now that i'm gone, i don't see my parents as much. i still get one and i call them and say, hey, look at that little thing that i got. >> do you guys eat? i'll facetime them and be like, yeah, because they go to bed at nine on new year's eve. >> so. >> so you're still together? yeah. still together i like that. >> what do you think we. it started way back even before i was born. my parents kind of put out. i think it was stuff left over from whatever. so it was like crackers, cheese, whatever. and they called it the layout dinner. so now that we do the same, now we have a layout dinner. so basically new year's eve and new year's day. it's a lot of snacking. you know, it's just you know, it's a charcuterie is t

but let's focus in on what's happening along the east coast.so when we talk about a christmas miracle, don't expect a lot of snow. that's the reality. but just enough snow to get those festive flakes flying this morning. again, christmas eve we could get that dusting right here near new york city, long island, into the lower hudson valley, but a little bit further to the south, you start warming the temperatures up just enough where we have the potential for some freezing rain. that is why we have this winter weather advisory in place from baltimore to philadelphia to our nation's capital. this area has the potential to see a glazing of ice through the course of the day today. so not the best timing in terms of getting to friends, friends and family's house for the christmas holiday season. but we could see some of those slick spots develop on the overpasses, the bridges, the areas that remain cold overnight and don't get that opportunity to warm up. what time will we expect that freezing rain? well, really around this morning about 8 a.m. that

and eventually into the east coast. by thursday morning. if you don't feel it now, you'll feel it by tomorrow morning. along the major east coast cities, winds gusting over 30mph. you know what that does this time of year to the temperature. it causes that wind chill to plummet. it will be cold. bundle up. plan accordingly. and yeah, the snow machine kicks in right behind the storm system. once again, typical favored downwind areas, but on top of that, a general 2 to 4 inch snowfall total from the storm system as it quickly moves through the area and another burst of very cold air. and then finally some reprieve and a warm up coming up for early next week casey. >> all right, i'll wait for that i do feel like it was unseasonably warm through the fall, which i normally love. and then all of a sudden it's winter which i don't love. >> now we're paying for it. >> i know derek van dam for us. this morning. derek. thank you. i'll see you next hour. thanks all right. still ahead here on cnn this morning, the supreme court taking up a significant

new drone sightings reported on the east coast over the weekend.nd it's become a disruption to critical agencies drone activity, forcing officials to close airspace over one of the country's most critical air force bases. wright-patterson air force base is outside dayton, ohio, and it was closed for almost four hours late friday and early saturday and new york's stewart international airport was forced to temporarily shut down its runways friday to federal officials urging calm in the face of growing criticism about the lack of answers that they're providing. although they insist the sightings pose no security threat, there's no question that people are seeing drones, and i want to assure the american public that we in the federal government have deployed additional resources, personnel, technology to assist the new jersey state police in addressing the drone sightings. the lack of clarity about these drones, and who might be behind them, has lawmakers on both sides of the aisle lashing out at the federal response and i think americans are finding

speaking of rain on the east coast, it's going to be a messy day. a sloppy day, in fact, you want to plan ahead if you're heading the i-95 corridor today. lots of rainfall, plenty of wind. this could bring down some power lines and some trees as well. keep in mind we have a high wind warning for places like boston and into the cape cod coastline and flood watches issued as well with several inches of rain. with this, what we call an atmospheric river impacting the east coast this morning. casey. >> all right. things to watch out for, derek van dam. thank you very much. really appreciate it. all right. still ahead here on cnn this morning, we take you inside the fall of bashar al assad. cnn gaining access to the palace, which once belonged to the syrian dictator. now it's in the hands of rebel forces. plus, donald trump and his allies on capitol hill outline their plans to make his campaign promises reality. >> we have a menu of options. what we're deciding right now is the sequence of how we run those plays. president elect trump and i will be talki

. >>> the strong storms impacting millions up and down the east coast. the flash flood threat in new england and wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour. >>> the growing mystery over the drones spotted over new jersey. where are they coming from and are they a threat? the pentagon, today, weighing in. >>> after some grinches tried to steal their holiday cheer, the community theater, where the show must go on. ♪♪ >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. welcome. >>> with the writing on the wall, fbi director christopher wray revealed today that he will step down from the job he has held for the last seven years. his departure announcement not unexpected after president-elect trump recently put forth the name of kash patel to take over the job, leaving wray the choice of resigning or being fired. wray telling employees resignation is the best way to avoid dragging the bureau deeper into the fray. wray and the fbi are frequent targets of mr. trump's ire, often complaining the agency has become politically weaponized, which wra

. >>> now to a messy day along the east coast. nbc meteorologist angie lassman is tracking the potential flood threat. good morning, angie. >> you got that right. flood threat indeed. we've got heavy rain across this region. extensive snow melt also happening. this is something we see lasting through the day today. this means that the slow travel is something you deal with along the east coast through the day today. we'll see isolated flash flooding potential across new england as well. none on the backside of this system. it's the lake-effect snow that gets our attention. downwind of the lakes is where we see the potential for piling up. localized amounts up to four inches. more widespread, one to two. we need the rain across this region. so it's welcome, but difficult when it comes all at once. then we have another chance to see multiple feet of snow in some of these persistent bands of rain. this will leave us the potential of travel issues, not just because of rain and snow but strong winds. 28 million people are under wind in

angie lassman is tracking another round of rain for the east coast. angie, good morning. >> an umbrella is going to be a good addition as you head out the door this morning. we've got rain across the northeast. rain stretching into the southeast. and out west we're going to gear up for a busy couple of days too. here's what we're dealing with for the east. the rain wraps up for the northeast. we gear up for the next system that's going to leave us with the potential for snow across the midwest and rain working back towards the east coast. we'll again need those umbrellas from maine to north carolina for your day tomorrow. rainfall amounts, the highest as we look toward tennessee and nashville, and snow looks to be the highest amount for the interior areas of new england. meanwhile, out west, plenty of winter alerts for folks there as we gear up for another rain and snow event. system works on shore. this is going to leave us with the potential for flooding across washington. we'll see the cascades and rockies pick up additional snowfall, and this work

what washington is saying about car-sized drones spotted on the east coast. >>> and a group of thieves almost stole christmas from an east bay family. the irreplaceable treasure one man thought he'd never get back. >>> from kpix, this is the late news with sara donchey on cbs news bay area. >>> hi, i'm sara donchey. when jurors first sat down in a san francisco courtroom, they were walking into a case that had violence, drug use, high flying the life styles, and the tech culture. momeni is on trial for the murder of cash app founding bob lee. in the six days since deliberations have begun, it's surprised even the defense. the question is when momeni intended to kill lee, and they have to weave through a complicated web of evidence. there's surveillance video, pain staking testimony about forensics, and the bombshell claim from the defense that lee snorted cocaine off the same knife that was plunged into his chest. and jurors were treated into a courtroom reenactment from momeni himself showing the moments lee was stabbed. lauren toms as the latest on what we're hearing about the jury.

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sell-off of its office on montgomery street is all part of the bank's broader shift of power to the east coast. the report also says that the bank has already begun informal conversations with potential buyers and the office could be put on the market as soon as this month. kron 4 has reached out to wells fargo. but so far we have not heard back. >> all right. let's take a peek outside here after a beautiful tuesday. look across the street. you see the exploratorium, the bucky ball all lit up getting dark here quickly. it is. and you know what? you see bucky ball out there. but the exploratorium is really worth a trip inside specially. >> taking the kids, lawrence, last really great time to go all the great sites that explore for and a great day to go out there enjoy. i mean, anywhere around the bay area. spectacular. you've got some dry conditions. good reason to get out there and enjoy the nice weather while we haven't certainly today, one of those special days outside some possible records have been broken around the bay area will have more on that coming up in just a little bit. the sun ha

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only about four or five degrees around that east coast, but in the west nine or ten degrees.from the atlantic. high pressure is going to be building in as we head through to christmas eve on tuesday as well. so that's keeping most places dry. we will see a little bit of patchy rain across the north and northwest of scotland, perhaps around other western areas a little bit of drizzle here and there. a fairly cloudy picture for many of us on christmas eve. best of any sunshine will be to the east of higher ground. so aberdeenshire, perhaps parts of the welsh marches, seeing a little bit of blue sky here and there. temperatures though, 13, 14, possibly 15 degrees for some of us. so one of the warmest christmas eves on record, i think. and then that mild air stays with us through into christmas day as well. we've got a front just trying to move in towards the northwest. it's going to be quite breezy here, and there'll be some outbreaks of rain across the northwest of scotland i think for christmas day. for most of us it's not going to be a white christmas. more of a grey one, rea

only about 4 or 5 degrees around that east coast, but in the west, 9 or 10 degrees.he atlantic. high pressure is going to be building in as we head through to christmas eve on tuesday as well. so that's keeping most places dry. we will see a little bit of patchy rain across the north and northwest of scotland. perhaps around other western areas, a little bit of drizzle here and there. a fairly cloudy picture for many of us on christmas eve. best of any sunshine will be to the east of higher ground. so aberdeenshire, perhaps parts of the welsh marches, seeing a little bit of blue sky here and there. temperatures, though, 13, 14, possibly 15 degrees for some of us. so one of the warmest christmas eves on record, i think. and then that mild air stays with us through into christmas day as well. we've got a front just trying to move in towards the northwest. it's going to be quite breezy here, and there'll be some outbreaks of rain across the northwest of scotland, i think, for christmas day. for most of us, it's not going to be a white christmas. more of a grey one, real

the east coast of the us will see that drop as we go into thursday. you can see it as gnostic conditions stretching all the way from the gulf of st. lawrence down to the gulf of mexico. quieter. a cool central air is on thursday. there's more active weather coming in. thanks to another pacific system that's going to bring some snow to the rockies and also some windy and wet weather to pots of california clean things down slightly as it does. so. it's also got cooler across moving parts of mexico, monterey. well below the temperature here, the temperature average we all seem to lie weather up in the north, much west. the weather, thanks to that all cars, heavy rain. and that'll defend its way south bringing the heavy rain to guatemala on thursday. that's your weather update. the the although i made right instead of going, this is counting the cost on, i was a 0 you'll, we can look at the world of business and economics this week, do not try to replace the us dollar. donald trump forms brooks nations to the president elect trespass 100 percent terrace.

only about [i or 5 degrees around that east coast, but in the west, 9 or 10 degrees. high pressure is going to be building in as we head through to christmas eve on tuesday as well. so that's keeping most places dry. we will see a little bit of patchy rain across the north and northwest of scotland. perhaps around other western areas, a little bit of drizzle here and there. a fairly cloudy picture for many of us on christmas eve. best of any sunshine will be to the east of higher ground. so aberdeenshire, perhaps parts of the welsh marches, seeing a little bit of blue sky here and there. temperatures, though, 13, 1a, possibly 15 degrees for some of us. so one of the warmest christmas eves on record, i think. and then that mild air stays with us through into christmas day as well. we've got a front just trying to move in towards the northwest. it's going to be quite breezy here, and there'll be some outbreaks of rain across the northwest of scotland, i think, for christmas day. for most of us, it's not going to be a white christmas. more of a grey one, really. mostly d

holy shit, there's an iranian mothership launching drones off the east coast?y to gather intelligence on new jersey's rich tapestry of shopping malls! this is though. this is a national emergency! and a congressman said it, so it's definitely true! >> the pentagon wednesday striking down claims that iran is behind those drones. >> there is no iranian ship off the coast of the united states, and there's no so-called mothership launching drones towards the united states. >> michael: no mothership? so what you're telling me is that iran doesn't have "independence day" technology? can i still blame iran for all my other problems? because that was gonna be my defense on all those reckless driving tickets. but this is progress actually, because clearly, the federal government knows what these things are. and all we gotta do is ask them. >> tony gonzales the congressman had this question for the assistant fbi director. watch. >> you're telling me we don't know what the hell these drones are in new jersey are, is that correct? >> that's right. >> michael: wait a minute

i'm actually from the east coast. i'm still shipping out stuff to the rest of my family. >> reporter: it's easy to get caught up in that shopping frenzy, but with the average retail credit card charging 30% interest, experts warn to spend within your means. you don't want that big bill, david. >> that's true. now you can go finish your shopping. elise preston in california tonight. >>> today marks the first day of winter, and it is a busy one. let's check in with cbs news meteorologist andrew kozak. andrew? >> reporter: yeah, busy in the weather department across both coasts this weekend. more rain and snow across the pacific northwest. another system coming in, bringing some 50-mile-per-hour winds across the coast. gale warnings there. high wind warnings for portions of wisconsin. winter weather advisories for montana and the dakotas. on sunday, cloudy, cool, and rainy in the pacific northwest. warmer air making its way in, and drier air for the desert southwest. that warm air extending in this ridge across much of t

do you think the public should be concerned about these reported drones all over the east coast? and have you the need for more authority to deal with them? >> well, i think what the drone issue points out are kind of gaps in our agencies, gaps in our authorities between the department of homeland security, local law enforcement, the defense department. i think americans are finding it hard to believe we can't figure out where these are coming from. i can tell you from the defense department standpoint, they're focused on bombers and cruise missiles and it's pointing to gaps in our capabilities and our ability to clamp down on what's going on here. we need to get to the bottom of it, and i think the biden administration is working to do that. >> but at this point given the intelligence you've seen, is there any reason for the public to be worried? >> well, look, when you have sensitive sites like picatinni arsenal, you have of course president trump's residence at bedminster and you have other no fly areas, those need to be enforced. we need to know who's behind it, but right now

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. >>> flash flooding on the east coast. the winter storm moving into the northeast with rain and snow. we are tracking it all. >>> caught on camera. the deadly plane crash in hawaii. >>> a passenger who was unruly and dying on a cruise ship. the fbi investigation. >>> our access inside the tsa and fbi bomb detection lab. >>> the tiktok trend coming to a santa claus lane near you. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> in what could be seen as another sign of elon musk's influence, the president-elect called for scrapping a spending bill backed by some republicans raising the changes of a government shutdown. musk posted throughout the day demanding the spending bill be killed. calling the package put forward by republican speaker mike johnson pork barrel spending. mr. trump calling for the package to be scrapped. increasing the odds of a government shutdown as soon as this weekend. >>> new developments regarding the house ethics committee investigation of matt gaetz. ryan nobles is covering it all. t

on the east coast. monday,ecember 30th. this is "fox & friends." tributes pouring in overnight after the death of jimmy carter. how the longest lived president is being remembered for his sen true of service and humanity. >> katie: plus happening today nypd new year's eve security press conference this as 2024 brought officers a record number of injuries. why some are blaming the migrant crisis. >> guy: hsb debate. the visa taking internet by storm in event days, leaving some democrats giddy over g.o.p. infighting. isn't some infighting how politics ought to work? talk about that. "fox & friends" starts right now. ♪ >> will: tributes are rolling in from around the world as we remember the 3 #th president of the united states, jimmy carter, who passed away yesterday at the age of 100. >> katie: carter was known for humanitarian work. winning nobel prize on his way to becoming the longest living commander-in-chief in our country's history. >> guy: steve harrigan at the carter center in atlanta and he joins us now

only about four or five degrees around that east coast, but in the west nine or ten degrees.om the atlantic. high pressure is going to be building in as we head through to christmas eve on tuesday as well. so that's keeping most places dry. we will see a little bit of patchy rain across the north and northwest of scotland, perhaps around other western areas a little bit of drizzle here and there. a fairly cloudy picture for many of us on christmas eve. best of any sunshine will be to the east of higher ground. so aberdeenshire, perhaps parts of the welsh marches, seeing a little bit of blue sky here and there. temperatures though, 13, 1a, possibly 15 degrees for some of us. so one of the warmest christmas eves on record, i think. and then that mild air stays with us through into christmas day as well. we've got a front just trying to move in towards the northwest. it's going to be quite breezy here, and there'll be some outbreaks of rain across the northwest of scotland i think for christmas day. for most of us it's not going to be a white christmas. more of a grey one, reall

. >>> flash flooding on the east coast. the winter storm moving into the northeast with rain and snow. we're tracking it all. >>> caught on camera. the deadly plane crash in hawaii. >>> the unruly passenger detained and later dying on a cruise ship. the fbi investigation. >>> as we gear up for record holiday travel, our exclusive access inside the tsa and fbi bomb detection lab. >>> and the tiktok trend coming to a santa claus lane near you. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening and welcome. in what could be seen as another sign of elon musk's growing influence within the trump orbit, the president-elect joined musk today in his call to scrap a spending bill backed by some republicans, raising the chances of a government shutdown. musk tasked with tackling wasteful spending in the new administration posted throughout the day on his x platform, demanding the spending bill be killed, calling the package put forward by republican speaker mike johnson pork barrel spending. later mr. trump d

the east coast of the us will see that drop as we go into thursday. you can see those gnostic conditions stretching all the way from the gulf of st. lawrence down to the gulf of mexico quiet or coal central areas on thursday. there's more active weather coming in. thanks to another pacific system that's going to bring some snyder to the rockies, and also some windy and wet weather, to pots of california clean things down slightly as it does. so. it's also got cooler across moving parts of mexico, monterey. well below the temperature here, the temperature average we all seem dry weather up in the north, much west to weather. thanks to that ok of heavy rain. and that'll defend its way south bringing the heavy rain to guatemala on thursday. that's your weather update . the the, the limits to have a dream contained to study in your own adventure. now counter and wayne the the, you want to and what you know to see the other mind of our top story is this art. israel says it's kind of got hundreds of as far as the cost, serious and sundays stop pauses, strat

. >>> the powerful storm slamming the east coast. heavy rain, damaging winds and flash flooding from philadelphia to new york city, up through new england. city, up through new england. in the west, the fire in malibu burning out of control. dick van dyke among those evacuated. >>> tonight, two brothers, top real estate brokers from new york city to miami, now arrested on federal sex trafficking charges. what authorities allege they promised, and then what they're accused of doing over many years. >>> lawmakers sounding the alarm tonight about the mystery drone sightings across the northeast. drones coming in off the ocean, weeks now. how is it authorities have no idea who is behind it? and authorities now reacting tonight after a lawmaker claimed it's iran. >>> james longman with the haunting images from syria tonight. the fall of president bashar al assad. and now, the difficult images posted outside the morgue. james with the families looking to see if they recognize the bodies now recovered across damascus. >>> back in the u.s. t