i'm halle jackson alongside louis beurgdorf in new york.he manhunt is intensifying for the suspect in the berlin attack this week. he lived mostly in berlin, but officials say he was very mobile. he used aliases. german police labeled him a potential risk. they had monitored him for months. he was set to be deported after his asylum request was denied back in june. that was held up because he didn't have identity papers. those papers, by the way, arr e arrived from tunisia this week, just days after the attack. a man claiming to be a brother of amri's tells nbc news he spoke with him five days and and that he was in germany, but he didn't know what he was doing there. nbc news correspondent hans nichols is joining us from berlin with the latest. talk us through this. are police any closer to tracking this man down? >> reporter: well, potentially. what we have this morning is there were raids in the city of dortmund, two apartments there. german police, authorities here, the federal prosecuting office is warning us against saying there were

. >> our thanks, to nbc's halle jackson for that report. now an update for you on the nnessee wildfires that killed 14 people last week. two juveniles have now been arrested forring a gra rate isse in that deadly fire. authorities say t that additional charges are possible. the fire damaged over 1,700 struures and scorched more than 17,000 acres. firefighters are still worng to contain some othe fires. >>> new details this morni on the oakndarehouse fire t took 36 lives. we are now learng no city building inspectors have been in the building itself in the last 30 years, believe it or not, according to oakland's city and planning director. fire the city was investigating warehouse safety cplaints but an inspector had not yet entered the building for examination. and it is unclear whether the city holds fire inspection reports on that particular rehouse. >>> well, i hopou areeady for this an arctic plast is about to plank ate big part of the occution. >> that may include the return of rememr this term the dreaded polar vortex. nbc's kevin tib

as our halle jackson explains, he's choosing washington, d.c. and wall street insiders to stack his team. >> he won the white house, partly by promising a purge in washington. >> we are going to -- drain the swamp. >> but now, the panned by democrats. quote so much for draining the swamp. accusing him instead of stocking it with alligators. taking special aim at steven mnuchin, officially announced today as donald trump's choice to head the treasury department. >> feeling terrific. >> he was trump's chief fundraiser. a hollywood financier behind movies like "mad max," and a former goldman sachs banker who today pushed back against criticism he took advantage of homeowners during the financial crisis by buying a failing bank. >> we bought it from the government in a highly competitive six-month auction. we saved a lot of jobs and we created a lot of opportunities for corporate loans. >> trump's transition team argues there's no one better to help reform the tax code than private-sector picks like mnuchin and like newly named commerce nominee, bil

. >> all right, halle jackson, covering the president-elect in north carolina tonight, thank you. as always, let's bring our panel in, he is out in l.a. tonight, gentlemen, welcome to you both. phil, this is far from the pivot that some predicted from a 70-year-old fully-baked guy who would not become president, i kept saying the viewer's guide, when he is not looking at the te tell-- teleprompter, when he is looking out very different. >> it was different than a lot of the campaign rallies, as well. i think the goal has always been for the folks that are trying to keep donald trump as professional and presidential, which it was a struggle towards the end. you remember he was constrained in the twitter use, for example, they have always tried to keep him on the teleprompters, i think tonight it would suggest they did a better job. >> what are the out-lyers and the people he pointed. his choice of general maddis is met with wide approval. general flynn is getting a lot of attention today. >> and a lot of attention he got today stems from what his son had done on twitter and the com

nbc's halle jackson nbc's hallie jackson has details. >> tonight, a new twist in the ever-evolving relationship between the current president and the next one. donald trump tweeting, doing my best to disregard the many inflammatory president o statements and roadblocks. thought it was going to be a smooth transition. not. >> can you elaborate on that a little bit, is it going smoothly? >> i think it's going very smoothly. >> those contradictory statements aside, trump has spent three days tweeting about president obama. after the president said he would have won if he had run again. >> if i had run again and articulated it, i think i could have mobilized a majority of the american people to rally behind it. >> he should say that, but i say no way. trump tweeted about the hypothetical scenario. the next day, adding, president obama campaigned hard and personally, in the very important swing states. and lost. it's a change in tone for trump. >> i think president obama has been terrific. >> i found him to be very smart and very nice. >> he's really doing great. he's been so nice. >> for seven week

my colleague halle jackson has more. >> reporter: with the transition clock ticking, more picks for the president-elect, including as head of the e the man who is currently suing it over power plant epigss regulations. a top transition source tells nbc news, todd prosecute has been tipped to lead that agency with pushback from those who fear he will keep fighting to dismantle president obama's climate initiative. less controversy surrounds another selection. transition sources tell nbc news, retired general john kelly will be tapped to head homeland security. he spent four decades in the marine corps. his son, who also served in the military was killed in 2010 in afghanistan. to lead the small business administration, former wwe head linda mcmann. >> you are right. he is scare. you are right. >> reporter: trump's days are long behind him. mcmann was an early supporter of his campaign. all of it adding to an administration of multi-million bares and billionaires. and former generals, than kelly. >> i know more about isis than the generals do, believe me. >> reporter: now he is relying on

nbc's halle jackson has it all covered. >> with the transition clock ticking, more picks for the president-elect. currently suing it. over power plant emissions regulations. a top transition source tells nbc news scott pruitt has been picked to lead that agency with push-back already from those who fear he'll keep fighting to dismantle president obama's climate change initiatives. less he controversy surrounds another selection, transition sources tell nbc news retired general john kelly will be tapped to head homeland security. kelly spent four ultimately leading u.s. southern command. his son, who also served in the military, was killed in 2010, in afghanistan. to lead the small business administration, former wwe head linda mcmahon. >> you're right, he is scared. >> though trump's wrestlemania days are long behind him, mcmahon was an early supporter of his campaign. all of it adding to an administration filled with multimillionaires and billionaires. including mcmahon, and former generals. including kelly. >> i know more about believe me. >> now he's relying on them to fill key roles. three s

nbc's halle jackson is live in washington, d.c. his would be maybe funny if it didn't involve a gun. >> reporter: here's the thing. it's fake news, ali. it's a fake conspiracy theory with real life consequences. police say the suspect, 28-year-old edgar madison welch armed with an assault rival walked in this comet ping-pong piz pizza restaurant and fired a shot. he said he came to self-investigate what we're talking about here, pizzagate, this fake online conspiracy theory that made the round during this presidential co campaign was the center of a child sex ring run by hillary clinton. since this went viral, the owner said he's received hundreds of death threats. at this point police believe it's only welch that was involved in this incident. >> halle, it defies belief. what a story. ali jackson for us in washington. coming up, cheers and celebration. it's announced that the standing rock pipeline will be rerouted. but a new president is coming in in a month so is this simply a delay? scary, and messy and fragile. but under the pr

. >> that would you say halle jackson reporting. >>> out west in california police in southern california searching for the driver wanted for a hit-and-run accident. you may find this video disturbing. three women were working across the street the crash happened earlier this month. it is in hopes of getting the public's help. two of the women have had to return to the hospital for further treatment this week. >>> a search and rescue team looking for a missing plane. it was headed to ohio state university when it disappeared from radar. they believe three adult and three children were on board. they say weather is making it more difficult to search where the plane last showed up on radar. >>> now to colorado where police a looking into a deadly accident at a ski resort. a mother from texas and her two daughters fell from a chair lift. all three were rushed to the hospital where the mother died. one of the girls is in the hospital. they aren't sure how they fell but they are interviewing lift operators. >>> we learned the trial of michael slaker. his original trial ended in a mistrial earl

hi, i'm halle jackson in for steve.killer released. >> yesterday was a horrible day. this young man was murdered a and -- in broad open daylight and his murderer has been set free. >> the man who admitted to shooting former running back joe mcknight in a road rage incident let go without charges. how the police are justifying that decision that has left the victim's friend and family stunned. msnbc ar iri melber will be hero break that down. in south carolina, a jury deadlocked. >> there is no reason for me to suppose that the case will ever be submitted to 12 more intelligent conscientious and competent jurors than you. >> that is judge versus jury in a case of michael slagr, a police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black man fleeing a traffic stop last year. so where does this trial go from here? plus, donald trump going off script. >> we are going to appoint mad dog mattis as our secretary of defense but we are not announcing it until monday, so don't tell anybody. madd dog, he's great. >> don't tell anybody?

halle jackson spoke to the special envoy to the mideast, george missal who disagreed with the decision, saying while there is historic precedence, it may interfere with the peace process. >> president obama would have been wise to veto this resolution not because of the policy implications, but because of the timing and the circumstance that is leads to with respect to trying to get the parties together. we have a new administration coming in and they will make a new initiative. this moves israel further away from being willing to negotiate with the palestinians and makes the palestinians less likely to negotiate which is difficult. park are joining me is the oklahoma congressman, congressman cole. today on "morning joe" you called the decision petty. president obama was hardly the first u.s. president to abstain or support a resolution critical of israeli policy at the un. 2003, george bush's administration voted in favor of a resolution calling for a settlement freeze. how is this different? >> i think it's different because it's one-sided. if you read the resolution itself, it is no

here in the studio is our own hall hallie jackson. hallie, what is this about? >> it's not like there was a big discussion happening currently about nuclear capabilities. he tweeted, the united states must greatly strengthen skpand expand its nuclear capability until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes. >> that means making more nukes so that -- >> fortifying the nuclear arsenal here at home, which is what vladimir putin talked about as well. i think for donald trump, wading into nuclear waters, if you will, is something that got him into a little bit of trouble during the campaign. it opened him up for attacks by hillary clinton back in the general election. you have to wonder, how far is he going to go with this in 29 days when he ends up in the white house. >> yeah, and he was obviously talking, we heard him say to chris matthews he wouldn't rule out nukes in the middle east, he wouldn't rule out using nukes in europe. he talked about maybe giving saudi arabia the right to have nukes, south korea and japan. but i want to talk a little m

i'm halle jackson in new york.k's attack at ohio state university. after that, it's off to ohio for the third leg of his thank you tour. and he'll be joined by iowa's governor, now named the new pick to be ambassador to china. all amid new questions how he'll handle his business and how he handles his twitter account. he's promised to put a wall between business interests and the country's interests. but this morning, word the future president may keep a stake in the trump organization. the "new york times" reporting donald trump may not fully divest and is considering handing over reigns to donald jr. and eric. the times also reporting ivanka m trump may take a leave of absence. sparking more speculation she's headed to washington with husband jared kushner to advocate for her fathers a spokesperson tells nbc nothing has been finalized and we look forward to discussing further on december 15th. all of it as one of the president-elect's newest picks for his cabinet, court's controversy. trump's choice to lead the e

i'm halle jackson alongside louis burgdorf. see you tomorrow. for now, "morning joe" begins now. ♪ >> ho, ho, ho! >> >> do you hear it? good morning, everyone. it is thursday, december 22nd. let's play it a little bit. so nice. >> let's play it a little bit. >> it's going to make us happy. ♪ >> come on. that's not traditional. >> with us we have former treasury official and "morning joe" economic analyst steve rattner. i was going to make him sing. >> you don't want to do that. your 2 million viewers will disappear. >> chair of the african-american studies -- >> 2 million viewers? willie will tell you that you have to count armed forces radio. well over 87 million every morning armed forces radio. >> in washington, nbc political analyst, he will sing for us, former chairman of the republican national committee michael steele. >> look at that christmas vest. celebrating baby jesus' birth. >> and white house correspondent for "the huffington post" sam stein. >> where's the hanukkah music? >> would you like to -- why don't you sing it for us? >> it

hallie jackson is here next on msnbc. hey, hall ji. >> hi, andrea. i'm hallie jackson.e three big news stories this hour. first, german police releasing a photo of the 24-year-old tunisian man they are looking for in connection to the deadly truck attack on a berlin christmas market. we have the latest in the intense man hunt coming up. we are watching two live events happening now. the north carolina state legislature is meeting for a special session to look at the controversial hb-2 bathroom law. and in los angeles, a hearing is about to start any second in the robert durst murder case where lawyers are expected to go toe to toe over the release of an explosive jailhouse interview. we beginit

hallie jackson is here next on msnbc. hey, hall ji. >> hi, andrea. i'm hallie jackson. i want to get to the three big news stories this hour. first, german police releasing a photo of the 24-year-old tunisian man they are looking for in connection to the deadly truck attack on a berlin christmas market. we have the latest in the intense man hunt coming up. we are watching two live events happening now. the north carolina state legislature is meeting for a special session to look at the controversial hb-2 bathroom law. and in los angeles, a hearing is about to start any second in the robert durst murder case where lawyers are expected to go toe to toe over the release of an explosive jailhouse interview. we begin with big developments in the investigation into the berlin terror attack. nbc's matt bradley joins me live from berlin. matt, talk about the suspect, the release of the photo just within the last hour or so. what do we know? >> reporter: the release of the photo is rare by german standards. german police typically guard suspect identities closely. this goes to s

jackson is a public works employee who died on the job yesterday morning. melanie woodrow spoke with the suspect's family and talked about his criminal past. >> reporter: outside san francisco's city hall, flags are at half-staff for public works employee jermaine jackson jr. he was painting over graffiti at 25th and vermont streets when he was shot and killed yesterday morning. jackson was a father of two. >> he was a young man and had a lot to live for. >> reporter: the same day jackson was shot and killed, san francisco along with vallejo police arrested another man and booked him for murder. >> it's surprising to me. >> reporter: marie white is the suspect's girlfriend's grandmother. he has a 6-month-old child. >> this just doesn't make sense. i don't understand it. >> reporter: he's had previous run-ins with the law. in 2010, he pleaded guilty and served time for assault on a federal officer with a deadly weapon. he attempted to rob an irs agent. in march of 2015, san francisco police arrested meantime, back at this growing memorial for jackson, there were flowers and candles. by phone his family said they are focused on making his funeral arrangements. san francisco police say ev

hall of fame. journey, depeche mode, jane's addiction and janet jackson were nominated but passed over this year. the so money will be held in brooklyn in april. >>> we know decking the halls can be hr but for the elderly as well as a disabled it can be in possible. now, there is a home healthcare company doing something to make sure everyone can get into the christmas spirit. >> reporter: she has spinal muscular atrophy which is getting worse. her husband takes care of her but had to have back surgery and can't help her now. that is where they come in. she comes to the house to help with the little things that make a big difference. >> show me where you want it. >> all right. >> perfect. >> you did a great job. >> the hardest thing is to have -- the hardest thing is to ask for help. >> if you can put the cookies in the oven. to be able to say to someone, please can you help me. that is a comfort for me. >> reporter: they are paid employees so they go through training and background checks at the group is hoping to lead by example and inspire others to reach out to organizations that need voluntee

hall of fame will be announced. among the favorites, tupac, pearl jam, janet jackson and the cars, dave price. o say once again beyonce was >>> finally next weekend, it's a big one. it's the start of hannukah and christmas as well. we predict sunday morning you'll be hitting the spiked eggnog hard as you struggle to put together those kids toys. they're more excited by the boxes than the toys themselves. your in-laws will show up for an unexpected week-long visit. >> 12 hours later, it's the broken toys. >> i would also like to say my in-laws are in town and i love having them. >> oh, nice move. >> we are so happy to have them. i'm told we can't close the show without mentioning willie's favorite hollywood star. while he's spending extra time with his family on vacation, we guess the biggest highlight will be making snow angels with, you guessed it, gary busey. those guys are going to be best friends, dave. they're going to be best friends. >> no doubt. >> stay tuned to nbc this morning for "meet the press." chuck todd will be joined by robert gates as well as hillary clinton's former campaign

right at the end of president jackson's term in office, the cheese had sat in the front hall of the white house for a year and then was rolled into the east room. though public were invited in. president jackson was very frail at this point, and they put a little palisade around him being squashed by the public. the room itself was the first room at the white house that was decorated with materials essentially from department stores or from a furniture wholesaler in philadelphia rather than having everything custom made. there is a print but it doesn't tell you much but there are excellent written accounts and the wallpaper is like what president jackson used the same wallpaper and a fragment of it was found behind the fireplace and i constructed the wallpaper from that fragment. the curtains are described in -- accounts still exist for all of this, including the details of the curtains, the fabric, how much the walls and so on. you can see in the middle there three little girls finishing their cheese. these are my neighbors who have been pushed into service in a number of paintings. here

. >>> today the rock 'n roll hall of fame will induct it's nominees. the nominees include janet jackson, chakha kan, journey. the induction will be held at the barclay center in april. >>> time is 6:26. this week the san francisco police department will give away more than 6,000 toys to kids. they went to the housing development. you can see the smiles on these kids after they received the gifts. plus the warriors donated 300 toys and the mayor donated 3,000 more. >>> ice skating. ten police captains, are 130 kids from their neighborhood. they had fun at the embarcadero center. this was hosted by boston properties, the owner of the embarcadero center. >> it's about having the officers and the youth of our city having fun together, building relationships and having a great time and celebrating the holidays. >> and the kids had a chance to visit with santa claus and make holiday crafts. >>> a car riddled with bullet high schools and what police say led to the shooting on the freeway. >>> good morning, on your morning commute we have traffic. this is highway 4. looks something coming out o

abc7 news was at the hall of justice today, but cameras weren't allowed inside of the courtroom he is charged with the murder of germaine jackson junior, he was shot to death while cleaning up graffiti. >>> in court today, two inmates who escaped if santa clara jail. both have been caught along with two other men who also escaped. vic lee joins us live with a look at the future for these men. >> the two faced long prison terms, 30 dshgs 40 years, now, tack on an extra 15 months for a jail break. >> he appeared in court with a face tattoo fully visible. his capture appeared to show he applied makeup. the arraignment capped a manhunt for chavez and campbell. they escaped from county jail thanksgiving week, sawing through the window bars and repelling down bed sheets. campbell was arrested on tuesday. chavez, on wednesday in san jose. the prosecutor released details of the charges. >> extortion. armed robbery. kidnapping. false imprisonment and armed robbery. and car jacking. >> gadberg added the kidnapping victim was his former girl friend. >> he shot through a door to get at the victim, cowering under a bed. >> laron campbell es

san francisco city hall today mayor lee ordered flag flown at half staff until sunset in honor of jackson. san francisco police say even though an arrest has been made, they are asking any one with information to contact them anonymously. in san francisco, melanie, abc 7 news. >>> man killed in an accident at san francisco marina district. crash happened around noon. miss -- police believe it began with a stuck axle ray tovrment it ran a red light and slammed into a car heading west on lombard. man in the prius later died. 5 other people injured including a woman in critical condition. >>> san francisco neighborhood here and neighbors are treat ago coyote like more of a pet really than a wildman animal. it's regularly spotted at san francisco heights park here. neighbors say she seems friendly and tame and even approaches cars and walks up and down the street. researchers on several web sites about co-existing with coyotes and even though the intentions might be g-this is bad for the animal. >> coyote is very likely to be hit by this car. but also feeding it doesn't allow to it get its no

jackson. he kept the job until he regained the mayor's seat and the 2014 election. what happened in 2015 with him back in patterson city hallars $100,000 legal contract with the city. after spokesperson said that he has no personal relationship with gilmore. >> no personal relationship? is there anything wrong about any of this? know but it's another example of how influence, money, and politics go hand-in-hand in new jersey and throughout the country. so we will keep investigating this connection on the aurora project. if you have any ideas of what you have any ideas of what you think we should be looking into tweet me and check out all of our stories said chasingnews.com/aurora. >> i've never seen any of the star wars movies at all. so a better way to get involved then to go to a star wars ball. >> i'm basically a jedi. >> see news happening near? upl where things come from? how they get here? what they're packed in? it's a lot of stuff. and these things add up. that's why we recycle. [vo:]it's nice to know that raymour and flanigan is proud to be a leading recycler- 17 million pounds of recyclable materials every year. t

abc7 news was at the hall of justice today, but cameras weren't allowed inside of the courtroom he is charged with the murder of germaine jackson junior, he was shot to death while cleaning up graffiti. >>> in court today, two inmates who escaped if santa clara jail. both have been caught along with two other men who also escaped. vic lee joins us live with a look at the future for these men. >> the two faced long prison terms, 30 dshgs 40 years, now, tack on an extra 15 months for a jail break. >> he appeared in court with a face tattoo fully visible. his capture appeared to show he applied makeup. the arraignment capped a manhunt for chavez and campbell. they escaped from county jail thanksgiving week, sawing through the window bars and repelling down bed sheets. campbell was arrested on tuesday. chavez, on wednesday in san jose. the prosecutor released details of the charges. >> extortion. armed robbery. kidnapping. false imprisonment and armed robbery. and car jacking. >> gadberg added the kidnapping victim was his former girl friend. >> he shot through a door to get at the victim, cowering under a bed. >> laron campbell es

two-night carnegie hall benefit, one night of which benefited the student nonviolent coordinating committee, the youth branch of the southern christian leadership conference. lena went to jacksonssippi, on behalf of the naacp, the organization which she had been enrolled at the age of 2, to join medgar evers at a voting rights rally two days before he was assassinated. she went to the march on washington wearing her naacp cap, and she recorded a civil rights song called "now" that was banned from the radio in several states. the enemies of civil rights had very powerful weapons at their disposal, but the civil rights movement won the high moral ground early, and the long arc of justice ultimately turned towards the american blacks. the larger and more systemic aspects of official racism were defeated in what could be called a second civil war. it was a strange war waged on one side by churches, children and young people and waged on the other by murderers, there arists, snarling dogs and fire hoses. despite assassinations and too many martyrs, voting rights were achieved, and jim crow was officially dismantled. by 1973 the thety of atlanta -- the city of atlanta, the city that

dimmed light on the inside, jackson square's quinns looks every inch the three michelin starred restaurant it is. inside the kitchen, chef michael tuck is marrying those hallefined dining with a nod to san francisco's tech scene. the dish is called a dog in search of gold. >> you also get a croquette that is made to look like the white truffle and is made of mushrooms, ricotta that we make in-house and deep fried and then dusted in porcini powder so it kind of looks like a white trouble. >> reporter: all served on an ipad playing the video of an italian trouble dog on the hunt for the rare and tasty fungus. think of it as the ultimate farm-to-form explainer. >> we are basically setting the scene in which you're getting a truffle and you're seeing the dog that's foraging for the white trouble. >> reporter: the edges of the ipad are concealed and the bits of trouble and other delicious treats cover the screen. >> the ipad has a sheath over it that protects the pad so that he would could plate the food on top of -- so that we could plate the food on top of the ipad. it's actually on a cleanable surface. >> reporter: the shell for the ipads-turned-plate are cu

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. >> 7 in us was at the hall of justice today but camera not allowed in the courtroom for michael's hearing. he's charged with murder of germane jacksonunior. public work employee shot to death wednesday morning while cleaning up xwra fit i on portrero hill. suspect due back in court in one week. >>> we have much more ahead for you on this friday night. coming up. how mario wood mother remember her son year after his death in the hand of police. >> brazen robbery caught on camera at bay area apple store. police want your help finding these thieves. police want your help finding these thieves. >> and drew is right back will your business be ready when growth presents itself? american express open cards can help you take on a new job, or fill a big order or expand your office and take on whatever comes next. find out how american express cards and services can help prepare you for growth at open.com. suze. >> oh, my gosh. >> woman screams followed by gun shots that ended the life of mio woods exactly 1 year ago today. woods was shot about an hour after he reportedly stabbed a stranger in the arm. police confronted him. fired bean bag ro

hall of fame will be announced. among the favorites to get the nod, tupac, pearl jam, janet jackson and the cars, david price.ce was once again robbed. >> good prediction. >> finally, next weekend it's the big start of hanukkah and christmas as well. we predict sunday night you will be hitting the spiked eggnog hard as you struggle to put together the kids' toys. they're more excited by the boxes than the toys themselves. and the in laws will show up for the unexpected week long visit. >> 12 hours later the broken toys. >> i would like to that my in laws are in town and i love having them. >> oh, nice move. nice move. >> we can't close without mentioning willie's favorite hollywood stars. while he's spending extra time with his family on vacation, the biggest highlight will be making snow angels with you guessed it, gary busey. those guys have to be best friends. they'll be best friends. >> no doubt. >> stay tuned to nbc this morning for "meet the press." chuck todd will be joined by defense secretary robert gates and hillary clinton's former campaign chair, john podesta. i have enjoyed having you this sunday

jackson on it. go ahead. >> not halle berry. a little known fact. >> thank you, joe. really.o in cincinnati the thing i'm going to look for is we saw these supporters, this is our first opportunity to get back out for this rally like what we saw for 18 months during donald trump's campaign. what do they think? my sense is that the people who backed him are going to support him regardless of the fact that he is frankly stocking his administration as you put it with insidery people and ties with washington and wall street. the people that put him into office put him into office because they believe we heard it again and again. he'll surround himself with people that know how to get things done. the other part of that is the president-elect is now the president for all americans and not just the ones that put him into office. being able to calm some nerves of folks inside d.c. and inside the establishment could go a long way, and i think that's sort of the eye on the ball that he has. >> hallie jackson, thank you so much. mark halperin, is that your last name? halperin? i didn't

hall of fame officially announced the 2017 list of inductees yesterday. joan baez, electric light orchestra, journey, pearl jam, tupac shacker made the list. it will air on hbo a lot of people upset that janet jacksonll right let's get a check on your weather now with nbc meteorologist bill karins. >> are you one of those people black sco black cat you know? >> no. >> welcome to winter by the way. 5:44. we just clicked past it. so we're officially in winter and by the way that's when the sun is over the southern hemisphere with the tropic of capricorn and that just happened. longest night, shortest day today, of the year. it's a little misleading because i know like the sunrise and sunsets in some areas are a little slightly different. in general that's the rule. today's forecast doesn't look too bad. let's take you into friday. busy travel period friday, saturday, sunday. storm coming into the west. this is going to be the storm we're going to track if we're going to have any travel issues. beneficial rain out of this on friday in california. san francisco and eventually in los angeles. then on saturday we'll take this storm into areas of the four corner region. the snow elevations will be pretty