karin: gary o'donoghue. the electoral commission in bangladesh has rejected opposition demands to hold fresh elections despite widespread reports of vote rigging and voter intimidation and fraud. the governing party led by the prime minister has been declared the winner. our correspondent yogita lamaye reports from the capital, dhaka. yogita: the morning papers declared the results, mr. rick th-- and historic d consecutive term, a landslide victory. at her official residence, thee prnister told foreign observers and journalists why she was the people's choice. hasina: the last 10 years, people are living better lives. yogita: t there are been allegations of vote rigging around the country. one instance caught on camera by the bbc. i asked about it. are reports of the riggi of results in favor of your party and there is actually video footage of a ballot box filled before polling began. do you believe this waa fair election? isme min. hasina: if there any of that, immediately they cancelhat election. so we ne

i'm karin caifa.in washington, i'm karin caifa.n in new york was photographed wearing a sign on his back asking for help for his sick wife. the sign read quote "in need of a kidney for my wife, b- positive." a phone number was also provided. the posting went viral on twitter. celebrities including zach braff and evan rachel wood shared it. the man's wife was diagnosed with kidney disease two years ago. since the posting, they've gotten numerous calls from strangers offering her a kidney. (ken) it's the season of giving and an oklahoma woman just received the gift of a lifetime.(grant) that gift came from someone she hardly knew... and it likely saved her life. jacklyn chappell has their story. after over 2 years on dialysis, jeanie franklin was close to giving up on finding a kidney donor...(jeanie franklin/kidney recipient) 'i had went through all my options.'that is until lorie peaker stepped in. peaker was a coworker of franklinús and they hadnút known each other more than a few months before she decided to step in and see if sh

karin's friend celeste was for a death sentence. the richards not wanting to go through years of appeals but decided against it. it's a long tough process to really examine. why you feel what you feel. you really have to look at yourself. pretty hard to decide. as soon as vicki and sil learned the identity of the man who raped and murdered their daughter vicki wanted to know more. i want it i want to know why i want to stand what he did why was this going forward like that what was going on where was his background with that want to talk to his mother i wanted to understand who he was vicki located troy graves mother and gave her a call were you were on the phone together for many many hours in tears just tear a sobbing with each other i said but just to understand what you were going there i want to share with what i'm going through and maybe we can help each other and learn from each other and just come to some kind of peace with this because god you must be going through a terrible time lost your son and you know and she says oh

and karine jean-pierre, senior adviser to moveon.org. take us through what you're reporting based on this filing from flynn's lawyers last night. >> so the filing came right after the government had said itself that it was asking for probation. so it was sort of stuck out at us that his lawyers went this far because flynn basically has the government on his side. he doesn't need to go any further than that. but they did. they really tried to portray flynn as being taken advantage of. that he wasn't really sure what was going on around him. that he had not been told by the fbi agents that if he made false statements he could get into trouble. they made it seem like it was much more of an inform at meeting than an interview. and it does play into conservative theorys about the investigation. conservatives have long said, including the president's lawyers, john dowd, the president's former lawyer used to say that flynn never lied to

nbc meteorologist bill karins is tracking the storm. >> what a storm. two feet of snow in the mountains.ri mond, virginia, with a foot of snow. raleigh ended up with around inches.eight charlotte around four to six inches, and there was a lot of ice and sleet mixed in. the was a lot of power outages, too, throughout the reasonable. the main part of the storm is gone. we're left with a lot of rainshowers. a little freezing drizzle. north of raleigh. the way it plays out today, we have a m of wintry precip during the daylight hours. we warm it up for mostly somein just owers. what's left of this, and enthis the evening as we go towards 7:00 or 8:00 p.m., it could be cold enough to get sleet or snowshowers in south carolina. no completelyone yet, and, again, thousands of school cancellations today. >> all right, bill. as bill mentioned, this storm system has impacted millions of people across seven states, it has now turned deadly. blaming at least four deaths on this winter blast. nbc's tammy laettner in greensbo greensboro, north carolina, with the lates

karin caifa has the latest from washington. no votes scheduled, and -- per an ally of president trump -- no end in sight.rep. mark meadows / (r) north carolina: "at this point, it looks like we could be in for a very long term shutdown."both the house and senate gaveled in thursday afternoon -- and gaveled right back out minutes later --"the house is adjourned until 10am on monday, december 31, 2018." -- amid a third attempt by a house democrat to get republicans to consider the government funding bill passed by the senate before the president insisted on attaching border wall money. democrats telling the president -- to stop the political games.rep. gerry connolly / (d) virginia: "the wall is a symbol for him and his base. it's not a serious proposal to deal with border security, and we don't want to play that game."the president, saying it's democrats playing the games -- tweeting thursday evening --gfx: this is only about the dems not letting donald trump & the republicans have a win.hundreds of thousands of federal workers

. >>> let's switch gears and get a check of your weather with bill karins.t's the time of the year where we welcome the snow, but you say there's going to be more rain, unfortunately. >> it loobks like a wet christms instead of a white christmas. already pouring in houston this morning. by the morning commute, it will be crossing into louisiana. with this storm is a lot of wind. could even see a little bit of wind damage. gusts up to 70 miles an hour in northern texas. maybe large hail in northeast texas just west to haof shrevep. friday a supercell could produce a tornado in areas of central florida to north florida. this is rain for so many of us. the heaviest rains targeting areas of arkansas, southern illinois and missouri. widespread 1-2 inch rainfall from tennessee, kentucky, alabama. atlanta airport delays are possible tomorrow with the heavy rain. eastern north carolina could get some of the heavier rainfall totals too. the forecast for today, pretty quiet in the east. new york city will see a little bit of snow and maybe rain mixing in, maybe an inc

karin caifa looks at the scramble set off by president trump... as lawmakers sought to get out of town -- and how the shutdown clock, keeps ticking. on thursday ticking.clock, keeps shutdown and how the morning.on christmas cool showers on christmas morning. (vicki) in national news tonight... after a stunning day on capitol hill, the house passes a bill aimed at keeping the government running -- and funding the president's border wall.(grant) but that bill is likely dead on arrival in the senate. from our partner's at c-n-n... karin caifa looks at the scramble set off by president trump... as lawmakers sought to get out of town -- and how the shutdown clock, keeps ticking. on thursday morning -- many members of congress thought they'd soon make a clean break, for their holiday break. instead -- president trump dashed those plans -- when he said he wouldn't sign a funding bill passed by the senate -- aimed at averting a government shutdown.president trump: "i've made my position very clear, any measure that funds the government must include border

karin caifa has the latest. john thompson/ktva anchor: "those are windows from the corporate offices and the sales offices just windows blown out. the structure of the roof just collapsed. we can't even get into our studio right now."anchorage was rocked by a 7.0 earthquake friday morning, causing extensive damage across the area.voice of blair braverman/witness: "i grew up in california and felt earthquakes before, but this was next level. the bed started shaking and everything was shaking so dramatically." images flooded social media showing students hiding under desksmotorists stopped along damaged roads ... and a tv station knocked off the air. aftershocks were felt immediately following the quake... including one registering a 5.7 magnitude. dr. lucy jones/ seismologist: "people in anchorage should expect to be feeling aftershocks for most of today, and potentally for a lot longer time... people shoud be expecting to feel some level of aftershocks for a few years."a tsunami warning was in effect, but was ev

i'm karin caifa. (pam) we have been (pam) we have been through shutdowns before... but this one will look a little different because congress has already funded about 75-percent of the federal government.(ken) kron 4's justine waldman ... with details on what will be open.. and what will be closed... ... during a partial federal government shutdown... mail delivery will go on, and post offices stay open. also, operating.. social security: checks for existing benefits will go out, but processing new applications may be delayed. veterans hospitals stay op. the military is exempt from a shutdown... but service members do notget paid until congress provides funding. air traffic controllers, luggage screeners and customs agents remain on the job,,, -- what could close in a shutdown.. the irs.. which indicated it could furlough some workers. also, the state department .. so passport processing is suspended. the envirnomental protection agency and the food and drug administration... both would be forced to reduce inspections. in the bay area.... a big impact will be felt i

karin caifa is in houston with a closer look at how with a closer is in houston karin caifa mourning. karin caifa is in houston with a closer look at how bush 41 is being remembered. (carin) remembering a towering politics remembrances from across the globe-- honoring president george h-w bush.president george h.w. bush// "read my lips, no more taxes."the leader of the powerhouse bush political family passed away friday in his houston home--where a memorial is now growing outside.clarissa dockett, paying tribute// "he had a good life, but it's still sad. he was the first president i ever voted for."world leaders and politicians are sharing heartfelt memories of the world war two combat pilot. angela merkel, chancellor of germany// "he was the father or one of the fathers of the german unification. and we will never forget that."at the g-20 in argentina-- president a bush's memorial service and praised the 41st president for his commitment to faith, family and president donaldtrump// "hwanumerous occ just a high-quality mas family." grandaughter jenna bush-hager posting this picture on

knaves fate sealed karin began the long drive home. i don't think it evens the score i don't think that it teaches anybody anything. i don't believe that it's going to be a deterrent to the next young man who has anger but i just think that that's nothing no other choice in my mind that is fair. after seventeen years and sixty two executions jerry's time as executioner came to an abrupt end. in the midst of preparing for another execution he was subpoenaed by a grand jury and accused of money laundering jury claimed he was innocent but the court found him guilty. the sunday after his sentencing gerry's long held secret about his role as executioner became public. they printed in the paper you see the men that carry out execution orders for the state of virginia was found guilty once i was out i mean i'm exposed so i gotta come forward i got a camel why is this in the truth about this here. why me know all because i didn't see you i don't want you to have to go through what happened go to. gerry served his time he learned that earl wash

karin caifa has the latest from washinon. <"that midnight deadline has now passed here in washington and that means a partial government shutdown is now in effect. the third government shutdown this year. and while there was a flurry of attempts to make negotiations at the last minute, nothing qutie came through. and neither side seems willing to budge."pres. donald trump: "let's get it done. the shutdown hopefully will not last long."after a dramatic day, the senate adjourned friday night -- without a deal to avert a government shutdown --but an agreement to keep working.sen. mitch mcconnell / (r) majority leader: "i hope senate democrats will work with the white house on an agreement that can pass both houses of congress. and receive the president's signature."lines of communication between key players did reopen in a last-minute effort.early friday afternoon, a government shutdown seemed inevitable. senate republicans returning to capitol hill after a meeting at the white house -- where the president reiterated he wouldn't

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here's karin (ka) caifa with the latest.htening images of chaos and confusion -- continue to pour out of anchorage, alaska tonight. voice of gabrielle black/resident: it was absolutely terrifying.a massive 7.0 earthquake rocked the city friday morning ...nats sending people scurrying for cover in their homes, at school and work...nats: 'holy smokes'shattering parts of major roads...... and triggering a tsunami warning for several frantic hours. voice of mayor ethan berkowitz: it was very loud when it came. and very clear that this was something bigger than what we normally experience.the anchorage police department reported major damage to infrastructure across the city- and there are widespread power outages reported.the state's governor issued a disaster declaration - and president trump tweeted the federal government will quote 'spare no expense'.sen lisa murkowski.-r- alaska: the impact is very real, the impact is very hard and it will require apparently a great deal of recovery and efforts.aftershocks were felt immediat

. >>> a wild coast to coast weather wallop over the weekend and our bill karins has your travel forecast for a busy preholiday week ahead. >>> to an nbc news special report from the border, where democratic lawmakers are hoping to pressure the trumpe wake of california fires a group of people banded together to care for displaced pets and animals. >>> and weekend box office. "early today" starts right now. >>> good morning. i'm marlie hall. esident trump and the mueller investigation. new numbers from an nbc news/"wall street journal" poll reveals a majority of americans now believe president trump is not telling the truth when it comes to the russia investigation and 6 in 10 americans say president donald trump has been untruthful about the topic, saying the investigation has given them doubts about the presidency. the poll comes after new developments in the russia probe including the sentencing of trump's former personal attorney michael cohen. nbc's kelly o'donnell has more. >> reporter: as holiday host the president looked beyond looming controversies. >> we're going to have an incr

. >> let's get a check on your weather now with nbc meteorologist bill karins.t was a rainy weekend. >> i think 1977 was the last time we saw the sun around here. >> that's true too. >> the sun will return, but another rainstorm is in the works for late this week on the east coast again. the weather pattern is just rinse and repeat. let's take you to virginia. this were some problems with the rainfall. we didn't have widespread flooding but we did see areas like this. it's just been one of those decembers. november was snowy and cold and now december is warm and rainy. we have two storms on the map. we have one storm that moved into the west that's bringing rain to central california. here's the storm spinning off areas of cape cod. still a little bit of leftover drizzle and snow in maine. the weather will be improving. the only areas of concern this morning, still nom snsome snow portland maine down to bangor maine. it will be windy. if you're driving near the snow belt areas around syracuse and rochester and buffalo, you will get some snow squalls. mild temper

so let's get right over t nbc meteorologist bill karins track it all from coast to coast. bill, good morning. >> good mornin millions omericans will deal with the storm the next few days. some people will deal with rain, some people deal with snow, some will deal with ice and some will get all three. we'll start with th rainfall. developing in texas, when you get to the pink and red, that's up to 4 to 5nches of rain. this is where we'll have a chance of moderate risk of flash flooding. isolated totals to 10 inches. moon jae-in imagine the problems that could cause later today. the snow side of the storm, a little bit in areas of north texastonight, a little in the ozarks north of little rock. guys, the region from north carolina to charlottesvillot ch mountains, califorould be the bull's eye for the snow. >> looking at the map -- ocused spot. >> all right, bill, thank you. >>> we have some major developments in the mueller investigations. we expected to, former fbi director james comey islated testify before the house judiciary committee. the closed door session will focus

>> the always accurate bill karins. >> when are you going to take over solo?talk about it. >> welcome back. this morning we are watching strong storms in southern georgia and northern florida. over the weekend illinois got hit. they had some 20 tornados reported. a lot of them happened during the daylight hours. there was consider damage. this is some drone video from above. look at this. very impressive. we did not have any fatalities from those tornados, so that was one piece of good news. pretty rare start to december in illinois. one tornado warning and flash flood warnings near valdosta. savannah and charleston, you need your umbrellas too right now. tallahassee and apalachicola and panama city under the flash flood watch. the heaviest rain will set up later today just over gainesville and south of i-10 and into the jacksonville area. the eastern seaboard will have some foggy conditions earlier. it's in the 50s today. enjoy that. just some snow showers around chicago and the great lakes. winter's not far away on the calendar. but on the meteorologist cycl

. >>> let's get a check now on your weather with nbc meteorologist bill karins. good morning. we talked all week long about this coast to coast storm that was going to have high impacts friday, satsurday, sunday. now it's finally arriving. just a ton of moisture and clouds coming up through mexico right into texas. we have about 33 million people at risk of a bunch of different hazards. we have winter weather in northern texas and oklahoma. now we have a few winter storm warnings here in western north carolina. the first hard todzard today thl be a threat to property and lives, flash flooding. we're worried about that today from houston to sloohreveport. that's 5-5 in that's 4-5 inches in a huge footprint here. up to 10 inches of rain will cause a lot of problems. we're going to have river flooding in this region in southeast texas right through the weekend. that's one of the hazards. with that, we have a moderate risk of flash flooding. icing, not too concerned. the icing forecast has really come down in the owe dazarks an carolinas. this bullseye of upstate of

. >>> let's switch gears here and get a check on your weather with nbc meteorologist bill karins. >> friday morning to you. bring the umbrella today. pretty much the entire east coast, millions of people are going to be in the rain right through the weekend. torrential rain in the area of yellow northern half of n fflor. it's snowing in central texas. because it's been such a soggy fall, we have flood watches and flash flood watches up for 29 million people. including tallahassee to jackson on interstate 10. later today all the heavy rain shifts north wards. we have the snow melt taking place too. that's why we're concerned about some of the rivers potentially flooding. there's also a chance on the southern edge of this, it's warm enough in florida for some strong thunderstorms. 9 million people at risk, maybe even an isolated tornado. d.c. it looks like probably 6:00 is when your rain moves in. new york city probably not until 7:00 this evening. saturday still soggy in the ohio valley and the east. sunday the storm is still sitting over the top of new york city with showers and rain

and washington senior adviser for moveon.org, karine jean-pierre. thank you for being here.oes trump, does this white house know what it is in store for? let's just put that on the table first. what it potentially is in store for here. these explosive court filings on friday that seem to have really sort of stirred the pot when it comes to this question of investigations. two sort of different fronts here. one involving michael cohen, the campaign, hush money, women who could have come forward about donald trump. another potentially involving manafort, trump, russia. those questions. let me start on the first question of michael cohen and the campaign. what is it that we learned friday? what's the potential exposure for the president? >> the southern district of new york came out with, i actually think, more damning court documents on friday than even mueller's documents because they went into detail about these two hush money payments to the two women at the direction of trump. so cohen made those payments at the direction of trump but then there's another concurrent invest

let's get a check on the weather with nbc's bill karins. >> a tornado outside of seattle, extremely raregton state averages 2 1/2 tornados period pretty much throughout a year. >> whoa. >> this did significant damage. this looks like something you would see out of texas or oklahoma. there weren't any injuries or fatalities, but considerable damage was done. and for december, washington state averages 0.1 tornados per year. so extremely, extremely rare event. right before the holidays, too. you have to feel for all those people in that big cleanup effort. the next storm is forming in texas. spreading through louisiana during the day. so the heavy rain event will go from later today through thursday, right through friday. just about everyone from about the appalachians to the east coast has a chance for about 1 to 2, maybe even 3 inches of rain. so there could be some isolated flooding problems. it's at the airports that we're going to have the most problems because it will be areas of heavy rain and windy conditions, too. so if you're flying, the worst of the delays is possible atlanta, c

. >> with bill karins? what have you got? >> no pressure. >> any fun games?at yesterday, huh? yasmin wants to be right. >> that's always fun. >> rare, but fun. >> oh. >> this huge rainstorm in the southeast. the rain and thunderstorms continue in areas of central and north florida. this is our big rainstorm we've been talking about for days. we have 71 million people under flash flood watches. we've just had so much rain lately. we could see some isolated flash flooding. that's the concern. as far as the severe weather goes, if we're going to get any damaging storms today, most likely central florida could get a couple tornados out of this. it will sweep down toward south florida late tonight. as far as the rainfall goes 1-3 inches. as far as the wind go -- this is why we were saying if you have friday morning air travel, look at these wind gusts. not only do we have the heavy rain but we have really strong winds. that's why i don't expect a lot of flights to get off the ground. saturday and sunday look fine. if you can change your flight, now is the time. >>

karin caifa looks at the flu map, and what you need to know, to start the new year healthy.r a busy holiday travel weekend --and massive new year's eve celebrations, where millions will ring in 20-19 in tight quarters --the flu, is on the rise.the c-d-c friday reported a jump in the number of states with high flu activity, over the previous week surveyed. colorado and georgia -- now joined by alabama, kentucky, louisiana, maryland, new jersey, new mexico and south carolina. nine states with elevated flu numbers.also with high flu activity -- new york city, where holiday tourism is in full swing, and two million people are expected to pack times square on new year's eve. the c-d-c also reported four more flu-related deaths in children, bringing the total to 11 for the current season. the best flu prevention -- the c-d-c says, is a flu vaccine, for those six months and older. and as long as the flu is still circulating in your area -- it's not too late to get one. it won't stop all flu, but it'll lessen the severity of symptoms.and if you're one of those people packed into cro

. >>> a check on your weather with bill karins on this rainy friday morning.of travel delays. >> yeah, nothing like the friday before christmas having a huge rain storm with a lot of implications for the airports and windy conditions aren't going to help either. flash flood watches from maine through vermont all the way through new england through the northeast down i-95 into virginia and even in to the mountains of north carolina. then we have strong winds also going to accompany this storm. high wind warnings for southern portions of rhode island. also down in cape cod and a little corner of down east maine. inland areas, including boston and new york and areas just outside of philadelphia, atlantic city and dover under wind advisories. not only dealing with heavy rain but strong winds. that's a recipe for major airport delays. raining from north florida, around pensacola. it was pouring in atlanta. it's moved up to the georgia mountains. now steady, heavy rain in the northeast. as far as impacts go, we'll see road and river flooding threats. saturated soil

karin caifa looks at the flu map, and what you need to know, to start the new year healthy.t in time for a busy holiday travel weekend --and massive new year's eve celebrations, where millions will ring in 20-19 in tight quarters --the flu, is on the rise.the c-d-c friday reported a jump in the number of states with high flu activity, over the previous week surveyed. colorado and georgia -- now joined by alabama, kentucky, louisiana, maryland, new jersey, new mexico and south carolina. nine states with elevated flu numbers.also with high flu activity -- new york city, where holiday tourism is in full swing, and two million people are expected to pack times square on new year's eve. the c-d-c also reported four more flu-related deaths in children, bringing the total to 11 for the current season. the best flu prevention -- the c-d-c says, vaccine, for those six months and older. and as long as the flu is still circulating in your area -- it's not too late to get one. it won't stop all flu, but it'll lessen the severity of symptoms.one of those people packed into crowded spaces

karin caifa has the latest from washington.tes scheduled, and -- per an ally of president trump -- no end in sight.rep. mark meadows / (r) north carolina: "at this point, it looks like we could be in for a very long term shutdown."both the house and senate gaveled in thursday afternoon -- and gaveled right back out minutes later --"the house is adjourned until 10am on monday, december 31, 2018." -- amid a third attempt by a house democrat to get republicans to consider the government funding bill passed by the senate before the president insisted on attaching border wall money. democrats telling the president -- to stop the political games.rep. gerry connolly / (d) virginia: "the wall is a symbol for him and his base. it's not a serious proposal to deal with border security, and we don't want to play that game."the president, saying it's democrats playing the games -- tweeting thursday evening --gfx: this is only about the dems not letting donald trump & the republicans have a win.hundreds of thousands of federal workers are ca

. >>> ante la presencia de heather y karine leiva la pues autorizó revisar el expediente de la mujer.to contra la pared de su cuarto en repetidas ocasiones. mostraba heridas y cortes por todo su cuerpo en caleras, estómago, rodillas, glúteos, codos y la cabeza de pfizer liga estaba obligado a ducharse con ante la fiscalía acusa a leiva de torturar a rafael . >>> estamos viendo imágenes en vivo desde la rotonda en washington donde descansan los restos de bush padre. se despedirá al expresidente el próximo miércoles en lugar albergara lana: espera que aparezcan todos los expresidentes higos y la seguridad será extrema. >>> se transportó al féretro de bush padre hasta la capita del país. se llevó el presidente tr declaró días de duelo nacional. >>> las cámaras captaron el momento en que dos madres migrantes de la caravana se presentan al puerto de entrada para pedir asilo político. ellas estuvieron obedeciendo la ley vilar ninguna regla y frondas seguidas de una forma que no esperaban. >>> las madres migrantes de la caravana caminaron desde el albergue hasta el centro fronterizo su entra

karin caifa has the latest from washington.led, and -- per an ally of president trump -- no end in sight.rep. mark meadows / (r) north carolina: "at this point, it looks like we could be in for a very long term shutdown."both the house and senate gaveled in thursday afternoon -- and gaveled right back out minutes later --"the house is adjourned until 10am on monday, december 31, 2018." -- amid a third attempt by a house democrat to get republicans to consider the government funding bill passed by the senate before the president insisted on attaching border wall money. democrats telling the president -- to stop the political games.rep. gerry connolly / (d) virginia: "the wall is a symbol for him and his base. it's not a serious proposal to deal with border security, and we don't want to play that game."the president, saying it's democrats playing the games -- tweeting thursday evening --gfx: this is only about the dems not letting donald trump & the republicans have a win.hundreds of thousands of federal workers are caught in th

karin caifa has the latest from washington.heduled, and -- per an ally of president trump -- no end in sight.rep. mark meadows / (r) north carolina: "at this point, it looks like we could be in for a very long term shutdown."both the house and senate gaveled in thursday afternoon -- and gaveled right back out minutes later --"the house is adjourned until 10am on monday, december 31, 2018." -- amid a third attempt by a house democrat to get republicans to consider the government funding bill passed by the senate before the president insisted on attaching border wall money. democrats telling the president -- to stop the political games.rep. gerry connolly / (d) virginia: "the wall is a symbol for him and his base. it's not a serious proposal to deal with border security, and we don't want to play that game."the president, saying it's democrats playing the games -- tweeting thursday evening --gfx: this is only about the dems not letting donald trump & the republicans have a win.hundreds of thousands of federal workers are caught i

karin caifa has the latest. natsfrightening images of chaos and confusion -- continue to pour out of anchorage, alaska tonight. voice of gabrielle black/resident: it was absolutely terrifying.a massive 7.0 earthquake rocked the city friday morning ...nats sending people scurrying for cover in their homes, at school and work...nats: 'holy smokes'shattering parts of major roads...... and triggering a tsunami warning for several frantic hours. voice of mayor ethan berkowitz: it was very loud when it came. and very clear that this was something bigger than what we normally experience.the anchorage police department reported major damage to infrastructure across the city- and there are widespread power outages reported.the state's governor issued a disaster declaration - and president trump tweeted the federal government will quote 'spare no expense'.sen lisa murkowski.-r- alaska: the impact is very real, the impact is very hard and it will require apparently a great deal of recovery and efforts.aftershocks were felt

he was 94 years old.( james ) karin caifa has a closer look at how bush is being remembered.olitics.william moore/ student at bush school of government and public service/kbtx: he himself said that public service is a noble calling. we are here to live that out.condolences and remembrances are pouring in from across the globe-- honoring president george h-w bush.the leader of the powerhouse bush political family passed away friday in his houston home--where a memorial is now growing outside.clarissa dockett, paying tribute: "how much they're loved, not just by republicans but by just by anybody of any political nature.world leaders and politicians are sharing heartfelt memories of the world war two combat pilot. angela merkel, chancellor of germany// "he was the father or one of the fathers of the german unification. and we will never forget that."at the g-20 in argentina-- president trump announced he's attending bush's memorial service and praised the 41st president for his commitment to faith, family and country.president donald trump: he's a very special person. i spoke w

karin caifa has a look at why the president said today... he will not sign a spending bill that fails to unclude the money he wants to build the wall a bill approved by the senate last night -- won't get the president's signoff to prevent a government shutdown. president trump: "i've made my position very clear, any measure that funds the government must include border security. has to."the senate approved a clean measure to keep the government running until february 8th.but the president never guaranteed he'd sign a bill without funding for his border wall. his conservative base -- urging him not to punt on a signature campaign promise -- with democrats, set to take over the house.rep. jim jordan / -r- house freedom caucus: "you've gotta be kidding me. february 8th when nancy pelosi is speaker?"rep. mark meadows / -r- house freedom caucus: "mr. president, we'll back you up. if you veto this bill, we'll be there. but more importantly, the american people will be there."with hours left, house republican leaders -- went back to the hill.rep. k

karin caifa has the latest from washington.per an ally of president trump -- no end in sight.rep. mark meadows / (r) north carolina: "at this point, it looks like we could be in for a very long term shutdown."both the house and senate gaveled in thursday afternoon -- and gaveled right back out minutes later --"the house is adjourned until 10am on monday, december 31, 2018." -- amid a third attempt by a house democrat to get republicans to consider the government funding bill passed by the senate before the president insisted on attaching border wall money. democrats telling the president -- to stop the political games.rep. gerry connolly / (d) virginia: "the wall is a symbol for him and his base. it's not a serious proposal to deal with border security, and we don't want to play that game."the president, saying it's democrats playing the games -- tweeting thursday evening --gfx: this is only about the dems not letting donald trump & the republicans have a win.hundreds of thousands of federal workers are caught in the middle.mor

. >>> with nbc meteorologist bill karins. >> i'm just a witness to all othis.s is the storm system that will eventually go coast to coast. we're still waiting for it and it's going to take a while. today and tomorrow some will shift down to san diego. possibility up to an inch 1/2. at least a minor risk of flooding. for you in texas, your rain event starts thursday night into friday morning. we're not talking snow. but during the day we're going to see the snow and ice breaking up. i was looking that forecast for oklahoma city. we're still so far out are anywhere between zero and over a foot. there's still a lot of varyability on whether it's geteeg going to be rain or snow. this paints a picture off a snow storm. western half off virginia. and it wouldn't be until thursday that we get a little closer to that. as far as the snowfall odds, we're looking at the greatest risk to the northern edge of the precipitation. d.c. is right on the line between a snow storm or maybe just a minor event. new york city, we're still looking dry. close call sunday into monday. >

they say the number of states with high flu activity is up compared to last week. ( darya ) karin caifae flu map, and what you need to know, to start the new year healthy. just in time for a busy holiday travel weekend --and massive new year's eve celebrations, where millions will ring in 20-19 in tight quarters --the flu, is on the rise.the c-d-c friday reported a jump in the number of states with high flu activity, over the previous week surveyed. colorado and georgia -- now joined by alabama, kentucky, louisiana, maryland, new jersey, new mexico and south carolina. nine states with elevated flu numbers.also with high flu activity -- new york city, where holiday tourism is in full swing, and two million people are expected to pack times square on new year's eve. the c-d-c also reported four more flu-related deaths in children, bringing the total to 11 for the current season. the best flu prevention -- the c-d-c says, is a flu vaccine, for those six months and older. and as long as the flu is still circulating in your area -- it's not too late to get one. it won't stop all flu, but it'

karin caifa looks at the flu map, and what you need to know, to start the new year healthy.ust in time for a busy holiday travel weekend --and massive new year's eve celebrations, where millions will ring in 20-19 in tight quarters --the flu, is on the rise.the c-d-c friday reported a jump in the number of states with high flu activity, over the previous week surveyed. colorado and georgia -- now joined by alabama, kentucky, louisiana, maryland, new jersey, new mexico and south carolina. nine states with elevated flu numbers.al with high flu activity -- new york city, where holiday tourism is in full swing, and two million people are expected to pack times square on new year's eve. the c-d-c also reported four more flu-related deaths in children, bringing the total to 11 for the current season. the best flu prevention -- the c-d-c says, is a flu vaccine, for those six months and older. and as long as the flu is still circulating in your area -- it's not too late to get one. it won't stop all flu, but it'll lessen the severity of symptoms.and if you're one of those people pac

karin caifa has the latest from washington. no votes scheduled, and -- per an ally of president trump -- no end in sight.rep. mark meadows / (r) north carolina: "at this point, it looks like we could be in for a very long term shutdown." both the house and senate gaveled in thursday afternoon -- and gaveled right back out minutes later --"the house is adjourned until 10am on monday, december 31, 2018."-- amid a third attempt by a house democrat to get republicans to consider the government funding bill passed by the senate before the president insisted on attaching border wall money. democrats telling the president -- to stop the political games.rep. gerry connolly / (d) virginia: "the wall is a symbol for him and his base. it's not a serious proposal to deal with border security, and we don't want to play that game."the president, saying it's democrats playing the games -- tweeting thursday evening --gfx: this is only about the dems not letting donald trump & the republicans have a win.hundreds of thousands of federal workers

from our partners at c-n-n karin caifa (prono: kay-fuh) has the latest from washington. no votes scheduled, and -- per an ally of president trump -- no end in sight.rep. mark meadows / (r) north carolina: "at this point, it looks like we coulbe in for a very long term shutdown."both the house and senate gaveled in thursday afternoon -- and gaveled right back out minutes later --"the house is adjourned until 10am on monday, december 31, 2018." -- amid a third attempt by a house democrat to get republicans to consider the government funding bill passed by the senate before the president insisted on attaching border wall money. democrats telling the president -- to stop the political games.rep. gerry connolly / (d) virginia: "the wall is a symbol for him and his base. it's not a serious proposal to deal with border security, and we don't want to play that game."the president, saying it's democrats playing the games -- tweeting thursday evening --gfx: this is only about the dems not letting donald trump & the republicans have a win.hundreds of thousands of federal workers ar

. >>> let's get a check on your weather now with nbc meteorologist bill karins. >> i lost that bet.ame back. we're watching the storm on the west coast. it will be moving across the country over the next seven to eight days. it's a slow mover. there's not a lot of bad weather out there's of the rockies over the next two days. there's a slight risk in the burn scar areas that we could get some problems. let's fast forward to when things get interesting. that's as we head into friday. so friday the green on here shows you where it could be raining. remember when we get to the pink, that's the icy mix and the blue is snow. as we go throughout the day friday as the storm gets a little bit stronger we watch this huge plume of rain. saturday morning, notice the northern edge of this. this is snow and ice and maybe even consider snow, north texas into western oklahoma. then we take this entire mess saturday into sunday into the eastern seaboard. by 5:00 p.m. sunday could be a decent little snowstorm going on especially the higher elevations in the mountainous areas of south carolina, north

i think that's a little baste bit of a progress. >> leigh ann caldwell and karine jean-pierre and elitokol. >>> inside the movie "vice" which profiles dick cheney and leads the golden globes in nominations. >>> first, political theater of a different kind. i talk to retiring congressmen. what they hope their colleagues learn from the midterms before 2020 comes. we're back in a moment. amazon prime video is now on xfinity x1. so when you say words like... show me best of prime video into this... you'll see awesome stuff like this. discover prime originals like the emmy-winning the marvelous mrs. maisel... tom clancy's jack ryan... and the man in the high castle. all in the same place as your live tv. its all included with your amazon prime membership. that's how xfinity makes tv... simple. easy. awesome. >> how magnanimous. that was president trump just a day after the midterm elections rubbing salt in the wounds of republicans who didn't fully embrace his agenda. it's left many rank and file trying to figure ot the answer to a basic question. how can they be true to themselves and the

karin caifa is at the capitol rotunda where the public viewing is wrapping up. a final week in a final week in washington dc for the 41st president of the united states. jeb bush/son of george hw bush: "if you view life as purposeful, particularly if you're a person of faith, this is a time to celebrate george h. w. bush, not to grieve his loss and that's what we're doing as a family right now." mondaymembers of congresssurr ounded by bush familyand staff had an opportunity to reflect. rep paul ryan/-r- house speaker: "he showed us that how we live is as important as what we achieve." and later that evening members of the a final week in washington dc for the 41st president of the united states. jeb bush/son of george hw bush: "if you view life as purposeful, particularly if you're a person of faith, this is a time to celebrate george h. w. bush, not to grieve his loss and that's what we're doing as a family right now." mondaymembers of congresssurr ounded by bush familyand staff had an opportunity to reflect. rep paul ryan/-r- house speaker: "he showed us that

in washington, i'm karin caifa.(ken) lawmakers in the house and senate have struck a deal on sexual harassment legislation. the long- stalled legislation will revamp the way harassment complaints are made and handled on capitol hill. news that negotiators have a deal likely assures the bill's final passage this year. the bill will reconcile the house- and senate-passed versions into one bill that overhauls the congressional accountability act. for the first time, lawmakers will have to pay harassment settlements from their own pockets, rather than using taxpayer money as had been done in the past. (pam) san francisco congresswoman and house minority leader nancy pelosi .... is moving closer to reclaiming the gavel .. when democrats take over the house next month. she made a deal wednesday with some of her fellow democrats ... who had been trying to block her from becoming speaker of the house again .. the deal would give pelosi another áááfouráá years in the leadership role .... and essentially act as a bridge to ne

i think that's a little baste progre bit of a progress. >> leigh ann caldwell and karine jean-pierrend eli stokol. >>> inside the movie "vice" which profiles dick cheney and leads the golden globes in nominations. >>> first, political theater of a different kind. i talk to retiring congressmen. what they hope their colleagues learn from the midterms before 2020 comes. we're back in a moment. ♪ -morning. -morning. -what do we got? -keep an eye on that branch. might get windy. have a good shift. fire pit. last use -- 0600. i'd stay close. morning. ♪ get ready to switch. protected by flo. should say, "protected by alan and jamie." -right? -should it? when you bundle home and auto... run, alan! ...you get more than just savings. you get 'round-the-clock protection. >>> you had some that decided to, let's stay away. let's stay away. they did very poorly. i'm not sure that i should be happy or sad, but i feel just fine about it. carlos curbelo, mike kaufman, too bad, mike. mia love. >> how magnanimous. that was president trump just a day after the midterm elections rubbing salt in the woun