i'm michael george. we begin with the backlash for president biden to grant a sweeping pardon for his son hunter. republicans and some democrats are criticizing the move, especially since the president has said many times he wouldn't pardon his son. cbs's jarred hill joins us now with reaction. jared, many presidents, including donald trump, have pardoned family members before, but what makes this different? >> so there are a couple of things with this, michael. one of the things we're hearing from lawmakers is that they're balking at the scope of president biden's pardon for his son. not just for a specific conviction. then there's the fact that, as you mentioned, the decision is a total reversal of what he said in the past. this morning president biden is facing criticism from across the aisle for a sweeping pardon of his son hunter. the pardon coming just over a week before hunter biden was set to be sentenced for illegally buying the gun in delaware and then days later on separate tax charges in cali

i'm michael george.ell, this year's holiday rush is expected to break records. more than 119 million people are expected to travel more than 50 miles from home according to the aaa. that includes 54 millionaire travelers, 2.5 million more people on the roads, and the wild card in all of this? the weather. another storm will be moving across the great lakes and northeast today, bringing rain and snow, and the first of several west coast storms pushes on shore this afternoon. cbs's naomi ruchim is keeping an eye on all of that here in new york. good morning. >> good morning, michael. doesn't it seem like the travel delays hit at the worst time? well, if you haven't left home yet, the good news is after yesterday the next busiest travel day for flying is not expected until after christmas. still, traveling around the holidays tends to come with plenty of headaches. this year focused on the northeast. the mad dash is underway as millions of americans head home for the holiday. >> the airport has been fine so

. >>> good morning, i'm michael george. well, we start with the weather. a wave of storms is moving across parts of the country spawning tornados, flooding roads, and snarling what's set to be a record holiday travel season. thousands of flights were delayed. nearly 800 canceled yesterday, according to the website flight aware. cbs' bradley blackburn joins us from new york's la guardia airport. bradley, the timing of these storms just couldn't be worse. >> reporter: yeah, michael, not great for an already stressed system. here at laguardia flights are already on time this morning, but across the country dozens of flights have already been canceled. with a wintery mix of a little weather and loads of passengers, travel troubles are a holiday tradition. storms and wet weather put a damper on holiday travel for drivers and flyers in texas on thursday. >> it's been pretty stressful and trying to get home. >> reporter: more than 260 flights were canceled at dallas-fort worth international airport yesterday. another 500 plus flights delayed. the severe weather a

. >>> good morning, i'm michael george.nes of bloodshed and sorrow play out all too often in cities and towns, large and small, across the nation sparing no one and no school from america's gun epidemic. here's the latest. the shooter has been identified as 15-year-old natali samantha rupnow who police say died from a self-inflicted gunshot. the victim's a teacher and teenage student. six others wounded, two of them critically. it happened at a small private christian school in madison, wisconsin. naomi ruchim joins us with the investigation. we've been here so many times. a female shooter, extremely rare. what do we know about the suspect? >> it is extremely rare. so hard to report on this so many times over the year. the shootings seem to be too common sadly. the fact that the shooter was a teenage girl is quite unusual. in fact, according to violence prevention project there have only been four or five female mass shooters in the last five decades, and as of this morning police are still searching for why this young woma

i'm michael george. congress has less than 24 hours to pass a funding bill to keep the government running. the last effort failed with 38 republicans joining democrats to reject the new plan that president-elect donald trump supported. all that was after billionaire elon musk and trump killed a bipartisan deal that was on track to pass. cbs' jarred hill with the latest. musk and trump couldn't get their plan through a republican-led house, so what happens next? >> reporter: that's a good question. all we know right now is that lawmakers are getting back to work to try and pass a bill that will keep the government open. the political fighting comes as millions of americans who either work for the federal government or are counting on benefits and services wait in limbo. >> we will regroup, and we will come up with another solution. >> reporter: house republicans are scrambling with just hours left to prevent a government shutdown. a last-ditch vote on a gop measure backed by president-elect donald trump f

i know a lot about george stephanopoulos. >> michael: let's get to my guest. arty at 7:49 in the morning? >> will: time is a construct. >> robin: you have a baby. >> bobby our technical director. gonna taste some now. two thumbs up? he loves it. >> michael: making me tap my right foot. >> lara: wow. big bite. >> robin: i almost said a bad word. ♪ >> gma! >> he may be replacing george stephanopoulos. >> ginger: one of our producers is showing it how it works. from the control room to the makeup room with the littlest members of our gma family to pitch in, to have fun and see what mom and dad do for a living. oh wow. >> george: our hr director and her husband just welcomed a baby boy. >> robin: congratulations to one of our production associates, patrick phillips. he got married. >> michael: happy 23rd wedding anniversary to george and ali. congratulations. >> george: best 23 years of my life. >> it's been an honor and privilege. >> ginger: thank you, phil. did you say bend and snap? [ laughter ] i've been practicing that for 24 years. >> keep the little gaps in

i'm michael george. while we begin with the showdown over a possible shutdown, that could leave millions of government workers without a paycheck, just days before the holidays. let's set the scene. the house was set to approve a bipartisan spending bill yesterday. that is until billionaire elon musk, who was not elected, fought to blow up the deal, followed by president-elect trump. jarred hill joins us with the details. the deadline is tomorrow night. what's the chances we'll reach a deal in time? >> reporter: i ditched my crystal ball when it's talking about how likely congress is to do anything. lawmakers are back on the hill, trying to hammer out a deal to keep pay chex and benefits going after the plans collapsed quickly yesterday. capitol hill in chaos. as lawmakers huddled in closed-door meetings, hoping to avert a government shutdown at the end of the week. >> we're in the middle of negotiations. but i think we'll be able to solve some problems here. >> reporter: earlier yesterday, congress seem

i'm michael george. we search for answers following the deadly school shooting in madison, wisconsin. the police chief says the teen shooter's motive appears to be a combination of factors. they're trying to pinpoint the reasons behind the tragedy. jarred hill joins us with the latest on the investigation. jarred, good morning. what have we learned about the accused shooter? >> reporter: there's a lot of questions, michael, and the accused shooting here. police are looking into her online activity as well as possible writes she may have had, to glean what they can. you have a combination of factors they are looking into as part of the shooter's motive. they wouldn't go into detail about that. but they are speaking with her father and family members as the community there is left reeling. another american community mourning another tragic school shooting. this one honoring the lives lost when police say a student opened fire at the abundant life christian school in madison, wisconsin. >> we will never be

i'm michael george. merry christmas and happy hanukkah.he jewish festival of lights begins at sundown this christmas day. that's a rare occurrence. that's happened 4 other times in the last 125 years. celebrations of both faiths have taking on a subdued tone amid the ongoing wars in the middle east. we look at how the faithful are marking the day around the world. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, michael. you mentioned the subdued tone this year. in bethlehem they called off celebrations for the second year in a row. this is a place that people flock to this time of year. it's believed by christians to be jesus' birthplace. the archbishop says he hopes this christmas is the end of darkness, saying enough with the vision and violence, a prayer that many people had in regions around the world. it was described as a once-in-a-lifetime experience for many of the worshipers in notre dame cathedral in paris. the first christmas midnight mass since the iconic monument nearly burned down in 2019. >> amazing. >> blown away. >> a special nig

. >>> good morning, i'm michael george. we start with those mysterious drone sightings in multiple states along the east coast. the feds are sending help to both new york and new jersey to try to track where they're coming from, but some say it's not enough. it comes as boston police made two arrests over the weekend after a drone came dangerously close to logan international airport. cbs's naomi ruchim joins with the latest calls for help. there's a lot of panic over the drones but right now no clear answers. >> no idea specifically where they're coming from or if they truly are dangerous, michael. good morning to you. these reports now span multiple states including new york, new jersey, pennsylvania, maryland, connecticut and massachusetts. in some cases briefly shutting down airport runways. in other cases spotted near military installations. now state leaders are fed up and pleading with the feds for help. >> it's hovering. it's sitting right there. >> reporter: mysterious drone sightings over multiple states, includin

i'm michael george. well, we are just hours away from ushering in the new year, and one of the biggest celebrations is, of course, the ball drop. taking place a few blocks from here in new york city. more than a million revelers are expected to pack the crossroads of the world, and the nypd says they are ready to keep everyone safe. cbs' jarred hill joins us from times square with the preparations for the big night. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, michael. yeah, a million people expected to be here in times square tonight for the big ball drop in new york city. we know the ball is ready to go, the confetti has been tested. i checked both of them, it's still there. now the big focus is going to be security. starting at 3:00 this afternoon, the only way into the perimeter is going to be through security checkpoints where there will be officers screening any and all spectators, nobody can get out after they've come in. the nypd says they'll have teams fanned out across the city. some in boats, k-9s

. >>> good morning, i'm michael george.e begin with growing scrutiny of pete hegseth, donald trump's pick to lead the pentagon. as the embattled former fox news host faces new allegations of sexual misconduct and excessive drinking, cbs news has learned the president-elect is considering replacing him with florida governor ron desantis. cbs's jarred hill is following the new developments. jared, it's been a bumpy road for some of trump's nominees. first matt gaetz, now this. >> four republican senators we're learning telling cbs news saying they would not vote to confirm hegseth if the vote were being held today for defense secretary. that could be enough to sink the nomination as questions rise about whether hegseth can effectively lead the pentagon. as pete hegseth courts senate support for his defense secretary confirmation, this morning three sources familiar with the transition tell cbs news that president-elect donald trump is considering a contingency to possibly replace the embattled fox news host with former florid

i'm erroll barnett in for my friend michael george. a chanced sighting led to the dramatic break in the shooting of unitedhealthcare ceo brian thompson. the suspect, 26-year-old luigi ma mangione from a prominent maryland real estate family. his writings, investigators say, show anger towards corporate america. the mangione was arrested at a mcdonald's in altoona, pennsylvania, about 280 miles west of the murder scene in new york city. cbs's naomi ruchim joins us in new york with the latest on all of this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this story reads like a movie script, but sadly a ceo, a father of two lost his life in a brazen attack. police now believe they have their man and we are learning more about luigi mangione, an otherwise high achieving person in his 20s who ranted about corporate america. this morning luigi mangione is behind bars. the 26-year-old was arraigned and later charged with second degree murder yesterday in the shooting death of unitedhealthcare ceo brian thompson. >> justice will be delivered in thi

i'm matt pieper in for michael george. good to be with you.start with a power shift and a lot of uncertainty in the middle east. syrians across the globe are celebrating now that the assad family's decades-long reign is over, but the big question, who will fill the void. syria is home to multiple ethnic and religious groups. for years awe bub mohamed al-jolani has been working for years. >> this is the first time opposition forces have reached damascus since 2018 and according to russian forces bashar al-assad was given instructions to transfer power peacefully. the events of the weekend have shaken the middle east. while many in syria celebrate there's great unease across the region and here in the u.s. celebration in syria after the downfall of bashar al-assad. in just days, armed rebels took key cities before claiming the capital, damascus. >> the speed at which that unfolded was surprising i think to most everybody in the international community. >> russian state media outlets report that assad and his family fled to moscow and were given

i'm michael george.l, there are so many questions about what caused the plane crash, and, incredibly, nearly half of the 67 people on board survived. the plane was flying from azerbaijan to russia when it was diverted and crashed in kazakhstan on the shore of the caspian sea, but why was the plane diverted and what led to the emergency situation on board? cbs's leah mishkin is following the developments for us. leah, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, michael. you asked some great questions that kazakhstan, azerbaijan and russian authorities are investigating. a warning, the video we are about to show is disturbing. a chilling scene, the moment a passenger jet with 67 people on board crashes near kazakhstan's aktau airport and bursts into flames. emergency crews rushed to the scene. miraculously, 29 people survived, their faces in complete disbelief. 38 others on board were killed. azerbaijan airlines said the jet traveling from the azerbaijan capital to russia was diverted and attempting to make a

. ♪ >>> good morning, i'm michael george.immy carter went from being the son of a peanut farmer to leader of the free world. late last night president biden announced that carter's state funeral will be held january 9th, declaring it a national day of mourning. tributes are pouring in for the 39th president who died at the age of 100. flags are flying at half staff, and the empire state building was lit in red, white, and blue. he was elected during a tumultuous time, serving one term, but transformed the role of ex-presidents becoming a fierce defender of human rights, all the while maintaining a strong commitment to faith, faily, and his southern roots. cbs' skyler henry looks back at his life and legacy. >> reporter: jimmy carter was relatively unknown when he entered the 1976 presidential race. >> my name is jimmy carter, and i'm running for president. [ cheers ] >> reporter: but the georgia farmer and politician cultivated a following that helped him win the white house. >> let us create together a new national spirit of

i'm michael george. we start with that brazen, targeted attack in the middle of manhattan.all-out search is underway this morning for the gunman who appeared to be lying in wait for his victim. the disturbing shooting captured on camera and the gunman then riding off on an electric bike. the victim, brian thompson, the ceo of unitedhealthcare, part of the largest private health insurance company in the country. cbs's naomi ruchim joins us with more on the investigation. this appeared to be planned and methodical. any word on what the motive could be? >> reporter: michael, good morning. the motive is still unclear at security services is combing through possible threats, e-mails or files from disgruntled or fired employees. meanwhile, the nypd has taken an all-hands-on-deck approach. the city remains shaken with the gunman on the loose. the nypd is examining a trail of evidence as officials hunt for the masked gunman who killed unitedhealthcare ceo in a shooting described as a brazen, targeted attack. >> the motive for this murder is currently unknown, but based on the evide

. >>> good morning, i'm shanelle kaul in for michael george. we start with the suspect arrested in the killing of united healthcare ceo brian thompson. this morning luigi mangione remains behind bars in pennsylvania after being denied bail. we saw a different version of the high school valedictorian and ivy league grad when he showed up at the courthouse shouting and struggling with police. now the 26-year-old says he plans to fight his extradition back to new york. cbs' jarred hill joins us with more on this story. good morning. >> reporter: hey. and that battle over whether mangione comes back to new york could be a long one. the pennsylvania charges relate to gun crimes but we're learning more about the motive for the murder of a health care ceo in broad daylight in manhattan. shouting to the cameras -- >> completely -- it's over -- >> reporter: luigi mangione entered the pennsylvania courthouse defiant. the 26-year-old maryland native denied bail and fighting extradition to new york where he's charged with second-degree murder, accused of k

. >>> good morning, i'm michael george. while we start with the intensifying search for the gunman who killed the unitedhealthcare ceo in new york city. police are uncovering new clues as they trace his steps, including new photos of an unmasked man wanted for questioning. detectives say he arrived in manhattan on a bus that originated in atlanta, days before the shooting. and they revealed bullet casings found at the scene had the words deny, delay and possibly depose written on them, which could point to a motive. cbs' jarred hill in new york is tracking the latest on the manhunt. jarred, good morning. >> reporter: there is another possible piece of evidence here. they think they recovered a coffee cup the guy may have used. it was dusted for fingerprints, the latest potential puzzle piece to help solve this shocking killing. combing through new evidence linked to the brazen killing of unitedhealthcare ceo brian thompson. nypd released two new images of the man wanted for questioning. in this one, taken at a hostel where

i'm carissa lawson in for michael george.e start with the big shakeup at america's premier law enforcement agency that has far-reaching implications for u.s. national security. fbi director christopher wray announced he will leave his post when the biden administration ends. years before the end of his term. it comes weeks after president-elect donald trump picked wray's replacement -- his loyal ally kash patel. trump arrived in new york city where today he's expected to ring the opening bell at the stock exchange. to celebrate being named "time" magazine's man of the year. it will be his second. jarred hill joins us now with more details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we're going to wait a little bit longer to see president-elect donald trump's new "time" cover and the message that goes with it. that shakeup at the fbi, with tenure terms it's a role that's designed to live outside of politics, but the changing political tides appear to have forced chris wray out early. in a stunning announcement, fbi director chri

. >>> good morning, i'm michael george. we start with breaking news from washington. president biden pardoning his son hunter, reversing his past promises not to use the powers of the presidency for the benefit of his family. the younger biden was weeks away from learning his punishment for federal felony gun and tax convictions. cbs' naomi ruchim joins us with the details. what's been the reaction to this so far? >> reporter: good morning, and no surprise here, republicans are blasting this decision with president-elect donald trump calling the pardon an abuse and miscarriage of justice. the two irs whistleblowers who came forward to raise concerns about hunter biden in the first place say it's a sad day for law-abiding taxpayers. as president biden took off for a three-day visit to angola, he made his first public appearance after granting a full and unconditional pardon to his son, hunter. in a statement released sunday night, biden said in part, quote, i believe in the justice system, but as i have wrestled with this, i also believe raw politics has infected this

i'm michael george.l, it is christmas eve, and that means millions of americans are dashing off to see friends and family today, adding to what is expected to be a record-breaking year for holiday travel, but winter weather could disrupt some people's plans in the northeast, while strong winds and heavy rain slam the west coast. cbs's leah mishkin is keeping track of everything. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, michael. in regards to the weather, if your flight is cancelled or significantly delayed, it is the first holiday season since a transportation department rule took effect that requires airlines to give an automatic cash refund. so no need to spend hours on the phone with customer service, although let's think positively. family and friends are eagerly awaiting their loved ones and tsa is expecting to screen nearly 40 million passengers this holiday season through january 2nd. it is beginning to look a lot like christmas at airports across the u.s. >> the one thing i am looking forward to

i'm shanelle kaul in for michael george. >>> this morning, new details are emerging about the suspect accused of killing united healthcare ceo brian thompson. investigators now say they believe he took a different route out of new york city to evade police. there's also no indication he was ever insured by the company. cbs' jarred hill joins us now here in new york with the latest on this story. hey, jarred, good morning. >> reporter: hey, shanelle. it's critical here because there had been this ongoing question of whether this shooter had a personal grievance with united health care. it's looking like that is less to be the case. meanwhile, we are getting a clearer view of how police say he escaped. this morning, police say they have new information on how the man accused of killing united healthcare's ceo got out of new york. investigators believe luigi mangione rode a bike through central park after allegedly killing brian thompson, then took a cab to a major bus terminal in upper manhattan just to go back downtown, possibly taking a subway to new york's penn station. from there, i

in the end, there could only be one winner, and it was george michael's festive classic. ecially pleased for george. um, he would have been utterly delighted that his fabulous christmas composition has become such a classic, as much a part of christmas as mince pies or christmas cake. it's the second year in a row that last christmas has topped the charts and, with proceeds going to charity, it truly embraces the christmas spirit. mark savage, bbc news. let's get more now on our top story, at least two people, including a small child, have died and dozens more injured after a car drove into a christmas market in the german city of magdeburg. a 50—year—old doctor who's a saudi national and has lived in germany since 2006 has been arrested. this will have painful memories for people of a similar attack in 2016, what effect is that likely to have? that is quite right. back in 2016, an asylum seeker, an islamist extremist, drove a truck into a christmas market here in berlin very near where i am standing right now, killing 12 people, and that shocked the nation, it was a terri

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. >> george: massive israeli air strikes after rebels overthrew syrian's dictator. james longman inside basharal assad's presidential palace. >> michael: new twist overnight in the case of the wisconsin father of three who allegedly faked his own disappearance and fled the country. is he in police custody? >> george: joe burrow's home burglarized while he was playing on "monday night football." >> michael: emoji revolution. apple expected to roll out a new feature using ai. we'll show you how it works. ♪ i'm a rocket man ♪ >> robin: and one on one with elton john reflecting on his childhood. how did you find healing to get out of that loneliness. >> i said, we did a lot of incredible work in five years. 13 albums. come on. >> robin: and what the rocket man wants his legacy to be. >> announcer: live in times square, this is "good morning america." we're going to speak to his lawyer but first aaron katersky outside the prison there with the latest. good morning, aaron. >> reporter: good morning, robin. the 26-year-old suspect is now being held at this prison without bail after fighting extradition and shouting those fighting words that

>> george: thank you very much. michael? >> michael: thank you, george.ione is facing murder charges. when do you expect him to be sent back to new york? >> you know, we don't know exactly what the timing is. we will see how the extradition hearing goes. i am just so proud of the work of the new york city police department over the past week. our detectives conducted an incredible camera canvas, tracking his movements throughout the city. we had our scuba teams in the water looking for the gun. we had our helicopters overhead. it was just a real complete effort by the men and women of the new york city police department. >> michael: with all the evidence they have, the dna evidence. is there other forensic evidence that's tied mangione to the shooting? and do you believe they acted alone? >> so, we do have a lot of evidence in this case. when he was found, he was in possession of the same new jersey fake identification that was used at the hostel. the gun looks very similar, with a similar suppressor. so there's a lot of reasons that we feel very strongly

Él es george michael ortega, otro delincuente sexual registrado que no ha actualizado su dirección.encontraba. se trata de rené búcaro, de 62 años, de origen salvadoreño. ahí lo tienen en pantalla los miembros de la iglesia a la que pertenecía hacen lo posible por mantener viva su memoria. yomara lópez tiene más detalles. rené búcaro, de 62 años, siempre se sentaba aquí. ahora su puesto está vacío. miembros de la iglesia behind the mask ministry dicen que don rené llevaba más de 10 años asistiendo a esta iglesia. came from this church. so he would take care of this. el pastor marcus burns dice que rené, aparte de asistir a las misas, aquí era donde tenía su segundo trabajo. se encargaba de limpiar la iglesia. el hermano rené trabajó arduamente en los eventos pequeños de la iglesia en los grandes. momentos. no importaba. siempre se hacía disponible. aunque era un poco callado. el pastor márquez dice que tenía un sentido de humor, como cuando intentaba hablar español con él. solo me decía lo mal que pronunciaba las palabras. miembros de la iglesia nos dicen que su cuerpo aún sigue en

just some of the people he pardoned, joe arpaio, dinesh d'souza, michael flynn, george papadopoulos roger stone paul manafort charles kushner, steve bannon, albert pirro jr. who's a judge janine's husband rather, and just looking particularly at charles kushner just as an example, this is a family member. this is the father in law of his daughter ivanka. he also, by the way, trump also this weekend nominated him to a prime ambassador post so if i'm joe biden sitting there watching the republicans, i say, give me a break. yeah, that's probably one reason why he did it. >> now, jeff is absolutely right, though. this is a stain on his legacy. i mean, what bill clinton did in giving a pardon to marc rich, of course, the donor to the clintons right in the eye as he was leaving office, that's also a stain on his legacy what you mentioned there for for donald trump, uh, also undoubtedly a stain going forward. the bigger problem for biden is just they were dishonest. he was dishonest with the american public about whether he would give a pardon they said pretty flatly, right before the election w

. >> michael: and removed from a return flight. how the tsa is taking action. >> george: new developments in the jonbenet ramsey murder. what authorities are saying now 30 years after the 6-year-old pageant queen was killed. >> michael: emotional moments in court. >> for the rest of my life i'm going to hate you. >> michael: a father speaking to the drunk driver who killed his daughter. >> robin: james van der beek, in his first live television interview, since announcing his cancer diagnosis. how the devoted husband and father of six is doing today and how he is helping others. ♪ ♪ oh joy ♪ >> george: we're finding joy on this giving tuesday. the huge announcement from one of our guests, only on gma. plus one man's generous mission, launching the kind corps, supporting camp joy. how you can make an impact right now. >> announcer: live in times square, this is "good morning america." >> robin: i love it, kind corps. isn't that great? good morning america. it is giving tuesday. it's also travel tuesday so we have a first look at a new prescription cruise deal that allows

it's fascinating, there are so many amazing stories but the one i loved was the story about george michael he was reall in carols and nobody knew. he was really in love _ carols and nobody knew. he was really in love with _ carols and nobody knew. he was really in love with christmas, . carols and nobody knew. he was really in love with christmas, a i really in love with christmas, a really in love with christmas, a real tragedy that he died on christmas day seven years ago. but he gave the world that christmas song, and i think people forget that the proceeds from last christmas originally went to band—aid, because it came out in the same year, 1984, and it continues to go to a charity this day. so he would be encapsulating the restless spirit by getting it for the second year in a row. ~., ~' getting it for the second year in a row, �*., " ., getting it for the second year in a row. ~ ., ., , ., row. mark, thanks for guiding us all throu~h row. mark, thanks for guiding us all through what _ row. mark, thanks for guiding us all through what we've _ row. mark, thanks for guiding us all thr

when we started in the city hearing christmas music everywhere which is my total delight and george michaelm with you. i put up my christmas tree the day after halloween. every song is terrible on here, but the one i don't like the most is "bailey's navidad" and "i want to wish you a merry christmas," those are tied come i can't get them out of my head and take off "have yourself a merry little christmas," that one is fantastic. >> to that point, we have a list of most dangerous pitch which one is the worst? "usa today" puts the chipmunk song, which i'm pretty sure is marie's favorite, alvin and the chipmunks, we all love. >> i love traditional christmas music, nontraditional fund. i love the chipmunks song, they are so cute. they are cute. all they want is a hula-hoop. >> it's the squeaking. >> i love the squeaking. >> traditional music better. >> the key to christmas music is not to listen to it. >> you bridge you. >> you don't actually tune into listen, it is supposed to be music. >> i listen to christmas music 306 to five days a year so if you'll excuse us, i'm going to put on my christ

lot of offense in that game. [ laughter ] >> will: no touchdowns. >> michael: he's a great player. what a great player. >> georgeank you, will. jonbenet's parents talking about the hours after her murder. deborah roberts here with the story. >> you're going to see it here first. >> michael: just in time for one of the busiest travel seasons of the year, new luggage tracking system connecting customer service agents with passengers using air tags. >> rebecca: plus with just 12 days until the holiday, we'll tell you about the most searched gifts, where you can get them and how to get them on time. first back to ginger. >> ginger: hey, rebecca. don't blame me but i-80 is a mess already because of the pattern of storms coming in. just a parade of them. couple inches of snow. they're going to get 2 to 4 feet with the next storms that blast through. for the san francisco bay area this could mean heavy rain and pretty windy couple systems going into the weekend. all right. your local news and weather are coming up next. >> george: coming up more than 2.6 stanley cups are recalled. we'll be right back. experience the ar

andrew ridgeley, stopped by the tonight show with jimmy fallon, saying he always knew the hit george michael wrote was special. it was written to be a number one, george, you know, in 1984, we had a fantastic year. wake me up was number one in the uk, in the states,nd careless whisper was number one. and we had, you know, it was jusa big, big year. and george wanted the cherry on the cake was a christmas song and it had to be a christmas number one, which it eventually was 39 years later. yeah. he never got a chance to see it be number one. no, that's a great shame. yeah he would. george, if you're if you can hear us somehow, you did it, buddy. you crushed it. oh, in honor of that milestone, a new special last christmas 40th anniversary ep will be dropping december 13th. and so. okay, this is the thing i was saying we ruined for all of our viewers because there's a viral trend called whamageddon. okay, it's a game played around the world, apparently that has people hoping they can make it all the way to christmas day without hearing that song ever. at a store, at a walgreens. that's not poss

that he is rapper eminem's sponsor, he was getting robby williams in rehab, and tried to help george michael, never too late." martha. >> martha: this is an interesting story. because we saw a couple or states that legalized marijuana in the november elections. it becomes an issue as children even struggle with -- we heard teachers in new york say that kids in middle school are eating gummies and they can't figure out where they are not focussed. this has led to complications. >> someone like elton john, to be successful, and having to deal with that speaks to his character and probably part of the reason why he is speaking out about it at his age. >> martha: yeah, i have seen him many times perform, and he is a phenominal artist and a treasure to all of us. thank you so much. good to see you. happy friday. thank you for being with us everybody. happy friday, december the 13th. happy birthday to my daughter today. as the story goes on, a new episode of the untold storiy podcast is available. so get a listen to those and have a fabulous weekend. we will see you back here on monday. [ ♪♪ ] >>

for making sure people in your house don't see what presents they are about to get. >> michael: good point. >> georges when people have to buy insurance for that. >> for your packages. >> michael: millions of dollars lost a year. thank you so much for that, eva. appreciate that. coming up next, the points guy, brian kelly. we appreciate him, too. he's here with a look at the top travel trends of 2025 and how you can save if you're flying out of a smaller city. flying out of a smaller city. ♪ ♪ keytruda is known to treat cancer. fda-approved for 17 types of cancer, including certain early-stage and advanced cancers. one of those cancers is early-stage non—small cell lung cancer. keytruda may be used with certain chemotherapies before surgery when you have early-stage lung cancer, which can be removed by surgery, and then continued alone after surgery to help prevent your lung cancer from coming back. keytruda can cause your immune system to attack healthy parts of your body during or after treatment. this may be severe and lead to death. see your doctor right away if you have cough, shortness of breat

ruling george and dream party of pulling the country into russia's orbit earlier. george's prime minister iraq, michael buckley, it says that the state would not allow a revolution to take place. the wave of unrest with spart, when the government froze talks on joining the european union, police fire to a gas and use watkins to discuss pro your being protest outside the parliament in tbilisi housings of protested across the country. valid for the 3rd night individual demanding that the government review talks with the you the thing is that for many days now already hundreds of thousands of people are coming out to protest, self organized, sacrificing themselves, their health and life. for one reason, these people want to see themselves in georgia in the, you know, a little by i'm progressing russia. first of all, rush, i was trying to provide whole georgia and they're charging by us by getting the government they want in georgia in taking us without any power they want to slave us. they want, they want that so we want peace, but we want freedom. we are able to fight, grow afraid of the pro question geo

michael yeah. >> gerald ford, george h.w. bush, i believe during the iran-contra scandal. about that. i wasn't even born yet. so that was unnecessary. i get it, because these are these are examples, john, though, of people that have been alleged of doing something wrong, the belief at the time was in the case of nixon that maybe charges would potentially come. so the president decided, look, this is in the best interest of the country. i think the differentiator here, however, is these folks haven't even been alleged of having done anything illegal. and so i just really question if we sort of open this pandora's box, do we just say, well, any president at any time in history can say, well, hey, my buddy, i'm just going to go ahead and pardon them because once i leave, i don't want my political adversaries to potentially do something that's damaging. i'm just very skeptical of this. it's one thing if someone's been alleged of something, it's another thing if they've been found guilty they've served time. maybe they didn't serve time. sure, give a pardon. i'm in support of t

michael: we are prerecorded. all of us can celebrate at home. hope you have a wonderful morning. >> george: to the presents. ng paper, biccy has tips for what is next from turning on the tech to getting the most out of the gift cards. >> reporter: merry christmas. the joy of unwrapping a president is followed by the realization i have a little work to do to get this up and running. the first thing you need to decide are you keeping it. returns, this year two things happen, retailers tighten the return policies adding restocking fees, store credit. cash back or shortening the return window. you have a second factor. holiday discounting started earlier than ever. big sales in october. your gift could have been purchased before halloween. some stores have extended the return windows to january. the clock is ticking you need to make a decision whether to keep a gift or take it back. let's move to gift cards, they are the most popular gift. millions are unused. the best thing to do is register a gift card to your account online. many sites let you input the card and pin number. the credit registered to your onlin

george michael entertainment is dropping an anniversary edition ep celebrating the track that just reachedhing football. i had just got one of those four-tracks you could have at home. suddenly, this melody came to my head. and i thought, god, that would be great for christmas. so i went upstairs. >> he just disappeared. he recorded the skeleton of "last christmas," the keyboard rhythm, basic drum track and the chorus. >> wow! >> sounded like "dateline" for a second. what happened to the wham murder? >> everybody okay? >> are we going to find out who did it? >> the special starts streaming on netflix and roku on sunday. >>> billy crystal stars in an apple plus tv series "before." and he sat down with willie geist. billy opening up about the enduring legacy about a movie he did back in the '80s "when harry met sally". >> people knew you in comedies and television series and some of the other movies you'd done, but this was something else. this had a life of its own. >> and it still does, you know. suddenly you are being told you are a romantic lead. that took a lot of adjustment for me. eve

pack with us george and molly jong-fast. >> so? >> yes? michael, please. so now all of a sudden there is, george, there is jury misconduct that suddenly now at this point, given the whole trial and all of the eyes inside and outside of that courtroom, all of the reporters trying to find out everything they can about these jurors and all of the storylines, now there is suddenly juror misconduct? i mean, this -- judge merchan's ruling basically says to me, come and get it. >> come and get it. show us the beef. >> right. >> i mean, and but they throw this stuff around all the time. they threw this stuff around about the judge's daughter, they threw around -- they will pick anything and try to make a big deal out of it. we don't know what they have here, but if their track record -- >> they don't know what they had. >> we would have heard more about it, okay? >> right. >> so i -- i'll hold my breath here, okay? all right? >> reliably. molly, that is the -- that is this case, right? donald trump has been -- he is trying to get this thrown out and if you go to t

in the end, there could only be one winner, and it was george michael's festive classic. no white christmas this year. no, no snow in the forecast. i think you would be really vicious in the snow. 1 you would be really vicious in the snow. ., �* ~ ., ., ., snow. i don't know what you mean! yes, no snow. i don't know what you mean! yes. no white _ snow. i don't know what you mean! yes, no white christmas. _ snow. i don't know what you mean! yes, no white christmas. it - snow. i don't know what you mean! yes, no white christmas. it is - snow. i don't know what you mean! j yes, no white christmas. it is going to be mild. but, i know this is your favourite day of the year.— favourite day of the year. today is! it is the winter _ favourite day of the year. today is! it is the winter solstice, _ favourite day of the year. today is! it is the winter solstice, and - favourite day of the year. today is! it is the winter solstice, and it - favourite day of the year. today is! it is the winter solstice, and it is i it is the winter solstice, and it is the shortest day.— it is the win

george michael first thought of the song in 1983.room before going to the studio in '84, producing, performing. he even plays every sing lt instrument that we hear. it became a hit but only reaching number one this past year. >> george: really? >> robin: yeah. >> george: i can't believe that. we're following a lot of headlines including the man hunt of the killer of brian thompson. police say the fatal shooting in front of the new york city hotel was no accident. the suspect fled the scene believed to have ridden a bike into central park. >> rebecca: take a look at fiery scene in georgia's capital as pro eu protesters clashed with police for a seventh consecutive night. the protests erupted after the governing party suspended negotiations on joining the european union. police raided the offices of the opposition party and arrested its leader. also breaking news just moments ago. the department of transportation is proposing a new rule that would require airlines to compensate passengers in cash, rebook them for free an cover meals, l

visiting karen early that evening, he spent the night with a friend named george solomon in moon lake about an hour to the north. michaelhat he did, in fact, go up to where george solomon was staying with his girlfriend in pasco county. and this was confirmed through interviews with george as well as george's girlfriend. george gave us a timeline that was consistent with what permenter gave us. dennis murphy (voiceover): tim's story about the night of the murder checked out. he even voluntarily came clean on something right from the start. he had a record. he'd done time. dennis murphy: now, early on in your life, tim, you get involved in trouble. what was going on with you? i was running an escort service and got stupid. started it up small, basically, running an ad out of a newspaper, getting a small office. and it just expanded from there. it ballooned. what kind of money were you pulling down per week? i was grossing about $6,000 to $7,000 a day. - a day? - yes, sir. - and you're how old? - at that time? 20. and that's the trap. why am i even going to school when i'm making this kind of money? why go straight, huh?

george solis in altoona, pennsylvania, michael alcazar and joyce vance, co-host of the sisters in law podcast. tom, you've been all over this case from the beginning. you broke the news of the suspect being found, person of interest. what have you been able to pull from his manifesto? his other writings on social media that show his empathy towards the unabomber? >> two things there, andrea. the first one are the writings this individual apparently had on his person or in his backpack at the time he was taken into custody. as you just referenced. there's two specific quotes of it, which may be helpful. one says to the feds, i'll keep this short because i do respect what you do for our country to save you a lengthy investigation, i say plainly i wasn't working with anyone. to be clear, andrea, while law enforcement officials believe he acted alone, they have not ruled out anybody else. so just want to be clear on that point. secondly, he apparently wrote i do apologize for any strife or traumas, but it had to be done. frankly, these parasites simply had it coming. it's three pages, but