. >> first lady milania trump reviewed recommendations about what to do with the tree and personally signed off on the trimming of the another jackson a magnolia born from the original will be planted. >>> the bitter cold is expected to last threw new year's eve. organizers preparing for record breaking cold while holiday revelers will wat in time square. it is built to withstand extreme weather. >>> "eyewitness news" was at the blue cross river rink where preppings are underway for philadelphia's new year's eve display. gray views of two spectacular shows, one at 6:00 p.m. the other at the stroke of midnight >> you better bundle up for both >> chelsea said we're locked in for awhile >> that is so true. you need to bring your pets inside when temperatures are this cold. take care of yourself and those pets. let me take you to a live look at center city where it's 19 degrees. but when you have the winds and it's coming out of the northwest arraigned nine miles per hour, feel into the single digits. feels more like eight degrees, looks cold. another live pick in rehoboth beach it has b

. >>> milania trump visiting texas with second lady. rst responders who participated then traveled to texas to meet a family whose home was destroyed in the storm. mrs. trump and mrs. pence also traveled to a local elementary school help sort donations. >>> back here in our area, certainly the much chillier temperatures are setting in. >> doesn't it feel like hurricane season was a long time ago. it ended officially november 30th and off to the races with the cold here and now a few chances for flurries in the forecast. >> snow season. >> here we go. tonight is chilly. i don't think brutally cold. what do you guys think >> not terrible. >> not yet. could be worse >> friday might feel colder but as we look across the city tonight, we're mostly finding temperatures in the 40's and you few of you dropped into the 30's. winds gotten much lighter and it's not bad night lighting the capitol christmas tree as well. we'll bring you pictures of that as it gets lit in its glory but back to normal for december. first several days was really warm an

first lady milania trump ordered the removal of this diseased tree. it's supposed to be removed some time this week, the first lady request that day wood from the iconic tree be preserved and sed links were available if there's an opportunity to plant a new magnolia in the exact same location. >> this was sort of consultation with experts. >> the tree was old. it was diseased. >> when a tree can't stand on its own, bye-bye. back after this. . >>> i didn't know where it was going. could have changed the whole course of history >> that was supposed to be a look from the new movie the post. the "washington post" publishing the pentagon >> kevin mccarthy sat down with some of the cast >> people are concerned having a woman in charge of the paper. >> thank you, arthur for your frankness >> let's talk about the bravery and what you saw and what that means for audiences today to see that character on screen in that environment >> i think it's tough to imagine what it must have been like in 1971. 46 years ago what it must have been like to be on a woman who w

. >>> milania trump visiting texas with karen pence continuing the hurricane harvey efforts. they traveled to rock port texas to meet a family. whose house was destroyed by the storm. mrs. trump and mrs. pence also went to a local elementary school an local food bank >>> christmas eve less than three weeks away, if you have a millennial in your life. here's ideas for what you can buy. >> this is probably a very popular >> how about that idea would you consider picking up one of their opportunity loan payments? a survey found nearly 70% of borrowers want a loan payment this holiday season instead of a sweater or iphone. i mean, the a student loan payment is about $350. >> which amazes me because i think back 15, 20 years ago the payments i was making, not even anywhere near that. >> also shows 58% of those millennials plan to use their christmas cash to pay down their student loan debts >> you know, there's a lot of -- a lot of people both sides say the government should do something about opportunity loan debt and other people are saying we didn't have help but the cost of col

some of the president's friends have taken to calling milania trump and asking had her to send messages to her husband. kelly is also losing the battle with twitter feed after he retweeted anti-muslim videos prompting rebukes in the british prime minister and in the house of commons. let's explore this really quickly. because i'm trying to -- i was trying to put myself in a situation where i remember calling somebody and telling them i want you to do this thing but don't tell mom and dad. >> or don't tell mom. >> yes. >> i don't know -- i don't find it all that surprising and i think we can all sort of agree that john kelly has brought some sense of at least order and chain of command to the white house, at least up to him. but he's always said the president is the president and he never pretended like he was going to be able to control the president's twitter feed. but he's the president of the united states. in the end he's the number one guy and if he wants to talk to his staff in the private residence and tell them not to tell john kelly, i don't know how you counteract that. >> and

trump took time to say happy kwanzaa. as families and friends join the light. milaniand i expend our warmest wishes for a joyful holiday season an prosperous year to come. some note the well wishers come after president obama was a former statement. he once implied it was a fake holiday by posting a link to a block post on twitter which said as much. >>> it is time for the morning line. legendry goal with me bower passed away. back in the days when he played without a masked he was a goalie who played without a mask. can you imagine that with those hockey pucks coming at you. he joined the maple leafs in 1958. went on to play 475 regular season games and one four stanley cups, you died after a short battle with pneumonia. he was 93 and face still looks good for all those years. catching those pucks without a mask. unbelievable. >>> nfl now, long time pittsburgh steelers linebacker james harrison who much like myself attended kent state university is joining the enemy. officially signed with the new england patriots after a long career in pittsburgh. do you dislike himo

. >>> milania trump ordered the removal of a deceased 200-year-old magnolia tree planted in front of it after his wife passed away days after the election. the tree is featured on the $ busy, expected to be removed this week while the first family is away for the holidays >>> greg pupavitch he had simple response when asked why it's important to donate to charity. if you don't give to others you're a jerk. >>> we all know your electric bill can sky rocket once cold comes but how about a $284 million bill. an erie woman checked for the month of december, obviously. it was an error. >> good for her >> very good, otherwise, she couldn't pay that >> one of nascar's most recognizable faces is leaving the track, danicka patrick because she announced her retirement last month, saying her final races will be the 2018in de500 and daytona 500. the nascar star is hoping to rebrand exploring health and wellness, it detail as 90-day work-out plan your mind and body in shape. also plans to spend more time with her wine brand. >>> time is 5:52. bad news for apple. analysts are predicting lower ship

. >> on behalf of milania, myself, barren and the entire trump family, god bless you, god bless america have a very, very merry christmas and happy new year. >>> the president was active on social media before the mass and said on twitter quote people are proud to be saying merry christmas again. >>> the united states is counting its donation to the united nations by almost $300 million, the announcement comes days after the condemns the trump administration's decision to move the embassy in israel. repeatedly said the world organization is mismanaged. nikki haley called the more efficient and accountable u.n. the u.s. is by far the largest contribute tore paying more than double the next largest. >>> continuing coverage of loudoun county sheriff deputy, the suspect is 39 douglas johnson junior is under arrest. evan lambert is live with new developments for us. evan? this documents are stable in the hospital, we're also learning more about that suspect through his interactions with a neighbor. here he is in a mug shot, this is douglas johnson junior facing two attempted murder charges t

. >> on behalf of milania, myself, barren and the entire trump family, god bless you, god bless americad have a very, very merry christmas and happy new year. >> overnight, the president called troops overseas to wish them a merry christmas and to thank them for the service. >>> britain's queen elizabeth and the royals attended a traditional christmas service in london with a new future family member alongside of them. including the queen, prince phillip, princess anne and catherine, and kate who is expected to give birth to the couple's spring, the crowd got a glimpse of the future newcomer, meghan markle is the first newcomer to join for the christmas service >>> a dc teacher claims she was booted out of a first class seat on united everything else flight. >> the ongoing search for crews on in a plane crash that claimed lives of a couple from maryland >> showing appreciation to those who worked the holidays to keep us safe. p us safe. . >>> the ntsb is investigating the cause of that small plane crash out of florida. a maryland couple was mentioning the five killed. they were 26-year-

. >> my fellow americans, milania and i are delighted to wish america and the entire world a very merry christmas. >> president trump and the first lady issued that greeting today. they also spoke to kids about santa's journey. some of the kids who called norad had their calls routed to the first family. the president and first lady chatted with the kids from their mar la go estate in florida. >>> united airlines issued an apology to a customer who was accused of being bumped out of first class for a congressman. she said she was moved out to economy plus and it was u mill yating. united said it showed that simpson cancelled her flight. >> representative lee said she didn't ask for anything out of the extraordinary. but in the spirit of the season she apologized. >>> odds are you gave or got something on this list. the top gifts in america have been tallied. clothing, the most popular gift this year. gift cards came in a close second. books, a distant third. the most wanted holiday gift, gift cards. that's according to wallet hub survey. stores are open tomorrow if you didn't get the gift you want. and they said mor

trump's family over a billion. i will say this, in this family's case, i support that, because i think milania deserves every cent. give it to her. anyone who has had to deal with him so much deserves some kind of compensation. give it to her. to be honest, sometimes i'll ask myself, i go, why do we always have to talk about trump? but then i go, no, why does he always give us something to talk about? because no matter how hard you try, you can't avoid him. you can't. for instance, here's a story coming out of libia. north african country that used to be run by ga dalphi looked like he forgot to shave. in obama's administration didn't stick around to help stabilize the country afterwards. so libia went from being africaly only debt free nation to a poverty stricken region where violence exploded. recently we discovered that this is happening. >> reports on slave trading in libia caused outrage around the world. my grants hoping to reach europe >> a man addressing an unseen town, big strong boys for farm work he said. 400. 700. 700? 800. you are watching an auction of human beings. >> they admitted to us there were