action and let's welcome back mark rutherford a license psycho therapist and private practice in south florida you can search his ted talk on you tube gentlemen welcome we can only estimate the u.s. is homeless or population which a white house report pegs north of half 1000000 this report describes our homeless as people facing desperate situations extreme hardship making choices among very limited options often in the context of extreme duress substance abuse disorders untreated mental illness or unintended consequences from well intentioned policies that's the legal leaves version mark flesh that out for us who are america's homeless. i think homelessness has been around for a very long time it is it's this kind of public at this moment because of i think a number of contributing factors one of them is the economy one of them is the diminishing resources out there. for mental health you know if you look at what came 1st the chicken or the egg the were people have where they having mental health issues because they were homeless or worse was their homelessness creating this mental health myr

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we begin with a wild police chase in south florida that ended in a hail of bullets that left four people dead. police chopper video captured the incident yesterday. at least 20 officers were pursuing a u.p.s. truck. authorities say it was carjacked by two suspects who fired at police. the exchange of gunfire ended as quickly as it began. marc liverman is here in new york. it was a quick exchange of gunfire, but it was deadly, marc. >> reporter: it really was. and on top of the two victims who were killed, police said a jewelry store worker was also injured, but they didn't say if she had been shot. so far they haven't said what condition she's in. the video we're about to show you absolutely chilling to watch. [ sirens ] bystanders scrambled for cover as law enforcement in south florida engaged in a deadly shoot-out with two robbery suspects for more than 20 seconds. [ gunfire ] >> the suspects are now deceased, but two additional innocent civilians were also deceased. >> reporter: police say the two suspects first robbed a jewelry store 20 miles from the final scene. >> officers respond

now to some breaking news in south florida. a jewel heist, a wild chase, and it all ended in a hail of bullets.nikki ttiste has the vey latest. >> reporter: this helicopter video shows several florida polices speed chase this evening in south florida after at least one suspect hijacked a u.p.s. truck. the driver is forced to slow down when they were boxed in by traffic. at least 20 law enforcement officers approach with long guns and open fire. then at least one body is seen lying on the ground next to the u.p.s. truck. authorities say the chase began in coral gables after an armed robbery that took place at a jewelry store. >> my understanding is that there was an employee who was a female that was injured during the robbery. >> reporter: the condition of the suspects is still unknown. authority says no law enforcement officers were injured. norah. >> o'donnell: all right, nikki, thank you. and there's more breaking news tonight, this time in central minnesota, where a black hawk helicopter crashed with three crew members on b

let's go to nbc's hans nichols traveling with the president this holiday in south florida. he is in west palm beach, on hazard pay duty out there. what's the white house's strategy during this impasse? >> reporter: well, if you look at just the white house, it appears to be to ignore what is happening and not really respond on a day-to-day basis. you saw the president last night at that signing ceremony staying on message. they're at joint base andrews not weighing in to impeachment. not engaging with his critics. now later on in the evening, he did respond on twitter, and there is always that distinction, you see this so much on capitol hill, between what the white house is doing, officially, and what the president's rhetoric is, and the official moments and then what his twitter feed and his campaign rallies are like it. is almost two separate tracts now. they like the advantages of that because at times the president can appear presidential. and other times, he can get down there and fight with democrats, and try to rally up his base. but so far, it seems that they have

and 76 in south florida. as we go towards christmas day, we'll enjoy sunny skies for much of the east coast. temperatures, not too bad. guys? >> pedram haljavaheri, thank yo for that. >>> breaking overnight, a soldier killed just before christmas. >>> breaking overnight, another american soldier killed in afghanistan. the taliban claiming responsibility, saying u.s. and afghan forces were targeted with ieds while conducting a raid. u.s. officials are withholding the name until next of kin are notified. the u.s. and taliban had just restarted peace talks. more than 2,400 american troops have died in america's longest war. a drawdown of about 4,000 troops is expected soon. >>> former national security adviser, john bolton, condemning the white house approach to north korea, in a new interview with axios. bolten saying, he does not believe the white house, quote, really means it, when donald trump says they're stopping north korea from developing weapons. time is on the side of the proliferator. cnn has learned

nbc's kerry sanders is in south florida this morning to help beat that ticking clock.ood morning, for the procrastinators among us, craig, there are two ways left to shop at this point. you can do it old school where you go to the department store and buy something. i'm inside kohl's department store which is going to be open 24 hours now right up until christmas eve or you can do the more convenient online shopping where you click, but there are some links in the chains that you need to be aware of, specifically overnight delivery. this morning, with one more day until christmas. >> crowded, yes, a lot going around. >> reporter: and just hours before the final shipping deadlines approach, present procrastinators need to act fast and tech may be your best bet. apple still offering free next day delivery on select in-stock items as long as you order today by 3:00 p.m. another option for the last minute gifts, best buy and walmart. they're offering free next day shipping on orders over 35 bucks. but every hour counts. best buy needs your order tonight by 8:00 local. walm

over south florida as well. all right. stay dry. kelly o'donnell right there in west palm beach.ian president is the backbone of the impeachment proceedings you know. now newly released emails between the office of management and budget and the pentagon shedding new light on the time lyme of the withholding of aid. the emails indicate the order to block aid came 90 minutes after the president's july 25th phone call with president zelensky of ukraine. in a statement to nbc news, the omb office says that its "reckless to tie the ukraine funding to the july 25th phone call" maintaining the decision was made a week earlier. joining me now is elizabeth landers, political correspondent with vise news tonight. thank you for being here. mark short, the vp's chief of staff, is saying now that there's nothing new in this email, and nothing new in the timeline. how correct is that? >> well, of course, he's the first white house official that we've heard from about this today, and he did say this is just a coincidence that the aid was postponed right after that phone call, but these emails t

new questions this morning about a deadly shootout between police in south florida and robbers who carjacked a u.p.s. truck the barrage of gunfire killing the two suspects and two innocent bystanders. the family of one victim questioning if police were too quick to pull the trigger as the police union stands by its officers >>> all that, plus holiday delay. why the gifts you ordered online might be in danger of not making it to your house in time. >>> dentist under fire an alaska dentist facing serious charges after this video showing him working on a patient while on a hoverboard. >>> and last laugh the actress at the center of that controversial peloton ad stars in a new commercial released overnight. >> you're safe here. >> to new beginnings. >> we'll show you more of the advertisement that's racked up millions of views, today, saturday, december 7th, 2019 >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with sheinelle jones, peter alexander and dylan dreyer, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning to you and thank you for joining us on this saturday morning. >> yeah, big g

the road to south florida might go through santa clara depending how the 49ers do in the final two regular season games. this saturday they host the rams and the following week in seattle. they win both they would be the number one seed throughout the playoffs and get a first round bye. today the team dodged the raindrops as they practiced for saturday's primetime matchup and richard sherman says he will be back in the lineup. >> they are very talented and well coached. i think they are playing as good of football as anyone in the league. they had a top ten offense and defense before that. talent and coaching. >> be careful of the rams. you never know what they are going to do. niners and rams here on nbc sports bay area with a 4:00 p.m. newscast from the field. kickoff in 59:15 hour and after the game at 8:30 eddie murphy hosting saturday night live. that is a big saturday here. >> we are back with more. [ electrical buzzing ] [ dramatic music ] ahhhh! -ahhhh! elliott. you came back! sarah's last tuition payment, sent off. feeling good? oh yeah. now i'm ready to focus on my project. ♪ ♪ t

darkened hotel room with the en curtains drawn, has its beginnings really in the warm sands of south floridat the south beach of today with its hot bodies and pulsating dance clubs. that's all a marketing reinvention of a much-older miami beach. no, we need to go back 50 years or more when caddies with tail fins were pulling into the newest, glitziest hotel on the east coast. the fontainebleau. >> miami should be a great city. >> a hotel wheeler dealer ben novack built it and they came. steven gaines wrote about it in his book "fool's paradise". >> it became a destination for the major stars who were appearing at the fontainebleau, and lots ofhe movies were shot there as well. >> novak was the king. he found a queen in a former w coca-cola model named bernice with her beauty and effortless charm, bernice turned out to be the perfect hostess to greet the celebrities, gangsters the perfect host es to greet the and just plain guests who made the fontainebleau the scene of its day. king ben and queen bernice lived in b a penthouse suite, then alg came their prince, ben novack jr. >> he was a spo

good morning, hallie. >> reporter: good morning to you from south florida.now hearing from all of the key players in these impeachment proceedings and so far, nobody, democrats or republicans, seem willing to budge on their positions. bottom line, negotiations over the senate impeachment trial seem to be on a holiday hiatus. on this christmas eve, democrats don't want gifts, just the presence of white house officials at a senate impeachment trial and documents related to ukraine. >> we say to president trump, release the emails, let your aides testify. we say to leader mcconnell, a fair trial with the facts, only the facts. >> reporter: that new push coming from senator chuck schumer sending a letter to his colleagues tell them no good reason has been offered as to why the senate should not hear all the available evidence in this trial. the trial timing remains in limbo as house speaker nancy pelosi now insists she will not take the next step in the impeachment process and turn over the articles of impeachment to the senate until we know what sort of trial t

and 76 in south florida.we go towards christmas day, we'll enjoy sunny skies for much of the east coast. temperatures, not too bad. middle 40s around new york city. guys? >> thanks, pedram javaheri. >>> the philadelphia eagles make the most of the showdown in the nfc east. andy sholes coming up next. ure ? it looks like this. ♪ the beat goes on ♪ entresto is a heart failure pill that helps improve your hearts ability to pump blood to the body. don't take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. ♪la-di-la-di-dah don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren, or if you've had angioedema with an ace or arb. the most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure, kidney problems, or high blood potassium. ask your doctor about entresto. ♪the beat goes on yeah! this holiday season, give her the gift that says, "you are my icon. you are my diamond." introducing the marilyn monroe collection of fine jewellery. exclusively at zales, the "diamonds are a girl's best friend"

what's left of that storm system is now finally pushing through south florida.dale eventually to miami. further north is where we have snow kicking in. and this is lake-effect snow because of a cold blast coming through the great lakes but it's kind of like a quick burst of snow. and some of this may wake it all the way to new york city to connecticut later in the afternoon. from cleveland to erie, driving the throughway, there's enough snow out there south of buffalo to do a little shoveling out there, not a lot, two or three inches. new york state, just an inch or two. windchill in marquette is negative 22 so this is some of the coldest air of the season for a few spots. windchill of 6 in chicago. and now that cold air is going to start filtering into the northeast. it already feels colder than yesterday because yesterday we didn't have the winds in the northeast. there's still ice on the trees in southern new jersey and pennsylvania, and if the ice hasn't melted off the trees which it probably won't, we could get power down. and boston this time of morning, y

. >> hallie joins us from south florida. hallie, we're also getting word of a key republican senator who is signaling that she's uncomfortable with how mitch mcconnell has been handling the impeachment process. what can you tell us >> reporter: you're right, kristen. we're talking of lisa murkowski of alaska, a key moderate voice. she's saying she's disturbed by senator mcconnell' comments promising total coordination between republicans and the white house in an impeachment trial. it is still early in the process and ultimately democrats would need more republicans to break ranks in order to, for example, determine procedures like whether witnesses can be called. kristen? >> hallie jackson, thank you. >>> across the country now, christmas of weather extremes with record-high temperatures in some areas and a winter system that could mean trouble for holiday travelers as it moves east steve patterson is tracking it all. >> reporter: in a rare holiday twist wurngs of t twist, one of the few places across the country with a whi

south florida is under attack in invasive species.ls are running rampant and enjoying their neighborhood.rh what kind of animals are to blame? a iguanas. b groundhog. or c, feral pigs. >> i think it's groundhog's. >> brian: she thinks it's groundhogs. let's go to the tape. >> some call it an invasion. south florida withth iguanas. >> i lost a point i don't even have. >> did you get the points? >> look at that iguana. >> brian: ainsley is minus 1. >> she said in the beginning of the weather girl. >> i didn't pick the groundhog. >> we are having fun. >> brian: check the judges it, it's 2 to minus 1. >> why am i with you, losing a game? >> brian: it's not over yet. believe in yourself. question number four. this is not multiple-choice. a piece of art featuring a banana taped to a wall was regionally sold in miami for $120,000. days later, a man walked up to the artwork and destroyed it. what happened to the banana? ainsley, you broke the rules again. go to janice. >> would i didn't do that. >> what happened with the banana? >> he ate the

kerry sanders, nbc news in south florida. >>> there you have it, the opening bell. the new york stock exchange, where the dow is up 63 points. the nasdaq hit 9,000 for the first time, reaching all-time high in the end of year rally. >>> california's labor market is booming. the report from beacon economics shows annual job dproeth in san francisco is up by more than 3%. unemployment in the region is also down just a little under 2%. in the east bay, employment increased by just over 2%. that means more than 40,000 people found jobs this year across the bay area. and from plastic straws to plastic cups, berkeley cafes are charging 25 cents for disposable cups starting in january. san francisco also considering a similar proposal, all part of an effort to start to reduce waste. the coffee shops are on board. starbucks saying it's testing recyclable cups in san francisco for other cities and they plan to stop using paper cups. now customers have to bre their own mugs or pay a deposit for a reusable cup. >>> a mother says her daughter is expelled from school because her

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a winter wonderland south florida style.est thing about the holidays is the given back right so we hope that he sees how thankful we are to him for serving our country and protecting our country the bright lights really bring the blues for delgado in the weeks before christmas. >>his health issues have kept him from decorated. and the couple's kids who were able to face time for the big reveal won't be home for the holidays this year. >>like it's gonna be here >>but now thanks to of these volunteers from miami high. the delgado's are definitely in the christmas spirit. and they say it's a shining example, what the season is really about the order for. thank you thank you very much. >>story sometimes the little things here that wraps up kron 4 news at 5. thank you for being with us this hour, we'll see you back here tonight for kron 4 news tonight in primetime in the meantime it's time for at 6 with them or can we. >>and they keep thanks you both coming up next as 6 o'clock a stolen car up florida police chase and a confronta

south florida shoot out.jacking involving a ups truck and a botched jewelry store robbery. this morning, the innocent by standers caught in the cross fire and one victim's family

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south florida in particular, we are seeing activity, sales levels rise, which is in contrast to what we are seeing on the east and west coast. those markets are benefiting from this migration from high cost to low-cost. lisa: i'm wondering how much this is being framed incorrectly, and how much cities in the u.s. are generally perhaps getting overbuilt, given the population of the u.s. is not growing that much. how does the population factor into this? jonathan: it's interesting. because we have had such low cost of capital over the last 5, 6 years post financial crisis, we have been building, but what we have been building is the wrong kind of product. we have been building to the luxury high-end, rental or purchase. we have not built the right kind of starters, starter products. what is happening across the u.s. is prices -- just like we are seeing in new york, l.a. in particular -- prices rise for first-time buyers. it is reducing affordability because we are not adding to the housing stock, low-cost, or affordable housing. lisa: so people are going to rent forever basically? jona

heavy rain causing severe flooding in south florida. residents are trudging through neighborhoods where people usually walk. ducks have taken up residents, and many cars are submerged. it's all happening in hollywood in broward county, just north of miami. the rain got so bad it even closed down the airport in fort lauderdale for several hours. more than 7 inches of rain fell over the airport and left parts of the airfield flooded as well as roadways nearby. they had to shut down the north runway due to so much standing water. >>> heavy rain in southern california toppled trees and triggered power outages. one tree fell in la's echo park area trapping a homeless man. firefighters rescued him with the help of a 50-ton crane, and he only had minor injuries. now inspectors are trying to determine if evacuations from the building are necessary due to structural damage. >>> and a dramatic rescue during a storm to evacuate the crew of an italian cargo ship. you can see the high winds and waves. boy, look at that. it ended up on the western co

>>new details tonight after an armed robberypwild police chase and a shootout in south florida ends ining we're learning more about the ups driver who was gunned dowand we're also getting reaction from his family who believe that authoriti were quote trigger-happy dozens of polic vehicles were still at the scene today blocking the ramar adway were fatal shots were fir. the fbi says 41 year-old mar alexander and ronnie jerome helrobbed a jewel store before steing a ups truck, kidnapping the driver during rush hour on thursday afternoon. alexander and hill were killed. when police closed in on that and that businterstate the stolen truck was ted away today, the exchange of gunfire left 2 others dead a by sndard and also that kidnap 2 ups driver family have identifiehim as 27 year-old frk ordonez a and 6. relatives are ls ages 3 questioning why officers had to unleash a torrent of gunfire instead of trying to use a non deadly force. but authorities say the officers acons were warranted to prevent further loss of life. the shooting is under investiation. it's the most wonderful time of yea

. >> reporter: tonight as the fbi scours for evidence, we're learning more about that deadly south florida chase and shootout in the middle of rush hour that left four people dead and families of the innocent victims outraged about the police response. it started with an attempted robbery at this jewelry store more than 20 miles away in coral gables. suspects lamar alexander and ronnie jerome hill then hijacking the ups truck, taking the driver, frank ordonez, hostage, fleeing on the florida turnpike and interstate 75 and then local streets. the suspects firing back at an armada of police. >> this is an area that's very, very crowded, nothing but choking traffic he's about to get into. >> reporter: tv choppers tracking every move. the truck jumping sidewalks and running lights before finally getting stuck in a traffic jam. >> police have guns drawn in that area. >> this is pretty dangerous with so many other cars around. shots fired. >> yeah, shots have been fired. we're watching this unfold. >> through the windshield. >> reporter: motorists caught in the crossfire. >> you hear me screamin

well, president trump began his winter break the a conference for young conservatives in south florida where he made the case for his re-election and railed against his impeachment. >> they have nothing. there's no crime. there's no nothing. how do you impeach? you have no crime. people said there's no crime. there's no impeachment. their own lawyer said there's no impeachment. what are we doing here? >> the third president to be impeached is irate over that. and nancy pelosi is concerned about how fair the trial would be and whether lawmakers would hear from new witnesses. that's something that has taken on new importance because of a troef of documents in a freedom of information request. newly released emails regarding the defense aide held by the white house came less than two hours after president donald trump's july phone call with the ukrainian president. that has served as the backbone against the proceedings against him. they subject them to new scrutiny. in one pepblg after that phone call, michael duffy wrote, given the sensitive nature of the request, i appreciate your keep

david kerley, abc news, washington. >>> turning now to a wild and deadly scene in south florida.a busy highway. >> investigators say the armed robbers carjacked a u.p.s. truck after robbing a jewelry store in coral gables. a woman in the store was shot but is in stable condition. during the long pursuit the suspects ran red lights, jumped curbs, and nearly crashed into other drivers. packages littered the highway. the truck got stuck in traffic and was surrounded by police cars. >> 11 officers opened fire, but authorities say that's only after the suspects fired first. the u.p.s. driver and another bystander were shot and killed along with the two suspects. it's unclear if the civilians were shot by police or the suspects. the fbi is leading the multi-agency investigation. >>> now to that major step in the push to remove president trump from office. house speaker nancy pelosi has instructed democrats to proceed with articles of impeachment. pelosi said the president's dealings with ukraine showed he abused his power for his own personal political benefit at the expense of u.s. na

christmas across the country with day time highs welll texas, san antonio a high of 69 across south florida, in the mid-70s. important week we will take a look at this christmas forecast coming up >> thank you very much. >>> the national menorah is officially lit to celebrate the first day of hanukkah, hundreds gathered in washington, d.c. on sunday and faith leaders will illuminate one candle per night for the celebration of the eight-night holiday. menorah display is one of the largest in the world and happy hanukkah to all of those who celebrate. >> that looked dangerous to light those up top. >>> a nutcracker who is the inspiration of the holiday season. >> one week left in the nfl regular season but the pyolaffs aren't set yet big sunday upsets next what'd we decide on the flyers again? uh, "fifteen minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance." i think we're gonna swap over to "over seventy-five years of savings and service." what, we're just gonna swap over? yep. pump the breaks on this, swap it over to that. pump the breaks, and, uh, swap over? that's right. instead of all th

. >> reporter: a south florida family demanding answers after a fatal shootout with police leaving their loved one dead. thursday, a ups driver truck was hijacked by two robbery suspects in coral gables, of the 27-year-old ups driver and a seven-year-old bystander. the fbi has identified the suspect as lamar alexander, both also died in the shootout. >> you have to stop and get out. but they the way the police handled the situation was a nightmare. >> the family of the ups driver said law enforcement should have figured out another way to handle the situation. >> where was the s.w.a.t. team the normally handles all the hostage situations? where was the sniper? where is the hostage negotiator? it came full force. >> police say the suspects are responsible for the outcome. >> these officers are showing courage moving forward in danger. that is we have to be looking at here. the outcome of this is dictated by two violent felons that decided to bring this on the community. >> the family is planning on holding a funeral early this week. christina coleman, foxnews. >>> police in piedmont askin

the solid floor and in the lobby he started to walk like he had never been here ever going to south floridaand he started walking up a wall he tried to walk up the wall of our lobby because he had never been solid before and it's just amazing to me that they would expect an animal to live his or her entire life unpaid for wire flooring and they wouldn't do it themselves. matthew's large scale puppy breeding business was not his only interaction with the u.s.d.a. during the same time period he was receiving farm subsidies from the u.s.d.a. the total $56624.00 in commodity subsidies associated with. his dairy farm lancaster county pennsylvania has a total population of a little over 536000 residents from 1995 to 2012 farmers in the county have received 100 $28000000.00 in taxpayer funded farm subsidies from the u.s.d.a. . an extensive investigation for this film found numerous examples of u.s.d.a. license commercial breeders receiving multiple violations from the animal health of vision on one hand and large taxpayer funded farm subsidies on the other while the programs are viewed as distinct

. >> we had to do some detours, go rround to get here.sthat mped rn from south florida to south carolina, where roads were submerged in charleston, but before some passengers could be ,elayed at the airport, they were delayed getting to the orrport. it's been bumper to bumper at los angeles international where erivers say two miles can take up to two hours. inclement weather was to blame for this nearly 70-car pile-up on i-64 near williamsburg, orginia, on sunday that left more than 50 people injured. at least three remain hospitalized. today along 280 in alabama, slick roads led to accidents vhich slowed traffic even more. tiil stations have not been idmune as holiday travelers packed new york's penn station. it seems one of the few things travelers can control is how they react. >> it is frustrating. lines forever. i have been here for an hour. beene've been standing in this exact spot. i said i could probably get a shoe shine and not move in line. el reporter: well, there have been roughly 4,000 flight delays and more than 200 flight tincellations across the country eust today here at

now to some breaking news in south florida. jewel heist, a wild chase, and it all ended in a hail of bullets. manuel bojorquez reports from miami. >> reporter: norah it all started with an armed robbery at the jewelry store behind me. helicopter video captured what happened next. several dozen police cars set off on a high-speed chase that cut through the greater miami area after at least one suspect hijacked that u.p.s. truck. eventually, the truck was forced to slow down when it became boxed in by traffic. at least 20 law enforcement officers approached with long guns and opened fire. then at least one body is seen lying on the ground next to the u.p.s. truck. >> there was exchanged fire between law enforcement and the suspects. >> the suspects are now deceased, but two additional innocent civilians were also deceased. >> reporter: authorities also say no law enforcement officers were killed. manuel bojorquez, cbs news, coral gables, florida. >> o'donnell: and there's more breaking news tonight, this time in central minnesota

. >>> we begin with a wild police chase and a shootout that left four people dead in south florida. the highway looked like a war zone as police opened fire on a stolen u.p.s. truck and two robbery suspects. >> nearly a dozen officers fired their weapons in the middle of the busy evening commute. >> shots have been fired. you're watching this unfold. you see all those shots fired. >> reporter: this morning the chilling video of a deadly shootout. multiple police agencies in miramar, florida, cornering two suspects in rush hour traffic. you can hear a bullet ricocheted off a car. >> they start shooting and at that point we just locked down everything. >> hearing the ricochet bullets flying right by the vehicle, concerns of staying alive kicks in, and you do what you can to protect yourself and your family. >> reporter: this was the end of a massive chase that started more than 20 miles away in coral gables. police say two suspects held up a jewelry store then opened fire as they took off in a van. >> all of a sudden we hear eight or ten backfires which clearly were gunshots. >> this

the pair surfing off new smyrna beach in south florida when that happened. slowed down the video clearly reveals that is a shark fin, swiping the board. >> see all that sometime in the video? not happening here, darren! >> it is like a different side of the planet. >> especially when you look at the numbers of rainfall that we have recorded, since this started three days ago. take a look at the big number on top. that is in the santa cruz mountains. we have picked up over seven inches of rain. the lower peak that sits up there has just been getting continuously rained on. granted there are other impressive numbers on here. windsor, six inches. in the town of windsor, there is no rain shadow there. if you look at san jose you see the huge difference. that is it. san jose, 4/10 of an inch of rain is good rain for you. in light of what has been happening around you, it is virtually nothing. that is 5%, in san jose, of the difference in elevation. if you want to study that, that is the perfect one. this one was unique because the orientation of this storm, you c

nbc's dan sheneman has this report >> reporter: a high-speed chase in south florida ends in a deadly shootout. police say it all started near miami at a jewelry store in coral gables two suspects tried to rob the store. >> the subjects exchanged gunfire with the proprietor, who also fired back. >> reporter: a short time later the suspects fle a u.p.s. truck and kidnapped the driver shortly after, law enforcement began efforts to try to locate the truck and did so which resulted in a high-speed pursuit. >> reporter: the suspects dodged cars and tried to elude police for about 30 minutes but they were finally slowed by rush hour police moved in. the suspects killed in a barrage of gunfire >> there was exchanged fire between law enforcement and the suspects and, unfortunately, the suspects are now deceased, but two additional innocent civilians were also deceased >> reporter: the u.p.s. driver who was held at gunpoint among th investigation, and that investigation is ongoing dan sheneman, nbc news >>> also breaking overnight, three national guard service members were killed in a helicop

a little bit of light rain in south florida, a little along the gulf coast, southern georgiay in the carolinas later on tonight friday, know, heavy rain through the mid-atlantic region. travel issues on 95. the airports in charlotte, raleigh, areas of charleston to savannah and then friday evening the rain arrives in washington, d.c overnight, new york city saturday's going to be a rainy kind of windy day with a lot of travel delays possible in areas of the northeast notice i didn't talk much about snow or ice. maybe western portns of west virginioia how cold it's been in the last couple of days in the northern plains, it's hard to complain still only 9 for a high today in fargo. we'll give everyone the complete forecast for the whole country coming up. >> looking forward to that bill, thank you. >>> in today's quick hits, kawhi leonard got a hero's welcome in toronto. he returned for his raptors championship ridge in a special pregame smn. ceremony. it was the first time back since he left for the los angeles clippers. >>> big whoa for keanu reeves fans the internet preparing for th

, expect 40s in new york and boston, 30s in the twin cities, 60s in los angeles and 76 down in south floridacoming up, a new record, see how quickly two guys drove across the country. >>> also ahead, the estranged husband of a missing mother from connecticut takes the stand accused of stealing millions of dollars from his mother-in-law. >>> and later, something you should know before you wrap your christmas presents this year >>> we're back with a record-setting cross-country drive. two men and their spotter drove from new york to los angeles in just 27 hours and 25 minutes during the so-called cannonball run, which is an unofficial not to mention illegal race. they drove a special mercedes-benz,and their average speed on the trip was 103 miles an hour. they beat the previous record by more than an hour and stopped only four times for gas, food and bathroom breaks. >>> well, there is a new legal headache for the estranged husband of a missing mother from connecticut who hasn't been seen since may. fotis dulos is being sued by his mother-in-law. she claims dulos owes her $2.5 million saying t

with my dear friend hallie jackson, who is live in west palm beach, florida. >> good morning from south floridaskies have opened up. i am on assignment all week long covering president trump. he is at his mar-a-lago resort as we speak on this cloudy day. and the clouds are not going to clear any time soon, met for clee, of course, on the speaker senate standoff on impeachment. that's because this morning the two key players, mitch mcconnell and nancy pelosi are both out. they are both talking. they are both digging in. >> i can't imagine what purpose is served by her holding onto the papers. so sooner or later i'm assuming she's going to send them over. >> plus, the giuliani crusade. our exclusive brand new

there is a picture of the man himself i wrote a piece for bright line is a guess everybody in south florida knows flagler maybe flagler street but even my daughter had to explain flagler college is named after him everybody knows rockefeller but not flagler because he was modest and didn't care about self-aggrandizement even though he was quite a philanthropist and did a lot of things he brought the railroad as far north as miami those that lived wanted to rename the place flagler out of gratitude instead of the river that runs through the place and that is typical of why a lot of people don't know a lot about him. this is how that railroad work got done there was no heavy equipment shovels and wheelbarrows just a hole for a palm tree in your backyard you know backbreaking labor especially hot and mosquitoes 353 miles jacksonville to hear another hundred 53 from here to key west and that last was mostly over open water. this is the first hotel that flagler built in florida and saint augustine. a magnificent hotel and he repeated the process all the way down the eastern seaboard so his frien

the family of one of the victims jersey that the shooting was in south florida, questioning officerstics. nineteen police officers from at least four different departments were involved in the incident that resulted in the depths of a ups driver was taken hostage in a by standard as well as both suspects when officers exchanged heavy gunfire with the suspects. what is likely to happen? were the officers actions justified? >> that's the question, this became a shootout. now the shooter was in a crowded intersection, also please officers shot into the van where there was known to be a hostage. the question is, whether other tactics that could have been used that may have presented the deaths of these two innocent bystanders? we have to wait for the investigation to be thoroughly completed. this could take off long time. it could take years to get down to the bottom of what happened. what were the other options? could this have been prevented? >> what about the jewelry store when it started? is legally responsible? >> the store itsel i justified shooting. this was tragic for the ups dri