i'm tamron hall in for brian.e'll see you right back here tomorrow evening. ♪ >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >>> right now at 6:00, a slick and blustery trip home as a fast-moving cold front whips through the bay area. the rains moved out, but chilling winds are just getting started. good evening and thanks for joining us, i'm scott budman. raj and jessica have the night off. drivers at a standstill on many bay area roads. you see the backup along 880 and the san mateo bridge. team coverage tonight, jodi hernandez tracking the big get-away and rob mayeda with the latest on what's out there. good evening, rob. >> good evening. the umbrellas can be put away and you want to keep a nice winter coat nearby. we have some wind chill temperatures, winds 15 to 25 miles per hour, and our rain totals from the fast-moving storm, just under .10 and more in the santa cruz mountains, and east bay hills, fast-moving system, not a lot, enough to wet the grounds in 580, and san jose, less than .10. still seeing travel impacts in

i'm tamron hall in for brian tonight. we begin with crowds gathering at hundreds of movie theaters across the country for a big christmas day opening that almost didn't happen, thanks to a cyber attack that exposed some of the biggest secrets of a hollywood studio and cyber threats that nearly derailed the release of "the interview." the controversial movie is now out and reaction is pouring in from across the country and from north korea. we're joined tonight from los angeles. m good evening. >> reporter: good evening, tamron. the planned release date, the 25th, but not at big theaters which worried about threats. no security problems have been reported at smaller cinemas like this one, where some folks say they're not just here to see this movie, they're here to send a message. this christmas day opening did not involve traditional presents. >> it's a gift. you know what i mean? just to see what the hoopla was about. >> it wasn't the most christmassy thing we did, but the most american thing we did. >> reporter: audienc

>> good morning, tamron. the mayor was here within the last hour, as you said, he arrived with officer ramos' pastor and he left without saying anything. he did notify the city there will be a 2:47 p.m. moment of silence. that's exact moment when these two officers were slain. police are telling us more about the investigation. they're looking into his social media accounts. he had 119 photos on instagram, many of them anti-police anti-government. they found a thousand photographs on his phone. many of those were very indicative of his believes in anti-police. there was one video of an anti-police protest on december 1st in union square. they've announced that the video and the mall they found was the last moment they saw him. that was just before noon. on saturday between noon and 2:30, two and a half hours, they lost track of him. there's no audio, no phone calls. they want to know if he met anybody. they're asking for the publics' assistance. >> let me go back to the rally where the gunman was scene. corre

>> hey, tamron. we're just now hearing that the national air traffic service is telling us the glitch has been fixed. the system has been restored. they tell us in their returning to normal operations they say they don't know how long that will take. the air space over london has been restricted basically for the past 30 minutes s ts to 45e finance me . it means no flights taking off. fewer coming in to land. it causes a huge number of disruptions across the system. hundreds of flights coming into london, potentially thousands coming in on a friday. not to mention a friday afternoon as business travelers come back from trips to europe, the middle east. so this is going to cause quite a few disruptions and delays throughout the system in the u.k. we're being told the technical failure has been fixed and they're trying to return to normal. we've been told by the faa there should be no impact so far for the united states for flights bound for london from the united states. so far most flights no impact.

i'm tamron hall this is "newsnation." we begin with breaking news from the white house where just in the past hour president obama announced that ashton carter is his nominee to replace chuck hagel. carter previously held the number two job at the pentagon and is a nuclear physicist with bipartisan support on capitol hill. if confirmed, carter will be president obama's fourth defense secretary in six years. >> with a record of service that spanned more than 30 years, as a public servant, adviser, scholar. he's regarded as one of our nation's foremost national security leaders. >> pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski. part of harry reid's statement i believe in his experience at the pentagon. let's roll out his rÉsume and why you believe or why it is believed the president backed him for the spot. >> it's going to be a seamless transition because as you mentioned a moment ago, ash carter only a year ago was the deputy secretary of defense. he hasn't been out of here that long. and there's going to be some time between n

tamron? >> thank you. >> nice gesture there from jetblue. >>> protests unfortunately got violent. >> yes. demonstrators protesting police killings of black men nationwide organized what was supposed to be a peaceful march. instead some of them shattered windows and set fire to dumpster dumpsters, vowing to not give police time off over christmas. >>> george h.w. bush remains hospitalized. nbc's jacob rascon is in houston and join us with the very latest on his condition. jake jacob? >> reporter: sheinelle, good morning, the former president is going on his fourth day at the hospital. he had a quote, terrific christmas day. tuesday he suffered what was being described as a shortness of breath and was taken by ambulance to the hospital. bush 4 is the oldest living president. although parkinson's disease make it is difficult for him to speak and walk he has remained active even skydiving on his 90th birthday. he was also at houston methodist two years ago, suffering from bronchitis and a persist

. >> good morning, tamron. the drama this time came from liberal democrats who nearly scuttled the deal with hours before the deadline. the president got on the phone, the chief of staff from the white house was here. by the narrowest of margins, the house did pass a government spending bill that keeps the federal agencies and departments running for a year. now, democrats had objected to a rollback of financial provisions that would help big wall street banks take some high-risk investment with his taxpayer ensured deposits. in the end, compromise, even ugly compromise, carried the night. and so this was passed. it's now up to the senate to follow through. the house also gave them a little wiggle room with extra deadline until saturday. tamron? >> kelly, thank you very much. >>> also at capitol hill thursday, a powerful without words. congressional staffers and members of congress walked out of their offices and stood on the capitol steps to protest the grand jury decisions in the michael brown and eric garner

tamron has more on that. tamron? >> good morning, everyone.ining quiet amid an unprecedented flood of sexual assault allegations, bill cosby has now given brief comments about the scandal that now surrounds him. bill cosby speaks out, breaking his silence in a phone interview with stacey brown, reporter with the washington informer, telling brown the african-american media should be impartial toward him amidst his sex abuse scandal saying, quote, i only expect the black media to uphold the standards of excellence in journalism. and when you do that, you have to go in with a neutral mind. when asked how his wife of more than 50 years, camille cosby, has been handling the situation, cosby said the love and the strength of womanhood. and you could reverse it, the strength of womanhood and love. he cut off the conversation, saying they don't want me talking to the media. martin singer said i have not confirmed that bill cosby made the statement to stacey brown. he has refused to comment on the allegations, most notably with npr radio. >> and when

i asked the question, tamron, why haven't we voted on the bill in the house? >> that's the question we'll see what republicans have to say. thank you for joining us. >>> so let me bring in our "newsnation" panel today attorney usa today columnist and nbcnews.com ruaul riaz. we were talking about in in the commercial break. separate from the hearing you have the complexity of the president's action meaning for those who are eligible for those who can apply how are they to get the appropriate information. i had a conversation with someone yesterday who seems the person who can apply can stay in the country as a result of children who is an american stgts. already hearing from lawyers and people who seem less than screw up louse who may attempt to take advantage of hard working people who can stay in this country. >> very good point to make, tamron. first of all, i'm a proud member of the american immigration lawyers association. i know, ayla has taken efforts to inform the public through the members themselves and encouraging members to go out and speak and prog

but, tamron, when people get in earlier and earlier, that sometimes speeds up the time line. >> they want to wait as long as possible but just looking at some of the things in the news from the immigration debate here on the president's executive actions there to, of course, these massive protests in the streets from new york and other places in the country as relates to policing, you also have david vitter announcing he wants to block loretta lynch for attorney general. set aside the issues of budget and those ongoing debates there. if these candidates, whether it's jeb bush, rand paul, or hillary clinton slowly go the direction that i think people see is inevitable and avoid the top thaics now, what does that o them? >> tamron, it becomes very hard if people are running for the presidency, hard to avoid the conversations what we'll see take place is different in 2013 and 2014. the big political stage will be on the presidential side of things in iowa, in south carolina, in new hampshire where these candidates are getting questions asked about the news of the day and where they want

tamron? >> kelly, thank you very much. >>> also at capitol hill thursd thursday, a powerful without words. congressional staffers and members of congress walked out of their offices and stood on the capitol steps to protest the grand jury decisions in the michael brown and eric garner case. make sure all americans are treated equally before the law. >> tens of thousands of gallons of oil in bangladesh, threatening dolphin species and other aquatic life. it was carrying more than 92,000 gallons of furnace oil when it was hit by a cargo vessel. officials are now scrambling to try to minimize that damage. >>> injured carolina panthers quarterback cam newton says returning to football is not something he is worried about right now. first appearance since an awful car crash tuesday that left him with broken bones in his back. >> was looking at the situation at hand. you know, i'm lucky to be standing in front of you guys right now. >> newton said the crash taught him sport sincere not everything b

tamron? >> thanks so much, pete. >>> dozens are dead after a powerful typhoon ripped through the philippines. miguel almaguer is in manila. good morning. >> tamron, good morning. over the last several hours, this storm has delivered pounding rain and steady wind. while the storm system is deteriorating, it is still packing a very dangerous punch. after smashing into the philippines over the weekend, this massive killer storm claimed at least 21 lives, washed out roads and swept away homes. now it's rumbling into manila, as 12 million here take cover. we're safe here, says this woman, if we stayed near the coast, we would be dead. once the largest storm on the planet this year, the super typhoon lost power. it is now a tropical storm, packing 84-mile-an-hour winds. 38,000 raced to get out. last year, typhoon haiyan killed more than 7,000. this time, more destruction, but no massive death toll. our roof will be blown away, she says. we're scared. that's why we left. with more than a million eva

tamron has those.oliday spirit, christmas cards are supposed to be in the mail, i hope by now. this is the official christmas photo of prince george. released by his parents. i'm just going to be honest, might be one of the cutest things i've seen ever. he is only 1. look how the kid posed. those eyes. look at that. and this is very gq. in the moment. he's prince spanky. thank you, al. in honor of the prince and his adorable photos we asked viewers to share theirs. look at liz's elf on a shelf. i am in love with this do for obvious reasons. and up next, my first little christmas. that's quite a present. so cute and monica sent santa's little helper. love working accurate with the eyes. so we're asking you to send in some of your merry moments from past holidays. some of the moments you captured leading up to this one. #todayholidays. we'll be sharing more moments. so vale, savannah, you sent me a picture last night. >> yes. >> she was not wearing a christmas outfit. she was wearing the eagles, who lost

i got tamron. >> you got my name?ou. >> oh my gosh. >> i have to tell you. i just saw a woman in a bikini, what movie is this? >> but you love old school workout videos. >> i live for cindy crawford. i have the vhs from the '90s. i love you for this one. >> there's one more. >> oh, there's more. oh! >> that is a repair kit for a brompton bicycle that fits in the tube of the bicycle. so you slide it. when you fold up the bike, you slide it. >> it's for my bike? >> yes, for your bike. >> it will fix? >> the tire. >> if i pull it a man comes out, he can fix it? >> there you go. >> it's amazing! >> otherwise. >> you are thinking a heck of a bike. >> pull it, the man comes out, holly mackerel. >> thank you. >> this is a different christmas. >> thank you. >> thank you, guy, cheers. >> merry@÷q@ñ@÷@÷úxíqÑñ >>u3@ as we head into the rest the morning he we will see whipped spe winds picking up. 48 degrees.Ñ÷ wind guchts up to sts up to 35 hour. a mild week end ahead. a mild w&háhp &hc&ead. week. 58 degrees on saturda

>> everyone says i look like tam tamron. i love you, tamron!o, it's a little brisk out here on the plaza. >> not really. >> but it's nicer today than it's going to be tomorrow and that nor'easter pours in. matt lauer along with savannah guthrie, dylan dreyer, who's here while al's off today, and willie's here for natalie as well. >> or carson. >> carson, either one. i'm giving you natalie. >> thank you. i'll take that. >> because natalie's off as well today. >> exactly. did you hear about the british invasion? not william and kate. the cast of "downton abbey" here in our studio this morning. cannot wait to catch up with them. >> so, then -- >> committed a major social faux pas this morning when she told me about a cast member no longer on the show. and i was not there yet. >> oh! >> oh, no. >> it was three seasons ago. >> okay, i'm getting there. i'm getting there. >> wait until you find out what happened on "the love boat." >> i know. don't tell me. >> that's again this half hour. we've got a check of the morning's top stories. tamron is in fo

good to see you. >> tamron, good to see you. it's been a challenging year after michael sam was wave friday the dallas cowboy's practice squad. he has impacted the game in different ways, off the field, telling oprah he's not alone. >> there's a lot of us out there. i'm not the only one. >> yeah. >> i'm just the only one who's open. >> reporter: michael sam says other gay players have quietly contacted him since he publicly came out. >> a very few reached tout me. >> meaning one, two, three, five? >> very few. >> okay. >> reached out to me and pretty much told me their gratitude and how they were thankful that i had the courage to -- they wish that they had the courage to come out. >> st. louis rams select michael sam, defensive end, missouri. >> reporter: drafted in may, it marked the turning point for the nfl. >> i'm a football player and i'm gay. >> reporter: milestone noted in the sports world and beyond. >> i was nervous. it was like, man, i'm actually doing it. but saying it, how everyone's reaction was, it was so awesome

>> we have a shot of tamron. >> what?re going to be on there today. >> it airs today. >> a little sneak peek of you in "ask steve." >> oh, yeah, ask steve. >> i recently went on a date with a guy who is 50-ish years old and he sent me a message with an emoticon with the little kiss and willie said men don't send emojis. is it a deal breaker? >> i think willie's right about that. he's 50 something? how does he even know where that is on the phone? you know, my kids send me all these symbols and stuff. my wife sends me symbols. i'm looking at my phone. i'm trying to figure out where the hell are these faces at? i don't have that kind of time. i don't really know. and he in his 50s? ooh, i don't have nothing to say. i'm going to send a face. >> so much for that. >> but i sent al roker an emoji two days ago and what did i say? yes, i sent you an emoji. >> you did. >> i think it's okay for women to send it. >> al, can a man send an emoji? >> he can, but he has to give up his man card. but first this. >> true. >> announcer: "to

. >> we want to tell but a special tamron hall is hosting on own tomorrow night.ron looks back at historic moments on the oprah winfrey show that covered race relations and civil rights. >> 25-year run smack dab was the trial of the century, o.j. simpson's murder trial, a defining moment in our culture that spoke volumes about where we stood as a nation when it came to race. the lights were on. cameras were rolling, right here in this studio as the verdict came down live. >> it is shortly before noon chicago time. and history is in the making. by the time you all see this you will already know the o.j. verdict, but we, just like the rest of the country, are waiting to hear it live for the very first time. >> the special "race on the oprah winfrey show with tamron hall" airs tomorrow january 1st at 10:00 pm eastern on own. that does it for this edition of news nation. i'm ayman mulhuydin in for tamron hall. >>> opening her hand crafted clothing line on etsy five years ago. she used the marketing power of the site to expand into retail and become a finalist in marth

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. >> reporter: good morning, tamron. some officials and former officials in this city have made a link between the murder of these two officers and the ongoing protests against police tactics. that's a link that the mayor of this city firmly rejects. he's called for an end to the protests until the two officers can be buried. >> reporter: a bride just two months ago. >> reporter: the widow of new york city police officer wentjin liu thanked supporters. lie and raphael ramos murdered saturday are being mourned by the city they served. as their families plan their funerals, police are trying to learn more about their killer as families plan their funerals. his sister says her brother was troubled and needed help. >> clearly, something is wrong. he should have been offered help in the system. >> but he wasn't. >> right? but he wasn't. >> newly released surveillance video shows him at a mall. instead of holiday shopping, police say his plans included murder. less than three hours later, he gunned down the two officers in it

we will send it over to tamron. what, "biggest loser," bob harper with big tips for us. >> i do. >> that's >>> good morning. your thursday is starting off with snow showers, plus, low clouds are delaying flights by about a half hour. it's beginning to look like christmas in some parts. >> you could say that. snow flakes fall ng south philadelphia, just very light stuff. it's steadier snow to the north and west and blow iing in winds that will be with us the rest of the day. there is the snowfall through montgomery, bucs county and even into burks county, getting a few snow flakes, 35 degrees in the city, but below freezing for chatsworth springs. 31 in redding. across delaware and south jersey, out of the woods, you might see snow flakes, but temperatures above freezing shouldn't be an issue. 36 degrees by lunchtime and the winds will still blow a few scattered light snow showers through later this afternoon. >> take a look at this video. sky force ten was over the scene of a house fire. you can see those strong fla

tamron? >> thank you very much. >> our hearts go out to those people at the holiday season. that's a tough thing. you've been following these storms all week long. >> all week long. unfortunately, we'll see another round of severe weather again today. we'll see delays at the airport, especially down near atlanta where you can see heavy rain is falling. lightning down through the panhandle of florida and into southeastern georgia. want to point out, in seattle and portland, we also have heavy rain. two major hubs that will experience some delays. let's get to the tornado watch. it includes tallahassee and extends up to charleston, south carolina. this is where we could see isolated tornadoes, damaging wind gusts and a lot of rain. tallahassee yesterday picked up 7.5 inches of rain. that will lead to flooding, naturally. as we go through the day today, can you see the heaviest of the rain is in the carolinas. through the atlantic, we'll see pockets of rain. near new england we'll see the rain c

willie, al, natalie and tamron.e get them in. record of the year, this is a single, "fancy" by iggy azalea featuring charli xcx. chandelier, stay with me, sam smith and shake it off. any favorites? >> sam smith or meghan trainer. >> you can't necessarily bet against taylor swift. >> i would have thrown in drunken love with beyonce or bang, bang, your theme. >> bang, bang. >> your song. >> your song's not on here. >> they know they're in our hearts. they're record of the year in our hearts. >> arianna grande. they should be on there. >> i don't know why, i have a sam smith feeling this year. >> certainly a breakout artist of the year. absolutely. >> they're doing this over the course of the day. >> right. >> we got some of the announcements of the nominees and they'll put some out on twitter, snapchat. >> album of the year. >> big deal. >> another one they released, best country album, i'm totally biased, "riser," dierks bentley. >> because he has been on our show. >> they're all great. >> how about best pop vocal al

who had been imprisoned in cuba for 20 years, tamron. i'm being told that the contents of the background call that we received are now able to be reported out. i'm going to be give you some of the details. president obama will be announcing a shift in policy between the united states and between cuba. he's going to announce that a number of restrictions will be eased between the two cubs when it comes like travel and commerce. it's going to be a major shift in relations and u.s. embassy will be set up in cuba. of course, that is significant. this is going to be the largest easing of relations between the united states and cuba that we have seen in decades. so this is certainly going to be a significant announcement. this entire exchange was -- has been worked on for a number of years. the calls for him to be released have grown laouder particularly in the release of bergdahl. his wife speaking out saying if they can exchange taliban prisoners for bergdahl certainly they can work out a deal. the president saying the fact that alan gross w

tamron? >> stephanie gosk, thank you very much. >>> the internet appears to be working again in north korea after an outage blanketed that country for hours t came after the government said north korea was to blame for the sony pictures cyber attack. hallie jackson, good morning. >> good morning, matt the outage may have been a routine glitch or it may have been something more suspicious, like a coordinated attack on north korea's internet. all this has south korea reportedly beefing up its cyber deferences with sony going offense online. the elite few in north korea who have the internet apparently can once again access it after a 9 1/2 hour outage cut them off from the rest of the online world. >> that's nothing i've seen before in north korea. >> reporter: raising eyebrows, aa week after the u.s. blamed north korea and promised to respond. >> we'll respond in a place and time and manner that we choose. >> reporter: two u.s. officials familiar with the situation are denying an american role

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tamron, sam smith. >> i am all about sam smith.all about the bass. >> we know what the bass is. the bass. >> all right, best dress in 2014? so here are our choices. >> lupita nyong'o. i went with amal. i think she's also breakout of the year. >> for sure. >> she was! >> and that white pantsuit -- >> beautiful! >> it was epic. willie also picked lupita nyong'o. and tamron with beyonce. >> anyone who wears a leather jacket with tattoos on the back, she's your girl. >> she was playing to tamron. >> if you want to weigh in as well with your picks, just go to today.com or usa.com to vote for your top picks. usatoday.com. >> it's fun to look back at the year. how things change -- >> "happy" seems like it was last year. >> that's the problem i have with "froze." it actually was november of last year, but its reign of greatness continued through this year. >> i think it will continue through forever. >> this is a new take on doggy breath. look at this, virgil the poodle, who knows exactly what to do with an electric toothbrush. >> let's se

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i'm willie along with al, natalie and tamron. tam rochbl >> yes, tamron.ot? >> mindy kaling's love -- >> you getting dread locks? >> all things willie geist continues. here is the backstory. so on mindy's show, she revealed what is affectionately called the wreath witherspoon. it is a wreath, it is amazing, made of pictures of reese witherspoon. >> and that blew up online. >> blow up online, everyone did my personal favorite, the aretha franklin. keanu wreath. savannah -- savannah -- >> savannah. savanny guthrie. overnight, late word, breaking news, big development, mindy stayed up all night long to dedicate a breathe to her one true love. >> come on. stop it too much now. >> willie -- willie wreath -- your name is -- >> it does. >> guise wreath. how much she loves him, his name doesn't fit in the wreath part. >> go it with it tamron. i'm a huge mindy kaling fan. i have made no secret of that over the years much she is smart. she is cool. she is beautiful. she is fun. i like me some mindy kaling as well. >> would you hang that wreath in your home? >> i don

i am tamron hall. this is news nation. more demonstrations are planned today after a massive show of peaceful protests in new york city and cities across this country overnight. following the grand jury decision not to indict the officer who put eric garner in a choke hold leading to his death. thousands of protesters gathered in locations across manhattan, including the west side highway where traffic was at a virtual stand still at one point. this was the scene at grand central station at the height of rush hour where demonstrators silently staged a die in where they laid motionless on the ground for several minutes. a crowd up to 300 protesters gathered at times square yesterday evening and marched towards rockefeller center where police barricades blocked them from reaching the tree lighting ceremony. and in staten island, a large crowd gathered in the spot where eric garner died. in all, police made about 83 arrests. appearing on the "today" show this morning, eric garner's widow described how she felt when she heard

. >> tamron, what can make the year ends news conferences particularly fascinating and news worthy. we have a chance to talk to the president about issues where we do not yet have him on the record. you outlined a perfect example. we've heard the president talk about cuba. we heard him talk about immigration. but this particular event the hacking at sony and the ramifications and the international intrigue involved is a place where we can get new information from the president directly. i expect that will be a topic. we have not heard from the white house yet about what the president plans to say in his prepared opening statement, which usually tees up a news conference to give all of us listening a sense of what the president thinks where the highlights of the year gone by and things he wants to highlight. and that typically be the accomplishments that he believes his administration has achieved through the year. when the questions come, expect him to be pressed more on what does he know about north korea's involvement, there are there other international actors involved? what can

tamron? >> we're also hearing -- as i noted, adam, as you know nbc news indicates that there have been officials from the administration as well as from the governor's officer and the mayor's officer to police union advising them to the to do television interview. what has been the union's response to that? >> we haven't heard from the union yet. we know ahead of the union head said over the weekend that the blood of this ambush, this assassination, the blood is on the hands of the mayor, and the bloods lead all the way to the steps at city hall. i guess both sides are hoping that the rhetoric calms down. both sides tone the rhetoric down as we move toward the funerals of these two fallen officers. >> and we're also hearing, adam, from eric garner's mother. she also asking for people to tone down the rhetoric and tone down the extremely high emotions that we're seeing. let's play what she said. >> standing here in sorrow about losing those two police officers. that was definitely not our agen

al and natalie and tamron are off. 1 million people expected to watch the ball drop.r been down there in the thick of it? >> no. >> i haven't either. >> one year i came down came to new york city. it was too cold i couldn't do it dylan. >> it's cold out there right now. there are people on the plaza and i said are you going down to times square? they're like we're going down right after this to get a spot. it's 9:00 in the morning. >> that means you'll go and stand for 13 hours before the ball drops. >> if you're headed out there, i don't know why you would be or if you're outside, wrapping trash bags around your feet and putting your boots over the bags. then you sweat. i don't know why it works. it really works. >> i don't know. i don't understand the science behind that. it's always moisture wicking away. >> your feet are sweaty but warm dylan. i don't know. it really works. >>> have you ever heard about what they're doing, private fly? >> you have to have a lot of cash to do this but it's a private tour. lets you celebrate the evening twice in sydney. obviously it

tamron is in the orange room with a great debate tied to holiday displays. tamron?ate over christmas lights. anticipation is building for the big rockefeller tree lighting tonight. we have a beautiful live shot. and viewers have been sharing photos -- there's the tree -- of their christmas trees. michelle, taylor, cinder. very beautiful trees. do you like white lights on your tree or do you like multi-colored lights? it's a showdown. #white lights, #multicolor. we are tapping into new technology in the newsroom. as you tweet, based upon your tweets, from the bottom to the top, the winning idea will light. that's a demonstration there. so go online. based on your tweets -- >> our tweets will power the tree? >> from the bottom to the top, it will rise. and a reminder, if case i didn't already, here you go. tonight, 8:00 pm, 7:00 central, watch the fun in technicholor. >> isn't it likely that both trees will be fully lit by -- >> tomorrow's debate, color tree or not and after that, real or >> tomorrow's debate, color tree or not and after that, real or this is the one.

tamron?million meals by christmas. it's a digital food drive where for every dollar donated between now and christmas, feeding america will provide ten meals to people in need. a generous donation of entire truckload full of stuffing. 15,000 bags from bakeries has brought our total donation to over 200,000 meals. so for a little extra fun in this, we added a city challenge. meteorologists from the place that donates the most will get to come to our studio and do the weather with al roker. so far, these are the cities at the top of the list. the top three. washington, d.c., gladstone, michigan, and st. louis, missouri. so, keep those donations coming in to us. you can learn how to help. just go to today.com. carson, back over to you. >> all righty. thank you very much. >>> we're wrapping up our special series, "naughty or nice." kids put toys to the test with a two-fer, high-tech toys and fun family games. we partnered with toyportfolio.com to review the season's hottest gifts for kids. ho in

over to tamron. >> thank you. now to the powerful christmas week storms that could cause major problems for millions of holiday travel. dylan dreyer is here in for al. what are we looking at? >> travel week, good morning, a busy travel week and the weather map is busy. there is a lot going on and it's only monday and it's only going to get worse. we have snow showers back through the rockies, some rain in the midwest, and heavier rain down through the southeast right now. this is going to move out and then another storm is going to regenerate. tuesday at 7:00 a.m., stronger storms expected down along the gulf coast, that's with heavy rain and perhaps isolated tornado, gusty winds. then it's going to make its way up through the carolinas as we go through the day on tuesday into early wednesday. there will be a couple lighter snow showers is, a winter mix south of chicago but the heavier storms will be falling down along the southeast making their way into the northeast chris miseve. then on christmas day this syste

tamron likes to look ahead.room, headed outside and is talking new year's eve already. what's going on? >> i've already given out the holiday gifts. we are ready for new year's eve. just fast forward. we are officially how many days away? >> 15. >> it says it right there on my script. don't be so surprised. 15 days till the new year. making its way to the top of the time square is the number 15, known as one-half. track all the way from mt. vernon, and hoisted high this afternoon. phillips sponsors these bright lights on the numbers and the ball in times square. let's all learn together. each of these is seven feet tall with a total of 238 led bulbs. we are getting into the new year's spirit. we're going to share our creative take on the year 2015. take a look there. viewers are actually getting in on the action, too. this is from laura, creative use of emojis. you see that, of course. keep them coming to us. creative ways of saying 2015. i'm going to give you a quick quiz here. i don't know the answer. how tall

i'm ayman mohyeldin in for tamron hall. we're following breaking news near london a virgin atlantic flight made an emergency landing at gatwick international airport. it returned to gatwick airport after the plane developed a technical fault. a boeing 747. you are looking at life pictures of the plane on the tarmac at gatwick international airport. the airline said it would be a nonstandard landing because of the technical problem was experiencing. emergency services were on standby as a precaution. you see them on the tarmac near the plane. the plane that took off from gatwick returned. >>> developing news that the desperate search for the missing airasia jet line with 162 people on board. a top research and rescue official said the plane is likely, quote, at the bottom of the sea. it's about 11:00 p.m. there. the search is suspended for the night. 30 ships and 15 aircraft had joined in the search today. for the relatives of those on board it's being another agonizing day of waiting and hoping for a miracle. the airbus a 3

i'm tamron hall. this is "newsnation"."he air space over london. this is a pretty interesting situation. one, they're not sure what caused this malfunction, but also, the sheer number of flights at this hour at this moment impacted by this computer glitch is very startling. keir simmons is live in london and tom costello is covering this as it impacts travel in general. she's he's in washington, d.c. >> tamron good morning. let me update. just as we go on-air here we're told the air space over london is opened up. but that traffic volumes are being restricted in accordance

tamron hall has the story. >> oh, i was totally helpless. i was on the verge of passing out. you know, i was going to be unconscious. >> reporter: beverly johnson is a broupground-breaking figure r to stardom in the 1970s. now she's joining more than two dozen women who have publicly accused bill cosby. >> i most certainly didn't think mief legacy of being the first african-american model on "vogue" and drugged by bill cosby. >> reporter: she thought she was auditioning for a part on the show when she went to his home. he insisted she drink a cappuccino. >> i immediately felt something from the first sip. and it was almost like i didn't really believe it so i took another sip. and it wasn't long after that, that i knew i had been drugged. >> reporter: johnson says she felt the effects instantly. >> the room started to spin a little. and i was getting very woozy. >> reporter: johnson says she thought that cosby expected her to submit to him, but managed to fight back. >> i just started to swear and curse and had a tirade. i wanted him to know that i knew he had drugged me. and

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i'm tamron hall in for brian. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening.er plans for the new year revealed. >> merry christmas now on "extra." >>> oprah surprise next move revealed. >> i'm not ready to be a real grandmother, but i'm ready to be that grandmother. >> who she's getting set to play and why 2014 was one of her best years ever. >> it's really exciting. >>> >>> angelina on her uphill battle breaking career news to "extra." >> it's your future, isn't it? >> i hope so. >>> then -- >> mario meets his match. >> my bff eva longoria putting me on the hot seat. from my looks to my deepest secrets. >>> are stars really just like us? >> i've never done laundry. >>> matthew perry on his new "odd couple" sitcom. >> beyonce is beyond. >>> now from "extra" in universal studios hollywood the entertainment capital of l.a. >>> hey a everyone. welcome to "extra." merry christmas. meryl streep and emily blunt playing enemie