thompson in the political situation? did you start before and can change ththenchange the directik when you saw what was happening on the political scale? >> i think all of us whatever our political after 2016 and everything that's happened since it is hard to see america no matter where we start from it'ss hard to see people across the aisle in the same way. i've been trying to write about justice and how it had gone from east los angeles writing about how members of the movement were being murdered by police and how he was a brilliant news broadcaster killed during a police riot like chicago. after, to get a sense of his experiences were, i went to the 2016 national convention in cleveland and philadelphia and after on election night being at the hotel where i get a text from my wife that shows the image on "the new york times" probability measurement going from 90% to 10% and i'm watching on tv as everybody is coming to celebrate chump to an incredible cheer because it's 9 p.m. and all the states are going for donald

governor thompson will be here momentarily. if you can believe it this isn't the first time i've had to wait for him. [laughter] but he did call from the car and he will be here shortly. i thought i might take this chance to thank you folks for coming out and one thing we probably weren't going to get to in our conversation is how the book came about and what it was like being the co-author. somebody said getting to people together to write a book is like getting three people together to make a baby. [laughter] it really wasn't like that for us. [laughter] i think we work pretty well together. but governor thompson actually reach out to me seven years ago in 2011 and we met out at the esquire club on the north side and had a late breakfast and talked about collaboration, shook hands, never had more of a deal than that. and ended up i interviewed him about the first race for governor. we had to do a sample chapter for ew press, our publisher. and that went pretty well. and the process seemed happy. then he decided to run for the

it thompson: so what does this trooprawal mean for things on the ground in syria? >> i think that a it's left lot of people i in a state of un uncertainty, because all of the american people in charge have been trying to get allies to step up to ensure that islamic state doesn't have a chance to come back. many really just stepped up becase they were under american pressure to do so. ink we'll have to look at what saudi arabia is going to do, what united arab emirates is going to do because they botgeh plmore money, are they willing to invest money in the place that u. no longer has a footprint. >> thompson: president trump said that turkey can n take care of the situation, we learned today that turkey is now mapping troops along the borde with syria. what do we know about that development and how prepared is turkey to take the mantle now? >> i think the threat is an invasion by turkey is a huge ncern not just to the civilians there but to the huge number of aid workers that are delivering life saving food, water, electricity. any kind of escalation in the conflict

from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, megan thompson. >> thompson: good evening and thank you for joining us. the partial government shuondown willnue until at least next thursday. lawmakers were back in the capital today, after failing to meet predent trump's demand for $5 billion for a border wall and fund nine agencies. president trump postponed his holiday trip to mar-a-lago in flthida, and hosted a lunch staff and republican lawmakers. in a video posted on twitter last night, the presblamed democrats, despite saying a week ago that he would onoudly take rebility for a shutdown. the senate minoritleader, chuck schumer, met with vice president pence earlier this afternoon. on the senate floor today, schumer blamed the president for what he called the "trump shutdown" and said the wall was a non-starter. >> if you want to open the government, you must abandon the wall. >> thompson: for more on thesh down, washington post reporter damian paletta joins us now from washington, d.c. so, damien, you've been keeping your eye on all the developments in washington toda

mayor, i'm tommy thompson. he said i can't shake your hand, somebody mycenae. i'm going to go back in that site over. i can't be seen with you. wait five minutes and don't talk anybody. [laughter] and so, he went in and said what the hell is going on here. [laughter] what did he set me up for, so i went and and ordered sandwiches. i went in and of course being tommy thompson, shook hands with everybody i could see. i went up and down and walked up the steps shaking hands with everybody and he came up and said don't shake hands and then he came in and did anybody see you and i said i don't know. [laughter] story short i went in, we hadd a sandwich and i said what cann you do for me. he said i can f support you, bui can't do it publicly. can you put on a fundraiser? i can't do that. what can you do? while, i can talk to some republicans. i said okay. i don't know if he ever talked to me that immediately after i got elected i got a call from john saying you know i supported usu, can i get a job? [laughter] and i gave him one. i don't think he wants ever did anythi

thompson and you are now seen and before that luke willis thompson and you are now seen all four of is who will win. 0k we are heard from all four of the artists, and we are about to find out which of the four won the prize but first a word from the director of kate, maria. good evening, and well, to tate britain. and the announcement of the 2018 turner prize. kindly supported this year by bnp. welcome to those joining as the bbc our partnerfor this bnp. welcome to those joining as the bbc our partner for this evening. i would like to extend a huge congratulations and thanks to those artists who work has been nominated tonight. forensic architecture, naeem mohaiemen, charlotte prodger and luke willis thompson. thanks also to lindsay island and elsa, the curators of this exhibition, and to our jury. curators of this exhibition, and to ourjury. —— curators of this exhibition, and to our jury. —— younger. curators of this exhibition, and to ourjury. —— younger. each year, the turner prize is awarded to an artist working in the uk for an outstanding exhibition or other presentation of t

emma thompson simply enchanted us. oh yeah.ok now i know meeting emma thompson in munich was a huge highlight for you this year but i have to say if you talk about german movies it was kind of slim pickings in fact if i'm really honest i'd say that this year the best german stories i saw were on the small screen or on television i agree it was the year when finally germany caught up with the rest of the world and joined the golden age of t.v. and here are some of our favorite journaling t.v. series of two thousand and eighteen with everything's brilliant gangsters cold war spies and a very famous submarine crew. made it was it's not first but that's a promising also. in the form. but of course complications do arise. to. the high end series just board picks up where voice gun peterson's film of the same name left off one year later twenty five million euros were spent on the world war two drama series which was sold around the globe even before it premiered in germany. shouldn't you but invest in the goal of all the holiday rea

jennifer thompson: right.: and if all that wasn't incriminating enough, here was the capper. jennifer told police the story of how their marriage fell apart. it happened in the spring of 2008, said jennifer. then-husband michael, told her about a phone call from someone named john. jennifer thompson: he told me that there was a potential job coming up that he was interested in taking about a woman and an ex-spouse that was harassing her. the father of the woman was initiating the job. keith morrison: a father with a daughter named linda. and it seems there was a plan in store for linda's ex-husband. jennifer thompson: and they would basically use linda as sort of bait to lure the ex-spouse toward her. and then they would, were to show signs of hurting her or killing her, then they would take him out. sheriff: ok, and by taking him out, you meant, or you understood that to be they would kill him. jennifer thompson: right. keith morrison: linda and her father? could that be wally and linda opdycke, the police wo

and thompson has his stroke back. 4 of 5 from behind the arc. game high 32. and he tells his hand, i missed you. warriors win 115-105. sharks taking on the oilers. sharks up by two. eric carlson back from a two-game suspension. fires from the point and then for the goal. sharks win easily 7-4. >>> a's first rounder kyler murray in oklahoma taking on alabama in the orange bowl. third quarter, murray heaves it for charleston rambo. 49 yards for the touchdown. fourth quarter, too much bama. tua throws his fourth touchdown of the game. alabama winner, 45-34. alabama will face clemson in the national championship game. the tigers beat notre dame 30-3. that's all for sports. more news right after the break. way to stay connected. it gives you super fast speeds for all your devices, enhanced coverage, and lets you control your network with the xfi app. it's the ultimate wifi experience. xfinity xfi. simple. easy. awesome. xfinity xfi gives you the speed, coverage and control you need. manage your wifi network from anywhere when you download the xfi app today. and ne

anne thompson, nbc news. >>> coming up, we'll take a look at why so many stars are turning down one of the biggest gigs ever. >>> it's long been one of the most highly coveted gigs in the music industry, but tonight many of the world's most popular artists appear to be saying no, thanks, to the super bowl halftime show. the event just weeks away and still no big act officially announced. nbc's miguel almaguer has details on what's reportedly behind the holdout. ♪ sunshine in my pocket, i got that good soul in my feet ♪ >> reporter: for some, the show is bigger than the game. music royalty headlining the super bowl, attracting more than 100 million people, but now the nfl hitting a sour note with big stars. >> a lot of artists have been approached -- rihanna, mary j. blige, cardi b, loren hill, and several others, and no one has said yes. >> reporter: the backlash comes on the heels of colin kaepernick taking a knee, the former 49er who protested racial injustice has not been signed by another team. >> believe in something. >> reporter: his movement going mainstream. artists like jay z

> dorothy thompson, sinclair lewis and their little boy. sinclair lewis the author of the novel "it can't happen here." that novel was very influenced thompson's european circle, by the debates and arguments that they were having nd there were concerns about what was happening in europe, and he wrote a novel, very much by, if that's the right huey long, ed by louisiana senator, with a vision specifically t american fascism would look like and it's remarkable to read that now, in the context of trump because a lot of what it's predicted there, trump to a t. it's really extraordinary, the way the voice sometimes sounds like trump.ly >> let's catch up with dorothy thompson first. issue between the foreign correspondents and the german government concerns the of journalism. the german government allows its only to publish official news. believes, to be in support of the present regime, and it seems to have the attitude, but the foreign press should also share this point of view. american.id she's an where does she get that accent? >> she grew u

thompson hits three on the way to a 32-point game. a strange moment.a throws the ball into the stands. the fan wanted him t'ed up. he was finished for the night. lillard knocks down three of his 40 points. the warriors hustle up the point. durant had 25

and second quarter, klay thompson came out of his shooting funk.e has 17 in the fit ha third quarter of basket the warriors get it right down the floor to kevin durant for the dunk. he scores 25 in the game. fourth quarter the blazeers cut the deficit to 8, but then thompson hits another one from deep and then tells his shooting hand i missed you. he finishes with 32. his most in over a month, and golden state snaps their two-game skid. >>> the sharks eric carlson returning from a two-game suspension today in edmonton. second period, carlson with a shot from the blue line and that gets through and lights up the lamp making it 4-1 san jose. he also had 3 assists in the game. moving on to the third period, now 5-1. evander cane leaves the pass , and the sharks go on to win. >>> and a rough day for the pac-12 in hoops. all but two teams from the conference get a win. one is from the bay area. and the national championship game is set as alabama forced the rest of the teams in the playoffs to face a harsh reality, they're still the ones to beat. that's

storyen an individual about dorothy thompson. dorothy thompson is about to --rnalistic spells journalistic cells. a popular move -- a popular book .n america we are showing that issue from the cosmopolitan. thompson gets many things right. the nazi's lose no opportunity to insult the jews. she also says there is no way that this guy can become chancellor of germany. ideal.s anti-semitism is some of them saw a real danger and understood his appeal to germans at the time. there was no way he would last. one of the most interesting projects the museum launched years before the exhibition, two calledf years was history unfolded. we estimate in history buffs throughout the country to go to their local newspapers. and archives and look for coverage of nazi is him -- naziism americans could have had access to a lot of information. 15,000 articles to our website, we put a number of them to our interactive map. the indianapolis star in september of 1935. there is-page news coverage of the nuremberg laws. i will show one more from nevada,

one of the problems, klay thompson, one of the problems among many, klay thompson, not having a good shooting year. he was 2-7 last night against the lakers. shooting 33% from three so far. they have to be concerned of course. publicly his teammate aren't going to say anything but the frustration is there. >> we definitely want to shoot more but did a great job of throwing two bodies at him. helping that. >> we all can play better. we all can be more decisive. >> the raiders back at it. a different scene, all that love and anull they are getting this christmas eve, and affection they were getting this christmas, not going to get it. the raiders playing a team that is playing for something. the kansas city chiefs led by their young quarterback trying to get the home field advantage throughout the playoffs and the bye. patrick mahomes, 48 touchdown passes. he would like to get gift in his first full season. talking about his wimming the mvp winning the mvp award. >> i mean, it is a team game. it is about the team and everybody around you. you can't do it by yourself. i am grateful i am

thompson found his mojo, 4 of 5 from distance. not everything went well.le was worth it. yeah, the dunk on the break away, not perfect. no matter. kevin durant, had 25 in had this one and the warriors led by eight in the half. they played the second half without iguodala who was kicked out for hucking the ball in to the stands. the officials called it a hostile act. portland "d" did not get back in time and look at that. entering, durant makes quick work. he found klay cutting down the mulgd. a team high 32 points for klay. that is the 50th game. >>> santa barbara the gouchos are 5-0, this three put the team up by three. usf trailed by two until they made a great little shot. time running out, tied at 63 much. ramsey, hits the threement he had 14 in this one. and you canjacori came up with basket. drives and banks it. usf suffered the second loss of the season. 73-71 the final. the sharks will start the new year on the road. and san jose's trip is sure to be better with erik karlsson on the team bus. he has served his two-game suspension and back for the g

liam neeson and emma thompson also star in the sci- fi comedy, which hits theaters in june.ywood, i'm douglas hyde. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the bay bridge toll plaza. we'll be back with more (robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. beginning the new week with some scattered showers across the bay area this morning. into the afternoon shower activity will clear leading to an afternoon with partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies and daytime highs peaking in the upper 50's. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101.

here's your first look at chris hemsworth and tessa thompson in "men in black international."the "thor: ragnarok" stars team up with liam neeson and emma thompson for the latest "m-i-b" action comedy, which hits theaters next june."it's very exciting. it's obviously something that's close to my heart."jane fonda is set to receive the producers guild's stanley kramer award, for her lifetime of activism and philanthropy. she'll pick up her prize at the 30th annual p-g-a awards, next month in beverly hills. (nat) "permission to come aboard?" (nat)"aquaman" plunges into theaters this weekend. as played by jason momoa, he's nothing like the comic book version of the aquatic hero, but director james wan calls the six- foot-four actor perfect for the role."this character's larger than life, and i think it needs someone who's larger than life to play this role." in hollywood, i'm david daniel. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the bay bridge toll plaza. we'll be there are just a few days to go before christmas. which means a lot of people are scrambling to get where they ne

the man has since been identified as raymond thompson.is wife and 4-year-old daughter live in brooklyn. thompson says after the photo went viral, he got calls from australia. >> they hope testing for a match can happen next month. they are urging people to become organ donors. one in five people waiting for a kidney last year found a match. we did this story last hour and i shared my mother had a liver transplant two years ago. our family would not be whole today if it were not for the sacrifice of another family. a viewer saw that and posted this. i wanted to show this again. stephanie died may of 2018. she needs a liver transplant, but never got one. become an organ donor. living donor for kidney. decea deceased donor. sign up. >> part of estate planning, too. common sense. advance directives. >>> all right. clemson got dealt a big blow ahead of the college football player. the semi fifinal against notre dame. >> we have coy wire with the bleacher report. >> christine and joe. it is official. without three players against the irish afte

dorothy thompson. f scott fitzgerald. who was dorothy thompson? prof.hurchwell: she is the hero of my book. was a foreign correspondent in europe during the rise of fascism. was the first american reported to interview hepler. -- hitler. she got kicked out of germany. she came home and had a syndicated column. were the most influential columnists of the day. time magazine said she was the most influential woman in america after eleanor roosevelt. she became the voice of anti-fascism in america. in warning that it could happen in the u.s. brian: who are these people in this picture. prof. churchwell: that is dorothy thompson, her husband, the author sinclair lewis. he wrote the novel it can't happen here. that novel was very influenced by her european circle. the debates in the arguments they were having and the concern over what was happening in europe. he wrote a novel provoked by huey long, the louisiana senator. it's was a vision of what american fascism would look like. a lot of what lewis predicted his trump to a t. brian: let's catch up with dorot

draymond to klay thompson...beats the buzzer.n 26-points on the night, 4 3's warriors up 6 at the break. --in the 4th, curry...commences closing time. loose ball, turnaround, and fires away, warriors up 14. --a little later, curry again... fadeaway baseline...is good for the mvp. that basically puts the game away. curry finished with a game-high 38-points. --116-108 your final, warriors win a 4th straight. host the raptors on wednesday the day started with a nice warriors highlight... the back-to-back champs with another victory...being named sports illustrated's sportsperson of the year for 2018. this comes off a banner season in which they became a dynasty... three titles in four years. the magazine called them a quote-- 'generational team' and they are the 4th team to win the award...joining the 1980 us mens hockey team, the 1999 us womens world cup squad and the 2004 red sox now to some sharkies...winners of three of their last four. --peter deboer and the sharks hosting the devils at the tank --1st period-- game knotted at 1

this is the ninth straight game of 20 or more points for thompson. that's a career bet. distance. the warriors rolled 128-111 the final. remember after the loss to detroit when kerr coached poorly? >> i did such a great job today. i went in and looked in the mirror and just winked. we lost in a row on the road. that's not a good feeling. >> for a third straight year, a quarterback will win the heisman trophy. we will have to finalists. they are considered cofavorites. should murray win, he would become the first heisman winner in 25 years to not play in the nfl. remember he was signed by the oakland a's and agreed to give up football and baseball after this season. yahoo sports report with irvin johnson in the hometown of las vegas with the hopes of getting magic on behalf of the dodgers. l.a. got a dozen teams. magic led the lakers bringing lebron james to town. he owns a small percentage of the dodgers and estimated that he is going cost a team only $400 million range. >> 12 years, 400. >> abc 7 news continues on line and on twitter, facebook, and mobile devices with t

joining me now, conservative commentator kerry sheffield, mark thompson, host of serious xm's make it plain radio show, and christina greer, associate professor of political science at fordham university. a lot came out this week. according to axios, this is what we know for sure. russian officials met with republicans close to trump, russia offered synergy with the trump campaign, 12 russian intelligence officers indicted for hacking the dnc. roger stone and jerome corsi were in touch with wikileaks regarding clinton e-mail dumps. trump junior met russians regarding dirt on clinton. trump was negotiating trump property in moscow and lied about it. u.s. intel concluded russia influenced the elections. kushner and sessions failed to disclose russian contacts. kushner suggested a secret russia back channel. trump's signed off on comey's sessions. flynn lied, cohen lied. a long list and we didn't nguyen go into trump allegedly violating campaign finance laws and directing hush payments to women who claimed he had had sexual encounters with them. seems like a lot there to me, kerry, a lot

ann thompson on what it all means. >> reporter: the chaos in washington infecting wall street. >> the low, we were down almost 700. >> reporter: sending the dow on a roller coaster of its own today. >> today's sell off, the market is having the worst december since the great depression. >> reporter: on the heels of the red fell reserve raising the interest rate, the dow closing down 464, losing an astonishing 1700 points since friday. the tech heavy nasdaq flirting with bare market territory, finishing just shy of a 20% drop from the august peak. >> why is the market so negative? >> because of uncertainty. largely caused because of things like a trade war and policies they don't understand. >> reporter: and fears of an economic slowdown giving investors a bad case of the jitters they can't shake. ann thompson, nbc news, new york. >>> let's turn to the massive storm hitting at the worst possible time as one in three americans is traveling for the holidays. heavy rain, strong winds making for treacherous travel in a lot of places. here is nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: heavy rain and

and like generalster thompson she was determined to survive the attack and comply with what what the police were asking and make an identification. this was a southeasterly yap rapist who had gone on to sexually assault four other women. one woman saw this young man, thomas haynesworth, 18, on the streets and he was literally on an errand from his mom to buy sweet potatoes for sunday dinner. never e never be trouble and one of the victims said that's my rapist. he was taken into custody. the police went to janet said we have someone in custody and we want to know if you can make an identification and then in her crime she felt, the person is there, i just have to find them. when you look at the two mug shot of thomas haynesworth and the actual rapist they're similar but she wasn't shown the actual rapist photo. she picked thomas haynesworth and so did all five of the women. he was charged in five cases and convicted in back-to-black-to-back trials, completely separate cases by streetly operate pel and sentenced to 74 years in prison. janet's case was first because she was considered

you wrote it. >> i didn't know i could love dame emma thompson anymore, but i do. >> and she gives good >> i love that. >> now to a beauty gift that keeps on giving and we know chrissy metz is a huge fan. >> guys, i just got a lash lift. how cool is this? >> yes, the lash lift is so cool. it's one of the most googled beauty trends of 2018. so how easy is it? i think i found the secret. >> why are we so obsessed with these flirty lashes? >> because lashes have a lot to do by -- with young and sexy look. >> elysee zhadikpur at yumi lashes u.s.a. in los angeles says the keratin lash lift is a way to boost your natural lashes without extensions. >> what is the difference between an eyelash extension or a false lash and this? >> totally different. yumi lashes that doesn't cause any damage. your lashes get healthier, thicker and longer. >> how fast does someone see results after they leave? >> immediately. >> so how does lash lift work? step one elysee cleans the eyes, then covers them with a small plastic shield. >> the shield just helps me create that curve, the desired curve. >> now it's t

and is klay thompson worried about his shot?ay thompson is one of the best shooters in nba history, but this season he's been a little off the mark. he's shooting just 34% from three-point land. that's a career low. in his last five games, he's just 4 for 22 from behind the arc. today at practice, he didn't seem too concerned when he was asked about his slump. >> i don't care. i don't think it's a shooting slump. i really don't. i don't know, what do you think it is? are we in first place? exactly. i would rather have it fall off in december than come playoff time. i mean, just because i've had a few bad games, i'm not going to worry about not shooting the ball well. i'm one of the best shooters that ever played, so i don't care what people say. >> confidence is important when you're a shooter. scoring on alabama's defense isn't the only thing on kyler murray's mind. the heisman trophy winning quarterback is still facing a tough decision, football or baseball? they'll take on alabama this weekend in the semifinals of the college

tessa thompson is terrific. material that, as i said, takes old routes and tells stories in a new way and i was surprisingly gripped. a couple of moments during the boxing scenes, i was gripping the edge of the chair. going, yes! i've never watched a boxing match and i'm not a fan at all but it worked for me. plus it's quite long. i didn't realise how long it was. when i came out and said, oh, i've been in longer than i thought, and that is a really good recommendation. now, the documentary three identical strangers. new york riplets separated at birth. rediscover each other later on. there is a certain amount of reconstruction, new interviews. we are introduced to a character telling a story about 1980, he goes to college for the first time and people keep saying hello, behaving like they know him. he realises he has a doppelganger. he has a twin he never knew he had. it becomes a new story which was remarkable. a third person comes out of the wood and says actually, it's me as well. this is not believable, thi

ann thompson, nbc news, new york. >>> there is breaking news tonight from illinois. a scathing report from the state's attorney general accusing the catholic church of withholding the names of at least 500 priests and clergy members credibly accused of sexual abuse. the report says the state's six diocese have done a terribly inadequate job of investigating allegations and notifying state welfare workers. >>> tonight an nbc investigation into a surgical robot called the da vinci, the only one of its kind. last year doctors in every state used the da vinci in more than 700,000 surgeries for everything from heart valve replacements to hysterectomies. but are they safe? and are doctors properly trained to use them? our senior investigative correspondent cynthia mcfadden has that story for us. >> reporter: there's no question that the da vinci surgical robot seen here in a marketing video suturing a grape with precision and ease, can do extraordinary things. the only surgical robot of its kind. many doctors, like heart surgeon dr. robert poston seen here using the da vin

thompson for three. the dubs close it out on a 17-2 run. and they win 130-125.play twice a year but they have become rivals in name only because one team owned the series for too long. seattle won 10 straight against the 9ers. last san francisco victory december of 2013. shannon aware of the trend and would like nothing more than buck it on sunday. buck it on sunday. >> you hear it anytime someone speaks of the seahawks, it is something we are not proud of. been since 2013. not all of us have been there since then but it doesn't matter. matter. it doesn't matter. it is not going to go away till we win. hopefully we don't have to hear it after this weekend. . >>> raider news. this is his third suspension in four seasons. and back by popular ded mand. -- demand, the skating pup. >> st. louis blues had tension so they brought in the lab to lighten practice. seriously, how adorable is that? puppy with a puck. >> warriors could have used that a couple years ago. >> yes. >> there you go. your friday sports. >> thank you. >>> that will do it for us tonight. modern fami

off the face of thompson who is having a bad month. this was a crazy contest. the blazers led within 3. the next lane. it is one of 2-99 for the final 22nd. three for the type. overtime. it is all good. in the final minute of overtime, down by 1. then up by 2. green from the corner. 15 points and 11 rebounds. they get a stop and are in control until that. curry with a bad turnover. the blazers habit. down by 2. instead of 2 to tie, lillard goes three for the lead. with 5.1 on the clock, the oakland native made a huge shot. they go to the moneyman, durrant. gets loose. game over. the blazers win 110-109. just the second time in five seasons they have lost back-to- back home games. >> can we get some separation please?seven nfl teams separated by just seven point. the sharks are there in the next as are the ducks playing his 1000th career game. 1-0 ducks. nice to carlson. the game tied at 1. in the second period, the shark coming attack again. working hard, working hard. on the right side of the screen, sorensen reaches an and takes it home. the seventh. is 2-1,

guy who was really struggling, klay thompson. over his last seven contests he was barely 20%. this is something you can't question. >> they all shot the same. we believe we will keep this up. >> i would think they will back us up. >> what are they going to tell me that i can't do. unless it is reggie miller or ray allen, they don't know. i have done this job for a long time. i know what i need to do. >> the raiders cannot make the playoffs but they can impact the playoffs. the wind will open the door for the chargers to snack the top seed. they can help one division. the season has not gone as group it. one guy who had to adjust his expectations was jordy nelson. he appreciates the turnaround after that dreadful start. the raiders have a chance to finish the season no. >>> a lot of guys should take pride in that. it is hard to do. you just want the season to go by. you don't want to worry about it. >> once you get the taste of the victory, you know what it is like. >> the 49ers can also do this if they can find a way to be the rams in la. i like their counterparts. they remain

ann thompson, nbc new york. >>> let's turn to the massive storm hitting si at the worst pble time as one in three americans is traveling for the holidays. maeavy rain, strong windng for treacherous travel in a lot of places. here is nbc's tom costello. >> reporter:eavy rain and a bumper to bumper as the holiday travel week shifts into high gear. getting drenched a spaghetti map of some of the nation's busiest highways heading east, west, north, south. i-95, 75, 55, 4070 and i-5 on the w coast. in tampa a line of storms damaged 70 homes, one injured. nasty weather and they are starting a road trip in georgia to family in florida. >> survival mode. let's t there peacefully, safely and just, you know, have a happy, jolly good time. >> reporter: meanwhile, the rain complicating air travel. 150 cancellations and 00 4,delays. >> 19 still missing. >> reporter: at the brand-new american airlines control center in dallas, hd cameras provide a 180 view of every runway, ramp, caterer and gate. every plane arriving tracked by gps. >> what that gives us ios a realtime informn where that airport i

nbc's anne thompson has more. >> reporter: juries across the country have returned mixed verdicts on whether johnson & johnson's talcum-based baby powder and shower to shower products caused ovarian cancer and mesothelioma. gail ingham, one of 22 women awarded a total ofearly $5 billion this summer. >> i hope no woman has to go through this. >> reporter: other cases have been rejected. now a bombshell report from reuters says company documents show j&j knew from at least 1971 to the early 2000s that its raw talc and finished powders sometimes tested positive for small amounts of asbestos, and failed to disclose it. >> these records make it clear that many people inside j&j were aware that asbestos, a known carcinogen, was detected in the ore they mined, in the talc they milled and on occasion in the products they sold. >> reporter: tonight j&j blasts the report as one-sided, false and inflammatory, insisting its baby powder is safe and asbestos free. and that thousands of independent tests by regulators and the world's leading labs prove our baby powder not enough to keep the stock f

our ann thompson has details. >> reporter: social media posts led the fbi to arrest a man and a woman in northwest ohio who they called would be terrorists, though they have no apparent connection. authorities say 23-year-old elizabeth lacon wanted to kill. >> she discussed plans to launch what she called an up scale mass murder at a bar in toledo. >> reporter: authorities say her social media account was filled with pictures glorifying mass murders and corresponded with dylann roof and visited columbine high school. under arrest for buying black powder and hundreds of screws for undercover agents the she thought would be used to make pipe bombs. damon joseph planned to attack a synagogue says the fbi. the isis supporter was arrested after receiving two semiautomatic rifles from an undercover agent. >> he made very clear that his intention, his personal goal was to kill a rabbi. >> reporter: inspired by the pittsburgh synagogue shooter, say authorities, joseph just last week deciding between two targets allegedly stated, which one will have the most people? what time and what day? go

our anne thompson has more on this story. >> reporter: it looks like a movie. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: but this was all too real. >> sidetracks just exploded! >> reporter: a fire in a new york city strip mall, racing to five alarms early this morning, ripping through six businesses. the explosion blowing bar stools into the street, forcing firefighters to temporarily retreat after a roof falls in. >> with the right amount of fuel and oxygen, sometimes you have a smoke explosion, a back draft. >> reporter: using drones to help guide them, some 200 firefighters took almost six hours to put out the blaze. seven were injured along with five other people, none seriously, all lucky to be alive. anne thompson, nbc news, new york. >> amazing. >>> investigators in hawaii are trying to determine why a military plane crashed into the ocean. it nearly killed a pilot and came dangerously close to tourists. here's nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer. >> reporter: just before the military jet plunges into the ocean, you can see the pilot ejecting. then the violent impact in the wa

so in an article in the athletic, thompson said about the party, quote, that was funny, look how that turned out. bonds, that was crazy, i forgot about that, well, look at what pettiness gets you, 1-8 in the finals, idiots. and of course he is referring to 1-8, that was the record for cleveland in the last two nba finals in which the warriors won and cleveland right now is 5-18 but they are riding a one- game win streak. >> so they might make the finals? >> you're saying there's a chance. >> got to start somewhere. we'll be right back. >>> "the late show with stephen colbert" is next. >> next newscast at 4:30 tomorrow morning. it will be wet out, special weather and traffic report for you. until then, have a good

four years ago, we filmed skipper martin's great—grandson pat thompson at heinrich‘s grave in denmark up. all i can do is offer my apologies to his family. emile, the airman‘s nephew, got in touch after seeing our film and he wants to meet pat. translation: when i found pat thompson had gone to my uncle to ask in his great—grandfather's name forforgiveness, i felt it was my duty to do something to show that we wanted to grant forgiveness on our father's behalf. for pat, going to be an emotional meeting. emile, this is pat. we have passed to put right of our families, right? yes. and i hope we can put that right while you are in england. welcome to england. the german airmen were still alive on the wreckage. they asked for help but skipper martin, who said his crew were heavily outnumbered, ordered the trawler to turn away. the lost airmen weren't the only casualties. skipper martin never recovered from the terrible decision he made that day. within a year, at the age of a5, he was dead. in grimsby, emile and pat are back together. they have a final duty to perform at skipper martin's

s is eporter: t the evidence of what ponnecticut high schoolncipal fran thompson calls an epidemic. >ve kids that ar addicted to e-cigarettes to the point they cannot go through a school day without vaping. >> reporter: nationwide, nearly 20% of eighth graders, more than 30% of tenth graders and almost 40% of high school seniors vaped in the pas year. many not realizing ihere is addictive nicothe flavors they vape. >> these are not safe products and can produce a lifelong addictioto tobacco products. that's the concern. >> reporte the survey contains good news, opioid use is down. fewer high school students are binge drinking. marijuana use hasn't increased, and regular tobacco use is at an all-time low as teen opt for the sweet smell of vaping. >> you can't tell if it's a teenager's lip gloss or cologne or if it's a vapep orter: replacing old devices with a new one, sll risking health. >>> coming up, we'll look at why so many stars are turning down one of the biggest gigs ever. had to. kayla: do you know how hard it is to smoke in a hospital? by the time we could, we were like... wha

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