Kids . Good evening, an evening that for millions of americans is complicated to say the least, the last minute push to get where theyre going home for christmas, while winter storms have 35 Million People under advisories. Rain, ice and snow, coating thousands of miles of interstate from the northeast to the rockies. For those who have to get on airplanes, a rash of delays. At bostons logan airport, nearly 100 flights cancelled today. While the weather is causing problems, it promises a White Christmas for at least part of 37 states. Mia rodrigez has been watching the travel impact from the Busiest Airport in the world, atlanta, and brings us the latest. From the curb to the counter to the cockpit the final push for Holiday Travel is on. It was much easier than expected. The tsa is staffed up, 1400 additional officers, will screen 40 million passengers. We had to wait a whole hour for them to take the frost off our wings. The vast majority of travelers will be on the road. Im going to new york from maryland now, i hope we dont get stuck in traffic. Reporter hitting the road for what should be a four hour, 228 mile trip. Bad weather, and now were detouring. 97 million motorists will see gas prices averaging 2. 44. Up about 16 cents since last christmas. Weather complicating journeys in parts of the midwest and northeast. The sled can handle better in this traffic. In tulsa, ice made it treacherous. In concord, new hampshire, theyre sanding the streets and clearing the silk snow over night, in memphis, severe winds delayed fedex flights at their hub. Possibly slowing package deliveries. Packages and people. Were finally here. Looking for an on time arrival. More Winter Weather is expected this weekend. Tomorrow a system will move into the pacific northwest, bringing snow to the mountains there, and more snow is expected in parts of the midwest, great lakes and new england by christmas. Jose . Mia rodrigez, thank you very much. Inflax tory comments made by President Trump in an Oval Office Meeting, disparaging immigrants from haiti and nigeria. The white house is pushing back, we get details from our White House Correspondent kelly odonnell. The president s fire over immigration. Were going to get the wall. And we need it. Reporter l rejected his policies, including a travel ban. We dont know who they are, we dont know where they come from. Reporter that backdrop is context for a provocative report in the new york times. That describes a volatile Oval Office Meeting six months ago, where the president and top officials engaged in a heated don saying over how many visas the state department granted to individuals from places like afghanistan, haiti, and nigeria. According to the new york times, some but not all of their unnamed sources said the president referred to haitians admitted to the u. S. As having aids. And thousands coming from nigeria would not go back to their huts. The white house insisted today that senior staff actually in the meeting deny these outrageous claims. And called the papers decision to publish sad and telling. Today on twitter, the president tried to steer attention back to against him at the fbi. Taunting Deputy Director andrew mccabe. Top ally of james comey. Racing the clock to retire with full benefits. 90 days to go. The president also declared, wow james baker reassigned. Baker was moved out of the fbis general counsels office. As new director Christopher Ray assembles his own senior team. The president and his allies have ramped up criticism of the fbi, alleging specific examples of partisan bias. Its a way to undercut the bureaus work on the russia investigation. The Justice Department says mccabe has not announced plans to retire. Hes long intended to exit when he becomes eligible for a full pension in march. Kelly odonnell, thank you. The Trump Administration is illegal immigration by separating children from their patients while theyre being detained. Immigrant Rights Groups say its cruel. Pete williams has the details. Reporter with illegal border crossings up sharply last month. Immigrant children would be sent to one detention center, and their parents to another while they wait to see if theyll be admitted as refugees or sent back. Cracking down on illegal immigration was a theme of the trump campaign, and routinely separating families was considered last spring. John kelly rejected it, saying it would be used sparingly. You know, the mother if the mother is sick or addicted to drugs or whatever now, with a surge in illegal migration of the southern border, Administration Officials say its again under discussion as part of an effort to look at every possible way to discourage illegal migration. A group that lobbies for tougher enforcement says it compassion. It would dissuade parents from trusting themselves and their children to smugglers. The smuggling operations that operate along the border are heartless individuals who treat human beingings like merchandise. Separating families is inhumane. Ripping a child from its mothers arms is never a compassionate act. No policy is going to deter a mother whose acting to save her childs life. Reporter the plan has not yet been approved by the new homeland secretary, but it is getting a serious look. Pete williams, nbc news, washington. There is new fallout tonight in a scandal swirling around the miss america organization. Top leadership involving the ceo, president and board chair have all resigned. Miss america officials made crude and sexist remarks about past winners including comments about their appearance. Now to a motive mystery after a pennsylvanias capital city. A gunman taking aim at Police Officers before officers took him down. Now, investigators are trying to figure out what set him off. Ron mott has our report. Reporter 51yearold amen amenamine took on state and local officers in harrisburg on a shooting spree. No doubt he was directly targeting Police Officers. Reporter investigators say he began his string of shootings, first firing on a Capital Police officer then again on a Pennsylvania State trooper. Later at a third location, the gunman engaged in a shootout with harrisburg police, using two nine millimeter handguns. Afterward, the bomb squad was called in when a device was found near el moftys body. He was not afraid to fire at different officers. We have no idea what the motivation was at this point. The fortunate thing is, no one was seriously injured. Authorities say he recently travelled to the middle east and are investigating if he has ties to terrorism. Tonight, fbi and local Law Enforcement are looking for clues as to what could have fueled the shooters dangerous attack. Ron mott, nbc news. The death toll has reached more than 150 with nearly 300 people missing after a powerful storm sweeps through the philippines, triggering flash floods and mudslides. Rescue efforts severely hampered by roads that are blocked or washed away. In the philippines tonight, deadly flash floods, torrents of mud. Desperate to flee. The rescues are dangerous and daring. This man braves the raging water to get to safety. The southern philippines battered as Tropical Storm tambin sweeps across the country. A state of emergency declared with water stretching as far as the eye can see. This is a catastrophic event that suddenly hit them. Im hoping for the best, but expecting a higher death rate. Reporter a canadian gentleman living in the philippines, was caught in the storm. Second floor . Holy smokes. Reporter documenting his evacuation as rescue workers ferried survivors to safer ground. This largely catholic nation was preparing to celebrate christmas, now there are funerals to plan. Lucy kavanauf, nbc news. Today a third of the residents in puerto rico are still in the dark. It could be several more months before they have their power and basic services restored. Reporter for many in puerto rico, this will be the only christmas delivery this year. You would typically see wrapped under the tree. Theyre basic supplies, a lifeline for many of the 800 families in the town. Do you feel like your Mountain Community has been forgotten about . In a way yes because were behind schedule compared to other places. Reporter they still have no power other running water. The family that used to live in this house tell us they havent seen anyone from fema or if anyone will come. Three months after Hurricane Maria devastated puerto rico, a third of the eye land is still in the dark. Jose diaz balart asked the governor about the set backs. You said you thought by the end of this year, you would have 95 of the island back on the grid. Yeah. It hasnt happened . It hasnt happened yet, we recognize why . Partly is the manhour, partly is reporter for the davila family, its been a tough season. We lost the Christmas Spirit right now. Its not easy. Reporter jose and his wife built this star more than a decade ago. It could be seen as far as 11 towns away during the holidays. The hurricane badly damaged it. The star is broken. You can see where it snapped . Yes. And some of the steel has snapped here as well. With time, the star will shine again. He can do it. Hes a lot of work, but he can do it. Just like this tiny Mountain Community. Tammy lighter in, nbc news. Now to that surprise show in the skies over southern california, which generated all kinds of speculation over exactly what it was. That sudden burst of light. Steve patterson has some answers. Oh, my god. Its a meteorite. It lit up the night sky. So beautiful. Reporter from hollywood to san diego to phoenix. Oh, my gosh, what is that . Oh, my god. Reporter people wondering, what in the world is that . It was weird. Reporter of course we know now that was the space x falcon 9 rocket blasting off on a mission to haul satellites to the earths orbit. This is pretty bizarre. Reporter but at the time, folks out west freaked out. I thought it was aliens coming to town. Reporter have the divine finally arrived . Its an angel. Reporter or could it be an attack . Elon musk jumped in tweeting, Nuclear Alien ufo from north korea. Nice, buddy. Reporter the sky, fueling our vivid imagination. Are your childrens toys spying on them . A renewed warning about some hot gifts this christmas. A spectacular sister act racing to the top of the charts. This holiday, the real gift isnt whats inside the box. Its whats inside the person who opens it. Give ancestrydna, the only dna test that can trace your origins to over 150 ethnic regions. And open up a world of possibilities. Save 20 for the holidays at ancestrydna. Com. 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