The nominees for the 92nd annual Academy Awards were revealed. It was a big day for 1917. The year, not the movie. Though the movie too. [ laughter ] 19 of the 20 acting nominees are white people. No women were nominated for best director. Thats fewer minorities than in Donald Trumps cabinet. [ laughter ] the movie cats got shut out. So no cats were even nominated. Actually, universal, the studio that made cats, pulled the movie from oscar contention. Which is always funny. They probably didnt need to do that. [ laughter ] thats like mike pence pulling out of contention for a soul train award. Its unnecessary. Double congratulations to Scarlett Johansson who got her first and second ever nominations today. [ cheers and applause ] for Marriage Story and jojo rabbit. Best supporting actress and best actress. Renee zellweger was also nominated for best actress for her role as judy garland in the biopic judy. Which as far as i know does not exist. No one i know has seen that movie. [ laugh
A fair trial with witnesses and documents. Right now the republican leader and i have very different visions about what it means to conduct a fair trial. Democrats believe that a fair trial means that all of the relevant facts come out and witnesses and documents are part of that trial. Whoever heard of a trial that went out witnesses and documents. It is unprecedented. But if you are afraid of the fact, if you are afraid of what would come out, if you want to cover it up even in something as weighty and serious as impeachment, you state no witnesses and no documents. We say, witnesses and documents fair trial. No witnesses and no documents, cover up. That simple sentence describes it all. We always knew the leader mcconnell would not be for a fair trial. He said them from the beginning. Would on right wing talk radio to break about no fair trial. And just listening to the white house. Many of his colleagues are very worried about going home and sank there are not four witnesses and do
Impeachment trial. So what does this mean for the president . And the support within his own party . All that plus, stunning death, rising 34yearold star at espn who died of pneumonia after covering the ohio state michigan game ready, set, return the postholiday rush to exchange those Unwanted Gifts starts this morning. What you need to know before heading to the stores or the post office. And christmas surprise fans happy to see alex trebek making a public appearance amidst his ongoing battle with cancer today, thursday, december 26th, 2019. 2019 with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And welcome to today on this thursday morning thank you for joining us Kristen Welker in for savannah how was your Christmas Christmas was fantastic spent some time with my parents and my husband how about you . My kids are at an age now that i can see christmas through their eyes it was magical special morning. I bet it was. Speaking of christmas, lets start there.
Process. Leaders locked in a bitter fight over what it should look like and when it should start as the president faces a Surprising New fall from an influential christian voice. Breaking news, stunning developments, a texas mother missing for more than a week, found dead, her newborn baby alive and well according to her family this after fbi agents swarm a home near houston overnight. A live report from the scene just ahead. Those stories, plus, lift off. Full thrust. This mornings historic launch ushering in a new era in space exploration. Holiday hustle, the last weekend before christmas is upon us, from shopping to travel and the weather that could slow down your trip. Weve got you all covered. And the force is with us star wars fever explodes once again overnight as fans flock to the theater for the final chapter in the beloved saga. Bittersweet, you know, because this is the end of 42 years. This is the end of everything. Today, friday, december 20th, 2019 from nbc news, this is
You come together as a new problem to break the deadlock im sorry need to get back to dog think very carefully think very carefully as to what youre about to do this deal does not bring certain to the communities full of a business or the workforce it is a gamble with all nations because you break the ice blades as a new way through a new passage through the unsuspected oceans overall security to this tale is a road to the reckless direction in which example in time the Prime Minister told the terminal to take our country because the time together and one reinvigorated station one good night each key to. Also won the day red faces at nasa and boeing as the star line a spacecraft fails to enter the correct orbit meaning its bound in one direction and thats back down to the ground it appears as though the Mission Elapsed Time in system. An error in it and it burned a lot of a lot of prop in that in that part of the flight and when that prop got burnt looked like we were going to be able