Cheryl veronica . I hosted so im ready to be done. We have a lot of news coming up this morning. Our top story this hour was, well, it was christmas, americans spending more money online for the Holiday Season, ecommerce sales jumped more than 18 compared to last year overall. Holiday retail sales excluding cars rising more than 3 . Thanksgiving did fall later this year which pushed a lot of retailers to start sales earlier. President trump touted the news, heres what he tweeted. 2019 Holiday Retail sales were up 3. 4 from last year. Biggest number in u. S. History, congratulations, america. Veronica, your reaction in the middle of all this political abusinesabyss thats happening , you have an economy and consumer thats on fire and we have numbers to prove it. It sounds like youre trying to get away from washington but this is great for the party of washington, for republicans, for the president. This is a great economy for him to be going into 2020 with. Theres a ton of devi divisiven
Representatives former florida senator, respected attorney become a person highly engaged in our community and the friends of the college, congressman lincoln deas. [applause] thank you, very much. It is a privilege for me to be here today to introduce a man that i have not met until today dance i already admired. Senator tom cotton was a student at Harvard Law School on september 11, 2001. One of the most tragic venice day of the internation. On that day tom cotton made the decision that he was going to serve the United States in uniform on the front lines. After law school he joined the 101st Airborne Division of the u. S. Army. When he volunteered for service the recruiter was taken by surprise. Tom cotton the harvard law graduate did not wish to be a jake lawyer, he wanted to be an infantry man, while serving here in the bronze star, the combat infantry man badge in the ranger he served in iraq and subsequently in afghanistan. After serving in iraq before serving in afghanistan he
Story behind this dazzling hollywood light show a busy monday ahead as early today starts right now. Good to be with you on this morning. Im Frances Rivera and im phillip mena. We begin with breaking news from new zealand. At least five people have died after a volcano erupted on white island, a popular Tourist Destination about 30 miles offshore about 50 people were in the area, and 23 have been transported to shore most have burn injuries. Emergency crews are unable to reach the island right now and there is a possibility of more eruptions royal caribbea nbc news that they had guests touring the island today but they didnt share any Additional Details about the status of their passengers the stage is set for a historic showdown in washington as congress forges ahead with impeachment hearings ed to members of the Intelligence Committee will testify before the judiciary about their findings on whether President Trump tried to pressure ukraine into investigating hians will then its up t
Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Were learning new details this morning about the gunman who killed three people at a pensacola, florida, naval base on friday. Officials say 21yearold Saudi Air Force officer Mohammed Saeed alshamrani used a handgun that was bought legally in florida. He was shot and killed by a sheriffs deputy. The Associated Press is reporting that he had apparently gone on twitter shortly before the shooting and poste messages that criticized american support of israel and accused the u. S. Of being antimuslim. Theres no official word on a motive for the shooting. The three american sailors killed have been identified as 23yearold joshua kaleb watson, 19yearold airman Muhammad Salman hytham, and airman apprentice Cameron Scott walters. A motorcade took their bodies from the naval base yesterday. People lined the streets of pensacola Holding American flag. Thfallen were transported to Dover Air Force base in delaware. David begnaud has more now from the fbi in
Tom hanks. Hes not a fan favorite. Not at all. Luckily it is on our air so youll be able to watch the Golden Globes. I think the Golden Globes are a little more accessible because it has not just movies that you have to state up late and go out for. You can be at home. I always say there are some movies i need to watch. Yes. Always movies to put on the list. All right, so lets get out the door this morning with a look at that. Do you know where that is . Where is that . That is oakland. Look at the visibility right now down to about a tenth of a mile. Its really bad out there. Were seeing in the trivalley, livermore at zero, San Francisco a quarter of a mile. Napa also at zero where we have dense fog advisories in effect. Keep that in mind as you head out, maybe heading to the bart station. After that the sun will peek out. Well talk more about that but fog is a factor, mike. Yes. Guess where i am. Theyve opened up the cash laess but we have the backup all the way to the end of the par