Dreadlocks. Good morning. Im joe johns. Welcome to early start. Nice to see you. It is thursday, december 27th. Im christine romans. It is 4 00 a. M. In the east. Lets begin with the president back on the way home to washington after he and the first lady swept into iraq. Paying a visit to u. S. Service members. We came to al asad to share our gratitude to you to keep america strong and safe and free. The president making good on the promise to visit troops fighting one of the wars. The secret flight from washington to the air force base caused some anxiety. I had concerns for the institution of the presidency, not for myself, personally. I have concerns for the first lady, i will tell you. If you would have seen what we had to go through with the darkened plane with all windows closed and no lights on whatsoever. Anywhere. Pitch black. I have never seen it. I have been in many airplanes. All types and shapes and sizes. That made a real impression on the president. The president remain
For holiday shopping. Amazon had a record setting season with more than 1 billion items shipped for free with amazon prime. Amazing. Sad to see that happen to penneys. Early start continues right now. The president makes his first trip to a war zone. He said iraq could be used as a base to attack syria after the u. S. Pulls out. Wall street with the record rebound. Dow stops its slide with the biggest point gain ever. Can it last today . Whatever it takes. I mean, we will have a wall. We will have safety. We need safety for our country. The president vowing to stay the course. No wall. No deal to fund the government. A new Jersey School district standing up for a varsity wrestler forced to cut his dreadlocks. No teams will compete if the referee who ordered the haircut is working. Welcome to early start. Im christine romans. Im joe johns. Its 5 00 a. M. In the east. Welcome to our viewers from here and around the world. The president back on the way home to washington after he and the
Brian Holloway returned two interceptions for touchdowns and Jahmyl Jeter ran for three scores as Texas State won its FBS bowl debut, trouncing Rice 45-21 in the First Responder Bowl on Tuesday in Dal