President s infamous phone call were live with the latest. Breaking overnight, a saudi court finds eight people guilty in the killing of Washington Post journalist jamal khashoggi. Five of them sentenced to death. So did the u. S. Play any role in helping bring them to justice. All that plus murder mystery, more questions in the killing of that texas mother and the kidnapping of her baby as the victims friend remains in jail. Cruise ship collision, new details on what caused those Carnival Cruise liners to slam into each other injuring passengers both ships returning to u. S. Ports overnight. And triumphant return, eddie murphy delivers huge ratings in his snl return after 35 long years. The classic characters he brought back and the one person who wasnt thrilled about being the target of eddies jokes. Today, monday, december 23rd, 2019 from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And welcome to today on this monday morning,
Still closed along i 5 but as we move into the afternoon and some of the ice melts off along those upper elevations on the grapevine. You will see conditions improving and eventually hopefully that route reopening dublin in livermore youre each at 32 degrees for your current temperatures right now sitting right at freezing oakland and concord in the mix in the 30s to a 36 degrees. Each. Knapp at 29 santa rosa at 30 degrees currently these numbers compared to yesterday a lot colder napa down 18 degrees from 24 hours ago livermore down 12 degrees oakland conquered in novato each town 11 degrees from yesterday so noticeable cooldown it is frigid to start this morning later on today do expect mid to upper 50s for your daytime highs. So yes, a lot like yesterday were keeping that sunshine too. Robin. All right, thank you john over to the babers where i just got word of a stall that maybe a car fire. This is popped up as west town 80 west of Treasure Island looks like a vehicle is in the lef
Attack began. They were over the walls and soon the chain on the main gate was cut. This was filmed by a student. The motor pool was behind the main gates. He right was the chancellor that house the sensitive medications systems. The front doors of the chancellery had been bolted shut. Inside were 45 americans. The marine guards inside fired tear gas to buy time. When it was realized help was not coming, one of the Security Officers tried to persuade students to leave. He was immediately captured. The staff are treated floor by floor. One american who spoke farsi went out. He was immediately threatened with death. The americans surrendered. Just a portion of a canadian documentary which will be seen later today. We want to welcome stuart eizenstat. His new book, president carter the white house years. And john limbert negotiating with iran wrestling with history. We saw a portion of you in that documentary. Explain what happened as he went outside and then were taken hostage. First, th
Not to say were on fire ten times this morning, but i need new words for all of this, the dow is up 95 in the premarket. You had a historic day on wall street, all three major averages hit record highs last night. The nasdaq marked a milestone, closing above 9,000 for the First Time Ever on the nasdaq. Jack, your reaction to what youre seeing . If youre a Football Team youre playing good special teams, offense and defense right now. The market is really on fire. And its incredible to see. When i saw the numbers come out after the holidays, that was impressive. To see the consumer so strong, people are going to work, people are finding jobs. I got so many friends that have two jobs now. Folks that dont make a lot of money, their education levels arent that high but yet theyre able to provide for their family and i think thats what really matters is the middle class is getting a boost right now in this economy. Cheryl what youre saying is that people have jobs but theyre not their wages
In the car industry. Peugeot group and Fiat Chrysler agree a 50 billion merger, creating the worlds fourth largest auto group. And. Making the most of what you have. Well be hearing from one pianist who managed to hit the right note, despite a tough start. It isa it is a really inspirational story. Flying further well be hearing from one woman whos invented a Hydrogen Powered drone. And is the Christmas Office party going to become the ghost of christmas past, as companies scale back on festive celebrations . Tell us your view do you love, or loathe, the office party . Let us know. Just use the hashtag bbcworklife. Welcome to a very packed erg. Welcome to a very packed worklife. Lightsabers at the ready star wars the rise of skywalker is out in cinemas in the uk later today, with the european premiere held here in london. Experts are talking about a cinema revival, while the uk industry is banking on the final star wars instalment setting a record for ticket sales in 2019. Theres been