That monster storm, watches and warnings are posted in 20 states up and down the east coast. Straight to nbc meteorologist bill karins. Good morning to you. We can now add most miserable to most busy, if that were a word. People sitting at airports, waiting for their flights to go. Hate it. What happens on the east coast, they say the Ripple Effect. Well find out if there is a Ripple Effect all the way to the west coast. Significant airport delays that are developing up there in the northeast from philadelphia to new york city. Rain is clearing florida, so miami you look like youll be okay. Temperatures continue to fall. Its still very windy. The worst of the airport delays will be up here in new england. Anyone traveling to or from those locations, significant delays the first half of today, better the second half of today. Airport delays already. Philadelphia airport twohour delays. Laguardia is reporting hour and a half delays and well probably see those delays building as we go thr
Jon north korea has repeatedly threatened to launch a missile attack on guam in response new sanctions. A state run newspaper says the mainland could be reduced to ashes at any moment. Rich edson is live at the state department. As the white house and north korea continue to trade threats, we are getting news from the Associated Press the senior u. S. Diplomat is conducting back channel talks with north korea. Ongoing discussions that have been ongoing for several months. This is the president tweeted about north korea again this morning, saying in a tweet, military solutions are now fully in place, locked and loaded, should north korea act unwisely. Hopefully kim jongun will find another path. The Korean Peoples Army say its developing a plan to develop muscles around guam. Its planners say they will finish the proposal by the middle of the month and then kim jongun will decide whether to implement that proposal. Japan and defending its ally, the United States essay and will intercept
I feel comfortable were going to stick the landing on tax reform. Republicans regrouping after a failed effort to pass health care. The new effort on tax reform. Its happening now but we begin on this monday with a fresh start for the white house, you might say. General john kelly takes the reins as the new chief of staff. Hello. Im jon scott. And im molly line. Its day one for john kelly in one of the most powerful positions in california acting as gait keeper of the oval office. President trump hoping he can bring order to the west wing and get his agenda back on track. The president praised his new chief of staff at a Cabinet Meeting. I want to congratulate him on the great job hes done with Homeland Security. I have no doubt that he will be an absolutely superb chief of staff. Ellison barber is live at the white house with the latest on day one of a new era. Ellison . Good afternoon. The white house officially has a new chief of staff. Retired fourstar general john kelly. He left h
Despite 20,000 miles, five countries, 13 days, the president has up early tweeting at 5 40 this morning. Although he has no Public Events today. That means we have to wait until at least tomorrow for this promised big announcement. During the trip to asia, the white house said the president would make a decision on whether or not to declare north korea a state sponsor of terrorism. It would have major ramifications about what the u. S. Government can do as related to north korea. We dont know if thats the announcement. The chinese are sending an emissary to north korea just after President Trump left the region. For the white house this week is a short one with the president just returning but not short on distraction. The president has yet to give any kind of comments about the latest allegations against roy moore and whether or not he would pull his support for the Alabama Senate candidate or perhaps support someone else. A Senior Advisor today making the point very clear to me that
About the 2010 deal that gave russians control over part of americas uranium supply. The deal struck despite evidence showing Russian Nuclear officials were involved in extortion, bribery and kickbacks a year earlier. They knew about it. President trump yesterday comparing the matter to another monumental scandal. White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders this morning calling for a full review of the matter during an appearance on americas newsroom. The fact that they were working with a foreign government, taking in millions of dollars through the clinton foundation, and giving over such a large percentage of that uranium while she was secretary of state. There is just a lot of things that need to be looked at here. I think a thorough review needs to take place. Melissa well pause for a second to bring you breaking news. It looks like a budget has passed in the house. You can see the tally there, still voting but it has passed the house clearing the way for tax overhaul. This is the n