Breaking sales, get ready for a new round of bargains. What you need to know to make the process as painless as possible. All that, plus a holiday fireworks display gone wrong. Meghan markle turns heads with the royal family. And a surprise proposal on the rock center ring. That doesnt go as planned. Giving new meaning to taking the plunge. Today, de kwt tuesday, decem, 2017. From nbc news, this is today, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And welcome to today. Thanks for joining us on this tuesday morning. Savannah and hoda have the morning off. That guy, swept her off her feet. She was lost in the moment. Right there, she goes for a kiss. And then weak in the knees. Were going to come sorts of phrases to use. We will. How was your christmas . Very, very nice. It was very nice, as well. Well get to more of that in a moment. Lets get to our top story. Christmas wishes of snow came true for millions, from the northwest to new england. Thats the good news. The bad news, its making travel very tricky, with treacherous Road Conditions and Flight Cancellations and delays. Dylan is standing by. Were going to get to her forecast in a moment. Ron allen is at bostons Logan Airport. Good morning. Reporter happy holidays to you. Some 3,000 flight delays and 100 cancellations. Here at Logan Airport, the conditions got so bad at one point, they had to close the airport down. No takeoffs or landings for abhoan hour or so. And for jetblue passengers arriving last night, it was a rough landing. A blanket o the nations midsection. And a White Christmas from chicago, to seattle to boston. The storm causing a disaster. A jetblue plane, sliding off of the taxiway, after landing late monday. The passengers aboard from savannah, taken by bus to the terminal. In a statement, jetblue said, no injuries have been reported at this time. Logan closed runways earlier and grounded flights temporarily because of zero visibility. Crews unable to clear the falling snow. Winter storm was pounding the region, with reports of thunder snow in the northeast, and rare blizzard warnings in maine and new hampshire. The roads are a luittle roug. Reporter some of the roughest conditions on the coast. Winds up to 65 Miles Per Hour on cape cod and the islands. 6,000 homes left without power. In parts of familiar winter wallop, lakeeffect snow, blanketing erie county, making driving treacherous. Scattered accidents and spinouts across the country, with some vehicles sliding off the roads. I hope everybody is where theyre supposed to be already. Less people on the road, the better. Reporter that jetblue plane did a 180, spinning all the way around. No one was injured. Things are back to normal here at Logan Airport here. Only a few scattered delays reported. Traffic should be scattered throughout the week ahead. That should make things better. The other problem, plunging temperatures. Here in boston, the temperature is not going to break freezing until in the new year. Ron allen, thank you. Lets talk about the snow and ice. Is it far from over . Dylan is tracking whats next. Dylan . The ice is going to b it will get very, very cold. Windchills are even colder. We have an arctic blast thats pouring into the northeast. Marquette, michigan, 29 below. Pittsburgh, the windchill is 3. Because of that cold air crossing over the great lakes, thats where were seeing a lot of our snowy troubles right now. We have steady streams of snow coming off of lake ontario and lakeer erie. Six inches of snow fell in just one hour. That makes things dangerous on the roads. Were looking at lakeeffect snow warns. The bands of snow continue to set up. The areas like syracuse, erie, pennsylvania, buffalo, all expected to see snowfall rates of two inches per hour. We could see 18 inches in several areas. That puts the storm total over about three feet of this lakeeffect snow thats going to stick around to probably wednesday or thursday. Three feet of snow. President trump is avoiding that Winter Weather, spending the week at his maralago estate in florida, as he wraps up his first year in office. And the president says hes looking ahead to year number two. Garrett haake is in West Palm Beach for us. Good morning. Reporter hey, craig, good morning. The president and the first family had a pretty quiet Christmas Day. So quiet, in fact, the president only tweeted three times, all of them about the holiday. But the last tweet suggesting today would be a pivot on this working vacation back towards white house work. A silent night on christmas at maralago, punctuated by a single tweet. I hope everyone is having a great christmas. Tomorrow, its back to work in order to make America Great again, which is happening faster than anyone president wrote. The first couple out with a video christmas message on twitter. My fellow americans, melania and i are excited to wish the entire world a very Merry Christmas. Reporter the president spoke with deployed Service Members on Christmas Eve. We want to thank you very much. Reporter he and the first lady surprised nearly two dozen children with phone calls. Santa moves quickly. Reporter and now, he wants to move on the infrastructure bill next month. The white house has worked to reform immigration laws next year may have been made more complicated by a new report christmas weekend. Two unnamed sources tell the new york times, at a june meeting in the oval office, the president said 15,000 haitian refugees all have aids. The white house tells nbc news, cabinet member in that meeting deny the claims. While republicans work on selling the tax plan, Steven Mnuchin received an unwanted delivery. A los angeles man leaving a giftwrapped package of horse manure. The new tax law thats going to kick millions of people off of health care, i think i needed to do something that was equally absu absurd. Reporter the president is up this morning and tweeting, putting new items on the agenda for 2018. A short time ago, he wrote, based on the fact that the very unfair and unpopular individual mandate has been determine nated that repeals over time obamacare, the democrats and the republicans will come together and develop a great, new health care plan. Craig and sheinelle, one more item on a very ambitious agenda for the president in 2018. Garrett haake for us in florida. Thank you. Theres more to get to this morning, including a moneysaving move at the united nations. The u. S. Has negotiated a 285 million cut in the u. N. s budget for the next two years. She didnt specify how that would affect the u. S. Contributions. But haley said inefficiency and overspending were well known. Rescue teams are in a search for survivors of a deadly christmas weekend typhoon in the philippines. 116 people are dead. Thats a number expected to climb. Heavy rainfall unleashed mudslides and caused dams to burst in the southern part of the country. 100,000 people spent Christmas Day in evacuation shelters. Forecasters expected the storm to hit vietnam overnight. But it failed to make landfall. Its been a working holiday for crews battling the historic california. 1,500 firefighters spent christmas on the front lines, with much of their efforts focused on the largest wildfire on record. Steve patterson has the latest. Reporter sheinelle, firefighters here are exhausted. As you mentioned, 1,500 men and women on the front lines, battling this fire, away from the families, through the holidays, for weeks. But this christmas, the Community Came through in a big way. Rudolph the rednosed reindeer reporter this morning, a Little Christmas comfort on the front lines. In southern california, firefighters are engaged in relentless battle, pushing back against the thomas fire for weeks. Now, away from their families for the holidays. First time working on christmas. Reporter and on Christmas Day, at base coming together. They have to reporte it makes you feel better. Reporter also working the holiday, therapy dogs from the Crisis Response organization, helping spread a little Holiday Cheer to the tired and emoti emotionally drained fire crews. The thomas fire has killed 2 and destroyed more than 1,000 homes and businesses. Its the largest wildfire in california history. Crews have been working around the clock. Hundreds of hours through the holidays to keep it contained. This photo of a few firefighters pushed past the point of exhaustion, now vile. Its so great. The Community Cares for us. We appreciate that. Reporter a tireless fight far from home. Crews here are hoping theyre close to knocking out. The fire is 80 something thats 280,000 acres large. Fire officials dont think they will have full containment on this for at least another two weeks. The battle here rages on. Now, to the yearly postholiday rush to the halls. Heres jo ling kent. Reporter with the retail rush behind us and gifts exchanged this is the best Christmas Ever. Reporter retailers are giving thanks for strong Consumer Spending this year. Retail sales jumped 4 over last year, according to estimates. Online shopping spiking 24 over the holiday season. People have gone out in droves and spent a lot of money this holiday season. Reporter now, tis the season for returns. If santa didnt check everything off of their list, youre not alone. Almost tw last holiday season. Before you take back offUnwanted Gifts, experts say for electronics, dont open the box. Hang on to receipts. Many retailers wont allow exchanges or returns without them. Check store return policies before taking items back. And make sure to bring your i. D. For an extra hand, free apps like slice detect your Online Purchases using the ereceipts. And paribus goes a step further, tracking your orders and watching for any reduction in price after you buy. If it detects a price drop, it will request money back. The growth in ecommerce has been so know the protections they have when they buy things online. Given that 2 billion packages are estimated to be shipped this year, we estimate that 60 million will be late in stores, responding because people are making the guarantees and do have policies and practices to protect you. Reporter still have items on your wish list . Do not fear. This week and next are the best time to buy clothing or cash in the gift cards. And wait until january or the weekend before the super bowl, for the best price on a tv. More chances to find that perfect gift long after santas gone. Jo ling kent, nbc news, washington. Now, to something we showed you at the top of the show. Dozens of people are being treated for injuries after a fireworks accident in cuba. It happened at a festival, where rival neighborhoods hold a fireworks competition. It draws thousands of officials are investigating what went wrong. But some of the rockets shot off in the wrong direction, exploding too close to the crowds. Dylan is back for a look at the rest of the countrys forecast. Its cold all over america. It is. All of the snow and ice we had recently will lets take a look again at we expect that to continue for there little band of snow. We also have snowy weather that will move into northwester missou of accumulation if driving in those areas, it will be windy and snowy. Countr thats look at the weather your local forecast is im storm team 4 meteorologist temper 30 degrees at mid 20s across the suburbs. With a little breeze out bundle up. Youll need your heavy coat today. Temper get into the mid 30s for afternoon highs today. 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Anothe news update in 25 silent night holy night sleep in heavenly peace sleep in heavenly peace 7 30, now, on this day after christmas, december 26th, 2017. The tree at Rockefeller Center shining bright. That was one of the most popular destinations yesterday, that Rockefeller Christmas tree. Theres a lot going on today. Well start with a check of the headlines, including weather worries for postchristmas travelers. Holiday mess. The roads are a little rough. But i dont remember the last time we had a White Christmas. That snowy christmas that americans hoped for, is turning into a nightmare for roads, flight delays and consolations, including a measure in boston after a jetblue plane skids off of the tarmac. President trumps christmas message to troops. And surprising nearly two dozen children with phone calls along with first lady melania, during his vacation at maralago. Analysts lower projections for iphone x because of lackluster demand during the Holiday Shopping season. Farewell. Heath Heath Heather mindy zurich passes away at 68. And falling in love. A Marriage Proposal on the rock Center Ice Rink includes a small slipup when the bridetobe says yes and then falls on the ice. Ay 2017. She was weak in the knees. Swept off her feet. We need a couple more. You know this, when you get engaged. You have to have a great story. They have a great story. Its captured on video for all to see. We are pleased to report that she said yes and did not break any bones. Doing just fine this morning. Now, to a holiday debut that the world is still buzzing about. Meghan markle stepping out monday for her first christmas with the royals. Kelly cobiella is at Kensington Palace with more. Good morning. Reporter good morning, sheinelle. This is a really big deal, the queen making an exception so Meghan Markle can spend christmas with harry and the rest of the family. A far cry from christmas in l. A. , freezing temperatures, fancy hats and royal protocol. Its a royal first. Meghan markle spending christmas with the queen, an honor usually reserved for family and the presents already opened, all eyes were on prince harry and his bridetobe, walking to churc