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
Stocks. It really started, if you think about it, a year ago today with a big rally the day after christmas, the after the Christmas Eve selloff last year. Now as we get set for a new year, nasdaq 9,000, what is next . What are you thinking about . Im really optimistic where the markets are going in 2020. It is kind of interesting, if you look at this historically, with a year where markets are up over 20 , on the average the dow has been up over 75 of the time with an average of close to 9 . The s p 500 has been up over 83 of the time with an average over 11 . Past returns are not indicative of future returns but if stats is on our side, history is on our side, markets are still good value, there is still room to grow and a lot of potential as weve seen in the past. Connell gary you and i spoke couple days ago right before christmas. Youre more of a worrier, right . Nothing wrong with that. Someones got to but how do you look at this run . At this point, is it getting toward as point
Impeachment trial. So what does this mean for the president . And the support within his own party . All that plus, stunning death, rising 34yearold star at espn who died of pneumonia after covering the ohio state michigan game ready, set, return the postholiday rush to exchange those Unwanted Gifts starts this morning. What you need to know before heading to the stores or the post office. And christmas surprise fans happy to see alex trebek making a public appearance amidst his ongoing battle with cancer today, thursday, december 26th, 2019. 2019 with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And welcome to today on this thursday morning thank you for joining us Kristen Welker in for savannah how was your Christmas Christmas was fantastic spent some time with my parents and my husband how about you . My kids are at an age now that i can see christmas through their eyes it was magical special morning. I bet it was. Speaking of christmas, lets start there.
Process. Leaders locked in a bitter fight over what it should look like and when it should start as the president faces a Surprising New fall from an influential christian voice. Breaking news, stunning developments, a texas mother missing for more than a week, found dead, her newborn baby alive and well according to her family this after fbi agents swarm a home near houston overnight. A live report from the scene just ahead. Those stories, plus, lift off. Full thrust. This mornings historic launch ushering in a new era in space exploration. Holiday hustle, the last weekend before christmas is upon us, from shopping to travel and the weather that could slow down your trip. Weve got you all covered. And the force is with us star wars fever explodes once again overnight as fans flock to the theater for the final chapter in the beloved saga. Bittersweet, you know, because this is the end of 42 years. This is the end of everything. Today, friday, december 20th, 2019 from nbc news, this is
To live up to the galactic expectations early today starts right now good morning im dara brown. Im philip mena Winter Weather has already snarled traffic for millions of travelers running into ice, freezing fog, and rain across the u. S. Nearly 4,000 flights were delayed this weekend and frustrating situations at a couple of major 00. 00. Nbc Morgan Chesky joins us with more on the holiday rush. Reporter a few days to go unless christmas and weather not making it any easier for the tralv travelers. Everybody needs to keep a close eye in the days ahead. The Holiday Travel rush brought to a scary halt on virginia roads. Nearly 70car Chain Reaction accident shutting down interstate 64 in both directions near williamsburg. I got out of my car and assisted a woman whose leg was pinned inside her door. Reporter he kaurpcaptured t video after his car slid on black ice smashing into the pileup and he walked away and 51 others were taken to the hospital. We do not know the cause of the acciden