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,
Emotional vigil. I once was lost those stories, plus royal release, Prince Phillip leaving a London Hospital this morning just in time for christmas with the queen while baby archie Takes Center Stage on his parents holiday card. Still shopping . Your best options today for finding those very lastminute gifts. And holiday singalong. There is just one thing i need savannah and hoda joining a starstudded tribute celebrating 25 years of Mariah Careys all i want for christmas is you. Is you, you baby today, tuesday, december 24th, 2019. From nbc news, this is and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And welcome to today, thank you so much for joining us on this Christmas Eve morning. Kristen welker in for savannah and hoda all week. Merry Christmas Eve to you, and how about that video with savannah and hoda. Theyre having so much fun. I love that. I could watch that all morning long. If you know anything about either of them, you know thats just like a random wednesday nigh
Everybody. cheers and applause so excited. Also on tonights episode santa claus is on the naughty list. Why promposals are dangerous. And donald trump fights with a child. So lets catch up on todays headlines. Lets kick it off with some archaeology news. Every year, we learn more about our part as human beings, and a New Discovery in indonesia might mean that our past is much older than we thought. Archaeologists are amazed and excited by the discovery of prehistoric cave art recently found in indonesia. Cave art being studied by Griffith University academics adam brumm and max aubert could be the oldest ever discovered. It shows this incredible hunting scene, which might have spiritual connotations. The big concern now is the sulawesi artwork could vanish. Its a real tragedy. This image is peeling away off the wall, essentially. Its flaking off. It could be gone within our own lifetime. Trevor uh, so, stop touching it. laughter this art lasted 44,000 years, and then these guys show up
The question is, who did she go with and where did she go . You cant be part of a trio and sflot a flew what is going on. Would you rather suffocate or get shot . Drown or suffocate . Suffocate. Rachel is scared to death. That point, we knew they had to know something. So we pushed. Your mission is to try to get their secrets out of them. I dont care if it takes me ten years to find the truth. I will find it. They were driving on this road that were on right now. And skiler and skyler is in the backseat. This is calculated, thought out. Her words were, i had to tell you the truth about what happened last night. Was there a sexual secret that needed to stay secret. Best friend from hell. Reporter they were 16 and inseparable. Best friends. Sheila, skylar and rachel. It was always those three together. You barely ever saw one of them by themselves. Reporter silly in their selfies. Giggly teenage girls. Theyre pretty. Theyre sociable. This hes popular. The level of deception, its mind bog
Rosalynn carter do you remember when you and president carter started having conversations about him running for president . I do. What was that like . What was that conversation . It was very interesting. We had a friend that wrote and told jimmy that he thought he ought to run for president. Well, we couldnt even say the word. Thats like my husband is running for. Well, i didnt tell anybody because we kept it very quiet. Um, and. But then once he decided that he would do it, um, that was when i couldnt. I mean, he could hardly say im going to be president. It was just something that was, you know, wed never, ever dreamed would happen. And, um, but it was exciting. I was excited about it. I had campaigned the whole last year before the governors race for him and it was hard and amy was a baby, and i didnt like to leave her all the time. Um, but i enjoyed it. I mean, i learned so much about our state. We have 159 candidates. I knew the capital of every, uh, county. I knew, i mean, and,