lighting the national christmas tree, the first time for the first family. also another tree lighting on wall street. the president will make comments at this tree lighting in dez we ll bring you them live. and another historic day on wall street. dow soaring past 24,000, up 331 points after john mccain shot it higher when he said yes to tax cuts. it is the fifth 1000 point milestone in 2017 but is the most ever in a calendar year. the dow ripping higher after senator john mccain said he would vote yes, making tax reform a reality. the countdown to tax overhaul. a vote may happen as early as tonight. we re all over it. much more, the news is happening thick and fast. we have all-star guest line up for you. senator michael lee. gregg jarrett. and former congressman retired lieutenant colonel allen west. cirrus host, david webb. i m liz macdonald. risk and reward starts right now. everybody is crying. local investors expected and want ad hillary clinton presidency. didn t
dash camera. we shot it tonight. you can see the windshield wipers were getting a real work out. reporter: and the rain also caused problems at the tunnel. and a wet night at the oakland coliseum where the raiders took on the chiefs. heavy rain fell during the first half of the game. we even caught hall of fame maddenn pulling out an umbrella. we begin with ken pritchett. he s in the area with how high you have to go to find snow. reporter: we saw the snowplows on 880. but tonight the roads looked clear. no snow chains in effect. if you look -t in the light you might be able to see light snow flurries. in the neighborhood of the ski resorts which could use that snow with thanksgiving approaching. reporter: this evening there was a constant wet snow coming down. it was really coming down. we could barely see. reporter: tonight, skiers enjoyed two to three new inches of snow. boreal sits near donor summit where cold nights has allowed for snow making. our snow pac
it s been about a year since we ve had weather like this so remember to bundle up and wear those layers. we have some warming coming up in a few minutes. it feels like green bay around here. guess who is in town tonight? the green bay packers. the big playoff game is now less than 24 hours away. the 49ers, packers at candlestick. the san francisco skyline showing off the city s team spirit. at city hall the 49ers flag is flying high with hopes this win tomorrow, if they win, will pave the way to new orleans, the site of the super bowl. preparations are under way, course, at candlestick. the game is sold out. it will be cold as jeff said, but some people are already tailgating. you see the parking lot. huey lewis and the news will will sing the national anthem. e-40 will perform at halftime. the real excitement is what s going to happen on the field. they embrace that put up or shut up, that win or you go home. and they re excited about it. there s no more fun you can have
chances are, you re not made of money, so don t overpay for motorcycle insurance. geico, see how much you could save. probably could have picked a better night because i m wet and cold. toes are tingly. i m not even sure i have a tongue. right now at 11:00, the cold snap that left much of the bay area frozen. good evening. we re going to go back to the golden globes and the after parties in just a moment, but first, we want to begin with the winter blast that hit the bay area. here s a live look from downtown walnut creek. temperatures are currently 30 degrees. it s forecast to continue to fall overnight. we have team coverage tonight. nbc bay area s kimberly terry is in san jose where some seniors are suffering during the cold snap but we want to begin with rob, tracking the freezing temperatures from our weather center where you re a little bit warmer than being outside. hello. indeed, it s nice and comfortable inside the studio. different story in walnut creek
great to be with you, and great to be with you at home. i m leland vittert. the senate literally burped the midnight oil last night and republicans did not need the vice-president to get the reform through the senate, though he was there. we re halfway there the. the republicans got this through with vote to spare even though democrats did everything they could to block it. i would be glad to gut and destroy this legislation. how high the stench is rising in this chamber as we debate the bill tonight. in my long career in politics i have not seen a more aggressive piece of legislation. they also took to twitter showing the last minute changes that were handwritten on the bill, complaining there was no way anyone had time to read the entire piece of legislation, much less study it and figure out how it would effect the economy. here is senator john tester of montana. can you tell me what that word is? you have better eyes than me, this is unbelievable. in the end,