to choose, cut off his hair or forfeit the match. the moment caught on camera, sparking questions of racism. the investigation under way. and it s our final countdown to christmas morning. santa is on the move. we re tracking the big guy and his gang. plus, we re watching all those last-minute deals. secrets to getting the final items on your list and we re checking it twice. and good morning, america. great to have you with us on this christmas eve. just letting everyone know at home, we are keeping tabs on santa this morning as he pops up and down chimneys all across the globe. get this, we already have a gift tracker. he has delivered more than 300 million gifts so far already, this according to our source, norad. i have a 4-year-old at home who is tracking the story very closely. he actually has a t-shirt that reads, dear santa, define naughty. a lot of us have the same question. exactly, my son. karmic torpedo. anyway, this santa tracker is operating despit
with reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident. lauer has not responded publicly to the announcement of his firing. nbc news has reached out to lauer s representatives for comment. nbc10 is committed to covering every angle of this story. erin coleman has more on lauer s local connection to philadelphia and his time working here. rosemary connors spoke about the changes happening in workplaces as more women speak out. lauren mayk is live at the home of the today show, rockefeller plaza, in new york. lauren. reporter: jim and jacqueline. tonight is the big christmas tree lighting here in rockefeller plaza in new york city. it was an event that matt lauer was expected to take part in. as i talk to people here in new york today, they were still taking this news in. they either got it by watching the today show this morning, maybe looking at their phones, getting it from the news or from social media. and they are still coming to terms with it. sho
been doing on purpose and with his own purpose. yesterday i said what i said with purpose to shine light on the fact that he ising badly. reporter: both men say they don t agree with each other on a lot of issues. metcalf has said he has asked bradford multiple times to not touch him bradford says he doesn t recall a previous request but, quote this isn t the first time the chairman has gone off. deanna durante, nbc10 news. following a developing story. a shootout near a day care puts nearby schools on lockdown. this happened at haverford avenue and 67th street in west philadelphia. police say two people in two cars began firing at one another around 1:00 this afternoon and one of the bullets went through the window of a day care. a nearby overbrook high school was placed on lockdown. nobody was hit and officers are looking for the people who fired the shots. to weather now, and the big chill is here. you are looking live at the blue cross river rink at penn s landing.
should have the safety on or in a locked box. reporter: now, as busy as it is out here right now, people on the sidewalk also enjoying dining out at these outdoor cafes. it was equally as busy at lunchtime today. the philadelphia housing authority officer we re told is fully cooperating with this investigation right now. we ve reached out to central detectives as well as pha, but so far no immediate response. i now to news on the healthcare showdown. senator john mccain announced he would not vote for a last gasp republican effort to repeal obamacare. that announcement likely deals a fatal blow to the bill. in the past few minutes, comedian jimmy kimmel responded to mccain s decision he tweeted thank you for being a hero again and again. kimmel has become a face of the healthcare debate after he talked about his new born s son heart condition which wouldn t have been covered if health insurance didn t include preexisting conditions. a vote is set for next wednesday. som
morning, 4b low zero. that will be the feels like reading. so we will have blustery conditions, coming our way. it will be the the coldest we have seen since last winter. we will talk more about that coming up later in the broadcast but what about tonight, an area roads, our meteorologist kate bilo is with the mobile weather lab in the overbrook section of philadelphia with more on what to expect tonight hit kate. hi kathy. we saw sun coming out and a little glimpse have blue sky before the darkness set in here. that was nice to see after a day, hit by light snow and traffic problems all across the a area we are in the overbrook farms section of the city. no audio. well, the snow gremlins interrupting kate we will get back on the road later on. our thanks to her and kathy as well. from those icy road let talk about the bitter cold now. local authorities are reminding are have one it will be dangerously cold as temperatures plumet throughout the night. our team coverage