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,
But the federal government cant do this alone. Each of us has a responsibility in our own lives to do what we can do to slow the virus. Every decision we make matters. Every decision we make can save lives. None of these steps were asking people to take are political statements. Every one is based on science, real science. The good news is, theres been significant, recordbreaking progress made recently in developing a vaccine. And several of these vaccines look extraordinarily effective. It happens were on track for the first immunization to begin in december. Its just going to take time. Im hoping the news of the vaccine will serve as an incentive to every american to take simple steps to get control of the virus. Theres real hope. Tangible hope. So hang on. Dont let yourself surrender to the fatigue, which i understand, its real fatigue. I know we can and will beat this virus. America is not going to lose this war. Well get our lives back. Life is going to return to normal, i promise
Feel air coming from above. Then all of a sudden i heard stuff flying around all above me. My walls and my furniture. Kansas City International airport shutting down temporarily to clean up debris littered on the runway. And to the east, take a look at this. Ainsley gosh, in workers county, pennsylvania, will wind so hard a tree actually uprooted right out of the ground. Brian every single county in oklahoma is under a state of emergency as it braces for more severe flooding. Pete more is coming and tragedy in arkansas overnight where a man was killed in the flooding. Thats where we find our own matt finn, he is in fort smith. Matt, this flooding could be indeed even more historic, correct . Yeah. Unfortunately, pete. We have witnessed thunderstorms and rain storms over the past couple hours which means more precipitation has fallen here exactly what that looks like will probably be seen as the sunrises. We have been in arkansas for a few days. We have seen the raging Arkansas River ri
The other deadly plane crash. This time, into a home, pinning a teenage girl against the wall. You will hear the call to 911. Singer r. Kelly pleading not guilty to sex abuse charges involving four young women, three of them underage. The singer set to be released tonight. The fires set, burning food and aid for the venezuelan people. And our exclusive interview just moments ago with the defiant venezuelan leader, Nicolas Maduro. His message tonight for the trump white house. The High School Cheerleader, just 13, and the medical emergency that turned deadly, right before she was supposed to perform. And the moment you didnt see with Bradley Cooper and lady gaga. What happened when they went to commercial break. And good evening tonight from seoul. The president is on his way to hanoi at this hour, and so are we, at the end of this newscast. And well have more on the high stakes involved in this summit in just a moment here. But were going to begin with several developing headlines back
Brown has been in prison for murder that she claims was self defense. The man charged in connection enth the shooting death of Jazmine Barnes was back in court today. B eric black, jr. , is now charged with capital murder. Dramatic video out of texas. Police and Good Samaritans all working together to rescue an elderly man from this burning car. Police say that man would not cave survived if it were not for Good Samaritans. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg misses oral arguments for the First Time Since joining the Supreme Court. She is working from home while she continues to recuperate from surgery. A man follows a woman into a karate studio after trying to kidnap her. The suspect was on a stretcher. Always know where the nearest karate studio is. Yes. Glor good evening. Im jeff glor. This is our western edition. Well begin here with a deepening standoff over the partial Government Shutdown now in day 17. Out of more than two million federal workers, 800,000 remain furloughed or are workin