And the fallout comes quick. The pageants tv partner cutting ties with the organization overnight. All that, plus remembering legendary sportscaster dick enberg. Rossen returns the seasons toughest to find toys to deserving kids. What do you think of this . Its awesome. And making spirits bright. With the home alone soundtrack like youve never heard it before, today friday, december 22nd, 2017. From nbc news, this is today, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Deck the halls with boughs of holly fa la la la la la la la la tis the season to be jolly fa la la la la la la la la don we now our gay apparel fa la la la la la la la la troll the ancient yuletide carol fa la la la la la la la la and good morning, everybody. Welcome to today. Great job. We hope that got you in the spirit. We have a bunch of angels on our plaza, as we say good morning. Three days till christmas. Now, were in the mood, right . You kids were amazing. Were you nervous . No. They were terrific. They were from th
Would see the effects in the february paychecks. It reduces the Corporate Tax rate. It changes tax brackets for most americans. The law doubles the standard deduction but you wont be able to claim personal exemptions. It also removes the penalties for american whos do not purchase insurance. Experts say the tax bill is projected to add to the nations debt but the president hopes the tax break will spur economic growth. President trump spoke just before signing it. I am keeping my promise, im signing it before christmas. I said that the bill would be on my desk before christmas and you are holding me literally to that. So we did a rush job today. Its not fancy but its the oval office. Its the great oval office. And just to conclude, our country is doing very well. President trump ended saying he hopes to work with democrats in the new year, tweeting he believes infrastructure would be a Perfect Place to start. And our other top story, right outside of your window, the cold thats grippin
Americans someones using her name to try and cheat you. How to avoid getting taken by the holiday scammers. We begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. The getaway rush has already begun. Everythings kind of backed up. Packed. A Record Number of Holiday Travelers battle the elements. Travel is going to be tricky. Were tracking three systems. Flood advisories going on there. Big snow in the morning. The United Nations voted to condemn the u. S. Decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. This vote will make a difference on how we look at countries who disrespect us in the u. N. And this vote will be remembered. Shut down averted. Congress passed a temporary spending bill to keep the government running through january 19th. Vice president mike pence making a surprise visit to afghanistan to encourage our troops. Were sending a deafening mess am to the enemy that were here. Big change announced today at alphabet, the Parent Company of go
Story on action news is the projected record setting travel rush heating up ahead of santas arrival. People are flooding into the Philadelphia International airport making their move for the holiday get away at this hour. This is the scene before it even warmed up and the flight image shows all the planes in midair right now, as usual our area is center stage for all of this congestion. Of course that is the challenge air Traffic Controllers are dealing with on this friday before christmas. Most of the hundred plus Million People traveling this weekend and before the new year are going by car or truck. Give yourself more time on the roads and runways a rails a certainly at the airport as well. John rawlins is live at 30th street station, people are trying to beat the rush asto ge destinations. That is right. Overall it is a big holiday extravaganza for travel. Not so much for trains, interestingly enough. We are here at 30th street station, we are told by amtrak its not incredibly busy