And jeff bridges shows his unique photos snapped on movie sets from over the years. Its monday, december 23rd, 2019. Heres your eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Roads could be dangerous in the coming days as millions head out for the holidays. Storms threaten travel plans across the country. In virginia, ice and fog are blamed for this massive chainreaction pileup involving nearly 70 vehicles. Reporter new lie released documents show efforts to talk to the president of ukraine came 90 minutes this was explosive. Kim jong un holding a meeting with top officials. North korea has threatened to send the United States a christmas gift. A manhunt is under way in tennessee after two people are killed in a stabbing. One of them the other before of 49er bethard. A successful landing after an unsuccessful mission for the starliner. The grinch ditching his sleigh for a motorcycle road. Whoa. Whoa. All that spain built up almost 3 billion in the worlds richest lottery. Among the winners, a reporter who found out on air. And that you will matters black people came and changed everything. But i am still your neighbor. After 35 years, eddie murphy made his return to saturday night live. And he brought back some of his most famous characters. They know who the hell it is im gumby, dammit. On cbs this morning. 32 yard line going for longer than that. Inside the 30, the 20, the 10, the 5, 6 this game went to overtime, and daniel jones led the team downfield for the game winner. Theyre coming after jones. And a touchdown and daniel jones saved five touchdown afternoon, five of them nice. That is nice, right . So upset the bills didnt win. They were so close. Theyrere still going to the playoffs. I had this conversation with jeff glor, a huge fan. Still going to the playoffs. Theyre a dynasty i did see tom brady trip that dude. Theres video out there. Theres some video. Welcome to cbs this morning. Bad weather is threatening to dampen the holiday spirit on the first full day of hanukkah and two days before christmas. There are big storms in the west and southeast, bad news for a record 115 million americans expected to travel by car, train, or plane over the holidays. Rain and flash flooding in south florida shut down ft. Lauderdalehollywood airport overnight. One traveler told us driving through the flooding was like looking out a boat cap inwindow. Unbelievable. The tsa estimates 42 Million People will pass through security checkpoints over the holidays. Nearly 4 more than last year. Mola lenghi is in new jersey. What are you seeing there . Reporter good morning. The worst part so far is the traffic getting to the airport. Once youre in here, once youre in the terminal, despite how it looks, things are running smoothly. That is here at newark, airport specific. In california over the southeast, as you mentioned, the incoming storms could cause some major delays. As millions across the country travel for the holidays, inclement weather is being blamed for the nearly 70car pileup on interstate 64 near williamsburg. Fog and icy conditions were causative factors in this multivehicle crash. Reporter no deaths were reported, but more than 50 people were injured. It took crews hours to clear the highway. In california another crash caused an internet outage that contributed to more than 140 flight delays at Sacramento International airport impacting thousands during one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. Its frustrating. The lines forever. Ive been here for an hour, and i havent each got up to check my bag yet. Reporter according to estimates from aaa, more than 104 million Holiday Travelers will drive to their destinations. And the day after christmas will bring the worst delays with commutes nearly two times longer than usual. Bumpertobumper traffic has become the norm at los angeles International Airport where drivers say it can take up to two hours just to go two miles. Whoa everyone reporter that wasnt helped when an electrical problem caused three empty buses to catch fire saturday. Fortunately no one was injured. The point is be prepared, be a bit patient because theres a lot when you show up at an airport during this time of year, i mean, theres a lot of traffic. Then a lot more people. Reporter if l. A. X. Is any example, being prepared means giving yourself more time than you normally would during this Holiday Season. At newark, theyre expecting to sberve two million to serve about two million visitors. Already weve seen 150 domestic flight delays. All right. Thank you so much. Cbs news meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli is tracking the holiday forecast. All right. What do we have coming . Good morning, everyone. It is really pouring across portions of the southeast. So the heaviest rain is starting to exit florida, but its all converging you see the wind coming out of that direction, out of this direction, and then being stopped by the coast itself. We call it coast convergence. The rain is just coming down really hard. It will continue most of today , especially through charleston. In the purple, over eight inches of rain. Do not drive through water of unknown depth. In the west coast, the storm is in the west, this storm is windowing down. Well see another one to two inches of rain, snow in the mountains. This is the travel forecast for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Theres not much going on. Temperatures around 20 degrees above normal in most of the east. Lots of sunshine. There will be snow and rain in the west. If youre dreaming a white christmas, for most it remains a dream ump. We are going to see snow across the west. If youre a skier and are going to be at the mountains, great. Otherwise, its close to the canadian border, that is it. Do not kill the messenger. We will not. Glad to hear that. Thank you. We have breaking news for you. A court in saudi arabia has sentenced five people to death for the murder of Washington Post columnist jamal khashoggi. Saudi state tv says three others have been given prison time. Khashoggi is believed to have been killed at the consulate in turkey last year. Charlie dagata is following the case. What led to the sentences that we know about . Reporter good morning. His shocking murder last year Drew International condemnation. A trial was held in neartotal secrecy. Saudi prosecutors said the five men sentenced to death directly took part in the killing. The prominent Washington Post columnist and fierce critic of the saudi leadership was last seen walking into the saudi consulate in istanbul in october last year. He never walked out. His body allegedly dismembered and removed. The remains were never found. Investigators blame it on Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman although he denies involvement. The only top aide implicated was investigated but not charged and released. Now a trial may be over, but deep suspensions remain. Theres suspicions remain. Theres been an internal investigation. Charlie dagata for us in london. Thank you. A ewly released email is adding fuel over President Trumps impeachment. A white house director directed a freeze in military aid to ukraine about 90 minutes after mr. Trumps phone call to ukraines president that led to the house impeachment inquiry. Chip reid is traveling with the president whos spending the holidays at his resort in palm beach, florida. Whats the white house saying right now . Reporter good morning. A white house official tells us the email released over the weekend had nothing to do with the phone call in which he asked the ukrainian president to investigate joe biden. Thats not how democrats see it. This email is explosive. Reporter Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer says the july 25th email is exactly why new witnesses are needed in a senate trial. A Top Administration official said stop the aid 91 minutes after trump called zelensky and said keep it hushhush. What more do you need . Reporter in the email, white house official Michael Duffy directed the Defense Department to hold off on military aid to ukraine, and that given the sensitive nature of the request to keep the information closely held. President trumps impeachment stems from the allegation that he held military aid to ukraine in order to pressure the country to investigate his political rival. A white house official told cbs news the email was just one of several surrounding ukraine and the hold was in place before the call. Duffy is one of four officials democrats want to hear from in a senate trial. Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell wants a quick trial with no witnesses. We remain at an impasse on these logistics. Reporter President Trump has said he welcomes the senate trial with witnesses. They have nothing. Theres no crime. Theres no nothing. How do you impeach, you have no crime . Reporter a position echoed by Communications Director stephanie grisham. There will be evidence sbrugsed and witnesses that will show even more that this president did the nothing wrong. Reporter House Speaker nancy pelosi will continue to hold off on sending the articles of impeachment to the senate until republicans convince her it will be a fair trial. Its the senates job to dispose of impeachment articles once passed by the house. Its not Nancy Pelosis job. Thank you so much. The United States military confirmed overnight that a u. S. Service member was killed in combat in afghanistan. The taliban claimed responsibility and said the attack was a roadside bombing in northern kunduz province. The military would not comment. 20 u. S. Service members have been killed in afghanistan this year. A manhunt is underway after two men were stabbed to Death Outside a nashville bar. Police have released Surveillance Video taken about an hour before the violence on saturday. And these are the victims, Clayton Beathard and paul trapeni, beathar did the brother of a player for the 49ers. Good morning. It was an emotional weekend for the entire family. Cj beathard did not play, he was at home in nashville with family. It was clear the teammate was very much on the minds of everyone. Our heart breaks for cj. Reporter taking the field against the Los Angeles Rams saturday night, the San Francisco 49ers had their teammate on their minds. We love him like a brother, you know. And when someone in this locker room hurts, we hurt. Reporter just hours earlier, 49ers back up quarterback cj beathards brother was stabbed and killed. Videos show him shortly before the attack. Its believed the stabbings were the result of an argument over a woman that moved to the street around 3 00 a. M. Thats when police say clayton b beathard and his High School Friend paul trapeni suffered stab wounds and were rushed to the hospital where they were pronounced dead. A third person was injured. Police want to speak with this man identified as michael d. Moseley, as well as two other that is when clayton and his friend paul suffered stab wounds. They were taken to the hospital and pronounced dead. Police now say they want to speak with this man, identified as Michael D Mosely along with two other men. Like his big brother, bethargue was also athlete playing quarterback for the sharks. And paul was set to graduate next year. Before cj flew home to be with his family, he asked his head coach for one thing. The last thing he said to me is he stopped me and make sure giets to win this game. The niners beat the rams on saturday night. I have known him for eight years. He was the grandson of artie be be bethard. It brought the Team Together in some ways. You see everything in the video seems to be normal, but the motive appears a lot of questions and theyre seeking answers to questions. It appears to be a fight over a woman at a bar late at night. And now the police want to find out why this happened. Both families issued statements staying the support has been overwhelming, and the police need more answers. Two lives cut short. Very, very sad. For the first time in more than 200 years, Frances Notre Dame cathedral will not celebrate Christmas Mass. The more than 850yearold building is still being restored after a devastating fire in april. We have more from paris on how people there will celebrate christmas without the annual tradition. Reporter a song of praise tinged with sadness. These singers are part of the notre dame choir. Since the gothic cathedral was devastated by fire in april, theyve been rehearsing at this nearby church. Most are still struggling to accept that Christmas Mass at the iconic cathedral is canceled this year. To think that i was ill last christmas and i missed christmas at notre dame thinking that i would go again this year with no problem yeah, no, its yeah, i cant believe im not going to do christmas. Reporter the cause of the blaze is still unclear. What is is that more than brick and mortar has been affected this film from 1948 shows the firstever recording of Christmas Mass at notre dame, giving a glimpse of the past that reminds us why the church remains so relevant to so many today. Not even during world war i and ii did it close its doors completely. Despite the extensive damage including the collapse of the roof and spire, the government is confident it will resume again in 2025. The grand skooem of scheme of things, five or six years doesnt seem like a long time for a cathedral thats 855 years old. Reconstructionists say it will likely took looker. For some it might not be a bad thing. People are helping to reconstruct and rebuild it. Its an opportunities to go to other churches and rebuild your faith. Reporter notre dame will without a doubt continue to be a symbol of faith. One thats already rising from the ashes. For cbs this morning, reporting from paris. I love what that woman said about a chance maybe to rebuild your faith. Finding the positive in something that obviously has meant so much to so many people. I lived in paris for many, many years. Notre dame was the center of my world. There were mornings when i would just walk by the seine and see the sun rising and see it glinting off this building. Its really sad to know they wont be celebrating the mass. I agree, thats a cool sentiment. Ahead, a bizarre twist in an investigation into the disappearance of a texas mom and young daughter. Why a close friend was charged with the kidnapping after the case took a tragic turn. First, time for your check of your local weather. Good monday morning. It is a chilly start to the day. Bundle up in the 30s and 40s. As we kickoff the mornay morning lows and also areas of dense fog especially for the trivalley this morning. Plenty of sun to the afternoon, catching a break for the rain. Lets check out the 10th 52 inch ever disco. 54 no good. 53 for a height and concord. The rain returned thursday night into wednesday. Weve got much more news ahead. A disturbing report finds there are no laws requiring taxiCab Companies to fix cars an safety recalls in most of the nations biggest cities. Right now if i if i flag a cab, i have no way of knowing if that car is an open recall . That is correct. You have no way of knowing. And you wouldnt know once it got there. First on cbs this morning, kris van cleave shows us the push to make sure Cab Companies follow those recall notices. Youre watching cbs this morning. As a struggling actor, i need all the breaks that i can get. At liberty butchumal cut. Liberty biberty cut. 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Enjoy the sunshine through the afternoon because changes are coming with the next storm sys