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Good morning, it is friday, december 30th, im chris jansing. Theres new reaction this morning to the Obama Administrations decision to punish russia in retaliation for hacking attacks, that according to u. S. Officials, sought to interfere with the president ial election. The government has leveled sanctions against the fsb. Thats the spy agency that succeeded the kgb. They declare 35 diplomats who the u. S. Accuses of being Intelligence Officers to have 72 hours to get out of the country. Sanctions are also hitting the Russia Intelligence Services and three companies suspected of supporting it. Also targeted, two suspected russianbased hackers wanted by the fbi in earlier cyber crimes, including alleged attacks on banks and ecommerce sites, with one who has a 300 million bounty on his head. Its been there since february 2015. Two huge compounds shut down, one in maryland, one in new york, used by russian personnel for intelligencerelated purposes. To help other networks identify, detect, and disrupt russias Global Campaign of malicious cyber activities. In a statement, president obama said, these actions follow repeated private and public warnings we have issued to the russian government and are a necessary and appropriate response to efforts to harm u. S. Interests in violation of established International Norms and behavior. He said the administration will soon provide a report to congress in this and previous election cycles. Yesterdays moves were the first significant u. S. Actions taken against Russian Diplomats since 2001. Back then, the government expelled close to 50 in response to the discovery of espionage activities carried out by former fbi agent robert hanson. For more, lets turn to matt bradley, who is in london. Matt, what more can you tell us about the reaction in moscow and abroad . Well, chris, im afraid we have a bit of a fire alarm going off right now. The last 24 hours weve heard outrage matt, were going to let you take care of that and well come back to you when the fire alarm ends and hopefully theres no actual fire in our london bureau. Meanwhile, the transfer of power to president elect trump takes place in 21 days. Last night trump released a statement on actions against russia. Its time for our country to move on to bigger and better things. Nevertheless, in the interest of our country and its great people, i will meet with leaders next week in order to be updated on the facts of this situation. As nbc has previously reported, trump was first briefed about direct links between Vladimir Putins government and the email hacks on august 17th, but he has continued to cast doubt on russian involvement as recently as wednesday. I dont know anything about it. I dont know who hacked. You tell me who hacked. I thinit probably unlikely. I think maybe the democrats are putting that out. I think it could be russia, but it could also be china, lots of other people, also somebody sitting on their bed that weighs 400 pounds, okay . Any time anything wrong happens, they like to say the russians. Heres the russians doing the hacking. Maybe there is no hacking. Once they hack, if you dont catch them in the act, you dont know who it is. It could be somebody sitting in a bed some place. I think we oht to get on with our lives. I ink the computers have complicated lives very greatly. The whole age of computer has made it where nobody knows exactly whats going on. Last night Donald Trumps Senior Adviser Kellyanne Conway would not comment on whether the president elect would reverse president obamas actions but did suggest politics were behind it. I will tell you that even those who are sympathetic to president obama on most issues are saying that part of the reason he did this today was to, quote, box in president elect trump. That would be very unfortunate if that were if politic were the motivating factor here, but we cant help but think thats true. Even New York Times characterized it as such this may be an attempt to box him in. Thats not the way that peaceful transitions of administrations work in our great democracy. Conway also dismissed the impact of the sanctions, suggesting members of the Russian Military Intelligence Service do not operate within the u. S. Ive been reading all the news reports about these retaliations, these sanctions put forward by president obama and his administration. Some of them seem largely symbolic. The gru doesnt really travel here, doesnt keep its assets here. That comment drew this response from president obamas former ambassador to russia, this is crazy. Can someone organize a deep dive president ial daily brief for the president elect and his Senior Advisers on russian intelligence operations asap . Lets go back to matt bradley. Doesnt seem to be a fire in our london bureau. Lets talk about whats going on in moscow and other countries abroad. Thats right, chris, were safe from fire, unless theres something someone isnt telling me. In the past 24 hours we have heard outrage from the russian government and just this morning, it was said the Obama Administration is ending its term in, quote, antirussian agony. What we havent heard is anything like an official reprisal. The kremlin vowed to take tit for tat action against the United States after sanctions yesterday afternoon, what you just mentioned, chris. Even before the administration came out with the sanctions, the Russian Foreign Ministry Said any punishment of Russian Foreign diplomats would ricochet against american diplomats in russia. A kremlin spokesman said however the russians decide to react, it would cause u. S. Officials significant discomfort. Thats ominous language and were likely to see dispulse and spies announced in the coming hours or days, but thats on the level of high diplomacy. Official statements of concern in lofty speak, but from russian politicians, its far more personal. Some of the statements over the past 12 hours have looked more like mockery or name calling than diplomacy. Several have accused the Obama Administration of simply being bitter that donald trump won the election, something that obama has excuse me, trump has said himself. So we would actually hear more in the terms of official reaction. What we have right now looks more on the level of Something Like mockery. Chris . So that lame duck picture, which is making its way around the internet, is from the russian ambassadors residence in the uk, yeah . Thats right. Here in london were seeing a lame duck, a picture of a duck with the words lame written over it. Thats cute, until you realize this is an official communique from the Russian Foreign ministry. Matt bradley safe and sound in our london bureau. Thank you for that. One of the major reasons the u. S. Is pushing back on russia is, quote, a pattern of harassment against diplomats working overseas thats escalated, particularly over the last calendar year. According to the state department it includes arbitrary police stops, assaults, and broadcasting on tv of personal details, which Officials Say puts staffers at risk. In particular they cite this moment over the summer. On the 6th of june an accredited u. S. Diplomat who identified himself in accordance to embassy protocols was attacked by a russian policeman. The action was unprovoked and it endangered the safety of our employee. The russians claim the policeman was protecting the embassy from an unidentified individual is simply untrue. Its time for russia to treat our diplomats with, you know, the same manner which they are treated here when they come to the United States. Two russian officials were expel from the u. S. In response. But senator tom cotton said in part, while i applause the expulsion of 35 russian officials and the closure of two of their facilities, these steps should have taken place immediately after one of our diplomats was viciously assaulted on our embassy soil in moscow. As we mentioned earlier, president obama ordered two russian compounds shuttered. Two mansions, one on long island in new york, the other on the Eastern Shore of maryland, both will be closed. Both have long histories. The 45acre property at Pioneer Point in maryland is 90 minutes from the white house. Its the former estate of john j. Rascow, but best known as the builder of the empire state building. It was bought by the soviet government in 1972. At the time of the purchase the local newspaper reported fears of Nuclear Submarines surfacing in the river to pick up american secrets and defectors. The new york property is 14 acres built for an heir to the Standard Oil Fortune in 1913, later the home of a former new york governor. According to news day it was one of two estates purchased by the soviets in 1954. A former premier was photographed there during a visit in 19 of 0. The state Department Says the russians will no longer have access to the compound after noon today. Theres a new ceasefire in syria, this one reportedly nationwide. The deal brokered by russia and turkey between the Syrian Government and rebel groups and it went into effect yesterday. There have been some reports of small clashes since the deal was announced, but they are said to be isolated. One rebel commander told reuters, this time i have confidence in its seriousness. President putin said the deal is guaranteed by russia and turkey, adding peace talks between the sides would be held in kazakhstan next month if the ceasefire remains in place. The sixyearlong civil war in syria has decimated much of the country, leaving hundreds of thousands dead and creating millions of refugees. One nation notably absent from the talks, the United States, which was not part of these negotiations. Although in a statement, a state Department Spokesman said news of the ceasefire is a positive development. Meanwhile, after a twoweek lull, fighting has resumed in full force in the battle to Liberate Mosul from isis, as part of a second phase in the offensive, pushing further into the city as part of a new multisided assault. The battle to rid the terror group from the city began back in october. Were just a day away from new years eve and from coast to coast, security is tightening. After terror attacks in nice and berlin, Law Enforcement is on high alert, making an unprecedented show of force here in new york and all around the world. Nbcs Stephanie Gosk has our details. Reporter the confetti and the rain poured in times square as the city gets ready for its annual bash and its annual massive security operation. People will be safe this new years eve, because were there, along with our Law Enforcement partners. Reporter in times square, a record 7,000 uniformed and undercover police, including hundreds of heavily armed counterterrorism officers, will hit the streets. And in the wake of vehicle attacks overseas, the berlin Christmas Market earlier this month killing a dozen and nice over the summer leaving 86 dead, sand trucks and other vehicles will be used to block off new york streets. While in chicago, fences and concrete barricades went up amid concerns about isisinspired attacks. Boston is taking similar steps. Its sad we have to do this type of stuff, but its a reality of whats happening now in the world. Reporter in pasadena, california, home to the rose parade, Law Enforcement outlined their new strategy. Well be using a series of police radio cars staffed with either uniformed officers or deputies and water barriers to create a brigade of sorts. Reporter overseas, in germany officers in some cities are now armed with machine guns. In London Police presence is ramped up around Buckingham Palace and the markets. Yeah, i think its quite safe. Reporter and in times square today, support for the police. I think theyve been doing a great job anyway and just enjoy it like were enjoying it. Reporter part of Law Enforcements strategy, a big show of force to create a deterrence and instill confidence in everyone looking to celebrate. That was Stephanie Gosk reporting. Still ahead, some areas of the northeast have seen half a foot or more because of the fast moving winter storm. Plus, Virginia Tech stages an epic comeback in the belk bowl against arkansas. Those stories and a check on the new years eve forecast when we come back. Hey there, hi. Why do people have eyebrows . Why do people put milk on cereal . Oh, are you reading why people put milk on cereal . Why does your tummy go grumbily, grumbily, grumbily . Why is it all mimics a stomach grumble no more questions for you ooph, that milk in your cereal was messing with you, wasnt it . Yeah, happens to more people than you think. Try lactaid, its real milk, without that annoying lactose. Good, right . Mmm, yeah. I got your back. Lactaid. Its the milk that doesnt mess with you. Welcome back. Residents in parts of new england will be digging out and cleaning up today after the first noreaster of the season brought plenty of snow to the region. Take a look at this messy scene in massachusetts yesterday. Drivers trying to navigate the treacherous roads. Police had to deal with a number of drivers sliding off because of the slick conditions. Scary scene last night. The driver of one car had to get out of the car and push it free. Morgan radford has more on the trouble the noreaster is already causing. Reporter responders prepared and ready. Last year there was hardly any snow. This year could be the big one. Reporter meanwhile, residents scrambling for supplies. Im just trying to be ready for it. Reporter 14 million under winter advisories, the blast pounding new england with more than a foot of snow. Its going to bring heavy snow to interior new england. In fact, were going to see as much as 12 to 15 inches of snow. Reporter families in massachusetts preparing for the worst. I feel like im not ready. Reporter while neighbors in New Hampshire say this Winter Weather is exactly what they need. Fantastic wonderful we need it. We didnt get any last year. This is just like a gift. Keeps on giving. Reporter but with relief comes warning. Flights already disrupted along the east coast, and now a mix of ice and wind gusts of up to 60 miles per hour. Leaving residentsn h alert. I wld say stay home unless you absolutely need to get out. Stay home. I like that. That was Morgan Radford reporting. Now a check on your weather with nbc meteorologist bonnie schneider. It is a mess in some places. It is, especially for maine, lots of heavy snow falling right now at a rate of one to four inches per hour. Thats intense. At the height of the storm it was going six inches per hour. We still also have lake effect snow coming in. I want to let you know we have advisories all the way from syracuse, jamestown, and into erie, pennsylvania. This lake effect snow event is one of a couple were going to be seeing this week. Lets talk about maine right now. Your winter storm warning continues. So were still watching out for dangerous conditions. Travel not advised for northern vermont and northern New Hampshire and snow totals are still coming in. Weve already seen 20 inches in some parts of maine, just mind boggling. Early snow and then the lake effect snow comes in and those bands will be intense, so we could see several inches plus as it comes through. Then by tomorrow the new clip is coming in over the great lakes and that will bring light snowfall accumulation, but on top of what were already seeing. Over the west, rain for california, los angeles getting wet, san diego, and arizona, plenty of moisture for phoenix and tucson. Well watch for that and mountain snow at the higher elevations. What you can expect, not too much in l. A. , quarter inch, but further inland, half inch of rain. Keep in mind were looking at more heavy amounts around arizona, especially northeast of phoenix. Speaking of the west, what were looking at for your forecast looks good for the Rose Bowl Parade in pasadena, 44 degrees, partly cloudy skies, so that sounds nice. A little chilly out there, and finally, chris, i know we were talking yesterday about the new years eve forecast in times square, looks better today than yesterday, southwesterly winds, mostly cloudy, and 40. Little milder and dry, which is great. Thats great. Sometimes its so brutal down there. Thank you so much. Still ahead, a look at thursday nights college bowl games. Plus, Serena Williams has something to celebrate off the court. Those stories coming up next in sports. Ill never find a safe used car. Start at the new carfax. Com show me minivans with no reported accidents. Boom. Love it. [struggles] show me the carfax. Start your used car search at the allnew carfax. Com. More doing chores for dad per roll more earning something you love per roll bounty is more absorbent, so the roll can last 50 longer than the leading ordinary brand. So you get more life per roll. Bounty, the quicker picker upper time now for some sports and arguably the wildest bowl game of the year, the belk bowl. Arkansas taking on 22nd ranked Virginia Tech. In the first half up 170, quarterback austin alex finds hatcher who just gets the foot down in the end zone for the score. Razorbacks up at the half. Then for all intents and purposes they just got flamed. Virginia tech and quarterback jerod evans absolutely dominating the second half, scoring 35 unanswered points. Evans threw for two scores and ran for two more, winning a wild one. One player noticeably absent from the belk bowl, jeremy sprinkle. He was banned from the game after, get this, he was caught shoplifting from, of all places, a Belk Department store earlier in the week. You cannot make this stuff up. It was a battle of two top 15 teams in the alamo bowl. The number 1 Oklahoma State cowboys and nber 10 colorado buffaloes. This wasnt close, the cowboys corralled by the buffaloes led by quarterback mason rudolf, who threw for three touchdowns, Oklahoma State wins 388. In the birmingham bowl, south florida facing South Carolina and the South Carolina quarterback quinton flowers absolutely brilliant, running for 105 yards, three touchdowns, passed for two more, including this 25 yarder in the first play of overtime. Wow, that score would prove to be the difference. South florida beats South Carolina 4639. Now, for the funniest moment of the night we stay at alabama, but we head to auburn. Down 11 with 2 00 to go, auburn t. J. Dunham decided to crash georgias huddle. Check it out. Hes completely welcomed by the unsuspecting bulldogs who had no idea a tiger was on the prowl, but the move didnt pay off, auburn falls to georgia 9686. Our congratulations to Serena Williams, who announced her engagement to the reddit cofounder posted, of course, on reddit. The star posted a cartoon proposing along with a poem describing his proposal. We wish all the best to the happy couple. He said four words, will you marry me. Are we guessing . Still ahead, how members of congress are reacting to president obamas new sanctions against russia. Plus, its been a deadly year for attacks on police. Well talk to the family of one fallen dallas officer about how they are remembering their loved one. Stay with us. Anyone with type 2 diabetes knows how it feels to see your numbers go up, despite your best efforts. But what if you could turn things around . What if you could love your numbers . Discover oncedaily invokana®. Its the 1 prescribed sglt2 inhibitor that works to lower a1c. Invokana® is a pill used along with diet and exercise to significantly lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. 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Tell your doctor about any medical conditions and medications you take. Using invokana® with a sulfonylurea or insulin may cause low blood sugar. Its time to turn things around. Lower your blood sugar with invokana®. Imagine loving your numbers. Theres only one invokana®. Ask your doctor about it by name. Welcome back. Im chris jansing. It is theottom of the hour. Lets start with the mornings top stories. President obama has followed through on his promise to retaliate against russia, issuing new sanctions and expelling diplomats from the u. S. , but russia has vowed to respond, as the chill of the cold war creeps back in before the end of the year. Nbcs ron allen reports. Just as i told russia to stop it. Reporter president obama made good on that promise to retaliate, targeting russias top intelligence agencies with sanctions. Officials in Vladimir Putins inner circle, but not the russian president himself, all but singled out by president obama. Tell him to cut it out, there will be serious consequences. Reporter freezing the assets, banning Business Contact with americans, russia also accused of harassing diplomats abroad and espionage operations in america. Weve seen verbal and physical harassment. Weve seen them try to revoke credentials, detain them. Reporter 35 Russian Diplomats in the u. S. Expelled, just 72 hours to leave. Closing two russian government compounds, rec centers allegedly used for spying. In a statement president obama saying, all americans should be alarmed by russias actions. The actions today were designed to make very clear well respond at a time and place of our choosing. Reporter also targeted, two notorious cyber criminals accused of stealing millions from american banks and ecommerce sites. The russians dismissed it all at another sign of aggressive Foreign Policy, to deal a blow to the incoming administrations Foreign Policy plans. Earlier president elect trump again rejected allegations of russian interference in the election. I think we ought to get on with our lives. Reporter that may prove politically difficult with republicans and democrats calling for tough steps against russia. He has a senate and a house leadership that have all supported these actions. If he backs down and he does this, it will be perceived it was done for putin and at putins request. Many republican congressional leaders are reacting favorably to the Obama Administrations sanctions. House Speaker Paul Ryan said bluntly, russia does not share americas interests. Its consistently sought to undermine them, sowing dangerous instability around the world. While todays action by the administration is overdue, it is an appropriate way to end eight years of failed policy with russia. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell said the Obama Administration for eight years attempted to reset relations with russia and sat passively while russia expanded its sphere of influence, adding sanctions against the russian Intelligence Services are a good initial step, however late in coming. A number of republicans said it was too little, too late, but not all are intent on punishing russia. Yesterday trent franks, vice chair of the Armed Services subcommittee for emerging threats and capabilities said russia had done a service. The bottom line, if they succeeded, if russia succeeded in giving the American People information that was accurate, then they merely did what the media should have done. The political fallout from the Obama Administrations condemnation of israeli settlements continues to mount, meantime, as leaders here at home and abroad criticize the president and secretary of state over whats being considered a parting shot of shorts. British Prime Minister theresa may called the speech an inappropriate attack on israel. Kelly cobiella has more op one of the settlements in the center of this international dispute. Reporter were in the israeli settlement thats one of the oldest settlements in the west bank. It started in 1977 with just 16 families. 6500 israelis live here now, and these are some of their homes, these redroofed homes you can see just behind me. If you look across this road on the other side of the road are palestinian homes. Thats the edge of ramala, where the Palestinian Authority is based. What separates them, a fence, guard gates, the israeli military, which has a small base at the entrance of this settlement. We talked to a man today thats lived here for 32 years, hes raised his seven children here, and we asked him why he came and why he stays. We believe that we have the rights and the historic and moral legal rights to live here, and we seek peace. Were not looking to expel them. Were not looking to oppress them. We want to live here in our homeland as peaceful citizens, and we are happy to have them live here also. Reporter and the views are just as entrenched on the other side of that fence. Families, palestinian families, who say theyve lived on this land for generations and they have no intention of leaving. Thats nbcs Kelly Cobiella reporting. In syria, a nationwide ceasefire is reportedly in place after the deal was brokered by russia and turkey. Conspicuously absent, the u. S. Joining us from london, nbc Foreign Correspondent matt bradley. Matt, what do we know about the details of this agreement and so far is it sticking . Well, thanks, chris. About 12 hours after the guns fell silent last night and it looks like the ceasefire in syria is holding with a few notable exceptions, isolated skirmishing have been reported, including a firefight in the Northern City of hama. At least seven groups signed on to the deal, which was announced yesterday. Jihadi groups like isis and al qaedas affiliate in syria are not part of the deal, and thats typical, but the deal was negotiated by russia and turkey. Both of whom have said they will guarantee the terms of the ceasefire. As you mentioned, chris, conspicuously absent is the United States and the united nations, two Major Players up until recently in syrias civil war. If this holds and its a really big f, chris, we could be seeing the beginning of the end of this nearly sixlong syrian civil war. Its already killed more than 400,000 people, displaced millions, and spread instability throughout the region. Theres little reason for optimism, if youve been following events in syria, you know these sorts of ceasefires come and go, but the last one in september held for only about a week before it ended in a flurry of violence, but this is different. The regime of Bashar Al Assad and its russian allies are arguably at its strongest since the war began, both looking forward to a new Trump Administration come january 20th, and they are hoping that would swing u. S. Policy in favor of the assad regime. And that could end the war in their favor. They are hoping for broader negotiations in kazakhstan next month to bring the civil war to a final conclusion. Chris . Matt bradley, thank you for that. Officials in new york city say security measures for a new years eve celebrations in times square will be the most extensive ever. More than 65 sanitation trucks packed with sand will surround times square, those come in response to nice and berlin style attacks earlier this year. There will also be 100 patrol cars placed at nearby intersections. More than 7,000 Police Officers will patrol the area, along with specially armed counterterrorism units and bombsniffing dogs. More than a Million People are expected to attend the annual ball drop in manhattan. Authorities say they are unaware of specific terror threats. Similar security measures are taking place in cities all around the world. This year has proven to be especially grim for men and women in Law Enforcement, with a sizable spike in the number of Police Officers ambushed in the line of duty. Msnbcs chief Legal Correspondent, ari melber, has more on the sharp rise and the personal toll its taking on one family. Reporter its been a brutal year for americas Police Officers. Tonight, breaking news, Dallas Police ambushed. Five killed, seven injured by sniper fire. When it came on the news that officers had been shot, i froze. Reporter valeries 32yearold son patrick was a Dallas Police officer on duty that horrible night in july. They just told me that he had been shot. That he didnt make it. Reporter patricks death, part of a grim nationwide trend. 56 spike in officers shot and killed, according to new data, 64 officers gunned down in the line of duty this year, 21 of those slain in ambushes. Do you worry about him when he was on the job . Of course, you know, as a family, we all worry about our loved ones. Especially, you know, with everything thats been going on. Reporter patrick was a threetime veteran of the iraq war and the father of 3yearold lincoln. Tell me about patrick, who was he . Patrick was a sweet, caring, lovable person. Reporter this year the family Christmas Tree pays tribute to patrick and the reality that he wont be coming home is still sinking in. To wake up and know that hes not here, that i cant call him. Reporter valerie says his memory lives on in lincoln, who knows her father was an officer. She knows her dad wore a uniform. So shell always know. Reporter the children of fallen officers leading the way to a path of healing. Msnbcs chief Legal Correspondent ari melber reporting. The retrial for former South Carolina Police Officer Michael Slager has been set for march 1st. Slager charged with murder in the shooting death of walter scott. Earlier this month a mistrial was declared after a deadlocked jury couldnt come to a unanimous decision. In a separate federal case, slager is charged with violating scotts civil rights. That trial is scheduled to begin in may. The man convicted of killing nine black worshippers in charleston, South Carolina, last year has been ordered to undergo a new competency evaluation before jurors decide his fate. A judge ordered the exam for dylann roof yesterday after his standby lawyer questioned his ability to stand trial. The move came one day after roof said he would again represent himself during his sentencing phase, which is set for tuesday. Jurors will decide whether he spends life in prison or gets the death penalty. A former Charles Manson follower and convicted killer is seeking parole. 69yearold is the longest serving female inmate in the state of california. Shes already been denied parole 13 times since being convicted in the 1969 slayings of sharon tate and six others. Parole officials postponed a decision after her attorney made new claims she may have possibly been the victim of abuse by manson. A source with knowledge of the case tells the Los Angeles Times the claim was akin to battered spouse syndrome, which has been used by a Legal Defense for women charged with killing their husbands. Lets turn to business now where ecommerce giant amazon has been granted a patent for what can be described as a flying warehouse for Drone Deliveries. Nancy hungerford joins us from london. Okay, you have my attention. Amazon already has prime, its prime now memberships which guarantees deliveries from two days to as little as two hours, but the company is now saying Drone Deliveries with a new warehouse patent could cut delivery time down to minutes . Thats right, chris. They want to get these packages to you even quicker, and it sounds like something out of a scifi novel, but this is the real deal. Amazon has secured this patent for an Airborne Fulfillment Center and it would hold the drones for delivery straight to your door. The air ships would hover about 45,000 feet in the air, but before you get too excited, remember this is just a patent at this stage, so its hard to say whether or not this will come to be reality any time soon. Now, something that could be bringing amazon back down to earth, if you will, is a lawsuit from rap group run dmc. They are accusing amazon, walmart, and other retailers of selling products that carry the groups name without their permission. The retailers have not responded so far, but the founder Darryl Mcdaniel is seeking at least 50 million in damages, so keep an eye on that one. Looking elsewhere at defense contractor Lockheed Martin, weve heard from the pentagon they have been awarded a 450 million modification for fighter jets, the f35 fighter jets, that will eventually head to south korea. Now, this is significant, because you may remember that their series of tweets coming from president elect donald trump targeting Lockheed Martin on their f35 program. We know that trump has met with Lockheed Martin ceo about ways to bring down the costs of that program. No conclusion has come out of that as of yet, but donald trump has said he continues to be in discussions with that company, he even invited rival boeing to come up with a competitor that is priced lower. So at the moment, the pentagon is, however, awarding this 450 million modification. Chris, back to you. Nancy hungerford live from london, thank you, nancy. Still ahead, something to laugh about after a year full of toxic president ial election and the loss of so many beloved luminaries. But first, something wicked this way comes. A major snowstorm dumping snow all over new england already 20 inches of accumulation in some places. Well get a full check of the weather in just a few minutes. Stay with us. Hey, searching for a great used car . I dont want one thats had a big wreck just say, show me cars with no accidents reported find the cars you want, avoid the ones you dont plus you get a free carfax® report with every listing i like it start your used car search at carfax. Com 47 past the hour, lets get a check on your weather now with nbc meteorologist bonnie schneider. Good morning. Good morning. Were looking at more snow for maine and michigan and ohio, pennsylvania and upstate new york. Still dealing with snow, especially in maine, heavy amounts. Lets look at the map and show you early heavy snow for maine, still under a winter storm warning, so its not over yet. The heavy lake effect snow bans will persist throughout the day and Morning Hours Going Forward. Believe it or not, theres another system behind it. This is a fast mover, a clipper storm bringing light snowfall accumulations, so that is some good news. Looking at the advisories right now, these lake effect advisories will persist straight through tonight, and some even go to saturday morning, so watch out for those bands of heavy lake effect snow Going Forward and, of course, the heavier snow that were looking at into maine. Checking things out across the southwest, look at the rain coming into los angeles. There is some concern as this rain comes over some of the burn areas that we could see, some debris flow, were watching that closely and also the threat for more rain into arizona Going Forwards the weekend. So rain and mountain snow across the southwest as the storm works through and it could bring heavy amounts north and east of ni nix. Finally as we head back to new york, a better forecast for times square than we saw yesterday. Mostly cloudy, southwest winds, and 40 degrees. I think for new yorkers and even tourists, thats no problem. Pretty good, thank you, happy new year to you. You, as well. When we come back, one of the most famous delis puts away the pass trommy for good. Stay with us. Tains dont earn interest, david. You know i work at ally. I was being romantic. You know what i find romantic . A robust annual percentage yield thats what i find romantic. This is literally throwing your money away. I think its over there. That way . Yeah, a little further up. What year was that quarter . What year is that one . 98 thats the one. You got it nothing stops us from doing right by our customers. Ally. Do it right. Lets get out of that water. Allytadirectv now. Stream all your entertainment anywhere anytime can we lose the all. Theres no cbs and we dont have a ton of sports. Anywhere, any. Lets lose the anywhere, anytime too. You cant download onthego, theres no dvr, yada yada yada. Stream some stuff somewhere sometimes you totally nailed that buddy. Simple. Dont let directv now limit your entertainment. Only xfinity gives you more to stream to any screen. Diets have come and gone, but through the years the Carnegie Deli has remained a beacon of arteryclogging defiance in the heart of new york city, and a destination for tourists and locals alike. But today their final pastrami sandwich will roll off the line, as nbcs harry smith reports. Reporter for a couple of weeks now theres been a line, sometimes a very long line at new yorks fabled Carnegie Deli. Weve been waiting for an hour. We got up at 4 30 this morning to get here. Reporter 4 30 . Yes. Reporter tourists and locals waiting patiently for one last taste. Im very sad. I used to come up to new york all the time just to come to Carnegie Deli and the whole family, this is it. Do you know what youre going to eat . Pastrami and cheesecake. Reporter a pilgrimage to an old deli that still serves very much a meal of memories. Really good. Reporter giant sandwiches without manners that demand to be consumed with lust. The Carnegie Deli was immortalized as a showbiz hangout in woody allens Broadway Danny rhodes. And the walls are filled with photos. Taylor swift, celine dion, stevie wonder. Reporter faded memories of a more glorious past. In recent years the restaurant settled a 2 million back wages suit and was closed for ten months for illegally tapping its natural gas supply. Nonissues for carnegies patrons, but as for the owner, she says 40 years is enough. I started here the first day my father took over in 1976, i was the cashier. Reporter authentic jewish delis were once as common as checker cabs in new york. Cheers. Reporter after friday, there will be none in all of midtown. Harry, you want some . Its so good. Reporter well miss the food, but not the heart burn. I dont know. Ill miss the corned beef hash, forget the heart burn. Anyway, the Carnegie Deli was a political stopover over the years. Look at Vice President ial candidate lloyd benson. He got a special delivery in the heat of the 88 campaign. Seated next to him, yes, penny youngman. Speaking of comedy, it has been a truly strange year, and if we couldnt laugh, well, we dont know what wed do, so the Morning Joe Team put together some of the best moments from late night over the last year. Take a look. He didnt look like hillary clinton, but one of those long answers. Woo, woo, woo. All anyone wants to talk about is donald trump. Donald trump . Isnt he the one thats, like, youre all losers . You think hell win the primaries . He must. I want to be the one to take him down. I will destroy him, and i will mount his hair in the oval office id like to stick garden gnomes in this building. I guess you would. You know, teds always kind of freaky. He eats hair. Its wonderful now and again. See . Hair. Look at us, we have the same voice, we have the same hair. And we have the same sized hands. Hello, secretary clinton, this is senator bernie sanders. Is your refrigerator running . Well, so am i, and im never, ever dropping out yes, he did say that it is gross to watch gay people eat pasta, because he wants them to eat healthy foods. But why even say that, kellyanne . Jake, i have to put this ice cream in the freezer, im sorry. We should stay in touch. Whats the best way to reach you, email . Youve got mail. Well, ive ghost written a book that i put your name on, okay, and its calle winners arent losers. Winners do deals and winners get rich, while sad little losers just sit there and [ bleep ]. There are two kinds of people, which one will you be . A loser like them would you like to finish . Or a winner like me. When we come back, a look at stories making headlines in the day ahead. Dont just eat yogurt. Wear it. New aveeno®. Daily moisturizing body yogurt. Enriched with the nutrients found in greek yogurt, intensely nourishes skin for 48 hours. Aveeno®. Naturally beautiful results®. Before we toss it over to morning joe, lets get a check on the stories youll be hearing about in the day ahead. Friends and family of jaja gabor gather to pay their final respects to the hollywood icon. The actress died in her Los Angeles Home earlier this month from an apparent heart attack at the age of 99. Meanwhile, preparations to ring in 2017 here in new york city will continue as officials conduct the allimportant new years eve ball drop test. In addition to carrying out that dry run with the crystalcovered ball, hundreds of balloons that will be handed out to those packing times square will be inflated. And this is a live look at times square, where an estimated 1 million will gather tomorrow to bid adieu to 2016 and welcome the new year. And we wish you a happy new year. Thats going to do on this friday morning. Im chris jansing. Morning joe starts right now. Good morning. Its friday, december the 30th. New years eve eve. Joe and mika have the morning off and theyll be back next week. With us on set is msnbc political correspondent, kasie hunt, the managing editor of bloomberg politics, mike halperin, msnbc political analyst, another big night at the garden with fish for robert costa, msnbc anchor and political correspondent, steve kornacki, and in washington, senior Political Editor and White House Correspondent for the huffington post, senior senior. Good morning, everybody. Weve got real big news everybody. A quick