These are the headlines you Need 2 Know. * **George H.W. Bush Dies:** George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st president of the United States died on Friday. He was 94. His death comes less than a year after his wife of 73 years, Barbara, was laid to rest. Bush was a decorated Navy pilot, flying dozens of combat missions during WWII. He presided over the country during a turbulent period as the Cold War ended. Read more [here](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/george-h-w-bush-dead-94-years-old-41st-president-united-states-obituary-cause-of-death-2018-12-01/). * **Bush's Last Days:** The 41st president passed peacefully at home in Houston. The 43rd president, George W., was able to speak to his father via speaker phone just before his death, and after telling his father how much he loved him, George H.W. replied, “I love you, too.” Those are said to be his last words. Read more [here](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/01/us/politics/george-hw-bush-last-days.html). * **Funeral Services:** There will be an arrival ceremony today at the U.S. Capitol, where President Bush’s body will lie in state until Wednesday morning. There will be an 11 a.m. state funeral in D.C. at the National Cathedral, which President Trump will attend. On Thursday, Bush will be laid to rest at his presidential library in Texas, beside Barbara and Robin, the young daughter they lost to leukemia. Read more [here](https://www.npr.org/2018/12/02/672639505/george-h-w-bush-to-lie-in-state-at-the-capitol-and-be-buried-in-texas). * **National Day of Mourning:** President Trump has declared Wednesday a national day of mourning. An executive order to close federal offices has been issued. Stock markets will close as well. Read more [here](https://www.cheddar.com/videos/stock-markets-federal-agencies-to-close-wednesday-for-day-of-mourning). * **France Riots:** French President Emmanuel Macron returned to Paris from the G20 to a city in chaos. The so-called ‘Yellow Vest’ demonstrations, named after the safety vests the protesters wear, erupted in violence over the weekend as people took to the streets to protest against rising costs of living and a new gas tax. Extremists joined in, setting cars on fire and vandalizing the Arc de Triomphe. Macron says he will meet with representatives of the protest movement. Read more [here](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/02/paris-riots-worst-unrest-decade-with-shops-and-cars-set-alight-gilets-jaunes). * **Alaska Quake:** More than 1000 aftershocks have hit Alaska following a magnitude 7 quake that struck Friday. The majority of aftershocks have been a magnitude 2.5 or weaker. No one was injured or killed in the quake, but it destroyed roads and buildings and led to power outages. The mayor of Anchorage says it’s the second largest earthquake the city has had since 1964. Read more [here](https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/02/us/alaska-earthquake/index.html). * **Grate Proposal:** A New York City proposal went down the drain ー well, a subway grate, when the couple dropped the ring while walking through Times Square. The NYPD recovered the ring and, after asking for help on social media, the couple was found. The groom-to-be tweeted: “So so happy to have ring back! God bless America!” Read more [here](https://abc7ny.com/society/couple-found-after-engagement-ring-recovered-from-utility-grate/4808164/). * **Trade War Truce:** President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to a 90-day halt on new tariffs. The temporary “cease-fire” will keep tariffs at the current 10 percent rate while the two sides continue negotiating. The U.S. was scheduled to bump the rate up to 25 percent on the first of the year. The White House has said China has agreed to buy more American goods as part of the agreement. Read more [here](https://www.npr.org/2018/12/02/672685019/trump-leaves-g-20-with-china-trade-truce-plans-to-cancel-nafta-ahead-of-new-pact). * **Amazon Experiment:** Amazon is said to be fine-tuning its cashierless technology to work in larger retail environments. It currently works in a handful of small convenience stores that Amazon operates, but the company is trying to see if it will work for larger spaces, like grocery or big-box stores. There are 3.5 million cashier jobs in the U.S. that could be threatened by this emerging technology. Read more [here](https://gizmodo.com/amazons-experiment-in-getting-rid-of-cashiers-expands-t-1830810279). * **College Football:** The college football playoffs are set. In the semifinals, Clemson will play Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl and Alabama will take on Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl, both on Dec. 29. The winner will play in the national championship Jan. 7. ‘Bama and Clemson are the favorites by a double-digit margin. Read more [here](https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2808807-college-football-playoff-rankings-2018-official-committee-poll-for-final-week). * **SNL Recap:** Alec Baldwin was back as President Trump on SNL for the first time since his arrest in NYC following an alleged dispute over a parking spot. In the show’s cold open, Cecily Strong appears as Melania Trump, Kate McKinnon plays Rudy Giuliani, while Beck Bennett plays a bare-chested Vladimir Putin cracking jokes with the Saudi Crown Prince, played by Fred Armisen. Watch [here](https://www.thedailybeast.com/snl-alec-baldwins-trump-plays-side-piece-to-bros-putin-and-saudi-crown-prince). * **Lion v. Hyenas:** The BBC captured incredible images of a male lion, named Red, fighting for his life when he is suddenly surrounded by more than a dozen hyenas. The clip is from the series Dynasties. Watch [here](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06s6wkr). Cheddar's Hena Doba gets into the latest. Subscribe to the Need 2 Know newsletter [here](https://theneed2know.com).
