Morning Brief: December 2

It's officially the beginning of the Christmas season in Manhattan. Today's the lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. Festivities begin in the evening. But even if you can't make it to midtown, or don't want to deal with the crowds, you'll still be able to watch it on TV. This is the 83rd annual lighting and the enormous 78-foot tree will be lit up with nearly 50,000 LED lights. It'll stay up until January 7.

NEED TO KNOW

British Parliament Likely to Vote for Syrian Airstrikes [Reuters]

Planned Parenthood Shooting Suspect Targeted Agency Before [NBC News]

Claims of Deleted Video Among Questions in Chicago Shooting [Washington Post]

The Questionable Ways of Albany, Expose in Sheldon Silver Trial [New York Times]

Manhattan to Get '332' Area Code in 2017 [DNAinfo]

Airbnb Defends Hosts Amid Complaints from NYC Council Members [CBS New York]

SPORTS

YESTERDAY

The Devils fell to the Avalanche 2-1.

The Nets beat the Suns 94-91.

TODAY

The Rangers and the Islanders face off at 8.

The Knicks play the 76ers at 7:30.

WEATHER

Rain throughout the day and into the early evening, 56/47 [Full Forecast]

ON STAGE TONIGHT

• Lewis Del Mar @ Rough Trade NYC

• Fourplay @ Blue Note Jazz Club

• Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear @ City Winery

• Delta Rae @ the Cutting Room

• Erykah Badu @ Kings Theatre

• Grace Potter @ the Bergen Performing Arts Center

TODAY IN HISTORY

On this day in 1804, Napoleon was crowned Emperor of France.

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