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for thanksgiving. >> the weekend storms and a major cross country system is in th the war rages on in the middle east. >> but is there a glimmer of hope for families of the hostages it's november 10th this is "today." breaking overnight, israel carrying out intense new strikes on gaza. here at home, the sudden reappearance of osama bin laden propaganda we're live with the very latest. bowing out embattled congressman george santos announces he will not seek re-election after that scathing ethics report >> the level of misconduct here, criminal conduct s off the charts. just ahead, the evidence house investigators say he stole from his campaign to pay for his own bills, botox, and more we'll have the latest and whether criminal charges could be next. shocking allegations

shawn "diddy" combs accused by his longtime former girlfriend of sexual assault and years of physical and emotional abuse the music mogul just honored at the vmas denying it all. we'll have the story those stories, plus, stocking up. with americans racing to buy food for the thanksgiving feast, we'll take you inside one of walmart's massive warehouses. >> it's an amazing combination of people, automation, and ai. >> how the nation's largest grocery chain is going high-tech to keep up with record demand. and flipping out >> it's caught and a lot of traffic by nelson. to the end zone. somersault touchdown >> the ravens dominate the bengals for a big win to start another exciting weekend in the nfl.

today friday, november 17, 2023. from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hi, everybody. good morning welcome to "today. travel rush is on. >> this next week and a half could be a record breaker. tens of millions of people expected to fly for thanksgiving we have a live shot here this is reagan national where the crowds are building at this hour. >> for the roads,aaa is expecting 55 million people to hit the highway also making this one of the busiest holidays of the year. >> and the travelers could be dealing with not one, but two possible storm. >> we've got all angles covered this morning we'll start with our own tom costello who is at reagan national for us. hi, tom.

good morning >> reporter: the misery map, not a lot of misery on the map it's looking really good this morning, and why does it start now? why does travel start now? because people are working remotely so they can leave early, work remotely they can leave late, work remotely, so it spreads out the entire thanksgiving getaway, but the bottom line, if you are getting ready to travel, expect a lot of company six days until thanksgiving. it is the start of the travel rush crescendo with the tsa expecting to screen about 30 million passengers over the next 12 days, that would make it the busiest holiday travel period ever >> airports are going to be very busy, and preparation is key. >> reporter: some travelers are on a pre-thanksgiving trip and already thinking about thanksgiving crowds. >> we're visiting my mom here in chicago, then we're flying back to d.c., then we're driving to connecticut for thanksgiving.

>> flying on monday for thanksgiving, that's right. >> reporter: what are you thinking are you worried about the crowds >> yeah, i am worried. but, you know, you have to be home for thanksgiving. >> reporter: the busiest day to fly next tuesday and wednesday for thanksgiving and next sunday 2.9 million passengers could pass through check points in orlando, they are anticipating a 17% increase over last year's travel volume and say passengers should arrive even earlier than they would for a typical trip. >> remember to follow three, two, one passengers should be at the airport three hours before their flight at the check point two hours before their flight and at the gate one hour before departure. >> reporter: from the skyways to the highways where aaa projects more than 55 million people will drive to their thanksgiving destinations over five days. the worst times to hit the road, late afternoon wednesday, mid-day thanksgiving and then starting afternoon noon the

friday after the good news for drivers, gas prices right now are averaging 40 cents cheaper per gallon than this time last year, even cheaper in the south. >> they're below $3 right now. we haven't seen that in a long time >> reporter: below $3 a gallon in the south, i'll take that pre-check, you guys, important we have 17 million people now signed up for pre-check. that's four million more than a year ago they still were keeping the pre-check lines to about a ten-minute wait. the other pre-checks are averaging about 30 minutes so there is an incentive for pre-check. on that note, let's bring in dylan dreyer because people are wondering how will the weather cooperate. >> as we get into the weekend, this is going to be the storm that's going to bring a significant amount of rain through the plain states, especially as we go into sunday and monday heavy rain through texas down through arkansas, along the gulf

coast. then as we go into tuesday, a lot of that heavy rain will take hold of the eastern third of the country with heavy rain expected across the eastern great lakes gusty winds on top of that in new england, we could start with snow before it changes over to rain. front will clear th on wednesday, this cold front will clear the east coast, still bringing heavier rain through the morning before it exits. on the backside of it, temperatures tumble enough so we have lake effect snow taking hold through erie, pennsylvania. we will see increasing sunshine, but it will be chilly. so as we go through the tuesday, wednesday travel time frame, that's where we're looking at strong storms, heavy rain up and down the east coast and the snow in new england before it changes over to rain, so it will be messy. >> we'll keep checking in, dylan. thank you. israeli forces carrying out more searches at the largest hospital in gaza overnight. fighting across the region seart

leading to a fuel shortage that led to a communications blackout here at home, there is growing outrage over a letter from osama bin laden that's now being shared on social media we have two reports. we'll start with keir simmons in tel aviv. >> reporter: good morning to you. this morning the focus is on multiple hospitals, fighting and tensions in both gaza and the west bank. the israelis say in gaza, in four hospitals, they found evidence of hamas. the palestinians say ambulances were stopped the palestinian says its crews were detained. this morning medical staff emerging from the hospital in the west bank. their hands raised israel saying gunmen may have run there to hide. at least 5 were killed and officials say 47 arrested in the

west bank today. while inside gaza, operations continue in al-shifa hospital where israeli defense forces have been for days and now have found the bodies of two hostages closeby. 19-year-old israeli soldier and 65-year-old hostage who had been suffering from cancer. we believed we would welcome her back, her daughter cries these images filmed show the entrance to the tunnel in the hospital complex nbc news has not visited the hospital to see for ourselves. the images showing some guns, grenades and computers, israel says, was inside is it fair to say that you found something there, but not everything you said you'd find >> no. we're just scratching the

surface. we need to be a bit patient. we're 100% certain this is the base of operations. >> reporter: the secretary of state telling lester holt last night. >> exactly why there should be assault rifles located next to an mri machine escapes me. this is compelling evidence of the fact that hamas embeds itself in civilian infrastructure of one kind or another. >> reporter: multiple hospitals in gaza are under siege, health officials say. these are scenes posted online of the indonesian hospital in gaza israel says hamas was here denied by hamas. the palestinians releasing images showing patients wheeled south on hospital beds amid the the israeli military warns it will head south, too, where already, more hospitals are overwhelmed. our team this morning confirming more chaos and bloodshed. quote, food and water are practically nonexistent there. savannah? >> keir simmons in tel aviv.

thank you. now to a trend on social media that has social media companies cracking down on posts about osama bin laden. hallie jackson is on the story. good morning. >> good morning. it might sound stunning that a letter written two decades ago by a terror leader is now getting new traction online in the wake of the israel-hamas war, but that is the reality. with social media companies now scrambling to pull down those posts. >> oh, my god. >> the videos viral this morning. >> i need you to stop what you are doing and go read a letter to america. >> reporter: referencing osama

bin laden's so-called letter to america written about a year after the 9/11 attacks. getting new attention on social media. bin laden criticizing u.s. support for israel and its policies on palestinian territories. >> the way this letter is going viral right now is giving me the greatest sense of relief. >> reporter: "the guardian" now removing it criticizing how it's been widely shared without the full context. tiktok now stripping the hashtag #lettertoamerica from its search function. up 400% on youtube. and on x, formerly twitter, references to him up 4,000% since tuesday. one journalist's post on that platform compiling some of the videos getting more than 25 million views. tiktok saying interest spikes after tweets and media attention from fewer than two million views to more than 13 million on its app. a spokesperson telling nbc news

content promoting this letter clearly violates our rules on supporting any form of terrorism. adding their proactively and progressively removing it. youtube saying our community guidelines apply consistently, guidelines which prohibit terrorist comment. the issue reaching even the white house with a spokesperson saying there is never a justification for spreading the repugnant, evil and anti-semitic lies after committing the worst terror attack in american history. it all comes as demonstrations, pro-israeli and pro-palestinian stretch coast to coast. >> all of this puts another spotlight on the issue of moderating content at a time of war. reporting overnight this letter to america came up during a private meeting wednesday night in which jewish celebrities and created confronted tiktok executives about doing more on that platform. tiktok tells us leadership has been meeting with creators and experts and others for feedback

on how tiktok can remain a place for community, discovery and sharing authentically. >> thank you. all right. about a quarter after. now we have craig. good morning. >> good morning to you as well. to capitol hill we go where a scathing report issued by the house ethics committee could spell the beginning of the end for embattled congressman george santos. among its finding, he spent campaign funds on personal expenses and luxury goods. likely breaking federal laws. senior capitol hill correspondent garrett haake has the latest for us. >> reporter: yeah. not long after that jaw dropping report was released on thursday, santos announced he would no longer seek re-election and would leave congress after this term. but he may be leaving much sooner after that as the

chairman of the ethics committee is filing a motion to remove him from congress, a removal which hasn't happened in decades. even for a congressman dogged by scandal since his first days in office, the salacious details on new york republican george santos are stunning. the bipartisan committee report concluding santos, quote, blatantly stole from his campaign, spending campaign donations lavishly on everything from his rent and credit card bills to thousands of dollars in purchases. even botox and spa treatments in las vegas. some of santos' fellow republicans had already moved for his expulsion. >> my voters and i are quite aware of the fraud he perpetuated. i don't need an ethics report to tell me what i already know. >> i call for his resignation. >> reporter: but the sordid details of the report including

onlyfans, and withdrawals from casino atms led members of both parties who had voted against an early expulsion effort to say they now support his remove. >> i hope george does the right thing and resigns. thanksgiving break is a great time to do that, clean out his office. >> i think the bottom line is the level of misconduct here, criminal conduct, is off the charts. >> reporter: the committee voting unanimously to refer his findings to the department of justice. santos is already facing federal charges for wire fraud and money laundering. on thursday, the embattled congressman posting on social media that the report was a, quote, politicized smear but that he would no longer seek re-election and would stay in congress, quote, up until i am allowed. we will not see a vote until after thanksgiving. losing his vote in congress would shrink the gop's margin of control. mike johnson called the report's finding very troubling and seemed to suggest he would not try to protect the freshman republican.

>> garrett haake for us in washington. thank you. let's go football, shall we? the baltimore ravens making a strong case for a true contender for the super bowl on thursday night football. >> it is caught in a lot of traffic by nelson aguilar for the touchdown. >> when do you decide i will flip right in there. baltimore takes the lead. they move on to 8-3 this season. we should mention, though, the bengals qb joe burrow had to leave in the second quarter with a sprained wrist. his status up in the air just like the somersault injury. >> i saw joe on the sidelines trying to throw the football. it was hard to watch. >> he practiced it at home, went in the backyard. yes, never going to happen.

let's take a look at what's going on today where we have heavier rain expected through parts of the eastern great lakes stretching into southeastern ohio out ahead of this cold front. nice and chilly. temperatures in the 40s and 50s. we are looking for a nice day up and down the east coast. the temperatures today 15 degrees above average topping out in the 60s and 70s. that's the weather across the country. we'll get to your local forecast in the second 30 seconds. [gasps] get pre-qualified. shop within your budget. carmax. good friday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we are starting out dry across the bay area after some late

evening rain, and the rain will be back again this afternoon. we can see the storm system is very close by the bay area. so expect some off and on showers and possibly some thunderstorms, and off and on rain in tomorrow's forecast as well. we'll get a chance to dry out on friday and the dry weather continues into o and that's your latest forecast. >> all right, dylan. thank you. overnight reaction to a guilty verdict in the closely watched murder of a texas yoga instructor morgan chesky is at the courthouse for us in austin. hey, morgan. >> reporter: good morning, hoda. nearly two weeks o testimony resulting in two hours of deliberation. coming up, the key piece of evidence helping a jury find kaitlyn armstrong guilty in the death of pro cyclist anna moriah wilson. and then ahead with millions

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vehicles were involved in a crash. one person died. multiple others were injured and taken to the hospital. officers were going door to door searching for a driver involved in the crash who took off on foot. the chp says they located one person in a separate area, but it's unclear if that is the person they were searching for. today marking the final day of the asia-pacific economic cooperation summit in san francisco. president biden has another busy day on tap. overnight he signed a temporary spending bill averting a government shutdown. at0,first lady jill biden will host a program for spouses leaders at appleampus in cupertino. at 10:00 this morning, the president is expected to hold a bilateral meeting with mexico's president and then he's expected to host the apec leaders' retreat. let's get a check of that forecast with meteorologist kari hall. >> we're starting out dry across the bay area, but we'll see the rain returning this afternoon.

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time and time again prosecutors reminded the jury that all signs pointed back to the 35-year-old who never took the stand. >> we, the jury, find the defendant, kaitlyn armstrong, guilty of the offense of murder. >> reporter: in a packed austin courtroom, the final verdict in a murder mystery that captured the nation. kaitlyn armstrong as a jury convicted her of killing 25-year-old wilson. coming two hours after powerful closing statements. >> she shot her in the head twice and put another bullet right in her heart. >> she fits the story they created. a spurned, jealous lover. >> reporter: two weeks of testimony telling two very different stories with no eye witnesses.

state prosecutors linked armstrong to the crime scene repeatedly. her black jeep circling the block. shell casing fitting the same caliber of handgun wilson owned. armstrong's 43-day costa rican get away where she used her sister's passport to flee the country before spending nearly $6,000 to alter her appearance with plastic surgery. the jury also hearing about an escape attempt in custody. showing armstrong running from corrections officers while at a doctor's appointment leading to more charges. her boyfriend a competitive cyclist like wilson. in testimony he admitted to changing wilson's name in his phone and deleting their texts after the two met for dinner and a swim the night she was killed. while stressing his relationship with wilson was no longer romantic, just friends that love cycling. known by friends as mo, wilson

was a rising talent in competitive cycling. >> i really put a really hard effort in at the end. >> reporter: as friends remember a fierce competitor, her family clinging to memories of a beloved daughter as justice was served. and a very emotional moment followed that verdict when her mother took the stand sharing that the same joy she felt as a mother seeing her daughter enter this world was matched by incredible sadness when she realized that daughter was gone. meanwhile, kaitlyn armstrong now faces up to 99 years in prison. savannah? >> morgan, thank you very much. we turn now to that shocking lawsuit filed against shawn "diddy" combs. his former long-time partner alleging that her relationship with the music mogul was filled with abuse and violence. chloe melas as the details on this one. >> after living years of silence and darkness, she is ready to

tell her story. his team calling the allegations outrageous. ♪♪ every step i take. >> reporter: this morning music mogul shawn diddy combs facing a slew of allegations including rape and sex trafficking in a stunning new civil lawsuit filed thursday by his long-time partner, singer cassie. according to the complaint, cassie alleges combs asserted complete control over her professional and personal life. she says she endured a cycle of abuse and violence for more than a decade. combs thanking ventura during a lifetime award speech. she's also accusing the rapper of forcing her into unwanted sexual encounters with male sex

workers through the use of illegal substances and threats of violence saying combs allegedly recorded the sex acts to reinforce her ability to escape. the complaint going on to accuse combs of uncontrollable rage, saying he often punched, beat, kick and stomped on her and used his money to hide evidence of abuse, including putting ventura up in a hotel for days to deal. accusing combs of rape, saying he forced himself into her apartment in 2018. the acclaimed music producers vehemently denying the allegations. his attorney calling them offensive and outrageous writing, in part, for the past six months, mr. combs has been subjected to her persistent demand of $30 million under the threat of writing a damaging book at their relationship which was unequivocally rejected as

blatant blackmail. >> in a statement cassie's attorney says combs offered their client eight figures to silence her. adding their client should be applauded for her bravery. we reached out to combs' attorney who responded, she should not be applauded, period. >> thank you. coming up, the judge in the alex murdaugh trial now stepping aside. details behind that decision and why he could become a potential witness for the defense. first this morning, an eye opener for vicky nguyen as families race to prepare for thanksgiving. >> good morning, guys. i'm here at walmart's distribution facility. almost everything is robotic. how they're getting ready, not just for the thanksgiving holiday, but also revolutionizing the way we all get our groceries. that's next right here on that's next right here on "today."

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we are back. 7:41 now with today's holiday consumer with thanksgiving six days away, it will be a big weekend for food shopping. >> the rush is on to finalize the menu, get ingredients for your feast it spells big business for our nation's grocers. >> vicky nguyen is here with an exclusive look at how one retailer the working to keep up with demand. this is a real inside look. >> yeah, it was fascinating access good morning to you. as we all know, turkey, ham, vegetables, these are thanksgiving staples that can be a challenge for grocers because they have to be fresh or frozen to get from the growers to store shelves and, of course, the final destination, your house. we have an exclusive look inside

walmart's high tech robotic center that has never been seen by the public. >> what's all the commotion? >> it seems thanksgiving day is upon us. >> reporter: yep, it's already here this year 79% of americans say they plan to celebrate thanksgiving, which means a surge in demand for cranberries, potatoes, gravy, stuffing and, of course, the centerpiece of the feast, turkey. major chains like kroger, whole foods and stop and shop invested in new technology in stores and behind the scenes. today we're at walmart's most in new technology in stores and behind the scenes. today we're at walmart's most advanc advanced automated facility. we are getting an exclusive first look at how the nation's largest grocery chain keeps its store shelves stocked. first a wardrobe change. first a wardrobe change.grees in there. first i have to get bundled up and, yes, orange is in new black. shane is my tour guide. >> thanksgiving is where we ship

the most volume. >> reporter: the 700,000 square foot facility is essentially a giant refrigerator that services stores in california and las vegas walmart says its state-of-the-art robotics allow it to ship twice as much product as any other facility. >> on the dock, we have product coming in. >> reporter: everything from brisket to broccoli, yogurt to cookie dough, items come here to be inspected for quality and quantity it goes up this conveyer belt where it is broken down in individual boxes how much food is boxed here and sent to your stores? >> we ship about two million items a day. >> reporter: next, the food enters this massive sorting facility we stopped in the center of the machine hive so much automation what has it done for groceries and the consumer >> yeah. this is really our ability to get our product to the shelf faster and more accurately than ever before.

>> reporter: he says when a customer purchases something in store or online, ai instantly creates a list of products to replenish the store's inventory and determines the best way to build each palate, placing meat and beverages on the bottom and more fragile food such as eggs and fruit on top it looks like grocery tetris. >> this is my favorite spot because we get to see the end product that's going to the stores traditionally this product would have been stacked by hand. a person would do this at a rate of 150 cases an hour these robots are working at 500 cases per hour. >> reporter: and for frozen foods? >> it is negative 15 degrees here. >> reporter: okay. i'm ready, not ready but i have my hat. let's do it. okay, watch your step. oh yes. you weren't kidding. done for human workers? >>

it is freezing what has automation done for human workers? >> absolutely. they come in here to clear jams, but our associates have not having to work in the cold. >> reporter: loaded on to trucks, headed for a walmart store. >> it is an amazing combination of people, automation and ai working together to provide our products to our stores and get those products on the shelf faster >> first of all, that was incredibly fascinating it looked like you were on a movie set of some sort. >> you want to be there to really experience it in its totality it's really cool >> okay. any tips you picked up >> that's the first of four they will open nationwide, these types of facilities. faster delivery for us, more accurate deliveries. and we know everything has to be chilled. this is a good time to remind folks, a 15-pound bird needs three days in the fridge to thaw you want to get on that. don't wait until tuesday or wednesday. >> all right, vicky. thank you. 7:46

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doing something good for yourself has never been this easy. just do what's delicious. kellogg's special k. a very good morning to you. it is 7:56. i'm laura garcia. here is a look at what's happening now. >> reporter: i'm ginger conejero saab at the moscone center where apec is wrapping up today, but not before a critical meeting between joe biden, president joe biden and mexican president obrador that is happening at 10:00 this morning. president biden will then host the apec leaders' retreat where he will officially pass the baton to the president of peru.

all of that happening before the president leaves san francisco before 1:30 this afternoon. let's get a look at that forecast. friday morning, kari. >> yes, and we're waking up to sunshine. it's a nice start to the day. we do still have rain in the forecast that will really start to ramp up going into the afternoon. also, thunderstorms will be possible and rain will be off and on throughout the day tomorrow, with our highs only in the mid-60s. then we dry out, we're looking good heading into our holiday, with wednesday and thursday's forecast, we'll see a mostly sunny sky. thanksgiving, highs in the mid-60s. but of course we're focused on those thunderstorm chances for this afternoon, as many people are making weekend plans, we are going to have some soggy weather. if you can, make outdoor plans on sunday when we'll get back to sunshine. >> thank you for joining us. another local news update in half an hour. join us for our midday news at 11: we are grocery outlet

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>> a series of storms also on the move we've got everything you need to know. plus, stepping aside new courtroom drama for alex murdaugh and the judge now recusing himself the details straight ahead. then, star-studded studio 1a elizabeth debicki is here to talk about her role as diana in the final season of "the crown". >> you taught us what it means to be british. now it's time to show you're ready to learn, too. >> plus, brie larson on what's cooking with her newest project. >> let's begin, shall we >> they will join us live coming up. and look out, taylor travis kelce's christmas song hits number one on i-tunes the football star now topping the charts, surpassing his own wildest dreams, today, friday, november 17, 2023.

>> family girls' trip! >> and celebrating my 18th birthday >> the big 6-0. >> and grandma's 80th at "the today show". >> from jackson, mississippi love you, alison >> visiting from north carolina. >> houston, texas. >> and western new york. >> on our 40th anniversary trip. >> three generations from oklahoma. >> we made it on tv, papa! >> awe >> happy birthday. lots to celebrate. lots of smiles out there thanksgiving is upon us. lots of folks getting ready to hug family members and we're getting ready ourselves. >> cool. >> by the way, coming up next right here on "today," our most

daring inside the games story yet. there he is. our guy, jason soboroff actually went sky diving with the elite squad that parachutes into the denver broncos games, into the stadium before every home game sobo survived, and he will tell us all about it when he joins us on monday. >> looks beautiful and terrifying. let's get to your news at 8:00 as mentioned, millions of americans getting a jump on their thanksgiving travel and we could see a record number of people on the move dylan is just ahead with the forecast but let's check in with tom costello tom, good morning. >> reporter: i know what you are thinking out there you are saying, wait a minute, it is six days until thanksgiving and we're doing yeah, because this is the start of the crescendo and things have changed. here's why now people can work remotely so they're leaving earlier to avoid

the crowds and staying later on staying later on the the backside spreading out the entire trip. what does that mean? we now spread out the number of travellers and more people are traveling. today is the beginning of the week according to tsa, 30 million people expected to fly starting today for the next 12 days you will have a lot of company in the airports the faa reports in significant issues whatsoever. the misery map, no misery today. good news there. but we will watch it over the coming days because it is all about the weather as the volume builds weather can be the big problem all right. now the roads. and this really starts next week we will be watching it closely aaa expecting 55 million people will be driving. and that's going to start -- they count it starting on wednesday or so. the busiest travel days on the roads wednesday and then thursday those folks driving midday to get to thanksgiving dinner and then next friday those are the road days. wednesday, thursday, friday. as for flying, the busiest day for flying will be the sunday after thanksgiving

they will have an awful lot of company. by the way, if you don't have tsa pre-check, you might want to get it 18 million of us have pre-check. but our lines are averaging ten minutes on pre-check, 30 to 40 minutes on a leg security line, sometimes an hour depending on the airport. if you believe time is money, then pre-check with pay for itself we will watch this for the next week and see how it pans out on the nation's airports and the roads where gas is down 40 cents from a year ago. >> that's a piece of good news of course, all of this travel depends on how the weather cooperates or doesn't. dylan dreyer is in for al this morning. >> some years it works some years it doesn't. it looks like this year we will see most of our bad weather on tuesday and wednesday leading up to thanksgiving. here is the storm system as we look into next week. this is going to move into the southeast and into the gulf coast as we go into sunday and monday time frame. we could see stronger stores

we will see the chance of heavier rain from texas right through louisiana into mississippi, especially as we go into monday night and tuesday. then the heavy rain rides up the east coast and impacts areas across the eastern great lakes through the ohio and mississippi river valleys. we could see snow before it changes over to rain in new england. later in the day wednesday, it gets windy and colder. that will trigger lake effect snow up near cleveland buffalo into syracuse. so the gist of tuesday, wednesday, heavy rain moving into the southeast, some snow and rain in the northeast. but for thanksgiving itself, it looks like things will clear out besides the lake effect snow sunshine from coast to coast and colder back through the rockies. >> thank you so much. israeli forces are searching hospitals in gaza looking for evidence that hamas uses them as

cover for its terror operations. the idf says it found bodies of two hostages kidnapped by hamas near the al-shifa. it is compelling evidence that hamas imbeds itself in civilian structures hamas has denied that claim. now to the latest in the ongoing legal saga of alex murdaugh who is serving a life sentence for killing his wife and son. now the judge has stepped aside, recusing himself from any post-trial motions tied to the murder case. another twist this morning in alex murdaugh's ongoing legal battle. murdoch was convicted in march of the brutal double murders of his son paul and wife maggie. his defense team requesting the judge will recused. the 72-year-old judge, who was

already set to retire at the end of the year, officially stepped aside, asking that a new judge be assigned to handle the post-trial motions involving the murder charges. murdoch's legal team has been -- murdaugh's legal team has been asking for a new judge and a new trial, suggesting in their motion that judge newman could be a potential witness to allegations of jury tampering leveling against the clerk of court becky hill and that the judge professed his views on the case in a post-verdict interview he did with us. >> do you think that he'll be haunted by his wife and son? >> oh, i think so. i cannot imagine him having a peaceful night knowing what he did. i'm sure if he had an opportunity to do it over again,

he'd never do it. >> after the verdict, the judge publicly expressed his opinion that the defendant was guilty. so the defense argument was that that same judge can't now preside over the issue of whether the defendant got a fair trial. >> the recusal is a victory for the defense. but they still have a steep hill to climb. murdaugh was sentenced to consecutive life terms in prison. >> within your own soul, you have to deal with that. >> the state has aggressively swatted down the claims of jury tampering saying in part never does the law permit highly motivated convicts to put their own jury on trial. tonight in a "dateline" special, allen wilson says the state is prepared to fight the appeal. they are alleging, among other things, jury tampering. >> look, defense attorneys are going to do everything they can to represent their client. i don't begrudge them. obviously we will defend the trial and our work product. >> all of this is happening as

pretrial hearings are getting underway. despite a separate motion asking judge newman to recuse himself from that trial, he is set to preside. much more tonight on a special "dateline," the murdaugh murders, inside the investigation, including exclusive interviews with all the investigators who helped crack that case. >> i look forward to that. united auto workers ratified their contract with detroit's big three auto makers. union workers will get a total pay increase of 25% over the course of this four and a half year deal. the contract also reinstates cost of living increases that were given up during the great recession. that tentative deal was reached last month after a historic six-week strike against all three auto makers. just ahead on "popstart," dolly parton's long rumored pop album released overnight.

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they waited for your call but gone back out again. i'm so sorry, mom. maybe try again at dinner time. >> all right. thank you. thank you. >> thank you, ma'am. good-bye. >> elizabeth, good morning. >> just that, by the way. just that. >> i mean, you inhabited this role. it is interesting because you went from season 5. then you had a break and then did this final season. what was it like to return to dianne that, this character? did you ever really let her go in between? >> i don't think so. i tried to have a vacation, unsuccessfully. but, you know, there was always this kind of encroaching kind of weight and heaviness of the season knowing what the story is.

but from an acting point of view, it is also a beautiful thing to do because you lived in the character for so long and then come back to shoot it. so you're a lot more free, and you kind of -- you have a lot of fun within it, which i did especially when i was with my boys. my boys. the boys who play my boys. they're the most beautiful actors. >> i remember when we were showing clips of this show, you didn't particularly like watching them. so far you have watched this season before you came. >> yes, yes. >> i thought you had some interesting observations. you knew you part, but you didn't really know what all the actors were doing and you got to see that. >> that's the joy of watching the show. i just think all the actors are just immaculate. i'm so proud of them, you know. i know what's on the page. i know what's on the script. and then i watch them bring it to life and it's incredible. >> when you called it, your boys, it sounded like you really mean it. >> it sounds like you bonded

with those boys. >> i did. i have the most incredible kids. it is the first time they've done any acting so they're so natural. they're so open. and they make me a lot better. >> what was it like to -- i mean, first of all, to do princess diana, somebody so many people know, recognize, feel a connection to. and now these weeks, the final weeks before she is to pass. that is a heavy load to carry. >> it was a very heavy load. there is a kind of sadness that lived, i think, very much in our hearts and our bodies. but we also have to play against the story. so the way i realize looking back what i did to be able to manage that was just kind of be very, very present in every little scene, every moment and also really look for the times when everything was really good and just kind of really revel in it. like i have really set that up with kids who play my boys just to make sure that we had so much fun when we were off screen.

we would just laugh through takes. it was really joyful for me. >> one of the parts that's getting a lot of buzz and i don't think i'm getting anything away, but you come back as a ghost. when you were reading that part in the script, what did you think about how that would land? >> i really didn't know. i'm going to be honest. i read it and i think even when i went to set that day, dominic and i sort of -- we didn't really know how to play it. >> uh-huh. >> so we thought -- we didn't rehearse it. and i think what people see in this scene is almost maybe the first or second take. what happens, i realize through doing it, it's peter's way of kind of -- it is a universal expression in the sense that when you lose a person -- this is how i conceptualize. the first thing you want to do is speak to the person. >> it is imaging of a conversation you might have. >> it is.

so dom and i just played like a scene. what it does allow us to do inside the character is say things that we wanted to say for two seasons of playing those characters. so it was very moving for us. >> is it hard to say good-bye? it is hard for us to say good-bye. >> it is, yeah. it is really hard. i don't know if i really will. like it's been the most beautiful job, and i have learned so much. and she's the most remarkable human being to learn from. so yeah. >> well done, elizabeth. thank you so much. congrats. >> we appreciate it. >> you can catch part 1 of the sixth season. it's streaming on netflix. now part 2 will be available on december 14th. >> thank you, elizabeth. let's go to dylan with a check of the weather. >> we have rain in the forecast for today, especially up across eastern ohio, western pennsylvania into western new york. it's out ahead of this cold front that is going to clear things out, but drop temperatures as we go into this afternoon.

we're looking for highs in the 40s and 50s. the next storm system making its way to california. that will make its way east and impact the travel leading up to thanksgiving. good friday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it is dry now. things look nice and quiet. but things are starting to ramp up offshore. this storm system is moving closer and will bring us some rain as we go into the afternoon, possibly some thunderstorms. we'll start to see the wet weather moving in around 2:00 to 3:00 this afternoon, becoming more widespread going through the evening. once again, the thunderstorms embedded in that as we see it >> and that's your latest forecast. >> do you want to say al's line here? >> well, it is the best part of the day. jason and travis released a brand-new holiday single. ♪♪ the sound of the silver choir singing ♪♪ and the bells were ringing out from christmas day. >> well, you are not going to

believe this, but that song has shot up the charts to number one on itunes. one, of course, is a single. and, again, as part of the philly special holiday album. sheinelle recently visited the nfl players during their recording session for that second holiday album that they put out to support local charities. let me go ahead and say, yes, the kelce brothers track leads taylor's track by quite a good margin. she doesn't have anything ranked top 20 on that chart. >> she's going to actually play in the chiefs game on monday night. we're all experimenting, right? >> a duet. >> how much more can we take? >> speaking of the holidays, a first look at jason's family christmas card.

but in our exclusive behind the scenes video, the parents of the three reveal it is not so easy to land that perfect shot. take a look. >> it is going to be a long season. you can tell. >> are we ready for this? >> i think so. >> hands to ourselves. ellie, turn around, please. >> sit, bubba. >> you are a human furnace. >> i think we can all relate to trying to get that picture. yeah. you seem happy. if you reverse engineer it, it is not easy to get to that. harry styles has a brand-new look. a shaved hairdo. fans have a lot to say about this. some fully embracing the new look. others losing their minds. one commented, whatever happened to no shave november? i guess it is just a sign of the times.

>> i like what you did there. next up, dolly parton releasing her highly anticipated genre jumping album called "rock star" that features epic collaborations. you will hear elton john, joan jet, steve perry. and this pink and brandy carlisle duo for a rolling stones cover. ♪♪i can't get no satisfaction ♪♪ but i try ♪♪ and i try ♪♪ and i try ♪♪ and i try ♪♪ but i can't get no ♪♪ oh, i can't get no. >> they want to put dolly in the rock 'n' roll hall of fame. now she is singing the stones. she's in the hall. everything changed. the album "rock star" is streaming right now. next up paris 2024. the countdown is on.

yesterday "today" contributor ally love took a group out and surprised them for a first look of their faces on a massive boulevard at sunset boulevard. you will be seeing a lot more of these faces soon. the games kickoff right here on nbc. next up, armageddon to out. a sneak peek for monday's new episodes. things got intense during a game we call fuse ball. the people are actually in the game, the players. >> wait. what? >> i won't say there was cheating, but take a look. >> 15 seconds. cool! carson has gone rogue. five, four, three, two, one!

>> really good. >> foosball. >> people are watching it, too. >> it is the stupidest show i have ever seen. also joe willis, a professional soccer player, was there. he was guarding the goal. >> and you can stream it. >> yeah, just watch it. >> i'm glad you and blake are still together. >> 119 million americans watched that show last sunday, so thank you. >> wait a minute. 119 millio good morning. 8:26. i'm marcus washington. a first look at a skyscraper that may one day house hundreds of people in downtown san francisco. developers are releasing the first renderings of the proposed

tower called howard. the plans call for nearly 700 apartments, including about 70 for low income housing. it would be the city's third tallest building. developers say it would qualify for the state's density bonus, which would help fund the project. there's no timeline on a permitting process. let's get a look at the forecast with meteorologist kari hall. >> it starts out dry for now, but don't forget the umbrella, because we're going to see rain chances going up into the afternoon. widespread rain as well as thunderstorms in our afternoon to evening forecast and rain coming in waves for tomorrow. pretty much all day long we're going to see some off-and-on showers. we'll be drying out on sunday. the rest of the forecast is looking nice as we lead into our thanksgiving holiday. we'll have more sunshine coming our way. we'll have another local we'll have another local news update in 30mi nu

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little corridor of the world, rockefeller plaza. by the way, look who else is out here, guys our favorite trolls hoppy and branch. >> you're here. >> yes they're here to celebrate. >> yeah. they're celebrating today's release of their new movie, y'all, "trolls band together." do y'all have something? okay. guys, that's not all everybody here will get to see -- everybody here will get to see the movie you are all going home with go tickets. "trolls band together" from our tickets. "trolls band together" from our sister company universal pictures in theaters today how about that >> awesome. >> you are going to the movies you are going to the movies. >> is this -- by the way, can we just comment one more time on just how amazing this crowd is today? we've got a girls' trip. we got someone turning 60.

i mean, we've got -- this is awesome. what a beautiful crowd. >> you left out this woman here. she says it is the first time in new york she needs a hoda hug. >> awe. >> it is the best hug out there. >> there you go. >> she charges for hugs. >> what is your name >> lydia >> where are you from? >> georgia. >> georgia's in the house. coming up, we have lessons in chemistry. we have the star brie larson here she will tell us about her new show that has been years in the making. all right. jill is here with steals and deals, of course we will help us get a jump start on our holiday shopping. from kitchen gear to body luxuries like body butter. and representing the broncos with a green chili cheese steak and the vikings. >> by the way, speaking of the cooking, the one, the only ida garden is going to join us next week she is coming back to answer all of your favorite thanksgiving questions.

that will be a treat speaking of thanksgiving -- >> one more thing because i cannot contain myself. who is this young girl what is your name? >> i see on here you need carson on my birthday she's so sweet, got tears in her eyes. >> thank you so much. >> maggie, you couldn't be cuter. thank you for visiting us, sweetie. >> we are both members of anxiety society. we were having a mental health chit-chat over there in the corner. >> thank you all right. let's do a check of the weather. >> let's give you that forecast. as you go through the upcoming weekend, saturday we're starting off with a chilly, breezy day. temperatures in the 50s. 70s down across texas. rain and wind making its way in to california. we will see snow up across the higher elevations going into sunday snow in the rockies, too storms back through the plain states but it looks real nice chilly in the 50s and 60s, but

good friday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. enjoy the dry few hours we have left. we are going to see rain returning for the afternoon and possibly some thunderstorms for parts of the bay area. rain will be off and on throughout the day tomorrow, even into the evening. then on sunday we are going to see the sunshine back across the bay area, temperatures in the mid to upper 60s. hey, hey, guys. al is not here, so we don't necessarily have the sound effects we need to talk about the vikings headed out to mile high stadium to take on the broncos. breezy, temperatures around 50 degrees. don't forget, that's the game you want to be watching. sunday night football night in america starts at 7:00 eastern on nbc and peacock. >> come on first time in new york. >> dylan, thank you very much for that

we saw the incredible brie larson in studio 1a. we will chat about her new show as she marks a milestone 29 years in hollywood. lots to chat about but, first, this is "today" on e nbc.

we're back with brie larson. she is the star and, and executive producer of the new apple tv plus series "lessons in chemistry. take a look. >> we will be making a fan favorite, lasagna, but we will be testing a new variable. caring for loved ones takes work, real work. anyone that tells you differently does not cook dinner for a family of five every

night. let's make something that keeps our family alive and gives us leftovers for a week let's get started, shall we? >> i mean, you are rallying the women in this. what a great, great series >> thank you. >> so everybody goes, wait that was a book. you knew it was a book you were handed the book a long time ago. >> two years before it came out. >> so you were holding this secret and so why was it that you thought, you know what, this is a definite yes for me? >> gosh. a huge part of it is the way bonny created the book, the tone she created and this character i wanted to be with, i wanted to know and bring to life there is also very big themes in this story it is stories about love and stories about the complicated nature of life and resilience and our impact on each other these are not small things, and this is what life is about, i think.

her. she's constantly being looked >> i love all parts of this. this woman is so excellent at chemistry that the men don't see her. she's constantly being looked through. then she finds this role, and it gives her the biggest role she's ever had or needed did you -- what part of that did you relate to? >> oh, there is a lot of parallels. but there are also a lot of parts that are so different. but the idea of her stepping up and using her platform to talk about things is something that obviously i care a lot about and i care about learning from my mistakes and overcoming hard times. so it was a pleasure to be in her shoes. >> this executive producer role is also something that sits well why did you want this to be a part of this as well >> well, it is all part of this experiment of i have been onset apparently for 25 years. i didn't know that but for a long time. and i felt like there is this -- this -- there is a better process, i think, that involves the cast and crew becoming a unit and not feeling like two separate things. as an actor, a lot of times, my

first day at work is filming and getting to know everybody. but everybody else in the crew has had months of meetings i thought, what happens if i'm there from the beginning and i understand everybody's role in this and how can i be a better supporter and teammate to everybody else, all these other craftspeople, and i felt like it was successful. >> when you were a little girl -- i know these chairs are clunky some people are born with a calling or a passion was that the way it was for you? >> uh-huh. it really was. it is a for memory i remember being in the second grade and feeling this burning desire but i was also very shy. so it is an interesting thing to be 34 years old and to have this life that i love so much that i get to do the thing that i love and it is all honoring this 7-year-old. >> let me ask you about that it is so interesting to be that young but to know something so clearly. could you put words to it? >> yeah, yeah.

i did put it clearly i don't know how i knew. i don't know how i had the language for it. but i did -- i did know. i did know and there is just -- you know, we're only given so many things like that in our life, the deep sense of knowing i'm just really grateful i have that and have parents that support it. >> i love it lessons in chemistry makes women feel good. >> that's sweet. >> i feel like the landscape is littered with all kinds of things that are meant to bring you down this is the thing. like when i saw this, i was like, this is the thing i have been looking for so i hope people check out "lessons in chemistry. it's been a long time coming and we're happy it's out it's on apple tv plus where all the good stuff is. brand-new episode, by the way, is out today all right. savannah, over to you. >> okay. we're doing lessons in chemistry over here with our new pots and pans jill is here a great batch of ideas get ready because stuff is just

selling out all the time now. >> and brie, we have to learn a recipe from you. recipe from you. >> i know, exactly [deep exhale] [deep exhale] [trumpet music plays] 579 breaths to show 'em your stuff.

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favorite time of the show, "today loves football. and we have america's favorite grill dads with us this morning. >> really, it is only mark anderson according to our sign over here. >> come on >> dave is still trying to earn his stripes around "the today show". >> i'm going solo. >> they have a grand new youtube channel that's great we have a big football game this sunday night you and i are -- let's start in vikings country. >> vikings country now this is what's great about making pulled pork usually have a lot of it left over what's great about this, use our leftover pulled pork cheers, by the way. >> cheers, bro. >> a minnesota favorite, this is hot dish so what we're going to do is add some cream of chicken soup into our barbecue sauce with pulled pork, add it in here. >> it's creamy and delicious. >> you can add some onions in

here, put some monterrey jack cheese in here a little heat and cayenne pepper this is a really simple dish when it is cold outside, this is the one you want to make becauss the one you it warms your body up all yearlong okay next, we have famous tater tots. we will put olive oil on our tots here's why we will put a little salt. i will have you do this. and we will mix these up, all right? now, carson, what you can do is normally put this into a dish first. then we spread out some more cheese it will be baked together, which is great. >> sauce on top, got it. >> tots on top. >> rookie mistake. >> everyone makes it. >> he's excited about the hot dish. >> i usually make these really pretty

carson just threw it on here. >> i would have put them nice for mark because he's on the side i would have done it nice for you. >> just mark. >> this gets baked off it is like a pulled pork on steroids. >> this is a casserole pulled pork stick to your ribs. >> that has got to be great. >> try it. try it. >> and, remember -- and, remember, guys, ryan faye made this one. >> all right here's the guy here's mark anderson representing the broncos. >> we're celebrating something they serve in the broncos stadium, which is a green chili cheese steak with green chili con queso on the top. we will make the queso first we will cook that down then we're using evaporated milk which helps make it more stable than regular milk. mix that in. and then we're taking our cheese and a little bit of corn starch. >> so why don't we use the corn starch and cheese? >> it will slowly release it and thicken up the queso now this is one of the best tips

you need this is a partially frozen steak. it is so much easier to slice thin when it is frozen >> how long due freeze it? >> it depends on the size, but i mean, like, 20 minutes but you can get razor thin. >> pro tip right there >> razor thin. >> if it's really sharp. the mandolin pulls it a little bit. >> should be room temp. >> with super thin, colder is better, actually, because you could get a good sear on it. all right. here's one that we have where we added our onions and our steak together these are caramelized onions, the backbone of any cheese steak. >> if it's onions, it's whip. >> now, guys, this is where things get a little nuts this is our -- here is our

queso. >> that's why dads in the universe are the best. >> 100%. >> and savannah, a little birdie told us you were a queso fan. >> in fact, bring the whole thing to momma right now. >> we will top it off with a roasted green chili. this is the perfect thing to eat. >> you can serve this at the >> stadium. mark, thank you. >> awesome >> yeah. that did something today but my daughter zoe is here for the first time in new york city. come here. >> hurry up! >> and let me get zoe a water. >> that never gets old >> here you go welcome to new york. >> the first time in new york. there you go.

good morning. it is 8:56. i'm marcus washington. today marks the final day of the apec summit in san francisco. president biden has another busy day on tap. last night he hosted a dinner with world leaders after meetings with apec's group portrait. today first lady jill biden will host a spouses event of apec leaders at apple's cupertino campus at 9:30. then president biden is scheduled to host an apec leaders retreat. he

this morning on the 3rd hour of "today," the holiday travel season is about to ramp up big time, with record breaking numbers expected this week. >> i am worried. but, you know, you have to be home for thanksgiving. >> what to expect at the airports and on the roads. and the best times to start your

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