but "today in the bay" continues right now, and we are live on roku, samsung or whenever you stream. join us now or whenever it fits into your schedule. that does it for us here on "today in the bay." join us for our midday newscast at 11:00 today. the "today" show is coming up. enjoy your thursday. we will see you back here tomorrow morning. hi, everybod hi, everybody. good thursday morning. there are major developments out of the middle east. >> another american freed. the truce extended. it's november 30th, this is "today." heading home. an american mother of three released by hamas. this morning, her father speaking out to nbc news. >> she was happy to see us.

she missed us. >> while an agreement is reached to pause the fighting for at least one more day, but tensions remain high, all across the region. we're there live. breaking overnight, former secretary of state henry kissinger passes away. his influence profound, yet controversial, guiding presidents through vietnam, the cold war, and 9/11. we'll take you inside his remarkable rise to become one of the most powerful diplomats many in american history. dramatic rescues. >> you got it. you got it. >> texas troopers pulling a migrant family out of the rio grande. we'll have the latest amid an overwhelming new surge at the southern border. defiant message. elon musk lashes out at advertisers leaving his social media company, "x." >> go [ bleep ] yourselves. is that clear? i hope it is. >> part of a combative interview

addressing everything from anti-semitism to the dangers of ai. we'll talk about what the billionaire had to say with the man who sat down with him. those stories, plus, road hazard. more than half of drivers admitting to dangerous behavior behind the wheel. this morning, what's being done to keep everyone safe. and shining star -- ♪♪ >> three, two, one! light her up! >> the rockefeller center christmas tree set aglow ushering in the most wonderful time of the year. today, thursday, november 30th, 2023. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> well, good morning. good to see you. welcome to "today." isn't she pretty? thank you so much for joining us on this thursday morning. what a special night we had last night here at rockefeller center. >> that tree is so beautiful.

we did it again, had that annual tree lighting. thought why not come out this morning to take a good look. we've got lots of our friends out here on the plaza. a lot going on in the world. it's a nice reminder of the season and bringing people together. >> with that in mind, we'll get to our top story, includes some new signs of hope. here's a look at gaza, where the truce between israel and hamas has been extended for another day. >> that 11th hour deal, a positive sign for families of hostages still in custody. it comes on the heels of another release. 16 more people freed, including american, liat beinin. she's a 49-year-old mother of three. this morning, though, her husband remains in captivity. >> for the latest on the truce, the hostages, and what's next, let's go right to nbc's richard engel in jerusalem with the very latest. hi, richard. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, the extension was obviously a positive development, but it was only extended by one day, which is less than the negotiators had

been hoping for. and there are concerns that this cease-fire could be breaking down. >> reporter: another american citizen this morning is free. liat beinin, a mother of three, released by hamas overnight. she's a guide at israel's holocaust memorial, kidnapped during hamas' october 7th massacre that killed 1,200 people. her husband remains a hostage. >> she was in good spirits and she was happy to see us. she missed us. >> reporter: but what little momentum was building between israel and hamas to de-escalate this crisis is slowing down. israel is frustrated by hamas' lack of clarity on the hostages, including the beebis family, shirri and her two children. 4-year-old ariel and kafir. at 10 months, the youngest hostage taken on october 7th and becoming a national symbol of the horror. now hamas claims that they were killed by a previous israeli air strike. the israeli military said it's

working to confirm that report. tensions are rising. in jerusalem this morning, two palestinian gunman described by israeli police as brothers from east jerusalem opened fire and killed three israelis, including a 24-year-old woman and a 73-year-old man. three others are in serious condition. hamas claimed responsibility. and in the west bank, israeli troops killed two palestinian boys during a raid in janine. israel claims they were throwing explosives. palestinians say the killings were unprovoked. turning off the cease-fire has costs. for gaza, where the hamas-run health ministry says around 15,000 people have already been killed, and for israel, potentially stopping the release of more hostages. yahel and nava were among six members of the family hamas freed last weekend. their father remains in gaza.

nave is 8 and a soccer fan. yahel is 3 and has a big smile. but now only speaks in a whisper after being told by hamas to stay quiet for 50 days, according to her relative, shirra. what has it been like for you is once again in israel today, trying to extend this cease-fire and convince israel that if and when it resumes its military campaign against gaza, to do more to avoid civilian casualties. hoda, savannah? >> richard engel for us there in jerusalem. richard, thank you.

we learned overnight that henry kissinger has passed away. a monumental figure in american diplomacy. he helped shape u.s. policy for decades. nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent, andrea mitchell joins us now. andrea, good morning. >> good morning, savannah. henry kissinger served presidents richard nixon and gerald ford. he was widely credited with shaping the nation's cold war policy and opening the first doors with china. but the nobel prize winner was also heavily criticized for his actions during the vietnam war. he came to america when his family escaped the holocaust, rose to the highest levels of american statesmanship, and continued to advise presidents of both parties for decades after he left office. >> reporter: this morning, henry kissinger is being remembered as a towering figure in american diplomacy. >> i think we made further progress. >> reporter: brilliant and controversial, the former secretary of state reshaped u.s. foreign policy under presidents nixon and ford. with nixon, he helped ease tensions with the soviet union

and conducted secret negotiations with china spearheading nixon's historic trip to china in 1972. he also negotiated an end to the vietnam war, but declared success prematurely, just days before the 1972 election. >> we believe that peace is at hand. >> those negotiations won him the nobel peace prize, but kissinger had legions of critics. some calling him a war criminal for bombing cambodia and prolonging the vietnam war. born in germany in 1923, kissinger's jewish family fled the nazis in 1938. he attended public schools in new york city, returned to germany with the u.s. army in world war ii, and later earned a ph.d at harvard where he became a professor, attracting the attention of president nixon, kissinger first became his national security adviser, then secretary of state. the only person to ever hold both jobs at the same time. >> there is no country in the world where it is conceivable

that a man of my origins could be standing here, next to the president of the united states. >> reporter: kissinger's influence and charm made him an unlikely celebrity. he met the love of his life, marrying his wife nancy, a top aide. after leaving government, kissinger traveled the world, advising heads of state and counseling u.s. presidents of both parties. he celebrated his 100th birthday in may before returning to china, the scene of his greatest diplomatic triumph, where he received a red carpet welcome from president xi jinping. >> and andrea, even up to his final days, kissinger remained relevant and active on the global stage. >> incredibly. surely, his greatest achievement was the opening to china, which transformed the global landscape so that the u.s. and china, not russia, are now the world's two great economic and technological superpowers. the fact that he took that long trip to china in july at the age

of 100 is truly remarkable. in his meeting with president xi certainly helped lay the groundwork for president biden's recent summit which restored communications between the u.s. and china that had been in a dangerous freeze for the better part of a year. kissinger was always pushing forward. in his final days, he was writing and speaking about artificial intelligence, which is remarkable. savannah? >> andrea, thank you very much. appreciate it. let's move now to the mounting pressure on lawmakers to expel scandal-plagued congressman, george santos. the house could vote as early as tomorrow to remove him from office. garrett haake has the very latest. what are we expecting here? >> santos' republican critics are confident that they finally have the votes they need to expel a member who they feel has embarrassed their party since the first moment he arrived on capitol hill. the final nail in santos' political coffin is likely to be that ethics report, that came out back before thanksgiving, which laid out in sordid details accusations that he spent campaign funds on everything from his rent and credit card

bills to luxury retailers, botox, even only fans. the report concluded that santos has violated federal law and house rules to, quote, fraudulently exploit every aspect of his house candidacy for his own personal financial profit, all of which santos has denied. the speaker told reporters yesterday that he has real reservations about letting this vote go forward without santos actually being convicted of anything, but he's encouraging members to vote their conscience. santos told reporters this morning that he welcomes this vote but thinks it's a distraction, remaining defiant in the likes of his expulsion. the next steps afterwards are pretty straight forward. there will be a special election for his seat in new york which would be very closely watch and hard fought as it would likely favor democrats and could shrink the republican slim majority further.

santos would still face the 23 criminal charges against him. hoda? >> all right, garrett haake for us there in d.c. garrett, thank you. the border crisis, a new surge of migrant crossings is being reported by officials in several states. and we're seeing dramatic body cam footage from state troopers in texas working to rescue multiple families on the rio grande. nbc's morgan chesky is with us from san antonio. morgan, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. our crew has seen vans with migrant, men women and children arrive at this san antonio shelter all night long. this really is a snapshot of what's happening all across the country. if they can't get in, since this shelter is at capacity, i want to show you the alternative, just beyond our camera, this is the scene. dozens of families sleeping on sidewalks, trying to get whatever shelter they can. all part of what authorities are calling a migration trend, impacting states nationwide. >> you got it. you got it. >> reporter: a race to save lives on the rio grande.

texas state troopers pulling an unconscious migrant mother and her frightened kids to safety. the marine unit confirming everyone here survived. but each encounter, adding to what officials are calling a shift in migration trends. at san antonio's migrant resource center, officials say they've been at or overcapacity for months. when this shelter opened, how many people were you planning for? >> we made plans for 070 people a day. >> and now? >> we have now 1,000 people at all times. >> reporter: many asylum seekers here waiting to get into the country but also missing their families back home. mom telling me, it's hard to leave your mom and dad and your siblings. admitting she cried a lot on the dangerous four-month journey from venezuela. today her family facing an uncertain future. official migrant encounter numbers aren't in yet for november, but they represent so much. this week customs and border

protections say they're redirecting resources in texas and arizona. to, quote, assist the u.s. border patrol with taking migrants into custody. the crisis along the southern border is also impacting cities nationwide. new york city mayor eric adams says up to 3,000 migrants are pouring into the city each week. >> this is the number one issue that's facing the city right now. >> reporter: and a in city that's already seen frigid temperatures, chicago is setting up shelters and camps to deal with what the illinois governor is calling a humanitarian crisis. >> winter is here. we want to make sure they have some place to go. >> reporter: and in washington, lawmakers are hoping to reach a deal. >> it's been 37 years since there's been comprehensive immigration reform. and in that time, we've not seen the progress that we want, deserve or need. >> reporter: in response to what's happening in washington, texas governor greg abbott says he posted online that until

president biden secures the southern border, he will continue bussing migrants to sanctuary cities. in the meantime, federal authorities say that until these migrant numbers drop, the impact of those international crossings will remain. savannah? >> morgan chesky in san antonio. thank you, morgan. 7:14. craig joins the table now with a story about how safe our roads might be. >> good morning. good morning to you as well. fresh off that record-setting thanksgiving travel period, we're getting an eye-opening new look this morning at safety on the nation's roads. aaa out with a new survey overnight that shows more than half of all drivers are engaging in pretty dangerous behavior behind the wheel. nbc's tom costello covers aviation and transportation for us. tom, good morning. >> reporter: hey, craig, good morning. this is i-270 in maryland. this is a major highway, very busy. we had a horrific accident here a month ago. a police officer suffered absolutely devastating injuries trying to stop a speeder who was

going double the speed limit on the highway. speed has become a major issue nationwide.de and it has, as you know, devastating and deadly consequences >> reporter: for drivers out here, things can go catastrophically wrong in a matter of seconds. this morning, new figures suggest we have a long road to travel when it comes to making the streets even safer with more than half of all drivers in a new aaa survey admitting they engage in bad behavior behind the wheel. >> it's unfortunate, because i think we do things behind the wheel of our car that we wouldn't do in line of a grocery store and lives are at stake when we're on the road >> reporter: the national transportation safety board says more than 19,000 people have been killed on the nation's roads just in the first half of this year. an alarming rate despite improvements over the last year and a half and the most recent data shows speed contributes to about a

third of traffic fatalities. >> speed is the biggest factor that we see that leads to crashes. when you throw in a lot of folks behind the road distracted, whether it's with other passengers in the car or a cell phone, that's really a combination that's going to lead to some bad things and careless things happening >> pennsylvania state police say troopers issued more than 10,000 speeding citations over the period that's up 14% from the year before >> i got hit i need fire and rescue >> a montgomery county fire officer had to have both legs amputated after authorities say a teenager allegedly doing donuts and driving twice the speed limit, intentionally hit the officer when he tried to stop him aaa says while speeding is the most common behavior drivers admit to, about a third also say they've driven distracted or aggressively >> these are behaviors that most people wouldn't admit to a friend or a neighbor, but were

willing to admit on this anonymous survey, which means they're almost certainly underestimates of really risky, dangerous, potentially life-altering behaviors. >> reporter: okay. be honest. everybody's been tempted to text while driving, but think about the consequences if you take your eyes off of your phone for five seconds, that's the equivalent on theyes shut it's all t highway like this of going the length of a football field with your eyes shut it's all the more reason, say experts, we've got to put the distractions away. >> wow, i didn't realize that. tom costello for us, thank you 7:18 time for a check of the weather. mr. roker? hey, al! >> good morning guys and good morning to you. if you're along the gulf coast, we have some problems for you today. heavy showers and thunderstorms, already firing up and for our friends into the south central texas, we've got to risk, an enhanced risk of severe weather, especially around houston. tornados expected later today, this afternoon, so we're going to be watching this very, very closely. now, later today, the drought

actually could get helped in the mississippi river valley with these heavy showers and thunderstorms moving in, but there'll be windy conditions we have a flood threat from houston to lake charles, because to the west of new orleans because this deep tropical moisture is going to be coming up and bringing in heavy rain at times. sometimes getting up to 1 to 3 inches of rain per hour. tomorrow, that rain spreads into the northeast, but more heavy showers and thunderstorms continue to develop down along the panhandle of florida we are going to be looking at louisiana, all the way into the panhandle of florida, near pensacola. anywhere 2 to 4 inches of rain but we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. we're going to r local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds.

good thursday morning. i am meteorologist, kari hall. we are starting out with sunshine and chilly temperatures. we will see more clouds coming in for the afternoon. the north bay will have the best chance of showers, although the rain will be fairly light. off and on light rain in the forecast is very hit or miss over the next few days. our temperatures will reach into the 60s into the weekend and early next week. no significant storms in the forecast, b and that is your latest weather. guys >> thank you, al just ahead, elon musk speaking out. he's talking about everything from ai to his twitter takeover, anti-semitism controversy. he's got a stunning messages for

a company now leaving "x." cnbc's andrew ross sorkin led that discussion and he'll tell us all about it. >> it's a doozy. plus, an eye-opening conversation with the survivor of the miracle in the andes more than 50 years ago. members of a rugby team stranded for months after their plane crashed, forced to take desperate measures to stay alive. alive. what he is now revealing in the

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he has been since 2:00 a.m. this was video shot a short time ago at 4th and king streets. all trains are currently stopped and employees say the power is shut off. police are so far not sure when they will get a handle on the situation. the martinez oil refinery experience add new flare last night, and they issued a statement apologizing for the incident but calling it the safest way to deal with excess combustible gas. inspectors were on the site to monitor the situation. this follows monday's flare-up in richmond at the chevron refinery, and they are filing a 72-hour report, which means it should be submitted today. chevron said that flare-up was triggered by a power outage. there's chilly temperatures across the bay area, but watching out for spotty showers that may develop into the

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"carefree christmas" >> do you know something that was shocking to all of us, it charted on apple itunes. >> top ten check it out >> above the aforementioned mariah carey >> it happens. >> it's catchy >> it was for a brief moment in time we saved that screen grab forever. >> there it is your first record. >> there you go. >> from the upcoming extended ep >> there you go. >> go download it. i would also encourage you to watch the music video. >> the music video is very cute. >> we put a lot into that. meanwhile, we have a lot more to get in this half hour, including elon musk in the spotlight speaking out >> the billionaire businessman had a lot to say during a candid interview with cnbc's andrew ross sorkin, including taking on accusations that he has amplified anti-semitism on his social media company, "x". >> we're going to actually talk to andrew in just a moment, but first nbc's emilie ikeda has details on this. hey, em, good morning. >> you said it

it was a long and remarkably candid interview covering a long range of topics from ai and unions, to tesla and spacex. and after apologizing for that controversial post and musk had his strongest words for advertisers now leaving his platform a defiant appearance by billionaire businessman elon musk >> go [ bleep ] yourselves is that clear?w ross sorkin at "the new york times" deal book summit, amid a f >> the richest man in the world speaking out in an interview with cnbc's andrew ross sorkin at "the new york times" deal book summit, amid a fire storm of criticism over his inflammatory comments on social media. earlier this month, musk appeared to endorse an anti-semitic post on "x," that accused jewish communities of pushing hatred against white people, writing, "the actual truth," a response that unleashed a barrage of backlash, from the white house to a wave of companies, including nbc's parent company, comcast, pulling their advertising from "x," which reportedly could cost the social media platform up to $75 million. and musk potentially adding fuel to the fire last night,

emphatically scoffing at the advertiser boycott >> if somebody is trying to blackmail with advertising, blackmail with money, go [ bleep ] yourself >> but -- >> go [ bleep ] yourself is that clear? i hope it is hey, bob >> musk appearing to specifically call out disney ceo, bob iger, who was also interviewed earlier. >> and by him taking the position that he took in quite a public manner, we just felt that the association with that position and elon musk and "x" was not necessarily a positive one for us >> reporter: last night, musk did later admit an advertising boycott could kill the company and apologized for his original inflammatory tweet >> i'm sorry for that tweet or post it was foolish of me i tried to do my best to clarify six ways to sunday >> reporter: he also recently traveled to israel to meet with prime minister benjamin

netanyahu and toured a kibbutz ravaged in hamas' attack musk insisting it was not an apology tour >> and separately, musk voiced concerns about artificial intelligence, saying the developing tech is more dangerous than nuclear bombs and calling for more regulation. just one of many head-turning c who led that conversation. what did you make of comments last night, guys. >> all right, thank you. >> let's bring in the man of the hour, cnbc's andrew ross sorkin who led that conversation with elon musk at "the new york times" book summit hello, andrew. what did you make of that. you've covered elon musk a long time here he is in the middle of this fire advertisers fleeing his company, "x," formerly known as twitter, and then he has some -- he does not mince words, shall we say? >> it was fascinating. i was speechless when he made those remarks, the ones that have gone viral. i do encourage people to see the whole thing, in many ways, i think you got to see the full elon musk. i think you saw that elon musk is many people you can see the einstein and steve jobs version of elon musk, you can see -- almost a demonic

version of elon musk and the idea is -- the question is, can people hold all of these ideas in their head and be in the same person? what was so interesting to me, he kept saying, i don't care if i am loved or i am hated, but what i kept trying to get back to was, do you care about being trusted? ultimately, the advertisers need to trust you, the folks who are going to get in your vehicles need to trust you, the government that is paying for spacex, putting these rockets in need to trust you. and we were trying to grapple with that and he was trying to grapple with that. >> when you talked about the demonic side, he talked about his own demons what did you glean about that part of him? >> i think a lot of what drives him in very good ways and bad ways is a childhood -- i mean, there was a moment where he was almost crying during this interview, where you could really see the demons that power a lot of this. and it's sad there is a depression under it

i don't want to -- i don't want to say too much about -- and i can't diagnose him myself, but there is something that is driving him, and in many ways, it's productive, and in other ways, it's less productive >> we're talking about the world's richest man, $225 billion. and his contributions to modern society are undeniable in so many ways. out? how does this -- where does this go from here for elon musk? does he tank "x"? >> he likes to say he doesn't care and he was ready to -- he cares. he cares a lot. you could see it, you could physically see how much he cares. i think, look, i think to going to see great and amazing things happen along the way, and i also imagine you're going to see other things like -- and maybe "x" will ultimately fail i don't know, but i think he's going to try in his heart to get this thing >> in a way, it's the least of it "x," it either succeeds or doesn't succeed. you're talking about somebody who has an enormous influence in global affairs, including things

such as the war in ukraine, because it's his satellite system he can turn on or turn off. and that's how soldiers on the ground are able to fight >> but we talked about that. the power that he has. and the leverage that he has it's interesting, because he has all of that leverage in these physical systems that he owns, but he doesn't have that leverage in twitter, in "x." it's a different business. but the other thing i was just going to say that was so interesting to me about it was the human. that page in "us" magazine that says, "they're just like us. no matter how much money you have, the title on your business card, there are these feelings that people and have they're complicated. and i think being able to see that, we often don't have that opportunity. >> fascinating interview >> great job >> thank you >> thank you, andrew still ahead, do you have perhaps a g-mail account you haven't used in a while? you might want to check it out it could be permanently deleted as soon as tomorrow. we'll have everything you need to know about that but first, tom llamas is here with a new look at one of

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stories of survival of all time really >> indeed. it happened more than 50 years ago actually when a plane carrying a rugby team from uruguay crashed in the andes mountains. they survived in agonizing, yo. when you first hear this story, most people ask themselves the same questions. could i survive out there? brutal conditions. >> i bet those stories are still fresh. >> oh, they are. >> hey, guys good morning again to you. when you first hear this story, most people ask themselves the same questions could i survive out there? would i do what these young men did to stay alive? i sat down with one of the real-life survivors whose heroic actions saved so many. if you want to get a sense of what it was like, what it felt like, watch this new film to understand life and death in the andes. >> tonight, we have some of what very nearly amounts to a real miracle. survivors of a plane crash in the chilean andes. the plane went down 10 weeks ago. the 45 people aboard were given up tr dead >> reporter: when the news broke

in 1972, the world couldn't believe it >> some were injured or suffering from exposure and had to be carried out on stretchers. >> reporter: others walked right off the rescue choppers to smiles, hugs and so many questions. how did 16 young men survive a plane crash and more than two months stranded in the mountains, surrounded by snow, with nothing to eat? a new netflix film "society of the snow" revisits the terrifying and later grim events starting with the crash that tore off the plane's tail and wings. >> what do you remember about the crash? >> about the crash, that i thought i was going to die >> reporter: this gentleman was just 19 years old when he and his rugby team boarded that doomed flight to chile. >> was it hard to watch the movie? >> ehh, yeah, because i was like immersed in that place again i was back to the fuselage >> reporter: though films like

"alive" from 1993 have told this story before, puerto says, never like this. the viewers are transported to the actual site of the crash the production actually setting up a base camp everyone living in those extreme conditionsne crashed, at the sa time of the year. >> director jabaona told me that the cast and crew also relied on these photos from the actual disaster, from a camera the survivors had found onboard. >> every time you see one of those >> we were shooting 12,000 feet, those pictures, you think about who were they, what happened to them >> reporter: in building his character, he lost 50 pounds eating just a can of tuna and a tangerine a day. he tells me the fasting and the on-location shoots helped him understand the decisions the survivors had to make. including eating the flesh of

the passengers who had died. >> talk to me about the moment that you guys decided as a group that you're going to have to eat your loved ones, your teammates, your friends what was that like >> i thought, if i would die, i would be proud and my body would be useful for someone else >> reporter: in the ultimate act of selflessness, puerto eventually hiked out of the mountain range with teammate nando and announcing to the world they were alive. that teenage hero grew up to become a renowned pediatric cardiologist, who says the time in the mountains took so much away from him, but also gave him something he keeps forever >> about how to overcome difficulties in life and have faith in yourself. >> wow i mean, to go back and relive that in such dramatic fashion, what are survivors hoping people take away from it? >> they want people to understand, life and death, but also that you can overcome difficulties in your life. he has a great quote that he tells people, that is, don't

wait for your plane to crash live your life, do what you want to do, if you love someone, go tell them. don't wait for that moment they had a private screening for the survivors and their families and the director tells me, when the film ended, there was silence and then thunderous applause and all of these men, some who haven't seen each other in decades started crying and embracing again, just like when themselves, others said they were crying for their best friends who survived this with them. >> looks remarkable. >> a lot they had been rescued. some said they were crying for themselves, others said they were crying for their best friends who survived this with them >> looks remarkable. >> a lot more of the interview tonight on "top story" on nbc news now we'll see you then 7:46 let's check in with al a check of the weather hey, al. >> good morning! and we're looking at some really winter weather from the snoqualmie pass all the way down to gallup. we are expecting winter weather advisories, winter storm warnings, as another storm comes onshore, this will be part of a parade of storms into next week, bringing rain, wind, mountain snow, difficult travel through the cascades tomorrow, heavy snow starts to

move its way into the rockies. we're looking at heavy rain along the pacific northwest coast. anywhere from 2 to 4 inches. and some areas in the cascades could see up to 3 feet of snow however, in the east, you can see, we've got current snow depths about 6 to 12 inches from upstate new york into new england, but we've got a snow drought going on new york city, it's been 654 days since we've had an inch of snow in a 24-hour period 670 days in baltimore. richmond, 682 days d.c. 682 669. that's the longest streak on record for philadelphia. new york, we've had our fourth longest streak in richmond and fourth longest streak in washington, d.c. we need some snow. now that the tree's up, bring it good morning. i am meteorologist, kari hall. we are starting out with sunshine and chilly temperatures with our high today expected to reach about 64 degrees for many

of the inland areas. the north bay will be watching out for a chance of showers later this evening. in fact, anywhere across the bay area we may see a stray shower or two moving through between today, tomorrow and saturday. next week we are going to continue on with mainly dry conditions, and our temperatures headed for the mid-60s. and that's your latest weather. guys? >> thanks, buddy. coming and that's your latest weather. guys >> thanks, buddy coming up, a very personal story i can't wait to share about transforming a home that's been in my family for generations into a special place to help others this holiday season and beyond. >> we're looking forward to that, craig. and we'll have your morning boost as well, right after this.

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good thursday morning to you. it's 7:56 right now. i am laura garcia. here's a look at what is happening now. >> reporter: i am bob redell outside the martinez refinery here in contra costa county, which experienced a flare-up. the inspectors had been monitoring, and the county did not issue a public health advisory. let's get a look at our

forecast for this thursday morning with meteorologist, kari hall. >> we are starting out with sunshine and chilly temperatures. it will mostly be a sunny day. later today we will see increasing cloud cover in the north bay, and that may be the area where we have the highest chance of spotty showers. we will watch out for a slight chance of rain tomorrow, and other than that we are in the low 60s and partly cloudy and a slight chance of showers as well on saturday. looking ahead to the rest of the forecast, no major storms coming our way, just off and on light rain chances into the weekend. our temperatures reach into that the low 60s in san francisco with our mornings starting out in the upper 40s. overall, cool mornings and mild crisp days ahead with a mix of sun and clouds. laura? >> good to know. thank you, kari. thank you for joining us as well. another local update is coming up in half an hour, and join us for midday news every monday through frid at 11:00 a.m.ay

it's 8:00 on "today. coming up, last-minute deals overnight, israel and hamas extending their truce to a seventh day, after an additional group of hostages including an american are released. we're live with the latest then, buy now, pay later

how you can make the most of the wildly popular shopping strategy that does not charge interest. so is it the best move this holiday season what to know before you buy. plus, let's play our inside look at the top toys of 2023, from the hard-to-get to the easy-to-afford we've got you covered. and songs of the season. cher's new christmas single hits number one why it marks a major milestone for the iconic singer. then, walker hayes gets festive and fancy. ♪ so fancy like christmas ♪ >> the viral hit getting a christmas makeover >> and speaking of holiday music, did we mention -- ♪ it's going to be a carefree christmas ♪ >> it's all coming up in pop start thursday, november 30th, 2023 ♪ >> spending our night at the tree lighting. >> spending our morning at

"today." >> celebrating our engagement from dover, new hampshire. >> today is my birthday! >> shout-out to our hometown, birmingham, alabama. >> montana >> pennsylvania. >> and perrysburg, ohio. >> "today" >> celebrating our 40th anniversary. >> we drove 5,000 miles to celebrate our 60th birthday at "today" show >> we have got to get out there immediately and visit with those wonderful folks. welcome back, it's a thursday morning, we're so happy you're starting it with us. >> love seeing you along with everybody out on the plaza and recording artist, hoda kotb. >> i don't want to brag. >> this song is incredible "carefree christmas. i'm singing it all the time. everyone's singing it. >> everyone.

>> everyone is humming it dancing to it. >> it's a real earworm we'll have more on that a little bit later. guys, i can't wait for this story. we'll share it next week we all got to recreate one of the most iconic photos of all time construction workers dangling over new york while eating their lunch. it's thanks to "the people." this is the new experience, high atop 30 rock and we got to be their very first guests we'll show you more on how we recreated that photo and survived to tell next week on "today." let's get to our news at 8:00 israel and hamas have agreed to extend their cease-fire, at least through today. but even that is being put to the test this morning. meantime, an american mother freed by hamas overnight headed back with her family nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel joins us now from jerusalem with the very latest. hey, richard, good morning >> good morning. so on the positive side, yes, hamas and israel did, in the

11th hour agree to extend this cease-fire after hamas released 16 more hostages, including that israeli american woman, that is welcome news to their families 30 palestinians were also released from israeli jails. but this morning, there was a shooting attack here in jerusalem, three israelis were killed, hamas claimed responsibility there was a violent clash in the west bank city of janine, two palestinian boys were killed and the deal was supposed to be extended, the cease-fire was supposed to be extended at least two days, perhaps more than that, so there are concerns that this deal could be breaking down and that israel could resume its military campaign against hamas

in gaza, potentially even tomorrow secretary blinken is in israel this is his fourth trip here he's trying to push this cease-fire to see if it can be extended even further. and to try to pressure israel, convincing them to try and avoid civilian casualties, if or when the military campaign in gaza resumes. >> all right, richard engel for us there in jerusalem. richard, thank you japan has grounded its os pray military aircraft one day after the deadly crash of a u.s. air force osprey off its southern coast japan is also asking u.s. forces to suspend their osprey flight in that country, pending a safety review. yesterday's crash during a training flight killed at least one of the eight crew members. the vertical takeoff and landing planes have been involved in a number of accident in recent years. starting tomorrow, december 1st, google is going to start deleting unused g-mail accounts. they put out a warning notice back in may, but there's still time to protect all of those old photos and documents you might have tucked away in one of those e-mails. nbc's business reporter, brian cheung is here with the details on this one.

first of all, why is google doing this and what is considered inactive? >> they're saying it's for security reasons there are a few. one being, if you haven't used your account in a long time, you're more likely to have a weak password, more likely not to have two-factor authentication set up and you could be more vulnerable to identity theft or scams.e vulne identity theft or scams. these are all serious things if you have personal information on there just forgot about it that's the reason why we're saying, we these are all serious things if you have personal information on there just forgot about it that's the reason why we're saying, we're going to go through and delete these accounts that aren't active. >> if you have one of these zombie accounts that they never use and they go ahead and delete it, so all your email, any photos, anything you have associated with that account is gone forever >> and they have so many different products, it's not just g-mail and email, they have things like, for example google docs and google drive, if you have files in there, spreadsheets, letters, those could get deleted. also things like calendars. you also have photos so a lot of people upload to google photos. you would love those if you don't log back on, basically

important to remember. >> let's say yours has been dormant for a while, and you're thinking, i don't want mine deleted, all you have to do is log into your account and they'll leave you alone? >> yeah. the stakes are high. the solution is easy all you have to do is log back in and show google you're an active account go into a google search after you've locked into your account, send an email, watch a youtube video. just do that once and then show google that it's active. they won't go back and delete it >> so just logging in isn't enough take some action once you're in there. >> that is right >> thank you, brian. we have got some big news from the nfl this morning. it's got the sports world talking. new york jets quarterback aaron rodgers returned to the practice field yesterday. it's only been 11 weeks after that surgery he had to repair a torn achilles. recovery from that procedure usually takes up to a year, so rogers is targeting the game on december 24th, christmas eve as the comeback, but the jets' head coach robert sala says it's too

soon to say whether or not he will actually play this season he has his own healing regiment that may be different -- from what the doctors ordered. >> if anyone can do it, aaron rodgers can. >> he's working hard coming up, a star-studded pop start packed with new holiday hits >> are they talking about it >> they're singing it. >> "a carefree christmas." >> they're downloading it and streaming it >> when's the tour that's what we want to know. >> a short tour. a popular choice this holiday shopping season. buy now/pay later. christine romans is here, she'll explain how it works, when you should avoid it and some alternatives to consider, right after this atives to consider, r after this ( ♪♪ ) ( ♪♪ ) ( ♪♪ )

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♪ ♪ i got a hover board ♪ ♪ i got a laptop ♪ ♪ and i got a robe ♪ >> i want to rewatch that immediately. that is one of the best "snl" spots. mom does not get the best holiday gifts. she gets a robe. let's see if we can change that with today's holiday consumer. ♪ thanks for the robe ♪ ♪ i love this robe, this is great ♪ >> i want to rewatch that immediately. that is one of the best "snl" spots. mom does not get the best holiday gifts. she gets a robe. let's see if we can change that with today's holiday consumer. >> this morning we're focussing on our changing shopping habits where a record number of people are using buy now, pay later $940 million worth on cyber monday alone >> that's a 42% jump year over year what do you need to consider if you're thinking about going that route? nbc's senior business correspondent christine romans is here with details sounds very enticing there's no interest, you just pay it off later so tell us what you think about it

>> it's basically like a loan. you're going up to the cash register or you're online, you purchase something and you're basically taking out a short-term loan to pay this off over four to six weeks with no interest it's great as long as you make sure that all of these payments are made and then you beat the high-interest environment. but if you mess up, it goes on your permanent record, it goes right to your credit agencies >> then the interest rates kick in >> absolutely. this is not like a credit card a lot of people are using this instead of a credit card you're going into debt make sure it's a necessity or it is that gift, that your teenager wants the air pods and you can't pay for it right now, you're in a paycheck-to-paycheck household, and you buy these and you pay them off in six weeks, so your kid gets the gift but you have managed a way to finance it >> so how does it work let's say i want to buy a

mattress i do buy now/pay later do i have to make the payments do they take it out of my account? >> when you sign up, they do a soft credit check and get your bank information and pull the money out of your bank each is different. and i would say, really read the fine print, it is a short-term loan and they don't do it out of the kindness of their hearts they do it because they make money at some point on it. find the rules and that you have the means to be able to pay thi those young people that are using this. at some point you'll want a car loan or get a mortgage. so maybe you should be trying to sign up for services that help you when you pay your utilities on time, thing off. and you want to be building credit, especially for all of those young people that are using this at some point you'll want a car loan or get a mortgage so maybe you should be trying to sign up for services that help you when you pay your utilities on time, that's reported to the credit bureaus >> so this buy now, pay later routine doesn't help you with your credit. >> it does not -- most do not go on your credit, but if you mess up, it will go on your credit. so remember. >> not fair! >> that's absolutely right but my advice to people would be, we're right in the middle of this consumer season just really make your list, check it twice, and make sure

that you're not buying things that aren't necessities outside of those big gifts, because debt is the worst hangover from such a wonderful season of the year, you know, there are something like 30 to 35% of households who used debt to pay for christmas last year are still paying it this year. >> if you aren't able to pay for whatever reason, do they fine you, start charging interest >> it's interest and it's fines, but mostly -- they have your bank information, you know, you just have to be really careful on this. if you think you can pay for the mattress or the air pods or whatever it is over six weeks, you know, it can be a little bit of flexibility for people in the holiday season, but be very careful with that flexibility. >> good advice >> thank you, christine. >> thanks, christine >> al, what have you got >> we have heavy showers and thunderstorms firing up along the gulf coast

you can see, they're starting to now push their way into texas as well and that's where we see a severe threat of weather this afternoon, from a marginal risk up to dallas, but an enhanced risk in and around houston we are expecting some tornadoes today. hopefully not strong, but we are watching also for the localized threat of these large hailstorms watch out for that rest of the country, it's going northwest. this is the first of many that's going to be marching across the pacific northwest over the next >> good thursday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. today we are going to enjoy sunshine. eventually clouds move in as we watch out for showers in the north bay later this afternoon into the evening. also slight rain chances in the forecast tomorrow. mostly sunny and highs in the low 60s and mostly cloudy on saturday and sunday with a stray shower or two.

and that's your latest weather. >> all right, carson >> let's get to it lots to cover in "popstart" today. we'll start with cher. she has done it again. this track just landed the icon in a very elite group in the world of music ♪ ♪ d.j. play that christmas song i want to be dancing all night long ♪ ♪ it's cold outside, but it's warm in here ♪ ♪ and that's the only thing i want this year ♪ >> that's no hoda and jenna christmas track, that's a good one! >> it is >> that is it! the singer's new holiday single, "dj, play a christmas song" and it just helped cher hit a new milestone, a number one song for seven decades in a row >> wow >> wow >> the most recent hit tops the electronic dance hit chart cher's number ones include "i got you babe," and then "if i could turn back time" in the '80s

who can ever forget that video and of course, 1999, "believe. so who else is in that elite club of having a number one hit for a long the rolling stones, of course. those guys have been doing it for a long time. the streak the chart toppers started back in the '60s with, "i can't get no satisfaction." next up, walker hayes. who could forget "fancy like." applebee's and gnatty like. now it's getting a holiday makeover. take a look at walker's brand-new music video. ♪ we it gave a shout-out to applebee's and nati lite now it's getting a holiday makeover take a look at walker's brand-new music video. ♪ we fancy like christmas ♪ ♪ around a fake tree ♪ ♪ get your eggnog with your fruitcake ♪ ♪ go, g., boujee like blow-ups in the front yard ♪ ♪ hope santa's going to leave a applebee's gift card in my stocking even though we getting naughty all night, that's how we do, how we do ♪ >> so ripe to parody walker

hayes fancy like. >> go, jesus, it's your birthday >> that's hilarious. >> you can stream "fancy like christmas" now mark your calendars. and walker's bringing that fancy self right to the studio 1a very soon and treat us to a special christmas day performance. >> fun >> looking forward to that next up, queen, the fan's epic 1981 concert recording is heading to imax. in the show freddy mercury, may and deken take the show with a performance of some of their greatest hits including "we will rock you," "somebody to love" and "under pressure. here's a sneak at the trailer. >> okay, you want to get crazy?! come on, let's do it ♪ are you ready? ♪ ♪ are you ready, are you standing on the edge of your seat ♪ ♪ ♪ another one bites the dust ♪ >> there it is queen rocks montreal it's in imax theaters, but for

one weekend only, january 18th to the 21st. you've got to act fast >> it looks like it was filmed today. >> i know, a long time ago next up, travis kelce, the kansas city tight end making headlines earlier this week after social media people spotted taylor swift liking this post praising his latest nfl recordis' podcast, he addressed swift's online support. >> taylor swift, that's right! she likes an instagram announcement from the chiefs about you breaking this record. >> all right now. thanks, tay, i appreciate you on the chiefs page. >> has she always been a and the new episode of travis' is she big on tight end receiving yards? >> i don't know. that's a good question maybe. i don't know if she's a fan of tight ends or not. i'll have to ask her >> that was a long way to go for that joke. >> the swifties -- nothing gets past the swifties, but for taylor to find that on the chiefs page, and then to like. you could like anything and

someone sees it. nothing is - >> i also gleaned his pet name for her is tay >> tay >> i guess so. >> finally, "saturday night live" actress emma stone gearing up for her fifth turn as host. and in the promo she is showing off what she's learned about comedy secret to comedy? time. >> >> what's the secret to comedy timing >> emma stone with musical guest, noah kahan. >> it's got to be good if you're going to wait that long. >> wait for it >> the production slate comes in there. that was good. >> noah kahan. musical guest on that show yesterday "snl" also announcing a lineup to finish out the rest of the shows this year a couple of good ones, adam driver coming back to host for the

fourth time on 9th of december that will feature olivia rodrigo. plus, this former cast mate making her return on the 16th. >> the problems with being a medium on long island is that a lot of people have shared experiences with their loved ones okay, who had the grandfather who choked on a meatball parm? everybody. was sal? short for salvator. well -- they're all at peace and they're all bowling. >> oh, my gosh! we have to go okay his name was sal short for salvator well -- they're all at peace and they're all bowling. >> oh, my gosh we have to go back and watch that one impression extraordinaire kate mckinnon coming back to her old stomping grounds. the music guest for that one, billie eilish. a couple great ones to close out the year for "snl. looking forward to it. >> that's good one of our favorit christmas elves is here, stephanie oppenheim. but first, a check of your local news and weather

good morning. 8:26. i'm marcus washington. the white house this morning unveiling an ambitious new plan to replace all remaining lead-based water pipes. the white house says nearly 10 million homes still connect to

water through lead service lines. now the epa is proposing to eliminate remaining lines within a decade. exposure to lead can damage the brain and nervous system. meteorologist kari hall is tracking our forecast. >> we're starting out with cool temperatures and sunshine across the bay area. inland we'll see highs in the low 60s today. we'll eventually start to see more clouds coming in this afternoon into the evening with a slight chance of rain, with the highest chance in the north bay. we'll also have slight rain chances in the forecast tomorrow. other than that, it's partly cloudy and we'll see temperatures in the low 60s and a chance of showers saturday into early sunday. still seeing unsettled weather, but definitely not a washout. we'll see more highs in the 60s into early next week with a partly cloudy sky in san francisco. >> we'll have another local news update in 30 minutes. i'll see you back here then.

♪ >> we are back it is 8:30 on a thursday morning and looky there. who's out there helping with our toy drive. the one and only grammy winner

sara bareilles >> sara's going to perform for us coming up on the third hour and, folks, a big thanks t and our friends at squishmallows. they're donating 500 squishmallows. >> so cute. >> if you would like to take part in our toy drive, all you have to do is scan that qr code on your screen right now or go today.com. >> you know who has a better voice than sara bareilles? nobody >> not many. >> nobody. >> although we are playing "carefree christmas. i requested it again >> people are still talking about it >> people are talking about it >> it's selling out everyone >> sara's asked if she could do a cover it for your next album >> anyway, coming up some added inspiration to give back this holiday season craig shares an amazing thing that his family did with an old family home and it's helping people in need >> that's going to be a cool story. guys, santa is checking his list and if you need some ideas, well, toy portfolio's stephanie oppenheim has them she has rounded up the very best

toys to give for the holidays. >> all right, also, how lucky am i, guys? i got to say, yes, chef, to the great john george. took me on a culinary tour, literally of 50 years. we were at his world-famous restaurant in honor of a huge career milestone he taught me to make some pizza. i may even have some for you >> yes, chef >> okay! >> cool. >> thank you, carson looking forward to that. mr. roker, how about one more check of the weather, sir >> i want to bring you over here, because you, specifically, mr. melvin because we have these 10-year-old girls from south carolina their 10th birthday, they want to meet you. >> oh, god's country >> their 10th birthday and they want to meet you! >> happy birthday! happy birthday what's your name >> taylor -- >> and sarah katherine >> happy birthday. thank you for coming up. >> i hope you get more than just craig for the birthday >> i hope so >> that's a great present, but we can't wrap him up and take him home let's show you what we have going your weather is

concerned. let's look at the weekend. friday, a dreary east coast, snow and wind in the rockies, another storm comes into the pacific northwest. saturday, heavy rain in the southeast, heavy snow in the cascades sunny and mild down through texas, and sunday, sunday, it's looking wet again along the eastern seaboard, some snow around the great lakes snow showers in the northern rockies. another storm m comes good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we are watching out for a few spotty showers later this evening and breezy winds with weakened rain chances maily in the north bay. tomorrow another round of rain coming in late in the day, but not everyone seeing that activity. we are also going to be watching out for slight rain chances in our weekend

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we are back. it's 8:36. and we have a very special story on giving back this holiday season >> during this yearly season, a lot of us look forward to time at home surrounded by family, but what about all of those folks who don't have a place to call home? recently, my family saw a chance to give that opportunity to some others, and we were thankful to take it. >> what makes a house a home this small one-level house outside of columbia, south carolina, has been in my family for generations. it was actually built by my great-grandmother in 1950. it was also the first home my mother ever knew, staying here right after she was born >> this is your first house, right? >> it was. it's where i came home to, with my mom, who was an 18-year-old mother >> my mom's family moved out and my aunt margaret lived in the house for decades. >> for folks who don't know, what was aunt margaret like? >> aunt margaret was fun she didn't have any children, so

she made sure that we had stuff. >> over the years, we spent many happy times here on sundays after church or on holidays. but aunt margaret had a lot of health issues.urt-ordered auctio after she died, we realized that the house was going to be sold at a court-ordered auction to settle unpaid medical bills. we couldn't let that happen. so, we bought the house, as a mother's day gift for my mom to keep it in the family. together, we decided it could serve a greater purpose. we decided to lease it to a nonprofit called family promise for 25 years for $1 a year family promise provides transitional housing to families in need. jeffrey armstrong is the executive director of the local chapter of family promise. >> what a gift like this does is it has a ripple effect, because it allows families to remain together so you don't have the mother or father figuring things out why the children stay in different places >> before anyone could move into the house, it needed work.

a lot of work. my family paid for the project and dozens of local businesses and organizations helped to renovate the house to say they took it down to the studs would be an understatement over a series of months, they re-did everything. >> oh, my goodness, craig! >> when you walked in for the first time, what'd you think >> i started crying. i just -- i just started crying. because it's more than i could have imagined. >> i cried a little bit too. this is -- a lot of memories >> now it was time for some new families to make memories here my mom and i were there to welcome the first to move in, ja myla buchanan with her 15-year-old son and 5-year-old daughter they moved from tennessee last march and had been living in shelters and churches until they

found family promise >> oh, my god! >> hey >> hey >> we took them on a tour of their new home each child with a room of their own. >> oh, look at your room janile. this is so pretty! >> the little touches makingyea. >> what's the last few years been like for you and for them? >> unsteady, you know. being that i was them feel at home. a welcome change from the past few years. >> what's the last few years been like for you and for them >> unsteady, you know. being that i was raised like that, i think it kind of followed me throughout my adulthood, you know? >> stability is important. >> very. >> and were you having a hard time finding a place to live >> yes when we moved here, i wanted to find a place within a couple of months, but it didn't work out that way, so that's when i called family promise. >> and they were like angels >> yes god-sent >> come on, princess >> the angels were with us when

we all found one last surprise in the back of the house a play set with a plaque to honor my late niece jasmine who died of cancer at the age of 3 >> you ready >> a reminder that nothing is more precious than family. no place more important than home >> higher? higher >> never high enough >> beautiful story >> so families stay in transition housing for six months to a year and give 30% of their income to family promise to hold, and when they're ready to leave, they give that money back to use for more permanent housing. so one of the reason we're doing this is to highlight the program. for other families who may have a home that's sitting empty in their family, they might consider that, my mom is an unpaid member of the board. >> she worked for them for a long, long time, hasn't she? >> she has >> how beautiful >> how meaningful, her childhood home where she was a baby and to have so much history there and just -- >> you know, we've talked about

this you want to try to give folks their flowers when they can enjoy them but i want to thank pate, josh, and mungo homes specifically home foundations that brought that project to life >> that was beautiful. >> that was incredible >> way to go coming up next, how about some inspiration for santa or anybody with kids that they need people of all ages. >> oh, i need some qr

the 25 days of christmas kicks off tomorrow, and if you are looking to help santa find the best toys, we've got you covered. here with some of our favorites, stephanie oppenheim. cofounder of toy portfolio stephanie, speaking of flowers, you've been doing this for 28 years on this show >> i started when i was 10 >> i know, obviously >> look at this! >> my mom started -- oh my good ness

that's some '90s hair. in my mom's home and she started in the '80s with brian and jane. it's a real tradition. our favorite time of year. and i want to get to our platinum toy list for older toddlers i love a building set. this is megablocks, but it has a musical component to it. so this they can build the pieces are up sized so they're safe enough for older toddlers a sweet spot is for 2 and 3-year-olds. you know, preschoolers love pretend. i love this pizza oven from fat brains. i love the clicking. our testers love the fact that there was a wood component the pizza is held together with velcro and has all the toppings. a great one to pull out when family is together your preschooler can take everyone's order for their favorite thing all right, magna-tiles i'm sure they're in your house >> they are. we still play with them. >> we're going to race so what's new this year, they've added tracks if you have this toy at home,

you can buy the tracks separately, which is a great way to bring new life. this is an expensive investment kind of toy. i'm not supposed to have favorites, but honestly, this is favorites, but honestly, this is my favorite toy. this is air tubes. there we go. there we go! >> oh, that's fun! >> it's open-ended this is physics, it's engineering, they can do it differently every time my favorite toy. this is air tubes. there we go. there we go! >> oh, that's fun! >> it's open-ended it's physics, engineering, they can do it differently every time from fat brains. and it's marked 3 and up, honestly, everybody in the family will want to play with this one one of the best trends we saw this year was creativity and this is certainly a great example of that. >> can you make the tubes go in different directions >> yeah, it's a puzzle that kids can put together >> activity toys are great to have when kids go i don't have anything to do i'm bored. fans of the very hungry caterpillar will love this series from creativity for kids. they'll do a little fine motor skills by putting the pom-poms in slightly older kids, there's sun

catchers so eric karl was all about collaging and here the kids are going to add their own collages with the stickies so they can have the experience of working with different colors. making something for the family pet is also lovely this is the pet dish kit from mindware >> what a great idea. >> it is so nice i love the fact that they can put together maybe with mom and dad and have fun painting it and it is a working dish kit as well family games, also super important. you want to have things that everybody can do together. this is from eeboo, an indoor scavenger hunt i suggest giving this to the family in teams. this is designed for younger kids here they might look for a that's red or a spoon. they don't have to be readers. >> we're almost out of time. >> finally, this is my favorite. we always have puzzles on our lists. this is puzzle face. you use their app, look at the reveal

you get 300 pieces you can get together look at what happens this is picture. >> you can use any picture >> it's never -- you know, you can make a new picture every time >> thank you, stephanie. we have all of these and more on today.com/gifts. just ahead, carson is rolling up his sleeves for a cooking lesson from one of the cooking lesson from one of the most fous chefs in the worldam when it comes to your health, you do you. you ping and pong that body. you plunge that body. you green that body. you brain power that body. you practice... and practice that body.

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you have a great one for us today. >> lucky me, i had a series, yes, chef, and carson, you have a great one for us today. >> lucky me, i had a chance to catch up with one of the most famous chefs in the world, the one and only jean george as the culinary genius marks a really important milestone. i'm in lower manhattan at the tin building this is the old historic fish market in new york and i'm here today to celebrate 50 years of culinary excellence with yes, the one and only, jean george

come on. chef jean george is one of the world's most famous chefs. his vision redesigned and revolutionized the culinary landscape. >> 50 years of culinary excellence for you >> it doesn't feel like 50 years. i started apprenticeship but i started in 1973. >> what kind of kid were you a dropout? >> a delinquent, whatever, you name it. i was there. >> you ever steal anything >> no, no, no. >> i hear there was a motorcycle that went missing in your town >> i was part of it, but i don't do it. >> fair enough >> reporter: he says for his 16th birthday, his parents took him to his first upscale restaurant in france and he was hooked from the very first bite. >> they took me for my 16th birthday to a three-star michelin and i opened my eyes and looked around, i didn't know that you could do that food was at home, parked on the table, everybody served themselves >> what do you remember about that what did it look like? what did it see? >> the ballet of the waiters, the tasting menu, five courses

every bite was magic >> jean george says his father asked the chef if he could use an extra pair of hands two days later, he was hired >> would you say that that dinner for 16 for your birthday, is that when you really got biti want to be in. feeding people, pleasing people. so that was my calling, i guess. >> today his empire includes 60 restaurants worldwide, from new york by the bug that you wanted to do this long-term >> i thought, this is the life i want to be in. feeding people, pleasing people. so that was my calling, i guess. >> today his empire includes 60 restaurants worldwide, from new york to london to tokyo. we sampled dishes spanning his legendary 50-year career ♪ >> we have sushi meat. salmon from montauk. scallop. >> cheers. >> cheers. >> delicious >> thank you >> i'm an oyster guy so fresh

so pristine. it's all about balance >> do you have a favorite of all of your restaurants? >> my first one. >> is that your name when you were a kid >> the terror. >> may i call you jo jo the terror >> absolutely. >> is there anything about that that has carried over into your career the risk-taking >> i always take risk. yeah even today, it's part of my dna tomorrow if everything crumbles for me, im open a stand in the street and do street food. >> there you go again. jojo the terror. >> i don't think your empire will crumble and you'll sell oysters on the corner. in new york. that's the secret to your success, always remaining so humble >> going back to france, escargot >> i love escargot >> you just had a bite of the most quintessential french dish arguably ever and you're the best in the world. what goes through your mind when you have an escargot like that >> with chop sticks. >> with chop sticks. >> is that okay or do i have to

edit that out? >> i can cgi in the proper french fork? >> no, no, no. >> i know you have a reputation to protect >> one of his secret weapons, a strong food memory >> do you write it down or remember it? >> food memory >> food memory >> you're like the jay-z of chefs. >> comfortable with this. inspired from a trip to morocco. nobody does lemons in italy. >> that's a great appetizer. the flavor i've never really had anything like it, the chefs. lemon. it tastes like something so familiar, but something so foreign at the same time and that leaves me, you know wanting another bite to try it. >> exactly >> should we step into the italian kitchen? >> i would love that >> honor, chef, honor. ♪

>> let's go make a pizza >> it's like a marshmallow >> the softest dough ever. >> yes >> beautiful >> we're going to add a little bit of fontina, ricotta, lemon slice parmesan >> mine's pretty good. >> yours is amazing. >> you have to go fast that's it. you're hired >> love it what time do i start i'll be here give my notice to the "today" show so long, everybody this made my year. >> he said mine was better >> i think when you put in the oven, you stretch it a little bit. >> you'll get there, you'll get there. little more time >> happy golden anniversary, chef what an honor. >> thank you >> thank you very much >> what an amazing guy jean george spent five years in asia before coming to the states, so flavors like the lemon grass and ginger were a big influence and as a treat, he sent us a fresh lemon pie. as he mentioned from marrakech where it was inspired.

>> it's really good. it's kind of surprising. >> it's good >> these are real slices with the peel on them and they're delicious. >> he's obviously one of the best chefs in the world. we know that now what a great guy what a great person. so much history. he cares so deeply even now about everything he does and this moment, he loves more than anything.gh in part of his whole thing. >> i think they carve you crazy. >> jo jo you enjoying his food. >> this is the frenchman's dough in part of his whole thing >> i think they carve you crazy. >> jo jo the terror! lovely coming up on the fourth hour, issa rae and the stars of her funny new hbo comedy first, though, on the 3rd hour, we'll help you get ready for winter but right after your local news.

good morning. 8:56. i'm marcus washington. breaking news in san francisco, police right now are at the scene of an unusual situation. this is at the caltrain station south of market. that's where a man has been seen hanging on power lines there above the platform. this is video shot a short time ago at 4th and king street. all trains are currently stopped. there is a system wide delay happening right now. employees say the power is shut off where that man is. police not sure when they may able to get the situation handled. kris sanchez wilhave more at l

another one in the books. but we're just getting started. everything going well? oh yeah. let's take a look at this knee. because it's the work behind the scenes, that truly matters. [ physical therapy staff discusses results ] for your mind. for your body. and for the community. for all that is me, for all that is you. kaiser permanente. the first weekend of december is here. we're moving you forward with holiday festivities that will surely get you in the holiday spirit. >> could a chance of rain get in the way? meteorologist, kari hall, is tracking it all. join us tom

this morning on the third hour of "today," it's lit. christmas officially arriving in rockefeller center the highlights from our bright night kicking off the holiday season. plus, if you are hitting the road during this busy travel time, what some drivers admit to doing behind the wheel how can we all stay safe then, winter is coming how to protect