until 10:00 this morning, it's in the north bay valleys and delta, but we've seen it elsewhere, and sunshine this afternoon. >> it's not necessarily completely clear like the san mateo bridge, low clouds are making an issue for the high-rise and it's tougher to see the freeway. the freeway is okay on 280. the "today" show is coming up next. did you know "today in the bay" continues right now live on roku, samsung tv or wherever you stream? join us now or whenever it fits into your schedule. you can also get your nbc bay area app. >> thank you for making us a part of your morning on "to good monday morning. tensions on the rise across the middle east. >> an american warship now involved. good morning. it's december 4th. this is "today." breaking overnight, a u.s.

navy destroyer shoots down drones being used to attack ships in the red sea, drawing the u.s. deeper into the crisis while israel widens its war against hamas. stepping up the offensive in gaza and warning more civilians there to get out. we're live on the front lines with the very latest. washout -- heavy rain and even snow causing problems and delays for tens of millions up and down both coasts. al's got the full forecast. out for revenge? newly ousted congressman george santos now threatening to file complaints against members of his own party. republicans fating more infighting on capitol hill and on the campaign trail with the first presidential contest just six weeks away now. this morning, former congresswoman liz cheney weighs in on her party's future in a live interview. cause for concern -- air-traffic controllers pushed to the brink. staffing shortages leading to mistakes and close calls.

>> southwest, abort. >> human controllers falling asleep on the job. the eye-opening new report this morning and what is being done to improve safety during a busy holiday travel season. those stories, plus who will it be? in a "today" exclusive, we'll reveal the finalists for "time's" person of the year. and feeling the love -- >> walks in! how did he catch that! >> jordan love leads the packers to a big upset over the chiefs. >> the end zone. kelce. incomplete! >> on a night of stars, an iconic lambeau field including taylor swift and simone biles. >> hi, hoda. hi, savannah. please come down to a game at lambeau. >> hi, simone. today, monday, december 4th, 2023. from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie

and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hi, everybody. good morning. welcome to "today," 7:00 a.m. on the west coast on a monday morning. nice to have you with us. if you were up watching the game, big upset for chiefs. >> yeah. the packers had quite the game, and they also had simone biles on the sidelines, as we saw. we'll hear about them. >> rhymes with taylor swift. >> also. we're keeping an eye on the messy commute in the pacific northwest. millions of people under flood alerts. some regions are set to face double-digit rain totals by the time this is all said and done. al's got what you need to know to start of your week. we begin in the middle east, new ripple effects being felt far beyond gaza. u.s. defense officials are confirming to nbc news the "uss carney" warship shot down three drones heading toward it off the coast of yemen. an iran-backed group is claiming response saying it was a show of support for palestinians in

gaza. in israel, they're warning people to evacuate. >> let's start with keir simmons. >> reporter: good morning. fingers pointed at iran again this morning after a u.s. warship reported hour after hour of missiles and drones in the strategically and commercially critical red sea. u.s. central command says there's every reason to believe the attacks are fully enabled by iran. renewed fears. a sustained attack reportedly over seven hours on shipping in the red sea and an american destroyer drawn into the fighting. houthi rebels claim responsibility for some of the attacks, saying it was a response to the war. u.s. central command says three ships connected to 14 nations were involved. the "carney" detecting threats

to the other vessels and responding, shooting down three drones, including one headed in its direction. it's unclear if the american ship was a direct target, but three commercial vessels were hit, some sustaining limited damage. last month houthi posted a video, faces blurred, seizing an israeli-owned ship. the threat to commercial shipping in the red sea is just one strand of the spiraling tension in the region. for more than a month, u.s. forces in syria and iraq have faced drone and rocket attacks by iran-backed militia. >> iran is capable of escalating the conflict, put pressure on both the israelis and the united states. >> reporter: iran's foreign minister meeting his counterpart from iran over the weekend, declaring the u.s. must bear the consequences of the genocide and war crimes in gaza and the west bank. meanwhile, three defense officials telling nbc news the u.s. military struck a drone stage site in iraq.

they say five individuals were preparing an attack. some were killed. following the accusations of genocide, last month, national security spokesman john kirby said what hamas wants is hamas. they want to wipe israel off the map. meanwhile, this morning turkey, an ally of the u.s., its president aiming for fury at prime minister netanyahu. >> keir simmons, thank you. let's move to new developments overnight in the israel-hamas war. israeli forces now expanding the offensive across gaza, pushing further south and ordering new evacuations in that region, this as u.s. officials push both sides to restart negotiations. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel joins us with more. hey, richard. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, hoda. the chief of staff of the israeli military overnight said that operations are now beginning in southern gaza, and from what we could hear they are clearly intensifying.

the cheech of staff said they will be just as powerful as they have been until now in northern gaza. israeli is now focusing its military campaign in southern gaza, where many hamas leaders and fighters are believed to have fled. israel has dropped leaflets with maps dividing the gaza strip in into a grid and has been telling palestinians to move from one quadrant to another for their safety. but so far, gazans don't seem to understand the maps, don't have internet connections to read the qr code, or simply aren't listening. they complain they've been corralled into the south and are under attack. the biden administration has urged israel to be more precise. a senior u.s. military official tells nbc news he was taken aback by the ferocity of israel's renewed campaign. it's attacked apartment buildings. the united states urged

publicly, repeatedly, israel to do more to avoid civilian casualties. do you think -- are you listening to that? have you taken that on board? >> absolutely. we're very attentive to the administration and from a military-to-military perspective, we are constantly engaging with our american counterparts. there is no fairy godmother. >> reporter: in the southern city of rafah, our crew followed volunteers digging through the night at a home they say was hit by an israeli strike. they find a few survivors and at least 14 bodies. rafah is on the egyptian border. gazans can't go any further south than here. nearby, this woman and her husband live with five other families. when she was pregnant with triplets, israel allowed hannan to leetch gaza to give birth in jerusalem. but when her permit expired, she had to go home, just before hamas attacked and gaza was completely sealed off. we found her babies at a hospital in east jerusalem.

doctors tell us they're developing well. we managed to connect her and her husband on a video call for a precious peek. just as one was waking up. the war separated us. as a mother, i wish i could hug my girls, she says. attempts at a cease-fire are for now deadlocked with hamas saying that it will not free any more hostages unless israel stops its military campaign, israel saying it won't stop bombing unless the hostages are released. hoda? >> richard engel for us there in israel. thank you. also this morning, ousted congressman george santos is vowing to file ethics complaints against his former colleagues in the wake of his historic expulsion from the house. in the meantime, house republicans are moving toward a vote on a formal impeachment inquiry to president biden.

we've got two reports. we'll start with nbc's ryan nobles. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. there is no doubt that the george santos scandal was a major distraction for lawmakers on capitol hill. the fallout from his short time in office continues at a time when congress has a lot to get done. george santos may be gone. >> congressman, what do you say to your constituents? >> reporter: but he isn't going away quietly. he became the sixth member of the house of representatives to be expelled. he says he plans to file ethics complaints against his ex-colleagues that led the charge to get him out. among them, staten island's nicole maliatokis. >> he's a serial liar. he's obviously scorned since being expelled. >> reporter: it's unlikely those complaints go anywhere, but the vote that led to his removal revealed deep divisions within the gop ahead of a busy sprint to the end of the year where congress is hoping to pass several important pieces of legislation, including aid to

israel, ukraine, and taiwan, as well as a border security package. those negotiations are making little progress, so instead, house leadership is focusing on something else. >> we have a duty to pursue the facts where they lead. >> reporter: the impeachment inquiry into president joe biden is well under way, with republicans accusing the president and his family of corrupt business deals. they've produced no hard evidence to back up their claims. for his part, the president has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing. that inquiry was launched without a vote under former speaker kevin mccarthy, but republicans are having trouble enforcing high-profile subpoenas of witnesses like the president's sun, hunter biden. they acknowledge a formal vote would move that forward. >> a formal vote on the floor would allow us to take it to the next necessary step, and i think it's something we have to do at this juncture. >> reporter: it comes as the

right-wing members and speaker mike johnson's ranks are getting increasingly antsy his leadership is not conservative enough. and the senate majority leader chuck schumer said he plans to put the supplemental aid package on the floor perhaps as early as this week. but if it does not include a border package that some republicans can support, it likely cannot pass. >> brian, thank you. we turn to the race for the white house. republican front-runner donald trump and florida governor ron desantis holding dueling rallies in iowa over the weekend. that's the first-in-the-nation contest. hallie jackson is watching all of it. let's talk about iowa. the votes are -- i can't believe it's six weeks away. you've got donald trump still far and away the front-runner there, desantis running that kind of traditional iowa campaign, and nikki haley showing a little bit of momentum. >> reporter: that's right. there's a big question here as to whether that traditional iowa playbook is going to work for ron desantis here.

the governor was in iowa this weekend. he hit all 99 counties, which you may remember, very symbolically kind of a big deal in iowa. it shows, as ron desantis is hoping to show, he's committed to the state. he's trying to make that case, but pledging to move the agriculture department from d.c. to iowa if he wins. but the numbers just aren't there for him right now. if you look at the polling, donald trump is dominantly leading in iowa. i mean, this is a stomp. you can see it, 45% there. and nikki haley is surging also. she is now effectively tied with ron desantis in the state of iowa. so, a month, six weeks away, and there still has not been that republican consolidation behind a candidate not named donald trump. that's a good thing if you're on the trump campaign. >> let's talk about the debate. it's later this week. once again, trump won't be there. is it relevant? >> reporter: that's a question

for the voters to decide. donald trump is focusing on the general election. he's going to be at a private fund raiser, so there won't be a public counterprogramming event like the last few debates, but he'll be trying to raise money behind the scenes. that's the expectation as he is looking more toward president biden. you saw that this weekend in iowa. he didn't get into the battle with ron desantis, although he called his campaign a wounded bird, essentially. instead, he's trying to flip the script and go after president biden for being dangerous to democracy, even though, of course, it is mr. trump who tried to overturn the legitimate result ls of the 2020 election. that is something team biden has focused on. for the debate itself, tiny, tiny stage. nbc news thinks it will probably be three candidates to have a lot of speaking time. but you asked, is it relevant? ratings have dropped for all these republican debates so far. we'll see. bottom line, we are getting

closer with iowa creeping up quick. >> hallie jackson, thank you very much. a lot more to get to. good morning, craig. >> hoda, savannah, good morning. the border crisis is intensifying once again this morning amid an overwhelming new surge of migrants. to deal with the influx, starting this morning, u.s. customs and border protection is temply closing a key crossing in arizona. it's a strategy already in place in parts of texas. nbc's morgan chesky joins us from eagle pass. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. amid this ongoing legal battle related to the border between texas and the biden administration, we are seeing migrant numbers that are undeniable. now, with two crossings closed here in eagle pass and also arizona, the one question is how can they stop this migrant surge? this morning, texas and arizona feeling the brunt of what authorities are calling a new border migration trend.

>> the numbers are increasing. they really are. >> reporter: new groups of migrants arriving so rapidly, federal authorities are temporarily closing the remote lukeville port of entry in arizona. the border patrol there reporting more than 17,000 arrests in just the last week. and those numbers rising as temperatures drop, leaving migrant men, women, and children in perilous conditions. tatiana from ecuador sharing she could barely sleep during the frigid desert night. meanwhile, in texas, migrants facing another danger -- a number of people struggle to cross the rio grande had to be rescued as the debate over state rights on the river rages on. a u.s. appeals court ordering texas governor greg abbott to remove the thousand-foot floating buoy barrier installed to keep migrants from crossing. the governor calling the ruling clearly wrong, promising to go all the way to the supreme court. another federal judge also denied texas the ability to

block federal border agents from cutting through state-installed razor wire, the ruling coming amid reports migrants became trapped while trying to cross. and it's not just southern states coping with the influx. chicago released its latest numbers sunday, reporting over 13,000 migrants in 26 active shelters. the city building temporary shelters to protect even more from wintry weather. >> it's an international crisis that i inherited, and so the work, of course, is ongoing. winter is coming fast. >> reporter: meanwhile, back in texas, governor greg abbott has pledged to appeal both of these rulings and take them as high as the supreme court if necessary. meanwhile, in arizona, both senators and the governor have criticized the biden administration, calling these closures unnecessary. craig? >> morgan chesky there in eagle pass, texas. thank you. let's go to college football. we have some controversy here. the four teams that will play

for the national championship were announced, and here they are. get ready. number one-seed michigan plays alabama in the rose bowl. that will be new year's day. the other semifinal, the number-two steenumber-two steed, will play the number-three seed in the sugar bowl. that's in texas. the winner of those games play for the national title guess what left out, florida state. the first time ever an unbeaten power five team was not selected unbeaten, didn't make the playoffs >> strength of schedule, though. >> is that what it was okay we needed a "hot take. i didn't understand that to the pros, the green bay packers pulling off a big upset over the chiefs on sunday night football >> here come the chiefs. pressure is on love how did he catch that? >> packers take a nine-point lead in the third quarter, and they'd hold on to win it 27-19,

keeping their playoff hopes alive. coming up in our next hatch hour, we'll go inside game with a closer look at some of the superstars who were there last night at lambeau field, simone biles and rhymes with taylor swift. a wet weekend for tens of millions across both coasts. al is in d.c. with a first check of the forecast. good morning >> hey, guys good morning good morning to you. we've got some wintry weather for our friends up into new england. we're looking at winter storm warnings and watches as this storm system pulls away. it's bringing in a lot of snow we'll probably see another 4 to 6 inches of snow especially as you get into down east maine, central maine as well. out west, we've got 10 million people at risk for flashflooding, river flooding, urban flooding some of the higher peaks could see 12 inches of rain. it's going to be just this atmospheric river of rain that continues to pour in it's going to be bringing in more rain.

in fact, today the heaviest parts will be washington state as tomorrow moves in, we get oregon into parts of this and a threat of avalanches by wednesday, that main moves into central and northern california heavy rain continues in the pacific northwest. gusty winds of up to 40 miles per hour again, the olympic mountains could see 11 inches of rain, the cascades 6 to 9, along the coast 3 to 6 inches of rain, and some heavier snow into the cascades, snow levels above 9,000 feet we'll get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds

good monday morning. as we take a look at what to expect over the next several days, a dense fog advisory continues until 10:00 this morning, and we'll be in the upper 60s with sunshine today. we're going to continue to see a sunny sky tomorrow and mild temperatures, but we'll have spotty rain in the forecast between wednesday and thursday. the weekend at this point is looking dry, as our temperatures reach into the mid-60s in san francisco. that's your latest weather big warm-up on the way that's coming up in the next hatch hour >> al, thank you coming up, a troubling new report right in the middle of the busy holiday travel season shining a light on our nation's air-traffic controllers. nbc's tom costello has that story. hey, tom >> reporter: good morning. so, we've been reporting that air-traffic controllers are overworked, not getting enough

rest, they're exhausted, and now some are reporting colleagues have turned to drugs and alcohol, even falling asleep on the job. >> we'll wait for that then an annual tradition we're about to reveal the short list for "time's" person of the year it's like the college football thing. you could be surprised who's on, not on the list. we'll get to that in a minute. >>

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are organizing a rolling strike. the four-day action will start today in southern california at cal poly pomona. the rolling walkout will directly impact san francisco state tomorrow. system-wide, nearly 30,000 professors, lecturers, librarians, counselors and coaches are planning to walk off the job over the next four days. elsewhere, a late night agreement means san francisco school workers will not walk off the job. trade workers including plumbers, carpenters and roofers, were set to hold a one-day strike today. last night both sides agreeing that a memorandum of understanding is in place with the sides agreeing to negotiate in good faith. this is to address outstanding grievances and a plan to reach a new deal by the end of january. lots of parts of the bay area are waking up to fog this morning. kari has a look at our forecast. >> a dense fog advisory continues until 10:00 this morning, and we're also watching out for dangerous beach conditions out there, a big high

surf that could develop today. then rain returns in the forecast from tuesday night into wednesday, low visibility right now, mainly in the north bay. look at that, zero. so allow some extra time to get to work this morning. slow it down and be careful. then later today we'll go back to sunshine. we'll see a mostly sunny sky tomorrow, with rain in the forecast starting early on wednesday morning, lingering showers on thursday and drying out conditions as we go into the weekend. the full forecast on our website, nbcbayarea.com.

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>> that's what we've got >> you haven't bought any gifts? >> no. >> last-minute shoppers. we're getting there. we shine the spotlight on our nation's air-traffic controllers. >> there was a report in "the new york times" highlighting overworked, exhausted controllers, some colleagues seeing drugs and alcohol and even falling asleep on the job tom costello, you've been telling us for years about the shortage of air-traffic controllers. >> reporter: yeah, that's right. as a result, this is a nationwide problem, and controllers are working mandatory overtime, right, ten-hour days, six-day weeks many of them go online and they self-report their mistakes and their close calls. but now, we have isolated instances of controllers also reporting substance abuse and falling asleep on the job. it's a high-stakes, high-pressure job, and 2023 has

been a year of close calls involving both pilots and controller error, including this one in austin, when a controller cleared a fedex plane to land just as a southwest plane was departing. >> southwest, abort. fedex is on the go >> reporter: one big problem, controller fatigue 77% of air traffic control facilities are understaffed, leading to mandatory overtime. medical issues forced neil burke to retire this year. >> we're tired of working six days a week, ten-hour days >> reporter: nbc news has obtained internal documents first reported by "the new york times," detailing controllers' own anonymous reporting of mistakes and exhaustion. among the entries, many moye v employees can be observed sleeping on the job. if i had v had not been fatigued, i may have been able to recognize the aircraft lined up for the incorrect runway sooner, and i pray no one dies due to controller fatigue.

also included, isolated cases of controllers using alcohol and illegal drugs while on position. one claimed a colleague regularly smoked marijuana on break. another said a controller bragged about making big money buzzed but with more than 10,000 certified controllers on the job, the new faa chief says substance abuse is very rare >> we monitor for drug and alcohol use very closely we have robust reporting, and we follow up on every possible lead that comes in. >> reporter: still, both the faa and controllers union say overtime fatigue is real. >> you're missing your home life you're missing your kids and your kids' ball games and your spouse it does have an effect >> reporter: michelle hager left last june. >> that is not a sustainable lifestyle to be working that hard at a job that requires so much mental focus at all times >> we're work every day to make sure that the system stays as safe as it has been for decades. we're not letting down our

guard. we're working that issue hard every day. >> some troubling revelations there, tom any idea how the faa plans to address these problems >> reporter: well, to begin with, this is a years-long problem. this goes way back before the pandemic and during the pandemic, they had to close the academy, so they got really behind trying to keep up with retirees they hired 1,400 controllers this year, but because of so many people retiring, net they've only got eight more controllers than a year ago. so, this is going to take years to actually work through by the way, the washout rate in the academy is about a third, 33% not making it through. >> tom costello, thank you coming up, florida congresswoman liz cheney joins us, a republican and outspoken critic of donald trump much to say in her new book about her party and its direction after january 6th, and most crucially, what all this means for our

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♪ time ♪ every year they've selected the man, woman, group, or concept that's had the most influence on the world for better or worse. for more than a decade, "today" has revealed the top contenders. without further ado in no particular order, here are the nine names on the 2023 short list >> reporter: the short list for "time's" person of the year begins with a trio of world leaders. first up, king charles iii >> god save the king >> reporter: his crowning moment came in may after a decades-long wait for the throne and at a moment of change for the uk monarchy >> i shall strive to follow the inspiring example i have been set. >> reporter: russian president vladimir putin continued to wage war in ukraine now in its second year after the full-scale invasion. and chinese president xi jinping, who was serving an unprecedented third term and solidifying his role as one of china's most powerful and

controversial leaders. next on the short list, 2023's biggest newsmakers sam altman has made countless headlines in recent weeks for getting fired and swiftly rehired as ceo of openai, the company behind chatgpt, which is leading the ai revolution. jerome powell, chairman of the federal reserve, also on the short list powell faced with the daunting task of managing record inflation here in the u.s. next, the trump prosecutors, the team that led the first-ever indictment of a u.s. president in our nation's history. trump is facing more than 90 charges across four separate cases. the short list now moves to hollywood and the strikers that brought the entire industry to a standstill actors and screenwriters were on strike for most of the year before reaching a deal, pushing for better pay and working conditions also on the short list,

hollywood's newest "it" girl the live-action movie was the highest grossing film of the year, earning $1.4 billion and causing an explosion of all pink everything then finally -- ♪ are you ready ♪ -- global superstar taylor swift. the grammy award winner has record-setting streams and her tour on track to become the highest grossing global tour of all time there you have it. any thoughts >> taylor. taylor >> think so? >> i wouldn't be surprised if they chose taylor. the issues would fly off the shelves. swifties would buy it. >> taylor swift. you heard it here first. >> we'll see soon. you can make your prediction, by the way. go to today.com and vote on who you think it will be wednesday we will have the exclusive reveal of the person

of the year. how about another check of the weather? mr. roker is in d.c. for us. >> good morning. as we mentioned, pacific northwest, there's a high flood risk it will be mild and sunny down through the southern and central plains, a few showers across the dakotas, light snow coming to an end in new england, some showers in the mid-ohio river valley and a few showers down in the good monday morning to you. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're starting out with patchy, dense fog, mainly in parts of the east bay, the delta and north bay. as we go into this afternoon, it clears out and our temperatures head for the upper 60s. overall a nice and mild day. we'll see more of the same tomorrow. then by wednesday, we're going to see rain chances increasing, starting in the morning, off and on throughout the day, with and that's your latest weather. guys >> al, thank you so much

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>> oh, yes kaylee hartung was in the stands she joins us from green bay. hey, there >> reporter: hey, good morning, guys a trip to lambeau field is a bucket list item for so many football fans. we talked to some chiefs fans who drove as much as 14 hours to get here now, some of them may be leaving a little bit disappointed after the outcome, but i do not believe that the experience disappointed them. this was a thriller from kickoff to the final whistle star power stepping out for prime time at lambeau field. >> there she is! >> reporter: the chiefs bringing a certain good-luck charm to town do you think taylor swift can help will travis kelce to another win? >> maybe >> maybe >> i mean, she does move mountains. >> reporter: you can be a packers fan and also a swiftie >> yes, always >> reporter: fresh off a film

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lambeau tradition alive of selling out every home game since 1960 how much is the turnout? >> a lot >> they're going to be sad tonight after we win this game >> reporter: how divided between husband and wife how long have you been looking forward to this game >> all year. >> reporter: super bowl mvp patrick mahomes making his debut at lambeau >> he's sacked big hit. ma moment of silence throws a pick >> reporter: but it was a love story for the packers. that? >> reporter: >> love. how did he catch that? >> reporter: quarterback jordan love owning the night. >> "sunday night football. feels great. >> reporter: to add to the drama of the night, the final play of the game came down to taylor's boyfriend matched up with simone's husband it looked like there might have been a little bit of a shove there from jonathan owens to travis kelce, but on a hail mary, no flag was thrown let's hope there's no bad blood

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attacks. then liz cheney live the former congresswoman opening up in a new memoir talking trump, january 6th, and the future of the republican party our exclusive interview straight ahead. plus, at risk. hit in the face by an object thrown by a fan. coming up, her condition and shining stars, hoda talks with oscar winners julia roberts and mahershala ali for their new thrillery that >> what was the experience like? >> you know, there's just a poetry in the way he carries himself in life and in art in my experience, he's so tall and his eyes are so kind >> very kind >> how would you describe working with julia >> joy >> joy >> a joy and talking fame, family, and feeling the spotlight. today monday, december 4th,

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we are back, 8:09, if wormer wyoming congresswoman liz cheney, a staunch conservative, voted with trump 90% of the time for most of her term she broke from most of her party in the wake of january 6th leading the charge against him on the house committee investigating the insurrection that day after losing her primary in wyoming last year, she's been hard at work on a new book it's out tomorrow called "oath and honor: a memoir and a warning. congresswoman, good morning. >> good morning, savannah. great to be with you >> no time for pleasantries after i read this book you said we will be voting on whether to preserve our republic in the next election do you think this is a vote about whether or not we still have democracy in this country >> it certainly is you know, and donald trump has told us that's exactly what he will do. he will not abide by the rule gt -- rulings of the court

he can appoint people to office whether or not they can be confirmed by the senate. he's talked about using the military in terms that are fundamentally un-american, including here in the united states it's a very dangerous moment and a moment for people to understand that that cannot be the path we go down in this country. >> yesterday in an interview you said fundamentally there's a choice to be made. you can't be both for donald trump and for the constitution you have to choose >> yeah. >> a vote for donald trump is n unconstitutional, anti-american. >> he won't support and uphold the constitution we've already seen what happened he is the only president in american history who attempted to overturn an election, attempted to seize power, to stay in power after he had lost. and the reason that we didn't have a much more serious crisis was because there were people around him who stopped him, because there were people around the country, state officials, for example, who stopped him he did they did not yield to the pressure put on by him we won't have that safeguard

again. he's so dangerous. if you have a president who is unwilling to abide by the rulings of the court, who's unwilling to uphold the constitution, then there are no guardrails that can stop him. >> you said we're sort of sleep walking into dictatorship in the united states. dictatorship is that what we would have if we reelect donald trump >> i think it's a very, very real threat and concern. i don't say any of that lightly. frankly, it's painful for me as someone who, you know, spent her whole life in republican politics, grew up as a republican, to watch what's happening to my party and to watch the extent to which donald trump himself has, you know, basically determined that the only thing that matters is him, his power, his success, and that is not somebody you can entrust with the power of the presidency >> it seems crazy to ask this and even crazier to fathd thom it, but do you believe if donald trump were elected next year

that he would try to stay in office beyond a second term? he would never leave office? >> there's no question >> you think he would try to stay in power forever. >> absolutely. i mean, he's already done it once in fact, if you look at what he did in the run-up to january 6th in terms of his pressure on the vice president not to count legitimate electoral votes, his pressure on the department of justice on state officials, and refusing to send help when the capitol was under attack, he's already attempted to seize power. he was stopped thankfully and for the good of the nation and the republic, but he said he will do it again he's express nod remorse for what he did. >> what about those people who say okay, fine, but there were checks and balances, we have the two co-equal branches of congress, a handful of individuals at the justice department, the former vice president refused to go along, so we pwill be all right. can america survive donald trump? >> that's a really -- the notion we would be okay i think is

naive, because if you look at, for example, the republicans in control of congress today, they are collaborating with donald trump. you cannot count on a house of representatives led by somebody like mike johnson to stop this president. you can't count on a senate, josh holly, mike lee, to stop donald trump >> i want to ask you about that. this book was written before the latest speaker's race. you devote many, many pages to this previously sort of unknown congressman mike johnson, and you single him out as somebody who was, quote, destructive, played a big role in misleading other members of your party. and now this mike johnson is speaker of the house what did you think when you saw this >> i think it is dangerous for the country. i think that many of them did not understand in detail the role that he played. you know, mike was a friend of mine we served and were elected together but mike consistently throughout this postelection period was

suggesting things that he knew to have no basis in fact, no basis in law, no basis in the constitution, and advocating that members of the house get on board with helping donald trump to overturn the election >> if we were to rerun the exact same scenario that happened in 2020, that happened in 2024 with mike johnson with the speaker's gavel, what do you think would happen >> i think it is too dangerous to even contemplate going down that path partly because they'vy you know, what happened in 2020 and january 2021 in many ways they can look at as a practice run, and they know now what it would take, in fact, to attempt to completely unravel the foundations of our republic. >> you said the republican party of today has made a choice, has not chosen the constitution. do you think it would be better for democrats to regain control of congress in 2024? >> this is a moment where a couple things are really important. one is mike johnson and the republicans cannot be in the

majority in january of 2025. the house of representatives may well be called on to determine the outcome of an election if it's thrown into the house >> this is crazy stuff you're liz cheney. >> right >> previously known as one of the most conservative members of congress you're the daupgt daughter of fr vice president dick cheney, and you say it would be safer for the country if republicans are not in control of the house. >> you cannot count on this group of republicans to uphold their oath to the constitution this moment also requires people come together across party lines to stand for the constitution. that's why this election is so crucially important. >> you write that. you say every one of us, republican, democrat, independent must work and vote together i'll put it to you plainly will you vote for president biden if donald trump is on the other side of the ticket >> we don't know yet who the nominees are going to be certainly, i hope that the republicans don't nominate donald trump >> but if they do. >> i will never vote for donald

trump, and i will do whatever it takes to make sure that donald trump is defeated. >> including a vote for biden? >> i will do whatever it takes >> i know how deeply you feel about this when you look at the trend and see some of those polls, and a matchup between trump and biden, it is showing that trump wins, not just national polls but in key battleground states. do you wish that the democrats had nominated someone other than biden? do you feel he is the best chance to defeat donald trump? >> i think we have to have the very best players on the field in order to ensure that donalds. i think about this as somebody who very much is trump is not elected again and i think about this as a mother i think about this as somebody who very much is an open question whether our kids are going to grow up in a country that is kark surprised by a peaceful transfer of power >> is biden that person or should it be someone else? >> we'll have to see what happens and who is nominated, but the single most important issue is making sure that donald trump does not have that power of the presidency again. >> i kept thinking reading your

book, who is persuadable at this point? you call it a cult of personality on the trump side. fine if you're in the cult, you won't be voting for anyone but trump this is a sliver of people who think i may not have loved trump, i'm tired of his antics, but i'm worried about the border, worried about crime. >> right >> and i think biden's too old what do you say to them? maybe a trump vote is all right? >> i think that's a real problem. i think the challenge is to make sure that those people understand and recognize that a trump vote is not acceptable i hope that there are options and alternatives that reflect the important challenges that we're facing and reflect leadership to meet those challenges, but that choice can never be donald trump because a vote for donald trump may mean the last election that you ever get to vote in again, i don't say that lightly. i think it's heartbreaking that that's where we are. but people have to recognize a

vote for donald trump is a vote against the constitution >> you have not ruled out running for president yourself do you envision something where you run with the democrats and do some kind of unity ticket >> i'm going to decide in the course of the next couple months, and it will certainly depend on where it looks like things are going with the nomination of both parties but it's a moment people have to be willing to put partisanship aside and say the future of the country demands that we save the republicower to un we'll never get the chance to debate the other important issues if we allow donald trump the power to unravel the very foundations of our constitution. >> congresswoman liz cheney, thank you for your time. appreciate it. "oath and honor" is out tomorrow let's get a check of the weather. al >> hey, guys we have some light snow into northern new england we are going to be watching this

high flood risk, atmospheric river bringing heavy rain to good monday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're starting with patchy dense fog moving around the bay area. peninsula, visibility down to a quarter of a mile. throughout the day we'll go back to sunshine with temperatures in the upper 60s. another really nice day tomorrow and then we'll have off-and-on rain in our wednesday and that's your latest weather. craig. >> all right, buddy. hoda, you had an eventful weekend act little family time, some holiday shopping. >> i did >> and you caught up with two oscar winners. >> julia roberts and mahershala ali were in new york promoting their netflix film, "leave the

world behind." julia is also one of its producers. it's based on a best-selling novel by the same name, a thriller that is not for the faint of heart >> i rented a beautiful house out by the beach i figured if i made the reservation and packed our bags it would eliminate most of the reasons you say no >> in "leave the world behind," julia roberts is a far cry from the america's sweetheart role. >> this is your house. >> when your characters meet, first of all, i could not stand your characterracter where i thought, oh, my gosh. i wanted to strangle her. >> well, my work i never thought there would be a julia roberts movie where i thought to myself, oh, my gosh, i want to just strangle her. >> my work is done here. >> "leave the world behind" is not the typical end of the world apocalypse film. two families are forced together starring julia roberts, ethan hauck, mahershala ali, and maja la herald. what was the experience like, julia, working with this man >> there's just a poetry to the way he carries himself in life

and in art in my experience. and he's so tall and his eyes are so kind. >> very kind >> how would you describe working with julia >> a joy >> joy >> a joy >> mahershala plays the suave finance adviser g.h. scott >> so you think that the hack esches are -- whatever -- knocked out our satellites >> i no longer think this is a couple teenagers in the phili philippines. >> "variety" basically said -- the quote was ali steals the show how does that land >> how does that land with you >> it's so weird i'm just grateful for the opportunity to do this work and grow and be pushed i'm in good hands. >> whatever. he steals the show you know who else steals the show ethan. >> a little differently. i know what you mean >> if you were giving the elevator pitch on this movie, how would you describe it? >> it's a thriller that's about

seeing people put in the most extreme circumstances of crisis and how they respond to that >> i would describe it as a study in the fragility of human condition and our again dense on technology >> off screen, julia and husband danny have three teenagers mahershala ali and his wife have a 6-year-old daughter. we discussed parenting in the age of smartphones watching this technology obsession scared me, watching kids? >> so for us, we just had sort of simple rules where we had a this, because i think about this with my kids now how did you navigate wit your kids >> so, for us, we just had sort of simple rule where is we had a charging station where every phone goes when you get home there's no phones at the table, certainly. >> how has fatherhood changed you? >> oh, wow you've heard it before you just feel like your heart is outside of your body i'm going to shut it down. i get emotional. >> we're parenting young kids. your kids are in college, one is about to go off to college >> mm-hmm.

>> how do you parent adult children >> i parent them the same way out of the house that i parented them in the house. >> which is? >> which is, you know, are you getting enough sleep you sound like your earare sick are you drinking tea text me when you're home safe and sound. i have an immense amount of appreciation for both of my older kids because they still allow me to be the same mom to them, and it's not eye rolling there's a huge amount of understanding. >> mm-hmm. >> is it a different discomfort, you leaving and traveling for work and all that, compared to them leaving and going to college? >> yeah. and it's funny too right now me being away, so henry and danny are home, and then i'm in another time zone, and then finn is somewhere and hazel is somewhere, and we all were on a facetime the other day together, all of us.

and it was so fun, i might have had like a towel on my wet head, but we were all so happy to be together in that way we are still so deeply in love >> i love your family. i love how you speak about them. every time you talk about them, i feel like you're home, like -- >> thanks. >> i agree with that, actually >> don't you think it's so -- >> i love love, man.it is kind . >> lovely people he has two oscars, she has one it's kind of fun this was the first time they worked together. this movie is terrifying julia said when she got the book she couldn't read it in one sitting. they're, like, read it quick she's, like, i can only read during the daylight. it is one of those books we should mention "leave the world behind" is in select theater and streaming on netflix beginning friday >> it was neat to see him asking her that question. >> they're very cool together.

>> he's so down to earth and neat >> great dynamic still ahead, a special performance from one of the biggest names in all of country music. there he is. brad paisley is here paisley here in studio 1a. good morning. it is 8:26. i'm marcus washington. a-list celebrities tonight to help celebrate one of this year's biggest blockbusters. >> can i talk to a doctor? >> you are talking to a doctor. >> can i get a clicky pen?

>> no. >> sharpie pen? >> no. >> ryan gosling playing ken in the "barbie" movie. nicolas cage will also be in attendance. he's receiving critical praise for his role, the new film called "dream scenario." also set to receive this year's acting award. let's take a look at what's happening at home. meteorologist kari hall has our forecast. >> we started out with dense and patchy fog. it clears out. highs in the upper 60s. fog may redevelop tonight, but then we're going back to 70 degrees tomorrow with a sunny day, and then we'll be watching out for rain in our wednesday forecast. off-and-on forecast and cooler air coming in. the weekend will see highs in the 60s and lows in the 30s. >> thank you. we'll have another local news update in 30 minutes. see you back here then.

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>> happy birthday. >> happy birthday. >> a bonus, a high-five. >> a good birthday who remembers the dress that sparked a nationwide debate years ago? remember this? is it white or gold or blue or black? it's back thanks to a star who just -- >> white and gold. >> it's not. >> blue and black. >> thank you >> blue and black. >> no. >> by the way, country music megastar in studio 1a this half hour, brad paisley there he is. brad's going to treat us to a performance of a new song. and here's the thing -- he says this might be the best song he's ever written >> oh, wow >> he also says the dress is white and gold tomorrow, meghan trainor and jimmy fallon will talk about their song "wrap me up." on the third hour, a museum that's not like any you've ever

seen we'll pay a hair-raising visit to the troll hole. that's what it's called. nostalgia. >> mr. roker, your people are missing you here, but let's held to washington, d.c., and say hello. >> i'm missing all that. why would you lead to me with that story with the troll hole >> it's called the troll hole. >> i'm sorry it just doesn't sound right. anyway, i am just going to move forward because i need this job. we are looking at for the week ahead lingering snow showers in new england. they'll pick up another few inches of snow well above-average temperatures midsection of the country. things are getting wound up in the pacific northwest. in the midpart of the country, flood risk from central california to the pacific northwest. record fwhwarmth in the northern plains, cooler conditions in florida. heading toward the end of the week, rain and snow in northern new england and parents of the northeast, december warmth blanketing the midsection of the country. looking for wide spread snow

making i good monday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. eventually the skies will clear and we'll have a nice pleasant afternoon with highs in the upper 60s. tomorrow we'll continue to see morning clouds, afternoon sunshine. but then things change on wednesday as we'll see some off and on showers in our forecast. we may also see lingering showers on thursday, and then we're back to the dry conditions with cooler temperatures and highs up to weather. guys >> all right we are going to take it around the horn, al, me and savannah, taking it slow for jimmy okay everybody, everybody

>> everybody, everybody. >> everybody, get going. hey. hi, cutie. right here >> everybody, get going. daught, everybody, get going >> third hour. pick it up pick it up come on! let's go >> everybody got it. her >> that's not impressive >> come on >> just getting started. that went into the 9:00 hour come on. >> a lot of people, al >> beyonce, a very big weekend for her new continue ert film. this is "today."

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all right. back at as mr. roker would say, best time of the morning. >> beyonce, it is a renaissance at the box office. her concert film opened up at number one over the weekend. according to estimates from amc theaters yesterday, she'll bring in a whopping $21 million in north american ticket sales alone. beyonce wrote, directed, and produced the project focused on her recent tour that wrapped up in object. just like it was with i think the swift concert, people go there, adults, kids, and it's a concert. it's fun they get dressed up. it's just joy. >> ryan reynolds's, the actor's wife, blake lively shared an inside look from the renaissance london premiere cozying up withes be ti taylor swift. but she can't post anything on social media without her hubby trolling her

ryan shared this edit showing off his photo shop skills. he swaps out taylor for blake, for travis kelce he said i feel like i should remember this. and the latest sebly lauren pugh to be hit by an object on stage. this is an unfortunate trend singers have been experiencing being struck in the middle of their shows. this latest incident with pugh occurred over the weekend in sao paulo, brazil. she was posing for pictures with co-stars timothee chalamet and others it hits her square in the eye. no statement from the actress, but we hope she's doing okay t we hope this unsettle trend dies down soon. enough is enough jennifer garner can act, bake, and she visited our neighbors at radio city because her buddy, reese witherspoon,

sent her a message requesting she dance with the rockettes do you want to see how she did >> yes >> take a look ♪ >> merry christmas, reese! >> for sure. >> right >> good stuff. she has a little costume on. finally, martha stewart, a recent post on her instagram is reigniting an eight-year-old debate, i can't believe it's been eight years, online over the weekend, she posted this picture with the caption, "grandchildren were educating me about the dress. we're doing it for martha. >> it's blue and black >> is this you're saying that's blue and black >> it's white and gold >> the top is black, and then it's a blue line, then a little black -- >> it's gold and white >> it's gold and white >> it is >> keenan, what colors

>> there you go. >> blue and gold >> i don't see black >> no one sees black >> he sees blue and gold the most bizarre thing for the record, martha went with blue and black >> thank you up next, one of our favorites around here, kenan thompson has written a heartwarming new book about his life >> that's black.

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funny stories, and questionable parenting advice from a professional clown." >> hi. >> you put your life out there >> i did i had to tell the whole story sfr a to z >> how much of your real life is in that book >> 99% >> yeah? >> yeah. it's all me. >> i mean, you were a childhood star you started when you were 5 years old. there were many, many kids who don't live to tell the tale or at least professionally don't, to talk about how they made it to the other side. how were you able -- >> i'm looking at the back of my head >> how were you able to navigate those waters and wind up here? look at you. yeah >> close family. i'm looking back at these pictures, and that was like college park, atlanta, and very, very close to my family. >> are those kids all your age >> they were my age because i was very short for a long time i was a small kid. >> did that bother you when you were little? >> no. not until sports became a thing and everybody became giants and

i was still little >> when you're younger, you're trusting you were trusting starting off in your career you made some money and had an accountant >> i'm still very trusting >> you talk about this in the book, which is interesting you made your first million and the guy basically took it. >> yeah. i never saw it you know, a process of, here's a debit card, you know what i mean do some budgeting or whatever. and then all of a sudden i wanted to make a big decision and it was gone. >> did you ever confront him what happened? >> i confronted him and he went into the wind, whatever. blah, blah, blah the biggest thing was, like, the irs coming a of you because they don't necessarily have to deal with the actual story. all they want is the money kind of thing >> sure. >> that was tough, but i made it through by the grace of god. >> you went back to trusting after this >> i'm very trusting yeah not everybody is a crook >> good.

we had you on the couch the other day with your new movie and all the great things i didn't know that you guys had a falling out that you talk about in your book this was for years. >> yeah. it was more of a separation that kind of grew into, you know, the traditional term of what a falling-out is, which is not a lot of communication >> yeah. >> originally, it was just us kind of looking for our own individualism, basically, as adults and kind of taking a breather from, you know, being a duo. we both came into the game as individuals, and we were placed together because we works do well together and all that yeah, it was just a journey to being adults you know, time passes and more time passes, and it just became ridiculous we were, like, we don't even remember what it was and then, you know, i apologized, he apologized. whatever it was. >> who made the phone call >> i called him and we played

phone tag for like a day >> when you have a falling-out, you finally get in contact again, how was that call >> when you have a real friendship, five minutes into the phone call, we were back you just never know until you have that talk >> that's a good life lesson i think a lot of people don't even remember the genesis of it and still not talking. >> it's also time wasted, which is one of the biggest crimes i think in life, wasting time. it feels good to be back with my brother. chapters. >> you talk a little bit about your divorce. not much. was there a reason why you the movie is doing well. we're so appreciative. looking forward to the next chapter. >> you talk a little about your divorce, not much. was there a reason why you didn't want to go there too much >> i also didn't want to speak out of turn on people who aren't there to tell their version of the story, as well, so i just kind of told my perspective. >> you talk about being a girl dad. i can tell that's really the love of your life right there. >> yeah, absolutely. my daily focus outside of my film they're definitely my sweethearts. they're off to school this

morning, so they're already in class. but, yeah, i love them >> and "saturday night live," again, you're the longest running cast member by far >> yes it's getting up there. >> do you ever see yourself spending your saturday nights somewhere else >> honestly, i don't really know what's more exciting than when "snl" is having a moment emma stone last week was so dynamic. >> so funny. >> it was just incredible to watch a performer like that because she inspires us. i mean, we do a lot of characters and sketches, this, that, and the other, but she never half committed to anything i watched her read 50 sketches >> the "snl" writers love when you're in the skrech because if the writing doesn't hit the mark, your look will all tways the trick. keenan, good luck with this book and everything i love you >> i love you too. new york yankees for having me

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the citi music series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. >> and we are back on a monday morning. we have a treat. brad paisley is here with us hi, brad >> brad has certainly earned his place in country music history, one of the most talented and award-winning solo artists of all time he'll perform a song for us off his new album called "son of the mountains. >> we'll talk to you after the song take it away >> all right wish me luck by

♪ they sell their lies by the bottle without an ounce of shame ♪and ♪♪ a promise on a slip of ♪ a promise on a slip of paper fwarn te guaranteed to dull the pain ♪ ♪ we dug that mine a mile below us and built up this little town ♪n ♪♪ oh, and ♪ oh and we're still digging holes but these are six feet down ♪ aw ♪ there's coal under the mountains and gold in them there pills ♪ ♪ if living here don't kill youl

the medicine will ♪ ♪ well, these are good god-fearing people just doing the best they can ♪ ♪ and if the devil's in the in details hen hell's in milligrams ♪ in milligrams ♪♪ for every family, there's a ♪ for every family visitation sons and daughters gone too soon ♪ the drugstore and the undertaker ♪ business ♪ the only businesses that boom there's coal under the mountains and gold in them there pills ♪

♪♪ if living here don't kill you ♪♪ the medicine will ♪ if living here don't kill you the medicine will ♪ ♪ ♪ now it's on broken dreeams an plywood ♪ ♪ up and down these haunted streets ♪ ♪ even the bar where we all use to go ♪ ♪ i guess even whiskey can't compete ♪ ♪ but i believe way down below

us deeper than that mineshaft runs ♪ ♪ there's a place for those who did this to us ♪ ♪ and it's hotter than the sun coal under the mountains ♪ gold ♪ and gold in them there pills if living here don't kill you ♪ ♪♪ the medicine will ♪ the medicine will ♪ >> wow brad oh, my gosh, that song >> that's a powerful song. >> you said it's one of the favorites you've ever written. >> for sure. i'm from west virginia, and, yeah, you know -- you know the

story, i'm sure by now we were targeted by big pharmaceutical companies that went in there and said these are the people that do the back-breaking work, they're in pain, we'll tell them it's nonaddictive, and now we're paying for it. we've lost a generation. had to write it. i didn't know if it would make a good song trying to tell the story a little bit there's been great movies made, be, it's hard to write a song like this. i wrote this with a friend of mine from kentucky same story there, that area. >> the words are so powerful >> it's a beautiful song also, we should shout out you and your wife, who have a special shop that takes care of people who have needs. and during christmastime, you're open with toys we know it's a beautiful spot in nashville. we want to shout that out too. >> we started it a while ago it's a grocery store most of the year, but this is the first year it's a toy store

good morning. 8:56. i'm marcus washington. college students may want to brace for a week ahead. organizers are planning a rolling strike. they're planning to walk off the job. this is over the next four days. san francisco state is supposed to feel the impact starting tomorrow. workers today will walk off the job at southern california's cal poly pomona. happening now, our kris sanchez, she's speaking with faculty members and students. she'll have a full forecast in she'll have a full forecast in our noon day look mom, i found one. oh, yeah, you did.

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