the cost is $39 a plate and when you're finished, the chef even cleanse up your dishes. >> sounds like dinner. maybe breakfast for you. we'll see you in half an hour. . >> buenos días, noticias de >> hello, everybody, welcome to thirsty thursday, november 6, and we have a great show for you, you loved in sex in the city and "white collar," so much fun, and hitting the plaza bright and early, a terrific makeover, that in a bit. >> today's a big day because it is bring your parents to workday. >> i never heard of such a thing. >> i didn't either. well, our parents are busy.

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a known connection prior to her abducti abduction. >> here's a vicious predator, off the streets for the rest of his life hopefully. >> reporter: the search ends after the abduction was released, followed by videos of

the suspect buying groceries and using her bank card in an atm 75 miles from where she was taken. last night, friends, family, and neighbors turned out to light candles, a sign of gratitude and relief. >> i'm glad. you know, i don't know what else to say. i'm just happy. >> reporter: today, the family was given everything to celebra celebrate. the suspect remains in police custody. authorities say barnes will not immediately return to pennsylvania. he'sme menwanted on another chaf kidnapping in virginia. savannah? >> thank you very much. charles ramsey, the police commissioner of philadelphia, good morning to you, sir. >> good morning. >> you got to know her family, can you tell us about her condition this morning, how she's doing? >> well, she's resting at home now. we brought the family down to

howard county hospital last night, so they could reunite with her, released from the hospital, so we brought them back to philadelphia, and she's at home now, letting her get some rest before we actually continue to interview her. we have some information, but we want to give her a chance to settle down and be with the family for a moment. >> what do you know about the suspect in this case? >> he's got a criminal history. he was already wanted in charles city, virginia for attempted murder, abduction, aggravated assault, a variety of charges. he was convicted of rape here in philadelphia back in 2005, and he has a very extensive criminal history, violent predator, very fortunate to get her back alive. >> you called him a thug yesterday. any evidence he targeted her in particular? >> well, they didn't know one another before hand, and it could just be a chance encounter. i mean, we'll know more when we

have a chance to sit down and thoroughly interview her and interrogate him. he's held now on charges that were filed by virginia as i mentioned before, and so we still got a lot of investigative work to do, but this was a stranger abduction as far as we know right now. >> this case got so much notice, of course, because of the surveillance video that captured this violent abduction. in your mind, is that piece of videotape what made the difference in this case and led finally to her rescue? >> there's absolutely no question. i've been in policing for 46 years, and i've never actually seen a kidnapping on video. it really did add to the sense of urgency. we were able to get it out to the media right away. that followed by a couple other pieces of video that we were able to obtain through the course of the investigation, and that led to a tip of an individual who had sold a car to this person. we contacted authorities in

virginia, found that he had a warrant, able to track him to jessup, maryland, and we had a task force put together with atf, fbi, and u.s. marshal service, and the baltimore field office spotted the car, conducted surveillance, and he stepped out of the car momentarily, they took him down and not have a hostage situation and rescue her. it worked out great, and it's unusual because usually the longer the things go, the less likely you are to find a victim alive. >> i know. you must be happy to have a happy ending. congratulations on the great police work. charles, thank you. >> thank you. >> and now here's matt. savannah, thank you, turning to politics now in the fallout of the midterm elections. president obama suggests it could lead to a wave of compromise in washington, but with the general election just two years away, is that possible? nbc senior white house correspondent has more. good morning. >> reporter: well, what looked

to be a temporary truce between president obama and the congress lasted less than 24 hours. republican leaders say the focus of the new congress is to repeal the president's signature accomplishment, obamacare. he's not backing down on immigration. for more than an hour, president obama talked about what had been a crushing defeat for the democrats, though he did not put it that way. >> the resounding message, not just this leelection, but the lt several is, get stuff done. >> reporter: four years ago, he was more colorful after a bruising midterm. >> i'm not recommending every future president take a shallacking like i did last night. >> reporter: this year, not promising changes to the style or staff, but he said he got the vote voters' message and pledged to compromise across the aisle after a new breed of republican helped the gop take control of the senate. >> we are are going to make them

squeal. >> as president, they rightly hold me accountable to do more to make it work properly. >> reporter: friday, he meets with congressional leaders at the white house looking for issues to agree on including mitch mcconnell who said wednesday he expects to be the majority leader. >> when people choose a divided government, that doesn't mean they don't want us to do anything, but look for areas of agreement. >> reporter: that could include fixing crumbling roads and bridges as well as corporate tax reform, but the president says he'll bypass congress with an executive order on immigration reform. >> what i'm not going to do is just wait. i think it's fair to say that i've shown a lot of patience and have tried to work on a bipartisan basis as much as panel, and i'm going to keep on doing so. >> reporter: republicans say that could poison the well for other deals, but the president suggested they just might work things out over a drink.

>> i would enjoy having some kentucky bourbon with mitch mcconnell. >> reporter: no kentucky bourbon summit on the books, but the white house is planning for the big meeting tomorrow, and they'll have bills ready for the vote in the new year, a change. the last few sessions of congress have been the least productive in history. matt, savannah? >> thank you very much. the midterms bind us. is it game on for 2016 already? take a look at this. senator rand paul considered a hopeful for the presidency on the republican side in 2016 posted a series of photos on his facebook page showing hillary clinton campaigning alongside five candidates for senate, all of whom lost after she campaigned with them with the #hillarysloser#hillaryslose. >> it is on. let's turn to josh elliot, a

sports story, ray rice investigation. >> good morning to you and all of you. former baltimore ravens' star, ray rice, expected to testify today in day two of the appeal hearing in the domestic violence case. the question, will rice be allowed to return to the league as a player? peter al exander has the latest. good morning to you. >> he and his wife take turns in the heated behind closed door hearing. they say that the nfl commissioner testified for more than two hours wednesday, at times, under tough cross-examination from the players' union lawyer over whether goodell punished rice twice for that february attack on his wife. ray ricements ba menwants back . with his wife, they are taking on the commissioner, who increased the suspension from two games to the indefinite ban after tmz sports released a

graphic video. >> we have not seen that second tape that became public, and that was not consistent with what he said. >> reporter: players' union officials says rice was punished twice for the same offense, and now an arbitrator will decide. >> is ray rice telling the truth alleging that the commissioner knew what happened in the elevator, or is the commissioner telling the truth saying ray rice lied to him? >> reporter: recently, i asked the former new york city prosecutor hired by the nfl to overhaul the league's domestic policies, whether any player should be banned for a first offense? >> talk to any expert in the field, they say that's a very, very bad idea. because nobody will report if that happens. >> reporter: meanwhile, minnesota vikings' running back, adrian peterson awaiting to hear whether he'll return to the field after suspended star's felony charge for striking his 4-year-old son was dropped. he pleaded no contest to wreckless assault.

as the nfl promises to conduct a new personal conduct policy, there's unanswered questions. >> what do you do when they are arrested? when suspended? when reinstated? how many games are they out? two months later, there's still nothing cohesive in place. >> reporter: the hearing wraps up today, we don't know how long it takes for the arbitrator to announce a decision. likely within the next couple weeks. if race is reinstated, the next question is, will any nfl team pick him up? t ra ravens said they will not. remains of a movie executive disappearing two years ago have been found. gavin smith was seen in may of 2012. the disappearance was investigated as a murder. officials say hikers discovered the remains in a rural area north of los angeles. no word yet on the cause of death. some frightening moments at a houston restaurant wednesday. dozens of people having lunch

wednesday afternoon when this happened. the driver pulling into a handicap spot apparently hit the gas perhaps instead of the brake, plowing through the restaurant to the buffet line, pinning one diner underneath. strange thing, yes, backs up, and pushes forward again. all nine people injured, taken to the hospital, mostly suffered minor injuries. the driver told the restaurant owner it was an accident and she feels really bad about what happened, understandably so m investigation is underway. finally, look at issavannah future. one baby girl and her parents. a priceless -- just a couple weeks ago, 4 million plus have watched in on youtube as she takes her first near steps, and

the family dog waiting on the other end. >> oh! >> and the lick. the sweetest kiss in creation, as america now has cavities in its collective eyes. >> my hormones can want take that video. i don't know what you're doing to me. >> meanwhile, current conditions, it's raining men here on the "today" show set. >> fuzzy men. >> it is. >> that's right. checking in with carson. carson, on the other hand, just, you know, breathes and grows hair, amazing. he shaved this morning, and it's back again. wet weather stretches from corpus christi, texas, all the way up into new york, rain right through friday, a couple inch, and sun by saturday, look at this. in the mean time, next 46 hours, 3 to 5 inches of rain near

corpus christi and brownsville. we have rain in the area, the rain ends later today, sunny by saturday, but a high of only 48, and we got this storm system that's going to be developing, not a nor'easter, but a vigorous storm moves friday. look at the snowfall. it's dropping as you make your way into parts of northern maine, another foot or more near caribou. already, they had more snow than think normally get for the month of november, and we're just getting started. your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. that protects your teeth. introducing new colgate enamel health toothpaste. replenish and polish for healthy enamel. colgate. #1 brand recommended by dentists.

7:16. good thursday morning to you. meteorologist christina loren. a really pretty day coming your way. we're going to see the high clouds streaming, high, wispy clouds comprised of ice crystals. 72 degrees on the peninsula today, 72 in the beautiful south bay and 69 in san francisco. getting into the next couple days, temperatures are going to climb by saturday. >> that's your latest weather. the kings and queens o of country music were out in force for the cp macmas. janet shandly was there for all the excitement. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. a big fight here in nash victim. but it wasn't all country. megan trainer, ariana grande, brad paisley and carrie underwood, they just did it.

[ music playing ] >> usually reserved for the best of country music this year's cma awards were also all about that bass. hosting the awards for the seventh time. >> the song goes tout one feisty nurse in maine, who is probably riding her bike right now ♪ quarantine ♪ quarantine quarantine tone ♪ don't ride your bike ♪ please don't infect my man. >> miranda lambert took home three awards. single of the year for "automatic." >> reporter: album of the year. >> platinum, miranda lambert. >> reporter: and for the fifth time, female vocalist of the year. >> miranda lambert. >> reporter: also nominated in that category, taylor swift. [ music playing ] >> reporter: whose absent and new focus on pop music were not overlooked. >> post-partum taylor swift disorder.

>> blake shelton. >> reporter: miranda lambert's husband and coach on nbc's "the voice" took home a big win, male vocalist of the year and while ariana grande's duet was too pop for some. >> are you a fan of ariana grande's? >> i don't drink coffee. >> reporter: lorretta lynn who brought down the house. ♪ you are looking at country ♪ >> reporter: and the night's biggest award, entertainer of the year went to country mainstay luke bryan. >> whoo! thank you! >> reporter: it was also a blast from the past, steven tyler and the doobie brothers closed it out. guys, what everyone is talking about this morning, brad paisley, carrie underwood. they killed it. they may have borrowed writers from "saturday night live." >> it was good.

>> a lot of different generas represented there. >> country going pop. >> they said good-bye to taylor. it was a good show. people were buzzing on it. great moments in nashville. at one point the cma awards owned nine of the ten hashtag moments. brad and carrie were revealing the gender of her baby. did you see that? >> no. >> take a look at this good thing i'm here. >> it's going to be a. >> i won't tell anybody in this him radio. i promise. i will keep a secret. >> you won't tell anybody and we can get back to the show. >> i promise. >> hey, we could game him garth. >> what are you doing? >> what is wrong with you? >> typical guy, right? so there it was, bernard writes in, he tweets, i see a screen

grab of #bradblewit, he writes the power of carrie underwood's son is real. all hail the new king of country music. maybe a little early there. the show's lead writer tweeting out, carrie underwood really did not tell brad until they went on the stage. it looked like a surprise moment there. maybe it was a script. apparently, brad didn't know until that very moment. now the whole world knows it's a little baby boy from miss underwood. congratulations and guys, back to you. >> thank you so much. i didn't know the baby's gender. >> i knew. >> you thought you knew. >> i guessed. >> you did. you had it right. a little girl. anyway, coming up, interesting story from down under, the drummer of the legendary band acdc accused of hiring a hit man to carry out a double murder. the latest developments in this case. why does she board a plane if there was a chance she had the ebola virus? amber vinson, the second dallas nurse who became infected. piece out for the first time since becoming virus free. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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♪ "i've come to look for america" ♪ you're watching "today in the bay." >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. we have new video of a ucsf doctor saying good-bye to his wife and young daughter just minutes before he boards a plane and heads to a country most people have been told to obey. the doctor will go to liberia to help stop the spread of ebola. he says he believes this is a fight for social justice and that it is necessary to help the less fortunate. >> if you think you're putting away enough money to pay for your child's education, you may have to think again. tuition at the university of california's ten campuses could rise by hundreds of dollars

every year for the next five year. u.c. president janet innapolita will submit a request to increase the tuition by -- every year. >> christina, live to you. >> just a few high wispy clouds out there right now. we started with some fog, just about entirely gone at this point. a little patch lingering over daly city. otherwise high clouds streaming in all day long and just gorgeous all day long.

much cooler than yesterday. just 72 on the peninsula where you hit the 80s yesterday. let's check your drive with mike inouye. >> with the haze we're looking over this in oakland. northbound is where the jam is approaching the coliseum. look at the map just south of the coliseum. there is a crash blocking the fast lane. but it's that volume of traffic through hayward and fremont. typical pattern on both sides of the bay. your northbound route starting to move a little bit better. northbound 280 still slow.

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♪ ♪ 7:30 now on thursday morning, sixth day of november, 2014, songs sound better with a woman sitting on a piano singing them. no doubt about it. that's from the "the baker boys." >> i loved how you wanted to refresh your brain by watching that in the commercial break. that movie was 25 years ago. see them all together for the first time in all those years. >> let's look at some of the stories making headline on thursday morning. the woman whose violent

abduction in philadelphia was caught on tape has been found alive outside baltimore. her alleged kidnapper was also arrested. he's held on an unrelated warrant for the attempted murder of a 16-year-old girl. president obama vows to work with republicans following their wins, but he's also willing to bypass congress and act alone in the nation's immigration system. the president plans to meet with leaders at the white house tomorrow. another story we've been following throughout the week, another space plane could resume test flights as early as next summer if work is completed on that craft. this as the investigation in the crash moves forward. the woman once the oldest cheerleader in the nfl arrested, a very troubling case involving a teenage boy. we are going to hear from her attorney. on a lighter note, in the

next hour, bette stops by for a performance, and "dumb and dumber to," jeff daniels. >> and that's t-o, for 2. >> exactly. >> acdc band member accused of arranging two killings with a hitman. we have the latest. good morning to you. >> reporter: savannah, good morning, fans in shock as acdc records hits and touring for 40 years, but now the band is hit by news that the drummer faces really serious charges. ♪ >> reporter: acdc, a legendary hard rock band and woke this morning for their drummer looking for a dirty deed done dirt cheap. the 60-year-old is charge with

threatening to kill, attempting to murder and possession of drugs. his water front home in new zealand raided by the police, appearing in court without shoes, and accused of hiring a hitman to kill two people and charged with possession of methamphetamine and cannabis. he refused to comment as he left court. inducted in the hall of fame in 2003 -- ♪ was the best woman i ever did seen ♪ >> reporter: refused to retire, even when lead singer, bon scott died of alcohol poisoning in 1980, and malcom young was struck seriously ill this year, but these stunning accusations could impact their immediate plans. they have a new record set for release later this month. they have just issued a

statement, phil's absence will not affect the release of the new album, rock or bust, and tour next year. they just became aware of the arrest when he was rorts erepor the news. savannah? >> all right, what a strange story that is. >> let's check the weather now from mr. roker. brought to you by edward jones, a big financial services firm that doesn't act that way. all right, ready for colder air? >> yes! >> all right, here we go! just what the doctor ordered. a big area of low pressure breaks loose from central canada bringing in arctic air by the middle of next week. look at the temperatures. by wednesday, chicago 33 for a high, 16 degrees below average, nashville at 45, and that air spreads east, new york, 46, and 48 in norfolk, and thursday, the real cold air comes in, new york

at 45 degrees, cleveland 36, cincinnati, 39, and back north to minneapolis, a high of 30. st. louis 15 degrees below average with the temperature of 7:35, good morning to you. what a spectacular day shaping up. we're going to hold on to gorgeous conditions all the way through the weekend and you are so close. i wanted to show you this time lapse from sunol, showing you the high clouds streaming if. that's going to be the story for the whole area for today. 70 in the south bay, 77, really nice up in wine country today. tomorrow more of the same and then we'll warm you up into the weekend. >> thank you, speaking out, the dallas nurse who boarded two flights and later diagnosed with ebola joins us to talk about the actions.

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morning with more on the ebola crisis. amber vincent, one of two democracy nurses who became infected is out of the hospital and on the road to recovery. this morning, she is speaking out about her ordeal and her controversial decision to fly days before her diagnosis. amber, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> how are you feeling? >> i'm feeling good. i get a little tired as the days go on, but i feel good. >> obviously, as you know, texas health presbyterian hospital has been criticized quite severely for some of the things that happened while mr. duncan was under their care. did you feel prepared by the hospital, by the nursing staff, by the management of the hospital to deal with an ebola patient? >> you know, we did not get much training. the first time that i put on the protective equipment, i was heading in to take care of the

patient. so we didn't have excessive training where we could don and put on and take off the protective equipment until we got a level of being comfortable with it. i didn't have that. >> one of the most talked about aspects of your story, amber, the fact that after mr. duncan passed. a couple days later, you into you to see family and friends in ohio. did you talk about that trip with anyone at the hospital? did anyone tell you not to go? >> no, i was never told that i couldn't travel. i talked to my icu management team. i actually called in on monday to verify that i was permitted to travel and then again i was at work on like tuesday or wednesday and i talked to management in person. and they said the cdc said it was okay to go. >> when you were still in ohio, the reporting has been that you called someone at the cdc and

said, i'm going to come back to dallas and there have also been reports that you were feeling feverish at that time. is that true? >> that is completely false. i never felt like i've read that someone said i felt weird or didn't feel right? i'm a nurse, i'm a medical term i can use to quantify how i was feeling. i felt fievenl i felt normal. but that sunday when i heard about my colleague nina coming down with the virus, i was floored. i was afraid for myself and my family because i did everything that i was instructed to do every time and i felt like iffy na can get it, any one of us could have gotten it. >> so when you decided to come back to dallas, did you call anyone as a precaution and say, look, nina pham has come down

with ebola, i'm about to travel to dallas on a commercial plane, is that okay? >> i never had a number to call the cdc directly. i would always callpy contact at the health department and then when i was in ohio before i was scheduled to leave, because i was so afraid of what could potentially happen, i did ask them. well, is there anything that, you know, you guys can do to send for me? do i need to leave earlier? you know, because i was worried. >> i'm sure you read some of the reports that said the amber vincent was a nurse and how could she have gotten on that plane? it was careless and reckless, how did that make you feel in. >> it made me feel terrible. because that's not me. i'm not careless. i'm not reckless. i'm an icu nurse. i embrace protocol and guidelines and structure because if my day-to-day nursing, it is

a matter of life and death and i respect that fact. >> and you are still a nurse. i'm wondering if you were called to do it again, to treat another ebola patient, would you do it? >> absolutely. nursing is what i do. i can never see a patient there that needs help and not do everything i can to help them. >> amber vincent, i'm really happy you are feeling well. i thank you for your time. >> thank you. >> she went on and had really nice things to say not only her own hospital but the folks at emory university in atlanta that got her back to health. >> how can you get struck by this spirit of caring, all these nurses said i would do what i promise to do in medicine. carson is in the orange room. you have an announcement. >> i do, savannah. nbc news is partneringic exclusively with facebook for a special initiative called spread the story, fight ebola.

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tiburon, tells the weather story of the day. high pressure still in control but strong enough onshore flow for me to take your temperatures down 5 to 10 degrees as we get into this afternoon. the high clouds will continue to stream in all day long. these are your highs, my friends, 73 in the south bay, 77 on the peninsula and 76 for the tri-valley. here's mike inouye with your morning drive. >> a morning slow drive. northbound 101 jams up as a result of the traffic congestion on the 286 interchange as well. north 87 really very slow but 85 looking better than it had over the last hour or so. things cooked kind of shift aro. nothing unusual for the east bay, various slows on the nimitz. san mateo bridge, there's a look

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it's 8:00 on today, coming up, those seasonal cafe drinks are ever where but are they really worth the calories? ♪ and still fabulous 25 years after the fact "the baker boys" hit the screen, michelle favor and the bridges brothers come together for a special e union. >> the first day i was knocked out. it was weird. we've got something here. ♪ plus the fabulous bet med her out with a new album and she stopped by the studio for a

sneak peak only on "today" thursday, november 6th, 2014. ♪ hi to your kids in iowa, go cyclones. just engaged! ♪ >> we just want to say hi to your friends and family back in tulsa, oklahoma. so excited to be in new york. it's 8:00 on a thursday, the 6th of november 2014. it is a rainy morning out here on rockefeller plaza. and that was why on my throwback thursday song i selected "i love a rainy night" by eddie rabbit. >> great song. >> do you? >> i was comparing it to an eric

clapton song but i think yours is a great choice. >> thank you. zr you guys heard that since seventh grade? >> not at all. it is day six of our no save today. you can see our facial air is starting to take shape all to raise awareness for men's health issues. the people behind the scenes, are they doing it again? >> absolutely. >> you guys can share your stories and photos with us use the #no shave today. >> we've posted a checklist at every age on our website today.com. >> also sporting the secure uf is our own josh elliott in for natalie at the news desk. >> four days of her abduction was caught on surveillance video, a 22-year-old woman is safe to morning back with her

family. her alleged abductor is in custody this morning. and we a have the latest in maryland. >> reporter: carlesha dpaiter spent several hours overnight in the hospital being checked out before being released to her family. her horrifying ordeal happened here in this parking lot in maryland. police say they tracked down the spt's vehicle and found him and carlesha inside. this ended a multistate hand hunt. police say he has a long criminal record and it appears that carlesha did not know her abductor. the story captured the nation's attention because her abduction was caught on surveillance video. also police released a series of videos, one in which included the suspect using her afm card. the suspect is in atf custody and will face charges in va spra before facing any charges in pennsylvania. meanwhile after this week's

collective win for the god, president obama says he plans to move forward on immigration reform even if he has to go it alone. on wednesday the president says he prefers congressional form but vowed to move ahead with an executive order. and a woman who became known as the oldest cheerleader in the nfl is facing some shocking allegations this morning. she is accused of child rape. nbc's betty nguyen has more. >> he was married to a one-time ceo. he was arrested on thursday and charged with rape with a 15-year-old boy according to delaware police. >> molly shad wick --

>> no one else is living your life for you. you have one shot at this. >> but now the 47-year-old mother of three is making headlines for a different reason. >> this is a difficult situation for everyone involved. thank you for your time. >> she's accused of rape of a 15-year-old boy who went to school with her kids. according to the court affida t affidavit, the relationship began through flirting on social media. from there, she began to pick up the boy from summer school where they had physical contact in a park garage. it culminated over labor day weekend with her and her friends were stay in a rented beach house. the boy stayed over one night. court documents say sometime around 2:00 a.m. sunday morning they drove to a liquor store and shattucked burrs chad beer for

them. and once at the house we she had unlawful sexual contact with the boy. the boy described h undergarment shattuck was wearing when she entered his bedroom. now a delaware grand jury handed up a nine count indictment against stat tuck that was unsealed on wednesday. he was charged with two counts of third degree rape which could get up her up to 25 years in jail on each count, four counts of unlawful sexual conduct and three counts of providing alcohol to a minor. she pled not guilty. and a sign of things to come. an 85-foot norway spruce, the rockefeller christmas tree cut down in pennsylvania, hoisted on to a trailer and over the next few weeks it will be met with more than 45,000 l.e.d.s all in

time for the tree lighting on degree 3rd. you'll see more of the tree tomorrow morning when it arrives out the skud yo. standing equally tall here at 8:07, al roker with another check of the weather. al? >> we've got a vietnam vet what's your name, sir? >> larry bailey. >> let's show you what's going on. we're looking at wet weather from texas all the way into the northeast. it is going to be coming down. and we're going to be also watching those temperatures cool down too comes across the plains. 30s and 40s in the midwest, 80s in southern california and southern florida. wet weather in the northeast. more rain in the pacific northwest. slight

8:07. happy thursday to you. spectacular conditions today. we'll see some sunshine, but in addition to that sun, you'll see high and mid level clouds streaming into the bay area all day long. really comfortable numbers. no need to add any sort of a.c. and you can probably get by without a heater, as well, because temperatures are warming up nicely, on our way to 73 in the south bay. 72 for the peninsula, same for the east shore. comfortable conditions throughout the weekend. and that's your latest weather. >> torn between two umbrellas. >> coming up next on trending, eaten alive by a snake. the next daring stunt you are about to see on tv. but is it too much for tv? >> the craziest thing i've ever haired. plus, merry in moderation, why those holiday drinks could soon be earning you a lot of time at the gym.

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fans of botox here? >> for men or women? >> for men. would you have done it? >> no. >> i'm not sure, is it such a filler? >> that's not an answer. >> what is it? i don't have anything. i never had anything done. >> it's supposed to smooth out your wrinkles. >> it's not a procedure, just an injection. >> injecting poison into your head. >> a low grade capital weapon. >> by the way, men that do it are not alone, actually, men are getting botox injections in record numbers calling it broughttox. that is a spike of 310% last year over the last decade. >> how many men in the country? >> there would be no map on this. >> is it really that big a deal? >> 310 '? >> from zero. >> would anybody get it? we've all decided we have not done it. would anybody do it? >> no. >> carson? >> i feel like we've earned

these, though. >> if they made it out of bacon. >> then you would? >> so let's turn the tables a little bit. water your opinion of botox? >> i have done it. i did it once in 2009. really. i did it. but i was working here. >> you meant wear, on your behind? >> on my forehead. >> that's smooth. >> i remember looking back and thinking, i don't think that looks that good. >> it's like a zamboni. it smooths it out. >> there you go. >> there is a little guy with a truck driving across your head. >> you see people, nothing moves on their face, that botox? >> it could be. >> were you interviewing the president if that picture? >> i think that's what that shot was from. >> what's going on there, girl? >> when you see that pick what do you think? >> i don't like how it looks. >> does it go away? >> it does. i have never done it again, i would. i'm definitely a candidate for botox. >> why? >> oh, stop it. some more. why?

because of wrinkles, you know, on your forehead, they're supposed to smooth them out. >> everybody deserves wrinkles. a couple weeks ago, we were talking about sluggish music sales. remember that? >> yeah. >> the could be the first year without an album going platinum. there is a young woman taking a sledgehammer to that. taylor swift. not only did her 1989 go platinum one out of every five albums sold last week was that taylor swift album. it went platinum in one week. selling about 1.3ple copies. the last time an album sold as many in its first week was 2002. so taylor instagramed a photo of her that year when she was 12-years-old and going through that kind of braids phase. >> haven't we all? >> we watched nervously earlier this week as nick wallenda defied death. willie and natalie hosted that

event. well, now, what will the discovery channel do to top itself? how about letting an anaconda eat a guy alive? >> oh, come on. >> the show is eaten alive. he dons an outfit that is supposed to be snake proof and he's, to top it off, he's drenched in pig's blood to make himself more ap advertising. >> oh, come on. >> who wouldn't do that? >> the suit is connected to a cord so when he is ready, they can pull him out of the anaconda. this has already been taped. discovery says neither he nor the snake were hurt in the taping of that stunt. >> how far does he get in snow do we know? >> you see an outline like a warner brother's cartoon. >> this is one of those just because we can doesn't mean we should. >> oh, man. my anaconda don't.

>> the promo says you know you have to go head first. >> thanks for the tip. thanks, good to know. >> you watch that? >> you are good. >> you don't have to watch it. we'll have it on the show. >> that's water trending today. meantime, countdown to christmas already on. for coffee houses, it's time to unveil those yummy holiday drinks. later this month, starbucks will unleash its drink. others will do the same. if you aren't careful, jenna wolf says those sweet tweets can pack on the pounds. >> call me debbie downer. yes, savannah, the battle is on, it's average joe versus not so average java. christmas drinks are fun and festive and full of cheer and full of calories. >> it's makes you feel good. >> it makes you feel warm pence. >> reporter: when it comes to coffee houses the fight for your festive cheer is hoter than

ever. holiday drinks provide more than a festive froth. they're merry money-makers. last year, 27% of duncan donuts' u.s. revenue came in the fourth quarter. it boosted 12%. certainly holiday lattes, hot toffee nut, the newest contender, chestnut praline. some advise, keep the periin moderation. >> there is a lot that pushes people towards these drinks. they are festive, they are fun. they should be kept low. >> can i get a large sick in sper doodle whole milk latte please? >> reporter: add whipped topping, you are looking at 450

calories for a large. you'd have to walk across manhattan two-and-a-half times to work off those calories. >> wow, i better get started. >> reporter: peppermint mocha, latte, 480 callys. that's a ho ho lot of calories. . look. i get it. you want to roll around in the holiday spirit where your special drink and not so special calories. who doesn't? take this caramel latte. with a few substitutions, you probably can't taste the difference. i can't. which one was the low fat? so to have your cake and drink it too, stores say you have "options action," instead of whole milk, go with low fat oral monday, drop the with. >> coffee has health benefits, just to really sort of buyer beware when it comes to these

sort of festive drinks because holiday week is not so festive. >> what's the bottom line? >> the bottom line is think before you drink and if you go decaf, it's half for you. a little tweet. this is real. >> not a prop? >> will you do it? >> i don't care for those? >> do you need the hot chocolate? >> this is what you shooen do? this is like an ice cream sundae. >> that's what it is. people are putting those down. >> car mem. delicious. >> of course, it's delicious. it's fantastic. see you in the gym in like a half hour? >> i'll meet you there. don't what it. >> don't wait. >> meanwhile, it's also day two of our special series, reunited. the cast of the "fabulous baker boys" teamed up with the folks at "entertainment weekly," to bring towing michelle pfeiffer, jeff bridges and his brother beau for the first time in 25

years. here's nbc's joe fryer. >> reporter: the "fabulous baker boys" is a duet of sorts between reality and fiction. real life brothers jeff and beau bridges play jack and frank baker, two siblings struggling in show biz. their lives anything but fabulous. ♪ come on big boy. >> until a singer named susie diamond joins their act. now for the first time in 25 years, michelle pfeiffer and the bridges have come together at a photo shoot for "entertainment weekly," to talk about the movie and relive their lounge act look. >> kind of surreal a little bit. >> 25 years and being in a get-up. boom. >> i figure we got a gig to get to. >> steve clovich writes this beautiful script "the fabulous baker boys" what about it made you decide you want to do this role? >> no. 1, it's a rare script. it's rare when it leaps off the

page and seems so fresh and authentic. >> how much did you want to work with him? >> oh, that part of it was great. it was just a great script, just beautiful, man. he nailed it. but we didn't have a susie diamond. that also concern to everybody until michelle came in. >> is this -- >> pfeiffer first read the script in 1984. she loved it, but needed to get a few more movies under her belt before the film could attract more financing. >> it's just such a meaty role and she's like a little street urchin. she spoke to me. >> i remember that first day i was knocked out. oh, we got something here. this is great. >> reporter: the bridges did learn to play their part. but they weren't making sounds. >> we had to play on dead keys

in the end because they had to have all the fill-in noise. >> beau played on dead keys. i actually played on -- >> oh, no. >> this is paint, fraveng. >> it's not paint. it's a magical sheath which simulates a dazzling head of hair. >> such teasing was common on the set. ask beau how he got that bald spot for the role. >> we had a couple grasses of ween. he allowed many eto cut the bald patch on the back of his head. >> stupid move. >> working with real life brothers who are playing brothers in the movie. what's their relationship like? >> this. this is it ♪ a lot of shoes ♪ a lot of rice [ music playing ] >> there is an iconic scene in this movie. when people think of this movie, they think of you on the piano in the red dress? did you know how iconic it was going to be? >> it was coming up.

i sent to steve, i said, steve, you don't really want me to like stand up on top of the piano? people are going to laugh. it's going to be really silly? he said, yeah, i do. ♪ while making whoopi ♪ >> in the end, susie diamond said good-bye to the baker boys while pfeiffer said hello to a golden globe, on p an oscar nomination and a place in hollywood's leading ladies club. >> i am cat woman. >> as for the bridges, this is still the only time they worked together on screen. [ music playing ] >> we were just sharing together, today, how much we had fun doing this movie. we. >> we would have lunch towing every day and pinch ourselves and can you believe what we get to do? >> reporter: 25 years later the baker boys and their girl are still fabulous. for "today"ojoe pryor, los

angeles. >> tongues out, looking at michelle pfeiffer. >> timeless. >> timeless. >> a civil war movie. >> what, 12. >> tomorrow this reunion special continues. we will catch up with the stars of the beloved drama "the sisters." this is the special reunion edition when all of these stories hits news stands. send it over to matt. >> how much do we love this guy, jeff daniels? he has it all, emmy award winner for the "newsroom." yes, he is bringing "bumb and bumber" back to the big screen. first your local

you're watching today in the bay. >> a very good morning to you. 8:26 right now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. an alameda man facing murder charges for what he describes as his wife's mercy killing. 72-year-old jerry canfield turned himself in last week, telling police he killed his wife of 30 years because they made a pact. when she couldn't handle the pain anymore, he was to kill her. they found his wife shot to death with flowers by her side. police would not go into her condition, but said she had dementia. let's switch gears, how are we looking? >> we have a very slow drive in most of your typical commute spots. extra heavy here around broadway that's jamming up folks for 24, as well as highway 13, but in

the city we got word of this, a major injury crash, a bus reportedly hit a pedestrian. we're tracking this. sounds like serious injuries to the pedestrian and we're tracking that. that's, obviously, going to affect that area. very slow drive both sides of the bay. there's the east bay, slow through san mateo and the south bay, northbound routes continue with a slower trek, including towards cupertino and 85 towards mountain view. back to you. >> thank you very much. another local news update for you in half an hour. i hope to see you then. what's possible today?

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[ music playing ] >> it's 8:30 now on a thursday morning. it's the 6th day of november, it's a rainy morning in new york city. carson didn't want to go out. >> that's not true. >> your hair looks fine. >> seriously, it wouldn't have gotten messed up. >> by the way, carson is playing for us the music of bette midler. she will join us for a special

performance in just a while "be my baby." . >> coming up in a while, i got to sat down withdrew barrymore. i absolutely adore her. she's my new bestie. you will see that interview tomorrow. matt, you have been busy. you did the "tonight show" the other day. you got wet. >> don't bring it up. >> then you were with meredith. >> i was on her show. he aired it yesterday. we played a game "call my bluff." she tries to lie to me. i try i to lie to her. i will not tell you how that ends. i do not get wet. >> check your local listings. much like nick wallenda earlier this week, we had records set on the show. >> next week the 13th of november, it is guinness world regard day. al is going to do some ridiculous. >> what else is new? >> al will set the longest

uninterrupted live weather report broadcast. 34 hours. that's the record? >> yes, that itself record. the record is 33. we will go 34. >> there is a previous record? >> a woman i think in norway. >> we have a clip of that. >> you at the board. >> we're actually taking over our green room, turning it into the roker-thon man cave. >> so you obviously can't sleep for 34 hours in. >> no. >> what about the other thing you have to do? >> you get five minutes per hour for whatever you need take care of. >> which is pressure unto itself. >> but can we visit you? >> you get those five minutes. by the way, i was looking at jeff damagials' reaction. he's going, what? he's thinking "dumb and dumber 3." . >> why? >> it will be fun. we also want to raise money for the usos. you can pledge. we will try to break the record. >> i want to watch the guy

getting eaten by the anaconda and i will watch your 37-hour roker report. >> roker, time to practice. do the weather. >> this is water off the spat. let me show you what we got as we head into the weekend. saturday, we are looking at sunshine in the pacific gulf west. sunny skies in the northeast. as we move ahead on into sunday, sunday! we're looking at more sunshine in the eastern seaboard. it is going to get chilly. 8:33. happy thursday. i'm meteorologist christina loren. you can definitely see those clouds streaming in from the pacific on your satellite imagery, and as a result we're going to see a nice cool day. that's onshore flow for you. high clouds streaming in all day long. you can actually see that all across the bay area right now, getting those high, wispy clouds. 69 degrees, beautiful in san francisco. 72 for the east shore, 73 in san jose.

will be warmer, but not until we get into your weekend. . >> we are starting this wednesday night 10:00. we are going to be live streaming. we will be on all of our nbc affiliates, on nbc news, on every broadcast. >> you study that big book, remember his book from college? >> the glossary of terms. i will be reading that. it will be exciting. >> i believe in you, al, you can do it. >> jeff daniels has doubts. >> all right, guys, thank you very much. hard to believe that it's been 20 years since lloyd christmas and harry dunn made us laugh as best friends in "dumb and dumber." they are older but not necessarily wiseer in "dumb and dumber 2." >> it's ringing! whoever this is, we're in the middle of something really important. can you call back later? >> no, i can't call back later. i have something to tell you and it might freak you out a little

bit, but this is your dad. >> what? old on. hey, guy, i know this is weird timing, but i got to take this, it's my dead dad. >> he's got me on hold. >> jeff, welcome back. good to see you. it doesn't make sense to talk about the plot in this. does it? >> no, there is no plot. it's thin and thiner, the plot. yeah. >> it's a series of gags strung together. did you have any idea it could survive 25 years later? >> we thought we cornered the market on 25-year-old boys. we thought we nailed that. over the years, which drove the sequel of the fans of all ages going i still laugh, it still cracks me up. >> why? what is it about these two best friends that you think people like so much. is it the innocence of them? >> i think it's the innocence, it's the friendship. there is nothing mean spirited about these two guys. they're the ones who are dumb.

we're not going after other people and we've all done something stupid in our lives and we just do it every 30 seconds. >> i know there was talk over the last 20 years of getting this back together. it never quite came to be until now. so why was at this time right time to bring these four friends back together? you know, lloyd and harry and jeff and jim? >> well, jim was resistant to sequels. he didn't do a sequel to anything. they wanted him to do "mask." he said no, let's just not do something to try to capitalize on it and make money. and again, it was five, ten, 15 years later they kept coming back to both of us, going, that's the movie, gosh, i wish you guys would do that. >> it's important to know when you get back together, you bring these characters back. i think everybody felt it was important they didn't change a lot. there hasn't been this amazing arc in the story, they weren't wiser, they had to be the same guys. >> it made it easy to do.

was there research involved in no. >> not even the first time. >> they haven't grown an ounce of intelligence in 20 years. what have they been doing? i don't know and during the movie, the sequel, we don't change at all. we're still the same at the end as the beginning. it's a beautiful thing to do. >> you never said this, if i had to copy a hollywood career, it might be yours. you might be at the top of the list. here's the reason why. you get to play some of the post-fascinating dramatic roles out there like on "the newsroom." you grab an emmy award for that, from what i understand, the day after you grab that you are on the set of a movie called "dumb and dumber 2." that's called having your cake and eating it too. >> 24 hours after win the emmy, jeff, we need to see some butt crack. i won an emmy. get down, drop the pants. so, it was -- look i wanted the range. i wanted to go from a to z.

that's what i did. i wouldn't have done it any other way. i love confusing those who try to pigeon hole me. >> it's also like some fight commercials. wait, there's more. because you also still have your life the way you want it. >> yeah. >> you still live in michigan. >> that is home. >> yes. >> even though hollywood calls every once in a while, you grab on that that fiercely? >> we wanted to raise the kids there. kathleen and i are from there, when it was 1986, we said, let's go back there, ra tidz kids in a place we understand. i'll compute and it worked. and "dumb and dumber" was one of the things, bomb, i did that. it bought me another ten years. i'm thrilled it worked out. >> married to the high school sweet heart. >> yeah. >> come on. >> she's still with me. >> you wouldn't even believe a script like this. good to see you. my pleasure t. movie is "dumb

and dumber 12." bette midler performing a song from her new album. up next, ever 40 to turn off an appliance before leaving the house? family friendly gadgets that will save you the worry. first this is "today" on nbc.

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what's great about this is you can allow other people access to your house without making them a key. so say you have a repair person or your inlaw is arriving when you are not going to be there. invite them to the app. you can give them temporary access so they can't always come over. you get a notification when they arrive. this is the "today" show door. i will lock the door, torresing the screen. >> that means the door is opened. let's close it. there we go. the door is locked. if my kids don't have a smartphone, they're 2 and 14 and do not. they can keep up and manually open the door. if i want to automate that, it knows when i get home, if i got my hands number of baby and grocery, i come there, it opens up. >> you don't have to fish for a key. >> i don't have to fish for a key in my 'yourself. >> you have to be close to it. >> you can set the parameterer. when i turn around this block, i'm this close. you know your doinger back is like a black hole, you never will find your keys in there.

>> that's why i asked. next, a thermometer, for a sick kid. by the way, you have one. your little boy is not feeling the greatest. >> my little man was sick. i used this to keep track of his temperature this week. he had a bad cold. so i use this to keep data. i took it to the doctor. the doctor will say, when did this start? you will say, i don't know. he had a runny knows. it got as high as 102.9. this is what you take the temperature. you plug it into your head phone jack. we can use it on you if you want to bend over. >> did i just hear what i think i heard? >> so you can use it rectally, though, for your child. >> good to know. >> or can you use it under your armpit or in your mouth. >> preferably not in that order. >> you have to clean it. >> yes. >> it allows you to keep track of symptoms to take a picture of say a rash or something are you not sure of and give that to the doctors. >> pretty cool. for the organized among us,

label maker. tell me about this one. >> yeah. this also works with your smartphone or your computer and you can print labels directly from your phone. let's say we want to organize the lunch box. i will say, print me a label for vale's lunch. it comes out. it's really great for the type a mom who needs everything labelled. can you take this home and put it on the bottles. >> that's cute. or my coast. whichever the case may be. >> maybe your home technology like wires or cords. that's really fun. >> it's really fun. >> yeah. >> coffee very important to the new mom. >> yes. >> i guess if you are not getting as much sleep as you like. you got an app that turns the coffee pot if are you in the next room. >> this is brand-new t.belkin wemo coffee maker, you turn it on from the app. we have one in the "today" show kitchen. i have one that's brew. it flipped itself on.

>> wow. >> give it one sec. you also can schedule whole week's worth of brews. so say you set it a little later for the weekend or you want it earlier during the week days. >> that is great. >> ten seconds to this. tell us real quick how it works. >> this lets you automate anything. whatever you pluck into it, you control with your phones. we use them for christmas lights. anything, curling iron. >> great. natalie, thank you so much. this is fun. >> you are welcome. >> you can check out more apps to help your family at today.com. coming up next, bette midler on what it took to create her 25th album? she will perform for us.

. >> we are back now with the divine miss m, herself, bette

midler, an award winning actress and singer, now out with her 25ing album. this one is called "it's the girls." and i love bette midler. >> so was it the timing? i think it was eight years since you did a studio album or was it the idea that came to you? >> the idea had been floating around. a friend of mine suggested it. i had always loved girl groups. you talked about saving up your dollar dollar and a quarter and you got your 25. i love those girls the chiffons, the first record i owned was with the bosley sisters. >> you said i'm mad about the melodys, coup cukroo for the chorus? >> i always had the harlets. this team i decided the i had been a kid, most kids want to run away and join the circus.

i want to run away and join a girl group. there is something about the camaraderie the figuring out the parts, who is going to sing what, all that, it's great fun. >> but at what age did you realize if you were a part of a girl group, you were going to front that girl group? >> it wasn't long, 14 or 15, out of my way, i'm singing melody. >> nick i mic jagger said it was the second day, i was going in front. you are going out on tour you announced it. i seen you many times, it's a tour with a slight difference this time you will be a little greener, a little more environment amelie friendly. >> they have been talking to you about my trucks? some people tour with like 40 trucks. i cannot waste that much gas on a show. so i will scale it down. i'll be walking. i'll be pulling a cart. it's going to be so much fun. oh, god. >> it's appropriate, because you have done an awful lot to green up new york city to keep it a livable place. >> i have done my part. >> as a new yorker, i appreciate it.

what are you going to sing? >> my version of the ronette's "be my baby. request itself. >> once again, "it's the girls." ladies and gentlemen, bette midler. [ music playing ] [ music playing ] ♪ the night we met i knew i needed you so ♪ and if i had the chance i'd never let you go ♪ so won't you say you love me? ♪ i'll make you so proud of me ♪ we'll make 'em turn their heads every place we go ♪ so won't you, please? ♪ be my, be my baby

♪ be my little baby ♪ be my baby now ♪ o, oh, oh, oh ♪ oh, i'll make you happy, baby ♪ just wait and see ♪ for every kiss you give me ♪ i'll give you three ♪ oh, since the day i saw you ♪ i have been waiting for you ♪ you know i will adore you 'til eternity ♪ so come on and please ♪ be my, be my baby ♪ why won't you be my little baby ♪ say you'll be my darlin'. ♪ be my baby now ♪ oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ la what lala lala ♪ la, la, la, la, la, la ♪ whoa, oh, oh, oh

♪ the day i saw you ♪ i have been waiting for you ♪ you know i will adore you ♪ 'til eternity ♪ so come on and please ♪ be my, be my baby ♪ won't you be my little baby ♪ yeah ♪ say you'll be my darlin' ♪ oh darlin' be my baby now ♪ oh, oh, oh [ music playing ] be my, be my baby ♪ come on and be my little baby ♪ say you'll be my darlin' ♪ oh, darlin', be my baby now ♪ oh, oh, oh ♪ be my, bepy little baby ♪ whoa, oh, oh, oh, yeah ♪ whoa, oh oh oh, ♪ yeah, yeah ♪ come and be my baby now

♪ oh, oh, oh [ music playing ] >> yeah! the 59 ms. bette midler and ladies, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> can i go on the road with you one notice? you can do that little thing? >> i have a wig for you. >> you have a few, don't you? >> i sure do. i'm wearing them all. >> we are back in a moment. this is "today" on

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you're watching today in the bay. >> 8:56, i'm laura garcia-cannon. happening now, officials in san francisco investigating a deadly crash involving a jogger and a golden gate transit bus. it happened just before 6:30 this morning at vanest avenue. the woman was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead about an hour later. witnesses told investigators the bus was turning left when it hit

the jogger. a transit agency spokesperson says the bus driver was shaken up and he is one of the agency's most senior drivers with an excellent safety record. another update coming up in just half an hour. hope to see you then. in the meantime, have a great thursday morning.

from nbc news, there is "today's" take with al roker, willie geist and tamron hall live in studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> it's november 6th. it's frosty. >> i told tamron about these great razors. >> that every man should have. >> i ordered them online. they actually have a brick and mortar store, a great barber shop. i had known. tamron was telling me. >> i love to go out. i love these razors, i was thinking of you guys because of mo supervise vember.

i found this place, oh, great, i will get these razors for al and willie. they are only sold in london, da, da, da. i said, hey, al, do you know there is a place that sells exclusively these razors? oh, yeah, i know. >> i appreciate your thought. i don't believe that's why you went down there. but -- >> dang. >> i think there were some other shops around, maybe. for tamron. >> i thought about you guys. i was not shopping for once for myself. i went down there. >> thank you, tamron. >> that's fantastic. >> i wish we could have been more grateful. >> sorry. >> thank you so much for that information. it has changed your life. >> what else has changed our life is this. >> there is a lot going on, nothing more important than our floral centerpiece. we asked you to vote between these, some didn't like the asparagus thing. we have a winner, this one, i don't know what it is and that

one, i don't know what it is. >> i think those aren't those baby hydrangeas? people thought they were roadss. they're baby high grang hydrangeas. >> those have a strange name, you told us, controversial, hanging chads, supreme court. it was tough. >> the supremes got involved. >> the supremes cot government. >> only one can stay. >> the drum rom, please, the winner in our new center piece is, b! right there. >> oh, there it is. >> was there ever really a contest, though? >> 56% of the vote, a landslide. . >> you thought election night was tuesday notice. oh. who knew? this is the real stuff. this is what matters in life. so now we have what about two more days for this to live. >> then we have to do this again. >> so next week, prepare yourself. we have three more contestants.

>> isn't it a spring look? i don't know about flowers. >> it's the fall. so it's very difficult to find beautiful flowers in fall. you usually have to start using mums and carnations. >> or vegetables. >> which we've had. >> so anyway. vote again, vote early, vote often. all right, this is some incredible video that we've seen earlier today. i'm not sure you have seen it. it is worth watching it again. everyone is okay. but dozens of people were having lunch. look at that the driver of the suv plowed through the glass. one man was pinned. nine people were taken to the hospital. thank goodness, mostly minor. the driver said it was an accident. the person hit the gas instead of the brake but to al's point, oh my, it's like a sea of fear. the person. >> in houston, texas? >> yes. the person then puts the car in reverse. i don't know how that happens.

>> i'm not even being smulg when i said it. do we know if it was an elderly person? oftentimes we see they hit the right pedal. >> let's find out if they've identified the age of the driver. we seen that in the past. you are sitting there, that's one of those moments in life perspective, here you leave the day, you never know, what can prepare you for that? >> most of the people slide. >> see the guy, he was nearly pinned under the wheel. >> backs out. >> nothing in life -- >> glad everybody is all right. >> thank goodness. >> from the category, is this too soon or not? >> what? >> brad paisley and carrie underwood, everybody said they did a trick job on the cma. there was a little bit making fun of a nurse in maine who refuses to be quarantined after being contracted with ebola.

they did a parody of the dolly parton show and rename it quarantine. >> this song goes out to one feisty little nurse in maine who is probably riding her bike right now. ♪ quarantine ♪ quarantine ♪ quarantine ♪ quarantine ♪ don't ride your bike ♪ please don't infect my man ♪ quarantine ♪ kworn teen ♪ quarantine ♪ what part of stay pence don't you understand? [ music playing ] ♪ right now i really hope she's not a country fan ♪ >> i will tell you, the two of them, if you watch that monolog monologue, their writing is hilarious, they're great

together. >> he slipped the gender of her baby. >> it was pretty scripted when you let it slip. >> that was planned? >> the cmas put on such a good show. >> i like the collaborations they do. they bring in people from different genres. megan trainer, our friend, "all about that bass." . >> ariana grande, he asks him about her, he said, i don't like coffee. >> miranda won, blake won. >> miranda the queen of the show. >> dirks bentley, little big town. >> can i point something out, there is a common thread that runs through the winners. >> they have all been on the show. >> they have all been on "today". >> many have done weather with you. >> so if are you a performer. >> and you want to win an award. >> whether it's a grammy, oscar, emmy, anything, a bafta. >> a bafta. >> you come on this program. that's where you co him.

>> yeah. >> okay. >> the other shows are on. >> this is where dreams come true. >> we make flowers happen. >> we're the only ones who don't win awards, by being here. >> exactly. >> it's an award to sit next to you two every day. >> so rude. >> so excited. holidays are coming. and if there is any one sign that the holidays are here, it's this, rockefeller center christmas tree on its way. >> is it already? >> they cut down this 85 norway spruce. hemlock township, pennsylvania, didn't tell the family. >> went in when the family was asleep. they bought this house a few years ago. they knew the tree was actually under consideration back then. >> its a year's long process. they don't just go to google map. they scope it around. >> they drive around. so it will be here tomorrow. we will ride the tree in and

then december 3rd, tree gets wet and then we get it. >> this tree is absolutely beautiful. last year, i recall you saying that tree was stunning through all the trees you have seen over the many years you have been here. many. >> many. many. in fact, i watched them plant this tree 85 years ago. >> it grew back before your eyes. that's a stunning one as well. it's beautiful. >> they don't scope it in a lokt, as you know, they look all over this area for the best tree. >> the families do natenanate t. >> to do something leak that, that's thousands and thousands of dollars to have the tree removed. it's a win-win, they have the honor. >> it is an honor. >> of sharing their tree with the world. they get their tree taken out. >> the windows have changed, they've started to switch osach

and the other stores. that's a sign for me. so, al, went behind the scenes apparently, didn't tell the two of us on the conference call. we didn't learn it until actually three minutes before show time al is behind the scene touring the musical "the last ship." >> i told everybody on the conference call. >> oh. >> his guide on this tour of this amazing broadway show "the last ship" was sting? >> he wrote it. you know, he called me up, said, al, you want to come down? >> sting called you? >> as he does. >> from time to time. one of the times he called me, he said, i'm trying to think of a tile for a song. and i said roxanne ♪ roxanne ♪ you don't have to put on the red light ♪ roxanne ♪ you don't have to put on the

red light ♪ roxanne ♪ roxanne ♪ put on the red light ♪ roxanne ♪ put on the red light ♪ roxanne ♪ put on the red lights ♪ roxanne ♪ put on the red lights ♪ roxanne -- >> is that bill cosby with sting? >> yes. >> that was a cameo and a special video the cast is creating fee churk oun one of sting's most popular songs "rocks any." what was that? >> that was the jump suit. >> that's one of the costumes the cast wears. >> so you have this moment with sting, you have bill cosby? >> i'm over here showing you puddin' pops. first this.

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. >> piper perabo is back chasing down bad guys if the hit usa drama "covert affairs." >> the last time we saw her character, she left her friend ryan mcquaid fighting for his life. >> all he wants now is justice. take a look. >> q. who is q? >> i don't know. like we said, it's not much. >> but it's something. i want to go. maybe it will lead us back to valenko. i want to get the guy behind the attack and the guy that put quaid in that hospital bed. >> i'm not against you going. if you are looking for revenge, you have to look for somebody else to be your friend. >> i don't want revenge. i want to prove that valenko is not who he says he is and bring him in. >> how soon can you get on a plane? >> we have a lot of hair tossing. you love peter's eyebrows these

guys have grown out their beards. >> i saw your pick, there is a whole williams burg kind of hipster thing. >> williams burg? >> don't you think? >> no, i don't. >> excuse me? >> i'm the balance. >> piper is digging, is grooving me. >> i like there is some grey and some dark, like it's all ombre. >> ombre? >> you don't have to do this. ombre. >> i'm saying i'm into it. >> next year, his beard will be to the ground. >> zzztopp. we're not here to talk about my beard. we are here to talk about your great program. >> it was really emotional the end of last season. >> it was and we really start off this season with a bang. we filmed it when andy decides to take revenge. she finds a villain to istanbul. so we shot in turkey a couple weeks. it was really fun.

>> i love sort of what's happening in tv right now. you talk about your show, "scandal," "homeland." we have strong women at the center of the show. people love it. they love you. but they love the plot line. it's so exciting. is that why it's working for people? >> i think it's fun to have these fe pail helm shows, women balancing their, who, their life, wash the dishes, become the ceo and i think women really relate to that and it's a similar struggle for us all. it's fun to play a woman who is doing that. >> a strong woman. now your character is a cia operative, can keep secrets. i don't know if are you good at keeping secrets. i learned in the commercial break willie geist was arrested a couple times. >> whoa, whoa, whoa. >> from piper. come on, piper. >>. we will talk about something else. we have a much warm friend when we were much, much, younger. we had some problems as kids. >> you were in a bar fightch.

you were arrested. >> you were in a bar fight? >> can you channel andy, please? >> did you go to the slamer, too? >> two truths and a lie. which are the truths, which are the lies? >> the sport i played in high school was javelin. >> okay. >> chris on "covert affairs" he and i ate snake soup together in hong kong. this year, this summer, i saw penguins doing it live. >> i think the javelin is the lie. >> i think the jaff wlin is not true. >> favorite disney movie, penguins doing it. >> i saw that, i got to tell mem them about the penguins. >> javelin. >> javelin is the truth t. snake soup isn't true. >> that was a great line. >> good. >> very good. >> now you keep secrets better. we won't know. >> do you like my beard?

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you're watching today in the bay. >> good morning to you. it's 9:26 on your thursday. i'm sam brock. new this morning, a ucsf doctor said good-bye to his wife and daughter just minutes before boarding a plane and heading to a country most people have been told to avoid. he will be in liberia for about a month, helping to stop the spread of the ebola virus. he hopes to be able to spend christmas with his wife and daughter but says he will quarantine himself for 21 days if need be. he says he believes this is a fight for social justice and it's necessary to help the less fortunate. happening right now closer to home, officials in san francisco investigating a deadly crash involving a jogger and golden gate transit bus. this happened just before 6:30 this morning at van ness avenue

and lombard street. investigators say the jogger was a woman in her 50s. she was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead about an hour later. the bus was turning left from lombard on to van ness when it struck the jogger. a spokesperson says the bus driver was very shaken up and he is one of the agency's most senior drivers with an excellent safety record. more of that coming up, as well as weather and traffic. stay with us. silent night not so silent? with sleep number, now there's an adjustment for that. give the gift of amazing sleep, only at a sleep number store.

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weekend. let's check that drive. here's mike. >> ice crystals, really? yes, she's serious, folks. over here, southbound 880 through fremont, very slow. look at the map, this is a typical pattern. don't worry, we expect this anywhere south of the dunbarton bridge. getting into the south bay, pretty typical drive in the south bay itself, looks better, but the crash caused for a late slowdown through san jose. the rest of your bay looking typical. north 880 over towards oakland slow still. back to you. >> i could learn some new words from mike this morning. 9:29 right now. we'll be back in 25 minutes.

. welcome back to "today." it's thursday morning. november 6th, 2014. i'm willie along with al and tamron. natalie is is out on assignment today. we've got toys and pots and pans. for a reason. national toy hall of fame finalists have been announced. i can't believe rubiks cube isn't in there. operation. my little pony. here's the one we've been talking about on the list of nominees to be in the hall of fame, pots and pans. >> actual pots and pans? >> these are from our kitchen here. >> that's cook ware. >> every kid goes into the kitchen and you'll find your

child, i'm sure george and lucy. now there's a joke there. >> i know. >> i had a freeze frame of what i looked like and that's why i stopped. i know. and you can make them as shoes, put your little feet in them, you can sit in the box. >> glad i never had dinner at your house. >> i have to show you this, my little pony thing. why she should be in the hall of fame. okay. can you -- this gets crazy. >> okay. >> come on, girl. >> when does it get crazy? hold on. >> almost went into the pot. >> hold on. one more time. >> wow. >> this is so easy a 3-year-old could do it. >> wow, she did it. >> she didn't stick the landing. also on the list, green army men. any way. >> why am i the only one

impressed. >> guys come in. i'll watch it on the replay. >> why am i the only one excited? >> i think that's a question only you can answer. any way, as we look ahead to the weekend, snow around the great lakes, sunshine, the pacific northwest, gulf coast looking good. it's going to be cooler than usual, but at least it will be sunny. then sunday, sunday, the sunshine continues. we are watch iing a storm comin across the g 9:# 2, interesting forecast for today. clouds all day long, onshore flow has returned, a and result, we are going to get some fabulous temperatures. right now mostly in the 60s. nice and mild out there right now. don't even need a coat.

about 69 degrees in san francisco, 72 for the east shore, same for us here in the south bay, tomorrow more of the same, then we bring on the heat as we get into your saturday and sunday. and that's your latest and that's your latest weather. >> she got the pony back. once describe as an overnight sensation decades in the making, mark mariner is on a roll right now. his podcast is one of the most popular on the web and his shows sell out across the country. >> and now, his show has just been renewed for its third season and here's exactly why. >> you'll have to excuse my son. he mistakes being crude and moronic for comedy. >> well now i understand why they're friends. i've never been a big fan of humor. >> well, it's a good thing he's not here to hear that. >> i always used to tell him who wants to pay someone to be mor did in front of a microphone. >> exactly. would it kill either one of you to write some jokes?

>> you're here for the new york comedy festival. two shows sold out. >> who knew that would happen? 20 years in the making. rewards are here. just in time for me to be old and tired. tremendous. what a great intro. this guy almost didn't make it. by the skin of his death and desperation, he pulled through. >> is that your way of saying it's weird to have this success now? >> i think that lead in. >> i don't know. i don't register success that well because i still have my brain. people ask me are you happier? what does that mean exactly? i'm the same guy. sit ng the same garage. don't know what to buy, what to do. i don't know how to have a good time. that's why i'm doing this show. >> there it is. >> make me have fun. thank you very much. i don't mean that as a slight.

in the ninth hour of the "today" show. several crews in here. there are people missing. more people come later, right? i got the good one though. i'm very happy to be here. so wounded. >> take a hit. >> one of the perks of being 51, you say you're attracting women who are maybe a little less than 51 years old. >> yes, you know, i actually thought about having business cards printed up for a while that said mark marin, a phase you're going through. resolving daddy issues since 1989. it's good. i'm here to help the young ladies. maybe eventually, i'll level off and find somebody age appropriate, but i don't think so. >> are you uncomfortable now? you want your pony back? >> maybe he'll do it again. >> go ahead. >> you want me to do the flip? >> no, it might take the entire

segment. go. >> go on, have your man talk. >> your stand up for a long time. most of which we can't show or repeat on this particular program, but you're a guy let's put it this way, who's lived a lot of life. you've lived hard and that's all reflected. >> sure, the fact you survived and it is definitely in my stand up. i don't miss it though. occasion occasionally, i miss it. i drink a lot of coffee now. yeah. i eat nicotine lozen jes. it's a secret. hi, how are you? if you're addicted to cigarettes, just start get the nicotine candies, they're amazing. you can eat them and no one knows it. like right now, i have one in my mouth. >> no, you don't. we don't know what's truth or not with your act. >> oh, it's all truth. in terms of me having a history, yeah, i've been sober for about

15 years. >> no, not that part. the ladies. >> that's real. you don't think i got game? look at me. what is this between me and you? >> you know, this is -- if this were a tv show, you guys would end up together. >> the podcast. >> i do all right. i'm a very charming man. >> i bet you do. >> be sure to look for him on ifc because it's good. >> podcast. >> we can't mention the name of that -- >> we can't? is that why you avoided it the whole time? >> we couldn't do it. help you burn fat, improve your memory. willie and tamron compete to see. >> going to win this yet again. hi, mark.

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up. >> what does this mean for kevin right now? >> this means for kevin, he will be the face and the voice of the new movie fone brand. he will be on digital series, all over social media. look for him on red carpets. >> is there a new catch trades? >> yes, there is. all right. mr. movie fone, here to help you find what you want to watch and where to watch it. >> oh. comfortab comfortable. >> my heart is beating so fast. >> can you tell us that interstellar is playing in theaters everywhere tonight in. >> i won't do it in the movie fone voice. you can't replace. that i can say how i want to say it. >> how you do it. >> i mean, everyone is excited. christopher nolan this guy is huge. he's the top go i to walk into an office and say, i got a big movie, it's going to do great. i need a gazillion dollars. they'll give it to him. you have to see interstellar. it will be a big hit.

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you see right there liccardo is currently holding on to a razor thin two-point margin. liccardo visited the rotary club in san jose yesterday and called on cortese to concede the race. cortese says there are still a lot of votes yet to be counted. he is referring to those absentee ballots. congressional race still undecided, as well. mike honda currently holding on to a four-point lead over challenger ro khanna. there are still thousands of mail-in ballots to be counted there, as well. neither camp has conceded, nor has either camp claimed victory. it is thursday morning, inching closer to your weekend. let's get a look outside right now with christina loren. >> yeah, gorgeous day all across the board. you can also see the pretty fall color as we're hitting that peak in the bay area as we get into the weekend. 77 degrees for the north bay. 69 degrees in san francisco, 72, beautiful conditions on the east shore today, and you'll notice

it will be a touch cooler out there, warmer through the weekend, then rain returns tuesday, into wednesday of next week. we'll time the next system to your doorstep today at 11:00. first, your morning drive. >> major delay reported for the bart system. in san leandro, bart reports there is a person reportedly underneath a train there, so they had to stop all traffic to try to get medical assistance out there. that's stopping the bart system, allowing you to take 880, which is showing a lighter flow of traffic. that is your option right now. affecting the fremont line. meanwhile, flows nicely the rest of traffic, except through fremont slow towards mission. back to you. >> that will do it for us for now. another update in 25 minutes. cocoa or eggnog? toasty or frosty? exactly the way you want it... until boom, it's bedtime! your mattress is a battleground of thwarted desire. enter the sleep number bed.

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from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody. welcome to thirsty thursday. it is november 6th. and we have a terrific show for you today. you loved him in "sex and the city." >> willie garson is here, he's so much fun. >> yes. >> and louis and jill hit the plaza bright and early for two wonderful ladies to give them a terrific makeover. we'll see that in a little bit. >> today is a big day, because it is bring your parents to workday. >> i never heard of such a thing. >> i didn't know either. well, our parents are very busy,

our moms are, you know, very busy and important right now. we brought next best thing. we brought their bobble head dolls, okay. they actually -- they made -- there is my mom. my mom would be like that's not me. and there is joni. kind of a ringer. we brought bobble heads. they were provided for us, but thanks. >> by ling. okay, so you were happy last night because the cma awards were on last night. >> they were a home run. >> like a perfect -- they really blend everything together. >> they do. you know who's perfect? carrie underwood. she's perfect. >> love her. >> she looked beautiful. she is pregnant and glowing. she's funny. she had tons of outfit changes. she's so comfortable in her own skin, like you want your daughter to grow up and be carrie underwood and she showed it again when she was on stage. and she sang like nobody's business. >> yes. >> she was a home run.

the big winner of the night -- ♪ >> she's got -- she's got a beautiful voice. she announced she's having a baby boy. i guess brad slipped it out, he said something about she's having a boy. >> well, you know, now they can rejoice. >> you're right. >> wonderful news, however it goes. and your girlfriend, miranda lambert, all the big awards. >> she was sweeping it. >> album of the year, single of the year, female vocalist of the year for the fifth year in a row. >> blake was sitting and waiting calmly and patiently for his name to be called too. up she goes and down she goes, up and down, and then finally blake shelton won male vocalist of the year, fifth year in the

row, congrats to blake. and luke bryan gave such a heart felt, beautiful speech, loved him. florida georgia line, hello, won vocal country duo of the year. >> good for them. and we have a little bit of "all about the bass" with -- >> they were mixing up great pop music and -- take a look at first one. ♪ so if that's what you're into then go ahead and move along ♪ ♪ because you know i'm all about that bass about that bass ♪ ♪ no treble i'm all about that bass about that bass no treble ♪ ♪ i'm all about that bass about that bass no treble ♪ ♪ i'm all about that bass about that bass ♪ >> those two look like they would be great friends. >> yeah, yeah. that seemed like a real friendship. probably just met. >> right? >> little big town we love. we had them on our show. >> they almost made it to your birthday party. >> they almost performed. you know what was awesome.

arianna grande who sings that song "bang bang," that song i picked up -- >> yes. and we knew what the bang bang meant. and most people in the country music world like it. i'm curious how it went over with country purists, but she busted into little big town's set and they sang together. take a look. ♪ bang, bang there goes your heart ♪ ♪ wait a minute let me take you back ♪ >> wow. >> wow. >> that's great. >> and the doobies were there. the doobie brothers. i love them. >> they sang with hillary scott

of antebellum and jennifer nettles. let's watch a little. ♪ feeling fine let myself unwind ♪ ♪ listen to the music listen to the music ♪ ♪ listen to the music >> fun. >> that brings back a million memories. >> so great. >> they know how to do it over there. >> they do. big reunion, if you love the love boat, remember how much fun that was on saturday nights. jack jones. love boat and fantasy island. anyway, they had a love boat reunion with captain stubing. >> they launched the new princess cruise ship from florida. everybody -- >> wow. >> everybody looks good. >> julie, captain stubing and

vicki. >> vicki was there too. and doc. >> yes. >> oh, my gosh. and isaac. oh! what an awesome day that must have been. >> yeah. >> oh, my gosh. >> time is always kind to different people, but very kind to them. yes. okay. >> let's talk about sneezes on an airplane. >> we haven't seen it, but this is going to gross everybody out. when you travel -- >> yeah. >> and you're on a plane, an you say where does the stuff go? there is a new computer simulation that shows you exactly where it goes. so this is what happens when you sneeze on a plane. let's -- >> according to popular science. >> there you go. you let it go. here it goes. up and around. >> it is behind you? >> yes. looks like it is. >> it is partly behind and on the sides of you. oh. it is raining down.

that is -- you know when you're, like, my gosh, you have a little bit of a panic. look at the high risk locations. >> good grief. >> if you're directly behind the sneezer, you're good. or in front. i thought in front would be bad. >> my trouble when i sneeze, i sneeze like 30 times. >> you to? >> thank you. >> i actually do. i sneeze like 30 times. so unless i blow my nose and then i'm okay. but i usually sneeze from allergies. i hardly am ever sick. >> you're not. >> do we have to show -- >> we have to. jimmy kimmel apparently decided that he was going to have some fun at our expense, again. let's take a look. >> yesterday, voters in nashville went to the polls to weigh in on one of the most difficult and troubling issues of our generation and that is making wine available in grocery stores. also known as the kathie lee and hoda referendum. >> you know what, it actually is available in certain stores. >> it is. as a matter of fact, i am going

to be in -- where am i going to be? charlotte, north carolina, on friday, from 2:30 to 5:00. >> awesome. buying your stuff. >> and costco. >> little ihoda. you'll love this one. here is the good news. you'll love it. we had stevie nicks on. i've been playing stevie nicks songs over and over. this is called, yes "leather and lace". >> good choice, hoda, actual music. ♪ ♪ is love so fragile and the hearts so hard ♪ ♪ shatter your love impossible to follow ♪ >> it has three chords. you have to pluck. ♪ >> she's fantastic. >> i thought about it when stevie was here the other day. i thought, my gosh, you can't

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♪ and we're back with more talk. >> i like when we do this. >> more talking. we don't have get up and do anything. >> so bette midler, who we don't remember, she -- adore, she is coming on our show. she appeared on jimmy fallon last night and they played a game of lip slip, where they exchange mouths. take a look. >> sorry, i have a big concert tonight. and i think my voice is a little hoarse. hold on. >> before i sing, i like to do some warmup exercises myself. here we go. yum, yum, yum, yum. blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. okay. i'm all ready. let's go. >> oh, my gosh. >> that is awesome. >> yeah. >> that is awesome. okay.

so this is interesting, dean mcdermott, he's married to tori spelling and they have been -- we have been watching what has been happening in their marriage on their television show, he did this drop by of "access hollywood" and he was very, very revealing about what is going on in their lives. let's take a look at what he told billy and kit on "access hollywood live." >> i can't do this anymore. i can't keep, you know, opening a vein and opening my soul and sharing my feelings and thoughts and demons with the world, you know. i need to -- i want some of my privacy back. when we shoot it, we try to keep it as real at the time as possible and we have a short turnaround, but it, you know, if there is any progress made on either of our parts, seeing some things can set us off and set us back. >> that's a good point, though. >> said that from the very beginning you know what?

get the cameras out of there, go solve your problems, seek counseling, get on your knees together and pray, you know? just -- but away from -- some things -- once you shared everything, nothing is sacred. nothing is sacred. and we like tori so much, we don't know dean very well, but we wish them very well. for the sake of the children. >> if you get in a fight with your husband or boyfriend or whatever and two weeks later you bring it back up and you -- even just talking about it again makes you crazy all over again, so imagine if you had to watch yourself fighting again. >> they don't have to watch it. >> i know. but -- >> you know, you don't have to. >> it is true. you really don't. >> yes. but he did say there is an upside. he said the show has done some good. it expedited conversations they needed to have and he also said about tori, i love this woman. regardless of what i've done, i want to grow old with her. at this moment, she feels the exact same way. >> we wish them all the best. we really do. i just can't watch people, you

know, it breaks my heart for them. >> the more you watch some of the reality shows, we're seeing the full monty, like we're watching it happen, watching them fall in love and break up and fight and fall apart, it seems like the more you're watching the reality shows, the more you're thinking to yourself, like, is this a good idea from the beginning. from the outside, from the beginning it seems okay. >> the more the fame, the more the problems. and shouldn't be surprising when it happens. there you go. guinness book of world records, we always have them around here. we have record-breaking news for you. >> this is going to be crazy. >> we don't know how this is going to happen. but al roker said he can do it, so we believe him. he said he's going to try to break the record for the longest weather forecast. >> listen to what he has to do. >> tell it in detail. >> he has to do a live uninterrupted weather report for 34 hours. how -- i thought he got bathroom breaks and -- >> i think they're working that out. >> five minutes an hour. that means he can't talk about anything except weather, all the

time. okay. well -- >> that's sort of what he does now anyway, you know. i mean, if anybody can do it, it is al. >> al is the hardest working guy on this network. no question. >> he has the best attitude. and jill martin will try to break another record. >> she teamed up with kenneth cole to build the world's largest high heeled shoe. >> what is she going to do? >> i don't know. get a hammer and bang on it. >> good for jill. >> okay. >> we're going to reveal that giant shoe. >> we are. is it okay or not okay to take bathtub photos? here's what we had to say about it. >> there is a big difference, hoda, between nude and lewd, and a wise person learns the differences early as possible. >> i say no, it is not okay. imagine what would happen if you dropped your phone in the tub. i mean, think it through. >> am i actually hearing you say that? i'm so proud of you, hoda. >> why?

>> we got the eyes perfectly. those guys do a great job there on graphics. thank you. you're going to be with j. lo tonight. >> 92nd street y tonight at 7:30. we'll talk about her new book "true love" and a quick shoutout to an event i went to last night, marina and kevin kim, lost two of their children, matt and lulu fund, it was beautiful. tonight, kathie lee gifford and her husband are being honored. okay? i'm going to stop -- i'm going to go there first because it is important that we all rally around the giffords. >> years and years ago, we started something called cody house, which is still there, and cassidy's place, back in the crack in the aids epidemic here, pandemic here in new york city. they keep wanting to -- please don't. no, no, no. but tonight's the night. so thank you. >> we're all very excited to come cheer you on. >> you're the best. >> willie garson right after this. ♪

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>> yeah. >> that's true. he wouldn't. he wouldn't run without me. >> how are you feeling since the final episode? >> it was a long, sad good-bye. there were a lot of teary speeches, which was, you know, but things end, and we hope that we served the story and got to tell everyone what they needed to end, you know, close out all the characters. >> you're on to the next thing. >> you already are? what's next? >> i'm in development, doing a remake of a show called "courtship of eddie's father." >> i love that show. >> combine -- >> are you playing eddie or the father? >> that's funny. combined show with my life as an adoptive father of a latin american child. so we are combining two shows, but still called "courtship of eddie's father." >> why are we sitting at a poker table? >> i think you wanted to play poker. >> but you are the poker player, aren't you? we have cards. pick one. pick one.

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trying to learn more information about how this happened, how the child got on the tracks, how old she is, but important to note san leandro stations shut down. when we have more information, we'll bring it to you. for now, toss it over to break. weather and traffic after.

welcome back now, i'm meteorologist christina loren. high clouds for today. that is the weather story, you'll see them all across the board, 69 degrees in san francisco, a cooler day by about five to eight degrees everywhere. 72 degrees for the east shore,

in the south bay we're going to get spoiled with low 70s. as we head through tomorrow, temperatures will start to climb, then as we head through the weekend, getting gorgeous conditions before that rain returns. we'll talk about this and tell you what's happening across the bay area saturday and sunday at 11:00. first here's mike and your morning drive. >> all right. still looking at a slower drive through fremont south 880. gets easier with the commute. rest looking good with the roadways, but chopper again over that san leandro bart station, train stopped there at san leandro and coliseum stations both not servicing trains right now. reports of a child hit and killed by a bart train there. they are trying to get a bus in place between the bay fair and as a result no service in between coliseum and san leandro station. we're tracking this in the newsroom, more details at 11:00. sam, back to you. >> the child died at the san leandro station about 9:30 this morning.

much more information what could have happened coming up at 11:00. see you then. we're back with more of "today" on this thirsty thursday ready to unveil the "ambush makeovers." >> here to make them look fancy and flawless, our dynamic duo, contributor and hairstylist extraordinaire, louis licari and "today" contributor and author jill martin. hello, kids. >> raining, it's pouring, it must be "ambush makeover" day. >> a lot to choose from. >> we did. as you see in the tape, it was rain, hoods, umbrellas, we found two great women. >> terrific. >> vanessa is our first lucky lady. she's 34 years old from austin, texas. she's in new york to celebrate her 35th birthday.

she works from home. she dresses up on very rare occasions. so she came to the plaza with one goal in mind and that was to get picked. let's listen to her story. >> vanessa has not stopped bouncing up and down since we picked her. but i know you want this for your wife. >> yeah. she's always talked about doing the "ambush makeover" here on the "today" show, and this is her birthday, and this is a great time for vanessa. >> you're crying already. we're so happy we could give you this gift. why are you crying? >> i'm so excited. this is, like, my dream. i watched this every week, i watch the "today" show every day, and i just -- i love it. i love it. i love you guys. >> happy birthday! >> we love you too. all right. so her husband sano, please keep your blindfold on. here is vanessa before. all right, vanessa, let's see the new you. wow! >> nice. >> wow. >> all right, sano, get ready. here she is. take off your blindfold.

>> you look awesome. >> are you ready? >> yes. >> spin right here, sweetie. >> kleenex, jerry. >> here it comes. >> oh, my gosh. >> there you go, vanessa. >> gorgeous. look right here, sweetie if you wouldn't mind. tell us about it. >> she did color her hair before, and she made it this red, but it was faded. i said let's go for it. a really beautiful strong red, but still looks like it is possible it could grow from her head, which is essential. >> sano, you're loving -- >> the cut is by igor, and layered and fluffy and edgy. >> what do you think? you're into it? of course you are. that dress -- >> adriana papel. >> it is sheer in the front, so you see a little bit of skin, which is so sexy and soma

intimates smoothed everything else. remember to put undergarments on. >> what do you think? >> i love it. i can't believe i could look like this. >> i love it. thank you. >> big round of applause for vanessa, beautiful. >> thank you. >> our second lady is bridget, 43 from cleveland, ohio. this mom of two stays on the go. she's a nurse, she's always in scrubs and a ponytail and she's ready to get glammed up. let's listen to her story. >> well, you seem to be a man of few words, but i know you have a lot to say about your wife. >> this is bridget. she just graduated nursing school and she works hard. she's a good mom, a great wife and she's pretty cool. >> oh, pretty cool. that must be nice to hear. >> it is very nice to hear, yes, thank you. >> well, are you super excited for this? >> i am beyond excited. i'm a huge fan of the show. huge fan of you and louis, and bring it on. >> nice. >> good attitude. >> okay.

she's here with her husband brian, who, happy birthday to you, brian, celebrating in new york city. let's look at bridget before and bring out the new bridget. wow. wow. >> okay. >> you look lovely. brian, you want to take a look at your bride? >> yes. >> go ahead. >> wow. >> yeah. >> very nice. >> you want to turn around, bridget, so you can see -- >> i do. oh, my gosh. >> i love that. >> that is darling. >> that is so great. >> darling. >> wow. >> look right here so we can see. we can see you. you look awesome. >> what a difference. >> what a difference, right? igor cut it much shorter, but layered it, to keep it fresh and young. her hair color, she just colored

it about two days ago, you said. but i made it deeper because it was yellow and yellow did not go with your skin color. i left a few highlights around the face. and the makeup all worked, of course, which tied it together. >> love it. >> that green dress is gorgeous. >> people think you need to show something low cut or legs to be sexy. look how pretty it is when you show your shoulders with this asymmetrical cut. >> it is perfect for the holidays. >> yes. >> absolutely. >> how do you feel? >> like a movie star. >> oh, i love it. vanessa, come on out. >> thank you, ladies. >> breakfast you can make ahead on the weekends that your kid s will love to eat all week long, all after your local news. the schelp, then the spill. now the scrub and the second guess. finally, the rewash.

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five pounds of fuji apples. >> they're delicious. >> they're great. >> you don't need the core. add some water. and cook over medium high heat, covered, for about ten minutes. >> okay. >> that's it? >> well, that's not it. we're halfway there. >> okay. >> then you reduce the heat to slow and cook for about 15 to 20 more minutes. give that a stir. >> smell how good that smells. i love that. it is mushy like that. >> exactly. then you'll have this beautiful applesauce, basically done here. you could eat it like this, nice and chunky, or puree it in the food processor. >> how did you make it pink? >> because of the skin. you have more fiber and antioxidants. >> you put that in the fridge and scoop it out. >> you can eat it plain or we like it on our overnight oats and quinoa. that's another great make ahead. >> adds a little vitamins to your kids breakfast. >> absolutely. takes two minutes. >> i like it. >> now we have blueberry breakfast bars. we mix up our dry ingredients.

add the oats, brown sugar, salt and baking powder. >> what are you adding that to. >> this is whole wheat flour. we will add the butter and we'll get our hands a little dirty. >> okay. >> want me to do this? >> okay, yeah. >> put your hands in, mix it up a little bit until we get -- this nice crummy mixture. beautiful. >> beautiful. >> that is awesome. >> that's all you need to do. you end up with great crumbs and we save a couple and a half for our topping. this becomes the crust. we add a egg white and stir that up. >> okay. >> and then we'll also ahead some blueberries. >> do you fold them in? >> gently so you don't bruise or mush them up. once it is all combined, it goes into our parchment lines baking

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as we wrap up our special series "the four talks" about the difficult conversations we should have with our loved ones, we want to folk ous on how to talk to your aging parents. >> many baby boomers are finding themselves in a role reversal as they take on responsibility of managing the health, the daily care and finances of their elderly parents. >> leann stratford knows all this so well. at the age of 42, she moved home to care for her father, who was battling cancer. after his passing, in 2006, leann faced more challenges, her mother had begun showing symptoms of the early stages of dementia. >> she continues to look after her mother and her story is on huff post 50. she's here with psychologist dale atkins.

hi. >> hi. >> it has been a long ten years, hasn't it? >> it has been an incredible long ten years. >> you look great. >> thank you so much. >> well, caring for your parents, it is one thing to have one parent who you're concerned about. it sounds like you really were deep in the weeds when it came to both your parents. >> i was. when my father was initially diagnosed with cancer of the esophagus, he had such a will and desire to live, and he was given four to six month sentence. and i said, dad, you know what, don't worry about it, i'm going to research some alternative things and we're going to really, you know, sustain you. and he actually lived another two years, and he held out until his 50th wedding anniversary with my mom. yes. >> and then signs of your mom's dementia must have been so excruciating. >> devastating. she started going into a depression after dad passed. and, you know, i started noticing little things, and it was at that time i felt i needed

to have a conversation with her about, you know, what is next? we have got to get some things in order. >> conversations, dale, that a lot of -- >> that's what dale knows about. >> the conversations are so important. and good for you that you thought and decided to have that conversation. you had a wonderful relationship with your mother, so much of what we need to pay attention to is what is our relationships? what do we say and how do we say it? it is often determined by the relationship. we may not be the person to be the news teller. we may have a doctor tell us, a friend help us if we're not the best person. but the conversations do have to happen. they don't have to happen all at once. it is a series of conversations and -- >> and things too. >> a lot of things. >> living wills, taking away the car keys, about -- what are the other ones? >> finances. >> living safely. you may live in a house that is well suited, but the fall may be concerning you so you may want to help your parent --

>> i think your parent may feel like you're imposing rules on me and why? they in a not see what you're saying. did your mom see or notice -- did she trust you? >> her independence is always very important. and i think she knew that, you know, that she was going through a change, and she wanted the help. when i -- >> she did? >> yes. when i decided to have the conversation with her, she was relieved that i was willing to talk about, you know, finances and what do we do with the house and so on. >> she's an only child. that's burdensome at the same time and also you don't have a lot of other siblings complicating what to do. >> it can be a plus or mine us. sometimes the complications is a different point of view which be can be helpful or they can talk in a way you can't. at the same time, you have this on your own, but you know you're doing this directly from what she wants. i think what is also important is to pay attention that -- you raised the issue of independence. even when you're helping, you don't want to take away a

person's independence. it is who they are their identity, their role in the family. so what -- you go for the strength. what are they still able to do? how can they help you manage what needs to be done so that the they're still feeling respected and have a purpose and meaning. that's what this whole thing is about. you don't take away that person's dignity when you're talking respectfully. >> we love you. >> well done. >> terrific. >> thank you so much. we really appreciate it. we'll be back in a couple of moments. >> first this is "today" on nbc.

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nbc bay area news begins with breaking news. >> and that breaking news is happening in san leandro. that's where a minor has been hit and killed by a bart train at the san leandro station. it happened about 90 minutes ago and has since shut down train service between the fruitvale stations. no word how old this minor may be and how he or she ended up on the tracks to begin. thanks for joining us, i'm kris sanchez. >> i'm sam brock. tragic news having an impact at multiple stations, as kris mentioned, shut down. mike is tracking all this for us. mike, what changes are being made? >> good morning to you. let's get