. good morning. breaking overnight, the . fwoorm. breaking overnight, u.s. carries out an air strike in syria that targeted juhadi john. did did they get him? donald trump sounds off n epic 90 minute rant. >> give me a break. give me a break. >> give me a break. >> on ben carson. >> if you're pathological, there's no cure for that. >> on hillary clinton. >> she's going to lose. she's going to lose. i'm telling you. >> and what he'd do about isis. >> i would bomb the [ bleep ] out of them. >> just wait. there's more. ♪ it's beginning to look a lot

like christmas ♪ >> seasons greetings the new york jets and buffalo bills had the colors of christmas for last night's game. why is there so much discussion online? this morning, the color blind controversy. and destination 1a. al doing 50 states of weather in one week. all that's left is connecticut and new york. we'll celebrate his victory are a rokerthon party on the plaza today. >> from nbc news, this is today with matt louer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. welcome to today on a friday morning. 50 states, seven days, i think we're holding up very well. >> exactly. i'm exhausted watching al. >> he's not holding up so well.

it's been a long haul. he's in stanford kor, connectic this morning. he's jumping on a commuter train. he'll wrap up with epic soon to be record setting adventure forecasting the weather in all 50 states in the states of a week. how are you feeling, buddy? >> actually me and the crew, we're feeling great. we're ready to come home and see our loved ones and you guys as well. [ laughter ] >> thanks, al. >> okay. you'll get paid for that one later. >> all right. we'll check in with you in a bit. let's get to the top story. it's breaking news overnight. a u.s. air strike in syria against the notorious isis execution. numerous propaganda videos of juhadi john. let's get right to keir simmons on the story. >> good morning. there's no proof yet juhadi john was killed.

one says he was targeted not out of vengeance but to demonstrate to isis. >> his voice is here holding a knife the hos tatage videos. he was the front man for a string of isis killings. >> adopted an air strike targ targeting. >> a report says he was killed by a u.s. drone overnight. a group reporting the death of juhadi johns in t. steven's mother says she's waiting for news. if they got him great she tells nbc news but it doesn't bring my son back. american aid worker who became known -- while a hostage was another victim. he was a computer science graduagarag

graduate turned gang member seen here wearing a pittsburgh pirates cap. the team called that sickening. one of four british isis they called the beetle, jihadi john was the leader. the group whose reach now extends from syria to northern iraq and north africa. the strike comes shortly after the latest isis attack in lebanon where at least 43 people died last night in a double suicide bombing. >> juhadi john's family now all live here in london. no comment from their lawyer. the british just spoke the isis lead executioner saying he has been killed and it was an act of self-defense. >> keir simmons with the breaking news out of london. we want to bring in jeremy, good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah. >> we know juhadi john is the mass face of viciousness.

what kind of blow is this to isis? is it symbolic or something more? >> this is the biggest blow to isis in the year and a half we've been undertaking operations against them. he was the face, he was the chief propagandist but he was also an operational commander. he led this hostage taking cell and he himself conducted these murderous operations for the world to see. i think this is a very significant take down. >> the reports are he was traveling in a car and hit by a drone strike. what does that tell us about our increasing intelligence on the ground when it comes to crisis? >> these are pain sticking operations. they require days, weeks, months of operations pulling on all our sources trying to pinpoint a terrorist on the ground. we've gotten good at these operations. when we reach deep into enemy territory and put an air strike

landing right on the target you know our intelligence is pristine and this is what it will require for months and years to come. >> we're hearing from u.s. officials they're confident he has been hit but how do they go about determining that making sure he was not only the target but the target was accomplished? >> right after the strike our people go quiet and listen and watch and hear what they will say about their own guy whether they're saying he's gone and over the coming hours and days we'll be able to definitively confirm whether he's been taken off the battlefield and i believe he has. >> real quickly, you mention he's the chief propagandist for isis. is it probable his death serves as a recruiting tool for others? >> we've asked ourselves that question many times. i think we've determined it's better to take these guys off the battlefield than to let them stay out there and recruit others. >> jeremy bash, formerly the cia

and department of defense. thank you. >> let's turn to politics now. a stunning event and appearance from donald trump. the republican hopeful carrying into ben carson and others. we have two reports this morning beginning with nbc national correspondent peter alexander. peter, good morning to you. >> good morning, matt. this was without a doubt donald trump's wildest speech yet and a jaw dropping errand that lasted an hour and a half. on the debate stage he steered clear of attacking ben carson. he leads in iowa and remains the most poplar in the field but last night trump let him have it. >> donald trump in iowa and taking tear. >> amazingly the belt stayed totally flat and the knife broke. how stupid are the people of

iowa? how stupid are the people of the country to believe this crap? >> in a rambling 96 minute speech laced with insult, trump mocked carson's claims about a violent youth acting out an alleged stabbing. >> if you're a child molester there's no cure. they can't stop you. path logical, no cure. >> on facebook carly fiorina rushed to carson's defense saying all the money in the world wouldn't make you smarter than carson and then weighing in on isis. >> i would bomb to [ bleep ] out of them. [ applause ] i would just bomb those suckers. i know more about isis than the generals do. believe me. >> with the g.o.p. front runner

this week calling for a deportation force, president obama responded on abc news. >> imagine the images on the screen flashed around the world as we were dragging parents away from their children. but more importantly, that's not who we are as americans. >> meanwhile, ben carson is facing questions about defending his best friend, a convicted felon. he pleaded guilty to insurance fraud nearly a decade ago before carson had a federal judge's leniency. prosecutors wanted prison time but the judge gave him probation instead. in his book america the beautiful, the neurosurgeon calls for a saudi arabia solution. >> in a statement to nbc news costa and his lawyers responded calling costa his best friend

and continuing to stand by him. >> peter alexander, thanks very much. >> a lot of candidates but is the republican field set? perhaps not. there's a new report this morning, a washington post that members of the party establishment may try to coach myth romney into the race. some of the g.o.p. have maxed out a strategy for late entry in order for romney to pick up delegates. >> top republicans are reportedly desperate to change the dynamic of this race. it's important to note myth romney has publicly stated he's not interested in running again. >> democratic front runner hillary clinton is facing scrutiny about a story from her past she repeated on the campaign trail this week. nbcs kristin welker is on the campaign trail. kristin, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. the stakes couldn't be higher as secretary clinton tries to master the debate performance as

she faces off against her democratic challenges tomorrow night. she has a 19 point national lead over her closest challenger bernie sanders 52 to 33%. that's down slightly but still commands. the candidates will be more aggressive over economy and immigration. meanwhile, the clinton campaign is defending a story she first told in the 90s. i repeated this week 1975 while living in arkansas she looked into joining the marines. skeptics and some republicans noticed it was an unlikely choice for a yale graduate who had worked on anti war campaigns. one told me clinton stands by her story adding her interest was sincere and it's insulting

but not surprising that republicans would attack her for this too. all of this would be at the floor when the candidates face off here at drake tomorrow. savannah, matt. >> all right kristin welker, thank you. >> now we got this. the secret service dealing with fallout from another scandal this morning. a uniformed officer accused of accepteding explicit photos and text while on duty at the white house to someone he thought was an underaged girl. >> matt, good morning. these charges were filed against a member of the secret service uniform division, specifically an officer to check i.d.s of people with appointments to visit the white house. >> the officer worked on one of these booths on the white house grounds where visitors with appointments check in to be admitted. the officer, 37-year-old lee moore of churchhill, maryland

began sending text messages to someone in august who he thought was a 14-year-old girl but an undercover officer from the delaware state police. in one message moore said he was sitting at box office system booths. he sent a sexually explicit photo of himself to the person he thought was 14. he was relieved of duty and put on leave. prosecutors say after he was arrested he admitted of sending the explicit messages and photos and sent some of them from the white house post. it's another headache for joseph clancey. >> we're trying to reinvigorate the look of the secret service and unfortunately, i don't have a magic wand. it's going to take a little bit of time.

>> in june screening bags at a washington event was plaegsed on leaf after he was accused of sending a suggested picture to a woman he met there. >> no comment from moore. he's appearing in delaware state court this morning to face the charges. secret service officials say they learned of this a week ago and suspended him and ended his access to all facilities. matt, voir dire -- savannah. >> carter has fired his military aid. >> defense officials are not saying why can the army lieutenant was removed from his job. he said i expect the highest possible standards of conduct. willis has been assigned to another office. >> in other news this morning, president obama bestowed the highest military honor on a young army captain at a moving

ceremony at the white house thursday. >> he received the american medal of honor. he saved the lives of other soldiers. >> he's just the tenth living recipient of the medal of honor. president obama said about him on his very worst day he managed to summon his very best. >> now to the doping scandal that could keep russia out of next year's games in rio. nbc has more on this. good morning. what can you tell us? >> reporter: good morning, savannah, the russians are essentially throwing up their hands. putin ordering his own investigation. his close allies, the sports minister saying they'll overhaul they're entire anti doping program in russia. anything to avoid being banned from rio next year. olympic success a huge source of pride for putin who spent

billions hosting the olympics but his athletes and officials now accused of doing anything to win. here in london three years ago hiding positive test results and protecting dirty athletes. this morning, the sports minister is saying those accusations are absurd but at the same time saying quote they'll broadly cooperate with an investigation. the governing body is set to meet today and they'll talk about this and make a decision on russia and savannah, they're under a lot of pressure to come down hard. savannah. >> indeed they are. thank you. >> so here we are after a week on the road al's rokerthon quest to do the weather in all 50 states as reached the final hour. thursday he made his way from virginia all the way to vermont hitting a total of 10 states. that makes 40 in all with connecticut and new york left on his bucket list. take a look. 17,000 miles.

104 forecast. 44 selfies. 36 goats and nearly 5,000 cheering fans along the way and did it all with one suitcase. correct, al? >> that's impressive. >> that's right. the suitcase was the size of a bus. >> what do you got for us right now before we welcome you home? >> all right. we want to first of all check connecticut off the list, so here we go. our rokerthon forecast for connecticut and it is a nice one. we're talking sunshine today and temperatures that will be pretty seasonal into the mid-50s all the way from here into michigan, connecticut. overnight lows tropping to the mid-30s. and then let's take a look at what's going on. big storm moving in the northwest. this thing is going to be a monster. heavy rainmaking its way through the great lakes. a lot of wind as well. that's going to be a problem. so we're going to be looking at

gusty winds, rains, high pressure, wind speed will be magnified. some wind gusts 30-40 miles per hour. all right. here it is. there we go. we dropped the flag ladies and gentlemen. now we're going to find out what's happening where you are in the next 30 seconds. on american express to help me buy those building materials. amex helped me buy the inventory i needed. our amex helped us fill the orders. just like that. another step on the journey. will you be ready when growth presents itself? realize your buying power at open.com good friday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it is still cold in the north bay. 36 degrees and all of this sunshine will help our temperatures warm up as we go into the afternoon. look for highs in the upper 60s

to lower 70s. 70 in the north bay and south bay and san francisco topping out at 66 degrees and 68 in the east bay and also 70 in the tri-valley. the peninsula looking at 69 degrees and a light wind as we head into the weekend, more weather like this saturday, but sunday some big changes. guys, in about ten minutes, my train is coming to stamford and we are getting on the train. i know you were worried we had no goats. we have the hartford goats here. they are disturbing. >> all right. >> they are cute. >> we have been dreaming about these for weeks. >> bring chu-chu with you. >> and we're getting on a train. >> i blame myself for that. >> i think al has been hitting the bar car. al, thanks. see you in a while. coming up, the string of dangerous laser strikes on pilots across the country

overnight. and new concerns of the popular food delivery web sites you use for dinner. could that meal come from a restaurant that does not exist? more on that story. but first this is "today" on nbc.

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and with over 13,000 financial advisors, we do it a lot. it's why edward jones is the big company that doesn't act that way. are behind bars after a police e a very good friday morning to you. it is 7:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. two people are behind bars after a police chase ended in deputy gunfire. all unfolding around midnight in hayward. that's where alameda county deputies cornered a car near ricardo. deputies say when they approached the driver, he actuallied the car towards the deputies. they fired narrowly missing the driver and, instead, hitting the head rest. the car then crashed into a parked car. the male driver and his female passenger were taken into custody without injury. investigators say the 26-year-old male suspect is wanted on outstanding warrant for evading arrest. let's get a look at that forecast from today. cool start again, kari. >>ly will warm as we go into the day. right now 40 degrees in

livermore. and 43 degrees in san jose and sun sun sunnyvale and san francisco. as we go into the day upper 60s and gilroy 71 degrees and mid-60 dz in san francisco and santa rosa 71 and oakland 67 and pleasanton a high of 70 degrees. how are the roads look, anthony? >> looking pretty good. the bay bridge metering lights are on. here's your backup that you're looking at right now. as you can see, lots of sunshine anding sunshine slow downs on the map. an accident in concord 680 southbound at monument boulevard and another one past that in walnut creek. the other slow spot 880 southbound right before the dumbarton bridge is an accident and right after the bridge is an accident. the slow down, the backup goes all the way towards san leandro and another one. over in the peninsula, things moving smooth, but you can see 101 southbound a little slow. >> all right, sun is out, hoping to warm things up. back with another local news update for you in half an hour.

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7:30 now this friday the 13th of november, 2015. al is feeling lucky. his train is just about on time. in fact i think it's rolling down the tracks. >> it actually is. >> he's in stamford, connecticut. be hopping on that baby heading to grand central terminal. that is about a 50 minute ride. a ride that thousands -- hundreds of thousands of commuters take every morning. >> this is an express. it is coming in. it's an express. i mean it makes one stop. grand central. and then boom, we are coming home. >> that's cool. all right p we'll s. >> should we tell him now that he has to walk the final ten

blocks? >> no. >> we actually are walking it. >> okay. cool. we will look forward to it. let us start this morning and this half hour with stories that are making headlines. the public face of isis, its notorious executioner known as jihadi john has been targeted in a u.s. drone strike in syria. the pentagon now work to go confirm reports that he was in fact killed. another embarrassment to the secret service, a uniformed officer has been arrested. lee robert moore accused of sending obscene texts to someone he thought was a 14-year-old girl, turns out it was an undercover police officer. donald trump launched in this to an aggressive tirade in a speech last night. he mocked ben carson and used profanity to describe his strategy to fight isis. and now to a new series of laser strikes on planes across the country. tom costello has been covering this story for us. tom, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. another night, another round of laser attacks on aircraft across

the country. by the way the penalty is 20 years in prison. and a quarter million dollar fine. and yet so far this year laser strikes up a stunning 36% as of mid october. and the number is still growing. overnight reports of more laser strikes across the country. in pomona, california just outside of los angeles, a pilot from station ktla was covering a story when a bright green beam of light pierced his eyes for at least 45 seconds causing them to burn. >> it hit direct in my face causing a discomfort in my eyes and what we call flash blindness. similar to having flashbulbs go off in your eyes. >> reporter: the news crew tracked the source to a home in the same neighborhood where a 15-year-old boy was arrested for pointing a laser at an aircraft, later released to the custody of his parents. >> he doesn't know. he's a 15-year-old little boy. >> reporter: in phoenix, lasers struck two commercial planes

while they were making their descent. >> be advised of green laser activity about 2.a 5 mills southwest of sky harbor. >> 671, 1:00 position a green laser. >> reporter: the latest rounds of strikes coming just one day after an incident in new york city when a chopper pilot for our nbc station w thnbc was hit with a laser over brooklyn. a 20-year-old man caught on camera flashing the laser was arrested and charged with two counts of reckless endangerment. according to the faa, more than 20 aircraft was struck with lasers from the ground on wednesday night alone. and the number of attacks is growing. as of mid october, more than 5300 strikes it will reathis yed to 3900 last year. we've seen these strikes at nearly every, but the most include los angeles, phoenix, houston, las vegas, dfw and san

juan. and the vast majority of these suspects are young men in their teens or 20s, they simply don't realize what they're doing when they play around with a laser, that they're endangering everybody on an aircraft. by the way, several federal law enforcement sources describe all of these guys as simply knuckleheads. back to you. >> with potentially deadly serious consequences. tom, thank you. let's get a check of the weather from al as he makes his way to new york and the final stop on roke-a-thon. >> we are on the train right now. having a good ride? all right. yeah, i got a seat. today's fabulous. let's show you what is going on as far as your weather as we look at the pacific northwest. big storm coming in, this thing will be a monster. it will bring a lot of rain and a lot of wind as you can see on the radar, it's already coming. so futurecast for the pacific northwest, flood watches in effect through sunday. high surf advisories, gale

warnings. some waves could be 22 feet. that's crazy talk. between today and sunday, 6 to 8 inches of rain. some places locally could get 13 inches of rain, upper elevations will see a ton of snow. just the beginning of what we see >> rain makes it to it bay area early sunday morning and meantime it's cool and dry. temperatures are in the 30s to lower 40s. but an front san francisco the mild front. 70 in the north and south bay and while the peninsula also stays in the upper 60s and into the next couple of days estimate changes coming our way. dry weather continues with rain on sunday. >> narrator: roke-a-thon on "today" is powered by netjets.

travel without compromise with the worldwide leader in private aviation. as we're making our way to grand central, it is hard to believe that this orddyssey beg back last thursday, but we're almost home and we can taste it. virginia, we'll take care of virginia today. our next to last gay began before day break in arlington, virginia as we prepare for the short drive east to union station in the nation's capital washington, d.c. it is amtrak thursday. we're all aboard. the northeast region heading to baltimore, maryland. state number 39 on our roke-a-thon quest. next stop, wonderful wilmington, delaware. fast and furious. come on. did you not know we were coming? barely enough time for a quick weather report before the doors closed. we're about to do delaware and check off the 41st state. are you ready? >> i'm ready. >> reporter: then it's off to the city of brotherly love,

philadelphia, p.a. the 42nd state on roke-a-thon. there were no strangers on this train. >> oh, my gosh, my man. >> reporter: star of the hit drama series plaque list got on board. as we rolled in to metro park station in new jersey, there were a couple of more celebrities waiting to surprise us. >> just out walking my dog and heard you were swinging through town. >> reporter: "today's" own willie geist and the goat that started it all. >> this has been great. what state are we in right now in. >> we are in the state of confusion. really, i'm serious. >> reporter: as we move along to newark, new jersey. let's start on newark. and then back on the train heading northeast to rof denies where it seemed like the entire state including three goateds waited to greet us.

see you this boston! our final train stop, boston, massachusetts for a little weather and tea. the heck with you. those british weren't so bad. they do have the scones. from tall ships this boston to the uss submarine museum. back on the road for a short drive over to kittery, maine. where are the lobsters? it was then the another 125 miles west to brattleboro, vermont. greeted by another enthusiastic crowd on our final stop of the day. >> we want al! we want al! >> and we are now on our way grand central, headed to grand central. i am ready, baby. >> i should say, that signal is a metaphor for al feels right now. a little patchy, but going to make it for sure. >> he will be here soon. we look forward to greeting him.

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we're pack now at 7:43. this will hit us where we live. if you use the online tood delivery services, listen up. >> could some of your meals be coming to you from fake restaurants? erica hill is here to explain and bum us all out. >> i hate to be the bearer of bad news on a friday, but think of this as a helpful warning. millions of americans use websites line grub hub and seamless every single day. now the food delivery companies that merged in 2013 are coming under fire. ordering food online has never been easier with websites and apps promising fast delivery

nearly everywhere. everyone amazon is getting in to the game expanding to restaurant meals, but all that convenience comes with a grain of salt. in new york, an investigation by our nbc station discovered 10% of the top 100 restaurants of delivery sites seamless and grub hub don't ebb exist. >> fake addresses listed, some empty warehouses. many not licensed by the department of health. >> so if i go there, that's what i'll see? >> right. >> reporter: places like really chinese, a restaurant listed on both cites, turns out the food is really from another restaurant. where health inspectors have found evidence of roaches and mice over the last two years. the restaurant manager tells wnbc he created the fake listing to increase business. seamless and grub hub have now agreed to verify the details restaurants provide and take action against inaccurate listings. a spokesperson for grub hub telling nbc news, we found this situation to be unique to new

york, but all our sfraunt contracts require our partners to abide by local laws and regulations. if they are found to be in violation, they are removed from our platform. while delivery orders can be good for business, not every restaurant seems convinced. turns out well-known restaurants have also felt burned. california based in n out burger is now suing door dash for delivers its food saying it never authorized the start upto do so. >> they're for the quite sure what is going to happen the second that food leaves their restaurant. so it's a whole new ball game right now. >> reporter: a game with with lots of players and millions of hungry americans. so of course the big question, what can you do to make sure the food you you receive is actually what you ordered? well, number one, be smart about it, do your research especially if this is the first time you're ordering. and if you can, check the restaurant's health grade.

many states offer this. you can generally find them online. and if you're concerned about this third party restaurant that you're be looking into, you can go old school, pick up the phone and you could call the restaurant directly to order from them. >> but you have to talk to a human being. >> so that's the town side. the up side is no food poisoning or rats. >> so if you look up an address and the say not important, it's a bad sign? >> usually a sign that you want to pick another restaurant. >> i use that service. all right, erica, thank you. coming up next, did you tune into last night's nfl game? there is some kind of controversy if you are color blind. this was a tough game for you to

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gracias. i guethought to the acidity much in any foods. never thought about the coffee i was drinking having acids. it never dawned on me that it could hurt your teeth. my dentist has told me your enamel is wearing away, and that sounded really scary to me, and i was like well can you fix it, can you paint it back on, and he explained that it was not something that grows back, it's kind of a one-time shot and you have to care for it. he told me to use pronamel. it's gonna help protect the enamel in your teeth. it allows me to continue to drink my coffee and to eat healthier, and it was a real easy switch to make. we're back at 7:50. colors of christmas were so joyous in last night's game, weren't they? >> they seemed to be, but not for a lot of people. >> i guess for the color blind, it was a real issue.

>> it certainly was. bills kicked off the new color rush experiment on thursday night and instead of the traditional one team in a dark jersey, the other in white, both wore the team's primary colors. the jets in all green and the bills in all red. unless you're one of the estimated 10 million measures who are color blind, so instead it looked something more like this. obviously a little bit more confusing. so they mocked up exactly how chaotic it looked on the field for anyone who is color blind. you can't see one or the other, you can see where the end zone is that's for sure, though. jeff darling ton tweets total chaos on my eyes. and hutch says i'm literally going by the helmet decal. this is supposed to continue on the field for weeks to come and hopefully next week's match-up will be a little less chaotic between the titans and jaguars. i don't know, those colors just clash. matt, what do you see? >> i'm a little color blind, so

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good morning. it's 7:56 on your friday. i'm brock. a follow up now on a police standoff that ended last nights in east san jose. a man arrested is a fugitive who escaped from a bail bondsman last month being escorted into santa clara county jail. all of this unfolded right near the silver creek neighborhood. back on october 7th, the same man was wearing handcuffs when he bolted from the bail bondsman. it led to a massive manhunt in downtown san jose. yesterday standoff started when they tried to contact that suspect. police also arrested a murder they say helped in the burglary. a live look now at the bay bridge. don't forget an implosion is planned for morning on the old eastern span. it is expected to take place some time between 6:45 and 7:00. chp will do rolling traffic breaks and b.a.r.t. trains will not run during that window.

friday 13th. what kind of ghastly forecast do we have in store? let's check in with meteorologist kari hall. >> it warms up nicely and pretty nice friday. live look now at san jose. you see the clear skies and temperatures are starting to go right back up. after a morning start in the 30s, expect a high of 69 in los gp gatos and 70s sprinkled in here and there and most of us in the upper 60s. let's see how the roads are moving with anthony. we have stop and go traffic through the maze and not all that bad getting through emoriville and berkeley. we have an accident on 680 and there you can see things moving smooth and keep in mind it will be slow for the next hour or so. speaking of slowing, continuing taslow down 880 because of an earlier accident and san mateo bridge still stop and go. >> anthony, thank you very much. that will do it for us right now. back in 25 minutes for another update. in the meantime, send you back

to "today" show on this friday.

it's 8:00 on "today." and coming up, autism stunner. startling new numbers just out this morning show a dramatic jump in the number of kids in the u.s. affected by autism. so what is behind the increase? ♪ plus phone saver. the ground breaking new technology that can help keep your cellphone working even after dropping it in water. and record-breaking roker after an epic week filled with planes, trains, automobiles and even the wiener mobile. al has one more state to go as we wrap up his triumphant rok a roke-a-thon adventure with a big

party on the plaza today, friday, november 13, 2015. >> it's my birthday, i'm turning 13 on the 13th. >> good morning jacksonville, florida. >> first time in new york! we're back now, 8:00 on a friday morning. it's november 13th. yes, it is friday the 13th, 2015. but it's a lucky day for our friend al roker who is completing roke-a-thon 2, a massive trip through all 50 states doing weather live from each of the 50 states. he's got one state to go. that is our state of new york. and he should be arriving very

soon at grand central terminal. just a beautiful place to cap off a journey. >> and we know how to welcome somebody back. we are going to do that in style when al returns triumphantly to the plaza in a few minutes. it will be another big scene away here next week, music super star justin bieber will be joining us all week monday, tuesday and wednesday. >> it starts with an exclusive live interview, lots to talk about, about things that have gone on with him the last couple of years. it wraps up wednesday with a huge concert on the plaza to celebrate his brand new album called purpose. justin calling it his biggest concert ever -- biggest plaza concert ever i think. let's head inside. tamron is in for natalie this morning. she has the top stories. >> good morning. a u.s. drone strike has targeted the isis terrorist joan as jihadi john. the pentagon says the attack thursday was focused on a vehicle believed to be carrying the notorious militant. officials have not confirmed that he was killed.

the masked terrorist appeared in videos showing american and other western hostages being threatened and later executed. the presidential campaign trail heated up thursday night with donald trump saying ben carson has a pathological temper that makes him as incurable as a child molester. trump even mocked a story that carson himself tells as a way to illustrate how he turned his troubled teenaged life around. >> man, it anybody in this audience ever go after your mother to hit her on the head with a hammer? >> at one point trump re-enacted carson's anecdote about a boyhood knife fight saying people are stupid to believe. a same sex married couple in utah is fighting for their family after a judge ordered their foster child be removed from their custody. morgan has the latest. >> reporter: good morning.

becky pierce and april tied the knot late last year and became foster parents to a bouncing baby girl. but tuesday, a utah judge brought their happy world to a screeching halt. >> we never thought that this would happen. >> reporter: during a routine court hearing for their foster daughter, a you utah judge asked becky and april a simple question. >> he asked us what our relationship was. and we told him that we were legal rly married. >> reporter: what happened next, they never saw coming. >> he dropped the bomb that she needs to removed to a heterosexual couple. >> reporter: judge joe hanson ordered the child removed in just seven days. >> he did say he had research that pruchs that children come better in heterosexual homes. >> reporter: becky and april, who were both raised mormon, say the judge is making his legal decision based on his own religious morality. >> he doesn't know anything about us, anything about our

home, the guy ndynamic. rfrtd and this isn't the first time joe hanson has courted controversy. in 2012, he ordered a mother to cut off her own daughter's hair in exchange for a lighter sentence. the question now, is this decision legal. >> he's overstepped his bounds. the child is doing well in the home. this is a great family, so we're concerned that his decision is based on something other than facts. >> reporter: april and becky say they will fight in court to keep custody of their baby girl. >> dcsf has recommended that the baby stay with us along with with the biological mother and the only person standing in the way is judge joe sdlt hanson. >> reporter: the next hearing is scheduled for december, but all of this on the heels of the controversial decision by the more monday church, to can clud children from same-sex couples from any religious activity saying they can't be baptized until they're 18 since their

parents are sinners. hundreds have left the church in protest. now over to savannah. >> staggering new figures on you from the cdc today and it highlights the dramatic jump in the number of children affected by autism.he number of children by autism.the number of childre by autism. a new report finds 1 in 45 kids as autism, a big jump from 2013. so why the startling increase? one reason may be the cdc says it changed a key question on a survey sent out to thousands of parents. asking specifically, did a doctor or health professional ever tell you that your child had autism, asperger's disorder, pervasive coac per vase developmental disorder are or autism spectrum disorder? researchers say that revision made it easier for the parents to determine their kids had autism. dr. natalie and i czar is a medical contributor.

between morning. one in 45, we just talked about you how the question changed. what is the significant thce inr mind? >> according to the experts, i think it's that there is a component that the methodology is so different, the previous number, the 1 in 68, really came from medical records and screenings from physicians' offices. and this was a questionnaire that asked parents has a health professional ever said your child might have autism spectrum disorder, autism, pervasive personality disorder or some other developmental disorder. so it is a patient report, but also coming from the guidance of what their physician may have asked them. so from what i've read, i think that the number probably reflects possibly true prevalence that we know that autism spectrum disorder has increased, but there is probably also a component of just the methodology being different, that they might have captured more diagnoses of autism

spectrum disorder. >> let's shift gears. there is a fascinating story in the newspaper about the cleveland clinic starting to -- wanting to get into the business of uterine transplants. who would this be for and how would they do it? >> the patient that this is for is for a woman who has something called uterine factor infertility. and that means that there are women, thousands across the world, who are actually born without a uterus or have some issue whether a his ter rec any or problem with their uterus and they can't carry a child. the cleveland clinic pacing out of has come out of sweden, they have had nine uterine transplants. it's quite a procedure. the woman has to be screened significantly, they have to go through ibf, they have to be selected to be the recipient of a donor uterus, meaning that a person has died, they place the uterus in the woman's body. woman has to heal, a year later

they do ibf, importantly the woman also has to take anti-rejection drugs during preg nasty. >> when i read that, i wondered can you take those drugs during preg that pregnan pregnancy? >> people actually do that now. it can be done, but very high risk pregnancy and very interestingly, after the mother has completed their child bearing, the uterus is then either removed or the rejection medicine is stopped and the uterus is allowed to disintegrate technically. it's fascinating from a science point of view and it certainly can provide a service to these women who really want to bear their own children. we'll see what happens. the cleveland clinic has screen ed and enrolled i think ten women right now. >> holds a lot of promise for some women. thank you so much. coming up next, why so many women are attracted to bad boys. plus, where has luke skywalker been in the trailers

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effect, all ladies here. >> who among us have not dropped our iphone in the toilet? >> the ocean, the toilet, the bathtub, the pool. >> great news, people. water is not your iphone's friend. you may not have to do the old rice trick and salvage it that way. the phone of the future could be waterproof. apple has filed a patent just accepted in which the device would use electrical charges to push liquid back out through the microphone. >> i forgot my work phone. >> i feel there is a waterproof case. >> but it doesn't work. it makes your phone bulky. my work phone is upstairs. i dropped it in wine because i had cork wine. >> that sounds like a story. it still works, they have cases but they are bulky. we could have something that doesn't increase the size. >> maybe if it sanitizes in case it's the toilet. >> nice. >> well, get ready to see

double. i love this. identical twin sisters from india recently got married. they decided to have a double wedding. the best part, the grooms were also twins, identical twins, photos went viral. but wait, we have more. here is a photo of their priests. also identical twins. but of course that's not all. here's a group photo including their identical twin flower girls and ring bearers. >> that is so cute. >> they both have sets of identical twins then it gets weird. >> they will be on trending again. just us, ladies. have you noticed, maybe for you, we won't put you on the spot. but do you like a bad boy? >> yes. >> you? have you wondered what is it, why are we going to the dogs? >> issues. >> yes. scientific american looked into this very important issue and found that reckless or impulsive behavior attract a higher number

of people in the short-term so breaking the rules, apparently translates to independence and self reliance and people find that attractive. >> what? they are usually the cutest ones. >> exactly. you have a favorite? >> every boy in a film with molly ringwald. yes. and i think that formed early on. >> what about you? >> i was obsessed with ferris bueller. >> he was cute. super cute. >> yeah. >> like a nice guy. >> i would say hans solo. he was the scoundrel kind of. and also tom travolta. danny. >> judging my bad boy. >> this is what we would be talking about. >> by the way, talking about hans solo, a burning question.

everybody has been wondering, as the hype for the sequel the force awakens continues, where is luke sky walker? there was the trail e no sign of luke. next, the movie poster. still no sign of luke. now the director is speak out telling entertainment weekly no one's forgot about him. we were hoping people would care. there are a lot of things not on the poster. certainly luke is very important aspect of the story, he also hinted that luke's absence is a significant driver of the plot. >> okay. >> we don't -- don't say it. >> luke skywalker. >> comes out soon. next up, missy elliott, she's back. the rapper drop add video for her new single. her first in a decade. take a look. ♪ >> she's amazing.

stealing the show, his puppet singing and showing off dance moves better than my human form. i was obsessed with missy elliott back in the day. >> everybody. >> i dressed for her as halloween. >> really. >> there it is. >> no. remember the rain? the video. it never stayed inflated so i never left the house in it. >> look at your hair. >> this is old school missy elliott. >> the super bowl, she was trending all day yesterday too. >> dylan, double duty. >> check, weather, here we go. let's look at a little rain going on in texas and a bigger storm system in the pacific northwest, that is going to turn into a rainmaker today, tomorrow and the first part of sunday, we also have a couple of lake-effect snow showers in the northwest, temperatures chill here but it's warmer in the we are starting out with chilly temperatures gradually warming up. it's now 50 in san francisco. but still in the upper 30s in the north bay. expect a high of 68 in the east

bay and the peninsula. 70 in the south and north bay and in the tri-valley. sun warming it up to 66 in san francisco. more weather like this tomorrow. we will have rain moving in as we head into sunday as well as sunday afternoon. >> and sunday night is football night. the seattle seahawks are hosting the arizona cardinals who are right now 6-2, number one in the nfc west. it will be showery but they should be tapering off and chilly, temperatures in the mid-40s. >> this sunday night football weather brought to you by nf mobile. >> sunday night football night in america. >> we need al and he has

arrived. matt, has the ship rolled in? >> yes. savannah, the train is pulling in as we speak. this is the train from stanford, it's the local kind of express. literally getting here now. i have my sign. not sure he's going to recognize me. we understand he is down here. there he is right there. rokerthon makes it to new york. hey, big boy. good to see you. legends. come over. >> my people. >> how do you feel? >> great. we do. it's a good group. the gang. all did a fantastic, i mean, this was -- you think about it. it was epic. doing all of this. >> compare it, last year broadcast the weather live for 34 straight hours. >> right. >> this year, 50 states, seven days. a live weathercast in every one of those. how do you compare the two? >> it was like doing rokerthon from last year.

we only got about an hour or two, maybe 45 minutes of sleep a night. >> even when you were on different modes of transportation you couldn't take naps. >> you couldn't. i last night driving from kitering, maine to brattleboro, vermont we had a two-hour drive. >> why are you laughing? because you see, we can't welcome you back without a little bit of a celebration. we got the new york knicks dancers here. in grand central terminal. >> thank you very much. that's very nice. >> introduce yourself. kidding. isn't that nice they got up early for you. >> awfully nice. >> come on, we'll make our way. thank you, ladies. >> thank you so much. this is one of the most iconic buildings in all of new york. look around you here. >> i love this building. so much of history of new york city. i used to commute here when i

did -- worked at wnbc. i love this building. >> a little hats off to metro north the train exactly on time this morning. >> right on the money. love it. >> overall how was your transportation? i know you had a flat tire. >> that was about it. the folks at net jet did a spectacular job. we were drive, renting trucks. we had a great time. yesterday on amtrak, we had a wonderful time. it was great. >> all right. savannah, jump in here. >> i'm so excited to see al and congratulate you on restraint. you didn't mention you were wearing the world jet was bigger than al's rokerthon jet. >> no, not at all. look at this. can we stop for one second. now you're back in new york. >> i'm home. look, there's the apple store. i got to tell you, that apple ipad, that new pro.

i'll take care of my friends. >> we're going to make you walk the final seven blocks to the plaza. >> happy to. >> we're going to have a big celebration for you. ladies, we're way back to the studio. okay. >> can't wait to see you guys. >> we can't too. by the way -- matt, what is in al's back pack? i'm going to guess an apple and a hair brush. >> hang on. i don't know if you can see it here. >> going through it. >> might be. he is. >> i'm surprised you could open that up. >> there is a huge crowd waiting. >> we have a few more surprises for mr. roker. we're going to have fun on our plaza. you know our -- when we look at here, why do it if you don't overdo it. >> that's the "today" show theme. looking forward to the walk back

like stretch his legs. >> ask i think he is. he has to take that jet but it didn't work. they are on the way.

very good morning to you. it's 8:26. two people behind bars after a police chase entered in gunfire. it all unfolded around midnight in hayward. they cornered a car and deputies saz when they approached the driver rammed the car towards them. deputies fired missing the driver and hitting the headrest. the car crashed into a parked car. the male driver and the female passenger were taken into custody. the male suspect is wanted on a warrant for evading arrest. let's check the morning commute. >> good morning. things are looking good. we had fog on the north bay. you can see it's slow going getting into the city.

no major accidents, at least on the thorouuorougthoroughfare. cash line a little slow. we have blue sky out there. a little sunshine. slow down across the bay area. 680, some slowing there because of a couple of accidents. and still slow from 880 knew fremont. >> thank you very much. thank you for joining us. another update in half an hour. have a great morning. e a bow and arrow ♪

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they're walking, they're walking. it's matt and al making their way back to the plaza. matt keeping al a little company on the final stretch of roke-a-thon 2, this epic forecasting journey, it started in hawaii, he's now in new york and he has one forecast to go and just moments away from walking on to our plaza and we'll kick the party into high gear. good morning, everybody. nice to have you along. >> a lot of al people here. >> a lot of people. planes, donkey, he did it all.

>> adylan has something special. >> now through the holiday, we'll be celebrating acts of kindness. here is one hoda remembers. >> i was in the elevator at my apartment and a girl wearing an oscar the grouch hat walked into the elevator with three cupcakes and i said, oh, my god, what are those cupcakes? the next day i come into my building and my doorman stops me and he said i have something for you, hi, i was in the elevator with you and i had the oscar the grouch hat on. you were marveling at my cupcakes. unfortunately, all three were spoken for, so i went to brooklyn and got two more for you. it happened three months ago and i'm still thinking about it. >> i love that. we want for you join in by sharing a photo of one of the kindest people you know using the #sharekindness.

mine happens to be my husband, brian. he makes everyone around him feel better. that is it my embarrassment fore week. >> you're a perfect pair. in just a moment, we will welcome al back to the plaza and you know we'll do it in style. there they are, they're on their way. stand by, folks. history will be made on the plaza right after this. but first, this is "today" on nbc. give it up for al.

my nand i've... seen things. like the sock rampage of 2010. the sleep eating of 2012. and the babysitter makeout of 2014. gross. but now with nest cam, these guys can check in 24/7. so they can see the crazy things i see. hey ya little thief! did he have thumbs? okay, now i've seen it all. nest. welcome to the magic of home. we are back, 30 rockefeller plaza, otherwise known as the final destination of roke-a-thon 2. we know how to stretch out a moment and we are doing that right now. matt picked up al at grand central terminal. they have been walking all the way home.

here they are. walk and walk. here they are coming on in and we will welcome him in style. we have hundreds of people out here. we have a huge crowd. >> a nice crowd. major surprise. >> okay. we're back here. i have our weather are warrior, our frazzled forecaster, our stout guinness record setter. sorry for the stout. does that sound familiar? >> oh, my god. and look, little man. >> the folks at xavier high school -- >> we will fight for you! >> also members of the rotc. wait a second, there is more. are you still singing? >> i am. marching in the thanksgiving day

party. wow, little man has a little bit of a pull to him. >> he's heading home. he can see the barn from here. look over here, al. >> hey, mr. and mrs. met. >> there you go. >> oh, yeah. you had a great season. >> look at the crowd that has gathered here, al, on the corner of r of rockefeller plaza and 49th street. wait a minute. take a look at the sign holders over here. team roker! >> oh, my gosh. wow. >> do you want me to hold the goat? >> i'll give him to my brother.

>> come on with us, team roker. >> wow. >> as we head now into the plaza, ushered by the statue of liberty. >> lady liberty, you look fantastic. >> and here is your triumphant return. take the walk, al. >> and here he i >> and here he is! >> did you see the rockettes?

employees carrying the flags of all the states you've been to. >> i had just texted debra on the plane. i must admit, i'm sad you and the kids aren't here. this is terrific. >> i'm told in my ear you have to do the weather here in new york. >> oh, yeah. here we go. the forecast for new york. new york, baby. yeah! that's right, my home state. right now new york city, we're looking at 58 degrees for a high, overnight low 41. albany, 54, 34 the low. oswego, 5 # 1. buffalo, 46 for a high and cloudy skies. fair skies tonight and a temperature of 33 degrees. that's it. that's what

he made it. that was cool. he was in california on sunday. now we are enjoying chilly temperatures, probably feels like new york here as our temperatures are in the low 40s. looking at highs today in the mid 60s and low 70s. 65 in san francisco. oakland, 67. >> and that is your latest weather. >> so it's if i recals official. stick a flag in it, you're done. >> if only someone were here from guinness world record. >> al, it gives me great pleasure to announce that you have just set yet another guinness world record.

i told you this last year and i'm excited to say it again, you are officially amazing. >> thank you very much. i tell you, there is a team of people here, jack, sean, matt, a whole bunch of people, producers, who put that all together. i was just the tip of the speer. we had a great team that put this all together. >> can we just mention a couple of things. first of all, for the rockettes, thank you so much for the christmas spectacular at radio city, starts today i think. >> it does. and they will have a performance for us on tuesday on the show. so rockettes are coming back. so congratulations on that. >> and we would like to propose something to you. next year, live weather from every country in the world. >> yes, everywhere. >> in three days. >> that's right. i'm guessing a rocket. i'm talking to richard branson

and we're flying around the world. >> what was your favorite part? >> you know, seriously, i said this half jokingly, but the part whenever i was there, it was the people who came out. we were blown away. we were so touched by all the people who came out to see us. you know, it really meant a lot to us. it kept us going. >> you are tireless and fearless and sleepless, so we want you to get shall re get some rest. congratulations, my friend. we're back in a moment. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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and our environment, and if me driving a that truck means that somebody gets to go home safer, then i'll drive it every day of the week. together, we're building a better california. back at 8:43. looking at some football. >> shall we? >> we are very excited to do this story. >> that's right. all season long we're showing you how the game impact people on and off the field and willie is here. >> i get to follow rokerthon?

thanks a lot. there is a huge program that puts emphasis on academics and service to go along with the block link ling and tackling an helped one kid keep his dreams alive. >> american youth football is all about academics, it's about football, it's about family. today is our state championships and this is our finals here at arizona state. our league is 100% volunteers. and we expect parents to kind of volunteer and help out the team. >> reporter: the phoenix american youth football league prides itself on communityxpect to lend a hand. >> ite's so awesome. >> parents aren't just dropping their kids off and saying go

play football. it's about building character. >> reporter: before the 2015 season, the league got a request from a single mother living in a shelter with a son desperate for play football. >> i told him, you make honor roll, you show me that award, i'm going to put in you football. like that's the deal. >> reporter: when kevin made the honor roll, his mother's promise was put to the test. >> i sat there multiple nights like how am i going to do this for him. i'm not working. we're in the sthenin the shelte. >> she promised him football, so i called her back and said that we were very happy to give her son a full ride scholarship to our football league. >> i broke into tears. i couldn't believe that he still had hope with us being in the shelter. >> reporter: kevin's team didn't qualify for the finals, but he was recognized as a scholar

baller. ayf's signature program that honest are ors players with a 3.0 gpa or higher. >> he was a true american hero. >> reporter: the scholar ballers are treated to every kid's dream, a tunnel runout and introduction. >> scholar ballers on three! >> the 2015 scholar ballers! >> to be known as a scholar balller was luhuge to me. >> let's give a great round of applause. >> i could see in his eyes that he really appreciated the opportunity to play football. for him to have this as a reward, that's perfect. >> and they are no longer living in that shelter. they have moved in to an apartment while she looks for full-time work. kevin is only in 7th grade, but already thinking about college. he says he wants to pursue a degree in law. this is a really cool program, gives a lot of kids a chance.

>> a great story. willie, thank you very much. you can catch kevin's hometown cardinals, actually you should do this -- >> on sunday night football night in america as they're hosted by the seahawks. yes, it's the best night of the week. i won't know because i'll be asleep. >> with good reason. coming up next, a live performance. but first, this is today on nbc. good to have you back. >> thank you, thank you.

>> narrator: the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. welcome back to "today." ian, axle and chad make up the band great big world, they burst on to the scene with the monster hit say something with chris seen aguilera. and today they're out with their highly anticipated album called when the morning comes. they're with us. good morning. how do you follow up a song like that? such a monster hit. was that intimidating? >> i don't think you follow it up. just let it be and keep doing what we're doing. kind of a fresh start. >> i was reading that even though this is your second album, that you kind of feel like it's your first. what did you mean by that? >> it just feels like it's our

debut because we had a whole decade to write the first one and this one we kind of figured out who we are over the course of that decade and now it feels like we know who we are and went into the recording process with that in mind. so i think that's why. >> awesome. you'll sing and get a little help from futuristic. >> yeah. >> okay. take it away. ♪ ♪ i miss the words we used to say, i miss the sounds of yesterday ♪ ♪ i missed games we used to play like ohhh, i was trapped inside a dream ♪ ♪ i couldn't see her next to me, i didn't know she'd set me free like ohhh ♪ ♪ something happens when i hold

her, she keeps my heart from getting older ♪ ♪ when the days get short and the nights get a little bit colder ♪ ♪ we hold each other, we hold each other, we hold each other, mmm ♪ ♪ everything looks different now, all this time my head was down ♪ ♪ she came along and showed me how to let go, i can't remember where i'm from ♪ ♪ all i know is who i've become, that our love has just begun like ohhh ♪ ♪ something happens when i hold her, she keeps my heart from

getting broken ♪ ♪ when the days get short and the nights get a little bit frozen ♪ ♪ we hold each other, we hold each other, we hold each other mmm ♪ ♪ ♪ if i'm stressing you that blessing that's sent from heaven ♪ ♪ these days start to feel like hours and hours feel like more like seconds ♪ ♪ people judged us they couldn't see the connection, when i look at you, it's like i'm looking back at my reflection, i don't see nothing different, our pigments they coincide ♪ ♪ we hold each other so tight they couldn't break us if they tried, my eyes are those of the blind i see no color or size ♪ ♪ i feel the love in your touch and i trust what's inside your mind ♪ i know that we've been through a lot, i know that we both grew up ♪ ♪ you know i missed you a lot, when i was young i was dumb ♪

♪ at any time think you'd fit in my plot, and i appreciate the break because i love what we got now ♪ ♪ you xif me chills and i can't imagine you leaving, if i could build a perfect person honestly you would be it ♪ ♪ and you know nobody knows you like i know you, i can't wait to come back home so i can hold you ♪ ♪ something happens when i hold her, she keeps my heart from getting older, when the days get short and the nights get a little bit colder ♪ ♪ we hold each other, we hold each other, we hold each other ♪ ♪ we hold each other, mmm, we hold each other, we hold each other ♪ ♪ we hold each other, mmm a great big world with some help from futuristic. thank you so much. their new album out today. and back out on the plaza

celebrating. the universe gets it right sometimes. we'll take a look back at al's week that was. >> we are at the geographic center of the continental united states. we've taken one or two many hits, but we're ready to go. 22 states down. take a look at what i'm in, baby. the wiener mobile. hit it. let's go. wiener mobile away! we are in kentucky. 25 down, 25 more to go. it's going to make your head go -- on average i've had three hours of sleep. what better place to be on veterans day. we made it, baby. i'm on to pensacola. if i had a jump suit on -- does this make me look fat? because it would. savannah, look what i found. that's your name. home stretch, rokerthon two 2

hits the final phase. >> someone with inside knowledge told me you were starting to have your your words. >> i'm going to get on this train apkick off a lot of people. see you in boston! >> that's fantastic. >> you british scum, the heck with you. there you you go. >> well, we want to check connecticut off the list, so here we go. sglt t >> the sfifinal stop. >> we're almost home. >> matt is now here. he's surprising al. >> look at the crowd that has gathered here, al. >> that's it, that's what is going on around the country. here's what is happening in your neck of the guinness world record! ♪

>> so al, it's over. we have all this champagne. let's get the rockettes tipsy? >> yeah. people can go to today.com/rokerthon to feed america. we're trying to feed the hungry. so please donate whatever you can. >> congratulations, al. al, you have to give the jet good morning. it's 8:56. it's hard to top the end of rokerthon. a san francisco intersection closed through sunday. it's off limits to cars. crews are working on a pedestrian tunnel for the new california pacific medical center campus. two similar closures took place last spring. some san jose state students spend the night camping outside

in cold temperatures. they showed it to show support for the homeless population in silicon valley. it's not the first time they have done that. it's a ten-year tradition and running. estimates count more than 6,000 homeless people there. a wonderful thing to do there. we will be back in 25 minutes with another update.

this morning on today's take, guy diane key ton takes u home for the holidays in her new movie. and the singer that inspired millions with her fight song is here. and jane krakowski is our guest co-host. all that and more coming up next. >> narrator: from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome for "today," it's friday, the 13th of november. >> but it's a lucky day for us. >> i'm willie along with look who is back in the building.

mr. al roker. tamron is here and our good friend the star of stage and screen, jane krakowski. >> good morning. >> al roker once again a guinness world record holder. reported the weather in all 50 states in a given week. >> crank it up, deejay. can we toast you, celebrate you? >> al, congratulations. >> unbelievable. >> i tell you, we're all across this great country, this is a great country. and the people who came out were fantastic. they were standing in the cold, person waiting. >> by the thousands. >> and it was really -- it was awe- awe-inspiring. the people were so sweet. they brought us stuff. last night on the way home, they had this maple infused bourbon from vermont. oh, my. that will make your pancakes really good. >> so the people in vermont gave

you alcohol on the last stretch? >> and we had chowder for lunch. i think it was a vin yard. hey, sean, what was that -- >> katie's cafe. and the lobster bowl. >> you should get your team to put a list together and all the great food you had. >> we'll work on that. just one more thing. we'll get right on that. hey, make it happen. >> have that done by the end of the day, al. and i asked you about the rokerthon jacket. he goes it's a little gamey. >> yeah, in one will be burped. >> i love how you roll into town. rather than hopping in a cab, it was like --burped. >> i love how you roll into town. rather than hopp- it was like td piper. >> i like walking. between being on plane, train, the wiener mobile, you want to

walk a little bit, get some fresh air. >> central new jersey with little man, your goat. >> i'm going to tell you, this goat has taken on -- it's like a star now. we had that scene in the commercial for rokerthon where i was with the farmer in the pickup truck. so everywhere, every stop, there was a goat. and sometimes there were multiple goats. i mean it was crazy. i think it was like 36 goats all told. >> yeah, we have by the numbers some of the things that happened to you. there were numbers earlier. i know i saw it. >> we have top men on it. >> and your brother here. >> my brother, my niece. >> here are the numbers. 104 forecasts, chuckwagon, ten times across time zones, still

didn't know the number of goats, but -- >> 36. >> so what was -- you said the fans obviously and the people the great support, was that what kept you going? >> yeah. sean reese, our mountain man producer, and you know matt greenfield. come on guys, comeo over here. is everybody else hanging around? come on everybody come on in. matt, we had a flat tire on was it sunday? yeah, sunday. very early on. first day really out on the road. and matt was in there trying to figure out where the leak was. and was bent over. and was basically showing us the -- >> the sunny side of the moon? >> sunny side of the moon. >> let's roll the tape.

>> in any event, that's what happened. and he became a star. people on the road, hey, butt crack guy! >> what you always wanted to be. >> it was kind of like the virgin of cramer in seinfeld. guess who's in town! >> there it is. i love that he has that tattoo. >> we're so proud of you. >> we actually met matt's mother-in-law in boston. and he didn't recognize her at first. >> i was disoriented because i couldn't find her at first. >> i got -- people say what about the time zones. we didn't sleep, so we were worried about the time zones. >> when i saw you yesterday, you

said you had gotten four hours the neat befoight yeah, average. >> but you really did it. and now you're in the book. >> missy dunlop and bobby, and -- just a great -- zoey marcus. >> we had a great crew. >> a great crew. i know i'm for getting somebody. tony lopez. and our producers who put together each day. karen, rachel -- >> and the best movie trailer ever. >> so thank you, thank you, thank you. >> congrats, guys. and go to today.com/rokerthon to dough natufla nature donate to america. we're trying to eliminate the hunger during the holiday season. >> cheers. >> we're going to breakfast afterwards and then we're going

to see specter. >> are you really? >> you might be falling asleep. >> next topic. move on. enough with you, roker. shut up! >> we'll stick with music. billboard has released its first ever all-time chart. the top five starting at number five is party rock anthem. >> all-time? >> weird, right? number four ♪ how do i live without you ♪ >> all right. love that. ♪ >> number three, mack the knife. >> from the '50s. >> it's all over the map this one. >> and smooth by santana.

and then the twist by chubby checkers. >> number one all-time? >> number one. do you want to dance? ♪ >> go rocker thkerthon. shake it! ♪ >> jane, keep it pg with your leg up. >> he's twisting back to bed. go, roker. >> trying to get himy girls to come over. when i was away, i couldn't embarrass you. but now i'm back. the rainfall in the cascades, 6 to 8 inches. could be upwards of 13 inches. so there will be flooding problems. and we have a big change in the weather. dooling here in the east, warming up out west. look at this, wichita will be at 65.

bismarck 53. but cleveland where my brother lives, 45, minus 5 degrees. i forgot you're in the witness protection program. birmingham at 5 below. and that warmth moves a little further east, but you look at what happens, new york city by saturday, down to 48, 60 in wilmington, atlanta 59 degrees. that is chilly. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we'll have changes by the end of the weekend, but now still fairly cool across the bay with a lot of sunshine. it will warm up those temperatures into the upper 60s as we questigo through the day. east bay, 69. 70 in the south bay. also 70 in the north bay and tri-valley. san francisco looking at 66 degrees, sunshine and breezy. tomorrow more weather like this. sunday is when we'll see the changes and rain moving in.

so what will you you do forr dad this weekend? >> this weekend is actually my birthday. >> so he's taking care of you. >> we were going it let you sleep and we'll go do stuff. >> that's a recipe for disaster. not falling for that. >> let him sleep while you take his credit cards. >> that's a good idea. >> tamron hall helping the youth of america. >> we'll look back more at the week that was in a bit, but up next, the singer with a song that has inspired people around the world and now ray clchel is ♪ making christmas wishes come true from wherever you are. and having dreams delivered to your door. ♪

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>> and she's out with new music that she'll be performing during this year's macy's thanksgiving day parade. we'll talk to her about that in a moment. but first, how it all began for rachel. ♪ >> reporter: rachel platten burst on to the music crescene h her debut song "fight song." ♪ since its release, the song has hit over 90 million views on youtube and climbed up the charts reaching number six on the hot 100. >> probably waiting to make her grand entrance. are t >> reporter: even featured in an episode of "pretty little liars." beyond the commercial success, "fight song" has gained viral status as an anthem for hospitals across the country. she even sang a duet with one patient, jeremiajeremiah, at a l

in los angeles. now her latest single "stand by you" is beginning to heat up the airways. as she continues to rock and fight on. ♪ i will stand by you ♪ >> rachel is with us and has us all pumped up. good morning. we're also giddy to have you. it's an inspirational song for al, for the kids in the hospital.your life changed in a year. how do you define it? >> honestly, it's been a dream. ten months ago, if i was a van about to play to 20 people at a house concert. and happy to do it. and then i felt like i got plucked out of that life and brought into this incredible dream sequence where i'm playing to tens of thousands of people how. and getting to inspire people. and living out everything that i

imagined. it's been a beautiful year. >> i need a tissue. >> and then your new single, "stand by you," is being used as hugh bow big of an ying impact this song could have? >> i just write there himy hear. i take what i'm feeling and put it into song and the fact that it's resonating is an amazing thing. when you're honest and you're writing truly authentically, you're sometimes if you're lucky able to connect with people. and touch upon that spot that helps us remember that we're all connected and maybe that's what the song is doing. if it becomes an anthem, that's awesome. >> so where did "fight song" come from for you? >> i was going through a really hard time. it took quite a while for this dream to happen. and didn't feel like it was going to happen p. and that song was sort of a reminder to not give up on myself and to still have hope.

and the fact that it's resonated with so many other people and become their story and become what is helping lift them out of a dark time, it's truly incredible and has been the fuel that is inspiring these songs so this album that i'm so proud of. >> i'm entranced right now. >> you have new york roots, is that correct, and stalker alert, i live near where you used to live. >> i've been on your street before. >> wow, look at that. >> where did you live since you don't live there any longer? we can disclose the address. >> can we? you yeah, so there was a one in six chance, i lived in an apt the, really not sure if it was true, but i do remember the walkup and lugging this 85 pound piano and i was like i wish that

bob dylan was there. >> and you'll be in the macy's thanksgiving day parade. >> yeah, i'm really excited about that. my parents took me to the parade a couple times and i remember there shivering watching and i'm really excited i get to be on a float this year. >> i had the great pleasure of hosting it with al. and you will love new york. you will love every moment of it. you don't enfeven feel the cold. it's one of those great days where new york is a great place. >> you're refreshing. >> you are. and guess what, as we mentioned, see her at the macy's thanksgiving day parade. and up next, a sneak peek at the newest film in the divergent series

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♪ ♪ give extra. get extra. it's friday, everyone. got my silver dancing shoes on. kick off the weekend with a little pop fix. divergent fan, rejoice. we have a look at the new film. allegiance finds tlish and the rest of the game venturing out into the world beyond the fence. take a look. >> those people out there kept us in a cave for 200 years. that is not somebody i want to engage with.

>> welcome. your arrival is the most exciting event some of us have ever known. our surveillance technology is centuries ahead of anything you've known. >> nothing creepy about that. >> the action packed film boasts a star studded cast. as well as jeff daniels, naomi watts and octavio yous spencer. and now, to the hawk. bay watch star may have changed his last name to hoff. he posted this video to his y youtube channel thursday. >> i've been wanting to drop the hassle from my life for years. how, i have made it official. david hoff. >> even though it would be awesome if he changed his name, it appears this is just a stunt. according to us weekly, his rep explained it's an excerpt from an ad campaign in australia.

more will be revealed in the next 24 hours. and full house meets friends in this new video from candace cameron burr, they decide to take a rachel and monica break while filming fuller house. here's the moment. >> tran responding. >> trans sponsor. >> that's not even a word! >> well, is it? for the uncanny, lori and jennifer anniston. it's scheduled to be released 2016. in the meantime, if only i had people who could visit my nightclub who could dance. the bouncers are so strict at my club and no one ever comes to my party. i feel so alone. the best of roker thon and diane

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==topvo== good morning.o it's 9:26. i'm kris sanchez. a followup on the police standoff last night. the man arrested is a fugitive who escaped from a bail bonds man last month. all of this unfolding near the silver creek neighborhood. back on october 7, the same man was wearing handcuffs when he bolted from the bail bonds man and his escape led to a massive manhunt in downtown san jose. yesterday's standoff started when officers tried it contact the suspect on a burglary report. police also arrested a woman they say helped in that burglary. two people are behind bars after police chase ended in deputy gunfire all of this unfolding around hmidnight in

hayward. deputies cornered a car and say when they prechapproached, the r stepped on the gas. deputies fired hitting the headrest. the car crashed into a parked car. the male driver and female passenger were taken into custody without injury. the 26-year-old man is suspected -- or watrather wanten an outstanding warrant. a look at weather and traffic coming up.

good friday morning. i'm kari hall. it's starting to warm up across the bay after starting out in the lower 40s. even some upper 30s in spots. look for a high of 71 today in gilroy, san carlos 67. and 65 in the lower. in napa, 69. oakland 67. dublin at 66. a few 70s sprinkled in here and there. let's get a look now at how the roads are moving.

>> things looking really good. friday living up to its name. things are staare starting to l up. an earlier accident on 13 has been pushed to the shoulder, so not impacting traffic all that much. 880 starting to recover from earlier traffic. accidents near the dumbarton bridge. south bay, slowing as you approach the palo alto headed into the silicon valley. back to you. more local news for you in just a half hour.

taking a look at the headlines, a new government survey suggests that one in 45 american children age 3 and older have autism. that's a significant increase from the earlier estimates of one in 68 children. but experts point out the previous number came from a check of medical numbers. the new higher number is the result of surveys that asked parents specifically if their child had ever received a diagnosis of autism. autism speaks says this is another piece of evidence that suggests autism is being underreported. if you're looking to get a flu vaccine but want to get it in the mist form, you may be out of luck. pharmacists are reporting that they are out of flu mist. a company spokeswoman says it

had encountered some production challenges and in athat that impacted deliveries. it will ship another 3 million doses by the end of month. and an important recall to tell you about. campbell's soup is recalling more than 350,000 cans of spaghettios due to a potential choking hazard. small pieces of red plastic frofrom the can lining have been found in a small number of cans. the recall is for 14.2 ounce cans that has a indicagate of fy 22, 2017 stamped on the bottom. you can return it for exchange or refund. and a galaxy far, far away, suburban san francisco, is lighting up the neighborhood. a dad and his kids built the star wars space station and had it hauled on to their roof for halloween, but they decided to keep it up for the next few months for the release of star

wars episode 7 the fors"the for awaken awakens". now it's time for al and one last weather forecast before the weekend. >> thank you. speaking of the weekend, let's get to it. your weekend outlook looking luke this. saturday heavy rain in the pacific northwest. winds as well. rain through texas. some western new york snows. and some rain in northern new england. sunday, sunday! we're looking at sunshine up and down the eastern seaboard, that rain expands through the southwest. look for light snow in the pacific northwest. and rain making its way along thele california coast. by the way, speaking of rokerthon and the weather, my weather producer meteorologist sherry pugh did a fantastic job and don as well in the weather office putting together all the forecasts while we made our way across the we are doing some cool temperatures and sunshine and getting ready for some rain by early sunday morning. now, though, it's 55 degrees in

san francisco. and 50 degrees in the south bay and expect a high taoday to top out at 70 in the north bay and tri-valley. east bay 68. san francisco looking at highs of 66. 69 in the pa neeninsupeninsula. rain moving in early sunday. hello, al roker. thank you very much. he's still alive and semi-alert we believe. he just set a guinness world record by doing the weather in 50 states in one week, so we figured it's probably a blur to you, so we put together for you some of the best moments. ♪ >> lay them on me. palm trees waving good-bye.

feel the burn. we have 50 states to go. the goat says yeah. day three of rokerthon. and i know there were questions about the plumber's crack. looks like natalie. wait, wait, we have a goat. the four corner, you see it on the map i'm al roker reporting from utah, there colorado, from new mexico, from arizona. yeah. ♪ we are at cape girardeau. we've taken one too many hits from the punchy stick. take a look at what i'm in, baby. the wiener mobile. we are in kentucky. our 26th state. we're here at the island swamp. oh, man, we have so much going on here at roerk thon. it's going to make your head go -- we are in our winnebago.

what better place to be on veterans day. if i had a jump suit on, it would be does this make me look fat? we are in the nation's capital. i'm going to get on this train and kick off a lot of people. see you in boston! sfwr heard you were swinging flew town. >> that's fantastic. >> here he is. >> little plan. . >> got my sign. >> rokerthon makes to new york. [ applause ] >> i learned so much about this great country. i want to quiz you guys and see how much you know about it. i'm feeling patriotic. so each question is written into

a patriotic song which may give jane a little bit of a leg up p. we'll find scraping the skies. which part is not part of the great plains? willie? >> nevada. >> yes. he gets that one. number two. you're a grand old flag, a high waving flag and forever in peace may i wayou wave. you're the emblem of the land i love and the last star was added for what state? jane. >> hawaii? >> very good. >> hawaii, mr. president. okay. this land is your land, this land is my land. >> that's the other version. >> this is the slower version. from california to the

lighthouse, eastern most point in the u.s. is located in what state? jane. >> i wanted to see if you knew the answer. >> maine? >> maine is correct. all right. there you go. america, america, god shed his grace on thee. >> we both got nevada. i don't have a point. >> no, he answered first. america, america, god shed his grace on thee. this lake located entirely in the united states. >> the biggest located -- >> entirely in the united states. >> great lakes, right? >> no, what are -- that's canada. mississippi. >> the mississippi lake? and you're shocked you don't have a point. the mississippi lake. hey, i'm the one who's not been sleeping. anyone else want to try?

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we've been showing you recipes to help you create the ultimate thanksgiving dinner. take ke today kelsey nixon is sharing her family's favorite cranberry recipes. >> we're swe sweetening these g up. this recipe has been around forever. my mom got it originally from a home economics cookbook back in the 70s. >> when she was in school. >> yes. first thing we'll go do is swee the cranberries. >> and here is our grid of everything that we'll use. >> pomegranate seeds is a fancy

update. we'll throw them in a food processor. you just want them nice and fine. >> you don't want mush. >> no you still want some texture. and the sugar sweetens the cranberries. >> how many cups? >> about two. >> it takes a lot of sugar to sweeten the cranberries. >> it does. but you have to do it about two hours in advance. it's better if you do it overnight. this is what it will look like of a. >> looks delicious. >> and from here, we'll cradrai the cranberries. we'll get this nice and drained. and then we'll add to the infamous mini marshmallows. thanks giving is not complete at my house without the mini marshmallow on the table in some

capacity. we also have canned crushed pineapp pineapple. >> which you can drain off and save for a drink later. >> like cranberry spritzers. and then i have sweetened fresh whipped cream. back in the day it was of course -- >> cool whip. >> yeah. so we have the fresh whipped cream, a little vanilla, sugar. >> and then you put it all together. >> put it all together and it turns into this lovely creamy cranberry salad that we top with pomegranate. >> it's really good. served with the turkey? >> that's how my family does it. >> kind of a fun cranberry sauce oig. >> yeah, a simple way to do it. sweeten it with sugar. a little bit of water. we'll cook these until they start to pop. and then the trifecta of flavors that i love. once they pop here, orange juice, orange zest, a little

cinnamon. and some salt. cranberry sauce is so easy. they ev never buy it again. make it at home. >> it's not cranberry sauce until take you it out of the can and it has the ridges and you slice it up. this is fantastic. kelg cit kelsey, thank you so much. don't forget sign up for our food club. we're back if a moment. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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>> is this edible. >> i'll find out. >> we'll eat bacon if that's okay. >> that's fine. >> a little bit of wine? >> we actually have an incredibly inspiring story coming up this weekend. so we all remember some of these pictures that we've seen of the sear kran re kran rev syrian re especially one ever a little boy. and a mom in california started collecting baby carriers and donations. wi this exploded. two of our incredible producers just came back from greece. ten volunteers went over, brought a bunch of these baby carriers. phenomenal stories. >> that is i'm ... ==cam== a live look at

the bay bridge. if you're heading into san 9:56. good morning, everyone. i'm scott mcgrew. let's take you live to the bay bridge. if you're headed into san francisco this weekend, don't for get there is an implosion planned for tomorrow morning on the old eastern span. take will take place between 6:45 and 7:00 in the morning. chp will conduct a rolling

traffic break on the bridge and b.a.r.t. trains won't run under the bay during that window, as well. let's check your friday weather. another sunny day with a chilly start and expecting highs to be a touch warmer than yesterday. a high of 68 degrees in the east bay can be expected and san francisco 66, 70 in the north and south bay. in the tri-valley, also up to 70 degrees with mostly sunny skies and a breezy one heading in to tomorrow. we'll have a repeat of this weather. but sunday, we are looking at some rain to move into the bay area. let's see how the commute is moving thousanow. >> the commute is pretty much over as far as rush hour goes. you can see no cars at the bay bridge toll plaza. wide open lanes. good conditions across 880, as well. things recovered earlier from a series of crashes across the dumbarton bridge. south bay, an earlier accident keeping things slow. but 101 and the peninsula,

moving good. 101 southbound palo alto still congested. back to you. we'll have more local news coming up for you in a half an hour. who coined the term "side bread?"

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♪ from nbc news, this is "today" can kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >> it's friday the 13th of november, back by popular demand is this man, andy cohen. filling in while kathie lee is off this friday. >> she's got a sweet deal. >> i used to have that sweet deal. >> you did? >> poof, it was gone. >> is there a reason you have me here on friday the 13th? >> i like you here on any friday you'll come in. >> thank yo