i don't know if we'll have bob's band, but a lot of excited people out there. join us and come make a donation. . good morning. breaking right now, hostage situation. gunmen storm the popular western hotel in the african nation of mali capturing 170 people at least six americans inside the radissan at the time. several hostages killed and at least 130 still being held with gun fire and explosions as uc.s military personnel arrive at that scene. we'll be live with the latest. new lead overnight. the third body found in the french apartment where the suspected master mind of the paris attacks were killed. showing the female juhadist who blew herself up. just ahead, isis issues new

threats against the white house and the fbi reveals they're tracking dozens who could be inspired to carry out attacks in the u.s. donald trump under fire after voicing support for controversial plan to register a database. >> absolutely. >> now critics comparing the idea to what happened in germany after the president threatens a veto of congress's tough new measure on syrian refugees today on friday, november 20th, 2015. >> from nbc news, this is today with matt lour and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning everyone. welcome to today. it's 7:00 a.m. on the west coast on a friday morning. >> once again, this morning terrorism is our top story. a hostage crisis unfolding right

now at a radissan hotel. >> we're learning american civilians were at the hotel. u.s. military assisting with the evacuations. we're going to go to ron. ron, what can you tell us? >> good morning. the frantic rescue operation is underway at the hotel in the capitol of mali this morning. you mentioned at least six americans were able to be evacuated from this hotel. we do not know how many, if any, are still being held. at last check the hotel is reporting 138 people still inside the people. 125 of them guest, 13 hotel staff and the size of the number of terrorist involved, potential terrorist involved in this is much smaller numbering between two and four and it seems perhaps that they've reached security outside the hotel by baring diplomatic plates on vehicles going inside and screaming and then went underway followed shortly by the military

that came aboard and then the french sent 40 special forces in for the hotel as well. we're unfolding. >> ron, thank you very much. >> nbc has been talking to his sources at the pentagon, nick, what are you hearing? >> well, the u.s. military officials tell nbc news that u.s. special operations forces already in mali had assisted in some hostage rescue efforts and in helping the guest there evacuate the hotel. that may include those six americans that ron was talking about. don't know if they were in fact hostages or simply guest that were among those that evacuated the hotel at the, with the help of those special operations forces. >> all right, thanks nick. >> we want to bring in richard angle. richard, good morning. as an expert in this area, what do you know about these attacks? >> well, so far, we only have one claim of responsibility confirmed by nbc news.

the african fate juhatist groups linked to al qaeda has carried out attacks in mali in the past and linked to al qaeda. it's credible only because since 2013 there's been an on going war in mali in the north with once they were about to take over the capitol until france intervened militarily. this group has been claiming to try and carry out attacks wanting to target france, wanting to target westerners, that is what we have at this stage. there are many different groups operating in mali but one linked to al qaeda seems to be the most likely suspect because they have done this kind of thing in the past. the operations still seem to be on going. local reports say many people have been rescued already. savannah. >> all right. a lot going on. thank you very much. >> this drama taking place one week after the tacks in paris. overnight, french officials

reveal a third body was found in the apartment raid that killed . here at home the fbi says they're on alerts for potential copy cats. we got it all covered with bill neely in paris. bill, good morning. >> good morning willie, it is exactly a week since the worst massacre in france since world war ii. they're not marking it formally here in any way. authorities don't want to cig any identify what isis has done. from the rebel of the police assault, a third body has now been found. in the debris of an apartment hit by 5,000 bullets, forensic teams find the remains of a third person, a woman. it's not known who she was or whether she too blue herseew he. this woman did. her hand bag and passport also found. friends say she loved life and loved to party and she was brainwashed.

her final recorded words telling police the man she's with is not her boy friend. and this is the moment she detonated her suicide vest in video obtained by abc news. police say it almost destroyed the apartment the ring leader of the massacre invaded police across europe. there's no satisfaction for the grieving parents of natalie killed at the concert hall. it means nothing her mother told me. my daughter is dead. >> they're not being stopped by any european country.

>> we have to waken up said one french minister has europe met to discuss the crisis today. isis has threatened more attacks on italy and washington in a video called paris rome after the unthinkable here, it's a threat no one can ignore. police have now recovered ccdc footage of the ring leader as the attacks were taking place. it was filmed in a metro station in central paris. the man who organized the attacks directed them from the ground. willie. savannah. >> so much has changed just in a week. bill in paris, thank you. >> with isis now threatening the united states security and intelligence officials are on heightened alert. the address of the f bbi saying his agents are keeping a close

eye on dozens of people. they could be inspired by the terror group. nbc justice correspondent pete williams. good morning. >> savannah, good morning. the fbi says what it's most worried about is home grown extremist. people in the u.s. responding to isis recruiters on social media and willing to carry out attacks here at home. >> the fbi top priority is keeping eye on people in the u.s. who have shown signs they might be interested in carrying out an attack here. the fbi director puts a number of such cases at dozens. intelligence officials say it's about 50. >> that is very hard work. we are very fortunate of the help of our state and local partners around the country. >> despite the propaganda videos, the latest for a threat to the white house, he sees no sign of an attack here. >> isis and their supporters put

out all sorts op propaganda in videos and magazine. we investigate all those propaganda threats. >> combing for the first time gave an estimate of the number of people believed to have gone from the u.s. to syria associated with isis and came back to the u.s. that number he says is in the teens. a huge contrast to the estimated 5,000 people from western europe who have been to syria and back overwhelming european efforts to crack them all. they say the u.s. must do more to screen travellers from the european countries who don't need a visa to come to the u.s. >> regarding the visa waiver program, this is important to the business community and the tourism industry. i have supported it. i also believe it is the soft underbelly of our national security policies. >> fbi director said he's seen no indication that is isis terrorist have attempted to come to the u.s. from overseas

in the past days or weeks. >> thanks. let's turn to sean, the assistant director of fbi and now the chief officer. good morning. in light of what happened in paris, what changed for the fbi? didn't they have their eyes on suspected individuals. did they obtain what they're doing now to say hey, we are watching you. >> they absolutely do. while they may be following people involved in investigations, people they know are sympathetic and pose a threat here in the united states. on the heels of what we saw in paris, they're going to be aggressive and proactive and shake the bushes. there's an issue here where we have people aspirational and might cause harm here verses those operational. the fbi can't wait on somebody to become operational. >> sean, how does the fbi decide who to track more closely? social media, wiretapping, how do they find the group? >> there's a whole range of

things that puts somebody up as a priority. it's who is moving closer to becoming operational. are they talking about opinion weapons? are they associating with others who may have travelled overseas? the fbi wants to make sure they're focussing on the highest priorities. they don't have all the resources. they've got to use their best intelligence to focus. >> we talked about the part the public has in this. i'm thinking about this female suicide bomber in france who not that long ago had a totally different light and was out partying according to reports and one day she shows up and suddenly changed. is that the kind of thing people should be reporting? >> that's absolutely right. what it goes to show you is you can't profile who a suicide attacker is or who a terrorist might be. you have to look for somebody whose making violent statements. the behavior has changed. they're looking to associate

with others or talking in a much more violent way or going out and obtaining weapons or something of that nature. they're looking for that constantly. those are the people coming up on the priority list and are going to be more clearly focussed on. 3 f2 escuchar al director del fbi? the fbi director yesterday? is something like this coming down the pipes for the united states? >> what the american people need to know there's a risk but be aware, be alert and don't be afraid. >> john henry, always good to talk i don't you, thank you. >> now to the political debate going on over the syrian refugees in the state. the house voted new screening rules. dond trump under fire after calling for the creation of a national database to register all muslims living here.

peter ago sander covering the political piece of this this morning. peter, good morning. >> on the topic of syrian refugees it's the republicans on the campaign trail with some of the toughest language yet. >> in the fight over syrian refugees, more heated rhetoric. >> we can take them. >> donald trump with supporters in iowa telling nbc news he would support a government database to track muslims living in this country. >> we should have a lot of systems. i would certainly implement that. absolutely. >> later trump ignored a follow up question. >> mr. trump, a why would you not require jews to register? >> who are you with? >> nbc news. >> you tell me. >> in alabama while calling for

tough screenings ben carson compares some refugees to mad dogs. >> this is a rabd dog running around the neighborhood. probably not going to assume something good about that dog. >> criticized for the remarks, carson criticized reporters. >> what is the news of this? >> carson says syrians are like rabd dogs. >> the bill is passioned. >> on capitol hill democrats joined republicans passing a bill to shut the door on refugees coming to the u.s. from syria and iraq setting an almost impossible bar requiring the nation's top three security officials, the fbi, homeland security and national intelligence. personally certified that each refugee is not a threat before they're allowed in. >> it takes security test not religious test.

>> the white house blasted out images of desperate young refugees unveiling her strategy to defeat isis, hillary clinton attacked the uproar. >> that is just not who we are. >> and new this morning, the results from the latest nbc news survey monkey online poll. they were taken after the paris attacks. among republicans, trump remains firmly in the lead. he's at 28%. you can see ben carson. he had the biggest drop following a tie for second. now at 18% with senator ted cruz. marco rubio at 11%. jeb bush well behind. on the democratic side hillary clinton holding the lead shy of 50%. note this, bernie sanders posted his highest level of support at 33%. savannah, willie. >> thank you so much. we'll get a closer look at some of the numbers on the refugee issues. of the 69 that's entered the

u.s., 12,000, 18% from iraq and 16 under less than 3% are syrians. >> and the number could grow as president obama accepts at least 10,000 more syrian refugees. >> tnew this morning, nearly 30 years after his arrest jonathan pollard released from the prison in north carolina. >> the former officer was caught selling classified documents to riz ree yal in 1985. pollard is now 61-years-old and will be on probation for at least five years and won't be able to leave the u.s. during that time. 3 f2 minutos y luego forzado a the air for about 50 minutes before it was told to turn around and return to fort lauderdale. it was taken to an isolated area

of the airport and nothing was found. two men are being interviewed by police and fbi. >> busy morning here. how's it in the weather department? >> snow. it's happening in fargo, north dakota. this is yesterday blowing snow at that. it reduces visibility. especially wind gusts up to 40-60 miles an hour. not a lot of snow but enough to make the overpasses icy. temperatures have been very cold and doesn't look like much here. it's going to turn into the first big snowstorm including the west. right now, we're seeing a steady snow from rapid city south dakota into north eastern parts of nebraska and there are winter weather advisories in yellow and winter storm warnings across parts of iowa into parts of illinois and southern wisconsin. also, michigan is under winter storm watches right now. here's the weather. it's going to support chicago.

it ends with some snow and that's when we'll see most of our accumulation. gusty winds and it lifts off to the north and rain showers through pennsylvania. sunday we could see lake effect snow. how much snow do you see? north of chicago is where we could end up with 8-10 inches of snow. chicago looking at lesser amounts but into chicago itself you should see 2-5 inches and the pink area in here is where we're looking at the highest totals. elsewhere across the country, the eastern half looking really nice today. temperatures slight sli cooler than average topping out in the mid-60s. that's a look at the weather across the country. your local forecast in 30 seconds. and extra special days. ♪

get up to 40% off select major appliances. $396 and more. now at lowe's. good horning fmier meteorologist kari hall. temperatures lower 50s and gorgeous sunrise. if you head out there mostly clear skies and sunshine throughout the day and temperatures warmer than yesterday reaching into the lower 70s. 72 in the south bay and 70 in the east bay and 71 in the tri-valley looking at 73 degrees while san francisco in the upper 60s and also mid-70s for the north bay. >> and that's your late forecast. >> dylan, thank you. coming up, how did a so-called party girl become an isis suicide bomber? what we're learning now about the woman who blew herself up on the raid on the alleged mastermind of the paris attack. plus, could they sell a million drones this christmas?

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in san francisco 78 degrees in the mission district and oakland tops out at 70 degrees and also some mid-70s for the tri-valley and livermore up to 76 degrees. how are the roads looking now, mike? >> kari, berkeley shows a great flow. look at traffic and 80 which is jammed up before you get to university avenue. that stalled vehicle blocking one lane right around golden gate field. overall, friday is aer flow of traffic and another crash west 58 blocking one lane and slowing towards the castro valley and those are the worst of your bay area commute as we move down going across the du am, bmbarto bridge and not so bad just a little slowing from san jose. back to you. thank you very much. back with another local news update in half an hour or so. another chance to enjoy this beautiful day and if you're traveling, safe travels to you,

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7:30 now. it's friday morning. 20th of november, 7:30 now. we got another busy morning. an attack on a hotel possibly with westerners is unfolding in mali's capitol. >> storming the hotel opening fire and taking 170 people hostage. ron with us once again. kwha what's the latest here? >> a number of people have been able to get out of the hotel safely. some escaping on their own and others getting the help from military police. last check the hotel reported 135 people still inside.

six americans were among the group able to get out of the hotel safely. we can tell you that parentally this group that came in is a smaller number than originally believed. somewhere between two and four fwunman stormed the hotel screaming and started their siege inside the hotel. we have sense seen an unconfirmed report that an al qaeda affiliate is claiming responsibility. president obama atraveling in southeast asia and been wreefed on the situation and continues to monitor as well. the french president is also monitoring the situation closely. as many of the guest in this hotel wiare french and we understand a lot of the activity took place on the sechth floor of the hotel where many, many french hotel guest were staying. >> ron on the story this morning. thanks.

>> attacks in paris, more emerging this morning about the womap as police closed in on the ring leader of the attack. keir simmons following that story. >> reporter: good morning. how does a girl that grew up in paris become a suicide bomber? she was a party girl. photos like this one obtained by the dailymail.com showing her. one friend said the 26-year-old drank, smoked marijuana and even seen snorting cocaine all in violation of laws that isis obtains to uphold.

she suddenly appear about a month ago. she was born a mere six miles from the apartments where she born herself up in a police raid wednesday morning. neighbors captured her chilling exchange with french officers in the final sessions of her life. the man they were serchling for was her cauousincousin. so-called ring leader. he recruited her to isis, the same as he did his 13-year-old brother. thursday police searched her home leaving with three bags of evidence. that a woman would kill herself

in the name of jjihad shocked many. a series of blasts by isis affiliates killed 49 people in apology near gentlem-- in niger. and a female suicide bomber in 1991 even assassinated the prime minister of ind why. india. the picture emerging is the juhadist operating more like gang members drawn in by boy friends. one expert told me the boy friends operate more like -- >> keir simmons with that story. >> let's turn now to dillon and the weather. >> it's going to start feeling like fall even stretching all the way down to the southeast by

the time we go through the weekend. we have the cold air from the north. it's 14 degrees below average. saturday the colder air works into areas like chicago. we could see several inches of snow in the midwest. sunday temperatures in atlanta drop to a high of 52 degrees and it takes until monday to work its way into new york city. by monday, we should see a high of 45 degrees. that's 7 degrees below average. today we are watching lighter snow through the nor

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we are back at 7:14 and we have the great drone dilemma. >> drones expected to be one of the holiday season's host gifts, and there's a growing backlash now about the government's race to register all of them. nbc's tom costello covers aviation for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. forget santia and his sleigh, these drones is what many americans hope to see flying down the chimney this christmas season, but after so many close calls with aircraft at sporting event, crashing into the white house lawn, the faa now says if you're going to own a drone, it wants to know about it. >> hear that buzz. it's what may be the first million drone christmas. retailers are gearing up and now

so is the government. the faa looking to rein in a wild west in the sky where everything flies leading drone lovers to wonder what comes next. >> give me a list of five things that the government does well, you know. they are going to screw it up. >> and we've been self-regulating for years safely. >> you're always going to have a guy that does something stupid. >> stupid usually means close calls. pilots report 100 close calls each month usually around airports. now the government wants to register drones just like helicopters and airplanes. >> register will help us enforce the rules against those who operate unsafely by allowing the faa to identify the operators of unmanned aircraft. >> reporter: unmanned drones like the one that crashed into the white house lawn careen into crowded event and last week sliced through the seattle heel. >> almost like an automobile that commits a crime. you know, we want to know whose car that was that fled the scene and caused a problem. >> you can't make this stuff up.

>> in maryland authorities intercepted this drone set to sail over prison walls packed with hot important okay affirmative action even a handgun. with some drones big enough to lift a whole person, others as smart as a smartphone and many homemade the faa says there's time for action. >> certainly a great deal of concern about an unmanned aircraft, winding up in the engine of an aircraft. >> and are drones taking off too fast to be held down by red tape? >> i think the education needs to be in place to educate people on how to use it better. not necessarily regulate every single piece of machinery. >> reporter: and could registration backfire creating a black market. >> like getting your hands on a gun, same kind of a deal. is it heavy-handed government or common sense regulation amid the first attempt to at the same time wild west of the skies. yeah, the faa's drone task force made up of representatives of the industry, government, airline pilots, that's due to present its recommendations as

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today: ==take vo== a very good morning to you. 7:56 i'm laura garcia-cannon. ed lee demanding answers in the wake of last week's tour bus crash union square that injured 20 people. today expected to address what happened and possible changes to san francisco's school bus. showed the bus is not properly reg and also expected to talk about what the city is doing to boost pedestrian safety. just in time for the holiday, shoppers will have a few more options at walnut creek popular broadway plaza. part of a massive expansion, the shopping mecca today is opening two new stores and macy's store and a new parking garage between now and the completion next spring, as many as 40 new stores will open. really expanded over there. let's check the forecast with kari. >> great day to get out and go shopping or whatever you have to

do. clear blue skies and temperatures cool is to start and become more comfortable as we go through the day. expect highs in the low 70s and bigs in time for thanksgiving. we'll keep you up to date on that, keeping you up to date on the commute now is mike. >> actually, casey hardy who sent me a tweet from the fremont line saying her ride there delayed about five minutes. debris on b.a.r.t. tracks and no delay by b.a.r.t. right now and looking towards 880 and slower past the coliseum and map show you congested in oakland, as well as by the golden gate field area. report of a car fire on the and distraction and slowing there. westbound 580 very slow and jammed from 680 over towards redwood road. the earlier crash cleared just ago. we should see quick recovery and a lot of folks heading to castro valley and san mateo bridge likely. but overall the south bay and the peninsula looks really good. got difficult pattern, but lighter because it's friday. back to you. >> thank you very much. enjoy your friday. another update in half an hour.

it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, safe to eat. the fda approved genetically improved salmon that could be coming to your supermarket. the latest on the backlash and what you need to know. plus hoda strikes again. >> are you kidding me? hoda. >> hoda takes an unsuspecting birthday girl for a ride with surprises at every stop. and countdown to thanksgiving begins as we whip up fall dishes your family will

love today, november 20th, 2015. >> it's my birthday from tennessee. >> celebrating 60. >> celebrating today. ♪ ♪ >> and good morning, everybody. welcome back to >> good morning. welcome back to "today," beautiful friday morning out here on the plaza. i don't think you need a coat. >> look at you. >> i might be a little sorry i didn't wear a coat. >> you're not wearing a coat. a lot of news to get to.

let's go in to tamron. >> hodges inside a radisson hotel in mali, a popular destination with westerners that hotel. nbc's ron mott following developments from london. ron, what can you tell us? good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tamron. in just the last few minutes we're getting word officially from malian security official this may be over in terms of a hostage situation but may be ongoing. the bamakoan minister said all hostages have been removed. radisson hotel reporting there's still 138 inside the building, 125 guests and 13 holtel staff members. all of this got under way when gunmen stormed security outside the hotel apparently by bearing diplomatic plates on their vehicle, went in and started collecting hostages. we're told at least two, maybe

three u.s. ops forces that happened to be in the area helped with the evacuation but were not in the military exercise for the siege. all hostages inside the rad son hotel have been safely removed. there still may be an operation inside the hotel at this hour. that's the very latest. we'll send it back to you, tamron. the body of a second woman found where french commandos killed the leader of the paris massacre. nbc news obtained video when another woman inside detonated her suicide vest during wednesday's siege. officials are still hunting for an additional accomplice who was mistakenly allowed to leave france. at an emergency meeting of european leaders this morning, france urged quick action to beef up borders. the director of fbi said there are no known connections between the paris attackers and u.s. james comey also says despite isis propaganda videos

threatening white house and new york city he sees no sign of credible threat. however they stepped up home grown terrorist isis, to carry out copy cat attacks. a aside pleas of leniency and sentenced jared fogle to 15 years in prison for dealing in child pornography and paying underage girls for sex. the father of two wept as he told the court he had been addicted to pornography and alcohol. fogle became an advertising pitchman for subway after he lost more than 200 pounds after eating its sandwiches. a competitive kayaker recovering from a broken tailbone and fractured vertebrae after a rescue caught on camera. he was thrown from his boat in north carolina, a train

volunteer posted along the river jumped over and pulled him to safety. that part of the course is so treacherous they call it gorilla rapids. hear people cheering. >> what a rescue. >> training. training. >> thank you. now to a first from the fda, it's causing some controversy this morning. >> after years of review they have ruled genetically modified salmon are safe to eat. not everyone is convinced. here is nbc correspondent. >> reporter: genetic hatcheries, these fish grow twice as fast as farm salmon. now it will likely become the first genetically altered animal to hit dinner tables in the u.s. fda saying the scientifically modified fish are safe to eat, giving the all clear to be sold in supermarkets. >> there isn't any substantial

risk to be concerned about. we need alternative sources of food other than wild fish caught in our oceans. this present a healthy alternative. >> fda says no health risk for consumers. dietitian keri glassman urges caution. >> i don't recommend foods genetically modified. we don't have long-term studies about what that may do to our food supply and our health. >> with critics calling research inadequate, they also say the fish could harm the environment if they were ever released into the wild. right now when sold, the fda would not require the salmon to be labeled genetically engineered but they have issued guidelines for manufacturers who choose to do so. >> there's still unanswered questions about human impacts, environmental impacts. at the very least all consumers should be able to pick and choose what they are buying and

feeding families. >> many americans eat gent equitily modified foods but this is the first for animals. experts say ask questions. find out if your salmon is wild, farmed or down the road genetically altered. stores like whole foods and trader joe's have already declared they won't carry genetically altered fish. it's not year when the aqua advantage salmon will reach markets or if consumers will be eager to buy. for "today," miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. >> we d the same reaction watching that, at the very least label it so people know what they are eating. >> we know how many calories in starbucks, why not in your meal. >> i'm just imagining being in a restaurant asking, how is the franken fish tonight. >> not that appealing. "american idol" signing simon and paula returning? >> could your memory use a boost?

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let's all shop small. for the neighborhood, the town, the home we love. on november 28th, shop small. we're back now at 8:11. time tore what's trending today. number one question is it okay to read your kids' diary? i've got a little key. we would say, no, it's not okay but the updated question is in the new digital age is it okay to install monitoring apps on your kids' phone without telling them. an app that would show what the kids are up or apps that lock their phones until you answer the text. what do you say? >> i paw for all my three nieces and nephews and pay for all their phones and have all their informati information. >> do you tell them? >> they know now. >> out you mention the key with a diary.

could i look my diary when i was little but i was only riding. i wasn't accessing. >> a diary is not dangerous. i have a friend -- she says to her kids when i drop you off on the worst corner in a big city at 2:00 a.m. and leave you alone and i'm not going to sent you out on to the internet without watching what you're doing. >> good point. >> i'm going to borrow that line in ten years. >> and the diaries, stranger can't get into your diary, but this is a dangerous weapon and we know that every day. we report on it so why not to your point protect your child. >> we want to know what the viewers said d.a survey the. 80% of the parents said it is okay to secretly install control apps without your kids' knowledge. kids were not surveyed for that. >> 100 kids disagree. >> all right. how about this one. air travel, of course, can be a real headache but it's about to get a lot easier in los angeles, as long as you're a world famous celebrity. l.a.x., the city's international airport got approve to open a special celebrity terminals, movie stars, famous athletes and

if you've got a bunch of money laying around get to arrive in style away from the public and pratzy. the government, at least 1,500 per trip. l.a.x. says the new terminal will benefit everyone because it keeps the rest of us, the regular people away from that media circus that comes with a kardashian going through the airport. >> this is how you determine who calls the paparazzi because now the people choose not to take the private terminal they know. >> now that they know, there's one place that celebrities are. isn't that a tmz magnet. >> actually stream lines the process. >> exactly. >> i think we're all going to like this next story. feast your eyes, the world's second largest diamond was just discovered in botswana. >> oh, goodness. >> a stone with 1,100 carats. this is actually the largest diamond found in more than 100 years, and if you had into this sort of thing, it's been a

pretty big month for diamond collectors. just last week the so-called blue diamond was bought by a billionaire in hong kong spending $48 he gave that and another pink diamond to, wait for it -- his 7-year-old daughter. >> added her name. >> wear it and play with it? >> i doubt that. >> what do you do when she's 16? the person who proposes one day? >> the bar is high. can't go to zale's after that. that's a problem. all right. there are so few sure things in life. one thing that's certain, put together cute furry animals it's goi ing viral. this was just declared the most shared ad of all time. >> "robin hood" and little john running through the forest jumping fences dodging trees trying to get away. ♪ contemplating nothing but escaping making it. what a day.

>> that's an ad for google android. it's been shared more than 6.4 million times. >> i think i said aw 16,000 times. >> you got me with the little furry. >> cute. we're like what animal is that? >> can't go wrong. >> news from "american idol" and gwen stefani about blake shelton. >> first up "american idol", the show will launch its final season. to say good-bye it will bring back all of its judges, both past and present throughout the season. that means the original trio, simon, paula and randy and ellen in season 9. season 10, steven tyler and nicky and mariah.

ryan seacrest, a matter of figuring out what to do with everybody. >> gwen stefani about her romance with blake shelton. she is having fun on the voice. ellen has the photo. gwen made a confession. >> i did not know this about him because i didn't even know who he was before i was on the show. >> before what? >> before i was on "the voice" i never heard of him. he is a musical juke box. he knows everything about anything. crazy. >> he is a good kisser or no? >> you're so awesome. >> didn't fall for that. that episode of ellen airs today. and finally speaking of ellen her show is famous for two things, her dancing and scaring celebrities. to celebrate her 2,000th episode ellen put together a montage of all of the times she startled the stars. >> getting roasted. >> yes. >> you have to be nervous.

you have to be scared. right? >> oh, my god. >> that's it. i'm not going on your show again. >> ah! >> ah! >> oh, my god. what the [ bleep ]. >> we curse and we stay in place. notice that. ellen estimates that she scared celebrities more than 120 times, guys. >> she came after me with a frog. absolutely terrifying. i'm still recovering from it. >> finds that weakness. >> then we all ha, ha, ha. >> i'm terrified. google is insane. >> thank you. dylan, the weather.

>> yes. we're taking a look at the weekend forecast. which for the eastern part of the country looks all right. but we are going to see the chance of some snowy weather especially back through the midwest up through here, tonight into saturday morning including chicago. might start as rain, then change over to snow. chicago should end up with 2 to 5 inches of snow. even higher amounts to the northwestern suburbs. we'll see rain showers through the eastern great lakes, then on sunday as the colder air settles in you'll have lake-effect snow develop across northeastern ohio, near ashtabula, erie, pennsylvania could see some. but the rest of the country on sunday actually looks okay. the southeast, though, a few scattered showers, temperatures only in the 40s and 50s so you are below average temperatures will work in. it's going to be a little bit tricky through the midwest thi good morning. i am meteorologist. a lot of temperatures getting

milder heading through the week, and highs today in the 70s. a great way to start out the weekend. 71 in gilroy, and half moon bay, 72 degrees and the mission district at 68 degrees, and 74 in santa rosa, and oakland tops out at 70 degrees, and more of these 70s headed into the weekend but much cooler as we head closer to thanksgiving. >> and that's your latest forecast. >> all right, dylan, thank you. now to our special series of spreading kindness make your today hoda party crash. >> we are loving this. she's been busy all week starting on a cruise ship by nearly giving one fan a heart attack for her birthday. >> and hoda surprised a bride at the altar and officiated the ceremony. hoda, what could be next? >> today i deliver a baby. it's really exciting. no, i surprised this morning a fan right here in our own backyard, the sweetest sweetest lady from ohio in new york celebrating her 60th birthday, and i got to go along for the

ride. you may be wondering why i'm sitting shotgun in a super stretch limo. pathetically attempting to disguise my voice. >> well, it's all part of a master plan to give one special fan the ride of her life. >> are you kidding me? >> vicki is the nicest person you would ever meet. she is always doing things for other people. >> a loving wife and devoted mother of two. >> that's it. >> vicki koogler is also a home economics teacher who spent the last 36 years inspiring her kids to dream a little bigger. >> and she alone was the first person that ever pushed me into the right direction. >> and here is that tough kid today. >> this is fan. >> a chef in ohio who says he owes it all to vicki. >> getting ready. >> vicki's family asked us to

help her celebrate her 60th birthday. she thinks she's meeting them in new york for a weekend away. >> vicki is the biggest fan of the "today" show. you would think she was one of the co-hosts because she talks along with hoda and kathie lee. >> i've never seen her with a crown. >> hi, my name is abbey. what's your name. >> hi, i'm vicky. >> i'm abby. >> though i just sound like a weird southern hoda there is hope. vicki won't be able to see me from her seat in the limo. but our covert ops crew has rigged cameras all over her surprise limo. >> how are you? >> here's milton, our real driver. i'll be playing the role of his assistant. >> hey, vicky, my name is hoda. how are you? >> you said hoda. >> howdy. >> i said hoda. >> yes. >> i said hoda. >> minor details. with our chase team in place we are on the move to pick up the kooglers at their hotel.

>> you're going to introduce me as your trainee, right? >> all vicky knows is that hubby mark has a few things planned. >> going to freak a little. >> the whole thing. >> she's going to freak. >> mark's wired for sound and will act as our accomplice on the inside. >> vicki is like in the bottom of a coal mine without a light about this whole weekend. >> oh, my god, are you kidding? >> hello. >> hi. >> i'm milton, i'll be your chauffeur for today and i've got an assistant with me, abbey, hope you don't mind. >> hi, y'all, hi. >> is your assistant always with you? >> first day on the job. >> i'm just learning. >> that's nice that you're helping her. >> is it somebody's birthday? >> yeah. >> well it's going to be mine tomorrow. >> well, happy birthday. >> thanks. >> i could get used to this. >> we'll drive you around all day long.

>> i've managed to keep my identity under wraps for long enough. >> when you talk about a bucket list for vicki, vicki's jaw is going to drop. >> are you kidding me? hoda. oh, my gosh. what are you doing? >> i was your limo driver. >> no! >> i was abby in the front seat. >> you're kidding me. >> happy birthday! >> little does vicki know we stopped at saks fifth avenue. let's go shopping where vicki, a shoe junky is heading to a shoe floor so big it has its own zip code and is going home with any pair she wants. my gosh. >> she's in heaven. >> when you die this is where you want to go? >> right. >> how could you choose one? the orange one with the fringe. that's a cool one. >> oh! >> we zero in on the hottest pair. >> can i borrow them.

>> do they come in a 10. >> pack them up. >> after you, birthday girl. >> and next stop, another item on vicki's bucket list, afternoon tea at -- >> the plaza hotel, come on, girl. ladies and gentlemen, your lunch is served. and now the biggest surprise yet, a student she hasn't seen in more than 20 years. we flew him in from ohio. >> hi. so, anyone, the chef wanted to come and say hello. >> hi. are you kidding me? >> absolutely. >> will. >> oh, my gosh. >> oh, my gosh. >> will was one of my former students, hoda. oh, my gosh. >> she took an unruly rotten kid and turned him into a chef, and i love you for that. >> oh, wow. >> for our last surprise we tell vicki no trip to new york is complete without a view of the

city or better yet -- this -- this is your suite for the weekend. >> the royal plaza suite. at over 4,000 square feet it's one of the most exquisite hotel rooms in the world. >> she makes other people better around her and there's no person that could possibly deserve this more than vicki. >> yeah. >> to 60 more, baby. >> yeah. >> enjoy. >> anyway, a fun week with all these people. >> so great. >> gosh, what a fun job the i wish i could do that forever. >> everyone who sees you immediately hugs you. like you are their best friend. hoda. >> it was really a lot of fun, a fun week. >> thought they were surprised by your hats. love the outfit. >> i have a large melon head. >> we have enough for like a 12-month calendar. my favorite idea there.

>> and that accent is cute. >> great job. >> awesome. >> great job this week. >> so good. coming up, how to make i'm ==take vo== in theas a very good morning to you. 8:26 now. new details in the past couple hours, the homicide suspect involved in oakland is dead. police say it appears he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. he is linked to three deadly shootings, once last month in livermore and two in the central valley. the suspect holed himself in a motel 6 room and fired at officers. we're looking at a bus fire, and that will cause some slowing

at the scene, although not a big deal, and it's a bus and there may be passengers onboard and so we are checking that out. there's a new crash in san jose north 101 at highway 87 and you notice that south bay looking good, so traffic northbound, delays a little through palo alto. we will be back with another local news update in about half an hour. have a great morning.

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8:30 now on this friday morning. it's the 0th of november, 2015. a little bit of a chill in the air, but still pretty out here. nice fall day here in new york city, and we are getting ready for the holiday. you've got thanksgiving next week. you've got the rockefeller center christmas tree. getting it all gussied up. the big tree lighting on december 2nd. hope you tune in for that. >> such a nice time around here, thanksgiving, parade, right into the holiday. it's great. speaking of the holidays about to turn a seasonal treat pumpkin into some delicious treats and definitely will want to try out these recipes for thanksgiving. >> think, plus you can spot a scam e-mail? >> i feel like i could. >> don't be too sure about that.

we'll put a test out there to see if you can coming up and teach you how to protect your private information pause we'll all be doing a lot of online shopping. that's where i do most of mine. >> speaking from experience, tamron. let's head inside to sheinelle. >> with the hustle and bustle of the holiday season it's important to support your local community and small businesses. here's what andy cohen has to say. >> i love shopping at small businesses. i think they are the fabric of what makes new york city and our country great. i love the village den which is my favorite diner in the west village, and it just is really homey, and the same waiters have been working there for years and years and years. i absolutely love it.

>> so we want you to join in online and share a positive review for a small business you love using the #shopsmall. >> thanks, sheinelle. a great crowd out here on the plaza. i'm loving all the great jackets. where are you girls from in. >> missouri. >> you having fun in new york. >> yeah. >> the weather is perfect and a major cooldown as we go through the weekend. everyone wants to know what's going on for thanksgiving. an early look at your forecast, not so great across the rockies and northern plains. looks like we'll see some snow start to work in with temperatures in the 20s and 30s. we've got some rain through the upper midwest down into texas. we could see some strong storms on thanksgiving day through kansas into hockey hockey and into north central texas. also look at that snow working its way into nebraska and even into minnesota and then on friday, big travel day, too. we're looking for kind of a maas mess right through the middle of the country. the east coast is okay and

temperatures should warm into the upper 50s to lower 6s and does look okay for it is cool now as you head out the door and we're in the 70s for parts of the north bay, and low 70s for the south bay and in the trivalley, expect a breeze as you go through the day. more 70s head into the weekend but once again a cooldown in time for thanksgiving. >> and that's your latest forecast. guys? >> all right, dylan, thank you so much. our no-shave today is in full effect and being worn on all the faces of the men around here and we're raising awareness-for-men's health issues. you checked out a really good program. >> there's only one of us,

missing carson and matt and al. the cleveland clinic is renowned for care of our bodies and now it's getting attention for our ground breaking treatment of our mind with a program that basically is boot camp for the brain. here at famed cleveland clinic, doctors want you to think of your brain like you do your body, as something that needs to be exercised, toned and maintained. remember the game memory? in a minute they will put me to the test and then show me how to improve. that's what they do at clinic's brain health and wellness program where small groups gather every other week working out their minds with mental games and test. after a series of health problems 67-year-old bill and his wife worried he had lost a step so they signed up with an eye to their future. >> at some point we're going to stop work and we should have some things in our back pocket to try to do some of these preventive measures to curb any game loss. >> the program includes specially designed board games

and, yes, druc circles. doctors said focus of the rhythm of the drum helps the brain. participants also learn that the right foods can make the food stronger. nutritionist kristen kirkpatrick says that list includes nuts, yogurt and you'll be glad to know wine and chocolate, in moderation. she also wants us to keep an eye out for colorful fruits and vegetables. >> color serves everything because in the plant world color represents high anti-oxidants and things that we though will decrease inflammation. >> the entire program is the brainchild of dr. rex an sukol. >> i'm riveted and fascinated to preventive medicine. >> it was my turn to try. the program's occupational therapist asked me to remember ten things as he read them quickly. cotton ball, pickle, computer, tree, solar panel, handkerchief, horse, laundry soap, car and

song. >> how did i do. >> cotton ball, pickle, song, laundry soap, solar panel, that's all i've got at the moment. >> michael taught me a technique called the memory palace, an association strategy where the patient attaches each object on a list to a familiar place in their lives. my memory palace was my new york apartment. i mentally walked through my home and placed each item into a room. in the span of just a couple of minutes i had the list memorized forward and back wards. >> in your closet you have -- >> sglong in the washer drier you have a -- >> car. >> in your daughter's bedroom. >> laundry soap. >> son's bedroom there's a horse. >> in your dining room handkerchief. >> ex-length. >> and kitchen. >> solar sglanl in your master bedroom. >> tree. >> living room, computer. >> in your hall, pickle. >> and in your door.

>> cotton ball. >> congratulations. >> you did it. >> no, did you it. >> welcome to my memory palace. >> amazing. the doctor who you saw in the piece there said there are simple things you can do at home to help challenge your mind and she suggests standing on one foot when you brush your teeth. that improves balance and concentration and says if you get really good do it with your eyes good. for the time you're brushing your teeth. >> i thought you were going to say no feet. >> i thought she was going to say floss. >> it's a remarkable place, not for people already experiencing comment yeah, for young people who want to keep their minds sharp or feel like in their family they have alzheimer's or something else and head it off. >> almost like exercising your brain a little bit. >> a workout for your braintree same way you would work out your body. don't forget, we want to see photos your beard. share them with th the #noshavetoday and go to the

rsvp for the big shavoff live on the plaza. >> your beard is looking good. >> don't patronize me. >> they have eyebrow pencils that they can fill it in. >> you suggesting i need that. >> like a little bank robber. >> dylan, save more about that. >> coming up next, no phishing. how to avoid falling for the bait of scammers online. but, first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪

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we are back at 8:40, if you're being scammed online do you think you'd know it, more than 150 million so-called fbiing e-mails are sent each day trying to trick you into revealing personal information. how do you protect yourself? jean chatzky is here with more.

i guess the phishers will do it. >> 882,000 will work with their identifying information, personal detail as well as money. these are companies that you mention with everything that makes people susceptible. >> you get an e-mail and you think it looks legit. you puts one on the screen. let look at this one right here. looks like it's coming from amazon. what do you think? >> i mean, it looks like this is amazon's logo, confirm your -- i would probably look to see what does the actual e-mail say. >> that's exactly what you want to do. you want to make sure that you know the logos this. logo is a little bit off. also, follow the e-mail. that's going to amazon.net. >> i could see falling for amazon.net so be really careful that you make sure that you are looking at e-mails and that you hover over those links and while you're online be very careful not to share too many identifying information, too many details on your social networks because the phishers

are incorporating your details into their pitches and makes us more susceptible because we sound more real. >> feels more real. >> give us another example here. tell us if it's a real or a fake. >> this one is coming up. this one is from paypal supposedly. what do you think? >> this looks big-time fake. >> it is big-time fake. >> and it is big-time fake because of all the typos and spelling and grammatically. unable misspelled. >> seems generic,@service.com. >> to look at text of the message, it's imperative to update your information or your account will be disabled. a thinly veiled threat. any time they are pushing you to take action walk away and if you need to get in touch with paypal you go to their website and get in touch with them that way? just so people understand as we move to our next one, if you

click on these links sometimes that's it, you've got this malware installed and they can watch everything you're doing. >> right. >> and you'll see an example of that here, so this one is coming from home depot. they ask you to open this link to see full information about your order. >> i would say no. but i have to say if i had order something from home depot i might fall for it. >> and they might know that you ordered something from home depot. the problem is you open a link, it could put malware or a virus on your computer and they can be watching and gather access to your computer that way. be very, very careful and they are offering you something really good. hey, you won a contempt hey, we've got a free gift for you. any time it sounds like something you probably don't deserve, don't be greedy. walk away. >> okay. just don't click on those links that you don't recognize. >> absolutely. >> the and have a phishing quiz. >> more on e-mail scams and the

affirmative action quiz. go to today.com and check it out. coming up next, one mom's tough love for a teen on the wrong path, but, first, this is "today" on nbc.

>> we love 8:46 with our ongoing series with the nfl "together we make football." >> they say it takes a tough man to play offensive line in the nfl, but in the case of san diego chargers guard orlando franklin the secret to his succession has been a tough mom. this story starts in toronto with a boy named orlando, his mom and a promise. >> june 10, 2003. dear mom. i love football, and i want to play all the time so i, orlando franklin, promise to change. >> i remember sticking a key in this socket right here and it shocked me. i remember turning this on. got in a lot of trouble for

that. i was a product of my environment. i probably had ten childhood friend and out of the ten probably seven of them had been arrested. >> at 15 orlando was charged with possession of a stolen vehicle. his mother took a brave but risky stance. >> i got arrested on a friday, got bail on a monday and this wonderful lady right here is not coming to get me. >> yes. that's called tough love. i believe in tough love, because he knows that i'm here and i can go steal car and my mom would come get me monday, no problem. well, he's going to go steal a car every day. >> about five weeks goes by and she shows up. she finally sits me down and she's just like what do you want to do with your life? that's when we wrote the letter. >> i promise to stop getting in trouble and do better in school, and i will do everything i can to go to college and play football. your son, orlando. >> his mother moved the family

to florida to help fulfill his dream. orlando turned his life around, got a college scholarship and is now an offensive lineman for the san diego chargers. that letter changed everything. >> orlando really shows that you don't have to give up. it gives kids up here hope. >> i think about it each and every week, like what she sacrificed and how different my life could have went. >> there's a lot of y'all. 83 good. >> he launched the orlando franklin foundation for underprivileged and at-risk children. >> good. >> what's going on? >> and every year he returns to toronto as a mentor for his former youth league. >> i've been in trouble. i've been through everything. i'm here to assure you guys no matter what the person is telling you, you can be successful, you can make it. i've got to introduce you to the reason why i'm in the nfl, this is my mom right here, sylvia. >> hi, guys. >> let me get a real thunder roll out for you, one, two,

three. >> roll, thunder, roll. >> sylvia still has that letter for orlando. when orlando played in the super bowl a few years ago she brought it along as a reminder of just how far her son was come. >> love that. >> isn't thee great. >> now you understand why the player is like always i love you mom. >> exactly. two first place teams playing on sunday night, the arizona cardinals and cincinnati bengals battling on "sunday negotiate football" right here hon nbc. >> meals and deals. how to turn inexpensive canned pumpkin into the ultimate thanksgiving treat. tell you about it, about, first, this is "today" on nbc. the gets to work by 8:00...ids, and always manages to give them a healthy lunch. the newlyweds seeking out wholesome meals

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1z back at 8:51 with "today food" with our countdown to thanksgiving. less than a week to go, folks. if you're head together store to stock up, lots you can do with simple and cheap pumpkin. you're a proponent of canned pumpkin. you're going to show us how to do it. >> totally a proponent. everyone says i make my own. this is better than what you make at home, i'm promising you, and it's so's. all you need is a can opener. >> like that. >> these are our ingredients.

>> another interesting ingredient, aside from the pumpkin is we have mashed potato flakes. >> why? >> and you're going to think, she's crazy. >> it makes it soft and tender and moist. everybody's favorite word, and interalso use instant yeast which allows you to put the yeast straight into -- usually you have to make it nice and wet and get it bubblingy. you can add this straight into the dry ingredient, whisk, whisk, whisk, that's all you have to do before you add it to the wet. >> dry ingredients first. >> i whipped that together and the instant yeast can go straight into the dry, eggs and milk and maple syrup for sweetness, right, and this is a pumpkin dough that is so lovely that you can use it all year round. not one of those things that is so holiday-oriented that you think -- >> it's not super pumpkiny, not overpowering. >> not overpowering. >> all right. >> and since there are eggs in here i like to whisk this a little bit before you add the dry. here's a trick. if you works carefully pour that

on the parchment, into the middle. >> i will shu you a trick. >> don't feel uncomfortable. >> sorry. >> it's unorthodox. >> it is. >> so what you do is lift this and make a little spout. >> and that's much better, easier to handle. >> because i usually get half the hour on my body so this is a lovely way of doing it. >> unless you need powder and go for it. >> that's illegal what i just did. let it go for a little bit to produce gluten and then you add butter. if you add the butter too fast it will coat the flour. flour tends to bloat. >> i do, too. have that in common with butter. >> you add the water and flour first and add the butter so it doesn't bloat the flour. otherwise fat coats everything.

>> room temperature. >> nice an in -- nice and incorporated. >> then cover it and let it the double its size. >> i would say our gang is downstairs getting a sneak preview. >> yeah. >> amazing. >> you're interrupting us. >> this is heavenly. >> still haven't seen the whole knife and fork thing. >> doesn't matter as long as we're eating it. >> getting a lot of good reviews here. >> delicious. >> what are you doing with this dough? >> i use my fingers because you can feel how lovely the dough is. i love to fondle my dough. >> learning a lot about you. >> well, you know. and i roll it into a rough rectangle about 14 x 18. sometimes i do have a ruler there because i'm anal retentativor you can eyeball and then you'll take the butter and you're going to smear all that butter? smear it, go for it.

>> hold it. >> this seems is up fun. >> it's a happy thing. >> really is. >> i like to put this much butter >> o this is just glue but it's really the best glue ever. so then we have brown sugar and cinnamon and a little bit of salt that we mix up. >> yes. >> and that will be the topping. you could put fruit, raisins but why be so healthy when you can add sugar and cinnamon. like had fruit. >> okay. >> was that smered enough? >> and you would sprifrpgle all of this lovely stuff on here. and we would spread it out. and then roll it up. >> this is what i want to see how you do that. >> i start at the very edge first. i do my practice, i call it my practice and then i start doing tighter and tighter. then you roll it up. and you can use the palms of your hand to make it nice. >> show our finished product. only a few seconds left. did you bake this?

>> this is done and baked. and what i like to do is have my icing in a zip log bag so i can do lovely swirls. and this dough is so great you can make donuts action dinner rolls out of it and pumpkin is so lovely you wan make ony pies it's not just for pumpkin pie. >> all from a can, people. >> all from a can. >> thank you so much. py the way find all of our ultimate thanksgiving res piece is about to remove some of the sting .. for car good friday morning. it's 8:56. san francisco is about to remove a little sting out of car thefts for victims whose vehicles are later recovered. starting next month the city is going to wave towing and storage fees, and some pay close to $300. also the current four-hour grace period is going to jump to 48 hours. in the sports world it's a

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this morning on "today's take" sofia vergara prepares to say i do to joe manganiello this weekend. we've got the details. and then the navy s.e.a.l. dogs are truly's man's best friend. and camila alves cooks up a bacon-wrapped turkey that's all right, all right, all right. coming up next. >> announcer: 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 to "today" on a friday morning, november the 20th, 2015. i'm willie along with tamron, natalie on assignment and al is off today. so much going on in the world, and we want to start with the news here in the united states.

the house passed a bill on thursday that would suspend a program allowing syrian and iraqi refugees into the united states until key agencies certify that those ref views don't pose a risk. 47 democrats voted for the bill. that creates a majority that could overwide president obama's promised veto. yesterday the fbi director james comey said while there are no connections right now between the paris atea, and the united states, no credible threats against the u.s., the fbi is intensifying investigations and surveillance of dozens of potential isis suspects. the latest isis propaganda video includes a threat to attack white house. on the campaign trail yesterday, candidates weighed in, including ben carson, talking about the refugee crisis. >> if there's a rapid dog running around in your neighborhood you probably are not going to assume something good about that dog, and the you're probably going to put

your children out of the way. >> there should be a lot of systems, beyond database, a lot of systems. oh, i would certainly implement that, absolutely. >> why would muslim databases not be the same thing as requiring jews to register in nazi germany in. >> who are you with? >> i'm with nbc news. is there a difference between requiring muslims to register and jews? >> you tell me. >> by the way, the united states holocaust memorial museum released a statement saying we're acutely aware of the consequences to jews who were unable to flee nazism. the united states holocaust memorial museum looks with concern about the current refugee crisis while recognizes security concerns must be fully address the. we should not turn our barks they said, on the thousands of legitimate refugees. this is obviously such a hot topic, hot button issue and that bill last night passed in the house and see if it keeps moving forward. certainly complicates things for people who want to see more refugees here. >> interesting a tweet yesterday, the "new york times" points out this tweet went viral. usa january 20th, 1939.

should u.s. government permit 10,000 mostly jewish refugee children to come in from germany? it was tweeted out by historic opinion, and what they linked you to were a number of articles and the tone and tenor of the debate around the depression and holocaust and some of the very same language that we are seeing now, they point out lawmakers were making during that debate. it's an incredible article. you should check it out but the language from lawmakers to even everyday people wondering how it women pact their lives, exactly the same. there have been people who said this is not comparing apples to ales, but the article lays out actual quotes from individuals from today and fascinating. >> politicians who support that had bill yesterday saying we're not against families and refugees coming here. we just want to stop for a minute and make sure that we're looking at these people strictly to which the fbi and other groups have said, boy, that's going to be a very difficult process to go case by case by case. >> when you hear, for example, chris christie, who is running for president say he would not

allow any 3-year-old orphan, people would say is that really about safety when you say a 3-year-old orphan. >> or about politics. >> about politics, yeah. moving on, talking about this earlier, one of those things you've got to see again. this video is from a kayaker being rescued. he came out of his boat. this is in north carolina. >> look at that, wow. >> a trained rescuer leaps in there. kayaker is nick fielder, 20th annual green river narrows race. he was rescued by a trained roll tier who was actually on hand. this is so treacherous, they have on hand monitors to do exactly what luck just did and fielder broke his tailbone and fractured two brert way. apparently the most treacherous part of that course, so as i mentioned the rescuers are standing by. i think they call it like gorilla rapids. >> said it earlier, gorilla rapids or something. >> that jump was unbelievable. knew exactly what he had to do

and was going to go get that man, saved his life. >> would you do it? at the point i know there are trained monitors there to rescue me i'm like can we go around that? >> exact muhammad ali. let's skip that part. this is very exciting. >> yeah, it is. >> the pies. >> patty's pies. >> have you had the pies. >> i think you're about to have the pies. >> patti labelle has teamed up with walmart. this teaming though happened about a year ago. she's been on our show. she loves to cook. >> she's great. >> an amazing cook, get one of her cook books. sweet potato pie flying off the shelves. last year i guess the pies, people knew about them, but then there was a viral video that a young man posted trying out patty's pies. it's taken over the internet and now these pies are sold out everywhere. a pie has been spotted on ebay for $12,000. >> is that true? >> $12,000. >> what's the regular price of the pie? >> the pie is like $3 on ebail. i got the video sent to me like

last weekend by a friend saying you've got to see this guy react to patti labelle's pie. it's a classic. >> instant classic. >> if you haven't seen, it here it is again, it's gone viral. take a look. >> greetings. so i went to the store after i seen somebody post that patti labelle pie. i love patti labelle. shout-out to patti labelle, honey. i went and bought the patti labelle pie, sweet potato patti labelle, the patti edition. this is "on my own ♪ ♪ why did it end this way >> ooh, patti! ♪ when you've been blessed ♪ feels like heaven >> mmmm, mmm, mmm.

♪ whoa >> oh, my gosh. ♪ >> i swear. >> hissy name is james wright. that is greatness that you're watching. so this has been viewed, willie, 2.5 million times on youtube. i understand patti labelle has reached out to him, thanked him for it, but this story now, it's gone to npr is doing a report. you've got "forbes," all of these money people are trying to analyze how a viral video overnight sends people to walmart clamoring for it. >> oh, no! >> are you kidding me? ♪ i got a new attitude >> patti labelle, i didn't believe it for a second.

>> oh, my gosh. >> oh, my. >> you guys. >> you wanted this to happen, tamron and now it's here. >> here's the back story. >> okay. >> tell the story. >> tell the story. >> get over here, adam. >> well done. >> so our team, we've been talking to patti's team and we want patti to come on the show. please sit down. >> thank you. >> and our team said patti can't come on the show, can't make it happen and willie and i are complaining. this is the biggest story ever. >> oh, my gosh, patti. >> our executive producer says gotcha. >> we had no idea. >> i know you didn't. >> she and i are bud its but we're not -- well, we didn't know it was going to happen. i found out yesterday, okay, so i'm here, and i brought the pie. >> i'm shocked. >> and i made this pie for you, willie. >> oh, my -- may i try the patti pie. >> the same pie that you can get at walmart. >> thanks for walmart for

bringing these pies to us. they are sold out. can't get them anywhere. >> you cannot get them. >> take a bite. >> and you're a spokesperson for walmart and i'm getting right in here. >> get in the there, willie. >> oh, my goodness. ♪ on my own ♪ once again now >> and that guy james. >> he's so wonderful. just out of the blue. here comes james. the pies had already been selling off the shelves. thank you, jesus, and this wonderful guy from l.a. did this beautiful video and i said let me just say thank you, dear god again. >> oh, my gosh. >> it really is good. >> i'm doing the dance. >> what did you think when you started getting calls from people saying this has sold out? >> people wanted to come to my gate and buy pies from my house and i said i don't have.

it's like a blessing. like i said. i am so happy, and we're going to do more things with walmart, not just the patti pie. i have many more things coming and then i have to tell you everything i'm doing. the 18th of deerksz i'm at the tj pack thing, a big old patti show. >> great venue. >> and some other people. oprah winfrey comes on master class saturday night, okay. i did that. >> does she have your pie recipe? >> she hats pie. i sent miss thing a pie. >> you can get the pie recipe at today.com. this blows my mind. i know walmart, first of all, they have to be over the moon because you're one of the nicest people i've ever met in my life. you sang to my mom at a concert in chicago. >> i sure did. >> i think it was like 10, 12 years ago. the most beautiful experience and this is a new life and you can cook. this is not fake patti. >> this is your recipe. >> everything is mine. it's my recipe, my blessing.

my mother and father cooked and so it's like passed on to me. my sisters before they died, they cook cook, poor babies, god rest your souls and they contoocook and i cook for everybody and now i'm passing it on. >> do you sing when you're eating your pie. >> no. >> i don't break into anything. when i eat it i just break up into sweat or something, but never into song. no, no, no. menopause. >> i just love the fact that it's taking off the way it is, and thank everyone. thank you, james wright. >> and he can sing. >> that heifer can sing. he's a man. he can sing, i mean, really higher than patti labelle. >> can we give a shout-out to our team who pulled this off. >> really good, guys. >> team, adam, jake, putting up with my angry e-mails. >> i like to thank michael for

my beautiful outfit, last-minute outfit, michael, thank you. >> almost as good as the pie. >> 9:00 hour, "today" show producing team, best in the business. >> congratulations on the pie. go get it at walmart if you can find temperatures are starting to warm up across the bay area. and we're heading this about to the low 70s today. 72 degrees in san jose while palo alto is at 71. upper 60s in san francisco, a lot of sunshine, 73 in napa. and oakland, you're looking at 70 degrees while dublin, a high of 74. more weather like this heading in to the weekend, but there is a big cooldown just in time for thanksgiving. you want to keep checking in for updates on that. >> and that's your late forecast, guys. >> really, sheinelle jones running over here trying to get pie. get in line. the. >> they see you guys.

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and joe mchottie manganiello have arrived in florida for their wedding this weekend. the couple was spotted at breakers which is an amazing palm beach resort yesterday, the saum hotel where they will tight knot in two days. according to the "miami herald" the ceremony will take place company sunday evening and the guests include jennifer lopez and co-stars ed o'neill, ariel winter and julie bowen and guests will be required to check their cell phones at door, but they will be entertained by the many live acts including marc anthony and gloria estefan. we need to be at that party the congratulations to this happy couple. so happy for then. they look amazing together. duane johnson opened up recently on oprah's master class revealing his battle with depression and how at a certain point it became crippling. >> i wish i had someone at that time who -- who can just pull me aside and say, hey, okay, it's

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long. up next, thanksgiving fun for your local news. you know what, my party? my nightclub is always empty. i never get cool people at my club. no one ever comes to dance with me. >> i'm here, honey. >> the bouncers are -- >> it's patti labelle at my party. ♪ >> my club is getting cool. thanks. we've got more fun after your local news and weather. ♪ i'm ... ==anim== new details...

==take vo== the homici s good morning on your friday. it's 9:26. homicide succespect involved in standoff in oakland is dead. it appears he tied from a self-inflicted gunshot bond. i jason alexander brown is involved in a deadly shooting last month. the standoff started yesterday not too far from the coliseum when he hold himself inside of a know motel 6 and started firing officers. it ended shortly before 3:00 this morning. happening today, san francisco's mayor demanding answers in the wake of last week's tour bus crash in union square that ended up with the injuries of 20 people. he's expected to address what happened and possible changes to

san francisco's tour bus industry in general. chp records indicate the bus was not properly registered and some inspections had been skipped. the mayor is also expected to discuss improving pedestrian safety. and just in time for holiday shopping, there are a few more options. the shopping mecca is opening two new store, expanded may sis's and a new parking garage. between you now and next spring, as many as 40 new stores will be open. this weekend, an outdoor walking mall kind of saturday and sunday.

good industry mornifriday m. starting to feel a better outside even though we did it have a milder start. and a look at today's forecast, temperatures continue to warm up into the lower 70s for the south bay peninsula, east bay, san francisco 68, one of the warmer

spots in the north bay, a high of 75 and a lot of sunshine. how are the roads, mike? it's friday, so a lighter flow of traffic, but you still have slow spots. it this is from 66 all the way up to high street, that's where things are starting to compress on the 880. travel through owing laakland. bay bridge still full. that won't be clear for a while. there is a crash south 880 at dakota blocking one lane. slowing for the dumbarton bridge, but that's about it. >> that will do it for us. we will be back in 25 minutes.

special force assisted in rescue efforts amid an attack in mali. two or three gunmen stormed the mali capital early this morning. at least three people were killed. about 170 people were initially taken hostage. dozens of people have now been freed. after years of review, the fda has ruled genetically modified salmon are safe to eat. the agency approved application for a fish engineered to grow faster than unusual. the company will not be required to label fish as genetically modified. this will be the first genetically modified animal food

for consumption in the united states. obama care might leave after a year. the high medical costs are causing losses the company cannot sustain. united health covers 84 million people. the new star wars movie doesn't hit big screens for another month. it is set to smashbox office records. fandango sold eight times as many presale tickets as the previous record holder "the hunger games" in 2012. cannot wait for this movie. meanwhile, got to stay in the forecast with the forecast. dylan is checking it out for us. >> we are inching closer and closer to the weekend. we will see a little bit of snow. this could actually be the first big snow is storm of the midwest, including chicago and areas north of chicago.

we could end up with 6 to 10 inches of snow. chicago should be 2 to 5. that will be tonight, into tomorrow morning. cool in the 50s. temperatures only in the 30s and 40s. sunday we will see this turn into a lake-effect snow event for northeastern ohio. a little rain in the southeast. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're in the low to mid-50s. some upper 50s in san francisco and parts of the north bay. temperatures warming very quickly under all of this sunshine. and it will be a warmer day reaching 73 in loss gat toes, 68 in the mission district. very comfortable this afternoon. also in the north bay and oakland, 70 degrees. and dublin today up to 74. more of this weather both saturday and sunday. >> and that's your late forecast. willie and tamron.

>> thank you, dylan. thanksgiving, can you believe it now six days away, and while we mull over the menu, remember long before you sit down for the meal, your table is the first impression. >> that's right. >> our friend yvette rios from "latina" magazine here with thanksgiving decor for your festive thanksgiving feast. good to see you. >> absolutely. >> i like your idea, guests should donate something. >> we're all thinking about what blessings we have. we've got so much abun dance in this country so why not set up a little giving basket at your thanksgiving, people can bring clothes they want to donate and give it to goodwill, for instance. every 23 seconds they create a new job for people toe that's amazing. >> put it on your taxes as well, can you think about it before the new year. >> that's a great, great point? so i wanted to show you guys a center piece idea. really simple. these are paint cans. you can buy them at any home improvement store, paint them and put tape on them. >> i put some purr lap in there and stuck some different, you

know, branches. have the guides go outside and grab branches for you, and those are actually leaves that you can use glue and glue them on to votives and put little -- i use the l.e.d. votives. >> we have those at home. >> switch them on and off and don't worry about fire. >> you glue them right on to the glass. >> super-duper easy. these are cute. little lanterns you make out of your wine glasses. >> a little paper, a shade you can cut out and put right over your wine. >> does that reduce my ability to consume wine? >> no. >> what about the chairs. what did you do here? >> i took a piece of burlap on them give thanks, just a reminder of how important this season is, so much to be thankful for. >> pretty table runner. >> i wanted to share this with you because this is something my aunt does and every year she has a scribble on the runner and then she embroiders it so every

year she takes it out. like a time capsule. i started this one and then eventually it will get filled up as people come to my thanksgiving. >> phenomenal, such a cute idea. >> and now we're at kids' table. >> hi, laidies. >> they are kiera and i lexia. a little popcorn center piece because maybe they don't have a turkey at their table. >> how did you make that? >> a paper bag and fill it in with popcorn or any kind of treat that they want and these are so cute, their little turkeys and put their eight crayons in that. >> this is felt and a glue gun? what do you guys think? good popcorn, guys. >> yes, yes, as long as the popcorn is good. >> good review. >> we'll work on the popcorn. >> shall we play some games. >> after you're done eating go outside and have a little gaming and milania and ethan who are playing turkey tag. these are clothes pins i just painted and put some feathers

on. >> try to grab the feathers off of each other. okay, milan yeah, got to run. >> she's like i'm dressed in my sunday best. >> she's going back to the kids' table. >> there she goes. >> look at the hustle. >> so they have to -- >> okay. >> so quickly we're turkey bowling. >> yes. >> which i just learned. >> you encouraged this willie. >> got you, buddy. >> come on. show me how to bowl. >> yeah. let's bowl, you guys. >> so i've got preston and olivia here. >> nice bowl guys, oh, here. >> yeah! >> way to use the rail. >> awesome. yvette, you keep bowling. kid, thank you. >> wow, happy thanksgiving to all of you. for more of these decorating ideas head to our facebook page and -- >> don't fall. >> up next, a hero dog that

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my newborn baby sash ark. it's hard to describe the relationship and companionship and for me besides helping me downrange in the battlefield, he showed me how to love again and what true companionship is and i hope to express that and help other wounded warriors found that same love with themselves and their family. >> oh, man. trevor, chopper, good morning. >> good morning? what a great story. first of all, sasha is adorable. thank you what, a beautiful little girl. >> yes, she is. >> tell me about the bond that you have with chopper, after war and during war. >> the well, during war, i mean, he was -- him and i are fools for the military and the we actually, you know, he saved a lot of lives, especially mine, and, you know, coming out of battlefield as well, too, as, you know, the military life came to an abrupt stop, he real helped me with the transition as well and that's how i met my wife. hey, can i pet your dog. >> i love that. >> well, he's great. >> and we were talking about the

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bringing you the ultimate thanksgiving recipes. >> and camila alves has something to cook up for us and al roker is not here but in honor of him bacon-wrapped turkey. >> and you're doing a show for him. >> yes. we camp the concept and the concept is -- it really should be called our code because the concept, i'm sharing my originals, the originals people share at home with me. it's a life show. on my official facebook page if you don't do twitter, go on twitter and click on the link and watch the same way. great tips, do it yourself, creative stuff. it's fun. >> give them a little taste of what they can see on your facebook page. we're going to do a turkey right now for thanksgiving. it's a big guy. help me out. >> wow, wow. >> we'll tie up the legs. can you hold it for me, willie.

let's get dirty over here. >> move your hand out of the way, willie. >> tie him up. >> you can do it so the great thing about this the bacon that goes on top. basket weave, six bacons going horizontal and fold them in half. put it in the middle and fold it over. >> this is thanks tradition. >> you do this until you have six vertical as well and this is what you end up with. >> you want to do this on top of a parchment paper and put this in the freezer for 15 minutes. will you do that and there's one in there that's been there for 15 minutes already. >> while he's doing that i'll show this to you guys. what we're having in the roasting pan, carrots, onions, a

whole thing of garlic that we put in the pan and put the rack on top and that's the gravy. cooking two things at the same time. >> okay. >> now that you have the parchment paper, almost like a weave. go on top of the turkey and go for it. >> put it in here. >> like a bacon blanket. >> almost out of time. >> we bake it. >> if you're not sure how to bake your turkey, the trick is 20 minute per pound but make sure you stay closed. we want to put this in the oven at 350. >> i love how you're putting willie to work. >> can you open the door for me, tamron. >> thanks for the help, tamron. >> remember, all the things that we had in the bottom you're going to strain, it use the liquid to cut with turkey broth and flour, makes a beautiful

gra gravy. >> commamila. you can get the recipes, today.com/food. we want to shine a spotlight on one our new food club members, we want to recognize christine carlisle as one of our first ever today food club standouts. congrats to you. can't wait to eat dinner at your house. willie and i are available for all meals. we're back in a moment. this is "today" on msnbc. >> that's so good. >> so good.

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bakers dozen to start the season .. for the golden state 9:56. good morning. a baker's dozen to start the season for the warriors. last night 13 straight win was an epic one. they came back from 23 down to beat clippers.

steph curry led the way with 40 points. this marks the largest comeback by any nba team so far this season and the most wins ever is 16, so we're getting close. in the meantime, let's check your weather this morning. a lot of sunshine all across the bay area. and look at how warm these temperatures will be this afternoon. a gorgeous friday with a high of 71 degrees in the east bay. 68 in san francisco. and mid-70s for the north bay. in the tri-valley, you're looking at highs in the mid-70s. 73 peninsula, 72 in the south bay. how are the roads looking, mike? it's friday, so we have a lighter commute, but still trouble spots. this one south 880 to dakota was slow, but the last five minutes has brought a lot of recovery. the crash did clear. no problems getting to the bay bridge, but i do want to show you the backup at the toll plaza. fast track has cleared, so this

is friday, different than a monday through thursday pattern. fremont, not seeing the compression. we'll send it back to you. >> another update coming in a half an hour. we'll see you then.

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