and things are getting easier through san. >> we leave you with a live shot of downtown san jose. good morning. a big are plan -- bigger plan? and crisis at chipotle. more than 120 people now sick with noro virus linked to one of the chain's restaurants in boston, this after a separate incident of e. coli in the northwest. can the company bounce back in we'll pose that question to the man in charge when the ceo joins us exclusively. taken for a ride.

a cabbie could be front an uber driver and gets dragged down the street. and the golden globe nominations just announced. a wide ranging and diverse field in the television categories. we'll break it all down and talk to the big nominees today, thursday, december 10, 2015. >> this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome, everybody. it's thursday morning. so many people love chipotle. i think they'll want to hear what the ceo has to say. >> he is the founder of the company. suffice it to say they're going through a really tough time right now. >> first today's top story. the very long into the san bernardino shooting revealing chilling new clues about the

shooters, their attack and other potential targets. miguel almaguer is there this morning. >> the conference room where so many were killed will remain closed until january. before the terror attack that left 14 dead and 21 wounded, syed farook and tashfeen malik left behind evidence they were contemplating other targets in southern california. law enforcement officials say they include a possible attack to attack a university or a public area. officials say three years ago farook may have also stalked about staging an attack in los angeles with his childhood friend enrique marquez before getting cold feet. marquez is getting questioned. he is the man farook acquired

the assault rivals from. we now know farook and malik traend in a shooting range. the couple was radicalized for at least two years, first courting online talking of jihad. malik moving from pakistan to california. >> we only interview in the k-1 visa program in cases where there is some issue that need to be explored. >> reporter: on capitol hill government officials say she lied on her visa application, possibly steering investigators away from any trail that would have led to her radicalized background. >> it's too soon to know what, iffing i anything, might have b missed in the screening process. >> valuable evidence left behind on smashed computers and cell phones. at this local high school, farook worked at a food inspector and had pictures of it

on his cell phone. was it a target? >> we're working hard to understand did they have other plans either for that day or earlier. >> reporter: the fbi director said the husband and wife team was inspired by organized terror groups. they call them a family terror cell who plotted and even worked out their finances before the shoot. >> thank you. >> there is new fallout for donald trump's call for a total and complete shutdown of muslims coming into the united states. nbc national correspondent peter alander has more on this. hi, peter. >> reporter: good morning. donald trump's plan is as controversial as it is divisive. new polling shows most voters oppose trump's plan to bar muslims from the u.s. but it does resonate with republicans. one-day poll by bloomberg found

nearly two-thirds of like live republican voters agree with the plan, 37% saying it made them more likely to vote for trump. donald trump given threatening gop bosses with a third-party bid. >> if they don't treat me with a certain amount of decorum and respect, if they don't treat me as the front-runner, by far the front-runner, if the playing field is not level, then certainly all options are open. >> reporter: and trump remains unapologetic. >> i am the least racist person that you have ever met. >> reporter: for the first time since trump ignited this latest fire storm, hookity a swipe at his loudest critic. >> our freedom is bound up with the freedom of others, regardless of what faith they practice. >> reporter: trump's provocative words are sparking condemnation

world wide. britain's parliament will consider a petition for trump to be banned from the u.k. after hundreds of thousands of people signed on. ahead of trump's planned trip to israel to meet with benjamin netanyahu later this month, the prime minister publicly rejected trump's plan and a major middle east department store chain has yanked all trump merchandise off its shelves. hillary clinton argues his plan helps radical jihadists. >> donald trump is supplying them with new propaganda. he's actually playing into their hands. >> reporter: facebook founder mark zuckerberg is speaking out in support of muslims in his community. writing, "i want you to know you are always welcome here and we will fight to row ticket your rights and create a peaceful environment for you."

a and. >> a great moment there where trump says "how's my hair? o i "a new poll shows trump with a 20-point lead. what's notable is his support grew after his controversial plan was announced. trump's paying attention. he tweeted this morning i, "wow, my poll numbers have gone through the roof." >> one of the most well-known muslims in the world is weighing in. boxing great muhammad ali is calling for understanding to islam, not fear. ali says in part, quote, i am a muslim and there is nothing islamic about killing innocent people in paris or san bernardino do and he finished by saying we as muslims have to

stand up to those who use islam to advance their own personal agenda in that sentence referring to the jihadists. >> and now more than 120 boston college students are suffering noro virus symptoms linked to a chipotle restaurant near the school. another chain is dealing with an e. coli outbreak in the northwest. ron mott is in boston. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. first, e. coli, now noro virus. this has been a rough couple of months for chipotle. but the company says it taking steps to make this one of the safest places to eat in the industry. chipotle brand itself a fresher

alternative to fast food. >> two hours after -- independent not sure if i'm going to come back. >> reporter: boss said the number of students sickened had jumped to 120. the restaurant was cited for three critical violations. noro virus causes gastrointestinal distress, most recovering after a few days. it is hard to kill. >> hopefully they'll be effective. you have to do more than cleaning solution. you need things like ultraviolet light and high temperature. >> this comes on the brink of esh use in nine states, sickening people. they will start preparing some

fresh ingredients off site at a commissary, sanitize and seal them before shipping them out to restaurants. >> i started our conversation by asking him what he was thinking as he watched -- first of all, i have to say i'm sorry for the people who got sick. we're doing a lot to rectify this and to make sure this doesn't happen given. >> let start in boston 120 people it seems up in boston. the restaurant has been closed down. they've been, you'd violations. the clanup is under way. are you convinced that you've con it and this now, that more people won't report being sick? >> well, in regard to the e.

coli, you know, there was one particular wft and the reporting of the illnesses came out over a long period of time. >> so you're saying in boston you could have more cases reported? >> well, with the noro virus, probably you've heard that this is the extent of it. but it's a very -- it's a disease that is very easily passed and so spreads very, very quickly from person to person. >> and you convinced when you reopen that store in brighton up near boston that people will not be getting sick if they go back to eat there? >> when we reopen, the restaurant will be completely sanitized and every single employee will have been tested and assured they do not have norio virus. >> 43 stores shut down, dozens of people got sick. it my understanding after weeks

of vetting, the fda has not is that true zit true. we closed our restaurants out of an abundance of caution and tested all the ingredients, surfaces, thousand and we have looked at every ingredient we use at chipotle. we use 64 ingredients, so from far, through the distribution network, how we prepare and cook the food and how we prepare. >> you call it a silver lining. i think it might be troubling. if you can't identify the source, how do you go about eliminating it in the future? >> unfortunately what got people

sick was no longer in the system by the time they even showed symptoms. and so -- and so unfortunately you'll not found that. but the silver lining comment is that it has caused us to put in place practices and i believe this will be the safest restaurant to eat at. >> a lot damage has been done be two parts to this -- first of all, financially can the company recover this. >> certainly. but now we're think willing about the safety and quality of our eningredient, to put in place practices that will not enable this to happen given, practices that are so far above industry norms today, we will be

the safest place to eat. that is our commitment. we are saying we have practices that will make it the safest place to eat. >> there are critics that say this company started with a great idea and then grew too fast that, it took off at a rate where you couldn't keep control of thanksgiving like sourcing and quality control and even things that would affect the public health. is there some merit to that claim? >> i don't think so. because if you look at the quality of our ingredients overeem and i'm deeply sorry this happened but the procedures we're putting in place today are so above industry norms that we are going to be the safest place to eat. >> steve ells, it's good of you to join us.

i know you have an awful lot going on. >> clearly not a subject it like they're trying to turn the paej and reassure. >> and earlier in hollywood, the gold i don't know globe nominations were announced. >> good morning. no movie collected more than five nominations in what's shaping up to be a wide open award season. >> i'm starved. >> a big morning for "carol," it up for best drama along with "spotlight." >> they knew! >> and "mad max fury road," and

"room." competing with big amy schumer. >> i was dead sober. i had like two drinks. >> the lead actress nominees are kate blanchet and her co-star bri lar as for the two-time winner, leonardo decaprio was up, will smith for concussion, michael fastbender who played

steve jobs meryl streep failed to earn her 30th glolden globe nomination. but creed's sylvester stallone is back in the ring, nominated for the first time since the original rocky. >> you got to work hard. i swear to good, if you're not going to do it, i'm out. >> as always, the globe a lot. long with games of tros and deep. that mistake geing a lot of comment this morning on twitter. >> i bet it is. thank you so much. you can see the golden globes sunday, january 10th. >> mayor streep didn't get her 37th nomination.

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. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we have issued a micro climate weather alert. we want to give you a heads up before you go to work that the weather may be going down the hill. we are seeing this rain moving in now. starting out as light rain, seeing that all across the micro climates with clearing as you go to the north bay, the south bay seeing some rain. as we go into this evening, showers and thunderstorms will be rolling by. some of those storms may produce lightning along with small hail. we'll keep you updated. coming up in the next half hour, record-setting heat coming up this weekend. >> all right. coming up, an ugly scene. look what happened to this taxi driver who was on the streets protesting uber. >> plus, could your holiday lights display accidentally blind pilots?

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microclimate weather alert - and a live look right now at good morning to you. 7:26 right now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. a live look right now at interstate 880 in oakland, a wet morning is greeting commuters. steady rain moves in from the north bay early this morning. in some places it's made for minor flooding. here are conditions earlier along highway 101 in greenbrae. drivers have been moving through a lot of steady water. further north, weather brought down a tree that brought down a try on highway 1616 116 in guerneville. >> highest impact is in the

north bay, an inch to two inches so far. much less in san francisco and further to the south. light rain now in san jose. we want to tell you about the next round of rain moving in. most of the day looks dry, even some sunshine coming down. a heads up about this next line of storms that will have the potential of producing some lightning, gusty winds and small hail. this will be moving into the south bay later tonight. let's check in with mike to see how the roads are moving. >> not a shock it's not moving  well. but the rain has been here. look at the maps, lighter volume of traffic keeping things moving pretty well, in the 50s as you travel northbound. flooding from mission off of 680. a fender bender around the walnut creek interchange. minor flooding in san francisco and oakland. southbound commute not bad. >> we'll be back with another

local news update for you in a half hour.

♪ so her 7:30 now on a thursday morning. a little christmas music in the background. we'll explain that in a little while. the tree, also, in the background. a nice crowd of people in the plaza. we'll get out in a little while and say hi to them on warm -- or warmer thursday morning here in new york. >> good morning, everybody. good to have you with us. here are the stories making headlines right now. law enforcement sources telling nbc news the san bernardino shooters left behind evidence that they were considering other potential targets. among them, a school building and gatherings in public areas. protesters in chicago stormed a macy's last night in new demonstrations over the deadly police shooting of a 17-year-old suspect. mayor rahm emanuel, who is

facing calls to resign, tried to calm tensions at a special city council meeting, by apologizing for the shooting and vowing complete and total reform of the city's police department. president obama is signing a major overhaul of the no child left behind law today, while standardized reading and math tests will still be required. the changes will limit the classroom time spent on them and lessen the penalties for underperforming schools. let's start with a story behind the video we've been showing you this morning of a cabbie being dragged by an uber driver. this happened during an anti-uber protest. willie is following this story for us. hey, willie. good morning. >> good wild snean toronto. the driver was banging on the car hoping to make a point that uber drivers are unsafe and uninsured. during a protest against uber, a cab driver took out his frustration of the company, banging on the window of an uber driver's car. suddenly, the driver pulls away with the man clinging to the

car, dragging him 70 feet. the man was among several toronto taxi drivers protesting unfair business practices by uber, threatening the existence of the taxi industry. the man, the uber driver and the driver were not hurt. cab drivers in cities like new york, chicago and new orleans join the global day of action against uber in september with more protest in france, brazil and india. while the car hailing app revolutionized how they get around, they have raised questions about business practices. >> what is your response to uber kills professional, good paying jobs and destroys the cab industry. >> in uber, you can use your own car, you don't pay to rent a vehicle. you make more dollars per hour and it's flexible. you don't have a shift.

you can turn on your work when you want to and turn it off. >> tradition cabs say they are uninsured and unsafe. the protesters complaints, uber says we work with city officials to update regulation that is allowing if innovation that will benefit everyone in the ground transportation market. we have seen this tension in cities around the world between uber, the new technology and the old city cabs. >> a dangerous move. >> i don't care how frustrated you are, you don't hang on a moving car. a warning tied to a popular way to light up your home for the holidays using lasers. as we know, they can be a hazard to pilots. tom costello covers aviation for us. good morning. >> reporter: these lights are an easy way to cover your house with hassell free holiday cheer. the faa warning homeowners that laser light displays, if not

used correctly are bright enough to temporarily blind a pilot. >> go from simp toll spectacular. >> reporter: you can deck the walls with a flip of a switch. >> same old christmas decorations? make them exciting with star shower. >> reporter: it sold out almost everywhere. >> just plug it in and you'll have thousands of colorful stars everywhere. >> reporter: the company brags it saves 99% on electricities. no ladders, tangled wires, or burned out bulbs. it may come with strings attached. an american airlines pilot over dallas claimed a laser struck his 737. dallas police tracked it to a holiday light display. the same thing happened to a pilot in california. the faa is issuing a new warning about the holiday lasers. a stray laser can blind a pilot. >> you have flash blindness, which is exactly what it sounds

like, and it can cause anything from a mild distraction to an inca pass tigs of the pilot resulting in the aircraft crashing. >> i thought it was a cool, very easy decorative piece to put up. we put it up the day after thanksgiving. >> reporter: jen parker bought star shower for her home just two miles from the philly airport. >> did make sure it was positioned correctly on our house. >> reporter: there is a warning on the website and the packaging, not to project the lights within the flight of an aircraft. star shower told nbc news its products are compliant with all regulations and consumer safety standards and added each beam emitted is much lower in power than a laser pointer. laser strikes have been a growing problem. so far this year pilots have reported some 6,600 strikes, almost twice as many in all of 2014. >> don't look at it. >> reporter: like this bright green laser that lit up an nbc

helicopter over new york. >> hitting us now. don't look. >> reporter: laser strikes a nightly problem in cities across the country. now, holiday lights adding to a growing danger in the sky. >> police determined that both of the incidents involving laser light displays on homes were innocent mistakes, but intentionally pointing a laser at a plane is, as we've said, a felony. punishable by up to 20 years in prison and $250,000 fine. guys, back to you. >> tom costello. tom, thanks so much. al, you promised us record heat? >> that is right. it is coming, and it is going to hang around, really, right through the weekend, for a good portion of the country. big dome of high pressure dominating, bringing that clock-wise flow of air up into the senty of the country all the way to the east. d.c., 12 degrees above normal at 62. tallahassee, 77. memphis, high of almost 70. 15 degrees above normal. friday, new york city, we're going to be 17 degrees above normal. these are march-like temperatures. greenville, 70. new orleans, 79 degrees. look ahead to saturday, we see

temperatures anywhere from 10 to 25 degrees above normal. and on sunday, more of the same. so the heat continues. it's going to be a great weekend to wash the car. you're going to be out there in >> good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. there is a micro climate weather alert so you have a heads up before you go to work on the next round of storms that will be heading through. right now tracking light rain. the next round stretching over to the east bay and moving to the south and south bay. these areas haven't had much rain and we've only seen it recently within the past couple hours. more of those showers moving in. once again, more storms during ur latest weather.e. big sales on winter coats coming up. >> oh, my gosh. >> tough time for retailers. >> it really is. >> al, thank you. coming up next, the

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have been swirling for months. now, new questions about mayer's role in its future. yahoo!'s chairman says the board still has faith in her. >> i've never met anybody that works harder, that's smarter and cares more. >> reporter: under her leadership, yahoo! has gone after businesses large and small, acquiring over 20 companies. bringing big names, such as katie couric, even spending $1.1 billion on tumblr. the web pioneer, one of the earlier web icons -- >> yahoo! >> reporter: -- the struggling against competitors like facebook. >> the problems are bigger than a handful of entrepreneurs are help solve. >> reporter: mayer first launched into the spotlight three years ago, taking over as chief executive when she was seven months pregnant, making headlines for taking a short maternity leave. while hoping to revitalize

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questions about bringing significant others. take a look at this article from the "washington post." it calls the annual gathering more awkward than meeting the parents. what do you think? >> if you bring significant others, i guess that does add a sense of awkwardness to it. >> okay. we asked twitter, how do you feel about your company's holiday party? look at the numbers. 66% dread it. >> really? i love the holiday party. >> maybe there's something wrong at our party. it's a great time. >> 34% are like you guys, extremely excited about it. i dread it because i feel like you get trapped in small talk and you don't know what to say. >> have a drink. >> then you end up like bridget jones. there are survival tips. say yes to the invitation. go to the party, that's a clear sign you really value your company. show up on time, arriving 15 minutes shows respect to the organizers. that applies for any party. share the fun on social media.

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already. the rest of the bay area seeing the light rain move in we didn't issue the weather alert for this round of rain, it's for the next round of rain that will move in this evening. we want to give you a heads up before you go to work, your drive home may be disrupted by some storms. these storms may have the potential of producing lightning and small hail, along with heavy downpours and some more flooding all across the bay area. let's see what's happening on the roads with mike. >> looking towards the san mateo bridge. light winds hitting the bridge so far, things moving well across the span. slower, but well. the rain is coming off this lens. we have wet roadways around the bay, slower drives. flooding reports clearing up from san francisco to east bay, we did have flooding through oakland. a slow drive through the san mateo and dumbarton bridges. 85 the latest to show the slowing. back to you. >> we'll be back with another local news update in about a

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[ music playing ] >> it's a boy! whoho whohoo. >> thursday, december 2nd, 2015. we are smack dab in the holiday season and which have a great crowd enjoys the warm and toasty temperatures out here on our lobby. it's absolutely beautiful. can i comment on our throwback thursday? >> da, da, da. >> 1980s, the police. >> look at this. >> amy poehler, we're not worthy. look at her. she brought that flowers for us. thank you, amy. we will check in with her.

>> that's right. hey, everybody is looking for that. >> oh, that's nice. >> we love it. >> you are looking for hot stuff here. >> isn't it carmel? >> oh, that's right. >> all right. so holiday cheer, don't miss michael buble in hollywood. he has great people, blake shelt on, others. catch him right here on nbc. >> that's good. >> now. >> my treat. >> you have a check of the top stories? >> good morning. once again, investigators have uncovered disturbing new details about the couple that carried out last week's terrorist attacks in san bernardino. they say the killers may have considered other targets if southern california, including a university or a public area. gunman syed farook had pictures of a high school on his cell phone, he worked there as a food

inspector. they say three years ago he may have talked to a childhood friend about staging an attack in los angeles. this friend is the one that first bought the assault rifles used in san bernardino. donald trump announced this morning, he had postponed his trip to see the prime minister netanyahu. the israeli leader is among those at home and abroad wrote criticized the proposal to bar muslims from entering the u.s. meanwhile, trump hinted wednesday night he mate pursue a third party bid for president if the republican establishment doesn't treat him with the respect he deserves as front runner, as he says. >> well, the head of the chipotle company is spaeking out ability a fewer ro virus on the heels of a norovirus in the united states. the founder told matt, the

problems have resulted in a new commitment to its chipotle customers. >> this was a very unfortunate incident. i'm deeply sorry this happened. but the procedures we are putting in place today are so above industry norms that we are going to be the safest place to eat. >> chipotle took a financial hilt i hit, warning investors of a double digit drop in same store sales in the fourth quarter. families were forced out of their homes after a tanker truck exploded on a highway in alabama t. driver smelled it before the explosion and was able to get out safely and called 911. a very close call caught on camera when part of a roof collapsed on to a busy sidewalk in west london. pedestrians were showered with debris, but fortunately, nobody was seriously hurt, builden

inspectors are blaming a high collapse. it came down to two, two seconds remaining. he drabs the rebound from the missed foul shot and keys up. he grabs 3 points and the victory. he says beating the buzzer beater was a combination of instinct and luck. he's the big man on campus today. >> man, oh, man. >> natalie, thank you. now, a scientific break through unleashing a lot of war. these are the first eninvitro puppies. >> they are also the talk of the veterinary world. they're five-month-old. we're just meeting them because

the research used to pri them to life is just being released. this morning, we're getting our first look at the litter. >> reporter: cute, cuddly, cutting edge. these are the first puppies born by invitro fertilization, human couples used it since the 1970s t. seven puppy, three females, four males were born four months ago after researchers as cornual transferred nanny embryos into a host female. >> which chose them, they're a model for many species. so perfecting invitro first time leadsation, this is the starting place to use for other species. >> reporter: the thinking is that a similar process could one day be used to help breeding programs for endangered species. it's not just animals that could benefit, according to researchers. >> it gives us several opportunities for dogs. >> that can give us information as well.

there is over 350 genetic diseases known in dogs that have direct similaritys to diseases in people. >> reporter: while it does show promise. it isn't without criticism. researchers argue their work actually advances both the health and future of animals. >> we take a spike in invitro fertilization for breeding purposes for species to some day return them to the would, not only saving them. >> reporter: but for now the focus is on these little guys. the true measure of success will come with age. so this entire process has been in the work for decades. they say it's tough the reproduction system is difficult in humans and animals. researchers told us they have all been adopted. one will be a female for further research. we are told they're very happy and healthy this morning.

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>> soy nuts, pretzel sticks. no word on whether other airlines will follow suit. >> you are totally making this up? >> oh, god, no. >> all right. how about the 30s, you lived through your 30s, what was the period like? good times? >> yeah. lots of kids. good stuff. >> it can be a little awkward. it's the transitional decade between the wild 20s and the more settled 40s. well, can "independent" newspaper came up with interesting lists of the mistakes people tend to make in their 30s. one, they don't spend enough time with their aging parents is a good one. do you think you have to be completely ready to start a family? >> yes. >> and a lot of people in their 30s think it's time to stop having fun.

>> really? >> that's the trend. >> one of my biggest impressions in life. in my 30s, i felt really old. oh my gosh, 35. i was constantly referring. now i'm like, oh my go, i was only 35. >> a lot of people tend to get serious in their 30s, okay, my career has taken off i have to concentrate. i have to get serious. >> or your friends are married. >> yes. >> i know. i would tell my 30-year-old self, don't sweat it. >> i would say get more help. enjoy. >> all right. have you ever tried to talk to somebody looking at their smartphone. it seems like they can't hear you, right? they can't. a new research says the university of science london call this inattentional deafness. they say a person texting and e-mailing really can't hear you

because hearing and vision are controlled by the same parts of the brain,ner, it's hard for us to multi-task. >> i am thinking about it in my head when i'm writing. my kids do this all the time. i'm telling them something. >> all right. ever have someone show you something, it's one of those things, you fall back laughing. check this out. here's a magic trick that had one orangutan in his terrics. it happened at the barcelona zoo. this man on the right performed slight of hand with a chusnut and a cup. the chestnut seemed to vanish. he showed the orangutan nothing is left inside. watch what happens. . >> that's so cute. >> oh my gosh! >> he flips over.

>> that one gets me every time. >> what i love is also they say the animal is on the right. >> please clarify. >> now to madonna's move, and first lady michelle obama like you never heard her before. >> first, madonna, a special tribute to the lives lost there in the recent terrorist attacks. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> madonna there with her ten-year-old son david and singing john lennon's "imagine" as well as her own song. she says the impromptu show is proving there is more goodness in this world. the "voice" singing competition ends next week. so will your front row seats and the hottest couple gwen and make him next area, christina

returns. in an interview, blake offers a good solution. >> i think gwen will be on the showch why can't we have a fifth host? >> why can't we have two females is this. >> i hope for that. >> will you hope? >> i wonder. it's the combination, the chemistry. >> so, gwen thinks she'll miss all of her fellow coaches equally. by the way, "the voice" finale kicks off on monday on abc. first lady michelle obama raping for a good cause. take a listen ♪ south side, chicago, we all know we head to overtime ♪ make it tomorrow ♪ ♪ hey, kids, i can see you >> dropped the mic officially. mrs. opalm was the favorite on

"snl" and the people over at college. this is incredible. all a part of a new education initiative called better make room. i think she's still on "snl" after they wrap up the party. it will be interesting to see. speaking of the first lady, she and the president are sharing the movie pick in the latest "people" magazine. they went the matt damon's sci-fi thriller "the monster" and the ladies went inside out. a heart felt point of view led by none any amy poehler. amy is standing by. what do you think about it, amy? >> i knew she was a demon. >> i'd lime to sea amy poehler and michelle obama rapble. >> any time. >> and throwing vice president wide an trifecta. >> thank you very much, amy. there's your topic. >> tam rron, thank you very muc

>> it's been quiet as far as severe weather. >> that will be changing as we get into this weekend. we got a lot of moisture out of the gulf. a jet stream coming across. storms on saturday in texas. snowstorm behind it in the rockies. >> that will dump a decent amount of snow, up to a foot or more. storm shifts. heavy rain from the mid-wet into the gulf. look at these rainfall amounts. first of all, a risk of severe storms on saturday, 23 million people at risk. possibility of tornadoes. rainfall amounts anywhere from three to five inches i'm meteorologist kari hall. we issued a weather alert for not just the first round of rain but we will have a stronger round of storms later this afternoon. we want to give you a heads up before you go out the door. we have had a good soaking this morning, especially the north bay where we had one to two

inches of rain. from san francisco, oakland and to the south, maybe a quarter of an inch. we will see the next round move in as we head to the evening commute. savannah. al, thank you the comedy treatment deem in the highly anticipated movie "sisters." take a look. >> that's good news. i don't know what i sound like that. >> i like it. >> okay. i'm half signing. no i'm not. that was a lie. so, i'm just going to casually george jefferson my way out of here. to you. i'm going to ease on down the road and rerun it to the car. okay. good-bye. >> oh. >> amy, good morning. >> thank you. good morning. >> i don't think i can even repeat right here on tv my favorite line from the movie.

butture safe word is? >> oh, yeah, there are two food moments in the movie. we kind of let loose a little bit. >> i remember about a year ago reading in the tabloids, amy had a movie. there was all this buzz. there was like "star wars" level anticipation and excitement for you. >> that's so great. we're coming out against a film friday, by a first time director. i'd love everybody to give him a chance. >> well, good luck. to that little film. so you and your sisters play sisters. >> we play our age, we were in our 40s. we were we were fulfilling our childhood home. they decide to have one big giant blowout party smr it's funny. we remember from baby mama, you were the lunatic. she was the straight laced one. now the roles are reversed. when you start out as the straight laced one, she's the one that kind of is forcing that. >> we kind of start out that

way. we cross in the middle. then go a little crazy. my character starts to go bananas. her character realizes she has to keep it together. >> i think we're the same age. thank you for the ''80s artifacts. walking down the ''80s memory lane i wanted to get a banana clip. >> there is a lot. they cleaned out the childhood bedroom, i got posters of michael j. fox and et. >> were you a bookworm? >> i was a good student. a good kid. >> there you are. you had those long bangs i wanted oh so bad. >> that took a long time. gosh, it was a tough time in the ''80s. >> it was for all of us. >> yeah, what was i thinking? >> you look raeply kult. >> i don't, thank you, ho, so much for saying that. but i was a late bloomer, which i would recommend to anybody. >> you don't want to peak in high school. >> when you get most popular,

it's all downhill from there. >> exactly. can we talk about how great you are? >> then you have a hollywood star on the walk of fame. >> i do. >> you were there with your boys? >> it's great. my parents are there. my family was there. it's something i never even imagined. i never lived in california growing up, i never knew anybody that was an actor, ob included in that fine company. >> have you visited your star recently? >> i have been. my kids like, they laid down on it. they're my parents. i'm so happy. but, yes, i love my rudolph and rashida jones joining me. it was great. >> you are nom nalted for a gram my. >> yes. >> for the book. you are up against jimmy carter, though? >> yes, once again, down to me and jimmy. if i win, i will bestow it to

jimmy and his honor. but it's fine company, patty smith, this is, you know, as usual. >> of course, we all love so much has been written and said about it. you will go back to "snl," you are co-hosting december 19th. i'm tying. i can't wait. >> it's always fun to host the christmas show. here in new york city, it's such a special time. bruce springstein is a guest. it will be exciting. >> can you reprise your role as hillary clinton? >> you don't get to take your great impressions with you. the great kate mackinnon does an amazing hillary. i have to say, that's not my choice anymore to be able to decide that. >> wait a minute, are you ruling out another impression of hillary clinton, amy? >> i'll not ready to answer that question yes. i'm not saying yes or no.

all i'm saying is i can't emphasize enough how little i to the about it. >> we are so. >> december 19th. you'll do it december 18th. >> are you saying i wasn't prepared for this interview? >> absolutely not. >> are you saying i didn't watch the movie? >> did you watch the movie? >> look. we caught her. >>. . no. >> amy poehler. thanks so much. thanks for coming back for hoda and kathie lee. tina fey will be here. i'm looking at the wrong camera. hello, amy made me nervous. december 8th. you know it's not that easy, the red light is on. >> it is the last thing so not easy. >> it's a very, very hard hard wiring a. >> candidates. >> you don't know. >> coming up. this morning's golden globe nominations of your local news.

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weather alert - and a live look right now at th good thursday morning. it's 8:26. i'm sam brock. there's a microclimate weather alert if place. a live look at the commute along interstate 880 in oakland. steady rain rolling in from the north bay this morning and there's more coming later in the day as well. kari hall has been tracking that closely. in some places, rain made for minor flooding. earlier today along 101, we saw drivers moving through lots of standing water. the chp reminds drivers to make sure you leave plenty of space between cars. the weather brought down a tree that blocked highway 116. that tree collapsed on a pickup truck that was parked right along the roadway. while we are on subject of r50d way

roadways, what are you see sng. >> this is the san mateo bridge. on the lens is water. rain having left the area but leaving the water on the road and the lens. that's what you will see the green highlighted where there are wet roads. a slower drive in oakland. nothing major right now as a result. you will lower the speeds and you have to for the compression through fremont and north through san jose. spinouts were a problem earlier day, calming down now. >> thank you very much. back with another update in 25 minutes.

[ musi we're back now, 8:30 on a thursday morning, 10th day of december, 2015. that means these nice people have 14 shopping days left until christmas. so nice to see you. and we're back with a big crowd out on a plaza, a really, really nice days. a little breezy but nice and warm. >> coming up, the best movies and performances of 2015. we'll break down the golden globe nominations. >> and train is here with their

christmas album. >> let's start with the weather. >> friday we're looking at snow making its way through the northern plains. record highs from texas to the mid-atlantic states. we have a slight risk of strong storms, texas into the mississippi river valley, snow through the plains and through the rockies. sunday, sunday! record highs along the eastern sea board with strong storms in the lower to mid mississippi river valley. a mess out west with snow in the rockies, the cascades and sierra wfrj we have a microcomplimate weather alert. so this is what we're expecting through the day. breaks in the clouds, even sunshine coming out. but as you drive home from work, there will be a round of storms moving through that could dump heavy rain along with lightning

and small hail. we will see that any time between 6:00 to about 10:00 tonight. then some of that rain moving farther to the east. >> that's your latest weather. guys? >> all right, al. thanks very much. more now of our special series, the women of silicon valley. these are women changing the face of american innovation. >> natalie is introducing us to a woman who has built her women helping others create theirs. >> you can't talk about the powerful women of silicon valley without talking about jessica herrin. she has a family of brands with a mission to empower all women. >> do you want eggs and ham? >> reporter: to understand her business approach it's important to see where she's coming from. >> you look beautiful today. >> she's a wife, mother of two and co-founder of a multi-million dollar company, roles that for herrin go hand in

hand. >> i always think of how old based on her birthday because she's 12 months. it really was when i became a mother that i realized i wand to be as ambitious as i always had been with my career. >> unlike most entrepreneurs who start with a product and build needs and customers, herrin came up with the idea for stella & dot with future employees in mind. >> too many women are stuck with lack of flexibility. we are giving women the ability to take control over their lives. >> stella & dot has expanded to include keep collective, a personalized jewelry line and ever is all about skin care.

they use parties, social media and online stores to sell their products. >> in all of our businesses we offer a business in a box. that just means team people can shine sign up, click a few button, they get commerce web site, mobile app and products. >> is it a pyramid structure? >> the stella & dot works just like any fortune 500 company. there's a salesman jer, there's a sales team. the success of the sales manager is based on how the overall if people choose to, they can become a sales leader and help empower others as well. >> many executives say women should be leaning in, going all in when it comes to their careers. how do you think finding a way for women to pull back and work part time is helping in their

cause? >> you see women dropping out during their choold bearing years because they're so women can still work but on their own terms. and they don't have to take one for the team and continue to lean in and lean in and fall over because that's not going to create happiness in their lives. >> the company employs over ef 50,000 business owners in six countries they paid out more than $300 million in commission. blithe harris is herrin's co-fonder and she's also a mom. >> i will leave work, go home, spend time with my kid, eat dinner with them and then i'll get back online at night. the great thing about working in this verne. >> guilt, both women point out, is the enemy of creativity and happiness. >> do you think you can have it all truly? >> you should not pursue having

it all. up should pursue what matters most. being able to know what matters to you and then choosing that is what lets you live authenticity and intention in your life. >> showing no signs of. >> a lot of smart women behind that brand. you can see it made a difference for their employees. >> thank you. >> coming up, we'll go to beverly hills for this morning's golden globe not come on in pop pop.

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with us this morning are america ferreria, angela bassett and dennis quaid. america, please get us started. >> good morning. best performance by an actor in a television series musical or comedy. aziz, master of men," "mozart in the jungle," rob lowe, "the grinder." jeffrey tambour" transparent." best performer in a television drama. "how to get away with murder." ava grain, "empire," robin

wright, "house of cards." best motion picture, musical or comedy. "the big short," "joy," "the martian," "spy" train wreck." >> best television series drama. "empire", "game of thrones hbo," "outlander" stars. christian bails, "the big short," steve carell, "the big short," matt damon "the martial." best director motion picture

"todd haynes, carol." ridley scott, "the martians." >> best performance by an actor in a television series drama. john ham "mad men." rommy mall yk "mr. robot." best performance by an actress in a supporting role in any motion picture, "jean3 c3 miniserie o telefilme 3 c3

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we are back at 8:54. we called and got on the phone. amy schumer nominated for a golden globe for "trainwreck." i want to hear your reaction. this is live television, with no delay, okay? >> i got your back, girl. yay! i got nominated. >> you are awesome. does it feel great? i mean, are you calling old high schoolb boyfriends? >> it feels good and i'm proud of what i accomplished. really, it is more about the revenge. i want to thank the hollywood foreign press, but more than that, there are people i want to say no thank you to. how much time do we have left on the show? >> not enough for you to trash people. are you going to start to write the speech now, or is that a jinx? >> i would practice it right now. i want to say -- matt, hello? you guys, we did this together. the three of us, this is ours.

>> you know what i was thinking, "trainwreck 2," and we are available for a cameo. >> well, we'll look at your audition tape, but the demand is high. i don't know. >> matt is willing to be nude. >> i'll reprise the lebron role. >> i picture matt nude and still wearing his socks and loafers. >> congratulations. livei'm ... ==cam== a microclime weather alert this morning - and a look at good thursday morning. i'm sam brock. we have a microclimate weather alert this morning. a look at conditions in the east bay. you see the camera is freezing up. it's slightly soggy. that's 580 in dublin. most of the rain from this morning out of the area. many roads are still wet. hp is reminding drivers to take is slowly. kari hall tells us more rain is coming. more so in the evening hours here. it will arrive in time for your

commute. rain fell through the overnight hours moving down from the north bay. here is how it looked along san jose this morning. less than half an inch fell on the south bay. parts of the north bay got more than two inches. this is an ongoing storm event. kari will have more in 25 minutes. we will see you then. the drought is affecting all of us. at pg&e we've definitely put a focus on helping our agricultural customers through the drought. when they do an energy efficiency project and save that money they feel it right in their pocket book. it's exciting to help a customer with an energy efficiency project because not only are they saving energy but they are saving water. we have a lot of projects at pg&e that can help them with that and that's extremely important while we're in a drought. it's a win for the customer and it's a win for california. together, we're building a better california.

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this morning on "today's take," the golden globe nominations are in. which of your favorite shows and stars made the cut? a girl asked sanity to brta her daddy home for christmas. we go one on one with country legend dolly parton. all that and more now. >> 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." it's thursday morning, december 10th, 2015. i hope your day is off to a good start. i'm willie with al, natalie and tamron. classic one this morning, natalie. >> 15 days to go. counting down, so i figured,

let's lay it on now. right? we have the tree behind us, great christmas holiday crowd on the plaza. here you go. my little christmas song for you. >> brenda lee bringing it this morning. very nice. we have breaking news, hot off the press. >> golden globe nominations. >> here's an interesting thing, i think for the first time in the history of the golden globes, if you watched broadcast network television, you didn't see a golden globe nominated tv series comedy. best tv series, "casual" in hulu. "orange is the new black," netfl netflix. "silicon valley," hbo. "veep" and "transparent." also, by the way, for best comedy actor, jeffrey tambor, our good friend who is on the -- is not on the phone? >> he's going to call us though because he watches the show

every morning. jeffrey, call us. >> jeffrey, call us. i'm sorry. i thought he was on the phone. >> we're trying to get him on the phone. >> we've got, let's see -- >> best motion picture drama. >> "carol." having a big season. "mad max fury road." >> they're saying this was a surprise for this category, because it was a blockbuster. it is incredible. >> i've got to see it. i have yet to see it. >> i'll tell you what, it's quietly been winning some of these smaller awards in the lead up to the golden globes and oscar. best picture awards. >> "spotlight." >> amazing. >> doing really well. "revenant" with leonardo adl l dicaprio. >> brie larson has been on our show a couple times. "ro "room" is another one, a lot of people haven't seen it, but it is intense.

brie larson is incredible in that role. >> best picture comedy musical. "the big short," "joy," "the martian." >> i don't know if that's a comedy. >> didn't laugh much in it. >> no. >> "spy." >> love it. >> "trainwreck." >> melissa mccarthy, amy schumer, queens of comedy. >> the two of them should share it. >> "spy" was so good. >> if you want to get happy this weekend, put the tree up or finish the tree, put in "spy." the scene of her on the vespa. >> people have a lot of tv/movie watching to do after this list came out. >> i saw "trumbo." it was terrific. everybody is talking about leonardo dicaprio in "the revenant." also, eddie redmayne. >> "the revenant" isn't out in theaters yet.

>> somebody saw it. >> will smith back on the scene. >> michael fassbender, "steve jobs." >> best actor nods in dramas. let's look at best actress, too. we've done the best actor. actress in drama. cate blanchett for "carol." brie larson in "room." rooney mara, also in "carol." two in the same category. >> apparently, according to earlier, the golden globe folks changed this to be listed as best actress. >> you had her own earlier a couple weeks ago. ronan in "brooklyn," apparently, incredible actress. >> one of the most charming people we've ever had on the show. >> heart her. she is great. we loved her. >> vikander from "the danish girl." >> tv series. "empire," "game of thrones,"

"mr. robot," "outlander," "narcos." you can go on a marathon with "narcos." it's why they developed the marathon television concept. it's brilliant. it's a tough one, but i'll go with "narcos." >> "empire" is nominated for a lot of stuff. >> phenomenal. pablo was nominated for best actor in a tv series drama. >> best tv series, comedy or drama. "casual," "orange is the new black," "transparent," "silico e vall valley." all streaming shows. incredible. >> i'll bring up one thing. this is important to me. the best supporting actor drama. sylvester stallone was nominated

for "creed." there was an audible gasp. i believe he's going to be the favorite. the sentimental favorite, the heart string favorite, and he was phenomenal in "creed." >> i was surprised by how good this movie was. i kind of thought, going back to "roc "rocky," but it was terrific. >> we've seen stallone in the action movies, but this was a great drama. >> we're working on getting the nominees on the phone. as soon as they call in -- >> jeffrey, call us. >> john hamm, best actor in a tv drama. >> well deserved, absolutely. >> as we wait for our friends to call us, hollywood. >> nobody calls us, does that mean we have no friends? >> we have friends and we have friends in the military. willie geist last night hosting the armed forces gala and gold

medal dippenner. tell us about it. >> it's great. the uso loves you, al, and they love you. you did the show with jay leno last year. it's a great event. you have generals, you have former joint chiefs of staff, you have medal of honor recipients, jack jacobs, and all the men andveterans, as well. there was a moment, i'm wearing this bracelet today, i don't know if you can see it, i think we have a picture of it, as well. army specialist carlos gonzalez, 101st airborne, killed in 2006 while serving in iraq. left behind a wife and 1-year-old daughter. his mother came up to me last night and said, it's been almost ten years since i lost my son. it's still hard to wake up in the morning, hard to get out of bed, but, she said, when you guys come on at 9:00, it gives me a smile. it lifts me up, and it helps me up. i have to tell you, natalie, her favorite part of the show, dark

natalie. all she wanted to talk about. >> i love you, ms. gonzalez. >> we loves you all, too. it was moving to hear her say, sometimes i wake up and i can't believe it's still real that i don't have my son, but you allow me to smile a little bit, especially when dark natalie shows up. we love you back. thank you. >> i'll bring it back a little more for her. >> maybe you can call her. >> call her as dark natalie, surprise her. well, she's watching so we can't surprise. give her our love. >> i have to share this video. men and women fighting for the country, and a lot won't be home for the holidays. one soldier, trent, went to make his homecoming special, wanted to do it for his family, especially for his two daughters. he enlisted santa. older daughter told santa she wanted her daddy home for christmas. here's what happened next.

>> when i say the magic words, you open your eyes, okay? open your eyes. >> daddy! [ applause ] >> ho, ho, ho! >> that is the best. >> trent baskerville. thank you for bringing that us. i had to watch it a couple times in my office to get the emotions out so we could do it on tv. >> so beautiful. >> here's an incredible -- i mean, we love high school athletics. a lot of us played. you played high school basketball. >> sure. >> have you seen a shot like this? done a shot like this? >> not even close. >> this is a game-winning shot like you haven't seen. out of austin high school in austin, minnesota. less than two seconds on the clock. om oman gets the rebound to nail that. three points puts them over to win. they defeated northfield high

school. congrats to oman oman. >> oh, man, oh, man! >> half of the room are stunned, in their seats, can't move. >> you can take that shot a million times and maybe make it once. >> i think we have brie larson on the phone right now, nominated for "room." are you on with us? >> we have to pay our bill. >> we have no friends. >> maybe not. >> we have friends. >> i'm going to go do the weather and maybe somebody will call. >> call us if you're a friend of ours. call. >> ms. gonzalez, call us. >> we're looking at this storm system. another system coming into the pacific northwest. next three days, there's a storm behind that. look at the rainfall along the oregon-california coast. we're looking at runoff from the rain. some areas may pick up 7 inches or more. mudslides and debris flow possible. we'll be watching that.

the really good news is we're going to see a ton of snow in the sierra and the cascades. especially in the sierra. that will help the snow pact as we get into next spring, as well. on the other hand, we've got on saturday, 23 million people at risk for severe storms. super cells in the afternoon. possible tornadoes. rainfall amounts, anywhere from 3 to 5 inches of rain, from central texas to western and central ar we have a microclimate weather alert in effect for the next round of storms that will be moving in later this evening. we've already had some rounds of some light rain and the the next one moving into san francisco. parts of the peninsula as we speak. this will be moving off to the east across the bay and into the east bay and you'll see some of those showers falling. we will have some breaks and sunshine peeking out here and there, but the round of rain later on this evening may produce very heavy downpours along with small hail.

>> that is your latest weather. and we have someone on the phone! >> a friend. >> somebody who i love. >> gina rodriguez, congratulations for your golden globes nominations for "jane the virgin" on the cw. >> thank you. i love you guys. >> she rapped with us and salsaed wi with us. >> her speech last year had us in tears. >> it was beautiful. >> to be honest, i couldn't have asked for more. i really am driving to work right now, just so super thankful. i'm going to make sure i work my tush off today, to not make it for nothing. pretty exciting. i'm shaking, so i'm trying to keep my hands on the steering wheel. >> you're driving and talking to us. >> gina, how did you hear about it? >> hands free, of course. i promise. >> how did you hear the news,

gina? >> well, i had a 6:00 a.m. call this morning. i was up at about 5:15. my best friend was sleeping over at my house to keep my company, so i don't freak out and i actually sleep. she was in the living room listening to it, and i couldn't bring myself to walk over. i started pouring myself coffee. then they called my name, and i pretty much dropped to the kitchen floor and started crying. it was kind of ridiculous and amazing. yeah, i heard from afar, from the kitchen to the living room. >> you won last year, and you're there again at the big dance. congratulations. >> got to start working on the speech again. >> thank you for your support. >> we'll see you. >> bye, gina. >> we also have brie larson on the phone, i'm told. we just mentioned, nominated for best actress for the "room." congratulations. >> what the heck, you guys? >> come on, you were expecting this. i mean, that performance was -- and you were here on the show to

talk about that movie. it is absolutely phenomenal. it's a movie that is so emotionally wrenching. how does it feel, to be a nominee now? >> i can't even figure this whole thing out. i mean, i'm in hawaii right now so i had to get up at 3:00 a.m. i was sitting in between my parents, and i still can't tell if this is a dream or not. i had a realistic dream yesterday, where i ate a whole bag of chips. >> you deserve the bag of chips. and the range here, you have your nomination for "room" and the movie you were in, one of the funniest of the year, "trainwreck." you talk about the range of your life. we said when you visited us, this was your year. does it feel as special, even though it's surreal? >> it feels so special. i mean, this is beyond anything i could have ever imagined. to be able to be nominated myself, but also know i'm surrounded by so many people i

love. i have so many wonderful people i know that are nominated. to have "trainwreck" nominated and know that judd and amy will be at a nearby table, it's awesome. it's amazing. >> it's been an incredible year for you, and we have a feeling this is the beginning of the good news this award season. brie larson, thanks for being us early. go back to bed in hawaii. >> enjoy. >> hello. ahola. >> thanks a lot. back with more, including usher, right after

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the hollywood foreign press has been so supportive. they've -- they're so cool. then to nominate the show, it's such an ensemble effort. then it's a good day. today is my kid's birthday. >> wow. >> usher was just on, and it was his son's birthday. your son's birthday. >> in honor of you and your nomination, we're eating on your behalf. >> we love you, jeffrey. >> congratulations. >> jeffrey, congratulations o looks like some folks have had it with their airline credit card miles. sometimes those seats cost a ridiculous number of miles... or there's a fee to use them. i know. it's so frustrating. they'd be a lot happier with the capital one venture card. and you would, too! why? it's so easy with venture. you earn unlimited double miles on every purchase, every day. just book any flight you want

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it's going to be a busy commute. so also making it a safe cushion. >> it is not just the rain either, but also the wind to watch out for. drivers crossing the san mateo bridge were contending with winds that sometimes topped 25 miles per hour. meantime farther north, the weather brought done a tree that blocked highway 116 in guerneville. it collapsed on to a drtruck parked alonged side.

traffic i'm meteorologist kari hall. we've been tracking the rain moving across the bay area. right now just light rain moving into san francisco along the peninsula and just some scattered showers that will be moving into the east bay. we will see this off and on, some breaks will give us some sunshine. but also with that sun, our temperatures will be warming up and feeding more energy to this next round of storms. that will impact the evening

commute. so the weather alert is to give you a heads up about some stronger storms later on tonight. let's check in now with mike. >> bay bridge toll plaza, all lanes at capacity. fast track lanes are moving well and the clouds are clearing. a little break in the weather. so the roads are having a chance to try out. still slick on and off. slowing north 880 through oakland. and smoother drive but slow through the tri-valley. we'll take a live look. we don't have the typical compress through fremont. >> thanks very much. we'll be back with another update in 25 minutes.

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she thought, if smib anybody isg to do what they say, it's going to be her. i was determined. mama helped make little clothes and stuff. when i got to be a teenager, i wanted to wore clothes, push them together and up. she said, you better not tell your daddy. >> she did it for you? >> she did. i used to steal the shoulder pads out of my grandma's winter coat to make me a push-up bra. my grandma would say, where is my shoulder pads? i don't know. >> reporter: it's that charm and sass that people love about dolly parton. well, that and the music. including one of her biggest hits, which i confessed to dolly, i had attempted to perform myself in public, on national tv. >> dolly, i have a little -- i don't know if i'm going to call it a treat, or might be -- you might think it's something other than a treat. this is on jimmy fallon's lip sync battle show. they let me choose a song, and here's the one i chose.

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powder and mexican apadraragano. you can smell the difference. >> you can refrigerate it. ground beef, sauteed in the pot. add your onions and chilies, and mix. >> we'll have this on the website. i have to taste it now. the true texas way, inside the frito bag. i'm going to taste it. >> we're going to go over to steve. this is a chili your mom helped you make. >> this is a chowder, al. the chili is over there. >> sorry, chowder. >> the secret of this is we take the potatoes raw and put them in here. it's the thickener. instead of flower, the starch of the potato thickens up the chowder. then a clam broth we made earlier. look at this, full of flavor. we let it simmer and add our cream. >> boom. >> little cream. let this go. at the very end, al, before we serve it, we take the fresh clams. don't put them in until the end to keep them tender. if you put them in too early,

it'll be tough. >> i have to try a little bit of each. >> all right. >> we have to try ours, too. >> we're going to award the winner when we come back. >> we are? >> we have to after this. first, this is "today" on nbc.

if this were sunday night football, it'd be sudden death. it's a tie, too good to choose. tamron? >> al, thank you very much. cabootles is donating for an eighth year to our drive. steve is in charge of sales and marketing and brought his kids. tell us about your donations. >> we are offering over $50,000 of cash i'm ... ==cam== a microclimate

weather alert this morning - and a look at conditions right now in the east good morning. microclimate weather alert this morning. conditions right now in the east bay and drive on interstate 580 in dublin are wet. we'll take a look. most of the rain from early this morning gone, but many roads still wet. kari hall is here to tell us

when the next round of rain is coming. >> and we issued the microclimate weather al remember the nalert not for the light rain, but the next round as we're expecting stronger storms this afternoon. everything is pretty much already wet. the ground has been saturated and we are still tracking light scattered showers moving across parts of the peninsula into the east bay. what to expect? a few breaks, maybe even a little bit of sunshine. but that could add more fuel and energy to a squall line moving through this evening that could cause more flooding, also lightning and small hail. how is it looking on the roads? >> still slow through oakland. it was a mystery as to what was going on, but i saw a set of flashing lights travel up the curve there, the edge, shoulder. and a slow drive north, so something going on blocking at least one lane. that's incident related there. easier drive around the rest of the east bay. there is something wrong with a

signal fourth and king causing a backup. rest of the way moving smoothly. panoramic highway has been closed for a falling tree and we will see other reports like that throughout the morning. we'll have another local news update in half an hour.

from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody, youe made it to thrifty thursday. 15 days to go to christmas. >> how's your shopping going? >> i'm not shopping anymore. that is by selena gomez. a little bit of controversy, whether she was lip-synching. >> i like her. who cares? we have a really fun show. one of the funniest women in hollywood is here, amy poehler.