. >> announcer: good morning. high stakes trip. president trump arrives in hawaii overnight. the first leg of a nearly two-week long trip to asia. a somber visit to pearl harbor. a solemn reminder of the horrors of war as the president meets with military leaders about the nuclear threat posed by north korea. will he ramp up the rhetoric against kim jong-un? and how will the dictator react? we're live in honolulu. growing scandals. the new york police department now says it has enough evidence to arrest movie mogul harvey weinstein after another actress comes forward accusing him of rape. >> we have an actual case. >> this is netflix cuts ties

with kevin space by. ready to run less than one week after the terror attack in new york city. barriers installed along the route before tens of thousands of runners and a million spectators take to the streets. all that plus newly released jfk files finally answer the question did lee harvey oswald have a connection to the cia? bmw recall because of the fire risk. and a close call on a florida highway after a plane is forced to make an emergency landing, but it is a happy ending. today, saturday november 4th, 2017. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with sheinelle jones, craig melvin, and dylan dryer. live from studio 1a in

rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today." thanks for joining us. i'm craig melvin. >> i'm sheinelle jones. dave price is filling. he's at metlife stadium in new jersey. he's going to preview some of this year's thanksgiving macy's day parade. balloons coming up. >> lets get right to the stop story. president trump's trip to a sharks. overnight the president flew to hawaii. the president will now travel to asia for a series of important meetings which will involve serious talks about north korea. we have it all covered this morning. let's start with nbc's white house correspondent kelly o'donnell. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, craig. the president will wake up at the beach later this morning before a nearly two week long overseas trip that will focus on high stakes issues like the

north korean nuclear threat and allies in asia. but the president may find it hard to leave behind the controversy over the russia investigation. >> visiting an american paradise. a working stop in hawaii. the president and first lady paid their respects at pearl harbor. >> this is very special and to be visiting pearl harbor which i've read about, spoken about, heard about, studied, but i haven't seen. >> president trump laid a wreath at the uss arizona nearly 76 years after the attack by japan. that history a sober reminder of what's at stake now with north korea. president trump attended a close door briefing with the pacific command, key military leaders deeply involved in any north korea strategy. there's a lot of tough people and a lot of talented people. >> reporter: the asia trip

includes stops in japan, south korea, china, vietnam and the philippines taking the president inside a region on edge over north korea's nuclear program. national security adviser h.r. mcmaster. >> the president recognizes that we're running out of time and will ask all nations to do more. >> reporter: leaving washington friday, president trump claimed little memory of his interaction with george papadopoulos whom he once praised. >> george papadopoulos, he's an oil and energy consultant, excellent guy. >> reporter: a campaign volunteer who pleaded guilty to lying to federal investigators about his contacts with russia. both attended a march 2016 meeting. a former adviser also there tells nbc news trump listened with interest as papadopoulos suggested a face-to-face with vladimir putin and candidate trump, an idea rejected by jeff sessions. >> i don't remember much about that meeting. it was a very unimportant

meeting. it took place a long time. don't remember much about it. >> reporter: in that same q & a with reporters the president said he's frustrated with his justice department for not investigating the democrats. he thanked hawaii for its welcome and will travel to tokyo later today. >> kelly o'donnell for us in hawaii. >> juan is nbc news national security analyst and was a top national security adviser for former president george w. bush. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> this trip seems to be a test for president trump. obviously testing his diplomatic skills and his deal making skills. talk about the stakes here for this president. >> these are enormous stakes. this is the longest trip any u.s. president will take to the region since 1991. visiting five countries with as the report described the stakes on north korea couldn't be higher. so you have the urgency of the threat of north korea. the president trying to reassure

allies in japan and south korea, trying to pressure, convince china to do more which is part of the reason he's going to be meeting with president xi in china. as well dealing with the reality that allies in the region are wondering what the u.s. role in asia looks like, especially after the president pulled out of the trans pacific partnership. so the stakes are high. leaders want to hear what the president has to say. they want to be reassured by the u.s. presence. certainly he wants to reinforce the relationships he's begun to forge with some of those leaders like president abe in japan and president xi in china. >> how does this president go about talking to these asian leaders and convincing them to do what you just talked about, contain north korea? >> i don't think he's going to have to do much with japan and south korea. i think there's a sense of common purpose and urgency with those countries. you've seen on the eve of his

visit bomber ks and fighters fr the usa a.s. fly near north kor. there's been a i think with respect to china, that's the big question here. can the president convince the chinese to exert their enormous economic pressure. they control about 90% of trade with north korea. can they use their political pressure, and can they use their diplomatic interests. they are the backstop for north korea. i think that is the big trick in this trip, can he actually shift that calculus and pressure north korea through china. >> finally, craig and i were just talking, this is quite the week. many distractions at home, low approval ratings, no legislative views, a lot of people talked about that, will those problems overshadow this trip? >> they will certainly follow him. i don't think they'll overshadow the trip. there's so many issues at stake.

you have the north korea problem, front and center. administration has placed enormous urgency on that. president xi's re-established his power, the most powerful chinese leader since mao. you have the role in vietnam and the philippines for those summits, and so those are enormous issues, big ticket items that no doubt will be predominant. he'll be there for 12 days. he'll have to deal with a lot of questions about domestic politics and issues back here in the states, but these are high order international issues and in some ways this may be a welcome visit for the president, where he can focus on substance and real issues and no doubt his national security advisers are happy he'll be in these environments dealing with these world leaders. >> all right, ron, thank you for talking with us this morning. >> thank you. as president trump heads overseas, he's also got a lot to say about a controversy back home and this one involves hillary clinton and the

allegations she had unfair help to beat bernie sanders. nbc's andrea mitchell has more. >> reporter: president trump trying to deflect from the russia probe, seizing on a new charge that hillary clinton coopted the dnc to defeat bernie sanders. >> you ought to look at hillary clinton and the new book that was just put out by donna brazile, where she basically bought the dnc and she stole the election from bernie. >> donna brazile, former interim democratic party chair writes "hacks," that she stumbled on to a shocking truth about the clinton campaign. i told bernie the cancer was she had exerted this control of the party long before she became its nominee. the accusation that clinton stacked the deck against sanders. >> the dnc at that time certainly had its finger on the scale in favor of secretary clinton, no doubt about that. >> massachusetts senator elizabeth warren with chuck todd. >> they really believed this all

throughout the primary that the system was rigged against him, rigged against him, and now here's donna brazile saying, yes, you were right. >> donald trump fanning the flames. nbc news abstained clinton's contract with the dnc, which said it would not start until the general election, but a former leader acknowledges clinton did have improper control before becoming the nominee. >> the question is, did that affect the election, and the answer is, again, no. nobody can give me one example of how it helped hillary, except maybe the scheduling of the debates. >> the president saying the justice department should investigate clinton, although even if true, it was not illegal. for "today," andrea mitchell, nbc news. >> for the first time in years, bowe bergdahl has a weight lifted from his shoulders. friday a military judge ruled he shouldn't spend time in prison after pleading guilty to

desertion. many outraged by the decision. nbc pentagon correspondent hans nichols has the latest. >> bowe bergdahl waking up today a free man, free but dishonorably discharged after pleading guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. he opted for a judge over a jury, who opted not to condemn bergdahl to president. but president trump blasted the ruling, tweeting "the decision on sergeant bergdahl is a complete and total disgrace to our country and military." echoing comments he made about bergdahl during the campaign. >> he's a traitor, no good traitor. >> comments bergdahl's lawyers objected to but may have helped him get a lighter sentence. some say bergdahl suffered enough. >> he's already been hammered by the taliban for five years. that was sufficient self-imposed punishment. >> in addition to his demotion in rank, bergdahl must forfeit

$1,000 of pay for ten months. >> dishonorable discharge, he won't benefit in any way from his misbehavior, and betraying his buddies. >> bergdahl has been a lightning rod since his release, gaunt and confused after five years of torture, living at times in a cage. a controversial exchange in which president obama released five prisoners from guantanamo bay. his ordeal began in 2009, prompting a massive rescue operation which had life altering consequences for those who looked for him. a specialist lost full use of his hand when a grenade hit him on a search mission. >> maybe not a life sentence, but definitely at least ten, 15 years or so. >> in court, bergdahl apologized to those who searched for him, but added words alone can't take away their hurt. >> for "today," nbc news, the pentagon. new york city police are gearing up for a busy weekend.

tomorrow, tens of thousands of runners will take to the streets for the new york city marathon. there will be an increased police presence less than a week after a man rammed his truck into bikers and pedestrians, killing eight people. morgan radford is live with more on that. morgan, good morning. >> craig, good morning. these concrete barriers placed throughout lower manhattan are a physical reminder of the aftermath of this week's attack, but for some the emotional aftermath is just as powerful, especially after a series of threats against the muslim community. this morning a community on edge. after threats were reported by a new jersey islamic center near the home of sayfullo saipov, the suspect in this week's terror attack. >> he was saying a lot of, like, we're going to kill you, what do you want to do to us, and he said a lot of really vulgar things and i was very much taken back by it. >> we haven't had anything of

this nature before. >> paterson, new jersey, is one of the largest muslim populations in the country, also where two of the september 11th hijackers rented an apartment. now many in the muslim community there feel unwarranted retaliation. >> enough is enough. we cannot be seen going out because of an action of one person. >> survivors of this week's attack also speaking out. noah salts was taken to the hospital after the attacker's truck was plowed into his school bus. >> really loud banging sound on the bus. i started to cry. >> of the eight who died, five were from argentina. meanwhile, federal law enforcement officials are combing through the suspect's iphone for clues, and even looking into a wedding he attended. while police in new york are setting up hundreds of concrete barriers to prevent future attacks. and metal barricades for sunday's marathon. >> you will see a lot of police presence. i think more and more people are

not alarmed by that. they understand it means they are safe. >> but as runners gear up for the road ahead, another community is also trying to move forward. >> stay strong to my faith and stay strong in my belief in humanity and let that surpass everything else. >> one of the new jersey victims who died in that attack is having his wake held today. this as police set up more police presence and are on high alert ahead of tomorrow's marathon, which kicks off at 8:30 in the morning. >> morgan, thank you. some other headlines this morning. newly released government documents reveal an alleged connection between lee harvey oswald and the cia was, quote, totally unfounded. a cia memo from 1975 says a thorough search was conducted to see whether oswald had been used by that agency in any way. they came up with nothing. bmw is recalling more than a million of its luxury cars and suvs because of a fire risk

under the hood. the risk is low, but recommends parking outside until the repairs are made. according to bmw, the heater and wiring for the heating and air conditioning systems can overheat, causing the valve and connectors to melt. repairs are expected to start mid-december. and it was a much deserved victory parade for the houston astros friday after bringing home their first ever world series title against the l.a. dodgers. look at this crowd. hundreds of thousands of fans cheered them on as the champions travelled through downtown houston, celebrating under a ton of confetti. president trump congratulated the astros on twitter following their big win. the team hasn't decided if they'll visit the white house, if invited by the president. >> good to see a city that's had to deal with so much. time now for a check of the weather and for that we head out to metlife stadium. dave price is in for dylan, there for a special preview of the macy's thanksgiving day

parade. hey, buddy. >> hey, guys. you know what? we call this balloon fest, macy's balloon fest, and 100 of our closest friends are out here in the chilly parking lot of metlife stadium this morning getting ready, inflating four new balloons. these are test flights to get ready for the parade. there's olaf, you see olaf right there. olaf actually glistens, and chase is right behind me over there. we're going to inflate these, take to the air, and show you the whole process and all that goes into making these balloons make magic on thanksgiving. in the meantime, though, let's take a look at the weather picture, see what's happening all across the country. to the maps we go. as you can see, some sloppy weather in the pacific northwest and heading through and over the rockies, cascades, and into the sierra. as we take a look at the midwest, two low pressure systems are coming together, that's going to bring messy

weather rommilling through. watch for isolated storms to begin to develop through the day today and into tomorrow. severe storms are possible through the midwest. just keep that in mind. and, of course, the marathon takes place on sunday with temperatures which should be climbing into the 60s with some scattered showers, but watching the situation, of course, in the midwest, as well. with that said good morning. we've got a couple of showers moving through, specifically for the north bay, the san francisco area. definitely seeing a couple of those cells and as we continue with the next couple of hours, expect to keep the rain chances at least through mid afternoon, and then that should taper off nicely, moving towards parts of the south bay by about 12:00, 1:00. ending at about 3:00 to 4:00. right now, the temperatures remain on the cooler side in santa rosa at 52 degrees, napa, 57, san jose, 59.

>> and that's a quick look at your weather picture. no hot air jokes, guys. we'll deliver the rest as the morning progresses. >> i just worked on a few. good to see you, dave price. >> pace yourself, there's time. two hours left. >> i've got more. i've got more. >> thank you, dave. still to come, are police in new york city closing in on harvey weinstein? and what netflix is saying about kevin spacey. also terrifying moments when a fire breaks out at a busy gas station. first, this is "today" on nbc. get 35% off on coit residential cleaning services including carpet and hardwood, tile, stone, even air ducts and window treatments. and your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed or your money back. that's 35% off everything coit cleans. call or click today.

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we're w back on a saturday morning with the download. our look back at the week that was. the houston astros won the world series and kevin spacey faced several sexual harassment allegations. >> but the week began with the indictments over several former trump campaign officials and the horrific terror attack in new york city.

>> oh, my god! >> terror in new york city. >> we got multiple causalities. this is a mass causality situation here. >> eight people killed in a w horrific attack. place say sayfullo saipov drove a truck in a crowded bike path. >> saipov told the fbi his goal was to kill as many people as he could, tell investigators he felt good about what he had done. >> three were killed in a walmart in denver just one day after that terror attack in new york. >> as the shots rang out, customers started running frantically for their lives. >> my first reaction was to make sure that i knew where an exit was and i could get out fast enough. >> everything that's going on in the world and everything, it's just kind of freaking me out. >> the suspect arrested a day later. >> the russia investigation

intensified with robert mueller unveiling criminal charges against paul manafort and his one-time top aide rick gates. >> these defendants are looking at decades in prison. >> prosecutors say the two men pocketed $75 million from 2006 to 2015, stashing the money in offshore banks to hide it from the government. >> more hollywood heavyweights hit hard this week with a slew of new swarexual harassment allegations. >> here i am, president of these united states. >> actors kevin spacey, dustin hoffman, and bret ratner all under fire. the netflix show "house of cards" shutting down production in the wake of the allegations. >> the outrage is so great, i'm just not so sure kevin spacey will survive this. the houston astros are world champions! >> a world series win that brought triumph to the city of houston after heartbreak from hurricane harvey. >> this is going to help us mend and we will rebound, because we are houston sound.

>> the astros beat the dodgers in game seven, winning their first championship in franchise history. but the celebrations didn't end there. shortstop carlos correa dropped down to one knee for this epic proposal. >> will you marry me? >> both correa and his fiance leaving the playing field with a ring. some of the week's most extraordinary moments caught on camera. two men pumping gas in arkansas felt the heat when the pump ignited into flames, sending the two scrambling. it's believed a cigarette sparked the fire. great escape. a kidnapping victim in alabama jumps out of a car, desperate to escape her captor. police later arrested the suspect. wendy williams fainted during a live broadcast of her talk show while dressed for halloween as the statue of liberty, but she bounced back quickly. >> i overheated and passed out, but i'm a champ and i'm back. >> and our "today" team got into

the halloween groove by channelling some country music legends. ♪ and we rely on each other ♪ from one lover to another >> were they actually singing? >> yes! >> could you tell? >> yes! sometimes you sing and have the back-up track, you know how that goes. >> can we go back to that proposal, carlos correa. you made a comment -- >> i was prepared to talk about the love and beautiful moment, but couldn't help but be blinded by the ring. stand by, wait for it. oh, no, running out of time. here we go. >> that's a massive rock. a lot of love. still to come, everything

good saturday morning. it is 5:26. here's a live look outside. foggy skies as we look over san francisco. we saw some rain coming down this morning. hopefully you're warm at home. thanks so much for joining us. i'm kira klapper. vianey arana has a look at that microclimate forecast and you say the rain is going to stop? >> yeah, it is. we've got to get through these next couple of hours because overnight we saw a good amount of rainfall in terms of the north bay and of course the san francisco area. this is what the radar looked like about two hours ago when that cold front really started to sweep in. if i kind of fast forward, this is what it looked like an hour ago, so you could see some pockets of showers, but it's going to be periods of on and off again rain, so don't expect continuous rain, and then within the last 45 minutes, the areas

near south san francisco, san mateo, still seeing some rain, hayward also still seeing some rain and also near the oakland area as well. so definitely expect to keep the showers at least through the mid afternoon and then we see a little bit of a change in that doppler radar. we see the rain kind of make its exit but it doesn't make its exit completely and that's because we're still expecting another round of showers as we head into sunday. i will break down all the details coming up during the 7 anl hour. but keep that umbrella in hand. >> good to know, vianey. thank you. well, look at that. a heated meeting shut down and then moved. the topic? giving san francisco police officers conducted energy devices, ceds, more commonly known as tasers. the confrontational conversation unfolded at san francisco city hall last night. after hours of debate and r disruption, there was a resolution. commissioners voted to approve

tasers for officers. people who lined up to speak against the proposal shut down the meeting. before the meeting, chief bill scott made a case that tasers would help officers. while supervisor sandra lee fewer disagreed, saying the weapon does kill and will open up the city to liability. >> they should not be used on pregnant women, older individuals, people with heart conditions, mentally ill people, et cetera. how will a police officer know before they discharge a taser? >> commissioners eventually moved their meeting to a different room, only allowing five speakers in at a time while a rowdy crowd demanded access to the meeting. the approval doesn't go into effect until december of 2018. in the meantime, the draft policy will be refined. san jose police have arrested 20-year-old arturo huerto. he's accused of hitting an officer with his car.

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and do your thing. we're back on this saturday morning, november 4, 2017. >> let's start this half hour with a check of the headlines including president trump's first stop on the way to asia. on the road president trump and first lady melania trump paying their respects at pearl harbor in hawaii. the first leg in an extensive pacific trip taking the president inside a region on edge over north korea's nuclear program. >> the president realizes we are running out of time and will ask all nations to do more. >> sergeant bergdahl walks out

free after pleading guilty to desertion and misbehavior. >> look out below. a florida plane making an emergency landing on a busy highway after running out of gas. >> primed for cash. amazon founder sells more than $1 million in stocks and still only about 1% f hof his holding. >> and selena gets a star recognized after her death with a star on the hollywood walk of fame. >> the love her fans have for her, it's never waivered. >> not one bit in 20 years. also trouble for movie mogul harvey weinstein and oscar winning actor kevin spacey. the new york city police is talking tough about weinstein saying it is now building a case

tha that could result in an arrest after another actress came forward accusing him of an arrest. and netflix says it is cutting its ties with "house of cards" star kevin spacey. steve patterson is following it for us this morning. good to see you. >> good morning to you. there are now 87 women alleging some level of sexual wrongdoing involving harvey weinstein. we spoke to the attorney representing an actress he believes has the best possible case that could lead to an arrest. this morning investigators say they're closing in. >> we have an actual case here. >> nypd detectives say a rape allegation made against harvey weinstein is credible and that police are gathering more evidence that could lead to an arrest. >> if this person was still in new york, and it was recent, we would go right away and make the arrest. no doubt. >> reporter: authorities say the case is being belt on interviews

with actress paz de la huerta. thursday the star accused weinstein of raping her twice. she said both instances happened in 2010 at her manhattan apartment about a month apart. it was disgusting, she said. he's like a pig. he raped me. day la ha >> at this point there's a considerable amount of evidence to support all of the story that's being told. >> the manhattan district attorney's office says a senior sex crimes prosecutor is assigned to this investigation but won't comment further. >> they're going to try and corroborate the victim's statement. they're going to try and look for evidence to get them over that threshold probable cause. >> she is now one of 87 women with accusations ranging from sexual harassment to rape over decades of allegations against weinstein. nbc news has also confirmed

active investigations in los angeles and london. weinstein has denied any allegations of nonconsensual sex. also in london metropolitan police investigating a 2008 sexual assault. british media are reporting it involves kevin spacey. although nbc news can't confirm that information. spacey, who used to help run a london theater, most recently played president frank underwood on netflix hit show "house of cards." spacey facing a number of sexual harassment allegations. late friday netflix announced it was cutting ties with spacey saying in a statement netflix will not be involved with any further production of "house of cards" that includes kevin spacey. they have also canceled production on the film "gore" which he produced and starred in. his career now appears to be in jeopardy. >> spacey's representative said the actor is, quote, taking the necessary time to seek

evaluation and treatment. >> steve, thank you. let's head back out to metlife stadium in new jersey for another check of the weather from dave price. >> you know, guys, you really don't understand all that goes on, all that's involved in getting the macy's thanksgiving day parade going until you see these people, this sea of about 100 people getting everything ready. four new floats. we have jet from super wings you see right there. it's just waking up right now. of course we have the grinch just behind that coming to life as we speak. there are 5,000 people, macy's employees, friends and family, and 8,000 people who are actually in the parade including the band and everything. all of this tradition dates back to 1924. we're going to show you more about that process in just a little while. in the meantime, let's take a look at the weather all around the country. we are talking about some

temperatures which are on the warm side. well above average as we take a look at sections of texas. 87 degrees in an angelo. 15 above norm in little rock. tallahassee 84 degrees. even denver 70. tomorrow dallas will be at 90. new orleans at 82. 70 in d.c. to start off sunday. then we'll begin to cool off as we head into next week. temperatures dropping almost 20 degrees as we head t we're definitely off to a wet and cool start across parts of the bay area. overnight, we saw that cold front move in, and we have seen a couple of hours already push their way through since last night. we saw this kind of band of showers make its way through san francisco, parts of the north bay, right now, though, the oakland area, still seeing some

showers, also near hayward, san mateo, also seeing some showers and we can expect to keep the majority of these showers, at least through the early afternoon hours, before it tapers off nicely. that's a quick look at your weather picture. takes about 90 minutes to inflate these. guys, just two to five minutes to get all of the helium out of them. >> wow. amazing. >> we'll tell you more in a little while. >> guess what? i found out kwoour goiyou're goe the one chip challenge with me. >> the hot one chip challenge? >> yes. >> i'm 110% man. i'm ready to do this. >> when i think masculinity i do think dave price. >> stay tuned. the hot chip on the planet apparently. plus the ins and outs of obamacare enrollment.

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the deadline. it's december 15th this year. that's really what you need to know. it's not going to extend into january as it has in previous years. you can see height rear the deadline is december 15th. the website is actually down for maintenance, the federal website on sunday. so if you're signing up not on a state exchange but on a federal exchange, from 12:00 noon to 12:00 midnight it is shut down. >> that's every sunday? >> every single sunday. >> they still have the layout of the four plans, the platinum, gold, silver, bronze plus catastrophic. it's harder to compare. take it plan by plan. >> you've got the catastrophic plan. that is for people who are under the age of 30 and you probably won't be using much health care and you see that it's a very high deductible and there is no tax credit. then you also have the bronze plan which we want to show you. president trump actually aloulod for the author z insurers.

it is the lowest premium but if you need more care and don't want to upgrade, you get the expanded bronze plan. the silver plan is the most common plan. covers 70% of your medical costs but overall the silver plan, since president trump came into office is actually up 37%. but it depends on which state you live in. in alaska it's actually down by 22% 22%. in iowa costs are up by 88%. >> why do some choose platinum. >> platinum is good. that's if you're using a lot more health care in your daily life and you want to avoid that big bill come later. there's a lot of options. you still can comparison shop which is good. but you have to make sure you're doing it before december 15th. that really is a big one. also i want to tell you that january you used to be able to make changes on your plans. you can no longer do that. but obamacare has not been repealed. it is still available december

15th. >> of course a major part of obamacare and arguably the most contentious part, the individual mandate. if you do not get coverage and you're not covered by your employer, there's a penalty. how much of a penalty? >> the penalty still stands. i believe it's $695 for each adult and about $350 per child or 2.5% of your annual income. that is very much in place. you want to know that when you start assessing these plans and decide if you're going to sign up or if you're going to go with that penalty. >> whichever is lower of those two figures? >> i believe so. >> very helpful this morning. thank you. coming up next, the first reviews are in. what people are saying about the brand new sarah is a fifth-grade teacher. when it comes to molding young minds, nobody does it better. she also builds her own fighting robots. destroy. but when it comes to mortgages, she's less confident. fortunately for sarah, there's rocket mortgage

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a reminder to set your clocks back one hour. that means you'll be getting an extra hour of sleep tonight. >> spring forward. fall back. not everyone loves the twice a year clock change. in massachusetts some lawmakers are working to get rid of it completely for the state. >> massachusetts, the cradle of the american revolution. now a new revolution may be brewing here. as the end of daylight saving time arrives and we get set to turn our clocks back, some legislator are considering a leap of setting the clock forward and back. a commission was formed to explore the pros and cons meeting this week for a final vote on the report. >> it seems as though it's a 20th century policy. >> my concern is that sort of

data might never materialize. >> the debate began in january led by the commission's chair. >> there's really no good reason why we are changing our clocks twice a year. there are many implications of this ritual that we engage in. they have real impact on the economy, on transportation, on crime, on education. >> but even if massachusetts wanted to do it, they can't go it alone. they would need to get other northeast states on board. >> we have to make sure all of new england goes with us. we have to make sure new york will go with us. >> what would a new time zone mean? darker mornings. more daylight in the evening. opinions are mixed. >> we walk to school every morning, so if it's dark, i don't like that idea. >> people want to be out. i mean, we do have people that in come out at night obviously but they'd stay longer in the daytime. >> having a different time zone within our own region is a little intimidating. i think we're special living in

the commonwealth, but i don't want us to get too ahead of ourselves. >> thomas introduced the time zone idea. >> so i originally in 2014 drafted an op-ed and i assumed it would impress my wife and my parents and that would be the end of it. as for today, i'm really happy we had a great 9-1 vote. >> we look at this as a start of a larger conversation across the eastern time zone and perhaps the nation. >> the proposal heads here to the state legislate. will it proceed? time will tell. >> it's interesting my son asked me a couple days ago, my 8-year-old why we do it. i don't know if my answer was good enough. i talked to him about farmers and how they had work to do. mom se fr mommy is from kansas. >> it sounds like you do what a lot of parents do. make it up. >> we're going to take you to the small nation smack dab in the middle of the desert in the

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good saturday morning. it is 5:56. we're taking a live look outside at san francisco. wow. it just looks beautiful out there. cloudy skies, purple skies to start your saturday morning. thanks so much for joining us. i'm kira klapper, vianey arana has the look at our microclimate forecast. >> we've got a bit of a cozy saturday ahead, i think that's a good word to put for it, right? >> definitely. >> the showers are going to be on and off. we saw some early morning showers yesterday and this is actually the doppler radar you can see not really sitting over san francisco anymore. however, still seeing some showers near the oakland area, san ramon area, even half moon bay seeing a little bit of some downpours and then we can expect to see a lot of these showers kind of tapering off nicely, but

mill valley, richmond area, saw some overnight rain so you might wake up and see some slick roads out there so be careful when driving on slick roads. slow it down a bit. peninsula 51 degrees, mild in the south bay at 60 degrees and then we're going to see periods of on and off again showers in san francisco so even though it might not be raining now, we might see those showers pop up again but i'll break that down for you coming up at the 7:00 a.m. hour. >> we'll need to stay tuned for that. thanks. oh, boy. a heated meeting was shut down and then moved. the topic was giving san francisco police officers conducted energy devices or ceds, which we all call tasers. this confrontational conversation unfolded at san francisco city hall last night after hours of debate and disruption, there was a resolution. commissioners voted 4-3 to approve tasers for officers. people who had lined up to speak

against the proposal ended up shutting down the meeting, but before that interruption, chief bill scott made a case to commissioners that tasers will help officers achieve the department's de-escalation of force goal. while supervisor sandra lee fewer disagreed, saying the weapon kills and will open up the city to liability. >> they should not be used on pregnant women, older individuals, people with heart conditions, mentally ill people, et cetera. how will a police officer know before they discharge a taser? >> commissioners eventually moved their meeting to a different room, only allowing five speakers in at a time. a rowdy crowd demanded access to that meeting. by the way, this approval doesn't go into effect until december of 2018. in the meantime, a draft policy will be refined. san jose police have arrested 20-year-old arturo heu a -- huerta. it happened last week. sjpd says the officer pulled

over huertacabrera for reckless driving. coming up in morning on "today in the bay," a vta rider arrested for taking pictures of a teenage girl. we'll tell you what police have uncovered and say this probably wasn't the first time he did that. we'll have that plus all your top stories and weather coming up at 7:00. we hope you join us. in the meantime, we'll send you back to "the today show." get 35% off on coit residential cleaning services including carpet and hardwood, tile, stone, even air ducts and window treatments. and your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed or your money back. that's 35% off everything coit cleans.

call or click today. . good morning. high stakes trip. president trump traveling to hawaii overnight. the first stop on a nearly two week long trip to asia. a solemn ceremony knto honor th dead at pearl harbor. we're live in honolulu. growing scandals. new york city police say they're closing in on movie mogul harvey weinstein. saying they have enough evidence. this as netflix announces it's cutting ties with kevin spacey amid sexual harassment allegations against him. and we love a pa trade. excitement is growing for the

no 91st's thanksgiving day parade. featuring new acts, performances and balloons. we're live if your first preview, today, saturday november 4th, 2017. >> first time in new york. >> i'm running the marathon tomorrow. wish me luck, michigan. { cheering } >> good morning. welcome back to "today" on a saturday morning. i'm sheinelle jones. >> this is a lively crowd. >> good morning. >> we've got a number of folks out here running the big new york city marathon tomorrow. >> we'll be cheering for you

guys. i'll go out and cheer for you. you run past my house. >> dave price is in for dylan. he's at metlife stadium where they're testing the balloons. we'll check in with dave. >> it's starting to feel like, i don't know, i don't want to say winter, but it's getting cold. >> this is legitimately fall. >> yeah. there you go. a lot to get to. let's begin with today's news. and good morning. i'm kelly o'donnell in honolulu where the president begins his day. he and the first lady have already toured pearl harbor by boat. a boat designated as navy one. and today the trip to asia begins. it will be a nearly two week long tour and it's expected that the russia investigation will be along for the ride. visiting an american paradise. a working stop in hawaii. >> this is very special to be in hawaii and to be visiting pearl

harbor. which i've read about, spoken about, heard about, studied, but i haven't seen. >> president trump laid a wreath at the uss arizona nearly 76 years after the attack by japan. that history a sober reminder of what's at stake now with north korea. president trump attended a closed door briefing with the pacific command. key military leaders deeply involved in any north korea strategy. president trump's asia trip includes stops in japan, south korea, china, vietnam, and the philippines. taking the president inside a region on edge over north korea's nuclear program. >> the president recognizes that we're running out of time and will ask all nations to do more. >> leaving washington friday, president trump claimed little nem re memory of his interaction with gorge papadopoulos, a campaign volunteer who pleaded guilty to

lying to investigators about his contacts with russia. both attended a march, 2016 meeting. a former adviser also there tells nbc news trump listened with interest as papadopoulos suggested a face-to-face with vladimir putin and candidate trump, an idea rejected by jeff sessions. >> i don't much about that meeting. it was a very unimportant meeting. don't remember much about it. >> and later today the president will travel to tokyo. he will begin that several country tour and the last stop is manilla in the philippines. vladimir putin is expected to attend the same economic summit. >> kelly, thank you. also this morning new york city police are getting ready for tomorrow's marathon through the city's five buroughs. there will be a bigger police presence as it comes less than a week after a man drove a truck into a path of bikers and pedestrians killing eight of

them. morgan, good morning. >> reporter: craig, good morning. you see these concrete barriers that have been placed all throughout lower manhattan to prevent future attacks. but the reality is they're also a physical reminder of the aftermath of this week's attack. for some they say the emotional affects are also as powerful, especially as the local muslim community has been receiving threats this week. there's a new jersey islamic center in patterson new jersey which is home to one of the largest muslim communities in the country. also near the home of the suspect. now, they said they received threatening phone calls this week. the two women who answered the phone calls yesterday said an unidentified male caller called and said derogatory things and now that community is concerned about being falsely associated with the suspect simply by virtue of ethnicity and religion. and in additional to the facts of what is happening in new jersey and the threat that they're feeling, this is all has police here are on high alert

ahead of the new york city marathon. that kicks off tomorrow at 8 time 30. the mayor said the bigger the presence of security the better. that's especially better for the crowds and the runners. some of the runners who are running said they also were here during 9/11. some of them have also run in the boston marathon when that bombing went off. some people are uneasy but others say this is the spirit of the city. we are resilient and they said they will not let fear win. >> resilient indeed. morgan in lower manhattan. morgan, thank you. the president's stance on climate change is being contradicted with a new report released by his administration on global warming is stronger than ever and that humans are almost 100% to blame. released friday, most up to date on climate change and one of two scientific assessments required every four years. despite fears by scientists, the authors say there was no political interference of this report. netflix severed its ties

with kevin spacey amid sexual harassment allegations. it is unknown this morning how or if the streaming service will complete production of the sixth and final season of "house of cards" without its biggest star. meanwhile, the new york city police department now says it has enough evidence to arrest movie mogul harvey weinstein after another actress came forward accusing him of rape. that brings the total number of women accusing weinstein of some level of skuexual wrongdoing to 87. >> anthony mcclan na is being named the primary suspect in the death of his wife carrie. she was found dead with a knife wound to the neck. officials say he had recently been released from jail in a child custody despite prior to her death. he is now in police custody. >> take a look at this. a swarm of bees attracting attention in sidney australia. they swooped into a neighborhood

in a busy lunchtime arrest, the bees making a home on that shiny motorcycle before a bee keeper comes to the rescue. her mission, fine the queen bee and the rest will follow. if you're wondering why she isn't wearing one of those protective suits, it's because the bees are less defensive guarding their own territory. >> don't you think she should put something on. you have the bike. let's go to dave price in metlife stadium in new jersey. they're test flying some of the balloons. dave. >> this is like kitty hawk, guys. this is really where they are testing the aerodynamics to see exactly the maneuver ability of these floats before they go through manhattan and on the parade route. everything is tested. this makes the pit stop at the indy 500 seem like child's play. h

hundreds of people involved in the process. 20,000 cube biic feet of helium. the grinch right behind us. we'll show you how it all comes together. in the meantime let's take a look at your forecast and see what's happening. we're got storms rolling through sections of the northwest. some sloppy conditions as we head through the weekend and j major snows through the cascades. as we head on through we have back-to-back storms, heavy mountain snow. watch that highway travel especially at elevation. it is going to be difficult. now, as we head on through and take a look at the rest of the forecast, take a look at the snow totals for montana, wisconsin, colorado, and california. could see close to 16 to 20 inches of snow before all is said that cold front sweeping through and it's already brought a couple of showers through parts of the bay area. right now, in the south bay,

mild at 60 degrees, peninsula's seeing periods of on and off again showers at 51 degrees, 56 degrees for the tri-valley and we've got similar conditions for san francisco and the east bay. we saw some showers move in overnight and we can expect to keep those showers at least through the early afternoon. we also saw direct showers moving in directly over the north bay. i'll talk about the snow and rain during the 7:00 a.m. hour. grin . that's a quick look at the weather picture. 2,200 balloon handlers. 1,000 clowns. we are getting ready for the macy's thanksgiving day parade. >> they're massive, aren't they? >> i love the parade. >> still to come, if your kids think you're embarrassing, why you might have science to blame. >> also a big career move for taylor swift's latest boyfriend. >> latest? >> true. she's had a couple. paying less for my medicare? i'm open to that. lower premiums? extra benefits? it's open enrollment. time to open the laptop...

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>> he's a real bookworm. >> he's not one of those scribn guys. >> dad, dad. >> it maybe a side effect of getting older. as people age, they tend to open up too much. the older you get, the less we are able to determine what is relevant information in certain information. that will means we are likely to reveal private information like embarrassing facts with our children. these are things that happen. >> i think my kids are too young. most of those clips, the kids are like preteen. >> how about your parents? >> not really. at all? >> i cannot think of thinkingant

the moement. >> my mom did do something yesterday. >> she bought something. she cannot disown me now. she bought something from a woman in the parking lot because the woman was -- oh, she seems so sweet and nice. mom, it is hot. it is clearly stolen. >> no. >> i will tell you during commercial break. >> i am sorry. >> first up, big rating news for "stranger things." netflix rated season two, more than 15 million people watched the premier episode within three days. at least four million viewers have binge watched the series. those numbers have not been confirmed by netflix.

the streaming service is notoriously secretive. next up, we'll get a look at taylor swift's boyfriend. it is speculated that lyrics from taylor's new music referring to owen. take a look at these photos here. he's named the face of the upcoming spring brand. get ready to see him out and about with taylor. "saturday night live" with musical guest miley cyrus. take a look at what enthen they into each other. >> larry, we can ride up

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the 91st annual macy's thanksgiving parade and excitement is already building. there are plenty of new balloon floats and musical guests. >> some are inflated and tested for the big parade right now.

lets head out to metlife stadium, how is it going out there, buddy? >> we are having a ball, we are doing a final test for the parade. we are with john piper, he's the big guy who's in charge of this whole thing. all balloons are inflated right here. what's new and why are we testing those new balloons today? >> new is this one guy who's a little mean, the grinch from the brand new movie that's coming out next year. we are inflating him. he's one of our new balloons along with jet from "super wing" and chase from "paw patrol" and

oo l.a. f from "frozen." >> how much work is it to get all of this done from creation to putting it together and a little inflation? >> it is all about six or nine months and it goes from sketch to models and computers and hahn painting these and inflating. >> you want to inflate one of these? >> it takes about 90 minutes to do the balloon and literally about 90 seconds once you open the zipper, you will let everything out, right? is this like inflating a tire? >> no, tait is a little bit mor sophisticated to that but you are up to it. >> lets hold the host while keith gets ready to give us some helium. all right, about half way and a

little more and cut, well done. >> what have we done here? >> this is fully inflated. we got to put the cap on first. >> these are not running flat. look at that. we are ready for a parade. it is going to be spectacular. thanks so much again. 91 years of tradition. the parade on thanksgiving day right here on nbc, millions and millions of people will be watching live on the parade root and over 40 millions watching on television. it should be spectacular. we have a ball here, we'll make sure the helium is off and we'll send it. i don't want to sing like frankie here. >> don't go too far. we are about half an hour away

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and also for the east bay as well, 57 degrees. now, if we look at the radar right now, this is actually within the past hour, you notice san francisco not really getting much rain. san jose also not getting much rain. but the fremont/oakland area can expect to keep at least a bit of the wet roads through the morning hours, and i'll talk more about what you can expect heading into tonight and how long the rain will be sticking around. also that sierra snow, tons of it. >> crazy. it's just like winter. >> first winter storm season. >> vianey, thanks. well, that is a heated meeting that was shut down and then moved. the topic was giving san francisco police officers conducted energy devices, ceds, more commonly known as tasers. the confrontational conversation unfolded at san francisco city hall last night after hours of debate and disruption. there was a resolution. commissioners voted 4-3 to

approve tasers for officers. people who lined up to speak against tasers shut down the meeting. before that interruption, chief bill scott made a case to commissioners that tasers would help officers achieve the department's deescalation of force goals. while supervisor sandra lee fewer disagreed, saying the weapon kills and will open up the city to liability. >> they should not be used on pregnant women, older individuals, people with heart conditions, mentally ill people, et cetera. how will a police officer know before they discharge a taser? >> commissioners eventually moved their meeting to a different room. only allowing five speakers in at a time. the rowdy crowd demanded access to the meeting. by the way, this approval doesn't go into effect until december of 2018. in the meantime, a draft policy will be refined. san jose police have arrested 20-year-old arturo huerta-cabrera. he's accused of hitting an officer with his car. it happened last week near the 680 onramp.

san jose police say the officer pulled over huerta-cabrera for reckless driving. before he hit the officer and drove away. that officer is expected to recover. well, coming up this morning on "today in the bay," a vta rider arrested for taking pictures of a teenage girl on a bus. we'll tell you why police fear that it wasn't the first time he did that. we'll have that plus all your top stories and weather coming up in a half an hour at 7:00. we hope you join us. in the meantime, we will send you back to "the today show."

we are back on saturday november, 4. it's cold out here on the plaza this morning. >> still to come, if you're thinking of planning an end of the year get away but you're not quite sure where to go, we have got some fantastic ideas for you. from the finger lakes here in new york to texas hill country. we're going to show you where some of the best deals around are. >> then the weather is starting to finally feel like fall and we have the perfect comfort food for you this morning. we're cooking up a chicken dish that looks amazing. it smells good too. >> i'm going to do the cooking. you're going to do the eating. >> sounds like a plan. >> then a lot of people have been trying the one chip challenge. it's made with the hottest pepper on the planet.

we've seen people sweat, chug milk, even throw up a few weeks ago. why on earth would sheinelle and dave price want to take it on? don't know, but they're going to do it. >> why did i open my mouth last saturday. >> you'll be fine. >> today is a special day. >> today is a special day. my little girl turns one. she's actually one tomorrow. but the big party is today. and she actually took her first steps yesterday. >> just in time to be the big one. >> we talked a little bit earlier about how parents their kids. i think co hosts should embarrass other co hosts. this lovely lady here, this is so fantastic. >> you really want to do this? >> you guys want to see craig from high school? >> i don't think the camera is going to be able to get a tight shot of that. >> there you go. >> we were in a high school organization together called key club. thank you for bringing those pictures.

thank you. >> let's head out to metlife stadium in new york for one more time. get a final check of the weather. >> sheinelle, craig, let's drop this down. let me just tell you why i'm behind this netting. it is literally so this balloon doesn't float away. and at parade time on thanksgiving right here on nbc there are going to be 15 flight controllers, if you will. each balloon has a captain, basically a co-pilot as well. people steering the balloon. and then there are 60 handlers. folks who are going to be walking through the canyons of manhattan kind of maneuvering these balloons with string like this. i guess it's rope, not string. and again, these people have the honor, the privilege and the fun of being in the center of the parade. all volunteers. 8,000 people in total are going to be on that parade route while over 40 million people watch. it should be an absolute ball.

with that said and done, let's take a look at the weather picture right now, shall we? to the maps at this point. we're looking at heavy snow through sections of the sierra and the cascades as we head through today. hot and humid through texas. as we head through sections of the great lakes we're talking about sloppy weather. a slight chill in the air back in the northeast. heading into tomorrow it still stays warm as we head to sections of the deep south. mild but cloudy in the southeast. pushing through sections of the ohio valley. showers roll into the northeast on marathon sunday and another round of snow for the mountains in the pacific northwest. that's a quick look at the national maps. here's 

so you might catch a bit of those wet roads as you head out this morning, so please remember to just be careful out there, because the roads will probably be staying wet at least through about 3:00 p.m. here's a live look right now at the radar. that's a quick look at your weather. guys, i'll take it. my kids are going to love this. i guess i'm not going to take it. i'll pick it up later. we'll put it on lay away at macy's. >> nice. >> dave, thank you. the folks at macy's thanks you as well. have you heard the saying the man is always his castle. one is making a step further by making his home his own country. >> this borderless country is called the republic of molossia. lucy went to the desert to see what it's all about. >> it's not on any list of top

ten vacation spots. in fact, it's not even on a map. there's no travel ban, so it hasn't been in the news. it's very pro western. lorded over by this dictator. >> the republic of molossia. >> we traveled 30 miles south of reno into the scorching desert to find it. >> your excellency, it's an honor to meet you. >> we were invited for a tour and an exclusive interview. >> are we on mo lossian soil? >> you're now in our sovereign territory. >> he's serious. once you cross the border, you have to clear customs. >> there you go. >> now i'm legal. >> you are legal. >> next a walk through red square, the main drag in a one street nation. >> this is the molossia post office. we have our own flag, our own stamps. >> not to mention cutting edge transport. at just 1.3 acres, what it lacks in size molossia makes up for in national pride. there's the picture perfect

first family celebrated on currency and its own ballistic missile program. >> the united states invaded by the smallest country in the world. >> inspired by the film "the mouse that roared" he founded molossia 40 years ago as a creative outlet imagining a world where anything is possible. >> people think you're a little crazy? >> always. >> you may say he's a dreamer, but he's not the only one. molossia is wheets callat's cal micronation. not recognized by other nations. there are hundreds of them, each one a little unique. which appealed to first lady adrian. she met his excellency online. the rest is history. >> i came on the tour. right away we fell in love. within one week he asked me to be his first lady. >> welcome to the republic of molossia. >> tourism is booming. >> that is the northeast corner

of the country. >> is this your first foreign visit? >> no. but this is probably the most unique foreign visit. >> if you'd like, visit trader tom. >> look at it as a hobby if nothing else. for us it's a little. it's kind of the way of life. >> the only way of life that the the chief constable has ever known. >> some people think it's weird or cool. i think it's amazing. >> what do you think is the biggest thing it's given you. >> i take a look and say i made this, built this pretty much from scratch. bill an entire country. i'm very proud of that. >> pride for a founiding father watching his subjects live out their dream. and inspiring the rest of us to dream too. >> one, two, three. >> for "today" nbc news, the republic of molossia. >> you learn something every day. >> that's pretty cool. if you had your own country,

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jackie gifford is travel director. we have a lot to get to. let's dig in. we have finger lakes in upstate new york. i get it's a great nation if you like the winter weather. >> actually for wine. they have tons of wineries. then in the wintertime you go skiing or ice skating. they do so much for the holidays. so the town of skinny atlas they actually do a dickens christmas festival. these are four distinct properties. they're $160 a night. they have a farm to table restaurant. >> next you have lexington kentucky if you want to go south. why lexington? >> it's just a great southern city. you go and tour all the bourbon distilleries. this is prime horse country area. you see all that rolling country side. there's tons to do for the holidays. it's actually home to kentucky's largest light festival. >> you this is a unique

property. it's set in an old bank. they actually display a con of contemporary art in the hotel. it's open to the public. anybody can go in and see the art. >> i'm sure this is beautiful. i like it warmer so i'm going to take you to texas. texas hill country. >> this is a great place for fall foliage. a lot go in the springtime for the blue bonnets, but in the fall the leaves change. natural area. it has 11 miles of hiking trails you explore. also the town of fredericksburg is quite cute. then for the hotel we've got kemp comfort which is quite fun. 195$195 a night. it's in an old bowling alley. it's kind of quirky. a unique place to stay. >> let's talk about wine country. i've never been here. this is in california. >> in california. it's just northwest of santa barbara. you've got 200 wineries set over 40,000 acre.

it's great for big bold reds. hope family wines. you can also go hiking. it's about that laid back california lifestyle. >> i want to jump through the screen. >> this is $130 a night. they'll set up the tours for you. transportation as well. >> we have 25 seconds left. i'm glad we got this in. albe b albuquerque. why should we go? >> hot air balloon ride, liking. tons of golf. the hotel, $259 a night. it's a brand new property in the up and coming sawmill district. >> we just got all of that in. >> we did. >> happy traveling. coming up we're heading into the kitchen for a chicken dish that will leave you wanted more. th

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. this morning on today's food, a hearty fall dish to keep you warm. this is the author of the cook book "kaukasis." good to have you. let's start with the ingredients. what goes into this? >> essentially it's a chicken cooked with some either pork or lamp fat and loads of vegetables. we've got chilies, apples, some seasonal squash and some bread to soak up the dishes. >> a lot i folks get intimidated by taking the backbone out. >> it's so easy. grab kitchen scissors or a knife and cut along the backbone and squash it down. two simple movements. here we've got a little bit of

lard. you can use lamp fat if you've got it around. you put it in the oven, release the fat and then basically we've just got our chicken which you put on top. basically we just want all the fats, the chicken fat and the pork fat to join together. then this happens and it's so delicious delicious. it seasons all of the vegetables around it. >> these are the best vegetables i've had ever. >> because you started eating before we even started this segment. it's just a little salt, little pepper. >> yes. do season it really well. we've got red onions. we're got a few types of squash. you can use butter nut squash. we're going a little bit fancy today. >> the actual wading of the kitchen, what does that do? >> we've got an nbc sign. >> we like the peacock squash.

nice touch. >> i tried this in the summertime. you vary it depending on seasons. >> the weighting of the chicken. >> yes. you can use anything heavy. a brick wrapped in a little bit of foil or -- >> cast iron skill let. >> exactly. anything heavy. we'll just put the parchment on. put this on top, press it down. put it in the oven. for a big chicken about 50 minutes on a kind of high heat and that's it. >> when do you take the weight off? >> five minutes before it's ready. then you nestle the bread. >> nestle. you nestle the bread. >> exactly. all around and the bread soaks up all those beautiful pork chi chicken and vegetable juices. >> cauliflower with brown butter and the bread crumbs are spiced with parsley and chili. >> this has been wonderful.

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last week we told you about one de denver anchor who had such a strong reaction she ended up, yep, getting sick on live tv. you'd think that reaction would scare sheinelle jones, but no. >> you want to try that? >> i want to try that so badly. >> you don't strike me as someone who likes spice. >> i love it. to the point where it's a problem. >> how hot could it be? >> i guess the only way i could really describe it, if you ran up to a volcano and you scooped out a scoop of the lava, pour it in your mouth and made out with a fire breathing dragon. >> you asked for this. dave price did not. he's being a good sport. >> i thought it was spicy yummy, not spicy torture. >> now i know why dylan took the day off. >> are you ready? >> can you just smell it? >> oh, that makes your nose

hairs burn. >> here we go. three, two, one. eat the chip. take a bite. take a bite. you take a real bite. there you go. all right. dave, can you describe it? how is it? >> oh god. >> no, no, no. >> are you okay? >> it's really hot. >> we have milk, we have a cinnamon roll. dave, did you eat the whole thing? >> no, he didn't. >> he did. our insurance guys are not happy. are you okay? >> this is so bad. >> take some milk. take some milk. is it that hot? price. >> he has no taste buds. take some milk, seriously. we've got the gordon's -- >> is he still eating? >> he's still eating. he's chasing it with some d

doritos. >> dave, can you talk? >> no. i switched them. have a nice day. >> he didn't actually do it. >> what do you think? i'm stupid? >> you actually did it eat the chip. how does it taste? my mouth is on fire. >> have some pepto. i asked for a cinnamon roll on the side. >> you said you liked spicy. >> that's not spicy. tha that's ridiculous. >> i smell your breath. >> stop it. >> as it's going down, does it still burn? >> it's horrible. >> take another bite. >> i'm, like, don't zoom into my nose. >> sheinelle, you're going to have to file a workers comp claim. >> the producer made me sign a waiver. here's the thing. i love spicy food. i put hot sauce on everything. >> your eyes are watering. >> i just took a tiny bit. >> you've got a little snit

there. >> i love spicy food, too, but i love my intestine more. >> that does it for us. we'll see you backcoming up nex bay .... allegations of sexual misconduct at a reputablell good morning. i'm kira klapper. coming up next on "today in the bay," allegations of sexual misconduct at a representable all girls school only on nbc bay area, the troubling story behind this letter to parents. also, a man arrested for taking pictures of teenage girls on a bus, why police think he's been doing this for years. plus, rain chances for the bay area today with dangerous sierra snow. vianey arana will let us know how long it will impact our weekend. you could save energy

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good saturday morning. it is just shy of 7:00 a.m. and here's a live look outside at downtown san jose from communications hill. might be dry right now, but apparently not in the clear as we experience the first winter storm. gosh, it feels good to be in the studio and a little bit warm. good morning to you. i'm kira klapper. vianey arana has a look at our microclimate forecast. i saw rain this morning.

i didn't know how to use my windshield wipers. it was a whole new thing. >> you're definitely going to want to keep an umbrella handy because we're going to get periods of on and off again showers before it tapers off completely so keep that in mind so. the roads might still be a little bit wet. so please be safe out there. 59 degrees for the south bay right now. 51 degrees, nice and cool and then as i mentioned, if you noticed in the icon, we've got a couple of showers. well, that's because we are expecting another round of showers to make its way through at 8:00, 9:00 a.m. and that's going to bring more rain for san francisco, the peninsula again, the east bay and san jose has a chance of seeing rain through the afternoon. east bay right now is at 57 degrees and here's a look right now at the doppler radar. you can see san francisco's out of the kind of the range in terms of the rain band right there, and fremont will still expect to see some showers there as well. san jose not really seeing too much rain right now, but we're not in the clear. we also saw some showers move in