of you who got up early with at 4:00 a.m. to bring you the latest on this microclimate weather alert. we will have an update at 7:25. good morning. breaking good morning, breaking overnight, more women come forward to accusalal senate candida candidate roy moore of sexual misconduct. now nine in all but local republican officials are standing by him. >> we don't care what washington, d.c. thinks or wants us to do. >> we're live in birmingham. >> a suspect shoots a veteran baltimore detective in the head. >> he is in very, very grave conditi condition. >> the fran sick search under way. shaky ground, president trump heading to capitol hill to shore up support for the republicans' tax bill. but one gop senator saying he will not vote for it.

will other republicans follow or get in line? those stories plus new video from florida. is this the serial killer terrorizing a tampa neighborhood? >> this is our suspect. >> we need to speak to this person. >> prince william teams up with google to take on cyber bullying and a rare da vinci painting sold at auction. $450 million. so who is the mystery buyer? today thursday, november 16, 20 2017. $450 million. it included free shipping. >> by the way it happened about 50 yards from us right down the sidewalk at christie's and i

think they did pretty well on the sale. >> we're looking for whoever walked in with real deep pockets. more on that sale in a moment but let's start with our top story. new developments in the roy moore scandal. this morning, four additional women are accusing the embattled senate candidate of making unwanted sexual advances decades ago. the candidate, moore, pushing back ever. nbc's gabe gutierrez is in birmingham for us, good morning. >> savannah, good morning. a total of nine women have come forward with allegations against roy moore ranging from inappropriate flirting to sexual assault. the national republican party has bolted but the alabama gop is sticking by its candidate. this morning, alabama's senate candidate roy moore is facing new allegations of unwanted advances decades ago. overnight the "washington post" publishing the accounts of two more women, gina richardson tells the paper she was a high school senior working at the mall in alabama in 1977 when a

30-year-old moore asked for her number. when she declined, she tells the "post," he called her school a few days later and had her pulled out of math class to the principal's office where he asked her out. days later, she says, that date ended with an unwanted forceful kiss. another woman who worked at the mall, becky gray, then 22, told the "post" moore would linger and she reported moore to her manager when he kept asking her out. this after another woman told al.com moore groped her at his law office in 1991 when she was 28. while moore's campaign hasn't commented specifically on these latest claims, it has called the onslaught of allegations a politically motivated witch-hunt and denied any sexual misconduct. >> judge moore has been falsely accused of things he did not do. >> the campaign blasting another accuser, beverly young nelson, who claims moore signed her high school yearbook shortly before he allegedly assaulted her 40 years ago when she was 16 and he was 30. moore's attorney now says that signature is a forgery and may

have been lifted from a divorce case judge moore provided over. >> release the yearbook so that we can determine is it genuine or is it a fraud? >> gloria allred who represents nelson says her client will release it to an independent expert and testify under oath at a senate hearing if moore does the same. >> reporter: should roy moore resign? though president trump declined to answer questions, his daughter ivanka is weighing in telling the associated press "there's a special place in hell for people who prey on children. i have no reason to doubt the victims' accounts." >> we demanded rightly answers from judge moore, he provided them to the specific questions we asked. >> reporter: a day after he asked moore to clear up inconsistencies, fox news host sean hannity says it's now up to alabama voters. >> we do not care what washington, d.c. thinks or wants us to do. we don't. >> reporter: roy moore is expected to speak at an event with faith leaders later today.

republican senate majority leader mitch mcconnell after floating the idea of a potential write in alternative to roy moore, attorney general jeff sessions, now roy moore's tweeting "dear mitch mcconnell, bring it on." he insists he's staying in this race. back to you. >> gabe, thank you very much. >> as gabe mentioned, president trump avoided the moore scandal in his first public remarks since returning from his asian tour and today the president is traveling to capitol hill to focus on tax reform. kristen welker has more on that. good morning, kristen. >> matt, good morning to you. it is high stakes as the president heads to capitol hill today. one white house official tells me mr. trump's message to republicans will be this is a ones in a generation chance to pass tax reform. this after the president delivered a robust speech about his foreign trip that drew headlines both for what he said and did. >> in just a few hours, president trump heads to capitol

hill to make his final pitch on tax reform to house republicans, this as republican dwrun tunity senate is showing signs of cracks after the repeal of the individual obamacare mandate in their version of tax reform. those in favor of the idea say it will lower the cost of the overall tax package. >> the individual mandate of obamacare is the most unpopular part of obamacare. two-thirds of the american people hate it. >> reporter: but combining health care and taxes may be alienating moderate republicans. they're concerned about projections that suggest the move will result in millions losing their coverage. >> i believe that if we start getting into health care issues with the individual mandate that we send a very mixed message. >> reporter: and wisconsin senator ron johnson becoming the first republican to come out against the bill saying it unfairly benefits large corporations. >> i wouldn't vote for this senate version. bottom line.

>> reporter: overnight mr. trump lashed out at democrats for their opposition tweeting "why are democrats fighting massive tax cuts for the middle-class and business? the reason, obstruction and delay." meanwhile, on wednesday the president put the focus on foreign policy, pushing back against headlines that his 12-day trip to asia was all sizzle and no substance. >> during our travels, this is exactly what the world saw, a strong, proud, and confident america. >> reporter: the president said his trip built up momentum for his key policy goals on trade and north korea. >> to unite the world against north korean nuclear threat and to advance fair and reciprocal economic relations with our trading partners and allies in the region. >> reporter: but it was this awkward moment that lit up social media. the president pausing to take a sip of water. >> they don't have water. that's okay. what?

oh, that's okay. oh. >> reporter: all of it echoing 2013 when senator marco rubio reached for a bottle during his response to the state of the union. candidate trump relished mocking rubio on the campaign trail. >> do you remember that catastrophe? and he's like this, "and we will -- i need water." >> reporter: rubio having fun with all of it tweeting "similar but needs work on his form. has to be done in one single motion and eyes should never leave the camera. but not bad for his first time." a little bit of light hearted fun there. on a much more serious note, the president does have yet to weigh in on embattled senate candidate roy moore. reporters will undoubtedly ask him questions about that matter today on capitol hill. if moore loses and the seat goes to the democratic candidate it would tighten the gop's already very narrow margin in the senate and that would imperil

everything from tax reform to the rest of the gop agenda. matt and savannah? >> kristen, thank you very much. lots more to get to including breaking news overnight in baltimore. a veteran detective fighting for his life after being shot in the head. a manhunt is now under way for the gunman and nbc's tom k costello is on the story. good morning. >> reporter: this happened in west baltimore, a neighborhood that for years has been racked by violence. a veteran detective at baltimore's shock trauma medical center and police are still searching for the suspect. this morning a manhunt is under way for a gunman who shot and gravely wounded a baltimore homicide detective wednesday. investigators say he was engaging a homicide when he observed the shooter in suspicious behavior. the suspect shot the detective in his head. >> he was just doing his job on behalf of this city. >> reporter: police have not released the name of the detective but say he is an

18-year veteran of the force, a husband and father of two. >> this is a dangerous job, police officers know that at any given time they can confront someone who wants to do them harm and that's what happened tonight. >> reporter: the attack was the second shooting of a law enforcement officer in west baltimore this month and it comes amid a wave of violencvio. more than 300 homicides this year in baltimore, the third year in a row the number has been that high. >> enough is enough. crime has to come to an end. this kind of violence cannot be tolerated and to have one of our own out there trying to protect the citizens of our city, to be gunned down like this is just unacceptable. >> reporter: as police cordoned off streets in west baltimore, tactical units combed alleyways when helicopters buzzed in the skylighting up the streets below with search lights looking for the shooter. >> my best guest s is there's me than one other person who is aware that this callous coward with a gun in his hand shot a

cop in the head tonight. we're going to identify him, we're going to arrest him, we're going to ensure that justice is done. >> reporter: the mayor of baltimore says violence in the city is out of control, blasting prosecutors and judges for allowing repeat offenders back on the streets. more than a dozen people have been shot, many killed in that section of west baltimore in recent years, including an off duty d.c. police officer killed just 12 days ago. guys? >> all right, tom, thank you. >> we turn now to yet another college campus rocked by the death of a fraternity pledge. the latest incident at texas state university. now police are investigating and that school is suspending all greek life activities. nbc's blake mccoy has more on that. good morning. >> matt, good morning. police in texas expect alcohol played a role in this student's death. now they want to know how much he drank, did anyone force him to drink as part of hazing and who, if anyone, should be held

responsible for his death. >> reporter: texas state university grieving the loss of one of their own, hundreds attending a solemn candlelight vigil overnight to remember classmate matthew ellis. the 20-year-old business major dying after attending a fraternity party off campus. police suspect alcohol was involved and are now investigating whether criminal charges should be filed. >> reporter: we're waiting for toxicology to come back, doing follow-up interviews and trying to bring it together. >> reporter: but the university is not waiting, suspending all fraternity and sorority activities on campus. >> i think what we're trying to do here is kind of push the pause button on activities so we can look at things. >> reporter: it's a disturbing trend. this year alone, fraternity hazing and alcohol are suspected in three other campus deaths. 19-year-old timothy piazza, pledging beta theta pi at penn state died after a party. more than two dozen fraternity

member there is now facing charges for their alleged involvement. 18-year-old maxwell gruver, a pledge at louisiana state's five delta theta died after allegedly being told to drink massive amounts of alcohol. ten people being charged there. and 20-year-old andrew coffey died after a pi ckappa phi part. some in texas say the penalty is too zblars to broadly condemn an entire system of people for the actions of one group seems to me to be overlooking the good that a lot of these organizations do. >> reporter: texas state university insists that suspending greek life on campus is not punishment, as you heard it's about hitting the pause button. toxicology results for matthew ellis should be back in about six weeks. matt and savannah? >> blake, thank you very much. we want to give you an update on the story we told you about on wednesday. the manhunt is over for a dangerous patient who escaped

from a psychiatric hospital in hawaii. officials say a tip from a taxi driver in stockton, california, led to the capture of 59-year-old randall saito. he was found not guilty of a 1979 murder by reason of insanity. he walked out of a louisiana state hospital on sunday, he climbed into a waiting taxi and boarded a charter flight before health department officials had the chance to alert authorities. at least seven hospital employees have been suspended without pay as officials investigate how that patient was able to walk free. and now to the latest on that international incident involving three ucla basketball players arrested for shoplifting in china. they've now apologized publicly but they do still face an uncertain future and the president himself is tweeting about it this morning. today's national correspondent craig melvin is here with that. >> good morning, president trump tweeting just a few moments ago. without taking questions, each player read from prepared statements acknowledging their

crime, thanking china for their graciousness and thanking everyone who helped get them back home, including president trump. the question now -- what happens next? >> it was an extraordinary exercise in public contrition. cody riley, liangelo ball and jalen hill, the three ucla basketball players accused of shoplifting in china one after the another acknowledging and apologizing iffer their actions. >> i take full responsibility for the mistake i have made, shoplifting. >> i'd like to start off by saying sorry from stealing for the stores in china. >> sorry for shoplifting. >> reporter: president trump once again pointing to his role in their release tweeting "do you think the three ucla basketball players will say thank you president trump? they were headed for ten years in jail." and they did, reading from prepared statements, each specifically thanked china, ucla, their families, and president trump for working on their behalf. >> i would also like to thank president trump. >> reporter: for their actions, the players have been suspended from basketball indefinitely.

they will not travel with the team or dress for home games. but the university left the door open for the players' return. >> at some point they may be permitted to join team workouts, practices, and meetings. but that timeline has yet to be determined. >> reporter: ucla also revealed more details about the incident, saying the theft happened during 90 minutes of free time on the first day of the trip. >> it was at that time that they took the items from three of those stores without paying for them. >> reporter: the next day, chinese authorities showed up at the players' hotel and took them into custody. they were held overnight until ucla posted $2,200 bail for their release. of the three players, the highest profile belongs to liangelo, brother to lakers first round draft pick lonzo ball and son of outspoken lavar ball who told "today" last march i will anglo will only play for ucla last year before making an attempt to head to the nba. >> like i tell anybody, all my sons are one and done, i don't

care what you say. they'll play one year. >> reporter: with indefinite suspensions that plan and the future of these three players are in question. although the chinese returned the bail money, the university is determining who will be responsible for the cost of the players' return home. they will remain suspended as they go through the university's disciplinary review process. meanwhile, again, president trump tweeting about the incident a short time ago writing "to the three ucla basketball players i say you're welcome. go out and give a big thank you to president xi jinping of china who made your release possible and have a great life, be careful, there are many pitfalls on the long and winding road of life." guys? >> craig, thank you very much. let's get a first check of the weather. al is in key west, florida, this morning. it's the final stop on lend a hand today for this year. al, good morning. >> good morning, guys, we have a beautiful morning here in key west, sun coming up, a few

clouds, a little breezy and we have a special lend a hand today that we want to thank some very special people for. we'll get to that in just a little bit. look at what's going on in the northeast of new england. messy morning, we have wet weather and cooler weather, northern new england looking at snow, we're seeing lake-effect snow popping up in western new york. heavy showers there as this frontal system pushes through, moderate rain for the region. out west we have a pineapple express. this moisture extends 2900 miles from the hawaiian islands all the way into northern california. we're talking anywhere from three to five inches of rain before this is over later this morning and on into the afternoon hours, also look for some mountain snows as well, flooding is possible. we'll get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. november 17th throug.

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we are in a microclimate a very good thursday morning to you, it is 7:26. i'm laura garcia. we are in that microclimate weather alert this morning with the bay area experiencing steady rain. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joins us live in los gatos to tell us what people will are trying to do about some of the flooding expected. >> reporter: if you live in a house that's prone to flooding chances are you already know and sandbags are a very good defense. this is a station for the town of los gatos, there is a limit of time but if you live in other places around the south bay i did put a link on my facebook page so you can find a sandbag location near you. if you live outside of the south bay then you can just check with your local municipality to see

where you can get a sandbag for yourself. by the way, the wind has picked up as well, all morning we were watching for flooding, now we might be watching for trees coming down. we will keep an eye on that for you, and we will go back to kari as well. we've been tracking that rain all morning. as we get a live look in san jose mostly light rain but at times it does pick up. we will see more rains of this as we go into the rest of the morning and even into the afternoon. this front has basically parked over us and we are going to add up those rainfall totals. as we look at the hour by hour outlook it still shows some rain for the rest of the day. it finally gets out of here early tomorrow morning and we will be tracking it. how are the roads looking, mike? >> wet. slippery. all over the south bay in your northbound direction but pretty typical pattern. tough for 880 and 580 coming through oakland, there may be a closure at the connector 280 at 101. a lot of slowing. bart has delays system wide,

they've slowed the trains as they tend to do when rain becomes enough of an issue. >> we will be back in half an hour.

we're back now. 7:30 on a busy thursday morning. 16th day of november, 2017. you know what that means? one week from today is thanksgiving. >> right. >> that's right. >> holidays. >> creeping up on us. let's get to the headlines. we'll start with the roy moore scandal growing larger this morning. >> mounting accusations. four new women come forward with allegations that alabama senate candidate roy moore made unwanted sexual advances toward them. the embattled former judge isn't going anywhere. defiantly staying in that race. >> judge moore has been falsely accused of things he did not do 40 years ago. president trump heads to capitol hill today to push for tax reform as he faces opposition from some key members

of his own party over what to include in the plan. >> if we start getting into health care issues, we send a very mixed message. grave condition. infamous mass killer charles manson pushed to a hospital overnight with reports saying his health is deteriorating quickly. controversial decision. the trump administration set to lift a ban on importing elephant trophies from african nations to the u.s. >> reporter: the real hamburglar. a woman climbing through a mcdonald's drive-through, stopping for a soda, then stealing food and cash, as police search for her today, thursday, november 16th, 2017. >> caught on tape. >> unbelievable. all right. also this morning, there are new developments in the search for a possible serial killer in tampa, florida. police are hoping some new video will help them identify and arrest a suspect.

nbc's cakerry sanders is in tam. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. the key piece of evidence comes from a security camera. this neighborhood is now blanketed with cameras like that one right over there. an unblinking eye that, as you'll see, may just be the break that police need. >> same gait. same walk. >> reporter: new surveillance video this morning. a man police call their suspect in at least two of the four murders. but who is he? the video taken moments before the murder of 60-year-old ronald felton on tuesday. police say the man looks like the same person in this video taken last month right before the first murder. put the videos side by side, investigators say, and it's the same man. >> i don't believe in coincidence. that the same person was around the same time the two people were murdered. >> reporter: police say there's another break in the case. >> we have a witness that's telling us it is a black male.

tall, thin, wearing all black, who fled northeast from the area. >> reporter: in each case, victims have been targeted under cover of darkness. each person walking alone. each killed within a seven-block area. it's why police have added even more patrols when it is dark outside. neighborhood watch teams now walk in packs. >> i don't want some coward with a gun making me feel uneasy. if anything, he should be the one feeling uneasy with how many police, fbi and everyone around here. >> reporter: police say they found in pattern to the way victims are chosen. 22-year-old mitchell shot waiting for a bus. 32-year-old monica hoffa, found dead in a vacant lot. anthony shot getting off a bus. the family of the latest victim, felton. >> we have to pray. it's all i know to do in such a time as this. is to pray.

>> reporter: police say whoever is doing this may be working in concert with someone else who is acting as a lookout. the reward now for any information leading to the arrest here stands at $91,000. guys? >> kerry sanders in tampa for us this morning. thank you very much. meantime, google's london headquarters has welcomed a royal visitor. prince william is there today to launch a new initiative against cyberbullying. nbc's lucy is there. >> reporter: the duke of cambridge is teaming up with tech giants to fight online trolls and help the victims. >> you can't escape it. there is no escape from it. >> reporter: victims of online bullying are opening up. >> i tried to end my life. >> reporter: finding a

sympathetic royal ear in prince william. >> brave of you both to team honestly about it. i know it can't be easy, honestly. i can't thank you enough. i only wish neither of you had gone through what you've gone through. >> reporter: the emotional video of a teenager who contemplated suicide and the mother who lost her son talked to the prince. the prince getting help from the world's biggest tech companies. facebook, snapchat, twitter and google signing up to his stop, speak, support initiative. which aims to reach every british teenager bullied online. >> this is a personal issue for me. >> reporter: the goal, to change the frightening statistics. 1/3 of all teenagers say they've been victims of cyberbullying. more than 1 million children bullied on facebook. another warrior in the fight against cyberbullying, monica lewinsky. 24 years old when the news broke in 1998 about her inappropriate relationship with then-president

bill clinton. she's also in london this week to support the click with compassion campaign. encouraging people to treat one another online the way they would in the real world. lewinsky saying, at the time, there was no one who had gone through some kind of an online scandal in the same way. losing a digital reputation overnight. there was no handbook. a cause close to the hearts of both the duke and the duchess. both now parents, expecting a third royal baby. fighting to make sure all children are safe online. as a result of this campaign, facebook and snapchat plan to create new features to protect users against bullying. guys, if all goes well, prince william says he plans to take this worldwide. stay tuned. guys? >> thank you so much. they do such great work, the two brothers. >> they take it worldwide. let's go down to the keys. that's where al has got a check of the weather and a little more lend a hand. al? >> hey, guys. good morning. we told you a little bit about

this system yesterday. it's really getting going now. it's going to be going coast to coast. right now, it's pounding the west, but it will affect everybody just about across the country. by this afternoon -- tomorrow afternoon, out west, it'll improve, but mountain snows and costal heavy rain. then as we move into the day friday, the system moves to the midwest. increasing winds, strong storms. making its way, saturday, further to the east. lake-effect snow starts in the western great lakes. strong storms in the ohio and tennessee river valley. sunday, it is along the eastern seaboard. the eastern great lakes get the snow-effect machine cranking up. then cooler and windier weather along the east coast will prevail sunday into monday. we just got a lot of rain this morning and it will stay with us from areas around san francisco over towards the east bay and farther south.

so we will at times have a few breaks, but it will at times get heavy as well. so expect this moisture to continue to stream right over the bay area out ahead of a cold front and we will see our chances of rain continuing even into tonight but tapering off as we go into early tomorrow morning. and that is your latest weather. don't forget, get the weather any time you need it. go to our friends at the weather channel on cable. >> we'll do it, al. thank you so much. much more ahead this morning, including a bigamist y big mystery. who shelled out a record, $450 million, for that masterpiece? we'll talk to julia roberts about her new movie, the culture in hollywood and the best parenting advice she's ever received. plus, a new way priscilla is carrying on elvis's legacy. w you owned your car for four years.

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back now. 7:43. talking more about the record-setting sale we told you about earlier. >> yeah. a rare painting by an artist you might know, leonardo da vinci, going for $450 million. it smashes the record for the most expensive piece of art ever sold at auction. nbc's joe fryer is right around the corner for us right now, actually. christie's auction house is where it all happened. >> reporter: good morning, guys. this painting, the salvator

mundi, was created in the 1500s, thought to be lost more than two centuries. when it was found, it created quite the stir in the art world. last night at christie's, an auction bidding war broke out. when the final gavel fell, a painting that once sold for just $60 fetched nearly $500 million. overnight, an iconic artist's historic work on the auction block, billed as the last da vinci. a 20-minute bidding war, years of culmination. >> $400 million is the bid. the piece is sold. >> reporter: leonardo's long-lost painting, salvator mundi, or savior of the world, is the most expensive piece of art ever sold at auction. shattering the previous record of $179 million for a work by

picasso. the portrait of jesus christ disappeared in the late 18 th century. after it resurfaced in 2005, it was meticulously restored and took the art world by storm. the salvator mundi made i the art made public debutn 2011 at the national gallery in london after intense speculation about the authenticity of the once in a lifetime discovery. tens of thousands of onlookers at exhibitions around the world. >> to be able to see this many person, unbelievable. >> their reactions to the painting captured bid camera. among them another well known leonardo. oscar winner leonardo decap owe. >> it's hard to tell whether jesus is looking at you and sometimes he's looking through you. is he smiling. is he not? all because leonardo knows how to embody mystery in all of his art. >> a lend legends dare artist.

the identity of the winning bidder is not known right now. guys, to give this $450 million price take a little perspective. before this, the most expensi expensivedy vexpensivive art piece ever sold at auction went for $11 million. >> more perspective. do you get the frame? does it come framed? i think that's a yes. >> gift wrapping too. >> joe, thank you. mr. daily, clearing off a space above the mantle. >> i wish. >> guys, coming up, the fun people are having with president trump's water bottle moment. right after this. you've seen i. i'm at your house to look at the car you posted for sale, even though i'm totally not going to buy it. but i can't wait to share a bunch of random stories with an unnecessary level of detail. because that's how you become best buddies. yes!!! fact is, selling your car on your own isn't all it's cracked up to be. luckily, at carmax, we buy all the cars.

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that's okay. what? oh, it's okay. >> of course, on the campaign trail, trump mocked marco rubio for a very similar situation. now it was his turn. within minutes, you see the wikipedia page for fiji, the official water of president trump. have a look here. >> 5-year-old coming to the sidelines during a soccer practice. did you see me, mama? i ran over there and then i ran over there. then i scored a goal. okay. i have to go back. >> what's that? okay. all right. they got that. okay. they got this. >> he drinks like one of the robots on the pirates of the

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good thursday morning. right now it's 7:00 of a we are in a microclimate weather alert tracking a round of rain moving through the bay area, it's mostly light and scattered but will get a little bit heavier at times and just continuing as we go through the day. right now in san francisco a steady rain coming down, that also extends down the peninsula into the south bay with some lighter showers and for the east bay it's been fairly heavy this morning, but it is tapering off just a bit. we will continue to see this rain rolling by as we head through the rest of the morning. even into the afternoon. the evening commute looks really soggy for areas south of san francisco and the south bay into the south county will still have this rain into late tonight and starting to taper off early tomorrow morning. in the meantime we are looking at rainfall totals at one to three inches all across the bay area. let's check in with mike to see how this is impacting your commute. >> it's slippery so a lot of spinouts early this morning but as speeds come down because more

commuters are throughout the south bay we see less of that type of crash just more traffic in general. over here toward oakland 580/el 80 clammed up toward the bay bridge, highway 24 coming out of lafayette and toward the caldecott tunnel. we are looking at getting into san francisco, north 280, north 101 jammed up, and recovery the crash at the robin williams tunnel has cleared but look how tough these travel times are. back to you. >> thank you very much. as the roads around the bay area are making for some dangerous conditions this morning for commuters a little earlier today in mountain view there were two separate crashes within a few feet of each other on highway 85. in both cases the cars overturned. amazingly one of the drivers in one of the cars suffered minor injuries but the chp says both cars at separate times started high hydroplaning, the drivers lost control. take extra care, slow down on the morning drive. you can link to the latest weather information when you are not driving at any time on

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♪ ♪ it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, breaking overnight, more women come forward to accuse senate candidate roy moore of unwanted advances going back decades. moore's campaign fighting back. >> judge moore's been falsely accused of some things that he did not do. we are live in alabama with the latest. plus, wonder woman. >> when someone acts small you just have to be the bigger person, right? >> right. >> matt sits down with julia roberts to talk about her new film, fame and family. >> some people say it's the best moments is you can imagine because you're watching these humans that you have tried to guide and teach and nurture find

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>> "today" show loves you, too, cutie. >> the rain has stopped. >> hoda parted the clouds and the sun is shining. good morning, everybody. we want to get right to your news. lots going on and the scandal surrounding republican moore got worse overnight with more women accusing him of inappropriate behavior. gabe gutierrez is covering the story from birmingham and has the latest. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. nine women have now come forward with allegations ranging from inappropriate flirting to sexual assault. overnight "the washington post," publishing the account of two more women. gena richardson telling the paper she was a high school senior working at the mall in gadsdon alabama. he called her school a few days later and had her pulled out of math class to the principal's office where he asked her out. days later, a date ended with an

unwanted forceful kiss. becky gray, then 22, told the post moore would linger and she reported moore to her manager when he kept asking her out. while moore's campaign hasn't commented specifically on those claims it has called the onslaught of allegations a politically motivated witch hunt and has denied any sexual misconduct. although the president declined to answer questions about the growing scandal, his daughter ivanka trump is weighing in, telling "the associated press," there's a special place in hell for people who prey on children. i have no reason to doubt the victims' accounts. savannah? >> all right, gabe. thank you. in washington the house is moving toward a vote today on the republican tax reform bill. president trump is making a personal pitch on capitol hill ahead of that vote. meantime, in the senate there are signs that republican unity might be weakening. wisconsin's ron johnson has become the first republican to come out against the senate tax bill in the current form. he says it benefits corporations

more than other types of businesses and other senators are weighing late changes that would repeal the obamacare insurance mandate and make tax cuts for individuals just temporary. this morning london's famed old vick theater says it has received 20 allegations of a range of inappropriate behavior by kevin spacey. spacey served as artistic director for a decade. the theater hired a law firm to investigate claims in the media and elsewhere and it says in all, but one case the accusers did not come forward at the time or had asked that no formal action be taken. the theater apologized for failing to create an environment where people felt afraid to speak up and it points out that the theater has not been able to verify any of those allegations and that spacey has not commenty on them. a really good time for a boost. >> why don't we do that, you guys. it's the holiday season and sometimes people get, woed up over holiday shopping, but watch

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it is time for "what is trending today," we have a special guest at the table. are we excited? >> paul reiser is here. >> eh? he's right there. >> yeah. it's awkward. it's awkward. >> paul, you may have heard this. a lot of people have. blake shelton was named people's sexiest man alive. savannah and i could not agree more and i decided to be a responsible journalist and this is what i came about on the people.com page. they posed blake with his younger self. like they kind of photoshoped it together to get a look at what it was like and they did the same thing for the sexiest man alive. that's brad pitt. look at him before and after. here is matt damon with his younger self. so i have a treat for you guys. i did the same for all of us at the table starting with paul reiser. >> why did you do that? >> we wanted to go down memory lane. let's take a look at paul's before and after. >> that's cute. >> i seem a little smug, and it

wasn't until like 2004 that i was able to stand fully erect. >> is there any advice, paul, when you look back at that picture that you would give to your younger self or anything you wish you knew back then? >> buy stock in kale. [ laughter ] >> that's going to take off if i had known, believe me. >> all right. let's take a look at carson. >> that's what i was going to tell my younger self. >> carson, you haven't changed that much. >> you haven't changed. were those the trl days? >> i'm only 28 now. >> i would tell myself to quit smoking. >> and you did. >> you did, right? >> oh, yeah. >> how long did you schoeck? >> i don't know. >> a while back then? >> i never bought them. i just bummed them. >> that's what we used to say. only when i'm drinking. start -- i love my family so much. don't be afraid to start the process sooner. that's my -- >> that's smart. >> savannah, let's take a look at savannah. >> was that a prom picture?

>> no, that was a winter dance. yeah. i know, my daddy bought me that dress. >> what would you tell your younger self. >> i guess just be gentler with yourself. the whole thing makes me kind of sad. i think it's kind of profound. you should have compassion on your younger self. pay attention. >> mr. lauer? >> i'm dreading this. >> oh, yeah. >> i would say, dad -- i would say write more things down. i didn't write enough down about what was happening in my life at a younger age and i've forgotten a lot of it. how about you? >> let's see mine before and after. >> you said work indoors. >> i would have said, get keratin a lot earlier. >> are you at blockbuster? >> i was doing a live shot for mississippi. and with a yellow blazer.

everyone had those. i think i -- i was sensitive to being criticized and i was criticized a lot, obviously. so i think i would have probably said to myself don't worry about what everybody thinks of you. just live your life. >> that's good advice at any age. >> all right. >> all right, carson. >> carson looks the same. >> let's get to it. we'll start with prince harry and prince william. you may remember the royals visited the set of "star wars: the last jedi." they were there shooting a scene for the movie according to "the hollywood reporter." they played stormtroopers. they're in a scene, they're guarding john boyega in an elevator. shooting with the royals was a great experience and you can watch "star wars: the last jedi" december 16th. alec baldwin on his comedic take on president trump on snl.

at a recent event baldwin opened up about his run for office. do i think i would run for office? yeah. it doesn't seem to be practical with my lifestyle and my children. as you know, alec is a father of four with another on the way. finally to paul reiser, actor, comedian, author, musician, man at this table. >> man at this table is my great effort accomplishment. >> you are our trending guest and you have earneded a special trifecta. you area i streaming sensation. you can be seen on netflix in "stranger things 2." >> have you seen it on amazon? >> new jersey golf is like caddy shack. watch him on that. >> no end to what you can watch me on. now we're excited to report the new series called "there's johnny," it will exclusively stream on hulu and he stumbles on "the tonight show" with johnny carson and that starts at

nbc universal. it stars tony danza. >> jane levy. >> i am not in that. i wrote did with my buddy and we created and produced it. for years we had this project and we always loved, you know, in '72 i was a kid in new york, and i want to be there? i want to be on "the tonight show" some day, i don't know how, but that looked like the coolest place to be. >> why did it take so long to make? >> i type like this. very slow. i want to get it right, you know what i mean? when we did t we thought it would be great if we could get usage of the actual clip. so we had to get the carson company involved and they're, understandably, very protective and finally, we wore them down and they said let's do it. there he is, the king himself. so we match it up and hopefully it's seamless. >> it looks great. >> what's wild is now i look at john and i'm 20 years older than he was. >> what's your favorite memory of being on that show? >> you know what?

he was so good and gracious. he of the just a great host especially with comics. he knew when to help you can pull back. >> oh, my gosh! that was 35 years ago. >> were you nervous? >> i was in some sort of stupor, but yeah. for a comic, that was always the pot of gold. you just want to get there. so doing this show and you don't really have to know johnny. there are 22-year-olds they're not familiar with them. if they think carson daly. it's a fictitious world, but set in a world that you know, so when you see the clips of johnny, it's really -- to me that's the icing on the cake. >> i was all in. i was such a huge fan. i can't wait for that. >> please watch it. it's on hulu. have a child explain it, but you can get it. it's not that hard. >> you look at me.

>> is that the first? >> would you ever do that? >> a re-boot? >> yeah. >> for years i've said no and now i'm thinking it's possible maybe because, you know, now that my kids are sort of on the way out of the house and i think it's sort of like starting over. it's like a new thing. maybe there is a story there. >> we'll talk. i'll come back if i do. >> kale. i love that. >> that was a way to go. >> funnier than spinach. >> let's go back down to al in florida. today's weather is brought to you by cheerios. >> hey, and welcome back down to key west, florida. [ cheering ] >> you're listening to howard livingston and the mile marker 24 band, and we've got with us -- we're talking about first responders that lend a hand today and not just people that need rescue, but a lot of wild life did and we are joined by betty circleback who is the

turtle hospital manager and you are the turtle hospital rescue folks. >> we are. the florida keys turtle hospital and we rescue, rehab and return these beauties back to the wild. >> this is irma who was born during hurricane irma and needed rescue. >> irma was rescued by florida fish and wild life, first responders and brought to the turtle hospital and we'll get her back out as soon as we have a weed line in the gulfstream. >> you told me something that i did not realize, that the markings on the side of each turtle is really -- it's almost like your fingerprint. >> it's unique to each turtle like a fingerprint the scoop pattern on the side of their head. >> we have another turtle that's older. we have drifter. how old is drifter? >> he's probably about 15, a teenager. >> he is out on a coast guard boat out there just beyond that and they're going to release drifter, a 150-pound laggerhead. he was entangled in fishing

line. >> he was entangled in fishing line, monofilament and he is with first responder richard morretti and trying to get back to his ocean home. >> we were trying to get kerry sanders, and we have our producer out there. all right, guys. please, release drifter! [ cheers and applause ] >> all right. drifter's about to go. he's 150 pounds. when he's full grown he'll get up to what? drifter's gone! go, drifter! go, drifter, go! get to the eac, baby! get to the eac! that's that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. a lot of rain. it's mostly been steady and light for much of the bay area south of the north bay but as we

go through the rest of the day, we're going to see some kinds of rain right now getting a little bit lighter for san francisco, moving down the peninsula. some off and on rain. for the south bay, a light shower coming down at this point that may get heavier as we go through the rest of the day as well. as we get a look at oakland, extending over towards antioch, expect those downpours to continue into this evening. ♪ >> all righty. the turtle rescue museum -- hospital. thank you so much. >> thank you! >> matt, back to you. hey, we have a deal on turtle wax! >> all right, al. thank you very much. nice job. let's turn now to oscar winner julia roberts. she's been starring in moves for four decades and her latest wonder opens tomorrow. we sat down recently to talk about that and more and we began with a trip down memory lane. i met you when you were 21 years old? >> was i that old because it was in boston, right? 21? >> it was mystic pizza.

1988, 21 years old. >> yeah. >> without doing anything about where we've come since, if you could today go back and tell 21-year-old mystic pizza julia roberts something she didn't know about this business, what would you tell her? >> matt lauer is going places. >> you didn't know that at the time. >> no. >> you doubted. >> there we were in boston. who knew? >> yeah. >> either one of us. look at us. >> 30 years later and roberts has more than 50 films under her belt, including her latest project called "wonder." based on the novel of the same name. it is the story of a 10-year-old boy who has a severe facial disfigurement. >> when someone acts small, you have to be the bigger person, right? >> right. >> i can already feel my chest starting to heave for this kid. tell me what your reaction was when you first read it? >> this was just sheer maternal reading a book and being so excited at the idea of a piece

of literature teaching parents and children alike that there's another way to look at this, and i thought that was great because compassion is something that you don't want to be lectured about. you want to be infused with. >> roberts plays augie's mother who has been home schooling him and now decides the time is right to enroll him in middle school where he struggles to find his way. >> i decided based on portraying the character that i can't micromanage his path any longer because he's an incredible human being, and he needs to be put in a position where people can see that and where that can be challenged. >> although we have kids who are -- who don't have many challenges when it comes right down to it, we've all had to send them out the door on a first day of school where you knew they were going to face. >> it's awful. >> it's awful. >> it's gut-wrenching, and we've all had them come home telling us something that someone said to them at school and you want to march down to that school and

find that kid -- >> give them a pinch. >> they a time when augie comes home to his mom and he asks her a question because he's had a tough time. >> you are determined to make me tear up. >> no, but this was, as a parent of three kids, you take a deep breath here and he asks his mom. >> why am i ugly? yeah. >> why do i have to be so ugly? >> you are not ugly, augie. >> you just have to say that because you're my mom. >> because i'm your mom it doesn't count? >> yeah. >> because i'm your mom it counts the most because i know you the most. you are not ugly and anyone who cares to know you will see that. >> i think it's the truth. i think she tells him the absolute truth, and that is what makes the story work is that everybody is completely honest. >> reporter: portraying a mother came naturally to roberts.

she and husband danny moder have three children of their own. >> what's the best piece of advice anyone gave you about raising teenagers. it's funny because it's polarizing advice because some people say oh, fasten your seat belts and some people say it's the best moments you can imagine because you're watching these humans that you have tried to guide and teach and nurture find their bigger voice of their place in the world. >> while roberts' family and career are on track, the movie industry has been derailed by recent revelations and admissions about sexual abuse by several powerful men in hollywood. as a staple in the business, i ask julia to weigh in. >> you know, it's all so ugly in so many ways. >> i mentioned you were a huge name in hollywood, but it wasn't always the case. you were a young, up and coming actress. >> uh-huh. >> did you have these experiences? >> i've never had this experience.

i almost feel bad saying that because i don't know why i was spared, and you hear some of these heart wrenching, awful stories and i have a daughter and it is heartbreaking, but it's not been part of my experience. >> do you think as a 21-year-old that mystic pizza julia roberts you would have known how to deal with it having been put in one of those situations? >> it's funny you say that because perhaps i was subtly approached and didn't recognize it for what it was or -- i don't know. i don't know. >> what's the most pleasant surprise that you found out about the business over these last whatever many years? >> that it continues to be so challenging and exciting, and everything else has been so overwhelmingly positive that my optimism that guides my life has been well served in my work. >> such a smart person. she really is.

speaks so well and there's a picture of our first time meeting when she was 21, but we're hoping it'si )m ... we )re in a microclimate weather alert. it )s wet around the bay area - including san jose and dublin. good morning, it is 8:26. we're in a microclimate weather alert. it is wet around the bay area including san jose and dublin as you see right there on your screen. latest conditions right now. >> it's going to be wet as we go through the day for much of the bay area. and we are still seeing this rain just rolling on by. at times it gets a little lighter and other times it gets a little heavy so that's what we can expect as this moisture continues to roll through. it will linger as we go into this afternoon as well as this evening. the time line of when this rain moves out has been extended. and we may not see this clearing the south bay until very late tonight. and into early tomorrow morning. so we'll continue to track this and the rain totals and as we head over to mike now, looking

at how this may affect the commute. >> we still have wet roads. we've seen a ton of spinouts this morning. no major spinouts. but we have major commute. kicking in northbound. folks are tending to be a little slower as you should during these conditions. look at your typical patterns, south through pleasanton. not a major factor unless you've got an empty truck, a large truck. 238 jammed in both directions. crash still hanging out at the castro valley y. a slow drive into the maze and into san francisco. north 101, flooding at the tail end of the city streets and that has presented a problem. >> a lot of red there.

we're back now. 8:30 on a thursday morning. little rain in the new york area on this november 16th. you know what? it's starting to clear. if you look up there, it's brightening up. we have a really nice group of people who have been braving it all morning long. we thank them for sticking around. by the way, if they stick around a little longer, like 24 more hours, we have a huge concert on the plaza tomorrow morning. country music favorite duo tim mcgraw and faith hill will be here live. we can't wait.

we do not recommend people stick around for the next 24 hours. >> well, i have a couple of sisters who are here. where are jennifer and jodi? jennifer and jodi, where are you from? >> ontario, canada. >> we heard you don't like tim and faith. you love tim and faith. >> we love tim and faith. >> would you like to come to the concert tomorrow? told o hold on. hold on. i have two vip passes. >> nice. >> for tomorrow. can you all make it tomorrow? >> yes. >> we will see you there for tim and faith, front row, all right? we love you guys. >> thank you! thank you! >> yay. >> oh, my god. so exciting. >> i'm so excited. coming up, priscilla presley is here. she's taking some of elvis's famous lyrics and turned it into something brand-new to keep his legacy going. a football food extravaganza with classics from our friend, elizabeth high school.

first, megyn kelly, what do you have coming up? >> you know dan stevens from "downton abbey"? >> love him. >> he's on and i asked, what is the biggest lesson you learned from leaving "downton abbey"? i asked him that. and christopher plummer from "sound of music" is here. imagine you drop off papers on capitol hill and your boss answers just in a towel. keep it pg. carson? >> i'm next to this 75 foot spruce. it wouldn't be complete without the swarovski star topper. i'm with oscar nominee naomie harris and she'll talk about it. >> i thought you were talking about me, the stunner.

>> you are the real stunner. what about this beautiful star? >> it's made of 25,000 crystals. it weighs 550 pounds and it'll be raised at 10:00 a.m. today. >> cool. it'll go on top of the tree. let me switch gears for a second. it's a year. you have a movie coming out with dwayne johnson. tell me about that. >> it is a fun, action-packed movie. it's for all the family. it has dwayne. all we need to know. >> what was your holiday plans? >> always with the family. i love the festive season. i love food and family. it is the perfect mixture. >> safe trip back to london. >> thank you so much. >> catch the lighting ceremony of the tree, christmas in rockefeller center, wednesday, november 29th on nbc. let's send it down to al in key west. ♪ feeling fine thank you so much, carson. let's get to your weather. show you what we have going on right now. again, for today, we are looking at strong storms making their

way across country. especially heavy mountain snows in the pacific northwest and on to northern california. rainy, windy weather will be exiting the northeast in new that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> we'll be in with this rain for several hours as it continues to roll on shore and we will see at times a pocket of some heavy rain. our temperatures today only reaching the upper 50s in san francisco. and rain ending later on tonight. tomorrow's all dry and it looks really nice. also on saturday, but then on sunday, we'll start to see clouds moving in and that will be ahead of the next storm system that will bring us some rain to start out next week. and then that one clears out in time for the busy travel day. ♪ love makes the world go round ♪ the reason we are down here in key west, florida. our final stop on our lend a hand today tour. we are in key west at margaritaville resort here in

key west. of course, as you might imagine, tourism is the number one industry down here in the florida keys. of course, hurricane irma greatly affecting that and people's lives here. but it was first responders and neighbors helping neighbors that actually helped make the keys come back. this is a monster storm. it is not weakening very much. >> we estimate there are about 31,000 people who already evacuated from the keys as of 6:00 p.m. last night. >> the diameter of the storm is much bigger, almost twice as wide as the state of florida itself. >> 25% of the houses initially have been destroyed. 65% have major damage.

basically, every house in the keys was impacted in some way or another. >> the whole house started shaking. felt like an earthquake. >> this is the worst storm that we've ever been through. >> it was just chaotic. we were out helping people and trying to get debris moved out of the roadway so more first responders and assets could come? >> i was thinking about working, helping people, but also at the same time thinking about our house. it looks really bad outside. we had about three boats, two vehicles and a floating dock surrounding our house. as far as the sheriff's office, they put a team together that came and moved everything out of our yard. it was a huge job. i was crying when they texted me the picture, that they came and did that. i didn't know that. >> i went to cudjoe with my parents, in which they were helping people who just suffered there. cudjoe was hit really hard.

this really showed me that i'm really proud to be their daughter. and to have helped all these people. >> there were so many first responders that lost so much and just kept going and helping people. it made us stronger. it made us closer to one another. neighbors got out of their house and met neighbors that they had never met before prior to the storm. now you have stronger communities. >> we want to say a big thank you and lend a hand to all the first responders who were involved. amongst those folks, starting off with the monroe county sheriff's department. the fire and rescue. we have key west fire department. the key west police department. keys energy. florida keys aqueduct authority. last but not least, the florida fish and wildlife conservation commission. so we'd like to talk to a couple of folks.

first of all, we have sergeants eric and linda mixon. you met them in our piece. they're with the monroe county sheriff's department. now, while all of this is going on, you guys are a married couple and out there. how difficult was it? i mean, you're sworn to protect and serve, but you have family and friends who you know are being affected, as with el. >> yes, we do. we were nervous. we have a daughter and she had to evacuate herself but everything worked out. >> we got to work together so that helped. we were together through the process of the storm. >> has to make a big difference. we have the mayor here. how have the keys been doing so far? >> the keys are doing much better. key west is doing better than keys just above us. but we can't thank our first responders enough. thank you for being here to recognize them. they did an incredible job. they brought the keys back. made us capable to open for visitors. >> we wanted to say thank you and lend a hand to all you guys. first off, we have our friends

from lowe's who are donating to each of you $2,000 gift cards. so that's for starters. we really appreciate all you folks at lowe's. next up, power is still a problem here in the keys. our friends at honda are donating these fantastic eb 3000 c generators for you guys so you can make sure you've got power. you might want to come on down this way, all you first responders. come on down. finally, we know next week is thanksgiving. to give thanks to you from our friends at lowe's, i should say publix, we're donating delicious turkeys and $50 gift cards. open it on up. come on and get your baskets and your turkeys. from one turkey to another, here you go. thank you so much. again, all the first responders getting all the work done. we want to thank you guys. guys, we've got more from the keys coming up.

back to you. >> well done, al. >> awesome, al. >> nice job. >> bravo. coming up next, priscilla presley is here. what she's doing to spread a message from the king of rock and roll to a new generation. and roll to a new generation. first, this is "today" on accused of obstructing justice to theat the fbinuclear war, and of violating the constitution by taking money from foreign governments and threatening to shut down news organizations that report the truth. if that isn't a case for impeaching and removing a dangerous president, then what has our government become? i'm tom steyer, and like you, i'm a citizen who knows it's up to us to do something. it's why i'm funding this effort to raise our voices together and demand that elected officials take a stand on impeachment. a republican congress once impeached a president for far less. yet today people in congress and his own administration know that this president is a clear and present danger who's mentally unstable and armed with nuclear weapons. and they do nothing.

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♪ love me tender welcome back. elvi elvis's former wife priscilla is out with a new children's book, "love me tender," based on the lyrics of his number one song. we'll talk to priscilla in a moment. first, the king of rock and roll performing "love me tender" on his comeback special. ♪ love me tender, love me true ♪ all my dreams fulfilled >> prispriscilla, good morning. >> good morning. >> neat to see that, isn't it? have you seen it recently?

>> not recently. it is very endearing. >> i love the song "love me tender." i have to say, i always thought it was kind of a romantic song. when it was first -- the movie where it debuted, he was singing it to his mom and family. >> yes, his family, in the movie "love me tender." >> it kind of works as a children's book. i was looking through it and it got me. it is touching. >> it is touching. it is very tender, touching and compassionate. it's just perfect, you know, for a children's book. especially, you know, younger children. this starts out from birth and goes into a little older, a little older. it's every race and culture that can relate to it, every country. it's a first book for children to even learn to read. >> yeah. >> the illustrations are so beautifully done. i think it really says the story in such a way that even children at a young age can relate to. so, yeah, we're really proud of it. >> it is so sweet.

also the kind of book that moms like to read because it is a love letter to their babies. >> it is a love letter to their babies. also, you know, this also is a community of families. it shows you how, you know, of course, parents have their children or child and then they get older, a little older. it shows how everyone is enjoying their children and teaching their children. listen, this could be a first book for a child to learn how to read. it's just such a sentimental, you know, very touching and heartwarming book. >> do you have memories of elvis reading? >> actually, elvis, i was asked that, about elvis singing songs to her. elvis didn't go around the house singing his songs. he was a bit shy, really. >> really? >> he wouldn't just do it. what he would sing was gospel songs. that was very, very different. he'd rock out on gospel. but yes. >> i know the book is dedicated to your granddaughters, harper

and finley. >> they were the inspiration, absolutely. >> have they read it? do they approve? >> oh, my gosh, they love books, period. both of them are really into it. so they read this right off the bat and loved it. like i said, they're 9 now. >> yeah. >> this is -- even to teach -- not teach but read this to children and then my hope is that they'll play the record for them or they'll identify, you know, with elvis. this is a perfect, i think, perfect way to start children off to know who elvis presley is. >> it is a sweet song and lull by. how is lisa doing? we root for her. >> she's doing well. she has the children. the children are great. we're all getting there. >> congratulations on the book, "love me tender." it is super sweet. >> thank you. >> by the way, we have more on the book at today.com/shop. coming up next, some hearty recipes that go perfect with a side of football.

first, this is "today" on nbc.

we're back now. 8:47. today food loves football. guess what? you don't have to wait for the weekend. tennessee titans/pittsburgh steelers tonight on nbc. elizabeth's new cookbook is filled with recipes that go great with a game. good to see you. i have a feeling you're going with tennessee. >> i know steelers are picked to win but i don't care. >> don't worry. stick with your team. we have two recipes. the first is a beef stew. don't panic but there are a lot of ingredients. >> simple ingredients, things you probably have at home, minus the chuck steak. buy it whole, cut it up at home. you'll be better off. get more value out of the money. >> talk about the spices when we get there. you're going to sheer this beef a little bit? >> you want the pot to be as hot as the hinges of hell, honey.

really, really hot. i'm serious. we'll add water to it and boil it. we want to remove it, the fat. it'll cook off and you get the scum on the top. we don't want the scum to end up in the pot. >> how long will it take? >> about 45 minutes. once that's done, we're going to drain it. we add our meat. no now, we have our broth. put the tomatoes? >> be careful. i don't want to spill on you. >> one of my favorites from the book, this recipe, i took this for 45 minutes. we'll let that, with the seasonings -- >> give me some of the seasonings. >> parsley, o regulroregano, sa. we can now add the vegetables. if i added it at one time, it'll cook down and be a mess. >> carrots, celery, green beans, potatoes.

>> you're the boss. you can do whatever you want as far as the vegetables. >> this is a tip i love. a lot of people love it watery. some like it thick. if you like it thick, take a little -- >> cream corn. add that in. it is a good -- oh, i forgot y'all were over there. >> so good. >> what do you think? >> so good. >> wonderful. my dad adds a little horseradish to his vegetable beef soup, and that's phenomenal, too. >> serve it with a crusty bread. >> great game day football food. happy everybody. >> what about a big fat dip. >> it'll make you big and fat. it is fabulous. caramelized onions. i have butter and oil in here. >> you do the oil because you don't want the onions -- >> oil. do you need a translator? o irk o-i-l. sweat this down. don't do it fast. low and slow. take your time with it. these are perfectly caramelized onions for this dip.

could not be nicer. we add that. then our room temperature cream cheese. >> low fat? >> really important. come on, mat. you always do this to me. you know it is not low fat. it's football. >> i like it like this. >> add our mayonnaise, sour cream. then we have our fworcestershir sauce. >> exactly. >> we'll mix this up. makes about two cups, which is all you need. has to be served with a potato chip. don't get fancy with fine crackers because it won't work. hoda has the bag over there. she said, forget it. give me the bag. so that is mixed all up. put it in the refrigerator and let the flavors medical f s me little bit. you have a fine dip on your hands. >> this is a good dip. >> this is the blue cheese dip. this is the killer. >> this is what we have? >> i love, love this one.

>> you have a new book? >> i do. >> shall we talk about it, maty? if the wh it's called "what can i bring"? if you haven't asked the question, you weren't raised right. this has every answer to the question you can possibly imagine. i'm telling you, it's good, isn't it? >> sour cream and mayo all in one. >> doesn't get butter. >> unbelievable. >> ruffle potato chips. >> ridiculously good. really good. elizabeth, thank you so much. congrats on the book. >> appreciate that. >> you can check out the recipes at today.com/food. mo more on her book, what can i bring, at the shop. watch the titans and the steelers tonight at 7:30 here on nbc. we're back in a moment. >> titans will take it. i'm telling you. >> brag. see what

♪ love makes the world go round ♪ let's check in with al one more time in the florida keys. last stop on his lend a hand today tour. great work this week, al. >> thanks. thank you. great work to all these first responders. we wanted to mention the navy and coast guard base down here. they helped out, as well. thanks to lowe's, publix and honda for helping us with our first responders, as well, to lend a hand. on "megyn kelly today" at 9:00, we made a stop yesterday in the u.s. virgin islands to deliver much-needed medical equipment. you won't believe what they've been trying to get by with. if you needed an x-ray, you needed to go to a vet. that's how bad things were, guys. we'll show you what happened when we visited at 9:00 on "megyn kelly today." >> i )m - -...

happening now: we are in a microclimate weather good morning. it's 8 vt:56. we're in a microclimate weather alert. rain pretty much everywhere, including oakland. we want to go straight to meteorologist kari hall. >> it's been really soggy and at times we've had some rain moving through. areas along san francisco over toward salono county and to the south. the north bay, for some parts of

the north bay, taking a break at this point. we are going to see this mainly tracking a little bit further south than yesterday but bringing in some rounds of some heavy rain at times. there will be a few breaks in between. and we'll continue to track this as it lingers even into this evening for the south bay. let's head over to mike for an update on the commute. >> all right, we're looking at a slow wet drive. all over the bay, the bottom of the screen, the south bay. let's show you the travel times. you saw the red on the map. we're looking at the south bay, just a nightmare for 101 and 280. 85 also, slow. just take it easy, allow extra time. a lot of spinouts over the course of the morning, thinning out for the trivalley, and definitely all avenues towards the bay bridge still packed through oakland and berkeley. >> all right, thanks, mike. we'll have another local update for you in an hour. while you sleep, our team will

be on the streets - surveying damage - after "pounding rain" in parts of the bay. and it )s not over yet! kari times out (another storm heading our way. join us tomorrow on )today in the bay ) - 4:30 to . good morning, it )s 7:26...

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