"today in the bay." the coverage will continue on the "today" show. we'll be back in a half hour. >> we'll have more updates for you. make sure you wrap it up. it's cold outside. good morning. breaking news, unstoppable. those massive wildfires in california spreading quickly. the biggest hopping a highway near los angeles overnight, forcing new evacuations. >> do not wait. leave your homes. >> 200,000 people ordered t flee. hundreds of homes destroyed. >> this all gone, everything. >> a state of emergency just decla declared. controversial move. trump is set to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel today. world leaders outraged. could it lead to a new wave of violence? close call. a passenger plane nearly rans on

the wrong runway at jfk, as another plane was getting ready to take off. >> cancel takeoff plans. brick yard, cancel takeoff plans. >> this morning, the multiple investigations under way. those stories, plus fallout on russia's unprecedented ban from the winter olympics. one lawmaker's reaction during a meeting. i'm heterosexual, i have a wife. stop touching me all the time. leaning to calls for his resignation. and it's "time." the big announcement for "time's" person of the year, exclusively right here. wednesday, december 6th, 2017. >> from nbc news, this is "today," live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." so nice to have us. in a half hour, we're going to announce the "time" person of the year

>> i think we can do it.

. >> nearby silmar, the creek fire, only took moments to take a lifetime of memories t. plays melting stone and steele, big homes, little homes simply gone, many forced to flee with nothing but the clothes on their backs. >> i know it's just gone and to watch it burn. >> animals are in jeopardy as well, hundreds rescued, left behind, just before christmas, the damage is done, now this fire is back on the move and

crews are back on their heels. the wind could reach 70 miles an hour today and tomorrow, guys. >> scary times there, miguel. thank you. also breaking overnight, a controversial move by president trump. later today, he is expected to meet with israel. nbc news' chief correspondent richard engel is in jerusalem this morning. good morning, richard. >> reporter: good morning this would be a significant step, not just a symbolic step and there is real tension in the city this morning. there have already been some they are expected to intensify with palestinians calling for three days of rage if president trump goes through with it. >> reporter: palestinians took to the streets to oppose what they say a needless and provocative move by president trump giving israeli what it has

long wanted, recognition of its graham i claim to all of the city of jerusalem. u.s. government employees and their families have been ordered for their safety to stay out of palestinian areas, including the nearby city of bethlehem. for israelis, the u.s. is merely recognizing land they already control. >> this is the promised land. this is the city. this is the capital of israel. >> reporter: for palestinians, however, it's a sign the pose process hasn't worked for them. >> we are the land owners of this land. we are the owners of this place. we were here before any other. >> reporter: so what's the issue? both israelis and palestinians claim jerusalem to be their capital. the israelis say the united city is the heart of a jewish state reaching back thousands of years. palestinians say east jerusalem home to islam's third holiest mosque should be the capital of

their future state. this was never an easy dispute. sorting out who controls what in jerusalem was the core of the u.s. sponsored peace process, the subject of decades of talks. talks now thrown into disarray. white house officials say the president today will recognize jerusalem as israel's capital and order the state department to initiate the process of moving the u.s. embassy to the city from tel aviv. u.s. officials say, a location in jerusalem has yet to be chosen and that the embassy move will take years. it's a move opposed by many across the muslim world who wonder why president trump's first foray into middle east diplomacy was to abandon it. turkey, jordan, saudi arabia, china, egypt and a whole host of other countries including just this morning, the vatican city with the poppe pope making a statement, have all expressed

concern about what this anticipated is thatiment from president trump could do and several of the countries calling on the president not to make it. hoda. >> all right, richard engel in jerusalem. thank you back here, just a week until the election, embattled senate candidate roy moore held his first campaign rally more than two months last night. he was joined by former white house chief strategist steve bannan. gabe gutierrez was there. good morning to you. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. with days to go until the special election, this race is getting even uglier, if that's possible. steve bannan likes to call himself a street fighter. well, the fight she having now could have major implications for the future of the government party. this morning the gloves are off in that crucial alabama senate race. >> now i'm going to get personal. >> reporter: former white house strategist twooev steve bannan unleashed, tearing into the candidate's critics, including

mitt romney and his mormon faith. >> you hid behind your religion, you went to france to be a missionary while guys were talking in rice patties in vietnam. do not talk to me about honor and integrity. >> reporter: romney tweeted moore's election would be a stain on the gop. >> you ran for commander-in-chief. you had five sons, not one day of service in afghanistan and iraq. we have 7,000 dead and 52,000 casualties and where were the rom nice during those wars? >> reporter: the current breitbart news chairman ripping republican senator jeff flake hours after sitting next to president trump, tweeted out this $100 donation to moore's opponent with the message country over party. >> c'mon, brother, if you are going to write a check, right. don't be give the man $100. >> reporter: moore who denies sexual misconduct allegations with teen girls is now prompting a republican reckoning. >> i think they're afraid that

i'm going to take alabama values to washington. i can't wait. >> reporter: the republican national committee reversing itself, restoring support and funding for moore. but the gop is in turmoil. >> if he were to be elected, i think he would immediately have an issue with the ethics committee, which they would take up. >> reporter: facing slipping poll numbers, his prosecutor opponent doug jones launched his most ballisticering attack yet. >> i have done my part to ensure that men that hurt little girls should go to jail and not the occupation senate. >> reporter: jones and his supporters have outspent more 10-to-1. but the moore campaign seems to have fresh momentum after getting a presidential endorsement. his campaign now sees it as a referendum on donald trump. hoda, savannah. >> all right. gabe. thank you. this is the big day in washington when it comes to the russian investigation t. president's son, donald trump jr. is testifying on capitol

hill and he will face some tough questions about that 2016 meeting with the russians who promise dirt on hillary clinton. nbc news' national correspondent peter alexander is at the white house with more. good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. donald trump jr. set for a closed door interview with the house and senate committee today. he is expected to face questions with the house entanglements with russia and that trump tower meeting in 2016. it comes as new information ob taend exclusively by nbc news is shedding more light on what trump jr. was looking for from a russian lawyer at that meeting. the russian lawyer in her own words, 51 pages of written testimony to the senate judiciary committee obtained exclusively by nbc news, the lawyer sell e telling investigators at that june 2016 trump tower meeting, donald trump jr. asked whether she had evidence of donations to the clinton foundation.

she says when she told trump jr. she had no meaningful information about clinton. he seemed to have no interest. the meeting ended there. she told senators she believes the president's son misunderstood the nature of the meeting after trump jr. exchanged e-mails from a music promoter who set the meeting up, promising dirt on clinton as a russian government effort to help donald trump. a lawyer for trump jr. commented that said the younger trump wanted to hear the russians out, if they had information on clinton. it comes amid conflicting reports on whether robert mueller is zeroing in on president trump's personal finances. both reuters and the until "time's" report they subpoenaed deutsche bank before he entered office. >> has mueller crossed a red line, mr. president? >> reporter: last july he told the "new york times" his

finances should be off littles to mueller. >> would that be a breach of what his actual charge is? >> i would say yes. i would say yes. >> reporter: in fact. mueller's marching orders on russia include any matters that arose or may arise directly from the investigation t. white house says the stories are fake news. >> no subpoena has been issued or received. >> reporter: the president's personal lawyer says his teams confirmed that with deutsche bank, but some subpoenas are supposed to remain secret. meaning the bank might not be allowed to tell anyone about it. deutsche bank statements to nbc news, that it takes its legal obligations seriously and remains committed to cooperating with authorized investigations into this matter. as for the latest on former national security adviser michael flynn after being pressed when president trump knew that flynn lied to the fbi, the president's press secretary sarah sanders directed us to contact mr. trump's outside lawyer, a man by the name of john dowd. i followed up with dowd.

he refused to engage writing me first flynn was first accused and charged last friday. no more questions, hoda, savannah. >> peter, thank you now to a harrowing moment at one of the busiest airport, the faa is looking into a close call at new york's jfk when an inbound plane nearly landed on the runway with another plane preparing to depart. tom costello covers aviation for us, good morning, what happened here? >> reporter: this happened, here is a map of the jfk runway configuration of a flight from mexico coming in on runway one, three left. instead he lined up to land on one, three, right, just as a delta regional jet was preparing to take off. it happened just as a republic airlines plane, a regional jet delta 4231 was cleared to take off from washington. when the pilot looked up, he saw an airbus a-320 aiming to land

on the same runway. controllers quickly called on that regional jet also known as brick yard to stop. as another controller radioed the inbound plane flight 8-80 from mexico. controllers then ordered volaris to wave off and go around. as a precaution the delta regional jet had pulled off the runway hoping to avoid a potential collision. volaris released a statement overnight in part --

we don't know how close the two aircraft came to hitting each other. the faa says it is investigating how this volaris plane mistook these runways which are 8,000 feet apart. >> thank you, keep us posted. also, reaction is pouring into an unprecedented decision by the international olympic committee banning russia from the 2018 winter olympic games. this after investigations into the sochi games, nbc news' keir simmons has more on all of that. keir. good morning. >> reporter: hey, hoda, good morning. this morning, 22 russian athletes are appealing against their ban for doping at the sochi olympics. the kremlin denying state sponsored doping. a russian foreign ministry spokesperson this morning saying

banning russia is part of an attempt to isolate the country. this morning, the kremlin vowing to fight back, already filing an appeal against the ban. the priority is to defend the interests of our athletes. president putin's spokesman said, russia reading, a punch in the stomach one person called it. this olympic coach wiping away tears during the television interview. in the u.s., senator john mccain calling it a welcome step if serving justice to vladimir putin's government for his elaborate doping scheme. >> i think it sends a powerful message to nations that try to defraud the games and says clean sport matters. >> reporter: putin's pride in sochi replaced this morning by an unprecedented punishment after a damming report. the ban coming after a lengthy ioc investigation found the russians guilty of systematic doping at levels never seen before in olympic history.

when south korea hosts the game in february, there will be no russian flags or accreditation for russian officials. the country also fined $15 million. some individual russians can compete under the olympic flag and under strict guidelines. already, several russians have been stripped of their sochi medalssh leaving americans in line to win retroactive medals. meanwhile, the morning, the whistleblower who first alerted the world to the doping is now deeply worried his lawyer said. >> his family is still in russia and every day is anxiety ridden because he's afraid of what the russian government is going to do to them. >> reporter: that whistle-blower was sochi's chief anti-doping official. he is now so frightened, according to his lawyer, he is quote going to be looking over his shoulder he thinks for the rest of his life. >> wow.

>> it took a lot of courage to do that. >> keir, thank you so much let us turn to al. you have a look at the weather. are you looking closely at the west. >> this is so unprecedented. top 25 fires in california none ever occurred in december. >> that will change now, you look at the thomas fire the rye fire, the creek fire, the santa anna winds are dry. they're not hot. there is very little humidity. right now dry with gusty winds today, this is the extreme critical area around los angeles to santa barbara, look at tomorrow. this is where we are concerned. look at this area of extreme critical fire damage expands, million people from the border o all the way to santa barbara. we will again see these winds blowing up, during the day today, they'll kick in. then right through thursday and on into friday, we got red flag warnings until saturday. so they are not anywhere near getting this thing under control thanks to these winds. we will get to your local

forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. good wednesday morning, i'm meteorologist, kari hall. a live look outside in san francisco on this chilly start to the day. we have clear skies. santa rosa, below freezing at 30 degrees. 32 in fairfield. just above freezing in livermore and morgan hill. san jose, 34. heading to the upper 60s by the afternoon. a lot of sun shshine.

>> that's your latest weather. guys? >> al, thank you so much. coming up, who will it be. "time's" person of the year. >> stick around. we'll reveal that answer exclusive. first, this is "today" on nbc. coming up, imagine falling overboard, treading water for 29

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♪ here )s a live look in southern a very good morning to you. it is 7:26. i'm laura garcia. i want to take you live to southern california this morning. can you make it out through all that smoke and haze? look at the fire. the center of your screen. this is the newest fire that has been burning since 5:00 this morning, near the getty center in bel air. just above the 405 freeway. knbc reporting at least one home in that area damaged. we saw people out in front of their homes with garden hoses trying to save them. northbound 405 is closed. traffic is a mess in southern california right now. this is one of five wildfires burning there right now. ventura county is another problem they are having problems with. when this broke out, they had to send a lot of crews there.

i want to check the forecast locally. it is a very cold start to our wednesday morning. kari? >> it is cold and dry. a light wind as we look outside in fremont, as you get ready to head out the door, make sure you are bundled up. below freezing in fairfield. 41 in san jose and 35 now in morgan hill. it warms up nicely. it will be a very pleasant afternoon, up to 65 degrees in san francisco. for the inland areas, upper 60s in this kind of weather continues over the next several days. let's get an update on the commute from mike. >> a smooth drive. san mateo bridge, recovery from the earlier crash at 101 has cleared. another in the back up you can see by the arrow down out of the split with 101 and 280. a crash west 24, pleasant hill complicated the interchange. the east shore freeway, no crashes between san pablo and

the bay bridge. a lot of traffic. back to you. >> i'll be back with another update in half hour.

morning, everybody. welcome back to "today." 6th of december, 2017. smack-dab in the middle of the week. >> here's a check of the headlines, beginning with the latest on the devastating wildfires out west. >> california inferno. >> it's bad. everything is burning. >> massive wildfires wurn burning out of control across southern california. 200 homes destroyed. 200,000 residents told to evacuate, as firefighters battle the flames. >> now, it's just gone. and to watch it burn. controversial decision. president trump expected to recognize jerusalem as israel's

capital today. a major shift of u.s. policy, sparking threats and concerns from global leaders. >> it could start uprisings in the region. anssassination attempt foiled. theresa may safe, after police arrest two men who allegedly plot to blow up her office. a little touchy? >> i'm heterosexual. i love my wife. i don't like men. but stop touching me. >> reporter: calls for a conservative lawmaker to resign after telling a colleague to stop touching him during a committee meeting in pennsylvania. >> you have people on your side of the aisle that might like it. i don't. >> we're off the rails. and brazen theft. a man steals an assault rifle from a police car in florida, as the same caps searches for the suspect. now, a headline about to come.

the answer to the question we've all been asking. who will be "time's" person of the year. "time's" editor in chief is here. good morning, edward. was this a hard or easy decision this year? >> this is the 91st year we've named a person of the year. it's always hard. it was especially hard this year, a year of so much disruption in the united states and the world. >> we're going to count down and keep the anticipation going. number three on your list, the president of china. >> xi jingping. he has consolidated power in his country. and he intends for china to lead the world and step into the breach as the u.s. retrenches. >> the runner-up, president donald trump. he tweeted that "time" wanted him to be the person of the year. and he rejected you. want to set the record straight on that? >> he's number two on our list because he has changed the

nature of the presidency and the way the white house functions. he's on the verge of his first legislative victory. he's reshaping the judiciary and rolling back regularations. we said the tweet wasn't correct. we did the photo shoot for the reveal we're about to do five days before the tweet. we didn't say probably. but you know how it goes. >> it's time for the big reveal. i'll let you do the honors. who is "time's" person of the year. >> the 2017 person of the year, is the silence breakers. the voices that launched a movement. this is the fastest moving social change we've seen in decades. and it began by individual acts of courage by sowomen, and some men, too, who came forward to tell their stories of harassment and assault. >> we see celebrities on the cover. but we see someone whose face is

obscured. this is the woman whose name we don't know, the woman who came forward or is thinking about doing so. >> one of the important things we explore in our coverage around the issue is, of course, the parade of headlines, is nonstop. and incredible to see. but we look at the degree to which this is just the beginning and how far will it go in how deep into the country? how long lasting? the image you see partially on the cover, is of a woman we talked to, a hospital worker in the middle of the country, who doesn't feel like -- she shared her story with us and some others. but doesn't feel like she can come forward without threatening her livelihood. >> time interviewed dozens of women and men who have been vocal about their experiences. we're going to talk to them in a moment. but first, what these survivors say in their own worlds. >> i think people forget there's a human behind us. >> when you go through sexual violence, there's a way you

close up. >> who were we supposed to tell? were we supposed to call some attorney general of moviedom. >> we're conditioned since birth, to be polite. politeness kills. >> to be kind. to be liked. to not make waves. that has to stop. >> there wasn't a place for us to report these experiences. >> i'm here to give you permission to be angry. >> having somebody else connect with you and say you're not alone in that, it frees you. it frees you from the shame. >> i always thought maybe things could change for my daughter. i never thought things could change for me. >> we have to teach our boys from a very young age, that it's important that, not only they take care of women, but that they are respectful and they understand that there are things that are not okay. >> hopefully, we will have the next generation of people that are very mindful and are being shown respect and will give it

in return. >> i think women are starting to believe we don't have to just live like this. >> #metoo can be a conversation starter or the whole conversation. >> it is a sociopolitical cultural revolution. >> why not fight back? what else are we doing? >> we're joined by talana burke, the creator of the #metoo movement, and alyssa milano. you just met in person a few moments ago. >> i heard there was a big hug there. >> we text like 20 times a day. >> but the connection is there. i'll start with you. you did this hash tag. you said #metoo in 2006. has this exceeded your wildest hopes for what could be accomplished? >> i would never have imagined this. i could never envision what

would change the world. i was trying to change my community. >> stepping forward is tough. you both did that. can you put us inside your head, the minute before you decided to speak out, alyssa, what was going on? what kind of courage did it take? >> a few things was going on. i was in bed with my daughter. she was sleeping next to me. and my children are the great impetus for everything i do in live. but my friend, rose mcgowan had been hurt and silenced for a long time. she was fighting back. i wanted to support her in what she was going through. in turn, support women everywhere. i thought, if women could just come forward and say, #metoo. two beautiful words that tarana started, we can shape this and get an idea of the magnitude of this issue and this problem. i sent the tweet and i went to sleep. and i woke up, and there were

53,000 replies on the tweet. >> your phone was on fire. and so much has changed. it has touched every industry. it has obviously hit close to home here with the firing of matt lauer. tarana, what is your hope now? it's one thing to do a hash tag. what do you want to happen? what should be happening in our workplaces and our homes? >> this is just a start. i've been saying from the beginning, it's not just a moment, it's a movement. movements take time and they build over time. now, the work begins. hash tag is a declaration. now, we're poised to stand up and do the work. >> i want companies to take on a code of conduct. i want companies to hire more women. i want to teach our children better. these are things that we have to set in motion. and as women, we have to support each other and stand together and say, that's it. we're done. no more. >> don't you think men have to be part of the conversation? >> absolutely. >> i do. but i feel like at this point

right now, when women are always pitted against each other, which i think is also part of the strategy, i think we need to support each other and we need to be there for each other. and of course men need to be part of the solution, for sure. it's vital to me that we really set in some actionable things that we can do to continue this momentum. >> you guys are great voices. thank you for being with us today. we really appreciate it. "time's" person of the year, the issue will be available at newsstands on friday. we'll switch gears. we're going to get a check of the weather from mr. roker. >> thank you so much. lake-effect snow. the lakes are horizontally situated here. all the way down to lake erie, lake onontario, we will see the snow amounts. picking up the water and the moisture. as it cools off over land, we got snow getting dumped.

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the cold wednesday morning at 7:56. we are taking a live look outside in san jose. 42 degrees. 36 degrees in the tri-valley and the north bay, making it above freezing, 34 degrees. as we look at the high temperatures, it does warm up quickly with all the sunshine. up to 64 degrees in san francisco. 67 in san jose. o oakland, a high of 62 degrees. over the next few days, dry weather continues with cool mornings and warm afternoons for the areas. upper 60s for the day as well as the next several days. that continues into next week as we are not seeing anymore rain moving in over the next several days. let's head over to mike to get an update on how the roads are moving. >> we have a slower drive, easing up a bit across san mateo and the dumbarton slow toward the bay bridge.

let's look at the travel times here. we have a slower drive off 880 toward the bay bridge, almost an hour. slowing from castro valley to hayward still crawling there, at times. northbound, through san jose, really dragging. 280 pushes up to cupertino. back to you. >> thank you very much. happening now, a very dire situation in parts of southern california this morning. five fires continue to burn. this is a live look. look at the smoke enveloping the air there in southern california. it is happening near the getty museum. firefighters are in a battle to save many homes that are on fire. some of the video we have been seeing in the last few hours coming out of this area, there are five fires burning in that area. the 405 has been closed in both directions. some people are trapped in their cars with nowhere to go as they try to escape the flames. we will follow it on air and online. follow us at www.nbcbayarea.com. major new laws take effect.

tomorrow: the change for buses - that could impact your commute. and - we )ll follow overnight developments in southern california, as fires continue to burn.

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it's it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, out of control. quick-moving wildfires tear across southern california. >> do not wait. leave your homes. >> nearly 200 homes burned to the ground. 200,000 residents ordered to evacuate. many leaving with nothing but the clothes on their backs. >> i was watching them on tv. they were filming my bedroom on fire. and the whole thing just collapsed. >> we're live with the very latest. plus, stranded at sea. >> they weren't as far as the length of this room. and they sailed away. >> we take you inside one man's incredible story of survival. treading water for 29 hours in the middle of the open ocean,

after falling overboard. >> life is short. and if you don't live it well, you have regret. >> his harrowing tale coming up. and handle with care. tips from "consumer reports" on how to save time, money and energy on shipping your gifts this holiday season. today, wednesday, december 6th, 2017. ♪ >> where are you guys from? >> we're from virginia. >> virginia. >> you need to have these looked at? where you from? >> iowa. >> i knew that. it was like, where are you from. it's uh -- iowa. >> go hawkeyes! >> al, baby. >> security? where are you guys from? >> pittsburgh. >> give me a hug. ♪ >> are you sisters? >> twins. >> i guess you are sisters, then. >> they're sisters. >> wait a minute. you're --

so you're -- i'm just guessing but i'm thinking birthday? >> birthday. what made you think that? ♪ >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to "today." nice to have you with us on this wednesday morning. al just lit that crowd up. >> one second he did that. >> i love it. we'll be out there in a moment, but first it's a busy morning at 8:00. los angeles has declared a state of emergency this morning as wildfires climb up and downhillsides destroying homes, threatening lives. miguel almaguer is joining with us the latest. miguel, good morning to you. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. the question is not if homes were burned down overnight but how many? the wildfires, four of them burning an hour outside of los angeles, have destroyed 150 structures. more evacuations are happening.

gusts are upwards of 70 miles an hour fanning all the flames across several different cities. as you know, 150 structures have been destroyed. that number will likely climb. we're told up to 400 homes could be damaged or destroyed. crews will have a better sense of the damage later on today as they do their first aerial flights. but again, the big focus today will be on structure protection. crews deployed all across this region in the air and on the ground trying to beat back flames as those fires continue to burn all across this region. savannah, back to you. >> miguel, thank you. also this morning, "the new york times" has new details about the sexual harassment accusations facing harvey weinstein and how he may have kept them hidden for decades. sheinelle jones is here with more on that. >> good morning. all of this comes amid the #metoo movement. as we just mentioned, "time" recognized the silence breakers at the person of the year. "the new york times" looking at harvey weinstein's relationships

and how he used them as cover. providing answers to questions how weinstein's behavior could be kept out of the spotlight so long. this morning, new details how hard vooen sri /* -- harvey weinstein apparently covered up years of sexual harassment. "the new york times" describes a complicity machine inside and outside of his company. and says he used his friendships with major power players from politics, business and the media, to his advantage. "the times" writing, according to 200 interviews, some aided his actions without realizing what he was doing. few understood the scale of his sexual misconduct. almost everyone had incentives to look the other way or reasons to say silent. weinstein faces more than 80 allegations of harassment, some criminal in nature, which he has denied. some in the article include hillary clinton. weinstein had long earned

campaign cash for her. and her feminist credentials helped burnish his images. and jeff bezos. weinstein recommending a lawyer that makes sure everyone sticks to the right narrative. as for how weinstein dealt with his own bad press, it was with a mix of threats and enticements, drawing the reporters close with the lure of stars and packed parties. he was so close to david j. pecker, the chief executive that owns the "inquirer," as he was known in the industry as an untouchable fop or friend of pecker. the human resource department was seen as protecting weinstein. when one employee complained she was frightened to travel with weinstein, the response was, let us know if he hits you or crosses the line physically. "the times" adding one of the former movie mogul's lines was, i'm harvey weinstein, you know what i can do. weinstein denies all allegations of nonconsensual sex.

"the times" reporting that lena dunham warned hillary clinton's aides about weinstein's behavior and his treatment of women. she released a statement in october, saying she was shocked and appalled by the revelations. saying that harvey weinstein's alleged behavior cannot be tolerated. >> thanks, sheinelle. there's alarming information about the mysterious, invisible attacks on u.s. diplomats in cuba. doctors treating the victims based at the u.s. embassy there, have found abnormalities in the white matter of their brains. that tissue helps parts of the brain communicate with each other. this is the most specific finding about the damage caused by the sonic attacks. two dozen officials and spouses have suffered hearing, vision and balance problems since last year. at first a sonic weapon was suspected. now, some believe the unusual sounds reported by many victims may have been the by-product of something else that caused the damage. and that investigation

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table. we have a special guest. ed helms in the house. we thought you would be perfect for this "trending" topic. we are talking about the office holiday party. millions will be attending them over the next few weeks. linkedin show that sometimes these things can be stressful. they're also very helpful. 47% of professionals say the holiday party has had a positive impact on their career. they get face time with bosses. they talk about other things other than work. >> that's interesting. usually, the holiday party horror story. people feel that it's actually beneficial. >> it might be beneficial if you get compromising photos of your boss. >> different parties. >> did "the office" had office parties on the show? >> we had parties. but some of the best stuff was

the office party episodes. that's some of the hardest i've laughed in my life. >> do you remember anything from those? >> there's one where phyllis sits on michael scott. as part of a santa thing. and he can't handle it. and it's just -- i duck out of the frame because i'm laughing so hard. >> two-thirds of people admit to committing an office party faux pas. >> i like the office party. you have to keep yourself under control. it's nice for people to be socializing together. >> especially here, it's such a production. and there's so many people we don't see day-to-day, who are a part of the show. oh, yeah. i haven't seen you in months. >> where do you stand on giving your boss a christmas present? >> if you like him. you have a personal relationship. our executive producer said yes.

>> if you have a spare maserati laying around. >> you have to do something with that regifting. >> exactly. maybe something small. a nice christmas card. holiday card. all right. good. we have "pop start" next. >> let's start "pop start." beyonce made a surprise appearance at the "sports illustrated" sports peperson ofe year award. presenting colin kaepernick with if muhammad ali legacy award. >> colin took action, with only hope to change the world for the better. to change perception. to change the way we treat each other. especially people of color. >> kaepernick graciously accepted the award on behalf of the people. if it wasn't for his love of the people, he would not have protested the national anthem. you can catch the whole speech, when the awards air this friday on nbc sports network.

and meghan markle may be the envy of millions, but there's one person out there who feel s sorry for the duchess-to-be. smith saying, entering the royal family will be a, quote, huge thing to take on. adding, life as she knows it is gone. but she's marrying the prince of britain. how exciting for her. >> mixed bag. >> not so bad. and it's december, which means you're about to be inundated by end of the year lists. first, this one. it's from twitter, listing the most tweeted about tv shows in 2012. coming in at five is "saturday night live," which has been seeing countless buzzy moments since the election. number four is "13 reasons why." number three, the long-running "big brother." number two, the nostalgia trip, "stranger thing." and number one, "game of

thrones" on sunday night, spoiling the show for all of us that have to go early. >> i am on season four. >> too much to take on. >> i've never seen an episode of "game of thrones." >> i haven't, either. >> maybe we can form a support group and not talk about "game of thrones" together. the real reason that ed helms is here, he stars in "father figures." they learn about their mother along the way. tell us about the movie. it's a laugh a minute. you have two brothers and who is the bodaddy. >> it's owen, who i never met before. we had a blast making it together. we go on a road trip. we run into ja.k. simmons. and terry bradshaw. >> he's amazing at himself. >> nobody does him better. >> he's so good.

he's an amazing actor, which is not fair because, he's also an nfl star. >> and you see glenn close in this. she plays your mom. it was fun to see her. how was that working with her? >> i was kind of nervous about just -- she's such an amazing actor and such a venerated hollywood star. but then, she is so disarming. i don't know if you know -- she's such a pleasure to be around, it was a blast. >> is it true, owen wilson is one of the funniest people you've ever met? >> without question. >> funnier than steve carell? >> that's a close race. they would have to duke it out in a comedy-off. >> a laugh-off. >> you have another project, "fake news request ted nelms"? >> it's a fully fake news show. it looks like "anderson cooper

360." but everything is made up. and it's ridiculous. >> actual fake news as opposed to calling something fake news that you don't like. >> reclaiming fake news as what it actually is. >> factual fakery. >> super sillry and fun. >> "father figures" opens december 22nd. and "fake news" week one from today. time for the "daly click." >> today's "daly click," is a dad from virginia casually using his leaf blower. he didn't realize he was in for quite the surprise. take a look. >> oh, my gosh. >> as you can see, he wasn't expecting his kids to jump out of the pile of leaves. but they pulled off the ultimate prank. he cast a confused look.

>> i love when the kids with the helmet and the ears. >> they were ready. >> wow. >> thank you so much. ed, thanks for being with us. time for weather. >> fake weather. >> "today's weather" is brought to you by kay jewelers. every kiss begins with kay. >> let's start off talking about the fires out in california. we've got extreme critical fire danger, today. just east of santa barbara, just around to los angeles. and a little north of there. watch tomorrow, it explodes literally. 9 million people under a risk of extremely critical fire danger. we'll be watching that. jet stream dips down in the south, from texas all the way to the southeast. we'll be watching that carefully. look at what happens, out to the western part of texas. cold enough air, we're going to see snow in southern new mexico into western texas. some areas picking up four to eigh

good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. a chilly start around the bay area with all clear skies and it's going to warm us up fairly quickly. expect a high of 65 in concord, morgan hill 66 degrees and san jose up to 67 degrees. san francisco reaching the mid-60s. we're going to see more weather like this over the next several days with some cool mornings and a light breeze with some fairly mild temperatures during the afternoon. inland areas reaching into the upper 60s. >> that's your latest weather. savannah? >> all right, al. "today's" hassle-free holiday. christmas may be 19 days away. but we have less time if we have gifts to put in the mail. elliot weiler is here to thes reper recue. this can be a stressful time of year. you have some tips.

>> time is not on your side. if you want to alleviate the stress, don't bother with the shipping, think of the ecard. it's personal to do. think of shipping to the store. order it from one of the retailers. it will be there in time for you. if you're xwogoing to ship. track early and track often. >> i like to say track obsessively. >> you've done this, right? maybe you can spot a problem. it may not guarantee that christmas will be saved. if that item isn't shipping, call the merchant, call the carrier. >> there's a big date on our comma calendar to save the cash. >> free shipping day. more than 500 are participating this year. no minimums here. sometimes you have to spend $50 or $99. a lot of the bigger stores do it and the smaller ones, as well. the last day for free shipping

on amazon. >> december 18th is the first one. that's the last day for what? >> free shipping on amazon, if you spend $35. right? it's also the last day for fedex home delivery and u.p.s. three day select. the next one, december 20th. >> your choices are narrower. >> it eeit's costing more money. the priority mail for the usps. >> and if you really want to push it, december 22nd. some of us do this. >> you can do the next day air from u.p.s. or priority mail express from the postal service. that's the only service that delivers on sunday, christmas eve, and monday, christmas day. >> we talked about tracking packages obsessively. if something doesn't make it, what resource might folks have. >> you want to call the carrier. call if merchant. see if they can do anything for you. if you're going to cut it down

to the wire, if you have a child or a loved one who is expecting something, have something extra to wrap it up and put it under the tree. >> there's still time right now. >> there is. the clock is ticking. >> elliott, thank you so much. we can find more in "consumer reports" and on our website, today.com. just ahead, we're in for a treat. ina garten is here. she has i )m ...

we )re keeping our eye on the and good morning. it is 8:26. i'm marcus washington. we are keeping our eye on that breaking news in southern california, and a new wildfire burning near the getty center in bellaire. now, that fire is burning in an upscale neighborhood above the 405 freeway. we've seen video in the last hour or so showing at least two homes damaged by those flames. take a look at those firefighters right there working. that getty center so far has not been damaged. both directions of the busy 405 freeway are now closed and this is just one of five fires burning in southern california. firefighters still have no idea about the total number of structures destroyed. take a look at our task here at home. mike, you're tracking something in berkeley. >> a crash on westbound 80, your

commute direction, right around university. look, you see these are not so bad, slowing from san pablo toward the crash scene. already things are starting to lighten up a bit. we do have another crash north 880 at tennison road. easing up as you head over toward the peninsula. a lighter volume of traffic throughout the area. the south bay the last to start and the last to clear so we're still slow through san jose. back to you. >> thanks, mike. i'm have another local news update in half an hour.

♪ 8:30, now. it is a wednesday morning. good morning, everybody. nice to have you along with us. great to have you. we say hello to a sweet, sweet crowd out on our plaza. and we've got a lot of folks contributing to the toy drive. that's ina garten, who is being our sweet elf this morning, collecting the toys. she's going to come inside and do the impossible, which is cook with me and hoda. >> we're cooking? poor ida. >> i like that. we have an awesome, healthy crowd here. a lot of people of all ages.

a young girl from middle school. what is your name? >> i'm keegan. >> you're studying what in middle school? >> journalism. >> and there is one person who you look up to. and i'm guessing because i hear you're wearing sequin pants, that person is -- >> savannah guthrie. >> savannah guthrie, come on down. >> hi, cutie. let's see the sequin pants. i love it. >> princesses wear pants. >> what grade are you in? >> i'm in seventh. >> do you like to read the newspaper? how do you get your news? >> i watch the "today" show. >> we didn't even plan that. >> congratulations. keep it up. we'll see you in a few years. >> so happy to meet you. over to you, dylan. coming up, we have a story that is really interesting. imagine falling overboard and

fr treading water in the middle of the ocean for 29 hours to survive. did we mention, there were sharks, as well. one man's incredible story in his only words. >> that's amazing. also, great diy gifts for you to make this season. you do not have to be crafty to put them together. >> are you crying? >> i'm not. but i'm trying. we have chazzi post on the show. >> it's like a whole, new me. what else do you have coming up? >> she's not here. but a bunch of free giveaways. megyn's month of merry. >> i want to see you ride the train in with alex. for you, i will do it. and we have a guy that refuses to let hurricane harvey be

forgotten. there's people sleeping on tarps down there. all of the latest on the person of the year and a bunch of extraordinary people. let's get a check of the weather. >> let's see what we have for you, starting off with the temperatures. we have colder air coming down from canada. we heard from friends in canada. they don't like us referring that it's from canada, but that's where it's from. 10 to 20 degrees below average tomorrow. it widens out and makes its way to the east coast. by the time we hit friday, this weekend, look at the temperatures. going to be in the low 40s. new york city, mid-40s. and bloomington -- atlanta, going to see temperatures in the low 40s, as well. it stays chilly throughout the eastern half in the u.s. we're going to continue on with some cool mornings and mild afternoons with some sunshine throughout the forecast. temperatures today up to 62

degrees in oakland and 63 in livermore. upper 60s for san jose and palo alto and also for the north bay. san francisco look for a high of 65 degrees today and over the next several days we will still have the mostly sunny skies. for the inland areas upper 60s and we'll have a light breeze throughout this afternoon. time to go around the horn. get everybody on tv. you know, with all of this weather going on, you want to check out your friends at the weather channel on cable. there they are. that's just about it. now, back to efshverybody. >> all right, al. thanks a lot. to our special series, "today's true grit." focusing on people who face incredible challenges with an unbreakable spirit. >> craig melvin is here with a story of a guy who had a one in a million chance of surviving.

a terrible ordeal. >> brett archibald. he was sailing around indonesia when he felt overboard in the middle of the ocean. no one saw him fall. he would have to find the courage to survive almost 29 hours of treading water, not knowing if he would ever be rescued. >> i was in a dream. i was tumbling in a washington machine with a bunch of bubbles around me. and my head popped up and i came around. >> reporter: brett archibald was on a dream surfing charge, when he found himself overboard, overnight, in the middle of the indian ocean, watching his boat sail away into the darkness. >> i have goosebumps reliving it. i lifted my head and realized, you're never going to catch a boat. and knew it was over. >> reporter: earlier that evening, brett and his friends had gotten severe food poisoning. leaning over the rail to be sick, brett lost his footing and

fell into the water. no one had seen him fall. brett knew he would never survive. >> i knew it. there was no shadow of doubt. >> reporter: but death did not come quickly. as the hours' passed, brett did the calculations. it would be seven hours before his friends realized he was missing. and just as long for them to come back. so, he began to talk to god. >> the first conversations are very anger-driven. i scream. i can't even use the profanities that i used in that ocean. and they evolved to reassessing my life. i reflected, i hadn't been a good person. i thought i was a great father and husband. but when i was faced with reality, i hadn't been. >> reporter: thinking of his wife and children, brett continued to swim with the current and keep his mind occupied by reciting cell phone contacts and singing elton john songs. >> i was singing -- my kids

don't let me sing. i'm in the ocean, i'm singing. no one can hear me. and i belted it out. >> reporter: over the next many hours, brett continued to battle a whole host of horrors. cramping, dehydration, jellyfish and then, hallucination. >> it was a rainbow coming out of the sea. then, it was the virgin mary. >> but this version of thele virgin mary, inspired brett to keep swimming. then, a miracle. his friends sailed back. i see them. i'm waving, i'm cheering. i'm going to be drinking beer with my buddies tonight. they weren't as far as the length of this room. and they sailed away. >> reporter: brett's friends did not see him. >> i didn't think there's words that can really describe that. i just lost it. i screamed at god. i screamed at the world. i screamed at life. >> reporter: then, brett felt something bump into him, from

beneath. i kn >> i knew it was a shark. i remember seeing him going, oh, my god. magnified under the water. i thought it was the size of the red bus. >> reporter: the shark lost interest and so did brett. in fighting to stay alive. exhausted and overcome, brett decided to let go. i said all my good-byes again. swam down. and i remember lying on my back and going, okay. just breathe. and i took a huge breath. >> reporter: but his body won't let him. choking on the water, brett swims to the surface and sees another vision. this time, a black cross. >> it was the top of the mast of this boat. >> reporter: on australian skipper had joined the search party and had a hunch of where to find brett. >> are you alive or dead? >> alive. >> fantastic, mate. >> reporter: 28 1/2 hours after

falling into the middle of the indian ocean, brett archibald was rescued. a medic onboard estimated if brett had not been rescued, he likely had only one more hour to live. brett believes he was spared to change his life. >> and share this story because life is short. and if you don't live it well, you have regrets. i have 28 hours of regrets. and i have a second chance. >> if you can believe it, brett went back on the surfing charter the next day. his memoir is called "alone." you can learn more about it by heading to today.com/shop. >> i am blown away. i don't know how he would have the physical or the internal strength to carry on. >> and challenge him. for his friends to show up again. >> and then leave. >> what an amazing gift. >> floating, treading. i would have been dead after 30 minutes. if that.

>> and good for him for taking whatever lesson he feels life has handed him. >> "true grit." >> craig, thank you so much. coming up next, you want to avoid the hassles of shopping. homemade gifts. first this, is "today" on nbc. ♪ [vo] the season of audi sales event is here. audi will cover your first month's lease payment on select models during the season of audi sales event.

we're back with more of "today's hassle-free holiday." this is day three. and this morning we are checking out home gift ideas for everybody on your list. erin, i like this one because there's a personal thing to this,ri gh >> yes. >> a little bit of your heart you're giving somebody. >> all of them are a little personal. that's great. >> let's start off with a christmas ornament, you say any of us can make. >> this is a great alternative to cocoa mix or cookie mix. we have a mixture of dried

spices. parsley and we used paper like this to make a funnel. and we bought these ornmentes at the dollar store. >> we have these little labels and instructions. mix it with mayo or sour cream. >> how cute and original. let's go to a bath bomb. everybody loves those. how do you make them? >> it's more simple. we're going to use some baking soda, epsom salts and coconut oil. we put them in molds. when you're done, you have beautiful bath bombs. you can make a whole batch for the cost of one at the store. >> do they smell good?

>> they smell great. >> if you want a personalized gift, this one is simple. but you have to have good handwriting. >> we're going to see how good your handwriting is. we have the porcelain pens that dry in seconds. you can have a great gift for mom, dad, anyone who is a coffee or tea lover. it's perfect. we love it so much. >> that is terrible. good to know. >> it's a good gift. >> everyone likes a cosey blanket. you think you should sew or do something. >> the trick here is fabric fusing tape. you don't have to know how to cut straight. you put it down. you put an iron on top. and it's perfect. it's a giant, cozy blanket.

>> are you kidding? you did that with ironing? >> and no sewing at all. >> i think the whole thing is the price is right, too. people realize when they're buying presents, i don't have the money and i want to do something sweet for somebody. if you enjoy a board game, and who doesn't? >> you know the game, guess who? >> how does it go? >> is it like concentration? >> kind of. we replaced the classic board game with the friends and family. my dad, myself. two people you might recognize. >> is that savannah? is that al? >> yeah. we customize this. you need a screwdriver and that's it. and you can customize a classic game. >> what did you do? >> they're just on hinges. the person across from you is frying to guess who the special card. do they have glasses or are they bald? >> i like that you got your dad in. that's cute. >> i needed another bald guy.

>> of course you did. uh-oh. >> did i say that? >> this is a great way to wrap up. a wreath made of dollars? >> money, yes. who doesn't want cash for christmas? this is a fun way of giving it to someone. we have a styrofoam wreath, and a bumpbl bunch of dollars. we attached it with pins. the money is not harmed. >> thanks again. you can watch "buzz feed's" tutorials at today.com/home. coming up next, the barefoot contessa is here. ina garten, is whipg ping up a holiday feast. she might have something to do with meghan markle, prince harry's proposal.

we're back. 8:48. we're so happy. ina thecontessa. it comes from her latest book, "cooking for jeffrey." good morning. i warned you, you have two losers in the kitchen. >> we feel bad you're in the middle of us. >> pay attention. this is so easy. anybody can do it. even you, hoda. >> yeah. >> can you talk to us about the royal engagement. we heard they got engaged over roast chicken. what's your connection to this engagement? >> i make a roast chicken called engagement chicken. >> what is the secret ingredient? >> love. you cook for somebody and they love you. how easy is that? >> this is brisket. >> you say this is easy. >> what i do is i make a mixture of salt, pepper, oregano.

it's easy when someone measures it out for you. and garlic. you just mix it together. >> i can ask about ordering the piece of meat. >> you want a brisket. make sure you don't get corned beef. >> just rubbing one side. >> when it cooks, all of the flavors get in. carrots, celery, all these onions. >> my word. >> and it cooks down together. >> what is this parchment paper for. and a couple of bay leaves. i don't know what bay leaves do. a piece of parchment paper. and i'm going to cover it with aluminum foil. i forgot one ingredient. >> what? >> thoomato juice. >> i'll pour that for you. >> three-quarters with good

tomato juice. not any old tomato juice. >> and you cover. and you put it in the oven for four hours. >> that's pretty easy. >> even hoda can do it. >> why do we keep saying that? >> this is what happens. you end up with a brisket like this. and this is the sauce. you reduce the sauce so it cooks together. and all of the vegetables. >> yummy. >> we have one already done. >> you want to cut it across the grain. it's tender. this is what you end up with right here. >> you want a taste? >> i'll just use this fork. >> watch out. savannah is dangerous with a fork. lots of sauce. we need to take this with us. >> so tender. how about the tasters downstairs. >> are they loving it? >> we need to take this with us. >> we don't want to go anywhere without the brisket. >> this is my serving.

>> brisket goes with potato panca pancakes. >> two different kind of potatoes. >> they're usually made with mashed potatoes or grated potatoes. they're more crunchy. and i decided, why not mix them together. you want to add two eggs. and i'm going to add grated onion, of course, we don't have enough onion in the brisket. >> what is that? >> bread crumbs. >> i thought it was cheese. >> lots of salt and pepper. and just mush this all up. >> you do that with your hands? >> clean hands. cook's best tools. you end up with this. and you do some butter and oil in the pan and make pancakes. and butter because of the flavor. oil because of the high burning temperature. you don't want to burn them. >> did you try the potato pancakes? >> they are wonderful.

>> really crispy. >> what is the dessert? >> we have some to taste. >> and serve them with a little sour cream. >> ina, delicious. that dessert is there to be beautiful? >> that dessert is a molasses honey cake. it's a holiday dessert. and we have the whole meal. >> i'm loving it. >> is that your idea of breakfast? >> this is evngagement brisket. ina, will you marry me. if you want to check out ina's book "cooking for savannah" -- book "cooking for savannah" -- "cooking for

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>> what do you have coming up? >> the barenaked ladies. they'll do a performance. we're going to talk about holiday decor. we'll get you in the spirit. >> and "megyn kelly today" coming up next hour. get a check of your local news and weather. more weather. >> look at the tree. ♪ i )m - -... we )re keeping our eye on the breaking news in ut good morning. it's 8:56, i'm marcus washington. we're keeping an eye on the breaking news in southern california and a new wildfire burning near the getty center in bellaire. now, that fire started early this morning near an upscale neighborhood near the 405 freeway. we've seen video in the last hour or so showing at least two homes damaged by those flames. the getty center so far has not been in danger of the fire. both directions of the busy 405 freeway are now closed.

this is just one of five wildfires burning in southern california. firefighters still have no idea of the total number of structures destroyed. happening now, we're getting information as it comes in from our l.a. sister station. we'll have an update for our midday newscast. we're also posting updates any time on our twitter feed. also at midday, an update to that strike in oakland. city workers are promising to remain off the job. yesterday more than 1,000 service workers went on strike and that effect was felt in many areas, including day care centers, libraries and city hall. and a new survey ranks menlo park's facebook the best place to work. it's based on opportunities, pay benefits and work culture. major new laws take effect.

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