good morning. hollywood weekend havoc. a major winter storm begins pounldi poun pounding the middle of the country as millions get home from thanksgiving vacations. more than 35 million under som sort of advisory. dylan has what you need to know. fatal mistake. >> all of a sudden you heard active shooter, get in the back, get in the back. >> police use deadly force after gunfire rang out now say they may have killed the wrong man. the question now is the shooter still at large. big spenders coast to coast.

a black friday bonanza. >> i got here 4:30 a.m. thursday. >> patience not a virtue in all places. >> stop it! no! >> the mad dash for dirt cheap deals as millions flood stores and fill online shopping carts. are the biggest bargains yet to come? and the federal government releases an alarming climate change report that threatens mass destruction. the trump administration is accused of trying to bury it on a holiday weekend. a shocking shark attack caught on camera. this morning an amazing story of survival. and the match. tiger takes on lefty with 9 million bucks on the line. the showdown, the smack talk, and the glitch that delighted fans. who bagged those millions, saturday, november 24th, 2018. from nbc news, this is today with sheinelle jones, peter

alexander and dylan dreyer, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today." thanks for joining us on this saturday morning. we hope you have been enjoying the holiday weekend. kate snow is with us, and murphy's law. heading home from grandma's, the weather shows up. >> showing up big time. it was so chilly here. >> biting cold. >> that brings us to the top story. more nasty weather in store for millions of people as they head home from the holiday weekend. dylan has the first forecast. we are counting on you this time. >> i will apologize now. it will be tough for travelers today and tomorrow. we saw some snow hitting areas like colorado. look at the snow coming down, reducing visibilities, roads at a stand still as folks are getting used to driving in the snow again. this is towards breckenridge. some higher elevations.

we will see it turn into a bigger storm system for the midwest sunday. before we get to that, though, we have messy weather falling on the eastern part of the country, even icing through western virginia and north carolina. this could cause airport delays as heavy rain moves eastward, dangerous on roadways as icing becomes an issue. tomorrow we are looking at snow and wind through southern wisconsin, northwestern illinois, through southeastern iowa and eastern kansas. this is an area where we will see falling snow, as much as six inches, but 40 miles per hour wind gusts. that will create dangerous conditions on roads. also likely to cause airport delays. looking at the roads, especially i-80 omaha to chicago, there's a possibility that we could see whiteout conditions because of snow blowing in 40 miles per hour winds.

i-35 from minneapolis to oklahoma city. if you are traveling in this area tomorrow, i would almost recommend you kind of wait until monday before the storm moves out of here because it is going to be nasty. peter? >> that sounds like a troubling couple of days ahead. thank you very much. we'll get the rest of the national forecast in a moment. let's turn to the stunning announcement by alabama police they may have made a fatal mistake. several nights agate an altercation at a mall. matt bradley is with us with more. >> it is an awful scene. it started as a fight as a mall and turned into a gunbattle. police raced in, opened fire themselves. now they're saying it appears they shot and killed the wrong man. this morning, a chilling realization, police may have made a fatal mistake thanksgiving night. >> there have been shots fired. >> the police department saying their officers may have killed

the wrong man. the admission a day after an 18-year-old man and 12-year-old girl were shot in riverside galleria outside birmingham. >> all of a sudden you heard active shooter, get in the back, get in the back. they were shoving us wherever they could put us. >> police saying the shooter may be at large, despite the initial claim on thanksgiving evening they killed the assailant. >> we were fortunate that officer was there where he needed to be. >> a day later, a police statement casting doubt the 21-year-old was the shooter. new evidence suggests while mr. bradford may have been involved in some aspect of the altercation, he likely did not fire the round that injured the 18-year-old victim. bradford is the only person to have died in the incident. a 12-year-old named molly took a bullet close to her spine, she's still recovering, her mother is optimistic she'll head home soon. i'm so thankful for everyone that helped us, she wrote on

facebook. but the black friday shopping spree saw other violence. a man shot in the arm by unknown assailant at the mall in new jersey, and two men stabbed at ama a macy's in sewnew york. the name of the officer hasn't been publicly released by hoover, alabama police department, but we're hearing from media reports the officer was placed on administrative leave. that's while the police internal investigators try to figure out what happened. it is a mad dash to get your hands on dirt cheap deals. flooding stores, filling shopping carts online. tammy leitner is outside a walmart in doral, florida with the spending frenzy just getting started. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, peter. the shopathon is on. black friday is no longer a one

day event. shoppers have been at this 24 hour walmart throughout the night, many still on the hunt for deals. >> let's go! >> reporter: for many, it is a crazy who wi crazy holiday tradition. >> started when i was meet my grandmother and my aunlaunlts a mom. >> reporter: great deals. really good deals. shoppers braving long lines. >> i got here at 4:30 a.m. >> reporter: and extreme weather, all in the name of bargains. >> i got everything i wanted. >> reporter: 3,000 lined up at minnesota's mall of america, in kentucky, shoppers not as patient. some coming to blows over electronics at this walmart. >> stop it. stop. >> reporter: a reason some stayed out of malls and shopped online and in record numbers. some 4 billion spent according to early figures, up 23% from

last year. the average shopper spending about a thousand dollars. clothing on top of the list. >> i think i spent like a thousand dollars. i saved a good amount. >> reporter: not everyone was after the typical black friday bargains. thousands lienned up outside a liquor store braving frigid temperatures to get their hands on a new beer being released. for those dedicated that didn't get the fill of long lines, crowds and deals, experts say there will be plenty of bargains to come. >> i'm getting tired. >> reporter: are you almost done at least? >> no, not done. >> reporter: expect malls and local stores to be busy as it is small business saturday. one fun fact, this was created by a credit card company in 2010. peter, the concept has obviously stuck. >> stuck and apparently so have

brawls in the malls. those are crazy pieces of video. tammy leitner, thank you very much. while you were out shopping, the federal government released a major new report on climate change. the prediction for the future is scary, and timing of when it is released is drawing criticism. white house correspondent kelly o'donnell is in west palm beach with the president near his mar-a-lago estate. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, kate. for the first time for the trump administration, the sweeping federal government report required by congress on climate change is being made public and it lays out dire predictions about how people and prosperity could be threatened by frequent and more devastating natural disasters, and how the white house is handling it is coming under fire too. a new urgent warning about furious weather getting worse, from fires to floods.

costing nearly $400 billion since 2015. a report with a call to action that the trump administration chose to release or critics charge bury by making it public on black friday during a holiday weekend. the 1600 page national climate assessment crafted by 13 federal agencies concludes temperatures are rising. >> this warming trend can only be explained by human activities. >> reporter: the report says all regions of the country face more extreme weather events, predicting climate change could slash the u.s. economy by 10% by the next century. but that science is something the president mocks, tweeting about brutal cold, asking whatever happened to global warming. the president disputed climate si science last month. >> i don't think it is a hoax, there's probably a difference, but i don't know that it is man-made. >> reporter: notably, he pulled

the u.s. out of the paris climate accord and his policies promote fossil fuels. the u.s. is leading the world in reducing carbon dioxide emissions. and saying it is based on an extreme scenario. they want action to expand clean energy research and expose costs on greenhouse emissions. will the president who has toured the aftermath take action? >> i want great climate, we're going to have that, and have forests that are very safe. we can't go through this every year. >> on another topic, new developments on the mueller investigation, another plea agreement could be in the works. what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: well, we are told by jerome corsi, conservative writer, conspiracy theory, he himself is in negotiations to resolve his case with the special prosecutor through a plea deal. we believe he has been looked at because the special prosecutor

has been trying to find out what he may have known in advance about russian hacking of e-mails that belong to john podesta. did he know before they were made public by wikileaks? he is an associate of roger stone. stone says he has done nothing wrong and says perhaps corsi was squeezed to say something about him or the president. he say he is being put threw the process, is prepared to make a deal because he expected an indictment. kate? >> kelly o'donnell following it all. thanks. a humanitarian crisis developing at the u.s., mexico border. thousands of migrants camped out, trying to enter the u.s. hans nichols is there south of san diego. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, peter. president trump sent some 6,000 u.s. troops to the u.s./mexico border earlier this month.

they erected a base camp, raising wire. all at a cost of 17 million. behind me in tijuana, the mayor calls it a humanitarian crisis as thousands of migrants are sleeping outside. this morning, competing calls for action on both sides of the border, 5,000 central american migrants are in tijuana. president trump tweeting from mar-a-lago, fix the border for once and for all now. wli the mayor declared a humanitarian crisis and appealed to united nations for help. some are getting within 500 feet of the border. the mayor criticizing his own government, warning they need to take donald trump's threat to shutter the entire border seriously. >> we will close entry to the country until we can get it under control. the whole border. i mean the whole border. >> reporter: calling on congress to come together on a major

border security package after his thanksgiving attack on judiciary talking to troops overseas, training his criticism on 9th circuit for blocking his plan to reject any asylum application not made in an official point of entry. >> it is a terrible thing when judges take over protective services, it is a disgrace. >> reporter: for the 1500 troops on the border after spending thanksgiving away from home, no certainty on how long they will be there. >> as long as the mission takes, that's how long we'll be there. >> reporter: awaiting new orders after president trump raised the possibility they could respond with lethal force under some circumstances. >> if they have to, they're going to use lethal force. >> reporter: behind me tomorrow, a group of migrants is planning to make the crossing on a sunday. they want to do it on a slow day to minimize any friction. their goal is to not cause

problems. >> hans nichols, thank you. firefighters made much needed progress in california's deadliest fire on record. the camp fire is 95% contained after burning nearly 14,000 homes. the death toll has climbed to 84, with 475 residents still listed missing. thousands of displaced families are lifg in makeshift shelters. heavy rains helped firefighters and allowed rescuers to access new areas. n now the rain poses threat of mud slides. mike ditka has reportedly been hospitalized in florida according to "chicago sun times." he suffered a heart related incident. he turned 79 in october. he famously had a heart attack in 1988 and rurneturned to work days later, led the bears to a

super bowl championship in 1986. to that faceoff between two of golf's all-time greats. tiger woods and phil mickelson going head to head with a lot of green on the line. $9 million, winners take all. the organizers may be seeing red. a technical glitch let a lot of people watch the event for free. kathy park has more on the high drama. >> the first pay per view event brought together two of the biggest names in the game, tiger woods, phil mickelson. they accepted the challenge in las vegas. a faceoff days before the competition. >> this is very different than anything golf has ever done in the past. >> fans that chose the greens over black friday got to hear the strategies, the jokes, and even the high stakes side bets among the golfers.

>> go go go go go! >> at the first hole, they put $200,000 on the line. money that will go to charity if one of them made a birdie. the match delivered hits like this chip at 17, forcing a tie. but there are also many misses, van advancing the game to the 22nd hole in a sudden death playoff. lefty knocked in this four foot birdie. >> at long last. >> fans that weren't among the invited group of spectators could stream it for 20 bucks, but there was a glitch. a technical issue let them watch for free. turner bleacher report live issued a statement to nbc news. we took a number of steps to resolve the matter with our main priority being delivery of content to those that purchased the pay per view event. serving up a golf gamble with mickelson taking home millions and bragging rights.

for "today," kathy park, nbc news, los angeles. >> a lot of cash there. >> yes. at least they gave a little to charity. side bets. >> tiger woods will be just fine. dylan, did you get to see the golf? >> i wish i knew there was a glitch. i wasn't going to pay for it. i missed out on it. but yeah. it is pretty awesome. two of the best players. to see them go head to head is cool. $9 million would be awesome, too. we have a lot of rain effecting the east coast. want to point this out for those of you driving. there's icing in western pennsylvania, through the appalachians now. higher elevations will see icing conditions. because of that, we have 18 million under some sort of winter weather advisory or warning. this cold front moves eastward through the day today. heavy rain moves across delaware to new jersey and new york by mid to late afternoon. mainly rain across southern new england with icing and snow across central and northern new england. not looking at a ton of rain,

still heavy at times. that could create ponding on roadways up to an inch and a half possible in new york city. that's a look at the weath we're going to go from scattered showers to scattered sunshine as we head through the afternoon of the highs today in the low 60s. we wrap up this holiday weekend into monday, then more rain with winds likely on tuesday and another storm to follow on thursday. >> and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you. the search for the body of an american missionary killed by tribesmen as he tried to spread his faith. this morning, his final message to his family. the moment the sky diver missed his mark before a nascar race. we have highlights in the weekly

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we are back now on saturday morning with the weekly download. our look back at the week that was. >> focus may have been on family, friends and food, there were a lot of other events that captured our attention, starting with new questions about president trump and intent to get revenge about his enemies. president trump in the hot seat after a bombshell report in "new york times." >> according to the times, he told mcgan he wanted justice department to prosecute hillary clinton and james comey, the fbi director fired in 2017, as he voiced support for saudi arabia. >> if we abandon saudi arabia, it would be a terrible mistake.

>> with the president standing firmly with the saudi government, announcing tuesday he won't punish the u.s. ally for the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi, prompting bipartisan backlash. a deadly shooting spree at mercy hospital in hospital. >> we have several people shot at the hospital and an officer shot. >> the shooting killed two women. an officer, a married father of three with chicago police less than two years. the suspect also deceased. >> this tears at the soul of our city. >> sentencing day for the colorado man that pled guilty to murdering his family. >> chris watts never looked at his in-laws as they spoke in court. >> i trusted you to take care of them, not kill them. >> he was given three life sentences for the murders.

a warning issued nationwide by the cdc to avoid romaine lettuce. >> don't eat, serve or sell romaine lettuce. that yurgent report from the cd. 32 people in 11 states got sick from eating contaminated romaine. millions were on the move this week for start of the holiday season. from the highways to the skyways, a record breaking year of holiday travel. most people on the move since 2005. about 48.5 million hitting the road, up 5% from last year, thanks to a strong economy and falling gas prices. some of the most memorable moments caught on camera. a massive inferno at a dallas apartment complex, some residents were forced to jump. amazingly, everyone survived. an suv crashed into a florida

pizza shop, no serious injuries, and a sky diver missed his target prior to a nascar race. with a bit of help, he was okay. and record low temperatures didn't stop thousands from attending the macy's thanksgiving parade in new york city, featuring a host of character balloons and marching bands. >> it was cold for the parade. but there were inspiring stories. you told one and got to watch it as it came by. >> we talked about drew bell, a trumpet player, he wanted to march but couldn't roll himself in marching band, he is in a cheech. his friend, the girl you see there, she gave up her spot to push him the route of the parade so he could play the trumpet. >> that's awesome. those stories make that day inspiring. it is a once in a lifetime opportunity for them. still to come, dangerous drivers, you need to check twice before getting into uber or

lyft. and shifting to small business saturday, the simplicity of shopping on a smart phone. and a school girl that saved the this little home of mine, ♪ i'm gonna let it shine. ♪ it's energy saving time, ♪ i'm gonna reduce mine. ♪ californians all align ♪ to let our great state shine. ♪ let it shine, ♪ the power's ours to let it shine! ♪ san jose good morning, thanks for joining us. good saturday morning. here's a look downtown in san jose. hopefully you are nice and warm inside your home right now. thank you so much for joining

us. meteorologist rob mayeda has a look at your microclimate forecast. >> the forecast still involves a little bit more shower activity especially for the first half of the day then we'll see slow clearing into the afternoon as the showers start to move on and we'll begin to see temperatures climbing out of the 40s and 50s that we're seeing outside to start the day to highs climbing into the low 60s. still some showers possible around the hilltops and get ready for more rain heading toward tuesday. things will be dry sunday into monday. but that tuesday storm could pack some wind followed by another storm with more wind thursday and a third storm likely to arrive as we head toward the beginning of next weekend. a very active seven-day forecast ahead. oh, boy. you see that? a frightening ride home in san francisco as you just saw there, the ferry barreled into a dock

sending people on the pier running and investigation into what caused the crash is under way. the ms san francisco bounced off the landing berth and launched toward the dock. 53 people and five crew members were on board. two people were treated for just minor injuries. one passenger says it sounded like something was wrong with the engine. >> there was no indication from the captain that we were in trouble. we just notice that had we bounced off the first part of the dock and then we kept going and we thought, oh, no, we're going in way too fast. >> the impact ripped holes in the front of the vessel and left the dock and railing damage. crew members will be tested for drugs and alcohol. that is standard procedure. the u.s. coast guard will be interviewing them and looking at navigation equipment on board to try to figure out what happened. investigators say the vessel will be towed today.

and a home surrounded by flames. this happened on fairmont avenue not far from richardson park. it sparked around 8:30 last night. firefighters were able to put out the flames in just about 30 minutes. fortunately we're told no one was hurt. the cause of the fire is under investigation. it is 5:59. coming up this morning on "today in the bay," the annual tradition in and out with an even more special meaning. we'll take to christmas tree lighting last night in san jose and a special honor for a family who lost everything in the camp fire. we'll have plus all your top stories and weather coming up at 7:00. we hope you join us. right now back to the "today" show.

we're back this saturday morning, november 24th, 2018, with a look at the lovely rockefeller center christmas tree. lights aren't turned on yet, but the official tree lighting is wednesday night. watch all of the action on nbc. >> the tree is set, crowds are on the way. it is beginning to feel like christmas. >> definitely feeling like christmas out there. we begin with a check of headlines. >> let's start with 35 million people under winter weather advisories across the country. colorado slammed by cold and snow, up to 16 inches expected there. 1 million people are under flood watches on the east coast with

freezing rain expected to blast the region. a tragic incident on black friday. the police department in whoever, alabama is saying one of its officers may have killed the wrong man during a shooting at a local mall. officials claimed they killed the shooter who shot two other people. now they say the real shooter may be at large. meantime, millions hit the stores on the busiest shopping day of the year, braving long lienls and nasty weather and nasty customers. authorities are investigating the cause of a house explosion in st. paul, minlz. a shocking burst of flames injured two people and displaced neighbors. the owner of the home in critical condition. a shark attack caught on camera is going viral. 29-year-old will krause was spear fishing in the bahamas in august when a shark bit him on the head. four other divers were in the water with him. one of them capturing the moment and escape on the go pro.

he suffered blood loss from lacerations, but good news, he escaped with his life. new developments and unanswered questions after an american missionary was killed by an endangered tribe on an isolated island. lucy cavanaugh is following the story. good morning. >> good morning. this is a journey the missionary w was warned against taking. they have no immunity to modern diseases. they're trying to figure out who else may have been involved in that fatal mission. today, the remote island in the indian ocean is the focus of an investigation. where is american missionary john chow's body. fishermen accused of taking him there are under arrest, more under suspicion. he was no stranger to exotic adventures, trekking in south

africa, snowshoeing in the pacific northwest. his trip to north sentinel island was both perilous and illegal. the tribe kept their way of life for centuries, rejecting contact with the modern world, known for attacking outsiders. his trip there against the law. >> this was dangerous for the missionary and the tribe. >> incredibly dangerous for him, fool hearty to have done, even more dangerous for them. they are the most isolated tribe on earth, the most vulnerable in terms of lack of i mmunity to common illnesses. >> reporter: journal entries show he was well aware of the danger, writing i am scared. if you want me to get actually shot or killed with an arrow, so be it. i don't want to die. >> he wanted to share the love

of god with him. that was his whole mission. >> reporter: in another entry describes being shot at with bow and arrow which pierced his bible. why did a little kid have to shoot me today, his high pitched voice lingers in my head. a final message to family. do not be angry at them or god if i get killed. don't retrieve my body. police sent a second boat near that remote island friday with two of the arrested men helping them piece together the itinerary and final moments. but authorities won't be sending anyone on shore to question the endangered tribe. that's too risky for everyone involved. >> thank you. time for the weather and dylan. >> today's weather brought to you by american express. small business saturday is today. so get up, get out, shop small. if you are out and about today, especially back through the plain states and eastern

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this morning, a rossen reports update, the holiday season where you're likely going to plenty of parties, maybe having too much to drink. it is great to take uber or lyft. >> but there are multiple reports of assaults. jeff rossen conducted a real life test that will make you stop and think before stepping into the cars. >> reporter: you're leaving the movies, restaurant, a bar, anywhere, and you want to get home. you order an uber and hop in. but one mistake. >> are you serious? >> yes. >> reporter: could cost you. cases popping up all over the country. >> the hunt for a fake uber driver. >> reporter: it happened last year. >> i saw a car that looked like an uber. >> it wasn't an uber? >> no, it was not my uber.

>> reporter: the driver, an imposter was waiting outside this club. >> i literally woke up to him in the back seat parked somewhere, banging my head against the seat. >> and he sexual assaulted you? >> yes. >> for hours? >> for three hours, yeah. >> reporter: think this couldn't happen to you? think again. so here is what we are doing. we have a car that looks like a typical uber. police say what fake drivers are doing on home printers they're printing an uber logo. we did the same on the office computer and put it inside the windshield. that way when you come out of a bar or restaurant, you're not paying attention, you don't do right things to confirm this is your uber, they can drive off and do what they want, including assaulting you. i am going to park outside popular bars and restaurants in the l.a. area into the overnight hours when things get pretty late. we're going to see who comes in. we have the entire car wired

with five different cameras, we're going to give them advice and you at home how not to become the next victim. these two friends fall for it. >> you got into a fake uber. they got in without checking if it was the right uber. >> what? >> passenger after passenger. >> how are you guys? >> hopping in the car. >> how are you? >> good. how are you? >> and women. all thinking it is their uber. >> how are you? >> good, how are you? >> as the night wears on and drinks flow, out on the street, my car is parked, hazard lights on. and watch what happens when i tell them who i really am. >> i am jeff rossen from the "today" show. you're on tv now. >> can i tell you something? my name is jeff, i work for nbc. >> hi, jeff.

>> you're on camera now. >> we are? >> when the supplies wears off, the sobering reality sets in. >> you walked up, gave me your name and i just said yes. you gave it all away. now if i were a bad guy, i could drive you off somewhere, i could lock the doors. >> and rape me. >> yes. >> you got into a fake uber. think if i were a bad guy, i am one of the good guys. >> if you have a gun, there's nothing i can do. i am done for. >> reporter: how can you prevent this happening to you? i'm giving my passengers some tips. >> on the app check the license plate. match the license plate on the car to the actual car. check to make sure the person behind the wheel looks like your driver's photo in the app. >> confirm the driver's name and picture. >> reporter: and the final tip, don't give away your name, ask

the driver who they are picking up. these girls did the right thing. they don't get in, but these guys do. >> never, ever give your name away. make them say your name. who are you here for. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: keeping you safe and sound, next time you hop in an uber. >> still take me to the destination? >> i can't. i am not a real uber driver. >> reporter: here's a bonus tip. in the app, uber has an emergency 911 button directly connecting you with police if you need them. for "today," jeff rossen, nbc news. >> wow. i learned so much from that piece. i always check the license plate. >> check the license plate, or say who are you here to pick up. coming up, small business saturday today. how small businesses are having a big impact these holidays, after these messages. eggo thick and fluffy waffles

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this holiday season is under way. black friday fans storming the storms for the deepest discounts out there. >> today the focus is on shopping small. joe ling kent has more. >> reporter: shoppers are shifting gears to shop local for the nienlt year on small business saturday. you may not realize, small businesses makeup 99% of employers, and like black friday, the key for independent businesses is online shopping as you browse your smart phone and tablet. page and chris didn't set out to be entrepreneurs. >> i set out to make frames for photos i had taken. before we had a business going, a friend of ours that owned a store was placing orders.

>> reporter: orders started rolling in fast. >> probably now doing 1500 to 2500 pieces, frames a month. still small business, but feels big to us. >> reporter: shoppers peruse the workshop and studio, but most business called alibi happens online. they started using weebly and square to accept payments anywhere, anytime, part of a rapid growing trend. 32% of shoppers made a mobile purchase and the number is rising fast. >> if i have square downloaded and we have product on the back of the truck, we can sell to anyone anytime. >> reporter: jack dorsey founded and runs square. best known for the white card reader that let's them scan a credit card. he wants that square to disappear with business owners doing more on phones and with square's mobile software.

>> shinlt haouldn't have to cont at all. focus attention on who they're serving and the transaction happens and disappears. >> reporter: businesses pay 6.2% to square. they say it is worth it for what they expect to be a busy small business saturday. >> you go to sleep and wake up in the morning and realize you sold a picture frame and it is going to new york. i wonder how in the world did somebody in new york find us. and it's awesome. >> reporter: a gift for not just the shopper but the entrepreneurs, too. now, the odds of small businesses like that one doing well today are looking good so far. this year research shows more than 80% of shoppers out there plan to do some holiday spending at small stores, and restaurants count as well. you can do it online or in person. guys? >> sounds good. i will be at a small business street fair later with my girl scout troops. >> and you find cute items you

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thanks so much for joining us. i'm kira klapper. meteorologist rob mayeda is in with a look at our microclimate forecast. as i got closer and closer to san jose this morning, it got wetter and wetter. >> from just mist to heavier drizzle. still have a few of those around the bay area along with patchy fog too. we'll show you san francisco. there's a look at both. you got 57 degrees and clouds there similar view in san jose. mild start. we got mid-to-upper 50s this morning and there's a look at the doppler radar. some light showers around san jose, the trend as we go through the afternoon, you can see here hour by hour, we will are slowly start to clear things out. showers start to head out and highs today not too far off from the numbers you're seeing right now. mostly low 60s as we move into the afternoon. end of the holiday weekend looks dry. next widespread rain will move in on tuesday followed up by another storm thursday, another storm friday night and saturday which will have a closer look at all three coming up at 7:00.

>> all right. see you then, rob. thanks. >> oh, my gosh. >> no! a frightening ride home for people on board a commuter ferry in san francisco. the ferry barreled into the dock sending people on the pier running and an investigation into what cause that had crash is under way. the ms san francisco bounced off the landing berth and launched toward the dock as you see there. the golden gate bridge district says 55 people and five crew members were on board. just two people were treated for minor injuries. one passenger told us it sounded like something was wrong with the engine. >> there was no indication from the captain that we were in trouble. we just notice that had we bounced off the first part of the dock and we kept going and we thought, oh, no, we're going in way too fast. >> the impact ripped two holes in the front of the vessel and left a dock and railing damaged. crew members will be tested for drugs and alcohol, which is standard procedure. the u.s. coast guard will be

interviewing them and looking at navigation equipment on board to try to figure out what happened. investigators say the vessel will be towed today to larksburg where they can take a closer look at it. coming up on "today in the bay," an annual tradition with a special meaning. we will take you out to san jose's christmas in a park tree lightning. it happened last night. and a special honor for a family that lost everything in the camp fire. we'll have plus all your top stories and weather coming up at 7:00. we hope you join us 31 minutes from now. we'll send you back to the "today" show.

good morning. . good morning. holiday weekend havoc. a storm hitting the middle of the country as people head home. people under advisory. roads and airports about to be jammed. dylan is here with what you need to expect. wake-up call, the government releases a new robert, contradicting many of the president trump's past claims. the study predicting dire consequences for american lives and the economy. but it's the timing of the report's release drawing fresh chicago. and royal relocation. the duchess of sussex gets set

to make a new home away from kate middleton. today, november 24th, 2018. >> good morning, welcome back to "today." we can do better than that. let's hear it one more time. >> we got a bunch of turkeys. 32 degrees. a little better than a day ago. we begin with today's news, dylan, plenty of people head home this weekend for the holiday, post-holiday get away. what are the weather looking like for their travels? >> it will look a little tricky. take a look alt what we saw yesterday in breckinridge, colorado. enough to cover the roadways, reducing visibility. some of the elevation could end up with a foot of snow.

this will move eastward. tomorrow, one of the busiest travel days of the year. you see light snow falling through denver. the storm getting together as it moves eastward. this will be amess for today's commuters. especially along the higher elevations in the appalachian, west virginia, western pennsylvania, all seeing icing this morning. that will make things very, very dangerous on the roadways. we are looking for the potential for torrential downpours in eastern virginia and here is that snow system getting back towards denver. delays later on this afternoon an evening through d.c. and new york city. boston, most of the heavier rain won't move in until overnight. on the roads, we are looking at the possibility of some really heavy rainfall affecting areas along the east coast. now, tomorrow, our biggest trouble spots will be back towards iowa, back into northwestern illinois.

we could see delays in chicago and st. louis and points farther west, where we are looking at the possibility of programs whiteout conditions, with up to 40-mile-per-hour wind gusts. >> that will create blowing snow on i-80. >> that can be a very dangerous drive tomorrow. something you might consider holding off until monday to do. >> be careful out there. thank you very much. this morning, authorities in alabama say they may have made a fatal mistake on thanksgiving night when they shot and killed a young man they first thought was a gunman. an 18-year-old male and a 12-year-old girl were injured after gunfire erupted at a mall filled with black friday bargain hunters. police responded and killed 21-year-old amanda fitzpatrick after he was seen fleeing the scene and brandishing the weapon. now they say they may have killed the wrong person and the shooter may be at large. now, to a more joyful story,

let's turn to tammy lightner in florida. some people on the mad dash to get those deals. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you, peter. friday has been the busy gest shopping day and store managers said they had shoppers in here until the wee hours of the morning on the hunt for those black friday deals. tore many, it's a casey holiday tradition. >> it started basketball when i was her age. i would meet my grandmother and my aunts and my mom. >> great deals everywhere. half off in most stores, really good deals. >> reporter: from california to new york, shoppers braving long lines. >> i got here at 4:30 a.m. from and extreme weather. >> i can't feel my seat. >> all in the name of bargains. 3,000 people lining up at minnesota's mall of america.

in kentucky, shoppers are not as patient. some coming to blows over electronicing at this walmart. a reason some stay out of the malls and shopped online. some 4 billion spend spent, up 43%. the average shopper spending about a thousand dollars, clothing on the top of the list. >> i think i spent a thousand dollars and saved a good amount. >> reporter: not everyone was after the tip cholesterol bargains, some were braving fridge it temperatures to be the first to get their hand on a new beer being released. >> i'm dedicated. >> reporter: for those that didn't get tear feel of crowds and deals, experts say there will be plenty of bargains to come. >> i'm getting tired. >> reporter: so are you almost done, at least? >> no no not done.

>> you can expect a mad dash to continue today as it's small business saturday. last year's shoppers spent $13 billion on this day and retailers are hoping to top that number. peter, thanks. >> thanks so much. >> the plane goes by overhead. thank you. while you were out shopping, the federal government released a major new report on climate change. its prediction for the future is scary. the timing is drawing a lot of criticism this morning. nbc news' white house correspondent kelly o'donnell is in west palm beach, florida, near the president's mar-a-lago estate with that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, peter. the timing issue is when you release an important report like this during a holiday weekend, you could argue fewer people will see it. that's why we are talking about it now. it's a sweeping report from 13 federal agencies that panties a dire picture of what could happen to the united states in all regions with more severe

weather. and weather events, natural disaster that could cost lives, livelihood and affect the economy. this report says they predict a continuing rise and say what is important is for the u.s. take action to do things to invest in clean energy and also consider making chngs to how they charge people for the use of carbon emission, while the white house says this is a plan that was base on the most extreme scenarios and points out the u.s. is leading already in carbon emission reduction. so this is controversial, the trump administration has been at odds with the climate change community. kate, peter. new developments in the mueller investigation. another plea agreement can be in the works. can you get us up to date on that? >> reporter: yes, there involved jerome coursey, a conspiracy theorist and writer, a friend of roger stone argues long-time gop

operative. coursey says he's negotiating for a plea agreement. he is involved in this because the prosecutors are looking whether he had advanced knowledge of the russian hacking of e-mails belonging to clinton official john podesta. did he know something before those went public on wikileaks? roger stone says he had nothing to do with this. the two are closely aligned. coursey says he is bracing for what would have been an indictment. now he is talking about the possibility of a plea agreement. >> kelly, thank you. there is much more to get to this morning, including protests in paris that have turned violent today as demonstrators gather. they clashed with police. tear gas and water cannons were deployed. the protesters were campaigning against rising fuel prices and emanuel macron's presidency. and prince harry and megan are getting a new home with the

baby on the way. the couple is officially leaving kensington palace with prince william and kate. they are moving out to the country to what is called frogmore cottage. that's where they were married. the move is set for next year. not downsizing, the place has ten bedrooms. >> frog ismore, is supposed -- frogmore is supposed to be beautiful. dylan is out on the plaza. >> we found the birthday corner. who here is celebrating? everybody. grammy turning 80 in the back there. let's take a look across the country today. we talked about the typical spots, today through the southern plains and the mississippi valley we have above temperatures. the rain in the pacific northwest, partly cloudy today. we will tomorrow see that

we're seeing low clouds, misty skies. temperatures in the mid-to-upper 50s this morning. our radar still showing you pockets of lighter rain mainly around the south bay and that trend should start to dry out as we head into the afternoon with some mid-afternoon clearing. highs today in the low 60s around san jose. close to 60 san francisco. tomorrow, patchy fog for the morning. dry finish for the holiday weekend with more rain coming in tuesday and again on thursday. and that's your latest forecast. >> thanks so much. a sixth grader helped solve a hit and run with a handwritten note. dy

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back on saturday morning with what's trending in the orange room. dylan, what have you got for us? >> have you ever parked to come back and spot a ding or dent that wasn't there? that happened to a college senior, andrew sip wits. look at the front end. a little banged up. many of us would say that's a bummer and move on. he also spotted a helpful note. take a look at this. it says if you're wondering what happened to your car, bus 449 hit your car. it goes on to detail how it went down, saying the driver hit and run and sorry. the note includes a helpful drawing of the bus, and signed simply a sixth grader at potent academy. he posted that note online and a picture of his damaged car and says shoutout to the anonymous sixth grader for saving me a couple thousand. and the internet went wild.

hundreds of thousands retweeted the post. people commented on everything from the young girl's handwriting to artistry. one says anyone else notice the kids in the picture appear to be drying for help? maybe there's more for the story. this kid has a future in insurance. a third saying i hope my kid is like this someday. if i was her parents, i would be so proud. there's a happy ending for the college student. the bus company said they'll cover cost of the repair, and the young girl that wrote the note was identified. and he is trying to find a way to reward her. the driver of the bus on the other hand is not so lucky. he will likely be out of a job. >> not a good call to take off. love that girl. >> as a parent, i would hope my kids would do that. >> if your car is dinged, hope you find a note like that. some pop start for us, too.

>> steph curry, speaking of fender ben fend fender benld benders, involved in two. he pulled to the median to get help and another car lost control and collided with his porsche. everyone involved was wearing seat belts. no one suffered injuries. he took time to snap a photo with california highway officers during the ordeal. and pete davidson got some fresh ink in honor of a living legend. can you guess what it is? the latest tattoo of ruth bader ginsberg. >> that's not what i was going to guess. >> i don't think anyone would have guessed that. >> she's wearing a crown and judicial robe. davidson might have been inspired after this "snl" tribute last week. ♪ rbg, running the supreme

court. >> this is not the comedian's first political ink. last year got this one of hillary clinton on his leg too much hillary replied, makes it less awkward i have had a pete davidson tattoo for years. that's your pop start. any political ink we should know about? >> i've got none. but thinking about it now. >> yeah. who would it be. thanks. how long can you hold your breath? bet it is not as long as these guys. we travel close to the

now to a story about an incredible discovery by an american scientist. the sea nomads.

>> they can hold their breath minutes at a time. the secret we are going to find out from dr. john torrez. >> good morning. these guys are incredible. they have a unique advantage that sets them apart from all of us, an american scientist may have solved the mystery why. deep in turquoise waters off malaysia in the philippines live people that can practically walk on the bottom of the sea. they don't use an objection general tank or flippers on their feet. just a simple deep breath. and they can dive more than 200 feet below the surface. some spending up to 13 minutes on the ocean floor using this remarkable skill to hunt for fish. >> when you see how they move under water, how comfortable they are, it seems like there must be something special going on. >> fascinated by the mystery, this scientist packed a portable

ultrasound machine and medical supplies and traveled to southeast asia. she had no idea what to expect when she got there. >> they were surprisingly open, a little puzzled by the ultrasound machine but excited to participate. >> she took ultra sounds and dna samples. what she found was stunning. their spleens were significantly larger than normal. 50% bigger. >> such a big difference. it was shocking. it was exciting. >> what does the spleen have to do withholding your breath? it is a rester investigator for red blood cells filled with oxygen. when you dive under water, pressure squeezes those into the bloodstream. >> you could think of it as getting an extra breath of air under water. >> and one more thing, after centuries of deep diving, even the baju who never go into the water have evolved to have larger spleens.

now one of underwater's fascinating mysteries solved by a curious scientist. >> wow. so how did they get a bigger spleen than all the rest of us? >> by adapting to the environment, they're a great example of natural selection. they found out besides the large spleen, they have unique set of genes that allows them to dive deeper, stay there longer than most of us. they found those same changes in villagers that don't dive at all. >> unbelievable. that was incredible. >> saturday morning science. that does it for us this saturday morning. a quick note, steals and deals. kathie lee and hoda show deals were extended until 5:00 p.m. eastern sunday. >> tomorrow on sunday today, willie sits down with hugh jackman on his latest film. hope you had a great holiday

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bay .... good morning. i'm kira klapper. coming up next on today in bay. an overnight crash kills one person and leaves another fighting for their life. could it happen to you? a warning from the california highway patrol. a christmas miracle for one family that lost everything in the camp fire. we'll take you to christmas in the park where the family was honored last night. a foggy and rainy start to the weekend before things clear up. the rain will return, however, meteorologist rob mayeda is in to tell us when. good saturday s

- - - - good saturday morning to you. it is 7:00 on the dot on this november 24th. rainy look outside at christmas in the park which opened officially last night in downtown san jose. thanks so much for joining us. i'm kira klapper. meteorologist rob mayeda is in for vianey arana and you have a look at our microclimate forecast and you have a little bit of everything today.