crash is being removed from the bridge as we speak. doesn't look like a major problem, better news, westbound is okay. >> we'll have a local news update in half an hour at 7:25. >> we'll be back here at 11:00 as well. we will see you then. good morning. getting nowhere fast. dangerous winter storms creating post-thanksgiving havoc on the roads and at airports. overnight, a snow emergency declared for parts of the midwest, highways lit erred with crashes. thousands of flights canceled or delayed and, wait for it, there's more treacherous travel on the way for millions in the northeast today. al has the very latest. trouble at the border. u.s. agents fire tear gas at hundreds of migrants trying to rush into this country illegally. the busy border crossing near san diego shut down. this morning what's next in the

growing crisis. demanding answers, a family's emotional plea after police shoot and kill their son in the chaos of a mall shooting on thanksgiving. officials acknowledging they targeted the wrong man. >> you vilified my son like he was a straight criminal. >> the calls for justice today in the search for a gunman still on the loose. those stories, plus "today" exclusive, padma lakshmi opens up since revealing she was raped at 16. splitsville, why are prince harry and meghan markle moving out of the royal palace they share with william and kate? and point, click and shop, americans set to make this cyber monday the biggest online shopping day in history. we have your guide from finding the best deals from morning to midnight. today, november 26, 2018. >> announcer: from nbc news this

is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everybody. welcome to "today," nice to have you with us on a monday morning. hope you had a great thanksgiving at grandma's house and a lot of people are still at grandma's house because the travel has been really difficult. >> they did get stuck. the weather is our top story. snow and high winds causing a post-holiday travel nightmare. >> blizzard conditions in the midwest led to thousands of flight cancellations and delays, and if you were lucky enough to get home, new round of snow and rain is set to make the morning commute is messy one for millions of folks out there. we will get to al's forecast in just a bit, but let's start with matt bradley, he is at chicago's o'hare this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah and hoda, that blizzard warning is just being lifted now, as you can see it's barely flurrying now. a few moments ago it was coming down pretty thick. that blizzard did bring some pretty tough conditions, winds

of up to 45 miles an hour and a snow of up to a foot. that was a huge problem for commuters yesterday and even bigger problem today. this morning the post thanksgiving crush is under way as brutal winter storms slam the midwest and snarl travel for americans returning from their holiday. blizzard-like conditions with more than 1200 flights canceled. stranding passengers from the foothills of the rockies to the great lakes, winter storms dumping feet of snow, blowing icy winds up to 50 miles an hour and causing a 20 car crash in colorado, even sparking a state of emergency in kansas. >> in my 19 years as auto trooper this might be the top five worse i have seen across kansas and in this area. >> reporter: this sister and brother tweeted their whiteout conditions. >> this is so scary. >> this is ridiculous.

>> you couldn't see anything. you couldn't even see not even a foot in front of you. it felt like you were in a hurricane, but with snow. >> reporter: at chicago's o'hare airport some frustrated passengers cutting thanksgiving short. >> we took the first flight out because of that. >> reporter: you moved up your flight? >> yes. >> reporter: it's not just weather-related issues, along the east coast the delaware memorial bridge shutting down for hours in both directions sunday night by a gas leak, bringing traffic on a major artery to a standstill. and riders on an amtrak train headed from new york to boston stranded on the rails by debris on overhead wires, causing some passengers to vent their frustration on social media. we are now into our sixth hour on the train, one twitter user wrote, bathrooms have become filled to the brim due to the lack of power to flush. >> i would imagine that they probably could have -- could have handled it better, but at the same time it is the busiest travel day in the year. >> reporter: a highway of headaches thanksgiving weekend

as the busy holiday season roars in. in just the past 24 hours here at chicago o'hare airport there has been nearly 350 airline cancellations and nearly 100 delays. that number is set to go up and this being a major air hub, there's going to be delays throughout the region. savannah? >> matt, thank you so much. and al is very busy tracking all of that snow, rain and wind. good morning to you. >> good morning, guys. unfortunately -- chicago, the good news for chicago they are down to a winter storm warning, but 37 million folks affected by flash flood watches, winter weather advisories, winter storm watches, winter storm warnings and blizzard warnings. chicago you are in the snow, to the west of detroit, heavy rain from sleeve land on into western pennsylvania. here is the symptom and here is how it's going to track. gusty winds will shift with in a snow as it moves to the east, heavy rain moves into new york and boston, strong winds down for washington, d.c., snow for maine in the higher terrain and wrap-around winds will bring lake-effect snow and a wind increase.

here is what we're looking for, storm impacts. from northern pennsylvania into northwestern new york, anywhere from 6 to 12 inches of snow, into the tug hill plateau, northern new england, gusty winds, trees down, isolated power outages with wind gusts of over 50 to 60 miles per hour and heavy rain on already soaked soil here in the northeast. washington, d.c. you are about an inch and a third away from having your wettest year ever. airport delays likely, chicago, detroit, cleveland, pittsburgh, buffalo, philly and the new york airports and on the roads, i-70 indy to baltimore, i-75 detroit, ins cincinnati, chicago to new york along i-80, cleveland to boston $90 and delays from d.c. all the way up to boston. folks, just pack your patience and hang out, everything will be better tomorrow. back to you guys. >> al, through so much. also this morning there is growing tension at the u.s./mexico border after hundreds of migrants tried to storm through a fence near san diego. american border agents responded with tear gas.

nbc's white house correspondent kristen welker has the latest on this story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. the unrest at the border comes as the trump administration is working on a deal with mexico that would keep migrants seeking asylum in mexico instead of the u.s. which is the current policy. the president is up and tweeting about the crisis, writing, mexico should move the flag waving migrants many of whom are stone cold criminals back to their countries. do it by plane, do it by bus, do it any way you want, but they are not coming into the u.s. this morning the border battle intensifying, on sunday the trump administration closed the san ysidro port of entry between san diego and tee want a in a for a period of time. citing large amounts of migrants, some who tried to breach the fence, others threw projectiles. in response border patrol agents fired canisters at some of the migrants.

kirstjen nielsen writing dhs will not tolerate this lawlessness. hands nichols was in tijuana when migrants stormed the border. >> there are hundreds of migrants who are trying to make it boards the border, towards an official point of entry, but stopping them mexican federal police, it is going to prevent them from reaching their goal. >> reporter: this all comes after the president tweeted sunday, would be very smart if mexico would stop the caravans long before they got to our southern border. the trump administration is in talks with mexico according to administration officials to allow migrants applying for asylum in the united states to remain in mexico while they wait for a decision. >> if we don't have borders, we don't have a country. >> reporter: over the weekend the president indicated the new asylum policy is a done deal, tweeting, migrants at the southern border will not be allowed into the united states until their claims are individually approved in court. but a top mexican official contradicted the president, saying, no agreement had been

reached. president trump also threatened to close the entire u.s. border if the situation worsens. and the president also threatened to shut down the government if lawmakers don't agree to an extra $5 billion to fund his border wall. the funding fight will come to a head in two weeks. a number of republicans say they don't support that idea, and remember the president promised mexico would pay for the wall. well, mexico continues to insist it's not going to fund the wall. hoda, savannah. >> kristen welker, thanks. the u.n. security council has called an emergency meeting for this morning over the escalating situation between russia and ukraine. on sunday russia fired on and seized three ukrainian naval ships off the coast of crimea in the black sea. russia says it was forced to act because the ships had illegally entered its territorial waters, but it's a move that risks igniting a dangerous new crisis between those two countries. nikki haley the outgoing u.s. ambassador to the u.n. will

attend today's emergency meeting. now to outrage over a tragic case of mistaken identity. police responding to a gunman at an alabama mall on thanksgiving, shot and killed a young black man, but evidence now suggests he was not the shooter and this morning his family is speaking out. nbc's tammy leitner has that story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. i'm across the street from the mall where the shooting happened. it has since reopened. the family of amantic bradford said he had a permit to carry a gun and believes he was rushing to help police when he was shot by police. >> my son is gone. >> reporter: this morning the heartbroken parts of a man killed at the malady handing answers. >> thanksgiving will never be the same for me. it will never be the same. that's the day i lost my son. >> reporter: e shot dead thanksgiving night by an unidentified police officer working security at the mall.

videos posted to social media showing the chaos after a fight erupted and gunfire. police initially fingering bradford as the suspect, saying he shot an 18-year-old man and 12-year-old girl. >> they basically said he was walking around the mall waving a gun, running, trying to escape. my son would never pull a weapon. >> reporter: a day later police admitted they shot the wrong person, saying in part new evidence suggests that while mr. bradford may have been involved in some aspect of the altercation, he likely did not fire the rounds that injured the 18-year-old victim. this information indicates that there is at least one gunman still at large. at a press conference with the family their attorney, ben crump, accusing police of a rush to judgment. >> they concluded that their investigation why e.j. was laying on the mall floor shot in the face, bleeding out, dying.

>> his words too much for the victim's grandmother. the shooting sparking protests at the mall, his parents insisting they will keep fighting for answers and justice for their son. >> we will miss his face. looking into his face, looking into my baby's face. >> reporter: overnight the city of hoover and the police department released a statement promising transparency. they also reiterated they are confident that he did show his gun. as far as the suspect goes, into details on that person, but the suspect is still on the run. back to you guys. >> tammy, thank you. craig joins the table. you have another story. >> good morning to you. that's right, the white house pushing back this morning against an alarming government report on climate change, that was quietly released over the holiday weekend. nbc's anne thompson covers the environment for us, she joins us this morning. >> good morning. this report says our climate is changing faster than at any

other time in modern civilization. it's because of the fossil fuels we burn to get around and to power our lives. climate change is in effect loading the dice. for more extreme and destructive weather events in the future and we are already feeling the impacts. >> the deadly wildfires scarring california, the torrential rains of hurricane harvey, real life previews of coming disasters warns the federal government report on climate change if we don't immediately and substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions. climb skin 'tis catherine haho is one of the report's lead authors. >> the faster we reduce our emissions the less adaptation will be required and ultimately the less suffering there will be. >> reporter: the report states that by the end of this century annual average temperatures in the u.s. could increase anywhere from 2 to 11 degrees. that means more heat-related deaths, more cases of asthma and

hay fever, less food production as harvests decline. daily high tide flooding in the southeast while mountain snow packs shrink, affecting water supplies. the economic price, the report says, would be enormous. >> it's more than $100 billion each year by the end of the century.>> reporter: those damad slice as much as 10% off the u.s. economy by the end of the century. the information in the report comes from 13 federal agencies, but president trump, a big proponent of fossil fuels -- >> we have ended the war on beautiful clean coal? >> reporter: -- isn't convinced that global warming is a man made phenomenon or that the planet will continuing heating up. >> is there climate change, yeah? will it change back? probably. that's what i think. >> reporter: the white house responding to the report says it's largely based on the most extreme scenario and argues the u.s. is leading the world in

reducing carbon dioxide emissions. >> so last week amid that brutal cold snap president trump tweeting, and here is the tweet that the president posted last week, he said brutal and extended cold blast could shatter all records. whatever happened to global warming? that does seem to be the argument that climate change deniers use. what do you say to that? >> absolutely. look, we are always going to have winter during this era of climate change and it's going to be cold in some places and hot in other places. the other thing you need to look at are long-term trends and that's what climate change is about. for example, if you look at last year, for every record cold day we had, we had three record hot days. in a stable climate system that ratio should be one to one. it's out of balance in favor of hot days. >> and the president is talking about weather, you're talking about climate. >> exactly. >> anne thompson, good to have you. congratulations, everyone, it's cyber monday. expected to be a record setting day of online shopping, retailers are rolling out the

big deals, they want to get your holiday business. nbc's business correspondent jo ling kent is at an amazon fulfillment center in california. that's the red hot center of everything. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. cyber monday has already been under way for several hours now and you can see at this amazon warehouse the boxes are already flying out the door, lots of good deals to be had. we do know that the company is recovering from a technical glitch where they accidentally exposed the names and e-mail addresses of several customers and now the competition is getting aggressive and they are not letting up. this morning cyber monday is already off to a roaring start. today may be the biggest online shopping day in u.s. history as consumers are expected to shell out $7.8 billion in just 24 hours. the retail spree is coming off a record black friday when consumers spent $6.2 billion online, up 24% from last year.

$2 billion coming from shopping on smart phones. so where are the best cyber monday deals? on amazon up to 50% off lands end clothing, walmart hocking $150 off a pro form 905 cst treadmill, and target knocking $250 off the i robot roomba 960, another hot category, toys. lol surprise, fingerlings and baby alive are already some of the season's hottest gifts online. with toys "r" us out of business other stores are looking to fill the gap. >> you will find expanded shelves across a number of retailers, in particular we would highlight walmart, target and five below as going after the toys business very aggressively. >> and with more online purchases come more home deliveries and demand for free shipping. ups is bracing for almost 800 million packages at the peak of the season, double their usual shipments. >> release the brake.

>> and they're training scores of new drivers to get up to speed. >> we want to make sure they're addressing our customers needs, they understand we need to deliver our customers' packages on time. >> reporter: as online retailers try to convince shoppers there is no time like the present. now to protect yourself you want to be shopping safely and securely on this cyber monday, so be sure and shop on the official website of the store, the brand, be sure to check the url. update your operating system and your anti-virus software on your phone or computer and you will always want to be making sure you're making that payment with your credit card on a private and secure wifi network. guys? >> thank you, jo. we will take a closer look at where you can find the best cyber monday deals just ahead. why don't we turn it over to mr. roker and get a check of the weather. >> we are looking at strong winds and heavy rain coming into the pacific northwest later today, into tonight. plenty of sunshine from the southwest all the way down into texas. windy conditions back behind this system through the mid-mississippi and ohio river

valleys. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. hey google, next step. knead into a ball. hey google, how do i knead dough? sure, playing video on youtube. cooking just got a whole lot easier. that's help at a glance, with google home hub. good monday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we'll start to see clouds moving in out ahead of our next storm system that will bring us rain for tomorrow, so as we look at our seven-kday forecast, scattered showers tomorrow and a stronger system here wednesday into thursday and could bring in heavier rain and gusty winds. friday is dry and another storm system for the weekend, with highs in the upper 50s. we're looking at a cool week

ahead and our only dry day will be today and friday. >> that's your lat guys? >> al, thank you. coming up, top chef host padma l lakshmi opening up since revealing she was raped decades ago. she is here for a live interview. new details on an american missionary killed by an isolated trial on a remote island, what his personal diary is revealing about what may have happened.

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out there on the roads this morning but it's a cold start. >> it is a cold start. we'll see that rain moving in tomorrow morning. here is a look at that beautiful sunrise over the south bay right now. our temperatures starting out in the 40s, heading into the mid-60s today. we'll still shape up to be nice, this ahead of the rain that's approaching the bay area. this storm system will bring us those showers starting out after that morning commute in the north bay, and then moving into the rest of the bay area, in time for the evening commute, so we'll see some rounds of rain over the next several days, and then a stronger storm expected to move in late wednesday night into thursday. let's get an update on the commute from mike. >> kari, things got worse after the end of our 6:00 show. traffic alert eastbound 80 at sterling off-ramp, slowing blocked by the crash and debris blocks your left two lanes getting out of san francisco, restricted to just your two middle lanes, that's eastbound again. westbound you have the backup at the bay bridge toll plaza. build to walnut creek and concord as well, and the south bay the last half hour seen

northbound rush through san jose showing folks i think they said oh my goodness, it's 7:00, got to get on the roads. back to you. >> got to go back to work. another update in half an hour. see you then.

7:30 on this monday morning, november 26, 2018. check that out. that's the iconic rockefeller christmas tree, almost ready to be lit for the holiday season. the annual tradition will happen on wednesday night. we're going to be right outside there. it will be a nice night, al just said. >> an artsy shot there. >> way to go, jimmy. we'll have performers out there. >> tony bennett. >> diana ross. john legend. >> we need diana ross one more time. >> looking forward to that. let's start this monday morning with a check of today's headlines. a powerful snowstorm is causing some major problems for

travelers from the rockies to the great lakes. more than 1,200 flights were canceled due to blizzard-like conditions, stranding passengers nationwide. it comes as millions of americans try to make their way home from the holiday weekend. in colorado, snowy conditions caused a 20-car crash. in kansas, the governor there issuing a state of emergency after a large stretch of interstate 70 was closed. al will be back with the forecast in a few minutes. a chinese researchers said he helped create the first genetically altered baby. he altered dna of twin girls. there's no independent confirmation of the claim. if true, it would be a profound leap of science and ethics. gene editing is not allowed in the u.s. except for lab research. the countdown is on. we're hours away from nasa's

attempt to land its "insight" spacecraft on mars. the journey comes to a grand finale around 3:00 eastern time. it is the first time of nasa landing on mars. they've had thee successful landings. it's going to tell us information about the interior of that planet. in a moment, we will be speaking to padma lakshmi. she's the host of "top chef" and aclu ambassador for women. she is going to open up about an op-ed where she revealed she is a survivor of sexual assault. this morning, padma lakshmi is sharing her story exclusively with "today." just after breaking her silence about an alleged sexual assault, 32 years old. i didn't report it, lakshmi report in an op-ed.

not to my brothmother, not to m friends and certainly not to the police. lakshmi wrote that her 24-year-old boyfriend raped her at the age of 16, while she was sleeping on new year's eve. she says she began to blame herself. i always thought when i lost my virginity, it would be a big deal or a conscious decision. the loss of control was disorienting. lakshmi came forward because of the allegations against then-supreme court nominee, brett kavanaugh, which he denies. some say a man shouldn't pay a price for an act he committed as a teenager. but the woman pays the price for the rest of her life. and so do the people that love her. at the time, president trump questioned why kavanaugh's accuser didn't file a police report. prompting lakshmi and other people to share their own stories with the viral hash tag

#whyididn'treport. now, she is speaking up, loudly. >> like those women, i could no longer stay silent. >> reporter: earlier this month, presenting the "glamour" women of the year award, to the women who brought down larry nassar. >> the sister army won this battle, not because they spoke up. many had done that already. but this time, somebody actually listened. >> reporter: lakshmi is a champion of women's right, creating the endometriosis foundation of america. >> i had two emergency surgeries before the word was uttered to me. >> reporter: and aclu ambassador for immigration. >> my name is padma and i'm an immigrant. >> reporter: her parents migrated from india when she was 4 years old. >> there's no story that is disconnected from the american story. >> reporter: an ally and inspiration to many around the world. >> padma lakshmi joins us now.

padma, good morning. >> good morning. >> you've been here so many times. >> mostly to cook. >> never like this. how are you doing? how are you feeling? >> i'm good. obviously, the last two years have been tumultuous for a lot of us. honestly, i wouldn't have even said i'm a very political person. i seem to have found myself speaking out on a variety of issues, just because i think, when you get older, you have a power that you didn't have when you were young. you feel able to speak out. when you have children, you become much more conscious of the long-term effects of all of our decisions, even the decision to keep quiet. >> you wrote a powerful op-ed in "the new york times," talking about how you were raped when you were 16. some people take pain and they just carry it their whole life. some talk it out. you carried yours until this point. >> i did both. i certainly did carry it. i mean, i don't know if i would have written that piece if

president trump hadn't tweeted that friday night of, you know, if it was so bad or whatever he said, why didn't she report it? why didn't her loving parents report it? well, a lot of us don't report it. there's no upside to reporting it. there's no upside for dr. ford, clearly. but she's a hero to many of us. the reason that i spoke out about it is because i tweeted. there was a hash tag going around, #whyididntreport. it was important and painful and deserves more than a hash tag. i used to write for "the new york times" syndicate. i know how they work. i was writing it when my daughter went to bed that weekend. i thought, i'm not going to do this. and i couldn't sleep. then, i thought, how am i going to feel if he gets confirmed and i didn't say something. i'm going to regret that for the rest of my life. >> talk about keeping it inside and carrying it with you.

you wrote a memoir and talked about painful things. as i understand it, this story wasn't in the memoir. >> it's not. >> that's how hard it was. i mean, to think that you were still carrying whatever you were carrying. shame, anger. >> i think i did what millions of women and men do. we just bury it. we just push it down so far down deep inside and hope it will be so buried that it probably never happened. we try to erase what happened to us. and the only way to truly erase that trauma, is to really confront it, in whatever way is appropriate for that person. you know, i don't know that i would have ripped off that 32-year-old band-aid, in the way that i did. i don't recommend it. in my hurry to get it written, i didn't stop to think about my own personal well-being. and i did have this huge -- after i wrote it, i took to bed. i went to bed for three days. we had an event at m.i.t. that i

was scheduled to do months before. and so, i had to get up and go to boston. i thought, i'm not going to disappoint all those people. it was a really prestigious thing. they're naming me a visiting scholar, basically. and i said, if i don't want that rape or what happened to me to define me, i have to move on and let the good things in my life define me. and i've had so many great things happen to me. >> how many people have come up to you and said, because i read that, i have changed? tell me -- give us a specific. >> that gives me the shivers. that friday i was talking about, after the piece came out tuesday online, we were going to the train station to go to boston. and we were waiting in line for the acela, and this woman came up to me and said, i just want to tell you, i didn't read your op-ed piece, but a guy from high school or college -- a guy from school, she said, sent it to me. sent me the piece with a letter attached saying, this reminded

me of you and i am so sorry that i did this to you when we were in school. i apologize. i know i can't make up for it. but at least i want to admit it. and that made my day. you know? it just -- even when people would come up and all of the response has been superpositive. it's still -- i would suddenly get tearful, even explosions of empathy. because i didn't deal with it for so long, it was coming up in such a rush. >> i was going to say, it's so important. but it changes everything. and here's something that is so quiet, is suddenly everyone knows. and i know. even just -- talking to you this morning, you're coming on. but you don't want to be known for that and only that. >> yes. >> you do so many other things. >> that's why a lot of women don't report it. i have a show that's emmy-nominated. i have a child. i have a foundation for women's reproductive health. i'm with the aclu and i speak on their behalf with immigration.

i don't want to be known as the girl from that cooking show who was raped. you know? and women feel that way. they feel like they have an invisible scarlet letter that this happened to them. i think we have to stop thinking about these people that it happens to. there's millions of us. millions. i know more women who it's happened to than it hasn't happened to, in some form or another. we have to stop thinking about them as victims and think of them as survivors. >> in our last few seconds, how do you want to be known? >> i want to be known as an advocate for the aclu. i'm an ambassador for immigration rights. this morning, coming here, i was reading about the teargassing of children on the border. and it's devastating. you know, i am an immigrant and i really identify with those people. my mother literally came to this country with $100 in her pocket. that's it. she made a life for me and her and left a very bad situation for both of us in india. that takes courage. when someone leaves their home

and everything they know and belong to, to go to another country, it's because they have little other choice. and we forget that. we have plenty in this country. plenty to share. plenty for everybody. and i think we need to remember, that the reason we're great is because of this melting pot of immigrants and this great cornucopia of influences of cultures and traits and expertise that we call from all over the world. that's really, to me, what makes america great. not just its military or its capitalism, although those things are also built by immigrants. >> padma lakshmi, as i said, you've been here many, many times. we're so grateful to have you share your thoughts this morning. thank you. i should mention, the new season of "top chef," by the way, premieres on december 6th. that's one of my favorite shows. i can't cook a thing. >> we need to do it. >> and padma's memoir, "love

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that we will start to see the showers moving in. by wednesday, a stronger storm system moves in, bringing in gusty winds. friday, we're dry again and then another storm system, a third one of the week gets here by saturday, and ends on sunday. for san francisco, our temperatures will be in the low 60s today, and some scattered showers in the forecast for the middle of the week. we end the week with dry weather and for the weekend, expect the highs only in the upper 50s. let's get an update on the commute now from mike. >> better news if you're trying to leave san francisco and you're near the bay bridge. eastbound 80 all lanes cleared from the crash and debris and the oil and the nails cleared back toward the oakland side. we have a crash still getting up there north 101 at cesar chavez. there a clash being cleared from lanes. the rest of the bay shows a smooth, predictable pattern, in the north bay, north 87 a crash, 101 at trimble, both cleared to the shoulder and you can see the

slowing on approach. back to you. happening now, stocks bouncing back from the steep decline last week. we have a live look at the dow right now, you see it up just marginally, it's been surging 1.5%, makes up for the declines of about 4% of last week. we'll keep watching that. northern california deputies mourning the death of a comrade. tony hinostrosa died as he was responding to a chase and struck a utility pole. he served for two decades on the force. changes to my forecast as

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♪ it's 8:00 on "today." ready, set, click. cyber monday is here and it's anticipated to be the biggest shopping day ever. where do you get the best deals? we'll have the breakdown and our kickoff of the best "steals & deals" of the year. plus, playing it cool. >> how is the freezing going? >> it feels good. does it hurt? >> no. does yours hurt? >> no. i'm having soup. >> jenna and i put school scu t sculptisculp sculpting to the test.

does it work? we'll tell you the results. and mrpalace intrigue, why harry and meghan are moving away from the palace where they live. that's coming up on "today," november 26th, 2018. here from albuquerque, new mexico. ♪ >> here for my brother's birthday. >> from the buckeye state. >> good morning, portland, oregon. >> teachers from the bluegrass state. >> our sister's getting married. >> oh. >> wow. >> there's a story, five sisters getting married. it's their wedding, everybody. we appreciate having you with us, monday morning, nice to see you. >> the nice crowd out there for us. >> and the tree looking good in the background. we're going to light that up on wednesday night. lots to get to. let's start with your news at 8:00.

millions of americans dealing with treacherous travel conditions and delays. storms made chaos in the midwest and now they're coming east. >> let's show you salina, kansas, yesterday afternoon. whiteout conditions and blizzard-like conditions. blizzard warnings are dropped but still, no less dangerous out there. let's go live to wmaq channel 5 in chicago. you can see what the roads look like now, as they drive through. the roads are snow-covered, wet and slushy but a real mess. here's what we're looking at. snow through chicago and detroit. and heavy rainmaking its way through ohio. here's what we look for. the winter storm impacts, the rain changes to snow from upstate new york into new england. some places and ohio, could see 10 to 18 inches of snow. gusty winds, 40 to 55-mile-per-hour wind gusts. and heavy rain here in the northeast. the roads and the streets are already soaked.

we could see small stream and street flooding. here's what we're looking at as far as impacts. airports, chicago, detroit, cleveland, pittsburgh, buffalo, philly, new york airports will probably see delays. and the roads, i-70, chicago, i-80 to new york. cleveland to boston, i-90 and the i-95 corridor will be difficult today. the personal journals of a young american missionary are shedding new light on why he risked his life. he was killed last week by tribesmen using bows and arrows. we have the latest from miguel almaguer. >> reporter: this morning, we're hearing from john allen chau, on why he was willing to risk death to spread words of god. words from his journal. lord, you will be close. if you want me to get shot or killed with an arrow, so be it. entries written as he prepared

to venture on the north sentinel island. you guys might think i'm crazy in all this. but i think it's worth it to declare jesus to these people. chau, a missionary and graduate of oral roberts university, was no stranger to exotic adventures, trekking through south africa and driiving into e sea. >> he was a superchill guy. really easy to connect with. >> reporter: john middleton was chau's friend. >> he knew what he was doing, the dangers associate with it and he knew it was illegal. >> reporter: indian authorities have arrested seven people for allegedly helping chau get to the island and believe they know where chau's body lies. but they resisted going to shore to avoid confrontation. the family says they don't want to press charges, saying to nbc news, they are comforted by words from the bible and chau's

final message to them. please, do not be angry at hoth or at god if i get killed. don't retrieve my body. miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. this morning, trump is threatening to close the u.s./mexico border permanently to keep migrants from entering the united states. he renewed his call for congress to fund the wall and says many of the migrants are, quote, stone-cold criminals. officials say the migrants tried to breach a border fence while others hurled projectiles. the busiest border crossing between tijuana and san diego was shut for several hours. "boost us." >> we can never get enough of the military homecomings. this one in clarksville, maryland, takes this to a new level. our soldier strolls through the door and catches everyone totally and completely off guard. [ yelling ]

>> that's his mom. she is overjoyed. she gives prayers of thanksgiving and hugs her son. that hug went on for a long, long time. he's been away for a whole year. he's been out in the middle east. but he came home for the holidays. >> so much good there. i mean, mom's reaction is priceless. and the sister, somebody runs out the door. she's like, i'm out. this is crazy. >> thanksgiving in that house. coming up, the royal family's new palace intrigue. why are harry and meghan leaving kensington? keir is there live with the inside story. first, your guide to the best cyber monday deals, including what you can do before you click to ♪ ♪♪

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we're back with "today's talker." we're talking cyber monday. an estimated 76 million people will be shopping online today. >> that's right. here to tell us about the best deals out there is shopping and trend expert, sara. good morning. >> good morning. >> a lot of people have been shopping the last week. are there good deals we'll get today? >> there are. this is the biggest shopping day of the year. and there's really good deals. there's a lot of sales. a few things you should avoid. >> like what? >> for instance, furniture and fitness equipment, wait until january. you're going to find better deals. >> okay. should we go through the categories? give us apparel. >> the fun part, what to buy today? apparel, for sure. just like you said. a couple of good deals today,

kohl's, an extra 20% off and free shipping if you spend over $25. macy's, same kind of deal, 20% off and free shipping. i was shopping at 4:30 on macy's, i got a cashmere turtleneck sweater, from 130 bucks to 40. >> and electronics. i think people jack up the prices. >> everyboyou can get really gr deals today. best buy. i found great deals. samsung tvs, up to $300 off. nice ones, 65 inches, ultrah.d. smart tvs. and apple. >> they never go on sale. >> they're not discounted but they're incentivizing. if you buy a mac book, a computer, you're going to get a $200 apple gift card. >> that's good. >> if you buy an ipad, $100 gift cards. an iphone, you're going to get a

$50 gift card. >> take us to toys. >> i know. we got little people who want toys. >> yeah. toys are great time to buy toys on cyber monday, especially if you don't want to deal with the crowds. go to amazon. between 30% to 50% off on brand-name toys. nerf, play doe, hasbro. and walmart, 60% off on toys. walmart and amazon, great deals on toys. >> thank you. >> we appreciate it. did we hit everything? the checkout button. >> a couple of things. i want to remind all of the viewers and home if you're shopping today, never check out without finding free shipping. number two, look for a promo code, coupon code. >> where do you find those? >> retailmenot.com. and last but not at least, price compare. really important to look around. you can buy nikes at a lot of

different stores, but who will let's go over to dylan, with "pop start" this morning. >> thanks, guys. an upcoming move involving the royal family that's making headlines around the world. prince harry and meghan markle are set to leave kensington palace. "pop start" correspondent, keir simmons, is there with the story. keir, good morning. >> reporter: hey, dylan. good morning. i'm always as honest as i can about what i think what might be going on behind the palace walls. i said, while joining the royal family is a fairy tale, there's going to be challenges for meghan. this morning this, move by harry and meghan outside of kensington palace is being interpreted and suggesting that things are not quite perfect. rumors of tension between harry and meghan and william and kate, bursting into the open. britain's "sun" newspaper talking of a growing rift. "the daily mail" referring to unease between the wives.

>> meghan and kate are very different women. they are in a similar position in the royal family. they are very different characters. >> reporter: the palace announcement that the princes, they're wives and children, will live an hour apart, saying that the duke and duchess of sussex will move to frogmore cottage early next year as they prepare for the arrival of their first child. frogmore cottage is a large home. while in need of renovation, it's close to the chapel where they were married and frogmore house, where the engagement photos were taken. also there's space for meghan's mother, doria. some reports say a large apartment was available at kensington palace, where william will still live. and where father-to-be harry, spent his own childhood with diana. her loss, forging the boys' close bond. last montecito -- month it was reported the brothers are reported to split their operations. >> i think the fact that harry and william are going their

separate ways officially, it's just a sign of the different directions they're going in their lives. william, of course, will be king one day. it seems like natural timing. >> reporter: now, dylan, they wouldn't be the first family to find that marriages and babies change things. and not every family wants to live next door to each other. maybe this is just a natural progression. >> i can relate to that. thanks, keir. >> something you want to tell us? >> no. my family lives in boston. my brother's in oregon. i haven't lived near my family -- anyway. get ready for a legendary christmas with john and chrissy. the couple's christmas special airs this week. and it's filled with songs from legend singing a selection of songs from his new holiday album. there will be guest star appearances, including one famous momager. >> it's your fairy god momager. >> kris jenner. i have to get ready for this party. i'm freaking out.

>> look at these fabulous gifts. >> these are just headbands. >> oh, honey, these are not just any headband. >> is that my name with a "k"? >> everything is better spelled with a "k." >> to watch, tune in this wednesday, november 28th, at 10:00, 9:00 central here on nbc. john and chrissy aren't the only couple having fun this holiday season. arod decided to have fun of his own, hiring a master mentalist to prank girlfriend, jennifer lopez. take a look. >> everybody over here. >> what? what? >> we got you.

>> that was great. that was good. >> the crowd burst into laughter at jlo's shocked reaction. arod said she was a good sport about the whole prank. and tonight is fan week on "the voice." the top 11 artists will be performing songs suggested by fans. and "voice" superfans will be featured throughout the show. you can catch it tonight at 8:00, 7:00 central on nbc. featu. you can catch it tonight at 8:00, 7:00 central on nbc. got time for a "daly click"? >> yes. a member of great britain's gymnastics team, set a new world record with one incredible stunt. at 26 years old, ashley watson, he starts by building momentum. and leaps to the other horizontal bar, launching himself more than 19 feet, all the way to the other bar. >> that's crazy. >> the record for the farthest back flip between horizontal bars. it took six tries to nail the giant leap. >> six times he went on his face. >> after the first one, i

probably wouldn't try the five after that. but he did it. >> really cool. >> his arms are six inches longer now. aren't you going to be on "the voice" tonight? >> maybe. superfans. >> you never know. >> singing? >> no. >> i turn my chair for you guys. >> we would watch you sing. >> we would. absolutely. heavy rain in the northeast. strong winds and heavy rain coming into the pacific northwest. sunshine from southern california all the way into texas. and strong storms firing up, as well, into parts of fl here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. we'll see clouds moving in as we go throughout the day. the rain will hold off until tomorrow as the storm system approaches from the north. we'll get some rain in the forecast. cloudy today. then here we are tomorrow morning at 11:00.

we see rain coming in the north bay and approaching san francisco. the rest of the bay area seeing it in the afternoon. this will be the first of two rounds of rain in the forecast for the workweek. >> and that's your latest weather. guys? >> thanks. jenna is here for our new series "does it work," where we test things that intrigue us. >> first up, we did something a little embarrassing. cool sculpting, a cosmetic procedure for fat reduction. savannah decided the best way to learn about it was to try it ourselves. >> freezing away fat cells from cool sculpting. that's cool. >> it freezes fat cells with little or no down time. >> seen the celebrity endorsements and heard the claims. >> i got my prebaby body back. >> cool sculpting is the leader in fat redestruction market.

would cool sculpting really work for us. >> i'm skeptical. >> this is an easy fix. >> it does sound too good to be true. >> reporter: we went to one of the top practitioners, laura dieier, who has treated thousands of patients since 2010 and is a consultant for the company. does the fat come back? >> it does not. we're freezing the fat cells where we're causing fat cell death. your body will eliminate them over two to three months. once the fat cells are dead and dwo gone, they are gone permanently. >> reporter: we decided to put ourselves to the test. i tried my arms. jenna, her stomach. >> trying to look at my phone to distract me. i feel it, a little. >> reporter: each application la lasts about 30 minutes. i had three sessions that cost $5,850. jenna had two, at $7,800, all paid for by nbc news.

>> how is the freezing going? >> freezing away. >> does it hurt? >> no. does yours hurt? >> no. i'm having some soup. >> isn't it funny that you can be eating and freezing fat at the same time? behind the concept, there's an unlikely figure, dr. rocks anderson, a professor at harvard medical school, is best known for hundreds of patents. he stumbled over a journal article that described a mysterious phenomenon on. there's a thing called popsicle panniculitis. it happens in babies. if you put the popsicle in their mouth, their cheeks will get cold and you end up with skinny cheeks. >> reporter: he turned the concept into a billion-dollar product for adults. dr. anderson says it's for those in good shape but struggle with small areas of stubborn fat. >> it's like a body sculpting

thing. >> reporter: average fat reductions up to 25% in the area treated. most patients experience minimal side effects. some patients have reported severe pain and numbness that lasted for weeks. and there have been reported cases of the fat actually expanding. >> fat is lost. and six months later, it begins to grow. and it typically will overgrow. they end up with more fat in the area than you started with. >> reporter: while studies suggest that side effect is relatively rare, experts say the rate and underlying cause is not yet clear. and because there are no long-term studies yet, all signs point to results that last, including for dr. anderson, himself. >> i have no trouble seeing which side was treated. i go to the gym, i'm curious. i want to know how far this thing lasts. >> reporter: and the ads that seem to be everywhere, that's no accident. it's called co-opt marketing.

the company pays practitioners to advertise the brand, covering up to 50% of their marketing costs. that often includes the before and after photos, which skeptics have called too good to be true. >> they're absolutely actual results that were achieved by patients. >> reporter: the company says the fda monitors all their claims. and every photo they've published is authentic and the results are real. >> the photos did not use photoshop in any way, shape or form. >> reporter: clinical studies say results will start to be seen two months after the first treatment. >> i just finished the second school sculpt treatment. i'm just a little cold. no pain. i'm hoping it works. >> i just finished my third and final treatment. i graduated. and other than right when it ends, which kind of hurts, a lot, for a minute, it was almost painless. so, we'll see if it works. i am a little skeptical.

i have to admit. >> oh, my. >> never say we're vain, okay? we're about to show you quite telling pictures. >> i took this picture not knowing it is going to be on television. it is not flattering. >> this is the moment of truth. we started our cool sculptkulcu journey. this is the before and after of the arms. >> you can see the line. >> supposedly the doctor said it worked somewhat. i don't know. >> there's more definition. >> i guess, yeah. there it is. >> i think you look great. >> thanks. i think you look great. let's see your pictures. >> here's the before and after of my stomach. >> wow. >> there's a difference there. >> it's the side because the front was not appropriate for morning television. people are eating their cheerios. >> it works. >> yeah. >> i think, yeah. you can see -- one of the things that's not flattering is you can see in the before, the lines of

my jeans where it's so tight around my stomach s. the first time my daughter saw that, mom, what are those red lines? >> do you feel different? >> the thing is, i felt different immediately. a couple months after, after thanksgiving break, it comes back. >> you have to keep doing it? >> well, supposedly, the school sculpting says the fat doesn't come back. but you can gain weight. and laura dyer, who did our treatment, they called our fat loss significant. to be clear about it, it's like a spot treatment. so, you know, we just thought it would be fun to try it. >> as far as it coming back, yes. the fat cells go away forever, but the other fat cells can be expanded. >> she said, you had some weight gain but it still works. >> oh, wow. >> it's really expensive, though. >> it's very expensive.

>> you could sit in my freezer. >> it hurts a little. we have "steals & deals" ahead. but first, your local news. i )m san francisco may be getting closer to green-lighting new carpool - or even hov good morning, everyone. it's 8:26. san francisco may be getting closer to green lighting a carpool or express lanes on interstate 280. transleaders recently improved $4 million to look at the impact. it could involve converting five miles in each freeway in both directions. south of the 280 interchange in san francisco. and may include the last mile of 280 into mission bay. it's estimated daily vehicle trips between san francisco and the south bay are going to increase by 100,000 over the next decade. watching everyone of those cars is mike.

>> look right here, 280 and 101. always slows here. still, a traffic alert, north 101. there's 101 and 280. those are the two areas. we're looking at a lighter flow overall but oakland still slow. there's a crash there. but a pretty good commute. the push continues to be smooth through san jose. the live look 101. >> more news in half an hour.

♪ back, now, 8:30 this monday morning. it is november 26th, 2018. check out our gorgeous, adorable crowd, y'all. we got a good bunch of people out here today. >> all right. okay. we have a great crowd moment this morning. i want to introduce you to some

friends of mine. where is the campbell family? good morning. how are you? >> i'm meghan campbell. >> meghan, i understand you had a birthday. >> i did, yesterday. i share my birthday with jenna bush hager. >> jenna bush hager is right over here. and you have a daughter and her name is -- >> jenna. >> hi. happy birthday. >> thank you so much. happy birthday to you, too. >> jenna, meet jenna. >> hi, jenna. >> was she named after this jenna? >> sure. >> that means no. but nice to meet you, jenna. >> can i have a hug? >> yes, you can have a hug. that made my birthday. >> hey, jenna, can i have a hug? cuties. happy birthday, mom. >> thank you. happy birthday. >> by the way, should we sing happy birthday to the jennas? >> we should. ♪ happy birthday to you happy birthday to you ♪

♪ happy birthday, dear jenna and meghan ♪ ♪ happy birthday to you >> happy birthday. you can have some of the cake, jenna, since it has your name on it. >> oh. happy birthday. that was so sweet. all right, coming up, award-winning actor, jeff daniels. he is taking his talents back to broadway. this is a biggie, an adaptation of "to kill a mockingbird." what he is doing to make the role all his own. and later, what better day than cyber monday to kick off our "steals & deals" holiday gift guide? this morning, jill is here. she has the biggest discounts ever. everything, at least, 80% off, coming up. >> almost free. almost. plus, connie britton is here, fresh off of the premiere

of her new show "dirty john." she will tell us why the twisty real-life story resonated with her. "dirty john." we're going to mention something else we're excited about. the always-charming hugh jackman will be here with a huge, exclusive announcement. we can't tell you what it is just yet. >> looking forward to that. now, let's get a check of the weather. >> "today's weather" is brought to you by l.l. bean. this year, make it an l.l. bean holiday. online at llbean.com. >> i want to multiply -- before we go to the weather, multiply our joy. we have triplets here. what are your names? >> brock. >> ryan. jack. >> and we have twins turning ten. what's your names? >> naomi. >> avis. >> happy birthday to you. that makes you 20, actually. let's show you what we have going on as far as your weather is concerned. week ahead, heavy rain with

mountain snows. lake-effect snows. rain in the pacific northwest. mountain snows by wednesday in the rockies. mild in the south. lake-effect snow continues in the northeast. on the friday heading into the weekend, wet weather throughout the mid-atlantic, down into the gulf coast. snow around the rockies, into the pacific northwest. that's what's going on around that's ways going on around the country. >> good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. today, we're seeing clouds move in. as we go into tomorrow morning, that early morning commute starts out dry but then we'll see showers moving into the north bay, around 10:00. the rest of the bay area getting rain throughout the afternoon. then a little bit of a break. a second and stronger storm system will be here late wednesday night and continues throughout the day on thursday. >> that is your latest weather. ladies? >> all right, al. thank you. "to kill a mockingbird" is

an american classic. a pulitzer prize winner. it was named america's favorite novel this year. >> the 1962 movie starring gregory peck won three oscars, telling a story of a town wrestling with race, class and the loss of innocence through a child's eyes. >> now, for the first time, "to kill a mockingbird" is on broadway, with jeff daniels as the doting father, atticus finch. atticus finch, in terms of roles of a lifetime, this has to be right up there. >> i had some pretty great ones. aaron sorkin wrote one of them for "newsroom." but this is it. kathleen, my wife, said, i always wanted to play king leer or something. and she said, this is the role of a lifetime. and i go, yeah, i'm realizing that. it's a joy. >> aaron sorkin said when he was reimagining this, he said there

was only one name that came to his mind to play this role. and it was you. he said, we wrote it for jeff. >> that doesn't happen very often. >> it doesn't, does it? >> i have a great relationship with aaron. and "newsroom" was three years. when a writer gets to tailor a role for an actor like a suit, when this came along, he got to do it again. and he knows me better than i know me. and it's really a joy to see what he did with it. and to take harper lee and wrap it around me and what he wants to do with it, it's been a joy. we have a good thing. >> he's so famous for his lickety-split dialogue. do you do mouth limbering exercises? >> i have a 15-minute -- >> can you give us a little bit? >> everyone in america will back up about 15 feet from the tv. i can really -- i do the whole thing. >> you have to. >> you have to. >> it's aaron sorkin. >> otherwise, you're going to trip and stumble and you're going to -- boom -- by the end

of the sentence. >> for people who have read the book or seen the movie, and they walk into this broadway show and they are expecting to see what they know, what are they going to see that's different? >> they're going to see a lot that's familiar. a lot that's the same. it is the book. it is harper lee. she is first and foremost. but you're going to have to put the book down. we're not going to sit on the stage in 24 chairs and read you the book. and gregory peck wasn't available. so, you've got to go with us. and what we found in the previews, we've done 25 previews prior to opening here, is that they will go with us. we learned they will go with it, that can i can put it down. we can drag them into the book even more. they come out of the play, loving the book even more. we learned that in the last 25 shows. >> there was an interesting choice made to have the children's roles actually played by adults. and is that hard to get used to

at first? >> it's a burden on the three actors that have to do it. but we've been told, the audience has told us, within 30 seconds, that's gone. >> wow. >> and the performances of the three folks, you know, celia and will and gideon, they make the show, as far as i'm concerned. and it works. besides, you have aaron sorkin dialogue. you have pages of dialogue. find me a 9-year-old kid that can do that eight times a week. >> if they do the bad da bing thing you do. >> this book was written in the '30s. talk about the relevance for today. you think the audience will get that? >> i think it's timeless. >> yeah. >> great art is timeless. what harper did in the early '60s, based on 1934 alabama, it still resonates today. racism has been in this country since the mayflower saw land.

it's just been a part of this country. it hasn't gone away, by any stretch. and this reminds us of what we are and who we are and maybe who we can become, if we work at it. >> you'll be working hard, next year, right? >> i'll be in it for a year. >> wow. >> that's what the old guy, fonda, did it. jason robards did it. i'm in. >> yeah. well, atticus, jeff daniels, thank you so much. "to kill a mockingbird" opens on broadway december 13th. coming up, jill is kicking off our "steals & deals" extravaganza. everything she is going to show you is at least 80% off. first, this is "today" on nbc. hey, batter, batter, batter, batter.

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we're back at 8:41, now, with the start of our biggest "steals & deals" event of the year. our week-long gift guide.

>> each day, we're bringing you the most wanted gifts for everybody on your list. "today" contributor jill martin, joins us on this cyber monday. this is the biggest deal. 80% off? >> at least 80% off. >> at least? >> right. i urge you to stay in your bed, your fingers on your computer or your phone. you don't have to go anywhere or wait in lines. >> what are we starting with? >> the lago remy handbag. these are all-leather. there's a hook on the inside. you can make it a satchel, or how you would wear it, as a tote. >> that's how i would wear it. >> i know lindsay advises you on how to wear your handbag. you can wear it as a tote or a satchel. it's a carry-all but beautiful. the deal, $88, 83% off. >> amazing. >> really great gift. it's time for the watches. the jbw watches. the retail is $425. it's a swiss diamond watch with

swarovski ccrystals. it comes in a gift box. this is hoda kotb gift box. add a bow. the deal is $85, 80% off. and you can see the different color straps. >> look at connie britton over there. >> connie is shopping. >> the dishwear. these are -- or servewear sets. $195. you can get an eight-piece set, where you get four salad plates and four regular plates. it's spelled out on today.com. and you can get plaid, which matches my dress. i love this serving plate, thankful and grateful. the retail, $195, the deal, $3980% off. >> the retail, 159. this looks like you put a lot of thought because it is

personalized. and it doesn't necessarily have to be -- i mean, i've given you gifts before. some you have regifted. >> wow. >> by the way, i regifted -- jill gave me a bag. it was for you. the next show, i like it but i didn't -- i gave it to jill. >> it was a regift segment. i look over and i said, i gave that to you. >> and you brought it in. >> and you're still friends. >> very much. the necklaces, $159. a monogram, a little more difficult to regift, but it comes with a pearl on it. the retail, $159, the deal, $32, 80% off. heidi klum is a big fan of the brand. >> this wrap is a celebrity favorite? >> yeah. the danni wrap cape. there's all different versions of it. you can go on today.com to see the different prints. you love a good wrap. you can wear it with a scarf. >> on a plane. >> cozy, comfy, folds right up.

the retail, $195, the deal, $39. that's 80% off. this is one size so it's very giftible. >> what do we have here? >> now, we're doing the nest in street s sheet sets. this allows you to stay home and soft in your bed. all of the colors online. retail, $290, the deal, $58.50, up to 81% off. >> here's the products. handbags from lago. jbw watches. dishes from frog hill. wraps from donni and the streets from nestin. jill is back tomorrow with more. this is for your kids and get your kids' list ready. ahead, we're catching up ahead, we're catching up with one

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connie briton has starred in our favorite tv shows, "nashville" and "friday night lights." she is taking on a role in "dirlty john." >> connie's character is dating a man people don't approve of, including her own daughter. take a look. >> we should put a tracking device on the car. why are you laughing at me. it's not funny. >> sweetheart, a tracker on the car? >> yes. >> what in the world for? >> because you'll know the actual deal and if he's telling the truth or not. >> okay. if that's going to make you feel better about everything, let's put a tracker on the car. you put a tracker on the car, okay? >> mom, there is something wrong with him. you don't see that? >> i know that's what you think. you've made it very clear.

you've made it clear to me and you've made it clear to john. we both know, veronica, that's what you think. >> ooh, connie britton, good morning. your daughter saw it but you didn't. wow. this is an interesting story, something that you are so passionate about. you're executive producer on this. tell us a little bit. >> first of all, this was originally a series of articles in "the l.a. times" and it became a podcast. >> it's a true story. >> it's a true story that happened a couple years ago. and people were gripped by this podcast, it was so well done. i was, too. one of the things that interested me so much, was how this woman, deborah newell, to me, i saw so many women in her because, i think the way she's been imprinted by all of the different things in her life, affected how she made the decisions in her life this lets

us see three generations of women and the thing that impacted their decisions. >> john is not a good guy. the show is called "dirty john." i'm not giving anything away. >> we have to be careful not to assume that everybody would know that at the outset. >> what's interesting about debor deborah, is she's not some silly, gullible victim. she's a smart, successful woman, who falls for this very charming person. >> yes, exactly. and the other part of this that's interesting to me is just how easy it is to be conned by a con man. what they do is they zoom in on exactly the most important things to you and then they create a whole story around that. a good conman is an exceptional manipulator. >> was there any point that you said, i've been that girl?

>> thankfully, i'm happy to say, for the most part, i think. but i know -- i've ended up talking to a lot of people, who i've known for a long time, who say, i never told you this before, but that happened to me. >> and you got to meet the real debra many times. how did she feel about seeing herself portrayed on the big screen? >> she's been very -- she's been really generous about it. you know, i think she has looked at telling her story as a way to help other women. so, she's been just very brave about it. and you know, really open-hearted. >> you had so many iconic roles, connie. when i see you, i first think of "nashville" because i fell in love with that show. >> and you came and visited us. >> i loved it. what's the number one thing people say when they walk up and see you? >> it really depends. i have to say, that always makes me so happy because, you know,

to see the different characters that have really made an impact on people. but lately, a lot of it is '911." a lot of people watch that show. are you going back to "911"? i don't know. but nice to meet you. >> we were talking about the holidays. you have a little one. just christmastime is the best with the little ones. >> it's so magical. and yobi is 7 now. it's the perfect magic moment. he still believes all of it but also feels a little grown-up. so, he's really focused in on all the things, all the holiday traditions. his magic elf that comes at this time of the year. it's a sweet moment. i want to capture it. >> we're so happy you're here, connie. thank you for coming to see us. >> thank you. >> "dirty john" is produced by our sister company, universal

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coming up on the fourth hour, people are doing online shopping but you have to look out for scams. we're going to tell you what those are all about. and we have melissa joan hart on today. >> that's fun. where did everyone go? craig, sheinelle, dylan, jenna and kate snow are on the third hour of "today," including make

the problem of car break-ins is good morning, everyone, 8:56. the problem of car break-ins growing. san francisco trying to stop a record number of break-ins. today state senator scott winer will push a new bill closing a loophole that allow some car burglars to escape consequences.

he plans to make the announcement along with the san francisco district attorney. our investigative team found there were nearly 30,000 break-ins in san francisco alone last year. happening now, that noon news conference, our kris sanchez will head there, digging deeper into the proposal, and have a full report in our midday. general motors slashing jobs along with some of its popular models. the automaker announced 15,000 jobs will be slashed at seven mants including five in north america. models on the shopping block include the cruz. wall street seeing a slight surge after last week's big losses. look at the dow this morning following that. we'll see you at 11:00. changes

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live, from studio 6a, this is "today." [ applause ] >> my goodness. good morning, everyone. welco welcome. him sheinelle, with dylan, craig, jenna and a special appearance from kate snow. >> thanks for having me. >> it's the monday after the holiday. we're getting back into the groove. i genuinely enjoy -- i love seeing what you did over the holiday. >> i didn't post that much. i was in my family bubble and never really went on my phone. >> that's good. >> that's a good thing. >> how was it? >> it was great. i had 16 people down for