just k at 7:25 with a live local news update. >> thanks for starting your morning with us. overnight, upset, a stunner in kentucky, the governor's race called for the democrat in one of the reddest states in the country. >> voters in kentucky sent a message loud and clear for everyone to hear. . >> the president's last minute visit apparently not enough to salvage the race. while in virginia, democrats sweep the state house. >> virginia is officially blue, congratulations. >> this morning, what the results might signal for 2020. tragedy in mexico, new details on that deadly ambush on an american family, three mothers and six children massacred. >> they were beautiful and they

were innocent and they did not deserve this. >> just ahead, the search for the killer and the heroic actions of a 13-year-old boy who walked more than a dozen miles to save his siblings. about face, a crucial witness changes his testimony in the impeachment investigation. one of the president's biggest supporters now saying there was a quid pro quo with ukraine over military aid. all that plus the big chill, al's got the latest on the season's first blast of brutal cold and snow with millions of us in the cross hairs. outrage, a florida deputy arrested for body slamming a student to the ground. the local sheriff furious. >> it's embarrassing, okay. i'm tired of it. and move over black friday, hello cash back day. the new consumer holiday that begins in just a few hours that's supposed to put money into your wallet. today, wednesday, november 6th, 2019.

from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and good morning, everybody, welcome to "today," nice to have you with us on a wednesday morning. it's all right to talk about holiday shopping if it means money. >> did i hear you right, i get cash back if i shop. >> well, apparently. >> that starts tonight, we're going to have more on the new money saving incentive. a lot of people are interested in that. first let's get right to our top story, those election results and will they have implications in the 2020 presidential race. leading the way, kentucky's battle for governor, overnigte declared victory over the republican incumbent. keep in mind, this is the state that the president carried by 30 points in 2016 but it was a deeply unpopular republican governor. in virginia, democrats gained full control of that state house for the first time in 26 years,

notwithstanding the controversies there. nbc's chief white house correspondent hallie jackson has the latest on an interesting night in politics. >> reporter: an interesting and late night. good morning to you, kentucky, you have andy beshear taking a victory lap. the republican matt bevin is refusing to concede. president trump was in the state telling voters they cannot let the governor and by extension him lose. now, the results may be a canary in the coal mine for the president's 2020 chances. >> thank you, kentucky. >> reporter: the top office in a deep red state turning blue overnight. >> after tonight, this election is over. after tonight, we move forward with every other kentucky citizen as team kentucky. >> reporter: democrat andy beshear declaring victory as kentucky's next governor, a position once held by his father, but incumbent matt bevin isn't calling it quits just yet. >> we are not conceding this race by any stretch.

we want the process to be followed and there is a process. we know for a fact that there have been more than a few irregularities. >> reporter: bevin, one of the country's least popular presidents ran as an ally of president trump, framing the race as a referendum on the president and impeachment inquiry. president trump saying this at a kentucky rally hours before the polls open. if you lose, they're going to say trump suffered the greatest defeat in the history of the world. this was the greatest. you can't let that happen to me. >> reporter: the trump campaign saying overnight, the president just about dragged governor matt bevin across the finish line adding a final outcome remains to be seen. democrats also celebrating the results in virginia overnight where they took control of both earlier he sth yte's democrats seemed in chaos after the black face scandal involving

governor ralph northam and a racist yearbook photo. today a different story for the party. >>re today, november 5th, 2019, that virginia is officially blue. congratulations. >> reporter: republicans did manage to hold on to the governor's office in mississippi, with lieutenant governor kate reeves defeating attorney general jim hood. president trump and vice president pence sharing their support of reeves who had been struggling in some polls. >> they showed up and they worked hard, and i will never ever forget their support. >> reporter: despite that victory, this morning, kentucky emerging as a possible sign of trouble as the president and republican party look ahead to a fierce fight in 2020. >> hallie, it is a tight race and the kentucky governor matt bevin says he's not conceding, what options does he have. >> reporter: he has some options. they mean check on the vote counts.

but keep in mind there's not an automatic trigger for a recount in that state. if the governor wa will have to approve it. i imagine we'll find out about bevin's next steps later tonight. >> hallie jackson, a late night, thank you very much. new details on the deadly ambush on an american family in mexico that's led to shock and outrage on both sides of the border. as officials hunt for their killers, we are learning more about one of the young survivors and what he did to save the lives of his siblings. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer has the latest on this. hey, miguel, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning, this is the hospital where the young victims were air lifted to. hospital officials are being guarded over their conditions. a family relative tells nbc news that most of the children are out of surgery. though hospital officials remain tight lipped after three mothers were killed. >> four of my grandchildren are

burned and shot up. >> reporter: a shocking crime scene south of the border, evidence of a cold-blooded assault on an innocent american family. three mothers and six children, ruthlessly gunned down in the desert of northern mexico. one of their vehicles torched with babies trapped inside. the attackers believed to be part of a local cartel still at large. >> it's really hard to look at those charred skeletons and to see that or to even think that that's my family in there. >> reporter: tetra miller's brother lost his wife rhonita and four children. >> rhonita walked into a room and she's grinning ear to ear and that's how she always was. >> reporter: eight children survived the attack, including 13-year-old devin langford who walked 14 miles to get help after hiding his younger siblings in the bushes. >> they were beautiful and they were innocent, and they did not deserve this. >> reporter: the group is part of a mormon offshoot that settled in mexico decades ago. the women were traveling in a three-vehicle convoy, some

headed to arizona, others to visit relatives in chihuahua when they were ambushed. the area has long been plagued by cartel violence. the family says they never expected to be targeted. >> they'll stop and surround our vehicle, but then they'll see who it is, and recognize who we are because they keep an eye on every single person that comes in and out of the valley. >> reporter: the ambush condemned by president trump and mexico's president. trump tweeting this is the time for mexico with the help of the united states to wage war on the drug cartels. so far, the fbi says mexico is not requested any american assistance, but on both sides of the border, increasing pressure to strike back against those responsible for this massacre, which claimed the lives of three american women and six young children. with the young victims recovering here in the hospital, on the other side of the border, mexican police say they have

taken one person into custody who may be connected to this shooting but their investigation is still unfolding. hoda. >> miguel, thank you, and we will have more in our next half hour, including a look inside that community of american families and how they ended up in mexico. craig joins us now. a big development in the impeachm impeachment investigation. >> savannah, hoda, that's right, a stunning reversal, a key diplomat has changed his testimony and admitted to a quid pro quo with ukraine nbc's peter alexander has details on this story. peter, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, craig, good morning to you you're right, this major reversal comes from a top diplomat and top ally and does complicate the president's defense in the impeachment inquiry. gordon sondland, there was quid pro quo, that aid to ukraine was being held until investigations that could benefit the president's reelection campaign. it's the first admission from a senior trump official that spoke with the president about this issue.

this morning, changing his story, gordon sondland, a trump donor turned diplomat, remembers telling the adviser to ukraine's president, the company would not get assistance unless they investigated the 2016 election and biden. sondland said he was not aware of a quid pro quo over military aid now describes what amounts to just that, the president has repeatedly said there was no quid pro quo. >> when this came out, it was quid pro quo well, there was none quid pro quo doesn't matter because now they see in the call there was no quid pro quo. >> reporter: sondland in a new statement to impeachment investigators said his memory was quote refreshed after other key witnesses contradicted him democrats quickly reacting >> it's never too late to do the right thing. people want to keep coming forward, telling us the truth,

we'll welcome it. >> reporter: sondland does not explicitly say that demand to ukraine for an investigation came from president trump. in newly released transcripts from his deposition, sondland describes a september phone call where he asked the president whether the white house was freezing military aid to get the investigation. sondland says the president told him, i want nothing. i want no quid pro quo i want the president of ukraine to do the right thing. sondland told investigators, i wouldn't say he hung up on me, but it was almost like he hung up on me as for the president's personal attorney, rudy giuliani, sondland said he pushed for the investigations, telling lawmakers giuliani's demands kept getting more insidious as time went on, and asked if giuliani's effort was illegal, sondland said i'm not a lawyer but i assume so. >> peter at the end of the day, if the house does decide to

impeach this would come to the upper chamber, any sense if the republicans are changing their minds with the new testimony. >> reporter: it's a good question that's where all eyes will be focused. mitch mcconnell said tuesday if they were to hold an impeachment trial today he is pretty sure the president would be acquitted saying quote i don't think there's any question it would not lead to a removal. craig. >> peter alexander from the white house this morning peter, thank you. and we move now to the weather, a blast of cold weather is going to hit a lot of the country starting today, and al's got his eye on it. good morning >> good morning, guys, hope you have the gloves, scarves, everything ready to go we have polar air coming from the north pole and it is going to start out there and make its way south. in fact, as it dives south, we are going to see it spreading all the way from new england all the way down to charlotte, chicago, this is the core of that cold air reaching the eastern sea board. for thursday morning, we're looking at windchills, teens and 20s with air temperatures anywhere from 7 to into the mid-teens. then on thursday, you can see windchills 20s to 30s in the highs and as we move into friday

morning's lows, again, bitterly cold with temperatures anywhere from 10 to 20 degrees below average, even into friday afternoon as far as the highs are concerned. we've got a storm system coming across the great lakes, rain and storms in the southern states. behind it we are looking for very cold air. that's going to bring snow into the interior northeast basically strong winds and wet weather for the i-95 corridor on friday which will make for a rough afternoon commute. snowfall, we expect lake effect snow to get going in the great lakes, and northern new england and up state new york, looking at anywhere from 2 to 6 inches of snow, but all in all it's our first big blast of winter in the northeast. >> he's so excited about that. al, thank you so much. >> just weeks after american troops were ordered out of syria some are actually moving back in courtney kube is near the syrian border in iraq courtney, good morning to you.

know, just five years ago, isis held about 34,000 square miles nd iq and now they're helping to secure the oil field especially against a threat of a resurging isis while many troops are leaving syria a national guard unit from south carolina is settling in x. the unit, heavily armed. >> a new edition to our security forces. >> reporter: u.s. military leaders say the mission here continues to be to defeat for a nine month deployment. the footprint has changed. many u.s. special operators that were here targeting isis have left replacing them infantry troops including national guard soldiers their mission now, to help the syrian democratic forces holds

this territory there are vast oil resources in this region. the oil fields are contained inside of that. >> since it was taken back in syria in march the coalition killed or captured nearly 700 isis fighters in syria and more than 800 in iraq president trump repeatedly saying the terror group has been wiped out but that may not be the case nbc news gained access to a kurdish military outpost atop the mountains in northern iraq where isis is far from defeated and may be attempting to rebuild. >> they have some tunnels and they're determining where they are. >> he is the commander of the kurdish unit that controls this area. >> so isis basically has free reign to move along here. >> yeah. >> free reign by exploiting old regional tensions in this valley. >> savannah, the number of isis fighters is not large.

maybe a couple of hundred but that's exactly how isis once started here and we're seeing it again now. isis determined to survive and to fight again savann savannah >> a lot of peoplel hing that c. to at&t will pay $60 million to settle a complaint that the company misread millions of smartphone customers the federal trade commission says at&t charged those customers for unlimited data plans while slowing their data speeds if they used too much that's a practice known as throttling at&t will offer partial refunds to current and former customers as part of that deal affected customers will not be required to submit a claim for those refunds. football fans across the country are buzzing this morning because the first college football playoff ranking of the season was revealed on tuesday night. at the top of the list, there you see it, ohio state those buckeyes, followed by lsu, alabama, penn state.

on the outside looking in, the defending national champion clemson tigers and the georgia bull to determine the four teams that will play for a national championship at the end of the season if your team is not on the top four right now, exhale, relax, a lot of football to be played, about five weekends worth. you can be sure there will be a few changes before it's all said and done georgia makes sense because they lost to south carolina clemson not so much, undefeated, national champion. >> why are they number five? >> if you figure out that. >> this is like a forecast, like a weather forecast. >> mr. roker's forecasts are far more accurate. >> there you go, craig. >> it's true. >> deborah is a georgia bulldog but her brother lives in columbus. >> house divided. look at that cooler, dryer weather, that will be changing. strong storms through the

southwest, look at this system, a mixed bag in the northeast, bringing snow across the plains. unfortunately the warmth it's dry, it's warm. this is the start of their rainy season and it's going to be a while before we see any rain to help the wildfire conditions in california we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds even long hair and pet hair are no problem. but the one thing i won't have to clean is this. because the shark self-cleaning brush roll removes the hair wrap while i clean. - [narrator] shark, the vacuum that deep cleans, now cleans itself. now available in our new uplight model. good wednesday morning. i'm kari hall. it is a cloudy start for the bay area and we're also seeing patches of fog, but we'll see it all clear out within the next

couple of hours. and our t74 degrees, in oakland a high of 68 and 78 in antioch. in the north bay, we're in the upper 70s to lower 80s. and our weather pattern continues still dry, above normal temperatures reaching the upper 70s into the lower 80s through early next week. that's your latest weather, craig. >> coming up here, the disturbing video of the young female student being slammed to the ground that's led to criminal charges against that sheriffs deputy. and a bit later on, how do you like the sound of this, a four-day workweek. well, major companies are testing it out, and guess what, they say it boosts productivity, so this could become a reality for the rest of us. >> really? >> come on. >> four days of the "today" show, why not. next o"today" on nbc n

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incumbent matt bevin by a razor thin margin in a state that the president carried by 30 points in 2016. in the meantime, in mississippi, voters extended republicans 20 year hold on the governorship there, electing kate reeves over democrat jim hood. an outpouring of shock and outrage this morning following an attack that killed nine americans in northern mexico three mothers and six children were ruthlessly gunned down in the desert there one of their vehicles was torched with children trapped inside the attackers still at large, believed to be part of a local drug cartel, the ambush condemned by president trump who tweeted this is the time with mexico with the help of the united states to wage war on the drug cartels so far the fbi says mexico has not requested assistance. a sheriffs deputy has been arrested after he was caught on ca female student to the ground nbc's morgan radford is here with more on that. good morning.

>> that's right, guys, good morning. in fact, that stunning surveillance video is causing quite the uproar with that deputy facing a felony charges this morning, a south florida school resource officer is facing child abuse charges after shocking video surfaced of him slamming a 15-year-old girl to the ground 38-year-old broward county deputy willard miller was arrested tuesday. >> i would hope that every cop in america would disagree with that type of response. >> the sheriff calling deputy's actions deplorable. >> they were uncalled for, and they violated multiple policies just on the optics. >> reporter: miller has been charged with one count of child abuse without great bodily harm. a felony. >> i find probable cause. >> reporter: at his bond hearing, the officer wore body armour, at court, his attorney not responding to questions. miller was working as a school resource officer at this school

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for years. gabe gutierrez is looking into it >> hi, guys, good morning, what a heartbreaking story, and it's drawing more attention to that little known community of reon s it's a remote mountainous area, sometimes as violent as it is mysterious. >> when they were at the wrong place at the wrong time. >> the massacre's victims were all u.s. citizens from a settlement about 70 miles south of the arizona border. some were caravanning to a wedding nearby at a place known as le baron colony, another spinoff mormon community similar to theirs, founded in the early 20th century as an offshoot of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints. the settlers fled to practice polygamy, to have multiple wives, forbidden by the mainstream church. among the settlers, miles romney, the great grandfather of mitt romney, they have a checkered and sometimes violent history.

ruth warner says she grew upereh heun fearing they were being abused by their stepfather. >> and i looked him in the face and i said, you're not taking that little girl anywhere. >> anna le baron's grandfather founded the colony, she was born there and said her family fled the settlement when she was a baby after her father was accused of murdering her brother. since then, she says the community has changed. >> there are still people in the le baron colony who practice polygamy today not all of them do the colony has been americanized over the years. >> it's a place where the sinaloa cartel has been in a turf war, once led by the notorious drug lord el chapo guzman, we saw in 2016. >> bullet holes all over the walls. >> in 2009, benjamin le baron, a prominent member was murdered after denouncing the drug cartel

authorities have yet to confirm details about the gunman here, relatives suspect this attack was random, and their family was not a target >> the risks involved in traveling on the roads in mexico means that this is a possibility and our family is not the first one to experience this in mexico >> reporter: the church of jesus christ of latter day saints is trying to distance itself from these groups they're saying these are not members of the lds church but a polygamist group family members says this is not true that most of the community does not practice polygamy >> you mentioned the murder in 2009, i mean, in general what is the relationship between the cartels and the le baron community that's there, living there. >> as we know, there b between this community and the drug cartels in recent years, that they were able to travel through that road, and it's what

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we are back now we are back now with a question a few people have a hard time answering, here is the question, how would you like a three-day weekend every single week. >> sign me up. a handful of companies are apparently giving it a try, including at least one tech giant, and they say it actually improves productivity. nbc's tom costello volunteered to try it out, but it's wednesday, so he's actually at work what's the word, tom >> yeah, listen, i think this was catching on. it's a bit of a micro trend right now, catching on mostly with tech companies, but even microsoft has given this four-day workweek a try. employees work four day weeks, then they get three days to recharge their batteries, the catch, yeah, there really isn't one. >> and if you don't like the way that i take phone messages, here, take them yourself.

>> ever have one of those weeks? as almost everyone knows, 40 hour, five-day weeks can be a little stressful, so how about this, a four day week, three day weekend, company wild bit in philadelphia, that's the schedule and emma grace ward loves it. >> you really come back to your work on monday morning feeling refreshed and like you have new ideas. >> reporter: and that's the whole point. employees work 32 hours a week, not 40 because, says ceo natalie nagel, that 5th day of eight hours simply isn't that productive. >> there's no work, they're tired, they're spent, they have used up all their mental capacity, and i don't believe asking people to sit in their chairs and stare at a screen. >> reporter: it works, she says, the company is private, profitable and growing fast. across the country in seattle, the graphic designers at killer visual strategies also get three-day weekends, working 40 hours over four days they made the change after

watching productivity falling on fridays. now, productivity is up 20%. most fridays you'll find erin mccoy enjoying the outdoors. >> compared to when i was working a five-day workweek, i really get a lot more time to just relax and enjoy spending time with friends. >> reporter: it's an idea that's spreading. this summer, microsoft tried a trial run four-day workweek in japan, and saw productivity jump 40%. 17% of employers nationwide now offer employees options to compress their workweek. benefits include fewer redundant meetings, better use of employee time and a benefit to retain skilled employees. >> this four-day workweek is a key piece of making sure people want to stay a part of this team and be able to produce the work

at the caliber we expect and need. >> if you look at it the your brain needs to be treated like a muscle, work hard but given rest to be stronger and better. >> reporter: three days every week to recharge and reset >> yeah, i'm all in, guys, i just want to let you know, i'm all in a big part of this equation, especially for tech companies is how difficult it is to find and keep talented employees, and so many people today are really demanding a better work life balance and they don't want to be constantly tied to their cell phones and e-mails in fact, listen to this, zip recruiter says employers that advertise a four-day schedule got 13% more applications. >> you hear that >> wow it's a win for the employee and a win for the employers. you know, we associate like being present with productivity a lot of times, so >> i can personally say that fridays are very unproductive here

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right now at 7:56, we are starting out with clouds across the bay area. here is a look at the view across the gold en gate bridge. looking at san jose, also a cloudy start. we've had mist and drizzle, but this will clear out within the next couple hours. and our temperatures inland will reach into the upper 70s. a few lee 80s on the map again today with downtown san jose reaching 74. and napa today reaching 78 degrees. going in to the next several days, our temperatures warm up just slightly. not as much in the way of morning clouds and fog and then going in to the weekend, looks nice with low 80s for saturday and sunday. san francisco will reach the mid-60s today once the fog clears. but we'll warm up on friday with hibout 70 degrees. let's get an updatcomm te now f. on the map with that yellow highlighting, so there are

conditions in the south bay. peninsula shows traditional slowing through is an made day toe and across the bridges, the feed off of 880 is slow. as well as the arrow points to you west down toward the berkeley curve, really jamming up there. starting to loosen up with sunshine in san rafael. there will be fog closer to the golden gate bridge. happening now, election day results are still coming in. some are still undecided, but one of them the mayor race, breed appears to be the runaway winner. there are other san francisco races that are still too close to call. go to our home page for a link to the latest election results. two young people have pain shot in antioch, one of them a teen girl died and a teen boy is in the hospital. the gunman still on the loose. from our home page, you can link to an update on that investigation. another local news update in half an hour.

it's 8:00 on "today," coming it's 8:00 on "today." up, stunning upset, the democratic candidate claiming victory in kentucky's race for governor >> thank you, kentucky >> democrats also making history with victories in virginia so what do the results mean for the president and the 2020 race, we're live with the latest. plus, holiday payday, how you can score cash back deals at some of the most popular retail stores today >> there are some retailers who are offering a little bit more and a little bit less but the average is about 20% payout. >> this morning, we'll show you how it all works.

and today in the wild, how biologists are working to save a rare fox off the california coast. >> if it had not been for human intervention, they would be extinct today. >> and kerry sanders is there to save one of those guys lives, today, november 6th, 2019. >> happy 100th birthday to my aunt we love you. in new york. >> hello, fort worth, texas, and rancho cucamonga, california. >> hello to our second graders in kentucky, hope you did your home work. ♪ ♪ christmas time is here again come on we're going for a sleigh ride ♪ ♪ to spread good cheer again from the top of the chimney to the top of the world dash away cash away all ♪ ♪ >> that's how we like to kick things off around here

we have a little razzle-dazzle. it's all new november, the world famous radio city rockettes, they are here. >> they put a smile on our face every time they will treat us to a live performance, and we are going to kick off our holiday season in tile style. >> i love the rockettes, by the way, friday we have something special as well, a pioneering four star air force general and she's going to be leading a swearing in ceremony for new enlists on our plaza, men and women starting their careers for the country. right here on the "today" show. we're going to start with election night surprises, nbc white house correspondent peter alexander joins us with the three things to watch in 2020 race. first to politics today hey, peter, good morning. >> you're right, these are the three things you need to know this wednesday several key elections could offer clues about the

president's influence in the 2020 race, first to kentucky where the democratic candidate for governor, andy beshear declared victory over the republican incumbent who cast himself as a trump ally but was deeply unpopular there remember, the president won that state by 30 points in 2016 he actually held a rally there just hours before the polls opened next up, we go to virginia, democrats gaining full control of the state house for the first time in 26 years in mississippi, by the way, republicans held on to the governor's mansion. and finally, in the impeachment inquiry, a crucial witness, a trump ally changing his story now saying there was what amounted to a quid pro quo with ukraine with military aid being withheld unless that country announced investigations that could benefit the president politically. savannah, back to you. >> peter alexander, thank you. meanwhile, this morning, the united states is offering to help mexico track down the gunman who massacred nine americans including six children nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer istu

miguel, good morning. >> reporter: craig, good morning, there is finally some good news coming out of this hospital, a relative of one of the victims says that many of the children here are actually in better condition after coming out of surgery, though the hospital remains incredibly guarded over their condition as you know, craig, there were nine people that were gunned down over the border in mexico six of them were children. three of them were mothers that happened on the mexico side of the border where officials are gathering information. one person has been arrested, has been taken into custody for a possible connection in this shooting meantime here in tuscan many of the families and victims are slowly recovering. >> keep us posted. a delicate operation is underway in wisconsin it demolishes a home that's been teetering on the brink

the three bedroom house started dangling over a cliff last year. the owners moved out after the shoreline eroded their deck fell into lake michigan each month, a little of the land falls away, saving that house would cost a lot so this week, crews started taking that thing apart, piece by piece. >> that's our news, let's get a boost. >> why don't we. today's boost brings together two big apple institutions, the new york jets and law and order special victims unit, line backer, adrian williams paid a visit to the set, he had a surprise for a jets fan who recently survived a battle with cancer check it out >> glad to see you're doing great, and on behalf of the nfl and the new york jets, i want to present you with an actual super

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well, this morning on "today's" holiday consumer, move over black friday, this year a new shopping event is going to kick off the holiday season. >> it's cool it's called cash back, hundreds of stores are actually going to give you some money back for your purchases investigative and correspondent vicky nguyen mentioned this last week this it is a real thing, it's happening. >> whether you're shopping for gifts or thinking about buying a few things for yourself, you'll be able to get as much as 20% cash back on your purchases. cash back day kicks off at midnight and lasts 24 hours, and we're going to show you how to make the most of it. >> hold the turkey and pile on the savings before thanksgiving. consumer savings web site retail me not rounding up hundreds of retailers to offer you up to 20% cash back for your online holiday purchases on cash back day, a 24-hour shopping holiday on the first thursday of november. >> if you're looking to shop in

any category you can guarantee you're going to find that category and that particular store on cash back day. >> stores like macy's offering 20% cash back and neiman marcus, 16%, online retailers like am amazon and overstock participating too, even cvs photo with 20%, and home depot with 14, plus, hundreds more that means cash back deals on apparel, electronics, shoes, jewelry and toys. >> there are some retailers who are offering a little bit more and a little bit less but the average is about 20% payout. >> so how does it work, head to retail me not's web site or download the app on your smartphone and create an account. >> here's what you do next, if you're using the app click on the cash back tab, starting at midnight, this is where hundreds of online retailers will click on their deals, the sephora deal, click activate and shop tab, it will redirect you to the retailer you want and you can start shopping. >> check all the boxes to qualify for the cash back deal before you buy the only catch, once you make your purchase, you won't see

that money right away. it will take up to 45 days >> whether you're on the web site or the app, your cash back is going to show up right here in the wallet under my rewards, right there. >> get redeem rewards to cash out on venmo or pay pal. you can redeem in the form of a gift card to use at your favorite retailer. no matter how you spend or save it, it's 20% cash back in your pocket when you need it most. >> these deals happen online only, not if shopping in stores. if you missed cash back day, you can find deals on ibotta. >> is there a max return. >> you can only get deals up to five per retailer on this day, and 15 total over the month. >> no dollar max. >> no dollar max shop away. >> vicky, thank you. mr. roker, you got a check of the weather.

>> let's see what we've got for you, starting off, snow making its way across the plains, north of chicago a lot of wet weather through the southwest, and we also have the risk of some severe weather also as we get into the south frigid arctic air coming in. arctic air sweeps across the warmer lake waters and so we're going to start to see the lake effect snow cranking up and we're going to be watching heavy snowfalls, down winds of the lakes the next several days, transverse city, buffalo, erie, pennsylvania, round one tomorrow and friday, periods of wind driven snow, low visibility in these heavy snow bands, especially in the western great lakes and then as we move into round two, sunday into monday, look at some of these totals, from marquette, transverse city, cleveland, erie, anywhere from 6 to 9 inches of snow. also the tug hill plateau in upstate. hazardous driving conditions a real mess going into early next week good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall.

in walnut creek we've seen clouds drifting by, but mostly clear here. our temperatures warm up in the upper 70s. it's going to take a while before the clouds clear away from san francisco and may linger for half moon bay. that'll keep the temperatures cooler there for this afternoon. and then for the inland areas over the next few days, our weather pattern is set on repeat. we're looking at low 80s from tomorrow throughout the weekend. >> best time of the day coming up. >> what is it. >> "popstart." >> it's the time of the morning we all wait for. >> "popstart" is on, we'll start with lindsey vonn, the olympic skier has had a career full of the highest highs and has had to overcome some brutal injuries and now we're getting a look at the trailer of a new documentary that focuses on the last year of as a competitive skier and all the drama that entails. >> it's expected that i win. that's kind of an unfair expectation. >> another crash could end everything >> like any other athlete. >> fight for it, lindsey. >> i'm sorry, i'm not sure if i can keep going.

>> i'm not going to kill myself to make other people happy the only person i can listen to, honestly is myself if i will myself, i can do it. >> wow that already makes me feel bad about myself >> dying to see that >> a lot of inside look into how much rehab she has had to go through. lindvo another new trailer, this is going to be incredible, the netflix film getting oscar buzz, anthony hopkins playing pope benedict, and jonathan price portraying pope francis, showing

the two of them grappling through a difficult time in the catholic church. >> church documents were allegedly leaked to the press. >> alleging corruption. >> and misconduct among the stressing. >> we are moving in directions i can no longer condone. >> do what must be done. >> popes can resign. >> if you do this, you will damage the papacy forever. >> i can no longer sit on the chair of st. peter. >> i cannot play this role anymore. >> i mean, good is good, right >> really got chills. >> you'll hear a lot more about this movie as the award season comes along. price, uncanny, anthony hopkins, pope benedict, he's a heavy weight in the best supporting actor category there's a lot of competition this year. so look for that the irishman hasn't come out yet. seth myers who was here

yesterday, ever so often he takes a moment to air grievances on a session called you burnt. couples, costumes and ceremonial first pitches were in the cross hairs. >> first up, couples costumes, you know what they say, the couple that costumes together stays together because everyone else hates them and if they broke up, they would be alone forever. also, you're not allowed to fight if you're in a couples costume, no one wants to see olive oil yelling at pop eye because he was chatting up harley quinn. >> why are we letting someone who's never played baseball before try their luck before everyone, like going to a gymnastics meet and finds outs paul. finds outs paul. >> the only thing you're >> the only thing you're proving is barack obama buys his jeans at anne taylor loft.>> that's a. at least one of us here can empathize of the difficulty of the ceremonial first pitch al. >> never gets old, but at least

i had on weird colored jeans. >> where did you buy those jeans. >> what year was that? >> yesterday >> want to walk us through this. >> i stink >> did you practice? >> no. >> did it look like i practiced. >> well, you had fun, babe. >> and i like your pants, do you have a click. >> i do have a click that feeling when you pull to walkg impressive off and away, but you trip a young lady took on the notorious wave pool, this is not easy stay on the board, and she dismounts gratefully, but then, oh, gosh and like augustus who drank from willie wonka's chocolate river, never to be seen again >> this is when you tell us she is okay. >> we have never seen that young lady again

>> follow up on "popstart" tomorrow,. >> thank you >> y're welcome. >> m leading conservationists as they work to save wildlife across the country and across the world as well. >> kerry sanders is in the channel islands off the coast of california, exploring a wildlife mystery, the disappearance of a rare fox found nowhere else in the world, and kerry and a little friend, two friends actually, good morning >> reporter: good morning. well, this is an exciting morning. i am here with laura shaskey with the national parks service, a wildlife biologist who's hold ing this adorable cutie, a channel island fox, the smallest fox in north america, and the fastest recovery of any species that almost disappeared. 20 years ago, there were only 15 of these foxes left alive, and the fear was they would go extinct. here on an island off the coast of california, they are

thriving >> santa rosa island, part of the channel islands, a stunning 53,000 acre national park. we took the 2 1/2 hour boat ride from the mainland and hiked with the national park biologists to where the channel island foxes live the island fox is 1/3 smaller than the mainland gray fox at about 12 inches and 5 pounds, it's the size of a cat the biologists trap the foxes to check their health our remote cameras recorded the curious creatures. how do you lure them into the traps? >> we actually use a loganberry lure it actually smells like loganberries. >> the loganberries that we eat. >> yes, it's a very strong smelling scent, very sweet. >> if it wasn't for the loganberries, scientists might never have discovered how few foxes remain 20 years ago, they found the population once in the thousands

had dwindled to only 15, and by 2004, they were listed a federally endangered species the question was, why were they disappearing so you had a mystery on your hands. >> it was like csi, we definitely had a mystery >> what did they discover, what was causing the death of all of these animals, well, they looked up >> in the just released documentary back from the brink, saved from extinction. >> the foxes were being attacked from the sky. >> actress claire danes narrates a new predator had arrived. >> the foxes were being preyed upon by the golden eagle >> so before the golden eagle took over the air waves here, who was the king >> and that's another missing piece of the puzzle. bald eagles had been missing from the islands for several decades. >> missing. >> missing. >> why did the majestic bald eagles disappear, the chemical pesticide ddt had seeped into the waters around the islands, the fish bald eagles eat was contaminated, in turn, so were they, generations of bald eagles collapsed, absent the bald eagles that eat mostly fish, golden eagles that don't eat

fish moved in. number one on their diet, the channel island fox the intruding golden eagles had to be captured as seen in the documentary. once captured they were relocated, giving newly hatched bald eagles their rightful place. conservationists say the now banned ddt is no longer an issue in the waters around the islands, where there had only been 15 channel island foxes, 20 years later, biologists estimate there are 1,800 today. >> yes, they're at the doorstep of extinction, if it had not been for human intervention, they would be extinct today. >> beyond the foxes on the island, is there a lesson we can take away from this. >> not every problem is insolvable there are a lot of huge problems out there. this one was solvable. >> so in a moment, laura is mo

going to release this cutie here how is she >> she's very healthy. >> all healthy, great. so before we release her, any questions, guys. >> well, we want to know, first of all, what's that cutie's name, we need to know that >> well, actually, the national park service does not name them, but i was thinking about this that maybe we would name symbolically this one for all of the foxes with this incredible story, so what do you think about the name of rocky? think about it, they have come from behind, improbable victory, making their way back and now winning, the champions. >> i like that >> i'm going to step out of the way. laura is going to release the fox, it's a wild animal, remember, so we don't know what she's going to do, but i'm going to step out of the way, and laura is going to release him. >> go on

>> there goes rocky. >> so long >> adrian. >> and gone. >> and do they keep tabs on her, did you say. >> is there an app to track rocky at >> well, in some cases, they have collars that they do track. the difference here is we're on a very remote island there's no cell phone service so the way they track them is they go out with antenna and follow them that way. they have tracked them and successfully found that those they tracked are doing well, and you know how some people put those little chips in their pets, they cthis one they found when s much younger and they have just trapped her again, and checked her out, and they know her age is probably about 7 years old now. they go anywhere from 11 to 12 years. >> speaking of trapping, what happened to our turtle we

tracked, "today" the turtle. >> remarkably well, you know, off the coast and then just hug the coast of florida heading south and "today" is right now down in biscayne bay at times going down to about 30 feet. we are told that the green sea turtle "today" is in an area that turtles like to go to it's a very popular place, so, you know, it's about a 90 miles drive on a boat, if you were going to from where she was released down to biscayne bay, but doing well, thriving and every time she surfaces, that little antenna pings her location, and folks are obviously still following her progress online. >> we love doing that. kerry, thank you so much. >> thank you, kerry. just ahead, who's taking over our control room, the rockettes, they can do anything. >> camera one, camera two. >> and our camera guys are going to be doing high kicks >> more of their moves right

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♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> we're back at 8:30 on a beautiful wednesday morning. that, that right there, the radio city rockettes, tis the season for those world famous dancers. >> that was amazing. >> they do their thing at radio city you guys, if you haven't been to their show, you got to go. every year is great, they change it up a little it's a lot of fun. that was a preview of their christmas spectacular, and we're going to have more in just a bit. >> i'm getting in the mood for the holidays

guys, also ahead, dame helen mirren, she's here, the oscar winner has two new roles to tell us about, and another role she tackled recently, being a teacher. >> nice. got a bit of a crowd moment right now, a new york yankee baseball fan where is alex? alex, where is alex? >> here's alex, our baseball fan. it's alex rodriguez, ladies and gentlemen. what are you doing here? how you doing, man >> i'm doing great, how are you? >> hey, alex, how are you? >> hi, babe, how are you >> what did you think about the series what did you think about astros, nats >> i thought it was fantastic, it was a great world series. we almost had 30 million people watching game 7 and for baseball or any sport, that's a huge number >> especially when you're not talking about a major market team. >> that's right.

but you know, it's been 95 years since the nats won, craig, you know that, you're a big nats fan but the owner, ted learner, 94 years young, 95 years ago was the last time that city won a world championship. >> speaking of a lot of people watching, big sporting event, there's another big sporting event coming up, super bowl, and your girl is performing, how is she feeling about that is she pumped? >> it's been a dream of hers her whole life, who doesn't want to play at the super bowl, right, she's always wanted it she's been close a few times, and when we got that call from roger goodell and the legal and jay-z, we were thrilled and she was in tears. >> is she already rehearsing >> she's been rehearsing for six weeks. >> miami, the perfect spot >> the cnbc show you have coming up. >> it's called "back in the game", it's an amazing story, athletes from going rags to riches, you don't have been to be an athlete to go in hard times. none of us want to get in the threadbare them back in the game. >> we wo ring with evander holyfield, so everybody needs a little

coaching, mentoring and we got them back in the game. >> we wonder how it happens, mc hammer, there were stories about mc hammer losing money, mike tyson, holyfield, made 205 million and you ask him in the seven or eight women, and not necessarily evander but happens across the board it comes down to a few principles, it's people, p special, where did the money go, ultimately what happens and how can you get evander and people like him back in business. >> a lot of it is three or four divorces, ten or 11 kids with seven or eight women, and not necessarily evander but happens across the board it comes down to a few principles, it's people, process and economic alignment, and it's discipline >> the cool thing about the show is alex and his team get people back on track or at least give them hope. >> i got in the ring and got embarrassed, i was doing a little. ar those wedding bells going to ring we need to know. >> hoda, you know you're going to be the first one to know. >> is that right. >> i told you that. >> that's a promise. >> but that wasn't an answer >> that's true >> our best to j. lo, congrats on the show. >> and you're going to come back

and see us in the fourth hour. look forward to that. >> watch the premier of "back in the game" tonight, on cnbc thank you, alex. let's show you what's going on, cooler and dry in the eastern third of the country, southwest, the warmth continues out west tomorrow, that is the same thing with november chill coming into the plains, snow likely through the great lakes into the interior northeast with heavy rain, texas, into the mid mississippi and ohio river valleys. . good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. here is a live look at dublin. low clouds lingering but it will clear throughout the day. clear visibility for the afternoon especially of sunny skies, temperatures above normal reaching into the upper 70s and low 80s of over the next several days we'll continue on with warmer than normal weather. inland valleys in the 80s. we'll start the mornings in the upper 40s.

we will not see a chance of rain until next tuesday take us with you anywhere you go, go to "today" show siriusxm, channel 108 and you too can be a part of the "today" show herd of rockettes who will be performing in just a little bit now let's head back in inside. >> al, thank you so much rockettes are good, got to say, helen mirren tops them all she is an oscar winner you've got a couple new roles coming up. >> yes, i do one is on already in hbo. >> and a new film comingut, >> and a new film comingut, we're going o to kerrygold has a taste so rih it can take you to ireland's lush, green pastures. where grass-fed cows produce rich, creamy milk for a truly delicious taste. kerrygold. the taste that takes you there.

. we are back, it's 8:37 with dame helen mirren, the legendary actress stars alongside ian mckellen, playing a we are back, it's 8:37 with dame helen mirren, the legendary actress stars alongside ian mckellen, playing a widow

looking for a new companion, but it turns into a modern day thriller with a chilling dose o plenty of other crimes. deception. >> i have lived as honestly and as decently. >> a war criminal but there are plenty of other crimes >> enough. necessary to save your grandmother from all sorts of imaginary danger. >> look, you don't know him. >> i make my own choices and i don't need your permission if you can't respect that, thent we don't see each other for a while. >> this is intense dame helen mirren, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> we just talked about the dame, like go not me mirren. i don't know why >> have to get that out. this is a thriller, there's a lot of plot twists but set it up for us you play a widow who runs into a charlatan, a conman. >> as exists out there, every day there are women like betty

being, you know, having the wool drawn over their eyes and parting with lots of money she's looking for companionship, not necessarily love, but someone to go to the theater with, have dinner with she's recently widowed and she's got quite a lot of money that's where we find her at the beginning, and you think at the beginning you're watching sort of a rather sweet, sort of rom com, finding love on the internet that's not what this movie is about. it really takes amazing twists and turns. >> it does i don't want to give it away, but it is a thriller and it will surprise you, and there's a little more than meets the eye with this character which i assume is why you were interested in playing with her. >> working with sir ian, obviously, wonderful director, bill con don who did "beauty and the beast," "dream girls" and also a wonderful script, really good script.

>> sir ian mckellen said he jumped at the chance to do the movie. you have been on stage together but not a film >> we were on stage together in new york on broadway and had an amazing experience together but no, we have never done a film together. >> i hope i'm not giving anything away but there's literally a fight scene in this movie and you two hold your own. >> i'm not going to talk too much about that scene, but yes >> no stunt doubles. >> no, no, of course not we do it ourselves. >> you're like, we can do this. >> absolutely. >> you're playing "catherine the great" on hbo, a mini series, somebody who was misunderstood in history, i was reading material about it, you were on a one woman mission to change people's mind. >> to reinstate her reputation she was an extraordinary woman, kind, funny, incredibly smart. she was a survivor, you know, she ruled a very very difficult country for 30 years, very very successfully and became catherine the great

and then history maligned her really badly because i think they just had to throw rubbish at her, because she was a woman who had been ale successful woman in power. and you know, history doesn't like that. and the misogyny that followed her was extraordinary, i wanted to reinstate her reputation as the incredibly complicated but quite beautiful person that she was. >> you often find yourself playing these roles, whether it's royalty, you played the queen a few times. we just talked about "catherine the great," do you find that people are intimidated by you because they almost are like treating you like the characters that you play. >> that did happen a bit after i played the queen but luckily i passed omen on and other actresses have taken it and performed beautifully with it.

it did happen a bit but i really tried to counter act that in my every day life. >> you know what makes me feel like i can talk to you and we can be friend, i read that you have a tattoo. >> i do, yes. >> which is so amazing. >> i got this when only hell's angels had tattoos really old tattoo. >> would you ever get another tattoo. >> yes, i would. >> really? >> yes it's a little bit addictive, but i think as i get older, i'll get more tattoos. >> i think i might do it if you do it, it makes it cool and acceptable perhaps, no face tattoos for us. >> not for us, no. finally, i was looking at your instagram, i noticed that you were filming in berlin, and you were very very happyhaani just wanted to say that i wanted you to know carson brought some dame helen mirren bratwurst in a nice

to go bag. >> oh, my god, that is fantastic. that is absolutely -- i'm so excited. >> we don't expect the dame to eat a bratwurst on live tv but i have a doggy bag for you oh my gosh. >> i love it. >> i'm going to wrap these up for you. >> they're cold, but that's all right. i'll warm them up. >> who didn't heat these i told you >> dame helen mirren, thank you so much. "the good liar" opens in theaters on november 15th, i won't make you say anything else, bratwurst. >> savannah, thank you, dame, thank you as well. there's a reason that this guy, evan funke is known as the pasta king just ahead, he's going to show us how to make and roll and cut his world famous tagliatelle, but first this is "today" on nbc. welcome to the carnival 30 minute tour.

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this morning on "today" food, a master of pasta, evan funke grew up in southern california, son of an oscar winning special effects photographer, but evan decided to make his magic on a plate he studied pasta making in italy, and brought that specialty back here to the united states. now his creations are on this menu at his incredible restaurant in venice, california, and in his new cook book, american sfoglino. >> close >> i'll take close every time. good to see you. so good to have you. talk about when you were in italy. this goes back to a specific woman you worked with. >> alexandra. >> and i love these things when you're in italy, and eat pasta, everyone is patriotic about their pasta. what is about her recipes. >> it struck a chord she was open and giving, and opened the door for me to speak out other pasta makers >> you make pasta, no machines, just hands.

>> stick, hand, table. >> what are we going to make. >> we're going to make double flour, in italy, they have a hundred grams of flour, one egg. this is probably enough for three people 300 grams of flour. >> look at those eggs, wow. >> they're beautiful. >> you're basically going to scramble these eggs and start foldin f wall the flour and just like that you're going to keep going and keep going. >> for people at home watching

if they want to give this a shot, can they do it. >> absolutely, i lay out in the book sequential order how to do this by hand. >> how long will that take you. >> for me or for you >> for me. >> a few minutes, i mean, the more you do it, the faster you get. >> absolutely. pasta is san animal. you see all the air pockets. >> how did it do that? i mean, i saw. >> folding in the life >> okay. >> so we have that we have our dough here that has been resting overnight, and again, this is double zero flour. >> what is this stick called >> this is called a mattarello, made in bologna, by a master craftsman, david oke, a second generation master craftsman, and it's perfect to one thousandth

of an inch. >> it's a science. >> it is a science well, the art and the science. >> let's wow the audience at home ask evan how many pastas can he make. >> how many pastas can you make, evan >> well, there's thousands of shapes of pasta, but by hand i can make 155. >> by the way, funke, is that your real name. >> it's pronounced "funka," my family is from germany, but california first. >> we only have a minute. >> basically you want to get into this, you want to try >> no, no, no. >> you sure? >> you're we >> you're going out with the palms, back with the fingers and working it around. and keep turning it. >> keep turning it and turning it >> this is a technique >> you can't do this at home >> you certainly can i have seen 6-year-old girls. >> wow. >> standing on a box so we rolled this earlier. thank you.

move this over what we're going to do is -- >> look at this, already done. >> you're going to cut this. >> beautiful >> we're going to cut this and we're going to make some th. >> we're going to cancel the promo for the voice and let this roll a little bit longer. pappardelle, we have our sheets, we're going to roll this up. >> a quick roll. >> quickly let's just stop there. >> we're going to cancel the promo for "the voice" and let this roll a little bit longer. i'm going to go ahead and green light that as executive producer in the control room that it's okay >> so we hand cut the pasta. >> look at this, it's like a magic trick. boom boom. that is fresh pasta.

>> so into the water, alphabet, say the alphabet. >> that's the timing of it, by the time you say the alphabet, it's done. >> so wild boar ragu, you can use pork shoulder, but there's enough whole foods around here. >> all right we got to wrap it up. >> awesome, delicious by the way. >> huge in l.a please bring it to new yor if you don't mik,nd

ladies and gentlemen it is that that time of year, their christmas spectacular, starring the radio city rockettes, it starts its run on friday. >> it goes through january 5th this morning they're going to give us a sneak preview right here. >> ladies and gentlemen, the radio city rockettes ♪ ♪ ♪

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live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the 3rd hour of "today." >> good morning, everyone. welcome to the "3rd hour of today" i'm dylan here with al, , sheinelle and craig. >> you need some water. >> i'm fine. i just happen to have a frog in my throat. >> look at all this water here. >> we have a lot to talk about this morning. >> is there something going on i'm missing. >> you see how i moved on. this is my attempt to move on. so good show this morning. first of all. >> it's been great so far. >> we're off to a good start. >> this story grabbed my attention because i have a couple of friends who have had strokes under the age of 45. really? >> yes. and we are actually today going