because denny's brought back the super slam™. with eggs, hash browns, bacon, sausage and pancakes. all for just $6.99. the $6.99 super slam™ is back! see you at denny's! good morning. thanksgiving travel troubles. back-to-back-to-back storms set to impact tens of millions across the country. as the busy holiday rush ramps into high gear this weekend, the first storm already bringing rain from texas all the way up to maine. and that's just the beginning. dylan is tracking it all. smear campaign? the state department releasing documents overnight revealing the white house helped connect secretary of state mike pompeo and president trump's personal lawyer rudy giuliani, before the u.s. ambassador to ukraine was ousted. this, as the president suggests he would welcome an impeachment trial in the senate. we're live at the white house. disaster averted.

a 13-year-old in custody this morning, accused of plotting to shoot up his middle school in los angeles. authorities saying classmates and staff helped head off a tragedy. all that plus, on the outs? reports that prince andrew is being forced to move his office out of buckingham palace, after that highly criticized interview about jeffrey epstein. fonda's plea. >> this is really a crisis. and we have very little time. >> actress jane fonda opens up about her new crusade and her willingness to get arrested every week. and the breakout star he is. baby yoda making "star wars" fans feel the force today, saturday, november 23rd, 2019. >> from nbc news, this is "today," with sheinelle jones, peter alexander and dylan dreyer, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning.

and welcome to "today." thank you for joining us on this chilly saturday morning. >> it's a chilly one. it was a windy one last night. the storms that are moving their way across the country. i think i caught the front end of it. left the white house after un l nightly news and sat on the tarm tarmac. >> we're glad you made it. >> good to be here. >> the weather is the top story. if you are traveling for thanksgiving, it may be challenging. a series of storms will have a major impact all across the country. dylan is keeping a close eye on all of it. good morning to you. >> good morning. it's the wind that will make delays along with the rain. it was wind gusts up to 40 miles per hour. we have heavier rain across the southeast this morning. and that is going to turn into kind of a coastal storm as we go through the weekend. today, most of the rain will be seen across the mid-atlantic and into the southeast. on the northwestern side of it, across northern and central new england, we could see light accumulation of snow. we're also looking at the

heaviest of the rain to move into the northeast on sunday. up and down the east coast, we could see that create delays. boston, new york, washington, d.c., especially later tonight and throughout the day on sunday. charlotte down to atlanta, you're likely to see the delays today as the rain gets closer. now, let's go to storm number two. most of the snow will be felt across the central plains. it should say to the south of minneapolis-st. paul. but ahead of it, we have a lot of rain. that's tuesday into wednesday. a lot of folks traveling and will run into the rain delays. and the winds will pick up on the backside of the storm. omaha into chicago, that's where we could see some of the delays on tuesday. and the interior northeast and up and down the appalachians is where we will see the trouble on wednesday. then, we're also looking for a third storm to develop on tuesday. this one affects the west coast. it is going to bring a lot of mountain snow. we could see a foot of snow in the higher elevations. this will transition eastward as we go into thanksgiving day, with snow through iowa and we're looking at the chance of heavier

rain across texas. delays on wednesday, would be san francisco, l.a., vegas will see delays on wednesday. and dallas, you'll likely see delays going into thursday. a lot of activity going on. mostly rain. we'll see snow on the north side of the storms. >> thank you, dylan. we'll get the rest of the country's forecast in a few minutes. let's go to washington and the new documents released overnight, that appeared to show the white house played a rule in connecting the president's personal attorney, rudy giuliani, and mike pompeo, ahead of the effort to smear the ambassador to ukraine, marie yovanovitch. hans nichols is at the white house for us this morning. >> reporter: good morning, peter. there's fresh evidence of a paper trail that runs through the white house, linking rudy giuliani and secretary of state mike pompeo. it comes as the white house was willing to move to the next phase of impeachment and the president said he would welcome a senate trial. overnight, the state department released nearly 100 pages of documents, revealing the white house acted as a go-between for

the president's personal lawyer rudy giuliani and secretary of state mike pompeo. at issue, former u.s. ambassador marie yovanovitch, who last year accused giuliani of orchestrating a smear campaign ahead of her removal. >> i do wonder why it was necessary to smear my reputation. >> reporter: as the white house intelligence committee puts the hours of testimony into a single impeachment report, the president claiming political momentum is on his side. >> we had a tremendous week with the great hoax, the impeachment hoax. >> reporter: and suggested he would welcome a trial in the senate if the house does vote to impeach. >> we want to call the whistleblower. >> reporter: the president also resurrecting a debunked conspiracy theory about the hacked dnc server in 2016. >> the fbi has never gotten that server. that's a big part of this whole

thing. why did they give it to a ukrainian company. >> are you sure they did that? are you sure they gave it to ukrai ukraine? >> that's what the word was. >> reporter: that theory was propaganda. >> this is a fictional narrative that is being propagated by the authorities themselves. >> reporter: and responding to reports that an fbi agent had warrants to record an adviser. the report is critical of the fbi's conduct in the trump-russia probe. but it will show bias did not influence officials running the investigation. meanwhile, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are saying new testimony in the impeachment inquiry is unlikely. but they are eagerly watching former national security adviser john bolton, who is hinting he may have something to say now that his twitter account has

been liberated. the white house refused to return access to my personal twitter account. out of fear of what i might say? the white house denies blocking the account in the first place. arriving in washington, bolton thanking twitter and teasing what he may have to say when called to testify. >> i always tell the truth. >> bolton surrounded by cameras. hans, overnight, there's a new report about one of rudy giuliani's associates. what did we learn? >> reporter: so, the associate is lev parnas. he's close to giuliani. he's under indictment. he's willing to offer testimony to the house that devin nunes, one of the republican leaders in this entire investigation, actually went to vienna and met with a former ukrainian official with the express purpose of digging up dirt on the bidens. we should note that nunes says these stories are false. he's threatening legal action. we'll see where it goes from

here. it is an explosive new detail. >> days after we learn that russia was the one that american intelligence was trying to propagate these theories. let's bring in phil rucker, the white house bureau chief for "the washington post" and an nbc news political analyst. >> good morning, peter. >> we heard from the president and what was a free-wheeling nearly hour-long phone call with fox news yesterday, where he says he wants an impeachment trial, at the same time he says he doesn't think he should be impeached here. there's been some private meetings behind the scenes in the white house this week. give us a sense of what things will look like going forward. >> peter, it appears to be all but a foregone conclusion that the house will vote to impeach the president. likely, that could take place in december. the white house is looking for the next step, which would be a trial in the senate. trump feels more comfortable there because the republican allies control that chamber and

would control the process of the trial. and as the revelations the last two weeks have been damaging in terming a fact pattern about the president's conduct, the republican lawmakers have remained firmly in support of the president. so, the white house is not that concerned about an ultimate conviction in the senate. >> let's ask you about john bolton, if we can quickly here. it's his testimony, the privately white house officials and allies of the president say they are concerned about here. bolton has a mysterious tweet yesterday after a back and forth with the white house, where he said stay tuned. is he planning to unload on the president? what do you think is happening here? >> as you know, peter, bolton has a lot of stories to tell. he was in a lot of meetings with the president. he has declined to testify in this impeachment inquiry, unless compelled to do so by a judge. he's writing a book about his time serving trump. he's giving paid speeches and

some of the details are leaking out there. >> in december, we're going to get a first look at the justice department's internal watchdog report about the fbi investigation into the trump campaign. the president has been blaming the top officials at the fbi, accusing them of political bias. now, we can report that the finds of that report are that there was some problematic behavior by lower-level officials within the fbi but it debunks the idea that there was some political conspiracy by the fbi leadership. what does this do to the president's key talking point? >> well, peter, this is a hot l ant anticipated report. but it does not deliver what president trump has been hoping for, which is evidence of widespread bias at the top of the justice department and the fbi and a corruption of the start of the russia investigation. that just does not bear out in this report, according to the reporting. >> perhaps enough for both sides to find something they can try to amplify.

phil rucker, thank you very much. >> thank you. meantime a 13-year-old in southern california is in custody this morning, accused of threatening to shoot up his school. and authorities say tragedy was avoided because fellow classmates and staffers sounded the alarm just in time. nbc's kathy park is here with more. >> authorities discovered a disturbing cache of evidence at the student's home. a rifle with a high-capacity magazine, a hand-drawn map of the school and a list of targets. concerns about a mass shooting were flagged right away. this morning, a crisis averted. a community on-edge, and a 13-year-old at the center of a los angeles school shooting threat, planned for friday but foiled just the day before. >> the threat alleged a student was going to shoot other students. >> we're going to treat every threat with the utmost serious nature. >> reporter: investigators found

chilling scho ining clues at th home. 100 rounds of ammunition. a hand-drawn map of the middle school and other evidence. >> he had a list of names. we're trying to determine what that list was for, at this point. >> reporter: officials say multiple students overheard the teen's threat and spoke up, leading to an arrest. >> the fact that people stepped forward and said what they had heard, led us to be able to prevent a tragedy. >> reporter: this incident comes about a week after the deadly shooting at saugus high school at santa clarita, where a 16-year-old student shot five of his classmates, killing two of them. since that tragedy, authorities say they responded to at least 36 school threats in l.a. county alone. >> we're constantly preparing and trained for active shooter events. unpredictable situations. preparation is always going to be the key. >> reporter: law enforcement, with the help of students and staff kept the school safe. and officials say that a

19-year-old relative was also arrested for possession of an unregistered air firearm. no details on the role the man may have played in this threat. so many questions. >> kathy park, thank you. right now, a former boston college student is facing criminal charges, accused of urging her boyfriend to kill himself. it's the second high-profile case in massachusetts like this in recent months. a warning that some of the language you are about to hear is disturbing. the story from rehema ellis. >> reporter: this morning, inyoung you is out on $5,000 bail, after returning from south korea to face charges against her. pleading not guilty friday, to involuntary manslaughter, in the suicide death of her boyfriend, alexander urtula. but the prosecutor says she was physically, verbally and psychologically abusive to him. >> she repeatedly texted him to go kill himself. go die. just go do everybody a favor and go [ bleep ] kill yourself, honestly. >> reporter: the d.a. says there

were 75,000 texts shared between the couple in the two months leading up to his death, including 47,000 from yu. nbc has not been able to verify the texts. authorities say he took his own life the day he was supposed to graduate from boston college. officials say yu got to the garage before he died and never called for help. but messages obtained by the p.r. firm she hired, suggest she tried to stop him. nbc news has not verified these texts. urtula wrote, this is good-bye forever. i love you. this isn't your fault. it's mine. you replied, please, baby, please, i love you. in a statement, his family wrote, those who love alex, are continually feeling the sharp pain of his passing. the details of this case, reminiscent of michelle carter, who is serving a 15-month sentence for using text messages

and phone calls to encourage her boyfriend to kill himself. you, a naturalized citizen surrendered her passport and must remain in massachusetts until the trial is scheduled to begin next may. for "today," rehema ellis, nbc news, boston. let's turn to the crack seen around the world. the demonstration fail for tesla. during the unveiling of the cyber truck. blayne alexander is outside of the tesla service center in georgia with more. blayne, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. these cars are known for their ingenuity and design. it was something that the company hoped to capture in its first pickup truck. but this week's rollout did not go as planned. a bold rollout, complete with smoke and lights.

the tesla cyber truck is off to a bumpy start. the electric pickup truck billed a difference to other pickup truck models. d a difference to other pickup models. able to withstand a sledgehammer, the tdemo moved o to be what are supposed to be shatter-proof windows. >> maybe that was a little too hard. >> reporter: not quite. on the second try. not any better. >> it didn't go through. >> reporter: afterward, co-founder and ceo, elon musk, tweeted, during practice, it didn't scratch the glass, posting video as proof. tesla stock took a hit of its own, down 6% on friday. reactions were mixed. some hailing the new model as the future.

others slamming everything from the demo to the design, with one comparing it to a kindergarten drawing. >> it was kind of a disaster in terms of other launch events. in terms of the truck, it's the wow factor, the mad max, "blade runner" type thing. >> reporter: we've seen electric car demos short out before. infiniti rolled out its inspiration, a precursor to its fully electric suv. but during the demo, the car did not drive on-stage as planned. >> you can't see it. but it is here. >> reporter: as for musk, he kept the show rolling, despite the unexpected detour. >> we're going to be offering rides in this all night. [ cheers and applause ] yeah. don't mind the glass. >> reporter: guys, production on the cyber truck begins in 2021. and the entry level version of this truck will cost you just under $40,000. all this comes on the heels of

two federal investigations, one looking into tesla's autopilot software after deadly crashes. and the other investigating possible battery issues after car fires. tesla has promised to work with investigators. back to you. >> blayne alexander, that was a good report. thank you. i wonder what happened. surely you practice that over and over. >> you can imagine the parents reminding the kids, don't try that on our car. >> good point. dylan is here with another check of the forecast. >> we have a lot of rain across the southeast. a little snow north of st. louis. we could see snow flakes in chicago. we are looking for this to be our coastal storm as we go through the rest of the weekend. it will move up to the mid-atlantic later this evening. and eventually the northeast as we have snow on the backside of it. enjoy what's going on across the western two-thirds of the country, that's about to change as we go into

weekend with cold morning lows in the 30s for santa rosa. 39 degrees in napa, and 35, oakland, 45 degrees, and san jose, right now at 44, san francisco, 49. but as we head into the afternoon, plenty of sunshine. temperatures will be in the 60s for the south bay. a high of 68 in san jose. and 64 for san francisco. santa rosa, at 70 degrees. concord, 70 degrees. and there is dangerous waves for the coastline for the afternoon. >> and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thanks very much. still to come, new fallout from prince andrew's interview about his relationship with accused sex trafficker jeffrey epstein. is he being forced out of buckingham palace? our "weekly download," including a wild turkey terrorizing a local mailman. look at this. we're back a ft

? coming up, a passenger plane crashed shortly after it took off. terrifying moments in the sky, as a plane leaving los angeles began to shake and flames burst from tengen, alarming passengers onboard. >> when i saw the flames, i didn't know what to think. i thought, is this like a car when it backfires or something? what's going on here? >> the fiphilippines airlines flight returned to l.a.x., landing safely. students confronting leaders at syracuse university after a string of hate incidents in the last two weeks. >> among them racial slurs targeting african-americans and asians. swastikas around campus and a

white supremacy manifesto sent to students' cell phones. >> i don't feel safe. we don't know what's going on. >> reporter: in response to community concerns, university leaders have promised to implement the majority of protesters' recommended solutions. how do you feel about the charges? >> salvatore charged with homicide after his daughter died. if convicted, he could face up to three years in prison. the nfl announced this week that cleveland browns star myles garrett will remain on indefinite suspension in spongs for that ugly draw where garrett hit the pittsburgh steelers cornerback with his own helmet. garrett made his case at headquarters in new york. he said that rudolph used a racial slur, something the quarterback quickly denied.

some of the most shocking moments caught on camera. >> we got her. >> stunning body cam footage showing the moment texas police officers found a kidnapped 8-year-old girl hidden beneath a pile of clothes in a hotel room. miracle on ice. a truck sliding out of control on a frosty highway in illinois, trapping a woman in a ditch. tuesday, trippers, were able to pull her out. she only suffered minor injuries. and a woman safered this koala in this burning brush. and just in time for thanksgiving, thisser t turkey wisconsin has been stalking the mi mailman, chasing the truck around the neighborhood. >> that's so great. >> they can be a little grumpy. >> they can be very grumpy, especially this time of year. you would think he would go in hiding. >> don't get close to me.

i'm not being shipped anywhere. >> i was just about to say. maybe his jedi mind trick, you want me? >> nobody is going near him. still to come on "today," less than a week to go before the start of the holiday shopping season. we're talking about black friday and if it gives you the best bang for your buck anymore. we'll get into it. plus, we're at the capitol with jane fonda as she takes part in her protests. and taylor swift with her

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look at san francisco, a little bit of fog out there. not sure if that is the camera or the camera. thanks for joining us. i'm kira klapper. vianey aian ra has a look at the weather. whatever little areas of fog, they're mostly around the coast and they haven't fully made their way inland. it is cold, especially for the north bay. look at this view. this is the golden gate shot this. gives you a better view, too. usually when there is a lot of dense fog, you can't even see the golden gate bridge but we have a couple of areas of cloud cover. and look at these temperatures, napa and santa rosa right now, 37 degrees, oakland, 49 degrees, and san jose, 44, and as we head out the door, grab a jacket, coat, whatever it is, if you're going to be headed out, and by the afternoon, climbing into the 60s and low 70s. a lot of sunshine. i will talk about rain chances coming up at 7:00 a.m. i like that you said a lot of sunshine. we will see you at 7:00. vianey, thanks. a dangerous incident at the

101 near gilroy, a football team from carmel was on the way to a playoff game in san jose when the team bus was hit by something, on bruindale on the 101 where thousands travel for this holiday week and the chp says this is not the first time it happened. this is actually the 40th time a vehicle was hit this year. the carmel high school team was headed to a game at branham high school in san jose. police say one carmel player was hit in the eye by shattered glass. treated and released. the team switched buses and did make it to branham high for the game which was delayed to 8:45. >> we're seeing these antics very seriously we're dedicating all available sources to locate the person responsible. >> once you start hitting school buses, it really, you know, it is too bad. >> the chp is not saying what kind of projectiles are hitting these cars, as they continue to collect evidence. a reward of a thousand dollars is being offered for information leading to an arrest.

and a popular san francisco bakery is closed because of a rodent infestation. the health department made the discovery during an inspection at tartine in the mission district. a few days ago, the restaurant permit was pulled, yesterday afternoon, and crews are working all weekend to fix the problem. the bakery will remain closed until it can be reinspected. coming up this morning on today in the bay, we need your help. it is our annual mission for feed the need. we hope you can help us ensure that we can help others today. >> that and more top stories and the weather, coming up at 7:00. we hope you join us. right now back to the "today" show.

♪ this never gets old. >> we're going to need more cowbell. we're back on a saturday morning, november 23rd, 2019. one of will ferrell's classic "saturday night live" sketches. he is back hosting tonight. and everyone is wondering which beloved character he will bring back. this is his fifth time hosting "snl" after leaving as a cast member in 2002. the guy is a hero. here's hoping some of our

friends on the plaza get to go to the show tomorrow night. fans were lined up all night, as you can imagine, for standby tick tickets. overnight, new developments in the impeachment inquiry into president trump. new documents show that the president's personal attorney, rudy giuliani, spoke to mike pompeo twice before marie yovanovitch was forced out of her job. this comes as president trump suggested on friday he would welcome a trial in the senate if the house impeaches him. a new report from the centers for disease control finds that flu season is picking up earlier than normal this year. widespread activity has been reported in five states, mostly in the south and west, with high levels of flu reported and seven more. this time last year, no states showed widespread activity. it's still not too late to get your flu shot. a scary moment between the

boston celtics and denver nuggets. kemba walker had his head down when he collided with a teammate and fell down in a heap. walker was put in a neck brace and carried out on a stretcher. the celtics say he has been diagnosed with concussion-like symptoms. new fallout for embattled royal prince andrew. the prince losing support from sponsors. he could be in the process of being forced out of buckingham palace. morgan chesky is outside of the palace this morning. morgan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. and what a difference a week make makes. if you're born here, time at buckingham palace should feel like a second home. but andrew, dubbed the party prince, is finding that royal footing inin ining is slipping. prince andrew is trying to ride the storm after his botched interview about jeffrey epstein.

now, a new blow. british press reporting the prince is forced to move his private office. he will be taking his work, quote, outside of buckingham palace. the news not even a week after the interview that's become a p.r. nightmare for the royal family. >> do i regret the fact that he has quite obviously conducted himself in a manner unbecoming? yes. >> unbecoming. he was a sex offender. >> i'm sorry. i'm being polite. in the sense that he was a sex offender. >> reporter: the fallout growing by the day. the english national ballet, the royal phil hharmonic orchestra, all announcing the prince would not be their patron effectively immediately. barclays bank, stating, in light of the current situation, we will regretfully no longer be participating in the program. for now, the royal family staying tight-lipped. as the prince retreats, new calls for him to meet with investigators looking into

jeffrey epstein. >> whether a person is a prince or a pauper, he or she should provide any information relate vapt to a criminal investigation. >> reporter: the prince says he is willing to cooperate. but for now, the royal family faces a scandal different from any they have seen before. >> the queen has been on the throne for 67 years. she has seen the odd world diplomatic scandal. she has dealt with the death of diana princess of wales. never did she have to receive and accept from her second son, a request to withdraw from royal duties. >> reporter: as for that request to withdrawal, royal insiders say the queen consulted prince charles before signing off on it. showing that her eldest son may be playing in the fate of andrew. dylan is back with another check of the weather. >> we're talking about rain and the potential for snow.

but we also have warm temperatures, especially think the northern plains where temps are 10 to 15 degrees above average. it is chilly in minneapolis. only 39 degrees for a high today. minneapolis, 44. that's above average. and rapid city, 53 degrees. that warmer air will move eastward as we go through tomorrow. omaha, close to 60. oklahoma city, close to 70. st. louis, 53. still chilly across the appalachians and up and down the east coast. going to see no sunshine tomorrow. it will rain up and down the east coast, especially from the mid-atlantic northward. early next week, tuesday in charleston, 64 degrees. that will feel nice. nashville, 62 on tuesday. charlotte, up to 64 on wednesday. even the east coast on wednesday, should get up to 62 in philadelphia. we have the next system that's going to start to cool things down later in the week and going into next weekend. we are looking for today, some of the heaviest rain across the southeast. and we're looking at a wintry mix, especially just to the south of chicago and across central indiana and parts of west central ohio.

this will turn into the another cold start, even a little frosty, up to the north bay. santa rosa, napa, at 37 degrees. loekd oakland, 45, as you head out the door, san jose, 44. san francisco, 48 degrees. we are expecting a clear afternoon, with a lot of sunshine, our temperatures will be in the mid to upper 60s, down through the south bay. and 71 degrees in morgan hill. 68 for san jose. and even we've got a couple of 70s in through concord at 70 degrees. livermore, 70. antioch, 71. san francisco, 64. >> and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you. just ahead, the three-digit number officials hope will save a lot of people from taking

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lgbtq risk at a higher rate. for now, 1-800-273-talk, remains the best way the reach the suicide prevention lifeline. >> our goal is to talk them through, de-escalate them. walk them through coping resources that they may never have wered. not everyone knows how to breathe or ground themselves. then, we talk about a long-term plan for the next day, the next few days. >> reporter: if 988 becomes active, call centers think they will need to staff up. >> it's just about getting that person off the ledge. >> reporter: as a three-digit phone number extends a new lifeline for people in distress. for "today," tom costello, nbc news, oakton, virginia. >> there's been a belief that suicides happen more often around the holidays. the cdc says that's not true. they're lowest in december. but it's a year-round issue.

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there's some things that you can only get on black friday. cyber monday, they know you will be shopping at home. they want to bring you into the store. > >> let's talk strategy here. what would you need to know? >> you need to have a game plan. there's ways in a you can save time. you can actually order online and pick up in-store. you can find that almost everywhere now. you also want to compare prices. there's some tools that can help you do that. you want to pay attention to return policies. they vary so much by store. some offer more generous return policies this time of year. at amazon, you can have until january to make returns. and you want to save your receipts because that can make the process much smoother. >> here's my question. i mentioned she was looking for a tv. what are the things you should try to seek out this time of year? >> electronics are huge on black friday. that includes everything from televisions, laptops and things like ring doorbells, big

appliances like washing machines and dishwashers. even travel deals. you want to look when you're looking at televisions, if you're looking at the larger televisions, like 65 to 75 inches, you can find the biggest deals on those. you can save up to $300 at places like target, costco, walmart. the smaller tvs have discounts, too. but the discounts are smaller. with travel, travelocity and expedia, you can get up to 75% off hotels on black friday. if you're looking to fly, the best day to buy a flight is the tuesday after thanksgiving. >> for those deals, does the travel date have to be far off. >> if you're shopping for holiday travel or looking into the new year, we typically recommend about two months out. >> two months. how about things you shouldn't buy? >> you want to wait to buy toys and winter clothing and bedding. we'll see those prices come down further. >> a lot of retailers are trying

to get a head start on black friday deals. can you start now for certain things? >> yes. the stores are starting earlier. kohl's starts on monday. >> really? >> that's something to look out for. on wednesday, if you're a target red cardholder or a circle member, which is free, you can start on wednesday, as well. other stores are starting wednesday. macy's, jcpenney. and thursday, you can shom at costco online. it's closed during the day. >> if you're like me, you do that and i'll wait for cyber monday. >> it's a smart strategy. on cyber monday, we'll see st e storewide sales. if you didn't see a discount, it will probably be on for monday. >> thanks so much. just in time for the than thanksgiving break, we'll look at the movies

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good saturday morning, 6:26. a live look outside over dublin, it looks like a lot of people are already on the road as

they're heading out of town for the thanksgiving week. and thanks for joining us. if you're still here, i'm kira klapper. vianey arana has a look at the microclimate forecast. >> saturday morning, a little chilly out there. at least we're going to get a lot of sunshine through the afternoon. but we got to get through these cold mornings. the san francisco flag, a little breezy but beautiful great start. how cold is it? here it is. 44 degrees in san jose. 48 in san francisco. but it is the 30s, really dipping down to about 37, and even a little colder, as we reach into the 7:00 a.m. hour through the north bay. the microclimate highs for today are going to be pretty comfortable, in the upper 60s, and san francisco in the mid 60s, and we're going to get a lot of sunshine this weekend, but we do have big changes just in time for thanksgiving. so i'll have all of the details of that coming up at 7:00 a.m. of course. >> we will see you then, vianey, thanks. a bus filled with i high school athletes hit by a projectile on what has become a

dangerous stretch of highway 101. the football team from carmel high school was on the way it a playoff game in san jose when the team was hit by something. it happened in prunedale north of salinas, on a stretch of 101, where thousands of people surely will travel this holiday week. the chp says this is the 40th time a vehicle was hit this year. the carmel high school team was headed to a game at branham high school in san jose. parents say a carmel player was hit in the eye by shattered glass, treated and released. the game was delayed to 8:45 with the team taking another bus. >> we are dedicating all available resources to locate the person responsible. >> the plif is on it but once you start -- the police is on it but once you start hitting school bus, you know, it's too bad. >> the chp continues to collect evidence of a reward of $1,000 that is being offered for any information leading to an arrest. tartine bakery is now closed

because of a rodent infestation. the health department made the discovery a few days ago, during an inspection at tartine in the mission district. once called america's most influential bakery, tartine's permit was pulled yesterday and will remain closed until it can be reinspected. coming up this morning on today in the bay, we need your help, with our annual mission to "feed the need," we hope you can help us with those who are in need have food this holiday season. we will tell you all about it at 7:00 a.m. we will have that and plus all of the top stories and weather. we hope you join us. in the meantime, we will send you back to the "today" show. it's time for the ultimate sleep number event on the sleep number 360 smart bed. can it help keep us asleep? yes, it senses your movements and

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this morning, the man she claims told her she couldn't, says he is fearing for his family's safety. today, november 23rd, 2019. ♪ >> we're celebrating 45 years today. >> get well soon, addy. >> celebrating our birthday with "today." ♪ >> i'm going to be a grandmother. >> hi to my wife and baby at home. >> all the way from west virginia. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> that's what all these folks came for, to see themselves on tv around the holiday. >> your excitement made my excitement. >> we have a great group on a cold morning. we appreciate you waking up early with us on a saturday

morning. >> a large crowd. it is cold outside this morning. in fact, we have a lot to get to. that's a big story this morning. this triple threat of storms, starting just as the busy thanksgiving season gets under way. people across the country will be impacted from this. dylan is tracking all of the storms. dylan, what can we expect? >> we have a series of storms moving through. number one is moving through this morning. it's bringing heavy rain in the southeast. we have a wintry mix across central illinois. this will turn into a rainmaker for the mid tla-atlantic and northeast tomorrow. that will move up the east coast. it comes with wind gusts about 40 to 50 miles per hour. we could see travel delays across the northeast. in the interior northeast, we could see light accumulations of snow. especially in boston and new york tomorrow, we could see delays in the airports in charlotte and atlanta. you're likely to see the delays later this afternoon into this evening. now, the next storm will get its act together as we get closer to the travel time, that

tuesday-wednesday timeframe for the middle of the country. in omaha and iowa, we could see snow and a wintry mix. but heavy rain ahead of this storm could create delays on the roads and airports, too. it comes with wind, as well. delays for tuesday, that would be late in the day, chicago on tuesday. st. louis tuesday. you'll see some rain. omaha, you'll see that snow. and by wednesday evening, we could see that affect the east coast, with some delays at the airports. also happening on tuesday, storm number three. this one moves into the pacific northwest to bring some snow to the higher elevations. we'll see snow in denver. a foot of snow in the northern rockies. also, gusty winds will move into the plains states. that will be tuesday, wednesday and into thanksgiving itself. if you're traveling, just something to keep in mind going into this week. >> thank you, dylan. we'll get to the rest of the country's forecast in a few minutes. let's turn to washington. new documents released overnight appears to show the white house played a role in connecting the president's personal attorney,

rudy giuliani, and secretary of state mike pompeo, ahead of an effort to smear the former ambassador to ukraine, marie yovanovitch. hans nichols is at the white house for us this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, peter. this is a fresh paper trail that runs through the white house, linking rudy giuliani and mike pompeo. it comes after the house was repairing to move to the next phase of the impeachment inquiry. and the president himself claiming that he looks forward to a senate trial. overnight, the state department released nearly 100 pages of documents, revealing the white house acted as a go-between for the president's personal lawyer rudy giuliani and secretary of state mike pompeo. at issue, former u.s. ambassador marie yovanovitch, who last week accused giuliani of orchestrating a smear campaign ahead of her removal. >> i do wonder why it was necessary to smear my reputation.

>> reporter: as the house intelligence committee puts the hours of testimony into a single impeachment report, the president claiming political momentum is on his side. >> we had a tremendous week with the great hoax, the impeachment hoax. >> reporter: and suggested he would welcome a trial in the senate if the house does vote to impeach. >> we want to call the whistleblower. >> reporter: the president also resurrecting a debunked conspiracy theory about the hacked dnc server in 2016. >> the fbi has never gotten that server. that's a big part of this whole thing. why did they give it to a ukrainian company? >> are you sure they did that? are you sure they gave it to ukraine? >> that's what the word was. >> reporter: that theory was propagan propaganda, according to trump's own former russia adviser. >> this is a fictional narrative that is being propagated by the authorities themselves. >> reporter: and responding to

reports that an fbi agent had warrant to wiretap a campaign adviser. the report is critical of the fbi's conduct in the trump-russia probe. but it will show bias did not influence officials running the investigation, according to sources familiar with the report. peter, in a separate story, ambassador john bolton is claiming his twitter account has been liberated. he left the white house back in september. just because he's breaking his silence on twitter doesn't necessarily mean he will break his silence in the court or before the house of representatives. what we do know is he may have a story to tell. and when he was asked on what he would say, he said he always tells the truth. he was also asked whether or not he was dismissed or fired. he made the point to say i resigned. peter? sheinelle? >> if it happens, it would be a blockbuster. hans, thank you. a new warning from the federal health official that

eating romaine lettuce could make you sick. a new outbreak of e. coli has sickened 40 people in 16 states. some people have been hospitalized. the fda is warning that this morning you should avoid romaine l l lettuce grown in salinas, california. throw it out or return it. wild video just outside of los angeles. here's what happens when an r.v. on the tracks is hit by a computer train. the fiery collision caused widespread delays during rush hour there. there were no immediate reports of injuries. passengers and crew were safely evacuated. that was quite a scene there. time for a "morning boost." are you ready? an incredible moment from a classroom, where a color blind boy saw the world in color for the first time. >> see what it does.

what do you think? look pretty cool? >> he's crying. >> that's awesome. >> come here. come here, dude. oh. >> going to make me cry. this little boy is 12 years old. his name is jonathan jones. he received special glasses from his principal. his principal is also color blind. he understands. after this video went viral, johnson's family set up a gofundme account to buy a pair of the glasses to keep them. they've received $12,000 in donations. >> i didn't know that kind of glasses existed to do that. >> i mean, who knows what it looks like to him. but it's color. >> yeah. >> and the experience we all share, and his joy in witnessing a different lens. >> there's your "boost." still ahead, will taylor swift play her old hits at tomorrow's american music awards? up next, join fonda and her friends protest climate change

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she calls a climate emergency. >> this is a crisis. we have very little time. the scientists say we have 11 years. other scientists say that may be optimistic. >> reporter: what's the monsieur trying to convey with the friday demonstrations? >> i want to put my body on the line. i want to get out of my comfort zone in a way that is regular and present. and show people this is what we need to do now. >> reporter: her so-called fire drill fridays are now a weekly routine. fonda in her red wool coat, joined by other demonstrators, including a steady stream of celebrity friends. she's been arrested four times, once spending the night in jail. what do you say to people who say, jane fonda is one of the hollywood liberals trying to get herself in the news with this stuff. >> they can say what they want. they can never do more to me than what we did back in the day in the '70s. >> reporter: fonda was vilified

by some for her activism against the vietnam war. >> american boys are drafted, forced into the military. forced to fight a war they don't believe in. i'm different than i was then. i'm older and wiser. >> reporter: now, planning to e reprise her latest starti ininge every friday for the rest of the year. >> i know this is going to make a difference. >> reporter: geoff bennett, nbc news, washington. >> the power of using your celebrity for a purpose. let's head back out on the plaza for another check of the weather from dylan. >> thank you. guys, i'm a little distracted. there's a thousand lucille balls out here. what's the celebration? >> well, it's her birthday. we're from jamestown, new york, the hometown of lucille ball and the national comedy center. >> and you all took a bus to get here. >> awesome. so nice to have you all here. it's overwhelming, right? let's look at what's going on across the country today.

we're going to see heavier rain through the southeast. a little wintry mix on the northern side of this system. we're looking at above-average temperatures in the northern plains. temps will be running about 15 degrees above average. it looks nice and sunny out west. tomorrow, we're looking at a nice day through the middle of the country. we're looking at, perhaps, some travel delays, with not only the rain in the northeast but the wind. we could see gusts up to 40 or 50 miles per hour. the interior northeast could see an inch or we've got another cold start here in the bay area, santa rosa and napa dipping down into the 30s, into oakland, 45 degrees, and san jose, 44, but we are expecting plenty of sunshine through the afternoon, as our daytime highs climb into the mid to upper 60s, down through the south bay. through the interior valleys including concord and livermore, expect a few 70s on the map. san francisco, a high of 64. we are keeping the sunshine this weekend but we are tracking rain chances for thanksgiving. i'll have that and the forecast

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♪ we're back with a little "pop start" right now. i was doing other things this week. i'm all-in on what's happening in the world. >> i have you covered. let's listen to "pop start" this morning. first up, taylor swift. all eyes will be on the pop star tomorrow night at the american music awards, where she's slated to perform a medley of her greatest hits. at one point she said she was being prevented from performing them. and now, the man who was

supposedly blocking them, is talking about a threat to his family. ♪ >> reporter: a sour note ahead of taylor swift's performance at the american music awards on sunday, where the ten-time grammy award winner is being honored as the artist of the decade. with hides like "you belong with me me." "blank space." and "i knew you were trouble." hits that swift alleges music mogul scooter braun and his partner, scott borchetta, are keeping off social media. i'm not allowed to perform on television because that would be rerecording my music. on friday, braun, manager of megastars ariana grande and justin bieber, broke his silence, telling swift, she's allowed to perform whatever she

wants on sunday night. and revealing, since your public statement last week, there's been numerous death threats directed at my family. swift and braun have been locked in a bitter feud for months, after he acquired the rights to her first six albums. ♪ >> reporter: bookies predict taylor will perform her greatest hits on sunday. odds are, even a show-stopping performance won't end this feud. for "today," sarah harman, nbc news, los angeles. >> so interesting. moving on, let's go to the mov movies. "frozen 2" and "a beautiful day in the neighborhood" hit theaters this weekend. the sequel to the disney "frozen" franchise had an $8.5 million debut with moviegoers turning out to see what's next for anna and elsa, as they embark on a quest to save their

kingdom. "beautiful day in the neighborhood" opening just shy of $1 million. the biopic stars tom hanks. >> i feel like "frozen 2" on a thursday night when my kids go to bed at 7:00. >> it's going to go bananas. and next up, a star is born. meet baby yoda. it's not really yoda. after making his debut in the disney-plus series, "the mandalorian," the miniature look alike of the jedi master has taken the internet by storm. first came the memes and now the merch. baby yoda gifts will be available for the holidays. either way, even though the internet has dubbed him baby yoda, the character is called the child in the show. >> the child? >> i'll talk about it today when i get all of the details. >> okay. people are all about it. >> the christmas lists are coming. still ahead, what kristen

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>> on monday, the woman who raised three nfl players, including j.j. watt. connie watt tells me how she did it, what her sons were like growing up. and what she does when her sons play together. and if you have kids that play sports, she has advice for you, too. >> that's coming up on monday on the third hour of "today." in the meantime, enjoy the rest of your day and have a great weekend.

good morning, i'm kira klapper. coming up next on today in the bay, a search warrant, bullet holes and a bomb detonated robot, a man is now in custody after a 24-hour standoff in san jose. and we need your help as we kick off our annual campaign to "feed the need," laura garcia and marcus watson can join us live in just a few minutes. and the bay area will enjoy plenty of sunshine and mild temperatures this weekend. vianey arana is tracking possible rain in the forecast for the thanksgiving week. in the human brain, billions of neurons play in harmony.

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good morning, it is saturday, november 23rd, here is a live look outside, a little bit of low clouds there, as you look towards san francisco, from emeryville, and a chilly morning for most of us. thanks so much for joining us, i'm kira klapper. vianey arana has a look at the microclimate forecast, you were saying earlier, some places were in the 30