flooding toward the san mateo bridge, the crash cleared near the toll plaza. better news but not if you're on the bridge, it's slower. >> another local news update in half an hour at 7:25. >> our midday newscast at 11:00. have a great morning. thanksgiving threat, snow, rain, dangerous conditions sweeping across the country just in time to snarl travel during the busiest week of the year the fate of those world famous balloons for the parade hanging in the balance al has the latest on that, airport delays and your holiday forecast. showdown, a federal judge orders former white house counsel don mcgahn to testify before congress. the trump administration vowing to fight back as house democrats are even closer to releasing their impeachment report we're live at the white house. breaking overnight, a deadly earthquake rocks albania, killing at least 14 people,

injuring hundreds more buildings collapsed and emergency teams now searching for people trapped in the rubble we'll have the very latest on the rescue effort. those stories, plus tragic accident. >> i saw her fall and it was to disbelief. >> the grandfather of the toddler who fell from a cruise ship window breaks his silence about the moment that changed his family forever. billion dollar burglary, a massive manhunt for the thieve behind the heist of some of europe's most priceless royal treasures. and monday night blowout >> and how about another. >> move over tom brady, here comes lamar jackson. >> and look at this action jackson. >> the baltimore ravens superstar quarterback throws five touchdowns to lead his team to a convincing win over the los angeles rams sparking talk of a possible showdown with the patriots to get to the super bowl

"today," tuesday, november 26th, 2019 from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and welcome to "today," thanks for joining us on this tuesday morning. >> yeah, savannah is a little bit under the weather. craig is joining us. hey, craig, good morning. >> good to see you by the way, you still have that engagement glow about you. >> thank you there was a lot of talking and partying last night, but thank you. >> there should have been. >> let us get right to our top story on tuesday morning there are a record number of holiday travelers expected to be on the move this holiday week while a triple threat of storms could be brewing up trouble on the ground and in the air bringing snow, rain, dangerous conditions to much of this country in the next few days. we're going to get to al in a minute, let's start with nbc's gabe gutierrez, he's at laguardia airport where strong winds and heavy rain could impact holiday travel.

hey, gabe, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, there's major construction at laguardia, it can be a mess on a good day but thankfully the tsa line is moving smoothly. we look at the departure board, we can see that virtually all the flights are on time but the series of winter storms are expected to have a ripple effect across the country this morning, a series of storms is threatening thanksgiving from treacherous ice in washington state to heavy snow in colorado. >> i think denver's supposed to get 16 inches of snow so we are a little concerned that we might be trapped. >> reporter: travelers now racing to beat the worst of it and hopefully get where they're going before the holidays. >> how hectic it is, so we wanted to get out of here. >> reporter: more than 55 million people are expected to travel between wednesday and sunday that's 1.6 million more than last year. the second highest jump since aaa began recording data. >> we knew the thanksgiving crush was tuesday, wednesday, thursday, so we're surprised

it's this crowded on the monday. >> reporter: in new york, the iconic balloons from the macy's thanksgiving day parade may not fly for the first time since 1971 because of the strong winds in the forecast. >> will the balloons fly >> i think that's the question every single year, it's really too early to tell. >> reporter: airports are working to keep pace with the holiday rush, the tsa rolling out robots at miami's airport to streamline screening and in new orleans, adding conveyors, computers and cameras, plus extra security lines. >> we got here a little early to try to beat the headache of lines and stuff, but you still got to wait. you can't just drop your bags off and go eat, because i'm hungry >> reporter: several airlines are now offering to waive change fees for flights into and out of denver but again, those delays and cancellations are expected to pile up quickly across the country over the next several days guys, back to you. >> gabe, thank you, we're going to bring in mr. roker, he's tracking this whole thing. good morning. >> good morning, we were talking in the nbc weather office. we haven't seen a weather map like this going into the

thanksgiving holiday for a long time we have snow falling in denver 16 states, 22 million people under some sort of winter weather advisory, winter storm watch or blizzard warning, so for today, storm number one severe storms from illinois to louisiana, snow from denver to minneapolis where we'll see delays there chicago, st. louis and houston delays also. we move into tomorrow, a rain/snow mix for new england, strong winds moving into the northeast. airport delays from the new york area, boston, detroit, minneapolis, chicago, down to nashville and atlanta. then we've got this second powerful storm coming into the pacific northwest with hurricane force winds offshore, airport delays, portland and san francisco, we move into tomorrow as this thing moves further to the east, the snow will spread more into the rockies, bringing a flash flood watch into san diego. they could see flooding, airport delays, l.a., san francisco, big hub in salt lake city, and let's look at thanksgiving day here's what we're expecting a western chill, a flood threat down through southern

california warm in the gulf coast, windy in the northeast, and that's where we're going to see the problems for the balloons we'll look at that in the next half hour. for your travel home on sunday, we've got storm number three on the west coast, storm number two lingering on the east coast. look at delays on sunday, from boston, minneapolis, down to atlanta, d.c. and charlotte, and out west, we're going to see delays from portland, san francisco and l.a., so a travel nightmare before the thanksgiving holiday, craig, and we're coming home for folks it's going to be a mess as well. >> all right we'll check with you in a few minutes. the impeachment inquiry is moving forward during what is usually a quiet holiday week in washington and now a new federal ruling may put an end to what democrats see as a white house effort to stonewall their investigation. kristen welker has more on that. good morning to you. >> reporter: craig, good morning to you that is right. the ruling is a major setback to president trump's impeachment strategy, after repeatedly blocking top white house

officials from cooperating with the inquiry, former white house counsel don mcgahn has been ordered that he must obey a house subpoena to appear before congress mcgahn advised the president on all legal issues concerning the administration a federal judge writing in part, executive branch officials are not absolutely immune from testifying despite the white house claim that officials are the judge also adding that presidents are not kings the white house vowing to appeal saying the ruling contradicts long-standing legal precedent. it is worth noting that mcgahn was a key witness into robert mueller's investigation into russian meddling, still it could have major implications for the ukraine investigation allowing democrats to try and get testimony from other top officials regarding the impeachment inquiry. officials including secretary of state mike pompeo, and former national security adviser, john bolton craig. >> kristen welker from the white house this morning, thank you. now, for a bigger look at the impeachment, neal katyal is a former acting solicitor general in the obama

administration and an nbc legal analyst, and he also has a timely new book out today. it is called "impeach, the case against donald trump," always good to see you. >> good morning. >> so this case, the don mcgahn case, this stems from the russia investigation but it's a case that could have implications on the impeachment inquiry. how so >> so this is a huge loss for president trump. and the reason it has such huge implications for impeachment is it is a real rejection of what i call in the book the trump manifesto, the idea that basically as an executive branch, the head of the executive branch, he and his employees are above the law. judge jackson's ruling yesterday was definitive in saying, you got to testify white house employees, and in this impeachment investigation, there are a lot of witnesses, the entire -- the president has gagged the entire executive branch, every employee from coming forward and testifying, and that includes his national security advisor, john bolton, secretary of state pompeo, people like that

the ruling yesterday wasn't just about mcgahn, it went further. >> his acting white house chief of staff, as well, mick mulvaney. >> mulvaney. all these people now have to follow the ruling and it will be on appeal, but that ruling says these people have to testify. >> you just mentioned the appeal the justice department has indicated it does plan to appeal then what? >> it will move very quickly through the court of appeals and maybe attempt at the supreme court. my gut is the supreme court doesn't hear this case the trump arguments here are pretty weak and the arguments in favor of testimony are very strong, and of course right now impeachment is moving full steam ahead, and i think the american people need to hear this evidence quickly. >> to be clear here, the judge yesterday did not, and cannot compel these witnesses to necessarily answer questions correct? they could assert the executive privilege. >> they could assert executive privilege and that could be litigated as well. look, i expect this president who has been hiding and obfuscating so much, afraid of the truth coming out to do that. i think the courts will move quickly as they did with richard

nixon, you can't play these games too long in the book i talk about the timeline in the nixon impeachment. three months start to finish in these executive privilege fights all the way up to the supreme court. >> it went fast. i know where you stand on impeachment, i mean, the title of the book is "impeach" but while you're here i want to get reaction from some of the main arguments from the president's supporters, one of them being that we have an election in eleven months and we should let the people decide. you write about this in the book in a democracy we have no responsibility more sacred than respecting the will of the people, why not respect the will of the people and let them decide >> the will of the people is electing a president against a backdrop of the impeachment clause in the constitution and what trump wants to do is read it out of the constitution all together our founders and i talk about this in the book were very worried about putting an impeachment clause in all together, but then they said what if someone cheats on a re-election. what if someone gets help from a

foreign government, and then they agreed to put the impeachment clause in the constitution for that reason it's kind of like, look, if you're accused of cheating at a game of monopoly, the last thing you do is resolve it by playing another game of monopoly the allegation is the president cheated in the 2020 election >> always good to have you. >> thank you. >> happy thanksgiving as well. let's turn to the 2020 race and the newest intrigue in the democratic field, straight out of the gate, billionaire michael bloomberg taking heat from the current front-runners who are not holding back in their criticism of the former new york city mayor nbc's andrea mitchell has more on this. andrea, good morning. >> good morning, craig, three term new york mayor, mike bloomberg, once a republican, then an independent, now running as a democrat is facing sharp attacks from his campaign opponents. foregoing a splashy kickoff rally, mike bloomberg is relying on a record $30 million tv ad campaign his only public appearance so far, a photo op in a virginia

diner and an announcement to reporters. >> i'm glad to announce that i am running for president to defeat donald trump and to unite and rebuild america. >> his democratic rivals who have been campaigning for months gave him a frosty reception. >> he doesn't need people. he only needs bags and bags of money. i think michael bloomberg is wrong. >> people of this country do not want to see a billionaire buy an election, and that is precisely what mr. bloomberg is trying to do. >> bloomberg argues he's used his vast wealth fighting for progressive causes like climate change and gun safety. >> for years i have been using my resources for the things that matter to me. >> reporter: aides say he also has the moderate credentials to beat donald trump in critical battleground states. fearing a biden slump and warren surge, bloomberg's campaign tells nbc news, he thinks right now president trump would win re-election. >> he's a threat to our values and our national security. >> reporter: bloomberg will not

be on the debate stage because he's not taking campaign contributions. one of the requirements to qualify, already fodder for snl. >> did somebody say billionaire? >> no, mayor bloomberg, how did you get in here? >> well, i tipped the doorman $30 million. >> reporter: bloomberg is not entering the early primaries, waiting for super tuesday in march but to win the nomination, bloomberg needs the support of african-americans who have criticized stop and frisk, his controversial police program found to be unconstitutional for targeting people of color in new york city. the former mayor apologized just over a week ago. it is already an attack line for his rivals craig. >> andrea mitchell for us in washington thank you. now to some breaking news, a strong earthquake struck albania overnight, killing at least 14 people and injuring 600 others the magnitude 6.4 quake collapsed, at least three apartment buildings while people were sleeping. rescue crews are digging through the rubble looking for

survivors. countries across europe are sending personal help with recovery efforts also this morning a jewelry heist, seemingly straight out of a hollywood movie. there's now a massive manhun for two brazen thieves who were caught here on camera stealing priceless treasures from germany's state museum nbc's kelly cobiella has the latest on the investigation. kelly, good morning. >> reporter: craig, good morning imagine the anguish of that security staff at the museum watching all of this play out right in front of their eyes on those security cameras the alarm sounded, police were on their way, but in just minutes, the thieves were gone inside the green vault museum, one of europe's oldest, precious gems, intricate gold statues held safe for decades, but this morning, these pieces dating back to the 18th century are now missing. before dawn on monday, the

thieves, caught on camera, the museum security staff helpless, watching this feed as the two intruders pull out an ax, smashing through display cases, then disappearing in minutes with diamond broaches, this ornate sword, a string of pearls, all so valuable, officials can't put a price on them the museum director said the jewels are complete sets handed down over generations. german media calling it the biggest heist since world war ii police believe a fire at a nearby power station was set deliberately, knocking out street lights, the thieves going in under the cover of darkness through a palace window. but hot jewels, especially the historical kind, can be very hard to sell a pair of swedish royal crowns stolen from a cathedral last year were found months later in a trash can. >> it's very difficult for the thieves to monetize an asset like this.

everybody will be looking out for them, they will be very suspicious of being offered any diamonds of this particular historic cut. >> the green vault's most famous gem, the 41 carat dresden green diamond is safe, it and a dozen other valuables are in new york on loan to the metropolitan museum of art. this morning, the jewel room is still a crime scene, german investigators are combing it for clues that they hope will lead to the priceless dresden treasures and the thieves. and this morning police believe they found one of the getaway cars, an audi that had been set on fire in a nearby parking garage and some good news from the museum director. not all of the items were stolen because some had actually been sewn into those display cases. craig, no surprise, the museum is now taking another look at their security. >> good to hear that kelly cobiella in london thank you.

let's talk football for a minute here. baltimore ravens quarterback lamar jackson proving once again last night why he's the favorite to win the mvp award >> there's jackson on first down and how billion another? >> that was just one of the five touchdowns that jackson threw last night as the ravens rolled over the l.a. rams, 45-6 baltimore now 9-2 on the season. lamar jackson last night, just his 18th career start, the guy is already on track to break the single season rushing record for a quarterback. >> oh, my word, he's amazing >> look out, tom look out tom brady. >> you like saying that. you just do. >> i do. >> hey, al >> hey, love it. i don't know if you're going to love this forecast because you can see we got a lot going on on the map today, next big storm. this could be a historic storm coming into the pacific northwest because of wind.

heavy snow through the rockies, strong winds through the southwest, severe storms in the mid-mississippi river valley things are fairly calm along the east coast but that's going to change within the next 48 hours. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds and that is your latest shop and my local barber shop. when you shop small you help support your community - from after school programs to the arts! so become a regular, more regularly. because for every dollar you spend at a small business, an average of 67 cents stays in the community. join me and american express on small business saturday, november 30th, and see how shopping small adds up. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. our incoming storm is fast approaching and it will be spreading into the north bay first, and into the rest of the bay area, going into this afternoon. we're going to start to see the showers and much of the north bay by lunch time, and then some scattered showers that will get

heavier going into this evening. now, this line coming in for 7:00 to 8:00, will also pack some gusty winds and scattered showers and thunderstorms possible throughout tomorrow. a break on thanksgiving, and friday, and then more showers late saturday. and that is your latest weather. coming up, we're going to look at the wind forecast which it's not bad just for the northeast, we've got a huge swath of strong winds coming. >> may affect travel plans we'll check with you, mr. roker. coming up, the grandfather of the toddler who fell from the window of a cruise ship breaking his silence this morning, opening up about the moment that changed his family forever. also from expired products to dangerous knockoffs, there can be some serious downsides when you buy something at a discount on amazon we're going to show you what you need to watch out for ahead of black friday, but first this is "today" on nbc

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morning. let's get a look at the forecast. >> we'll see the rain moving in late morning and into the afternoon. we are waking up to sunshine and nice clear view. we look at storm ranger our mobile doppler radar not showing any rain in the bay area, but it is fast approaching from the north, and we will see it moving from north to south, going into this afternoon. as we go hour by hour, we can see this initially starting out at snow for our interior mountains to the north and rain for the rest of the bay area, along with some gusty winds that will continue into tonight, as well as scattered showers tomorrow. we'll have a break on thanksgiving and friday, but more rain forecast saturday into early next week. mike, how are the roads moving? >> better now. a short period of time the lower deck of the bay bridge had a traffic alert that just cleared in the last three minutes, eastbound 80 getting on to the span, will be in recovery mode off of northbound 101 it is slow on the skyway. the crash cleared out of san francisco, into the city we have the backup at the bay bridge toll plaza and slow for 580

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we are back now, 7:30 on this tuesday morning, november 26th, 2019 just two days before thanksgiving and the tourists have started to arrive in droves for that big parade on thursday. there's a look at a few of the happy smiling faces. excitement rising on the plaza we're going to get out there in just a bit >> looks like some of those folks are actually in the parade, they have the macy's jackets on. >> i think you're right. we'll do that in just a moment let's start with the headlines we begin with the trio of storms bringing dangerous conditions to travelers across the country 23 million people are under winter weather advisories,

warnings, or watches from the southwest to the great lakes more than 55 million people are expected to travel between tomorrow and sunday. that is way up from last year. in new york, those iconic balloons from the macy's thanksgiving day parade may not fly for the first time since 1971 because of some forecast strong winds al is going to have very latest coming up in a few minutes. the pentagon says it was president trump who gave the official order not to strip a controversial navy s.e.a.l. of his title. president trump wants edward gallagher to keep his rank and 00 title as a navy s.e.a.l. despite a review that was launched for criminal conduct. >> they wanted to take his pin away, and i said no you're not going to take it away. he was a great fighter he was one of the ultimate fighters tough guy. >> gallagher was acquitted of shooting iraqi civilians and killing a captive enemy fighter with a knife but he was convicted of posing with a dead isis soldier navy secretary richard spencer was terminated after publicly

disagreeing with the president's decision to intervene in the naval matter. now to the tragic story of a toddler who fell to her death from a cruise ship in puerto rico the little girl's devastated grandfather was recently charged with negligent homicide in the case, which he says was all just a terrible accident. this morning, he's speaking out for the first time nbc's kerry sanders joins us this morning with that hey, kerry >> good morning, guys, little chloe's grandfather says he was in disbelief when she slipped from his hands he says he thought there was glass to prevent her from that fall when she plunged eleven stories from an open cruise ship window. >> i remember trying to find her on the floor, and then i saw her fall i saw her fall all the way down. i saw her fall and it was just a disbelief. i was like oh, my god. >> reporter: in an interview with cbs news, sam anello said

he was in shock after her granddaughter's fatal fall in july from a royal caribbean cruise ship docked in puerto rico. >> i remember screaming that i thought there was glass, and i thought there was glass there. >> reporter: the 51-year-old grandfather said he picked up the toddler so she could look outside and bang on the windows, sitting her on a railing against what he thought was a closed window near the ship's children's play area anello says it was a horrible accident, not a crime. his defense attorney in puerto rico. >> do the charges seem appropriate to you >> no, but it's not for me to -- i'm not a prosecutor. >> reporter: prosecutors say it was a crime. negligent homicide, a key piece of their evidence, the ship's security video >> does the video show something that we don't know >> we have a very solid case. >> reporter: you feel confident that your case will show a criminal act

>> of course. >> reporter: last july, savannah sat down with chloe's parents. >> i didn't know that she went out a window i just saw sam standing next to the wall of windows by the kids splash pad screaming and banging on it. >> reporter: royal caribbean issued a statement following the charges saying in part, this was a tragic incident and out of respect for the family's privacy, we refer you to the authorities for further comment. the family telling savannah they believe royal caribbean is to blame for having an open window in the children's play area on the ship >> come up with some other mechanism to make your guests comfortable, rather than creating a tremendous safety hazard that cost our child her life. >> reporter: royal caribbean has not commented on that. the family's attorney says they plan to sue the cruise line. >> the question is did royal caribbean use reasonable care in keeping that family safe >> reporter: for this

heartbroken grandfather, it's a tragedy that will never end. >> it seems like it's all not real she's such a beautiful little girl, perfect little girl. >> so kerry, the grandfather, again, has been charged with negligent homicide what's next in the criminal case against him? >> well, he'll be in court next on december 17th he has not entered a plea yet. he will decide when he goes to court whether he wants to have a trial by jury or with a judge. when we were in the courtroom, he did say to me they can't do anything worse to me than has already happened >> kerry, when you talk to the prosecutors, do they indicate in any way what they hope to accomplish by charging the grandfather criminally >> they have not explained why the charges, other than that they believe, as you heard, that they have the evidence that there was a crime here >> wow all right. kerry, thank you. just ahead, as you get started on your black friday shopping, something surprising to keep in mind.

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it's the world's number one online retailer, but the sprawling marketplace means quality control can be a tall order. we're taking a closer look at third-party sellers, who now account for the majority of sales on amazon. so what exactly is a third-party seller, and how can you make sure the product you're buying is what you expect from car seats to creamer, kids' toys to cosmetics, the amazon marketplace is becoming a consumer jungle where what you see isn't always the quality you would expect the concern, millions of items sold on amazon by third parties, those are businesses that use the platform to sell their products third-party sellers now make up 60% of physical merchandise sales, double what it was just ten years ago. >> amazon is set up to be a very reactive system, they make it easy to be a seller, to list new products. >> reporter: rachel greer worked at amazon for eight years as a safety compliance manager.

she investigated hundreds of customer complaints and handled product recalls. while there are legitimate merchants, johnson greer says third-party sellers can easily set up shop and sometimes skirt the rules on safety and security >> amazon doesn't check on that until there's a problem. >> reporter: when it comes to third-party sellers, the highest risk categories are food and drink, cosmetics, electronics and anything for kids like toys. >> what are things that could make children's toys riskier >> either a physical characteristic like something that could cause a child to choke or chemical characteristics. >> reporter: like heavy metals, lead and cadmium or plastic additives. >> we have toys shipped and sold by amazon and also by a third party, thank you, michelle for bringing those in. you don't know which one is which. tell us if you can spot which one is a third-party seller, versus the one that was shipped and sold by amazon >> this looks like it's heavier and durable plastic. you can see how thick the edges

are versus these ones. and if you run your fingernail on this side, there's almost no seam i would assume this is the nicer product. >> this toy is almost identical to a popular brand but much less expensive. watch when she applies just a little bit of pressure >> you just broke it. >> it's broken >> well. that's cheap. >> tell me why that is risky for a child. >> they could swallow the magnets or cut their fingers doing this if you're looking at a product like this and they are cutting corners on this, what else are they cutting corners on? >> reporter: it's not just children's products. we found dozens of complaints for food and drinks that were damaged, expired and spoiled just last month, this protein bar review saying it was full of mold this one for baby formula, damaged product, broken safety seal and several people complaining their coffee creamer arrived soured or expired. and we also found discontinued products like this tea and sugar, all from third-party sellers. >> it doesn't have an expiration date, it doesn't have a manufacturer date and was

discontinued in stores >> who knows where they got it, how they got it. >> reporter: amazon telling nbc news it removes products and takes actions against sellers that don't follow guidelines, using tools from prevent suspicious, unsafe or noncompliant products from being listed the company adding it blocked more than 3 billion suspect listings before they were posted last year. amazon says if there's an issue with any product, third party or not, contact customer service to get a refund. >> if you're not sure who you're buying from on amazon, you can set a filter, first select a category you're interested in, baby then type in the specific item, for example, a car seat. scroll down the left side of the screen until you see seller and look for amazon.com, click there, and click on the product, and you'll see it's shipped from and sold by amazon.com >> but you don't have to rule out third-party sellers. >> there are great third-party sellers on amazon, and they are companies who care about their customers. they make sure to follow the legal regulations and safety regulations in the united

states. >> reporter: we should note there are many items from amazon on our shopping pages at today.com. if you purchase any of these items from a website, "today" may make a share of revenue from that service >> how do you know if a product you're buying from one of the third-party vendors are safe >> there are things you can do first, research that company check on google maps, see if it has a physical address and legitimate business listing or website. also take a close look at its description on amazon. is it full of typos and grammatical errors, that's a red flag this is an easy one, you can actually look up that product and see if it's sold at a nearby well-known retailer, the same item >> if you get something that isn't good, you can send it right back, right, i have gotten things from a third party and they were in bad shape. >> yeah, you definitely can. the other thing you can look at also is the price. if it's too good to be true, maybe steer clear. if the price of this item from the third-party seller is significantly cheaper than what it would be from a reputable

seller, that's cause for pause >> nike said they're not selling but you could get a nike product from amazon from a third party, and you don't know whether that is legitimate or not. >> nike is no longer doing this with amazon selling its products but there are thousands of nike products on there coming from third-party sellers. you just have to be careful. some may be authentic, some may not. thank you, thank you mr. roker, all eyes on you, babe. >> talking about the winds and how it affects the parade, but there still is a lot of folks going to be affected by these winds. wind advisories, watches and wind warnings for 24 states, 73 million people are going to be affected by these winds and you can see stretching from the southwest all the way to the midwest for tomorrow, with wind gusts of up to 50 miles per hour wednesday, more of the same and thursday into the northeast. let's focus on the parade, the wind balloon limit, sustained winds at 23, gusts of 34, look at what we're forecasting for thursday sustained winds, 20 to 25 miles per hour, wind gusts of 40 miles

per hour with windchills in the upper 30s, so it is going to be a game day decision made by the folks at new york city police department and macy's. we'll see what happens that's what's going on good tuesday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we are seeing the storm quickly diving down toward the bay area, and it will bring in some rain and even some upper elevation snow. we're going to see even a potential of some high winds, and some thunderstorms in the forecast between now and tomorrow. still looking at some scattered activity and much cooler temperatures on thanksgiving day inland morning temperatures in the 30s and break on friday before rain returns late saturday. that's your latest weather craig. >> all right up next, ms. kotb here had all of us in quite the tizzy with a surprise engagement announcement

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good tuesday morning. right now at 7:56 we have a few more hours left to prepare for this storm, that's quickly diving in closer to the bay area. as we go hour by hour we should start to see rain moving into the north bay by late this morning into the afternoon, and then some of the heavier rain will be arriving by this evening. we could see some gusty winds along with some brief street flooding and we could also deal with some thunderstorms between today and tomorrow, as the scattered showers continue. we're going to have some busy weather here, even some snow on some of the bay area peaks and cold air moves in. only looking at highs in the mid-50s today and tomorrow, morning temperaturing in the 30s and by thanksgiving we take a break. it will be cool and breezy. upper 40s inland and mid-50s by friday before the rain returns on saturday.

let's get an update on the commute from mike. >> thanksgiving traffic in the morning is not so bad. north 280 a crash near saratoga may have cleared. sensors are starting to improve and the exclamation point having the closure for santa clara street between seventh and ninth and a police investigation. over here the rest of the bay with the light pattern, typical slowing, extra slow west 580 approaching highway 13 and another crash there and the arrow shows the recovery for the lower deck, the crash has cleared. back to you. >> thanks, mike. happening now as kari was just mentioning the first storm of the season is on our doorstep off the pacific coast. we'll be tracking it all day and midday a live report from the north bay where storm preparations are under way right now. also from our app you can sign up for nbc bay area's weather alerts. google workers are raising questions about the recent firing of four employees. the company says they shared sensitive information and were engaged in wrongdoing. our on home page why others call

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it's 8:00 on "today," coming up, holiday headache tens of millions under winter weather warnings as a series of storms threaten the busiest travel week of the year. delays expected in the air and on the ground. al's tracking all of it. plus, 'tis the flu season, we'll take a closer look at what you can do today to help you and your family from catching the bug before the holidays begin. and paw patrol, how two k-9 companions are helping young patients at st. jude's children's research hospital turn fear into courage >> it's the first time he has

been out of bed today. >> and it's because of >> puggles >> "today," tuesday, november 26th, 2019 ♪ >> here from houston, texas. >> from milwaukee, wisconsin. >> from fairbanks, alaska. >> hey, granny we're on the "today" show. >> yes yes, you are so are you, you, you, welcome back to "today." >> we're so happy. so happy this is a great tuesday morning crowd. they said fairbanks, alaska. i think they may have come the furthest we're going to go check it out savannah wait, nothing better than watching al dance to "senorita" in the morning if the camera was on or wasn't on, that's what al would be doing nonstop. we should point out, savannah is a little under the weather we're hoping she'll be back very

very soon, and we're very thankful to have mr. craig melvin. >> well, thank you i'm thankful to have you here, and i'm thankful to have that ring on your finger. we're still all glowing. >> we are very excited for tomorrow, we're going to have some last-minute deals for your big holiday meal looking forward to that. in addition to that, we're going to do something we have never done here at the "today" show, and we can't say that about a whole heck of a lot. we're bringing in 52 chefs tomorrow, one chef from every state, plus washington, d.c. and puerto rico, and they are each going to have a local dish perfect for your thanksgiving table. we're calling it the united plates of thanksgiving. >> oh, i love that speaking of thanksgiving, that is our top story at 8:00, messy weather means you're going to need extra time and caution getting to your holiday destination. al has an update on how those storms are shaping up. hey, al. travel delays for tomorrow storm number two out west, storm number one in the midwest and

the east for tomorrow airport delays, minneapolis, chicago, detroit, the new york area, boston, d.c., nashville and atlanta. we head out west, you look for salt lake city that's a big hub san francisco, los angeles and san diego. thanksgiving day, thanks or no thanks, we'll say thanks for the weather in washington, chicago, wp decreasing winds, miami looks good, 81 no thanks, new york city for winds and it's going to feel chilly kansas city, a rain/snow mix, seattle sunny but chilly los angeles, cool, rainy, 54, a real mess. for everybody heading home on sunday, storm number two is still hanging out out in the east boston delays, new york city, washington, charlotte, back to minneapolis and chicago. and storm number three is going to cause problems out west for l.a., san francisco, and portland, and again, we have been talking about the winds for the thanksgiving day parade. thursday looking very iffy, but we will continue to track it for you. craig. >> we'll come back in just a bit.

a legal setback for president trump, finishing touches on the impeachment report and the rough welcome for michael bloomberg. nbc white house correspondent kristen welker joins us now with the three things to watch in washington today kristen, good morning to you >> reporter: hi, craig, good morning to you that's right, the first big headline we're watching, a federal judge delivers a major blow to president trump's impeachment strategy of trying to block top white house officials from cooperating with the impeachment inquiry. that judge saying former white house counsel don mcgahn must obey a house subpoena to appear before congress. it's worth noting mcgahn was a key witness in the russia investigation. still, the ruling could have major implications for the ukraine probe. the trump administration says it will appeal. the second big headline, house intelligence committee chairman adam schiff saying he will release the democrats report on the impeachment inquiry soon after thanksgiving

in a letter to colleagues, schiff saying the evidence, quote, conclusively shows the president conditioned military aid to ukraine on ukraine announcing investigations into the 2016 election and the bidens the president denies that. and finally, michael bloomberg held his first campaign event in virginia yesterday after officially throwing his hat into the democratic primary top contenders are already pouncing, accusing the billionaire and former new york mayor of trying to buy the election craig? >> kristen welker from the white house, thank you. flu season is officially underway, and the cdc now reporting the virus is already widespread in six states four children have died, and it's going to get even worse as americans travel for the holidays they spend time in very close quarters. >> nbc medical contributor, dr. natalie azar joins us now. is this going to be a worse season than what we experienced last year? >> we can't really with perfect accuracy predict how bad a flu season is going to be but we do often look to the experience of

the southern hemisphere, the experience that australia just had. they had a pretty challenging season the flu season actually peaks between december and march the cdc recommends to get your flu shot by the end of october but it's absolutely not too late it takes two weeks to get your antibodies once you have received the vaccine. >> we always read that the flu shot only works for a certain strain, so a lot of people i'm sure sitting here going look, if i'm going to get it anyway, why am i bothering with getting a flu shot >> and i hear that all the time, and basically the answer is partial protection is better than no protection at all. and more importantly, if you do develop the flu but you have had your flu vaccine, you're much less likely to have a severe illness and be hospitalized with complications. it's still definitely worthwhile. >> remind us once again, what should we all be doing to prevent? >> yes, you got your flu shot, the cdc recommends for everyone six months and older you guys have little ones at home this is the second year in a row

that flu mist is available again for toddlers and children from the ages of two up wash your hands. we sound like a broken record. hand sanitizer with alcohol does kill the flu virus, doesn't kill things like noro, and don't underestimate the value of eating a healthy diet and getting adequate sleep to help boost your immune system >> how about you lift your mood with one of your boosts. >> a peace corps worker serves in madagascar had not seen his sister in three years. he decided to surprise her he took three flights so he could get back to l.a. early, and plotted with one of his other sisters' teachers to play a video of him saying that he was overseas wishing he could be there with her >> wait, actually, nah i don't want to leave. turn around.

>> that is so awesome. >> and by the way, you all, that reunion was even more special because he had missed her high school graduation, he promised to make it up to her, and make it up to her he did. >> yes, he did wow. still ahead on this tuesday morning, a day in the life of some very special doctors helpers by the name of puggle and huckleberry, how these therapy dogs are making kids feel a little bit better each and every day. and would you expect lindsey vonn's retirement to look anything like a normal retirement of course you wouldn't we're going to hear from the skiing great as she begins the next chapter in her career coming up after these messages

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>> this is puggle. >> hi, puggle. >> good morning, puggle. >> hi, huckleberry >> puggle, a golden retriever, huckleberry, a goldendoodle both at st. jude on a four-legged mission, distracting patients from their illnesses, pain and anxiety. we saw when puggle visited 12-year-old devon crimes he spent half his life in and out of st. jude, a stage 4 cancer patient, devon has relapsed four times. after yet another day of chemo, he didn't want to get out of bed but then puggle showed up. >> that's the first time he's been out of bed today. >> and it's because of. >> it's because of puggle. >> every day you've got your mind on one thing, and then puggle shows up, what changes? >> i don't think about this stuff. >> stop thinking about the chemo. >> yes >> and it's all about puggle. >> yeah.

>> we saw the power of a pup yet again, in a more clinical setting. dogs and cats may not usually mix, but here when 3-year-old josiah mosley needed a cat scan, a dog named huckleberry turned his fears to courage for melanie mack who's battling brain cancer, climbing into a narrow mri machine can be daunting >> the mri is kinda scary because it is loud and all you hear is banging. >> once in an mri, patients are ordered to remain motionless, doctors have to sedate melanie, but on this day, in a mock mri, huckleberry takes the 11-year-old through a dry run, preparing her for the real mri from here with huckleberry's help, what do you hope happens next >> to finish this without sedation. >> why would it be important for melanie and other patients to skip the sedation?

>> it carries a certain level of risk, both short-term and long-term, but if we have the option to let the child adjust and go through a procedure without any anesthesia, we jump at that chance >> guiding puggle and huckleberry are two child like specialists who live with their dogs 24/7. >> they were raised specifically for this job of working with patients in a children's hospital it just seems like such a natural fit with the work that we do here at st. jude in trying to make it the best day possible for our patients. >> i get the idea that huckleberry and puggle are doing more than just making a momentary visit. >> yes, absolutely it's so much more than just a social visit >> and to that point, doctors wanted max white walking, but the 17-year-old complained it hurt then, they put puggle on the case. >> he got me more interested in walking. >> he got you more interested in walking. >> it's kind of fun having him around when i walk. >> puggle did what morphine did

not. >> it did not work at all. >> and you're smiling because? >> it was a miracle to me. >> it just got him motivated to move around and helped him. >> does your heart tell you that huckleberry and puggle know what they're doing? >> i think they do when you see them laying next to a patient in a bed, comforting that patient, i think they know exactly what they're doing and why they're there. >> huckleberry and puggle, they're fantastic. >> warms your heart, and as you can imagine, st. jude, which doesn't charge patients and their families a dime, hired these two new employees with a one-of-a-kind salary dog food. >> love that story, marlo. >> isn't it great? >> we love the work you do at st. jude we know it from being in memphis, but you do a lot of work outside of those walls. >> the best example of that is the st. jude global initiative we have raised the survival rate from 20% to 80%. what people don't know is

children with cancer in lower income countries are dying, 80% of those children die. we are sending our doctors around the world, 25 countries, our doctors and our nurses to train those other hospitals and we're also bringing them to our hospital to study. and our hope, our goal is that by 2030, we will raise that to a 60% survival rate, and that sound very ambitious but as we always say, if not st. jude, who. >> you're right. marlo, thank you >> thank you, kerry. >> and thank you so much you'll be back in our 3rd hour with another really inspiring story. kerry, thanks. mr. roker, how about another check of weather. >> we have a lot going on today as we get ready for thanksgiving next big storm comes into the pacific northwest. we have got this other storm in the rockies causing heavy snow severe storms in the

good morning, i'm kari hall, that storm is quickly approaching right now. that will be moving in later this morning and into the afternoon. we're also going to see the potential of high winds and some isolated flooding especially in the burn scar area in the north bay and we're going to see the potential of thunderstorms between this evening and tomorrow. all of it clearing out by thanksgiving before the next storm arrives late on saturday. forget, check us out on our siriusxm channel, channel 108. >> al, thank you lindsey vonn is the most decorated female skier in history. tonight she's the focus of a new documentary premiering on hbo, taking a look at the final races of her professional career as you'll see here, while she may be off the slopes, she's certainly staying in the headlines. >> i am making the hardest decision of my life, to end my career >> it's one of sport's most recognizable faces as you have

never seen her before. >> i don't see things that make it emotionally very difficult. >> the new documentary lindsey vonn, the final season, is an intimate look at the fearlessness >> going down icy slopes at 80 miles an hour. >> and frustration that define the farewell season of the greatest female skier in history. >> gotta go. >> vonn retired from racing in february, ending her career with a record 82 world cup medals, along with an olympic gold in vancouver in 2010. now, she's focused on racking up accomplishments off the mountain vonn announced her debut book "rise" a memoir due out next march, and the 35-year-old is developing a beauty line and sporting a new goal, getting engaged to p.k. subban in august fresh off the final season, lindsey vonn is just getting started.

>> and before savannah started feeling under the weather, she got the chance to sit down with lindsey vonn for a conversation about life, love, and what's next >> lindsey vonn, good morning, it's good to see you. >> good to see you, too. >> watching this documentary, it was like this is your life what did you think when you saw it all up there on the screen and -- >> it was crazy. >> just seeing everything put together >> it was so emotional for me, i mean, the first time i watched it, i cried pretty much the whole time you know, it's still so raw, me retiring and you know, the circumstances around my retirement, you know, blowing out my knee again, and you know, i think that this is a great example of just how hard i have had to work to get to where i am, and especially the last six years, i have been injured i've not been healthy for a 12-month span in the last six years. it's been a bumpy ride, and i think this takes you in depth on my family life as well, and just how hard we have all worked

together as a family, and a team, and -- >> it is really personal i mean, for one thing on your injuries, you really, you do see how much you suffered behind the scenes, and how hard it was for you to finally say i can't do it anymore. >> yeah, it was hard for me to accept, and then i think it was even harder for my team to accept, you know, it's weird because you have all your coaches and your trainers and everyone is there supporting you, but, you know, when it's your time to say, you know, you're done, it's your decision. but it's their careers as well. >> you said you felt like you're letting them down. >> that was what hurt me the most was having to say i can't do it anymore for them you know, i wanted to break the world cup win record, and i wanted to do, you know, have an amazing final season, but nothing in my final season went the way i had hoped and you definitely see that in the doc, and see my emotions and the struggle and just the decision making it was a really tough time, but in the end, i think it was a great result you know, i'm happy that we did it because i can look back at it and be really proud and

hopefully show my kids one day. >> and you do, you mentioned your family. i mean, this really goes, tells your whole story, i mean, your ups and downs, and there was a period of time when you and your dad were not on speaking terms, and you really let people into that and how that all unfolded. >> yeah, i mean, honestly a lot of the things that my dad said, we haven't actually spoken about, and so when i heard his interview, it was, i mean, i cried. you know, you say things to each other, but you never really say them in the same way and just to see him crying was so emotional for me, and i'm so happy that he did it because it wouldn't be the same without him you know, he was my coach and he's the reason why i skied and my family sacrificed so much and it wouldn't be the same if they weren't in it. >> so talking about life after skiing, how have you felt, this isn't ancient history, by the way, this is earlier this year that you retired, but have you

been finding it, starting this time of year you normally would have been in training this time of year. >> it's weird to be in the month of november and not be skiing. to me when it starts to get cold, that's when i'm supposed to be racing, but i'm really enjoying being in new jersey >> you're engaged. >> i'm engaged, life with p.k. is amazing, and i feel like we have started a whole new chapter of my life, and hopefully his life together, and want to get married soon, and, you know, just kind of get things going as a married couple. >> so much to look forward to. i couldn't help but notice over here one of your costars in the documentary, lucy is here. and you know, it's actually so sweet, hi, lucy. she goes everywhere with you and i thought that was one of the most touching scenes in the documentary when you talk about why you got lucy and what she's meant to you because there you were traveling all over world, which can be a lonely life. >> that's why i got her is because i was so lonely on the

road, and, you know, she provided me with the love and support that i needed. you know, when you come home, and you have had a bad day, lucy doesn't care if i've won or lost, you know, and i think that's one of the best things about animals in general, and why i have three i'm not on the crazy dog lady, but i do need their emotional support. >> lucy, do you like being home? >> she likes being in front of the camera >> of course she sdchlt -- does. well, she's beautiful. >> get my closeup, please. >> we have her fancy collar on today. she's ready. she has been great, and you know, like i said, it's just an emotional ride and i hope that people enjoy the documentary i hope that it shows a side of me that they didn't know before, and hopefully they'll follow me in the journey that's coming next. >> it's really inspiring you always are i always say, never count out lindsey, it's always fun to see what you're up to. >> thank you. >> thank you so much the documentary, premiers tonight, "lindsey vonn the final season," on hbo. >> it's going to be great.

she's got that makeup line, and she said she has a secret project that she cannot reveal i don't know what that is, but i bet it's going to be a good one. we're turning the plaza into main street as we honor entrepreneurs ahead of small very good morning to you. authorities are investigating another car hit by something throw or shot on highway 101. the latest incident happened just before 5:00 p.m., a van with a family of six driving on 101 southbound near the big red barn if you're familiar with that area when something hit the van and store through the area drive side window. it is also the 42nd case since august. with the busy holiday travel season upon us, the chp is

stepping up patrols before someone gets killed. we're looking again at chp looking for the safe if i of folks because of that projectile and folks that might be december tracted. the commute bogs down in oakland right there, but it is even worse for west 580. look at that really standing out because the rest of the east bay shows a nice smooth drive. light there compared to your typical tuesday. the south bay is the only other slowing we see, we're recovering from an earlier crash back to you. >> thank you, we'll be back in half an hour.

tuesday morning, november 26th, 2019, on this thanksgiving eve eve. lots of smiling faces here on the plaza. man. >> that pre-holiday crowd, a lot of folks going to the parade, marching in the parade. >> we've got the band, we've got the cheerleaders

where are the cheerleaders come here. all right, you ready for a little cheer will you all help us out i am going to count you in here we go 5, 6, 7, 8 all of america, usa, wish you the best on thanksgiving day! >> as we like to say, she ready. >> we're ready for the parade, you all. coming up, it's the most wonderful time of the year for movie buffs and there are lots of great ones coming out between thanksgiving and christmas, and we're going to have a preview of the must sees including a star studded musical with taylor swift. >> "cats." that's right and celebrating small businesses in a big way we invited some quote mom and pops to set up shop on the plaza from the only bookstore in the bronx to a unique record shop and even a bakery making pies you can eat one handed >> one for each hand. >> a little hand pie

>> and tonight we will be celebrating country music legend dolly parton who was just here last week lighting up our studio in honor of her 50 years as a member of the grand ole opry she's performing at one of the most iconic stages in the world, along with some superstar friends. dolly parton, 50 years at the op re, airs tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern on nbc can we show our youngest fans we have to oh, come on. how old is this little one >> six weeks. >> and what's -- >> merit molloy. >> thanks for coming you all >> i'm ready i'm so excited. >> a little butterball i love it. >> how about one more check of that forecast. we'll show you what we've got starting off with thursday, gusty winds in the northeast, snow showers in the southwest. we'll see some heavy rain. on friday, the snow continues in the rockies, more snow also in the northern mississippi river valley

and on saturday, wet roads, the ohio river valley with more snow through the plains, a mess down in california, sunday, sunday, for your return home, snow around the great lakes, upstate new york, rain and wind along the mid-atlantic states, chilly good morning, i'm kari hall, rain arriving for the north bay and the rest of the area. this also packs in heavy rain and winds as it moves into the peninsula and the south bay. after that we have scattered showers that will continue along with low elevation snow going into tomorrow into some of the bay area peeks. we could see still some storms in the forecast, another round of showers late on saturday. that is your latest weather. >> got you, al all right, the macy's thanksgiving day parade kicks off in about 48 hours. after that, you know you cannot change the channel.

>> from one tradition to another, here on nbc, right after the thanksgiving day parade, the national dog show presented by purina. and look who's here this morning. you can't have a national dog show without john o'hurley >> here's my little breed here. >> he always comes along. >> 12 years old, and he has been here every year. what a show we have this year, record number of entries, a record number of breeds, 196 breeds we have this year and here is our new one. i'm going to present him right here this is bahir. bahir is an azawakh, a sight hound from africa, although he looks like he hasn't eaten a gazelle in a while >> his neck is very long. >> it is a very long neck, and if you look at the length of the back, the height of the dog is longer than the neck that gives it a sleek athletic ability in the field for hunting. if you move down there, one of

my favorite breeds this is london, a 2-year-old >> i had one of those once. >> one of the most beautiful koets -- coats it actually has a cottony feel to it. one of the great dispositions as well i'm finishing up, how about this one, this is a shetland sheep dog. this is dyson, dyson is only 2 years old but is in retirement because has already won best in breed, and is now going on full-time as a therapy dog at the ronald mcdonald house for the kids we'll have a full-time therapy dog career, and it just underscores the wonderful things dogs do in our lives, that we celebrate every year on thanksgiving day, the great family day of the year >> john, we love you, this is going to be a great show coming up after the parade. >> we're looking forward to it 30 million people will be watching >> no big deal for you. >> what does it take to be top dog? >> we have one of the top dogs there, one of the best of all breeds right there is going to be competing, so it's going to

be anybody's shot. i don't know, it's a dog show, so you have to show. >> all right >> how is the miniature schnauzer looking. >> that's your personal favorite, i'll put in a good word for you. >> thank you. >> we'll see you thursday at noon >> it may be morning but it's not too early to grab some popcorn before we take a look at the must-see movies this holiday season, something for everyone on the list. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

and welcome back, the holiday season is upon us, which means it's time for new movies here to break down the block busters and some award season contenders as well always good to have you. >> great to be here. >> first of all, in terms of this time between thanksgiving and christmas, movie studios target this particular time because people have more time than they would the rest of the year >> absolutely. families are going to the theater together, plus you want

to be fresh in the voters minds for the award season coming out at the beginning of the year for that. >> first up, "knives out." >> a fun murder mystery, harps back to the agatha murder mysteries, daniel craig, and jamie lee curtis, don johnson, christopher plumber, they had a great time filming it, and it shows. >> a star-studded cast to be sure next up "queen and slim," this is drawing comparisons to "bonnie and clyde." >> it's written by lena waithe, emmy winning producer, about a young black man and woman on their first date and when they are in the car driving home, they get pulled over by a white state trooper, a violent encounter occurs that's the jumping off point for a dramatic film and one with a lot of heart and humor, a multifaceted movie, i loved it. >> the next one for the kids the "jumanji" sequel, and this is the first time we have seen kevin hart on the screen since the accident. >> and the reboot of "jumanji"

two years ago was a huge success. this is called "the next level." it's super fun kevin hart, dwayne johnson, and jack black play different characters than they did in the movie two years ago, so they're definitely having a great time, and there's a lot of extra humor because of the new characters they play. >> also releasing the same day "bombshell," and there's already some oscar buzz. >> this is the movie that dramatizes some of the sexual harassment scandal that took place at fox news channel and the real story here is charlize theron playing megyn kelly, one of the most uncanny performances i have seen. she looks like megyn, sounds like megyn, definitely a front runner for the best actress oscar, along with renee zellweger. >> this is from our second company and it's called "cats. >> this is the wild card no one has seen this movie yet. >> you haven't seen it >> nobody has. >> it's directed by tom hooper who did the king's speech and

les miserables i think a lot of people have seen the trailer and thought, oh, they look so silly is it going to be distracting? but then if you've heard the new song, it's drop dead gorgeous so it bodes well. >> christmas day, we have "little women. >> obviously a book by louisa may alcott, saoirse ronan, laura dern, meryl streep, florence pugh. and greta gerwig, the writer of requested lady bird, " she's made it feel contemporary. she could be the first woman to get oscar nominations for best director >> the next film is "1917. i know you're excited about this one. dunkirk meets saving private ryan. >> an instant oscar front runner sam mendez who won an oscar for directing american beauty, he directed this about two young british soldiers who have to travel on foot in enemy territory to deliver an

important message to a different battalion, and it's made to look like it's all in one continuous shot it is absolutely riveting, nothing short of spectacular, and one that a lot of people are going to be talking about throughout the awards season, and one that you should see on a big screen last but not least, one i'm looking forward to "just mercy" my favorite book from a few years ago, based on a real life true story. >> brian stevenson is the real-life guy's name michael b. jordan plays him here and he and brie larson are part of a legal team trying to exonerate a death row inmate played by jamie foxx, a powerful story with wonderful performances from top to bottom. jamie foxx is excellent. >> i would encourage people to read the book before they see the film dave, thank you. mr. roker. >> yes, sir, coming up next, we have chopping local, needing more money and jobs in the community, and that can only be a good thing there you go have to try that we're going to this morning bring main street to 49th street, with small businesses taking over our plaza and dylan

trying their wares, but first. >> i want one of everything. >> first, this is "today," -- well, you want two of everything -- on nbc. t

shop small on "today" is created with our sponsor, american express, founder of small business saturday. don't forget to shop small on november 30th. and support your community >> for a decade, small business saturday has been shining a big spotlight on the little guys last year shoppers spent nearly $18 billion. how does shopping local help your community take a look. shopping local leaves a lasting impact, creating more local jobs and more local wealth. on average, $0.67 of every dollar spent in the community at small businesses stays right there. going into the pockets of shop owners and their workers, improving their schools, libraries, roads and parks and means more money to connect with your community and the people in it this morning, we invited six small businesses from across the

country to set up shop on our plaza. >> it's like a little main street we have going here. shall we start with the lift bar. noel sanchez, good morning >> welcome >> this is incredible to me. there are no other book stores in the bronx besides the lip bar. why did you want to create this? >> i opened the lip bar as a response to a need in my community. we're the only bookstore in the community of 1.5 million people, ten colleges and it's necessary that we tell our stories. >> and what's the response been like >> it's been absolutely incredible i am so well supported and i'm just so proud of my community in the bronx for supporting wine and books and literacy >> bringing it all together. that's very nice >> i wanted to do a little shopping i like the setup you have here >> coming up next, we have the owner of sweat records down here, lolo reskin, you're in miami. >> miami, yes.

>> vinyl is getting bigger and bigger it seems every year >> it's back, a great way to listen to music and enjoy with your friends and family. >> why do you think there's such a resurgence. >> vinyl sounds great, it's big, it's beautiful, it's sexy, it's analog and in the digital world it's a great feeling to enjoy all of this. >> and you can actually read the liner notes on the album. >> you get all the big art and tons of old and new records in our shop, and host all ages events. >> that's terrific. >> where is mr. everything hello. >> mr. everything. >> how you doing >> sounds like a show on sci-fi. why are you called mr. everything >> we serve a lot of stuff in our store. >> a little bit of everything. >> a little bit of everything. >> what's the special? >> salmon over rice and shrimp over rice. >> and your chicken, i hear is phenomenal. >> the world famous chicken sandwich, right here. >> wow. >> what advice would you have for someone who thinks they're really good in the kitchen and

has dreams of opening up some sort of restaurant like this >> just go for it. if you believe in yourself, go for it. >> just don't give up. >> this is delicious. >> really quickly, let's take a look here. we've got a climb here, the cliffs, climbing and fitness where are you guys located >> we're in long island city queens, we're opening in harlem, one in dumbo, and opening in philly. >> you have two people right here who should not be climbing this wall right now. >> one for obvious reasons and one is a chicken >> i saw you salsa dancing. >> real quick, let's get to the pie spot just really quickly. tell us about your pies, what's your name? >> my name is jessica wood, portland, oregon, we make individual pies. we have merry and berry pies, our state berry, the most popular. >> that's delicious. i had that one. >> very good thank you so much. and thank you to all of our friends here who are hanging out. and these guys here, what's your name real quick? >> my name is jake with boy sport. >> you are both out of portland, oregon, so it's so nice you made

the trip across country so we could do some shopping we want to thank everybody here for putting together this little main street for us. >> very nice to learn more about all of these businesses and more, head to today.com, we're back in a moment, but first, this is "today" on nbc back in a moment, but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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back inside to celebrate birthdays with mr. roker. >> we love spinning the smucker's jar celebrating birthdays. let's see who we've got today. first up a happy 100th birthday to agnes of fort river, new jersey she says the secret to longevity, being kind in everyone good advice. mary caldwell from summit, illinois, an active lady at 100, mary has lived in the same town for 80 years

all the better for it. happy 100th birthday to ruth shriller a world traveler, hit the tennis courts until she was 98 alvin mckinley, 100 years, a fashionable lady from washington, d.c., loves getting her hair done every week so would i eugenia lee, from houston texas, 100, love that hat worked as a teacher for 50 years. and last but not least, a 100th happy birthday to mary mee, twend gra20 grandkids, 22 great grandkids. if you know somebody celebrating a milestone anniversary or birthday, tell us all about them at today.com. >> i thought her name was marry me >> marry me. >> that's what joel said to you. >> a lot of folks have been asking, where are you going to do it, you're not going to be having a wedding on the plaza, let's rule that out. >> doggone it. >> that would be a great wedding. >> coming up in just a few minutes here, "3rd hour of

today" singer kelly roland is going to stop by she's going to fill us in on her new christmas movie inspired by her own real-life christmas catastrophe. she's also going to talk about her debut in the parade on thursday >> by the way, there are so many great acts in the parade do you know celine dion is singing in the parade, and natasha bedingfield. there's a ton of great musical acts >> and balloons if they fly. >> on the fourth hour we have naomi watts on what she was doing before she became a hollywood star and jenna's book club, "nothing to see here," i thought it was weird, pants on fire, i'm down to the last three pages and i read it -- sometimes i like to linger >> is your voice going to last >> let's hope. let's hope and by the way, if you love this month's "nothing to see here" author kevin wilson will be

continuing the conversation with jenna on the book club instagram page so follow the read with jenna account on instagram >> we are back after your local news and weather >> bye bye

a very good morning to you, i'm laura garcia. a live look outside at our san francisco skyline from our camera in san bruno. there is a storm on the way. the first of the season. kari hall says it could bring up to an inch of rain in some places when it is all said and done.

the first place to feel that impact will be in a few hours from now. crews are cleaning up debris, and if you have not cleaned out your rain gutters you should before the wet weather comes. people are welcoming the arrival of rain. the bay area has not had much of any wet weather in the past half year. halving now, in the north bay, kari hall is tracking the conditions in our weather center for us. team coverage in our midday newscast at 11:00. also sign up for alerts. google employees are raising alarms about four co-workers. they were engaged in wrong doing searching other employees materials. local weather update in an hour. when it comes to using data, everyone is different. which is why xfinity mobile is a different kind of wireless network that lets you design your own data.

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live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the 3rd hour of "today." >> yes, it is the 3rd hour. welcome on this attitude. >> sounds like there's some doubt. >> never know. >> keep showing up. >> it is tuesday. >> craig here with dylan, sheinelle, al roker, we'll explain why we have this device on the table in just a moment. a lot to get to this morning on this thanksgiving eve eve, including an incredible story of gratitude from our series thanks and giving. we're going to tell you about this one guy on a personal mission to raise money for st. jude children's research hospital, and he is about to achieve a huge milestone. >>