morning, windy and overnight into sunday, dangerous travel conditions. >> be careful, tahoe to or from, dangerous, blizzard. >> good to have the warning. that's what's happening "today in the bay." we're back at 7:25 with a live local news update. good morning. >> 3, 2, 1. >> black friday begins, after a late thanksgiving, the shortest holiday season in years now officially underway and shoppers are not wasting any time getting >> black friday begins, after a late thanksgiving, the shortest holiday season in years now officially underway and shoppers are not wasting any time getting started swarming stores and spending billions online, but what you shoulyou buy today and what's worth waiting for we have everything you need to know. home from the holidays, new storms wreak havoc at the airports and on the roads as 54 million americans get set to travel once again. we'll have the latest on how the

weather will impact your plans. surprise visit, president trump touches down in afghanistan. >> there's nowhere i would rather celebrate this thanksgiving than right here with the toughest strongest best and bravest warriors on the face of the earth you are indeed that. >> and announces he has reopened peace talks with the taliban. >> the taliban wants to make a deal and we're meeting with them. >> what's next in america's longest war, those stories plus prince andrew's accuser speaks out. >> he knows what happened. i know what happened and there's only one of us telling the truth. >> wrinkles for the win, the national dog show crowns a new k-9 as best in show. and smear campaign. >> get out of here you butter. >> al's standoff with a stick of butter might be the last thing we expected to see at the macy's thanksgiving day parade. their hilarious confrontation spreading across the internet. "today," friday, november 29th,

2019 from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, and welcome to "today" and thank you for joining us on this friday morning. i'm here with peter alexander, savannah and hoda have the day off after a great day hosting the macy's thanksgiving day parade it was a good day yesterday. >> it was a good day i think i can safely speak for all of america by saying that i think we had enough butter for the rest of the year after al's experience yesterday that guy is toast. >> i remember seeing it in the moment when you're a reporter and people are coming up to your live shot, you never know where it's going but people found the humor out of it. >> worked out okay. >> pushed the butter out of the way.

>> somewhere his children are watching saying dad we have to have a conversation. the bargain hunters are ready to shop until they drop. the national retail federation expects 165 million people to get started on their gift list on one of the biggest shopping weekends of the year with sales online they're already setting records and once they're done shopping all of those people have to get home for the holiday, and shaping up to be a messy weekend for traveling. we have the complete coverage, beginning with jo ling kent at the mall of america in minnesota. jo ling good morning to you. >> good morning to you, we're at best buy in hopkins, minnesota, where they are preparing to open for the second day in a row on this thanksgiving weekend and all of the door buster tv deals are completely sold out, and this is coming as online shopping numbers are a block buster so far. adobe is estimating that more than $4 billion was already spent on thanksgiving day, not even accounting for what's happening right now. and this is a trend that retailers really hope to continue through christmas >> 3, 2, 1 >> as soon as thanksgiving

dinner was done, holiday shoppers kicked off black friday in a big way. >> i got two huge tvs. >> i got the pixel 4 and accessories for it. >> consumers nationwide filling their carts both in stores and online, in a race to get their holiday shopping done while the deals are still hot. americans spending a record $4.4 billion online on thanksgiving day, nearly half of those orders were purchased on smartphones, that's up 19 percent from last year among those headed to stores this weekend, more than 70% say they plan to shop today. for many black friday buying kicked off before the thanksgiving turkey was served. >> this is the first time in my life i have gone black friday shopping >> reporter: shoppers lined up in the cold. >> was the wait worth it >> yes. >> reporter: they lined up at doors at macy's and target, among the best deals, amazon fire tv, google chromecast, frozen 2 toys and air fryers video games and consoles topping wish lists retail experts say the best

deals can be found on appliances, sporting goods and electronics. black friday has exploded and expanded over the years, thanks to the growth of online to the growth of online shopping shopping this year for the first time ever, the majority of americans say they plan to spend most of their holiday budget online. some saying they plan to buy online and pick up in store. >> 82% of those people say they will shop for something else while in store. >> reporter: there are six fewer shopping days between thanksgiving and christmas, putting extra pressure on stores

and shoppers to make every day count. >> retailers are clamoring for attention. what that means for shoppers is there are going to be so many deals, so many promotions, take advantage of those. >> when you're looking for the best black friday deals does it matter if you shop online or in person >> reporter: yes and no. the ceo of best buy telling me here at best buy, everything is the same, you don't have to come in, unless you want to get the product sooner than waiting for the next day shipping or the shipping that may take the rest of the week. a lot of stores are offering incentives to show up in person, lining up for gift cards or cash back there are some deals there, but as you shop online today and into cyber monday, you really want to look for those online deals that keep rolling out live we're talking about things like amazon's black friday where they're going to be rolling out thousands of deals throughout the day, and other retailers have also launched incentives on

electronics and home and beauty. >> we'll have them shopping all day long jo, thank you. we have our eye on thanksgiving weekend storms that are creating hazardous weather conditions in places with so many people heading home from the holidays and with a record 54 million americans expected to travel this weekend, roads and airports will definitely be jam packed nbc's molly hunter is at chicago's airport, o'hare airport, that's always a busy spot molly, good morning. >> reporter: peter, good morning, that's right. it's already raining here in chicago, bracing for a big weekend, so buckle up. with that many people on the move, you're going to want to stagger your holiday travel. for post turkey travelers it may be tough getting home after the holidays new storms snarling travel across the nation. on thursday, more than 1,800 flight delays and nearly a hundred cancellations. for those on the roads, be careful, be careful, they're either wet, snowy, windy or all three.

late thursday in colorado, the weather being blamed on a charter bus rolling over injuring more than 50 people in utah, rescue teams hoisting two people to safety from a car that veered into the bottom of a canyon, and in northern california, mayhem on interstate 5 when a bomb cyclone moved in causing rollovers and fender benders. >> when it came in, it came in hard you could barely see across the street. >> reporter: and for the usually sunny southern half of the state, no reprieve, cities at higher elevations like lancaster, getting early snowfall and either farther south torrential rain putting 16 million under flood alerts blustery conditions also wreaking havoc in the midwest. this dash cam video capturing the terrifying moment a light pole blew over in chicago, nearly crushing a car carrying a father and his 4-year-old child. >> this could have been traumatic. this could have ended so differently. >> reporter: the wind a concern for kids of all ages at the macy's thanksgiving day parade.

>> my favorite is the snoopy one. >> reporter: the famous giant balloons taking to the sky, with this tweet from the nypd, astronaut snoopy, we are clear for takeoff, though handlers kept the balloons close to the ground, there were a couple of minor mishaps, the nutcracker crashing into a parade worker, and the iconic ronald mcdonald balloon had a tear in his leg, before being pulled off the trade route all together a little early if you live out west, try to stay put today and travel saturday and if you have to stay for that extra plate of leftovers, try to travel sunday morning because sunday evening across the country, guys, is going to be a mess guys >> the holiday madness begins. molly, thank you. now for a closer look at just how challenging the weather will be this weekend, dylan is

in for al this morning, good morning to you. >> good morning, guys. we have a pretty powerful storm system that is going to slowly move across the country for the rest of the weekend. while we have light snow through the upper midwest, it's what we see in the southwest that's going to turn into the bigger storm. flash flood watches and warnings with the rain in arizona, it's the winter storm watches and warnings and blizzard warnings as the whole system contains a lot of wind too. let's break down what you're going to see today on the eastern side of the storm, mainly rain on the northern side, that's where the cold air is located. we'll see snowfall across wyoming, through the dakotas, the borderline in minneapolis, you'll start with snow and change over to a wintry mix through the day on saturday. heavy rain expected from chicago to cincinnati and then on sunday, heavy rain up and down most of the east coast but you go up into perhaps the new york area into new england, and that's where we could see possibly some more snow as we go into sunday later in the day, and that lasts through monday too. if you're traveling today, most of the trouble spots will be through the middle of the country, kansas city, oklahoma city, dallas, because of that

rain, especially later today , and we're also looking for delays in salt lake city denver will see snow showers as well we'll get into more details what this storm is going to do sunday and monday, a lot of you folks traveling in that time frame too, in just a few minutes. >> we'll go back to the full forecast in a bit. president trump landed back in florida moments ago after making a surprise visit to afghanistan where he served troops thanksgiving dinner and he also made headlines for what he said about the taliban. nbc white house correspondent kelly o'donnell is near the president's mar-a-lago estate in

florida with the latest. kelly good morning. >> reporter: good morning, peter, the president traveled almost 17,000 miles round trip and spent the night on air force one after his first visit to afghanistan and his second time in a war zone. his message went beyond a personal thank you to troops to repeat his policy goal of getting the u.s. out of afghanistan. a long distance secret mission. >> we love them. we love them. we say happy thanksgiving. >> reporter: president trump made his first trip to afghanistan to deliver personal thanks to u.s. troops serving in america's longest war. >> you are very special people and you don't even know how much the people of our country love and respect you and they do. >> reporter: the commander in chief dished out the holiday dinner at bagram airfield and joked about missing the feast himself. >> i had a bite of mashed potatoes and i never got to the turkey, because general said come over, let's take some pictures. >> reporter: the president prompted a rousing cheer when he praised last month's raid that killed isis leader al-baghdadi. >> they punched his ticket to hell, that's what happened. >> on short notice, afghan president ghani met with president trump. >> the taliban wanting to make

and deal and we're meeting with them, saying there has to be a cease fire. >> reporter: president trump has long expressed desire to end the mission in afghanistan which began shortly after the september 11th attacks. earlier this year, negotiations with the taliban fell apart when the president cancelled a controversial meeting at the camp david presidential retreat. during this visit, no details about how the renewed negotiations might go forward. instead, the president keeping the focus on supporting the troops. >> there's nowhere i would rather celebrate this thanksgiving than right here with the toughest, strongest, best and bravest warriors on the face of the earth. >> and kelly, the president is scheduled to head back overseas for another trip next week. what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: well, he'll be heading to london, peter for the 70th anniversary of nato, and queen elizabeth will be hosting the trumps again, and the

president will go into this summit with other nato leaders with an agreement for a reduced share paid by the u.s. for those defense costs, and we know the president has been blunt and contentious about getting other nato countries to pay more. peter. >> kelly o'donnell in west palm beach, florida, thank you. a number of people have been stabbed and a suspect is now in custody. this is video tweeted out. a bbc reporter said he saw someone fighting on the bridge before seeing shots fired. railroad stations and nearby shopping area have been locked down. also this morning we're learning more about a deadly car accident involving a group of american tourists in the central american country of belize. >> the group of tourist was on a day trip when the passenger van collided with an suv. three americans were killed and seven others in the group were hurt. investigators are trying to e t determine what caused the

horrific crash in the blink of an eye, a fun cruise ship excursion in belize took a deadly turn when a van carrying a group of american tourists collided head on with this red suv traffic on the highway was backed up for miles as emergency crews rushed to the scene. three americans, adrian armijo and his wife sara and 53-year-old jacqueline abad were killed, seven others were left with broken arms and legs a spokesperson confirmed that five of the injured included the deceased couple's daughter, son, son-in-law, niece and boyfriend. the family was on a week long trip aboard a ship called the carnival vista that left galveston, texas, saturday all three people in the suv died on impact. authorities say the driver of the suv was at fault, swerving into the wrong lane trying to pass another vehicle the excursion was run by an

independent company and there were guests from one other cruise ship in the van crashed belize's tourism board saying in a statement, we express our deepest sympathy and condolences to the families who perished and pray for a quick recovery for those injured in the accident. a devastated american family coming to terms with an incredible loss. that family spokesperson now confirms that the injured members of the family are recovering in florida. they hope to have the remains of adrian and sarah armijo brought back to their hometown in texas. >> terrible tragedy. gabe, thank you. a 2-year-old bulldog named thor stole everyone's thunder at the national dog show. take a look, thor, first proved he meant business by taking top honors in a nonsporting group and went nose to nose with six others, including an english sheep dog and husky to capture the best in show

2,000 dogs took part in the competition which helps raise money for k-9 causes you can catch an encore of the dog show tonight >> that guy is going to be walking around the neighborhood. >> my family got into it we were rooting for the golden but the bulldog did well >> let's take a look at the forecast, it's going to be messy in places. >> today the best place to travel is up and down the east coast, cool, dry, the middle of the country, mostly rain except across the northern plains that won't move in until later today. if you're traveling, you should be okay. the heavier snow and heavy rain is falling across the southwest and through the higher elevations that will be your trouble spot this morning, and will pretty much stick all around all day. that's a look at the weather across the country we'll get to your local forecast

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good morning i'm' kira klapper. a scare for shoppers in an east bay store. five people are in police custody tied to a shooting at a target in fremont, on fremont boulevard and mowery avenue. nornl no one was hit. police tracked down the suspects while responding to the shooting. the suspects then led police on a chase, and were taken into custody in nearby newark. police say besides recovering the gun they found stolen video games. and many people in san francisco are waking up without water this morning, after thanksgiving. a water main broke late last

night. water just came rushing down the asphalt here, turning the streets into rivers. it was deep enough to flood the garages of basements of at least three homes. let's check in with vianey arana. >> it is so cold out there, kira, if you're watching us now and plan on heading out for your day, bundle up. we are at 36 degrees in san jose right now. palo alto a chilly 37, but it's below freezing temperatures up in the north bay that had some people scraping some frosty windshields this one. we are in a freeze warning until 9:00 a.m. here is a look at how your day shapes up for microclimate highs. 54 degrees san jose. possibility of instability could bring a light shower across but the next big storm we're concerned about, heading into saturday. we're talking about an increase in winds and also rain expected all day saturday, with mountain snow for the sierra headed into sunday. so something to look out to

prepare for. let's get a look at the roads, palo alto looking clear, no accidents to report. kira? >> thanks. scott mcgrew has another news update in half an hour. have a great day.

back now at 7:30 on a friday morning, november 29th, 2019 and i don't think we could fit anymore fans out on our plaza. they are here for the k pop sensation, nct 127, if you haven't heard about them, you'll find out more coming up. this is the thanksgiving day parade, they have another one live on our plaza. >> i'm excited they are rehearsing. now we want to get to a check of today's headlines, black friday

shopping and off and running with even more pressure this go around than usual on buyers and sellers. this will be the shortest holiday shopping season in six years because thanksgiving came so late. retailers will have six fewer days to lure customers into their stores to convince them to leave them with the boxes they can carry. the average shopper is expected to spend about $1,000 on gifts up 4% from last year. investigators will be gathering evidence and talking to witnesses at the site of a tragic plane crash in ontario. seven people died when the small plane went down wednesday night north of the u.s. border it was american registered but the names of the victims were not immediately released at least three children were on board. police say the plane came down at a steep angle weather was deteriorating at the time but it's too early to tell if that was a factor. end zone antics may have

cost ole miss a college bowl game yesterday with seconds left, the rebels scored a td to come within a point of their rivals. the rebel who caught the ball mocked his rivals with a dog like celebration he was called for unsportsmanlike conduct. 15 yards were tacked on to the extra point attempt.>> there's t one. prince andrew is having a that kick no good. mississippi state would hold on to win the 116th egg bowl by that one point margin. >> ouch. >> there's a good lesson in that one. prince andrew is having a hard time putting the controversy around his relationship with jeffrey epstein behind him a woman who has accused them both of abuse is speaking out. nbc's erin mclaughlin is outside buckingham palace. good morning. >> reporter: ever since that disastrous bbc interview, prince andrew's face, an avalanche of bad press. what we won't be facing, questions from british authorities. yesterday scotland yard saying

they are standing by a 2016 decision not to launch an investigation saying it's because most of the alleged activities took place outside of the uk nevertheless, his accuser is still being heard in an interview recorded prior to the prince speaking out. >> it was a really scary time in my life. >> reporter: this morning prince andrew's accuser, virginia roberts giuffre speaking out again. >> he knows what happened, i know what happened, and there's only one of us telling the truth. >> reporter: her first british interview with the bbc airs in full on monday giuffre piling on the pressure as fallout continues from the prince's recent interview. >> i have no recollection of ever meeting her. >> reporter: she detailed back in september on "today." >> he was an abuser. he was a participant >> reporter: her first sit down interview with savannah. >> i just couldn't believe it. i couldn't believe that even royalty were involved.

>> prince andrew, of course, denies that this ever happened >> he denies that it ever happened, and he's going to keep denying that it ever happened. >> reporter: giuffre seen in this 2001 photo, prince andrew's arm around her waist alleges she had sex with the prince on three separate occasions, starting when she was 17, that she was trafficked to the prince by jeffrey epstein. >> that's me, but whether that's my hand or whether that's the position -- i have simply no recollection >> reporter: the bbc interview widely dubbed a disaster for the prince and the royal family. >> do you regret the friendship with epstein >> now, still not. >> reporter: the prince later walking that back saying he unequivocally regrets the ill judged association with convicted sex offender, jeffrey epstein, adding he's stepping down from public duties, a move signed off by his mother the queen. now there's a growing list of organizations distancing themselves from the prince

some british military leaders reportedly want him stripped of his titles, too. his relationship with his older brother, prince charles reportedly strained. charles is next in line to the throne >> we understand that prince charles hasn't gone to see prince andrew directly we understand he has gone to perhaps seeking council from his father, prince phillip >> reporter: back in june during president trump's visit, prince andrew was front and center. the two have known each other from for some time here they are 20 years ago at a party with jeffrey epstein next week at the nato summit in london, the president is once again set to meet the queen. it's unlikely her so called favorite son will have the same role to play >> erin, who is attending the queen's nato reception next week >> reporter: the nato reception will be held here at buckingham

palace, unsurprisingly, prince andrew will not be on the guest list, but neither will prince harry and meghan they're away on family time. prince william will be traveling as well. so it will be a smaller group of senior members of the royal family. >> erin mclaughlin, thank you coming up next right here, if you're planning on catching a movie this holiday season, pack some patience with your popcorn. we're going to explain the reasons why films these days are clocking in at three plus hours. that's right after these messages yes, i can understand you. okay. i have a lot of questions. how do you guys fly? what does santa do in the summer? is mrs. claus a good cook? do you guys get presents? can you roller skate or ice skate?

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this morning, on in-depth "today," a worded to wise, you might want to block out a little bit of extra time this post thanksgiving trip to the movies. recent trends show it will likely take longer than you're used to. nbc's joe fryer explains why joe, good morning. >> good morning. if you're looking to see a movie this holiday weekend, there are plenty of good options that are under the 2-hour mark. but a lot of movies this year

are in the 2, 2 1/2, even three hour range some serious movie mileage that's approaching the length of an average nfl game without the half-time. >> the most valuable superpower at the movies these days might be stamina this year's block buster film "avengers" clocked in at three hours, while the horror flick "it" chapter 2 was 2 hours, 50 minutes. for some, the length is scary, but for others, the duration is like a little vacation. >> i like to watch long movies why make it short. >> longer movies seem to be a trend. the top ten summer movies in 2009, 113 minutes, this summer, 125 minutes, and that's just scratching the surface check out some of this year's oscar contenders "ford v ferrari" is 2 1/2 hours. "once upon a time in hollywood,"

2 hours, 40 minutes. >> whatever you need me to do, i'm available. >> and martin scorsese's newest flick "the irishman," 2 1/2 hours long could these greater run times lead to smaller box office returns, when movies occupy more time, that can mean viewer showings each day, sometimes forcing studios to put the films in more theaters still, some longer pictures have excelled including all 182 minutes of "avengers end game" which is the highest grossing film of all time, earning 2.8 billion bucks at the global box off. in fact, the box office champs for 2016, 2017, and 2018 were each about 2 1/2 hours, and for moviegoers willing to endure

these motion picture mini marathons, there's an app for that, run pee, which gives you the best time to hit the restroom during longer movies. think of it as a 7th inning cinema stretch just don't use your phone while the movie is playing for studios and film makers, length is almost always determined by what the story warrants, not just trying to hit some arbitrary number like three hours. they are competing against netflix are where you can hit pause and watch some tonight and the rest tomorrow. that's now an option for "the irishman" which is already on netflix. back to you. >> really, thanks. >> i'll watch it. >> 3 1/2 hours for "the irishman" that's aggressive. >> especially for a morning show, i can't stay awake for a two-hour movie when you're off >> you have a look at the forecast.

we're keeping an eye on the storm system that's going to slowly move across the country later tonight across the northern plains and upper midwest with snow on the northern side and heavier rain on the eastern side. saturday it's mostly rain in chicago, down through nashville, we could see stronger storms too out ahead of the cold front, minneapolis will likely see snow later in the day on saturday, and we're going to have to keep a close eye on what happens on sunday this is going to be a major rainmaker up and down the east coast on sunday. you go to new york city and farther north and there's the chance we could see some snow. just where that rain snow line lines up will determine how much snow we'll see, the european model is the outlier, it does have the most snow in the forecast sunday into monday with as much as perhaps a foot and a half of snow through parts of albany, western and central massachusetts. that would be the highest totals we'll see out of the computer models if we blend the models together, we're more along the lines of 6 to 12 inches, much lesser amounts as you head to philadelphia and new york. that's something we'll keep an eye on if you have flights, likely delays in minneapolis, chicago

an we've got 20s and 30s, but as you head into the afternoon, plan for some layers. we're going to be in the 50s in san jose. 54 degrees. 53 in oakland. 52 up in napa and only in the 40s through ukiah and clearlake. in the afternoon a chance for on and off again showers and our next big storm will be making its arrival by saturday. so plan ahead. we're expecting gusty winds, flash flood watches will be in effect through tomorrow, so clear out the storm drains right now. and that's your latest forecast. >> thanks so much. i can't believe it's not butter, coming up we're going to take you inside the viral moment for the macy's thanksgiving day parade, al versus that guy in the butter suit.

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showing epic performances. >> it was al who stole the show with his feud over a surprising foe, and you better believe it lit up the internet. take a look. >> i hate to butter you up, but you've got to move on. >> happy thanksgiving. >> oh, get out of here you butter, i can't believe it's not butter, back to you guys. >> and then the stick of butter wasn't finished. he caught up with al later in the parade route and had more to say. >> did you like the snoopy. >> whoa. >> i'm buttering you up, butter your turkey, butter your ham. >> and that's why everybody loves clowns >> our friend al is joining us now on the phone al, good morning, how you doing post butter? >> well, i'm doing pretty well, still a little on the greasy side, but i'm okay. >> you can come up them all day. >> you've been thinking about them all day. >> people are laughing at home, but when you're doing a live shot, you never know when people keep doing that.

>> the weird thing is we had the first encounter, and okay, great, we moved on we were worried about getting back on the motorcycle and getting downtown and it never dawned on me that this was the same guy the second time around. >> oh, really? >> you're just trying to get through it, and then hoda and savannah made a comment about it and literally i had forgotten about it, and we got home, we kind of put the phones down, we were just kind of hanging. we went to an early dinner, and then i got a text from our executive producer, libby, you're trending butter what and it's the goofiest thing. and the guy was, hey, listen, i had no enmity against him, and you think about the puns later, if he bothered me again, he would be toast, you know, things like that. spread the love. and then you see lin-manuel miranda is tweeting about it. >> here's what he wrote, actually, al roker did a shove to a butter, you of course you responded, you butter believe i did. that guy is toast. that guy had wheels, i was impressed he caught up to you. >> he's got, i mean, i couldn't have kept up with it

you know, he was pretty amazing, so my hats off to the butter man. >> somebody grease his wheels? >> there you go. >> you could do this all day that's the beauty of it. >> i know, i know. >> it's so much fun. >> thanks for calling in on your day off, al, enjoy your day my friend. >> well, i like to butter up with the boss. >> oh, my gosh. >> but i do like the pad of butter on top of his head, that's very nice nice touch >> bye

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morning commute. also, rain at times for san francisco, and if you had plans to travel to the sierra, i advise either again you have plans to head out there tomorrow night because your window is right now so very early tomorrow morning, talking before the sun comes up and once that storm makes its way in, blizzard-like conditions are expected, and definitely gusty winds. overnight lows dipping down into the 40s for san francisco but expect another day of 20s in the forecast. now as far as the traffic goes, no accidents to report, we've got a smooth commute palo alto and great commute headed out black friday shopping. scott? happening now five people in police custody tied to a shooting outside a target in fremont last night. target's security team was trying to stop a shoplifting. a vehicle pulled up and a suspect fired several shots into the air. the shoplifter entered the vehicle, drove away. target closed the store after the incident. police say the suspects were taken into custody in newark.

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it's 8:00 on "today," coming up, let it's 8:00 on "today," coming up, let the shopping begin. black friday is here, and customers are already lined up for some of the hottest deals this holiday season, so what should you shop for today and what items are worth waiting for? we'll break it all down. no matter the style, how you can take your christmas tree to the next level, and should you get a real or fake tree this year, we'll help you decide. and from the parade to the plaza, k pop soup stars, nct 127 are closing out your holiday week a live concert you won't want to miss, today, friday,

november 29th, 2019. in line for 24 hours for nct 127. >> nct 127. >> live from charlotte, ohio. >> and orangeville, virginia. >> flew from california for this concert. >> they are ready. welcome back to "today," we appreciate you being with us on a friday morning. the crowd outside is pumped to see k pop sensation, nct 127. they wowed the crowd at macy's thanksgiving day parade yesterday. >> literally like a pack they came from the parade to al's plaza, we're going to keep it going today, we're getting outside with all of them in a

moment, and we're looking forward to seeing more of your video shout outs, keep them coming. you don't have to head outside, just do it from home, add #mytodayplaza to your instagram or twitter videos. it is the day shoppers have been waiting for, black friday, but many people started their bargain hunting after finishing their turkey dinner, and they're already setting records. nbc's jo ling kent is in minnesota. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, we are live at the mall of america. you can see behind me, shoppers are already going. it is packed. the mall of america is offering incentives to bring those holiday shoppers in. you are lines, and the idea is to bring shoppers in, offer gift cards, tvs, you can even win a

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the motive of the apparent attack. >> new york police are now monitoring the situation. the prime minister there. boris johnson monitoring as well. we'll do the same and keep you up to date over the course of the day. erin, we appreciate that live update right now from london. >> new details on the death of an acclaimed american rock climber on wednesday. mexican officials say the free solo climber fell nearly 1,000 n feet while descending a cliff face he was taken to a hospital with an ankle injury. bulance to a ho ankle injury. social media users had to keep their thoughts to themselves for several hours social media users had to keep their thoughts to the glob. people of course turned to twitter to complain, and they hash tagged instagr themselves for several hours yesterday. facebook and instagram had major

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♪this is the first day of my life♪ ♪i was born right in the doorway♪ ♪now i don't know where i am, i don't know where i've been♪ ♪but i know where i wanna go thi this morning on "today's" holiday consumer, black friday with six fewer days this year between thanksgiving and christmas. many shoppers are trying to the sales today or wait for cyber monday deals consumer reports digital lifestyle editor elliot weiler is here with the tips you need to know. >> good morning. happy black friday. >> exactly

before we get into all of this, i know you're into your research let's say somebody watching is getting ready to head out in a couple of hours. is it too late to do research. >> absolutely not. it's probably a good day because there's so many temptations out there on a day like black friday you want to make the right choice, consumer reports will do that giving product recommendations that will last a long time, and good value as well >> let's start with the best items to buy this time of year. >> sure. and probably not a surprise, if you have opened up your e-mail, circulars, electronics, home goods and appliances, big discounts in many ways the best time of year to buy products in these categories. >> if we go over some of the web sites, you say you should check them out before we shop. >> all the retailers are competing with the price point, right, this is the holiday built around that. so consumer reports offers price comparisons, also look at price grabber, watch, and price zilla, enter the item and it will give you the lowest price it's finding on the internet right now. >> these are web sites but what about the apps. >> if you're in the store, you

can download them. buy via, shop tick, shop savvy, many of these you can just scan the bar code and it will then populate and give you the price which is handy to buy online or to do a price match if you're in the store and want to buy it on site but the price is higher there, this may give you ammunition to get a lower price. >> i feel like i have apps coming out of my ear >> the biggest one is amazon where you can use the reader and bar code, best buy, target and walmart will send you push notifications, i have been getting them from walmart all night long as they unveil new deals. >> overall tips on being a smart shopper. >> a lot of it is beginning with store loyalty programs you're getting e-mails, special

discounts, also look at social media, if you like a store on social media, you may get a special discount this is so critical, right, stick to a budget, don't feel compelled like you have to buy something. if you need it, fine, if it's a gift, great, if not, there's no need to. as i said, before those price match programs and return policies, certainly come in handy this time of year. >> this is the big one, i can't tell you how many people i know who have been asking about tvs today. >> this has become the weekend to buy tvs a couple of things you're going to see derivative tv models, oftentimes made for black friday, might have fewer features and consumer reports testing, many of them compete very well with their name brand model number. the model number might be a little bit different often times these are sold at club stores. >> they're just as good? >> many times, yes >> the accessories is where a lot of stores will get you, selling you high priced hdmi cables, wait for those, buy them online beware of the cheapest set if this is the set for your primary living room, you may want to spend a little bit more because sometimes the cheapest set don't have all the features.

>> we have about 30 seconds left, here's my question, we have all this stuff about black friday, and come cyber monday, i feel like we're going to be doing this all over again. >> more pressure is on. >> should we wait. >> it might be sold out. the discounts are in place today. you might see something special for cyber monday i have been getting black friday e-mails on top of discounts that have been running all week long. may be a few dollars here or there. with so much shopping going on, if you see an item and you want it, buy it now instead of waiting until cyber monday. >> elliot weiler, thank you. you can check out online black friday deals at today.com/shop and now back to dylan with another check of the weather is it okay to shop >> it's good to shop, especially for the eastern 2/3 of the country, but the western half, that's where we're starting to see more of that rain and snow start to take hold, especially in the higher elevations and out towards the rockies, too, so we are going to see our best weather today up and down the east coast, if you are traveling or going out to shop it is going to be below average. high temperatures today only in the 40s and lower 50s. out west, temperatures running about 5 to 10 degrees below average. tomorrow we're going to warm up back through kansas city and to dallas, birmingham, that's why the confident moving eastward

will perhaps trigger stronger storms temperatures will be on the warmer side. as we go into early next week, pittsburgh, 53 on sunday, that's not too bad. 39 by tuesday. new york stays in the lower 30s pittsburgh, 53 on sunday, that's not too bad. 39 by tuesday. new york stays in the lower 30s. norfolk, virginia, starts around 60 degrees on sunday and drops into the lower 50s as we finish off the week. there is a flood threat in southwestern arizona, heavy snow . we certainly have a cold start. 20s and 30s and expecting temperatures to climb only into the 50s. expect periods of spotty showers through the afternoon. heading in to the weekend we have a big storm. expect to remain under a weather alert. increase in heavy rain, gusty

conditions, mountain rain also a big threat when it comes to travel conditions up to the sierra. so plan accordingly as we head into the weekend. >> dylan, thank you, stick around, we've got a littlemy lu little out of breath, let's get to "popstart" now, and we've got a round up of celebrity thanksgivings. jennifer lopez shared a few photos on instagram, including th "popstart" from carson. >> i was trying to let you catch your breath. >> i'm out of breath. >> there's not as much room for my lungs, so i might sound a little out of breath, let's get to "popstart" now, and we've got a round up of celebrity thanksgivings. jennifer lopez shared a few photos on instagram, including this one with her and fiance alex rodriguez and his two daughters. j. lo is a wearing an apron,

because looks like they're handling the cooking themselves. refreshing when they're honest, like reese witherspoon, gratitude is when someone cooks while you open the wine. and will smith had fun cutting together a video of an encounter that can really only happen on thanksgiving. >> it definitely must be thanksgiving when you have a turkey in the road dude get out the street. he must have escaped get out the street. >> do we believe it? >> did somebody maybe do a prank or something like that. >> that's will smith's car, i'm going to put a turkey. >> would be odd. >> got the camera ready, though. >> in l.a., turkeys roaming around l.a. buy. you could lose your life out there jimbo. going up in that best buy. i would be so mad if i got

trampled to death on black >> i really don't know. >> maybe he was on a road trip. tracy morgan, as we mentioned earlier, millions of people are headed out and about for black friday sales, but when tracy stopped by the "tonight show" he shared a warning for people looking to score a deal. >> it's crazy, you could lose your life in the best buy. you could lose your life out there jimbo. going up in that best buy. i would be so mad if i got trampled to death on black friday, i would be looking at god like this. all the other stuff i did, now i got to lose my life because somebody decided to splash prices on 27 inch zenith. >> a zenith. i didn't know that make zenith anymore. >> yeah, they make zenith. >> online shopping, you won't see him in the stores. robert pattinson joined willie for the "sunday sit down" where they talk about his upcoming role of batman, and if he's ready to return to the level of fame that came with the "twilight" franchise. >> what did you think when you heard that offer. >> an immediate yes. >> is there any consideration in your mind when you get an offer like that okay, kind of here we go again, i'm going to be up on billboards and my face and life and everything else will be back out there. >> there's a part of me that thinks it is impossible that

what happened in "twilight" because it was just so sudden, and now i'm kind of, i don't know, hoping it won't be people hanging out outside my place i think i'm kind of boring and old now. >> that helps. >> i was one of those twilights. >> sleeping outside? >> not sleeping outside but i was obsessed, books and everything catch the entire interview on sunday with willie geist. r something. >> the little kids, bigger kids, and then you graduat >> do you guys have a kids table at your thanksgiving gather something. >> the little kids, bigger kids, and then you graduate to the main table the kids table is almost the most fun, sometimes the adult table gets a little too crowded and the adults have to go to the kids table and when you're at

the kids table, you're in the world with their rules, and that's something this young member had his thanksgiving. he was chosen as the model for an impromptu face painting with markers. let's hope he gets an adult seat at the table for christmas >> family. >> remember when you didn't have to sit at the kids table, i remember, i think i was back if college. >> i'd be like. >> there's a point we all grew up together and now it's a bunch of adults sitting at the kids table, but we're all adults. >> memories, thank you, dylan. this morning, it's part of our brain power series, shining a light on millions of americans who selflessly care for loved ones with diseases like alzheimer's. >> it can be a full-time job and a new poll by the women's alzheimer's movement and caring across generations, the vast majority of americans support a nationwide program for care givers and they feel that more political candidates should be talking about this issue our special anchor maria schriver is joining us now with more maria, good morning. >> thank you so much, good morning. today 16 million americans most ly women care for a loved one with alzheimer's all by

themselves, and they do it without any compensation at all. and it can take a severe toll on them both physically, emotionally, and financially you're about to meet one family who before alzheimer's lived a very comfortable, upper middle class life now they struggle every day just to stay afloat >> people don't understand the financial part of living with somebody with a devastating disease. it really has devastated our family >> married for 30 years, janice and mike hassett were living the american dream, they have three beautiful daughters, his successful law practice allowed them to live in this picturesque home, send their girls to good schools and save for retirement. but five years ago, all that came crumbling down.

>> mike came to me one day, and he had a handful of business bills in his hand and he said to me, i can't pay these bills. i don't know numbers anymore he couldn't tell the difference between a 5 and a 10 >> what did you think? >> i was really getting scared and i knew it was something really devastating wrong. >> at 61, mike was diagnosed with early onset alzheimer's disease, with his cognitive abilities declining every day, he couldn't work their bills piled up, their savings plummeted, forcing them to sell their beloved home and move into this small, one bedroom apartment. getting any governmental aid for mike's care required janet to fill out months of paperwork. >> do you feel like every day you get up and you're just like treading water. >> oh, yeah. yeah and the worst part is i can't go to work. i'm able bodied but i cannot go to work. if i go to work, i lose my benefits. >> for millions of families like the haas sets, the financial strain of care giving is overwhelming

mike can no longer care for himself, meaning janice has to be there full-time, feeding him, brushing his teeth and hair, dressing him and taking him to doctors appointments. >> everything that you've got has got to go into the care and feeding of him, and then what will be left for you >> yes but that's where the guilt comes in you start to feel guilty, you know, like we should be selfless but then i have to tell myself i'm human, and i struggle with that >> today, nearly half of all alzheimer's families live in financial jeopardy, having to sacrifice basic needs, such as transportation, medical care, even food, many going hungry because there isn't enough money to afford proper meals. >> i think it's shameful that

we're not dealing with this, and it's time to act >> senator and presidential candidate amy klobuchar knows the care giver burden firsthand. her own father jim has alzheimer's. >> we need to make it easier to get long-term care insurance. >> now she's fostering the alzheimer's care givers support act, one of several bills pending in congress that would offer family care givers everything from free training and support services to tax breaks >> we can't wait any longer because we're seeing more and more people get alzheimer's. it's becoming more and more expensive. >> time is running out for the hassetts, while janet has got mike qualified for free day care, she says alzheimer's has all but depleted their savings, making every day a struggle to survive. >> because that's a real place, right, that you're going to run out of money soon. >> yes it is. that's my reality. i'm scared it's very frightening to feel like you don't know where your future is headed >> janice's daughters live nearby and they help care for mike whenever they can to give janice is a break. janice's advice for families, save as much money as you can right now because you never know what's coming down the road. and we have more information to help care givers on our web site

today.com. and i hope you'll check that out. guys back to you. >> maria, thank you so much. that's an urgent issue for so many families across the country coming up here, this is a popular weekend for decorating your holiday tree, whether you're going for the traditional modern, maybe fashionably rustic look sheinelle getting the party started in friday. >> they're here straight from the macy's thanksgiving day parade k pop group, nct 127 ready to take over the plaza. are you ready to perform, their hit song for us live, and their fans are so ready. we're going to have that coming up right after your local news i'm ready. next week, tis the season for celebrities. >> the cast of the marvelous

mrs. maisel is here. >> and ashley tisdale's new series. >> and angela basset with a cause that's close to her heart next week on the "3rd hour of today."

ed. ooh good morning, everyone. 8:26. shopping under way across the country and in the area. video from earlier this morning at the san francisco premium outlets in livermore where they had long lines. happening today, christmas in the park in san jose. the tree not lit up. that happens later today. christmas in the park is an annual tradition in the south bay. thousands attend the event. later today our own mike will emcee an event that starts 5:00. it will be cold. >> we're under a microclimate weather alert. still in the 20s.

frosty wind chills in santa rosa. napa 29. san jose only at 40 degrees. as we head in towards the afternoon expect to climb only into the 50s with possibility of seeing a couple of spotty showers through the afternoon. big concern if you're watching me on facebook we're doing this simultaneously. the next big storm expected to make its arrival on saturday morning. storm ranger is up and scanning. that weather alert remains in place. heavy downpours and gusty conditions. dangerous travel especially for the sierras. so check those road conditions. >> we'll have more local news coming up in half an hour. we'll see you then. when it comes to using data, everyone is different.

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. it is 8:30 now on a friday morning, post thanksgiving, november 29th, 2019, let me it is 8:30 now on a friday morning, post thanksgiving, november 29th, 2019, let me hear you guys, a good energetic crowd on the plaza a day after thanksgiving >> they're all cold.

>> coming from the macy's thanksgiving day parade to the plaza. to see the k pop band, nct 127, i got my light stick i'm ready to blow this thing up. >> you know this doesn't work though. >> good ideas here and speaking of holidays, the toy drive starts on monday if you're in the new york area, we hope you'll come down to our plaza and donate an unwrapped gift for a child in need. >> before all of that, how about a crowd moment we usually go to one person and give them some love. this morning, we want to show all of you guys some love. can we do a crowd moment guys, i want you to say hello to nct 127. here they come they're just so cool

>> aren't they >> come on down, guys. >> come on up. >> come on in. come on in aren't they sharp. you can't see this at home, but we have people all across the plaza. we've got people in the windows of the bakery next door. >> we're going to do a quiz on names before the show is done. >> are you guys ready to hear them perform >> listen to dylan first >> all right, guys, got to do the weather. >> this sunday night football weather is brought to you by verizon, the network more people rely on. >> i've never had such loud cheers for weather before, this is awesome let's take a look at what's going on the rest of this weekend. we are going to see that storm that's moving through the middle of the country bring some

heavier snow through the northern plains, upper midwest, we could see perhaps 6 to 12 inches, also the chance of severe storms through the southeast. on sunday a big travel day, still snow and wind through the upper midwest, also possibly in that pennsylvania into new york, up across new england later sunday we'll have to keep a close eye and certainly cold and expecting dangerous travel throughout the state of california. driving down to the grapevine or northern california area check those road conditions. temperatures will be in the 50s. possibility of spotty showers. storm ranger is up and scanning. we'll need our mobile doppler radar this weekend as we are

tracking a major storm. starting saturday morning through sunday and monday. we've got the crowd excited for a concert. you know what i'll be doing sunday night for football night in america my new england patriots are heading down to texas. it's a dome game, but outside the weather looks fantastic. clear skies, 58 degrees, and inside, it will be heating up as the patriots take on the houston texans that's sunday night starting at 7:00 eastern, for sunday night football in america, right here on nbc peter. >> dylan, thank you so much the crowd all fired up up next, now that thanksgiving is over, we're moving on it's time to decorate for the holidays we're going to show you how to spruce up your whole house we need your help today. >> got it. >> got it. >> but first this is my parents never taught me anything about managing money.

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we are back at 8:36 with a look at the beautiful rockefeller center christmas tree outside our plaza now that thanksgiving is done, the december holidays are just around the corner. monica mangin of east coast creative is here with tips and tricks on making your holiday decorations. we're talking christmas already right now. the first decision a lot of people make is whether to get a real or fake tree. >> there are benefits with each. the real tree, is obviously the nostalgia, dressed, cut down the tree, have a good time it smells amazing and you have more variety with the shapes and sizes, a chubby tree, short tree, versus going to the store. artificial, a couple benefits there too, way less mess, easier to set up, long-term cost

savings but you are giving up the nostalgia of cutting it down, unless you find going to the attic nostalgic. >> you have to spray the aroma in the room. >> i use a couple of each in my house. i love christmas, i'm excited to show you a ton of ideas i have come up with this year. >> why one tree when you can have three first this is sort of the traditional, the classic, family friendly tree. >> family friendly, has kind of an eclectic grouping of ornaments, a lot that your kids made from preschool through. the way you can make this feel less chaotic is by going big, embrace it we added really large oversized ornaments and strung on oversized bulbs, string lights a vintage feel, it will embrace the whimsy. >> it kind of brings your kids into the experience in a different way. >> each year, do a hand print of your kids, it's a full keepsake over the years. >> let's talk about the modern tree if we can

i want to talk about these too. >> they're beautiful really nice. >> so this is a flock tree flock trees are the ones that look like they have artificial snow they have become really popular the last couple of years, and what we did for this is give it a modern vibe of all diy ornaments. see the black ones there. >> is this one you did yourself. >> this is bathroom tile that we picked up at the hardware store. anything can become an ornament if you try hard enough you want to put that on. >> this is nice. >> that's marble tile, and the copper ones are copper pipe fittings that we added a little twine to and mix with white balls, it's a really pretty tree. >> and different decorations around the house, i want to talk about the fashion inspired one you sort of matched your tree on this day cutting down, dress like it.

>> i am dressed like it, we took a nod from the closet for the tree and went with the buffalo check ribbon, a great garland option, inexpensive, easy to put on one of my favorite things are the wood sliced ornaments, if you have a fresh tree, you can actually cut a few off. >> right >> if you don't want to do that, go to the craft store, they are $5 add paint, sharpie pen you can personalize them you could put your names, words that you love. i'm excited to see what comes out of this. >> i'm putting my daughter's name. >> don't tell. there's two daughters but we only have space for one. they're both favorites careful now. >> we can add string, place it right there. >> this is great i like all three of these, this is a good option. >> we have tons of options on today.com. these are three, we have seven of them for you. >> everybody is getting started.

have a great christmas. >> thanks. >> for more tips and tricks for your tree and other holiday

the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. >> it is time now for a special black friday treat, an event this crowd has been waiting for all morning. some of them have been sleeping outside overnight. if you are watching the macy's parade yesterday, you got a preview of these guys in action. now, nct 127 is here to perform for us but before they do, look at how these international superstars made it from korea to rockefeller plaza. korean pop music known as k pop has been sweeping the globe, attracting millions of loyal fans and dominating the k pop world, nct 127. nct stands

but before they do, look at how these international superstars made it from korea to rockefeller plaza. korean pop music known as k pop has been sweeping the globe, attracting millions of loyal fans and dominating the k pop world, nct 127. nct stands for neo culture technology, and 127, the longitude for seoul, which is home to the group. bursting on to the music scene in 2016, the group coordinates their music with synchronized choreography and their popularity has soared with more than 6 million instagram followers, 25 million views on you tube, and fans referring to themselves as n citizens the band's latest album, we are superhuman debuted at number eleven on the billboard latest superhuman debuted at number eleven on th supercharts making it their best debut to date. we welcome the international superstars to our stage. now to perform their hit "highway to heaven" take it ncnt

away, nct 127. i want your ♪ i want your body i can't wait to love you on and on ♪ ♪ oh, yeah yeah we'll take the highway to heaven on the 101 ♪ ♪ baby i can't lie, i got your loving on repeat i bet you never had it like this ♪ ♪ real good loving last call le me get back take the highway to heaven, i can't wait to love you all alone ♪ ♪ oh, yeah yeah yeah yeah we'll take the highway to heaven on the 101 let's see just where it goes ♪ ♪ oh yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah we'll take the highway to heaven ♪ ♪ highway to heaven yeah yeah yeah yeah we'll take the highway to heaven ♪

♪ oh yeah yeah yeah yeah baby i hope you go, i'll show you the word ♪ ♪ i'll make you mad and baby we'll take the highway to heaven ♪ ♪ i can't wait to love you all alone ♪ ♪ we'll take the highway to heaven oh the 101 we'll see just where to go oh yeah yeah yeah ♪ ♪ we'll take the highway tog lat me get back take the highway to heaven, i can't wait to love you all alone ♪ ♪ oh, yeah yeah yeah yeah we'll take the highway to heaven on the 101 let's see just where it goes heaven yeah yeah we'll take you heaven ♪ ♪ highway to heaven yea highway to heaven ♪ oh yeah yeai

hope you go, i'll show you the word ♪ ♪ i'll make ♪ highway to heaven oh yeah yea yeah yeah we'll take your highway to heaven ♪ ♪ i can't wait to love you all alone ♪ ♪ we'll take the highway to heaven oh the 101 we'll see just where to go oh yeah yeah yeah ♪ ♪ we'll take the highway to heaven yeah yeah we'll take your highway to heaven ♪ ♪ highway to heaven oh yeah yea yeah yeah we'll take your heav♪

highway to heaven ♪ ♪ yeah we'll take your highway to heaven ♪ nct 127, everyone, we'll be right back with another hit song, but first, this is "today"

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with nct 127 >> thank you can we introduce ourselves, please >> do it. >> we are nct 127. >> there you go. >> that's what i call an introduction this was one heck of a way to make an american debut at the macy's thanksgiving day parade this was your first experience, what was that like through the streets of new york? >> it was exciting we got to see a lot of our fans. we also got to see a lot of celebrities we look up to, jimmy

fallon, the black eyed peas. we had a great time. it was nice to see our antithesis as well. >> a lot of these people slept outside, forget thanksgiving with families. what is it like to have loyal fans. >> i want to say thank you to everyone who came out today. thank you so much. it really means a lot. >> thank you >> and you guys are on your tour across america, your first time, what experiences have you been having, how much fun has this been >> well, during our tour we got to meet all of our in america, and just to see us go through the tour and seeing all of our fans, we want to say thank you for coming out >> awesome >> we thank you, but they want to thank you for your next song is "super human. >> take it away.

>> super human >>. ♪ dancing with your ♪ super human

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♪ keep yelling at me you're so super ♪ ♪ ey ♪ super human my kne knees ♪ ♪ ♪ you're so super, ey ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ you saved my heart ♪ ♪ super human beyond the limits ♪ ♪ you saved my heart ♪ super human ♪ super human

♪ super human ♪ if you wanna feel it say yeah ♪ >> yeah. thank you, gentlemen thank you so much. you got that blazer. looking good >> thank you very much. >> so fun. >> so fun. >> enjoy your holiday. we'll be back here for tomorrow's show. >> next on the 3rd hour, we take a trip to the spa that wasn't as relaxed as i hoped that's after your local news bye, everybody hoped that's after your local news bye, everybody good morning to you. a scare for thanksgiving shoppers. five people in police custody tied to that shooting outside a target in fremont it happened last night. target just told us their security team was trying to stop a shoplifter. vehicle pulled up, suspect fired several shots into taxpayer.

that shoplifter tried to get in the car and driveway. target closed the store after the incident. suspects were taken into custody in nearby newark. police found stolen video games. happening now many people in san francisco waking up without water this morning. a water main broke last night. water came rushing down here turning streets into rivers. deep enough to flood the garages and basements of least three homes. happening today christmas in the park in san jose opens. a live look the at the tree. not lit up yet. that happens later today. annual tradition in the south bay. thousands attend. our own mike will emcee an event there starting at 5:00. more local weather coming up in an hour.

>> fire up those windshield wipers. rain has returned to the bay area. >> and problem spots for your morning commute assessing any damage that the weekend weather has left behind. >> join us monday from 4:30 to 7:00.

from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the "3rd hour of today." >> welcome to the "3rd hour of today." >> you know you can't make sound effects withouto us making fun o you. >> i like to give you something to start the show with. >> it's like the family thing right here. >> craig, dylan, sheinelle, al roker is here. we have a fantastic show lined up for you this morning. >> as opposed to yesterday. >> definitely as opposed to yesterday. kidding. the holidays can be stressful. quite stressful depending on your family, so we all buddied up for a trip to the spa it was not as relaxing as we expected. >> not even a litt