>> we will miss you and put on a great show. a round of applause. >> thank you for joining us this morning. we'll be back with you live with more local news. . good morning, breaking overnight, panic at pearl harbor, a u.s. sailor goes on a shooting spree killing two people at the naval shipyard days before the anniversary of the historic attack there. the base thrown into lock down. the motive still unclear. we're live with the latest. growing storm, overnight, president trump returns to washington where the push for impeachment has intensified. >> the president of the united states obstructed justice. and that's an impeachable offense. >> the president also facing new heat from a potential rival after that nato summit goes sour, mocked by fellow world

leaders. stunning lawsuit, the man who shot and killed trayvon martin now suing martin's family and prosecutors for $100 million. this morning, the new outrage in a racially charged case that divided the nation. those stories, plus, unfiltered truth, nbc launches an investigation into america's got talent after a five-hour meeting with former star gabrielle union. the new american dream. an explosive look inside the mall of the future from thrill rides to ski slopes. how far they're going to win your business. and let there be light. >> 3, 2, 1. ♪ joy to the world ♪ >> the iconic rockefeller center christmas tree shining bright after we helped flip the switch on the holiday season. today thursday, december 5th,

2019. from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hi, everybody, welcome to "today," t "today," thank you for joining us on this thursday overdrive now. >> certainly is, yeah. >> we're going to get to the highlights of the night in a moment. we have this breaking news to start with, this deadly shooting, it happened at pearl harbor. >> a u.s. sailor opened fire at the base killing two workers, wounding a third before he took his own life. an incident that's raised security concerns ahead of the 78th anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor. nbc correspondent miguel almaguer has the latest on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, joint base pearl harbor hick am has reopened after gunshots shattered what witnesses say was

a calm wednesday afternoon. the navy leading the investigation into the tragedy. an active shooter forcing the historic military base into lock down, an apparent witness describing the scene to nbc affiliate khnl. >> i was at my desk, and i heard, like, loud pops, and i kind of recognized that as, you know, gunshots, and i looked out the window, saw three people on the ground. >> reporter: a navy official says a u.s. sailor opened fire at a dry dock killing two civilian shipyard workers and injuring a third before taking his own life.

>> this is certainly a tragedy for everyone here but certainly our sincere thoughts are with the families of the victims and everyone involved. >> reporter: so far, the military has not identified anyone involved or provided a motive but it did say the gunman was assigned to the uss columbia, a submarine that was at the shipyard for maintenance. >> we'll be looking at every aspect of it, what lessons we can learn, what additional, you know, security procedures would be needed. >> reporter: the shooting unfolded across the harbor from the iconic memorial commemorating the japanese sneak attack on the base during world war ii. sailors there set to mark the 78th anniversary of that raid in just two days. >> so shocking, miguel, and where does the investigation go next? >> reporter: well, authorities have said they are interviewing up to a hundred witnesses and are still looking into a possible motive and what kind of weapon was used. we do know that personal weapons are not allowed on the base.

the governor of hawaii says the white house has reached out offering help from federal agencies, and ahead of this weekend's anniversary events, officials say it's unclear if security protocols will change. savannah. >> miguel almaguer on this breaking news, thank you. another big story this morning, the president back in washington where he's facing with new calls for his impeachment, this after a tense week with fellow world leaders at that nato summit in london. we have two reports this morning. we'll start with nbc's peter alexander at the white house for us. hey, peter good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you, for more than 8 hours a panel of legal scholars testified before the house judiciary committee, the very lawmakers who would draft articles of impeachment. the three experts invited by democrats arguing that the president's conduct regarding ukraine is exactly what the founders had in mind when they wrote impeachment into the constitution. the republicans witness saying the president's call with ukraine's leader was anything but perfect but arguing this is not how you impeach a president. president trump back at the white house this morning as the

fierce partisan debate intensifies over whether his the president engaged in abuse of power undermining our national security and jeopardizing the integrity of our elections. it comes after a debate over whether the president's actions toward ukraine qualify as grounds for impeachment. >> if we cannot impeach a president who abuses his office for personal advantage we no longer live in a democracy. we live in a monarchy or under a dictatorship. >> the three legal scholars arguing the president committed impeachable offenses. >> if what we're talking about is not impeachable then nothing is impeachable. >> a president who has doubled

down on violating his oath to faithfully execute the laws and to protect and defend the constitution. >> the lone republican witness that argued in favor of impeaching president clinton in 1998 says democrats today are rushing to impeach with insufficient evidence. >> my republican friends are mad. my democratic friends are mad. and the slip shot impeachment make us less mad. this isn't improvisational. close enough is not good enough. if you're going to accuse a president of bribery, you need to make it stick because you're trying to remove a dually elected president of the united states. >> reporter: the committee's top democrat and republican delivering competing arguments. >> we do not act to hold him in check now, president trump will almost certainly try again to solicit interference in the election for his personal political gains. >> this is not an impeachment, this is just a simple railroad job.

and today is a waste of time. >> reporter: republicans seizing on this comment from professor pamela karlan who invoked the president's 13-year-old son to emphasize the president is not a king. >> the constitution says there the nato summit in london earlier than planned it was a move that surprised even his own staff can be no titles of nobility, so >> peter alexander leading us off from the white house thank you. >> craig joins the table, another big story out of the white house. >> president trump back in washington hours ahead of schedule after cancelling a news conference and leaving london abruptly once again the u.s. president an outcider among allies that mocked him at a reception in buckingham palace. >> the president's sudden

departure after a series of embarrassing moments on all sides. canada's on an open mic gossiping about someone apparently mr. trump, not only late but up ending the summit schedules with his lengthy comments to reporters at a photo op this morning joe biden trying to capitalize on the moment gone viral releasing this video >> world leaders caught on camera laughing about president trump. >> the world sees trump for what he is, insincere, ill informed, corrupt. >> president trump clearly annoyed by trudeau's mockery from a leader he thinks does not spend enough on defense. >> he's two-faced, trudeau, he's a nice guy, i find him to be a very nice guy, but the truth is i called him out on the fact that he's not paying 2%, and i guess he's not very happy. >> reporter: later, the president himself was overheard

on an open mic, bragging about his put down of trudeau. >> it was funny what i said the guy is two-faced. >> reporter: it's not the first time a world leader has been caught on a hot mic, including president trump at a g-20 summit in argentina last year in 2012, former president obama with the then russia leader. and george w. bush with tony blare in 2006. >> but the latest instance comes amid a summit where the president was making headlines for all the wrong reasons, including this testy exchange with french president emmanuel macron. >> would you like some nice isis fighters i could give them. you could take every one you want >> reporter: all leading to the president skipping his closing news conference. >> we'll go directly back. i think we have done plenty of

press conferences. >> reporter: the president tweeting on the flight home that he had a very successful trip to nato and got along quote great with the nato leaders who gave him he said only deep respect at the summit he will be hosting the next big summit, the g7 at camp david the president of course wanted it to be at the trump doral golf resort in miami but backed off. >> thank you. nearly 700,000 people are on the verge of losing food stamps. the new rule requires 20 hours of work a week it's set to take effect april 1st. the rule save will change roughly 5 1/2 billion dollars other five years. now to a surprising development in a racially charged case that divided this country. george zimmerman, the florida man who shot and killed 17-year-old trayvon martin seven years ago is now suing martin's family nbc's kerry sanders joins us with details on this hey, kerry, good morning.

>> reporter: well, good morning, that's right, george zimmerman has filed a hundred million dollar lawsuit against trayvon martin's family. the prosecutors and others involved in the high profile case in the lawsuit he claims that that he conspired to try to get him convicted. this morning, george zimmerman, the former florida neighborhood watchman has filed a $100 million lawsuit against the family of trayvon martin the 17-year-old he shot and killed back in 2012. zimmerman, who says the shooting was a case of self-defense after martin attacked him was eventually acquitted on second-degree murder and manslaughter charges the verdict divided the nation in the suit, zimmerman claims he was the victim of conspiracy, malicious defamation it alleges the prosecution's key witness, trayvon martin's girlfriend rachel jeantel who testified she was on the phone with martin right before she was caught was quote an imposter and

fake witness >> suddenly the phone hang up. >> reporter: she tells nbc news her testimony at trial was accurate and her relationship with trayvon martin was however she defined it the suit alleges martin's real girlfriend, a woman named brittany diamond eugene was actually on the phone with him but was unwilling to testify, so martin's legal team found a fake replacement. zimmerman's attorney larry klayman says the new evidence was revealed to him by the director of a new documentary style film called "the trayvon hoax." >> you're not in any way dragging a family who lost a child through the court system again. >> unfortunately many members of the family dragged an innocent man through the court system and if he had been convicted he would be doing life in prison, and that's a serious offense. >> and he deserves $100 million. >> he deserves more than a hundred million dollars. >> reporter: the film's director joe gilbert said he located who he calls trayvon martin's real girlfriend, brittany diamond eugene

gilbert admits when he met her he never asked her about what happened. >> you don't go to the subject of the investigation and say can you tell me your role in this thing, i'm investigating that would be very naive. >> you never go to them, because you didn't >> i did not because it wasn't necessary. i got all the information necessary. >> reporter: benjamin crump responded to the lawsuit writing in part this plaintiff continues to display a callous disregard for everyone but himself, re victimizing individuals whose lives were shattered by his own misguided actions. nbc news reached out to all the prosecutors who were named in this lawsuit but we have not heard back the film was supposed to be shown at this theater here in coral gables, florida, today, but once they found out what the movie was about, management cancelled the screening. gilbert

the movie producer here, joel gilbert compares himself to another film maker, michael moore, but he says gilbert is a conservative in this case, the previous productions that he has had have been filled with all sorts of false claims including that barack obama's father was a columnist in chicago, that paul mccartney is dead and that elvis is still alive guys >> okay. all right. kerry sanders. thank you. well, we do have some good news this morning, former president jimmy carter is now recovering at home after being released from a georgia hospital on wednesday mr. carter was admitted over the weekend and treated for a urinary tract infection. a carter center spokesperson says the former president is feeling better the 95-year-old has been hospitalized several times this year, mainly for injuries sustained in falls.

>> happy to hear that news. boy, we had a good night last night we were up late helping light the world famous rockefeller christmas tree >> 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 ♪ joy to the world the lord is come let earth receive her kin ♪ >> and just like that a 75 foot norwood spruce was shining bright, 55 miles of lights, joined on stage by new york city mayor, bill de blasio, miss america nia franklin and the rockettes and so much more, packed with performances by brett eldridge, many more. the tree will stay lit from 5:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. every day through the first of january you come see us at the "today" show, and then go see the tree the tree is lit at 5:30 a.m.

you could do that. >> i was walking by this morning, and i saw at least 25, 30 people stopping for their selfies, obligatory tree selfies. >> holidays are here we had pretty good weather last night. a little sprinkle or two by the way, the 30 rock tree has its own twitter feed, @30 rock tree it's actually pretty funny we have lake effect enhanced snow, erie, pennsylvania, picking up 5 inches of snow before it's over on friday could see 6 inches or so by the tug hill plateau we're also watching the pacific storm racing east, bringing snow into the rockies and, dives into the southeast by friday, bringing showers and thunderstorms and finally we're watching this next big storm that's going to be coast-to-coast saturday it produces coastal rain and heavy mountain snows. then by sunday it makes its way into the rockies, bringing more snow, heavy rain to the southwest, and races east, and by monday, we're looking at some heavier rain 1 to 2 inches of rain into the northeast. scattered showers and storms across the coast before we get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds

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>> and that's your and that's your latest weather, guys. >> all right, al thank you. just ahead the investigation launched into gabrielle union's controversial exit with "america's got talent" after she met face to face with the show's producers and nbc. we have a warning about carbon monoxide in the wake of a thanksgiving scare for anna faris and her family, what you need to know about the silent killer, especially during this holiday season but first, this is "today" on nbc. here, it all starts with a simple...

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you drive in and right back out. that shows how your visibility can drop in a short distance. by tomorrow this storm arriving by the afternoon especially in the north bay and pushing into the rest of the bay area as we go into the evening. it will bring this another round of some high wind and rain and it's going to also bring the potential of about 1 to 3 inches of rain throughout the weekend. so we're going to see it coming in waves. off and on rain friday, throughout the day saturday and tapering off on sunday. we will get a chance to dry out early next week. how are the roads moving, vianey? we are seeing a morning slow commute through the south bay. i have a crash along the -- i should say a stalled vehicle along the san mateo bridge. a bit of a traffic hazard. the westbound lanes, the number three lane remains blocked and is impacting the drive times. look at westbound 84 to the dumbarton bridge. a 70-minute drive time.

westbound 92 to the san mateo bridge. oakland right now there's fog in and out. i'll have another update coming up. we'll have more local news coming up in a half hour.

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morning. a u.s. sailor opened fire at the naval shipyard, before taking his own life. the shooting forced the historic military base pearl harbor into lock down. military officials say the gunman was assigned to the uss columbia at the u.s. shipyard for maintenance. no word on a motive. good news about those annoying robocalls that light up your phone all times of day, sometimes at night well, the house on wednesday passed a bill aimed at cracking down on those automated calls. it requires phone companies to verify where those calls are coming from and let consumers block them for free. it also enforces harsher penalties for violators. the bill is expected to clear the senate and get the president's approval. we have dramatic video to show you, it looks like it came out of the fast and furious movie. it happened at a car dealership in florida watch as a car comes flying into the picture. eventually it does come to a stop hitting several vehicles along the way. officials say show somehow the driver became dizzy, hit an embankment and that caused the vehicle to fly almost 140 feet into the air before it landed in the parking lot. the driver was treated for non-life threatening injuries. >> i mean, you see that video. that's remarkable to think no one was hurt, the driver or anybody else on the ground. also this morning, we have

new developments to tell you in the controversy over gabriele union's exit as a judge on "america's got talent" after ag. after that report surfaced, her contract was not renewed after she complained about a toxic just one season. nbc's stephanie gosk is following this for us this morning. >> gabrielle union is speaking out after she met with nbc and the production company behind agt. after that report surfaced, her contract was not renewed after she complained about a toxic culture on the set. >> it's "america's got talent" and you're loaded with talent. >> reporter: gabriele union returning to the site of "america's got talent," meeting with representatives and agt producers to discuss complaints from her time on the reality

competition show the actress tweeting after, we had a lengthy five-hour and what i thought to be productive meeting yesterday. i was able to, again, express my unfiltered truth i led with transparency and my desire and hope for real change. nbc releasing its own statement after the meeting as well adding the initial conversation was candid and productive. while there will be a further investigation to get a deeper understanding of the facts, we are working with gabrielle to come to a positive resolution. the gathering comes after her exit on the show turned into a fire storm just days after nbc announced it was not renewing union or fellow judge julianne hough's agt contracts. sources told variety that union had raised concerns of a toxic culture and racially insensitive incidents at the show. the magazine reporting union had been told her hair styles were too black for the audience also a joke made by guest judge jay leno that was viewed by people present as perpetuating stereotypes about koreans was never escalated to human

resources, despite union urging producers. the joke never aired former judge on the show howard stern weighing in, calling agt a boy's club, blasting its executive producer simon cowell. >> he has set it up that the men stay, no matter how old they are, no matter how fat they are, no matter how ugly they are or how talentless they are, but what he manages to do on all his shows is constantly replaces the hot chicks with hotter chicks and younger chicks, which is so obvious. >> julianne hough did not directly address the allegations in an interview with "access hollywood. >> i think that's such an important step that multiple people can come together and create change or whatever it may be and that there is a dialogue and a narrative that is respectful and that's amazing. >> so far no public statement yet from gabrielle union in all of this. she did thank her fans on social media for all of their support there have been a slew of celebrities who have come to her support as well.

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we are back now, depth today, this morning, we have a new warning about carbon we are back now, 7:39 with in-depth today, this morning, we have a new warning about carbon monoxide poisoning after a close call for a popular actress over the thanksgiving holiday. >> that's right, nbc's investigative consumer correspondent vicky nguyen is here so timely. >> and this is a scarey situation that could happen to anyone what was supposed to be a fun thanksgiving for anna faris at a rental home in lake tahoe turned into a potentially deadly situation.

a serious carbon monoxide scare that all of us can learn from, especially this time of year a hollywood star and her family all breathing big sighs of relief >> we are grateful to be alive >> actress anna faris's father now speaking out on their carbon monoxide scare. >> we thought we just had the effects of being at high altitude and it turned out that that was not the case. >> the group started feeling sick soon after arriving at the home they rented in lake tahoe for the thanksgiving holiday weekend. two guests left dinner and went to the hospital. the stunning diagnosis, carbon monoxide poisoning first responders rushed to the house to treat the others transporting two more people for additional care. >> had they just gone to sleep and hoped that they felt better in the morning, none of themgive with half empt would have woken up. >> in the after math, farris tweeted a picture of an abandoned thanksgiving table with half empty plates writing in part, we were saved from carbon monoxide. it's a stupidly dramatic story but i'm feeling very fortunate it's called the silent killer and for good reason.

the centers for disease control and prevention says carbon monoxide poisoning kills hundreds each year and sickens thousands more so what can you do to keep you and your family safe >> it's simple, make sure you have enough of these installed, carbon monoxide detectors and if you're traveling, you're going to want to bring some with you, and place them in key spots. they can plug right into your wall or might be battery operated. >> you want to place an alarm near your water heater or furnace, these are common hot spots for carbon monoxide leaks and read the instructions but usually you want to put the monitor at least 5 to 20 feet away >> make sure this area is properly vented and if it's your own home, ask your utility company to check on it every year. >> another important spot for a detector, the hallways, experts recommend installing one near each sleeping area in your home. for example, this covers two different bedrooms. >> those are not the only problem areas. >> your fireplace could put you at risk. make sure your chimney is checked and, make sure the flue is well ventilated keep the flue open for a little

while longer. >> if you use a gas powered space heater to warm your home, make sure that is ventilated. >> don't use a gas stove or oven to heat your home. this could be another source of carbon monoxide. now we reached out to anna faris for comment. we have not heard back another note this time of year, a lot of people want to go out, warm up the car before they head out. always open the garage door before you start your car engine, carbon monoxide gas builds up very quickly, the same for power outages, people have portable generators, make sure they have well ventilated. >> everyone can relate to that idea you feel kind of funny, i'll go to bed, wake up feel better in the morning which would have been deadly. what are the symptoms of carbon monoxide. >> this is key and good that anna faris's family went to the hospital

dizziness, blurred vision, feel sick, not yourself, sleepiness, and down the line, loss of consciousness, really. it's really important. if you're in an unfamiliar area and feel that way, open all the windows. >> some people have smoke detectors, the carbon monoxide detector with the smoke detector. >> we went downstairs, under $30 and even this time of year, fire department sometimes offer free ones for families that don't have them, so check. >> and if you're traveling, maybe take one or two with you. >> so easy just put some double stick tape on the back, you can even lay them down if you're not sure if your rental has one. >> thanks, vicky. let us head to mr. roker for a check of the weather. >> good morning, we have snow through the rockies, quick good thursday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall.

here's a live look outside in san jose. christmas in the park. it looks pretty good out there right now. maybe today is your day to go because we will see a break in the rain. temperatures today reaching into the low 60s. by tomorrow this storm will be arriving and bringing us rounds of rain, potentially even thunderstorms on saturday, but heavy downpours and gusty winds expected throughout the weekend. it tapers off on sunday and then some dry weather early next week. and that's your latest weather. >> i've been flying so much between shooting "the voice" live shows and this show across the country, i'm convinced that people think i'm an air marshal. i'm convinced. >> air marshal daly. >> when i get on the plane they look at me like, the air marshal is here. it's good.

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oh, what a relief it is! so fast! we are back, 7:48. putting a new twist on "today's" holiday consumer >> that's right. we're taking an exclusive look at an adventure that spans land, sea and snow, and where does this happen, obviously a mall. >> right now, nbc's gadi

schwartz is, i think he's at the top of the first real snow indoor mountain in north america. there he is. it's at the american dream mall in new jersey. what's up, gadi? >> reporter: yeah, the ski conditions are looking pretty good from this mountain top of all places in new jersey this is the first indoor ski area in the northern hemisphere at the american dream mall, and remember, all of this as malls across the country struggle with retail the american dream says they are different. they are banking on big entertainment, like an aquarium, they have a water park, and if we're not moving fast enough for you, they also have a roller coaster. as wild as this looks, could this be the future of malls in

america? inside this 3 million square foot mall is the largest indoor theme park in the western hemisphere the designers of the mall called the american dream think major attractions are just the kind of outside the box thinking the mall industry desperately needs. >> what is this guy? >> don's triple 5 group is behind the behemoth, costing about $6 billion to build. >> when i was growing up malls had a food court, maybe a movie theater, you guys have roller coasters. >> we have looked toward re imagining what people think of malls. >> we have seen malls go through a tough time people think you can build a box fill it with stores, and people will come. that's not what people want anymore. it's about what is the experience when you get to the center >> reporter: how many roller coasters do you have in here >> we've got five coasters right now, and one more on the way this one does a lot of things. >> reporter: that's what you're talking about, the back wards spin this company isn't new to super

charging malls, the famed group behind the mall of america and amusement mall they are right now putting the final touches on more than 40 slides and the world's largest indoor wave pool but the project hasn't been all smooth sailing, across the country, malls are closing as many lose the battle against online retail. 9,000 stores just this year, all while it's taken the american dream 17 years of set backs, ownership changes and delay just to partially open. >> there are some people that say this is too big, way too expensive, do you think it's going to be worth it. >> we have mall of america and they work well in much smaller cities there's 21 million people that live within 50 miles of american dream. >> reporter: another reason for the excitement, big snow mountain the first real snow indoor mountain in north america. the idea is that the terrain controls the direction of the ski. i took a lesson using new terrain based learning method. you have so many people that live in new york, but you have

no mountains. >> yeah, so we built one. >> reporter: in a mall. >> in a mall. >> reporter: big snow ski joe says accessibility along with prices below $50 a session could open the slopes to millions. >> the thing about skiing, it's pretty expensive, here, the prices are pretty low. >> we want more people to come in we want a good volume of people. >> reporter: from snow to sea, even a little screaming, their vision is to build a place to shop as ambitious as the american dream >> it's a one-stop shop for all that doesn't exist anywhere the in world >> reporter: now, about that partial opening right now, the amusement park is open this is set to open at 3:00 today. but right now, the only retail shop that's open is the whoopi goldberg pop up shop the other 300 retailers are expected to open up their doors in march which means no lines, so if you guys don't mind, i'm

just going to mosey on over, get a couple laps in before we head to the tunnel and traffic. >> what a blast. >> impressive. >> you look great on those skis, buddy. >> hard to believe that's a mall it used to be a hot dog on a stick that got me to the mall. >> orange julius. >> exactly. coming up, the making of a christmas classic, what we're just learning about mariah carey's biggest hit. coming up after your local news. for all the tradition twisters, we're thinking of you.

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good thursday morning. right now it's 7:56. we've been watching patchy, dense fog moving across parts of the bay area. that's a live look outside in san francisco. we are going to mostly see a dry day today but then our new storm will be arriving tomorrow. we can see the large storm system on satellite imagery and all of this will take pretty much the whole weekend to work its way through the bay area. so today we're getting prepared with raking up the leaves and getting outside. and then by tomorrow we start to see the rain spreading from north to south and to the afternoon and evening hours. at times this rain may be heavy along with some gusty winds that will continue throughout the day on saturday coming in waves. then it gradually tapers off. our skies may clear by sunday afternoon into the evening. then next week we're looking at more dry weather as our

temperatures stay cool mostly with highs in the 50s. let's head over to vianey for a look at the commute. and the commute is definitely rough. we have a couple crashes down to the south bay causing some slowing, but right now the biggest headache is still on westbound 84, the number three lane remains blocked due to a stalled vehicle. it looks like tow was on their way. it's going to be slow to recover. bridge drive times looking at 50 minutes. back to you. happening now house democrats are picking up the push to impeach president trump. house speaker nancy pelosi this morning announced the president's actions left house lawmakers no choice but to proceed with articles of impeachment. the president tweet add response saying in part this is not what the founding fathers had in mind when it came to impeachment. he also says republicans have never been more united. and in the end he says we will win, he says. we are following developments online. you can go to our twitter feed

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it's 8:00 on "today," coming up, breaking overnight, pearl harbor shooting spree. a u.s. sailor kills two people just days before the anniversary of the historic attack there. the motive still unclear. the latest straight ahead. plus, season of saving, from trips and tricks online and at the mall to steals and deals in studio 1a, everything you need to know to ensure this holiday season doesn't break the bank. and behind the christmas music, celebrating 25 years of all i want for christmas is you. >> it was an accomplishment for me that i was really proud of.

>> a new look at how mariah carey created a modern christmas classic, today, thursday, december 5th, 2019. >> today laurie is turning 50. >> hi to fellow nurses in michigan. >> hi to our family in virginia. >> hi to everyone in ames, iowa. >> mother son trip in louisville, kentucky. >> welcome back to "today." thank you for joining us on this post christmas tree lighting day. what a fun crowd outside on this thursday morning. a lot of leftovers from last night, wandered back over here this morning. happy to see everybody. happy to see our beautiful tree. i mean, even in the daytime that guy looks beautiful, right? >> going to be on every day from

5:30 to 11:30, stop by, take pictures, say hello to the tree. >> it's been a great december, only getting better. this morning, jenna is heading to the airport for what will really be a life changing trip inspired by our mission tied to international day of the girl. she's making this trip with first lady michelle obama, and jenna just sent us this message from the airport. >> hi, guys, i'm on the way to vietnam. i'm so excited to meet incredible women and girls who are changing the face of girls education and of course meet up with mrs. obama to hear about the work there. see you all soon. >> all right. >> exciting. >> she's on her way. >> she's going to have such a great time. >> by the way, julia roberts and some others are also taking part in that trip. can't wait to see jenna's report from vietnam coming up on monday. >> it's going to be unforgettable. let's get right to the news at 8:00. the u.s. navy says a deadly attack at pearl harbor in hawaii yesterday was carried out by one of its own sailors. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer joins us with the latest on the investigation of what happened here. miguel, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, joint base pearl harbor hickam has reopened after a lock down

following the shooting. a sailor whose submarine was at the shipyard opened fire at the dry dock, killing two and wounding a third before taking his own life. officials have not said if security measures will be changed ahead of the ceremony marking the 78th anniversary of the japanese attack on pearl harbor. back to you. >> miguel, thank you very much. president trump is back to facing impeachment crisis in washington after leaving early from a sometimes awkward nato summit in london. nbc white house correspondent peter alexander has three things to watch today. peter, good morning. >> reporter: hey, craig, good morning to you. new this morning, house speaker nancy pelosi will make a statement on the status of the impeachment inquiry.

it comes after a panel of constitutional scholars testified here for more than eight hours on the hill before the house judiciary committee. >> the president is trying to corrupt the election for his own benefit. >> president trump is now back with nato allies in london that turned testy at times. several leaders overheard openly mocking him during a reception. the president later calling canada's prime minister two-faced. this morning, democratic front runner joe biden as you see here, releasing his own campaign video trying to capitalize on that viral moment. one day after kamala harris dropped out of the 2020 race, both biden and elizabeth warren said they would consider the california senator as a possible running mate. now you're all caught up. that's three things. back to you, craig. >> peter alexander from the white house, thank you. now we're going to turn to your health and the vaping illness that has sickened more than 2,000 americans has now

surfaced in every single state. and now doctors have found yet another way that vaping can damage the lungs. nbc medical correspondent dr. torres is here. we have heard about how vitamin e played a role and there's another culprit. >> vitamin e is the culprit we have been looking at, and in california doctors look at a case of a woman, a 49-year-old woman, typical vaping systems, she had been vaping thc, shortness of breath, and wheezing and what they found is the damage pattern she had was this one we usually see in heavy metal workers and what they think is happening is the coil inside the vaping device, it has to get heated to a very high temperature. when it does, it starts leeching heavy metals into the liquid which which gets vaporized in her lungs. they found cobalt, nickel, aluminum, and lead, and those are the ones that were then getting into her lungs and that's where they think the injury pattern came from unfortunately for her, it's

probably permanent, scarring her lung and with her for the rest of her life. >> the lot of research that's been done so far has made something of a distinction between this black market vape pens and the ones that are over-the-counter and more legit. the coil problem and that whole idea, did that apply equally to both. >> there's a lot of unknowns here, we're not exactly sure, but what we know people who vape thc may be putting themselves at a higher risk, the higher the temperature, the more likely metals leak into the liquids and their lungs. you can't point at one thing we were taught in medical school, the only thing that should go into your lungs is air. and as the cdc put it, if you don't vape, don't start. if you do vape, stop we're going to get more numbers over the number of cases and unfortunate deaths and unfortunately i think they're going to rise. >> thank you, doctor. we've got the news covered, would you all like a little boost. >> yes

>> here we go. >> a woman who gets lots of holiday packages wanted to thank the delivery people who work so hard this time of year, so she decided to put out a basket of snacks and her doorbell camera recorded one reaction that she said she just had to share. >> oh, this is nice. some goodies wow. what is this sweet. oh, wow. get out of here. >> how sweet. >> the delivery man even did a little dance on the way out. it was such a nice way to spread holiday cheer and gratitude. >> i love that idea. we should all do that. coming up, guys, we've got "popstart" and the story behind justin timberlake's public apology to his wife and family >> first up, the latest on a troubling case, a prominent doctor on a major college campus, accused of sexually abusing his patients this morning as he heads to court, survivors are sharing their stories with us. why they want both the doctor

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charged with sexually abusing patients is set to appear in court today. >> nbc's natalie morales sat down with three accusers in los angeles. hey, natalie, good morning. >> good morning to you all, dr. james heaps was named one of hollywood's top doctors in 2015 and he came highly recommended as a gynecologist with a specialty in oncology and that's why the women we spoke with say they trusted him and why they believe ucla health didn't stop him sooner >> i sat there thinking this is a gynecological oncologist, much more training and education than most doctors i see i knew it felt uncomfortable, but i should trust him. >> ellen cater, gabby vasquez, and julie say they went to see dr. james heaps because they were told he was the best. >> you were going how frequently >> four months, three months, he kept giving me diagnoses that scared me. i never walked out of that

office without crying. >> i was told i could get cancer and die, and since seeing another gynecologist, i learned i'm not at high risk he put fear in me to guarantee that i would keep coming back every few months. >> can you describe what he did, i know it's difficult to talk about the details. >> he had his hands all over my body, using his entire hands, the palm of his hand, all over, lingering for too long and looking and telling me that my breasts were beautiful. >> vasquez, a medical assistant at ucla health said she expressed concern during her exam when he directed the chaperon to leave. >> he was introducing the ultrasound, he was simulating as he was having sexual intercourse with me. this is not okay this is not right. i immediately went to my supervisor and i reported this to her and nothing was done >> vasquez said she told her supervisor in january of 2017 but it wasn't until another patient's complaint in december

of that year that ucla began an internal investigation and these were not the first complaints against heaps. >> we are aware that at least as of 2014, there were allegations of sexual misconduct with patients by dr. heaps. there was no further action with regard to that. >> reporter: ucla says it is looking into the handling of one 2014 complaint they acknowledged receiving and was unaware of another allegation posted on yelp a year later until its investigation was under way. however, heaps continued practicing at ucla health until june of 2018 ellen cater said she saw the doctor just two days before his office closed. >> i was allowed to walk into the room after sitting in a waiting room full of other women waiting it see him i walked in, got undressed, he sexually assaulted me again. >> a week later, she along with

heaps' other patients received a letter announcing his retirement with quote mixed emotions. >> ucla, i deeply believe, absolutely knew at that point. >> reporter: the results of the internal investigation completed by the ucla title 9 office and released in november found there is sufficient evidence that dr. heaps engaged in behavior that constituted sexual assault when he examined the 2017 complainant. also in the report, some of heaps staffers defending him a medical assistant present during the exam in question stated she has never witnessed nor heard of anything inappropriate during exams now, in the after math of the investigation, ucla tells nbc news, dr. heaps did retire while he was under investigation and it regrets the way his departure was characterized. heaps attorney says dr. heaps has no doubt of his innocence, as do hundreds and thousands of former patients and dr. heaps never did a transvaginal

ultrasound for any purpose other than medical, only touched patients during examinations for medical purposes and never made comments or asked questions for nonmedical purposes, adding that he would never ask patients to come in for appointments more than necessary or overstate anyone's risk of cancer. >> i have flash backs to this day. >> as one of the highest paid employees at the university of california, at one point making over a million dollars a year, his accusers are demanding to know what took so long for ucla health to publicly acknowledge their accusations. >> ucla needs to be held accountable for putting him first, before us >> heaps was charged with sexual battery and surrendered to law enforcement in june 2019 and is out on bail. these women are not part of the

criminal case, but have filed civil lawsuits against dr. heaps and the regents of the university of california they join about a hundred women with similar allegations, including eight ucla students, five of whom say they endured sexual abuse by dr. heaps when he treated them at the school's health center where he saw patients between 1983 and 2010. >> it felt very lonely because you don't have anybody to turn to who has a similar story and yet, we do, we just don't know each other. >> well, dr. heaps has pleaded not guilty, and his medical license was suspended. ucla has already settled some cases involving allegations against dr. heaps for nearly $4 million in a statement it says an independent review is examining what occurred and whether our policies and procedures are consistent with best practices and that as an institution we recognize that we must do more to provide the safe, supportive and respectful environment our patients and staff expect and deserve. guys

back to you. >> yeah, they must do more natalie, thank you very much >> thank you, natalie. we will shift gears now, let's get a check of the weather. al, what do you got? >> as we look on our satellite image and radar combo, you can see some lake enhanced snow in the northeast. we're also looking at a system that's going to be coming in from the west, and that's going to be causing problems only really warm spot down through texas with temperatures in the 70s and southern florida elsewhere, we're looking at temperatures a little on the chilly side. for today, chilly in the east, a good morning, i'm kari hall, we're starting out with low clouds and fog across the bay area. this is a live look outside in walnut creek. we will keep the mostly dry conditions today with a large storm system set to arrive tomorrow. that will bring in high winds and rain n. that will continue throughout much of the weekend. today mostly cloudy and spotty

sprinkles here and there. rain moving to the north and south and the rain will taper off late on sunday. if you're heading out, don't forget check us out on our siriusxm channel 108. >> it's all happening. >> look at the man he's here. >> it's all happening, everybody, waiting for it. "popstart," we're going to start with mariah carey, it's been 25 years since she released her christmas album that gave us that smash hit, "all i want for christmas is you" amazon releasing a mini documentary about the making of the album. nbc's joe fryer has more ♪ i don't want a lot for christmas ♪ >> reporter: from the sultry preamble to the up tempo rock 'n' roll kick. ♪ all i want for christmas is you ♪

>> for 25 years, mariah carey's modern classic, "all i want for christmas is you" has been a staple of the holiday season. >> it was an accomplishment for me that i was really proud of. >> reporter: to celebrate the silver anniversary, amazon announced it's releasing "mariah carey's christmas" a mini documentary of the holiday hits. >> i remember where i was coming from wanting it to feel like a classic. >> reporter: the simple song has become a cultural phenomenon with covers and remixes ♪ underneath the mistletoe ♪ >> and even a festive car pool karaoke featuring some very famous spreads in 2015, the song became a children's book and later an animated movie. >> this christmas, i was determined. >> reporter: this week, "all i want for christmas is you" sits atop billboard's 100th chart with 16 million copies sold, the

single has returned every year since 2012 and last christmas eve, the hit smashed records again when the song was streamed on spotify over 10.8 million times in the 24 hours leading up to christmas day no wonder fans have crowned mariah the queen of christmas. >> that's a huge title i can't take that title. >> the single alone turned more than $60 million for the pop icon yuletide tune is present during the holidays, even mariah doesn't work on christmas. ♪ all i want for christmas is you ♪ >> reporter: for today, joe fryer, nbc news. >> wow 60 million one song one song >> all she needs is christmas. >> queen of christmas. >> the greatest christmas song. >> we probably stream it 100 times a day. >> in the studio "popstart"

stories, eddie murphy is up next, all working on "coming to america 2" and he's revealing he's going to be reprising many roles from the first movie and adding new ones, even if makeup takes hours to apply. >> how many hours are you in make up to do all of those characters how many characters do you do in that film? >> in the new one. >> i have all the old characters from the first one, the jewish guy, the barber, and the prince, and randy watson, and now i do this old farmer, maybe five or six now. >> wow, and do you like doing that >> every time i do a makeup movie, i always say this is the last time i'm doing this. [ bleep and i always wind up back in the make up chair. >> do you forget you say that. >> something happens years later and it makes sense to do it, so i'm never doing it again now

>> fast forward a few more years, we're going to hopefully see him back in the make up chair. >> craig, you know the makeup chair. halloween. >> we remember >> you said never again after that. >> i did and what do you know. >> back in the make up chair. >> i'm so glad he's bringing back those roles, especially sexual chocolate >> next up, justin timberlake, the singer is breaking silence after photos and a video surfaced showing him holding hands with a costar from an upcoming movie many online jump to go a conclusion about what may have happened between the two timberlake clearing up those rumors on instagram writing i stay away from gossip as much as i can, for my family, i feel it is important to address recent rumors, a few weeks ago i had a strong lapse in judgment, but let me be clear, nothing happened between me and my costar timberlake added he drank too much and should have known

better and i apologize to my amazing wife and family, and focus on being the best father and husband. misty copeland took time out of starring in "the nutcracker" to join you hoda for an episode of her digital series where she discussed the preconceptions that people sometimes have when you're part of the ballet. >> a let's talk about your quote, i think this means a lot, you have two favorites, this is one of them. where you come from doesn't necessarily determine where you're going in life. >> i think people would assume that someone comes from a privileged background being a part of, you know, such an elite art form, but that's what's so amazing, i think, having the opportunity to be a part of something where you just don't see people like myself being represented in that community. so it's really -- >> it's a great sit down we encourage you to watch the whole thing. how did you like being with missy, on today.com, by the way. >> i loved she talked about

being the principal ballerina, it was people critiquing her in her first performance and talked about how her background may have had to do that. but she overcame. we're going to tackle two holiday dilemmas. good morning, bart leaders are on the next faze of bringing in new bart rail cars. they are bringing in 250 more modernized rail cars. the initial cost would be $18 million. part of what is being called the transbay corridor budget. they want to cut down on crowding and increase the number of trails available. >> we're starting to see a building commute. and that fog is very much in through the south bay.

but i want to get to a new crash because it is certainly causing heavy back up along southbound 288. the number three lane remains blocked. also we have delays and this is along westbound 84 there was a stalled vehicle that started causing heavy delays backed up through newark. it is still recovering. westbound 84, in a is where that stalled vehicle was, and now we're at 33 minutes. 10 minutes and a live look right now along northbound 880. this is one of the heaviest areas right now. >> more local news in half an hour. see you then. on the economy, a unique leader.

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. ♪ i don't want a lot for christmas ♪ >> welcome back, it is 8:30 now on this thursday morning. it is december the 5th, 2019. as we say hello to our crowd on a beautiful, beautiful tree behind us. >> we have such a good crowd. lots of people are wearing christmas lights on them.

they're totally in the spirit and look who's doing the honors, jill martin going around collecting our toys. we're so happy people are bringing toys for our toy drive. she's going to help us inside doing some >> we have such a good crowd lots of people are wearing christmas lights on them they're totally in the spirit and look who's doing the honors, jill martin going around collecting our toys. we're so happy people are bringing toys for our toy drive. she's going to help us inside doing some holiday shopping, the guys on steals and deals very excited about that. >> i like that >> i was looking for someone, let me see if i can find here, lisa boyd, where's lisa boyd, here she is, over here now, lisa, are you lisa? yes, oh, my gosh you're a tri del, and you went to virginia. >> with hoda >> delta delta delta, can i help you help you help you. you don't know each other? it was lisa boyd, now she's lisa purdue should we do the secret handshake. this is proof of my college

days >> see that. >> how cute, was hoda always so much fun >> got that off the tri del facebook page. >> it's good to see you all. secret handshake, one, two don't tell anyone about it good to see you all. thank you, nice seeing you >> bye, sisters. >> bye sister. >> thank you >> i mean, everyone's hoda's sister we love having so cute. >> also coming up in a few minutes, fun to buy holiday gifts, not so much fun when they lead to debt stephanie ruhle has timely tips to make sure it doesn't happen to you this year >> christmas came early, i got gifts from my friends over there. we're also excited because brittany howard is here, grammy wins with their group, they're amazing, alabama shake, nominations for her incredible solo album, and she's going to show you why it's so great she's going to perform a song later today, we're all so excited. >> love her voice.

>> first we're going to get a check of the weather. >> today's weather is brought to you by honey nut cheerios. good goes around and let's take a look, show you what we have for your weekend outlook. clipper coming across bringing snow for the northeast, heavier showers and thunderstorms in the southeast, and then that next big storm comes into the west. excuse me. then we've got sierra snow making its way through the northern parts of california and into the sierra, cool in the east, and december warm in the central plains sunday, sunday, warmer air good morning, i'm kari hall. today we will see only spotty light rain and mostly cloudy skies. a few peeks of sunshine. bringing in heavy rain and gusty winds, and that will linger

throughout the weekend with rounds of rain from friday to saturday and tapering off on sunday. you recallly next week dry weather and it stays cool with highs in the mid to upper 50s. and that is your latest weather. savannah. >> all right, al, thank you so much. coming up next, stephanie ruhle, she takes us shopping. she's going to show us how to do it without stressing out and spending all of our money, right. >> try not to. >> try not to. >> we're g my parents never taught me anything about managing money. the amount of student loan debt i have, i'm embarrassed to even say. we just decided we didn't want debt any longer. ♪ i didn't realize how easy investing could be. i'm picking companies that i believe in.

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this morning on "today's" holiday consumer, a present for your pocketbook. >> we all like to get in the this morning on "today's" holiday consumer, a present for your pocketbook. >> we all like to get in the spirit of giving, of course buying all of those gifts can

put a big strain on your wallet. >> consider this, an estimated 41% of americans have the balance on their credit cards heading into the holidays. healthy holiday spending, nbc's stephanie ruhle, thanks for coming in. >> 20 days left apparently until christmas. what do we need to do right now to make sure that our spending doesn't spiral out of control. >> i do not want to be a grinch. i want you to spend. i want you to enjoy the holiday, but i want you to be responsible. write it down. if you're making a list for santa, make a list for yourself. all of your spending because you need to be awarefts i'm buying, big spending and small, think about this cyber monday was more than just clicking you're going to have to pay that bill in january, so i want you to beware of all the spending you're doing, specifically the small spending. >> it adds up. >> especially online

it's easy to lose track online. >> in terms of that, you might say, i know about all the big gifts i'm buying, and i'm not going on vacation for christmas, what if you're going home to see your parents, maybe that's a $200 train ticket. maybe you want to get a man cure because you have a beautiful new ring beware of it. >> she did get a manicure and then you might say you know what, tomorrow i'm going to bring lunch. i hope you use a ride share or maybe take a cap and a party late at night, you have to be aware of that money. >> you also say do a budget. it might be a little late for some of us but set it out beforehand. >> set it out, but even if you're doing it after, know what you're spending. i would say cash, you can't always spend cash but spending cash is a good idea. when you have none left in your pocket, it's time to go home when craig melvin goes to a bar after the christmas party, and decides to put his credit card down, and it's the last time for a drink, he might say drinks for everybody. >> never >> but if he has cash in his pocket. >> he puts down roker's credit card. >> on card there's money you're not aware of. >> in general, you have unused points, check it out people's $330 of airline points they didn't use and just over a hundred of general credit card points. >> how do you know how many points you have. >> check it out, call your credit card statement, and look

at your statement. how about store credit, look in your wallet, you have some store credits jammed in there, you have some merchandise. >> gift cards. >> yeah. >> they might expire by the end of the year, send them while you have them. >> i'm not that crafty, but apparently you have an idea for home made gifts. >> you have to go to parties don't necessarily run out and buy a bottle of wine why don't you make it a tradition, bake cookies every time you go to a party you don't have to be super crafty, a box of duncan heinz costs more than a bottom of wine as far as super crafty, go to pinterest, you tube. i have been making ornaments since last saturday, on monday my daughter's teacher reminded me that you can't wear make up to school. she has no make up on.

she had glitter on i might need a new vacuum. making small crafts could be a great tradition. if i gave you something that i made, even if it wasn't super, you put it on your tree. >> that's true >> and you have to say get a side hustle. >> this is a perfect month to get a side hustle. >> a second job? >> we know that there's extra retail jobs out there, but let's say you didn't want to go in the official work force, you could get a babysitting gig on the side, lots of your neighbors night say, listen, could anybody pet sit while i'm away you have stuff in your basement that you would like to sell. i have a 13-year-old that would love to snowboard, you might have an old one in your closet, i don't want to buy a new one. put it on craig's list. >> i love when people use my list for good. >> people say don't eat and drink your way through december because you don't want to diet in january, don't spend your way too. >> stephanie ruhle. >> preach it >> preach it >> come on, we love it

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we are back with more of our steals and deals holiday gift guide, lifestyle contributor, jill martin has been helping us all week long. we have covered the kids, the women, today, finally time for some gifts for the guys. >> all right. >> good morning. >> good morning, jill. >> stephanie talked about how to save. i'm going to help you save while you're shopping. as she suggested, write it down. we are going to start, carson, this is a perfect one for you with the traveler's club luggage. >> good size for the overhead. >> yeah, the retail is 157. >> yeah, i like those wheels on the bottom >> don't worry, they're cheap. we are back with more of our steals and deals holiday gift guide, lifestyle contributor, jill martin has been helping us all week long. we have covered the kids, the women, today, finally time for some gifts for the guys. >> this is expandable. they collapse and expand 10 inches, there's a place to charge your phone. there's a place to keep your

laptops. there's organization inside, and again, it's super. >> how much? >> the retail $157, the deal, 65% off. we created this man cave for everybody. you are wearing, let's go to the cutter shirt, thank you for changing, the retail $91 to $165 the sweaters, the weather tech jackets that carson is wearing, and all the different are water resistant jackets too. we have some on the models but you can check them out on today.com, cutter and buck, 25, up to 85% off. >> isn't it cool i mean, not only -- does anyone? play chess >> i do. my son is into it. >> i play fortnite so not only is it a great chess, it's beautiful to keep out as a piece. the american atelier, whatever is your aesthetic, the deal is $23. >> these speakers are pretty cool. >> yeah, so jonathan ct speakers, they're blue tooth, and you can charge your phone. they're sort of that nostalgic vibe

the retail is $49.99 built in stand, 46 hours of play time. >> she could get in an argument with alexa. >> good quality in terms of the sound? >> the deal is $18, 64% off. if you have a 25 and under gift guide, what an awesome gift. kitchen, indoor grill. >> this is great. >> how do they taste >> pretty good. >> the retail is $225, so everyone here likes to cook and barbecue with their family. >> what about the smoke? >> not a lot of smoke. >> okay. great. love it. >> great to prepare food and i know you all love to cook and grill. and grill inside the retail, $225, the deal $49.

>> these are all good ideas for a men. >> what about the close shave. >> does anyone use the electric? >> i have that one, actually, the gamma plus italia, retail $69.95. >> what do you love about it. >> i like the beard trimmer, it's got a long beard trimmer. it's good. it's a great deal. how much is it >> the deal is $30. >> these things are like 200 bucks. >> 57% off so i hope i helped you out. >> no booze this year, jill, no deal on bourbon? >> craig's got a guy >> i need your guy >> use it for good >> thank you, jill >> thanks, jill. >> this is a nice variety. the deals one more time, cutter and buck shirts, sweaters we're wearing, chess sets from american, speakers from jonathan court, the think kitchen grill and shavers from gamma plus italia and find more at today.com/deals and today will make a small share of revenue from your purchases.

tomorrow deals for yourself. >> who's left. >> hoda. a live performance from this

the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. >> we got a good one, singer song writer musician, brittany howard has been making music since she was just a kid. >> she has four grammy awards as part of the group alabama shakes and her first solo album "jamie" has earned her two grammy nominations. how are you? >> good morning.

>> how does it feel to get a couple of grammy nominations has a solo artist. >> feels pretty good >> does it feel good >> feels pretty good i have to even them out with my mom and dad, i got to keep getting those grammys. >> you're going to perform "stay high," as i understand it you were in topanga, california, and you were writing up there, and you wrote "stay high" but you weren't that thrilled with it. >> no, no. >> and sure enough it ends up being a big hit, goes to number one, get terry cruise in the video, how does that happen. >> i had this idea of just showing a man who's really intimidating on the exterior but on the inside is really really sweet, and i was like, who do i know that can lip sync and dance, terry cruise. so i wrote him a letter, and i was like, please if you don't be in it, i'm going to have to not make the video. >> the title of the album is "jamie" and that comes from a special place. tell me about that. >> jamie was my older sister that passed away when i was 9.

she was 13 from a rare form of cancer, and you know, before she left, though, she taught me all about using my imagination and being creative, and forming my own world within that. if it wasn't for her and her lessons and everything that she loved that she left me, i would have probably never journeyed on the path of being a musician, and a singer. >> it's not a record for her, it's a record about her, and it's really about you, and you're who you are because of her impact. >> exactly it's about me, and this is my first foray on my own, producing my own record and so i wanted to share that with. >> it's a real record. thank you for the group to be here, too, appreciate it

♪ >> take it away, brit. ♪ i already feel like doing it again honey cause once you know then you know and you don't want to go back to wherever it is that you come from yeah ♪ ♪ i just want to stay high with you ♪ ♪ cause where i come from everybody frowns and walks around with that ugly thing on their face ♪ ♪ and where i come from we work hard and grind and hustle all day yes we do ♪ ♪ there comes a time there come a time at night where we get to hard and grind and hustle all

day yes we do ♪ ♪ there comes a time there play ♪ ♪ and we smile and laugh and jump and clap and yell and holler and just feel great ♪ ♪ i just want to stay high with you with you baby ♪ ♪ so don't question my state of mind i'm feeling wonderful just fine thank you thank you ♪ high ♪ everything is everything and l everything is beautiful ♪ ♪ how did you get like that ou ♪

♪ see all i do is keep it cool and don't worry about what everyone is doing i already ♪ see all i do is keep it cool and don't worry about what everyone is doing i already fee♪ ♪ like doing it again honey ♪ sta want ♪ i just want to stay high i just want to stay high i just want to stay high i just want to

stay high ♪ ♪ yes i do i just want to stay >> brittany. >> that's how you do it. high with you ♪ >> brittany. >> that's how you do it. brittany howard, thank you, incredible thank you to the band. >> that was insane >> that's timeless beautiful sound. >> like joy personified right here on this stage we love you, honey. >> pick up the album "jamie" it's incredible. >> you're going to be back in the 3rd hour, on the fourth hour, harry connick jr. will be co hosting with me not a bad day. >> thank you. >> that was awesome. come on. >> thank you

good morning, it is 8:56, investigators are trying to figure out what sparked this house fire that killed an elderly woman that lived there. someone passing by reported that fire around 10:30 last night. firefighters arrived to find that home engulfed in flames. while they stopped short of calling this a hoarding

situation, he said the amount of stored items was a lot more than expected in a typical home. he said the burned debris so far is keeping investigatione inves getting inside. >> house democrats are picking up the push to impeach president trump. house speaker nancy pelosi said lawmakers were left no choice but to proceed with articles of impeachment. the president has since tweeted a response saying in part this is not what the founding fathers had in mind when it comes to impeachment. we're following developments online. go to our twitter feed for the latest as well. >> celebrating for the next round of rain, i hope you're ready for it, kari hall says it should be here by tomorrow afternoon. a live report from the north bay where they're preparing right now.

keep your umbrella out, a new storm taking aim starting tomorrow. >> the entire team will be monitoring what you can expect as you go out the door and make those weekend plans. join us tomorrow morning from 4:30 to 7:00.

>> today on california live we're going to get you in the mood. and hitting the ice with christie yamaguchi. all happening on "california live."

live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the "3rd hour of today." >> good morning, everybody, welcome to the "3rd hour of today" i'm al, here along with dylan, sheinelle, and craig, by the way, before we start. >> yes. >> if you saw the last few minutes of our show, we had brittany howard, full music set up, a round of applause to our stage crew. >> that is a good point. >> i mean, literally, full music set up to have to get this all set up in like 3 1/2, 4 minutes, couch and everything. it's amazing. >> and wait, all of this stuff right behind them, are we bringing that back. >> this is all this stuff, all of this equipment, was behind us and then they got