more local news at :25. we'll see you at 11:00, too. test test test test test te overnight targeted attacks, new questions about the motive behind the deadly shooting of a new jersey police officer and three others. questions about the motive behind the deadly shooting of a new jersey the drama unfolding on live tv. three others. the drama unfolding on live tv. >> i'm going to back >> i'm going to back up again. . the fire is getting louder and faster right now. this morning what we're learnin faster right now. this morning what we're learning about the about the victims as victims a investigators search investigators search for answers. did the gunman specifically swe. did the gunman specifi target a jewish deli and its y target a jewish deli and its customers. sounding off. customers.>> they're impeachinge sounding off. a >> they're impeaching me and there there are no crimes. this has to be a first in history. as >> president trump proclaiming history. >> president trump proclaiming his innocence after democrats unveil his innocence after democrats impeachment against him, abuse of p unveil two articles of impeachment against him, abuse of power and obstructing

congress. the debate on capitol hill begins today wke>>morning mess, looming tomorrow. so how will this all play out? we're live with the latest. morning mess, a n snow, ice and rain creating a slow and slippery commute for snow, ice and rain creating a slow and tens of millions across the northeast, and today, temperatures set to plummet. tens of millions across the northeast, and today, temperatures set al's got everything you need to. al's got everything you need to know. know.all that, plus new danger, overnight, more volcanic activity hampering recovery efforts at the site of that all that, plus new danger, overnight, more volcanic activity hampering recovery zed efforts at the site of that t cruise ship lawsuit, the family of the toddler who fell to her death taking royal deadly eruption in new zealand. cruise ship lawsuit, the family of the toddler who fell to her death taking royal caribbean to court saying the tragic accident was 100% preventable. preventable. and "today" and "today" exclusive, who shaped our world the most in wt 2019, we're ready to reveal in 2019, we're r "time's" person of the year.dy "time's" person of the year. today wednesday, december 11th, today wednesday, december 11th, 2019. from nbc news, this is, "today" with savannah guthrie "today" with savannah guthrie

and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and hoda kotb.hi, everybody, weo live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza.hank you for hi, everybody, welcome to m "today," thank you for joining a us on this wednesday morning, and i'm sure some folks are nd waking up and going where is savannah this morning. ur dear n >> our dear friend ms. guthrie has the day off. >> s has the day off. he >> she's having some eye ome ey surgery. surgery. >> she's had laser >> she's had laser treatment, t and she's going through the he' surgery. we wish for her a speedy recovery. we want to get right to the surgery.y.brea we wish for her a speedy overni. recovery.on ye we want to get right to the y's breaking news overnight. on yesterday's hour long ff and standoff and a shootout in jersey city, six people were ton killed including a police detective and three civilians at a kosher grocery store. six peo investigators are trying to killed including a police detective and three civilians at a kosher grocery sto figure out if that attack was driven by hate. nbc's gabe gutierrez joins us from jersey city with details on this. hey, gabe, good morning. >> reporter: good morning.

the suspects have been identified. and there was a note with religious writing at the scene. a police officer and three bystanders and two suspects are dead after a terrifying shoot out in jersey city. >> it was a targeted attack on the jewish kosher deli across the state here. >> cctv footage reviewed overnight shows it was a targeted attack. >> the motives are still part of the investigation. i said this location they exited the van and they proceeded to attack this location in a targeted manner. anything else is open for investigation. >> there's a few of us here engaged in the initial gun battle. >> almost immediately there was a heavy police response.

the neighborhood completely locked down. the faa shutting down airspace over the area as officers took cover, assembled portable shields and brought in armored personnel. >> we set up a tactual advantage, continued gunfire for hours. >> reporter: this chilling barrage of bullets captured by a crew from our station wnbc. the fire is getting louder and faster right now. >> reporter: the senior law enforcement official tells nbc news the suspects, unidentified man and woman had one long gun described as an ar type woman and at least 100 rounds were fired in the shootout. resident says it sounded like a war zone. >> i've never seen anything like it before. >> reporter: investigators say both suspects were killed in the gun battle. three people were found dead inside the store. police say they were not killed by officer fire. the fallen detective 39-year-old joe seals was a 15-year veteran of the force. >> he was also a husband and father of five children.

so it's a tough day for jersey city. >> so gabe, we know the -- several sources briefed on the investigation tell our station wnbc that one of the suspects social media pages had anti-police and anti-jewish writings and investigators are trying to see whether he, in fact, posted that material. as for the officer, he joined the police department in 2006 and he was responsible for getting guns off the street. he was a married father of 5. as for the two other officers they have been wounded and craig, both have been released from the hospital. >> g released now from the hospital. >> gabe gutierrez for us, gabe, thank you. thank you. now to fast moving fwo developments on the imp now to fast moving eachment show developments on the impeachment show down. back at demo president trump firing back at democrats after being formally charged with high crimes and ode the debate begins on capitol

looming, here's a look hill today with a key vote looming, here's a look at how some of the major newspapers are covering the story this mornings the "wall street journal" there, house panel lays out case to l", house panel lays out case to impe impeach president, "the new york times," all caps, impeachment articles say trump abused power, damaging nations. our team ready to break it down this morning, starting with nbc white house correspondent kristen welker. kristen, good morning. >> reporter: craig, good morning to you. president trump is now the fourth president in u.s. history to have articles of impeachment drawn up against him. tonight the house of representatives will begin to debate those articles. the president defiant and digging in. overnight, president trump stumping in battle ground pennsylvania bracing for what could be his biggest political battle yet. >> our poll numbers have gone through the roof because of her stupid impeachment. >> reporter: lashing out at house speaker nancy pelosi and house democrats. >> the impeachment hoax is about overturning your great 2016 vote

or in the alternative, trying to win the 2020 election. that's not going to happen. >> reporter: earlier in the day, that history making moment unfolding with democratic leaders announcing two articles of impeachment against president trump. >> charging the president of the united states, donald j. trump with committing high crimes and misdemeanors. >> reporter: the first article, abuse of power, charging the president with withholding a white house meeting and for a time military aid to ukraine in exchange for its leaders publicly announcing investigations that would benefit his reelection. the second article, obstruction of congress. charging the president with rim defiance. house speaker nancy pelosi warning. >> if we did not hold him accountable, he would continue to undermine our elections. >> reporter: the president's allies firing back. >> speaker pelosi, adam schiff,

and her counter parts have been abusing the power of impeachment because they're afraid donald trump will get reelected on his own. >> reporter: so what happens next, on thursday the house judiciary committee led by democrats will vote on whether to send the impeachment bill to the entire house where a majority of votes is needed to pass it. then the full house would debate it. if a majority passes that measure, the president would officially be impeached. then the case goes to a trial in the senate. supreme court chief justice john roberts would serve as the judge. members of the house as prosecution. the white house counsel would coordinate the president's defense and the senate serves as jury, 53 republicans, 45 democrats, two independents. to remove the preponderate, a 2/3 majority or 67 senators would ne t u.s. history. so after tonight's debate on impeachment, that first committee vote is expected to take place before the end of this week with the goal of having the full house vote before christmas.

now as for a senate trial, 20 republicans would have to vote to remove the president from office, and there is broad agreement all across washington at this point that seems highly unlikely. craig. >> kristen welker from the white house, thank you. now to our exclusive interview with attorney general william barr on another issue hanging over the president. the russia investigation. barr sat down with our justice correspondent pete williams and took aim at the fbi into its investigation in the 2016 trump campaign. barr says he believes it may have acted in bad faith one day after an inspector general report found no evidence of political bias. pete joins us from washington with more of that exclusive conversation. pete, good morning. >> reporter: craig, good morning, this is the attorney general's strongest criticism yet of the fbi for the way it started the investigation of the trump campaign, and then kept it going. barr says the fbi needed much

stronger evidence before it began looking into a presidential campaign. the justice department inspector general concluded that the fbi had legitimate reasons for opening its investigation of the trump campaign and said it found no evidence of political bias. but in our exclusive interview, attorney general william barr says he disagrees. >> there has to be some basis before we use these very potent powers in our core first amendment activity, and here i felt this was very flimsy. >> reporter: it's barr's strongest break with the inspector general's conclusions about the investigation and it runs counter to the comments by the current fbi director christopher wray who said the fbi acted reasonably in launching it. >> when the fbi opens an investigation it does so with and the facts and nothing else. >> trump continued his criticism of the fbi on a tuesday night

rally in pennsylvania. >> yesterday, the justice department's inspector general released the report detailing the outrageous scandalous and unprecedented abuses of power. >> reporter: the inspector general said while he did not believe the fbi was politically motivated, he could not find a satisfactory explanation for why the fbi repeatedly made serious mistakes in seeking to conduct surveillance on carter page, a former trump campaign adviser but barr says he believes the fbi was biassed. >> the core statement in my opinion by the ig is that these irregularities, these misstatements, these omission were not satisfactorily explained, and i think that leaves open the possibility to infer bad faith. >> i think a lot of people will hear what you're saying here and think, well, that's just bill barr defending trump. >> i think our nation was turned on its head for three years.

bogus narrative that was largely fanned and hyped by an irresponsible press, and i think that there were gross abuses of fisa and inexplicable behavior that is intolerable in the fbi >> barr has launched his own review of the fbi's investigation of the campaign. that's led by a career u.s. attorney from connecticut, and barr says that probably won't be finished until this spring or summer the inspector general appears today on capitol hill. craig. >> pete williams for us there in washington, pete thank you. joined now by rich lowry, a leading conservative thinker, editor of the "national review" also author of "the case for nationalism. >> good to see you >> another slow day news day in

america. >> let's start with bill barr left off that the entire investigation was based on this bogus narrative, intelligence agencies have disputed that, special counsel robert mueller documented more than a hundred instances where there was contact between the trump campaign and a foreign person. what do you make of bill barr taking on his own inspector general? >> i think there's a tension here, right, because the bar for the predicate of an investigation like this is very low, but you think commonsensically, you want to be extra cautious ithoutldish, i ts sense to have more facts but the chance of this being resolved to

everyone's satisfaction is basically zero. >> let's turn to the impeachment now, democrats settled on two articles, abuse of power, and obstruction of congress. and not obstruction of justice, obstruction of congress. they did not go further, which surprised a lot of folks, no mention of bribery, no mention of extortion, why go narrow instead of going -- >> i think their practical concerns driving it, one, timing, if you wanted to do mueller related counts, you would have to have more hearings which will take more time, which they don't want to do, and the moderate democrats are nervous about going broader, they want to keep it narrower. i think this will be a tactual victory for nancy pelosi, she'll get the articles through the house, does she lose more house democrats. she lost two on the initial vote for the inquiry. if she loses a handful more of them, it would be a sign of loss of momentum. >> a number of democrats that have suggested that censure might be a better route to go. >> too late now. >> as you know, the white house heretofore has decided not to defend itself when the trial goes to the upper chamber, they won't have a choice, they will

have to provide a defense. what does that defense look like >> it remains to be seen mcconnell deciding on what the senate trial will look like. i think we'll get a real trial, an expeditious trial, i don't think it will be drawn out for all sorts of weeks, hunter biden and the whistleblower, and all that senate republicans think what trump did is wrong, even if they don't say it out loud, but almost all believe it doesn't justify impeachment or removal >> rich lowry, thank you. >> thank you so much. new developments surrounding last week's deadly shooting at a florida military base. the u.s. navy has now suspended flight training for more than 300 saudi arabian students trainees at three bases in northern florida will be grounded until further notice. no classroom instruction will continue last friday, a saudi air force attendant shot and killed three people at a naval air station in pensacola. the fbi is trying it to figure

out a motive the navy says the grounding is an effort to ensure the safety of students as they recover from the shooting. thank you. now to that winter storm creating a dangerous morning commute for tens of millions here in the northeast. we're going to check in with mr. roker and find out what's happening with that blast of cold air hey, al. >> we're looking at this system pushing through, a quick hit of snow, some areas away from the coast will see 1 to 3 inches we've got a weather whiplash going on yesterday, temperatures anywhere from 10 to 30 degrees above average ahead of this front but then the front moves through and boom, today temperatures 10 to 40 degrees colder than average a 23 degree temperature drop in the last 24 hours for new york a 14 degree temperature changedd you can see, look at these temperatures yesterday, boston, 63, 58, new york city, and look at temperatures today for highs anywhere from 19 to 29 degrees colder than average. right now windchills brutal, fargo, 35 degrees below average.

tomorrow morning, windchills of 14 in new york city, 26 in st. louis, and minus 3 in green bay. hoda. >> all right, al, we'll check back with you in a bit also this morning, there are signs of new volcanic activity on that island in new zealand where tourists including americans were killed or injured during an eruption this week, and it's slowing both the search and recovery operation as well as the investigation nbc's janis mackey frayer has more for us from new zealand hey, janis, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, hoda. days after the eruption, the tour boats are still idle here, and there is a strong chance white island could erupt again, posing a bigger risk to the sc s to set foot on white island, ash, gas and heat a concern, the rick of another eruption high. for a closer look, we went by boat, 30 miles into the bay of plenty

the same churning route that tourists took the day the volcano erupted. >> that is white island, you can see the volcanic ash still hovering over the crater the island is still unstable there's a chance it could erupt again. today we're learning more about who was there when disaster struck, tourists, retirees, entire families. several australians today confirmed dead, julia and jessica richards on a mother daughter trip, gavin dallow with his stepdaughter zoe who's still missing. identifying survivors has been hard, many of them unable to speak and horribly burned. blisters, we were trying to transport them, their skin was coming off, and holding people, it was very horrific. >> the burns so extensive, skin needed for grafting has been

ordered from the u.s. to treat them with the death toll on the rise, frustration is mounting about why tourists were allowed to go. brian dallow says his son wouldn't have if he had known the threat. >> if he were fully informed, otherwise, he wouldn't have gone. >> reporter: days later, there are few answers and little hope here, only a growing memorial of flowers at the shore the island right now is full of hazards, the blast reportedly containing rocks, ash, even a few boulders the size of exercials lily the scalding water that was the most dangerous now, yesterday experts put the chance of another eruption at 50/50. today it's up to 60%, and hoda, there's the chance something could happen even in the next 24 hours. >> janis mackey frayer for us in new zealand. thank you.

let us turn back to mr. roker for a check of the forecast. >> we have the morning snow moving out, much colder down to florida. we're talking a lot of wet weather making its way through the pacific northwest. we've got your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. cash! ♪ here comes cardi b., ♪ here comes cardi b., ♪ she's gonna make it rain. ♪ turning pepsi into cash, wanna give cash like me this holiday season? scan your pepsi. get a match. and gift that money forward, to whoever you want. keep the pepsi. gift the cash! good morning. i'm kari hall, we're looking at stormrang stormranger. we're going to continue to see some off-and-on shower moving through today. misting and drizzling all across the bay area.

this weak storm systems keeps us soggy for today as well as tomorrow. we'll dry out today, but another system comes in on saturday. then clearing out once again in the forecast on sunday. and that's your latest forecast >> all right, al, thank you. coming up the new lawsuit brought by the family of a toddler who died in a tragic cruise ship fall, why they say her death was totally avoidable. also, spygate 2.0, the latest on what could be another cheating scandal for the new england patriots after the team employee was caught taping on the sidelines. the league once again investigates the pats. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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good morning. 7:26 for you. i'm marcus washington. some property owners may be footing a big part of a bill for affordable housing. council members approved hiking property taxes on homes and buildings worth more than $2 million, the additional revenue would go to affordable housing efforts. two members opposed saying the language was not good enough. it's expected to appear on the march ballot and only a simple majority to pass. right now a look at the forecast for you today. it's been cloudy, misty, drizzling, and the roads are wet, with some light off-and-on rain moving in. as we track it, most of the heavier showers have been parts of the peninsula, the east bay and light rain in the south bay as well. as we go into the day, it's

going to stay unsettled, at times misting, drizzling, but a chance with more measurable rain. before that morning commute, it looks like the roads will be wet once again. we'll have a brief chance to dry out on friday, but then the rain is back on saturday before it clears out again on sunday. more rain early next week. let's see how the roads are moving now. much better, the arrow is coming towards us, traffic flowing very nicely. the crash cleared at winchester, has been good the last half hour, 30 minutes for the area. there's not much problem for so 1, as traffic continues there. a circle and crash there, which did clear, which ties things up coming toward castro valley. the up eastshore free way cleared. back to you. thanks, mike. another local news update in 30 minutes.

a peloton. i'm a little nervous but excited. let's do this. >> we are back at 7:30, with hands down, the most talked about holiday commercial of the season, perhaps of the last few years, that now infamous peloton ad. so you're looking at that actress right there, her name is monica ruiz. we have some good news, she's going to come here tomorrow for her first live interview since the controversy over that ad erupted and there are actually two camps. some people think, what is everybody talking about, that's a totally normal ad and some people are taking exception with some of the moments. it will be cool to hear her take on it. >> it will be very cool to hear how she thinks all of this played out we have a lot to get to this half hour new developments in

case we have been following closely. >> the family of a toddler who fell to her death from a docked cruise ship has announced plans to file a lawsuit against royal caribbean. nbc's kerry sanders is in south bend, indiana, with the very latest on this hey, kerry. >> good morning, chloe wiegand's parents, plan to hold a news conference here later this morning. sam anello is charged by prosecutors in puerto rico with negligent homicide but now in a lawsuit, the family alleges that royal caribbean was responsible for the death. nbc news was given an advanced copy of the lawsuit. >> this morning, an attorney for chloe wiegand's family says they are filing suit in an attempt to hold royal caribbean responsible for her daughter's death the suit alleges the ship they were on for a family vacation

last july the freedom of the seas did not comply with industry standards on window safety. >> the crux of the lawsuit is the failure to follow a well defined set of laws or codes or regulations that are designed for literally one person and that's to prevent children from falling out of windows. >> reporter: the suit includes this photo of chloe that day on the 11th floor h 2 o zone before she walked over to a window of glass. her grandfather lifted her on to a railing, and held chloe while she leaned forward while banging on the glass the one window was open, and chloe plunged 11 stories to her death. the suit accuses royal caribbean of general negligence for having windows in an area advertised as a kids water park that anyone could open and with no warnings. last july, savannah sat down

with chloe's parents. >> do you blame anyone do you blame the cruise company? >> we obviously blame them there are a million things that could have been done to make that safer. >> reporter: royal caribbean tells nbc news we have not been served with a lawsuit related to this matter and have no further comment. in october, prosecutors in puerto rico charged anello with negligent homicide, anello told cbs news, chloe's death is punishment enough. >> there's nothing worse that they can do to me than what's e >> reporter: chloe's family hopes this lawsuit might help save other children's lives. >> for them, it's all about raising awareness and it's all about making chloe's name not one of tragedy but one there's a positive sort of silver lining, that the tragedy had happened to her. >> kerry, it has been revealed there's some security video related to this incident what do we know about that what does the video show >> reporter: well the family's

attorney has shown me the video. it was taken from different camera angles on the ship, and her. then you see her pick her up and she tragically goes out the window. this is a key piece of evidence in their one of the angles you see chloe scurrying across the deck, and sam anello following her, chasing her as he goes into the crowd, and another camera angle which is a wide angle that i saw, it shows her being lifted up and she tragically falls out the window interestingly, the prosecution believes that this video is a key piece of evidence, while ats that this was nothing more than an accident. >> a tragic accident indeed. kerry sanders there in indiana, kerry, thank you. >> and now we're going to move on to the latest in what's being

called spy gate 2.0. the new england patriots now admit nfl rules were broken when one of their videographers was caught recording another team's sidelines. >> they are saying it was an unintended oversight, but critics contend it's yet another example of the pats cheating nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer has more on this story. miguel, good morning. >> good morning, the patriots claim this was all a big misunderstanding, that the team unintentionally broke nfl rules. today the organization is apologizing for the filming incident while the league looks into the matter. this morning the patriots say they accept full responsibility for breaking nfl rules when a team videographer was caught recording an opponent's sideline from inside a press box. the scandal happened sunday as the patriots advance scout was watching the bengals play, coach bill belichick denying he or his staff knew of the video. >> i have no involvement in this, and no knowledge of it >> reporter: new england, who place the bengals this weeke unintended oversight the patriots say it happened during the production of "do your job" a behind the scenes

look at their organization following a team scout in addition to filming the scout, the production crew without specific knowledge of league rules inappropriately filmed the field from the press box. bengals new head coach zach taylor. >> i'm aware that there was an incident, but the league is investigating it so i've got no comment. >> reporter: with cheating scandals tarnishing the reputation of top pro teams including the houston astros accused of stealing pitching signs during the 2017 season, the team says they are cooperating with major league baseball for new england, this is a troubling new headline. >> is it fair to call the patriots cheaters. >> yes, and liars, too, i think. >> reporter: in 2007, the patriots were spy gate, and in 2015 there was deflategate, accusations that tom brady order footballs be deflated in a playoff game against the colts. >> half the country thinks they are cheaters this clearly does not help their reputation. >> reporter: this morning a

championship team accused of cheating, breaking a playing field that critics say is anything but even. >> so miguel, you mentioned that the nfl is once again investigating the pats, what kind of consequences could they face >> reporter: well, new england says they are fully cooperating. they have already turned over video that they shot over to the league they could possibly face a variety of penalties, everything from being fined to losing an important draft pick, and what may be an indication of what's to come, the patriots were fined and lost their top draft pick in 2007 after being caught filming play signals then. craig. >> miguel almaguer, miguel, thank you. >> thank you, miguel. >> just looking at craig, a little delay right here on the table. just ahead, the big reveal, we showed you five finalists for "time's" person of the year yesterday, so who will it beutit here exclusively right after this

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we are back, 7:41 now, moments away from answering the question we have been asking all week we are back, 7:41 now, moments away from answering the question we have been asking all week long, as 2019 comes to a close, who stood out the most, who will be "time's" person of the year. >> the big reveal is coming up in just a second, right after we look at the final fiveected the, woman, group or concept that has had the most influence on the world during the previous 12

months this year the race for person of the year is closer than ever, including the still anonymous whistleblower whose complaint about president trump's interactions with the leader of ukraine led to the ongoing impeachment inquiry. >> our democracy is what it is today, president the leaves us no choice. >> speaker of the house nancy pelosi who launched that impeachment inquiry and leads the democratic party heading into 2020. >> we must reject the politics of revenge, resistance and retribution and embrace the boundless potential of cooperation, compromise, and the common good. >> president donald trump, "time's" person of the year in 2016. >> thank you, pennsylvania thank you.

>> three years later, he maintains support from his base and remains defiant in the face of his critics. >> impeachment for that? it was just a perfect conversation >> protesters in hong kong captured the attention of the globe with continuous calls for greater democracy in the chinese ruled city, and finally, swedish teenage climate activist, greta thunberg. >> i'm 16 years old, i come from sweden and i want you to panic >> her brutal honesty while confronting world leaders about climate change >> how dare you. >> sparked worldwide protests, five note worthy candidates waiting to see if they received this timeless recognition. we're going to get to it, here to reveal's "time's" 2019 person of the year is editor and chief, edward, we should point out that none of the five know who the actual recipient will be, so you're about to announce it this second tell us o

>> it's greta thrg biggest issue facing the planet this year, coming from essentially nowhere to lead a worldwide movement, and she also represents a broader generational shift in the culture that we're seeing from the campuses of hong kong to the protests in chile, to parkland, florida, where the students marched against gun violence, where young people are demanding change and urgently. >> she embodies student activists. >> she does, she embodies youth activism, youngest person ever to be person of the year. >> as you know, greta said a couple of months ago that she was not going to accept this particular award at an environmental conference saying the climate movement does not need anymore awards. what do you think her response is going to be when you call her up with the good news? >> i don't know but i think what she has done, her rise in influence has been really extraordinary. she was a solo protester with a hand painted sign 14 months ago. she has now led millions of people around the world, 150 countries to act on behalf of

the planet, and she's taken this issue and really the key driver this year, taking this issue from backstage. >> she's a unique individual folks who don't know her well should probably watch her ted talk she talks about the fact that she has asperger's she's different, but parents are looking at this young girl saying way to go there are other categories, you gave out a few more. who are the others >> instead of runners up this year, we are looking at people who dominated their sector, who

influenced their field so we chose as athlete of the year of the u.s. women's soccer team. >> hard to argue against that. >> incredible performance off the field, incredible persistence on the field seizzo as entertainer of e year. >> that's a good pick right there. >> that's a great cover, too, by the way. >> isn't that gorgeous. >> defining performer of the year, more grammy nominations than anybody else, and her message obviously captured the culture. >> and business person of the year. >> bob iger, of disney, incredible year. >> look how we let you say that. >> freedom of the press. >> edward, thank you, "time's" person of the year will hit stands december 12th i would nominate the climate for that let's take a look, storm two something developing on friday, storm two, friday through sunday, tracks across the coast and brings rain for the most part, precipitation, heavy rain, but the second one may track out into the ocean and that may cause a change in the weather pattern looking a little more winter like bringing a mix of snow this thing is going to be a big weather maker as we go into the weekend, bringing heavy showers and thunderstorms up along the coast, all the way into the northeast making for a real mess and a lot of airport delays friday into saturday that's what's going on a

good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. a lot of fog, mist and drizzle as you head out the door. we'll see off-and-on light rain. beefier showers are off the coast, but for the most part we're seeing just enough rain to make the roads wet this morning. we'll see off-and-on showers through the next couple days, as that large system moves across the region. a braej on friday, but more rain on saturday, drying out on sunday for the raiders' final home game. and that's your latest weather, hoda. >> guess who's going to be here, guys, jenna is back, fresh off her trip to vietnam, she has more of her exclusive interview with michelle obama and also she's got some really incredible remarkable stories of the girls she met along the way. but first, these messages.

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it's cloudy, been raining off and on, and this is what we'll see throughout the day. the roads are wet, so allow more time getting to work. we'll see more rain and will be tracking it on stormranger. we'll see the potential of slightly heavier rain by tomorrow morning, but overall it's a weak system moving out by tomorrow afternoon. saturday there's more rain coming in, quickly will get in and out of here in time for sunday, as we'll be watching most of our home teams here. and nice weather with erms. more rain earlier temperatures, low 60s over the next few days. mike has an update on the commute. >> the commute slid down to later in the morning, bull really kicking in the last half hour. 580 westbound has been a big

problem off of 238. earlier crash looks like there may be police activity right around the road. through hayward, as well as across the san mateo bridge, which is -- and in the south bay, even though 280 recovered, we have 101 north, and 85 because of a crash clearing. delays for bta as well. thanks, mike. happening now, four innocent people are dead including a police officers at a kosher deli in new jersey. the attackers a man and woman, also dead. authorities believe they specifically targeted the deli. one of the largest bay area holiday giveaways is going on at this hour. thousands of families are receiving a holiday food bag, including frozen turkey and plenty of fixings for a nice holiday meal. i'm marcus washington. we'll have more local news in 30 minutes.

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officer and three bystanders. well, now, officials believe that kosher market where the gun battle ended was specifically targeted. nbc's gabe gutierrez is at the scene there in jersey city. hey, gabe, good morning. hoda, good morning. investigators are still processing this scene. it is still extremely active. now, multiple law enforcement officials briefed on the investigation as well as jersey city's mayor tell nbc news, it appears this kosher deli was specifically targeted, although those officials stress that it is too early to tell exactly what the motive was or whether this was a hate crime. now, the shots rang out yesterday afternoon. officials say that a murder investigation led the detective to the two suspects who shot and killed him. >> the sources say there was a note with religious writing in the van. and there was also online postings connected to his social media page. investigators are working to determine whether he, in fact, posted them. this was a dramatic shoot out that began yesterday afternoon.

police say that the officer joe seals that was shot and killed as he came upon the suspects. they opened fire shooting and killing him and they went inside this grocery store and shot and killed three people inside. two other officers were wounded. they are both now out of the hospital. again, the investigation into the motive is underway. >> such a tragic story. thank you. >> now to the latest in washington. president trump firing back against democrats in a late night rally slamming the impeachment inquiry as the house moves toward a key vote today. nbc's white house correspondent has three things to watch for us. good morning. >> hi, craig, good morning to you. here is the first big thing we're watching today. house democrats have officially drawn up articles of impeachment against president trump democrats charging him with abuse of power and obstruction of congress. tonight they'll begin to debate the articles. at a rally in pennsylvania overnight, president trump

called the whole thing a hoax. attorney general bill barr is breaking with his own inspector general. the fbi had legitimate reasons for opening it's investigation of the trump campaign and said it found no evidence of political biased but barr told our pete williams he disagrees. >> i think our nation was turned on its head for three years. i think based on a completely bogus narrative that was largely fanned and hyped by irresponsible press and i think that there were gross abuses and inexplicable behavior that is intolerable in the fbi. >> and finally, in a remarkable twist, despite this divisive backdrop, democrats, the president and republicans were able to strike a bipartisan trade deal.

a victory for both sides. >> thank you. now we're going to turn from your health at 8. would you eat a bag of potato chips if you had to walk half an hour to burn off the calories. >> probably not. >> right right now food labels show calories and nutrients and people don't look at them that much and it hasn't been effective across the country and the world they said what if we added the amount of exercise you need to burn off the calories. >> let's say you were going to

get a muffin and you had to run for an hour if you were going to eat that muffin, is the idea that people will eat less or exercise more, what's the game plan. >> it's a combination of both. people actually in the study ended up eating 65 calories less a meal, about 200 calories less a day, which over time is going to help out. calories from soda, 138 calories, 25 minutes of walking, 13 minutes of running, and so that is really going to tell people. >> for one can. >> have them make healthy food choices. if you look at a small bag of chips, it's 171 calories, 31 minutes of walking, 16 minutes of running and your muffin example here, perfect example, 265 calories for a blueberry muffin, 48 minutes of walking, 28 minutes of running. don't get me started with a pint of ice cream. >> here's the thing, would this work for people who don't exercise anyway? >> i think it might be depressing.

>> what they found out is it's having people make healthy decisions and the point is not to get people to think about their weight problems or any other issues they may have, it's simply to have them make healthy food decisions, which we're not doing because people don't understand labels. >> i think it would work too. >> in the study it worked dramatically well, more than people thought might have it here it's not introduced yet. we got the news, are you ready for a little boost this is a christmas story about the spirit of ving some walmart customers in florida had until monday to pay off their lay away items or those toys and gifts would end up back on the shelf dade county police chief, dave walters and his staff went to the store, and paid off all the accounts due that day, and called all 26 recipients to let them know. >> i understand you have some lay away items at walmart in dade city. >> yes >> well, we're going to pay that off for you and your family

today. hi patricia, my name is dave walters, i'm the police chief, i understand you have lay away items at walmart it will be ready for you to come pick up. >> thank you so much, sir, i really appreciate that oh, my god, are you serious. >> i am serious, yes, ma'am. >> christmas came early. what a great guy and what a great department the lay away purchases were paid for through anonymous donations to the dade city police department foundation. getting that phone call, can you imagine. >> that's what the holiday season is about. >> we do have a lot more ahead including holiday shopping alerts for parents. good morning, coming up on "today," the new warning about hot holiday toys this season i'm vicky nguyen, i'll have the details on the new scheme you don't want to fall for when shopping for rents that's next on "today. before that, though, look who's back in studio 1a. jenna bush hager, back from vietnam to tell us all about her work alongside michelle obama, fighting for girls' education. >> there are going to be girls in the u.s. who are going to see

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>> it's been a remarkable trip, with former first lady, michelle obama, you just landed at midnight, and here you sit. >> here i am are my eyes open we joined mrs. obama in vietnam and her fight to improve girls education. we met some remarkable young women along the way, including three who have overcome extraordinary odds just for the chance to stay in school >> let's go. >> here we go. >> if you want to see the sights in ho chi minh city, this is the way to do it, passing by colorful markets, and that infamous rooftop where the world saw the last americans escape the fall of saigon, the dramatic turning point in the vietnam war but for my tour guides, their battle has been getting an education. that's why walking vietnam's

famous book street means so much. >> there's a whole street that's dedicated to books for these young women, getting to read one of these books was once impossible. >> when you were little, you didn't have all of these books. >> her own parents burned her school books twice, pressuring her to drop out. >> your parents didn't want you to go to school. they wanted you to work? >> yeah, because my family is very poor. >> it's just one of the many obstacles they have faced while trying to get an education yung's parents wanted to send her brother to school instead of her. >> i wanted to prove to them i can do it. >> and didn't have electricity until five years ago. >> i want you to know that you have a lot of support out there. >> it's stories like theirs that have inspired mrs. obama's passion to champion girls education. >> and you have said before that you can see yourself in girls like these >> yeah, yeah, absolutely. >> how so?

>> growing up on the south side, going to college, and going to an ivy league college, there were people who told me not to try. when you meet these girls and you see what they go through, you see their hunger and their drive, and it's not just a question of one obstacle, it's obstacle after obstacle, day after day, year after year, and they just persevere. >> she's here to spotlight room to read, the program that changed everything for these young women, giving them the skills, resources and courage to stay in school >> imagine if we weren't investing in that kind of talent, that kind of determination, if we just let that be squandered because of cultural norms or lack of resources. >> now kt is educating a new generation, side by side with the teacher who inspired her >> when you have difficulties in your life, do anything you can to follow your dream >> yun is a proud small business owner. >> it's just the beginning but you're living your dream. >> yes >> and keen, a second year student and the first in her

family to go to college is giving kids the books she never had. >> now you started a book drive for the kids in your hometown. >> the students say now thank you very much. >> what do you think about mrs. obama coming here? what does it mean to you >> it's like a dream. >> on this day, one more dream fulfilled. >> there are going to be girls in the u.s. that are going to see there's girls. they're going to see this story, and they will see themselves they will see the same struggle, the same hunger, the same doubt, the same possibilities, the same limitations and it's important for us to know that we're all in this big world, we're in this together >> so those girls meeting them and having lunch with them was the highlight of my entire trip. kt, who's one of the girls we met who became a teacher, she told me over lunch she started working in the fields at the age of 6 6 years old. >> picture your kid.

and so when i heard that, that's why parents thought, you know, we're so poor, we need money, they burned her books so she wouldn't continue on, and she snuck out to take her college exam test, drove her bike a long way to the city, took the test, and now she's teaching the same kids >> by the way, you have done an incredible job, and watching you and mrs. obama together was magic, but watching you with those girls was beyond that. >> i loved them. they were so inspiring and by the way, it costs only a few hundred dollars a year to keep a girl in rural vietnam in school, and the room to read program has helped more than 6,000 of them, so we have tons of work to do around the world, but it's pretty amazing. and you know, i left my kids because of those girls because no matter where you're

born, you should have access to education. >> and that full interview, by the way with michelle obama, it's a good one, on the web site, today.com, and you had a great team over there, too >> i had a great team, ogona, jake, yesterday i texted him, i miss us. we didn't sleep worth anything but we had a wonderful time. thank you, guys. now i'm going to sleep. >> nighty night. >> a little nap cubby. we've got colder air coming in, and in fact, we've got our weather whiplash going on. yesterday, temperatures along the east coast, 10 to 30 degrees above average. front moves through, and they drop like a rock 10 to 40 degrees below average today with temperature changes that are anywhere from 10 to 24 degrees colder today than they were this time yesterday and in fact, yesterday boston 63, 58, new york, all above average for washington, d.c., everybody today will be below average as far as those we're starting out with some clouds across the bay area. live look outside in san jose. it's been sprinkling off and on. we are going to see more rain moving in, especially to the north bay within the next couple of hours. and then tomorrow we're still

looking at a chance of rain. friday we're drying out. by saturday, a new storm system approaches, but it will be in and out of here, staying fairly weak, and we're dry on sunday and then monday another chance of rain. so busy over these next several days. that's your latest weather. hoda. >> al, thank you, this morning on "today's" holiday consumer, a warning for everybody going online to buy the season's most popular toys. >> a lot of folks are doi that's your latest weather hoda. >> al, thank you, this morning on "today's" holiday consumer, a warning for everybody going online to buy the season's most popular toys. >> a lot of folks are doing it but there are red flags you need to look out for before handing out your credit card number. nbc's consumer correspondent vicky nguyen is here to scare us. >> i'm here to arm you with the

information. it is scary we only have a few days left until christmas, and the race is on to get your hands on the must have toys on every kid's wish list. they sell out fast, and can be hard to find, and when you see the toy you have been hunting for at a deep discount, you may be tempted to buy. i have details on a warning about a scam that could leave you out of cash and empty handed the season's most popular toys used as bait to lure buyers into a toy trap you click purchase and never get the toy or something you didn't expect, the fbi says nondelivery crimes are one of the most prevalent holiday scams with thousands affected and millions in losses. >> they're going to prey on people's fear of missing out that's what scammers do. in all of these scenarios, you never get your money back. >> the better business bureau releasing a list of the season's most popular toys expected to be used as bait for scammers, running online purchase schemes, from toys tied to new movie releases like "frozen 2" to already popular toys like pop figures, hatchimals. this web site advertising popular star wars toys flagged

by the bbb as a problem site with consumers complaining they never received their items, like this millennium falcon lego set going for just under $50, original price, 250. >> do your research, this toy, typically sells for $800 if you see a price that seems too good to be true, it probably is check out retailers you recognize for the same toy to make sure the price is right the listing features a count down clock to entice consumers sale ends soon, don't miss out the bbb says that's a major red flag if you're not sure whether the deal or web site is legit, check for the web site's contact information. there should be an e-mail address and a physical location but you can't always trust it. i tracked down zo galaxy's address right here in new york city

so this is it, my phone says we're at 143 brooklyn avenue, but this does not look like a toy business in fact, it looks like an abandoned building with boarded up windows no toys here, certainly does not appear to be a toy business. >> and you don't even have to leave your home. check out the address on google map's street view, remember zo galaxy, here's what it looks like on google maps, a few easy steps to save your money and holiday. >> smart. >> scammers. >> we reached out to the e-mail on the web site, we did not receive a response that site is operational, watch out for that one and others like it that are selling everything from toys to clothes to electronics. >> what if you have been to one of those sites, and purchased something from a questionable web site, what can you do if anything. >> contact your credit card company. make sure they know, and ask for a charge back. monitor your credit card statements, and the other thing you want to do is avoid using your debit card whenever you buy anything online. it is like cash, you have a lot

less recourse, and they will rarely refund you. >> i learned that lesson recently straight ahead, even more on holiday shopping don't miss our ultimate holiday gift guide, the biggest ever, 50 ideas for everyone on your list. is that lori bergamotto. >> it is. >> sparkling. >> we'll have more on that after your local news.

good morning. it's 8:26. i'm kris sanchez. san jose's plan to the city's power grid into a cooperative is getting a resounding endorsement from city council members. they unanimously approved the resolution which faults pg&e for focusing on other areas of revenue. the video that you're looking at here is mayor sam ricardo doing something else, which is gaining more support for turning pg&e into a customer-owned cooperative. that is up for discussion and also taxing homeowners and corporations to fund more affordable housing. mike. >> complicated issues there. so, we're looking over here. we continue to follow those. we have no more delays from b.a.r.t. that's good news.

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we are back, 8:30 now. wednesday morning, two weeks until christmas. by the way, if you're coming out to the plaza, we encourage you to bring an unwrapped gift to donate to our annual toy drive we're also going to help you since there are just two weeks left just ahead, your ultimate holiday gift guide lori bergamotto is about to give you not one, not two, not ten, 50, gift ideas. >> wow >> let's make it 51 because we've got a musical gift for you, our man charlie puth is here oh, so exciting. cannot wait he's been there in studio 1a, and he's got a little hip slide there. >> i love that it's snowing out here al. get to it. we have a beautiful story from a beautiful person, part of our nbc family, chris ten --

kristen dahlgren is going to share a deeply personal story that all women need to know. first i'm looking for erin and michelle. >> made it easy. roker you started a movement nationwide, who wore it better. >> oh, they did. >> what's your name? >> michelle. >> erin. >> where are you from. >> i live in los angeles, she's in minneapolis. >> where did you get those glasses? >> the dollar store. >> roker did not >> no, i did not >> but wait, there's more. >> i'm looking for wanda and francine wanda and francine look at these blue glasses. >> thank you very much we wanted to give you an early extra morning boost because we remember from halloween time, your favorite candy, we thought you could use a boost because it's two weeks until christmas. >> you are the sweetest woman,

thank you so much. >> they got the king sign and the payday. >> there's your whatchamacallit. >> pennsylvania and johnstown, pennsylvania. >> thank you so much thanks for watching the show, and thanks for coming out and standing in the snow. >> you're so sweet >> thank you >> which one do i get? are you sharing? >> you know what, i'll take savannah's for you too >> dylan. >> i'll be sure to give it to her. >> which one do i get? are you sharing? >> carson. >> right up my alley, some of the world's best golfers are in australia this week for the president's cup, pits americans against international stars from everywhere except europe and this year the team is led by player and captain, tiger woods, who told us why this team event is so unique.

>> it is something that's special. it's important, and you build relationships and you build friendships and you build memories that you will have for a lifeti love this event you can catch coverage all week on golf channel, and this weekend right here on nbc. >> it's snowing, al. >> mr. roker, the snow picked up here. >> i love it when a plan comes together let's show you what we've got going on as far as your weather. as we said, we have some snow this morning here you go mr. melvin, you can take that, the umbrella. much colder weather all the way down to florida, bitter cold in the plains, that's going to make its way east, and for tomorrow, warming up in the central plains but chilling out in the nort good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we've got some off-and-on light rain coming through the bay area, some slightly heavier rain heading towards the north bay within the next hour or so. we'll see it off and on throughout today and early tomorrow, but then on friday we'll have a chance to dry out

for a little while. there will be some more rain in the forecast on saturday. that also looks like it will be scattered rain. clearing out on sunday and a couple of more rain systems coming in early next week. let's let's go up top, about 70 floors our plaza cam, look at all that snow everybody is hanging out we love it all right. let's head back inside to hoda. >> al, thank you so much. this is one of the loveliest people on our staff, her name is kristen dahlgren and she's going to share with us a report that changed and saved her life it's her personal story and i'm excited you're here to tell it we'll be right back.

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of course have seen kristen dahlgren on "today," what you may not know is off camera, kristen has been battlin we are back with a story this morning that is very personal for one of our own, you of course have seen kristen dahlgren on "today," what you may not know is off camera, kristen has been battling a bit of a health crisis. >> we're happy you're sitting with us. kristen credits a story she did for nbc for saving her life. hi, kristen. you know i have reported on thousands of stories but "today," i'm thankful for the one that helped me find a subtle sign of breast cancer. i'm hoping by sharing my story, i can help someone else. >> we're going to race you to the swing. >> let's go. >> breast cancer was the last thing on my mind i'm in my 40s. i'm active we don't really have a family history. >> good job. >> and most importantly, i had just had a screening mammogram

that was negative back in april, and then a story i had done a few years ago really saved my life. >> nbc's kristen dahlgren with more. >> i thought it was just a routine assignment to a breast cancer study. >> there's a very bright area in the center of her left breast. >> what this new study tells us is it's profoundly important to be aware of your breasts. >> i interviewed this doctor she talked about women looking for other changes in their breasts, a dimple, a dent, any discharge, things like that, and i remember at the time thinking this story is going to save lives. and i just had no idea that the life it would save would be mine fast forward, it was my 47th birthday and i was getting ready to go out and meet friends, and i noticed sort of a dent in my breast, and i felt something under it, but i wouldn't say it felt like a lump, it was more like a thickening, it felt different than everywhere else i thought back to the story and i knew i needed to see a doctor. but then life got really busy. i was sent to cover a hurricane the next day >> there is just one main road along the outer banks. >> and my husband really encouraged me while i was gone to try and find a place there that i could get a mammogram

done, and so literally in between live shots, i ran to the local hospital and they did a mammogram and within days i was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer it's like a kick in the gut. i have a 3-year-old. i have a lot to live for and it's definitely been the hardest thing i've ever been through. it's scary it's really scary. >> so here we are at chemo i've just been feeling a little tired. the hair is gone, but it seems atrinkg so it's doing its job. >> i'm definitely a super private person i don't like to talk about myself a lot my thinking is if that story saved my life, then maybe it can save someone else's. and if one person sees this and notices a change in their breast and goes and gets it checked

out, if one person is saved by that, then it makes it worth it to share my struggles. >> kristen joins us here we have nbc news medical contributor, dr. azar. kristen, i'm struck, first of all by your bravery, and i'm also struck by the fact that there are so many people in this very studio who had no idea. like you came in here, you did your job you sat in that chair. but how are you feeling on this side of things >> you know, i'm glad that i'm sharing my story it's something i knew i wanted to do right away i have been open from the beginning but like i said, i'm a private person so i'm not going to go up to somebody and say, hey, i have breast cancer, but i think it's important that we talk about this because if it o. i had just hadn't done the story and known what to look for, i think i would have put it off. i had just had a mammogram that

said everything was fine i'll admit it, i wasn't great about going for a yearly mammogram. it may have been some time, and i feel so lucky and blessed that i was able to do that. >> you said something else that i won't forget, you may not remember this. you were doing a story about st. jude, and i was so struck by the fact that you went there and were able to do that story, and you said to me, better me than my kids. that's what you said >> right and some of you guys, you know, my stepson has gone through leukemia we have seen it from the parent role, and i would, i would much rather go through this than see another one of my kids go through cancer it's not easy, but a lot of women go through it. >> dr. natalie, in the story there, the mammogram, we have

heard this before, that mammograms don't catch all forms of breast cancer. >> right >> what do you say to that why would a mammogram miss this kind of cancer >> look, the sensitivity of a ma'am grabbing overall is 87%. that's a good number and a great screeninol means about 13% of cancers can be missed, a couple of factors can play a role, the breasts can be fatty or dense. dense tissue it's harder to detect cancer on a mammogram if you have personalized risk factors, dense breasts and young age, more screenings, like mris and ultrasounds. >> you had a great group surrounding you, your husband, your daughter, i was looking at those images and thinking that's so key too >> it's the only way to make it through this i have a friend who's a breast cancer survivor who goes to every chemo with me. my parents come every single week and stay with us and help out. my husband is a rock, and my friends have been wonderful. >> and your little daughter, wow. >> which is why i keep going. >> how are you doing now

how are you feel something. >> i'm feeling well. i have a long road ahead i'm still in chemotherapy, and that hasn't been easy. i'm tired and i have some other side effects and i have surgeries coming up. it's a long road but i have the best doctors in the world, they are very optimistic and so am i. >> i can tell you are. we're so happy you are. >> you did a lot of good this morning. >> dr. azar, thank you, too, and we should mention kristen read this powerful essay for today.com, and we will encourage you to read it thank you, hon

and we're back. back with our biggest holiday gift guide ever, lori bergamotto, good house keeping style director has got us covered w and we're back back with our biggest holiday gift guide ever, lori bergamotto, good house keeping style director has got us

covered with count them, 50 gift ideas for everyone on your list. lori, let's get right to it. >> let's get right to it for her. do you have a hard time shopping for your wife. >> an impossible time. >> we have ideas, the summer salt puffer jacket it's under $100. you get this coat and it reverses to a solid coat, and pats down into a pillow. feel how nice that is. >> a double coat and a pillow. >> great for traveling great for layering. >> that's a good idea. >> these are athletic mittens. they are sherpa. >> those are soft. >> and they're under $40 we have the tech grip, so you can still text if you need to. >> i have my gift for hoda kotb. we love these zodiac earrings, if you wait too long, you can't get something that feels personal craig, if you had your eyes pierced, i would give you a taurus, and it said you're patient and warmhearted.

>> neither of those things are true. >> those are at anthropology >> i see why. >> this is fun do you ever get headaches or congested from drinking red wine. >> congested occasionally. >> that's because it has sulfates in it. >> that's not because i'm drinking a bottle of it. >> let's say it's because of the sulfates, it takes the sulfates and sediments out, if you're allergic or get headaches, this purifies so it's like the vineyards. >> i have seen these before. >> they're great gifts. >> you can only use them once. those are reusable there's a doggy. this coffee is ridiculous, can i entice you to try some. >> you don't have to ask me twice. >> this is a fourth generation family owned brand, how good is that from colorado, it's coffee that's light and fluffy because it's made in the high altitude. >> that's so good. >> it starts at $23. we love that craig, i feel like you'll like that you have two small kids, bringing home art work. >> all the time. >> what do you do with it. >> this is a fun coffee table book.

>> this is a great idea. >> print work, this is under $30, and it allowed them the artist, your child to write their name, write a little something. >> that's a great idea. >> a great gift for families. >> and it's not expensive. >> it's not. >> female founded, uses female artists, puzzles, i love that you're going for the toffee. >> puzzles are for 2019. it's the tech free to do they're not like the cheesy puzzles. it becomes art and comes with glue this is $40. >> also great for kids. >> great for a family. >> traveler. >> weekend warriors we love this this is from walmart, $49, swisstech usa, only at walmart it's a duffel bag but it becomes

a roller as well and this bag is huge, we have these away packs, keeps everything organized, $45. i'm going to come over here. >> i love a polaroid. >> this is the tom hanks of christmas presents because everybody will love this this is available at nordstrom.com and it comes in festive packs with old is new again, this is like literal instagram, millennials gen xors. >> we have this beautiful family, the og with the adorable dog. these start at $40 everybody loves the family jammy. >> right out of a catalog. made out of organic cotton >> and you get one for the dog. >> what's the doggy's name >> penny. >> oh, penny thank you so much. >> thank you to our family. >> merry christmas. >> lori, thank you. >> happy holidays. >> merry christmas that was ten, we've got 40 more

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the city concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by city. >> bursting on to the music scene four years ago, charlie puth has become an eleven time platinum singer song writer. >> we are over the moon because he is with us. he's fempliperforming one of hi latest hits called mother. you know you're home when you come to our house. >> it's a strong vibe. very nice. >> t >> this is the first time a song has ever come to you like as you

slept, is that what the story is on this one? >> yeah, i mean, i write everything in my head, this is the first time where i had heard the melodies, f sharp, scale, the music nerd in me, i remembered it. it was bag pipes in my head, and i went to my friends we're going to make a pop song with bag pipes, they were like we're not doing that we made it a shuffle kind of thing. something for the fans. >> you going to sing for us. than the last one you brought around ♪ ♪ please and thank you everytng ♪ he's such a nice boy so well mannered he's so much better than the last one you brought around ♪ ♪ please and thank you everything matters i'm gonna make sure she knows i'm the bes♪

♪ she's found ♪ ♪ the moment she walks out the door i'm not pretending anymore ♪ ♪ if your mother knew all of th things that we do if your mother knew all the things we do ♪ ♪ if your mother knew she'd kee me so far from you if your mother knew all the things we do ♪ ♪ sneak out the window pass ove pillows i'll be waiting in the car right around the block ♪ ♪ back of the benzo more than a friend zone we've been hiding since they forgot to knock ♪ ♪ the moment she walks out that door i'm not pretending anymore if your mother knew all of the things that we do ♪ ♪ if your mother knew all the things we do if your mother knew she'd keep me so far from you ♪ ♪ if your mother knew all the things we do next time that she sees me ♪ ♪ she's gonna act like she don' things we do if know me cause she knows all of things we do next time that she sees mee ♪ ♪ she's gonna act like she don't

know me cause she knows all of the story ♪ ♪ she knows all the of the story now your daddy wants the story ♪ me ♪ ♪ if your mother only knew the moment she walks out that door i'm not pretending ♪ she knows all the of the stor now your daddy wants to kill me ♪ ♪ if your mother only knew the ♪ moment she walks out that door i'm not pretending anymore ♪ ♪ if your mother knew all of th things that we do ♪ ♪ if your mother knew all the things we do if your mother knew she'd keep me so far from you ♪ ♪ if your mother knew all theno knows all of the story ♪ ♪ next time she sees me she's going to act like she things we do next time that she sees me she's going to act like she don't know me cause she

know l ♪ next time she sees me she's going to act like she don't know me now your daddy wants to kill me ♪ ♪ if your mother knew all the things that we do if your mother knew all the things that we do ♪ ♪ if your mother knew all of th things that we do ♪ >> charlie puth. good morning. it's 8:56. i'm kris sanchez. san jose's mayor plans to convert the city's power grid to a cooperative is getting unanimous approval on the resolution by council, which has pg&e focusing on revenues over improving service. and leaders also approved a plan to approve affordable housing costs, which would involve a new property tax for multimillion dollar properties, that's homes and businesses. voters will have final say. also, one of the bay area's

largest holiday giveaways is going on now. thousands of families in need are getting help from san francisco's glide memorial church. you can find the story on our web page.

the current front-runner in the democratic race for the white house heads to the area. the plan of joe biden's visit. >> plus, three new schools need names. where you can give your input. that's tomorrow morning.

live from studio 1a at rockefeller plaza, this is the "3rd hour of today." >> good morning, everyone. welcome to the "3rd hour of today." i'm sheinelle here with al, craig, dylan, gang is all here this morning. >> gang's all here. >> we have a lot to get to this hour. >> al is wearing his blue glasses. >> i don't. >> i'm looking at a shot. it's holidayish. >> it's very flannel today. >> the next color, green. >> i have a pair of green, but they're dark green, but i can't find them. >> you can't find them? >> i think i took them home and i left them home. >> wherever they are, there they are. >> this is riveting. >> how did you steal somebody else's glasses, which i think you have a pair of my glasses.