well. >> we want to leave you with a things stand with the live look outside of the supreme coronavirus and a live vaccine. we'll have a live conversation with alex azar, the health court as you can see lines are se svices. first, protesters taking to morning. forming as many people want to the streets overnight following look after your mother, all give their final respects to the late justice ruth bader ginsburg right? daddy loves you. i'll talk to you soon. >> reporter: a nurse who as her body lie in repose. supported his colleagues. >> showed me so many things, and you taught me so many things it's just been a pleasure and an honor to be with you and to learn from you and to grow from you. >> reporter: a singer who lost "today" show is nextt for y for. his sight but used his voice to thanks for joining us this morning. the controversial decision in kids continue to learn-no matter where they are. the breonna taylor case. no direct charges against the good morning. louisville officers involved in breaking overnight, outrage. her killing. in a moment, we're going to talk we're providing affordable internet access to ben crump, an attorney for >> no justice! the taylor family. first, let's get to blayne to low-income families alexander from louisville, where through our internet essentials program. it was a very hard night. blayne, good morning. >> no peace! >> two officers shot in >> reporter: savannah, good it's why we're working 24/7 morning to you. we're here on one of the many help people with disabilities. ♪ here in sunshine or in shadow streets in louisville that's still largely blocked off by o danny boy, o danny boy i love to keep our network fast, reliable and secure. louisville after protests erupt from coast to coast in the wake police. of that grand jury decision in officials say both officers shot and helping college students study and stay connected the breonna taylor case. overnight are in stable condition, and a suspect is in you so ♪ no homicide charges for the officers involved. >> with a deep breath, you know. through our university program. >> it feels like today, and i custody. think it's a fact, that black across louisville, nearly 100 learn more at xfinity.com/education. people were arrested overnight, as the city braces for a second lives do not matter. >> the reaction swift. the national guard deployed. this morning, our interview with day of unrest. the taylor family attorney on >> reporter: this morning, two louisville police officers are recovering, shot during unrest it is not always easy to hear those stories, but, boy, is it what's next. overnight that gripped much of important to remember these are get rid of the ballots. real people. these are our fellow americans. >> that's right. >> the president's stunning, new families far and wide all affected. comments on whether he will agree to a peaceful transfer of the city's downtown. >> 203,033 that's what we've lost so far in >> reporter: this gunfire

captured in a poli>> i'm concer this country we are back with a third and fourth hours of "today" right live from studio 1a in after this first, your local news and power if he loses in november. weather. rockefeller plaza, this is the >> get rid of the ballots, and officers. "3rd hour of today." you'll have a peaceful -- there we had two officers shot won't be a transfer, frankly. tonight, and that is very serious. it is a dangerous condition. >> good thursday morning. there will be a continuation. >> just ahead, how the white welcome to the if the"3rd hour house is explaining what he meant, as one top republican condemns the comment. today." september 24th, three months honoring an icon. from christmas eve. >> reporter: anger spilling into the streets after the grand jury >> stop. >> yeah. decision in the breonna taylor >> no. >> craig melvin, al roker, case. louisville under a 9:00 p.m. thousands waiting late into the curfew. national guard moving in. night to pay their respects to ruth bader ginsberg. sheinelle jones, dylan dreyer. similar echoes from chicago to thank you for joining us this >> when someone like that morning. departs, a little bit of your ahead to hour, we're going to atlanta to new york city, even talk to actor laura dern. the oscar winner haass a new hope goes with it. >> fellow justices say their good-byes. >> she was not an opera star, project that takes her behind but she found her stage, right the camera. she's also filming for the new behind me in our courtroom. >> congress girds for an epic "jurassic world" movie. we'll find battle over her replacement. showdown. >> governor cuomo did a great turning violent in denver and buffalo, where cars plowed into protesters, and in portland, where a cocktail thrown at least job. he had the worst death rate in caused chaos. taylor was shot to death by police in march, when police, with a no-knock warrant, entered her apartment. she was inside with her boyfriend, kenneth walker. the world. he says police never announced themselves. >> you've misconstrued that, and according to the attorney general, officers and a civilian you've done it in the past. witness say they did. >> senator paul and dr. fauci cross swords during a tense hearing about the coronavirus. >> you were not listening to what the director of the cdc walker thought they were intruders and fired a shot.

police responded with gunfire, killing taylor. of the three officers involved, only one will face charges, but not for taylor's death. in that. >> this morning, with cases on the rise and new questions about former officer brett hankinson, a vaccine timeline and safety, we'll talk live with health charged with wanton endangerment for firing bullets into taylor's apartment that ended up in a neighboring apartment. for the other two officers, no secretary alex azar. all that, plus, party on? big changes for the world's largest new year's eve bash in times square. the celebration moving forward charges. with a 2020 twist, today, >> according to kentucky law, the use of force by mattingly and cosgrove was justified to thursday, september 24th, 2020. protect themselves. there will be celebrities, influencers, and activists who, >> announcer: from nbc news, having never lived in kentucky, will try to tell us how you to feel, suggesting they understand the facts of this case this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good >> hi, everybody. good morning. welcome to "today." don't. it is a busy thursday morning. >> reporter: asked about the case, president trump praised we're glad to have you with us. hoda has the morning off. kentucky's attorney general. >> >> daniel cameron is doing a fantastic job. continued unrest across the let's start here. this is, of course, times i think he is a star. mob justice is not justice. country and right here in the justice sought by violence is not justice. i heard that, i said, write that bay area after not one officer down for me, please, because i think it was a terrific with the louisville police statement. department is facing charges square. there it is, just a few blocks connected to the killing of from where we're sitting right >> reporter: for many, filling now. that's what it could very well the streets -- was it surprising for you? breonna taylor.

look like on new year's eve, as well, with plans for a socially >> no, not surprising. very rarely do black people get overnight in san jose protesters set fire and vandalized the metal statue of thomas fallon on west street near highway 87. justice when it comes to police. around 100 demonstrators chanted >> reporter: in a scathing statement, attorney ben crump, distant ball drop this year. who represents taylor's family, in support of taylor's family in we're going writes, how ironic and typical, support of city hall. that the only charges brought in protesters also filling the this case were for shots fired into the apartment of a white streets of oakland and san francisco. several hundred people gathering in san francisco. protesters marched through the mission district. neighbor. happening now, another event tonight, the city of louisville will be under curfew for a second straight night. planned to honor taylor this that begins at 9:00 p.m. savannah? >> blayne alexander, thank you morning in oakland. we'll have more of that at midday as we expect to get updates during a planned news conference. plus, governor gavin very much. newsom's big push against joining us is benjamin crump, a attorney for the taylor family. climate change. good morning to you. he signed an executive order to it's been a difficult night. protests, protests that have ban the sale of all gas-powered cars and trucks in the state by the year 2035. we're following his meeting turned violent. how is the family doing this morning, and what was their today with global leaders to get reaction to hearing this decision? more reforms. >> they were outraged. they were insulted. head to our website to see the opposition of this ban. and it's a big decision day for some college sports teams in the pac-12. coming up at 11:00, how soon cal and stanford could hit the gridiron. more weather for you in an hour.

with school back in session, xfinity is committed to helping and they were mostly offended, because like my co-counsels sam aguiar and lonita baker, we're trying the figure out, what did the kentucky attorney general, daniel cameron, present to the grand jury? did he present any evidence for breonna taylor? if he did, what was it, to get an outcome like this? >> ben, the attorney general said yesterday, apparently, part of the evidence that was presented was this idea of self-defense. that the officers only fired because breonna taylor's boyfriend fired first. what do you make of that argument? >> well, craig, the self-defense argument in kentucky, as in many states across america, contemplates that you cannot use violence against a third-party innocent bystander like breonna taylor. the fact her boyfriend, kenny walker, who has a right to the

second amendment, like any other citizen, even if he is a black man, they thought it was intruders breaking into their home. he thought he was protecting his woman and his castle. that begs a deeper question, craig. why didn't daniel cameron present to the grand jury anything about the lie in the probable cause affidavit to get the no-knock warrant that allowed them to be -- to bust into breonna taylor's apartment in the first place? her family, as do i, think these proceedings were a sham proceeding that did not give breonna taylor a voice. >> what do you think of the charge that was filed? i mean, here you have one of the officers now charged with wanton endangerment because he fired a shot that ended up in the neighbor's apartment, in the hail of gunfire that was

exchanged that night. >> you know, the wanton endangerment charge, it just doesn't make sense. when you think about, they had wanton endangerment for the white neighbor's apartment, the bullets going there, but not for the bullets going into breonna taylor's body, nor did they have wanton endangerment for the bullets that went into the black neighbor's apartment above breonna. it underscores what i've said many times. we seem to have two justice systems in america, one for black america and one for white america. i have to say this, if you have wanton endangerment for somebody shooting blindly, or officers shooting recklessly, wouldn't that rise to the occasion of wanton murder, in breonna's case. because she died. daniel cameron, you need to make

that argument to the grand jury. breonna's name wasn't even listed on the indictment. you talk about transparency, breonna's family would love to see the grand jury transcript, to see if there was any evidence presented for breonna taylor's perspective. i mean, nothing seems to say that breonna mattered. >> ben, last question here. i mean, the state investigation appears to be complete. there is this fbi investigation now. how optimistic is the family, that there may be some justice on the federal level? >> you know, my co-counsel attorney, lonita baker, feels that the fbi has done a lot of work to try to look at every aspect of this execution of this no-knock warrant, to see if civil rights violations were done in this case. but, truly, this is about breonna taylor.

and if you are a parent and you have a daughter, if you have children, you can't sleep peacefully at night, knowing that this daughter of tamika palmer was allowed to be executed. and for our legal system to say it was okay. >> mr. crump, thank you for your time this morning on a difficult morning. thank you very much. we really appreciate it. >> thank you, ben. >> thank you, craig. thank you, savannah. to the race to the white house now. a new comment from president trump that's getting a lot of attention this morning. the president declining to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses. this as the political battle over a successor on the supreme court becomes even more intense. nbc's white house correspondent peter alexander has more on that. good morning. >> reporter: craig, good morning to you. the president is taking a position on this issue that is not just unprecedented, but critics warn it is dangerous, refusing to endorse one of the

basic tenants of democracy, the peaceful transfer of power. president trump is pushing the ninth justice of the court to be confirmed. with the election 40 days away, president trump is refusing to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses. >> will you commit to making sure that there is a peaceful transferal of power after the election? >> we're going to have to see what happens. you know that. i've been complaining very strongly about the ballots, and the ballots are a disaster. >> reporter: the president ramping up his claims, without evidence, this a surge in mail-in ballots will produce widespread fraud. the reporter emphasizing how the country is already bitterly divided. >> i understand that, but people are rioting. do you commit to making sure that there is a peaceful transferal of power. >> if you get rid of the ballots, there won't be a transfer, it'll be a peaceful continuation. >> reporter: biden firing back overnight. >> what country are we in?

look, he says the most irrational things. >> reporter: mitt romney tweeting, fundamental to democracy is the peaceful transfer of power. without that, there is belarus. any suggestion the president might not running mate this constitutional guarantee is both unthinkable and unacceptable. four years ago, candidate trump was asked if he'd accept the results if he lost to hillary clinton. >> i will tell you at the time. i'll keep you in suspense. >> let me respond to that, because that's horrifying. >> reporter: with plans to pay his respects to the date ruth bader ginsberg at the supreme court today, the president is tying his desire to cement the seat to the integrity of the election. >> i think this scam the democrats are pulling, it's a scam, this scam will be before the united states supreme court, and i think having a 4-4 situation is not a good situation if you get that. >> reporter: five states with a

mix of democratic and republican governors send ballots to all registered voters and have reported no major cases of fraud. four others and washington, d.c. are planning to do the same due to the coronavirus. only one, nevada, is considered a key battleground. senate republicans are preparing for a speedy confirmation of the president's pick that could come before the election. biden is delivering this warning. >> republicans, if they vote for the nominees, what's going to happen is women's rights as it relates to everything from medical health care is going to be gone. >> reporter: on the president's comments, other than mitt romney, congressional republicans have been silent, even as their democratic colleagues call on them to speak out. top democrat adam schiff saying of the president's remarks, this is how democracy dies. a president so desperate to cling to power that he won't commit to a peaceful transition of power, that he seeks to throw out millions of votes, and a republican party, in the words of schiff, too craven to say a

word. savannah and craig? >> peter alexander from the white house, thank you. reminder here, nbc news has put together a state by state guide for voting by mail and voting in person this year, and you can find that helpful guide at nbcnews.com/planyourvote. now to more on the public good-bye to justice ruth bader ginsberg, lying in repose for a final day at the supreme court today before events honoring her life are moved to the u.s. capitol. nbc justice correspondent pete williams joins us with more. pete, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, president and mrs. trump will be among those coming here today to pay their respects to justice ginsberg. she returned to the supreme court for a final time with prayers and a tribute from the chief justice. justice ginsberg's casket was carried past her former law clerks, more than 110 of them acting as honorary pallbearers, up the marble steps and into the supreme court great hall, where family and friends were gathered, along with the eight remaining members of the court and retired justice anthony

kennedy. rabbi lauren, the wife of a clerk, offered prayers. >> it is the rare profit who not only imagines ut also makes that new world a reality in her lifetime. this was the brilliance and vision of justice ruth bader ginsberg. >> reporter: chief justice john roberts said justice ginsberg wanted to be an opera singer but, instead, became a rock star. >> she was not an opera star, but she found her stage, right behind me in our courtroom. there, she won famous victories that helped move our nation closer to equal justice under law. to the extent that women are now a majority in law schools, not simply a handful. >> reporter: her casket was brought back outside under the court's massive portico, so hundreds could file past after waiting in line. >> i thought it was only responsible as a parent to be respectful and pay respect to her for all of the amenities she has allowed us, particularly as

women, particularly as jewish women. >> i know what she fought for. i know how hard she fought. i think it's really important that we honor her legacy. >> reporter: former president bill clinton, who nominated her for the supreme court, came to pay tribute with hillary clinton. the casket remains under the portico until 10:00 at night and will be brought out again today. justice ginsberg will lie in repose here for the rest of the day before being moved across the street to the u.s. capitol friday, where she will be the first woman to lie in state. savannah? >> pete williams, thank you very much. >> also the first jewish person to ever lie in state, as well. next week, she'll be laid to rest at arlington national cemetery, next to her husband, marty, after 56 years. >> rosa parks being the first to lie in honor at the u.s. capitol. here, ruth bader ginsberg is going to have another first. the first woman to lie in state. >> even in death. let us turn now to mr. roker for the first check of weather

on a thursday morning. good to see you back. >> good to be back. we're still talking about beta. it is a post-tropical storm. 55 miles west/southwest of jackson, mississippi. 30-mile-per-hour winds. it is picking up forward speed northeast at 12 miles per hour. we do have flash flood watches from mississippi all the way into tennessee, as that rain pushes ahead. we are going to be looking at a lot of rain stretching from mississippi all the way into the carolinas. some spots picking up to 5 inches of rain and may cause some flooding out there. for the rest of the country, we have a beautiful day from new england, the northeast, across the upper mississippi river valley. we're going to see an increase in the fire risk out west. we're going to look at that coming up in the next half hour. of course, the heavy rain down to the southeast, and the sunshine abundant from texas all the way into the southwest. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. before.

hurry into t-mobile now and get two iphone 11' s or two iphone 11 pro's on us. only at t-mobile. good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. let's take a live look in san jose and starting out with some clouds. different story from yesterday, but those clouds will help keep our temperatures down a couple more degrees. we're going to have a beautiful afternoon with a breezy wind along the coastline we're seeing highs that will reach into the mid 60s and 70s for the bay and our inland areas reaching some hot temperatures in the forecast coming back this weekend. >> and that is your latest weather. craig? >> all right. thank you, m >> and that is your latest weather. craig? >> all right thank you, mr. roker. just ahead this morning, a coronavirus clash on capitol

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a very good morning to you. 7:26 i'm laura garcia. here is a look at our top stories including the aftermath of unrest across the bay area from protesters demanding justice for breonna taylor. >> i'm bob redell here in downtown san jose near highway 87 where you can see protesters last night supporting breonna taylor vandalized the thomas fallon statue spray painting anti-police messages support for the black lives matter movement. this was the scene outside san jose city hall last night. a group of about 100 demonstrating, supporting breonna taylor's family. they're angry that yesterday a grand jury did not indict the louisville kentucky police officer in her shooting death. they are now demanding reform of police departments throughout this country. i'm cierra johnson in millbrae. governor gavin newsom signing a

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7:30 now on this thursday morning. it is september 24th, 2020 that means, ladies and gentlemen, we are just three months away from christmas eve >> whoa. >> yes you know what that means that means we're three months and seven days away from this god awful year. >> exactly. >> we are going to tell you why there are already holiday shopping bargains to be had. >> actually, we get to crack on about it, because people are going to be getting it online, and shipping could take more time we'll get into that in a little bit. let's start your half hour with the 7:30 headlines. anger and frustration pouring into the streets of louisville last night after a grand jury there declined to file homicide charges in the police killing of breonna taylor two louisville police officers were shot during the protests a half hour before the city's 9:00 curfew the officers are recovering. they have non-life threatening injuries, according toinjuries,

authorities. former officer hankinson was charged on three counts of wanton endangerment, for firing bullets in taylor's apartment that ended up in another apartment. no charges for the other two officers involved. an update on the whales stranded on a sandbar off the coast of tasmania. officials say they've rescued about 70 of the whales so far, but hundreds of others have died nearly 500 pilot whales became trapped on the sandbar earlier this week on the island's west coast. rescue efforts are still ongoing. california governor newsom signed an executive order yesterday to ban the sale of gas-powered cars and trucks by the year 2035. california would be the first state with such a policy it is an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions though 15 other countries have a similar requirement. the policy would not ban people from owning gas-powered cars or selling them on the used car market. now the latest on the

coronavirus and the growing pressure for a safe and effective vaccine. >> that's right. the nation's top health officials were before congress yesterday. lawmakers grilling them on the administration's response to thh the details. tom, good morning. >> reporter: guys, good morning. so the nation's top four doctors on this, all on capitol hill, saying they will not virus and vaccine development. it got heated. nbc's tom costello joins us with the details. tom, good morning. >> reporter: guys, good morning. so the nation's top four doctors on this, all on capitol hill, saying they will not allow politics to decide when a vaccine is approved. the fda is reportedly considering stricter guidelines before approving a new vaccine only to be contradicted last night by the president as the country now has 7 million confirmed covid cases and thought to be even more than that from both ends of pennsylvania avenue, conflicting messages about covid and a vaccine. from president trump on whether he'll go along with the fda's stricter guidelines on emergency authorization of a vaccine. >> that has to be approved by the white house. we may or may not approve it

that sounds like a political move. >> reporter: from the head of the fda appearing before congress. >> i want to assure you and emphasize that every one of the decisions we have reached has been made by career fda scientists based on science and data, not politics. >> reporter: a recent poll suggests americans have concerns about whether to trust a government-approved vaccine. nbc news surveymonkey poll found 39% would get a vaccine if offered. 24% said they would not. 35% weren't sure now, a fourth drug maker, johnson & johnson, has started phase three human trials for its shot, not two. do you feel covid vaccine. but its vaccine will require one shot, not two. do you feel political pressure in your company to produce a vaccine before election day? >> we'll work very closely together with the regulators, but we are not subject to pressure on speed. >> reporter: with a death toll over 200,000, the cdc reports 90% of americans are still vulnerable to covid. after the president recently downplayed the virus' impact on young people, the cdc director

explained americans between 18 and 25 make up more than 26% of new infections >> even though they are unlikely to get seriously ill from this virus, they are major contributors to the spread of covid-19 in our country. >> reporter: still in congress, senator rand paul challenged dr. fauci over his assertion that lockdowns and social distancing slowed the infection rate in new york city. >> you were not listening to what the director of the cdc said, that in new york, it's about 22%. if you believe 22% is herd immunity, i believe you're alone in that. >> tom, meanwhile, the health officials also tried reassuring the public about any new vaccine by saying they, themselves, would take it. >> reporter: that's right. this is dr. hahn, dr. fauci, dr. redfield all say should an fda-approved vaccine appear, they'd take the vaccine, and they'd encourage

their families to do the same. how many times have you had this conversation with somebody in the family if i get the flu shot, will i get the flu? the answer, of course, is no this question about covid was posed to dr. fauci >> if i take a shot to get the vaccine, does that give me covid? >> absolutely not. that would be impossible >> reporter: one other note here, they continue to insist that the entire public should now focus on getting a flu shot, a flu shot, and to do that before halloween listen, it is not going to protect you against covid, but it will protect you against the flu. hopefully, it'll lessen the overload in the nation's ers over the coming winter guys, back to you. >> tom, thank you very much. we'll have a lot more about all of these topics in our next half hour, when health and human services secretary alex azar joins us live. >> looking forward to that conversation. first though, 'tis the

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in a year where more shoppers are expected to avoid in-person shopping and buy online, the holiday sales are starting earlier than ever. here's nbc's jo ling kent. >> reporter: your holiday shopping is going to look very different this year. the traditional black friday rush may be a thing of the past, with most big retailers closing their doors on thanksgiving. black friday sales will go on for months with a 5-year-old, a 3-year-old, and a 10-month of old, bray will hit stores solo this season, as efficiently as she can. >> obviously, i'll be wearing a mask i don't really touch a lot of things unless i'm sure i'm going to put it in my cart wiping the cart down. >> reporter: online sales already surging for years are expected to break all records. nearly half of shoppers plan to do most of their holiday spending online. store entirely for the first mom of twins is avoiding the store entirely for the first time ever. >> it's shopping early and shopping online.

and shopping early so we make things actually get delivered. >> reporter: the trend has walmart hiring 20,000 new seasonal workers to pack and ship your orders amazon prime day reportedly starting october 13th. and there are new ways retailers are bringing the store to you. with the mart has this new tool where you can skip the store and unbox a toy virtually, like these star wars legos. it's not the same as going to the store and seeing it in person, but it might be your next best bet. with a potential second lockdown looming, a lot of us are adjusting expectations for what we give and receive. >> i probably won't buy as many clothes. i'll probably buy things that can be wiped down more easily. >> because we n'have some of ths that we could in the past, those dollars are getting rechanllin,e

being in the home. >> reporter: a new normal ringing in a truly unique holiday season for "today," jo ling kent, los angeles. >> wow, now i feel the pressure. 15% of shoppers have already started their holiday shopping 100% of al rokers have already started their shopping. >> i know what nick wants, so i pre-ordered that and a couple this other things. >> a new car just kidding, nick. >> that won't be happening anyway, what we have going on, unfortunately, the fires are still going on right now out west 76 active large fires. 7 million acres burned so far this year. almost half of that has been in california double the previous record just from 2018. the peak fire season now goes through december the good news for the pacific northwest, wet weather will be moving in later today on through tomorrow and saturday. the fire danger will continue to improve. unfortunately, high pressure builds in behind that storm system, and that's going to set up strong, offshore winds from california desert air coming across dry winds. warming conditions fire danger will increase,

meaning the potential, next week, for explosive fire growth, fire danger for 9 million folks in fact, the fire weather outlook moves further to the east for today. in fact, the fire weather outlook moves further to the east for the potential of fire spread stretching from montana all the way to the southwest rest of your weather today, that fire risk out west heavy rain due to beta and we're looking at fall warmth across the upper midwest into the northeast and new england. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your i'm meteorologist kari hall and still have the fires burning nearby but as of now we have a westerly wind bringing in better air quality and the next couple days our wind will shift and we'll see those conditions from tomorrow throughout the weekend as our temperatures heat up. we're going to the mid 80s today and tomorrow to the low 90s in the inland areas and then some highs over 100 degrees leading into early next week.

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days until 2021 comes along. what is the celebration going to >> hopes were high. >> can't wait for it. >> now, everyone is counting the days until 2021 comes along. what is the celebration going to look like in times square. is it going to happen? what will carson daly do if he actually has a day off from one of his ten jobs? carson, what you got >> was that footage of you and mike feldman making out when you met in times square? >> exactly it was just like that, magic. >> imagine me and mike feldman >> it was magic. as you watch the video, no one is wearing a mask, no social distancing, feels like another era. totally different. people obviously excited to get to a new year. i don't know if you know this, but 2020 hasn't exactly been great. here's the news. you still will be able to watch the ball drop, and you'll ring in the new year on television, but for the first time in 114 years, there will be no crowd, revelers allowed in times square organizers announcing a virtually enhanced event with live components that incorporate social distancing. what that means is, some covid front line heros will be honored this year. they'll be there there might be some performances there. there might be people like myself broadcasting in a very

small circle or hub. other than that, no revelers you'll have to watch it on tv. it leaves a lot of questions about, are they going to drop confetti that's one question i have guys, i mean, i've been in times square, as you mentioned, 23 of the last 25 years, doing the broadcast. i can tell you, on the heels of a really bad year like it will be this year, there is a really important need for america to come together with an event like this a year that's been fear-filled and a lot more, because we are dying to usher in a new year which represents a new opportunity, new hope. >> right. >> and a good-bye to 2020. >> we need the touchstones. >> we do. >> now you have your sermon for new year's eve, carson i want you to preach that. we need to fl >> what is coming up on "pop start" >> two exclusives in a few minutes.

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overnight, two officers shot in louisville, as protests break >> it's traumatic. out nationwide over the grand jury decision in the breonna taylor case. no homicide charges for the officers involved. >> it's traumatic. it's emotionally unnecessary, and it's not justice >> this morning, the national guard moving in.vid concerns we're live with the latest plus, covid concerns as coronavirus cases continue to rise, we'll talk to alex azar, the secretary of health and human services, on where we stand with a vaccine as we heady we'll catch up with carrie underwood about her very first holiday album, and how it feels to be the newly crowned into the fall. and blown away we'll catch up with carrie underwood about her very first holiday album, and how it feels to be the newly crowned entertainer of the year. today, thursday, september 24th, 2020 ♪ >> hi, from ucla, home of the

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>> reporter: savannah >> reporter: savannah, unrest gabe gutierrez joins us from louisville with the latest good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. several dozen arrests overnight. the national guard and local authorities are here there is a heavy security presence, and authorities blocked off several streets downtown many businesses are boarded up this morning, two police officers are recovering after being shot last night during the unrest we're told they have non-life threatening injuries a suspect is in custody. anger has spilled out across the country in many cities from new york to chicago to los angeles violence even breaking out in places like portland and denver. this all comes after the grand one officer charged with three jury's decision. one officer charged with three counts of wanton endangerment. brett hankinson had been fired earlier this summer already, but he is accused of firing recklessly during that march raid at breonna taylor's apartment. bullets ending up in a neighboring apartment. however, no other officers were charged for directly causes breonna taylor's deathere

fired upon the kentucky attorney general says that the shooting was justified after officers were fired upon now, earlier on "today," the taylor family attorney reacted to the grand jury's decision >> her family, as do i, think these proceedings were a sham proceeding that did not give breonna taylor a voice >> reporter: now, louisville, kentucky, remains under a state of emergency, and another curfew will be in effect tonight, savannah >> all right gabe gutierrez, thank you very much president trump is escalating his attacks on mail-in voting and has once again declined to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses the election on wednesday, the president, repeating his claim that mail-in ballots are, quote, a disaster, when pressed on whether he'd accept the results, he said, "we have to see what happens." >> do you commit to making sure there is a peaceful transferal of power >> get rid of the ballots, and we'll have a transfer -- a

peaceful -- there won't be a transfer, frankly. there will be a continuation. >> the president also said wednesday that he wants to have the next supreme court justice confirmed before the election in case the high court has to rule on the results we are seeing some new and alarming examples of young people ignoring the rules meant to slow down the spread of coronavirus. now, two parents in massachusetts have been charged with hosting a party for teens that actually delayed the reopening of a high school there. nbc's stephanie gosk is on that story for us steph, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. health officials have been telling us all along that the actions of a few can affect the health of many now, authorities in massachusetts saying they're holding this family accountable for throwing a party that put high schoolers at risk and delayed getting back into classrooms a massachusetts family is facing criminal charges this morning for holding a massive party with at least 50 teenagers. sudbury police say when officers arrived, some kids scattered into the woods

empty beer cans left behind. other teens were found packed in the basement with few masks and no social distancing, say authorities. now, the unidentified parents and their underage child who threw the party earlier this month are facing non-covid related charges, providing alcohol to minors and violating the state's social host law. >> i think we just have to really crack the whip with everybody. i'm just so sick of hearing that people are being so careless >> reporter: the town's board of health says many of the students either ran off or didn't give their real names, making it impossible to trace possible covid infections so the district delayed opening the high school for two weeks with the entire student body quarantined, leaving many outraged. >> a lot of people rely on school and were planning to go back to work it's difficult for parents and the kids that weren't involved, who wanted to go back. >> reporter: it's the latest

example of parties defying guidance and warnings in the face of local covid-19 mandates. in connecticut, a spike in cases happened after teens threw a giant bonfire in july. the governor lashed out. >> it's outrageous, and you're putting your family and your community at risk. >> reporter: in ohio, 100 students quarantined after aenat masks, leading to at least five covid infections. sweet 16 birthday party. an outbreak in kansas city was tied to a house party, where neighbors say dozens of teenagers gathered without masks, leading to at least five covid infections. >> i'm furious i'm really mad and update. i mean, it's changed my life more you know, i don't feel like i can leave. >> reporter: now, anger in massachusetts, where police are asking residents to stop making volatile statements on social media, since those responsible are being held accountable the health department in the town says they want everyone to get tested

there are no known cases tied back to the party, but they also don't know everyone who was there. school opens up again on tuesday. craig? >> stephanie gosk for us, thank you. that is the news at 8:07 as you like to say, it's boost-o-clock. >> it is boost-o-clock let's do it. customers in utah wanted to do something special for 89-year-old pizza delivery man, derwin one family posted tiktok videos of him delivering pizza for papa johns. they asked families to pitch in, and they surprised him with his biggest tip ever. >> as a community, we are all donating 50 cents to $1. because there were thousands of people that loved you and love you, we collected over $12,000 for you. >> that's all yours. >> all yours. >> no! >> yes >> how come? why would you do such a thing? >> they love you, so they wanted to give you a present. >> my gosh i don't believe this >> isn't that the sweetest there's the love i mean, pizza is important the guy who delivers it is, too.

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front. joining us live to discuss all of it is alexander azar, the secretary of health and human services picture, 200,000 deaths, cases on the rise again. are you concerned that we may be secretary, good morning to you >> good morning, savannah. good to be with you. >> so we just laid out this big picture, 200,000 deaths, cases on the rise again. are you concerned that we may be headed toward a second wave of the virus? >> you know, i don't think it is useful to talk about second wave listen, we're in an enduring pandemic, and what's really important is that we not let down our guard as individuals. practice the three ws, wash your hands, watch your distance, wear your face coverings when you can't social distance, and stay out of settings where you can't do those things. the other thing that's really important -- if i could just ask -- please get your flu >> second wave, first wave, you're right, it is an ongoing vaccine this year. we have plenty of flu vaccine. we want you as healthy as possible going into flu season. >> second wave, first wave, you're right, it is an ongoing pandemic the president did say two weeks ago we have rounded the final

turn of the coronavirus outbreak dr. fauci was asked about that he said, i'm sorry, i have to disagree with that do you think we're in the final turn of the pandemic >> well, i just want to make sure people remain vigilant with the individual behaviors we saw that in the south and southeast, that when we -- after memorial day week, we saw a consistent uptick in cases regardless of when states had reopened or even if they had reopened, it was because of individual behaviors we've all got to be vigilant we're in a bridge period thanks to president trump, we're in such a better place than they were five, six months ago. take 70-year-old and above individuals. 32% of them who got covid in april perished now, it is 5.7%. a radical improvement in how we care for people. and we're on the verge now of fda gold standard vaccines and monoclonal antibody therapies to help people. we have to get there in the weeks and months ahead by acting responsibly as individuals. >> let's talk about the vaccine because the top health officials were before congress yesterday, to reassure congress and the public that this vaccine will be determined on the basis of science and not politics

a recent poll found 60% of people wouldn't trust a first generation vaccine how worrisome is it to you that people fear politics and not science are dictating the vaccine development here >> savannah, i want to reassure you and the american people, politics will play no role whatsoever in the approval of a vaccine. there are many independent checks in this system that we have built in. first, there is an independent data and safety monitoring board that will determine even if we see data out of these trials, according to pre-specified statistical plans. then the drug companies will decide if the data meet their standards because they have their own ethical obligations. then the fda published public, transparent guidance of the tough standards they'll require for approval -- >> can i ask -- >> -- and there will be an advisory panel. >> the fda signalled it is going

to tighten and make stricter its requirements for emergency approval for any vaccine then the president said yesterday he wasn't sure, that it was actually up to the white house to decide and he wasn't sure he'd accept them. do you think that the fda should enact these stricter standards on the vaccine >> so the guidance that matters is actually already out there. we put it out over a month and a half ago out of fda. what fda is looking at is just some additional guidelines for the manufacturers who might come in for emergency approval. it is fairly technical documents. >> do you support it >> well, we'll look at it and determine if it's appropriate. the guidance that matters is out there. fda is going to call these balls and strikes according to clear standards that fda has that is out there. the manufacturers know what's expected the statistical requirements, the safety, the efficacy you know, there is an example of just how by the book we're playing this astrazeneca, one of the four manufacturers in phase three, the final stage of clinical trials, they had a single adverse event in the united kingdom. as a result, trials were stopped worldwide. the united kingdom restarted,

brazil restarted here in the united states, the fda is holding back on restarting that trial because they're going to make sure that they believe there's no association between the vaccine and any adverse events there's no political interference the fda is going to call those balls and strikes at the career level there, and the american people should be reassured we stand for patient safety. everything is going to be by science, data, and rule of law. let me >> you are passionate in that statement. i have to play you something that the president said not long ago, where he directly tied the timing of the vaccine to election day let me play it >> so we're going to have a vaccine very soon, maybe even before a very special date you know what date i'm talking about. >> does that undercut the message you're trying to send? you're saying, this has nothing to do with politics, and the president is saying, well, maybe we'll get it by election day, which he obviously feels is an advantage to him >> well, i think what he is referring to there, obliquely, is that pfizer and moderna,

which are our two earliest vaccine candidates, those public company ceos said we may see data as soon as late october, establishing safety and efficacy. >> he is saying -- >> i think that's what he's referring to. >> but he is tying it to a special day, which he usually calls that election day, as a special day for him. you know, just so people feel that the science is what's going to dictate this and not the president's electoral prospects. you know, does that undercut what you're trying to get across here >> the president has been clear, i've been clear, fda has been clear, science will drive this fda is going to make the call on whether a vaccine is safe and effective. president trump is driving us to speed, to make sure -- we have lives at stake here, and we want to mobilize the whole government, the whole economy, to get vaccines for the american people you know, we had a big announcement yesterday johnson & johnson, one of the best manufacturers of vaccines in the world, they initiated phase three of clinical trials of a single dose vaccine back in march, they were saying that they would initiate the

first human dosing of that in september. thanks to president trump's operation warp speed, they initiated the final stage of clinical trials yesterday, in september. this is working. i just want the american people to know the hope i have, the optimism i have for safe, effective, gold standard vaccines, manufactured in quantity for the american people, and steps to keep them safe. rican >> you point out president trump's leadership in various areas. let me ask about his statements. i'll play some examples. on masks to be diplomatic about it, it's been all over the place. i'll play some examples. >> the concept of a mask is good, but it also does -- you're constantly touching it you're touching your face. there are a lot of people who think the masks are not good masks are fine with me i think there's a lot of problems with masks. >> is this helpful i mean, once and for all, are masks necessary? are masks going to make this pandemic less terrible than it

is, basically? >> masks are important we have been clear since the -- the president has been clear since his april guidance on reopening the economy. >> he hasn't been clear. i mean, you can see that he hasn't. >> savannah, it is right there, coronavirus.gov. the president's guidance on reopening. wear face coverings when you can't social distance. very clear he says it i say it every health leader says it. >> -- website, in fairness >> he says it. i say it the fda, cdc, nih, it's all we talk about, wear face coverings when you cannot social distance. frankly, we've learned a lot with the asymptomatic spread of this disease, coming out of the memorial day week and that explosion of cases in the southeast and southwest, with young people asymptomatically getting it that really brought home how important masks can be for asymptomatic people to protect leaders, tony fauci, others said, you know other people previously, public health leaders, tony fauci, others

said, you know, these masks are not necessarily going to protect you and, in fact, touching the mask might impose risk of hand transmission to your face. once this unprecedented, asymptomatic transmission of this disease became so clear, we've been very clear with message, which is, wear face coverings when you can't social distance it is very important. >> i mean, what do you think then about the message that's sent when the president has his rallies, and they might encourage mask wearing, but they don't require it you know, people are not there not socially distanced when you ask about it, they say, well, it's your individual choice can't the message be sent from the very top >> well, our public health guidance is clear and unambiguous. wash your hands, watch your distance, wear your face coverings when you can't be risk, the setting, and their socially distant individuals have to make calls for themselves about their own risk, the setting, and their community. what is the spread of disease in their community? whether they have vulnerable people in their household. end of the day, it is individual responsibility, but our guidance is very clear. the three ws, wash your hands, watch your distance, wear your face coverings when you can't

watch your distance. >> individual responsibility affects others, as well. >> mm-hmm. >> yeah. health and human services secretary alex azar, thank you very much. real quickly, the other health officials said they'd take the vaccine as soon as it is approved they and their families. would you take the pledge? >> i will be first in line, as soon as i fit into one of the categories where it is recommended for me i'll be first in line to get a vaccine, and i'll ask my family members to do the same from an fda, gold standard, authorized or approved vaccine. absolutely. >> thank you for your time this morning. we really appreciate it. we're going to switch gears now for a check of the weather with mr. roker. thank you, savannah. we'll show you what we have right now. beautiful weather in the northeast, into the ohio river valley we do have a fire risk now in the pacific northwest and also in the western plains. heavy rain due from beta, making its way into the southeast sunshine from texas all the way into the southwest that >> good morning.

i'm meteorologist kari hall. let's take a look at our high temperatures for today. we'll see some mid-60s for spots like half moon bay and along the immediate coastline. the temperatures go up to the upper 80s for antioch and as far as the far north bay. as we head into the weekend, though, we're going to have some much hotter temperatures coming in and a fire weather watch will be in effect starting on saturday morning for all of these areas shaded in orange and we'll continue to have more updates on that. >> and that is your latest weather. i am so excited >> and that is your latest weather. i am so excited right now. "pop start." >> i like that i like it. >> what's up, c? first of all, i have to start with the breaking news in "pop start." hard line from the graphics department didn't want to hold up the thing, so i got the wife here, siri, filling in jackson, the guy was on the couch drinking a smoothie with a

plastic straw. piggy bank was stuffed what was in it, bananas and strawberries a scoop of ego, perhaps. all right. the show must go on. jennifer lopez exclusive today is the today two-part music video event drops. j.lo was so sweet. she sent us at the "today" show and "pop start," specifically, a first look at the video. a message for everyone watching this morning >> hey, "today" show, i am really excited because i'm about to give you a sneak peek of my brand-new, two-part video that is premiering later today on tiktok enjoy. ♪

♪ >> you'll be able to see a >> you'll be able to see a behind the video special on tiktok tonight at 6:00 p.m. then the huge music videos go behind the video special on tiktok tonight at 6:00 p.m then the huge music videos go live at 6:30 both songs written for "marry me," j.lo's movie coming out on valentine's day. she's been busy. i think the limo pulled up to valentine'limo pulled up to take take graphics department to sixth grade. >> hope they brought the m&ms, what i heard. carrie underwood is here to chat about her historic acms, new christmas album. first, your news and weather ♪ made here for each other we'l never fall if we walk hand in hand ♪

good morning to you. 8:26. i'm marcus washington. we're continuing to follow civil unrest after louisville police officers weren't directly charged in the killing of breonna taylor. the aftermath of protests in the bay area is coming to light. today, governor newsom meeting with global leaders pushing for reform in climate change. this follows an executive order to ban sale of all gas-powered cars and trucks in the state by 2035. head to our home page to see the pushback from critics that say it will impact the economy. time to get a look at the forecast. meteorologist kari hall standing by. >> hey. we had some night weather for this afternoon. take a look at our highs across the bay area. will range from the mid-60s near the coast to mid to upper 80s for the interior valleys. into the weekend, much hotter weather heading in. that's the reason why we will see a fire weather watch going

up on saturday, especially with those high winds that could affect some of our hills and especially in the north bay along with some of the very low humidity that comes along with those gusty winds. take a look at our temperatures over the next few days. going from the mid-80s to the triple digits by sunday into next week. marcus? >> thanks, kari. we'll have another local news update coming up in 30 minutes. [upbeat music] ♪ today was the day that i put everything in perspective. ♪

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we're back at 8:30 september 24th, 2020 we have a special guest. >> this song does something to me "before he cheats," one of carrie's classics. she is at home in nashville. named co-entertainer of the year at the academy of country music awards of country muse ache i ward she has more in a little bit. coming up, we have oscar winner laura dern and the star of a new hallmark film, "the legendary bo derek." >> tomorrow on "today," we have a truly remarkable group of students stepping up in a big way to help kids handle mental health struggles that have only grown during the pandemic.

sheinelle will be with them struggles that have only grown during the pandemic. sheinelle will be with them live, and we can't wait to share stories. right now, we w live, and we can't wait to share their stories. right now, we want to fire up the my today plaza big board. hello, everybody. >> hi there. >> guys, it is beginning to look a lot like christmas we've nths until christmas eve. >> yes. >> a very special family on our plaza this morning, they're from north pole, alaska are you there? we have lindsey with her mom, stephanie, and little boy, colton good morning how is the north pole? >> great >> beautiful >> this is so cool have you seen santa at all recently >> yes yes, he is super busy right now, still working, but we have this. >> i love it i love it.

it is not even 5:00 a.m. there they're, like, four hours, five hours. >> yes. >> as al pointed out, we've never had anybody from alaska in our virtual plaza. so thank you thank you for being the first. >> you're welcome. thank you. >> that's cool >> wow >> colton, it is past your bedtime, little man. let's put our whole board back up we have the griswolds. the lucos, duncans, and all the families. >> i love the homemade poster, with all our pictures on it. >> al roker. >> al gets his own poster. if you want to be part of the fun, today.com/mytodayplaza. now let's get a check of the weather. >> all right. >> announcer: today's weather is brought to you by novo, making insulin affordable to people with diabetes.

>> let's show you what we have going on the weekend outlook. we have the tropical downpours left over from beta. record highs through the southwest on friday. heavy rain moves into the pacific northwest. on saturday, we still have some showers there. the fire risk starts to rise in california, very warm in the midsection of the country. sunday, gorgeous into new england. a fire risk unfortunately continues out west quite weather patterns through the gulf that's what's going >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we are going to have one more really nice day before that heat comes in starting on tomorrow. so we're looking at some seasonable temperatures today. some of our warmesttomorrow. then by saturday, we're going to see those temperatures jumping up to the low 90s. in the triple digits by sunday. we'll also have a high fire

danger along with those gusty winds and temperatures in the city reaching the mid-80s. >> this is the best day ever a two-part "pop start. >> i love it so big, we needed two segments. >> wow carson >> you're kind, guys you're very, very kind coming up, guys, we have an exclusive for "pop start." we talked about the rumored "father of the bride" reunion. the classic movie from 1991. coming up, all the details, and a bonus surprise tied to that project. stick with us. stick with us. the unfair money bail system. he, accused of rape. while he, accused of stealing $5. the stanford rapist could afford bail; got out the same day. the senior citizen could not; forced to wait in jail nearly a year.

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we are we are back. what's better than one "pop start" it's two carson has a little bonus. what's going on? >> i have to hold the sign myself, savannah >> wow>>t's come to this. >> family members not willing to help me. >> dark times in "pop start. >> where is gogo >> i asked gogo. i think she said yes, but she might have said, "change me. no.

let's get to it though. here's the item. "father of the bride" part three-ish. we have all the details for you. people, for a long time now, have been wanting a sequel to the classic 1991 movie starring steve martin, diane keat i'm not sure let's get to it though here's the item. "father of the bride" part three-ish. we have all the details for you. people, for a long time now, have been wanting a sequel to the classic 1991 movie starring steve martin, diane keaton, and martin short people have been demanding it for years. now, they have delivered, at least sort of. the writer of the first film and director nancy myers teased everyone a few weeks back with this instagram post, reading, "if he thought a wedding was a lot, how would he react to 2020?" well, everyone thought it meant a reunion was happening. turns out, they made a mini sequel, all while in quarantine. we have a first look at the teaser >> i'm engaged i'm getting married. >> i'm sorry, what did you say hey! >> oh, that is fabulous. i love that.

that's chic. >> george, we're all here. come on! george, maddie said it was important. >> i'm just washing my hands one more happy birthday to go. >> oh, wow, that's a tease >> yeah. >> see, that's a good tease, right? feels like a movie, not just like a table read. that's "father of the bride" part 3-ish, premiering tonight night. tonight morning, we'll pull back the curtain. jenna sat down with steve martin about the short clip. >> i wonder what it was like to get the call from nancy in the midst of a global pandemic, that she wanted to shoot this. to help people in the pandemic get food we said, that just sounds like a great idea i cleared my schedule, which was very busy, and we did it >> he is so good

he doesn't change at all >> he's a little close to the camera. >> tune in tomorrow for the full interview. what, al >> he's a little close >> yeah. big zoom there good interview tomorrow, so tune in for that. >> carson, thank you take a rest. it's been a big morning. coming up next, the woman we've been looking forward to speaking with all week, carrie underwood. this is the last tease, carrie next up, it is you we'll talk family, awards, her first holiday album. first, this is "today" on nbc.

>> announcer: the citi concert music series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. >> we are back with a citi music series on "today." the holiday season may be a few months away, but it is never too early to break out the christmas music. >> that is right especially when carrie underwood is doing the singing the newly crowned acm entertainer of the year, carrie underwood, is with us now. she does have the first ever

holiday album called "my gift. carrie, good morning to you. we've got to talk about the acms i love that you said it, 2020, man. you're sharing it with thomas rhett. was that the shocker of all shockers >> yeah. i mean, all the people around us afterwards were like, "we kept asking the accounting firm, are you sure are you sure?" it was -- you know, this is not just the year of -- it's also the year of strange things happening, right >> yes >> it's not a bad thing. i'm more than happy. thomas is a great guy, and, you know, this year makes it special. >> you're in good company. >> yeah. >> you were the first woman to win it twice now, you're the first woman ever to win it three times. congrats on that somehow, in the midst of a pandemic, you found the time to

write a new album. how did you manage to pull that off? >> well, we were lucky enough to get it started at the end of last year, and i feel like that's really the only way we were truly able to pull it off but we did everything very much like we're doing this morning. we did things via zoom found new ways to just make it work i didn't want to let this year stop us, so we made this album to be honest, it was such a blessing for me to be able to go in and just sing these happy, positive songs in this year. it was something i needed, and, hopefully, people can make it a soundtrack to their christmas this year and just be happy. put a smile on their face and celebrate the things that are good around them >> well, we just showed a little behind the scenes, and i believe we saw your little one, isaiah, in one of the recordings so he makes a cameo on "little drummer boy" >> he does

whenever i think about that song, i picture his face and his personality. that is so him, you know he would be the kid that would make you something and bring it to you, because that's what he had to give you. that's the whole sentiment behind "little drummer boy," is bringing what he has to jesus, which is why i wanted to name the album "my gift." i feel like, you know, the gift of music is just such a blessing in my life, and i really want to give that back to jesus. so it just seemed to make sense to me. isaiah did a great job on that song i was the proudest mom in the world. >> no stage mom? >> i felt -- i did feel like i was a little bit i was, like, in the booth witho do on his ow him, and trying to get him to access all his little 5-year-old emotions, which he can totally do on his own. but that clip is, like, him throwing his arms in the air he was just so expressive. when i heard the song back with his sweet little voice on it, i

was laughing and crying. just so many emotions. i'm so proud of him. >> proud mom carrie, the title of the album, "my gift," in addition to it fi. reportedly, you just gave quite the substantial gift to a school in your hometown there in being a gift to all of us, it's also a fitting tribute reportedly, you just gave quite the substantial gift to a school in your hometown there in oklahoma what inspired you to do that >> i mean, this year has been tough on so many levels, and, you know, we definitely want to encourage people to, you know, reach out and give their gifts, pass their gifts forward again, "little drummer boy" thing, that's kind of how i feel about all that that was his gift. it wasn't money. it wasn't shiny things it wasn't fancy. we're all given gifts to be able to give. i make music, and through that, i can pass that forward and help people you know, schools need chromebooks because they just don't know what's going to happen with the pandemic we were more than happy, through

my foundation, to help out. >> well, speaking of gifts, you have an announcement this morning about a tv special for your holiday album, which, if i could make a song request, i see track 7 is "o holy night." my favorite christmas hymn i cannot wait to hear how you favorites. we're lucky to be w sing it. >> thank you that's one of my all-time favorites. we're lucky to be working with hbo max. it is just going to be really good we want to bring this album to life, and i'm so proud of the music that we were able to create, but, also, we were able to create it this year, through all the obstacles. we just want to bring that, bring some christmas joy to people, so i'm super excited >> by the way, carrie, i've been a fan of yours since "american idol," but my favorite carrie underwood song is the one you

sing every sunday night. >> yeah. >> this year, it was a little different, but you still brought it i mean, how cool is that, to be the face and voice of this network's biggest show every week >> it's so great you know, i grew up, obviously, just watching football i'm from oklahoma, so that's just what we do. so to be able to just share and have a little part in the festivities, it's so much fun. as you said, it is a little different this year. we obviously couldn't be, like, in stadiums and around people, but they did such a great job of working with what we had to work with, and putting it together. everybody stepped up to the plate. you know, the game must go on. >> yes. >> it was just super -- it's always fun to do it. this year, especially, you feel you really accomplished something. >> you just had your ten year anniversary with your hubby, mike fisher. congratulations on that. you're hope with your little ones, a 5-year-old and 18-month-old as i like to say, so much togetherness how are you doing all packed in

together >> we're good. you know, we're really lucky, we have some space around us. we have been utilizing that ben space. we've been outdoors a lot. it's starting to cool down, so i'm like, eh but, you know, it's been good. they're adventurous little boys. it is great for us to all get to be out i've never been in one place for this long, you know, in the past 15 plus years of my career so it's been really great to just get to, like, really get to know them and watch them grow, al jake, who is, like you said, 18-months-old. it is a critical time in his life, and i'm never going to get it back. we're trying to enjoy it. >> it is super precious. it's a gift, as well that'll bring us full circle your album, "my gift." i am so excited. it is available tonight at midnight you have classics, beautiful hymns, and we'll look for the special, as well, carrie thank you. >> good to see you, carrie. >> thank you so much. >> if you want more carrie underwood, and who does not, check out our streaming channel

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