defended the flag. >> very much so. thank you for joining us this morning. a live look for you that morning. this is outside of arlington national cemetery, the tomb of the unknown soldier where we're expected to see the president honor our fallen heroes. happy veterans day. good morning, the virus surges. covid-19 cases skyrocket from coast to coast. hospitals packed, long lines for testing once again. records shattered. with the race for vaccine more urgent than ever, dr. anthony fauci -- >> help is coming and it is coming soon. we will likely be able to start dispensing vaccines in december and then progressively over the next few months. >> hope nor sprifor the springt encouraging news from the doctor and what the cdc is saying about

thanksgiving. power play, the government marshalling the federal government to hang on and president-elect biden brushing it off. >> i just think it's an embarrassment, quite frankly. >> just ahead, how long can republicans go without evidence of widespread fraud? some in the republican party raising national security concerns as the president shakes up the pentagon. on life support? the supreme court at last hears arguments on the effort to throw out obamacare. this morning the signals from justices, the most conservative court in a generation may leave the law in place. breaking overnight, hurricane watch is issued for parts of the gulf coast as eta shifts and turns back towards florida. millions now bracing for a second landfall. this morning, the timing track of the dangerous storm. all that plus out of this world. from the first steps on the moon to the very first selfie in space. the rare photos from nasa's golden age now going up for

auction. and best golf shot ever? jon rahm skipped the ball across the water and on to the green before it eventually dropped in for a hole in one. an incredible start to masters week. today wednesday, november 11th, 2020. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. hi, everybody. good morning. welcome to "today." it is good to have you with us on a wednesday morning and not just any wednesday morning. >> indeed, it is not. it is veterans day with tributes to our service members. being held across the country, and we will do our part to share their stories throughout the morning. >> we start with the coronavirus case continue to skyrocket. more than 131,000 reported just yesterday. that makes seven straight days

of the u.s. has seen daily cases top 100,000. >> and it's led to the cdc now updating its guidance when it comes to wearing masks and also what your family's thanksgiving celebration should look like. >> we got it all covered. everything you need to know. let's get started. nbc's gabe gutierrez is in minneapolis this morning. gabe, good morning. >> hoda and savannah, good morning. here in minnesota, new covid-19 cases spiked by more than 127% over the last two weeks. the governor here is now trying to limit thanksgiving gatherings and the cdc issues new recommendations about wearing masks. >> reporter: this morning with covid-19 hospitalizations nationwide at a record high, an aabout-face from the cdc on masks. the agency has said all year that they protect others if you're contagious, but now it is

saying that masks can reduce wearer's exposure to infectious droplets. >> it's a two-way street. you protect others. their mask protects you and your mask also protects you. >> reporter: accused for months of being slow to update the covid-19 guidance, the cdc says adopting universal masking policies can avert future lockdowns. the cdc also updating the guidelines for thanksgiving, emphasizing that the safest option for the holiday is celebrating only with people in your household and while hosting a gathering, you should limit the number of guests, open windows, and have one person serve the food. if you do go out attend the gathering, wear a mask when not eating and avoiding areas where food is not prepared and use disposable items the like cups, plates and utensils. across the midwest where covid-19 cases are up 100% in some states, they're issuing new restrictions. minnesota is scaling back indoor dining and limiting all indoor and outdoor gatherings including over thanksgiving. the ten people or less with no

more than three households together. >> i feel like the guy in "footloose," no dancing, no fun, no whatever. that is not my intention. my intention is to keep you safe. >> reporter: in iowa, a new statewide mask mandate limits social gatherings to eight people unless they're all from the same household. in north dakota which leads the country in new cases, they're so short staffed in hospitals, t the hospitals are allowing asymptomatic health care employees to work in hospitals. >> this is something the cdc allowed for a period of time. >> reporter: in utah, the positivity rate is a staggering 21%. this icu in salt lake city is almost full. >> we don't have enough caregivers to manage the increasing amount of patients. >> reporter: among those patients, 24-year-old jesse jenson, days after being diagnosed with covid-19, they gave birth to a baby girl. she is now on a ventilator and fighting for her life. her husband ben is terrified. >> i was fairly certain she was

going to die. >> reporter: he's now praying for his wife's recovery so she can be reunited with their baby girl. across the country, more than 61,000 people are hospitalized at facilities like this one. as for the mask guidelines the cdc says that the best ones are the surgical ones or the ones with multiple layers of cloth or higher thread counts. >> thank you. let's bring in the dean of brown university school of public health. boy, these numbers are staggering. we're talking about a million new cases in the last ten days. 130,000 plus cases on tuesday alone. so, i mean, look, i know help is on the way with a vaccine. but what is happening? are people just letting their guard down or what's going on? >> good morning, hoda. thank you for having me on. i think two things are happening. in the last couple of months, you have seen the federal government basically throwing the towel. there is no new guidance very little effort coming from the federal government. that is contributing to a

nationwide surge. and then i think people are getting tired and they're getting mixed messages. and what people need to hear is we are about three to six months away from widespread availability of a vaccine. people need to hold on. this is not the time we want to see surges like this, not when we're so close to actually turning the corner on the virus. >> yeah, the cdc has come out with some new guidance, brand new guidance. first is it has to do with wearing a mask. i mean, we knew it was to protect other people. that's what we were told when we wear the mask. but now they kind of upgraded that. >> yeah. so there is more and more evidence coming that when you wear a mask, mean, we have known for six months you protect people. do it for your family and friends. but now there is more and more evidence coming that says it also helps you. it's not perfect. wearing a mask isn't going to give you 100% protection. but it reduces your chances of getting sick. i'm glad to see the cdc update that and gives us more reasons

to be wearing a mask. >> the cdc also updated what are we supposed to do for thanksgiving. i was watching dr. fauci. he said he had kids all over the country. the kids were not going to come see him for thanksgiving. that's what he's doing in his house. what is the cdc recommend we should all be doing this thanksgiving? >> yeah. this is a bit heartbreaking. this can't be a normal thanksgiving. i have elderly parents. they haven't seen their grandkids in a long time. we're not going see them over the holidays. there is so much virus in the community, it's very dangerous to try to pull off a normal thanksgiving. it has to be limbed. -- limit and small gatherings. if places to do it outdoors is s fine and much easier, but in many parts of the country, that is not possible, so it is going to be an unusual thanksgiving for all of us. >> you should stick with the core group, the people you live with that's the guidance really >> that is really unfortunately the guidance number large family gatherings

small groups of people you live at home with maybe one other family. but then you have to play a bunch of measures to keep everybody safe. >> one last quick question a lot of folks who get covid-19 are self-isolating. there are college kids getting it and self-isolating. you heard about a college student who passed away, because they didn't know when was the time to say i have a problem. i need to good to the hospital so just quickly, when is that moment when should people go to the doctor >> certainly if you start having problems with breathing, that's one issue. any severe symptoms, chest pain, pain -- abdominal pain be in contact with your doctor and be in close contact. any severe symptoms should trigger a visit to the hospital. >> all right dr. jha, thank you so much we appreciate you. coming up in our next half hour, we'll focus on the covid-19 concerns tied to college students who are returning home for the holidays. >> we turn now to the election president-elect joe biden is not going to let resistance from the trump administration stop his transition to the white house. but this morning there are new questions on how everything from the covid-19 crisis to homeland

security could be impacted by the delay. nbc white house correspondent peter alexander has the latest peter, good morning. >> hey, savannah, good morning. the president-elect joe biden is dismissing the president's legal challenges saying this will not impede the transition. it is blocking biden from getting key resources he's entitled to as the incoming president. biden's national lead overnight by the way, expanding to close to five million votes. even as the president keeps claiming widespread fraud, state officials from both parties are debunking the claims >> reporter: president-elect joe biden delivering a blunt assessment of president trump's refusal to concede. >> it's an embarrassment, quite frankly. >> reporter: biden urging calm as the president repeats unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud. the trump administration has yet to normally recognize biden as president-elect, stalling the release of federal money for a presidential transition and critical access to classified intelligence

still, biden says his team is moving forward unphased. >> the fact that they're not willing to acknowledge we won at this point is not of much consequence in our planning. >> reporter: so far, biden heard from more world leaders congratulating him than republican senators, many still towing the president's line despite biden's projected victory. secretary of state mike pompeo echoing the president's unfounded claim that he'll win. >> there will be a smooth transition to a second trump administration >> reporter: the senate's top republican mitch mcconnell says there is no reason for alarm -- >> at some point, we'll find out finally who was certified in each of the states and the electoral college will determine the winner and that person will be sworn in on january 20th. no reason for alarm. >> reporter: democrats argue

denying the biden to national intelligence could damage national security. >> it provides an avenue for our adversaries around the world to try to take advantage of this vacuum and of an administration that may not have all the information it needs >> reporter: in 2000, the legal fight over less than 600 votes in a single state, florida, delayed the transition between the clinton and bush administrations by 37 days. the 9/11 commission that examined the 2001 terror attacks found that loss of time slowed the bush team from identifying the recruiting and clearing and obtaining information from key appointees. they recommend that future presidents elect be provided as soon as possible with detailed summaries of national detail threats. biden downplaying concerns about the current delay. >> access to classified information is useful. but i'm not in a position to make any decisions on those issues anyway. >> president trump's actions are causing alarm at the pentagon

where he is flexing muscles now promoting several top loyalists to key position there's after president trump first fired the defense secretary and then several other senior officials were removed or resigned president trump hasn't spoken publicly in a week is expected to visit arlington national cemetery today in observance of veterans day, but no remarks are planned savannah >> all right, peter. stand by we want to bring in our capitol hill correspondent i'll start with you. it seems like this entire transition turns on what republicans in congress particularly mitch mcconnell of the senate, the majority leader, and how long they are going to give the president the kind of work out the acceptance of his loss. what do you get either behind the scenes or from what you're hearing from mitch mcconnell >> so republicans, frankly, are afraid of donald trump from a political perspective. and they're running two runoff races in georgia that are going to determine control of the

senate i think there is two deadlines one just heard from mitch mcconnell in peter's piece talking about when the electoral college will meet and select the president. that's an extremely important deadline the elections won't be held until january 5th. i think you'll see this dynamic of republicans being very deferential to the president trump even though he lost until we see that election, savannah. >> what about joe biden, peter it seems like he had a pretty low key reaction to all of this when he gave remarks to reporters yesterday. >> yeah, you're right. joe biden's message coming in to this was one of unity. he wanted to try to cool, lower the temperature. and that's what biden tried to do yesterday the former vp saying, you know, we'll be just fine this doesn't change the dynamic at all but in terms of what the president is thinking here, it's hard to really know. we haven't heard from him directly now in six days but in conversations i've had with senior white house

officials, one saying to me last night this is unsustainable. they know that they have lost. they said overwhelmingly that is the understanding inside this white house. so i said when does this finish? how does this end? they said you'll never hear the president concede. but it is certain they believe that after certification of the results, which means this could last into december, ultimately the president will move on effectively saying that he does not trust the results, but he is not contesting them, but it is strikingly to say that the president is still in this defiant mood, and even the state officials are saying that he is saying that it is not true. >> that's interesting. it did seem like the republicans were saying let's give him a little space to come up with sufficient allegations of fraud that would turn this entire election over on its head which, of course, we're talking about several states and tens of thousands of votes but be that as it may, do you perceive there is some cracks in this republican wall of support? i noticed on the national

security piece of this, you know, we just saw in peter's report that the 9/11 commission actually said when democrats slowed the transition to george w. bush's administration back in 2000 that had an effect on what happened in the preparedness for 9/11 now, of course, the situation is totally reversed are republicans worried about the national security implications of delaying all of this >> i think that's absolutely the right question, savannah i think that you are starting to see a little bit of movement on that front certainly behind the scenes there is a level of alarm, i think, that people feel calmed by the way joe biden handled it. but there's a lot of concern about the real world national security implications. and you're starting to see that come out a little bit in public even from republicans. most notably from the acting chairman of the senate intelligence committee, marco rubio who told reporters yesterday, hey, we got to get this going this obviously affects all of us and could have pretty

significant ramifications. and the reality is there is not a lot that congress can do i've been asking sources, hey, is there a way can you accelerate this? can you adjust things? the reality is they don't have a lot of options they would have to change the law because they never anticipated when they wrote the transition law that anyone would contest the results of the election this way. >> peter and kasie, thank you. we appreciate it 7:17 we have a lot more to get to including one of the wildest golf shots you'll ever see it happened on tuesday it was during a practice round for the masters. this is spain's jon rahm on the tee. it's been a tradition to intentionally skip the ball across pond. he did that. at par 3 the 16th hole, and take a look at this. the ball skips water, pops on the green, takes a left turn and then rolls all the way into the hole for a hole in one come on! i mean it happened to have been his 26th birthday.

so party on. >> that is incredible. why did it have to be a practice round? you know, it will be the most famous practice round in masters history. that's incredible. now we're going to a golf pro we know, dylan is in for al this morning. you love that shot >> we're so excited for the masters. and to kick it off that way in a practice round is even more exciting so much fun. we do have still tropical storm eta to talk about. now there have not been a lot of steering currents with this storm. that's why the models don't have a good handle on where it's going. now it looks like it's going to take that turn back towards areas north of tampa we do have tropical storm warnings, even hurricane watches in effect from anna maria to yankee town in florida the storm, itself, looks organized with a lot of heavy rain on the east and northeast side of it. and we are going to see the heavy rain from ft. myers through tampa today. it will strengthen into a weak category one hurricane it should then weaken down to a

tropical storm before it makes land fall tomorrow afternoon then it will cross over northern florida and move out into the atlantic so what does that mean we're going to see the gusty winds, 50 to 60, 65 mile per hour gusts we could see a storm surge two to four feet down across southwestern florida, a one to two-foot storm surge. some areas pick up six inches of rain when you factor in the heavier bands of rain which we're seeing the next 24 to 48 hours will be crucial for that part of florida. that's a look at the weather across the country we'll get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds

good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. as we take a live look outside in san jose we're starting out with more clouds and some milder temperatures but then as we go into the afternoon it's going to feel very much like it did yesterday, just not as much sunshine as we reach up to upper 50s and low 60s. and as we get closer to the weekend we're getting ready for some spotty showers especially moving in on friday into early saturday morning and will be slightly milder early next week. and that's your latest forecast >> thank you so much still to come, as mentioned, the new fears that college students heading home for the holidays will bring coronavirus with them if you have kids planning their trips home right now, health officials have important things they want you to know, what can you do to keep everybody in the family safe. and then how to transitions usually go between presidential

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>> reporter: i'm bob redell in menlo park. president-elect biden has strong words for facebook after it allowed stop the steal groups for conspiracy theorists who think the election was stolen, which it wasn't. the other day the deputy press secretary tweeted this. if you thought disinformation on facebook was a problem during our election just wait until you see how it is shredding the fabric of our democracy in the days after. biden like president trump supports revoking. kari has a look at our forecast this wednesday morning. yeah, we're starting out with more clouds moving in and the clouds will hang around throughout the day. but we are not going to see any rain out of that. we're just looking at a fairly mild day. temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s. a little bit more sun tomorrow and then a slight chance of rain during the evening.

we'll have a better chance between late friday into early saturday. laura? sounds good. we'll be back with another local news update in half an hour. enjoy your veterans day. give you my world ♪

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welcome back, it is 7:30 with a look at the iwo jima memorial on veterans day this morning, november 11th, 2020 a day to honor the men and women who serve and sacrifice so much for our country. that is beautiful this morning >> a good day to remember all of our service members have fought and died for over the years. and we will do that this morning. let's begin your 7:30 half hour with headlines the affordable care act seems it may survive its latest challenge at the supreme court as you know, 18 republican led

states along with the justice department and the trump administration are urging the court to strike the law down entirely but based on comments made by the justices during oral arguments yesterday, it appears at least five of them, a majority, think the law should be spared. justice bret kavanaugh, recent trump appointee said even if the individual mandate of the law is invalid, the rest of it should survive. >> it does seem fairly clear that the proper remedy would be to sever the mandate provision place. >> the newest justice amy coney barrett did not give an indication of how she might vote the court will issue its ruling by the spring time we have an important recall to tell you about this morning it involves romaine lettuce distributed to walmart stores in 20 states. more than 3,000 cartons may be contaminated with e. coli.

fda officials say it is being conducted out of an abundance of caution. so far, no reported illnesses associated with the product. an update on the murder hornets you heard so much about the last few months. you may remember a nest was removed from a tree in washington state last month. well now scientists say that nest contained more than 500 asian giant hornets in various stages of development. nearly 200 of them were potential queens capable of creating their own colonies. the nickname murder hornets because they kill honey bee that's farmers rely on experts believe there are more nests in that area let's move now to the coronavirus concerns facing families who have kids away at college. with cases rising and the holiday season fast approaching, health experts worry students heading home could bring the virus withth them.m. nbc's sam brock is at florida atlantic university in boca for us good morning, sam. >> hoda, good morning. you know, we're talking about

hundreds of thousands of students if not more that are going to be returning to their families for the thanksgiving day holiday. here at florida atlantic, they're going completely virtual after thanksgiving for several months they offer free testing for students for covid-19 here it's not required. some universities across the country simply don't have enough money to help screen for infections >> reporter: as college campuses clear out for the holidays, a daunting challenge lies ahead. reconnecting families during a pandemic >> i don't want to risk getting my whole family sick i have grandparents and i wouldn't want to be responsible for that >> reporter: cameron mills plans on getting tested before heading home for thanksgiving. other students with less reason to worry >> i actually got covid-19 so i got the full college covid-19 experience >> reporter: a crush of college kids about to trade dorm rooms for childhood bedrooms >> i can't wait to go home and see my family and my dog >> reporter: without rules governing what schools do and don't have to require from

testing to quarantining. >> we believe testing should be done prior to leaving campus and then once again when at home >> reporter: the american college health association represents 1100 schools and has a set of guidelines that includes exit and arrival testing and students quarantining back at home for the first 14 days. advice that is all the more urgent as covid-19 outbreaks disrupt college life at all levels power house football programs, lsu and alabama postponing a saturday showdown because infected and quarantined players depleted their rosters auburn and mississippi state were just forced to do the same. in total, some 250,000 college students have contracted covid-19 a few schools require mandatory testing before thanksgiving including the new york suni system and all of 1940,000 students, university of michigan for anyone living in campus housing and tulane which already tests all students twice a week. a significant number of colleges lack funding and staffing to do

the same leaving discretion in the hands of those most likely to transmit the virus. >> my family is not planning anything big for thanksgiving because of covid and we have a lot of of elderly. in order to keep everybody safe, we are not going to have a big gathering like that. >> and you talked about how schools don't have requirements for testing and for quarantine some schools don't that's not the case for the states themselves, right >> exactly irrespective of what colleges are asking you to do, many states have their own requirements about half of them are requiring people to either quarantine at home or show a negative covid-19 test within 72 hours after rival. in new york, you need that first test within 72 hours of arrival then wait three days and show a second negative covid-19 test if you don't want to quarantine for two weeks. obviously, students would be having to follow the same rules that everybody else is >> all right sam brock for us, thank you. >> coming up next, we're going to shift gears and focus on the precedent for concession

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>> reporter: it's a time honored tradition, even after the most bitter battles for the white house, the losing candidate concedes, helping to bring the country together in a peaceful transfer of power. >> we owe him an open mind and the chance to lead >> the american people have spoken and they have spoken clearly. >> reporter: that was on display just four years ago when donald trump pulled off a victory that stunned the world. the bruising 2016 race was decided by fewer than 80,000 votes in three states. hillary clinton who won the popular vote but lost the electoral college was shocked but urged the americans to unite the next day >> we must accept this result and then look to the future. >> reporter: that same week president obama and the first lady hosted president-elect trump at the white house and then vice president biden also welcoming his successor. the two leaders speaking out from the oval office >> my number one priority in the

coming two months is to try to facilitate a transition that ensures president-elect is successful >> i very much look forward to dealing with the president in the future >> reporter: but it was the late senator john mccain that may have delivered one of the most consequential and widely praised concession speeches. mccain lost a hard fought battle to junior senator from illinois, barack obama, the nation's first black president. he not only called for unity, but he celebrated the history-making moment. >> this is a historic election and i recognize the special significance it has for african-americans. >> reporter: in 2000, the democratic vice president al gore conceded not once but twice, first on election night in a phone call to republican george w. bush gore later retracted when the race in florida became tighter than first projected ultimately coming down to 500 votes in a single state but five weeks later after a messy vote count and supreme

court decision bush proved victorious and gore called once again. >> just moments ago i spoke with george w. bush and congratulated him on becoming the 43rd president of the united states and i promised him that i wouldn't call him back this time >> reporter: so far president trump who has never been much for tradition has not yet conceded claiming without providing any evidence that there was fraud. president trump is trailing by millions in the popular vote and was unable to win enough states to claim an electoral college victory. the counting process was slow in some states, in part because of increased early and absentee voting amid the pandemic >> the longer donald trump refuses to concede this election and pass power to joe biden is really jeopardizing whatever standing he'll have in the history books. >> now the last time a first term president lost an election was 1992 that was former president george h.w. bush who was defeated by

political upstart bill clinton the message to the president during his concession speech, america must always come first so we'll get behind the new president and wish him well. savannah and hoda? >> let's go back to the election for a moment we know the trump administration is pursuing whatever claims it may have trying to bring them before a court and reporters are actually trying to fact check and see if there are any examples of actual voter fraud, particularly in any number that would change the outcome here what can you tell us about that? >> well, the latest example of that, savannah, comes from "the new york times" reaching out to dozens of election officials in multiple states all across the country and the times found there were no instances of fraud according to the officials and no instances of voter irregularities that does contradict the narrative that is being put out by president trump that there was fraud. it's important to underscore the fact he has yet to provide any

evidence to back up that we have not heard from president trump in five days >> the "times" talked to secretaries of state to both parties and called officials in all 50 states. so, you know, people are staying on it to see if there is anything to this at all. we'll continue to do so. thank you. 7:44 let's check out the weather. how is it looking? >> that tropical storm eta upgraded to a category 1 hurricane. so things are just improving conditions are improving for that hurricane there and we also have just really strange weather. yesterday we broke nearly 70 records across the northeast today, we won't likely break as many records because there are a lot more clouds around and we'll see some rain, too but we'll come close to it richmond, the record is 80 we are forecasting a high of 77. philly, 72 record is 74 boston, record is 69 we're forecasting 73 warm temperatures continue tomorrow with highs running 5 to 15 degrees above average

we'll notice a cooldown along the great lakes. pittsburgh, 55. cincinnati, 59 and then going into the next couple of days including the weekend, minneapolis, a high of only 35 on friday. low 40s through the weekend. detroit cools off a bit fo good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're going to see temperatures remaining cool today with more clouds and highs in the upper 50s and low 60s. as we go through the forecast more in the way -- more of the same in the way of temperatures but then rain moving in by friday. that will move out early on saturday. highs mostly in the mid-60s. we'll be watching out for another chance of showers early next week. and that's your latest forecast. >> thank you just ahead, the incredible stories captured in rare photos from nasa's golden age they're now up for auction including a selfie to end all

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exploration. some are iconic. some are actually not even released at the time including one of neil armstrong who is usually behind the camera on the missions. now they're up for grabs >> reporter: of all the extraordinary skills required by astronauts, here's one that rarely comes to mind -- photography. during an inner stellar mission, they're tasked with capturing iconic images like this. >> can you imagine the circumstances in which they're doing this photography as well and nonetheless, some of them are breathtakingly beautiful and works of art in their own right. >> now 2400 rare celestial snapshots are up for auction at christie's the photographs curated over the years by a private collector span many missions this is a historic earth rise like a sunrise only it's the earth that is dawning as astronauts watch from the moon and here is a close-up of our home, the first photo of earth

taken by a human >> beautiful >> reporter: speaking of humans, we've seen footage of neil armstrong on the moon -- >> that's one small step for man. one giant leap for mankind >> reporter: this collection features the only photo of armstrong on the moon. it was taken by buzz aldrin during the end of the apollo 11 mission. a few years before that, aldrin snapped the first space selfie with a spectacular photo bomb by planet earth how big of a deal are the pictures up for auction? >> sit by far the most comprehensive collection of its kind to ever come to auction. >> keep in mind that these are old school pictures which means that the astronauts needed film and photographic papers and

training from the pros. it's not rocket science. it's art and history in science preserved for our enjoyment. this is an online auction. you can bid right now. bidding closes on november 19th and 20th estimated the bids will range from $130 to $60,000 per lot >> that's really cool. just in time for the holidays. thanks thank you, joe just ahead, a powerful story on this veterans day from craig. good morning >> hey, good morning, ladies good to see you. i shared some emotional conversations with service members whose lives were saved by army sergeant alvin cash, a hero who made the ultimate sacrifice for his fellow soldiers and how they are fighting for him to be awarded one of the highest honors in the military. but first, your local news. to achieve even more. so, celebrate every one. because success isn't just about where you want to get to. it's also about how you get there

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outcome. meanwhile, president trump is expected to make his first public appearance since the election today at arlington national cemetery for veterans day. and the cool winterlike weather will continue to get some cloud cover today, kari. yeah, we're going to see those clouds sticking around for most of today. a very weak disturbance moves in. doesn't bring us any rain but this will be the view as we go into this afternoon and highs reaching into the upper 50s. a little bit of sunshine. rain that will move in on friday. it will continue into early saturday and sunday is looking clear. we will also have a better chance of hopefully a better soaking of rain. between friday and saturday at this point, laura, is looking pretty light and we'll dry out for the rest of the weekend. so our temperatures still looking pretty much cool over the next several days. laura? okay.

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coming up, record surge. covid-19 hospitalizations spike across the country as the cdc releases groundbreaking new guidelines on thanksgiving and masks. >> it's a two-way street you protect others their mask protects you and your mask also protects you >> we're live with the latest. plus, honoring a hero. this veterans day we share the inspiring effort to honor an army sergeant who sacrificed everything to save fellow

soldiers. and the ties that bind >> are these in proper working order? >> yes, all the dots seem to be in place >> the cast of "family ties" gets back together for a special cause. >> i'm not wearing my glasses so i kent see your face. >> i can't either. >> the reunion that will will bring a smile to your face today, wednesday, november 11th, 2020 ♪ hands up playing my song >> for those that serve our country -- >> including our dad -- >> thank you for your service! >> celebrating our world war ii vet hero dad with four bronze stars, just five weeks away from his 100th birthday ♪ party in the usa >> we're the hopkins family from oklahoma city. our daddy is our hero. god bless our troops. ♪ looking at me now >> good morning, everybody yes, this is the day we honor our veterans and say thank you for their service. it's wednesday morning we're glad to have you along with us this morning >> our big board will be filled with people honoring vets today.

we're excited about that >> let's get to the news at 8:00 the number of new cases, the number of americans hospitalized with covid-19 continues to skyrocket. the cdc is now out with some urgent advice, has to do with wearing masks and also how we should celebrate the holidays. gabe gutierrez joins us with the latest good morning >> savannah, good morning. hospitalizations across the country are at a record high, more than 61,000. here in minnesota, covid-19 cases, new covid-19 cases spiked by more than 127% over the last two weeks and the governor here is now trying to limit gatherings over thanksgiving this comes as the cdc issues new recommendations about masks. the agency said all year that masks protect others if you're infected now it says they can help limit universal masking guidelines can prevent future lockdowns new this morning, russia now claims that early data from one of the vaccine trials shows that

it is 92% effective. this comes just days after pfizer announced its vaccine trial here in the u.s. showed that was more than 90% effective. russia's data is based on far fewer participants than the pfizer trial, but there are, of course, many vaccines under development around the world and clearly the race is on, savannah >> all right, thank you very much president-elect joe biden said tuesday that he hopes the supreme court does not strike down obamacare which he is planning to expand based on what the justices have said during yesterday's oral arguments, biden may not need to worry. here is nbc's justice correspondent pete williams. >> reporter: for the past eight years, republicans have tried to get rid of the affordable care act known as obamacare, a law that 20 million americans now depend on for their health insurance. on tuesday, 18 red states and the trump justice department urged the supreme court to strike the law down. president-elect biden called the legal challenge a serious threat

>> this case represents the latest attempt by the far right it yo log -- ideologues to do what they've repeatedly failed to do for a long time. in the courts, in the congress, and the court of public opinion, over the last decade to eliminate the entirety the affordable care act. >> reporter: based on comments during the oral argument, it appears that five of them, a majority, think the law should be spared. when president obama signed the law eight years ago, it required all americans to get health insurance, the individual mandate or pay a tax penalty the supreme court ruled that was a legitimate use of congress' taxing power but then in 2017, the republican led congress set the tax penalty at zero. the challengers say without a tax, the mandate is unconstitutional and the entire law must fall. but justice bret kavanaugh suggested even if the mandate is unconstitutional, the rest of the law should survive

>> it does seem fairly clear that the proper remedy is to sever the mandate provision and leave the rest of the act in place. >> reporter: and john roberts told the lawyer for the red states it's notable what congress did not do in 2017. >> i think it's hard for you to argue that congress intended the entire act to fall if the mandate were struck down when the same congress that lowered the penalty to zero did not even try to repeal the rest of the act >> reporter: the newest justice, amy coney barrett, criticized the court's earlier obamacare rulings but she did not give an indication tuesday of how she might vote so the law appears likely to survive. the court will issue the ruling by the spring. for "today," pete williams, nbc news, washington all right. 8:05 would you like a little boost? >> i do. >> i have a sweet one for you. i got one. as many of you know the lord's prayer or the "our father" is a

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>> you know, hoda, his name was alwin cash, and just overnight, the u.s. senate unanimously passed legislation to clear the way for president trump to award sergeant cash the medal of honor which is of course the country's highest award for valor in combat. if that happens, he is going to be the first african-american to receive that honor in the service in the wars in iraq or afghanistan. >> reporter: in certain parts of central florida, they know the name alwin cash. there is a post office and army reserve center named in his honor. the lush florida landscape is far from the sunni triangle of iraq where sergeant cash made the ultimate sacrifice in 2005 just after midnight, october 17th, sergeant cash's unit left on patrol in two armored bradley fighting vehicles. not far from the base, the lead vehicle hit a powerful ied cash and douglas dodge were in

that lead vehicle. >> the explosion penetrated the fuel cell under the vehicle. we were all on fire. it was the initiation of a complex ambush >> reporter: cash, mostly unhurt but covered in fuel raced to the back of the bradley where he found dodge who had escaped with small exit door. five others were still trapped inside the burning bradley >> sergeant cash just appeared out of the darkness and he looked at me he said, dodge where are the boys sorry. >> it's okay that's okay. >> and i just looked at him and he had -- he was only wearing his helmet, his body armor and boots. because everything else had been burned off of him. and without hesitation, after he asked me that question, he turned and climbed into the bradley. >> with gunfire raging, sergeant

cash charged into the back of the burning vehicle and drags out his wounded men. over and over again. sergeant gary mills was among those sergeant cash pulled out >> it was so thick of smoke. the only thing i felt was a hand reach and grab my leg and was helping me get out i knew it was him. i heard the voice amid all the screams. you know that it wasn't nobody in there helping us. >> cash and the surviving soldiers were eventually evacuated to the burn unit at brook army medical center in texas. sergeant cash's sister was at her brother's bedside. >> when i saw him, i wish i hadn't because -- he was so swollen and wrapped up and -- but his face -- his face looked like my baby. he looked like al. >> you actually got to see sergeant cash in the hospital.

what did you say to him? what did he say to you >> i asked him how he was doing and he told me, you know, dodge, today i got up and i took two steps across the room. and then he said, tomorrow -- i'm going to get up and i'm going to walk across the room. >> sergeant cash would die of his wounds on november 8th, 2005 of the nine men in that vehicle, only three survived. cash was awarded a silver star but as details of the attack emerged, a campaign started to get the award upgraded to the medal of honor. recently there have been calls to rename fort benning for sergeant cash and steelers player and army veteran villanueva wore his name on his helmet in support of the push to award him the medal of honor >> i find it remarkable that if this does happen your baby

brother will be the first african-american to receive the medal of honor for their service in iraq. >> yes and afsz -- afghanistan. is that important to you >> it's important he receive it as a soldier for what he did i don't ever want anybody to say he got it because he's a black man and there is a push. you know no he got it because he deserves it >> wow and it is hard to argue against that 15 years, 15 years and now the recommendation to award the medal of honor to sergeant cash is headed to the president's desk and last night a white house source told nbc news that the president is supportive of approving the award. at this point, no word on when that might happen. >> wow so great you're telling the stories. amazing to think that the stories are out there and that we just don't know about them yet.

almost 3,500 medals have been awarded and only 90 go to african-americans, and robert swinney, of course, won two of them. certainly hope this goes to fruition >> yeah. >> there are a lot of folks, carson, that hope so as well myself included. and to your point, i admittedly didn't know about this story until a producer brought it to my attention about six months ago. and there are other stories like sergeant cash's out there as well >> let's keep telling them. >> yep >> craig, so important, keep us posted hopefully that honor will be his. >> indeed. >> all right it is 18 minutes after the hour. let's check in with dylan and the weather. >> good morning, again we're now watching hurricane eta. it is sitting to the southwest of fort meyers and continuing to move to the north-northeast at 15 miles per hour. heavy rain in ft. myers to tampa. and while it is forecast to go back down to a tropical storm, it is still going to be a strong one at that. tomorrow when it makes land fall north of tampa, it should have winds around 50 miles per hour so we're still looking at the

winds and also the storm surge and significant rainfall as well we also have yet another tropical disturbance this will become a tropical depression if it gets a name, it will be iota we are quickly learning the greek alphabet here. it will likely strengthen as we go into the next five days or so so that is yet another storm that we need to keep an eye on also want to point out that eta, even though moving through florida will most likely impact just florida, it will add moisture to this cold front that is moving across the eastern part of the country. we're going to see really heavy rain later on tonight and into tomorrow morning across the northeast and very heavy rain also across the southeast too because of that storm adding moisture to that cold fron good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we are taking a look at a cloudy sky i cross the east bay as well as the rest of the bay area and temperatures now in the low 50s. we will only make it into the upper 50s and a few spots

reaching low 60s today with some peaks of sunshine. we should see more sun tomorrow, but that's ahead of rain set to move in friday. see the rain moving out by saturday morning, and as you notice with the temperatures, not much of a warm-up here over the next several days. that's your latest forecast. >> thank you let's get -- we have no time to spare. >> a lot of pop start today. we do it in honor of sergeant cash and the veterans watching happy veterans day. we start with thanksgiving it's around the corner that means the macy's thanksgiving day parade. there is a lot of talk about how it will be pulled off. we're happy to report the parade is reimagined for 2020 so you will be able to enjoy it from the comfort of your own home that's right this year the parade is an event that can be seen from home and there will be no crowds on the street but you're still going to get to see your favorite balloons and

floats great class of characters. and some amazing talent that we're very excited to announce this morning including penatonix, jimmy fallon and the roots are opening up the show. >> cool. >> the legendary patti labelle, leslie odom jr. played in "hamilton," one of the most talented people alive. dolly parton is bringing the show to another level and the only person that can top dolly, of course, santa claus they're being innovative with the parade and careful this year while staying safe and giving people a reason to stay at home this thanksgiving where you can enjoy the parade we're excited to see it. the thanksgiving day parade is happening. write this down. >> we'll be there. >> 9:00 a.m. right here on nbc >> perfect we ready. >> we're excited next up, "family ties" is the latest show to get a reunion. they aired from 1982 to 1989 and followed the keaton family which

included michael j. fox. michael gross and meredith baxter, and navigating the reagan era in america. last night the cast back together to raise money for the actors fund. michael j. fox telling i had story over his first apartment and his on screen mom would give him a ride to work every morning only to make her late. >> she would give me a ride to work i would jump in. and, of course, we're supposed to be there at 8:30. i woke up at 8:29. she would honk the horn. i'd get in the shower. i would come out half dressed. i wouldn't have the script or whatever i needed. i was a mess >> i told him did you just turn on the shower? really that's what you're doing now >> and you could hear the shower in the alley >> i heard it all. >> they look great >> yeah. >> they do >> the band back together. the whole reunion is on the stars in the house youtube page if you'd like check it out tim allen just gave fans a reason to get excited for the holiday season tim, of course, played santa in

the 1994 film "the santa claus." people loving his sarcastic take on st. nick, and his unwillingness to be santa in this famous scene. >> i'm in big trouble. >> allen now posting this photo to twitter writing, "woke up this morning and noticed a bit more stubble this always happens to me as i transition to you know who this christmas. it's like the groundhog. tim allen has a beard. that means six more weeks until christmas, and finally, guys, shawn mendes has a new album out next month. does it include the title track wonder which is all over your

radio dial right now this is a recent performance that we noticed for bbc radio, men december played a bit of a throwback track doing his own spin on frankie valle's classic 1967 hit "can't take my eyes off you" and then the band comes in for the last part of the song. ♪ i love you baby i need you baby ♪ ♪ i need you baby just know tha it's true ♪ ♪ oh, pretty baby >> i love it >> that's cool >> yeah. >> that's a great voice. no doubt about that. putting his own spin on a classic. truth of a timeless song >> make that song even better. >> that's great. >> love it >> that's pop start. >> just ahead, jenna and her kids reunite with president bush's former service dog. wait until you see what sully is up to now. >> plus, steals and deals to help make this unique thanksgiving one to remember but first, a look at your local

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good morning. 8:26. i'm marcus washington. palo alto keeping closures in place until at least next tuesday. closed to allow more foot traffic for struggling businesses. the pandemic is having a huge impact on businesses there. at least 50 retail sites have closed over the past eight months and vacancy rate now is up 20%. get a look at the forecast for you today on this veterans day. kari hall is tracking that. kari? >> seeing a lot more clouds moving in this morning.

keeping temperatures a little milder, but also won't see much of a warm-up for this afternoon. reaching into upper 50s. 60 degrees and rain moving in friday. as of right now rains fairly light moving out by saturday morning. the rest of the forecast looking dry for sunday and monday and tracking more rain early next week going through temperatures in san francisco, looking at upper 50s. still definitely jacket weather and that continues into early next week. marcus? >> thanks, kari. another local news update coming up for you in 30 minutes. i'll see you then. (garage door opening) it is my father's love...

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♪ ohhh yeahhh! just connect your myq® app to key. ♪ ohhh yeahhh! get free in-garage delivery with myq® and key by amazon. we're back guys, it veterans day. check out our big board. we assembled a real special group. these are military families on my today plaza we are going to celebrate them we're going to salute them we have a world war ii vet there in the bottom middle square. >> there they are. >> some of the best of us. >> right there we're going to honor them in just a few up ahead, we have jill standing by we love a good steals and deals. this is going to help you set a beautiful holiday table even if it's just for you and the ones you're living with

she has bargains to make a meal more festive and even if you have a smaller crowd. you can still have fun and celebrate. craig, what do you got >> coming up, savannah, on the third hour, if it's wednesday, it's wellness wednesday. and this morning, we're going do check out some products to help you destress and relax as well carson >> it sounds good. coming up tomorrow, with covid-19 cases on the rise, you may be worried you'll have to hibernate this winter. from supplies to creative ways to use your space. vicki nguyen is going to show us how to reduce the risk while still being able to socialize in the cold months ahead. >> and speaking of thanksgiving, we also want you to get some help if you need it f you're stumped about what to make and how to make the perfect pie, need tips pulling together simple sides, we're cooking up your favorite celebrity chefs and cooks. so if you have any questions or a holiday dinner disaster you want to share, head to today.com/food and you could be featured in the today all day special which airs on

thanksgiving eve >> you and calvin should get on that >> you have a check of the weather? >> yes we're going see a good amount of rain moving into the east coast. it's already really, really heavy across parts of the appalachians and central pennsylvania and new york. that is moving eastward and it will affect the east coast later today and then the southeast early tomorrow. keep in mind that hurricane eta is going to add some moisture, and down to the coastal georgia, you will see the rain because of that and impact your thursday evening. we could see four inches good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. as we take a long look outside in walnut creek. cloudy and the way it will stay today and temperatures in the low 50s heading into upper 50s

for highs. we'll see more sunshine tomorrow and then getting ready for some rain set to move in on friday. that will move out by saturday morning and temperatures staying cool. get a little milder as we go into the end of the weekend, but have more rain chances in the forecast moving back in next tuesday. forecast >> all right dylan, thank you just ahead -- >> hello, doggie. we love you. >> jenna and her kids reconnect with their grandfather's beloved service dog sully. he receives a very special honor and jenna is going to tell us all about it california phones offers free specialized phones... like cordless phones. - ( phone ringing ) - big button, and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state program. visit right now or call during business hours. [what's this?] oh, are we kicking karly out? we live with at&t. it was a lapse in judgment.

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because he became part of our family and now he's being thanked not just for what he did for us but what he continues to do for military veterans. >> a statue for a hero, sully standing tall for the unveiling. this bronze life size statue, a symbol of his unwaivering service to my grandfather. fiercely loyal until the very end. >> it's wonderful giving credit to all service dogs. but even though sully is a celebrity service dog, i think so many of our clients see a little bit of their dog every time they see sully. >> these dogs are truly heroic. >> i think they are. and i think every recipient that ever had a service dog feels that they are heroes and that their life changing. >> i witnessed firsthand the care and companionship sully gave our precious gampy, at a

time when he needed it most. in the months after he lost our grandmother barbara, his beloved wife of 73 years. sully never left his side. together they shared a life of service. my grandfather serves our country as a pilot in the u.s. navy and sully, a member of america's vet dogs, a nonprofit that provides service dogs to military veterans. >> you know that when we first spoke with your grandfather that one of his big concerns were that taking a dog away from another veteran. the thing that we had all arranged prior to sully even going to your grandfather was that sully would continue to work with veterans forever. and that he would share the experience and the joy that sully and the service dog can give to a veteran. and that's like really a gift that your grandfather gave >> sully now works as a facility dog at walter reed national military medical center sharing

his love and devotion with many veterans but in between jobs, he stopped by studio 1a for a special moment. >> with no further ado, sully, come. >> sully finally met his namesake, captain sully, the pilot behind the miracle on the hudson. >> good boy. >> and had had a long awaited reunion with my girls, mila and poppy. >> they were thrilled they could once again reunite with sully over zoom. >> hi, sully i want to hug you. >> i know you want to. >> do you remember great gampy >> he absolutely remembers >> why don't we get him? >> you see the doggy >> yeah. >> i love you, sully >> oh, my gosh >> don't do that to us, jenna. >> i know, it was so much fun. sully has done other zooms

the this is not his first zoom >> of course >> he zoomed with some veterans to say -- now he can't be in the hospital because of covid-19 >> yeah. >> and sow has done face times and mila and poppy said do you no he other kids and he works a lot with the kids of veterans who are waiting for their families in walter reed. and valerie nicely said that poppy and mila trained him well. >> i love that >> i was looking at your instagram. you posted a beautiful picture of something that happened 12 years ago. it was you and your sister and sasha and malia obama. >> yeah. that was 12 years ago yesterday. exactly. >> wow >> somebody put that online. i just couldn't believe it >> did you give them a tour? >> yeah, so my mom talked with mrs. obama and said why don't you bring the girls? she remembered what it was like, we were a little older but being nervous and moving into this big house and said bring your girls and my girls will come and show them around so they -- mrs. obama drove her

girls over and i drove from baltimore. barbara came from new york and we spent the afternoon with them we taught them all of the little secrets that little girls love about the white house. >> tell them where the candy stash? >> we showed them the florist shop, we showed them how to slide down the banisters me and my cousin's favorite activity and it was a beautiful day, because barbara and myself saw ourselves in those little girls. they were the same age when my grandpa became president and so to see their wonder at this historic house, and their nervousness and we related to them so much. >> also such a stark contrast to where we're at as far as potential transfer of power. refreshing to see the days when you were so kind to them. >> they were so awesome. >> awesome >> we'll see you in a little while in the fourth hour >> i look forward to that. >> okay. we have a date >> next, jill martin is ready with a steals and deals to make

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we are back, guys. it is 8:42 and time for steals and deals, girl. >> thanksgiving 15 short days away it in 2020 style, it will be different. >> jill martin joins us with ways to set up your holiday decor and make the season a little more special. good morning >> hi. good morning, guys i read a quote the other day it said let's put the turkey in the oven, light the tree, open the presents and call it a year. i'm with you this year has been so upside down for so many of us but i want to bring some silver linings and some ways to decorate the table whether it's you or you have a small family or a socially distanced dinner so first up, let's start with the picnic time cheese board retails for $30. now there are three styles to choose from.

each style features a split level design made from rubber wood or a swivel connected box containing three or four stainless steel tools, easy storage, a perfect edition for wine and cheese lovers it is 50% off. and just make sure to check shipping on all of these to see when they arrive. okay. next up. the retail, $61 they're offering 14 of the most iconic and best-selling items in this special holiday offer. the luxury serving accessories are made from alloy wood or glass. perfect for serving appetizers or main course choice of bowls, trays and bar wear check out today.com for the styles what is coolant about these, guys, the alloy items can be chilled in the fridge or freezer, and so the cold stays cold and the hot stays hot.

the retail is $60 to $175, and the deal is $22 to $87, so up to 75% off. the american italian cake knife sets and salad serving two-piece set brings sophistication to your set. perfect for dining and most informal set. and the glitter is not annoying, because it is encased in the handle set. the retail is $59.99 and the deal is $15 and that is 75% off. all right. always popular the frog hill holiday lacquer trays it is a beautiful lacquer trays to serve holiday drinks or dinner. and you can also hold lip

glosses or keys and choose from a number of patterns and the perfect gift and easy clean. just wipe them clean. and the retail is $65 to $135 and the retail deal is 65% off. i wish this was smell-a-vision, with the retail of $58 and these are hand poured with high quality and all vegetable wax and pure cotton wicks. choose from 12 different gorgeous scents and i have them all going at once, and the retail is $15 with this beautiful box. that is 70% off. and the lennox serveware and dinnerware, and retail of $35 to $123 and they are offering a twist on the brand's anniversary, and this is based on the hand-painted design.

it is durable and porcelain and mike k -- microwave and dishwasher save. and the deal is $21 to $43 which is 65% off. all right. this really cool and i have been excited to announce this. is the peacock premium subscription. and here is deal to watch and get the ultimate deals. so let me explain. with the thanksgiving as we said like no other coming up in a couple of weeks and with so many of us at home alone or with the quarantine teams at home, today a special deal to share from peacock the streaming service from nbc universal, they are offering 50% off of the premium subscription for new paying subscribers and unlocking all of the streaming service has to offer including 120,000 hours of the best movies and shows from nbc universal and use today code 50 for the limited deal and limited availability so snag it now.

and guys, it is good timing if you love a good deal, because aem so excited to finally announce they have been working on this on november 23rd at 9:00 a.m. on the day before black friday, we will give you a head start of the holiday shopping. i invite you into my home that has been transformed into a winter wonderland for peacock presents holiday deals and steals from me, jill martin and enjoy my family and i to escape while crossing everybody off of the gift list and i have curated a majority the deals from small businesses to support and shopping at the same time, and plus, because i can't come to 30 rock, 30 rock is coming here. there is appearances by al, dillon and our pal kathie lee, and olivia is going to bring aus deal from her new line, and tracy morgan is going to help

deliver to a family a deserving prize. the deal is $24.99 which is 50% off, and i hope that you will tune in. okay. back to serving the table and i want to wrap up the products one more time. the pick nim time cheese board and tool set, and the america cake knife set, and the special discount on one of the year of the peacock premium, and i hope that you will join us with the special and so much more and holiday cheer and catch it all day on november 23rd at 9:00 a.m. eastern. and don't forget that we make a small share of revenue on your purchases, and with that, i am out of breath, and i will send you my love from my basement that i have been relegated to.

>> and with that, i understand that kathie lee is coming to your house. >> and if steals and deals were a network, there you have it. and you can get all of the festive deals and steals from today.com/shop.

we're back with a very special veterans day edition of my today plaza we're so excited we assembled a group of families from different branches of our military family. can can we see the gary family in gary, texas heath, texas. i see victor and felicia and their daughter gabriela, and we want to say thank you to your service for victor and felicia, and you both served more than 20 years. in what branch of government

>> u.s. air force. >> we want to say thank you for your service, and felicia, you can brag on your husband for a minute, because it is a special day for him, too, isn't it >> yes, it is. it is his birthday. >> ah. >> happy birthday. >> and every year, he celebrates with all veterans and always others before self. and he never wants attention, and so this is going to be a surprise for two days the and it has been killing me, so last night at 3:00 in the morning he said, where are you? i was like, oh, i was doing real estate, but really i was trying to decorate the house, and get ready. >> well, felicia, you did a beautiful job, and thank you for your service, victor and

felicia, and their son, t tresh is going into the military as well. thank you for your service >> a family who has given so much to our country. okay i love that. let's thank all the veterans we have people who served in every branch across generations. let's show michael he served five years in the middle east. kimberly, 26 years in the air force. sharon served 12 years in the army ardell, 22 years in the marine corps. and albert, let's take a moment for you, serve you served in world war ii our veteran turns 100 in december an early happy birthday and thank you to all of our brave veterans happy birthday >> yes >> wow beautiful. >> love that >> we're celebrating a little differently today with the help of our friends at smuckers first, let's say hello to nolan. he is celebrating his first birthday forget cars. nolan likes to go for a ride on the lawn tractor with his grandpa.

sounds fun hampton harris is from georgia, unlike nolan, hampton will be the first one to jump in the car. he loves going for long drives happy first birthday to natalie strum of mclean, virginia, and she believes in playtime over work, and she likes to steal mom's computer mouse, because she can. and amelia diamond is from el paso, texas, and she has a ton of friends, but her very best one is her big brother. joshua brown is from richmond, texas, and he has four older siblings all looking out for him. and last but not least, i want to wish a happy birthday times two to lincoln and roman jergen and these identical twins from delaware, ohio, and nothing like a pool day for these two. they love the go swimming. >> that is going to do it for this hour of "today," and we would love to put up the bigboard today. thank you to the veterans, and

thank the veterans today, and they do everything for us, and ask for so little in return. if you find a veteran today, give them a hug from a socially distance, and we'll be back after your local news. good morn. i )m - -... within the last half hour .. presid good morning. 8:56. i'm marcus washington. within the last hour, half hour that is president trump made his first public appearance since the presidential election. he and the first lady made a veterans day visit to arlington national cemetery in virginia where he laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier.

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live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza this is the third hour of today. >> good morning. welcome to the third hour of "today" on this wednesday, november 11th. i'm dylan here with chanel in studio 1-a. craig still working at home. al still recovering. he is getting his body back up and going. he's doing just fine. and today is veterans day. >> happy veterans day. i want to wish happy veterans day to my brothers, both their wives, my two nieces. i mean, we've got a lot of folks in my family in the military. so happy veterans day to them and to all of you out ther