problem with low clouds. >> all right. that's going to do it for us on this monday morning. >> a beautiful shot of the sunrise there san francisco bay. a beautiful way to wake up in the morning. thanks for making us a part of that morning. good morning, shot of hope, there is a new vaccine that is on the way and the third one. thanks travelers are packing airports. >> no one is six feet apart, and it is horrible. >> what scenes like this could mean for the pandemic ahead. mounting pressure, and more republicans are running out of pressure with president trump's

efforts to overturn the election. >> the trump team has been a embarrassment. >> he would like more than one day to prepare. >> team trump dealt a devastating legal blow over the weekend in pennsylvania. two more swing states set to begin certifying today and we'll have the very latest. as president-elect biden names his cabinet. defending diana. >> i feel very passionately that i have a role to honor her memory. >> princess diana's brother weighs in on the scandal surrounding her most infamous interview and her depiction on "the crown". >> the role that he turned down on "the crown. to the rescue. >> i couldn't hear that in my ear. okay

>> and to the end zone. magic. >> patrick mahomes leads to chiefs to a touchdown drive to a win over the raiders. and breaking the hearts of raider nation today, november 23rd, 2020. from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a. >> good morning and welcome to "today." if these smiles seem a little brighter, it is because sunshine just walked in. >> let the a team play al roker back where he belongs i cannot believe, two weeks and back to business. >> great medical care and the love of friends of family goes a long way. >> al, you have never looked better.

>> actually, i was hoping i looked a little better. >> we'll catch up with you and get the latest in a few. let's go right to our coronavirus developments overnight, some big ow that vacs at least 70% effective and researchers think could be 90% effective in preventing the disease. and pfizer's vaccine could be given to the first americans as soon as december 11th. >> in the meantime millions are going ahead with their thanksgiving day travel plans. despite the warnings and the dramatic increase in covid deaths. officials say the weekend was the busiest two days at u.s. airports since march. >> and more and more families strained by the pandemic are looking for help. and what a scene. this is the size of the lines at food banks at cities across the country. the lines just seem to go on and on. we have every angle covered this morning. let's start with tom costello and the latest promising vaccine news. >> reporter: good morning. the head of operation warp speed is saying we may see needless in

shoulders in about three weeks. but the news out of the uk is very encouraging. astrazenica and oxford university is reporting encouraging results on phase three of their vaccine. oxford university and astrazeneca are announcing their vaccine candidate is 70% effective at protecting against the coronavirus. that's less than the vaccine's from pfizer and moderna that recently showed 95% protection. but the oxford vaccine is much cheaper to make and can be stored easily allowing for more widespread distribution. oxford notes that the effectiveness of its effectiveness jumped to 90% of its volunteers when given half a dose followed by a full dose. >> we will have 200 million doses of actives by the end of 2020 and more than 700 million doses of active by the end of q1 globally. >> reporter: the news comes as

the federal government is preparing to distribute tens of millions of doses nationwide. now the head of operation warp speed says we could see that starting in less than three weeks, as early as december 11th. >> within 24 hours from the approval, the vaccine will be moving and located in the areas where each state will have told us where they want the vaccine doses. >> reporter: pfizer is the first drug company to formal seek approval and shows 95% efficacy against covid during its trials. now an meeting is set for december 10th. then the fda makes its final say. as for who gets the first doses, likely those on the front lines like health care workers and individuals at higher risk. the goal will be to vaccinate 20 million people with plans to add another 30 million per month after that. >> help is on the way. effective vaccines have crushed

epidemics. we can do that with the vaccines that are going to be coming online. >> reporter: another development. and then that is the fda has given emergency authorization to regeneron. and it seems that the president seemed to bounce back within a matter of days. he received that antibody treatment and now that's being approved for emergency use. not a vaccine. it is a therapy if you get sick, but now approved as well. savannah, back to you. >> got it. a treatment, not a vaccine. now we have three potential vaccines that could be headed toward approval and they all have different percentages of efficacy and safety. how are people to make sense of that? >> reporter: i was talking with my colleague keir simmons in london a short time ago because he's following the oxford announcement there in london. when it comes to actually analyzing the raw data, when we start to do that, look at the

raw data, it may come out in the wash that all of these are pretty close to the same -- have the same level of efficacy, approaching 90%, maybe even in excess of that. but we are still in the early stages of the data. when the data all comes out, he thinks it's likely all of these are pretty similar. and by the way, we expect johnson & johnson to come out with their vaccine in the first quarter as well. >> and a little perspective, because the fda said that it would approve a vaccine that is 50% effective and so all of the vaccines have far exceeded expectations so far, and we will wait for the science to come in. tom, thank you very much. the urgency for a vaccine growing by the day with hospitalizations and deaths skyrocketing close to close. that surge is leading more cities to encourage new lockdowns while others openly defying restrictions to stop the

spread. morgan chesky has more on this. he is in oklahoma city. >> reporter: good morning to you. here in oklahoma the numbers are concerning. new daily covid cases up by more than 140% in the just the last two weeks. similar stats are playing out nationwide, putting these hospitals under incredible strain. now the cdc saying don't travel during the thanksgiving holiday, we're saying packed airports that this morning is pushing many communities to the brink. >> this morning the covid crisis is worsening. in nearly half of allstate®s, deaths are up nearly 50% and many are avoiding the cdc's warning to avoid traveling. with crowds seen in airports from phoenix to chicago. >> nothing is stopping me. nothing. >> reporter: with the tsa processing more than 2 million travelers friday and saturday, and the highest two-day total since march. >> if you are in a crowded airport, you are lining up, not everybody is wearing masks, that puts yourself at risk.

>> reporter: roughly one in five hospitals reporting critical staff shortages. in amarillo, texas, hospitals are so overwhelmed, one patient died while waiting for an icu bed. staff run on empty. >> you want high quality nurses who can take time with a patient, and that's in jeopardy. >> reporter: in el paso, the national guard helping load bodies into makeshift morgues. in los angeles, officials are shutting down all bars and restaurants for in person dining starting wednesday. some are protesting the restrictions, even burning masks. in new york the governor is calling for an investigation into this mega wedding. thousands packed together. in tulsa, oklahoma, this megachurch is under fire for a friendsgiving event with few wearing masks and the second mass gathering there in a week. the pastor there is defiant. >> we're not going to reject people just because they take

their mask off. >> reporter: but in nearby texas, a sobering message from a family after months of staying apart, they gathered one afternoon for a birthday party. soon after, 15 of them tested positive. their mother in a hospital. >> because of my family wanted that same normalcy that everyone else does, we ended up having a covid outbreak, to please protect each other. stay apart this holiday season. >> reporter: and this morning, health officials including dr. fauci saying if people don't follow guidelines now, we could be seeing another spike for christmas. shaping up to be a tough thanksgiving for millions of americans. we are watching the long lines play out for miles at food banks stretched for miles in state after state. and in neighboring texas, we know that 40% of users there for the very first time.

>> it is hard to wrap your head around those images. let's go to craig with the latest on the presidential transition. good morning. >> good morning to you as well. president-elect biden expected to unveil his first cabinet picks this week, while president trump continues to mount legal challenges to biden's victory. two reports this morning starting with geoff bennett. he is in delaware. good morning. >> joe biden is beginning to build his cab bet. -- cabinet. he plans to nominate tony blinken as his secretary of state. serving as biden's national security adviser when he was vice president blinken also served adds deputy secretary of state in the obama administration if confirm, his chief chalnge lell be trying to reestablish the u.s. as a trusted ally and re-entering global agreements and institutions that president trump has rejected craig? >> geoff, these constant delays,

how have they impacted the selection process for joe biden's cabinet, or have they? >> yeah. well, a transition official said these delays mean that the fbi can't begin its standard background picks, on top of the national security risks and the risks to pandemic planning also caused by this unprecedented delay. >> thank you. all right. let's turn to the trump campaign's ongoing legal battles. halle jackson has the latest on that. >> reporter: good morning to you. those legal battles are getting messier with one of the president's highest profile allies basically accusing his attorneys as incompetent the trump campaign is trying to distance itself from one of the legal fights, and one of the fights for a state's vote

certification, a process that is typically only a formality. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: two key deadlines today set to deliver two more blows to the president's push to deny the election results, with michigan and pennsylvania both ready to officially certify their vote totals, showing joe biden as the winner. chris cristie slamming the trump team. >> the conduct of the president's legal team has been a national embarrassment. >> reporter: now the trump campaign is trying to distance itself from controversial attorney sydney powell, among those pushing a convoluted conspiracy theory claiming an international part involving in part a dead dictator led to stolen votes. >> that's when they came in the back door with all the mail-in ballots. many of which they had actually fabricated. >> reporter: there is no evidence of any of it. in pennsylvania, yet another trump lawsuit now dismissed. a federal judge in a scathing ruling writing rudy giuliani and

the campaign asked him to, quote, disenfranchise 7 million voter ins the state based on speculative accusations, and adding this is simply not how the constitution works. and now he is calling on the president to let the transition to begin in earnest. >> reporter: maryland's republican governor tweeting the president, who hit the links twice this weekend, should stop golfing and concede. >> i'm embarrassed morpeople inhe party aren't speaking up. >> reporter: taxpayers footing the bill even after an automatic hand recount shows biden leading with merely 13,000 votes in michigan, the state's republican chair and the head of the republican national committee are asking for a two week delay in certifying the vote totals showing biden won there. the move attacked by critics who worry it is part of a broader push to give electoral votes instead to president trump, an extreme and legally dubious

strategy the trump campaign is now openly discussing. >> will it go to those state legislators? >> well, that's a possibility. >> you mentioned the president's allies are also pushing for michigan to delay its certification. what are you hearing about whether that could actually happen and what happens if they don't certify today. >> let me take those two questions. it is not clear that it will happen. not even some of the people on the board say they know how this is going to go two republicans and two democrats sit in on that state canvassing board typically their job is to give a stamp of approval. right now the margin favors joe biden. both sides are bracing for drama today. one of those republican board members says that he has gotten hundreds of messages pressuring him one way or another. and what if the board is deadlocked and it is a 2-2 split? that is not the end of it.

they will have to ask the court of appeals to step in. >> keep us posted. thank you. as we said, it is a special morning. look who is finally back two weeks was too long for us. look at you. right where you belong. >> i've got and my family has a lot to be thankful for i want to thank you all of you for all the kind wishes. >> i want to talk to you later we'll have more later. >> this is what it's all about northern new england some snow wet weather all the way down into washington, d.c that moves out. now holiday week here. colorado snow with this new storm coming out of the west we move into tuesday morning snow in the upper midwest. rain throughout the plains isolated strong storms possible. midwest to the southeast, rain from chicago down to jackson on thanksgiving it is a mess in the east from new england all the way down to the southeast. that may be clearing out by late in the afternoon

but thanksgiving along the east coast, if you are eating outside, bring an umbrella it will be messy fall in the plains that next storm moves into the pacific northwest. this will cause all the problems going cross country. your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. and it's good to see you all back. we have a foggy start throughout portions of the bay area. especially over san jose. look at this shot.

you can see how gray the skies look. once we get some clearing for the afternoon here is a closer look at your daytime highs and what we can expect. we're going to be in the low to mid-60s for today. a combination of sun and clouds. 62 for san jose. 63 in oakland. 66 in santa rosa. 62 degrees in san francisco. >> oh, it is good to be back. >> oh, you have not missed a beat. dancing over there. and we have to get the music playing again. >> already did. >> and time to catch up with your recovery. >> go, al. >> and he is better than ever. >> that is confirmed. >> indeed. coming up next, the royal rift, and different reactions from prince william and prince harry with their mom back in the spotlight and her brother with a strong message about her portrayal on the "crown. then we're going to remember one of the co-founders of the ice

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>> reporter: i'm bob redell. governor newsom and his family are in quarantine after three of his children were exposed to a chp officer who tested for covid-19. now newsom's family has since tested negative but are following the guidelines and will quarantine for the next 14 days. governor newsom and his wife did not have any interaction with that officer. monday morning, the start of our week, a holiday week for many. vianey is in for kari with a look at our forecast. yeah, and i'm taking over those cloudy skies, at least for now. peeks of sunshine heading into the afternoon. a great shot overlooking walnut creek. here is a closer look at your daytime highs for this afternoon. comfortable in the mid-60s. 62 degrees for san jose. a little bit chillier down to the south bay, around the coastline, 58. ukiah, mid-60s. here are the headlines we're tracking for this week. some clearing into the afternoon. but we are expecting to remain dry all weeklong and also we are

monitoring some pretty mild temperatures heading into thanksgiving. so we will be seeing a little bit more sunshine this week. laura? all right. cool but nice. thanks so much. we'll be back with another local news update.

back that will be. >> he's downstairs practicing the pronunciation. >> he will give us the news in a minute. let's get to your 7:30 headlines. a deadly stabbing at a san jose, california church. at least two people were killed.

it happened at a baptist church near the campus of san jose state university. police say that there were no services going on at the time. and that some homeless people had been brought into the church to get them out of the cold. no word on possible suspects. two more members of congress announced they have tested positive for covid-19. joe courtney of connecticut said he contracted the virus after coming in contact with someone who tested positive last week. and brian style of wisconsin said he got a positive test after experiencing some symptoms last week. in the last ten days alone, nine congressional representatives have tested positive. if you didn't stay up late, you missed a good one. fear not, though. here's how it went down. >> great protection again. mahomes to the end zone, wide open.

touch down kelsey. >> he finds travis kelse all alone in the end zone. >> patrick mahomes finding himself in for a touchdown as the chiefs pull ahead with 28 seconds left. kansas city seals the deal right here with an interception. the chiefs win it 35-31. they move to 9-1 on the season. the raiders of course beat them earlier in the season. >> carson says that you far too much enthusiasm in your read. >> my son loves patrick mahomes. let's move on to royal drama. we're hearing from princess diana's brother. charles spencer. this is diana's sons prince harry and prince williams coping with another deeply personal development in different ways. nbc's kelly cobiella reports.

good morning. >> reporter: hi. good morning, hoda. sources close to prince harry say some are driving to wedge between the two brothers overall of this. prince william has already spoken out about the investigation into this 1995 bombshell interview with his mother, princess diana, calling it a step in the right direction. prince harry hasn't yet commented. and a source close to him says he's aware of what's happening. prince harry from his home in santa barbara is getting regular updates a source close to him tells nbc news adding you don't need a public statement.

prince harry was 11, prince william 13 when their mother princess diana sat down to tell her side of the story about her marriage to prince charles. >> well, there were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded. >> reporter: prince charles and princess diana's divorce was finalized months later. and she died in a car crash months later. and now, bbc says that bashir used dishonest tactics to obtain the interview including using a graphic designer to create fake statements that he used to convince diana that royal employees were being paid to spy on her. charles spencer introduced diana to martin in 1995. he accused the bbc of a coverup and is demanding an apology.

>> i feel i have a role to honor her memory. >> reporter: a close friend of diana's at the time said that he did coerce diana. >> everybody was conspireing against her. the security services, and she took it all in, you know. and she was vulnerable. it was disgusting and disgraceful thing to do. and she did regret it she said immediately because of what it had done for her sons. >> reporter: prince charles and diana's divorce was made official months after the interview. one year later, the princess died in a car crash in paris. their troubled marriage is the focus in season 4 of the netflix hit series "the crown." in an interview, diana's brother reminding people it is not all facts. >> people forget that it's fiction and they assume, especially foreigners. >> reporter: now defending diana's legacy on two fronts. >> speaking of "the crown," diana's brother was actually approached by film makers about cooperating with the series. so i take it he said no? >> reporter: yeah. he was asked about their childhood home here in england and asked whether or not "the crown" could film there and the

answer was a definitive piece. that was filmed before the investigation into diana's interview was announced, so he didn't comment on that, but he's made it pretty clear that he wants it fully investigated, the circumstances surrounding that interview. we should also make a mention of martin bashir, a former nbc host. he still hasn't commented publically on all this. in a 1996 internal investigation by the bbc, they found he had done nothing wrong. >> kelly, thanks. when we come back on a monday morning, we are going to remember the man who helped launch that viral ice bucket challenge that raised hundreds of millions of dol of millions of dollars how he made sure others with that disease could potentially have brighter futures. but first these messages starting wed 11/25 shop online only and score deals like a $299 nintendo switch bundle with mario kart. let's end the year saving bigger.

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money and awareness for als. >> quinn battled that incurable disease for seven years and he die died on sunday. kate snow joins us more with now. kate, good morning. >> good morning, craig pat quinn was an advocate and an inspiration, turning the search for a cure into a viral moment seen around the world. millions are remembering his spirit and strength. >> every august until a cure >> that was pat quinn's promise to the world the fierce als patient and advocate pledging to continue the ice bucket challenge, the social media fund-raising phenomenon he helped inspire since 2014, it's raised hundreds of millions of dollars for als research. >> raising awareness and being an advocate is what i want to do. >> reporter: pat quinn was 30

years old when he was diagnosed with the disease and almost immediately he was determined to make a difference. >> being a tough kid from yonkers, we're not going to take this lightly we're going to fight back. >> reporter: in 2014, pat teamed up with a fellow patient pete frates, daring their friends to pour ice water on their friends and the perfect way to raise awareness for their cause. within weeks the challenge was every request and donations were pouring in, funding critical research, leading to the discovery of a new als gene and significant strides towards potential treatments. >> there is a new sense of hope and fight in the community that there really never was before. >> reporter: the als association remembering pat with immense gratitude writing pat fought als with positivity and bravery and inspired all of us around him. those of us who knew him are devastated but grateful for all

he did to fight als. his beloved college alma mater writing that pat's guiding light will forever shine bright. pat never losing his challenge even when the disease robbed him of his voice. >> i love you all. every single one of you has pushed us one step closer to curing this disease. >> reporter: a call to action that lives on. i think that we all remember the phenomenon of the ice bucket challenge, and to give you a sense of how big it was roughly 2.5 million people donated at the time and providing the als association with $115 million to the organization and calling that the largest episode of giving outside of a disaster. guys >> thank you, kate snow. >> he inspired so many other charitable organizations as well he really changed the world. >> we have 42 minutes after the hour let's switch it over to mr. roker and a check of the

weather. >> everybody is worried about the weather, of course, as we go into thanksgiving week basically, early in the week, we're going to be seeing this system that's not going to be moving that much so wherever it dips, that's where a big storm is out west, we have some wet weather as well into the northwest. now we move into the mid-week period rain and storm start to move east we got another system coming back into the west and then later this week, dries out in the east, but we're going to be looking at a big soaker down through the gulf. as far as temperatures are concerned, nice and warm from phoenix all the way to scott city, cooling down in springfield. tuesday, kansas city as we get toward the weekend, look at this thursday, thanksgiving day, it will be 60 degrees in new york. it will be raining but 60 degrees. dallas 73 on thanksgiving day. that's what's going on around the country.

and it may be cloudy and foggy to start but we're not worried about rain for today. it is going to be another cool afternoon. we had a cool start, 30s this morning. your microclimate highs this afternoon will be comfortable. 63 in pay low. 62 san jose. 65 in antioch. santa rosa, 56. ukiah, 64. a closer look at the headlines for the week. dry with mild temperatures heading into thanksgiving. weather. >> a little wet thanksgiving parade. >> that's what we're thinking about. but you are going to be home safe and dry you're not traveling you're watching tv. >> that's right. >> we'll be there. >> i think we all know that al is doing great cue the a team music al is back coming up, we will hear how you're doing after your surgery, but i think we can see you are

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for prostate cancer. look at you now. >> look at you. >> i have great surgeons i had a lot of love from my family and deborah and nick and lee la and courtney and a lot of you here, and you just really took care of me. >> how do you feel >> i feel good after the first week and you can get that catheter out, i was feeling good and, so, yeah. i feel good. i'm trying to exercise now i've got something i share with deborah and all of you ladies that have children. i'm kegaling right now. >> oh, my gosh nobody wants to know about that. what does the doc say you are supposed to do going forward >> other than that -- >> don't ask. >> no. >> just google it. >> i will google it on the

commercial break. >> yeah. the first week of january, i'm going to have blood work and hopefully my psa has dropped considerably for the next five years i will get tested every five months. >> tell us about deborah and nick. >> nick was really concerned as was lelah was stuck in paris, so she was upset she couldn't come. deborah has been great. >> you are loved, al roker did you know how much? >> usually you are dead when you get all this love. >> no. this is happy. you lost a prostate, but quite the glow. when we come back, check this out this is a guy jumping into action to save his puppy from an alligator's jaws you have to see this video he will share the dramatic story. also, coming up, the

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a very good morning to you. it is 7:56. i'm laura garcia. we are following breaking news this morning in fremont where a police chase ended when a car crashed into a building. the crash triggered a gas leak which crews have now capped. police say they were taking two home invasion suspects when the suspect's car slammed. officers arrested one of the suspects at the scene. police say officers later located the other suspect trying to blend in at a bus stop and arrested them. >> reporter: i'm kris sanchez in san jose where two people were stabbed to death inside grace baptist church. police have not described the circumstances of this crime to us at this point, but the pastor of the church tells us there

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it's 8:00 on "today. coming up, hope on the horizon, and oxford says that its coronavirus vaccine is highly effective. and news other vaccines that could be available in a matter of weeks. >> you're in a crowded airport you are lining up. not everybody is wearing masks that puts yourself at risk. >> the nation once again seeing a surge in cases. plus, honoring her son how judge ester salas is working to protect public officials after her family was targeted in a deadly attack.

this morning the judge's road to recovery and forgiveness we'll speak to her live about the incredible work she is doing. then, jumping into action. how a florida man came to the rescue of his puppy when it was snatched by an alligator. >> the adrenaline kicked in and i went right in the water after the gator. >> just ahead, how they're both doing. >> and back on stage the amas kickoff with music's biggest names. ♪ >> taylor swift takes home artist of the year. >> i just love you to so much and i'm really lucky because of you. >> we'll have a full recap of today's winners monday, november 23rd, 2020 ♪ >> we're coming to you from

raven college located in christmas city, bethlehem, pennsylvania. >> hi, "today" show! happy holidays and go birds! ♪ >> good morning "today" from christina and christian in chicago. >> hello, "today" show wishing you a happy holidays from california. >> darling family. nice folks good morning, everybody. good to have you along with us on a monday morning. it is a holiday week, and we are glad you are starting your day and week with us. we want to tell you about something we are working on for tomorrow tomorrow on "today," john f. kennedy jr. would have turned 60 this week, believe it or not. we will be talking to two of his closest friends and confidants tomorrow. >> they will share more about jfk jr.'s life and political ambitions. what would he think about what's happening in washington these days. let's get to the news at 8:00

overnight, breaking news of a third potential covid vaccine that appears to be safe and highly effective but also signs that americans are flouting american holiday travel guidelines as cases surge to new levels around the country. tom costello, good morning. >> yes, building to a crescendo this morning. let's begin with the encouraging news out of the u.k. reporting that their vaccine candidate is 70% effective but when given in a smaller dose, it became 90% effective as pfizer and moderna reported their vaccine candidates are 95% effective. pfizer has submitted its vaccine for emergency fda approval and the operation warp speed says it could happen within three weeks, the needles in shoulders within three weeks they believe. front line medical workers likely to get vaccinated first meanwhile, across the country, we are seeing what's happening

in terms of the infection rate, the hospitalization rate, the death rate, all of those rates are surging. airports packed over the weekend. the travelers disregarded the advice of experts and the tsa reporting 2 million people traveled on friday and saturday, and the highest number since march. few people able to keep a social distance of six feet dr. fauci and others are pleading with the public and the cdc as well, by the way. cancel your plans if you can the bottom line they fear there could be more super spreader events out of this holiday travel season. this morning food banks across the country and especially down in the south reporting surges in demand and they simply are starting to have concerns about running out. long lines at food distribution centers across the country by the end of the year, the federal money for food banks will run out congress and the white house have not agreed on an extension of the c.a.r.e.s. act.

and so food bank managers are warning of a 50% drop of food coming in as the demand is expected to surge in need by 100% by the end of the year. savannah, back to you. >> thank you, tom. appreciate it. president-elect joe biden is set to announce his first cabinet picks tomorrow sources tell nbc news that biden's choice for secretary of state is veteran diplomat tony blinken who served as deputy secretary of state under president obama. other picks are said to include former hillary clinton aide jake sullivan for national security adviser, and linda thomas greenfield as ambassador to the united nations. now to some incredible video out of florida that shows the lengths one dog owner was willing to go to to rescue his puppy from the jaws of an alligator. >> reporter: it was a wild encounter that took a terrifying turn in florida.

surveillance video shows the moment richard willbanks jumped into action after an alligator grabbed his puppy and dragged the dog into the water outside his house. >> adrenaline kicked in and i went right into the water after the gator and gunner. >> reporter: for nearly 20 seks it was a wrestling match between man and gator. richard with what appears to be a cigar in his mouth the entire time. in the end, richard was able to pry him from the gator's grip. allowing the dog to say later, gator. >> it was just a shock. it happened to fast that instinct took over. >> reporter: three-month of old gunner managed to escape with a small wound. richard ended up with some cuts on his hands. >> everything is going through my mind. he said an alligator, and i thought, you've got to be kidding me i really did not grasp it. >> reporter: the dramatic rescue

is captured as part of a research project where residents allow cameras to be placed in their backyards. >> it is definitely not typical. it is not what we expected to see. >> reporter: with more than one million alligators in the state of florida, the chance of a person being hurt is still rare. about 1 in 3.1 million, which means you have a better chance of being struck by lightening. dogs are more likely to be attacked since they look similar to gator's prey. >> we just need to respect wildlife, understand our surroundings and take those precautions we need to take to make sure something like this never happens to anyone else. >> reporter: a lesson that richard and gunner are taking to heart. for today, joe fryer, nbc news. >> wow. >> no one would have believed him if not for the cameras. >> and he never lost the cigar. that's impressive. >> stop. >> we've got the news covered. that was the news. okay

last week we introduced you to the national zoo's fluffiest new resident guess what, guys he has a name. here with that breaking news is panda correspondent carson daley. >> this is what it has come to that's right. right off of the panda presses. tens of thousands of people exercise their civic duty to vote for the baby panda's name let's remind of you that short list quickly that one means prosperous. that one means happy. and that one means little boy. and now, one week and 130,000 votes later, and ladies and gentlemen, we would like to extend a very warm welcome to

the world xiao qi ji. >> close enough. >> doing so well there for a minute that is the national zoo's little miracle little now, but it is a giant panda. it's got a clean bill of health moments ago. that's good news currently weighs 10.4 pounds, 22 inches long. it is going to be 350 pounds when he is fully grown. >> what's the name again >> xiao qi ji. >> i think you found kind of a specialty area. >> i'm hoping comcast has a 24 hour giant panda baby birthing channel to which i will -- >> coming back. >> thank you, carson we'll see you later. >> congratulations, xiao qi ji . >> we will see you later for pop start. >> shifting gears. we want to share the story of a federal judge whose family was targeted in a deadly attack. we will speak with her on her path to forgiveness and her path to action in honor of her son's

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the son of a judge salas was killed by a gunman at their family home. >> but first a look at how this moment arrived in new jersey on friday, governor phil murphy signed daniel's law. >> this is now the law of the land [ applause ] >> the landmark state law designed to protect those who protect us while honoring the son of federal judge salas for her incredible courage. >> i thank you, son, for all you have done. not just for daddy and i, but for all judicial officers. >> daniel's law makes it a crime to publish the personal information of judges, prosecutors and law enforcement officers, including their home addresses and phone numbers. >> today we choose to stand up and do something. >> it was named for 20-year-old daniel who was shot and killed at his family's home in july by a gunman disguised as a delivery driver when the doorbell rang, daniel and his father mark went to the door. >> but daniel being daniel protected his father and he took the shooter's first bullet

directly to the chest. the monster then turns attention to my husband. >> mark was shot multiple times, but survived the gunman later took his own life was a self-described antifeminist lawyer. authorities say he compiled personal information about daniel's mother, a trail blazing federal judge that he once appeared before. there is now a push to expand daniel's law beyond new jersey. >> we must extend these privacy protections nationwide so that no one lives to what judge salas and her husband went through. >> they were on hand for the signing. a mother remembering those final moments spent with her son. >> in the seconds before his death, daniel asked me to keep talking to him because he loved talking to me.

>> honoring a son and hero whose legacy to protect others will live on. >> and we are honored this morning to have judge salas with us judge, your honor, thank you for being with us, and our deepest heartfelt sympathies to you and your family. >> good morning to you, mrs. guthrie and everyone >> i want to talk about the work you are doing on behalf of daniel but i have to ask you about your husband, mark. it's been such a long road for him. he is still recovering how is he doing this morning >> regrettably, mark has had a medical setback and he's doing to need surgery in the very near future so he is still battling those injuries and obviously battling the injury to his heart. so we are just day by day taking it second by second. >> i just think about you, especially on a week like this, judge. i mean, as people can see just in the story we showed how strong you are and how resolute

you are. but you are a mom who is missing her son and it's thanksgiving. how are you doing? >> you know what, i am holding it together because i know that's what daniel would want me to do. and i have a tremendous amount of faith, and i rely and lean on that faith and lean on my loved ones to get me through this difficult time in our lives. >> it was so heartening to see judge murphy -- excuse me, governor murphy in new jersey signing daniel's law which, as we mentioned, will make it harder for people to post proprietary personal information of judges online this is a step, but it's not the last step. what are you hoping will happen now? >> what i'm hoping will happen now is that we will expand these protections nationwide i'm really hoping that we can do the concrete things that need to be done in order to protect my brothers and sisters on the

federal bench. and, so, there are many things that we can do, including protecting judges personally identifiable information, what's called pii also, we need to enhance marshall services. we need to be able to let the marshals do what they need to do in protecting judicial officers. we need to enhance security systems in courthouses all over this country but these things need to happen because as i have said over and over and again, this is a matter of life or death and for us, daniel's death should be a reminder of what will happen if we don't do things and we don't do them immediately. >> he showed such courage in those moments. as you mentioned, he literally took a bullet trying to protect his own father what an extraordinary young man

you raised, 20 years old, so much in front of him. what would you want people to know about your daniel >> i would want people to know about my daniel that he always put others in front of himself that's why i know he would want me to do what i'm doing now because he would want others to be protected that was my son. he used to smile all the time. he just wanted to make everyone happy. and, you know what, i know that daniel is looking down and saying, mom, keep it going keep it going because we need to make sure that everyone is safe. >> judge, where do you find your strength where does it come from? because i have to say, as a mom, i look at you and i marvel at your grace and your strength. >> it comes from my faith. it comes from my understanding that there is more to this world than what we are experiencing here on earth.

and so i know that i have to, you know, believe in my god, and i have to believe that there are things that he would want me to do and i know that there are things that daniel would want me to do. and, so, every day i wake up and i thank god for another day. and i thank god for the opportunity to try to do something that will mean something in this world. and, so, that's what i rely on. >> you touched us deeply, judge salas with your example. i know that you and your husband were wonderful parents what a testament to you that your son loves you so much he wanted to spend his birthday weekend with you at home even at 20 years old he truly, truly adored you. >> yes oh, he was, for us, our life he was the center of our universe, and we were the center of his universe. and i think that's why daniel, it wasn't even a question of what he was going to do. he was going to protect his dad.

he was going to protect me and so, you know what, that was daniel daniel was goodness. he was good. and he was joy and he was love. and those are the things that i hold on to, that i have to believe and i have to continue to strive to be better for his sake, to honor his legacy, to make him proud i want him to always be proud of his mother and father. >> he surely is. well, judge, salas, we're wrapping our arms and you and your husband, too, sending our prayers and our love and our gratitude for your service thank you for sharing your time this morning. >> thank you for having me this morning. >> we will take a breath. >> that was a beautiful interview. wow. >> an incredible woman. i encourage people to look into this legislation and what she is working on. she has also said that she has forgiven the shooter, and she is

a woman of great faith and faith in action as we just saw. >> remarkable. and it's also hard to understand that daniel's law shouldn't be done nationwide. let's switch gears we'll get a check of the weather and al is with us. >> that faith gives us something to be faithful for rain early as this moves out very quickly next storm comes into the pacific northwest. we will be watching this second storm system in the northern rockies moving across the country >> this is how we're waking up in the bay area. it's definitely fog nissan jose. and we are going to get peeks of sunshine in the afternoon. it's cold right now. heading into the ash, a clofter. 63 in oakland. 66 in santa rosa and 62 in san francisco. over the next seven days we're going to keep the dry weather through thanksgiving. expect sunny conditions and lows

in the 30s. >> all right >> let's get to the american music awards they brought out some big talent artist of the year went to taylor swift while she was not there to accept the award in person, taylor did give fans a little bit of news by confirming that she had been re-recording all of her same music in the same studio where she originally recorded the songs, and she can't wait for her fans to hear it. ♪ >> there were plenty of big awards and performances last night, too the weekend here won three american music awards, performing a medially out of l.a.'s area there in that neighborhood fireworks lit up the skies he's wearing those face

bandages, all part of his ♪ ♪ save your tears for another day ♪ ♪ save your tears for another day ♪ >> wow, you are right, hoda, that could be a little preview. >> super bowl, baby. >> imagine being a resident there. call 911. you got a couple duets that were great. a steamy rendition of their song here is a quick look at both those. ♪ ♪ what if i did it ♪ am i a monster ♪ i'm doing so much better >> without you ♪ ♪ i want to love you

>> that is all we can show for a morning show. >> oh, yeah. there's more. >> there you go. that's because nostalgia is bigger than ever before. bell biv devo with the classic "poison" with a big performance. ♪ girl there is something strange in my mind ♪ ♪ the situation is serious ♪ and we're running out of time ♪ >> oh, a throwback. >> 30 years? poison. >> never trust a big butt and a smile. >> a few more items to get to. they performed a duet. now we have the music video that goes with it now here is a look at carrie underwood and john legend

performing "hallelujah." ♪ the choir is singing everywhere ♪ ♪ hallelujah ♪ hallelujah ♪ hallelujah >> holy moly >> and one last time, tina fay on the graham norton show when she was asked about quarantine and she revealed that her daughters are getting creative with the dinner time including an airplane theme. >> you sent some pictures of this evening i mean, they really went all out. everyone had a window seat. >> yeah. everyone had a window seat we put a picture of an airplane window on the tv they made costumes for themselves. >> let's see the costumes. >> it's so good! >> we put headphones on like a plane and we ate in silence, and it was the best night we had for the week. >> that is great the dinner in silence part

sounds great. >> straight ahead marlo thomas will highlight all of the good morning to you. it's 8:26. i'm marcus washington. breaking news for you right now. san jose police just announcing an arrest in that deadly stabbing of two people inside grace baptist church. this happened last night. several other people were injured. so far, police are not giving out any more details about that suspect. but church leaders did tell us that that church sometimes shelters the homeless. police are not saying who was involved in this altercation or even why they were inside the church. let's get a look at the forecast on this monday. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking that. and kari -- hey, vianey. how is it looking out there?

>> surprise! we wanted to surprise you on a monday morning. >> you did. >> it's looking foggy. yeah, a little cloudy out there. it's cold, too, to start. but by the afternoon, it's going to be seasonably comfortable. we're going to get some sunshine that's going to come out and temperatures, 62 in san jose. 63 in oakland. 62 in san francisco. 66 in santa rosa. and ukiah, 64 degrees. over the next seven days, here's a look at your inland temperatures. we'll remain dry for the forecast. we're not worried about rain. we have some systems passing to the north and thanksgiving comfortable. >> we'll have another local news update coming up in 30 minutes. i'll see you then. today's ways of working may work differently tomorrow.

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8:30, guys it is monday morning it's the 23rd of november 2020 check out our special crowd. these are people we need to know well they are owners of small businesses and they have stepped up and they are helping other people in the pandemic. so you know what we will be able to do? we will be able to show our support for them. >> absolutely. and then marlo thomas is going to join us to help kick off the week of thanks and giving and focus on the special work being

done at the st. jude's children hospital. >> very cool also, jill martin will be spreading extra holiday cheer with a marathon. it is a two hour steals and deals special on today all day and beef up. she's going to share with us some of those bargains that you have to look forward to. about 30 minutes from now, a very timely make ahead monday. she will serve up her best turkey and stuffing tips also, a terrific recipe for using all those leftovers. mr. roker back in his chair. you got the weather? >> looking today to start it off. a little bit of a mess in the northwest. some mountain snows and rockies. next big storm comes to the pacific northwest. it will be wet up and down the east coast dry and mild as we move out west, otherwise, pretty sunny and nice. that's what's going on around the country. >> and we will eventually get sunshine here as well in the bay

area. but to start out our morning, it's definitely cloudy and foggy out there. temperatures are in the 30s and 40s. eventually we'll climb into the 50s and low 60s. take a look at your daytime highs. san jose, 62. santa rosa, 66. livermore, 64. low 60s around the coastline. we'll remain dry the next seven days into thanksgiving. expect plenty of sunshine but it will get a little chilly especially overnight. >> and that is your latest weather. >> thank you it just would not be the holidays without it, without her, really. marlo thomas is helping to launch the 17th year of you're constantly on the go, on the clock, and on your way. hang on a second. what's the rush? know the speed limit, go the speed limit, and slow the fast down. go safely, california.

take a quick break,ite, jump on a quick call. next time you take a quick trip, how about this? take a second, take your time, and slow the fast down. go safely, california. we're back at 8:35 with the return of a tradition that we absolutely love here at the "today" show a week long series thanks and giving. >> it highlights the life

changing work being done at st. jude research hospital. we're going to talk in a moment to the outreach director marlo thomas. >> but first kerry sanders is in florida with the story of an athlete with remarkable resilience. good morning to you. >> reporter: well, good morning. at 14 years old, this young athlete's football career may just be getting started. but his six-year journey against a far more aggressive opponent appears to finally be over thanks to the doctors at st. jude. >> he was their first born, ken and kim's only child who they would name onai, an african name chosen for its meaning, prayed for. >> who knew we would have so many people praying for this young man. >> reporter: to see him today, a powerful high school running back with a promising future, you'd have no idea that since the teen was eight years old he had been fighting a serious medical condition. >> if we could switch places with him we would have.

>> reporter: in fourth grade, the budding athlete began to complain about headaches, excruciating, debilitating headaches. >> i was waking up in the middle of the night with them, screaming, running into their room crying. >> reporter: mom knew deep down something was seriously wrong and urged doctors to give her son an mri. >> i was never prepared for the phone call i got telling me he had a brain tumor. >> reporter: when you heard the big c word, what went through your mind. >> like the bottom of my world fell out. >> when i hear her crying, i am like, what's going on? i had all of those thoughts in my head. >> reporter: then at eight years old, he was too young to fully understand. >> i didn't know what a brain tumor was. and then she said, well, you are going to have to have brain surgery. i knew what brain surgery was. i just lost it at that time. >> reporter: it was unusually

complicated because the tumor was near his optic nerve fearing he would go blind, they had to leave two-thirds of the tumor in place. >> it's right there. >> reporter: the initial plan, treated with chemo but even with chemo's notorious side effects, he kept playing football. >> we were on our way home from school, and i said, mom, pull over and i just got out and started throwing up and she's like, well, let's just go home you're not going to practice. i'm like, no, i want to go to practice. >> reporter: where does that come from? >> i don't know. it's motivation. >> reporter: unfortunately, motivation wasn't enough three years later, the headaches returned >> i kept telling them, this is his brain tumor. i know it's his brain tumor. they kept saying, no, no, we don't think it's the tumor. >> reporter: his mother's intuition was right. the tumor had more than doubled in size which led the family to

memphis. doctors at st. jude recommended radiation using a targeted proton beam therapy. pioneered just for children at st. jude. >> with a 95% success rate versus 50% success rate for the chemo, no pun intended, it was almost a no brainer. >> this is prior to radiation and you can see the tumor in white here and this mri scan is during the last week of radiation and the white area is significantly decreased. it's just been about three months since he completed treatment, so we're helpful. >> reporter: today he dreams about some day playing for his favorite team, the seattle seahawks. >> we'll see if the seahawks have something they could share with you. >> what's up >> we heard that you have been training hard to get back on the field. keep it up and keep working hard.

>> and with that effort you are putting in, we know you will achieve your dreams of becoming a football player. >> i'm speechless. >> reporter: as is his ability to live his dreams what is it about football? what drives you? >> it is a fun sport, and it is something to channel my energy and helps me to forget that i have a brain tumor. it make me feel normal, and when i get on the field, i feel like nothing can stop me. >> reporter: and i believe that. go onai. his stats are so impressive. he can bench press his own weight, runs the 40 in about five seconds his coaches and teammates are so impressed with him on the field but also off the field as we all are. the westfield shamrocks are definitely behind him. he went through all of this with the st. jude doctors treating him during a pandemic which only complicated things. >> what a remarkable story thank you so much for that

seahawks scouts should get down there and watch those shamrocks outreach director for st in action. >> guys as we mentioned, marlo thomas is the national outreach director. what a remarkable onai is, and he's amazing. but talk to us a little bit about this targeted therapy that clearly shrunk that tumor. >> the proton beam is the smallest beam on the planet, and we're the only children's hospital in the world that has won. it was created just for us but what was amazing is for onai's brain tumor it was so close to the most sensitive part of the brain where we learn and where we hold our memories so we had to create an entire new protocol, especially for him. so that's what's so exciting about st. jude we're a research center, so we're always able to give each child a specific thing that's going to save him or her and i'm so excited for onai. and i love that he says i'll never stop just like we say at st. jude,

we'll never stop. >> look at him go. you know, he obviously was treated during a pandemic, which had to add difficulty to an already difficult situation. >> well, you know, it is amazing. dr. downing, our ceo, who you seen from time to time, and he just changed the entire campus to make sure that every patient was safe and every family member and all of the team. and you know, he created, and we created our own covid test. we also analyze them. so we also created our own hand sanitizer, and the pharmacy did that. and we got the pve from all over the world so we never ran out, and he also organized the campus by color. so if you have a yellow or purple badge. the yellow badge is where children were and the purple is where you couldn't be where children were. so it was people with the purple

badges could not go to the cafeteria, and it is really sort of hard, hard for us, because st. jude is a family place, and we always have the siblings, and the moms and the dad, but for the pandemic, only one parent was allowed on the campus or to housing facility, but we have never stopped to take new patients, and continue to function with very, very strict rules. everybody is wearing masks, and it is great that we have the resources to create our own covid tests, and created our own hand sanitizer, and so it is great. >> a little birdie told us that it was your birthday over the weekend. happy belated. >> yes thank you.

>> last year i remember you were here in studio and we got to celebrate with a big cake. how are you and phil celebrating? >> we celebrated by ourselves. we had a tiny party with a tiny bottle of champaign and a tiny cake but we had a great time just the two of us. thank you. i'm so excited this is our 17th year together of our thanksgiving program and we have done a great job it's been a real blessing. >> we love you happy belated birthday and you will be back tomorrow in the third hour with the remarkable story involving two stepsisters. thanks, mar low -- marlo. >> yes >> when we come back, why it pays to shop small take a look. here's my today's plaza on this morning. we're going to shine a well deserved spotlight on them when we come back give you my world. ♪

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small business saturday. remember to shop small and share joy this holiday season. >> and with the holiday season upon us, now is a great time to remember that shopping small can have a really big impact. >> that's right. together with our sponsor, american express, we turned my today plaza into a virtual main street good morning, everybody. >> hey, guys good to see you. >> how are you doing >> we're doing great i hope you guys are as well. since food is top of mind this week, we wanted to put together a bunch of restaurants other food based small businesses. we want to start with demos pizza in chicago. i want to start with demetri. how are you doing, dude? >> we're doing great. >> you added something special to your menu, ppe. you started using your pizza ovens to make face shields how did you do that?

>> we sure did that was a project that was born out of dueling desires one to keep our staff employed and the other one is to help at the time there was a huge shortage of ppe back in march, so we found a way to be creative, be helpful at the same time. >> do you get a side of garlic bread at that time >> we have separate ovens. some for ppe, some for pizza. >> best thing on the menu? >> absolutely our mac and cheese pizza. there it is. there it is. >> that is fantastic. let's head over to santa monica, my hometown, and meet maile, the own over dk's bakery. you are a small business owner this is in your family's dna is that right? >> yeah, absolutely. i was actually born into doughnut royalty they parents were refugees when they came over my great uncle ted opened up hundreds of doughnut shops for refugees when they came over in

the '70s and '80s. so, yes, i am in doughnut royalty. >> well, those look royally delicious. that's for sure. you gave back to front line heroes in a pun intended sweet way. how have you been supporting them >> at the start of the pandemic, i, you know, had to do something to help our community. so what i did was i would pack all these gourmet sandwiches and doughnuts in these lunchboxes called lunchboxes for love and we ended up feeding over 4,000 people and i visited over 60 hospitals to boost the moral for all of the health care workers out there. >> your doughnut menu is rather extensive. you have a hundred different types of doughnuts what are a couple of the big hitters? >> i love this purple yam doughnut we have our version of the half croissant/half doughnut, and the

first one to do it in l.a. and the classic doughnuts and our buttermilk maple doughnut is also so good. we have so many other kinds of delicious doughnuts here. >> keep up the great work in santa monica we appreciate your time this morning. >> let's put the big board up again. we want you to check out today.com to learn about all of these terrific small businesses and others and how you can support them. >> thanks, everybody. >> happy thanksgiving. coming up next, jill martin gives us a sneak peek of her winter holidays steals and deals.

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we're back at 8:51 with we're back at 8:51 with today lifestyle contributor jill martin she's excited to share details about a two hour shopping special. it's called peacock presents holiday steals and deals with jill martin. start streaming today on today all day and also on the peacock app. so jill transformed her home

into a winter wonderland full of deals. here's a little peek. >> if you can't be with your extended family right now, i invite you to become part of mine and let's shop together. i have found over 50 items with savings up to 84% off. gifts for everyone on your list with deals you won't find anywhere else. and 70% of those products come from small businesses, which we are grateful and happy to support. plus, we'll spend time with celebrities like tracy morgan and one deserving family's heart warming holiday surprise. oh, my god this looks like fun. good morning, jill it is good to see you. the special looks really cool. and this is really a first of its kind. >> yeah. good morning, guys and the best way i can describe this new platform we are launching is part talk show, part gift guide. at the core, it is a shopping

show, but thread throughout it is tips and advice and ways to get through this ton precedented holiday season. my family are my cohosts and they help me bring you over 50 curated items from my it list, up to 84% off everything from gadgets, gifts for her and the person who has everything. there are many surprises the sweet potato makes an appearance, along with one scan of the screen, carson, with one scan of the qr code, you can finish your holiday shopping. >> oh, my gosh. >> love the qr code. >> it looks fun, jill. you know how we feel about steals and deals here. how can folks tune in if they want to watch this >> okay. we're starting in just a few minutes. it is available all day on the all day channel that you can find on the peacock app. i can't wait to see you. >> all right. jill, good luck. that is going to be fun. we have to get the app, everybody. >> i have got it. >> you have it okay. good.

>> it is free. >> that is right, it is free. coming up a little later on hoda and jenna. out with a new movie to keep our families entertained. >> and a young man helping kids all over the world he's helping them learn how to read and wait until you hear what sort of led him to do it. his motivation. >> and the big news of the day -- al roker is back! yes! >> and the glasses.

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home invasion suspects when their car hit a structure on mission road. officers arrested one of the suspects at the scene. the other one they located at a bus stop trying to blend in nearby. happening now for you, bob redell is talking to police at the scene. he'll have a live report during our midday newscast. we're also posting those updates on twitter. police just announced the arrest in a stabbing that left two people dead at a san jose church. more on that at midday. come experience floor and decor's grand opening in san leandro! safely shop our wide aisles and be amazed with our even wider selection. discover the perfect floor at the perfect price in whatever way is perfect for you. floor and decor's newest location is now open. also open in milpitas and burlingame.

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live from studio 1a, this is the third hour of today. good morning. this monday, november 23rd. it's my father's birthday. he's watching. >> happy birthday, judge. >> i'm here are dillon and craig. and look who is back with us this morning looking as fabulous as ever. i heard se,jo you look. you look bright. >> it's rare that you get two