>> a lot of people getting ready for the holidays. that does it for us this morning. we're always on at nbcbayarea.com. thanks for making us a part of your morning. a live look at san francisco. the "today" show up next. ♪ ♪ good morning breaking overnight, clearing the path weeks after the election, the white house finally lifts its roadblocks, freeing up money and key resources for president-elect joe biden's transition president trump acknowledging it's in the best interests of the country, but still vowing he will never concede a live report from washington straight ahead thanksgiving struggle. the coronavirus surge growing more dire by the day hospitals running out of beds, log jams at testing sites and long lines at food banks across the country. >> as families continue to go

month after month after month with no resources, things are getting progressively worse. >> all this as officials plead with americans to stay home and safe holiday storms rain, snow and the chance of severe weather set to impact thanksgiving plans of millions of people across the country, but warmer weather right behind it al is tracking what you need to know all that, plus filling the "jeopardy" void. ken jennings named the show's first guest host following the loss of alex trebek. what he's saying about that honor overnight. all that, plus let there be light. ♪ overnight one of new york city's most iconic holiday displays is brought to life, providing the world with some much-needed holiday cheer. today, tuesday, november 24th, 2020 >> announcer: from nbc news,

this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey, everybody, welcome to "today" on this tuesday morning. so happy you're waking up with us we have to make a road trip down the block so we can see the lights. >> you can almost see them from from this vantage point, but we'll show them to everybody in just a few it's starting to feel like the holidays, thanksgiving just two days away. the weather could have a big impact this year, especially if you're traveling. >> a lot of people are keeping a close eye on the storms that you see right now on the map al will be here. he'll have our holiday forecast just ahead. first let's get to our top story, breaking election news. overnight two and a half weeks after the election was called the trump administration is acknowledging joe biden is the apparent winner, clearing the way for a formal transition to a new white house administration >> we have two reports we'll start with nbc's peter alexander. he's at the white house for us

now. hey, peter, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, savannah, good morning to both of you. the election was three weeks ago today. joe biden was declared the winner more than two weeks ago finally just hours ago on monday, the trump appointed head of the general services administration came to that same conclusion, giving the green light for the formal transition process to begin president trump overnight in what his allies say may be the closest thing americans get to him acknowledging defeat on twitter thanked the gsa administrator for what he called preliminary work with the dems while still saying he will never concede. nearly three weeks after the election, president trump giving a reluctant endorsement to the agency in charge of green lighting the formal transition process. the general services administration designated president-elect joe biden as the apparent winner, officially clearing the way for biden's team to receive federal money and resources, and authorizing the trump administration to begin coordinating with its successors but despite mounting pressure from a growing number of republicans, still no concession from the president, tweeting monday night our case strongly

continues and i believe we will prevail. it comes after gsa administrator emily murphy in a letter to mr. biden obtained by nbc news writes she was never directly or indirectly pressured by any executive branch official, defending the delay, saying she did not want to get ahead of the constitutional process and while murphy says she acted independently, the president insists in the best interests of our country, he is recommending she take action. it follows a series of dramatic setbacks for president trump the battleground state michigan certifying its vote for biden on monday, and the president's legal challenges repeatedly getting rejected by the courts this morning multiple sources telling "the new york times" that top aides including white house chief of staff mark meadows told the president that the transition needed to begin "the washington post" reporting president trump called political advisers monday to say he had doubts about the gsa initiating the transition meantime the trump's campaign

lawyer made this false claim again overnight. >> the election was stolen and president trump won by a landslide. >> reporter: biden's transition team calling the gsa's move a needed step, allowing them to begin battling the pandemic and rebuilding the economy some republican lawmakers who have been reluctant to acknowledge biden's victory finally did. senator bill cassidy writing i voted for president trump, but joe biden won. and the chorus of republicans speaking out had started to grow on monday. senator lamar alexander of tennessee, who's actually retiring, said in a statement, quote, my hope is that president trump will take pride in his considerable accomplishments, put the country first and have a prompt and orderly transition to help the new administration succeed. he added, when you are in public life, people remember the last thing you do the president for his part has only hosted a handful of public events since losing the election, but we will see him and the first lady again today for the annual turkey pardon savannah and hoda. >> walk us through this, peter the transition can officially begin.

there's been a lot of talk about the fact that vaccine distribution has got to be stood up during this transition process, the national security implications so what happens next >> reporter: so the trump administration now as we reported standing down on this standoff with the biden transition team. joe biden had said there were national security impacts here, that it would affect distribution potentially of the vaccine. so biden does begin to get access to those crucial resources made available to a president-elect. that includes the key data related to the pandemic, intelligence briefings and more than $6 million in federal funding. savannah. >> peter, thank you. and the new administration is already beginning to take shape. president-elect biden tapping some familiar faces and veterans to fill key roles in his cabinet. nbc's geoff bennett joins us with that part of the story. hi, geoff, good morning. >> reporter: hey, savannah, good morning. now that the trump administration has ended the transition delay, a top biden official tells me that the biden team will begin meeting with their trump counterparts to talk

about pandemic planning and national security issues, as peter just mentioned as that's unfolding, joe biden is moving forward with building out his administration, naming six new cabinet selections that mark a return to a more traditional approach to governing. this morning president-elect joe biden beginning to build out his cabinet, with a diverse group, including several firsts to major posts. >> he wants to have a diversity of voices at the table because he fully understands that's how he's going to move an agenda forward. >> reporter: nbc news learning from two sources former fed chair janet yellen is the choice for treasury secretary, to be announced soon she'd be the first woman in that post yellen testifying about the pandemic's economic impact this past summer. >> the top priorities at this time should be protecting our citizens from the pandemic and pursuing a stronger and equitable economic recovery. >> reporter: two more firsts on biden's national security team, avril haines tapped to be the

next director of national intelligence if confirmed, she'll be the first woman to lead the intel community. and alejandro mayorkas as homeland security secretary with linda thomas-greenfield nominated to serve as biden's ambassador to the united nations. as for secretary of state he's turning to long-time friend and policy advisor, tony blinken. >> my mentor, my partner, my friend, and the greatest public servant i know, the vice president of the united states, joe biden. >> reporter: biden turning another familiar face, former secretary of state john kerry to serve as a special envoy on the climate crisis kerry is expected to play a key role in the u.s. re-entering the paris climate agreement, which he helped craft. biden also naming veteran state department official jake sullivan, formerly one of hillary clinton's closest aides to be national security advisor.

at 43, sullivan will be one of the youngest people to serve in that role in decades now, a biden transition official says that the president-elect io have an administration that reflects the diversity of america. both biden and the vice president-elect, kamala harris, are set to appear in person with their first cabinet selections later today in wilmington. savannah. >> thank you. we want to mention president-elect biden will sit down with lester holt for an exclusive interview today, his first since the election. you can see the first part of their conversation tonight on nbc nightly news. we'll have more of it of course tomorrow morning on "today." cases of the coronavirus continue to spike across the country. the u.s. hitting several new milestones in the pandemic ahead of thanksgiving. and now the air force is deploying medical personnel to hit hard-hit north dakota. we have two reports. we'll start with nbc's gabe gutierrez who's in bismarck. hey, gabe, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. this is one of the hospitals

where those air force nurses will go to work later today. they'll be here in support of fema at the governor's request. as we've been reporting, many hospitals throughout the country are facing a staffing shortage. the pandemic's response is now entering a critical stage. this morning dozens of nurses from the u.s. air force are reporting for duty at several hospitals in north dakota. the largely rural state is now being ravaged by the latest wave of the pandemic. >> we could have avoided some of what we're seeing right now if we would have done more stringent types of measures sooner. >> reporter: the u.s. is now on pace to soon hit another benchmark, 200,000 daily infections. america now dies from the virus about every minute. in small town hospitals overwhelmed front-line workers say they're running out of options when they need to transfer patients. >> the fact that we may not be able to get a bed at one of the omaha facilities for hours is

very nerve racking. >> reporter: in new york this field hospital has reopened to cope with a surge of covid patients on staten island. >> we all knew there was going to be a second spike. that's just what viruses do. >> reporter: across the country there's a staggering demand for covid testing, long lines ahead of the long holiday weekend. and about a million americans a day flew by air over the weekend, despite public health officials begging people to stay home and avoid large gatherings this thanksgiving. experts point to canada as a cautionary tale. infections and hospitalizations shot up after canadian thanksgiving last month. now the toronto area is on lockdown. >> people are very sick. >> reporter: at the university of wisconsin hospital in madison we toured last month, they're now up to six covid units. hundreds of health care workers have signed an open letter and taken out a two-page ad in the local newspaper reminding the public to take health guidelines

seriously and wear a mask. >> hopefully the people of wisconsin know we have no agenda other than we want people to survive this pandemic. >> reporter: air force medical personnel had previously been deployed to california and texas. they're expected to be here in north dakota for at least a month, hoda. >> gabe, one of the things people are really concerned about now also is among children, the case numbers are up. so what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: yeah, hoda. the american academy of pediatrics says that over the past two weeks there's been a 28% jump in cases among children. children now make up more than 11% of all confirmed cases. hoda. >> all right, gabe gutierrez for us. gabe, thank you. in the meantime the pandemic also is fueling the economic crisis. craig joins us with more on that. hi, craig, good morning. >> good morning. as we head into thanksgiving now, food banks nationwide are struggling to keep up with skyrocketing demand.

officials who run these food banks say things could get even worse. that could happen very soon. nbc's sam brock is in miami for us this morning to explain. sam, good morning. >> reporter: craig, good morning. the need is absolutely staggering. this is feeding south florida's distribution site, one of about 50, many of which looked exactly like this.his. there were people out here at 11:00 p.m. last night, many others since 4:00 or 5:00 in the morning. this is a microcosm of what's happening across america, with so many people needing food assistance for the very first time the pandemic hitting their pocketbooks and their livelihoods. the parking lot of at&t stadium in texas is enormous, but it's still not large enough to hold all of the cars coming for food ahead of thanksgiving. people spilling onto nearby states and gratefully driving away with 80-pound boxes of groceries. >> they just care for us they know the situation we're going through. >> reporter: the display of need playing out all over a deeply suffering nation in san jose, bins bursting with

turkeys. in the bronx, lines backed up for blocks and in south florida -- >> hi, happy thanksgiving! >> reporter: the miami marlins stepping up to the plate, handing out 1,000 thanksgiving meals. >> not doing it because we have to, but because it's the right thing to do. >> having an ability to give back and have an impact on the community is important to us >> reporter: as much food distributed here in the pandemic's first four months as the entire previous year >> the amount of families that cannot put food on their table that are struggling to keep a roof over their head is out of control. >> reporter: paco of feeding south florida says about half of those lining up at food pantries are doing so for the first time. >> how long is this sustainable before you don't have enough food to provide people that have need for it? >> this tremendous need that we're seeing across the whole country and florida is absolutely not sustainable as families continue to go month after month after month with no resources, things are getting progressively worse.

>> reporter: accelerating this crisis, a looming food cliff at the end of the year. hundreds of millions in federal dollars for food banks provided by the c.a.r.e.s. act will run out, leaving many wondering where their next meal will come from. >> definitely critical people have nowhere else to turn. >> reporter: desperation mixed with gratitude on display in long lines all across the country. >> sometimes we don't have enough where we can buy our dinner thank god they're giving us the free turkey and the other vegetables. >> reporter: the ceo of feeding south florida says without any additional help from congress once the c.a.r.e.s. act expires on december 31st, they're looking at the amount of food coming in being slashed approximately in half. this at the same time, guys, as the rise and increase of need is about 100% or more as you look over my shoulder right now, this right here, hoda, is just a snapshot this line extends all the way around the fairgrounds for a couple of miles. they have 600 meals to give out

on this morning. when those are out, that's it for the morning. >> that is so incredibly distressing. those are the people in line, there are some people suffering in silence, they're at home. do we know how big this problem is overall >> reporter: feeding america, the national organization, hoda, estimates it's about 50 million people in america that are experiencing food insecurity this year. that is about one in six for children, we heard gabe talking about the impacts of coronavirus on children, it's 17 million. one in four kids in the united states is going to experience food insecurity this year because of the pandemic. >> we call it food insecurity but they're hungry, that's really what it is. all right, sam, thank you. >> all right well, let's get a check of the weather. al is tracking some holiday week storms as well al, good morning. >> good morning, guys. as we take a look, we're watching this system denver and chicago both one mile visibility in snow as a storm system pushes its way to the

east plus we have a risk of severe weather today throughout much of the central plains, especially centered in central oklahoma hail, damaging winds and tornados possible. this system moves to the east, a morning snow mix for chicago, a storm threat down in the south as we move into tomorrow, rain and that all moves to the east more storms down through the south. and then thanksgiving day the activity is extended all the way from new england down into the southeast, moves off quickly, drying out after it, but you can see through thursday anywhere from 1 to 2 inches of rain, especially out through the plains and snowfall amounts anywhere from 4 to 6 inches through the rockies and heavier snow also through the up of michigan, parts of the upper midwest and on into northern new york state and new england. we'll get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. ou strike a pose and make the dog stay ♪ ♪ normalize conference calls in our pjs ♪

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great britain set to lift its lockdown in a matter of days nbc's keir simmons has a live report from london. then "jeopardy" taps its most famous champion, ken jennings, to fill the immediate void left by the loss of alex trebek his reaction to that news overnight. give you my world ♪

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a.m. good morning, everyone am i'm scott mcgrew. joe biden is going to pick janet yellen as the next u.s. treasury secretary. if she's approved by the senate, she would be the very first woman to run the treasury, though the u.s. treasurer who works under her has been a woman since the eisenhower administration. check your dollar bill, you'll see her signature there. it's time to get a look at the forecast for you today. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking that. kari, how is it looking? we're seeing some fog in parts of the north bay, but elsewhere it's been pretty clear. i wanted to show you this shot looking right now at tiburon and in novato we've seen the visibility drop to zero. clear elsewhere. watch out for the fog as you head out the door this morning. temperatures will reach into the mid-60s. a lot of sunshine for this afternoon and this is the kind of weather we'll see throughout the rest of the forecast staying dry but slightly cooler and it may be windy by the end of the week.

we'll be watching out for that with our morning temperatures in the mid-30s. marcus? >> all right, thanks, kari. we'll have another local news update coming up in 30 minutes. i'll see you then. in just a few months, we've learned a lot more about the covid-19 virus. it's real. it's dangerous. and we do know how to keep you and your loved ones safe. wear a mask. wash your hands. stay six feet apart. we can do this. if we do it together.

we are back, 7:30 on tuesday morning, the 24th of november, 2020 >> oh. >> all lit up here in midtown manhattan. that's sak's flipping the switch on its flagship store last night just down the street from where we are sitting. >> if you wheeled your chair around, you could get a pretty good view. >> i could almost just wheel over there right now but we've got business to do here. >> yes. >> it's right down the street. did you see alex rodriguez was there?

>> with his fiancee. >> jennifer was there with her fiance. >> doing a little shopping. >> we will get to your 7:30 headlines now on this tuesday morning and the search is on for four fishermen after a boat sank off a massachusetts coast early monday morning the coast guard says that the emmy rose went down about 20 miles northeast of provincetown. several aircraft and ships were deployed to the scene after the vessel's emergency beacon went off. so far the beacon, empty life raft and some debris are all that have been found the 82-foot fishing vessel is based out of portland, maine. david dinkins, new york city's first and only african-american mayor has died at the age of 93 he was sworn in in 1990 after defeating rudy giuliani. in his inauguration speech, he vowed to be mayor of all the people of new york in response to growing crime he hired thousands of police officers, helped revitalize times square and established new york cultural staples such as fashion week and restaurant week

he lost a rematch to giuliani in 1993 he's survived by two children and two grandchildren. general motors is recalling nearly 6 million trucks and suvs in the united states to replace potentially dangerous air bag inflaters. it will cost the automaker an estimated $1.2 billion gm had petitioned the government four times to avoid a recall, but owners responded by accusing the company of putting profits over safety. back to the coronavirus, the u.s. of course is far from alone in having to deal with rising cases. >> yeah, that's right. europe, europe has also been battling a second wave for months now this morning there are signs that efforts to control it there are working. today's senior international correspondent keir simmons is in london with more on all of it. keir, good morning to you. >> reporter: craig, savannah, good morning to you. you're right, the lockdowns here

to appear to have had an impact and now attention is focused -- we don't have thanksgiving here, but attention is focused on the winter holidays and what to do some news this morning, the uk government saying that people who travel here, if they are tested after five days will no longer need to quarantine for two weeks as europe tries to figure out how much is too much when it comes to easing restrictions this morning, britain is preparing for the holidays, knowing full well the coronavirus won't take any time off. >> prime minister boris johnson. >> reporter: the prime minister addressing the uk's world famous parliament from isolation. >> this virus obviously is not going to have a christmas truce. >> reporter: and addressing the nation urging caution. >> 'tis the season to be jolly but 'tis also the season to be jolly careful, especially with elderly relatives. >> reporter: europe's fight against the second wave of covid was failing. its winter restrictions turning cities into ghost towns. now those lockdowns set to be

lifted but slowly the uk will still have tough restrictions using a tier system in regions under tier 3, restaurants, bars and gyms will stay closed. tier 2 will mean no gathering indoors. tier 1, the lowest, still will not allow groups larger than six. the world health organization warning if europe relaxes too much, particularly around the holidays, a third wave will follow. >> especially during holidays, we really want to be with family but with some situations the difficult decision not to have that family gathering is the safest bet >> reporter: the hope that next year new vaccines will arrive. prince william congratulating oxford university vaccine researchers. >> huge, huge congratulations to you all and your teams. >> reporter: for now only able to speak with them remotely. >> keir, these latest restrictions you just outlined in your report, do we know how

effective they were in europe? >> reporter: well, listen, there's no sugar coating the pill the reality is, craig, that here things are very difficult. the world health organization says europe has 28% of the infections, 26% of deaths. get this, the world health organization says somebody dies of covid in europe every 17 seconds. effectively what the lockdown you've seen in many of the major economies here has done has hit the pause button what we know through bitter experience with coronavirus is as soon as you release, the virus begins to spread again the incredibly difficult decision as we head toward the winter holidays is how much do you unlock and how much will you have to lock down again when we get past that time it's so tricky, craig. >> all right keir simmons for us there in london keir, thank you. keir pointed out one every 17 seconds there's a death there and one every minute here in this country hard to get your head around that. coming up next, who is ken

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♪ it's the safest way to gift that ever existed. ♪ buy online, pick up in store or with contactless curbside pick-up. only at old navy and oldnavy.com we're back now comin this morning a big announcement from "jeopardy." >> ken jennings, the show's greatest champion of all time, will be the first in a series of interim hosts to fill the void left by the loss of alex trebek. nbc's joe fryer joins us with more joe, good morning. >> good morning. after all these years, it's hard to imagine "jeopardy" without alex trebek, but he was the first to say the show must go on we don't know what the show will look like in the long term we are learning more about the show's plans in the near future. the question, who is ken jennings answer, the first interim host of "jeopardy" following the death of beloved long-time host alex trebek. "jeopardy" producers announced monday that jennings will serve

as the first of a series of hosts when the show resumes production next week following trebek's death earlier this month. the show's executive producer tweeted alex believed in the importance of "jeopardy" and always said that he wanted the show to go on after him. we will honor his legacy by continuing to produce the show he loved. >> ken. >> what is 400. >> jennings made show history after winning 74 straight games in 2004 and in 2005. the record-breaking streak earned him more than $2.5 million. >> all good things have to come to an end. he's going home with a lot of money. >> dubbed the michael jordan of trivia, he claimed the show's greatest of all time title in a competition last year. jennings responded overnight writing there will only ever be one alex trebek, but i'm honored to be helping "jeopardy. >> we provide the categories and the answers. >> the host of "jeopardy" more than three decades, trebek was nobody for his smooth delivery

and dry sense of humor. >> if you guys ring in and get this one, i will die. >> his death from pancreatic cancer earlier this month left a major void in the world of television >> he's a special person and we will all miss him. >> i feel like i knew alex i watched him since i was their age. >> along with speculation about who would fill that role, trebek joked about any possible replacement earlier this year. >> it will be somebody younger, somebody bright, somebody personable, somebody with a great sense of humor so i nominated betty white. >> author claire mcnair who spoke with trebek about future hosts said he was keenly aware that the vast majority of hosts were white men and it would be wonderful if the next host of "jeopardy" did not look like him. for now jennings will be the first to take the podium after trebek as for a permanent host, that question is still unanswered.

>> what's a corvair? >> who was alexander the great >> no. do you think we should go to commercial >> "jeopardy" will air repeat episodes for the holiday weeks beginning december 21st and 28th meaning trebek's final week of shows will air starting monday, january 4th. jennings hosted episodes will begin on january 11th. >> those are big shoes to fill but i like that they're using somebody that is so known and loved by the audience. >> and apparently ken jennings had such reverence for alex trebek in addition to being the best at what he did, he was just deep, personal, and just had this natural affection. like the affection we all have for mr. roker. >> mr. roker. >> he's still missed and will always be missed but let's take a look at what we're looking at as far as your thanksgiving if you think it's been getting warmer for thanksgiving, late november climate change, we have been seeing it since 1942, the last week of november, 7 degrees warmer in atlanta, 6 degrees warmer in chicago, 3 degrees warmer in dallas new york city, temperatures have

risen about 4 degrees. and in fact this year so far above average temperatures for november across the lower 48 states some 46 cities are seeing their top five warmest novembers on record let's take a look at what we're looking at for thanksgiving day this year, a damp holiday in the northeast with temperatures, though, above average into the upper 60s to low 70s dry and mild in the mid-section of the country as we get out west plenty of sunshine but it's going to be cooler than average. that's what's going on a good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. let's take a live look outside in san francisco as we're enjoying some sunshine. but it's a very chilly start. we're going to warm up and see our high temperatures here reach 60 degrees with some low to mid-60s for the inland valleys. and it's going to be slightly cooler for tomorrow and we'll also have some cool weather especially during those mornings

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carson joins us. we've got an inside look at a ground-breaking moment in sports. >> it happened during the monday night football game last night a game that believe it or not saw the very first all-black officiating crew in league history. >> neutral zone infraction, defense. >> a historic night in the national football league. >> unimpeded to the quarterback, defense. >> an all-black officiating crew working an nfl game. >> brady throwing, another flag comes out. >> anchored by long-time referee jerome boger the seven-member drew in charge of the action between the rams and tom brady's tampa bay bucs >> this is a tremendous blessing. >> before kickoff the group opened up about what the night meant to them. >> don't let anyone tell you you cannot accomplish your goals. >> intercepted >> and while the rams defense put the finishing touches on a pivotal win, the ground-breaking

officials were the biggest stars. >> that was a culmination of a dream. >> after the game, he told "today" his crew was ready. >> even though i am the face, it was a team effort that all those seven, six guys out there had to perform at a high level at their particular task to make it all look good. >> a memorable night in sports history, and a chance to reflect on a difficult year for so many. in june amid a raging pandemic a course of voices around the league spoke out against racial inequality and implored the nfl to do more >> if i was george floyd. >> if i was george floyd >> i am george floyd. >> i am breonna taylor. >> those calls resonated. >> we, the national football league, admit we were wrong for not listening to nfl players earlier and encourage all to speak out and peacefully protest. we at the national football league believe black lives

matter. >> now in the heart of an unprecedented season, seven officials etching their names in history on one of the game's biggest stages. >> let's see how they call this one. >> there is no foul for unnecessary roughness on the play >> it just validates what you can achieve with hard work and perseverance it's just a satisfying moment to get to this point. now let's go forward >> jerome, bay the way, just the third referee that was hired by the nfl. you really can't talk about him without honoring the late, great the first black official hired in 1965 in a major american sports league. boger telling us overnight that he was a pioneer and he hopes that what his crew did last night will open doors for other refs in the future and wanted to pay tribute to those who came before him >> i saw the interview jerome did before the game and he did a

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good morning to you am it is 7:56. i'm marcus washington. here is what's happening now. >> reporter: i'm bob redell in san ramon, one of a number of places in the bay area where there's a surge in the demand for covid-19 tests before the thanksgiving holiday. contra costa county is temporarily stopped administering flu shots so they can focus on the covid-19 test. tests are available for those who are symptomatic and first responders. otherwise appointments are fully booked. if you are asymptomatic and need a test, you will have to pay for it. >> reporter: the first fda-approved covid vaccine could be weeks away and the pressure is on for the state to have a distribution plan. 2.4 million help care workers will be at the front of the line

followed by vulnerable populations. newsom says the state already has existing infrastructure that it uses to deliver routine vaccinations like the flu every year. make sure you keep your distance, keep washing your hands, and wear your mask. now let's get a look at the forecast for you. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking that. kari? and it looks really good for today. a lot of sunshine and we'll keep the mild temperatures reaching into the 60s today as we head for thanksgiving. it will be slightly cooler but no rain in sight at least over the next week or so. we'll be watching the morning temperatures. marcus? >> thanks, kari. another local news update in 30 minutes. businesses today are looking to tomorrow. adapting. innovating.

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it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, coronavirus concerns. officials urging americans to stay home this thanksgiving, as covid cases rise from coast to coast. >> we all knew there was going to be a second spike because that's just what viruses do. >> but millions still hitting the airports. so what do you need to know about the holiday season? we're live with the very latest. plus, remembering america's son on the eve of what would have been his 60th birthday. we will honor the legacy of john f. kennedy jr. >> there was no one that compared in the world to john. >> just ahead, we'll hear from

two people who knew him best on what could have been. and this is the way? the onset error that made it on to the popular show the mandalorian. so what is this guy wearing blue jeans doing in a galaxy far, far away? today, november 24th, 2020. >> hi, everybody. >> hey, welcome in. that's our floor director. >> live tv, baby. >> you just never know. welcome back. we're happy you're with us on a tuesday morning. >> we are so ready for you. actually this show starts at 7:00 a.m. and if you wanted to watch it, all you've got to do is dvr and then you can sleep in, regret-free, catch up with us. >> i like that. >> we're ready now. good morning, everybody. >> we're ready right now. >> we'll get right to your news at 8:00. despite covid travel warnings, there appears to be no stopping the holiday migration for millions of americans.

health care systems are once again so overwhelmed that the u.s. military is lending a hand. nbc's gabe gutierrez is in hard-hit north dakota with the three things we need to watch. hey, gabe, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. the u.s. is on pace to soon hit another benchmark, 200,000 daily coronavirus cases and covid deaths are up by 50%. here in north carolina, air force nurses, dozens of them are being deployed to several hospitals to help with shortages. this all comes as multiple states see massive lines at testing sites. and this morning, in charlotte, long lines at the airport. so many holiday travelers, despite warnings from public health officials to stay home. ahead of the holidays, there are massive lines at food distribution sites across the country. at the end of the year hundreds of millions in federal dollars for food banks provided by the c.a.r.e.s. act will run out, leaving many wondering where

their next meal might come from. also today officials in los angeles county in california plan to meet to discuss another possible stay-at-home order after an alarming surge of covid cases there, nearly 6,000 a day. >> gabe gutierrez for us. gabe, thank you. in the meantime, two and a half weeks after the presidential race was called for joe biden, the trump administration has cleared the way to begin the formal transition process. nbc white house correspondent peter alexander has the latest on that. good morning. >> reporter: hey, savannah, good morning to you. the biden transition now officially under way after a long delay that had drawn fierce criticism. the trump-appointed gsa administrator, general services administration, in a letter to biden writes that she was never directly or indirectly pressured by any executive branch official to hold things up. her decision finally does clear the way for biden's team to get federal money, resources, and for his advisers to start coordinating with trump administration officials.

president trump on twitter reluctantly acknowledged the news but still refused to concede, saying the gsa was being allowed to preliminarily work with the dems but insisting his efforts to overturn the results will continue. president-elect joe biden today is expected to begin introducing key national security and foreign policy nominees for his cabinet, a list that includes a series of firsts. alejandro mayorkas would be the the first latino and immigrant to serve as homeland security secretary. avril haines the first woman to be director of national intelligence as well as a long-time advisor to biden, tony blinken, as secretary of state savannah. >> peter, thank you very much. china launched an unmanned mission monday night to bring moon rocks to earth for the first time since the '70s. the blastoff here was carried on state tv china has already landed spacecraft on the moon twice but the ambitious goal of this trip is to drill beneath the surface for rock and soil samples that will be sent back to earth for study

some experts believe china's future goals include a manned lunar landing or perhaps a journey to mars as well. pope francis hosted a delegation of nba players at the vatican on monday to discuss their work on social justice issues the pope invited five players for the unprecedented meeting. he wanted to learn more about their efforts to address inequalities in their communities. the group included houston rockets sterling brown and jonathan isaac from the orlando magic. the players presented the pope with gifts, including a commemorative gold basketball and an orlando magic jersey. >> a little presumptuous to assume that the pontiff is a magic fan. >> maybe now. >> exactly we've got the news covered. >> let's do a boost. author and health coach shelby says nothing puts her in a good mood faster than spending time with her 95-year-old grandmother. watch the two of them once that music starts ♪

♪ ♪ >> okay, i know where shelby got he >> okay, i know where shelby got her moves. by the way, they're having a ball shelby has written a book called "grandma's on the phone" to encourage young people to stay connected with their grandparents especially a lot of people can't get together in person, clearly in the same pod, but there are other ways to party with grandma. >> i love that. coming up next, the legacy of john f. kennedy jr. through the eyes of his friends. >> and now you look back and you think of what might have been. >> what they are sharing with us ahead of what would have been john's 60th birthday about his hopes, dreams and political ambitions, right after this >>

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we are back, 8:09 now. we are two days away from thanksgiving, which means two days away from the big parade. and chks we are just two days away from thanksgiving, which means we are two days away from the big parade mr. roker, how's it looking? >> a little on the damp side but i don't think it's going to be a washout. it's going to be wet, maybe ending toward the time santa comes into harold square by noon 58 degrees so that's pretty mild. now let's take a look at your thanksgiving day forecast. we'll be giving thanks or no thanks well, if you're out west and into the central part of the country, you're giving thanks. chicago, sun and clouds, 50, wichita 57 phoenix looking good, clear skies, 72. san francisco, mostly sunny and dry. where there are no thanks as far as the weather is concerned? well, let's head -- denver, you'll have light snow, chill in the air. a little frost on your turkey. new orleans, some morning showers, afternoon clouds, 76. atlanta, rain, chance of thunderstorms. new york, periods of rain and mild with a high of about 60

up in caribou, maine, a mix of rain and snow. but as long as you're here, we all have something to give thanks for >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. let's take a live look outside in san jose. and it's a nice start to our tuesday morning. pretty chilly, though, and we're going to see a lot of sunshine today as well as the next several days. but it will be slightly cooler tomorrow. we'll really feel that during those early hours. through the end of the week, our morning temperatures may dip near freezing for some of our inland valleys. highs reach into the low 60s for thanksgiving. and leading into the weekend, still more dry weather. >> don't forget, if you're heading out, check us out on sirius xm channel 108 at 1:00 today live. off the rails with dylan >> america wants to know is that corduroy >> it is a corduroy. >> that's a corduroy suit. >> it is. >> beautiful. >> looking good. it is that time of the day, we go to a little popstart with

carson. >> first up, our buddy meghan trainor is expecting her first child early next year, but she's still hard at work on new music and of course her trademark music videos that includes her latest effort called holidays and we now have the music video for the festive song it features earth, wind and fire, that's awesome and no shock here, this song is catchy ♪ celebration ♪ celebration ♪ get ready for the holidays ♪ it is a celebration ♪ so baby don't be sad ♪ holiday, holiday, holiday, holiday ♪ >> oh! >> come on, move over, mariah. let's run some more. >> jam right there. >> you can hear earth, wind and fire. >> that is a classic earth, wind and fire. >> so good >> with meghan trainor, all poppy.

>> love it home run. >> who is going to jam to that >> everybody. >> everybody. >> now, this next story is really a lot of fun. i'm sure you're all watching the mandalorian. it's a popular "star wars" show. normally fans would be talking about the cliff-hanger ending, maybe something silly that the child did. but something else happened in an episode that's gone viral take a look at this scene. we circled it there by carl weathers an eagle-eyed fan noticed that there's a man standing back there in jeans and a t-shirt this is in the frame, in the shot not your normal "star wars" outfit obviously a crew member who didn't know that he was in the shot entertainment weekly pointing out that maybe the director isn't see him, which is interesting because the director of this episode is carl weathers, who is in the scene there acting >> that's why he couldn't see it people are comparing it to the

"game of thrones" coffee cup goof with the starbucks cup. >> or "the crown" they had a mouse run across the scene. >> which episode >> episode 3, i think. >> that was a picture people were saying maybe the jeans guy will become his own action figure next up, before baby shark made sharks fun and colorful, there was another shark in pop culture that had its own theme music, as you hear here. we're talking about "jaws" 1975 spielberg classic that terrified audiences. even if that mechanical shark doesn't look too convincing these days, and until today we thought this was the last we were going to see of the shark >> you son of a -- >> well, they never actually blew up the shark. instead this week it was actually installed at the academy museum of motion pictures the 25-foot shark is the only remaining model still intact from that movie. they nicknamed it bruce, the crew did i guess the shark would

sort of constantly break down. that's why spielberg had so many shots from the shark's point of view. >> and you didn't see the shark until midway into the movie. >> exactly right. >> which was great. >> so now you can see bruce when the museum opens up next year. finally, jennifer garner, a glamorous movie star with a team of hard working makeup people, but that wasn't always the case. garner posting this throwback photo, this week i'm grateful for hair by adir she added hashtags we just happen to have some other throwback photos of our own. here's one of you. >> i think i cut my own hair. >> that's cute. >> hoda, you're not getting out unscathed. >> who is he >> it's the glasses too. >> and here's our favorite. >> let's go!

>> violin guy. >> you look like bell andavo. a >> or steve >> or steve urkel. >> how did you have photos of yourself hours before the show >> we worked here a long time. we had to have a bad hair photo ready to go. >> you never had bad hair when you were a kid. >> oh, no, i did. we are going to switch gears now and we are going to turn to a milestone that could have been. >> yeah, a lot of us are reflecting on tomorrow, which would have been john f. kennedy jr.'s 60th birthday. nbc's anne thompson had the opportunity to speak to two of his closest confidants for some reflection about what might have been good morning >> good morning, savannah. for many years after john f. kennedy jr.'s death, his inner circle wouldn't talk to the media out of respect for his privacy. but now as his 60th birthday, what would have been his 60th birthday approaches, they are speaking out to remind the country not just of his legacy

but what might have been john f. kennedy jr., more than any other presidential child, was america's son. >> i think any time you go into politics, you have to make sure that the rest of your life will accommodate that decision. i have a few years to make that decision >> in 1960, his parents, john and jacqueline, were the torch bearers of a new generation of americans. >> so now my wife and i prepare for a new administration and for a new baby thank you. >> the baby was john, who along with his sister, caroline, would captivate the country. on his third birthday, he would salute his slain father. and like his father, john would die too soon. >> it has now been confirmed that all three bodies, john f. kennedy jr., his wife and her sister lauren have been found on the ocean floor off martha's vineyard. >> if john knew he would be gone at 38 years old, i don't think john would have wanted to be

forgotten. >> rose marie was kennedy's executive assistant at "george" the magazine he founded. brian steele was an assistant district attorney with kennedy in manhattan and a friend. >> if everyone forgot him on his 60th, i think that would perpety disappoint him for sure. >> their friend perpetually young would now be 60. >> senator kennedy said during his eulogy for john that he did not live to comb gray hair >> i think that was a line that took us all out. >> that was the crushing sort of gut punch line and now you look back and you think of what might have been. >> what were the opportunities that were lost >> there's no doubt he was thinking about running for governor we had that discussion a couple times in the months before he passed away. he had given sort of fleeting thought for running for that senate seat in 2000 when he said

he wasn't interested when i asked him why, he said no one in my family has been a governor i sort of like being a chief executive. >> he was being asked also to run for mayor at one point i remember saying to him why wouldn't you run for mayor you would certainly win it hands down and he said how many mayors do you know that become president >> a paparazzi favorite, the tabloids chronicled his love life and marriage to caroline. like his magazine, kennedy was at the intersection of politics and popular culture, bringing to "george" a certain new york real estate developer to speak. >> did john ever share with you what he thought about donald trump? >> i think john was amused by him and just sort of thought he's this flamboyant new york attention-seeking ego maniac kind of guy. >> i wouldn't say they were friends or friendly, but i don't think he would have predicted he'd be president today.

>> to someone who's 20 or 30 years old who didn't know of john f. kennedy jr., how would you explain to them why the country is still fascinated with this man >> i mean there was no one that compared in the world to john. >> everything he did with his power, his fame, it was all about some greater good. >> a good they want to keep alive. >> his legacy was really about who he would have become but i just think america and maybe the world would have been a better place >> the way that he gracefully took that mantle and lived in honor of a life full of integrity and because of what we all want, which is somebody or something to look up to and be proud of. >> a man with every gift but years. john f. kennedy jr.'s friends say that he would not want to be

memorialized in sadness, he would want people to smile when they think of him and hope that they think he used his short life well. hoda. >> wow, just so interesting. and especially about that potential run for president he was thinking about did he really -- was that something concrete did he have a plan for that? >> what they were looking at is he would have run for governor of new york in 2002 and then you assume he would have won re-election in 2006. perhaps he would have run for president in 2008. think of what that field could have been, hillary clinton, barack obama and john f. kennedy jr that would have been a primary. >> it sure would have. all right. >> it's just astonishing to think that he would have been 60 years old. >> isn't that incredible >> yes just the passage of time yeah, what might have been. >> and he was such a part of new york city. i still remember one day walking through central park and i saw

him playing frisbee. it just struck me, like he was such a part of the city. he went about his daily life here just like every other person. >> part of a plot of seinfeld without ever being seen. >> well, he managed fame since he was a little boy, just born into this, such fame and such tragedy, but managed it all so well anne, thank you. >> all right >> take care coming up, guys, the heartwarming story of a family who's helped lift up their community for decades. now they're stepping up even more during the pandemic but first, your local news

good morning. it's 8:26. i'm marcus washington. san jose authorities have not yet identified the two people who died in a church stabbing sunday night. three more people were injured. this happened at great baptist church which serves the homeless and can shelter up to 40 people. police officers quickly responded to that attack and arrested the suspect. the pastor says that attacker known in the community and one of the victims is a shelter worker who was trying to interven. the three injured victims are all expected to survive. let's get a look at the forecast. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking that. >> we're enjoying some sunshine. it is a chilly start but we will warm up nicely for today. here's a live look outside in

walnut creek. when we did start out with some fog and especially parts of the north bay, but we're starting to see things clearing out. as we go through the forecast, we will see a very weak but dry cold front moving through. and it's going to drop our temperatures a few more degrees and bring some breezy wind. by thanksgiving day we're starting out with 30s in the morning and seeing those highs reaching up to 60 degrees. and we're going to stay in this weather pattern with cool weather going into at least early next week and still not a drop of rain in sight. marcus? >> thanks, kari. we'll have another local news update coming up in 30 minutes. i'll see you back here then. give you my world. ♪

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tuesday morning, the 24th of november, 2020 look at that happy "today" plaza crowd. they're ready for thanksgiving we're going to spend some time chatting with one of those folks, a family, a special thanksgiving tradition that's actually tied to all of us here. >> i'm looking forward to our next guest, morning joe's joe scarborough will be with us in just a few he's going to talk about his new book hi, joe. it's full of important lessons from presidential history that could certainly be applied to today. we'll catch up with joe in just a moment.

plus on today's season of giving, we'll meet an inspiring family who helped bolster their community for more than 40 years. during the pandemic, they have had to do things a whole different way. they found a whole new gear for it so look forward to that. coming up, four-time grammy winner kelly roland joining us live she's got a lot of new news to share, a new holiday movie, music, and soon-to-be addition to her family. >> nice. >> looking forward to that if you need some help with your holiday meal, we've got you covered. tomorrow on "today," simply put, we're covering everything that you need to know for thanksgiving, whether you're doing a smaller turkey this year, need some tips for that, the sides, desserts, whatever you need, we've got you covered. >> all right, looking forward. now let's get a check of the weather. >> let's take a look at your thanksgiving week. we start with tomorrow, as we start heading out there. we are looking at that holiday weather for wednesday. it's going to be really messy from the ohio river valley down to the gulf.

bright sunshine from the plains down into texas. rain and snow in your mountain areas. we're looking on thursday gray and rainy along the eastern seaboard sunshine from the plains warming up down through texas. fairly nice out west and then on friday the sunshine continues out west with temperature staying cool, drying out into the northeast and mid-atlantic states but heavy rain developing down through the lower mississippi river valley into the gulf. that's what's >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we do have some nice weather in our forecast going into thanksgiving. it's going to be dry and cool. here's a look at our high for today as we reach into the low to mid-60s across the bay area. even though it would be really great to have some rain at this point, we are going to have some dry conditions and morning temperatures dropping down into the mid-30s over the next few days. >> and that's your latest

weather. >> thank you, al coming up next, we'll catch up with joe scarborough. he's got a new book out about harry truman's time in the white house. joe will tell us how that presidency could have some lessons for the incoming president.

welcome back. an american president inherits a an american president inherits a country in crisis on many fronts, including on the world stage and with a tough economy here at home sound familiar well, we're talking about the nation's 33rd president, harry truman, who took over the white house in the final stages of world war ii so are there lessons to be learned by president-elect biden? of course. "morning joe" host joe scarborough is the man to ask. he's out with a new book called "saving freedom, truman, the cold war and the fight for western civilization." hi, joe, good morning. it's good to see you. >> it's great to see you too. >> you know what, i'll get to the book but i've got to ask you about politics it's a big morning

you know, the president has authorized the gsa now to begin the transition are you surprised that more republicans didn't speak out sooner during this process >> i'm shocked, i really am. and that's the one thing that we're moving now obviously toward a biden administration. the gsa stepped in you've seen the president now is giving the go ahead for them to cooperate with the biden transition so i'm not going to say the next month and a half, two months are going to be a return to normalcy, but hopefully we'll see things calm down i still can't come to terms with a lot of my friends that i served in congress with for eight years. the fact that they remained silent through this entire process, they didn't recognize joe biden, who clearly won the election, and some have even suggested that there are elements of the republican party that are now post democratic, post democracy i don't know if i'll go quite

that far yet but it really is stunning, really is disappointing to see my former colleagues behave this way and keep -- having millions and millions of americans questioning the legitimacy of america's democratic elections it's really a sad time period for us >> well, you know, your book comes right on time because i think in difficult times the one thing we all could use is perspective, and history certainly provides that for us i loved reading about harry truman, who i had forgotten really worked with a divided congress he did not have control of congress and yet was able to accomplish a lot is there a lesson there for joe biden? >> oh, boy, there's a big lesson and there's a lesson for all of us too we have elected time and again politicians to washington, d.c., that are outsiders we think that's cool kind of that's almost as cool as deciding to get somebody to operate on you for brain surgery that's never really done brain

surgery. no, we need people who know what they're doing. harry truman had been in the united states senate for a decade he forged relationships just like joe biden has over the past 30, 40 years in washington, d.c. and so when truman went in and told republicans something that they didn't want to hear that two years after world war ii we were going to have to confront joseph stalin and begin a cold war, what jfk called a long twilight struggle, he had to go to republicans who were isolationists. republicans who after world war i pulled back into this fortress america mentality and explain to them why we had to move forward, we had to protect western europe from soviet communism, we had to push through the marshall plan that would feed the millions who were starving in europe because as truman said, a hungry european is a target for communism. and we had to form nato, a sort

of alliance that had never been formed before in american history. we had to become internationalists even in peace time harry truman did it, and he did it with the help of a lot of republicans because he had built those relationships, just like biden has built relationships with republicans. >> if you could slide this book under the door of joe biden and say take this lesson from harry truman, your predecessor, learn this lesson, what would it be? >> well, i think the two lessons he already knows i don't think he needs to be told to get the best and the brightest. harry truman did that. he had general george c. marshall as his secretary of state, a man who had organized the allies' victory in world war ii he had dean acheson who really was the architect of this revolutionary foreign policy he had averell harriman,

ambassador to the soviet union in 1947, who actually first visited russia in 1899 when nicholas ii was czar of russia he got the best and the brightest in his cabinet and we see joe biden is doing the same thing this is one of the most experienced cabinets that we've seen on the field of foreign policy, at least since bush 43 and then you also -- we've already talked about the bipartisanship it is so important, and joe biden knows this like harry truman knows it. you have to keep going after the other party, even when they're resistant. i always joked that bill clinton, you could impeach bill clinton on tuesday and he'd call you up on wednesday and go, hey, you want to go golfing that's because bill clinton always knew there was another vote, there was always another reason to work with the other party. there was a deal to be made, and that's why he was so successful. that's why lbj was successful and why truman was successful. >> like i said, joe, there's a lot of lessons here and also just learning about the history

of truman, coming from missouri, short in stature, bad eyes, who would have thought he would become such a figure in history. the book is called "saving freedom. you can find more information at today.com/shop. coming up sheinelle will bring us an inspiring story of a very special family devoted to

>> announcer: today's season of pair today's season of giving is created with our sponsor walmart, because family is universal. let's end the year with what matters. >> we're back with our special series for the holidays, today's season of giving. >> in the coming weeks we are going to be sharing stories of people who inspire us with generosity, kindness and their grit. >> and we are hoping that they will inspire you as well spread a little joy.

sheinelle jones is here. she always brings some joy >> good morning. we have a good one this morning. so the family is truly special what started as an unofficial way to help kids in their community has become a nonprofit organization that serves thousands every year in the memphis area this year as many families lost jobs or became ill, the effort to help has become more important than ever. helping others defines dr. joanne ballard. >> i grew up as a foster child myself my parents helped 48 children. i just grew up watching them feed people on weekends and help people on weekends it was just a part of my life. >> so she followed in their footsteps, fostering 75 children with her late husband, monroe, over 25 years in memphis, tennessee. some joined for sunday supper, some stayed for a few months, and others stayed for years. >> we painted houses in the summer, we worked in the

afternoon. we did get food stamps and we weren't on welfare so we worked for the money to take care of the kids. >> all the while, dr. ballard and her husband raised four children of their own. at any g the oldest, api johnson. >> growing up in our house, i thought it was normal to ride in a mobile home to church, with 12, 13 others at any given time. there was always at least 15 table settings for a meal after church. >> running out of space, they decided to make their mission official, starting a nonprofit community service organization in 1978 called the neighborhood christian centers. >> we were just feeding people, clothing people and doing the tutoring program that's what we started out doing. >> the organization quickly grew into a full service program with multiple branches helping thousands of people over the years.

now at the helm, after taking over for her mother who was now 76 when covid hit earlier this year the organization was profoundly affected. >> i was compelled to reach out to each staff member and ask were they all in and every staff person at that point responded and said i'm all in and i was like overwhelmed with joy. and then freaking out as well because now what do we do? >> they went into crisis mode packaging food baskets for pickup and offering contactless delivery for those unable to leave home >> a lot of them had never done this before, never reached out to an organization like us. >> people like danine wilson henderson, a working mom of two and a full-time student who lost her job in september >> i knew that eventually my savings would only last so long. >> help came from a familiar source, danine had volunteered with the organization in the '90s >> i never thought that i would

be on the receiving end. >> for her families, the center was a lifeline when utilities were turned off. she was forced to leave her home >> they helped with getting my utilities on was just an amazing blessing for myself as well as my children and for that i'm so grateful >> their work more important than ever is what motivates dr. ballard to work tirelessly from her car every day. >> i appreciate that >> taking calls and holding meetings wherever she can. >> i'm here with the people, and i'll be here with the people until i can't be here with the people >> so to thank them for years of service -- >> this is so exciting to talk to you guys. >> -- we got some help for the ballard family and their community. >> our sponsor, walmart, heard about the incredible work that you do for your community day in and day out. they wanted to show you thanks and help you continue your mission. there's some folks who are here to give you and your family a

full thanksgiving feast. >> what? >> every single family here today is getting a $100 gift card from walmart. >> our hope, to spread the cheer. so walmart is giving the organization 250 additional gift cards, $100 each, to share with more families this holiday season >> wonderful thanksgiving surprise, thank you. >> i was on the other side of the laptop and i kept hearing these yelps. behind a lot of those masks were a lot of smiles. it was hard to see but there was a great deal of gratitude from the folks there. i asked what are you going to do for thanksgiving they said, oh, we're going to cook and probably help out i said everybody is going to get a $100 gift card they're like it's definitely going in the freezer, we're going to get some more food! >> 76. >> and working from her car. because, you know, she can stay isolated but still work.

>> just the fact that her parents fostered all those children and she fostered all those children, that was an amazing story. if people want top help out, i know they need it -- >> if you go to today.com we'll have the story there and try to continue to do more of these stories. the reality is -- they're in memphis, but you know there are families like this who do these things in communities all around the country. if you know of one, let us know. if you go to today.com, we put up more information. >> if there's an organization that needs your help right now, how many times have we heard that story of people who said i never thought i'd be the one in line i never thought i'd be in this position this is a time for all of us to step up. >> beautiful, beautiful. >> season of giving. this season more than ever. >> we'll see you in about ten minutes for the third hour we are bacin a moment, butk

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from my today plaza. i am going to zoom in on wayzata, minnesota where are carolyn and dennis that's your son, shawn we're so touched because they have started a thanksgiving tradition based on something you all showed on the "today" show way back in the day. what was that tradition? i think they're going to come back i have a good feeling. all right. carolyn, i'm going to fill you in on a little bit of the tradition and then when they pop up so katie recommended getting a table cloth, a light-colored table cloth, and every year writing something that you're thankful for so 22 years later, they have be wrienng on the table cloth. it's 17 feet long. they filled it with 20 years practically of gratitude can we just show their frozen

picture, because they're gorgeous we want to show them one more time anyway, y'all of amazing and we'll treasure this moment >> ty'rehepeechless. >> one more thing to be thankful for. >> it may come back on. >> where's caden he's turning 7 in georgia. >> happy birthday, caden >> where are the randolphs we see you. >> see the swickle family in sunrise, florida jordan celebrating her 10th birthday. >> look at the tatums. that's a good-looking group. >> and a first anniversary congratulations! >> oh, congratulations, guys >> thanks for joining us. >> thanks for hanging. >> yeah, we're happy to have you with us. so much to celebrate let's keep the good vibes rolling on with al and some birthdays. >> bring on the smuckers jars. first up, we are so thrilled to

wish a happy 100th birthday to kathleen brosnan she is a bingo champ from valley cottage, new york. kathleen and her husband had their first date in central park and were married happily 55 years. kenneth nelson is from washington, a world traveler, celebrating 100 years, visiting over 40 countries. we salute you, admiral, very nice happy 100th birthday to roberta mcleish from wisconsin she says the secret to longevity, surrounding herself, even virtually, with everyone she loves. william wallace of north wildwood, new jersey, 100. served his country during world war ii and we salute you for your service sarah williams of jackson, mississippi, 100 one hard worker. didn't retire until she was 83 years old. and happy 100th birthday to mr. frank crusoe, a proud grandpa

from tuckahoe, new york. lived under 17 presidents, saw nine popes, even got to meet pope pius xii. that is pretty cool. if you've got a milestone birthday, let us know. >> it's my niece's 15th birthday, so maybe in 85 years young jaden will be on a smuckers jar happy birthday, jaden. coming up we'll keep it going. third hour of "today" in just a few minutes. if you're like all of us and don't need to cook the whole turkey this thanksgiving, dylan has a great alternative for us with docking with cal. >> and on hoda and jenna, we've got sunny anderson who's always a lot of fun have a great day "today

good morning. it's 8:56. i'm marcus washington. counties across california are focused on what will happen later today. this is when state health department updates its covid-19 restriction levels. in the bay area right now, san francisco, san mateo and marin all in the red tier. everyone else in most restrictive purple tier. all 41 purple tier counties are

following the statewide curfew that went into effect saturday night. they've each warned their counties may be on the verge of going into the purp slel. this as case counts climb across the bay area. happening now, kris sanchez is on the peninsula looking deeper into the impact rollbacks could have there. she's also going to have a live report during our midday newscast. head to our home page right now for more pandemic coverage. we'll have more on local weather in an hour. today's ways of working may work differently tomorrow.

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live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the third hour of "today." >> and a good tuesday morning. welcome to this third hour of "today," november 24th. craig melvin here. there's al roker, there's sheinelle jones, there's dylan dreyer with her new haircut thing. we were just talking -- >> every time i part it down the middle, you have this aha moment of -- >> it gives you a different look. >> that's kim who does my hair. she makes fun little hair styles. >> it's wavy and platinum. >> you're just