night ♪ >> look at you go. copy right that. >> we don't even back up sing on that. >> your part comes later. i haven't written that part yet. all right. final look out at san francisco. thanks for making us a part of your morning. have a good one. good morning. breaking overnight, grim good morning. breaking overnight, grim records. coronavirus cases, hospitalizations, and deaths in the u.s. the highest they have ever been, as the head of the cdc warns the worst is still to come. >> the reality is december and january and february are going to be rough times. i actually believe they're going to be the most difficult time in the public health history of this nation. >> but the promise of a vaccine soon in this country offering a glimmer of hope. >> this is a war. we're all in it together. >> just ahead, savannah's exclusive interview with bill gates, on the latest in the

vaccine race, the timeline for immunizing america, and skeptics of the shot. livid. president trump considering firing attorney general william barr for dismissing his unfounded claims of widespread fraud in the election. as the president doubles down once again. this morning, why even one of the president's staunchest allies saying, "enough talk. show us the proof." back in the air. the 737 max takes its first passenger test flight since the fleet was grounded nearly two years after a pair of overseas crashes. our tom costello was on board. >> redundancy is built in. control is never taken away from the pilots. >> first-hand look at the safety changes made to restore public confidence in the fleet. snow alert. millions digging out in parts of the midwest and the plains this morning, and al has his eye on the next potentially potent storm setting its sights on the eastern half of the country. his full forecast straight

ahead. those stories plus, let there be light! >> three, two, one, light it up. the world's most famous christmas tree set aglow and our plaza is shining bright. "today," december 3rd, 2020. ♪ what a beautiful sight >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey, guys. welcome to "today." it's a thursday morning. we're so happy you're joining us. we decided, savannah and i, were going to put our coats on and come outside, because we cannot get enough of that beautiful tree. >> isn't it nice to be out here on the plaza? if you were kind of thinking, i don't know if i'm going to be in the swing of things, am i in the holiday spirit, well, that view should certainly do the trick. as should that view over there. >> check out our view. >> watch this over here. we're on our plaza, which we miss so much.

look, hi, al. >> i was looking all over for you. i couldn't find ya. >> can we come in? >> come on in. >> okay, good. >> we'll come in in just a bit. a lot of things were different last night because of the coronavirus. it was impacted, the lighting was, of course. >> of course. that's the top story this morning. officials are warning the nation is now in, quote, a very dangerous place. >> it is indeed. we have two reports for you. we're going to start with nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer, who is in los angeles. miguel, good morning. >> reporter: hi, guys, good morning. simply put, wednesday was devastating. the most deaths, infections, and hospitalizations this country has seen in a single day. now, our nation has just surpassed 14 million confirmed covid cases overall. here in california, in two weeks' time, the governor thinks across this state, we could be completely out of icu beds, and the situation on track to go from bad to worse and with some parts of the country considering

going into a lockdown again. >> reporter: this morning the u.s. reaching several new, unwanted records. 2,777 covid deaths, the most in a single day since the pandemic began. more than 200,000 covid infections, also the most in one day. right now, 100,000 americans are hospitalized with the virus. the white house coronavirus task force says the nation is in a very dangerous place. with many hospitals, testing sites, and morgues near or reaching capacity, officials caution the covid risk to all americans is at a historic high. unveiling this new hot spot map, the task force is directing health officials to take matters into their own hands if local policies do not reflect the seriousness of the current situation, and this stark warning, if you are over 65, or have significant health conditions, you should not enter any indoor public spaces where anyone is unmasked. you should have groceries and

medications delivered. in california, 11 surge facilities have now been identified. >> we're bursting at the seams with too many icu patients, too many patients that need oxygen. the projections suggest we're just in the beginning of this surge. >> reporter: but with more than 100 covid infections every minute, there's growing concern hospitals are overwhelmed and understaffed. as a nurse, janet siden dedicated her life to saving others but lost her own battle with covid-19. after millions of americans traveled for thanksgiving, the cdc is shortening the recommended quarantine period for anyone exposed to the virus from 14 days to 10 days if they show no symptoms. seven days if followed by a negative test. but some experts worry it's too little, too late. >> the reality is, december and january and february are going to be rough times. i actually believe they're going to be the most difficult time in

the public health history of this nation. >> reporter: nine months into a pandemic, growing fears that our worst days are yet to come. despite the record number of deaths, hospitalizations, and new infections, many are protesting the new restrictions going into place across the country. take a look at this scene on new york's staten island overnight. a large crowd gathering outside a popular bar after the owner was arrested for keeping open indoor dining. many demanding they be able to eat inside during a pandemic. savannah? >> miguel, thank you. now to the latest on how and when a vaccine could be distributed here in the u.s. federal agencies, states, and health care facilities are now gearing up ahead of a possible approval as soon as next week. nbc's stephanie gosk has got more on that. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. the announcement from the british government that it had approved the pfizer vaccine probably came as a surprise to some people in this country.

the fda still considering its authorization. the agency says it is going line by line through the data, working day and night. they've scheduled public hearings on the vaccine for december 10th. the hope is that a transparent process will help bolster public confidence in the vaccine. pfizer's coronavirus vaccine now on the move in europe, with the uk set to receive the first doses next week. officials there urging patients amid an unprecedented public health mobilization effort. >> it will inevitably take some months before all the most vulnerable are protected. >> reporter: here in the u.s., all eyes are on the fda. the agency is still deciding whether to grant emergency use authorization to two vaccines. on december 10th, the public hearing will be held for pfizer's vaccine. moderna's is scheduled on the 17th. >> we want to make sure that there is a certain amount of

postmarked data, safety data, on people who have been vaccinated. that's why the fda process is moving a little more slowly than the other processes around the world. >> reporter: if and when the fda signs off, distribution could begin almost immediately. the defense department and hhs say the government is prepared to deliver several million doses to states within 24 hours. >> we are on track to be able to ship enough vaccine for 20 million americans before the end of the year. >> reporter: but many governors and state health officials warn that a lack of funding could slow the process down. new york's governor says vaccine distribution could cost his state nearly $1 billion. >> the federal government is not providing any funding to speak of for the states to do the vaccinations. who is supposed to pay for this? how am i supposed to do the distribution? >> reporter: in other places, there are concerns about storage, especially with pfizer's vaccine, which requires those sub arctic temperatures. >> there's only about ten different hospitals in the entire state that have that capability. >> reporter: tom willard's health care company in rural

kansas operates ten hospitals, seven clinics, and nursing homes. none of his facilities can store the vaccine. plus, he's worried about staffing during the vaccinations. >> i've only got a certain limited number of staff. i've got to make sure i have enough that can take care of all the patients we have. at the same time, i have to be sure they're getting the vaccine. >> reporter: with hospitalizations rapidly growing, it is a concern nationwide. >> so many questions about logistics, but also safety, right, steph? >> reporter: yeah. there are some outstanding questions, big ones, actually. one of them is if vaccinating people can transmit the disease. there's also question on whether or not the vaccine is safe for children or women who are pregnant or breastfeeding. all those answers are going to come with more trials and more time, savannah. >> yeah, stephanie, it is a race against time. thank you very much. craig joins us now. we have the latest from washington. craig, morning. >> hoda, good morning to you. on capitol hill, lawmakers are now working on the next coronavirus stimulus bill. while at the white house,

president trump used a lengthy video to repeat unfounded claims of widespread voter fraud in the election. a message that puts him at direct odds with a key member of his administration. nbc white house correspondent kristen welker has more on that. kristen, good morning. >> reporter: hi, craig. good morning to you. president trump spoke out wednesday in a 46-minute video. it was not about the covid pandemic but also the election. again trying to undermine the results without providing any hard evidence. also this morning, those tensions between the president and his attorney general over the election could be growing. as president trump forges ahead with his push to overturn the results of the election, multiple sources are telling nbc news he's not ruling out the possibility of firing his attorney general bill barr, although there's no final decision. the news first reported by the "washington post" comes just 48 hours after barr publicly contradicted his boss, telling the "associated press," he has not seen fraud on a scale that could have affected a different outcome in the election. the "post" reporting the

president's anger at barr also centers around a doj probe into the origins of the russia investigation and the lack of a public report about that probe before last month's election. before the news broke, white house press secretary kayleigh mcenany was noncommittal about t the response. >> do you have confidence in bill barr? >> the president, if he has any personnel announcements, you'll be the first to know it. >> reporter: the president, for his part, doubling down on his unsubstantiated claims of widespread election fraud. >> this may be the most important speech i've ever made. >> reporter: in a 46-minute video, recorded without press in the room, edited and released by the white house. >> ultimately, i am prepared to accept any accurate election result, and i hope that joe biden is, as well. >> reporter: but this morning, growing fractures within the republican party, even top trump ally senator lindsey graham says it's time to show proof. >> to the trump legal team, you're making all these claims. you've got to prove it.

doing a video is not proof. you need to take these claims into a court of law and get relief. >> reporter: all this as efforts to pass another covid relief bill are seeing new signs of life on capitol hill. democratic leaders nancy pelosi and chuck schumer signaling support for a new $900 billion bipartisan proposal. the bill would restore an additional $300 in weekly unemployment benefits, provide $160 billion for state and local funding, and $16 billion for vaccine distribution. now, back here at the white house, one more note about attorney general bill barr. sources familiar with the discussions tell us multiple aides are trying to urge the president not to fire barr, and they do not believe a decision is imminent. craig? >> i'll take it, kristen. and a question for you, we're hearing some former presidents may be helping with the education effort, trying to persuade people to get vaccinated when the time comes? >> reporter: savannah, that's right. former presidents barack obama,

george w. bush, and bill clinton are all signaling they are open to publicly taking the forthcoming covid vaccine, in an effort to promote its use and instill confidence. this is what former president barack obama had to say on wednesday to sirius xm radio. take a listen. >> i promise you that when it is then made for pe then made for people who are less at risk, i will be taking it i may end up taking it on tv or having it filmed, just so that people know that, you know, i trust this science >> okay. >> and what i don't trust is getting covid. >> reporter: so there you go spokespeople for former presidents bush and clinton have also echoed that, saying they will get their vaccines on camera a recent poll found 42% of americans would not agree to get a vaccine, even if it were approved by the fda and top medical experts who have been trying to allay any fears,

stressing science has guided this process. >> we talked to bill gates next hour on this very issue, kristen. thank you very much. meantime, if you're thinking about booking travel in the new year, you could find yourself on board a 737 max after the faa lifted the grounding order following those two fatal crashes overseas well, now american airlines is trying to show confidence in the plane with a demonstration flight for members of the media. nbc's tom costello, who covers aviation for us, was on that short hop from dallas to tulsa and back tom, how'd it go >> reporter: smooth flight as you'd expect, american had updated their max to the faa required fixes now, every airline in the world is rushing to get those fixes on their planes, as well. they have another challenge, every airline has got to convince the passengers that this plane, the max, is as safe or safer than any other 737. no plane has ever been grounded for so long.

for 20 months, the 737 max has sat on airfields around the world. but on wednesday, this max took to the skies american airlines demonstration flight from dallas to tulsa. the airline eager to reassure passengers the plane is safe, after the faa approved major upgrades and lifted the grounding last month american's top max pilots say it's not to same plane involved in two overseas crashes killing 436 people. >> the main focus is that it does not happen again. redundancy is built in control is never taken away from the pilots. >> you control this side i control this side. >> reporter: technicians must upload a six-hour software fix to the mcas system, blamed for contributing to both crashes the faa also requiring wiring changes and new requirements for pilots who fly the max by the end of march, all 2,700 american airlines 737 pilots will be cross-trained on the max

and need to go through simulator training >> it is a really safe environment for pilots to get to practice and be trained on those events if they do occur in the real world, they know how to react to it. >> reporter: getting the plane updated is only part of the challenge. every airline must convince the flying public the max is safe. american will start with a single max passenger flight in late december and early january. miami to new york, round trip. passengers will be told in advance they're booked on a max, with the option to rebook. >> our promise to any customer that flies with us is if you get on the 737 max and you don't want to fly, we're going to allow you to change. >> reporter: but the families of the ethiopian crash victims called american's demonstration flight a media stunt writing, passengers should avoid this aircraft because others are safer, but still for boeing and the airlines, getting the max back in the air is critical to their financial recovery. it's a more fuel efficient

plane, and that's why the airlines want to fly it. plus, it's a lot of money sitting on tarmacs all over the world. to reiterate the point they were making, if you find out you're on the max, and it'll be on the boarding ticket, your email, you can rebook without a penalty. >> tom, you did mention that every single max pilot around the world will have to undergo simulator training before they can fly the plane again. i'd imagine that would take some time how long will that take? >> reporter: yeah, it's about a four-hour process. when you've got thousands of pilots, you know, 2,700 with american airlines alone, when you have thousands of pilots you have to cycle through the simulator, it is going to take some time. it'll take until the end of march for american other airlines have their own timelines. that'll slow down the process of getting the plane back in the air. >> all right necessary training though. all right, tom, thank you. let's get our first check of the weather. we switched positions. now, we're inside, and al is outside with our girlfriend, the rockefeller center christmas tree, who is looking fab. >> she looks spectacular, and

she is real. all right. let's show you though, how we are talking about the real possibility of a snowstorm in oklahoma and they had up to a foot of snow in parts of northwestern oklahoma, causing big, big problems and then going into parts of southern kansas and we are talking about blizzard-like conditions and a lot of accidents and up to a foot of snow there. this system is making its way to the east. the snow is ending in oklahoma but going on in kansas and a line of heavy storms and thunderstorms to the south of that through the mississippi river valley today. as the system is moving to the east, we are going to be looking at the severe storms in the florida panhandle tomorrow, and through the appalachians. this is interesting. the european model makes for a much stronger storm with power outages possible and faster moving and heavy rain from richmond to coastal new england, but then widespread heavy snow for the interior and the

american model is going to keep it weaker further to the south and less rain and snow and so we will have to wait and see what we are looking at and either way, we have something going on, and right now, we are going to be leaning more toward the european model and we will see as we get closer to tomorrow. we will get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. ♪ good morning i'm meteorologist kari hall. live look outside with our beautiful sunrise that we have over the south bay. we're going to have a lot of

sunshine today after this cold start. warming up by this afternoon. as we reach into the mid 60s, we're going to see a high of about 65 greede as we head over towards part of the east bay and for the north bay, we're going to see temperatures in the upper 60s. as we go through the forecast, we're looking at more of the same with highs in the upper 60s and warning temperatures in the upper 30s. >> and >> and that's your latest weather. i have to tell you, the last time i was on this plaza was march 13th >> oh, my gosh. >> it feels so good! >> incredible. al, just do a my people, even though there aren't any people. >> my people you get the idea >> you still got it. >> we're your people we love you, al. >> you are my people. >> oh, al, you make us happy every day. coming up, we've got this exclusive conversation with bill gates, offering his unique perspective on the race for a vaccine, the skepticism some feel about getting the shot, and what it'll take to immunize all

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40 states led by new york to file an tri-trust lawsuits against facebook. this is according to reuters. not clear if the state of california is involved. the suit would allege that violating anti-trust laws when it bought smaller rivals in order to competition and facebook has denied these allegations and points out it doesn't have a mu naup lael ono media market. the sun's up over the bay area. let's see if things will warm up with meteorologist kari hall. >> yeah, we are starting out cold this morning. here is a live look outside at the golden gate bridge as we're starting out this morning. we are going to see our temperatures reaching into the mid 60s for today. for a lot of our inland areas. as we reach up to 63 in palo alto. as we go through the forecast, we're looking at more of the

same. very cold morning but very mild afternoon and we have to watch out for high winds early next week. laura. >> all right, thanks for letting us know. back with another local news update in half an hour. see you then. it's down to the wire,

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>> let's get to it six people are unaccounted for this morning after a huge mud slide in southeast alaska. 9 feet of mud and trees covered parts of haines, alaska. dozens of people have been evacuated. the coast guard and mountain rescue personnel are involved ie the search effort. that mudslide was triggered by two days of rain there. two are facing reckless endangerment charges of boarding a flight for hawaii after testing positive for covid-19. when the couple arrived at san francisco international airport, they were instructed to isolate and not to travel. the couple and their 4-year-old child hopped on a flight to hawaii anyway, where they were met by police. if convicted, they could face up to a year in jail and $2,000 fine. a new warning for holiday shoppers get your online shopping done early. due to the pandemic and a record number of online sales, some delivery companies are being stretched to capacity. in fact, ups has imposed shipping limits on some of the

nation's largest retailers, including gap and nike that's according to the "wall street journal." the company told drivers not to pick up some packages on cyber monday ups says it will pick up the packages as more space becomes available. turning now to our series across the platforms of nbc news, focused on a race for a vaccine. from the very start, bill gates has devoted not only his time but also his money to finding a solution. >> that's right. as someone who has been involved in health initiatives around the world for years now, gates' foundation has contributed $450 million to the global covid-19 response. >> he famously warned about a global pandemic back in 2015 in a ted talk we first sat down back in april when we were just weeks into the pandemic and still figuring it out. now, with at least one vaccine approved in the uk already, and hopefully several green lights to come here in the u.s., we spoke again about where things stand and where they're going. it feels like we're in that

dreaded second wave, we're in that dark winter how are you looking at how we're handling there >> well, it's a paradoxical situation because things are getting worse right now. so the next four, five months actually look pretty grim unless we can really double down on our behavior but the tools, both treatment tools like antibodies and some of these amazing vaccines, will start to roll out. by the spring, those numbers will be big enough that, certainly in the united states, it'll start to change the numbers dramatically and, you know, we'll be headed back to normal. >> it's the classic, it's always darkest before the dawn, but we have it in our power to make it less dark. what would be your message to people >> well, the most impactful thing is associating with people less, wearing a mask wherever you might be exposed to someone outside your household, you

know, the projections show we could save, of the several hundred thousand lives projected to be lost in these months ahead, 50,000 of those would be saved if we had high mask compliance. >> the obvious bright spot here is the race for the vaccine. obviously, pfizer just had approval in the uk it's seeming to be on the verge of approval here in the u.s. moderna, another vaccine, hot on its heels. if someone had told you in a year, we would have a vaccine for a virus we didn't even know existed a year ago, what would you have thought >> it's unheard of even when we saw the antibody results to these vaccines, we didn't know how effective they would be it looks like almost all the vaccines are going to succeed. it is great science, great industrial manufacturing, great cooperation, even across

countries. so, you know, this is a war where we're all in it together. >> when you saw that 90% plus effective rate, did your jaw drop >> that was phenomenal that was absolutely at the high end of expectations. this is a great vaccine, so it's great for covid and it's great for other vaccines, as well. >> as exciting and promising as it is, do you have any hesitance or reservations about the way some of this information is rolling out? >> well, we are moving quickly, but the fda has a very clear review process i would say they've avoided being pressured to cut corners on that. some of the earlier things, you know, where they approved hydroxychloroquine, or the way the plasma stuff went wasn't them at their best with the vaccine here, they've been super strong.

>> do you have faith in our government's ability to immunize americans on this scale? >> well, it's going to be tricky, and it's kind of weird that the cdc, throughout this epidemic, hasn't had the visible role that you would have expected a lot of these things delegated to the states, it will not be what it should be, but, overall, i do think we'll get it out. it's just the federal government has abdicated on many things during this pandemic. >> you're not one for politics, but that's a pretty serious indictment the federal government has abdicated on some of its fundamental responsibilities in a public health crisis. >> yeah, the federal government has way more resources than the states punting it to the states means it won't be perfect, but it'll get done. >> would you have expected the u.s. to have done better in a pandemic >> dramatically. >> do you blame the president

for that >> i think the administration as we do the postmortem, that there is going to be a lot of things like confused messaging, lack of leadership that will fall on the executive branch, and that the next time we will do a lot better. >> lieutenant general who is in charge of some of the distribution said that by the end of june, 100% of americans who want a covid vaccine will have it. does that timeline seem doable or overly optimistic >> no, i'd say that things -- if we handle the logistics and messaging well, that should be achievable >> are you worried about widespread skepticism or reluctance to get the vaccine? >> well, if this was like measles and we had to get up to, like, 95%, i'd be very worried as it is, we only have to get up to probably 70%. >> of people inoculated? >> yeah, people with the vaccine to drop the numbers down dramatically

so i'm hopeful that even if people are initially reluctant, we'll get to 70% as people see, you know, more data that says, "hey, look, people are having a good experience, and it is helping them not die." >> will you personally get the first vaccine that's offered to you, as soon as you can get it >> yeah. whatever my place in line rightly is, i will immediately step up and take the vaccine >> do you have a preference, not that you'll get a choice, but do you have a preference about which vaccine? >> i won't be picky. they're all good vaccines. >> do you feel hopeful that there is a new administration? do you feel like you'll have a better partner there to work with, in terms of the immunization and the efforts that are needed going forward? >> yeah, i think there will be less denial. i think we'll have a more consistent message that, hey, we're here to -- even if the news is bad, we're going to be frank with you about what's

going on >> this fall, you lost your father, who was very, very special to you to lose him at this time, when the country is feeling such loss, how are you reflecting on that and how have you been dealing with that? >> yeah, my dad was very special, a role model that i'll never match. he got the foundation started when i was still full time at microsoft. so when i moved over in 2008, it's already going very well, based on his work. his approach of jumping in, thinking broadly, you know, it inspired us and i'm sure he would have loved to see this ability of that team to pitch in and help with this pandemic. >> his father was very instrumental in the gates foundation, which has been working on infectious disease all this time. now, we've all had an education in it, but they've been doing the work a long time

on masks, he said something interesting. he said, if we thought of them as the -- masks are the miracle intervention in terms of effectiveness, bringing down the numbers, the miracle is here, it's a mask it is an interesting way to think about it >> to hear him say that 50,000 lives could be saved by just that, just doing that. >> yeah. a lot of researchers say that, at least 50,000 lives. he also said that this work that's been done on the vaccine, which is incredible by all accounts we've never had a vaccine come anywhere close to this fast. it has relevant to other vaccines and other treatments. so what we're learning now, this is the silver lining the silver lining is what we're learning now has great relevant and impact in the future for other public health crises. >> i like how he thought by june, everyone who wants a vaccine could have a vaccine. >> if we do it right. >> if we do it right. >> fascinating conversation. >> yeah. >> we should also mention, by the way, there's more of our network wide series "on the race

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a very good morning to you. 7:56. i'm laura garcia. here's a look at what's happening now. >> good morning, everyone. i'm scott mcgrew. looks like a coronavirus relief bill is more likely now that democrats are backing down. they wanted a multi-trillion dollar relief bill. the republicans wouldn't give it to them. they are meeting somewhere in the middle. we'll continue to watch the progress. i'm cierra johnson in san francisco. both local and state leaders say something needs to be done about the rising cases of covid in various cities throughout the state. governor gavin newsom held a conference call yesterday to speak to various cabinet members to get the ball rolling and ideas flowing about possible restrictions. an individual on that conference call said he's expecting to hear those restrictions laid out in the next couple of days.

well, we'll be keeping track of that. in the meantime, meteorologist kari hall keeps track of the forecast for us today. how are we looking today? >> another beautiful day. let's get you out the door with another look at what to expect as we start out with sunshine this morning and mostly clear sky around the bay area. we'll see more of that sunshine in the forecast, but these cold mornings will continue with upper 30s in the inland valleys and high temperatures headed towards the mid 60s and expect as we go into the weekend, as well, slightly cooler for sunday. laura? >> all right, thank you very much. another local news update is coming up in about half an hour. in the meantime, have a great morning. today's ways of working may work differently tomorrow.

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welcome back. it's a thursday morning. so happy you're enjoying your cup of coffee with us this morning. >> you say thursday. i say friday eve. if you're just getting up, by the way, obviously happy to have you any time, but as savannah and hoda like to point out, we start at 7:00 here. you've missed a bunch. set the dvr next time. you can catch all you've missed. >> we hope you do. it's a busy morning. let's get to the news at 8:00. we'll start with the latest on the coronavirus crisis and those soaring numbers across the country, a situation that, unfortunately, is expected to get worse. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer is in hard-hit los angeles with more. miguel, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. wednesday was just devastating. the single highest day for new infections, hospitalizations, and fatalities. overnight, we learned 2,777 americans lost their battle to the coronavirus. there was also 200,000 single day infections, as 100,000 people in this nation are

hospitalized. the numbers are difficult to grasp but have never been this high. it comes as the cdc shortens the recommended quarantine time for anyone exposed to the virus from 14 days to 10 days if they show no symptoms. it can be further reduced to seven days if that's followed by a negative test. still, experts say the overall outlook, especially on the heels of these numbers, is grim. >> the reality is december, january, and february are going to be rough times. i actually believe they're going to be the most difficult time in the public health history of this nation. >> reporter: meantime, while pfizer's vaccine is set to roll out in europe next week, officials here in the u.s. are urging patience, as fda reviews emergency authorization. authorities say they are working seven days a week to analyze data. another vaccine made by moderna could soon also follow. savannah, back to you. >> miguel, thank you. the covid crisis has had a

dramatic impact on the nfl, sidelining players, clearing stands, and disrupting schedules. but commissioner roger goodell says he does not expect the league to move games into a quarantine bubble. nbc's sam brock joins us now from miami with more. hey, sam, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning to you. you know, we have seen this bubble format work for other professional sports. it is not what commissioner roger goodell envisions for the nfl. the nfl, so far, has made it through the first 12 weeks of the regular season, but this last week has easily been the most trying. the baltimore ravens, pittsburgh steelers game was postponed three times, hoda, because of positive tests for ten consecutive days for at least one ravens player. on top of that, the denver broncos couldn't field a quarterback because players

weren't following safety protocols. commissioner goodell believes it could be safe to finish the season, and it will be, and he doesn't envision a traditional bubble, but he told nbc's mike tirico he is open to new ideas >> not something we would do because we believe that our protocols are working. we would consider further isolations to reduce the risks for all of our personnel, so that they're not exposed to the virus and bring it into the facilities or to the club. >> reporter: now, in a conference call with reporters, commissioner goodell and the chief medical officer for the nfl, allen sills, both said they believe there could be local bubbles, which would basically be players and coaches staying in hotels overnight, and teams remaining in their home cities throughout the course of the week they also said, hoda, everything at this point is on the table. back to you. >> all right sam brock for us sam, thank you. this morning, there's news that may affect your air travel after the holidays the department of transportation has come out with new rules about what kinds of service animals will be allowed to fly on planes. nbc's kerry sanders is at tampa international airport with this story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. emotional support animals have been defined by passengers in

many ways, including kangaroos and, yeah, even peacocks now, the federal government says there is only one acceptable emotional support animal, and it's man's best friend they say pigs can't fly, but those porkers and other animals have been flying under the guise of emotional support animals now, the department of transportation grounded what has fast become an out of control, airborne zoo the d.o.t. announcing a service animal is defined simply as a dog that is individually trained to do work or to perform tasks for the benefit of a person with a disability airline employees on the front lines welcoming the decision >> flight attendants were hurt other passengers were hurt bit by animals or created chaos in the cabin we had animals urinating or defecating in the cabin, and it was just a real safety and

service concern. >> reporter: unregulated, airlines say the planes were burning into barnyards now, under the new rules, goats, ducks, pigs, even miniature horses, which all may be pets and provide some emotional support, but under the new rules, no longer qualify as service animals. are you okay with that, apple? irene ravera owns this farm in tampa. >> if i was a passenger, i wouldn't want to be sitting by a peacock. >> reporter: a lot of travelers also on board with the change. >> people are taking advantage of it, just because they want their animals to be able to fly with them and travel. >> reporter: the department of transportation taking thousands of comments from the public

before announcing the rule change including advocates for those with disabilities. >> everybody who really has any kind of health care background is allowed to write these types of letters people were just selling it online $250, and you get your letter. the airlines have to accept it, and there you go >> reporter: airlines can now require that passengers that are traveling with their emotional support dogs to fill out paperwork 48 hours before they fly, and that dog must fit in the space around your feet these new rules go into effect in 30 days, guys. >> kerry sanders. >> thank you. >> you can't fly with peacocks, horses. >> dingos. >> no. >> that's why we can't have nice things. >> what are dingos >> nobody knows, but they can't be on planes. do you have a boost? >> i do. courtesy, by the way, of you. >> oh. >> damien has been posting a song a day, to keep everybody's spirits up during the pandemic no matter how complicated the song is, he makes a pact he is going to do it all by himself. take a look.

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we are we are back. 8:14 now a true medical breakthrough decades in the making. a baby born from a 27-year-old donated embryo. >> wow. >> incredible story. sheinelle is here with the latest on an amazing birth being hailed as a miracle of modern medicine hey, sheinelle. >> good morning to you this is a big story today. it may be modern medicine, but this story has its beginnings back in the early '90s we are going to introduce you to the gibsons, a family who was counting their blessings this morning, all because of a month-old girl, already making history. >> reporter: molly gibson is a miracle. 27 years in the making >> this is such a miracle. we're thankful. >> reporter: born to tina and ben gibson in october, she is a record-setting baby, believed to be the longest frozen embryo to

come to birth. 27 years >> i guess if you'd asked me five years ago if i would have two beautiful girls that i actually gave birth to, i would have told you you were crazy. >> reporter: even more amazing, the previous record was set three years ago by her big sister, emma, born from a 24-year-old embryo from the same donor. here's tina back in 2017 >> just so you know, this is going to be a world record, and i was like, what they were like, yeah, it's been frozen for 24 1/2 years. i just stared at them, like, what i was like, are you kidding? >> reporter: after fertility struggles, the gibsons sought help from the national embryo donation center, a knoxville, faith-based clinic that stores frozen embryos in vitro parents opted not to use families can adopt the unused embryos, which are transferred to an adoptive parent's uterus, even if the embryo is from the

early '90s. >> another sign to couples with frozen embryos using these techniques, that these embryos are not too old to use for any purpose or to donate to another couple >> reporter: as 1 in 8 couples struggle to get pregnant, doctors say births like this will be routine. it is a matter of time. >> we expect this will be a relatively common story 27 years from now >> reporter: for struggling parents, the gibsons have a message. it's worth the wait. >> trust that you know that there's options out there, and that, too, shall pass. >> amazing when big sister emma was born three years ago, doctors at the national embryo donation center said about 75% of all donated embryos survive the thawing process, and 25% to 30% of all implants are successful. for the gibsons, they say while the process was a leap of faith and not the path they expected to take, the experience made them even more grateful for the two children they have right now.

>> isn't that incredible >> amazing we have so many questions, trust me >> yes. >> more to come because we all are interested in this and the implications for this. >> happy news is they have their family. >> great news. >> thank you, sheinelle. let's go to al for a check of the weather. >> okay, here's the deal again, we're talking climate change we have a fire danger right now. west coast should be coming out of their fire season, but this is unusual for this time in december fire danger with winds gusting anywhere from 30 to 50 miles per hour through southern california so we have red flag warnings for 18 million people, northeasterly winds gusting up to 80 miles per hour this is a dangerous situation through saturday, and the fire weather outlook from just east of santa barbara all the way down to pine valley, talking strong wind gusts, low humidity. this is a recipe for disastrous fire conditions. we'll be watching that all weekend long a chill in the air for texas milder conditions through the plains

this storm system gets itself together down through the gulf, pushing east and bringing rain with it. for the meantime, sunshine from florida all the way up into new england. that's what's going on around >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall as we take a live look outside in san francisco. we're waking up to beautiful sunshine but also feels quite chilly out there. it's going to warm up today for our inland valleys, expect temperatures reaching into the mid-60s. and a light wind with sunshine. going into tonight, we're dropping back into the upper 30s. we'll do it all over again tomorrow. but by the weekend, we're watching out for the potential of a cold front moving in that could bring in gusty winds by monday. more of us on sirius xm channel 108. >> al, thank you. guess what it's time for. >> what? >> a little "pop start." guess who is resuming his duties carson back from the "voice," working from home. hey, hun. >> hey now. >> hey, guys

good morning graphics department is in full effect today, so we are ready to go on "pop start." we're going to start with ryan reynolds that's a good cue there. he's not just an actor he also runs a production company. yesterday, ryan tweeted out an ad that his company made for the dating service match he wrote, a match made in hell is still a match the ad is funny and has gone viral. features the devil himself using the match app to meet somebody new. that somebody new happens to be the year 2020. >> hey, 2020 >> please call me 2020 so where are you from? >> hell. >> me too. ♪ romeo save me >> set to taylor swift's re-released version of "love story. satan going on to enjoy the pandemic because, of course, they do. all the empty football stadiums, empty movie theaters

they steal all the toilet paper. ♪ it's a love story baby just say yes ♪ >> this morning, ryan reynolds giving us the exclusive on part two of satan and 2020's love story. here's a clip of that. >> i've dated much worse guys than him, much worse i mean, at least he's famous ♪ >> i started by using the match custom search filter i filtered out joy, happiness, toilet paper, and reason >> boom. >> you guys, there is truly someone for everyone >> that's right. >> wow >> it is an effective ad. >> yup >> i feel the love. >> could be a sitcom on nbc, by the way. next up, we have george clooney. he stopped by "jimmy kimmel live" and opened up about spending a lot of time with his family during the pandemic he revealed that he and his wife, amal, are at a disadvantage with their 3-year-old twins, who are

bilingual. >> they speak fluent italian >> wow. >> i mean, fluent italian at 3 i don't speak italian. my wife doesn't speak italian. we really -- this is a terrible -- we've armed them with a language. >> a secret language. >> i'll say, you know, go back in and clean up your room before you get in they're like -- papa -- and i'm like what? >> that's good >> that's great. >> really, really funny. the whole interview was really great. next up on "pop start," britney spears celebrated her 39th birthday. to mark the occasion, she gave a gift to her fans, debuting a previously unreleased track called "swimming in the stars. here's a little bit of that. the world is ♪ head first all the way down until i could drown and the world is ours ♪

♪ when we're swimming in the stars ♪ ♪ when we're swimming with the stars ♪ >> there you go. classic sounding britney from her 2016 album "glory. proving she's still got it, the song hit the top ten on the itunes music charts. good for my old friend, britney spears cool. next up, miley cyrus getting into the holiday spirit with a new cover of a christmas classic. some would argue wham's version of "last christmas" is a song that you couldn't improve if you tried. the music video featuring all of the amazing '80s clothes and hair. but miley last night put a spin on the song, channeling her inner rocker for the newest version. take a look at this. ♪ last christmas i gave you my heart ♪ ♪ but the very next day you gav it away ♪ ♪ this year to save me from tears ♪ ♪ i'll give it to someone special ♪

>> i mean, i've said it a million times the past couple months, miley is on to something. she's channelling her inner '70s rock chick she covered blondie, "heart of glass. her single sounds like a fleetwood mac song. >> i love the black santa hat, the black fur thing. >> totally. >> i feel it >> she's totally very vampy christmas, and it's working. i agree, savannah. next up, time of the year where the elf on the shelf magically appears in homes all over the world some celebs have already found their elves throughout their homes. we have two here at the daly household. ciara and russell wilson spotted theirs around in some decorations there. and victoria beckham discovered their elf returned with the appropriate attire on for 2020 with the mask on. and savannah, yours was in a

surprising location. >> is that on the goose? >> that's on a big bottle of vodka. i was like, get off my vodka, okay go somewhere else. our elf is named finn fairy cakes. had to high-tail it elsewhere. >> finn fairy cakes. >> you can name your elf arthur, also al will get this joke. >> what? >> right, the movie "arthur," the classic? dudley moore. >> yes, yes. >> he's a drunk. >> got it. >> oh, nevermind. >> i got it. >> took us a second. it was the delay. >> we were up late last night lighting the tree. >> go with that. the jokes from long island is never as good as when i'm in 1a. coming up, dylan going to speak with the family who inspired the elf on the shelf. and this is coming up in hour three. finally, ms. guthrie, you're not getting off that easily. "people" magazine released its -- you can't drop savannah where is savannah. >> what? >> "people" of the year issue, look who is inside they had a big year. >> what? >> whoa. >> congratulations, babe i didn't know that.

>> i didn't know it either what's it say? >> you didn't? >> no! >> the issue of "people" magazine can be picked up on friday >> look at you. >> it talks about you, how amazing you are. >> that's nice. >> our boss, noah, has a nice quote. he bas good morning to you. it's 8:26. i'm kris sanchez. it's a big day for the san francisco fire department. they are holding a grand opening for a new floating fire station. it was getting set up in the bay. it is a completely floating vessel located along pier 22 just north of the bay bridge. the new station replaces the century old fire station along the embarcadero and will support three fire boats and a rescue watercraft in case the kids need to be more obsessed with firefighters. let's check in with kari hall. i think your son would like that

one. >> absolutely. and that's not too far from this shot that we have here. looking live right now at the golden gate bridge as we're starting out this morning. it's a cold one, especially in parts of the north bay where we're still below freezing. it's going to warm up gradually and we're headed for the upper 60s. expect more sunshine in the forecast. as we're going to go into the weekend with more dry weather, would be nice to get some rain but we're not seeing a lot of it here. we may have to watch out for some high winds by early next week. as we are going to see our temperatures continuing well above normal. kris? >> thank you, kari. we have more local news coming up in just about a half hour. we'll see you then. today's ways of working may work differently tomorrow.

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of this thing. so excited there's carrie live, all cozied up in her house. she's got some extra festive stuff to talk to us about. she's got special guests that are going to join her, including john legend. anyway, we're excited. we'll talk to carrie in a bit. >> her christmas album is fire >> it is. also, we are nearing the end of this week's steals and deals ultimate holiday gift guide. there she is, jill martin standing by for day four this morning, she's tackling gifts for kids she's done women, men. this morning, the little ones. speaking of shopping, on the third hour, we have an interesting consumer confidential if paying for shipping is a deal breaker for ya. >> all right before we get to that, let's get our forecast. >> let us see what we have going on shaping up to have the storm making its way up the eastern seaboard on friday. fire danger, unfortunately, in the southwest. saturday, we have rain, wind,

and snow in the mid-atlantic all the way to the northeast still mild in the plains finally, the winds weaken a bit into saturday. sunday, sunday, strong winds and a little snow left over. northern new england mostly sunny from the gulf coast to the plains, where it'll be mild sunshine out west. th >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. as we look at our seven-day forecast, we're going to see our high temperatures reaching into the mid-60s and still a lot of sunshine. and no rain as we go into the next several days except for slight chance in the north bay between late saturday night and early sunday morning. as we get a look at our morning temperatures, we'll still see some upper 30s for san francisco. expect highs in the mid-60s and more of the dry weather continuing through the middle of next week. guys >> al, thank you coming up next, just call her santa's little helper. jill is here with the ultimate holiday steals and deals for kids on the list first, this is "toy" on nbc.da

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welcome back day four of our steals and deals ultimate holiday gift guide. >> yeah, and today, it's all about the kids and toys. jill joins us now with big savings on the gifts for our little ones. >> don't forget, by the way, you can grab your smartphone i almost forgot the most important thing. the code where is the code, the qr code >> there it is. >> open the camera app, click on it, and it takes you to the deals. jilly, take it away, my friend. >> hi, guys. good morning i'm back again this morning, sharing gifts for kids we've got some of the hottest gadgets and gizmos, big gifts for all the little ones on your list all right. let's start with the picasso tiles. retail, $119.99. perhaps i've been home for too long, but this was so much fun to put together. >> offering three award-winning building block sets. choose from the racetrack, which

i built last night here. the 3d magnetic building tiles, and the marble run-through, a maze set very cool to put together and educational. retail, $119.99. the deal, $39.50 67% off. all right. this is very cool. the world tech toys remote control robots retail, $99.99 to $119.99. i just want to show. this really does a lot it shakes, it dances you have a choice between two of their best sellers the groove bot, which dances on command and features light and sound effects that you can program as you'd like with music and dance options, or the mega mack robot, who is a talker. it reacts and responds to your hand gestures. really fun retail, $99.99 to $119.99. the deal, $35 to $45, up to 65% off. next up, the playtime tunes wireless speakers.

hoda, this is for your little ones retail, $39.99 speakers feature playful characters and fun color designs. go to today.com to choose from the six different options. works with any bluetooth enabled phone, tablet, or any other streaming device water resistant. good for bathtime. retail, $39.99 the deal, $14. that's 65% off savannah, i feel like your little ones will love this one the toy smart kids digital photo and video camera >> oh, yeah. >> cute. >> this is a one touch retail is $149.95. this camera takes real pictures and videos super easy to use with one button you can view the pictures and videos on a computer or tv by using the sd card and adapter that's included with the camera. it is satisfying they can see their videos. retail, $149.95. the deal, $49. that's 67% off >> they won't take my phone anymore. >> yeah, right >> i have 600 selfies of them.

>> it's easy to use. next up is the handstand kitchen baking set retail, $35. they're offering a 19-piece baking set available in four styles these are really fun themes, made for real kitchen use. each set includes silicone cup cake molds, frosting tips, cookie cutters and a recipe leaflet. the retail is $35 and the deal is $16 and that is 54% off. this one is so great the penguin young readers old and new classic children's book sets retail, $50.95 to $56.95 they gave us a judy bloom set, which is my favorite growing up, but there are so many to choose from nine iconic children's book sets timeless stories like the very hungry caterpillar and charlie and the chocolate factory, and new classics, as well.

the retail is $56.95 to $59.95 and the deal is $19 for the set. they're all on today.com up to 67% off. now to wrap up the products one more time. the three building block sets from picasso tiles remote control robots from world tech toys. playtime toys. the digital photo and video camera from toy smarts the baking set from handstand kitchen. the children's book sets from penguin young readers. so you know, "today" works with affiliate partners and may earn a commission on purchases made through our links at today.com that's day four of my ultimate gift guide tune in tomorrow for our big finale, the best buys for everyone on your list. and i want to just say, i basically have been in my basement since march and watching you guys last night light the tree was such a sense of normalcy. and it is ambush makeover day. savannah, i saw your post, and the tree got an ambush makeover, and it was fabulous. >> indeed. >> jill, it is like you went over and gave her a little zhuzh, and she looks fabulous. we love our tree, and that was an awesome steals and deals. every one is a hit if you want to shop the toys, scan the qr code or go to

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we're back this thursday morning. you can certainly feel the holiday spirit around 30 rock today. you can even hear it we have one person to thank for that ms. carrie underwood >> just months after releasing -- good morning -- her first christmas album, carrie is back this time with her own music special. it's called "my gift, a christmas special from carrie underwood. if you're not in the holiday mood yet, fair warning, you will be in a second take a listen. ♪ o come all ye faithful joyful

and triumphant ♪ ♪ o come, ye, o come, ye to bethlehem ♪ >> girl, you are a warm hand on our heart right now this morning. it is so great to see you. first of all, where are you? are you cozied up in your living room at home >> i am in the nashville, greater nashville area, yeah haven't ventured too far out, other than to tape the special that's been about it >> well, the special is absolutely stunning on every level. i feel like you've wanted to do this for a while now why do you think this was the right time to do it? >> well, i have wanted to do it for a while. i've wanted to make a christmas album for a while. of course, when you start talking about all things christmas, you start talking

about ways to bring it to life in other ways. so this year, you know, it just seemed right for a christmas album. we started planning it at the end of last year, so before we knew what this year was going to be we already had the wheels in motion then i got the incredible gift of getting to sing these, you know, inspirational, happy, joyful, hopeful songs in the middle of the year, you know it was different, but it gave me so much peace to be able to go into the studio and record these songs. then putting the special together, it just felt so nice to be on a stage i didn't have an audience, but i had this gorgeous orchestra, and i had my band. there was so much about it that just felt like home. i hope people get that when they watch it and listen to the music and when they see the special on hbo max. i just want them to feel like it's home and it's normal. and i hope they sing along. >> carrie, your rendition of "o holy night," my favorite christmas hymn, gives me chills. so you know, i'll listen to it in july because i love it so, so much you also have your little boy making an appearance

>> yes yeah, he recorded "little drummer boy" with me for the album. we had to represent that in the special. i didn't want to, like, put him on stage i felt like that might be little much for his little heart to handle he had such a great time in the studio, and that was such a memory for me. so to have that captured on film and to be a part of the special in that way is just a really sweet, just timeless moment that i'm so blessed that i get to have, selfishly, for the rest of my life. i hope people see it and are like, "oh, his little heart. >> by the way, we got to see that little section, and we melted when we looks up at you and you and says i says, "i love you, mama. and one of my favorite parts is that as he is singing, you are trying to give him more oomph, and you are mouthing the words. i thought it was beautiful and on point so what are the holidays going

to be like for you and isaiah and your husband >> i don't know 100% you know, usually, we spend it with family, but, obviously, everybody is just rolling with the flow and trying to figure out what their plans are going to be, and we're the same. no matter what, i mean, the four of us are going to be together that's what it is all about. we'll figure it out as we go along. >> i read the cutest thing, carrie, that you said your husband, at some point during this long period of togetherness, said, "you know, i like you." i thought that was sweet by the way, i don't think my husband said that to me. has joel >> actually, no. >> haven't heard those three little words. >> we had a lot of together time. >> yeah. >> it was not without its tensions and speed bumps, like everybody else, but it was nice for him to say, "spending this much time with you, i do actually like you. i was like, "i like you, too." >> we don't only like you, we

love you this special is a ten plus it'll put everyone in the christmas spirit it is called "my gift. by the way, it is streaming right now on hbo max carrie, thank you so much. you're going to be back with us on the fourth hour >> we love you, carrie can't wait until you can be in the studio, bringing the walls down with that voice soon. have a great holiday, hun. >> you, too. merry christmas. >> merry christmas. >> we're not going to let her go yet. when we come back, she treats us to a special holiday performance. it's not easy now with this pandemic. second harvest makes me really really happy. meatballs, mexican rice, chicken enchiladas, and mole. for almost twenty years. *speaking in spanish

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>> announcer: the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. >> welco >> announcer: the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi >> welcome back. we just had a real fun conversation with carrie underwood. what do you say we listen to her sing >> with a special performance of "let there be peace" off her new christmas album, "my gift," carrie underwood

take it away ♪ let there be peace peace to for every nation ♪ ♪ let there be hope for all the world to see ♪ ♪ let there be love and joy to all the children ♪ ♪ let there be peace on earth a for you and me ♪ ♪ if i had one wish on that christmas list ♪ ♪ it wouldn't be for presents under my tree ♪ ♪ there'd be no more tears for crying no more wars for fighting ♪ ♪ and every mother's child woul have enough to eat ♪ ♪ so when i get down on my knee to pray ♪ ♪ i ask the lord above to light the way ♪

♪ let there be peace peace to every nation ♪ ♪ let there be hope for all the world to see ♪ ♪ let there be love and joy to all the children ♪ ♪ let there be peace on earth for you and me ♪ ♪ when i look in the mirror all i want to see ♪ ♪ is true compassion looking back at me ♪ ♪ i want to love my neighbor an be the hands and feet of jesus ♪ ♪ take his love to the least of these ♪ ♪ all i'm asking is to be the change when i get down on my knees i say ♪ ♪ let there be peace peace to

every nation ♪ ♪ let there be hope for all the world to see ♪ ♪ let there be love and joy to all the children ♪ ♪ let there be peace on earth for you and me ♪ ♪ let there be peace let there be love ♪ ♪ let there be joy for you and me ♪ ♪ let there be peace let there be love ♪ ♪ let there be joy for you and me ♪ ♪ for you and me oh, oh, oh ♪ let there be peace peace to every nation ♪ ♪ let there be hope for all the world to see ♪ ♪ let there be love, yeah and

joy to all the children ♪ ♪ let there be peace on earth for you and me ♪ ♪ yeah, peace to every nation let there be hope for all the world to see ♪ ♪ let there be love and joy to all the children ♪ ♪ let there be peace on earth for you and me ♪ ♪ let there be peace on earth for you and me ♪ ♪ let there be peace on earth for you and me ♪ [ applause ] >> come on, come on. >> man, we're here for it. >> we like to say, it is over. >> it's over, it's so good. >> reminder, we'll have carrie back she's going to chat with jenna and myself in a little bit on

the fourth hour. >> it's on hbo max today. >> yeah. >> check it out. fourth hour coming up in a few. first, the third hour, a round-up of this month's -- blah, blah my mouth stopped working. >> the -- >> it's not happening, craig. >> what's happening on the third hour >> some holiday gifts and movies and shows in a few minutes. >> not the gifts. >> we're going to do it all, al. >> wow. >> there will be a third hour. then the fourth hour. >> by the way -- >> short circuited it's that south carolina thing that went out. >> that'll do it for the first and second hour. >> maybe there will be a third hour, maybe. >> who knows >> all right >> have a great day, everybody we love you. >> craig is walking away. >> i have to get my mouth back together

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