the best, maybe walk, bike ride, just have a good time. enjoy your friday. good morning. crisis situation a coronavirus explosion from coast to coast, one week after thanksgiving. the number of american deaths daily hitting an all-time record. >> things were steady and then all of the sudden, boom. >> the dire situation now cing front line workers with hospitals stretched to capacity. this morning dr. anthony fauci with us on a race for a vaccine and we are live at "today's" very first test run for distributing it in the u.s. and president-elect biden releasing more ideas of beating

the pandemic. >> i am going to ask the american public for 100 days to mask. just 100 days, not forever, just 100 days. >> and where biden says that the masks will be mandated when he takes office. and nasty nor'easter, and heavy winds and where millions up and down the east coast are to be impacted. al has the ideas. and attacked at a facility, and what carol baskin says went wrong. >> it's that kind of instant misjudgment that cost someone their life. >> and how the victim is doing. >> and from screen to stream, and the big move from an iconic hollywood studio which could change the way we watch movies forever, friday, december 4,

2020. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hi, everybody. good morning and welcome to friday. it's good to have you along with us. >> this was a long time coming, this day. we're happy to be here. we are going to start with our top story, the coronavirus. for the second day in a row, the u.s. cases and deaths shattering daily records. >> as many times as you see it, it's just shocking. those are worse than ever. and the country is now preparing to enter a critical stage. the vaccine is coming. president-elect biden is about to take office and there's word this morning he's asked dr. anthony fauci to stay on in his administration and in a new role. we're going to talk to dr. fauci about that and this surge. but first, megan, good morning. >> savannah, good morning to you. honor health medical center here

in phoenix could be among the first in the nation to receive this vaccine, pending fda approval. so what they are doing today is a test run to get ready toe val wait themselves to see how efficiently they can roll out the vaccine to the thousands of health care workers who are standing ready to receive it. >> reporter: nine months into the covid-19 pandemic and more grim records. another 2700 americans died in the virus in the last 24 hours and more than 100,000 patients in the u.s. are currently hospitalized. numbers almost too big to grasp and each representing an individual tragedy. >> for me, whereas i can't understand the numbers, i can understand the humans behind those numbers. >> reporter: after a busy thanksgiving travel period, front line workers are warning that the situation could still get worse. >> things were steady, and then all of the sudden, boom, and it

just seems to be nonstop. >> reporter: california plans to impose new stay-at-home orders where intensive care units are close to capacity. in lubbock, texas, there are covid patients in need of care, but the city is completely out of icu beds, and the virus is hit hard at veterans facilities nationwide. this new hampshire home has lost at least 15 residents including ellen oppenheimer's husband martin. >> i was married to him for 66 1/2 years and i was not there at the end. i couldn't hold him, and i couldn't say good-bye. >> reporter: in the midst of so much loss, the promise of a vaccine offering hope, but the roll out is going to present its own challenges. pfizer which had hoped to ship 100 million doses of the vaccine by the end of the year is now aiming for 50 million worldwide because of the issues of raw materials in the supply chain. >> this is where the product will go. >> reporter: and with the first

round of vaccines possibly rolling out as early as december 15th, the hospitals are doing the trial runs to make sure that everything is ready on day one. >> the biggest challenge that we have is that we don't know what we don't know. >> reporter: uncertainty and anticipation as the nation struggles to survive the winter surge. the hospital here has set up a drive-through location where they can vaccinate 1,000 people a day, but part of the challenge they tell us is finding the people to administer that vaccination, because many of the health care workers are stretched thin since covid is surging here in arizona as well, so what they are telling sus that th -- us is that they are leaning on the volunteers or the medical personnel that are retired to assist in the process. >> this is going to take everybody. thank you very much, megan.

>> and vice presidepresident-el going to make plans to try to get these numbers back under control, and peter alexander is in wilmington, delaware, with that part of the story. good morning. >> good morning to you. president-elect biden in stark contrast to president trump who spoke about possibly firing dr. fauci said that he will keep dr. fauci and who will get vaccinated publicly as soon as possible, and he will keep him in office. >> reporter: to make a shared sacrifice to slow the spread of coronavirus. >> i am going to ask the american public to mask, just 100 days to max. not forever, just 100 days. >> reporter: he also revealed that he spoke to dr. fauci thursday and asked him to stay

on and combat any problems with the vaccine. >> i asked him to be a chief adviser to me as well and be part of the covid team. >> reporter: biden said that he would be happy to get a vaccine on tv following three predecessors is presidents obama, bush and clinton. >> it is safe, it is safe to do this and communicate it to the american people. >> reporter: and despite baseless claims of voter fraud, he is hoping that the president will attend his inaugural for the good of the country. >> it is good to demonstrate that at the end of the chaos that he has created that there is a peaceful transfer of power with the competing parties standing there shaking hands and moving on. >> reporter: president trump is signaling support for another covid relief package to help millions of americans. >> i think that they are getting close and i want it to happen. >> reporter: after a month's

long stalemate, lawmakers on capitol hill are looking to compromise with a $900 billion price tag. the proposal including 300 billion for small businesses, and $35 billion for aid for hospital workers and restores $300 additional weekly unemployment benefits. >> we can do this. let me say this again, we can do this. and we need to do this. >> reporter: not currently included another round of direct payments to americans. overnight the trump campaign announced that president trump has raised $207 million since the election a month ago even as the effort to overturn the elections results is failing and for his part, joe biden said that he has heard privately from several republicans congratulating him on the win. savannah. >> peter, thank you. dr. anthony fauci is joining us to talk more about the first meeting with the president-elect

and where things stand with the virus and the vaccine. dr. fauci, as always, it is good to see you. >> thank you >> we are now faring worse than many feared that we are seeing more deaths than ever before in this pandemic, and more hospitalizations and cases, and i think about us talking back in march and april. is this worse than even you had feared >> well, i think that it is at least as bad as i had feared, savannah, and we are in a precarious situation, and there is certainly light at the tend of the tunnel with the vaccine, but we are not there yet. so we have to intensify our public health measures to try to blunt this trajectory which is significant. it is a combination of things. it is a combination of getting into the winter, and people spending more time indoors, and combination of the holiday season, and people doing the normal wonderful things of congregating at meals with friends and family, and you

know, as innocent as those things seem in fact, those are the things in many respects that continue to drive this, and now that we are approaching this christmas season, it is more of a challenge, so this is a tough situation, savannah, and it is not easy. >> i was going to ask you that it has been eight days since thanksgiving and do you attribute any of the surge that we have seen since thanksgiving to thanksgiving and the travel and the get togethers that did happen >> maybe a little bit of the blip, is a van nash blip, savannah, but we don't expect to see it until two to three weeks post, so i don't believe we have seen the thanksgiving peak, and that is concern, because the numbers in and of themselves are alarming and then you realize that it is likely that we will see more of the surge until we get two to three weeks past the hospital, and the thing that concerns me is that is abutting to the holiday as people are shopping

and congregating and we plead to them as best you can of the uniform wearing of masks and keeping the distances to the best possible way you can and avoid the crowds in the congregant settings particularly indoors and in that circumstance, always wear the mask. >> dr. redfield of the cdc said that it is going to be a situation where we could have 450,000 people dead by february if nothing changes. at this point, do you feel that it is more likely than not >> well, you know, i hope that's not going to happen. and this is is the reason why all of us are out here telling people, literally pleading with them about the fact that we can do something about that. it should not be despair where you throw your hands up and say it is inevitable and it is going to happen. if you do the fundamental things of public health measures, you can blunt it, and now probably more than ever to double down on

it, because vaccines are literally at the threshold. we will be starting to administer to the higher risk people, and to people who are the health care providers in mid- to late december and then getting into january and february and march, and more and more people are going to be vaccinate and now is the time to hang in there and not give up. >> on the subject of the vaccine, you told the interviewer that the brits rushed through the approval and took the company's, pfizer's word for it, and they didn't do the same, and that didn't go well for the friends across the pond, and you took pit back for certain extent, but did they rush the approval? >> well, i don't think, so and the reason i, and i apologized publicly on bbc about that, and i felt badly that it came across that way. the reason it did is because it is one of those things they sat down in front of the tv with a

british tv station, and the first thing they said is ah, we beat you guys and we beat the americans to the punch, and i kind of reacted back at him, when i think that i should not have done, but when i got back on bbc i explained it is out of context. the brits are good and they know what they are doing, and they are really pros and it is not really what i meant. >> that raises the question, what is taking us so long then if they can approve it, and should we be moving faster >> and that is great question, savannah, and in fact, the process is a little bit differently. what our fda does is that they scrutinize every single bit of the data themselves. they don't just take the word of the company that this is the way it is. they act like they are really a reviewer for a journal. that is just the way they do it. it is a little bit different than with other regulatory agencies do, and i'm not saying

it is better oworr worse, but is different. so i will say that we are the united states the gold standard of the regulatory of looking at things like drugs and devices and vaccines and no question about it, and i certainly would not apologize for that. >> the huge challenge is not just getting the vaccine out of the door and into the people's arms, but convincing them that it works and i have seen surveys that say that 30% of nurses say they won't get it, and so how do you know it is safe long-term, and we can trust the regulators and trust you and the drug companies, but nobody got this shot until a few months ago and how do you know it is safe long term >> right. and well, that is an obvious good question, issavannah, and what you do is to look at the history of the vaccinology, and you look at the events as they occur, and you look at the overwhelming majority and over

90% or of them occur in 30 or 45 days and that is the precise reason why you remember back a couple of weeks ago the discussion that the fda said they would not issue an eua until they were 60 days beyond when half of the people received their last dose. so they have already baked in that 60-day period of observation before they do anything. so right away, they would have captured the overwhelming majority historically of when you see so-called long-term effects of a vaccine. >> joe biden said in an interview yesterday in an inauguration that you can wear the mask for 100 days, and just 100 days and not forever, and is that enough or do you feel that might put an artificial time limit on how long people may be needing to wear masks? >> no, no. he didn't mean it that way. i spoke to him about that. what he wants is that he wants

to get and it is a good idea uniform. he is saying, hey, folks, trust me, everybody for 100 days. and now it might be that after that, we still are going to need it, but he wants everybody for a commitment for 100 days and i discussed that with him, and he said it is a good idea. >> he said when he spoke with you that he wanted you to continue in your role that you have had for six presidents, and chief medical adviser and did you say yes? >> yes, on the spot. yes. >> and some folks think that seeing high high profile individuals such as yourselves and when it is time to get your vaccine on camera, do you believe it is a good idea, and would you think it is a good idea or any other high profile celebrities and if they get the shot and get it on camera, people will have confidence? >> well, it is a good thing.

we had the past presidents and president clinton, president bush, president obama, and president-elect biden said he would do it, but as many people who the public can relate to, and the public relates to different types of people, and some people relate to presidents and sports figures and entertainers and anyone who can build the confidence in the public about getting vaccine would be a good thing, because we really do have to get as many people as possible vaccinated because having an extraordinary efficacious vaccine like we do have for sure, 94, 95% efficacious, it does not mean anything if people don't get vaccinated and this is the reason why we are really pushing the envelope on that. >> all right. dr. fauci, thank you so much and we appreciate your time as always. >> thank you for having me, savannah. appreciate it. >> it is now 17 minutes past the hour, and mr. roker, a storm that you are keeping your eye

on >> a little bit of the nor'easter and watching it fairly quickly it is developing and watching the line of showers and thunderstorms from mobile to the east, and this is what we are watching today. it will strengthen moving east, and the rain is pushing into the mid-atlantic into the northeast into tonight. strong winds and rain, and the snow develops on the backside of the appalachians and then saturday rain and wind along the coast and heavy snow developing into new england as it pulls away. this is knostly going to be along i-95, and maybe 100 miles inland and we are looking for the localized flooding on the highways and the streets stretching from norfolk to boston and heavy snow for new england could bring down limbs and powerlines and big problems and difficult driving conditions anywhere from 6 to 12 inches of snow as you get up into northern new england and strong winds into tomorrow and day break sunday and the wind watches for cape cod inland there. and the wind from 30 to 35 miles per hour could cause power

outages as well. we will get into your local forecast into the next 30 seconds. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. as we take a look at our beautiful sunrise over the south bay. we are going to have a lot of sunshine today as more of these temperatures as we head back into the mid to upper 60s for afternoon highs. we'll be watching out for a chance of some spotty, light sprinkles in the north bay late tomorrow night. then a high fire danger as winds increase on monday. we'll see another chance of some high winds heading through the

end of next week. and that is your latest weather. guys. >> thank you, al. coming up a tiger attack at a sanctuary highlighted in the series "tiger king." and carol baskin is going to tell us what hapned and how the injured is doing this morning. and the historic vote on capitol hill and the first to consider legalizing marijuana would stand to gain the states an

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♪ for auld lang syne i like it. happy holidays. ♪ ♪ a very good morning to you. it is 7:26. i'm laura garcia. a look at today's top stories we're following including a deadline for the vaccine rollout. >> reporter: good morning, i'm cierra johnson in san francisco. this week has been a busy one in that race for a vaccine. today is the deadline for each state to submit their request for the number of doses for that vaccine being produced by pfizer. it's also the deadline for counties within the state of california to submit their deadline. now a lot of states appear to be following the cdc recommendations.

>> reporter: i'm bob redell in pleasanton. a three-week stay-at-home order could go into effect if the number of icu bed availability drops. this would mean no more indoor or outdoor dining, a much reduced capacity inside stores. this new order goes into effect if icu bed capacity in our region dips below 15%. all right. having trouble waking up this friday morning? just take a look outside. it's a cold start to the morning, kari. yeah, we've had these cold mornings, and we're starting out clear. here is a live look outside as the drivers come in from the north bay across the golden gate bridge and no issues there with visibility. we are starting out below freezing farther to the north. we're in the upper 20s in ukiah and clear lake some of the coldest temperatures we're seeing on the map and slightly above freezing in the south county as we check on morgan hill. as we go through the forecast it

will reach into the 60s. we're also watching out for a high fire danger. laura, you'll want to keep checking back in for updates. sounds good. and we will be back with another update in half an hour.

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and we should mention that craig has the morning off and we will see him soon. now to the headlines. 7:30 dozens of human smuggling victims were rescued last night. officers responded to a man yelling down the street in his underwear yelling he had been kidnapped. he told officers dozens were being held hostage in a near home police say found 29 women and one man inside that home. most of them from central america. three suspects have been taken into custody >> a wildfire has scorched more than 7,000 acres about 50 miles east of l.a. it started in one home and quickly spread to nearby vegetation and powerful winds are fanning the flames and the condition of the firefighters who were injured in the flames

are unknown. and now to dramatic video out of puerto rico it shows one of the world's largest telescopes crashing to the ground it has played a key role in astronomical discoveries in more than half a century. the 900 ton receiver collapsed the cables holding up the structure broke, and scientists around the world used that telescope to find asteroids and even to hunt for possible signs of extraterrestrial life. >> now to the latest on a frightening tiger attack that happened at an animal sanctuary as seen in the series "tiger king." she is telling us what happened this morning to sam brock. sam, good morning. >> there are hundreds selling animals for profit a disproportionate of those are right here in florida. and carol baskin's facile city not one of them.

it is a rescue for tiger, but still there are dangers looking after tigers and large cats. >> reporter: at big cat rescue in tampa, made famous by "tiger king," horror unfolding less than 24 hours ago when kimba tiger rescued from a guatemalan zoo tore into the arm of a veteran volunteer and tiger keeper nearly removing it. >> it's barely hanging on by a little bit of skin >> carole group opened a guillotine like this one noting it is against policy to stick any part of i don't are body in a cage with cat in it. >> it's that kind of instant misjudgment that could cost you your life. >> reporter: in emotional audio

shared with nbc news, baskin addresses the staff. >> the reason that you are here doing this hard work everyday is because of the breeders and others who have put these cats out in public and abusing them. >> reporter: millions saw the results of a tiger attack play out on the wildly popular series when the worker lost a hand at the park owned by her nemesis. >> that made carol baskin a household name. >> that was carole baskin. carole baskin is so influential. >> and a pop icon with a stint on "dancing with the stars" quickly following the release. but it also helped stop predatory practices like breeding cats for commercial profit and inspiring congressional action. >> the fact is that "tiger king" helped us immeasurably.

>> and a call to end the breeding offing about cats >> these cats are being bred for exploitation it is an entirely different story than accredited zoos and sanctuaries. >> sanctuaries like big cat rescue for a day demonstrated there is no entirely safe place to care for the cats at the toch animal kingdom. the employee is recovering after breaking her arm in three places and needing surgery. baskin said that they have extensive training for the employees and understanding that you cannot put any part of your body into a cage. >> sam, you talked about the legislation earlier and where does the bill go from here >> it had overwhelming support and 270-plus votes democrats and republicans and also the case that it has bipartisan support in the senate, but the problem, hoda, a couple of weeks left in the session, and some senators are critical of prioritizing this including ted cruz who said that prosecuting "tiger king"

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experienced a tectonic shift in a number of years and a majority of americans are now in favor of legalization of marijuana. the issue is gaining support from both sides of the aisle >> i believe in cannabis reform in this country. the federal government has lied to the american people for a generation about cannabis. >> in this year's election, arizona, new jersey, montana and south dakota voted to legalize marijuana, bringing the count up to 15 states plus washington, d.c. where recreational pot is now legal. those states along with 20 others have approved marijuana for medical use. >> that tells you wherever you go in this country, blue stayed, red country, urban or rural state, voters are ready for marijuana legalization. >> reporter: jeff yapp is the ceo of golden leaf holdings and he owns several dispensaries in

the oregon area. where it was made legal in 2014. >> how would you describe the effect it's had on the state of oregon >> from an employment and tax revenue perspective, i think it's had a great effect. >> reporter: states stand to gain a huge profit. colorado one of the first states to legalize marijuana surpassed $1 billion in tax revenue from sales. also it has seen many reforms in the criminal system. by decriminalizing marijuana, many convictions would be expunged and states would be incentivized to do the same. black americans are more than four times likely to be arrested for marijuana. the bill is set to pass in the house, but likely to hit a brick wall in the senate. majority leader mitch mcconnell said that he will never bing a marijuana legalization bill to the floor. >> the house of representatives are spending this week on pressing issues like marijuana.

marijuana. >> reporter: many still oppose cannabis legislation, and many are not opposed to the bill, but the timing. >> they need to cool their jets. >> reporter: neither side backing down as the battle over marijuana heats up >> this could also help scientists research the impacts of marijuana tell us about that angle >> it really could, savannah because marijuana is classified as a schedule i drug alongside heroin and lsd and if it is one that you need a special license. so if it is legalized federally, that could open up a number of studies. and marijuana is showing promise for a whole range of different conditions, emotional and physical, including ptsd and pain >> kp us posted. thank you very much. >> 7:43. time to check in with our man, mr. roker. what you got >> out west the fires continue to be a huge problem in fact, in california more than 4 million acres have burned, a

new state record five out of the six largest fires burned this year we're watching more problems today. this is a rare threat in december strong offshore santa ana winds and wind gusts up to 95 miles per hour in the san gabriel mountains. normally in december we usually have not quite record high hot and dry conditions but we have very dry conditions. now we have red flag warnings up in december. this is really rare, especially for northern california and straight through saturday we are looking at a critical fire risk from santa clarita to san diego and big, big problems. on average, i should say 10.7 million acres burned in 2020, and that's three times the modern record, and this is an eight time annual increase in acres burned because of climate

change, so a big problem that is good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. our fire danger is something we'll be watching by the end of the weekend. as we take a live look outside in san jose a beautiful start to our day that will lead into a nice afternoon reaching into the upper 60s. as we go through the forecast more 60s in the forecast, but notice more sunshine. we are going to have those gusty winds picking up possibly between late sunday night and early monday morning. a couple days we'll have to watch out for that fire danger. and that is your latest weather. savannah >> thank you, al, so much. coming up next, what if a blockbuster's opening day happened right in your own living room? >> the move just announced by a major studio that could forever change the way you watch movies. it's impact on hollywood and the streaming wars coming up right after this

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i am what i live. my way. the new fragrance giorgio armani. at macy's. the fragrance destination. welcome back. carson joins us, and joe fryer is joining us, and there is a big change in the way we are going to watch anticipated movies. carson >> yes. and as you mentioned joe fryer is with us. >> during the pandemic, we've tudios toying around with the idea of releasing movies in theaters and on a streaming platform but warner brothers shocked hollywood by going all in, applying this model in every single release in 2021 >> go, go, go! >> for hollywood, a seismic shift. >> warner brothers pictures is bringing you the biggest premieres. >> reporter: as one of the

industry's iconic studios is trying something new in the covid era, 17 warner brothers' films slated for next year will hit theaters and hbo max on the same day. the studio and the streamer are properties of warner media which said in a statement announcing the news, "we're living in unprecedented times which call for creative solutions," adding "no one wants films back on the big screens more than we do. >> you probably never heard my name. >> reporter: and hotly anticipated films including the film by manual miranda, and the film from josiah, and the "suicide squad" are also part of the one-year experiments following warner brothers' decision to release dual release of "wonder woman" hitting hbo max and the theaters on christmas day.

this is to rethink the age-old ways of the movie business. disney released the remake of "mulan" exclusively on disney plus for the one-time purchase. well, this year, nbc news' sister company universal offered "trolls world tour" online and in theaters the same day, and the theaters are adapting too as the virus and months of closures sent the revenues plunging. amc is now allowing the customers to rent out individual theaters for private screenings for up to 20 friends and family members. the ceo of cineworld who owns the regal chain says he is confident that the theaters will eventually bounce back. >> this is not just a ceo move, but it is a social move and i can't tell you what is the difference of seeing a good comedy with 200 people around you or to see it alone in your living room. >> and if you plan to watch one

of the movies at home, they are only available on hbo max for a month after the release and you are to subscribe, and the strategy is if you can't make a ton of movie at the box office, try to boost the subscription numbers at the home. this is not good news for theaters. >> i am dying to get back to the theater. >> yes. and coming up on "pop start" we have a holiday performances by arianna grande and jennifer hudson. biktarvy fights h-i-v to help you get to and stay undetectable. that's when the amount of virus is so low it cannot be measured by a lab test. research shows people who take h-i-v treatment every day

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let's end the year with what matters. a very good morning to you. it is 7:56. i'm laura garcia. here's a look at what's happening now. >> reporter: good morning, everyone, i'm scott mcgrew. just got the november jobs report showing 6.7% unemployment. that number is down slightly. that's good news. overall it was a weak jobs report showing just 245,000 jobs added to the american economy. this is the last jobs report of 2020. >> reporter: i'm kris sanchez in san jose with more on the shelter order and whether people will want to listen to london breed, sam liccardo and governor gavin newsom who had to apologize for attending private dinners with people outside their household. he did not provide data on business closures and virus

spreads. still, the advice is the same as it was over the thanksgiving holiday with a record number of people choosing to travel and gather. should we gather and huddle outside, kari? >> we are going to have a warm-up and i'm thinking the kids might want to head outside as we see temperatures in the upper 60s for home schooling. as we go through the forecast a high concern we'll watch our wind especially picking up late sunday night into monday that may increase our fire danger into early next week, laura. all right. good to know. good luck with the home schooling, too. another update in half an hour.

it's 8:00 on "today. coming up, on the rise coronavirus cases soar from coast to coast as the nation prepares for a vaccine rollout this morning the latest on when the distribution will begin. plus the first steps president-elect biden says he'll take in office and the familiar face he'll be turning to more. we're live with the latest then, caught on camera two men off the florida coast saved this dolphin >> watch out, watch out. she's caught in a net. >> just ahead that incredible story and the big thank you from the dolphin you'll have to see to believe >> and talking around the

christmas tree we'll share our favorite traditions as we get into the holiday spirit from the ornaments to the tree topper and lights today, friday, december 4, 2020. ♪ i'm running wide open >> starting our day -- >> with "today" in lexington, kentucky >> from baltimore, maryland, we ♪ >> love you >> we're from alabama. >> wishing you all a happy friday ♪ i could be happy anywhere wit you ♪ >> good morning, everybody love that song love having you with us on a friday morning the weekend almost here. doesn't it feel good to say that >> it sure does. i can't wait until we get to show our family christmas tree right here we're going to have that for you, too, in just a bit. >> it looks good everybody's putting their own family traditions. we'll see how it turned out. we got a better picture this morning of what is going on with

the coronavirus pandemic u.s. covid deaths broke another record overnight with more than 2800 lives lost. president-elect joe biden says that once he is inaugurated he is going to ask americans to wear a mask for 100 days to drive those numbers down. he also asked dr. fauci to be his chief medical adviser and dr. fauci told us earlier in an interview that he has accepted and i also asked him about the flood of new cases. >> reporter: do you attribute any of the new surge directly to thanksgiving and the travel and the get togethers that did happen >> well, maybe a blip, savannah, but we don't expect to see the full brunt of it for two to three weeks, and so we have not yet seen the post thanksgiving peak, and that is the concerning thing, because the numbers in and of themselves are alarming. >> fauci said that the first

vaccinations in the country could begin in a matter of weeks, and he urged americans to practice the fundamentals of the mask wearing and social distancing. meantime, valuable lessons when the mass vaccinations begin in the united kingdom, and keir simmons joins us from london with the latest on that. good morning, keir. >> good morning, hoda, to you. vaccine arrives in the u.k., says the headline in the paper but here's the front page of the "london times. "britain hits back over vaccine. it just underscores that this worldwide rollout of the vaccine may not be so smooth. this morning the first coronavirus vaccines are in the u.k. >> vaccine have arrived in the u.k. >> reporter: transported from

pfizer's factory in belgium through a private tunnel to britain. >> we have 5,000 doses available by the start of next week and we're on course for that >> reporter: britain's effort includes tens of thousands of volunteers and 50 hospitals and even village halls. >> people won't have to travel too far, especially the elderly population. >> reporter: but there are already issues and perhaps warning signs for america's rollout, that pfizer won't meet the 2020 supply targets and the u.k. says that nursing homes are the highest priority, but the manager of one telling nbc news that he is still waiting for a plan. >> we don't have a time frame -- >> reporter: and one challenge is supplying the super cold freezers like these to store the vaccine manufactured in germany. >> have you erknown knoever kno like in the factory?

>> no, never. not. >> reporter: and meanwhile, dr. anthony fauci is questioning the speed of the u.k.'s vaccination. >> no, i love the brits and they are very good scientists and they took the data from the pfizer company and instead of scrutinizing it, they just approved it. and he also spoke to savannah and apologized about it. >> i apologized to the bbc about it. >> reporter: but a journalist said that they have much better scientist thans the americans. >> that does not surprise me at all, because we are a much better country. >> reporter: and those comments have been criticized here, and he also insulted belgium and france, but it really goes to show that this kind of the nationalism is what has the experts worried what has to be hampered of what is an international effort.

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carson is here and i have heard that kerry sanders has an extra boost for us. and that is what i have heard. >> well, it is an amazing rescue, caught on camera. a desperate dolphin in florida tangled up what happens next? >> this is really a reason to celebrate. imagine two guys out in the right place at the right time and they come across a dolphin that is seriously in trouble and they realize if they don't act quickly, the dolphin could drown. >> a jet ski joy ride off the coast of florida quickly turned into a dolphin rescue mission and the entire incredible -- caught on camera. nicholas and craig encounter was caught on camera >> oh, hey, she is caught. >> reporter: nicolas and craig spotted the sea creature tangled in commercial fishing gear. >> watch out, watch out! she's caught in the net. >> the dolphin weighed down by the thick ropes thrashing but

unable to get free >> this animal was in trouble. >> worried the animal might drown, nicolas jumped in. he tried to saw through rope, and it took three long harrowing minutes, but then success. >> come on, come on! >> if we wouldn't have intervened, i don't think the dolphin would have survived another couple hours >> fishing gear entanglements are a growing danger, a threat to dolphins and whales, like these powerful right whales, which we tracked earlier this year they've already started their annual migration to give birth off of the georgia/florida coast, but this time a rare happy ending, the dolphin that had been trapped now free, returning to its pod. the group of dolphins then giving their rescuers a truly awe-inspiring thank you. >> they are all swimming with me.

>> entanglements like this are more common than you would realize, and federal government is working with the scientists to work to come up with traps other than these nylon ropes. and a rare thank you moment because the dolphin is out and can live another day. >> you can relate to that, because you have had your own experience of life imitating art, because this is going back to when -- >> 2017. >> what a great moment this was. >> right. >> what a great moment this was. >> right >> it was a great moment for me. amazing. >> you guys keep in touch. >> yes, we use shell phones. we use shell phones. >> oh! >> hey >> roker would be so proud of you. >> oh, al, good one, right >> that was excellent.

>> he is fin-ished, right? >> all right. you got it >> i got nothing you leave it where it is because kerrey is life i love me some kerrey sanders. and we love us some weather when it's nice. we do have problems making its way in the atlantic and southeast. low pressure will develop causing a nor'easter this weekend. chilly from the plains and great lakes and northeast as well. we do have strong storms down through the gulf, mild through the plains and as we've been talking about, fire danger continuing in southern california that's what's going on around >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we are watching out for a fire danger as we go toward the end of the weekend. today we are looking at sunshine and nice, quiet weather as we check out the golden gate bridge. and we'll see our temperatures across the bay area reaching into the mid to upper 60s. we're going to see more of that going into the weekend. but there will be a cold front dropping in by late saturday night into sunday and high winds as we go into early next week. the fire danger for a couple of days next week. that is your lat

weather. guys >> thank you, al. mr. daley, pop start time. >> all right. we will start with mariah carey, because the pop diva has her christmas special out tonight. it features a ton of guest stars as you might imagine, including jennifer hudson and ariana grande this morning we have a look at the very festive music video me♪ ♪ santa claus, if you get this letter don't make me wait ♪ ♪ because i promise i won't forget the milk and cookies ♪ >> that is some heavy hitters there. that is one way to top "all i want for christmas is you" for sure. next up, our buddy blake shelton. "the voice"'s big holiday special aired last night

all the other coaches gave very normal answers and then there was blake. >> what is my favorite holiday song >> so many songs i love. >> one of my favorite christmas songs i always play is "white christmas," bing crosby. >> i love the classics like "have yourself a merry little christmas. >> the song that gets stuck in my head the most is probably "i want a hippopotamus for christmas. >> what? >> it's a song you hear here, 1953 she's 10 years old recording this novelty songs this is the song that blake shelton likes the most. >> of course it is. >> and you are going to tell us it is number one on itunes, right? >> it is catchy. >> it was in a commercial a couple years ago >> a still stuffed hippopotamus. >> and finally on the "tonight" show this week, jimmy has quite

the guest. we invite you watch him and president barack obama who will be swinging by for a candid interview. and they have a little bit of fun and talking about life post presidency and even play a game together which is supposed to be great and tune in for that 11:35 eastern of course right here on nbc. >> all right. okay. we have had so much fun today do dg all of the holiday stuff, and we have lit the rockefeller christmas tree and had the parade the week before and we are getting into the spirit around here. >> and it is quite sentimental that night and thinking about our own trees and personal family traditions and we decided to do something cool and combine them and have our own "today" family tree. >> oh, looky looky there she is >> our tree is always puny so we do a really elaborate lighting >> one -- wow! >> get ready

>> two, one! you got to have white lights because it speaks to christmas and it feels like peace. the kids make their own ornaments. >> we start with haley little hope. >> you got to have lots of tinsel there's a technique. you take a lot of it and throw it in blobs. it has to look like it is dripping with beautiful icicles, and we need a little help. carson can you help me out with lights? >> thanks, hoda. not white lights, no, no, no. these are some lights for the tree it is only colored lights. what kind of person would put white lights on the tree. i know it is fancy, but christmas is not supposed to be fancy and elegant, it should be color and fun.

♪ have yourself a merry little christmas ♪ >> grab this book under the tree it's a special gift, my father would read it. now that my dad is not here, i have carried on the legacy of reading this book on christmas eve. we like to hang a stocking and we do it in honor of troops who are overseas and we'll put this front and center as a reminder ornaments, craig, you can start with these >> thanks, carson. but we actually use a pickle ornament we also started hiding the pickle in the tree and one of the kids will find the pickle, they get a surprise and then we hide the pickle again. it is baby jesus there. ♪ happy birthday to you >> this is when we were dating. so then dinner's over, and out

comes the birthday cake and these people begin singing happy birthday to jesus. ♪ happy birthday baby jesus, happy birthday to you ♪ i was in. >> savannah, i believe this is for you. >> thanks, craig i always like to put something a little sweet on the tree we used to love having candygon. i love canes on the tree. by the time christmas rolled around, all the candy canes were gone. i love ornaments that have a sense of humor and personality a christmas cactus because i'm from arizona here's a new york city taxi cab and a pretzel. look at this fancy little flamingo, right up front one thing i started doing was making a photo ornament of the kids every year. i love opening the ornament box and seeing how they've grown in a year here's our family. there's our "today" show family. the tree looks good.

al, you got to finish it off >> ooh, wow. i can never get it untangled our tree topper is a beautiful black angel. >> almost there. >> you don't feel it christmas until she's on top of the trees. >> yay >> we got some ornaments that represent these beautiful black angels, and we will put the angel right next to the baby jesus. we've done the ugly christmas sweater, we've done the ugly christmas suit even if you don't want to wear an ugly christmas sweater, can you put one on your tree bad taste is always timeless, and it is really lovely but something is missing. oh, there is no pine scent, and especially when you cut it down and you have the pine sap on your hands. nick and i have been going out cutting a tree since he's been about 6 or 7 we're kind of lumber jacks and we go out and put on flannel shirts we got our tree, right >> yeah, we did.

>> i stole these out of a new york city cab. that says merry christmas. >> oh, my god! that is so awesome. how beautiful. >> i'm going to steal craig singing "happy birthday" to baby jesus. >> it's a good tradition from everybody. >> singing happy birthday to baby jesus >> where's your angel. didn't make it on this tree in. >> no. >> i'd like to know what happened to the rest of my icicles. >> redistributed >> can we debate this? >> i have this debate with my mom every year i don't like icicles they're clumpy and then you got to vacuum them up and the vacuum has that round thing and you have to pull it out of the round thing. i'm like no icicles and every year i send a picture to my mom and she goes, "it looks nice but i just don't think it looks finished without icicles." >> i am team nancy. team nancy. i like it. >> every year, you like the colored lights and you like the white ones, and whatever ones i

use, i end up with the wrong plug ending. and then i have to take them off. >> youicleicles? >> i do. >> we did growing up. >> my mom and dad did. >> we always loved to put them on there and the kids love to put them on. >> real tree or forever tree >> real. >> real. we used to do the forever, and i like how you call it that the artificial. >> and my dad, and we got it from the montgomery wards, and it was just pathetic. >> oh, the artificial. >> they make them good now. and some of the artificial ones are very real looking and the fire threat is gone. and last night, we have a real one, but i unplugged the lights, because i am terrified. >> and you to keep it watered. >> and the forever one, you just boom, it is so real looking.

>> and we used to flplop it outf the closet and boom. >> and you and nick cut it down. >> yes, and right out of the artificial forest. >> you need some presents under the tree of course, and only one lady who makes sure that you have what you need, and jill has what you need on the list and the grand finlale of the steals and deals.

good morning to you. it's 8:26. i'm marcus washington. get ready to pay a lot more money for your power bill. puc announcing a new rate hike set to take effect in march. the average monthly household bills will rise 8% or more than $13. over a year that's an additional $150 or so. pg&e says that money will go to help improvements to lower fire risk. bart just finalized deals for its labor unions. the new deals with b.a.r.t. running in the red. salary hikes will be tied to

high rider sship numbers. it's been a nice week so far, but we could use some rain and it's ship dry as we take a look out our window in san jose. we'll have more dry weather for today and the next several days as our temperatures reach slightly above normal into the upper 60s. we'll be watching out for high fire danger by the end of the weekend, especially as those winds pick up between sunday night and monday and we could have another risk of a fire danger heading towards the end of next week. of course, we'll have more updates on that. marcus? >> thanks, kari. we'll have another local news update coming up in 30 minutes. i'll see you back here then.

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8:30, it's 8:30, it's friday morning. oh, do we love this sight. all of these smiling faces, and we cannot wait to meet you in the next half hour, and thank you for getting up. >> we will see you in a couple. also ahead, candies, candles, and everything that everybody on the shopping list will love. jill has it covered in the final edition of the week long edition of steals and deals. >> plus, we are firing up the

grill. we have gameday feast proving everything, including nachos, tastes better on the grill >> and in the third hour, the ceo of cvs is telling us how its pharmacies are coping with getting the vaccine and how is it going to differ from getting your flu shot. >> and harry smith has a fascinating look at what is believed to be lennon's last television interview. tomorrow, northeast storm bringing rain you don't want to miss that. that's tuesday morning on "today." >> al roker, you have a check of the weather? >> we start off with tomorrow, northeast storm bringing rain along the coast, fire weather continuing through the southwest and then as we move into sunday, sunday, some early snow exiting new england. cool down through the central mississippi and ohio river valley, staying dry out west with sunshine in the pacific northwest. that's what's going >> good morning.

i'm meteorologist kari hall. we check out our seven-day forecast. we're still not looking at much in the way of any significant rain. may be a few spotty sprinkles but after that, the winds will pick up between sunday night and monday morning. we're looking at the potential of a high fire danger as we've had some critically dry vegetation out there, and we'll see another fire danger by next thursday. and that's your weather. let's get ready. there's no delay this weekend. that's because the denver broncos race right into arrowhead stadium to take on the chiefs that's right clear, cool and kansas city, missouri, you can't get mo' football than this on nbc, sunday night, football night in america.

carson, gallop on in here. >> i am starting to worry about the bronco there. he is sounding under the weather. >> might have to put him down there. >> anyway, we want to turn to a beloved holiday tradition here at "today. >> for 28 years people have come down here into the plaza with their donations. though we might be missing that this year, we're going digital in 2020. >> you can scan the code below the qr code with your smartphone, and this year we are going to partner with our parent company comcast who is helping communities in need by donating toys with the lift zone by providing free wi-fi internet access to nonprofit centers where students can get online to participate in distance learning. >> that's benefiting the boys and girls club to philadelphia a lifeline through that internet access and by providing more than 176,000 meals to children in need.

and good morning to you both elizabeth, i every day after school in california would go to the boys club. it would be my home away from home and bridge the gap until both my working parents got home explain to our viewers how important your organization is to the community >> the boys and girls club is so important to the community and to our kids. we are teaching them stem, literacy since march we've fed 176,000 meals. the difference the boys and girls club is making in the lives of these kids is transformation and you're right, they are country and nationwide, and they are really making a difference. we are embracing the children and making sure they are safe and secure. >> and zakira, you went to one of the organizations and it made a big impact on your life, didn't it?

>> yes, it did. >> how so? >> more so an impact in my life, basically i've been going there since i was 3 years old. they came with open arms, love and affection and they showed me the ways and kind of created me and groomed me into the man i am today. >> elizabeth, i understand that comcast is going to help spread holiday cheer so tell us what we're doing. >> we're really excited because comcast has brought toys for the kids and is bringing us lift zone our kids are connected not on to the internet but to the world so they can continue to world and embrace what's going on in our city and in our country. but our kids are continuing to learn thanks to comcast and thanks to the "today" show for bringing us on today, too. we are excited here we are! some elves are bringing some toys, kids

look look at the toys come on, come on >> they're doing great work. >> and another thanks to comcast and our station in philadelphia nbc 10 for helping to make this happen. d foanmore ways that you can help this happen with the boys and girling club of philadelphia, head to today.com/toydrive. guys >> that is beautiful. thanks, guys. coming up next, jill has lined up one last day of steals and deals for the ultimate gift today's ways of working may work differently tomorrow. but you can work out anything with comcast business. get fast, reliable, and secure internet on the nation's largest gig speed network. flexible tools - like wi-fi you control. voice solutions that connect you from anywhere. and expert advice here, here, or even here. be fast. be flexible. bounce forward with comcast business. get started with a powerful internet and voice solution for just $64.90 a month. plus, for a limited time, ask how

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screen, get on that.jill. good morning. >> good morning, everyone. today we wrap up my >> okay, jill. mornin'. >> good morning, everyone. today we wrap up my steals and deals styles with something for person who is tough it buy for or might need a pick me up i think that we all do. and this is a new brand. this is the sugar fina holiday gift bundle, retail 68 to 118. this is a cool brand offering three holiday bundles, the winter wonderland bundle is an advent calendar filled with 24 festive treats in a bento box. carson, the bourbon bundle includes a flask gift set and martini shaker filled with california roasted almonds, the jill martini that i make. and then there's the sparkling bundle with gummies, glass champagne flutes the retail 68 to 118, the deal

26 to 45, up to 62% off. carson, you use the qr code. >> i just did on the tv screen and it worked. i bought four of them, the bourbon thing. >> all right. next up the lailicious sugar scrub two-piece set. you can split these up this beauty must have is hand crafted with natural ingredients and a whipped texture that leaves your skin feeling moisturized. perfect for creating the at-home spa experience. you can see them on "today."com, and the deal is $25 and that is 65% off. >> next up, this two-piece luxury bath and body set, the retail $44.50. super timely a two-piece bath and body set, this aroma therapy collection was created in france using thea finest natural essential oils,

and this set has a liquid marseille soap and hand and body lotion. this is a beautiful gift. it has a choice of four fragrances, and the deal is $22 and that is 51% off. hoda and savannah, you would love these i wish it was smell-a-vision the retail 147 the company is offering two scented candle sets. each box has -- is beautiful and would go with any decor. it is for over 80 hours of clean burn, and the deal is $44 and 70% off, and it is so delicately beautiful and would go with any decor. next up and this is fun, the olivia pratt watch bands. they are 24 to $39.99 and they are available in solids or prints and compatible with the apple watches series 1 through 5

and multiple holes to fit your your mood. get multiple sometimes to match any outfit or mood up to 77% off, $9. >> and i love a good carry all to throw everything in it's the decorative serving try, and the retail is $54.99, and ese six designs are 15-inch round serving trays feature custom hand printed and holiday winter scenes. the deal is $22 and that is 60% off. so guys, still in my basement since march and i miss being with you, but that is wrapping up my steals and deal gift guide and i am so happy to bring bright cheer in this difficult holiday year and i will send it back to you in the studio and thank you for a great week and year. >> and you have a small boutique there.

>> we like the basement, it is nice. >> open up a small store there. >> a pop-up shop for jill. take a weekend off. and let's see the products one more time. the sugar fina bundles, and the lailicious sugar scrub two-piece s sets and the luxury bath and -- >> i love it when you speak french to me. >> the watch bands, the rock body sets and pon desesans. and the decorative serving tray, and if you want to shop these picks, scan the qr code or the old-fashioned way today.com/deals. [ sfx: ding ding ding ]

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on the grill we are back with "today food loves football." it's a battle in the afc west. they're going to battle it out sunday night right here on nbc if you're looking for the ultimate gameday feast, we have what you need. >> it's right up your alley. >> matt is joining us from nash little with some great recipes good morning >> thanks so much for having me. >> i love your whole philosophy, like anything can be made on the grill. >> that's totally true we're going to cook up some of my favorite classics this morning representing the broncos and chiefs we're going to start out with a classic chili on the grill in colorado, chili is akin to a louisiana gumbo. there are thousands of versions. we're going to a standard kind of red beef chili. i have a charcoal grill today. can you do it on a gas stove and on your stove top. a little less charcoal here allows me to control my fire in the dutch oven i have a

little bit of onion and garlic this is a little bit of a hack for everybody because i want to push the vej to the side and then add in the ground beef, and the reason i am doing this is because i want to make direct contact with the heat. we talk about in the book of the reaction which is brown food is good food, so that the more we brown it and develop that great flavor, we can break it up and get a nice sear on it and deepen the flavor in the chili. after that, we have a round of spices for you, which is like a painter's palette, and all of the classics here, chili powder and cumin, and all spice and coriander and cocoa powder and some cayenne for late built of the heat, and that is going to go in. and then to finish this dish off, quite simple, thin it out with a little bit of water and add in the tomato sauce to give it the beautiful flavor, and

then a little bit of the red wine vinegar to help to finish it off. we will stir it up together, and cover it and move it to the otsihede of the grill once it is nice and brown and you can see the beautiful shot today, because we are finishing this up, and super simple and sour it gets. cream and cheddar cheese and little chili powder for added spice there. >> how long? >> well, you move it from the direct heat side to the other side for simmering and that is the great thing, you can have a serving and people can spice it up, but the thing is that it goes fast. and paying homage to the chiefs, i will work up a two-step brat slider. kansas city is known as the most amazing barbeque city in the world, and anybody who knows barbeque knows that any venerable barbeque spot has some form of sausage.

so carson, when you tailgate, i like that you can drink the beer and eat it, too. so i have a mixture of the beer, and onions and thyme, and i have poached the bratwurst in that mixture. the second step, and this is step one here. i am going to go ahead and take these, and again the idea of the brown food is good food is what we are looking for. so get the beautiful color on the outside to add so much more flavor and you can see that this is ready to go, and this is the spot where people are walking by the tailgate and they want a quick bite, so we finish it off. i have taken some time and a toasted bun here, and some creole mustard and then add to that this beautiful brat and then the onion mixture that i had with the beer, i have cooked it down, and i have got these onions that we have gridled right over the top, and this is a home run bite to keep your hand warm and fills the soul at the same time. and so a classic dish that you can represent the chiefs for the weekend as well. >> quickly, matt, how long did that brat braise or whatever in

that mixture >> yes, so it is typically, you are going to have it 10, 12 minutes to cook through, and you can see that it is on the indirect side of the grill, and kit sit there a it can sit there and when people are ready to eat, you can heat it up, and ready to rock 'n' roll. and one more finale and believe it or not, the idea that you can make anything bert on the grill, and we have the nachos in the beautiful cast iron skill let and we have pulled pork, and avocados and pickled onion here, and my whole part of the socially distanced thing is that this is all for me, and if you want to share, you have to get it on your own plate. >> those are all great. i want to pick up that book. it is recipe at "today."com/food, and catch the game, broncos and chiefs head-to-head coverage at 7:00

it's down to the wire, the team's been working around the clock. we've had to rethink our whole approach. we're going to give togetherness. logistically, it's been a nightmare. i'm not sure it's going to work. it'll work. i didn't know you were listening.

we're we're back, 8:52, ready to check in on our big board, #mytodayplaza. we have so many beautiful shining faces. i want to go to pittman falls, new jersey. where is marge with her daughter, kathy? look at marge, the most beautiful woman on the board, turned 100 yesterday, nine children, 24 grandchildren, 48 great grandchildren and 42 great great grandchildren. >> you're stunning what do you do you're beautiful, marge! >> what are you doing to stay so i don't think? >> well, my nine children kept me quite busy. >> you're so beautiful

we have an extra special thing for you. mr. roker, will you step in? >> marge, it's good to see you you look fantastic thank you for being here this is the first time we've done a 100-year-old live this is awesome. >> and she is lively >> guess what, marge the folks at smuckers want you to see this. we've put your face on a smuckers jar >> aw. >> yeah. did you ever think you'd see yourself on the smuckers jar, marge? >> it took me 100 years to get on television. >> we've been missing out. >> thank you >> our friends at smuckers are going to send you a real jar with your face on the label. so just as sweet as you are, you're going to be on some sweet, sweet jam >> happy birthday, marge we love you! >> thank you both so much. >> thank you, al, and welcome back >> thank you that's so sweet of you >> marge, you are lovely

happy birthday let's go back to our big board one more time and give everything a little shot at being on television. you don't have to wait 100 years. we've got the gomes family in baltimore. it's adrian's 63rd birthday. happy birthday carson's going double digits, 10 >> happy 10th. >> siena's birthday, and mike and samantha with their 2-week-old daughter. welcome to the world emery. >> she's so little >> she's a beauty. >> this is the sweetest. >> have a great weekend you guys. >> we love you, marge. >> thank you, love you all, too. >> it's so good! >> and all of you on the big board. up next on the third hour, it's super food friday and joy is getting creative with cookies. >> and we have great lineup on "hoda and jenna. we have neil patrick harris in

arizona and amanda siegfried and it is a bang up show. >> we have ten seconds. >> can we have more marge and facetime. what a lovely, lovely lady and a great crowd. have a wonderful weekend, everybody. >> bless you, marge! >> thank you good morning to you. it's 8:56. i'm marcus washington. a possible new widespread stay-at-home order is looming not only for the bay area but across the state. it all hinges on the number of icu patients. you can see where the bay area right now with the available beds that we have. it comes once the region's available points go under 15% of

capacity. that's when a three-week stay-at-home order takes effect. the governor broke down that plan yesterday with the state divided into five regions. the bay area includes monterey and santa cruz counties. the governor says that some regions may be shut down within a day or two. happening now, there's all sorts of questions about how soon the bay area can expect to hit the trigger point and what kind of businesses will be able to stay open. at midday, we'll have a list of all of that. you can also check our home page for the latest.

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live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the third hour of "today." >> it is friday, december 4th. i'm here with >> and then there were two. >> i don't know if it's something we said. >> perhaps. >> yesterday you had taken your pant, clothes out of the laundry basket. is this a clean dress? >> it's not that they weren't clean, it was just