around and watch our midday newscast. see you back here in just a bit. the "today" show is coming up for you, next. good morning breaking overnight, denied, a federal judge rejects donald trump's attempt to stop the release of white house records investigators believe could shed light on the january 6th insurrection and what the former president and his top aides knew just ahead, even more subpoenas expected which former west wing staffers are in the cross hairs we're live in washington with the very latest. all hands on deck, a new push from the white house to address the nation's ongoing supply chain crisis. >> it's the worst that i have ever seen it >> president biden meeting with top executives from major

retailers and shipping companies. just ahead, what is being done to speed up your holiday deliveries and the new plan aimed at ending the record logjam at ports on both coasts complete breakdown, officials revealing they had no communication with the organizers of that music festival in houston during the deadly stampede. this morning, where the investigation now stands and the first responders on the scene. >> being in this crowd is literally a life threat. that was apparent. >> now sharing their harrowing stories for the first time boosters for all pfizer asks federal health officials to approve an extra dose of its covid vaccine for every american over the age of 17 and with young children now getting vaccinated, the debate over masks in schools deepens. are they still necessary all that, plus truth and consequences the nfl fines aaron rodgers and the packers for violating the league's covid rules and the star quarterback finally acknowledges he was less than truthful about his vaccination

status >> i misled some people about my status, which i take full responsibility of those comments >> straight ahead, whether the packers will play this weekend with or without their biggest star and just in the kick of time the beloved christmas on spectacular makes its triumphan sleigh ride. return to radio city music hall. ♪ come on, we're going for a sleigh ride ♪ >> and we're about to get a taste of the show. the world famous rockettes taking over our plaza for a live performance today wednesday, november 10th, 2021. >> announcer: from nbc news, this studio 1a in rockefeller plaza >> and good morning, everybody welcome to "today. it's wednesday morning glad to have you with us >> we're excited to have the rockettes on the plaza in just a little bit

christmas is on the way. we have a lot of breaking news to get to, including those fines issued by the nfl overnight to aaron rodgers and the green bay packers. >> we'll have those details in here what rodgers is now saying about this covid vaccine controversy >> meantime, another revelation overnight from the houston fire chief, now revealing for the first responders at the astro world show did not have direct communication with festival organizers when all that chaos erupted. the latest in a live report, straight ahead but we're going on begin with the overnight decision by a federal judge relating to the records of former president donald trump being turned over to investigators it could happen in a matter of days nbc correspondent peter alexander joins us with more >> reporter: good morning to both of you. this is a big constitutional win for the january 6th committee trying to get internal white house documents that might shed

light on former president trump's efforts to overturn to 2020 election. the federal judge knocking down mr. trump's argument, effectively saying it's up to the current president, not the last one, to exercise executive privilege, meaning for now, those documents are set to be turned over this friday. overnight, a major set back for former president trump in a legal battle over examining his role in the january 6th insurrection mr. trump had been trying to avoid handing over 700 pages of documents to the committee investigating the riot late tuesday, a federal judge ruling against that request. the former president attempting to claim executive privilege, but the judge writes, president biden is not constitutionally obliged to honor his predecessor's executive privilege assertion. >> if somebody is hollering this hard and this loud, then i am to assume that, undoubtedly, you have something to hide >> reporter: it comes as the house committee is now focussing on 10 former officials, including senior advisers that the committee says had knowledge of mr. trump's actions leading up to and during the violent

capitol attack among the latest targets, steven miller who in the weeks after the election spread false information looking to invalidate joe biden's victory, remaining defiant. >> you're not going to be showing up to testify in this so-called select committee, right? >> first, i don't even have the documents, laura >> reporter: former press secretary kayleigh mcenany who was reportedly with president trump as he watched the capitol siege. also nick luna, one of mr. trump's personal assistants reportedly in the oval office the morning of the capitol attack when the president spoke by phone with vice president pence. mr. trump slammed the committee members as, quote, politically ambitious acts. one of two republicans serving on the committee, liz cheney, arguing the u.s. is confronting a domestic threat it's never faced before. >> a former president who is attempting to unravel the foundations of our constitutional republic aided by

political leaders who have made themselves willing hostages to this dangerous and irrational man. >> so back to these documents, peter, what type of information potentially could be included that would shed like on what congressional investigators are looking into? >> reporter: it's more than 700 pages of documents. they include handwritten notes and white house visitors and call logs as well as drafts of other speeches and other talking points about claims of election irregularities. immediately after last night's ruling, mr. trump's lawyers said they would appeal. we reached out to all ten officials and we did not hear back. the question on them now is will they comply. savannah. >> peter, thank you. now to the nation's ongoing supply chain crisis as the holidays creep closer and closer. the biden administration announcing new steps to get things moving again, both right

now and in the years to come. nbc's sam brock joins us now from the port of miami with details. sam, good morning. >> hoda, good morning. savannah, good morning. this is a problem that has been building up for years, so it is not going to be a quick fix. but the issues we have from harbors connecting to highways could be happening elsewhere, too. that's something we're expecting the president to play up. as our nation's ports slowly grind under the weight of supply chain challenges, the race is on to get things moving in time for the holidays. president biden calling a meeting at the white house tuesday with the ceos on walmart, u.p.s., fedex and target trying to improve. as supplies shrink, orders and packages continue to pile up in the ports for the holiday season. >> if i don't have a strong holiday season, you know, that can spell trouble. >> cam mitchell owns a toy store

in boston. she started stockpiling inventory back in july, but still has to compete with a slinging supply of goods with major corporations. >> they're making a choice between selling 24 to me or 2400 to somebody else. >> reporter: even as ports across the country do record volume, there's still a big bottleneck brought on by production strains, a shortage of warehouse workers and some 80,000 truck drivers. >> it's the worst i have ever seen. >> reporter: the biden administration announcing steps to fast track 17 billion ear marked reports in the infrastructure bill before it's even signed into law. some of the highlights include modernizing ports and marine highways and deepening harbors for larger cargo ships. the administration letting ports redirect grant money saved from other projects to supply chain issues. in savannah, georgia, that means converting five inland facilities into pop-up container

yards where cargo can be stored and loaded on to trucks. still, many of the fixes will take years. some of the worst congestion is in california. l.a.'s port director says staff producing at record levels will greatly benefit from fresh money for information sharing. >> being able to see further in this supply chain to understand how much cargo is coming, what staffing we need and equipment on the ground -- >> as for the 78 ships anchored off l.a.'s port, miami's mayor has a message. >> we are ready and open for business. >> reporter: some ports like miami's have available capacity. although these days, that appears to be the exception, not the rule. and president biden is expected to speak this afternoon at the port of baltimore promoting the bill. as for that backup in southern california, the mayor of miami dade says it would take about 5 to 7 days to get those ships across the country over here where they are sitting out at

sea in some cases for 60 days. >> sam brock, thanks. also this morning, the investigation into that deadly crowd surge at the astro world music festival is moving forward and we're learning now chilling new details about the chaos that unfolded. nbc's morgan chesky is on the story for us again in houston. hi, morgan, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. we're hearing about a communication breakdown between firefighters and concert organizers. houston's fire chief admitting there was no communication between the event between his department and festival organizers. and we're hearing one story after another from paramedics trying to save one life after another. >> being in this crowd is literally a life threat. that was apparent. >> reporter: this morning, a frightening new glimpse into the astro world tragedy. emt remington richardson detailing how he tried to save an unconscious girl caught in the crowd as a sea of other fans begged for help. >> i did my absolute damndest to provide the best care i could. >> reporter: the music so loud, he says, radio calls for a backup went unheard. the chief of the houston fire department admitting to cnn a

glaring lack of communication with concert organizers during the event. >> no, we didn't have -- on scene, we did not have direct communication with those organizers, no. >> reporter: concert organizers had two security plans in place, but did not respond to nbc's request for comment. the fire chief telling savannah rapper travis scott bears some responsibility. >> do you believe the performer, travis scott, should have called an end to the concert once he saw what was taking place in front of the stage? >> absolutely. look, we all have a responsibility -- >> reporter: now, five days later, some victims still fighting to stay alive, like 9-year-old ezra blunt who fell into the crowd when his dad passed out. >> he's now in a medically induced coma with severe brain damage, severe kidney damage, and severe liver damage fighting for his little life. >> reporter: darius williams

hired his event staff the day before the concert quit before the show began because he says he felt they were undertrained. >> i don't feel like safety was taken into consideration for the staff nor the attendees of the festival. >> reporter: but scott has had problems at his concerts before. at a 2017 concert in new york city, kyle green says he was pushed from a third floor balcony during scott's showing, leaving him partially paralyzed. green sued. in court papers, scott has denied the allegations. that lawsuit is still ongoing. this morning, sources close to travis scott tell nbc news that after performing on stage in astro world on friday, scott went to drake's after party at a dave and buster's and scott was unaware of the tragedy that happened at the stadium at the time. and right now, nbc news tracking more than 30 lawsuits that have already been filed against either scott or live nation, the festival organizer. there is a petition circulating asking that scott be removed from the popular coachella music festival in april. turning now to wisconsin where the prosecution has rested

its case at the murder trying of kyle rittenhouse, but not before showing the jury new high definition drone video from the deadly confrontation during last summer's social justice protests. gabe gutierrez is at the courthouse for us. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the defense now taking center stage trying to convince the jury that rittenhouse only shot three people, killing two of them, because he was attacked first. this morning, the trial that is parked in intense debate over the second amendment and vigilanteism is entering day seven of testimony. the prosecution on tuesday playing new high definition drone video zoomed in and slowed down by a forensic imaging specialist shows joseph rosenbaum following kyle rittenhouse and rittenhouse shooting him at close range. it's unclear whether rosenbaum

was grabbing for rittenhouse's gun or trying to pull it away. this forensic pathologist testified the final two shots were at a downward angle. prosecutors says that means rosenbaum was falling forward, but the defense argues rosenbaum was lunging as he tried to attack. rittenhouse grimaced as graphic photos were shown in court. the now 18-year-old killed two men and wounded a third during a night of unrest following last year's police shooting of jacob blake in kenosha. prosecutors tried to present rittenhouse as someone looking for trouble. but at times, their own witnesses bolster his defense of self-defense. >> it wasn't until you pointed your gun at him, advanced on him, that your gun -- hands down pointed at him that he fired, right? >> correct. >> reporter: the defense calling its first witness a man who said he went to the demonstrations to

protect a car dealership. he says he saw rittenhouse shortly after the gunfire. >> he repeats i just shot someone. over and over. and i believe at some point he did say he had to shoot someone. >> reporter: the judge also just dismissed one of the seven charges against rittenhouse, a curfew violation. during opening statements, the defense indicated that the jury would hear from rittenhouse himself, but the timing of that testimony is still unclear, hoda. >> gabe gutierrez, thank you. 7:15, craig joins us. good morning. >> hey, savannah, hoda, good morning. good morning to you, as well. covid vaccine boosters shots for all u.s. adults could soon be on the way after a request for pfizer and with the vaccines now available to younger children, could those mask mandates for schools be coming to an end? miguel almaguer has more on that. miguel, good morning. >> craig, good morning. pfizer's new booster shots for adults 18 and older would widely expand the number of americans who would become eligible. while it's certainly not a guarantee, many experts believe it will get authorization, perhaps even before thanksgiving. a major step closer towards

making boosters available to all american adults, pfizer's submission for emergency use authorization will soon be reviewed by the fda. if approved, it would apply to those fully vaccinated with pfizer for at least six months. and if americans mix and match boosters, as is currently allowed, 156 million could soon be eligible. >> i think what the fda is going to look at is where is the compelling need to give this vaccine to everyone who is over 18 years of age and healthy? >> less than two months ago, the fda rejected pfizer's first request for boosters for all adults. only allowing them for seniors and other select groups. but many experts believe this time it may be approved. even as some question if the added dose is necessary. >> you are likely to benefit if you're over 50 years of age and have a medical condition that puts you in high risk of serious covid. for everybody else, i think you can feel confident that you are fully protected at two dozes. >> done. >> reporter: with children 5 to 11 helping raise daily

vaccination rates by 55%. >> the shot, it was just a little poke and then it was like it wasn't even there. >> reporter: this morning, more schools are making face masks optional on campus. including in pennsylvania where a statewide mask mandate will expire at the end of the year. >> i think it signals that covid or the worst of covid is perhaps in the rearview mirror or close to it. >> reporter: but the american academy of pediatrics says covid cases among kids remain extremely high, even as cases among adults plateau in some areas. >> children absolutely should be

wearing masks inside of classrooms. the numbers have not gotten low enough for us to start removing those layers of protection. >> meantime, miguel, there is a dispute over who should get credit for one of those covid vaccines. what's going on? >> reporter: that's right, moderna is fighting claims by the national institutes of health that some of its scientists were inventors of the key elements of the vaccine and deserve credit on the lucrative patent. moderna has acknowledged contributions from the agency, but argues it alone invented the shot. this has the potential impact to impact the federal government's authored on the production and distribution of the vaccine going forward and ultimately influence the effort to vaccinate other countries. hoda. >> thank you so much, miguel. let us turn to the weather, mr. roker. >> we've got a coast to coast front that's going to be affecting a lot of folks today.

out west, we have another atmospheric front coming in bringing active rate to the pacific northwest. but this front as it makes its way east, we have a risk of severe weather from oklahoma city to dallas and less of a risk, but still one stretching from central texas up to kansas city. we are watching this front pushing through, strong storms, a severe rest from kansas into northern texas. tomorrow, the cold winds change that rain to snow in the upper midwest. ahead of the system from detroit all the way down to roanoke, we're looking at a line of storms stretching down into georgia. by friday, that soaking rain moves into the northeast. last mild day for the northeast, as well, as cooler weather comes in. look for anywhere from 6 to 8 inches of snow in the upper plains. we're looking at heavy rain down into kansas city. here into the northeast from friday from bangor to just north of philadelphia. by the way, we have a tropical system that may be developing, invest area 96l, it would become audria if it does because then

we would move into that supplemental tropical storm name list. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. good wednesday morning. i am meteorologist, kari hall. as we look at the clouds over walnut creek and much of the rest of the bay area we have had patchy fog and that will gradually clear out today and a real nice afternoon heading in. temperatures in the mid to low 60s. 70 in antioch today.

morgan hill also up to 70 degrees. as we go into the weekend it gets slightly warmer as our dry weather continues. weather and you guys are dancing. >> yosef keeps giving time cues. >> this is 30. this is 20 or 15 and they're all doing this >> what does this mean >> that means woo-woo. show us, 30, okay. 15 >> 15 is a fist. >> 10, 5, stop >> that is the hard wrap >> this is the hard wrap come on. all right, guys, just ahead, we're going to talk about the fines leveled by the nfl against the green bay packers and aaron rodgers for breaking the league's covid rules and he speaks out now saying yes, its was a misleading answer about his vaccination status plus, we told you about skimpflation this week, but are you concerned about meatflation? how it will impact your holiday

meals. kerry sanders is back on that case holiday

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where other nurses are protesting. bea have not yet heard back from them, but this is a scene you can see in front of several kaiser hospitals this morning. i am scott mcgrew. inflation continues to be bad, worst since the '90s. many economists continue to point at covid, pushing prices down. last year causing supply chain issues this year, and you get the big differences. high prices on gas and food and that accounts for all the prices. the so-called core inflations barely moved. food and energy prices are pretty important. also let's look at the numbers when it comes to the forecast for today. meteorologist, kari hall, a nice day ahead? >> yeah, we are starting out with clouds and fog but won't be that way all day. it will warm up into the upper 60s, and we will see sunshine tomorrow and into the weekend and we will see our temperatures

warming up. laura? >> thank you so much. thank you for joining us, and another local news update coming up in about 30 minutes. hope to see you then. have a great morning.

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docking rodgers and teammate allen lazard the discipline stemming partly from this halloween party that both unvaccinated players attended, the league adding the attempt failed to enforce protocol in a few instances, including rodgers not wearing a mask during press conferences. days after a polarizing appearance on the pat mcafee show, rodgers struck a different tone tuesday afternoon, but it wasn't an apologetic one >> i mislead people about my status, which i take full responsibility of those comments but in the end, i have to stay true who i am. >> reporter: after testing positive for covid, rodgers' nfl mandated ten-day quarantine ends on saturday, just in time for sunday's game. >> i'm an athlete. i'm not an activist. >> when rodgers was asked about his vaccination status in august, he said he was immunized. >> are you vaccinated and what

is your status on vaccinations >> yeah, i've been immunized >> reporter: after testing positive and admitting he was unvaccinated, rodgers defended his answer last saturday >> it wasn't some sort of ruse or lie it was the truth >> reporter: health experts in the cdc are emphatic, there is no proven immunization process against covid-19 other than surviving the virus itself or getting one of the approved vaccines wisconsin-based health care company privia announced it was ending its sponsorship with the green bay packers star, while state farm insurance wrote it would be sticking by him writing in part, we respect his right to have his only personal point of view >> you're probably never going to win an mvp again. that's probably never going to

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whether you like filet or flank steak or maybe your choice is like a ribeye like they've grilled up here this morning at the a cut above butcher shop in ft. lauderdale the price of meat, not just hear but nationwide, is going up. and the experts say it will continue to climb. you know, the folks at bloomberg have coined the term meatflation. and i'm sorry to say, the stakes are, indeed, rising for meat lovers far and wide. if beef is what is for dinner for your family, get ready for some fred flintstone size sticker shot >> that would be $3.55 >> $3.55 >> reporter: the wholesale price is up 35% since last year one of the priciest proteins, bacon it's going to cost you 40% more than it did at the beginning of the pandemic >> definitely seeing the prices

go up on meat. i would say about 10% if not more >> reporter: the reason for rising costs, the meat industry is facing the same woes as many others, labor, packing, and shipping supply shortages, making it tougher to get the product to your plate. >> the supply chain is not a chain. it's a jumbled mess. everything needs to flow smoothly in order for a product to hit the shelf or the customer to buy >> reporter: also to blame, changing consumer habits and the approaching holidays >> when everybody starts planning or trying to pick up a little bit extra, you know, the supply chain cannot be calibrated >> reporter: consumers are still feeling the disrupted production from a cyber attack that shut down meat processing plans beef buyers should expect seasonal increases some projections say wholesale

would have could go up as much as another 24% by year's end dex turned a portion of his steakhouse into a butcher shop to stay afloat many of his grocery customers used to be restaurant regulars >> we have found that the customers have been buying different beef, so we have put in some less expensive items and we feature those, you know, ground beef is a big seller. >> reporter: if you're not quite ready to give up your meat to save some dough, the pros say the cost of new york strip and top round are up, but aren't as expensive as some others kabobs made with high quality cuts are more cost-effective you can swap your red meat for chicken and save even more with the bone in. meatflation impacting what's for dinner on your plate and your wallet >> you mentioned labor shortages, kerry, as one of the factors behind this rise in prices what are companies doing about that >> reporter: well, you know, in

some cases, they're raising wages. but we saw one job listing for a slaughter house and it was really blunt it talked about mandatory overtime, working weekends, having to be around some pungent odors. so there's a little bit more to it than just paying more but i think what we're beginning to see in this new normal is, for instance, bloomberg introduces the term meatflation. earlier this week we talked about skimpflation which is a term that was, i guess, created by a reporter over at npr's planet money we're beginning to see these words creep in because just about everywhere we go, we're beginning to see these differences. prices are up. we're getting less with what we pay for. >> you picked the right week to become a vegetarian. >> there you go. >> i'm on a two-day kick of eating veggies i love fats, so i'm trying -- >> we're all suffering from wordflation.

let's take a look. temperatures have been very mild we are going to see a bit of a change right now, we have a strong bermuda high so unseasonably warmer temperatures for the eastern half of the country. chicago, 57. st. louis, 68 degrees. 12 degrees warmer than usual tomorrow, that warmth continues from chicago to rochester down to raleigh out to nashville. everybody 5 to 10 degrees above average. but we have a pattern flip-flop. jet stream drops down to the south. we have a canadian low so temperatures all of a sudden plunging minneapolis, you'll only be at 39 for friday. 48 in st. louis. 57 in louisville 55 in oklahoma city. 7 degrees below average. as we move to the east, by sunday, new york city, we're at 50, 55 raleigh, 41 in columbus. memphis will see temperatures in the low 50s. so it stays cool

and look at what happens into next week. warmer than average out west stays cool in the east from new york all the way down to florida. dryer than average out west and also along the east coast, but it will be wetter than average as we go up into the pacific northwest and the western plains good morning. i am meteorologist, kari hall. taking a look at the cloud we are seeing over the south bay right now, and it's mainly cloudy right now but will not stay that way throughout the day. we will see more sunshine later this afternoon and temperatures nice and comfortable, in the upper 60s and a few spots reaching 70 degrees. it will get milder into the next few days, veterans day, up to 71 degrees and sunny. low 70s for the weekend. make plans to get outside as the recent rain continues to soak in. hat's your latest weather. >> al, thank you just ahead, new questions and concerns surrounding the ivf process in the wake of that stung mix-up that led two mowers to give birth and briefly raise each other's babies.

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a very good morning to you. it's 7:56 right now. i am laura garcia. here's a look at what is happening now. >> reporter: i am kris sanchez, and so far 3 million californians have gotten their booster shots and the time to get yours is now because cases are starting to pick up. the state has a 2.3% positivity rate, up almost half a percent since late act. there has been an 4% increase in hospitalizations in the last two weeks, mainly among unvaccinated people. let's get a look at the forecast with meteorologist, kari hall. >> we are seeing the clouds clearing out in some spots, and the fog lifting from the golden gate bridge. that will be the trend for today

as we are headed for sunshine and temperatures in mid to upper 60s for today. really nice afternoon. we do have nice days ahead. for veterans day, expect a high of 70 and sunshine. more of that for the weekend. we are looking ahead to see if there's anymore rain, and check back for updates on that. in san francisco, a mix of sun and clouds and we will start out with clouds and fog for some spots and then will see it clearing out for the afternoon. we're in this weather pattern and doesn't look to be changing, at least not until next week. laura? >> thank you for keeping tabs on that. thank you for joining us. hope to see you back here for another local news date in half an hour. until then, enjoy your morning.

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it's 8:00 on "today. coming up, overruled a judge delivers a major setback for former president trump overnight, saying white house documents that could shed light on the capitol riots must be handed over. this as more subpoenas are issued to former aids and staffers we're live with the latest clearing the air >> i think they're a very worthwhile investment. >> everything you need to know about air purifiers from fighting the coronavirus and flu to clearing out smoke. we'll tell you which filters are a must to get or gift this holiday season plus, paying it forward.

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>> in virginia. >> and chesterfield county public schools is -- >> wild about the "today" show. workweek. >> yeah. we're halfway there. halfway to the weekend. >> we've got an inspiring story for you tomorrow as we honor veterans day. kerry sanders bringing us inside a unique program that connects former service members struggling with the invisible wounds of war with dogs rescued from shelters. >> makes such a difference. let's get to your news at 8:00. a federal judge dealt former president donald trump a setback in the tug of war over documents related to the capitol hill riots. peter alexander has the latest on this. peter, good morning. >> reporter: hey, savannah, good morning. you're right. this is a bit setback for president trump, the judge denying his request to block the

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questions about what people can do this keep this from happening. erin mclaughlin joins us with more. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. it's been more than 40 years since the first baby was born by in vitro fertilization and since then, it's become a booming industry helping many families have children. but as it continues to grow, so do concerns about whether there are new rules in place to keep mistakes from happening. a nightmare situation for two couples in california now prompting new questions about the fertility industry and in vitro fertilization. >> i was robbed of the ability to carry my own child. >> dafda and alexander say they missed out on a part of their daughter's life after she is a fertility clinic entered her embryo into another woman leading they have to give birth to each other's daughters and raise them for months. the cardinallis say a dna test confirmed the mix-up and revealed they were not related

to their baby girl. >> losing the birthed child that you know for the genetic child that you don't even know yet, it's a truly impossible nightmare that inflicted trauma. that will affect my family for the rest of our lives. >> reporter: the couples later legally switched babies. the clinic and the doctor involved have not responded to requests for comment. in vitro fertilization is a series of procedures in which eggs are fertilized by sperm in a lab before they are implanted in a woman's uterus. according to film data from the cdc, in 2019, more than 80,000 babies were born through ivf or other assisted reproductive technologies. mix-ups like what happened to the cardinallis are rare. but in 2019, ani and oso said a mix up at a different california fertility clinic led to their embryo being implanted in a new york woman. they were not able to meet their baby boy until he was 6 weeks

old. >> nobody should meet their baby in a lobby of a hotel. >> and while the fertility industry continues to grow, it remains largely unregulated. critics say more oversight is needed in the industry. >> in reproductive medicine, no authored or agency tracks or polices embryo mix-ups and freezer meltdowns. >> reporter: now experts say there are things hopeful parent committees do to product themselves. it's important to ask clinics about any internal policies for reporting errors. also, make sure to ask about the clinic's labelling system and how they identify embryos. many clinics now require an electronic coding system and at least one other witness to help double-check unique identifiers attached to each specimen. hoda. >> erin, thank you. for the fifth time in five years, a california parole board

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dollars in 2020. and that's expected to grow even more this year air purifiers work by suck in air, passing it through a filter and blowing out cleaner air by trapping particles like dander, pollen and even viruses. >> so what should you look for if you're in the next for an air purifier with me now is tonya kristen you studied these. there's so many on the market. what is a must-have in an air purifier >> get one that has a hepa filter it is going to capture small microns, dust, pollen, smoke that had is in the air >> hepa is a type of filter that can track 99.97% of mold, dust, pollen and some airborne pathogens. they are effective as clearing out indoor smoke particles from wildfires. the big question everyone has is can air filters filter out coronavirus?

>> there is nothing that says they definitely capture coronavirus particles. what we found is air purifiers with a hepa filter can capture particles that are smaller than a coronavirus. which means that it is possible that they do capture the coronavirus. another important factor, consider the size of your room you want a purifier that's big enough to clean all of the air in the space tone ya says you want to look for the clean air delivery rate. >> on the box, they're all going to have a clean air delivery rate what that tells you is the square footage of space that you can use these in >> how important is it that you pay attention to the size of the room before you buy one of these? >> if you put an air purifier in a room that is larger than what it is designed for, it's not going to be as efficient so what we always recommend is that you get an air purifier that's designed for a larger room and you can put it in a smaller room and it will be more effective. >> but before you sell out the money for any air purifier, do you really need one?

experts say it depends on your space and who you share it with. dr. lindsay marr is a professor at virginia tech and she studied how viruses travel in the air. she says simply opening a window helps improve air circulation by allowing fresh air to come in and pollutants to flow out >> and in what scenarios can an air purifier be helpful? >> an air purifier is helpful especially when you don't have a good outside way of getting air outside of your room if you're in a room that doesn't have windows, an air purifier will be helpful. >> it sounds like these may be a worthwhile investment. >> i think they're a very worthwhile investment. adding an air purifier never harms, it can only help. >> and you mentioned, vick, that these air purifiers may help with covid, but what about the flu? >> the cdc and many experts we talked to say yes, hepa filters are effective at removing all

being sick, let's say you're in a scenario where your kids share a room and you don't have them to get sick, that's the perfect place to have a filter >> is there a correlation between the price and the quality? >> the price you pay does affect the quality. you're looking for something with a high clean air delivery rate and a hepa filter, but the price point does matter. typically they are more effective when they're more costly >> and bigger is better. >> bigger is better. let's get a check of the weather. >> looking ahead for today, we have some wet weather moving through the northeast. that's going to clear out quickly. big storm coming into the mid section of the country that's going to be making its way cross-country. behind it, much colder air from the plains all the way into the western pacific northwest. temperature 30s, 40s and 50s here is what we're looking at during the day today here in the east, the eastern half of the country, another mild day with plenty of sunshine rain in northern new england rain develop, severe storms in the mid plains some rain makes its way into the

pacific northwest. it will be a rainy next few days for those folks. good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. as we take a live look outside in walnut creek, we had fog and low clouds earlier this morning. we can already see that it's starting to clear out. that would be the trend for today as we head for the upper 60s and even a few spots in the low 70s like antioch and morgan hill. in oakland we're looking at a high of 66 today and 68 in napa, and through the next several days our temperatures warm up a few more degrees, more sunshine. it looks very nice for the weekend. weather. now, it is time for the best time of the morning. >> oh, yes >> popstart. >> make carson proud again today, hopefully

first up, it is time pore "people's" sexiest man alive and the 2021 honoree is -- >> yeah. >> officially the sexiest man alive. ray telling people magazine i'm going to lean into this hard i'm hoping now that i'll finally be invited to some of those sexy dinners with clooney and i'll be on a lot more of those yachts. before stephen colbert presented paul with his new title, he put him through a few rigorous tests. take a although. >> are you ready to be sworn in? >> absolutely. >> raise your right hand and put your left hand on a photo of a picture of your own face did you bring a head shot? >> can i use my own face >> what do you see that's in common >> they're all kind of casually reclining. >> posture can i see you slump. show me a sexy slump >> sure thing. >> oh, my gosh

i love it so much. so we'll have to ask former sexiest man alive ryan reynolds if he thinks paul nailed the sexy slump when he stops by our studio in just a minute. i love that. next up, the rock & roll hall of fame, hbo dropped their trailer. the star-studded event featured an amazing lineup of performers and superstars, jennifer lopez, taylor swift and paul mccartney. check it out >> i want to thank all of you. >> carol king is the greatest song writer on of all time >> she's inspired us all so much >> thank you >> thank you >> i went to every single record company and, you know what they said, right? that's trash i for not one second changed my course now that's rock and roll >> tina turner is who we're here tonight to celebrate

>> it's one of the greatest rock and roll bands thank you all very much for happening out with us. >>. >> energy in that room >> 2021 rock & roll hall of fame it starts streaming november 20th >> we just miss being there. >> oh, right >> that's why popstart is here to prepare you next up, squid game, it is official in the works, the show's director, creator and writer confirmed. he's currently in the planning process for the next chapter following its september premier on netflix listen to this "squid game" became the most streamed show ever surpassing "bridgerton. it is too early to say what's going to happen, but you will be back doing something for the world. huge

next up, tom hanks the academy award winning actor has played some of hollywood's most iconic roles. have you ever wondered which one was his favorite he ranked the three films that were his favorite to do. >> number one, i would probably say number one would be league of their own because all i did all summer was playing baseball. then i would say probably "cast away" because it was just -- we had just bold adventures when we were making that movie we were out in the middle of the ocean just trying to grab shots. and we were off in fiji on two different occasions and, again, had the whole family with me and the last film i would say that was magical for me was a movie called cloud atlas >> see, it's not what you think. >> i remember that >> it was a very esoteric strange movie. i'm surprised.

>> not forrest gump. >> he loved the things that he was doing while he was there >> the experience. >> the experience of being in those places >> another common thread was he got to be with his family. >> in nice places. finally, "elf. there is one lucky fan of the classic christmas movie who is as big a fab of fan of santa as buddy hum self >> santa yeah, yeah, it's me, buddy hey, buddy, how are you doing >> it's me >> department store santas better watch out this holiday season will ferrell's iconic buddy the elf costume just sold at auction for almost $300,000. the winning bid coming in way over the estimated 20 to 40 thousand it was expected to pull in >> costumeflation. >> exactly the hat, the hat, the shoes, the embroidered jacket, matching stockings from the 2003 hit holiday movie.

the auction winner's identity, by the way, has not yet been revealed >> i think we'll be able to spot him. >> like oh, it's you you're the guy >> you sit on a throne of lies >> that someone of the top five. the smell of beef and cheese >> well done, sheinelle. thank you so much. ahead, a guy who knows what it's like to work with will ferrell. the one and only ryan reynolds will be here, live in our studio >> we are looking forward to catching up with him about his movie, life and his many interests away from hollywood. but first, your local news

good morning, it is 8:26. i'm marcus washington. football team now being forced to postpone its upcoming game against usc amidst ongoing confusion surrounding a covid outbreak. the team had two dozen play ers test positive and more players are now testing positive. suggesting players tested negative one day after testing positive. city health leaders say the team is ignoring proper covid measures. cal says nearly all of its players are fully vaccinated. the game will now take place

december 4th. let's get a look at that forecast for you. meteorologist kari hall is standing by. >> it's already starting to clear up, and we're headed for sunshine later today and our temperatures in the inland areas in the upper 60s. we are going to continue with sunshine, dry weather in the forecast and some milder weather with some low 70s from veterans day all the way into the weekend. early next week, we'll be seeing some slightly cooler temperatures, but still no rain and the dry weather also continues for san francisco, even though we're going to see morning clouds and fog not only here but for some of our inland valleys. it's going to be nice for those afternoons, marcus. >> thanks. we'll have another local news update coing up for you in 30 minutes. i'll see you back here then.

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best right here on our plaza usually it's freezing when they come it's beautiful >> it's actually nice. the christmas spectacular, of course, had to be canceled during the pandemic, but it has made a triumphant return and we can't wait to celebrate with the rockettes. their famous high kicks, our famous low kicks >> and they look especially fresh after they opened last night. >> and we love your kicks. >> thank you >> sg sporting some socks that are memorable. something else we're looking forward to, ryan reynolds, his arrival to studio 1a his new movie "red notice. and why he might be taking a break from acting for a bit. ahead, a powerful chat with billionaire philanthropist robert f. smith. he is now making sure the next generation knows how to build and manage their money and wait until you hear how he's inspiring others to join him on that quest

and then on our third hour, our family fun week rolls on yesterday, as craig says, the best roker, my brother, chris, showed up yesterday. so who will this morning's surprise guest host be and who are they related to? you will find out at the beginning of the third hour. >> there's no tease? >> nothing >> not a nugget? >> nothing >> they had to travel a fair amount of distance is that fair yes. also coming up, we reveal consumer reports' best products of the year. but right now, mr. roker, you got a check of the weather >> absolutely. let me show you what we have for you looking at the weekend ahead. snow and winter in the northern plains and the upper mississippi river valley, warm in the southeast, rain in the pacific northwest. saturday, we're looking for some lake-effect snow to start firing up plenty of sunshine down through the south into the southwest turning cooler into the east and sunday, sunday looking for more snow showers around the great lakes.

rainy in the pacific northwest plenty of sunshine throughout the east coast back into the central plains and good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're starting to see those clouds peel away and now clear visibility for the golden gate bridge in many spots across the bay area. we're in for increasing sunshine and temperatures reaching 66 in oakland, 69 in concord, and napa today headed for 68 degrees, also 68 in san jose, and through the forecast, we will continue to warm up just a few more degrees, more sunshine for veterans day as well as the weekend with highs in the low 70s and slightly cooler early next week. it together. >> it's so obvious that we have it together, isn't it? >> come on over, guys. coming next, our powerful conversation with robert f. smith, a billionaire and philanthropist what he is doing to give the next generation an early start on the road to success

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we're back at 8:35 with a story of one philanthropist who is making a huge difference in the lives of young people. >> his name is robert smith. he has made quite a name for himself in the business world and tops the list of black billionaires in america. but it is his philanthropic work that has grabbed the headlines, including the commencement speech where he vowed to pay off the educational loans of an entire graduating class. >> my family is making a grant to eliminate their student loans. >> you could see it in the graduates' faces as robert smith changed their lives with a surprise donation two years ago.

there you were, giving a commencement address at morehouse college and at the end, you decide you're going to forgive the millions in student loan debt. what moved you to do that? >> i thought this would be a way to liberate their opportunity to contribute to their society, to their communities without that >> now, smith, who made his fortune in private equity management has launched a new philanthropic venture called one stock, one future. smith donating nearly 15,000 shares of top tech stocks to students, teachers and staff at the eagle academies for young men across the new york area the gift will be powered by goal setter, a financial literacy app. it's not just about the financial assistance, i gather, it's also about teaching these young people how to handle money. what was your thinking behind

that >> it's a wealth creation journey for them many of these students don't necessarily participate in financial literacy training as and so it's really about the learning journey of financial literacy and providing them an opportunity to, firsthand, really start learning about wealth, wealth creation and utilizing the markets to do so good goal setter uses games and quizzes to teach young people and adults how to save and invest their money tonya is goal setter's founder and ceo. >> the crown jewel of what we do is all centered around financial education. we open up financial education quizzes every single week, kindergarten all the way through 12th grade and financial education quizzes for parents, too. all of our quizzes are mapped to financial literacy standards, but they're rooted in memes and gifs from popular culture. >> these quizzes and games make financial education more fun and engaging for young people, like marcus cotton. marcus is a 15-year-old student at the eagle academy in brooklyn one of the students set to

benefit from smith's gift. >> i was very excited when that happened because now it gives people like an excuse now to go to stocks, like there's somebody actually helping you do this >> cotton, who wants to the be a marine biologist some day says goal setter has given him a road map to his future. >> there's buy, save and put away been and those things would be, for example, if i got $300, i would buy something for $10, i would put away probably $150 for future references and then the rest of the money put into investments. like for stocks. and it just helps you save your money faster, quicker, and easier >> the overall goal of one stock one future is to create 1 million black and latin youth shareholders

to that end, smith has encouraged other companies and executives to donate stocks, as well among those who have stepped up already? delta, lyft, twitter and peacock. are we crowd sourcing philanthropy here a bit? >> a bit you know, the executives in these companies, it doesn't have to be just the ceo, but all executives, african-american and latin ex executives can contribute cheers. it's a wonderful feeling to know that you can power youth to participate in what will be the greatest wealth creation opportunities for them which is the capital markets in america >> i so enjoyed my time with robert smith we spent a fair amount of time after the camera stopped rolling talking about how passionate he was to pay it forward. he is submitted to giving all of it away. >> and he's such a humble guy. he doesn't talk publicly a lot

about what he does >> and he was even subtle at that commencement address when he gave it away. >> you can see people like, what did you say? >> and by the way, at morehouse when he forgave the debt, he didn't show up planning to do that he walked around the campus and he was so moved by the conversation he was having, he was like, i have to do something to help. the only problem was he was invited to like 18 commencements the next year. >> and they're all waiting >> he's not doing any more commencement addresses as for that gift to the eagle academy, morehouse class of 2019 as his partners teaching them how to elevate the next generation, as well. coming up next, an action star, a tiktok, girl dad and look how well he leans the one and the only ryan reynolds tells us about all of it but first, this is "today" on nbc. girl dad and look how well he leans. the one and the

and we are back with the man we've been waiting to talk to all morning. ryan reynolds is in our house. >> and his latest movie, "red

nation," ryan stars as an art thief and teaming up with dwayne johnson and they team up with the bishop played by gal gadot >> and from the moment the movie starts, it's a race to pull off the world's biggest heist. ryan, welcome, welcome how are you? >> it's very nice to be here >> we're so happy that you're here i don't know if you know about this breaking news that happened, but people has crowned its sexiest man alive, and it is paul rudd. >> of course it is i just heard about in this morning. i'm very excited i think that this opportunity will be wasted on him like so many before him. he's going to play it shy. he's going to play it bashful, humble if i know what i knew now, you know, i wouldn't do that you've got to seize this opportunity. >> remember your moment. >> yeah. if i got it -- >> do you remember your reign? >> if i got it now, i'm not saying i would leave my family, but they would need to go on

without me i would roam the world clutching my dog eared "people" magazine sowing my wild oats like some nude magical gardner >> i hope paul is listening right now. >> i do, too if you're there, do not blow this opportunity, rudd >> you know, you are a heart throb on tiktok with straight men. >> oh, okay. that's going to get complicated. >> it's a whole thing about how just all men love you. >> oh. >> when you come on the screen, they pause and they gawk a little bit >> oh, wow >> this is a whole situation >> did you know about this phenomenon >> clearly i need to work on gay men, as well why straight men >> everybody you want to just be sexy for

everyone >> i guess so, yeah. >> we're both very excited about this movie i had a chance to talk to "the rock" a couple of days ago and he said when you were on set together, you never broke. he said he was always this giggling guy and you were doing what you do. >> well, i was preying on him a little bit i mean, he -- d.j., i've known him for 20 plus years now. and he -- he gets this little eye twitch when he's about to crack. so does gal, actually. so i would exploit that and pounce on it it was more in the competition than anything else i would crack, as well that's not entirely true and when i get the gigs, i don't come back. no, it really is a problem

you have to start to think dark thoughts or give yourself a charlie horse, which is terrible >> the movie is hilarious. i hate action movies and i love this movie >> oh, good. >> if you want to blurb that, go ahead. i heard that you improvised a lot of lines >> that's the beautiful thing about dwayne johnson is that one of his gifts is that he has the ability to laugh at himself. and i also love that, as well. that's sort of hope i cope and so we had a lot of fun together i would always, you know, try to say something that would surprise him or break him. >> but were you surprised, a lot of stuff ended up in the movie in the final cup, stuff that you probably thought -- >> that's what i was saying. i thought i was doing it for his benefit and i saw the film and i was like, you kept that in you can see me about to laugh in the moment but i guess it worked. >> and you were writing sassy lines for gal, too >> yeah. i tend to write a bunch of one liners that people can have or not have >> the action comedy lane, man, is so tailor made for you. is that something you feel like you sort of had to create? i mean, for that to --

>> a little bit. you know, for "deadpool," it was a lane that i had to sort of make happen to myself. i love it. i love being physical. i grew up as an athlete. i love cracking jokes and having fun. action comedies are great because they never take themselves too seriously so it's a beautiful genre to play in. a nice sandbox >> you're an entrepreneur. you're in the gin business, right? >> very much so. >> you are the owner of a football team. >> yes in wales, the red dragons, yeah. >> "the wall street journal" did a whole thing on the whole business side of you, which is this other cool side is this something that you always wanted to kind of dig into >> a little bit. so many of these businesses are a lot like show business in the sense that they're built on relationships. they're all relationships. so you're meeting, you're shaking hands. 90% of the work is the unsexy stuff. but i like building things i love that that part of story telling is a privilege to do >> show blake, by the way? >> she is great. kids are great i'm happy to be home >> we were laughing. i love your instagram for a million reasons and sometimes when i'm in a funk, i'll go to

it i love one of the ones, i think it was blake's birthday and the picture you posted was all you looking all dapper and adorable and -- half blink shots of her like in the middle of chewing food >> you're an internet troll. >> a little bit, yeah, but only when it comes to those most precious to me yeah >> what is it like at home because you have three girls under 6. >> yeah, 6, 5 and 2. it's mayhem. you know it's absolute mayhem you're just every day clinging by the, you know, skin of your teeth. >> what's funny is you actually grew up with all boys in your household plus one >> yes >> and now you're in this girl situation. >> i'm the youngest of four boys oftentimes my brothers would never use the door they would use me to make a new door so i was always afraid i would have boys. but now that i have girls, i realize i should not have been afraid i should have wanted boys, as

well they're just as rough. >> they can be yes. >> thank you so much this movie is great, by the way. >> it really is. it's fun "red notice" in select theaters. you can start streaming it on netflix this friday. great date night movie >> you're right. we'll all like it. coming up next, the iconic radio city rockettes here for a live performance, but first, this is "today" on nbc ormance, this is "today" on nbc.

it is time, the best time here at rockefeller center, the christmas tree arrives this weekend. as of last night, the long awaited return of the christmas spectacular starring the radio city rockettes last year, marked the first time in 87 years the production was canceled, but now it's back and it's better than ever, we're told mindy molor in her 9th season as a rockette serves as an assistant dance captain. welcome back >> thank you so much oh, my gosh. we're so, so happy to be here. and the amount of gratitude we feel for being back doing what

we love, it's incredible it brings people together. we get to be a part of people's holiday traditions we're so happy to be back through january 2nd. >> how was it taking the stage last night >> it was unreal the energy in radio city is unlike any other place it's a one of a kind show you can't find anywhere else >> you have some new stuff >> we do, we do. we pulled out all the stops to make it extra spectacular this year >> are you going to show us a bit of the show? >> we are. are you ready for it >> take it away. ♪♪ ♪ ♪♪

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♪♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> yes >> wow >> yes >> yes >> the rockettes >> that was awesome! >> now the holidays can begin. >> we were just saying we're so happy the weather is so nice because usually the rockettes are out here and it's like 20 below. >> by the way, the christmas spectacular at radio city runs through january 2nd. get your tickets our family got ours. we're ready, we'll be there. >> such a fun show coming up on the fourth hour, i have a real interesting and candid conversation, one of my favorite conversations i've ever had this one is with will smith on his memoir, his marriage and more >> and a big thanks, again you guys haven't missed a step

>> and the height of it. they do five, six shows a day. >> it's amazing. >> before the fourth hour, stick around to meet our special surprise guest host on the third hour of "today." >> who is it >> no. >> coming up after your local news good morning, it is 8:56. i'm marcus washington. there's a new status hearing set for today in scott peterson's effort to receive a new criminal trial. the judge is considering juror misconduct allegations and

weighing if peterson can maintain his legal defense team. peterson is being resentenced to life in prison next month for killing his wife lacy and their unborn son. happening now, our cierra johnson is following those developments. she's going to have a live update during our midday newscast. check our twitter feed throughout the day as we're going to have updates there as well. new concerns of covid as cases surge across the state. this coming just about two weeks before the holiday season arrives. our chris sanchez speaking with health leaders. more for you at midday.

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♪ live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the third hour of "today." >> good morning, everybody w welcome to the third hour of "today." what day is it >> hump day! >> mike, mike, mike. dylan on maternity leave and we're saving the seat for a very special person and on it's our family week ask we have another special ghost joining us in just a moment and we'll build the sus pend. >> long lost sister,