>> join us at 11:00 today. we take a live look at sfo. good morning it's here. the country's first covid case good morning it's here. the country's first covid case caused by the omicron variant identified in california today president biden set to roll out a new plan to fight the strain and a potential winter surge. from masks to new travel rules, we got everything you need to know. seismic shift? the supreme court signals it could walk back abortion rights that have stood for nearly 50 years after hearing the biggest challenge on the issue in decades. new battle lines quickly being

drawn from coast to coast. a final decision not expected for months as roe v. wade hangs in the balance red flags. police reveal the accused school shooter in michigan and his parents met with school officials to discuss concerning behavior on the morning of the rampage as a fourth classmate dies from his injuries and the suspect appears in court facing murder and terrorism charges we'll have the very latest. breaking news his silence. alec baldwin gets emotional in his first interview since that movie set shooting claiming he did not pull the trigger in that fatal incident. >> i would never point a gun at anyone and pull the trigger, never. >> this morning what the actor is saying and new details from the investigation on how live bullets may have gotten onto the set. all that plus breaking overnight, major league baseball locking out its players. the game's first work stoppage in nearly three decades. the look at the dispute between owners and players, how long it could last and what it means for

fans and rocking around the christmas tree >> three, two, one ♪ joy to the world the lord is come ♪ >> a massive crowd to enjoy the festivities and usher in the most wonderful time of the year. today thursday, december 2, 2021 >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. we are so happy that we are joining you. it is a thursday morning so happy you're here me, savannah, and our beautiful tree it was so fun last night were you all at the christmas tree lighting? a lot of people were at the tree

lighting i had a blast. >> people are so festive they're all dressed up the holiday season is here. >> we are going to begin this morning with the first case of the omicron variant now confirmed here in the united states and the rapid response from the white house the biden administration set to extend federal mask mandates and require stricter testing for passengers coming in on flights from overseas. we'll talk to dr. ashish jha in just a moment. but first tom costello joins us now. good morning >> reporter: good morning. top health officials say it was only a matter of time before the omicron variant showed up in the united states. that's now happened. president biden later today will be here at the nih laying out the administration's winter response plan. that will include requiring masks on planes, in airplanes, on trains and buses all the way now through mid-march. that was going to expire in january. now extending that

also today for the first time, we're hearing from somebody has experienced omicron personally and firsthand >> reporter: this morning the biden administration is taking new and immediate action to fight the spread of the omicron variant extending the federal mask requirement in all airports, planes, trains and buses through mid-march and mandating stricter testing for every international traveler arriving from foreign airports starting next week. >> the new regulation, if you want to call it that, is that anybody and everybody who is coming into the country needs to get a test within 24 hours of getting on the plane to come here >> reporter: the cdc confirming the first u.s. case of omicron a resident of san francisco who returned from south africa on november 22nd then started showing symptoms the individual self-quarantining now and all close contacts have so far tested negative >> they had received a full dose of the moderna vaccine, but no booster.

they had mild symptoms and thankfully have now recovered. this is cause for concern, but it is also certainly not a cause for us to panic. >> reporter: now the cdc is ordering airlines to share contact information for anyone who has traveled from that southern african region for future contact tracing this air china flight crew taking no chances, wearing full hazmat suits the u.s. has banned non-americans from flying in from southern africa and for the first time we're hearing from a patient overseas who has been diagnosed with omicron. this cardiologist who is quarantining at home in israel. >> i had a high temperature, muscle aches, sore throat. >> reporter: he believes he caught omicron last week in london while attending a 1,200-person medical conference where masks were only recommended. he attributes his mild symptoms to being vaccinated and being a booster.

>> fully vaccinating and boosters. >> reporter: the administration says getting people booster shots is a top priority. it's going to also encourage employers to give employees paid time off to get their boosters, to ask healthcare providers, talk to parents about getting their kids vaccinated and also it's going to be looking at the total picture here and trying to ensure that as many people as possible are vaccinated going into the january month and beyond savannah, back to you. >> thank you. we want to welcome in dr. ashish jha good to see you again. >> good morning, savannah. thanks for having me back. >> we talked three days ago. you said we will probably see a case of omicron this week and we have what do you make of this finding and any clues that we can glean from it? >> not surprising. we knew this was coming. there's no reason to think america wouldn't have cases

given that so many other cases now do thankfully, this person is having mild symptoms they are fully vaccinated but haven't gotten a booster don't have a lot of information yet on whether -- what that means more broadly obviously we're going to want to track that very closely. >> i wanted to ask you about these rules that the biden administration has now put into effect stricter testing for people coming back into the u.s., anyone coming from overseas. the mask mandate, the federal mask mandate for travel being extended until march, does that seem like the right decision or a little premature since we're basically waiting still for this information about the transmissibility and severity of this variant >> yeah, first of all on the testing front, testing people when they come in from overseas, that's exactly right i think it actually works better than travel bans people are going to be traveling back and forth and testing them when they get to the airport and once they arrive in the u.s. that's going to be really important. on the federal mask mandates for air travel and trains, i think it's actually really important

not just for omicron it may not turn out to be that much more contagious for delta, we have 100,000 americans getting infected every day. we have 1,000 americans dying every day, i think mask mandates in those situations is really helpful, no matter what we learn about omicron. >> we're all kind of waiting with bated breath but we're all impatient. there's been drips and drabs of information. and a moderna official raised some eyebrows and caused a little panic when he said earlier this week that he did expect a material drop in efficacy of the moderna vaccines pfizer's officials saying, don't freak out. we're not there yet. how are you reading those same tea leaves >> my read of the tea leaves at this moment is that there may very well be a hit to vaccine efficacy, especially for people who have not gotten a booster. we don't know. i like to actually wait for data to show up we'll have data within a week or

so i think that's going to be really helpful i understand why the moderna ceo is speculating as he is. he may turn out to be right but let's look at the evidence that we'll have soon. >> do you have any reason to believe that current tests that are out there are not detecting omicron? i could have put that better do the current tests detect omicron? >> they will, they do. our pcr tests should work just fine and the rapid antigen tests should work as well. companies are double-checking on that but i'm very confident it will work. >> thank you. advocates of abortion rights are bracing for some profound changes now that it appears that the supreme court is willing to walk back decades of its own precedence pete williams is there with the latest developments. hey, pete. >> reporter: hoda, that's the way to put it, i think, it now appears that the legal landscape on abortion is about to undergo or likely to undergo a profound change in the coming months

based on the supreme court justices' comments it would be the biggest shift in abortion rights in nearly 50 years. opponents of abortion rights who gathered outside the supreme court appear to have something to cheer about after a heated courtroom argument a majority of the court's conservatives appear likely to uphold a mississippi law that would ban abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy that would undercut five decades of rulings that say a state cannot ban abortion before a fetus is viable, about 24 weeks of pregnancy chief justice john roberts suggested he would uphold the law without explicitly overturning roe. >> if it really is an issue about choice, why is 15 weeks not enough time? >> reporter: even so such a ruling would undercut roe and the courts' liberals warn that would seem like a decision based on politics. >> will this institution survive the stench that this creates in constitution and its reading are

just political acts? >> reporter: it's unclear whether the court will go the whole way and overturn roe completely. even if it doesn't, doing away with the rule that says states cannot ban abortion before viability could embolden as many as half the states to pursue local laws that would make abortion illegal. some already have bans on the books that would go into effect the moment the court's precedence were overturned. >> it's hard to think of something in the modern history of the united states that would be more epic than a ruling that overrules or severely limits roe v. wade. it's so central to our understanding of what the supreme court is and does. >> reporter: we'll have to wait to see how this drama ends. the decision in the case this complex and controversial very likely won't come until the end of the term. that means late june or early july. hoda? >> pete, thank you. new details are emerging in that tragic school shooting in michigan. the investigation is moving forward in the wake of a fourth student's death.

the 15-year-old suspected gunman charged as an adult now and police are revealing more about the events that led up to that rampage. megan fitzgerald is on the story for us again. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. that suspect has been identified as 15-year-old ethan crumbley. he's pleaded not guilty to 24 criminal counts including a terrorism charge as well as first-degree murder. this morning law enforcement are still searching for a motive. >> state your full name for us, please. >> ethan robert crumbley. >> reporter: the suspected teen shooter appearing in court remotely, along with his parents. the sheriff now revealing that school officials were in contact with crumbley twice to discuss concerning behavior in class, the day before the incident and that same morning when his parents also came to the school for a face-to-face meeting. >> we had no information from

the schools, but we have since learned that the schools did have contact with the student. >> reporter: just three hours after that last meeting with his parents, authorities say school security cameras show the gunman walking out of a bathroom and into a hallway. the attack being called premeditated by the oakland county prosecutor who says they found video and journal entries about him talking about killing students. the 15-year-old sophomore pleading not guilty to a slew of charges including one count of terrorism causing death and four counts of first-degree murder. this morning, new details about what happened inside oxford high. police say he fired off more than 30 rounds. he still had 18 bullets left when police stopped him just minutes later. police say the murder weapon was purchased days earlier by the suspect's father. four students were killed, madisyn baldwin, justin shilling, hana st. juliana and tate myre.

>> reporter: you were preparing to die? >> yeah, i thought he was going to come into the classroom. >> reporter: she texted her dad, i love you. they're shooting. i love you. the trauma from that day just now settling in. >> i know that i can't move on from this because i know four kids won't be able to move on from this. >> reporter: crumbley is being held without bond and prosecutors are saying not only could he face additional charges, but his parents could also be charged. it's still unclear as to what those charges could be. >> megan fitzgerald, thank you very much. it's 14 minutes after the hour. craig joins us now. >> good morning, good morning to you as well. we're talking about former president trump's bout with covid during the 2020 election.

it's back in the spotlight this morning after a revelation in a new book from his chief of staff at the time, mark meadows. this morning both men are speaking out. kristen welker joins us with all the details. kristen, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. former president trump is facing mounting questions about whether he and his aides deceived the american people by covering up a positive covid test at a key moment in the 2020 campaign. his testing status was under a microscope before the first debate and, of course, savannah pushed him on the timeline soon after. the question this morning, could mr. trump have spread it to others in those critical days. >> reporter: this morning new fallout amid stunning revelations. former president trump tested positive for covid-19 three days before that first debate with then candidate joe biden. >> i don't wear masks like him >> reporter: the disclosure in a new book by mr. trump's former chief of staff mark meadows and obtained by "the guardian" but not reviewed by nbc news

he adds that mr. trump received a negative result hours later. three sources confirm that timeline to nbc news and two of those sources characterized the former president's initial test as a false positive because of that subsequent test a point meadows echoed overnight. how did it all unfold? december 26th, mr. trump presided over a rose guardian ceremony to nominate amy coney barrett to the supreme court in the days following a busy public schedule, including a ceremony with gold star families and a covid briefing all before heading to that debate on tuesday, september 29th. then friday, october 2nd, the bombshell, mr. trump announced he contracted covid after receiving a positive test.r on the exact same day, "new york

times" reporter michael sheer tested positive for covid after he traveled with the president aboard air force one on the day of the pennsylvania rally. >> reporter: bottom line, do you think you got covid from former president trump? >> i can't be 100% sure. i was on that plane. we were talking to the president. he didn't have a mask on it was pretty clear to me that that's -- that the plane was where i got covid. >> reporter: weeks later and after the former president was out of the hospital, savannah pressed mr. trump about when exactly he tested positive >> when did you last remember having a negative test >> well, i test quite a bit and i can tell you that before the debate, which i thought it was a very good debate, and i felt fantastically. i had no problems before. >> did you test the day of the debate >> i don't know. i test all the time. i can tell you this, after the debate, like i guess a day or so, i think it was thursday evening, maybe even late thursday evening, i tested

positive rst found out.ent, the story of me having covid prior to or during the first debate is, quote, fake news. but he did not address whether he had received a positive test before the first debate. craig? >> kristen welker at the white house. thank you. 7:18 didn't we have a good time last night? >> that was perfect. perfect day. >> warmer than usual a lot of folks seeing some record-setting temperatures today and well above where they should be. rapid city today, 30 degrees above average, almost 30 degrees above average in denver. chicago, near 60 these are temperatures that you would see in october late september for rapid city and denver and as we make our way east for today, cleveland, you're at 55 new york city 57 that should be temperatures -- those should be temperature highs we see around november

12th indianapolis in mid-october. record highs, rapid city, billings, montana, denver, amarillo, quincy, springfield, oklahoma city, and the warm temperatures spread east we do see a cooldown by monday minneapolis you're at 30 36 in chicago. 48 in louisville 43 degrees in kansas city. we'll get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. that is your latest weather. guys >> thank you, al. s.

good thursday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're starting out with sunshine in san francisco. it's a very chilly start this morning, especially for the inland areas, right now in the mid 40s but headed for the low 70s this afternoon. we continue to see some sunshine in the forecast but cooler for the weekend into next week. a slight chance of rain on monday. in san francisco we're also seeing temperatures cooling down over the next few days. that is your latest weather. that is your latest weather. guys >> thank you, al. coming up, overnight drama in baseball. major league owners locking out their own players and shutting down the game for the first time in a quarter century could the next season be in jeopardy plus alec baldwin's first interview since that fatal movie set shooting the actor insisting he never actually pulled the trigger.

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today marks five years since the tragic ghost ship warehouse fire in oakland. 36 people died inside that warehouse that had been illegally converted into a work space for artists with illegal wiring. coming up, a progress report on those reforms. time for the forecast this morning. >> good morning. it's another chilly start. we've seen in some spots the fog drifting around parts of the east bay and north bay. it's clear in the south bay and we're waking up to a hazy sky with cold temperatures going through the forecast. tomorrow more clouds in the mix, temperatures in the upper 60s. slightly cooler for the weekend,

but still only very slight rain chances in the forecast for monday as temperatures reach into the mid 60s. san francisco a little bit cooler for the weekend. >> we'll have another local news update in 30 minutes.

we're back at 7:30. we can't get enough of that sight. the big tree-lighting here in rockefeller center. a beautiful tree and a great start to the holiday. >> she showed up. we'll begin with 7:30 headlines. a man charged in connection with the january 6th riot at the u.s. capitol acknowledged using a stun gun on a federal officer. the justice department released video this week of daniel rodriguez' interrogation. the 39-year-old is using a stun

gun on a police officer. he told investigators that former president trump called them to d.c. that day. >> he's my commander in chief and the leader of our country and he's calling for help. i thought he was calling for help. i thought we were doing the right thing. >> rodriguez faces a list of charges, has been detained since his arrest in march. his attorneys have argued that statements rodriguez made about the officer are inadmissible in court. we're hearing from cnn anchor chris cuomo for the first time since his suspension from the network. cnn sidelined cuomo on tuesday after a state investigation showed in greater detail how he helped his brother defend himself against sexual misconduct allegations. cuomo addressed the suspension on tuesday on his siriusxm radio show. >> it's embarrassing. but i understand it. and i understand why some people feel the way they do about what i did. it's the last thing i ever

wanted to do was compromise any of my colleagues and do anything but help. >> that was wednesday. it is up in the air depending further evaluation. a scaffolding collapse left workers dangling off of the side of a condo. they had to be lowered down from the rooftop. thankfully, no one was injured. >> so brave. let's go to breaking news from the world of sports overnight. major league baseball is now in a work stoppage. owners locking out players after months of failed talking forward a new labor contract. >> morgan chesky is in arlington. hey, morgan. >> reporter: good morning. as of 11:59 eastern last night,

that lockout went into effect. no more trades, no more signings. most importantly, no more baseball until players and owners can come to some sort of agreement. and with both sides swinging for the fences, that could be a while. >> if you build it, he will come. >> reporter: this morning, they're not coming. it's america's pastime grinding to a halt for the first time in almost 30 years. >> there's no crying in baseball! >> reporter: failed negotiations between teams and the players union led owners to lock out the players overnight. the stoppage, the first since 1994 and now the big question, will it impact the start of the season next spring? >> it is a very uncertain time. i think a time of insecurity for a lot of players. >> reporter: we may think of it as a way to spend a leisurely afternoon. >> this is a simple game. you throw the ball. you hit the ball.

you catch the ball. >> reporter: but this dispute is a little more complicated and it's all about the massive paydays that's now come with baseball stardom. it puts the brakes on deals with nearly $2 billion in contracts announced over the last month alone. >> the biggest economic issues right now have to do with when players become free agents and how much they get paid. >> reporter: max scherzer is on the union's executive board. >> we're trying to make the game better. all players are all saying the same thing clubhouse to clubhouse. >> reporter: baseball is the only major sport without a salary cap, enabling the game's superstars to sign record-breaking contracts. >> i think it's difficult on the union side for them to argue that the free agent system is broken because in fact we have

seen all this money spent. >> reporter: fortunately for fans, both sides know they can't afford to lose any games next season. >> a year ago, players lost two-thirds of their salary because of the pandemic. the owners say they lost $2.5 billion because of the pandemic. they don't want anything to turn off the fans. >> reporter: there hasn't been a baseball strike since the 1994 season when the playoffs and world series were canceled, leaving fans furious. >> my son personally loves baseball. >> reporter: brandon fry's 4-year-old son records every ranger's game. he asked dad how long until next season. for now, nobody knows. >> nobody does know. is there any indication, morgan, of when this thing may fix itself? what's going to happen next year? >> reporter: considering where things stand right now, hoda, it could be a while. one official saying they have accumulated a war chest of money to keep them afloat during these negotiations. all eyes should go to february. that's when pitchers and catchers report for spring training.

if no negotiations are reached by then, it could be a pretty troubling sign. hoda? >> thank you. >> there's one major league sport that cannot afford a lockout, it's baseball. >> how much does the top guy make in baseball? >> well, i mean, not to -- max scherzer signed more than $40 million a season. >> wow >> wow >> a lot of money on the table. >> there are others that are making -- $200 million contracts. anyway >> coming up next, alec baldwin speaks out and denies pulling the trigger in that fatal shooting on the set of his latest movie. >> how he's describing what happened that day and the new questions it's raising, right after this >> how he's describing what happened that day and the new questions it's raising, right after this ou do, like this guy in a hat. that's why progressive car insurance

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angeles. he's been covering this story since the outset good morning. >> reporter: good morning. alec baldwin's first sitdown interview since the fatal shooting the film's lead actor and producer was emotional recounting the moments that the western film became the scene of a set of tragedy. >> reporter: a new twist on the fatal shooting on the set of "rust. alec baldwin speaking out to abc news. >> the trigger wasn't pulled >> you never pulled the trigger? >> no, no, no. >> i would never point a gun and pull a trigger. >> posted clips of the interview do not interview the actor's explanation for how the gun went off, but the revelation contradict witness statements and what baldwin himself told responding officers. investigators say he was in costume practicing a cross draw when the deadly shot was fired >> someone put a live bullet in a gun, a bullet that wasn't even supposed to be on the property. >> reporter: the interview comes

as authorities release new details about how live rounds may have made it onto set. according to a newly released search warrant, a hollywood weapons expert said kenny had live ammo. those real bullets were used on a prior production they both worked on and may match the ammunition found on the set of "rust. officers searching kenny's prop shop on tuesday night finding suspected live camera. neither responded to our request for comment. >> i think back and i think of officers searching kenny's prop shop on tuesday night finding suspected live camera. neither responded to our what could i have done >> what? >> reporter: when the prop gun was fired, the bullet struck the film's director joel souza and killed 42-year-old cinematographer halyna hutchins. >> she was someone who was loved by everyone who worked with her

and admired. >> reporter: with no charges filed, this morning authorities are still working to pinpoint who was ultimately responsible there are also some new details about the hours leading up to the fatal shooting investigators say hannah gutierrez-reed loaded and locked up the prop gun before the crew took a lunch break once they returned, she admits that she, quote, didn't really check the firearm too much before it was fired. meanwhile, her attorneys are pointing back to those -- how those live rounds got on the set in the first place. >> thank you very much. >> 7:43 right now. how are we looking >> we're looking fairly warm we have the stats in for fall. it's going to pose an interesting question unseasonably warm temperatures the only really cool spot is down through the mississippi river valley 92% of the lower 48 had above

average fall temperatures. over 100 cities having their top ten warmest falls on record. and as you move into the northeast, here's a question, does an unseasonably warm fall mean less snow for the winter? in boston, second warmest fall, newark, warmest fall on record, fourth warmest in philly look at this 9 out of 10 winters following a warm fall, less snow 7 out of 10 in newark, 8 out of 10 in philadelphia 9 out of 10 in washington, d.c but you get around into the midwest, buffalo warmest fall on record, cleveland fifth warmest, third in chicago a little less definitive 6 out of 10 less snowier winters for chicago. cleveland 5 out of 10 and buffalo 4 out of 10. so the jury is out there we're watching a couple of clippers coming across the great lakes today bringing a little light snow it's going to push windy areas, rain in the northeast, snow showers around the great lakes

tomorrow second clipper comes across and this is light snow, 1 to 2 inches stretching into parts of new england. good thursday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it's going to be another nice one. reaching 70 degrees in napa today. we will be slightly cooler for the weekend.

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we are back with ♪ we are back with our ongoing series, race to deliver. as we deliver the return of carson daly. >> good to be back this is a story that will effect a lot of families. in some household, the chicken tender is one of the major food groups and rumors of a shortage are striking fears into the hearts of parents everywhere >> right here. nbc's kerry sanders, no relation to colonel sanders good morning >> actually, my dad was a colonel in the u.s. army air force, so there's that anyway, good morning, guys your moms and dads -- this is a warning for parents all over the country. if your kids are picky eaters, no matter what you try to do to get them to eat colorful things and it's a return to the chicken fingers like we have here, there's a warning today. supply and demand problems, once

again, because as you head to the nation's freezer, there's once again a problem it appears that the chicken tenders have flown the coop. for this family in scottsdale, arizona, a chicken tender shortage is nothing short of a crisis. >> what did you have for breakfast this morning >> chicken. >> my kids eat hamburgers, french fries i have to wrestle them to eat vegetables when i come home from the store and i don't have chicken tenders, my kids are not happy. >> reporter: americans are expected to eat almost 100 pounds of chicken per person this year. >> restaurants have been out of chicken tenders and that makes it difficult kids have limited options. >> reporter: chicken tenders are the smaller fillet of a chicken breast, not to be confused with chicken nuggets. they require more processing which is part of the reason they can be harder to find and now

more costly. value packs of tenders are selling nearly a dollar more than a year ago and it's not just families feeling the impact, big chains like kfc and a & w are changing their marketing plans omit tenders from promotions to prevent selling out. at this iconic chain headquartered in nashville, tenders are their most popular menu item. >> there's no safe harbor in supply chain you feel the pain the most in tenders. >> reporter: they can get enough chicken to get by, but not without shelling out top dollar for it >> we haven't even passed along any kind of menu price increases this year. if we were pricing along with, i don't know that folks would want to pay what it would cost. >> reporter: chicken tenders in short supply

for some families, a shortage that's laying an egg check your freezers and if you're out, it may be different to get your chicken tenders home to roost guys >> what about those dinosaur shaped chicken tenders. >> no shortage of those. >> coming up on "pop start," what ben affleck is saying about his rekindled romance with j.lo. but first, a quick check of your local news and weather to your top eligible spend category, up to $500 spent each billing cycle. and $200 cash back after qualifying purchases. apply now. visit citi.com/customcash why hide your skin if dupixent has your moderate to severe eczema or atopic dermatitis under control? hide my skin? not me. by hitting eczema where it counts, dupixent helps heal your skin from within keeping you one step ahead of eczema.

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it's 8:00 on today coming up, omicron in the u.s. >> anybody and everybody who is coming into the country needs to get a test within 24 hours. >> the country's first case detected in california amid a new push to slow the variant spread mask mandates extended on trains, planes and buses stricter testing requirements set to be announced. we're live with the latest and everything you need to know. tennis tensions. the women's tennis association suspends all tournaments in china, accusing the government of silencing a star player after

she came forward with troubling allegations. just ahead, how this might effect the future of the sport. it's got to be the shoes craig goes inside the sneaker culture craze. >> so many amazing culture and creativity coming out of sneakers that people are finally paying attention. >> how it turned into a hobby to an $80 billion business. good for them. we're turning up the volume on spotify's top streamed artists of the year for a look at the songs you still won't be able to get out of your head today thursday, december 2, 2021 >> wishing our son a happy 29th birthday. >> best friends. >> from montgomery, alabama, and orlando, florida. >> sending love to my kids >> from dayton, ohio, diane is

turning 65 >> to our parents, happy birthday mom and dad. >> here to check off mom's bucket list and meet al roker. >> stayed up late to watch the tree lighting and up early to meet the "today" crew. >> so cute >> we love them. they were there last night and now they're here again love them. we're so happy you guys are joining us it's a thursday morning and we just can't stop marveling at that bright, shiny tree. >> big party and we're going to get out in just a little bit. >> fun. let's to your news at 8:00 president biden is set to extend some covid health measures now that the omicron variant has reached the united states. tom costello is at the national institutes of health good morning >> reporter: good morning to you.

so the bottom line here, if you are traveling, if you're going to be on a plane, in an airport, on a train or a bus, you will need to continue wearing your mask through mid-march that is part of the president's plan to extend the protections that we have all been living with now for the better part of two years. those mandates were going to expire in early january. now extending until mid-march. the president also announcing that they're going to require anybody traveling into the united states from a foreign airport must test negative for covid 24 hours before departure. up until now, the requirement had been 72 hours. it's now creating a tighter window, 24 hours before departure. we have the first confirmed case of omicron in the united states, an individual in san francisco who traveled from south africa on november 22nd, got to san francisco, started feeling unwell, tested positive for omicron. but his symptoms are mild and we

are told he is quarantining and employers to give employees time off to get their booster shots and encouraging the healthcare providers to talk to parents about vaccinating their children and also a more broad rollout of free at-home test kits at this administration now trying to really go in hard now on the winter plan to deal with not only the omicron variant but delta which is still surging nationwide hoda >> tom, thank you. the supreme court heard oral arguments yesterday over mississippi's abortion law and the questioning in particular by conservative members of the court indicated it may uphold that law the law bans almost all abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. that would undercut nearly five decades of rulings that say a state cannot ban abortion before a fetus is viable, about 24 weeks into the pregnancy chief justice john roberts suggested that law could be upheld without overturning roe

v. wade, the landmark 1973 decision that established a woman's constitutional right to choose an abortion. in an extraordinary move, the women's tennis association has suspended all tournaments in china and hong kong. it's out of concern for a top athlete there who has faced intimidation we have more good morning >> craig, good morning the women's tennis association has nine tournaments here, including a deal to host tour finals that's worth hundreds of millions of dollars. the wta making good on its warning to walk away from china because it's not convinced that all is well with peng shuai. >> reporter: this morning, the women's tennis association taking a strong step, suspending wta tournaments in china and hong kong over the disappearance of public life of peng shuai

she accused a former communist party official of sexual assault and then fell silent a month later, the wta says it can't in good conscious have its players compete in china. >> what's critical here is that we as a world cannot walk away from this. if we did, we're telling everybody that not addressing sexual assault with the respect and seriousness it requires is okay >> reporter: tennis greats like roger federer and billie jean king have all weighed in last week roger federer saying that the tennis world is united around her king writing yesterday, the wta is on the right side of history in supporting our players. the mystery around peng shuai is a growing scandal for china since an affair was alleged last month that requested an accusation of sexual assault the post quickly dropped from view and so did peng, resurfacing in videos linked to state media and a call with the president of the international olympic committee. the ioc saying they did another video call with peng yesterday to offer support through what ioc officials called quiet diplomacy, adding peng agreed to

a personal meeting in january. >> there is still a level of censorship and control over everything that's happening surrounding these issues so i think all it does is reinforce our feelings that this is orchestrated. >> reporter: there has been little news coverage of peng in china despite the doubles champion being a household name here an editorial in the "global times" accuses the wta of exaggerating and saying tennis tournaments had been canceled here anyway because of the pandemic in its first comments, the chinese tennis association expressed its firm opposition to the wta's moves. china is a complicated market for professional sports. the nba has had its share of problems here. what's different in this case is

the lack of any commotion on the internet here over the wta's criticism of china as that would entail having to talk about peng shuai and why this is happening and that appears to be too sensitive of a topic right now craig? >> thank you. it is eight minutes after the hour are you ready for a boost? two teenage boys were best friends in ohio but they had not seen each other in person for two years after one of them moved to kansas. one day, the kansas friend took a road trip to surprise his buddy. he stood outside his pal's home. he facetimed him he said, hey, why don't you go outside and take a look around here's what happened >> oh, my gosh.

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thank you, grandpa. yeah. ♪♪ we're ♪ we're back, coming up on 8:15 we've been waiting for this story. it's a fun one. >> it was a fun one. i also gave me an excuse to put on some of my kicks here, new kicks. and carson put on his new kicks as well. sneakers everywhere these days, equally at home, on the basketball court, and on the red carpet as well the industry is bigger than ever before and it's growing. so, travel to one of the world's top destinations for sneakerhead, atlanta, to talk about sneaker culture and its community. >> reporter: $80 billion has never looked this good sneakers are a massive global industry set to jump over the $100 billion mark in a few

years. >> a classic shoe. >> reporter: whether you're chasing michael jordan's 1's or something totally original, one of the stop stores in the world is wish in atlanta >> this is the sneaker room, where the magic happens. >> reporter: it's one of the few to be owned by a woman founder and owner, lauren avis the sneaker industry has become a booming business. >> our society is looking at places that are worth looking. there's so much amazing culture and creativity that's coming out of sneakers that people are finally paying attention >> it's become high fashion. we went from, like, the air force ones to this. >> i think mainstream america realizes the beauty and importance of this culture and they want a part of it. >> what makes a good sneaker >> the story behind it

either the designer's story behind the sneaker or me as a customer, my story behind it, where i was when i got it, my first basketball shoe. i was with my dad at something the story that we have is nostalgic. the colorways, the materials. >> reporter: one collector with decades of those stories is killer mike. he first became a sneakerhead while growing up in atlanta. >> i was like, this is it. this is what i want. i remember begging my grandmother. she was like absolutely not. >> reporter: in the studio and on stage, he's had an inside perspective on how music has been a front line for fashion. >> hip-hop has been the greatest free advertisement for sneakers ever hip-hop has been what has pushed sneaker culture, street wear culture. you want your style and swagger. i think it went hand in hand. >> reporter: the man most responsible for taking the sneaker from shoe to status symbol is michael jordan

nearly four decades after debuting on the hardwood of chicago, his shoes remain constant top sellers does mj have a favorite shoes? >> it's like asking me which one of my kids was my favorite kid i would say the 11 it took it from the basketball court to fashion world when boyz ii men wore the 11 at the grammys with a tuxedo, that's when i think we crossed over. >> reporter: the more recent jump in sales is driven in part by women now gaining equality and a voice in the industry. >> when they had men designing for women, men thought, we'll make it small and pink and purple and that's what girls like finally i think women came in and started designing, bringing up new silhouettes, new stories, there was more to offer us and the demand was there. >> reporter: while the convenience of online shopping has grown, lauren says the community a sneaker store

creates is more vital than ever. >> brick and mortar is more important every day. it's a place where people can collaborate together you come here, get inspired, meet other people and they go out and create. >> reporter: a connection that can benefit both the collector and those around them. what is sneaker culture to killer mike? >> it drove me to get good grades my aunt said, as long as you get good grades, i'll keep your feet fresh. it has connected me to a brilliant tapestry of people just like hip-hop. it brought me together to people who were into this weird, nerdy thing that blew up that's the way you grow, individual relationships with people who are not like you. >> sneakers. who knew >> these guys, i didn't realize the price tag on -- >> these are a collector's item

that you're wearing. >> this is the off white brand which is taking the air jordan one with all the new materials on top of it this is a gift i love it. i love what killer mike was saying it's collecting vinyl. when you collect a sneaker, it's more than a sneaker, it's a representation of a time and culture. >> these are jordan fours. he wore these in the all-star game in 1989 i got them for christmas that year but my grandmother would save up all year and all the grandkids would get jordans for christmas. this was the first pair i've got. i've wore those out. when i got a little older and they same back out, i was like -- it's more nostalgia now. i could see you two -- >> how about roker? >> generally chuck taylors. >> there you go. >> we know hoda likes stan

smith. >> they're my everyday shoe. >> let's show you what we got for today. we're looking at some decent weather. we have a few clouds in the pacific northwest. a little snow action moving through the northeast, but plenty of sunshine elsewhere and you can follow that cloud cover and you can see where the temperatures are cooler, pacific northwest, northern planes, on into the new england area. but nice and warm from the southwest all the way through the gulf with record high temperatures. midsection of the country. windy conditions. a little spr good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. all clear now, a chilly start. but our highs this afternoon will be close to those record highs. we are going to be a little cooler compared to yesterday,

but these are some long-standing records and been up since 1932. so we're going to have am well above normal temperatures for today and just a little bit cooler for tomorrow. we'll see that trend continuing to the weekend. only watching slight rain chances early next week. >> a special time for "pop start." carson is back! that quick. >> first up on pop start, ben affleck and jennifer lopez, the pair has been tight-lipped about their recent rekindled romance, in a recent interview, affleck had a few sweet words to say on this new chapter of his life, responding to the question about how he and j.lo connected after all of these years. i can say it's beautiful to me. my life now reflects not just the person i want to be but the person i really feel like i am, which is not perfect, but somebody who tries very hard about being honest and authentic and accountable. the actor goes on to say that he feels very lucky for all the second chances he's gotten and

you can check out that full story over at today.com. next up, spotify, they're peeking at what you're listening to. they unveiled their 2021 wrapped play list revealing user's most played songs of the year, returning for the second year in a row. bad bunny was the most streamed artist of 2021. olivia rodrigo's "driver's license" reached over 1 billion streams in the year. of course, we had to take a peek into everybody's wrapped play list which you can do if you have spotify. they'll tell you. >> you don't want other people to know what you've been secretly listening to. >> they do a whole presentation. >> it was very well done. frightening. a lot of data in that. what was yours? >> taylor. alexa played taylor swift -- >> i loved it. my kids are so sick of it. i love it so much. >> what was yours?

>> mine was weird. haley and hope got hooked on "call me maybe." >> sure, blame the kids. that's smart. craig? >> wale. the d.c. wrapper. good vibes. i listened to it a few dozen times this year. we can't play the whole thing on tv -- >> i'm an old school, huey louis, "hip to be square." >> mine was pop smoke. >> we can play none of that. >> interesting. there's a whole -- it's a long story. it takes me back to another time. it's a whole thing. next up, lady gaga, we are taking a look back at the moment a star was born, we're all familiar with gaga's

oscar-nominated performance. she was good in the 2018 hit movie. does anyone remember her as girl at swimming pool number two in the sopranos. she opened up in the podcast that this probably wasn't her best work. when i look back on this scene, i can see exactly what i did wrong. i didn't know how to listen. she's starring in the film "house of gucci." finally, helen miran is starring in a movie as prime minister golda mier. she works with an all-male cabinet. of course, she's quite familiar with taking on powerful historical women.

she has played them all and done so well. we can't wait to see this one coming up. that's your "pop start." we're serving up help for your next holiday party. she's going to share her good morning. it's 8:26. i'm marcus washington. first an update within the last half-hour. health leaders in minnesota confirming america's second reported case of the omicron reported variant. that patient has mild symptoms. now, the first case was revealed yesterday with a traveller into sfo. san jose residents face new restrictions on using outdoor sprinkler systems. council members have enacted new rules effective immediately no matter your water provider. odd number addresses can irrigate mondays and thursdays. and even numbered addresses, they'll be able to do that on

tuesday and friday. this only applies to sprinkler systems, not drip systems or hand held hoses. watering must take place before 10:00 a.m. and after 8:00 p.m. to limit evaporation. all right, let's talk about that forecast for you. meteorologist kari hall has a look at that. how's it looking for us? >> yeah, we're still looking at some dry conditions. the fog is clearing out in the east bay in many spots, and walnut creek low 40s right now, but a quick warmup today. mostly sunny sky and continue to see those temperatures in the 60s. >> going to have another local news update coming up in 30 minutes. i'll meet you back here then. mom, hurry! our show's gonna start soon! i promised i wouldn't miss the show

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>> also, just ahead, guys, the start of another cherished holiday tradition around her our season of giving and our holiday toy drive is back. >> we love this. we shine a light on a special group who is making a big difference in the lives of children through the power and sports and mentorship and the remarkable coach leading it is with us live >> that's great. also ahead, jill martin is on a roll this week. this morning, time for the kids. get ready to shop and help santa from mary mccartney, she's a great chef, entertainer and the daughter of music royalty. when she's creating something called a bloody mary dip, i'm willing to put life and limb on the line to try it out. get ready to laugh former "snl" costars rachel dratch and ana gasteyer with us

live to tell us about their new christmas comedy it's supposed to be hilarious. tomorrow on "today," two words for you, hoda, this is for you, blake shelton oh, yeah >> not only are we going to catch up with him, but he's going to treat us with a performance as well. >> we've got a big crowd here. we're going to do a crowd momentwd doing a crowd moment we got a 65th birthday we've got -- oh, we've got -- >> virginia. >> what's your name? >> larry. >> what's your name? >> vicky >> let's get you guys out of this come on in i don't know how to get them -- we'll get this out of the way. get you guys a little closer welcome, welcome to the plaza. >> thank you what brings you to the "today" show

>> we've always wanted to do this and today show is a part of our life -- >> we've been watching it every day for seven years when we met. from a boat. >> superfans >> absolutely. >> and it was on our bucket list and we watch it every morning. y'all are like family. i wanted to make this a part of our next part of our life. vicky, i want to ask you something. >> uh-oh >> i love you. you told me when we first started dating, three weeks makes a habit. it's been seven years, i want you by my side as my wife forever. vicky, will you marry me >> yes >> there's the ring. >> wow. >> just in case it doesn't fit i love you

[ cheers and applause >> congratulations congratulations. we love love here at the "today" show our friends at 30 rock, they wanted to help you celebrate, they got you tickets to go to the top of the rock. >> thank you. >> it's been a wonderful life so far and it's going to be even better. >> can we be your bridesmaids? >> hoda does weddings, by the way. >> congratulations >> are you shocked >> yes, i had no idea. >> she has four children so she shows me all of her babies every night. >> congratulations, guys thanks for sharing it with us. y'all are supersweet >> pretty cool. >> really beautiful morning right under the light of the christmas tree a check of the weather >> let's take a look at the rest of their lives we'll do the next weekend for them start off with friday

lake-effect snow turning colder in the plains turning cooler on saturday, light snow in the northeast, sunny and dry out west and sunday, sunday, wind and snow around the upper great lakes, mild for december in the central plains and wet weather in the ohio river valley. sunshine up and down the eastern sea board. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. as we take a look at our temperatures we'll reach into the low 70s for inland areas. really nice weather over the next few days, just a bit cooler for inland valleys coming down to the mid-60s. and wal see one slight chance of rain mainly for the north bay heading into monday. and the rest of the forecast is a little bit more seasonable, as our temperatures head for the upper 60s we'll see a slight cool down for the weekend as well as early next week. >> vick how did you do that?

>> nicely done >> mr. roker you have a couple of superfans. >> nice to see you nice glasses >> these guys have been waiting for al all day >> you guys are the cool glasses crew >> i love it >> we just need the red frames. >> i love it >> what's coming up next >> thank you so much you do our hearts good. we're going to launch today's season of giving it's a perfect reminder what the holidays are really about. we're going to shine a light on a remarkable program but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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to be spreading holiday cheer with our annual toy drive. >> you can scan the qr code on your screen to learn more about the one that we're shining a light on today. >> it's a special program in minneapolis called the heritage youth sports foundation and it's created to give kids a chance to play and help them grow and learn on and off the courts. >> my favorite sport to play is golf. >> i played basketball, be able, tennis, golf. >> heritage youth sports foundation in minneapolis empowers young people through athletics and its best tool, older students who grew up in the program. >> i've been a part of heritage youth sports foundation since i was about 5 or 6 years old. >> anybody is welcome.

we don't judge anybody because we all were in the same shoes as them >> reporter: 18-year-old willy wilson is a leader at the foundation, one of a dozen student athletes that coach younger kids both on and off the court. >> i often tell them that there's more than to just be a good basketball player, but to be a good scholar in school too. >> reporter: the organization helps the entire community each week they run food drives and clean up local parks at the very heart of heritage, is coach mike shelton. >> our tag line is strengthen lives and community through sport. >> reporter: he works to keep all the young athletes participating. organizing events, leading field trips, providing some kids with transportation. >> at one point in time, coach mike was picking kennedy up four times a week she was doing golf, tennis, basketball i'm just thankful to say the least. >> reporter: and the kids participating appreciate it too. >> i want to keep going back

because you can make friends and you can play a lot of different sports >> joining us now is coach mike from the heritage youth sports foundation we're happy to have you with us. what is the best thing about leading this organization? >> the best thing is just really seeing these kids grow up and develop and turn into, you know, great people >> coach, we know that you've got some kids learning in the next room. can you bring them in for us grab the kids? >> yeah. come on in >> come on kids.

get in there >> we've got something nice for them there they are all right. look at the kids they're getting right to it. it is the season of giving in that spirit, we want to tell you, coach, that our friends at mattel and fisher price are donating toys to the kids at the heritage youth sports foundation which we know is important we're happy to announce that. >> that's great. >> the kids are going right for it what do you think about that, coach? >> i appreciate it thank you very much. thank you. this is love we really appreciate it. words can't describe it. anything that helps my kids, i most definitely appreciate this is awesome, man. >> you're doing a great job there. if people want to learn more about the heritage youth sports foundation and ways they can help, they can scan the qr code or go to today.com fisher price is the official sponsor of "annie live." good stuff there in the spirit of giving. >> we love that. we would like to send a huge thank you to our friends at care 11 >> look at the kids. >> all the love out there. >> the kids are like, shop until they drop. i love it. >> thank you so much

>> thanks, coach keep up the great work. coming up next, jill martin, she's playing santa this morning with her ultimate gift guide for kids but first, this is "today" on nbc. mrs. claus the shopping boss here to help you merry savers decorate with the best bargains ever! ross has savings on everything you need to get the party started. because who waits for shipping anymore? or guests?! i love saying yes to more merry for less at ross!

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merry savers find the best bargains ever! when you have the world's longest list you go to ross so you can work that budget and get those savings. i love saying yes to more merry for less at ross. we're back with day four of our steals and deals the ultimately holiday gift guide. >> jill martin bringing us bargains all week long now it's time to focus on the kids. >> and you know what to do scan the qr code and get instant access for the deals we need this this is our list. >> this is right in your wheelhouse with your kids. it's time to play a little bit of big here. but in a littler way these are great. this is the rock and roll it retail $49.99 to $79.99. they're silicone, flexible and roll up. it will keep them occupied and

how great is that for them to learn how to play music. it's educational the deal is $25 to $40 it includes foot pedals and headphones this is popular. the magnetic building block sets your choice of six popular building block sets. go to our website to see all the options. it helps kids learn and color. you learn shapes, numbers an design. you can do it together as a family. the retail $119 to $169. $39 to 59. up to 57%. moving on. supercool, the go camera. mountable for bikes, skate boards. it's the perfect partner for any adventure you're going on. it makes it easy for the kids to grip.

it comes in vibrant colors. its takes high qualify photos which is so cool. wide angle lens and built in mic and speaker. has a rechargeable battery. $24. 52% off. books, always amazing. check out our site. these sell out quickly as well. 13 iconic nine book sets. you get all the books in the set. what a great gift. >> they're so old-school too. i like that. the deal is $19 for the set. up to 59% off. finally, i've always wanted to do this, lights out, please. >> kill the lights. >> the l.e.d. galaxy starlight projector.

the retail $129. this is the starlight projector with multiple lighting effects. tweak your experience with five different effects. it's perfect for bedrooms. >> that's cool. >> gaming rooms, home theaters, parties, easy setup. three simple buttons. control everything. >> it automatically shuts off after four hours. the retail $129. i would like this. the deal $49. that's 62% off. so i wanted to have the kiddos. that wraps up our gift guide for kids. the rock and roll it, the magnetic building block sets, the camera, the golden book sets and the l.e.d. galaxy starlight l.e.d. projector. "today" works with affiliate partners and may earn a commission on sales. >> scan that qr code.

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[ sfx: bing bing bing ] [ sfx: bing bloop ding ding bloop bing ] the day can wait... enter the golden state, with real california dairy. this morning on today food, we're getting festive with mary mccartney. >> she's a talented chef, cookbook author, photographer. she also happens to be sir pau mccartney's daughter she has a new show on discovery plus called "mary mccarty serves it up. >> you're adorable in the commercial break, your dad was facetiming you to tell us how well she was doing -- >> he was giving me moral support. >> that's nice. >> carson and i love to start with a cocktail. >> this one is so good and easy.

it's colorful. you get a glass with some ice. >> that's good it's not too sweet >> what's your -- >> a shot of vodka a little squeeze of lime >> is this tonic >> you need a bit of hydration when you're drinking. >> we have a drinking/eating table over there. >> a little sprig of mint. >> that is so refreshing and delicious. >> cheers. boys, what do you guys think they love it >> this is a bloody mary dip and i came up with the -- >> talk slow, mary, talk slow. >> something you can basically eat, but has the flavors of a bloody mary. it came to me -- >> carson's specialty, a bloody mary.

>> it's basically a dip with the flavors of bloody mary i use tomato puree instead of tomato juice olive oil and a teaspoon of balsamic to sweeten it a bit 1 table spoon of tomato paste. >> i love how you say tomato. >> tomato, tomato. >> let's call the whole thing off. >> and then celery salt. >> brilliant you warm that through for about five minutes and the vodka. >> there is a god. he's listening. >> and then you just cook that, simmer it for five minutes and you can have it warm or room temperature. >> that's a sauce for what -- this is a dip. this is what i made with oprah winfrey on the new show. >> wait, wait, wait. your dad is there. oprah.

>> reese witherspoon. >> it's about entertaining but it's make ahead. i like things that are make ahead. >> you get a little piece of bread, all the things you would have in a bloody mary, an olive and a bit of celery like a bloody mary. you dip it, dunk away. see if you can get that in one bite, though. >> please don't make us do that. that is fantastic. >> that is yummy i love it. >> would you like dessert? >> yes >> you could dip some shrimp in that. >> no, this is a vegan cooking show. >> sorry. >> i'm all about giving solutions. entertaining, meat-free entertaining as a family, we promote meat-free monday as well people are asking for suggestions and ideas. that's why i've done the show

with discovery plus. >> all of your recipes are vegetarian. >> all of them are vegetarian. and this is discovery plus's first vegetarian cooking show. in here is melted chocolate and coconut oil. literally just use two ounces of toasted hazel nuts and smashed salted pretzels. mix it and put it onto this. it's this easy push it around nice and thin. it's crunchy and thin. i've got chopped pistachios. it's called jewelled chocolate bark we have the green and red. >> i love all of this. >> you're more into the chocolate.

>> we have about 15 seconds but we got to try it give it a go what do you do with it put it in the fridge >> chill it, break it up and eat it half an hour in the fridge cheers >> head to today.com/food to get these recipes. way to go, mary. thank you. >> thank you >> we're back for more after this good morning. it's 8:56. i'm marcus washington. within the last hour health leaders in minnesota confirming america's second reported case of the omicron covid variant. it's said the patient had mild symptoms. the first case was revealed

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