allowed in the courtroom, one right here from nbc bay area. you want to get the latest information with us here. we will also stream it live on nbcbayarea.com. that's all coming up at 10:00 a.m. this morning. good morning breaking overnight, positive good morning breaking overnight, positive results. pfizer just releasing new data this morning saying its vaccine booster does neutralize the omicron variant. how far does that data go and will it be enough to stem the rising tide of cases from coast to coast we'll ask the ceo of pfizer in a live one-on-one. tense talks, inside the high-stakes showdown between president biden and russia's vladimir putin, the president warning of a strong response if russian troops invade ukraine and leaving the door open for the u.s. military to get

involved we're live at the white house with where the face-off comes from here. in the hot seat, instagram's ceo called before congress this morning over whether his company is doing enough to protect kids online straight ahead, the grilling he'll face and the new tools for teens and parents rolled out by instagram just hours before that appearance crippling amazon and millions of its customers facing the fallout after a massive outage a computer glitch halting deliveries and crashing websites during the height of the holiday shopping and shipping season what is being done to get things back on track, just ahead. all that, plus face-to-face. scott peterson back in court today, the infamous killer being resentenced for the murders of his wife and unborn son and set laci peterson's family for the first time in nearly two decades. we're there, live. and let it snow, millions in the northeast waking up to their first flakes of the season

al has everything you need to know as you head out the door today, wednesday, december 8th, 2021 >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza and good morning, everybody. welcome to "today. it's wednesday morning nice to have you with us hoda continues her time off and we've got a real busy one this morning. >> an extremely busy wednesday morning. in fact, let's get started with that break news, just came out tied to the pandemic >> just this morning, pfizer has new data on the effectiveness of its vaccine and booster shots against the omicron variant amid hospitalizations coast to coast. this data is just in we will talk about the results with pfizer's ceo in a moment. but first, nbc's sam brock has his report >> reporter: with early data, pfizer is saying that its vaccine right now is effective at combating the omicron variant

with that third shot or booster dose to keep protection a month out.th that against the back drop of rising cases nationally driven by delta with hospitals in a handful of states overwhelmed. new this morning, the nation's first real glimpse of the impact of omicron just a short time ago, pfizer releasing early data showing that getting a booster shot may be the key for battling the new variant. its data demonstrating protection against omicron one month after receiving the booster. it comes as a study on people who haven't received a booster, just the initial vaccine, is raising some concern a small study out of south africa finds the pfizer vaccine is less effective at neutralizing the omicron variant with a reduction of antibodies although the sample size was just 12 people and the study has not been peer reviewed this is the president's chief medical adviser, dr. anthony

fauci offering a sliver of good news on omicron severity >> it appears with the cases that we are seeing, we are not seeing a very severe profile of disease. in fact, it might be -- and i underscore might -- be less severe >> reporter: dr. fauci noting hospital stays linked to omicron have been shorter and there's less use of supplemental oxygen, too. the national average of daily infections has topped 100,000 again and among the 30 plus states that have seen a rise in hospitalizations in the last two weeks, a half dozen, michigan, ohio, indiana, pennsylvania, new york and illinois accounting for the majority of the country's increase in hospital beds filled >> is it true that michigan just broke its record for covid-related hospitalizations >> it's hard to imagine that we could have broken the record, but we did i never thought this we would surpass the first surge, but then again, here we are. >> reporter: and back to the pfizer study, there are indications this morning that two cases of the vaccine could be enough to prevent death or severe illness from omicron. >> that sets us up nicely for the ceo of pfizer, mr. bourla.

good morning >> good morning. thank you for having me. >> preliminary lab studies showing that the booster does, in fact, neutralize the omicron variant. that's the good news but it also showed that the effectiveness of the original two-shot regime of pfizer's vaccine was significantly reduced, 25 fold do i have that rightlar to w and what is the implication of that >> you have it right it is very much similar to what the paper from south africa reported, but in the two doses, there's a significant reduction in our ability to neutralize the virus. still, we may have an

this time compared to a second dose effectiveness with two dose because there are other elements of the immune response other than antibodies to protect against severe disease the good news is when we gave a third dose, which was not part of the study in south africa, we have a 25 fold increase in titer this time compared to a second dose now a third dose, to make it clear for the audience, three doses against omicron is already as effective as the two doses against the original variant these are very good news preliminary because we are waiting to see more data, more accurate data with the more -- assays that will come in a week or two but so far, a third booster improves dramatically the efficacy >> it's very good news however, if you are someone sitting at home right now and you've just gotten the two-shot regime of pfizer, is it effectively useless against omicron? i mean, is there any value to that or do you have to get the third booster to get any defenses

against omicron specifically >> there is tremendous value compared to if you have only one or if you don't have any tremendous value it may not be enough itself, but we are waiting to see. so you may need to go to get the third booster faster and that's something that the health authorities should consider very carefully the make their recommendations. but clearly, having two doses compared to nothing is -- protects you way better than having nothing >> let me ask you about children in particular, young children, or anyone who just started their vaccine regimen. they're on their first pfizer dose or their second pfizer dose are they going to have to go immediately to proceed to a third booster? the rest of us waited six months there was that period of time. how does that regimen stand now given what we know about omicron and the booster? >> this is something that we need to start thinking of seriously. i think, again, it is part of the regular authorities, it is

part of the health authorities of the country but there are several countries in europe that they have reduced the time between the second and the third dose to three months those results today indicate that they did right. >> let me ask you about the two doses. there was some indication, i believe, in your research that perhaps the two doses did protect against the severest disease, did worst cases did you see that in the data, signs of that? >> we didn't see anything that would say that clearly would not protect. because what we measured right now was the antibodies, but we those should still have a quite good level don't know that we have very strong cd4 and cd8 responses of memory cells those should still have a quite good level of protection based on what we have seen in the past we will have to wait for real world data to make sure what we can build on this.

>> a couple quick things did your research say anything about if you had previously had covid, how that factors in, if those naturally induced antibodies combined with the booster, what kind of protection or the naturally induced antibodies combined with the two-shot regimen >> we didn't have that we only have -- we tested only on people with two doses, people with three doses, but also we tested some new vaccines and those tests actually produced a strong immune responses. so what i want to say right now is if we need a new vaccine, those tests are telling me that we will be able to have a very good one if we need one against omicron. because, really, we're able, with some tweaks, to produce

higher results i'm not sure we will need it because it's one a likely scenario that the current booster will be enough, but if we need one, i'm sure we can make one and the good news is we will have it by march and even better news is we will not lose any capacity of the 4 billion doses we have right now. between the old and the new, we will still maintain 4 billion doses for 2022 >> pfizer's ceo albert bourla, we appreciate your time and clarity on this. thank you so much. now to that high states one-on-one between president biden and vladimir putin about the massive build up of troops along the ukrainian border the president voicing deep concerns and warning his counterpart of harsh consequences if there is a military invasion. nbc's chief white house correspondent peter alexander has the details on it. >> reporter: in many ways, it's president biden and the nato military alliance's credibility that is on the line here the president in that extended video call making clear that vladimir putin that invading

ukraine is a red line and warning if putin tests the u.s., it would face tougher economic penalties than the united states slapped on russia when it last invaded ukraine. so right now the world is watching to see if that is enough to change putin's behavior or if this crises escalates. this morning, watching to see what vladimir putin does next after amassing as many as 100,000 troops on the russian-ukrainian border >> told president putin directly european allies would respond with strong economic measures. >> reporter: president biden in the situation room, putin at his vacation home on the black sea the two men exchanging greetings in this clip aired by russian state tv

>> good to see you again i -- unfortunately, the last time i -- we didn't get to see one another for g20. i hope the next time we meet, we do it in person. >> reporter: their conversation, according to white house, direct and useful president biden voicing deep concerns over russia's surge of troops, tanks and artillery along the ukrainian border shown in these satellite photos. if there's a further invasion of ukraine, the biden administration says it's prepared to send supplies and additional military equipment to ukraine and other nato allies. the white house vowing not to allow a repeat of what happened in 2014 when russia seized the ukrainian territory of crimea, leading to a violent conflict between southern forces and russian-backed separatists despite u.s. sanctions then, putin did not back down. >> things we did not do in 2014, we are prepared to do now.

>> reporter: republicans who accused president biden of projecting weakness towards russia argue putin must face devastating consequences for any invasion >> president putin is a wolf i think he thinks that president biden is weak. i think he thinks that president biden is a sheep and weakness invites the wolves >> so, pete we shall what does all of this mean for our men and women in uniform, our american service members? could the administration send troops to the region if russia does, in fact, decide to invasion ukraine >> reporter: the president's national security adviser says the u.s. will only take action if russia invades ukraine, but he did leave the door open to sending in additional deployments, as he said, if america's allies neighboring russia, that they feel threatens. the white house is clearly prepared to aggressively push back against putin, supplying military equipment to its partners in the region, but it seems unlikely that you will see troops on the ground in ukraine. >> peter alexander, thank you. now a showdown over social media is going to play out on capitol hill today >> so today for the very first time, instagram's ceo is

testifying before congress the hearing focussing on the impacts of social media and young users and ahead of his appearance, the popular platform launched a series of new features aimed at improving safety nbc's senior washington correspondent hallie jackson has the details. hallie, good morning >> reporter: hey, tom, good morning to you you know, we all know that instagram has been under a lot of scrutiny ever since that whistle-blower revealed internal research showing more about how the app affects teens. now one day after rolling out those safety features you mentioned, its ceo will face lawmakers here on capitol hill with one of the leaders of that senate committee expected to tell him that what the company is doing now is too little too late instagram in the hot seat over whether they're doing enough to protect kids online. its ceo, adam mosseri set to face tough questions from a senate committee one day after the company rolled out new safety features.

those features include options that prevent people from tagging teens who don't follow them, a prompt to take a brock after hours of scrolling and parental control toes let adults see how long their teens spend on the app and set time limits. some experts, skeptical. >> give me a break >> reporter: today's hearing coming after explosive reporting found facebook, now known as meta, and instagram are aware of

how their apps can have a toxic effect on some teens, especially girls. "the wall street journal" reporting internal facebook research found one in three teen girl users says instagram has contributed to their own body issues, eating disorders, anxiety and depression the company ames to address any issues with potentially negative effects of the app >> if anybody leaves instagram feeling worse about themselves, that's an important issue that we need to take seriously. >> reporter: facebook whistle-blower francis halgan testifying in front of congress in october >> the company won't make the necessary changes because they have put their astronomical profits before people. >> reporter: meta disputes the characterizations, ceo mark zuckerberg pushing back hard writing in a note to his staff we care deeply about safety and mental health. rare bipartisan agreement, after years of congress, calling for yet again changes. >> what we have seen is a lack of transparency and a lack of disclosure from the social media platforms. >> because the technology is moving quickly, we want to make sure we anticipate where the puck is going. >> reporter: so as for the other safety features that instagram is now introducing, they're going to start nudging teens

towards different topics if uny thank you for that they've been dwelling on one thing for too long and they're promoting a new educational hub for parents with tips and tools about how to talk to your teen about social media >> thank you for that. let's get our first check of the weather. snow say it ain't snow. >> oh, come on, it's december. let's get it going we've been seeing snow around the great lakes. some lake-effect snow. it's going to continue for a little while, but nothing all that bad let's show you what we've got going on today low pressure system is developing around the carolinas. light snow, up state from chicago all the way to syracuse up into parts of northern new england. this is going to be light stuff. the heaviest rain is going to be right along the south carolina coast, also the north carolina coast, as well wet weather back through albany and tuscaloosa into new england, heavier snow, 2 to 4 inches, but generally 1 to 2, not a big problem. out west, we're going to be

looking at some more winter weather stretching from rochester, minnesota, all the way to mammoth lakes, difficult travel, gusty winds. we're watching this system come in it's going to be a pacific front that intensifies as it moves inland we're bringing snow to the cascades and the rockies much needed rain for the southwest, parts of arizona and california, as well. but the snowfall amounts, we're talking good stuff for the rockies on into the cascades, anywhere from 6 to 12 inches you of snow. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds

i am meteorologist, kari hall. we will see spotty light rain moving in later on today. we will see off and on light showers moving through the bay area but a lot clears out by early tomorrow morning, and then we will go back to dry weather and it will be very chilly temperatures reaching into the mid-50s for the weekend. morning temperatures in the mid-30s, and we are getting ready for an atmospheric river set to arrive in the bay area on monday. >> and that's your latest weather. guys >> al, thank you coming up, an infamous case back in the spotlight today. scott peterson convicted in the death of his wife and unborn son nearly two decades ago, set to come face-to-face with her family today at his resentencing hearing. we're live at the courthouse also this morning, a scramble to make up for lost

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welcome back. 7:30, wednesday morning. december 8th, 2021, 17 days to go before christmas and, of course, our iconic rockefeller center christmas tree is blowing brightly. so are some of hour hats on the plaza this morning. >> and that means 14 days to go until active shopping. >> that's why we call you gift card craig. >> not a great nickname. we are going to start with a check on your 7:30 headlines. congressional leaders have reached an elaborate deal to raise the nation's debt limit without needing any votes from republicans. that would allow the senate to raise the country's borrowing limit with a simple majority vote. the deal is tied to a

noncontroversial medicare bill. it likely averts another last-minute rush to avoid a federal default. workers at kelloggs voided a contract yesterday that would have provided raises. the union said an overwhelming majority of its workers have been on strike since early october voted down that five-year offer. kellogg's says it will now move forward with plans to start hiring permanent replacements for the striking workers. a plumber who found envelopes stashed with money will earn a $20,000 reward for his find. the plumber made the discovery last month what he was removing a toilet from the bathroom. police say the cash and checks were likely connected to a 2014 theft at the church when

$600,000 disappeared from the safe. the church put up a reward at the time and donated it to crime stoppers. now that money is going to the plumber. he made the undecreed incredible discovery. 500 envelopes fell out of the wall when he removed that toilet. >> can you imagine? >> i can't. >> i'm glad he got the reward. also this morning, a case that riveted the nation nearly 20 years ago is back in the spotlight today. >> scott peterson received a death penalty for the murders of his wife, laci, and their unborn son. it was a sentence overturned last year. today, peterson is being resentenced and will appear in court along with members of laci peterson's family. erin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. today's hearing for scott peterson promises to be full of drama and emotion. with laci's family facing peterson for the first time in nearly two decades. as for scott peterson, he's yet to address the court in his own words about the murder of his

wife and unborn baby. his lawyer telling nbc news today that could change. this morning, scott peterson potentially speaking out with his own words for the first time. peterson was found guilty of killing her and their unborn baby on christmas eve in 2002, their remains washed ashore just miles from where peterson said he would be fishing that day. the california supreme court reduced his sentence to life without parole. >> you've just visited scott peterson in jail. what is his state of mind? >> he is happy that he's going to have the opportunity to go back into court. there is a chance that he will be allowed to speak. i think it's important at this point that people see he is a human being with feelings and emotions.

i think it's important that the public hear from him to say that he did not kill his wife. >> has he expressed any concern for laci's family? >> very much so. >> laci's family and friends will also be in court today facing peterson for the first time in nearly 17 years. her mother, sharon rocha, expected to give a new victim impact statement. in 2006, she spoke to "dateline." >> i was just beside myself thinking about what he had done to her and did she know that it was happening and -- >> was she afraid. >> uh-huh. and how could he have done anything to laci. there was no reason. there was no reason for him to kill laci, other than pure selfishness. >> at today's hearing, members of peterson's family will also be there, including his sister-in-law, janie, who says she's always believed his innocent. her fight to set him free doesn't end with today's sentencing.

she hopes evidence of alleged juror misconduct will win scott a whole new trial. >> if he is given a new trial, do you think he'll be exonerated? >> absolutely. i'm confident that scott will never be convicted again. >> much of the da's case was based on his affair with amber frye who says she had no idea he was married. he told her his wife had died. >> but there was no evidence that he had anything to do with what happened to laci. >> you don't believe an adulterer makes motive for murder? >> i don't think you can take that leap. we don't have justice. this crime is not solved. >> reporter: given that we haven't heard peterson speak out in 17 years, i asked his lawyer why is he speaking out now? he said that he'd been following prior legal advice. now he's focused on changing public perception ahead of a potential retrial, noting that

it will be up to the judge whether or not he's allowed to speak in court today. savannah. >> erin, thank you. joining us now is legal analyst lisa green. just to be clear about what is going to happen today, it's not about his guilt or innocence. it's about a legal issue and he's expected to be resentenced to life in prison. >> that's right. there is no change in the evidence that brought the conviction. the change here is the death penalty was deemed to be with unconstitutional because jurors were struck from the panel. a court looked at that and was stunned that that happened. so peterson is no longer on death row, but his guilt or innocence remains the same. >> what is the perpendicular of him being allowed to make a statement to the court today if the judge allows it. >> for peterson, it's an opportunity to reset the narrative. that may not matter today at the resentencing. it would matter a lot if he had the opportunity for a new trial. >> let's talk about that. that is a separate issue. but that's coming, as well. that's on the docket. there's controversy about one of

the jurors and whether or not she lied on her jury voir dire as her questioning form. when you look at that issue, do you think it's likely that he would be granted a new trial? >> i mean, it's possible, but it's not likely because the bar is set so high. defendants routinely raise all sorts of objections. that's their right. but for the court to overturn this, they're going to have to have more. but actual evidence showing this juror intended to reach a certain unfair result. >> and do they have to show to get new trial that but for this misconduct, there might have been a different result? >> they have to show essentially that this juror went in with a mission and the mission was to notwithstanding the promise to be fair and impartial, did something else. that's a high bar. >> laci peterson's family is expected to be in the courtroom

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nbc's tom costello joins us now. tom, good morning. >> reporter: tom, good morning to you when we think about amazon, most people think about online shopping but they're the biggest cloud computing company in the world many companies rely on them, including the cia. when they went down yesterday, that cost massive problems this morning, they say they are back up, they're getting restored, but that is still reverberating across the country. just over two weeks until christmas. it's a major amazon outage causing issues across the internet, even impacting the all-important holiday delivery rush amazon web services, the cloud computing division of the internet giant began experiencing service issues tuesday morning, hitting some of the most popular websites. the outage impacting systems at delta and southwest airlines streaming giants netflix and disney plus both reported issue and amazon linked devices, like

ring security cameras, kindles and alexa all reported disruptions. >> the internet is a very complicated interdependent system, but it has a lot of these components that are centralized at one company or a handful of big companies and when they go down, they tend to take out a lot of the rest of the internet with them >> the outage brought down critical tools inside amazon, affecting some delivery operations during the already busy holiday season and coming just as many americans tried to get their holiday shopping in order. amazon workers posting videos like these to social media, seeming to show company warehouses at a stand still. an amazon spokesperson confirming to cnbc its warehouse and delivery operations were experiencing problems as a result of the outage sellers on amazon had issues accessing seller central, a site used to manage orders. >> amazon itself across the supply chain, especially in

the -- you know, as we approach the holiday season this is certainly not the appropriate time to have this outage, for sure >> amazon same the impairment of several network devices was to blame. even this library in kansas was impacted >> amazon is a huge part of your life, far more than you may know nearly everything these days is computerized and the thing that is computerized is using some cloud platform and more often than not, it's amazon >> overnight, the company adding the network issues were resolved and it was working towards recovery of any impaired services east coast operations seemed to have been impacted the most. importantly here, amazon says they're back up and running today. no idea how many packages may have been delayed. >> that's a great point, tom we rely so much on amazon these

days >> to quote my mother, what is the cloud? whatever it is, it was down. >> i've been dealing with clouds long before now. believe me, we're also talking about dealing with some temperatures out here. big temperature swings green bay, detroit, pittsburgh, philadelphia, richmond, all seeing temperatures below average. boston, 41 degrees today then that system moves up to the south -- to the north, i should say. look at this, by saturday, boston, you're going to be at 62 degrees. new york city, 64. elkins, west virginia, 68. cincinnati looking at temperatures into the mid 60s. but as we look out west, big temperature drops. by friday, denver, you're only at 32. 31 in alamosa. by saturday, 30 for grand junction vegas, seeing temperatures only about 50 degrees on sa good morning. i am meteorologist, kari hall. here's a live look out there at

highway 101 in palo alto. you can see the low clouds. overall we are starting out dry but you will see spotty light rain into the evening, and most of the bay area getting a few 100s inches of rain. temperatures in the mid-50s as the atmospheric river rolls in. coming back, a classic southern dish, a very special kind of rice that could help us live longer >> rice is healthier than you think. cynthia mcfadden discovered why it's something we should all be eating but first, these messages.

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a very good morning to you. it's 7:56 right now. i am laura garcia. here's what is happening now. >> the san mateo county superior court is where scott peterson will be resentenced today for the murder of his wife, laci and their unborn son. the judge can only resentence him to life in prison without the possibility of parole, but the family and friends of laci peterson have the right to address the court and as we understand, scott peterson will also break his silence after 20 years. i am cierra johnson in san francisco. we are learning more about pfizer's effectiveness according to research that did just get into our news room this morning. according to the study, it shows the effectiveness of the

two-shot vaccine was reduced by 25 fold against omicron, but the pfizer ceo appeared on the "today" show explaining the shift when that person gets that third booster shot that is a pfizer vaccine. i am kari hall, and we will see light rain moving in this evening. it will only look to bring us a few hundredths of an inch of rain. we are getting ready for heavier rain near the end of the weekend. morning temperatures will be in the mid-30s and we will have more updates on the atmospheric river coming in on sunday. laura? >> we are looking forward to it. we certainly need that.

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it's 8:00 on "today. coming one, new data from pfizer how it fights omicron. >> three doses against omicron are almost equivalent to the effectiveness we've had against original variant >> and what you need to know as the virus continues to spread. then, have a rice day. >> i love to share this stuff and to share the knowledge you still can live good and live healthy. >> how the side dish staple could be the key to living longer, a truly american super

food, just ahead plus, cynthia & the city >> have you considered putting that on a t-shirt? >> we go one-on-one with cynthia about stepping back into the role of miranda, including hints about a major life change for her character. ♪ and my people, a pop culture catch up from last night's people's choice awards from the red carpet to the top prizes we'll show you all the can't miss moments today, wednesday, december 8th, 2021 >> best friends trip -- >> -- from stephenville, texas >> shout out to all the nurses -- >> -- and health care heros. we appreciate you. >> from wisconsin -- >> -- celebrating my 29 1/2 birthday >> hello to my nephew, justin, and his wife, tasha, in

illinois >> and welcome baby dawson >> we love you >> from plattsburgh, new york -- >> -- turning 60 -- >> -- today. >> and good morning, everybody welcome back to "today." nice to have you with us starting your wednesday. hoda has the morning off >> yeah. we're halfway to the weekends here, but this is a very special day in the guthrie feldman household. >> that's right. my baby boy, tom mazarelli, vp of the "today" show is having a birthday today there he is. oh, and also my little boy, charlie, has the same birthday and he's turning 5 today so happy birthday to two of the most favorite guys in our lives. >> and both, ironically enough, getting paw patrol toys for his birthday >> oh, he's excited about that news let's get to the news at 8:00 some encouraging signs against the omicron variant including new data just in from pfizer on the effectiveness of its vaccine and the bo sam brock joins us with the latest good morning

>> reporter: good morning. happy birthday, of course, to everybody involved there and some optimistic news from pfizer i had to address that this morning. the vaccine against the omicron variant. what we're learning at this point in time is that the key here is all about the booster which, of course, will be that third shot offering you protection a month out why is that so important because the ceo of pfizer was on with savannah several moments ago talking about the fact that three shots of the vaccine versus the omicron variant could be roughly equivalent to getting two shots for every other strain which does, savannah, beg the question how safe are you with two shots? here is what the ceo had to say. >> there is tremendous value compared to if you only have one or you don't have any. tremendous value you may need to go to get the third booster faster and that's something that the health authorities should consider very

carefully and make their recommendations. >> reporter: the other bit of good news this morning comes from dr. anthony fauci who says there is anecdotal evidence to suggest the omicron variant is presenting a less severe strain than delta part of the reason for that is lower rates of hospitalization in south africa. but, of course, there is so much more research that is needed here >> and time, as well, to see how it develops. one day after president biden warns president putin against any further invasion of ukraine, the kremlin is calling for both sides to launch new talks to diffuse the situation nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engle is on the ground with more reaction to tuesday's virtual summit meeting. richard, good morning to you >> reporter: good morning, craig. we are hearing this morning the

firsts official reaction from ukraine to the bilateral conversation between presidents putin and biden. ukraine's foreign minister is saying that president biden laid out a path for de-escalation and also outlying deterrent. but here in eastern ukraine, not far from the russian border, tensions remain high >> diplomacy so far isn't moving the 100,000 russian troops back from ukraine's border. in a readout after putin's two-hour call with president biden, russia accused ukraine and nato of stoking tensions in a statement, the kremlin said president putin told biden he wants legal guarantees that nato won't expand to the east and that offensive weapons won't be positioned near russia's borders. the u.s. insists only nato will decide who joins the 30-nation military alliance. the ukrainian deposit wants to join nato, although membership remains far off. how many talks have there been already? they've led to nothing, she

says ukrainian military officials accuse russia of goading the country, of looking for any provocation. russia says the opposite is true that ukraine and nato are threatening and harassing russia and pro russian communities in ukraine. nbc analysts and former nato supreme allied commander admiral james stavridis says president biden must prevent russia from seizing another piece of ukraine. we watched him invade ukraine and annex crimea in 2014 if we permit him again to cross the border of a sovereign state

in anger and conquer it, the international system will be set back decades >> reporter: the ukrainian government this morning said it is looking for a package of support from the united states to help deter russia, including more weapons and more military advisers craig. >> our chief foreign correspondent richard engle on the ground for us in ukraine richard, thank you back here at home, the congressional committee investigating the u.s. capitol insurrection will not be hearing from a key witness today donald trump's former chief of staff, mark meadows, abruptly called off his appearance. guarantee haake joins us now with more on that decision garrett, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that committee is now locked in a standoff with the former chief of staff, mark meadows meadows is leading the committee to threaten contempt proceedings against him.

all of this happening while meadows ask promoting his new book overnight, former president trump chief of staff mark meadows suspending his decision to stop cooperating with the committee investigating the january 6th insurrection >> they've been pretty aggressive about holding people in contempt. >> reporter: after a rocky week with president trump who is reportedly unhappy with revelations from meadows new book about the former president's covid diagnosis in 2020 committee chairman benny thompson says they will hold meadows accountable. the committee intends to ask him about matters he argues by former president trump's claim that is privilege, a question being litigated a the courts meadows could become the second top trump aide to face contempt proceedings for defying the committee. a federal judge set a trial date

for steve bannon who has plead not guilty to criminal contempt. >> i'm never going to back down. they took on the wrong guy this time >> democrat adam schiff says bannon's refusal has caused others to cooperate. >> reporter: meanwhile, tin specter general told the committee tuesday that the department hasn't done enough to improve security procedures since the insurrection while there have been some enhancements like intelligence briefings for rank and file officers, he says the department still lacks the training and the manpower that might be needed to stop another attack. >> troubling news. garrett, thanks for that the news is over, the boost is on. a middle school in fresno, california, plays music every friday during school lunch to boost school spirit. practicing the dance moves known as the jerk when one teacher

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foods on our planet. yet you may not think of it as one of the staples of living longer but what is happening deep in the heart of south carolina may change rice's reputation >> my name is moldin chamrey >> in south carolina's low country, a farmer harvests on hallowed ground, retracing a painful past >> my ancestors, it was all harvest by hand. it will get you a little emotional. you get to thinking about what was going on in these fields in them days. >> slaves, brought here in part because of their special knowledge. they knew the secret of growing rice known today as the gullah geechee. >> gullah geechee people are just decendents from the slaves. >> from west africa. >> from west africa. they really understood how to grow in these fields >> not just any rice, carolina gold >> a healthy rice, it's a tastier rice

there's no comparison. >> so much of our culinary roots are right here >> national geographic explorer dan butner's quest to find the healthiest american ways of eating has brought us to a former plantation outside savannah one of the only places in the world where this once forgotten crop is still grown. >> carolina gold rice is an african strain of rice you can't go back to africa and get that strain. that, you have to go to the carolinas. >> carolina gold revival is in large part the work of our host, out braving the dangers of these fields daily, always with a smile.

>> tell me about those boots >> around here, you really need to wear snake boots all the time >> snake boots >> yeah. timber rattlers and cotton mouth. they get to be about the size of your arm right here. >> maybe we should keep walking. >> inside, we meet roosevelt brownley >> it's a simple recipe. >> i could eat rice seven days a week >> he's another proud keeper of gullah geechee traditions. >> he's been cooking since he was 10 he cooked in the vietnam war he is arguably the best in the world when it comes to gulae yet nobody ever called him a chef, they called him a cook >> over the years, many called him the great. >> you've become incredibly famous as a chef >> oh, yeah? >> that's what i hear. >> modest, too today, he's cooking just for us. >> this is, hands down, my favorite dish.

>> makes me hungry >> an awful lot of my friends say, rice, i can't eat rice. it's a carbohydrate. that's not good for me makes me fat >> if you're eat ago bowl of white rice, that's probably not a good idea. carolina gold rice, it's a different species. it has a nuttier flavor and it usually has some germ left in it and that's where a lot of the neat nutrients are >> people live a little longer and healthier than the rest of us >> they don't have any super food there's not a magical pill or supplement you're going to take. they were essentially eating whole food plant based >> which is why he says the dish is being prepared in this low country kitchen are so important. >> this is the collard greens. >> the key to a healthier america is giving them delicious plant-based recipes that they can cook and they can afford >> and now dan is doing just that with a new book, not just about food, but about a way of

living >> i'm going to show you how to set up your kitchen so you'll mindlessly consume 150 fewer calories, how to set up your home so you'll mindlessly burn an extra hundred calories a day without thinking about it. you'll be more purposeful in your life, you'll eat better and live longer. >> in 30 days? >> in 30 days. what doesn't last is some diet you hate what does last is a half a dozen friends who gather around this kind of food and celebrate this kind of food >> like the new friends we made in south carolina. >> i love the shared stuff and to share the knowledge you still can live good and live healthy >> and you have to refrigerate that rice. the recipe for and i can you can find that carolina gold rice is on our today.com i have to say, guys, i would do it 30 days.

>> most of the rice you buy on the shelf has so many preservatives, there's no grain left so this is living. you can understand why >> and it tastes delightful. >> order some up >> it's not like any rice you've had.why. >> and it tastes delightful. >> order some up. >> it's >> i grew up on hoppin john. >> especially new year's day >> i see it coming on the roker broadcast. >> don't come back next time without samples. you know >> we emptied the pot last time. >> thank you >> great to be here. how about a check of the weather. >> let's show you what we've got going on it's going on be wet down along the carolina coast, into the southeast gulf coast mild weather for the plains all the way up into the northern plains some mountain snow is out

through the rockies, wet weather in the pacific northwest snow t good wednesday morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. we have a lot of clouds rolling across the bay area, and we're not going to see much sunshine today. there will be some spotty light showers moving in as our temperatures stay in the 50s this afternoon. we will get sunshine tomorrow. it's still going to be very cool out there and morning temperatures in the mid-30s. some frosty conditions for the weekend, and then we get ready for an atmospheric river set to move in on sunday that could bring heavy rain through tuesday, and we'll have more updates on that. >> that is your latest weather best time of the morning come on, sheinelle >> so i'm filling in for carson this morning hopefully i made him proud the 2021 people's choice awards was last night kenan thompson emceed the ceremony taking home top of the two top honors of the night, halle berry.

and kim kardashian west took home the title for fashion icon. kim, giving a shout out to her ex, kanye, in her acceptance speech >> thank you, you know, to kanye, even, for really introducing me to the fashion world. >> that's a look >> l-e-w-k is what i call that music icon award winner christina aguilera took the stage with a medley of her biggest hits ♪ i am beautiful, no matter wha they say ♪ ♪ words can't bring me no, they can't, they can't, they can't ♪ >> so that was a moment. but it was people's champion award winner dwayne "the rock" johnson who shocked the audience by immediately giving his trophy away to a fan in the audience

from the make a wish foundation. >> this is a total surprise. i met her earlier. i told her how inspired i was by her story. she is a -- she is a survivor. she has fought literally for her life she has inspired her family, her friends. i want to tell you just how much you've inspired me and everybody everyone around you, certainly everyone here, but i want to give you this. >> that's so sweet that's something she and her family can share next up, from stars of the stage and screen to stars in the game on tuesday, "sports illustrated" hosted their annual awards ceremony honoring the biggest names in sports on and off the field. rob gronkowski presented tom brady with the 2021 sports person of the year award suni lee and caeleb dressel were named athletes of the year and sports icon billie jean king was honored for her ground breaking year in tennis with the muhammad ali legacy award

so congratulations to all of them the "sports illustrated" sports person of the year issue is on sale december 16th finally, hillary clinton, the former secretary of state. look at this, sitting down with willie geist in a revealing conversation with sunday today clinton shares the would have been victory speech she wrote leading up to the election and the election night >> i think the moment that is going to stick out to most people in this master class is an extraordinary one where you sit down and you read what you call the would-be victory speech >> my fellow americans, today you sent a message to the whole world. >> what compelled you to sit down and revisit that speech >> well, i wanted to be as helpful as i could to the viewers and to the process of being in a master class. so i didn't, as you know, write a concession speech. because even though we had a lot of bumps those last ten days, i still thought, you know, we

could pull it out. so i worked on a speech that was really about my journey and had a real emphasis on my mother's life and journey as a way of making it clear that, yes, i would be the first woman president, but i, like everybody, stood on the shoulders and lived the lives and the experiences of those who came before us i dream of going up to her and sitting down next to her, taking her in my arms and saying, look at me. listen to me you will survive you will have a good family of your own and three children and as hard as it might be to imagine, your daughter will grow up and become the president of the united states.

>> wow >> now, that is powerful >> hillary's master class, it focuses on resilience and it's out december 9th and to catch their full conversation, tune in this weekend to sunday today with willie geist straight ahead this morning, ear going to sit down with cynthia nixon to talk about getting the "sex in the city" a very good morning to you, it is 8:26 right now. i'm laura garcia. in about 90 minutes scott peterson is expected to appear in san mateo county courtroom for resentencing in the murder of his wife lacy and their unborn son. last year the state supreme court overturned his death sentence. he'll now receive life in prison. and peterson will address the court, which would mark the first time he breaks his silence in nearly 20 years. the separate request for a new trial is ongoing. today's hearing is set to begin at 10:00 this morning.

at that time nbc bay area will begin special coverage with crews at the courthouse in redwood city and legal analysis as well. let's check the forecast right now with a cold start to our morning. how's it looking now, terry? >> it's cold, now cloudy, we'll see light rain moving in later on this afternoon. very spotty rain and most of us will get about a few hundredths of an inch of rain. very light and clearing out for the next few days as our chilly temperatures remain, and then we'll have some heavier rain, gusty winds in the forecast as an atmospheric river arrive on sunday afternoon. another local update in about a half an hour. hope you bundle up and enjoy your wednesday morning.

♪ we are back. it is 8:30 with our lovely tree, our lovely crowd, and the new holiday hits, merry christmas from ed sheeran and sir elton john and we're playing that because tomorrow we're going to be treated to the real deal ed sheeran himself is going the be right here on the plaza for a special live concert >> that is going to be so good guys, speaking of the holidays, just ahead, lori burgamato is here with a survival guide for the season from good

housekeeping you know those inevitable hiccups, like guests spill wine on your couch or you do. >> more likely me. >> just asking for a friend. >> we'll get the simple solution >> and speaking of holidays, we'll share some best selling items you'll want to pick up also ahead, our "sex in the city" week rolls on with cynthia nixon. we'll talk to her about what it was like continuing with the set and continuing miranda's story into a new decade. and coming up, sisters andss paisley and ashley williams are going to join us to share what it was like working together for the first time and coming up tomorrow on today, harry smith celebrating 75 years of the christmas classic "it's a wonderful life."

his conversations with the stars who played the bailey kids and some of the real life inspiration behind that beloved story. no matter how many times i watch it, i keep hoping uncle billy remembers the money. >> every time we watch it, an angel gets its wing. how about the weather. >> friday, the mid mississippi valley, snow and wind from the upper great lakes back into the rockies. sunny skies along the east coast. saturday, heavy rain moving into the appalachians, on into the lower ohio/mississippi river valleys. storm into the pacific northwest. mountain snow is there on sunday sunday windy in the northeast, looking for sunny and mild continues through the gulf meteorologist kari hall. look for a lot of clouds today and chilly temperatures. we'll also see some spotty light

rain moving in this afternoon in through the evening, not expecting a lot out of that, and our skies clear tomorrow, but it's still going to be very chilly. in fact, for some of our inland areas we will have frosty conditions and near freezing temperatures. for the end of the weekend we're getting ready for an atmospheric river that looks to bring us haef rain, starts sunday afternoon and continues through the forecast on tuesday. we'll have more updates. >> and that is your latest weather. up next, lori is standing by with all the answers if you have a holiday dilemma, fear not >> her tips to jazz up that ch

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welcome back everyone loves the holidays, but let's be honest, the season can sometimes get a little overwhelming lucky for us, good housekeeping is out with its holiday survival

guide to make sure we can all make it through in one piece our friend lori is good housekeeping's style director. hi, lori >> hi. good to see you. >> this is so fun. i know good housekeeping is going to have some good tricks here >> it's hosting, everybody gets stressed out so what we want to do is come up with things to save you time, save you energy and reduce your stress we're going to start with the cheese platter here. this is a fun and easy hack to make it look more festive. we have some sauce i'm sure you can smell that brie cheese we take a cookie cutter. use anything you have. and you want to press it down into the soft brian gently >> you don't need to warm up the cheese or anything >> you don't need to warm up the cheese in fact, i did it with cold cheese so it was easier. then you're going to take a paring knife and score one-eighth of the way down you know, just really get in

there. just cut it. >> dig it out. >> exactly >> and you're will i having that up and then fill it with whatever you like. we did jam here, which looks beautiful and it tastes delicious. it's what we love, minimal efforts, maximum results >> and it's a shallow little base you're not filling it all the way through. >> right it's not like a bread bowl you just want the top. pepperminttinis. candy canes are breakable. we know this i have a million broken candy canes around our house you don't need to throw them out. we love to not waste things. all you need to do is crush them you can do this with a rolling pin, with a frying pan crush them down to really small pieces like we did here. and then you want to take any glass that you're using and rim the top with water okay then dip it into the crushed

candy cane and it will stick >> they're sugary. >> now i get it. >> it's really fun and easy to do you know, you could have your kids do it, especially if you're not serving these with alcohol but we are serving these with alcohol. this is a pepperminttini you can do heavy cream and schnapps >> might be good for eggnog, jazz it up exactly. >> so i don't know about you, but sometimes greeting cards can feel like a tyranny. oh, my, i have to get one out. >> i haven't sent one ever, because i can't do it for that reason >> now you're going to this is the year, savannah so we've come up with simple messages that you can use for everybody. let's say your post man or your delivery person. so you're saying -- let's see.sy this is really fun this holiday season, let's make it a point to cherish what is truly important in our lives, cookies from the smith family.

the other thing we love to do is just include a quote sometimes you can't come up with the saying you want to use but someone else already has good housekeeping has a ton of different options. so pick the person you want to send something to. >> and visit the people in your lives. i love it. okay wine spillage. >> so red wine stains, when they happen, everybody is like, oh, i have the best method this is exactly from our good housekeeping cleaning lab. what you want to do first is spritz the red wine stain with cold water that should let it work. spritz it and let it sit a spritz of cold water if that doesn't work, if it's a really heavy stain, what you then want to do is soak it in

cold water for 15 minutes. then put some laundry stain remover on it, whatever you guys use at home, that's fine and then you're going to wash it in warm water with a fabric safe bleach and that will get it out. >> really? >> yes >> now, a fabric safe bleach, so the item would have to be white, right? not for something you spilled if it's yellow. >> well, no, because if it's a fabric safe bleach -- >> color is okay >> yes >> chocolate, the first thing you want to do is scrape off the excess with a spoon, okay? so we'll do that first >> this is when my kids would be like, can i lick that spoon? >> do you let them >> sometimes, yeah >> i don't judge and then you want to take -- let me see what i have my options here we're going to use this. so take a dry cloth and blot, blot, blot

and then if it still doesn't come out, take a sponge with cold water and tap it off. and you also want to do the same thing with a fabric safe bleach and you throw it in the laundry. and it's not just wine and chocolate. it's cranberry juice and all sorts of stains. these are the sorts of things that have been tested. so you can trust them. >> you know it works >> exactly >> it's the good housekeeping seal of approval >> lori is back on monday and the third hour with big housekeeping's big holiday gift guide. we do not want to miss that. coming up next, cynthia nixon on the big reboot and flexing her muscles as a director this time around. but first, this is "today" on nbc. ing her i absolutely hated pricking my fingers. you get these callouses and these sores. pick a finger, you know. which one you gonna hurt today? once i was able to use dexcom, i could simply monitor on my phone, and i didn't have to prick.

i'm not reliant on a fingerstick.

♪ i see trees of green ♪ ♪ red roses too ♪ ♪ i see them bloom for me and you ♪ (music) ♪ so i think to myself ♪ ♪ oh what a wonderful world ♪ we are back with sex and the city today this morning, a visit with the one and only cynthia nicks

miranda is here. >> i'm here. >> for six seasons and two movies, she brought miranda to life fans following her journey from marriage to dating and motherhood all while being a corporate attorney >> now miranda is back and it shows the latest chapter just like that, cynthia, good morning. >> i want to dig right in. how is miranda, how is steve, how is brady >> we're good. we're good you know, as we were just talking about before we came on the air, there's a lot that we are not allowed to say, but i will say that, you know, miranda and steve and brady are all still living in brooklyn brady is a teenager. >> you know what is so funny fans are so excited. it's like we can't wait to see this i want to pinch his cheeks, oh, you've grown >> there's a young man playing brady, he's new. the people doing my hair and makeup did it on the previous show and the first time they were on set they were like, can you

introduce us and i brought him over and they were like we knew you when you were -- that's what it feels like >> obviously, you've been playing miranda for a while, but this time, you direct. episode six, you make your directorial debut. >> it was daunting and exciting, but it was ultimately thrilling. and, you know, everybody was so supportive the crew was incredibly supportive and the cast. they gave me so much, you know, prep time ahead of time so that when we actually started filming, i could hit the ground running. it was great >> we've talked a lot about the fact that this isn't the past looking forward. the women have aged, their lives have advanced. tell me about this miranda unit. you guys all have these jackets. it's a slogan. >> right >> oh, look at this. >> so that is my team. that's carrie and donna in the middle who did my makeup and hair for, you know, the whole

time and there's awa and akua >> what is the significance of this here? >> so back in the day, they used a product, a hair product on my called jfr, which is just for red heads. which is a joke. so we had t-shirts that said jfr, team nixon. this time, no joke, donna marie is using a hair product on me called better not younger. which seemed like if there was ever going the be a slogan, i will say for my character, so you know, i had jackets made up for everybody and just like that, better not younger >> to that point, you and the rest of the cast, there's been folks that talked about the idea of revisiting these characters in their 50s there's been some criticism. what do you make of that >> i mean, you know, i remember very well -- so i remember really how long ago this was

because my oldest child is 25 and he was 8 months when we did the pilot. so i really know how long ago this is. but what i remember so strongly is when the show first launched, there was a lot of kind of natterring, like this is kind of in bad taste, these women so focused on sex and so blunt about it and telling all with each other at lunch the next day. these aren't really women, these are gay minute disguised as women and women don't really talk like this, they don't really think like this and i think when you push forward and you break a little barrier, you know, there's resistance at first. >> what i'm hearing cynthia say is haters are going to hate. is that the translation? >> i don't even know that that is the truth i think they're judging it before they've even seen it. i say wait and see it first. >> and you haven't seen all of the episodes, obviously. >> no, no. i've just seen the first three and i so -- i can't imagine how

thrilled we all are with them. so we had a crew screening last night and it was electric. >> you guys have certainly done a good job >> we're trying really hard. >> how do you feel >> very, very excited. and, you know, we want people to really, you know, experience it as it happens, not have all those spoilers out in front. >> mission accomplished. >> we're all waiting cynthia, thank you so much congratulations. and just like that, start streaming tomorrow on hbo max. up next, the best sellers that will help you become the

we're back. 8:50. we're back 8:50 we have a special holiday hosting edition of today best sellers. if you're looking for inspiration, you have come to the right place. shop all day contributor mako is here with top rated ideas for your table you can find all the products we're about to talk about by scanning that qr code on your screen good morning >> good morning, savannah.

>> this gets me excited about setting a holiday table. really, you can change it up with your dinnerware >> 100%. so upgrade your dinnerware with this set i know we have just a few pieces out, but get this, you have 18 pieces you get six of each. you get the salad, dinner and dessert place. i like that these are microwave safe someone just got married or just moved into their first apartment, this is really nice >> it's really pretty and it's very practical you can do anything with this because of the color >> and it blends into any decor so it doesn't matter what your kitchen looks like >> i love the pop of gold here with this cutlery. >> i love that it's not too precious you can use this, kids and adults you get the salad knife, the dinner knife, the salad fork, the dinner fork and you get the knife and the tablespoon and the teaspoon so it's a comprehensive set. it looks like something that the kids and the adults -- >> it looks festive.

it really does for a holiday table. now, speaking of festive, some sauce on it. >> let's talk about this sauce let me tell you something, once you try this sauce, you're never going to want to go back my husband is obsessed with it if i could describe it to you guys, i would say that it is a sweet and tangy sauce. this is sweet and medium heat. >> it's called mambo sauce >> right but here is the thing. you can use this as a dipping sauce, but also as a glaze, as a marinade but it's versatile you're going to be cooking over the holidays, you're doing veggies and meats. >> it would be a cute hostis gift, too. >> it is i love that idea >> the smores machine. talk to me about this. >> this is a way you can do dessert right in the comfort of your own home. >> so you don't have to chop up anything in the woods.

all you need to do is plug it in it is a heater/grill >> can we turn it on >> it is on. so there is absolutely no flame at all so you take your smores, your marshmallows it comes with a roasting fork. >> i love that >> and i'm always afraid when we're around the fire what is going to happen. >> exactly it's a cute gift you can use for holiday hosting and a nice gift for the kids you have the organizing tray we have a bunch of different options from nostalgia this surround $30. we don't have this plugged in for safety reasons, but it is easy to use. speaking of fun, this is another thing you need if you're hosting for the holidays these are cool little molds that you can use. and i love how easy they are to clean. there is santa claus, the gingerbread man. i love that you get all of these different shapes this also makes another hostess

gist, as well. >> and you can do ice, baked goods. >> you can do pizza, cake, and soap, as well. >> is it oven safe >> i think this one -- i'm not sure if this one is oven safe, but check out the detail page. if you can do pizza and cake, i assume you do -- >> i know. i'm not a great chef myself. just asking. >> so let's move on to the last semester that we have here if you're looking to capture all those memories, you have to have this camera. this is so great it's nice to take photos on your phone. but we never present those out it's nice to be able to print them out i love this print out in less than one minute. the photos are smudge proof, they're waterproof the photos have an adhesive so you can put them on the fridge

or into photo albums >> as you're gathering for the holidays, this is a nice momentum to give your guests >> easy to find the film and everything >> it does come with a little bit of the film. >> cute. i didn't know if it was on, but it's still cute. >> we printed out a few samples so you can check them out. >> that is sweet i love getting pictures like that and putting them on my fridge with the magnet another good hostis gift potentially. thank you so much. by the way, if you want to buy these products, scan the qr code or text today to 34318 mention this segment solely features products available on amazon which has an affiliate relationship with today. we're back with the third and fourth hours of "today" ahead.

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this morning on the third hour of "today," breaking news, new data just released about fierdz's vaccine and whether it protects against the omicron variant. then later, double feature, sisters kimberly paisley williams and ashley williams live talking about their two new christmas movies. and cheers to our holiday handbook with the best drinks to serve or give this season, all coming up today, wednesday, december 8th, 2021. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the third hour of "today."