live local news update. >> don't forget our midday newscast at 11:00. we will will see you then. the "today" show coming up, next. good morning. breaking overnight, inside the insurrection, a house committee releas text messages sent to president trump's chief of staff during the capitol riot. officials fox news hosts, even donald trump jr. begging him to convince the president to help stop the violence. the investigation now intensifying with a key vote set for today that worked hold that former chief of staff mark meadows in context of congress. we're live on capitol hill. breaking news, new hope. pfizer's pill to treat covid

shown to greatly reduce the risk of hospitalization and death. encouraging news as cases soar and mandates are put back into place to stop the spread. so when will it be approved and what can families do to stay safe over the holidays? we will ask the cdc's director in a live interview right here in studio 1a. rising toll, more victims pulled from the debris of those catastrophic tornados in the south and midwest. good samaritans now lining up to help in any way they can. >> this place is devastated. there's a lot of need out here. >> just ahead, the inspiring stories now emerging as the long road to recovery begins. cruise ship mystery, a young woman goes overboard in the middle of the night. the search now called off. the fbi joining the hunt for answers. we're live with the latest on that investigation. all that, plus time is up. the final date to slip your

-- ship your holiday packages almost here. what you need to know to ensure they will arrive on time and money saving tips if you cannot meet that deadline. and monday night thriller, the rams eek out a big win against the cardinals behind the arm of quarterback matthew stafford. >> running ahead of everyone is van jefferson. >> and a key stop in the game's final seconds to shake up the nfl's playoff picture today, tuesday, december 14th, 2021. from nbc news this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. we're happy you're joining us on this tuesday morning. it's a special tuesday around here because outside as we speak in this moment, miss alicia keys is warming up and

getting ready to wow the crowd. she's got a whole concert outside. we've got a bunch of people vaccinated and ready. >> the huge crowd is going around the block this morning. we have some breaking stories to bring you this morning including the ongoing work of rescue teams in kentucky. >> more than 100 people remain unaccounted for this morning four days after those devastating tornados. we'll take you there live. also ahead, breaking news in the covid fight. just coming out moments ago, pfizer saying its antiviral pill, if taken early enough, can drastically reduce the severity of the virus. that is one of the things we'll talk about here in studio with the director of the cdc with new information just breaking this morning on the prevalence of the omicron variant here in the u.s. but we start with that breaking news on the capitol insurrection. the house committee investigating the january 6th siege voting to hold former white house chief of staff mark meadows in contempt of congress. we are also seeing text messages sent as the riot unfolded

between meadows, donald trump jr. and even fox news hosts. nbc's senior congressional correspondent garrett haake has details on this. hey garrett, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning to you. despite the unanimous vote to recommend holding mark meadows in contempt of congress last night, the committee may still never get his actual testimony. but the text messages among thousands of pages of documents that they have received from donald trump's top aide put him at the center of the effort to overturn the election results and then to stop an attack on the capitol. mark meadows may be refusing to talk to the committee investigating the january 6th attack on the capitol, but his text messages tell the story of trump allies desperate to stop it. republican committee member liz cheney last night reading texts meadows received, including repeated texts from donald trump jr. urging action. >> as the violence continued, one of the president's sons texted mr. meadows, quote, he's

got to condemn this [ bleep ] asap. multiple fox news hosts knew the president needed to act immediately. he is destroying his legacy, laura engram wrote. quote, can he make a statement, ask people to leave the capitol, sean hannity urged. >> reporter: other texts unveiled by the committee appear to show meadows at the center of the effort to overturn the election results. before the attack, one message from an unnamed lawmaker suggest the vice president should throw out some electoral votes. on the day after the attacks, another text reads we tried everything we could in objection to the six states. nothing worked. meadows responding to the contempt vote overnight. >> my part, i've tried to share nonprivileged information. but truly, the executive privilege that donald trump has claimed is his to waive. >> meadows' attorney says he won't testify citing executive privilege invoked by mr. trump

calling the committee's contempt process unjust, unwise, and unfair. we've reached out to fox news and to donald trump jr. for comment on their text messages, but haven't heard back. the full house plans to vote today on that contempt recommendation and after that it will be up to the department of justice to decide whether to charge meadows. meanwhile, it has been exactly one year since the first americans received a covid vaccine but a troubling picture remains, the u.s. now topping a million cases and a total of 800,000 deaths there is encouraging news, just out on a potential new tool in the fight that could be on the horizon. we've got a lot to talk about live with dr. rochelle walensky in our studio. let's go to sam brock with the details this morning hi, sam, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. we start with that breaking news, pfizer releasing the results of its antiviral pill which it says drastically

reduces the amount of deaths and hospitalizations if taken early enough even if approved that pill is not coming before christmas as so many families getting together at homes and restaurants amidst a slew of new rules. there could soon be a new weapon in the battle against covid. pfizer just releasing research on an antiviral pill it says reduced the risk of hospitalization or death by 89% if taken within three days of the onset of symptoms. an fdaed review is likely weeks away as cities and states across the country are rolling out new rules to try to corral covid now. from california reimposing an indoor mask date mandate, to philadelphia, matching new york city phasing in proof of vaccine fo all indoor diners including kids as young as 5. >> this will help reduce the spread of covid when people are enjoying our city's restaurants. >> reporter: covid cases climbing higher, in florida up 80% in two weeks as testing

lines grow, so does the confusion from indoor etiquette. >> some you don't have to wear your mask and some you do. >> reporter: to travel. >> i don't understand why we need to get tested if we've been vaccinated that makes no sense to me. >> reporter: with christmas around the corner and get-together driving new infections, here are some essential guidelines to keep in mind consider self-testing before joining indoor gatherings with others who are not in your household. in general, you do not need to wear a mask in outdoor settings unless it's crowded or you're around unvaccinated people indoors, avoid poorly ventilated spaces and do wear a mask if the community has high transmission. as for making that trip in the first place, the government recommends delaying travel until you're fully vaccinated, but if you're not, get tested before and after. for many family members, it's risk versus reward >> are you nervous about seeing family for the holidays knowing what's going on with covid >> a little bit. >> why did you decide to go anyway

because i miss them. >> reporter: so many people i spoke with expressing that exact same sentiment some concerning news from the nfl, 37 positive cases of covid alone on monday. that is despite, savannah a league-wide vaccination rate for players around 95% savannah, back to you. >> thank you joining us now is th director of the cdc, dr. rochelle walensky. good to see you here in studio >> good to see you we are hearing about the spiking numbers and it's concerning and now we're wondering how prevalent is the omicron variant here so what do you know? we've got some news this morning. >> we do right now i would just say we still have about 120,000 new cases a day and the vast majority of them are still delta. here's some new news about omicron, though. we've seen it now in about 33 states, 77 countries, worldwide. new data out of the cdc today will demonstrate that we are now detecting it in our genomic surveillance here the rate of about 3% across the nation and

about 13% here in new jersey and new york >> is it more transmissible? is that the deal >> it is it is more transmissible and we're seeing that in our countries as well. that it's rapidly becoming the more predominant strain. i want to emphasize we have the tools. >> let's get to those and try to get these facts out. how much more transmissible? do you have any metric, five times more, two times? do you have a sense of that? >> we are still -- the science is still evolving, it's still early but what we're seeing in some of the other countries is doubling times of about every two days or so so really rapid increase in the amount of omicron that's out there. >> there's a study just out out of south africa that goes to the question of how severe the illness from omicron is. and it suggests hospitalizations are down about 29% with omicron. so perhaps it doesn't cause as severe a disease does that sound right to you >> we're starting to see early data demonstrating some

decreased severity, shorter lengths of stay, exactly as you said, fewer people on oxygen, fewer people in the icu. i want to emphasize if you have more and more people who have disease, even if you have fewer people that get sick from it, you still have a lot of people getting sick so we want to make sure we keep all those prevention measures, vaccinations, boosting -- >> i think what's confusing for people some are vaccinated and boosted and getting omicron anyway or getting the disease anyway. and i think you also -- we used to say that two vaccines means that you're fully vaccinated should we bump that up three vaccines you have to be boosted to be fully vaccinated >> what we know about variants the more mutations you have, the more immune boost you need in order to combat them that's exactly why we're saying their variant has a lot of mutations. we want to make sure we have as much immune protection as possible get the vaccine. if you haven't get yet if you're eligible for a boost get that boost because you will have more protection.

>> cities and states, local governments, companies, people are saying i'll set up the rules, you have to be fully vaccinated to walk in my shop. is fully vaccinated two doses or should it be three doses pfizer is telling us against the omicron variant there is a dramatic reduction in protection if you only have two doses should fully vaccinated come to mean three doses >> that science is evolving just right now. how well does boost working -- how does the boost work against delta and work against omicron and as that science evolves we will continue to follow that question >> we have this breaking news about the pfizer company having a pill now, that if you take it within the first three days, it may actually make a difference how do you think that is going to factor into what we're facing now? >> so another great tool in our toolbox, right but first i want to say the best way to protect yourself against covid is to not get it in the first place. that is to get vaccinated and boosted. if you do think you have

symptoms of covid though, this pfizer pill, should it move through the fda swiftly, will be another great tool, but we need to diagnose people early if you have symptoms go and get tested so that you can get diagnosed and potentially be -- have this pill available. >> we're all looking forward to seeing our family over the holidays, especially after last year, a lot of folks didn't get to do that what do you do even if you're fully vaccinated, you're fully boosted, do you need to wear a mask? i don't think people have a clear picture on how to conduct themselves and try to lower that risk >> we want people to be together because they weren't able to be together last year so get yourself boosted, vaccinated, get your kids vaccinated if they're eligible, get yourself boosted and we have ten days until the holidays. let's do everything we can to practice those prevention and mitigation measures now. masking indoors, keeping your distance, getting your hands washed, doing all of those things now and making sure that the people that you're going to gather with are doing those things, as well. >> do you think people should test before they get together?

>> that was exactly my next thing. if you twhants extra reassurance, always a good ideas to test before you gather and mix households >> we could go on for two hours, but it's nice to have you here thank you so much. >> we appreciate it. thank you. now to those historic and devastating tornados throughout the south and midwest. rescue teams in kentucky still looking for more than 100 people who remain unaccounted for, but there are also inspiring stories of hope beginning to emerge. nbc national correspondent tom llamas is in mayfield, kentucky, for us once again. hey, tom, good morning >> reporter: hey, hoda, good morning to you we were with search teams yesterday as they were climbing mountains of rubble searching for any signs of life. i wanted to show you this home just behind us this is likely what so many experienced the night of the tornado. their entire foundation ripped apart and their car completely totaled so no way to escape. this morning, we are hearing from survivors who are describing to us on camera what it was like to survive being

residents struggling to buried alive from bowling green to mayfield, kentucky, officials struggling to comprehend a path of destruction stretching more than 200 miles. when you see this what do you think? it's just mind blowing that a tornado could do this to this small town >> reporter: dozens confirmed dead, a toll only expected to rise >> of the ones that we know, the age range is 5 months to 86 years. >> reporter: good samaritans rushing in to help. >> is there any way we can help you out? >> reporter: as folks pick up the pieces. >> i've been a lot of places and this place is devastated there's a lot of need out here, so anything can help. >> reporter: in hard hit mayfield, kimberly hendrickson is struggling with nightmares. >> every time i close my eyes i wake up thinking i'm buried again.

i've been trying to deal with that >> reporter: kimberly and her daughter survived after being buried under the debris of mayfield's candle factory. she said everyone was told to go back to work after the first the first tornado warning went off. >> did anyone give you the option to go home after the first alarm. >> no. >> do you think that was a mistake? >> yes they should have let people who wanted to leave leave. the whole building came down on us >> reporter: a spokesman for mayfield consumer products calling the allegations untrue, adding, the company has a covid policy in place that allows employees to leave any time they want this morning the candle compan saying eight of their workers have died, but 102 survived and according to their records, no one else is missing. in illinois, osha is investigating what happened inside this amazon warehouse in edwardsville, torn in half by an ef-3 twister larry was one of six people killed as the tornado approached, he texted his

girlfriend. >> he was like, amazon won't let us leave he's like, i'll be home after the storm. >> reporter: larry never made it home amazon said sirens alerted employees inside to take cover in protected areas and emergency protocols were followed correctly. still, some stories of hope. delivery driver craig yost was trapped underneath a 40-foot tall concrete wall rescued by first responders. >> it went from i had a little room to none i started to -- started to crush my head at the end and being able to even just talk to, let alone hug and kiss the people that i love, was amazing >> reporter: just one of the many survivors sharing their story this morning you know, we're here in mayfield, kentucky and when look around you sort of have to ask yourself, can this even be rebuilt? this town has been around for 200 years and i was speaking to someone who lives here yesterday and i asked them, i said,

looking at all of this what are you going to do? we're going to rebuild i said how do you do that hoda, he looked me in the eyes and said, you just start over. a lot of people starting over today. >> we have that same sentiment from the mayor we spoke to yesterday. tom, thank you so much you can see more of tom's reporting from kentucky tonight at 7:00 eastern on his nbc news now show it's called "top story". >> let's turn to our first check of the weather, good morning to mr. sunshine himself. >> hello. >> unfortunately, i'm mr. snowman this morning take a look at what we've got. this is in soda springs, california,. can you imagine trying to drive through this this is outside of sacramento to the east you can see, folks, it is whiteout conditions there. we are going to be looking at some real heavy snow conditions throughout a good portion of the west today in fact, we've got winter storm watche advisories and warnings for 19 million people big storm is going to be coming across and you can see heavy rain from los angeles to san francisco and snow in the sierra

right now. we've also got wind alerts stretching from los angeles all the way to wisconsin for 56 million people these winds are going to be a big factor in this storm as it makes its way across the country with wind gusts getting up to tropical force winds, from omaha, topeka, amarillo, st. louis, we're looking at very strong winds heavy rain, could be flooding down in southern california, 4 to 6 inches of rain possible and also expecting to see 1 to 3 feet of snow through parts of the sierra and cascades as this system makes its way to the east that storm system stays out there but makes it ways into the mid section of the country, but today december warmth. we're going to look at that in a bit. sunny and mild along the eastern seaboard. let's get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds.

good tuesday morning. i am meteorologist, kari hall. we are starting to see the rain winding down for much of the bay area with the exception of san josé where we are seeing the rain linger. we will see this system moving off towards the south and east and still a chance of rain at any point today due to the cold and also unsettled nature of the atmosphere. we will see another chance of rain by tomorrow afternoon and it will be dry for the weekend. >> that's your latest weather. >> al, thank you. still head this morning, a

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i am kris sanchez near the santa cruz mountains where the rain has let up for now, but there is still concern there could be mudslides or rock slides triggered by the rain in such a short amount of time. the concern is that that much water in the area of the burn scars could be a problem. the advice is always leave before the roads are impassable. let's check the forecast right now with meteorologist, kari hall. >> we are seeing spotty rain across parts of the south bay, but we will see the system winding down over the next several hours. the system is still active across the region. we will also see how the snow looks on some of our bay area hills and mountains once get some shine. we have another chance of rain in the forecast thursday afternoon, and we will have more

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>> bluegrass and christmas music go together perfectly. pretty awesome. >> speaking to my soul there we'll see you in a little bit. >> craig is on assignment this morning. we're going to start this half hour with your 7:30 headlines. the tsa says it has confiscated a record number of guns this year according to newly released numbers, more than 5,700 firearms have been found at airport security checkpoints in 2021. that is the highest number ever in a single year the previous record was about 4400 tsa officials say they believe the increase is likely due to a higher number of americans carrying guns on a daily basis the truck driver who crashed into stopped traffic in colorado two years ago killing four people, he was sentenced to 110 years in prison yesterday. rogel aguilera-mederos says his brakes failed. before his semi truck slammed into cars that were stand on the i 70 because of another accident prosecutors argued that he acted recklessly and made a series of poor decisions in october, he was found guilty on four counts of vehicular man

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many are still rattled and wondering exactly what happened to a woman in her 20s that caused her to plunge into the ocean in the middle of the night. this morning the "miracle" cruise ship sits in port, a floating scene now under investigation. pictures of broken glass and a bent metal divider on a deck the only evidence seen publicly after a woman plunged from a state room balcony nearly ten stories into the water below in the middle of the night. the woman still hasn't been identified, but passengers say she was traveling with her boyfriend and a family member. rattled ship mates were told they were told a security camera had captured her fall. >> i couldn't believe something happened to her. a sweet young lady sweet soul she's gone >> reporter: the fbi now investigating as to whether this tragic incident was an accident or foul play, releasing little information on what they know. >> it's scary. i hope they found out, did she jump was she distraught was she pushed i want to know what happened she's too young.

>> reporter: patricia taylor says she met the woman on the three-day cruise from long beach to ensa nada, mexico >> this young lady is only 25 years old with a baby, a young child. that baby is never going to see his mom. >> reporter: the coast guard and mexican navy spent 31 hours searching, but couldn't find her. passengers say they saw search boats being lowered after the alarm sounded. >> it went out on the balcony and looked and saw immediately they were throwing life preservers out and probably about 30 minutes after that they lowered a life raft. >> reporter: experts say overboard incidents aren't as rare as you might think. >> in 2018, there were 25 people overboard. in 2019, there were 29 people overboard. >> reporter: a 2010 law requires cruise ships to mount advanced overboard systems like this one seen here that uses infrared cameras to detect when something falls off the ship, but there's been little to no regulatory enforcement. carnival cruise has not said

whether a system was in place, but a statement said, our thoughts are with the guest and her family and our care team is providing support. >> gadi, obviously there's been a lot of chatter online from passengers on the ship, some of them talking about potential foul play. is there anything to that? >> reporter: we've heard the same and some of it coming from the fact that an arrest was made and someone was taken off the ship in cuffs. but we reached out to authorities about that specifically, and they said that arrest was on an unrelated warrant and they couldn't comment on the investigation. savannah >> let us know how that turns out there. thank you very much. coming up next, some much needed help. if you've waited until the very last minute to ship your holiday packages, vicky nguyen has the deadlines you need to meet this week, plus what you can do if you happen to be running late. >> she has her hands on her hips because she's like, i told you not to do this i told you she'll help us ♪♪

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united states. after that, you may have to pay a hefty premium if you want your presents to arrive by christmas. but there are other ways t make sure that's gifts get there in time and i have some tips to help you save money. with 11 days to go before christmas, now is the time to get your packages in the mail. according to ship matrixes an average of 90 million parcel will be shipped every day this holiday season the nation's biggest shippers ramping up to meet demand. i recently saw how the united parcel service and united states postal service are preparing for the rush i toured this state-of-the-art facility where automatedscannin packages while conveyor belts and driverless vehicles prepare them to be loaded on to trucks for delivery. after weathering millions of complaints in 2020, u.s. executive vice president jackie strocko told me the agency started hiring seasonal workers six weeks earlier than last year. some 40,000 additional employees

at facilities across the country. >> we've made considerable investments in our people, in our facilities and in our package sortation equipment. >> reporter: fedex has added new sorting facilities nationwide and what it expects to be its biggest holiday shipping season ever. with those investments, the three major carriers say they can only handle so much volume. usps and fedex say the deadline for domestic ground shipments to arrive by christmas is tomorrow, december 15th. if you miss that deadline they offer express services but that will cost a premium. for envelopes and letsers, postal service first-class mail must be sent by the 17th, the more expensive priority mail the 18th and priority expressed must be shipped by december 23rd. if you missed the fedex ground deadline, the fedex saver deadline is december 21st. two day delivery must be shipped by 292nd and serious procrastinators fedex same day must be shipped by the 24th, not the 25th. ups doesn't give a deadline but has an on-line calculator.

if you ship now it shows most ground deliveries will arrive in five days or less. they also offer more expensive three day, two day and next day delivery options. no matter how early you ship, some packages will still get damaged so always a good idea to put a slip inside the package with the two and from address and that way if any of the materials get destroyed, the shipper will still know how to get your package where it needs to go. before you ship get estimates to compare rates and the postal service offers priority mail, flat rate shipping boxes starting at $7.95. if you miss the deadlines online retailers may be able to help you out. the big ones like amazon, best buy, walmart, they're offering free two day, one day and sometimes same day shipping. in a jam consider "bopus," buy online and pick up in store. >> "bopus" still a thing. >> buy online and pick up in store. i know we want to keep track of what packages make it there. is there a way to bring it all together.

>> yes. this is helpful. we tried apps, a couple will put everything in one place for you. the shop app from shopify is free, and will connect your amazon and shopify accounts and give you shipping updates. you can also try parcel. that's going to allow you to track three packages at a time free or do unlimited packages that costs about $5 a year. sign up for sure for those shipping alerts from your carrier, select signature required that way your package is not left on an empty porch which is something you want to consider this time of year. people steal things, so do your best to track. >> if you do that, then someone has to be home and you're always going to fedex to get it. >> but it's secure. there's a tradeoff. >> right. you're right. vicky, thank you. >> thank you. let's check in with mr. roker. >> nobody wants those porch pirates. >> "bopus" solves those problems. >> let's take a look at what's going on. we're in a la nina right now and unfortunately that means problems for the mississippi river valley.

this la nina pattern makes an active storm track from the rockies right on into the midwest. as we saw, this la nina pattern brings up a lot of moisture out from the south. that's warm, moist air. as you can see, this is the area that is seeing an increase in a significant increase in la nina winter tornado activity all across the mississippi river valley. also warmer conditions. and, in fact, we're going to be seeing some record breaking temperatures over the next 48 hours. look at denver. 18 degrees above average at 62. kansas city, 64. dallas, 75. houston, 80. chicago, 53. tomorrow we're looking for records from rochester, minnesota, down to dallas, amarillo, little rock, dozens of records are likely. but then we've got a big, big cooldown coming in. bismarck, by friday, you're going to be 17 degrees. minneapolis, 21 on saturday. chicago, you'll be at 34 degrees. cleveland, dropping down from 62 on thursday all the way to 43 on

good morning. i am meteorologist, kari hall. we are still seeing rain over parts of the tri-valley as well as the south bay. but the rain is tapering off and the storm is winding down and we will see snow on some of our bay area mountains. there will still be a chance of spotty rain today as the system lingers across the region. we will have a new storm coming in tomorrow afternoon into early thursday morning. we are dry for friday into saturday and then we will see rain returning in the forecast for sunday into early monday morning. >> and that's your latest weather. guys >> thank you, al coming up, hollywood's awards season is getting under way with the first batch of nominees announced. harry smith will have the highlights as he gets to host "popstart. >> we love that. but first these messages.

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south bay and clearing many other spots. we will still have a chance of spotty rain today as the storm lingers across the region, but the overall trend will be for things to dry out today. it will be cold, headed for only 50 degrees. tomorrow we see a new round of rain coming for tomorrow afternoon, and then tapering off thursday morning and a dry weekend ahead and temperatures only in the mid-50s, and another storm system sunday into monday and a cold day in san francisco as the rain moves out today. >> thanks, kari. we will be back in about half an hour for another local news update. hope to see you then. enjoy your morning.

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under usa gymnastics and larry nassar >> all we needed was one adult to do the right thing. >> the details straight ahead. >> emergency meeting 911, what is your emergency? >> we will introduce you to the 911 operator whose calm presence and quick thinking helped delivery a baby on the side of the road >> i just told her, listen, you're going to see your baby sooner than you think. >> to the mother and the baby she helped out >> once i heard my baby crying, it was one of the happiest moments in my life >> that live reunion and some special surprises, straight ahead. fire ♪ alicia and this girl is on fire ♪ this girl is on fire ♪ alicia key sess bringing the heat to our plaza on this december morning the red hot performance you won't want to miss today, tuesday, december 14th, 2021 >> we're here for alicia >> from houston, texas >> pueblo, colorado. >> williamsburg, virginia.

>> puerto rico >> and seattle, washington >> we love you >> business trip, because lisa is turning 60. >> kicking off tuesday with "today." >> and alicia keys >> i'm not saying anything but what a crowd welcome back to "today." starting off on this tuesday morning, around the block they came. to hear alicia >> still lined up. still trying to get in it's chilly out there, but alicia is what we know, she is on fire. >> she is on fire. >> they'll hear from her in just a little bit >> let's get to our news at 8:00 this morning more than 100 people are still unaccounted for after those weekend tornados that claimed dozens of victories in the south and midwest senior national corresponden kate snow has the story of one small kentucky town where 11 people, including an infant,

lost their lives good morning, kate >> good morning, hoda. breman, kentucky, is the kind of place where everyone knows everyone and now everybody knows someone who is suffering they are all reeling from loss, but they're now coming together trying to pick up the pieces >> reporter: a cross and a christmas tree now marking the spot where a home left its foundation and suddenly went airborne >> most of it was wrapped around the tree and the rest of it pretty much scattered behind it and the field. >> and they were in the house? >> they were in the house when it happened, yes >> reporter: andrew, his wife and their 5-month-old son chase, the devoted new parents marking milestones, chase had met santa and rolled over for the first time on friday but then the tornado rippeded through their home andrew called his sister and zach nearby. >> he said my house is gone.

i can't find my baby charity is trapped >> he said i can't find my baby? >> yeah. >> when baby chase was found, they raced him to the fire department, but it was too late. >> can you even describe how it feels now? >> broken. i don't really know. >> 5 months old, your nephew what will you miss the most? >> i don't know how to put it into words, really, but just him in general and it will never be the same >> they were so proud of hymn. >> chase's parents still hospitalized with serious injuries, the family grateful the couple survived. and that so many are helping them >> they're just showing up with our gloves and their shovels and saying where do we go, what do we do. >> that's true all over breman where nothing looks like it should >> i think it means a lot how many people turned out, ready to hit the ground running, read to help. >> people have been doing so much already >> judge curtis mcgee has lived here nearly 60 years >> it is painful, but it's also very inspiring to see the way

that people have responded >> that christmas tree at the ogelsby property was the family's christmas tree. >> someone found it in the rubble, it was in a couple pieces, and they put it together >> they made it whole again. >> getting through it the best we can >> reporter: the family has started a fund for andrew and charity oglesbee to try to help with medical expenses and everything, the rebuilding the state is helping people with funeral expenses and temporary housing. hoda >> i think that christmas tree so symbolic. thank you so much. a house committee voted overnight to hold former president chief of staff mark meadows in contempt of congress for refusing to testify about the january 6th capitol riots. he initially cooperated and provided text messages and other documents that put him at the center of an effort to overturn the election results the committee also revealed texts sent to meadows by donald

trump jr. and fox news hosts as the attack was under way, they were urging him to get the president to call for a stop to the violence attorneys for hundreds o victims have reached a $380 million settlement with usa gymnastics surrounding the sexual abuse by former team doctor larry nassar. nbc's anne thompson is here to tell us why that agreement is so significant. hey, ann it is a big number >> it is a big number. and it ends a five-year legal battle the settlement will be paid for by usa gymnastics, the usa olympic and paralympic committee. and their insurers it allows usa gymnastics to come out of bankruptcy and brin so time, simone biles, failed to protect her and her teammates. for years, they performe breath taking feats while hiding the horror of sexual abuse now some of women's gymnastics bigges

names including simone biles and aly raisman and more than 500 other athletes will have an opportunity to share in a $380 million settlement for what was done to them jessica howard is one of the plaintiffs >> it's validation and it feels like justice >> reporter: this fall, biles, maroney, raisman and nickels detailed the abuse for congress. >> all we needed was one adult to do the right thing. >> reporter: the agreement with usa gymnastics and olympic and paralympic committee covers abuse by any person associated with usa gymnastics the most notorious, dr. larry nassar, the former doctor of the u.s. women's team. now serving what amounts to life in prison for sexually assaulting minors during supposed treatment >> to be clear, i blame larry nassar and i also blame an entire system that enabled and perpetrated his abuse. >> reporter: the world saw the lingering impact of abuse at the

summer olympics when biles withdrew from part of the competition telling hoda -- >> as soon as we stepped on to the olympic scene, it's just decided it couldn't do it any more and it cracked and that's what happened. >> reporter: a system that maroney told savannah in 2018 didn't care about the women. all they cared about was their reputation, money, gold medals, and that was it. >> reporter: this morning, usa gymnastics is apologizing, saying the bankruptcy reorganization reflects our own accountability to the past and our commitment to the future the usopc issuing its own mea culpa, we recognize our role in failing to protect these athletes and we are sorry for the profound hurt they have endured, saying its enacted sweeping reforms to combat sexual abuse now, under the agreement, at least one abuse survivor will sit on the usa gymnastics board

of directors and two of its committees the money will be allocated by a retired judge who has done the same thing in the half billion dollar settlement with michigan state university over larry nassar >> anne, thank you so much >> thank you we've got the news it's 8:09. let's get a boost. >> it was raining bunnies and pandas at a soccer match in spain yesterday. >> fans tossed thousands of stuffed animals on to the field during halftime. this is all part of a holiday tradition. those toys scooped up, delivered to local charities to make sure that no child in the area goes without a present for christmas. this year's plush party collected 20,000 stuffed toys, by the way >> i love that >> that's pretty cool. coming up next, a special story that has landed sheinelle in philadelphia this morning >> good morning. hey, guys. it is the season of giving and just ahead, we have something to brighten everyone's season a new mom delivered her own baby

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of giving. this morning a special story from the city of brotherly love. >> sisterly love down there. chenille is in philly to bring together two women bonded for life, although they've never met, not yet >> good morning to you love and gratitude are certainly in the air here in philly. i am standing with charlotte who suddenly went into the final stages of labor while driving to the hospital four weeks ago. and on the other side of this trellis here behind us is alesse rivera, the 911 operator who calmly coached charlotte through delivering her own baby in her car on the side of the highway so these women are about to meet for the first time, but first, we want to take you through that day moment by moment and the call that changed both of their lives. >> when that call came in, i thought she was in a car accident because she was panicking and she just -- she was scared

>> alesse rivera, a 911 operator in philadelphia was getting ready to end her shift for the day. >> 911 where is your emergency >> when she answered one last call from a woman in extreme distress >> so then she's like, i feel like i'm dieing. i feel like i'm dieing >> when i said that to her, she was like, okay, charlotte, just keep breathing just breathe >> 30 minutes prior, charlotte, nine months pregnant, was going about her job as a nurse at an assisted living facility when she started having intense contractions >> one of my clients, she said, do you need me to hit my life alert? and i said no, you keep that i'm going to be okay don't worry about me >> having given birth the two other children, charlotte assumed she had plenty of time to drive herself to the hospital 40 minutes away. >> once i hit the exit, traffic was so long, i'm like, oh, my god, i'm never going to make it there. >> charlotte's contractions started coming on faster and traffic had come to a

standstill >> when i dialed 911, this lovely lady picked up. she was like, 911, what is your emergency? i'm like, i don't know, i think i'm in labor >> she's just screaming. what i told charlotte was, that everything that she's feeling her baby is feeling. i didn't want her baby to go into distress. that's why i kept telling her, take deep breaths. >> contractions were coming two minutes apart. and it was to the point that i couldn't bear it any more. she was very calm. so that kept me calm >> i just told her, listen, you're going to see your baby sooner than you think. >> realizing the ambulance would not make it in time, alesse advised charlotte to pull over >> she told me to position myself in the car, move the seat back push yourself all the way to the edge of the chair. put your legs up prop yourself and make a way for that baby. >> once she felt the baby's head, i told her, the next step is very important. i was like, you have to get the rest of the baby out she gave it a big push and then

i heard the baby cry >> the ambulance pulled up at the very moment charlotte gave birth to a healthy 7 pound 1 ounce baby girl. on montgomery county's internet state 476. >> once i heard my baby cry, it was one of the happiest moments in my life >> i felt very happy i felt very emotional. so i had to lift my mic up. my eyes got watery >> what charlotte didn't know at the time was alesse was just four weeks into her new job as a 911 operator >> i've never helped with a baby delivery over 911. that was my first one. that's like an early christmas gist, you know, to experience something like that. >> alesse, the 911 operator, she is an angel. she was wonderful. she treated me so kind >> charlotte says thanks to that angel in disguise, baby elizabeth is at home and thriving and they both can't wait to meet the woman who was

there for them on the other end of the phone >> we started out as strangers and now we're connected forever. >> it is going to be emotional so make sure you have tissues. it is going to be emotional. >> so let's not wait any longer. of course, here is charlotte and four-week-old baby elizabeth who is beyond adorable yesn, 911 operator alesse >> you call her your angel in disguise >> yes >> alesse, come on over. >> yes >> oh, i love it so much >> so beautiful. >> thank you so much >> four weeks ago, you guys were strangers and now you're bonded for life >> so beautiful. >> how are you feeling >> a lot of emotions very emotional she's just so beautiful. and i have something for you and her. >> thank you >> here is the thing charlotte, i heard something

funny. what is the location you wrote on elizabeth's birth certificate? >> the interstate 476. >> the location is interstate 476. is there something else we want to say about elizabeth's birth certificate? do you want to tell her something? >> yes i named her elizabeth alesse jallo. >> i love that >> thank you so much >> oh, my gosh charlotte has one more question for you. >> sure. >> i would love -- would you like to be elizabeth's elise godmother? >> yes >> thank you >> thank you so much >> guys, surprises aren't over charlotte, i just want to let you know, the folks over at baby list, it's an online registry service for new moms, they are donating $600 in products and gift cards for you to purchase whatever you need. >> thank you >> for baby elizabeth and, alesse, you and the 911

operators here in philadelphia are unsung heros we really wanted to celebrate all you do day in and day out, so the folks at grubhub want to say thank you, as well they're donating $25,000 in gift cards. that way you guys can have your meals. i know a lot of times you guys have these long shifts >> yes, we do. >> so the meals are on them for quite a long time. happy holidays all of you guys coming out >> thank you >> this is a reunion we won't soon forget. >> oh, she's so beautiful. >> thank you >> you can hold your god daughter in just a second. >> i know. guys >> oh. >> do you want to hold her >> you helped deliver her. >> that's the holiday spirit >> oh. >> she's so sweet. >> uh-oh uh-oh. uh-oh. >> it's okay it's okay. >> i can't take it

it's so beautiful. >> oh, my gosh, sheinelle, we are just overcome. what a beautiful story what a beautiful -- ladies, i think we've got a friendship born right there, too. >> absolutely. absolutely >> wow >> all right, guys >> elizabeth alesse, i can't handle it. >> welcome to the world, little one. >> great >> thanks, ladies. great meeting you. >> great job, sheinelle. >> thank you >> thank you >> wow >> how are we supposed to go on? >> i don't know. >> the weather is sunny, just say that >> there you go. let's show you what we've got. again, not too bad out there, although out west, pretty powerful storm is going to be bringing snow, heavy rain down to southern california and that system will move east bringing winds through the rockies and eventually the central plains. we're looking at temperatures 40s and 30s through the northwest. 80s through the gulf coast a little chilly northern new england. temperatures into the 20s. for the day, sunny throughout much of the eastern third of the country. december warmth with record highs developing tomorrow, making their way from the plains into the midwest

good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. the rain is winding down for the bay area but it's very chilly out there and still some scattered showers with some snow on the bay area mountains. we can see much of the heavier rain moving to the south. keep the umbrella close by. there's a chance of rain any point today and seeing clearing skies. the temperatures reach into the low 50s. more rain in the forecast tomorrow afternoon into thursday morning but it will be clear for friday and saturday. check us channel 108. special time of the morning with harry smith, "popstart"! boom >> we love a harry smith edition. >> are you ready piping hot "popstart"? >> let's do this >> first off, nominations for the 2022 critics choice awards announced on monday.

"west side story" and belfas leading the pack, each earning 1137 for west side, despite a lackluster opening weekend at the box office, i hear it's amazing. steven spielberg's reimagining of the american classical is up for best picture and nearly -- what is it, how many years taking home an academy award for her role >> that was in 1961. >> thank you very much rita moreno nominated fo best supporting actress along with her on screen costar. as for belfast the semi autobiographical film about kenneth brown's childhood in northern ireland -- this is a terrific film -- has earned the actor an director best original screenplay and best director nods not far behind, science fiction epic doom and netflix's western the power of the dog each taking home ten nominations winners will be crowned at the critic's choice awards on sundays, january 9th

up next, fantastic beast, the secrets of dumbledor, a new trailer is out for the latest movie in the wizarding world franchise. the third film in the harry potter prequel series stars eddi redmain at newt scammander and mads mickelson steps into johnny depp's former role as the dark wizard take a peek. >> we're here to see alvis dumbledor. >> that would be my brother. >> the world as we know it is coming undone. >> pulling it apart with hate. >> if we're to defeat him, you'll have to trust me. >> fantastic beasts, the secrets of dumbledore hits theaters april 15th up next, kim kardashian, this is maybe my favorite story, honestly the reality star entrepreneur one step closer to becoming a lawyer kardashian sharing on social media that she passed california's first year law

student's exam, otherwise known as the baby bar, writing in the caption for anyone who doesn't know my law school journey, know this wasn't easy or handed to me i failed this exam three times in two years, but i got back up each time, studied harder and tried each time until i did it i know my dad would be so proud. now kim needs to pass one more bi exam before she can practice law in the state of california kudos to kim i'm impressed with that. >> congrats to her and finally, kathie lee gifford. how about this, on monday klg announced she' going on be a grandmother, showing the good news on instagram, sharing it on and writing i'm over the blue or pink moon. i don't care which praise our living god and loving god. this will be baby number one for kathie lee's son, cody, and wife, erica. the two tied the knot back in september of last year sending a whole family a big congratulations. >> by the way, imagining cody as a father comes so easily

like you can totally picture him like in the shadow of frank. >> and klg is a grammy >> all is right with the world >> she's tapping her toe coming up next, we're heading outside to join our exciting crowd we have a live concert from alicia keys. here she goes. >> full house. but first your local news and a check of your weather.

a very good morning to you. 8:26. i'm laura garcia. overnight people kept a close eye on the san lorenzo river as it neared flood stage. it's usually around two feet deep but jumped to 16 feet from the rain. also several thousand people were warned to evacuate with fears of potential mud slides in the area. where the czu fire raged last year. warnings for paradise park and boulder creek. a break in the rain should help. we hope.

want to check in with meteorologist kari hall. >> we have spotty rain left in the forecast but clearing as the cold air arrives. another storm coming in tomorrow afternoon and ending thursday with a chilly weekend ahead. looking at highs in the mid-50s. morning temperatures in the 30s and 40s and will be a next storm system by tomorrow afternoon with half to over an inch of rain some spots and watching another storm system coming in sunday. enjoy the brief break on friday and saturday. >> perfect, just for the weekend. another update in about half an hour. join us for midday at 11:00.

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♪ >> i just noticed alicia keys is standing right here. we're back it's 8:30. hello, my dear we are so happy to have you here it's tuesday morning 14th of december alicia, all these people are here for you, my friend. >> good to see you >> it is such a special day. we're going to have a live concert in a few i heard you practicing in there. i just flipped out i was like, alicia keys is warming up her voice and i just heard it that was incredible. how are you feeling? >> i'm feeling amazing the tree is beautiful. in fact, i think

tomorrow at like 12:00, i might just go by the tree and sing some songs again >> what? >> do it >> wow >> this is your city this is alicia keys' city. and i have to tell you, you're like a big cup full of goodness and you're pouring it into all of us. so thank you, ma'am. we love you to the moon and back your album just came out >> yes, it did >> it's a ten plus plus. you have some new music you're going to share and also one of your biggest hit you're going to sing for us coming up. >> that's right. alicia has a song for us in the third hour as well i'm going to catch up with a hollywood legend, christopher lloyd. he's going to look back at some of his iconic movies and reveal how he was close to not going out for the role of doc brown in "back to the future. and tomorrow, matthew mcconaughey is coming into the studio to visit with us we'll get the scoop on "sing 2"

and everything happening in his life on and off the screen let's get a check of the weather. it's a little warmer than it was last week for our concert. >> to me, it's about 90 degrees outside right now. >> yes yes. let's show you what else we've got going on alicia can do weather, too she does it all. sunny and mild in the eastern third of the country december warmth in the mid-section. rainy, windy conditions all the way straight from southern california and then tomorrow it moves into the rockies with snow another storm coming into the pacific northwest, record highs stretching tomorrow from texas all the way up into the midwest. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. still a chance of spotty rain today but we'll see some drier conditions. it's just going to be chilly. high to 50 degrees. by tomorrow our next storm system comes in in the afternoon bringing in rain through thursday morning and then friday and saturday clearing out. we will have dry weather ahead of another storm system by

sunday into monday and the cool temperatures continuing over the next several days. keep the umbrella handy. >> and that's your latest weather. >> we're so happy, man coming up next, we waited for it it's time. 15-time grammy winner alicia keys is about to treat us to a live concert. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi >> welcome back. so many of alicia keys fans have been waiting all morning for this moment. right now. >> we are. the superstar is taking over "today" citi concert stage >> but before the music, let's take one quick look at her amazing career

♪ people keep talking ♪ alicia keys knows how to hit the high notes since soaring on to the music scene with "fallen" in 2001. ♪ i keep on falling ♪ she's become a household name and a music industry powerhouse, winning 15 grammy awards and selling more than 65 million records. it's hit songs like "if i ain't got you" and "no one" -- ♪ no one, no one, no one ♪ >> -- that made fans fall in love with the girl on fire ♪ this girl is on fire ♪ >> we even shared some underdog dance moves together last year ♪ some day ♪ and now alicia is out with her new double album "keys" an getting ready for a world tour next year. but first, she is here in her

hometown of new york city to perform for us this morning on our citi plaza stage all right, guys, let the music begin. performing her smash hit "girl on fire" give it up for alicia keys we in new york city this morning. we feeling so good and in case you needed a reminder of how special you are, let's sing this song together. yeah ♪ she's just a girl and she's o fire ♪ ♪ hotter than a fantasy, lonely like a highway ♪ ♪ she's living in a world and it's on fire ♪ ♪ filled with catastrophe, but she knows she can fly away ♪

♪ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh she got he feet on the ground ♪ ♪ she's burning it down ♪ ♪ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh oh, oh, oh oh ♪ ♪ got her head in the clouds she's not backing down ♪ ♪ this girl is on fire ♪ ♪ this girl is on fire ♪ ♪ she's walking on fire ♪ ♪ this girl is on fire ♪ yeah ♪ everybody says that she's on fire ♪ ♪ we can see the flame that's i her eyes ♪ ♪ she's lighting up the night nobody knows that she's a lonely girl and it's a lonely world ♪ ♪ she gonna let it burn, baby, burn, baby this girl is on

fire ♪ ♪ this girl is on fire ♪ ♪ she's walking on fire ♪ ♪ this girl is on fire ♪ your turn. ♪ whoa, oh, oh, oh, ♪ ♪ whoa, oh, oh, oh whoa, oh, oh oh ♪ ♪ whoa, oh, oh, oh, ♪ oh, oh ♪ ♪ she's just a girl ♪ whoa, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ she's just a girl and she's o fire ♪ i love you, new york >> we love you right back. don't worry, guys, much more to

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the day can wait... enter the golden state, with real california dairy. >> we are back with our star of the morning, alicia keys. >> her new album "keys" is out good morning, good morning, good morning. >> good morning. how are you? >> first of all, before we get to the album, we are live. >> yes, we are >> we are live in front of this beautiful crowd that stretches all the way to 48th street what is it like to perform in these days your music? >> oh, my god. it's amazing especially with new music from my new album "keys." it just feels like there's a connection like never before i think we're all so excited to be together. we're appreciative of the time of year, everything feels

perfect. >> raise your hand if alicia looked you in the eye when she was singing. i'm not kidding. that's what you do >> i was just thinking that. .it's cold, but you exude such warmth that's why we're all so happy when you grace us with your presence you have new albums out and it has songs and remixes of songs >> let me explain this to you guys the album is called "keys. it's a double album. it's my first double album i'm so excited about it. there are the originals, which are all about the piano, very soulful, about writing songs, and then my brother an i, mike will, we took those originals, because i'm a new yorker, we wanted to sample them and create this whole other perspective called unlocked. so when you hear the album, you get these two incredible sides the original and unlocked. it's incredible. you're going on to love it how did that come to you? >> you know, i have some really

awesome creative people around me and we all just connect and build. my engineer, ann, she's been with me a long time. she's actually here today. she's also a -- you know, really a visionary with music and we just created this concept and executed and here it is. we're celebrating it today right now. >> and, alicia, you're getting ready to go out on a world tour. >> oh, my gosh >> how do you prep for that after what we've been through? >> not only that, but it's been a while for me as well because things have been canceled. i thank you all for your patience we've had to reschedule. i'm going to prepare by putting everything together. first, i thought it was going to be my last album alicia, but now it's going to be alicia and keys on tour. so it's going to be incredible that's happening in the summer definitely come to the shows and like i said, and i think i'm going to show up tomorrow about 12:00 p.m. right by that tree >> are you serious >> i just feel like i'm going to do it, so show up there.

>> tomorrow at noon. >> it's a new york winter vibe >> we've got to plan for that. now, your kids, are they going to go with you on the world tour or what is the plan there? >> you know, since it's summer, i can bring them the tricky part is egypt, he's 11 now so he really has to kind of keep up but my genesis, he's only 6. so he's starting to get excited about the stage. he's like, mom, are you going to call me on stage and i'm like, really >> he's ready for his close-up >> egypt, you posted you two were singing somewhere over the rainbow. >> oh, my gosh >> we just saw it on instagram >> it is it's on apple music. it was a special lullaby we did for apple music. someone over the rainbow, he sang his first song with me. i was going crazy. it's amazing his voice is so good he plays piano he loves music so, you know, we'll just see what happens >> what are you guys going to do for the holidays >> we're going to hang out at home and be quiet.

>> i like that what is your most requeste song when people yell out in a crowd? >> that's a good question. it's somewhere between "empire," "no one," "girl on fire," "fallen" -- >> here is the good news you're about to grace us with a new one. >> i am. >> it's a new one. what song are you going to sing for us >> this song is called "old memories." it's perfect for this time an about the memories you create, holding on to the people we love dear to us, making new memorieses and not forgetting th other ones >> ladies and gentlemen, alicia keys >> thank you >> going to get some great memories going on. i can't wait i love these people in lodi are chilling i can't wait for you to hear me.

♪ old this old memories record ♪ old memories, they don't go away ♪ ♪ they show up before you leave ♪ ♪ and disappear when you wish hs they'd stay ♪ ♪ no heart is immune, no secret is kept ♪ ♪ yeah, they only get stronger with age ♪ ♪ old memories, they don't go od away ♪ ♪ old love songs, they don't jt ever end ♪ ♪ just when you think that you've moved on ♪ ♪ they remind you, you ain't over it ♪ ♪ they creep in the dark, sneak in your bed ♪ ♪ playing over the loss in your,

head ♪ ♪ old love songs, they don't ia ever end ♪ ♪ it's a problem, i'm telling you ♪ ♪ makes you temperamental ♪ ♪ it takes all of the best of you you ain't gon' never let go, oh ♪ ♪ old photographs, never fade away ♪ ♪ they're just frozen there in time ♪ ♪ locked in pretty picture frames ♪ ♪ the frames ♪ ♪ the bridges we burn, the once happiness ♪ ♪ it's a black and white that you can't change ♪ ♪ old photographs, never fade away ♪ ♪ it's a away ♪ ♪ it's a problem, i'm telling you ♪

♪ makes you temperamental ♪ ♪ it takes all of the best of you ♪ ♪ you ain't gon' never let go, oh, oh ♪ ♪ look at me lost in yesterday ♪ ♪ thought that i was over you but you haunt me in every way ♪ ♪ my heart is with you the secret is out ♪ ♪ and it only gets stronger wit age ♪ ♪ old memories, they don't go away ♪ ♪ away ♪ ♪ oh, old memories they don't g away ♪

>> girl. >> oh, i mean, that's how you do it alicia keys "old memories" off the new album, keys. alicia is coming back for one alicia is coming back for one more song, but first, this is (soft music) hey dad, i'm about to leave. don't forget your hat .

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our crowd our crowd lined up super early for you alicia and you're with them. >> hanging out, first of all, tell me your name. >> carrington. >> and it's her birthday today so we wanted to give her big, big love how are you feeling? >> great >> how old are you >> i'm 22. >> 22 years old. let's go >> we've got your camera we can do a little selfie. >> mom has it ready. here we go >> we photo bombed it. >> you don't want us, cut us out. >> i think you got it. >> by the way, raise your hand if it's your birthday. >> it's my birthday. >> wait, what? >> it's all of our birthdays >> there's a lot of birthday

people here today. >> i think we ought to sing happy birthday >> i think they're serious >> honeymoons and birthdays. try one more time because this is one you're not going to get back >> never going to get back >> thank you >> alicia, i was going to say you made carrington's day, but you made all of our day. >> thank you for your love i love you back, new york, and the whole, whole, whole, the everybody that is watching, i adore you. thank you for loving me and definitely go get that keys album. it's perfect for the holiday >> alicia could have done the weather. >> alicia could have done the whole show >> 90 degrees wherever you are >> you play that album, hot chocolate. >> it's perfect. >> i love it >> yeah. >> and you're coming back for the third hour, more songs, more alicia and the season finale of "the voice" right here on nbc >> we love you so much >> merry christmas >> happy holidays. >> best, best, best holidays god bless you.

>> we're back, more alicia after your local news and weather.

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ing. this morning on the third hour of "today," holiday help for our wallets. how to avoid an end of the year spending spree. and last minute gifts that are all under $25. then, later, living legend christopher lloyd looking back on his defining roles and the one he almost turned down. and this girl really is on fire. 15-time grammy winner alicia keys back to perform brand new music today, december 14th, 2021. >>