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from coast to coast with fears that holiday gatherings will make things worse. just ahead, what health officials are saying you should do to stay safe. remembering kirstie alley. >> i'm going to show you how a really gracious winner behaves. read 'em and weep! >> the beloved emmy award winning star of "cheers" has died after a brief and private battle with cancer. her daughter sharing the news overnight. straight ahead, the emotional tributes now pouring in. royal rift. harry and meghan arrive in new york just hours after dropping a new bombshell trailer for their controversial netflix documentary. >> we know the full truth. >> the reaction here and in london amid growing tensions within the royal family. all that, plus the race to deliver. our rare access inside the world hub for fedex during the busiest titime of the e year. >> if we c can get thehe airpla in air on time, it keeps the

system operating on time. >> and you won't believe what it takes to get holiday packages to your door on time. and comeback kid. >> brady, end zone, touchdown bucs! >> tom brady leads tampa bay to victory over new orleans with two late touchdowns. the game winner coming with just seconds to spare. >> underneath. and touchdown! rachaad white. >> inside the legendary quarterback's record-breaking night. today tuesday, december 6, 2022. ♪♪ >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning. so good to see you guys. it's tuesday morning. 7:00 a.m. on the west coast. thank you for starting you day with us. what a game for tampa fans.

>> you saying that with such genuine joy. i send my condolences. what a fan for football fans. we'll get into that a little bit. also, the tributes pouring in for kirstie alley. the two time emmy award winner so beloved for her role on "cheers," she passed away after a short battle with cancer. >> her friend and costar john travolta wrote this overnight, kirstie was one of the most special relationships i ever had. i know we will see each other again. we will look back at her life and career and the special moment she shared with us on "today." >> there have been quite a few. first, the polls have just opened in georgia's runoff election. it will decide if raphael warnock or herschel walker will serve in the united states senate. >> nearly 2 million people have already voted early. almost 30% of all active voters in the state. we will have complete coverage, including what's at stake in georgia, washington and the entire country. we'll start with nbc's chief white house correspondent peter alexander in atlanta. hey, peter, good morning. >> reporter: hey, hoda, good morning.

it is a very wet one here in atlanta to start this election day, but interest in this runoff remains extremely high, even with georgians setting for a record for early voting. and for raphael warnock, this is his fourth election in two years. what happens here will mean the difference in the senate between an outright majority for the democrats or an even 50-50 split. this morning it's election day in georgia again. >> i'm ready to keep on pushing. keep pushing for democracy. >> it is time for us to stand up but stand together. >> reporter: both democratic senator raphael warnock who won a runoff in 2021 and republican challenger herschel walker campaigning for last-minute votes in a race that will determine whether democrats can builds on their razor-thin senate majority and pick up a 51st seat. why does a 51st seat matter? >> this is about who is going to represent 11 million people for

six years. georgia is better than herschel walker. >> reporter: while warnock slammed walker for lacking the competence and character to serve, walker has hit warnock for voting with president biden 96% of the time arguing every seat matters. in a closely divided congress. >> a 50-50 senate is better than a 51-49 senate because we can keep joe biden in check. >> reporter: more than $400 million spent. in just the last four weeks, warnock and democrats have bombarded walker on the airwaves, outspending the former football star and his republican allies by a more than two to one margin. it comes as walker faced numerous scandals including accusations he urged two former girlfriends to have abortions, which he vehemently denied, and a new domestic abuse allegation from 2005. his campaign has not responded to requests for comment.

we met republican judy sardin a lawyer and mom who says she is voting for walker. >> people need to take the emotion out of it and think, how is herschel going to vote? i think we can count on him to vote conservative. >> reporter: warnock is hoping for strong turnout from, among others, young voters like college student camille leak. what's at stake in this election? >> i feel like women's rights are definitely at stake. health care is a big thing that's at stake, immigration laws. just basic human rights. >> reporter: this election will have serious national implications. president biden has not been to georgia in months. he is raising money for warnock from a distance. as for former president trump who helped propel walk tore the republican nomination he steered clear of the state in recent weeks but last night hosted a virtual rally for the former football star.

back to you guys. >> peter, thank you very much. joining us with more on the runoff and the importance is washington's correspondent nbc's hallie jackson. good morning to you. warnock won in november but didn't reach the 50% threshold. here we are at runoff. polls suggest that warnock is ahead. i think we have all learned to be cautious about polls. this is a tight race. >> it's super close. the margins are really, really thin here. if you look at where the conventional narrative is, if you will, yes, it is considered that senator raphael warnock is perhaps the favorite with a bit of an edge from democrats and republicans that i have talked to in the last 24 hours looking at a couple of data points. senator warnock outspending herschel walker something like nearly 2-1. you look at the numbers from who is actually voting early so far. who has cast their ballot? it is not unexpected that warnock would have the edge. democrats typically see that. if you get into the numbers, something like 15% of people under the age of 30 who have come out and vote now didn't vote in november, voting now, that's interesting because that

suggests that warnock could have an edge with that constituency who usually votes more democratic anyway. there are some signs in the numbers. if you are herschel walker, you need big election day turnout. that's going to get you over the edge. that's why you see a big push from the walker campaign to get people out today. it is certainly still possible he pulls this one out. there is a lot riding on the outcome of this nationally not just in georgia. >> and in some ways you could look at a runoff as a redo or tweaking strategy because you just had a result, you just ran the test, essentially, in november. have there been any tweaks in strategy? what have you noticed how the campaigns have approached this last month? >> it's interesting you talk about this, savannah, because ultimately there haven't been that many, especially if you are herschel walker and his campaign who saw what the outcome was in november. i talked to a republican strategist who suggested, hey, there was not a game changer for

herschel walker here. he had a -- voters had concerns according to our exit polling from november about issues on character and judgment, and the question is has he done anything to significantly address that. you also have seen geographically where have the candidates been. raphael warnock focusing the last few days of this race around atlanta, those important suburbs, the city. herschel walker has been out in places where republicans typically have won easily trying to again boost that turnout. keep in mind that a 51-49 senate for democrats is something they want. the balance of power is not at stake, but they had love to make it easier to get through judicial nominees, a single centrist democrat wouldn't have so much power in the broad senate. for those reasons, republicans want to keep this as close as possible. so not just for people in georgia, but people across the country, lots to watch for here today. >> and nerd alert. my favorite fact. 76,000 people have early voted who didn't vote in the november election but came out to vote for the runoff.for the runoff so we'll see what they do. thank you very much.

appreciate it. also this morning, a community in north carolina remains under a state of emergency. tens of thousands still do not have power after that targeted attack on the area's power grid. nbc's blayne alexander is standing by in carthage, north carolina, with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning to you that's right more than 30,000 people are still in the dark this morning some crucial places like the sheriff's office are running on backup generator power even with crews working around the clock this is a slow and painstaking process. an official tells me the damage to the substations was so severe that some of the parts have to be completely replaced and it takes time to ship the replacements in. meanwhile, all of this is happening as officials are still working to determine who was responsible. after more than 48 hours in frigid temperatures and pitch black nights - >> we have no heat we have no cooking facilities. we have none of that. >> reporter: how are you getting by >> barely. >> reporter: this morning more

than 30,000 north carolina residents are bracing for their third straight day in the dark after officials say at least one gunman broke into pair of power substations saturday night and opened fire causing extensive damage and a widespread blackout. >> what happened here saturday night was a criminal attack. and federal, state and local law enforcement are actively working to bring those responsible to justice. >> reporter: officials say so far no motive and no suspect, but they have not ruled anything out. >> are you possibly looking for somebody who was an employee >> we are looking at all aspects of it. this was not no random act this was targeted. >> reporter: this morning duke energy, which runs the substation, says they will look at security measures after the breach but would not say whether surveillance cameras may have captured those responsible how were they able to access these areas so easily? >> well, we maintain hundreds of thousands of miles of overhead

lines, equipment that's all around it's impossible to protect everything from any type of interaction. we have robust security measures. railroad this. >> reporter: this morning, the county remains under a state of emergency with a 9:00 p.m. curfew in place until power is restored the red cross has opened a 24-hour shelter for those struggling to stay warm. with the majority of impacted customers likely to remain in the dark until thursday, this grocery store, one of the few with power, is a rare refuge. >> it's cold, and i come over here a couple of times a day to get some hot food. >> reporter: just to get warm? >> yeah. >> it doesn't just affect one person it affects a whole community, literally. >> reporter: and the sheriff tells me one of his biggest concerns in all of this is traffic accidents. he says already there have been a number of accidents. people driving through town who may not realize that the power is even out and kind of speeding through the intersections. he says that's why the curfew is so crucial that curfew goes into effect

again at 9:00 tonight. >> blayne alexander for us there in north carolina, thank you let's talk health. one of the nation's worst flu seasons in years is showing no signs of slowing down. cases, hospitalizations, and deaths are continuing to rise. a surge that has turned fears of a tripledemic into reality nbc's sam brock joins us from jackson memorial hospital in miami this morning hi, sam. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. this year feels a little bit different. flu hospitalizations over thanksgiving week were at the highest levels in more than a decade the numbers here in florida are elevated not at jackson health, but they are coordinating with area hospitals keeping an eye on things nationally, looking at the figures, portends for a big bump in cases this winter this morning doctors nationwide gearing up for a major fight with the flu. >> see a lot of young, healthy people come in feeling about as bad as they have ever felt. >> reporter: in california, one

of the hardest hit states, the e.r. is feeling the crunch. >> we are already at kind of mid-january levels it will be interesting and a little bit scary to see where this goes from here. >> reporter: it's a scene playing out coast to coast with nearly all states seeing high or very high flu activity ahead of schedule >> i am very concerned about it because i, myself, am immune compromised. >> reporter: the cdc says over thanksgiving week outpatient visits for flu-like illnes tripled the national baseline and hospitalizations nearly doubled from the previous week since flu season began the agency estimating 4,500 people including 14 children, have died that's close to the total number of deaths for last year's entire flu season in fort worth pediatric hospitals are near capacity. doctors say the best line of defense is to get the flu shot. >> i need to be protected and i

believe in the vaccines. >> reporter: some blame vaccine fatigue for their inaction so far. >> i haven't gotten a flu shot since i was a kid. the last shot i got was a covid shot to get an appointment was a hassle. to go in and wait. >> reporter: experts worry about older americans and pregnant women and places with lots of close contact like daycares, classrooms and college dorms could be settings for superspreader. michael just caught a bad case of the flu after attending a wedding. >> since i had just had covid a few weeks prior, i felt completely safe and my guards were completely down. >> reporter: doctors recommend you consider pandemic precautions like masking and remind people that a little vigilance could go a long way to ensure a healthy holiday season. and even now it is not too late, guys, to get the flu shot. even if you have already had the flu this season, you could get it again and it could be worse this as a recent survey finds that four in ten americans are not planning on getting the flu vaccine. savannah, back to you. >> thank you, sam. to the nfl now

okay if you went to bed early last night and didn't catch the end of "monday night football," you missed a good one. the tampa bay buccaneers taking on the new orleans saints. the bucs were down 13 points 13 with just 3:00 to go. brady and company came storming back a td pass and then a few seconds left on the clock, you are not going to believe what happened check it out. >> it's third down underneath and touchdown rachaad white! >> he ties it up and then the extra point gave tampa the lead. the bucs win 17-16 tom brady breaking the record for most fourth quarter comebacks in nfl history that's 44. i don't mind a comeback. it didn't have to be against the saints. >> i was like, yeah, comebacks in general. >> i love a comeback. >> not against your team. >> no. >> i didn't know they were up 13 sorry. my condolences.

>> let's move on. dylan dreyer, let's talk about the weather. >> yes, we have some wet weather to contend with today. it's through the atlanta area right now. also very foggy. if you have delays out of the atlanta airport, that's why. very low visibility there. this rain will make its way into the northeast. this is one of two systems that's going to work eastward by this afternoon and evening we will see some pockets of heavier rain through new jersey, pennsylvania, new england as well, and then that storm system will exit tomorrow morning the next will gather back through the southern plains. that's going to move into the midwest wednesday night into thursday and even on the northern side of it up near omaha we could see more of a wintry mix as some cold air works in we will see rainfall rates of an inch or two per hour that could lead to just ground being saturated and flooding potential for that second round of rain through kentucky and tennessee, through southern missouri and northern arkansas,

too. where we could end up with three or four inches of rain that's setup with these couple of systems moving through. the cold air in the northern plains temperatures in the 20s and 30s. that's a look at the weather across the country we will get to your local forecastst in the nenext 30 sec. good tuesday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we take a look at the radar. right now the rain is winding down for most of us. still some spotty light showers and a chance even as we go into later today. this storm system is still right on top of us, but there will be

some breaks in between. here we see a hit-or-miss shower in parts of the north bay. it may be hitting the south bay by this >> dylan, thank you. still ahead, a loving cheers to emmy winner kirstie alley she had a sudden death overnight. we will talk about that. the emotional tributes pouring in and a look back at the moment she shared with us through the years. ththen, the rarace to delil this holiday shipping season kerry sanders is in the place where it happens, inside fedex world hub in memphis with an eye opening look at the work to make sure the weather and nothing

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♪ oh, is it ever that is a sweet, sweet sound of miss alicia keys 7:30, tuesday morning, december 6, 2022. you know what has arrived besides the tree >> what? >> the first ever holiday album from alicia keys we are listening to some of it better late than never, my friend we needed this more than we knew. >> she lifted the spirits literally. she has been rehearsing. >> she is here >> she is here. >> she was walking in, i heard that, we just heard, but in the dressing room, harmonizing i didn't know it was her i was like, that person has an amazing voice. they have a future

it's alicia keys oh, good to see you. to your headlines at 7:30 on a tuesday morning. the supreme court appeared ready yesterday to side with an evangelical christian graphic artist who refused to create websites for same-sex weddings this is the latest clash between religious conservatives and gay rights the case comes at a time whe the court is dominated 6-3 by idealogical conservatives and it follows a series of cases in which the court has ruled in favor of religious plaintiffs. disgraced attorney michael avenatti sentenced yesterday to 14 years in prison after admitting he cheated four of his clients out of millions of dollars. a california judge also ordered him to pay more than $7 million in restitution to the victims and 3 million to the government. avenatti rose to fame in 2018. he was representing porn star stormy daniels in her legal battle against donald trump. his sentence in california will be served after he finishes a five-year term for separate

convictions in new york. stunning new images from nasa's artemis mission the orion capsule swooped one last time around the moon yesterday, passing within 80 miles of the lunar surface before heading back. the unmanned capsule capturing an amazing view of a crescent earth. that's cool. you don't see that a lot orion is expected to splash in the pacific ocean sunday after a three-week test flight you don't see that a lot because you are not on the moon. you always look at the moon. >> that explains it. let's go now to the news that's really rocked hollywood overnight. beloved actress kirstie alley passing away at 71. >> the emmy winner starred on the big and small screenings and she spent many mornings with u right here on "today." anne thompson joins us with more. >> good morning. kirstie alley's children first tweeted the news last night that their mother passed away from a brief bout with cancer alley leaves behind a legacy of laughter and many unforgettable

television moments >> hello, cheers. >> reporter: this is how most of america new kirstie alley's name as a member of nbc's hit '80s sitcom "cheers." >> i hope you learn from my example. i am going to show you how a gracious winner behaves. read 'em and weep, farm boy! >> reporter: her portrayal of rebecca howe earned her the first of two emmys and a place in the cultural landscape. this morning her former co-star ted danson remembering this episode. >> rebecca, will you marry me? >> never ooh! i don't know what's happening. >> reporter: he said he watched it yesterday before hearing the news, writing, she made me laugh 30 years ago when she shot that scene and made me laugh today just as hard i am so sad and so grateful for all the times she made me laugh. alley parlayed that talent into

the "look who's talking" films with john travolta travolta writing a tribute to his dear friend last night kirstie was one of the most special relationships i have ever had i know we will see each other again. in a prolific career that spanned 30 years, alley played a vulcan on "star trek" to a romance expert in "veronica's closet." >> i hate watching myself on tv. >> no, you don't. >> yeah, i know. >> reporter: in recent years, she kept fans on their toes with appearances on "dancing with the stars" and "the masked singer" and even earned a star on the hollywood walk of fame in 1995 alley was famously open about her weight struggles. >> i lost, i think i lost the 50 pounds in 44 weeks. >> reporter: we'll remember alley spending multiple birthdays with us at "today. >> i have my birthday coming up and of course i guess i get to collect social security. >> you look awesome. >> yes, you do. >> and i love that you say, i'm 66.

>> i'm glad to be alive. >> exactly. >> reporter: and while fans remember her as a comedy icon, her children say she is best remembered as a loving mother and grandmother. >> this is one of the best things that ever happened in my life to be a grandmother >> now, there has been an outpouring of support from fellow actors and fans, including alley's "cheers" co-star kelsey grammer he said i always believed grief for a public figure is a private matter, but i will say i loved her. >> wow kirstie alley, i remember back on "cheers," she replaced shelley long and shelley long was so incredibly successful and you wonder what that might have felt like to fill those shoes. >> can you imagine it was such a difficult transition, but it could have been a difficult transition. they took the character in a totally different way, direction. dianne was sam's love interest kirstie alley played rebecca howe, sam's boss, climbing up the corporate ladder

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we know that terrible feeling. it's raining, as it was here overnight and still a little drizzle this morning and you are heading to the airport like, okay, my flight is going if object delayed here in memphis at the world hub for fedex they are concerned about that because every minute delayed can cost them millions of dollars they have a team of meteorologists checking the weather here and around the world, especially now because the pressure is absolutely on. down this nondescript road cleverly delivery named urgent avenue a highly restricted area where we were given rare access. inside the team of 15 meteorologists working around the clock to make sure nasty

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tells us why the stakes are so high hey, peter morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. it is a wet one, by the way, as they get started in georgia on this election day. herschel walker's been going after raphael warnock saying that he would be a rubber stamp for president biden and warnock's been going after herschel walker for his character and competence this is a razor tight race right now with some serious national implications the democrats have secured a majority in the senate, but whatever happens here could mean the difference between outright majority, a 51st seat or 50-50 split. you talked about the numbers. the turnout has been remarkable, more than 1.8 million casting their ballots and $400 million spent in advertising one of the most expensive races of all time. back to you. >> peter alexander, for us there, thank you the department of homeland security has once again extended the deadline for air travelers to get their real i.d. cards

instead of next may, the new deadline will be may 2025. state offices that issue the enhanced driver's licenses and identification cards are still working through pandemic backlogs once enforcement begins, anybody 18 and older will need real i.d. or other acceptable forms of identification to board domestic flights. all right. we want to head overseas now to the mystery of an american warship that had been missing since world war i. on this day in 1917, the "uss jacob jones" became the first major american navy ship sunk during that war. for more than a century she was lost to the ocean. raf sanchez joins us good morning >> reporter: good morning. 105 years ago today the "uss jacob jones" set sail for what should have been a quick journey from france to ireland, but she never made it. her voyage was cut short by a german torpedo and so every year this anniversary has come and it's gone, but the ship itself

was missing until now. out of the shadows of the atlantic ocean the shape of a bell emerges and then little by little a ghostly outline. the remnants of the long lost "uss jacob jones," sunk by a german submarine december 6, 1917 the once proud u.s. destroyer torpedoed eight months after america entered world war i. of the 110-man crew, 64 killed for more than a century the ship was lost to the depths of the sea until it was discovered this summer by a team of volunteer british divers known as dark star >> so fair to call you guys navy history enthusiasts? >> navy history nerds. >> reporter: determined to solve a 105-year-old mystery. >> we were looking for a needle in a haystack.

we had three positions we could plot on a chart and from that we could identify our search area >> reporter: the team headed 60 miles off the british coast following clues a u.s. historian discovered in the diary of the german u-boat commander. you are on the surface you know something is down there? >> yes. >> reporter: you don't know what it is? >> exactly we go over the top of it on the boat and we can see the seabed it's flat. then there is a little lump. >> reporter: and then nearly 400 feet below the surface there it was. >> guns, torpedo tubes, the bell of the ship, which was an amazing sight to see lying there. you could actually see the name "jacob jones" in the side of the bell, which was just -- it was the icing on the cake. >> reporter: in terms of what you saw down there, what stays with you >> just the wonderful nature that was getting down on to the "uss jacob jones," which had not been seen for 105 years. >> reporter: the captain of the "jacob jones" left a detailed account of his ship's final

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carbon dioxide but it sucked up so much, it's now too acidic, and that's a problem. think harmful algae blooms and bleached out coral reefs it means the ocean can't keep up with the carbon humans continue to pump into the air so what to do? give the ocean a giant antacid that's right add magnesium hydroxide powder to existing pipes like this one at a halifax energy plant to absorb more greenhouse gases and perhaps even get healthier at the same time. >> so a giant rolaid goes into that pipe, makes the ocean less acidic so it absorbs more of the bad carbon and sucks it up? >> more or less, that's about. >> reporter: burt's job is to make sure it works he and his colleagues at planetary technologies are determined to make sure it does no harm. a better safe than sorry approach with a range of research funded by the company

university professor hugh mcintire is studying something he is an expert on teeny-tiny plankton. >> what we are going to do is add the magnesium hydroxide and monitor what happens we have not detected any change in the growth rates and we have been testing ten times our concentrations. >> reporter: phytoplankton ain't the only thing in the sea. >> no. absolutely not we have to start somewhere the logical place to start is the base of the food web. >> reporter: to those worried about messing with mother nature, planetary's co-founders say they are amplifying what rainwater and rock erosion have been doing for thousands of years. >> the natural process we are trying to replicate happens every day in nature. >> reporter: not fast enough to save us? >> not fast enough to save us at all. so we need to crank it up a bit. >> reporter: before they can trap a gigaton of carbon, a billion metric tons, nine zeros,

they have to figure out where to get a at of antacid. >> we need gigatons worth of alkalinity. >> reporter: one source, the leftover toxic mine waste from this shuttered asbestos mine in quebec which has to be carefully handled. >> what comes out is this white powder here, magnesium hydroxide. >> reporter: why not buy it? >> it there is not enough of it. >> reporter: we talked to a variety of experts, a couple said a gigaton is overpromising that they don't believe you can do it. >> for me, gigaton ambition is required we can't look at the problem and say we are only going to do a little bit because that's not going to make the kind of difference we need to make in the world. ultimately it's up to society as to whether we want to solve the climate crisis and how bad we want to let it get that's it.

>> reporter: do you believe in your heart of hearts this can solve the carbon problem in the atmosphere >> i think that we are going to need a lot of things to solve the carbon problem frankly, all of the carbon removal in the world is not going to make any difference if we can't reduce our emissions first. >> reporter: this doesn't get us off of the hook? >> not at all. >> reporter: hugh mcintyre agrees >> we need every approach. this has the potential to be big. >> reporter: well, elon musk's foundation is a believer it awarded planetary technologies $1 million x prize for climate innovation earlier this year. now the real work begins i came back with something for you all of you this is from the asbestos mine. they assure me - >> you bring asbestos to us around the holidays -- >> i love you. it's totally safe. it feels like baby powder. this is it this literally, as i - >> that's the rolaid for the ocean? >> that was brilliant how you

simplified it. that was real clear. >> it's a fascinating concept. if it works, it could really help as you were saying during the piece, it doesn't solve it but it could make a big difference we still have to cut down emissions. >> it fixes some of the damage we have already done it doesn't fix what's causing that damage. >> still got to cut back listen, it's so great in this space to have some good news. >> yeah, and some innovation i love to see this innovation. so cool. >> fun to hang out with scientists. >> really is. >> thank you. let's go outside to check out dylan and the forecast hey, dylan. >> good morning, guys. i found in adorable girl on the plaza. what is your name? >> anna lee. >> reporter: you are from tennessee? and who are you a huge, huge fan of >> dolly parton. >> dolly parton. did you have a dolly parton themed birthday party? >> yes. >> awesome who do you have with you >> mama and susie. >> anybody you want to say hello to

>> no. >> no. okay dad is home somewhere, right all right. let's take a look at what's going on across the country and we do have rain in tennessee, speaking of today. we are looking at the potential of maybe a couple of inches of rain and then it's going to make its way into the northeast it's warm around here, 50s for high temperatures up and down the east coast hotter in the gulf coast with highs in the upper 70s that's a look at the w good tuesday morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're still seeing spotty showers in parts of the bay area. now we're drying out 93 golden gate bridge. we have more rain off the coast that's moving in as we're seeing clouds. the rain is going to wind down today. still a couple of pop-up shower it's in afternoon. we're clearing out tonight. the cold air settles in by >> that's your latest forecast

back to you guys. >> thank you, dylan. >> sheinelle, you are covering today. >> shall we dance? first up, the "golden girls," the iconic tv show inspired a pop-up restaurant which opens tomorrow in new york nbc news now anchor joe fryer got an exclusive sneak peek. good morning, joe. >> rough assignment. a lot of cheesecake here the "golden girls" kitchen debuted in l.a., now here in new york transporting fans of all ages to the '80s to miami, not the golden age, but the golden girl age. ♪ >> reporter: they call it a "golden girls" playground. the world filled a banana leaf floral prints and other tiny touches inspired by the sitcom. >> no, no! i will not have a nice day >> reporter: among the items on the menu with "the golden girls" kitchen, sofia's lasagna. >> what you making >> lasagna >> sounds delicious. >> so it's all five senses being hit for "golden girls.

you eat it, smell it, you hear it, you taste it. >> reporter: derek barry with the company bucket listers, the mastermind behind pop-up restaurants for other popular shows like "saved by the bell" and "beverly hills 90210." he says for year fans have been clamoring for the "golden girls." you just walked in here. what do you think? >> this is the best day of my entire life. >> reporter: cara is 27. she was born after the sitcom's final episode aired yet as her impressive collection of merchandise suggests she is a super fan. >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: watching every episode at least three or four times, even buying a wicker purse like the one always dangling from sofia's arm. >> the one reality i bought it for sofia purposes. >> reporter: there was no better person to tour the "golden girls" kitchen with than cara. >> what is this? >> i can't believe it. the lanai. it's my favorite part of the

house. >> reporter: she had an equally strong reaction to this neon sign in the restaurant's entryway. >> thank you for being a friend. man, i am going to get emotional. ♪ thank you for being a friend ♪ >> i think it's like the greatest song of all time. it's not about romance not about breakups not about hating anyone. it's about friendship. got to love it. >> reporter: these four beloved roommates elicit all kinds of feelings. >> people at the l.a. pop-up had proposals happening. >> reporter: people got emotional over this, right >> yes i think it was opening day we had multiple groups come in and just cry. >> reporter: of course, no "golden girls" experience is complete - >> here we are in the middle of a crisis and there is no cheesecake >> reporter: without cheesecake. >> should we cheers with cheesecake? >> cheers.

>> tell you what we're going to do, rose we're going to eat a cheesecake. >> reporter: the perfect recipe for any problem. >> that's good. >> i understand. i understand why they ate it every single night. >> it was good this pop-up has a variety of cheesecake flavors i did the strawberry one it opens tomorrow in new york running through february and the "golden girls" kitchen opens next year in miami, chicago and likely other locations. >> why didn't we think of that? >> brilliant. >> brilliant. >> smart idea. >> thank you, joe. all right. next up, woody harrelson is leading an unlikely team in the upcoming comedy called "champions." the first trawler for the movie sees him as a former minor league basketball coach whose bad decisions land him with a unique kind of court-ordered community service managing a team of players with intellectual disabilities. here is a peek. >> this is my sister >> want do karaoke with us >> no. >> never going to keep me down ♪ i get knocked down ♪ >> you know the game better than anybody. >> you've got to learn to build relationships. >> i'm new to all this.

>> i can tell. >> girlfriend problems >> that was fun. >> you are passable. >> i don't have a girlfriend. >> makes sense. >> am i that bad looking >> you know mcconaughey? >> so funny. the man himself had something to say about that he commented on woody's instagram post, well, i don't know about the waist up, but you got the best legs in the world you can catch "champions" in theaters this march. we love it already >> can't wait. i'm excited for that. something else we are excited about, guys, alicia keys is here. she is about to give us a taste of her very first holiday album. she has never donene one beforo. stick arouound she hahas some incncredible muma mash-up and more first, your local news

♪♪ good morning to you. it is 8:26, i'm marcus washington. south bay health leaders today, they will talk more about what they warn in the latest covid surge. covid levels over the past 2 1/2 years. santa clara county waste water samples. that's what we're looking at. palo alto in the green there, higher than last year during the omicron surge. sunnyvale and gilroy seeing the spikes. today's briefing at 11:00 a.m.

time for the weather, meteorologist kari hall is monitoring the rain. >> we do need to keep the umbrella close by. there's still showers across the region right off the coast and that's going to be working its way into some areas today. not all of us will see the rain, in fact, we may even going into the afternoon with more sunshine. we will start to see this activity moving out tonight, finally clearing up, as those temperatures will be dropping. take a look at what we're expecting upper 30s tomorrow morning. only highs upper 50s. and the next storm system will be arriving by thursday night. marcus. >> good to know, thanks, kari. >> good to know, thanks, kari. we'll have another - life is uncertain.

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these ladies were first in line. what time did y'all get here >> 4:30 this morning. >> whose birthday is it? happy birthday what's your name >> felicia. >> we want to make sure you got a shout out. i saw you first in line. beautiful. >> happy birthday, honey >> coming up, the alicia keys. can you believe it we waited so long for this her very first holiday album ever spoiler alert, it's amazing! can't wait to watch up with the grammy winner and her performance coming up. and stephanie oppenheim is here playing santa's helper with her list of the hot holiday toys. >> a must watch for parents. on the "3rd hour," "time" magazine's athlete and icon of the year because tomorrow we get to reveal exclusively "time's" person of the year. and we have an oscar winner in the house emma thompson will join us to talk about her career and showing off her many talents in

the new movie "matilda the musical. excited about that >> the day in new york is incredible not too cold amazing. dylan, tell us more. >> yes savannah, could we talk about your bedazzled jacket? >> that is happening >> thank you very much >> i think i put a bedazzler in one of the bags here. >> i love a bedazzler. i know. >> so sweet. >> all right let's take a look at what we can expect across the country today. it is warm around new york city and also down into new jersey, pennsylvania, virginia but it comes with rain that rain moves in into this afternoon and into this evening. heavy at times warm along the gulf coast. temperatures today close to 80 degrees. and then you could see there is a lot draped across the country here there is a lot of systems that will move through. a second one is going to bring more heavy rain to oklahoma and arkansas, tennessee tomorrow we could see some flooding rains up to three to four inches of rain possible and some snow out in the rockies on the west coast a little bit below average, temperatures in the 40s and 50s only in central california that's a l a look at the weather

good tuesday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. yes, it is still cold and the rain is starting to wind down. we're looking dry in san jose as of now but there will be still a chance of rain going into today. the area of low pressure is spinning across the region and that will keep waves of rain in the forecast at least for the early part of the day. tomorrow is bright and sunny but it's chilly. especially tomorrow >> that's your latest forecast. >> thank you. all right. coming up, get ready to shop we got monster trucks, a one of a kind toy, american girl dolls. this a must-watch for the kids for the holidays first, this is "today" on nbc. y

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♪♪ ♪ welcome back can you believe this christmas 19 days away if you are looking for some help to help santa find the best toys we got you covered here with some of her favorites, we wait for this segment every year, "today" contributor stephanie oppenheim, co-founder of toy portfolio scan that qr code on the screen and you will be able to find any of these. >> my favorite time of the year. >> we are like what do we get the kids >> you were in the zone. so good this year. you know toddlers love to do things over and over again this is little people cars combined with the action of hot wheels they can make the cars go down three different ways, a lot of pretend here you have the monster jam - >> what is happening >> from spin master. >> there you go. what's great, it's really big,

but it's also super light. if it rolls over your little sister's feet, it's not going to hurt them. they are going to be okay. >> brilliant, brilliant, brilliant. alicia keys is going to get that for one of her kids. >> you know i love games grimes are great because kids like to play them again and again. hold your launcher the idea is to get your sheep on the pasture and then you just like -- >> hold on. >> this is the type of thing your 5-year-old may do better than you or grandma. it's a fun just easy - >> i love it i'm into it. >> easy game to play once you get it i got it is this a puzzle for the whole family >> the key with puzzles is start small. so this is the christmas puzzle, a 3-foot christmas tree, 49 pieces beautiful puzzle this one, 1,000 pieces it's nice to have a tradition where you are working on it together this is for older kids and parents. >> crayola just upped their game. >> you have gone to a party where there are glow sticks, right, and you crack them. so now i want you to take this and color with this.

>> wait, what? >> and now my favorite thing now, this is pure novelty, hoda. it glows in the dark can we dim the lights? and look look at what happens is that not cool it's only going to last about four hours, but it's so much fun. >> snap it like a glow stick, you color and it glows in the dark >> yeah, you just crack it like a glow stick. >> we are not pitch dark, but you get it >> yeah. >> i love it love it, love it, getting it >> now, also for glow in the dark, this is the gem diamond painting led light for kids. you get this printout of the solar system, 7,000 gems you put it over here what i like, no batteries. it uses a usb to charge the l.e.d. lights. and then you have a night light. >> what are you doing? >> you are putting on the gems. >> with glue >> no, wax and they stick on and then you change it so it kind of becomes like a

kaleidoscope. >> look at this here. >> these are on. >> can you turn the lights off again? yeah, cute. >> isn't that beautiful? >> beautiful perfect, perfect, perfect. >> something they can enjoy after the holidays are over. $10. these are wooden magnets your girls are going to love them it comes with the paint and you can give them -- kids love making things to give as gifts as well. >> this is old school but still has the magnet, put on the fridge. >> a nice holiday theme as well. >> wooden magnets. okay there you have it. all right. let's go to the american girl doll. >> i call these a grandparent gift because they are kind of pricey because they are a beautiful gift this is the latest, she is from the harlem renaissance the 1920s. over the last 36 years this collection is just on our list so many times because it's a beautiful collection that celebrates american history and i love the fact that each doll comes with a book so that you are bringing kids back to reading and back to history and thinking about their own

stories. >> by the way, there is a toy on here for every kid this is brilliant. thank you so, so much. >> happy holidays. >> happy holidays. to browse these deals, scan that qr code on the screen or head to today.com/gift guide. when we come back, miss alicia keys is treating us to music from her brand-new holiday music from her brand-new holiday album.

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>> announcer: the citi music series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi we are back. 8:42 the most wonderful time of the year is about to get more wonderful thanks to fifth time grammy winner miss alicia keys. >> 15-time grammy winner you said five. give her her due. >> thank you so much i earned it. [ laughter ] >> alicia keys is out with her first ever holiday album called

"santa baby. we are so delighted to be in your presence. we love you. your spirit, your voice, and now you are bringing all those beautiful talents to a christmas album. what made you want to do it after all these years? >> i couldn't believe i had never done it before how could this be possible i have done a song here and there, but it felt like i wanted to be a part of those timeless memories that you make during the holidays and i love this album "santa baby. it's so good. >> it's unique you are doing not just christmas songs we know, but you are doing some beautiful kind of other songs, too tell us about what's on there. >> absolutely. you are going to get some of your favorites because they're my favorites, too. but i definitely wrote some original songs as well there is four original songs on the album, "december back to june" is the lead song i will sing that today "old memories at christmas," "you don't have to be alone," and "not even the king." this album is so, so special it has a vibe that you can just put it on and enjoy your time with your family. >> sometimes there is christmas music that can grate this is not that christmas music.

>> this is the vibe you need. >> this is tell me about alicia's home at christmastime. how do you celebrate and what are some of your traditions? >> between us we have a big family it's all about bringing people together we love it it's the food. it's the music it's the fun it's the kids running around like crazy it's pajamas it's a mess. >> like our house. we love this what are you going to sing for us >> i'm going to sing "please come home for christmas. this is one of my favorites. i get to kind of mix that fallen energy, like holiday christmas you're going to love this. >> take it away. >> thank you. >> let's do it ♪ ♪ ♪ bells will be ringing the sad

sad news ♪ ♪ oh what a christmas to have the blues ♪ ♪ my baby's gone ♪ ♪ i have no friends ♪ ♪ to wish me greeting once again ♪ ♪ choirs will be singin silent night ♪ ♪ christmas carol by the candlelight ♪ ♪ so please please come home fo christmas ♪ ♪ please please come home ♪ ♪ if not for christma then by new year's night ♪

♪ friends and relations send salutations ♪ ♪ hey sure as the stars shine above ♪ ♪ but this is christmas ♪ ♪ yes christmas my dear ♪ ♪ the time of the yea to be with the ones you love ♪ ♪ so don't you tell m you'll never roam ♪ ♪ ♪ christmas and new year' will find you at home ♪ ♪ there will be no more sorrow no grief and no pain ♪

♪ and i'll be happy christmas once again ♪ ♪ come on justin ♪ ♪ >> we got those good vibes in new york city today, woo ♪ i hope you are feeling so good ♪ there will be no sorrow ♪ ♪ no grief and no pain ♪ ♪ and i'll be happy christmas once again ♪ ♪ ooh ♪ [ cheers and applause >> yes, yes, yes >> that sounds so good alicia keys and her beautiful band you guys are sounding good this morning. and we got more music. >> there is more. >> okay. the christmas album "santa baby"

finally here thank you. >> the soundtrack for the rest of your life. >> yes more music with alicia first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪ ♪

♪ see what i mean? soundtrack alicia keys. it's so beautiful. >> we are like thank you for doing a christmas record. >> never been happier. you got another song for us, miss alicia keys take it away >> let's do it special one. ♪ ♪

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mash-up? that's amazing. >> i have kind of played with that in different moments and for this holiday album it felt for "santa baby" we had to do it for y'all this morning. >> we were like hitting each other over there is this really happening >> your violin was beautiful. >> sherri, this is the first time i featured the part of the falling record that has violet on it. this was a beautiful moment. >> great to see you. congratulations. >> you have an awesome band, by the way. >> amazing you guys are incredible. >> love y'all. wow. >> alicia, we are so excited today is the day "santa baby" the name of the christmas album is out right now. you can grab it. >> alicia has more music on the third and "4th hour. first, a check of your local news a and weather ♪♪

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