we expect that about 10:00. the "today" show up next. have a great morning. georgia. >> one week into december, the midterm elections are finally over. it is december 7th. this is "today." >> warnock wins. >> the people have spoken. [ cheers and applause ] >> democrat raphael warnock defeats republican herschel walker in a fiercely contentious runoff race solidifying the democrats' majority in the senate. the impact in washington and across both parties straight ahead. breaking news. aboutface. china rolls back its strict

anti-covid measures as protests across the country. a major shift with big implications here in the u.s. we'll explain live from beijing. flu nation. an early season surge of patients, the biggest in more than a decade have hospitals under pressure. is it about to get worse as the holidays approach? the former director of the cdc with us live. hitting home. investigators in idaho in a rare show of emotion with the case cold nearly a month after the murders of four college students. >> we're human. we don't go home and just turn it off. it affects us. but we have a job to do. >> what police are focusing on now and what's happening at the crime scene today. harry and meghan take manhattan. the couple honored at a new york city gala while the world and

palace await their highly anticipated new netflix series set to drop in just hours. all that, plus it's time. our exclusive reveal of "time's" person of the year from world leaders to billionaires. who will be named the most influential person on the planet? and soccer shocker. >> morocco make it! morocco makes history. >> a stunning upset at the world cup. morocco knocking out the mighty spain in a shootout and a breakout star is born. >> ramos heads for the hat-trick. got it! >> today wednesday, december 7, 2022. ♪♪ >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." nice to have you along with us on a wednesday morning. what a stunner at the world cup. those shootouts, you watch them like this. >> unbelievable. and a hat-trick is one guy scoring three goals, which

happened. a star is born. >> absolutely. we are looking forward to something special. we do this every year. coming up this morning it's the day we will reveal for the first time "time's" person of the year. so on monday we revealed the top ten choices who "time" narrowed it down to. you will find out a little bit later in the show. breaking news out of georgia. nbc news projecting democrat raphael warnock has defeated herschel walker. so what does the victory mean for the state, the country going forward? we have got it all covered this morning. we will start with nbc's peter alexander in atlanta. peter, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. democrat raphael warnock winning his second senate runoff in two years and with that the 2022 midterms are finally in the books. for the first time in nearly 90 years the party in power, in this case the democrats, successfully defended every incumbent senate seat. in georgia's closely watched

senate runoff, democrat raphael warnock walking away with the win. >> after a hard-fought campaign, you got me for six more years. >> reporter: in the nation's final contest of the midterms, the incumbent narrowly defeating his republican challenger herschel walker and cementing the democrats' majority in the senate, now a 51-49 advantage. warnock reflecting on his mother's extraordinary journey. >> she grew up in the 1950s in waycross, georgia,, picking somebody else's cotton and somebody else's tobacco. but tonight she helped pick her youngest son to be a united states senator. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: walker, a former football star and political novice conceded defeat. >> i don't want any of you to stop believing in america.

we put up a heck of a fight. >> reporter: walker struggled to overcome a series of public scandals from allegations of domestic abuse to accusations he paid for two women to have abortions, claims that he vehemently denied. the republicans runoff loss more bad news for former president trump who handpicked walker, from arizona to pennsylvania, candidates backed by mr. trump not only failed to win back the senate for republicans, but ultimately cost them a seat. all of it reigniting questions about mr. trump's political announcement for a white house bid. president biden calling to congratulate warnock tweeting, tonight georgia voters stood up for democracy, rejected ultra maga-ism and sent a good man back to the senate. a georgia republican telling us she would not vote for walker. >> i still think it's proof that trump can't just back candidates

and have them win with no substance. >> reporter: once the traditionally republican stronghold, georgia now solidifying itself as a purple state. the democrats with that pivotal 51st seat means it will be easy for for the democrats to confirm president biden's judicial nominees and limits the power of one democratic senator from blocking the party's plans in terms of policies. remember beginning in january the house will be in republican hands. savannah. >> peter, thank you. joining us with the impact in washington nbc senior washington correspondent hallie jackson. analysts such as yourself get to read into the results. you have raphael warnock improving on his margins over november. people are saying, wow, georgia is firmly a swing state now. on the other hand, you look and say, well, every republican statewide won in georgia in november. so is this just uniquely herschel walker being a flawed candidate? what's your take?

>> there is something else in place, savannah, and you are right, you are hitting the nail right on the head. it's not like georgia is a super blue state. it is, obviously, not. there is something at play here. donald trump, right? what these results signal is that the trump brand is toxic in this state. you look at the officeholders that you mentioned and those are officeholders, republicans who had spoken out against the former president and his election fraud lies. you saw them get basically swept into office in november. now you have the runoff where raphael warnock performed better than expected in really key areas like the atlanta metro area, other metro areas in georgia. in other words, he did better in more places where more people live. that helped drive him to victory. >> can you explain for folks why it is that this helps democrats in the sense of they already had a majority, a 50-50 senate going in, now it will be 51-49 can you explain what that it means day to day in washington >> less procedural red tape. they don't have to do this power sharing thing where they split

committees, et cetera, et cetera, have to work more closely with republicans they don't have an out right majority why does this matter this matters because democrats really want to get, for example, judicial nominees through. they want to work to reshape the federal judiciary in a way republicans have done under former president trump this one seat makes that easier and it does give them more cushion day to day, even though it is only one seat. what if somebody gets sick, or a couple people get sick, it takes a lot of the power out of the hands of one single senator. you don't have somebody like senator joe manchin who can throw his weight around quite as much and gives democrats a tiny bit of a cushion heading into the next election. i know we are wrapping up this one -- >> i was going to say, you are picking up what i'm laying down my friend. i was thinking 2024, what does this signal, and particularly for donald trump, because many

observers said for the first time you are seeing some signs of political weakness, that perhaps the loosening of the grip some republicans having a little more courage who might want to run against him to speak out against him. >> we can't predict what the next year and a half going to look like as to comes to the republican primary, but there is so much being talked about this moment of republican soul searching. the bottom line is tha donald trump's brand did not win in states where it needed to win in the midterms. we are seeing that solidified with this result in georgia. herschel walker was donald trump's handpicked candidate so that's the sort of trump factor in this yes, there will be this moment where republicans, and you're in it and i hear about it all the time, but look at what grip does the former president still have on the party? he is still popular among the base, but is that enough in presidential battlegrounds if he is a candidate on the democratic side, this single seat victory gives them a little bit of a margin when it comes to places like montana, west virginia and ohio three really important states senate battlegrounds that we will be talking about for the next two years. >> we got two years to chew it

over we will leave it there for the moment thank you very much. appreciate it. now to a major reversal overnight in china the government there announced it's rolling back covid restrictions and lockdowns this comes after frustrations over the strict rules led to protests in several cities our janis mackey frayer is in beijing with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. of course, people are happy to have the harsher aspects of zero covid lifted being able to quarantine from home removes the dread of being dragged away in a hazmat suit to a government facility. changes come after extraordinary protests that call for an end of zero covid and grew into calls for greater political freedoms here. that seems to have jarred the leadership xi jinping has yet to say anything publicly about the unrest but as these rules are now being

rolled back, more people are having to confront the actual virus like never before. restrictions have been relaxed in the past, but the difference now is that things are opening up here with a lot more covid. in sections, people aren't really prepared and the healthcare system has had no stress test for the wave that's coming so the exit from this strategy could be as complicated as zero covid itself, meaning beyond this moment of relief, which for me has been more than 1,000 days in the works, the sense is there are still hard times ahead with this next phase of the pandemic. hoda. >> all right janis mackey frayer for us there in beijing thank you. meanwhile here at home, flu cases are rising at an alarming rate nationwide hospitalizations doubled in a week. join us now, dr. richard besser, former acting director of the cdc and the president of the robert wood johnson foundation good to see you in person. hope we don't exchange any germs

in this. it's going around. everyone is sick with something. how do you explain this surge? >> i think there are a number of things going on. covid isn't over as much as we would love for it to be over on top of that, every winter there are viruses. rsv is something a lot of people never heard of, comes every winter, affects children severely and adults as well. you put that together with an early flu season and we have a strong early flu season that's putting pressure on everybody, but a lot of pressure on the healthcare system. >> did a lot of people get the flu vaccine this year? because i have heard just anecdotally people are not getting it for whatever reason. >> it's something that's very concerning i was talking to director walensky at the cdc about this the vaccination rates for adults this time of year are half

of what they were prepandemic this time of year. and i don't know if people are putting it off, no one wants to think about respiratory infections, everyone is tired of shots because of covid, but it's the wrong decision to make it's an early flu season and it may be more severe because we have had two years with very low flu and it's been low because we've been away from each other, wear masks, staying home, and normally each year our immune system gets a tweak from seeing those. it's been two years. it is really strong. >> just real quick, the flu test, i have heard it has questionable accuracy. in other words, you might have the flu even if you flu test comes back negative. >> yeah, i wouldn't put too much on it. if you have respiratory symptoms, you could have flu, you could have covid, you could have rsv you should wear a mask come into the holidays, coming into the season, get your vaccines, get your covid booster, get your flu shot because even if you are at low risk, chances are you will be around somebody who isn't, who is at high risk. >> i had that last week.

>> she had something but tested negative for the flu. >> we call it the crud. >> that's right. >> thank you. all right. craig joins us now with an escalation in the fighting in ukraine. craig, good morning. >> good morning to you savannah, good morning russia intensifying its attacks on ukraine's infrastructure plunging much of the country into darkness just as the cold settles in it's all in response to a direct hit on base inside russia. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engle on the ground in ukraine. richard, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, craig. russia is continuing its attacks against ukraine primarily targeting this country's infrastructure there have been more strikes coming into this city where i am right now just over the last few minutes. but it is those recent drone strikes inside russia that show that russian territory is not off limits

washington says it was not responsible for deadly drone strikes far inside russia that targeted three air bases, including one just 125 miles southwest of moscow. for the first time, it brought the nearly year-old war to president vladimir putin's doorstep. >> we have neither encouraged nor enabled the ukrainians to strike inside of russia. >> reporter: it set a fuel depot ablaze and killed three service members. the damage clear in satellite imagery with russia blaming ukraine. but the ukrainian government has not claimed responsibility the drone strikes are not the first time the war has come to russia in october, a massive truck bomb exploded on a bridge linking the russian occupied crimean peninsula to the russian mainland ukraine celebrated the strike but also stopped short of taking

credit for it. this week president putin visited the bridge the bridge attack prompted president putin to intensify russian missile and drone attacks on ukraine's infrastructure forcing rolling power cuts and blackouts ukrainian troops continue to make slow and steady advances on the battlefield. ukraine's president zelenskyy yesterday visiting the troops on the front lines. last night he accepted virtually an award from the robert f. kennedy human rights organization where he thanked the united states. >> i believe that thanks to your support in particular will be able to say one day that all ukraine is finally free and safe from russian terror. >> reporter: but not yet as russia is using the cold as a weapon to break ukraine's spirit amid an especially bitter winter to fight the cold, craig, and

build resilience, the ukrainian government has set up warming centers around 7,000 centers like this one. ukraine calls them invincibility centers and the idea is to give people a little bit of water, a little bit of heat, a little bit of power so they don't give up and can continue to fight against russia's invasion. craig. >> a little bit of hope as well. richard engle, thank you. let's go to a thrilling day of action at the world cup and a star was born in portugal's match against switzerland. a 21-year-old brought in to replace the legendary cristiano ronaldo. he scored three goals in a 6-1 victory. that wasn't the biggest surprise of the day. >> megan fitzgerald in doha for us. >> reporter: good morning to you. there are only eight teams left in the tournament after morocco's shocking upset taking spain out of the tournament. now, that was a win that has

extra special meaning because it was played in qatar, the first arab nation to host the world cup. this morning an historic world cup upset. >> morocco make history! spain are out of the world cup >> reporter: morocco beating seventh ranked spain in the match. scoreless in regular time. forcing overtime and ultimately a shootout morocco making three goals to spain's zero for the win the north african nation advancing for the quarterfinals for the first time in the country's history. >> today i'm very happy. arabic people very happy also. >> reporter: it's a win being felt and celebrated across the arab world celebrations from doha to casablanca to london and barcelona.

but the excitement turning dangerous in france. riot police rushing in as fireworks were set off it's been an emotional tournament filled with upsets and underdogs defying the odds belgium and former world cup champions germany both out inspiring fans to believe that this year it's anyone's game next for morocco is portugal the other teams squaring off for the quarterfinals is croatia versus brazil, the netherlands versus argentina and england versus france on saturday. guys, it's getting good. >> yeah. really getting good. thank you very much. >> we're in. >> all right >> i can't believe how in we are. who are we >> i don't know, but i like us. >> soccer fans. let's turn to the weather. 7:19. >> good morning. a few weeks ago you didn't even know the rules of soccer. >> still don't. >> i don't either.

i am like how much time is left? we do have that rain that hit the entire northeast yesterday it's exiting although we are hanging on to some areas of heavier rain in new england. that is storm one. a second storm will move through the southern plains into the southern midwest, too. that's gathering itself near oklahoma city. we'll see heavier rain today same for northern arkansas where we will see pockets of heavier rain, and as thi continues to move east on the northern fridge we could see cold enough air with a little bit of light snow expected we will see some flakes fly in chicago and then this continues to move eastward rainfall, again because the ground is saturated, we could see isolated flooding southwestern missouri where we could d end up witith three inis of rain. that's a look at the weather across the country we will get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds.

good wednesday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. take a look at visibility in the north bay. it is near zero in san rafael. we see that around novato so the fog is spreading in parts of the for the bay as well as the tri-valley. a live look outside in dublin at 580, visibility is about a quarter of a mile in some spots. allow some extra time to get to work. it will clear up. temperatures reach into the upper 50s and rain will be that's your latest forecast. >> thank you. coming up next, the latest on the shocking murders tha that's your latest forecast. >> thank you. coming up next, the latest on the shocking murders that

have shaken that idaho college community. what investigators will begin doing today and the questions they still need help answering. and who was the most influential person in 2022 we have an exclusive reveal of this year's pick for "time's" person of the year but first on a wedsdayne

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♪♪ back now, 7:30, it's a wednesday. gosh, so pretty. looking live outside at our beautiful rockefeller center christmas tree. a little rainy, but people are packing it in, man. >> it's warm out there, too. >> that's it. >> hello to our beautiful crowd. a check of our 7:30 headlines. a jury in new york yesterday found the trump organization guilty on all charges in a sweeping tax fraud scheme. prosecutors say it was orchestrated by top executives at the company to avoid paying personal income taxes on perks

such as apartments and luxury cars. the trump organization could be fined up to $1.6 million. former president trump himself was not charge inside that case. nearly two years after rioters stormed the united states capitol, the police who were on the front lines that day were honored yesterday. it was a special ceremony at the capitol house and senate leaders bestowing the congressional gold medal on the officers who defended the capitol. five officers died in the days after january 6th, including officer brian sicknick. his family was in attendance but chose not to chase the hands of mitch mcconnell and kevin mccarthy who voted against the formation of an independent investigation to investigate the riot. breaking overnight, police in germany arrested 25 people suspected of planning to overthrow the government in a

far-right extremist plot. 3,000 officers conducted searches at 130 sites in one of the biggest counterterrorism operations in the country's history. many of those arrested had military training and included former german soldiers. this morning, police will be back at the crime scene of that quadruple murder at the university of idaho. they are hoping to bring some comfort to the families today as they begin to return the victims' belongings. steve patterson is there with the very later. steve, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. today police begin that process of gathering and removing some of the personal belongings of the victims from inside of that home so they can be returned to their families. it is an emotional sign of finality and loss punctuated by the fact that there is still a killer on the loose. this morning the moscow police chief says he hopes returning personal items to the victims' families help with the emotional grieving process. >> it's time for us to get those

things back that really mean something to the families and, hopefully, to help with some of their healing. >> reporter: speaking about the toll the investigation is taking on his department -- >> i'm a dad. i have daughters. it's tough. you know, we're human. we don't go to these and just turn it off. >> reporter: this is finals week at the university of idaho. only about a third of students who live on campus came back after thanksgiving and many of those that remain say the last few weeks have been deeply troubling. in a poignant essay, a senior wonders if moscow will ever be the same writing, is it still the quiet, safe small town it was before? where can i walk? when can i be alone? >> that was a shock. >> reporter: notifications she received about the murders saying even though she knew the victims in passing have been impacted by the horrific crime. >> to know they lost their lives is very humbling and a reality check. >> reporter: it is now 25 days

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we're back now, 7:39. the "time's" person of the year, every year since 19 top they have selected a man, woman or group or concept that had the most influence on the world in the previous 12 months. >> it doesn't always mean for the better here for the 2022 reveal "time's" editor-in-chief edward felsenthal, good morning. going about this cannot be easy. you had a list we thought, well, there is an argument for each one. how do you narrow it down to the one you choose >> we get together every year, all of our "time" journalists around the world we were back in person in our offices this year, which was a change, and we debate that question you just laid out about influence and then we narrow it down

we talk about dozens of options. we get to a short list, which you reviewed. >> advocate, get ugly? >> people advocate for their positions. it's a debate and it's a great way to look back at the year and who shaped it and who changed it. >> without a drum roll, we will let you do the honors here >> this year the person of the year is volodymr zelenskyy and the spirit of ukraine. you know, whether one looks at this story of ukraine with a sense of hope or a sense of fear and the story's not fully written yet, as you were just reviewing in the segment this morning, zelenskyy really galvanized the world in a way we haven't seen in decades. not just other governments, but major companies that pulled out of russia, you know, en masse,

and countless individuals around the world who came together around this cause, around this country, and in addition to telling the story of zelenskyy we tell some of those stories, people who represent the spirit of ukraine that swept the globe. >> let's talk about zelenskyy for a moment one thing he has don aside from leading a nation through this incredible feat is he has kept the attention of the world there. he has that ability to keep us focused there. how? >> he is a former entertainer. i think that's part of it. he understands, as some other people of the year we've talked about in recent years, do that attention is in many ways the world's most valuable currency he used that attention through speeches, every day in the early days, social media, you know, he really understands the weapons of this digital age and he has kept the eyes of the world on this story. >> you wrote something that i thought was so touching. you said he proves that courage is as contagious as fear and that goes to the other recipient of "time" person of

the year which is the spirit of ukraine. that spirit of little ukraine standing up to mighty russia, what message do you think that sends? >> well, i think, you know, none of us -- no one was really predicting that we would be where we are nine months after this invasion. so the story is still being written. but it is the story of the last few years one of disunity, one of division. part of what comes through in zelenskyy and the way he has motivated people, and also the spirit of ukraine, is that there is unity possible. not everywhere in the world, but the world has come together around this cause in a really powerful way that i don't think we would have predicted a year ago. >> something else "time" selected were heroes of the year you pointed to the women of iran. >> the women of iran who -- this is the most sustained uprising

in more than 40 years and in a country that clearly is ready for meaningful change. a powerful, courageous story as well. >> bravery of those women. >> edward, thank you so much for being with us. you can catch "time's" 2022 person of the year issue on newsstands they hit december 16th. >> the reporters spent a lot of time with president zelenskyy. a check of the weather. >> temperatures for the most part are actually above average except in the northern plains. northern montana, northern north dakota we have windchill advisories in effect this morning. it is frigid when you step outside. bismarck, north dakota, feels like 18 degrees below zero fargo feels like minus 22. sioux falls feels like it's only 1 degree when you factor in the wind that's where the cold air is on the flip side of that we have much warmer than average temperatures in indianapolis 53 for a high today, nashville close to 70, monroe, louisiana, 81 degrees for a high temperature. we could see a few record highs possible today and then tomorrow

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a very good morning to you. it is 7:56 right now. i'm laura garcia. here's a look at what's happening now. >> reporter: i'm bob redell here in dublin. later this morning a man accused of a revenge killing will go before a judge. a judge will arraign this man, louie sixto lopez on charges that he shot and killed reynaldo cantu. according to law enforcement this past friday lopez went to cantu's house in newark looking for can tupe's son who used to date lopez's daughter. the lopez family believes the son had something to do with his daughter's death. it was last october. danielle lopez died after she was hit by several cars along highway 60 in san jose. according to police dispatch friday there was a confrontation between both fathers which ended

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♪♪ ♪ it's 8:00 on "today. coming up, warnock wins. >> after a hard-fought campaign, you got me for six more years. [ cheers and applause >> democrat raphael warnock defeats republican herschel walker the georgia runoff race solidifying the democrats' majority in the u.s. senate. the key takeaways in washington and beyond. crowning achievement harry and meghan step out in the city attending an awards ceremony in new york overnight just days before their highly anticipated docuseries drops. >> it's a dirty game. >> we are rounding up the royal

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raphael warnock winning the georgia senate runoff against republican herschel walker nbc's chief white house correspondent peter alexander is in atlanta with the latest on the race peter, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. democrat raphael warnock winning his second senate runoff in just two years, narrowly defeating his republican challenger the former football star herschel walker >> after a hard-fought campaign you got me for six more years. [ cheers and applause >> i am not going to make excuses because we put up a heck of a fight. >> reporter: and with that the 2022 midterms are now in the books. the democrats securing their majority in the senate now a 51-49 advantage. that makes it easier, among other things, for the democrats to confirm president biden's judicial nominees.

and walker's loss is bad news for former president trump who had handpicked walker this this senate race. all of it reigniting questions about mr. trump's political capital weeks after he announced a 2024 white house bid and georgia which had long been a republican stronghold has solidified itself as a highly competitive state. savannah, back to you. >> peter, thank you very much. dr. anthony fauci says the political divide in this country has had a measurable impact on the number of lives lost during the covid pandemic he is stepping down this microsoft as the top infectious disease expert he told lester holt that it decision turns him political beliefs kept so many people from getting covid vaccines. >> you don't want to see anybody get sick, suffer and die from this i mean, differences in ideology are healthy. it's part of our democracy part of what makes our country great. but when they get so extreme that it prevents you from doing

something that's life-saving, that is really awful >> vaccines work >> absolutely. >> masks work? >> yes >> you can watch lester's full interview with dr. fauci this evening on "nightly news." the rift in britain's royal family getting a lot of attention in this country right now. the duke and duchess of sussex walked the red carpet last night days before they release what could be their most controversial project so far nbc's stephanie gosk is here to fill news. good morning. >> reporter: this is a gala filled with big stars. it was clear from the moment they stepped out of their car that harry and meghan were the center of attention. and this night out in new york comes as we are counting down the hours to what is expected to be a bombshell netflix documentary. >> i thought we were going on date night i found it weird we are sharing the room with 1,500 people but we don't get out much because our kids are so small and young.

>> reporter: harry and meghan back in new york city. the couple holding hands on the red carpet, but not saying much. >> do you have a message >> reporter: megan in a white off-the-shoulder dress and wearing a tribute to diana the duke and duchess being honored at the robert f. kennedy awards gala which celebrates those who the organization says demonstrate a commitment to social change. >> it's nice to share date night with all of you. thank you for coming [ laughter ] >> thank you for bringing me on this very special date night. >> you are welcome. >> reporter: harry and meghan accepting the award for their work highlighting racial injustice and mental health issues. >> harry and meghan certainly have backed away from the public eye. they have been critical of the press. they will show up to public events like this one tonight there are a lot of pictures being taken and not many questions being answered. >> reporter: tomorrow's release of a potentially explosive series on netflix that appears

to take aim at the royal family has other people talking some accusing the couple of saying they want privacy, while putting their lives on display >> i think we are seeing more of the harry and meghan who seem intent on causing controversy, making headlines, and creating media storms. >> reporter: the award comes days after the prince and princess of wales visited the u.s. for the first time in nearly a decade for a whirlwind tour william and kate stepping out back home, pulling out all the stops for the buckingham palace annual white tie reception brothers on both sides of the pond, one moving closer to the day he will be king, the other further away from his royal roots. >> hours away from the docuseries dropping. i can't imagine the tension inside the palace. >> i spoke with a source close to palace who tells me there is a feeling of sadness among the family you remember those images of

william and harry walking together after the queen's funeral, greeting the public and maybe a sense that there was some thawing in their relationship it does not bode well, this series, for that relationship. >> no. >> a long road back, if there is a road at all. >> thank you. all right. hoda, let us have boost, my friend. >> i am going to lift you up a grade school that nashville found a creative way to improve attendance by making kids want to come to school. get this every morning before class the students are greeted by athletes from nearby vanderbilt university and then they head to the gym and shoot hoops with their hometown idol. the principal says it gets the students out of bed in the morning and in the classroom. >> it gets kids out of bed, telling their parents, we have to go early. >> it's not always fun coming to school our goal is to brighten up their day a little bit. >> a minute away from the school, we can do it before classes. >> by the way, the vanderbilt athletes get up at 5:30 in the

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. we're back sheinelle joins us this morning we are learning a bit more about beloved actress kirstie alley. >> she has been diagnosed with colon cancer anne thompson with more. everybody is pouring their hearts out in grief because she was so loved >> she was and we are remembering this actress that was so talented she was funny and sexy and really sort of changed the game at "cheers" when she came on her publicist confirming the cause of death and her children saying on social media that cancer was only recently discovered and that she had been getting treatment, but at just 71 years old her death comes as a surprise to many, including many of her co-stars and colleagues over the years who today are remembering her

fondly >> hi, rebecca. >> oh, sorry, sam. >> reporter: hollywood celebrating an extraordinary comedic talent as details emerge about two-time emmy winner kirstie alley's final days her manager confirming she passed away from colon cancer. this after her two children thanked her incredible team of doctors and nurses at the moffitt cancer center for their care when they announced their mother's passing on instagram, the renowned medical facility in tampa near the 71-year-old's clearwater home. colon cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the u.s. with roughly 151,000 cases diagnosed this year. nearly 90% of the patients are aged 50 and older. >> suddenly this hulking fireman was standing over me it was magnificent. >> reporter: since her passing monday, fans are remembering

dozens of memorable on-screen roles she brought to life, including her breakout role as rebecca on the iconic nbc sitcom "cheers. >> i am usually not sincere. >> reporter: in her "saturday night live" hosting debut in 1991 - >> it's wonderful. i am a little home sick for my own tv family. >> reporter: alley bringing her "cheers" castmates along for the ride >> these are the best friends anybody could ever have. >> reporter: heartbroken colleagues and friends are remembering the person and the performer they admired >> may i speak with you for a moment, please >> can it wait >> i don't think so. >> reporter: rhea perlman, who played head waitress carla writing in part, kirstie was a unique and wonderful person and friend her joy of being was boundless we became friends instantly when she joined the cast of "cheers." jamie lee curtis, who worked

with alley on "scream queens," remembering her as a beautiful mama bear in her very real life. and actrtress steve e guttenber who shared the screen with alley in it takes too, every day she amazed me with her generosity of the tangible and with her soulfulness. the world is a bit empty without kirstie. and this morning kirstie alley's second husband, actor parker stevenson, also paying tribute writing, i am so grateful for our years together and for the two incredibly beautiful children and now grandchildren that we have you will be missed as for the disease that appears to have taken alley's life, doctors recommend everyone between the ages of 45 and 75 get colorectal screening. >> and love to her family. i am getting so many messages this morning from people in my

hometown in wichita, kansas. she was from wichita when you come from a smaller city, you don't know a lot of people who make it so to speak she trail blazed the way we saw her, rooted for her and her family is lovely love to her family >> indeed. let's head outside and get a check of the weather from miss dylan dreyer >> good morning, guys. hey, we've got rain on the plaza. so i say a smaller crowd you get a first front row seat where are you from >> kansas city. >> wonderful girls trip >> yeah, girls trip. >> who do we have? >> susan, jenny, jill. >> friends >> friends. >> awesome girls friend trip, right we have that rain here in the northeast but we are going to see that exit. it's hanging on a little bit longer in new england, but then the next storm already moves back into arkansas and tennessee where we could see flooding rain on southern side of that system is going to be warm. we could see record-breaking warm temperatures today. highs up into the 80s.

you go well north of that up across north dakota and minnesota we have temperatures feeling like it's about 15 to 20 degrees below zero so that's where the coldest temperature is across the country. good wednesday morning. i'm kari hall. very cold start as our temperatures are just above freezing in parts of the north bay, but that's also where we've had very dense fog moving around and visibility continues to remain below zero or at zero in parts of the north bay. only a quarter of a mile in livermore and a lot lower towards dublin. otherwise, we're in for sunshine. temperatures in the upper 5 i think the rain stopped, right? it feels nicer out here. see you inside look at dylan dreyer's power. >> it's amazing! >> as mr. roker would say, best time of the morning. hopefully, i make carson proud. first up, the people's choice awards the stars took the red carpet

last night to celebrate audiences favorite pop culture moments. taylor swift won three trophies for best female artist, best album and top music video. lizzo accepted the champion award with top song of 2022 for about damn time. plus we can't forget to mention carson and our friends at "the voice" landed the top competition show title that's awesome the two biggest awards went to the people's and music icon winners, ryan reynolds and shania twain reynolds giving his family a sweet shout out during his acceptance speech. >> blake and my three daughters, it's going to be a fourth child very soon. you are quite literally my heart, you're my hope, you're my happiness. i joke that my family exhausts but you give me more strength than any man deserves. >> that's awesome. while shania twain lit up the stage with an incredible medley of her greatest hits with a

little twist to some of her iconic lyrics. ♪ oh you're special ♪ ♪ you think you're something else ♪ ♪ okay so you're ryan ♪ ♪ that don't impress me much ♪ >> that's cute. >> she looks great congratulations. >> my gosh. >> to all the winners last night. and from one awards show to another, the critics' choice awards television nomination force the 2023 show were announced yesterday and leading the pack with six nods, "abbott elementary," with five nominations the final season of "better call saul. both picking up recognition for the main and supporting cast and two posthumous nominations to leslie jordan and ray liotta jordan on "call me kat" and liotta for "blackbird. so good. the winners will be announced at the ceremony on january 15. next up, blake shelton "people" magazine revealed, have

you seen this, the country singer will be the next cover star inside the issue he opens up about moving on from "the voice" after 23 seasons and the shift in priorities in his personal life telling "people" about taking the job of stepparent very seriously and how gwen and the boys gave him a new perspective, sharing, they taught me something about myself i never knew i am more than just a country singer or goofy guy. i am someone they lean on. it's a different self-worth. maybe it's the opposite because you put yourself down on the rung and they move ahead of you. you can grab people on newsstands this friday. daisy jones and the six. yesterday prime video released a first look at the series based on the best-selling book by taylor jenkins reed. the rise and fall of a group of rock stars in the '70s look at these images we get a sneak peek at the cast

here, suki water house and elvis' granddaughter a long time in the making. production set to begin in 2 before everything shut down. it's set to stream on march 3rd. finally, barbecue. it's never too early, right? you guys remember i saw you guys talking about this yesterday kerry sanders was live at fedex's -- >> yes. >> and - oh, my god >> yes, he did >> he overnighted the surprise. >> what are you talking about? >> you never had barbecue? >> southern barbecue. >> this is my favorite foot. >> he overnighted this because you guys asked for this. thank kerry. >> really good wait >> in memphis? >> oh, my god. >> this is delicious >> isn't that good can we eat from a tray

>> why not have this on thanksgiving, you know everybody would be happy it's 8:00 in the morning and we are chowing down on barbecue. >> that's how we roll. >> corky's in memphis. >> i know. it's good. we have a microwave back there perfect time for a reminder to check the holiday shipping deadlines. this came on time. if you want to send something special -- >> way to go, kerry sanders. >> apples on the side? >> apples. >> a little beans. >> yeah, pork and beans. >> pork and beans. >> guys. >> in the morning. this morning we have the merriest street series, a long-standing tradition, the miracle on 34th. jason newton, would we adore, of wbal, bob hosier, whose family started it, and the mayor brandon m. scott, we brought the a-plus team out. good to see you, jason >> hey, i'm adored not bad at all in baltimore we do crabs and old bay and football but we really do, we do christmas well

[ cheers and applause >> i don't mean just christmas trees. what about a christmas tree made of dinosaurs bob is here. >> where the world did you get an idea to deck out a whole block >> many years ago the neighbor across the street couldn't hear my christmas music we run a speaker over and i put lights on the line the neighbor said, why don't you string lights across the street? and the rest, as they say, is history. >> this is like a prerequisite if you are from baltimore, you are coming to 34th street. >> you've got to so great everybody across the country will see how baltimore does christmas. keeping this tradition, we are going so, so long in our community. you have to come every year you have to see what's new, how bigger, how better, we put old bay on everything, including christmas. >> it's not just outside you can go into some of the houses in their living rooms and check it out check it out i have little kids

they had to go to the bathroom we checked it out. speaking of kids, there is no school today baltimore loves christmas. we love 34th street and we love the holidays back to you guys in new york >> i mean y'all, that was so a-plus, we can't even function that was amazing, jason. giving our best to the whole crew who came out. that was amazing. >> go visit. how fun. >> thank you, guys. >> thank you remember, your town could be featured as part of our merriest street series. head to today.com. tell us why your town shines brightest. you will have a hard time beating baltimore. >> a-plus right there. >> guys, do you know who is the most amazing human being and is standing right over there? emma thompson. yes. we love her. >> yes. >> she is incredible and she is going full villain in her latest role she is unrecognizable in this

role and we can't wait to catch up with her but first your local news. and a good morning to you. it is 8:26. well, this may hurt a little for you, giants fans. aaron judge, this morning, has agreed to a nine-year, $360 million deal, but it is not where the san francisco giants. he's agreed to remain in new york. rumors yesterday swirled that the giants finalized a deal. a lot of people believed he may have wanted to return closer to home. not going to happen. time to get a look at the forecast. kari hall is tracking that.

>> in parts of the bay area, it's hard to see. especially the north bay. really dense fog around san rafael as well as dublin where visibility is near zero at times. so be careful. eventually, we'll see sunshine this afternoon. it's our only completely dry and sunny day we'll see here for quite a while. by tomorrow afternoon, the rain is returning. first starting in the north bay then moving into the rest of the bay area. friday, scattered showers and then more widespread and heavy rain from saturday through sunday and that rain will taper off on monday. >> thanks. we're going to have another update in 30 minutes. see you then.

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look at emma thompson. no umbrella. i mean, she doesn't care she is out here collecting toys with alicia, collecting toys that are donated to the toy drive. i asked if she minded going out in the rain. she goes, oh, i'm english for god's sakes. she has that new movie i know you are dying. >> dying it looks incredible. i'll tell you, emma thompson, i said, which one? she is unrecognizable. amazing. >> thanks for donating to our cause. you can help, too. can our qr code or head to today.com for more on how you can contribute from home. >> we are reading "matilda" at home so good. we have some great gift ideas, including ones you can bring out anyone's inner child how about that for a segue, guys we have some practical presents like the backpack you will reach

for every day. >> and we will taste our way across america with a really fun cookie swap. this morning we are representing the fine state of vermont using, of course, the maple syrup and we shared some family recipes as well. you can't have the holidays without festive treats. >> what is yours >> i don't know. >> snickerdoodles? >> those things with pillsbury, you cut the pre-made dough >> that's not my family recipe that's my favorite. >> what's happening? >> can't wait for tomorrow >> i like, i'm like 5 years old. >> on the "3rd hour," what were you searching on google this year, y'all? >> don't tell. >> we have the big reveal. >> wait until you see. the top searches of 2022 and number one is something we talked about a lot on this show.

no hints tune in to find out. america will be surprised. >> really? >> oh, yes. >> all right dylan, how about a check of the weather. >> we're not revealing ours? >> no way. >> put that in a vault and lock it. >> good. >> all right let's look at the weather across the country where it is going to be a little bit cold across the northern plains. it's actually going to feel like it's well below zero when you factor in the wind rainy across new england, although misty, foggy, dreary in the northeast. you could run into flight delays because of that. hot down south on the gulf coast. we could likely break record high temperatures today. and then tomorrow more warm temps in the gulf coast, heavy rain moving into kentucky and the tennessee area the ground is already wet an that could lead to a concern for good morning. i'm kari hall. really dense fog in parts of the bay area for now. once it clears out, we're in for a really nice day and

temperatures reach into the upper 50s. tomorrow, the rain will be back. starting in the afternoon in parts of the north bay spreading across much of the bay area and we'll see scattered showers in the forecast on friday with more heavy rain in the forecast for the weekend and that continues into monday. temperatures reach int that's your latest forecast. guys, this christmas we're all getting a really good treat. sorry i'm eating i just hugged emma thompson. it's in my lip gloss a classic story of "matilda" hitting screens. lucky for us two-time oscar winner emma thompson has stepped into the role and clearly took some enjoyment showing the

students who's boss. ♪ like i said ♪ ♪ you have ever seen anything more ♪ ♪ have you ever smelled anythin worse than that smell ♪ ♪ >> emma thompson, who are you? you are transformed. one of the worst villains. did you enjoy being the bad gal, guy? >> i love it i love doing the big kind of evil you know, we have to make it very real as well because it's film you can't be a pantomime villain. i thought who is mean to children people who have had cruelty in their own lives. >> i read that i was like, actors are so

interesting. you are not just reading the words. you are thinking through what is the back story here. >> if you don't understand the character, then you can't really be them. >> but that doesn't make trunchbull any more likable. she is wretched. >> on every level. >> and a murderer. here you are, that is prosthetics. you must -- i mean, you look like you -- you have shoulders in there what was the process to achieve that look? >> it was about three hours door-to-door so that's my wonderful prosthetics team who put on pieces here, nose here, and earlobes and that took, you know, an hour and a half, two hours. then you have to -- you see the prosthetic it is sort of the same color as my skin. then it has to be painted in to the face then this part of my face they left it's the most incredible art form i just -- i love being with them every day. and then they use my own hair. matthews waters, the director, said i want you to have brown

eyes i said, no he said you have lovely blue eyes you know, look what happened there. so it was kind of a privilege to have all these beautiful artists working on me. >> it's incredible the dance numbers are phenomenal the music so colorful and energetic. i have to talk about "love actually." it's the 19th year hugh grant said that after you guys saw the first screening he was like, is this the most crazy -- rubbish thing we have ever done? >> he said in my ear, is that the most psychotic thing we have ever been in i said, mmm, not sure. we were in new york when we opened it. that's what happened it was 20 years ago. dianne came over and interviewed us and we felt older. >> yes

well, aren't we all? aren't we all? >> yes, yes. >> talk about your year. talk about range you were in "good luck to you, leo grande." it was, you know, such a stretch. and you bared all for that and that was a courageous thing to do, every bit as courageous as trunchbull. is that keeping you interested in this art form >> well, i love my job but particularly when it's challenging, you know. and when you get older, it's good to challenge yourself and push yourself slightly off the normal, you know kind of refreshes the engine so i have loved the work i did last year. >> do you still get scared do roles still - >> i was scared. times is i get scared, yeah, i do i was a little bit scared of nancy because i knew it was going to be so emotionally revealing and it had to be very true yeah, it was scary and trunchbull was scary in a

different way. climbing up that 80-foot structure and standing and singing on the top of with one little wire holding you on i could hear the kids going, good luck. i could barely hear them, i was so far away. the ground is so far away, help me but actually singing really, really helped. >> well, get those feelings out. >> being live is scary. >> i mean, you are on a tightrope and sometimes hanging from a giant -- but you are always entertaining and captivating. "good luck to you, leo grande" getting oscar buzz "matilda" the musical is going to be in select theaters friday. check it out if you are lucky to see it in a theater. it will be on netflix on christmas day. thank you, dame emma. >> lovely to be here. coming up next, gift ideas for everybody on your list there is a handy tool set, fun and games, a beauty buy. are you in, emma ten bucks. >> that's brilliant.

♪♪ ♪ we are back with our series shop the list today. this week we have one-stop shopping with gifts for the entire family for friends, colleagues adrianna brach is here don't forget shop the whole list by scanning the qr code right there at the bottom of the screen you have something for everybody. start with the ladies. this backpack is a huge favorite our trend spotter found this trending backpack, the commuter backpack, because it's great for everyday use and great if you travel because it's got the really neat trolley sleeve on the back. >> throw it on >> on your carry-on luggage. >> carry it like a purse. >> yes. >> laptop sleeve it sits nice and flat. that's great for packing and unpacking. great value for the traveler or the lady in your life.

>> what do you have for the handyman >> this is a great piece for a handyman and a great white elephant gift. it's $15 it's a flashlight and you open it up and it's an 18-piece tool kit. >> every house should have one of these. >> it's a great gift for 15 bucks that anybody can enjoy it's a great piece for a homeowner. it's also a great white elephant gift. >> by the way, brilliant, brilliant. grandparents might love this one. >> grandparents and parents. who doesn't love bingo >> the best game. >> this is from joanna gaines' line at target a beautiful gold case for all your little bingo playing. it's a great way to get the family together for the holidays a little game night. get a little competitive the bingo cards are reusable this board is so beautiful again a great hostess gift, too. >> i like that it's wooden you know what i mean i like that. >> let's get cozy. what you got >> everybody loves a weighted

blanket. a lot of the time they are not necessarily the most cozy. this one is sherpa it is so beautiful it's 12 pounds get this it's just $49. so it's super affordable and this is a great one for the person who loves to be comfy cozy for the homebody, for little bit anybody on your list. this is a great treat yourself gift, too. the sherpa piece, you can remove it it's machine washable and the inside is quilted and weighted and evenly distributed so you are not going to get the beads and the weight on one side. >> i can't believe what i'm looking at right here. this is for the kids if you love the movie "big" or if you have been to fao schwarz. >> they have a ton of toys at target look at this just $39.99. channel your inner "big" and play the piano. >> i love it. >> you can record yourself

and -- >> so you can sing >> yes well, you can record - >> the notes >> yeah. it folds up flat this is a great gift. >> brilliant what else? >> these are our stocking stuffers this is our little beauty section. this is just ten bucks this is a lip and eye mask set you get three lip masks, three eye masks. it's great for hydrating it's an advent calendar but we love it. >> what else >> this one, i personally love this brand because they test it on 2,000 u.s. military service members and veterans to make sure it's up to the standards. >> it's grooming >> men's grooming at its best and it's a three-piece set for just 20 bucks. my husband uses it i may or may not use it sometimes because it's great the scents are cedar wood, very sitting, very unisex, great brand. it's made in the usa great stocking stuffer.

>> great job we should mention "today" earns a commission on purchases made from this segment which solely features products available on target today.com/shop to get all these items. great job. >> thank you. all right. miss dylan what is cooking in the kitchen >> it's cookie season. we are hosting an extra special cookie swap and you are invited. (vo) it's a fact! two out of three americans who qualify for medicare do not receive all the benefits they deserve. you could be missing out! now anthem blue cross introduces a free medicare plan checkup to make sure you receive all the bebenefits youou qualifr in 202023. call 1-8-866-336-344448 today d receceive extra a benefits

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this is exciting because this morning on today food we have an extra sweet special on our streaming channel "today all day" we are bringing you today's great american holiday cookie swap i will take you across the country to sample cookies from 50 states plus d.c. and puerto rico. >> that's a lot of cookies we shared some of our favorite recipes. i shared snicker doodles super easy craig shared his mom's go-to

recipe and dylie-dylie represents new jersey with a classic italian cookie get all of these recipes, scan that qr code on the screen >> tasting table loving it. another great baker who joined in on the fun and she is with us in studio, francois, the genius behind zoe bakes and she will share her cookie in honor of the great state of vermont. >> what are we making? >> we are making a maple raisin holiday cookie. >> wow. >> real maple syrup? >> of course it's made with whole wheat flour, maple syrup and raisins which all are in honor of my youth in vermont very healthy >> so it's really healthy. it's really delicious. all we're doing is mixing together some butter, whole

wheat flour, maple syrup in a bowl then we will roll it out either on parchment paper it's a very sticky dough and we want it to stay that way so roll it out on parchment paper or a marble. that will keep it firm. >> how are we getting the raisins in there. >> we are going to fold raisins. chop up some raisins, fold them in and roll it out again so it's right in there and you really want to press it in there so that they are even poking through. then just use -- >> that's cute, okay. >> a nice little stamp stamp those out. >> obviously, any shape? >> any shape. >> for christmastime. >> you want it to be nice and thin and crispy. and just have that really beautiful chew of the raisin so we stamp these out, put them

on to the sheet, bake them up until they are nice and crisp, and then we have - >> icing >> yeah. this is the -- >> this is the best part. >> okay. this is all about -- >> on a wire rack to cool? >> yes. >> i baked. >> we are going to add our vermont maple syrup. >> confectioner sugar? >> yes, and maple syrup. that's it. >> we are impressed with ourselves for knowing. >> and stir it together until it's nice and smooth and it's the perfect consistency so it's going to cling to the cookie. >> syrup and sugar has to be sweet, which i like. >> it's sweet but with a cookie that's not terribly sweet. >> can't even speak. >> done. >> oh, my gosh. >> what is your drizzling technique? >> once you have your glaze made up, we are just going to put it

into a piping bag, cut a little hole and then just drizzle it. >> oh, lovely. that is just gorgeous. >> yeah. and then you could add sprinkles or whatever you want to make it festive. >> that is beautiful you can go to today.com. we are just getting started with the cookies as mentioned. >> watch "today's" great american holiday cookie swap you'll be talking like me. it's streaming on our streaming channel "today" and we will be raising awareness for our friends at feeding america all right. all right. thank you so much. - [narrator] every day, our lives are filled with choices, both simple and life-changing. what's not a choice? addiction to opioids like fentanyl. but even with opioid use disorder, you still have a choice.

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the laugh mark traub provided us with, we have sad news this morning about our friend mark traub. he was a member of our "today" family he was our floor director. he worked here nearly four decades, the heart and soul of our show he passed away yesterday at 64 years old. he had complications following an 18-month battle with leukemia. >> yeah. when you look at those pictures, you can see why he is so beloved. he spent his entire career here at nbc started as a page, worked on the soaps, "saturday night live" and 35 years with us he was our stage manager here. and he retired from nbc in january 2019 he was a world traveler, avid reader he knew everything about pretty much everything, a lifelong yankee and giants fan. so funny so generous with his laugh and generous to all of us. and i have to say this morning our hearts are broken and so many of our crew, i know, their

hearts are hurting, too, because he meant so much to us and he was so devoted to all of us in a way that was so meaningful and we needed him. >> he took care of us. you felt cared for and looked after. i know al isn't here he is still healing and recovering, but al and mark traub were super, super close. and mark really became just such an important part of our show. >> yes we'll miss him. >> he had this way of putting you at ease. and we just -- >> confirming. good morning to you. this is sentencing day for sunny balwani. he was convicted on 12 counts for misleading investors. his attorneys are requesting no jail time. this comes after his

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♪♪ this morning on "3rd hour of today," fighting the flu. cases surging as we head into the season. symptoms to watch out for and how to protect your family as he we had towards the holidays. put your wallet away. how to get food, gifts, activities for you and the kids for nothing. plus, we are celebrating a christmas classic. rom-com queen nancy meyers shares the secret behind the holiday. >> we were doing it, she was so good at it and i, come here, don't