cleared. we'll be back with a local news update in about half an hour and every half hour after that. >> don't forget to join us at 11:00. up next for you the "today" show. . good wednesday morning good to see you. our to good wednesday morning. good to see you. our top story, that massive storm. >> and it is far from over. millions more now in the path. it's december 14th. this is "today." breaking overnight, a rare outbreak of december tornados sweeps across the south. one driver caught in the chaos. >> i am in a tornado. >> more severe weather expected today, and farther north a new round of blizzard warnings. we have got your full forecast. on the rise. the feds set to once again raise interest rates today on the heels of an encouraging sign in

the battle against record inflation. we will break down what it means for you and your money. bail denied. the founder of crypto giant ftx still behind bars in the bahamas this morning as prosecutors lay out their case, accusing him of one the biggest financial frauds in american history. the latest just ahead. today exclusive. hoda one-on-one with jay leno revealing new details on the accident that left him with serious burns. >> the pilot light jumped and my face caught on fire. >> inside the moments that followed his recovery and what is next for the comedy icon. all that, plus messi mania. >> messi buries it! >> the world's greatest soccer star lifts argentina to the world cup final, and the question to be answered today,

who will they face? and special delivery. ge we are missing al, so we brought the holiday celebration to him. ♪ dashing through the snow in a one horse open sleigh ♪♪ >> our unforgettable afternoon to show our friend how much he means us to. >> and his heartwarming reaction. today, wednesday, december 14th, 2022. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hi, everybody, good morning. welcome to wednesday. nice to have you along with us. get your tissues out now because that moment we all experienced with our beloved al, who we have been missing so much, the entire staff, we surprised him. i don't know who needed it more, al or us. >> i know.

>> such a sight for sore eyes. >> i don't think we have seen al a lot of different ways. never quite like that. we start on something that is near and dear to al's heart. the weather. a tale of two storms. across the south a series of tornados touched down in multiple states, leveled homes and damage. >> from the all the way up to new england. >> dylan has her eye on all of it. let's start with morgan chesky is in grapevine, texas, this morning, where one of those tornados hit. we can see the damage, morgan. good morning. >> reporter: yeahg morning. the damage is extensive and

within the last few minutes we are hearing new reports from louisiana that dozens of people are injured and at least two people are dead as a result of these terrifying overnight twisters. here in texas, damage extensive. some buildings gutted or reduced to nothing but bricks. all from a massive storm system that marches on. this morning a dual winter threat. snow piling up in the plains. >> i am in a tornado. >> reporter: and rare december tornadoes in the south. late tuesday, major destruction in northern louisiana. a tornado ripping through this community in caddo parish. homes left in pieces as search and rescue teams look for possible victims. nearby in kaetsville, a child's body found near his mother's. both killed as the storm swept through. a possible tornado leading to extensive damage. police say about 20 people were injured. one family in the small town of wayne, oklahoma, rushed to the

basement as tornado sirens waled, coming up to find their home pummeled by an ef-twister. in grapevine, texas, another tornado tore through, sending debris flying and causing drivers to turn around. >> things started swirling around and hitting the side of the house. that's when i ran for cover. >> tim lancaster's home went untouched but his car wash business blocks away was destroyed. >> reporter: what did you find when you walked outside? >> debris everywhere. >> reporter: those wind gusts toppled power lines. an houour west, this truck flipping on to its side. flyers had to shelter in place. >> proceed immediately to the nearest severe weather area inside the terminal building. >> reporter: and the danger

isn't over yet with millions at risk for tornadoes and under blizzard warnings again today. the blinding snow and ice bearing down on the heartland. >> if you-on blizzard here. >> reporter: in northeast colorado, there is no way out. blizzard conditions lo closing every major roadway from northern california to the northeast, americans facing a brutal week of winter weather. and this morning here in texas, the power crews working to restore electricity to those who live in the community. search and rescue crews remaining busy at this hour in louisiana searching for survivors. >> morgan chesky, thank you very much. >> as he was saying, where is this storm going, dylan, you have the answers here? >> depending where you are, you are seeing something totally different than an area nearby. let's focus on the tornados first. tornado watches in effect to 1:00 p.m. central time. we also have tornado warnings popping up. look at cloud-to-ground lightning. within these storms we see the spin-up of the tornados, large hail and also see wind gusts up to about 60, 70 miles an hour.

the straight-line winds. this is the area today, louisiana, mississippi, alabama, even the panhandle of florida where we will see the strongest storms today. again with the damaging winds, also the hail. but in red here, almost pretty much the same area, we have the long track tornados and perhaps ef-2 or stronger. that's the warm side of the storm. the cold side, blizzard warnings, includes the arrowhead of minnesota where we have the chance of those reduced visibilities under a quarter of a mile or less, gusty winds that kind of contribute to that low visibility. in the northeast, too, winter storm watches and ice storm warnings through parts of maryland, too. we will end up with a foot and a half to two feet of snow through minnesota, in the interior northeast we could end up with a foot of snow in some areas. >> thank you. and we turn now to a promising sign for consumers in the u.s. economy. help by a dip in gas and food prices, inflation appears to be slowing with a better than

expected rate of 7.1% in november. in an effort to continue that trend, the federal reserve is expected to announce another interest rate hike. brian joins us to explain what it means for everyone's wallet. start with the inflation report. better than expected. where did we see prices drop. >> good morning. we showed the numbers. it's showing some signs of improvement. we are still far away when you consider that prices were increasing at a rate of 9.1% in the summer. that's slowing to 8. and then 7.7. as of yesterday in the morning we got the report showing that prices increased by 7.1% between november of this year and november last year. where economists say we need to be is closer to 2%. now, what's keeping inflation high? the biggest contributor is the thing that most of us spend our money on and that is rent. rent increasing, shelter 0.6% in that report and food remained expensive, the report showing bread, eggs and fruit remained

expensive in november. a lot of work to be done as we look towards that fed meeting this afternoon. >> the fed is looking for a target of 2% for inflation. being over 7% means it has more work to do, wants to increase interest rates but there is a hope that perhaps not by as much as we have seen the last few meetings? >> that is the expectation. so if you recall, the fed has been raising interest rates by 0.75 percentage points in each of the last four consecutive meetings. the expectation, even prior to the inflation report, that the fed was going to make its interest rate increases a little bit smaller, perhaps a half a percentage point at the conclusion of today's meeting. that would still be raising the short-term costs. don't look for any revive on mortgage rates or credit cards any time soon. it tells that you the fed is

seeing encouraging signs on the story of inflation knowing it stakes time for the interest rate hikes to bite into what could be a slowing economy. so the fed wants to take a wait-and-see approach as they do the interest rate hikes which is the reason they may want to make those a little bit smaller today. another major financial story, the disgraced co-founder of cryptocurrency giant ftx now facing criminal charges and this morning we're learning more about the extent of the alleged fraud that cost customers billions. stephanie gosk has more. good morning. >> the bankrupt ftx was a crypto exchange which may be a mystery to a lot of people. what sam bankman-fried is accused of is something everyone lands. he lied, took people's money. what the new ceo called old-fashioned embezzlement. the wonder kid entrepreneur of cryptocurrency, sam bankman-fried today is in a jail in the bahamas where he is vowing to fight his extradition to the u.s. in new york, federal authorities laying out their criminal case against him.

>> i want to be clear. this is about fraud. fraud is fraud. >> reporter: and they say this fraud is one of the biggest in u.s. history with $8 billion in customer deposits now missing. prosecutors charging the 30-year-old with eight criminal counts, including conspiracy to defraud investors, lenders and the u.s. government. and they say he moved billions of dollars of ftx customer founds to hedge fund alameda. >> used that money for his personal bennett, to make personal investments and cover expenses and debts of his hedge fund. >> reporter: according to a complaint filed by the s.e.c., bankman-fried lied to investors and customers creating a business that the government says was a house of cards pitching the exchange with high-profile celebrities. according to the s.e.c., customers around the world believed his lies and sent millions of dollars to ftx. he allegedly used the money for his own personal gain, lavish

real estate purchases and large political donations. he denied the accusations of fraud in an interview with andrew ross sorokin. >> i made a lot of mistakes. there are things i would give anything to be able to do over again. i didn't ever try to commit fraud on anyone. >> bankman-fried was supposed to testify at a congressional hearing tuesday. instead of the new ceo of the now bankrupt ftx who took over after bankman-fried resigned answered questions for four hours trying to explain how the company fell apart. >> it appears from concentration of control in the hands of a small group of grossly inexperienced nonsophisticated kids. >> reporter: when asked to respond to bankman-fried's denial that there was fraud, he had this to say. >> i don't find those statements to be credible. >> reporter: bankman-fried told the court he is going to fight extradition his attorneys say they are considering all legal

options while the magistrate judge rejected bail and said he will be held in custody in the bahamas to february 8. bankman-fried was in the courtroom supported by his parents yesterday. >> both professors, right? >> stanford. >> law professors. >> that's right. >> thank you. craig is with us. >> good morning. the southern border battle is raging once again with a new wave of migrants crossing into the united states and it comes ahead of next week's expected end of a trump-era immigration rerestriction n and the dedepar of homeland security says it is sending more agents to deal with the influx. nbc's gabe gutierrez has made his way to mexico. he joins us from the mexican side of the border. >> reporter: good morning. temperatures feel below freezing here and some migrants have spent a miserable night. i am standing in ciudad juarez.

that's the rio grande. that's on u.s. soil waiting to get to the border fence. behind that fence is el paso. you see how long this line stretches for and local officials in el paso say this is a sign of things to come. this morning the immigration battle at the southern border is intensifying. for days, huge groups of migrants have been crossing in el paso, texas, clutching blankets and burning fires to keep warm. this family from nicaragua says they are desperate to reach the u.s. they just crossed the rio grande. the temperatures are dropping as the sun sets and they are getting ready to turn themselves into border patrol on the other side of that fence. this influx comes days before a federal court order that a pandemic era border restriction known as title 42 be lifted. the restriction gives the u.s. government authority to turn

away migrants, including asylum seekers, at the border, citing the need to prevent covid from spreading inside the country. daily illegal border crossings could reach 10,000 per day on top of a record 2.4 million already during the past year. at a migrant shelter in mexico, we felt this family of four from guatemala. they are waiting until title 42 is lifted before they decide to cross to the united states. department homeland security blames criminal smuggling organizations for exploiting migrants for profit and says it's deployed more agents to the region. >> the increase and encounters at the southern border is not exclusive to the united states. what we are seeing is an increase in migration throughout the hemisphere. >> reporter: in el paso, some officialals say the e federal govevernment neeeeds to do m mo. migrant processing centers are already crowded. some people even sleeping

outside. >> it is a state of emergency. there is no municipality that could handle what we are seeing and about to see with the lifting of title 42. >> reporter: again, this long line of migrants here is technically on u.s. soil, about to turn themselves into border patrol. they have spent this long night in freezing temperatures. you can see how long this line extends. the department of homeland security now wants $3 billion from congress to help handing the influx of migrant when title 42 is lifted possibly as soon as next week. >> gabe gutierrez there in front of quite the scene along the border. thank you. 16 minutes after the hour. we turn now to the world cup. one half of this weekend's final is now set after superstar lionel messi led argentina to a dominating victory over croatia. later today argentina will find out who they will be facing. megan fitzgerald is covering the action for us in doha. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you.

there are just two teams left to battle it out later today we will see morocco and france trying to get that spot to the finals. the winner of that game, of course, takes on argentina after last night's conclusive win. >> argentina 3, croatia nil. >> reporter: a blowout win for argentina, earning their sixth trip to the world cup final with a 3-0 win, led by lionel messi who scored with a penalty kick 34 minutes in. argentina netting another one minutes later. and a final goal with a brilliant run by messi, dribbling past one the tournament's best defenders and providing the assist. the victory also being celebrated back in argentina. hundreds of thousands of fans gathering all over the country after the semifinal win. the team facing off sunday against the winner of today's historic game between france and the cinderella story of the tournament, morocco. the moroccan team getting in a last practice before taking the pitch as the first arab nation to to advance to the semifinals, beating a number of tough teams,

including portugal and the superstar cristiano ronaldo in the last round to get here. this comes amid new details of grant wahl's death. she expressed her attitude of all the outpouring of support for somebody she called her husband and friend. >> reporter: now, look, messi is just one game away from cementing his name in soccer history. he is practically won every major title in soccer except for the world cup. of course, sunday he will have an opportunity to do that. guys, whoever wins tonight, sunday is going to be a good game to watch. >> it will, it will. >> who are we rooting for? >> i can't decide. >> i think we have to go with cinderella. >> i love the underdog.

>> yeah. sunday -- >> meghan says -- >> it's hard. we'll see who wins. >> all right. we all win. it's a good game. >> that's what i tell my kids. >> 7:18. dylan, are your kids into it? >> totally. i went to pick them up yesterday and everybody was watching on their phones. we have just, i mean, everything going on across the map. blizzard warnings across the northern plains. you know how powerful this storm is. this is going to make its way into the northeast, too. the interior northeast will see snow before today just chilly temperatures in the 30s and a lot of sunshine. that's a look at the weather across the country. we'l'll get to y your local l ft in the next 30 seconds..

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plaza courtesy of the u.s. army's 82nd airborne division band and chorus. the best part? they are going to be entertaining us all morning. s.g., you know this band well. >> yeah, the hidden heroes played, knocked our socks off. i'm like, we got to get them on the plaza. you never heard a military band like this. they will be entertaining us all morning long let's get to the 7:30 headlines. we begin with a historic moment at the white house yesterday president biden signing the respect for marriage act during a ceremony on the south lawn the law requires states to recognize same sex and interracial marriages, even if they were performed in another state. the president emphasized bipartisan support and called it a vital step towards equality, liberty and justice. tributes pouring in for mississippi state football coach mike leach the 61-year-old died monday night after complications related to a heart condition he was in his third season with the bulldogs after head coaching

at texas tech and washington state. he was one of the most influential figures in college football, a pioneer of the air raid offense leach was known for his quirky personality, dry wit and downright hilarious news conferences. mike leach is survived by his wife sharon, four children and three grandchildren. the prince and princess of wales have released their annual holiday card the photo was taken earlier this year william, kate, the three kids dressed casually in jeans and shorts this comes just two days after king charles and queen consort camila sent out their holiday card. now to that conversation we have been eager to see you sat down with jay leno yesterday? >> it was a great conversation we traveled to california. it was his first tv interview

since last month's garage fire that caused those severe burns on his face, hands and chest he spent a week at a burn center, received intense treatment. he shared those images and injuries with us we can't show a lot of those pictures on the air. and jay also surprised me with his spirit after all he has been through. >> first of all, i am so glad to be sitting across from you >> thank you i am afraid i had to get on fire to be on "today" show. >> i have to say, i was, as the country was, extremely worried i mean - >> the country was. >> people were like, what happened to jay? >> people are very nice. i got wonderful cards and letters. >> i love when your doctor was meeting you were listening to a voicemail, hey, this is joe from indonesia, and your doctor was like, i put together who it was. >> oh, yeah. president biden. that was very nice yeah i have more important things to do, thank you, mr. president i appreciate it. >> let's talk about what happened.

>> okay. >> you do what you love. >> right. >> with your babies, all your cars. >> yes. >> you are doing your thing. tell me what happened that day. >> well, i was -- it was a 190 white steam car. so the fuel line was clogged i was underneath it. i said blow some air through the line and then the line, poof! boom, i got a face full of gas and then the pilot light jumped and my face caught on fire i said to my friend, i said, dave, i'm on fire. i said, no, dave, i'm on fire. >> how long are you been buddies, how many years? >> thankfully, jay's long-time pal dave, was standing a few feet away. >> he was really engulfed. i couldn't see his face. >> it was on fire? >> it was a wall of fire. >> what was the first thing you did when saw him engulfed in flames >> i grabbed him he was just under the car. i grabbed him by the head and pulled his head into my chest.

>> i thought it was a bad tinder date i thought, what's going on here? >> what are you doing? he saved you okay you kind of brought him into your chest >> i did i started to smother the fire. then i put the car out i told jay, go to the bathroom, you know, put cold water on your face. >> i put the car out, put the fire out went into the bathroom. >> what did you think? >> it was -- he downplays that, but it was horrific. it was a scary thing it doesn't take a genius to figure out call 911 and that's what i did. >> how would you describe what he looked like to you? >> it was -- it was horrible it was horrible. in fact, he asked me, how do i look i said not good. it's going to be a bad thing you know, the first two layers, when they are peeling off right now, you know, this is a real issue. >> doctors took a look at jay and told him to go to a burn center, but jay had other plans.

>> yeah. i drove home right after that. >> you drove yourself home why did you decide to go home for that night >> because my wife doesn't drive anymore and i didn't want her stuck and not knowing what was going on it just seemed like the right thing to do. and i think it was. >> so you loved your wife more than you worried about yourself? >> yeah, that's it. >> is that it? >> well, i think there is something to that. >> jay and wife mavis have been married four decades what did your wife say when she saw you? >> oh, thrilled. >> did she say go to the hospital >> of course. >> the couple would spend the next nine days at the grossman burn center. doctors had to scrape away layers of burned skin, a painful procedure, but say jay never complained he was more worried about everyone else, sending pizzas to the nurses and cheering up other patients were you worried what you might

look like when it was all said and done >> when you look like me, you don't worry about what you look like look, if i'm george clooney, that would be a huge problem, you know but they said it would be all right. you know, my attitude is, i trust people who are the best doing what they do. >> they had to fix your ear? >> yeah. >> is that a brand-new ear >> no, no they saved the original parts they remolded it this is like the thinnest skin on the body. so it burns pretty - >> so that had to be reconstructed. >> it's like flash paper they fix that. >> and this part >> this whole thing here and they put that netting thing on there and i guess the skin -- >> what about your hands and fingers? >> as you can see, those got burned pretty bad. >> he also spent eight hours a day isolated in a hyperbaric chamber. the pure oxygen helped him heal. >> it's basically a glass coffin they seal it

people keep an eye on you. i knock on the glass you see people talking and i'm -- i am laughing because i can't get them -- it's getting hot in here. oh, hey, what's up jay it's all this glass coffin it's sealed. >> you are just in there they are going about their lives and there you are. >> very funny. >> were you thinking about something while you were in there? >> well, yeah. you think about jokes. you think about your act you think about, yeah. >> never thought of myself as a roast comic. >> a week and a half after his release jay was back doing stand-up with a slew of hot new jokes. >> the most expensive part of the operation was the gasoline we're in california. it's seven bucks a gallon. >> you are so bad.

i can't believe this is an interview about your recovery and this is what it is. >> the fact that i have smooth skin, pouty lips and a tighter butt, that was all secondary my first night on stage, oh, we you would be more burned up. people are disappointed you are not a briquette, you know? >> "the enquirer" -- >> leno's fireball horror! look at this brave tv legend is worse than you think. turned into a human torch. [ laughter ] i mean, it's, yeah, you have to laugh at it. it is kind of funny. >> this is so remarkable to me. >> you know something? the real world this happens to people every single day. people who work with their hands get injured every single day i don't want to be some whiny, boohoo is me i don't want to be one of these people, oh, i have all these cars and this beautiful house and look what happened to me

people are, shut up! >> i know that working under cars and with cars has been your happy place, your safe place. >> right. >> do you have now any skittishness >> no. did i learn from this? of course not. >> i mean, do you know who to say? >> could you love him any more what an amazing spirit and his humor. i mean, look, it's working for him. >> everything works for him. i mean, the guy, i was, like, when we burn our thumb on a frying pan we are in agony he said he didn't take a single pain pill, he said, because he wanted to know what he was getting better he said that was the point of it by the way, he got so many flowers and good wishes from tons of celebs the one he loved most, a guy,

hey, jay, you helped me on canyon boulevard and helped me fix a flat tire, you probably don't remember me. that's the outpouring of love. they are getting flowers jay is out on the road and the other cool thing was -- i don't know if you saw that last shot. he wanted to drive me in a car i was like, okay i hop in the car with him. we are driving he goes, this car tells the story. what's the story this was johnny carson's dad's car. he used to buff it when he was a kid, and johnny drove his prom date to -- date to prom in this car and gifted it to jay in his will so we are cruising in this green, i don't know what it was, it was amazing that's what he wanted to talk about. isn't he unbelievable? >> by the way, thank god for dave. >> yeah, dave -- >> he saved his life i mean, your friend on fire and you bring him to you, your heart, to quench the fire. miraculous. >> yes jay had the same circle of friends for decades. it tells you everything about that guy

by the way, he is already back on the road. >> of course he is. >> and you can't say enough. a lovely human i am so good -- i can't believe how good he looks. what a testament to his doctors, too. >> by the way, every time, a joke -- i almost couldn't get him to talk about life he is going to be back on the air on cnbc's "jay leno's garage" five days a week he is busy that keeps him going. >> i could watch three hours of that awesome, hoda. >> glad you are better, jay. coming up, the push to preserve hollywood history which movies have been chosen to join the prestigious national film registry. and music to al's ears, at least that's what we hoped it was. an epic holiday surprise at al's doorsteps trying to lift his spirits with festive songs but it was our spirits that got liftfted you don'n't want to o miss this momement, but fifirst these e messages o yourur holiday m momes o yourur holiday m momes

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let's switch gears and talk about the forecast. >> we're going to have more cold mornings like this. the froze warning continues for another hour. we're headed for the low to mid-50s for today for an afternoon high and we keep the same weather pattern through the weekend. mornings starting out in the 30s. highs in the mid-50s and we will be watching out for the potential of rain by next tuesday and in san francisco we'll see highs in the mid-50s into the weekend. laura? >> thank you very much. thank you for joining us as well. another update coming up in half an hour.

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♪ it's 8:00 on today coming up, a tale of two storms, tornados in the south tearing through communities, destroying homes and toppling tractor-trailers >> i am in a tornado >> while wicked weather across the plains brings blizzard warnings and wintry conditions we are live with the latest. then, remembering sandy hook we speak with a teacher and two of the students she saved during the elementary school shooting in newtown, connecticut. >> for me, the remembrance is every second of every minute of

every hour and that is the truth. >> what they tell us about that day ten years later and why they made spreading kindness their life mission plus, hudson in the house. from stealing the show in almost famous to trenending on titikto- >> andnd other girirls dream t they'd be ben's papartner. >> to o her latest role in the w "knives out" mystery. >> i really try. i like that. >> she is here live to talk about it all and al be home for christmas. ♪ al be home for christmas ♪ >> we got our entire "today" family together to welcome al home from the hospital how we surprised the holiday's brightest star with an emotional homecoming >> i just want to thank you all. >> today wednesday, december 14, 2022

♪ jingle bell, jingle bell jingle bell rock ♪ >> visiting from des moines, iowa >> i'm turning 60. >> international falls, minnesota, celebrating rita's 13th birthday. >> rio grande, california. >> oklahoma city >> and roanoke, virginia >> we are on a sisters trip from gaithersburg, maryland. >> here from columbia, tennessee. >> to let friends and family know i am going to be a grandma! woo! >> that's cute i like that. welcome back to "today." so nice to have you with us on a wednesday morning. we have been soaking up the holiday crowd, good music out there.

from the 82nd airborne band. >> by the way, tomorrow a special conversation with rebel wilson she sat down maria shriver she is opening about her new movie, finding love, motherhood. there is so much new going on in rebel's life. let's get to the news at 8:00 on a wednesday morning. millions of americans facing severe storms that have already unleashed blinding snowfall and destructive tornados, twisters like this one in grapevine, texas, left dozens damaged in the meantime, blizzard warnings are up in the nation's heartland as that snow and ice that closed highways in colorado, nebraska, working east. >> it's a very powerful storm and it is going to hit the northeast as well. right now the biggest concern is for these tornados down through louisiana and into mississippi, too. tornado warnings, dangerous cloud-to-ground lightning, the potential for flooding and even the straight line wind gusts that can cause significant amount of damage that is going to continue to move to the east it weakens by the time it gets to the south tomorrow. the northern side is where the

snow is falling. the upper midwest through minnesota another foot of snow at least is possible along with blinding conditions because of the gusty winds, perhaps gusting up to 60 miles per hour. now, in between the transition from the rain to the snow there is a chance we could get icing in the northeast the interior northeast, especially as we go into tomorrow and tomorrow evening, and we will also see accumulating snow perhaps about 6 or 12 inches of snow for the interior northeast where it's all snow and we don't have to deal with the rain but the icing is going to be very, very dangerous through maryland, virginia, pennsylvania we could see a little bit of icing into delaware, too, a little bit goes a long way as far as creating treacherous road conditions. >> dylan, thank you. today marks ten years since the tragedy at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut. while many lives were lost that day, there were also survivors nbc's senior national correspondent kate snow here with a powerful story about how some of them have kept in touch

with a very special teacher. >> good morning. we all remember the 20 first graders and six adults who lost their lives that day we rarely heard from the kids who lived through that day and are now 10 years older, young adults about to head to college now. for a former first grade teacher at the school it's been important to keep in touch with her students she met up with two of them recently. >> hi! >> reporter: kaitlin and her former students lauren and julia have a bond that's hard to put in words. >> how is it going you are so big >> reporter: julia is 16 and lauren 17. juniors in high school now but kaitlin can still picture them at the start of first grade. >> i remember julia always had a smile on her face. she was very vivacious and very full of life lauren was precocious. >> reporter: they survived the unthinkable.

kaitlin crammed her students into a tiny bathroom in the back of the classroom. >> i did what any teacher would do and i can only thank whoever there is up there that helped us to get in that bathroom on that. if you saw, it you wouldn't think 16 people could fit inside of it. >> i remember a lot from that day. i remember like when the noises started. and i just remember, like, holding everyone and, like, holding all my classmates. >> pretty much, like, the only thing that think about, like, you saved my life. >> do you remember anything she said >> one thing she said is she loved us going back, thinking about it, like that was the first thing i think about. >> they are 6 and i am thinking they are about to die and he want them to know how loved they are. i couldn't fathom in my 29-year-old mind, like, this is it for them. >> reporter: you wanted one of the last things they heard potentially to be i love you >> i needed it to be.

>> reporter: eventually a s.w.a.t. team opened the door and led them to safety. >> without her quick thinking i wouldn't be here neither would julia or any of my other classmates i am so thankful. >> reporter: that's the bond. >> she is kinda like my second mom. >> reporter: in the months afterwards their classroom received gifts from all over the country and kaitlin saw a way to teach. >> i said, you know, why did somebody do this for us? they raised their hand and said someone wanted us to be happy. i said, exactly. what's our job now we should probably help someone. >> reporter: her students sent a smart board to another school. kaitlin created classes for classes, encouraging other classrooms to do kindness projects julia and lauren took the lesson to heart both have volunteered, helping animals. ten years on, julia dreams of being a mechanic lauren wants to be a school superintendent.

>> it strikes me that it was one of the most horrible days in the history of this country and people were lost and it shaped who you all are now. all those things are true. >> for me, the remembrance is every second of every minute of every hour of every second and that is a truth. and so, yes, here we are at 10 that is no different than yesterday over the day before that. you live with it you move forward in your life, clearly, these girls have moved forward, but you don't ever move on. >> it is wholly a part of you and that's okay. >> they never forget the fact that 20 first graders and six adults never went home to day. everyone is thinking about these families today kaitlin wrote a book called "choosing hope" dedicated to her former students and the organization that i mentioned, classes for classes, any teacher can sign up to see lesson plans for free

it's all out there. >> thank you. congressional leaders reached a bipartisan deal yesterday on the framework for a massive spending package to keep the federal government funded the next year. they hope to pass that before the holidays lawmakers are working on a one-week bill to push the deadline to december 23 to give negotiators more time to pursue a full year founding agreement. it's 8:09. so a military dad from kansas got a double dose of love when he returned home after 300 days away. army national guard lieutenant darren mullens headed over to his daughter's school playground to surprise her. she hopped off the swing, sprinted across the playground and right into his arms. >> ooh

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>> reporter: throughout his month-long hospital stay we have all been waiting for the day we could wrap our arms around our sunshine and, well, we couldn't wait any longer with the help of our secret accomplice, al's wife, deborah, we loaded up the staff and crew and took the holiday spirit to him. >> i think there is someone here for you. ♪ dashing through the snow in a one horse open sleigh ♪ ♪ o'er the fields we go laughin all the way ♪ ♪ ho, ho, ho ♪ ♪ bells on bobtails ring making spirits bright ♪ ♪ what fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight ♪ ♪ jingle bells, jingle all the way ♪

♪ oh what fun it is to ride in one horse open sleigh, hey ♪ ♪ jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way ♪ ♪ oh what fun it is to ride in one horse open slay ♪ >> woo [ cheers and applause >> hi, al! >> hi, al! we love you, al. >> i am surprised you did that without a prompter [ laughter ] >> i just want to thank you all. it's been a long, hard slog and i missed all so very much. and all these faces, it's just, it means the world to me and to our family yeah my deborah, who has just been my

rock i just thank you so much i really appreciate it and i guess my new contestant for "america's got talent. we got that going. >> we love you so much, al every single person couldn't wait to come out here and sing to you we actually have another song we'd like to sing to you. >> this is a special one just for you. ♪ al be home for christmas ♪ ♪ you can plan on me ♪ ♪ please have snow and mistleto and presents under the tree ♪ ♪ christmas eve will find me ♪ ♪ where the love light gleams ♪ ♪ al be home for christmas ♪ ♪ if only in my dreams ♪ [ cheers and applause the love♪

♪ al be home for christmas ♪ ♪ if only in my dreams ♪♪ >> yes, yes! we love you. >> yes, yes! we love you, al! >> we love you thank you so much. >> we love you back! [ cheers ] >> okay. wow. >> she is like, not a dry eye in that house. >> no. >> we have known al over the years, some of us longer, and i don't think we have ever seen him like that. i don't think we have ever seen him in that beautiful, beautiful state he was right there i think he realized he knows he is loved

i think sometimes you have to know just how much, you know, on a certain day. >> with we're down, al is the one who writes us letters, sends us food. it's always al doing it for us so for us to -- the whole staff. >> i think that's what got him just seeing, like, every single face and all the people showing up you know, it's hard. boy, what he has been through is so hard. it's seeing and knowing how much he is loved and missed it meant a lot to us, too. >> still pull out a one liner like that. >> we left out some. >> teasing craig >> he is back. al's back. he is back on the air soon by the way, we did it in the piece, his wife deborah -- >> we love deborah. >> she is a hero. >> dealing with al roker when he is healthy is a lot. sick al roker, bless you, deborah. god bless you. >> amazing warrior for him as is the whole family and during all of this she sent me a text one day and said i never loved him more she is showing it with her

actions every single day we have never loved you more either, al. >> get back. >> yes, we miss you. >> all right dylie-dylie, better do the weather, my friend. >> somebody's got to do it and we have a pretty big storm across the country. this is likely going to be another day with strong storms tornados likely down along the gulf coast, the blizzard warnings now extending up into minnesota, too, where we could see one to two feet of snow. we will end up with snow in the good morning. we're still below freezing in parts of the north bay as well as a lot of our inland valleys. it's going to be cold and then gradually coming out of freezing as we head into the next hour so. eventually making it up to the mid-50s today. back to near freezing tomorrow morning. the next several mornings are about the same. we're settling in into this pattern with cold and dry air. our temperatures reach into the mid-50s and we

and that's your latest forecast. >> all right dylan in for al. sheinelle in for carson. first up, lizzo is the latest star to join seth meyers for his light night show hilarious drinking segment in a par in midtown manhattan for an afternoon packed with wacky drinking games things got a little crazy. set stopped the show when lizzo thought she spotted another celebrity on the set. >> you want to hear the funniest thing i heard? a writer had his mask on and lizzo said, are you paul rudd? hey, come over here. here is "ant-man." you know "ant-man. >> [ bleep ] paul rudd see the way he is looking now. paul rudd would do that. >> that's not paul rudd. >> i guess i can see it in the eyes.

>> a lot of day drinking >> beer goggles, right >> seth brought that writer back to show his face he looks less -- you know when you take the mask off. catch lizzo as the musical guest this weekend on "snl." kate winslet is reigniting a movie debate for the ages. in a recent appearance on the graham norton show, sh revealed her take on that scene, jack freezing in the water listen to this. >> that door could float with three people. >> yes, yes, yes. >> spoiler >> listen, i'm so down for that conversation it's ridiculous, isn't it? we could have all fit. >> look at that. she is like, that's so funny i wanted to hear what she had to say. >> theorized even that jack wasn't real. >> i have heard that. >> oh, really? >> yeah. >> i never heard that. >> there you go. >> the conversation -- >> all right. next up, the national film registry, earlier this morning the library of congress

announced the 25 films being inducted into this year's list the selection goes as far back as 124 years in moving making history to modern day favorites. hits from the '70s and '80s, stephen king's "carrie" and "hairspray," "little mermaid" maid on the list, plus "when harry met sally," "house party" and the first "iron man. stubhub today, the ticket seller announcing their year end live experiences report we have an exclusive sneak peek at the list of top global touring artists of the year and the ranking is based on cumulative ticket sales for events in 2022 top five the fifth spot, motley crue's comeback tour with def leppard people loved it. they were the highest selling u.s. tour this summer. number four, billboard's top artist of the year, bad bunny. a british invasion for the top

three spots. we have coldplay >> love. >> and actually that was -- that was fun. we got to visit the band even provided a little pedaling power for the lights on the stage. and number two, another one of our favorite rockers, mr. harry styles, no question about that. with that jumpsuit, he should win everything the top global touring artist of the year is -- ♪ i'm still standing after all m this time ♪ >> you are one of the millions, dylan >> rocketman, sir elton john, his tour is the highest selling in the last five years and his last performance at dodger stadium was the top concert of the year >> amazing wow. all right. well, coming up, we showed off our singing, sort of just ahead, the pros will show us how it's done army's 82nd airborne band and

chorus is here ♪ rough and tough airborne ♪ ♪ every day ♪ ♪ we run ♪ ♪ we run ♪ ♪ to the sun ♪ ♪ no sweat ♪ ♪ not yet ♪ ♪ down in the mess hall on my knees ♪ ♪ down in the mess hall on my a very good morning to you. one of the -- in this year's class will be a part of the giantss for years to come. carlos correa signed a massive deal to play in san francisco. it amounts to $350 million over 13 years. this would with a largest contract in team history and fourth largest ever. he's a golden glover winner, one-time rookie of the year and a world series champ. still cold and below

freezing in the north bay and a lot of our inland valleys. santa rosa, 31 degrees, but we're coming out of freezing although we may see the fog moving around. that will clear out as well. as we go into the rest of the day, we're headed for the low to mid-50s. we'll put this weather on repeat going into the weekend with our mornings at our below freezing chls we may not see rain until early next week. right now, it looks like next tuesday before we could see the next storm coming in, so we're dry and chilly up to that point. laura? >> thank you very much. i'll be back with another update for you.

♪ rocking around the christmas

tree have a happy holiday ♪ ♪ everyone's dancing merrily in the new old-fashioned way ♪ [ cheers and applause >> ooh awesome! welcome back that, y'all, the joyful sounds of the u.s. army's 82nd airborne division band and chorus their music is perfect y'all are perfect. savannah loved you before. she has been talking about y'all. >> we saw you perform in washington, d.c. we are like, we got to get them on the plaza they are amazing. >> look who is here. this lovely lady, look who is collecting toys. look at her. ingrid michaelson, she is a singer she is a songwriter. she has a brilliant voice. please go on spotify and listen. you are going to feel so soothed when you listen to her she as a special performance in

the "4th hour. she is doing a musical for broadway she is busy, busy. also scan the qr code and head to today.com to get involved in this great toy drive. coming up, guys, look who is in the studio right now. >> who >> oh, just miss kate hudson. >> hey, girl. >> she cannot be missed in the new "knives out" movie we will talk about that, her holiday plans and budding singing career she can sing, too. multi talented. >> she can do it all >> i was like, i didn't know what to say. >> i know. >> how are you >> i know. >> really creative. >> get out there. >> plus, "today bestsellers" to get you fit on any budget. we will help you cross people off your holiday list with items under 30 bucks. >> the "3rd hour," ever watch a holiday film and thought, i'd like to live it out in real life >> yeah. >> well, now you can from "the holiday" to "home alone 2," the travel experiences that create movie magic. >> that's fun. >> dilly-dilly, you got a check of the weather

>> that's not part of the experience. >> weatherwise we have been talking about this storm system all day long severe weather is likely down along the gulf coast where tornados are going to be a big threat today also the blizzard conditions across the dakotas into minnesota, too, as we go into tomorrow it's going to shift to the east and bring severe storms to the carolinas, florida, too they should not be as strong as what we are expecting to see today. ice is going to be a concern back through, i'd say, the adirondacks, poconos, icing on the roads, making things very dangerous for getting around the interior northeast will see the snow and snow and wind continues back through the great lakes and into t the upper midwest, too. good wednesday morning. i'm kari hall. we still have less than 30 minutes left of our freeze warning and frost advisories. later today, it's looking fairly mild. temperatures in the low 50s, but we're back to the cold again

tonight and as well, the next several mornings, but we are going to keep the sunshine in the forecast through the weekend and we'll start to see rain coming back in the forecast by the beginning of next week, while san francisco will reach into 49 today 50 tomorrow. where are you from >> des moines, iowa. >> welcome happy birthday thanks for spending it with us. savannah, back over to you >> thank you coming up next, here she is. the lovely and talented kate hudson we got to talk about the "knives

we are back. 8:36 kate hudson is here. she is in the new film "glass onion: a knives out mystery. this features billionaire tech mogul played by ed norton who invites friends to a murder mystery weekend. that is how we meet kate's character, a supermodel turned entrepreneur >> lionel, you are too sexy to be a scientist and, claire, you are so cute >> i really try. i like that. you really make an effort. >> kate hudson, good morning she is just telling me - >> i am not so sure she was a supermodel. >> you are pretty supermodel-y. in that bathing suit, come on. >> the costume designer, she is amazing. she did it in the first "knives out" and took it to a it whole new level. >> i have to laugh i said i saw the movie i loved the movie, and i made a

comment and you are, like, don't say that >> i was like, you better not. >> the knives will be out for me if i give anything away the. >> i will find you. >> yes, you will end me. >> so will netflix. >> and it will be a murder mystery who killed me after i gave away the plot i wont talk about birdie. when you ready the role something made you know it was for you? the name birdie? >> oh, yeah. my dad -- my nickname has always been birdie. it's so fun. it was like birdie is not a normal nickname. >> no. >> you know? when i saw the character i was like, oh and on set it was fun because i never had that moment when people were calling me birdie that it wasn't my name, you know i just would respond without even thinking about it twice, you know but, yeah, birdie jay is such a fun character. she is really funny. there is a lot to play and working with rian johnson was just a dream the writer/director. >> she is funny.

she is quirky. she is a scene stealer she is a little bit odd. >> she is tone deaf. >> okay. one reviewer, ready for this >> oh, no. >> okay, wait. she says your birdie performance is iconic. meryl streep is miranda priestly and scarlet o'hara after seeing "glass onion" i am convinced there is an iconic performance added to that list kate hudson is birdie jay. it doesn't get better than that. >> that's amazing. >> are you a review reader >> no. you reading that makes me hot, i get heat, you know no, i stay away from that. >> i read something you told our producer, and i found it to be so charming. you said people kind of -- something like people think, you know, okay, you have been in movies, people know you, that it's like opportunities are just knocking at your door. >> yeah. >> this is really special that you -- >> yeah. >> had this chance >> yeah, no. it's the opposite. there is a lot of really good actors and actresses out there and i think people think that

everything just happens and comes to you you've got to fight for the roles that you want because they are few and far between of them, you know and so this one for me was like i read it and rian was on that list of like girls that might be right and i was just, like, oh, i got to tear his door down. >> put me in, coach. >> yeah. get that bulldozer i'm coming to rian johnson's house. >> this was during the pandemic or i guess the second year the pandemic so you were kind of in a bubble. >> we were bubbled up. >> that is so fun. janelle monae, edward norton, you are hanging out. >> it was a blast. it could have been fun or a disaster, but it was a blast, and that again goes back t rian and putting this cast together i think he was not only casting for the movie, but, like, personalities to be so close, you know we had so much fun. >> i heard about some crazy, like, after parties. >> i mean, it was at the height of delta

we were in belgrade, in serbia so the producer was, like, you are not leaving this hotel, which is kind of, like, you know, like -- it's a nightmare in itself. they would rent the bar upstairs and we would just, you know, look, the circus got up there and we just started drinking when the circus starts drinking, things get weird and we had a blast. >> okay. a couple of things you are going viral on tiktok. did you know that? >> my son told me about this and it was, like, he -- it's, like - >> wait, let's roll -- this is -- >> oh, my god. ♪ you're so - ♪ and other girls dream that they'd be his partner ♪ ♪ >> oh, god. it's having a moment. >> sofia. >> i know. there she is. >> i love -- i mean, that was so much fun and i think that was ad-libbed.

>> really? >> yeah, they be ben's partner. >> you came up with that >> yeah, a lot of that movie was me going nuts, getting in that character and, like, going for it. >> it's now iconic. >> i love it i love that that movie lives on with younger girls and on this movie in particular during prep, s many young -- now there is a new generation of journalists, we'd say, like, annie henderson made me want to be a journalist i never expected - >> you are like, that's what you took away? >> i feel like, you know, wow. but, yeah, there was a very, like, feminist twist to that movie and it inspired young girls. that makes me so happy. >> it inspired my generation, too. our generation especially because it was so darn true, how to lose a guy in ten dates. could we talk about your music career

>> it's not a career yet i am making a record i'm really excited i just had to do it. i had to get it out there. >> what kind of music? >> i don't want to categorize it yet. i am in the process. there will probably be songs like late spring/summer. >> heavy metal >> yeah, basically. >> it's a thrasher record? >> like korn, you know, if you are into that kind of thing. i'm excited. i love to sing i have been writing songs my whole life i just never shared them if i am too afraid to do that, what does that say to my kids? i have been very afraid to put that out in the world because it's the most personal thing for me. >> here is my heart. >> yeah, here it is, and destroy it. >> yeah. >> but you get to i think a certain point and now, i mean, i always said if i ever made a record i would have to have something to say, feel like i

was committed to it. i took this last year and i have been writing and it's been great. it's been really fun for me. >> i am proud of you good for you go out there that's what life's about. >> it's hard to do, you know there is this sort of expectation. i went, no, there is no expectation. i am not interested in being a pop star i just want to write music and sing and, hopefully, it will be -- hopefully, people will be receptive to it. if not, i am at the place in my life that i can handle that. >> and there is always "you're so vain." >> i could go back to it that. >> now we know the story i love that. kate, thank you. >> thank you. >> check this out. "glass onion: a knives out mystery" available on netflix december 23rd. kate is unforgettable as birdie jay. >> hoda. >> we love kate. brilliant. coming up, adrianna brach has lined up affordable gifts for everybody on your list including something for the person who loves wordle. you know that one? they play it every day, anwe hey guguys, dedetect this:s: they play it every day, anwe have got the gd if

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and we are back with "today bestsellers" and our ultimate holiday gift guide this is not going to break the bank everything 30 bucks or less. so joining us is "shop today" editorial director adrianna brach. remember you can shop along by scanning the qr code and look for the arrival dates when you are checking doubt because the window for christmas delivery is closing fast everything under 30. we can get these if we work fast. >> yes, scan the qr code check out asap today because they are going fast. >> gloves. >> gloves. this is a perfect gift for her we love these because they are 29.99, come in beautiful colors. let me tell you. leather, cashmere lined and you can use them with all your touch screen devices. >> love it. >> and they feel so nice and so soft i mean, they are just beautiful. gorgeous and they come in different sizes. sometimes you buy gloves and you can't fit your hand in this is a clever gift.

>> during the break kate hudson said this is a great kid gift. i love this for the guys, too. this is great for the person who outdoors walking the dog, run -- >> you're right. it has a headlight people like to grill at night. >> tailgate, grill, whatever it is this is a great gift, right now 16.99, a bunch of colors you can take off the light if you don't want it. it's rechargeable. >> i love this this a hand warmer that you can recharge. >> rechargeable and it doubles as a phone charger >> wait, what? >> a practical gift for the traveler, for the person who is always cold. >> slip it in your pocket. >> slip it in your pocket. it fits in your pocket great for men, women, kids, everybody. three temperature settings. >> this is a useful gift that "shop today" readers love. >> how much? >> 27.99 you really need only just one. it's -

>> by the way, it's already heating up it feels so good. >> it heats up in second. >> a perfect stocking stuffer. >> it really is. >> organize our jewelry. >> this one is "shop today" favorite okay we found it because it was on oprah's favorite list of things this year. we bought a couple of them and the whole team was obsessed. >> why do we love it >> it's so small it fits all your jewelry it fits just the essentials, necklaces, rings, earrings. >> it has a little mirror so you can -- >> got the mirror, a cute divider. it's great because the dividers are also -- you can move them around to fit all your stuff and it's got the zipper so it keeps your stuff safe. the size is perfect. fits in a carry-on. >> let's have a spa treatment at home. >> this is great they come in a pack of six and it's basically like a bath bomb for your shower so you put this in the corner of your shower. it's like aromatherapy it turns your shower into a spa. i love this.

when i was not feel so hot, put it in the corner eucalyptus. >> last 30 seconds for those who love wordle, you found the gift, girl. >> the gift for the "today" show crew here, the staff i know, s.g., you love a little wordle people are competitive this brings it from digital to real life. let me tell you, this is going to create a little bit of chaos because it brings it into the group setting. >> okay. >> one person becomes the wordle creator. >> one person -- >> comes up with the word. everybody has to guess guess what it's only 12 - >> it's a fun game for family, this one is on the cusp. it might arrive a little bit after christmas. it's such a great game nonetheless. >> everything under 30 bucks thank you. scan the qr code to purchase these items. check for the delivery dates or head to today.com/shop

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>> announcer: the citi music series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi all morning long these soldiers from the 82nd airborne band and chorus have been treating us to live music. >> major, good morning. >> good morning. >> we fell in love at the hidden heroes event earlier this fall you guys are so incredible what makes this group so special? >> they are jumping out of an airplane tomorrow. i mean, how -- >> see >> wow. >> the 82nd airborne, here they

are. >> they represent 19,000 men and women at fort bragg in the 82nd airborne division. we couldn't be prouder to be america's guard of honor. >> you have a signature phrase what does that mean. >> airborne all the way. >> love it what are you going to be performing >> "joy to the world". >> take it away. and earth ♪ ♪ let heaven and earth ♪ ♪ heaven and nature, heaven and nature ♪ let heaven and earth ♪ ♪ let heaven and earth ♪ ♪ heaven and nature, heaven and nature sing ♪ ♪ joy to the world ♪ ♪ the lord is come ♪

♪ let earth receive her king ♪ ♪ let every heart prepare him room ♪ ♪ and heaven and nature sing ♪ ♪ and heaven and nature sing ♪ d ♪ and heaven, and heaven and ♪♪ nature sing ♪ ♪ ♪♪ ♪ come on chorus, help me sing ♪ ♪ the glory ♪ ♪ he is righteous ♪ ♪ and wonders of his love ♪ ♪ and wonders, wonders of his love ♪ glory ♪

♪ he is richeous ♪ ♪ and wonders of his love ♪ ♪ and ♪ wonders of his love ♪ wondersf ♪ when i think about what has come for me ♪ ♪ heaven and heaven ♪ ♪ we're singing joy to the world ♪ good morning. getting started a short time from now, the status hearing that may determine if scott peterson receives a new trial for the murder of his wife and their unborn son. right now, that decision is in limbo and the judge is believed to be weighing legal issues.

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♪♪ this morning on the "3rd hour of today," getting in the holiday spirit with our gift to al. ♪ jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way ♪♪ >> we miss our friend, so we brought the christmas cheer right to his doorstep. how it came together and his priceless reaction. plus, hoda a's ex santa claus i have interview with jay leno talking about the garage fire that landed him in the hospital for nine days. >> i said to my friend, dave, i'm on fire. i said, no, dave, i am on fire. >> and how he is gettingng thrhh it withh what