good morning. thanks for startsing your weekend with us. that massive storm that slammed people from coast to coast this week is finally moving out. >> there is more weather trouble on the way just in time for christmas. it is december 17th. this is "today." >> so much snow. up to a foot more expected in the northeast. the last gasp of the huge winter storm that brought misery to tens of millions across the country. now another punishing system is brewing. we have the forecast heading into the holidays. criminal charges?

new this morning, the january 6th committee leaning toward earning the attorney general to prosecutors former president trump. back on twitter. elon musk r reinstates s journas overnight after suspending them days ago. overwhelmed. tripledemic of the flu, rsv and covid is pushing hosts to the breaking point. >> we have been over 100% capacity. >> how you can keep your family healthy this season. all that and holiday movie bonanza. >> the way of water connects all things. >> the highly anticipated avatar on the b big screeeen and hopin

smash box offffice recordrds th weekend with several othther blblockbustersrs and hollywood a-listers all trying to lure movie goers back into the theater seats. today, saturday, december 17th, 2022. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with peter alexander and kristen welker. welcome to "today." thanks for joining us on saturday. "avatar: the way of water." the last out in 2009. this is a movie going experience. >> must-see movie as well as "babylon." >> good weekend to be inside watching films. >> it sure is. the other big story if you are planning to get in last-minute holiday shopping, you are in good company on super saturday. more than 150 million people are expected to shop this weekend

with just eight days to go until christmas and hanukkah starting tomorrow night and the must know shipping deadlines. a look at how king charles first 100 days are going and if he will heal the rift that exploded between princes harry and william. and the top story is the winter storm that just won't quit. it is finally on the way out. it is not going quietly. now we are learning another storm may impact christmas. >> somara theodore is keeping an eye on all of it. it is cause for concern. >> a lot of buzz around the storm. a lot of uncertainty. let me tell you what we know right now. we are looking at two models for this. the timing is thursday and friday which means it could impact holiday travel. this is the european model. the storm tracks from the great plains and through the great lakes. look how far south that gets

friday morning with the european model bringing it to alabama and kentucky and tennessee. the storm continues to drive to the east coast bringing heavy rain to the mid-atlantic and carolinas and upstate new york. here is the gfs model or the american model. we see the shift farther east. 700 miles east. this is a different story. from thursday to friday, that could bring snow up the i-95 corridor to new england on friday afternoon and christmas eve. there is a big difference. not a lot of consensus among the models. that leaves a lot to be determined. it is something to put on the radar in case you are traveling thursday or friday on the east coast. we have our eye on this system. we are continuing to track that threat for snow in parts of the adirondacks. they could see 1 to 2 feet of snow. here is a look at the snowfall forecast totals. you see right there that

lake-effect snow will get going like the machine it is. bringing very heavy snow. 1 to 2 feet possible in areas like erie and buffalo and heavier snow in vermont. a lot to talk about. we will take a deeper dive into it later. stick around. for now, peter and kristen, back to you. >> thank you, somara. we will get the rest from you in a few minutes. to an explosive development from capitol hill. the january 6th committee is inching closer to recommends charges against former president trump for his role in the insurrection. if that happens, it would be the first time in history congress would take a step against a former president. nbc's aallie raffa has more. >> reporter: good morning,

kristen. the charges must be unanimous. committee members say they are confident they have enough evidence to make this unprecedented decision. this morning, all eyes on the january 6th committee as the year and a half long investigation comes to a close. members using the weekend to complete a lengthy report of findings and recommendations released on monday. included in the recommendations? potential criminal referrals to the justice department for former president trump over his role in the attack on the capitol. members deciding on charges of insurrection and conspiracy to defraud the federal government. >> we have been careful in crafting the recommendations and tethering them to the facts we uncovered. >> reporter: all three charges are possible, three sources actively involved in the panel deliberations tell nbc news a final call has not been made.

what will likely be the last public appearance by the seven democrats and two republicans is the culmination of more than 1,000 witness interviews and millions of pieces of evidence and nearly a dozen public hearings that laid out detailed records of the january 6th insurrection and trump's efforts to overturn the results of the election. the never before seen video and members of the former president's family and inner circle to lay blame for the violence at his feet. >> we have been very clear about a number of criminal offenses likely at issue. >> reporter: chairman bennie thompson says five or six referrals for other targets are on the table for monday including ethics and campaign finance violations. criminal decisions and members are mulling over the weekend that could shape the legacy this committee leaves behind. committee referrals don't carry any real legal weight,

especially to the justice department that is carrying out its investigations into former president trump. the doj will have to move on the decision that the committee says is needed for the historical record. peter and kristen. >> looming large. allie, thank you. breaking news from overnight in what used to be former president donald trump's megaphone. elon musk now reinstating accounts on twitter. we have more with dana griffin in l.a. >> reporter: good morning. when the journalists were banned, it was supposed to last seven days. hours ago, they were reinstated. back and forth is raising questions of what are the rules on twitter. overnight, twitter ceo elon musk bowing to pressure and reinstating the accounts of journalists he had banned.

it caps off the week after musk suspended the account of the whereabouts of his jet and the journalists that reported on it. like aaron rupar. >> i was sharing the account was active on facebook. there was no intent. >> reporter: musk joining a live chat on thursday night to say the suspensions were related to the company's new rules of sharing live location known as doxxing. >> no special treatment. >> reporter: musk later tweeting criticizing me all day long is fine, but doxxing my real-time location and endangering my family is not. this comes after musk appeared to threaten legal action against the college student behind the now suspended @elonjet account.

the lapd said no police reports have been filed. last night, a poll asking if those accounts should be unsuspended now. musk tweeted the people have spoken. >> ultimately these platforms thrive because we participate. we give them the power. so consumers and advertisers have a very important voice in deciding tech policy of the future. >> reporter: it is worth noting this is the second poll musk posted on the topic. he said the first had too many options. he narrowed it down. as he tweeted, the people have spoken. peter and kristen. >> twitter is no longer a place to share headlines. dana griffin, thank you very much. as we get closer to the

holidays and long awaited gatherings with family and friends, officials are bracing for the possibility of a dire situation with flu and covid cases rising and hospitals just overwhelmed. this as the u.s. marks 100 million covid cases since the pandemic began nearly three years ago. nbc's national correspondent miguel almaguer has more. >> reporter: medical centers nationwide and hospitals are in need of a lifeline. rsv and covid and flu, tripledemic, conveconverging. >> we have been over 100% capacity in the hospital. we just physically do not have enough beds for all of the patients we need to care for. >> reporter: as hospitals struggle, the cdc says flu infections are declining in some areas. still out pacing last year's

numbers. in over ten weeks, more than 9,300 flu deaths. covid infections are also up 40% over two weeks as fatalities climbed 25%. though cases remain far below pandemic highs. record rsv cases are peaking. jordan marquez says after the 3 month old caught covid, it was rsv that nearly took her life. >> she was laying there. who knows if her lungs would get better. >> reporter: this hospital like so many across the country is overwhelmed. now two cribs in each room to handle the influx of children. outside, the triage tent is taking adult patients. across the country with er wait

times were stretches 12 hours for flu pneumonia. >> if you get your updated covid shot, it will make enormous difference. >> reporter: this morning, a grim reality on the frontlines as the very places where many turn for help are in need of it themselves. miguel almaguer, nbc news, albuquerque, new mexico. >> let's bring in our senior medical correspondent dr. john torres. good morning to you. we talk about the triple pandemic. our family has had first hand experience. checking two of the three boxes. rsv, flu and covid we're dealing with right now. flu appears to be surging in places. 15 million infected right now. hospitals overwhelmed in many places. nearly 1,000 americans dying each week from the flu. what concerns you the most about

that? >> peter, cdc came out with information in some areas flu is declining a little bit. at the same time, the warning was flu has not given up. flu cases will keep increasing. like miguel said the death rate and hospitalization rate is highest in ten years. you have to remember the tripledemic happening with covid and rsv as well. if you look at what happens, last winter, starting after the holidays, we start having that surge in covid cases. didn't come down until mid-february. we are at the beginning of what could be worsening of all three cases here. hopefully things go in the trajectory of covid and rsv plateauing or coming down. sorry. flu and rsv. covid, we hope doesn't have the same reaction from last year. i think we will see a surge in covid after the holidays because

of our gatherings and travel are two big things causing that. >> dr. torres, let's follow-up on the concern of the surge and the fact this is happening as families are gathering across the country for the holidays. i guess the question for folks is should they do anything differently this holiday season or is it okay to get back to normal? >> i think the main thing you should do differently is try to get back to normal and get with your family and loved ones this holiday season. we haven't been able to do that the last couple years. now is the time to do that with safety in mind. for those who are vulnerable, hopefully you have been vaccinated for flu and covid. that offers the best protection. at the same time, masking is the other tool we have that can really help protect us from getting it. if you are in an environment with vulnerable and elderly, immunocompromised. take precautions.

ventilation is a see. key. open windows. have fun this holiday season and take the simple precautions to help yourself and everybody else out. >> dr. torres, there was one survey that struck us. this is the kaiser foundation. 28% of americans surveyed last summer were against the mmr vaccine requirements. measles, mumps and rhubella. americans opinions of vaccines have changed with covid. what are the implications of that? >> it is disheartening. this is increasing through the pandemic. we knew it was an issue before. now we see measles outbreaks in ohio because of low levels of mmr vaccine. where will this go going forward? the pandemic has polarized the resistance to getting the vaccines because of misinformation and disinformation.

both of those adding to the problem here. as this continues to go on for children who are vulnerable to the diseases. this is a public health issue. none of us likes to go in and get a shot. the needle in the arm. we know it is healthy for us. at experts around the world and doctors, especially here in the u.s., they are vaccinating and vaccinating their families. if that doesn't tell you how important we think it is, i don't know what else to say other than the facts behind the vaccines. vaccines have side effects, but the side effects from the diseases and death rates are higher without the vaccines. >> we will need your help the next few weeks. we hope you stay healthy. thank you for your time. >> thank you. >> you can get back to normal, but do it safely. appreciate that insight. let's get another check of the forecast with somara. >> we need to wear our coats out there. take a look at the temperatures

across the great plains -- i'm other great lakes. chicago coming in at 28. dallas in the low 50s. vegas with the high of 50. as far as the chill, it continues to spread moving to the east coast. cincinnati in the low 40s. if you live on the east coast in and a good saturday morning, we are starting very chilly here in the bay area as well. let's start in the east bay, san pablo currently 32 degrees. we will be in the mid to upper 40s by about 10:00, 11:00. then after that, we are expecting plenty of sunshine. a good day to get out there and get that minute holiday shopping. fog and visibility, we are very limited in the north bay and the east bay. coming up at 7:00, we will be talking about that earthquak and that's your local forecast.

peter and kristen. >> somara, thank you for that. still to come, king charles marks 100 days on the throne. molly hunter is in london with the latest on his reign. >> reporter: king charles has his work cut out for him. what is next for the royal family coming up. and "avatar" could break records and still lose

we are back on saturday morning with "the weekly download." >> we have joe fryer. >> good to see you. among the headlines this week, a court appearance for the suspect in the terror attack more than

30 years ago. the man accused of building the bomb that took down pan am flight 103 appeared in the u.s. court. ten years after his initial confession. >> the fbi says he was taken into custody in libya and confessed to building the bomb and putting it in a suitcase and planning the attack. >> he is not yet entered a plea and the third person to face charges in the lockerbie bombing. >> sam bankman-fried, the founder and former ceo of ftx was arrested this week in the bahamas. >> this case is about fraud. fraud is fraud. >> prosecutors charging the 30-year-old with eight criminal counts, including conspiracy to defraud investors and lenders and u.s. government. >> never thought of myself as a roast comic. >> jay leno spoke to hoda about the burns he suffered working on one of his old cars. >> and suddenly i got a face

full of gas and the pilot light jumped and my face caught on fire. >> leno is already back performing stand-up. >> something about dance in particular just really had a passion. >> stephen "twitch" boss, from ellen degeneres' talk show died of suicide at age 40. earlier this week, he posted videos dancing with wife allison holker. later, she said she will save the last dance for him. >> a miracle in the atlantic for two sailors and poodle lost at sea. >> 40 foot waves crashed into the vessel leaving them with no gas, food or water for ten days. >> the trio was rescued 200 miles off the coast of delaware. >> like finding a needle in a

haystack. >> some of the wildest moments caught on camera. an f-35 b fighter jet attempted a vertical landing in texas, but it scraped the tarmac. >> one bold bear in florida decided the chick-fil-a nuggets were his. >> and spreading the word about speeding around the holidays? the grinch. giving people the option of an onion or a $400 ticket. ♪ jingle bells ♪♪ >> our "today" family surprised al roker with holiday carols. singing outside his home where he is recovering after an extended hospital stay earlier this month. >> i love you all more than you can know. >> and we all love you.

♪ i'll be home ♪ ♪ for christmas ♪♪ >> i want to make sure you caught that. it was al be home for christmas. >> so emotional to see that and, in fact, al wrote on instagram. so thankful to be well enough to decorate the roker family christmas tree. >> the york peppermint patty. that's the al we love to see. >> can't wait to see him back on air. last minute holiday gift ideas that will not break the bank and when you need to get those packages in the mail so they get theren time. i

good morning, thanks for joining us on this saturday, december 17th. i'm kira klapper. we are following breaking news. many of you might have felt it overnight, a 3.6 earthquake striking near el cerrito. it happened around 3:40 this morning. we heard reports across the bay area of people waking up because of the shaking. also confirmed by a usgas report. take a look at all these tweets. so far no reports of any injuries nor damage at this time. meteorologist vianey arana is here with more on the jolt it sent throughout the bay area this morning. >> that scary jolt did happen

along the hayward falls. just to give you an overall picture of where that fault line lies, all of these lines represent six of the other major fault lines throughout the bay area, the san andreas fault, if i zoom this in closer it was initially being reported as a 4.0. has been downgrade to a 3.6 with a depth of about 4 miles. that is considered a shallow earthquake, anything from 0 to 70 kilometers. it happened around 3:39 this morning. the hayward fault runs about 117 kilometers through richmond all the way down, you know, through the east san francisco east bay, and here's some of the areas that felt it all the way down through parts of monterey, in through oakland, up through santa rosa as well. the hayward fault is one of our most active faults in the bay area, and also, i want to kind of guide you through the last

time we saw a major earthquake along this hayward falls that turned deadly was a pretty big one. the magnitude for that was a 6.8 back on october 21st, 1868. 30 people were killed. this was known as the great san francisco earthquake until 1906 when the san andreas earthquake happened. we're going to be monitoring for potential aftershocks of course. we'll keep you updated. make sure to join us. we're going to guide you through all of this in through the forecast as well. thanks so much. as soon as the earthquake hit, we sent a push alert through our nbc bay area app. download it now to get alerts sent straight to your phone when breaking news happens. at 5:28, coming up at 7:00 this morning on "today in the bay," the strike may be nearing an end. the critical step to get uc workers back on the job as the semester finishes. we'll have that plus all your

top stories and vianey's full forecast coming up at 7:00. we hope you join us. right now back to the "today" show.

everyone thinks they'll be the one to defeat me, but no one has escaped me yet >> all right let's get it over with fear me if you -- >> that's high drama we are back on this saturday morning, december 17th, 2022 that's a scene from "puss in boot boots: the last wish," from universal pictures. >> the movie studios try to get more folks out to the theaters for the holidays we'll have much more in a few

minutes. >> antonio banderas and salma hayek. first, a check on the h headlines. the battle over imimmigration nt the nation's's souththern n bor lilikely h heading t to the sup court. republican officials from 19 states are expected to appeal a friday ruling that will lift a trump-era rule that's known as title 42 this law enacted at the height of the pandemic allows the government to refuse asylum seekers at the border, in the interest of public health. officials say some 2 million were preventeded from crcrossine borderer since 2020 0 because of ththat l law the number o of migrants at the border has been growing all week in anticipation of next week's expiration of that restriction hundreds of tour is are stranded in peru after train service to the area was shut down amid political protests about 300 travelers, including dozens of americans, are trapped in the small city used to access

the city the former peru president was impeached and arrested earlier this month, causing unrest in the country. american officials are in touch with citizens stranded and hope to organize additional trains out of the area soon. investigators in berlin, germany, are trying to figure out what caused an explosion of a massive fish tank described as the largest freestanding si li cylindrical aquarium in the world. 1,500 fish in the tank, it burst on friday. 264,000 gallons of water spilling into the lobby of a hotel and nearby shops sadly, most of the fish died, though some were able to be saved. two people were slightly injured. officials think cold weather may have caused the crack. >> that is a huge aquarium there. all right. also this morning, a royal milestone. king charles has already spent 100 days on the throne, and in that short time, he's dealt with a lot of challenges. recently, the growing rift

between his son harry, daughter-in-law meghan and the rest of the royal family, following the release of their netflix docu-series. molly hunter is outside buckingham palace. what's the latest on the drama >> it's been a full 100 days the royal family wants the world to see a close-knit, united front as we head to thas b holidays it has been a difficult job from the start. mourning his mother and trying to stitch his family back together >> i want also to express my love for harry and meghan as they continue to build their lives overseas >> reporter: back in september, there was some hope on that front, but netflix cast a shadow >> it is like living a soap opera. >> reporter: accusations flying from king charles' youngest son.

>> it was terrifying to have my brother scream and shout at me and my father say things that simply weren't true and my grandmother quietly sit there and take it all in >> reporter: if that wasn't enough, "the crown" season five deals with the breakdown of his marriage to princess diana >> there were three of us. in the marriage, it's a bit crowded. >> reporter: and queen elizabeth's godmother wa forced to apologize for comments to a non-profit leader. and despite it all, the royal family has one message business as usual. united front >> even though charles may have in the past had some struggles with popularity, i think the public have really warmed to him. >> reporter: heading into the first christmas without queen elizabeth and looking forward to the new year, king charles has his work cut out for him >> issues with harry and meghan. issues on the home front all the polls here show charles' popularity boosted in his new

role as king i think he'll be pleased and buckingham palace will be pleased with how it's gone >> reporter: according to the poll, king charles popularity has risen to 54% that is high for him not as high as his son, the prince of wales and princess of wales, by far, the two most popular members of the royal family over here as we look to 2023, the big event is the coronation, which will no doubt be a big family affair. back to you. >> no doubt, all eyes will be on that the video of him dancing, you have to imagine it's only helping to boost his popularity. that was good video, molly >> or earn him some dance lessons at buckingham palace, as well. >> exactly somara, what is it looking like as we head to the holidays? >> cold start. we spend a lot of time on the afternoon highs, how warm is it going to get let's see what earth is greeting us with when we walk out the door persistent cold. in watertown, 8 degrees this morning. bismarck, how are my friends

doing? 4 degrees. 13 wind chill is what it feels like sorry, minus 13. minus 11 in watertown right now. the coming days, tomorrow morning, my goodness, look at the numbers. rapid city, it'll feel like 11 below zero tomorrow morning. bismarck, minus 14 let's head over to madison it is going to feel like 2 degrees for your sunday morning. it's staying frigid into the top of the week. monday, tuesday, wednesday, omaha, single digits that is actual temperatures. waking up to 1 degree in omaha chicago down to the teens. who is traveling to see family on wednesday in chicago? temperatures will be around 10 degrees. bring your coats as you head to the great lakes region and a good saturday morning, i'm cinthia pimentel, we are waking up to 29 degrees in vacaville, and 32 in palo alto.

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one good thing about breaking your arm. that was getting your friends to sign your cast. >> that is fine for plenty of kids, but we want you to meet one medical worker going beyond that using skills as an artist to put smiles on children's faces. >> we have naola charles with more. >> reporter: breaking bones can be scary for kids. for him, that is an understatement. >> it hurts. it's scary. it just hurts. >> reporter: the technician has a soft touch to brighten dark days. >> we are starting to get the nose which is the key. i center it. now, do a little of this. >> reporter: by turning the cast into a canvas. >> why choose sonic? >> because sonic is my favorite character and i think he's cool. >> he is cool. >> i like him because he's blue and very fast. >> reporter: he is only 8 years old, but this is not his first

cast. >> so many i don't remember. >> really? >> yeah. he's very tough. he's been through a lot. >> reporter: he has muscle myopathy. >> it is hard doing a lot of things. hard to get up by myself. it is hard to pick up things by myself. i can't put a blanket on myself. my mom has to do it for me. >> reporter: he looks forward to this part. >> you see the art work. how does it make you feel? >> calmer and happier. >> reporter: that is exactly why luis didn't stop drawing after a patient made the first request ten years ago. >> they asked for a happy face. i told them i don't think i can. i'm not very good at it. he said please. i said okay. i made a happy face. it lit him up. >> reporter: he practiced to get better and making thousands since.

>> that's the reason i do this. to make kids feel good and smile. >> reporter: devon needed surgery to separate her fingers. luis customized her cast, too. >> she has been proud of who she is and how she is different. i really think the experience that we had here has helped. >> reporter: the kids' doctor says the art work eliminates the fear of injury. >> that translates into trust and confidence that they can get through this. >> reporter: it is making it that much easier to get back up each time they fall. >> i feel like aboy. >> my little hero. >> reporter: what started as a kind gesture now turning painful experiences into warm hearts. naola charles, nbc news, los angeles. >> some of that art is impressive. what a brave little guy. >> that guy is impressive.

so cool what he has done. >> the kids are saying do not sign my cast. >> exactly. >> this is art. >> that is old school. >> a great story. you can see other great stories on nbc news now. that is on any streaming service. still to come, the adoable

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many of you might have felt two hours ago a 3.6 earthquake striking near el cerrito. it happened around 3:40 this morning. we heard reports across the bay area of people waking up to the shaking. also confirmed by usgs reports. take a look at all these tweets including our own marcus washington. so far no reports of any injuries or damage at this time. meteorologist vianey arana is here with more on the jolts it sent through the bay area this morning. vianey. >> good morning, i do want to give folks the perspective of the significance of the hayward fault and why it's so important that we keep a close eye on this. so notice this red line that you see here, it just kind of depicts where that fault line lies. now, the reason it could potentially be one of the most dangerous faults according to seismologists is because it runs directly through a heavy populated area. we're talking oakland, fremont, hayward, all the way down through milpitas. so when it comes to location,

it's definitely running right through major cities where there are over 2 million people. now, as far as the magnitude, it was a 3.6 registered by the usgs with a depth of about 4 miles. that is considered a shallow earthquake. shallow earthquakes anywhere from 0 to 70 miles. as far as the history and where it was felt when it comes to the hayward fault, it was felt as far as up to some parts of santa rosa into the majority of the east bay and some parts through the south bay. the hayward fault is considered to be one of the most active and the most dangerous. and here's a closer look at some of the history surrounding it. the last major earthquake that happened was october 21st, 1886. 30 people were killed, and this was known as the great san francisco earthquake until 1906 when the san andreas happened, and that was a 7.9 magnitude

earthquake. we'll keep you updated on any potential aftershocks. tune in at 7:00 a.m. thanks, and as soon as that earthquake hit, we sent a push alert through our nbc bay area app. download it now, and you'll get alerts sent straight to your phone when breaking news strikes. at 5:59, coming up this morning on "today in the bay," time is running out. the important holiday shipping deadline happening today that you need to know about if you want your presents to arrive in time to get under that tree. we'll have that plus all your top stories and your full forecast coming up at 7:00. we hope to see you then. right now back to the "today" show.

good morning. moving out. that huge winter storm that dropped snow from coast to coast is finally wrapping up, but not before dropping up to a foot more of snow in parts of the northeast. this as another big storm that could impact your christmas travel plans takes shape. home for the holidays. brittney griner speaks out on social media for the first time since leaving russia where she was imprisoned for the last ten months. her message to her family and fans and what she is saying about her future with the wnba.

and it's super saturday. more than 150 million people expected to head out to the stores or shop online today with the start of hanukkah one day away and christmas just eight. what are the last-minute deals and deadlines? we have the answers you need to know today, saturday, december 17th, 2022. >> from knoxville, tennessee. we are celebrating my mom and dad's aanniversary. >> i'm karen from fort worth, texas. >> we're here in arizona to celebrate. >> my retirement. >> on "today." good morning. welcome back to "today" on saturday morning. birthday, retirement or anniversary, we are celebrating with you as we celebrate the holidays soon. >> you finished your shoppin?

>> no, but maybe next saturday. >> you still have a week. we will have more on that coming up. let's get to the news and the weather. the snow falling in parts of new england before finally moving out by the end of the weekend and another storm is days away. somara is keeping track of it. somara, how is it looking? >> it could be hitting during crucial travel time. thursday and friday. this forecast is not definitive. a lot can change between now and thursday. here is what we have so far. we have the european model. from the plains to the great lakes and look how far south it brings the snowfall. down in areas like huntsville, alabama and montgomery and tennessee and kentucky and keeping mainly rain along the east coast through friday afternoon. there's a big difference though when we look at the american model. this shifted 700 miles east of the european model. that hefty snowfall will shift

east. it brings snowfall up and down the i-95 corridor and bringing rain. something we will watch for as well. we are seeing colder than average temperatures for a big portion of the country for wichita and denver and boston. much warmer to the west coast of the country. we are expecting more snow today in parts of the great lakes and adirondacks. we could be seeing anywhere from 1 to 2 feet of snow with that storm as it continues to pulse through new england. lake-effect snow is going to be quite the machine cranking out the snow. that is why we could see 1 to 2 feet east of the lakes. that is the forecast. we will talk more about the holiday forecast coming up. for now, peter and kristen, back to you. thank you, somara. >> brittney griner is waking up at home fors first time since

being released. on friday, she posted on instagram gratitude and saying she plans to return to the basketball court again. we have priscilla thompson with the latest. >> reporter: this morning, brittney griner is back home in phoenix just in time for the holidays. the two-time olympic gold medalist shared the news on instagram along with photos sharing her first step on american soil and moment she reunited with her wife. speaking out for the first time since she returned a week ago. the last ten months have been a battle. i dug deep to keep my faith and it was the love from so many of you that helped keep me going, griner wrote. the u.s. special envoy who secured are her release expressing gratitude after a hard-fought battle. >> it was a long, hard slog to get there.

>> reporter: after ten months in russian captivity, the wnba superstar spent her first week home at san antonio's fort houston base. griner thanked the staff there for the time and care to make hurry was okay and equipped with the tools for the journey. that journey will include basketball. griner confirming she intends to play for the phoenix mercury this season. the first game set for may, griner returns to the court with new passion and purpose. calling on the president to continue working to bring americans wrongfully imprisoned abroad home, including paul whelan. officials saying negotiations for paul whelan's release remain ongoing. >> i can't imagine the frustration. we did tell him we will get you. >> reporter: griner now looking to her future while also vowing to remember those left behind.

priscilla thompson, nbc news. >> so good to see her back at home. the father of the suspect in the horrific fourth of july parade shooting near chicago is behind bars this morning. robert cremo jr. is charged with reckless conduct. he helped his son buy the ar-15 style rifle used in the shooting. he used this despite threats by his son to harm himself and family members. we will pivot and get a check of the morning boost. >> this is one you need tissues. we have standing by in case you need them. let me know. this is one every parent can remember when their child says i love you. not everyone is lucky enough to capture that on camera. one was baking with his mom and overcome with emotion. >> thank you, mom. >> you're welcome.

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after you have done your shopping at the dollar store and big box store and local mom and pop stores, think about the peer-to-peer web sites. e-bay and facebook marketplace. you can find like new or new items and really great deals on things like sporting goods and clothes and shoes. you can get the discount gift cards. that's another option. subscriptions are big this year. i like them because it is the gift that keeps on giving and a category for everyone. tea and coffee and wine and beauty box. $13 a month and you keep getting a gift. bonus tip. i tried this app on my phone called recently. itis allows you to print the magazine with the photos on your phone. they make it very simple for you. it is a great keepsake for grandparents. >> a great one.

grandparents there. how about kids? that is a priority for keep shopping today. what gift ideas do you have? >> reporter: joe, santa needs a boost. the top gifts for under $20 according to adobe, let me show you. this is one i have and i'm personally familiar with it. the squish mellow. they are soft. i warn you they tend to multiply in number and also in size. this one is my daughter's. his name is megaweenie. you can tell why. anything bluey or cocoamelon. and lol surprise. the kids love these. you don't know what you get and you pop it up and it is another surprise. >> i don't want to call out odessa. what is it? megaweenie? >> yes.

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that. >> say hi to odessa. those dolls are nice. we have those in our house as well. somara is watching the forecast as we look ahead to christmas. >> that's right. here is a look at the week for christmas. monday, what are we doing? going to get the tree we still haven't gotten? showers and thunderstorms along the gulf coast states. sunny and mild to the west. we are tracking 1 to 2 feet of snow in the coming days. wednesday, last minute gifts and we are looking at snowy conditions as we head into the northern plains. rockies and to the great lakes. tons of sunshine on east coast. friday, the big storm we are keeping a and if you are stepping out this morning to get a head start on the holiday shopping, that dense fog is creeping in from the central valley through tracy and livermore, visibility limited down to zero at this hour. another place we will walk you through coming up at 7:00 is

that tahoe forecast, currently 2 degrees. we'll talk about if any warnings are in place and how much snow could fall this holiday week. and that's the weather across the neighborhood. i'm going to go do some christmas shopping. >> somara, thank you very much. >> joe, you have a look at what is coming up on "popstart." >> we have kate hudson the

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we are following breaking news many of you might have felt earlier this morning, a 3.6 magnitude earthquake striking near el cerrito. it happened around 3:40. we heard reports across the bay area of people waking up because of the shaking. we also have confirmed reports by the usgs, and take a look at all these tweets including our own marcus washington. so far no reports of injuries nor damage. meteorologist vianey arana is here with more on the jolt it sent through the bay area this morning. vianey. >> good morning, kira. this happened along the hayward fault, so to paint the picture here, these lines indicate some of our largest faults across the bay area. you could see the san andreas fault here, and the greenville fault. here is the hayward fault. this is considered possibly within of the most dangerous fault lines in the region for the reason being is that it runs through the heart of the east bay. so we're talking from the east by a down through fremont, all the way to milpitas. now, usgs right now is reporting

this as a 3.6 with a depth of 4 miles. that is considered a shallow earthquake, anything from 0 to 70 miles is considered shallow. as far as who felt it, well, you saw the reports on twitter and this is the shake intensity map. it was considered light to moderate based on this index scale that you see here, all the way from no shaking to extreme. some of the areas up through parts of the north bay down through even parts of the south bay as well were felt. that hayward fault is connected to the san andreas fault line system, and it is considered to be one of the most dangerous as i mentioned because it runs directly under a heavily populated area. the last major earthquake that we had along the hayward fault happened on october 21st, 1868 and that was a magnitude 6.8. 30 people were killed. what we're monitoring for now is going to be the possibility of after shocks, which could happen anywhere from immediately after to the span of several days after an earthquake initially

happens. so we'll keep you updated on the history of the hayward fault and of course your weather coming up at 7:00 a.m. kira. >> very interesting, we look forward to that, thanks. as soon as this earthquake hit, we did send a push alert through our nbc bay area app. download it now to get alerts sent straight to your phone when breaking news hits. coming up this morning on "today in the bay," yet another san francisco neighborhood where residents and businesses are fed up. we'll tell you what they're demanding from the city as they say drug use, homeless, and violence are plaguing their streets. we'll have that plus all

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