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this is "today." gloves off. >> leave my daughter out of your voice. >> things get personal as five republican hopefuls take aim at the issues and each other. >> do you want a leader from a different generation who's going to put this country first? or do you want dick cheney in 3-inch heels? we've got two of them on stage tonight. >> the night's hot-button topics, the war overseas, and the battle over abortion here at home. >> i think they're at a debate tonight. nobody's talking about it. >> the far and away front-runner absent, holding a rally down the road. we'll break it all down. breaking overnight, retaliation. american war planes carry out new air strikes inside syria, bombing a facility used by iran in response to growing attacks against u.s. forces. the very latest in a live report from the white house. lights, camera, action. actors and studios finally reach an agreement to end the historic strike that's paralyzed hollywood for months. just ahead, the details behind the deal and what it means for

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♪ yes, i am, yes, i am ♪ >> today, november 9th, 2023. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hi, everybody. good wednesday morning. welcome to "today." 7:00 a.m. on the west coast. hoda has the morning off. perhaps she was watching the cmas. it was a great show. >> i wouldn't be surprised. the highlight of the show, the tribute to the late legendary jimmy buffett. we'll show you all the highlights and the winners coming up. but first, our top story. a heated republican debate. five candidates, minus donald trump, clashing in miami over foreign policy, abortion access, a lot of personal attacks, too. >> as for the front-runner himself, the former president was a few miles down the road rallying his supporters in a bid to up stage his rivals.

>> we've got all the highlights. we'll stop with nbc's senior national correspondent, tom llamas, who was in the room for the face-off. hi, tom. good morning. >> reporter: hey, savannah and craig, good morning to you guys. we saw a side to former ambassador nikki haley that many voters likely have never seen. what happens when someone crosses the line, both her wardrobe and even her daughter, dragged into last night's debate. as you're wabtd to see, she had enough, though most of last night was policy driven with candidates given ample time to share their views on the issues. it only took a few minutes for it to get heated and nasty. overnight in miami, five republican presidential candidates facing off in a contentious and sometimes personal political debate. >> she doesn't answer the question. >> this is what i will tell you -- >> reporter: battling for attention in the republican party with former president donald trump, the clear front-runner, who was holding a rally in the same county. >> he owes it to you to be on this stage. >> reporter: the candidates were pressed on foreign policy and

how they would address the israel-hamas war with israel's prime minister. >> i would be telling bibi, finish the job once and for all with these butchers, hamas. >> the first thing i said to him when it happened, i said, finish them. finish them. >> reporter: but personal clashes took center stage, particularly between vivek ramaswamy and nikki haley, including a debate over tiktok. >> in the last debate, she made fun of me for actually joining tiktok. well, her own daughter was actually using the own app for a long time. so you might want to take care of your family first. >> leave my daughter out of your voice. >> you have supporters -- >> you're just scum. >> reporter: ramaswamy also accusing haley of profiting off her old job as u.n. ambassador. >> do you want a leader from a different generation who's going to put this country first or do you want dick cheney in 3-inch heels? >> they're 5-inch heels, and i don't wear them unless you can run in them. i wear heels not for a fashion station, they're for ammunition. >> he called you dick cheney in 3-inch heels.

do you think that was sexist? >> i don't even give him the time of day. he has proven he is just not worthy of being president of the united states. >> reporter: haley has been rising in the polls, but former florida governor ron desantis is also hoping for a boost, though he trails the former president significantly. desantis blaming trump for the gop's poor performance in state elections on tuesday. >> he said republicans were going to get tired of winning. well, we saw last night, i'm sick of republicans losing. >> reporter: the candidates also sparring over a coherent message on the abortion issue, that helped power democrats to victories in the midterms and this week. >> i would certainly, as president of the united states, have a 15-week national limit. >> no republican president can ban abortions anymore than a democrat president can ban these state laws. so let's find consensus. >> this is an issue that should be decided in each state.

>> reporter: and in one of the more stunning moments of the night, candidate vivek ramaswamy seemed to call president of ukraine a nazi. the only problem is that volodymyr zelenskyy is jewish and lost relatives in the holocaust. the ramaswamy campaign is saying that that is not what he meant, that he was misunderstood on stage. we also want to mention that 12 miles from here in hialeah, the former president held a rally in front of a very energetic crowd. the mayor of hialeah says he intends to name an avenue after former president trump in a city that is nearly all hispanic. guys, back to you. >> all right, tom. thank you. big question in the wake of that debate, did anybody breakthrough enough to seriously challenge donald trump's sizable lead in the polls? let's turn to nbc's senior washington correspondent, hallie jackson. she's in miami, too. let's talk about it. we see these five candidates talking the fine points of foreign policy. different policy issues. is it kind of irrelevant in the sense of they're all in a very distant second place here? >> reporter: that was the biggest question going into the night, savannah. would anything that happened over the course of those two hours on the debate stage change up the dynamics enough to try to cut into former president

trump's lead, because as you note, he is crushing in these polls, in some of these key early states. here's the thing, we'll see what voters say over the course of the next couple of weeks, as more polls come out, but none of the candidates really took an opportunity to go after former president trump on issues of foreign policy, where there was certainly an opening for that. we heard a little bit about donald trump in the beginning of the night, a little bit in the end of the night, a little bit throughout the course of the debate, but not in any kind of forceful or significant way. i think it was interesting, going into the evening, there was an expectation that perhaps you may see, nikki haley who's surging in iowa, and ron desantis, who's also basically tied in second place according to our most recent numbers go after it a little bit. but as you and tom just talked about, the spiciest moments were not between the two of them, it was between nikki haley and vivek ramaswamy. some interesting opportunities, but also some missed opportunities. we'll see how it shakes out as we get into field in iowa. savannah. >> let's talk policy. the political world was certainly holding its breath to see how these republican candidates might talk about the issue of abortion, especially

considering the day before the reversals that republicans had at the ballot box. did you see any movement there? what did you notice? >> a bit of a nod to that, savannah. and i think some of the most significant comments came from governor desantis here, when he talked specifically about the anti-abortion movement, having been caught flat-footed in messaging over the course of the last year and a half or so, since roe v. wade was overturned by the supreme court. that is something that i can tell you, we've heard a lot about, inside the republican party and from conservatives over the last 48 hours here, since those election results rolled in. what does this mean for republican messaging? do they need a shift? you also heard a nod to this from nikki haley, the former u.n. ambassador, who talked a little bit about the pragmatism of being able to pass anything in an extremely divided congress here, looking at what is actually realistic here, savannah. >> speaking of being realistic, just to get down to brass tacks, doesn't this have to get down to a one-on-one primary race to have any chance of defeating donald trump?

i mean, he has more than 60% of the republican primary vote right now, according to the most recent polls. >> if anything were to change, savannah, it would have to be changing basically right now. we are 67 days away here from the iowa caucus and donald trump, if he carries momentum from a big win from iowa into new hampshire and the states that follow, it is going to be nearly impossible for any other candidate to catch up with him. now, i spoke with governor desantis, for example, in the spin room last night. he stills there's still plenty of time to try to convince voters in iowa that he should be an alternative here, but let me tell you, if you are getting 2016 deja vu vibes, you are not alone. this is what we saw when the former president ran the first time around. he held a commanding lead in the field, not even as commanding as where we are now, and it was nearly impossible, it was impossible for any other candidate to catch up with him, savannah. i think if there is going to be movement, it would have to happen asap here for any of these other candidates on stage to try to take down donald trump. savannah? >> hallie jackson in miami, thank you. also this morning, we are learning more about new u.s. air strikes in syria, carried out at

president biden's direction after dozens of attacks on american forces in that region. the target, a weapons storage facility used by iran's revolutionary guard. nbc's senior white house correspondent gabe gutierrez has the latest on this. gabe, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, craig. good morning. the defense secretary says that president biden ordered the air strike in response to a series of attacks against u.s. personnel in iraq and syria. another senior defense official says that the strike is intended to send a clear message to iran that we hold it accountable. this morning, tensions escalating across the middle east and the united states increasingly involved, responding after u.s. bases have come under attack from iranian-backed forces. two u.s. fighter jets conducted an air strikes on a weapons storage facility in eastern syria, that the pentagon says was being used by iran's

revolutionary guard. it is the u.s.' second retaliatory strike amid the on going israel-hamas war that concerns mount that iranian-backed groups could widen the conflict. >> we have been very clear to countries in the region that we are incredibly keen on ensuring that this conflict does not spread. >> reporter: since october 17th, the pentagon says that there have been about 41 attacks against bases housing american troops in iraq and syria, and iran is continuing to use its influence in other countries to target the u.s. just yesterday, off the coast of yemen, a u.s. defense official says an unmanned u.s. reaper surveillance drone was shot down by iran-backed houthi forces while in international air space. the houthi forces released this video and claimed the drone was carrying out hostile spying activities. while the war between israel and hamas rages, the united states aiming to contain the conflict. as for the latest air strike in syria, a senior u.s. military official could not say whether there were any casualties, but says that the u.s. was certain no civilians were killed. the official also says there will be increased air patrols around u.s. bases to deter

further attacks, craig. >> our senior white house correspondent, gabe gutierrez for us there. gabe, thank you. in the meantime, as the israel-hamas war rages on, negotiations are intensifying for a pause in the fighting. the goal is to get more humanitarian aid into gaza and more hostages still being held by hamas, to get them out. nbc's chief international correspondent keir simmons joins us from tel aviv. keir, what is the latest on that? >> reporter: savannah, there is intense fighting around gaza city. the israelis talking about a ten-hour battle to try to gain a stronghold there. and i should note that the pictures we're seeing aren't filmed by nbc news. they come from either side. militants inside gaza releasing images of street to street fighting. the israeli defense force showing us images of their soldiers finding weapons and drones and blowing up more tunnels. the united nations accusing now both sides of war crimes underscoring the scale of the

crisis 50,000 palestinians moving from northern gaza to the south. meanwhile in janine, nine dead this morning from tensions there in the west bank. really strong tensions in the west bank now. >> so we see this on going violence and they're attempting hostage negotiations between the two sides with qatar as the intermediary. where does that stand? >> reporter: yeah. well, it's clearly very, very challenging, very tense. we're told by a number of diplomats that a proposal on the table is for a humanitarian pause of up to three days and for up to 15 hostages to be released. but overnight, israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu saying that there are rumors and saying again there will not be a cease fire. savannah, our own raf sanchez just sat down with israel's president and the president saying to raf, according to my knowledge, up to now, there is no real substantial information that is showing any real offer of any process on the table.

i think the keyword there, savannah, is substantial. no substantial offer. >> all right. with the breaking news there, keir simmons, thank you very much. now to the breaking news from hollywood overnight. the actors union reaching a tent tiff deal with studios and streamers to end that historic strike that shut down production across the industry since mid july. nbc's entertainment correspondent chloe melas is here with details and what it could mean for our favorite shows and movies. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, craig. as of 12:01 this morning the strike has officially ended. the sag-aftra negotiating committee clearing the way for more than 150,000 film and television actors to get back on set. fran drescher the president of the actor's union thanking members for hanging in and holding out for so long. it's a huge it's a huge day for hollywood, which has been shut down for months the hollywood actors can finalle

get back to work after an unprecedented 118 days on the the picket lines the actors union announcing late wednesday that it approved a tentative agreement with the amptp which represents studios and streamers, including nbc news parent company comcast. actors at a movie premiere wednesday night were thrilled. >> the strike is over. >> that's amazing! >> no joke >> yeah. let's go >> reporter: other actors taking to social media to share their excitement, including octavia spencer who posted, who else is dancing right now and actor kate walsh wrote i'm in teary awe of my fellow actors and sister unions who fought with all they had. >> it is a very big deal we're very excited about it. the valuation of this deal comes in at a little bit more than a billion dollars over the term of the agreement. >> reporter: the amptp says that this deal represents a new paradigm including the largest increase in minimum wages in 40 years.

a new residual compensation structure for streaming programs and extensive consent and compensation protections in the use of artificial intelligence this announcement comes after months of meetings between the union and studios. fran drescher, the president of sag-aftra reflecting on the tense negotiations in an interview with nbc news last month. >> it's being driven by people and people that are driven by greed. >> reporter: the fallout from the longest actor's strike in history has been far reaching. the work stoppage, not only hurting actors but industries, like transportation and craft services the halt in productions has cost california's economy billions of dollars. after more than 13 weeks, the hollywood ending so many have been hoping for. now, this tentative deal will go to the sag-aftra national board for a vote tomorrow. its negotiating committee has said they've made great improvements, especially relating to the use of artificial intelligence.

actors now have rights of informed consent and compensation when it comes to digital replicas of their image. and if a performer is deceased, consent now has to be obtained from their estate or a personal representative and we know that that ai specifically had been a very, very major sticking point with these negotiations over the last few months >> well, it's good that all of these folks are getting back to work >> just in time for the holidays >> thank you, chloe! let's get our first check of the weather. mr. roker? >> good morning, guys. good morning to you. thanks for joining us. we have a lot of heavy rain, moisture streaming up from mexico that's going to bring heavy rain into texas and parts of the mississippi river valley upwards of 1 to 3 inches of rain we're going to be watching that. and we need that rain, some of these one-inch zones also coincide with some really hard-hit drought areas it has been a very difficult year drought wise. in fact, it's a worsening drought this year. we're looking at only 77% of precipitation for omaha.

less than 50% in new orleans 50% in phoenix but there is a bright spot there's big drought recovery in california, of wet and snowy 2023, from california to the rockies, plus tropical weather look at this the drought a year ago in california, 43% of the state was in extreme drought well, guess what now for the first time in over three years, no drought in the state of california. so there is a little bit of a soggy, but silver lining for our friends out west we're going to get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. [rosemarie's "love like this"] ♪ never had someone to show me love ♪ weekly black friday deals you can't miss. ♪ love like this before ♪ ♪ i never knew there was a... ♪ get low prices and early black friday deals at target.

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large unmet medical sneeze >> so when it comes to the insurance, right now medicare does not cover obesity medications. there is legislation with bipartisan support proposed to change that, but it is stuck in congress if it passes, most other insurance companies would have a hard time denying coverage you know, doctors say medications like these are necessary to prevent patients from having far more serious and expensive conditions caused by obesity. guys >> stephanie, thank you. we want to turn to our gastrointerologyist dr. roshini raj. so what's the difference >> it's a little different ingredient this started as a diabetes drug, now it's being approved for people who obese over weight with one or more weight conditions it mimics the hormone called you're getting a double whammy effect on appetite control, which is regulated by the brain. it has some effects on insulin and so blood sugar metabolism and fat metabolism as well

the studies did show it had actually a little bit of an increased efficacy compared to the prior injectable so that's always good news >> it seems like every few months now, we're talking about some brand-new weight loss drug. but the reality is, these drugs are expensive. >> right >> and for the most part, i think they're all injectable at this point >> that's right. >> is that going to change soon? will the cost come down and will we be able to take it in pill form >> both of those, yes. absolutely, when we have more competitors in the market, and this is a new competitor, you see the cost coming down that's one reason why this is good news today. and oral medications are definitely being worked on by both of the major drug companies. probably we're going to see that coming out next year but i still want to point out that these are still not magic pills. these are side effects and we know for this new one as well, we have those gastrointestinal side effects, things like nausea, diarrhea, constipation, with the injectables, you might get a reaction around the site itself the oral pills you don't have to

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very issue today joining us to talk about all of it, ed bast on, the ceo of delta airlines good morning good to have you right here. >> thanks for having me. >> let's talk about it thanksgiving, the popular but dreaded travel time. do you expect it to be busy? how are you preparing? >> our goal is to make it not that dreaded to make it something you don't worry about. our people are ready going through covid the last couple of years has taken us a while to make sure that the entire industry has the full resources and capabilities ready. at delta, we're ready. absolutely we've hired 35,000 people over the last couple of years they're trained, they're ready, we're running a great airline, operationally, the top of the industry i'll give you an example yesterday. we operated over 5,000 flights only had two cancellations the entire day, both due to weather. and over 90% on-time arrival we're ready in the next couple of weeks, or expecting big crowds, but i encourage everyone to get to the airport early. but we're going to be ready for you. >> what about air traffic controllers?

we keep hearing about the shortage, the traffic issues is that still top of mind? >> that's still top of mind. that tends to happen more during the peak weather period. when you have thunderstorms up here in new york in the summer, or some of the colder delays so it's not as much going to be an issue, i don't think, for the coming holiday periods the weather forecast looks decent, and they're going to be ready, too >> how about these runway close calls? we've been hearing more and more about it "the new york times" recently did an investigation, said on average, these close calls have been happening multiple times a week so of course, we breathe a sigh of relief that there hasn't been a major incident but congress is going to holiday hold a hearing how concerned are you about this and what do you see as the cause? >> safety is our number one priority every day, every hour, of everyday. and i'm really proud of our team, not just the delta team, but the entire industries team it is the safest form of transportation in the world. the u.s. aviation system, absolutely, we've had a lot of change, a lot of new people. the air traffic controllers have had some new folks, so i think

it warrants the continued review of our safety management system. >> do you think that's why maybe there has been this more increasing incidents >> there's no question that you've had so many new people, there are close calls, but they're also not turning into kind of the horrible incidents that you've seen other parts of the world. so from our standpoint, we work on this every single day we don't talk about safety, because safety is our priority we don't want you to be concerned with it, because we're concerned with it every hour of the day. >> we have a unique vantage point as an industry leader. i always like to ask when i get a ceo in front of me, about your view of the economy. obviously, we've seen gdp growth, unemployment still remains low, inflation is stubborn, interest rates are holding for now, but high. how do you see the state of the economy right now? >> we've been asked that for the last two years the consumer still continues to be relatively strong >> a lot of people thought we were headed to recession >> yeah, yeah. this has been one of the more predicted and forecasted recessions of our life time. i don't see it happening

i see it potentially slowing down, there's no question with interest rates and some of the challenges, fuel prices are on the way back up again. you'll see some impact on consumers. in our sector, the experience economy is going very well look at the restaurants, you have to look at the airports you'll look at the holiday travel season. people are out there investing in themselves, maybe not buying as many things, but buying things that they can actually enjoy and share for the future >> unfortunately, we're on the eve of potentially another government shutdown. if you got the ears of congress today, what would you tell lawmakers about this >> you know, we continue to encourage them to make certain they're putting the american public first and reaching resolution is more important than any one political point >> how does a shutdown affect you and affect the economy >> well, we'll continue to operate. the aviation system are considered to be front line workers, and they would be working during air traffic and control and others during any kind of shutdown period. so we'll continue to operate, no matter what happens there. but we certainly encourage our leaders to show leadership, and

get through this for all of us >> i have to ask you about, united airlines, your competitor rolled out a new seating -- boarding plan. they called it wilma window passenger first i don't know how it's going. what do you think of wilma would delta do something similar? >> we have tried every which way to board customers i'll be honest with you, we have found that actually, just boarding people and getting people moving through the plane is fastest every time you add another feature, it gets more complicated. so if they crack that nut better, we'll certainly copy them but i don't have any -- i don't have any view on that. >> all right, thank you so much, delta ceo, ed bostion, nice to have you right here. >> thank you, savannah. let's send it over to al >> you might try fred, rear exit door, fred >> i get it. fred and wilma it's al. you know al. get it, right? >> ed liked it ed liked it. he's going to give me a biscoff right after this >> let's show you what we've got

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five republican presidential candidates clashing over policy and personal attacks the front-runner once again sitting it out, holding a competing rally just a few miles away we're live with the night's biggest moments. plus, back talk. an inside look at a groundbreaking treatment that trains the brain to conquer chronic pain without medication. >> tell me when it starts, tell me when it stops, does it move tell me your pain history. how many chronic pain conditions have you had over the course of your life. >> what you're describing sounds like talk therapy, not physical therapy. >> yes, we talk physical therapy for the brain. >> jacob soboroff will show us how it works then, country music's biggest night! we've got all the highlighting from the cma awards, from the winners -- >> 2023 cma entertainer of the year is lainey wilson. >> to the touching tribute to music icon jimmy buffet. ♪ wasting away again in

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>> we love you, papa >> sisters trip from scottsdale, arizona! to the "today" show! >> arizona in the house! good morning nice to have everybody along hoda's got the morning off guys, did you see jared leto the oscar-winning actor. he's high above manhattan this morning, attempting an historic climb of the empire state building this is nuts guess what he's going to do when he's done? come here. >> by the way, it's not a stunt, sg, he's really going for it so the big question -- >> why >> well, that's the second big question can he make it all the way to the top? we're following the journey exclusively this morning as you mentioned, when he comes over, when he finishes, he's going to come over live. >> ten blocks away >> so good luck. >> let's keep our eyes on jared. let's get to your news, 8:00 we'll start with last night's republican presidential primary

debate the candidates sparred over the middle east, abortion, and donald trump and there were some pretty heated personal attacks, too nbc senior national correspondent tom llamas joins us from miami with the key moments. tom, good morning. >> reporter: hey, savannah, good morning to you again for some candidates, this was a make or break debate the qualifications for the next one are tougher, and some had a hard time making it to this one. with the field narrowed and the clock ticking, some of those candidates came out ready to brawl. and as you're about to see at times, it got ugly overnight in miami, five republican presidential candidates facing off in a contentious and sometimes personal political debate. >> she doesn't answer the question >> this is what i will tell you -- >> reporter: battling for attention in the republican party with former president donald trump, the clear front-runner, who was holding a rally in the same county the candidates were pressed on foreign policy and how they would address the israel-hamas war with israel's prime minister >> i would be telling bibi

finish the job once and for all with these butchers hamas. >> the first thing i said to him when it happened, i said, finish them finish them. >> reporter: but personal clashes took center stage, particularly between vivek ramaswamy and nikki haley, including a debate over tiktok >> in the last debate, she made fun of me for actually joining tiktok, well her own daughter was actually using the app for a long time. you might want to take care of your daughter first before preaching to me -- >> leave my daughter out of your voice -- her supporters propping her up that's fine. here's the truth, the easy answer - >> you're just scum. >> reporter: and ramaswamy accusing haley of profiting off her old job as u.n. ambassador >> do you want a leader of a different generation who will put this country first, or do you want dick cheney in 3-inch heels? >> they're 5-inch heels, and i don't wear them unless you can run in them. if i wear heels, they're not for a fashion statement, they're for ammunition >> he called you dick cheney in 3-inch heels

do you think that was sexist >> i don't even give him the time of day. he has proven that he is just not worthy of being president of the united states. >> the candidates also sparring over a coherent message on the abortion issue that helped power democrats to victories in the midterms and this week >> no republican president can ban abortions anymore than a democrat president can ban these state laws so let's find consensus. >> this is an issue that should be decided in each state >> reporter: so five republicans qualified for last night's debate in a month, three of them will have to improve their poll numbers and fund-raising to make it to the next debate. it's not likely, but there is a possibility that you could see just governor desantis and nikki haley on stage, because the ultra-front-runner in this race, donald trump, has already said he's not participating and the debates so far are boring, and quote, not watchable savannah >> tom llamas, thank you sources telling nbc news this morning that the united states is in discussions with israel and qatar over potentia

three-day pause in the war, which could lead to the release of more hostages that have been held by hamas for more than a month now. nbc's raf sanchez just sat down with israel's president this morning in jerusalem for an exclusive conversation again, raf, we understand, it just wrapped up moments ago. what did the president tell you? >> reporter: craig, good morning. we spoke to israeli president isaac hurtzog. just after he received israel's latest intelligence on the hostages he told us that despite weeks of back-channel negotiations, at this time, israel has received no substantial offer from hamas that could lead to the release of the hostages. >> i can say to him right now, up until now, there's no real proposal that is viable from hamas' side on this issue. there are many, many people who are third parties are sending optimistic messages to the newsreels, i'm saying outright, according to my knowledge up to now, there's no real substantial

information that is showing any real offer of any process on the table and that is unfortunate, and we are working both on the military front and all other fronts to bring them back home >> reporter: now i asked him if there is no real progress on the negotiations, does that mean israel's only option to get the hostages back is a military rescue he couldn't go into that but he said there will be no cease fire without the return of the hostages i pressed him on the growing number of palestinian civilians, killed by israeli air strikes in gaza he said israel is doing everything it can to minimize civilian casualties, but blamed hamas for hiding in tunnels underneath residential areas craig? >> again, raf sanchez there in jerusalem with the exclusive conversation that happened just moments ago with the president of israel. raf, sanchez switching gears. hollywood is back in action this morning. the actor's union, sag-aftra,

voting unanimously overnight to approve a tentative agreement with studios and streamers this ends the historic strike that shut down production since mid-july it means more than, 150,000 film and tv actors as well as production crews can get back to work immediately the $130 billion industry basically ground to a halt this summer, with hollywood writers time the writers signed a new deal in september. and here is something for art lovers a portrait by pablo picasso, heard of him of his mistress, sold for $139 million at sotheby's last night. maybe that's where hoda is that is the most for any work of art at an auction this year, an anonymous buyer placed the winning bid over the phone can you imagine? he phoned it in. 1932 portrait came from the estate of the late philanthropist emily fisher lando who kept it above the mantle in her manhattan apartment. how about that >> $139 million? >> over the phone. >> what'd he do, like credit

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and headache may occur. [crowd gasp] ♪♪ with clearer skin, movie night is a groovy night. [ting] ♪ we are back at 8:13 with your health and a story you really want to see, if you are among the more than 50 million americans who suffer from chronic pain a new drug-free treatment, a form of therapy being done in a whole new way is helping many patients who took part in one study. >> we have nbc's jacob soboroff here with a closer look. hi >> it's almost too good to be true we have all heard about talk therapy. this is a new approach that has even researchers amazed by the results. it's call pain reprocessing therapy, and it gives people the tools to think differently about chronic pain

they say the key, it's all up here >> i couldn't sit or stand for any length of time without massive pain, so i pretty much did nothing. >> reporter: it's been 25 years since greg whistler was able to lift a weight. his back pain started in high school following one too many rough hits on the football field. he says the pain never went away >> when you were having pain, were you able to sit down and do this like this >> no, i didn't work out at all, just because everything hurt even sitting in this position would hurt my back >> reporter: ten years ago, his pain was so excruciating, it landed him in the hospital doctors strongly encouraged surgery. >> they all said that i needed my back fused, because there was no cartilage left and the spine was displaced. >> reporter: whistler held off on surgery he tried anything and everything to relieve his pain, from acupuncture to chiropractor visits to pain medicine. but five years ago, he learned about a new study with promising results in treating chronic pain

without drugs. >> i had already decided i wasn't going to do surgery and i didn't want to medicate my way through life, so i replied to the study. >> reporter: no surgery. no medication. did you believe it was real? >> no. i didn't know how it could be. >> reporter: yoni ashar is the lead researcher at the study at the university of colorado >> where we saw these brain changes -- >> reporter: his program tackles pain with reprocessing therapy or prt it's a groundbreaking method aiming to retrain the brain to conquer chronic pain doctors say even after an injury is healed, the brain continues to send pain signals to the body, but using a series of specific questions and psychological techniques, prt helps the brain stop recognizing those signals. >> tell me when it starts, tell me when it stops, does it move, tell me your pain history, how many chronic pain conditions have you had over the course of your life. >> reporter: what you're describing sounds like talk therapy, not physical therapy. >> yes, it's physical therapy

for the brain. >> reporter: greg whistler went through eight therapy sessions over eight weeks he says the results were life-changing. >> i would give him colors or feelings or pulsing sensations or whatever. i would describe light and literally, it would just kind of dissipate. and then, when you're done describing it, you're like, whoa, it's not there anymore >> reporter: and whistler is not alone. of more than 150 people undergoing eight weeks of prt, 98% of patients felt improvement and 66% reported being nearly pain free. i am certain that there are people that are going to watch us talking about this and say, no offense, you're full of it. there's no way that this could be true. >> that's why we have data that's why we do studies >> reporter: the researchers say even they were surprised by the results on mris. >> so here's how pain was showing up in people's brains before treatment >> the red spots >> the red spots is where the pain was active. the pain was firing.

but after treatment, there was a shift and the pain basically shrunk and moved to different regions. >> so this is after talk therapy. >> after talk therapy. >> reporter: and the next step, researchers believe when we're in pain, we usually avoid an active lifestyle, because we're afraid but this new therapy tells the person, it's okay to exercise and be active. re-training the brain to get the body going people don't like when it's told, it's all in your head. but isn't that kind of what you're saying here >> we're telling people, it's all in your brain. >> reporter: before prt, whistler was reluctant to exercise >> i had stopped walking, i'd stopped exercising, i'd stopped riding bikes and motorcycles and stopped skiing and all the things i loved >> reporter: but now five years after prt, whistler says he's lost 50 pounds and is back to doing the things he loves pain free >> i know in my life, it has been transformational. >> wow i'm sure people are watching and wondering if this can be used for other types of pain going forward. >> that's what i wondered, too and i've been a lifelong

sufferer of migraine headaches and they said that's the next sort of research field they want to explore with this pain reprocessing therapy, to talk to people about what the source of headaches -- i'm curious what you think? you've been so public about your struggle with back pain. >> i had chronic back pain for three years, finally did have the surgery, tried everything before i did the surgery, but i wonder for those who have real structural issues that show up in imagining like mris, if they're in the wake of this now being told to try therapy first? would that work? >> that's the question, if you have this physical pain, pain is real, we're not telling people not to believe that you have actual pain, and if you need to have a surgery and the mri shows it, you need to have that surgery but with this retraining, it's the original source of the pain thinking part of the brain that they're trying to help you basically let go >> it's interesting, i'm sure people are like, no, i have an x-ray, it says this, i have this injury, it needs to be fixed, but what's interesting about this therapy, they're saying, yeah, we know, we believe you, but we might be able to address the pain without surgery

>> it's fascinating. and this is a big study, 150 people in a peer-reviewed study. we've never seen anything like this before. >> and by the way, chronic pain is so suffering. if he was doing better in the wake of this, god bless him. >> he was crying he was so relieved >> that's all that matters >> mr. roker >> i absolutely believe. it it's like your retraining your brain, like muscle memory, just trying to break that. i think that's amazing record highs today, mid-atlantic states, we've got a lot of snow, northern new england, could be some slick roads up there. rain developing down through the gulf, this could be very heavy rain in some parts, but they do need it because of a drought sunshine through the plains. look for a little wet weather moving along the coastal pacific northwest. good thursday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it's a cold start, but it will be a nice comfortable afternoon. we'll also see more clouds coming in today as we watch for a slight chance of spotty showers in the north bay. we go back to much more sunny

weather and slightly warmer for the weekend. our mornings are still cold. next week we'll watch out for widespread rain. that's your latest weather best time of the morning i've been missing me some taylor swift news well, we have our correspondent flew in overnight. taylor swift after a ten-week hiatus, the pop sensation returning to the stage today, but not here you will not see her shake it off in the states. our resident swifty emilie ikeda here with all the details. you must have seen the taylor swift bat sign we put out last night. that means run to the story. >> taylor swift, we haven't seen her on tour for 74 days, but who's counting, right? she dropped a new album, released a new blockbuster movie in this time, achieved new billionaire status, and in case you haven't heard, she also has a new love interest dominating headlines here in the u.s. and she's gearing up to take over 27 cities around the world. >> reporter: it's been more than

two months since taylor swift lit up a stadium stage but today, she returns to her record-breaking eras tour, kicking off the global leg in argentina and fans are ready for it ♪ are you ready for it ♪ >> reporter: for months, die-hard swifties in buenos aires have been camping out in shifts to secure a good spot on the stadium floor. swift's international swing will include 27 stops over the next year and her american fans are packing their bags 43% of the latin american tour tickets on stubhub have been purchased by u.s. residents. i am so excited. like solaterres who lives just outside of new york. so explain to me how much money you say you saved by traveling to south america for this? >> a single ticket from resellers, like $21 to $2,200. >> reporter: how much did your ticket cost in argentina >> $60 i paid $60 for floor tickets in argentina. >> reporter: it will be swift's

first concert since she was seen hand in hand with nfl star travis kelce swift has been in the stands cheering him on at kansas city chiefs games, and now he'll travel to argentina to return the support, according to a source close to the couple he played coy on the topic on his podcast with his brother this week. >> my skin is getting real pale, so i've got to go somewhere sunny. >> somewhere south >> close to the equator. >> south of the equator? >> her return to the stage comes as the 12-time grammy winner continues to rock the box office the eras tour concert film raking in more than $230 million over just four weekends. and her superstardom showing no signs of slowing down. >> so if you're planning the trip of your wildest dreams and looking to see taylor abroad, a few things to keep in mind be on the lookout for special discounts on travel deal tuesday, november 28th plan to book airfare and hotels at least three to four months in advance, and try to fly midweek. sometimes that can save you $100

or more. i'm still amazed at the fact that sol saved money by going to argentina. >> and she gets to go to argentina. >> right >> you know where taylor is really cheap on the moon. 5 bucks. 5 bucks. >> i'll be there >> five bucks. >> thank you, emilie >> stand by, there might be breaking taylor news later in the hour. emilie, thank you. country music awards came out, 57th annual cmas were last night. lainey wilson, congratulations to you you absolutely crushed it, took top honor of the night, the "wild flowers" and "wild horse" singer crowned entertainer of the year and took home the most wins with five awards. it was also a huge night for rapper turned country star, jelly roll, who was named best new artist he took the stage with these passionate words >> there is something poetic about a 39-year-old man winning new artist of the year i don't know where you're at in your life, or what you're going through, but i want to tell you to keep going, baby. i want to tell you that success is on the other side i want to tell you, it's going to be okay

i want to tell you the win shield is bigger than the rear-view mirror for a reason. what's in front of you is so much more important than what's behind you >> the windshield is bigger than the rearview mirror! that's some old-school preaching right there. what a year for him! what a breakout roll for jelly roll speaking of first-time winners crossing into the genera, shout-out to tracy chapman who won for her decades-old hit "fast car," which was covered recently by luke combs she wasn't able to make the show, but she did say it was an honor that her song was recognized by a new audience 35 years later. and giving credit where credit is due, zac brown band and alan jackson teamed up for this sweet tribute to the late, great jimmy buffett. ♪ wasting away again in margaritaville ♪ ♪ searching for my lost sugar and salt ♪ >> there you go, congrats to all the winners. finally, craig, we're looking at

you, big announcement, your first debut children's book is coming out may 7th tell us about it >> it's called "i'm proud of you," so mark your calendars to your point, may 7th i love being a dad it's -- of the things i enjoy in life, it's the thing i enjoy the most so the book is a tribute to fatherhood >> you're good at it >> thank you, man. it's a love letter to my son >> it's so sweet, with good appearances of lindsey and sibby, too >> everybody is in there >> you'll to write another one now. >> i have your book about your dad on my book shelf and now i've got this one. >> love it good stuff congratulations. >> may 7th >> delano approved it. >> you can pre-order it right good morning. it's 8:26. i'm marcus washington. u.s. treasury secretary janet

yellen this morning getting set to begin two days of talks in san francisco with the new leader of china's treasury ahead of next week's asia-pacific economic cooperation summit. yellen is discussing issues about unfair economic practices and potential areas of cooperation with china. president biden, meanwhile, still on track to meet during next week's summit with chinese leader xi jinping, one of dozens of world leaders expected to begin. let's get a look at the forecast with meteorologist kari hall. >> we are starting out with sunshine, but eventually we'll see more clouds today. our temperatures reach the upper 60s and low 40s for tonight. we'll be watching the north bay for a chance of a spotty shower. the weekend has a mix of sun and clouds and highs in the low 70s for the inland valleys. next week we're expecting some widespread rain.

we have more sunshine ahead. we'll have another local news update in 30 minutes.

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giving some well-deserved love to our plaza on the crowd with a little special extra love for this particular group you're about to see now so many members of the military here >> that's right. veterans day tomorrow! bnkts veterans day is tomorrow so we certainly want to thank all of them for their service. >> speaking of, we've got a veteran right here what's your name, sir? >> rick? >> rick is a vietnam veteran you've been walking 16 years >> yeah. >> thank you for your service, sir. >> thank you thank you, service appreciate you >> very good guys, you know who else in the house? comic mike rife is here, viral sensation with millions of followers, billions of views and incredible story about how he made it to the top we're really excited that he's here he's so funny. it's all happening right now for him and a great netflix special coming out we'll chat with matt coming up in the next half hour. all right. we have style expert jasmine snow here. she's helping us to kick off a brand-new series, what to shop this week. do you need help staying warm this fall or a holiday dress or two, perhaps

>> perhaps >> you don't want to miss it >> and now we mentioned it earlier, jared leto, yes, the jared leto got special permission to climb the empire state building this morning. it is the dream of a lifetime for the actor, musician, daredevil. if he pulls this off, he will become the first person ever to do it. we'll find out how it went when jerrod joins us live in just a little bit >> you know, sheinelle has been challenging herself lately >> we have some breaking news this morning are y'all ready? >> people have named the 2023 sexiest man alive. okay, it's no one here, however! carson made the list in the success category our man. look how cute this picture is. does he not look adorable? >> i'm sexiest eater >> so is that steak.

carson shared his favorite meal, how dinner is always just family time in the daly household that's for sure. it's really cute love the pic >> very kind i don't know how that happened, but thank you to "people" magazine very, very kind of them. >> if you want to learn how to make a reverse seared rib eye steak, check it out. thank you. it's very kind >> it's very cool. you're so humble >> i know, you're the sexiest man alive, thank you >> i keep touching you you can pick up the new issue -- >> that took a turn. >> -- on newsstands tomorrow >> it did, didn't it al, over to you. >> before we get a call from hr, let's check out your weekend beneficial rain down the gulf into the ohio rif valley light snow back through the plains look for sunshine in the northern plains and down into the west then for saturday, a sunday -- a saturday stunner from the great lakes, mid-atlantic northeast,

desert sunshine out west, heavy rain through the gulf and texas, and then sunday, sunday, sunny but chilly through new england sunshine through the great lakes, nice and mild and sunny through the rockies. some wet weather in the pacific northwest. still soggy down through the southeheast. >> what's your name, young lady? >> helen rough >> next week, helen is only ten years from the smuckers jar. so beautiful

i'll have what she's happening >> helen, you are gorgeous happy 90th >> mr. roker, thank you. now to probably the most adorable thing you are going to see all day. the -- >> carson? >> no. second most adorable the rare emperor penguin, this chick hatched back in september at sea world in san diego. >> her arrival was a huge deal this was the very first hatch there in more than a decade. she's so cute. she's been looking for a name. the first time after a nationwide vote, can we introduce baby pearl >> ahh >> she is standing by with justin bracket, the curator of birds at sea world hi, guys good morning pearl is so adorable, justin tell us how she's doing and how you came upon this name. >> thank you she's doing great. the name was the result of a nationwide vote, something beautiful coming out of hardship and she's doing great right now. >> when will she join the rest of the penguins, the colony

there, justin? >> so that's a slow process as she grows. right now she's only about a tenth of her adult size, and this is the first time she's been out in the exhibit, out in the colony with the other birds. to get down on the ice, she'll have to be a lot bigger. but it's another two to three months before she'll be out walking around with all the others but in the meantime, she's enjoying being out and around the other birds, you can hear her vocalize and looking around. >> she looks like a happy feet penguin. what kind of penguin is she? >> exactly she's an emperor penguin and that's exactly what that movie was modeled after. >> we were talking about the fact that they're listened as a threatened species what does her hatching represent for emperor penguins >> so, obviously, it's really exciting for us here at sea world, but for the species in general, with where they're found, it's so hard to study emperor penguins they live in some of the harshest climates in the world, to have the opportunity to have a baby like this, watch her grow

and develop here, it is huge amount of data for us to eventually help that species in the wild >> well, congratulations is that a baby stuffy -- a baby penguin stuffy she likes to hang out with >> she has her little plushy brother she likes to hang out. >> love you, pearl >> pearl, welcome to the world what a sweetie she just ate a whole fish herself. >> cool.stin. >> carson could g >> thank you, justin >> what did you say? w. carson could go cook for her. >> thank you so much >> thanks, justin. >> you can learn more about pearl on today.com >> adorable! up next, you'll probably recognize him from your social media feeds. comedian matt riff has nearly 18 million followers on tiktok alone. we'll talk about his overwhelming success, his new netflix special and a whole lot more but first this is "today" on nbc.

welcome back! the career of comic matt rife has entered the stratosphere. social media sensation, he's got nearly 18 million followers on tiktok alone, and more than 5 billion views. and he's currently on the road with his problematic world tour, where he filmed this netflix special down in d.c., it's called "matt rife: national selection." it premieres next week. take a look. >> get this through your head. astrology is not this magical life guideline that predetermines your future in the stars. no, none of that. your future is dependent upon your own thoughts and actions. you are in complete control of how your future turns out. it's not up here, it's in here, the whole time. it's up to you. it has nothing to do with the stars, man. just because jupiter has a ring and you don't doesn't mean that's what you're supposed to look up to for all of this magical advice. >> matt rife, we should point out, that's probably the only clip we can show on morning

television. >> yeah, it's airing on pbs november 15th, for all the family. >> i watched it last night, it's hilarious. you talk about everything from god and faith and the internet to relationships to some other topics that we won't go into. >> the astrology cult will be after me for sure. >> a lot of folks are like, matt's this overnight sensation. you're not. >> i'm not. this is my 12th year doing comedy. next april will be 13 years. >> and how did you get into it? >> i started stand-up when i was 15 at the columbus funny bone in columbus, ohio, outside my hometown in ohio, and my grandpa used to take me to the open mics there every wednesday after thursday. and it was a fun thing i was doing recreational. it was something he always supported and loved to watch me do. i was doing it for fun and one thing led to another. >> what's your process like? how do you come up with the funny? >> i feel like more of my set is story-based, i feel like. so a lot of things is just life experience. something will happen to me in real life, i'll be joking around with friends and something will

really inspire me and i'll be like, i can definitely build off of this add it to the set. some comics can sit down and write for three hours. i'm writing my first half hour here and just knock it off. i'm not one of those types. i have to be inspired by real-life events. >> i don't want to rule the special, because i want folks to >> you have too. >> but the irony is, you're a social media sensation like, we wouldn't know who you are without social media >> yeah, i know. i feel like a porn star who just wants to act like, this is what i'm really here for this is just a means to an end i know i'll never be invited back a stripper who just wants to dance. is that better >> slightly. >> i was reluctant, but this was such a gateway to be recognized by such a broader audience as a stand-up, it's live performance. your main opportunity to gain fans is in these small comedy clubs, which if you're not known already, you're not selling

tickets, so probably 35 people there who got there for free you're not able to grow your audience as vastly as social media allows, obviously. and after years of putting it aside, i was like, let me start posting some stuff and it allowed me access to the rest of the world and luckily they liked what i had to say. >> we showed you some video of you there interacting with the audience, which is something you do a lot of. >> yeah, it's fun. >> what's next what's the next frontier for matt rife? >> now sat s.a.g. strike is officially over, i'm hoping that film and television is the next transition i have to finish out this tour, but i want to get some things ie the works on the other side of things and be as multi >> faceted >> multi-faceted as possible as busy as humanly possible. kevin hart, i'll see you after 4:00 a.m. for one of these workouts >> he's one of your comedy icons? >> absolutely. he has his hands in so many different baskets and is amazing at everything he does and i've never met another person with a work ethic quite like his. when ever i'm tired and waking

up early to do the "today" sho i'm exhausted, i'm like, kevin's been up for four hours >> you're only 28 years old, your star will only rise "matt rife: natural selection," it premieres on netflix on july november 15th. oh, savannah all right, craig thank you. coming up next, we have closet staples and a few festive fashion pieces you'll want to shop this week lookine show will show us the but first, t

we are back. 8:45o beauty, tech, and home, the best finds you can add to your car and we'll kick it all off today with trendy looks that will keep you warm this fall. we have style expert jasmine snow with us. you can find everything she's about to show us by simply scanning our qr code there on our screen. hi, jasmine. >> hi, good morning. i love tha our new series, what to shop i've seen a version of this

everywhere tell me about this jacket. >> this is the jacket of the season, the bomber you're seeing it everywhere. everyone's wearing this. this is from scoop, which is only available at walmart. it's so cozy it has this faux sherpa, think of it as your warmer version of your leather jacket. >> yeah. dress it up, dress it down it's so cute and cozy. comes in black, comes in brown >> we're looking at the brown right here >> yep so you can really take your pick and then comes in all sizes. extra small through doublexl >> is it like hit right about at the hips, would you say? >> yeah, dress, jeans, dress it up, dress it down. >> cute, like it let's talk about the ballet flat, that is having a big old comeback hello, '90s! >> sam and libby, i love a ballet flat, all the editors are wearing them everyone is loving them. the embellishment really evaluates it for the season. we're coming up on the holidays. very comfortable it's padded in here, so you can run around in a flat all day long, but this makes it even better absolutely love the silver it's kind of a neutral for the

holidays now >> yeah, definitely. >> instead of a black, now we've got silver >> adds a little pop if you're in a dress and your feet get tired at the party, throw on some shiny ballet flats. >> pop them on >> now we have this coat for the cozy crowd >> we are calling this a coat-a-gan we love it it's a little heavier than a cardigan, a little lighter than a jacket super soft you have to feel this. it's like a blanket. throw it on over anything. i love the pattern, it dresses anything up. you can throw it on over leggings, which, by the way, once you put these on and once you feel them, you're never going to want to wear real pants again. >> why would you yeah, and is it just this animal print or are there other prints? >> it comes in a full range of sizes and colors and it's amazing you can wrap it around the waist, like this, nip it in. and i love to wear these either on chilly days under a skirt or

a dress or even underjeans when you're freezing. >> the leggings. >> leggings and the coatigan the whole thing. >> i think animal print is a neutral. >> same. that and the silver. >> tell me about this belt >> so lp by linea pelle. i love this belt closet staple. it's so great because it has the shiny buckle here, evaluates everything, it comes in brown and black reversible two for one! >> oh, wow i haven't seen that before cool >> everyone needs a belt in their closet and this is great because it comes in a full range of sizes like i said, two for one >> yeah. got to love that we've got the beautiful sarah here, in a really festive dress. tell me about this >> oh my gosh, everyone needs a little black dress i love that this is hi/low it's great because you can show off the shoes, again >> see, you're comfortable at the party, sarah >> very comfortable. >> and this texture makes it

look even more expensive than it is it's $40 >> and tell me about camari's dress? hi camari. >> so we love this texture on the eloqui elements dress, love that it cinches it in the waist right here, so good. and this makes it look it even more expensive than it is. you could put one of these cute little belts on only $40, sizes 14 to 28 >> the texture is cute you could put one of these cute little belts on with it, too great modeling if you want to purchase the items, scan the qr code or go to today.com/shop, so you know. today does earn a commission from purchases made through our links. coming up next, y'all ready for this he's been climbing and climbing all morning long is jared leto -- yes, that is jared leto -- about to become the first person to reach the top of the empire state building like this? we will find out

we are back with the event we've been talking about all morning long the one and only jared leto -- >> my goodness >> jared leto is on a quest to become the first person ever to climb the empire state building. >> yeah! we saw him earlier, right, carson >> yes, we did he went to the 86th floor, the observation deck and he started to inch his way up to the top. i don't know if he made it >> mr. roker, what say you, sir? >> i don't know, let's bring out the man of the hour, mr. jared leto how are you, sir good to see you. here, come on, let's say hi to some of our friends here >> hello how are you doing? >> fresh off of this climb come on and meet my pals over here how you feeling? >> i'm feeling great >> you look great. thank you so much. let's bring you over >> you made it >> how you doing good to see you. >> how you doing >> good to see you >> the actor's strike is over, man, you don't have to climb buildings anymore. >> that's right.

i can get back to work >> so what happened? did you make it? >> how was it? >> i made it i'm alive. yes. >> so you made it to the top >> yes, i made it to the top and i was just saying, i saw my mother in the window of the 80th floor and that was a nice surprise >> your mom's right over here. >> where is mom? >> oh, hey, here come the cameras! >> i think that was you at the top. what's it like at the top to look out at new york >> it's incredible it's incredible. i mean, to watch the sun rise overlooking the city, it's meant so much to me, ever since i was a kid, you know, new york stood for a place that you went to make your dreams come true >> yeah. >> and as a young kid, i wanted to be an artist and new york was the place that you came to be an artist and the empire state building was always that symbol for me. >> so why did you want to do this >> well, yeah, it was very -- i mean, it was very challenging,

as you can see >> oh, gosh, you're bleeding >>, but, you know, i've always been -- had a fascination with the empire state building. and i love to climb. we're launching a world tour, "30 seconds to mars" is back on the road >> that's your band. >> that's my band. >> we just released an album out called "it's the end of the world, but it's a beautiful day. it was in celebration of the tour and you know, doing those things that you aspire to do you know >> you've got an exciting announcement for us? >> i do what >> you have an exciting announcement for us about the band >> i do. >> the tour. the world tour is called "seasons," the world tour 2024 we are going on tour yes. >> jared, just seeing you up there, i know you're actually quite an experienced climber, but what does it feel like to be up there and did you have any nerves >> you know, i was more excited than nervous, to tell you the truth. but i have to be honest, it was very, very hard. it was very hard

it was a lot harder than i thought it would be. >> in what way >> just the endurance that it took, the stamina that it took and it was very sharp. actually, you can see a clip of me there >> jared, what does one climb after they climb the empire state building >> oh, into bed. you climb right into bed >> do you have a challenge you want to do, something next >> you know, i spent a lot of time in yosemite, so that's a special place and there are a lot of things i want to do there. but i do like to climb buildings in cities. that's a really fun thing to do. someone's laughing, but it is a fun thing to do to climb buildings. >> i don't know if there's a cooldown climb, but you can climb up to the top here >> that would be a cooldown climb. >> we also do have an elevator >> i think i topped out at 1,200 feet >> unbelievable. >> and we had a helicopter filming it, so it felt a little --

>> almost like an action movie you have too many talents, my

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