good morning. thanks for starting your weekend with us. heavy fighting still raging in gaza as israel tries to wipe out hamas. >> gaza's hospitals caught in the crossfire as the humanitarian crisis grows. it is november 11th.

this is "today." nowhere to hide. gaza's largest hospital hit while civilians sheltering there. hamas is blaming israel, but israelis saying it say misfire from a terrorist group. all this as u.s. urge israel to do more. we are there live. looming shutdown. the congress faces a friday shutdown to keep the government running. the new republican house speaker expected to release his plan today. will his divided party go along with it? seized. fbi agents take cell phones and the ipad from the mayor into the federal investigation into the campaign fund raising. mayor adams insists he has nothing to hide. sidelined. big ten bans jim harbaugh from coaching for the rest of the college football season. that dramatic move as the

undefeated wolverines prepare for a rivalry game today. all that plus holiday cheer. our favorite time of the year when the rockefeller center christmas tree arrives. we'll give you the first glimpse as it rolls in this morning outside our studio windows. today, saturday, november 11th, 2023. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with peter alexander and laura jarrett. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today." thanks for joining us on saturday morning. happy veterans day to military members past and present. my father in law, thank you for your service. take a look outside. happy holidays as well. we're already in the festive holiday spirit. >> nice to see behind the scenes there. it looks pick when you look out. you pull back and it is a plot.

a winter wonderland bringing the holidays. we have a lot of news to get to this morning. we begin with the latest in the middle east. benjamin netanyahu pushes back against western allies who say israel needs to do more to protect innocent life in gaza. meantime, saudi arabia is bringing together arrest ash arab leaders today. they are expected to press the u.s. and israel to end the fighting in gaza. >> we want to get to josh lederman in tel aviv with the latest as israel pushes deeper into gaza city today. josh, what are you seeing there? >> reporter: peter, good morning. gaza's hospitals are becoming the new flash point in the wash with heavy fighting at or around what was considered the safest

places in gaza. the largest hospital in gaza was hit yesterday while civilians were sheltering there. the facts are in dispute. palestinian officials say israel bombed the hospital. the senior hospital official says the militant group launched a projectile that misfired. they are treating patients by torch light. israel insists it is not targeting hospitals, but acknowledges troops are nearby saying if hamas shoots at israelis forces from hospitals, we will do what needs to be done. now in the meantime, tens of thousans of civilians have been evacuated into southern gaza during short windows where israel won't attacking specific areas. overall, there has been no let up in the battle. we saw scenes in the skies overnight. the u.s. is now publicly pressuring israel to do more to

protect civilians. antony blinken saying far too many palestinians have been killed. in the meantime, we are also hearing that those hostage negotiations with hamas is not making as much progress. israel saying the deal remains far off. peter. >> josh lederman in israelisrae thank you. >> ben rhodes is the former security advisor in the obama administration. nice to see you, ben. every day, people wake up to images of children coming out of gaza and obviously the biden administration wants to limit the civilian casualties, but what are the pressure points? what is the leverage for the u.s. at this point over a month into the war? >> i think right now, what you are seeing is international pressure on israel with the arab meeting that you were talking about earlier and the message is a long, substantial pause in the

fighting. we are hearing the pressure from europe. the u.s. is trying to move israel in the direction of doing more to limit civilian casualties. that would be a pause of several days to allow humanitarian assistance to get into gaza and wounded people out of gaza and to explore a deal to negotiate the release of hostages. that is the proposal that the u.s. is putting in front of israel. at the end of the day, benjamin netanyahu is the type of person to ignore the advice of the u.s. presidents in the past. he and his government will do what they will do. they may try to do some things for the u.s. like create the daily pauses for a few hours. >> ben, the u.s. will not put troops on the ground in gaza, but there are troops in the wider region. more than 40 bases that house americans in iraq and syria have been hit. the u.s. is now responded twice.

the last one this week and the attacks continue. is the u.s. doing enough to deter the attacks by iranian-backed militia groups? >> i think the administration is concerned. they sent two aircraft carrier groups to the region. that is a message to iran and the proxy groups. one reason the u.s. is trying to bring in a degree of restraint here is the more there is mass civilian casualties in gaza, the more thatis inflaming the region and includes the risk of drawing the u.s. in. you saw the shots at the u.s. forces in iraq and syria and we saw close calls and injured troops. the u.s. has responded in kind with strikes in syria meant to deter that action going forward. one reason why you want to maintain space for some deescalation here is to avoid

this from becoming a wider regional war. that is the priority today, but it is not something out of the woods yet. >> ben, next week is when president biden will meet in the san francisco area with the china's president xi. there are a lot of tensions in the relationship right now. obviously communications broke down after the u.s. shot down that chinese spy balloon that flew over the united states. what are the key take aways? what could come out of the visit here? the u.s. said military-to-military communications alone would be viewed as progress. >> i think that's right, peter. sometimes you have a meeting for the sake of the meeting. you have economic tensions and tension was taiwan and disagreement with the war in ukraine and war in the middle east. i think signaling we are putting a floor under the relationship and resuming contact with

governments and sending a message to the world there is space for diplomacy. getting the working relationship in a better place to have the military to avoid the escalation. that, alone, would be the objective for the biden administration and from the chinese side as well. that will do a bit to calm down concerns that we seem to be careening from one conflict to the next. let's put this relationship with china in a more stable place. >> ben rhodes, i appreciate for your time. >> thank you. tell me if you heard this before. time is running out to reach a deal to keep the government open. here we go again. the deadline is next friday. the new house speaker is expected to unveil his strategy as early as today. congressional correspondent julie tsirkin has been watching the negotiations and is here with us this morning. >> reporter: peter and laura, good morning. two weeks on the job and house speaker mike johnson is facing his first major test keeping the

government open. if past is prologue, it won't be easy. congress has six days for another bill. democrats want to maintain current spending levels. it is groundhog day on capitol hill with johnson in the same position as former speaker kevin mccarthy. he was ousted last month for working across the aisle with democrats to keep the lights on. with that in mind, the new speaker to release a plan today that would stagger funding deadlines for different government agencies. it is a complicated approach favored by gop hardliners. it doesn't have buy-in from democrats who are preparing to vote on a temporary funding extension into the new year without any spending cuts. any bill that could pass both chambers would be unlikely to include aid for ukraine, israel and the southern border. that has been met with

resistance in the divided congress. without consensus, lawmakers would have to take it up after the thanksgiving holiday. johnson issued a statement setting polarization in washington. speaker johnson calling it the latest example of the failure of president biden and the reckless spending agenda. peter. >> julie tsirkin with the latest there. the white house says this is because of the problems we see on capitol hill. another opportunity for democrats and republicans to come together to find a solution. thank you. now to the presidential primaries a few months away, the biden campaign is focused on south carolina. the state that propelled the president to the nomination in 2020. aaron gilchrist has more from washington. aaron, good morning. >> reporter: laura, good morning. vice president kamala harris went to south carolina to file the paper work for the campaign

to be on the ballot in february. appearing with campaign chair jim clyburne to deliver the papers. south carolina has been important to the biden campaign. back in 2020, after losses in early primary states, the endorsement catapulted then candidate biden to a win there and eventually to the nomination. vice president harris acknowledging that to be the first democratic primary state. >> it started here in south carolina. the work that we have accomplished that will benefit people. i'm here to say thank you. i'm here to say let's do it again. >> reporter: now the primaries are only months away at this point. some voters are already looking to next november. abortion rights will again be on the ballot in many states. that issue has proven to be successful for democrats. they notched wins on it this week in ohio and virginia.

the wins are a roller coaster week for the president with polling showing him trailing the republican candidate trump in battleground states. laura, president biden dismissing the early polling for the election a year away. laura. >> aaron gilchrist, thank you. here in new york city, another major headline. the mayor is under scrutiny with the fbi seizing his electronic devices as part of the federal corruption investigation. george solis has more on the story. >> good morning, peter. two sources familiar with the matter say the mayor turned over the cell phone and ipad and other electronic devices as he was leaving the event early. this happened four days after investigators raided the home of the chief campaign fund raiser. brianna suggs.

he maintained he has followed the rules. investigators are said to be looking in part at adams campaign. the sources familiar with the matter said the mayor and lawyer shared information about wrongdoing they learned about. the fbi and u.s. attorney's office declined to comment. the mayor releasing a statement saying, as a former member of law enforcement, i expect all members of my staff to follow the law and cooperate fully adding i have nothing to hide. the mayor's attorney highlighting the fact that the mayor has not been accused of wrongdoing and no charges filed. >> george, thank you so much. we will be watching. >> nice to see you in person. the undefeated michigan wolverines football team has a huge game later today against penn state, but they will take the field without the head coach the day after he was suspended

from the big ten. jesse kirsch has more. >> reporter: the university of michigan football team is without the head coach for the rest of the regular season's game. jim harbaugh sidelined for breaking the sportsmanship policy. >> michigan with questions and eyeballs surrounding the program. >> reporter: weeks of brewing scandal boiling over late friday. the big ten announcing michigan violated its rules by conducting an in-person scouting operation over multiple years resulting in unfair competitive advantage that compromised competition. >> the big ten is accusing michigan of cheating in a way that involves in-person scouting and stealing of signs. although that activity happens. >> reporter: harbaugh can coach during the week andhe traveled with the team to penn state. the head coach speaking out on

friday. >> you have to let it play out. cooperate with the investigation. >> reporter: the conference sidelined harbaugh, the ncaa has not concluded its investigation. michigan could face further discipline down the road. the university on friday calling the punishment a rush to judgment while they were cooperating with the investigation. the university taking the battle to court trying to get harbaugh back on the sidelines. jesse kirsch, nbc news, ann arbor, michigan. >> a lot of folks watching that in happy valley. we are getting to another headline. a man wanted in connection with the riot on january 6th. the fbi says gregory yetman are your surrendered in new jersey yesterday.

the 47-year-old former new jersey national guard member has been charged with assaulting officers with pepper spray and illegally entering the u.s. capitol. and federal authorities this morning are looking for a suspect after a rash of disturbing threats of election workers across the country. the fbi and u.s. postal service are investigating a series of threatening letters containing suspicious powder sent to election workers in five states and one of the cases, the powder testing positive for traces of fentanyl. election officials are calling this an act of domestic terrorism. the letters come as election workers have faced threats, harassment and intimidation since the 2020 presidential election. time for the first check of the forecast. we turn to nbc's meteorologist angie lassman. there is snow on the plaza. >> not the snowy i predict.

you know where we are dealing with the soggy conditions? the southern plains. we have been unsettled for the past couple days. we have tropical moisture fueling along the frontal boundary with pesky weather. showers are impacting folks from southern texas where it has been heavy rainfall for folks there and in the carolinas and southeast. that's going to be something you deal within and out of today. as we get to tomorrow, it will move into texas and it doesn't look like we have a great chance of flooding. we have localized good saturday morning. it is 5:18. mostly clear skies across san jose, san francisco, tri-valley and through oakland. temperatures are chilly so grab the sweater if you are heading out early.

mostly in 40s with san francisco at 52. it will be a nice day and overall a nice weekend with 60s and 70s in and that's a look at the forecast. guys. >> nice shot with the snow over your shoulder. >> we'll keep it. >> we should have put you outside. still to come, priscilla thompson on the most celebrated soccer star hanging up her cleats tonight. >> reporter: peter, in just a few hours, megan rapinoe will face-off against the national team member who is also retiring tonight. we will have more

we are back on this saturday morning with the "weekly download." >> joe is, of course, here to wrap it up. joe, how are you? >> good to see both of you, peter and laura. americans headed to the polls on tuesday to vote on hot button issues and high profile races. >> election night was a good one for many democrats on tuesday night. voters in ohio easily approved a measure to enshrine abortion rights in the constitution. >> law of the land in ohio. >> in deep red kentucky, andy beshear won another term. >> this is our chance to build the commonwealth we dreamed of and stop the fighting and push away the division. >> in mississippi, a win for republicans. >> thank you, mississippi. >> incumbent tate reeves won a

second term as governor. >> this is what i will tell you. >> in miami, five republican presidential candidates faced off on the debate stage. >> do you want a leader to put the country first or do you want dick cheney in 3 inch heels? >> absent is former president trump who held an event miles away. >> the strike is over. >> the hollywood actors strike appears to be over. the union reached a tentative deal with the studios and streamers. among them, nbc parent company comcast. the fda released a new drug for weight loss. >> we are excite in the obesity community because it will be the most effective medication on the market. >> the giant pandas at the

washington national zoo flew back to china. they have been a star attraction for the past half century on loan from the chinese. >> some of the week's most dramatic moments caught on camera. this los angeles homeowner was walking to the front door when two masked robbers charged at him and pulled on the a weapon and shot at him and ran off. no injuries were reported. >> in whittier, california, police certify chased this car at over 100 miles an hour. nobody was injured with two people detained. >> finally, our very own sheinelle jones completed the new york city marathon for the first time on sunday. >> a once in a lifetime experience. if there is anybody listening to me and you ever wanted to

challenge yourself and step out of your comfort zone, do it. >> congratulations, sheinelle. >> we are so proud of sheinelle. i love how her number was sheinelle. amazing. peter, your family has a marathon story. >> i am so impressed. my sister lauren alexander who ran with the blind runner, daniel. congratulations to him. six and a half hours. it is a great organization to help those disabled. >> inspiring. >> our producer asked for photos of our past marathons. i thought she was joking. >> that's why i have my photo. this is me watching the television marathon. that is the only marathon i know how to do right now. >> you make me feel better. >> we can join that running club. >> joe, thank you so much. still to come here on

"today," swifties in a lavender haze with the pop star smashing records and launching her overas seto good morning. thank you for joining us on this saturday, november 11th. i am kira klapper. today is the day that apec 2023 is in san francisco . that

is when world leaders converged on the area and one neighborhood wants a piece of the pie. san francisco's chinatown holding the first night market hosting another tonight from 5:00 to 9:00 bm president joe biden another world leaders and dignitaries from 21 countries said to be part of the week long asia-pacific economic cooperation summit or a peck. the u.s. government will take opportunity to strengthen international relations it's including with china which has deteriorated over the pandemic and amid issues over the biden administration including shooting down the chinese spy balloon and the chinese perceived fighting with russia. and chinatown they want people to know they are open for business in hoping for boost. they are forcing security related closures at the

embarcadero and the fairmont hotel not far from chinatown. san francisco police say the department is mobilized to support security apecand safety around a peck. --. >> we put together everything you need to know on one page from schedules to closures and use your phone to scan the qr code. open your phone and scan it. as we welcome people from across the globe, we have some beautiful weather to look forward to. as we kick off the events this weekend it will be spectacular. we have changes for the rest of the upcoming week coming up at 7:00. currently san jose and san francisco, throughout the bay area the skies are stunning. it is chilly so grab a heavier jacket with 40s to low 50s. we are splitting veterans past and present. thank you for your service. it is veterans day across the

area with parades going on. in petaluma kicking off at 1:00 with gorgeous guys, temperatures mild with low 70s. looking at a little bit of cloud cover drifting through but nothing to get in the way of our weekend plans. we will talk about the rain coming up at 7:00. also coming up at 7:00 today in the bay we take a look at the top stories including the push to recall the county district attorney. the move that organizers are making and what it could mean for the future of pamela price. we have that and

♪ most wonderful time of the year ♪♪ we are back on a saturday morning, november 11th, 2023. it is officially the most

wonderful time of the year. you see that rolling through? that is the iconic rockefeller centerchristmas tree. >> one of the favorite traditions. this tree is an 80-foot tall norway spruce and traveled 200 miles from upstate new york town of vestel. >> it will be decorated with 50,000 multi-colored l.e.d. lights and swarsoski crystal. we will have a celebration on nbc with kelly clarkson. the mcginleys say they hope it sparks joy. >> moving slowly there. >> it is a tree. you don't want to go fast with it. >> you don't want it to drop off

the flatbed. >> it is impressive when it takes up half a city block. >> quite the undertaking. let's begin the half hour with the check of the headlines. san francisco ready to host president biden and world leaders from 21 other countries as a big international summit kicks off today. the asia pacific cooperation summit known as apec will feature a week of discussions and meetings and a highly anticipated sitdown with president biden and chinese president xi jinping on wednesday. janet yellen met with the chinese vice premier in san francisco yesterday where they agreed to strive for a healthy economic relationship and try to work constructively together. a lawsuit filed by prince harry and the daily mail will go to trial in the uk. the newspaper sought to have the suit thrown out.

the high court in london ruled on friday that the suit can move forward. prince harry, elton john and five other british figures have accused the publisher of phone hacking and bugging homes and cars and other privacy breaches dating back 30 years. the newspaper denied doing anything illegal. a big night for lionel messi on friday. he celebrated his record ballon d'or award before the match. the match was put together to remember the win. that award to given to the best player in the world. no one else has won it more than five times. this morning, in soccer, in women's soccer, the end of the era as one of the biggest stars for the u.s. national team, megan rapinoe plays her last match tonight, and she will do

it begins her teammate ali krieger as they compete for the women's soccer league title. priscilla thompson is following it all for us. good morning. >> reporter: laura, good morning. the match up is sure to be a good one, but bittersweet for fans of megan rapinoe as she ends her indelible career. today, soccer powerhouse megan rapinoe is suiting up one last time. rapinoe, hoping to earn her first national women's soccer league title. when her seattle team faces off against new york gotham. >> the last game ever in the most meaningful game. >> reporter: the win to mark the end of the ledgendary career. the gold medalist has won two world cups and this one in 2019

where she scored six goals. as her star rose on the field, so, too, did her voice on social justice issues. from the fight for equal pay. >> we're still paid mess. >> reporter: winning a landmark settlement in 2022 that forced the u.s. soccer federation to pay the more successful team the same amount as the men. to speaking out on racial equality and lgbt rights. former president trump taunting the superstar. writing woke equals failure. nice shot, megan. after this missed penalty shot contributed to the loss in the world cup this year. >> a sick joke. there's some dark, dark comedy missing. >> reporter: as for tonight, win or lose, it willing meaningful. playing on the other side of the field will be rapinoe's fellow

national team member ali krieger who is also retiring after tonight's match. a perfect end to an unforgettable career. one thing that is really representative of just how far women's soccer has come, this week, the national women's league signed a contract to air their games. to put it in context, that is 40 times the amount of the previous deal. guys. >> priscilla, thank you for being there for us. >> so many of the women. ali krieger, megan rapinoe, alex morgan. the list goes on. great women soccer players in the country. let's get another check of the forecast with angie lassman. >> good morning. we have a parade in the forecast. not a regular parade, but a storm system parade across the pacific northwest. that will bring additional rain and snow for folks in this area. seattle to portland.

another one heads in quickly for tomorrow in seattle and portland with heavy rain and strong winds. we could see winds up to 40 and 60 miles an hour. the higher elevations up to 80 miles an hour. when it is all said and done through the weekend, 1 to 2 inches with the higher amount ans closer to the coast. good morning. it is 5:36. oakland currently 47 with mostly clear skies with a few passing high clouds around 7:00 or 8:00 this morning. more sunshine with a pleasant weekend ahead at the east bay and really all around the bay area. there are many parades and that's is a look at your

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nominations. the category best song for visual media. dua lipa's "dance the night." and then ryan gosling's "i'm just ken." they air on february 4th. up next, the force is strong with this one. anthony daniels played c-3po in every "star wars" movie and now putting up memorabilia up for auction in the uk. you have the chance to bid on the gold helmet he wore. and then the scripts he used for production and the personal photographs and tickets and cards. so much more as well. the auction started this week and it is set to wrap up tomorrow. there is still time to get your bids in. what do you want? the helmet? >> i'm wearing it on air.

>> you know, i'm going to take this helmet home with me. >> this will be worth money. >> how much? how much are people bidding? >> i haven't looked it up. >> you and i are like i don't know. >> "star wars" fans are loyal folks. it will go for good money. it is saturday. "saturday night live" with timothee chalemet is the host. >> it will be a blast. >> is your thing being all sad? >> only our music. we're quite happy people. >> live, laugh, love. >> live. >> you see it. musical guest is boy genius. we told you they are a grammy nominee. you can catch "snl" at 11:30

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has but the group said it would hold a news conference next week with the details. da price under fire for the perceived leniency on crime. elected on the platform of criminal justice reform. we reached out to the price office but have not yet heard back. today is veterans day, the day set aside for us to honor those that have served our country. it is one of the largest veterans day parade in the country happening right here in the bay area. san jose 105th annual veterans day parade begins at noon. this is footage from the parade last year. the route will wind down market street and will end up on san carlos street. it is put on by united veterans counsel of the county. our own damian trujillo low -- will emcee the event.

good morning everyone. it is a spectacular day for veterans day and overall a very nice weekend. walnut creek at 46 degrees with mostly clear skies around the bay. we have not had issues yet with the fog but very cold. 51 in san francisco. clear skies over the golden gate bridge. we have veterans day parade right here in san jose with beautiful skies and beautiful temperatures. in the 70s for everyone attending. have a great and fun time. as we look the on the weekend we will start to see more clouds rolling in for the start of the workweek. rain chances heavy tuesday through thursday. i will walk you through all the details at 7:00. coming up next 7:00 today on the bay, the biggest international event that san francisco has seen in decades. the apec summit is here. we will tell you about road closures and security measures you can expect to encounter as

soon as today through the following week. we will have that along with your top stories ♪♪ur top stories good morning. under fire. heavy fighting raging in gaza this morning. it's largest hospital hit while civilians why sheltering there. hamas pointing the finger at

israel. the israelis saying it was a misfired projectile from hamas. we're there live. iron will. >> i'm running this race in honor of jillian. >> after losing his sister, one brother's journey to honor her memory. and taylor and the tango. ♪♪ >> taylor swift reuniting with travis kelce in argentina as they makes history at the grammys. today, saturday, november 11th, 2023. >> from operation to ucla. >> happy veterans day. >> on the wicked sisters trip from new york. >> good morning, new york. >> shoutshoutout to our familiek home. >> we love you.

>> hi, "today" show from minnesota. good morning. welcome back to "today" on saturday morning. we have such a nice crowd out there. some big birthdays. audrey and amaya. so happy that people have come to see the tree. >> amaya is 10 years old today. we are happy they're here. first, let's get to the news at the top of the hour. no letup in the fighting in gaza with hospitals near the center of the battles and the u.s. urging israel to do more to protect civilian life there. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is pushing back saying it is the responsibility of hamas. josh lederman is in tel aviv with latest as israel pushes deeper into gaza city. what's the latest, josh?

>> reporter: good morning, laura. after nearly two weeks of fighting on the ground in the gaza strip, israel controls a large part of northern gaza. we saw scenes in the skies as israeli flares rained down. now the hospital open officials in gaza are imploring the international community to act now. these hospitals in gaza are now at the center of the battle with heavy fighting at multiple hospitals yesterday. israel and hamas are blaming each other for hitting the largest hospital there. there are dozens of bodies outside that they will plan to bury on-site. israel is insisting it is not targeting hospitals, but tanks and troops are nearby. if they are shot at, we will do what needs to be don. in the meantime, tens of

thousands of civilians have been evacuated in the humanitarian pauses where israel says it won't attack specific areas. now the u.s. is publicly pressuring israel to do more to protect civilians. secretary of state antony blinken saying far too many palestinians have been killed. there are still roughly 240 hostages inside the gaza strip. israel saying despite ongoing negotiations with hamas to try to free them, a deal seems far off. laura. >> josh lederman, thank you for that. i appreciate it. the war between hamas and israel is fueling tensions around the world. pro-palestinian march in london is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of people today. some of the past marches featured anti-semitic incidents and calls to destroy israel. here at home, anti-semitism has been raging.

anne thompson has the latest. >> reporter: these are the flash points of the hamas war. escalating tensions at new york's columbia university led to the friday suspension of two student groups. at ohio state, the university's president says there were two incidents that targeted the jewish community in the last 24 hours. two students were assaulted. the jewish center vandalized. people across the country are tearing down the pictures of the 239 hostages held by hamas. >> i feel personally attacked. >> reporter: many incidents going viral. including this one by a florida dentist. here is his explanation. >> to promote peace. it is to, you know, deescalate the situation. >> reporter: for jewish people, this is anything but deescalation. this is what happened

covered with post aftereri lost. >> reporter: he prefers to keep his face hidden. the goal is awareness, not politics. what do you want people to see when they look at the posters? >> we want them to see the real humans. they are real human beings. >> reporter: even los angeles' museum of tolerance is not immune. police had to break up the brawl outside the screening of hamas attack on october 7th. israeli actress gal gadot helped promote it. anne thompson, nbc news, new york. and wynn agreed to a deal

with hotel workers narrowly avoiding a strike that could have crippled the iconic strip. the unions say the five-year contract includes wage icreases and decreased work loads. all right. that was the news. now how about a saturday "morning boost" joe? >> we saw the christmas tree arrive. wrangling the family for the photos is no easy feat. if you are thomas rhett, pictures include a meltdown. he seems to have cracked the code when the camera comes out. >> patience. patience. patience. patience. patience.

patience. ♪♪ >> the answer is sing a silly song, of course. rhett shared the video from the christmas card photo day writing in the caption how do you get all your kids to smile for christmas card pictures and pretend when they are laughing when they are on the verge of laughing? sing "peaches" at the top of your lungs. that is a jack black song from "super mario brothers." >> it is a good technique. nearly impossible to get everybody smiling. usually somebody has a finger up the nose or crying. >> that is a good card. nice job by the rhetts. coming up next, the international tour and the reunion with travis kelce. >> good morning. taylor swift has taken her tour and her love story overseas. she and travis kelce were

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or ketoacidosis. ♪ far-xi-ga ♪ ♪♪ we are back on saturday morning with "today's talker." taylor swift adding more sparkle the to an already impressive year. that includes a record-breaking concert tour which has gone international and a movie and now a love story. >> now fans are cheering her on with the grammy nominations. >> we have liz kreutz with more. >> it seems like nothing can stop taylor swift except the weather. a bad storm in buenos aires forced swift to postpone the show leaving fans scrambing as she breaks another's music

record. ♪♪ >> reporter: taylor swift has no problem making history. the superstar breaking a grammy record with the seventh song of the year nomination. the more for any artist ever. ♪♪ >> reporter: swift also tying barbra streisand for the album of the year nomination. the singer riding a career high cements her billionaire status as she takes her eras tour global. >> welcome. >> reporter: the international leg anticipated to make it the first concert tour to cross $1 billion in sales. in buenos aires, swift debuted new looks and sent the crowd into a frenzy singing in

spanish. and chose a song about finding new love as her number which may be about travis kelce who arrived on friday to see her perform her second concert there. but severe weather forced the singer to postpone the show until sunday. taylor and travis getting a night off, but leaving fans in limbo. make your flight or the show. how do you choose? >> indeed. it is a difficult one. >> reporter: this fan had tickets to all three nights of shows and desperately trying to switch her flight back home in europe. >> it is a difficult and messy situation for everybody. >> reporter: swifties scrambling to make the concert of their wildest dreams. there is no bad blood there. taylor swift kicks off the i

international tour in argentina. the city of of buenos aires declared taylor swift a guest of honor and noting the economic boost to the economy. the soldout shows are expected to impact jobs and tourism across the city. guys. >> impact she is having not just here, but around the planet is like hard to wrap your head round. liz kreutz, thank you. let's get one more check of the forecast from angie. >> i have a treat for you in the northern lights. there is a potential for you to see them in the northern tier of the country. we have a coronal mass ejection. it will send gee geomagnetic en to the earth. you have the potential to see the northern lights. one problem is a little bit of cloud cover. alpena could see it, but notice that

good morning. 6:15 on this saturday. we're waking up to beautiful skies over the bay area. beautiful look over san francisco right now. topping us off in in the low 50s. everybody else waking up in the lower 40s. definitely jacket weather throughout the bay area today. maybe you'll see a pleasant weekend. 60s and 70s for highs. there are increasing rain chances as we go on into next week. i'll walk you through the time guys, those northern lights have been maing pictures on social media. >> someone will take a picture. angie, thank you. still ahead, one man's remarkable journey following a devastating loss. >> how he honored his sisters

this morning, a story of resilience and strength after one young man's unimaginable loss. >> zach is proving the power of love while honoring the memory of his sisters. >> i first heard about this story a couple months ago. i visited zach to see the lessons we could learn in face of overwhelming grief. for an athlete, training is a solitary journey. for zach, it is sacred time when he never feels alone. >> when you are trailing, who are you thinking about? >> jillian and lindsey. my training is really my time to remember the happy times. >> reporter: there were so many happy times. jillian and lindsey, not just

sisters, but his best friends. >> jillian, she is adventurous and spunky and soulful and silly goofy side to her. lindsey is the epitome of love. would walk into a room and light it up. >> reporter: just over a year ago, zach and his family were all together enjoying a summer vacation at a rental home when their world was shattered. >> woke up in the middle of the night. the house was on fire. my parents made it out. i made it out of the window in my bedroom. they didn't make it out. >> they were 21 and 19. >> is there a way to describe that level of grief? losing your two sisters? >> it is a pain and sadness that is more intense than anything i've ever felt. they were my people.

they're the ones that i did life with. >> reporter: life without them was unimaginable. simply putting one foot in front of the other felt impossible. as time passed, zach knew to heal, he needed to honor his sisters. >> how can i do something today that they would be happy about? i started to look toward fitness. >> reporter: fitness alone was not enough. zach set his sights on the ironman. a more than two mile swim, 112-mile bike ride with a marathon to cap it off. >> reporter: do people say your nuts or brilliant? >> i got both. your personal best in the marathon. i haven't done one of those. big cyclist? no. okay. college swimmer? no, i don't know how to swim. >> reporter: he teamed up with a coach and focused on saturday in september. the date of the ironman in

maryland which is his 21st birthday. >> i'm running this race. >> reporter: his motivation is their voices. this video a graduation gift from his sisters that he cherishes. ♪ hard knock life ♪♪ >> i have a six-minute video of them on my phone and how proud they are of me. >> you are our role model and best friend. >> that will stay in my heart and be thinking of. >> i cannot be more proud to call you my brother. >> reporter: and cheering him on family and friends all decked out in pink. lindsey's favorite color. 11 hours later, exhausted and exhilarated. for zach, more than a race, but a moment to remember. >> the ironman. >> i thought he was going to

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that's going to do it for us on a saturday morning. >> don't forget to good morning, thank you for joining us. today is the day that apec starts in san francisco. we've been preparing for the international spotlight. president joe biden and other world leaders are set to be part of the week-long asia pacific economic cooperation summit or apec. the u.s. will take advantage of the opportunity to strengthen international relationships, especially that with china. in san francisco's chinatown, they want people to know they're open for business and hoping for a boost. chinatown held first night market last night and will host another one tonight from 5:00 to

9:00 p.m. the summit is forcing security-related closures around the renter and the embark dario and the fairmont hotel. san francisco police say the department is mobilized to support security and safety around apec. you want to check this out. the summit will impact your plans in and around the city. we have put together everything you need to know on one page from the schedules to the closures. use your phone's camera to scan the qr code on your screen. it will take you straight to our nbc bay area guide. ahead of a busy weekend, cynthia has a look at your forecast. >> good morning. good morning, everyone. we're off to a beautiful sunrise over the bay area. just absolutely stunning over san francisco right now. not so worried about the fog developing there over the golden gate bridge. what did catch my attention is a little around san carlos, half moon bay, reducing visibility to

around 5 miles or. so just be careful with that. bright and early. another beautiful sun rues over san jose. we're starting off chilly in the upper 40s. the more sunshine is on the way for this afternoon and this weekend. a nice chance to get out and enjoy and prepare for what's ahead next week. we're going to have some rain chances coming in for the bay area. more widespread than what we've seen over the last couple weeks. there is a little bit of a chance for some sierra snow. i'll guide you through all of those time lines coming up at 7:00 a.m. we'll talk about when that heaviest of rain may come in next week as you make the plans for apec and to get yourself to work and get the kids to school. back to you. >> all right. thank you. coming up this morning on "today in the bay," the push to recall the district attorney intense -- intensifies. what it could mean for the future of pamela price as da. we'll have that plus all your

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