ahead. you can get more local news because we stick around and do a newscast on roku and other streaming platforms, and of course nbcbayarea.com as well. >> and any moment now we are expecting that breaking news update out of the middle east on the release of those hostages and prisoners. that's what's happening "today in the bay." we really appreciate your starting your friday morning with us. the "today" show starts next, and we will bid you a wonderful day as we give you this live look over san francisco. cotton candy skies. looking nice. major developments overnight in the middle east. >> a ceasefire now in effect as we wait for hostages to be freed. it's november 24th

this is "today." coming home, more than a dozen hostages taken by hamas in last month's terror attack, set to be released in a matter of hours. a tense calm in the middle east, a pause in a war that's raged on for weeks. we are live in the region with breaking developments. ready, set, shop the season of sales officially kicks off with black friday. >> this is still the biggest retail day for many retailers. >> so what's actually worth buying and why the deals could be even better this year. winter is coming snowstorms and plunging temperatures across the country just as thanks giving travelers get set to come back home. dylan will have the forecast. blessed. gymnastics icon mary lou retton home with her family weeks after a health scare that landed her in the icu her heartfelt thanksgiving message that is resonating with fans plus, from cocktails to cruises

to classic movies. how more people are seeking out holiday experiences earlier than ever. and football feast. >> all the way to the end zone touchdown 49ers. >> a thanksgiving day filled with fireworks in the nfl, but it was dolly parton that stole the show. ♪ working 9 to 5 ♪ ♪ what a way to make a living ♪ >> how the icon spread some cheer as only she can. today, friday, november 24, 2023 from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everyone. and welcome to "today" on this

friday morning we're so glad you're with us savannah and hoda are taking a well deserved day off. so nice to see you, tom. i'm so full. i don't know about you >> me too. we fried two turkeys. >> i didn't have to cook, which was the biggest plus of all. today is black friday. >> here is a look outside the mall of america. look at all those people lined up online shopping is still a thing, but people still lining up on black friday pretty incredible. >> and those deals are on people's minds and so is the weather. with a possible snowstorm that could make the return home a bit messier for millions of americans, dylan has it all coming up here with the forecast in just a little bit we do want to begin in the middle east where that cease fire is underway this is a live look right now at gaza where the temporary truce has been in effect for about seven hours. >> yes part of that deal, the first

round of hostages set to be released in just hours from now. 13 israeli women and children, the first of 50 over the next few days in exchange for israel release, 150 palestinian prisoners. we got it all covered this morning, starting with raf sanchez in tel aviv for us. >> reporter: good morning. israel's military says its helicopters are on the runway ready to collect the first hostages as they are released in two hours' time. we are expecting to see 13 women and children handed from hamas to the red cross inside gaza and then taken to the border and transferred to the israeli military israel is willing to release 13 prisoners in exchange this whole deal depends on that cease fire agreement holding. this morning for the first time in 49 days, a weary calm in gaza as the cease fire takes hold these israeli tanks moving away from the front line and cautious

optimism that soon the first hostages will be released. 13 women and children snatched on october 7th the israeli military releasing video of preparations receive the hostages including the little kids. president biden saying overnight he hopes american toddler abigail will be among the first freed. abigail turns four years old today. israeli troops have been instructed not to tell her that her parents were murdered by hamas. >> so like just imagine that she comes home and is with her family is our light right now in such a very dark and terribly, terribly horrific period. >> reporter: other families still waiting. dafna, 15, and her 8-year-old sister ella haven't been seen since their kidnap was streamed live on facebook but their mother told they're not on the list of hostages

coming out today in gaza a final massive explosion before the cease fire. israel says it blue up hamas tunnels underneath the al-shifa hospital the first of hundreds of aid trucks crossing over from egypt, a welcome sight, even if it is a fraction of what gaza needs. civilians back out on to the streets. this family leaving the un compounds where they have been sheltering from israeli air strikes. but many are desperate to return to the north and see if their homes are still standing israel's military is forbidding that in what will be an early test of this fragile peace the hostages will initially be taken to an air base and then to hospitals across israel where they will be reunited with their families and the israeli military has given a lot of thought with how to deal with these little kids who have been given through so much

they will be given noise canceling headphones for the helicopters. >> so much anticipation waiting for this moment. joining us now is jeremy bash he served as chief of staff at both the department of defense and cia. jeremy, good morning so, jeremy, we're expecting that first batch of hostages to be released later this morning. raf had some details here, but there is a lot we don't know walk us through how this exchange will go. >> first 13 in that initial group will be brought to a military base. there are therapists there there are counselors there there are, of course, medical personnel. and then they will be reunited with their family members who have been told to go forward with hotels in the areas of that medical facility then i think israel has to wait to see whether or not an additional 12 or 13 come out tomorrow, the following day and the following day. after that 50 initial group, there will still be 180 hostages so this is just the beginning of

a very long, arduous process of course, on israel's northern border as they continue to fire rockets into israel. so this conflict is nowhere near over, but this is a hopeful sign. >> jeremy, these are people who have been held for almost 50 days they have been through unimaginable trauma, but they have also witnessed a lot and could be potentially very valuable to israeli intelligence how do they manage the sensitivities there while acknowledging that trauma but getting the information they need from them >> first, some are babies. they're too young to even talk so obviously they and the other small children are off limits for any intelligence debriefings. but to the extent that the adults have information about who held them, where they were held, in what conditions, where are the other hostages, all that information will be incredible interest to israel's security services over the course of several hours and several days and many weeks those debriefings will occur

right now israel is not going to try to stage any rescue for the next four days they will see how this initial hostage release plays out. >> hamas cannot stand toe to toe with the might of israel's military do you think hamas continues to release hostages if it's really their only leverage in this war? >> well, they are in the driver's seat, so they can buy a day of peace, if you will, or day of truce, i should say, with another ten hostage release every single day that's the terms of the deal after this initial group of 50, they can get another day with ten, another day with ten. that could last them 20 days that could be very important for hamas because israel has taken over the northern part of the gaza strip, is putting tremendous pressure on hamas and its terrorist infrastructure. >> jeremy bash for us this morning. jeremy, thank you. thanks. back here at home, we are heading into what is expected to be a record-setting travel weekend.

millions of americans are heading to the airport or hopping in their cars to head home after thanksgiving. just as they do, they are getting a first taste of winter. dylan is in for al this morning. she has an all-important holiday forecast good morning. >> yes we started off the whole thanksgiving travel season with that big storm up and down the east coast now we're looking at snow showers gathering itself towards the rockies, which is where we see our higher accumulations again, we will see this area of high pressure bring some of this snow through parts of the plain states through kansas, nebraska, parts of the panhandle and texas and oklahoma through the day on saturday as we go into sunday, look at this, eastern iowa into chicago, perhaps even st. louis where we could see lighter snow before it does transition over to rain for areas like cleveland and the interior northeast so snowfall totals will be in the higher elevations back towards the rockies.

across the western plains 2 to 4 inches, kansas city an inch to two inches possible so that could make things tricky for travelers on sunday for sure laura. >> thank you we'll check back in in a few minutes for the full forecast. now to the official start to the holiday shopping season. today is black friday. retailers rolling out sales to draw you in. so many, in fact, it can be overwhelming, we know. so what should you jump on today? we're going to hear from the ceo of best buy in just a moment, but we begin with nbc's brian chung at a busy shopping center in long island, new york brian, how is it going over there? >> reporter: good morning. here in garden city, new york, the vibes are pretty strong. the stores opened up as early as 6:00 a.m you can see people walking around already with bags it is a far cry from a few years ago to get a ticket to get the

door buster deals inside nonetheless in 2023,the deals are still deals, which means they're there's shopping to be done. it is the busiest day for the retail holiday weekend black friday almost 131 million people saying they plan on shopping today as part of a holiday shopping spree expected to total more than $957 billion. the dash for deals coming at a time when prices are 3.2% higher than last year and credit card interest rates up almost 25%. >> yeah. i won't buy anything full price right now. it has to be on sale. >> reporter: retailers hoping to convince shoppers to open their wallets with bigger deals. average discounts of 24% that's better than what consumers have seen in the last four years experts say the best deals will depend on what you are buying, electronics, small home alliances, footwear are among the deeply discounted goods. is black friday really the best time to get a deal experts say yes, if you see that specific item on your list.

>> black friday deals tend to be a little bit tighter in terms of maybe it is one model or one category. >> reporter: cyber monday offering less specific but a broader range of deals, better for perusing. >> i find cyber monday to be a slightly more exciting day to shop because there is more wiggle room within the sales. >> reporter: shoppers are a little more hesitant to wake up for black friday door busters. black friday visits to the mall last year were down 14% compared to black friday 2019. >> there are lots of opportunities to find value. so the relative importance of black friday has declined. but it is still the biggest retail day for many retailers. >> reporter: offering a chance to get some big deals to get the perfect gifts for loved ones and by the way, those dragging their feet on shopping this year

will have an extra weekend to shop because christmas falls on a monday that's good news for the 21% of americans that say they won't start shopping until december, people like me, tom. >> me too, brian brian cheung for us this morning. thank you for that. joining us now is someone very interested in how this black friday will play out here to offer an inside perspective on today, best buy's ceo corey berry. good morning really appreciate your time. we know this is like your super bowl, black friday tell us, what are the big ticket items here when it comes to electronics? >> there are so many amazing deals. and no matter what your budget is, i think you can find something fantastic. we have a 48 inch lg oleg tv for $549 that's the lowest price in the market you can save hundreds of dollars on mac books, gaming, computing, we have great deals on everyone is looking for those amazing games systems, which many of our offers have those games included, some gift cards.

we have everything you could humanly want this is like a big toy store. >> can you peel back the curtain for us we saw the people waiting in line outside the mall of america, also on long island as well is it better to come in store or should we use the apps to shop online >> the best thing for consumers right now is you get to shop how you want you're in control. you will have great deals in the store and online if you prefer to browse and do your shopping in your pajamas on your couch, you have that option if you want to have that lively experience, trust me, our associates are so excited to help you. >> you are also getting into the wellness and beauty space. although a lot of people associate best buy with that big tv tell us about that. >> the coolest thing is there are so many different products like the oura ring i have on today. there is also face masks that

you can use to help your skin be clear. we have thera body equipment in the store. consumer electronics really runs the gamut. we have a section called, yes, best buy sells that. you will find some of the most unique gifts in the holiday season. >> all right thank you so much for getting up with us this black friday. good luck. >> you bet thank you. and it wouldn't be thanksgiving without a little football, right? three nfl games on the schedule yesterday. let's get started with the night cap. the 49ers and the seahawks in a battle for the nfc west. >> the motion man. scans. there's brandon aiyuk in the middle to the end zone, touchdown! >> brandon aiyuk helps the niners put this one away

san fran wins it. let's go to the cowboys now who have been playing on thanksgiving since the 1960s they were taking on the rival washington commanders. dallas putting its foot on the gas in the fourth quarter, scoring 25 points in the final frame. they go on to win it 45-10 but the real star of the show, yep, you guessed it, legendary performer we saw at halftime ♪ jolene, jolene, jolene, jolene ♪ ♪ i'm begging of you please don't take my man ♪ >> the one and only dolly parton taking stage in arlington, texas to entertain the 90,000 people in attendance. dolly hit some of the classics like "jolene," as well as a cover of "we are the champions." the packers also a winner yesterday beating the lions. >> i was going to say, was there

football on yesterday? it was all dolly parton. it was incredible. >> give us more dolly. now give us more dylan she has the national forecast. >> we are looking at pretty tricky spots on the road out in denver, if you are traveling out that way today, northern florida seeing some of that rain, too the bigger storm system with the widespread snow moving into the plain states, that will eventually move into the midwest as we get into sunday, too in the meantime, though, it's blustery and it's cold temperatures in the upper midwest below freezing only in the 20s and lower 30s. that's a look across the country. we'll get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds and knowing i'm covered to go to therapy and fill my prescriptions is huge. i found a plan for $0 a month. it was a huge sigh of relief. all plans cover doctor visits, prescriptions, emergency care, and more.

healthcare.gov is here for you. enroll by december 15th. good friday morning to you. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it will be cooler today compared to yesterday, and we're starting out with winds across the bay area that will start to relax and calm down as we go into the afternoon, with a mostly sunny sky. we're only making it into the low to mid-60s. we'll see more of the same weather tomorrow and we'll have frosty mornings ahead. a frost advisory will be in effect for our north bay valleys, with our rain chances and that's your latest forecast. >> all right, dylan. and that's your latest forecast. >> all right, dylan. thank you for that. gymnastics legend mary lou retton shares a personal and meaningful thanksgiving message just ahead stephanie gosk has more. >> there was so much concern about her earlier this year when she had that health scare. she's back at home, and she's

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hostages and palestinian hostages are expected to be released any minute now. we have learned that americans are not part of today's exchange. >> you can see a live look, this will be the exchange point. the release of palestinian prisoners, this is a prison in west bank, where 150 women and teenagers are set to be released. this all come as a cease-fire started last night that's expected to last four days. it's been seven weeks since the fighting started on october 7th, with the attack on israel. news tha probably won't surprise anyone who drives in the bay area, roads here are being called mediocre, according to a study. roads are scoredn a zero to 100 squal the bay area got a score of 67 for the seventh year in a row. san francisco got a 74, the scoring on the higher range is good san jose, the city with t most road miles, scored a 69. that's considered fair.

oakland got a 54, meaning the roads there are at risk. let's get a check of your weather on this friday morning with kari. >> we're starting out chilly across the bay area, some breezy winds picking up in some spots. throughout the day, we are going to continue with sunshine and highs reaching into the mid-60s. you'll notice that it will be cooler today compared to yesterday afternoon, and it will be even colder tonight, with the north bay valleys under a frost advisory. and then tomorrow we're back to the mid-60s, not much of a change going into the beginning of next week, with cold mornings and mild afternoons. then we'll be watching out for some rain for the middle of next week. mid-60s this weekend in san francisco. get the full forec as

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jarrett. >> i'm tom llamas, we are following breaking news out of the middle east. >> moments ago a regional diplomatic source close to the talks confirmed that 13 israeli hostages taken by hamas in the october 7th terror attack has been set free. they are now with the red cross before they will be brought back to israel later this morning. >> the release is part of a deal between israel and hamas that's been in negotiations for weeks. israel has agreed to a temporary cease-fire and the release of dozens of palestinian prisoners. >> raf sanchez is on the ground with the latest. bring us up to speed. >> reporter: that diplomat with knowledge of the situation saying those 13 israeli women and children are now free from hamas captivity after 49 days. they are in the custody of the red cross. this diplomat says, and they are heading or may have already arrived at the rafah crossing in

egypt. we are expecting from there that they will be transferred to the israeli military at the israeli-egypt border. israeli forces there will visually identify each of these hostages because they do not trust that hamas has necessarily delivered those 13 names that they said they would. the hostages will be given on the spot medical checks and for the first time in nearly seven weeks they will be able to call their families and tell them they are okay. we are learning from the government of thailand that in addition to those 13 israeli hostages, 12 thai nationals have also been released. these are, we believe, agricultural workers who were working in those israeli communities in the south on the 7th of october, and were taken hostage as well during that hamas terror attack. now, those 12 were not part of

these negotiations between israel and hamas, mediated by the united states and by qatar. hamas says it plans to release those thai citizens with no pre-conditions, we are expecting 25 hostages in total, freed from hamas captivity. we do not, at this moment, know who those 13 israeli women and children are, but earlier this morning a senior u.s. official said no americans are expected to be part of today's release. now, that is a painful blow to the american families waiting for news, but especially the family of that american toddler abigail mor edan who turns 4 years old today. president biden said overnight from nantucket he was hopeful that she might be released today, but as i said that senior u.s. official saying we are not expecting any americans to be freed right now. once those hostages are back in

israeli custody, they will be taken to an air base in the south of israel, which has been converted into a medical center, and from there they will be flown by helicopter to various hospitals all across this country, and it is at that point that we expect them to once again be reunited in person with their loved ones the beginning of what is going to be a long, painful, difficult healing journey, but a first step. and the israeli military has given a lot of thought about how to handle these hostages who we believe have spent most if not all of the last 49 days in tunnels underneath gaza city. they may be in need of acute medical care. we do not know if they have seen the sunlight. the israeli military planning to provide noise-cancelling headphones to those little children and telling the soldiers to leave their faces uncovered and to smile to

reassure the kids. now, this is day one of what is planned to be a four-day cease-fire with around 12 hostages released every day. and in exchange israel releasing palestinian women and male teenagers from israeli prisons. they have been gathered, those prisoners, at a facility in the occupied west bank ahead of their release. and the hope is that today's deal will hold, the cease-fire will hold, and that every day for the next four days we will see more hostages coming out of gaza. guys? >> and raf, as we see some of those live pictures in the video of where we think this transfer may happen, we're following those developments. i do have to ask you, because speaking to the families of those hostages, the trauma they have been put through over these last seven weeks, raf, what more do we know on how hamas is deciding to gets to go, and who

will stay somewhere in gaza, likely tortured, being held underneath in those tunnels? >> reporter: so, tom, we know that this deal for the first 50 israeli hostages is women and children only. we are not expecting any men to come out as part of this deal. we are certainly not expecting any of those israeli soldiers. we have heard from the qatari government who brokered this deal that the plan is to keep families together as these batches of hostages are released, and we do believe that these families, these hostages are going to be released in the communities that they were taken from. so it's possible that we may see them released one kibbutz at a time, one community at a time. again, we do not have confirmation of exactly who is part of this initial group of 13, but we do hope to see in the coming hours when we get official confirmation from the

israeli government about what is going on, there is a possibility that this four-day cease-fire could be extended, one additional day of cease-fire in exchange for ten more hostages, the qataris were clear, they structured this deal to incentivize both sides to abide by terms, hamas would get more days of its cease-fire if it releases hostage, israel mets more hostages if it holds off its strikes inside of gaza. how long this cease-fire can hold remains to be seen. we have already seen large crowds of palestinians inside of gaza displaced from their homes who want to return to them up in the north. the associated press reporting at least two palestinians have been killed so far by israeli fire inside gaza since the cease-fire went into effect. we asked the israeli military about that, they said that they

were looking into it. but, the hope is that this is proof of concept, that there can be an exchange between these mortal enemies, israel and hamas, that there can be negotiations that lead to the release of the hostages and hopefully this is only the beginning of a process that we'll see more of them emerging. >> raf, thank you for being on this story from the very beginning of it. now let's bring in senior white house correspondent kelly o'donnell in nantucket where president biden is spending the holiday weekend. kelly, good morning to you. no americans released as part of this deal. what is the white house saying this morning to american families, including the family of a girl who's supposed to turn 4 years old? >> reporter: well, the concern, of course, is could there be anything that would alter the plan, and at this point i've been talking with a number of white house officials, they're watching this closely, it is still their expectation that americans will ultimately be

transferred out of the custody of hamas, but not today. and of course that is disappointing, and they are watching this as it's developing, a number of officials have said that they are confident that the deal is holding. but of course it is such a fragile situation. the president has indicated that he did not want too say anything publicly until this transfer would take place. we have not yet had an update on the president's schedule today. i am told they are trying to assess the next steps for how the president would be publicly involved. privately we can tell you he has been extensively involved on the phone with officials from benjamin netanyahu, the prime minister, talking with the amir of qatar, dealing with this, with personal diplomacy and then of course he has deployed a number of of top officials on the ground and shuttling between the parties. the white house is watching this and we expect to hear more shortly from one official we heard from a short time ago but

it was disappointing to not have americans in the initial transfer of hostages. the expectation is that americans will be included and of course this keeps the pressure on, it keeps leverage for hamas in these ongoing negotiations, and and it has been sensitive, but the white house would indicate this is looking like progress and that the negotiations have been effective. so, we hope to hear more from the president while he is here with family doing the things other american families are doing but he has certainly been deeply engaged in this all morning. laura? >> kelly, i'll pick it up, thank you so much for your reporting. again, if you're just tuning in, 13 israeli hostages have been released. so far, no americans, we're going to continue to follow this breaking story throughout the day, stay with nbcnews.com, and streaming of course, nbc news now for all the new developments. for now, i'm tom llamas. >> i'm laura jarrett, this has been an nbc news special report. off right away. literally walking out of the store and paying it off the next

day. don't confuse spending and saving. so if y if you need it and it's on your list, and you can get the savings, that's great. if you don't need it, be careful. that's why that list is so good, and people laugh at me when i say this, but especially when you have little kids, they don't need another big toy ask your parents and grandparents if they would like to consider a 529 college savings fund it sounds sort of boring, but it really is such a wonderful gift, and it teaches your kids about the investment in college at a very young age so i would really encourage people, and if you are afraid to ask your parents, i will mom and dad, can you please sit down and look at a 529 college savings fund because your grandchildren need it. >> you have heard the plea here. you know i'm not good at delayed gratification. if i were to spend anything this weekend and maybe there's just a few things in my cart, is there anything that you think is okay

to do this weekend >> tvs, electronics, air pods will be cheap this weekend i think you can get them for $189.99. look around. also remember, if it's not 35%, wait because it will be. also i think that you can wait for sporting goods you can wait for other things later in the season because those things don't tend to rush out this weekend no pressure because the consumer is in the driver's seat this year look, if you really have to have it on the list, go get it this weekend. but if you want to wait, you can wait. >> you have to figure out how to do the 529 college plan in a box so the kids can unwrap it. >> get one of those $6 little toy cars and write 529 on the side of it so they have something but -- >> they will lose it. >> every four-year-old's dream. >> thank you. let's get another check of the weather from dylan. >> good morning again, guys. we have a big return travel weekend coming up.

so let's break down the details for you. the trouble spots are out towards the rockies where that snow is going to start to fall out towards denver but the eastern two-thirds of the country looks good just cold temperatures mostly in the 30s for highs. and then on saturday, we're still looking for those blustery conditions to continue across the eastern rockies moving into the plain states chilly in the northeast, but sunny in the southeast if you are driving, the trouble spots are through southern nebraska into kansas i-70 could be one of the hardest roads to travel on on sunday, this will get messy we could see trouble in minneapolis, saint paul, back through chicago. we are expecting some snow to fly. we're looking at interior rain across buffalo, pennsylvania if you are traveling by air through minneapolis, chicago, st. louis, be mindful we could see some delays. we might see delays late in the day. we could see some trouble as the rain begins to take hold of the east coast that's the look at the weather across the country

good friday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it is a chilly start, and still windy in parts of the north bay and some of our hills. it will be cooler today as we only make it into the upper 50s and low 60s this afternoon. and expect more of the same tomorrow as the sunshine continues. into next week, we'll have mornings that are frosty, near freezing in some of our inland valleys, and we'll be watching out for some rain for the middle of nex and that's your latest forecast. >> all right, dylan. thank you so much. jacob soboroff is taking us inside the game to find out about a football trend how players are down under are getting a leg up on the competition. >> i like that pun, tom. but, first, check out all the unique ways folks are embracing the season right after this look at that crowd out for black friday doing some

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shows us how >> in manhattan, you will find a bar that's already decked the halls. >> why did you decide to come here >> because i love christmas. >> miracle on 9th is a holiday pop-up bar the other ten months of the year, it's known for tequila and mezcal, but today drinks are served in mugs, and mariah carey plays once an hour. >> it takes us four days to redecorate the entire bar, replace everything with all the christmas things we can find. >> sipping santa has opened nearly 200 pop-up bars nationwide. >> these reservations came out in early october, and i was already looking at them. >> christmas tunes hitting the charts earlier spending forecasted to jump 25% this year. >> christmastime, this is when we bond the most. >> yearning to live inside our

favorite holiday flicks. >> christmas is the greatest day in the whole wide world. >> whether it's "elf" or a newer affair offered on hallmark, lifetime and more. 116 new films this year. hilton even has hallmark channel inspired hotel suites. >> cheers! >> for those that want to take the spirit and spirits home, holiday cocktail classes are in full gear. >> get up and smell it. >> at the cocktail in charlotte, customers want apple spiced cozy cognac. >> we are slammed with people coming in and looking for those holiday flavors, cranberry, pecan, all the warm and cozy flavors. >> and the holiday cheer isn't just limited to land sometimes, as you can see here, it spreads to the water. we set sail on the cocoa and

carols cruise. those who hopped onboard say after a stressful news year, they need a little christmas now. >> everyone is happy. >> there is no such thing as too early, too much. >> merry christmas >> for "today," joe fryer, nbc news new york. >> dressing up in a christmas sweater and going to a holiday bar, yes absolutely, right? >> holiday cocktails, that's fine by me. >> favorite holiday movie? "christmas vacation. >> "a christmas story". >> "love actually". >> i'll round it off with "elf." >> we got "popstart. the beyhive is buzzing this

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in pleasant hill, robbers crashed a car into a kohl's store to make off with an untold amount of merchandise. the roadway is closed going into the plaza in walnut creek. we have talked with local law enforcement and we know there will be increased patrols all around the bay area, so hopefully you feel safe. >> thanks, kris. you saw kris bundled up. meteorologist kari hall says hopefully you enjoyed the warmth yesterday. >> it's pretty much gone. it's going to be much cooler today, a breezy wind. we can see the shoppers trying to get to the san francisco premium outlets there in livermore. we are going to see our temperatures going from mid-50s this morning to only low 60s. it will be much cooler than yesterday, and the past few days, and tonight get ready for a big chill. we'll be near freezing and we have more mornings where it starts out cold, but we do make it into the upper 60s for highs,

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more than a dozen hostages taken by hamas in last month's terror attack now on their way back to israel. a pause in the war that's raged on their weeks. we're live in the region with breaking developments. plus, out of jail. oscar pistorius, the paralympic gold medalist known as blade runner granted parole ten years after he shot and killed his girlfriend. the announcement coming overnight. the details straight ahead. then box office beyoncé. queen b ready to rule the big screen in her highly anticipated concert film. >> i am acting a fool in that theater. do not expect me it have any type of decorum. >> plus, how taylor swift's movie paved the way for box office gold. the details in "popstart". and not so secret stache. we've got the winner of the dog show live on the plaza. stache, the little terrier with the big personality, here to celebrate his win and official

title as best in show, today, november 24, 2023. ♪♪ >> from new franklin, ohio. >> celebrating my wife peggy's 60th birthday. >> hello to my students at logan christian high school. >> in logan, ohio. >> visiting from missouri. >> cincinnati, ohio. ♪♪ >> virginia. >> today i turn 42. >> from jackson, mississippi. >> sending love to grady j in indiana. >> and texas. oh, look at that crowd! they are out in force today, braving the elements. can't wait to get out there in a little bit with them. so glad you are joining us on this friday morning after thanksgiving. savannah, hoda and craig are enjoying a little time off after all those festivities. i'm laura jarett here with tom llamas.

do you have your holiday shopping taken care of? >> i feel like. i'm going a little slow. how about you? >> my cart is always full. so it is a function of when we will actually get it. you know what i mean? >> all right. it will be a big week here on "the today show." starting with eddy murphy and tracee ellis ross on monday. >> listen to who's here. cher, natalie portman, melissa mccartney all here next week. all right. let's get right to your news at 8:00. emotions running high as israel and hamas begin their temporary ceasefire, clearing the way for the largest hostage release since the gaza war began. nbc's raf sanchez joins us live with the latest. good morning to you. >> reporter: laura, good morning. two sources with information

about the situation tell nbc news those first 13 israeli hostages, women and children, have now been freed from hamas captivity. they were transferred to the red cross in gaza and are now in egypt on their way home to israel. they will be met at the egypt/israel border by israeli forces where they will be given an on-the-spot medical examination. they will be visually identified by israeli troops, and they will finally have a chance to call their loved ones. now we do not know who exactly those 13 women and children are, but a senior u.s. official tells nbc news that there are not believed to be americans among them. that's a blow to the family of abigail moore edan, that toddler who turns 4 years old today who president biden said hoped would be released today. a busy, busy day here, laura.

>> so many families this day raf, appreciate it we have more breaking news this morning former olympic blade runner oscar pistorius granted parole after ten years of the shocking murder of his girlfriend he's scheduled for release on january 5th. in 2013 by firing several shots through a closed bath look door at his home. he testified he mistakenly thought she was an intruder. the killing took places just months after tpistorius had become the first double amputee runner to win the paralympic games. also this morning, american airlines says it is looking into an incident captured on video that is creating a lot of outrage this morning a wheelchair being dropped from a luggage shoot and crashing on to the tarmac. it's become a symbol of passengers with disabilities guad has the details. >> reporter: good morning. this video was recorded at the exact moment when the handler

dropped that wheelchair from the sky bridge this as people were watching from inside the plane. of course, now travelers and officials are reacting and this is highlighting, as you mentioned, those difficulties with making air travel accessible this example making evidence that there are issues. growing outrage this morning over this video showing a wheelchair crashing on to the tarmac at miami international after one handler sends it down the chute and another watches as it flips over the metal rail, slamming on to the ground. the witness who posted the video writing i saw them do this and laugh at the first two wheelchairs. i had to get it on film. the video getting millions of views and causing a lot of anger. one user posting, i can't believe this another writing, it's disgusting that somebody would be that reckless with someone else's belongings, especially a wheelchair pete bud judge said they will be investigating, writing this is totally unacceptable everyone deserves to travel safely and with dignity. american airlines says it is investigating, telling nbc in

part the initial is deeply concerning we will continue to work hard to improve our handling of assistive devices across our network. advocates working to make airline travel more accessible for wheelchair users say it happens way too much. >> if it shows up on the other side of my flight damaged beyond repair, it's like someone bringing a broken pair of legs back to you that you can't walk on. >> reporter: according to a recent transportation department consumer report, airlines mishandled 1,100 wheelchairs and scooters in the month of august alone. many frustrated travelers posting about their experiences. >> when we arrived in phoenix, my chair was damaged. >> my wheelchair itself might have to be replaced, you guys. i don't know how long that's going to take. >> reporter: and the advocate

tells us that wheelchairs are not always interchangeable many of them are customized to the users, so you can't just replace a wheelchair with another wheelchair she also told us that for some users, using the wrong type of wheelchair can actually hurt them. >> thank you. now to a dramatic high rise rescue in the u.k. all caught on camera a worker was trapped by heavy flames and smoke on the roof of an office tower that was under construction you see him there. that's when a quick thinking crane operator tied to a lower steel cable between the flames and the edge of that roof. it was a tricky maneuver because obviously the high winds but he actually managed to get the cage close enough for the man to climb in and be hoisted to safety. as the hero crane operator said later, it was a very close call. you can say that again that was wild. that's a pretty cool story, but let's keep the good cheer going. hoda is off. so, laura, you have the morning

boost. >> this is a good one. when a young baby in tennessee started getting fussy earlier this month, his big sister came to the rescue. take a look at this. the three-year-old connected the baby walker to the bumper car and took her baby brother for a spin and it worked like a charm. the baby immediately calmed down maybe out of fright? and just sat back and enjoyed the ride and big sister didn't have to put down her capri sun i love that. >> it reminds me of that, "you see me rolling". >> can't it weird i want to now do that? >> i want a capri sun. >> that's good, too. coming up in "popstart," wait until you see how some stars celebrated the holidays, including the queen of thanksgiving herself martha stewart's incredible spread.

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has been a football powerhouse and their home field, beaver stadium, loud, 11 on the energy meter. what is it like on a football saturday when this place is packed >> it's electric you stand on the field, especially during a white-out. you can't hear the person next to you >> reporter: a white-out, a night game where all the fans wear white. >> put me right out here in the end zone. >> welcome back to beaver stadium! >> reporter: it's especially loud when cheerleader ben melliot gets on the mic and chants fellow cheerleader jordan frank. >> yeah. it is just incredible to have 110,000 plus people all in the same place doing the same thing. it is really beautiful. >> reporter: it is hard to believe it hasn't always been like this. >> when i first started going to school here, this was a

relatively quiet stadium >> reporter: penn state football and basketball play-by-play legend, steve jones. >> there wasn't the same excitement, and they were trying to get more juice into this place. >> reporter: penn state cheerleaders in the '70s figured the chant, we are penn state would unite and energize the crowd. it was not an immediate success. >> it was a struggle for everybody to get involved in doing it. >> reporter: after several years, though, it caught on. big time. >> i can be literally anywhere in the world, and it will never fail that somebody knows the chant. >> reporter: what those cheerleaders did not at the time is their words were echoing in school history there is mythology. >> yes. >> there's history. >> yes. >> and then there is, "we are penn state". >> right >> reporter: in 1946, the lions had two black players, wally and denny.

the team was scheduled to play the university of miami in segregated, florida. a team meeting was held. the decision unanimous >> we're teammates we all do this or we don't do this we're not going to travel without them we're not going to play the game without them. >> reporter: the miami game was canceled the next season, undefeated penn state was invited to the cotton bowl in dallas the bowl asked penn state to leave its black players home this time, all-american guard steve declared a meeting would not be necessary he said, we are penn state the cotton bowl capitulated. triplet scored a key touchdown in the game. is it important to connect that history from the 1940s with what people cheer here on saturdays >> it is because it's important to remember your history and understand that you had people on this campus that fought in an enlightened way and in the proper way that set the tone for decades to

come >> reporter: the modern day cheerleaders agree. >> so for me personally, as a black african american on the team, it is incredible to know that history and to carry on that history in today's modern times. >> and there's more, of course wally triplet, the great player, he became the first black who was drafted into the national football league. not the first black player, the first one drafted, right and there is a guy at penn state, lou prado, who is just this amazing historian of the school and he's the one who really pulled a lot of these threads apart over the years but one of the other things, once the cotton bowl capitulated and said, okay, come, there was no place for the penn state football team to stay. no hotel in dallas in 1948 would allow a black player to enter.

so they stayed at an old naval base north of town. >> it is such a powerful story do they share that with students do the students even know it >> a lot of them don't but there are a lot of penn state grads in this building that say, really never heard that before. >> it shows you the leadership and how you set the tone at the top. >> right it's a good story. >> harry, come on. the best. and if you want to hear that chant today, you are in luck penn state plays michigan state tonight at 7:30 eastern on nbc, streaming on peacock you may hear hallie jackson screaming outside. >> you sure will you will hear my sister and my dad. >> now they know more about the school thank you so much for that it was great. time for the weekend forecast >> good morning again, guys. my niece was just accepted to penn state. >> congrats! >> we do have some very cold temperatures in the forecast for you, running about 20 to 25 degrees below average. rapid city, a high of only 21

today. denver 27, which sets the stage for that snowstorm that's developing out towards the rockies. tomorrow not much warmer davenport, iowa 39 degrees detroit matching that at 39 degrees, below average still chilly in indianapolis just barely above freezing new york, we drop to a high of 41 on tuesday, so that colder air is certainly moving east ward for sure. good friday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it is cold out there as you step out the door and in parts of the north bay it's still windy. as the wind calms, we continue with sunshine and cooler temperatures compared to yesterday, only reaching the low to mid 60s. we are going to have a partly cloudy sky throughout the end of the weekend, cold mornings and also areas that will be freezing, especially monday morning.

and that's your latest forecast. >> thanks, dylan you have double duty this morning in for carson. >> let's get to "popstart" now let's start with beyoncé the grammy winner is set to debut her highly anticipated renaissance concert film this weekend. emilie ikeda of course joins us now with more on what we know about the film's release good morning. >> you know the beehive is buzzing this morning about this as a select audience in los angeles is set to get the world's first look at renaissance, a film by beyoncé her tour welcomed more than 2.7 million people around the world. and now the movie is expecting to get fans swarming into theaters as they re-live the renaissance. the beehive getting in formation. >> i am acting a fool in that theater. >> beyoncé sharing a surprise sneak peek and special message during the macy's thanksgiving day parade. >> wishing you and your family a

happy thanksgiving. >> the latest trailer showing some behind the scenes moments with her family. >> you have to turn it to the side there we go. >> it promises an inside look at the making of the 32 grammy winner's record breaking world hour, which raked in more than $579 million across 56 shows. >> we are creating our own world. >> "deadline" reports beyoncé i expected to bring $20 million to box offices on opening weekend, boosting a historically slow slump in the weeks before christmas. the premier comes on the heels of taylor swift's blockbuster concert film which earned more than $246 million globally while beyoncé showed up to the eras tour last month, sorry to say swift won't be able to return the favor, at least not for beyoncé's early premier thi weekend. before her second premier in london, swift's tour schedule may allow for a pit stop across

the pond. the pond insiders say the two superstars' success may help other headliners get the green light for theatrical releases. >> pretty much every superstar who can do it is going to do it from this point on >> for now, though, all eyes on beyoncé at the box office and as for the amc deal, it is structured similar to taylor swift's. the other half will be divided between swift and amc corporate or, in this case, beyoncé so a major shakeup to the industry. >> i like it there is so many people that can't go to the concert. it's expensive they can't get tickets >> tom is breaking out his silver. >> i am. i'm going there. i'm in the beehive. next up, thanksgiving. let's keep the celebrations going with a peek at how our famous celebs celebrate the day. martha stewart is only continuing to prove that she

certainly owns that title. posting these photos to instagram, she baked 30 pies on wednesday calling it a two-die pie marathon they're gifting for her employees and their families >> what do you do, eat a martha stewart pie if she gifts you one? >> frame it. our pal andy cohen had a memorable moment at the parade posting a photo of his son, ben, spending time with the one and only cher. ben met cher he was in the middle of some feelings, but i feel like my work here is son. >> my son was also in mini feelings, trying to entertain. loaded mashed potatoes you see there james and june in their pajamas most of the day, but we had a good time. >> so cute tom? >> we were frying some turkeys everyone, like i said, survived.

it was good. the turkeys were delicious there is me and my dad and that's the bird right before it goes in and then we always play a little flag football, the family. so it was girls versus boys. you think as an adult, the adults would know not to go full speed, but my sister-in-law went full speed. >> and it's not tackle >> we had a smaller than expected thanksgiving. i feel like the fall virus season is affecting folks. but we had a few of us at our in-laws. amazing. i took one picture this is my one contribution, the tablescape there is one of me eating gravy. that was the highlight. all right. well next up, the kelce brothers last week we got to hear jason and travis belt it out on their very own christmas song. ♪ the sound of the silver choir

now singing down the bay ♪ ♪ and the bills were ringing ou for christmas day ♪ >> i do like it. and like something from their wildest dreams, that shot to number one on the itunes chart this week, the kelces are thanking a special group of people who managed to get the nfl players to the top of the charts >> we owe a big thanks to one group in particular, besides the 92 percenters, and that's the swifties because the swifties came out i sent out one tweet when it got to eight, and i got like 85 tweets from swifties across the world saying, it's good. we're taking this to number one, and they did it's a powerful group. it's a powerful group of people. >> thanks, taylor. appreciate you and thank you to the swifties. >> the swifties are unstoppable. >> travis kelce has a song this is crazy. >> he's actually a very good singer. >> he needs just a little bit of help.

still ahead for you, we are pawsitively excited to get out to the plaza. >> best in show at the national dog show you'll meet him right after this ♪ wrap me up in your arms this good morning. it is 8:26. here's some news that may not surprise anyone who drives in the bay area. roads here rated mediocre according to california's

metropolitan transportation commission. bay area as a whole gets a 67 for the seventhea in a row. san francisco a 74. that's in the higher range. san jo scored 69, considered fair. oakland, a 54. that means roads are at risk. let's check in with the forecast. >> we are going to have a cool start and temperatures today reaching the mid 60s. it will be colder tonight. if you have any plans tonight, we are going to see cold and frosty mornings. we are going to have dry conditions into the middle of next week, but wednesday we'll be watching out for a storm system that may be approaching. enjoy the sunny weekend.

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spirit at rockefeller center. >> they are fired up we got birthdays we got black friday energy out here a big football weekend kicked off and jacob soboroff went inside the game. why so many punters have one thing in common. plus, i know you know what today is you said black friday energy is everybody going shopping on the plaza? adrianna brach is here with our favorite picks from stocking stuffers to our favorite electronics. and then, of course, marlo thomas is here as we wrap up our 20th year of thanks and giving we're celebrating all the heroic work done at st. jude's children's hospital. and then coming up on the 3rd hour of "today," sheinelle laces up her sneakers with a tour of philly like no other. >> can wait for that one

but first a look at the forecast. >> yes it is starting to get chilly we have trouble spots especially through the midwest sunday if you are traveling this weekend on saturday it looks good still across the eastern half of the country. but the snow will move into kansas, into the panhandle of oklahoma and texas, too. on sunday we will see most of our travel impacts if you are flying through minneapolis or detroit or chicago, check with your airport because we could see delays as the snowfalls. it is chilly down through texas in the western plains, highs only in the 30s for sunday it is going to thaw out back towards the rockies where we will see that light snow today that's the weather across the country. good friday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it will be sweater weather throughout the day, chilly temperatures settling in. it's been windy, but the wind

will calm down as we get more sunshine. rain will be moving in by next week. we're looking at highs in the upper 50s for the tri-valley and low 60s and, guys, i know the days are all confusing now. today is friday. but let's talk about sunday because we've got sunday night "football night in america." the ravens are headed to l.a. to take on the chargers partly cloudy, 64 degrees. good weather for a football game be sure to watch "sunday night football night in america". >> i wish it was 64 degrees right now. that's not bad at all. now to a yearly friday after thanksgiving tradition around here we have the top dog from yesterday's 22nd annual national dog show here with us. show host dave fry, nice to see you. >> thank you. >> along with west in show stache in the house and his

handler, margie. good morning thanks for being here. what is it like, the big moment? >> it was so exciting. it was just a wonderful experience and my dog just showed his heart out. >> talk about the training that goes into this you must have worked so hard. >> there is a lot of grooming that goes into it. and the training is fairly minimal. he just has to stand and look beautiful and move like he's built to move. >> i have to ask for my family you mentioned grooming when we watch at home, can the dog see? is the dog comfortable like that >> he can see just fine. when the hair is combed down, it is hard to see through it, but he sees out the side when he's home, it separates. >> yeah. i want to find out the name of his barber i like the style >> he has better haircut products than we do. >> what made him the best in

show >> he's the best specimen of his breed. you can see he has little four inch legs and a long body. it gives him a great stride. beautifully groomed, impeccably presented by margie. it wasn't his first time at the rodeo. >> did you know the first time you saw him? >> i have seen him before, and i love him but he had seven great dogs out there at the end it is always fun to see who's going to win it. >> what's not to love? so well behaved. >> and the posture. >> and how about that stache >> thank you, guys, so much. congratulations. thank you so much for stopping by. up next, our series "inside the game." jacob soboroff is kicking it with the punter of the seahawks who is part of an interesting

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we are back with our special series "inside the game. you know a lot of people, if you are anything like my family, you spent a lot of your day yesterday watching football. >> yes the san francisco 49ers overpowered the seattle seahawks 31-13. christian mccaffrey rushing for two touchdowns. >> you may have noticed during the game the two teams have something in common. jacob soboroff found out all about it. >> what's up, you guys good morning the seahawks and 49ers part of a major trend, australian punters. athletes from down under who grew up with the skill set of a local sport and adapted it to america's biggest game i'm headed to seattle to speak with their pro bowl punter michael dickson and see if i could learn to kick in either one of the two sports. michael dickson grew up in australia loving football.

but for him, that meant something like this. australian rules football. >> we grew up kicking a football to each other. instead of playing catch, we would go kick it. >> you would go kick it. >> yeah. i would get home from school and kick the footy every day i was obsessed with it. >> it's the most popular sport down under and even played by club teams like the seattle grizzlies. the rules can be complicated, but every player on the field has to be good at kicking, particularly while running, which has helped dickson become the most successful trend in the nfl, australian punters. there are currently four in the league taking the skills and instincts of australian football and translating them to the booming long kicks in the american game. >> i think it's helped me out. probably helped some other australians out. it gives you a bit of a head

start, but then the rest is on you. >> several of the punters attended the pro kick academy in australia, including athletes that get recruited for teams here in america. it's obvious that there is a lot of differences, but what does translate when the aussie game and the nfl? >> i can kind of move my leg and correct it i feel like i can kind of save it by having a feel for it with my old sport. >> while some of the skills carried over, the rules and equipment carried some culture shock. >> when you were kids and you watched american football, did you understand it? >> i only saw american football if it was in a movie or something. i had no idea. i played madden and would just pick hail mary every play. >> do you remember the first

time you held an american football >> the first one i got was in -- was for christmas in 2014 by my parents because i told them i wanted to punt so they bought me one, got it shipped to over here and went to the park and started kicking it. >> the first full american football game dickson ever watched was the first one he played in, for the university of texas. >> that whole freshman year is such a blur to me. i had no idea what i was doing i hadn't really, like, put on pads and a helmet. >> wait a minute so you had never even put on pads and a helmet? >> i put on a helmet that was like -- just like a piece of plastic fake helmet. like it wasn't a real helmet. >> in australia, you were basically playing with toys, like american football toys? >> yeah. the helmet was probably from some other era that we had found on e-bay. >> but that was long, long ago now dickson is considered by many to be the best punter in the nfl, one of the few that can create highlight reel plays for good reasons like two years ago when he

punted twice on the same play. >> blocked off the foot of dickson. and dickson now kicks it. >> before you did it, you weren't sure if it was actually legal? >> no, i just did it and that's where it flashed back to my old playing days. >> and while this reporter had no chance of doing that -- this is so much smaller compared to the american football. >> yes. >> michael did show me the basics of punting. >> spin it and then kick it. >> going to snap find it, got it. that's nice. that's >> in both sports -- >> oh, that's not bad. >> but even with a great coach -- >> point your toe and just swing. >> people of america, forgive me. >> i still don't think i will be making the pros. >> watch the ball, aim at your target and explode through it.

>> oh! in america or australia. >> do you like that? his reaction, eh. >> yeah. so i didn't learn to kick in either sport so those aussie punters' jobs are safe from me i asked him if he could see nfl players being able to go the other way around, aussie rules to play themselves he said 100% he has a few guys in mind, so maybe we can try to put on an exhibition in the off season i'd go check it out. back to you guys. >> i wouldn't put jacob on my team. >> i disagree. i think jacob is a sleeper here, guys. >> there was some good editing there. i don't know. up next, great black friday deals from fashion and beauty to tech

all right. we are back with a black friday edition of "today best sellers" from home to tech to fashion, there is something for everyone on your list. >> joining us today is adrianna brach to dish on all these great deals. good morning to you. >> good morning! >> this one i have had my eye on for quite some time. >> so have i. it's been on my list. i want to talk to you about shop today savings. it is the first browser extension for your desktop, for your chrome browser. it basically finds coupons all over the internet for you. you set it and forget it. it runs, when you go to check out, it scans the internet for all those codes. go to today.com/savings to download it now. yes. if you are ready to shop for some stuff, you can scan the qr code with this one. it is the samsung frame tv.

it is up to 35% off today. this is an awesome find. today is one of those days where people are buying those big ticket items, especially when it comes to home tech. samsung, this is one of their top selling products. it rarely goes on sale. get it up to 35% off. it is under $900, which is a crazy bargain. what's really cool about the framed tv is it duals as a tv when it's on. and when it's off, it functions as an art piece and goes into this matte display mode, which we have here right now. when you have it on and you're watching sports, you get the display that you love. >> and the frame comes in different colors. >> it does. it does. >> let's go over here. our family sometimes creates messes just like every family. what is this thing? it looks like it is an all-in-one kind of deal. >> it is. it is called the green machine for bissell. this is an internet favorite. we used it a few years ago during the pandemic. it is on sale right now for

$89.99. this is going to be your upholstery cleaner and your carpet cleaner. it cleans up all the messes from wine to those questionable kid messes or pet messes. the brand says it does remove odors, too. put it in the solution it comes with. you mix it up and it does all the work for you. >> really nice! >> yeah, really cool cool one. >> smart home, talk about that. this is one of our favorite finds for the under $10 tech upgrade you need in your life. so this is an easy way to upgrade all your lightbulbs around the house to be voice activated or you can control them via the app. i have it here set on red and green lights. turn it on and off straight from your apps. you don't have to get up anymore. it is $7.99 for the bulbs. really good stocking stuffer. >> and it also comes in non-color, too >> exactly you can set it to your warm light, daylight. one of our editors uses this as a sunrise alarm sort of lighting because you can set a schedule

on it, too. >> yeah. we have a bunch of these they're amazing. i love a good slipper. >> so cozy this brand is synonymous with slippers if you haven't heard about it they're on sale for under $20. you can get some for the whole family they're cozy inside. the outside is made with a durable outside. you can take them outside, too, if you need to check the mail, walk the dog also, a really good gift idea. >> it looks like men, women. >> men, women, everybody yeah, yes. and then moving on to beauty, beauty right now luxury beauty is a great time to buy amazon has a ton of deals on the sunday riley beauty. it is the eight plus retinol it is under $30 for a half bag everybody can use it. >> i'm listening i'm listening it. >> tom has a natural glow. >> but it is good for reducing fine lines and dark spots, too

our audience loves it. >> talk about those coats, though. >> i don't know if you guys remember the amazon coat that went viral a few years ago. >> yes, i do. >> it went viral everybody had it right now up to 50% off coats for the whole family. >> 50% off, okay. >> not just for the main amazon one that went viral, the whole family even the kids can get in on it this is a good time to stock up on clothing that's super on sale and marked down. yes, you get the down alternative, the sherpa-lined hoods. they have a slightly oversized fit, which is nice, not just trendy but you can also layer up. >> 50% off on amazon >> yes this is our last one this is how i got here, okay, guys no, this is a cool one from segue. it is the e-scooter made for kids ages 6 to 12 years old. this is going to be on everybody's christmas list right now it is 40% off. it is $149.99. it is a great find for the kid or kid at heart, honestly.

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and welcome back we are wrapping up the 20th year celebration of our annual thanks and giving celebration of the life saving work at st. jude's

children's hospital. >> with us is marlo thomas >> we also have some kids from st. jude and their families decorating a special 20-year ornament you can see them here. we're also giving away gift cards and swag to the crowd at the plaza. everyone will get one. >> it is so nice to have you. >> thank you. >> thank you so much for everything you do today and every day. tell us, what is the true essence of thanks and giving >> it is to give thanks for the healthy kids in your life and give to those that are not that's why we ask you to go out shopping look for our st. jude logo, all our fabulous partners like best buy and domino's pizza and chili's and williams sonoma. they will ask you to leave something at the register for the kids at st. jude so do that

you can donate at stjude.org the most important thing to remember is no family has to pay. 89% of that money comes from our donors that is the essence of thanks and giving. >> $3.8 million a day, that's incredible people out there wanting to give, there is so many ways to donate, and it goes right to the families. >> that's right. to research and treatment. just look for this logo. you will be out there shopping and spending money anyway, so leave a little something for the children of st. jude. >> that's true now, you actually are part of our series ten years ago. >> yes, we are. >> celebrating this moment and commemorating the work that st. jude's does. how are you marking the holiday? what are you thinking about? >> i'm marking the holiday by spending time with family and friends.

>> yes. >> and what are you thankful for? >> i'm thankful to actually be cancer free. >> yes. >> this is it. this is what you paid for when you went out shopping. >> and what are you guys thankful for this holiday season >> what are you thankful for we're thankful that she and her sister are healthy and we're here with everybody. >> we're happy you're here, too. >> so happy you are here what is on that christmas wish list i see you smiling. i know you have something on that list. >> what do you want for christmas? >> she wanted a rapunzel or cinderella book. >> something tells me that will come true. >> yes. >> thank you for all the work you do, and thank you to all of you guys for being here and all of your families we wish you a happy thanksgiving. >> thank you. coming up on hoda and jenna, jenna lyons opens up about the real housewives reunion and the new love in her life i know we're all stuffed on turkey, right, but if you want some pizza, we have a buddy coming up that you will want to

good morning. it's black friday. starting to see some crowds form. here's gilroy outlets this morning. we have a complete black friday shopping list on our website, nbcbayarea.com. last night in pleasant hill burglars rammed a car in a kohl's store and got away with merchandise, ditched the car at the scene. police trying to track them down. the 49ers and their fans waking up still floating after yesterday's domination of the seahawks on thanksgiving. it was a holiday road trip for the 49er

this morning on the 3rd hour of "today," a very cheesy buddy up. >> am i being too needy? >> see what happens when w