"today in the bay." we're going to keep it going. >> that's because we're inside. not in the rain. >> thanks, bob and ginger. >> that does it for us this morning. thanks so much for making us a part of your morning. >> we enjoy having you. and for you letting us into your home. >> knock-knock. >> don't scare them. the "today" show is coming up next. join us for midday news at 11:00 a.m. as well. have a great day. and we are following breaking news at this hour. >> a u.s. military aircraft going down overnight good morning it's november 29th this is "today." deadly crash an ospre carrying six crew members plunges into the sea off the coast of japan the search for survivors now

underway we'll have the latest. racing the clock negotiations to keep the cease fire between israel and hamas in place. the u.s. pushing to extend the truce for the release of more american hostages. a live report from israel straight ahead. deep freeze. another day of brutal cold on tap across much of the country temperatures in the south dipping into the 20s overnight in washington, d.c., the winds so fierce they took down the national christmas tree. we'll get to that and al's full forecast. face to face, convicted killer alex murdaugh facing victims of his financial crimes. >> i have been waiting to this day to look in your eyes. >> his message to them and what he's now saying about the murders of his wife and son. all that, plus "endgame. the controversial new book on the royal family now being pulled from the shelves in some places the reason behind the recall and

why the author says the rift between william and harry is irreparable. light the coun and let there be light the countdown is on, just hours to go until we flip the switch on the most famous christmas tree in the world. today, wednesday, november 29th, 2023 from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza okay we've got you. we see you at the christmas tree they're right on the theme this morning because tonight we light the rockefeller christmas tree. >> it's going to be a lot of fun. starts at 8:00 in most places. we have cher we have barry manilow. it will be a fun, festive night. >> this is a wonderful way to

celebrate the holiday season let's get right to our news this morning. breaking news overnight. a u.s. military aircraft crashing overnight into the sea of southern japan. the six members aboard that helicopter, one is now confirmed to be dead. >> it remains unclear just what happened there but the japanese coast guard received an emergency call from a nearby fishing boat. >> this comes after a plane carrying 23 marines went down on a training exercise. three were killed. kelly o'donnell joining us with the latest on this breaking news good morning >> reporter: a painful example of the dangers to our military limited details so far one fishermen found the wreckage that led to the japanese coast gu guard getting to the scene a search continued for several hours with boats and deadly cra anot helicopters.

one eyewitness described the aircraft spewing fire before heading into the sea this morning, a deadly crash and another incident involving a u.s. military osprey the aircraft that can take off and land like a helicopter plunging into the sea in japan with six crew members onboard. a japanese coast guard spokesperson confirming the aircraft went down off the coast in southwestern japan. officials say one crew member was recovered and later confirmed dead osprey is a versatile military aircraft with a vertical takeoff that can also fly long range with more speed like an airplane often used by the military to transport troops and equipment but it has a troubled history over the two decades it's been in use back in august, a deadly u.s. marine crash off the coast of mainland australia, killing three u.s. marines during a routine military exercise. in june 2022, five more marines died in an osprey crash in california investigators say a catastrophic

mechanical failure was the cause. this morning the investigation and search for missing crew members continues. and we expect to hear more from the department of defense today. reports out of japan say this osprey was deployed with the u.s. air force we hope we'll learn more about the fate of these u.s. service members. >> thank you, kelly. let's move to the middle east where the two-day cease fire is set to expire today. there is hope a truce can hold with more hostages being released yesterday 10 israelis and 2 thai nationals were freed that raised the total number of 81 of the roughly 240 hostages captured by hamas on october 7th. so far, though, only one american has been released that's four-year-old abigail adan let's go to richard engel in tel aviv for us this morning hi, richard. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, hoda.

there are intense negotiations taking place right now to extend this cease fire, which has seen hamas free some of its hostages in exchange for palestinian prisoners. i'm hearing from sources directly involved in these talks that progress is being made. they are hopeful but so far no new deal has been announced. after more hostages were released last night, urgent derd the fragile truce. nearly all of the 10 israelis freed yesterday were elderly there were no americans. israel released 30 palestinian prisoners. but time could be running out for more exchanges today is the last day of a six-day truce. israel has promised to resume bombing gaza to destroy and overthrow hamas. the u.s. is working to extend the cease fire and free more americans.

and hostage families are making an 11th hour appeal for their loved ones to be included on precious freedom lists in tel aviv, this family held a rally in support of hostages they held orange balloons to evoke the children's hair color. kafir at ten months is the youngest of all the hostages ariel is four years old. since they are apparently not held by hamas, the israeli military says hamas handed them over to another group, they have been passed over time and time again. people in israel are really rallying behind you and all of the hostage families >> it is really heart warming and it really does give us the family strength and hope to continue our struggle. >> reporter: supporters released the balloons as a symbol of the liberation they have been denied in gaza people are also hoping the cease fire will be extended.

they're lining up to get what aid is coming in now before israeli air strikes resume large parts of gaza have already been destroyed some are now living in tents as winter is settling in. many gazans don't support hamas, but are powerless to get rid of them we're not living, this man says. there is no food, no shelter, life is unbearable >> richard, let's go back to those talks to extend that very fragile truce where do they stand and what could a potential deal look like >> reporter: so once again, these talks are being led by qatar in doha. the cia is involved, the cia director, the mossad, all of them are meeting that is just part of the diplomatic effort to extend this cease fire the white house is involved. and what i'm hearing from a source directly involved is that they are potentially talking

about a two-day extension at least. that is the expectation. and that two-day extension would see hamas freeing more hostages in exchange for more palestinian prisoners, very much like we have seen so far and then the hope is that this extension would lead to more extensions and potentially even a longer term deal hoda >> all right richard engel for us in tel aviv thank you. that early blast of winter weather is continuing to impact tens of millions of americans. a fresh blanket of snow creating dangerous driving conditions while temperatures tumble across the eastern coast. jesse kirsch is in hard-hit edinboro, pennsylvania how is it looking? >> reporter: hey, savannah good morning the skies are starting to clear here, so that's good news. look at the mess here. i've got ice that i'm looking at right here on parking spots on an icy roadway, so treacherous

conditions on what is once again this morning still very cold air. this morning, many americans are still dealing with mother nature's not so warm winter welcome. from shoveling out deep snow in buried parts of the great lakes region to a blustery washington, d.c. where the national parks service says the christmas tree was toppled. the tree near the white house is upright again. powerful winds also blowing across ohio, pennsylvania and new york helping to fuel lake-effect snow since monday. in hard hit vermont, a motorist was killed after their car collided with a bus. the great lakes storm finally winding down today after piling up nearly two feet in some areas. >> the snow blower would have been nice. i have one, but with this kind of snow, it doesn't pick it up

it just jams up in it. so we're out here shoveling, getting our exercise. >> reporter: outside cleveland, police believe treacherous conditions led to a pair of pile-ups one crash causing serious but non-life threatening injuries. >> make sure your vehicles are prepared for winter driving, that your windshield wipers are in functioning order and that you have a lot of patience when you are traveling. >> reporter: outside erie, pennsylvania, police in edinboro echoing the call for caution. >> even though you are used to it year in and year out, what do you have to tell people for that first big storm of the year? >> just drive slow they have been driving all fall, all summer without snow. >> reporter: with much of the country braving frigid temperatures, parts of the midwest in the single digits with windchills below zero. >> reporter: here in the great lakes region, the lake-effect snow warnings have all but expired. hopefully conditions improve you can see how cold it is out here

so people want to definitely keep bundling up on top of that again, ice and slush on the roadway, so people who are heading out the door this morning definitely want to take it a little bit slower, savannah. >> good advice, jesse. thank you. we've got some really cold air filing in. this is a big low over hudson bay, canada. and it is forcing cold, arctic air all the way down to the south. freezing air diving down in fact, we got seven million people from baton rouge all the way to wilmington from freeze to frost warning. 9 in itself. 22 in new york city. 16 in nashville. those temperatures today along the eastern sea board into the ohio river valley. 36 in pittsburgh, 11 degrees below average. tallahassee 58 temperatures will start to rise a bit tomorrow cleveland, you will be up to 50. nashville 61

boston 46. and then as we head into the weekend, temperatures slowly climb. upper 40s in cleveland mid-40s in chicago philadelphia will see temperatures in the mid-50s. as jesse mentioned, you can see that lake-effect snow finally winding down there is a place in constableville, it got 40 inches of snow. >> wow >> yeah. so that lake-effect machine really cranked up, guys. >> thank you, al health officials are monitoring a surge of respiratory illness in china hospitals are reporting a growing number of cases especially among children. janis mackey frayer joins us from beijing. januar >> reporter: good morning to you, savannah. it is that time of year with viruses making the rounds. but the surge in respiratory illnesses here, including pneumonia triggered questions for chinese health authorities about how and why it is affecting so many children the sick children just keep coming, from toddlers to teens,

mostly with respiratory infections, including pneumonia. it's been ten days now, this mother says, and the fever is back health officials say the surge is happening not just here in beijing, but in clusters across northern china this is one of the biggest children's hospitals in the city and it's full of kids who are coughing, hooked up to iv bags or still waiting to get treatment. >> reporter: the headlines here about a respiratory disease outbreak triggered alarm bells and prompted the world health organization to ask chinese authorities for answers. the w.h.o. said china shared its data that showed no sign of a new disease so far saying the symptoms are common to several respiratory diseases, unlike a then unknown virus that emerged in wuhan four years ago that unleashed the covid pandemic back then china was criticized for a lack of transparency

what's going around now, according to health officials, is a known mix of flu, rsv, covid and mycoplasma or walking pneumonia. the advice from scientists, don't panic. last year there was still strict covid restrictions here, kids masking up and schools locking down the wave flooding emergency rooms now seen as more of a comeback than a mystery. with doctors here working overtime, health officials are urging anyone with mild symptoms to avoid the hospital because of the risk of cross infection. but for the rest of the world at this point, scientists say there is no evidence of anything new or unique here, that it's the same sort of surge you are seeing in the u.s. and can happen anywhere. savannah >> all right janis mackey frayer, thank you very much. a lot more to get to a poignant day in georgia yesterday. >> good morning. good morning to you as well.

former first lady rosalynn carter will be laid to rest today in her hometown of plains, georgia following yesterday's memorial service in atlanta. her husband emerging from hospice care to attend that tribute along with former fellow presidents and all of the living first ladies nbc's blayne alexander is in plains for this once again this morning. it was quite a tribute good morning to you. >> reporter: craig, absolutely an emotional memorial service set. now we're back here in plains. she's back here in plains, georgia, her hometown, the place where she and president carter first met years ago as next door neighbors when they were just very small children. now this morning her family and close friends will gather for one final good-bye in her beloved home state of georgia, family and friends gathered for an extraordinary tribute to rosalynn carter, remembering the former first lady as a passionate

humanitarian and a devoted partner to her husband of 77 years, jimmy carter. the 99-year-old former president emerged from hospice care to say good-bye to his lifelong partner seated in a wheelchair and covered with a blanket alongside fellow presidents and every living first lady. jim carter called his mother the glue that held the family together. >> i will cherish how she and dad raised her children. they have given us such a great example of how a couple should relate. >> reporter: an emotional amy carter spoke on her father's behalf reading from a love letter he wrote to mrs. carter 75 years ago while serving in the navy. >> every time i have ever been away from you, i have been thrilled when i returned to discover just how wonderful you are. ♪ >> reporter: the musical selections some of mrs. carter's favorites, including a tribute from the carters close friends, trisha yearwood and garth

brooks ♪ imagine all the people ♪ jason carter honored his grandmother as a woman of deep faith, drawing laughs while addressing the sisterhood of first ladies in the front pew. >> thank you all for your leadership you provided for our country and the world. secretary clinton, dr. biden, we also welcome your lovely husbands >> reporter: this journalist highlighted mrs. carter's trailblazing years in the white house. >> what we witnessed was a first lady that saw her role as going well beyond the essential warm and welcoming host, to being a close and trusted, yes, adviser. >> reporter: this morning, rosalynn carter is back home in plains her place in history secure. now today's ceremony will be held right here at the baptist church in plains the carters have been long-time active members here at this

church resident carter taught sunday school classes every sunday up until a few years ago. mrs. carter will be laid to rest later this morning at a private ceremony at the carter residence. >> blayne alexander for us there in plains, georgia thank you. let's go to mr. roker with the rest of the national map. >> all right, guys we're looking at some snow showers dying down around the great lakes. below average highs. ample sunshine in the mid-section of the country and a few showers along the california coast. that's what's going on around the country. we will get to your local forecast ♪ ♪ wow wow ♪ ♪ ♪ wow wow ♪ ♪ drop it down now pick it up wow wow ♪ ♪ ♪ wow wow ♪

good wednesday morning to you. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we do have a soggy start to our morning, but we are going to see this system gradually winding down and moving off to the east as we go throughout the day. so we will have the wet weather with us for a little while longer and some waves of rain passing by. for the afternoon, it becomes mostly sunny with another chance of rain in the forecast tomorrow, and we'll see some more slight rain chances in the forecast for the weekend. and that's your latest weather. guys coming up, alex murdaugh facing the victims of his financial crimes in court. we will take you inside that emotional sentencing day. plus, a controversial new book putting the royal family's rifts and feuds in the spotlight. why some copies are being removed from stores. but, first, this is "today" on nbc.

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last fall at the pelosi san francisco home. prosecutors have filed multiple charges, but it's possible a settlement of some kind may be on the table. happening today, it is the end of an era for the paper tickets on b.a.r.t. here is a live look at the b.a.r.t. station in milpitas. today is the last full day that b.a.r.t. will accept paper tickets as fare payment at fare gates. starting tomorrow, you'll only be able to pay via the clipper card. the change is happening as b.a.r.t. rolls out new fare gates that won't accept the old paper tickets. b.a.r.t. is telling ticket holders to go online for instructions on mailing in the leftover tickets you have. it's a rainy start in the bay area this wednesday morning. kari is tracking the forecast. >> it is a soggy morning commute as we get this round of rain coming in, scattered showers will continue. we are also seeing a little more in the way of breaks in the activity. the roads are still wet. we have some very steady

downpours happening in parts of marin county, over toward alameda and contra costa county. , for the start of the day. the afternoon is looking dryer. we'll have another slight chance of rain in tomorrow's forecast. friday is looking friday, with a chance of rain on saturday. we keep the cool weather with a mix of sun and clouds and rain nearby. you can get the nbc bay area app for alerts if rain approaches yo location.ur

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it is at 8:00/7:00 central. >> and us. >> it will be a lot of fun >> it will be streaming on peacock, too. let's get to our busy half hour ahead we will start with the latest and ongoing legal saga of alex murdaugh >> the disgraced former attorney was back in court yesterday. this time for sentencing on nearly two dozen counts of financial crimes in south carolina liz joins us with more on this story. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, it was an emotional day in court as murdoch's financial schemes were able to address him directly then he spoke for an hour apologizing for those crimes but still remaining resolute that he did not kill his wife and son. >> he lied he cheated he stole you betrayed me. >> reporter: this morning, former prominent south carolina lawyer and convicted murderer alex murdaugh back in court confronted by distraught victims of his state financial crimes.

>> i have been waiting on this day to look in your eyes >> what kind of animal are you >> reporter: among the victims, the family of murdaugh's former housekeeper who died after falling at the murdaugh family home. he directed millions of dollars from her life insurance claim to an account he used while the family received nothing. >> i just don't understand do you not have a soul >> reporter: murdaugh, who is accused of swindling millions from his clients for over a decade sat quietly listening before addressing the victims himself. >> i'm so sorry. so sorry for the things that i did. >> reporter: the judge then sentencing murdaugh to 27 years in prison as part of a deal that required murdaugh plead guilty to 27 financial crimes in march, murdaugh was convicted of murdering his wife and son and is currently serving two life sentences he has pled guilty to over two dozen financial crimes which requires he pay nearly $9

million in restitution one of his victims is pamela who told craig on "dateline" that murdaugh represented her twice after a car crash left her teenage son paralyzed. she estimates he pocketed $1 million owed to her family in court on tuesday, she told murdaugh she forgives him. >> you just took us for granted. all i want to say to you is i forgive you from my heart. >> reporter: still murdaugh resolute he did not kill his wife and son. >> you are dead wrong about one thing. and i would never hurt maggie, and i would never hurt paul. >> so, liz, this all comes afte. >> so, liz, this all comes after murdaugh asked for a new trial over that double murder

murdaugh asked for a new trial over that double murder conviction what's the latest on that? >> reporter: that's right. his lawyers asked for a new trial based on allegations the clerk of the court tampered with the jury, something the clerk has denied it will be up to a judge to grant a hearing on this. if one is granted, witnesses could be questioned under oath, including jurors, the clerk, even judge newman, who agreed not to preside under this request and any new trial. a controversial new book detailing the state of the british monarchy is putting rifts and scandals back in the spotlight. joe fryer is here for more of the revelations and reaction. >> good morning. while the royal family is used to life in the public eye, this new book "endgame" is details personal and private details of those royal relationships. this morning a new book is

stirring up royal family drama titled "endgame," royal author writes about the state of the british monarchy. >> the very title is incredibly loaded and, again, doesn't paint a particularly positive image for the future of the house of windsor. >> reporter: already causing a stir, one of harry and meghan markle's claims that a family member discussed the skin color of the future child. >> and you're not going to tell me who said that >> i think that would be very damaging to them. >> reporter: the dutch version of that book named that family member it's been pulled from the shelves in the netherlands an error occurred in the dutch translation and is currently being rectified. >> unfortunately, i can't speak dutch, so i haven't seen the copy for myself. i edited and wrote the english version. there has never been a version i produced that has names in it.

>> reporter: nbc news has not obtained or independently verified the contents of the dutch version. the book is bringing old family feuds to the surface, portraying the princess of wales as cold, king charles as pampered and alleging prince harry leaked stories to the press >> when it comes to who he sympathizes with, absolutely it's harry and meghan. >> reporter: he is calling the rift between the brothers irreparable. of late, prince williams appears focus on his charitable causes, s stepping out for awards. >> we do have the power to change this. >> reporter: while his younger brother continues to champion causes of his own, with meghan in canada last week at the site of the 2025 invitus games. a far cry from their once close bond

>> nbc news has reached out for reaction to this new book, but we have not heard back from any of those parties. >> joe, thank you. coming up, guys, a new adventure for a survivor of that young thai soccer team you might remember that story. five years later, the group's unofficial leader is now a college student in the u.s wait until you see what he's doing with his second chance at life. sam brock will join us with an inside look at what is driving the new cruise boom. hey, sam >> reporter: good use of the word "drive," craig. what do the following things have in common a multi-level racetrack, thermal pools and resort-level spas. what the state of cruising looks like right now norwegian cruise line will give us a window into the future next over baby babbling] [loud gusts of wind] [indecipherable dialogue] [the wind sounds are reduced] will you marry me? [woman screams in excitement] [fountain sounds are reduced] we miss you so much. we miss you! [dog barking loudly] [barking sounds are reduced]

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harder than the cruise ship industry it was shutdown for well over a year, but now it's apparently back in a very big way >> we sent sam brock to see what is driving this resurgence there is that word again. >> reporter: good morning. look, it has been nonstop action at ports all across the country, including here in miami. i had a chance to hop on a norwegian ship, which is on its way to the bahamas if you have not been sailing since before the pandemic, you have no idea what kind of experience is in store for you right now. we're talking about everything from luxurious spas to go cart racing all of this is going on. sky is the limit it's no secret that americans are on a major travel kick but with norwegian cruise lines newest ship, viva, launching from miami, one thing is very

clear, passengers are rushing to set sail in record numbers what is the industry experiencing right now it feels like this renaissance. >> we saw that immediately after restrictions were lifted and we see it continue to go. >> reporter: norwegian's president says they're getting an eye-opening experience. >> today you come on our ship, and 60% of our cabins are ocean or balcony or higher. >> reporter: more state rooms with a view is just the start. industry trends include greater emphasis on wellness. >> welcome to my spa let me show you around. >> reporter: think himalayan salt spas and beds that plunge you into a meditative state. more travelers are even sailing solo spacious connecting rooms and activities with norwegian's biggest growth groups coming from millenials and gen z but perhaps the biggest trend, spacious connecting rooms and

activities tailored for multi-generational families. it is now time for what many passengers say is the highlight of their trips, go cart racing this track spans three different decks. these babies go up to 25 miles an hour on the track and then it was off to the races. and the views are not too shabby look at this skyline from here that's miami imagine if you are out in the middle of the ocean just looking at that. other major players like royal caribbean have also pushed the pedal to the metal with icon of the seas. >> we designed it to compete with every vacation. introducing the world's first water park at sea. >> reporter: and many families are taking note. >> the number one thing that makes cruising so wonderful is that amazing value land just can't compete with it. >> reporter: while cruises are more expensive than before the pandemic, the deals are flowing. with travel tuesday, price drops in many cases lasting all week to norwegians buy one cruise get another half off until next

monday while we're on the topic of giant drops -- what am i looking at here? >> that is the giant drop. if you are brave enough, sir, you can get in there. >> reporter: for those that thought we weren't brave enough to do the drop, let's give it a shot oh, my god 10 stories and the acceleration of a ferrari later we landed on our feet, kind of >> how was that? >> i know. he looks a little -- >> you okay? you all right, sam >> reporter: i made it let's put it that way. i will say there was a height restriction for all of these things the go carts, for that ride. i barely made it it is like 6'8", so i cleared it by a couple of inches, yes. >> all right if you can't commit to booking this week, are there specific times that are good to look out for a deal >> yeah. so, savannah, it is a great question ideally you want to be booking

these cruises at least four months in advance. there is also waves season from january through march. now, the rule of thumb here is that it is high season when families are free. so when it is the caribbean in mexico, for example, that is right now over winter break. but if you are talking about cruising to europe and alaska and australia, that's the summer months when people have more time at their disposal but the earlier you can book, the better guys >> sam, thank you. >> sam is 6'6" that was my take-away. >> reporter: five. >> 6'5"? all right, sam thank you. time for another check of the weather. mr. roker -- >> i barely make the minimum anyway, let's see what we've got for you today. we are looking tomorrow at a risk of really severe weather for texas. eight million people at risk we will probably see tornadoes these storms fire up earlier in the day. wind gusts up to 60 miles an hour for tomorrow, this storm will intensify. it will also be pulling up gulf moisture, so heavy rain for the southern plains into the

mississippi river valley on friday, that is going to spread into the mideast and mid-atlantic states with strong storms down through louisiana and alabama. heavy rain down from houston all the way to new orleans hourly rates of up to 1 to 2 inches per hour as we stretch on up into parts of arkansas and southeastern oklahoma. good wednesday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we are starting out with some off and on spotty rain. it was raining a lot more widespread earlier this morning, but now it's starting to taper off, and that will be the trend throughout the day. this afternoon looking mostly sunny, another chance of showers in the forecast for tomorrow. then we'll see rain chances, slight rain chances in our weekend forecast, with a mix of sun and clouds, and temperatures reach into the 60s into early next week. and that's your latest weather. guys >> thank you, al

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let's take a look at that forecast. rain in the bay area. >> yeah, we are starting out with some rain this morning. it's been pretty much off and on, and we'll gradually start to see the rain taper off. a couple more waves of rain off the coast will be coming in, and i would give it another couple of hours before we're in the clear for the afternoon. we are going to possibly see a few more lingering showers over the hills, but for most of the bay area, it will be a mostly sunny afternoon. going into the day tomorrow, clouds return with some showers during the afternoon. it's going to be hit or miss and most of the rain will be light, as we watch out for more unsettled weather for the weekend with a partly to mostly cloudy sky, and every now and then a couple of sprinkles moving through. not expecting a lot of rain, but we'll continue to monitor over the next several days. >> thank you for joining us. another local news update in half an hour. join us for our midday news at 11:00 a.m.

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>> how many are here >> 13. >> he's now here in the u.s. attending college and inspiring others >> what did it give you? >> basically a new life, a life that i cannot imagine. i try so hard often. i will have this life right now. >> his remarkable story just ahead. plus, holiday magic. she's practiced up as a bridesmaid. >> anything else with anything they want to share today >> i took two dogs already they're in the back of my van. >> scared us under the sea. ♪ they weren't kidding when they called me, wella witch ♪ >> and now melissa mccarthy is granting our wishes in a new comedy. >> who are you >> i am a genie. >> and joining us live in studio 1a. then the tunes of 2023. ♪ ♪ i can buy myself flowers ♪ ♪ >> it's the time we have all

been waiting for ♪ ♪ as it was ♪ ♪ >> spotify just out with the top artists and songs of the year. and they will make you want to stream today, wednesday, november 29th, 2023 ♪ ♪ >> on a bucket list road trip. >> from northern, oklahoma. >> to "the today show". >> twins >> from orlando! >> celebrating 52 years of friendship >> from georgia. >> myrtle beach, south carolina. >> des moines, iowa. >> dollar bay, michigan. >> and fort lauderdale, florida. >> red rock, texas. >> celebrating our 50th anniversary. >> ready for the tree lighting tonight. >> but first -- >> this is "today" >> wow.

>> do you think we could borrow those hats for tonight we're ready for the tree lighting, too. thanks for being with us on a chilly wednesday morning. >> we'll be out in a little bit saying hey. we'll begin with breaking news the search and rescue operation off southern japan this morning where officials say a u.s. military plane went down overnight. at least one person was killed kelly o'donnell joins us with the very latest. kelly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah a deadly crash of a u.s. military aircraft off the coast of southern japan overnight with six service members on board that is renewing questions about the risks and safety after a string of accidents involving an osprey this is the type of aircraft that lifts like a helicopter and can also fly at speeds like an airplane in this incident, fishermen made the emergency call alerting the japanese coast guard to the scene. a witness described seeing fire before it went down.

one person was recovered and has now been confirmed dead. debris was found along with an inflatable life guard that was empty. boats and helicopters have been conducting searches for hours and the fate of the remaining service members remains unknown at this point. savannah >> kelly, thank you so much. in the middle east, talks intensified hoping to extend the cease fire between israel and hamas set to expire today. that temporary, fragile truce led to another round of hostage releases last night. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel is there in tel aviv for us hi, richard. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, hoda. so today is day six of what has become a six-day cease fire, a cease fire that has seen hamas freeing hostages in exchange for palestinian prisoners. and there are intense efforts underway to extend it. and i am hearing from sources directly involved in the talks

that there is some optimism that these -- this cease fire could be extended for two days at least. there is a lot of effort to make that happen with the director of the cia, the head of israeli intelligence, mossad officials all meeting in doha. but there is an enormous caveat that this could easily fall apart. it could fall apart today. it could fall apart tomorrow because there is so much tension. but the terms of the deal would be similar, that hamas would continue to release hostages, at least ten a day in exchange for palestinian prisoners. >> richard engel for us there in tel aviv richard, thank you. an explosion yesterday at an auto repair shop in ohio killed at least three people and ignited a massive fire the blast was caught on camera as you can see here. it shook buildings three blocks away

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welcome back it is kind of hard to believe, but it's actually been five years since that miraculous cave rescue of the soccer team in thailand. >> we're sharing the amazing things one of the young men has done with his second chance in life anne thompson has been talking about this story for a long time. it means a lot to you. >> i love this story, and i love this young man because you will all remember how we all held our collective breath as we watched the rescue efforts in thailand the story had a happy ending that didn't end there. and it has taken a young family to northern vermont. this is the moment the world waited for. >> how many of you >> 13. >> brilliant. >> reporter: divers reaching the

soccer team and their coach trapped in a north thailand cave in 2018. the young boy who spoke up how often do you think about that experience now five years later? >> i don't think i think of it like quite often but sometimes it just -- you know, it just comes into your mind, you know, out of nowhere and then makes me realize that, oh, you know, this is a part of my story. >> reporter: what made it so brutal >> it's hard for a young teenager who was 14 years old to have that experience we were like dropped in a smaller cave or space, and then we couldn't do anything. we couldn't see a light or we couldn't hear anything. >> reporter: deep underground, the boys' survival skills kicked in life or death meant staying calm. >> when i was feeling depressed or hopeless, when i just be quiet and think about good things, good memories, it just give me the energy and the power

to, okay, i still got it like that kind of like feeling. >> reporter: no stranger to challenging, he was born into poverty in myanmar his parents sent him to a church school in thailand being the oldest of six in his own family never left him. he assumed that role in the crisis did you act like the oldest sibling in the cave? >> i needed to you know, i tried to comfort, right? like, just going to be okay, right? we have each other we have our coach, so don't worry. >> reporter: hope arrived ten days in. what was it like to see those divers >> we became alive again. >> reporter: it would take eight more days to get them out. what did it give you >> basically a new life, a life that i cannot imagine. even i try so hard, i don't think, you know, i will have

this life, you know, like right now. >> reporter: one person taken by his story, headmaster at the masters school outside new york city. >> i knew i wanted to hear his resilience and his -- the way he looked at the world and his mindfulness. >> reporter: in 2020, she welcomed adul to the school and welcomed him to his american host family, including ian. >> everything you can get from a sibling i never had. then here came my brother from thailand. >> reporter: he joined his american brother as a sophomore where he excelled in team sports like volleyball and soccer, eagerly embracing life in america. >> he feels as though his higher power has put all of these obstacles in his way to test him. and he's doing just fine on that test. >> reporter: i'd say he's acing it. >> reporter: adul is now a freshman at middlebury college in vermont. >> i'm really, really drawn to

starting medicine, medical school but i haven't decided my major yet. and i'm just exploring, basically. >> reporter: even as he embraces life at this quintessential new england campus, there are momentos of home in his dorm room. >> so that is my indigenous costume. >> reporter: is this from myanmar. >> from myanmar, yeah. i just wanted to have like that feeling, you know, with the closeness with my community back in myanmar. >> reporter: and on his feet. >> do you wear sandals all year-round. >> yeah. pretty much all season we don't wear boots at all. >> reporter: but it is what is in his heart that is his strength do you think of your life as a miracle? >> yeah, i think so everything is just -- not just my life i think everything, you know, surround us is miracle >> wow >> that outlook is still so just shocking to me, how beautiful

that is. >> and he's a teenager. >> he's a kid! >> can you imagine they spent 18 days in the dark, 18 days not knowing if they were going to get help. and this is what he comes out to. >> his life was difficult before he set foot in the cave and had to learn english to come here. >> that's incredible >> by the way, what happened to the other survivors? >> well, they all just got together this summer in thailand it was the fifth year anniversary. and we have a picture. you can see adul on the edge he has the really curly hair that's their coach in the front who helped keep them calm during that time. but they stay connected. social media has been wonderful to keep them all connected and it is very much a part of his life. >> imagine if we saw every obstacle as something that was meant to be there, something we were meant to overcome instead of why is this happening to me. >> that's what the headmaster said, that's how he looks at it.

all these obstacles have been placed for him to overcome and to make the world a better place. >> i can tell. >> thanks, anne. mr. roker, how about one more check of the forecast >> all right, guys dying snow showers around the great lakes. ample sunshine through the midwest into the southern plains a few showers moving into northern california. good wednesday morning. i'm kari hall. so we need the umbrella for now, but not for too much longer. the rain is starting to taper off as we look at storm ranger but it's still wet and we're headed for sunshine this afternoon. a few showers back in the forecast for tomorrow and our temperatures in the mid-60s low 60s in the forecast throughout the weekend and a slight rain chance in your saturday forecast and mostly clou and that is your latest weather.

>> best time of the morning! >> wow. >> in realtime things are happening. it's going around. item number three. >> let's go. let's go. >> we will start with spotify, though dropping its annual round-ups that gives users all the data, whether they like it or not about their most streamed music throughout the year. we thought it would be fun to take a look at our anchors here. savannah, we'll start with you shocker. taylor swift your number one artist and song. you weren't alone. "cruel summer" was the sixth most streamed globally. >> was it you or vail? >> it was most of us. >> but you are in the top 2%. >> which i take as a badge of honor. top 2% of taylor listeners, which is saying something. >> that's dangerous. >> by the way, all of her top six songs were all taylor. >> hoda, your viral sensation

song "lil boo thang," that was number one. >> i play it and play it and play it. all my songs are kind of like that. >> she walks around with her phone. >> we booked paul russell. >> because of hoda she makes it viral. >> what was your big song of the year >> luke combs "fast cars". >> the cover. >> that's a great one. >> well, that was a great song that was single of the year for him as well. al, what was yours >> i don't think i have ever really played this the a-team. >> every day by the way, my office is next door to al's every morning. >> that's what spotify kicked out in the data. >> because he plays it every morning. >> at least once a day. >> it is my motivational song. i also play it when i go for a walk it is the first song. >> wow the theme from the a-team, okay. >> at like 6:30 a.m. every day.

>> okay. >> what about this guy >> my spotify has been hijacked by my 14-year-old son. so the data was kendrick lamar, all artists i like but when we share is this song "hey driver. we both enjoy that we played it a million times so thank you to spotify for that across the globe, by the way, the number one artist of the year was, of course, taylor that said thank you to fans who just dropped a song from the vault for swifties to stream it is called "you're losing me." followed by bad bunny and the weeknd "flowers by miley cyrus and harry styles "as it was" took third. if you use spotify and you want to know what your wrapped recap was, it is in the app right now. it's fun >> it's fun. >> it is like a little show. >> yeah, it is like a little

show little production value. next up, bradley cooper currently stars as music legend leonard bernstein in the bio pic "maestro." despite the project being a labor of love, this week he told howard stern there is one more thing he's more passionate more about. >> you win the os about. >> you win the oscar or the eagles have a super bowl victory? >> eagles super bowl victory. >> what? you are lying now, aren't you? >> no, no. >> the eagles? >> i'm not lying. >> as a die hard eagles fan, i know the look in his face. that's real. he's serious he would forego two oscars for the eagles to get a championship. >> it is a philly thing. >> you know. you're married to an eagles fanatic. >> that's true you don't want to ask those

questions because of the answer you might get. the house is burning down, yes, eagles. >> next up on "popstart," it is wednesday. "making space" did just drop find it by scanning the qr code on the bottom of your screen melissa etheridge opens up about finding love even in the darkest times after losing her son. >> when i lost my son, i learned how much my capacity for love was. not only loving him and missing him and being okay, but loving myself enough not to go into major depression and guilt and shame, which so many families that -- that lose loved ones to opoid addiction, just the shame is too big i had to believe that there is an over surrounding love to

everything everything is love >> oh, my gosh i was just -- she is full of wisdom how she navigated that. >> the strength, where does that come from? >> yeah. she goes into great detail about it but you will learn from her. she's amazing. >> you can listen to that episode. search for all the great episodes wherever your get your podcasts and follow for new episodes every wednesday wait there is more. stay tuned for the 4th hour when hoda and jenna go through each other's purses again. >> no, no. this is big. we are dropping our very own single we went to the recording studio where justin bieber went we recorded with this wonderful woman sheryl porter. we think it's going to chart. >> no, i believe >> can we get a sample >> no. >> why is there no audio >> on the 4th hour.

>> "a carefree christmas," you can stream it everywhere spotify, apple music and on rotation at sirius xm. >> you are debuting it we will be able to hear it on the 4th hour. >> yes we really, really believe it might make it on. >> a christmas song? >> yeah. >> it will be the holiday version of "lil boo thang". >> it's that time of the year. we always get together to share some holiday cheer and say thank you to all of you, our amazing viewers. we have a brand-new today holiday card and here is a sneak peek at the photo shoot this year ♪ baby ♪ i waited all year, baby ♪ ♪ all of the fun ♪ ♪ all of the year ♪ ♪ the greatest party you ever did see ♪

♪ >> there we are. recognize that song by kelly clarkson it's "christmas eve. we want to say a big thank you to the best photographer ever, legendary snl paragrapher. we are wishing everybody a big happy holidays from our family to yours. >> yeah. "a carefree christmas" debuting next hour. speaking good morning. 8:26. it's the end of the line for bart. at least when it comes to bart paper tickets. today is the last day riders can use them as fair payment. after today, it will all be the clipper card, which most riders use electronically from their phone. if you have leftover paper

tickets, you can still cash them in, but it involves your fair tickets to be sent to bart for payment. it's now available online. instructions to do that. if you're interested, mike posted a link on all his social media accounts. kari hall is tracking the weather and rain. >> pretty soggy this morning but now the rain is starting to taper off. still spotty showers here and there but if you have the nbc bay area app, it will alert you before rain moves into your location. we are going to see the rain clear out for this afternoon then we'll have another chance of spotty showers tomorrow and we'll have more chances of rain in the forecast through the weekend. our temperatures stay cool with highs in the low 60s but we'll be watching out for the hit or miss showers for the next few days. >> thanks.

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>> hey, hey, hey welcome back, guys we are counting down to the tree lighting >> new york is awesome >> we're so happy to have you right here. >> there you go. >> we are gathering gifts. and guess who's out here doing the honors melissa mccarthy she is out she is playing a genie in her first ever holiday movie you can take part in our tour drive, too >> i love it okay, guys jill is here this morning. steals and deals holiday gifts for everyone on the list. >> oh, awesome. >> a little bit of something for everybody coming up. plus, we have a dynamic duo in the studio. seth macfarlane and liz gillies

will treat us to a festive performance before they take the stage tonight during christmas in rockefeller plaza. we will meet a former basketball player now making his mark on the world of fashion you have that story, craig. >> we have that coming up in a few minutes. tomorrow we have santa's little helper. toy import portfolio co-founder stephanie oppenheim joining us with the best toys of the holiday season i think it is so cold my mouth is starting to freeze. >> if it is having trouble tonight, wait until tonight with the tree lighting. christmas tree lighting is going to be about 35 degrees, clear, breezy, cold but windchills in the mid-20s. and then as we take a look at your weekend, a soggy east coast start on friday. snow showers in the rockies. another pacific coast storm coming in. heavy snow in the rockies. we're looking at mild highs in the mid-atlantic states.

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for more details, go to nbc today.com. you guys had a more elaborate costume. >> yeah. >> you were like tree toppers. what happened. >> we lost our hats. >> i can't believe it. i wonder what happened to them do you guys know what happened to their hats? >> i don't know. it was about this high. >> i'm so sorry. >> actually requires some balance with the wind. >> can we borrow this tonight? it's very warm. >> push the button. >> all right they want to help us push the button, deal. >> you're like christmas coneheads. >> that's a throwback. >> you have to have a lot of neck strength, don't you guys, just ahead, wish granted, melissa mccarthy finally in a holiday movie. she will tell us all about the movie. movie. but, first, this is "today" on

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it's called "genie" and she's bringing holiday magic. >> this is amazing i have never seen anything like it oh, look what do you call it? >> oh, sanitizer. >> sanitizer it's zesty. >> no, it's -- >> oh. >> melissa, good morning. >> good morning! >> i love this "genie. everyone is going to fall in love with her. >> i'm a sucker for a christmas movie. i love them. sometimes i watch them all year, which may be weird. >> by the way, the director of "love actually," which is everyone's favorite christmas movie directed this. >> richard curtis wrote it it has his sweetness and humor it is about friendship and what really matters and all the

things in the world don't really mean anything if you don't have your family. >> well, you have your sparkles on tonight this is one of genie's costumes from the movie. >> i was like, i'm not kidding i will wear this in real life. >> how much fun was it doing all these different looks? >> it's ridiculous i added -- i added the star and the woman because i kept -- the costumer is so amazing and i'm such a sucker for a good costume that i was like, what if i dress like a tree? >> you were like, i need more. let's put a star on the head. >> and the shoes on the day were big presence and i was like, what else do i want i want for nothing. >> tell me about this character because it's really cute she's a genie, but she's been locked in the bottle. >> in a box, yes, for 2,000 years. it is that fun wish out of water that i don't know what things are. i don't know what pizza is you know, i haven't seen cars, electricity.

everything is kind of like magical and mystical to me and i do a lot of things wrong. >> it is really funny. my favorite is when you talk about you had some interactions with jesus back in the day. >> you're like, mary's kid >> which i thought was so funny. i have never seen that take on it i was like, what did he do i thought he was kidding it's sweet and it's funny and at the end of it, i just feel like it is a warm hug i think everybody can use that now. >> first of all, you set straight that in this movie genies don't just give three wishes wishes are unlimited. >> which is like, if you are going today dream about something, let's have more. >> we know you wish for world peace and happiness, blah, blah, blah what is your selfish genie wish? >> yes i would like to time travel. i always have a specific dream

that i would love to go back and be able to like see my grandmother at 15, meet my mom at 20 and go back and see all these people i love and see them at different points in their life before like i was like, well, that's just my mom what was my mom like at 20 and what was my grandma like at 18. >> that is such a good wish. i'll take that. >> i'll share it with you. >> a lot of people would say i'll be young when i'm with them but you want to see them at this different moment in their lives. >> yeah. and to go back, even if it's for 15 minutes a day, like if i could have my girls back at six months and four and just go back and forth. i tell them that, and they're like, you want to keep me, right? i'll come back to you now, but i miss those days. >> i do, too what do you guys do for your holiday season >> we have -- we do a weird --

every christmas eve, we've done it for over a decade we do a weird meatball party. >> oh, the traditional meatball party, yes. >> oh, my god. i just looked up and saw giorgi. we have everybody over we watch all of the "lord of the rings. we have to watch the extended ones. >> that's a big-time commitment. >> those are weird christmas movies we're just watching things that ooze up. happy holidays, everybody. >> that's a warm, fuzzy. so good to see you the movie is called "genie." the writer of "love actually" and melissa mccarthy what else do you need? it's streaming now, hoda coming up next, more holiday magic from jill. loaded with great gift ideas but, first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪ heatin' up the kitchen ♪ ♪ we got somethin different ♪ ♪ spreadin' good vibes all day ♪ ♪ livin' in the golden state ♪ ♪ nada se puede comparar ♪ ♪ livin' in the golden state ♪ ♪ vive en el estado dorado ♪

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that's 62% off that's a great gift. >> can we just comment on the smells on these? they smell fresh and gorgeous and light. >> right just pamper yourself. >> all right let's get some shades. the velvet eyewear, so there is a choice here. go on today.com to choose. i love the three-piece set specifically because i lose everything you can have sunglasses in different places the retail is $59 to $139. 100% uv protection you can pick one or the set of three is $22 to $39, up to 72% off. and this is a time that there is no rules with what sunglasses you could get. pick a pair you like and go with it and you do you and awesome. >> let's get cozy. so the london fringe scarf shawl. if you could feel this and just show the size of it. >> i will do that for you. >> okay.

>> the retail is $88 now this is -- i know. it's so beautiful. it comes in eight colors great for layering it is a great scarf. it is a great wrap it is great for travel. >> i was just thinking the plane. >> yes and i'm getting on one and it's not on here, but it comes in a draw string bag so for you easily giftable the deal price is $29. that's 67% off and the fabrication is so beautiful. >> i love it soft like butter nice, nice and nice. >> okay. >> all right what do we have behind you >> okay. now last but not least. >> yes. >> these two-piece sets. the retail $98 to $128 get cozy this holiday season at home 13 colors, extra small to triple xl how great are those? >> they are so soft for watching a movie, get cozy. >> the deal price is $30 to $34, up to 73% off. it is a great set. a great gift. >> i like that it's over sized this is a small. think about what a large would look like.

>> i wear a small. use that for reference >> let's run it through one more time >> okay. or box sets. the london fringe scarf shawl and the feet, clothing, hoodies and joggers. >> jill, thank you enjoy. take a little time off, relax. start shopping the qr code is right below you can find more holiday deals there. act fast you know, they're only available for a limited time up next, our festive half hour rolls up. we have a special performance from this talented duo but, first, this is "today" on

the citi music the citi music series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. welcome back seth macfarlane creating, writing and voicing hits like

"family guy" and the "ted" movies. >> but his talents do not stop there. no, no, no he's become a fixture in jazz and big band music. he earned five grammy nominations. now he's teaming up with liz gillies on a new holiday album good to see you. >> thanks for having us. >> this is so fun. how did you get into all of this and this type of music >> you know, i loved orchestras ever since i was a kid and i found my way into the music of sinatra through film sound tracks and then just kind of got into it it was an era of hue musicality that's fun and spritely and interesting. >> is it true you guys really met at a karaoke bar >> we did. we met at karaoke. we realized we were singing the same type of music i was singing like "cry me a river" and he was singing -- i don't know. >> who knows who julie london

is come on, guys. >> how did a partnership start >> we realized it might be fun to sing together so we started singing together we toured a little bit together. maybe like 2015, 2016. then we have been singing ever since. but this is our first christmas record we did a record during the pandemic, which was very fun. >> so, wait "i will survive" is not your karaoke song. >> they love it. i mean, it is really fun for me to get to share these things especially for the younger people that didn't grow up with this music in their homes or whatever they're so happy we finally made a christmas record they have been begging >> social media fans are just like, great, that's fantastic. do christmas. >> when are you going to sing, by the way >> what are we going to sing, liz? >> we're going to sing "rudolph"

and "frosty". and "frosty". >> it's >> it's early. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪♪ frosty the ♪ ♪ frosty the snowman was a jolly happy soul ♪ with a corn cob pipe and a button nose and two eyes made out of coal ♪ frosty was a fairy tale they say ♪ he was made of snow but the children know how he came to life one day ♪ there must have been some magic in that old silk hat they found ♪ for when they placed it on his head, he began to dance around ♪ oh, frosty the snowman was alive as he

could be ♪ and the children sa he could laugh and play just the same as you and me ♪ thumpety thump, thump ♪ thumpety thump, thump ♪ look at frosty go ♪ thumpety thump, thump what is that that doesn't sound like snow >> i think he's hopping. >> oh, that's a stretch. a stre ♪♪ ♪ ♪ oh, frosty the snowman knew the sun was hot that day ♪ ♪ so he said let's run and we'l have some fun now before i melt away ♪ ♪ down to the village with a broom stick in his hand ♪ ♪ running here and there, all around the square saying catch me if you can ♪ ♪ he led them down the streets

of town right to the traffic cop ♪ and he only paused a moment when he heard them holler, stop ♪ for frosty the snowman had to hurry on his way ♪ ♪ but he waived good-bye sayingk don't you cry ♪ ♪ i'll be back again some day ♪ ♪ yes, he waived good-bye ♪ ♪ saying you don't you cry ♪ i'll be back again some day ♪ >> yeah, there's that thump again. >> he has to hop he has no feet. >> yeah, whatever. >> let's go. it's over. >> it's over. >> yes >> well done we are here for it. >> inciden >> oh, my gosh, that was awesome! >> incident free, which is great for live television. >> we never heard it that way before that was awesome actually, you will do another

holiday classic in our next hour and you are at the tree lighting as well. >> yes. >> so we will see them tonight during "christmas in rockefeller center" as we light that tree 8:00/7:00 central right here on nbc and peacock. later on in our 4th hour, jen and i are premiering our first ever single. >> oh, are you in. >> we're dropping a single >> what's it called? >> it's called "a carefree christmas. everybody is talking about it. but first your local news. good morning.

it is 8:56. i'm marcus washington. paul pelosi's attacker already awaiting federal sentencing but now comes a possible round two for david depape. he returns this morning to a san francisco court where a judge will weigh setting a date for plan state trial tied to the charges in the hammer attack last fall. now, mr. pelosi suffered a fractured skull in the attack and san francisco prosecutors have filed multiple charges against depape. it is possible a settlement of some kind may be in the table or in the works i should say. happening now, ginger is monitoring the hearing which is monitoring the hearing which is set to get underway anytime

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