good morning. thanks for starting your weekend with us. this morning, new questions about a new alleged assassination plot targeting president-elect trump. >> it's coming from iran. this is today. plot foiled. two new yorkers under arrest and one iranian at large and accused in taking part in assassination of prpz. >> plot to murder an american citizen on our soil at the direction of a foreign terrorist organization. >> this morning, new calls for more security around the president-elect with just over two months to go until inauguration. getting out. dozens of arrests in amsterdam as authorities investigate a round of what they say are smez anti-semitic on israelis.

today marks the anniversary of the worst assaults on jews in germany. california wildfires hope. hoping to get the upper hand on the raging wildfires. we poured so much time into that and it's gone. >> this as wildfires rage in the northeast, too, fueled by drought conditions. we're live on the front lines. candid revelation. james van der beek speaks out in an emotional interview opening up for the first time about his diagnosis with colon cancer. >> there were moments in treatment where i was really laid out. laid low. i've had a lot of support. it's amazing to see the people show up. >> how he is doing now and his message of hope as he battles a disease that is more common in young people. all that plus beyonce brings it. ♪ this ain't texas ♪ ♪ ain't no hold em ♪♪ >> queen bey making history

with cowboy carter becoming the most nominated artist ever. could that album of the year victory finally be in the cards? today, saturday, november 9th, 2024. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with peter alexander and laura jarrett. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today." thank you for joining us on this saturday morning. some of you at home might be planning your thanksgiving dinner menus. no, no. here we are skipping right over thanksgiving and moving straight to christmas. she's here, folks. look at that. she's a beut. >> so much for turkey and stuffing. we're talking decoration and lights. 50,000 lights that are expected

to adorn the tree. we have a crazy story involving the auburn men's basketball team. their flight to the game in houston forced to turn around after the mid-air brawl. we'll have that and the race for congress. with votes still being counted, it is not clear who will have a majority in the house. it will obviously have big implications for president-elect trump. another alleged assassination plot against president-elect trump now foiled by the fbi. we have marissa parra with more on this. good morning. >> reporter: laura, good morning. the fbi says three men were charged with what they are calling a murder-for-hire plot targeting multiple people including president-elect trump.

one includes farhad shakeri believed to be at large in iran and two men in new york now in custody. according to court documents, shakeri was asked by iranian officials to surveil president trump and come up with a plan for assassination. shakeri lived in the u.s. for years and spoke multiple times to federal agents over the last few weeks. the charges announced just days after mr. trump's election win as the president-elect and his transition team are busy working on appointments and democrats, of course, are trying to regroup. former house speaker nancy pelosi reflected on the loss in the new york times interview blaming president biden for dropping out of the race too late and the open primary. now, republicans are looking to fill mr. trump's cabinet with a lot of attention surrounding the roles focused on the nation's security and intelligence, and, a lot of speculation around the influence and potential role of

elon musk who is in the room with president-elect trump on election night and speaking on the phone with ukrainian president zelenskyy during a congratulatory turn. laura. >> and now the election interference case in washington. >> reporter: we just heard about this yesterday, laura. the office of special counsel jack smith saying they are hitting pause to figure this out. saying they will decide by december 2nd on the federal charge. the doj has a long standing policy of not following up with a sitting president. the case in new york where mr. trump was convicted back in may, but not yet sentenced.

ultimately, laura, all four of the cases will go away by the time president-elect trump takes office again in january. laura. >> that sentencing set for november 26th. the real question mark. marissa, thank you. we turn to the balance of power in congress will the snoet will have a republican majority, the house is still undecided. we have julie tsirkin with more in washington. >> reporter: good morning, peter. this morning, more than a dozen races are still under called. why? votes are still being counted. republicans will control the senate with the biggest margin in years, we don't have an answer on the house. before the election, republicans held a narrow majority and both parties flipped seats on tuesday. no matter who gets control, it will continue to be a very slim majority. those uncalled races in the house are considered battleground states with deep blue california. these purple districts could help shape president-elect's

second term. he is promising a big agenda, trump, that is. he will need a house including transforming the tax code and securing the southern border and federal regulations. in the senate, republicans will have 52 seats and possibly up to 54 once all races are called and giving trump more power than during his first term. >> julie, walk us through this. there are decisions that need to be made in terms of who will be the new majority leader. how is donald trump playing a role in making that pick? >> reporter: that's a great question. some republican senators are asking trump to stay out of it. including senator john thune, who is the frontrunner. he urged the president-elect not to weigh in. of the three who want the top job, thune gets along with trump the least. john cornwyn has broken with him

in the past. the most loyal is rick scott who just won election in florida. he tried for this job before challenging mcconnell two years ago and losing. whoever it is, they just have to be loyal to trump. senators meet on wednesday to vote by secret ballot as they do after every election. that means president trump won't actually know who voted for whom. peter. >> we will wait and see what happens. julie tsirkin in washington. thank you. let's turn overseas for the horrific attack on israeli soccer fans in amsterdam. the local mayor saying they were targeted because they were jewish. we have meagan fitzgerald with more. meagan, what more do we know? >> reporter: guys, good morning to you. we know fans are back home in israel following the emergency flights taking them from amsterdam back home following officials calling anti-semitic events that we saw fill the streets here in amsterdam over

the last several days. it all came to a violent outburst thursday night after a soccer match with a local dutch team. video shows fans of the attack after the game. fireworks launched. people on scooters attacks fans running away. the police chief says tensions were running high before the game on thursday. social media footage shows businesses and attacking a local taxi and tearing down a palestinian flag and chanting, death to arabs and the reference to the year-long war in gaza. tensions in the war are fuelling the attacks we are seeing in the streets. many israelis we have been speaking to here on the ground say they left them fearful. this is reminding them of the past of jews in europe on the anniversary of the weekend kristallnacht. we have been seeing, you know,

global condemnation from leaders across the world, including president biden who call the attacks despicable. guys. >> meagan, thank you. i appreciate it. back here at home, the series of wildfires raging on both coasts. here in new york city, you can smell the smoke from the fires in the northeast. severe drought conditions are blamed for the flames. in california, people are returning to homes and finding nothing there. we have dana griffin in one of the ravaged neighborhoods in los angeles this morning. good morning. >> reporter: peter, good morning. some folks have no homes to return to. this family had minutes to evacuate with a seven-week-old baby. that's why you have the neighbors' homes untouched, but this home and others have burned to the ground. this morning in southern california, the devastation

revealed. more than 100 homes and counting have been destroyed. santa ana winds dying down. you have choppers up above doing drops. the fight is far from over. at the height of the fire storm. >> we will have numerous fatalities. >> reporter: damage so vast, a state of emergency declared by the california governor. brandon francis' family returning to devastation. >> i have not felt winds that intense before. >> reporter: this as the fire approached their home. evacuating wednesday with the seven-week-old baby. >> we had a room dedicated as a nursery. we poured so much time into that and it's gone. >> reporter: the family's moments once shared in the home now a pile of rubble.

>> are all of your memories gone? >> no, they're right here and up here. you know, these are just things. it's just stuff and what we really want to count on is family. >> reporter: in new jersey, firefighters working around the clock to stop growing flames to prompt new evacuation orders in bergin county. and in prospect park, firefighters able to contain the blaze. the mid-atlantic and northeast under red flag warnings. back in california, crews are confident to knock the fire down as they brace for windy conditions next week that could stoke more flames. overnight, more significant progress on the mountain fire. you have assessment teams on the ground going property to property to count the number of destroyed homes and fire officials are preparing for another santa ana event that

could come next week. peter. >> powerful words from the lady. dana griffin with the latest. thank you. now to an ugly scene in the skies. the plane carrying auburn university's men's basketball team forced around after two players got into a fight >> we have an altercation on board. we have to declare an emergency and land. we got a bunch of basketball players fighting. >> it's not clear if anyone was actually hurt, but the pilot said clothes were ripped and the plane took off later friday night. according to espn, the tigers face-off against the cougars tonight. >> that's not the way you want the locker room to look. angie is here with a look at the forecast right now. man, it has been warm in a lot of places. finally feeling like fall. >> finally feeling like fall, but warm for sure.

lack of rain in spots is fueling the fire conditions you heard us talking about. across the nation, nearly 90% of the lower 48 in drought conditions. it is not the intensity of the drought that is impressive, it is the fact it is widespread. specifically across the northeast, we have seen that extreme portion of the drought expand into new jersey. we have a 57% range of moderate drought. in desperate need of some of this rain. unfortunately, we don't have a lot in sight. the red flag warnings from boston to new york and hartford included as well. we have the strong wind gusts. 30 to 35-mile-an-hour winds possible across the region today. not hard for any of t

and that's a look at your forecast, guys. >> angie, thank you very much. appreciate it. coming up next, beyonce, taylor and billie and chapel. the competition is fierce

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a november 9th. i'm kira klapper for the first time in history, oakland residents have voted out their mayor, and late yesterday, mayor sheng thao seemed to accept the results of her recall. the latest round of results was released late yesterday, showing 64% of oakland residents want her out, 36% saying they want her to stay. in a statement, the mayor said, quote, i am deeply proud of the progress we created together and i'm committed to ensuring we stay on track by supporting a smooth transition. it isn't about me. it never has been. it has always been about oakland and the changes we have enacted in these two short years will be felt for generations to come. torri is the first hmong american woman to become the mayor of a major american city, and says it has been the honor

of her lifetime. tau will not be formally removed until next month, when results are certified. the president of the oakland city council will step in as interim mayor until a special election. as for the alameda county da recall vote, there are still too many ballots left to be counted to make a definitive call. but as the count stands right now, 65% of voters say yes. remove district attorney pamela price from office. there are still about 400,000 ballots to count. we're going to turn now to cinthia pimentel and a look at our microclimate forecast. cold out there? yeah. cold. the absence of that cloud cover is starting. our numbers on the chillier side. we have some 40s and some 30s on the map up there towards santa rosa. 3941 in dublin right now and 46 in palo alto as we plan our day. maybe you're heading up to wine country. i'd bring an extra layer. we're going to see increasing cloud cover, signaling of some changes ahead in the form of rain for our veterans day, so we'll help

you track that and the rest of the weekend. outlook coming up at 7:00 here. back to you. thanks, cynthia. also coming up at 7:00 this morning on today in the bay. a late night vote last night that could cost you more to fill up your gas tank. we'll explain what state leaders just approved. that might mean higher gas prices for us all. we'll have that. plus all your top stories coming up at seven. we hope you join us. in the meantime, we'll take you back to the day show.to

♪ it's the most wonderful time ♪ ♪ of the year ♪ ♪ ♪ who needs thanksgiving when we have christmas to talk about? saturday morning, november 9th, 2024. "the most wonderful time of year" is upon us. there she is. the rockefeller center christmas tree. >> it made the trip overnight from the berkshires here to new york city. i went to visit the family donated by the family in massachusetts. we'll talk to them coming up. al knows this tree well. it's well known in the town. it's like right in the town where it comes from. >> part of the today show family. let's begin this half hour with the check of the headlines for you. lawyers for sean "diddy" combs

making a request to be released from jail. um posing a stricter set of monitoring and little contact with anyone else but his lawyers. the request for a $50 million bond amount remains the same. combs was arrested back in september after indicted on federal sex trafficking charges. he has pleaded not landmark roof and spire. notre dame will reopen in one month. celebrations to begin on

december 7th. we learned that actor tony todd died at his southern california home on wednesday. the cause of death is not disclosed. he is best known for the candy man franchise. over four decades, he appeared in the oscar winning film "platoon" and the voice of venum. and actor james van der beek is breaking his silence in a candid interview with "people" magazine. he is batting colorectal cancer. maura barrett has more. >> reporter: this is both heart wrenching and shock when he was diagnosed last year and sharing a hopeful message. >> a crash course in mastery of

mind, body and spirit. >> reporter: actor james van der beek is batting stage three colorectal cancer. >> i have been experiencing some symptoms. i went in to get a colonoscopy. as i was coming out of the haze, the gastro enter ol gift said it cancer. >> reporter: he rose to fame in 1998, but lives a quiet life on his texas ranch with his wife and six children. he decided to speak out to raise awareness. >> there were moments when i was laid out. laid low, but i've had a lot of support. it is amazing to see how many people showed up. >> reporter: cancer is common with one in five diagnosis of people under the age of 55. >> why is this impacting young

people than it traditionally has? >> environmental or dietary or genetic. something is driving that risk. our important message for people under the age of 50, if you have symptoms, regardless of age, get tested. >> reporter: symptoms include bleeding and abdominal pain. visual exams or stool based tests. van der beek did not share what treatment he is seeking. he says he remains hopeful. >> i really have been so blessed with my wife and my kids and it's a lot to live for and it's a beautiful life. >> reporter: van der beek says talking about his story has been

cathartic for him. doctors urge testing at age 45, but if there is family history, get tested at an earlier age. guys. >> maura barrett, thank you. let's turn it over to angie for another check of the weather. >> good morning, good morning. we have a bit of rain across the middle of the country. we need it there. i showed you how the drought is going on in that area. we will have the system moving to the east and that will bring the potential of flooding. we will see the line of storms working to the east tomorrow. that line of showers and thunderstorms extending to the golf. this is something we will deal with through the weekend. some spots could get impressive rain. not as much as we would like in the northeast, but tennessee and ohio valley with 1 to 2 inches and down total gulf coast is where we are concerned about impressive flooding. up to 8 inches in places like

lake charles for the weekend. hurricane season still going on. we have tropical storm rafael. it is coming in with winds of 65 miles an hour and moving northwest at 6 miles an hour. we will see some of the dangerous surf and rip currents out of the coast. the system will and that's a look at your forecast. guys. >> angie, thank you for that.

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that benefitted higher income americans. do we expect this to be extended? >> it has been impacting a lot of people when you look at what the lower rates noent people, particularly higher income people seeing the rate drop interest 39.6 to 37. higher standard deduction and higher tax credit. all of those things important to people. some people concerned about the cap on the state and local property taxes of $10,000. that is something he will rethink that. many provisions he wants to extend. that's going to take approval from congress and we still have uncertainty with the house whether that will happen. the thing that may trip it up is the federal deficit. we don't want to make that higher. that's a lot to consider even though trump certainly wants to extend the 2017 tax cuts and he talked about no tax on tips and no tax on social security benefits. again, congress has to weigh in. >> trump campaigned on tariffs. he says foreign countries will

foot the bill. this is a tax on u.s. consumers, basically. what is the impact? >> it is a tax on imported products. the idea is this is going to bring for u.s. industries, those products here. not undercut american companies. a lot of ceos will go to other countries to do this even though the universal tariff could be 60% from china. it could raise prices for consumers and the tax foundation says it could be as much as $1,200 on a household and a 20% tariff could mean as much as $2,000 in taxes for a household. that is something to consider. >> sharon, taxes, tariffs, we can't control that. >> no. >> talk to us about some practical things that people can do right now that they do have

control over. >> i think it is important to think about your personal economy. what can you do? what can you control? >> i like the missing money one. >> we will get to that. boost up the emergency fund and get at least 4% or more on the high yield savings account. put more money in the retirement account or after tax accounts for 401(k) or i.r.a. missing money. i got my check this week. go to missingmoney.com. unclaimed money. many people don't realize you close a bank account in a state and you forgot about it. go to the state's web site and find the unclaimed property office. you fill out a form. it is simple. it took me two minutes and in two weeks, i had a check for $25. enough to go out for a low-priced dinner. >> in new york city. sharon, thank you. i appreciate all of the practical tips and more great

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inspired by a broadway musical that was inspired by a book that was inspired by t"the wizard of oz" will hit theaters november 22nd, but the l.a. premier is tonight. our friends at fandango and e news are teaming up to live-stream the red carpet. maybe it will be a green carpet? you'll see live celebrity interviews and exclusive movie clips streamed on "e" news digital platforms and social platforms. plus, you can catch willy's interview with the cynthia erivo, who plays elphaba in the highly anticipated film. that is tomorrow morning on sunday "today." the buzz is building. i can't wait. remember, it's going to be two movies spread over -- i know. >> "defying gravity," you can hear that as the anthem of the fall season. >> i think we're all going to try to sing it, even though it's really hard to sing. >> green for "wicked." >> cher, her 2023 holiday hit is

getting the remix treatment with a little help. ♪ dj, play a christmas song ♪ ♪ i want to be dancing all night long ♪ ♪ it's cold outside but it's warm in here and that's the only thing i want this year ♪ >> do you recognize who's harmonizing with cher? that is kelly clarkson, who professed her love for the song on her show last year. >> "dj play a christmas song," fight me on it, is the greatest christmas song to come out since "all i want for christmas is you." it's the greatest contemporary christmas song to come out. i love it so much. it makes me so happy. >> and that is saying something because kelly has made a number of great original holiday songs in recent years. by the way, you wanted to meet ina? cher. i want cher. i'm just putting that in the

universe. >> your heard it here first. >> next up, ryan reynolds, could he be in line to host the oscars? reynolds says he and hugh jackman could be in the mix. he says, this is something i would love to do with hugh. i don't know about this year, but one day, yeah. this year, you see, lucky for reynolds, the next oscars technically aren't this year. they'll take place on march 2, 2025. you know, so maybe he'll be the host. those two would be fantastic, i think. you get a little bit of music, comedy. i think it's perfect. >> and their chemistry is friendship level too. >> exactly. that's what you want. finally, "saturday night live" comedian bill burr will host for the second time in his career and the election is on his mind. >> hey, just out of curiosity, who did you actually vote for? >> i voted for everybody. just filled them in. no matter what, i'm right. >> can't blame us. >> wasn't us. we're on the sidelines. >> will be interesting to see

how "snl" handles this week's election. watch tonight on nbc. >> they have plenty of material. >> just fill them in, no matter what, i'm right. >> that's funny. still to come here, joe, you have the emotional back story of this year's rockefeller center christmas tree and why it means so much to the family that donated it. we're back after this. muc

♪ it's beginning to look a lot ♪ ♪ like christmas ♪♪ we weren't kidding. it is beginning to look like christmas. we welcome the rockefeller christmas tree. >> the 74-foot norway spruce made the trip and now ready to be butte tied. >> you had the chance to meet the family. >> this is the first rock center tree from massachusetts since 1959.

this year's tree was planted eight years after that and planted by the very family that's donating the tree today. a gift to all of us that has a lot of meaning for them. the berkshires in western massachusetts, are a sprawling outdoor art gallery and this is the masterpiece deeply rooted in the albert family yard. >> how does it feel to be picked? >> i consider it to be one of the great of the honors. >> earl and his wife were newlyweds in 1966. they added the tree a year later. in 1967, it was about waist high. now 57 years late are and the norway spruce is 74-feet tall. >> we used to decorate it.

>> they always enjoyed it to their kids that played in the sand box. a towering beauty that in 2020 caught the eye of rockefeller center head gardener who knocked on the family's door. >> he said do you think he's an angel? >> days earlier, leslie passed away. >> this is her handy work. >> what do you think she's thinking? >> i'm thinking she's thrilled. >> they got a card from the family that donated last year's tree with this message. >> you'll never forget the sound, the flip of the switch and roar of the crowd. you'll get chills and the emotion. overwhelming emotion. >> it will get to me, i'm sure. >> what do you think you'll be thinking of in that moment? >> leslie. how many she enjoyed trees. how many she enjoyed christmas. >> how this holiday, their family will be much bigger. >> honestly, a tribute to my mom

and new beginning for the tree. a new beginning for our family. >> in the spot where the tree once stood, the family plans to put a memorial to leslie. they'll be here in new york when the tree is lit december 4th. you can catch it on nbc. one of the best moments of the year always. >> what a lovely tribute. >> the door knock. that's going to do it for us on saturday morning. we hope you have a great ekend. we ty>>pe 2 diabetes? discover the ozempic® tri-zone. ♪ ♪ i got the power of 3. i lowered my a1c, cv risk, and lost some weight. in studies, the majority of people reached an a1c under 7 and maintained it. i'm under 7. ozempic® lowers the risk of major cardiovascular events such as stroke, heart attack, or death in adults also with known heart disease. i'm lowering my risk. adults lost up to 14 pounds. i lost some weight. ozempic® isn't for people with type 1 diabetes. don't share needles or pens, or reuse needles. don't take ozempic® if you or your family ever had

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last night, the california air resources board approved new clean air standards that will impact you at the gas pump. the proposal faced fierce criticism from lawmakers because of the board's lack of transparency on how the cost would be passed on to consumers. the board approved new clean air standards for cutting carbon emissions, so that means gas prices are going to go up. the estimates vary from a few cents a gallon to as much as $0.85 a gallon. the vote capped a 12 hour long meeting. the goal of the program update is to continue reducing fossil fuels, pushing california towards a clean air future. here's a look at gas prices right now for california drivers. according to triple a. the national average is 3.9.

california is four. 51. and a breakdown of the bay area. each of the nine counties are more than. california's average people spending the most are in san francisco and sonoma counties at 476. the lowest averages are in solano and santa clara counties at 453 and 452, respectively. cinthia pimentel has a quick look at our microclimate forecast. good morning kara. good morning everyone. well we are off to another cool and clear start here in the bay area. beautiful skies though, as we see the sunrise coming up over san jose. 47 degrees right now. 40 in pleasanton and cooler up in the north bay per usual. 36 in santa rosa. we will all feel a little bit of a cool down this weekend. maybe staying indoors is a good plan. we're going to see clouds increasing as we go on into tonight. could be a good sunset while we await the chance of a very active pattern ahead, not only for this long three day weekend veterans day, but also into next week. a couple of chances and some sierra snow up in the higher elevations. kira.

back to you. all right. cynthia, thanks. coming up this morning on today in the bay, it was pretty scary. and we were all trying to get up on the surface to hang on the boat. this little boy, the sole survivor of a heartbreaking boat accident, shares his story with nbc bay area. hear from the young boy himself. we'll have that. plus all your top stories coming up at seven. we hope you join