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starting your weekend with us. president-elect trump's cabinet picks facing mounting skruntany this morning. >> the selection for attorney general setting up o bruising confirmation battle. it is november 16th, this is today. transition troubles, more than half of senate republicans privately telling nbc news they don't see a path to confirming congress matt gaetz for attorney general. lawmakers demanding to know more about allegations of sexual misconduct. and mike pence weighing in slamming the selection of rfk jr. to head health and human services. we are live with the latest. dangerously dry, 42 million in the northeast at risk of wildfire darnl with windy conditions this weekend that could fan the flames even further. we're live on the front lines. evidence tossed? the defense for the man accused

of killing four university of idaho students now asking a judge to throw out some of the most crucial evidence in the case, including dna and phone records. turkey day savings, with just 12 days to go until thanksgiving and grocery prices still too high for many americans, there are ways to save this holiday from the table to your travel, we've got you covered. all of that plus, fight night, youtube star jake paul beats boxing legend mike tyson in one of the most highly anticipated bouts in years but with boos in the arena and some viewers complaining of streaming hig ps, questions are swirling on who really won the night. today is saturday, november 16th, 2024. from nbc news, this is today, with peter alexander and

laura jarrett, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to today and thank you so much for joining us on this saturday morning. peter has the morning off but i'm happy to have joe at the table a little early this morning. >> it's good to be here. did you get caught between the moon and new york city last night? >> i was too busy watching that fight. >> of course you were. we will get into that in a moment. a lot of folks are talking about this snvenlt some new york city landmarks, this is what it looked like over the landmarks, big and blue. it is a super moon when the moon is at one of its closest points to earth. >> pretty gorgeous. we have a busy morning including several scares in the air this week, everything from extreme turbulence to emergency landings. and last night, police say someone shot at a plane at dallas love field airport. thankfully no one was hurt there. let's begin with our top story, the controversy swirling over several of president-elect trump's picks for his new

administration. >> this as biden takes one of his last final trips as president. we have both angles covered for you. let's begin with allie raffa outside of mar-a-lago. >> good morning. the trump team is willing to do anything possible to get the picks across the finish line quickly including potentially confirming nominees without a senate vote, only adding to the growing fallout over the president-elect's cabinet choices. >> reporter: this morning, new pressure on the house ethics committee to release the report on former florida congressman matt gaetz. new testimony emerging from a woman who says she saw gaetz having sex with a minor at a house party in orlando in 2017. her loif says the woman testified before the committee in april. a gaetz spokesperson responding saying, merrick garland's doj cleared matt gaetz and didn't charge him. are you alleging garland is part

of an a cover up? gaetz is donald trump's pick for attorney general and faces allegations of sexual misconduct and illicit drug use which he denies. the house ethics investigation effectively ended this week when he resigned from congress, following trump's announcement. lawmakers now calling on the committee to release the vote before a confirmation vote. >> i'm going to demand release of the ethics committee report. >> there should not be any limitation on the senate judiciary investigation. >> reporter: house speaker mike johnson argues that it stays buried. >> it is important to maintain the house's tradition of not issuing ethics reports on people who are no longer members of congress. it would open a pandora's box. >> reporter: half of republicans privately say they don't see a path for gaetz to be confirmed.

but the trump team remains confident he will be. trump's pick for defense secretary, pete hegseth is facing sexual misconduct questions as well. police in monterey, california say he was investigated in 2017 for an alleged sexual assault after a gathering at a hotel hosting an event for republican women. he was not arrested and no charges were filed. hegseth's attorney telling nbc news he was cleared, it didn't happen. the trump team saying hegseth has vigorously denied all accusations and no charges were filed. there is a new voice speaking out against robert kennedy jr. for health secretary. pence calling it an abrupt deparching from the pro-life administration.

the president-elect also elevating two spokesperson to top communication positions. roy will serve as communications director and caroline lev t is the youngest white house press secretary in white house history at just 27 years old. >> alley raffy, thank you. president biden is meeting later today with china's president to talk about the future of american chinese relations. kelly o'donnell is travelling with the president and is in rio de janeiro, good morning. >> good morning. the future of u.s. and china relations will pass through a key meeting today. president biden face to face one last time with china's xi i didn't know ping. managing the tense competition with china has been a priority for biden and the u.s. wants to maintain direct communications to prevent misunderstanding in a

crisis over economic or military matters. president biden is concerned about china's involvement with russia and north korea including in ukraine. he met with allies from japan and south korea to solidify progress made on the pacific alliance. all of this as a second trump term is looming as biden takes a final lap on the world stage. >> so many leaders are curious about the presidential transition that will take place in two months. how much is president-elect trump's shadow being cast there? >> indeed it is. white house officials say while world leaders do understand that the u.s. is in a period of transition, they also say that during the meetings so far, the president has not been talking to leaders specifically about president trump. >> all right. >> and we have one more thing. >> yeah? >> one more thing i wanted to add. because of the importance of

ukrainian war, president zelenskyy has said in an interview that the war could end sooner with president trump in office and they have spoken by phone. zelenskyy acknowledged that russia is making advancements in the battlefield and that is also subtext in these meetings. >> without a doubt, thank you so much. let's turn to the ongoing fire danger in the northeast with no rain in sight and fears that the wildfires will get worse. emilie ikeda was on the front lines on friday. she joins us now. >> good morning to you. i spent the day with the new jersey forest fire service on friday and got a sense of the unrelenting demands of the season. not only are they responding to new brush fires popping up every day but they are also managing blazes still burning from monthses ago as the bone dry conditions continue. >> reporter: smoke over new york and new jersey as firefighters

make headway on the jennings creek fire. officials cautioning the wildfire risk for more than 40 million remains. forecasted 30-mile-per-hour winds could spark new flames this weekend with crews from across the country now joining the fight. it is welcomed help amid an unrelenting fire season. of the roughly 1300 wildfires in new jersey this year, nearly half of them have broken out in the last six weeks including this one encroaching on homes 50 yards from here. all while crews are still battling fires from months before. >> have you ever seen a fire burn this long? >> i have not, no. >> reporter: woe followed fire warden ben brick into the state forest to monitor a fire that has been burning since july, thriving in parched roots and debris underground. >> we never got the rainstorms or the tropical moisture that we rely on for the summer months. so we have this on our hands now amongst other incidents.

>> reporter: the dry conditions prompting watches and warnings in the northeast where officials are urging residents to conserve water. jim mcgill's family relies on well water in hope junction, new york and now they rotate shower days. >> one of us was shower and the water stopped because the well had gone dry. >> i have not seen this many wells go dry in a long time. >> reporter: reservoirs are drying up too, limiting where helicopters can pull water from to douse places. >> we are stretched to the limit with all of the fires we have. they all seem to be following each other. >> and today there are red flag warnings across the northeast including here in new york city whose fire department responded to a record number of brush

fires, scorching popular parks and even suspending train lines. not even urban areas are immune to the risk. >> that is the reality. we will see you back in a little bit. and we will get angie's forecast in a little bit. an emotional first day of court in the murder trial of an illegal immigrant accused of killing a young woman in george named laken riley. trump made her killing a major part of his campaign. priya sridhar is coving the trial for us, good morning. >> good morning. 30 of laken riley's family members were in the court on day one and they were incredibly emotional listening to the testimony and some had to step out of the courtroom when some of the more graphic pieces of evidence were presented to the judge. >> reporter: day one of the highly anticipated trial, prosecutors revealing chilling details on how they believe jose ibarra murdered 22-year-old nursing student laken riley when she was out for a run on

february. >> he went hunting for females on the university of georgia's campus. and when laken riley refused to be his rape victim, he bashed her skull in with a rock. >> reporter: 26-year-old ibarra is an up documented migrant from venezuela. the case has become a flashpoint for the national debate over immigration. the prosecution revealed body cam video from the police officer who discovered laken's body. only the audio was publicly shared. >> i found her. ma'am, ma'am, ma'am. >> reporter: prosecutors also played a 911 call that riley tried to make, and pointed to an array of digital evidence including her smart watch which tracked her until the moment her heart beat was no longer detected. they say ibarra's dna was found

under riley's fingernails and fingerprints on her phone. the defense calling the allegations of sexual assault allegations. >> evidence that jose ibarra killed laken riley is circumstantial. >> reporter: and taking issue with how the case has become political. >> people have used this case for their own personal dpan, financial gain, political gain. >> reporter: earlier this year, royally 's dad told nbc news he is also frustrated that his daughter's death became intertwined with politics. >> it makes me angry. i feel like they are just using my daughter's name for that. she was an angel. >> reporter: there was no jury in the courtroom on day one. that is because earlier this week, jose ibarra waived his right to a jury trial. his fate and potential sentencing is in the hands of the judge. >> thank you so much. a scary scene overnight at dallas love field airport after

a gunshot hit an american airlines plane while f it was on runway. no one was hurt but it comes with a number of other incidents this week as americans prepare to take to the skies. tom costello has more. >> reporter: sas flight 937 was west of greenland when it hit severe turbulence, backpacks and cups thrown about the cabin. one engine shut down and the pilots guided the plane down as they restored the engine. no significant injuries but any plane must be inspected on landing. the crew turned back and landed in copenhagen. in honolulu, an air traffic controller ordered a departing american airlines flight to climb fast to avoid a mountain after the crew failed to make a

right turn fast enough. american says the crew requested and received right turn clearance and complied with controller instruction. >> the crew was late making the turn but they did not receive a ground proximity warning alert so it says they were well above the terrain at all times. >> reporter: meanwhile, children braced before an emergency landing on an alaskan airlines flight at l.a.x. after blowing a tire from takeoff at washington dulles. the scares come a week before the thanksgiving rush that kicks off with airlines expecting to carry record numbers of flyers paying higher prices and leaving few open seats. back to you. >> thank you so much. it is time for a first check of the forecast. for that we turn it over to angie lassman. >> hello. we have to talk about the fire weather because it is ongoing and something the folks in the northeast are dealing with and

it lasts through the weekend as well. we have 42 million people under fire alerts. notice how expansive the red flag warnings are from boston to philadelphia. we have all of the ingredients to see the fires start and spread quickly. one of the things we will see today is dry air in place. we are talking 10% to 20% humidity, bone dry air that has settled in from new jersey to boston. on top of that, gusty winds that we have been dealing with for days and days continue. wind gusts up to 28 miles per hour for boston, close to 30 for new york city. if you are looking ahead to when we will get the next rain to help with drought conditions, it will be a while. this takes us through wednesday. not a lot of rain. finally by thursday into friday, we could see some of that much needed rain working into the region, maybe an inch to two inches in spots. essentially the big picture look of the drought cros the country is still ongoing. about half of the country is still under a moderate drought.

this is a bit of an improvement from last week but we could use a lot more especially in the northeast where some spots are dealing with the worst drought since the early 2000s. half of the northeast still under a moderate drought. much needed rain needs and that's a look at your forecast. >> thank you for that. still to come, a twist in

the case we have been following for two years, now, the killing of four university of idaho students. >> the defense is going on offense, now looking for key evidence to be thrown out, arguing that bryan kohberger's right to privacy may have been viated when pololic

we are back on a saturday morning with the weekly download, a look at the week's other big stories. >> and emily is back. >> good to be back. a busy week to break down. among the major headlines this week, a monumental meeting in washington. >> reporter: president biden welcomed president-elect trump to the white house. >> looking forward to having

like we said a peaceful transition, doing everything we can to make sure you are coming in with everything you need. >> i appreciate that very much, a transition that is so smooth, it will be as smooth as it can get and i very much appreciate that. a deadly explosion as a louisville kentucky factory killed at least two employees and injured 11 others. >> the most important part will be going through the debris that is on site, trying to pin point where the explosion came from. >> the factory owners say they are looking into what happened and cooperating with investigators. i think there are rumors around outside there that i'm losing weight and stuff. >> nasa addressed health concerns about the two astronauts stranded in space for more than 150 days with some commonteres worried they lost some weight. suni williams says she weighs the same as she did at launch

but explaining that gravity can change appearance. >> you have probably heard of fluid shape, heads look bigger in space because of the fluid. >> reporter: davecular shared personal news with us. >> i was diagnosed with stage three nonhodgkins lymphoma. i'm treating this as a journey and if i can help someone get an early screening, breast exam, colonoscopy, go do it. for me, early detection meant everything. kansas city chiefs stars patrick mahomes and travis kelce's homes were burglarized hours apart. police have not named any suspects. >> it is frustrating, disappointing but i can't get into too many of the details because the investigation is

ongoing. >> police are not commenting on the break-ins. today staffers got a surprise at the special screening of wicked when stars ariana grande and cynthia erivo appeared. >> i'm so glad you are here. >> how does it feel to see the reaction? >> we are just so grateful. it feels surreal. we love the pink and green. and finally an exciting announcement for our today family. >> craig melvin is the new anchor of the today show. >> we have the best team in television news. i'm honored to be a part of that. >> congratulations, craig. >> congratulations, craig. >> he is such a good person that you root for. >> no one more deserving. nice guys finish first. >> i guess so. >> i think we all have a story where we brought a friend or relative here and craig talks to

them forever because he is so kind. >> the craig you see on tv is the one behind the scenes. >> exactly. a big congratulations to our saturday today cohost. still to come, we are talking turkey. it is time. with less than two weeks to go until thanksgiving, we have the tips on how you can keep the costs down when it comes to putting together a beautiful meal at home. and conen o'brien will bring the laughs to primetime with his next hosting gig. we will tell you what it is. but first, these messages.

i'm kira klapper. we have new developments in the troubled san mateo county sheriff's office. one of the sheriff's top assistants, whom she promoted just weeks ago, has now stepped down. acting assistant sheriff matthew fox resigned thursday night. fox had spent 25 years in law enforcement, mostly in daly city, before stepping down in san mateo county. sheriff christina corpus had just promoted fox to assistant sheriff in september. it's not clear why fox stepped down, but it comes just days after that independent report accused corpus administration of multiple lies, conflicts of interest and abuse of authority. you have to go ahead and ask yourself why is command staff continuing to leave? and i think that has a lot to do with the dysfunction that we've seen in the department that was outlined in that 400 page report. san mateo county supervisors say they forwarded the report to the district attorney, the attorney general and a civil grand jury

next week. they will consider an amendment that would allow the board to remove the sheriff if certain conditions are met, but that would have to be approved by voters in march. we're going to turn now to that chilly forecast, and the pimentel has a look for us. hey, cynthia. good morning. good morning everyone. we do have a freeze warning for the north bay where we take a look at those temperatures right now. 34 from calistoga to santa rosa. 39 point reyes sonoma. we're dealing with low 40s there in san rafael, but it is a chilly start there. we have some also very cold temperatures to start this weekend day. hopefully you're bundled up at home right around freezing in danville, 43 in san jose. so get that debit card out and scrape off some of that frost to get the day started. run up the heater to everything to keep you warm. aside from the cold morning though, should be a nice fall day. we take a look at our day planner through parts of napa. mostly sunny skies. temperatures will be on the cooler side, similar to what we've been dealing with over the last couple of days in those low

60s. let's go to the other end of the bay area. also, a very frigid start down in gilroy, the upper 30s, but lots of sunny skies to follow that as we go and plan our weekend. now, speaking of the weekend, we'll have a little bit of a mix sunny today. some spotty showers that i'm tracking tomorrow, so i'll get you all the details and the timing of that coming up at 7 a.m. back to you, kira. all right, cynthia, we'll see you at 7:00. thanks. also coming up at seven this morning on today in the bay. we are moving the bay area forward as the holidays draw near our nourishing neighbors food drive begins. today we'll take you live to one local safeway with some of your favorite nbc bay area reporters, and we'll have that plus all your top stories coming up at seven. we hope you join us. in the

we are back on a saturday morning, november 16th, 2024. just last week that tree was pulling up to rockefeller center and look at her now. she may be covered in scaffolding but she is still a star. getting ready for the close-up. >> a star with her star. i need to to more work on myself, scaffolding. >> and she got the glam treatment. >> she does have full team out there. let's begin thighalf hour with a check of headlines. prosecutors are urging a federal judge to reject the bail request from sean diddy combs. they say he is trying to influence witnesses ahead of his sex trafficking trial. prosecutors said combs in recorded jail calls asked family members to reach out to potential witnesses and including some of the alleged victims. they argue it can be inferred from his behavior that he is trying to blackmail witnesses

into silence or testimony in his favor. combs pleaded not guilty in september to charges that he coerced and abused women for years. the fbi says reports are growing of the racist and offense text messages from anonymous phone numbers with messages peag sent to high school students, latinos, and members of the lgbtq community. some people received texts saying they were selected for deportation or they should report to a re-education camp. now the agency began investigating the offensive messages last week when black americans were targeted with texts saying they were quote slethed to pick cotton at the nearest plantation. some of the messages were sent from text now which says it is shutting down the accounts. the university of kentucky women's basketball coach gino aeroiuma has put his name in the record books. he won his 1216th victory when his yukon huskies topped north carolina and tied him for the

most basketball wins in division one history, originally set by stanford's tara vandermeer. he has a chance to break the record saturday night. bryan kohberger, tha man accused of stabbing four university of idaho students to death is trying to get evidence thrown out. dana griffin is here to explain. >> good morning. in a lengthy new motion, kohberger's defense team hoping to keep out the most critical evidence to the prosecution's case including the dna evidence that allegedly links him to the crime as well as his digital footprint. his lawyers say his constitutional rights were violated when police used dna evidence they say was obtained illegally from garbage outside of kohberger's parents' home in pennsylvania a month after the murders and said there was a genetic match to the single source of male dna found on the knife sheath left at the crime

scene. the suppression preef arguing that without the dna, there is no case, no surveillance of the home, no dna taken from the garbage out front. they want that evidence and his phone and google records kept from the jury. kohberger is accused in the november 2022 quaduple stabbing deaths of university of idaho students kaylee goncalves, ethan chapen, and xana curnoegal. he was studying criminology at a nearby university. the judge entered a not guilty plea on kohberger's behalf. a hearing is scheduled in january to address this latest legal battle. kohberger's defense was successful in getting the trial moved from moscow where the murders occurred to a county with a larger jury pool. they are fighting to take the death penalty off the table. we are awaiting a judge's decision on that motion. >> thank you so much. laura, you know this case incredibly well. one key question is whether

authorities found a murder weapon. >> they didn't and that is part of making it unusual. they found what they believe to be his dna on the knife sheath that was found next to a victim but they never found the murder weapon, the knife. so they used public genealogy data bases which is controversial here, and the law is untested in the area and it is part of what he is using to challenge the evidence and try to get it thrown out. it will be interesting to see what the judge does with that since it is this area of the law that is undergoing testing. >> so many interesting things that will come out of this case. >> and so many people watching the case. let's get a check with angie on the forecast. what's going on? >> hello, hello. we have mild conditions east of the rockies. if you like the warm weather, you will see temperatures in places like dallas, low 70s. that's nice for outdoor activities. we have upper 60s in portions of the plains. even chicago, not warm by any means but a little above normal for this time of year with temperatures in the low 50s.

west of the rockies, a different story. that's where more of the cooler air has spread in. and then by the time we get to tomorrow, upper 50s for washington d.c., upper 60s and folks to the west get to the 70s. this system will leave us with unsettled weather for folks in the plains. texas dealing with heavy rain and we will see the potential for severe risk, so heads up especially west texas. by the time we get to our work week, this system will track to the central plains and it will be a busy commute for folks in central texas. that heavy rain will work to the east as we get

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hosting the awards. and if the announcement of sharing the news is any indication, there will be lots of laughs on oscar night. >> this is incredible. i have been handed an oscar. i'm an oscar winner, it's amazing. >> no, you're the host. >> oh, i'm hosting. i'm an oscar host? oh, do i get to keep the oscar? >> no. >> i'm excited about this. it will not be completely foreign territory for him. he hosted the emmys twice and the mtv movie awards. the academy awards will take place on march 2nd in los angeles. up next, another comedian, betty white, nearly three years after the tv icon's death, the united states postal service is honoring her legacy by featuring her on a 2025 stamp. white was a main stain on television screens around the country for seven decades, most notably on the golden girls and the mary tyler moore show.

if you are a stamp enthusiast, the usps is promising additional stamps to be announced. joe, something tells you have an epic stamp collection. >> i don't have an epic stamp collection but we do go get the stamps for the ones we like. we asked the people at the counter do you have this stamp. >> do you have any cool ones? >> i think we did peanuts recently and i feel like i'm being set up here. is there a stamp i'm supposed to have? i will get the betty white one. >> you have to get that. the macy's thanksgiving parade, nbc is pulling out the stops for the 90th parade with an unbelievable lineup. superstars jennifer hudson, billy porter joining the stacked lineup which also includes cynthia erivo and dan and shay among others. savannah and hoda will kick off

the coverage here on thanksgiving morning starting at 8:30 eastern. i got to cover the parade last year. it is such a joyful morning. i grew up watching but being there in person and seeing the size of the floats, it's nice. >> it is literally my favorite morning of the year. >> i love seeing the floats get blown up the night before and then watch it on tv. >> and then you get to eat all day. hugh grant, the beloved british actor sat down with our friend willie this week to talk about his movie heretic where he shows off his darker side. we talked about how it felt to be an overnight success when his career sky rocketed back in the early '90s. >> it is london life. it is quite sludgy. we live by a river and there is a slight smell of mud everywhere. it can be a little sad. and then suddenly, i'm put on a private jet with sharon stone and i wake up in the hotel in

cannes and everyone is saying how marvelous i am, how can anyone not enjoy that? >> you can hear much more from hugh grant on sunday today. >> that's going to be a good one. thank you. still to come, our saturday morning boost, and just the thing to put a smile on you

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bodega bay. it starts at 6 p.m. neighbors in an east palo alto community say the city promised to put in speed bumps, but it has never happened. they say drivers speed down cavanaugh drive. they asked east palo alto to make it safer and install speed bumps, but they've been waiting for more than one year now. epa's mayor told us the city is working on it. it took a little longer than expected. however, we do anticipate for next year in a timeline no later than six months starting in january. the residents are going to start to see those speed bumps being built, so we apologize for the delay. neighbors are also asking the city to improve lighting in that neighborhood as well. we're going to turn now to a very cold forecast. cinthia pimentel has a quick look. hey, cynthia. yeah, i think it's the coldest morning we've seen so far. late into the season. now, we begin with that freeze warning up in the north

bay. watch for those low to mid 30s places like point reyes, santa rosa. we have the 30s continuing even out into the east bay. so we've heard that some people have been wiping the frost off their windshield to get the day started. 37 in dublin. right now, those low 40s continue for the south bay. san jose at 40. and i've got you at 42 to start the day in palo alto. notice we are definitely much cooler around the region, especially out there towards half moon bay with the lack of that fog. overnight we did see, you know, the earth losing that warming. so definitely a cool start to our weekend there. it will remain cool out towards the coast. upper 50s and low 60s along the peninsula. really everywhere. looking pretty uniform in those low 60s. so grab that fall jacket as you step out the door. sunny skies though to accompany that, so not too bad. we will be talking about lots of other headlines coming up at seven. i hope you join me. we have rain on the way and lots to talk about here. back to you. all right, cynthia. we'll see you at seven. thanks. also coming up at seven this

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good morning, transition troubles, president-elect trump's cabinet picks macing mounting scrutiny this morning with more than half of senate republicans privately telling nbc news they don't see a path to confirm former congressman matt gaetz as attorney general. it comes as former vp mike pence weighs in, slamming the decision to select rfk jr. as health secretary. battle of theagies, 58-year-old boxing legend mike tyson defeated overnight by a youtube star 30 years his junior in a highly anticipated match on netflix. but the night plagued by complaints about streaming issues and boos from the crowd about how the fight went down. and time to play, after three childhood favorites were inducted into the national toy hall of fame this week, we took a field trip to a museum

dedicated to fun from video and board games to dolls and action figures, i'll take you inside. today is saturday, november 16th, 2024. >> few things get people more excited than talking about the toy hall of fame. i can tell you that. >> turns out we have a toy expert here, a toy connoisseur. >> i may or may not be on the selection committee to pick the toys which is a really cool job. people love that. >> which means we have the inside scoop. >> we will see if you agree or disagree. let's get to today's news and the growing controversy over several of president-elect trump's picks for his cabinet including concerns of whether the ag pick matt gaetz will have enough votes for confirmation. julie tsirkin has more details from washington. >> this morning half of senate republicans are privately saying matt gaetz is unqualified to be the next attorney general. multiple sources tell me as many

as 30 oppose the confirmation to lead the department of justice. it comes after trump's shocking announcement this week tapping gaetz to lead the agency that once investigated him for sex trafficking. he was never charged but in the house where gaetz represented florida's first congressional district until wednesday, a bipartisan group picked up where the doj left off. the house ethics committee was set to release findings from the probe on friday but canceled the meeting. house speaker mike johnson says he doesn't want the report made public since gaetz resigned from congress this week. for the senate who will decide gaetz's fate, the findings are essential. the findings have not been released but we heard from an attorney whose client testified before the panel claiming to have witnessed gaetz having sex with a minor in 2017 at a house party in florida. a spokesperson for matt gaetz telling nbc news that merrick garland's doj cleared matt gaetz and didn't charge him. several other picks are facing

scrutiny including robert kennedy jr. for health secretary with criticism from trump's former vice president mike pence. >> all right, julie, thank you so much. let's turn now to the wildfire danger here in the northeast. the fires could be fuelled by the high winds and with no rain in sight for several days, tens of millions are at risk. george solis is about an hour north of the city in green wood lake, new york. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the real headline here is the whipping winds, 20 to 30-mile-per-hour gusts expected to hinder firefighters' progress at the jennings creek fire burning between the new york and new jersey border. it is mostly contained at this point but still 5,000 acres have burned. unfortunately the fire threat is not over. about 42 million are under some type of fire alert. it is not just the winds but the bone dry conditions out here. look at the brush. it is so dry. the northeast experiencing its driest condition in some 20 plus years.

officials also concerned about the resvoyeur levels, making sure the water levels are high enough for the choppers flying around collecting water to perform crucial water drops to put out the fires. firefighters themselves also admittedly exhausted. they have been fighting some of the fires in the region for the last weeks if not months. fortunately, they are getting some help from the federal government. fema is pledging much needed federal dollars. some are headed out west for the fires to keep them going. the thing they look for the most is any kind of rain to help with the dire situation. >> george solis, thank you for that reporting. we will get to angie's forecast in a few minutes. >> it is like a tinder box right now. nearly 60 years after civil rights leader malcolm x was assassinated, three of his daughters filed a lawsuit against the c.i.a., fbi, and new york police department on friday. the daughters claim the agencies were aware of and involved in

the assassination plot and failed #d # to stop the 1965 killing. they say the lawsuit was not brought earlier because the defendants withhold information from the families. rudy giuliani has turned over some of his most valuable possessions to two georgia election workers as part of their defamation suit against him. giuliani's lawyer said his client released dozens of luxury watches as well as a mercedes once owned by movie star lauren bacal. he was found liable for falsely accusing the pair of ballot fraud as part of trump's debunked 2020 election fraud claims. that was the news. we need a boost. >> this one will make you smile. the kennel club of philadelphia is kicking off the national dog show with a new contest for best in smile. the contestants a small but

mighty heeler and a fluffy samoy. the winner is? >> this is a tough job. the toughest assignment in months and months. i call it a tie. >> you heard them it is a tie. the contest was inspired pie the introdrukz of the lancastire heeler for the first time, the breed is known for its smile. you can watch the show here on thanksgiving day. >> they are super cute but i don't see the mile. >> turn your head like this and squint your eyes. >> they are cute. >> you should be the judge for the smiling dog contest. >> i'm available. coming up next, a match made for tv, or was it? marissa parra has all of the drama from last night's fight between mike tyson and jake paul. >> hey, laura. drama indeed and it was not all

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with the ninja luxe café. we are back on a saturday morning with today's talker. you will be forgiven if you can't stay up last night to watch the big spectacle between former heavy weight mike tyson and youtube star turned boxer jake paul. >> after all of the massive hype of the event, the two went head to thed on a special event on netflix. did it deliver? >> marissa parra was up watching it all. >> good morning, sure was. this was a big event for netflix, first live sporting

event. i had friends who never watch sports tune in. if you were watching or if you are on the internet, you have seen the streaming issues that plagued netflix. 83,000 people had streaming issues. it was a late fight and it was also a quick one too. >> reporter: it was the most anticipated fight night in years. iron mike tyson against youtube star turned boxer jake paul. tyson coming out swinging on his much younger opponent but quickly showing his age. paul dominating eight rounds. the round ending with boos and a bow. >> first and foremost, mike tyson, it's such an honor. let's give it up for mike, bro.

he's a legend. he's the greatest ever to do it. >> i think it was a good fight. he was prepared. i came to fight. >> reporter: the post fight interviews a far cry from the chaotic weigh ins earlier where tyson slapped paul in the face. >> the talk is over. >> he punched me. >> reporter: but viewers were left fuming over streaming issues. they were set to fight in july but the fight was postponed after tyson was hospitalized because of a stomach ulcer. tyson known for explosive first round knockouts returning for the first professional match in 19 years and has also been known to fight dirty. paul's boxing career began in 2018. he entered last night's fight with a 10-1 record. in the end, it was a uninanimous decision for jake paul but a

split decision for netflix. millions tuned in for streaming issues to see mike tyson step in the ring again. >> now netflix has not revealed how much each boxer stood to make but paul did say in an august press conference that he suggested that they stood to make upwards of $40 million which might help pay for the $1 million wardrobe he said that he was wearing yesterday. so just a very casual $1 million wardrobe. >> my goodness, thank you so much. you know a lot of people were watching when laura jarrett was watching it last night or trying to. >> we were curious. we were boxing curious. audio issues, buffering like it was '90s dial up internet. we didn't make it to 11:00 but we tried. now they are trying to do christmas day? >> they have a lot to clean up. >> they have to get this right. >> everyone is trying to get in on the sports events for

streaming. it's the place to be. >> okay. angie, what do you say on the boxing match? >> and the $1 million wardrobe. >> i would take the $1 million wardrobe. i will fight jake paul for that. why not? red flag warnings we have dealt with for days and days and a lot of these folks are in need of rain. we will see all of the ingredients for the fire weather to continue. we have hartford into portions of vermont, we are dealing with this again. the conditions are prime for the fires to start and spread. we are seeing a lot of dry air in places. it is not just the dry ground. we have been dealing with drought conditions but the dry air is in place. 10% to 20% humidity levels across the region from boston to jersey. this will be something with the gusty winds that we will have to deal with as well. this will stay with us for

that's a look at your forecast. >> thank you so much. >> ahead, some of the most beloved toys o our tfim

we are back this saturday morning with something that is

fun for kids and nostallgic for adults. >> three toys were inducted into the national toy hall of fame. >> full disclosure, as you know, i'm on the committee that helps pick the winners. so i travelled to the museum this week for the first time to get a first-hand look. >> reporter: call it the cooperstown of childhood revelry. >> people have a reaction when they hear of the toy hall of fame. what is that reaction? >> it is really visceral. people remember their favorite toys or the ones they never got. >> reporter: 87 toys have been inducted and are on display at the museum of play from action figures to board games the chief cureiator here says every year hundreds of toys are nominated and whittled down to 12

finalists and three winners picked. they are picked based on how recognizable and their play value. >> it is the best of the best, right? >> they are as you happen. we are honored to have you amongst the group. >> how did i get into this group? >> you are just special. >> this week the latest inductees were revealed on today. a seven time finalist, my little pony finally made the list and so did transformers and the card game phase 10. >> i had never heard of phase 10 and i don't think i'm alone. >> you are not alone although phase 10 is the second best selling card game only behind uno. >> reporter: the hall of fame is only a part of the muzoem that draws families across the continent with one goal in mind. >> play. >> i love that it is called the strong national museum of play, not toys. the play part is important, right? >> the play part is important.

we have a lot of historic toys but toys are a way to play. play is also imaginary play, playing with your blanket. >> reporter: ceo steve deucenic showed us every way to play from an old fashioned carousel to the world's largest donkey cong. video games have become a dominant form of play. >> video games are permeating how we consume entertainment. >> reporter: outside a park immers visitors in hasbro boards games. >> this path is familiar. >> it is candyland. >> reporter: inside the path weaves through a well known neighborhood. >> what about sesame street fits into the world of play? >> it is about imagination. it is about education. play is about education. play is how kidsearn the best. >> reporter: perhaps play is the ultimate transformer. >> all right.

here they are, the three winners that got inducted. do you want to know -- how many do you think i voted for? >> one. >> yes. i voted for transformers. i felt it was their time. i also voted for balloon. balloon has not been inducted. >> what's that? >> just balloons. >> what? >> balloons. >> you mean you are taking a vote from my little pony? >> i did not vote for my little pony. and i also voted for apples to apples. >> that's a good game. >> but you would be surprised, there are things inducted like stick, as in a stick. card board box, sand got inducted one year. there are people who think that dirt should be inducted. >> dirt is having a comeback. >> i love facetime. it is one of my favorite games. >> i never heard of that. we'll be right back. when my hair started to thin, i thought, am i going to have any hair left. after i gave birth, my hair wasn't even thinning.

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hi. i'm kira klapper, a surprising resignation within the troubled san mateo county sheriff's office. as sheriff christina corpus fights calls for her to resign instead. won her high ranking employees. has stepped down. acting assistant sheriff matthew fox resigned thursday night. fox worked for 25 years in law enforcement, mostly in daly city, san mateo county. sheriff corpus had just promoted fox to assistant in

september. it's not clear why he stepped down, but his departure comes just days after an independent report was released accusing sheriff corpus administration of lies, abuse of authority and conflicts of interest. you have to go ahead and ask yourself why is command staff continuing to leave? and i think that has a lot to do with the dysfunction that we've seen in the department that was outlined in that 400 page report. the san mateo county board of supervisors says they forwarded the report to the district attorney, the california attorney general, and a civil grand jury next week. they will consider an amendment that would allow the board to remove the sheriff if certain conditions are met. that would then have to be approved by voters in march. cinthia pimentel has a quick look at our microclimate forecast. hey, cynthia. good morning. good morning everyone. you can see right behind me. clear skies as we see the sunrise over the north bay. so that means one thing. we are starting off with some really cold temperatures.

we have a freeze warning up there in the north bay. so parts of san rafael, southern marin, up towards parts of sonoma and napa counties that will go until about eight this morning where after a while afterwards it should be a very pleasant day. so just bundle up for the first couple of hours. we have a lot to talk about at 7 a.m. it's going to be a cool and sunny day, so grab those jackets. mostly staying dry, but for tomorrow i am tracking the chance of some spotty showers and how that could possibly affect the 49ers game down here in santa clara. otherwise, we'll go into the second to last week of november. if i'm correct, with a slightly warmer temperatures, you'll notice a bit of a warmer feeling throughout the week, but that should also be accompanied with the chance of some rain, possibly tapping in to an atmospheric river. so i'll show you those details. coming up at 7 a.m. kara, back to you. all right. cynthia, thanks. also coming up at seven this morning on today in the bay. we are moving the bay area forward as the holidays draw near our nourishing neighbors food drive kicks off today, where you can

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