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are talking storms on both coasts overnight, including much-needed rain in the northeast, it is november 21st, this is today. let it rain. up-and-down the east coast waking up to downpours, the first significant rain for some nearly two months, welcome relief for a region that has endured historic drought and dangerous wildfires while out west, damage mounting from that powerful bomb cyclone that triggered flooding, landslides and massive power outages and it is not over yet, we've got your full forecast. vice president-elect jd vance on capitol hill with matt gaetz pushing senators to back the embattled pick for attorney general.>> fans have been very supportive.>> fellow republicans voting to block the release of its report, detailing allegations of sex

with an underage girl. a man on an american airlines plane attempts to open the cabin door flight, passengers jumped into action, using duct taped to restrain him until the jet landed and law enforcement agents moved in. >> they just picked him up like a roll of carpet and just carried him out. >> this morning, the harrowing story in their own words and what we are learning about that suspect. the investigation into that string of burglaries at the homes of star athletes now focusing on a potential link to an international crime ring, just ahead, who police believe could be behind the break- ins. the ramsey case now the focus of the new netflix docuseries, nearly 30 years later, why has her murder remain unsolved and why won't there ever be interest?

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kotb from rockefeller plaza. >> good morning and welcome to today, so happy you are joining us on a thursday morning, soggy on the east coast.>> what is this wet stuff coming from the skies? finally rain for the city, we checked with the climate unit, this is the first significant rainfall in 52 days, the last was on september 29th. of course it is much-needed around here, helping with the drought across the northeast, where wildfires and empty reservoirs have become common. in the meantime, the weather picture is more severe on the west coast, rain and heavy wind from that bomb cyclone system continuing to create major problems, causing landslides and knocking out power to nearly half 1 million people. let's start with sam brock in brooklyn this morning. good morning.>> reporter: good morning, what a relief as you

said, to see this rain, only a few weeks ago portions of prospect harked were engulfed in flames, and one of more than 300 fires that new york city has battled in the last month, this much-needed rain is not going to end the drought but it is significantly lowering the risk of fire across the country, that bomb cyclone, cutting out power to hundreds of thousands of customers. this morning, two major storm systems slamming the coast. rain overnight, a sight for sore eyes for the metro area which is in a historic drought, those dry conditions leading to hundreds of brush fires including the jennings creek wildfire that chewed up more than 5000 acres.>> there's no words for it, almost three months now without any rain.>> reporter: the northeast is still dealing with a severe drought that has prompted a slew of precautionary measures

in new york city from a ban on fireworks to voluntary calls for water conservation. the storm system sweeping through a region desperate for water from the midwest through nearly all of new england.>> we are excited to have any rain we can get. >> reporter: out west, washington state feeling the full force of a bomb cyclone, cutting power to nearly 400,000 customers that could last for days, at least two people also killed by fallen trees including a woman outside of seattle who died when one crashed into her home. just to the south, whiteout conditions in california, near mount shasta, a small taste of the several feet of snow expected to blanket the region. northern california residents trying to prepare. an atmospheric river event could bring up to five feet of snow in the mountains and up to 15 inches of rain in parts of the golden state. steve patterson is in fortuna, california.>> reporter: scientists say for the next 48 hours it is going to rain so

much, there will be 23 feet submerging that entire area, that is a great example of the flood threat that people are facing.>> reporter: in the meantime, close calls have jolted several communities including kelso, washington where a tree punctured a roof, nearly killing this mother's two children.>> this is a lot, because i wasn't here to protect them.>> reporter: the latest information from the state, there are six fires currently burning, encompassing 6000 acres that there is good news, the emergency declaration for that jennings creek fire has been lifted. back to you. as mentioned, we have two storms to keep an eye on. >> the one out west, that atmospheric river bringing heavy rain to northern california, we've got not just rain but our first winter storm of the season in the northeast, drought relief with cold temperatures, the first snow of the season, and out west, power

outages and damaging wind. this is a low pressure system bringing heavy rain, so far almost three quarters of an inch of rain, the most since september 29th for new york central park. 24 million people from upstate new york all the way to the great lakes under an weather advisories, storm watches and winter storm warnings. double barrel low pressure system, one of the east coast and the other in the west, heavy snow in the appalachian mountains, that will fizzle out but this one will move backwards and brings with it chilly conditions, rain and some snow, we are talking rainfall amounts one to three inches from syracuse, concord, boston, down to new york city and locally, 15 to 20 inches of snow through the appalachian mountains. out west, here comes that atmospheric river, bringing heavy rain and snow before it is over, we are talking about intense bands of really heavy moisture for the northwest coastal range, feet of mountain snow tomorrow, it spreads into central california and elevated flood risk for the sierra.

we've got a high risk of landslides along roadways from the eureka all the way down to ukiah and anywhere from seven to 10 inches of rain, but in the sierra, more than three feet over the highest elevations from mount shasta all the way down to sequoia national park. thank you so much. we are also following developments on the trump transition, the house ethics committee failing to reach an agreement on whether to release the report on matt gaetz, as president-elect trumps embattled pick for attorney general, this comes hours after the former congressman and jd vance made the rounds on capitol hill, we have two reports, we are going to start with peter alexander. good morning. >> reporter: matt gaetz, the embattled pick for ag to head the justice department has been getting most of the headlines as some senate republicans detail their concerns about the

former congressman. but, today, pete hegseth was under the microscope as the fox news host prepares to meet with lawmakers with their own questions about his qualifications and his past. trumps team with a full-court press on capitol hill in favor of his cabinet picks, jd vance on the hill with trump attorney general pick, matt gaetz. as republican house members yesterday blocked the release of the report at the center of controversy around him, after the house ethics committee heard from women who say he paid them for sex according to their attorneys, among them, a woman who said she was 17 years old at the time. allegations look former congressman has repeatedly denied. the committee voting along party lines not to release the report, members saying they will revisit the issue next month. matt gaetz sitting yesterday for a series of meetings with republican senators who support

that he needs to get confirmed.>> some senate republicans say they want to see the reports.>> the appropriate thing would be for them to release it and it starts with the judiciary committee who has the opportunity to review it. >> reporter: the new york times obtained this document assembled by federal investigators but not verified by nbc news, that shows the alleged web of payments between matt gaetz, his associates and women, some of whom testified they were hired for sex , he is not the only selection under intense scrutiny, this morning, nbc news has obtained a 2017 police report detailing a woman's allegation that pete hegseth sexually assaulted her out at a moderate california hotel. he was not charged and his lawyer said the encounter was consensual. on sunday, telling nbc news, pete hegseth is completely innocent, adding that he paid the woman as a part of a civil agreement in 2023 and trumps director of national

intelligence pick, tulsi gabbard is facing criticism from the former u.n. ambassador, nikki haley.>> this is not a place for a russian iranian, syrian chinese sympathizer, dni has to analyze real threats. are we comfortable with someone like that at the top of our national intelligence agencies?>> nikki haley condemned the trip to meet with the syrian leader in 2017, and her support for edward snowden, but to be clear, for trump and his allies, those criticisms might be a feature as trump has questioned the u.s. intelligence committee that he is one of his biggest adversaries in government. another battle brewing on capitol hill over new bathroom policies at the capitol building. ryan, good morning.

>> and the issue of transgender rights was front and center during the 2024 campaign, now that debate is carrying over into the new congress, sarah mcbride of delaware made history as the first openly transgender woman to win a seat in congress, her victory has led republicans on the hill to raise questions about what bathrooms she would use on the capitol campus. she is uncomfortable with the idea of mcbride using a woman's bathroom, that opened the door to house speaker mike johnson to issue a new policy that states that restrooms, changing rooms and locker rooms are reserved for individuals of that biological sex . it is important to note that each member's office has its own private restroom and unisex restrooms are available throughout the capital, women deserve women only spaces. she wants more, she wants it passed as part of the house rules package.>> so how is

mcbride responding to the new rule?>> she has made it very clear that she does not want gender to be the focus of her time in congress, writing in a statement that she's not interested in a fight about bathrooms and this is an effort, as a way to distract from the real issues that are facing this country, she added that she plans to follow the rules outlined by the speaker even if she disagrees with them. in the meantime, we are learning more about an alarming incident on an american airlines plane, an elderly passenger attempting to open a cabin door midflight. we spoke with two passengers who helped subdue him. jesse, good morning.>> those passengers say they tied him up and stayed with him until the plane had landed safely back on the ground. they used tape to tie him up, that is a part of the safety kit on board in case of emergencies.

exactly the kind of scenario that unfolded yesterday. this morning, there are still unanswered questions after a man on board an american airlines flight allegedly attempted to open the plane's cabin door midair. several passengers quickly jumping in to restrain him.>> the only thing you could think about is i've got to stop this guy.>> reporter: doug was in the front row from milwaukee to dallas-fort worth tuesday, when the flight attendant told the passenger to return to his seat. >> he said i need to get off the plane. >> reporter: the flight attendant described him as agitated, adding she placed herself between the man and the door before he rushed forward, hitting her hard, injuring her left wrist and neck. they were two of the passengers who jumped in to help. >> were you fearing for your life as this was unfolding?>> the instinct came over me and after processing and the

situation was done, yes i'm very think will to be here.>> reporter: one witness recalling the unruly passenger expressed he wanted to get off the flight because he was the captain, he said the group duct taped his feet and wrists, some staying with him in the front galley until the plane landed.>> four or five big law enforcement agents came in and they just picked him up like it was a roll of carpet and just carried him out.>> american airlines stating that safety is a top priority, adding we wanted to say thank you to our team members for managing a difficult situation. the public safety report said the man who had a canadian passport was detained for mental evaluation, but he was not arrested.>> jesse, thank you. we have craig joining us, what

are you watching? >> we are following breaking news that could impact almost anyone who uses the internet, the justice department going to federal court hoping to force google to make some major changes, brian cheung is here with details on this breaking news.>> reporter: imagine google without chrome or android, that is what the justice department and a number of states proposed overnight, breaking up the company by having google sell its popular web browser, chrome and potentially android, adding the company should be prohibited from buying companies to scale up at services and a.i. products, that is three months after a federal judge called google a monopolist for defaulting its search engine on chrome and android phones. and google making deals with other companies like apple to make google search the default on iphone, to further entrench its dominance in the market. in response, google called these proposals extreme and wildly overbroad, adding that it would harm americans and the global technology leadership

and it would have to slow a.i. investment at a critical time. just to give you perspective, google chrome has 3.45 billion users and controls about two thirds of the global browser market according to this website. as for the next steps, google has a month to file its own suggestive sixes, the judge will hear arguments from both sides in april as they are expected to rule by august and google has vowed to appeal all of this.>> thank you. major implications.>> will you throw this out for me? sorry, that made us laugh.>> and i never throw away a script, but anyway. >> what about my space? do you think i'm fine there? i was just a little worried, okay.

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the rest of the bay area will start to see that rain coming in. by and that's your latest weather. guys? >> thank you. still ahead, home burglaries still ahead, a potential breakthrough in the investigation into those home burglaries targeting star athletes including travis kelce and patrick mahomes. >> authorities say it may be the work of pure professionals, why investigators think a transnational crime ring atp to -- may be to blame. and the new netflix docuseries, re- examining the murder of jonbenet ramsey , we'll talk

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what can you tell us?>> reporter: authorities are expanding their investigation into those brazen crimes, it is a transnational crime ring. is that -- this morning, high profile burglaries targeting athletes like patrick mahomes and travis kelce, two senior law enforcement officials telling nbc news the fbi is working with local authorities to determine if a transnational crime ring like one from south america may be behind the crimes. it comes as multiple law enforcement agencies nationwide acknowledged the presence of south american criminals cashing in on so-called burglary tourism. experts describing those groups as fast, efficient and professional.>> they can do the reconnaissance, they fly a crew into do the physical break in, so none of those people are in the country when they started

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ago, who killed jonbenet ramsey ? and a question that remains today. this six-year-old girl was found strangled to death inside her colorado home the day after christmas in 1996, hours after her mother discovered a ransom note and called 911. the details of the case and the haunting images of jonbenet made the story a tabloid obsession and a hot topic on cable news.>> you agree that whoever left the ransom note probably killed the child. >> suspicion quickly fell on her parents, john and patsy ramsey who denied the allegations and vowed to find the person who killed their daughter.>> we will find you, i have that as a sole mission for the rest of my life. >> 12 years later, the boulder district attorney cleared the ramseys pointing to dna evidence, nobody has ever been charged in the case.>> do you mind taking us through that

day?>> it was unbelievable.>> now the cold case, who killed jonbenet ramsey is shining a new spotlight on the murder, the series includes interviews with those who were involved to cover the case including john ramsey.>> she said, i was told by someone inside the system to get this message to you. they believe you killed your daughter. and you need to get the best defense attorney to get your hands on.>> at 80 years old, john said he is pushing boulder police to do more dna testing on the evidence, boulder police telling nbc news, we are continuing to work with dna experts and our law enforcement partners around the country until this tragic case is solved. the district attorney's office adding, it is continuing to work with federal, state and local agencies to make progress

in the case. john ramsey is with us now, good morning to the both of you. 28 years, it is hard to believe, you are 80 years old now. you said in that clip, i'm going to be searching for the rest of my life. you are still searching for an answer. >> that is why i'm here, really, from these media interviews, i'm grateful for your attention to it, for two reasons, one to keep pressure on police to do their job, and there has been some horrible failures in essbase for the last 25 years and second, hopefully there is someone who knows something that will come forward so we want to keep the case alive and in front of people.>> you still have hope that this can be solved. >> i believe it can be solved if the police accept help from

outside their system. that has been the flaw for 25 years. >> you are advocating, you have been asking for the boulder police to use new technology, to retest some of the dna in the case and what is their response? >> well, for 25 years in my judgment, the police department was very contained, very poor leadership, we don't need help, stay out of the way and our business. which is tragic. they had no experience, the fellow investigator in our case for 25 years was an auto theft is to get a before he took this case and frankly it was a roadblock. so that was very frustrating that they would not accept help from outside, they were criticized for not having experience and for refusing help when it was offered. we are hopeful now with the new police chief from the outside, which is huge, that he will exercise good leadership and accept help from people that have offered it. to my knowledge, they have not worked with federal agencies, they have not worked with anybody outside of their group

and there has been so much offered, but the way our system works in this country, the police department, the police chief is in charge of this case and he wanted to come in and look at it, but they can't come in.>> let me turn to you, joe, this is a case where you think, everything has been written, everything has been said. what drew you to this material and what you think is new to uncover? is it your opinion that this dna evidence is intact enough to be entrusted?>> i believe this case can be solved, dna technology was very different back then, the dna was very flawed, there's specific things that can be done, old items that were tested need to be retested, certain items that were sent to the crime lab that were never tested should be tested and the one good dna sample that we have is a mixture of jonbenet's dna with a foreign male unidentified

piece of dna, there is technology where those two samples can be separated and genealogical dna, family dna, which has been used so successfully in a lot of cold cases can now be utilized, if only the boulder police -- i don't understand this to solving the case, they need help. there are private labs that can do this that have offered help, it is time to solve this case, this is the most brutalized man in american history. imagine losing your child in the way that child was lost and being blamed by the media in large part because the police said false or incomplete stories to the press and it was just a wildfire of wrongful accusations. >> and we read the statement from the d.a. and the boulder police who responded and said they are making progress and they are

continuing to work on the case, i just want to point out that they did issue a response, but mr. ramsey, as i mentioned, you are in your 80th year and here you are and you weren't paid by joe for this docuseries, you haven't even seen it. >> i have not, it was offered to me but i chose not to.>> people might think, what is this about, why are you doing this?>> well, for two reasons, one, i'm doing this for the sake of my children and my grandchildren, this cloud over our name needs to be lifted, they need to be able to close this chapter and move on with their lives. it is hard on them, and our family reputation has been tarnished and i'm going to do my best to clear it up for the sake of my children and today, fighting the killer is not

going to change my life. i have lost jonbenet, that is not going to bring her back . i would like to close this chapter so we can be more addressed and at peace. i won't give up pressing the authorities to do their job until i see that they do their job and that has been the frustration for 25 years. with new leadership, we are hoping that the department will capitalize on the resources. >> and there's a new generation of true crime fans that have rediscovered the story, going down these rabbit holes on message boards and continuing to blame the family, continuing to spend the conspiracy theories, and this absurd story that maybe the brother had something to do with it, so i really wanted to set the record straight, it is a very clear eyed examination of how it is so obvious that this was an

intruder.>> that kind of attention can be a double-edged sword, the authorities in california are seriously looking at re-examining that case and re-sensing the brothers, apparently there is going to be a docuseries based on the ramsey case. how do you feel about that?>> well, as you say, it is a double edge sword, we are grateful that the public and frankly of the world caring about the murder of our child, there's a lot of children murdered in our country every year which is tragic, we don't do a very good job of protecting our children in my opinion. so i'm grateful for the intention, but, the goal has been to get the police to accept help. we think there's hope that they might with new leadership that was brought from the outside, i have met with that new chief of police, seems like a good guy, open communicator. all he has to do is open the

door and let this help in. they are waiting for the help. >> at a human level, 28 years, you lost your little girl, she was a beautiful six-year-old girl. i don't think that is something you ever get over.>> you don't ever get over, it is a hole in her heart that won't heal, that is a good description, you are different going forward. what we realized early on is we needed to be stronger for other children who are still living. this was a horrible tragedy for them, too. and for us, let's get up and get going and we did that for the sake of our children that are living. and so often, i have observed parents that have lost a child dwell on that loss at the expense of their living

children and that is wrong. >> it is a fascinating new docuseries, i had the opportunity to watch it, thank you so much for your time. and we should mention, the cold case premieres next monday on netflix. we will shift gears but it's also shifting a little bit farther south over the peninsula, the santa cruz mountains, and may bring in some light rain to san jose as well, and into the east bay and the tri-valley. but then we'll start to see the rain shifting back to the north for the rest of the day, and then going into tomorrow, a bit of a break for the early and th >> thank you so much, still

ahead, we have your morning boost, plus with wicked fever in full swing, check this out, iconic pieces from the original wizard of oz right here in the studio, they are hitting history before they go up for auction, we need to wear gloves before we can touch them, that is coming up after this. [hold on, i'm comin' by sam & dave plays] kelsey: hey aaron: hi elin: aaah maria! ♪♪ hold on, i'm comin... ♪♪ kimiko: thank you so much gar-ye: maurice!

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are seeing a wide range in weather across the bay area. we're starting out with clouds in dublin. still have yet to see a drop of rainfall here while it is still pouring in the north bay. as we take a look at this live san rafael camera, traffic is really slowing down with that heavy rain and this atmospheric river has been blasting the north bay with several inches of rainfall. we've had over 6 to 7in of rainfall in parts of the north bay, and we're starting to get some of the light showers moving down the peninsula as well as the east bay. our storm ranger tracking it all, and you can also track it too with your smart device if you have the. nbc bay area app and we'll see this rain lifting north, but eventually pushing back to the south and much more of the bay area, seeing some rain starting tomorrow morning. mike, you've been watching the roads. any slowdowns? you know, there were some slick roads here on the lower deck of the bay bridge, and i don't know if that was a factor, but that is what the conditions are here where this big rig split jackknifed. it's facing the wrong direction,

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was unlikely to prevail, 12 motions failed, everything from the idea that the death penalty was cruel and unusual to violating international law, the judge mapped them all. what surprised me is how fast they did this, they filed those notions back in september, they held a quick hearing and we already have a resolution which signals how this judge is treating this case so differently, this has been going on for two years and we are already seeing resolution at least on the death penalty. this is a brand-new judge, they had a change of venue. of course, if bryan kohberger is convicted, it could still challenge the death penalty. but it is still on the table for him right now.>> does this give you any indication on how the judge is going to handle the trial going forward?>> he has the most damning evidence, bryan kohberger wants that tossed out, the judge is going to hear more arguments about that in january. there is no such thing as a free lunch but there is such a

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>> we are back with an exciting today exclusive, dorothy's red ruby slippers worn by the one and only judy garland in the wizard of oz, 85 years ago and they are right here in studio, they are up for auction next month but first we are getting up close and personal with them. we have the story behind them, emily, good morning.>> good morning to you, the slippers stand for hope and resilience, and they went missing for more than a decade and now that they are back, they are in need of a new home.>> close your eyes and tap your heels together three times. >> this morning, movie buffs around the world are clicking their heels and hoping to score this prized piece of americana. judy garland ruby slippers

valued in the millions are up for auction.>> are you surprised by the interest in the shoes?>> not at all, they are considered the holy grail of all hollywood memorabilia. it is something that people relate to, it's the emotion that comes out of this, it is indescribable.>> as was the case for rebecca was, just moved to tears just passing by. >> just because of childhood memories, my kids always say, what is mom's favorite movie? the wizard of oz.>> these slippers have taken on a movielike plot of their own, stolen from the museum where they were on loan in 2005, more than a decade later, the shoes were recovered in an fbi sting operation and earlier this year, finally reunited with their owner, michael shaw. and the ruby slippers aren't

the only thing fans are melting over. the infamous hat on top of the wicked witch of the west is also up for auction. and the timing couldn't be better, as the stories prequel focused on the wicked witch of the west hits the silver screen this week. >> how has the upcoming release of wicked generated even more excitement around the slippers?>> it is serendipity really, we did not plan this.>> also hoping for some movie magic is the very place the shoes were snatched from, the judy garland museum in grand rapids, they are going to bid on the slippers.>> they are a universal symbol of how much people recognize all over the world.>> and you are hoping to bring them back to judy garland's childhood home. garland's childhood home.

>> yes.>> the ruby slippers have been around the world with another stop in london before the online and in person auction in texas on december 7th, i cannot wait to see how much the shoes go far.>> we cannot wait to get our hands all over them. let's welcome ryan, the senior director at the heritage auction. good morning. we should point out, we are wearing gloves because touching these is for bidding with your bare hands, how come?>> well, the body oil can degrade the dye on the sequence. if you want to hold them, hold them from the bottom, if you don't mind. there you go. ought it each one has a name. >> how much do you think this will go for at auction?>> i

think, 3 million+, but they were considering $6.2 million recently, i think these are going to do pretty well.>> who is the sort of person that buys something like this? >> it could be a private collector, institution, we've had interest from all across the globe, frankly.>> and this is such a crazy back story, being stolen and found again.>> they are infamous, people buy these for their back story and they have a distinguished back story for sure.>> let's look at the hat on the wicked witch, we won't touch this either, tell us about this. >> this is the hat worn by margaret hamilton when she arrives to munchkin land. this is the one that she wore, it has her name in it.>> it is in great shape. it is extraordinary. how much do you think this will go for? >> i think this will go for

half a million plus, even. and same type of person, it would be a perfect pair. >> is there a bundle?>> exactly. thank you. >> if you are in new york you can see the shoes at the heritage auctions until tomorrow, and again, the auction begins december 7th.>> in the words of margaret hamilton, i ain't got nobody that cares about me. anyway, snowy conditions just ahead.

and that >> back to you guys. >> thank you, if you are wondering why there is someone behind us and we are in black and white, it is because we are taking a step back in time for the big kickoff of today's throwback thanksgiving. the holiday is just a week away, and we are stirring up some nostalgia with some classic recipes, so you have time to prepare, we are joined by an incredible lineup of all- star chefs including the queen herself, martha stewart.>> before we get to cooking, let's see what they are bringing to the table.>> this thanksgiving,

today is getting nostalgic, celebrating turkey day with a look back at some classic cherished recipes. as today's throwback thanksgiving begins with this lineup of talented chefs. >> i can't wait for you to feast your eyes on the johnson family turkey. >> hi, friends, i have my family's special gravy recipe.>> i have the perfect centerpiece for your fancy table.>> my recipe will have your whole family looking like this on thanksgiving.>> bringing you my french take on green beans.>> i'm whipping up a five ingredient dessert you and your guests are going to love.>> we have an apple and broccoli salad that takes me back to my childhood.>> what is better than turkey legs for thanksgiving? nothing.>> i have one question for you, what is better than

roasted poblano chiles? nothing.>> i have my dad's famous pecan pie. >> my mac & cheese is topped with peak nostalgia. >> it's melissa clark, this year forget about pumpkin pie because my pumpkin bread recipe is going to be your families new tradition.>> my sweet corn souffli■brings back the sweetest thanksgiving memories.>> i know you are going to love my mac & cheese with a special thanksgiving twist.>> you are going to want to try this roasted acorn squash dish.>> it's jocelyn adams and i've got the best cornbread recipe to share with you courtesy of my mama.>> once you take a bite of my hot honey sweet potato pie, there's no turning back.>> who says you can't have pasta at your thanksgiving? wait until you see what i have to share.>> your guests are

going to be asking for seconds of my pound cake.>> i can't wait to show you my take on stuffing. >> did you think we would forget about the classic jell- o? honey, wait and see what i've got. >> let's get into it, here to lead the way, the queen of thanksgiving herself, we can't get rid of her if we tried, martha stewart, who was just here celebrating her 100th book, martha, the cookbook, you have a decorative take on this turkey. welcome back.>> thank you, i would stay here all the time. this is in my 100, this recipe, it is a brioche stuffing in a cheese pumpkin that is so delicious, and i have a lot of vegetarians in my family, although i raise my own turkeys, they have been pardoned this year, we are only going to eat vegetarian, so

this is delicious, it is a brioche cut up into cubes, celery, sage, leeks, apples, pears, all sauteed, and i always put two eggs in because mom always put in two eggs. it is the bread stuffing. and also some rich vegetable stock which you can make. a little bit of parsley.>> we all make this, but when you do it, it is magical.>> and the poultry seasoning, yep, and salt, mix it all together and stuff it into the hollowed out cheese pumpkin, these are great comedies are the cheese pumpkins , it is the same only thinner flesh and very tender when it is baked and very beautiful.>> you are going to bake it in that?>> yes, turn on your oven,

about 350 degrees, butter the whole outside, that is very important. and a little bit left over if you want, and a little bit of oil on the side. we need all of that, and salt inside the pumpkin, too. and that is what you get. >> you have outdone yourself. look at that, beautiful. and we have the best selling author, tell us about this. >> my mom moved to germany and she was just thrown into thanksgiving, they would whisper the ingredients to each other because half of them were things that they didn't think their husbands would like, so my sister and i spoke german, we were the only ones that knew what was going on, so there's ketchup, dijon, something

called, essentially the wheat soy sauce of germans, there's creamy horseradish, there's a little bully on if you are stuck. and a little caper juice because germans love a little bit of pickled something. and you want to have sour cream. because it makes it creamy and a brings a little tang, and just enough flour to thicken it up, not to make it goopy but just to thicken it. and this was one of the most glorious things at the table and i wrote it down, i'm so sorry, but i wrote it down because it was so special, everyone needs to share what melissa is calling the crazy german recipe.>> well, it does look like a crazy german recipe. let's get over to jj.>> let's

start with the turkey, and my family, my dad would make turkey , go ahead and crack it open, the key to making juicy turkey is the mayonnaise, so we have mayonnaise and butter, i know that you drank the beer but we will get there. we have cajun, paprika, thyme, my dad believed the whole turkey should be roasted, it sits in the pan and it gets all of that moist mail and butter, and if you don't want to put the beer in it, you can take a hook and put it on the top part

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>> we are back now, 8:30, but it is a rainy morning, we love this hit, hoda and i can sing this whole song.>> just ahead, we have more of our throwback thanksgiving, you have some time to shop and cook, this half hour we are going to dive into the best part of the meal for a lot of us, the side dishes.>> and do not forget about the dessert, we got sweetbreads, pie, a classic holiday mold. >> you know, one of the best things we do in this segment, when things get a little bit overwhelming on thanksgiving, just give us one word of wisdom, a little bit of advice, we are going to ask all of them about that coming up.>> let's take a look and show you what is going on as far as your

weekend is concerned, we are looking at an east coast storm on friday, heavy rain out west, saturday we've got more wet weather in new england, the snow continues in the planes and unsettled out west, sunday we are looking at a beautiful day, some northern plains snow, also in the rockies and next week for your travel, airport impacts looking pretty good, denver, salt lake may have some problems. also a few problems on the at d thursday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. storm ranger is still tracking wet weather in and around the bay area. it continues for the north bay with some scattered lighter showers compared to yesterday. and we're also seeing that rain in san francisco. the peninsula, as well as parts of the east bay and the rain continues mainly with the biggest impact in the north bay. but much more of the bay area will see the rain

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batch of chefs ready to take up some sides to take us back in time. today's tips by scanning the qr code. let's start with our green beans, daniel, what you got for us? >> yes, i have cooked my green beans about eight to 10 minutes, i want them tender but not super tender, and boiling hot water with salt, then you roll them in bacon like this. then i have omens, and you roast that in the pan and look, you get a beautiful bundle of bacon. and if you don't have time to cook, my restaurants are open.>> it wouldn't have been daniel if he didn't slip that

in. what is going on, we got the mashed potatoes.>> you have to agree that the king and queen of thanksgiving has to be the turkey and mashed potatoes, you can have any other side but you have to have these. i cut my potatoes and put some lemon inside, it adds a little bit of acidity, then in here, my little trick is i infused the cream with what i want to taste in the mashed potatoes, garlic, rosemary and cream with obviously some salt and i have taken garlic and olive oil, it gets nice and caramelized. i don't have salt, but i would be doing that right now, and you want to finish with a little bit of crh■e franche and some nice quality butter on top, and i think you will be satisfied.>> very satisfied, very satisfied.>> this is not a throwback but it is delicious,

this is my favorite mac & cheese. sweet potato mac & cheese, we are going to top it off with some jerk turkey, using some leftovers, put that on top and this is so delicious, it even got a check from martha. but the book is coming out next year, it is going to be fabulous.>> okay, thank you so much, we've got cornbread, it is not sweet. >> this is my big mama from mississippi, everyone knows there's the sweet versus the savory cornbread, she believed in no sugar in her cornbread, so we have just a tiny bit, but we've got cornmeal and a little flower and we've got some other ingredients, milk, eggs, melted

butter and some sour cream. not buttermilk but sour cream, and this is the cornbread, that savory cornbread that you love to put with your collard greens, with your cornbread dressing, pinto beans, butter beans, all of it. this is the one. and make sure you pour it into a super hot cast-iron skillet with a little oil or bacon grease like my big mama used to do and get that nice exterior, it is absolutely delicious, you can get the two different textures.>> finally, moving over to eric, and martha is here, she might taste these.>> as much as i love cheese and cream and fat on thanksgiving, a raw broccoli salad is a lovely way to cut through everything, and i have been allergic to raw apples until recently, so this is my very first raw apple recipe. but there's a lot of seasoning

that are familiar, oregano, salt, black pepper and olive oil, and what you do is you make sure the apples have been sitting outside with vinegar and lemon and just toss it altogether. the real trick, before you take a bite, cut against the grain, make sure it is really tender. so this is really the final magic. pilot on if you can. and try that one.>> this is beautiful, thank you so much chefs. look at marcus, he is just up no eating all of this. >> leave room for dessert, coming up next we are going to serve up some nostalgic favorites along with new and improved ideas, but first, this

>> we have our throwback thanksgiving rolling right along, our next batch of chefs are going to serve up there sweet secrets to our thanksgiving desserts. and don't forget, you can scan the qr code below to get all of today's tips and recipes. we have melissa clark, and instead of pumpkin pie, this is what i love, you are incorporating one of my all- time favorites, the brown nectar of the gods. >> exactly, brown butter, it is my favorite thing, it is so much more flavorful, here's the thing about brown butter, can you see that color? it has to be dark, that is where it gets the flavor, you want to caramelize all of those solids, so i have the brown butter and i have spices, cardamom, ginger, cinnamon, flour and a little bit of whole- wheat flour, then the other

secret ingredient, bourbon.>> you thought i was talking about brown butter, no, no, no.>> you just want to stir it together, it is really easy, you don't need a mixer and it was my mother-in-law's recipe, my husband brought it to our family table.>> and you are a good daughter-in-law, too. and you are going to stick with the brown butter theme, this is your dad's brown butter, we have the pecan pie, this is all about love and dessert so we got our feeling already made with the brown butter like melissa had. pecans and corn syrup, my dad used a lot of that when he made

it, i don't use that much. but we use vanilla and a pinch of sea salt. here's the key, when you bake the crust, it prevents it from having a soggy crust. a little bit of sugar and some flour before you put the filling in can help make it firm. okay, so, use a little bit of parchment paper and we've got these pie weights, you can also use these, poke some holes in it, and that is going to make sure the crust is nice and firm. there you go. have a piece of it, let's try it.>> here we come, we are coming around, we have a familiar face in this place, this goes back to your childhood, what are you making? >> this is a puerto rican desert, it is a coconut putting and it comes from the word that

means tremble in spanish and we've got coconut milk, sugar, even a little cinnamon stick to add some flavor, and add some cornstarch, you wanted to be a little bit thick, five minutes on the stove, then we can pour it over here, stir it up, and once that is nice and smooth, it just goes into some butter molds and you can do it in a large one or a small one but i love something with a little design on it, into the fridge, then you can decorate it with a little coconut on top. i love eating this with my grandmother. please taste it, it is vegan and gluten-free so it is great if you are entertaining a crowd. and i love little edible garnish. isn't that beautiful?>> that is like thick, creamy coconut pudding. oh, my gosh. she is bringing it home, we had to have a jell-o mold. >> when they said retro, and

debbie said do you have a jell- o mold? i've got hundreds, this is my favorite. it is festive, it is perfect. we have our hot water, we are going to use some raspberry jell-o and mix this, and we have our crushed pineapple, that is it. in order to make a pretty mold, let this sit and this is the same thing, this is just the jell-o, now we are going to do a beautiful layer, do you see it? this is it. and a little bit of orange zest, then we've got the cranberries. i love these.>> i love canned cranberries, much better than the regular kind. do you? i love slicing it.>> it is fun and tasty, when it comes out of the can, i have to admit that. so, here we are, then we pour

this over that. and it is all going to set. this mold was my grandmothers, this was her mold that we poured into, very similar to that. and there we are. this was always on my grandmother's table. but for thanksgiving, literally, it wasn't thanksgiving unless cousin james was drunk and this was on the table. that was it. otherwise it wasn't thanksgiving. >> coming up, a new round of all-star chefs are going to share the one they always do, there one tip to have a smooth t anksgiving, but firs

welcome back. "today" is throw back >> welcome back, today's throwback thanksgiving is far from over, remember everything you've been watching you can go

ahead and scan the qr code that will be available to you. we asked our incredible chefs for one piece of advice, less than 30 seconds, don't give us your life story, so we will give everybody a chance, we will go down the line.>> i say skip cooking breakfast and just grab something out of the freezer and heated up.>> i love that, fantastic.>> ice, salt and a little bit of white wine, if you want to chill down very quickly, that is a good way to do it.>> anna castro? >> don't give anyone your nice tupperware, you will be chasing it down forever. so just by deli containers. >> that is great, go ahead. >> i will say, baking and cooking can be very meditative so why not add some music? you know, get it going.

get in the mood.>> okay, maybe a little bit of al green the way you are moving. okay, so save all of your leftover bread throughout the year, throw it into the freezer and pull it out a couple weeks before and use it.>> okay, i would say get help where you can and that is a great way to have your kids involved if you want some help cooking, do it in a safe way, for mashed potatoes, slice it upside down on the holding rack, and the potato comes out and you can just have fun. >> label your stuff, i like to lay out all of my dishes on the table, and make sure it looks nice. and you can stay organized before serving dinner, like this.>> very good. >> pre-patch your drinks, and ask them to bring ice, you

never have enough ice in your freezer.>> good call.>> this is all very beautiful, once you have done editing for your family, make sure you grab a can or a cup of something because it can't be thanksgiving without it.>> i'm next, right over here.>> i would say there's a lot of appliances, so don't put everything into the oven, use your toaster oven, your microwave, stove top, use all of the appliances and that will help you save time.>> excellent job, those are great pro tips, these guys are coming back for more. you can scan the qr code for all of these recipes. >> martha has her crown on, the

>> does queen of thanksgiving. >> does anybody not have turkey on thanksgiving? okay, i know you don't. what you have instead? >> gumbo.>> chicken.>> okay, what else?>> duck. hens. and oxtail, too. >> my favorite is the fried turkey.>> pillowcase turkey. >> it is time to say goodbye, a big round of applause and shout out to all of our chefs. cheers. >> and for our crew and floor director, happy thanksgiving,

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