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early birds, the thanksgiving getaways underway, millions already catching flights and hitting the roads ahead of what's expected to be a record-setting week. but will the weather throw a wrench in your plans? we're live with the all-important forecast. major moves, president-elect trump with a flurry of picks overnight, filling up key seats in his administration who he tapped with less than two months until inauguration day. food fears, another major recall impacting what we eat as more than a dozen people are sickened. what to know about the latest warning in a series of troubling incidents. blue skies above. >> blue shepherd has cleared the tower and is headed to space. >> blue origin blasts off with its latest civilian crew, with one passenger making space history. >> it was beautiful. >> what the world's newest astronauts are saying now that they're back on earth. all that plus "wicked" good.

i came as glenda the good gladiator to celebrate both movies. >> a block buster weekend at the movies, "wicked" and gladiator ii offering another unforgettable double header, but will they be as popular as last year's barbenheimer phenomenon? "today," saturday, november 23rd, 2024. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with peter alexander and laura jarrett. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today," thanks for joining us on this saturday morning. the start of a "wicked" weekend for a lot of people, and we're not just talking about the forecast out there. time to do a little defying gravity. popular, we're going through the sound track. >> you have been rehearsing all morning. are you ready for your debut? >> it's all dialled in. >> it's going to be good. i'm excited for gladiator, too, right? we have a lot to get to, including a warning for

professional athletes. the nba telling its players to be on high alert after a string of burglaries targeting stars across seven popular sport, patrick mahomes, travis kelce among the victims, and investigators say it could be the work of an international crime ring. we're going to have the latest on those high profile climbs. also today, we are gearing up for what could be a historic holiday when it comes to your travel. a record number of americans are expected to fly or to drive this thanksgiving week, and as always, the wild card here is the weather. we're going to get angie's forecast on it in a moment. we want to begin with nbc's shaquille brewster, he is at o'hare international airport in chicago. shaq, good morning, what's it looking like already today? >> reporter: so far so good at chicago's o'hare airport. the official thanksgiving travel rush doesn't begin until tuesday but across the country we're already seeing some weather-related travel disruptions. if you look at the west coast, for example, that relentless

rain and heavy wind causing some serious delays at airports and then a different system in the northeast causing some delays, not just in the skies, but also on the roads. i want you to see this video that we got outside of pennsylvania. you do not want to be stuck on those roads. and the hope is that all of this clears up before the official travel rush begins. and that's because aaa this year is expecting some 80 million people, a record number of people will be traveling this thanksgiving holiday. that will be fultd eled by what you're seeing on the roads there where people are taking advantage of that $3 a gallon gas, and when you look at the air, they're also seeing another record there, international bookings, get this, guys, are up 23% this year. that's putting a lot of pressure on tsa. that's why they're reminding folks to get to these airports early, and when you're packing, to remember those key guidelines.

>> the rule of thumb is that if you can spill it, spray it, spread it, pump it, or pour it, then it's not a solid and it should be in your checked bag. >> reporter: so let's break this down, if you're coming home from thanksgiving and you want to bring that leftover turkey, that mac and cheese, the sweets, the pies, the okies, that should be okay going through your checked bag. if you're trying to add on the gravy or cranberry sauce or bring back that bottle of wine. you can still bring it. just make sure you put it in your checked bag, guys. >> all i'm saying, the person who's bringing home their gravy in their checked bag, needs a conversation this holiday season. even the turkey leftovers you can leave at home. shaq, we appreciate it very much. >> you don't have a little baggy of gravy that you carry around with you? >> i brought home the cranberry sauce, that's where things go a little bit too far. let's bring in our resident

expert, expert,. as folks start to gear up for the week ahead. it's quiet conditions. the west will start to see the next storm move in. airports, san francisco, salt lake city, portland, you could see delays. out east, quiet weather but gusty winds. that could be problematic from boston to washington, d.c. we'll see here on the roads, nice conditions, basically east of the rockies. the rockies is really going to be one of the spots we'll see heavy rain, mountain snow could be difficult there. looking ahead to wednesday, a little bit of rain across the tennessee valley. otherwise nice conditions for detroit, chicago, it will be a little chilly, and more of the snow and wind across the rockies, again another trouble spot, salt lake city in denver where you will likely see significant disruptions. for the east, a couple of spots like boston and new york where we could see difficulty when it comes to air travel. on the roads, the heavy winds, all problematic. again, across the east, not a

whole lot to complain about on wednesday. as we transition to thanksgiving day. things start to ramp up for the east. notice how the heavy rain is stretched across much of this region. we'll see nicer conditions out west. this is going to be problematic for the roads, i-65, i-70, we're going to have wet roads for sure during the thanksgiving travel across that day. and out west, we'll still see a bit of snow for parts of the rockies. this is going to be something we'll have to watch here, guys, as folks wrap up that travel on thursday and head into friday, of course. >> angie, thank you for that. we'll get the rest of your national forecast in just a few minutes. now to a frenetic friday night for president trump, announcing a barrage of picks overnight for key roles in his administration, from public health to his economic team. white house correspondent, aron gilchrist is live in west palm beach. good morning. >> good morning. president-elect trump has chosen people to fill almost all of the traditional cabinet roles, as

well as lower positions set by the current president during his transition. republican senators have signalled speedy confirmations with the goal of setting up the trump administration to hit the ground running. this morning a flurry of new picks from the president-elect. form erp florida congressman, dr. david weldin for cdc director, dr. janet nishwats for surgeon general. john hopkins researcher to head the fda sfl the sickest most medicated population until the history of the world. >> scott turner as secretary of housing and urban development. also hedge fund manager, scott bessent to be the treasury secretary, even after elon musk's criticism of bessent as a business as usual candidate. someone who will support my policies, drive u.s. competitiveness and stop unfair

trade imbalances. besz ent was a key donor to the campaign. someone trump praised on the trail. >> he's considered one of the most brilliant men on wall street. >> are the pieces for the incoming trump administration falling into place late friday night, including oregon congresswoman, laurie chavez dereamer for labor secretary, and russell, a coauthor of project 2025. vought's appointment coming as a person familiar tells nbc news, transition officials are taking from the 2025 personnel database. despite trump denouncing the policy blueprint. >> i don't know what the hell it is, project 2025. >> reporter: the second choice for attorney general, pam bondi. >> pam bondi, a fantastic friend and woman. >> reporter: bondi is seen as a troump loyalist, backing his efforts to overturn the 2020

election results. >> we have won pennsylvania, and they're not going to take it away from us. >> reporter: serving on trump's defense team for his first impeachment trial. matt gaetz speaking out on friday for the first time since withdrawing his name from consideration. >> it was more a matter of pace than anything, and the pace was just going to be too long for me. >> reporter: gaetz again denying allegations he paid women for sex and that he had sex with a 17-year-old girl, which the house ethics committee was investigating. the justice department also investigated the allegations and did not charge gaetz. the president-elect also turning to foreign policy. he hosted nato secretary general mark root here in florida last night. that sit-down coming just days after the trump administration announced his former acting attorney general matt whitaker will be the nato ambassador, and following global concern that u.s. support for both the western alliance, security alliance, and ukraine could be threatened in a second trump administration. peter. >> yeah, the way he views nato

is obviously going to be a major headline we're going to watch over the course of the next many months. another headline, there's no resolution when it comes to president-elect trump's criminal conviction tossed out. what's the latest there? >> reporter: yeah, judge juan merchan called off the sentencing hearing for president-elect trump for next tuesday and set a new deadline to submit legal arguments as to why the case should be dismissed now that trump has won reelection. trump's communications director called it a decisive win saying in part, president trump won a landslide victory as the american people have issued a mandate to return him to office and dispose of all remnants of the witch hunt cases. the manhattan d.a. said he will oppose dismissing the case, and the judge could set a new sentencing date after trump leaves office. >> aaron gilchrist, on the ground, thank you.

more questions about the food we eat. we have learned that a baby in california has died, as part of a listeria outbreak, linked to precooked meat. and another major recall involving ground beef. nbc's senior business correspondent, christine romans has more. >> reporter: 167,000 pounds of ground beef, potentially contaminated with e. coli, recalled after 15 illnesses were reported in minnesota. minnesota health officials linked the illnesses to ground beef from wolverine packing company, a detroit meat distributor. according to the usda the meat was shipped to restaurants nationwide and may be in some freezers. in a statement, wolverine said, quote, has notified all customers in the recall. 15 people were hospitalized, one dead from e. coli. the carrots sold under dozens of brands now including whole foods market, organic carrot sticks and organic carrots and celery.

renewed attention on the weeks since an e. coli outbreak at mcdonald's linked to slivered onions, sickened 104 people, killing one. each year, there are an estimated $48 billion foreign born illnesses. ben chapman. >> it's a terrible reminder about how much food borne illness exists in our food supply. >> potential causes include water and soil tainted with animal waist, dirty equipment, and poor worker hygiene. at home, consumers should be careful to cook meat thoroughly, 160 degrees for ground beef. for contaminated produce, experts say washing alone isn't enough. when in doubt, throw it out. christine romans, nbc news, new york. >> thank you for that. now not middle east, and nbc news has learned that israel has killed a senior hezbollah commander who planned a deadly attack on american soldiers during the iraq war. defense officials say that ali mousa was killed in a strike

in syria. he had been captured by u.s. forces following the 2007 raid that killed five american soldiers but he was later released by the iraqis. back here at home in texas, the board of education narrowly voted friday to approve a bible-based curriculum in elementary schools. now, this program is optional. schools that follow it will receive additional funding. opponents expect that it's going to be challenged in court. the new texas curriculum follows republican-led efforts in oklahoma and louisiana to bring religion into public schools. now to another successful but brief trip out of this world for jeff bezos's blue origin rocket. six people ventured into outer space on friday. marissa parra has a look at how this historic trip went and who was on board. good morning. >> reporter: brief, yes, it only took ten minutes to make history. we saw a married couple go to space together again, marking

the first time a married couple has been together in space twice, and we saw a familiar face from the science world become the 100th woman to go to space. a spectacular journey, bringing us closer to the stars. a bit of heaven for the six passengers on board blue origin. when they go up, they take all of us with them, seeing our sometimes troubled planet in a whole new life, before stepping back on to earth and into the arms of loved ones. the world's newest as tronauts. that's our planet, that's our planet. it was the same feeling i got when my kids were born be. and i was like that's my baby. it was beautiful. >> blue origin's ninth flight carried history on board. a married couple the first to make it to space together twice. and you tube's famous space gal, now the 100th woman in space.

their ten-minute journey a lifetime reminder that a new perspective can make even the biggest problems seem so small. >> seeing the world from up that high where you don't see the borders, you don't see the divisions, you don't see all of the lines that divide us, we're all one people. we're on this very fragile, small planet. >> reporter: proving wonders still happen. you just need to look around to see them. so the natural next question is can anyone go into space? because of course that looked like a lot of fun, right, technically the answer is yes, as long as you have tens of millions of dollars laying around. it's an easy and simple mission. it's only ten minutes, it's not a month long trip to the international space station. blue origin, while they don't have to disclose what tickets are, former passengers have said it's upwards of $30 million. peter and laura, perhaps the most expensive ten minutes of your life, but from what i just heard right now, sound like it was worth it. >> certainly was worth it for tense of millions of dollars if

you have the cash on hand. marissa parra, thank you very much. you talk about this for a second. i was sticker shocked at a theme park for 119.95 for an individual is that. but ten minutes to have a once in a lifetime experience. >> we're send youg on a very special assignment. >> is that right? >> you're for saturday "today.." >> i would accept that assignment. a go fund me, first, $30 million, i'm down. how is the forecast looking? >> it's been rainy across the northeast. this is something we wanted. it's been so long without rain. we needed it with all of those fires. we're seeing pesky rain. new york, philadelphia. washington, d.c., much dryer. we've got showers spinning across parts of the great lakes. notice stretching from maine down to boston, we have some of that heavy rain working through. and some of that mountain snow. this will be with us at least through the afternoon hours in northern portions of new england. the system will start to pull

away. notice we have some of the lingering activity. for the most part, boston to new york city, you'll start to see things drying out. second half of the day, what you don't see is we'll be dealing with strong winds. additional kind of chill in the air with some of that cooler air working on the backside of the system, on top of the strong winds, it's going to be a biting cold day across the region. when it comes to additional rainfall, not a whole lot more. we have picked up a couple of inches across parts of the northeast, new york city, just over 2 inches. boston to portland, another half are starting to clear out of those showers. finally, just some lingering rain up there towards the north bay. if i zoom it in here with storm ranger, we can see the showers pushing through just east of inverness, up towards petaluma, pushing along highway 12 in sonoma and approaching saint helena as well. just one quick thing to tell you about. we do have that

flood advis . and that's a look at your forecast. >> and angie is lobbying us how she can get into space. sean diddy combs is back in court. chloe melas was there. what happened? >> combs was fighting for bail in his sex trafficking criminal trial. the lel team ga

morning with the weekly download, our look at this week's other big stories. >> joe fryer is here with that. good morning. >> goo to see both of you. among the major headlines, a terrifying scene in the heart of

new york city. new york city officials say this man stabbed and killed three people at three different sites here in manhattan. >> the attacks seem to be unprovoked, he walked up to them and began to attack them with knives. >> ramon rivera is charged with three counts of first-degree murder. his attorney is asking for a mental health evaluation. >> undocumented immigrant, jose antonio ibarra was convicted of murder, and sentenced to life without parole for the killing of 22-year-old student, laken riley. he attempted to rape her and fatally bludgeoned her. >> there is no end to the pain, suffering and loss that we have experienced or will continue to endure. >> president-elect trump made her killing a key issue on the campaign trail.

a home explosion in bethel, ohio, killed two people. a neighbor told reporters, a heating and air repairman was found at the scene covered in soot. >> i got close, and we were like, are you okay, and his whole hair was singed. >> in a similar scene of devastation outside of detroit, where four buildings were damaged after a gas explosion in a house there. >> former members of one direction joined family and close friends for the funeral of 31-year-old liam payne. his body was taken by horse drawn carriage just outside london for a private service. payne died after falling from a hotel balcony in argentina. 28 years since 6-year-old jonbenet ramsey was murdered, an upcoming netflix docuseries is re-examining the cold case. her father john appeared on "today" seeking justice for his daughter. >> i believe it can be solved if

the police accept help from outside their system. >> late night legend jay leno is on the mend after he said he fell down a hill as he was walking to a restaurant. >> you hit a rock on your face. >> i hit a bunch of rocks, it was 60 feet, you know. >> what's happened here? >> i broke my wrist. i'm all black and blue from 60 feet. >> oh, my god. rafael nadal, one of the greatest tennis stars of all time, played the final match of his storied career. >> everyone inside this place, showing their appreciation for one of the greatest players this sport has ever seen. >> and finally, quite the offer from a coffee shop in massachusetts. walk in the door dancing for at least five seconds, and you get free coffee.

>> he was ready. he doesn't even need the coffee. >> peter's so ready, we have video of peter at the coffee shop. there he is, dancing for his coffee. >> if that doesn't get me a pitcher of coffee, i don't know what does there? >> coffee for life. >> you know what, that is just the gift that keeps on giving. >> i know. >> this holiday season. >> can we be honest, my 9-year-old is going to be in therapy through high school. >> no, it's perfect. >> she will be proud of you some day. >> you all had that look in your eye, i knew something was coming. still to come on "today," interest rates sky high for popular store brand credit cards, we're going to lay out how you get a handle on your holiday spending and the steps to pay down the ballooning bills. later in "popstart," two big announcements from former nfl star, jason kelce at work and at home. we're going to have all of the details. >> but first, these ssages. me

good morning. thank you for joining us on this saturday, november 23rd. i'm kira klapper. that massive storm we've been experiencing is now moving out of the bay area. the rain, wind

and flooding being felt everywhere. we want to take you to the east bay where pooling water shut down the 580 offramp at macarthur boulevard in oakland. cars driving through that deep water. caltrans quickly clearing it out. that wet ground mixed with strong winds caused this massive tree to come down in san francisco's financial district. the corner of sansome and pacific. firefighters were able to remove that tree and reopen the roadway. in the north bay, the heavy rain triggering this massive mudslide in healdsburg. the people who live there tell us they put down those plastic tarps to try to stop the debris from falling down the hillside, but obviously won't be able to stabilize it until the ground dries up. we're going to check in now with cinthia pimentel for a look at our microclimate weather alert. hey, cynthia. good morning kara. good morning everyone. well, we now have

those showers pushing out of the bay area, and we see some slick roads right there. example number one, san jose. we drive up a little bit north, though, and we see some foggy skies over san francisco and parts of the inner bay. those showers have moved, pushed on east into parts of the sierra. you can see right there behind me, close to tahoe right now on storm ranger, our mobile doppler radar. we're going to track the rain together. zoom it in a little bit closer to street level or highway level at this. at this point, we see those lingering showers that still remain through parts of just east of inverness along the marin hills. there up towards novato, petaluma. and we move it on in east into parts of sonoma, saint helena. we see those showers that will continue to push on through this morning and then finally give us that much needed break. there's a couple of things i need to tell you about, though. we do have that flood warning through the russian river. johnson's beach very popular spot for people in the summer. well, now it is just very gone up and we are looking at that continuing until further

notice. we're tracking the rain's movements throughout the weekend here on our free nbc bay area weather app. just scan the qr code to download it. we just redesigned the weather section. it's more accurate than the weather app on your phone, i promise. kara, back to you. cynthia. thanks. coming up at seven this morning on today in the bay. thanksgiving. just a couple of days away. you can expect a lot of up close family time, and that could mean spreading germs. up at seven. the reason doctors are still recommending you get the latest covid shot. even though the pandemic is over. that, plus all your top stories coming up in about an hour and a half. we hope to see you then. righ

morning, november 23rd, 2024. the rockefeller center christmas

tree, every day it's getting a little bit closer to perfection. let's be honest, she's already perfect. she just needs to get her lights, she needs to get her hair done. she's almost there right here on nbc. coming up. >> just like us. >> just like us. >> you thought it was tough to get the lights out of the box in the basement of your house. try 50,000 lights to put on this beauty in the next several weeks. >> it's going to be gorgeous. let's begin this half hour with a check of the headlines. nato and ukraine have emergency talks tuesday after russia attacked central ukraine with a hyper sonic missile. russian president vladimir putin on thursday said the attack was in retaliation for kyiv's use of u.s. and british longer range missiles. putin warned that a strike with several of these new missiles with conventional warheads could be as devastating as nuclear weapons. here in new york, the city is set to charge drivers $9 a pop to head into the heart of manhattan beginning to january. the federal highway administration gave the green

light for what they call congestion pricing. its plan on friday, it's going to be the first of its kind in the country. if expected lawsuits don't derail this. president-elect trump says he opposes the plan. other major global cities have similar tolls, places like london, stockholm and singapore. in sports, the nba is warning players to guard against sophisticated south american crime rings, according to a memo obtained by nbc news on friday. that matches a similar warning issued earlier this k by the nfl. this all comes until the wake of recent reported burglaries of nba stars, bobby portis, and kansas city chiefs' patrick mahomes and travis kelce. meantime, sean "diddy" combs will have to wait a little bit longer to find out if he's going to be granted bail after another court appearance on friday wrapped up without a decision. nbc's chloe melas was in the courtroom. chloe, it sound like it got heated it. >> it did. i was right in there.

it lasted a little over an hour. the judge wants to wait until next week to render a decision whether or not he's going to let combs out on bail ahead of his critical trial. he wants both sides to send him a letter by noon laying out whether or not they believe combs has broken laws why would behind bars at the metropolitan detention center. prosecutors said combs is obstructing justice from behind bars. they say he's taking part in three-way phone calls which is against the rules at the jail, and using other inmates phone access codes, which is a big no-no. they say he has been part of orchestrating this pr campaign with his family and team while behind bars, and they point to an instagram post you see on the screen. that was earlier this month for his 55th birthday, and you can actually hear him on the phone talking to his family. they're saying he's trying to taint potential jurors. and prospective jurors for the trial this spring.

now, i want to just point out, combs' team says that all of this he's doing, these are minor infractions that lots of inmates take part in behind bars. that's not enough of a reason to keep him in jail ahead of the criminal trial and that all of the other things, the pr campaign, are within his constitutional rights. they laid out a detailed plan if he were to be released. there's a chance the judge could rule that way. they say combs will live in an apartment on manhattan's upper east side. 24 hours security, three security guards, two in the apartment, one in the lobby. he won't have access to a phone, the internet, he'll only talk to his attorneys and preapproved family members on a list. they actually say that he has more free rein in the metropolitan detention center, there are issues with keeping those things in the jail at the detention center. it seems like the judge is taking this seriously the fact that he wants to wait a few days. he asked a lot of questions to both sides, and it's really

unclear which way this is going to go. >> all right. we should find out soon. >> a lot of folks paying a lot of attention to this. obviously one of the most high profile inmates in the country right now. appreciate it. >> thanks for following it, chloe. angie is here with a chilly forecast. >> it's a little bit chilly, you got that right. alerts, montgomery, jackson, you're waking up to freeze warnings. a frost advisory for valdosta, temperatures in the o 30s in a couple of spots. tuscaloosa, right at freezing. upper 30s for atlanta, columbia, charleston, an extra layer going to go a long way this morning as temperatures sit into the 30s. how do we shape up through the second half of the day. we end up a little below normal across this region. in the 50s, nonetheless for atlanta. if you're looking for warmer than normal temperatures or at least 70s. dallas, roswell, into the low 70s. temperatures are more mild, at least for the time being. new york city hits 50 degrees today. that warmth will spread farther

to the east for tomorrow. chicago, you're going to be above normal. still an extra layer or two needed. temperatures not on the chilly side for folks there. we've got mid-60s for raleigh, and savannah ends up in the upper 60s. 80s, still, though, for our friends in houston. here comes the cold air into next week. parts of the plains, we dip to the teens. upper 30s on wednesday. 40s on tap for midweek in senate. that's of that atmospheric river. it's pushing over to the cierra. now. let's move it in with storm ranger. see, just some lingering showers through parts of 101 in the north bay, over to sonoma and the peaks of mount saint helena. so as we plan our day in san rafael finally getting a break from that soggy week, we'll see temperatures cool on the upper 50s

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>> nbc's senior consumer investigative correspondent vicky nguyen is here to walk us through it. i guess, why are we seeing these high rates and which cards are jumping the most? >> yeah, good morning to you guys. so three key easons, right, profit, more money for stores if they can raise those rates. number two, according to matt schultz of lending tree, stores want to offer these credit cards to everybody who walks up to the counter, so that means they incur greater risk. some people will not be able to pay off the credit cards, that's higher risk and the market will bear it. 29% of people said, yeah, i'm thinking of opening a store credit card with interest rates sitting at 35% on those cards. the top three, according to bank rate who raised rates the most this year. big lots, they brought it up 6 points. >> look at those numbers, though. that's insane. >> i know. if you spend $100, you have to pay back $135 if you're carrying a balance. that's financial quick sand. the gap, which runs the gap

credit card, banana republic, ath athleta, and bloomington, those are at 33 and 34%. >> you know why it's appealing, you want $20 off right now t it comes and catches up. what is the difference between the store bought cards and a traditional credit card? >> it's tempting when you go at the last moment, do you want to save another 20% on purchase, yeah, i do. don't be pressured into that. maybe you are buying a refrigerator, that 10% discount, if you carry a 35% interest rate on your balance, that's not going to help, right, so the idea is cash back cards might be the better route overall. that means a 0% annual fee, earning some percentage of cash back. wells fargo is a great one to look into it. they have an active cash card.

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sometimes if you bring all your debt to them. be disciplined about paying it off on time every month as much as you possibly can. and finally, it is the holiday season, create a budget. talk to your family, boundaries, or doing just one secret santa gift. you don't have to buy a gift for all the nieces and nephews this year. a lot of things you can do for free. decorate the ginger bread cookies, explain to them, financial freedom is the best gift of all. you don't want to make memories and be in credit card debt. >> we all need a little vicky nguyen on our shoulders. thank you so much. >> you're welcome, thanks for the ps, vicky. ti

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nights. jason and kylie have more of them in the future. they revealed they're expecting baby number four to join their three daughters, and yes, it is another girl. kylie posted this hilarious picture on instagram writing, i feel like we captured a very accurate representation of how each of the girls feel about getting another sister. feels like a mixed reaction, i think it's fair to say. >> feels pretty uniform. >> that's going to be a heck of a house with four girls running around. >> so fun. >> good for them, congratulations. finally, meryl streep, her legendary resume includes the dark comedy, "death becomes her," that cult classic is now a broadway musical, produced by our sister company, universal theoretical group. streep sent a bouquet of flowers to the actress filling her shoes with a note that says break a leg or i'll break it for you. this reminds me, i recently sat down with the cast and noticed

something in megan's bio, just didn't seem right. >> lauded as the best actress of her generation. the countless accolades for her career include nine golden globe awards, and 21 oscar nominations. congratulations. i had no idea. >> thank you, thank you. it was a pretty big swing. she's the one actress where, like, you read those things, and you're like, oh, that's meryl streep. there's no chance that's anyone else but meryl streep. >> in case you didn't catch that, yes, she took meryl streep's wikipedia page and put it as her bio in the play bill and hopes everyone will figure out it's not her that won all of those oscars. >> close reading there. >> pretty good in her own rite. >> if you're in new york, the show is hilarious, it's just funny and campy, it's beautiful. >> thank you very much. still to come, an unlikely duo, "wicked" and "gladiator

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(high pitched sound) morning. thanks for joining us on this saturday, november 23rd. i'm kira klapper happening today on the peninsula, a wellness event for the workers who live mostly in the shadows, but are the ones who grow food and get it to our tables. several community groups within san mateo county, including alaska and california life sciences, are hosting a wellness fair in the heart of downtown half moon bay, a loss is the nonprofit group that helped the farmworker community after the mass shooting last year in half moon bay. today's event will provide health services like vision tests, blood pressure screenings as well as dental checks and vaccinations. the event is for farmworkers and essential

workers. we asked if they fear some farm workers might stay away because of the changing political climate. a loss tells us they've earned the community's trust. we have a very close relationship with our community and have built that trust over a long time, and we're been really focusing on our outreach to be able to explain to our community that this event is for them, that this event is for their health. and, you know, it's only going to benefit themselves and, you know, their families. the event is today from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the ideas hall in downtown half moon bay. for more information, go to alaska dreams dot com slash events. we're going to turn now to the forecast and cinthia pimentel. hey, cynthia. good morning kara. good morning everyone. well i wanted to share this. we are just on the heels of when we expected the russian river at guerneville to start cresting with this atmospheric river at 6 a.m. we're seeing it go just past that minor flood stage, hovering just under the moderate

flood at 34.91ft. you see there that anything above 34ft causes issues with people that know this spot. johnson's beach there in guerneville. after this point, we should see the waters receding. but please, just continue to be careful with the flooding going on there up in sonoma county. we see on storm ranger that red scan scanning the skies from san bruno mountain. if i zoom it on in, we still have those issues just west of santa rosa. the guerneville area coming down 101 along petaluma, novato, and also starting to push on east as we go on into napa county. so that will be the story for today. the storm finally giving us a way to get some sunshine and a little bit of a breather for now. kara, back to you. sounds good. cynthia. thanks. coming up this morning on today in the bay sierra ski resorts already open for the season. we'll tell you where you can hit the slopes before thanksgiving. that, plus all your top stories, including cynthia's full forecast coming up at seven. we hope you join us

for the next half hour. enjoy the today show. good morning, turkey trot. thanksgiving week is almost here. expect long lines and jammed highways, if you're traveling anywhere this year. and you may want to pack

some snow gear as well. we're live with the travel and weather forecasts. double feature? ♪ you're going to be popular ♪ >> two box office block busters hitting theaters, "wicked" and "gladiator ii," the excitement over the pairing and can they match last year's barbenheimer craze. and christmas cruise, setting sail on one unforgettable trip. how this spirited ride comes together, and when you can get on board. "today," saturday, november 23rd, 2024. good morning, and welcome back to "today" on a saturday morning. hallmark cruises are setting sail now with some of the stars of the holiday movies, you feel like there's a theme every day, like a christmas melody, autumn dreams, the lost valentine.

>> are you a secret hallmark super fan? >> i had to look it up so i looked like a hallmark fan. >> every saturday, we peel back an onion and find out a little bit more about what makes peter tick. >> they make you cry those hallmark movies. let's get to today's news. the holiday season is days away, and this thanksgiving season is expected to be the busiest ever for travelers. angie is standing by to tell us how the weather could impact those plans. we begin with shaquille brewster live at o'hare international airport in chicago. shaq, how is it looking? crowds there already. >> reporter: yes, it is definitely busy this morning, but so far so good. you know, the official travel rush doesn't begin until tuesday, but we're already seeing some weather-related travel impacts across the country. if you look out west, for example, that relentless rain and heavy wind responsible for some real delays at airports yesterday, and then when you go up to the northeast, you're looking at delays, not just in

the skies, but also on the ground. just look at some of this video that we got from pennsylvania. the hope is that all of this clears out before the real travel rush next week, and that's because aaaa is expecting another record setting travel season. we're talking about 80 million people projected to travel this thanksgiving. much of that is fueled by what you're seeing on the roads with that $3 a gallon gas. people taking advantage of those lower gas prices, and you're also seeing record air travel. get this, international travel bookings this year up 23% when compared to last year. that's of course putting a lot of pressure on the tsa, reminding folks to come to these airports early, and when you look at what we're seeing across the country take a look at this flight aware misery map. so far, so good, a lot of green on that map, despite some of the weather you're seeing out there. let's hope that it stays that way if you're one of those lucky

people taking to the skies today. >> all right. shaq, get there early. pack your patience. thank you. >> we need to come up with a better name than misery. that doesn't bode well for our holiday. wintry mix in washington caused delays getting here yesterday. there's going to be a lot of bad weather to deal with. >> there will be good spots too, with reference to your misery map. there will be nice spots with smooth sailing. we finally are going to get the picture out of the northeast and into new england beyond today. looking ahead to tomorrow, what we'll be left with is clear skies, a little chilly, windy for folks there, warm acrosses midsection of the country. out west, we'll gear up for the storm system. seattle, portland, san fran, you'll likely see some of those delays and across parts of the northeast because of those winds. the rockies to atlanta, though, great news. this is the good spot when it comes to traveling on the roads. chicago, cleveland, washington, d.c., down to florida, you're not going to run into a whole lot to ow you down on those

roadways. wednesday, we ramp things up. a storm system across parts of the rockies. snow and wind, bumpy for travel. a little bit of rain for places like st. louis. expect delays there. we'll see disruptions for boston and new york as well, and on the roads, it's going to be, again, the heavy snow, and of course those strong winds across the rockies. that's going to be leading into thanksgiving. thanksgiving day, though, all of that rain shifts to the east. we have heavy rain and potential snow across the entire northeast, stretching down to the gulf coast, this of course is going to be difficult when it comes to flying. but also those roadways that's going to be a difficult travel on thanksgiving day, guys, across the southeast for sure. >> all right. angie, thank you so much. president-elect trump's second administration is quickly taking shape. he filled a number of high profile positions yesterday. our white house correspondent aaron gilchrist is live with more on those moves. good morning. >> reporter: hey, joe, good morning. president-elect trump has chosen people to fill almost all of the traditional cabinet roles, as

well as several lower positions. republican senators have signalled speedy confirmations with the goal of setting up the trump administration to hit the ground running. this morning, a flurry of new picks from the president-elect. form former florida congressman, dr. dave weldon. fox news medical contributor, janette nesheiwat, for attorney general. johns hopkins surgeon and researcher, marty makary to head the fda. former white house official, scott turner as secretary of housing and urban development, tapping hedge fund manager, scott bessent to be his treasury secretary, even after trump confidant elon musk's criticism of bessent as a business as issue candidate. trump announcing bessent as someone who will support my policies, and stop unfair trade

imbalances. bessent was a key economic adviser and donor to the trump campaign, someone trump praised on the trail. >> he's considered one of the most brilliant men on wall street. the pieces for the incoming trump administration falling into place late friday night. including oregon congresswoman lori chavez-deremer for labor secretary, and russell vought, a coauthor of project 2025 to return as director of management and budget. vought's appointment coming as a person familiar tells nbc news transition officials are taking suggestions for potential hires from the extensive project 2025 personnel database. that's despite trump repeatedly denouncing the conservative policy blueprint during the campaign. >> i don't know what the hell it is, project 25. >> reporter: the appointments coming the day after the second pick for attorney general, pam bondi. >> pam bondi is here, a fantastic friend and woman. >> reporter: bondi is seen as a trump loyalist, backing his efforts to overturn the 2020

election results. >> we have won pennsylvania, and they're not going to take it away from us. >> reporter: and serving on trump's defense team for his first impeachment trial. trump's first pick for attorney general, matt gaetz, speaking out on friday for the first time since withdrawing his name from consideration. >> it was more a matter of pace than anything, and the pace was just going to be too long for me. >> reporter: gaetz, again, denying allegations he paid women for sex and that he had sex with a 17-year-old girl, which the house ethics committee was investigating. the justice department also investigated the allegations and did not charge gaetz. now, we're also learning that the judge in the president-elect's new york hush money case has called off the sentencing hearing, originally set for tuesday. he's giving trump's defense team time to submit its arguments for dismissing the case now that trump has won reelection. the manhattan d.a. has already said he will oppose a dismissal and without it, a judge could impose a new sentencing date

after trump leaves office. joe. >> aaron gilchrist, thank you so much. that was the news, saturday morning boost, time, what do you have for us? >> four decades ago, earl really needed money to support his growing family so he sold a prized possession, his 1967 chevy camaro. it looked similar to this one, which his now adult son recently tracked down to replace the car that was sold in earl's worlds, for diaper money. >> that is not just a '67 camaro. that is your '67 camaro. that is your car. thanks for the diaper money, dad. >> wow. >> so son jared said he searched the country for years for a marina blue camaro like his dad's. once he found it, he secretly spent two years restoring the car to its full glory. >> that's incredible. >> that's an unreal gift right

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double feature could echo the barbenheimer phenomenon. >> nbc's dana griffin has more on all of this. >> reporter: fans are decked out in the best "wicked" and gladiator costumes, could both movies defy box office gravity? ♪ you're going to be popular ♪ >> reporter: just how popular could this weekend's block buster double feature of musical fantasy "wicked" and the action-packed sequel to "gladiator" be? just ask fans who got a sneak peek. >> i think i'll try defying gravity. i'm so excited. >> i came as a glenda the good gladiator to celebrate both movies. >> the weekend could be as buzzy as last summer's barbenheimer when barbie and oppenheimer

raked in 246 million on opening weekend. will glicked cast a similar spell on audiences? just like last time, fans making it obvious which movie they came to see. >> two tickets, please. >> for what movie? >> reporter: gladiator has attracted royalty. here the cast is greeted by king charles. >> this is a big deal after a rather slow post summer season for movie theaters. >> reporter: paul is a box office expert. . do you think that glicked is going to produce as much revenue as barbenheimer? >> barbenheimer set the bar high. glicken is reminiscent but very different. there's no question that having the marketing one-two punch of these two big movies raises the profile, and thus raises both of their box office potential? ♪ the wizard and i ♪ >> "wicked" which comes from our sister company, universal pictures already a hit, scoring more than 19 million in previews while "gladiator ii" made 6 1/2

million. ahead of opening weekend, 65% of survey respondents told fandango, they were interested in a glicken double feature. >> are you coming? >> everyone will be there. >> reporter: as the two films look to conjure a little box office movie magic. now, while this is considered the year's most anticipated move release weekend, our expert notes that you've now got a musical paired with a violent movie, and the crossover may be more limited compared to barbenheimer, but we'll have to wait and see how both films fare when box office numbers are released sunday morning. guys. >> i think it's nice, a little something for everyone. >> you have to figure out what to order. do you want the violence and then like the nice or vice versa. >> i think you go nice and then hard core. >> being in a girl dad house, there's only one that anybody is interested in right now. >> thank you, dana. >> angie is defying gravity with the weather forecast over there. big week ahead for travel,

nice conditions in the southeast and southern plains. we have this little system spinning offshore, leaving us with lingering showers and snow across parts of new england. big picture look for temperatures, cold air across the great lakes and parts of the northern plains. mild for our friends in texas. you're going to see temperatures in the 70s today. we've got 50s and 60s across the southeast. a little on the cool side this morning, and mild by the time we get into this evening. notice the blustery conditions that are going to be left behind, even as those showers work out from that system, it's still going to be quite take a look at your screen for the storm totals in the north bay. bernardo over 22.5in over the last three days. just impressive throughout the north bay where this atmospheric river hit. we go to angwin over 11in closing in on that foot of rain. similar in lagunitas and in san rafael. my hometown, we saw over ten inches of rain with some localized flooding.

and that's a look at your forecast, my friends. >> angie, thank you for that. still ahead, holiday spirit on the high seas, the cruise where everyone on board is living out their hallmark movie dreams.

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we're back on a saturday morning with a first of its kind cruise bringing holiday dreams to life. >> the hallmark christmas cruise gives fans of the popular holiday movies a chance to meet some of their favorite stars on the open seas. >> i thought i wasn't into cruises before this, but this might make it more interesting. this concept was so popular, it sold out in less than five hours and hallmark has already announced plans for next year. >> nbc's sam brock takes us on board. >> reporter: hi, guys.

hi. hello. it's one part community. >> i got this as a christmas gift from my daughter. >> reporter: one part holiday movie mania. how many hallmark movies in a given week or month would you say that you watch? >> oh, my god. >> of course every weekend, but then like throughout the day and christmas in july. >> hello, hallmark channel christmas cruisers. >> reporter: but in this version, the on screen actors, like host jonathan bennett and tyler hines are on board with personalities that can carry a party. >> so much love, so much excitement, the fandamonium was crazy. this is the close to see beatles as we will be. >> this feeling of joy and love and camaraderie. >> reporter: the dream cruise to the bahamas with 2,000 passengers meant transforming the gem into a total holiday haven in less than five hours. for nicky deloach and aaron

cahill, it's a meaningful opportunity to go off script. >> we live in their homes and on screens, they feel like they know us. >> these movies get people through the hardest moments of their life. >> reporter: and we found that connection immediately. >> your wife is a big fan? >> big time. >> reporter: how much hallmark does she watch? >> she watches a lot. she was actually in the hospital for a long time, going through cancer treatments and during the holidays, it really, that kept her company. ♪ sleep in heavenly peace ♪ >> reporter: whether it's the power of like minded company with a magnetic attraction of a crowd surfing king of christmas, the hallmark cast has everyone in step, unless they're trying to teach you the holiday dance from "three wisemen and a baby." >> you hear that fellows, you know what this means? >> reporter: in this case, just leave the heavy lifting to tyler

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good morning. thanks for joining us on this saturday, november 23rd. i'm kyra clapper. the massive storm that's been pummeling the bay area over the last three days is now moving out of the area, but not before the widespread rain, wind and flooding hit every county in oakland. this mass of pooling water forced the shutdown of the 580 offramp at macarthur boulevard. you can see cars still trying to drive through that deep water. caltrans responded to quickly vacuum out the water and clear that roadwa.

and in the city, the saturated ground and strong winds knocked over this massive tree in the middle of san francisco's jackson square. this is the corner of san simon and pacific on the edge of the financial district. firefighters removed and saw that huge tree into smaller portions and reopened that intersection. and in the north bay, the heavy rains for three straight days waterlogged many hillsides, including this one in healdsburg. luckily, no one was hurt. the homeowner tells nbc bay area they put down plastic tarps to try to restrain the flow of that mud and debris. they'll need to wait for the storm to pass and the ground to dry before they can stabilize their hillside. let's turn to cinthia pimentel for a look at our microclimate forecast. we'll definitely be in cleanup mode this morning and throughout the weekend here, as we get some breaks from all of that activity. right now, stormranger from on top of san bruno mountain is scanning some of those showers, mainly towards the north bay. we see a line

that's approaching the marin county coastline, sonoma county up there towards guerneville and area that we are watching this morning as that crest. otherwise spotty activity through the rest of the bay area. i did want to show you this. look at your screen right now. valadao up there in sonoma county, nearly 23in of rain in the last three days. that is several months worth of rain in just those 72 hours. very impressive. as we go on down into parts of marin southern, marin, sausalito, also nearing that six inch mark, but still some really heavy rain over the last couple of days. we will continue to watch what's happening in the cierra. of course, coming up at 7:00 and you can track the rain's movement, the snow throughout the weekend on our free nbc bay area weather app. just scan that qr code to download it. we just redesigned the weather section. it's more accurate than the weather app on your iphone. kira cynthia, thanks. coming up this morning on today in the bay. thanksgiving. just five days away. many of us are expecting time with loved ones coming up in about 30 minutes. doctors

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