>> we're getting active gunfire. >> all i can say is my heart's broken. >> nine people wounded. what setoff the gunman? and a woman in the clinic when the shots rang out joins us live. treacherous travel. a storm glazes the mid section in ice making for deadly driving on one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. dylan is following it all. brush with death. dash cam video captures the harrowing moment the speeding car slams into a vehicle on the side of the highway narrowly missing a connecticut state trooper and two others. and black friday a dud? despite brisk sales, analysts saying the shopping holiday did not live up to the hype. what changed and why you may find the best deals in your pajamas at home, today, saturday, november 28th, 2015.

>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today," live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today" on this saturday morning. i'm erica hill. >> i'm craig melvin alongside sheinelle jones and dylan dreyer. >> we want to get to the top story. accused gunman in custody after the shootout at the planned parenthood that left three people dead. the standoff went on for hours. we have nbc's national correspondent miguel almaguer with the story as investigators try to pinpoint a motive. >> reporter: erica, police have garrett swasey in custody. an official tells nbc news the 57-year-old is mentally unstable and killed three before surrendering. >> attention all units. working active shooter. >> reporter: when police arrived

at planned parenthood in colorado springs, they were met by a hail of gunfire. >> we're pinned down. active gunfire. >> reporter: the shooter, who law enforcement say says armed with an ak-47 style rifle entered round after round on black friday in a shopping mall wounding nine and killing three. >> i've been shot. >> reporter: police took the brunt of the gunfire. five officers hospitalized. 44-year-old garrett swasey. >> all i can say is my heart's broken. this is a tough situation for a lot of people in the community and community at large. >> reporter: the standoff lasted five hours. hundreds surrounding businesses ordered to take cover. police evacuating the masses between the gunfire. this man was caught in the crossfire in his car. >> i could see him turn and move.

it was horrible. i saw myself in the mirror. i thought he was aiming for my head. >> reporter: with the perimeter set up, s.w.a.t. teams moved in. the gunman hunkered down if planned parenthood with an unknown number of people in the building. one patient took cover with others in a back room. >> you could hear the gunshots going off at planned parenthood. you could hear them breaking down the door. >> reporter: with the sun setting, the gunman surrendered and the building swept for explosives. the siege finally over, but not before three lose their lives in a violent and terrifying standoff. planned parenthood says because of previous threats, the facility has a safety room with bulletproof vests inside. that room may have saved several lives as people were huddled in the room for five hours. the facility has a closed circuit television which police used to pinpoint the suspect with those nine injured said to

be in good condition. we hope to learn more about the motive of the suspect who has a criminal history. erica. >> miguel almaguer, thank you. a number of people in the clinic as shots rang oughtt and the hours that followed. we have one witness who managed to barricade herself in the ultrasound room as the shooting started. she is joining from us colorado springs. how are you this morning? >> i'm hanging ifn there, erica, thank you for asking. >> it was a long night for you, probably without a lot of sleep. take us back. you started to hear shots rush out and you found a room to barricade yourself. >> yeah. so when i was not in the lobby, but the room before the lobby. i noticed people in the front were going down and they were

i heard gunshots. i saw the gunman and from there, i had run down the hall of the planned parenthood in the back of the building. i tried to open different room doors. some of them were locked. i was able to get inside one room where there were two other patients. i was able to alert that there was a gunman. they were unaware of a gunman on-site. from there, we grabbed the table and placed it against the door. five hours. >> you are in there for up to five hours. were you aware during that time building? could you hear anything when you were behind that door? >> yeah. when it first happened, i saw the man walking outside shooting the gunshots. at one point when the armorred truck came, i don't know if it was before they had actually

afterwards, but you could literally hear gunshots and them trying to find the gunman. there were a few bullets that entered in the room. you could see the gun powder from the actual gun. >> what is going through your mind and what are the conversations are you having with the two people in the room during the five hours, kentanya? >> i think we were trying to keep each other calm during the situation. at one point, we are plotting on what we would do if he entered in the room. as i had mentioned, all we had was a table in front of the door. there were no locks on my door. with the three of us, if he comes, let's tackle him or do something. just to be able to get out of the situation alive. >> you mentioned you saw the gunman and heard activity. did you hear the gunman say anything? >> as far as i could tell, erica, i was behind the actual,

you know, not the lobby, but the part after the lobby. what i could tell, he was on the planned parenthood premises. what it looked like was he was shooting in front of the doors. not directly aiming inside yet. there was maybe someone outside that he was attempting to get. i'm not necessarily sure. i watched him shoot at least two to three times before actually reacted and i tried to shelter myself. >> quite a story. we appreciate you joining us sharing your story. we are thankful you are okay. >> thank you. >> planned parenthood has faced whithering criticism in congress and on the campaign trail because it provides abortions and because of some controversial uncover videos. so are those the reasons that this particular clinic ended up in the cross hairs? nbc's kristen welker has that story. >> reporter: craig, good morning.

it is not clear the gunman was specifically targeting planned parenthood, his actions come as the health care provider is at the center of the fierce fire storm in recent months as you point out and violent attacks over the years. the deadly shooting at the colorado springs planned parenthood comes against the back drop of the heated political battle still brewing. this summer, an activist group released videos that seemed planned parenthood was selling fetal tissue for profit. the organization's president said the tapes were heavily edited. >> the outrageous accusations levelled against planned parenthood based on heavily doctored videos are offensive and categorically untrue. >> reporter: the controversy fuels the republicans to defund the organization saying which

providers services and health screenings and cancer screenings. it has republicans lashing out. >> i dare hillary clinton or president obama to watch these tapes. >> these are horrifying. >> reporter: and democrats speaking out. hillary clinton tweeting out today and every day we stand with planned parenthood. and investigators are still trying to determine the motive of the colorado shooting, planned parenthood and other abortion providing facilities have been the site of violent attacks. in 2010, a washington, d.c. decline he can set on fire. in 2013, a man broke in and used an axe to damage the facility. and a doctor who performs late term abortions in 2009 was shot to death in his church. a chilling history as investigators try to unravel the latest tragedy. no reaction yet from the presidential candidates. planned parenthood advertises

itself to be the largest provider of reproductive health services in the united states. at one point, it provided services to 1.7 million patients in 2013. craig. >> kristen, thank you. dawn is the executive president of planned parenthood. first of all, your staff and patients inside the clinic at the time, are they all safe and accounted for? >> according to the reports i have today, yes. they are all safe and accounted for. i wanted to say our hearts go out to those who were lost in the tragedy and also our thanks to the brave officers and our well trained staff who managed this crisis. >> had there been to your knowledge any specific threats made to the clinic? we are not aware of any threats. >> had it been the site of regular protests? >> they do have some regular

they are always well managed and the health and safety of our patients are top priority. >> the motive is unclear as we have been reporting. why do you believe that he targeted planned parenthood? >> i really can't speculate about this, but one of the things we do know is that he did rhetoric that we see out there can contribute to a culture of people targeting and acting up in terms of this. we really don't know in this circumstance. of course, it seems to me that one of the things we should be talking about rather than should we fortify health centers is why are people walking around our communities and threatening our schools and theaters and health centers is ak-47s. >> in light of what is happening, are you ramping up security? >> as you can see, with the

and no staff or patients were harmed in the attack, we were very confident that our security procedures were instituting and working well. we always take security very, very seriously at planned parenthood. we're open today. >> dawn, thank you. >> thank you. turning now to the nasty weather across much of the country today. the times could not be worse. one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. the roads are not just dangerous, but deadly. the weather channel's mike seidel joins us from oklahoma city. mike, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. more freezing rain continues to coat the trees, the cars and power lines. over 23,000 customers in central oklahoma are without electricity on this cold morning. with ice storm warnings continues until noon. treacherous roads lie ahead for many drivers getting behind the wheel on the busy travel weekend.

four people killed driving along roads in kansas. icy conditions were to blame for wrecks along oklahoma's highway friday. in dallas, downpours. 2015 is the wettest year on record with over 57 inches and counting. friday alone, they picked up 3.5 inches of rain. the rushing water swallowing up cars and killing at least three and stranding the sheriff's deputy who firefighters had to rescue. friday was a day of records for other parts in the country. it dropped to 22 below zero in wyoming. lander, wyoming picked up 10 inches of snow and 2 inches of rain fell in missouri. after the most hospitalable day of the year, the most dangerous day of the year with weather is unwelcome. 3 million people are trying to get this thick ice off the windshield. a scraper will not work. turn on the defrost and find the

ice pick. in the warm air in dallas, more rain today. we have 30 million americans under some type of flood alert. in dallas yesterday, the wettest day, the wettest november on record. almost 10 inches of rain. erica, flash flood watches continue until sunday. >> folks in dallas cannot catch a break. mike, thank you. dylan dreyer is here. how long will this last? >> the freezing rain has been sticking around for the last two days. in amarillo, texas, .50 of ice coating the trees and power lines making the roads dangerous. here is the 32 degree line. the cold air surging from the north. the freezing rain has been falling across northern texas and central oklahoma for the last couple days. we have ice storm warnings in effect until noon. then the freezing rain itself will sort of fade away as temperatures begin to warm up. rain becomes the biggest issue, across eastern texas and

again, dallas not only had the wettest november on record, but wettest year on record ever. we are looking at more rain to fall. we could end up seeing another several inches of rain. that could lead to flash flooding. as we go into sunday, the whole system shifts to the east. watch what happens on sunday. we will see more ice and snow develop. how much more rain will we see? parts of central arkansas could end up with additional several inches of rain. it is the icing concern through northeastern texas into central oklahoma where we could end up with .25 to .50 of ice. power outages could be an issue and the roads dangerous. even the sidewalks. you walk outside the door, watch out for slipping. >> good reminder. >> dylan, thank you. time for a look at the top stories we are following on the busy saturday.

sheinelle. >> two peace keepers were attacked and killed in mali. rockets landed inside the base. 20 people wounded. french troops are struggling to stabilize mali where the radisson hotel was attacked last friday. pope francis celebrating mass in uganda. as many as 2 million people were expected to attend the mass at the holy shrine. and hundreds of protesters blocked the entrances of stores on the magnificent mile in chicago. a black teenager was shot 16 times by a chicago police officer last year. video of the deadly shooting was released this week triggering a firestorm of controversy.

documents say the man who jumped the white house fence left behind a suicide note. the breach prompted a three-hour lockdown and a second layer of spikes was added to the fence. the suspect is due back in federal court on monday. and a connecticut state trooper is lucky to be alive while responding to an accident on friday. his dash cam caught a speeding car narrowly missing him and two others. the car was estimated at 85 miles an hour. the 21-year-old driver escaped with minor injuries. and finally, holiday decorating in full swing at the white house. on friday, the christmas tree was delivered, look at this, via horse-drawn carriage. the frazier fir stands more than 18 feet tall. the tree displayed in the blue room will honor the military.

that's what we need. our tree delivered in a horse-drawn carriage. >> we have it right out the window. >> the elves come in and set it up. we have dylan dreyer with the latest on the weather. >> and craig, i almost got a thank you? >> i should not give you grief when the weather is bad. >> the temperatures remain above average and showers move in. the focus is onmeteorologist ron demers. morning clouds gave way to some afternoon sunshine but it didn't help our temperatures much as most of our highs were only in the 20s. and we may as well get used to this cold air as we can expect our temperatures to stay below average over the next several days. chances of snow could come our way early next week. your forecast brought to you by knova's carpets, siouxland's largest shaw

and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you. up next, catching you up on the week in news. donald trump mired in controversy again. a major fumble for the nfl and concussion protocol. and the personal encounter with dozens of hungry sharks.

nbc. back now with "the download." our look at the week's biggest stories. >> we spent a lot of time preparing for the thanksgiving holidays and here are some of the stories you may have missed. a new cold war. russian leader vladimir putin shot down a russian warplane near the turkish syrian border. >> russia blamed ground fire on

turkish border. turkey said two of its u.s. made f-16s like these shot down a jet after it illegally entered air space in turkey. two shootings in the spotlight. one in new orleans. 21-year-old eric cane, the cold blooded gunman who fired at tulane medical student peter gold, was taken into custody. new orleans police and federal marshals raided the house where he was hiding. >> and the other in chicago where a video of a 2014 police shooting was released. >> officer jason van dyke and partner approach him with weapons drawn. within seconds, van dyke starts shooting. mcdonald stumbles. 16 rounds were fired. >> it is graphic. it is violent. it is chilling. >> van dyke was charged with first-degree murder. held without bail. donald trump mired in controversy once again. this time accused of mocking a

newspaper reporter's disabilities. >> i don't know what i said. i don't remember. >> "the new york times" outraged trump would ridicule the physical appearance of a reporter. trump saying he didn't know about the disability tweeting, "he should stop using it to grandstand and get back to a paper that is rapidly going down the tubes." a brutal injury for the rams quarterback brings concussion debate in play. >> the league is investigating why team trainers and independent injury spotters called atcs allowed case keenum to continue playing after this brutal hit. >> and some related news from frank gifford's family. >> he died of natural causes in august, also suffered from cte. degenerative brain disease often associated with concussions. with the holiday season upon us, travel alerts were issued due to the increased terror threats. >> a bulletin encouraging law

the concern at home is the copycats. this week, hundreds of assigned officers to the critical response command prepared for nightmare scenarios. >> but the macy's thanksgiving day parade went off without a hitch. >> giant balloons, floats and performances. >> adele had a busy week promoting her new album here on "today." >> you know you ask yourself why might she sell 3 million albums in one week. this is why. right here. >> and then on "the tonight show." >> and the close call for some vacationing children in florida. >> a family's day in florida on vacation turned deadly when

feeding frenzy. children were on a raft when toward them. they got to the shore safely. coming at you. >> adele had a great week. >> we were in the studio. very exciting. >> i'm trying to think of somebody else that has been here attention from the staff as well. everybody. >> she was so kind and approachable to everybody. her dressing room door open with her makeup. >> she brought snacks. >> she did bring snacks. our love affair with adele continues. still to come on "today," we

jeb bush: here's the truth you will not hear from our president: we are at war with radical islamic terrorism. it is the struggle that will determine the fate of the free world. the united states should not delay in leading a global coalition to take out isis with overwhelming force. their aim is our total destruction. we can't withdraw from this threat or negotiate with it. we have but one choice: to defeat it. vo: right to rise usa is responsible

a special annual christmas tradition is coming up. here to tell us a little bit more about the jill miller concert coming up is bev and jill miller herself. thank you both so much for being here. thank you for having us. jill let's start with you. you guys have done this for how many years now? this will be our ninth year. and this is to benefit the sunrise retirement center? yes it is. give us some of the details about the concert coming up. we're really excited. i have a brand new cd coming out called king of kings so we will be doing all of the songs off the new cd. it's kind of our cd release in celebration with sunrise. a special treat this year, my producer and friend and co-writer on the project, he co-wrote four of the songs with me, will be jimmy nichols who plays piano and is the musical director for reba, and faith hill, and plays for carrie underwood and all these people. he's amazing. he's coming up from nashville to be in the show. kevin king will

be singing with me as well. it's going to be a great night with great new music. a family friendly, fun evening. i was going to ask, what type of music will we hear? you'll hear traditional christmas carols as well as some that i've written, it's going to be a really good variety. we have a few little extras. there's going to be everything from jazz to blue grass, to traditional, to country so it's a very eclectic show. you'll love something in there for sure right? absolutely. bev how is this money going to be used at sunrise? it's to help take care of costs that some of our residents just can't afford so it funds our gratuitous care. talk about some of the services that sunrise retirement center provides. we are a community not for profit so we do a continuum of care, a spectrum of services. independent living, assisted, nursing care, memory care, and rehab care. we have a home care line as well. you can get your tickets, it is saturday november 28th 7 at the orpheum. be sure to get your tickets in advance or at the door or online too. thank you both so much for being here.

kick off your sunday shoes >> we are back on this saturday morning, november 28th, 2015.

a clip there from "footloose" as life imitates art. where a high school canceled its winter formal amid fears of students dancing too aggressively. we have that story just ahead. meanwhile, a big crowd on the plaza. people enjoying this long thanksgiving weekend here in the big apple. we will get out there in a bit. here is what is making headlines on this saturday morning. a 57-year-old man believed to be mentally disturbed in custody accused of attacking a planned parenthood clinic in colorado springs. three people, including a police officer, are dead. hazardous holiday travel as a winter storm grips the nation's mid section. slippery roads killed four. that same system opens up record-breaking rainfall in texas. newly released court documents show the man who jumped the white house fence on thanksgiving left behind a suicide note.

jumped the fence draped in the american flag as the president and first family were inside. we are looking at the black friday that was or wasn't. with millions hitting the malls, it turns out retailers did not see the bonanza they did in the past. olivia sterns is here to see if black friday is past its prime. >> it is fading or gray. americans are opening their wallets more than ever before, but they are doing it in different ways. black friday is paying the price. long lines, the mad rush. deep discounts. >> all the characters were buy one, get one. >> reporter: all the markers of a great black friday. >> i'll probably look at this with tvs and toys. >> we will shop until we fall. >> reporter: why are experts saying this black friday has

>> some of the factors that go into shopping on black friday, of course, have to do with the weather that day. >> reporter: black friday has turned into black november. americans are shopping earlier taking the punch out of friday's numbers. >> so many of the deals have been open to the public since the beginning of november. >> reporter: mother nature also didn't help. just look at the weather map. gorgeous on both coasts with ice storms and snow in the midwest. all plenty of reason to keep shoppers away from the mall. the americans are not shopping as much in stores, but shopping more at home. >> they are using their desktops and mobile devices to take advantage. >> reporter: in fact, online holiday purchases are up 14% this year with more than half of the purchases made on a smartphone or tablet. a silver lining on a black friday that may have many retailers seeing red. if you missed the black friday deals, don't worry.

walmart and toys r us start tonight. >> will we see based on that as big as cyber monday or is that a bust? >> it is expected to bring in $3 billion. black friday was brought forward. cyber monday is brought forward as well. >> if you wait until monday? >> buy toys, toys, toys. >> my kids are happy. >> toys are one thing you don't have to go in the store and try on. a lot of people prefer to buy them at stores. the bad news is it is harder to find a bargain on toys. the top 20 expected toys price tag is up 36% to $65. that "star wars" stuff is expensive. >> any other benefits to shopping on monday? >> no shipping. >> i forgot about that. >> we should point out we talked about black friday and cyber

monday, but small business saturday, which is today. are they hoping for big numbers? >> of course. there is a bit of a backlash. the big box retailers. everybody says amazon grabs the market share. everybody is eager to get out and support the local business. >> olivia, thank you. time for the weather and dylan. >> announcer: "today's" weather is sponsored by american express. today is small business saturday. show up and shop small at the top shops you love. >> good morning, guys. we found a country girl in the big city. what part of the country? >> virginia. >> what do you think of the buildings and everything? >> pretty tall. >> they are pretty tall. you are a little small. it makes it even taller. anyway, let's look at the weather across the country where it is going to be a warm one today. still in the northeast, new york city close to 60. raleigh, 72. behind that front, temperatures are well below average.

enough to cause the icing conditions through texas and oklahoma. it is going to start to cool off through buffalo tomorrow. a high of 41 degrees. boston drop into the 40s. then the warm air settles into the southeast and the rest of us will see temperatures closer to average. nebraska still with temperatures near 32 degrees. ice will remain an issue through the morning and tapers off this afternoon. heavy rain through eastern texas and arkansas with another several inches of rain could meteorologist ron demers. morning clouds gave way to some afternoon sunshine but it didn't help our temperatures much as most of our highs were only in the 20s. and we may as well get used to this temperatures to stay below average over the next several days. chances of snow could come our way early next week. your forecast brought to you by knova's carpets, siouxland's largest shaw

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something on the dance floor, that's$ completely inappropriate they would not do in front of their parents, they should not do it on the high school dance. >> reporter: some call it grinding and twerking. made popular at award shows like this one. and some were in maine and colorado and vermont. at cleveland high school and elsewhere, when the students ignored the dance rules. future dances were canceled. >> it is not everybody's fault. it is not our fault they do that. the dance shouldn't be canceled for everybody. >> reporter: the district spokesperson says it is a matter of keeping students safe and comfortable. >> this is way worse than "dirty dancing." this is over the top and sexual in nature and inappropriate. >> reporter: the move reminds

some of "footloose." an oklahoma town where dancing was forbidden until 1980. everybody cut footloose >> reporter: cleveland high says it is the students' fault for breaking out rules. no more winter formal. jacob rascon, nbc news. >> i t tught they can hop. >> this is a controversy i can remember when i was in high school. nothing like that. >> no. it is so much more suggestive. >> as opposed to telling them not to do it, they had to cancel it. >> they tried. they didn't listen. >> that's whwh happens when you don't listen. >> when you twerk and grind, you

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back now on a saturday morning to see what's trending. first up, this is the worst social media holiday. it is all the pictures you posted of food. most of us agree it may taste delicious, the thanksgiving food is not the prettiest food to post. >> we're all eating the same thing. >> the majority of the 10 million thanksgiving theme photos shared on instagram had nothing to do with family or friends, but food. the article is begging. next year, eat your ugly turkey and don't instagram it. >> it is all the same colors. >> the decorative plate clashes with the food. >> speaking of thanksgiving food. remember the patti labelle pies? and the singing review of the patti pies. the hilarious singing review of

the patti pies, it caused a frenzy in stores and credit james for the pies selling out across the country. the memorable year for that guy continues. he is celebrating thanksgiving with patti labelle at her house. the youtube star captured every moment. you are my friend >> that's a thanksgiving. >> a lot of be thankful for there. a new sleep study released just in time for our favorite weekend activity. the study published by "u.s. news and world report" combines research from leading sleep experts across the country to see if you can catch up on sleep. here is good news. if you get extra sleep after a short night, it will help you function better. however, if you are constantly sleep deprived, present company, we never make it up. it says you won't. oversleeping on the weekends or sleeping odd hours throughout

the day can further throw off your natural sleeping clock. >> i think if you are tired. take a nap. >> sometimes you feel good after a nap and sometimes you don't. >> sometimes you feel like a nut, dylan. >> that was deep, dylan. >> deep thoughts with dylan dreyer. she used to call him on her flip phone. >> she used to call him on her flip phone. >> that is what you get in the mash-up of drake and adele's song. >> a lot of people did not know what you were saying. two of music's biggest stars could break the internet with the most anticipated duet that hasn't happened. rumors started when adele said she was obsessed with the song "hotline bling." she casually mentioned, "i

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good morning. it's 8:00 and here are some of the top stories we're watching on "today." a 57-year-old man is in custody this morning accused of attacking that planned parenthood clinic in colorado. he's said to be mentally disturbed and to have a criminal record. three people are dead, including

a winter storm grips the nation's midsection during one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. slippery roads in kansas killed four and also caused several wrecks in oklahoma. the system has also left tens of thousands in the dark as parts of texas deal with historic amounts of rainfall. and two weeks after the attacks in paris, the city turns to an american author for comfort. the city of lights turning a page with a renewed love affair with ernest hemingway. an homage to paris, "today," saturday saturday, november 28th, 2015. a few folks out here in the crowd joining us on a saturday morning. welcome back to "today." we have another incredible crowd today. >> sure. >> this weekend -- >> now through january -- >> i think you're right. >> -- we'll be pretty crowded. >> this is a good crowd. this is a fantastic crowd, actually! >> i'm erica hill alongside

craig melvin and dylan dreyer. and we have a bit of a busy morning. >> let's get right to it. let's start this morning with sheinelle who has the very latest on the deadly shooting in colorado. >> authorities in colorado are k looking for a motive after a gunman went on a deadly shooting spree at a planned parenthood clinic. miguel almaguer is in colorado springs. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. police have identified the suspect as robert lewis dear in custody. we are hoping to learn more about the motive. he was questioned for several hours last night. a law enforcement source tells nbc news that the 57-year-old appears to be mentally disturbed. now, that standoff took place just behind me yesterday, for some five hours, police exchanging a volley of gunfire with the suspect, into the late evening. 12 people were injured, three were killed, including a police officer and two civilians. the gunman was holed up inside a planned parenthood building. it's still unclear if he was targeting that facility or just simply walked into it.

officials say there was a safe room inside that planned parenthood. there may have been bulletproof vests inside. that safe room may have saved the lives of several people who were trapped inside the building. police were also able to watch the suspect on a closed circuit television system inside of that planned parenthood. that gave them their location of the suspect. now, five hours after the shooting began here, the suspect ultimately surrendered. we're told he has a criminal history and he will be questioned again later today. sheinelle, back to you. >> all right, thank you, miguel. forecasters say at least 15 million people are in the path of severe weather as they head home from the holidays. in texas, at least three people were killed in flash flooding, with the flooding threat stretching as far north as illinois. icy roads being blamed for at least two deaths in kansas, and a storm knocked out power to thousands in oklahoma. the faa is investigating another laser strike on a commercial airliner. it happened last night in new york. the crew of a virgin america flight from san francisco said a

green laser lit up the aircraft while it was coming in for landing at jfk international airport. no injuries were reported and the nypd has been notified. a new warning for travelers heading to the caribbean over the holidays. "the washington post" is reporting the use of banned pesticides like those that paralyzed a delaware family while on vacation to st. john's is not an isolated event. the epa says the officials found several other prohibited chemicals being used at hotels in puerto rico. the epa is advising anyone staying at hotels in puerto rico or the virgin islands to ask if the room has been treats with pesticides and to open windows when they arrive. the government's controversial phone data collection program ends at midnight tonight. starting tomorrow, if the nsa wants to access your phone calls, it must ask phone companies for records on a case-by-case basis. after the 9/11 attacks, the nsa have been collecting records of numbers dialed, times, and lengths of calls in an effort to identify communications among terrorists.

to holiday wish lists, barbie is back on top. a new survey by the national retail federation found one in five parents plan to buy a barbie this year. last year, merchandise from the movie "frozen" topped the girl's lists. as for boys, legos tops the list again, followed by "star wars" toys. happy shopping. >> sheinelle, thanks. >> dylan dreyer is back with a look at the forecast. >> this weekend is still a big travel weekend, especially as we go into sunday, but today we're looking for some rain to start to build into the northeast, but the heaviest of the rain is down through the southern plains. also, icing is an issue. let's break this down for you today. where showers and morning fog, could lead to some moderate delays at the airports, although we're not seeing widespread delays right now, this will be your big trouble area, along i-40 and i-20, through abilene and up into oklahoma city where the ice is still falling, the freezing rain is falling, it's making things very dangerous. watch out for the overpasses, too, because they freeze on the

on sunday, it's more or less the rain that's the big story. areas from dallas into houston, we could see major delays because of the heavy rain. and if you're traveling along i-64, it will be wet, so slow down a little bit, and we'll run into some patchy areas of dense fog. elsewhere across the country for the rest of the weekend, we are looking for more snow to work back into the denver area, also across the eastern rockies. ice is our major concern down through the southern plains, and sunday, a little bit of extra snow that could accumulate in the higher elevations, but rain won't be as heavy as today, but still making thingsmeteorologist ron demers. morning clouds gave way to some afternoon sunshine but it didn't help our temperatures much as most of our highs were only in the 20s. and we may as well get used to this temperatures to stay below average over the next several days. chances of snow could come our way early next week. your forecast brought to you by knova's carpets, siouxland's largest shaw

>> and that's your latest forecast. >> all right, dylan, thanks. two weeks since a series of terrorist attacks dimmed the city of lights, paris is emerging from the shadows. with the help of an american author in higher demand than he has been for a long, long time. >> how parisians are now finding comfort in ernest hemingway. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: craig and erica, good morning. it's a tribute to the paris of almost a century ago, but it's taken on a whole new meaning in the wake of a deadly attack that targeted not just individuals, but a way of life. as they often do, this love story begins with melancholy. a movable feast, ernest hemingway's ode to paris in the 1920s as long entranced american

but now a new story. a grandmother urged people to read and re-read hemingway's timeless memoir. the message struck a chord. >> it gives me hope. >> reporter: phyllis cohen, a native chicagoan, has lived in chicago for the last 15 years and runs a bookstore. >> it is a very sweet thing to see, that parisians are looking at an american writer's vision of paris in the past to get some hope for the future. >> reporter: the book's french title when translated back into english "paris is a party." >> of course, on november 13th, it was anything but. though suddenly it became a hashtag for parisians to share their stories of healing. the memoir skyrocketed to the top of best seller lists, sold out of bookstores, and well-worn copies now grace memorials. >> it's taken on a new meaning in that it's become, in many ways, a symbol of defiance. >> one of hemingway's old haunts still serves his favorite drink,

absinthe. here, literature brings comfort. >> it's like a prescription, i would say. with it, you might feel better. >> it's to carry on with what the terrorists resent, which is culture, which is music, music, which is reading. >> in the poet's words, "if you are lucky enough to have lived in paris as a young man, then wherever you go in life, it stays with you, for paris is a movable feast." this morning, the city of light is moved. indeed, many people were moved on friday during that national memorial service where the pictures of the victims were flashed up there on the screen. and we've seen the french flag displayed in windows of homes throughout paris. certainly the terrorist attacks took a lot from this city, but

as you know, literature and culture can bring a whole lot of comfort. >> that's a great story, davegabe. really love that. from that to this. give him a blank space, he'll write her name. >> talking about taylor swift. not that one. this is a washington state man who just so happens to share a name with one of the biggest pop stars in the world. and as nbc's blake mccoy tells us, despite the confusion, there's no bad blood. shake it off shake it off >> reporter: she's been shaking it off on the charts for almost a decade, but before there was this taylor swift -- >> what's your name? >> taylor swift. >> taylor swift! >> reporter: there was this taylor swift. 30 years old, living outside assailant. >> have you thought about changing your name? >> oh, yeah. >> really? >> yeah. i've thought about it several times. several times. >> reporter: both taylor swifts have blonde hair. he has a squad. she has a squad. >> do you sing?

he sing. no, i do not sing. i occasionally sing, but well. >> reporter: give us some taylor swift. >> i can't. i'm on the spot. i'll write your name >> reporter: sharing the name with one of the biggest pop stars on the planet has perks. restaurant reservation? no problem. >> i got an invitation for a yacht club. >> reporter: most of the mail comes from teenage girls. >> i want to know you are my favorite singer. this is a small collection. >> reporter: the name does sometimes present a challenge. this taylor swift is a photographer, but try finding his work online. >> i'm still 10,000 pages back on a google search. >> reporter: we did an internet search of our own and found 61 people across the country with the name taylor swift ranging from age 20 to age 60. for now, this taylor is taking

the notoriety in stride. showing his driver's license when asked. and while he may not be as famous as the other taylor swift, he's finding the name -- >> can i get a picture with you? >> reporter: has enough star power to go around. >> three, two, one. >> reporter: for "today," blake mccoy, nbc news, seattle. >> at least he has a great sense of humor. let's go to sheinelle in the orange room with the plaza fan of the day. >> some of my favorite friends. the miller family from ohio. this is lauren. a rock star cheerleader. an ohio state fan. your first time in new york? >> yeah. >> she was in the thanksgiving day parade. i'm in love with you. i used to have these on my face. you don't have to respond. up next, stumped on what to get your friends and family

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back now on a saturday morning with "today's" hassle free holiday. if you are stumped of the list you need to buy for. we have you covered. today's lifestyle contributor elizabeth mayhew is here with us. nice to see you. >> thank you for having me. >> you have items which are all one and done. >> that is my topic. one site. you can order one gift and send

by and large, everything is under $100. >> you start off with food. you have cookies, marshmallows. >> the whimsy cookie company started by two women. one is from "the blind side" family. i tasted a lot of decorated cookies. these are delicious. you get a box. $42. six of the gooey cookies. six of the decorated cookies. what i love is they are giving 10% back to st. jude. >> st. jude is based in memphis. we wrapped up our week of thanks and the st. jude research. >> this is malvi marshmallow.

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i called you out, mom. this is our splurge gift. >> i like very good coffees. for the purest, this is from sun town coffee. it comes in the very stylish kit. it is $185 from stumptown coffee. if that is over your budget, they do a great package of coffee and chocolate for 27$27. >> these are well known from brooklyn. >> this is a new way to play the memory game. >> a fun family gift. we are getting into personalized action. you notice your pictures here. >> look at that. >> it is pinhole press. you send them 12 images. we have one for your family here. the mixture of all of the different. >> i see dylan's family and sheinelle's family.

>> great gift. >> personalized gifts are a lot of fun. blankets and scarves. >> everyone has touched them. they are so soft. they are $24. you can get them personalized. they box it. they have scarves. they were $29. now they are $25. super soft. it is called cash. you can get those from land's end. they have a thing if you buy more than two, you get $7 off. buy more, save more. >> and you can do it all on one site. who doesn't love something special. >> this is from farm to face. it is all pure 100% natural organic sets.

they range in the $58 range. farmaesthetics. >> and this from loccitane. they are giving back to dress for success. they are really giving back. they are no fail products that you can give to anybody. >> a great range of stuff. elizabeth, thank you. nice to see you. happy holidays. for more on all of these items, visit today.com. we'll be right back.

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a special annual holiday treat is coming up, the pierce mansion christmas open house. here to tell us a little bit more is don duzik. don, thanks so much for being here. you bet. this is a special event every year. we do this in december every year as a kind of thank you to the community for the support they give us. the pierce mansion pretty much runs on donations and rental fees. the home is available for rental for special occasions and things like that. we have entertainment , refreshments, santa claus is available, you'll be able to get your picture taken with santa if you would like. in the photo booth. the photo booth will be there. the mount zion praise team will sing at 3, the

youth chorus at 2. for people who have never been to this mansion, it's a beautiful piece of sioux city history, why do you hope people will come out this time of year to see how it's decorated and things that will be in the mansion? the volunteers do a great job decorating. we leave that up to the ladies. they're right in their element. it's beautifully decorated. they'll be able to see some of the restoration work we've done and some of the vintage furniture, things like that that are in the mansion. the best part about it is that this is all free. it's free. you're welcoming everybody. absolutely. the more the merrier. that's december 6th from 1 to 4 at the pierce mansion located at 2901 jackson street. should be a lot of fun. don, thanks so much for being here. you bet, thank you. thanks for

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