human life, so we have to do something. >> this morning, republicans of every stripe quick to condemn him, using words like ridiculous and unhinged, but what effect, if any, at all will it have on the race? radicalized, we're learning more about the mott i was of the husbanan and wife behind the shootings in san bernardino. hours spent at this fun range day before the attack and this morning we'll h%ar from a survivor who was inside the conference room when the shooters o oned fire. wild chase, deadly shootout, dramatic video of police pursuing a suspect through the streets of seattle for nearly an the driver crashing into rs, shshting at officers before being killed by police in a hail of gunfire. an investigation now under qay. nd new trouble. 30 college studentss sickenene after eating at same chipotle restaurant in boston. health officials now racing to see if that e. coli scare is spreading today, tuesday,

2015. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning, everybody. welcome to "today" on a busy tuesday morning. >> over the course of the presidential campaign, we've gotten used to donald trump saying controversial thingng the action to these comments though came fast and furious. >> used to him doubling down and standing his ground and that's what he's doing this morning after proposing this total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states, his words, in the wake of recent terror attacks. it's an idea that drew applause at his rally last night, but qmmediate cdemnation from critics, many within his own party. we'll talk about the political fallout of all of this in just a moment but we'll start with nbc tional correspondent peter alexander. peter, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. the reaction from trump's opponentseally wasoth swift and overwhelming. when asked to clarify if even muslim-american citizens currently abroad will be banned

trumppokeswoman toldd one reporter mr. trump says everyone. the man who wants to wall off america's borders is now barreling through another american boundary. donald trump on a retired aircraft carrier and his latest aerial assault calling for a ban on all muslims entering the u.s., not just refugees, may be his most outrageous t. t with a standing ovation from his supporters. >> damaged j. trump is calling for a total and complete shoulddown of muslims entering the united ststes until our countries' representatives can figure out what the hell is going on. weave no choice. >> reporter: the republican front-runner repeatedly painting a dark picture of islam. >> you can have more world trade centers. it's going to get worse and worse, folks. we have to look at mosques and

yes, we have to look at@ mosque we have no choice. we have to see what's happening cause something is happening in there, man, there's anger. when we see violations, you have to report those vacations and quickly. don't worry about profiling. i promise i will defend you from profiling. i promise. >> reporter: trump's most provocative comments yet coming less than 24 hours after president obama appealed to americans not to single out muslims. >> it's our responsibility to reject proposals that muslim-americans should be treated differently. >> rorter: trump's republican rivals were quick to blast his mments. jeb bush on twitter calling trump unhinged and chris christie on the air. >> this is the kind of thing that people say when they have nokes appearance andon't know what they're talking about. >> reporter: and ben carson insisting everyone visiting our country should register and be monitored during their stay as is done in many countries, regardless of their religion. hillary clinton tweeted this is

dump, you don't get it. this makes us less safe. even former vice president dick cheney weighing in. >> i think this whole notioio that somehow we say no more muslims and ban a whole religion and goes against everything we stand for and believe in. >> reporter: trump's overall rhetoric is forcing opponents to toughen up t tir own rhetoric, ted cruz hinting at nuclear war against isis. >> we will carpet bomb them into oblivion. i don't know if s sd can throw in the dark, but we're going to find out. >> reporter: and with a new poll showing trump extending his double-digit lead in iowa his supporters remain unphas. a veteran tellingng people a real don't let anyone come in, ship them all back, referring to muslims. another supporting adding i'm very impressed that trump is bold enough to come out and do that. ck to you, matt and savannah. >> peter alexander, thank you. >> steve kornacki is msnbc host and political correspondent and

wallace severed as white housese communications director for president george w. bush. hi, guys, good morning to both of you. set aside the fact that it's probably illegal and unconstitutional d dald trump has made a campaigig out of moments like this saying things that sound out rageous to some and controversial to others, but even for trump has he gone too r this far? >> i think he's become the caricature of the character from "the american president" running on the idea telling us who is to be afraid of and who is to blame. i think experience has become a bad word in this campaign. it's almost something to hide from the voters. chris christie head the nail on the head where he said this is where a lack of experience can be, i don't know if he used the word dangerous, thaha was the popot. if you don't have experience you propose things that are not only illogical and illegal but they become un-american. >> let's talk about this. here's anothfr case where you have trump being condemned this time pretty much every corner of the republican party so it's not just the so-called

everybody, but isn't that fuel to the fire for his supporters? mean, i havav this sense that when they hear that he must be on the track track then. >> must be telling the truth. >> must be saying the right thing. >> with trumpmpt's not just the outrageous comment, it's the reaction to the comments, from the media, the democrats and membs of his own party and what he's tapping into is something there a long time, a mistrust of so-called elites but that mistrust has never been higher than it is right now, trace it to the wall streete meltdown and jobless recovery and all these conditions a a tapping into the sense that the elites are too politically correct to tell you the sglut it's also a greater sense of fear in this country right now. six days after 9/11 then president george w. bush stood flanked by muslim-americans and said the face of terror is not the true faith of islam, it's no what islam is all about.

get from there to here? >> i worked on that event. i remember you covered it. you know, that was -- those are the things that george bush knew he wanted to conveve immediately ter the attacks of 9/11. let's explain to the american people who the enemy is. the ensemi-terrorism. the enemy is radicalized islamic extremists. there's been a v vd on both sidid of the aisle of the people willing to articulate the danger to the country. it's not 19.5 billion muslims in the world, it's radicalized terrorists. dick cheney made a statement consistent with george w. bush's statements in between but we have a whole bunch of trump supporters and his supporters will grow after this moment, will feel no one is telling them the truth and no one is saying what's tabs them. >> let me pick up on that and ask steve. there are trump supporters, his poll might grow. he saw a poll had him at 36% and

are trump supporters trump voters? are these people telling voters yeah, i'm for him, he's my guy. will they show up and vote and isn't that the issue? >> what he's tapping into. one of the mistakes we m me sayiyi it's the republican base. the difference in those polls that you're finding there is he is tapping into something that goes beyond the republican base and so the polls that are measuring a broader pool of potential voters are picicng up more support for donald trump. so, yes, it's a question will people who don't vote in republican primaries and turn up and vote for him but right now he's tapping into something broader than just the repububcan base. >> all right. steve kornacki and nicolle wallace, thanks, guys, appreciate it. >> now to the investigation into the shootings in san bernardino. we're learning a lot about the nmen's movements in the days leading up to attacks and survivors are coming forward and sharing chilling accounts of what happened. we've got it all covered and we start in san bernardino with nbc correspondent miguel almaguer. good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning.

what happened. some 70 county employees ambushed by a colleague who many considered a friend, this as investigators pore into lives of both shooters overseas and here at home. two days before the mass shooting investigators say syed rizwan farook spent h hrs at this the gun range honing his skills for the massacre that would leave 14 dead and 21 wounded, a terr plot executed by farook and his wifif tashfeen malik, both seenn entering the u.s. here last year. the fbi now says the terrorists had been radicalized for, quote, some time. >> and the question we're trying to get at is how did that happen and by whom and where did that happen, and i will tell you right now we don't know those answers at this point. >> reporter:ed with the feds following their trailss malilis begins in pakistan where she was california. today, investigators are looking into a report of an incident several weeks before the attack, someone matching hisescription

enter a 21-story l.a. high rise. >> why didn't you tell the authorities. >> reporter: this morning neither his father or his mother are talking. she lived inside this modest home with a couple and their baby where the fbi now says they stockpiled 19 potential pipe bombs. the attack well plarngsdnned, but was it well known? >> we want to find out everybody who participated in the pre-planning, if there was anybody else. >> reporter: as the fbi pushes forward with its investigation, it is d dficult to look past the bloodshed. >> the doors flew open, and the gunmengame into trudy and raymond porter were in the conference room when their colleague syed rizwan farook opened fire on their friend. >> it seemed endless. it the just never seemed to stop. it was just -- it was cononant gunfire. >> reporter: survivors say farook showed no mercy, and now those inside the room may never

those witnesses inside the conference room say they only saw one shooter, but others did see a second shooter, farook's wife. they say the barrage of gunfire was only broken by e sounds of silence,e,hat the suspects rereading. they say they don't know why either of the shooters stopped firing, and they don't know this morning why they are still alive. savannah. >> all right, miguel almaguer. let's turn to shawn henry, former assistant director to the fbi. good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah. >> strikes me that the fbi has been so careful in the first few days of thee investigagaon and not t t to go too far out on a limb and yesterday we heard the l.a. special agent in charge saying these two were radicalized for some time, reading between the lines. do you think that suggestsshey haveve a lot more evidence than we know about? >> yeah, savannah, in my experience they found something very specific, whether through the exploitedation of the media, perhaps during their search warrant, when they executed on the house, they found some documentation.

hundreds of people and perhaps they have spoken to somebody who has provided specific information indicating they have been radicalized. thatted aments portrayal by dave bowdich and the fbi saying they savannah? >> a a shawn, they are not coming up with any evidence that suggests anything in terms of planning or coordination of this attack or inspiration came from abroad or overseas. they are talking it seeee about self-radicalization. how do you protect against something like that? >> the self-radicalization issue is such a challenge, people are in their homes a a bedroom and online and communicating. they are certainly not walking around telling mooem people about it. but yet one of the things we heard from the president the other day and from the peabody is about the commununy. the muslim community coming up and providing some countermessaging so when you're hearing radicalization providing alternatives to those susceptible to it but also

they see something. were hear about farook's father who is saying farook had embrace the the isis ideology yet he never c ce forward, and we're hearing other talk about him being at a gun range and some of the other activities. is there somebody who saw something? you've glt to the come forward and do that. the fbi does not have the resources to be everywhere at every time, yet those in the community who see something have to come forward and make sure authorities are aware of activity that appears to be violentbehavior. matt? >> shaurngs i know politics is not your like of work and let me ask you a question about donald trump's new plan of banning all muslims that enter this country.y. as a national security matter do you think that raises an issue -- we had senator lindsey graham saying it poses a danger to u.s. troops. others say it's a national security threat because it's a recruiting device for isis. do you put any stock in that? >> i think that donald trump's rhetoric does nothing but inflame people here.

community. they are a peaceful people, and they are against -- the people that i've talked to. i've worked with the muslim community whe i was with the fbi. the people that i've talked to are distancing themselves from this islamic radical behavior. it's abhorrent to them. we need to embrace the community. again, they have got the opportunity to come forward because they are close toast peopleho are engaged in violent behavior against the united states. savannah. >> shawn henry, thank you very much. we turn to other news and, unfortunately, this is also related to a terror attack. the california band that was on stagag during last month's attack at bataclan theater in paris made a retern last nig where they appeared alongside u2. >> these are our brotherer and fellow troubadours. they were rocked off their stage three weeks ago, and we would like to offer them ours tonight. would you welcome the eagles of deathh metal. [ cheers and applause ] >> the eagles of death metal

rendition of patty smith's "people have the power. "it's the first time the band has performed since the attttks which they escaped under very harrowing circumstances. the eagles of death metal singer jesse hughes offered his heartfelt thanks and appreciation to u2. and in oer news, there is a new health scare linked to chipotle restaurants to tell you about, and natalie is following this for us. good morning. >> good morning, guys, that's right. a group of boston college symptoms experiencing symptoms after eatatg atame chipotle near the bc campus. now investigators are trying to figure out if the there's a connection to last month's e. coli scare in oregon and washington state. in morning school officials are confirming that about 30 boston college student, including members of the men's basketball teams, became sick after eating at chipotle mexican grill. the students r rorted to the campus health center with gastrointestinal symptoms, officials saying the common factor. they all ate neither chipotle near campus. the restaurant has been closese

>> slightly annoying and frightening. >> it comes amid a nationwide e. coli outbreak first identified in portland, oregon, andeattle inctober when chipotle voluntarily closed all 43 of its restaurant in that area out of an abundance of caution. federal health investigators say the outbreak has now expanded to at least six states with 47 of the 52 people suffering from e. coli reporting they ate at the chain. late monday chipotle released a statement saying in p pt we do not have any evidence to suggest that this incident is related to the previous e. coli incident. there are no confirmed cases of e. coli connected to chipotle in massachusetts. residents say they hope the outbreak does not permanently affect the popular eatery. >> i ate here two weeks ago and this chain or the restaurant in generaled. >> massachusetts department of health has been notified and is working to determine exactly what caused those students to become ill. we'll keep you posted.

some major developments overnight in south africa. convicted killer oscar pistorius back home this morning after a judge granted him bl under $7000 the former olympian is now back under house arrestut will be allowed to leave the house for a few hours each day with written permission. last week a south african court convicted pistorius of murdering girlfriend reeva steenkamp in 2013, overturning a lower court's conviction of a lesser came of culpable homicide. pistorius faces at least 15 years in jail. now to that wildd police chase in seattle we showed you at top of the show. it ended in a deadly shootout. 12 police officers are now on paid leave as the department there is investigating. dashcam vid of sunday's incident was just released and here it is. multiple officers chased a carjacking suspect at high speeds down busy city streets. at one point the cars racedown one-way street in the wrong

fired shots at officers. that dramatic chase came to an end when the suspect slammed into a pair of police carar and an suv. a short time later the suspect tried to drive off again with his air bag inflated. that's when police opened fire and killed the 35-year-old driver. threre officers were injured in various collisions with the suspect and the police union is calling that shooting justified, but as we said the department investigating. turning on to different news now. what somere calling the biggest endorsement deal in history, at least in nike's history, the shoe and apparel giant signed cleveland cavaliers superstar lebron james to a lifetime deal. a nike spokesperson would not confirm how much nike paid but a source close to the deal says it's bigger than the ten-year $300 million offer given to kevin durant last summer. nike says it looks to carry on its business with james

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trump's controversial call to bar all muslims from entering the u.s. in the wake of recent terror attacks. jeb bush tweeting donald trump is unhinged. trump pitched his proposal in a news release and drew applause when he reiterated it last night saying he knows it's probably not politically correct but, quote, i don't care. >> more information on the investigation leading to the terror attacks in san bernardino. investigators say syed rizwan farook and his wife, tashfeen malik visited a gun range days before the shooting. it's unclear when the couple became radicalized but the fbi believes had been going on for some time. >> record rainfall in oregon and more on the way. in portland it's led to flooding, triggered landslides and caused the city's sewer system to overflow in a nearby river. now to a major concern tied

how are people like the couple behind that attack radicalized? nbc's joe fryer has been looking into that side of the story. joe, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. as you just mentioned, the fbi now believes this couple been radicalized for quite some time and it's unclear how that happened and experts say when it comes to radicalization not everyone follows the same path. as investigators piece together what led to the deadly shooting, they still can't say if tashfeen malik radicalized her husband syed farook. >> we're trying to get how did that happen and by whom and where did that happen. >> reporter: and experts say they do it for a variety of reasons. >> want to have a sense of belonging, be bigger than themselves. others if for religious reasons or what seem to be religious reasons and others go to thrill-seeking. >> reporter: the program at george washington university studied 71 people arrested in america for isis-related charges over the past four years and

some rich and some poor, the oldest was 47 years of age and the age age was 26 and in a third of cases they were 21 or younger and like farook the vast majority were u.s. citizens and they followed what's believed to be isis supporters on social media. many were groomed by recruiters over weeks and months. >> they share comedic jokes and inside jokes on those types of things. everyone kind of knows each other. if you're bringing in a view that you're against that. they essentially block you and kick you out of that circle. >> reporter: and recruiters are very good at figuring out someone's vulnerabilities. >> if they feel that they can appeal to your sense of adventure, they will try that. if they know that through this grooming process that you have a sortied past, for example, you had a past with drugs or crime, they will engage in what they call a redemption narrative. >> reporter: but time and time again experts told us

necessarily lead to terrorism. >> people who hold radical ideas and express radical viewpoints are often not violent, and the people who engage in violence often do not have any adherence to any radical ideology. >> reporter: bottom line, despite years of research, experts say there is no consistent profile for who gets radicalized and why. they see people from a variety of races, from big towns and small towns and even teenage girls. matt and savannah. >> joe fryer on the story. joe, thank you very much. let's take a turn and let's talk about that weather, al. >> it's december 7th, 1th. >> 8th. >> thank you very much. >> it's warm. >> mid-december, give or take. guess what. it feels like march out there. the jet stream is way up to the north and it's going to stay up there so we're going to see temperatures that are way above normal. kansas city by thursday 56 and little rock 69. washington, d.c. a high of 59 degrees.

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7:40. with a timely warning and this one tied to the holidays. >> decembered is the deadliest money of the year for house fires and many are traced back to unattended candles and dry christmas trees. nbc's tom costello is live in fairfax, virginia with a live demonstration for us. it's an eye-opener. tom, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we've had a christmas tree that's allowed to dry out as if the pokes who live here haven't been watering the tree properly and in a minute the guys from fairfax county rescue will light it on fire because the stakes here could not be higher. it happens dozens of times a day in december alone. house fires, a candle left unattended, a dried out christmas tree. at consumer products safety commission laboratory the tree on the left was watered daily and the tree on the right no water for weeks. within seconds the dried out tree explodes like dried

what firefighters call a flashover, the entire room consumed by fire. christmas tree fires cause some 200 house fires each year. ten people are killed and hundreds injured. >> during the holidays, hundreds of kids are taken to the e.r. with severe burns. >> reporter: this year shriner's hospital for children is trying to get the word out. in annapolis, maryland, last winter four children and their grandparents died when their house caught fire. investigators traced the cost to an electrical fault near christmas tree that had been cut down two months erler. >> after a tree is cut it begins to dry. how quick think dries depends on the type of tree and how it is cut and how often it is watered when it's on display. >> something we saw firsthand in the lab. >> up until just this morning this tree was sitting in water so the needles are full of water and they are bendable. the other tree brittle and try. >> unfortunately, it can dry out

very serious hazard. >> reporter: water your tree daily and keep it free from a wire source and closely inspect bulbs and wires and never leave candles unattended and always buy a fresh tree. the guys from fairfax county rescue are going to show you how quickly one of these trees can go up, and it really is amazing if the tree is dry how quickly it erupts. 200 house fires every year, 6,500 fires in homes are caused by candles, and it really is literally a 30 second to 90-second flashover type of experience. again, we've got the guys at fairfax county fire rescue who have a hose line right here and are very safe. they can duck out of this very quickly and look at that. really an eye opener to show you what the stakes are. you wouldn't even have time to call 911 and get your kids out

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we're lucky enough to be unveiling "time" magazine's person of the year tomorrow here on the show. tamron, people are already sharing some guesses online. >> an incredible conversation, guys. good morning, happening online about "time" mag scene the we expect this every year and while the speculation is running rampant after we revealed "tame's" short list right here on monday in the original room and one of these eight people will be the person of the eight. now, a reminder, "time" chooses the person who for better or worse has had the biggest impact on the world and in our today.com survey we asked you who "time" should pick and our voters voted and here you request. abu bakr al baghdadi, that's the leader of isis and coming in next, putd put, 25% of the vote and donald trump was third with

isn't that interesting. so if "time" were to choose the person of the year based on gaggle searches in 2015, that goes to the caitlyn jenner, donald trump second, vladimir putin and angela merkel fourth and we made our predictions and here's what we decide "time" would do. let me swipe. here we go. wrong swipe. okay. we gave our prediction, and, boom, thank you very much. we all guessed who we believe "time" will select. all of us said donald trump. now, that's who we think "time" will select. looked at ratings, magazine sales, has a lot of buzz but this is who we believe "time" magazine will select. >> i did it based on how much media attention a person has had over the course of the year. >> right.

and let's be honest, even for some television show, that buzz and media attention often results in ratings and magazine sales and like any other magazine "time" is the in the business of moving that magazine. >> i think the effect on the political race, absolutely.

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a new poll, a new leader in iowa. for the first time, senator ted cruz leads in our state. the monmouth university poll of likely republican caucus goers in iowa shows cruz with 24-percent -- five points ahead of donald trump. dr. ben carson was first in this same poll two months ago... but as his stock has fallen -- cruz has picked up steam. a long way to go. but it's certainly true that going up is better than going down. congratulations ted!" in that poll -- about one in five said congressman steve king's endorsement of cruz recently makes them more likely to support the texas senator. few voters have made a final decision. the poll shows just one in five iowa g-o-p caucusgoers say they are set on their choice. now, let's go to eileen with a look at weather. a few showers may track through thursday. mild, too, with highs mostly in the upper 40s, although we should get into the 50s on over the weekend. we'll be back in 30 minutes, be sure to check kwwl dot com for

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this morning he insists it's no different than fdr who is highly respected by all, despite the war time measures that included putting japanese in camps. he is not calling for the internment camps and he said we are at war. >> paris is no longer the same city it is. there are sections that the police refuse to go to, they're petrified. they refuse to do in there. >> reporter: he got a standing ovation when he announced it to the supporters at a rally in south carolina last night. he said it's only temporary and he said it would not apply to muslim americans looking to return home from abroad. natalie? >> okay, thank you, peter. the fbi now says that the couple who carried out the terror attack in san bernardino, california, has been radicalized for quite some time. and just two days before the shooting gunman syed farook spent hours at a southern california shooting range

left 14 people and 21 wounded. on earlier visits he was joined by his his wife at the range. last year, farook's coworksers held an active shooting training drill in the same conference room where he and his wife opened fire last week. now the latest on the disappearance of michael cavallari, the brother of kristin cavallari. he has been missing for 11 days and new information this morning is adding to the mystery. these are the last known images of michael cavallari on november 27, at a convenience store in utah gassing up his car. 12 hours later, the car was found 100 miles away. >> 911, what is your emergency? >> there's a black car that is ran off the road. >> reporter: it was found in a ditch, the motor running, the air bag deployed but no sign of michael.

sister is reality star kristin cavallari married to jay cutler. on instagram, kristin wrote we remain copeful. the week before michael went missing, he had a bizarre run-in with the law in the town of dana point, california, not far from where he lives. a woman told deputies she and michael had a verbal dispute. and now, several weeks after the incident, he was outside her door with a shotgun. the report says at about the same time that michael notified he had a shotgun and he was going to the city hall. and police intercepted him there. he was arrested for making criminal threats. the police report says michael denied doing anything or saying anything to the woman. he was not formally charged and he was released on bail. authorities say michael's disappearance is being investigated as a missing persons case but at this point

and michael cavallari's laptop and cell phone were found in his abandoned car. police have been examining them for possible clues. a school bus driver is under arrest after a rollover accident monday near boulder, colorado. five of the students on board were injured, two of them seriously. state police say the bus veered off the right side of the road, then flipped over when the driver tried to maneuver back on to the highway. the driver was charged with suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs. a driver and a passenger are lucky to be alive after a train crash was caught on tape. their car got stuck on the tracks in orlando, florida, when they couldn't move it, they just got out. they got out just as that train plowed right into it. the train operator says he saw the car, but apparently didn't have enough time to stop. a special moment at the vatican this morning as pope francis greeted his predecessor,

he was elected after benedict stepped down. he marked a special jubilee year for the church this morning. good to see that there. you're up to date. matt? >> natalie, thank you. let's talk about a revolution in cancer treatment now. credited with erasing former carter's advanced melanoma. he underwent what's known as immunotherapy. dr. natalie azar is here with the five things you need to know about the treatment. good morning to you. start with the most basic. what is immunotherapy? >> in the simplest form it's a kind of cancer therapy that employs your body's own immune system to fight off cancer cells. very different than traditional chemo which tends to wipe out a lot of things including cancer cells this is very directed therapy. >> let's get more specific. it blocks the check points on cells. what does that mean?

system. we have in our bodies t-cells that are natural he supposed to go out and try to kill the cells that aren't good including cancer cells. some cancers like some melanomas are sneaky and they start to put things on the surface that blocks the t-cells so it can't kill it. what happens with the therapies it blocks that interaction and the t-cell can do the job and kill the cancer cell. >> former president carter had advanced melanoma. what is a good candidate and who is not? also called biologics or bio therapy. >> right. the approval is for advanced stage melanoma and nonsmall cell lung cancer and it also recently just ironically yesterday in the news, there was a phase one trial on multiple mile loma and

kinds of cancers that are in clinical trials like this. >> when i heard that the former president's cancer was erased, that was highly successful. how successful is it generally? >> it is considered on the highly successful and it depends on the stage of cancer at the time of diagnosis. i know that's in the press, that his cancer is gone. right now it is undetectable. you know, because of the stage of the cancer that he was diagnosed it is possible that he still is going to have a tumor recurrence and he still is going to be getting continued therapy. but in terms of response rates and early survival rates looks quite promising. >> when you compare this to other forms of therapy, how do the costs compare? >> it's exorbitant for all bio therapies because it's an infusion you have to get every few weeks so there's usually a facility fee involved. but i want to point out, the cost might be $150,000 per year that's not out of pocket for the patients that's also the infuon center.

does have patience assistance for the indicated cancer it is approved for, most commercial insurances will reimburse a lot if not most of that. >> i would imagine a lot of people are fascinated by this subject. dr. natalie azar, thank you. up next on "trending" move over jolly st. nick. why santa getting a makeover. i don't like the makeover. plus, what led jon stewart to return to "the daily show" for first time since his departure. and dolly parton growing up in a small cabin with 11

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u.s. postal service may have found a way to save mail from meeting the demise.. and the sosotion -- e-mail. the postal service is rolling out a tool called informed delivery. here's how it works. if you sign up online, you receive an e-mail every morning with an image of the snail ml you'll have delivered to your home later on that day. >> why? >> service is free. only available in certain parts of the country and the postal service says it won't be opened. >> you have to sign up apparently. >> i don't understand it. why do you need a picture of a letter you're going to get later in the day? >> i don't understand it. i guess it's because if you're not -- if you're expecting a package you know when it's coming, it's finally here. >> but that's o o more thing in your e-mail. i have 70,000 unread e-mails. you have thousands. this adds to the junk. >> yeah. >> i don't like it. >> they arere taking a picture of your mail all the time. yeah.

>> i think u.p.s. already does this by the way. >> tracking. >> that's what you said, i'm sorry. how about this, last week we settlelethe debate, an important debate, who is better at assembling ikea furniture? >> men. >> women are better at reading the instructions but men are better at assembling the furniture. >> in other fake news -- men were involved -- >> all right, more important question finally laid to rest. which gender has a better sense of direction, tamron? >> it's a loaded question. >> it is a loaded question. >> there's no win. >> men. >> natalie says men. >> i'm not -- >> yeah. >> you did in the makeup room. >> don't worry about that. >> you fought me vehemently on this. >> i have an excellent sense of directctn. >> s s does. >> i think men. but we don't take directions. >> according to researchers in norway which makes it true, it's men. it included a whopping 42

two and men outperformed women in navigational tasks solving 50% more of the challenges. so here's the kicker. they compared men to women, men outperformed the women and then they gave some of the women a little bit of testosterone and they did better. >> they grew beards. >> wow. >> but the difference is, when we get lost, we don't ask for direreions. >> no. >> no. ever. >> never happening. >> the punch line wasn't that the study had 42 people? >> no. that is -- >> let's face it, it'sorway. you can't get lost. there's nothing there. >> i went skating with savannah one time and she asked for directions three times. >> when are you going to skate? we all know what santa claus looks like. we think of the miracle on 34th street. jolly, got the old beard.

here he is. >> oh. >> red leather jackjt. >> no. >> skinnnn jeans. >> and he's part of a marketing campaign at the york dale mall in canada. look at him taking a selfie. wow. >> the model@in the photos is a modern stand-in for the real santa. if we'll tell tales about what happened in the makeup room today, you should hear what matt said. i have to clean it up. this is ridiculous, don't mess with santa. quote, more or less? >> it gets them on tv. good promotion. >> the most interesting santa in the world. >> exactly. like the doe second i can's, stay thirsty, my friend. >> have eggnog, my friend. >> now to a new baby name that's sending social media into a frenzy. and gwyneth paltrow gets robbed. what is that about? >> with the baby name, first kim and kanye's baby, their new son has finally been named.

the child and the name is saint west. saint weighing in at 8 pounds 1 ounce. no picture of him, but the announcement of the name alone -- come on, you know what happens, people went crazy on the internet. ellen tweeted no woror yet on at he's the patron saint of, but my guess is instagram. she had a complicated birth and the name saint is a reflectn of the difficult time that she had conceiving and having -- i i is. it's a beautiful story. >> we can't make fun of the name. >> right. >> you can still do it. >> but we still love her. she's the queen of instagram. next to gwyneth paltrow and her luxury store here in new york, the scene of a high stakes robbery. police say three men forced their way into the goops pop-up shop on saturday and made off with more than $173,000 worth of merchandise. all of this while other shoppers

pretty scary. staffers spotted the thieves and called called police. but they got away. no comment from gwyneth paltrow on that one. and to the hottest christmas gift this season, a barbie doll in the likeness of ava duvernay. it went on sale and within minutes, it was sold out. so the doll which retailed at $65 you guessed it now on ebay for as much as $350. >> and she's in the director's chair. >> bringing it. the website, amazon, says they don't know when the item will be back in store. and she said that the proceeds will go to one of her charities. >> fantastic. >> i like that. >> now if you can get your hands on someone. matt, know someone? >> okay t mess with barbie, but not santa. >> all right. powerful friend, that's what

finally, the lasq thing, "the daily show" host trevor noah was in the middle of the monologue when a special guest stopped by. >> in the reptile kingdom, iguanas are king,g,ut the big question is -- do they haveve- [ cheers and applause ] i'm sorry, sir, are you st? >> no. trevor, wait, it's me. it's me! >> papa? [ laughter ] >> are you here to take the show back? oh, man, heard about this in american tv. are you taking the show back? >> no, trust me, a thousand times no! >> so jon returning to "the daily show" for first time since he left over the summer. he came back not only to make a few jokes but also to advocate for the 9/11 first vopd -- responders. he looked like the sexy santa.

>> he does. >> yes. >> still has a way to go to match letterman though. >> in stay mild for the next few days. stormtrack7 live weather network cameras may have a bit of fog on them this morning. temps are a little cooler than yesterday morning.. in the upper 20s to mid 30s over much of the area... it is warmer to the west, where they have more clouds. we all day. the clouds to the west ill trrk our way and d y keep some of that moisture that is falling in the spotty here as the weak low tracks through. another system will track our way for late wednesday into thursday, but we will mainly see breezy and warm conditions. stay mild.. highs in the 30s to >> and that's your latest weather. matt? >> all right, thank you very much. we're launching a new series this morning called "women of silicon valley." >> and natalie has a look at the push for more diversity in the tech world. >> that's right. guys, it's estimated by the year

the u.s. but only 20% are expected to be filled and women will make up less than half of that group. now, with numbers s ke that it's no surprise that people are starting to demand change. tracy ciao was a software engineerert pinterest and is a growing voice calling for change in silicon valley. >> this is something that was brewing for a long time. going through school and i had a lot of internsnsps at various tech companies. there weren't that many women in engineering. >> in 2013, the then 26-year-old programmer wrote a blog post that went viral. it was a call to action. asking tech companans to be transparent about the number of women in engineeringngoles. >> everything we do if we're going to launch a new product or a feature, we launch it. we experiment with everything. everything is entirely numbers driven. so no numbers on women in

in our tech companies. >> as she wrote, every company has some way of hiding or muddling the data on women actually in engineering roles. >> yeah. i talked to people at the different companies. oh, yeah, we have lots of women in engineering/other roles that are close to engineering. oh, that's fine. but let's talk about what the numbers actually are. >> since ciao's post, 250 companies have contributed to the database and while google and facebook and apple have released their own diversity reports, acknowledging the need for change. the number of women holding leadership jobs still hovers around 20%. were you at all worried about the reaction that you might have, even here at pinterest that you wouldldt have the support that you necessarily ended up getting? >> when i brought the draft of my blog post around and i asked people what they thoughtht supportive and signed off

push us to be more on top of our game. in terms of hiring in diversity. >> in july, pinterest went o o record with their goals and within the next year they hope to hire 30% female and 8% underrepresented ethnic backgrounds into full-time engineering jobs. do you see pinterest as leading the way in silicon valley in this effort? >> i feel like we're just getting started. i'm proud we're doing this and i'm proud o o team is making so much progress. but if we're the leader i think there's something much bigger going on than pinterest that needs to talk about. >> ciao grew up in a f fily of gineers. e took a computer scscnce course in college and tested out. >> i didn't see others like me. >> she kept going and fell in love with it. >> you see the problem here in silicon valley as twofold. >> there is part of it which is

and science, but the second part of the problem is actually once you do get to industry, the environment not always as friendly as it can be. >> issues being addressed with organizations geared towarar young girls. immersive adult programs like half wright academy that teach women how to code and #change the ratio and i look like an engineer are part of the chorus for change. >> i'm happy to see there are more people talking about just diversity in tech generally. there are more women who are speaking out about their experiences here. it makes i i easier for younger women to look up and see people that they could be like in a few years. >> such an impressive young lady. she's really leading the change inin silicon valley for more diversity and hiring. we'll have a lot more from the women behind the movement. we have them on the website at totoy.com. >> by the way, tomorrow we'll catch up with cheryl sandberg.

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the hawkeyes are one hot ticket. fans are lining up to get their hands on a ticket to the rose bowl. the university has 22 thousand tickets for the game against stanford. they sold all ten-thousand tickets they had for the big ten championship game. they expect the same will happen with the rose bowl tickets. oil prices fuel more savings foo you this morning. in some cities in iowa -- gas prices are dropping again -- and percent monday to just below 38 dollars a barrel. that's the second lowest level we've seen in six years. the drop comes as major oil-producing countries decided not to cut their output, despite concerns over a massive supply glut. now, let's go to eileen with a look

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this morning we have rudolph on the toy drive. there you go. she's starring in a brand-new movie with a couple of friends. we're going to be talking about that in couple of minute. she's doing well. >> by the way, we have a little bit of business. today is a blessed day. it is the birthday of the senior producer in our control room. >> co-executive producer. >> oh, he's been promoted? >> co-executive producer. >> happy birthday! >> we'll catch one the queen of country music, dolly. can't get enough of her. plus, your mom said never go to someone's house empty handed. >> yes. >> on a special holiday "steals and deals" what to get your party hostess. we're hosting our party here. >> pigs in a blanket.

rudolph, starring alongside tina fey and amy poehler in "sisters." how are you? >> i'm good. >> you got the offer to do the movie by text mail? >> text message. >ext message, sorry. >> the kids are calling it text mail. [ laughter ] >> i did. >> oh, matt. >> you just turned 80. >> it will become really cool. >> oh, let's just answer the question. >> i was just text mailing and and -- no, tina asked me, would you please come be in our movie and play a lady named brenda? but brenda spelled with an "i" so i knew trouble was afoot. i knew they were up to no good. >> i read in ann e message that brenda is not a very good person. >> you know, i think everyone is a good person at heart. but i think there was a lot of leftover high school baggage between the girls. so she had a very big chip on her shoulder. i think she learns how to figure

>> i hear by smoke signal that is there any brenda in you? >> oh, good question. no. i'm zero brenda. >> you are quite the scene stealer. that's so much chemistry when what they put the three of you together. what is it like to shoot a movie together? >> it's so much fun. i mean, we know each other so well in this way. so while we were all doing stuff our friend who wrote it was putting things on post-its for us to say. then jason would fly them in and we knew another joke was comingng it was like giddy. it was so fun. >> thank you, by the way. i do know what post-its are. i appreciate that. thank you. >> thank you. >> call me in text mail. 2> all right. >> by the way, "sisters" from our sister company universal opens december 18.

al has a check of the weather. >> i have done some calculations on my abacus -- >> he will never live this down. >> the weather we've got, let's show you the maps so you can see, we have wet weather in pacific north west. heavy winds. avalanche warnings in portland. and lots of sunshine alonon the east coast. some wet weather down through florida. look for sunshine through texas on into tomorrow. snow moves into the cascades. and sierra as well. heavy rain and wind in the northwest. temperatures starting to rise a bit and that rise will continue right on into friday. that's what's going on around the country. here's what'evening, but we will stayaymild for the next few days. stormtrack7 live weather network cameras may have a bit of fog on them this morning. temps are a little cooler than yesterday morning.. in the upper 20s to mid 30s over mucc of the area... it is warmer to the west, where they have more clouds. we all have pretty light wind this

will take over for the day. the clouds to the west will track our way and may keep some of that moisture that is falling in the dakotas andndhat is your latest weather. savannah. >> all right, al, thank you so much. this morning on today's hassle-free holiday and special edition of "steals & deals," gifts for holiday gatherings. jill martin is here with the hottest holiday hostess gifts. i'm out of breath. you've got some really good ones. >> this is one of my favorites because i feel like there's something for everyone and it will be to you at home in time for the holidays. >> okay. >> doorbell is ringing. i just got a text mail from matt. i wonder if he's on his way. >> candygram. >> hello. >> thank you for coming over. >> it's beautiful. >> don't you jump in on thee jokes, all right?

last joke so i'm going to move forward. this deck panel glass trees. >> have a fun party. >> 125 is the retail. safer food comes with g >> okay, retail is $125, 72% off. >> iave already picked a couple of favorites. >> me too. >> over here -- >> oh, someone's at the door. >> come on in, natalie. >> hello. >> what do you have? >> i have a little furry potpourri thing for you. >> faux fur throw blanket. >> nice. >> comes in the box. retail $130. available in four colors. ready to gift again in the box. thank you for coming. >> you're welcome. >> the deal is $39, 70% off. >> that's different. not everybody thinks to do that. >> it does spice up any room.

>> it makes a room pop and make a difference. there it is. oh. >> it's al! >> hello. >> hi, what did y y bring us? >> gel. why don't you tell us what you brought? >> this looks so great. luxury candle. the retail, $85. two options here. the 15 ounce and the 18 ounce. the 15 ounce has a scalloping which is -- >> and the three wicks. >> three wicks. >> actually, this has two. >> but there's the 18 ounce. that has the two. but they're both the same prize. $85. they come in the beautiful box so they're ready to gift. this is actually my gift of the season. sold at neiman marcus. 71% off. >> good. did you tell us the different sizes? thth have different fragrances? >> all different fragrances. well, i'd tell you about that, but who's at the the door? >> it tamron. she's bring sometming

come on down. got the gift? it looks lovely. >> so tamron brought a whole lot of love. the love necklace, retail at $190. 's love in english, french and italian. celebrity fans including rihanna, and they deal is $39.99. 79% off.f. >> veryycute. >> if you're traveling with somebody. just nice to give love in any language. >> and since you're the hostess with the mostess, well,his is a bunch of fried foods. >> delicious. >> anything that includes pigs in a blanket, i'm on board with. okay. joy is not heretoday. thisiss the omaha steaks package. retail is $175.93. i'm going to rattle off what we're eating. 12 chicken minieatballs.

the retail -- that's also my christmas list to santa this year. >> what are we leaving out? >> the retail $175.93. the deal is $49 for everything on this table. >> that's awesomom >> that's 72% off. you can bring the meal to your host which would be perfect for -- >> pigs in a blanket. >> try it. frozen. >> frozen, yeah. >> they ship it overnight. >> you text mail first. >> stop. one slip of the tongue -- >> he will never let it go. we're done. >> these are goo >> reaeay good. >> jill has no idea what this joke was about. >> none. >> was it from earlier in the show? i only heard o o line andnd you said not tooet in on it. >> you only pay attention to your segment. >> but you don't know the joke -- >> well, it's just that mama made a aery rare slip of the tongue. >> i said text mail as opposed

>> this is what happens at your holiday table too. >> i'm sure e won't hear about it on the twitter thing. >> while ice skating. >> run through the products. we have the fiber throws and candles, andndhe necklace from tamron and the hostess assortment from omaha steaks. if you have questions about the products, head to steals and deals. are we od? >> bravo. coming up next, dolly parton. but first, this is "today" on nbc. first, this is "today" on nbc. anncr: when the attacks come here... ...the person behind this desk will have to protect your family. will he be impulsive and reckless, like donald trump?

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we're back at 1:42. dolly parton is a legend in country music. >> focusing on a new part her life and a new movie here on nbc "coat of many colors." willie had a time to spend time

>> always a good thing spending time with dolly parton and her song of the same name, "coat of many colors "kwnd and dolly says though i had noo money i was as rich as i could be and her upbringing helped her become up the biggest stars on the planet and we caught up with her at dollywood at her resort not far om where she grew up in the smokey mountains. >> great to be back. when i was sitting here two years ago this is,was a pile of dirt. >> and had little drawings and everything in front of it. dreams come true my coast many colors >> dolly parton's dreams have decades. island in the stream >> as a hit singer, songwriter and actress and entrepreneur. she calls it a ration to whinestones journey. >> you grew up somewhere over there in a little cabin with your 11 brothers and sisters and your mom and your dad. can you believe that we're sitting now in the dolly parton suite at your resort tt is in

>> there's a lot o o me, me, me there, isn't it? you know, i've been very bless the. i've been blessed with great people helping me see my trees come true but it's an odd sensation to seeour name. dolly parton parkway ander time i drive up that street, it warps my mind, i'm on dolly parton walkway but it's a a good life. god's blessed me with good people and had a lot of faith and just believed it would happen and it has. >> boy, has t.dolly has sold more than 1,700 million albums and traveled the world, but she's never far from the humble roots that are the subject of her new movie. >> the it's miss dolly parton, rising star of the grand ole opry. >> "coat of many colors" is set in 1955. young actress olivia lind plays young dole and jen every nettles and rick schroeder play her parents.

important part of this move, "coat of many colors." what kind of laid was she? >> nye mom as was one of those women that could tell you anything, make it sound good, cook anything and make it taste good and sew anything even though it was out of rags and make it look pretty good. she would pray with you. she would say don't you say we're poor. a lot of people in worse shape than us. we ain't poor. got got no nun but we're rich in love >> why did you want to make a movie about that? >> i wanted to do something. nothing on tv about families so i hope to bring families together so they can sit and maybe watch a show like this so it's more about celebrating the people that made me who and what i am but really celebrates my whole family. in my coat of many colors to momma made for me >> i've said to you before i think "coat of many colors" is

other songs i might croak toe or request you sing at a concert but in a quiet moment i think that's your moment beautiful song and a wonderful idea to make a movie on that idea and concept. >> and i hope people enjoy it. it will mean a lot to me and my family and i really hope that all families can enjoy it. made just for me >> we're going to have a lot more my conversation with dolly later this week. see dolly parton's "coat of many colors" thursday night at 9:00, 8:00 central time right here on nbc. it's so fun to go down there to the place where she grew up, not far, a mile or so away in a cabin with no plumbing, with dirt floors, 11 siblings and now to see her sitting in her own theme parks one of the most famous people in the world. she's awesome. >> jealous. >> i love her. >> up next, a new effort to help babies in need. we'll tell you about that, but,

is "today" on nbc. we're back now. 8:48 with nbc news investigates. this morning the young and innocent victims of america's opiate endem ebb. nearly 30,000 babies are born physically dependant on drugs each year in this country. >> in 2003 a federal law was put in place to protect them, but our investigation with reuters found that most states, 41, ignore it and children are dying as a result. some dedicated and compassionate health professionals in west virginia are trying to change it. here's nbc's chief nbc correspondent cynthia mcfadden. >> katie gooding 26 years old and mother of two may look like the girl next door but she's also the new face of heroin addiction in america. last year six months pregnant and the trying to stay sober she relapsd back into heroin. her baby kennedy was born

>> i felt like i was a terrible mother for putting her through that. >> born at cabell huntington hospital in west virginia they placed kennedy in a new unit just for babies going through withdrawal. >> 14% of all babies delivered at our hospital in the year 2014 were exposed to drugs. it's an astronomical number. >> reporter: they are the most innocent victims our country's opiate epidemic. it's hard to watch, but for too long we have looked away. >> it can be frustrating because you do everything and they are still uncomfortable. >> reporter: so recently they created lily's place to wean the babies off drugs and help monitor and educate their mothers. they offered katie gooding entry to lily's place if she signed kennedy over to state cut dishes at least temporarily. if she and kennedy successfully completed the program katie would get her daughter back. >> it was hard. it was really hard to deal with. i cried for a long time.

>> reporter: it's a tough love approach that lacey fraser wishes she had gone through four years ago when her daughter jaycee was born. >> sometimes when i wake up in the morning, i think she's way inside me and it takes me a little bit to realize it's my blanket balled up, it's not her and where i'm at and she's gone. >> reporter: jaycee died as 6 months old. prosecutors said that her mother mistakenly gave her methadone and she's serving 15 years in prison. jaycee's life may have been saved if south carolina had followed a 12-year-old federal law that requires states to identify and protect babies like her after they are sent home. did anyone ever come and see you when you got out of hospital is. >> no, ma'am. >> reporter: was there a safe baby plan when you left the hospital? >> just have a nice life. >> reporter: despite federal

110 cases in the last five years where babies whose mothers used drugs during pregnancy died preventible deaths after being sent home. the federal legislation was passed 20 years ago and yet here we see and ineffectively it's being enforced. >> we have an epidemic and the system is failing us as every level and it doesn't need to be that way. >> reporter: west virginia is proving that. the west virginia system works. kate sebak on her feet and has regained custody of kennedy who is now a healthy 1-year-old. as for why the federal law is not being enforced, neither the secretary or health and human services or the white house drug czar would agree to an interview. guys, back to you? >> all right. cynthia mcfadden, thank you. hard to watch. >> yeah, very hard. >> but important to watch. >> drawing attention to it.

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studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today." it's tuesday morning, december the 8th, 2015. a nice holiday season crowd outside on our plaza. i'm willie along with tamron and talie natalie. al had to leave early and john cena with "at last". >> and a young lady that i haven't seen in a while and after i t tk to you guys, this is only song i dance to and i'm saving a dance for her. >> love in your life. >> hanks for letting me play it. >> every guy put on alert that this is what you're supposed to do. >> i miss her so. i'm looking forward to this being done and for all the right reasons. >> you won't tell us who the lucky lady is. >> if you don't know, it's my nicole, she's across town and been away from her for too long. >> she's so sweet.

such a sweet person, perfect match. >> when you do stuff like that the rest of us guys don't have a charges man. it's not good for the averere. >> w wt advice do you h he for willie because he's going to leave here soon, too. >> honey, i miss you and here's a song. >> you can't play your song. >> try "thunderstruck" by ac/dc. >> sabotaging my relationship. there's the other side. >> eta james, ac/dc. one in the same. >> mice. >> we'll talk about your movie in a lot. can't wait to hear more about $% that. the big headline this morning comes from the political world. publican presidential front-runner donald trump has capped for what he says is a temporaryp ban on muslims entering the united states. he shared more of his plan monday nightt a rally on the uss "yorktown" in the mt. pleasant, south carolina. >> donald j. trump is calling

shutdown of muslims entering the united states until our countries' representatives can figure out what the hell is going on. [ applause ] >> we have n n choice. you're going to have more world trade centers. it's going to get worse and worse, folks. yes, we have to look at mosques and we have to respe mosqsqs, but, yes, we have to look at mosques. we have no choice. we have to see what's happening because something is happening in there. man, there's anger. >> so his plan as he announced that he was actually reading his statement there and what the plan is to not let muslims in for what he says is a period of time. whatever that means. got a standing ovation insidid the hall at that the real on the ship. did cause a lot of backlash from critics and also republicans run against him who now almost universally have come out against this idea. donald trump calleo my other job, the other show

scarborough tried to get specifics about the new proposal and donald trump was defiant. >> you shouldde afraid of the other side, not my side. i want to get our hands around a very difficult situation. >> all right, all right, donald. >> joe, one other thing. >> no, no, donald. >> you get t t let us a a questions. you can't just talk. let us actually ask questions. you're still talking. >> i'm not just talking. >> donald, donald, donald. >> joe, i'm not just talking. >> if you keep talking we will go to break. >> go to break then, joe. all i'm doing -- >> you don't want to heart facts. >> we'll go to break and we'll be right back with more "morning joe." >> did go to break there on "morning joe" and took a brief break, two minutes and in that break we said if you want to answerhe questions a let us ask them first and you're invited to come bacac on. donald to his credit came back on for 45 minutes and answered everything we asked him. we wanted to get more specifics about this plan. who is he talking about exactly? he said it does not apply to muslim-americans, u.s. citizens

the country. i wanted to know some more specifics though about practically how this would work. how do you keep the borders closed to members of one religion? >> donald, want to go back to what you called temporary shutdown of muslims entering the unit .ed how does it work at border. let's say a man and his family. >> willie. >> what happens atcustoms? >> there's certainly going to be exceptions made, for instance, spspting events and other things, hopefully this wouldn't take very long, but you know what, by doing this what we really need help from are the muslims that do know what's going on. the neighbors of peoeoe that are looking to do harm. they have to call the police. >> donald, i understand that, and you've made that point, but i want to know how it works. religion doesn't appear on 5%port. estioning at a border in europe before they got to the united states? would it happen here in america, how does it work? >> it could happen at the site,

it would have to be worked out andd i don't think it would be for an an extended period of time. >> a customs agent would then ask the person his or her religion? >> that would be probably -- they wouldld say are you a muslim? >> and if they said yes, they would not be allowed in the country. >> that's correct. >> so that's how he says it would work. other thing i wasn't quite clear on iss how long this goes on. he says it's temporary until we figure out what's going on. i don't know what that means exactly or how would you know when the coast is clear for muslims to come into this country. >> i don't think he knows exactly what that means either, how long that period of time would be. >> and it remains to be seen how this impacts his presidential campaign. we know in the past that statements lik this, inflammatory have not hurt him, in fact have helped him so we'll see about this time. >> i was going to say it's interesting that he said, you know, we need to rely on muslims to help us, but how do you get that trust and that relationship if you don't embrace them as

we need to make sure that we know who is in our communities and we embrace people all around us andhey are thehe ones who -- they are going tonight eyes and ears and what's going upon in their neighborhood. >> what's interesting for people to note that remark got a standing ovation at that rally as iff to say just because something gets a standing ovation that it is something that deserves this kind o attention it, and what i mean by that is there were segregationists, we know that in this country, people who didn't .. ng to be people who support not something that's just not popular but dick cheney evennaid in this case not american, not in line with our values, so just because you have some people in a rally who stand up and applaud it. >> right. >> thattoes not mean that it's in line with the values of this country. >> no, no. >> the only reason i point that out is to say this is appalling and who would ever support this.

>'m not s saking of you. in general. >> this is bold and this is brash, i'm with you. i don't know how it works out. the last time we did anything like this is in world war ij, and that was one of th more reprehehsible acts by the united states of america. we are the melting pot, except for you. that does not go along with our down. a trump is being trump. there's no other way to say it. >> hate begets hate. >> and the constitution and what that says, what that document who many of those very people in that real, our american brothers and sisters who were in that real works say they want to protect the constitution and some would even call them like ted cruz constitutionists don't acknowledge that this is completely counter to our constitition. so, i mean, this is a conversation that could go on and on and on and may play a part in "time"magazine's pern of the year. tomorrow on the "today" show "time" magazine will announce that individual who for better or worse has really had a major impact on the year's news cycle,

th put out this short list that we'e' been talking about on this show and in the original room, and it contains eight finalists. black lives activists, angela merkel, caitlynn johnson, travis kalanick, the founder of uber and abu bakr al baghdadi and vladimir putin andndassan rouhani the president of iran and i said vladimir putin just based on the news cycle of this year, the role that he has to play, not only in this coalition to defeat isis but role he has to play with negotiations with north korea and china. that doesn't mean he's necessarily all powerful but you cannot ignore the necessityty of russia and vladimir putin. if anything to work against isis as he's now supporting bashar al assad. >> and the iran deal. >> and with the iran deal so it is across the board. john, your pick?

their fantasy. i like the kolinick guy and names from rockefeller up to oppenheimer and to gates and jobs, that when they change the way we liviv as human beings, like this app has essentially made owning a car potentially obsolete. you just don't need to do it anymore so that's huge. >> it is. >> and it is getting bigger andnd bigger and more commonplace and i just any that's being overlooked. elon musk will be on the list next year for the tetea power wall because he's dealing with the way we deal with electricity. >> revolutionary. >> nat mo. >> i did pick trump. yo know, f/r better or worse i think the change e at we talk about with these changing the world, i think he's certainly changed the conversation for better or worse in this country and certainly he's pretty much hog all the headlines in this

i think he's been a headline stealer. >> and i think he's been a headline around the country. this news yesterday reverberated all around the world, middle east and europe so i'm with you. i think maybe it's trump. >> interesting to see tomorrow on the "today" show. we're going to reveal. >> all right. >> we have some fun now. can we have some fun? time for a little fun. okay. but we can get away from the heavy parted subjects and turn the corner. it is the holiday season and our friends at jibjab have created a special hole day hip-p-p parody just for us. >> oh, gosh. >> parody of the classic "a christmas story." john, you're included in this oh, my gosh. here we go. >> here we go. here's a little story i'd like to say about the single coolest forestestoliday i'm talking about christmas and i see it glowiwi in the window and i got to get this. i hope my parents try it

it will shoot your eye out dumb luck and kind of dumb struck and my friend makes an ice cold pole and gets her tongue stuck go to santa claus, at the mall, he's the boss hear me out, no doubt a bb rifle will be delightful you'll shoot your eye out merry christmas, all >> very nice, jibjab. >> it's a major war. >> and you got your tongue stuck on a flag pole. >> double dog dare you. >> create your own version at jibjab.com. >> george and lucy, my kids do this year round.d. have a file of a picture of everyone in our family and dragt pictures in. >> it's genius. >> let's get a check of the weather from dylan in this morning for al. y, dylan. >> good morning, g gs. looking at heavy rain across the

could endstay mild for the next few days. stormtrack7 lilie weather network cameras may have aabit of fog on t tem this morning. temps are a little cooler than yesterday morning.. in the upper 20s to mid 30s over much of the area... it is warmer to the west, where theyhave more clouds. we all day. the clouds toothe west willl track our way and may keep some of that moisture that is falling in the spotty here as the weak low tracks through. another system will track our way for late wednesday into thursday, but we will mainly see brbrezy and warm c cnditions. we stay mild... highs in the 30s to 60s today and tomorrow in the >> and that's your latest forecast. >> thanks a lot. up next hgtv's chip and joe reasona gaines i'm chris bosh. when i was sidelined with blood clots in my lung, it was serious. fortunately, my doctor had a game plan. treatment with xarelto . hey guys! hey, finally, somebody i can look up to... ..besides arnie. xarelto is proven to treat and help reduce the risk of dvt and pe blood clots.s.

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painted the lower cabinets and gave them a change. >> nice. >> instead of a backspla we did a pine tongue and groove panel. >> and chip did the concrete count tops. you might remember the last time we were on worked on hardwood floor restoration with the sander and that's our thing and we restored the beautiful hardwood stores >> you love the floating shelves, pretty inexpensive to >> we actually saved money doing the o on shelving, and this is a bed and breakfast of ours so we thought have the opening shelving and have things accessible foreople when they come stay. >> okay. >> next a cool dining roooo as well in the same property. here's the before. >> all right. >> needs a lot of work. what did you guys end up doing? >> same layout. >> that's what was great about the house. didn't have to change anything from a construction standpoint.

painting the architectural feates and adding what we did over the window. >> and we kept the fireplace too. >> updating the fixtures and simple things that really made the room completely different. >> this isn't necessarily a budget breaker. >> didn't knono down w wls or moving anything. >> exactly. >> the whole project we didn't add one square foot to the whole project and you can see the carreira mamale. >> easy paint job. >> a little refix. >> and take a look at what you guys did in the bathroom and here's the before. you've got some dated wallpaper. sink's not bad. the fixtures aren't bad. >> we kept the same sink. >> there we go. >> really everything stayed exactly where it was, so we ved without having to move any plumbing. just updatete did the ship lath o'on the wall and had a timeless look and still gave it a little bit of flr. >> how do you do that -- you mentioned the ship lathes in the

>> that's a cool product, buy it at the local lumber store, 1 x 6 or 8, reclaimed wood, palette wood works and literally pick this up at local hardware stores and put a little space in between wch gives you the texture and the groove and it's a cool old way. >> great way to salvage the bathroom. >> and you used it in the kitchen as well. >> well done. chip and joanna, thanks@so much. good job on this project and they will be sticking around with ideas for your holiday table with kathie lee and hoda. that's coming up next hour. john is not only a wwe star, as you know, but also a huge movie star.

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>> we wouldn't be able to hang out. i like to have fun and usually in comedy it's about making people laugh and having fun so i like doing it, and, you know, you're good at it the. >> got a few opportunities and this one is a really, really funny movie a a everybody will love it. >> you're quizzing us apparently. >> you need to give us some answers. you have a paddle with two faces on. it just show in theorm of the paddle your answer. >> i was a driver for a limousine company. >> cena. >> i'll go tina. >> you're wrong. i was correct. >> hive a reoccurring dream that i've been chased by an airport by a middle schoolteacher. >> that's all tina. >> that's cena. >> 50-50. >> you'll be awardede at the end. >> once i ate an entire pizza because if you finished it you would get it for free. >> that's tina. >> no, that's tina.

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play. five years probation for an iowa man who hadexplosive devices in a home across the street from a preschool. dion caldwell pleaded guilty. he wws arrested innarch after storm lake police found several homemade explosive devices, plus the materials to make more inside the home. the police chief said had one exploded, it could have caused damage up to 100 feet away. nowwlet's go to eileen with a look at weather. a few showers may track through late this afternoon and evening, but otherwise dry through thursday. mild, too, with highs mostly in the upper 40s, although we should get into the 50s on thursday. a storm system could bring rain and snow to the area over the weekend. we'll be back in 30 minutes, be sue to check kwwl dot com for the

taking a look at headlines, the house is poised to crack down on travel to the u.s. without a visa from friendly nations like belgium and france. the goal is to ensure that the paris attacks won't be repeated here. legislation denying visa free travel to anyone who has been in iraq or syria in the past five years is set for a vote in the house today. type tube diabetes may pose more health risks for women than men.

likely to have heart disease and may also need to exercise more to lower their risk of heart attack or stroke and researchers aren't sure why and point out women are less like throw have their blood pressure under control. holiday shoppers. a new web tool called price local promises internet shoppers an easy way to get amazon prices on products at local retail stores. the outfit is design for people who mostly shop online and want annite them real time and want to support a local business. customers can find a product they like on amazon.com and click on the price local but-to-be and wait for a response and wait for a local store that matches the amazon price. price local launched nationally last month following a pilot test in michigan. and a homeless man is the latest big winner in the colorado state lottery. 60-year-old michael who has been homeless for more than six years

people at the homeless shelter where he has been staying say it couldn't happen to a more positive person and now he says he plans to find a home, buy a new pair of skis and most importantly go visit the daughter he last saw more than 20 years ago. those are the people you hope win the lottery. let's get a check of the weather right now from dylan who is in for al. hey, dyl. >> good morning, natalie. >> we've got a big messy storm in the pacific northwest with heavy rain, gusty winds and mountain snow. in the middle of the country a couple of spotty showers and some fog basically from the great lakes extending all the way down into the gulf coast and in the northeast temperatures will dip down into the mid to upper 40s today and then tomorrow we'll see temperatures warm back up. we're still looking at some of the moisture in the pacif northwest with rain and mountain snow in the northeast aevening, but we will stay mild for the next few days. stormtrack7 live weather network cameras may have

morning. ttmps are a littll cooler than yesterday morning.. in the upper 20s to mid 30s over much of the area... it is warmer to the west, where they have more clouds. we all have pretty light winthis momoning, but souththrly winds will take over for the day. the clouds to the west will track our way and may keep some of that moisture that is falling in thedakotas and nebraska.... but maybe not. >> and that's your latest forecast. al? >> a few years ago executive producer dick wolf captivated audiences with his new series on nbc called "chicago fire." well, that show and its success sparked a spinoff@ drama, drama called "chicago pd" and just this year a third series was born, "chicago med." i headed out to the windy city to check out all three shows in action. it's an unprecedented television trtrogy that'saken over the city of chicago.

from some of the noblest professions. >> fire department, call out! firefightersrs police officers and now medical professional ss. >> just minutes away. >> today i get to wear all three hats. >> we have a new trauma patient. >> things were in f fl swing on set newest series "chicago med" where i met up with two of the program's stars. i'm feeling pretty good you. look real good. . >> all right. >> after a quick checkup from dr. halsted played by nick gillist. >> am i going to make it. >> you're going to make it. >>hey taut me medical lingo. >> wow. >> bang. >> head's up. pl 1, multi-vehicle car crash. >> i like that. . >> heads up, big stories coming in. moving on. just a few stages over is the set of "chicago pd" where sophia bush who plays detectiverin lindsey showed me around.

>> this is amazing how much this look like what you would expect it to look like. >> most our extras are actual police officers. >> really. >> they come and work with us onn ourr day off. >> our interrogation room is down this way. >> before you knew it i was in the hot seat. >> you can be good cop and bad cop at the same time. >> oh, yeah. we like a lean in to say, oh, no, you're a cook, we know and then we put out all your facts and put all the papers out and make realize everything is over. >> done. and then we just let you confess. >> we had him. >> we also talked about the current controversy surrounding the real chicago pd. >> it must be a little fficult, you know, with erything that's been going on in the news. >> well, with the police nationwide really. i know that i'm glad that tapes are being released. i know that i'm glad that police officers who are acting unjustly are being arrested and i also want to make sure that we're not demonizing everybody out there

life to -- to helping you and me sleep bert at night. >> yeah. then we hit the streets on location with a show that started the franchise "chicago fire." >> you're the linchpin of this trilogy now. i mean, got to be pretty gratifying that your show has spawned these other two shows? as opposed to we have all three casts and i don't know how, maybe 40 -- over 40 people and that's when you say, wow. what kind of monster has dick wolf created? >> i got to watch lieutenant kelly and i did a little praying and the man famously engaged to gaga. >> nice place to have a wedding. there you go, maybe. maybe we erent out soldier field. >> before i left the guys let me in on their favorite chicago pastime, game known as empty water bottle ball. >> we get a water bottle and

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