president trump thanking the service members around the globe. still recovering in puerto rico, a thanksgiving for one generous chef. black friday separates from purists to average joe shoppers. 70% of americans plan to spend cash. laying low, embattled candidate roy moore laying low after sexual misconduct allegations. msnbc life starts right now. good morning to you on this day after thanksgiving. i'm yasmin vossoughian. new developments in the russia probe led by special counsel bob

mueller. michael flynn have formerly cut ties with mr. trump's personal legal team saying they could not longer discuss the elevation. reported by the "new york times" saying this could be a sign flynn is cooperating with the special counsel. legal experts tell nbc news it's not unusual for a defense team to share information. until hereto party is unwilling or unable to do so under the law. president trump's personal attorney refused to give specifics regarding the discussion between the two legal teams. said the change came as no prize. he added, quote, what was not entirely unexpected was that flynn may be discussing a plea with special counsel. no one should draw the conclusion this means anything about general flynn cooperating against the president. the white house special counsel had no comment on the matter because it involves private defense of the president from attorney also declined to comment. in a state, trooper has been shot and killed in texas. suspect is now in custody.

police arrested 32-year-old hours after thanksgiving day shooting. say trooper david allen told black on interstate 45. 90 minutes south of dallas. walked back to patrol car. fired at him with a rifle. he died on the scene. allen was a 15 year veteran of the force and leaves behind a wife and three kids. texas department of public safety said, ask for your prayers for entire team and many friends and colleagues occurring the difficult days ahead. black friday shopping frenzy is in full swing of course. several retailers opened doors on thanksgiving day. some lucky customers got a head start on shopping holiday deals. nbc jay gray is live at the mall in new jersey. jay, i talked to you yesterday when all of this was getting started. anyway, you made the trek over i across to new jersey. what are you seeing so far?

any action? >> right now, a little bit, but just trickles at this point. look, there are some big bargains to be had on big-ticket items for shoppers. biggest holiday gift for this holiday season may be for the retailers. >> reporter: a wave of bargain hu hunters flooding malls and stores across the country. turkey and stuffing apparently not enough for shoppers hungry for savings. >> i'm always out. always out especially on thanksgiving night and black friday. >> there are some big deals today. top american retailers slash their prices 37% on average. analysts say the best buys will be on electronics, appliances, and jewelry. the national retail federation predicts shoppers will take advantage of the markdown. spending on average $970 on gift this holiday season.

total spending for november and december, could climb to over $680 billion. >> there's a lot of demand. consumer confidence is at high point. stock market is at high point. we're seeing a lot of spend go on in the market overall. >> which would make it the happiest holiday season for retailers in years. these brick and mortar stores are expected to do really well. >> i've got so ai commend the people who make it out the get the deals. i do not have it in me. because of course i have to come to work. i was thinking maybe after i leave here i'll stop by a store or two and see if i can pick some christmas gifts up. under high security many americans celebrating

thanksgiving. the president took time to thank u.s. troops overseas and u.s. coast guard near his vacation home in florida. some of the biggest feasts were areas hard hit by recent storms. where people are especially thankful to have loved ones around them. nbc has more. >> reporter: from across the country, and around the world, millions gathered under clear skies for the country's biggest thanksgiving celebration. >> what's the best part about the parade. >> everyone coming together. >> four new balloons joined the lineup this year. behind the scenes and along the route. new york was well prepared to keep the crowd safe. >> officials say there was no credible threat against the city or the parade. still they added extra levels of security on the ground and in the air. elsewhere, in the nation. >> i just want to thank you on behalf of the whole country. >> president trump spending his holiday in florida.

he and the first lady made a stop by a coast guard station in riviera beach. also sending a message of thanks to military serving overseas. in puerto rico, bright spot for an area still reeling from hurricane maria. volunteers spent all week dishing up what they're calling the biggest thanksgiving dinner the island has ever seen. >> gravy for how many people? 40,000 people. >> similar efforts underway in houston. hit hard three months ago by harvey. in southern california, they got a roaster of a different time. >> it's a nice day. >> record breaking heat this week, mid 90s meant some spent the holiday along the boardwalk or at the beach. this day for blessings brought a new face to tampa's bush garden zoo. baby graph. born 6 feet tall. 150 pounds. while millions made the trek

to spend thanksgiving with loved ones at home. many americanss are thousands of miles away and in harms away as well. troops in afghanistan still got a taste of holiday tradition. nbc has more on this. the in addition starts before dawn. >> we got a mission today. going out. >> last weeks two members of his force were injured by a suicide car bomb nearby. >> it was a loud muffled blast and everything was dark. >> thankful toll be alive on his first thanksgiving outside of the u.s. today he reenlisted. a reminder, even on holidays, troops here are on guard. >> we don't have any point locations. he's referring to the taliban. >> they're firing mortars about five miles away.

got about 30 secondary time. the goal is deter ering. you have taliban rights up there. how are you doing? back in the -- he tells nbc news the war is still a stalemate, but will turn against the taliban in a few months. >> the new authorities i've been given allow me to go after the enemy in new ways. now, working with the afghan government and complimentary actions, we can go after all of the facets of the enemy operation. >> reporter: for some soldier, they could mean more deployments. more holidays away from family. north korean soldier now recovering from injuries at

south korean hospital. video of harrows escape captured the world with a man fleeing as fellow soldiers shot at him to try to stop him. surgeon in charge of his care now giving new insight. >> >> nbc joining us now from london. good to talk to you this morning. talk to us more about the motive here. why it is we think he may have been trying to flee north korea. and, also, i read a report this morning all the guards that were chasing him have now been replaced. >> i mean, i think it would be fleeing north korea for obvious reasons, it's just such harsh circumstances there. he had hepatitis b along with a

whole range of conditions. a foot long worm taken out of intes tii intesten. all the guard who allowed him to escape have been replaced. it's unclear what's going to happen to them. they take these things pretty seriously in north korea. also, if he has any family members in north korea, they're going to be in a whole world of trouble. we've heard that generations of family are arrested and punished if somebody tries to make a break for the dmz. his medical condition was also terrible. i mean, we've learned that medical teams in south korea worked for days to remove shards of four bullets. stitched up organs. cheated preexisting conditions. doctors are showing him movies and tv shows to give him a sense

of comfort and normality. apparently he's been having nightmares about being kidnapped and taken back to north korea. which is a little bit of concern. people outside of north korea doesn't mean they're out of their regime's reach. most famously this year. kim jong-un's own half brother was assassinated in an airport. a lot to be nervous about if you escape north korea. >> thinking about his medical condition, you can't help, but remember otto warmbier and thankfully this man did not meet the same fate of him. nowless than three weeks since closely watched special election in alabama. republican roy moore is largely staying out of public eye. amid allegations of sexual misconduct with teen girls even after president trump defended him. >> reporter: embattled alabama senate candidate roy moore

virtually invisible on his own campaign trail. his last public appearance a week ago. since then, his communications director quit. leaving just six staffering on the team. last thursday, moore spoke out refusing to take questions about the nine women accusing him of sexual misconduct. many claim when they were teenagers. >> on tuesday, moore appeared on an alabama cable channel. interviewed bid a supporters of his campaign. >> did you ever date or go out with under age women. turning up the heat with a new attack ad. meanwhile, jones making campaign stops across the state this week. even seen on thanksgiving. we're told moore will have another public event before monday. asked the campaign about his recent absence, but couldn't get

a direct answer. their response, we are up in the polls. money is flowing in. we continue to add support every day and we are confident in victory. polls so far showing mixed results. matched by mixed feelings from voters. >> now, i'm having difficulty deciding what to do because i don't know what is real and what's not. >> alabama will be forced to decide december 12. birmingham alabama, alabama. . now let's go to annual thanksgiving tradition. national dog show. this year, newton, won best in show. was a big hit on social media. for obvious reasons. a lot of people pointing out, there you go. certain celebrity look alike. choo back ka from star wars.

fi bill kari bill karins wharks , what do yo? we'll talk about the storm on the west coast. this huge storm off british columbia is going to give us wet weather, unsettled weather. yesterday we had a little bit of rain and sunshine. there's a little bit of shower activity this morning. especially if you're south of jacksonville, st. augustine. that will clear up during the the day. here's how we're looking for the day. unseasonably warm. cold front heading through. if we have any travel concerns, airports, maybe minor showers. daytona beach southward on some of the roads. just showers. i'm searching for anything bad. it's really nice out there. as far as sports yesterday, if

you missed this, maybe you're better off. if you're squeamish, this is mississippi state. this will is would end up with bulldog a losing quarterback to incredibly gruesome injury. runs to the left. gets hit high. gets hit low. that causes the leg to go in a weird direction. >> no, no. no. >> i did warn you. he was positive. probably in shock. yeah. that was just one of those. he's back on the field. back on the field. oh, okay. he wasn't.

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sex. minnesota senator al franken issuing another apology in the wake of unwanted groping and touches made by several women. latest allegation come from two women who anonymously told "washington post" franken touched them inappropriately on their backside. one while posing for a photo. nbc has not clarified these claims. franken has said i've met tens and thousands of people and taken thousands of photographs. i've learned from recent stories that some of those encounters i crossed a line for some women. i made some women feel badly. for that i am so sorry. let me say again i'm sorry for putting them through this and committed to regaining trust. miley cyrus takes on pregnancy rumors head on. go live in california and see what shoppers are snapping up. msnbc rolls on this black friday. be right back. even love it. and today, you can do things you never could before.

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welcome back, everybody. black friday shopping. all that shopping may not be effective in burning calories from thanksgiving dinners. more americans shopping online than ever before. according to analytics. americans have already spent $1.5 million online. as many shopping from smartphone sg . >> what kind of crowds are you

seeing so far. >> sort of the calm between the storms, let's call it. the stores closed now. going to reopen in a few hours with the next round of door busters. pictures from earlier, 5:00 thanksgiving day. people got up from their thanksgiving dinner, came down to best buy and snapping up things like flat screen tvs. there was a 65 inch 4 k model going for 795, i believe. here at this best buy. there will be another round of that coming up when they reopen. now, black friday is not just one day. it's now considered five days. this is the way that they're marketing it and the way people are shopping: starting on thank giving back on black friday. still the big day and going through cyber monday and small business saturday before that. in that that five day period they're saying about 70 pgt % o

will do some sort of shopping. this really is the big kickoff for the holiday shopping season. retail federation is expecting sales to be up 4% this year. will be healthy retailers adjust to all of us shopping online, but still coming out to stores for black friday experience. >> can't wait to see the next flood of people. that's for sure. i'm sure they're on their way right now. miley cyrus turning 25 on thanksgiving. took to social media posting with balloons. fans are worning if she debuting a baby bump. quick to squash the rumors. shared photos of her celebration and gifts like the ear rings and necklace she got from her fiance. you're watching msnbc live.

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laying low. embattled senate candidate roy moore virtually invisible. cringe worthy injury. msnbc live starts right now. good morning on this day after thanksgiving. i'm yasmin vossoughian. new development in the russia