thank you for staying with us on this thanksgiving holiday. i'm chris jansing at msnbc headquarters in new york city. we begin the hour with a growing debate within the january 6th committee. new reporting from "the washington post" on the frustration among current and former committee staff members on outgoing congresswoman liz cheney's overwhelming focus on former president trump for the committee's final report. joining me now, nbc capitol hill correspondent ali itali and former u.s. attorney barbara mcquade. great to have you all here. you and your colleagues spoke with staffers on the committee, angered disillusioned. what's going on and what might be left on the cutting room floor?

>> essentially frustration with chairwoman cheney for some time over her iron grip over the contents of the investigation and public hearings. sort of an assumption majority of the work, despite what had been left out of the public hearings we saw over the course of december, that it would make it into the final report. remember, there were five different teams. there are five different teams in the january th staff. each team assigned to a different topic, and the hearings primarily polled from the work of the gold and red team, whose findings were mostly focused on trump's role in the january 6th insurrection, but a lot of these tensions boiled over a few weeks ago after a virtual conference call that was actually recorded first by the, your nbc colleague ken dilanian that, where investigators and counsel on the january 6th committee staff were told that a

large majority of the work unrelated to trump and outside of the red and gold team were going to be left on the cutting room floor. either put in the aaappendix or posted online elsewhere. the feeling that liz cheney, control over the report has been unparalleled, and that she has channeled some of her political ambitions into what this report looks like at the end of the day at the expense of a more comprehensive historic accord including totality of things beyond trump including failures of the u.s. capitol police, various intelligence failures, why there wasn't a level of preparedness to stop an attack like this, despite the available evidence and along with findings of the blue team following the money and put together according to what our sources told us an

ex-excellent kpree hence iran look who funded what getting insurrectionists to the capitol that day paying for equipment, organization, et cetera, and that as one senior democratic aide told us, what was a very excellent report that was submitted in terms of the drafting process, but end of the day, you know, revealed things that were objectionable but completely legal. >> so, a couple ways to look at this report. one a historical record, a very important part of this. other, public consumption and impact it will have. politically is there a feeling that this report could impact voters, americans' perception, the sense what people saw in the hearings has pretty much formed intractable opinions? i mean, i guess it all ends up at the same place, which is,

what is the real reason for this report? what do they want it to accomplish? >> reporter: i think the thing that's been consistent over the course of the last year as all of us have been covering the january 6th committee is that the politics is built in to this. you can't extra kate it from what they're actually doing, which they would say is above the politics. it's just creating a public record of what happened on january 6th. an historic event that everyone on the committee agrees should never happen again. so their goal is to lay out the failures that led to it, but you can't talk about that without talking about trump and because of the politics that are innate in what actually happened january 6th. trying to overturn results of the 2020 election that donald trump lost, all of that is part and parcel, but what has been true over the course of the last year as well, we've been watching public opinion not necessarily have any radical changes in response to what they're seeing. what's consistently been true in the polls is that people are

pretty baked with how they see january 6th. that's not to say, though, the narrative that the committee has put forward hasn't been compelling, and they have been very targeted.pecially consider they're aware of a media environment extremely saturated. we saw them try to do repeatedly, pick one different prong what they were trying to focus on in the hearings whether the money, militia groups, misinformation online and the trump of it all and drill down. over the course of the summer, at least. doing the final report, everything goes in at once. makes sense they are trying to balance putting all of the information in there that they have, with, also, the continuation of a narrative they worked really hard to establish. which is repeatedly putting donald trump at the center of all of this. every single hearing we covered, jackie and i were in the room for all of them, all of them even as they would meander on

tangents that brought new information would always cut back to donald trump at the thesis statement, the thing always reminding viewers and people listening. this is what it's all about. so it's not exactly surprising that the final report would have such a heavy trump focus to it. >> barbara mcquade, you well know if you sgee a courtroom and make a closing argument, you are directing it at 12 people in a jury box. right? the closing argument, if that's how we're going to look at this committee report, the jury is the united states. every voter, every american. arguably even the world as we look at a statement how we feel about a democracy and what should hoop's in a democracy. from that perspective, where do you think the focus of this final report should be? >> i don't have a problem making focus of this misconduct of donald trump. aisle all of those things the committee has been investigating far-right extremism, lapses and failureses by law enforcement and the intelligence committee

all incredibly important. an existential threat to the country is a president who uses this power to undermine democracy. that has got to be a factor of 1,000, the most important part of the story. if you throw in everything but the kitchen sink you tend to dilute that part of your message. i don't have ra problem with it but this caveat. the critically important those other matters be included in the historical records elsewhere bp those things need to be addressed by congress to make sure we fix those gaps in the law that allow all of those other dangerous things to fester. so i think you can have both in, but i agree with the approach you need to take the biggest priority, the existential threat presented by donald trump and make sure that is front and center of the final argument that the committee makes to the american people. >> jackie, former president trump is reacting to your reporting. attacking liz cheney through social media poechts. a spokesman for cheney is

responding to her critics in writing. including, "donald trump is the first president in american history to attempt to overturn an election and prevent the peaceful transfer of power. so damn right liz is prioritizing understanding what he did and how he did it and ensuring it never happens again. some staff have submitted sub-par material for the report that reflects long held liberal biases about federal law enforcement republicans and sociological issues outside the scope of the select committee's work." so much in your story that struck me as above what we normally see as political partisan fighting. there was another quote in your story from a democratic aide about the parts that might be left out and it was, it's not a class project. everyone doesn't get a participation prize. this is brutal stuff. could it affect how this final report eventually gets done? >> i think there is some hope

that potentially the committee and in the last month of its existence, at least in its current form, changes course a little bit to incorporate more of the work that some staffers, again, current and former, are agitating for. you know, i think, barb, you make excellent points and what we heard a lot of yesterday from sources who were on this, more on the side of cheney here, that they don't want a mueller report re-do. they want something that's compelling that people are actually going to read, but i think it gets at the heart of a schism that has emerged on the committee, and is actually been under current really the past year and a half, which is, you know, this feeling that at least amongst cheney, that trump is the issue versus others who believe that, yes, trump lit the fuse but now he's irrelevant and

that -- you know, trump's political future is sort of besides the point, and that the -- the, he has sort of caused the, sort of rot to grow in the republican party of extremism, militia groups, lone wolf attacks, election deniers, and that that at this point is a more important target and so by focusing narrowly and primarily on the former president, we miss sort of the broader point. you know, obviously it's not my job to say what i think is the most compelling, but a lot of the people that we've spoken with believe that by -- by deprioritizing these findings and leaving them out of the primary body of work that people are going to go to, they're do a disservice to the american public to prevent a future attack like this. that, you know, they agree cheney has been extremely

valuable and important to the success of the committee overall that they've seen so far, but that -- that sort of her, her unilateral, they view her unilateral veto power and control over the vetting process veered the work in the wrong direction at the moment. >> we'll see what happens. overnight, the democrat winning alaska's at-large house seat and republican senator lisa murkowski defeating opponents after years of criticism from former president trump who spent time in alaska. a lot of people interested in it to see if sarah palin could make a comeback. do these results surprise you at all and does it tell us something about moderate candidates in general? >> it tells us something about moderate candidates especially in a ranked-choice voting system. the thing most striking to me when i was there in august. there for results right before the special election when mary peltola, the democrat, won the house race first time. in the weeks between the special

election and general election we saw many staffers for the former congressman don young who held that seat for decades come forward and say that this would be a continuation of young's legacy by putting mary peltola in this seat. there was a lot of crossover between republicans and democrats alike. that's the point of the ranked choice voting system. take hyperpartisanship out of it and tends to favor more moderates candidates. i don't mean it in an ideological sense but a consensus-building sense. you look at the fact peltola came out of this, many alaskans felt more national than alaska focused and a state that certainly thinks their folk es needs to be on what alaskan the niece nod the broader national republican party and conservative agenda. that was striking on the palin front, but the murkowski battle was always one viewed as a top proxy battle for former president donald trump who went

to the state said something on the lines she was his number one target. the fact she was able to fend off a trump-endorsed challenger in kelly is an outgrowth and the fact murkowski has such a strong national brand in the state of alaska and is now coming back to congress. >> thank you all. happy thanksgiving. up next, two communities missing family members at theirs thanksgiving table after mass shootings. we're on the ground in colorado and virginia next. plus -- sticker shock. this year you could be eating one of the most expensive thanksgiving meals ever. i'll talk to one lawmaker about those high prices and what can be done about it. and bracing for a potential tripledemic of respiratory illnesses this winter. ahead a doctor with what you need to know as parents face the unimaginable. a wintry day, and at ihop quite soon hot cinnamon apples would be coaxed with a spoon on the fluffiest french toast with red currants on top we wish you a happy holiday, only at ihop.

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shooting. according to the gun violence archive. let that sink in. every day communities around this country are being ripped apart by this uniquely american problem. we are on the ground in just two of them this thanksgiving. in chesapeake, virginia, officials are still trying to make sense of a deadly shooting at the walmart there. police say a store manager shot and killed six of his own co-workers before turning a gun on himself. five of those victims have been named. the sixth is a 16-year-old boy. in colorado springs, five families are without their loved ones this thanksgiving. the suspect accused of opening fire at an lgbtq nightclub faces formal charges december 6th. joining me is nbc's julie tsirkin in colorado springs nbc's steve patterson. julie, what else can you tell us about the victims? >> reporter: yeah, look, chris, today on thanksgiving it's all about the victims.

six people all employees of his walmart lost their lives tuesday night when a gunman, overnight store manager opened fire killing them. three in the break room one trying to run out of the front of the store and two more that died in the hospital later on. all of these victims lost their lives, you see them on the screen, for no reason. ranging in age from 16 to 70. behind me this morning, a memorial. people coming here, members of the community to lay flowers in remembrance of the lives lost. i spoke to one woman who works in a walmart an hour away, worked there over 22 years. take a listen to what she told me and why she came here today. >> i opened up my phone and, like, all of a sudden something's going on. i see chesapeake, shooting going on. and i just don't believe it, that it happened this way. you know? and kind of surprised me and i thought, next day is thanksgiving. you know? like, everybody get together,

all the family. that's the first time, for these employees don't get to spend with their family. the first time. everybody be happy. so sorry what's happened to this family. could happen our store. could happen anywhere. you know? >> reporter: it could happen anywhere, chris. heard that from multiple people we spoke to this morning and at this hour still no motive in the shooting. >> when i started covering these attacks back in colcolumbine, people used to say, i can't believe it happened here. now people aren't surprised. it can happen anywhere. steve, colorado springs is learning that. president biden and the first lady, we just literally got this from the white house pool just a short time ago, called owner of club q to offer condolences. have we heard this from any of the families? >> reporter: yeah. in the leadup to this thanksgiving. you have to imagine, five

families in abject pain. fib seats at the dinner table that will be empty. has toish incredibly hard. i had an opportunity to speak with families today, raymond green vance, young man 22 years old, just getting his life together here in colorado springs, new job, new apartment. girlfriend, cassie, daughter of the hero in this case, richard fierro that helped stop the gunman, he lost his life. i spoke to his mom who still believes in some way that he's right around the corner. spoke to his grandmother who is just, you could tell they were best friends, and such sadness and such horror for her, but trying to come together as a family. i imagine that is going on today. and trying to remember the good things, and one of them is that they, he was their gentle giant. this was a big kid. played football. really respected in his community.

but his grandma, just so sad. i want to the play sound i think might be heard to hear but important to hear. listen to this. >> and i said, oh, my god. what happened? so -- i call and told me he was dead -- [ sobbing ] he told me he was gone, and i just walked away and my manager started following me and said -- [ sobbing ] i just can't tell you because i don't know. >> reporter: you might -- again, hard to hear that. you've heard the condolences of course from the first lady, and the president, to the owner here. important to note of what a

cultural touchstone this was for the lgbtq community. they had had thanksgiving dinner here the past ten years. of course, that won't happen this year. a local church is going to pick that up as well, as this community tries to heal. back to you, chris. >> steve patterson, thank you for that very moving interview. julie, thank you as well. 2022 has brought a 20% increase in the cost of your thanksgiving dinner. what we're not thankful for? inflation. i'll talk with congresswoman debbie dingell from michigan, what, if anything, congress can do to address the economic pressures. you're watching "chris jansing reports" only on msnbc. jansing reports" only on msnbc. for cash flow, even when you're not working. a plan that includes all your accounts so you can enjoy whatever comes next. that's the planning effect. from fidelity. (woman 1) i just switched to verizon business unlimited. it's just right for my little business. unlimited premium data. unlimited hotspot data. (woman 2) you know it's from the most reliable 5g network in america?

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there today? >> reporter: so can you make sense of anybody out here. there were thousands here just at this store yesterday, and then safeway told me just here alone they sold over 500 turkeys within the last 48 hours. kind of along the lines of what we're seeing with travel. even though travel is more expensive. that didn't stop people from taking to the skies or hitting the roads. yes, food might be more expensive but that's not stopping us from seeing people shopping for those thanksgiving ingredients. maybe just doing it a little differently. >> you got a full cart. is the price -- is the price what you expected it to be? >> let's not talk about grocery prices. >> we've noticed the prices and price increases. >> reporter: have you made adjustments because of that? >> absolutely. >> reporter: how so? what are you not getting? >> a good question.

i'm considers, reconsidering store brand. >> i mean be, i put the wings back and got wingettes but we've lost so many loved ones within the last two years due to covid and if i got to pay an extra $10 for a pack of chicken to see the family that i have, i'm going to spend the money. >> reporter: that is such a wholesome answer. i love that answer. so one thing i just want to point out. one of the reasons we're seeing this increase in food prices. a couple contributing factors. the war in ukraine driving up the price in bread. right? the avian flu driving up prices of turkeys like you see behind me and, of course, fuel prices driving up cost of shipping that food across the country. like you heard and just saw and seeing behind me, not stopping people from showing up to get their last-minute necessities ahead of the big dinner if they haven't started already. >> thank you. hope you get some turkey sometime today. appreciate you. joining me now, michigan democratic congresswoman debbie

dingell. happy thanksgiving. good to see you. there have been signs of relief on inflation, but overall prices a big problem for families across the country. not everyone can say cost me $20, $30 more that's fine. some people don't have it. do you think enough is being done to fight inflation right now? >> i think that -- and happy thanksgiving before i start saying anything else -- i think we are trying to do a lot of things. the president has been, the democratic house. we still have the house for another month, and i hope republicans are going to work with us and that we don't see dysfunctionalism as we go into the new congress. we're doing a number of things, addressing the ukraine war, trying to reach agreements, and getting wheat when it needs and bringing down cost of energy. bringing our supply chain home, which has been a big factor. i think we've got to continue to work on all of these things in a

very bipartisan way. the economy is weird right now. we still have some of the highest numbers seen, as well as unemployment numbers we've seen in several decades. i think the election sent a message to everybody, which is they want to see us work together to address these problems and keep trying to fix them. not see partisan dysfunction. >> one thing you think you legitimately might be able to get done between now and end of this session that might help, what do you think it might be? >> well, i have to think about that. actually, i hope we don't play games with the budget. play games with the debt ceiling, because that just contributes a very complicated climate in any economic issue. i do think we will get the budget done and i think it's an important social thing important end of the year, like you saw

what the supreme court did addressing the overturn of roe. i think there are republicans and democrats that want us to address the subject of same-sex marriage before this congress ends so that doesn't become something else. a serious issue at a time when he need to be focused on other serious issues. i do think that's top. >> let me ask you about one very serious issue on the minds of a lot of americans today. president biden talked earlier today about the rash of mass shootings, and the prospects for more gun legislation. let me play that. >> i'm going to try to get rid of assault weapons. >> during the lame duck? >> got to make that assessment and i start counting the votes. >> is there something you feel has a reasonable chance that could get it through, whether it's now, whether it's later? do you think that this rash of

shootings is having any impact on people who have been reluctant to get onboard? where do you view the possibility of legislation right now? >> i'm a very honest person when it comes to discussing gun legislation and proud that president biden wants to try to take it on again. i was there. it was my husband. we did not like the idea of taking -- banning those guns away, but actually -- never forget the night long as i live. doug dingell i love didn't agree, board member of the nra and slept with a gun under his pillow. yet assault weapons, ugly night, screaming matches that occurred, it happened and people are dieing. people keep dieing. this isn't something that's just all of a sudden happening. nobody -- when people want to protect the second amendment, but how come -- you're not

seeing it anywhere. in school, in grocery store a shopping center, a movie theater, a church, a place of worship. we have to do something, and we need to get people that have heart and soul who understand. one of the things doug dingell said to me before he died was, deborah, times change. people need to realize how times are changing. we'll get it done in the house. of course, let the senate do it. >> debbie dingell i wish you and yours a happy thanksgiving and thank you for spending some of your day with me. appreciate it. >> happy thanksgiving. up next, what two major georgia supreme court decisions on abortion and voting could mean for the senate runoff next month. we've got that, coming up. a? (vo) when it comes to your business,

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out of the georgia supreme court ruling early voting in the senate runoff can start soon as this saturday rejecting appeal from republicans and giving a boost to senator raphael warnock. another case, the case reinstated the state's six-week abortion ban. an issue that could drive more to the polls. joining us from "the atlanta journal-constitution" and msnbc contributor. is it true you ran a half marathon this morning? >> run an overstatement, jogged. yes, finished it thankfully. >> here you are in a suit, in a tie. so impressed. blown away. talk politics, shall we. given the law of the land, is this senate race still as close as it seems? >> only seen scattered polling but shows its within a margin of error. warnock up top. with the election so unpredictable hard to poll these races accurately's we don't know

who's going to show up after thanksgiving for this december 6th runoff. warnock's campaign is fairly optimistic that things are tilting their way. >> okay. the most recent poll i saw from aarp, and warnock is leading among independents by 15 points. those between ages of 18 and 49, by 24 points. walker on the other hand is leading among those over 50 by 9 points. so what are we going to see between now and that voting that's going to maybe make the difference? >> on one hand, the fact older voters are backing herschel walker is a cause for concern for democrats because those older voters vote disproportionately in these election's. a two-step, appealing to core base supporters that helped support barack obama and other big-named democrats and after split-dict voters.

those that backed kemp did not back walker. they-of-that might hold the key for senator warnock. >> the accusation walker paid for a former girlfriend's abortion, how has the abortion rights issue played in the race and is reinstatement of the abortion ban in anyway likely to impact the runoffs? might it, you know, energize voters? >> it could. it focuses attention in georgia all over again on abortion rights. which was one of the top issues that voters said were motivating their votes. so now democrats have this supreme court ruling to once again go out and energize voters. so democrats are hopeful that this supreme court ruling, although they didn't agree with it, that this supreme court ruling could energize voters at just the right time for democrats. >> greg lousteen run a half marathon has his christmas tree up already. you are amazing.

appreciate you today. health officials on alert concerned thanksgiving gatherings could bring about an unwelcome guest. a surge in what is already the triple threat covid infections, severe flu and rising number of cases of the respiratory virus rsv. pushing hospitals and resources to the limit. joining me now, former obama white house policy director and msnbc medical contributor. so good to see you. a lot of folks are gathered in close conditions today. close quarters. what steps should all of us take in the face of these viral threats? >> chris, i'm thankful to be here. did not run a half marathon but feeling a little more motivated after that last segment. number one, make sure if you're feeling sick and people are around the table you can still have a good time, but i enturg people to try to increase ventilation. take those home tests. a lot of covid cases are coming in, because people are confused and not sure if they've got flu

or strep or rsv or any number of viruses. covid is still out there even though the rates around the country are pointing to influenza and rsv viruses. >> i read something scary from the president of the children's hospital association. intensive care units are at or above capacity in every children's hospital in the united states right now. what should parents know? >> two things. rsv can catch up on you. very common for children who have rsv. presents like a common cold and, in fact, most people it is, but in little children especially those under 2 can attack the small air waves. if children are using other muscles like stomach or neck to breathe, a reason to call your pediatrician first if uncomfortable. get to an emergency room especially a children's

emergency room and be prepared to wait. children's hospital are overcapacity, we know it's hard. be patient. hardest thing to do as a patient concerned about your child. number two, older people can get rsv, too, chris. something that we want to keep people on alert for. got a child with rsv, wipe down surfaces. droplets tend to live on surfaces up to hours same with flu. keep surfaces. don't use common utensils and just try to humidify use over-the-counter medication if your doctor gives that advice. >> and the biden administration push to get americans vaccinated. numbers on booster shots are dismal. you were policy director under former president obama. what can be done to get the numbers up? >> push not on messages to just go out and get boosted. it's a local game. talked to too many doctors and nurses saying i didn't even get the booster. didn't do much. i've already had covid and the primary series. i don't need the booster.

just need to educate people that staying up to date is the best thing and making it easy for people that this really needs to be done. employers can get in the game, teachers, educators. just make sure it's not just covid. again, to your point. flu vaccine rates are down. seeing measles and other regular childhood vaccination rates that are low. getting back into the routine getting into your physician or caretaker's office and talking to them will probably help the rates the most. >> doctor patel, did not run in the half marathon today but are you cooking? >> i'm actually pleasantly happy to be here so that i'm not having to cook but probably on the cleanup crew. tells you what my household is like. right? >> i'd rather cook, actually. my feeling is, put enough gravy on everything, it's delicious. >> true. >> thanks for coming. appreciate it. up next, far from home. a look how our brave troops are marking thanksgiving overseas while serving our country. >> i have a family here and we have a mission here.

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thanksgiving holiday, with a number of travelers expected to hit the highest level in three years, but staffing and aircraft shortages that have plagued the industry so far haven't reared their ugly heads this week, so what's ahead? joining me now, the founder of the flight scout, brian kelly, pretty good news on the travel front this week so far but as we look to the december holidays, what you are watching for? >> well, you know, things have been good this week, there is a weather pattern coming into the east coast this weekend, there could be more delays but the airlines, they had their meltdowns this summer. they seem to have taken the fall to rest up, staff up and there might be some lines in airports but overall things are looking good. this is an early holiday week, thanksgiving is almost a week early, so the holiday season will be longer, will it get strained by christmas and new years? we'll see. but so far, things are looking good. >> and i guess the big question will it strain our wallets. i want to look at some of the stats for christmas travel, compared to last year.

domestic flights are up 40% in price. international flights up 26%. 32% higher prices for hotels. so the big question is, are there any deals, and i know that you talk about something called the 21 days out rule. what is that? >> yes, so basically, book as far in advance as possible, if you're thinking about going somewhere at the end of the year, book now, and also, you'll see that international flight prices have not increased as much as domestic. and with covid restrictions being relaxed pretty much everywhere, except a couple of places in asia, the key here is the u.s. dollar is at record highs, so more and more americans are going to europe or going to south america, where the dollar is strong, and you don't see 32% hotel increases around the world. so that's where the best deals are. but i also recommend to google flights and be flexible by a day or two, using your calendar search feature, it will help you sniff out the cheapest fair. there are some out there, but

you got to hunt for them. let me ask you about this. because we're still seeing people trying to catch up on vacations after being home bound during covid and one of the statistics you sent us, really struck me, 92% of americans have travel plans over the next six months. so if you could travel outside of the holiday, what are the best tips for travelers? >> absolutely. so you know, the school holidays are just brutal for families, and i know a lot of people have flexibility but people are now seeing florida, doubling and tripling the air fare prices, so you know, maybe you do a driving trip over school holidays, and you take a bigger trip in the summer when there's more flexibility. but it can be tough out there. >> brian kelly, it is always great to see you. it looks like you're home for the holidays so have a great thanksgiving. thank you so much. >> thanks. president biden and the first lady spent part of their thanksgiving morning calling american troops, and each branch of the military who are stationed both here in the u.s. as well as abroad, of course

many were mobilized to europe earlier this year, as russia invaded ukraine. here's nbc's chief international correspondent clear simmens from london. >> reporter: i'm not on the parade route, i'm on a london bus route, not quite as exciting but here to show you what is a haven of americans in london this is called sunday in brooklyn, inside it is already buzzing, as they get ready to serve thanksgiving dinner. we've traveled around europe, to make america's men and women in uniform celebrating thanksgiving, while serving their country. >> it's not like today's thanksgiving parade back home. but it is a celebration of a military family that is sacrificing so much this thanksgiving. more than 1200 american troops are supporting nato troops in the baltics, part of a nato show of unity as tensions continue in

ukraine. from here to lithuanian, and the first infantry division during the holiday, ready for combat in icy conditions, 5,000 miles from home, these soldiers take comfort in making the most of the beloved american tradition, even if it isn't quite like thanksgiving with the family. >> the holidays are kind of hard, you know, seeing them at the table, without me, but like i said, i have a family here and we have a mission here. >> i miss them like crazy. there is no one like them. i mice hem. >> on constant alert, there is not much downtime. the camp kitchen plans a home away from home thanksgiving feast. >> turkey, macaroni and cheese, koll ard greens, everything. apple pie and pumpkin pie. and a happy thanksgiving cake. >> the meal is going to be great. we got a great team that is putting the meal together, it's

going to be awesome. >> and entertainment from the first infantry division's big red band, who traveled all the way from kansas, caring souls from home with musical service. >> we hopefully to bring some sense of home although we're all away from our families but we can still show that we're here for each other. >> the band, a tour for troops in the baltics this thanksgiving, bringing their cheer to all serving their country. [ applause ] >> so this is the thanksgiving menu here, guys, traditional roast turkey breast, cranberry sauce, homemade corn bread, and for dessert, apple crumble. it's lunchtime here. we're hungry. happy thanksgiving. >> happy thanksgiving to you,

keir simmons and to our thanks to all of the men and women in uniform who serve to keep us safe. that will do it for us today. a big thank you to you for watching. happy thanksgiving, everybody. i'm see you back here tomorrow from 12:00 to 2:00. be sure to join us for "chris jansing reports" 1:00 eastern time every weekday here on msnbc. can now precisate nearly 60000 vehicles passing through their uk port every year. don't just connect your business. (dock worker) right on time. (vo) make it even smarter. we call this enterprise intelligence. ♪♪ what will you do? will you make something better? create something new? our dell technologies advisors can provide you with the tools and expertise you need to bring out the innovator in you.

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