afternoon. >> i think i might head to the beach today. >> yeah? >> "today" show's up next. we'll have local updates in 25 minutes. >> updates any time at nbc10.com. good morning. the big melt. in the wake of seven feet of snow, temperatures rise and rain falls in buffalo. the city braced for what the governor calls a toxic brew of flooding, while al tracks another winter storm that could disrupt the holiday travel plans of millions. breaking overnight, a apartment building collapses in chicago after an apparent explosion. two women and a dog pulled out of the rubble. we're there, live. breaking his silence in a "today" exclusive, former nbc staffer comes forward, saying for years he helped bring women to bill cosby's dressing room and, in some cases sent them money afterward. >> i felt dirty. >> why he says he could no longer remain silent. and omg!

the giants odell beckham jr. makes a one-handed, jaw-dropping catch. >> how in the world? >> oh, my goodness! >> the play that has many people asking, is this the greatest catch ever "today," monday, november 24th, 2014. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today" on a monday morning. how does your arm even go back that far? >> it was a back bend in the end zone. >> i like how manning said i had to throw it that bad so he could even do that catch. >> a lot of people are weighing in, saying if this is the greatest catch ever and we'll tell you what people online are saying. breaking news out of texas

where the ft. houston army base was shut down after a man was stopped at the gate there. jim miklaszewski, what can you tell us? >> a saudi national in an automobile ran the gate at ft. sam houston in san antonio, texas, at 8:00 last night. not clear how far he got into the facility but he was stopped shortly thereafter by sam houston security guards. they took the man into custody, this saudi national, unidentified. but when they searched the car, they found, apparently, according to officials, explosive materials or actual ied, improvised explosive device. officials are still trying to figure out who this person is, what his potential motive would be.

they're not characterizing this as an attempted terrorist attack. but if it was a bomb, you could call it just that, matt. >> jim miklaszewski at the pentagon for us this morning. thank you very much. the weather is heating up across the country today. we may hit 70 here in new york city. while that is welcoming for some, it is leading to flood warnings for people in western new york after last week's massive snow storm there. kristen dahlgren is just outside buffalo this morning. hi, kristen. good morning to you. >> hey, good morning, savannah. just take a look at this. this creek expected to crest later on today. you can see it rushing. they're worried about ice jams slowing things up. have your bags packed and ready to go, the governor has told residents. where does seven feet of snow go when it melts? along buffalo's creek, growing concern that the snow that once plagued them with unpassable streets and collapsed roofs

could soon start melting into neighborhoods, filling basements or worse. fire chief dave pengallo has barely slept since the snow started tuesday. he knows today could bring more calls for help. >> the creek runs along the back of these houses here and it will just come, overflow, start coming through the street, the yards and everything. >> reporter: the water is already jamming up with ice and snow. so the state has stockpiled pumps and boats. the national guard is ready with food and water. while crews work tirelessly to try to keep drains and neighborhoods clear. a nearly constant stream of trucks adding to a mountain of snow, piled up away from the danger zone. >> everybody's going. that's the fastest they can possibly go. >> reporter: hoping that it's fast enough. so those trucks still out this morning. the snow operation still going

on. a little bit of good news, the rain wasn't quite as bad as they feared. but, al, the wind is going to pick up later today. that could push the water along the lake shore, cause flooding there. we could also see some more downed power lines. >> that's right, kristen. exactly. as we look on the radar and show you, we are seeing the showers ending. but those strong winds coming up out of the south, high wind watches and warnings in effect for that area. we're tracking some severe weather now through the southeast that's making its way through parts of georgia at this hour. georgia already seeing severe weather, severe thunderstorms. a risk of severe weather from the florida georgia line through the carolina coast. possible tornadoes with this. then here is what we're really watching as we get toward the travel day on wednesday. tuesday, low pressure forms off the florida coast. heavy rain develops. as this makes its way up the coast, could become a classic nor'easter. winds start pulling in colder air. we start off as rain along the

coast but then an icy mix and snow. that continues on into wednesday night. thursday, strong winds. look at the snowfall we're talking about, anywhere from nine to 12 inches of snow, interior new england into parts of west virginia. it's going to be a rough travel day. and then thursday, big problems possibly for the thanksgiving day parade because of very strong winds. a lot going on. >> all right, al. thank you very much. let's turn now to what is a very tense situation out in ferguson, missouri, with the grand jury deciding whether to indict that police officer who shot michael brown. they'll be back at it this morning. national correspondent craig melvin has the latest on this. craig, good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning. 12-member grand jury set to return behind me at the justice center in a few hours. we do not know if the seven men or five women will vote today or if they'll just continue to consider evidence. tensions continue to mount. so do the prayers for peace.

rain-soaked protesters took to the streets once again. police were calm and understanding. >> prayer and protest are both the expression of the unheard. >> reporter: atwell spring church, prayers for a grand jury decision. >> it's kind of like waiting for a hurricane. you know, we don't know whether it will be a bad hurricane or if will just kind of die out in the ocean. >> jesus, may we pray. >> reporter: for some, waiting and wishing for different decisions before any potential storm hits. >> it's disheartening to know that their preparation is boarding up and calling in the national guard versus walking down canfield drive and engaging residents face to face. >> reporter: but officers have been doing just that. sometimes violent clashes between protesters and police since michael brown's death. >> law enforcement has had conversations. they've had meetings.

they've been talking and there's been understanding. >> reporter: but few here seem to understand why it's taking so long. >> there are cases where a grand jury needs to go over several days. but to have it stretch for as long as this jury has is really unusual. >> reporter: so months ago the county prosecutor said if the grand jury does not indict officer wilson, he would take the unusual step of going to a judge and asking that judge to release virtually all the evidence related to the case. yesterday we heard from a court administrator who said the judge may not release some or all of the evidence, despite the outcome of the grand jury. >> craig melvin in missouri this morning. thank you very much. student leaders at the university of virginia are holding a press conference to address shocking allegations of sexual assault on campus. it led the university to suspend all fraternity and sorority activity. peter alexander is in

charlottesville this morning. peter, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. this is one of the nation's elite universities and this is the fraternity where the most violent of those alleged sexual assaults is said to have occurred. this graphic article has sparked protests and backlash across the college community and the administration's handling of sexual assault on campus. on the university of virginia's campus, a silent show of outrage, with students sticking dozens of notes on the administration's doors, like "expel rapists" and rocks that each represent a survivor. protesters voice d their displeasure this weekend. >> this needs to stop now. >> reporter: multiple claims of sexual assault on campus detailed in "rolling stone," including an alleged rape at the fraternity house two years ago.

the university asked charlottesville police to investigate. uva's president announcing the suspension of all fraternities and related social activities for the rest of this year. >> the greek community needs to do some serious soul searching about the way that it has behaved, about the behavior it's tolerated, about the way that it's supposed to be. >> psi kappa psi say the acts depicted in the article are beyond acceptable, violent and intolerable. already under scrutiny of the federal government, which announced title ix investigations of the university. as students prepare to head home for thanksgiving, many are demanding their school's culture change. >> clearly something is not working. something is not right. people are getting hurt over and over again. that has to stop.

>> reporter: nationwide, the statistics are alarming. one in five women will be sexually assaulted in college. and some students here, matt and savannah, say that the administration isn't going far enough, that the suspension of greek life for the remainder of this year is insufficient. they'll protest the rush of fraternities and sororities this coming spring. >> thank you. natalie is here with a frightening accident in chicago. >> that's right. at least two women and a dog were pulled from the rubble after an accident in chicago overnight. >> reporter: we learned these women are 51 and 78 years old. the younger woman is actually already out of the hospital. in fact, she was back here, digging through this rubble, trying to find her belongings. and he says she didn't have a scratch on her. it's amazing, considering her apartment crumbled around her, falling a possible explosion here. >> i never saw nothing like this

a day in my life. therefore to have it in front of my house, you know, because it could have been us. >> reporter: a building collapse rock this had quiet chicago neighborhood sunday, trapping two women and a dog in the rubble. >> we heard a big boom. >> it sounded like a transformer blew. i looked out the window and couldn't see anything at first. it was like ash and dust. you couldn't see anything. it took me a moment to realize that building was gone. >> reporter: the collapse of the three-year-old apartment building pancaked all three floors into the basement. >> we're not sure if it was an explosion or collapse. we'll be able to find out more what cause this had. >> reporter: neighbors nervously watching rescue workers pulling out not only two women to safety but a dog named tigger. >> when i saw her come out i was like, oh, god bless, because i saw her moving. that's a blessing. because who would really make it out of something like this? >> reporter: and, again, good news is that one of the women is already out of the hospital.

tigger, the family dog, is expected to be okay. two firefighters combed through this rubble and no one else was found trapped. the power was actually knocked out for several hours, about 1,000 people in this area. it is back on now. investigators, like so many now trying to figure out why this happened. natalie? >> lauren petty with wmaq in chicago, thank you so much, lauren. orange safety indicator had been remove friday a bb gun that a 12-year-old boy pull friday his waistband by then being shot and killed by police. after getting a 911 call that someone was waving a gun. the caller did tell the dispatcher they thought the gun was probably fake. the boy grabbed the bb gun after being told to raise his hands. that is when officers fired. rice died sunday. two officers involved have been placed on administrative leave. this morning, investigators are trying to figure out why a charter bus lifted off a highway

and overturned, killing one person and hurting 30 others. the bus was heading to los angeles from washington when it rolled over an embankment. two other passengers were air lifted to local hospitals. the same bus hit a denny's restaurant at a stop 50 miles from where the bus went off the road. investigators say driver fatigue may have been a factor in all of this. the rumors are finally confirmed. pop superstar katy perry will headline the half time super bowl show in february. a touching moment from the nfl on sunday. ty hilton's wife delivered a baby girl sunday morning. hilton got to the hospital just in time to hold little eugenia before the game. and he promised his baby he would score a touchdown for her. what did he do? exactly that. catching a 73 yard td pass. he cradled the ball like a

little baby after the game. he was overcome with emotion after the game. >> i ain't got no bones in my body today. i've been with my baby girl the whole time. i just want to get her in my arms. >> touching moment. the colts went on to win 23-3, capping a perfect day for hilton. >> i'm going to change my vote. that's the best catch of the day. >> there you go. >> it's kind of a tough one. >> amazing. >> beautiful. >> natalie, thank you. >> for dads everywhere. >> exactly. >> if we could only all go out and catch a touchdown. >> i brought you this t-shirt home. wow, what a great moment. >> you got a lot more to talk about. >> we sure do. across the country, windy conditions through southern california. not quite santa anas, but fire danger a problem. snow around the great lakes, in the central rockies. risk of severe weather along the southeastern atlantic coast later this morning.

we're going to get ♪ my mac is great, it's so delightful. ♪ ♪ so's my surface, ♪ it's just as powerful. ♪ you can write with a pen? ♪ you can say that again. ♪ i really like my surface pro 3. ♪ ♪ hey what's that, ♪ is it a kickstand? ♪ touchscreen too, ♪ it's pretty slick, man. ♪ it comes apart i see. ♪ it's got a usb. ♪ i think i like your surface pro 3. ♪ no seriously, where can i get one? good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. a rainy night, a windy day and warm, too. temperatures into the 70s this afternoon. the record is 71. we could break it. tomorrow we'll be dry and sunny, too. 55 in the morning, 60 in the afternoon. the concern is wednesday. a coastal storm with 40s to start with and falling temperatures. rain will turn to accumulating snow later on wednesday and still be on the ground for thursday and friday, but a

warm-up over the weekend, near 50 sunday. have a great day. >> and that's your latest weather. >> al, thanks very much. so the stars were out in los angeles last night for the american music awards where apparently it was good to be young. here is nbc's joe friar. >> reporter: this year's amas kicked off with music's chart-topping "it" girl, taylor swift. ♪ >> music's year of the woman was on clear display with energetic performances by lorde, the duo behind "fancy" and the trio behind "bang bang." yet it was a somber song from selena gomez. ♪ >> reporter: that left the biggest impact. of course, it was also a good

night for boy bands. ♪ night changes >> reporter: with one direction winning artist of the year. >> this award is the first award i've ever won in my entire life. >> reporter: a coronation for the newest stars. >> last year i wrote an album about being lonely and tonight i couldn't feel further from lonely. >> reporter: a few legends showed they've still got it. ♪ the remedy starts right here with you and me ♪ >> reporter: and they're not afraid to flaunt it. ♪ put up your hands if you love a big booty ♪ >> reporter: joe friar, nbc news, los angeles. >> lot of booty in that shot. >> we have no complaints. >> exactly. >> i love the silence from you two. >> nothing good could come out of that comment there.

>> we're talking about the big catch. >> yes, we are, indeed. you guys, that moment with the indianapolis colts member, with the baby. >> baby. >> yes. however, wide receiver odell beckham jr. is winning the internet, one-hand grab. technically, it was a two-finger grab, three-finger grab in case you were counting. really shook up the internet, as i mentioned. everyone was talking about this grab. they're calling it the one hand grab but, look, one, two -- just three. and that sent the internet, as the kids say, a flyin'. odell beckham just broke the internet. catch of the year #dallas vsnyg. this one, odell with neo in the matrix. how stellar is that? also going to get a little religious with it, sistine

chapel. and then how about that for you guys? >> how does that make you feel this morning? and we do actually have a challenger for the best catch ever titled espn's sam ponder tweeted out this picture of his baby with -- how impressive? the form, the look at the camera. all of it. because i'm a cowboys fan and like to stir up trouble, they lost. how can it be the best catch ever if your team loses? there's no i in team. >> the same way director gets best director but doesn't win best film. >> wow, you really took us down on that. >> wow! >> conduit of the internet. that's what they're also saying. >> do you think it was the best catch ever? >> well, it certainly was back breaking. >> i think the only one that came close was david tyree in the super bowl 2008. made an amazing catch. the reason i think this may be as good, it prolonged the drive

and allowed them to go on and win the super bowl. >> but pure athletics -- >> the other one. >> to obj. >> i give it to o. beckham. bill cosby scandal, a man who worked with him and claims he witnessed some questionable behavior is now speaking out. many happy returns from retailers to airlines. the companies being highlighted in consumer reports, new naughty and nice list. first this is "today" on nbc.

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afternoon. the vine street expressway, 95, been problems all morning long. let's check on traffic with katy zachry. how do they look now? >> good news for the vine street expressway drivers westbound, that jack-knifed tractor-trailer has cleared, but still a lot of issues on 95 northbound. this is all of the backup and the delays approaching exit 6 because all morning we've had a closure between exits 6 and exit 7, which is the exists for route 320 and i-476. you can take 291 to stewart avenue and back on to 95 north around that. lastly, we are dealing with on the vine street expressway, a disabled vehicle right near broad street, just causing traffic to go around it. and we have an update on breaking news. a father is in custody for abducting his 3-month-old son. police say jonathan lawrence took the baby from a home in greenport, new york. the infant found safe in new jersey. police say is wearing a t-shirt.

hello. >> hello. >> back now at 7:30 with cranksgiving fun and a few near misses we had this weekend as we collected food for needy at events across the country. natalie was in miami, matt in long island. al and i in our nation's capital. >> until you dusted us. >> coming back, i got a good grab coming downhill. >> i didn't get that draft. >> was it called hitchhiking? >> nochlt i had a great guide helping me along. >> it was fun, and all to raise awareness and gather food for a great cause. >> here's what's making headline this is morning. rain and warmer weather have led to flood warnings in the buffalo area this morning in the wake of that massive snow storm there. several neighborhoods have been

told to prepare for possible evacuations. two people have been rescued after being trapped when an apartment building collapsed on chicago's south side. investigators are now working to figure out the cause. >> and pray for peace rallies are being held in ferguson, missouri, where a grand jury meets again today to decide whether to indict the police officer who shot and killed 18-year-old michael brown. from stores to airlines, which companies are the most shopper friendly during the holidays? we'll reveal consumer reports' naughti and nice list. with mounting allegations of sexual misconduct against bill cosby. this morning, more women are coming forward. as a former member of cosby's inner circle is speaking out. nbc national correspondent kate snow has more on that. good morning to you. >> good morning, matt. bill cosby has never been charged with a crime but the number now stands at 18 women who publicly have made accusations of sexual assault or attempted assault against the

comedy legend. for the first time a comedy insider has broken ranks, a man who now says he believes he helped bill cosby victimize women. the walls of his apartment is a shrine to years of working with bill cosby. he now comes forward to say he routinely brought young women to bill cosby's room and it was his job to guard the door. >> i felt like a pump. every time he had somebody, i had to watch, go, stay there. i felt dirty. >> reporter: scottie doesn't know what happened behind closed doors. he said he was asked to send money to women over the years, sometimes thousands of dollars a month. as more and more women have come forward with stories of alleged sexual assault, scotti said he felt skoorry for them and wante to speak out in their deference. >> he's not the person i thought he was. >> reporter: in response to scotti's allegations, cosby's attorney says it appears his

story is pure speculation so that he can get his 15 minutes of fame. friday, cosby himself told "florida today" i know people are tired of me not saying anything, but a guy doesn't have to answer to innuendos. people should fact check. the facts being claimed in these decades-old situations are sometimes conflicting or inconsistent. still, many of the women tell similar stories all these years later. >> he put a pill down said, here, take this. this will make you feel better. >> reporter: at least 14 claim cosby drugged or attempted to drug them, including former playboy playmate victoria val n valentino. >> the phd, the great family man. you know, his legacy. well, this is his true legacy. >> reporter: a spokesperson for cosby says it is completely il logical that so many people would have said nothing, done nothing and made no reports to law enforcement. despite all the controversy, cosby received two standing

ovations, before and after his performance before a sold-out crowd in florida over the weekend. cosby is scheduled to appear 35 times on stage between now and may of next year. at least seven shows have been canceled or postponed. as for details about scotti's history of employment here at nbc entertainment, spokespeople for nbc entertainment were unavailable for comment on sunday. >> kate snow. kate, thank you very much. let's turn now and get a check of the weather from al. >> announcer: "today's" weather is brought to you by soma boutiques and soma.com where beautiful holiday gifts begin. >> well, it is awfully -- hello there. good to see you. just part of the shuttle here. anyway. we've got warmer weather making its way along the east coast and the gulf coast. look at these temperatures for today. albany, new york, 66. 21 degrees above normal. washington, d.c. will get up to 72. here is the problem for buffalo

with all that snow. 60 degrees today. melting snow rather rapidly. charlotte will be in the mid 70s. behind this system we've got colder air, windy conditions and snow, up to a foot in parts of michigan, wisconsin and u.p. of michigan. wet weather moves into the pacific northwest. windy conditions in southern california may be looking at higher fire dangers with low humidity because of good morning, meteorologist bill henley. a rainy day and temperatures into the 70s this afternoon. the record is 71. we could break it. tomorrow we'll be dry and sunny, too. 55 in the morning, 60 in the afternoon. the concern is wednesday. a coastal storm with 40s to start with and falling temperatures. rain will turn to accumulating snow later on wednesday and still be on the ground for thursday and friday, but a warm-up over the weekend, near 50 sunday. have a great day. >> and that's your latest weather.

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now pay up. >> and overcharged. zales. does this have to do with the layaway policy? >> no, it doesn't. people don't think of store or retailer credit cards of having aprs or interest rates but these store cards actually are average about 8% higher than your general purpose cards like visa or mastercard. in a study by credit cards.com, zales topped the list of aprs at nearly 29%. so forearmed is forewarned. >> that bling may not be worth all that. on a happy note, cvs. >> they did something that we can all raise our hands and clap for. in september, they went tobacco free. they stopped selling tobacco products and at the same time their program to cessation smoking. >> and discover. >> monitoring scores to make

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2016.com to help choose the m s masco mascots' names. i'm sure you would be able to pronounce them beautifully. you'll have to go to the website and check it out because i do not want to mangle the names. >> almost looks like adventure time. >> it does. >> the cat and the tree. >> i like the one on the right, his hair. coming up, forget jaws. is the creature just caught on camera the real terror of the sea? sting is here with big news about his broadway show. but first, your local news and weather. whatever nut since whatever the news is, i'm sure it's going to sound great. ♪ how do you turn an idea into something real? ♪ it takes passion... ♪ innovation...

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good morning. i'm vai sikahema. it is a warm monday out there. let's get our first alert forecast from meteorologist bill henley. good morning, bill. >> good morning, vai. a rainy night, but showers are tapering off. we still have lots of clouds and lots of wind, gusting to near 40 miles an hour so far this morning, and it will stay with us this afternoon. just a few showers left in new jersey. those scattered, isolated showers this morning will be gone by this afternoon. the temperatures are already warm. 66 in northeast philadelphia, 64 at philadelphia international and trenton is 64, and they are warming up right now. they will be climbing into the 70s. in fact, we could see 70 degrees by lunchtime today. >> thanks, bill. katy zachry here with the traffic, and i see a lot of congestion out there on the monitors, katy. >> yeah, but good news, vai. 95 northbound between exits 6 and 7 has since reopened. still, it was closed for hours and we are seeing the delay

because of that, and there will still be quite a residual delay. an alternate around that, you can take 291 right here to stewart avenue and that will put you back on to 95 northbound at exit 8. but again, the road has reopened, 95 northbound between the exits for route 320 and i-476. take a look at your drive times, though. things throughout the area are very slow going on the typical trouble spots, on 95 and 76. 476, though, all morning has looked pretty good. >> thank you, katy. the legal battle between donald trump and a casino company bearing his name will continue today in wilmington. trump is suing trump entertainment resorts to have his name removed from the casino. trump claims the company has harmed his brand by letting the taj mahal and the trump plaza fall into disrepair. trump plaza closed in september. the taj mahal is scheduled to close december 12th. and we could learn today if the deal to buy revel casino hotel could go through. according to reuters, lawyers are meeting with a bankruptcy judge in new york to rescue the $110 million sale. more in about a half hour.

it's 8:00 on "today." coming up -- >> cranksgiving! >> -- biking to beat hunger. >> we're going to feed about 300 families. >> thanks for what you're doing, matt. >> thank you. are you kidding? >> we grabbed our bikes and helmets and fanned out across the country, for a good cause. we'll take you behind the scenes of our "today" team cranksgiving ride. plus the doctor is in, in honor of our no shave today campaign, dr. travis stork is here to put our knowledge of men's health to the test. ♪ i'll send an s.o.s. to the world ♪ >> and sting stops by with a big announcement for his broadway show "today," monday, november 24th, 2014.

>> lancaster, p.a. >> i own windy city sweets in chicago. >> show me matt lauer! >> good morning, alaska! >> it's my 11th birthday. >> celebrating our first anniversary. >> i love my wife! and we're back on a monday morning, the 24th day of november, 2014. kind of a rainy morning here. hopefully, will not be raining thursday for the macy's thanksgiving day parade. just mentioning the parade, here comes chloe, the balloonicle. >> where is tamron? she's part of this? >> tamron is part of the presentation. watch this as they bring chloe closer here. >> is she inside there? >> well, i don't want to give

anything away now. >> we just showed her. >> yeah, but watch this. >> okay. >> all right. hold this microphone for me. okay? >> all right. >> whoa, whoa, whoa! wow! >> are you okay? >> what was that? >> that was like a breach birth. >> my gosh. >> another graceful arrival, tamron hall! >> i was birthed 34 years ago and now i've been birthed again. how did i get that gig? >> i think i should have had gloves on for that, i'm not sure. >> what was it like inside there? >> tight. >> originally they asked me to do it, but i said, tamron, my buddy -- >> the things i do for you guy. >> it's fun, though. >> we have more great looks from the parade throughout the show. >> tamron, were you pushing

this, like fred flintstone in his car? >> i feel like baby vail felt recently. >> nice. >> fascinating. let's go inside to natalie. good morning. we have breaking news from san antonio, texas, ft. sam houston. saudi national was detained there sunday night after running a gate in his vehicle. senior defense official let's said the initial search of the vehicle uncovered suspected explosive materials or an actual explosive device before it was placed on a lockdown, which was then lifted hours later. ft. sam houston happens to be where former taliban prisoner bowe bergdahl is currently assigned. to decide whether police officer darren wilson will face criminal charges for the fatal shooting of michael brown jr. sunday some of the members of the community voiced their concerns of the protests while others prayed in church for justice and a calm reaction to whatever the grand jury decides.

flood warnings are in effect late this afternoon in the buffalo, new york, area. governor andrew cuomo is advising people who live near waterways or in low-lying areas to pack emergency bags in case they have to evacuate. the runoff from last week's massive snow storm, swelling creeks that have been clogged by snow and ice. some school districts in the area have canceled classes until next week. holiday travel with children, as you know, it can end very badly if they leave fluffy, boo-boo or any other animal behind. reunite i reuniting toys. you can contact teddy rescue by e-mail with a detailed description of the lost bear. sounds like a good idea. 8:04 right now. let's get a check of the weather once again with al. >> announcer: "today's" weather is brought to you by kay jewelers. every kiss begins with kay.

so here we are, out in the -- we've got some rain right now. let's show you the radar. in fact, we've got rain in the northeast. also back through buffalo, some showers. bad news for buffalo, rain and warm temperatures, flooding n boston, wind and rain. probably some airport delays as well. here is what we are really watching. new system forms off the florida coast, makes its way up the eastern seaboard bringing rain. behind it, snow, developing inland. rain and snow along the coast, depending on the track. look at the snowfall amounts we're talking about, anywhere from three to eight inches of snow inland along the coast. that's what's going on aro good morning i'm bill henley. a reiny night, a windy day, and temperatures warming into the 70s this afternoon. tomorrow we will be dry and sunny, too, 55 in the morning,

60 in the afternoon. the concern is wednesday. coastal storms, rain will turn to accumulating snow later on wednesday and be on the ground for thursday and friday but a warm up near the weekend of close to 50. your latest weather. we put tamron back inside the balloon. so all is right with the world. matt? >> al, thank you very much. you know, sting stopped by recently to introduce us to the cast of his broadway show "the last ship." he has returned this morning with a special announcement. we'll get to that in a second. sting, good morning. nice to see you. >> happy to be here. >> you came back with the cast. i went and saw it wednesday. it's a story about loosely based on your hometown, growing up in walden. i think it resonate with his anybody who lives anywhere where they have been through hard time. >> i've seen the audience reaction every day. we always get a standing ovation, wealth of emotion. it's a good show. >> have you ever snuck in and sat with the crowd? >> i do it every day.

>> people don't recognize you? >> i'm right in the back like the phantom of the opera. i sneak in there, in the dark. >> that's good to know. i'm going to make sure i didn't see you when i was there. let's talk about this announcement now. you're going to do something here. it's hard to get a show on broadway. >> that's right. >> hard to keep a show on broadway. >> very difficult. >> i think you're going to do something here that will shake things up a little bit. >> i'm going to go into the play as jackie white, the foreman of the shipyard. it's been played by my best friend, jimmy nail. extremely well. big shoes to fit. he has passed me the baton for five weeks and said take it on. >> was this always the plan when you were coming up with the idea for this show, that you would take on one of the shows or is this more about shaking it up? >> frankly, no. i didn't think i would do this. but having been to every performance, every rehearsal, i feel i've earned my place in the cast. you know, i've done it. i know it. >> you mentioned jimmy nail, the current jackie white. how does he feel about this? i know he's your best friend but

he's going to have to be the guy who follows sting in this show. >> he really has been amazing. incredible gesture. he said this is the right thing to do at this point in time. do it with my blessing and i'll be there, giving you notes. >> i think it's going to get a lot of attention. i'm also going to be taking on the female lead in the show. >> brilliant. >> all set for that? >> yes. >> i want to mention something else. you'll be honored with a kennedy center honor in a couple of weeks. can you put into perspective what -- it's been a heck of a year for you. but what it means career wise? >> huge thing for an englishman to receive this award from the president of the united states. i really cannot take that for granted. it's a fantastic thing. i'm bewildered by it, surprised by it, but delighted. absolutely delighted. >> congratulations. again, the big announcement today that sting will be taking on one of the roles of jackie white in the last ship on broadway for five weeks. check it out. sting, good to see you. >> thank you. up next on trending, do they bother you? why one of the world's most

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♪ "it took me four days to hitch-hike from saginaw ♪ ♪ i've come to look for america" ♪ ♪ "kathy, i'm lost", i said, though i know she was sleeping ♪ ♪ "i'm empty and aching and i don't know why" ♪ ♪ counting the cars on the new jersey turnpike ♪ ♪ they've all come to look for america, all... ♪ all right. we're back at 8:11. time for what's trending today. first off, this is a dream come true for researchers, but a nightmare for everyone else. take a look at this one. the black sea devil.

>> ooh. >> it is a fish. likely the first time it's ever been seen alive at this depth, 1,900 feet under the water. scientists in california have spotted the creature known for that lighted tip. that's how it lures prey. >> on "finding nemo." >> nasty. >> freaky looking. >> it's really not that big of a fish. >> you tell yourself that. >> but it is freaky. >> all right. when you're on vacation, you get all the luggage with you. it could be a nightmare. suitcases on wheels can help out a lot, right? >> yep. >> if you're going to go to venice, italy, you might want to leave them home. the city council there may ban them. apparently when people in venice use their wheelie bags on their famous stone and cobblestone streets in piazzas, it makes a horrible racket and the wheels

can actually damage the stone. if you use them and you're caught, you could be fined upwards of $600. >> what? >> that's crazy. >> that's a lot. >> but it's to keep the integrity of the street. would we rather the city and beautiful streets or pick up yore suitcase? >> it's the only way to get around. >> but they're exempt. if they can use it, we can use it. >> how about if there's one flat spot, bump, bump, bump, bump, bump, bump, bump. after much speculation, nfl has finally made it official. the league has confirmed katy perry will headline the super bowl half time show. she shows us what she calls the testing facility. >> this half time show is going to be crazy. very special guest, my dancers, five, six, seven, eight. and one, and two, and --

kittens! oh, this is great. but we're going to need like a thousand of them. >> all right, katy, we're on. she will follow last year's pick bruno mars. you can see her in action where, i ask you? right here on nbc. >> that is what's trending today. to help fight hunger in america, we all took part in it over the weekend. it's called cranksgiving. >> we fanned out across the country. thousands of our fellow bike riders. team new york included tamron, lester and erica. i was joined by al and peter alexander in washington, d.c. >> natalie and kerry sanders, maria shriver and her daughter, christina, pedaled for team l.a. and i was in rhode island with nbc's darlene rodriguez and our biking for hunger went something like this. >> all right. here we are. it's a nationwide food drive on

two wheels. >> crank you, baby. >> it started in 1989, bike messengers of new york city as a way of doing like a weekend race. but also doing something good with it. going out and buying food at grocery stores and donating to the homeless at end. i started 12 other cranksgivings across the united states. now there's close to 70. >> i'm totally intimidated by leste lester. >> so with a bike, a bag and a shopping list, we joined americans all over the country, biking to beat hunger. >> first of all, thank you all for coming out. >> cranksgiving, miami! >> one, two, three. team new york! >> team "today" was ready to go. >> darlene rodriguez, we got her out to the country here on a bicycle for the third time in her life. >> ever. i'm going to try not to tear a

rotator cuff. >> look at that skyline. there's los angeles. we are riding down into los angeles to get food for hungry families. >> all right, all right, all right. >> team d.c. biked around our nation's capital with where al got a history line. >> cranksgiving, baby, on our way to the eastern market. >> very large capitol hill. >> is it really a hill? >> yes, that's why it's called capitol hill. >> that's why it's called capitol hill. >> and an unwanted geography lesson. >> mike lives right around the corner here, where all the magic happens. >> well, i could have gone all day without hearing that. >> who is the keeper of the list? >> a shopping list from local pantries with their needs for thanksgiving. >> thanks for what you're doing, matt. >> thank you. are you kidding? >> chicken soup. >> straight ahead. >> look what we've got. stuffing. christina's going to put it in

her backpack so mommy doesn't have to. >> and whoever came up with that saying, it's as easy as riding a bike, well -- >> don't crash into me! >> ahh! i'm okay. i'm okay. >> you are a hot steaming mess. >> i'm okay! >> whoo! >> sorry, dude. >> hello. >> hello. sorry. ♪ getting to know you >> more than a few of us got a whole new appreciation for biking. and seating. >> i have a new appreciation for washington, d.c.'s pot holes. >> i bet d.c. is flat. miami, not so much. >> #i'm tired. >> #cranksgiving today. >> #i'm out of shape. >> #you're a new mom. >> #just gave birth. >> #where's the baby? >> she is not cranky on cranksgiving. >> no. >> while some of us were having

difficulty navigating streets, al was identifying questionable hand signals. >> hey! >> do you think they're honking because they like us? >> happy cranksgiving, mr. cranky. thank you. you're in the spirit of giving. yeah! >> i think he was saying you're number one. >> as much fun as we had, at each turn, reminders as well, of the generosity of the human spirit, and the kindness of people helping others in the smallest ways. and bigger ones, too. >> we're going to feed about 300 families, god willing. here we are. >> team new york met some great kids at one of the shelter dropoff locations. >> do you have room for some more? >> one, two -- >> and so this thanksgiving, team "today" thanks those who do good. >> canned goods, potatoes, pies, pasta. what do you think? >> it's great. i'm so happy for the turnout.

the community and east hampton food pantry. >> and those who allowed us to be part of something very special. >> thank you so much for letting us be part of this. >> happy thanksgiving. >> you, too. happy cranksgiving. >> cranksgiving. >> it was fun. >> it really was. >> even as we were winding up those hills. feel the burn, feel the burn. it was fun. >> look at some of the food. this has been donated by fresh direct, all part of the next phase. >> yes. >> in our program here. we're trying to gather a lot of food for people in need all across the country. >> to give you an idea, in miami we raised 900 pounds of food donated. more than 1,500 you guys raised in d.c. >> that's right. >> in new york city, tamron, you guys raised a lot as well, 1,800. >> more than $6,000 in donations. we couldn't have done it without the bikes. thanks to our friends at schwinn

for donating ten of those to us and now those will be donated to families. >> gently used. >> million meals by christmas. every dollar donated will provide ten meals for folks in need. >> to get things started, fresh direct have donated the first 150,000 meals. and to learn how you can help head to our website today.com. >> cool. nice job, everybody. now i have a date right now with one of the most accomplished actors in hollywood, john goodman. his latest movie is called "the gambler," co-starring mark wahlberg. goodman plays a loan shark. i'm talking about him like he's not here. >> mr. goodman. >> i'm sorry, mr. goodman. >> when it's time to walk. i've seen you half a million dollars up. >> i've been up $2.5 million.

>> you still owe large two places you shouldn't. why do you want door number three? if i give you this money and you don't pay me back, there are no rules. do you understand the gravity of your situation? >> i understand. >> john goodman, welcome back. good to see you. >> thank you. good to be seen. >> you grew your hair back. what do you think? it's liberating, wasn't it. >> it was. >> was that the first time you ever shaved your hair? >> i did it five years ago for broadway. they air brushed it so it looked bald. >> you look good in that. i think that's great. you're never going to have to worry. i was looking at you as i walked behind you. you have the full head going. >> i have other stuff to worry about. >> you are a guy known to make a huge impact on a movie with even a small role, which is a huge impact. why did you like this role?

>> because it was instalsmall. no, i never played anybody like that before, real shark, gamble -- or loan shark. and i wanted to work with mark wahlberg. >> except he's a leg breaker loan shark, but he has, for some reason he takes a liking to this guy and decides to try to get him into a different place in life. >> yeah. he's staking him. i think he's gambling on this guy as well. he's a gambler, too. >> this is a remake of a movie, i think, was made in the 1970s. >> yeah. >> have you seen that one? jimmy conn was in that one. >> mr. conn. >> this was written about you recently. mr. goodman, apparently you wrote this, has mastered a certain type of role, menacing regular guy, the teddy bear you don't want to annoy because you might remind him he's a bear. >> any fat guy in a movie is going to be called a teddy bear. >> no, the menacing part is the part i was going for.

>> yeah. >> can you identify with that? >> no. >> no? >> no, but it's fun. >> there's an entire youtube clip out there. do you know about this? >> no. >> called john goodman. they don't know about the mr. goodman thing. john goodman loses his blank. you haven't seen this? >> no. >> watch this. >> oh, man. >> watch this. come on. >> we're having a conversation here! why does everybody -- i was recently in a horrific car accident we personal went broke so you couldn't go to the college of your choice. i'll make sure you never kill in this town again. >> i could watch that on a loop all day. i love that. >> i think i will. >> it's like you're a volcano, waiting to erupt in all these roles. it's cool. do you have fun with this part of it? you've done so much on television, so much in the movies. now that you get to sink your teeth into these juicy morsels, do you love it? >> absolutely. that's what i'm here for.

that's what i do it for. >> you're also having fun on house to house? >> yeah. great cast. great writing. >> what's on the bucket list for you now? you've done everything -- i don't mean to make it sound like -- >> well, after five years -- >> what do you want to do? what haven't you been given an opportunity to do in this business? >> more theater and maybe relax for a couple of days. >> yeah. >> yeah. travel. travel, yeah. >> spend time with friends. >> yeah. >> you're amazing. i feel like it's a broken record. every time you're here, i say you're amazing in this movie. >> i'll try to screw up real hard next time. >> mr. goodman, it's good to see you. >> thanks, mr. lauer. >> as always. and "the gambler" opens december 19th. savannah? look who i am with, dr. travis stork. he will put all our knowledge of men's health to the test. >> try to stump the guys. >> all right. we'll see if that works out. and then a big preview of the

macy's thanksgiving day parade out on our plaza. but first on a monday morning, let's get a check of your local news and weather.

that breaking news is in philadelphia along kohlly drive near boothouse road. you see it there. several vehicles involved and it is causing traffic problems right now. let's bring in katie zachary about what this means. >> we're looking at all of the back up. this is affecting traffic in the outbound direction. it is tieing things up on kelly dry as we go to my map it is on the outbound between fountain green drive and hunting park avenue. you can take 33rd street to

ridge avenue to get around that. and here is 76 around belmont avenue. it is slow going on 76. thank you let's get your very warm first alert forecast. >> yeah, we're in the 60s to start with and 70s this afternoon. rain is done for the rest of the day. the clouds are thinning out. we're on our way to sunshine. 66 in northeast philadelphia, even allentown is warm into the 70s this afternoon. >> a father is in custody for abducting his 3 month old son. investigators found the infant in new jersey. she safe. he was wearing a t-shirt that said daddy's little side kick on it.

♪ 8:30 now on this monday morning, the th24th of november. we are day as way from thanksgiving, which means we are just a few days away from the wonderful macy's day thanksgiving day parade. we are getting a little preview of what's to come on thursday morning. >> that's right. we've got two of the people behind the magic, executive producer amy kuel and john piper, the creative director of the parade. nice to see you.

we've already seen chloe give birth to tamron on the air. what else will be in this parade? >> this is the 88th annual macy's thanksgiving day. we have the biggest group of new balloons this year, six brand new giant balloons joining us. we've got chloe, who you were playing with all morning. going to go down to universal studios right after the parade. we've got them down at universal. >> tell us the thing you worked on that you're most proud of. >> i'm most proud of my team that made five new float this is year, including a float with cracker jack where they just hit it right out of the park. it's a baseball field. it's family fun day. the family is taking a selfie portrait up on the jumbo screen. and you could be on the jumbo tron, too. don't forget that live camera. >> weather could be a factor. windy. what's the criteria for the balloons? >> we have a criteria of -- we

won't fly in sustained winds are above 23 miles an hour or gust above 34. >> you'll bring them down? >> we would bring them down lower. last year we came close to that. but the forecast right now looks much better. >> you're going to take care of that for us, al. >> yes, we are. >> john, amy, thank you very much. 88th annual macy's thanksgiving day parade starting at 9:00 am thursday right here on nbc. just ahead this morning, the doctor is in. dr. travis stork from "the doctors." will he see how much our men really know about men's health. >> and the coaches on "the voice" help us kick off our thanks and giving week. first a check of the weather. >> announcer: shop small on the plaza is brought to you by american express, founding partner of small business saturday. shop small november 29th. all right. let's show you what we've got going on as far as your weather is concerned. look and you'll see basically risk of severe weather making its way in the southeast. look at snow back through the

great lakes. wet weather in the pacific northwest. windy conditions down through southern california. sunny and piled through good morning i'm bill henley, a rainy night, windy day, and warm to temperatures into the 70s this afternoon. the record is 71 and we could break it. tomorrow we will be dry and sunny. 60 in the afternoon and sunny. the concern is wednesday, a coastal storm. 30s to start with and rain could turn to snow on wednesday and it will still be on the ground for thursday and friday but a warm up for the weekend. >> and that's your latest weather. everybody gearing up for that saturday shopping. and we want to remind you, it's important to think about your local merchant. shop small. we're getting ready for that. couple of merchants here. what's your name? >> helen. >> and what's your business? >> jewelry designer. >> where is this. >> new york, chicago, l.a.,

dallas. >> you're a big small business guy. >> no, still little. >> we like that. what's your name? >> ben connor. >> what's your business? >> we're a maine lobster restaurant bringing lobster from maine down into the city. >> what a great idea. why it is it important for people to think about shopping small during the holidays? >> it's good to have people support their local businesses and be part of the community and it helps everyone. >> and when you look at this, how important is -- almost in a sense you're a farm to table kind of guy. >> absolutely. it's incredibly important that we support local economies, whether it's here or up in maine, supporting the fishermen, which we're doing every day. but looking around and making sure to help people around you. >> thank you so much. wouldn't mind a lobster roll right about now. tamron? we've been asking guests of the show to share their favorite small business. bravo's andy cohen.

>> i love a local dive bar and this was it. and it was just great. it felt like everybody in the town was there. but i did get confused for carson daly a few times. we had a blast. >> there you have it. you can see more small business favorites from the guests of the show. go to today.com. of course, we want to hear from you hearing the #shop small. let us know your favorite small business. share the wealth. share the love so we can all go to your favorite. and now to matt. >> tamron, thank you very much. now our no shave campaign to raise awareness for men's health issues. carson and willie really did their part on friday getting screens for testicular cancer live on this show. that went very well, we're happy to report. we're testing our health i.q. dr. travis stork is an emergency medicine physician and host of "the doctors." good to see you. >> good morning.

thanks for having me. >> a kind of general issue, men. we talk about prostate cancer, testicular cancer. we're trying to talk about that during this month. men are leery of talking about things like that. how do you go about changing that? >> one of the things i'm trained to do -- i'm an e.r.doc. so many men wait till it's too late. spreading the message, what we're doing right now today. spreading the message. don't be afraid to talk about these things. get it checked out. it could save your life. >> we talk about lives here. the numbers are this. average life expectancy for women in the united states today about 81. for men it's 76. if men go to the doctor more often, get checked up, can we start to change those numbers a bit? >> we can change those numbers. also we don't need to leave it to our wives to bug us all the time. because women feel this pressure. okay, guys, go. go see the doctor. get it checked out. but also we're going to get into this in a quiz but it's also what you're doing in between those doctor's visit. >> you mentioned quiz. i'm going to take my place over

here. willie is stretching. >> no pressure here. >> trying to intimidate us. we'll try to answer the questions to the best of our abilities. >> very simple, straightforward. don't overthink it. annual physical exam is the cornerstone of good health, true or false, gentlemen. >> if we get this one wrong -- >> true is the answer -- gentlemen. i love where your head is. you're actually wrong. there's a blessing in disguise here. we're actually changing our thinking. this is a blessing. cornerstone of good health is in between doctor's visits. if you maintan good health and particularly if you're younger, you can personalize it with your doctor. you don't always have to go for the annual exam. it could be every two, three years if you personalize it with your doctor. >> second opportunity here. more men die from prostate cancer than from any other type of cancer. true or false?

>> all right. i've lost my confidence here. >> all right. i'm seeing two trues -- three trues. gentlemen, prostate cancer, one in six to one in seven men will get prostate cancer but lung cancer is still the number one killer. >> this is not going the way -- >> male testosterone levels decrease with age due to decrease decreased production. >> what were you telling me about that? >> al is saying false. >> i'm going to stick on my true course here. >> you two are correct. this is false. the reason is, male testosterone levels will drop 1% per year after 30 if you do not continue to work out. it's not from the prostate. >> i don't know anything. >> we have to get one right here, matt.

>> okay. >> what's the best predictor of heart disease in men? overall weight, waist circumference, high blood pressure or inactivity? >> oh, no. [ buzzer ] >> al, you're right, waist circumference. all of this -- here is the deal, guys. all of these can increase your risk for heart disease but your waist circumference is all about this belly fat. >> it's all about the bass. >> it is. metabolically -- >> testicular cancer has one of the highest cure rates among all cancers. true or false? >> true. yes. and true. gentlemen! >> there it is. >> you are all correct. >> thank goodness.

>> the bleest thing here is ear detection. it can have up to a 90%, to 95% cure rate if you catch it early. >> carson and willie did their screening on friday. one of the reasons is this is something that affects younger men, 15 to 35, something like that. >> and younger men do self exams. if you feel something that's not quite right, get it checked out. it will save your life. >> dr. travis stork, the last time he will ever be here. >> wow! >> i'm kidding. i'm kidding. carson and his friends on "the voice" make a dream come true as we kick off our thanks and giving week. first this is "today" on nbc.

we are back with our thanks and giving, st. jude research

hospital, marlo it thomas is in washington for a good reason. incredible honor she's receiving the presidential medal of freedom today. marlo, congratulation. >> thank you. >> so with well deserved. >> thanks so much. >> how does that feel? >> well, it's very exciting and very meaningful to my family. i can't help but think about my dad today, my mom and my grandparents who came to this country as immigrants. for them to have their granddaughter receive this honor from the united states of america's president, it's pretty meaningful. it's the american dream for sure. >> such a cool honor to receive. and tell us about the story we're going to look at today. >> that's a great story, savannah. 14-year-old girl named haley, who had aml, all, leukemia, 94% cure rate for it. aml is very scary, 70% cure rate. she receive aid procedure only possible at st. jude's. we created it. only the eighth child in the world to get it at st. jude's. it's a matter of taking a procedure that takes her

mother's natural killer cells, together with the memory t cells in the bone marrow transplant and put them together with reduced radiation. she has a very good chance, she is now in remission and will probably stay in remission. this speeds recovery, which helps to keep the cancer away. >> marlo, you are a force. congratulations to you. and now let's turn to carson with the story. ♪ you appeared just like a dream to me ♪ >> i love singing. it's my passion. it's what i can see myself doing probably forever. >> reporter: a goal that 14-year-old haley kennedy pursued even as a child. >> when i got on stage i knew this is where i was supposed to be. >> reporter: but that dream almost faded when a checkup revealed a problem with her blood. leukemia. >> i said does this mean it could be cancer?

she said yes. and that's when everything kind of flipped upside down. >> commercials led the family to st. jude children's hospital. haley was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia or aml, hard to treat leukemia. >> 70% success rate. >> i promise you, we will not touch your vocal cords. >> after a rough six-month treatment, haley had relapsed. st. jude's was the best hope for survival. >> that's what got me through my cancer, singing. i always sang for my doctors and my nurses. >> reporter: she would follow a certain show. >> my nurses would be like, what are you watching? oh, "the voice." i love that show. it entertains me. and i think that -- who knows, maybe some day i'll be on that show, too. >> to celebrate one year of being cancer free, haley

received a surprised invitation. >> so cool. >> a ticket to see "the voice" and a chance for a dream to come true. >> give me a hug. act like you like me. want to meet the coaches? >> sure. >> come on. this is my friend, haley. she's a faithful "voice" viewer, big inspiration for me. she's been going through it. she has had a tough road. invited to sit in the famous red chair. >> i don't want to put you on the spot but do you want to sing something? >> i have to calm my nerves. >> close your eyes. blind audition. here is haley. ♪ >> i'll turn around. >> yeah. ♪ it's time to say good-bye >> whoo! >> it's a four-judge turn for

haley. >> just a little bit about what you hear in her voice? >> ambition. i like the music. i see a winner up here, fighting. it's an honor for us. so it would be an honor for you to be on my team. >> that's your pitch? >> you have an old style to your voice which i really love. >> your voice is so soft and smooth. >> that is unbelievable. we're not just saying it. >> on the show, honest to god, chairs would have turned on that? >> 100%. >> i would have been sticking your father up in the other room, screaming. >> marlo, thank you so much. we'll see you in studio here tomorrow. >> absolutely. thank you. >> you can catch "the voice" tonight at 8:007:00 central time here on nbc. it really is a jungle in here. first this is "today" on nbc. ♪

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back at 8:49. more flavor from the macy's thanksgiving day parade, coming up thursday. forget about sharks. natgeo wild is. >> closer to the majestic creatures than ever before. good morning. nice to see you. >> good morning, guys. nice to see you. >> scarfing down that bottle. tell us about her. >> nala is an african lion, one of the animals we showcase in our upcoming big cat week. >> lions tend to be more social than tigers? >> they're pack-pride animal. they live together, hunt together. >> teamwork is important for lions. meanwhile, we can hear somebody in the background. let's bring this little guy out and we'll remove nala for a second. little baby bengal tiger. >> jingle. here, kitty, kitty. >> come here, guys.

>> gorgeous. >> yeah. >> bengal tiger, another one of our animal ambassadors. one of the animals we highlight. >> what does that sound mean? >> where's my mom? >> here's matt. >> oh, so cute. >> now he's more solitary, that particular species? >> tigers are more solitary. tigers are more solitary, more tigers in captivity than there are in the wild. >> how much conservation is there? >> we want to do a lot. create awareness so we can keep seeing these incredible animals. >> that's what matt sounds like when he doesn't get his bottle. one of the episodes you have to position yourself in a clear box? that's kind of a gutsy thing to do. tell me about that. >> we want to be closer than

ever from lions and from a point of view we haven't seen them and really highlight lions so people can go, wow, these are incredible animals. we want to do something about this cause. >> i'm sure you did testing of that clear box before you got in it. >> once or twice. >> thank you so much. thanks for bringing your friends with you. >> thanks for having us, guys. >> you can catch man versus lion friday night 9:00, 8:00 central time on natgeo wild. three for the price of one. first this is "today" on nbc.

all right. we're back now with three of the biggest names in the sport of swimming. missy franklin, ryan lochte. honors the top swimming performances of the year. i'm happy to say al and i have the pleasure of hosting this event tonight. ladies, gentleman, good night -- good evening. nice to see you. good night, everybody! what does this mean in the world of swimming? we're used to seeing you as part of the olympics. you're out for medals. >> it's so awesome. it's a nice where we celebrate each other and the accomplishments we've had over the year and we get to be dressed up and not in swim suits and caps. it's nice to see everybody like that. >> in the pool, you guys face off against each other. and tonight you're facing off

against each other. >> it's nothing like that. we're here tonight to have fun and celebrate the sport of swimming and support the found airgs of swimming. >> you won male athlete of the year last year. what did it mean to you? >> it meant everything. just shows that hard work and dedication i have done paid off. >> how is your knee, by the way? >> it's all better. >> you're ready for rio, mentally and physically? >> i'm definitely ready. that's the biggest picture. team u.s.a. is definitely going to light it up. >> you guys are so young. especially katie. you're still in high school. you have all this going on. how are you prepping as you move forward, as far as your competition is concerned? >> i'm just keeping the same mind-set i had going into the olympic trials and 2012 olympics. i'm continuing to enjoy the sport and just swimming as far as i can every opportunity and continuing to find new ways to improve. >> it's nice to see you guys without the smell of chlorine in

the air. we have all our bad jokes lined up for tonight. >> we did swim this morning. >> we have a bit of that smell about us. >> missy, katie and ryan, we'll see you tonight at the awards. >> can't wait. >> over to savannah. >> coming up, aubrey plaza, the voice of internet sensation grumpy cat in the new movie "grumpy cat's worst christmas ever." are you channeling your inner cat? >> i got to meet grumpy and good morning i'm tracy davidson. an incredibly warm morning, let's get details from bill henley. >> temperatures are going to go warmer this afternoon and challenge the record of 71 today. lots of wind gusting at 21 to 30

miles per hour. the rain is moving out quickly and the temperatures are warming up as the day goes on. right now it is 58 in the mountains. the rest of the area is looking at 60s. >> to help you prepare, you can download our nbc10.com first alert weather app. >> in an hour, a judge will start hearing the etan patz case. lawyers are arguing that he is mentally ill and that he did not understand his rights when he confessed to killing patz. he was arrested at 2012 at his home more than three deck ated after patz' disappearance. the army veteran that died

in last week's chain reaction crash will be laid to rest. it will be at grace lutheran church. augustines was one of two people that died in the pile up. the driver of the tractor trailer is facing charges, police say he was asleep at the wheel and speeding at the time of the crash. we'll have another local update in 25 minutes, i'm tracy davidson.

seriously. >> poor girl. >> the sheer number of tweets i've received about this, staggering stuff. >> i have a lot of questions, but you go first. >> here's what happened. friday they come to me and say can you make sure you wear pants on the "today" show? because we want you to ride in a balloon. >> a balloonicle. >> i never heard of it. okay, cool. i got my pants. got my boots on. i'm ready to walk. go through hee re hersal? no, i'm just riding in a balloon. why do i need to rehearse?

going in something apparently is always easier than coming out. >> really? >> now i know. >> that's how kids are born. >> that's how they're born and i don't have any. so i don't know this fully. i've seen it on tv. i've seen pictures but i didn't know it. i get in this thing and i'm told, ladies and gentlemen at home and those in the congregation of reverend al, that someone will catch me. tamron, someone's going to catch you. and i say, well, willie and al -- because they always have my back, when i got plunged into the pink water, you were there. >> yes. >> so al is there. willie is at "morning joe" but you'll be all right because matt lauer will catch me. >> and you believed that? >> nobody thought you would come shooting out like that. we thought you would slowly work your way out. >> how do you slowly -- >> head first. >> they told me i had to go feet first. then they tell me when you get out, someone is going to be

there. the thing is closing behind -- i was in a tube three feet long. >> ooh. >> exactly. so it's like pushing you out. >> wow! >> and it's hard to go back in. >> it's literally like someone said push. >> and there i just -- >> and it was on the side of chloe rather -- i thought it was going to be -- >> out of the front. >> there were legs there. >> thank goodness our viewers have put it in such beautiful terms. this one woman said i was squirted out. thank you, meredith consuelo. the list goes on and on. >> i have a simple question. >> yes, babe? >> why? what was the why? >> maryann donner, one of our amazing producers. >> she's great. >> who i love. i mean, we bonded in a great way. >> especially now that you've been birthed. >> today she looked at me and said how do you feel? i said get away from me right now. so, anyway, that's what happened. i took it in -- i don't want to appear to be a whiner. >> you weren't expecting that. nobody was expecting you to come

shooting out like that. >> and my teeth are already capped. this could have been a disaster. i could have been snaggletooth. oh, the visual. >> suddenly took a turn. >> dark natalie. >> now we know. >> all right, mom. one more. one more. >> but i'm happy that -- >> we're glad you're okay. >> i am glad that you didn't scream when you came out. >> it doesn't help when people say are you okay and they laugh as they're doing it. i got all my peeps. >> nobody looked bitterer better being birthed. it's the truth. you were beautiful. >> they're going to add that to the parade. shooting out. celebrities popping out of balloonicles. >> next time i do a stunt if they say matt lauer is anywhere near me i'm going to say, no, no, no. my man, willie, my man, al. >> in fairness to matt, none of

us -- the idea that you -- and we're going to move on here. but you come -- i mean, like a shot. >> if an nfl player -- >> thank you. >> can catch a football with three fingers, then matt lauer should be able to catch a 130-pound woman spewing out of a ballo balloon-a-thon. >> balloonicle. >> whatever. >> if only odell beckham jr. had been there. >> receiving end, bent over backward. >> where was he when i was squirting from the balloon? >> odell beckham. did you see the game last night? >> yes. >> no. but i did see the catch. >> giants. nbc prime time. the whole country is watching. unbelievable. eli manning throws one up to grab. >> oh, man. >> odell beckham jr. is a rookie from lsu. catches it with three fingers. cris collinsworth, the great nbc announcer said that is the greatest catch i've ever seen in my life.

that's a guy that's been around for a long time. >> unbelievable. >> there were some internet means as you might expect. sistine chapel, that's a good one. >> beautiful. >> and it wouldn't be a mean without kim kardashian. >> of course not. >> i don't know. not my favorite. >> not my favorite either. >> but that was amazing. plus he was interfered with. the cowboys player grabbed his jersey and he still caught it. >> sadly, they lost. that he your a cowboys fan. >> the cowboys won. that's a great thing. i'm glad he made that catch. >> little something for everyone. >> but cowboys are having a tremendous season and many believe they're going to go on to the super bowl. >> they play the eagles. >> and the weather, speaking of thanksgiving, is going to be a little crazy around here. >> oh, my gosh. >> they're going to have to be watching. >> we're talking about a nor'easter, right? >> we are, which we'll get to in a minute. we were still talking -- this epic snow storm out west,

western new york. >> buffalo. >> near buffalo. this woman last tuesday actually got stuck in a snow bank for 13 hours. >> how did that -- >> oh, my gosh. >> she got plowed in. >> she got plowed in. plow jammed her in and the snow kept falling. so she's buried completely. her phone battery dies. >> oh, my god. >> she is actually writing good-bye notes to her daughters on scraps of paper from her purse. eventually, she rolls down the window and is able to -- starts digging and digs to get out. gets to the end of the jam and she is using one of those red snow brushes, poke it is out, gets the attention of a passing motorist, who continues to help dig her out. it has to be a nightmare. she literally described it as being in a coffin. >> for 13 hours f your phone battery is dead, you have no way to get somebody's attention. >> writing notes of good-bye. >> let's face it. 13 people died in this snow

storm. that could have been -- this could have turned out much worse. thankfully, she made it. boy, what a nightmare. >> concerns there now of flooding. >> and it's going to get up to about 60 degrees there. and you've got rain and all the storm drains are blocked. there's literally feet of snow on top. so some of the creeks and rivers may rise. by the way, not to digress too much but the national weather service in buffalo did a fantastic job of forecasting this storm. sadly, as we said, 13 people died. but a lot more people's lives were saved because the national weather service in buffalo did a spectacular job. >> the other scene i love is people showing up from out of town on buses with shovels. where can i go? speaking of doing your part, we all kind of participated, did a great thing this weekend.

it's called cranksgiving. all of us expand out across the country. willie had a couple of other events we'll get to in a moment. i was in miami. al, you were in d.c. >> along with savannah, peter alexander and our news team down there. >> i was with michael garbageuagarbageual -- garguilo from the local nbc station as well. >> such a great, great saying. we went around. a couple of us did a couple of miles. i did 24, scenic route of miami. >> donated thousands of pounds of food to local food bank. >> i never heard of cranksgiving until they brought this to our attention. it's a fantastic idea. >> it's across the country. >> i'm definitely on board. >> kind of race, brings people's attention to the need for food, homeless shelters. >> you have a great event this

weekend. >> my dad and i went to orlando on friday. we got to spend some time with an incredible group called the american speech language hearing association. they help out with, you know, hearing impaired, autistic kids, people with strokes. the picture you're seeing there, we were introduced by, can you believe this, swron glenn and his wife, annie. they've been married going on 72 years. >> god bless. >> they met when they were 2 years old, grew up together. the man fought in world war ii, korea, orbited earth, served as senator. ran for president. >> another great event. >> back in new york for the michael j. fox foundation gallona. they do such a good job. my dad has parkinson's. it was great. i got to talk to paul simon. >> oh, wow! >> and michael j. fox gets up every year and plays guitar with the musical guest. he can still shred it.

ryan reynolds was there as well. his dad has had parkinson's for some time as well. we got to spend some time with him before the event and we'll air that tomorrow. >> let's talk about the weather. let's show you what we have. first of all, in the northeast, we're looking at a lot of wet weather. especially in buffalo. high-wind watches and warnings. big problems there. heavier showers and thunderstorms firing up through the southeast. in fact, we've got severe weather watches and warnings. weather might approach severe levels from the carolinas down into the georgia/florida border. and we're watching this low pressure that will develop, we think, tuesday morning, off the florida coast. heavy rain will develop, moving southeast. during the day wednesday, high winds and some travel will be a big problem. and as the system moves off, colder air funnels in. and so the rain changes over to snow. look at some of these snowfall amounts. we're talking up to a foot of

snow in interior sections of new york, pennsylvania and new england could be a foot or more. bullseye in interior new england. we'll be watching this awfully closely for good morning i'm bill henley. a rainy night, windy day, and warm to temperatures into the 70s this afternoon. tomorrow we'll be dry and sunny. 72 in the morning, 60 in the afternoon. a coastal storm with 40s to start with and falling temperatures, rain will turn to ado you mean lating snow on wednesday and still be on the ground for thursday and friday but a warm up near 50 on sunday. >> and that's your latest weather. >> al, thanks. good news for the internet sensation grumpy cat, the frowny feline who seems to have a comment for every occasion, now starring in her own movie.

>> wow! >> and the woman lending her voice to the cranky critter up next. >> oh, they have the same eyes. >> scary. >> wow! ♪ [instrumental music] ♪ cozy. ♪ let's go check out the pantry! ♪

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♪ aubrey plaza has spent the last seven years, dead panning histo hysterically on "parks and recreation." >> now using that sarcasm as the voice of grumpy cat in "grumpy cat's worst christmas ever." good morning, guys. >> hop in. >> grumpy, are you serious? >> yes, i'm serious. look at my face. >> that's a little snippet of the film. i just walked right over your grumpy debut. sorry. ruining the whole thing. i was excited to get to the phenomenon that is grumpy cat and how this sensation turned

into a movie. can you explain it? >> well, tabby is grumpy's owner. she could probably explain how grumpy became a sensation. and then the movie is a whole different story. but -- >> my brother put her picture up and it went viral. he put a video on youtube to prove she was real. and in 36 hours had a million views. two years later, grumpy is starring in her own movie. >> tell me about that phone call from your agent. we want you to voice grumpy cat. >> i was sitting on my veranda and, um, reading the new york time. >> yes. >> and i just got an e-mail that said, grumpy cat's worst christmas ever. this is an offer. it's a voice-over. it's a live action movie. it's a christmas movie on lifetime. i read it immediately. and was like, 100%, i'm in. let's do this. >> do you channel a grumpy cat? i mean, are you grumpy yourself? >> not in -- no, not in my

everyday life. i wouldn't say that i'm grumpy. but, you know, i'm an actor. when i have a role that i'm doing, i have to, of course, channel -- i had to channel grumpy cat. we spent a lot of time together. i interviewed her. i studied her. gl did you g . >> did you get any hair balls? >> i'm not going to answer that. >> too personal, al. >> too much information. >> tmz, i just thought -- >> what was the first meeting like between the two of you? jumpy's name is tar tar sauce. >> that is her real name. it was amazing. she's far more famous than i am. she has a big entourage. i was intimidated. she made me feel at ease. we drank a big glass of milk together. >> oh, nice. >> bonded.

>> milk amongst friends. >> rolled around in some leaves and -- >> cat internshnip? >> let's just stop there. let's change the subject. i understand you were, in fact, an nbc page but you left the program early. >> i did, yeah. which is a good thing for nbc, i think, and the page program. >> you could have taken down the network? >> well, i wouldn't say that but, you know -- it was fun while it lasted. >> can we get a quick grumpy cat voice? if we ask you a question, when does the movie premiere, grumpy cat? >> soon. >> saturday. >> saturday november 29th, 8:00 pm. any more stupid questions? >> yeah! that's a grumpy cat. grumpy cat. >> that's what she would say. >> saturday premieres on lifetime. tabby, thanks for bringing tartar sauce, who isn't really

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>> announcer: this is an nbc news special report. here's matt lauer and savannah guthrie. good morning everyone. we come on with surprising news out of the pentagon this morning. a shakeup at the top in the midst of the global crises these days. nbc news learned that defense secretary chuck hagel is stepping down under pressure from the white house. >> he was brought in to manage the troop withdrawal in afghanistan. nbc's jim miklaszewski is there. one chuck hagel initiated the discussions several weeks ago, another that the president asked him to resign and yet, we're hearing that chuck hagel is not being fired. what's behind all this? >> senior defense officials tell

nbc news, matt, that secretary of defense chuck hagel is in fact being forced to resign. during his tenure it was felt that he just didn't grasp many of the issues, had a hard time articulating many of the complicated issues and now with the rise of the war against isis in iraq and syria, the drawdown of troops in afghanistan and continued fighting, we're now told -- and the budget and sequestration, all of that, one senior defense official told us it was felt by officials at the white house and here at the pentagon that chuck hagel just was not up to the job, matt. >> all right. jim miklaszewski, thank you very much. i know we'll get the white house angle on this now. >> definitely political fallout here. let's go to chris jansing. this seems like a surprise from our vantage point. were there rumblings that there could be a shakeup at the

penitentiary i don't kno pentagon. >> i think there were -- given the results of the election and the loss of the senate that there would be changes, we've gotten every indication that chuck hagel wanted to stay. it's been very clear that this administration has come under heavy criticism for what's viewed as a slow response to national security issues. isis and ebola being another one. the feeling that he wasn't up to the job, he wasn't the right person for it. although he and then senator obama were friendly when they were both on the foreign relation's committee, it's clear he never got into the inner circle here, didn't have a lot of support. so later today, we are told it's going to happen 11:10 eastern time in the dining room here at the white house officially this announcement will be made, savannah. let's go back to the pentagon and jim miklaszewski. are you hearing any rumors or chitchat about who might be a

possible replacement for chuck hagel? >> one of the top runners is michelle flournoy, undersecretary of defense. thought to be a replacement for leon panetta. but she ended up going into the private sector here in washington, d.c. another is senator jack reed is a distinct possibility or ashton carter, a former deputy secretary of defense. i think the last thing the white house would want at this time and certainly the pentagon would want is a newbie. it would appear that flournoy or ashton carter would be the front-runner. >> after the elections, they face a new political reality in terms of the confirmation process as well. we'll have more throughout the day on msnbc and nbcnews.com. those one that is people had

some questions about. but plenty of. we'll leave it up to the viewers to decide. >> absolutely. let's move on to julianne moore. >> her role model, meryl streep, not too surprising. a lot of female actors see her as their role model. she's in the new movie "hunger games." she plays the president. her kids encouraged her to play in that movie. lots of taepattention around he. great actor. >> phenomenal and always nice when she visited us. >> this came from kentucky wildcats coach doing what he thought was a nice thing, wishing his daughter a happy birthday. >> lovely message to his daughter. >> what went wrong? >> happy 25th birthday. we're so proud of you. just off for a day, which is embarrassing for a dad to do and post to his 1.3 million twitter followers. his daughter posted #awkward, reminding him that it's actually

the next day. she is 25 now. >> he wanted to be the if irs. >> exactly. he was just eager. >> he cleaned it up. did he do anything? >> he did acknowledge it and apologize and during one of the recent press conferences, there was a happy birthday balloon sitting next to him while he was giving his press conference. his birthday is not until february in case you're wondering. >> exactly. >> love it. how about thanksgiving? what are people looking forward to, specifically? >> we've got, as you would expect, some recipes, food. pumpkin cheesecake was one of the ones that was popping up a lot. sounds like a fantastic shift on a traditional food. cranberry sauce was up there. deep fried turkey, all sorts of different recipes that come up. not surprised. people want to have that in advance and search for it before they actually invite everybody sboefr look like they know what they're doing. >> everybody is starting to look for sales online. and the big sale, not so much

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jumping on the bed. this is shot, they say, on an iphone. >> it looks like it. >> there's a cameo. take a look. look at the bed. who is that on the bed? >> is that blue? >> that's blue ivy while mom is jumping on the bed. >> that's what happens at natalie's house. ♪ no more jumping on the bed >> it's actually -- some people said it's not about her and jay-z and this reported rumor, turbulence. it's about her mother, who divorced her dad and is now in a loving relationship. that's what they say. on to some batman jealousy, christian bale revealed that he was shocked when ben affleck was cast as a new batman. although he thought it was the right time for him to hang up a

cape, there was a little part of him -- there was a moment i just stopped and stared into nothing for half an hour. he added i'm 40 and the fact that i'm jealous of someone else playing batman, i should have gotten over it by now. it opens march 25th. how about him opening up? just stared into darkness. >> i just stared into darkness. >> he owned it for such a long time. >> my favorite batman. >> who is your favorite batman? >> chris crayon bale. >> second only to michael keaton was an excellent batman. >> he was. >> one more thing for you today. the wrecking ball singer has turned just 22. i thought she was older than this. celebrating her birthday with her new bf, boyfriend, patrick schwarzenegger. they're just being kids. arrived with a colorful, furry outfit. patrick was in tow. >> that's patrick behind her? >> yes. >> the son of arnold

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over the years the "today" show gives to millions of children with our annual toy drive. >> we love this time of year. first contributor this season is jean mckenzie, president of american girl and advice

executive president of mattel. first of all, thank you. this is a massive donation. >> we're so thrilled to be donating our american girl dolls in your toy drive for the first year in this time at a donation valued at about $1 million. >> amazing. >> more than 8,000 dolls. that's the value being donated. >> 8,000 girls will have a more special holiday and hopefully a cherished memory. >> american girl has done so much to empower young girls. tell us about the philanthropic event that is you've taken part in. >> for every doll purchased, american girl will be matching that and providing that to the children's association of hospitals across the united states. so many thousands of girls this holiday who are in a challenging swigs will have the benefit of a really special new friend. >> that's great. >> beautiful. >> wonderful dolls and they send

a great message. you're also trying to help to empower young girls becoming young women. >> we are. our dolls and particularly our books really do send messages about building self esteem, building confidence and helping girls to really realize their personal best. >> you've got all of us. my daughter has them. >> my nieces. >> jean mckenzie, thank you again for your generous donation and for kicking us off this year. >> great start. >> surprise celebrity guests will be on the plaza collecting guests every single morning in our 8:00 hour monday, december 1st through friday december 19th. if you're planning a visit be sure to bring a toy down to the plaza for a needy child up to age 18. >> go to our website, today.com, for all the info on how you can donate from home.

good morning i'm chris cato, it is 9:56. the rain moved out and the temperatures are warming up. >> we're already seeing a couple spots heading toward the 70 degree mark right now and the wind getting us there is still strong. look at the flags on top of boothouse road. it is up to 28 miles per hour in philadelphia, 33 in the pocono

mountains and the temperatures are 70 in dover, 69 in northeast philadelphia and in wilmington. just a few minutes from now, a judge will hear arguments as donald trump takes on the casino holding his name. he says that they are ruined his brand. right now officials in delaware county are gathering to talk about a tool that may save the lives of a lot of citizens. starting today, officers will be armed with a drug that reverses the affected of a heroin overdose. i'm chris cato, we'll have another update for you in about 25 minutes. you can always get the latest at

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from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey, everybody. it is fun day monday. very widy, very warm. weirdly, oddly warm. three days left until thanksgiving. hope you had a fantastic weekend. was at a big, big show today. we have ways to save you all kinds of money in preparation for cybermonday. >> you think you can buy online anytime and they had sales since halloween. we'll see if cybermonday is as big as it was. a lot of celebrity news in the buzz, including who selena gomez was singing about last night in the amas.

you've been wondering about it. she was very emotional. and, anyway, we'll talk about that. >> she looks beautiful, doesn't she? >> talking about music, wait until you see this young woman. lindsey sterling is a youtube sensation. she's going to perform for us. and set the dvr for zoology for your kids. julie scardina is here with some of her furry friends. you are the queen of good deeds. >> well, let's talk about us on friday. >> on friday we shared the podium over at the plaza hotel. i've been going to the city meals on wheels luncheon, the power lunch for women, for about six years or so. my friend dr. patricia wexler, my dermatologist. she was being honored. liam neeson. you know who else is at that table? james earl jones. and christine baranski was there. >> we had a nice -- we had the best table. we had the best table. >> yes. >> and there is pat wexler, who

is just a wonderful woman and dear friend now. >> beautiful. she looks great. she's excellent. so are you. >> she always taught me, do as little as possible as long as you possibly can. she's good. and then i had a weekend full of family visiting. but you -- >> i went to florida to do a little pro am tennis tournament. i haven't played tennis in three years. look who i ended up playing with, martina navratilova and we played chris evert and timothy olyphant. he played in college. i felt i could have been awesome at tennis. i didn't know what to do. martina is like, where are you going? and i didn't know. >> you're always in the wrong place. there is a place you're supposed to be. >> can i tell you how -- i got yesterday. >> two years ago, you knew that -- >> three years ago. they knew i couldn't play. >> do they think you're taking tennis lessons every week. she raised a lot of great money.

>> for a great charity. let me tell you how i got -- this is so humiliating and it happens sometimes. >> humiliation story. >> my family is coming to the house so i need to make room in the closet. i started taking clothes out and give it to my doorman, downstairs, he gives it to church. i started bagging it up, bagging it up and so in the middle of it, there is this bag of stuff that wasn't good enough to give away and wasn't great and i threw it in the bag and i thought what should i do with this bag? i said i'll stuff it down the trash chute. well, sometimes you do, and it says no hangers and whatever. i'm like, who's going to know. wait, so i jammed it, like the grinch on christmas, down the -- >> this is a theme with you. >> then i called philip to tell him about the bags and i couldn't carry them all downstairs. i said, when you get a minute, could you come up and grab the bags so you can take them to church. he said, sure, but we're busy right now because the compacter is broken. i was, like, should i confess?

i didn't know what to do. i didn't then, i hung up. i felt so guilty, i was, like, why did i do that? i broke the compacter. i felt terrible. this morning, at 5:00 a.m., when i'm leaving my apartment, the doorman goes, hey, hoda, is this yours? it was -- it had fallen into the bag, and was in the compacter and they found it. >> busted! >> hard evidence. >> i looked at the doorman holding my badge and i thought to myself, well, now, that's it. now i have to pay for the whole trash compacter. >> you should pay for it anyway. you should have said i did something so stupid, i'm so sorry to inconvenience you. a thousand dollars, no problem. i will pay for it. >> you think? i'm scared. probably going to be a bill when i go home. i felt terrible. i was already busted. they already know it was me. don't put hangers and other things that aren't -- >> they say please don't because if you have this -- but

anyway -- >> if any of you have been on an airplane with hoda watching the overhead bin, please let us know your hoda stories with the overhead bin. it is just like that. i've seen you climb up on the seats with people in them. >> it can fit. here's the rule, it can always fit. all right. speaking of traveling, you want to know what airports have the most delays? >> this didn't surprise me at all. >> yeah. so they picked four of them. number one, chicago o'hare. >> yeah, they always have weather issues going in. like the major hub for the -- >> 42% of flights were delayed. 42%. >> during the winter, 2013. >> that's two out of every five. other terrible performers. ft. lauderdale, 38%. >> maybe they were waiting for weather to clear up north. >> right. at o'hare. liberty international. >> that didn't surprise me either. >> and denver. >> no. they all seem to be weather. except for ft. lauderdale, which is maybe -- >> like you said waiting.

the ones that were the best. if you want to travel somewhere, they say go to honolulu because only 14% of the flights were delayed. >> yeah. that's usually because something -- the lava something, just never -- i don't know. i don't know why. mechanicals. >> we don't even ask. i stopped asking questions about that kind of thing. >> a lot of people travel. i think wednesday, this coming wednesday is the biggest travel day of the entire year, right? and then sunday is the second? >> are people coming to you. is that what's happening? they're all converging? what is happening? >> now regis and joy aren't. they're out. but other people might. i don't know exactly how many yet. but all pretty local. my brother and his wife sandy. a small, nice one. your goal -- >> they're all coming to see me. have you ever considered instead of hanging with your family getting away from your family for the holidays. yahoo! kept track of the most searched vacation destinations for thanksgiving. here is where people are going. puerto rico, hawaii, san diego, california, and steamboat

springs, colorado. >> and scottsdale. people are going for the snow or the sun. >> yes. those are the two places that people are going. >> i can't imagine disliking my family so much that i would want to get away from them on a beautiful -- the one day when you thank god for all your blessings. got to get away from my family. >> maybe it is at the end of a long trip, a long stay. >> at the end. >> what are you saying? >> i don't have that, but, you know, occasionally i know people who do. >> if you want to go to venice, italy, come may, this next year, you're going to have a big, big problem because they're going to ban these noisy suitcases that have wheels on them. the city council wants to ban rolling suitcases, residents in the beautiful city -- i love venice, it is awesome. >> they complain it is too loud. >> yeah. clunking along the streets with the luggage, which i thought was weird. how loud can it be? there are cars that -- >> not in venice. >> they don't have cars? oh, right. right. i didn't remember. okay. >> the sound is giving venetians

serious discomfort and it also says that it is leading to progressive deterioration of centuries old paving slabs, marble steps and foot bridges. i bet it is. plus they have the -- they're afraid of being taken over by the water. >> imagine how you get your bag around. that's hard. i mean -- >> that's not a nice thing to call your wife. and it is not even friday. >> you can get fined 500 euros. they're letting you use these kind of rolling luggage that have air-filled wheels, which -- >> like a bicycle. like a bicycle kind, the soft tread, i guess. >> i would just get in the business of those if you're selling -- >> bring a backpack. that's going to -- >> where are you putting your clothes? all your stuff? >> in the trash compacter, i guess. that is -- i wonder how much do you think it is going to cost? >> i don't want to know. i hope it is not really broken. >> do you have homeowners

insurance? no, i rent. i don't have anything. i think what probably happened is they probably cleaned it up and fixed it. it's fine. i'm not going to worry about it. so if you're wondering who is going to perform at halftime of the super bowl, we have the answer. >> okay. >> the super bowl folks officially released it. katy perry will be performing. >> we were supposed to -- >> she was rumored and now it is true. there was some issue about how katy perry kind of hinted that the nfl wanted her to pay to play. and she said on one of the television shows, you know, i don't pay to play kind of thing. anyway, so that's that. and then she also -- there is controversy surrounding katy perry this weekend. she was at a beach in sydney, australia. and i guess it was a nudist beach or i don't know. anyway, she was stocked by paparazzi and she was wearing a bathing suit and i guess according to her, somebody said to her, one of the paparazzo said to her, drop your towel, we'll take a picture of you and we'll leave. >> trying to make a deal with

her. >> and she went -- you saw the picture of her pointing, she was very angry at them and refused, good for her and she wrote on her twitter page, you should be ashamed of your paparazzi and tabloid culture. they have no respect, no character, no humanity. >> one she claims was not wearing clothes at the time. this was all allege ealleged. >> she specifically named the australian paparazzi, jamie fawcett, the guy taking -- >> he's naked, he's taking pictures of her and he's had a history of getting a little too close to celebrities. nicole kidman had once applied for a court order against him. and when he purr sued her in a manner she felt endangered her life, yeah, it happens. >> and she did take him to court for allegedly bugging her home. he's got -- he's got some other things where he sounds like, yeah, he's got some issues. >> very aggressive. yeah. when frank and i got married, we

had paparazzi, we were at a friend's house in the hamptons and they were climbing through the dunes to get pictures. we went tearing out of there. we were just going to montauk for one night because he had a football game the next day. we knew it was endangering people. we just pulled over, let them take a shot and went on. they hadn't asked me to show them a bikini shot or something. i understand her being, you know, offended by that. that is really exploitive and sexist. >> terrible. >> you know what's not? >> what? >> our favorite things. i'm so excited about this. remember what i told you about rapid flash years ago, how it made my eyelashes grow to the point i had to trim them? frank used to say, don't drop that stuff on your chin. it is true. well, they came out with something -- i almost plucked my eyebrows into oblivion through the years and i've been trying to grow them out. this is rapid brow. an eyebrow enhancing serum. 30 bucks, sold at drugstores or

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emotional. >> she was emotional? >> that's what we think. she cries in the video. everyone believes the video is about the relationship with justin bieber. she appears to be in tears. and cut to taylor swift and she's in tears. they're besties. >> iggy azalea, what happened with her? >> very sweet moment early on, she won best rap album, got up on stage and said i never won anything in my life. this means so much to me. she performed twice last night, one of her own songs and also duets with jennifer lopez. >> i thought j. lo -- how about j. lo? she looked awesome. >> that dress on the red carpet is one of the prettiest things i've ever seen. >> and her new song is called booty," appropriately named. >> waiting for bill cosby to speak out, switching gears here. he did speak out to a newspaper in florida. he said, i know people are tired of me not saying anything, but a guy doesn't have to answer to innuendos. people should fact check.

people shouldn't go through -- shouldn't have to go through that and answer anyone. what do you think will happen with him? >> i don't know what's going to happen. i hate to say and get all english major on you, but these aren't innuendos. these are specific -- these aren't just accusations. they're specific accusations. they seem to display a pattern. they keep on coming. this isn't just innuendo. i don't think that this small comment from him does it. i think people are still waiting for him to talk, to tell us something. >> let's talk about julianne moore. she was on "fallon." i guess what happened is her son sent her a tweet or text message. >> a text. she was talking to fallon about how texting can be embarrassing sometimes. and you think she's going to say, i sent some embarrassing texts. she shows a text that her son sent her. >> let's watch. we have a clip. >> this is from my son, my wonderful son. >> he thought he was sending a text -- >> to his girlfriend. >> to his girlfriend.

oh no! oh no! >> look at this. >> here he goes. here it is. can i come see my baby now? and then -- >> lol wrong person. cringe. that can't be more humiliating. >> the worst part is i brought it on a talk show. >> no, no. the worst part of it is cal is sitting right there in the front row. that's the worst part. hey, cal. hi, baby. >> how adorable? >> what a good sport. >> that is awfully embarrassing and now he has to pay for a couple more years of therapy now that she told the entire world. julianne moore, what about the movie she's in "mocking jay." number one at the box office. biggest opening weekend for any movie this year, $123 million. that's the good news. >> down frifrt tom the first tw

>> not only that. down from the first two and softer than people expected. >> it will be fine. >> thank you, joe. >> thank you so much. could you be our fan of the week? >> don't go anywhere. we may be surprising you. >> something we're all thankful for. julie scardina and a fan tweet: what are the odds i'll get a 50" tv this black friday? at walmart no need to worry about odds. one-hour guaranteed items are guaranteed by christmas. no camping out to get the good stuff? nope. good. feelin' cramped! get a 50-inch tv for just $218 this thursday with the one-hour guarantee. walmart.

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everyone why you were chosen. emily watched our show for years, she met stephanie at work, she was delighted to discover that stephanie was a long time fan as well. the pair bonded over the fourth hour and became office bffs. >> they were. emily says she loves how kathie lee and i work together. it can still be friends and have fun with each other because that's exactly how she and stephanie are. >> awesome. >> love them. >> they never miss an episode, whether they catch it at their desks or save it for home. i'm sure their bosses are thrilled and their whole staff knows about their fan dom. now, emily and stephanie are considered the klg and hoda -- >> which is emily? raise your hand. >> okay, good. >> okay. all right. now we know you're taking a break from work to chat with us. emily, we'll put your fan dom to the test with a trivia question. you have to answer right to win the grand prize. are you ready? >> yes. >> okay. here we go. >> now we can hear you. >> our fabulous "today" contributor an "ambush makeover" stylist jill martin recently broke a guinness world record

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strong, gusty winds. you can see the clouds blowing past center city. this was a live view from the adventure aquarium. breaks of sunshine now going to help the march towards 71, which would tie the record for this date. the satellite imagery showing the clouds are already parting in the area, a little bit more sunshine in parts of central delaware and into south jersey. the temperature now 69 degrees and holding in northeast philadelphia. wilmington also up to 69. look at the flag atop the aramark building in center city. wind gusts to 40 miles an hour this afternoon. right now a judge is hearing arguments in the etan patz murder case. pedro hernandez of burlington county is at the center of the case. lawyers for hernandez are arguing he was mentally ill and wasn't capable of understanding his rights when he confessed to killing the 6-year-old. he said he lured the boy to the basement of a store where he worked and he strangled the boy

he was arrested more three decades after pats's disappearance. there will be an 11:00 a.m. ceremony to honor is police officer who was shot and killed while making a traffic stop in december of 1981. his convicted killer is serving a life sentence. i'm vai sikahema. we'll have a full hour of news in 30 minutes. always get the latest news and weather at nbc10.com.

we're back on this monday saving monday with more of "today" and your holiday gift guide. with cybermonday one week away, we're going to get you set with everything you need to know before you make that next online purchase. >> here with the leedown on how to save money, use coupons and get the best deal is kirk ne newtson. >> what an introduction. >> i know. >> cybermonday, everybody makes it a big thing. it seems like the way we're online, is it a big deal anymore? >> there are still sales to be had. it is a big deal. cybermonday, though, is still coming alive in terms of there are deals there, but what we this is a shift in consumers where we know we'll find deals at other times of the year. >> better time, black friday or

cybermonday? >> depends what you're buying. a lot of the stuff you see stores sell where people line up are not always the same thing that you and i would buy, say, the next day. made specific for that day, so it is not necessarily the same quality. >> let's talk -- >> it is gone that day. >> of course. so cheap, too good to be true. just like anything else. let me show you, first of all, historically we have a list. we also have where cybermonday deals have really gone well in the past. >> okay. >> so here is some, like, last year over the last three years, these have really been the winners. ralph lauren, tommy hilfiger, best buy, 6:00 p.m., home depot nail it out of the park. tommy hilfiger, half off that day. this year, what is going to happen this cybermonday? we have a list of bookmarks and you'll see it at today.com, and walmart, macy's, amazon, all the big brands made their own cybermonday pages and what

they -- >> they don't know what's available. >> when it populates, you can see what they're going to sell. >> you got to get on it right away because the volume is only -- it is set. >> right. and it is going to run out. and if you want that master clearinghouse, this is where it all started. this is a website called cybermonday.com. we all heard about this one. 800 different retailers are here. what is good about it is these retailers know to list all their deals that will happen and they go to -- so cybermonday.com is another one to bookmark. this one is awesome. so if you're thinking about -- you already got your list down. and you know what you're going to get someone for the holidays, start making your list on this new app that is called track it. >> they get it for you. they show you where to get it? >> they'll also track the prices. you see here, this tv went down $200 since i put it down to track. this one went down 500 bucks.

nothing happened yet with the kate spade purse, doll or lego yet. i just put those in. it will e-mail me when it goes down. you're going to save some money that way. now, the newest thing, when it comes to shopping for the holiday, is called -- we have all done it, go to your phone, you're in the store, you're, like, how much could this be if i got it somewhere else or on amazon? this app is phenomenal. this allows you -- even set up now where you put the bar code scanner up, you scan the item in a store and not only tells you the best deal nearby, but also will tell you what it would be at amazon right then and there. and something just happened with a friend using this over the weekend. they're in toys "r" us and went on by via and saw at walmart it was cheaper. they went to the toys "r" us clerk checking out and said i can get this cheap, will you match the price? all four were matched. she saved money right then and there. >> well -- >> not just great.

>> we got to run. we got to run, but i got to tell you, they're all great and they're all going to be on our website. >> seihe's the cyberguy, hoda. >> he knows what's going on. julie scardina has some of her furry and feathered friends. >> that's a big bird. my budget used to be a real downer. especially around the holidays. i made a list of everyone we need to get gifts for this year. but thanks to fingerhut.com, now we can shop with low monthly payments. over 150,000 items, and growing, from brands like samsung, kitchenaid, lego. just click on over to fingerhut.com for the credit you deserve to get all kinds of great gifts. [ drums playing ] let's wrap this one last. ♪ what you're doing now, janice. blogging. your blog is just pictures of you in the mirror. it's called a fashion blog, todd. well, i've been helping people save money

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happy thanksgiving, right? synonymous with thanksgiving, but it actually is such an american animal, i bet you didn't realize it was one of only two birds that have ever been domesticated in the americas. >> really? >> and this -- this is a duck, the moscave duck. i bet most people don't realize there is a difference between a domesticated turkey and a wild turkey. aren't they beautiful? much more sleek, they're fast, they can run, longer legs, they can fly 55 miles an hour. and the domesticated turkey, which, of course, was bred for meat, right? you can see the difference and they also are very alert. these guys down here. this guy, he's kind of just content. i'm just hanging out, you know? i'm fine. so really important the differences. okay. we'll pick that up later. we're going to -- we're going to be thankful for these turkeys because they're great for the

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>> come here. >> i feel so bad. >> that's all right. come here. >> oh, wow. that's a -- yes, peanut weighs about 50 pounds. about the same amount as a turkey. >> okay. and these guys are amazing because they create habitat for all the other creatures in their area. and they actually are kind of considered the pied pipers of biodiversity. all these other animals follow when beavers come into an area. >> they're really critical. >> they are. >> thanks. who is next? >> peanut right there. i'm going to grab a glove. this is one of the most -- well, one of the largest most beautiful and most common hawks in north america. you guys know what this is? a red tailed hawk. >> yes. >> okay. >> this is also a rescue, like peanuts with a rescue, actually about 20 years ago that this bird was rescued. has been an ambassador at our bush gardens williamsburg park

and this is an animal that eats mostly rodents. >> okay. >> even though -- have you heard of pale male who lives in the city? >> on west side. >> yes. >> long lived birds, they live up to 35, even 40 years, so this guy has a longer life. but they really, really are great for pesk control, not just the pigeons out there, but up to 95% of their diet is rodents. >> let's bring out the last guy. we have got -- this is the -- >> stinkiest of all. >> stinkiest of all. that's true. >> you have never smelled a porcupine, you are one lucky human being. >> this is spike right here. >> is that the noise -- >> just about 2 years old. he's going to be growing a little bit larger than that. thank you, lisa. hi, spike. want this? >> oh, gosh. just got a whiff. >> you know what, careful -- >> that is bad. i would like to say that's part of their defense. but the best part of their defense is these quills right here. and most people don't think it

is quills as being just hair. that's all it is. kathie lee -- >> i'm sorry. it is really -- i'm -- i'm sure to other porcupines it is fine, but that is -- >> stop it, hoda! >> is it not the worst smell? >> that is putrid. >> american animals for american holiday. >> happy thanksgiving, sweetie. >> careful. >> to the turkeys too, poor babies. we pulled a few strings. >> got lindsay sterling to give us one of her amazing performances right after this. ♪

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holiday celebrations begin this week. and there are so many families who could use a little extra help this year. we're kicking off our 21st annual holiday toy drive. >> let's meet one of the generous donors who makes it all possible. jean butler, executive director of the toy industry foundation. we see her every year. great to see you. >> you got the hot toy with you. this is it. >> this is our fifth year donating. we're donating a little bit moren this a quarter of a million dollars worth of toys. one of the toys is this. it is the stretch and shout teenage mutant ninja turtle. >> the arms stretch out? >> if you grab -- yeah.

>> oh, no! you know, it is going to be huge. >> fantastic. >> this is important. why do you guys do this every year? >> play is so important to all children. and around the holidays, there are a lot of kids who don't have the opportunity to get a new toy. and that's why we're here, to give those kids these toys. >> we thank you so much. >> we sure do. >> for everything you do. >> happy thanksgiving. >> happy thanksgiving. >> if you would like to donate to the toy drive, bring a toy to the plaza starting next monday. >> or donate from home, go to klgandhoda.com for the details. >> all right. we hope our fan of the week emily has a great time on the trip. >> her hotel accommodations furnished by grand lucayan bahamas. >> tomorrow, we'll help you stop the

nbc 10 news starts now. right now at 11:00, after a wet morning, things are warming up around our area. take a live look at boathouse row, and we may even hit a record. good morning, i'm vai sikahema. but don't get used to the mild temperatures. we're tracking a storm that will bring snow to at least a part of our area. nbc 10 first alert chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here now with more on this wild week. glenn? >> yeah, vai, definitely wild. we were near record cold on saturday morning, record warmth today, and now we have a first alert issued for wednesday and wednesday night. a wet travel day, one of the busiest days of the year. it will be wet just about everywhere, rain