peekaboo sun and still mild. upper 50s, low 60s. 63, that's the warm one on friday. the weekend, couple of showers early. the bulk of the rest of the weekend dry as it turns chillier. thanks so much. the "today" show is next. >> that's what's happening "today in new york." good morning. breaking overnight. copycat fears. u.s. counter-terror officials issue warnings to local law enforcement agencies to anyone who might be scouting soft targets to attack while at white house the french president meets with president obama this morning. what france is asking for in the fight against isis, and will they get. not down. turkey says it had no choice but to fire on a russian jet it says was violating its airspace issuing multiple warnings before taking aim. the two pilots parachuting to the ground, but russian

officials have yet to make contact. doubling down. donald trump says he wasn't the only one who saw thousands of people cheering in new jersey on 9/11. >> i start getting phone calls in my office by the hundreds that they were there and they saw this take place. >> is there any evidence to support trump's claim? and holiday rush. thanksgiving travelers hitting the highways and heading to the airports in droves. the drewing storm that could disrupt the plans of millions of americans, today, tuesday, november 24, 2015. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lawer and sgautry live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a tuesday morning seems like we say this every day, but what a busy morning we've got. >> certainly is. >> and we've got breaking news at top this morning. a russian fighter jet crashed, turkey claiming it shot down

that warplane after repeated warnings saying that the plane was violating its airspace. let's get right to nbc's chief foreign correspondent rich engel in istanbul this morning. richard, what are you hearing about this? >> reporter: good morning, savannah, turkey says it acted legitimately when a then unidentified aircraft violated its airspace, did not heed warnings. kremlin, however, is disputing that claim and calls this incident they serious. russia's defense ministry says its jet which turned into a fireball when it was shot down this morning was inside syrian airspace, its location confirmed by its instruments. the jet's two pilots appear to have ejected bailing out before the plane impacted. helicopters could be seen searching for the pilots. russia blamed ground fire which attacked the jet on a mission in syria near the turkish border, but turkey said two of its u.s. made f-16s like these shot down a jet after it illegally entered

a statement from the fishingish president's office claimed the jet was warned ten times over five minutes. russia has dramatically increased its air strikes in syria it says against isis after a bomb destroyed a russian passenger jet over egypt nearly a month ago. isis is new in the crosshairs the russia, the u.s. and france, all three air forces targeting the group in syria but with little coordination. a video circulating online which is still yet to be confirmed by nbc news . his body recovered by a rebel group. the rebels claim that he died before hitting the ground. this has major implications. it is the first time in recent memory that a nato country, and turkey is a nato country, shot down a russian plane. nato has called for an extraordinary meeting today. >> dangerous situation, richard engel, thank you.

following, a new bulletin from u.s. security officials revealing new information about the planning that went into the terror attacks on paris and a warning to local police departments here in the u.s. to be mindful of potential copycat attacks. we have complete coverage beginning with nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. andrea, what can you tell us? >> good morning, matt, that is right. overnight top counterterrorism u.s. officials warned local law enforcement around the country about the new details of the paris attacks to help prevent a copycat attack here at home. at the same time, the state department is the alerting u.s. travelers to be very careful, i especially careful overseas. a new bulletin reportedly issued by the fbi, the homeland security department and the national counterterrorism center warns u.s. law enforcement to review active shooter scenarios, warning thaek extremists could seek to replicate the effects of the paris attacks using similar weapons and tactics, although on a smaller scale. sent to more than 18,000

agencies across the country, the document asked them to be on the lookout for suspicious people conducting surveillance on soft targets in the u.s. an bulletin analyzes the reesens paris attacks, acknowledging the terrorists used a cell phone with maps of the concert venue and encrypted apps and rented three cars in belgium before moving to a safe house in paris despite warnings that home grown extremists could seek to immick these strategies plots like parris more likely to happen overseas because of geography and societal factors. just as some travelers are leaving for europe and other foreign destinations, a second bulletin from the state department says they should exercise vigilance when in public places use transportation. be aware of immediate surroundings and avoid large crowds and crowd places. exercise particular caution this holiday season and at holiday festivals or events. the travel alert cites multiple attacks in paris, mali, nigeria and turkey and the bombing of

the russian passenger plane, and it says there is a continuing threat from unaffiliated persons planning attacks inspired by major terrorist organizations. in other words, copycats and lone wolves. homeland security says that there is no evidence of an attack pending here in the u.s., but officials offer no such assurances for what might happen overseas now that isis has shown can attack in the heart of europe. matt and savannah. >> and i yeah, thank you very much. shaun henry is a former executive assistant director for the fbi. good morning to you. >> good morning, matt. are these official versions of what americans are thinking anyway? >> i think that's right. you know, we hear about this fbi bulletin that went out to local law enforcement yesterday. it really doesn't say much more than what we've opinion talking about over the last week but it's very form a. it's the fbi making sure they are clearly communicating to local law

enforcement that we're looking at people doing reconnaissance, looking at people that are tactically trained and better be training local law enforcement for active shooters but a we want to be able to ensure they can respond quickly should there be an incident here domestically. >> and lest there be any doubt, shawn, they are telling local officials to look out for soft targets, not even military installations and tourists attractions. in paris it was a cafe on a friday night. >> what we saw in paris really changes the dynamic what have we've seen for terrorist organizations in years gone by. i think what's chrisically important here for local law enforcement to know and trying to get out information that there are millions and millions of people who have to be eyes and years. local law enforcement can't cover every cafe, every restaurant and every sporting event. people need to step up and be aware and by putting this report out it really helps to focus the american public. they have been watching the media, and they see what happens

in paris, but this going out officially like this really says to americans be aware, be alert. don't be afraid, but make sure you're advising law enforcement if you see anything that could be unusual so that they can be responsive. >> all right. shawn henry, thank you very much. >> there was also the warning, of course, to the woorldwide travelers from this country as well. president obama meantime facing increased pressure to up the u.s. campaign against isis, and that is on full display the white house today. president obama will meet with french president francois hollande. nbc national correspondent peter alexander is at white house covering the meeting. peter, good morning. what do you expect. >> reporter: good morning, presidents obama and hollande will stand in solidarity here this morning, but president obama has largely resisted calls that he change or even significantly ramp up his strategy against isis. today the french are likely to push for a stronger u.s. military commitment here. that may mean more special forces on the ground to help identify isis targets, greater intel gathering and lesser

stricter rules of engagement which could mean lesser casualties in syria. this is the same did a that president hoped announced france is at war with isis the president said it was a setback. despite pressure and a lot of it from former allies and even former advisers to be more aggressive, the white house officials insist the u.s. is more than pulling its own weight. the french also want the u.s. to back efforts to bring russia into what they call a single broad coalition to fight terrorists. that's not likely to happen. hollande wasn't even stay the night before he head to moscow for a similar motoring with vladimir putin. >> thanks, let's turn to mark halperin, managing editor of bloomberg politics. >> good morning. >> here we see hollande doing some version of shuttle diplomacy meeting with the president here and going on to meet with president putin.

together here, sand he likely to be successful? >> he wants more intelligence sharing and wants the russians to stop focusing on fighting the rebels and fighting isis and there wants there to be kind of a greater sense of coalition, but there's not much difference between u.s. and france as some people would think. the u.s. would like russia involved on good terms and would like the diplomatic tract to work. that's the most important thing and why the president is trying to be low key. wants diplomacy to work to get assad out of power and turn to isis full force. >> if hollande asks the president for more robust ground presence, special forces, special operations troops and the president says no, here comes hollande with the attacks in paris fresh in everyone's mind. he's got emotion and timing on his side. what aren't optics going to look like if he walks away without that? >> it would look horrible but talking to a senior administration official i don't think the united states think the france will ask for that, special operations but not a large number of ground troops. not capability unless the u.s.

is willing to lead a capability thcuda ie french know it can't happen and president obama does not want that. iraq is always in his mind as an example of how america shouldn't operate in that region. >> talked about substance and let's talk about the style because the president's remarks after paris were widely panned even by some of his allies because of the tone, because felt he came across at defensive and more passionate about his political critics than what had happened in france. now he has this press conference today with the french president by his side. is it a chance for kind of a rhetorical do-over and does the white house even feel that's necessary? >> the president feels like he cannot set a bad example. again, the iraq example is in his mind. he's not a guy who wants to pound the table and says we're going to get these guys. we'll help them down across the world. he thinks it's count productive. he thinks it's low key. he doesn't want the united states to be the enemy of the region. there'sin presentation bill clinton uses, it's better to be

wrong and strong andesight than weak and the president feels he's right. doesn't fear being perceived as weak if he feels he's making the right decision. >> what are the folks saying about the criticism, not from the republicans running for president, but from democrats like leon panetta and dianne feinstein and hillary clinton. >> go back to forget what we say, watch what we do. the diplomacy, the sharing of intelligence is more important than style criticism of what the president does. the president believes that if he says things that are loud and violent and aggressive it's counterproductive and he doesn't want this pop theial campaign to be dominated by what he considers dangerous demagoguery that will hurt america around the world. >> agreed it will feed right into isis' hands. republican presidential front-runner donald trump is standing by his claim that he saw muslims in new jersey cheering the world trade center attacks. nbc ehallie jackson has the

latest on that story. hallie, what do you have. >> reporter: this morning donald trump is doubling down on those comments, some of his most controversial ones yet, even in the face of fact checks. if you thought trump would back down, think again. donald trump delivers a tirade overnight in his own defense. >> i saw people getting together and in fairly large numbers celebrating as the world trade center was coming down. i saw them on television, and i i saw them on television, and i read about it on the internet. >> reporter: his claim, that thousands of muslims in new jersey cheered 9/11 has been denounced and widely discredited by multiple independent fact checkers. trump standing by it. >> i start getting phone calls in my office by the hundreds that they were there and they saw this take place. >> reporter: republican front-runner not apologizing but ben carson is, backtracking after first saying he also saw

>> i think that was an inappropriate response. >> did you see that happening on 9/11? >> i saw the film of it, yes. >> in new jersey? >> yes. >> reporter: now though carson's campaign says he does not stand by those statement and was thinking instead of celebrations in the middle east, not new jersey. >> i did see the film. i don't know where they were, but i did see a film of muslims celebrating. >> list distancing himself from trump marco rubio. at what the point do you feel like you and the rest of your competitors have to call him out on that? >> it's not true and plenty of fact checks. if all i did was respond to everything donald trump said that isn't true i wouldn't be able to run my campaign. >> reporter: rubio, meanwhile, will begin airing his first broadcast ad in key early states. here's an exclusive first look t.focuses on his father and his family story, a way to introduce himself to voters in iowa and new hampshire as rubio hopes to take the top spot in the polls from trump. a new one out this morning, matt and savannah, shows trump still

leading in iowa, though ted cruz is coming on strong. guys. >> hally jackson, thank you. meantime, the thanksgiving travel rush heating up today. millions. americans will hit the roads and head to the airport so what do you need to know if you're heading out. >> we'll be your travel headquarters over the next few days, and we'll start with mr. roker. what are you watching is. >> seventh year in a row an increase in travel more than 50 miles from home, so people are in a mood to travel. let's show you what we're talking about. first of all, as far as that travel is concerned, 46.9 million people will be traveling this year and 89% will be driving and it will be kind of interesting. we're watching three trouble spots over thanksgiving. especially thanksgiving day. chicago, denver, dallas. let's start off in denver as we go to the maps and show you exactly what we're talking about. first let's look at shim o'hair airport. look at this, already, at 6:00 a.m. central time, 7:00 a.m. eastern time, it is packed and it's just going to get worse.

this is tuesday. can you imagine what this is going to look like tomorrow. well, here's what we're looking at. denver is going to be our first hot spot that we're talking about. light snow, freezing drizzle by thursday. delays in the air due to visibility and dangerous road conditions. now we're going to move down to dallas where heavy rain. another three inches. they will have the rainiest year ever. rain with thunderstorms. delays between these storms and on the road gusty wind and heavy rain. going to be a problem there, and we head up to chicago. another big hub. rain with a flood threat. because of the snow on the ground, warming temperatures and heavy rain. they will have problems and delays in the air due to visibility and we'll have roads that are slick with some flooding, guys, so, again, big on through thanksgiving day. the good news is friday into the weekend looking much better.

we're going to get a cold start out there. especially northwest new jersey. most folks between 20 and 25 degrees. this is the air temperature. not the windchills. we've seen teens early this morning. 17 in westhampton. we've doubled that to 34 in the central park. made to 32 early on. up to 47 with a mix of clouds and sunshine. 36 in the city tonight. 50 tomorrow. 51 with sunshine. up every 50s thanksgiving with clouds. low 60s on friday. chillier sunday, monday. >> and that's your latest weather. savannah? >> all right, al. thank you.

this morning over the concussion suffered by st. louis rams quarterback case keenum that happened in the nfl came on sunday and natalie has been following that this week. what's going on? >> rams head coach jeff fisher address ed ed the issue yesterday. will nfl says their concussion protocol wasn't followed sunday and they want to know why. the league is now investigating why both team trainers and independent injury spotters called atcs allowed rams quarterback case keepium to continue playing after this brutal hit. >> oh, boy. you can see him go down and hit the back of the head on the turf. >> he was only diagnosed with a concussion after the game. i didn't see it from my vantage point. >> rams coach jeff fisher monday promised to investigate how the system broke down but would not blame the spotters or his trainers. >> our head train er er did go on

and he spoke to case and he questioned case and case said he felt okay. >> sports pundits on espn were nowhere near as kind. >> this failed on every single level. it was actually disgraceful. i watched it live. it was horrifying to watch. it really was. >> the nfl has had a concussion protocol in place since late 2011, even expanding the role of the interpent spotters beginning this season, giving them the power to stop the game if there is clear visual evidence of the player displaying obvious signs of disorientation or is clearly unstable and is attempting to remain in the game and not be attended to by the club's medical staff. the 27-year-old struggled to get up, even flopping back down after a teammate tried to pull him up immediately. >> to see a hit like that and to see him get up and be so obviously in distress, how anybody could have left him in the game was just, you know, it's just awful.

>> fisher said keenum feels much bert and will play this weekend if the quarterback passes the remaining steps in the league's concussion protocol. the players' union says they are reviewing the concussion protocol in the keenum hit and as for the league they say they will reinforce the need to ensure that the injuries are properly identified and addressed. there was a minute left in regulation in the game, tied at the time and perhaps that's what went into that decision that he stay out on the field. >> the spotter shouldn't care about the game situation or score. they are supposed to get a player out of a bad situation. >> very true. coming cup, the alleged gunman who opened fire on a good samaritan in new orleans. he's behind bars and why did police also arrest his girlfriends? >> and then in "rossen reports," staying safe when heading out for the holidays. the mistake many make when

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good morning everyone. 7:26. tuesday morning. it's november 24th. 34 degrees out. i'm darlene rodriguez. investigators at the scene of a fire that claimed at least two lives in bergen county. tracie strahan has details from fair lawn. tracie? >> reporter: neighbors tell us that flames engulfed the second floor of this group home run by the alliance against homelessness just before midnight. all of this happening on berkshire in fair lawn. they made daring rescues. thick smoke billowed from the second floor bedroom. police officers from fair lawn injured himself trying to rescue a woman from the roof. he suffered a minor injury. we're working to confirm reports that two people were killed here. back to you. >> tracie strahan in new jersey. thank you, trace. let's look at the morning commute with lauren scala.

>> thanks, darlene. the new york state thruway is a big mess because of an icing condition at the beginning of the tappan zee bridge. a water main break in nyack and it's dripping on to the brimg. delays back to the garden state parkway there. we have a disabled vehicle westbound by the bronx river parkway. a slow ride on the cross bronx and the bruckner. back to you. darlene. thanks so much. we'll take a quick break.

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7:30 on a tuesday morning right now. 24th day of november, 2015. big pre-thanksgiving crowd out on the plaza. we always back the plaza at this time of the year. we'll go out and say hi to these people in just a couple of minutes. by the way, 25 hours from now if those people stick around they will get to see a glimpse of the hottest singer on the planet, adele. she will be performing live on "today." i think i'm going to mention in the studio. in the studio. >> yeah. >> her new album is shattering

welcome her to studio 1a. >> the hottest singers in the planet aren't going us hello, it's me, during every commercial. >> can't take it anymore. >> here's what's happening in the headlines. fbi and other u.s. count terrorism officials issuing a new bulletin this morning in the wake of the paris attacks asking local law enforcement agencies to review their responses to an active shooter and to be on the lookout for suspicious people who could be conducting surveillance on potential soft targets. >> four crew members were killed on monday when their military helicopter went down at ft. hood in texas. they were on a routine training mission at the time. the cause of the crash is now under kregs. and the faa says eight planes approaching dallas' main airport were hit with laser pointers sunday night. seven of the jets were southwest airlines flights, the other a private plane. all of them did land safely. let's turn to new orleans now where the suspect in a brazen shooting of a medical student that we showed you on tape on monday is now in

custody, and there's been a second arrest tied to that investigation. nbc's kerry sanders has this story. hi, kerry, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning. the alleged gunman is in the jail behind me here. his arrest affidavit is expected to be finalized later this morning, the charges expected to be robbery, kidnapping and attempted first-degree murder, and if he's convicted on that attempted murder charge here in louisiana, he faces life in prison. >> this morning the man police say shot a helpless unarmed good samaritan in this chilling video is in jail. 21-year-old euric cain, allegedly the cold blooded gunman when fired at tulane medical student peter gold was taken into custody when new orleans police and federal marshals raided the house where he was hiding. >> i couldn't are proud of the fact that we not only caught him quickly, but it was done without incident and no one got hurt. >> reporter: not a shot fired. >> not a shot fired. >> reporter: also under arrest

girlfriend nictoria washington, together. police say even though she wasn't at scene of the shooting, she's being charged as an accessory. according to authorities, cain made a full confession, admitting he was the one seen dragging a woman down the street and police say he told them he was the one who turns his gun on peter gold, shooting him once in the stomach and trying to shoot him a second, even a third time but the gun jams, likely sparing gold's life. >> it was a chilling video even for those of us hardened from seeing a lot of this stuff. >> reporter: look like he was going to kill him. >> no question. the guy who did this is a cold-blooded killer and i would call it domestic terrorism. >> reporter: tulane university issued a statementing that i the new orleans police and the u.s. marshals service for their swift action here, and they went on to say that peter gold to them is worth marveling at because of

>> kerry sanders on this story, kerry, thank you very much. >> let's take a turn and get a check of the weather from al. >> and we look at what's happ we look at what's happening right now in the west. heavy rain moving into northern california. snow making its way through the cascades and the inner moun mountain regions. we already have winter watches, advisories and warnings stretching all the way into the rockies and the the central and western plains. ok at this snow. it comes in today into the west, mountain west snow. good news, we'll be looking at a decent amount of? for the cascades and the sierras. wednesday it moves into the rockies and look for delays around salt lake city tomorrow. then as we get into thursday the storm reaches the central u.s. from san antonio up into dallas, minneapolis looking at snow and chicago heavier rain and on friday more heavy thunderstorms down through southern texas, icing conditions through

oklahoma on into kansas and more wet weather into chicago so there's probably going to be airport delays and travel problems, even as we get into . al, thanks very much. just chilly here in the mid-30s to upper 30s. sheepshead bay, murray hill, 35. notice all of the 20s north and west of the city. some cases low 20s. low 20 in danbury right now. a feature of a mix of sun and clouds. mid-40s by noontime. tomorrow, up around 51. thanksgiving, low clouds roll in. maybe a few breaks. upper 50s. milder, 63 friday. showers saturday and colder sunday, monday. >> get your weather any time. go to weather channel on cable and weather.com online. matt? >> thanks, al. just ahead, is it worth it? what some drug stores will give you if you share your private health information. and a warning before you hit the road this thanksgiving. >> hi, good morning. i'm jeff rossen. coming up.

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the roof or wooden planks. i always think, i don't know about about you. will this come loose and it happens a lot because people aren't tying it down correctly. this morning dangerous moments caught on tape and how to protect your family. >> just weeks ago chaos on a new jersey highway. this mattress flying off a car sending drivers swerving this. truck tips over and explodes, and it happens all the time. wood planks, broken glass, degree coming loose and flying through the air. >> there it goes. >> reporter: crashing into your car at highway speeds. >> it happened within a split second. i didn't have any time to react. >> reporter: abby mathias could have been killed this summer when a large piece of plywood fell out of the truck in front of her on the highway. >> i saw it fly up, and next thing i knew i was feeling the shower of glass and my ears were

ringing because it had gone through my windshield. >> reporter: an these accidents can be deadly. according to the latest government report the numbers are growing. nearly 500 people killed every year. 11,000 more injured when debris barrels through the air. why does this keep happening? >> welsh let me show you what people do. take a mattress, you load it up on your suv, okay. the big box stores give out free twine for strapping it down. >> twine, just like this. >> this is not strong enough to hold a mattress on an suv at high speeds. >> reporter: when the stores give this to you, you're thinking it's the store, must be safe. >> to show us, these highway troopers tie down the mattress with that twine. i think we're good into right now i'm standing on an away donned runway at a regional airport working with the washington state patrol. this is my producer linds who will get into the suv with the mattress and get up to highway

and see if it stays on or flies off with the twine and i'll be behind the chase case with the trooper to see what it looks like and how scary it is if it does fly off. okay. here we go. i'm stepping on at all. common situation. >> somebody transporting a mattress on their car. >> 20, 30, 40, and going 45, there it goes. >> comes right off. >> it flew off that car, like a missile flying through the air. watch that again. the twine literally snaps. the air catches the mattress flipping it up and sending it airborne in seconds. >> the object flying off the car, you either hit that or hit the other vietnam in the other lane. >> reporter: what should we use? >> ratchet snaps. for less than 20 bucks pig this up in a big box star. >> reporter: how does it work?

the hook underneath the luggage rack and tighten it up. >> reporter: good to go. >> good to go. >> reporter: lindsey is behind the wheel again even hitting 70 miles per hour. >> secure properly this will not come off. >> reporter: this will save lives. >> absolutely. >> reporter: an abcy tool that could prevent this from slamming right into you. so there's the simple takeaway, twine. bad. use the ratchet straps and if you see a car hauling something and doesn't look secure. stay back, switch lanes or pass them. once you're at safe distance call 911 and report that vehicle. the troopers say they don't mind getting those calls and responding to those emergencies could ultimately save lives. important information as we all get on the road this week. guys. >> absolutely, jeff. thank you very much. coming up, "pop start" is

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all right. tamron is in for carson in the original room this morning and social media buzzing over a dress this morning. what is it this time in. >> it is so funny, guys, how things go viral. so it is all about the dress. no, savannah, not that dress. i know you wanted to discuss this. >> still gold and white. >> the gold and white and blue and black. >> it's this dress that everyone is talking about. here's the back story. weather anchor spotted this

her great find in a facebook back for meteorologists, and then this happened. all across the country meteorologists showed up wearing this dress. this is actually a collage of many of the women who wore this on air. >> i have it. >> well, that's the word on the street, and more pictures continue to pour in via facebook. you see it here. fox carolina's nicole pepe writes this is hilarious and, yes, i have two colors. wral amy willment says i'm not afraid to say i'm a bargain hunter. by the way, the dress still available on amazon for the low price, but it may not arrive until january which is okay, guys, because these colors are seasonal, and if you're wondering, here's moy theory why everyone loves it, the darts here, savannah and natalie. >> slimming. >> very flattering on pretty much every body type, so also with the black panels on the side it gives you a nice little hour glass figure.

so, does this dress look good on everyone is the question. >> that's comedy. >> especially with the slenderizing darts. >> your waist is so thin. >> i love that he's got a little decollete showing there. >> needed the original room to get to that. >> that was a long way to go, and it paid off big. >> that was requested. >> okay, tamron. thank you very much. >> all makes sense now. >> coming up, creative diys. savannah loves it. >> from two of our favorite, the

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good morning everyone. 7:56. it's 34 degrees out on a tuesday morning, november 24th. i'm darlene rodriguez. suffolk county police are investigating a drunk driving

crash in smith town. chopper 4 was over the scene at route 347 and mt. pleasant road. two suvs were involved in the crash. one smashed into a building. police say a 20-year-old woman from hauppauge was driving. she's charged with dwi. the other driver worked in the suffolk county district attorney's office. both are treated for nonlife-threatening injuries. a broken water main left streets flooded since sunday in hoboken. normal water service may not be restored until after thanksgiving. let's look at the commute with lauren scala. thanks, darlene. service is suspended on the f train downtown between avenue x and stillwell avenue. delays in both directions on the 7. the big problem now, the new york state thruway closed southbound. this is temporary. you can see it here before you get to the tappan zee bridge span. this is because of an icing condition outs there. they're salting the roads. very bad delays. back to you, darlene. thanks, lauren. let's check the weather today.

47 is the high. tomorrow lots of sun a high of 51. thursday, mild and cloudy. 59 is the high. friday, sun and clouds. 63. saturday, a passing shower, high of 52. coming up on the "today" show, look at how independent record stores are making a comeback ahead of small business saturday.

it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, dough for your data. why some drug stores are offering deep discount for your personal information, but is that a good idea? plus, the property brothers. hgtv stars drew and jonathan scott join us with a preview of their latest renovation project and show us some easy diy ideas to spruce up your space. and girls night out. the inside scoop on adele's big evening with fellow stars

today, tuesday, november 24, 2015. >> shout-out to all the girls pack at hotel. this is your wake-up girl. we're on today! >> good morning, kentucky. >> all the way from north louisiana to be on the "today" show. >> debby and denny just married from buoy, maryland! 8:00 now on this tuesday morning. it's the 24th of november, 2015. and now it's starting to feel like the holidays. we have a huge crowd on our plaza this morning. people getting ready for thanksgiving. we got the parade this week. we got the tree lighting next week and got the crowd out here

>> man, we've got lots of people who are going to be in the parade, lots of people from all over the country. we love this time of year, you know what it is? >> what? >> day two of our big tie preview for 2015. >> wow. >> this morning we're getting into toys for elementary school kids, and as you can see we've got some experts on hand. >> a few testers there. first to natalie with a check of the top stories this morning. good morning again. >> good morning. u.s. counterterrorism officials have issued a new bull to local police agencies urging them to review their training for active shooter incidents coming on the heels of a worldwide travel alert from americans from the state department t.cites the increase attacks overseas, and it says attacks by major terrorist groups and lone wolves are likely to continue. travelers are urged to be vigilant in public places and to avoid large crowds. nato is holding an emergency meeting today to discuss the

russian warplane that was shot down overnight. nato member turkey said its fighter jets downed the plane which was unidentified at the time because it had violated turkish airspace. it says the aircraft ignored repeated warnings. however, russia denied that the plane violated turkish airspace while carrying out military operations in neighboring syria. it called the incident very serious. the new england patriots paid tribute monday night before their games against the bills to massachusetts native and lifelong fan ezra schwartz. the 18-year-old had been studying in israel. he was volunteering in the west bank thursday, delivering food to israeli soldiers when he was killed in what israel called a palestinian terror shooting. >> at this time we would like to hon or honor ezra schwartz and the hundreds of victims like him with a moment of silence.

ezra's family says even while he was overseas they watched patriots games together over the internet. space travel for ordinary people may be one stop closer. amazon ceo jeff bezos said his origin space company completed a second test flight on monday. he told me this morning that space tourism may be a lot closer than you think. >> it could be just a couple of years from now. one of the great things about this vehicle is we get to fly it autonomously t.flies itself, so it's kind of like a flying robot and goes up and down without any pilots on board so we can test it and test it and test it without putting humans at risk and when we're really confident we'll spring you and other passengers up into space. >> the test flights have been unmanned. bezos says his reusable rocket would eventually be able to carry six people just beyond the earth's atmosphere. a family's day at beach in florida turned frightening this weekend when dozens of sharkd whipped up the water in a

feeding frenzy. tyla whitlow says her four kids were on a raft when they spotted 50 to 60 sharks headed towards them. they got to the shore safely and whitlow even recorded one of the encounter and her boy said it was better than seeing sharks at the movie. at shore looking at sharks, better at a safe distance. >> thanks very much. how much is your private health information worth to you? >> one major drug store train hope you'll raid it for extra savings but is that worth it? here's nbc's blake mccoy. >> reporter: from the grocery for to the department for, our buying habits are being tracked. now the nation's largest pharmacy wants to take it a step further. walgreens is launching a new smartphone app called connect, connecting your health data to their servers. once you download the app here's how it works. you get points based on how much health information you share. take your blood pressure, for example. if you are to manually enter your blood pressure right now,

if you were to link this though to a monitor like a smart watch that automatically sends that information to wall green's every day you would get 250 points. those points then get you discounts. does this sound like something you would use in. >> yeah, definitely. if you're going to get rewards to save money at walgreens and i'm already going there just to stay healthy, why wouldn't i >> reporter: walgreens markets service as a way to set health goals and track your progress but didn't respond to the interview request about the fine print which says the company can store the data to build a profile and combine it with data from other companies to target you with custom ads and deals. do you worry about what happens to that information? >> not until you just said that actually. >> reporter: didn't even think about it. >> think about a place like a drug store, they also have your purchase history, drug history and when you have drug history you know quite a lot about someone's medical diagnosis. >> reporter: medical information that can be target for cyber criminals.

experts say medical records are ten times more valuable on the black market than credit cards. walgreens' biggest rival cvs asks you to sign a hipaa authorization to join its rewards program but in a statement to nbc news the company says it only tracks the number of prescriptions you fill, not the types of medication. when deciding what health information you should share, consumer advocates say it's important to answer three key questions from a company's privacy policy. how is your data shared? who has access to it? and what kind of security measures are in place to protect your data? questions to help you decide whether sharing your info for discounts is worth the price. for "today," blake mccoy, nbc news, los angeles. >> kind of a slippery slope there. >> yeah, it is. >> absolutely. coming up on "trending," we'll talk about a new survey that deals with the most important things you can teach your children. >> might be some surprises in there. plus, adele's busy evening

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>> but americans are coming clean in a new survey. 85%ed a night gifting themselves. >> absolutely. >> another 67% spent more on themselves. >> guilty, guilt. >> than on other people. >> or they kept a gift they originally intended to give someone else. >> i've done all of those. >> i'm so guilty. >> i haven't done that one. >> it's the sales. they are everywhere, so it's two for me, one for you. >> it's also you tend to go shop for other people in stores that you like. >> yes. >> for things that you like so you say, wait a second, i might have that for the holidays as well. >> it happened yesterday and a 30% sale, the only thing i could do is buy something for myself. >> vale needs louboutin shoes. >> they don't go on sale, okay? the next story really shows people can be selfless as well and think of others. this is being shared widely across web this morning. it's all based on a sign that a restaurant in detroit posted in its window. check it out. this will make us all feel

the sign says george's thanksgiving day dinner, if anyone is home alone, come eat with us for free all day. if you're homeless or poor george says he'll women you into his restaurant on thanksgiving, no questions asked. he's been doing it for years? that's spectacular. >> why thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, people do things like that all the time. really cool. all right. let me show you a list. it shows some character interest rates. which of these do you think is most important to teach your kids? honesty, kindness, strong work ethic, courage, leadership and toughness. which of these is most important. >> kindness. >> i think honesty because it breeds after everything else. i think once you're honest. >> honesty begets kindness. >> i would say kindness but the survey results were a little bit surprising. >> according to survey monkey, we did this, all right. it says that most people say honesty. 43%. 29% said kindness, a strong work ethic finished third followed by

by the way, 7% said something else. >> what? >> can we pick all of the above? >> yeah, i mean. it's not like if you teach honesty you can't teach the other. >> but kindness is super important. >> absolutely. lets us turn to tamron. has an all adele edition of "pop start." >> in the spirit of kindness i have something for you, adele. it's an all-adele "pop start." >> i like that. >> you seem surprised. "pop fix the "is the other one i do but i'm all popped out. counting down to adele's big performance here on "today." just 24 hours left. got the countdown clock. last night on "the tonight show" adele debuted another new song this one called "water under the bridge" and here you go. don't pretend that you don't

i love you water under the bridge if you're going to let me down, let me down gently don't pretend that you don't want me it's all water under the bridge >> now everyone is dancing at home. that song's amazing, and talking to jimmy adele showed a different side revealing a story behind a moment you may have missed at the end of per performance on "snl." made a little funny face at the end. here's the explanation. >> i had no idea i was still being filmed. i got home and my friends from england sent me a vine of me going. >> that's so good. it's fantastic. >> i've got to say, the album is great, obviously getting crazy good reviews. >> indeed. adele thought the show had cut away when she made that infamous meme her friend and after fallon hit town with some friends, you want to know who, jennifer lawrence and emma stone, a

picture of the ladies going out for some mexican fold, i'm told, here in new york, and by the way, speaking of jennifer lawrence, "entertainment weekly" has just named her itsents tan earth of year. the mag zane says the 25-year-old actress is discovering her own power and done playing games. some other stars on the list, haraj haraji wenson. there you have it. that's your adele "top start." >> this went out for mexican food but didn't call. >> they called us, but unfortunately it went straight to voice mail. >> must have called a thousand times. >> i'll play you my voice mail one time. mr. roker, how about the weather. >> all right. again, it's all about thanksgiving. let's take a look. watching three areas that are probably going to be the trouble spots on thanksgiving. let's start off right now. denver international airport, this is one of our possible hub

and heavy snow at times and limited visibilities. let's move to dallas. chance. thunderstorms and heavy rain, possible ground stops and, of course, i-35 is going to be a mess as well. and then we move up to chicago, and you're going to be looking for trouble along i-39. chicago international, afternoon heavy thunderstorms, low visibility and some localized flooding and i-80 may have al, thanks very much. pretty quiet here. clouds and sunshine wi break out. 47 the expected high. mainly clear. a nice moon lit sky tonight. we will see 20s, north and west of town. tomorrow, sunshine. beautiful day for traveling. 51 the expected afternoon high. low clouds roll in. 59. 63 for friday. 50s saturday. >> that's your latest weather.

savannah? >>on all right, all, thank you. now to today's hassle-free holiday. more of our toying around. working with toyportfolio.com and parent and kids have been reviewing 36 of the season's hottest toys. here's the criteria. how easy was it to get it out of box? that's big. the clarity of directions, the ease of assembly. was the listed age range appropriate, and most importantly was it fun? was ten gageing? stephanie oppenheim co-founder of toyportfolio.com brought along some little reviewers who are adorable. >> good morning. >> this is the inflatable remote-controlled minions. >> can we agree minions are cool. >> they are cooler when you can make them move. >> i think this is pretty awesome. >> so these are really cute and very novelty item of the year. >> but it only got a 67. >> so the reason they lost so many points is that they didn't come with an air pump or a patch kit so parents really naelt for the money there should be, if you didn't have your own air pump. >> the company, we reached out

and said most consumers had told them they didn't need a pump so they lowered the price and that was the reason for that. >> let's go over here, zoomer kitty, a 16. >> here's the deal. people who love cats and people who don't like cats so much. it's true also for bikes. we flew in lisa and ella from oklahoma because they love zoomer kitty. >> you guys like this. why? >> i felt it was such an interactive toy and responded to her touch and actions. >> and brad and max have a different story, why? >> zoom a kitty seemed to have purred constantly which is extremely irritating. on the other hand, i think we've decide we're not a cat family. >> so there you go. >> by the way, we reached out to spinmaster and they said as kids grow and mature we understand they need different toys and sometimes dad's ears are sensitive for zoomer kitty. what do we have here? >> star wars legos number one

we are dylan and henry. >> this got a 90, the "star wars." >> got a very high score. parents love it because the instructions are clear and feel that their kids are having an educational experience while they are building satiable relations, fine motor skills. the kids love them because they have all of these moving parts on the build, in particular this. generation of lego builders love the mini figs, going after the mini figs and this is from the new movie, super, super popular. >> does it come with good directions? the directions are wonderful. again, for this type of set, you want to start smaller with the younger builder which is a great point. grandparents often get the big box. want your kids to be building like these guys are doing right here. >> tell me about this, the project mc squared doll and got an 82. >> the people who brought us the bratz do the and toned down their look and now they are all about science. i love that it's a multi-cultural collection of dolls. each one comes with an

easy-to-do science kit so you can do a volcanic eruption or make your own lava lamp which lights up, your own glue stick. hi compliments from this from brothers who also want to do the science experiments with their sisters. >> kind of a combo fashion and science and function. >> they didn't love the fact, very hard to get dolls out of the packaging, be careful not to cut hair off when you're getting the doll out. >> packaging is my waterloo all the time. >> this is the ebu giant floor puzzle. >> this got a 94. >> this is so low tech and yet it got the entire score of the toy series we did for three days. >> why? >> puzzles are a wonderful project kids do on their own and builds a sense of confidence when they put the puzzle together and a great parent-child toy to do together. cell phones go down, working on a puzzle. under $0. one of the less expensive toys this season and we also recommend bring beinging a game

memories rather than any particular toy. >> and pieces you won't lose and babe its won't check on them. and final hi? >> classic toys hot wheel. if you have a child in the hot wheel zone this is the ultimate. >> it got a 78. >> kind of hard to put it together so if you're not handy, leave some time and that's true of most of the toys we looked at this year. putting toys stogt no easy task. sometimes you need a power drill. you have to leave a certain time allotted for putting toys together so you're not super cranky. >> manage your own expectations about what it's going to take. >> kid testers, two perfect scores. they love it because it has a place to display all the cars that they collect and ramps. >> like a parking garage. >> kind of awesome. >> exactly. >> thank you so much. kids, good job. by the way, another round of toys to review tomorrow on "today." >> what age? >> tweens.

let's move over to savannah. the "today" parenting team is a place for people to come together and have conversations about everyday celebrations and the challenges of being a parent. all this morant team members have been sharing tips on how to raise kind kids who give back to the community. take a look at some of what we heard. lisa says parents should lead by example and jay is suggesting taking educational trips, expose being your children to different lifestyles. ime wrote teach kids to serve rather than be served. show them the positive impact they can have. and by the way, in case you don't know this, you can add your voice to the mix if to today.com/parentingteam and click the join now community to be become a part of the amazing community. a lot will be shared hand we'll be high liking some of the best ideas onhine and, of course, on our show. over to matt. >> thank you. i'll take it. here with the property brothers.

they have a great new project they are taking on, and they have a fan here. >> trio. >> he's third brother. >> really. >> are they part of a country music singing trio? >> did you know they are into country music?

good morning, everyone. 8:26. tuesday morning looking at the george washington bridge. i'm darlene rodriguez. the fire broke out after midnight in a home run by the alliance against homelessness. four women in been living there. two of them died. their names have not been released. they help with people who are homeless, struggling with mental illness and disabilities. >> two accidents. two problems on the cross bronx expressway before the bronx river parkway and two before the major deegan. better news, all lanes have opened on the new york state thruway. we had an icing situation. they are starting to ease out. cold morning. less windy.

47 the high. tonight, chilly, 36. tomorrow, lots of sun, 51. thursday, mild and cloudy. thanksgiving, 59 is the high. friday, sun and clouds, 63 degrees. five deals you should think twice about ahead of the holiday season. another update in a half hour.

we're back now. 8:30 on a tuesday morning. it's 249dth day of november, 2015, and you would think it's a holiday right now because we've got a massive crowd, including the property brothers out on the plaza and just in case you

a big star will stop by to entertain our holiday crowd though inside the studio we're talking about the amazingly talented adele. >> i plan to do some stalking. i'm a huge fan. >> by the way, can we do one thing. had some fun with the young lady who has the sign right here. what's your name? >> hally. >> who is nasty? >> it's my aunt. >> what's your name? >> her real name is have that'sa and we call her nasty. >> nice lady. >> you said hi to nasty and it's good to have her here. >> so it's not al. >> no. >> he's our nasty. >> it was very revealing who thought the sign was for them. >> we all did. >> by the way, we've got the property brothers out on our plaza this morning, and coming up they are telling us that they are country stars but first al is doing a little shopping out

>> yes, he is. >> so this weekend is small business saturday. it's a reminder to shop at local stores that make our communities great, so we invited some small business owners to set up shops like steve's urban lumber. you make cutting boards. >> i do. what are these made from? >> they are from repurposed trees. i collect trees from people's yards and i just -- i mill them and turn them into cutting boards. >> these are beautiful. >> fantastic. >> and you've got andrew's honey. this is great. this guy actually makes honey -- he's got hives on roofs all across new york city. >> yes, sir, even queens where you're from. >> i've got some queen's honey. nothing, honey, thank you very much. >> andrew, appreciate that. >> coming down here to nirvana designs.

what's your name? >> shirley. >> where are you located? >> long island city new york. >> kind of left shark. >> everything is hand knit in nepal. >> it's beautiful. >> by the local crafts women. >> and this is naturally susan. you must be susan. >> i'm susan in new york city. >> what are you makeing? >> all natural skin care products. >> lavender, that smells nice. i'll spray my camera man jimmy, he smells much better now. >> all refreshed now. >> so fresh, all right. let's comb over here to dick, you're located in brooklyn. >> what's your name? >> chuck. >> these are beautiful. >> have a small shop in brooklyn where a lot of small shops are and great place to come and shop small. >> is the garden gnome for salele? >> he is. >> fantastic. >> and i like the name of this place, cafe grumpy. hi, how are you? what's your name? >> carolyn. >> have a cup of coffee for you. >> located in brooklyn. >> yes. >> don't forget, shop small and

it's small business saturday this saturday, okay. right after thanksgiving. guys, thank you so much. thank you, guys, for coming down. that's what's going on around the did he pay for anything? that's what i want to know. mid and upper 30s. chill in the air this morning. a lot of suburbs are down in the 20s. 25 in sussex. danbury, 24. westhampton, 17 degrees this morning. more clouds early. break out into sunshine later on. 51 tomorrow. bright and sunny. 59 thanksgiving day. mild on friday. 63. couple showers saturday. colder by sunday. >> hold on. let me spray dave auerbach, too. he smells lovely. guys. >> all right. a thank you so much. now to our ongoing series thanks and giving t.focuses on the life

saving work atst jude's children's research hospital. >> and this morning a teenager giving us all inspiration. here's nbc's janet shamlian. >> reporter: ally allen can't believe this is all really happening. >> this one is actually one of my favorites that i love? a rack of designer gowns to choose from. >> that is beautiful. >> reporter: gorgeous accessories to go with the perfect dress. >> i think this one is perfect. >> yeah. >> reporter: and an invitation to wear them on country music's biggest night from one of its brightest new stars, kelsey bellerini. >> i wanted to ask you since you've had to miss out on stuff maybe if you would be my date to the cmas. >> reporter: killsy is nominated for two awards and wants ally by her side. >> i was not expecting that at all so i started crying just of happiness. i love you. >> so glad you're coming. >> reporter: friendship was born at st. jude's children's hospital where kelsey was appearing alongside other

country starts and mistook ally who had hair at the time for another musician. >> kind of prior to figure out what she sings and all of a sudden she's like, yeah, i'm almost done with radiation for my brain tumor, and i was like oh, you're a patient. i had no idea. >> reporter: something clicked. they both felt it. >> we were like best friends immediately. sorry. i don't know why i'm crying right now. >> reporter: it's been a tough road for the 17-year-old. a dancer, she was diagnosed with brain cancer two years ago after forgetting her routine moments before a performance. >> ally's type of cancer is a humor called an epindimoma and they are quite rare, tended to have headaches, moments of forgetfulness which turned out in hindsight to likely be seizures. after treatment at st. jude it appeared she had beaten her disease until july. a devastating diagnosis of a

second more aggressive brain cancer, but doctors at st. jude are not giving up. they are getting ally ready for a tough round of chemo. days like this are a good form of medicine. what's your game plan for today? >> kelsea and i are going to walk out there, just happy, excited to be there. >> reporter: ally won't just be attending the show, with makeup and styling by kelsea's team. >> oh, my gosh. those look so good. >> reporter: they will walk the red carpet side by side. >> i'm just so excited to just see her on the red carpet feeling like a superstar. >> reporter: finally the big event, photographed and interviewed, a night neither young woman will forget. >> this is amazing. it's nothing i've ever experienced before. i feel super girly and glammed. i'm so happy going to love me boy, help me like you mean it >> reporter: a rising star and

the new friend she says inspires her. for "today," janet shamlian, nbc news, nashville. >> ally allen is with us here along with marlo thom, the national outreach director for st. jude children's research hospital. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> how are you doing al? >> i'm doing great. >> red carpet was fun? >> yes, it was the best night of my life. >> what was this thing with justin justin timberlake. >> the last day of my radiation at st. jude justin timberlake was taking a tour at st. jude and i just happened to be there. >> we see a little duet going on there. >> reunited at the cmas so we sang "reunited." >> that's fantastic. marlo, obviously the work that st. jude has done means everything for something like ally. >> what's exciting about this. we changed the paradigm at st. jude. several years ago we took a very brave and bold step. we dared to take children who

had a recurrent disease like she has and give it a second round of radiation. that's never been done before so what that has really done now is given her a chance she never would have had before. >> i think what's important to note not only are you doing this ground breaking work at st. jude but other hospitals then take these advances and use them as well. >> absolutely. >> we share this worldwide just the way we share all of our breakthroughs. >> ally, you look great. >> thank you so much. >> look like you're having the time your life. >> thank you. >> great to have you here. >> thank you. by the way, catch marlo starring in the off broadway play "clever little lies" because marlo is the busiest woman ever. >> doing double duty every day. coming up, the property brothers are making themselves at home in our studio and they have brought along some quick and easy diy projects. >> and up next works needs to download the latest hits. kmt back of the record store. i'll tell you about that, but

welcome back. we've stepped outside to our small business saturday shops as we help promote local businesses and "today's" erica hill is here to introduce us to a shop in california which is hitting off the right motors. >> that's exactly what you could say. good morning to you. turns out the music stores and vinyl heading the way of the eight track are exactly exaggerated and that's very good news for the city of long beach. there's more than just nostalgia in these stacks of vinyl. >> there is a ritual to cleaning the record and putting it on and hearing the needle drop and being an active participant. it's a much better experience. >> thousands of albums, new and old, keeping this small business turning for more than two decades. >> what's allowed you to survive and even thrive as we've seen

some of those big box retailers go under? >> we've always tried to be engaging more than just a place to buy stuff. >> fingerprint, a staple in long beach, california, is one of 28 million mom and pop shops across the country. businesses that employ more than half of all working americans and help drive local economies. >> there really wasn't much in this neighborhood. we've seen, you know, a lot of other people coming around us. i think it has had a ripple effect that's been kind of cool. >> small business owners come in and believe in a community and hire people and people in turn support them back. >> owner rand foster credits his success with putting the community first. >> it's not the chain coffee house or the big box or, you know, retail store, but the funky store that you go in and you never really know what you're going to find. >> at fingerprints those surprises include in-store performances from big names. >> lou read did one of his final public appearances here.

we've had jack johnson, john lee hooker, foo fighters. >> and up-and-coming artists like cory dane whose dreams of making music started here. >> i think fingerprint afforded me a platform to get music to people before anyone else did. >> while business hasn't always been easy over the past 23 years foster says it's all worth it. is this your dream come true? >> i think 15-year-old me would be kind of blown away by what 50-year-old me gets to do. i think it's pretty much a dream come true. >> so rand foster's fingerprints is a huge part of the community in long beach but also a family affair so he and his wife run it. they started the shop together and his son works there as well and met his son on the day they were there. >> i lost record shop. so glad to see it doing well. >> a great vibe to go into that store and that's the way he designed it, where people can just kind of sit and relax. >> part of a community, cool. erica, thank you. let's bring in this conversation maria who is director of the small business association.

>> i love it. >> small business is the engine of america. >> never been more important than today to support main street small businesses. the mom and pops are driving our economy creating majority of jobs and when you shop there you get something unique and special and you have 68 sent on the dollar that stays in the community. so i urge everybody to join the movement and support small. look at enthusiasm we have. >> we love it. small businesses add such character and texture to a community. let's also talk about restaurants because people might think of the little shops or boutiques, but supporting local restaurants also a huge part of this. >> that's right. >> when you shop small you'll get business owner that knows a lot about their product and in the evening they went that day and supported the local restaurants, the locally owned restaurants that attract people, that are conveners and you create a sense of community and you have a special unique experience in this place, special recipes so i enjoyed shop small saturday here in new york and this year i'm going out to california as well so i'm

delighted you featured our long beach business. >> always good to have you here. >> thank you so much. we'll remind you small business saturday is this coming saturday. >> the go to sba.gov to learn more how to grow and scale their business. >> thank you so much. coming up next, what's got the property brothers singing for joy? but, first, this is "today" on nbc. switch now, new york and get installed as early as today. mom switched. we switched. i switched to time warner cable and knew exactly when they were coming. thanks to their 1 hour appointment window.

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we're back now. 8:48 with two of our favorites, drew and john than scott star of hgtv's "the property brothers" and tackling a new project renovating a sprawling ranch for their new show "property brothers at home on the ranch." good morning. >> good morning. >> you hear this song? >> that sounds like a hit. that's adele's new song. >> who is singing that? >> that's actually both of us. we wrote and recorded two songs for this series because we grew up on a ranch and every weekend we were around the camp fire.

>> country music s rs now. >> we're trying. >> country pop. >> a little edgy. >> equal talent or normal where one of you covers for the other. >> i like to think that i'm the front man. >> yes. >> and he's bigger than me. >> bigger ego and bigger hair. >> talk about the project. this one takes some real doing. >> this was crazy. this is an old family friend's ranch, a ranch my dad worked on up in the rocky mountains back in the '50s and so we went back to the old family friends and decided to come and give it a complete makeover. >> how big is this place? >> 2,400 acres and a real working ranch and this is where they filmed "legend of the fall" and "lonesome dove" and "broke bark mountain." sgt guest house was a part of this. >> my dad's friend scotty passed awaive cancer and was there every family holiday and doing a renovation that has those kind of memories mean something even more. >> and transforming the guest house, an old rundown place that the cowboy that worked the ranch

lived and we transformed it and it looks like a suite. >> let's move over here and talk about some things that people can do at home. this is what, a tree stump side table. >> people watch a show like this and ranch, even if you live in the city you can have a little bit of country in your home so what i -- we actually went out to the back property and just took down some of the trees lying on the ground and chopped them. as's as cleaning up a larger log and taking smaller ones and attaching them to make a stump. >> if you live in the city and like this look, where would you suggest people go to get that stump. >> westchester. >> ask your neighbors in westchester. >> lots of places can you get fallen trees or what not. the main thing with this just sand it down. you have to actually let it sit and dry out for about a month and sand it down, sand it and seal it. >> don't want to introduce any bugs in your house so make sure it dries up properly. >> seal the top and bottom and

>> and it's a side table and one of those things and can you pull it over and it's an extra seat if you're entertaining. >> pull up a stump. >> talk about the wagon wheel here. >> wagon wheel, a little bit big of a project, but i love the idea of just mixing and matching things and maybe making a piece of wall decker. get them at vint damage shops. >> somebody that wants a style that's a little more rustic. >> throw something like this. we have a plywood backing on it, you can stain that as well. did that with some of the belt buckles, rodeo champions, family friends that we worked, took all of their belts and wall mount it had. >> mix it up with leather in behind. >> and if you're more advanced, where do you get the clock kit. >> any craft store. by the perfectly. popped out all the gear from the middle and stuck the clock in. >> jonathan has moved on from taking old crates into something, moved on to wagon

wheel. >> somewhere there's a wagon not operating just white. >> put this up on blocks out west. >> how long is this going to take? >> not this, the whole ranch. >> we just finished the ranch reno and it premiers tomorrow so the big excitement, of course, is our song is released today on itunes. people can get those tomorrow is the premiere of the show. >> have everyone at hgtv is all excited because now they think they have inhouse country stars, excited, november 25th, going to be a good show, all about family and friends. >> do you play the ukulele. >> no, but i play a mean harmonica. >> if it all goes well you'll be out on the plaza? >> thanks very much. back with kathie lee and head ark. "property brothers at home on the ranch" tomorrow night hgtv. we're back in a moment.

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8:54. let's get some special birthday wishes from willard scott. hey, willard. >> new york, new york, you can't beat it. greatest town in the world. fun, good times. great hotels. bernice feagin of grove hill, alabama, is 100 years old today. she eats four pieces of bacon every day. how's that? >> hester ford, charlotte, north carolina, queen city of the

loves to share her meals with people. i don't know anybody from broken arrow but i do now. roy enterline is 100 years old today, and he loves john wayne movies. he collects and watches them. russell stevens from conway, south carolina. loves sausage biscuits, jimmy dean would like him. happy birthday. 100 years old today. that's it for here. we love you and now back to new york. >> love you, too, willard. thank you. coming up next hour. >> mary lu henner. >> love to talk to you. >> and desserts. >> tuesday trends, last-minute desserts that will blow away your family and friends. >> i thought that was fashion? >> no, everything.

>> and we'll good morning, everyone. 8:57. it's 37 degrees on a tuesday morning, november 24th. i'm darlene rodriguez. the man suspected of attacking several senior citizens in the bronx is in custody. 26-year-old gilroy roberto turned himself in. he's accused of attacking and robbing three elderly women. two victims at had an unknown substance sprayed in their face. it happened inside two apartment buildings. a cold morning. less windy. 47 is the high. chilly, 36 degrees.

high of 51. mild and cloudy thanksgiving day. friday, sun and clouds, 63 degrees. saturday, passing shower with a high of 52. coming up on the "today" show, ultimate holiday travel tips that will make traveling with with the whole family a painless experience.

this morning on "today's take" the black friday deals are pouring in, but are you really getting a bargain? big bucks. then, one of tv's most henner is here. plus, sweet tweets for thanksgiving because there's always room for dessert coming up now. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome back to "today."

24th, 2015. another big loud crowd on our plaza. man, we love this time of year when you all come out and hang with us outside and inside i'm willie along with al, natalie and tamron. your jam. >> haley steinfeld's "love themselves." >> let them love themselves on the plaza. that could be messy. >> the don't do it on the plaza. >> thanksgiving time. >> love each other. >> in the spirit of giving. >> family, giving and other things. >> thanksgiving also means a lot of travel. >> yes. >> so we'll talk about the weather and the roads. all those things. we do want to let you know, you know, this is all against the backdrop of what happened in pair as i couple weeks ago. two new warnings this morning, a bulletin issued by the fbi homestand, homeland security and national counterterrorism service warning law enforcement to review procedures for active shooters. the new york city police department lately, battening down the hatches and making sure they know what to do in case it happens in another major city.

releasing worldwide travel alert to americans traveling abroad. they believe the likelihood of terror attacks will continue. they say these are all warnings, no specific and credible evidence of attacks at this time but just to keep your eyes out. >> as always. >> makes sense. >> if you see something, say something. >> and speaking of travel, a lot of folks will be traveling in fact almost 47 million of us be traveling this thanksgiving weekend. 89% are going to be driving more that 50 miles from home and 7% flying, and interestingly enough aaa says that between wednesday and sunday more than 41 million people will drive, but if you're traveling the big problems on thursday are going to be chicago, dallas and denier. we're going to look at that in more details coming up. gas gasbuddy.com saying this thanksgiving day gas will be below their 2, between $2. >> that's incredible. >> crazy stuff. so it's going to be kind of

interesting to see what happens. i mean -- >> people are driving everywhere. >> all driving over the river and through the woods to grandmother's house and we'll look at the interesting stuff as far as weather is concerned. >> thursday, which used to be a dead day as far as traveling, is now just as active as any other day and have some major trouble spots. >> are you going to be traveling? >> no, we've got the parade and then we're just going out to dinner afterwards. not real -- maybe -- maybe doing a turkey on -- on saturday. >> i like that. >> sometimes i just like to call the butterball hotline just to talk to them. >> just for a friend. >> i'm a lonely man and want to talk turkey. how's your beginlets? >> if you don't mind my asking. >> "usa today" says that the butterball talk line up 165% last year with people asking exactly what al wants to know how your beginlets, we say beginlets.

beginlets in the northeast. >> yeah. >> i still don't know the right way to say that. >> so the e-mails actually spiked, too, 53%. some of the questions. >> e-mails now. >> yeah. >> have a website. >> up with the imes. >> fuller is skris. >> so the question, what's the difference between fresh and frozen? >> i think we pretty much know that. >> maybe more with cook times, does it vari or not really? >> with frozen. >> if it's frozen it's going to take a very long time. >> but prep, i imagine the brining and all of that maybe. >> got to thaw it out. >> and thaw it in the fridge. >> for like two days. >> what are beginlets, people want to know that. remember the year we were here and i cooked thanksgiving dinner and i left the bag inside. >> did you really? >> i bet that's a common mistake. >> and i had -- i went in and i'm like searching for it. i gave it an exam. >> what is it? what did you have, an 80-pound turkey. >> i did.

>> how did you not find it. >> you didn't find anything. >> and when i started to carve it politely threw it away without telling my guests. >> the polyurethane tastes fantastic. >> does the bag melt. >> the one hi held up. >> it did. >> and i imagine people have done it so much. >> i was mortified and embarrassed but not enough to share it with my guests. this is my other favorite thing, just quickly, in addition to the butterball. the "new york times" has an app called thanksgiving for all, and they ask you a few questions, how many people are you going to have, how experienced are you as a cook and how many omnivores are your guest and what kind of meals? >> show the american people. >> there you go. >> my phone is all dirty. >> it's "new york times." bottom line, once you fill ought of this out. >> it's a questionnaire. >> and then they give you all of these recipes and the turkey and everything, and they base it on how much time, so if you're last

minute go to this app and you can get sides or even a turkey recipe if it's thawed super quick. >> i love it. >> the isn't that cool. >> thanksgiving for all. >> "new york times," check it out. >> we love the "new york times" checking section. fantastic. >> second only to "today food." >> unbelievable. >> they are almost like a drill team. >> yeah. >> watch them. >> true. >> they have these drill ma turves, throwing turkeys across each other and in unison. they are unbelievable. >> they should be in the parade really. >> really should. sink nitzed turkey throws. >> after you stuff yourself with the turkey everybody thinks to go to shopping. >> yes. >> for the shopaholics out there this might be a smart thing for you. i know i might need this at some point. if you're reaching for your credit card, take a look at what

this purse will do. >> okay, maybe -- >> put it back, put it back. >> okay. >> that's like the onion. >> who bid on that. >> that's not real. >> it's a voiceover. >> it's a bag that shouts messages. do you really need this. you're already in overdraft. >> that's one of those stories to see if the news media will do it. >> i'm told at at scottish university. >> scottish university. >> and has a cockney accent. >> so here's what i'm telling you, lad. i want all of you to go right now and go to class and i want you to create something that really fool those people at the "today" show. that's what you do. >> there was a little speaker on the picture and the video was

definitely not real. >> looks like a little speaker on the bag right there. >> that's a credit card. >> no, on the bottom. >> on the bottom left corner. >> whose voice would you want. >> i would want my husband's voice though i already hear my husband's voice in my head, why are you buying another this or that that? is i'd go morgan freeman. voice of authority. tell me to put it away i'll put it away. >> voice of god. >> my friend andy. >> i would think it would have been morgan freeman, someone that can command the shopping addiction that i have to just stop. >> morgan freeman couldn't stop you. >> morgan freeman. >> how about gilbert gottfried. >> put that back. what's your problem? hello! stop it! >> because you're dropping. >> do you need that. >> a little jerry lewis. >> that is a little bit. >> nice lady. with the credit card and the thing. i go with jerry lewis now, never mind. >> i think i would go with al roker. >> i think i like that. >> al roker. >> very nice. >> that's amazing.

>> any other impersonations you want to do. >> no, i don't think so. >> you're wiped. >> i'm done, finished. >> it's only 9:08 right now. >> i'm going to go take a nap. >> do you have this weather dress, al. >> i do. >> it's a lifestyle. >> would you get it in pink, blue, i guess you can't get green. >> we don't use koromakeys so i could. >> apparently this dress was on sale at amazon and a meteorologist in one city shared it with all of her facebook friends, they have a group of weather anchors and meteorologists, and suddenly everyone popped up with the same dress with different colors. it's an adorable dress, got the little darts there so it's figure flagger. >> $30, good deal. >> and all buying them in multiple colors. >> pike in multiple colors. the dress is still available. >> the last picture, all the anchors across america looking beautiful in it and because it's so flattering to the figure anyone can truly --

>> we're going to try this again. >> there you go. >> i love how they -- >> sound effects, to. >> makes it even more disturbing. >> with the handbag. >> and while you're looking at that picture play that song "love yourself." >> clearly in a thanksgiving mood. >> man. >> wow. >> go ahead, roker. >> that's disturbing. let's look a little more in-depth at your travel troubles for today. so let's start in denver on thanksgiving day. denver is going to be basically a little bit of a problem. light snow, freezing drizzle and delays due to advice ann. dangerous road conditions. now we move down to dallas. dallas only needs three more inches and it will be their rainiest year ever. rain with thunderstorms and delays between the storms and on the road you've got to the worry about gusty wind so high-profile vehicles will have problems and then we move to chicago. snow on the ground. warmer temperatures and rain coming in. so there's a flood threat.

the roads will be slick with some flooding, so those are our three trouble spots on thanksgiving day. that's what's going o it's cold started in out there. temperatures in the 20s in the suburbs, 30s around the city. cold morning. still chilly for the afternoon, but wind taking out the sting. great travel tomorrow. mild for thanksgiving day but we may have to contend with a few clouds. low clouds thanksgiving. mild 63. >> i'm glad you enjoyed my walk over here. >> my jacket got caught on my microphone. >> you look good, al roker. coming up, black friday deals filling up your in if you're taking multiple medications,

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don't, clear skies, chilly, 36. tomorrow, lots of sun, high 51. thursday, 59 for the high. black friday, sun and clouds, 63. saturday, 52. coming up on the "today" show, property brothers stop by with

taking a look at the headlines. in health news a new study suggesting that had a higher heart rate when you're resting may be associated with a higher risk of dying. according to the national institute of health, the average heartbeat for an adult sitting on a sofa is 60 to 100 beats per minute, but the study found risk of death from cardio vascular causes at a resting heart rate is 90 plus beats per minute. the study published in canada says there is no direct cause and effect and notes that other factors may be at play as well. ford is recalling more than 450,000 cars because of the

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in maryland and beats an old mark and the record pack in 1982 when the competition first started was almost 23 seconds. we're getting faster and smarter. let's get a check of the weather right now from mr. roker. hey, al. >> some people are. >> i was going to say, not me. all right. it's time for the macy's thanksgiving day parade. we love this. the parade forecast, 9:00 a.m. let's kick off sunny skies. about 48 degrees. by noorngs look at this, sunny and mild when santa hits the plaza, hits herald square. sunny and mild. 57 degrees. winds will be fairly light, although breezy, up to the southwesterly winds at 15 by the end. now let's take a look at your thanksgiving forecast for wednesday. snow out in the rockies and the cascades. eastern third of the country going to be spectacular. on thanksgiving day this is a trouble spot. snow in denver and icy conditions through the upper mississippi river valley and heavy thunderstorms through texas and then on friday showers into northern nun. also the upper midwest and back down into texas.

western third of the country looks spectacular and the southeast, mid-atlantic states and northeast are look for a mix of clouds and sunshine. it's still on the chilly side. normal highs 51. 47 later this afternoon after a cold start this morning. 36, midtown. 20s north and west. tomorrow, bright and sunny. 51 we with look for a high temperature. 59 with a few more clouds. solder sunday and monday. >> and that is your latest wetter. >> we're so exciteded about something? we are. >> get ready for a wild time because big cat week comes roaring back into homes this friday on nat geo wild with the premiere of "cougars undercover" and it kicks off with never before seen footage of some precious wildcats up close and

personal in their natural habitat. look at that. >> i -- we were talking doing this cougar session i thought it was your saturday night. >> thank you very much. >> the nate geo wild big cat expert. nice to see you. >> what great work you do, despite our bad jokes around here. we're happy about this segment though. >> this is never before seen. >> this cougar cub does not -- >> that's a tiger. >> well, i heard cougars. >> anyway, tell us about the parenting styles of these guys. >> you know, this is really unique. what the guys on the cougar project have been able to do with the remote cameras is we see personalities that we haven't seen before. got a mom who is strict. she runs these guys down the gauntlet, ant contrast is her sister, who also has kittens, who is the hippie mom. lots of love, everything's good. and that's how they run. just completely different styles. >> so fascinating because we assume we know so much about big

cats through research, but they are so much more complex than we ever imagined. >> cougars are the ones we think we have figured out and yet we're seeing with these video cameras for the first time behaviors that we've never seen before so that's exciting. >> let bring in this 3-month-old bengal tiger. >> part of this is obviously to preserve and protect in your studies of what we've learned. >> one the things we're working on. this is millie, a bengal tiger. bengal tigers are one that we are really excited about. >> she's had like 12 bottles of milk. >> warm mill blg. >> maybe had some coffee. >> these guys are extremely edge dangered and one of the things of big cat week is awareness, their flights and struggles. >> whoops. >> i have to hold it up. >> keep it up.

>> they can get up to be 400, 450 pound and can get really big. >> this is a 3-month-old tyinger. >> why do you keep going for it? >> i want her to take it. >> different ways to feed them. let's bring the leopard in. thank you very much, millie. >> millie, you fed her too much earlier so she wouldn't take my milk, darn it. >> oh, okay. >> this is a black leopard, 5 months old? what do we need to do. >> we've got handlers. just in that -- you're all right. >> i'm sure i am. >> in that playful teenager stage. >> is that playing? >> that's playing. >> she's excited. >> those are very big claws. >> she also wants something to eat. >> i bet she does. >> we have safari live where people can tune in throughout weekend to a live safari and one of the things we get to see, new to big cat week and see some of these guys actually in the wild and there are black leopards where we're doing the safari. >> she's so powerful and you

have this thin little chain. >> spring loaded. >> so bizarre. >> she's fascinating. look at her. >> you guys can see the rosettes, the spots. >> i'm going to point from here. >> boone smith. >> do you have a large catch scratch thing? >> that's a nice angle. >> okay. >> cougar. >> "cougar undercover can the "premiers this friday night on nat geo. >> that girl needs some modesty class. >> up next we're making whoopee pies. >> sweet treats you can may. my tamron tuesday trend. i'm obsessed with it and you'll probably make it on thanksgiving

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something easy so focus on time with the family or watch the dallas cow poise. all that good stuff. the author of "speed envy," desceptively easy desserts to signed to steal the show. good to see you. >> so happy to be here. >> a lot of stuff you have is from scratch but we've made some easy changes that are deceptively fantastic. >> holidays are the best for making because you get to sort of flex the baking muscles and try recipes you haven't done before but this is a perfect holiday dessert, mint chocolate trifle. >> the quintessential holiday dessert. >> we did some shortcuts. >> instant pudding mix. >> great. >> and store bought whipped cream. >> got it. >> how we'll upgrade it is add a little bit of peppermint extract. i'm going to add it to the whipped cream. >> and you add it -- >>-at-add it to both.

>> and a little green food coloring so everyone knows it's a minty dessert you. >> love the presentation. you have the little glasses. if you have kids around the house, everyone can take their own so they don't feel like they are -- getting the short end of the stick but it's also pretty. >> everyone loves their own little serving and it looks great on the table. >> what are we doing? >> layering it. this is a pudding starting with the pudding and put in the chocolate crumbles. >> any kind of chocolate. >> recipe in my book for chocolate crumble but this is crumbled chocolate cookie and put in a little bit of the whipped cream. >> and you lay it. >> real know wrong way to do it. >> i love that. >> the mint chocolate leads on the top. >> whoopee pies are so popular. they are nostalgic and back in style. >> everyone loves a whoopee pie and these are filled with a delicious cream cheese butter cream frosting and great for when you have way too many

a piping bag, get to work on the whoopee pies. >> the cookie recipe in your cook and get your cookies and what's inside, the filling. >> this is the cream cheam butter cream and put them together. mix and match. get the kids involve. >> cook time-wise, how long will something like this take. >> make the cookies in advance and make the frosting in advance and do it all at once. >> maybe make the cookies the day before. >> you can make them today, make the frosting tomorrow and on thanksgiving you can have everyone assemble their own whoopee pie. >> fun for kids, too. i love that. last but not least, the coconut cake. my mom's favorite cake and it's very complex. >> it's delicious. >> but this one is easy. >> this is great because whether you make my coconut cake recipe or buy one from the store you can always upgrade it and this the trick. just use this chocolate coating. take the chocolate and the spoon. this can be a regular box cake with your frosting and coconut

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>> especially not in the old airplanes, too. >> what's the best way to keep track of your plane or say your family member's plane if it's landing soon? >> absolutely. flight aware is my absolute favorite app to do that. plug that in and it will come up on the screen of the right now i'm tracking and can i plug in my flight number and say on 301 i can search that. seat leaves at 12. >> fantastic. >> it gives me my gate and term nal and my favorite part of the app i can track my inbound flight. the inbound flight is essentially your flight still on the air on its way to you. >> right now it's on time. >> wow. >> that's rare, but if it's not on time i can confirm that with the gate agent and be proactive with my time. if i can miss a connecting flight, can i do that and make arrangements before everyone else knows that it's going to be late. maybe i can find a less busy gate and find an outlet with a seat so i'm not sitting on the floor. all of a sudden i'm not tethered to that gate. we would have to ask the gate and hang on every single word when our plane was coming in so

sometimes you do end up getting stuck somewhere and you have to scramble to find a hotel. what's the best way to do it? >> plan "b." put denver up here. they will be having a big storm. look at prices. this app doesn't give you 15,000 hotel choices, well-vetted hotels that give people up to 30% off the cost of a hotel tonight. also good way to use this, if your thanksgiving turns into an epic family political brawl you're out of here, out of here, uncle earl. >> at dinner. >> all right. sometimes there's the long walk to the gate as well. how do you know if that's your last coffee stop before you get to your gate? >> totally agree. the terminals are epically huge and can never find an airport map when you really need it. gate guru. look at that. tells me all the eateries, shops and services near my gate. can sort it by terminal. >> you can read it by gate. like you say, atms, maybe there

to your gate and you know know that. >> and can find my chick-fil-a which i require at all airports. >> i know? how about traffic. a lot of people out on the roads. >> ways. >> isn't ways the best. >> what every drive has. love this app, getting from point "a" to point "b." it gives you many different routes. going to portsmouth, new hampshire for my thanksgiving plans, mom, dad, i'll be there in four hours, but also it gives you estimated times of traffic, so if you're in a traffic jam, in the middle of like 99 and you're like when does this end? where -- how long are we going to stay here? it actually gives us an estimate. we're going to be here 20 minutes. hunker down and have a good time. >> may be the first thing you download. also, best laid plans can sometimes lead to total chaos, and we -- we sometimes are very frustrated. you say you can use social media sometimes to help rectify the situation. >> twitter is one of the best travel tools out there. people think it's for celebrities finding out what they are doing, use it for travel.

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