good morning. ambassador haley? donald trump picks his first female cabinet member, south carolina governor, nikki haley, as ambassador to the u.n. this morning, nbc news has confirmed she's accepted won't be following through on some of the promises he made during the heat of the campaign. promises like this one. >> i am going to instruct my attorney general to get a special prosecutor to look into your situation. disturbing past. authorities are learning more about the 24-year-old driver who crashed his bus in chattanooga, killing five elementary school children. another accident and a

years. >> i've been calling and complaining about this bus driver since august. >> so, should he have been behind the wheel? turkey trot, 48 million americans set to hit the roads, rails and skies over this thanksgiving holiday. will you be one of them? this morning, we're spread across the country to help you get where you're going as smoothly as possible. what a room. >> this is like a really good class. >> president obma freedom to a high profile group of luminaies who weren't above poing for a mannequin challenge to end all mannequin challenges, november 23rd, 2016. with matt and savannah this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie,

wednesday morning. you know the expression, can you smell what "the rock" is cooking? you haven't? take a look what we have going on out on rockefeller plaza. >> it's thanksgiving eve. 30 celebrity chefs all here all on our plaza, all armed with one kit for your thanksgiving dinner. we can't wait to get it started. it's like the super bowl of thanksgiving. >> we have a lot to cover this morning. let's start with our top foreign policy pick. his one time critic, south carolina governor, nikki haley who also happens to be his first female cabinet member. kristen welker has details. good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning to you. that's right. a source familiar with the transition process confirms for nbc news mr. trump has tapped his former critic, south carolina governor, nikki haley

turned top surrogate, ben carson is mulling being secretary of houing and development all this as that wide raning interview is shedding new light on the president's policies. >> reporter: this morning, transition sources tell us president-elect trump has asked nikki haley to be ambassador to the united nations and she has accepted. although she has little foreign policy experience, the daughter of the republican party and would be the first woman in his cabinet. >> trump stepping down in florida today and asked questions whether he's moderating his campaign positions most noe aayis vow to prosecute hillary clinton over her e-mail. >> if i win, i will instruct the attorney general to get a special prosecutor to look into your situation. >> reporter: mr. trump now

nbc, trump elaboraing during an hour-long interview with journalists at the "new york times" saying, i don't want to hurt the clintons, i really don't. she went through a lot and suffered greatly in many different ways. i am not looking to hurt them at all. the campaign was vicious. >> it's a stunning reversal from candidate trump. the blowback swift, conservative news breitbart that supported trump lashing out, calli may be walking back other core promises. on thtrai trump said he wanted to tear up the tariff climate agreement. on tuesday he told the "new york times" i have an open mind to it. mr. trump once touted waterboarding after consulting with retired marine general, james mattis, a contender for the defense secretary said it is

one day after this disturbing video captured a white national list group in washington, d.c. celebraing trump's victory. >> hail trump, hail our victory. >> reporter: denouning hate groups telling "the times" it's not a group i want to energize and if they are energized i want to look into it and find out why. mr. trump was defiant when it came to questions about potential conflicts of interest it times the law is on his side and also boasted to the "new york times" the trump brand is certainly a hotter brand than it was before. as for secretary clinton, a group of computer scientists asking her campaign to urge for a recount in three swing states after they said they found voting irregulariies there. there is no consideration the clinton team is considering that

jealous with her location this morning. in tennessee, the school bus accident, and residents still reeling from the shock and kerry sanders is there. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this morning, 12 of the children from the bus accident remain here in the hospital. six are in intensive care. because of their young age and because some of them lost brothers and sisters and close too early to tell them not everyone survived the accident. pushing forward with its investigation, a team of ntsb ves getting its first close-up look at the mangled wreckage of the school bus, trying to determine what went so horribly wrong. this morning, disturbing new details emering about the bus

walker, faing charges from the crash that killed five elementary children and injuring 24. he has a less than perfect driving record. he received his license to drive the school bus in april and five months later he was involved in a minor bus accident and no one was injured. in 2014, he had his personal license suspended for 25 days for failing to show proof of insurance. >> everyday they come home, they complaining about the school bus. >> reporter: 6-year-old daughter died in the horrific crash and two of her older kids were hurt. >> i've been calling and complaining about this bus driver since august. i called the board of education and i called the school. >> reporter: nbc news reached out to both the board and the school but we have not heard back. >> reporter: kordasian jones was just 9 and would have turned 10 in three weeks.

bus but he's scared now. >> i don't want to ride the bus no more. >> reporter: you don't want to ride the bus anymore? you just don't feel safe? >> reporter: last night hundreds stood up for a standing room only prayer vigil. there were balloons for the children and hope. >> god is going to turn this situation around for the good. i think that's what the families captured tonight. >> reporter: local investigators along with the federal n transportation safety board said they hope to review video from the bus that may help explain what happened here. at this point, clearly the bus driver was operaing this large bus with children on board faster than the speed limit. >> thank you. we will look deeper into this. we have a lot more in the next half hour on school safety and why most buses still do not

buses. >> and 48 million americans on the move and we have it covered starting with steve kornacki, who has the exit polling from the rails to the airports. what is going on here? >> specialiing in gridlock, i guess you could say. this is the number of americans hitting the road. it is up this year, the number of people going out and traveling. the vast majority are driing this year, some flying, some the economy is a little better and these are some of the lowest gas prices in a while and people are taking advantage of that. where are people going, i will show you that. here we go. a lot of people treat this like a vacation, san francisco, vegas, orlando, new york. this really is a driinlid wheyou get down to it. where is the worst traffic and

the road. i can vouch for this personally. i grew up using i-84 boston and driing to connecticut and that thing can be a parking lot. >> steve once again proing he can do it all. >> travel by car is kicking into high gear today. we put dylan dreyer out there and tips about the best time to drive to grandma's house. how's it looking out there? >> hey, savannah. in new york city and figuing we probably shouldn't travel too far from home at this point. if you have to travel for thanksgiving you might want to consider leaving right now. the worst times to travel are 3:00 this afternoon and 4:00 p.m. on saturday. if you can't leave today before 4:00 p.m., you might want to consider thanksgiving itself, one of the best days to travel.

and real-time traffic reports. trust waze. i tried to outsmart it and never did. download it. the top reasons for rescues are flat tires, dead batteries. make sure your tires are in good service. and your playlist, make sure you're in a good state of mind thanksgiving. and i recommend not driing anywhere near us because we are certainly slowing things down on the road. >> good tip. thank you. >> nbc, tom costello covers aviation, at reagan international airport. there seems to be renewed talk about possibly long security lines. we all talked about that in the summer. what's the status. >> reporter: so far so good. at reagan international airport,

line. that's on the end of the line, the regular line. in pre-check today we're looking at 10, 15 minutes or so. the best way to get this information real-time is on the tsa app and it gives you a status update. what you can't control this is weather but the tsa says we should not see the checkpoint choke points we saw last spring and the lines ty no surprise, atlanta, osf, o'hare, bfw and 2.3 million people per day and 2.5 to 2.8 million today and sunday. these will be the busiest days. the tsa has opened up a new command center where they tracked the status of the busiest airports to the actual checkpoint and can tell you how

specific checkpoint and airport. they're looking for hotspots, problem areas that pop up. they had one pop-up today in louisville, kentucky, because of a power out annual. that's already been addressed. also, working with the airports and airlines they project passenger volume and can respond and staff up, if necessary. nationwide, averaing about 20 to 30 minutes on the tsa regular line and under 10 on the pre-check lines. they also have dog 165 dog teams nationwide. if they can clear a line of passengers with dogs, those people can move that much faster. they're looking how they can move these lines throughout the day. they staffed up dramatically, 45,000 people nationwide. maximum staffing and they've really recovered from the spring with long lines. your advice today traveling in

john, put them in the hard luggage you checked. and take off your shoes and laptops and the more prepared you are and ready the more you can speed things along. >> we always pack our hard bodies, don't we? one other x-factor, the weather. roker posing. >> sorry. >> what are we looking at? >> we're looking at a couple hotspots right now as far as our weather is concerned. eastern half of the country, mississippi, chicago, detroit, some minor delays in houston and st. louis, gusty winds, should clear up later this evening and out west, seattle, tacoma, possible showers, will get worse in the evening. hotspots, i-80, i-65 problematic from chicago to nashville, showers and thunderstorms. later on tonight it will get better.

looking at rainy travel throughout the day. sunday, for your trip back, the eastern half of the country not a too bad. minor problems in minneapolis, st. louis, dallas. boston may see problems. san francisco problems as far as showers and thunderstorms. on the roads, i-80, i-5, i-90, cauing problems as far as snowfalls. in east, the central part o to dallas, gusty winds, a lot of wet weather. san francisco to l.a. having problems. >> thank you. it was a very emotional day at the white house tuesday as president obama awarded his final presidential medals of freedom. 21 people from the arts and entertainment received the

obama celebraing legends. >> this is like a really good class. give it up for the 2016 presidential medal of freedom. >> sports star, michael jordan. >> he's more than just a logo, internet mean. there's a reason you call somebody the michael jordan us, michael jordan of neurosurgery or michael jordan of rabbis. michael jordan is this jordan of greatness. >> to music icon bruce springsteen. >> he was sprung from a cage out on highway 9, quiet kid from jersey. i am the president, he is "the boss." >> king of comedy, lorne michaels. >> on "saturday night live" he created a world a band of no nams become comedies biggest stars, the cone heads and cheer

unfrozen cave man warrior show up and tom hanks is on "black jeopardy." >> actor, tom hanks. >> america's dad has stood up to cancer with his beloved wife, rita, championed our veterans, supported space exploration and tom has always saved his best roles for real life. >> fellow film star,de

than someone. to see somebody so full of kindness, somebody we liked so much, somebody who could be our neighbor and colleague or our sister, challenge our own assumptionr u we have more in common than we realize. >> did you have a chance to see this. i didn't. i just got to see the excerpts. it looked amazing. i watched this. did you see this? i watched this for an hour live. it was astonishing. hats off to president obama who made it so >> and personal. >> you see ellen getting choked up over there. >> he was wrong on the one thing, he said she doesn't laugh at any one person. i think you -- >> did to me pretty well. it was just a wonderful wonderful event. >> we should look it up. ellen almost didn't make it to the event. shell tweeted this photo of herself, she was denied access to the white house.

not joking. she must have made a call. she did get in about an hour later and once inside the white house doors making the most of it. this mannequin challenge video. robert gates, diana ross, bruce springsteen, among others. >> you cannot top that. >> that's amazing. >> do you have the rest of the forecast? >> that's right. we take a quick look at what's going on around the country, we see we had have a lot of wet weather stretching from the gulf coast. high surf, southern california, win din the northeast but plenty of sunshine. we will get to your local forecast coming up in the next

good morning, everybody. i'm storm team 4, meteorologist, chuck bell. we're off to a cold and clear start this morning. the mid 20s in the suburbs. it will be a slow warm-up. afternoon temperatures in th clouds come in this afternoon and a possibility of light rain late today and likely drizzle and sprinkles coming your way thanksgiving itself with temperatures near 50 degrees. 5-day forecast coming up at 7:28. >> thank you. coming up, how safe is your child's school bus. jeff rossen looks at why millions aren't required to wear

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this is a "news4 today" newsbreak. >> 7:26 your time on this wednesday. november 23rd, 2016. >> a woman is in critical her daughter was able to get out and firefighters had to rescue the woman, being treated for burns and smoke inhalation. firefighters are trying to figure out how that fire started. leave extra early if you're heading to reagan international airport this morning. lines have been growing all morning. today is expected to be the

>> northbound i-295 before the bridge had a multi-car crash and we're slowing down. inner loop on the shoulder still slow, inner loop crash and debris on the roadway. gw parkway on the northbound, they're getting out of town after a crash earlier on that spot. >> we'll come back with the

before you poke your nose outside, here's free advice. it's cold outside. 20 to 30 degrees with temperatures. have your jacket on. they will recover around 50 under increasingly cloudy skies. showers tomorrow and drizzle as well, a few sprinkles on friday. not expecting heavy rain for thanksgiving or the day after. not a lot of sunshine. sunshine comes back saturday and sunday.

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it's contagious, this mannequin challenge. the 23rd of 2016. the time to and as soon as they reanimate they will tell us how to get the challenge done. >> bobby flay you do not want to see in motion. it's disturbing. >> he just broke the challenge. it only takes one. making headlines today, police in venice, florida, saw something unusual earlier this week, captured on dash cam

the brighter than usual meteor spots up and down florida's gulf coast monday night. people as far away as georgia and alabama also said they saw it. donald trump offered the position of ambassador to nikki haley, who was once a critic. his first female pick. he may be fast tracking or te controversy including prosecution of hillary clinton. trump is now saying the clintons have been through enough already. mr. trump offered his condolences to the famiies of five children killed in that school bus crash in tennessee and authorities learn more about the 24-year-old driing at the accident revealing a separate accident as well as a license suspension, now faing jail on

there are renewed calls for seat buses on school buses. why aren't most kids buckled in? today, jeff rossen is here with more on that. such a sad story and important question. >> it is for all the parents, devastating to watch. the school bus in chattanooga did not have seatbelts and some kids ejected on impact. it turns out most kids nationwide are riing to school right now without seat belts. would make buses safer. why aren't they required? we're going straight too the top for answers. the scene is devastating, the bus split in half by a tree. >> a school bus flipped off the roadway filled with children. they believe there is ejection. >> reporter: inside, the children weren't wearing seat belts. why? their bus didn't have any. in fact, most buses don't.

should have seat belts on every school bus in the united states. you look at children ages 4-5, they are correctly restrained in the back seat of their vehicle. that's their habit and know that's safer. they get on the school bus, where are the seat belts? >> reporter: believe it or not, most states don't require seat belts on the school bus, only these six states do and there is no federal requirement. the consequences can be school bus accidents keep happening across the country. in iowa, the driver of this school bus out of control, kids come flying out of their seats, injuring all 10 on board. tulsa, oklahoma, another bus swering off the road. four students sent to the hospital. experts say seat belts can make all the difference between life and death. just watch this crash test video. these dumies don't have

do. big difference. they stay in their seats. last september, i went to see the administrator of the national highway traffic situation? >> would safety belts make them safer, absolutely. >> reporter: why not mandate that right now? >> that's what we've been looking at. no question the seat belts would help. beyond that, how do we make student transportation >> reporter: with all due respect, what do you say to parents putting their kids on buses today? they don't want to wait. >> right. and putting them on that big yellow school bus is this safest way to get to school. >> reporter: while they recommend seat belts there is no law requiing them. until that happens, we could see more trageies like the one this week. >> a great example is the bus driver. he has to wear a seatbelt.

well? >> reporter: it is the burning question. why don't most school buses have seat belts? the seats are high and padded, thinking this will keep a child between the seats. they bounce between the seats and the tall seats keep them from flying out and it doesn't always work. it comes down to men and would cost between 7 and $10,000 to retrofit every bus in this country and take millions billions of dollars but take years to do. they still say and we talked to them yesterday there should be a three-point belt buckle on every school bus in the country. >> it will take years. why not start today. we will shift gears and turn on weather and mr. rocca. >> "today's" weather is brought to you by soma, the best gifts for her this season. >> we still have a lot going on

stretching storms from houston all the way up to memphis and messy weather, mix of snow and rain and ice from saginaw on into green bay today, part of a storm system pushing through and it will weaken through the east and interior parts of the northeast and new england thursday afternoon. out west, a one-two punch of a storm. one system coming online already bringing rain from northern california. then, this second system moves into friday, back to back storms bringing a real mess into the weekend for the pacific northwest. some will make its way to southern california. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> clear skies and balmy temperature, 18 in manassas. 21 in frederick, maryland and 21 in westchester, virginia and 29

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where it's okay to talk about politics. like the smoker's room and non-smokers room. if you think there are two who will really go at it, set place setting for everyone. you won't sit the two battling paries next to one another. >> how closely will you enforce? should there be a swear jar or cattle prod? >> ejector seat. >> this is the tough thing, particularly if you're the chef, also hard to be you designate some people to help you out. kids can be designated. you can have the children, if they're crafty, create little paddles that say know squabble today, all about the gobble. >> and like "snl" and play adele. >> alexa, please -- what about folks online with social media

other. what do you do then? >> this is the elephant in the room, right? acknowledge that privately. call the person aside and say, i don't know if this was a mistake but i notice we're not friends on facebook anymore. how did this happen? it might be you want to wait until after the inauguration. >> let's take politics off the table. sometimes there business people put. >> thanks for putting it so nicely. >> like an old divorce or something happens, always aunt bertha and brings it up. what should you do? >> this has been going on 20 years and you won't solve it in one night. you won't solve it when you have an audience. i say, work on it privately. have the conversation in advance

around. >> there's an irony there. you're at someone else's house and their kid is disruptive and rulely. due say something? i say no. i'm a chicken in this area. >> unless the child is in danger or your belongings in danger, stay out of that. it's a tough thing to tell somebody how to raise their own children. stay out of it. >> if you're a guest at thanksgiving, is it rude to ask the host for leftovers as you leave? >> i thit if you want to earn the leftovers you better be the person helping clear the plates and with the dishes. >> what about bringing your own tupperware? >> that's a little pre-sumptuous. >> people don't want to lose their tupperware. >> bring the tupperware back and bring it back clean. >> thank you. >> happy thanksgiving. >> thank you, matt.

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good morning! >> we're from florida. >> we made it on the "today" show! >> we're from cincinnati celebrating our 20th anniversary. >> we're from texas. >> all the way from tennessee, happy thanksgiving! welcome back. on a wednesday morning, 24 hours to go until thanksgiving day. if you're feeling a little bit overwhelmed, we have 30 experts, 30 of the best culinary minds in the country getting ready to make your thanksgiving a little smoother and tastier. >> they've been trying to do the wave all morning.

celebrity chefs. >> that's unbelievable. >> it's awesome. you can get those 30 tips online. you can watch with pen and paper or check online later. >> we will make it available for you just in time for the holiday. >> speaking of thanksgiving tradition, if you don't feel like moving tomorrow, you don't have to. you can watch the family parade of pooches at the 15than o'hurley. >> good to see you. >> he brought some friends. what's going on with the show this year? >> we have a record number of breed entries. the show keeps getting bigger and bigger. 26 million people watching and we're expecting an audience even larger. it keeps growing. >> show us some of the friends you brought. >> this is one of our new breeds

piece of 4-ply carpeting, this is what you would end up with. this is a hungarian herding dog, one of our new breeds and one of the best and top winning golden retrievers you will ever meet. and a beautiful belgian also in the competition. great dog, over 2,000 dogs entered doing it? >> this is our 15th consecutive year. i can't believe i kept a show alive that long. >> the dogs had something to do with it. >> exactly. >> how do you think charlie would do in that competition? >> charlie is a black lab and will have the most competition. that is the most registered dog in the aky. just for civic responsibilities, best in show for me. >> and personality.

>> it will be a tough show. i tell you why. we have more of the number one breeds than ever and we will be looking at the best in the country. >> and i see you have someone with you. >> every year he gets a little bit bigger. >> the national dog show airs tomorrow after the parade right at noon. morning, best in show right here on "today." >> let's get to the news at 8:00. good morning. i'm tom costello. at the reagan international airport. we are off. 49 million americans expected to travel over the course of the thanksgiving day period. we have some long lines at reagan international airport at washington. things are moving along pretty quickly.

lines are under 30 minutes and 10-15 for pre-check nationwide. we could today and sunday see the heaviest record volume ever for airport travel. if you're traveling today or sunday, get there early and be prepared for the checkpoint experience. on the roads, where most people are traveling for the thanksgiving day period. over 45 million of us, the vast majority, the biggest number they are fueled by cheap gas, triple-a saying the average is $2.13 a gallon. with that and a better economy, people are hitting the road and off to see grandmother or wherever they're going this thanksgiving day period. for the most part, good. two problem areas to watch, chicago o'hare and seattle. breaking news for the trump

haley has accepted a top cabinet role as united nations ambassador. that is the source familiar with the transition process. haley met at the trump tower last week and the first woman picked by his administration. if confirmed by the senate she would succeed power. and he offered the job considering the offer. blocking the start of a new rule that would have made an estimated 4 million workers elgable for overtime pay december 1st. the court says it exceeds the authority of the department of labor. the administration wanted to shrink the white collar exemption that allows employers to skip overtime feed for salary or administrative professional workers who make more than

options. on this wednesday morning, we have an important recall to tell you about, especially if you're about to hit the road for thanksgiving. toyota regular 700,000 sienna minivans in the u.s. because their sliing doors could open while the vehicles are being driven. the recall involves models 2011 to 2016. if a circuit in that door gets overloaded while the door is unexpecte a o o a fix. we'll be notifying owners in the next few weeks. coming up, our all-star thanksgiving team ready to go. 30 chefs and foodies, they have 30 tips to make thanksgiving one for the ages this year, helping you save on everything from the turkey to the silverware. >> enough about saving time. how about saving money? steals and deals for someone on

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chef allstars in our studio and on the plaza. they're on hand with their 30 must have tips. we will get to it in a moment. first how we got here. we began november by pleding to help make your traditional thanksgiving meal memorable and delicious. talking turkey with the greatest culinary talents in the country. >> sprinkle it on the top. >> our duo teams delivered. >> stir that to the bird. and pies to potatoes. >> brown butter biscuits. >> we mixed and mashed, brined and baste it. >> this will be so good. >> honoring the season's biggest and best. >> how does it taste downstairs? >> hmm. >> are you ready? >> this morning we're giing the

your thanksgiving holiday. let's get started with our top 10 thanksgiving tips and tricks, starting at number 1, apparently talking about getting better reception on your television. >> this is for your television set if you don't get the "today" show. you take aluminum foil and twist it into a coil if you don't have a roasting rack and put it in u wash it. just throw it away. >> number two, what do you have? >> the most asked question is how do you get the skin on the turkey nice and crispy? you want your turkey to look good. the secret is you glaze it with balsamic vinegar. and glaze it in the last 10, 15, even 20 minutes.

acidity. great italian way for turkey splendor. >> what do you think? >> i think that's fantastic. >> okay. let's go to number 3. >> dry brine is ten times better, salting your turkey 1 to 2 days before and then let it go and roast it when you're ready. >> can i ask a question on dry brine off like you would? >> no. don't rinse it. when ever it's ready or turkey day, put it in the oven. >> she doesn't even know where the kitchen is in their apartment. >> i know! >> where does that come from? >> number 4, mr. michael white.

for presentation for your rockwell photo and the other one to break it apart to do the breast and les separate for equal cooking time. >> perfect. >> number 5, adam. >> hi. >> hi. >> sorry. and without using knives or heat, press it molds. a great way to make the table look great and get kids involved in the process. >> two minutes left. >> daniel, you're up. >> for thanksgiving, you might want to cook a storm and you might run out of dishes, perfectly for dishes for salads and soups, you carve a beautiful cheese pumpkin like this. any size at the party and it

it. >> it looks fancy. >> great! >> what have you got? >> the holiday season along and you want to tell them, save a little bit on the sweets instead of marshmallows, we're going to throw the marshmallows away. and we're going to substitute there. >> don't waste the marshmallows. >> with a little bit of spices instead. much more savory and flavorfu >> instead of using mixing bowls and place the whole bowl of your ingredients, i use the plastic ziploc bags and do it ahead of time and they take up less room in your refrigerator and once you're done you can toss the bags after you cook. >> a fancy way of saying all the

>> sunny anderson. >> we love calling something what it actually does. i don't know why we call this thing a cooler because it's also a heater! yes. if you're going somewhere for thanksgiving, you have everything nice an hot for you. >> i didn't know that. >> sunny, decaf. >> how you >> what are you doing with that beer? >> we're out of time! >> we're done! i like to make my platters in advance. this is for stuffing and for pie and i put post-its in everything so i don't forget. done. we have time left. >> way to go.

they are online covering everything from decoration to dessert tips and all kinds of stuff. >> first, a proud "today" show thanksgiving tradition we told you about on tuesday. we are hoping to revive this, starting in 1956 with dave garraway we would invite a high school marching band into our studio and onto the plaza the day before thanksgiving. the tradit wayside a few years ago. it's back and better than ever. let us welcome the green valley high school marching eagles from grain valley, missouri! >> all right! while they're doing that, i'm going to walk over to the weather map. ?? >> weather for the parade at

chance of showers. that's good news. not too bad. the winds east at 3:00, by around noontime, looking pretty good. >> hi, guys. >> i know. >> they can't talk. >> keep talking, al. >> that's it. >> that's all you have? >> no. i have more. we have more to show you. look at this thanksgiving day heavy rain in the pacific northwest. plenty of sunshine in the south and looking at a few snow showers in the plains, light snow in northern new england and interior sections of upstate new york. gulfcoast looking pretty good. plenty of sunshine and all in all not a bad one. i have done my weather and talked. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your

actually playing marching through the studio. that's just me as a former marching band member. 26 in fairfax county, 28 in montgomery county. it will be chilly. temperatures in the upper 40s and low 50s this afternoon, crowds increasing this evening. for your thanksgiving day itself, a lot of cloud around and primaily in the morning and big shopping day friday also mostly cloudy. >> we want to valley high school marching eagles. look at them there! that's a good looking band! >> thank you very much. time now nor thanks and giing where we learn about the great work happening inside the walls of st. jude research children's hospital. >> hoda caught up with patient she actually met many years ago. >> she is such a sweetie. it was 2008 i traveled to memphis and visited with

like to walk in their shoes from treatments to being kids. one of the mini tour guideses with a 6-year-old girl named abbey geyser. today, she is 14 and when she traveled to new york city i got a sense how life has changed for her since then and got a chance to show her around studio 1a. >> this is abbey geyser, the florida native is 14 and second child of eight. she looks like a normal kid, she plays the piano, reads a lot and writes her own short stories. her mom says she has a great sense of humor. what makes abbey unique from most, much of her childhood has been spent at st. jude children's research hospital in memphis. countless family photos show just how much of her life has been interswoefen with the hospital stays and she's now

>> this past october she had reconstructive surgery at st. jude to insert a prosthetic bone into her leg after cancer ravaged it eight years ago. >> that cancer required therapy and surgery to remove the bone. i first metably in 2008 along with fellow st. jude patient named amber. >> feeling okay? >> uh-huh. >> you ar >> abbey had been diagnosed with eye cancer when she was only 4 months old. doctors successfully treated her with chemotherapy and laser eye surgery affecting both of her eyes and later the disease went to her bones. seeing the disease through their eyes was life chaning for me. now, eight years later, i was thrilled to hear how well abbey was doing and happy to reconnect

1a. >> this is abbey. >> i'm from pensacola, florida. >> nice! >> what a pleasure, abbey, how are you doing? >> come here, charlie. hi, charlie. >> we have guys on computers doing incredibly important work. clickety clack. this is "today" on nbc. >> i could take over your job. >> yes, you could. >> paula abdul, this is >> hello. >> after the tour, we sat down to catch up at the rainbow room here at "30 rock." i showed abbey the video from 2008. how many kids do you want to have? >> 14. >> 14? that's too much for me! >> so tell me how you see your future. how many kids? >> 10 at least. >> 10 at least? >> yes. >> isn't that too much for you to handle? >> absolutely not. >> what are you thankful for this season?

and friends. after having that surgery, i'm really thankful to god for letting me keep my leg and my eye. >> thankful for that basic reminder to be grateful. i gave abbey some "today" show swag and made sure she knew. >> you can come back any time you want to and we'll be here for you. >> thank you so much. >> you've got it, abbey! >> love that little girl. you can see she's doing really well and hopeful she will be off those crutches my leg and my eye. when you think of what kids are thankful for, you can't imagine what she is thankful for. >> marlo thomas. >> you told us it's not only just about beating cancer but to get them back to a normal life. >> quality of life is priority. >> and instead of am taing her leg we took out the cancer rouse bone and put in an expandible

of the prosthesis. you never have to go in there again, now that she's an adult leg we put in an adult prosteses and she can walk and run like any other teenage girl. >> she's amazing. it's not at 4 months you have this surgery we will never see you again. >> we will watch her all her life like we do all these children. interesting we had these two >> thanks so much. tomorrow, we will catch up with a patient who beat cancer despite the odds and now she is a little fashionista. >> al. what's going on outside? >> we are here with our all-star thanksgiving team getting you ready for the best and easiest thanksgiving ever. 10 tips down, 20 more to go after your local news and weather.

good morning. it's 8:26. i'm aaron gilchrist. breaking news on the beltway. melissa is here with this one. >> this is the american legion bridge. this tractor-trailer crashed and we have a 7 mile backup right now coming down 270 and across the top of the beltway on the outer loop headed down south. very very slow. a lot of extra time, leave later, go north to 270 instead of 50 if you're trying to get to virginia. >> your forecast when we come back.

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possible friday. the weekend is dry and sunny with highs in the low 50s and substantial rain likely early

830 now on a wednesday morning the day before thanksgiving, november 23rd, 2016. lucky for us, we have assembled the greatest cu your thanksgiving great. our all-star thanksgiving now rolls on. >> this is pretty epic out here. it's not all we have to be thankful for. savannah happens to be inside with jill martin for special small business deals for 86% up to everything.

for you. we will show you on thanksgiving day, light snow in northern new england and in the pacific midwest. plenty of sunshine in the gulf coast and mississippi valley. for tomorrow for shopping you will look at wet weather in the northeast. heavy rain in the pacific northwest. sunny to the plains, all the way to the gulf. showers making their way to texas, sunny in southern california into the southwest. >> cleveland. >> clerld, ohio. you have had a good year, haven't you? what team are you for? >> the steelers? the steelers. i had to think about it for a second. they must be in the witness protection program. that's what's going on around the country. your neck of the woods. >> good morning. i'm chuck bell. a cold and sunny dry start to today, temperatures in the 20s and 30s and a bright and sunny

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we're back. our thanksgiving extravaganza continues. wve 30 talented chefs. we had 10 tips last hour and we will start. missy robbins. garbage bag cooler? >> gark badge bag cooler for briing your turkey, keeps it moist with herbs and sugar and we all have small refrigerators andve thanksgiving. i put it in the cooler for thanksgiving and if you have a garage, put iwitness the cooler and you're good to go. >> what's your tip? >> we don't want to deal with the string too much. wrap it around the back and tie and comes together in a few seconds. nice and beautiful and you still have that wing exposed. my dad and i fight over the wing. >> no fights at thanksgiving.

pronounce. ed brown is here. what's your tip on stuffing? >> dry the bread. dry the bread when you make the stuffing and it will end up being fluffy instead of soggy. use a combination of rye and pumper nickels. cut all your vegetables a day or two before so you're eating but not so much cooking. >> steal bread, fluffy stuffing. curtis stone is here. how do you stuff a to keep it nice and moist. in terms of stuffing the turkey, pick it up and stuff the whole cavity like that. if you have a little bit left over, sometimes happens, stuff it the day of and not the day before. if you have leftovers, get a cupcake hold. you get these beautiful cupcakes of stuffing. >> thank you very much. i have brian. you have an snl tool you need

>> the biggest question we get is how do you tell the turkey is ready? you insert a. the in the probe. insert that down into the thigh and leg and sit it and forget about it. don't have to worry about it. you can get a nifty thing here going about your day. this will go off and let you know when the turkey is ready. >> like being in a restaurant? >> yes. >> i have brian you say an arrested turkey is a happy one. >> if you want to have moisture on the holiday, everybody asks me that, let it rest, take a timer, costs less. take it out of the oven and let it sit for an hour, the moistest bird in the house. >> i have shane mullen in the house making the perfect gravy. >> what i like instead of boing

and clove and cinnamon. >> cinnamon. >> and you get a nice beautiful gravy. >> how about this! >> all right. to brian lewis, you like a little spice mix on the outside? >> absolutely. i like cinnamon and orange peel and black pepper and-time and cheesecloth. put it inside the bird first and let it cook as you do. nice coarse salt over the top of the turkey and really lifts the flavor. >> everybody gets anxious about caring the bird, bobby. >> everybody has that uncle that grabs the caring knife at thanksgiving. here's what i like to do. i like to take the entire breast and both sides off in whole and slice it in thick slices and put

it stays nice and moist and take the dark meat and thighs and legs whole. >> you have a great way to reheat those leftovers. >> don't stick it in the microwave or oven, it will dry it out. take a half cup of gravy and makes it nice and moist. amazing. >> spectacular. >> well done. thank you. 20 down. >> 10 to go. >> 10 to go. today.com/food. up next, timely tips for trimming the rest of your meal from sides to desserts.

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thanksgiving day tips. i left my glasses there. here we go! >> we're doing centerpieces. desserts. the lt0 are here. we have elizabeth and the others. good morning, everybody! >> let what do you have? >> if you need room, i know you do. i've got a great tip. all you need is a glass of water and put it in the microwave, dry it out, place it directly over a stick of butter and in minutes you have perfect butter. >> that glass does it? >> it does it. >> thank you so much. >> we're going from store bought

our store bought pumpkin par, very average. we will make it spectacular. make a cut here with a biscuit cutter and pull it out and press it onto our thing. >> so up my alley. >> we have bourbon whipped cream. you could put this on dirt and it would be good. absolutely amazing. look at that! >> i love your style. what have you god? >> you have apple pie and pumpkin pie. this is a sticky chocolate spoonful, a can of sweetened condensed milk, cocoa powder, do it for 60 minutes and you have a sticky chocolate spoonful. >> just like this? >> just like this. >> nancy is here. al, nancy's looking great. >> looking greater. >> what do you have?

great it on a box greater, the largest hole. take the butter, toss it with the dry ingredients, add your liquor and bring it together until it just comes together. >> i love that. happy thanksgiving. donatella, what do you have for us? >> what happens often thanksgiving when you forget an ingredient? don't panic. if you forget your vanilla extract replace it with equal parts like kailua. did you know it? >> no, but i love it. >> and if you're out of sugar, replace it with confectionary sugar. >> for the forgetful people. hey, martha, how are you? what's your tip? >> you can't have thanksgiving without a centerpiece.

pairs and kumquats and walnuts. make sure you put a nutcracker on the table. >> leave it to you to make it look beautiful. >> i have jeffrey in the house. you say no to fried onion, what do you put on top of the casserole. >> that is beautiful. go to your pantry if you don't want to fry onions. we all love green bean casserole. this is onion, sprinkle it on and bake it and eat your brains out. >> they're daing me to taste it. a lot of people like the cranberry, you say no way jose. >> you want to impress someone at thanksgiving, bring out the homemade cranberry sauce and juice and maple syrup and they will be like, oh, homemade.

>> you're talking quick semi-homemade gravy. >> you do thanksgiving and forget to make your gravy, use a cream of mushroom can little bit of turkey stock and put it on top. >> and jordan, last but not least, a thick sauce for you. >> take your dessert game from here to here, melt ice cream, you pour it over the cake and you have strudel. >> fantastic. saff naw. >> hand me that microphone. just one second. once again, folks, the 30 tips are all at today.com/food. we had a lot of information. so good. this is a game changer. coming up next, everybody sits down for a big thanksgiving

. all right. it's great to have our 30 all-star chefs around one thanksgiving table, which is amazing. don't forget their tips are online. we thought we would get ready to wrap things up with some holiday thanksgiving thoughts. giada, do you have a thought for the holidays?

>> would you like to share it? >> you know what. great food and lots of friends and family. >> martha. >> i think of friendship and family and fun. >> that's how i feel at this table. we have marcus samuelsson here. we love having you here all year long. what does the holiday mean to you? >> thankfulness and deliciousness, lot the great chefs and great food. >> >> stretch pants. and elastic waistband. >> we feel you, katie. >> should we propose a toast? everybody raise a glass. i want to say that you guys bring so much to us all year long. food, of course, but so much of your talents. you remind us, as has been said already, food is not just about

and about love and community and food brings people together. so here's to more food. happy thanksgiving, everybody! >> cheers, cheers. >> this is amazing. >> this is the >> amazing. >> thank you, everybody, for being here. we love having you. means so much to have your talent. >> who's entertaining the biggest crowd on tha >> 25. >> 26. raising a glass to you. how many are you doing? >> those who have restaurants, who's open on thanksgiving?

>> don't forget the parade is tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m. our show is on this morning and don't forget the wonderful tips they have given us online. the recipe for every dish you have seen this morning. this food is not going to waste. we will donate it.

this is a "news4 today" newsbreak. >> 8:56 is the time. good morning. i'm eun yang. we want to check on your traffic with melissa mollet and breaking news on the beltway. what's going on? >> at chopper 4, this is the outer loop approaching the american allege bridge. take a look here. this tractor-trailer with a

from 66 trouble getting on. and rockville pike near manna fee, there is a crash. >> stay with us.

. good morning. a check of the 10 day forecast. sunshine and 20s and 30s now. up to the 50s. no heavy rain, occasional drizzle and light rain and sprinkles around and no real impactful amount of rain. saturday and sunday will be dry. better chance of circuit rain rl >> thank you, chuck. be sure to get to your weather and news any time with your nbc

this morning, celebrity chef curtis stone our guest co-host. wait until you see what we've got cooked up. and side dishes for your thanksgiving feast. the biggest "black friday" toy deals and surprise you at home. coming up right now. from nbc news, this is "today's take," live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today" wednesday morning, november 23rd. i'm al with tamron and we have celebrity chef, curtis telescope

>> we had 30 chefs out there, a glass of wine and no food. i skipped breakfast this morning. we were moving around so fast i didn't get a bite of anything. >> i watched the other day when you hadobby flay on. i saw you didn't bring anything. i thought, i will learn from you. i brought turkey sliders, a good way to use you >> this is delicious. >> a beautiful side. >> where do you get your inspitisply thankivou this huge meal and we have food overload. >> when you have leftovers, you think, what do i do with it? paninis are great and anything with turkey or cheese, fantastic. we should ask a question, no, we shouldn't. >> you don't celebrate

>> she sure is. >> you have some of that tradition going? >> absolutely. her mom is korean. it's a big melting pot. i do a little awe australian and my wife and her family are american and we do traditions. it's a beautiful celebration of traditions. >>e ldin of families, diversity of it all wheth i love that. you have a new show called "kitchen rules." >> it's aussie show that's come over to america. we made it a celebrity version and we have these very very interesting couples. >> brandy and ray jay? >> brandy and ray jay. they have dinner paries in their home and other celebriies come and judge them. there are a few catty words here

we go to his house and judge his food. >> we would, we walk around the room and make comments about the way he decorates his house. >> wow, getting a little too personal. >> what's the goal of it? >> to make fun of people. >> you see these celebrities, sometimes their most vulnerable point they drop their guard and cooking, and a com >> i have an open kitchen so people can sit on the other side and watch me cook and why i moved in the home but i never let any sit because i get nervous. >> let me get this straight. you got a kitchen so everybody could watch you. >> you could be cooking and drinking and talking. but when people watch me cook, i blow it every time. >> really? >> every time.

and they'll be more relaxed and you're more relaxed. >> i get them drunk. >> congratulations are in order. i understand you have a wax figure at madam tussaud's in sidney. >> congratulations! >> you did the mandatory staring at passersby. >> he's moving there. >> that's where my wax figure coming to get their photo. it was so fun, didn't want to leave. >> you were brave because they had that rolling pin in their hand. >> our wax figures are in the madam tossaud on 42nd street and i'm paired with matt.

hands. i have to go by and see you. i know where to find you. >> just hang out. scaing people. >> have you ever done anything like this where you have chefs hanging out? >> 30 chefs in one place. the only place that happens is when we do a good food and wine show somewhere. >> i do. it's amazing. >> so fun. chefs don't get out of their kitchen they're quite badly behaved, to be honest. this morning, it was very early. >> i have to say, chefs are like rock stars. you have the fan and then the edge. >> they're naughty. >> rascals, we are ras scales. >> the mannequin challenge, you did fantastically until flay blew it. everybody is doing terrifically

>> it looks so -- >> look at sunny. >> like we're back at -- >> rock steady. bobby is on the other side. bobby is with kathie lee. then he loses it. right there. he blows it. >> come on! >> i think that would be awkward when you're staring in someone's eyes for a long period of time. i'll let you off, bobby. >> they w't >> yes. we brought back -- we used to do this thing where we would bring marching band through the studio. we revived it with the grain valley marching high school eagles from missouri, who stormed our studio during weather. >> were you in a band, al jnkts. >> i was in a band, xavier high school.

>> i'd approximate what the flute would sound like so i only lasted one year. >> do you play anything? >> i can't. i'm so unmusical, tone deaf, as my wife tells me. i'm only good in the kitchen. >> time for #askachef. we will ask you questions from our viewers. >> these are from actual viers >> jessie from dallas, what's your recommended pre-thanksgiving appertice? >> which is a drink, right? >> you could go all the way to eggnog. >> i would stay with champagne. >> we broke out the eggnog. >> you already did that? you can break out eggnog. >> i just made a martini on the "today" show facebook live.

good vermoose, quality is important and orange bitters. >> kathie from smithfield, rhode island, bacon on your turkey, what do you think? >> i think bacon is good on everything for the holidays. the turkey, you want to keep it nice and moist. i think the best way to achieve that is the brine. >> that's a hot topic. bobby flay say say brian. >> dpri or -- dry or wet brian? >> wet brian. >> and another said salt it ahead of time. >> casey from ocala, florida, what's the fastest and easiest way to defrost a turkey. >> the safest way is in the refrigerator, takes a long time. fastest way is under water and have the water running over it in the sink.

for a turkey to defrost in a refrigerator. several, four or five. you're too late. >> you're too late. how do you deal with it? go out to dinner. >> from florida, which part of the turkey is your favorite and why? >> certainly the thigh. the juiiest part of the turkey. >> not enough meat there. >> you always say that. >> i think the meat is so delicious. >> on the thigh? >> really? up next, ellen gets a high honor from president obama. she almost didn't make it. find out why she wasn't allowed in the white house at first and then the wearing of the annual turkey hat. in no hurry to make anything happen. neutrogena? rapid wrinkle repair works... ...in one week. with the... fastest retinol formula available.

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curtis giving us great advice. i'm cooking friday and what is not thanksgiving related. i skip a day and give it a rest and go back saturday and sunday. you say seafood on friday? >> great day for seafood. grill lobsters or shrimp on the grill. >> you have people coming over? >> yes, i do. >> we ve for you. >> that's gorgeous. is that a speaker? >> it's called the pause box. your guests come and put their cell phones in the box. and then you cover it up. >> i like it. >> it basically blocks cell phone signals and wifi. >> what kind of party are you having? >> i don't know how i feel about

converse with your guests. >> you need to block my cell phone's signal. >> because you would otherwise be tempted. i've been to dinner with you because you are always -- >> i have three tv shows. >> i have a demanding mother. >> you put it in the box. >> i'm nerve vowsz about that if you have three kids and they may need significant other. >> it's an hour and if it's that big of emergency you can call the house phone. >> we don't have a house phone anymore. i like the idea of doing that. you're constantly distracted by technology. >> i agree. >> you can just do it a few hours. >> or during dinner. by the time it's time for dessert, people can go. >> i've gotten in the habit and i have done better. i'm aware of the problem i have. i take the phone and don't put

calls because it he's blocking the signal. >> okay. dinner last night, how many important calls did you get? >> last night, dinner, two zwlnks. >> none. okay. medal of freedom! >> i didn't use my phone -- i did, i tweeted. yesterday, the medal of freedom ceremony at the white house, president obama gave out the highest civilian honors to people honor around the world. bruce springsteen, robert redford, diana ross -- ellen degeneres had trouble getting in because she forgot her id. this is the big moment. the mannequin challenge. >> she eventually got in. that was so adorable. they did the epic mannequin challenge. she thinks this may have ended

tom hanks. look at that. >> i love -- kareem abdul-jabbar was there. they didn't actually get it. >> bruce springsteen. >> this was an incredible moment, bill and melinda gates when president obama was talking about each individual and their accolades. cicely tyson. it was amazing. with michael jordan. you know when they call you the michael jordan of, honor. >> that was really cool. a quick look at your weather and starting off with possible delays. getting out today, airport delays, chicago, detroit, memphis, seattle and portland and getting home on sunday. boston and san francisco big problems, kansas city and st. louis not quite as much. that's what's going on around the country.

>> good morning. i'm meteorologist, chuck bell. temperatures in the 30s and up to 40s at international airport. plenty of sunshine for now. don't get used to it. clouds on the increase by mid to late afternoon. clouds mostly cloudy and should be dry in the daylight hours and most of the evening as well. temperatures come back for thanksgiving itself and maybe a few light sprinkles tomorrow and again on friday. >> i think you maybe should give it to her. >> yesterday, we celebrated dylan and her baby is coming very soon. this is our ladies' lunch for dylan. her baby shower, the baby coming soon. how adorable is that? when she laughs, her belly shakes. >> a little santa claus. up next, no idea what to wear for thanksgiving, we will

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this morning on "today's" style, back to the basics, we will show you what you already have for thanksgiving. >> celebrity star, melissa, has put together outfits that are chic and styish and leave a overstuff yourself tomorrow. >> you don't want to be too stuffed in your clothes, nothing too tight. comfortable but cute. we will use staples we have in our closet and work off those. >> i love that. >> every woman has jeans they love for every single day. how do we make it work? a little more elevated look.

it's about the statement blazer. i like it. i added a metallic turtleneck to give a little bit of edge. >> i love that. >> we have her jeans and give a metallic pump from old navy and statement earring. she's good to go. what i like about this outfit, she is in her 20s. this can work for any woman, any shape or size and work for any woman. >> we and it looks good on any woman. and then this is so underrated and versatile. we just saw one on the red carpet. >> it would be fine for casual family thanksgiving. >> we wanted to pump it up a little bit. >> hello. >> all about the long vest, totally transforms the look.

have it with a chunky necklace, it all pulls together. >> megan, you look amazing. i can tell you're feeling it. see it in your face. >> you want to feel special on thanksgiving. a special day. we should all step it up a little. great way to do it. >> i love that lip color, minimum lip color, you put effort in it. >> come sit over here. and this is more elevated for dinnertime. we have rene looking adorable with a pair of pants and sneakers. how do we make it look in a more elevated way. we have this same gorgeous, i love love love this. >> i think it looks sensational. it really does. the skirt makes it a party.

all my words. i love the color, like thanksgiving. we paired it with this metallic pleated skirt not what you would expect and really works and an elastic waistband. >> we didn't forget about the guys. a flannel button-down. rocking his lucille moment there. we buttoned it up and gave him the cardigan. same shirt, gave him a cardigan and pants with stretch in it. what do you think? >> he can still get outside and play corn hull afterwards. come over here. >> this is the most beautiful table, my goodness. you can head to today.com/style.

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good morning, everybody. it's sunny and cold outside this morning. temperatures quickly moving from 30 to 40 degrees around 50 by midday today. chance for light rain and showers and drizzle possible

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welcome back! we are in the final stretch of our all-star thanksgiving. since curtis stone in our co-host today, he will show us last minute feasts and he is the co-owner of a butcherh beautiful restaurant. congratulations. >> thank you. >> you got editor's pick from best chef. congratulations. >> thank you. >> you prepared this earlier, mashed potatoes with bacon. he has bacon and butter and cheese. >> sour cream and a couple interesting ingredients. kind of like all the things you imagine a baked potato should have with it.

you boil it in salty water, make sure it is as salty as the sea, i like to say and strain these off. we will mash these. this is your best friend. >> a potato riser. >> should you let it cool first? >> i do it while it's warm and easier to push like that. once you have your potato puree, as it were, you start adding in your ingredients. mascarpone gives it creainess and this gives acidity, butter richness. bacon dripping. >> this is amazing. >> bacon dripping?

>> big pieces of bacon. >> i probably would have doubled it. >> you totally could. you mix it together and add enough milk, the right consistency for you. throw it into a casserole dish and add parmesan cheese. you can do this today and throw it in the fringe and put it in the oven and comes out gorgeous. >> i love doing the individual ones, all right. >> if you do the little individual ones, you can pull them out if you need to or leave them for later. >> coming up, you will make sick tarb, i've never had. to help us taste it, let's bring in our mystery guest. >> mystery guest? >> let's bring in a mystery guest to taste.

that side. >> i do. >> it's easier to cook on this side. >> really? >> please seriously, go over there. >> you don't understand what's happening, do you? >> give me the background. >> background? have a seat. >> all right. sure. >> it's okay. you can sit there. >> sure, okay. >> i'm only kidding, you're supposed to demo these guys have this -- >> a what, al? >> a relationship going. you've been out on a couple of blind dates. >> don't acknowledge this. >> i mean, i like his fiction, it's better than my reality. i like it way better. it wasn't a date. i wanted it to be a date. i wished it were. >> what do you have to give thanks for? >> don't say it. >> this seat and you putting me

fine. over there, i took the corn, took all the inner silk out. this is not the way i thought it would go. leave the outer most husk, wet it and put it in for six or seven minutes, let it get wet and pop one of the kernels with your thumb. >> wait, this is your recipe? >> in rehearsal i was on the other side. put it in the oven for five minutes and denibutalize. >> denibutalize! >> we have a white onion finally chopped in here. we put the eddie -- edamane in. you like it? >> i love it!

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they're usually carried for $9.99. they will be$5. aren't they cute? >> i have more for you. >> something is happening. >> keep that baby warm. >> when we have the need for speed, how about this? a battery operated raing set. we have our favorite characters. we're raing around. >> you have skills, man. >> one or $39.99, best buy and toys "r" us will have this for $19.99, in stores and online. >> beat him. look at you, owen! >> how fun is that? >> this is awesome. >> this is really cool. these are lock blocks. it's a mount and lock system and then hinges.

different things kids can built. the set that has 200 pieces is usually $69.99 and it will be $39.99 on luxblox.com. they will have friday specials online. >> you put this together yourself? >> yes, all by myself. no, i didn't. these are eco-friendly blocks. and she can color them in. usually $18. they will have them on their site for$9. >> that's really cool. >> at once-kids.com. >> they like everything. what we're looking at is our

construction kit you have. you put the ice cream parlor together and usually $24.99, $15 or toys 'r us. and jenna stone, i want to introduce you to her, exclusive limited edition. walmart will have her on thanksgiving. she will be $19.99 online and in the store. >> they're telling us to shuffle along. >> sky lanterns. for the very first time, kids can make it comes with creation crystals. kids can build their own sky lander any way they want to do the physical attributes, do the weapons. >> what does it normally cost? >> >> in.99 -- 79. walmart and most other retailer $79.99. it will be $39.99.

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curtis, thanks for helping us out. >> thanks for having me. curtis, thank you for helping us out. >> thanks for having me.

9:57 time now on this wednesday, november 23rd, 2016. i'm eun yang. we will go to breaking news on the crash, melissa. >> take at look at that. on the american legion bridge. right now on the scene trying to get that truck right. taking a live look at one of my

shoulder getting by, very very slow, outer loop delays reaching back to georgia avenue. chuck bell, you have better news, don't you? >> i sure do. beautiful view outside the national mall there and clouds expected for thanksgiving and the day after. chances for rain both days, mainly light rain and a few sprinkles friday and dry weather saturday and sunday. >> thank you. coming up at midday, more on the metro cauing delays.

from nbc news, this is "today," with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller we're so happy you're with us today. >> what day again is it, hoda? >> wines-day wednesday, november 23rd. >> i forgot. >> a lot of people hitting the roads and skies for the thanksgiving holiday. please be safe. >> that is "sleep without you" with bret young. >> a team of celebrity chefs are gathered to reveal kitchen