lovely lady. . good morning. lovely lady. >> when you come back to earth, would you please go tell the boys to straighten up their room? >> florence henderson, beleaved icon, o the brady brunch has died on the "today" show at the age of 82. we'll take a look at her remarkable career. friday frenzy. stores are already mobbed with one of the biggest shopping days of the year. we have everything you need to know on this "black friday." thanksgiving miracle, a california mother who vanished after jogging almost a month ago

road. the urgent search on the way for her alleged kidnapper. best in show, 2,000 dogs, their haried handlers and a lot of hoopla. >> there you have it. 2016 winner best in show, greyhound. >> there can only be one winner of the best in show dog show and gia is best from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live at studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to today this friday morning. i'm willie geist. >> i'm tamron hall. matt and savannah are off after a busy day hosting the macy's thanksgiving parade.

>> and everybody got to know her as carol brady and the "today" show got to know her better. her publicist confirmed she died of heart failure on thursday at cedars-sinai medical center where she was surrounded by her loved ones. >> she was known as america's mom, carol brady. ? here's a story of a lovely lady who was bringing up three verylo >> for five seasons in 1969 and years after in reruns. that lovely lady, florence henderson stars on "the brady brunch," at a widow with three daughters marrying a widower with three sons. >> she helped raise three kids

family could work an idea years ahead of its time. >> that was a memorable event. >> born in indiana, henderson was the youngest of 10 children and she was in a string of shows on broadway before getting her big break, that big break coming right here on the "today" show. she was in every sense of the word a "today" show original. in 1959, she was hired to be very first "today" girl, doing the weather, fashion and other light news segments. it wasn't just morning tv. she broke ground in late night as well. in 1962, becoming the first woman to guest host "the tonight show" before johnny carson took thereins. >> this is later "today." >> 40 years later she returned

shared many memorable moments for "today." florence spoke to matt in 2015. >> you say you feel better now than when you were 30. what makes you happy in life these days? >> i try to get up every day and say, wow, it's a great day, i am alive. i have four healthy children, five healthy grandchildren, i have grand dogs, i have friends. i am so blessed to be able to i work all the time. i am just grateful. >> when she wasn't appearing on tv, she was powpg in commercials, peecly poised, pitching products from wesson oil to polycan't. >> cleans and freshens. >> henderson continued to appear on tv in a variety of shows. in 2010, at age 76, she competed on "dancing with the stars." overnight, celebriies sent

including actress, maureen mccormick who played henderson's daughter, marsha on the brady bush tweeting florence henderson was a friend for so many years. love and hugs forever, i'll miss you dearly. >> she was a long time friend of the "today" show and appeared with matt over the years and matt wanted to join us this morning as we paid tribute to her. we were all surprised at the news this morning. what are your thoughts? >> reporter: where and on other shows that you guys . >> it's so sad. i love looking back at the "today" show moments. in all my years in this business i don't think i've ever met any so talented and so popular who had so much humility and so little ego. i can say that without hesitation. she was the most down-to-earth

work and entertainment, she's right, she was always in demand, always working. she was so good at what she did, from america's mom. by the way, could there have been a better role for florence henderson than mrs. brady? she nurtured everybody, she was so caring. every time you saw her and she walked into the studio, the first thing was the hug, then the kiss, it wasn't greet writing she said how are you and your family? she meant it. you had to stop and tell her how your family was going. if you didn't have stories and pictures, she wo let you go. >> you talk about that nurtuing spirit. i walked with her this last february on the catwalk and she said, just go out and have fun with it. that sense of humor was amazing,

television who was the same on and off camera. >> she had a wicked humor. she really did. she was as quick with a one-liner as she was with a hug. she could be a little bawdy and catch you off guard with her jokes. i remember a little funnel len degeneres had with the segment florence henderson and i had on the "today" show, doing editing to make it look more >> we're showing it now. >> i was worried florence might not get it. no one likes that more than florence henderson. she thought it was hysterical. i am sad for her family, for her children and her grandchildren. i'm especially sad for the people who didn't get to experience the brilliance and magic of florence henderson for all those years on tv. >> and to know her a little bit off tv was an experience.

family this morning and we appreciated you calling in. >> good to talk to you. friday this morning, millions of americans are already out shopping this morning. good deals out for grabs and records broken. in the thick of all of it in jersey city, good morning, joe. >> good morning, tamron and willie. happy "black friday" to you. if you thought "black friday" was dead, here in jersey city it is this mall. americans are planning to shop already this weekend. the shoppers lining up for hours before bursting into stores to cash in on "black friday" deals. >> puts you in the right holiday mood. >> reporter: the rush of action a welcome sight for retailers

optimistic consumer. lines bigger than last year. >> reporter: americans spent $1.5 billion online on thanksgiving day, a 14% jump from last year. almost half a billion dollars have been spent on mobile devices alone. >> we're looking pretty good for "black friday" and the holiday season in general. a lot of companies and consumers are happy the election is sales expected to climb 3.6% this year and shoppers started earlier than ever on thanksgiving day. >> 3, 2, 1. >> reporter: shoppers entered the doors for big discounts on boots and cashmere sweaters. and the big discounts are on toys and pet supplies.

computers and is to by 17% this holiday weekend. if you're waing up and looking at deals on your phone, online spending is about$2 billion as we talk and make sure it's legitimate after logging onto the website before spending the big bucks. know the malls are pulling out all the stops to get you in to get you in and to buy a little more. dylan is in for al this morning. good morning. >> good morning. happy thanksgiving. we are looking at not too many problems today. things get a little more interesting saturday and sunday. we have this storm system in the

lighter showers around the great lakes, nothing to worry about today. saturday, we have both coasts dealing with the possibility of delays in san francisco and boston area, because of low clouds and reduced visibility. it will be a little breezy across new england. we could see showers cauing delays at san francisco airport on saturday. if you're driing again, that i-95 corridor because of the coastal storm starting to you go, rain and snow showers cauing problems. on sunday, still looking at tricky conditions across the mountain passes and storms develop across the country and the north could see delays as well. boston we could see low clouds and breezy conditions cauing delays at the airports. overall doesn't look that bad. a couple areas to keep in mind. >> thank you so much.

president-elect at his mar-a-lago estate in florida as his transition team debates candidates for secretary of state. nbc's white house correspondent, kristen welker is in florida. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. as mr. trump continues his holiday weekend here in palm beach, the choice he's faing with his cabinet whether to bring in more former rivals or long time loyalists. have given clues as the world it was for the president-elect's next moves. we're getting a glimpse at the president-elect while v vacationing at mar-a-lago resort. with the holiday now over he's poised to make new cabinet appointments as early as today. at the top of that list, secretary of state considering former new york mayor, rudy guiliani, a hard liner and

romney one of his sharpest critics. >> dona ts pho, a fraud. >> reporter: donald trump not tipping his hand. but kellyanne conway said receiving a deluge of comments regarding romney and some head loyalists warn against romney as secretary of state. a sign trump world may be divided. commerce secretary, line. secretary of defense, retired marine general james mattis is looking likely and trump's former primary rival turned surrogate, dr. ben carson is considering an offer for houing and urban development secretary although he has no experience in the field. carson not giving a hint which way he's leading tweeting we must focus what unites us all

trump trying to put it as a working vacation saying trying to get carrier to stay in the u.s., planning to move to new mexico leave, there are consequences. >> reporter: meanwhile, trump's former rival, hillary clinton, was spotted . >> reporter: trump ears former rivals was spotted this week and tweeted yesterday i was greeted by this heart warming display on the corner of my street. thank you to all of you who did this. as mr. trump works to build up his administration, the team tasked with his inauguration planning to earn millions of dollars on this historic day.

teenage son this holiday weekend after he was shot dead on the neighborhood street. good morning. >> reporter: james was 15-year-old black teenager. his alleged kill, 52-year-old william pulliam, who was white is in police custody. it's what he said about the death is igniing even more outrage. >> be advised suspect in a dark hoodie and >> reporter: late last night outside a charleston discount store, police in pursuit of a gunman. authorities say it began when 15-year-old james means bumped into an older man. the suspect went into the store. when he came out, the two exchanged words before means was shot twice. >> p.d. is out with the patient requesting you step it up. >> reporter: means died at the

no remorse. the way i look at it, that's another piece of trash off the street. the report also says he then had dinner and visited a friend. police say pulliam confessed to shooting means because he felt threatened. in jailhouse interview with wchs, pulliam claimed the teenager had a gun. >> i doesn't like it, believe me, i didn't want to kill anybody. they're not going to kill me. >> reporter: but police say means was not armed an was committed, wilfully using a firearm to kill another person because of the victim's actual or perceived race, color, religion or national origin. the maximum penalty, life in prison. >> my son is in a safer place now and we all love him. >> reporter: means family says they believe justice will prevail. >> we won't put it in our hand, let the law put it in their

don't want nobody else to hold a grudge. we all have to forgive and let everything take its place. >> on social media, the response to a request for a few thousand dollars to help with funeral expenses soared well past $40,000. while the susp is in jail, his next hearing sometime after the holiday weekend. >> thanks so much, ron. also making headlines this morning, the great ar franklin. ?? ?? >> the 74-year-old queen of soul kicks off a day of football on thursday, dazzling fans in her hometown of detroit with, je, we can officially call it, an epic rendition of the national anthem. the song usually lasts about two minutes. when you're the queen of soul it

social media did not show suspect. some people because they have to complain about everything. finished eating and had done the dishes by the time she was done. willie and i have issues with the people on social media that complained about this. >> 4:35 of free aretha franklin. >> she wasn't singing jingle bells, singing the national anthem. you can never sing the national anthem too long. >> i was cooking with that this song still on? >> you awesome players getting wobbly in the legs, can i sit down for a second? we'll take all the aretha we can get. besides the big storm in the pacific northwest, could create mountain snow, 2 feet in the cascades, lookg mountain snow in the northern new england higher elevations and scattered

a look out at the weather. forecast coming up. good morning, everybody. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist, chuck bell. a cloudy start to the day. no rain out there just yet. a chance for showers today. currently in the mid 40s across much of the region. with a full deck of clouds all day, temperatures will still raise in the mid to upper 50s. warmer than average and chance

lunchtime and most likely 3:00 and 7:00 p.m. and dry for your late friday night and weekend. >> that's your latest forecast. >> thank you very much. coming up, a missing california mom found alive in what some are calling a miracle. we'll have the latest on the search for her kidnappers. plus, your holiday survival guide getting through the weekend with everything from

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this is a "news4 today" newsbreak. >> good morning it's 7:26 on friday, november 25th, 2016. >> we're looking to learn the name of the man killed inside the falls church the body was found in this building on seminary road, fairfax county. it happened around 9:00 last night. a suspect is in custody. you can see right there, police towing the car away from the scene about an hour ago. the man suffered from trauma to his upper body. >> now for a check on the roads with jack. hey, jack. >> hey. good morning. we're off to a pretty decent and quiet start on the beltway

an earlier accident on the shoulder. looking on the outer loop and an accident on the shoulder appears to have been cleared and all moving without delay. love to see that at 7:30 any weekday period. back to you. >> thank you, jack. "black friday" sales have started at stores and malls all over our area. if you're planning to head out washington app and all the hours so you don't have to miss the deals. >> we'll get you the shopping forecast next.

good morning, everybody. today will be a very cloudy today j cloudier than yesterday, probably not as many breaks in sunshine and chance for sprinkles and light rain. you might want to have the umbrella to play it safe.

breezy and cooler and sunshine back for saturday and sunday. that's always good news. >> it is indeed. another local update in 25 minutes. >> back to the "today" show

7:30 now on this from morning, the 25th of november, 2016. we're happy to see so many smiling faces on the plaza all those "black friday" sales no doubt. i guess we can now play christmas music without shame. >> i love christmas music but you're moing a little fast, tamron hall. >> christmas shoppers have already spent more than a billion dollars in mobbed stores in the wee hours. it's just beginning.

improvised explosive, the first american combat death in syria. they have not revealed the identity. florence henderson who played carol brady on the brady brunch has died in los angeles of heart failure. she was a fixture over the course of several decades and a renowned broadway actress. florence henderson was 82 years old. to what's called a in california, a kidnapped woman tied up but alive on the side of a road, her family's prayers answered nearly a month after she went missing. >> three long weeks ago, sherry went for a run and the whole community came together to find the missing mother of two. searching dozens and dozens of

up hope she would be found safe and alive. described by her family as a super mom, once again found by her family she loves. >> she has been found on this day of thanksgiving. >> reporter: found 150 miles from where investigators believe she was abducted three weeks able to summon hope by a passing motorist on i-5 near county road a 17. >> now, the mother of two is recovering with her family by her side. for weeks the community came together to search for any sign of her after her husband reported her missing, her sister asking for the public's health. >> you don't realize it can happen to your family. i know my sister would never abandon her children in any way

much. >> reporter: papiniwas last seen on a run, her headphones discovered a mile from her house. investigators say she has described two of her captors as hispanic women with a gun in a dark suv. >> we do not know if this is a stranger abduction or not. that's part of the ongoing investigation. >> reporter: while the papini family celebrates a mother's safe return, the sheriff is still cautioning the community who ever kidnap papini, is still on the loose. >> the community is very much on edge. investigators have been speaking to papini on what happened and expected to give another briefing later today. >> thank you so much. what a story. >> unbelievable. thank god she was found safe. let's get a check of the weather from dylan. >> we are looking at the storms in the pacific northwest.

crescent city, california, seeing heavy rain. we will see a better chance of snow in the rockies. you see a secondary front moves in and will bring mountain snow and periods of heavy rain extending to l.a. where we could see heavy rain tomorrow. as for heaven rain across the pacific northwest monday morning, crescent city looks like they could pick up 5-6 inches of rain. as far as snow is concerned we could end up with a cascades and sierra, nevada. much needed snow as we get into the months. scattered snow in texas and some lake effect snow showers, nothing too heavy. that's a look at the weather across the country. now, here's a peek out your window. >> it is a cloudy start to your day in washington. temperatures seasonably chilly,

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have your covered from tips to save major cash in stores to mind shopping. we have travel tips from snow and ice in parts of the country, how do you pull out of a skid. this morning, it's one-stop shopping to kick off your weekend. >> reporter: this morning, it's holiday shopping but don't pay retail. we have secret tips to save you pick bucks. >> i like that one. >> reporter: we're under cover w her first tip to save you cash, the price match. she has her eye on this dishwasher. >> i was going to price check them against other retailers. >> we do price check. >> reporter: the salesman goes online and finds another store selling it for $44 less. >> you match it out? >> reporter: sold to our secret shopper.

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this morning, it's 7:56 on this friday, november 25th. jack is here with a report on our roads. hey, jack. >> good morning. good morning, everyone. happy thanksgiving from yesterday. if you're headed out this morning. in good shape. we found one crash at the outer loop. everybody is on the shoulder so we're in good shape. if you're looking at the map, it's all green. if you're headed out to do "black friday" shopping, nothing in the way for now. >> sounds good.

cloudy skies, chance for rain this afternoon. not heavy rain but enough to make you mad if you don't have that umbrella close at hand. we have a mild day with temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. breezy and cooler weather for saturday and sunday. though it will be colder, it will be sunnier and drier. >> thank you so m minutes. back to the "today" show after a

it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, remembering florence henderson. >> we have something special for you. >> america's favorite tv mom and long time friends of "today" dies at 82. we look back at moments. >> do you feel at home here? i hope you feel like this is still a piece of your home. >> i love it here. it feels like this is always a piece of home. and they're off. like millions of americans on this black friday, we'll show you how to save bucks. >> you pinch me and --

about her new movie as she looks back on her career and where she is now. >> i'm in a good place right now because god has allowed so many great things to happen. >> looking back at 2016. ?? from greenville, south carolina! >> to our family and friends back in georgia, >> all the way from tennessee! an d >> i'm celebraing my 11th birthday on "today." >> good morning, tampa!

this from morning. what a crowd we have on the plaza. >> look at all the people. i know we don't pick fan favorites out here. i have a favorite person here. dallas cowboys. >> how about them cowboys? >> how about some cowboys. coming u leftovers to show you how to transform your turkey into a new and different dish everyone loves. >> we're getting cheers for leftovers. >> i thought turkey tired people out. everybody is more awake than i've ever seen. >> at this hour no less. >> before we get to that, let's get to the news at 8:00. i'm kristen welker. in palm beach, we begin with the trump transition. we are getting our first glimpse

vacationing this morning, these pictures taken wednesday, this as mr. trump could make more cabinet announcements as early as today. the position getting the most buzz, secretary of state. there seems to be a divide among rudy guiliani, hard liner and supporter and mitt romney one of trump's sharpest critics. trump not tipping his hand but one of his top advisors may have receiving deluge and private comes regarding romney. some trump loyalists warn against romney as secretary of state. trump eager to show he was working on thanksgiving as well, i'm working hard on thanksgiving trying to get the carrier a.c. company to stay in the u.s., making progress, carrier making plans to move to mexico

we're also learning today third party candidate, jill stein, is touting the fact she's raised $4.7 million, enough money for recounts in three key states, this after computer scientists say they found irregulariies in those states. the reality according to experts those recounts will go anywhere or that the election results would change. back to you. >> thank you, kristen. as we've been reporting, there florence hend son has died, best known as the mom on the brady bunch, she had deep ties to us. >> reporter: she was known as america's mom, carol brady. ? here's the story of a lovely lady who was bringing up three very lovely girls ?? >> for five seasons and years in reruns, that lovely lady,

>> the real estate man is coming to look at this house tonight. you better have your rooms picked up. >> reporter: she starred on broadway in a number of hits before making her way to television. henderson got her first job on the small screen in 1959 right here on "today." ?? she was hired to be the very first "today" girl, doing the weather, fashion and other light news segments. she broke ground in late night, too, becoing the first woman to guest host 1962. >> this is later today with jodi applegate, ahsha blake and florence henderson. >> four decades later, hen denson returned to her "today" show roots hosting a spin-off. she spoke about her life, career and longevity with matt in 2015. >> you say you feel better now than when you were 30. what makes you happy in life these days? >> i try to get up everyday and

so blessed to be able to still do what i love. i work all the time. i'm just grateful. >> florngs henderson died of heart failure last night at cedars-sinai medical center in los angeles surrounded by her loved ones. she was 82 and missed by her country and particularly her "today" show family. now to an explosive end, authorities seized more than 20 then got rid of them in the only way that made sense. they blew them up. it was a record haul in a country with strict regulations on fireworks and all gone in a flash. they say, don't try this at home. you can't because you would have to have 20 tons of fireworks. >> pretty good chance i won't. your ultimate friday cheat sheet, what you need to know before you hit the sales today.

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financial editor, jean chatzky is here. good morning. good to see you? happy holidays. "black friday" is a holiday for some people. >> absolutely. >> is it worth it to go out today? >> we're expecting big sales. $27 billion and$3 billion online which would be a record shoppers are planning to head out to stores today? >> that's because a lot of them figured out you can get much of the same merchandise but not all of the same merchandise online. if there are door busters you're looking for, you want to hit the stores. >> what's the first thing we need to know? >> when it comes to your door busters we've seen in the circulars, yohao get there early. some you may have missed already at this point. online the stores will stagger

watching the launch in those adveen i ss limited quantities, when it's gone, it's gone. >> you made it into the store, what do we look for? >> we look for first, what's a deal and not a deal. a lot of door busters are made just for "black friday" or last year's models and that means they may not have all the features of the models you're used to seeing. fxa of tvs, some don't have enough hdmi ports for everybody. you want to make sure you do your research to know if you will be happy with it when you get it home. download your apps for your favorite stores online and off. amazon is telling us they will release new deals as frequently as every five minutes and often do its through their apps. bring the phone to the store so you can compare prices with

>> what about credit cards? >> depends on credit cards in your wallet. look for the gold and platinum ones. they have benefits like extended term protection and extended warranty protection and ability to give you money back on your credit card. if the price of that merchandise goes down the next 60 days, unfortunately you have to shop on that particular card. if you're looking for an additional way to save money. are other people's gift card this is a don't necessarily want, gift card granny where you can get a discount. >> what are we looking at? >> we're looking at 4 k tvs, laptops, large an sm appliances, kitchen aid mixers. microsoft often it was for black friday to reveal game

and i-pads and apple watches you will get good deals on and surpri surprisingly, travel. >> the latest toys? >> not the hatchimals and apparel, you will get cheaper as the holidays go on. >> if you enjoyed jean's pep talk she will talk to us about did that. >> i liked how you did that. >> not gracefully. >> let's see what's trending today. >> let's get started. >> a viral video i've watched to add to the 30 million times others have. an adorable baby girl enjoying every minute of a shampoo for the first time. usually that time for a new baby

not for baby amira who is soaking it up. look how happy she is. look at the rinse. the nurse in the video says the baby loves this part, followed by gentle brushing and towel off the top. look at that. look at that face. do you feel anxious at any point, put this on, the best. >> isn't that how the both of you feel when you go to a hair salon? >> it's like problems out of your hair. >> that baby is cute. they're the hottest toys of the season, called the hatchimalhat. have you heard about them? if you haven't you will see them, shoppers tore peading toward them. what is it? it's an egg you nurture. a mystery factor of not knowing exactly what's inside until it

hatches. two brothe in arizona stumbled on this toy in october and sensed it would be a big deal and stocked up, buying $5,000 worth selling them on ebay and made their money back and then some projecting a profit of more than $8,000. >> you burped one of these already. >> i held it for about a full hour. i brought it into this world, really. you give it love, you tap it, you rub it. >> we didn't give a >> i tried to. >> you and harry connick. >> i loved it as much as i could and it hatched. >> how long does it take to hatch? >> 20 to 60 minutes. >> that's it? >> that's it? >> that's a quick gestation period. she had to wait nine months. >> yesterday, we all feasted on delicious food. today, we will see some more, right? arguably one of the best parts

leftovers. "usa today" tells us how to make the perfect sandwich. choose your bread carefully. some say this is the most important decision you will make in your life. >> i like potato bread. >> and that hawaii bread. it can make or break the sandwich. number two, choose dark meat if you can. >> i can see that. >> the flavor is so thin, been a day, where all the flavor is. only one interior start. >> i disagree with that. >> like >> if you piled on the works you may regret it. cranberry sauce is a must, really? >> yeah. >> they say if you add an egg, it counts for breakfast. >> i do want mashed potatoes in there. >> i also like the stuffing and corn and green bean casserole and throw everything on my plate. >> like a daggwood sandwich.

>> let me move my hatchimal so you can see that sandwich. >> i don't know about that. >> we will eat the leftover sandwiches and get to "popstart." >> here we go. we are starting off with "popstart," mig piggy and tony bennett legendary singer and puppets stole the show during the thanksgiving parade, not because of their spirited performance because of the moment when miss piggy instantly lept to helping hand. ?? ?? >> miss piggy to the rescue. she's amazing. >> he lost his balance on the float and took a sudden move and she grasped his arm to save him. >> easy on the gas.

>> how did the stars spend their thanksgiving holiday? >> we have a round-up for you. sit back and watch. taylor swift spent the day on the beach with her friends. also enjoying a tropical turkey day, christie brinkley and her daughter. and the instagram, fire up the kitchen. >> and the photo and battle of the stug. >> she took a turkey for a shop. and bruno mars and his 24 karat magical thanksgiving. >> that does not look like my thanksgiving at all. >> did a little double duty "popstart" and the weather. >> you're carrying a bit more than i am. for now.

country. we have a little cloud cover going on. other than that. a few scattered showers around texas and great lakes but storms out in the pacific northwest. temperatures have been really warm, especially across the southeast where some areas saw some of their warmest thanksgivings on record. we're in the 30s and 40s in the north and 20s in the rockies. we're looking at heavy snow in if you're travel through the passes, that's your biggest concern. those showers shouldn't affect you much. that's a look at the weather in the country. a peek outside your window. >> it's going to stay cloudy all day today. temperatures in the mid 40s for now and eventually they will improve to mid to upper 50s by mid afternoon today. 58 for a high in washington.

increasing chances of light rain as we get to the middle and later parts of the afternoon today. not looking for a lot of rain but hit and miss showers around 8:00 p.m. when it comes to music legends, they don't get much bigger than dolly parton. she loves her roots. why we love her. >> she grew up in the smokey mountais in a cabin with her family. they didn't have much but the christmas id she's out with a movie about her special christmas miracle. i caught up with her to talk about faith, family and country. >> i think everybody should be proud of who they are and where they're from. i've always said don't be ashamed how you're brought up, that's who you are. >> reporter: from a childhood where she grew up to be a music icon. >> you grew up over the hill

was like in that home? >> i do. mom and dad was always big on making sure we knew what christmas was really about. she always told the christmas story of jesus and always read the bible. we made a lot of our own toys. in those very early days we didn't have electricity. >> millions of you joined us last christmas. >> christmas of many colors, her new nbc tv movie based on a true story about a christmas miracle family experienced when she was just a little girl. >> we didn't know we was poor until a smart-alec told us. we didn't realize it. we had mommy and daddy and felt safe and loved. >> i could never afford to buy your mom a wedding raining. >> ricky schroeder played her dad and dolly plays the part of the town's painted lady. >> when i was a kid, there was this lady that was the news woman in our town.

me, i thought she was amazing, colorful, big ha and lipstick and tight clothes. i wanted to look like her when i grew up. i'm playing the painted lady, the girl i patterned my look on when i was little. kind of a cool thing. >> christmas is different at your house i madge these days. what are some of your favorite traditions? t my nieces and nephews and make cookies and spend the night. i have an elevat go upstairs and bring presents and i come down the elevator dressed like santa claus. >> it's been quite a year for dolly. she's fresh off a nationwide concert tour, a hit new album pure and simple. a 50th wedding variance and her 70th birthday. >> you've had a remarkable year, dolly. you had a milestone birthday, you had a milestone anniversary with your husband, carl.

congratulations again, for the first time in a couple of years. do you feel like you're in a great spot right now? >> i really do. i've been working all my life. like they make a joke and say i'm an overnight success after 70 years. i've worked hard but i'm just in a really good places right now, all the hard work i've done has allowed so many great things to happen. ? love you ?? >> you're one of the most positive and optimistic people i know. are youho country. i believe we are still a great country. i know we can and will be greater. we all have to pull together. i think we're still america. that's why we have all those people in the government. one person cannot make all the decisions, youe to have people helping. i really am looking forward to a great future. everybody had their own desires

president coming in and we have all got to get in there and do our part. if he doesn't do good i would imagine as americans, we'll get him out of there. if he does do good, we can all say, yes, good for all of us. let's at least give everybody an opportunity and a chance. >> we love her. >> like most people, i'm a sucker for dolly parton. she's the greatest. >> everything about her. >>e year was a huge hit, more than 16 million viewers. dolly parton's christmas of many colors airs wednesday, 9:00 central time right here on nbc. coming up, one of the most talented actresses on the planet, wearing orange and matching perfectly and a big screen role already getting

8:26 on this friday, november 25th. good morning. i'm david culver. let's start you off with a commute on this black friday. jack taylor has a look at that. h black friday shopping or sightseeing or traveling, you're fine. we had activity on the belt loop at kenilworth avenue. truck arrived, never caused a slowdown or in the roadway. anywhere between richmond and baltimore, should find everything open everywhere. mark that one down. back to you. >> thanks. we'll be right back with a check

cloudy and in the 40s right now.

particularly in parts of southern maryland. have your umbrella for a chance of sprinkles late this

its 8:30 on this friday. we've got a huge crowd out here today! working out some turkey and stuffing and waving to friends and family back home. jessica chastain stars in a new

ripped right from the headlines. >> a lot of people talking about this movie. plus, a new twist on turkey chili while parked in front of the tv watching football. a live concert from someone who made her tv debut a couple years ago. now, she has hits under her belt and performing from the thanksgiving parade. and the hospital, with us, marlo thomas, national outreach director from st. jude, familiar faces and kids giing away gift bags with a little surprise from retailers who support st. jude. they're giing out the gift bags. >> as you know, st. jude is

america and scientific discovers from communities all over america. we're nonprofit and nobody pas st. jude for anything, not housing or cloting or treatment. this is one of the ways we raise money. >> how does it work today when people go out shopping? >> see me on the camera? look for this logo. this is where the good guys are, ann sending out gift cards now, home goods, domino's pizza and k-mart and kay jewelers. wherever you go, they ask you to add something to the children of st. jude's. all you have to do is say yes. >> we have with us lauren lewis and abbey geyser. >> happy thanksgiving.

year? >> i'm thankful i got to keep my eye and my leg and god blessed me with that. >> how about you? what are you thankful for? >> i'm thankful for being here in new york. >> to hang out with us. yes. >> this is what america looks like working together, everybody giing a little something to help continue our mission of finding cures and saving children. >> these are special girls. you have brought amazing stories to us and inspired us and rde child or family pays a nickel for this treatment because of then great work marlowe and st. jude does together. >> if you have a gift bag, you may find a gift card from your retailer. those of you out here who have gift bags with green ribbons on them. raise your bag. have your bag up? a green ribbon on it? hold it up. you're big winners for the 100

do you have it? happy spending there. >> a lot of pizza. >> thank you. >> thank you so much. >> thank you for having us. >> a look at the weather? we're taking a look at the weekend outlook where we see heavier rain and snow showers in the pacific northwest and the highest elevation. saturday, most of the rain we'll see is mostly we could see heavy rain and gusty winds countries eastern maine. if you're traveling sunday, we could see stronger storms especially through the midwest. heavier rain and traveling through i-35, you could run into rains and rain looks heavier in the pacific northwest and snow and mountain passes could have an issue. up and down the i-95 corridor,

looks a okay. lots of sunshine with temperatures in the 40s and 50s. keep in mind, saturday is the worst time to be on the road. you might want to wait until sunday. a peek out your window. cloudy day in washington. a chance we could get light rain this afternoon. not expecting a big impact but have your pocket-sized ready to go. no radar or big storm coming. pressure scooting up the delmarva coastline could bring out showers. a chance for needed rain shower coming up the middle parts of next week. >> we're checking our bucket list here. get this box checked by "today" show host. i count, right? thank you so much.

is known for playing powerful women and this is no exception. >> she is playing ruthless lobbyist and this is a controversial gun safety bill and she will go to any lengths to outsmart her foes. >> it is about foresight, anticipaing your opponents' moves and devis measures. the winner, one step ahead of the opposition and plays her trump card just after they play theirs. >> jessica chastain, good morning, we're mesmerized. elizabeth sloane described by one viewer as beautiful but scary. i guess that's an apt

deliberate sloan is a powerful lobbyist in d.c. and gets brought turnover work on a powerful gun bill. >> everyone talks about the election at thanksgiving dinner yesterday and perhaps some survived and some did not. what perfect timing having this character focused on d.c. with all the attention. >> it's a great thing. as an actress, you don't get very many roles playing female character ambitious and u see m play these roles all the time. i think in our society, women aren't necessarily brought into that area. i think it's good to have elizabeth sloan there in the world. >> you did research, as you always do for a character in d.c. of lobbying. you know the reputation of robbieist, mercenary and cynical and devious. was that what you found? >> no. i met with incredible women.

abramof's book. that was an interesting place to start. how could someone go wrong here. then i researched the most successful lobbyist is in d.c. and went there and met with 11 women. what struck me about them was how powerful they were before they entered the room. 7 out of 11 wearing black nail polish. they carried this energy with them to contend with what they were doing. i found out l lobbyists are women. you have to really show up. >> especially in d.c. it's a tough town, as we know. you can imagine when the numbers and odds are against you. >> it's fascinating. i think we all know it's a bit of a boy's club. when you have the debate, things hillary clinton was criticized for was being over prepared. i never heard any say that about

prepared. i'm over prepared for things and elizabeth sloan is, too. >> clear you prepared. i know you don't want to talk about, a lot of people mentioning the word oscar with this one and when people see the movie, we'll know why. >> great. wonderful to see you. >> "miss sloan" opens in theaters "today." we have an exclusive on our website. and now little turkey ? i got to tell you girl you drive me wild ? ? i've never known no one with quite your style ?

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we're back with o we're back with our special series "today" food love football. our chef has just the recipe to put your food to good use. >> how are you? >> i'm hungry.

>> football weekend means chili and after thanksgiving, turkey chili. >> you are starting with red onions? >> a little tf tomato paste and want to caramelize it. this is the easiest recipe in the world. add everything else to the pot and leave it alone. >> leave it alone. >> you can put it in a crockpot and forget about >> you've torn off the turkey from yesterday and using the white meat there? >> chili powder, cumin, salt, ch chiles. >> i love it. is a black eye a been or -- ean or a pea? >> i don't know. i'm kind of embarrassed.

>> this is the closest to beer i've had in nine months. >> cooked it down and it's safe. >> i just want to eat. >> what do you put on top of your chili? >> anything you want. sour cream, scallions, cheddar. >> there's a big debate if chili is not supposed to have beans. i think chili should have beans. >> i think chili should have beans. >> why don't you eat first? >> this is all out of order. >> using leftover turkey breast to make sliders. we call it wicked sliders. we make a chili paste with a bunch of spice, cayenne and brown sugar specifically and a little bit of olive oil and brush it on the turkey. >> wow. did you see when we were

did you buy that? >> i like the potato roll. >> a good way to do it. >> we take a fun play on the cranberry sauce on the slider. we make it into aole. add mayonnaise and your leftover cranberry sauce. looks a little weird and pink but delicious. >> it looks tasty. what do you guys think over there. >> fantastic. >> if you dunk the sandwich in the chili. >> loing it. >> i'm very good things and eating during football things. >> due put sauce on both sides of the bread or one side? >> both sides. >> it doesn't matter. >> i love we're making our own and pitch, too. >> when you're adding heat, add sweetness. drizzlet on turkey. >> thank you. you can find these recipes on today.com/foods. don't forget the denver broncos host the kansas city chiefs,

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>> announcer: the citi concert series on "today" proudly presented to you yeah, i love it. 2016 has been pretty spectacular for riing pop star, daya. she has smash hits on her hands with smash hits. >> she released her debut album last month and here to perform her new single, "words." how are you? >> great. >> on top of a big year you got to be in the macy's day parade. how was it? >> it was great. >> you know you made it when the squirrel --

>> did you get a chance to enjoy thanksgiving dinner but work? >> no, all work but today, we're going in. >> before you eat, we will let you sipping. take it away. >> thank you so much. ?? ? sorry boy even i'm that loud doesn't mean i'm out but a w ? sorry boy gotta slow it down better shut your mouth do the talking with your lips ? ? i'm right on the edge and i know how to swim but i'm not jumping in ? ? not scared to get wet but if we dip our feet i know we'll go too deep ? ? don't want a good heart to

sweet little words feel too easy to say ? ? but but i'm not ready we don't have to say love cause the words only get in the way ? ? in the way oh way oh way oh in the way oh way oh way oh ? ? we don't have to say love cause words only get in the way the words only get in the way ? ? like you lots i just had a thought we could make it fun doesn't have to have a name ? ? everyone puts the pressure on but we're not everyone so we don't have to do the same ? ? i'm right on the edge and i

jumping in ? ? not scare to get wet but if we dip our feet i know we'll go too deep ? ? don't want a good heart to break when we're touching those sweet little words feel too easy to say ? ? but but i'm not ready we don't have to say love cause the words only get in the way ? ? in the way oh way oh way oh ? in the way in the way oh way oh way oh ? ? we don't have to say love cause the words only get in the way ? ? the words only get in the way the words only get in the way ? ? don't want a good heard to

those sweet little words feel too easy to say but but i'm not ready ? ? we don't have to say love cause the words only get in the way ? ? in the way oh way oh in the way oh way oh way oh ? ? in the way in the way oh way oh way oh ? ? we don't have to say love cause the words only get in the way get in the way the words only get in the way ?? >> awesome job, daya! >> thank you so much. you earned that thanksgiving meal.

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too get in the spirit, our viewers are shaing photos online with their favorite shopping buddies. and in the back seat there and kuson showing her budies and here we are in new york city shopping and look who we bumped into? see that guy right there? mr. matt lauer. pretty sure he would make a good shopping >> that's cool. what have you got coming up on the weekend? >> talking about politics and travel as well. our profile this week is andy cohen, the host of "watch what happens live", the most fun party in late night. for the third time, a best selling author, a guy who loves famous people in pop culture now becoming famous himself. >> anderson cooper always says

a criticism. then i started breaking down what he was saying. here's my analysis of this. i became famous after the age of 40. i want you to imagine being in new york and then suddenly people are giing you things, they're just treating you better. so if that's what it means, then i think you're right, i do wrl wrl -- i do really like coming up this weekend on "sunday today." you're in the book, too. >> we have much more coming up

this is a "news4 today" fraek. >> good morning. i'm mollet green. let's get a check on the commute with jack taylor. anything going on? >> no. it's been very very quiet. we're enjoying a quiet beltway, looking at the map, all green we don't normally see any day. nice to see it on this black friday. one problem in alexander, a

road. it may limit some lanes. be cautious if it's path of travel for you. >> thanks. we'll get a check on the forecast when we come back. ?? ??

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good morning. it's a cloudy day outside. that's the way it will stay today. not as many peeks at the sunshine as yesterday. 48 in washington, 46 in front royal, 46 in warrington. afternoon hikes on the mild side. we should be in the mid to upper 50s today. can't rule out light rain or passing sprinkles up until early this evening. we dry out and cool down just in time for the corridor.

this morning on "today" takes. what's better than black friday? you will not believe your eyes. >> wait until you see how we're reinventing thanksgiving lef from nbc news, this is "today's take" from studio 1a from rockefeller plaza. >> hey, welcome back to a friday. black friday. i hate -- i will be honest i don't like that phrase. i don't like black friday. >> why? >> to me, it's a negative. >> isn't it a money thing? >> why not call it green friday then? >> green friday?

november 25th. >> as long as i'm in the black as far as finances. >> when you're in the red, is that bad, right? >> yes. >> red friday would not be good. >> are we on tv? >> we're on tv. >> we're on tv. >> happy friday. >> did you have a good thanksgiving? >> my gosh, i did. i hung out at patti labelle's house. >> do tell. >> i have to tell you everything. it's on instagram. >> there you patti labelle's house. >> what did you do? >> 13 of my family members came and we finally have a dining room table and hung out on the couch. >> thanksgiving is my best holiday, you're not looking for gifts. my family is in texas and because i had to work yesterday and today i didn't get a chance to go home to see them. that means christmas i have to

>> thanks-mas. >> thanks-mas. >> you're such a big cook but you don't normally cook things on thanksgiving? >> i used to. excuse me -- >> turkey leftovers. >> we lost my parents -- sorry. thank you very much. backwash. >> argh. >> there's a little piece of stuffing in there. >> just a little stuffing in there. we started going out about five years ago, chef daniel invited me to his restaurant and we've eaten there. wow, i'm not exhausted after dinner. fantastic. >> everyday pretty much for your family, most days for your family and then to cook this huge meal -- >> nice to let someone else do it for you. >> feel good friday. this is money green friday.

what are you feeling good about? >> i'm on a buzz, meteorologist -- weatherman, i don't call myself a meteorologist. i got to see the launch of a weather satellite with my son, nick. it is the most advanced. they launched it right at 6:42 in the window. i'd never seen a night launch before. it was one of the most amazing of a sunrise. there is so much science on that little ball of fire right there. >> how will it clang our lives? >> it will change our lives in so many different ways. it's going to be able to give us better insight into hurricanes, lightning detection, fog detection, s moisture, solar activity. much more enhanced solar activity. it's going to be -- with the resolution this thing will have,

a time. so much more data is coming in opposed to every 30 minutes, this is every five minutes. it will help add maybe 10 to 15 minutes to tornado warnings, which is huge. which is huge. i just feel good about the fact that i got to see it see it with my boy and that we are going to have so much -- >> oh. is he taller than you now? >> he's taller than me and he's kind of stooping hold him down. >> at first i thought it was the headphones. how old is he now? >> 14 1/2. >> and he's taller than you. >> a size 12 sneaker. i'm buying clothes for him every three months. he sneezes, like the incredible hulk. things rip off. >> every time the incredible hulk went like that, his pants didn't rip but his shirt did. >> he wasn't flexing his legs,

got dragged into this. you should make friends with the nba for the large sneakers. >> brian and i being the nerds we are just got a new nintendo system, the original nex. >> it sold out everywhere. >> brian ordered it online and was waiting for it to come online. >> like the 8 bit thing? >> it's the original smaller mini version of it. it has super mario 1, 2, 3, 30 games already loaded up onto it. this is me playing mario 1. >> awe. >> it has the original controller. >> i love -- that's when i stopped playing, this is like the last of the video games for me. so cool to watch. >> and we did it!

>> it is sold out. courtney, my daughter wants one. we can't find it anywhere. >> you'll be busy with a baby soon. >> i know, i told brian, we need to beat 1, 2 and 3 mario brothers. >> what is a rustic cup? what are you happy about friday, rustic cup? >> a few weeks ago i was at an event and when i got invited to patti labelle for thanksgiving. she was at our this woman walked into me, we're from oklahoma. we love you so much. i looked down, i said, that's a beautiful bracelet you have on. she takes it and puts it on my arm. i'm like, wait a minute, what are you doing? no, no, no, this is a rustic cup, the tulsa rustic cup. pay it forward when someone kilometers you. ali, one of our producers came

clip. >> you pass it on. >> yes. >> kathie lee gifford is actually on their website, one of the first. you go on. they're different one but kind of this tradition now. here's my problem, though, i want to say hi again to the lady who gave it. we took a picture. >> they don't know how to recapture her. >> we took a picture with her phone and they said they would tweet me. if you're the lady from tulsa and gave me the we met at the food&wine in harlem, please call me or tweet me. ali now has the bracelet and i need a new one. >> good thing it's not rustic dress and you would have to -- >> i love that idea of being able to -- someone say, i like that. you're doing it because -- think about it, we're talking about shopping today. we will buy something we already have. that was the inspiration behind this company.

was wearing. it had become a little loose on me so i gave it to them. what the heck? >> joan rivers, this was 15, 15 to 18 years ago, i pran into her and i said, you smell so great. she opened her handbag and gave me her perfume. i have a keepsake of things given to me. it was joan rivers who didn't even know me. i was local news, local focal and she gave it to me out of the purse in her bag. >> one of the >> al, i love your house. i love your life. what can i get out of this. >> oh, man. >> okay. are you thinking about how much you ate yesterday and you're wondering what you need to do to burn off? >> why do that? >> i feel so guilty. >> our producers went online to dailyburn.com to fin o what you need to do to burn off calories you consume.

half a cup of stuffing is 180 calories. that ya t do 10 minutes of stair climbing. >> a quarter cup to cranberry sauce. 20 push-ups. >> 37 calorie? >> your body keeps burning after you're done with the workout. >> how many calories did you just bring? >> half a cup of mashed potatoes, 120 calories. than that. >> the ones i eat have a way more butter? 35 minutes of weight training is what they say. >> 6 ounces of turkey breast, 135 calorie, 150 minutes of ice skating. >> and pumpkin pie 316 calorie, 16 minutes of yoga, which calms you down. >> am pie is 411 calories?

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tricia yearwood and garth brooks. they put out "christmas together." >> have you seen their amazon commercial for alexa? three or four of them in a row. they're very funny. google them. i would watch a show with the two of them. >> they have a cooking show. >> really sfwlooncht i've not seen it. >> very good. >> i'm a fan of both. >> one of our faves on the show. jimmy buffett from comes out with "tis the season." always summer with him. >> "beach christmas" isn't bad. >> a lot of these artists performing on our program. >> have a good lineup. >> what's your go-to christmas eve song? >> ? ? and this christmas will be a special christmas ?? i can't sing.

>> i like it, "merry christmas, babe." >> you sound like jenna bush hager. >> jenna bush hager meets bruce springsteen. >> i have to go with mariah carey. >> that's what's going on around the country and here's what's happening in your neck of the christmas music. jingle jingle. forecast. cloudy skies for today and chance of a few sprinkles around, this afternoon and this evening. breezy and cooler tomorrow highs in the low 50s and saturday and sunday, plenty of sunshine for those trying to make their way home. and next significant weather is tuesday into wednesday. >> that's your latest weather.

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>> you play the figure of authority so well. a little terrifying in this. why do you think -- why do you think that is? the voice? >> i think it's a combination of things. on-screen, i'm a lot more serious than i am out. and with this character, i -- you know, i love this character the first time i read it. a lot in it from the premier show but he evolves. things that he does. >> this is one of these shows, it's set about 50 years in the future. everything you're talking about in the show seems pretty plausible now. >> yes. >> probably is going to be before that. >> very probable. unless we change our ways drastically, 's w we're headed? that w ominous. what was it like to sit down with 8-year-old dennis at the dinner table, the voice of

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i leave romantic movies. >> really. what's your favorite romantic movie? >> "love you" and "far from heaven" are still my favorite roles. i love playing action and love playing julian, of course. >> it's incredible. >> thank you. >> your voice puts you in a scary category. >> as you watch the show, you'll see how >> this guy is nice, says don't go in the quiet room. >> i will say this about julian, there's a red zone and green zone. if he had his druthers, he would live outside both of them. >> interesting. >> pretty much how you live your life. >> this show has a pretty good pedigree. it comes from ben affleck and matt ddamon. when you see that, does that give you a certain level of comfort as an actor you know this is something that will be well done?

yes. i've come to know these guys through their work. i've met them once before and met matt once before. not enough to sit down and shoot the stuff with them. the fact of their boies of work suggests to me this would be something really good and they weren't going to pull back. i said, oh, yeah. when you knew they were part of it, i said i have to be part of it. >> it is set in the future and l now you hope does appear? >> i'm one of those people, i'm old school. i do have a dial phone. >> my grandmother's. >> does it work? >> tom hanks gave it to me. could somebody pick that up, please? >> let me pick that up. >> very nice. >> we can't let you get away without showing this quick clip from "growing pains".

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>> this morning on "today" food we are cooking leftovers and we will create a couple new dishes with the help of our friend and "today" welcome. >> at this point, i need my jaw wired shut i've eaten so much. we're keeping going. this is the good thing, both these recipes is super simple. we have turkey, buffalo. we have sour cream and buffalo sauce, colby cheese and ranch dip and our fantastic turkey from yesterday.

>> we had our cream cheese in. now, we're adding our buffalo sauce. and then a little bit of ranch. then, we're going to take this, mix it really really well and turn this puppy on and let it go. >> elizabeth, does buffalo sauce come from a jar or did you make this? >> it is. you can buy this from a grocery store and could not be any easier. >> you can buy your own, but >> you can do bleu cheese in here as well if you didn't want to do the colby jack. look at this. absolutely unbelievable. >> how long could you keep this in the slow cooker? >> i would say about three hours. >> it won't last that long. >> turn it to warm and you have it all day long. all day. >> we even made sliders with this one time. we took little buns and filled

>> what do we have here? >> i'm excited about sweet potato casserole. it still has the spoon in it in the refrigerator. every time i walked by the refrigerator i got tired of getting spoons. we have a sweet potato bis skit. out of this world. use your sweet potatoes, even if they have marshmallows on them. we have bacon pepper, we have flour already, we will add the salt, baing powder and soda. oo does it matter what kind of flour you use? >> it has to be all purpose flour. we don't want self-riing for this. anything really light fluorworks beautifully for biscuits. we will go ahead, we have our sweet potato casserole.

year. we have our key butter. make sure it's really really cold. >> i was going to ask, does it have to be cold? >> because once these baby pockets of butter melt and the flour flakes. >> science. >> same thing for a pie crust. we will mix this together. we don't want to overmix it and we start adding our milk. once we get it mixed we may not need all of this. judge it for yourself. >> what's the consistency? >> we want it to all come together. i don't want to overmix it because then we will have a tough bis skit. >> nobody likes a tough biscuit. >> chicken. >> exactly. >> we have it all rolled out here. one of our secrets, press it down, we want to turn it. >> don't turn?

>> what happens, if you turn it, it locks the sides of this and it will not rise beautifully. here we are and there. >> chef secret. >> i could do it all day long. you get to do it one time. >> i even baked biscuits together side by side to see. i twist one and did the other because i didn't believe. it made all the difference in the world. >> you use parchment easy. you're done, put your pan away. you don't even have to wash your pan. i'm over it. by making these few things, it still keeps the family going through the weekend. >> it doesn't taste like thanksgiving so a change of pace. >> this is cranberry butter, mix it with room temperature butter. almost the color of cranberry. >> i am cranberry butter, how

>> happy holidays. >> this gift was amazing. >> i appreciate it! >> recipes are at "today".com/food.

up next, skip the crowded mall. kathie lee and hoda >> and how to set the mood for your holiday entertaining. first, your local news and

> >> good morning. it's 9:57 on this friday, november 25th. i'm mollet green. vdot is helping you deal with a frenzy of holiday shoppers. tyson's galleria and potomac mills mall. adjustments will be made to the

>> not that bad. 40s and shooting to the 50s today. no rain. it is a little on the gloomy side. plenty of clouds around. temperatures at the 50 degree mark, upper 40s. we're headed to upper 50s with a few light showers possible, in the afternoon. a few small umbrellas all you need. put it away for the weekend. breezy for the weekend. next chance of rain, a good soaking comes mid-next >> thank you so much. coing up, a live report on a homicide investigation in falls church. imagine a world where the holidays were about people again. where doorbusters referred to loved ones pouring through the front door. and the four-letter word that defined the season was l-o-v-e and not s-a-l-e. what if the only reason to wake up at 3 a.m. was to spot a reindeer in the sky?

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from nbc news, this is "today." with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb from studio 1a in it's black friday, november 25th. hope you had a fantastic thanksgiving. i had a house full fantastic and hope you're spending it exactly the way you want. >> you're probably still with your families and enjoying this. we have great shows to get your home ready for your guests and for the new year. >> first, the guys from flipping boston are back. >> crazy. >> to help you update the heart