good morning. bitter blast. a deep freeze settling in this morning from the northeast down fr to the carolinas and georgia. record breaking lows expected with tens of millions under a freeze warning. temperatures dropping from new york to chicago. the windy chicago getting its first snow of the season. when will it warm up? dylan is tracking it all. breaking overnight. face-to-face. president trump and russian president vladimir putin meet on the side lyne sidelines of an a summit. the president saying he confronted putin about whether russia interfered in the u.s. election. this has a the president's former national security adviser faces new questions about a possible secret business deal with turkey. we're live with the latest.

embattled alabama senate candidate roy moore standing strong this morning. saying allegations of sexual misconduct with a 14-year-old back in 1979 are completely false and politically motivated. >> i don't remember that, and i don't remember ever dating any girl without the permission of her mother. >> as republicans scramble to do damage control with a special election for alabama's senate seat less than a month away. all that plus a police chase ends with a deadly shooting in rhode island. ucla basketball team leaves china without three of their players accused of shoplifting there. and black friday comes early. retailers break out the sales two weeks ahead of schedule, trying to drum up more business before the busy holiday season, and the deals are massive today, saturday, november 11th, 2017. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with

jones, craig melvin and dylan drey dreyer. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today." thanks for joining us on this saturday morning. i'm kristen welker alongside steve kornacki, who is jumping in. miss sheinelle is under the weather. craig is also off. dylan is here today. it is veterans day and we want to thank our men and women for their service. sheinelle came in today valiantly. >> we all said, go home. >> despite the fact she wasn't feeling well. steve kornacki, doing the political segment, we said, stick around for the show. >> the fourth stringer comes in during the second half. >> how long did you have to prepare? >> a pinch hitter. >> is this called a script, by the way? oh, okay. >> the pink one. >> we'll make it worth your while. it'll be a great show. we want to get to the top

the arctic air that millions are waking up to this morning. this is the coldest day of the season, with temperatures running well below average for this time of year. 40 million people are under a freeze warning from new england to georgia. believe it or not, some people in michigan are seeing sub zero temperatures. dylan is tracking all of it. i walked outside today and it is frigid. >> some news out of d.c., they have not broken a record low in november for 41 years. >> wow. >> that's all changed now. >> says it all. >> we are breaking record lows all across the country. we had our first snowfall in chicago. take a look at what we've seen so far in chicago, where we picked up 1/10th of an inch of snow. not at lot. not measurable but enough to make it look like winter. considering how nice it's been this fall, it's been a shock to the system. the reason why it is cold outside is because we have this big area of high pressure. when you have clear skies, all of the heat that the earth absorbs the day before has radiated away in

in. temperatures have been dropping and dropping. currently, the wind chill in burlington, vermont, is 10 degrees. wind chill in new york is 18 degrees. 17 degree wind chill in washington, d.c. with a temperature of 26. 18 degrees out in pittsburgh right now. as we go throughout the day, temperatures will try to warm up. just barely getting above freezing in d.c. with a high of 34. new york city this evening, 31. portland, wind chill later this evening will be about 26 degrees. we do have freeze warnings posted. theesz will these will be in effect through mid-morning. parts of new york and stretching down to south carolina. we are going to start to see temperatures warm up as we get through the next couple of days but it is certainly going to be on the cold side, at least for this morning. then tomorrow morning will be a little bit better than it is out there. i was out earlier this morning with all the people on the plaza, and they are a little frigid. >> right. we brought our gloves and scarves to the

dylan, thank you for that. president trump just touched down in hanoi, vietnam, after wrapping up his asia pacific summit, where he had a brief meeting with russian president vladimir putin on the sidelines of the summit. questions still surrounding about russia's interference in the u.s. election. kelly o'donnell is traveling with the president and tracking all of these developments. kelly, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, kristen. after the white house made a repeated point there would be no meeting between president trump and vladimir putin, the president himself told reporters he had a few conversations with putin. while it was not a formal sit down, the two did cover some ground. this morning, president trump touched down in vietnam's capital, hanoi, leaving behind the apec summit, where he defied expectations and held more substantive conversations with

house first indicated. president trump told reporters on air force one he pressed about russian interference in the 2016 election. the president said, he said he didn't meddle. you can only ask so many times. i believe that when he tells me that, he means it. i think he is very insulted by it, which is not a good thing for our country. president trump said he and putin spent more time talking about the role in syria and fighting isis there. he added, they have a very good relationship. the president's willingness to talk about his contacts with putin counters the white house's efforts to say no formal meeting would happen. publicly, all that was seen were glimpses around the edges of official events. yet the kremlin's twitter page showed putin had time for other leaders. >> what an honor it is to be here in vietnam. >> reporter: president trump did take part in apec's colorful tradition. a simple tie president doned the

blue silk shirt, and was center stage for what's known as the family photo. for president trump, some of the stage craft was off, as he nearly walked past the vietnamese president waiting for a handshake photo. and more on the trump/putin conversation. a meeting today on the sidelines lasted five minutes or less. the president did not talk to vladimir putin about north korea, which is notable, because president trump has often said he needs not only china but russia's help to try to stop north korea's kim jong-un and his nuclear weapons program. kristen? steve? >> a lot of eyes on the pull aside. thank you for that. meantime, the fallout from sexual misconduct allegations involving alabama senate candidate roy moore is growing. moore denied any wrongdoing, defending himself in his first interview since his accusers went public. leaders are scrambling to limit the damage from the al

latest developments. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: steve, good morning. roy moore is scheduled to attend a veterans day event here at this library later today. it'd be his first public appearance other than the radio interview since the bombshell allegations first broke. now at least two senate republicans have pulled their endorsement from the controversial candidate. >> you should stand and put your hand over your heart. >> reporter: this morning, roy moore is not backing down, attacking the explosive "washington post" report that detailed allegations of sexual misconduct with a 14-year-old girl in 1979. >> i believe they're politically motivated. i believe they're brought only to stop a very successful campaign. that's what they're doing. >> reporter: in a radio interview, moore, the republican candidate trying to fill jeff sessions' senate seat, says he doesn't remember the accuser and says her allegations are completely false. he did not rule out dating other teenagers. he was in his 30s.

don't remember ever dating any girl without the permission of her mother. >> reporter: one of the accusers, gloria deason, claims moore provided her with alcohol when she was 18, beneath the legal drinking age. moore denies it. >> we're also doing an investigation. we have some evidence of some collusion here. we're not ready to put that to the public just yet. >> reporter: among many republicans, swift criticism. john mccain and mitt romney calling moore unfit for office. congresswoman comstoc saying, weinstein, weiner, roger ailes and roy moore. moore says it is politically motivated weeks before a special election. >> he is a man of honor. he is a man of faith. it is not in his dna to do negative li anything like this. >> reporter: the state auditor saying there s

with romances and marriages with teenage girls. >> i don't think he did what he's been accused of. >> reporter: you plan to vote for roy moore in the election next month? >> yes. >> reporter: the senate gop campaign arm has severed financial ties with moore now, making it harder for him to fundraise. the special election is in about a month. moore insists he is not dropping out. steve? >> alabama, an unlikely battleground for a senate race. thank you for that. >> remarkable story. i want to ask you a couple of questions about it. we've obviously been talking to a lot of folks on capitol hill, republicans, to get their reaction to the roy moore allegations, but the reaction in alabama is different. a lot of voters say we'd rather vote for roy moore than the democrat. he could still win this thing. >> it's an unlikely battleground. putting in perspective, it has been 21 years since there has been a senate race in alabama with a single-digit margin.

20 points. the thing that is interesting for democrats here, polls even before the allegations came forward, you had polls showing a five, six, seven-point race, with moore ahead but the democrats in the game, which is new for them. it raises the question, certainly, we've seen folks in alabama rallying around him but he can't afford slippage here. he has a less margin for error than we're used to republicans having in alabama. >> it dominates the headlines. as does the president's trump overseas. this morning, a big headline. he had the brief visit with russia's president vladimir putin. we know the president talked with putin about russian meddling. he says putin says, i didn't meddle. the president said, i believe him. it's time to move on. was the president tough enough in that conversation? did he a i chichieve what he ne to? >> he knows critics will say he is in denial and it feels like a continuation of the conversation we've been h

when this issue started to arise. i think it runs into a couple things here. trump seems to take any question about russia's role in the 2016 election as an attack on the legitimacy of his victory. you can see his instinct is always to say, nothing there. i believe them. this is the democrats trying to turn it back on them. i think he tried the do that again today. you also see trump and the white house trying to make this argument that, hey, look, whatever happened -- they don't say it in these words -- but whatever happened happened, and donald trump is president and needs to have a relationship with russia because of syria and other issues in world. we can't have him saying, put season a liar. it is going to complicate that relationship. try to make that argument but, obviously, there's going to be a lot of people here who don't agree with that. >> particularly as the russia probe continues to escalate back at home. that's what he looks forward to returning to. and we move on this morning with some other very big headlines. news we're following, a deadly police shooting is under investigation this mog

chase ended with officers firing dozens of shots at a couple in a pickup truck. was the use of deadly force justified? that's the question. nbc's morgan radford has more. >> reporter: newly released video shows the bloody end of a high-speed police chase on the streets of providence, rhode island. traffic cameras captured the white pickup truck steering through traffic, until a police car finally cuts off the vehicle. with no way out, the desperate driver rams the surrounding cars while police close in. >> there were over 40 rounds that were fired. >> reporter: the driver, 32-year-old joseph santos was killed. a female passenger was injured and remains in the hospital. but the couple was not at all who police expected to find. they were actually in pursuit of 35-year-old donald morgan, who they say stole a police cruiser

he was captured late friday. police say their actions were justified, as video from the scene backs them up. >> that footage shows the acts of the officers as doing exactly what we would want them to do, in stopping an imminent and significant threat. >> reporter: the santos family says he was probably avoiding capture because he was driving an unregistered vehicle with a suspended license. the mother of santos's 17-year-old son questions the use of deadly force. >> my son needs an answer for why his father was shot. >> reporter: morgan radford, new york. air traffic controller in north carolina has been charged with possessing a weapon of mass destruction. paul george dandon was arrested on friday after police found a pipe bomb in his home. according to police, his roommate made it to use against

gave it to dandon instead. the 30-year-old was fired. this veterans day is particularly painful for the texas community affected by last weekend's church massacre. nearly half of the victims killed in sutherland springs had tied to the u.s. air force. they will be honored today with a full military salute on the grounds of the community hall. 26 people were killed in the mass shooting, including an expectant mother. in a scary moment caught on camera at a boat race off the coast of florida, this boat spirals into the air friday, skimming the top of another speedboat and landing upside down at the key west world championships. rescue crews rushed to the scene. thankfully, none of the four boaters involved were injured. and three ucla basketball players remain in china, days after they were held and accused of shoplifting. they did not play in the game overnight. now, it looks like the team will be coming home

nbc's kelly cobiella is following the latest developments. good morning. what's the latest there? >> reporter: good morning. not only are those players staying behind in china, not headed home with their team reportedly today, there is new reports about potential evidence against them this morning. reports that the players were allegedly caught on tape shoplifting. >> short on a three and ucla escapes with a win. >> reporter: ucla basketball pulling out a last-minute win against georgia tech in china overnight, but off court, no surprise victory for its star freshmen. liangelo ball, riley and hill reportedly waking up again this morning under house arrest at the team hotel. espn reporter tweeting during the game, that there is surveillance footage of the players allegedly stealing from three luxury stores. the players sequestered for hours earlier this week, accused of shoplif

this louie vuitton store, close to their team hotel. ball and his brothers are basketball phenomes, with a show and luxury brand, led by their brash and outspoken dad, lavar ball. lavar appearing at last night's game but not talking about the arrest. ucla and pac-12 officials say they're monitoring the situation. >> unfortunate situation that they're not here. players are being treated well. >> reporter: a trial could mean jail time. >> china is a country with a 99.9% conviction rate, which tells us, they don't really offer a lot of due process to their defendants the way american courts do. >> reporter: this morning, the team reportedly heads back to the u.s. without their freshmen stars. and ucla is reportedly trying to secure the players'

kristen, this could last for weeks. >> we will continue to track it. kelly, thank you for that report. dylan is back with another look at the weather. dylan, you were telling us about the cold weather moving in, which i like. i'm one of those weird people. >> it's a little too much. >> i know. we had too hot of a summer. >> shock to the system. how about the rest of the country? >> they're going to warm up which, to me, is lucky. that certainly will be something that'll pay off. in the northwest, we have another system offshore that will make its way onshore. more rain, gusty winds and mountain snow is likely. that's a look at the weather across the country. now a peek out your window. >> the temperatures a little on the cold side this morning. teens and 20s out there as you make your way out the door. weather alert here at storm team 4 because the temperatures are below freezing. of course, we had the freeze warning, the 2017 growing season is officially over. now, that freeze warning goes until 10:0

it is going to be rather chilly as we continue throughout the day. then we'll warm up as we go through tomorrow. maybe a chance of rain late tomorrow night into early monday. >> dylan, thank you for that. still to come, the latest sex scandal to rock hollywood, as comedian louie c.k. breaks his silence, when he acted inappropriately with several different women. an unbelievable surprise for one guy on a fishing trip. first, this is "today" on nbc. " nbc.

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we are back on a saturday morning with the download. our look at the week that was. >> fans mourned the loss of all-star pitcher roy halladay and new details came to light about the man who allegedly attacked senator rand paul. the week began with a blue wave across the country. a year after presiden

surprise victory, the democrats turned the tables with some big wins on election day. democrats riding high. suburban voters propelling northam to victory over gillespie. >> virginia told us to end the divisiveness. >> in new jersey, another big win for democrats. former goldman sachs executive phil murphy defeating the state lieutenant governor. >> starting here, starting now and starting with us, new jersey is coming back. >> national democrats are sensing a wave. >> can you win back the house next year? >> the door is certainly open for us. >> new details emerged about the brazen attack on senator rand powe paul at his kentucky home. >> paul is recovering out of the spotlight from an assault in his own front yard, while his neighbor, rene boucher, will make his first court appearance for arraignment. >> it is possible this could get

>> paul tweeting, i appreciate the support from everyone. a final report indicates six broken ribs and new x-rays show a pleural fusion. >> roy halladay was the only victim inside a single engine plane today that crashed off florida's coast. >> roy halladay has thrown a no-hitter. >> he was an all-star major league pitcher. >> he just crashed right here in the gulf of mexico. >> witnesses told tmz sports, just before that accident, halladay was flying extremely low before banking sharply into the water. >> some of the week's most memorable moments caught on camera. a scary security breach at miami's airport. >> a man climbs through a baggage belt at the miami airport, then sprints on to the tarmac before being tackled and handcuffed. the airport investigating how that happen.

portug portugal. andrew cotton broke his back after a r50-foot-wave crashed down on him. he was rescued from the water and taken to the hospital. finally, a fisherman's big surprise. >> this guy fishing off the coast of new zealand. watch in the background. that's a shark doing a backtlip -- backflip behind him. >> a sweet homecoming in time for veterans day. >> a soldier surprises his family in north carolina, meeting his seven-month-old son for the very first time. >> keeps you going, you know. when you get down, you get home sick, so far away from home. >> and a deserving wounded warrior met our puppy with a purpose, charlie, right here on "today." >> charlie. >> charlie will soon become stacy pe

helping her as she battling the injuries she suffered as a combat photographer. what an amazing homecoming, meeting your sons for firth s f time. how you can protect yourself. a startling new report on our obsession with our phones. wait until you hear how many times a day the average person picks up his or her phone. get ready to do some early holiday shopping. where you can find early black friday deals today, two weeks ahead of schedule. we'll have all that and some deals you don't want to miss. first, these messages. schedule.

>> announcer: this is a "news 4 today" news break. >> time right now, 7:26. november 11th. i'm adam tuss. montgomery county police are trying to find out if a woman's body found yesterday was that of a missing woman. her body was found in a dumpster on university boulevard. police have been looking for a 21-year-old missing woman. you'll want to follow updates in the nbc washington app for more on this story. military service members will be honored this veterans day. ceremonies are happening across the area. a cleaning of the veterans m memorial and a wreath laying at the tomb of the unknown soldier with vice president

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sub freezing temperatures. sub freezing, lauryn. >> i know, adam. nothing we can do about it. nothing we can do about. you know how we go into the warm seasons and immediately, boom, it's winter. that's what we're feeling out there this morning. teens and 20s, the coldest air we've seen yet this season. it is going to force a storm team 4 weather alert. it is grij frigid out there. temperatures are going to be below the freezing mark until 10:00 a.m. that's why we have a weather alert through this morning. again, by 11:00, we'll start to make the temperatures into the upper 30s. we're only topping out around 40 degreed today. we'll have more clouds in the afternoon. the winds are going to be lighter today. at least we have that going here on this veterans day. any activity looking good. silver springs

later today. looking good. could have rain into monday. >> we'll have more weather and breaking news in 25 minutes. now, back to the "today" show. have a great saturday, everybody. animat we're back on this saturday morning, november 11th, 2017. a look at the american flag on this veterans day. we do want to say thank you to all of our veterans. >> we have an incredible group of military men and women who are on the plaza. we thank them and, of course, we thank all of the other veterans out there for their service to our country. >> indeed. we have a lot to get to. let's begin this half hour with a check of the headlines, including the arctic air blasting 40 million people. deep freeze. millions waking up to bitterly cold temperatures in the northeast. temperatures dipping into the teens. chicago blanketed in snow. defiant. >> i don't remember that, and i don't remember everin

her mother. >> reporte >> senate candidate roy moore reputing an allegation of sexual misconduct when he was in his 30s. >> i believe they're politically motivated. i believe they're brought only to stop a very successful campaign, and that's what they're doing. what an honor it is to be here in vietnam.landing in hanoi, vietnam, after meeting briefly with russian president putin at the apec. record-breaking signup. 600,000 people already signed up for obamacare, just one week into the enrollment period. this despite a lack of outreach and advertising from the trump administration. enrollment ends december 15th. and it is christmas in music city. >> three, two, one. >> the resort in nashville flips the switch on its holiday decorations with 11 million lights. beginning to look a lot

november 11th, 2017. hard to believe we're talking about the holidays. >> i'm just starting to get visions of rockefeller center christmas tree after seeing that, too. >> we'll have a lot of visions of the tree soon. we want to swift gears to the deepening sex scandal in hollywood. more people claim they were sexually harassed. louie c.k. breaks his silence after being accused of sexual misconduct involving at least five women. nbc's steve patterson is in l.a. with more on this. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. as the list of accusations grows virtually every day, the careers of some of entertainment's most powerful players are imploding. we spoke to a hollywood icon who says she's only surprised this didn't happen sooner. this morning, cutting ties. from netflix to hbo and now fx, media companies distancing themsel

bombshell allegations of sexual misconduct. yesterday, the comedian coming clean. she these stories are true, he writes, addressing five women who told the "new york times" they were asked to or had to watch him masterbate without consent. i yielded the power irresponsib irresponsib irresponsibly. friday, actor anthony edwards, known for his role in "pr," writing he has molested by his broadway producer goddard. my best friend was raped by him. this went on for years. goddard's spokesperson denied the claims, saying he is saddened by the false allegations. ellen page is speaking out,

page said he told a woman next to her, you were blank her to make her realize she's gay. a legendary actress is not surprised by any of it. she spoke out against alfred hitchcock for years, describing repeated sexual harassment, which show wrote about in her recent autobiography. >> he started talking and said, i'll ruin your career. i said, do what you have to do. >> reporter: as the accusations build, she is encouraging others to stand up and add their voice. >> absolutely, speak out. get as loud as you can. >> reporter: overnight, another one. "star trek" actor accused of sexually assaulting a man in 1981, according to the "hollywood reporter. "we reached out to representatives for him and

no response so far. >> the stories keep coming. thank you. the legal contributor for mississippi nrk bill kenee msnbc, good morning. >> katie, wayn't rkskatie, i w the developments with louie c.k. could he be in legal jeopardy here? could the women bring charges? >> we know by yesterday stated by him, it was an admission of liability. i'm going to assume that any lawyer on behalf of louie c.k. has vetted that statement and ensured that there is no possibility for any criminal or civil statute of limitations to be applicable at this point in time. >> let me pick up on that point with you. louie c.k. did something a lot of people feel striking. he acknowledged what had happened and issued an apology. was he contrite enough? will this work?

[000:35:59;00] i think his career is over. we've seen hbo cancel any of his shows on the platform. netflix. fx. everything he's been involved in for now is on a complete pause. we're seeing these companies -- hollywood feels like it is falling apart at the moment. every day, there are projects being cancelled. folks keep asking me, when does it end? the answer to that is, we don't know. >> doesn't seem like there is an end in sight. >> we don't know when but, i mean, you're talking about this accelerating pace. seems like there is a new name every day. >> yup. >> we don't know when it ends but do we know what hollywood will look like? how difficult hollywood will be when this shakes out? >> i'm guessing it'll look cleaner. it feels like we have a systemic problem on our hands. clearly, people go to hollywood to fulfill fantasies, and some fulfill their wildest fantasies. for others, it is a nightmare.

for the viewer, i'm guessing folks are saying, anymore. he's been sprtripped from a mov. they won't be say to see the i love daddy movie perhaps they planned to see in the theaters. a lot of projects being cancelled. >> talked about the term tipping point a lot. i've been thinking about it in terms of victims speaking out. once a few have gotten out there and there have been consequences for those they've spoken out against, now we have a lot more. have we hit a tipping point? >> it's sad that it seems to be the case that you now have to have the voices of many versus the word of one, and you have to have complete and total corroboration from several accusers before you feel safety in numbers to come forward. i've prosecuted on the word of one, and i believe that one person having the courage and the bravery to step forth and point a finger at the perpetrator can be enough. hopefully, this is the tipping point, where you do not need a flood of accusations to be able to hold people accountable for

their wrongdoing. >> thanks so both of you. we want to take a turn and check in with dylan who has a look at the weather. very chilly weather we're facing, dylan. >> very chilly, yes. records are falling all across the northeast, as this arctic air continues to settle in. we've had the clear skies. temperatures have been tumbling this morning. as we go into this afternoon, it is not going to warm up that much. new york city, 40 degrees. portland, maine, 36. 35 in rochester, new york. d.c. at 32. columbus, 39 for a high temperature today. keep in mind as we go through most of the day, it will be cooler than the temperatures. as we go into sunday, we get back to the 50s, even upper 40s through cleveland. syracuse at 41. baltimore at 48 on sunday. through the week, we will start to see temperatures continue to rebound. nashville goes from 53 on monday to 64 on wednesday. charlot charlotte, monday is 64 and the cooler air comes in. 59 on wednesday.

elsewhere, we have the storm moving into the pacific rain and mountain snow. that's a look at the weather across the country. now here's a peek out your window. >> oh, yes, certainly chilly out this morning. temperatures in teens and 20s right now. weather alert day at storm team 4. this is the coldest air we've had in some time. in fact, we tied record lows in d.c. and baltimore overnight last night. we have not seen that record since 1976 here in d.c. freeze warning goes until 10:00 a.m. the temperatures staying below the freezing mark. after 10:00, it'll rise. expect dry conditions with a slight warmup tomorrow. >> thank you, dylan. ahead, the beef between kanye west and taylor swift may have gotten bigger, if you can believe it. what taylor has to say about all of it in one of her newest songs. plus, what you need to know to make sure you aren't being taken advantage of by skimmers at the atm machine. first, these messages.

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next day. pulling the frame off this device. authorities are still looking for him. in new jersey, police are on the lookout for these two men after installing skimming devices. police say they made more than 100 fraudulent charges. how can you tell if your atm is being skimmed? we've set up an experiment here with westcom credit union and the makers of atm. come in closer. take a look around this atm. this is the kind you'd find at a grocery store or restaurant. i don't see anything different here. looks normal. apparently it isn't. jeff, our cyber security expert, is here. what have you done here? what is the problem? >> this is a skimmer. >> oh, my gosh. >> it's that small and that easy to place. >> look at the chip right there. it is right there. >> yup. >> slides in like that. incredible. i couldn't see that when it was on there. that looked normal to me. >> absolutely. >> don't you need my win number, too? >> i do. there is also a camera hidden

te. velcroed from the system. >> shooting my numbers. >> everything you type. >> he'll empty my bank account. >> just like that, i have all your money. >> think you can tell? let's see. we rounded up a group of bank customers for a real-life test, giving them atm cards and pins to use. take $40 out of the atm like you normally would. >> watching it all nearby, our security expert. >> no idea we're recording everything she's doing. >> got your money? >> yes. >> everything okay or anything suspicious? >> suspicious? no. >> customer withdraw. >> customer after customer. >> $40 richer. >> not a single person can tell they're being skimmed. >> i got the cash. >> how'd the atm work? >> awesome. it was simple. >> no idea. all their pin numbers recorded on the pinhole camera. time for the big reveal. what if i told you i had a skimmer on this the entire time? >> no way. >> you couldn't tell. you stuck the card in no

ro >> looks normal. >> looks like it is part of the machine that should always be there. >> you're getting your money but you have no idea you're being scammed. >> couple of things to look for next time you walk up to the atm. for all of you at home, too. make sure everything is flush against. this protruded out a little bit. same color. a real machine won't have that. by the way, you're probably saying to yourself, you need my pin number to get my money, right? guess what? we had a pinhole camera watching your fingers type your pin numbers in. >> scary. >> look for anything that's not attached to the atm. we had this velcro on. >> i thought it'd never happen but it just did. >> are you mad at me? >> a little bit, yeah. >> at least your money is safe and we learned a lesson. good job, guys. some banks are already upgrading the atm machines. you wouldn't stick in your card this way anymore but this way, which makes it harder for

skimming devices to work. in fact, t already doing it. most atms still doing it the regular way. here are a couple other things you need to know to protect yourself at the atm. cover the pin pad when you're typing your numbers. put your hand over it, so if a camera is recording, they can't see. also, the key pad itself, check that out. sometimes the bad guys put a fake key pad over the real one, like they do with skimmers over the card reader. hope it helps. >> thanks. i can't believe how small those are. terrifying. >> next time i need cash, i'm going inside the bank. human teller. >> there you go. humans can't mess it up. dylan, what's coming up next? >> black friday is nearly two weeks away, but retailers are already breaking out the early sales. we'll tell you where you can go today to save big after these messages. "volatile markets." something we all think about as we head into retirement. it's why brighthouse financial is committed to help protect what you've earned and ensure it lasts. introducing shield annuities,

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target has a originally $399.99. also a $600 discount on a massive 70-inch smart tv from sony at best buy. though it is $1 cheaper on amazon if you want to go online, just under $1200. at best buy, iphone 6s are starting at $999. sams club, every iphone purchased, you'll get a $300 gift card and no activation fee. there are good deals on laptops, as well. microsoft has up to $1,000 off some dell models. walmart has some marked down to $129. i feel like jill martin. i gave you your steals and deals right there. >> you can do it all. mul multi-tasking, dylan. i always want to get a jump start on the shopping but i

always wait a day or two before. >> my rule is never go out to the deals are great but whatever you save, it is not worth it for the congestion. >> you can also go online. dylan, thanks. still to come, beyonce and

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we love it! >> announcer: this is a "news 4 today" news break. >> good morning. your time is 7:56 on this saturday, november 11th. i'm kristin wright. montgomery county police are trying to find out if a woman's body found yesterday is that of a missing woman. the body was next to a dumpster on university boulevard in wheaton. the discovery comes after police have been looking for a missing 21-year-old woman. follow updates in the nbc washington app. military service members will, of course, be honored on this special day. ceremonies are happening across the d.c. area. includes a special cleaning of the vietnam veterans memorial and a wreath laying at arlington national cemetery with vice president pence.

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forecast in minutes. stay with us. noticeably coldi iner out t this morning. lauryn ricketts, starting in the 20s? >> yes, 20s in d.c. actually, we tied a record low back from the 70s not only here in d.c. but also into baltimore. it is chilly out there. good news, temperature s out of the teens in some portions of the shenandoah valley. temperatures warm up to 40s today. get the winter clothes out. a few more clouds this afternoon. mostly dry as we go through the day. then tomorrow, mostly dry. by tomorrow night, we will have some rain showers in the region. there could even be a few pockets of freezing rain into early monday morning. coming up, in a little bit,

we'll be talking about that. then we have a chance >> thanks. at least we have the sunshine today. more weather and breaking news in 25 minutes. for now, paback to the "today" show. good morning. bitter blast. tens of millions of people waking up this morning to arctic air barrelling down from new england to the carolinas. even georgia. temperatures dipping into the teens from single digit windshields. when will the cold air go away? we'll check in with dylan. breaking overnight. face-to-face. president trump and russian president vladimir putin meeting and talking briefly on the sidelines of the asian summit in vietnam. the leaders talking about isis, syria and whether russia interfered in the u.s. election. ♪ underneath the tree and the tree arrives. it's a sure sign that the holiday season is getting underway. the rockefeller center christmas

tree making i we'll reveal it for the first time today, saturday, november 11th, 2017. ♪ a whole lot of woman >> we've got lots of veterans on the plaza. happy veterans day. >> thank a veteran! >> where are you from? >> pa. >> how many times have you been here? >> three this week and 19 all together. >> happy birthday. >> shout outth this morning. >> what are you celebrating. 25th an verniversaryanniversary >> chillin with dylan. >> good morning. what a great crowd we have out on the plaza. we'll go outside and say hello to them. welcome back to "today" on sa medical recoa saturday morning. i'm kristen welker alongside

steve craig is off today. sheinelle came in, ready to do it but didn't feel well enough. steve, you are pinch-hitting and doing a great job, my friend. >> i used to be a substitute teacher and i'm having flashbacks. >> you're doing excellent. >> we have a beer tasting at the end of the show, so that'll be your treat. >> there you go. we begin with the arctic air millions are waking up to this morning. this is the coldest day of the season with temperatures running well below average for this time of the year. 40 million people are under a freeze warning from new england down to georgia. believe it or not, some people in michigan are seeing sub zero temperatures. dylan is following it all for us. dylan, i have to say, it's been so mild. >> it has. >> it's a jolt. >> it was a jolt. i feel like my skin instantly dried out. >> i can feel it in my hands. >> all of a sudden, yes. we are looking at record-breaking low temperatures for areas across the northeast. why is it so cold? we have this area of pressure

that cleared out the skies. blanket in the temperatures, it tends to get colder and colder. called radiational cooling. that is, no doubt, what we're seeing this morning. if we look where we were 24 hours ago, cleveland is only four degrees colder than yesterday. you're not noticing it that much colder this morning. in new york city, it is 11 degrees colder than this time yesterday. in washington, d.c., it's only 28 degrees this morning. cold high temperatures today. we're only going to warm to the 30s and 40s. highs will be below average. rochester, new york, about 35 degrees. new york city, 40 degrees. washington, d.c. about 42. as we go into tomorrow, we'll see temperatures get back to the mid to upper 40s for most areas. it will start to warm up. columbus, wednesday will be in the 50s. charlotte, you're going in reverse. 64 on monday. 59 on wednesday. it's kind of a brief taste of what's to come, but a very cold, preef taste for sure. >> it's chilly.

we have o >> and hot packs. >> thank you. president trump's brief meeting with russian president vladimir putin. the two leaders met as the asian pacific summit wrapped up. president trump said they talked about whether russia meddled in the 2016 election. kelly o'donnell is traveling with the president. good morning, kelly. >> reporter: good morning, kristen. this stop is the one and only time during president trump's nearly two-week long tour of asia that he and vladimir putin were in the same place at the same time. yet the white house said there was no need for a normal meeting. still, the two presidents got together without an official agenda. president trump says they get alo along well. this morning, president trump touched down in vietnam's capital, hanoi, leaving behind the apec summit, where he defied expectations and held more substantive conversations with vladimir putin than the white house had first indicated.

president trump told reporters on air force one about russian interference in the 2016 election. the president said, he said he didn't meddle. you can only ask so many times. i really believe that when he tells me that, he means it. i think he's very insulted by it, which is not a good thing for our country. president trump said he and putin spent more time talking about their roles in syria and fighting isis there. he added, they have a very good relationship. the president's willingness to talk about his contacts with putin counters the white house's efforts to say no formal meeting would happen. publicly, all that was seen were glimpses around the edges of official events. the kremlin's twitter page shows putin had time for other leaders. >> what an honor it is to be here in vietnam. >> reporter: president trump did take part in apec's colorful tradition. suit and tie president donned the host country's choice of a blue silk shirt. he was center stage for what's

known as the family photo. the stage craft was off. as he nearly walked past the vietnamese president waiting for a handshake photo. with so much of president trump's focus while he's in asia on north korea, it is notable that he told reporters he and vladimir putin did not talk about the north korean nuclear threat. that stands out because publicly, president trump often says he needs china and russia on board to stop kim jong-un's nuclear ambitions. he needs their support but didn't talk to putin about it. kristen? >> notable indeed. kelly o'donnell, thank you for that. a republican senate candidate, roy moore, in alabama says he did not act inappropriately with a 14-year-old girl back in 1979 when he was 32 years old. moore is defiantly speaking out just days after a report alleging sexual misconduct. gabe gutierrez is in alabama with more. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. roy moore is scheduled to attend

a veterans public library later today. it would be his first public appearance since the radio interview and the news of the allegations first broke. on capitol hill, he has drawn widespread criticism. at least two senate republicans pulled their endorsement. here in alabama, he still has support. >> you should stand and put your hand over your heart. >> reporter: this morning, roy moore is not backing down. attacking the explosive "washington post" report that detailed allegations of sexual misconduct with a 14-year-old girl back in 1979. >> i believe they're politically motivated. i believe they're brought only to stop a very successful campaign. that's what they're doing. >> reporter: in a radio interview, moore, the republican candidate trying to fill jeff sessions seat, says he doesn't remember his accuser ask says her allegations are completely false. but he did not rule out dating other teenagers when he was in his 30s.

>> i don't remember that, and i don't remember ever t her mother. >> reporter: one of the accusers, gloria deason, claims moore provided her with alcohol when she was 18, beneath the legal drink age. moore denies it. >> we're doing an investigation and have some evidence of collusion here. we're not ready to put that to the public just yet. >> reporter: among many republicans, swift criticism. john mccain and mitt romney calling moore unfit for office. barbara comstock tweeting, harvey weinstein, anthony weiner, roger ailes and roy moore, no more. >> he's a man of honesty and integrity. he is a man of faith. it's just not in his dna to do anything like that. >> reporter: the state auditor telling nbc news there's been a long history of romances and

marriages with teenage girls. >> i just don't think that he >> reporter: so you plan to vote for roy moore in the election next month? >> yes. >> reporter: the senate gop campaign arm has severed financial ties with roy moore, making it harder for him to fundraise. the special election is in about a month here in alabama. moore insists he is not dropping out. steve? >> gabe gutierrez in alabama, thank you for that. taking a look at other headlines now. lawyers for michael flynn are blasting media reports that the former national security adviser is being investigated for a quid pro quo arrangement with the turkish government. according to the "wall streestreet street journal," mueller is probing into whether flynn said he'd deliver a cleric in exchange for money. we are learning new details this morning about the u.s.

soldier killed in an ambush by islamic militantsst niger. according to a "washington post" report, two villages say they found la david johnson with his arms died and a gaping wound in the back of his head. it suggests he may have been captured and then executed. one villager says children tending cattle found the soldier's remains two days after the attack. three other soldiers were also killed in the ambush. air traffic controller in north carolina is facing charges of possessing a weapon of mass destruction. he was arrested friday after police say they found a pipe bomb in his home. according to police, he said his roommate made it to use against a neighbor but yacgot cold feetd gave iz t to him instead. overnight, spokesperson for producer gary goddard denied the claims made against him by actor

anthony edwards. the star molesting him when he was 12 years old. edwards claims his friend was raped by goddard. warner brothers suspended and is conducting an internal investigation into the flash show runner after multiple harassment allegations were made against him. this vetm maerans day is particularly painful for those in sutherland springs. half of the victims had ties to the air force. there will be a full military salute. 26 people were killed in the mass shooting, including an expectant mother. dylan is out there on the plaza in the chilly air with another check of the weather. hey, dylan. >> good morning, guys. yes, it is chilly. i have hand warmers. i was going to hand them out but i found the four warmest women on the plaza. where did you get these? >> on the street. >> 47th and broadway. >> okay.

ge scarves. let's look at the weather going on across the country. it is going to be chilly in the northeast. in the northwest, we're waiting on another storm system to make its way on shore. the clouds offshore, that's the heavier rain that'll move in. most of this morning will be dry but the storm will produce a lot of rain, especially into later this afternoon and into the overnight hours. we could see as much as 3 to 5 inches of rain for parts of washington state. in the mountains though, we could see several inches of snow. up to 15 inches in some areas, especially in the higher elevations. watch those mountain passes if you are traveling out that way. elsewhere across the country, it is mild in the southwest. a little bit of wet weather moving through the middle of the country. snowy weather in wisconsin. it'll remain chilly across the northeast today. that's a look at the weather across the country. now here's a peek out your window. >> temperatures right now in the 20s. everybody has come up from the teens. temperatures 20s right now. we are below that freezing mark.

we will stay below that freezing mid-morning. then those temperatures start to come up. plenty of sunshine out there today. maybe a few more clouds this afternoon. again, we've got that freeze warning. the growing season of 2017 is officially over. thanks to this morning. we will warm up to 40 degrees today. dry. more rain tomorrow night. >> celebrating a birthday. you're turning 10? >> yes. >> here's hand warmers for you. have a wonderful birthday. >> save some hand warmers for us. still to come, have you felt separation anxiety from your phone? >> always right there. >> surprising new report about how attaches we actually all are to our phone. plus, is taylor swift taking on kanye west yet again?

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very good thing. >> should we do pop start? >> taylor swift just released her highly anticipated sixth studio album "reputation." her fans immediately combed through the lyrics and speculated on who she's singing about. one song "this is why we can't have nice things" has them convinced she's throwing shade and addressing her on again/off again feud with kanye west. here's the lyrics. it was so nice being friends again. there i was, giving you a second chance. you stabbed my back while shaking my hand. therein lies the issue. friends don't try to trick you, get you on the phone and wind twist you. how'd i do? sounds like this could be a dig at 2016 incident between the two and kanye's wife, kim kardashian. is the kanye/taylor feud back on? perhaps t. swift will address it tonight on "snl." she'll be on with tiffany haddish.

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ceremonies are vietnam veterans memorial and a wreath laying at arlington ceremony with vice president pence. it is a cold one out there. a look at the forecast when we

come back. pleasant morning out there but definitely cold. lauryn, how much will we warm up?

>> we will warm up today. it is goino degrees below our average temperature, as we get to the day time highs around for your saturday. some of the coldest air we have seen yet this season. everybody below the freezing mark. we will not take that temperature above that freezing mark until the mid-morning. then we have a slight warmup coming. it is coming but it is going to be through this week. temperatures, again, everybody out of the teens. right now, everybody in the 20s, as you see. everybody is below the freezing mark. we will continue to move it up to the low 30s by 9:00 a.m. mid-morning, the temperatures will be above 32 degrees. we are only topping out at 40 degrees today. the 2017 growing season has officially ended. the freeze warning goes until 10:00 a.m. today. if you're headed to the silver springs tree lighting, what a cool event, they have crazy cool trees each year they do this. starting at 6:00 and going until

9:00. before 5:00. kristen? >> thanks, lauryn. more weather and breaking news at 9:00. back to the "today" show. and we're back on a saturday morning. november 11th, 2017. will you look at what's coming to town. will you believe it, that is dylan riding down 49th street with the rockefeller center christmas tree on this very chilly saturday. what a beautiful tree that is. >> it is beautiful. wait until it is all decorated, lighted up. if the cold temperatures didn't tell you what season we're in, that scene you're seeing certainly does. dylan, what's the scene over there? set it for us. >> what's really cool, last year, i was nine months pregnant so i couldn't ride next to the tree. now all bets are off. i get to sit at the base of this 75-foot tall norway spruce. it came from state college, pennsylvania, after being

chopped down earlier this so why is this tree the lucky tree? take a look.looking for a perfe. nice shape. full. can't see through it too much. >> four, three, two, one. >> for 85 seasons, the christmas tree at rockefeller center has been the highlight of the holidays. a tradition that dates back to 1931. >> something that takes all year to do. >> gardener eric is in charge of it all. >> i found this tree in 2010. this year, it was perfect. >> he spotted the tree during a road trip to penn state. he was smitten. >> when eric first knocked on my door, i didn't believe him. >> an educator, the then 33-year-old bought the state college, pennsylvania, home shortly after taking a principal position at a nearby middle school. >> the tree has always been in the corner of the property but

it was always a large spruce. >> weighing towering 75 feet tall, it'll just made over now that it's arrived in new york city. wrapped with five miles of l.e.d.s and topped with a 25,000 cryst cryst crystal star. >> what an entrance, right? >> that's the only word there is for this moment. i have to say, i have started out at nbc as an intern for the "today" show. to actually see the tree coming in person, this is the first. it is massive. it's beautiful. >> it is. wait until you see when it is covered. it'll be covered in 50,000 l.e.d. lights. crystals at the top. the concert, the music and, of course, the tree, is wednesday, november 29th at 7:00 p.m. eastern. eastern. not easter.

it is actually christmas. >> i didn't bring any >> don't worry. >> -- get the childhood favorites. >> next time, steve. >> one of the best things at nbc is the moment when we light this tree. it is one of the sort of -- >> it is very special. >> -- special moments of the holidays. >> then you don't want to be around 30 rock. it is crowded trying to leave work. >> you can't move. >> exactly. >> can't get around. hard to believe the holidays are here. now i think we can say it is official. >> we have the weather. we have the tree. it's the season. >> i can't feel my fingers. >> definitely the season. we're all wearing hand warmers than x thanks to dylan. we have a lot coming up, including comfort food that will get you ready for thanksgiving. how about this? a beer that is so strong, it is banned in a dozen states, but not, fortunately, new york. what else do we do on a soaturdy

morning but drink it? >> because it is frigid. >> whatever works. chilly in the northeast. record breaking low temperatures across the northeast to parts of the mid-atlantic. it is going to warm to the 30s later on this afternoon. some clouds and a little bit of rain. a little bit of snow. also back through wisconsin. mild in the southwest. we're waiting for the storm to make its way to the pacific northwest. especially later on this afternoon into the overnight hours, we'll see snow up in the higher elevations. it is going to be a little bici southern michigan, especially into tomorrow. rain across florida. that's a look at the weather across the country. now here's a peek out your window. >> well, temperatures throughout the day will top out around 40 degrees. 28 is the temperature right now. we have sunshine out there. it is a beautiful day. again, as we go through the mid-morning, that's when that temperature starts to get up and over that freezing mark. we're only going to take them to about 40 degrees today. that is it. it is going to be mighty chilly.

ag w we have the freeze warning in effect until 10:00 a.m. again, that's when temperatures start to come above freezing. 2017 growing season is now over. >> that's your latest forecast. sorry. i'm reading. now to the early christmas surprise for a group of kids left homeless after hurricane irma. >> it has been two months since irma tore through the caribbean, virtually wiping out thearbuda,o flee. >> a group of volunteers headed down to bring a smile to some of the youngest victims. >> reporter: an entire island nearly wiped off the map. sergeant george was there as hurricane irma barrelled through barbuda at 150 miles per hour. leaving complete destruction in its wake. >> is this the type of damage we're seeing all around? >> yes, basically. you cannot come here because they have nothing. >> nowhere to go. >> nowhere to go. >> reporter: in barbuda, a

virtual ghost town. this town square was once filled now blue tarp and debris as far as the eye can see. with their schools destroyed and homes obliterated, the island's children have been evacuated to nearby antigua, many living in shelters like this near the cricket stadium. >> it's been a challenge. >> reporter: what do you miss about home? >> i miss my toys. >> reporter: which is why a group of volunteers in north carolina working for christian non-profit samaritan's purse, is loading up a plane filled with shoe boxes stuffed with toys, dolls and other surprises for the displaced children of barbuda. >> lord, help this help others. >> reporter: this pastor can relate. >> as we help others, our problems become smaller. >> reporter: they've come to antigua to put a smile on the

children living >> open! >> is that a bracelet? do you like it? how does it feel, when you have these boxes? >> grateful. >> reporter: a gift of hope amid the boy of an early christmas celebration. even if it's not at home. for "today," morgan radford, antigua. >> that is what the holidays are about. incredible. >> we got the tree and the weather and the christmas spirit. right there. >> absolutely. up next, one man's mission to honor the men and women who served our country and paid the ultimate sacrifice. first, these messages. ng) (beeping) we're on to you, diabetes. time's up, insufficient prenatal care. and administrative paperwork, your days of drowning people are numbered. same goes for you, budget overruns. and rising costs, wipe that smile off your face.

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his portraits start with the eyes. >> drawn a lot of eyes. >> reporter: these eyes belong to a marine. for 14 years, he's drawn the eyes of thousands who have served and died. >> when i get an "all in the heros eyes done," the picture becomes alive to me. >> reporter: it is a commitment that dates back to 1968 when regan was in vietnam and his fellow marine was injured during a rocket attack. >> he says, mike, i just want to go home. he closed his eyes and went home. >> reporter: from that moment, regan felt he had a debt to pay. it is why for years at no charge, he sketches celebrity portraits that were auctioned off, raising millions for charity. then in 2003, he pointed his pencil in a new direction, drawing military heros who died and giving the art to their families. >> if i could spend a few hours sitting at my drawing table and bring back a smile to a widow's face, how can i do anything else?

god pictures. i get to draw pictures. >> reporter: from his home in washington, regan has created more than 5,000 portraits through his fallen heros project. two pictures a day. each one taking five hours to finish. you said that you break your heart a little bit every day. >> every day. i hate the fact that i have to do this, but love the fact that i am. >> reporter: on this day, he is drawing staff sergeant may who died in a tank accident in iraq in 2003. >> one of my favorite pictures of him, sitting on top of the tank with a smile on his face. >> reporter: when he died, wife deborah was 7.5 months pregnant with a son who never got to meet his dad. until now. >> that's donald's son. >> reporter: in this portrait, regan is drawing two sets of eyes. >> they don't know that this is what's coming. they think it is just a picture of donald. >> reporter: once finished, the artwork travels 900 miles to

suburban ut year years, the may family discovers they finally have a picture of father and son. within seconds, their eyes are drawn to his. >> it looks just like him. that's totally his eyes. >> reporter: deborah says she never thought she'd get to see a new picture of her husband. >> so this just let me do that. >> reporter: that means a lot, doesn't it? >> yes. getting a new image of your loved one is an amazing experience. it's like christmas. >> reporter: all thanks to one man who, each day, repairs his broken heart by taking a five mile walk, past the calming waters of puget sound, before stopping at a veterans memorial plaza. he pays tri s tribute to the ma inspired it all.

>> he's it. >> reporter: he brougdid it for may family. >> he brought him home. his eyes are perfect. it's like i'm looking at him. it's amazing. he brought him home. >> reporter: for "today," joe fryer, nbc news, utah. >> the family's reaction says it all. an incredible way to honor those who made the ultimate sack are i fi -- sacrifice. >> perfect for today, veterans day. >> absolutely. >> this is "today" on nbc. when i was 3, children's national helped me beat the odds so i can play with my grandkids. so i can celebrate 50. when i was 14, they saved my heart

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thanks for being here this morning. >> mac and cheese today. a little untraditional. happy veterans day to all the veterans out there. >> absolutely. we salute you. >> this is a no fuss, no boil, collard green and ham mac and cheese. >> sounds good. let's get started. >> it is delicious. >> you're already eating. >> yes. >> i like no fuss. my husband is going to be watching this. i don't do a whole lot of cooking so he is going to be very impressed. no fuss part means i might make this. >> you'll appreciate this. everything is ready to go. >> great. >> the only thing you have to do is boil and put things in the oven. >> talk about the cream. >> heavy cream that has come to a rolling boil. make sure it is really hot. i have a buttered casserole dpidish here. we're going to add in our raw noodles. raw. >> why raw? >> who has time to boil macaroni? it's the who dholiday. >> need to do some shopping. >> leftover ham.

add that. >> >> parmesan cheese, cheddar, all in side of there. >> is it important to have a mix? >> it's thanksgiving. if you're going to do it, do it right. the more dhecheese, the better. >> this works with leftovers, right? >> a little bit of salt and pepper. >> all right. >> if you want, grab the cream for me. not that hot. >> how long should you let this boil? >> until it gets to a boil. >> all right. >> nothing else in that, just cream? >> just cream. >> amazing. >> put cream with butter, thyme. let it season. want to get creative? >> who has time for that. >> exactly. smell >> looks beautiful. >> 400 degree oven for 25 minutes. >> all right. >> easy. it comes out looking like this. >> not stirring it, just let it sit. >> let it sit. cover with the foil. the steam -- >> that's the no fuss part,

right? steam cooks the pasta. the noodles are already cooked. >> looks beautiful. can we lift this up? look at all those colors in there. i love that. >> so good. >> absolutely beautiful. dylan is going to be done before we get to the end of this. >> i'm working on it, too. >> we'll add a little flavor. we have some pcrackers we squished up. >> what kind of crackers? >> doesn't matter. saltines. >> is that garlic? >> oh, the rest of the cheese is going? >> more cheese. >> cheese upon cream upon cheese. >> it's the holidays. it's thanksgiving. you don't eat it every day. give it a drizzle. >> great for a saturday morning. >> how much do we want? >> all of it. >> how much is in there?

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ha ha ha, yay kids! we're back on this saturday morning. now that our stomachs are full from all of that amazing food, we're going to wash it down with some beer. >> we are. i'm processing this. >> that's right. >> steve, by the way, we thought you deserved a beer after pinch-hitting this morning. we thought this was exactly what you needed. >> bravo. >> that's right. how about this one? sam adams, they're out with a tenth edition of what they call their yutopia beer. believe it or not, it is illegal in a dozen states. >> here's why. it's 28% alcohol by volume. a regular sam adams is around 5%. by the way, it's $200. >> wow. >> per bottle. >> let's see if it is worth it. >> i'm asking so many questions about it. cheers to steve. >> great job. >> supposed to be consumed at room temperature and it has no bubbles. >> whoa.

>> >> why is it considered beer? >> this is illegal. we thought you needed something illegal. >> i was going to say, this isn't budlight, i'll tell ya that. >> steve was put on this show five minutes before air. what do you think? >> $200. >> it has quite a flavor. >> what about this makes it beer? >> the ingredients. >> i taste hints of beer. the key question, would you pay $200 for this? it is unique. >> it is unique. >> the bottle is cool. >> what a great gift for someone who really like it beer. this is not beer for the faint of heart. this is beer after you have been run to the "today" show a few minutes before air. >> i don't know what it means but it is bear-alish. >> we'll have trouble reading the teleprompter after drinking

this. saturday morning. sunday today, willie sits down with michelle pfeiffer on her career. don't miss that. have a great day, everyone. >> cheers. save on beautifully designed furniture, from classic to contemporary. at havertys furniture, take one hundred dollars off every thousand, now through monday. plus, you can finance with no interest for 24 months get the looks you want at prices you'll love. with havertys, your home can be perfect. even when life isn't. hurry, sale ends monday at havertys. life looks good. good saturday morning. i'm adam tuss. >> i'm kristen wright. ahead on "news 4 today." >> reporter: what's this crowd all about? a monumental effort down here on the mall.

i'll tell you all about it and why t up on news 4. >> we'll tell you about catharsis on the mall, as well. the quirky, interactive festival that's in full swing this weekend. we'll show you why it is getting more attention this year. and eyes glued shut. a trip to the salon turns into a nightmare for one local woman. we're in a weather alert because it is cold, really cold. hey, lauryn. >> looks like a winter day out there. plenty of sunshine but bitterly cold temperatures. when do we rebound and get back to normal? we'll talk about it coming up. >> thank you so much. all that and we are back in just a few minutes when we start

"news 4 today." >> see you in a moment. >> announcer: news 4 begins with storm team 4. >> oh, man. a good morning just to stay in bed and get some breakfast in bed. it is cold out there. that's why we are in a weather alert mode here. freeze warning still in effect. record low temperatures in parts of the area. >> boy. plus, 31 marathons in 31 days. the big finish is today in washington. we'll introduce you to a retired marine that will finish a remarkable feat on this veteran. a quirky festival in full swing this weekend.

why it is getting more atton first, good saturday morning to you as we head to the 9:00 hour. it is veterans day. thanks to all who served. i'm adam tuss in for david. >> i'm kristen wright in for angie. she had her baby. >> we'll here more about baby ren over the weeks and months to come. >> it's cold out there. >> we're in the 20s, right? >> temperatures are below the freezing mark. we are going to stay below that freezing mark as we go through the morning. then we'll start to rise. temperatures 20 degrees below normal as we go through the day. it is why we have the freeze warning for the greater washington area. the growing season is over. we had temperatures drop below the 32 degree mark. we're still below freezing at 30 degrees right now. we'll continue to warm up through this hour to the low