y2m7ey y16fy good morning. breaking overnight, a wildfire tearing across southern california swells to more than 30,000 acres. now, threatening the city of ventura. one dead, 8,000 homes evacuated. we're there live. enough? john conyers, the longest serving member of the house, set to announce he won't seek re-election. the 88-year-old under intense pressure to resign, after a swirl of sexual harassment allegations. is this too little too late? all-in. president trump and the gop official mri endorse embattled candidate roy moore, despite allegations of

with teenage kwigirls. one of his accusers with evidence that contradicts his denies. one of the ucla basketball players that was arrested for shoplifting in china drops out. take two. the silver dome comes down. and the master of the invisible box challenge joins us live, on december 5th, 2017. >> from nbc news, this is "today," live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." thank you for joining us on a tuesday morning. 9.8, very well. >> we got you. congrats. we're going to see you do more. we're going to find out about this viral craze in a moment. we want to start with this breaking news overnight. the

southern california. threatening the more than 100,000 residents of ventura. jo ling kent is on the scene for us. good morning. >> reporter: savannah, you can probably see behind me a very large apartment building has gone up in flames. this is one of the acres that continues to burn. over 500 firefighters are on the ground. 1 firefighter injury and 27,000 people evacuated. overnight, a wildfire through southern california. the flames spreading quickly in ventura county, driven by santa ana winds. the inferno forcing thousands of people to flee their homes. several hundred are under mandatory evacuation order. >> we can see the

>> reporter: students were also evacuating. a number of buildings has been destroyed. causing widespread power outages. more than 500 firefighters working through the night, trying to beat back the thomas fire. >> all the firefighters can do with winds like this is to get out ahead, evacuate people and protect structures. california had its deadliest and most wildfire ever. officials are not takie ining chances, telling residents to get out. >> we saw the disasters and the losses that happened up month in sonoma. this is a fast, very dangerous moving fire. >> reporter: now, this fire is moving very, very quickly. you can see behind me, this fire continues to spread. this is not

we're hearing here on the ground, evacuations and individuals coming out of this area. hotels and evacuation are filling up quickly. the ash is coming down. you may be able to see it in the frame. and this air smells heavily of smoke. >> a lafast-moving situation, j. an announcement is imminent from congressman john conyers. he is the longest serving member of the house of representatives, who has been fighting a slew of sexual harassment allegations and a growing number of calls for him to step down. nbc's kasie hunt has more on all of this. hey, kasie. good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning to you. the dean of the house. the longest serving member, john conyers, is 88 years old. is expected to announce he will not seek re-election this year. we are expecting an announcement from the elder

later this morning. conyers has been under intense political pressure to resign his seat completely from democratic leaders, like house speaker -- excuse me, house democratic leader, nancy pelosi. who says amid sexual harassment allegations, he could not stay in congress. he has been accused of sexual suggests, to inappropriate touchings to taking meetings in his underwear with female staffers and being verbally abusive. this comes as congress is wracked by allegations. blake farenthold of texas, paying a settlement for a staffer that accused him of sexual harassment. this as congress is grappling with policies that they haven't updated on sexual

20 years. >> kasie hunt. thank you. that major win for the trump administration in the u.s. supreme court. the court supported the travel ban of people from mostly muslim countries. tell us what about the court's ruling. >> reporter: it means the administration the completely enforce the travel ban. it's been on the books the last two months. this elements or bans travel to the u.s., from chad, iman, syria and yemen. it's been partially enforced when it was announced in late september, because of lawsuits. while a legal challenge underway, people overseas with close relatives in the u.s., would make them exempt. >> where does this case stand right

challenges is in front of two federal appeals court. it's on its way back here. on monday, just two of the justices, ruth bader ginsburg, and sonia sotomayor, said they would have kept the family exceptions in place. they may survive the challenges next year. >> there's another case that the court is going to hear today, regarding same-sex marriage and religious freedom. tell us about it. >> reporter: this is a big case. it involves a gay couple from colorado, who wanted a cake for their wedding reception, but the baker told them no, because gay marriage is against his religious principals. his jack phillips. he says his cakes are works of art, and having him cake them for same-sex marriage, would force him to express a view as an artist he disagrees with. >> it will be a

case. let's go to alabama and the heated senate race on monday. president trump offered his full endorsement to roy moore. gabe grutierrez is in fair hope alabama. >> reporter: this is where steve bannon will campaign with moore. this is where he's returning to the state as moore pulls ahead in the polls. this morning, alabama senate candidate roy moore, fresh off his official endorsement from president trump, is firing back "the washington post," again. >> we dated for a brief time. we kissed with my consent. >> reporter: after one of several women that moore dated her when she was a teenager and he was in his 30s, offered new evidence they did know each other. a signed card. >> i know you will be a success in anything you

upset that moore called her a liar. >> i do not know any of these women. >> reporter: but moore is insisting "the washington post" is reaching. when he said he did not know the women, he was talking about those that accused him of sexual assault. >> i wonder how many mes he doesn't know. >> reporter: mitt romney calling corfman a courageous woman. 71% of alabama republicans do not believe the allegations against him. >> he denies it. he denies it. >> reporter: and after previously giving cautious support, president trump is now offering his full backing. democrats' refusal to give one vote for massive tax cuts is why we need roy moore to win in alabama. moore says he spoke to the president by phone, who said, go get

>> said that you know, let's support making america great again. >> reporter: the white house said that president trump would not campaign for roy moore here in alabama. instead, he's doing the next-best thing. on friday, the president is holding a rally in pensacola, florida, near the alabama state line, just four days before the special election. >> gab gutierrez in fair hope, alabama. more fallout on the president's tweet about former national security adviser michael flynn. peter alexander with the latest. >> reporter: good morning to you. this morning, president trump is still under scrutiny. among the growing chorus of questions, what did the president know and when about michael flynn's lies to the fbi. and did the president obstruct justice? his personal lawyer is

that question ignorant and irgai arrogant. but there seems to be a rift in the president's legal team. there's a debate on whether or not the president obstructed justice. >> i feel badly for general flynn. >> there is a creditable case of obstruction of justice against donald trump. >> reporter: it comes after a weekend tweet, where mr. trump said he fired flynn because he lied to the vice president and the fbi. that statement raising red flags. the agency's then-director, james comey, said the president asked him to go easy on flynn, a point the president denies. rushing to his defense, the president's personal lawyer, john dowd, saying he authored the president's tweet. saying it's ignorance and arrogant, saying the tweet admitted obstruction. the president cannot obstruct justice, because he

right to express his view over the case. ty cobb distancining himself fr the argument. i expect a fact-based exoneration that does not require that level of legal analysis. new this morning, federal prosecutors are backing away from their bail agreement with paul manafort, now under indictment. this after court documents show as late as last week, one month after he was charged, manafort was teaming up to ghost-write an op-ed about his work in ukraine. a long-time russian colleague, who is based in russia, and assessed to have ties to a russian intelligence service. billy bush is speaking out in his first interview about the now-infamous "access hollywood" tape, where bush wrote, yes, donald trump, you said that. >> you were there. i was there. that's your voice on the tape.

detailed a sexual assault strategy, i would have called the fbi, not just reporting it to my executive producer. >> reporter: reuters is reporting that robert mueller has asked deutsche bank to share data on accounts held by president trump and his family. reuters said the bank received a subpoena several weeks ago to turn over information on money and credit transaction. deutsche bank has owned the real estate ventures, would not comment. turning to the growing battle of the trump administration plans to reduce the size of nearly 2 million acres of public land in all. the move spark eed backlash all the way to washington. kristen dahlgren has this story. >> reporter: good morning, hoda. the move takes away

grand staircase monument here. what many says it really does, is signals a change in the way land is managed. a change long sought by ranchers and energy companies. president trump stepping into a land battle. >> i'm a real estate developer, when they atalk about millions f acres, i say, tell me again. that's a lot. some think that the natural resources of utah should be controlled by a small handful of very distant burerutes located washington. they're wrong. >> reporter: grand staircase-es calante split it over three monuments. bear

akers. it's now just around 229,000 acres. it's the largest rollback of federal land protection in u.s. history. the president arguing for fewer restrictions and more development on public lands. >> unfortunately previous administrations have ignored the standard and used the law to lock up hundreds of millions of acres and land and water under strict government control. >> reporter: while critics say the move threatens archaeological sites and could open up the land for coal mining. >> we need places like bear's ears where the land remains largely untouched. >> reporter: conservation groups and scientists have already filed a joint legal challenge against the administration. >> president trump wants to hand our public lands over to private industry to frak, mine, drill, and

until there's nothing left for americans. >> reporter: the new boundaries do protect any science and artifacts. they also point out that the land will remain under federal control, guys. >> kristen, thank you so much. al is here. let's stay out west. what's the latest with the this is aerial video from you ca see a small part of the 31,000 acres that are under fire right now. and are going to continue to it not good, friends, for the next 72 hours. dry with gusty winds. it's not a cold -- hot santa ana, it's a cool one. the wind gusts of 30 to 40 miles 20 million people at risk gusts of 40 to 60 miles per hour. they continue today. during the afternoon, they'll but then start up again late and on into thursday and so

concer sharpl colder weather behind it will be bringing rain into we'll take a look at that in the next half hour. in the next 30 seconds, though, a cloudy start to th day. we'll get little breaks of virgin that is expected to the umbrella needs to be ready

mid to upper 40s now. aftern highs today will be you ca after today it gets al. thank you so much. coming up. offcourt controversy. we're going to hear from liangelo ball, since the ucla player announced he was leaving the school in the wake of his arrest for shoplifting. new details emerge about the florida teen who went on the run with her high school soccer coach, as he shareser story h

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good morning, everybody. we're back. it's 7:30. it's tuesday morning, the 5th of december 2017. for those of us not good at math, that's 20 days before christmas. >> time to get shopping. we're going to get straight to the headlines, beginning with that dangerous wildfire in california. >> out of control. >> this is a fast, very dangerous, moving fire. >> thousands forced to flee as a wildfire rips across southern california. >> the fire is burning with gusty winds, helping it to grow at an unprecedented rate. backing moore. president trump endorses roy moore, as the rnc gets back

after weeks previously cutting ties with his campaign. replaced, christiane amanpour is replaced as charlie rose's interim replacement. the naked truth. officials release video of randy travis' 2012 dwi arrest, showing the country star nude and threatening police after crashing his car in texas. >> can you tell me what happened in the crash. >> i don't know. i don't give a rat's [ bleep ]. and dog's best friend. firefighters in canada rescue a dog trapped in an icy creek, hauling the pup back to safety. >> he wants to see ma and pa. >> tuesday, december 5th, 2017. >> oh. >> a lot of moaning and groaning on set for that one. the little doggy is okay. liangelo ball made headlines when he was

a shop limlifting charge. he can making news by leaving ucla without playing the game. >> lavar ball, his dad, is involved with the move. and natalie morales caught up with them at home. >> reporter: i sat down with liangelo and his father, lavar, in their chino home near los angeles. and liangelo opened up about why he is leaving ucla and for the first time, gave the inside story of what really happened in china last month. >> we went out one night. went to the malls. went to the louis vuitton store. and people started taking stuff. and then, you know, me just not thinking and being with them, i took something, too. >> reporter: but liangelo ball had a feeling the sunglasses he didn't pay for, would be a costly mistake. >> i didn't realize until i

back to me hotel, that was stumd. and sure enough, the police got us. >> reporter: you spent the night in jail? >> we were in jail for a day and a half or something like that. >> reporter: what was that like? >> it was horrible. they take your clothes. they wear whatever you have for you. a little jumpsuit. take your shoe strings. and you sit in a cement cell for however long. it's you and the other officers. >> reporter: liangelo was one of three ucla freshmen accused of shoplifting. a week later, the chinese authorities dropped charges, and the players returned to the u.s. >> i would like to thank president trump and the united states government for the help they provided. >> reporter: but liangelo's father, lavar ball, has been less liking the president. >> if i did help somebody, i wouldn't say you

>> reporter: the president calling lavar ball an ungrateful fool and suggesting he should have left the players in jail. lavar, ever the promoter, attempting some sneaker diplomacy. you spent trump, shoes? >> i sent him three. red, white and blue. >> reporter: liangelo would rather quit the team than sitting out the suspension. two or three months, that's too long for you to wait? >> that's the whole season. >> china said, he made a bad mistake. that's the punishment they gave him. >> reporter: in china for stealing -- >> we over here. we have to serve some more punishment? he apologized. what's the long process. we went to ucla, one and done, to play basketball. >> reporter: now, lavar plans to take liangelo's future into his own hands. >> i'm going to get him in shape. we're going to do other things and he's going to be

the nba. >> reporter: where he hopes to join older brother, lonzo ball, the rookie on the lakers. >> i want to play, period. i'm not worried about money. and playing with zo and mel llo playing with my brothers. >> no matter what happens, lavar ball and his family says they are only looking forward. what's your fallback plan? >> if i have a fallback, i'm going 80% this way and 20% back. i'm 100 in. >> liangelo is very remorseful. lavar says there's a positive. liangelo is no longer a student athlete, bound by ncaa rules. the family's big baller f ee ees ready to unveil a shoe for

it will cost you. 500 bucks a pop. >> forever promoting. >> thanks, nat. let's turn to al and get a check of the weather. >> yeah. let's show you what we got going on. first of all, some snow. from st. cloud, minnesota. man. and guess what? eventu makes its way with cars off the road. ahead of the front, warm wet strong storms this afternoon and into and down into atlant behind the front, colder air rushin the great lakes. snow, difficult travel. and, in fact, we're going to be 24 inches of snow between erie, pennsy buffalo. and saranac lake, w

closel that's going on around here's what's happening in your well, not as cold this mornin 48 right now in we're looking at the cloudy those are going to hang around then we'll see the rain move in. but most of the area, about the here's future weather. we're to be in the 60s then we have rain moving in for we get colder tomorrow though, 47 thursday. we're watching a slight chance don't forget. get that weather anytime you need it. check out the weather channel on cable. >> all right, al. thank you so much. coming up, we're hearing from the family of the florida teen who sparked a nationwide search when she disappeared with her high school soccer coach. and she's

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17-year-old caitlyn frisina, facing cameras with her parents. her father said she show everyone she's okay. >> we understand and we realize that this was a very big deal. and there's a very long road ahead of us. we're already taking steps toward rebuilding our lives after such an emotional week. >> reporter: a week that began with the teenager climbing out of the window in her rural home. and going on the run with the 27-year-old soccer coach from her high school. he is in a new york jail, arrested at gunpoint on friday after being spotted by police near syracuse. while on the run, he applied for a job at a marketing company, hoping to make enough money to cross into canada. >> do you love her? >> reporter: rodriguez is now charged with interference with child custody. >> he signed a waiver of extradition. he's going to be held in custo

soon as possible. >> caitlyn saying she hooked up with rian. and he worked his way into her life. rodriguez wanted them to leave the country. she didn't know how to get out of it. and he if she did, he would mess up her life. >> she looks grown up. she's a 17-year-old high school student, i feel was influenced by someone who was in control, was in a supervisory role. that shouldn't be. >> reporter: her family, now trying to rebuild their lives. >> it will be through many prayers and conversations and counseling that we're able to move forward. and by lots of grace and love, that we will heal. >> reporter: if rodriguez is convicted on the felony charge of interfering with child custody, he could face up to five years in prison. savann

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as country star naomi judd opens up about her illness and hollywood harassment. "today," december 5th, 2017. ♪ >> we've got a group of ladies all the way from georgia. >> go, go. >> what brings you on a mother/daughter trip to new york? why did y'all skip school today? >> because this is the "today" show. ♪ >> you were just married. what's the first stop on your honeymoon? >> a trip to the plaza. >> you left your dad at home. you have a special message for him. >> happy 50th birthday, dad. ♪ >> do you know every word to this song? i think you do. thank you for joining us. we'll get outside. >>

a wildfire that spread quickly overnight is threatening homes near los angeles. by morning, it had burned more than 31,000 acres. tens of thousands have had to be evacuated. santa ana winding gusting over 60 miles per hour, are driving those flames. one person died in a car accident related to the fires. with just one week until the alabama senate election, president trump is officially endorsing controversial republican roy moore. meantime, the supreme court has given the president at least a temporary victory on his travel ban. nbc news correspondent kristen welker joins with us the latest on all of this. hey, kristen. good morning. >> reporter: hi, hoda. president trump will put the focus on tax reform, later meeting with business owners and their families. it is that contentious senate race in alabama, critical to the presiden

looming large. president trumper off offered h first endorsement of roy moore on monday. moore said he spoke to the president by phone, who said go get 'em, committee is backing moore, after pulling out resources a month ago. a minor victory at the white house, for the president's travel ban. on-month-old, the supreme court granted the president's request to enforce his revised order of banning travel to the united states from six mostly muslim countries. this means that close family members of people in the u.s. who were exempt from the travel ban are now subject to it. and this latest version, which went into effect in september, applies mostly to travels from chad, iran, libya, somalia, syria and yemen. mr. trump may be eager to

in on the win today, as he pushes for tax perform here at the white house. >> kristen welker at the white house. thank you. the international olympic committee is meeting today to decide if russia should be banned from the upcoming winter olympics in pyeongchang, south korea. the world's top doping agencies have accused russia of running a state-sponsored doping program. they have accused athletes of taking part in a conspiracy to conceal positive drug tests. the ioc has banned 20 russian athletes for life over dopie ii violations at the 2014 winter games in sochi. moscow denies involvement and claims these are politically motivated. time for "the morning boost." what you got? >> we never get tired of the military homecomings. a soldier who served nearly a year in kuwait, recorded a video for his girlfriend, who is a 76ers dancer. the video played on the

>> i want to give a holiday shoutout to my friends and my family. and sixers nation. and especially to my girlfriend, angela, who is a sixers dancer in her rookie year. wait. that's not right. >> get this. it turns out he wasn't in kuwait anymore. he was right there in the center. she ran up to him, jumped in hi court. that, baby, is love right there. how about that moment? >> that's the full-court press. straight ahead on a tuesday morning, a stray dog became more than man's best friend to a hero. and naomi judd is live in studio 1a. looking at her life and her career. first, let's look at what's coming up on "megyn kelly today." hi, megyn. >> our lead guest thought she was in love. then, things

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too big for his own good. but just a few years ago, this was fred in afghanistan. in 2010, sergeant craig grosse was gathering jell intense for the elite fighters of the corps. >> they told us that it would be a different kind of fight. that the taliban there had more experience and more to fight for, in terms of that area. >> reporter: craig and his fellow marines were constantly attacked. >> be walking through a little village. you turn a corner and they would be waiting for you. >> reporter: then, one day, between mortar attacks, craig spotted a plucky little dog, with as he described, a big, goofy head and short legs. frolicking all alone, without a care in the world. as i got closer, he wagged his tail. that's the last thing i expected this dog to do. >> reporter: this stray dog not only followed craig back to his compound, he followed him everywhe evyw

he figured out, these guys are quiet. i'm going to be quiet. when other stray dogs, little packs around, they would bark at us. fred wouldn't bark back. that was incredible. >> reporter: a fellow marine said, looks like you have a friend. he said, looks like a fred. the marines had a no dogs policy in afghanistan. get caught with a stray and that dog would be euthanized, no questions asked. but craig said there was something different about this dog. i'm not the one that felt that way. everybody with me in the field could see it. we knew tluz sohere's some rulet to be broken. >> the afghan commandos didn't appreciate a dog living in their compound. one day, it got so tense, a gun battle almost erupted over fred. >> he is always creating drama. >> reporter: craig realized when he left, he wasn't going alone. he

leatherneck in his beautiful bag. fred frenchly made it ohm to craig in the u.s. >> i never heard a dog gasp. that's what he did. he was going crazy and licking my face. that was a special moment. >> reporter: being reunited with fred was the great part of coming home for craig. other parts were tougher. while in afghanistan, he not only suffered a traumatic brain injury, he watched as one of his closest friends, gunner sergeant, justin, was killed by an ied. when he came home, he knew he might be suffering from posttraumatic stress. suffering from hypervigilance and nightmares. he didn't know how to talk about it. fred gave him a place to start. >> what kind of dog is that because he's so different looking and handsome. it was. it was an opportunity for me to talk about

>> reporter: craig lives outside of portland, maine, with his girlfriend, nora, and her dog, ruby. and travels the country with fred, connecting with others impacted by posttraumatic stress. >> it's an important story. the more i share, hopefully people share theirs. >> reporter: by getting him out of afghanistan, craig saved fred's life. but craig will tell you, fred is doing just as much to save his life right back. >> oh, big-time. he's still saving me. there's ways he impacted my life that i'm figuring out. >> reporter: maine has a motto, the way life should be. and for craig and fred, very possibly, the way life was meant to be. oh, my gosh. right? >> that's so beautiful. >> well, both of them are heroes. an they are incredible. dogs are incredible. craig is incredible. he's using his story to help others. >> i love how he can finally talk about it because people ask him. no one's going to go up to a vet -- notan

but an easy way in. it makes sense. >> i know. and, y'all, it is called craig and fred, a marine and a stray dog and how they rescued each other. you can go to today.com/shop. it's beautiful read. >> that was an awesome story. >> thank you. it is "trending" time. boy, do we have a doozy. we have the ice bucket challenge. the plank challenge. the mannequin challenge. the water bottle flip challenge. and now, we bring you. the invisible box challenge. you just tap on your imaginary box and step over it. like she's walking on air. that video alone got more than 269,000 likes, 135,000 retweets. that got other people trying it at home. not everybody. >> it's not easy. >> patting the ina

we decided to call in an expert. ariel aolivar is a junior in texas. you are going the show us how it's done. you're an athlete, right? >> mm-hmm. >> how do you do it? what's your trick? >> first, you have to show them there's nothing here. as opposed to a magic trick. and then, you lift your you have to pat it -- about a foot off the ground, so it's not, like, high. and you put your foot on top of the box. this leg has to stay the same place the time. this leg that's jumping has to go higher than the leg on the box. so, when you jump, this leg stays in the same spot. >> okay. >> kind of one motion. >> okay. like that. >> wow. >> okay. >> and how did it go viral? you put it online. and sudden

>> well, people around my school started retweeting it. i thought it would only go as far as throughout my school. through the night, it just kept going. like my phone kept blowing up. >> and there were some fails, too. it wasn't just that one. there's a great one where your friend kicks the box from underneath you. >> my friend, book, thought of the idea of kicking the box. i posted that one. >> why not? >> anybody want to try it? >> i guess. we're all here. we'll take our shoes off. >> shoes are coming off, for sure. >> we don't want to do this in four-inch heels? >> i think i could. >> come on, jenna. >> i need to grab one of these. can we use this? >> i tried this so many times yesterday. >> okay. go, go, go. okay. over here

>> and go. >> that was good. >> okay. >> you want to go? >> savannah, you're next. >> our aerobics training has done this. >> that's good. >> now, in your heels. >> don't pat too hay. >> you have the heels on. >> jenna, don't hurt yourself. >> i did it. >> she was close. >> al? >> al looks thrilled. >> hoda, you try it. >> i'm going to try it. i need more room. okay. >> pat it. and stand up. >> put your leg on top. >> and lift. whoa. >> that's amazing. >> try it again. you plant your leg and you go like this. >> wow.

>> that's crazy. >> unbelievable. >> it's simple. >> all right. >> we played a little trick. thank you. >> we'll leave the tricks to you. and we'll come back over. dylan, are you ready for "pop sta start"? >> i'm going to do it without shoes on. let's start with "house of cards." netflix announced that the hit show will return without its leading man. it will star robin wright, as her character becomes the focus of the story. fans have questioned the future of the star, after kevin spacey was fired following sexual assault allegations. the production will be shorter, only eight episodes long. but netflix says they're looking forward to bringing closure to fans. now, to blake shelton

gwen stefani, where they performed their new song "you make it feel like christmas." ♪ i want to thank you, baby you make it feel like christmas ♪ ♪ you barely took a breath to realize ♪ ♪ we're going to be a classic for all-time ♪ ♪ i wanna thank you, baby you make it feel like christmas ♪ >> love it. we just love them. hoda singing along the whole time. finally, "will & grace." the show's holiday special airs tonight on nbc. and xfinity is giving viewers behind-the-scenes look of the making it, in an episode of "inside stage 22." here's a sneak peek. >> where is my confounded wife? >> i'm right here. >> it's somewhere between a "will & grace" episode and a

characters. >> top of the christmas morning to you. >> every, single -- >> the stars talk about the elaborate hair, makeup and costume and sets. for xfinity's full episode, head to today.com. you can watch "will & grace" at 9:00, 8:00 central on nbc. that's your "pop start." "daly click"? >> we showed you the first attempt to demolish the pontiac silver dome in michigan over the weekend. it didn't go down without a diagnostic. and the steel column supporting the upper level of the stadium was intact. later on monday afternoon, officials made sure the explosions were set to go off on the upper ring of the stadium. this time it was a success. the stadium came tumbling down, avoiding another epic fail. the stadium hosted super bowl xvi in 1982. it's down.

thank you so much. al, a check of the weather. >> okay. we're going to start out west, talking about this massive wildfire that's burning right now. dry with gusty winds. hour. only the second time there's in december. and we got red flag warnings for wind gusts in mountain passes, now we also have lake effect snow to talk b basically this warmer -- these cold winds follow the warm lake and right up moisture but then it's a very narrow band. about 15 miles wide. so buffalo right now looks to be but if the wind shifts just a little bit either north or bands set up. right we're looking at anywhe from cleveland to buffal to 15 to 20 inches

to saranac lake. that's what's going on around the country. here's happening in your neck the woods. right here at home, mostly cloudy a little fog around as well. but be umbrella ready for today. curren temperatures are in the hourly temperature with should be able to get above 60 degree before the rain moves in and then behind >> that's your latest weather. don't forget. heading out the door, take us with you. channel 108. the world knows naomi judd as a grammy-winning country music star. but behind the scenes, she faced a battle with depression. and naomi is detailing those struggles in her new book, "river of

naomi, good morning. it's good to see you. >> thank you for doing this. some mornings you wake up and there's a big, juicy pimple on your nose. i woke up this morning and i have no choice. ♪ take another little piece of my heart now baby ♪ >> naomi, you have found your voice in this book. and you are really talking about some difficult years when you fell into a depression. before we get into it, what made you want to write? what made you want to be so public and spill it out? >> savannah, i'm trying to start a national conversation about depression and anxiety because i may be one little country singer right here. but there are 43 million of us out there. 43 million, who suffer from depression, anxiety. and i want to let the world know that it's not a character flaw. it's a disease, just like you have a disease of the heart.

or you have cancer, which is wherever, cancer of the lungs. and the pancreas, if the pancreas doesn't make enough insulin, you have to inject insulin into the body to get rid of sugar. they don't make enough of the good neurochemicals in the brain. we don't make enough of the good chemicals in the brain. it's a disease. it is not -- it has nothing to do with our character. >> and as you write in the book, it kind of seemed to come out of nowhere, in 2011. as i understand, you had finished up your tour with wynonna. and suddenly, one day, you woke up and everything changed. what happened? >> it happens with a lot of people. sometimes people don't realize, they have depression. if you go to my book, it's like a survivor's manual how to survive depression and anxiety. but i realized i wasn't just sadness, like if you have the loss of someone, the loss of a

whatever. you can go into a temporary depression. but this lasted forever. i didn't get off my couch for two years. >> you were afraid? >> well, i was so depressed that i couldn't move. i wouldn't even brush my teeth. i couldn't get out of my pjs. my husband and my girlfriends, of course, would come over. and i would just go upstairs and lock the door in my bedroom. or they would come to the driveway and i would lock the door and look at them. you become immobilized. and my psychiatrist, i finally listened to ashley and wynonna and larry, my husband, and realized, i needed professional help. i was dangerously depressed. >> you talk in the book about thinking about, wanting, to commit suicide. >> yep. that's how bad it can get. you get down in this

hard to describe because you get down in this deep, dark hole of depression and you really don't think there's another minute. it's so horrific. you can't even think about another day. but i got so bad, that finally, larry actually called 911 in the middle of the night and they took me in. and that's when all of the therapy started. one of the things that happens with depression is, throughout our life -- and i've had a lot of tragedies. and i talk about that in the book. but you just keep squelching it down. and if you don't deal with it, it starts coming out sideways. >> and the book really chronicles the genesis of this and what may have triggered it and your efforts to rise to hope, which you do. naomi, i'm out of time. by i appreciate your candor and your honesty and your being here. >> the book is about hope. >> it is. "river of time" available in stores now. naomi will be back and chat more with megyn i

you want more on the book, go to today.com/shop. we'll be right back after a check of local news and weather. >> well done. commut the woodrow wilson bridge, you both slow. southb 270 near democracy, respon the scene. >>you. we'll check on your

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♪ good morning, everybody. it's 8:30. it's tuesday morning, december 5th, 2017. and look at our beautiful celebrity elf collecting toys on the plaza, naomi judd. we really appreciate it. >> not only is this a gorgeous and good-looking crowd, it's a talented crowd. talent abounds right behind you guys. there's a young lady named lauren from marietta, georgia. lauren was on her juggling team in elementary school. there was a juggling team? >> there was. >> lauren has three

i think she should do it. see if you can go for ten seconds. crowd, you want to count with us? you got it, girl. let's start with ten, nine, eight. wait, wait. six, five. four. three. two, one. >> there we go. >> yes. >> all right. of course, you got it. congratulations. thanks for coming to see us. >> wow. >> let's bring out those bowling balls. >> thank you, lauren. great job. you going to eat that? coming up, a royal welcome in store for claire foy and matt smith, stars of "the crown." if you're freaking out about the royal wedding coming up, season two of "the crown" will tide you over. and after that, holiday short cuts for decorations. these ideas will have your place looks like a million bucks on a budget. and bobby flay is in our kitchen right now, cooking up healthy recipes

your diet. and megyn kelly is here. >> do you feel that technology, the internet, has caught up with -- has the law caught up with technology? women on the internet run into some problems. you may be familiar. one woman is working to change all that. and people helping people. two guys started a flower business that wound up giving back. and our month of merry. free giveaways. not one thing but two things. and people at home to get them, too. >> i like that you do exercise and do lunges. >> this is my only exercise, al. >> ready for the invisible box challenge. megyn, thank you. now, a check of the weather. >> let's see what's going on. we'll show you right now. look at these temperature drops.

syracu degrees lower than yester 16-deg in denver. from canada all the way down into minneapolis, going to dallas also memphis. butahead of the front, temperwarm. then by tomorrow, it's right stays chicageverybody's dropping. and by thursday, the cold air is along the eastern seaboard as well. moving into friday, we're seeing the temperature dropping as far south as jacksonville, florida. gool. clouds are locked in. temper are not as cold as most of the area and about the mid to upper 40s. elsewh 50. clinto 45. leesbu here's future weather. we'll be in the 60s this aftern then rain moves in for the evening commute an 489. 47 thursday. colder into the weekend.

sunday high temperature only >> that's your latest weather. get the full forecast anytime you need it. check out our pals on the weather channel on cable. with all of the talk of royal weddings lately, we're getting an intimate look at marriage inside buckingham mr palace, as netflix gets ready to release its second season of "the crown." take a look. >> look. i realize this marriage has turned out to be something quite different to what we both imagined. >> understatement. >> and that we find ourselves in a -- >> prison. >> a situation, that is unique. the exit route, which is open to everyone else -- >> divorce. >>

it's not an option for us. never. >> ever. >> claire foy and matt smith. hi. >> hi. >> i'm going to get to season two in a second and how the marriage is fractured and limping along. but i think it's so -- >> it's limping along. >> you summed it up perfectly. >> i think people are fascinated with the show partly because we don't ever really picture queen elizabeth and phillip as young people courting and that kind of thing. tell me in real life, what the genesis was of the relationship. how it began with elizabeth and philip. >> they met at a naval training day. she was very young. >> 13. >> she was 13? >> yes. >> and his uncle had designs on him marrying into the family. >> is it one of those things like we see now with

people following them around at the time? >> not so much. her life was very, very documented because they knew she was going to be the queen. but philip could do anything he wanted. >> yeah. >> that didn't really start until the '60s, that kind of -- >> margaret got that really badly. >> she was hounded quite a lot. >> you watch that scene, and you realize that this couple is going through what couples go through, except for -- philip is totally -- emasculated. describe what's going on in the show? >> that's a flash-forward, isn't it? >> yeah. you see that the beginning, really, of flagging to everyone that something has gone wrong here. and you realize the steps it's taken for them to get there. >> yeah. and she's berating him, really. >> it's awful, right? >> and not being the man he needs to be, around the

sit there's and watches it, or philip watches it? >> i don't think -- i like to think the queen does. >> yeah. i don't like the idea of that. >> would you be a little sick if you thought she was watching these kind of scenes? >> it would be weird. i do enjoy the idea that she sat there sort of laughing and going, that never happened. it would be funny. she gets a laugh out of it. >> did you ever meet them for real? and what were your impressions of them? >> i met them. only once. it was really brief. ma shake hands and leave. >> i met william and harry. and someone next to me told william that i was about to play prince philip. and he leaned over and went, he's a legend. >> i'm depressed, you guys, though. this is your las

you knew it would be two seasons. and other actors are going to play the characters as they got older. how are you feeling about the end of this for you two? >> we always knew. didn't we? >> it's not the end. we've been shooting it june. >> so, a good while ago. we said good-bye to the acting part of it. now, we get to do all this. i'm living in denial that it's over. >> did you think it would be this big? it is huge, this show. everybody talks about it. did you imagine it would become -- >> no. absolutely not. >> because we're in it. >> and we didn't realize they were so popular here, the royals. >> what about right now? what about meghan markle and harry. >> really exciting. >> what do you think about the royal wedding upcoming? >> i'm really excited. i don't think they're going to televise it, are they? i don't think they'll televise it -- i don't know. maybe i'll be wrong. it's not the direct i

the throne. they might not televise it. >> i think they're going to do it. >> we have to see it. you guys, we love the show. we are a little sad this is the end for you guys. thanks for coming to see us. season two of "the crown" returns to netflix this friday, december 8th. next up, deck the halls with festive decorations that only look expensive. holiday hacks ahead. first, this is "today" on nbc.

we're back, now, 8:41, with today's "hassle-free holiday." monday, we hadhacks. this morning, we're turning bargains into decor. you have so many cute ideas here. it's stuff we can find at the dollar

>> this is a cute take. i don't know if you have seen the oyster shell trees. this is a cute take on it. you use plastic spoons. you snap off the stem. and spray paint it silver or whatever color you want. and get a plastic cone from the dollar store. and spray paint it to match. and you hot glue the spoon heads. >> you have to love the hot glue gun. popsicle sticks. they're easy to get. >> the hot glue gun will be the key. you can trim these down to shorter sizes. make whatever snowflake design you want. cute patterns. and you spray paint it whatever you want. >> you can hang it on the door. jazz up the house a

black and white cookies, my favorite. it's the tray we're looking at. >> if you have mismatched holiday plates. at the dollar store, you get a couple mismatched plates to stick together. you hot glue, again, my favorite. you hot glue the base of the candle stick bases. that forms the layers. and that makes the flatter. you can make a fancy tier. >> it looks intentionally funky. >> right. this, i love. >> the pool noodle. >> this is fun for outdoors. you take a standard pool noodle. you take strips of white tape. we got it started here. you just lay it like this. and you just kin o

>> even easier than i thought. you roll it. and when you're done, you bend it. >> what do you do to keep it down? >> you get someone to hold it for you. do some fishing line around. we have them all set up. you can hang them on your door. stick them outside on the front of the house. >> if you live in warm weather, you can float in the pool. >> this is adorabldorable. how did did you do this? >> everyone has exercise balls around. you grab the disposable pie tins. and you attach the pie tin and you have an oversized ornament. >> can you use the balls afterwards? >> yes. you can do some situps. >> cute ideas. very doable. thank you so much. if you want

tutorials, go to today.com/home. tomorrow, we're back with gift ideas on any budget. and bobby flay is here. he has some steak and potatoes and a

we are back, now. 8:47, with "today food." and guess who is here. bobby flay. he is here with a recipe to keep your diet in check without sacrificing flavor. this is from a new cookbook called "bobby flay fit." are you cutting carbs? what are you doing? >> it's being more thoughtful, how much you eat, when you eat it, what time of the day. i have a few rules that i follow. i don't eat late at night after dinner anymore. >> you're over. >> and iat

used to eat, in terms of portion control. and really helps. you still want to eat good food that has flavor. >> what are you making? >> we're going to make a skirt steak dish. and skirt steak is a good beef to use. it's better for you than a bigger cut. has less fat but is very beefy. and it costs a little bit less. but it's delicious. we're going to make a tomato relish. think about it this way, hoda. it is all of the ingredients of a bloody mary without the vodka. >> we're going to start with the dressing. lemon juice. red wine vinegar, worcestershire. and a little bit of celery. a lot of times we throw out the leaves. save them. they have a fantastic flavor. it gives it a nice brightness. we're

celery leaves here. and put in some of the ingredients. this time of the year, cherry tomatoes are nice and tweet. red onions and hol pain ojalape. we have our spices here. you can use your favorite spice rub. spices will bring lots of flavor without bringing extra fat. >> when it's raw, you rub that stuff on? >> yes. let it sit for 30 minutes. this is the skirt steak. >> look at that. >> this is what you want to see. see how nice and crusty that is? the space will create flavor and also a nice crust on the outside. >> all right. you can see the grain is going this way. you want to go against the grain. that will make it nice and tender. you see how beautiful this is? >> yes. >> this

i love this. for $19.99, it's all yours. we put the tomato relish on top. lots of flavor. you feel like you're eating. otherwise, you will start bingeing later. >> delicious. >> come into my sweet potato kitchen. did you try the skirt steak? >> i like that relish. the bloody mary relish. >> so, potatoes on hasselbeck. usually, an idaho potato. sweet potatoes are better for you. there's a lot of vitamin a. in sweet potatoes. i know they're better for you. what we do, here's the technique. you take a couple of chopsticks. and the chopsticks keeps the

and you go all the way through. >> like these. >> exactly. we put this in the oven for 45 minutes until the sweet potato roasts through. and i make a mixture of butter and maple syrup. >> what is that? >> chipotle. >> i don't know what that is. >> it's fantastic. it's like a smoked jalapeno. after they come out of the oven, you glaze them with this maple and chili glaze. and put it back in the oven for ten more minutes. and there you go. all about fit. >> what's the verdict on the sweet potato? >> that is great. it should go in front. >> cut the sweet potato against the grain, bobby. >> listen to savannah. she's getting good in the kitchen. bobby flay's book is called -- >> "bobby flay fit." >> click on today.com/shop to pick up

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we are back. mr. al roker, why don't we celebrate some birthdays. >> i think that's a capital idea. let's spin the smucker's jars. happy birthday to vivian lund, earning her masters degree in her 70s. ralph feller, serving his country during world war ii. happy 100th birthday to luke pesane. this yankees fan is from syracuse, new york. in addition to his milestone birthday, luke and his wife celebrating 75 years of marriage. congratulations you love birds. odessa qualls, a proud grandma

grandkids. mr. ken anderson, west minister, colorado. he starts his day off with a slice of pizza and a cold one. >> every day? >> every day. that's my kind of guy. and last but not least, happy 100th birthday to joseph grigg from virginia. didn't retire until he was 80. you've got someone to celebrate, let us know. head to today.com/celebrates. make sure to include a photo. >> we love the photos. we have a lot coming up in the fourth hour with klg. she's upstairs in curlers. renee russo is going to be here. and we're going to dig into the lives of the superrich. we like to know the details. >> what does that mean? >> i don't know. >> we're going to -- >> you've been hiding in their closets? >> in their business. whether they like it or not. >> isn't that awkward? >> megyn is coming up next.

8:56 on tuesday, december 5th. we start with a check on the mornin commute. we have a look at our first 4 we're slow all the way from the branch avenue area across the top the beltway outer loop southe avenue near pey

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temper are not as cold as 50 right now in washin vounld areas about the upper 40s. 63 thi afternoon. we'll be mild today. but rain moves in after about 3:00 p.m. and then later tonight the rain continues. cleari out for the morning commut tomorrow. we'll get colder through the friday will be a cold one even into the weekend. saturd there is a small shower >> i'll take it. of course, you can get the latest news and we

. this morning on "megyn kelly today," cruel revenge. an angry ex, publicly shames the woman who dumped him until she says enough. >> i hit the floor. i can't tell you where that sent me. >> then, naomi judd opens up with herer battle for depressio with hope for all. plus, our merry month of freebies and our train of treats is entering the station. all that on "megyn kelly today" right now. hello. good morning. hi, everybody. welcome to the show, everybody. it's great to see you. a pleasure to have you here today.