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economy. they have more than 45,000 employees there accounting for 30% of all jobs in seale this decade. amazon has faced criticism for essentially changing the rules the contest by deciding to create two slightly smaller hubf instead the one big headquarters. "the wall street journal" report zaniyaamazon could rewar other finalists with smaller but still very significant projects as well. back to you. >> so that beauty pageant is reover. ts new controversy this morning surrounding the appointment of matt whitaker as acting attorney general. the state of t maryland pla ask a federal judge for an order declaring thatei rod rosen is the acting attorney general, not whitaker. maryland willrgue whitaker's selection by the president violated federal law and exceeded the appointment authority in the constitution. matt whitaker who has repeatedly criticized robert mueller've igation of russian election meddling was appointed

bit president last week after the forced resignation of attorney general jeff sessions. if the judge rules in the state ofmaryland's vor, the justice department would immediately appeal. it could be on a fast track to the supreme court. this morning new results one week after the midtermel tions. democrat kyrsten sinema has been declared the winner in arizona'l ely watched senate race. nbc white house correspondentwe kristeer is in studio with us, which is awesome. >> great to see you. >> this is one of those race that is turned out to be a big deal, didn't it? >> this is the first time that a democrat will have won a senate seat in arizona since 1976. kyrsten sinema is the first woman ever to serve in arizona. who is she? a three-term congresswoman. she is ahl trie. i interviewed her. she timsometimes opens up at

3:00 a.m. to run. she is also al. bisex take a listen. >> air zoone way focused on fea party politics and one focused on arizona and the issues that mattered to everyday families. >> the other aspect of this which makes this such a wo hoda and savannah, was this was a seat held by jeff flake. it was an uphill climb for democrats. i sa, how are youoing to win a seat in a state trump won? he has been campaigning, by the way, for your challenger, martha mcsally. e called her a radical democrat. she actually voted with trump's policies more than 60% of the time. she talked about health care, health care, health care. theig picture for democrats, they see this as a big victory. it allowed them to nrowhe lead that republicans have in the senate, which is 51-47. there are still two races. florida is obviously a recount.

>> they have been wanting to make arizona a purple state for a long so a little arizona trivia from locarizona thank you. in the meantime, we don't know who the senate and governor races in florida, what will happen there. a statewide recount is underway. there is a look at the scene at the broward cnty election headquarters. experts say when the 8.2 million votes are finally rec there could be a shift in the senatean race between republ rick scott and democrat bill nelson. scott leads nelson by 13,000 votes. the scott campaign alleges possibleoter fraud in court on monday, rick scott's lawyer sued to impound out of the ballots and vote county machines, but a judge ruled there is no evince of wrongdoing. the deadline for the recount in florida is thursday. so election night is turning into election week. meantime, craig is here. good morning, craig.

another story w following? >> good morning to you. legions of fans remembering stan lee. of course, the mastermind behind many of marvel comics most beloved superheroes. he passed away monday. nbc's joe fryer with more on a remarkable life and legacy. hey, gentlemen. >> reporter: stan lee's impact spans decades. characters he helped create half a century oago are the stars of movi d that todayinate the box office, each making hundreds of millions of dollars. led monday at the age of 95. until the very end he served as marvel's chairn emeritus. today marvel's superhero universe can be seen rumbling through movie theaters across the planet. a world rooted in comic books that were guided by stan lee. >> i almost felt goalie because most -- guilty because most people don't like to go to work. i loved going to work. >> reporter: when he was a teenager lee was hired as

gopher at a publishing company that morphed into marvel. it became a comic book powerhouse inhe '60s during the medium's silver age. >> i felt if i'm going o do this, i am going to make the kinds of books that parents not only won mind their children in g, but would want their children to read. >> reporter: as a writer and arr dire he helped spawn a long list of fabld superheroes. hulk,pan, incredible fantastic four, x-men, iron man mor for all of their powers, the superheroes were complex and insecure. in a word, human. take the hulk, who had a bit of a temper. >> one of the reasons that most of our characters are so popular because they are really not perfect. they are good at what they do, but they have the same flawsu a yo and i. >> reporter: lee eventually became marvel's publisher and always remained the most wreless promoter. >> before i so rudely interrupted.

>> reporter: over the years he made several cameos in marvel movies. some subtle. >> stop trying to scare us. >> reporter: others not so much. >> wow. nice suit! zip it, stanley. >> reporter: many stars from the movies are now paying tribute. cap pin a actor chrisev s says there will never be another stan lee. from wolverine hugh jackman, we have lost a creatives. geniu he had legal dispouts and reports of in fighting among family. he is a marvel in his own right. hard toan believe, but ee was once em bare passed to be a comic book writer. he said it kept people from going off the deep end, so he felt he was doing a good thing. back to you. >> joe fryer for us. thanks, joe. >> you've got to interview him? >> just ahildhood idol.

mark hamill basically crystalized what i was thinking. basically, mark hamill tweeted out, they say don't -- he says -- i can see it there. , it's a different -- it was a different actually said never - should never meet your childhood idol. so the ft is meeting, you're wrong. he was everything you wanted him be and he elevated the comic book lexicon. he was a great writer. he was a terrific writer. he didn't talk down to his er re >> and his characters were complex and interesting. >> yes. >> who is your favorite?>> loved spider-man. he is a teenager. he had teenage angst. he was worried was he going to t mary jane, get his homework done. i had those samerr s, except and webmary jane part shooting out of my wrist. other than that, we were exactly the same. in the words of stan lee, excelsior! as far as your weather is concerned e are talkingabout,

as miguel almaguer mentioned, we have red flag warnings in southern california from l.a. all the way wn to san diego, extreme fire risk for extreme southern california, dry conditions, rapid fire growth. in the east a lot of wet weather from the gulf to the northeast with snow falling in parts of northern new england. this storm system will make its way up the coast bringing heavy rain this afternoon into this evening. behind it lake-effect snow will linger into tomorrow. rainfall amounts in the northeast basically one to two inches. flash flood watches up for soutrn rhode island, southeastern massachusetts, and a lot of snow from the u.p. of michigan to central new york. the lake-efct snow belt, snow.se six inches of northern new england some areas upwards of eight inches. we are going too get t your local forecast in the next 60 seconds.

good morning. i'm meteorologist chuck bell. cold and wet outside this morning. o the lineup planes at national airport going up the river this morning courtesy o a stiff northwest wind averaging 15 miles per hour. st of the steady rain is done. off and on rain chances lingering thrnggh the mor and well into the afternoon. temperatures are stuck in the upper 30s and low 40s now. we will stay in the mid-to-upper hes for highs today. so both morning and evening commute likely to be on the dreary side and cold weather rr to. >> thank you. just ahead, the new investigation int

controversial prom photo showing teenagers given an apparent nazi salute. the unprecedented security in place for the srt of el chapo's trial. we are there live and the man who hped capture that infamous drug pin will be right here. first, this is "today" on nbc. cho's trial.

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♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ this is a news4 today news break. >> 7:26 on this tuesday, november. 13th, 20 good morning to you. i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. developing this morning amazon is reportedly expted announce crystal city, in arlington ewunty as one of two locations for the headquarters. multiple reports say the retail giant will confirmen plans to bring part of the headquart cs tostal city today.

>> it will have an impact here in our area. news4 is covering the story every step of theec way. out the nbc washington app for updates. let's check on your commute and first four traffic. >> bethesda inner loop ramp river road ramp blocked there. van doren street a crash is dear. we haveays. cuthbound 270 main lanes at shady grove roadsh blocking a road. eastbound wooten parkway you have a crash there as well. >> thank you. tonightn news 4 5, a new test that uses a patient's unique dna to help in the battle against. breast canc >> how it works and who again fits tonight on news 4 at 5. your forecast is up next. stay with us.

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cloudy and wet all day with the 40s.res stuck in tomorrow drier but cold, mid-30s tomorrow morning, low 40s for highs tomorrow. and then coming up on thursday a possibility of a wintry mix, especially north and west of the city. a psibility of somesnow, maybe a couple of inches of wet snow in the shenandoahy. val not much accumulation around the city. drier weathery and chieather continues through the weekend and into next week. >> all right. chuck,hank you. another update in 25 minutes. back to "the today show." have a great day.

♪ morning. tuesday it is november 13th, 2018. let's just zoom on out. lot that turkey. guess what? thanksgiving is upon us. this is one of the many floats we will see during next thursday's macy'sin thanksg day parade here on nbc. >> that's going to be fun. >> i know. dylan is there. sheets to go to the super secret design studio and see

what's new. she will get a sne>> peek ahead. hey outdo themselves every year. >> around 81st street, they blow up the balloons and the kids go the day before, it's such a cool the city. >> public service announcement. thanksgiving is in just nine days. i can't believe it. >> we will head out to check in a moment. let's get a check of today's headlines. we start with theev dastating wildfires that continue to rage in california. now then deadliest i state history. 13 more bodies f werend in butte county monday. sew the death toll there is at 42. ch teams are combing through the rubble. the so-called campfire has scorched more than 117,000 acres and destroyed thousands of homes so far. southern california, the woolsey fire has consumed 91,000 acres. that f is just 30% contained. u.s. officials have confirmed that north korea is continuing work onmits ballistic ile program.

monday a private research group said it has identified 13 undeclar north korean missile sites. it also released the new satellite iges. ter his june summit with kim jong-un. the president stated there is no longer a nuclear threat from north korea.many tim meantime, the latest high level talks were abruptly postponed last week. move more, sit less. that's the new guidance. it's the first update since the original guidelines came out ten years ago. among the highligh, step younger. at kids actives young as ageas 3. for grown-ups, any type ofse exer helps. aim for at least 22 minutes of movement a day. that doesn't necessarily mean you have to go to the gym. they say pick up your activitea get your rate up. that may mean walking or maybe take the stairs instead of the elevator. all things we say we are going to do. >>ittingext to you gets my heart racing.

>> ah. in wisconsin, what a story. a pre-prom photo of high school students is sparking outrage this morning. senior national correspondent kate snow has the stor n> this was taken last spring wisconsin. it resurfaced over the weekend, quickly went viral. shows mostly white students giving what looks like a nazi salute c people in tmunity hoping this will be a teachable moment for everyone. >> reporter: this morning a communy caught up in controversy. >> i'm really appalled by it. >> i think it's very disturbing. >> reporter: widespread outrage whitehis photo of mostly male high school students in baraboo, wisconsin, giving what appears to be a nazi salute. another student making a hand gesture associated with white nationeism. chool district and police launching an investigation hours after the image went viral. the baraboo superintendent telling parents, we are extremely troubled by the image,

adding hate has non home the baraboo school district. jordan be was one of the few in the photo who didai not his arm. >> i was not aware this was going to be happening. if i knew,e i would hav not been in that photo. dwro i don't believe that is right. >> reporter: jordan says the photographer told them to raise their hands. on the photographer's website, a c confusing statement. due to malevolent behavior on the part of some in society, this page has been modified. it is too bad that there are those in society who can and do take the time to be jerks, knowingly and willingly to b jerks. be internet can be a wonderful tool,ut for some there is an overwhelming urge to destroy. students andrs m of the community gathering monday night in the same place the photo was taken to promote love, not hat >> if you see fellow students doing something and you are not comfortable or you are unsure, don't goit along with >> reporter: the anger extending

the auschwitz memorial in poland tweeting, it is so hard to find word this is why every single day we work hard to educate. auschwitz, with its gas chambers, was at the o very ef the long process of normalizing and accommodating hatred. jordan now hoping a moment captur captured in time won't define him or his community. >> we have some growing to do and learning to ndo, and wd to make a difference and make a change. >> kate, we know there was school board meeting last night. what was said about this controversy? >> as you can imagine, it wasn't on the agenda. it certainly came up. the president saying there is work to be done to make sure the school is safe for everyone. the community expressed outrage. one person saying we need a history lesson and what is being taught to our students this the school district. >> and what is not being taught, clearly. >> tnk you, kate. > let's go over to al. a check of the weather. >> winter is coming. all you "game of thrones" fans,

from arkansas, texas, and parts of new mexico the snow is coming.ki we may be t about a nor'easter towards the end of the week. upper level -- yes, all of asu en i got your attention. we have the jet stream diving down south in the midweek. tropical moisture coming up out he pacific all the way into the gulf. southeastern rain ones wey, southern snow behind the system, and then the coast and setting up almost like a nor'easter. more midwest snow, more -- i fthink it's timeor a new monitor, j gaines, our director. there is one right over here. if we could just get thisse thi t up, it would be really nice. insngo keep going up friday. heavy significant snow inland. we are looking at coastal wnd and rn friday. a real mess.

we will keep checking it out. i think the warranty isp on this one. that's what's going on around the country. re's what's happening in your wock of the s. good morning. i'm meteorologist chuck bell. we will keep a close eye on that possibility for wet slushy snow around here, especially in the shenandoahalley coming up on ju. a cold rain at that. rain tapering to showers the rest of the day. we are in the low-to-mid 40s. we will stay in the 40s all day tomorrow cold and dry, and then on thursday we will keep a close eyeut. 80% chance of rain and some wet snow, could be a sshy few inches near i-81. >> that's your weather. thank you. radioshack thanks you. we have more ahead, including bryan cranston. rule that two of hollywood's al finest b admaking inside buckingham palace.

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against drug kingpin joaquin "el chapo" guzman are being held at e federal courthouse in brooklyn this morning. security is unprecedented.st ephanie gosk is there. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. opthat's right. ing statements begin against elschapo. there ever been a case like this in the united states. he is the highest rankirug lord to be tried in this country. he is mornee -- more notorious r escaping maximum security prisons twice.shorty in english is a huge securityndha f croenms a nightmare. law enforcement sources tell nbc ws the u.s. marshals, nypd have been workingogether for months to study traffic patterns and different routes between the

kipiron'ssng jaisl the river to federal court to ensure safety, which is also a concern for the 12 jurors. the judge ruled that the seven women and five men will remain anonymous, protected by u.s. errshals. theye selected from a pool of 1,000. among those who didn't make the cut, a man who sght el chapo's tograph and a michael jackson impersonator. when the defense team asked tom see the moon walk, the judge simply said, no. el chapo faces 17 charges, including drug trafficking, murder conspiracy, and money laundering spanning mor than 2 years. he is accused of smuggling over 440,000 pounds of cocaine and other drugs using planes,s, bo and even submarines according to prosecutors. say they have hundreds of thousands of pages of evidence, and 100,000 audio recordings. the feds are looking to seize

$14 billion in assets. just last week the judge declined el chapo's reqst to embrace his wife, a former beauty queen, ahead ofoday's opening statements. those simp though sympathetic, he said the restriction exists to attacks on cooperating witnesses who are planning escapes, like thisgh one c on camera from 2015. escaping via a tunnel under his prison cell and riding away on a motorbe. ot chapo pleaded guilty to the charges. although this is a trial against him, t this will begh for the jury. they are partially sequestered and in case could go on for as long as four months. back to you. >> not easy duty there. thank you. we are joined bit former dea agent who helped capture el chapo many years ago. he wrote about it in the book "hunting e chapo."

for people who don't know this man as well as you d why is this such a big moment to see him in a courtroom facing trial for all of his alleged misdeeds? >> chapo is the he always has been the largest drug kingpin out there. i mean, he is responsible for hundreds of quantities or hundreds of ton quantities of drugs, movin it into the united states, canada, europe,wh ele. so he's really becomeha this larger life legend, responsible for a lot of violence, a lot of killings, and now he is standing for that. >> this guy has escaped prison a couple of there is unprecedented security at the courthouse. they are shutting down the brooklyn bridge when they transport him across it. do you think he is still a flight risk? >> i think you need to be ed because with chapo you neverar knoepw. he is always one st ahead.

you know, when our team was targeting him, that's what we had t be prepared for, is to bef aheadim and be ready for his next move. the proper precautions and the judge is being firm. >> you have a interesting perspective on his complaints about his prison conditions. he said, look,'m in this jail. i am in there 23 hours a day. i have no human contact other c shackles. said that the judge's right to not really fall for that and not change the conditions of his confinement. why. guzman has, he gets what he wants when he wants it. and tlyt's typicow it's gone for him. now that he is here in the united states he is trying to get whae wants. >> you say he always picks. you saidpick, ck, pick. what does that mean? >> well, his requests.

you know, to improve his conditions in prison on to hugging his wife. just a little bit to get where he needs to be and to eventually be in a position of advantage. >> there wme a , i think it was four years ago, when y were one of the people who captured el chapo. you looked him in the eye. he saw you. you saw him.s take just inside that moment. >> right. that was back in 2014 in an underground parking garage where e captured him in mats at lawn in mexico. we locked eyes.ri he was w a blackball cap. said, what's nd i up, chapo? >> tha makes meau lgh. yo it out. >> what did he say? >> he was shell shocked. didn't kno where he was, who i was, or anybody else for that matter. and then he was taken away by

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it's my own ugly sweater! it's! you'd win the prize. you think i win? you win the prize! good morning. cold and gray and wet outside. most of the rain has come to an end. a north wind at 14 miles per hour makes that 45 feel colder. more rain across parts of the shenandoah valley.or an more periods of light rain and drizzle that will impact you the rest of theda mid-40s now. mid-to-upper 40s later today with more drizzle cold and dry tomorrow. we are keeping an eye on wet snow potential for thursday. for now back to "the today show." have a great day.

it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, firefight. first responders working around the clock as the most destructive and deadliest fire in california's history rages on. >> it's just gut wrenching i mean, it's terrifying. >> thisnc morning,redible new stories of survival. >> i kept safe. keep my car running. keep us going.

plus, opening up. at monica lewinsky isrevealine interview about her affair with bill clinton andhat she would say to hillary and i star-studd about his new role o broadway, and country legend shania a twain is here as she searches for the next country >> here were from h lmington, norolina. >> and missing our babies. we love you. >> hi to my mom and dad watching in hong kong. >> our granddaughterromaine. >> to be on "the today show." >> woo!ho >> s out to my family in nashville, and go vols. >> here from houston, texas. >> and celebrating mom's 80th birthday. woo! >> welcome back to "today" on this tuesday morning. we appreciate you guys outside

toy more than ever. it's raining outside. peop are hahave come out. we are so happy. we will head out in a little bit. we will get our ponchos on with you. >> we will. >> we have a busy morning. fire crews are making some prress, battling now what is the deadliest wildfire in california history. but the risk o losing more lives and homes is still really high. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer is there with the latest. miguel, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it was a real firefight in communities like this one, obviously firefighters lost aho behind me but they were able to save so many on t s the death toll is now risen to 42. with many unaccounted for, there is fear that could rise certainly much higher. the scene for firefighters o the front lines certainly looks daunting. they face epic conditions as the firestorm in southern california b fanned those hot santa ana winds, which now extend into wednesday. meantime in the northern part of

the state the death toll has risen to 42 in that area alone. with many dozens unaccounted for, it will likely rise. crews are making progress. across the state more than 8,000 firefighters battling two massive blazes that could still grow today. back to you. >> miguel almaguer. thank you. the community of thousand oaks, california i struggling recover from the wildfires and, of course, the borderline ba& grill shooting a wee ago. for the first time we are hearing from the bar's owner who tells nbc's gadi schwartz they will come back stronger. than ev >> it's a home. >> reporter: outside borderline bar & grill a familiar memial. whit crosses left to honor the victims of so many senseless tragedies now here in thousand oaks. >> that night we had about 300 people that came in. i was not there at the time. i was on my way in. whenot i there it was towards the end of the incident. so i was able to help some

peop outside. t that's all i could really do. >> reporter: brian hynes owns the populou cry bar where college night turned into a nightmare last wednesday. five of his employees, sean adler,, kristina moriset mark meza and justin meek were killed in the massacre including tel orfanos. >> you know, meant the world to me. we would hang out on a personal level. waystina was the same her bubbly attitude and smile, it's horrible. >> reporter: communities are paying their respects. in napa, 18-year-old elaina housley returned home for the last time. >> friendly, lovely. good grade. overachieving in every way. the family, it means so much to the community. >> reporter: a mare corps a bors honored sunday inan diego. he had been helped planning a relay to benefitmerican

veterans. >> sad and ironic that the young man that took dan's life could have been helped if connected with him. it's tragic we couldn't get to him sooner. >> reporter: personal connections are needed to avoid these tragedies. >> if we start having these feelings, you startaving that anger built, talk to anybody you can. >> reporter: he vows that borderline will once again be a place for the community to heal and build. we we will heal. yeah. l come back stronger. >> reporter: for "today," gadi schwartz, nbc news, thousand oaks, california. amazon is expected to announce the winning cities in its search for a second headquarters location. necording to the "wall street journal" the int giant will reportedly split the prize, choosing new york city and arlington, virginia. the th giant is expected to invest billions of dollars in the expansion a create tens of thousands of new jobs as well. amazon started the search more than a year ago courting offers

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we're back. 8:09. new comments this morning from monica lewinsky about her affair with bill clinton and what she is saying will have people talking. >> kristen welker is back with thisry s good morning. >> great to see you. e.is is a big talker for timeur monica lewinsky has spoken out, but this could be heres stro rebuke yet of former president bill clinton inar a r op-ed. she explains herecision to participate in a took u series looking back on that scandal and how she feels about it today. >> reporter: this morning monica lewinsky in her own words explaining that her decision to participa participate in an a&e docuseries about the impeachment of bill clinton and to openly discuss her affair with the former president after 20 years was partly due to the fact that most of the filmmakers behind the project wereom. throughout history women have been reduced and silenced,

writes in an article for "vanity fair." now it's our time to tell our own stories in our own words. lewinsky calls the process of filming painful and traumatic. filming forced me to acknowledge to myself past behavior that i still regret and feel ashamed of despite the ways i t try protect my mental health. it was still chaenging. it l me to new rooms of shame that i needed to explore and delivered me to grieve's doorstep. the former president discussed with craig in a recent interview here on "today". >> do you owe her an apology? >> no. i -o n i never talked to her, but i did say publicly on more than one occion i was sorry. >> reporter: lewinsky writes what feels more important than whether i am owed or tee serving of a personal apology is myil

belief thatclinton should want to apologize. i am less disappointed by him and morepointed for him. he would be a better wen for it anin turn, a better society. lewinsky, who apologized to hillary clinton duringte a 1999 iew says, if i were to see hillary clinton in person today i know i would summon up whatever force i needed to acknowledge to herincerely how ve sorry i am. she writes about the #metoo movement and becoming an anti-bullying advocate. but the upcoming series promises to be her mt in depth reflection about the oval office affair that gripped the country in two decades. she writes, i hope that by participating, by telling the trh about a timen my life in our history, i can help ensure that what happened to me never happens to another young person in our country ain. and in the op-ed lewinsky notes that the name of the docus cies is thenton affair and not

the commonly referred to lewinsky scandal. she adds, i think 20 years enough time to carry that mantdle. very profound. >> it's interesting. she hasn't talked a lot over the years. if you go and read the things that she said, to see how her perspective on the whole thing has changed from being a 20-year-old woman, 21-year-old woman, to, you know, i think she is over 40 now. to see her perspecgsve on the thhat happened. >> the evolution of it. >> yes. and she is deliberate in her remarks. we don't hear from herue frly. when we do, people listen. and she has been very outspon terms of anti-bullying. now she is becoming a real voico in the #me movement. a lot of focus on this. >> revealing. >> thank you, kristin. >> thank you. well, send it over t al. >> we want to reiterate what's going on in california. 21 million people at risk, red flag warnings for southern california. we have an extreme fire outlook right now in extreme southern california. those gusty winds continue at

least for anoth 24 hours. so there still could be rapid fire growth in that area. we have growth in these wind chills. look at this. feels like 7 right now in chicago. 25 in memphis. 27 in san antio. feel like 14 in denver. then as we move on into tomorrow morning it spreads to the east wind chills will feel like 20 in boason. 27 inngton, d.c. 21 in nashville. allas will feel like 18 degrees. i mean, it is a wide expanse of cold air making itsay into the northeast. the mid-atlantic states, also the upper great lake and making their way into the mid plains as well. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. cloudy skies overhead light rain? the shenandoah v tley. so keephe umbrella handy. a warm coat, too. mid-40s. to low and we will stay in the 40s today. 80% chance of shower taperin to drizzle later today.

very cold but dry weather tomorrow. w chance for some snow, especially in the shenandoah valley coming up on thursday mornin we will keep you posted on that. it could be our first real chance for wintry weather around here. >> check out our sirius xm channel 108. 1:00 off the rails with dylan, yours truly. >> thank you. you are taking it off the rails early this morning. how about "popstart"? >> shall we dance? rirst up, last night was glamour women of the y awards. padma lakshmi made a powerful speech. it was the fir te she spoke about her sexual assault since writing in an op-ed piece for "the new york times" in december. >> like those women, i could no longer stay silent. i may never ever get justice, but in speaking up i got my power back.

i know my truth. and no one can ever tell me that i am not a reliable narrater of my own experience. >> she presented an award to the gym snowie gymnast who came forward against larry nassar, including aly raisman. one couple got a surprise. this is tommy saunders and emily elridge having theirngagement photos taken at a brewery in yellow springs, ohio. andard, right? not so fast. look who snuck into the photo. dave chapel happened to be there and decided to have fun with the coupleow allg the photographer to snap them. greas. image well done. >> that's great. and sir ian mcclellan, the legendaryct told a story about judi dench.

they decided to wander off at buckingham palace in a certain room. take a look. >> i said, i this this the throne room. ou know, where you got made a dame and i got made a knight, th two tloe the thrones. i said, where are they? i don't know. let's hav a look. so we went dancing around the corner, found ourselves behind this sort of partition were the thrones. >> what? >> so we sat on them. >> can you imagine tha >> amazing. >> only they could get away with e rest of us couldn't go roaming around the palace. that's "popstart. >> this is a good one. today's daily click is a baseball playerhoook things to new heights. th check this out. when he makes a run for it, watch this from third, leaps over the boy being tagged. can we do i again?

watch this. >> heouches home. >> he touches home plate. theideo goes off before the umpire makes the call. seriously, that is dedication. >> for the rest of his life. >> a he sticks t landing. you are going to -- where are you going? >> we haveat a >> golden zbloglobe. >> the one shlg t, the only, br cronston. he is broadway. oh, my god. i almost fell off. you guys, appently savannah cannot walk and talk. did you see that? i hope it was caught on camera. it was like i slipp on a banana peel. how are you, sweetie? >> youould have been mad. >> of course, "network" is about a network news anchor. hisr on eakdown becomes ratings gold. take a look at this classic scene. >> get up out of your chairs. i want you to get up right now and go to the window, open it,

and sti your hea out and yell, i'm as mad as hell and i'm not going to take this anymore! >> bryan cranston, good morning. give us thatine. i'm ready. >> i'm as mad as hell and i'm not going to take this anymore! >> wow, that is classic. >> i just pinched something in my back. >> did you think, i mean, this was a classic movie in the '70sa when you they were going to bring it to broadway, did you think, wow, i think that could cork work? >> i did. we did it in london at the national theater. >> he won thehi olivia, is their version of the tonys, right? >> yes. >> the message, and now the, pls pressing. what was happening w in 1975n it was first wrote, ironically, it's going on now. the idea of u all of getting our news from television and

onlyheelevision. so message is turn off your television. >> i was going to say -- >> no, no. not now, but soon. >> not that there is anything wrong with that, bryan. the staging of this is so interesting. i mean, i don't w much away, but it's very interactive. >> yes. >> and immersive. u go out into the audience? >> i do. there is a time with i go into the audience and on stage. on stage we have a working restaurant where --an a resta and a bar. >> people eat? >> pay a premium ticket, they have a three, four-course meal and alcohol. >> what is the rules for like -- you have conversation, i imagine? having a meal? >> you have civilianstage with actors during the play eating and drinking. what could go wng? >> is there a drink cutoff? don't invite me and hoda there. >> exactly. >> did anything go wrong whenid you this in london?

>> there were some talkers. >> what do you do? >> you emshh >> you do? >> yeah. shh, quiet! of course. my character is rather cantankerous, so i can get away >> what are people saying while they are sit sng watching? e people are excited about being there. then there is others who are observers of life whog are say what they are seeing. you know, like look, he is coming over here. he walking towards me. you can almost touch him. c he is sse to me. and they are going, mother, mother. >> what? no, he is right here. you should stop and listen. let's listen now. he is about to speak again. there he goes. and it's like, oh my god. >> that is amazing. how do you not break your concentration? >> well, i just bark at them. >> anyone's cell phone ring? thehere was a cell phone on table. they are not supposed to bring it on to the restaurant you and i saw it sitting there.

i picked it up. it's 1975. so i said, that's a strange cigarette case. you know, just to make fun of it, move on. >> wow. when we see you we can't help but think of "breaking bad." that's our number one thought. we were hearing every time y look in the papers there is something about a movie. >> is there going to be a "breaking bad" movie? >> is there? >> that woulbe so exciting. >> oh, my gosh! >> wait a minute. isn't walter white dead? >> are they going to show me on something that's not exciting. i have no idea. i have never seen a script. i assume something is happening. maybe, maybe not. >> it can't happenho w you. >> there is a lot of hyperbole swirling than that thing. if they called or wer watching right now, would you ant to do a "breaking bad" movie? >> i would love to do a "breaking bad" movie. but i'mro doingway now. so that's going to march. >> by the way, ishere a

difference, i mean you did london, of course. huge. you wonvi the o award. but broadway, is there something about different about the audiences and feeli? >> the american audience? >> it's so good. etwork" was born and raised in new york. it's a new york story. and to do it her in new york is really special. we have a great cast. to tony goldwyn. it's a terrific story. >> we love you in movies. but what i that feeling on a broadway stage? you have the audience right there, judge and jury every night. is it a rush? like what's it like? >> of course it's a rush. remember your first time that you had your shot and you're on live television >> right? there is no net. if you stumble, you stumble. and you just have to make a correction. that's the same thing for agenters on stage. >> you still get that? >> yes. we have an audience that there s a relationship with a live

audience. you send out a message. they take it in and they send it back to you a l you know you are telling the story or not. and then you have this relationship all the way through the play. >> you have an audience. we have like camera guys who are asleep right now, you thow? are not interested in us. >> they are listening withapt attention. >> so what, i mean you are a tv anchorman. >> that's right. i could do the news right now. >> i know. i was thinking i might have you do the tag or somethi when we're done. what did you channel in yourself to become a tv news anchorman? >> well, i was born and raised watching walter cronkite and harry reasoner and howard k. smith. so i justis te gravitas. i change my voice, i drop it down. howard beale talks like this. he loves the sound o his voice. you know? >> they all came from radio backgrounds. >> that's right. >> that was the thing.

the voice had to be very -- >> well, you aree. incredi will you take us break with your awesome voice? camera three. you knew that. >> you knew. bryan cranston, thank you. networ net "network" opens on decemb 6th. shania twain on her search for the next shania twain. plus, a look at the floats and fan favorites you will seeri next week's macy's thanksgiving day parade. first, your local news. >> yay!

> this is a news4 "today" news break. >> good morning everybody. 8:26 on this tuesday, november 13. i'm aaron gilchrist. let's get over to melissa molett with our first4 traffic. >> good morning. westbod icc at 95 look at that overturned look looks like a pick on the left side of the road. icc not real heavy traffic sirough that area. it's not c too much of a delay. still it is in the way.r

ouop of the beltway ramp to southbound 95 in springfield a crash with the left side blocked. nortound g.w. parkway near i-66 a crash with the left side blocked there. aaron. >> all right. thank you. we will have a check on your forecast when we come back. stay with us. (vo) 'twas the night before christmas

and all through the house not a creature was stirring, but everywhere else... there are stores open late for shopping and fun as people seek gifts or even give some. not necessarily wrapped with paper and bows, but gifts of kind deeds, hard work and cold toes. there's magic in the air, on this day, at this time. the world's very much alive at 11:59.

good morning. cloudy and cold and soon to be wet again. already some more rain in parts of the shenandoah valley, parts of northern va. keep the umbrella handy. no heavy rain expected the rest of theay. more than enough to get you wet. we will stay in the 4 today and tomorrow. a chance for wet show especially in the shenandoah thursday morning.

thank you for coming. >> you are awesome. you know what? the best crowd right here. standing in the rain. ,'s 8:30, tuesday morning3th of november. we just give gold stars to

everyone. we should get today show umbrellas. we are carrying some of them. we should give away these umbrellas. exactly. >> don't you think? does anyone want to trade for this today show umbrella? >> tha a good trade. nice. good job! >> we love our crowd. >> coming up, you guys -- >> >> we have a crowd -- >> sorry. >> where is brook? there you are. you need an umbrella, too. >> i know. >> can i see your sign? that's okay. it won't fall apart. toit says -- do you want o read it? >> please. >> it says, ho, i love loved you since forever. now that i made you look, will you sign may card, >> you've got to sign it. do you have the book? >> oh, my good. look at him. hold on.ho on. hold on. you know what? will bring you inside. we will bring you inside with me, okay? you want to come this and watch

the rest of the show? >> yes, i would love that. >> and bring your book so it doesn't get wet. >> here is a crowd moment. >> what is his name? >> finn. >> we llou make sure come inside, okay? don't go far. bring your friends. right. thank you. the sweetest. >> awesome. >> that's a great nkbrella. >> t you. it's so cute. >> all right. coming up, the one and only shania twain, the top selling female country artist of all time. she is on the hunt for the next new namy in coun music. and a canndid look at work/life after 50. great tips for people who are approaching the age of retirement but looking to get work force. on the third hour of "today," more of our speci ries givg w uhaint?s what? >> i kn. >> you a darius rucker? >> that's working for you.

i like it. >> a siler alert. >> spoiler alert. i don't have a future as a rock star. ve that toou. but i got to perform on stage with darius. >> wait for it. that's awesome. >> one of my favorite songs o all time, too. >> wagon wheel? >> no. let her cry. ♪ >> hey now. >> that's all igot. >> so nice. >> that's all i got. >> mr. roker, a check of the weather? y the way, the tight t-shirt. >> that's part of the uniform. >> i always cover with a chef's jacket. and had another chef's jacket underneath in case one fell off. anyway, as far as the weather is concerned, snowy in hi orthern new egh firger onga,e below-average temperatures midsection of the country. tomorrow record lows through texas. we are looking at heavy rain again and a new storm through the southeast.

lake-effect snow in the upper great lakes and we are at more rain moving into the pacific northwest. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. good morning. cloudy skies overhead and a chance for a little bit more rain. currently 46 degrees. north wind averaging 12 miles per hour. it feels really cold and damp outside here early this murning. temper 30s and 40s now. we will gradually recover a bit into the mid-to-upper 40s for today. showers tapering back to just drizzle later in the day. dry tomorrow. o then coming thursday a possibility of a slushy inch or two of wet snow, especially in the shenandoah valley. not much of a threat here along the i-95 corridor. cool for the weekend. >> that is your latest weather. >> announcer: the macy's thanksgiving day parade first look is sponsored by ram trucks. built to serve. >> al, thank you so much. now to our sneak peek at some of the newest w floats yl see during the 92nd annual macy's

thanksgiving day parade. ohn n is standing by with piper. he is the vice president of the macy's parad the time of year we love. hey, dylan, what are you doing? >> wait, wait, wait. hold on. done! i beat it. i beat your high score. >> not again i just beat john piper, who is probablyhene person who is nmore excited about thanksgiving than i am. this is the 92nd macy's th we are giving you a preview of the floats. i can't help but notice a chocolate >> not just any chocolate facto factory. that is the fantasy chocolate factory with the eggs rocking and the cocoa beans going into the choculator. it's surrounded by clouds fantasy.it's a >> can't help but notice tom turkey has a keer? >> he went to the gilded gobbler spa and got gold all through him for a beautiful unveiling this

year. tom started in 1971, but everything fromim down, brand new float. chorus girls. cheerleaders. confetti, of course. and this year pyrotechns to art the parade. >> you are adding fireworks to kick off the parade. tom leads the parade above the streets of nework city. now we are taking it >>derground. e are in the subterranean layer of the teenage mutant ninja turtles, raf, donny, mikey leo. they have got this wonderful place where they get to play video gamesnd skateboarding on a ramp and they even have a sketball court. >> oh, wow. >> want to shoot a hoop? >> of course. all right. live tv. in! >> score! >> fantastic. small ball, net. that works in my favor. i love how all of the huge sculptures, they are hand-sculpted, hand-piainted. >> i have the blessing of working with the mostalted

artists and crafts people in the rld. hand skumculpting and painting metal work and carpentry. in this float our giant saint per barr bernard with a couple of puppies who are joining him and the reindeer to help the shelves, the elf pets, to bring back christmas cheer. >> we are now taking it to africa can the biggest animals they are. >> indeed. we have hippos and lions and giraffes. before we head into the safari though you have to be dressed for the occasion. >> i have to look the part. he had. >> heading up river. >> what is this? safari is a splashing float from kalahari resorts and conventions. >> i am seeing a lot of glitter. how many pounds of glitter go into making this float? >> well, for this float, to make this beautiful splashing river d waterfall, we got

of glitter. >> wow, that's a lot of glitter. i can't help but notice this he willva fant /* elephant is movi above us. >> he is a giant puppet where the ears flap and the mouth opens and closes and the head goes back and forth and the trunk raises up a down. >> you fit through this the lincoln tunnel? >> that's a bit othe macy magic. all of the floats in the parade have toe collapse or cart to more than 8 1/2 fee feet tal. every single float, believe it or not, could go through a toll booth. ope you are not paying tolls? >> they let us go around. >> should we kick off a parade? >> i think tha woulde a great idea. >> three, two, one! let's have a parade! >> and that will shoot out a few mo pieces of confetti. hoda, we are getting ready. >> that was awesome. don't you lov piper's excitement? >> he gets us all in the spirit.

>> fun. >> that was awesome. by the jway, be sure ton savannah, me and al, next thursday, the macy's thanksgiving dayarade as you e putting the turkey in the oven. >> or ordering it from foods in our case. >> coming up next, our friend in shania t on her search for country music's next big star. first, this "today" on nbc. s i.

she is still the one, the reigning queen of country pop. we are talking about shania twain. >> she has won five grammys, more than 90 million albums sold worldwide. she is the top selling female country music artist of all time. >> she is looking for the next big star in real country take a look. >> what are you going to sin for u and what does this song mean to you? >> firstl, of i just want to thank you for giving me someone

to look up to. i'm sorry. i told myself g i wasn'ng to try. i am a strong independent woman because that's who you taught me to be. >> wow! shania, good morning. we are all in. >> wow. >> how fun is it to be out there scouting for new talent and also finding out what you mean to them that's so cool. >> i am so pumped. it's like a new regeneration of my excitement for the genre. just in general, of course, i have been a new artist myself. i know what it's like going through the process of getting to where i am now. i want to be a part of discovering new talent. that's thert exciting >> when you find -- because you kind of scout yourself n only -- because some of these artists are established. they have been singing in places we may not have ever heard, b you are on the hunt for someone you say this person's got it and

you bring them on the show? that's right. they are not, you know i'm not scouting out for necessarily amateurs at all. these artists already have recording contracts. they can already beur on >> you are looking for, what, to give them that push into the stratosphere? >> what's really fun and exciting abouthe show is that that it's fast paced. you pretty much have to b an established artist or established if your skills. you get up there. you have the oneth chance. audience, you know, the fans are voting you in or riout. >>t. >> so it's not us. it's not necessarily -- thedoans t have time to necessarily read into your potential. >> right. >> your h potenti to be upfront in that moment. it puts a lot of pressure on the artists. they have already got to be at that stage already toat handle >> sometimes i think when i watchon 1 of these shows i think,wow, it's great these people have a spotlight on them.

artists like you, ania, you had to make it without something like this. you had to come up in a different way. i just appreciate it more every time i see a show like that. >> well, thank you. i have a lot of, you know, my art is breakin when i see these artists get up there air put t heart into it, whether they do their best or not their best, i guess m heart is breaking more because i rel se anpathize to the stress that they are definitely under. this is their big shot. they don't have weeks and weeks to be mentored through it. they don't have that benefit. it's a one bang thing. >> boom. >> so it's exciting. and inj really being among the fans who are the tru judge d should be the deciding factor on whether this iin some they want to hear more of. >> you have a cool panel.

travis trit. it's about time theres a show like this for country music because we need it. >> country specific i think is very, very important. people may have forgotten t a degree how broad spectrumy stylisticahe genre is. it's rock. it's bluegrass. it's bogospel, soul, folk. so i want to bring the diversity back in the genre. this is the most wonderful platform to do it by out, scouting out diverse talents. >> excited for you. greatongs and great songwriting. thank you so much. appreciate it. real country is produced by our sister company wilshire studios. it appears tonight at0/9 central on the usa network. ahead advice for older employees looking to stay in the game, extend their careers. first, this is "today" on nbc.

age to perfection, is deg e created by w"today,"h our sponsor, aarp. take on today, with aarp, these days americans are not only living longer, but also working so if you are heading towards retirement age and you want to keep working or you a out of a job and looking for one, we have some answers and advice for you this morning. also a contributor for our sponsor aarp, we sat down with a power panel of experts to talk out work life after 50. >> we know from aarp research that within five years, the number of people 50 plus in the workplace will be up 62%. okay. you're nodding. is this not surprising? >> no. i think peopleng are sta in the work force longer. i think people want to be

engaged. there is a place forbody. >> well, i think the nber one quality is experience, right? i think with an organization, they can become the glue that keeps everything running and helps everybody work together better. >> you have seen a lot. you know howhro getgh a crisis. when we move to expanding diversity on teams, diversity at work, i think we are increasingly hearing that people want age diversity on a team. >> just across industries, tech is talked about a lot. but research we did recently on inde shows that fol over 50 are looking for leadership roles, managent roles in finance, accounting, marketing. >> health care. >> health drun construction management. what we saw is expanded industries. >> when we have that conversation about leadership, i immediately flash on the movie the intern. av hi, i a 3:55 appointment with miss austin. >>:5 i thought you were meeting with

the new intern. >> that's me. how you doing? >> there are a lot of myths about older workers includi that we can't get with the program when it comes to technology. that we take more time off sick.e we're many of these things are not true. what is your feeling abouthis? >> i think welcome to the world of being a muldillennial, right? there are a ton of myths there. that's why we're talking about you find the next job by going outthere,etting to know people, talking to people because then we starto break down this and we really get to know people. >> people looking for a job. >> clean up your digital profile. >> people who haven't touched their resume in a decade? >> update ho. >> peopleeed network? >> volunteer. >> do it in an organization that knows how to use volunteers in a smart way. >> pple prepping for an interview? company as know t

well as you can. look at the social feeds of people who work there. look at what's said on linkedin, meass door. go in as inf as you can be. >> i reached out on my social media to see if people hador questions you. this one is from kelly w. onr. twit what is the cost benefit of getting an aanced degree after 50? >> i interviewed hundreds of t people who aing to make that decision. owhat's worthwhile invest in myself? it has to do with how many years you will work afterward and what are the opportunities afterwards. >> this comes fromki v in her money facebook group. she asks, should i embrace the gray? >> absolutely. >> really? >> yeah. own your style. you know, really think about how much confidence you can get from how you show up. if it's gray, own the gray hair.

>> this is where i think generations want the same thing. it may look different whent you areifferent life stages. we all want our work to matter and to doo harm in the world and to do goodge. >> i think employers are learning they can dl and good at the same time. >> absolutely. >> and by the way, thank you so much to the crooked knights here in manhattan for letting us sit down to have ts important conversation. >> i learned a lot there. that was a fascinating conversation. you have question. should we keep dates and years on resumès? >> as they get fourth into the past, our experts said it is fine to remov you don't want to show gaps in your recent astory. >> ways learn something when you are on television. by the way, the conversation so, fascinate are going to continue it. later this morning with channel on facebook live, if you would like to join in the conversation follow us at .cfacebo/today.

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