ood morning. hello winter. 123 million people in the path of a massive storm spreading snow, ice, and rain from the south all the way to new england. decades old records being shattered. crashes at airports, delays pilingam. al will have theey very llatest the death toll grows higher from those california wildfires. this morning the grim searchor more than 130 people still unaccounted for and the over who may be responsible for the deadliest fire in the state's history. breaking news. a major bre in the killing of that "washington post" journalist inside an embassy in

turkey. overnight 11 people indicted for the murder,ome now facing the death penalty. aive report straight ahead. thosestories,lus out on bail.ch miael avenatti, the outspoken lawyer for stormy daniels, speaking out after being arrested, accused of domestic violencee >> i h never struck a. woman i never will strike a. wom a bizarre twist in t ce of a new jersey cple and the homeless man they were supposed toeleng. why prosecutors are now saying they were all behind the get rich quick scheme. ht> and country's big nig ♪ >> keith urban takes home at top prize at the cmas while carrie underwood makes a surprise announcement about her pregnancy. all the tohighlights. y is thursday, november 15, 2018. ♪ >> announcer: from nbc news this

is "day" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live fromo stu 1a in rockefeller plaza. and welcome to "today." thank you for joining us on this thursday morning. it's the snow, it's coming. out st. louis it's looking like a winter wonderland. if you are not in the might be in the snow in a few hours. we have a big storm coming. >> this isirhe in a very early taste ofr. win it's already causing some headaches. we will have more on that in a minute. first, al is here with the latest on the forecast. >> here we go. 89 people unde winter weather advisories. another 30 million plus untcr flood s. we are watching it all push in. st. louis in snow. cy mix for indianapolis, on into charleston and rain from norfolk to atlanta icy travel from indianapolis to

columbus. heavy rain along the mid-atlantic coast. this afternoon philadelphia snow turning to rain. boyork snow in the afternoon hours. on moderate snow likely. along the coast heavy rain and increasing winds. friday mornings this system continues to move up and along the coast snow from syracuse to bangor. heavy rain along the coast with strong winds and possible coastal flooding. light snow on the i-95 cordray. look at the heavy snow inland. heavy and wet, bringing down trees, unfortunately, causing power outages. icin a big deal as well. the ohio valley into the appalachian ins, downed trees, power lines as well. dangerous icing and the roads will be a mess. heavy rain on top of the snowm stretching f boston all the way down to roanoke and along the outer banks of the carolinas with small stream and highway flooding. airport impacts. getting ready to go into the thanksgiving holiday. charlotte, cleveland, new york,

philly, pittsburgh, washington for today. for tomorroboston, buffalo, new york, philly, and portland. if you're dri look at this. the highway impacts going to be significant. today i- from louisville to norfolk, philadelphia to pittsburgh on i-, i-95 raleigh, and tomorrow cleveland to new york along k80, new y to montreal on i-87 and i-95 from philadehia all the way up to bangor. it's going to be aig impact storm. good news is it's a quick mover. backyo to >> thank you. now let's look at the impact of that winter weather. sn and ice leading to accidents on the roads and delays at aoaports to coast. ron mott is in snowy st. louis for us this morning. hi, ron. good morning. >> reporter: h, vaah, good morning to you. how about this? the first snow is always pretty. keep in mind, we have another five weeks to go before the official start of winter. f this is any indication of what's tocome, watch out.

this morning it's a wet winter welcome. >> we are going to have fun and play in the snow if we don have school. >> reporter: the season's first nor'eastnging rain, snow, and ice. >> i'll be salng the driveway and steps. >> reporter: much of the midwest waking up to white conditions like this. the rapid snowfall overnight in st. louis threatening travelers. authorities urging triefrs driv roads. easy on the further up theast coast last-minute storm preps underway. >> iov havels. i got to get these leaves bagged before it snows. >> reporter: in north carolins ae wh ck potentialsalyltru t dangerou ice >>cumulations. e have done all the things we can do to be prepared for it. now it's makin suree are in position when the temperatures drop below freezing. >> reporter: wednesday's early blast bringingw sno and ice from tennessee to louisiana. in arkansas an accident dueic t conditions closed westbound

secretary of state 40. in mississippi a tour bus sipped on ack highway. >> oh, wow, it's so pretty. >> reporter: this southern november freeze already at recola-breaking levels in ps like monroe, louisiana, which w its earliest measurable snowfall ever. we are expecting this snow to co hinue to falle in st. louis throughout the morning before it tapers off. if theyit fivenches in the city, this will be the first time since 1980 that snow has fallen from one system in the month of november. back to you. >> thank you. >> thi morning the death toll is continuing to rise from those devastating wildfires in california as crews prepare for another long day of searching through debris and fhting those flames. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer has the l hey, miguel, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. these are the conditions crews ar working in. homes that are unrecognizable. th house destroyed, belongs to

a firefighter. they don't have the precise number othe missing but they think it stands at about 130. fas thee danger subsides, the search for the missing takes center stage in the devastating mountain townsround paradise. forensic teams have been of ying out the grim task combing through ash and rubble for human remains. the death toll from the campfire now stands at 56, but as many a 130 are still unaccounted for. that number may still rise. communications in paradiselt remain diffi with phone lines and cell service largely knocked outan in areas, many searching for are their loved ones believe there is reason to be hopeful. >> i'm looking for my brother never made it off the mountain. i haven't talked to him. so i hope, monte s if y this, please call your sister. > reporter: carol hacksby is searching for her son more than five days after she evacuated.

>> i don't know what going to do, you know. i'm at a loss right now. >> reporter: meantime, with evacuation centers overflowing and hundreds sleeping in s,te a growing chorus of residents is calling on pg&e to take responsibility for the fire. betsy ann cowelly, whose property is near the origin of the blaze, says the utility company told her about problems on power lines just a day before the campfire exploded. >> pg&e, if this i their fault, they need to be held accountable. >> reporter: ty declined nbc's request for comment. the cause of the fire remangs under investigation. in southern california where many believe power lines may have caused the fires , concern about exposure to toxic smoke. the state'st departm of toxic substance control said there were no eletedevels of hazardous compounds in the air other than those normally present after a wildfire.

back in paradise nick mays chrning to what's left his childhood home, seg the ash for a family safe with a prized treasure inside. an engagement ring he planned to give his girlfriend of two ye s years. later, with the help of his father. >> you got it. >> reporter: amid the destruction, a symbol of love survived. >> what a find that is, miguel. these firefighters, by the way, are working around the clock. do you have any sense of when they may have aie fires cod? >> reporter: they are making progress. ghe fire here in southern california is r 50% contained. the one in northern lifornia slowly approaching 50%. we could get rain next week in southern california. so a good time for those 9,000 firefighters, men a women who remain on the front lines. >> let's hope for that.k miguel, thu. that breaking news in the murder of a p "washingtt" journalist inside the saudi consulate in istanbul, turkey.

new indictments in thatilling have just been announced. keir simmons has the latest on this breaking story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is ac drama development. saudi arabia, which initially denied involvement, now announcing prosecutions. five people thedi srosecutor says this morning were directly involved in, quote, ordering and executing the crime. prosecutors say khashoggi was killed by a lhal injection. his body dismembered and taken out of thelauilding. the set in motion the saudi prosecutor alleges three days befe the killing. the highest level official behind the killing he says is saudi's intelligence chief. 21 people are in custody over the murder with 11 indicted. turkey has blamed saudi arabia's crown prince for khashoggi's brutal death saying the kingdom sent an a him.nation squad for earli earlier this week the torture tools revealed in turkish media,

syringes, a taser, defibrillator, and radio jamming equipment. by the time khashoggi walked into the consulate shall the hit team had acquired a bone saw tor dismem him. as that equipment was arriving in istanbul, so was thet. tar this video showing khashoggi also at the airport shortly bere he walkednto the saudi consulate where he was killed. khashoggi's alleged murder secretly capred on a graphic audio recording shared with untries, including canada. >> canada has been fully briefed up on what turkey had to share. >> reporter: while "the new york mes" citing three people familiar with the recording reports that a bodyguard of saudi arabia's crown prince seen here outside thete consu called home saying the deed had been done and, quote, tell your boss. the scandal has threatened the

leadership of saudi arabia's crown prince who has close connections with the white house, including president ump's son-in-law jared kushner. >> all right. keir simmons o that breaking story. thank you. craig is joining the table with another story. >> good morning to you. michael avenatti, the attorney for adult film star stormy daniels, is speaking out after he wasrrested on a domestic abuse asegations. nbhief white house correspondent hallie jackson with more on that. good morning. >> gd morning to you. he is one of the country's most high profile attorneys. now out on bail and denying what he calls bogus allegations against him. michael avenatti he embraced spotlightt now he finds squarely on him. aawyer who made a name for himself by taking on president trump now t facing legalroubles of h own. >> what happened?

>> reporter: michael avenatti walking out of a los angeles police station overnight, released after being arrest add on suspicion o violence.omestic a charge that under california law indicates the victim had visible injuries. >> i have nevertruck a woman. i never will strike a woman. i am looking forward to a investigation at which point i am confident that i will be fuy exonerated. >> reporter: police are not identifying the victim. th lawyer for avenatti's estranged wife tells nbc news it wasn't her and she has never knownvenatti toe physically violent towar anyone. his first ex-wife echoing those comments, calling avenatti a very good man. >> hi, everyone. >> reporter: the 47-year-old attorney shot to national prominence representing stormy daniels who says she was paid to stay quiet abouter alleged affair with president trump in 2006. something he has denied. >> she canar describeus

conversations they had that leave no doubt as to whether this woman is telling the truth. >> reporter: avenatti has relished h role as trump antagonist. >> he has been demeaning women for the better part of his entire alt is life. >> reporter: and has taken on other casesctsed to the president. avenatti's visits to iomp and new haire stoking speculation his sights are set on the white house in more ways than one. >> i'm certainly more qualified than the existing commander in chief. mp>> reporter: president t dismissing avenatti as, he says, a con artist and calling him a, quote, sleaze bag. >> 2020? >> i think that -- i don't think he is aonerious pe >> the vermont democratic party has canceled avenatti's schedule i appearanc that state as avenatti overnight on twitter again insistse has done nothing wrong.

.> hallie jackson in washingt thank you. let's stay in washington.er one day aft the first lady publicly called for her firing one of the president's key national security advisors is being reassigned. ter alexander has that story this morning. peter, good morning to you. >> good morning tofr you. zing rain and snow here at the white house and perhaps a storm brewing iide as well. the president tweeting this morning that it's all much ado about nothing,hat the white house, in his words, is running very smoothly. lania trump though getting her way just a day after that extraordinary and likelypr edented call from the first lady's office for one of the president's top advisors be booted and it comes as president trump is mulling over morepost-midterm moves. a win for the first lady after a shake-up in the west wing. >> mr. president, are you going to fire her? >> reporter: sarah sanders announcing deputy nationaor security advira ricardel will depart the white house to

transition to a new role within the administration. ricardel's ouster one day after melania trump publicl called for her firing through her spokeswoman. infuriated after ricardel interfered with mrs. trump's first solo trip overseas according to people familiar with the disagreement. next to go could be homeland security's kirstjen neilse. president telling right wing website "the daily caller" he expects to make a decision aboue nes future shortly after their relationship repor soured months ago. speculations swirling that chief of staff john kelly could be on his wayer out, a clashes with the east wing escalated to the president. president trump says he will, quote, be making changes on various things. among those under c to replace kelly, multiple sources familiar with the t discussionsell nbc newsen vice

pres mike pence's chief of staff nick ayers. the first lady's spokesperso calling the relationship very positive. last week president trump downplayed. >> there is no secret a lot of administrations make chatees after ms. i will say that for the most happy with y, very this cabinet. >> as we await the results of the florida recnt due today and as the president is claiming voter fra without evidence, another democratic -- andy kim will be the first korean will be the fst to serve. democrats have gained at least 34 house sea wit sen still undecided. the most democratic house wins since watergate.

hoda, savannah, craig, back to you. >> thank you. time to turn back to mr. ker. already snowing in washington, d.c. >> that's right. it's likegame of thrones." winter's coming! we have got freeze warnings in the south. look at that. snow is coming down. here.now is developing looking at another front that will bring in more cold air. we will look at that in the next half hounn and pleasant out west. as you heard from miguel eemaguer we may rain in southern california by next week. we will get to your local forecast in the ne 30 seconds.

good morning. i'm meteorologist chuck bell. snow falli t here in washington area. that's the 14th street bridge over the potomac. visibility reduced because of e snow a even some rain and sleet mixed in there as well. radaricng up mostly snow. sleet across parts of charl county, st. mary's county and calvert county. temperatur have dropped t within a degree of freezing for most of the area. winter weather advise, winter storm warnings for the west of the rest of the day. >> thank you so llmuch. s ahead, a bizarre development in an active charity that went viral. did the couple work together to receie deceonors? plus, remembering a hero. an emotional conversation just aheah the wife and son of the sheriff sergeant who lost his life trying toave others

in the borderline shooting. we will have that story. first, this is today on nbc. nbc. " on nbc. today" on nbc.

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right, chuck? >> absolutelyon not. a way to go. mostly snow in the washington now. a lot of sleet in southern hemaryland and snow is moving northward here. it hasn't started to snow at your place across the nothern i-81,ill. temperatures have fallen wh the precipitation moving in. we are at or below freezing in many spots. take it easy out there for today. 100% chance of this continuing off and on, turning over to mostly heavy rain later in the afternoon and drier for tomorrow and the weekend. >> thank you. tonight on news4 at 5, the i-team has a story about local siblings revealing the truth about their family and the relationship between their mother and a priest. >> that story is tonightn news4 a 5. real quick, live pictures on the roads in northwest washington. >> a check on traffic is next. you're still o there chasing what matters. at innovation health, a partnership

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am. 7: 15th of november, 2018. isn't thatre ay sight? snow falling in the nation's capital this morning. wait until you get closer to it. the winter weather is causing problems up and down the east coast. 88 million americans from the midwest to maine are und winter weather advisories and warnings today. the snow that has been falling in st. louis all night long is now headed east. parts of pennsylvania, new york, and new england could see up to a foot of snow. the storm expected to wreak airport travel as delays are already starting to pile up. an additnal 35 million people under flood and flash flood

watches. first, american immigrants have reached the border. some were confronted by local residents who didn'tt wanem there. 800 miants have reached the borer, many trying to figure out if they will stay in mexico or se sanctuary in the united states. a move president trump has vowed to evop. bigelopments along theno south koreh korea border. the countries have reportedlyed demolind dismantled two dozen guard posts in the dmz. the south korean military let the media witness the demo tion in december they agreed to eventually remove all guard posts as part of an ongoing effort to ease tensions between south. th and a feel-good story that went viral may have a not so happy endi t. >> remembet couple who raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for a homeless man in

his time of need? there are reports it was a hoax. all three people. >> the couple and the homeless man, could be facing charges. >> reporter: it was a feel-good story that captured the nation. >> did allhat. that is awesome. >> reporter: a couple raises hundreds of thousands for the homeless man who hped them in their time of need. but now a year after their story went viral reports that it may have all been a >> breaking news surrounding a gofundme fight involving aplouth jersey c and a homeless man. tonight prosecutors say it was a scam. >> reporter: nbc station wcau reporting that all three people involved are facing criminal charges. prosecutors saying mark d'amico itd kate mcclure conspired johnny bobbitt to create the get rich quick scheme in 2017. the couple creating a gofundme age claiming bobbitt, homeless drug addict, spent his last $20 to fill up mcclure's

empty gas tank after her car broke down. the storyin exploded o raising more than $400,000.n,0 eo mo contributing. but soon theod fi story took a major turn after bobbitt accused the couple of using the funds as a personal piggy bank to bankroll a lifestyle they couldn't afford. the couple disputing those claims earlier this year. >> the money was placed into our account. >> he is our family. >> reporter: bobbitt sued the coupleai whose house was rd by police in september. noey were never charged with a crime. according to a source familiar with the case, all three face charges of conspiracy and thefty deception for working together, making the story up and counting on the kindness of strangers. so the coupl reportedly turned themselves in to authorities yesterday, leaving bobbitt at rge. the couple's lawyer telling nbc news, quote, we have no comment. have a nice day. >> that's jus depressing.

>> thank you. the weather is super? >> it is. the thing about that is there are a lot of legitimate gofundme pages. >> most of them. >> i want people to think about it. okay. so we have a game for you.dar all right? this morning 29 degrees in dallas. the normal 46. guess what? the calendar should read january h. how about that? >> let's do it again. >> for new york, what do you think the calendar should read for the temperature? >> wurt is the temper >> well, the temperature this morning is 31. >> oh, is it -- >> december 20th. very good. you can nisee. >>. >> normally, it would beok 42. . now, this morning 23 in boston. what do you think? >> december 6. >> i say november 15. >> wro january 11. >> wow. >> yeah, look at this. we are way ahead for temperatures. for today unseasonably cold

throughout the eastern half of the u.s. philly 19 degrees below average. indianapolis 37, 15 degrees colder. down in new orleans, look at that, normally -- >> whoa. >> yeah, should be 67 degrees. friday the cold air continues in the eastern half of the country and guess what? into next week we get a reinforcing shot of cold sir. chicagys in the 30s into early next week. binghamton in the 30s, charlotte n the 30s and dallas in the mid-50s. hey, guys, i want to mention, listen, not only low visibility but wee some snow on the roads. we are talking around i-66 rutd 50 snow is falling, ice may be falling on top of that. rain to the south and east will move from the southeast to the northwest. it's going to take a while. we are expecting travel delays all the way through theoo afte look at this.

shenandoah valley holds on to afternoon.hout the flooding concerns later on tonight south and ea t of d.c. t's your latest weather. > thanks. >> coming up, what should you eat for the best results? dr. oz on the findings from a groundbreaking diet that may be unlocking the mysteries of losing weight. plus, a rossen reports exclusive. new technology that could help school buses avoid those dangerous crashes. then the young stars fromve the be movie you've got mail all grown up. we will catch uph wem. first, a "today" emilusive. the of the california officer who died a hero trying to stop the borderline gunman opened up about his remarkable legacy coming up after this.

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welcome back. sheriff sergeant ron helus, the heroic officer in california, is goin to be laio rest today. >> his family is speaking to nbc news exclusively abo the husband and father they lost far too soon. nbc's joe fryeroins us with more. >> good morning. 12 innocent people were killed when a gunman opened fire at the packed borderline. one of the first on the seen as sergeant ron helus many lives that night. we sat down with his grieving wife and s who want to honor his bravery and his love for them. >> he gave 100% to everything that he did. he loved people. he loved god. loved me. he lovedheou. loved everyone. re protected people. >> reporter: to his wife of 29 years, ron helus wvi a husband and doting father to their 24-year-old son jordan.

last week sergeant helus was in his car talking to karen on the phone as h often did during his down time. that's when an emergency call camen. an active shooter at the borderline bar and grill. >> hego,ai and he said he loved me and i'm glad that i said i loved h and that was the last time i talked to tim. >> reporter: the f that he said i love you during that conversation, does that bring you comfort? >> it does. yes, a lot. yeah. >> reporter: sergeant helusn rushed to confront the gunman and stop the bloodshed. he was shot multiple times and later died at the hospital. >> tonight, as i told his wife he died h ao because he went -- he went in to save lives. to save other people. >> reporter: the sheff told you your husband died a hero.

>>ea yeah. he was. he would have said he was just doing his job. but you knowt? w he is a hero and i want him to be known for that because that's what he dir: >> reporte hours later thsands lined the streets paying their respects in an emotional tribute as a procession forhe fallen hero passed through the county. >> he wouldn't have expected anyone to do that for him. >> reporter: helus and his son were avid fisherman. jordan loved their annual camping trips together, and losing his dad he says he lost his best friend. >> it's a life of goodness. >> reporter: to honor his legacy, what can everyone k do? >> yw what? remember to tell the pple that you love that you love them. >> reporter: the sheriff's department lobby is now filled with tributes to helus. rt he had a hf gold. he would have done anythin for anyone. >> reporter: a touching r sinder of theergeant's sacrifice.an

>> i bring him back, but you know what? he died doing what he would have wantedo do.place. >> reporter: even though he was still working for s theriff's department, helus had also gone back to school to earn his master's degree and he opened a side business that trained people inetun s he spent 29 years on the force and was just months ay from retiring. back to you guys. >> wow, thank you. we'll be right back. be bk rh

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from someone who called themselves thech w. now after years of torment that family is finally speaking out. >> reporter: this is the now infamous watcher house. at 657 boulevard inst weeld, new jersey, thete staly 3,900 square footome boasting six bedrooms, four baths, and one very disturbing mystery that kept this family from moving ine thays after buying the nearly $1.4 million he in 2014 derrick and maria broadus say hreatening letters from someone who identified themselves as the watcher. the anonymous writer who claimed keep a close eye on the house referring to the couple's three small children as youngblood in a series of menacing messages. the broaduss opened up for the first time about the terrorizing ordeal. >> the first time i read the letters, i got goosebumps.

i haveev seen anything like it. >> reporter: in on watcher wrote, my grandfather watched the house in the 1920s and my father watched in the 1960s. it is now my time. why are you here? i will find out. taunting them, who tell "new york" magazine they became obsessed to find out who wrote the broadus says i was a depressed wreck. >> they hired a former fbi agent to create a profile. they hired a private investigate to look around the neighborhood. >> reporter: they moved in with mariaad brouss parents before putting 657 boulevard back on the market. the house never sold, becoming a local urban legend. the identity of the watcher still unknown. >> we all have our theories. high school kids.

who know t >> reporter: cryptic correspondent striking one last time in february 2017. they say a renter recved a letter listing various forms of a yg with the agmeou te,hess watcher won. some have speculated the broaduses to themselves as a hoax. they reject that theory, saying it's like cancer. we think about every day. >> we must send jeff rossen to sleep over. we'll find out. this is a good rossen report. >> jeff will never go h in ther will send his producer lindsey. >> i am in a hotel down the street. lindsey isnside the house. >> lindsey is alone. >> tngs took a turn. >> thank you. you know who is here? dr. oz. he has a new's study.

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snow-covered roads through fairfax county. melissaill have an update in just a second. we will continue to see snow, rain, even sleet mix as we go through about noon. rain will move in from the southeast to the north and west as we head through the evening. they are we are wried about ooding tonight, guys, and then we will see this out of here by 7:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. >> a nasty day on the roads. speaking of which, we will check your commute coming up next. so stay with us.

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it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, winter welcome. the first big storm of the season brings snow, ice, and freezing rn from the midwest to maine. 123 million peoe set to face wier-like conditions today. isckra>>inbsg?> coul aects to ssi c e the way you diet? dr. oz with what you need to know. and a little bi >> keith urban! >> from keith urban's surprise y announcement. >> oh, m gosh, it's a willie. >> we have got all the

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getting the worst of this. >> right nowte are looking 114 million folks affected by flood watches, winter storm warnings and ice conditions as inland sections from virginia, west virginia, ohio, st. louis. we have an icy mix. we have got rain along the coast. here is the ingredients we have for this nor'easter. deep moisture coming of the gulf. that's moisture feed there.ev strong upper low pressure system. over canada high pressure provides the cold air. the goodat deep from the surface to the upperno on the coast it may start as snow but change over quickly to rain. the impacts fn, washing d.c., morning rain and snow. we have seen the snow already. it will change over to sle. heavy rai later. small stream flooding possible. new york city, cloudy, breezy this morning, k d ofchilly. snow tarts off and changes to rain with some minor c flooding at high tides.

then as we head up into new england here is where we see some real problems. later snow tonight for boston. sn-covered roads, limited visibilities. the i-95 cordray gets light snow. also icing is going to be a big problem from the ohio valley into the appalachi are looking at rain that brings flooding rains on top of that tiow, especially mid-atlan on down into the carolinas. guys. >> all right, al, thank you. in california officials have stepped up the search for people o are still missing in neighborhoods destroyed by wildreres. theylso under growing pressure to find out what started these fires in the first place. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer has the latest there. miguel, good morning. >> reporter: savann, good morning. the numbers across northern and southern cagifornia are ring. more than 14,000 homes like the one behind me have been destroyed. this is what a so many going it return to. meantime across the state we bant to talk about t rising death toll. that number now stands at 5

but 130 people, at least 130 in remainn californi unaccounted for. so that number, too, could also climb. now, as manyamilies return back home for the first time in the search for the missing continues, there is good newsn the destruction zone. the fire in southern california is roughlyin 50% con while the fire in northern lifornia is roughly 30% contained. so prog frress on those fires. they are not concerned about massiveires breaking out and destroying more homes at this he day, but ty are concerned about the missing here. so that number remains on the top of min for the 9,000 men and women working around the clock. >> thank you. saudi arabia has indicte 11 suspects in the killing of "washington post" journalist jamal khashoggi. the country' recommending the death penalty for five of the men who alleged ered and carried out the crime. he also revealed new details of die death inside the las smonthu

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ever conduct the.se who ould we call in? dr. oz. good morning. >> good morning. ti >> it is inter because they don't really study diets all that often. that i unusual to get such a comprehensive study and results? >> profoundly important. i spoke to the study author. he said if he can could change the basic belief that all calories are equal, he accomplished hiswh goal. doctors have been saying turns out not to be true. >> the big, big headline, tut to it, is that the low carb diet is better for maintaining weight loss? >> that is true, but it'st importo understand people have 20% of their diet made of carbs. not keto. they increased the calorie burn 250 calories. in other words, kow gety a with more food. they released a hmone called ghrelin. it makes your stomach growl. that went down which means you feel less hungry.

so theoretically, if you could eat more food and not gain weight because your body is rning more calories and not feel hunger, you will be able t maintain your weight better. people can lose weight, not feel discomfort while doing it and the d starving.u are because you are on the low carb thing -- >> yeah, but if you are - >> break it down. let's pretend i have a chicken burrito or thing. there is rice, beans, all those things. how can i make that wor this diet? >> it's a nudge. that's why the study is sort imt. they measure how many calories your body was burning, how much it felt like it was being attacked. it done by real time scientists who followed people tore 20 weeks. st diet studies they follow you for a couple of hours or days. a bea burrito or chicken burrito, grain rice, which is good for

you, right? swap that out or avocado or sour cream. >>d inhstead of rice or chick -- >> exactly. >> every one is eing eggs. instead of a bagel have it with a piece of cheese. you can have some carbs. just not as much over the course of the day. >> the tseng about t diets, we can't sustainable. is this sustainable? h >> that's wha showed. he gave these people real-world experiences. 150,000 foods were shipped out in the course of the0-week study. people ate realood they wanted to eat. low carb options versus high carb options. and the big question is how is it t possible allse years later we never studied this? here is the unfortunate reality. most drugs to make them is $100t million to shoy work. studying a diet is much more difficult, should be more ex he

pensive.e /* /- a private donor gave money for this. s am of the hope that t pushes organized medicine off the belief we can tell prple it's y fault, calories in, calories out, it's your job. you will feel less under siege if you eat nor carbor >> we have information on our website today.com. i also took away crackers are the enemy. thank you. now what's old is newon aga. is in the newly spruced up orange room. >> i take the bagel with eggs. sounds delicious about now. guys, we are going to talk monopoly. hasbro hasst a new t on the classic game. this is monopoly for millennials. it shows rich uncle penny bags there. he is sporting hipster shades, earbuds, and has a participation medal pinned to his jacket. tag lineds r forget real estate, you can't afford it

anyway. instead of collecting money players collect experiences and visit places like the farmers market, thrift shops, a friend's couch or their parent's basement. now, the classic game pieces that youe all remember h been replaced. remember the thimble, the shoe? now therehire cools like hashtags, a little camera, an emoji. social media users mixed o the review of the millenne.l monopoly g tyler says the more i learn the better it gets. i must own this game. however, amanda not so happy. she says it' think pretty offensive to use stereotypes to make fun of millennials. >> that's so mill. >> this game is in high demand. it's currently out of stock on walmart's website. vendors are selling it for more well.0 bucks on amazon as and this isn't the first time hasbro, by the way, do you the new look? >> it looks really good. >> it looks bigger. >> it's no longer orange, which is good.

it feels like a travel agency. i'd like a one way ticket to tahi, please. the way, we in the daly family bought a new monopoly game cheater's edition. it has cheat cards you pull. you take 500 bucks from your neighborhood. it comes with a handcuff when you go to jail. there is also a fortne edition. >> they have changed the name to has-bra. > a big night last night. the cmas took place in na nashville. carrie underwood and her growinu there. looking lovely. nd gorgeous. >> this will bewood and her husband fishers's second child together. last night she remembered what they are expecting. >> remember when i accidentally evealed the gender of your baby? >> who could forget hashtag brad

ew it. >> give me a hint. >> johnny or junior? >> i am not making the same mistake. >> keith or nicole >> i am hormonal. la la la la la la la. >> waylan or willie? >> that doesn't make sense. >> sure it does, waylan or willie? >> no. >> i want to >> no. >> tell me. >> oh my gosh. willie. it's a willie. hashtag carrie blew it. >> there you go. he doesn't seem to be too upset. another big moment was keith urban. he won entertainer of the year. he n sger got teary-eyed as eook the stage and spoke. here is s of that speech. >> baby girl, i love you so much.an you. i am struck beyond shock. our girls atome, i love you. thank you for supporting daddy and loving me through what i do. same with you, baby girl. you make it all worthwhile. above ,all, ju god, i thank you so much for the blessings of this. i wish my dad was alive to see

this. i think he is watching over me tonight. >> you would be hard pressed to find a nicer guy. >> the loveliest. nicole and keith, it's like obviously -- it's like no one else is in the roomt that . memop t next, "you've got mail." it's been 20 years since the rom-com hit theaters. favorites. meg ryan the instant it a starred trable kids, holly hirsch andeffrey scarporota. now all up, who shared some of their favorite memories of making the movie. >> tom hanks was a total prankster. when we were working on the sound stage, working on the sinterior of thep around the corner, which was meg ryan's shop. when we exited the store there was sort of like this fake sidewalk and he put like one of those fake dog things and i kept walking. >> this is my autograph that i

got from tom hanks, b and meng the kid that i wasig i pred one for him, but didn't it on the same piece ofn'aper. i d realize i could give it to him. so i kept my off graph to him and then to me. y. you can check out that full interview at tom. finally, former first lady michelle obama she and ellen headed to costco to sign copies of her new book. as expected things got quickly out of hand. >> what's your name? >> michelle. what did you put in here? >> oh, my gosh. look at . h ersignings, so she gets a little, you know. >> i didn't say anything. >> oh, what aisle is the foot funguse medic on? michelle is asking for foot fungus medicine. >> i don't need foot fungus medicine. >> no? >> no. >> when ey go low, we get high.

you say fiber, michelle pfeif r pfeiffer. >> their adventures, you can watch an hour of with former first lady michelle obama is today on ellen. be sure to check your local listings. >> awesome. thank you. al, weather. >> i am going over here. my chair is inning. i am not just going to stay here? no >> all right. i was turning my chair around. freeze warnings through the south. the nor'easter making its way up the coast comex . pleasant out west. here's hat's happening in you neck of the woods. good morning everybody. i'm storm team4 meteorologist chuck bell. cloudy skies and snow falling on national airport early this a mornin snow pretty much from really the southern suburbs of washington all the way up to the pennsylvania border.

more rain ts startin mix in, especially across southern maryland and the northern neck. at gradual transition from snow to sleet to rain around the 95 corridor. temperatures around the freezing mark. might climb a few degrees as the rain moves in. >> let's all spin right now. everybody, woo! >> we have these new wheelies. we are all fives. >> thaef you. jf rossen is here.st an exclusive look at cutting-edge technology that could prevent school bus crashes.n, >> jeff ros he is here with that. >> good morning. usis is personal for all of but especially fernlpersonal fo. my 6 aear-old this year were riding a bus when it got into a crash. so serious that our station here in new york, nbc, that's my kids' bus,t they s the chopper to cover it as breaking news.

imagine seeing that on television. we got lucky. that's not always the cas school buses are big, heavy, tough to maneuver especially if bad weather. a brand new system for schools bu senses danger and takes control of the bus y, automatica literally helping it to steer out of danger. this could be a game changer and save lives. you are about to see it in action right here. school buses losing control. again. gonna need about 20 ambulances. i have a full school bus and i have victims on the ground. >> reporter: and again. insidts already this year dozens of school bus crashes across the country. in texas, 24 students injured when this bus hydroplaned andfl ipped. near pittsburgh dozens more are rushed to the hospital in another crash. in dallas, 12-year-old jasmine alfa was killed when her cool

bus crashed and burst into flames. but now the country's largest school bus maker says they have developed new technology to prevent many of these crashes and save kids' lives. d today for the first time ever they are about to show us that in action. to do it we have our drone weou. ave multiple cameras and we are here on this closed track away from traffic so nobody gets hurt. the reason for that is because we are about to get on this bus and nearly crashee it to s if it really works. the company, ic bus, sets uphe test, calling in this special water truck, hosing down the track. it's like it just rained. the kind of conditions your kids' bus would drive in. i'm on the busd with trish r of ic bus. their driver fred is behind the wheel. we barrel down the road heading right for the wet pavement. the system is off. >>he okay. so t system is off right now.

this is like any school bus in america. >> yes, it is. >> he is the turn. here we go. you can see the back of the bus fishtailing out. we're all over the place. >> lost control and a skid. >> reporter: if there were cars right there, >> it would be devastating. he >> reporter: c it out from another angle. theusrashing right through those cones. from our nbc drone you can see it fishtailing. tleefg rks leaving the track. coming strait our camera in the safe zone. now we come around and do i again, but this time they activate the electronic stability control. the system is on? here comes that turn rig now. whoa, that's a tight turn. it's staying insidehe cones. >> the system knew what the driver and bus was doing and corrected it. >> reporter: spot on. that accurate. a perfectturn, even at the same speed.

staying on track, not hitting a single cone. but the computer does even this next test surprised even us. the team parks a car on the track as we're still on the bus. theriver hits the gas. >> we are going to demonstrate collision mitigationhn tecogy. it's advanced technology that helps the driver if they get distracted or have any medical condition t avoid an accident. >> reporter: this is simulating we are o a highway? >> that's correct. >> reporter: if we continue on, we are going to hit that car, guys. with that beep the computer hits the brakes automatically, stopping the bus in its tracks. did you hit the brake on that? >> no. >> reporter: i want to get out and show you i want to show you the distance it stopped. this is how well the radar works. this is a school bus length away from the c in frontth of it.

will save your kids' lives. that's amazing. experts say school buses still the safest way tos get k to school. and this is a big deal because as i mentioned in the piece, the company that came up with the technology, ic bus, is huge. two-thirds of all kids ina amer ride ic buses to school every day. now they are putting this technology into every new school bus they build oostandard. >> nice to hear that. >> amazing. >> good report. >> thank you. the cost of beauty. we are going to explore the toll that your morning routine may take l on your daie. we are sitting down with michael douglas. he is here aer your local ws.

this is a news4 today news break. good morning everybod 8:26 on this thursday, november 15. i'm aaron gilchrist. school closings are still coming in. you can keep track of those at the bottom of the tv screen or in the nbc washington app. let's start with chuck bell. >> thanks, aaro m stiltly snow around the washington area. there are sleet pellets and rainops mixed in. mostly snow for now. mostly rain in southern maryalnd. that gra transition from snow and sleet to all rain will take place the next several hours this t washington area. temperatures are right at the freezing mark around most of the metro for now. the snow that we have iski st but gradually temperatures, though not much of a rmup, will be warm enough to switch this to rain later today.

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so beautiful! >> hi there, everybody. it's thursday morning. it's november 15th.8: . we have a great crowd out here on a chilly day. >> hi, guys! >> this is the calm before the storm. there is snow coming down a little bit. really starting to feel like christmas out here. >> yes, it is. >> we have the rockefeller center christmas tree in a lit, we are going to light it up. carson is working the crowd. what do you got ts morning? >> we have fine folks here. fans of craig sincehe craig -- south carolina. this is kathryn and bay. and just good morning to you guys. >> good morning. >> what is the craig town? >> well, in 2001 craig, we used watch him every morning on tv in south carolina.

oing to see we're you on "the today show" one day. >> wow! >> here is that moment. >> thank you. >> catherine, bob, nice to have you folks here. >> thanks for coming. don't google craig cam. >> bring the craig cam back. >> sounds good. coming up, the legendary michael douglas is here. oung.oks is you know he is celebrating 50 years in show business? i know. michael, we won't tell anyone. and he is coming back toea tv. new project. can't wait to chat with him abou>>all of that. hat's right. >> then we will help you deck your halls for the holiday with creative ideas, including a few fun projects that the kids can get invoed with as well. >> plus, an eye-opening look at how much time and money we invest in our appearance and whether it's really worth it. >> coming up. >> what are y'all saying? >> yes, absolutely. >> you bet. >> third hour of "today," jenna's turn to live out her

childhood dream. she starred on broadway. we are going to show you what happened when jenna bush hage joined the cast. >> she looks good. she's got it. >> all right. a check of the weather. let's see what we've got for you. starour weekend out, tomorrow inland snow in new englan a clipper brings snow through the northern plains warming back up through texas, nshine in the southwest. saturday we've got the ntt blf cold air coming into the plains. sunny skies along the west coast and light snow thrgh the upper mississippi river valley. then sunday, sunday a chilly day in the northeast. a quick shot of snow making its way through the ohio river valley. sunny and dry through the atsouthwest. th what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. we are seeing a mixedag of precipitation. we have got a lot of snow now mixing with sleet. rain startinge to m into portions of southern maryland,

eastern fredericksburg. it's going to take a that line to reach to the north and west. eventually it will do so, probably chaing to rain in the d.c. area in the ear afternoon, and then moving that line to the north and west towards the shenandoah valley likely not changing over to rain until later on this ening, but heavy rain possible this afternoon. we are going to have to worry about flooding. watch out now because the roads are terrible. >> if you like to take us with you when you head out of your house, all you've got to do is download the sirius xm app and listen to today show radio annel 108. >> al, thank you so much. oscar winnerou michaelas has a lot to celebrate. 50 years in show business and the release of a new netflix series called the kaminski legend. >> along with his long-time friend and agent, they are trying to come to terms with getting older. >> listen to me. we are all scared.

but we get through it because we are notyo alone. re not alone. >> who? >> can you see me? i'm right he in front of you. hi hello there. i see you. do you see me? >> michael douglas, we sea yoe . good morning. >> that has a little bit of everything. >> a little bit of everything. >> ah. i mean, you pick your projects with great care. we have seen over the years the things youhoose. what w the reason you picked this one? >> first of all, chuck laurie. i am a fan going back to civil time and "two anta half men." y family spent the last probably 11 years watchi the big bang theory. >> and he produced that, too in is. >> produced that, wrote that.

he is a great writer. so this came to me. itas just beautiful writing. hadn't thought at all about going back into television. but this streaming thing is incredible. so i read it. i said, okay, no they say half-hour comedy can be half an hour, 20 minutes, 45 minutes, you can say anything you want. >> pretty cool. >> i said, whe do i sign up? >> i kept trying to think if you worked with alan arkin before. m >> never knew never met him. >> you had real chemistry. that's at the heart of it? >> it is. that's one of the thoseagical things. you meet somebody one minute and then the next you'reet tr. an early scene we have in kind of a restaurant, in l. looked at it afterwards and i said i believe these guys have been friends for 40 years. that's chemistry, you know. it just happens to work out that way. >> you have cool other people in this. danny evit >> and some guest stars.

ann margaret comes in. >> patty labelle. >> jay leno. later elliott gould comes on in. >> it's a hot ofor and a lot of heart. >> that's what i was really taken by. and the fact that chuck says he found humor in getting old. i want torink what you're drinking. >> exactly. we were jt saying before the break, we can't believe this, but you just now got you star on the hollywood walk of fame. what is takg so long? >> they offered it to me before. >> okay, okay. >> over the yrs they have offered it at different times. i live on the east coast. i wasn't out there when it was on the west coast. but it seeme appropriate because all of a sudden, my goodness, my 50th year in show biz. so i shoul get the star. then the comiskey method is coming outomorrow on netflix. >> you gave a beautifulpeech when - could we listen to a little bit of it? >> if you want. >> it meanso so much me, dad,

that you are here today. i say thank you for your advice, for your inspiration, and i'll say it simply, i'm going to go with my heart. you your son.o [ applause ] >> 102 years old looking right at you. >> looking at me and he is saying, i have no son who has 50 years in the business. >> exactly. how is he doing? >> he is unbelievable. he has discovered facetime, all right? so t-- so we have to explain th three hours time hifference. bu loves it. where are you? you show him where you are he likes to see it. the only problem is 15 minutes later i get a buzz. iurn it op. hello. ets me. how you doing? dad, we just spoke about 15 minutes ago. oh, yeah, ah, yeah, i forgot.

>> you and your lovely bride have been together 18 years. now you have a new grandchild? >> i do. my oldeston cameron made me a grandfather. >> look at that little lady. >> a beautiful little girl. i am very, very, very happy for her. yeah, we are all continu kg. fork now we have four of his grandchildren, all three of my kids, cameron, killnd carris want to be actresses. >> guess what? you have the genes for it. >> right. >> kathryns well. so we'll be watching them for their 50 years in the thsiness. k you so much. >> you will enjoy it. >> the kominsky method is out vemorrow. >> you can say wha you want. just ahead, how about this? the true cost of your beauty routine. first, this is " day" o you don't just want easy.

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welcome back. op average women spend an hour a day on their appearance. the beauty industry generates nearly $4.5 billion in revenue every year. the impact on all of that money and that time. good morning. >> good morning, ladies. ason womennue to break down barriers this year, it got me thinking about all the time and money wen spend hair, makeup, and beauty products. when we could beti p that energy into something else a bit more permanent. so it begs the question. why do we dot? >> we wear makeup to shape the way other people perceive us. >> women conceal, highlight, contour without really asking why. society tells us we need makeu to loond feel complete. is that sexist? >> women as a whole are expected

to conform to these cultura assumptions and gender stereotypes. so it doesn't matter wheeer you n a law firm or at starbucks, the most attractiveo percepti are the ones that benefit. >> reporter: in my quest to u bettnderstand what this dynamic looks like for women today i decid to check out she spoke. a spot in new york where you can get your makeup done in the same way you go to the salon for a blowout. why do you like getting your makeup professionally >>done? having my makeup done j ot sort makes me feel empowered. it's like i sort of have this shield and tt nothing can kind of penetrate that. armor to you? like you are suiting up for battle? >> yeah, absolutely. >> women can come in and a feel gout themselves. >> reporter: over the course of our lifetimes, women spend about $2 o,0nur appearance. why is makeup a big deal?

well, because when we look atng spen month to month, women shell o nearly $91 on cosmetics alone. bu men a mere g $s towards their faces and then there is the most precious resource. time. >> the time it takes for women to apply makeup in the morning, to doheir hair, is labor a that th performing that males don't have to. >> reporter: before world wi, most women didn't wear makeup. once men left for the war, all that changed. >> because women are entering the workforce, they have this new power with respect to purchasing the products. they become the primary target. >> reporter: the research community agrees. women who wear some makeup are more likely to get the job and make more money. even if the time and ct of beauty disadvantages them. but some studies show female bosses actually weaken their authority when they wear heavy makeup. >> we really need to shift our

gaze and start focusing so that we are notad dntaging women. whether they are wearing makeup or not. >> maybe you like wearing makeup. maybe you feel like youo. need but if you can't see yourself without it, it's worth it to ask why. >> this is like a very personal story for you, too, isn't it? >> i f think you two as well. inen you work in this business and you spend hourhe makeup share, i mean, we keep the beauty industry in business. it gote thinking and wanting to look a little bit deeper. when you look at the are spending $200,000 a year as women on our appearance. that's a lawegree. that's house, money to travel and give back. so i just want to make sure we are understanding the cost of all of this. if that's a choice you want to make, tgreat. >> all right. thank you so much. you can watch the story on youtube.com today. simone thank you. ahead, have you heard of a pj wreath? we have som ideas to get you re

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♪ thanksgiving is in one week. >> i know. >> oh, my gosh. >> put the turkey in now. >> 39 days until christmas. who is counting? you know what that means? time to deck the halls. >> exactly. here with ineensive easy ideas for do -it-yourself holiday decor. this all the time >> we need help. >> i have my toll belt on. it looks good >> we do big projects. at the end of the day it's the little projects that make the difference. >> they are so cute. tell us about this first one. >> we need to put on our gear. >> oh, yeah, sure. >> carson, i brought you -- >> perfect. u >> if we arng tools, we need to be safe. >> i took the pink one, carson.

don't be mad. >> okay. >> tool belt? that's yourbe tool lt. >> we need nails. >> got it. love it. love pink. >> so these are simple -- >> yeah, it's okay. gohead. don't waste the time on my belt. keep going. keep aing. >> the made out of boards that you buy, eight foot boards that i bought from the hardware store. >> can you get them d,presli like a bagel? >> yeah, you can ask them to cut anything for you. >> how did you put it together? >> i screwed from the back on to one big piece and made it into a christmas tree. >> this is awesome. >> you get all these carg. >> we strhem with string across the mantle. >> yeah. and then here we are actually t goin add another nail. i can show you how to do that. >> i can. do >> he is showing off. come on. let's do it. >> put the goggles on. >> safety first. >> safety first. >> you want do it?

>> standing clear. >> right here. >> nice! >> how about that? >> and then, you know, i made these i will ornaments as well. so i think you need to -- >> that'so cute. okay. nobody wants this savannah henament. okay. we go. thank you. >> you know, this is a great way to display your ornaments. s mother-in-law like i'm doing this for the whole tree. >> i love it had. and i love the way of using christmas cards. they are so cute and displaying them makes them last longer. >> i love you in a hardhat. >> thank you. this is gazing. >> ys sent me your children's pajamas, which was a little biteird. we can take these off. yes. >> so these are your children's pajamas. so basally you sent me your pajamas. i cut them into strips that look like this. >> okay. >> you could do, i mean, your old napkins, dog blankets, right? you tie these strips on to a

string of lights. >> okay.ik >> and just this, you guys, i mean, this is easy. >> yeah, this we could do. what about the how did you make it a circle? e and i have a wire wreatal yov to do is wrap the lights around. we would just go, i don't know, one or two more times here. >> lights first, and then wrap it around? >> tie your strings on the lights, wrap it around, and i think i have a plug here. >>amhe p to the wreath? >> exactly. it's so easy. >> it's really cute. yours?on, where is >> here. >> so you have a lot of -- you have donuts. >> i seeome frozen pajamas here. >> yeah. >> it's so cute. >> and then red, white, and >> we are very patriotic in our family a abed team. wh these? >> diy snow globes that you can use. ian spaghetti sauce jars, anything you have laying around. all you do is take a little form. so i bought a little tree. i have these little like balls

that i glued on to the lid. flip it upside down, glue on to the lid. fill the jar with wateokay. >> it's really cute. >> really cute. the key to success is glycerin, which is oil.he otherwise, glitter doesn't move slow enough. you know a snow globe, it kind of feels more viscous, you might say? >> yes. >> whoa! >> big word. >> i know some words. >> glycerin? >> it' >> no, it's a bush song, but is it good with kids. >> yes, it's just oil. you flip it over. >> that's so cute. >> shake it up. it's movg slow in there. >> look at the viscosity of that. >> boom. okay. cool. >>as saving that. >> he did. this is cute. >> this is another thing you can do with jars. who doesn't have jars, around? ye exactly. this could be a centerpiece on a

table. i took that candy you have no idea what to do with and put a tea light in t.is is a filler from a raftli store. would you not remagen a new candle? >>hat's this? >> okay. these are snowmen me out of just foam balls. >> yeah? >> and carnations. >> so sweet. are they real? >> you guys, i live in california. >> you had to make them and bring them? >> yeah, i didn't know how to to ship flowers. these are silk. you stick them into a foam hba. long would a real one last? >> i don't know. if you watered it and spritzed it? >> yeah, a couple weeks. >> the toolbelt, can we get a shot of carson. you wear it really. you really do. >> i'm ready to go. >> he has potential. >> yes. thank you so much.

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live from studio 6a, this is "today"! >> and a good thursday morning, everyone. craig melvin here with al andnn and jenna. >> hey, jenna and jenna! >> i just got stephanie gosk -- i'm sorry. jenna. >> we were talking about the confusion -- >> we were. >> all jenna. >> jenna. myself. nna >> we're getting off to a great >>art here on this thursday morning. 'm natalie. i'm visiting. >> i love when carson comes in to host. fantastic. >> willie, this has been good. >> all morning. >> we've been talking about the ike to play. we'll get to that in a moment. that's why we were