t> good morning. goime. more americans hittingoahe rd today in more than a dozen years. the busiest tha travel season in half a generation, and a bitter cold one to boot. will you get there on time, and could whipping winds in new york ground those famousarade balloons. the cdc with a stunningly brd directive to every american. throw out your romaine lettuce, any brand from any store anywhere. an e. coli outbreak. just ahead, why the cdc sayst throwing out isn't enough.in bre overnight, shocking twist. hung jury and a hmistrial in a

case against a man who allegedly confessed to killing a young woman out we are live at the courthouse. those stories, plus that man. monica lewinsky for the first time on how she felt about this notorious presidential nial. teeing off. >> this is me versus him. this is winner take all. two of the greatest golfers of all te set the stage for their >matchup. and cooking for a cause. al's trip to california with famous chefs giving back to deserving heroes in time for , thanksgiving today wednesday, november 21, 2018. >> announcer: this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> wit upper marlboroto "today." if anybody needs a hug and good

meal it's those folks in california struggling with the fires. who better than al and natalie to give it? >> they show up andevnstantly yone feels better. some of the firefighters were shell shocked. many lost their hom. herought some love, tlc, and some great food with him. >> can't wait to hear about that. let's start with the rush to getome for the holidays. the busiest thanking travel week in over a decade. now to the final 24 hours. here in t northeast we are bracing for record cold temperatures. that could impact travelor tens of millions of americans. by the way, there is wind forecasted and what will that mean for the parade. we have team coverage this morning on what to expect over the nt feways. let's start with al and his forecast. good morning. >> good morn sg, guys. let'rt with today. the getaway day. lake-efft snow in the northeast. rain in the west. as far as the airports are concerned, blue jays hdelays inw york, seattle,po land, san francisco, l.a.

the highway, san francisco to l.a., albany to montreal, and all eyes on northern cawifornia heavy rain moving in. we could see anywhere from one to six inches of rain depending. flash flooding very likely. dangerous situations will develop. on thanksgiving day heavy rain continues in the northwest. mountain snows i the rockies. bitterly cold in the northeast. airport delays boston, new york, and out west. the are the big problems. and what we're looking at for the roads,eattle to san francisco, seattle to missoula, san francisco to salt lake, and northeast bitterly cold thanksgiving morning. wind chill below zero. nine in detroit. look at this. boston could be the coldest thanksgiving since 1901. thanksgiving day in new york,e coldest temperature in 117 years. friday records possible for hartford, boon, albany, allentown, and new york's j t. andn as we make our way on sunday for people getting back

home, here is what we are looking at. the problems at the airports are basically going to be out west and also in the midwest for minneapolis, chicago, st. louis, atlanta, detroit, boston, and seattle takoma. i-94, minneapolis to oklahoma, omaha to chicago,nd chicago to new orleans. here is what we're looking at. heavy snow from missour to wisconsin. strong winds, whiteout conditions. we will e watching this closely. you may have gotten to where you need to go on thanksgiving. you mayro havele getting back home. >> thank you. 54 million americans are on the move this week, most by car. a record number by plane. exactly how much extra time do i ne y you need tacr into those plans. hey, t >> they track every plane in the skies. commercial,business, military. take a look at the monitor on

the wall back there. that represents ery single flight right now in the skies over north america. 5,000 planes in t air. they are watching airports, the wind, runways. they are coordinating closely with the military, with mexico and canada, and they have been preparing for this day since august. >> good morning from the command center. >> reporter: zero hour at the faa command center. the start of one of the busiest travel days in one of the busiest travel weeks of the year. >> i think run it as much as you can. >> reporter: it's here they track eve, flig every airport, every runway, every control tower in tountry. if a problem pops up, the alert flashes here. at any given moment they are monitoring more than 5,000 planes i the air. onn a typical day, more 2.5 million airline passengers. with the airlines adding thousands o flights to handle the record loads, the military

is freeing upormally closed airspace to passenger flights. what's the biggest variable toery? >> the weas our biggest variable. even the smallest can have a m ripple reffect. orter: cold temps but no serious storms soar this morning with all hands on deck at the airlines and the tsa, the advice for travelers. >> i would say the number one thing is give yourself extra time. >> reporter: message received. >> we got an advisory to be here we hours ahead of time, so took that advice. >> reporter: if you are driving you will have plenty of company on the roads. the most traffic in 12 years, according to aaa. the afternoon and rus hours today expected to be the worse, and then all day sunday as everyone drives home from family and friends. overnight that heavy holidayc trafaving a major impact in los angeles. brake lights as far as the eye can see. >> it can be long, but, you know, the kids have the technology today.

>> reporter: even amtra is reporting full trains 750,000 passengers expected this week. >> i'm giddy. i'm ready to get on the train and chill out and have a relaxing trip and see family. >> reporter: but first a final mad dash before the big chillout. yeah, chilling out is in the eyes of the beholder, right? if you are doihe cooking, may not be a lot of chilling out. back to you. >> you mentioned that the military has cleared out airspace to help with the travel. what more do you say about that? hashat happened before. >> reporter: it happens on really big periods like this. very busy period they have the military liaisons in the room with them. program. essentially, it allows the commercial aircraft to military routes or corridors, if you will, off the east coast so the c pilots fly a more direct route, especially when you add so man flights. thousands of extra flights with

all the airlines over the course ofhe holidays. >> all right, tom, thank you. more than 3 million pctple are ex to line the streets of manhattan tomorrow morning for the macy's thanksgiving day parade. braving the wind and cold to bi the middle of the great action, but the weather could prove more than just an inconvenience. kristen dahlgren is a few blocks south of us in herald square. how is itnd looking feeling? >> reporter: good morning, guysc welld this morning. you guys tomorrow will have to subtract 15 to 20 degrees from what we are today. it is going to be brutally cold, perhaps the coldest macy's vethanksgiving day parade here in new york city. that cold weather has a lot of people horethinking holiday plans. this morning macy's employees making preparations for a show that will go on,t hoping tha come thursday their famous balloons will still supply. >> we want to make sure nobod gets frostbite or any injuries due to the cold weather.

>> reporter: with frigid temperatures a high win threatening the famous thanksgiving day parade, authorities looking to avoid mistakes of holidays paik. >> looks le he is going to fall on top of us. >> reporter: in 1977 strong a winds blew cat in the hat balloon into a lamp. it put a woman in a coma for the weeks. in 2005 a similar incident. this giant m&m themed balloon struck a pole in times square, injuring two. this thanksgiving day the winds ict edhe35-mile-per-hour range, cloo the thrhold for grounding the balloons. the nmd has anmomete along the route to measure wind speed. toy say in the morning prior the start of the event the nypd and macy's will make a finalin deteion on the flight of the giant balloons based on the current weather data available from the parade route and a number of additional sources. >> going to be cold.

make sure you wear the appropriate attire. >> reporter: another concern, the frigid temperatures which will be stuck in the 20s. stay pectators opting in. >> of course, it would be fun to parade. i don't know. that's cold. >> a little too cold. maybe a stay home morning. >> reporter: others ready to brave the elements. >> we saw it would be cold and went and got long johns before we came. h ie we're ready. >> we hope spider-man can play. he is lking forward to it. >> reporter: so it will be a game time decision on those balloons. t's not just the parade, guys. sop football games have been moved to today, trying to get bitter coldre that moves in. one silver lining though, i think your tv audience is growing as we speak. i, for one, will be cuddled up at home watching where it's warm. >> of course, we will be there tomorrow in eight pairs of wool underwear. it starts at 9:00. we hope you watch it with us right here on nbc.

andust todayefore americans sit down to the table an unusual nationwide warning from the cdc about romaine lettuce amidst another e.coli outbreak landing dozens in the hospital. federal health officials say it unsafe in any form. we will get expert advice how to stay healthy. first, absentee ballots's goob gutierrez has that story. >> it is an incredibly broad warning, the cdc telling people to throw away any romaineo lettuce matter if it's whole, chopped, or part of a mix. all of it should go. this morning an urgent alert from the centers for disease and prevention as it investigates a ngerous e.coli outbreak. stay away from romaine lettuce. >> if you havert in y home, throw it away. and if you go to the store to do some shopping, make sure that you are not buying any romaine. >> reporter: 32 people in 11 states havete gicnotk r sroainef of those, 13 have been hospitalized. the most serious suffering from

kidn failure. the cdc also urging consumers to wash and sanitize drawers where the lettuce was stored. >> it's scary because you can't eat anything now. what can you eat? >> reporter: major pulling it from shelves and restaurants removing if from the men use. >> we just received this inwermation. ust pulled all the remain. >> reporter: people on social adia heeding the warning. some on twitt relieved it's a side they can skip this thanksgiving. earlier this year five people died in another major outbreak from contaminated romaine traced to arizona. the precise location was never determined the origin of this break is also unknow >> our investigation links these illnesses to romaine lettuce and the fda is working to determine the source of the romaine lettuce, but right now there is no common grower or supplier or brand of romaine. >> reporter: what's next? retailers in resta are in a holding pattern until they get

more guidance from the cdc and the fda. this latest outbreak doesn't seem to be related to one eaier this year, but is the same strain of e.coli from another outbreak l>>t year. ll right. thank you. and we are joined by nbc news medical correspondent dr. john torres. go morning. deis seems almost unprecented for a recall to be so totally broad. >> i think what'ss happening they have learned the last few recalls what can happen. the yuma arizona one in the spring, five deaths, multiple hospitalizations. they never pinpointed the source. in this instance they are saying let's be safe, not sorry, make it a broad recall. especially thanksgiving is tomorrow. people will be eating a lot of salad. >> not only throw it out. they say that you should go in and sanitize your fridge and do all kinds of stuff. wh are the implications of this e.coli bacteria? >> this bacteria is an 0157 h 7. it's a deadly strain. it can cause deaths like in yuma,srizona. thiselated to the one in

the fall as well. so we know it can cause issues they are saying anything it touches you want to make sure you con dee contaminate that area. clean it out. if you have noticed inashe they used to have meat recalls. now they put out the message heat it to a certainmp ature, it can kill the bacteria. you can't cook lettuce. so that's going to have the bacteria. they want you to get rid of it and make sure you are safe. >> there are a lot of hands in the supply lines. >> that's the big issue. there are so many things that go on getting that to your table. >>hank you so much. an explosive "new york times" report has president trump in the hot seat this morning. it reveals hed the justice department to prosecute both hillary clin on his behalf.mey meantime, the president is still standing by saudi arabia despite u.s. intelligee indicating that the saudi crown prince ordered a journalist to be killed.

nbc white house correspondent kristen welker has details. gois morning, n. >> reporter: hi, hoda, good morning to you. president trump is starting his thanksgiving holiday on defense because of those two controversies that you mentioned. there are n questions abo his relationship with his own justice department nd whethe he is too cozy with saudi arabia, a country many lawmakers say should be severel punished right now. this morning new fallout from that bombshell "new york times" report saying president trump wanted to prosecute his political adversaries. >> it shows a aolute contempt for the rule of law. >> reporter: according to "the times," mr. trump told then white house counsel dan mcg sn laing he wanted the justice department to prosecute his 2016 rival hillary clinton and james comey, the fbi director he fired in 2017, citing two anonymous sources familiar with that conversation. "the times" says t mcgahnd the president he had no authority to order a prosecution and that

mcgahn asked white house lawyers to write a memo to the president warning, if he asked law enforcement to investigate his rivals, he could face a range of consequences, including possible onpeachment. mcgahn didn't reto nbc's request for comment but his lawyer told "the times" mr. mcgahn would point out that the president, never to his knowledge, ordered that anyone prosecute hillary clinton or james comey. as a candidate mr. trump made no secret of his desire to investigate his challenger. >> it's good that someone with the temperament of donald trump is not in charge of the law in our eccountry. ause you'd be in jail. >> reporter: it comes amid a mounting foreiolicy controversy with the presidentm standi png f with the saudi government. >> if wea, abandon saudi ara it would be a terrible mistake. >> reporter: announcheg tuesday won't punish the.s. ally for the murder of journalist and u.s. residents jamal khasggi, prompting bipartisan backlash with republican senator lindsey raham and democratic senator

dianne feinstein calling for action against the kingdom. the president ignore the cia's that the saudi crown prince ews ordered khashoggi's murder. >> the cia looked at, studied it a lot. they have nothing definitive. the fact is maybe he did, maybe he didn't. >> reporter: arguing he doesn't want to jeopardize relations with the king come. >> i am not goi t destroy the economy for our country by being foolish with saudi arabia. it's about america first. >> reporter: and we'reeaing this morning that the president and his legal team have submitted written answerspto ial counsel robert mueller with the president's lawyers writing in part, much of what has beeon asked was b the scope of legitimate inquiry. for his part, president trump has signaled it's will sit for an in-person interview with mueller, but the big question, will mueller ultimately demand one? hoda and savannah. >> kristen welker in west palm

beach, thoos. let's get the rest of the forecast from the man of the hour. >> happy you're back. >> good to be here. your firstor getting weather from us. heavy rain in the pacific northwest. frigid air. this is going to b reinforcing cold air that will be spreading as far south as parts of northern louisiana and on into arkansas. snow showers through the northeast. we look for abundantth sunshine your e southeast and g a cal forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds.

good morning. i'm meteorologist chuck bell. a clear sky over washington this it is cold out there. 35 now downtown. ands for now aren' that much of an issue, but a gusty northwest wind coming our way for the afternoon hours. temperatures in the 20s and low 30s now only in the mid-to-upper 40s for our afternoon highs today and colder still for thanksgiving day. high tomorrow just barely above the freezing mark. >> and that's yourt lat weather. coming up, a shocking twist in the case of a young woman who was murdered while. joggi the judge declaring a mistrial after a hung jurlidespite a ch confession from the suspect. then monica lewinsky unfiltered. her new relaction to bill clinton's denial of their relationship and why she has regrets 20 years later. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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this is a news4 today news break. >> it's 7:26 on this wednesday, november 21st, 2018, good morning to you, i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. developing in montgomery county, fire investigators areoo lng into what caused this deadly house fire in bethesda. two peoplwere killed there. fire officials say those deaths is year's first residential fire deaths in the co> the centers for disease and prevention says to stopatg romaine lettuce until further notice. an e.coli outbreak is making people sick and one person has died from a salmonella outbreak from raw owrkey. n let's check on your commute with melissa molett and your first4 traffic. hi, melissa. >> good morning. slowdowns this morning. b outer loore the 270 spur, we had a crash on 270, oneer

before road on the outer loop. we have all these delays. look at the delays on 2. very, very slow all the way from the icc down south. a look at 66, no problems. 95 southbound we get to 20 miles pehour when you are in fredericksburg, northbound and maryland just fine. today at 5:0 e the bi thanksgiving cooking mistake. >> we will show you what those mistakes are and how you c avoid them. that's on news4 at 5. we will take a break now. we will check your forecast next. stay with us. hey, batter, batter, batter, batter. [ crowd cheers ] like everyone, i lead a busy life. but i know the importance of having time to do what you love. at comcast we know our customers' time is valuable.

that's why we have 2-hour appointment windows, including nights and weekends. so you can do more of what you love. my name is tito, and i'm a tech ops manager at comcast. we're working to make things simple, easy and awesome. bright and sunny t start the day today, but it will remain on the chilly side. most areas are down below philadelphia eagle this morning across northern. yesterday. mostly in the mid-to-upper 40s for your day before thanksgiving w quiet travether for much of the country. that's good news. e aorrow thanksgiving will cold one for sure. a frigid friday morning.

rain on saturday that may start a little bit of sleet. >> thank you. another updat in 25 minutes. >> back to "the today show" after this short break.

back now. 7:30 on this wednesday morning. there she is on november 21, 2018. that is our christmas tree. thanksgiving is tomorrow. we are thinking about christmas. the scaffolding is coming down. the tree lighting next week. it's all happening that. is a magnificent 72-footer here at the plaza. the tree lighting is a week from today. >> one week from today. let's hope the weather isli le warmer for the parade tomorrow. of thy already have most lights on the tree. let's get a check of today's headlines on this thanksgiving eve. don't eat romaine lettuce. that warning coming from federal health officials tuesday after yet another e. coli outbreak. at leastop 32 have been sickened. 13 hospitalized. and the centers for disease aay

prevention if you have any romaine lettuce in your house in any form, throw it out. this is the second outbreak of e.coli in romaineettuce this year. last spring five people died, more than 200 others got sick after an outbreak spread to 36 ipates. thee effect from the larry na is still being felt.l president lou anna simon was charged tuesday with four counts of lying to police. she is accused of making false and misleading staments aregarding her knowledge sexual misconduct complaint brought against nassa simon was pressured to resign in january. if convicted, she faces up to four years in prison. mark zuckerberg says he will not step down. in a wide ranging interview with cnn, he said he wasn't going anywhere for now. he addressed the future of facebook's embattled coo sheryl

sandberg. >> c you say cheryl will stay in the same role? >> yeah. look, she is really important part of this company and is leading a lot of the efforts to address aot of th big e efforts -- the biggest issues that we have. she has bee an important partner for me for ten years. i'm really proud of the work we have done together. i hope that we work together for decades more to come. >> and on the subject of russian propaganda in the 2016 presidentialelection, zuckerberg said the company did not pick up on it fast enough, but has worked to curb any future interference. > we begin with a stung development in a case that rocked a new york cityadommunity and headlines across the country. women were on edge when 30-year-old karina vetrano was found dead in a parfter going out on a jog alone. her alleged murderer en confessed, but it was not enough to sway thes jury. nbon allen is outside the queens courthouse with the story. good morning. >> repter: you're right.

this caswas absolutely ocking and terrifying to woman who jog alone. for months investigators could not fin s apect even though they had dna evidence found under the victim'singernails. she apparently struggled and fought back. then an arrest. a trial month later. investigators at this point thought they had a solidco ession on videotape, but late last night after some 13 hours of deliberions the jury could not reach a verdict. overnight a stunning ending in the murder trial of a jogger from queens, new york. a judgeng declari a mistrial by hung jury. the jury deadlocked in the case with dna evidence andsi the conf tape. the jurors, seven women and five men, sending a note judge telling him they could not agree on whether 22-year-d suspect chanel lewis was guilty of killing karina vetrano two years ago. we are split, they wrote. we feel that we have exhausted

all of our options. vetrano vanished during a jog on a trial in howard beach, queens. her father reported her missing. >> her father went into the woods and then found the body with our detectives right after him. you could imagine his angst. se reporter: protors said lewis straingl lewis strangled and sexually abused her and his dna was found on her. the jury asking to review evidence, photos of vetrano's injuries and rewatching lewis' confeson tape. he was seen telling police he was upsetei with abor and when he came across vetrano in a slued question of the parkhe, quote, lost it, saying he beat and stringled her but did not molest her. his defense attorneys arguing that the crime scene was corrupted andhe confession should n have been admissible.

his attorney saying he confessed because i wanted to go home after waiting hours in a confession room. ar >> dna is not cut. every issue needs to be evaluated and it's not an open and shut situation. >> reporter: a situation leaving vetrano's family in sence tuesday, still suffering from the devastating death of a woman filled with life. the family said nothing. prosecutors insist they will retry.he ca the suspect remains in custody at this hour. there is a hearing on january 22nd to figure out what happens next. guys, back to you. >> all iight. becauss a mistrial, they can reprosecute as you k mentioned. thu. the docuseries on former president bill clinton's affair with white house intern monica lewinsky wrapped up last night. it has a lot of people talking 20 years later. kate snow is back with more on this. good morning. >> good morning. 20 years ago, you know, there was no such thing as the #metood movement, one of the most jarring takeaways from watching

all six hours of this a&e series was how much harder the world was on monica lewiky than the president. all these years later she has deep regrets, but she wants the world to learn from her public shaming. >> i did not have sexual with that woman. >> reporter: it's the label monica lewinsky may never fully shake. >> i was gutted. i felt anger. i was hurt, having been called that woman. >> reporter: a 24-year-old splashed across the front page of every newspaper. her own mother called to testify anore the grand jury in attempt to put pressure on lewinsky to cooperate. >> no parent should have to be forced to testify against a child. it's inhuman. it'sba rbaric. >> reporter: intimate, even grhic details of lewinsky's life werewo laid out for thd to see in ken can all-star's report -- ken starr's report0 years ago. >> knowing how family was going

to be affected, i had taken on what i imagined they fe,too, how humiliated they were. felt terrible for mrs. cl i felt awful for chelsea. >> repheter: when you put t commentary, punch lines and headlines from the '90s in one place. >> i would say monica lewinsky is the one who should be apologize to america. >> reporter: the theme is obvious. e was to blame. >> people started to chip away at my integrity and my character. >> reporter: lewinsky says there was threal her and the caricature created by the mia. jennifer paul marry ran into winsky recently and knew what to say. >> i said i was sorry. that i was just, you know, not apologizing that i h some role in this, but just so sorry that

whathey did to her, how it affected her life, how it affected her life in a way that it didn't affect his tefe. >> reporr: in recent years lewinsky says she found ways to make positive contributions, attending -- >> you can insist on a different ending to the story. >> reporter: giving a fame ousted talk. >> i never could have imagined the impact this would have on others, on the presidency, on my life, and of course the country, but, you know, i don't know. i get though my life has moved on in ways for which i'm incredibly grateful, i still meet regret every day. and it's theor consequences this and the pain that was caused was enormous.

>> lewiny says now she doesn't think she would have felt so isolated had all this happened today, in part because so many women are speaking out in suppt of each other she is 45 now, a contributing editor at "vanity fair." bill clinton's office has had no comment on this project. and e is now exploring a future project with monica lewinsky. for the record she was not paid for any of these interviews. >> interesting to hear from her. there is nouestion she spent decades of introspection, look at w herself, looking att happened, looking at the incident. it's fascinating to watc >> she tweeted overnight she wishes now that she hadn't said so much to linda tripp, which is another thing that comes out of watching it. all right. kate, thank you. >> thank you so much. we get a check of the weather t'om al. >> t right. a little more in depth on what's going on out west. we have not one, not two, but three storms today, thursday, and friday. these are going toe comingn

and causing problems from the pacific northwest all the way al into northernornia. in fact, we have flash flood watches up from oregon all the way into central california for the camp, cr, mendocino, ferguson burn car areas. winter storm warnings for the sierra nevada. we will be watching this system pushing in. it's going to bring heavy rain from thro six inches of rain and heavy snow in the sierra. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. t> right here in the d.c.a are .it's g t a few more clouds in the middle of the afternoon and a gusty northwest wind will bring in colder weather the next couple of days. highs today in the mid-to-upper 40s, but look at all that quiete weather acrossountry. shouldn't have any significant flight delays other than pure volume. the thanksgiving forecast is a brid frid i had -- frigid one.

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to the list. two of the greatest golfers of all timoing one on one for one massive payday. >> be able to go against phil like this, it gets myfl juices ing for sure. >> it's my chance after losing so many majors to you and so many tournaments to get a lite something back. >> reporter: the stage is set. tiger woods and phil mickelson primed a ready for a head-to-head showdown in vegas. >> me versus him. winner take all. >> reporter: up for grabs in friday'ser payiew spectacle, 9 million bucks, as well as bragging rights and quite a few pricey sid bets, too, with proceeds going to charity. >> i am willing to risk $100,000 that says i birdie the fst hole. >> you think you can make birdie on the first hole? >> i know i a going to make birdie on the first hole. >> double it. >> did you see how i baited him like that? >> reporter: they can afford it. the golfing greats have combined

to win 123 pga tour titles 19 majors, and more tha $200 million i on-course earnings. and just for good measure a little added intrigue. both woods and mickelson will be mic'd up. >> the fans get to see and experience something they never get to see andhi experience, wch is those conversations. >> reporter: their relationship was contentious when they were younger but has improved innt receears. and the two friends have plenty to smile about. >> look at this scene. >> reporter: after recent backj inries threatened to derail his career, woods made a return to their winner'se in september. while lefty also notched a l victoryt season, and is eager to tee it up against hi rival. >> i just don't want to lose to him and give him the satisfaction. >> reporter: but not everyone ix cited. some critics point to the pay-per-view price tag while others wish the matchup happened at the peak of their powers. wever, woods and mickelson say

they are ready to perform. >> thisres dif than anything golf has ever done in the past. we are able to showcase our sport in such a different light. >> reporter: in typical vegas fashion, the two competitors facing offefore both come out swinging. >> according to oddsmakers, woods is the current betting. favori this will be a clash of two of the sport's biggest names. neither one of them want to lose. >> no, they do not. miguel, thank you. >> i love golf trash talk. our fans are going to clap real loud. it will be crazy. have you ever wanted to visit "downton abbey"? we have an exclusive tour of the movie set and he is going to bring us along for the ride. first, these messages. when you've crossed fruit of the loom off your list,

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♪ ♪ this is a news4 today news break. > 7:56 is your time on thi wednesday, november 21st 2018. good morning. i'm eun yang. we wt to check on your morning commute with melissa molett in your first4 traffic. >> an alert here for i-270 southbound. we are slow southbound from the icc to the beltway and then onu the loop approaching river road. that's because of two earlier crashes. 95 sou approaching fredericksburg going just 25

miles per hour. northbound i maryland 32 miles an hour as you approach baltimore. otherwise, the 95 looking okay. >> thank you. we will take a break now. we will check your forecast when we come back. stay with us.

good morning. hope your thanksgiving eve is off to a pleasant start. the sun is shining. it will be a mostly sunny day today but chillier than hesterday. we are mosley in upper 20s to low and mid-30s around the area now. afternoon temperatures into the mid-and-upper 40s, about 48, 49 for a high today. a little on the blustery side later in t afternoon as more cold air comes in. thanksgiving day will be a frigid one. high temperatures tomorrow only in the low-to-mid 30s with a bit of a breeze around. staying cold through friday. rain lely on saturday. another local news update in 25 minut. backo "the today show" after this short break. have a great day.

o it's 8:00n "today." coming up, the great escape. tens ofca millions of amerins getting ready for the busiest thanksgivingn travel week i years. and with the northeast bracing for record-breaking cold temps and high winds, will that impact tomorrow's big para? we have oorecast and what you need to know before heading out the door. plus, a royal thanksgiving. will meghan markle bring some american traditions to the brits for her first thanksgiving in kensington palace? we have the clues about how she will be spendin her first the pond. across and cooking for a cause. al and his team of chefs return home from their trip to california. >> we all wanted to come here to say thank you. >> we will hear about their

whirlwind trip and a special surprise they had for those first responders. today is wednesday, november 21st, 2018. ♪ >> tomorrow i'm singing in the parade. first, we're on "today." >> hey, y'all! >> from florida. >> we are thankful for "today." ♪ >> good morning to my fiance nathan. >> my grandma. >> our mom back in texas. >> my nephewsn the air force and navy. >> and all our friends in mississippi. woo! >> yes. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to "today." what a great crowd. the day before thanksgiving, and if we don't sayt every day, we can't say it enough. we are so thankful to have you watching. >> yeah. >> and watch every day. >> now we can actually see the the holiday season is upon us. >> people come from all over,

like they stop and take selfies. i love that. >> yea we will have more on the tree and the holiday in a minute. let's get right to your news at 8:00. the extreme wintry weather ausing delays and hazardous conditions al, people want to know the forecast because of this important holiday. waypeople trying to get today, we are looking at airport delays in boston, new york, snow, wind out west. we are looking at big, big problems because of the rain and the highways there, i-5, i-80. in the east i-87 and i-90 cleveland to boston. we move into thanksgiving day, heavy rain in the west. bitterly cold temperatures in the northeast. look at thesegs read wind chills will be like three below in boston, eight in new york,tt 14 in urgh, nine for parts of buffalo, boston's 21 cee coldest high s 1921. thanksgiving day in new york city, not only wipry, maybe lems for the balloons, but also talking about the coldest in over 100 years. and on friday even colder with

records from binghamton, boston, down to new york and jfk. airport delays on sunday, tryino et home atlanta, detroit, boston, seattle, minneapolis, . paul, chicago, and st. louis. on the roads i-94 chicago to minneapolis, minneapolis to oklahoma city on i-35, i-80 omaha to chicago, and i-55 chicago to n orleans going to have problems. heavy snow in the midsection of the country from parts of wisconsin all the way down into missouri. could be whiteout conditions. major problems for folks trying to get home on sunday. back to you guys. >> thank you. a few extra layers could help spectators handle the cold at tomorrow's #metoo thangiving day parade. the bigger concern is how strong the winds will be. nbc's kristen dahlgren is atld hequare with that part of the story. tell us, kristin. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, this could be a #metoo thanksgiving day parade like we

have never seen. t certainly is going to be the coldest record lperatures. you mentioned those winds. that is really the big concern with those 26 giant ballbons that eve holoves to see floating through the streets here in new york. after an accident in 1997, they instituted a rule that the balloons can't fly if winds gusty over 34 miles per hour. we will be on the cusp. that is going to be a game time decisi. they have anemometers, wind measuring devi they will make that call tomorrow morning. they could lower the balloonseyr ould actually ground them. they haven't grounded those balloons since971, hoda. so fingersed crossed it goes accordingplan. >> one thing for sure, we will all be there. thank you. just ahead of the nationa holiday feast, federal health officials say there is one food you should not buy,d you sho not serve, you should not eat. romaine lettuce. nbcs's gameball gameba ge gutie >> major retailers are pulling

thero romaine shelves and restaurants are removing it from men use. eople to s telling throw away any romaine lettuce they may have already bought no matter if it's whre, chopped art of a mix. they investigate a dangerous e. coli.outbre 32 people in 11 states have gotten sick from eating contamatedomaine. of those, 13 is have been hospitalized. the mostious suffering from kidney failure. the cdc is also urging consumers to wash and sanitize drawers where the lettuce was stored. 's not just enough to throw it away. earlier this year five people died an outbreak fromed contaminomaine traced to arizona. although a precise location was never determined there, the origin of this latest outbreak is also unknn. >> all right. thanks, gabe. well, if you think you have had a bad day at work, wait until you see this one. a viral video. a forklift seen coming down the aisle of this warehouse. it swerves to get around a load of boxes and --

>> oh! >> wait. this is just the beginning. >> no! >> within moments there is a chain reaction like f dominoes. >> oh, no. >> they toppled over. >> oh, yeah. >> no! >> it's still going. >> the entire warehouse collapses. >> can you imagine? >> oka i need to see him poke his head out to see he is all hright. e you're having a good day. a little incident down at the warehouse to tell you about. >> there is a forklift driver somewhere. >> we need a boost. >> from the morning bummer to the morning boost. all right. at a got lost during that big wildfire in paradise, lllifornia. fi it's reunited with its owner. mason was so scared, ran away. his family got ready to evacuate, but the reunuers, they that cat. it was at uc davis where his paws were bandaged up. his owner feared she may never

see him again. >> good boy. >> thank you vermuch. >> by the way, i masonone of a dozen cats rescued. lacy saw his picture o facebook and was able to track him down that way. you always wonder how that happens. >> tfay are like ly. >> they certainly are. still ahead, meghan trkel's fihanksgiving as duchess. we know she can roast a turkey. the question is can she roa a turkey in kensington palace? a al took a trip to california. a special mea with heroic firefighters who lost their homes.ug >> it's >> that's right after these messages. ♪ ♪ ♪

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so when you give joy, you get joy! all this week - only at kohl's. well, t this morningan ahis traveling band of cooking folks are back from chico, california, surprised some firefighters who worked tirelessly to fight those raging wildfires despite in many cases suffering their oosses. it sounds like an amazing experience? >> it was very inspiring. i think itas changed all of us. and we were so impressed by these brave men and women and the children. we had the privilege of serving them. firefighters a theiramilies who, while they are taking care of others, lost their own homes in this deadly camp fire, and continue to hoelp their grief stricken community. we met up with them after our ross-country flight thanks to net jet. >> going to california. go time. >> looking for amanda. >> right here. >> amand

>> they are not only fighting homes.but lost their this is so awesome you are here to help us do this. so you guys ready to get to work? >> yeah. >> we are making chicken, a classic. ve>> our way to show some . >> oh! >> you guys are rocking this. we're butter-nutting. lery impressive. >> ladies and gentn, natalie morales. >> woo! >> she is multitasking. >> beautiful. >> a little salt, a little almond. whoa, whoa, whoa. >> hello, everybody! >> hello!

>> we all wand to come here just to say thank you, to give r you thanks f just an e incredibleort to help save your community and all these other communities while you lost so much as well. it means so very much to all of us across the country. you have touchedea ours. >> it's been a tough couple of weeks for you all. we can't evenegin to imagine what that pain is like f we can do something to giveou y a r or e joy, even for an h two and a great meal, we are happy to do it. >> who is hungry? >> let's eat. >> would you like some rice? >> bread for you? you got it. >> what an honor. thank you so much for doing th. >> our pleasure. >> hi there, pretty girl. how are you? >> there you go. >> the carb load. >> thank you for coming and thank you for having us. i love my husband'job,ut i

also hate it. >> he is a firefighter. >> yes, he got off the fire line and they told him our house was gone. we have been together ever since. heso thank you for cre. we need this hope. >> you lost everything? >> i'm so sorrye you h each other. >> we do. >> you have your family. >> i wastu fte to be off duty that day, wch is kind of a rarity. i was able to get my family out. we made it out with our and our dogs' lives. >> oh, my gosh. >> thank you for your service. >> thank you so much. >> none of us can know what you're going through. >> it's tough. >> how are you doing? >> i think i'm fing okay. it's a roller coaster. >> how do you concentrate onwh

you're doing and yet knowing what's going on? t makes you want to fight it that much harder and do so much more. >> you guys w,l rebuio you think? >> yeah, i think so. it's going to be a long, painful process, but we are going to have laughs, we are going to have cries, and good things will happen. it's our job to help people, and we are very prideful. we are very tight-knit. t it is. it's hard to accept help from others. >> well, accept it and people know what you have done, and that means a lot to allf us. that's what this is, just to tro to a little something to say thank you. >> i get a hug. >> thank you. >> we have heros for dads and moms. >> we know you hav places to

go, and so we are thankful for that. but just to t to help along our friends at whole foods are going to provide each and every on of you a fully prepared meal for thanksgiving. so we also have some things from our friends at away, chevron, kohl's, lulu's, mattel, the rth face and target. they have gifts and gift cards for all of you to help you get into the thanksgiving spirit and the spirit of the holidays. so from ouramilies to your families, happy thanksgiving and merry christmas. [ applause ] >> you know, when we landed yesterday, i think we were struck by the fact that we could smell the smoke, taste smoke, and it looked like twilight. >> notistinction between w time of day it was.

really crazy. >> fresh o our float are these incredible chefs who dropped everything to come with us. they always order dessert,.com. the final table on netflix. jordan, flip sign restaurant. yvette, the host of slice. kevin of fiddler club. and my pal, my wake-up calld -- >> grning. >> what was your overwhelming reaction out of this? >> i think just aoverall sense of just being humbled. when we first g there it was a really incredible thing to see howad and down everybody was, and then the second we started interacting with them andrv seing od, you could completely see the change in the personalities and seeittle bit of hope and a couple of smiles come out. it was very, very emotional. >> they wanted to laugh, but they haven't been given an s

opportunitce the fire started. they wanted to be together and celebrate. and the energy i the room, like you walked in and it was like like you could just feel the sadness just hanging everywhere. once people started to eat and get fooem in you could feel the energy lift. it was very powerful. >> you could tell with everyone walking away that they wanted to take picture they wanted to be a part of what we were doing. it was pretty incredible to see that reactio before and after. >> it was a heavy and emotional perience being there and, you know, getting off the plane and u're in different world. once you see it on tv, it's one thing. but to be there is something else. to interact and engage with the people, it touched my heart. >> and i love how people wer helping. they are helpers. they are firefighters. they are first responders. but even like i, you know, someone would -- she would like some more bread. could we get a cookie for these kids over here? they are refilling each other's

riates. that s of generosity continues. >> like they sai they have trouble receiving. >> absolutely. we were giving them toys. they were like, no,ay it's there are so many kids. >> we don't have enough space for all of this. >> as we were giving away all the ts and the gift certificates and the luggage, we would give it to them and you would see i in their eyes that this meant more than we could imagine. even when we said,like, i hope this helps, they are like this helps more than ever. one lately literally, when we were giving her a north face sweater, w like oh my god, this means so much to mesh this the onlt i have on and it had burn holes in it. >> thank you all so very much. >> you're awesome. the al stars over here. >> we want to thank you or friends at net jet for making all of phissible for us to be able to get there, get back. it was a remarkable day.

it could not have happened with them and the other folks who donatestuff. we are appreciative of the donations to the firefighters, the companies and gts they provided are listed on today.com/food. >> look them up and give them some love. >> righ >> absolutely. you are not a chef anymore. you have to be a weathern ain. >> let's take a look. abundant sunshine in southeast and gulf coast. heavy rain from northern california into the pacific northwest. snow showers around the great lakes. frigid weather in theern plains. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. we will also he abundant sunshine today. mostly sunny. a little bicyclistr -- blustery. mid-to-upper 40s. quiet trave weather for a large part of the united states. that's good news. pack your patiencend your parka if you are going to the northeast. cold here for thanksgiving with highs tomorrow afternoon in the loto-mid 30s. plenty of sunshine. another cold and sunny day on

friday saturday railikely, and we could have a little sleet first thing in the morning. it will be alrain later on on saturday. t >>t's your latest weather. >> thank you. why doesn't we take a check across the pond.ar meghane is spending her first thanksgiving as a royal. this morning there are a few clues about what'sn store for the duchess of sussex. keir simmons has more on this. hey, keir, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. happy thanksgiving from across the pond. thanksgiving is not a british holiday. i had a look through meghan's latest cookbook. there is no sign of any turkey recipes in there. ile she spent last year in california with her mom for thanksgiving, we haven't shen her m here in london, which left us asking the question, ll she still follow that american tradition? it may be a thanksgiving away from home for meghan, but like millions this holiday season she began today in the kitchen. a project very dear to her

heart. a charity kitchen founded by women who lt theiromes in an infamous fire. we know meghan loves to cook. here she is in a now deleted instagram post fromsh 2016. and harry were roasting chicken when he proposed reportedly just daysth after ksgiving last year. >> trying to roast an. chic it was just an amazing surprise. it was so sweet very romantic.nd me. ot on one >> reporter: now pregnant meghan's schedule is packed, attending prince charles' birthdayla gal week. these dazzling earrings getting a lot of attengon. tellolks during her long pacific tour she is up early every day for>> yoga. he was up at 4:30 doing her practice. >> reporter: now six months after the wedding reports she is shaking up the royal family, sending palace aids six or seven texts a day, adding sports srs and a-listers like serena

williams and the clooneys to the royals set. those sam reports highlighting that several aides have moved on in recent weeks. it's perhaps no surprise. from the beginning, meghan wanted to work hard. >> the causes that have been very important to me, i can focus mor. energy >> reporter: but tomorrow the duke and duchess of sussex have no official engagements. it perhaps they will s down to turkey. another change to royal tradition. and there is no royal rule that says that meghan and harry can't celebrate thanksgiving. and maybe her mom is here. it is just simply w the fac haven't seen here. there are reports her mother will be here for christmas, ys, and surely she will be here next year when we seebi th h of the baby. >> so much to look forward to. keir, thank you. guys, coming up, how to t md ounksgiving manners because we all know it can be crazy around that dinner table. what should you bring and how te hand the awkwardsa

convertions. an exclusive look at "downton abbey's" film set. first, a look at your local news and weather.

this is a news4 today news break. >> good mornin everybody. 8267 on this wednesday, november 21st. a check on theh commute w melissa molett. >> a couple of problems here right now. southbound 95 in dale city have a crash, another crash south of that in stafford involving two tractor-trailers and a possihee fuel spill. you can see these slowdowns here kicking 9 in southbound as you are approaching dumfries. the beltway clear. 70 south is slow. 95 northbound in maryland looking we will have a check on your forecast when we come back. stay with us.

people aren't talking about giant's easy grab and go chicken wings, perfect for game day. they're not talking, because they're eating. oh, hello. at giant, it's the little things that make entertaining easy, leaving more time for those closest to you, during the holidays. bright and sunny this morning. certainly colder than it's been the last couple of mornings. temperatures in the upper 20s to low 30s. afternoon highs around 49 trees. not a bad day to be outside. breezy. northwest winds 15 to 25 h mile per. then for tomorrow on

thanksgiving a cold start and a coh fin with highs only in the mid-30s tomorrow. another cold one coming up on friday.

it is 8:30 on this wednesday morning. we have a great crowd, but vannah, i have to show you one thing. just one second. hold on. wait. look at this kid. >> oh, my gosh! >> i amrr soy, but this cute little boy has pictures of us cut out when we were kids.wh at is your name? how old are you? >> ten. >> doou want to put your face in there? >> is it your birthday? happy birthday, sweetie. >> i kw hes not our crowd moment. when i saw it, i said wow i said wow. >> that's a clocrowd moment. >> who has the crowd moment? >> i do. we have the #metoo thanksgiving day parade.

jasper? are you jasper? >> yes. >> are yhow are you? >> good. >> who are you here with? >> my mom and dad. >> hi, guys, how you doing? you are the biggest little parade fan ever. you know all the stuff about the #metoo parade? >> yep. >> okay. so do you knowye wha the parade started? >> 1924. >> wow, correct. wh was the fir float? >> felix the cat. >> yes. and what was the parade iginally called? >> #metoo christmas parade. >> you're absolutely right, jasper. ere are you going to watch the parade? >> from my hotel. o would you like see the parade in person? >> oh, yeah. >> would you? >> say yes. >> okay. are going to arrange that. we are going to get you tickets for the depara okay? >> thank you so c much! >> youan see it up close, okay, bud? there you go. hap happy thanksgiving. there you go. >> i love it. impressive. >> all right, guys, coming up

i'm so eed this. we have an ex st. louisclusive d the scenes as the beloved serieh "downton abbeyds for the big scree k andirsten had a chance to talk to the cast. they are as excited as us fans. and youhavehought about wha happens conversation-wise when the family gets together? we have got some help. mr. manners in the house. the guy that's on the do's and even more importantly the of thanksgiving etiquette. >> don't bring iup. >> eat turkey. speaking of the table, inr the third h of "today" we will be dishing up more family recipes. my brother is here to help make my mother's sweet potato poone. >> sweet potato casrole. >> no, sweet potato poone. and a delicious dip that's the star of their spread. >> we love that dip.

you know what else we love? >> what? >> games. here is a way to make your home to thanksgivin f more. play games with "today." a round of solitaire and so much more. >> we have that, too? >> we have that. >> we have it all. >> what don't we have? >> you know what else we have? >> floats, bkloons. and lho is in the house. yes. >> nice to be here. >> the parade of the most dapper dogs in america, the 17thl ann national dog show presented by purina. we have a preview with some four-footed friends here. you have been here since the 1beginning. years. an audience of 30 million people we except on thanksgiving day. it really grown to be a wonderfu familytradition. we have 2,000 of the top dogs in the country. almost 200 different breeds. i brought three today i want you to see. going to start on the fard the. that's a beautiful rottweiler. >> wow. >> named eastwood.

don't be ski received. it's a female. not only is his best in breed dog, but a certified therapy dog. >> wow. >> a great help. she visits the children in hospitals. also was a big part of the first uesponder therapy group there at the synag shooting in pittsburgh. a wonderful job she does for kids across the country. then we move to a rare breed. look a t ot! yey 700 left in the world. this is a medieval hunting dog that has a waterproof coat. it has webbed toes. it is a wonderful swimmer. a wonderful dog as well. and here in the arms of my s this ise fnn loithi a week. d lois isog regal. a 3-year-old pap that's french for? >> butterfly. >> thank you. >> good on you. >> we needed that in the form of a questio y but can see with the way the

ears are flopped like that, that's the word papillon. butterfly. >> yes. were you an expert on dogs ?rtore you sedsta >> clueless as everybody. i lived in the shadow of the most knowledgeable man in the world of dogs, david fry, my co-host. i owa lot to him. 17wh years. we ask for, it's dogs until two. >> that's right. >> it's become a tradition. >> we are our breed of dog. ot >> >> yes. >> it's the alma mater factory. the perfectes dog. the in show is the dog that's next to you. >> there you go. you will be back with hand kathie lee fourth hour. presented by purina, air tomorrow, thanksging day, after the parade. >> mr. roker. weather for another five minutes.

of course, looking ahead to the parade, cold and windy. we are hoping the balloons have no problem. 9:00 a.m. it will be 22, but the wind chills will be in the ig singles. if you are coming down, bundle up or just stay inside and watch it on nbc. the rest of youeaer around thanksgiving, windy and frigid new england,ast in mountain snows in the rockies. heavy rain in the burn scaf areas northern california. rain in the pacific northwest. sunny and mild down through the gulf and the lower mississippi river valley. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods.ri >>t here in the washington area bright sunshine on a wednesday. morni currently 36 at national airport. not much of a breeze yet. there will be a rather gusty northwest wind later in the afternoon. the temperatures are in the 30s and a few spots in the 20s now. afternoon high today 49 degrees. very cold thanksgiving day coming o way for tomorrow. high temperature in the afternoon only 34 degreat.

tied for the fourth coldest thanksgiving on record around here and staying cold through friday. >> that's your latest weather. guys. >> thank you. all across the country people will be gathering tomorrow for thanksgiving, f. whether you are a host or a guest, you may be anticipatin some kind of awkward situations. >> family after all, right? luckily, mr.s manners here to answer some of the most common thanksgiving etiquette questions. good morning. >> hi, thomas. >> all right. so i think the one that peo worry the most about is politics. >> yes. >> should it justi an outright ban? always some relative that wants to talk about it. >> i suggest the host put as a requirement before you walk through the door, there will be no politics today. because we know -- >> say i out lou >> put it out there. own it. you know what? you are not going to settle these scores. you have been battling them your ole life. you won't solve the political issues of the day over

thanksgiving dier. >> after two glasses wine. >> especially. >> is it bad form to show up at w thanksgiving dinnerh a plus one? >> you know, a plus one is great if you have cleared it. but to show up at the door and suddenly you have guest with you or two guests with you, a good host is alway ready for unexpected guests, but a good guest never brings an uninvited guest out clearing it. >> should you call and say should i? >> i think thanksgiving in particular is a ml where t more the merrier. again, especially if this is a plated d you don't want to be an unpleasant surprise. >> if you show up, whether y have a plus one or not, how much do you bring? multiple bottles of wine, food? >> oh, yeah. >> savannah is right. so certainly if you are bringing thatue uninvited or an invited guest, a plus one, bring enough for you nd that individual to represent your contribution to the meal. not just you as the invited guest, but the plus one or well.

>> the wine or a food dish? >> both. wine for sure. that's something that the host can enjoy after the event. t ask if you can contribute something to the meal. s not always necessarily baked or cooked dish. it may be a platter g orvy boat that that person doesn't have. can i bring anyiv thankg accoutrements? >> if you are brging a different thdish that requires last-minute prep? >> so o ofhe worst things to oor and lk through the say i need to put this in the oven. that's prime real estate. unless it can be mik waved to be repeated. om cold dish orhing that can be heated quickly. >> as a guest should you let our host know if you have allergies or gluten-free or something like that? >> yeah. a good host will askqu these tions in advance. we are living in an age where you need apreadsheet to keep track of it all. you have paleo, gluten-free.

>> -- accommodate as best you can. the cheeto guest, ban them. >> sometimes it's day to day. so do your best. >> keto, they never stop talking about it. yes. exactly. >> and people around them never stop talking about it. >> all right. thomas, thank. y have a great holiday. happy thanksgiving. >> thank you. have youveranted to visit "downton abbey"? of course you m have. maybthew will be here. here is injury chance. an exclusive look at tew movie set. first, this is "today" on nbc. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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"n abbey" was a british show that all of america fell in love with. they even gave super bowl readings a run for their money. now even though the show is over, there is a downton movie in the works.

have you heard about this? keir simmons got exclusive access to the set. >> reporter: so joelous, right? >> i am. >> tell lady mary i said hi. >> reporter: i will. pretty awesome experience to gi visit "downton abbey," to see the set and f prepare some familiar faces, to pemeet the cast. "downton abbey," the most successful british drama in almost 40 years. following the lives of a british airist crat i can family a their service in the early years now a major movie.y. nbc was offered exclusive behind-the-scenes access to the and chatted with the cast. getting the gang back together? >> yeah, yeah, yeah. it's good. >> reporter: is it? >> yes. anit'sstic. it's lovely. >> reporter: it must be so nice to be bac here? >> it is. it's. lovely

>> it's exciting forstverybody. moly, we areee happy to oeach other. be >> reporter: mome ulterior motives. >> i would love to say we want toee each other because we all love each other. they are all lying, it's about the money. >> reporter: the movie plot under tight wraps. you can't give awayoo much? >> can't give away anything. >> rldorter: downton fans w be furious if we told them what was going to happen in the movie before they the movie. the lead character leading us astray. tell me what happens i the movie. >> it's very simple. once we got through the basic aceship sequence, maggie, she sort of j t -- >> reporter: dame maggie? >> she floats through the atmosphere, lands on an island, the palm trees partow and b you realize that "downton abbey" is a subterranean base. that's where the action starts. >> reporter: it's a completely unexpected twist in the plot. >> i think people will go with

it because they love the characters. >> reporter: the whole range of emotions, love, tragedy, world-changing events. >> we are at war with germany. >> reporter: but also great happiness. we probably won't see a spaceship, but wean expect more scenes like these. downton old fashioned, though we ride todu int the earl to the most modern invention. the selfie. i suppose you wouldn't have one? no, i have a portrait artist following me around all the time. >> reporter: in those days you had a portrait, no selfies? >> yes. okay. here we go. >> reporter: it sook some work to get him to take that selfie, first i had to explain the idea of a cell phone. then amazing actually have cameras on them and how to position for the perfect picture. hours that took.

>> i'm swooning. >> i know. >> when does it come out? >> september, right? next september? >> reporter: that's right. yeah. it comes out september 20th next year. so it's a little while for folks to >> all right. you have time. >> craig, does -- keir. sorry. does it pick up like where theff series left or is it a whole new, like, thing?y >> reporter: ton't tell us. they wouldn't give us any insiert whatso we were able to see one scene and i am not allowed t tell you anything about that. >> keir simmons with the tease and disappointme. >> did lady mary ask me? >> reporter: she did. she said iant to get together with her when i see her again. >> i knew it. >> i love a good fairy tael. tha tale. >> niet in ours acanksgiving, a little ballerina who is b on her toes after battling cancer. amazing story you don't want to

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we're back withurnnual series 3thanks and giving. life-saving work done at sand juds research childres spital. the story of an special resilient litt girl. > reporter: 10-year-old aubre thrasher loves school and helping young students. but her passion is dancing. especially ballet. >> when i'm dancing, i feel happy. >> reporter: aubrey has been dancing since she was a toddler and competing by ndergarten. >> she would go to a national competition and compete and she lovedr:it. >> reporhen this active little dancer rgbecame let, her parents became concerned. >> not the flu. just and that's where the doctor said

it was probably just a stomach bug. >> reporter: but the symptoms rpersisted. he balance became unsteady and her motheic n something odd, too. >> her eyes started to cross. the pediatrician said we are going to do an mri today. >> reporter: it revealed a tumor in aubrey's brain the docr saida tumor, a golf ball-sized tumor, i broke down and lost it. fi it time have ever seen him cry. so then aubrey started to cry.e, i am l no, baby, it's okay. what's wrong? she goes, butt' mom, my brain. we was 9 and comprehending that her whole life changing. >> reporter: she had emergency surgery to remove the tumor, which turned out to be cancerous. >> aubrey has a brain tumor called meg low blastom it's the most common ptsd inan br tumor. >> they said we know how to treat this. >> reporter: they recommended st. jude's research children's hospital for follow-up

treatment. she had chemothapy, radiation, physical therapy, and a relatively new regiment for children at sand juds. the proton beam. >> it kilce ther cells. it's much less of the body compared to the older way. >> reporter: she sailed through it like a champ. >>henever i had no more chemo, i felt relieved and very i got through it.f i am proud myself. >> reporter: and just nine months after disvering the cancer, aubrey was home and soon dancing again. >> she is doing a lot better sh now. helps out with the little kids. >> reporter: sooe decided t give this budding ballerina a sweet surprise. a chance to visit one of the greatest ballet companies in the world at lincoln center in new york. >> i'm a principal with the american ballet theater. >> reporter: and meet one of its stars. >> i wanted to tyke you around and -- take you around and show

youackstage. what would you think about that? >> that would be awesome. >> cool. you can be my best friend. >> reporter:br sarah took au on a private tour and gave her an experienc of a lifetime. dressing up, makeup and hair done, taking in a rehearl. they graced the great stage, just maybe a preview of great things to come >> oh, my. ts us every time. >> this is a story that could only happen at st. j many kids get cured and many do not. nobody knew why the kids didn't get cured. there are four types of this tumor. so we createdli acal trial. she was in the first trial and it saved her life, and now it's being used all over the world. that cou only happen at st. jude's because st. jude's is a research center. that's the exciting dynamic thing about st. jude's children's research hospital.

we figure out the problem. we create the trial. the child get hsaved. >> ye been doing it so many years, it's success upon success. >> yeah. re getting very good at it, very good at saving children's lives. this is a great story because the world thought it was just one tumor. discovered it's four. so those other kids were dying from not knowing that it was a different type of tumor all together. da>> we know is your bir today. you can't escape us. >> oh! ♪y happy birth to you >> i love you, marlo. >> you infire us. b you can help create so many morethdays for kids. >> i want to thank you for giving us this platform so erybody can -- here are these wonderful stories. they wouldn't kmsw. nd dads and grandparents watchings, you know there is place to go your child is sick. there is a place of hope. >> we love you. >> have some ofy cake.

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♪ where didid everybody go? >> across the street. they are about to do some thanksgiving specialties. >> a performance from michael buble in the fourth hour. first, your local news. this is a news4 today news break. >> 8:56 on this wednesday, november 21st, m2018. goning to you. i'm eun yang. right now we want to check on ur mucommute with melissa molett. what are you seeing, melissa? >> slow on 95 in virginia, stafford southbound before garrison road, a tasctor-trailer involving two semis, southbound 95 for dumfes, two left lanes blocked. southbound 110 as wellefore

the pentagon crash blocking all lanes there. beltway nice and light. northbound 95 in maryland looking just fine. >> thank you. we will take a break and check your forecast next. stay with us.

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good morning everybody. temperatures are in the 30s to near 40 degrees across most of the area. it will be a pleasant day to be outside from a sunshine perspective, but on the cool side. 40s for highs today. northwest winds will increase later on in t t afternoonay. that will bring in even colder weather for thanksgiving and the day after. next chance for rain istu ay. could start off with a little bit of sleet though. >> uh-oh, chuck. thank y. get the latest news and weather anytime in the nbc washington app.

live from studio 6a, this is "today." [ applause ] >> goomorning,everyone. welcome. i'm sheinelle. we have craig here with us this morng. al and dylan. good morning. >> good morning. it's thanksgiving eve. >> i have so much cooking to do. >> you're cooking this year. >> areor young tomorrow morning? >> yes. >> i have a lot to do today. >> this is what we're going to do. we have a lot to talkbout over the next 60 minutes. hopefully you have the comfy pants for tomorrow. al and dylan will be cooking up recipes. >> i didn't realize we were cooking on t same day. maybe i should have stepped it up a