rescue.matic a american sailor drifting to sea after his boat capsized we'll tell you what saved his life. >> a shooting at an alabama mall leaves one teen dead and others injured as others flock to stores for black friday sales. >> to the biggest moments to the coldest thanksgiving day on record. >> and to the biggest hearts helping those who explyienced a reough year. "early today" starts right now. >> goo.morning to y a charter bus carrying university of washingtonrc

ng band members crashed on the way to a competition in washington. authorities s there were total of six chartered buses and the third bus in the group went off the roadway and rolled over. a band member told local media that the bus in front of thim spun out of control before flipping into a ditch. state trooper john bryant rerts thatt least 40 to 45 people were transported to area but there were no serious injuries. president trump spent the early par of his thanksgiving on a conference call with troops overseaed. speaking from florida, the president thanked the men and se women for theiice. he then took on a more political tone, rallying against federal judges and migrants headed to the southern border. he also revealed he's given authority to troops at the border to use lethal force if necessary. nbc has the details.ea y 6,000 troops received new orders from their commander in chief. >> if they have to, they're going to use lethal force >> the official white house order which may be challenged in

court said deadlorce cannly be used when reasonly necessary to ensure the protection o federapersonnel. the president also threatened a total shutdown of t border if the mexican government fails to secure its side. >> we'll close entry until a period of time until weitan get nder control. the whole border. i mea the whole border. >> praising the troops spending thanksgiving here reinforcing the border against bad people. >> i guess you cannot call it barb wire plus. this is the ultimate end. nobody is getting through the walls. >> for troops at base camp in texas, strum comments nay mean another holiday spent away from home. >> as long as the mission takes, that's how long we'll be here. >> the folk us is to celebrate r holiday withroer holiday with their brothers and sisters in arms the operation began before dawn, deep frying 800 pounds of turkey. inside the akt kitchens preparing 3,000 servingsst roasted turkey, 14,0f pounds o

steak and 300 pounds of mashed potatoes. >> a home cookedeal. >> and plenty of dessert. >> sweet potato pie, apple will pie. >> with two thanks giving traditions, football and meals being served. i'm in west palm beach with the president who gave thanks to members of the military. >> it's an honor to be with all of you. >> but things quickly turned arlitical as mr. trump escalated his extraordinaryf words with the judiciary and chief justice of the john roberts.t >> i like him and respect him. but i think we have to use in mmon sense. >> it all started when the president slammed san an sco's ninth circuit judge as an obama judge earlier this week for halting his attempts to crack down on those seeking asylum along the border prompting roberts to counter, telling the associated president

we do do not have obama judgeors trump judges or clinton judges. president trump then fired back g a series of tweets incl justice roberts can say what he wants. our great law enforcement professionals must be allowed to do their job. and stoking me controversy over saudi arabia. contradicting his own cia wch assessed with a high degree of certainty that the saudi crown prince ordered the killing of "washingtopost" columnist jamal ca ja jamal khashoggi. >> and the president ignoring mounting bipartisan calls to hold the saudis responsible and tom. punish t >> i hate the crime. i hate what has been done. i hate the cover-up. and i will tell you this, the crown prince hates it more than i d >> and a twist from capitol hill. house republicans he subpoenaed former fbi director james kobe and formerlttorney

gene loretta lynch to testify about their actions during the 2016 campaign but the move mayb more political with democrats set to take control of the house in the new year. richard? >> kristen welker, thank you. nbc news obtained copies of those subpoenas she mentioned calling for jes comey a loretta lynch to testify before the house judiciary committee on over theird and 4 decision making. in a tweet, comey called for a public hearing saying i'm still happy to sit in the light and answer all questions but i will resist a closed door thing. the subpoenas were issued earlier this week by the judiciary committus chair weeks before democrats took control. ranking committ member who will become chair inidanuary t is unfortunate that outgoing majority is resorting to these estactics. subpoenas are am coming out of the blue with very little time left on the calendar. and after the american people have resoundingly rejected the

gop's approach to oversight. now to breaking news from hoabama. aing has left multiple pele injured and one person dead at the river chase galleria mall in hoover near birmingham. wo people got y into a fight. one pulled out a gun and shot theer o and then shot the other.we >> w checking out and then you heard active shooter. get in the back. so thoy were like sving us wherever they could put us. a the gunman tried to flee but was shotnd killed by police.er two victimse hospitalized th gunshotwounds. those were an 18-year-old and a 12-year-old girl. in pakistan, authorities say three us suspected suicide bomb were kill as they tried s torm the chinese consulate this morning. the city's police chief says the men wer armed with hand grenade and explosive jackets. they were killed in ash tout with police before they could

enter the building.sa y, two officers were also killed and a security guard was hurt. the police chief said all chinese nationals and c sulate staff remain safe during the attacknd the area h now been cleared. and now to the other thanksgiving tradition, not talking turkey here black friday. many bargain hunters are heading out early this morning to score the huge door busters. nbc newson business corrent is in the thick of all of that. >> the black friday frenzy is already inoverdrive. 164 million americans are expected to flood stores and web siths. as of 10:0 thanksgiving morning, consumers spent $406 million online. upfr a striking 23 last year. the best deals will be on tvs and electronics. target offering $600 off a 55 best buy knocking $400 off a lg 70 inch. walmart knocking $100 off the

play station 4 with spiderman. amazon offering $20,000 off the smart phone. retailers including sears and kmart have shuttered hundreds ye stores this ar, partly because of online shopping. but amazon is having problems of its own. alerting some shoppers that the website exposed personal e-mail addresses due to a technical error. the company declined to say how many people were affected adding the issue has now been fixed. but for many amerins, the convenience is worth the risk. >> the benefit of using mobile for a consumer is that it's always with them. it's always on. >> our thanks for that report. we're not going to do that, are we? >> no. online. >> not going to do it. uncle is what i'll say. are you going to get out there? >> i was thinking about it. look at the temperatures. i don't know. it's going to be pretty cold again. >> yeah. >> i don't blameyou. i get it. we're looking at temperatures us

that are dange cold. yesterday we had over a dozen record low temperatures. ning we'reis m likely to shatter even more of them. look at the numbers. it was ithe teens in pittsburgh. and also shattered a record in pittsburgh for the coldest thanksgiving. a lot of us dealing with ts ld in the northeast. but things are changing. we're watching out for wet weather. ifou're traveling to day through st. louis and then further south into parts of the mid sout that system will push eastward. things clear out nicely by a sund temperatures definitely warm up. but behind this system is cold air and that means snow sunday night for kansas, nebraska, all the way to illinois. iowa.to that's a look at the big weather story of the day. now here's a closer look at the da ahead. temperatures are not quite cold enough snow just yet. we have numbers in the 40s.

but then head south. it's a delightful holiday week so far. more to continue for texas. highs in the 70 this snowstorm will be persisting sunday night into monday. >> all right. ou, bonnie. >> sure. >> in today's quick hits, tiger woods and phil mickelson tee off in las vegas for a one-on-one pay per view match with a $9 million purse. both players and tir caddies will have live mikes during that event. a new exhibit titled women in power, fashions from the front line aat the cornell costume collection will feature supreme court justice ruth bader firstrg's collars and the pair of shoes congresswoman elect cortez wore campaigning. whiskey the whippet won best in show. he beat a doberman and a king charles spaniel and a wire fox terrier. while be right back. ok i'll admit. i didn't keep my place as clean as i would like 'cuz i'm way too busy. who's got the time to chase around down dirt, dust and hair?

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thanksgiving served up plenty of action in the grt iron. detroi the first of the three games on the holiday. it was a backup journeyman quarterback that owned the day. the brs chase daniel threw for two touchdowns plus a share of chicagonterceptions helping to seal the deal against the hometown lions. bears fifth straigh ctory. final score there, bears 23, lions 16. then to the big d. the cowboys were on the hunt for first place. this he strike first wi 16-yard run from zeke elliott who sell bralted by making a cash donation to the salvation army's big red kettle. they fight back to keep things interesting. in end, amari cooper, two touchdowns, 180 yards receiving that dom nalted the game. final, dallas 31, washington 23. there was more last night. the night cap right here on nbc. saints-falcons and big easy. drew breeshrew for four touchdowns to lead the hottest team in the nfl right now. to their tenth consecutive ctory. new orleans defense held atlants

tot 26 yards rushing and had sacks.on high six final score super dome saints 31, falcons 17. een and american man has rescued safely from off the coast of australia. after spending 12 hours adrift when his boat hipsized. and morning he is crediting a key piece of equipment for hiy relatiwift rescue. we get the latest details now from nbc's sarah harmon in london. good morning. >> good morning to you. and what an amazing story. levi was a s freerited hawaiian living his dream, sailing alone in the boat off the coast of australia for the past three years. but things go the scary fast when that boat started t take on water. >> i noticed the boat slowing down. and i went out on deck and was a hatch cover missing allowing water to flow in. d by the time was able to get out of the cabin and even

attempt to do anything, the hull was full of water. and the boatt w >> was that scary? >> no. not really. it was just irritating mostly. >> now he seems very chilled out for a guy who spent 12 hours alone overnight in shark infested water. and hectually had an emergency radio beacon. but he had to wait to activate itecause it was too dark. once did he though, a helicopter swooped in to save him and in about 20 minutes. and levi lost his boat and all of his possessions but s hes he still loves sailing and he can't wait to get back on the water. the rescue crews who saved him id this is a tale of the importance of the emergency beacon. saved this guy's life. >> that is one lucky guy. thank you. >> bloop, just like that as he said. after the graek, w have a

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orter: she was accused of poorly lip sinking her hit. john legend defending r, we all have to lip sink. the floats don't have the capacity to stage a live performance. macy's apologizing on twitter. smaller parades across the urcountry. in blington, vermont, a turkey trot in the snow. in the season of giving, door to door deliveries in houston. >> your turkey. >> tury talk this chicago. for more than 30 years, help from butterball preparg the big bird just a phone call away. hundreds of holiday travelers just happy to be home aftetwo cars separated from an amtrak train bound for new york. no injuries but a long delay. while here in new york, despite the blustery wind and bitter cold, another successful celebration. ringing in the holiday season.le ron nbc news, new york. the cold really the crowds away.

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