good morning. hollywood weekend havoc. a major winter storm begins pounldi pounl pounding the middle of the country as millions get home from thanksgiving vacations. more than 35illion under some rt of hdvisory. dyla what you need to know. >> fatal mistake. >> all of a sudden you heard active shooter, get in the back, get in the back. >> police u deadly force after nfire rang out now say they may have killed the wrong man. the questio now is the shooter still at large. big spenders coast to coast. a black friday bonanza. >> i got here 4:30 a.m. thursday.

>> patience not a virtue in all plac. >> stop i no! >> the mad dash for dirt cheap deals as millions flood store and fill online shopping carts. are the biggest bargains yet to come? and the federal government releases an alarming climate change report that threatens mass destruction. therump administration is accused of trying to bury it on a holiday weekend. a shocking shark attack caught on camera. this morning an amazi story of survival. and the match. tiger takes on lefty 9 with million bucks on the line. the showdown, the smack talk,d the glitch that delighted fans who bagged those, millio saturday, november 24th, 2018. from nbc news, this is today with sheinelle jones, peter alexander and dylan dreyer, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaz

welcome totoday." thanks for joining us on this saturday morning. we hope you have been enjoying the holiday weekend. kate snow i with us, and murphy's law. heading home from andma's, the weather shows up. >> showing up big time. it was so chilly here. >> biting cold. > that brings us to the top stor more nasty weather in store for millions of people as they head home from the holidaynd wee dylan has the first forecast. we are counting on you this time. >>l apologize now. it will be tough for travelers today and tomorrow. we saw some snow hitting areas like colorado. look at the snow coming dn, reducing visibilities, roads at a stand still as folks are getting used to driving in the snow again. this is towards breckenridge. some higher elevations. we will see it turn into a bigger storm system for the

midwest sunday. before we get to that, though, we have messy weather falling on the eastern part of the country, even icing through western virginia and north carolina. authis could airport delays as h mvy rainoves eastward, dangerousn roadways as icing becomes anto issue. rrow we are looking at snow and wind through southern wisconsin, northwestern illinois, through southeasternt iowa and e kansas. this is an area where we will see falling snow, as much as six ches, but 40 miles per hour wind gusts. that will create dangerous conditions onoa. also likely to cause airport delays. looking at the roads, especially i-80 omaha to chicago, there's a possibility thatld we c see whiteout conditions because of snow blowing in 40 miles per hour winds. i-35 from minneapolis to oklahoma city. if you are traveling in this

area tomorrow, i wou almost recommend you kind of wait until monday before the stormou moves of here because it is going to be nasty. peter? >> that soundsub like a tng couple of days ahead. thank you very much. we'll get the rest of the national forecast in a moment. let's turn to the stunning announcement by alabama police they may have made a fatal severahts agate an nstake. altercation at att mall. radley is with us with more. >> it is an s awfulne. it started as a fight as a mall gunbattle into a police raced in, opened fire themselves. now they're saying itth appears ey shot and killed the wrong man. this morning, a chilling realization, police may have made a fatal mis ke thanksginight. >> there have been shots fired. >> the police department sayingr their offics may have killed the wrong man. the admission a day after an ol 18-yead man and 12-year-old

girl wer shot in riverside galleria outside birmingham. >> all of audden youeard active shooter, get in the back, get in the back. they were shoving us wherever they could put us. >> police saying the shooter may be at large, despite the initiat claim onnksgiving evening they killed the assailant. >> we were fortunate tha officer was there where he needed to be. >> a day later, a police tatement casting doubt the 21-year-old was the shooter. new evidence suggests whi mr. bradford may have been involved in some aspect of the altercation, he likely did not fire the round that injured the 18-year-old victim. bradford is then only per to have died in the incident. a 12-year-old named molly took a bullet close to her spine, she's still recovering, her mother is optimistic she'll head home soon. fm so thankful everyone that helped us, she wrote on facebook. but the black friday shopping spree saw other violence.

a man shot in the arm by unknown assailant at the mall in new jersey, and two men stabbed at ama a macs in sewnew york. the name of the officer hasn't been publiclyyeleased hoover, alabama police department, but we're hearing from media reports the officer was placed on administrative leave. that's while the police internal investigators try to f ure out whathappened. it is a d madash to get you on dirt cheap deals.ng floodi stores, filling shopping carts online. tammy leitner is outside a walmart in l,do florida with the spending frenzy just getting started. good morni to you. >> reporter: good morning, peter. the shopathon is on. black friday is no longer a one day event. shoppers have been at this 24

hour walmart throughout the night, many still on the hunt for deals. >> let's go! >> reporter: for many, it is a crazy who wi crazy holiday tradition. >> started when i was meet my grandmother and my aunlaunlts a mom. >> reporter: great deals. really good deals. shoppers braving long lines. >> i got here at 4:30 a.m. >> reporter: and extreme weather, all in t name of bargains. >> i got everything i wanted. >>eporter: 3,000 lined up at minnesota's mall of america, in kentucky, shoppers not as patient. some coming to blows over electronics at this walmart. >> stop it. stop. >> reporter: a reason some stayed out of malls and shopped online and in record numbers. some 4 billion spent according toarly figures, up 23% from last the average shopper spending

about a thousand dollars. of the listtop >> i think i spent like a thousand dollars. i saved a good amount. >> reporter: not everyone was after the typical black friday bargains. thousands lienned up outside a liquor storevi b frigid temperatures to get their hands on a new beer being released. for those dedic ed that didn't get the fill of long lines, crowds and deals, experts say there will be plenty of bargains i come. >> getting tired. >> reporter: at least?most done >> no, not done. >> reporter: expect malls and t local storesbe busy as it is small business saturday. one fun fact, this was created by a credit card company in 2010. peter, the concept has obviously stuck. >> stuck and apparently so have brawls in the malls. those are crazy pieces of video.

tammy leitner, thank you very much. whi you were outshopping, the federal government released aajor new report on climate chdige. the prection for the future is scary, and timing of when it is released drawing criticism. white house correspondent kelly o'donnell is in west palm beach with the president near his r-a-lago estate. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, kate. for the firste t for the trump administration, the sweeping federal government report required by congress on climate change is being made public and it lays out dire predictions about how people and prosperity could be threatened by frequent and moreta devng natural disasters, and how the white house is handling itom is cing under fire too. a new urgent warning about furious weather getting worse, from fires to floods. costing nearly $400 billion since 2015. a report with a call to action

that theio trump administr chose to release or critics charge bury by making it public on black friday d a holiday weekend. the 1600io page nl climate assessment crafted by 13 federal agencies concludes temperatures are rising. >> this warming trend can only be explained by human activities. >> reporter: the report says all regions of the country m facee extreme weather events, predicting climate change slash the u.s. economy by 10% by the next century. but that science is something the president mocks, tweeting askinbrutal cold, whatever happened to global warming. the president disputed climate si science last month. >> i don't think it is a hoax, there's probably a differenon, but i d't know that it is man-made. >> reporter: notably, he pulled the u.s. out of the paris climate accord and his policies

promote fossil fuels. the u.s. is leading the world in reducing carbon dioxide emissions. and saying it is based on an extreme scenario. they want action to expand clean energy research and expose costs on greenhouse emissions. will the president who has toured the aftermath take action? >> i want great climate, we're going to have that, and have forests that are very safe. we can't go through this every year. >> o another topic, new developments on the mueller investigation, another plea agreement could be in theks w what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: well, we are told by jerome corsi, conservative writer, conspir hy theory himself is in negotiations to resolve his case with the special prosecutor through a plea dl. believe he has been looked at because the special prosecutor has beenrying to find out what he may have known in advance about russian hacking of e-mails

that belong to john podesta. did he know before they were made public by wikileaks? he is an associate of roger stone. stone says he has done nothing wrong and says perhaps corsi waz sq to say something about him or the president. he say he is being p threw the process, is prepared to make a deal because he expected an indictment. kate? >> kelly o'donnell following it all. thanks. a humanitarian crisis developing at the u.s., mexico border. thousands of migrants camped ou trying to enter the u.s. hans nichols is there south of san diego. good morning. >> reporte good morning, peter. president trump sent some 6,000 u.s. troops tthe u.s./mexico border earlier this month. they ereed a base camp,

raising wire. all at a cost of 1illion. behind me in tijuana, the mayor calls it a humanitarian crisis as thousands of migrants are sleeping outside. this morning, competing calls for action on both sides of the border, 5,000 central american migrants are in tijuana. president trum tweeting from mar-a-lago, fix the border for once and for all now. wli the mayor declared a humanitarian crisiand appealed united nations for help. some are getting within 500 feet of border. the mayor criticizing his own government, warning they need to take donald trump's threat to shutter the entire border seriously. >>ry we will cloo the country until we can get it under control. the whole border. in mea the whole border. >> reporter: calling on congress to come togetr on a major border security package after on thanksgiving attack judiciary talking to troops

overseas, training his criticism on 9th circuit for blocking his plan to rejecny asylum application not made in an official poi of entry. >> it is a terrible thing when judges take over protective disgrace. t is a >> reporter: for the 1500 troops on the border after spending thanksgiving away from home, no certainty on how lon they will be there. >> as long as the mission takes, that's how long we' bthere. >> reporter: awaiting new orders after president trump raised the possibility they could respond with lethal force under some circumstances. >> if they have to, they're going to use lethal force. >> reporter: behind mmorrow, a group of migrants is planning to make the crossinn a sunday. they want to do it on a slow day to minimize any friction. their goal is to not cause anoblems. >> nichols, thank you. firefighters made much needed progress in california's

deadliest fire onor rec the camp fire is 95% contained afte burning nearly 14,000 homes. the death toll has climbed to 84, with 475 residents still listed missing. thousands of displaced families are lifg in makeshift shelters. heavy rains helped firefighters d allowed rescuers to access new areas. n now the rain poses threat of slides. mike ditka has reportedly been hospitalized in florida according to "chicago sunti s." he suffered a heart related incident. he turned 79 in october. he famou hy had art attack in 1988 and rurneturned to work days llater, the bears to a super bowl championship in 1986. to tt faceoff between two

of golf's all-time greats. tiger woods and phil mickelson going head to head with a lot of green on the line. $9 million, winners take all. the organizers may be seeing red. a technical glitch let a lot of people watch the event for free. kathy park has more on the high drama. >> the first payer view event brought together two of the biggest names in the game, tiger woods, phil mickelson. theyccepted the challenge i las vegas. a faceoff days before the competition. >> this is very diffe than anything golf has ever done in the past. >> fans that chose the greens over black friday got to hear the strategies, the jokes, and even the high stakes side bets among the >> go go go go go! >> at the first hole, they put $200,000 on the line.

money that will go to charity if one of them made a birdie. the match delivered hits like this chip at 17, forcing a tie. but there are also many misse van advancing the game to the 22nd hole i saden death playoff. lefty knocked in this four foot birdie. >> at long last. >> fans thatng weren't a the invited group of spectators could stream it for 20 buck but there was a glitch. a technical issue let them watch for free.rn bleacher report live issued a statement to nbc news. we took a s number ofps to resolve the matter with our main priority being delivery of content to those that purchased the p per view event. serving up a golf gamble with mickelson taking home millions and bragging rights. for "today," kathy park, nbc news, los angeles. >> a lot of cash. the

>> yes. at least they gave a little to charity. side bets. >> tiger woods will be just fine. ylan, did you get to see the golf? >> i wish i knew there was a glitch. i wasn't going to pay for i i missed out on it. but yeah. it is prettyweme. two of the best players. to see them go head to head i cool. $9 million would be awesome, too. we have a lot of rain effecting the east coast. want to point this out for those of you driving. there's icing in western pennsyania, through the appalachians now. higher

we have freezing rain in spots out our wdow with sleet mixed in. it changes to plain rain at about noon. watch out for slick spots. later this afternoon, heavy rain. should be out by about 8:00 p.m. the pink is freezing rain with some sleet mixed in starting to spill on to tee e side of the blue ridge mountains. winter weather advisory until noon because of the freezing rain and sleet. it should change to all rain. >> and that's yatrt forecast. >> dylan, thank you. the search for the body of an american missiony killed by tribesmen as he tried to spread his faith this morning, his final message tois family. the moment the sky diver missed mark before a nascar race. we have highlights in the weekld we have highlights in the weekld downlo

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he won't punish the u.s. ally for the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi, prompting bipartisan backlash. a deadly shooting spree at mercy hospital in hospital. >> we have several people shot at the hospital and an officer shot >> the shooting killed two women. an officer, aed marri father of three with chicago police less than two years. the suspect also deceased. >> this tears at the soul of our city. >> d sentencing for the colorado man that pled guilty to murderingis h family. >> chris watts never looked at his in-laws as they spoke in court. >> i trusted you to take care of them, not kill them. >> hivwas three life sentences for the murders. a warning issued nationwide by the cdc to avoid romaine

lettuce. >> don't eat, serve or sell romaineat lettuce. yurgent report from the cdc. i 32 people 11 states got sick from eating contaminated romaine. millions were on the move this week for start of the holiday season. from the t highways the skyways, a record breaking year of holid travel. most people on the move since 2005. about 48.5 million hitting the road, up 5% from last year, thanks to a strong economy and falling gas prices. some of the most memorable moments caught on camera. a massive inferno at a dallas apartment complex, some residents were forced to jump. amazingly, everyone survived. an suv crashed iloo ada pizza shop, no serious injuries, and aky diver missed his

target prior to a nascar race. with a bit of help, he was okay. and record low temperatures didn't stop thousands from atteing the macy's thanksgiving parade in new york city, featuring a host of character balloons and marching bands. >> it was cold for the parade. but there were inspiri stories. you told one and got to watch it as it came by. al>> wed about drew bell, a trumpet player, he wanted to march but couldn't roll himself in marching band, he is in a cheech, his friend the girl you see there, she gave up her spot to push him the route of the parade so he could play the hatrumpet. >>s awesome. those stories make that dayin insp it is a once in a lifetime f opportunityor them. stillo come, dangerous drivers, you need to check twice before getting into uber or lyft. and shifting to small

business saturday, the simplicity of shopping ont a smone. and a school girl that saved the day good morning. it's 7:26 on this saturday, november 24th. here's a look at some of the top stories right now. breaking news in prince george's a woman was rushed to the hospital after a single vehicle accident that happened around 2:45 in the morning. police say that they found the suv on it side f ande was -- the suv was engulfed in fire when they the woman is in critical gendition. prince ge county, over in laurel, more than 30 people forced out of their homes when a fire started at this apartment building. firefighters were called to k court around 1:00 in the morning. they spent plenty of tim

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we're continuing to watch a little bit of freezing rainmo ng in with areas of sleet. this is mainly along i-81. let's time this out for you. i believe it could spill to the eastern side of the blue ridge mountains impacting loudoun county,rederick county, maryland. this is at 7:00 a.m. it will eventually be rain with the exceptions of areas in the northern shenandoah valley. erything out of here by about 8 p.m. temperatures right now holding steady. chilly in the shenandoah valley.

above freezing around i-95. >> we're back with more local news and headlines in about 25 minutes. backo "today." we're back this saturday morning, november 24th, 2018, hras look at the lovely . ck letsef aron'elt turennedr cter t the official tree lighting is wednesday night. watch all of the action on nbc. >> the tree is set, crowds are on the way. it is beginng to feel like christmas. >> definitely feeling like christmas out there. we begin with a check of headlines. >> let's start withil 35on people under winter weaer advisori across the country. colorado slammed by cold and snow, up to 16 inches expected there. 1 million people are under flood watches on the east coast with freezing rain expected to blast the gion. a tragic incident on black

friday. the police department in whoever, alabama is saying one of its officers may have killed the w ang man during shooting at a local mall. officials claimed they killed the shooter who shot two other people. now they say the real soter may be at large. meantime, millions hit the stores on the busiest shopping day of the year, braving lienls and nasty weather and nasty customerti autho are investigating the cause of a house explosion in st. minlz. a shocking burst of flames injured two people and displaced neighbors. the owner of the home in critical condition. a shark attack caugh on camera is going viral.ea e9old will in kra us august when ahark bit him on the hea o fourer divers were in the water with him. one of them capturing the moment and escape on the go pro. he suffered blood loss from

lacerations, but good news, he escaped with his life. new developments and unanswered questions after american missionary was killed by an endangered tribe on an isolated island. lucy cavanaugh is following the story. good morning. >> good morning. this is a jouey the missionary w was warned against taking. they have no immunity to modern diseases. they're trying to figure out who else may have been involved in thatat mission. today, the remote island in the indian ocean is the focus of an investigation. ere is american missionary john chow's body. fishermen accused of taking him there are under arrest, more under suspicion. he was no stranger toti exo adventures, trekking in south africa, snowshoeing in the pacific northwest.

his trip to north sentinel island was both perilous and illegal. the tribe kept their way of life for centuries, rejecting contact with the modern world, known for attacking outsiders. his trip there against the law. >> this was dangerous for t ssionary and the tribe. >> incredibly dangerous for him, fool hearty to have done, even more dangerous for them. they are the most isolated tribe on earth, the most vulnerableten s of lack of i mmunity to common illnesses. >> reporter: journal entries show he was well awaref the danger, writing i am scared. if you want me to get actually shot or killed with an arrow, so be it. i don't want to die. >> he wanted to share the love w god with him. that was hisle mission. >> reporter: in another entry describes being shot at with bow

and arrow which pierced his bible. why did a little kid have to shoot me today, his high pitched voice lingers in my head. a final message to family. do not be angry atod them or if i get killed. don't retrieve my body. police sent a second boat near that remote island friday with two of the arrested men helping them pieceheogether itinerary and final moments. but authorities won't be sending anyone on shore to question the ridangered. that's too risky for everyone involved. >> thank you. time for the weather and dylan.

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this club. >> i literally woke up to him in th back seat parked somewhere, banging my head against the at. >> and h sexual assaulted you? >> yes. >> for hours? >> for three hours, yeah. >> reporter: think this couldn't happen to you? think again. so hereha is w we are doing. we have a car that looks like a typical uber. police say what fake drivers are doing on home printers they're printing an uber logo. we did the same on the office a computer put it inside theld windsh. that way when you come out of a bar or restaurant, you're not ying attention, you don't do right things to confirm this is your uber, they can drive off and do what they want,ncluding assaulting you. i am going to park outside popula bars and restaurants in the l.a. area into the overnight hours when things get pretty late. we're going toee who comes in. we have the entire car wired with five different camera we're going to give them adve an you at home how not to

become the next victim. these two friends fall for it. >> you got into a fake uber. they got in without checking ift it was the r uber. >> what? >> passenger after passenger. >> how are you guys? >> hopping in the car. >> how are you? >> good. how are you? >> and women. all thinking it is their uber. >> how are you? >> good, how are you? >> as the night wears on and drinks flow, out on the street, an car is parked, hazard lights on. watch what happens when i tell them who i really am. >> i am jeff rossen from the "today" show. you're on tv now. >> can i tell you something? my name is jeff, i work for nbc. >> hi, jeff. n>> you're o camera now. >> we are? >> when the supplies wears off,

the sobering reality sets in. >> you walked up, gave me your name and i just said yes. awagave it all now if i were a badguy, i could drive you off somewhere, i could lock t doors. >> and rape me. >> yes. >> you got into a fake uber. think if ie a bad guy, i am one of the good guys. >> if you have a gun, there's noth cg do. i am done for. >> reporter: how can you prevent this happening to you? i'm giving my passengers some tips. >> o app check the license plate. match the license plate on the car to the actualec car. to make sure the person behind the wheel looks like your driver's photo in the app. >> confirm the driver's name and picture. >> reporter: and the final tip, don't give away your name, aske river who they are picking up. these girls d the right thing.

they don't get in, but these guys do. >> never, ever give your name away. make them say your name. who are you here for. >> thank you so much. >> rorter: keeping you safe and sound, next time you hop in an uber. >> sti take me to the destination? >> i can't. i am not a real uber driver.or >> rter: here's a bonus tip. in the app, uber has an emergency 911 button directlynn ting you with police if you need them. for "today," jeff rossen, nbc news. >> wow. i learned so much from that piece. i always check the license plate. l >> check theense plate, or say who are you here to pick up. coming up, small business seturday today. how small busins are having a big impact these holidays, after these messages. eggo thick and fluffy waffles

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k way. bliday fans storming the storms for the deepest discounts out there. >> today the focus is on shopping. sma joe ling kent has more. >> reporter: shoppers are shifting gears to shop local for the nienlt year on small business saturday. you may not realize, small businesses makeup 99% of employers, and like black friday, the key for independent businesses is online shopping as you browse your sma a phone tablet. page and chris didn't settrut to be enepreneurs. >> i set out to make frames f photos i had taken. before we had a business going, a friend of ours that owned a store w placing orders. >> reporter: ordersrotarted

ing in fast. >> probably now doing 1500 to 2500 pieces, frames a month. still small business, but feels g to us. >> reporter: shoppers peruse the workshop and studio, but most business called alibi happens online. they started using weebly and ccuare tot payments anywhere, anytime, part of a rapid growing trend. 32% of shoppers made a mobile purchase and the number is rising fast. >> if i have square downloaded and we have product on the back of the truck, we can sell to anyone anytime. >> reporter: jorky founded and runs square. best known for the white card reader that let's them scan a credit caan. hets that square to disappear with business owners doing more p onnes and with square's >> shinlt ha ildn't have to cont

at all. focus attention on who they're serving and the transaction happens and disappears. >> reporter: businesses pay 6.2% to square. they say it is worth it for what they expect to be a busy small business saturday. >> you go to sleep and wake up in the morning and realize you sold atu p frame and it is going to new york. world did somebody in new york find us. and it's awesome. >> reporter: a giftor not just the shopper but the entrepreneurs, too. now, the odds of small businesses lik that one doing well today are looking good so far. this year research shows more than 80% of shoppers plan to do some holiday spending at small stores, and restaurants count a well. you can do it online or in person. guys? >> sounds good. i will be at a small business street fair later with my girl scout troops. >> and you find cute items you can't find anywhere else. >> you help your enables, the money stays inour communsoy.

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forwo weeks starting monday. they'll work on the bridge over the potomac river. the repairs will be focussedn theails of the tracks. the blue line will pick up the slack there. the shutdown lasts until cember 9th. aer festive atmos at the national zoo in d.c. the zoo lights splay kicked off last night. more than 500,000 environmentally fridly l.e.d. lights transforming the zoo every year. there are all sorts of attractions including the ginger bread village and the elephant outpost. the lights go on every nht through january 1st. as always, entry to the zoo is free. we'll get a check on the forecast with lauryn as the storm team 4rt weather aay. see you after this.

we have light freezing rain out there right now. a little bit of sleet mixedin. mainly confined to the i-81 corridor. that rain will fill inrnhrough the g along i-95. 7:30 you can see the freezeag raind toward the shenandoah valley. by 10:00 a.m., most of us rain with pockets of freezing rain. everybody will switcr to rain by noon. heavy this afternoon and you rould have floodingd the area.

out by 8:00 p.m. for any of thoseas chris tree ceremonies. back with the ful newscast at 8:30. for now back to new york and the "today show." good morning. holiday weekend havoc. a major winter storm is pounding td middle of the country. millions are set to head home from thanksgiving vacations. more than 35 million under some sort of warning or advisory. roads and airports about to be jammed. dylan is here with what you need wake up call. the feaeral government relses a major new report on climate change,y contradicting m of president trump's past claims. the study predicting dire kon consequences for american lives and the economy. but it is the timing of the report drawing fresh criticism. and the duke and ducss of sussex get set to make a new home away from prie william

and kate middleton. it is november 24th, 2018. good morning. welcome back to "today" on saturday morning c we do better than that. let's hear everybody one more time. >> look at the turkeys back there. >> a bunch of turkeys on the plaza, bearing some frigid cold. 32 degrees. better than a day a lot to get to in the final half hour for us today. we begin with today's news. dylan, plenty of people headed home for the holiday, post holiday get awahe what's weather looking like for travels? >> it is tricky depending where you are this look at what we saw near breckenridge, colorado. vahigher eons getting significant amounts of snowfall, enough to cover roadways, making things very slippery, reducing visibility. ons could getleva more than a foot of snow out of this storm system. this will move eastward and make a mess of the midwest tomorrow. one of the busiest travel days of the year. right now, you see light snow

falling through denver. the storm getting its act together ast moves eastward. this will be a mess for today's commuters, especially on higher elevations towards the app lalal lach lachl -- appalachians. there's icing that makes it dangerous on the roadways. also the potential for downpours in delaware and easternirnia and eastern north carolina. here's that snow system getting itsow act togetherds denver. we could see delays at the airports in denver and salt lake city. delays later this afternoon and evening through d.c. and new bork city. on, most of the heavy rain won't move in until overnight. weould see delays tomorrow. on roads, we are looking at the possibility of some heavy rainfa rainfall on the east coast. morrow, iowa, and illinois,

delays in chicago, st. louis and points further west. looking at the possibility of whiteo conditions, u to 40 miles per hour wind gusts, creates blowing snow from omaha to i-80. could be a dangerous drive tomorrow. you msi want to cr holding off until monday to do. peter? midwest.n the be careful. thank you very much. authorities in alabama say they may have made a fatal mistake thanksgiving night when they shot and killed a young man they first thought was a gunman. an 18-year-old male and 12-year-old girl were injured after gunfire erupted at a mall filled with black friday bargain hunters. police responded and killed the 21-year-old after they say he was seen fleeing the scene, brandishing a weapon. now police in hoover say theyy mave killed the wrong person and the shooter may still be at large. and more joyful news we turn to tammy leitner in doral, florida with the holiday frenzy

taking place across the country. the mad dash to getan your on good deals. good morning again to you. >> reporter: good morning, peter. black friday has always been the busiest shopping day of the year, store managers at this 24 hour walmart tell me the had shoppers here until wee hours of the morning on the hunt for black friday deals. for many, it is crazy holiday tradition. >> started when i was her would go shopping, meet my grand mother and m aunts and my mom. >> reporter: the mad dash for deals on the busiest shopping day of ge year. at deals everywhere, half off most stores. good deals. >> reporter: from california to new york, shopperson braving lines. >> got here at 4:30 a.m. >> reporter: and extreme weather. >> i can't feel my feet. >> reporter: all in the name of bargains. 3,000 lining up at minnesota's mall of america. n kentucky, shoppers not as

patient. some coming to blows over electronics at this walmart. >> stop it! stop! >> reporter: a reason some stayed out of the malls and shopped online, and in record numbers. 4 billion spent, up 23% from last year. the average shopper spending t aboutusand dollars. clothing on the top of the list. >> i think i spent like a thousand dollars. i saved a good >> reporter: not everyone was after the typical black friday bargains. thousands lin up outside a liquor store, braving frigid temperatures to be the first to get their hands on a new being released. >> i am dedicated. >> reporter: for those really dedicated that didn't get the fill of long lines, crowds and deals, expertsil say there be plenty of bargains to come. >> i'm getti tired. >> reporter: are you almost done at least? >> no, no, not done. >> reporter: you can expect the mad dash to continue today as is

is smalless saturday. last year shoppers spent $13 billion on this day, and retailers are hoping to top that number. peter, kate? >> thanks so much. >> a plane goes by. while you wereng shop the federal government released a new report on climate change. prediction for the future is scary. timing of whether it was released is drawing criticism this morning. nbc's white house correspondent kellyne o'd in west palm beach near the president's mar-a-lago estate. orod morning. >> reporter: goodng, peter. the timing issue is when you release an important report likd thing a holiday weekend, you could argue fewer people will see i p that'st of why we are talking about it now. it is a sweeping report from 13 federal agencies that paints a dire picture what could happen with mor severe weather and weather events, natural disasters that could cost lives,

livelihoods, and effecthe economy. this report says temperatures are in fact rising. they predictg a continuinrise, and say what's important is the u.s. to take action to do things to invest in clean energy and also consider making changes how they charge people u for of carbon emissions. the white house says it is a plan that was based on the most extremsc arios, points out that the u.s. is already leading in carbon emiion reductions. this is controversial because the trump administration has been at tdds with climate change community. kate, peter? >> and also new developments in the muellerannvestigation, her plea agreement could be in the works. can you get us up to date on that? >> reporter: thi involves jerome corsi, conservative writer and conspiracy theorist. an associate of rogerto, long time gop operative. he tells nbc news he is negotiating for a plea agreement because he believed he was

cing imminent indictment. he is involved because the prosecutors are looking at whether he had any advance knowledge of the russian hacking of e-mails belonging to john podesta. did he know something before it went public on wikileaks. roger stone says he h to do with it, although they're closely aligned. he is bracing for what would n an indictment and talking the possibility of a plea agreement. >> kelly, th>k you. >>uch more to get to this morning, including protests in paris thatd turne violent today he demonstrators gatd and clashed with police. tear gas, wate cannons were . deployed it is part of a grass roots movement campaigning against rising fuel prices and macron's presidency. prince harry and his wife are getting a new home with t baby on the way. they're officially leaving kensington palace where they

were livin with prince william and kate, ty're moving to the grounds of windsor castle. the move is set for early next year. not exact downsizing. it has ten bedrooms. they'll do fine. >> it is supposed to be beautianl. dyls on the plaza with a check of the weather. >> good morning again. we found the birthday cner. who here is celebrating well, we are looking at light freezing rain mainly

confined down through winchester, martinsburg. light stuf people are saying we're not seeing anything yet. you're not seeing anything on the eastern side of the mountain. i believe this will start to move in. mainly it's plain rain. between now and 10:00 a.m., closer to the d.c. area, slicks sp you can see it starts to change over to just plain rain by noon it will be heavy rain throughout the afternoon. and that's your latest forecast. >> thanks so much. a sixth grader helped solve a hit and run with a handwritten note. dy

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with what's trending in the orange room. dylan, what have you got for us? >> have you ever parked to come back and spot a ding or dent that wasn't there? that happened to a college senior andrew sip wits. look at the front end. a little banged up. many of us would say that's a buer and move on. he also spotted a helpful note. take a look at this. it says if you're wondering what ppened to your r, bus 449 hit your car. it goes on to detail how itent down, saying the driver hit and run andthorry. note includes a helpful drawing of the bus, and signed simply a sixth grader at potent academy. he pted tha note online and a picture of his damaged car and says shoutout to the anonymous sixth grader for saving me a couple thousand. and the internet went wild. hundreds of thousands retweeted the post. people commented on everything

from the young girl'so handwriting artistry. one says anyone else notice the kids in the picture appear to be drying for help? maybe there's more for the asory. this kid a future in insurance. a third saying i hope my kids like this someday. if i was her parent i would be so proud. there's a happy ending for the college student. the bus company said they'll cover cost of the repair,th and young girl that wrote the note was identified. and he is trying to find a way to reward her. the driver of the bus on the other hd is not so lucky. he will likely be out of a job. >> not a good call to take off. love that girl. >> as a parent, i would hope my kids would do tha >> if your car is dinged, hope you find a note like that. some pop start for us, too. >> steph curry, speaking of fender ben

fend fender benld benders, invved in two. he pulled to the median to get help and another car lost control and collided with his rsche. everyone involved was wearing seat belts. no one suffered injuries. he tk time to snap a photoni with califhighway officers during the ordeal. and pete davidsone got s fresh ink in honor of a living calegend. you guess what it is? the latest tattoo of ruth bader ginsberg. >> that's not what i was going to guess. >> i don't think anyone would have guessed that. >> she'searing a crown and judicial robe. davidson might have been sspired after t "snl" tribute last week. ♪ rbg, running the supreme

court. >> t is not the comedian's first political ink. la year got this one of hillary clinton on his leg too much hillary replied, makes it less awkward i have had a pete davidson tattoo for years. that's yourop start. any political ink we should know about? >> i got none. but thinking about it now. >> yeah. who would it be. thanks. how long can you hold your breath? bet it is not as long as these guys. we travel close to the

now to a story about an incryible discovery an american scientist. the sea nomads. >> they can hold b theirath minutes at a time.

the secret we are going to find out from d john torrez. >> good morning. thes guys are incredible. they have a unique advantage that sets them apart from all of us, anst american scienve may ha solved the mystery why. deep in turquoiseaters off malaysia in the philippines live people that canal practically wk on the bottom of the sea. they don't use an objection general tank or flippers on their feet. just a simple deep breath. and they can dive more than 200 feet below the surface. some spending up to 13 minutes on the ocean floor using this remarkable skill to hunt for fish. >> when you see how they move comfortable how they are, it seems like therest mue something special goi on. >> fascinated by the mtery, this scientist packed a portable ultrasound machine and medic supplies and traveled to

southeast asia. she had no idea what to expect when she got there. >> they were surprisingly open, a little puzzledy e ultrasound machine but excited to participate. >> she tooklt sounds and dna samples. what she found was stunning. their spleens were significantly larger than normal. 50 bigger. >> sh a big difference. it was shocking. it was exciting. >> what does the spleen have to do withholding you breath? it is a rester investigator for red blood cells filled with oxygen. when you dive under water, pressure squeezes those into the bloodstrldm. >> you c think of it as geing an extra breath of air under water. >> and one mor thing, after centuries of deep diving, even the baju who never go into the water have evolved to have larger spleens. now one of underwater's fascinating mysteries solved by

a curious scientist. wow. so how did they get a bigger us?en than all the rest of >> by adapting to the environment, they're a great example of natural selection. they found out besides t large spleen, they have unique set of genes that allows them to dive deeper, stay there longer than most of us. they found those same changes in villagers that don't dive at all. >>va unbele. that was incredible. >> saturday morning science. that does it for us this saturday morning. a quick note, steals and deals. kathie lee and hoda show deals were extended until:00 p.m. eastern sunday. >> tomorrow on sunday today willie sits down with h hh jackman o latest film. hope you had a great holiday and great weekend ahead. see you sunday.

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good saturday morning. i'm david culver. >> straight ahead on news 4 today. freezing rainossible for some. relief could be coming. >> yeah. we may see some relie tomorrow. temperatures will be nearing 60. not today. it isoing to be a messy saturday. freezing rain already falling in portions of ourar . already several accidents being reported in portions of our area. we'l talk about the timing on this and what you can expect r r the remain your saturday coming up. we'll also have the latest on the apartment fire putting dozens of folks out in the cold this morning. >> plusid h festivities in the district and the rest of the region are ramping up as we move past thanksgiving. a look at the w ikend fun straight ahead. th> if you have questions about

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frigid temperatures are keeping us under a hypothermia alert. afternoon rain could create icy driving conditions for holiday shoppers. >> emergency crews cutting five people out of a mangled car t. overni take a look at that scene. we'll bring you to montgomery county for the latest on the aftermath. it's not just a big weekend for shopping. holiday festivities are getting into full swing all over the area. we have a look at holiday fun in the region. >> we welcome you in on this saturday morning, small business saturday. t's so fun nir. it's like you have halloween.

you eat a big meal, and then boom, boom, boom. >> are you talking about thanksgiving? >> yeah. the big meal on thanksgiving. we give thanks for one day. >> you're still caught up o halloween. i know. that's why. >> it seems like yestday, and now we're fully into the season with zoo lights and events. >> we have so much to take advantage of. c >>old weather. >> we haveic lauryn rts racking what is a weather alert day. you've been busy. >> just a little bit on the busy de outthere. i just realized my show is not in place. this is the second time i've done this this morning because i've been so busy looking at the newest information. i have a lot of people asking me about where is the weather? it's coming. e i don't thinrybody is going to see the freezing rain. that's good. since it's kind of ting its time to get to the i-95id co, our temperatures have warmed up. our friends along i-81, there's rain moving in 3:00