good morni goodng morning. fitting tribute. geor w. bush lying in state in the capitol rotunda this morning after a final journey to washington, the first lady joining thousands of americans paying their reasons overnight. the bush familyg fight back tears during an emotional ceremoer. >> georgert walker bush demonstrated the finest qualities of our nation and of human kind. >> h kept us flying high and challenged us to fly higher still. >> savannah is in the nation's capital for today's ceremonies

fallen president and patriot. eep freeze. bitter cold setting in coast to coast while a new winter storm begins its dangerous cross-country march packing snow, sleet, andn. freezing r al is tracking it all. breaking overnight, success. three astronauts,ncluding an american, arrive safely at the international space station. the first mission there since that frighteng rocket failure weeks ago. those stories, plus deepening mystery. the newng questions b raised this morning after the death of the top u.s. navy admiral in the middle east. fighting back. "snl's" powerful message. and sully's service. inside the special bond between president bush and his service dog and his next mission. today is tuesday, december 4,

2018. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "todaav with sannah guthrie live from washington, d.c. and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to this special split edition of "today." s sava ah is in washington, d. >> good morning. it was such a moving afternoon. president bush making his final trip to washington. his casket lying in state at the capitol rotunda after a ceremony yesterday. members of the public will be invited to come and view and pay their reasons personally if they sohoose. this president just the lefrpt in our history to lie in state. of course, it withere will be ae funeral at the national cathedl on wednesday. wednesday has also been declared g for onal day of mourn the war hero turned world leader. peter alexander is on the hill for uss morning. peter, good morning to you.

>> good morning to you. george herbert walker bush is being remembered as a great man and gentle soul. the president here last night to y tribute. the british royal family has announced prince charles will atnd tomorrow's ceremony. ovnight honoring the nation's 41st president. inside the capitol preside trump and first lady paying their respects to george h.w. bush. his casket lying in state. members of the public comg to say their good-byes. washington et over monday president bush's coffin arrivedt the capitol heralded by canons and a 21 gun suth. president george w. bush looking on as dignitaries celebrated the

fe of the late president in the halls where he wons served. james baker a former joint chiefs chairman powell there. solemn ceremony remembering vice president pence offering condolences on behalf of a grateful nation. he was known as t quiet man, it was not for lack of nerve or daring in all of his 94 years president bush never lost his love oftu adv and he never failed to answer the call to his country. >> reporter: sentiments echoed by paul ryan. >> he reached the heights of power with uncommon humility. he made monumental contributions to freedom with the fundamental decency that resonates across generations. >> reporter: t decorated world r ii fighter pilot making his last trip to washington on this air force one jet flying and the call sign special air mission 41

and joining the late president in route to joint andrews, his service dog sully, now likely to go to walter reed, answering the call for other veterans. sully will make a stop at the capitol today. the trumpko ws extended an invitation to the bush family to stay at blaouse in washington across the street from the white house. it's hopeful the wte house a others have suggested that the president and first lady will be able to have a private visit with themre at some point today. back to you. >> peter, thank you. we will have more from here in t'shington ahead. the presid sweet bond with his service dog sully, and nbc news and msnbc wl have special coverage here and in houston throughout the week. one moreto reminder. rrow morning on "today" we sit down with our dear friend jenna bush hager and her sister barbara as they remember their beloved gampy. for now,ack to you.

>> savannah, thank you. another major story thisrn g. we are talking about the weather. the temperatures are plunging coast to coast. al has his eye on a powerful system. good morning. >> good morning. this is the second time in two weeks we have had a coast-to-coast storm. this one off the california coast going to be bringing rain in over the next several days through thursday. we are talking about burn scar flood risk from sta barbara to san diego. now we've got this system pushing in as we get towards friday. cold air from the north coming in. warm, moist air moving in from the south. friday torrential rain over xa freezing rain and snow from albuquerque all the way into the panhandle of texas and oklahoma. saturday it pushes into the gul with hea rain, more snow from missouri to oklahom city. by sunday it's along the southeastern and mid-atlantic coast bringing heavy rain, possibility of snownto the

appalachian i see. snowy icy travel from lubbock and amarillo t arkansas and parts of missouri. the carolinas could see a significan snowstorm this weekend with heavy snow from london all the waynto charlotte. depending on the track, washington might be in play in this as well. we will continue to track it.e meantime,ve got also a risk of severe thunderstorms down through texas, san antonio, ann heavy r from texas all the way into the mid-atlantic states. guys. >> all right. i know you will keep your eye on that. back to d.c. and savannah. >> much of the business in washington is beingostponed as the nation honored bush.ident there is word of a possible deal to avoid the next government shutdown. nbc's chief white house correspondent hallie jackson has the details on that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning o you're right. it looks like lawmakers are buying themselves two more weeks to avoid a partial government

shutdown. multiple house leadership sours tell nbc news there is an agreement because of the services to remember preside t bush push what was friday's e dead deadline to the friday before christmas. the idea being lawmakers may feel pressure to get home for the holidays and meaye a bbl str wall money.le it's not what kind of compromise democrats and republicans will be able to find on that. the president wants $5 billion wall.s congress has allocated $1.6 billion. democrats are pointing the fingert president trump with chuck schumer saying the government shouldn't close because of what he calls a trump temper a "wall street journal" panel he doesn't think it will get to a shutdown. it would be a partial shutdown lat it would affect the department of ho security and the interior department which keeps national lparks and monuments open. >> a lot of people remember back

to thecampaign, the president saying mexico is going to pay for this wall. why is it that congress is fighting over $5 billion the president wants for the wall if mexico was supposed to pay for it? >> because mexico is not going to pay for it is the bottom line answer. you don't have too back to the campaign. the president said this summer that mexico will very easily be paying for this wal that is not the case. new mexican president that has been inaugurated. mexico is not ponying up the money for the border wall. at puts itn the taxpayers to do so for the president. >> hallie jackson at the white house forus. thank you. hoda. >> thanks. this morning the mystery surrounding the death of a top u.s. admalal overseeing n forces in the middle east is deepening. kelly cobiellaith the latest on that story. good morning. >> reporter: goodni m. well, navy investigators are looking into this along with the government in bahrain. a lot of unanswered questions.

how did the u.s. navy's top admiral in the middle east die and why? this morning the u.s. navy is searching for answers after 58-year-old vice admiral scott distu sternny was found dead in bahrain. >> he was a decorated naval warrior. he was a devoted husband and father and he was a good friend to all of us. >> reporter: heath an apparent suicide is under investigation but no other details have been released. >> ato this timeul play suspected. >> reporter: the three-star admiral comnded the fifth fleet since may. a demanding job overseeing u.s. warships in the middle east, helping to coordinate strikes against isis and the taliban. among his responsibilities, keeping iran in check and protecting u.s. shipping routes in droangeus wa. workis >> reporter:istinguished career began after the chicago native graduated from notre

dame, joining they in 1982. he received top gun training to fly f-18 super hornets, making more than 1,000 aircraft carrier landings. his death sounding a newrm a on mental health treatment in the military. >> a great stigma, particularly ifs a senior officer, going to seek medical help. so it's a personal tragedy for the navy and for the family. >> reporter: friends, family, and colleagues mourning the sudden passing of this high-ranking warrior. sternny was married t with sons. family and colleagues said to be devastated by his death. a private memorial is being planned on the naval base in bahrain. >> thank ju. crans the table with another story we are following. >> good morning to you. major developnts this morning in a story we have been watching closely here. french prime minister edouard philippesi announcing a susp

of fuel tax hikes today. a major u-turn in an effort to apiece a protest in paris last weekend. more than 100 people were hurt, another 412 arrested during frce's worst urban riot in years. the planned fuel tax increase will be sus fnded several months. back to savannah in washington. guys.ank you, meantime, nasa and the russian space agency are celebratingauhe successfulh of a manned mission to the space station. this just two months afterve close call on another rocket. that mission had to abortnt jus mo after takeoff. nbc's tom costtello has the story this morning. good morning. >> reporter: this time three astronauts successfully blasted off on that soyuz rocket without incident. a lot of people were veryou ne watching the launch. in october we had that malfunction on the russian rocket. that caused an abort on the edge of space. an american and a russian astronaut falling back to earth,

parachuting back to earth and, thankfully, they survived. >> and lift-off. >> reporter: turns out the second time was the cha for an aborted mission headed for the international space station. astronauts from canada and russia docking monday at 240 paul sim p.m. while the station was flying over the southern coast of yemen. they were the first crew sent to the station since a launch was aborted in october after that oster rocket failedo separate properly marking the first aborted launc for the russian space program sce 1983. americ they were lucky to survive after the soyuz rocket failed two minutes intolit. the spaceship going into automatic abots. the astron endured heavy g's plunging back to earth. >> the first two mutes of the launch were going great. everything was nominal, and it

was rht after the first staging when the booster started to separate inside it went from normal to w somethingas wrong pretty quick. >> reporter: with october's rocket failure on the minds of , nasa breathing a sigh offt relief a flawless launch monday. the new team will spend more than six months doing research and experiments i biology, earth science, physical sciences, andhn togy. russian investigators have now traced the october rocket booster failure to a bad sensor which signaled the rocket stage just to separate. the new astronauts replace the crew on the station that had been there since june. and american nick hague on that aborted mission in october will get a second chance to go back into space in february. yo >> thank and now we send it back to new york. >> all right. thank you. new warning thi morning for the millions of dog owners in this country. the food and drug administration says several popular brands of

dog food have 70 times the safe level of vitamin d. the fda says that the vitamin is an essential nutrient for dogs but excessive amounts can cause kidney failure, even death. the makers of 11 different brands of dog food are recalling feir products. you can find al list on our website. today.com. all right. let's bring i mr. roker. a check of the weather. >> i can't check now. i have to see -- okay. i'll wait in a minute until we get to that local. take a quick look, show young what's happeut there. december chill throughout southeast. snow showers around the graits. coastal rain into the pacific northwest. i should say into northern california. the pacific northwest looking pretty nice with plenty of sunshine. we will get to your local forecast and my check of those pet foods in the next 30 seconds.

good morning everybody. i'm meteorologist chuck bell. it's a mostly cloudy start to the day. we will be and out of clouds and sunshine all day long. current temperatures mostly in the upper 30s and low 40s. that theft wind will be with us all day. wind chills, 30s much of the day. the forecast around the. u capitol grounds today temperatures staying in the low 40s. again breezy outside all day long. the cold weather continues all ike way through the rest of the week with flurriesy tomorrow. >> and that's your latest weather. >> thanks, up. comin, a missing touristst ery.

new details overnight in the search for a florida woman who vashed during a birthday trip to costa rica. a curbside challenge. we are testing out the new service at popular stores letting you order online and pick upheithout leaving car. does it really save you that much time? first, this is "today" on nbc. pick

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this is a news4 today news break. >>:26 is your time on this tuesday, december 4, 2018. good morning to you.i' eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. this morning former presidentrt george heralker bush is lying in state at the capital rotunda. mourners have until this time tomorrow morning to pay their respects. his funeral is tomorro at the national cathedral. stay with news4 a we remember president bush. this morninge prince ge's police need your help to find this car. they say two men kidnapped and sexually assaulted s yo women i temple hills yesterday morning beforeut leaving her in ast d.c. a check on your commute. what do you see, melissa? >> some major delays on 270 and

the outer loop of the beltway towards river road. we had a brokele down veh on the shoulder but still have all of those delays. southbound 270 near west montgomery 28 crashlocking the right lane. adding to the pain arlington northbound 395 before glebe a sh. h involving abu 5, consumer reporter susan hogan finds troubling news about emergency artevices. >> that story at 5:00. we willno take a brea your forecast is next. stay with us. alright, everyone. santa will be right back, but i just got to say, if you're going to ask him for tech this year, you got to ask for fios too. sorry, why is that? because fios is a 100% fiber-optic network. don't you guys want all of the tech on your wish list to work as awesomely as you dreamed? i'm back! and he's back. 100% fiber-optic network. 100% phenomenal. switch to fios gigabit connection, plus tv and phone with a 2-year agreement

and get a year of amazon prime on us. good morning. partly to mostly cloudy. definitely cold thisr morning. up0s and low 40s. and not a big warmup coming your way for thell day at a mix of clouds and sunshine. afternoon temperatures not much higher than where we are right now. mostly in the low, perhaps as much as the mid-40s. ere is your ten-day forecast. cloudy tomorrow with rick osk

snow flurries around. cold and dry the rest of the week. >> thank you. another local news you update in 25 minutes. >> back to t"the today show" hae a great day. ." have a great day.

e are back now. it's 7:30, tuesday morning, the 4th of december, 2018. and that is the sce on capitol hill this morning as americans are lining up all night to pay their respects to former president george h.w. bush lying in state at the u.s. capitol until tomorrow morning. we will have a lot more from here in washington just ahead. for now i will send it back to you guys in new york. >> thank you, savannah. we are going it start this half hour with a check o today's other headlines. there is word this morning of a possible deal to avoid anoth government shutdown. the house and senate plan to vote this week to push the deadline back two weeks. if it passes it keeps the government open to december 21st. president trump was originall set to meet with top democratic

leaders to talk about government funding. they delayed the talks to next week because of the death and upcoming funeral for president bush. a small plane slaing into a building in south florida. it happened over the weekend in fort you can see the plane skid across the pavement. it slammed into a building and then burstlantos. the building houses a therapy center f kids with autism. thankfully, nobody was hurt in the crash. the two people in the plane were killed. the cause of the crash is still underat investn. an elderly manager after being attacked by anat allig in florida. after the attack trappers pulled the animal out of a pond and hauled it away. they fou one of the man's shoes in the gator's man. the man is expected toe okay. > also this morning there is a troubling twist in the mysterio sappearance of a

florida woman who vanished during a birthday trip to costa rica. morgan ratford with more. >> good morning. still a mystery as we speak because costa rican authorities say they found a body buried on the grounds of t airbnb and that's where carla stefaniak was staying. her father and brother have flown to search for her and the family is still hoping they will find her alive. >> hi for my birthday. >> reporter: this morning carla stefaniak's family is despete to find her. it's been a week since they from her. >> we believe sheepd been kidnapped. and her er: she sister-in-law jetted to costa rica for to a girl's getaway to celebrate karla's birthday. the pair documenting their adventure, relaxing in robe exploring by moped, taking in the sights. >> it's karla's day, too.

>> reporter: april flehome on tuesday but karla returned to miami wednesday on her birthday. she checked into an airbnb outside of the capital of san jose texting with friends ag it was raining hard and the lights went out, writing super sketchy. it's therdast time they h from her. her broer says that immediately raised red flags. >> she is a person that is always into social media, veryi communic this is why this is so strange. >> reporter: in what could be a tragic turn, on monday cta rican investigators found a body outside the airbnb unit she was renting. authorities say it was the body of a woman, but can't say if it's carlare until t is an autopsy. haauthorities also found wt they believe could be blood in the room where she was staying. her family in disbelief, but not

giving up hope. >> we heard that a body was found. however, we stayis optc it's not my sister. we haven't gotten confirmation from the authorities. >> so, morgan, is the airbnbit cooperating authorities on this investigation? >> well, the attorney that is actually representing that property says they are cooperating with the investigation thoroughly and they hope when all of the facts perpetrator t that will be brought to justice. meanwhile, the ownmps have arily closed that airbnb for vacation rentals. >> thank let us switch gears on this tuesday morning and get a check on the forecast. mr.roker, how a we looking. >> a lot of cold weather from coast to ast from n england to california. a widespread chill. temperatures anywhere from 5 to 15 degrees below average. chicago 31. w orleans 57 degrees. that's 9 degrees below average. another area of cold a, high pressure builds in as we move on into wednesday. the northeast,

southeast, into the mid-atlantic below-average temperatures and look athis. by friday, minneapolis is only 16. denver 39. indianapolis on friday 31. new york city stays in the mid-30s. in ct, bottoms out saturday at 35 degrees. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. good morning. pakistan ski c partudy skies overhead. temperatures in the upper 30s and low 40s. wind chills in t y low 30s. ifou will be outside today it will stay cold and breezy all ayy long. afternoon highs tnly in the low-to-mid 40s at best. by tomorrow morning most of the area down below freezingnd another cold day with flurriesl ly coming up for tomorrow. we will stay cold most of the rest of the week. >> and that's your lathet weatr. >> al, thank you. still ahead, a special bond between president bush and his service dog sully and his

facebook companion's next mission. and we are gng to get the story behind this selfie. that's hoda and kim kardashi. and o ultimate holiday gift guide. 50 ideas to cover every sully person on your list. first, testing out ways to save you time. >> good morning. i'm jeff rossen. target and walmart both now offering same-day subucurbside pickup service. they will bring it right to you. but does it really work and who is faster? we are going on a shopping spree next. an

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your groceri every week and save time while you're doing it. >> lky forll of us just in time for the holidays. jeff rossen putting the services to the test. jeff, good morning. >> reporter: hey, guys, good moring to you. any of us the worst part about grocery shopping is grocery shopping. waning all that time the store. but this could be a better tion. same-day curbside pickup for all of the stuff you need from groceries to household supplies. target and walmart going all inw expanding the service to more cities. you just order online and pick it up when it's ready. can't go wrong, rht? you never have to leave your car. this morning we are trying it out, orderingar fromt and walmart to see who gets it done firstefore you buy anything this holidayea sson. check this out. the stores make it look super easy in theads. >> from our store to your car door. >> reporter: pushing the servicu to maker holidays easier. no needd to w around the

aisles. just order online. drive up. they load the stuff in your car and you're out of there. but does it actually work? okay. we are going to try an experiment. this is my producer lindsey. we are going to do some shopping. i am using the target app to sign up for the drive-up curbside pickup service. you are doing the same thing for another store? >> i am doing it for walmart. walmart's service is pickup, which is the same tng as drive-up. >> reporter: we are ordering the same items and we are looking for aam of things. who fulfills t orders faster right.they get it first, we fill up our carts with all the same items. coca-cola, 12-pack. from the essentials. low-fat milkit to snacks. oreo chocolate sandwich cookies. >> in my cart. >> reporter: to household viva paper towels six big rolls. >> in my cart. >> reporter: time to check out. target says the orders are usually ready within one to two

hours. >> walmart wants you to reserve a pickup time. the earliest is four to five hours>> from now. eporter: and that's not the only difference. look at the prices. when we order my total from target comes up as $213.22. lindsey's walmart order comes up as 19t$199.45. walms almost $14 cheaper for the same stuff. let's order in three, two, one.e hat happens. target and walmart both say they'll notify y when your order is ready. so i wait. and wait. okay. it's been more than two hours and still no email from target saying the order is ready and nothing on the app either. more waiting and waiting.ee it's nown four hours. this is crazy. meanwhile, lindsey is having trouble with her order, too. >> just got a notification from walmart and it says your order was delayed. we will people you when it's

ready for pickup. >> reporter: so she waits, too. not g for long. the know mummification that my order is ready. i will hit check in on the app to let them know i am ony way. >> reporter: she heads to walmart. i pulled into the pickup area. on the app i can let them know i'm here, what parking spot i am in and what color car i am in. now i wait. >> reporter: an employee comes out dsth her order and l it right into the trunk much her car. >> great. >> reporter: lindsey never even had to get out. but did walma get her order right? ne i am missing thing out of stock and it seems like they substituted a fews thing like these oreos. i asked for regular and they gave me the double stuff. >> reporter: done. i'm still waiting. after eight hours, no word from ready.that my order is so i give up and call the store. hi, i placed an order for utdrive-up service a eight hours ago and i never got a

notification on the app that it's ready not. jeff rosse the order is ready? okay. what should i do when i get there and pull up? she says i should havon an optin he app to let them know i arrived. i don't have the hit i am here, which you tell me to hit when i get there, because tt app is noorking. i have to do it as a store pickup? that's not what i wanted. that's right. the sdrive-upvice didn't work. i have arrived at target. getting out of my car, which i am not supposed to have to do, to pick up mytu s. it's raining out. i pick up my order the old fashioned way. target tling nbc news it strives to deliver exceptional service for our guests and we are always sorry to hear when we come up short, adding drive-up is our highest rated service by guests. walmartviaying the s consistently reeves rave reviews, adding the service you received isn't one that we ever want someone to have but it is not indicative ofal the l program. both stores still have kinks,

but walmart wins. now, target did get my order right except for one item. we triedhe drive-up service again at a different target location and it did work that time. so it seems hit or miss. bottom line, if you are using the service at either store, you may want to leave some extra time. happy holidays. back to you. >> thank you, jeff. >> they don't have the time you take to have to scroll through and pick the stuff. by thate time, you h driven to the store. >> yes. >> especially i like to look at the produce am i li. o pick what steak i want. >> i like the app. i use a different one. sometimes when they don't have the item and they swap it out, it's never the -- >> yeah, for the staplest. it's gr ahead, president bush's canine companion, what's ahead for sully. first, these messages.

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♪ this is a news4 today news break. >>:56 is your time on this tuesday, december 4, 2018. we want to check on your commute with melissa molett i your first 4 traffic. >> southbound 270 at montrose a crash blocking the left lane. arlington northbound 395 hov lanes before glebe a crash involving a bus and in upper

marlboro inbound pennsylvania at left crash blocking the lane. delays here as well. >> thanks. we will take a break now. we will check your forecast when we come back. stay with us.

good morning everybody. a little breezy and a lot cold outside this morning. temperatures mostly in the upper 30s here this morning and we will stay in the low, may the mid-40s briefly this afternoon but wind chills in the 30s a day. tomorrow morning mostly cloudy, temperatures below freezing area. much of the wednesday cloudy with a risk of passing flurries. you can use our nbc washington app to stay ahe of the weather at any time or find and follow me on soal media. >> thank you. another local news update in 25 minutes. now back to "the today show" after this short break. have a great day.

it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, lying in state. the bush family fighting back tears during an emotional ceremony in the u.s. capitol rotunda. president trump and the a first lang the thousands paying their respects. >> president bush never lost hio lovef adventure and he never faheed to answer call to serve his country. >> savannah is live in washington with the veryes lt, including a closer look at the service dog who held the former president in his final months. plus, nog laugh matter." "s star pete davidson opens up about becoming af victim online bullying after his breakup with ariana grde. and hugh the man.

♪ ladies and gents >>," "the greatest showmanugh jackman, is taking over our plaza for a live concert as he ets ready to take the world by storm. today tuesday, december 4, 2018. ♪ >> from x-men to show men. >> here for our man hugh jackman! >> drove seven hours from ohio to be here. >> "today"! >> today is the greatest show! o! >> from artanburg, south carolina. >> dallas, texas. >> a.bozeman, mont >> and san francisco, california. >> all i want for christmas is hugh! woo! h,>> oco wel to this edition of "today." they were lined up this morning

4:30 waiting for hugh jackman. to thi h we areing a concert live on the plaza in december i remarkable. >> i was out there, listening to him warmot up. fans are going to be disappointed. we start this half hour with savannah in hey, savannah. >> hi, guys, good morning again. let's get to your news at 8:00. former president george herbert walker bush is lying in state in the capitol rotunda where thousands americans are joining political leaders and bush family members to pay their respects. peter alexander has more on the president's final journey to washington. >> reporter: good morning. george herbert being remembered as a great man and a gentle soul. president trump and the first lady arriving at the capit pay their respects. the president saluting 41's flag-draped casket, melania trump placing her hand over her heart. and the british royal family announced that prince charles

will attend wednesday, tomorrow's national cathedral state funer. he will b representing her majority, the queen. 41, of course, a war hero turned world leader.as the of the greatest generation to occupy the ova. offi one of the reason thousands are expected to file past his casket over the course of the day. among them sully, his yellowic b se dog who i'm told will make one final visit to see the man he served for the last several years. the trump white house extended an invitation to the bushta family toat the official presidential residence for this week's ceremonies. sources familiar with the first family's plan say they visit with the bush family privately today. hoda. >> all right. peter, thank you. another majortory is the powerful storm that is bringing snow and sleet and rain to a of the country on top of plunging temperatures. al's got this one covered. he. >> good morning. we are looking at a lot of wet

weather making its way into parts of california where we will see one to three inches of rain over the next several days. this storm eventually moves out into texas. con air moving from the north, warm moist air from the south. we have snow fro the four corners stretching into oklahoma. heavy rain and freezing rain and torrential rain ove texas. then saturday this system moves to the east into the gulf bringing snow from oklahoma on into missouri. we are lookingatt very wet r through the southeast and along the mid-atlantic coast. look for snow making its way through the appalachiwis and we ll be looking at wintryat r from texas all the way into arkansas and parts of missouri. th carolinas could see significant snow out of this. over the weekendn washington isn't out of the woods on this system either. and then we are looking for severe weather throughout much of texas on friday. we have a possibility of tornadoavy rain through the mid-atlantic and gulf coast as well. house and senate leaders r

hached a deal to keep the federal government funded for two weeks beyond friday's shutdown deadline.at negons over money for president trump's border wall were postponed because ofme rials and tributes for former president bush. the delay means tha we cou now see a budget showdown on the friday before christmas. children who had their lives disrupted by the massive wildfire in paradise, california, have taken a major step towards recovery. they returned to school monday. many are in unfamiliarin bui with new classmates because so many of the schools were damaged destroyed. counsellors were on hand to help those overwhelmed by the stress of the past few weeks. just seeing old friends and achers seemed to put a lot of smiles on a lot of faces. >> that could have been the morning. we have one for you. this isng an amazing t that's happening in france where doctors and patients are talking ab pt the healinger of a horse. he has a special ability to comfort sick people.

twice a month his handler takes him inside the president hospitt tients.. ir th some longer are able to speak seem to communicate with the horse in their own silent hy. >> animae that power. >> that's what they are doing right there. sully is anothernimal who had that power. we are going to take an inste look president bush's service dog and what's next for him. and in the wake of a splita with a grande, how pete davidson is fighting back against cyberbullies. first, these messages.

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we are back with the now iconic ige thatouched so many people since the passing of president bush. his service dog sully keeping watch over his flag-draped casket. >> savannah, you have more on their bond and, big question a o lot folks are asking, what is mxt for sul?

people s are taken with sully. he was actually just assigned to president bush in june. while their timeogether may have been short, sully quick became a beloved part of the family. >> reporter: few things compare to the loyalty of a dog. onthe unconditial love, tenderness and companionship is second to none. george herbert walker bush had sully, his service dog of six months was faithful to the very end, laying beside bush's casket in this touching photo seen by millions. >> sully was just sitting at rest and performing really the last service by keeping president bush company on that last night in epuston. >> rter: sully and the former preside together shared a life of svice. bush, a former navy pilot who was shot down over t pacific in 1944, and sully a service dog with america's vetdogs which places dogs with . vetera >> the former president took his leave of the world in the

company of a faithful dog who will now go on as his master did serve. tinue to >> reporter: sully's name was inspired by ano man dedicated to service. sully sullenberger, the who famously landed his disabled plane in 2009 savin l thees of 155 people in what's known as the miracle on the hudson. ived up y the dog has to his name. >> the dogs get very, very dedicated and loyal to the person that they spend 24/7 with. >> a check o theweather. >> reporter: we see itry e with sunny, our own puppy with a purpose, who is training to be a guide dog for the blind. as for president bush's dog, formerelped the president with everyday tasks. > sully was trained specifically to help bush open doors. he was trained to summonor help in an emergency type situation. and he was trained to retrieve wdropped items,ch is help when you are a wheelchair user. >> shake her hand a

>> reporter:t america's vetdogs, training camp is on new york long island. dogs are trained and placed with veterans free of charge. sully will return there for the wlidays and then he will go to walter reed wherill help other veterans and active duty personnel recover from their injuries. george w. bush posting on instagram, as much as our familo is going miss this dog, we are comforted to know he will bring the same joy to his new home, walter reed, that he brought to difference in so many people's lives. ng reporter: two lives intertwined, sha common thread, a commitment to serviceo lot of people have been wondering about sully and what will happen tow him. ou know. he is actually is going to make a visit and p his respects at the capitol rotunda a some point today. but just a reminder of those dogs that work so hard and mean so much to the families.

>> absolutely. l right. savannah, thank you. >> see you tomorrow. all right. mr. roker, you got a check of the weather? >> take a lookoss the rest of the country for today. we have snow showers, some lake-effect snow making its way through the eastern great lakes. a december chi setting in. coastal rain along the northern california coastline, plenty of sunshine through the pacific sunny but a little on the cooler side through the gulf coast. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. good morningvebody. i'm storm team4 meteorologist chuck bell. northwest winds and a ptly to mostly cloudy sky is going to feel colder outde today than it did yesterday. 41 currently insb lg. 40 in fredericksburg and 43 in washington. move a whole on lot, maybe up a degree or two, and that will be it for theest of the day. today's highs in the low-to-mid 40s, breezy, cold, wind chills in the 30s all day. a likelihood of flurries tomorrow and still keeping an eye on sunday nht for a winter

orm potential. >> today show radio on sirius xm channel 108. >> "saturday night live's" pete davidson is shining a light on the dark side of social media in the wake of his break up with music superstar ariana grande. joe fryer has that story. >> good mornsog. pete dav was already in the public eye because he is on tlnl," but he was thrust into the sht this year because of his whirlwind romance with pop star ariana grande. their engagement ended but davidson says bullying from the public not stopped and now he is speaking out with a powerful message. it was a high-profile, gh-speed relationship. pete davidson and ariana grande got engaged just weeks after they first started dating, a topic ripe for comedy on davidson's own show "saturday night live." >> i ghe it. she is number one pop star in the world and i'm that guy from "snl" that everyone thinks is in desperate need of more

blood. >> reporter: just weeks later when the couple split, a different tone. >> i know some of you are curious about the breakup. the truth is, it's nobody's business and sometimes things just don't w out and that's okay. >> reporter: now the comedian reveals he has been getti bullied online and in public for the past nine months since the relationship started. he took to instagram writing,m trying to understand how when something happens to a guy the whole entireorld just trashes him without any facts or frame of reference. he adds, i have spoken about borderline personality disorder d being suicidal publicly in the hopes that it helps bring awareness and helps kids like myself who don't want be on this earth. >> i was recently diagnosed with borderline personality diso fer, m of depression. >> reporter: he has spoken candidly about his mental healt struggles, including this year on the howard stern show. >> so treme, dude. like it's the most extreme or the least extreme. >> are you worried in a relationship with aoman that your extreme moods could destroy

the relationship? that you are too much to handle? >> i was until i met her. >> reporter: grande references their relationship in her new song. she seems to apologize for ending the relationshisaying, sorry i dipped, adding i love you always. grande's manager came to davidson's defense last week posting, no one has hate for this guy and he is atand up guy. still, davidson says he has faced an onslaught of cruel comments from the public. he writes, no matter how hard the internet or anyone tries to make me kill, myse i won't. 'm upset i even have to say this. to all those holding me down and seeing this for what it is, i see you and i love you. >> wow. when you think about that, joe, davidson has been very vocal, talking on howard stern and talking right nowt. about >> yeah. and online bullying, too, over the summer during his relationship with grande, he said he took a break from

instagram and deleted many of his posts. he said at the time the.net is an evil place and it didn't make him feel good. t we want remind anyone struggling with suicidal thoughts there are many resources available, including the national suicide prevention . feline. back to you guys >> thank you. all right. sheinelle jones is in forn car daly this morning. "popstart"? >> i like where we are starting. first up,a. h we have a special surprise for you this morning. we have the first look at her second book. it's called you are my happy, and here to present you with the first copy is our good friend hugh jackman. >> no! >> yes. >> oh, look at that. >> yeah. >> i did it myself. >> wait, t book took on a new meaning. >> there you go. >> thank you! >> and just tell us about t inspiration behind this. >> we all have children, so that's exactly what this is about. it's funny because before i would go toleep at night i

didn't know what i was happy about. i liked my life. now i a realize, you know from your children, too, it's like you get it now. like the world sort of weirdly snapped into focus for me. it's all about her. anyway. >> it's true. i am so happy for you. i know you have written a bunch of successful books. this iseoing to the biggestest. i just came straight fromour publishers. >> it's still wet. >> congratulations to you. >> thank you. >> and you stay right there. i want to talk to you, gotoo. >> . >> you are my happy doesn't come out until march 5th. leave me alone, al. you ca today.com. copy at last night was the opening night for the chair show on broadway. it focuses on cher's life and career. many stars came out, including kanye and kim kardashian west. kanye was called out for his behavior in the audience. eta t kanye so cool you are

here at "the cher show." if you look up from your cell phone, you'll see we are doing a show up here. it's opening night. bkind of a deal for us. the dynamics of the relationshi make kim and i grab each other's sing i got you babe.y please pardon lack of so muchre ener you put in for this. >> they were sitting right there, like kim and kanye. i didn't notice kanye on his phone. but you have been on broadway. s it weird? sometimes i people on their phones. >> >>oh, yeah. ou notice that when you are on stage? >> oh, yeah. i remember doing the boy from oz. it was game 7 of the yankees. >> oh! >> i looked. there is this part of the show where i say i know what youe thinking, right? and i said, i know what you're thinking,t' w the score on

the baseball? >> oh! >> about 500ke guys all l who had been dragged there by their wis. i ran off stage to find the score. what's the score? thl, are what? and so i ran and got the score. >> that's exactly it. >> did kimin say any to you? you sfapd that selfie with her. intermissionuring to see cher. cher is one of her identify ols. she isalf armenian and cher is and they connected, they exchange phone numbers. i thought it was the cutest. >> so everyone is watching? >>n the stage at the end. >> did she sing? > she got up on stage at the en look at her. she is wearing black. it was an amazing time. >> my friend rick ellis wrote, i am so happy for them. was it amazing? >> it was amazing. >> that's good stuff. truly having a good time. >> yeah. we have two more things. this is important. up next, this is a good one,

eonc chopra and nick jonas got married over the weekend. ceremonies as in plural. they had a western ceremony on saturdays well as a hindu wedding on sunday. chopra says we took beautiful traditions we breathe grew up with and t personalizem in a way that made sense for us. look at these pictures. for the western ceremony the brideore a raffle lauren gown. >> and they got a drone. >> she walked down the aisle. she was walked down the aisle by her mother. she looked absolutely stunning. if you want to see more, head to people tv.com andd downle app. "people" hits newsstands nationwide this saturday. >> i want to see the hindu ceremony. >> me, too. >> while we have you here, my friend, listen t this. ryan reynolds paid ellen degeneres a visit and ellen asked him about the rivalry between you and him. it's been going on for while.

youonstantly troll each other on social media. >> you are friends with hugh jackman.e it seems l do you have like a rivalry or why wouldn't he not -- wouldin he b "deadpool"? >> i would leave him to. i would love to do adeadpool" wolverine mash-up. i don't know. he is on this kickball chain kick right now. i can' seem to bring him bac to the violence and mayhem. i'm trying. i talk tove him other day. every other, other day he tak the call. yeah. no. it's not a rivalry. it's war. >> uh-huh? >> wow! >> we have gone to a new level. i didn't know that. i'll take on theok war. we do speak every other day. and he always says he, you know, he calls me about "deadpool" logan. it's not. he calls me every day wanting to be in my one-man show singing and dancing as "deadpool."

i'm ,like, du i don't think you can sing or dance unless you can. i mean, that's a challgge. i am layo oout the challenge. >> for the record, we are team hugh. >> of course. who isn't? >> i should say this episode of en" airs later today. check your local listings for when to tune in. and hugh is going to perform ming up. >> i will. >> i love that. this is cute. cam worked up the courage to try the zip line at his gym but he forgot a very stportant final . >>, my goodness! >> oh! >> here is the thing. he is totally fine. it looks worse than it is. after it was over, he begged his tom to do it again and he has been doing ever since and he is fine. he is totally kne. >> if yw anything --

>> what? >> what happened? >> iip did aine from the opera house on the stage and it all went wrong and i literally banged in after about 150 feet. >> oh, no! >> i just got ptsd. i'm telling the kid, let it go. t go again. let it go. >> it turned out okay, and so did he. >> that kid though. >> he to try again. now apparently he lov it. >> rya reynolds would have done that okay. >> that was an action-packed "popstart," bywa the hugh jackman, a new book. man. >> a lot going on. >> there it is. . >> they cut away from don't cut away. she'll kill me. thank you. our biggestif hollywood g guide ever. we have got 50 ideas that you haven't thought of. plus, hugh is a gift to us. a live performance to preview his upcoming world tour. you do not want to miss it after ur local news. >>

we have got 50 ideas that yo thw break. >> good morning everybody. 8:26 on this tuesday, december 4th. i'm aaron gilchrist. let's get to melissa molett. she has a check on your first4 traffic. >> hi, aaron. right now still have some delays outer loop of the beltway after new hampshire avenue a crash on the left side. inner loop near pennsylvania avenue a crash on the right side. and on 270 southbound after gaithersburg lanes are open. e still have a lotf ds eelarliy crashes. aaron. >> all right. aank you. we will getheck on your forecast when we come back. stay with us. i had been diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer.

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>> he is 3. >> how old are you, sutton? pparently, sutton dresses up like p.t. barnum how often? >> pretty much every day. >> every day. i know the feeling. would you like to meet -- >> oh, mshgo. r. >>ou w jackman? >> should i come down there? >> could you come down? >> how aboutshthe greatest 'sman" meet the littlest show man. it his son from phoenix. it's mini me. i get it. it's a lot to deal with. it's okay. ipoor thing. is a lot. >> hey. eovely to meet you. i feel lik that a lotf oys. >> oh, he is shy. >> it's okay. >> a lot to take in. no, it happens a lot around this age. poor thing. it's okay. videos when m the he is older. >> by the way, we have a guy here on our plaza who worked on our plaza who happens to be probably your second biggest fan and is related to that little

one right there. >> nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you, too. thank youo ch. >> yay! [ cheers and applause ] >> lovely to meet you. >> good to see you. >> we are still negotiating for the sequel. that's a smart move. >> coming up, you guys, we will have holiday gifts of all kinds. you a your ultimate guys. 50 ideas for yfriends. >> plus, 'tis the season to get sick. dr says you can fight colds with super foods to boost your immune syste y what need to eat to have a happy and healthy holiday. and on the trd hour of "today," some of the breakthrough women of 201h starting w pop sensation who has a devoted following and not just becau of her music. also, hugh jackman will be performing another song from "les mis" on the third hour. >> a check of the weather olfir.

>> aely, yes, sir. let's show you what we have got. first of all, kmil in the southeast. showers around the great lakes. coastal rain in northern california. the winr outlook is out. it's going to be warmer throughout much of the country. near average mid-atlantic to the gulf coast. as far as precipitation is theerned, wetner mid-atlantic states, into the southwest. drier around the great lakes. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happeng in your neck of the woods. good morning, everybody. has turned a shade of winter outside for sure. partly to mostly cloudy. northwest winds and temperatures only in the 30s to around 40 degrees now. ont much of a warmup coming our way for the after at all. 0smperatures only in the low 4 w itnhla us all afternoon. here is your extended forecast now. even colder tomorrow with flurries tha r anday/mroond.day winte storm chance. so far it looks like it will be staying to the south. >> oh, okay.

are you ready for hugh jackman? >> yeah, i can'twait. >> yeah? where did you come from? i live in london. >> oh? i think you get the ticket for farthest away. we appreu ate that. yoe turning 17 today? >> yes, sir. >> we are staging this concert just for you. your birthday. >> yes. >> let's go back inside. now to the biggest holiday gift guide ever if you are searching for ideas. we have got you covered right now. plus, we will keep the festive gift giving going on facebook in a couple of minutes. so this is quite then. product i mean, you are good housekeeping style. e hav started. >> these are the hottest gifts for you. >> okay. let's start. >> this is our number one gift. it is the google home b. it's $149. hoda, this does erything for you. it can tell you the weather, access tv shows. up here youeean s let's see, is it on there? there we go.

it can giveou recipes, sing along with it. there is nothing you can't do. it's like a little assistant for you. >> cool. >> we love that. >> what is this? >> everybody is talking about these. weighted blankets. this is $99 from bed, bat bath beyond. feel it. and what people say is that because they are weighted it helps you sleep better. we will hav to get one of these. lovehose. now w go to the dash air this is this year's instant pot. amazon $6 it cuts calories by about 80%. >> can i tell you, i am a french fry connoisseur. those are delicious. >> okay, miss hoda. >> what? >> flip these up for me. it's fun and relaxing. who do you see he? >> hey! how fun, right? >> oh, my gosh. >> these are from the mermaid pillow company, under $50. you can personalize these with

anything, your dog, cat, kids, mom. anyone. they are really fun. they look adorable. then when you don want -- >> i hope my mom is not watching. i will give it to her f christmas. >> we love those. this is really fun and super affordable, ho. they are from dmc. it's an embroery kit. $6 and you get everything. you can pick the pattern. you get the embroidery hoop. you get the thread. $6. you want to buy ten. really easy. >> jammies? >> yes. we have a family modeling them i believe. >> hi, guys. >> here they come. so these are the family jammies. they start at $12, available at kohl's. >> i can't handle the cut factor. >> adorable! >> crazy assortment of different holiday jammies. really fun for a holiday morning. we love those. >> okay. yeah, you can have that. what do we have here? >> a little lamb a. let's see if ts is the one that's on. say hi, hoda.

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this morning on todfood. the doctor is in and his name is dr. oz. >> he is o with a paperback version of his "new york times" cbest-seller. alled food can fix it,pe foods to fight fat, aging, and eat your way to healthy. he is goingo teach us how to eat right, fight colds this winter specificall always good to have you. >> god bless you. when you walk into a grocery store, you are walking io a pharmacy. that's the power of foods.

this time of year when you are worried abouthe f and colds, the family is coming over, you don't want to get sick, think of it like at the you have multiple layers of economic your tickets before you get on the plane. the immune system does that. they organize it. here is the vitamins. a and c, two most i for protecting your immune system. vitamin a orange foods, yams, carrots, also found in leavefy greens. vitamin c is important. i put strawberries and apples, but there are many strrces, as well, that allows the body's barrier function to work bett. if the virus hits you, doesn't get through your skin. >> if i a am n fan, if i pop a multivitamin, is that all right? >> it helps >> you would do the foodsds fir? >> fre the best way to get nutrients in general. the foods have changed a i like multivitamins. i take one personally.

i think they make. sense most doctors and nurses probably take it w themselves l. >> ook. >> okay. >> these are about nrients. the fixes, fax'sre extra produce. vegetables and fruits. the e is for energizing carbs. okay. getting back to the immuneem sy nutrients work because you have foods that have copper in them. so cashews, seeds have copper in them. kale is beneficial. >> what does copper do? >> helps the interleukinystem. so if i say, hey, there is a bad guy over there, airport metaphor, if tsa cells, security guard, security guard comes over. iron is important for proliferation, growth, tovelopment of white blood cells. , spinach work. one of my favorites, often

nderlooked, anti-oxidant benefits. the battle that we use, like bombs, the bad guys, weo need rid them of the bad stuff, flame tinguishers. the best source of it -- >> really? >> salmon works, too. brazil nuts are fantastic when they are fresh, moist, they' beloved. zinc works because it turns on macro pages. they are the communication hub. you want enough of zinc and zin can be found in well.s, work spinach and meat. >> you get those things when you go to the pharmacy and see the zinc tablets. pop when you have a cold. they seem to do the trick. >> lovehr mms. >> first of all, mushrooms are the best. ta glukans get the communication cells to work well. garlic also, if you eat it, people don't get too close to

you. way you stay better. put them in an omelet this morning. i maid de it for you. enjoy it after the segment. reduces illnesses. chicken soup. the ancient solutions -- please taste these -- they work forco le of reasons. it's how you take it. this has moisture, aromatherapy, it turnsn the nutrient systems in your body to be ready to take it in. >> why chicken noodle soup? >> it turns on the connection for the immune cells to talk to each other. you can put vegetables in it. the aroma is beneficial. plus the hydration. there.lic is in you can hydrate yourself. let me finish up. tea, honey work. honey is the oldest antibiotic known to mankik. tea w because it arotize salt and water, gargle a couple of times a day. they showed in japan it

retuesdayreduces illness incident. >> dr. oz, we always learn something from you. thank you. so mu catch his show weekdays. l check youal listings. for more on the food can fix it check out today.com/shop. next, we are heading outside for something special. hugh jackman is going to perform a huge thit frhit from one of . first, this is "today" on nbc. di? man's world?

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>> announcer: the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. >> all right. i have one question for you guys. who is ready for hugh jackman? [ cheers and applause ] >> all right. he joined us exclusively last week to announce the launch of his word tour, "the man. the music. the show." it kicks off next year. this morning you are going to perform a song for us? >> i am going to do the greatest show from "the greatest

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ws> this is a news4 today break. >> 8:56 is yourtime on this tuesday, december 4, 2018. good morning to you. i'm eu yang. a check on your commute with melissa molett in your first4 traffic. >> good morning. so southbound 270 after gaithersburg, we have delays hanging around fro multiple earlier crashes this morning. ht far as everything else happening here row, take a look here. let's see.

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certainly feels a loot like december today. temperatures are now in the low 40s. there won't bemb much of a c in the afternoon either. afternoon highs today will stay in the mid-40s at best with a partly to mostly cloudy sky. breezy at times, too. more clouds, even colderwi tomorro passing flurries. keeping an eye on sunday/monday for a potential fno atorm. just a potential. >> thank you. get the latest news and weather anytime in nbc washington app.

live from studio "today."sds good t morning to you. welcome. craig melvin here along with willie and sheinelle, al roker. today in washington, d.c., thousands will line up for the chance to pay their respects to the late george h.w. the former president is lying in state inside the capitol rotunda right now. this, before his funeral tomorrow at the national ra cath tomorrow has been declared a national day of mourning. word from clarence house, that prince charles is going to come over the pondo pay his respects on behalf of the queen. one of the most powerful images