good morning. international incident. donald trump defending his controversial phone call with the president of taiwan. their conversion breaking nearly four decades of u.s. pocy china lodging a protest with the obama administration this morning. did the president-elect further strain the relations between the two world powers? history of violence? another case of alleged road rage emerges involving the admitted gunman who killed a former nfl player near new orleans. outrage growing over the sion to release him, witut charges. miracle in south dakota.

building. how she is doing this morning, as investigators searched for what cause that disaster. and roaring back. tiger woods, returning to his fist-pumping ways, firing his lowest round of golf in three years, and he says he can't wait to get back on the course today. saturday, december 3, 2016. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and welcome to "today" on this saturday morning. i'm craig melvin. >> i'm sheinelle jones. craig, so happy to have you back. >> good to be back. >> congratulations. >> i will tell you this is exponentially easier. i mean, it is good work at home. the best work you can do.

>> i was doing at home. >> i thought you meant having two kids at home is easier. >> oh, no. having -- there you go. >> that makes more sense. >> she's watching at home. >> so cute. >> it is so cute. all right, we have a lot to get to this morning. starting with the new controversy for president-elect trump. on friday, he spoke by phone with taiwan's president, a conversation that is not sitting well with lawmakers here at hom nb kelly o'donnell is at trump tower in new york. y, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, donald trump hasn' even selected a secretary of state yet. but he has already turned up international heat, breaking with long-standing protocol. this is about a very sensitive issue for china. the island of taiwan. it kicked off when donald trump picked up the phone. a seemingly ordinary press

diplomatic land mine. president-elect trump spoke by phone with the president of taiwan. something no whi house has done in 35 years. the u.s. only formally recognizes the people's republic of china, and not the self-governing island. the democratic national committee pounced. his foolish phone call threans our national security. >> the wrong message could be received, so he should be fully briefed by the state department before those >> reporter: but top trump advisor, kellyanne conway, balked at the criticism. >> donald trump is fully briefed on an ongoing basis, regardless of who is on the other end of the phone. >> reporter: trump reacted in all caps on twitter. the president called me. in another, he opined. interesting how the u.s. sells taiwan billions of dollars of military equipment, but i

congratulations call. >> he is having private conversations, giving a readout here and there, but not trying to make policy and not trying to make waves. >> donald j. trump. >> reporter: he also took heat from sarah palin, who has sought a place in his administration. palin criticized trump's deals to use tax dollars to keep carrier jobs in the u.s., relief for hundreds slammed the plant as special interest crony capitalism. >> reporter: now about that call heard around the world, china's prime minister has responded, describing as a small trick by taiwan and insisting there is only one china on the international stage, bedrock and must be adhered to. >> as we heard, president-elect

calls. it is not like the phone just rang and he picked it up. there was a decision made to receive it. >> reporter: the team working behind the scenes arranges and schedules times for these calls, and sifts through which foreign leaders at one point donald trump will speak to. there has been earlier controversy about this as well, because he did not in the very first days after the election speak to the british prime minister first. breaking that kind of protocol. this, of course, reaching implications because of the tense relationship, complicated relationship with china. they're up set about this. we don't yet know if this is an intentional attempt or just be the disrupt ter that he talked about. >> kelly, thank you. high drama at the high profile murder trial of a south carolina police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black man, after days of deliberations, the

struggling to reach a verdict because of one holdout jor. gabe is in charleston this morning. >> reporter: in a highly unusual move that lone juror wrote a note to the judge saying he could not in good conscience convict michael slager. they are asking the judge to go home for the weekend and return monday morning. caught on camera, stunning a nation. the trial of walter scott, hoping a holdout juror may change his mi. >> we believe within our heart that we will see justice for my brother. >> michael slager -- >> reporter: going home for the weekend, after a dramatic week, saying it was hopelessly

a single juror sending this message to the judge. >> i cannot without a reasonable doubt convict the defendant. at the same time, my heart does not want to have to tell the scott family that the man that killed their son, brother and father is innocent. but with the choices, i cannot and will not change my mind. >> reporter: but no mistrial yet. the judge telling jurors to keep trying. >> it i we kept hearing it is over. >> we'll wait until monday, see what happens monday. >> reporter: former north charleston police officer, michael slager, is charged with murder. during the month long trial, he told the juror he told scott in self-defense. >> i fired until the threat was stopped. >> reporter: he pulled scott over for a broken taillight, when scott suddenly bolted from his car.

as scott broke away, he said he was in total fear for his life. >> one of the keys of this case is what is not on the camera. there have been weeks and weeks of testimony about what is not on that camera. >> reporter: months after the shooting, the city of north charleston approved a $6.5 million civil settlement for walter scott's family. however, no matter what happens in this case, michael slager still faces federal civil rights prison, if convicted. craig. >> gabe, from charleston, south carolina. ari, chief legal correspondent. good morning. >> good morning. >> let's talk about the letter that the lone juror wrote. he writes in part, quote, we all struggle with the death of a man and with all that has been put before us. i still cannot without a reasonable doubt convict the defendant. at the same time, my heart does not want to have to tell the

killed their son, brother and father is innocent. het on to add, i cannot in good conscience consider a guilty verdict. how unusual is it to get this kind of glimpse inside juror proceedings? >> very unusual. a dramatic letter, the kind of thing that anyone can relate to. a man's life hangs in the balance. another man shot down dead from the video footage that so many people have seen. what we got a peek into, craig, is the deliberations jury before they're even done. according to those letters that the judge read yesterday as well as a separate person from the foreperson, they are deadlocked, 11-1. the vast majority of the jury, a majority white jury by the way, does want to move forward on a guilty conviction. but you need 12 to get it. >> what happens on monday? if this person doesn't change his mind? >> this person is committed to paper, as craig was reading,

conscience. so barring a sudden reversal, you would expect it to remain deadlocked and eventually when the process has been exhausted, you have a hung jury, which leads to a mistrial and then up to the state, the prosecution to decide if they want to try it again. >> eyeballs on this one to see what happens. stand by. we want to get your take on this next story. mounting out rage of an apparent road rage after this man shot and killed a former nfl player, jacob rascon has more on that. >> reporter: sheinelle, the investigation is ongoing and they're reviewing more evidence and they'll consult with the d.a. office about what if any charges who admitted gunning down joe mcknight remains free they brought flowers, signs and heavy hearts.

set, but to the point of shooting someone three times total. that's just too much. >> reporter: joe mcknight's blood, still on the asphalt, too much for calvin lambert, a childhood friend of the former running back. >> i just seen him the other day. i ain't going to see him no more. >> reporter: this morning, along with grief is mounting outrage a community horrified that ronald admitted to gunning down mcknight. but jefferson parish sheriff warns don't believe the rumors about mr. mcknight's death. >> mr. gasser did not stand over mr. mcknight and fire shots into him. >> reporter: instead, the sheriff says, evidence shows that on thursday afternoon, afteren incident of road rage, he was shot after he got out of his car and walked to the

>> the three cases were located within the vehicle. >> reporter: tributes poured in from old teams, usc, new york jets and kansas city chiefs. >> he was always upbeat, had a good time, no matter the situation. >> reporter: born and raised in louisiana, minutes from the memorial in his honor, mcknight's troubling to friends. >> we the same age. that could have been me. >> reporter: and strangers you know, see another african-american die like i don't understand. like why? >> reporter: overnight, the sheriff confirmed gasser had been arrested previously for another road rage incident, at the same intersection where he gunned down mcknight. in a statement, the sheriff's department says that an unidentified man called the how am i driving number on the back of gasser's truck, found the man and beat him up.

sheinelle. >> jacob, thank you. we'll get to that previous incident in a minute. knowing what we know, here you have a man who admits to the shooting. he remained on the scene. gives his gun. >> if you can't charge them, a delay, a couple of days to do the investigation and figure out the charges and arrest, that would be okay. i think the larger question here looming over this is not i there is a three-day delay, but are they looking at not charging him with anything despite as you mentioned a confession to the shooting, a deadly shooting in broad daylight. >> let's talk about this other incident back in 2006, where gasser allegedly gets into this altercation with another driver, same intersection, apparently here in new orleans. what kind of affect if any might that have on this investigation? >> it shouldn't have much of an

so basically, it is not something that investigators should use to say whether or not this was a justifiable homicide. but if they do charge, it is exactly the kind of thing that you will see that lawyers in the prosecution try to bring up, because you try to make arguments about someone's history and about their mental state. having said that, defense lawyers are quick to say, hey, we're only on trial for what happened in these five minutes, nothing before or after. no prior bad acts. that would be litigated. >> so with that s when can the charges come down? >> they need to decide whether there was a crime of violence, manslaughter or murder. that's what they need to decide. i have to say, having watched this, there is a lot of questions swirling in the community about the handling. chief norman's press conference did not help address those questions. >> it was bizarre. >> it was bizarre. he came off as defensive. self--pitting, what he said he

about him, rather than the issue here. the issue is what happened between those two individuals, whether it was a crime, whether it will be fully investigated. we're hoping that process is transparent and improves quite frankly. >> ari, thank you. quick headlines now. eight people were hurt after a bus crashed overnight in west texas. the bus slammed head on into a tractor trailer on a trip home from a friday night football game. two people are in critical police are investigating the cause of that crash. shock and mourning today at the university of southern california over the stabbing dead of a professor. police say a personal dispute led to a male student to attack a psychology professor. the suspect is under arrest. he is described as being in his 20s. the professor, who was a married father, was found on campus inside a science building. to the ongoing hunt for suspects in the brutal kidnapping of a california

from shiri papini's mother, as police still try to identify her abductors. gadi schwartz is in redding, california. good morning, gadi. >> reporter: good morning. investigators say the kidnappers are two women who brutalized sherry papini, and her husband is speaking out, saying he does not understand how anyone could be so for three weeks, shiri papini's four year old son and two year old daughter had no idea where their mother was. he tried explaining what happened to his little boy. >> he said are you looking for her. i said everybody in the whole world is looking for her right now. >> reporter: and then thanksgiving morning, released in chains, badly beaten, half starved and tortured. >> i just hugged her and held

there. >> reporter: the sheriff has not released a motive in this case, but said she had been branded. rebecca binder, an expert in trafficking, who helps train law enforcement was a slave herself for six years. she was convinced this is a case of trafficking. >> i've been branded twice. >> reporter: another trafficking expert also point to the gee og graphy, emerald triangle, trade and human trafficking, and both papini's kidnapping and release happened along a sex trade route known as the pacific circuit. >> they keep trying, stay in each city for a couple of days, oftentimes following sporting events or conferences, anywhere where you'll a heavy population that are potentially buyers. >> reporter: other experts still have their doubts. >> some would question, why was

>> reporter: meanwhile, her husband says he will need time to heal, as investigators intensify the search. >> it made meick that there is people out there that could do something like this. >> reporter: now, a little later, the community of redding is coming together in a rally to prepare a giant christmas present for the papini family. anyone to wear pink, shiri's favorite color. >> gadi, thank you. we're joined by pat brown. good morning to you, pat. >> good morning. >> this case so bizarre to a lot of people. how likely is this theory, this was a case of sex trafficking. and if it wasn't, could it be a straight kidnapping? >> well, the sex trafficking thing is the least likely motive in my opinion. first of all, she is 34 years

that's not the woman they're going to kidnap for sex trafficking. guys like 16, 17-year-olds. there are drug addicts, run a ways, there are easier people to get, blond women, than a 34-year-old woman who will set off a huge police investigation, and get her photo everywhere all over the internet and every media. you don't want that kind of pressure when you're grabbing it makes absolutely no sense. >> also, you don't cut their hair off, brutalize them. >> i know you did a special last night. did it clear up any of the questions you had about this case? >> actually, it made it worst. there are a lot of people who question whether this is a hoax, and there is good reason for that. the husband came on, and he is

private, yet he is going on a show and giving tremendous amount of information about the family. he seems to be trying to convince us that his wife is absolutely fantastic person, he is a fantastic person. the family is happy. and that she was beaten. but he doesn't seem to be very concerned about catching the people who did this. >> you're criminal profiler. i don't want to speculate. what is your gut telling you? >> it is really -- it is one of those things you have to say. if you were a police detective, you're goi all the evidence and all the statements. for example, one of the things the husband said, which really threw me, he said when he came home and found his wife missing, and his kids missing, they may have been out someplace walking, he looked around and then he went on an app to find her phone, to find where he could locate her. he never says he called her. then he says he called her mother, and he called the daycare. then he went back to the app. he still doesn't call her. why wouldn't he just call his wife to find out where she is?

it doesn't mean is guilty of anything. the detectives have to look at all these things that don't make sense and pretty much none of this case makes sense at all. >> it is strange. all right, pat brown, thank you. >> to be clear, we should note here, i think the husband, he did take a lie detector test. he did pass that lie detector past. >> fair enough. >> this is a case we're going to continue to follow. good to see you. nice to see you too. we're talking about heavy, heavy rain through parts of texas, where we could see ovehe rain. you could see real heavy band of rain move through houston, san antonio, lifting north into the dallas area. we even have snow on the northern side of this system. but rain is going to be the biggest issue. we have the jet stream bringing in this area of low pressure. we have a lot of moisture that's moving in from the south. so we're going to see pockets of persistent heavy rain through about monday before it starts to move to the southeast, where it is very much needed across parts

the gulf moisture that's pump anything will certainly help bring in some of that much needed rain. it is back through houston, where we could end up with 8 to 11, maybe 12 inches of rain through monday. the bulk of it will fall today and on sunday, by monday, i and that is your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you. a frightening building collapse in south dakota. a young woman pulled alive from

the latest from the scene overnight. the stories from the week that have everyone talking on this saturday morning, including one city search for mountain lions that backfired in a big

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we're back on this saturday morning, the 3rd of december already, 2016. just 21 days left until christmas. i'm sure these folks have some shopping to do. after starting their morning with us her plaza the tree people. >> the tree people. >> they all come out. >> they show up for the tree. they're not here to see us. we'll talk to them anyway. here is a look at what is making headlines. on twitter, donald trump defending his call with taiwan's president, saying she called him. the conversation, though, breaking nearly four decades of u.s. policy. the united states has not had diplomatic relations with taiwan since 1979. the democratic national

conversation foolish overnight. chinese officials filing a protest with the obama administration. late last night, the body of a construction worker was found at the site of a collapsed building in sioux falls, south dakota. a 21-year-old woman was pulled alive. she is in good condition this morning, two dogs were also rescued. the building was being remodelled. no word on what caused it to collapse. tiger woods has roared back competitive golf tournament in more than 15 months. a bogey in the second round. you can watch live coverage of his final two rounds today and tomorrow on golf channel. right here on nbc. tiger's come back is just one of the headlines from a busy week that saw the return of a holiday staple. the start of donald trump's victory tour, and severe weather across the south.

deadly storms and wildfires, swept through the south this week, claiming at least a dozen lives, leaving a trail of destruction. >> lightning, torrential rain and possible tornado in south carolina, more than 30 tornados reported in six states in 48 hours. more than 17,000 acres of the smoky mountains charred. firefighters said they did all they could with the blaze. a drought and hurricane force winds combined to create a firestorm. a victory lap for president-elect trump. and a challenge met. >> we're bringing jobs back to our country. we're not going to let carrier leave. >> mr. trump making good on that key campaign promise. convincing carrier air-conditioning, not to follow-through with plans to move its indianapolis plant to

secretary of defense. treasury secretary, steve mnuchin, commerce, wilbur ross. transportation, elaine chao, who served under president george w. bush. terror at ohio state university. when abdul artan, a student from somalia, used his car and knife as weapons on campus, injuring 11. >> t i terrorist attack. >> artan jumped a curb, and that's when police say he got out of the car with a butcher knife. osu police officer shot and killed artan at the scene. authorities say artan allegedly left behind a message on his facebook page. attacks on muslims around the world led to a boiling point, it read. i can't take it any more. mourning in south america,

athletes from a brazilian soccer team died in a plane crash in columbia. >> a stunning recording attained by the associated press, she asks how much time do you have to stay put. fuel emergency, the pie lol responds. i'm asking for immediate decent. a short time later, the pilot says the plane is in total electrical failure and out of fuel. it slams into a hill, short of the airport. the stars were out in force for a holiday lighting at rockefeller plaza. thousands gathered to see the 94 foot tall spruce come to light with 50,000 lights. after getting calls of mountain lions sightings, the police set up cameras, but

>> pranksters, love a good joke. on facebook, the police department wrote thank you to the citizens who noticed the cameras. your effort and sense of humor, greatly appreciated. >> i was about to say, so brilliant there, kansas. that's hilarious. everybody in the town kind of -- let's get them. >> let's get the cops. >> where do you randomly find an outfit. >> effort into doing that? >> and then go after dark and do you know how much fun that probably was. >> the tree has, i mean, you talk about, first of all, it is beautiful every year. i feel like this year -- there it is. >> the shape is so perfect. >> it almost sounds cheesy, but it is breathtaking. even during the day, it is beautiful. >> kudos to the thousands of folks who braved the torrential downpour to watch us light it this week. come and see it.

rest of the weekend. >> here, fine. look at the snow. this is a crazy snowstorm, in all places, hawaii. we're seeing above 11,000 feet, up to 30 inches of snow is possible. keep in mind, it comes with gusty winds, a lot of times, the higher elevations, three volume -- volcanic mountains, this is crazy. everybody else is fine, but yeah, that's we're we do have a change in the weather pattern starting to move in. this arctic air near alaska will build to the south. we're going to notice a major temperature drop. once this arctic moves through. we can see an inch of snow possible in seattle. but here, you see winter storm watches across parts of western montana. this cold front will drop temperatures down to about 3 degrees in parts of montana. bismarck should go from 26 to 2

49 on monday, and then dropping down to about 30 degrees by wednesday. denver tops out by the 20s. morning lows by thursday, several areas at or below zero with wind chills even colder, and this is about 25 to 30 degrees below average for this time of year. so it is the first big blast of winter we're at t.j.maxx, marshalls and homegoods, we've always believed the holidays should be about joy. where days are filled with magic, not madness. it's why we have amazing prices on thoughtful gifts, everyday. let's bring back the holidays. and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you.

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nation largest mall. "today," saturday december 3, 2016. ? ? ? ?k- good morning new york. >> happy birthday, tanner. >> we love the "today" show interns. >> seasons greetings. >> celebrating 50! and welcome back to "today" on a saturday morning, a crowd out of a chilly plaza, enjoying the view of the 94-foot beauty across the street, rockefeller christmas street all lit up in a star-studded ceremony earlier this week. we have quite the crowd out here. >> this might be one of our records. it is packed outside. >> we'll get out there. but let's start this half hour

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after amitting he shot mcknight thursday. the investigation is still under way. charges may be coming. meanwhile, the sheriff's officer has revealed gaster was involved in a physical altercation with another driver at that same intersection ten years ago, but a criminal charge was dismissed. ryan lochte isn't getting in. reports this morning he's turned

officials to drop criminal charges in exchanged for a $25,000 fine. he has been suspended by the u.s. and international olympic committees and lost lucrative endorsements over the incident. even the king has to pay his bets. take a look at this. lebron james in a full chicago cubs uniform right there. that's the unhappy face he's chicago bulls gloats triumphantly. the cubs won it all. the rest of the night did not get any better for king james. the bulls beat the cavs 111-105. >> specially made outfit there i'm sure. how tall is he? >> very tall. let's get you another check of the weather. >> this crowd is awesome out here. we're taking pictures.

>> we're from buffalo. >> having fun in new york. >> yeah. >> you're adorable. let's take a look at what's going on in the southwest. santa ana winds are going to reman issue with that low?? eout in between the two, those winds come from more of a dry direction. gusts up near 70 to 80 miles an hour. finally things will start to improve as we g on the flip side of that, w conditions across southeastern texas where flash flooding is possible. 8 to 11 inches of rain between today and tomorrow. finally we'll move into the southeast on sunday night into monday.

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the black santa claus will greet visitors. this is just one of santa's many helpers this time of year. his name is larry jefferson. he's a retired u.s. army veteran from texas. he's been donning the red suit for 20 years now. hundreds appointments requesting him have already been booked. he told the "washington post," quote, everyone's making a big deal about thisau black santa, but gosh, i'm just santa. >> santa needs a lot of helpers. >> you had one in kansas. >> wichita, kansas. >> check this out. christina eagan. she seems to have an issue hanging onto her driver's license. she's lost it three times in one year. every time she would just replace it and move on. this week, she got a mysterious

card along with her her ids. found this on the floor of a bar about a year ago, hope you don't mind i used it for a while. now i'm 21 so you can have it back. she went onto say she wishes whoever wrote the note gave her the ten bucks that it cost to replace. >> i would love to see that woman's picture. >> how considerate is that, though? >> that's a good one. >> have a important question for some cats certainly are. a couple in the uk has been recreating movie scenes with their two cats and posting them on instagram under the handle movie cats. you can see here there this is a classic scene from e.t. >> oh, wow. >> who can forget this gory scene from alien. this is very intricate. how about ghost?

>> weren't the only ones with chemistry. remember this scene from "american beauty," the movie cats giving a pose of a lifetime. >> by the end they were -- >> a little creepy. >> but i love cats. >> it's true. >> how about a little pop start here. mind was not here, clearly. >> first up, who says exes can't get madonna and sean penn were a power couple back in the '80s. here's some images from the snapchat account of bethenny frankel. the material girl needed help auctioning off some items so she called her ex. she even offered to marry penn again if he was willing to donate$100,000.

>> look at her legs. >> are you done gawking? >> muscular. goodness gracious. >> moving onto amy schumer. one of the most successful kmeed januarys -- comedians at the moment. she's in negotiations to bla an iconic character, barbie. it will be a live action movie touching on issues like female empowerment. her character gets kicked out of barbie land for not being perfect enough, discovering in the end that being unique is a great thing. a schumer film will be rated pg. >> i don't buy it. >> whatever happened to predictability. >> the milkman. >> it's evening tv. i didn't know what that line was. that's just my excuse to talk

it hit the market in may for more than $4 million. and we just learned it is off the market. jeff franklin, the creator of the beloved sitcom. he said it's a shame to let the house sit empty. he hopes to eventually rent it out to the public. cut, it, out. >> i never knew what it was. up next, a little man to man advice as they get ready to welcome baby number one. but first, this is "today" on

that's so cute. newlyweds. we're back. advice for the dads of "today" for dylan and her husband, brian. >> this is such an exciting time for both of you.

there is a lot to learn. especially concerning my performance during the quiz show earlier. brian, pay attention. these words of wisdom are for you. >> best advice i got was from a buddy of mine early on that said don't overthink it. there are people who have been doing this since the beginning of time. and the overwhelming them that not nearly as qualified. >> daddy bottle. get up in the middle of the night, give dylan a break. if she gets to sleep for six hours instead of three, not only is it a great bonding experience, and watch sports center again, but it also gives you credit. you got up in the middle of the night. you gave dylan six hours of sleep, instead of three. do the daddy bottle, my man. >> brian, my advice to you is

no matter what dylan asks, you answer in the affirmative. because no matter what your argument is, the fact that a human being has come outside of her body, trumps anything you can say. that's just it. like, well, i worked really late too last night. yes, but i had a human being come out of my body. you can't argue that on i think you're going to find it very important. so it is diaper changing time, and let's just say this is baby on the table. you take a diaper, and then you take a second diaper, which you will call the deflecker shield, if you get me. put it over baby's winky, and that way you don't get more than

>> one small piece of advice. try to eliminate the phrase, "i can't wait until he -- walks." throws a ball. take it out of your vocabular, and enjoy every stage. >> i wish i knew all those people who said ex oh, it goes so fast, you won't believe how fast it goes, i wish i had known that all those people were right. and you look back on it after three or six months, and you are amazed at how quickly the development has happened. you are amazed at how fast he is sitting up or crawling or saying da da or stop, or saying more. give me. you just, you're amazed at how fast it really does go. >> so sweet. >> why am i crying?

>> get ready, man. >> i should probably -- >> where you going? >> i'm going over. >> we're going to -- >> she said yes. >> oh, these are -- we had these at our wedding. >> oh, that makes it even better. wait, i should probably clarify. this isn't dylan's last day with us, but you never know. it could happen at any moment. >> when do you think it will happen. >> monday, the 5th. >> if it happens on monday -- >> when brian gut, it is always right. i am a little nervous. i have a whole week of work left. i have a lot going on. >> we're expecting like a lot of surprises here. we have cake and a little goody bag for you. what do we call this? >> mommy care package. >> mommy care package. >> look at this. >> a floral therapy facial sheet. you can give yourself a facial if you want. >> why not. >> you don't want to give yourself a facial. >> no, i couldn't.

cry. >> i mean it. it is one of those things you hear it. it goes so fast. all of a sudden, you wake up and it's like oh, my gosh, he can drive. >> getting close. >> all of it was amazing. it hit home. >> it was nice to hear the men's perspectives, because i hear advice from women all the time. and carson said one thing the other day and he is like just, what he said in there, just enjoy the moment. he is like yeah, you're not going to sleep, you'reoi >> for sure. >> thank you so much. >> congratulations, guys. >> thank you so much. this is so sweet. i love the cake. >> it is all yours. >> i hope to be here through next saturday. >> we'll see. >> we'll do it again. >> that's going to do it for us on this saturday morning. tomorrow on "today," willie g. tomorrow on "today," willie g. going at zales, we believe the world needs more love that lasts. love that grows.

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