i said i want them for my alpacas. i went home and asked connie, what's an alpaca.ny money doing it? >> connie who grew up on a farm did know something about animals. >> i said, well, let's take a chance. >> alpacas possess valuable fiber for spinning into high-quality yarn but the betts business model is breeding. over my shoulder, are there any stars? >> we have dream dancer here. she's an absolute beautiful female. >> she was born here? >> um-hmm. >> what did you know about birthing babies? >> zero. they're pretty much self-sufficient. they actually have babies between 7:00 in the morning and 2:00 in the afternoon. >> you're kidding. but i also read that alpaca poop doesn't smell. >> no, it smells. >> mucking out the barnyard is not a highlight of his day, so he invented, manufactures and sells -- >> the pooper-scooper. i like working with metal. >> in college he worked part-time as a machinist. what was your training in the school? >> i was a music major. >> betts is full of surprises. he can knit, weave and spin. it's picture-perfect. but can you make any money

there are no plans to cancel a decision to put down an alpaca who lives on a farm.ce tested positive for an infectious disease. >> geronimo, in quarantine at this farm for the past four years since he was imported from new zealand. the owner foster fight against his positive tests for tb. >> it is frustrating. anxiety. trauma. constant legal options. what do we do? all of this was avoidable. we had four years of trying to sit down and rationally discuss the science. the science is not there. >> they understood how distressing it was to lose an animal and everything that need to be done to tackle tb. >> if you get a positive, they are under a slaughter order. >> last year, two cows re infected. >> what you make of geronimo the alpaca? >> i feel unbelievably sorry for the lady and geronimo. but the law is the law, an alpaca cannot be more important than a cow. it is an animal. every owner of those 40,000 cows that suffer the same fate love them just as much as the lady who loves geronimo. i feel sorry for her, but the law is the law. >> that law he says is vital and t

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farms and animal rescues can make good use of trees by feeding them to alpacas or even chickens. >> whateverve an artificial tree. >> knowing it's not going to get thrown away and end up in a landfill -- >> reporter: morgan seewall says this is a busy time. many donate decorations and unwanted items to start fresh for the new year. >> we're looking to take things that we can give a new home and that people are going to be able to appreciate, and it's a great, when you shop at goodwill, you're looking at a steal on some items and giving back to the community by shopping there. >> reporter: those donations helping fund the workforce which helps with careers and skills. >> finding out that trees are alpaca and goat food. >>> four bald eagles were released back into the wild wisconsin thanks to the help of raptor education group. they rescue birds who are found hurt from incidents ranging from exposure to toxins to gun wounds. two were kettle box released. they say 98% of the injuries they see in birds are human caused. a reminder to protect natural habitats and the birds when you see them in th

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this alpaca has just been sheered. >> don't touch his head.ing the bathroom for about a half-hour now. okay, how you doing? i'll hang out over here. this is one of the most iconic places in the world. is it true incas got all that stone high into the andes without using a wheel? >> these are pack animals. they haul stuff up. they built smooth rocks, the big rocks over the smooth rocks. >> their gaze is very intense. they look right at you. we're told if the load is too heavy they will spit, kick, what? >> these do kick. these are south american camels, the llama and the el pack alpaca. they'll cook wikick with those . ooh, hear that noise? look at jenna. he may be get ready to spit. don't want that to happen. he's been eating the plants in the back. they will bring that up. it is sort of a little stomach bile and curd when they spit. it is a defense mechanism. that's like a warning get away before i kick you. >> that's what carl uses. how much weight can they actually carry? >> they can carry easily -- they weigh like 450 pounds. they can carr

. >>> an alpaca farmer in rhode island is making a sizeable contribution to clean up in the gulf. she ee's donating all of this year's clippings to help with the clean-up. the farmer is struggling financially, she says it is well worth a little sacrifice. >>> and a bride in ohio apparently doesn't mind being upstaged by her brides maids. she owns a dancing studio and she asked 110 of her adorable students to be her brides maids. it hasn't been certified but they say they shattered the previous guinness world record of 90 brides maids. that is adorable. >>> and now for a look at your national and regional weather, here's nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. it's worth it. >> nice touch. that was a nice touch. >> yeah. >> i was sad about the girl that was cooking with the hair and then you threw that in the end and that made me happy. >> i had to redeem myself on that. >> the emotional roller coaster, lynn berry. >> she's fine. >> she had a smile on her face, i know. lynn talked about the flash flooding in oklahoma that was so impressive and thankfully no

the llama and alpaca association put on thevent to educate the public. from an elfo beautiful blushi bride. to educate the public on the taulg mammals who the say are gentle, easy to train and inexnsive to care for. do they bite,spit? >> it doe't matter. that's a negative this is the fun thing. the question is what would w dress our llama up as? >> i have no idea. a weherman? >> the n peacock. >>> timeor lookhead and a look back. >>> the u.s. postal rvice decates two new stamps, the world war ii medal of honor for the army and navy plus nine recipients who died cently. on thisay in 1918, the end of worlwar i, veterans day armistice was signed by the allies in germany ending t fightingn what they called the great war. happy birthday to leardo dicaprio, he's39. demi moore is 51. stanley tucci turns 63. >>> keep it here for more news, weather and sports, i'm betty nguyen. thanks for watchin "early today," enjoy your verans day. >> good morning. live the peninsula whe t re department reports major prress on this metalire burning since yesterday. that story c

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we dive into the new year, let's retrace our steps through the old one. 2019 was like kissing an alpaca scary and probably not something you want to repeat. even the easter bunny was in a mood but to get to a smile sometimes you have to slap the frown right off your face. >> we start with a competition in denmark where the power and majesty meets the skill of air guitar this piano man in switzerland hit all the high notes >> other musical moments included this duet and an orchestra playing it cool with instruments made of ice and the armed forces playing tribute to the song of the year this woman inspired a case of the feels by bringing her best friend to work but if your spouse is your friend i wouldn't recommend it we reaffirmed some truths in 2019 birds of a feather do flock together and kitties do love to play with string in sporting news, the otter rocked the rim with a two hand jam and a harlem globe trotter redid the sky hook and a sky driver won her championship indoors curling has become such a popular sport that sometimes you have to use the braers as pieces but if you've ever

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it could be more of a passing interest, which leads me to my pick, an alpaca rancher. my mentors, paula and larry, alpaca ranchers in grants pass, oregon, and they wasted no time putting me to work. ♪ >> come on. >> reporter: okay, so, what's involved with breakfast? >> breakfast is in the barn. we have pellets. see all these little bowls? >> yeah. so, no frittatas? free food. we're going to go to the bowls now. let's go to the bowls. all right, larry, so, breakfast is done. can we call it a day? >> oh, no. no, no, no. see, some of them have a little bang problem. they can't see. >> reporter: right, right, right. >> so, we're going to trim some bangs. >> reporter: oh, it's like a salon. >> i've got you. all right. >> reporter: ah, there you go. now you can see! so, what's next up, larry? >> well, we're going to get them up and do some nails. >> reporter: clip their nails? >> clip their nails. >> reporter: all right. >> come on, let's go. come on, andy. >> reporter: let me have a little chat with you. you're going to get little pedicure. pedicures are good. i love getti

. >> alpacas >> alpacas >> oh, my gosh >> the girls picked them out >> they have alpaca farms up herever going to live that down >> sorry, charlie. we're back in a moment >>> welcome back savannah and al, you all got presents and we're wondering if you're going to bring any back for us hey! >> i know. we can definitely do some shopping we've got a whole social distancing party here on warren street in hudson we want to thank the cafe which hosted us this morning this is my neighbor. we've got the kids out here. al is chowing down >> oh. and monica brought a strawberry pie. >> thank you so much we just want to say thank you. we hope people will check out this area we love so much and support our small businesses whenever you are in the country, there's a small business that could use the help and he wants his muffin. >> give charlie his muffin that's the news from here. >> we love, y'all. thanks for that. >> fun morning >> thank you >> al's going to have more from upstate coming up next hour. third hour, more from hudson >> and chelsea handler will join me and jenna coming up after you

. >> coup the alpacas. >> to meteorologist kari hall with a look at the forecast. a great day to walk your alpaca around the neighborhood. >> it's going to be hot. >> if we had one. >>> hey, we've been talking about something else pretty awesome during this pandemic. we've all been doing things to take care of each other. it's also earth day so we've been talking about how to take care of our planet. we know we've been talking about things like how to help out our carbon footprint or reduce that and let's talk about what carbon dioxide is, it's naturally occurring in the atmosphere. what we do when we drive, flying airplanes and riding on boats, we're also putting out more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. and that acts as something that traps the heat. it also warms thingsup, almost acts like a vehicle where you have sun light coming into a car and that glass from the windows keeps it from escaping. we have the same effect when it comes to carbon dioxide and it warming up our atmosphere. so we're going to be talking about how we've decreased the amount of carbon

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. >> reporter: it's hard not to smile when you see an alpaca.luffy nature that you want to give them a hug. >> reporter: they have been raising llamas and alpacas for more than a decade on their farm in washington state. these aren't just pets. they're therapy llamas. why a llama and not a dog? >> they have that wow factor. they have the unicorn effect. they feel magical and mystical. >> reporter: visits is booming. doubling for lori and shannon in the last year. >> we visit a lot of senior homes. a lot of times, that's the most affection they're able to get. >> reporter: as therapists go, bennie and napoleon are rock stars, showered with carrot kisses on every visit. >> you want to give them a carrot? >> reporter: they're more than just adorable. therapy animals of all types can be good for our health and lower blood pressure. over the haolidays, bennie and napoleon had a party at this hotel in portland. bringing smiles to everyone. offering visitors the chance to unwind, or even steal a kiss. >> i feel so much better now. >> reporter: making m

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bill. >>> vai, an alpaca won't mind a day like this, chilly conditions, gray skies, but most humans are more interested in the warmup that's coming our way this weekend. got the seven-day forecast just ahead. >>> to breaking news right now. a serious accident in camden county. skyforce 10 was launched and is now over the scene. this is at white horse pike and cooper road in atco, new jersey. we're working to find out if anyone was hurt. you see a couple of vehicles -- at least three vehicles in our picture. we're looking at this as you are. and we'll keep our eye on this and make some phone calls but stay with nbc 10 and the nbc 10 app for updates on this breaking news from atco, new jersey. >>> with one day to go until the republican primary in south carolina, new polls show that the race is tightening. donald trump is still in the lead, but he is no longer ahead by double digits. the new nbc news/"the wall street journal"/marist poll shows trump with a five-point lead over senator ted cruz. 28% to 23%. senator marco rubio's in third place with 15% followed by former florida governor j

>> an alpaca. >> they're so silly looking, aren't they? >> if you guys want to come over at how beautiful this animal is. this is the whole farm pet trend. you can gently give a little that wool is actually -- these guys were domesticated 6,000 years ago. hoda, come around this way if you want and just give her a pet >> she doesn't like soft pets. >> obviously if you're getting one as a pet, it needs to live outdoors. you have to have a barn.an handle an animal like this. you want to do your research. it. you have a good vet. they can be very affechey're very cute. >> what do they eat? >> they eat plant material. so let's go on to our next animal. >> bye! our next have heard of too. this one is a chinchilla. chinchilla is also an ancient animal. these guys are from south you can definitely pet this guy. >> the softest fur. >> they do breed these guys for fur coats. so i would not support that. guys are -- their fur is so thick because they live at highhave to remember, they can get overheated very easily. they don't really have an ability

. >> our audience loves an alpaca throw.u enjoy your thanksgiving. >> oh. here's the deal. let's run through the products once again. we have jewelry from jennifer miller. handbags from m.i.l.a. stationery a the alpaca throws on today.com/deals. thank you, jill. >> happy thanksgiving. >> jy just getting started because jill will be back in the fourth hour with an hour-long steals and deals event. and monday, kicking off the week-long steals and deals holiday gift bag. >> you don't have to wait in line. sit there with your coffee. >>> coming up, how the magic is made. the curtain o the macy's thanksgiving day parade to see how it all comes together. but first, here's "today" on nbc. day" on nbc. >>> happy thanksgiving from all of us here at "news4 today." >> we're working for you. shopping and getting up at the crack of e day. all of the news for you. . >>> the macy's thanksgiving day parade first lock is sponsored by ram trucks. built to >>> millions of peoplesh che the tradition of the thanksgiving day parade. and as you an

deal price for ten of them, $47, 53% offalpaca, the this is always a major win, the alicia adams alpacau and your family. >> happy thanksgiving. >> so grateful. >> so much to be thankful for. all right, thank you, jill if you want to shop or scan the qr code or head to today.com/deals. even more exclusives there this is a win. >> a triumph >> craig, over to you. >>> sheinelle, jill, thank you, thank you as well. don't go anywhere, folks, though, because the fun is just getting started. nbc's coverage of the 97th macy's thanksgiving day parade hosted by savannah, hoda, and al is going to start right after your local news. happy thanksgiving, everyone >>> gompl good morning. here's what's happening now. >> i'm ginger conejero saab in san francisco, where glide memorial continues its annual tradition of providing thousands of thanksgiving meals to those who need it the most. glide also launching a mobile services van to bring 250 meals out to the community. >> promises to be a beautiful thanksgiving. you can have it outside. >> absolutely. our temperatures are going to reach the upper 60s

we dive into the new year, let's retrace our steps through the old one. 2019 was like kissing an alpacau'd want to repeat even the easter bunny was in a mood, handing out seasons beatings but to get to a smile, sometimes you have to slap the frown right off your face. we start with a competition in denmark where the power and majesty of equestrian dressage meets the skill of air guitar. ♪ >> reporter: this piano man in switzerland hit all the high notes. tickling the ivories while suspended in midair for a tune he hoped would not end in "b" flat >> reporter: others included this donkey duet and an orchestra keeping it cool with instruments made of ice and the armed forces paying tribute to the song of the year >> baby shark. >> reporter: this woman inspired a case of the feels by bringing her best friend to work, but if your spouse is your friend, i wouldn't recommend it. we reaffirmed some truths in 2019 birds of a feather do flock together, and kitties love to play with string, but sometimes it's best not to keep your eye on the ball. in sporting news, juneau the otter rocked the rim

massachusetts businessman sentenced to two years last week for using his ill gotten gains to buy an alpaca farm. and this instagram influencer facing five years after pleading guilty to bilking taxpayers to fund a luxury spending spree >> we didn't design these programs we didn't manage the programs. agencies should have prevented this before it happened. >> reporter: justice department inspector general horowitz acknowledges only a small fraction of the millions of scammers will ever be prosecuted but says they have to keep going. >> there needs to be that commitment to getting the money back and holding people accountable. >> reporter: the reality, though, is that most of the stolen money is gone for good. white house officials point out congress has yet to act on president biden's request for more money to hire more fraud investigators and prosecutors. >> all right our thanks to ken for that report >>> students are mourning the loss of a fellow classmate after shots were fired at a louisiana high school football game. police responded to the shooting during halftime at port allen high s

. >> our audience loves an alpaca throw. if you know that joke and get it, i love it.and this is a major blanket. cozy, comfy. i hope you enjoy your thanksgiving and are cozying up. >> here's the deal. let's run through the products once again. jewelry from jennifer miller. handbags from mila. stationery, hats from butter scotch blankies, skin care, and alpaca throws. >> cozying up. >> go to today.com/deals. >> happy thanksgiving to you and your family. >> you're just getting started. tomorrow jill will be back during our fourth hour with an hour-long steals and deals event. and monday she's kicking off our week-long steals and deals holiday gift guide. it's because we like steals and deals. >> you don't have to wait in line. sit there with your coffee and relax. >>> nice warm-looking blanket. >>> coming up, how the magic is made. we'll pull back the curtain on the macy's thanksgiving day parade to see how it all comes together. first, this is "today" on nbc. . >>> the macy's thanksgiving day parade first lock is sponsored by ram trucks. built to serve. >> millions of

. >> i had a pair of alpaca socks once. it's very comfortable.> he alwaysas to go there. >> hopefully you have an extra change of socks. it was relentless and now dry conditions over the next several days. a pretty sunrise coming up at 7:20. it's great out there whnow. to know over the next four days, today the winds will pick up. likely about 9:00 or 100. nds gusting up to 20 or 25 miles per hour throughout the day today. tomorrow still breezy and much cooler. today in the 50s. tomorrow in the 40s. wetay in the0s on wednesday with plenty of sun and rain chances return as we getyonto thursday. temperatures in the 30s and 40s across the area. 42 in d.c. we're pretty much going to stay around that 40 degree mark over the next couple o hours until the sun comes up and then the temperature will start to shoot up. we'll be in the low 50s as we afternoon.he early no rain out there today. we are dry and that system that brought us a ofhat rain, look at that, spinning right off the coast of the cape right there. you can see we are drys high pressure is b