all right, sam brock starting us of. thanks. we want to turn now to the trump transition and breaking news. just in on who the president elect is expected to tap for treasury secretary. gabe gutierrez joins us. gabe, what have you learned? hi, lester. two sources familiar with the selection tell nbc news that president elect trump has just offered the job of treasury secretary to billionaire hedge fund manager scott bessent. he's a trump donor who has emerged as a key economic adviser to the president elect. and all this comes after president elect trump just made his new pick for attorney general. reporter tonight, amid growing controversies over some of his cabinet picks, president elect trump's new choice for attorney general, pam bondi, is facing a much easier path to be confirmed than her predecessor. we've got to keep florida red, especially for our great president. a former prosecutor, bondi was elected twice as florida's attorney general, the first woman to hold that job and was on trump's defense team during his first i

here's sam brock. >> victory number 1,217. >> reporter: by just about any benchmark, there are many toremember each and every one of my players i've ever coached. >> reporter: the legendary force reaching 1,217 wins, more than any head coach in the history of the sport, men's or women's, any division. his resume reads like a storybook. 11 national titles. 23 final four berths, six undefeated seasons. with numbers like that. >> and finally, from one goat to another. >> reporter: who needs a husky, when you can get a goat. a celebration for the greatest of all time. featuring students. even a state sign. >> home of the winningest coach! >> reporter: auriemma savoring the moment for his players. >> we always come back because of you, coach. we come back because of you. we love you. >> reporter: more than 150 of them over the years, from diana taurasi and rebecca lobo to brianna stewart and now page beckers. it's the basketball family that makes it all worth it. >> they all have a piece of it. it makes me feel really, really, really good. >> reporter: sam brock, nbc news. >> that family ex

here's sam brock. >> victory number 1,217. >> reporter: by just about any benchmark and there are manyauriemma is a singular figure in college basketball. >> i'll remember each and every one of my players that i've ever coached. >> reporter: the legendary force behind uconn's powerhouse program reaching 1,217 wins more than any head coach in the history of the sport men's or women's any division after 40 years at uconn. >> this is something i would do for free. >> auriemma's resume reads like a storybook, 11 national tights, 23 final four berths and six undefeated seasons. with numbers like that on. >> and finally from one goat to another. >> who needs a husky when you can get a goat? a celebration for the greatest of all time featuring students. >> even a state sign. >> home of the winningest coach. >> auriemma savoring this moment from his players. >> we always come back because of you, coach. we come back because of you. we love you. more than 150 of them over the years from diana tahr assy and rebecca lobo to breeanna stewart and now paige beckers. it's the basketball family, he sa

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sam brock is here in studio with us. this is a wild story. what's going on?nformation came from his laptop. right? originally, there were concerns he had gone missing. think about the pendulum of pain. they thought their father and husband had drowned in a lake only to find out after a 54-day exhaustive search that now authorities think he had actually manufactured the entire thing and staged it to meet who knows what. they found his capsized kayak on the water. also his fishing rod. a tackle box that led to the narrative he had drowned. but after thaw brought in specific search crews with sonar, drones, they went through his laptop. the whole thing was wiped. moving money to foreign banks. communication with a woman from uzbekistan. a $375,000 life insurance policy bruce's legacy was out there trying to find his body. here is what the founder told me about. >> day 10. it was getting more evident, we were covering this lake more thorough than i ever had to cover a lake to search for a drowning victim. especially with the data we had like his 360 app on his ph

nbc's sam brock.report. >>> people on both coasts are recovering from wild weather, millions set to hit the roads and skies for one of the busiest travel weeks ahead due to thanksgiving. tuesday to monday december 2nd, screening a record 18.3 million people at airports across the country, up 6% from last year. to which i say, yikes! bring in shaquille brewster from chicago's o'hare airport with more. at least i can see a little bit of space behind you. maybe because it's saturday it's not so bad? what are you seeing? >> reporter: it's definitely been going in waves. talked to workers here who said it's definitely a busier saturday here. more people than normal, but the lines are moving fairly quickly, because they were prepared for it. look, talking to people who have come leer.here. trying to avoid what we all know will be a record-setting thanksgiving holiday rush. look what aaa is saying. estimating some 80 million people will be traveling for this thanksgiving period. that's going to be driven by

joining us from snowy scranton, pennsylvania, sam brock. ow are people dealing with it there? we saw the browns game last night and the snow there. boy, you're blanketed already. >> reporter: that's the perfect word. it is this drumbeat of snow we have seen that is totally blind sided people. this has been going on since last night when we were driving across the interstate to get to northeast pennsylvania, we saw snow begin about 6:00 or 7:00 at night. it is still going on afternoon, this morning. the accumulation totals in scranton, 6 1/2 inches. it is 19 1/2 inches 45 minutes away. new jersey closing in on two feet of snow. so the region has seen so much. we see folks like this over my shoulder all over the streets. trying to shovel the snow out of their driveway to get their cars out. it may surprise you, pennsylvania is looking at 120,000 customers without power. these are the power lines over here. the weight of the snow and ice has been dangling in some cases and dangerous, it is not just power lines, trees. this one is in the middle

jude. >> reporter: sam brock, nbc news, memphis. >> nothing better. >> no. >> st. there at st. jude and to our dear friend of the show, marlo. there's marlo. . >> we love you, marlo. >> she's not joining us for the stories this year because, of course, marlo just lost her husband phil donahue of more than 40 years they were together. marlo is in mourning. we're thinking about her. >> especially today on this holiday. okay. let's check in with al who has another fun guest joining him at the moment. >> who is that guy? >> we do, indeed. who is that behind those? >> i got you. >> jimmy fallon. jimmy fallon. >> happy thanksgiving al! >> this is your 11th parade, my man. >> is that right? >> can you believe that? >> more than andy williams. i'm hitting that mark. >> that's right. >> going to sing "moon river." going to be fantastic. >> we've been through this together through rain, freezing, snow, covid. >> oh, my gosh. >> remember that. >> here we are now. >> this is the best. the vibe here is so good even in the rain. >> look at these pants too. come on. you are mr. ho

. >> sam brock. >> in kentucky, the gateway to the state's famed bourbon trail.n who know a little something about what it means to serve. they met through their careers and bonded over their love of country and bourbon. mike trout with the air force and cia. >> my father was in the army, was in the korean war and my grandfather was in the first world war. it was kind of a natural progression of thought that one day i would serve in the military. >> rick franco. spent his childhood abroad. before joining the military. >> it was the formation of me wanting to serve my country. >> rj casey's dad was a fighter pilot, inspiring him to enlist. >> he got me started in the special forces. >> reporter: and harold underdow, a tier one navy s.e.a.l. for years. >> it really does open your eyes. when you deploy in other countries, you learn so much, right? >> four men who chose to blend their military backgrounds into something to help other service members. a bourbon called four branches that admittedly took their wife and friends by surprise. you are going to start a bourb

let's start in the east with sam brock in snow-covered pennsylvania. >> reporter: in parts of the storm-batteredtheast where one person has already died in a car crash, the sheer volume of snow came as a bit of a shock. >> i didn't think it was going to be like this serious. >> reporter: drivers clearing off cars with everything from coffee cups to hotel brooms. >> yeah, you don't see this in arizona. >> reporter: nearly nonstop precipitation piled more than six inches of snow here in scranton, pennsylvania. >> it doesn't take me long to do my driveway. but with snow like this, it does. >> reporter: regional high of 20 inches in high point, new jersey. part of the system that notched chicago's noest november day in five years and turn the browns/steelers "thursday night football" game into a snow globe. while the storm has dampened wide-ranging fire threats, dumping 7 inches on new

in scranton, sam brock, nbc news. back to you. >> thank you so much for that, sam. >>> from t-shirts to salt trucks to bill karins who is here to break down the forecast. i was watching the game last night, my family has been bragging about how mild it is there. not now. >> this storm, it is amazing that -- remember the jennings creek fire, we talked about that for the last two weeks, blowing smoke in new york city seven inches of snow on top of that. we still have areas of snow in central pennsylvania. the majority of the heavy snow is over with. and the highest total i've seen, high point, new jersey, little bit below 2,000 foot elevation, 20 inches of snow. highest in pennsylvania, 17. cat maryland, it is still snowing and it will tonight, we're starting to add that up. chicago, three inches. these are the first snow of the season, milwaukee, three, cincinnati, two, indianapolis one inch. in new york city, a few flakes were spotted overnight. we still have areas of slick travel and, of course, the higher elevations

nbc news correspondent sam brock has more. >> reporter: ryan's routine day on the water in early augustd from wisconsin left to go fishing and never came home. what happened next, the sheriff says, left everybody stunned. signs the father of three faked his own death. have you in your professional law enforcement experience ever seen any case that even aproximates this? >> no. i've been in law enforcement for 4 years. i've never experienced anything like this. >> reporter: in the immediate hours and days after his reported disappearance, search teams found a capsized kayak and life jacket in the deepest part of the lake. his van and trailer parked by the boat launch and eventually his fishing rod and tackle box that also contained his keys and a wallet. but after weeks of scouring green lake, no indication of the father of two high schoolers and a seventh grader. a search team from bruce's legacy using sonar to comb the lake. >> by the time we got into day ten, roughly, it was evidence to me that something -- something wasn't right. >> reporter: when police reviewed the are 45-year-old'

elon. >> reporter: sam brock, nbc news. >>> all right.l, president-elect trump is still facing a long list of legal troubles. >> in fact, he's awaiting sentencing in his hush money case in new york while his defense team continues to fight off prosecution in other state as well as federal cases. but the question now is how will all of this play out once he is sworn into office? here to answer, nbc news legal analyst danny cevallos. danny, we're talking four criminal cases. we're talking civil cases. this is an indicted now president-elect. what happens to all of these cases? >> the short answer is probably all of them are going to go away in one form or another. there are four pending criminal cases. bigger threats than the civil cases. one conviction so far. he's awaiting sentencing later e this month. in all likelihood i would expect that sentencing may be adjourned. but even if it goes forward he is not likely to get a sentence of incarceration. now, reasonable minds disagree with me on this point. but there are plenty of factors that

nbc news correspondent sam brock has more on the gender gap that drove trump to election victory. >>orter: president trump's campaign celebrating a major strategic victory. >> this will forever be remembered as the day the american people regained control of their country. >> reporter: the former president's outreach of male voters seemingly paying off. in 2020 and 2016 about 4 in 10 men under 30 supported him. yesterday nearly half cast a ballot for trump. among men who turned out for the first time 62% supporting trump while 36% supported harris. the trump campaign has taken an unconventional approach including appearances with unconventional media figures popular with male voters. trump even saying he consulted his son barron for advice. >> he tells me about all the hot guys, people i never heard about. >> reporter: and a key late campaign appearance on top podcaster joe rogan's show. >> i'm doing very -- you know, really well in the polls. this week i happen to believe in numbers. i only believe them if they're good. no. i like them this month. >> reporter: rogan later endorsing

sam brock, oh, he'll toast to that.'s teaming up with lindsey lohan for a new holiday movie. we're going to hear more about that and talk more about her night at the big "wicked" premier. >>> and then just a few minutes on the third hour of "today," aldous hodge is going to stop by to tell us about this highly anticipated new series that's based on one of james patterson's best-selling books. next guest. looks good. >> cannot wait for that. >> how's the weather, sir? >>> let's look ahead, show you what we've got for the week ahead. today, above average highs in the northeast. northeastern storms, some spotty rain making its way through the south. then, by the time we get to the midweek period, it's seasonal weather, plenty of sunshine through texas, wet weather from the gulf all the way up into the great lakes, still active system, making its way through the pacific northwest and then friday, temperatures cool off, mild temperatures, though, through the great lakes, some wintery impacts out west, and we got some folks h

. >> reporter: sam brock, nbc news. >> and that's nightly news for this thursday.atching. i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. goodnight. of yourself and each other. good night. tonight, the atmospheric river rages on. the north bay slammed for a second day. we're tracking the trouble spots tonight. and then when will the storm start moving south? our exclusive storm ranger radar is scanning, and chief meteorologist jeff ranieri breaks down

sam brock got a sneak peek. >> hi, guys! hi! hello!reporter: one part holiday movie mania. >> how many hallmark movies in a given week or month would you say you watch? >> oh, my. of course every weekend, because new ones come out. but then throughout the day and christmas in july. >> hello, hallmark channel! >> reporter: but, in this version, the on-screen actors like jonathan bennett and tyler heinz are actually on board with personalities that can carry a party. >> so much love, so much excitement. the fand mown yum was crazy. >> this universal feeling of joy and love and comradery. >> reporter: the dream cruise to the bahamas for 2,000-plus passengers, transforming the norwegian cruise line in a matter of hours. it's also a meaningful opportunity to go off script. >> we live in their homes. and like you said, we're on their screens. they feel like they know us. these movies get people through the hardest moments of their lives. >> reporter: and we found that connection immediately. your wife is a big fan? >> a big fan. >> reporter:

. >> reporter: sam brock, nbc news. >> and that's nightly news for this thursday.or watching. i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. goodnight. of yourself and each other. good night. ♪ that same old devil ♪ ♪ down the same old ♪ ♪ dead end highway ♪ ♪ riding that storm ♪ ♪ runnin' through my veins ♪ ♪ like a shot down ♪ ♪ tail spun airplane ♪ ♪ scared of nothin' ♪ ♪ and i'm scared to death ♪ ♪ i can't breathe ♪ ♪ and i catch my breath ♪ ♪ but i keep chasing ♪ ♪ that same old devil ♪ ♪ down the same old ♪ ♪ dead end highway ♪ ♪ ain't no love in oklahoma ♪ ♪ just the whistle ♪ ♪ of a long black train ♪ ♪ you'll know when it's ♪ ♪ comin' for ya ♪ ♪ ridin' in on the wind ♪ ♪ and rain ♪ ♪ i got saved ♪ ♪ in the same red river ♪ ♪ the same red river ♪ ♪ tried to drown me ♪ ♪ it ain't knocking me down ♪ ♪ i'm standing my ground ♪ ♪ with the whole world ♪ ♪ fallin' all around me ♪ ♪ i keep runnin' ♪ ♪ but i'm standin' still ♪ ♪ pray for peace ♪ ♪ but i need the thrill ♪ ♪ so i keep chasin' ♪ ♪ that same old devil ♪ ♪ down the same old ♪ ♪ dead end h

. >> nbc's sam brock takes us on board. >> reporter: hi, guys. hi. hello.reporter: one part holiday movie mania. how many hallmark movies in a given week or month would you say that you watch? >> oh, my god. >> of course every weekend, but then like throughout the day and christmas in july. >> hello, hallmark channel christmas cruisers. >> reporter: but in this version, the on screen actors, like host jonathan bennett and tyler hines are on board with personalities that can carry a party. >> so much love, so much excitement, the fandamonium was crazy. this is the close to see beatles as we will be. >> this feeling of joy and love and camaraderie. >> reporter: the dream cruise to the bahamas with 2,000 passengers meant transforming the gem into a total holiday haven in less than five hours. for nicky deloach and aaron cahill, it's a meaningful opportunity to go off script. >> we live in their homes and on screens, they feel like they know us. >> these movies get people through the hardest moments of their life. >> reporter: and we found that connection immed

sam brock for us there along the turnpike. thank you sam, i like that. a little bon jovi in the car. all right, mr. roker is tracking this last piece of the puzzle. the weather. how's it looking? well, not great, but could be a lot worse. good morning, everybody. as you can see on the radar, satellite imagery, we do have snow right now impacting the rockies. we've also got some snow and wet weather making its way through the midsection of the country. so this storm is going to race from the rockies into the midwest today. rain will start intensifying from saint louis, indianapolis, on into pittsburgh for today. airport impacts denver, kansas city, saint louis some slowdowns at nashville, dallas, houston and austin. and then we're looking at the roads i-80, i-64, i-75, all going to be impacted by rain, snow around i-25 and i-70 in the rockies. then tomorrow, thanksgiving day, heavy rain moves to the east coast. now, the good news is not a lot of wind in the morning, but by the afternoon, airports are going to be a mess. snow around the great lakes, all th

nbc's sam brock joins us with the latest. hey sam, good morning. >> reporter: good morning.it turns out one day after ryan borgwardt was reported missing, the sheriff says his passport was checked by authorities on the canadian border. his wife and three children had endured a 54-day-longer is of search for his remains on a lake where his kayak was found capsized and personal items recovered. the sheriff says there's no obvious motive here, but one thing is clear, he is not in that lake. ryan borgwardt's routine day on the water in early august turned out to be anything but after the 45-year-old from wisconsin left to go fishing and never came home. what happened next sheriff mark podoll says, left everybody stunned. signs the father of three faked his own death. have you in your professional law enforcement experience seen a case that even approximates this? >> no. and i've been in law enforcement for 42 years. i never experienced anything like this. >> in the immediate hours and days after borgwardt's reported disappearance search teams found a capsized kayak and life jack

nbc's sam brock is in brooklyn, new york, with more on this. ling with this morning? >> reporter: sure, ana, good morning. it was heavier rain overnight, on and off so far today, but just the fact that we're talking about rain in new york right now is a win, ana, because earlier this week for the first time in 22 years, new york city declared a drought warning. i'm standing in prospect park right now, this rain continues to come down, this place was on fire a couple of weeks ago, now, though, the fire risk for the whole area is declining steeply. this morning, two major storm systems slamming both coasts. the rain overnight, a sight for sore eyes in the new york metro area, mired in historic drought. those dry conditions leading to hundreds of brush fires, including the jennings creek wildfire that chewed up more than 5,000 acres. >> no words for it, you know, for what, almost three months now without any steady rain. >> reporter: while the rainfall douses a weeks long fire rescue, the northeast is still dealing with the severe drought that has

let's get started with nbc's sam brock, from snowy pennsylvania this morning. hi, sam. >> savannah, craig, good morning, look around me. this snow started around dinner time last night, and it has not stopped. in the valleys outside of scranton, it's been a few inches of accumulation. you can see from the top of the car, i don't think saying 3 or 4 inches would be a stretch. it's 7 inches by nearby mount poconos, as of 4:00 this morning, and you talk to folks in northeastern pennsylvania, they're surprised because only a week ago it was in the 50s and 60s. now we're here. they say it's a little bit late for the first snowfall of the season. they are glad the snow has arrived. >> this morning, for millions of americans, wintry weather is finally here. a far reaching storm system from the midwest to the northeast, bringing some of the first major snowfalls of the season. >> the weather delivering stuck in drought like conditions, sparking hundreds of fires for weeks. >> i think it's important that the weather stabilized. blanketing the browns steelers game in clev

let's start with sam brock in brooklyn this morning. good morning.>> reporter: good morning, what a relief as you said, to see this rain, only a few weeks ago portions of prospect harked were engulfed in flames, and one of more than 300 fires that new york city has battled in the last month, this much-needed rain is not going to end the drought but it is significantly lowering the risk of fire across the country, that bomb cyclone, cutting out power to hundreds of thousands of customers. this morning, two major storm systems slamming the coast. rain overnight, a sight for sore eyes for the metro area which is in a historic drought, those dry conditions leading to hundreds of brush fires including the jennings creek wildfire that chewed up more than 5000 acres.>> there's no words for it, almost three months now without any rain.>> reporter: the northeast is still dealing with a severe drought that has prompted a slew of precautionary measures in new york city from a ban on fireworks to voluntary calls for water conservation. the storm sy

sam brock is following that for us. good morning. >> good morning.ultiple blasts in two different midwest towns sending meeses of debris flying through neighborhoods and shaking up homes down the street. outside of cincinnati, two people were killed and another injured and a late-night search for two people unaccounted for ending with the news they were okay and not home when their condo building went up in flames around dinner time. this morning, two communities reeling after major home explosions in the midwest. stunning video showing one blast near cincinnati leaving two dead, a man and a woman. >> smoke showing. the house is gone. >> one injured. a witness describing that victim as a heating and air repairman saying she saw him covered in soot at the scene. >> he's, like, bent over with his hands on his knees like trying to get a breath and stuff. his face was dirty and i got closer and i asked are you okay and his whole hair was singed. >> authorities are investigating the incident that sent shock waves through that neighborhood. in the aftermat

nbc news correspondent sam brock is there for us. sam, what are you seeing?polling site used for just that. how will that play out? record levels of turnout above performance for the rest of the state. we'll dive into the numbers coming up after the break. ve in coming up after the break. understand how to get the most from medicare. if you're eligible for medicare, it's a good idea to have original medicare. it gives you coverage for doctor office visits and hospital stays. but if you want even more benefits, you can choose a medicare advantage plan like the ones offered at humana. our plans combine original medicare with extra benefits in a single, convenient plan with $0 or low monthly plan premiums. these plans could even include prescription drug coverage with $0 copays on hundreds of prescriptions. and medicare advantage plans ensure that your covered medical costs will never go above a maximum out-of-pocket amount that you know beforehand. most humana medicare advantage plans include dental coverage with $0 copays for covered preventive dental services

brock purdy, nick bosa, trent williams were all out with injuries and backup qb brandon allen struggled to lead the 49ers offense the entire game. former 49ers qb samfor 90 of his 330 yards in ot to set up a game winning field goal. the vikings beating the bears 30 to 27, in the latest battle between the long time division rivals, the dallas cowboys ended their five game losing streak by upsetting the washington commanders 3426. yesterday's game at the nation's capital started as a defensive struggle, but the two teams combined for 54 points in the second half. kicker austin seibert missed two extra points in washington's loss. >> here are some of the top stories we're following for you this morning. the price of a thanksgiving meal slightly cheaper than last year, but still more expensive than just a few years ago. that's according to a report from the american farm bureau federation. overall, the average cost of dinner for ten people, down 5%, especially as the price of turkey dropped compared to last year. but the report also says people in the western u.s. can expect to pay more than the rest of the country. ktvu james torres will have more on

now brock purdy, nick bosa, trent williams they were all out with injuries and the backup quarterback brandon allen. he struggled the whole game. former 49ers quarterback samr 90 of his 330 yards in overtime to set up a game, winning field goal, and the vikings beat the bears 30 to 27. the latest battle between these long time division rivals, the dallas cowboys, ended their five game losing streak. they upset the washington commanders 34 to 26. a heck of a game. yesterday's game at the nation's capital started as a defensive struggle, but these two teams combined for 54 points in the second half. kicker austin seibert missed two extra points in washington's loss to san francisco. >> judge has dismissed several charges against most of those arrested for blocking traffic on the golden gate bridge in april, while protesting the war in gaza. of the 26 people who were initially charged, only seven are still facing charges. the san francisco district attorney's office says they are charged with felony conspiracy and false imprisonment for the number of people stuck on the bridge for hours. they will be back in court december 6th. governor newsom says california