and al roker is here with us again this evening. al, what are we looking at as we start into the weekend? >> well, we've got more trouble especially with this cold air and a storm system coming right into it. we have this next round of reinforcing cold air bringing windchills from 45 below in billings to minus 9 in minneapolis. then it starts to move east. look at these air temperatures, minus 23 on sunday in minneapolis. minus 12 chicago on monday. minus 1 in detroit. and the windchills, even more brutal. minus 27, that's what it will feel like in chicago. minus 12 in indianapolis. pierre on sunday, minus 43 degrees. into that comes a vigorous storm system, moving out of the plains. four to eight inches, stretching all the way to new york city. and then we're also looking at severe weather firing up saturday into sunday from new york all the way down into atlanta, lester. on top of that, there could be icing which could cause icy bridges, slippery roads and power outages throughout the southeast. >> al, thank you. >>> tonight, our n

i don't know more than he does. >> why don't you write a book, al's advice. roker rules. >> i love it. >> i mean, deborah and i wrote that book. >> we want life according to al. >> you don't want to go by me. >> this morning. before the break, we showed you the following puzzle and asked you to find the santa with a bag of casual. so, can you see -- >> i can't see that far. >> i can see. >> what's on the bottom left? >> this is from voucher cloud. >> that's the logo. >> okay. >> i can't find it. >> you ready to give up? reveal it. the third row, third from the >> i still don't see it. what happens around this time of year. >> if you look, it's waldo. >> you're so mean. >> i wouldn't be able to find waldo, either. what color is the cash? i don't see the bag. >> he has green cash. >> is it in the bag? >> oh okay. everything else is a present. >> a green present. >> and that's cash. >> that's your brain teaser. hope you feel alive today. >>> let's hav a mental cleanser and go to something a little classier. a little more -- >> classier? >> much classier. instagram cel

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al roker joins us again tonight, monitoring it all. al, what are we w looking ater here? >> lester, here we go again. the polar vortex, it's weakened. what that means is cold air comes from siberia into canada into our northern tier of states. by mid delay week it will be brutal. look at these temperatures, 16 below for morning lows in fargo thursday, 3 below chicago, 3 above friday. and then we have a vigorous storm system making its way across the coast. look at what it does.an s by thursday, snow in billings. friday, it continues moving to the east andnd bringing snow into minneapolis, chicago, detroit, and then by saturday the eastern third of the country is blanketed with a mix of snow, freezing rain, and sleet. it's going to make for a messy travel for the holidays. >> thank you. there ise breaking news for the war in syria what could be the last stand for families trapped in aleppo as they close in on capturing a city long under siege. the fighting is fierce and there are reports of new horrors from inside aleppo as rebel forces lose their grip. nbc's kelly has lat

in a moment al roker will be here with the forecast.irst we get the latest from nbc's ron mott. >> reporter: digging out, blowing it off, before another blast of snow and cold later in the week. >> overnight it has definitely compacted and turned into ice, and it's hard to get off of your cars. it's hard to get off the streets. >> reporter: across the midwest, the northeast and new england, loads of snow and sheets of ice. >> delta 724, we we, uh, just went into the grass. >> reporter: day dangerous combination that sent this dale ta jet sliding off the runway in detroit and cars crashing into one another in a series of pile-ups, a dozen injured near flint, michigan. >> i got hit from the front and the back about four times and got hit from the side. that is a bad feeling. >> reporter: in iowa two brothers were killed, more than 3,000 flights canceled over the weekend, another 1,000 today. airports now playing catchup. >> my original flight was canceled so i had to rebook with a different airline. >> colder air is headed this way. >> re

al roker is up in a moment with the forecast of what else is on the way. but first we get the frigid details from nbc's ron mott. >> reporter: bitterly cold air, snow, and ice, and a harsh reality tonight. getting around, suddenly a whole lot tougher. at least 50 vehicles involved in this pennsylvania pileup. three people hurt. >> truck passed over, got into a ditch and then it started piling up after that. >> reporter: in oregon -- >> look out! >> reporter: scary moments when this school bus lost control. fortunately, no serious injuries. >> nice and easy. >> reporter: hundreds of others stuck. >> why stay in my car when i could be out here helping. >> reporter: upstate new york, blizzard conditions. >> hello, canada, thank you for the cold air. >> reporter: the brutal blast from the north sent windchills plummeting. 17 below in chicago, 12 below in minneapolis. cleveland, 6 below. misery that has company. all but two states in the lower 48, below freezing somewhere. in chicago the zero patrol was busy today. driver jason blevins finding plenty of strande

al roker is here, it's cold and it's about to >> that's right. and we've got to get rid of this lake-effect snow that's coming across all five great lakes and dumping a lot of snow in a very quick period of time. through saturday morning, we expect to see the leeward side of lake superior, one to two feet. same at lake erie. two feet or more for lake ontario. another storm coming onshore in the pacific northwest. with rain and snow, it's going to be a fast-mover. it will continue across the count cleveland, into new york city by sunday morning, bringing snow and rain and slick roads. an air mass that begins up in siberia, makes its way down into the plains, 20 to 30 degrees below average, coldest on wednesday, next wednesday in chicago, 6, 34 in nashville, thursday in new york city, 29 degrees. and tamron, winter doesn't start officially for another 13 days. >> al, thank you very much. >>> breaking news officer has died after an altercation that sent authorities on a massive manhunt to catch a killer. it all came to a dramatic and violent end tod

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. >>> al roker is back again for >>> al roker is back again for the third time, talking cold, baby. >> that's a warm suit. >> let's show you. we do have lake-effect snow to talk about, and heavy snow up through the cascades, and plenty of sunshine through the gulf states with temperatures that are fairly mild. we will get your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. >>> good morning, clear skies overhead but don't be fooled, it's very windy and cold outside. the temperature now 29 at national airport, and this is as warm as it's going to be for the rest of the daylight hours. northwest winds averaging 28, gusting to as much as 40 miles per hour at times, and windchills now in the single numbers for western suburbs, and it will be windchills near zero by later on this afternoon, and staying in the deep freeze through tomorrow, too. >> and that's your latest weather. >> al, thanks so much. >>> coming up in the wake of alan thicke's heart attack, dr. oz will tell you five things you need to do if somebody you know shows signs of having one. >>> but first, this is "today" on nbc.

i heard al roker saying the winds are whipping up in southern california. is that the same system moving into >> krystal: we will find out from kelly in a few minutes. >> kim: we thank you for starting the day extra early. my husband enjoying the day off. it's supposed to be a golf game for dana. not sure about that. probably not the day he would have designed to have for a golf day, but what are you going to do? >> kelly: the winds will r going to be kicking up today. winds with it. there is precipitation south of the las vegas valley. we'll take a look at that coming up. 48-degrees. 52 by lunchtime and only 53 at 4:00. temperatures well below normal today. we're going to talk more about it coming up. >> unlv math instructor facing backlash over posting on social media that his classroom is not a safe zone for undocumented immigrants. the instructor threatening to report them when news 3 met with him he refused to comment but he told the newspaper he was sorry and it was a joke. >> to have somebody openly saying they are going to report somebody to immigra

and the sentiment of that tweet from al roker is incredible, isn't it?rms of debbie reynolds having died of a broken heart. and there is a syndrome -- it's called broken heart syndrome which obviously a lot of health issues play into that, but talk to us about that. >> i think what to look at is when -- even when a spouse dies often when the wife dies it's not uncommon for the husband to die soon after that. while we can look at the idea of a broken heart, which there is proof this can cause we have to look at the neurochemicals released in stress conditions. stress can be a precip tant to those outcomes. they had repaired their relationship in years. sometimes i teal people sometimes people come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. i often teach parents their child is their greatest teacher and i think they both learn from each other. but the impact of what debbie may have learned from carry and her life experience they may have in some ways may have felt they completed what they needed to teach each other and do together and she might h

that's how it goes, right al roker? >> stand by for that. >>> in the meantime, we are going to do weather while you >>> good news and an update on the clothing for a cause. a lot of stuff going, but we're holding stuff back for our friends on the west coast so that they get a shot. >> they get a chance too. >> which is fun. thank you. >>> all right. so should you go fresh or faux, fur or pine? we'll help you choose the perfect christmas tree and keep it beautiful for the holidays, ? ? with ingredients like roasted hazelnuts and cocoa, nutella adds a smile to any morning. one jar; so many delicious possibilities. people say, let's just get a sandwich or something. "or something"? you don't just graduate from medical school, "or something." and we don't just pull smoked chicken, bake fresh foccacia and hand-slice avocado. there's nothing "or something" about it. it only takes a second for an everyday item to become dangerous. new tide pods child guard pack. . align, press and unzip. (kids laughing) what's going on? shhh!

one man has that answer is al roker in california getting ready for monday's big rose parade. uncle al, good morning. >> we are at the fiesta floats building. more on this storm and the reinforcing storm coming in behind it. we show you now we have heavy snow from new england all the way back into indiana down to west virginia you can see the snow hanging around. lake effect snow watches and warnings. heavy snow for northern maine and heavy lake effect snow b behind that we have a quick clipper that will reinforce that lake effect snow lake effect snow giving light snowfall accumulations. accumulations through saturday we expect three to six more inches. the heavier snow will be around the great lakes especially lake ontario from six to nine inches of snow. so, again, more snow, more wind behind it. that is the bigger problem from new england into the mid atlantic states, more heavy wind and that may cause airport delays today into tomorrow morning. >> thank you very much. >>> the weather looks good for tomorrow's big new year's eve celebration here in new york city. security t

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al roker tweeted, my daughter asked if it's possible to die from a broken heart and i think debbie reynolds knew her daughter needed her and god granted her her mother. the mother of singer arianna grande said i believe that we lost debbie from a broken heart. george said there's nothing harder than having to purr ri -- bury a child. she's with her daughter now. >> for more on the lives and deaths of debbie reynolds and carrie fisher you can find more on our wusa 9 app. >>> coming up, the removal of a couple that caused a disturbance on a delta airlines flight is caught on camera. >> man is dead and a maryland deputy wounded >>> we are following details of a developing story in maryland. that's where an eastern shore deputy is in critical condition after being shot over night during a domestic violence dispute. >> the man who shot him is dead and stephanie ramirez reports are stunned. >> just out of the blue. >> jerome is justice one of the many neighbors in shock this evening. >> it's startling. you know, i never would expect this in little chestertown. >> several people tell us they knew

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i heard al roker saying the winds are whipping up in southern california. is that the same system moving into >> krystal: we will find out from kelly in a few minutes. >> kim: we thank you for starting the day extra early. my husband enjoying the day off. it's supposed to be a golf game for dana. not sure about that. probably not the day he would have designed to have for a golf day, but what are you going to do? >> kelly: the winds will r going to be kicking up today.

so beautiful. >> i'm being told in my ear, al roker is not here. catch phrase but we crafted something else. now, it's time for a check of the weather -- what do i say? i forgot the lines. >> i heard you practicing. >> here's a look at -- oh. it's time for a check of the weather because here's what's good in your hood. >> okay, then. happy day after christmas. boxes day across the area. kwanzaa as well. we're watching for rain coming in late tonight and tomorrow pushing towards detroit and cincinnati. if you're expecting flights in and around those airports, could have delays. cloudy skies and pockets of mist and drizzle. up near 50 today and 60 tomorrow. >> i've been accused of plagiarizing that line. here's what's good in your hood but i will steal it. bring in your new year. i want to give up sugar for the fourth year in a row i pledged this. we will talk about it and natalie will give us tips. after this. anything else to talk about. but then i realized there was. so, i finally broke the silence with my doctor about what i was experiencing. he

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you, al roker, could be a time traveler.e died. we know this because we're 300 years in the future and we know from gps and social media -- literally we know the where, longitude and latitude of people before they die. then we live their lives. it is a one-way ticket. we're not going back to the future. we live their lives -- >> you're note going back. >> -- supposedly for eight or nine seasons. >> not being too specific. but giving some guidance. >> it is going to be on netflix. >> it drops next week. all 12 episodes. i am so excited about it. >> i'm going to binge that baby. >> i like the sound of that. i'm going to binge that baby. >> anything with eric's face on it, i'm going to binge that baby. >> this is more like a gritty -- >> a sci-fi premise. some of the missions we are here to take care of -- some of what we have to do, we don't even know why it is going to better the future. we are just following orders, meantime we're also living the lives of these people whose bodies we've inherited. sometimes the job is kind o

i don't think al roker has anything to worry about now. here's one thing we can agree on. cold weather outside could be a major catalyst. kicks of off our top trades. seaburg, you mentioned the aforementioned burlington coat factory last night. >> cold weather, we talked about it last night. if you look back, usually means they're going to hit the top end of the comp. range. gap store is great to own. walmart is another really strong name to own. and cold stores. these are stocks i would look at buying to really benefit from the cold weather out there. mall-based stores. >> i agree with that, and as you pointed out, and you did a great job last night. korchs are easy. but people staying inside. polar vortex, you're staying inside and staying away from guys like guy adami. ultimately, an amston trade. the holiday shopping trades. if it's so cold in -- what was it -- truth? where is the underwear capital of the world? >> duluth. >> those people in duluth are hunkered in and staying in the skivvies and means you're actually on amazon and ordering a bunch of christmas presents

>> israel demanded palestines recognize it as reality which they did al roker and formally in 1993. israel has been recognized and has existed as a state since 1948 and entered united nations as a member state in 1949. so this idea that now demanding, upping this demand, moving the needle so that palestinians are short yet again is basically like telling friends we want you to recognize french is french, u.s. are americans but, hey, you have to recognize u.s. is for white americans only or fran is for french americans only. right now within israel, 20% of its population is not jewish. they are muslim and christian palestinian citizens of the state who are treated as a fifth column. what happened when the state is not recognized as a state for israelis but recognized as a state for jews only? what happens to those palestinians who are citizens of the state but are christian and muslim. are we okay with that? as a country that's separated in the first amendment -- separated church and state and believes in equality and believes in the treatment of people regardless of creed, color, re

so the tree after al roker taught me what tracking is -- do you ever track anything? >> we do. we track a i track my grandkids. we have a chip in them. >> i into you what tracking was. i just never had to implement it -- anyway, federal express save the day along with treetopia. ladies and gentlemen, i'm almost done. >> almost done? >> i'm not quite done yet. that's the tree. i have to put a foo you more bows on it. obsession. i love christmas trees. and now i'm prepared to buy the next one for next year early because they're all on sale. >> go on the street and get somebody's discard -- >> i donate for the shelter i work with. you're just saying grab an old -- >> what the heck? go for it. >> i'm very happy. the tree is almost done. >> growing up in new york city, i lived in -- before we moved to that was predominantly jewish. so we would hear dradle and things like that but there were no hanukah songs. then adam sandler, of course, creates a -- and you are in the hanukah song. >> are you? >> i am. >> yes. let's listen. ? guess who eats together at the goldie hawn's half jewish

. >> al roker right now is asleep, just woke up. we've had this battle for four years now.lines because many times social media people will say i don't think this is a christmas film. this is a guy's version of a christmas film. >> it takes place in the christmas season. >> where is "love actually" on this list? we have a studio filled with women who are visiting us. >> i am not a "love actually" fan. >> have you seen it. >> oh, i have sat through the whole of "love actually." >> do you go by grinch at home? >> it is a film about sociopaths. everyone's running after each other. prime minister's shirking his duties. >> you haven't do a strong opinion. >> here's one of the most heart warming stories. even ronan will love this one for the holiday season. this photo has got me. look at this. this is a 3-year-old, his name is michael from phoenix. it's gone viral showing the moment that he was officially a i don'ted out of foster care. his sign reads -- some things are world the wait. 832 days in foster care. the photo was taken by his new 17-year-old sister. it's been retweeted

. >> yeah, al roker if he is asleep, just woke up.y that i don't think this is a christmas film. this is a guy's version of christmas. >> it takes place during christmas season. >> where is that on the list? we have a studio filmed with woman. >> we have seen it. i have love actually. >> do you go by grinch at home. >> love actually. >> okay. i need a pallet cleanser. >>> here is one of the heart warming stories. this foe ho tphoto has me. this is a 3-year-old and it's gone vie skpral showing the moment that he was officially adopted out of foster care. his sign reads some things are worth the wait. it was taken by his new 17-year-old sister and retweeted 57,000 times and receiving 142 likes. michael has three sisters and a mom to call his family. the new mom saying that the viral photo is a definition of his personality. >> that's wonderful. that melted me. i love that. that's beautiful. >> what's the tallest height that you have seen a cat fall from and land from the top of his feet. >> a top of a car. >> turns out firefighters in n

one lady holding a sign that y says orlando loves al roker.is time tomorrow you'll be in orlando. it's going to be cold. we will see the results in a second. meanwhile, studio 1a, a check of the head lines. we have sad news, family and friends remembering actor alan thicke this morning, the star of the sitcom "growing pains" had an apparent heart attack in playing hockey with his teenage son at the time. >>> president-elect thanks supporters at a late rally in wisconsin and gave praise to his pick for rex tillerson as secretary of state briefly addressing his ties to russia. >> rex is friendly with many of the leaders in the world we don get along with. some people don't like that. they don't want people to be friendly. that's why i'm doing the deal with rex because i like what that is all about. >> holding rallies in florida, pennsylvania and albany. >>> i don't know if you saw this. helicopters were low over new york city briefly tuesday and it led to widespread confusion. official tell nbc news the flights were authorized in coordination wi

al roker taught me what tracking is. do you track anything? >> we do. we track a lot.the day, along with treetopia, my tree gets here. ladies and gentlemen, i'm almost done. here it is. >> almost done? >> not quite there. >> the color actually makes the lights more prominent. >> exactly, that's the tree. i have to put a few more bows on it and get more in there this weekend. it's like my obsession. i love christmas for next year early because they're all on sale. did you know that? >> wow, who knew? >> go on the street and get somebody's discard and save it for next year. >> she donates this year. >> to the shelter i work with. you're saying grab an old. >> what the heck? go for it. >> i'm very happy the tree is almost done. >> growing up in new york city, before we moved to queens, we lived in a project that was predominantly jewish and so we would hear -- there were no hanukkah songs. then adam sandler creates a -- you are in the hanukkah song. >> you are? >> i am. >> leatht's listen. >> let's lean in. >> ♪ at the corner delie and from shanana and arthur fonz reli an

. >> al roker, looking at al roker envying jake's hair. >> i'm pants. plan on getting those in time for christmas. anyway. >>> for our weekend outlook, frigid air-conditions. that was a refrigeraor my grandma had. coming out from the plains, a lot of snow. the pacific northwest. rain along the coast this. pen saturday, we're looking at more snow. big swath of know across the plains into the upper midwest. we're looking at heavy rain in central and northern california. lots of mountain snows in the pacific northwest. southeast. sunday, sunday, hu looking at more snow, lake effect snow for the great lakes all the way into the plains. more snow in the cascades, saw tooth and look for showers and thunderstorms down through the lower mississippi >>> that's your latest weather. coming up next, we've got a friend. five. time grammy winner, sweet baby time grammy winner, sweet baby at olive garden, enjoy our freshly filled pastas bursting with indulgent flavors. and perfectly paired with irresistible steak, shrimp or chicken. mfort and joy, love and laughter, h

>> you went deep with that, al roker.eate the sentiment of happiness. is that a real feeling? >> it is. it is subjective. i can't tell you how happy you are. but there are some things we can do. happiness is largely about the choices that we make, about 40% of your happiness is just choices. there is something called happiness triggers. one of my favorites is anticipation. that's just having something to look forward to. whether it's planning your summer vacation right now or just scanning your schedule for something you look forward to, that's going to boost your mood. >> valerie, great advice. >>> coming up, when cold and flu hold you back try theraflu expressmax, now in new caplet form. it's the only cold and flu caplet that has a maximum strength formula with a unique warming sensation you can instantly feel theraflu. for a powerful comeback. ♪ new expressmax caplets. >>> good morning i'm rosemary connors. few minutes before 9:30. we have issued a first alert for your morning commute because of the snow and rain. let'

that's how it goes, right al roker?me severe weather down around florida into central georgia. and we're worried about the folks in gatlinburg, there could be heavier rain which causes flooding. we're watching that carefully. cold air making it's way to the plains. teens and 20s through northern new england. 70s and 80s, arctic blast in the plains. wet weather moves to the northeast later today. >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist carry hall. a lot of sub sunshine across the bay area. here's a look outside. we'll continue the see the sun this afternoon. it's 53 heading up to 56. it will be a cool day. we're rebounding from the 30s that we had this morning in parts of the bay area. we'll see some clouds moving in today and getting ready for some showers that will be here by tomorrow afternoon and getting heavier on thursday. >>> good news and an update on the clothing for a cause. a lot of stuff going, but we're holding stuff back for our friends on the west coast so that they get a shot. >> they get a chance too. >> whi