i'm betty nguyen. after days of treacherous travel for so many, the holiday is finally here. we'll have more on that in a moment. but first, all eyes are on the stars this thanksgiving morning. of course those 16 balloons flying in the macy's thanksgiving day parade. but the weather system that snarled holiday travel is not over. and it has many wondering if snoopy and others will even get off the ground. nbc's jay gray is live along the parade route in new york city. good morning, happy thanksgiving. will it be happy for those looking to see those balloons in the air? >> reporter: hey there, good morning. so far, so good, betty, and a happy thanksgiving to you. let's look at the balloons you're talking about, snoopy in the background, one of the bigger balloons, 16 of those are in jeopardy are not flying if the wind is sustained at 23 miles an hour, if it gusts to 34 but right now it's looking good, seven wind monitors are watching things closely. the decision won't come until right before parade time

i'm betty nguyen. >>> a bizarre incident is brewing inhe waters off miami, florida, whe a man is lost at sea after reportedly plunging 2,000 feet from a private plane. the search is now underway for the man who ll from an open door with no parachute on thursday. e mayday call revealthe tense moments. >> mayday, mayday, maay. i have a door ajar, and i'm heading toward tamiami. a passenger fell dow >> you said you have a passenger that fell out of your plan >>hat's correct, sir. he opened e back door, and he just fall down the plane. >> isounds almost surreal. the coast guarhas not confirmed whether thpilot's emergency call was legitimate. anit's not clear where the flight originated or how many ople were onboard the piper plane. were onboa the piper plane. the missing person's ne has not been released, and police ve not indicated any foul play. >>> t there is more foul play from tonto mayor rob ford, and his latest meltdown was all caught on li tv. speaking toeporters thursd, the yor denied he asked a female to perform sex from a -worker. he later held a news conference to apologize wi

i'm betty nguyen. so while many of you were enjoying family and friends and a great meal millions of your neighbors ate quickly and joined the mall madness. take a look at this line from a macy's in atlanta. and this one from a mall near houston. black friday started more than 12 hours ago and the day is just a few hours old. jay gray is with the shoppers at the mall of america outside minneapolis. hopefully you are picking up some items, as well. >> reporter: i'll do a little shopping. it is already busy here, believe it or not. black friday is the day for shoppers set up just to find the product or perfect gift. this year it merged with thanksgiving and not everybody is buying that. the dash for deals, the push for presents, the rush for a little retail therapy began after the turkey gone. >> i live for this day and take this day off of work every year. >> reporter: the lines stretched around stores shoppers all searching for the same thing, savings. >> trying to save some money. it's the holidays. >

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 coming up. >> thousands of ppleeared dead this morning after poweul typhoon rips through thephilippines. we'll let you know how the bay ea isteppingp to help out l the ctims. >> e. coli outbre is forcing a company to recall many of its products. we'll te you which to look out for. >> a live lookoutside, an early look at the golden gate bridge. few cars flowing b we have more on this monday, veterans

. >>> turning now to sports, betty nguyen is here with the latest. >> monday night football, dolphins and bucs on veterans day. the u.s. army chorus sang the national anthem. miami is surprised about a completion to lineman in the end zone. he celebrates with a duck over the crossbar. in the fourth quarter the bucks ran to the left and scored from the one yard line as things got worse for the dolphins. tampa bay upsets miami 22-19. miami lineman jonathan martin is expected to release a video statement on wednesday about the controversy over bullying allegations. espn reports martin may not play again this season, and may to be done with the dolphins. now the owner of the dolphins will meet with martin tomorrow. >> i would like to hear from him what had happened, why he felt that way and, you know, the whole origin and what we did, and what we could have done to prevent something like this from happening. >> if you can't get enough of big papi you are in luck. david ortiz is hoping for a hit television show. he's doing a show on mtv combining baseball and pop culture aimed at a young a

i'm betty nguyen. >>> while many of you were enjoying family and friends along with a terrific meal, millions of your neighbors ate quickly to join the mall madness. just take a look at this line from a macy's in atlanta. and this from a mall near houston. black friday started more than 12 hours ago, and the day is just a few hours old. nbc's jay gray is with those hearty shoppers at the mall of america outside minneapolis. jay, i wonder if some have been there all night long? >> reporter: i can tell you, they have, betty. good to talk to you this morning, and they plan to be here all day long. it's finally here. shopping's big day. as you talked about, it's kind of merged with thanksgiving this year, and not everybody's buying that. the dash for deals. the push for presents -- the rush for a little retail therapy actually began just after all the turkey was gone. >> i live for this day, and i take this day off of work every year. dinner is cooked. my belly is full, and now i'm ready to shop. >> reporter: the lines stretched around stores, shoppers all shopping for the same thing --

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. >>> let's get the latest in sports from betty nguyen. >> we begin with the saints dominating the cowboys. drew brees finds marques cols n colston. and brees to darren sproles. brees piles on with this long pass to kenny stills. and another saints touchdown. saints win over the cowboys, 49-17. >>> the lions with a big-time win over the bears. game tied 7-7 in the second. just seconds left. jay cutler's throw for the t.d. is tipped by suh. for a second touchdown of the game. and the lions win 21-19. >>> and in green bay, the packers whipped out aaron rodgers fall. >>> more division rivalries, the bengals with the luckiest hail mary pass of the season to force overtime right there. but the ravens win, with a 46-yard field goal by kicker justin tucker. >>> better late than never. the jaguars pulled off the tennessee titans. and get their first win of the season. denver broncos over the chargers, 28-20. peyton manning had three touchdown passes. he hurt his leg. he'll get an mri today. >>> major upsets to tell you about. the rams demolish the colts. rams win 38-8. and the panthers beat the 49

i'm betty nguyen. we begin in the phippines where it is going fromad to woe. this morning nearly 2,000 people just days aft that devastating typhoon, ts morni neay 1,200 people are confirmed dead. officials warn tt number could climb to more than 10,000. and it's now a race against time to help survivors. the "uss george washington" is on its way. on board, dozens of american ilors and more than 80 aircraft. nbc's ian william joins us from mala. goodorning, ian. >> reporter: good morning. the presidential pale this rning have been at pains to emphasize they a doing all they can to sedily get help to those affected areas. a presidentialpokesperson sang that aid waseing spatched and that communations are being restored. he said that noby would be forgotten, that aid would reach even the most far-rehing areas. now, thi comes in the face o growing criticismrom some of those areas that they're simply not getting any aid, despetely need water, food and shelter not getting through now, aid flights are getting in. and the problem seems to be one of logistics. coinuing

i'm betty nguyen. we have breaking news overnight. a lear jet crashes off the coast of florida killing at least two people. four people were on board, including two pilots. two bodies have been recovered. the coast guard found the wreckage 45 minutes after the initial report. officials say a preliminary indication is that it was a medical flight. >> obviously this is an active and ongoing search and rescue. and we'd like to extend our thoughts and prayers and condolences to the families of those lost. the men and women from all the responding agencies are doing their best to try to find any survivors in the water. >> the skrjet took off from ft. lauderdale on its way to cozumel. >>> one lawmaker will on the other side of the law. congressman trey ratel will be a raped on charges he possessed cocaine. "usa today" reports the florida republican bought the cocaine from a dealer who had been previously caught. the d.a. then set up a sting. in a statement he apologized to his family and added his battle with alcoholism led him to what he c

good morning i'm betty nguyen. we want to begin with breaking news overseas. two explosions have rocked the iranian embassy in beirut earlier today. at least 23 people were killed and 146 were wounded in the blast. iran's ambassador of not hurt but the country's cultural attache was killed. no word on who or what caused the blast. syrian rebels have threatened to targ target bashir al assad's allies. >>> these give you a sense of how random these twisters were even with winds of 190 miles per hour, you can see a clear path of destruction. outside trees are standing and cars remaining in parked spaces. those images were from washington, illinois. where nbc's jay gray is at the latest. >> reporter: an eerie silence settled across the strike zone but that is i len will soon give way to families returning to sift through the splintered remainder of their lives. >> hard to look at. >> reporter: washington, illinois. the community ravaged by a massive twister that opened up a path five miles wide and a tenth of a mile long. >> people not in their homes. >> reporter:

i'm betty nguyen. the "washington post" says the white house is confident that health care.org.ades expected to accommodate 50,000 users at once. much of the site is out of service for another four hours for maintenance work >> 60 million americans are expected to continue the holiday shopping spree. on average, each will spend 2% less this season. now back to "lockup." >>> today is court day at the lake county juvenile center. judge mary beth bonaventura and her five fellow judges will hear more than 3,000 cases in a year. some will be simple detention hearings. while others will be trials for serious offenses. 16-year-old ayryana has spent the weekend in detention for disorderly conduct at a high school football game. it's not her first time in juvenile. with two previous trips to the courtroom, the judge will have to decide whether ayryana should remain locked up or be allowed to go home with her mother. >> i want to tell the judge the whole story and just let her know that i -- i am going to school. i have changed a lot since the last time i have been to court. >> with the l

good morning i'm betty nguyen. we want to begin with breaking news overseas.losions have rocked the iranian embassy in beirut earlier today. at least 23 people were killed and 146 were wounded in the blast. iran's ambassador o

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