the special, a charlie brown thanksgiving and christmas are set to air at pbs and pbs kids. backlash on apple tv because they were streaming the event. they have announced they will be streaming it ad-free this year. >> i want to say this is a win for the kids but it is really just a win for us old people. my kid grew up on a steady diet of youtube so this is not nostalgic for her. but for me, it is great. >> this is part of the holidays and i did introduce my son recently to charlie brown. and he liked it so i'm going to try to bring him on board with this one too. >> tell me how it works out. diane king hall in new york. >> you got it. >>> next, time to break out the tinsil. why some people are decking the halls early this year. decking the halls early this year. like an "unjection™". xeljanz. the first and only pill of its kind that treats moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, or moderate to severe ulcerative colitis when other medicines have not helped enough. xeljanz can lower your ability to fight infections. before and during treatment, your do

>> some news even charlie brown would celebrate. >>> good thursday morning, everyone. we begin with parents and teachers voicing concern and anger and frustration as more schools shut down because of the coronavirus. >> more than 250,000 people in the u.s. have now died from this virus, and just yesterday we saw the highest single day death death toll since may 7th. >> experts warn 200,000 more americans could die from the virus before the end of january. but as some hospitals reach a breaking point, we got some good news overnight about a potential third vaccine on the way. overnight, a potential breakthrough for a new vaccine candidate. oxford announcing promising results from its clinical trials finding the shot is effective for all age groups including older people who may have a limited immune response. the vaccine, one of only five potential vaccines that may be available in the u.s. pfizer and moderna already announcing they'll be ready to apply for fda emergency use authorization by the end of this month. >> when i saw the over 90% efficacy, i felt that i was l

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a charlie brown thanksgiving and a charlie brown christmas will air on tv this season.nd pbs kids now plan to air both of those specials. we reported that there was some social media backlash after apple tv acquired the rights. the streaming service is also making them available for free but for a limited time. >>> transitioning during an exploding pandemic. next here on "today in the bay." president-elect joe biden pressures the white house to participate in that transition. our washington insider breaks down the response he's getting. >>> plus, the millions of americans set to lose benefits following the holidays and the ticking clock for lawmakers to step in to help. it's 4:56. we'll be right back. ♪ sfx: turkey gobble sfx: dog bark sfx: bubbles give thanks, no matter how you share it. >> this is like going to war. i mean a commander in chief. >>> president-elect joe biden pushes forward in his plan to tackle the pandemic as the number of deaths in the u.s. soar. >>> and supposed to be the season for shopping. well, the holiday campaign being launched in san francisc

charlie brown thanksgiving will be broadcast on pbs november 22nd, and a charlie brown christmas will air on. >>december 13th both specials will be available for free during three-day windows on apple tv plus you can watch the thanksgiving special. from november 25th through the 27th on apple tv oprah jot this down and the christmas special blair from december 11th to the 13th we love our and that wraps up kron 4 news at 8 thanks for being with us this hour but keep it here or prime time coverage continues at the top of the hour talking about the holidays approaching obviously the demand for covid testing is at an all-time high coming up why health officials in san francisco. >>are trying to avoid city-run test yet plus county stepping up its efforts to make sure businesses are following the new health restrictions. >>we'll have details on the enforcement task force district

. ♪ >> reporter: and it's a reminder of ou constant downtrodden pal charlie brown and his threadbare nifer and charlie won the day. >> merry christmas, charlie brown! >> reporter: so as this year to forget stumbles towards its end, we can still celebrate, just six feet apart. >> we're going to have a great big tree for christmas. >> reporter: maybe this wonky tree doing the best it can represents all of us this year. kevin tibbles, nbc news >> oh my goodness, the stories we will tell about this year some day. that's "nightly news" for this friday. thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. have a great weekend good night ♪ ♪ i walked across an empty land ♪ ♪ i knew the pathway like the back of my hand ♪ ♪ i felt the earth beneath my feet ♪ ♪ sat by the river and it made me complete ♪ ♪ i came across a fallen tree ♪ i felt the branches of it looking at me ♪ ♪ is this the place we used to love ♪ ♪ is this the place that i've been dreaming of ♪ ♪ oh simple thing where have you gone ♪ ♪ i'm getting old and i need something to rely on ♪ ♪

. ♪ >> reporter: and it's a reminder of ou constant downtrodden pal charlie brown and his threadbare nfer and charlie won the day. >> merry christmas, charlie brown! >> reporter: so as this year to forget stumbles towards its end, we can still celebrate, just six feet apart. >> we're going to have a great big tree for christmas. >> reporter: maybe this wonky tree doing the best it can represents all of us this year. kevin tibbles, nbc news >> oh my goodness, the stories we will tell about this year some day. that's "nightly news" for this friday. thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. have a great weekend good night >>> right now. a dire warning from santa clara county top health official. >> we have had more cases reported than we have ever had. at any other time in the pandemic. >> her message heading into the holiday. and how soon hospitals are on track to reach capacity. >> san francisco could be joining the rest of the bay area in the purple tier. in a matter of days. >> update on a high profile case involving sheriff. >> th

>> i have a question for you, liz, does little old still watch "charlie brown messy christmas special? " >> yes, it is my favorite, and they can watch it, he loves it. [ laughter ] >> agreed. now, the 49ers haven't dealt with so many injuries. kyle shanahan is starting to sound like charlie brown's teacher while giving medical updates. >> [ laughter ] >> we have got raheem, hopefully we can get him back. >> [ speaking foreign language ] >> that is all i have got. >> one question for the 49ers that they want to hear answered, jimmy garoppolo's pitch with the team. kyle shanahan medical, jimmy still has guy going forward. >> i expected jimmy to be our starter next year, i expect him to come and play with us this year. you know, we have six games left and we are not out of the playoffs left. jimmy has won a lot of games for us this year, a lot harder without him here. just hope we can get him back. >> how about the raiders? they had a chance to sweep kansas city for the season series for the first time since 2012 on sunday night. the chiefs are coming off a bye week, which may be bad new

. >> a tattered tree, the one city's christmas evergreen that is being compared to charlie brown's. > well, happening now for you russia says its covid-19 vaccine is 92% effective. russia rolled out its vaccine even before trials were completed. meanwhile yesterday the country reported a record high, 432 new deaths. almost 32,000 people have died in russia so far. authorities say moscow's bars, clubs and restaurants will be closed for two months to reduce the spread of covid-19. we'll be right back. there's no bad time to start at amazon... ♪ i like the flexibility. it also allows for picking up shifts. safety comes first, speed comes second. safety. safety. safety. we're making sure that somebody is getting their very important items. it makes me very happy. ♪ >>> a former giants player now suing the team over an injury he claims cost him millions. here's what happened. back in 2018 outfielder mac williamson tripped over a bullpen mound at oracle park hitting the wall. he calls the team negligent claiming the concussion gave him blurred vision ending his career. since then the bullpe

watch this >> the "charlie brown" holiday special will air on free tv after all.t month apple tv became the new home to snoopy and the gang, but after public outcry, apple is teaming up with pbs to air the holiday specials >> jimmy: yeah [ cheers and applause when they heard that the peanuts gang celebrated by doing the dance where they only move the lower half of their bodies ♪ meanwhile, not everyone is excited about peanuts airing on pbs. today charlie brown got a text from daniel tiger that said, "find your own turf, you bald bitch. [ laughter ] hey, this is interesting i saw that our good friend matthew mcconaughey said that he hasn't ruled out running for governor of texas. you know, after what we have been through the last four years he obviously seems overqualified. i don't know how he'd do in texas, but he could probably win colorado tomorrow. [ light laughter ] here it comes. get ready. some people are concerned he might be too liberal, but mcconaughey assures everyone that he's all right, all right, all right. [ laughter and applause ♪ i had to do it i

thanksgiving," set to air this sunday, and "a charlie brown christmas," airing on december 13th this deal will extend past this year, but at least one thing will go back to normal in 2020. good for them. in a time when all of our inequalities are getting more and more pronounced, i'm glad to see apple taking this step. >>> still ahead here, our next guest is calling the president's legal effort to overturn the election the dumbest of coups. "way too early" is coming right back. of coups. "way too early" is coming rit gh back wow! a new buick? for me? to james, from james. that's just what i wanted. is this a new buick? i secret santa-ed myself. i shouldn't have. but i have been very good this year. wow! wow! wow! this year, turn black friday into buick friday all month long. now during buick friday, pay no interest for 84 months on most 20-20 buick suv models. did you try it yet? comparing plans? oh yeah. they sure can change year to year. i found lower premiums - and lower prescription costs. and those new insulin savings! hundreds of plans, $35 a month. that'll save you money.

charlie brown and the gang coming back to network t vflt.th apple for ad-free airings on sunday and charlie brown christmas on december the 13th comes after a public outcry that the holidays traditions will only be available on streaming >> 60 seconds left to the race to the finish. covid has now killed more than a million americans. hospitals filling up across the land as the virus keeps spreading at an alarming rate. schools have closed again in new york city, one of the original pandemic hot spots pfizer announcing its vaccine candidate is 95% effective the company preparing to ask the fda more emergency approval to start distribution doses boeing 737 max jet getting the green light to fly given after being grounded for 20 months boeing's engineers say they've fixed the software problems and now you know the news. for wednesday, november 18, 2 20 -- 2020, i'm shepard smith. foul the fauci or fight each other for a deal. this is "shark tank." ♪ inois. my company is echo valley meats, and we specialize in the best meat products in the world

tree, like a large version of the charlie brown tree. >> trevor: into, no, no, no. you leave that poor tree alone. >> you already killed if, now you are going to make fun of its appearance. who are you people, do you do this at funerals too, damn, uncle mark, you got fat, look at you, you can't even fit in that casket, anyway, rest in peace, we're going to miss you. i mean think about it, that tree has been through a pandemic, a race war and a contested election. i think it deserves a round of applause for just staying upright. and by the way, it's not like that tree asked to be displayed to the world right now. it clearly needed more time to fill out, to look good. that tree wasn't prepared imagine if you are going to a big party but they grabbed you while were you getting dressed and everyone at the party is like wow, just an undershirt and socks? you guys didn't give me time, i was going to president on spanx. and besides i think putting up a tree like this is actually very responsible of new york city. the last thing we need in the mid evil a pandemic say big be

a charlie brown thanksgiving and a charlie brown christmas will air on pbs this year. apple tv bought the rights to those specials. apple tv will stream the shows for free during a three day period starting november 25th, and december 11th. >>> thank you for joining us at noon. news is online at ktvu.com. missing for days. mizz his dead body found miles from his home. was he murdered? i believe that quawan was tortured. dr. oz: and lori vallow. a former jail mate, confession on tape. >> i was going murder him. i was going to kill him. dr. oz: i became a doctor to help people heal. now i'm using the same science and medicine to take on true crime.

a christmas tree looking a little charlie brown. "fox and friends first" starts right now. >> what do you call it? they have to settle but i heard they add branches to the tree. i heard there was a little owl transported in the tree. there's a lot happening with that tree. you are watching "fox and friends first" on thursday morning. we begin with a fox news alert. gop members in wayne county michigan rescinding their decision to certify the result of the 2020 election claiming they were bullied into approval, griff jenkins as the breaking development. >> reporter: things are very interesting in michigan. 146,000 votes, in wayne county the largest county the two gop canvas board members deadlocked the certification vote. they are unhappy about the canvassing and procedures. under extreme pressure they capitulated, reversed their votes for. now they are recanting that voting affidavits, monica palmer said comments made accusations of racism and threatened me and members of my family. the other member william harmon says i voted not t

and it is worse than charlie brown's christmas tree.ope and joy during this quarantine and this is what they gave us? you have got to be kidding me, come on, guys. >> charles: the little baby owl was cute. that was a nice gift. i think that they named it roc rocky. >> i like this ad tree. it has been a rough year for pretty much all of us, so you know, it's just like feels good to know that the tree has the same vibe. >> charles: there is no doubt that tree says 2020. there is absolutely no doubt. but again, to the point, i mean the first thing i thought it was oh, god. i saw this a lot in charlie brown's christmas special. so it just really is one of those things. but i think that we need it to lightness up to watch the ceremony. and by the way maybe those lights will spruce it up. we won't even notice anymore. >> may be. i would like it to look a little sad. i don't want the tree to look like it's doing well. i would feel like i was being mocked by the tree. >> charles: i have one for you then. it is some food for thought as we gather

. >>> number seven, charlie brown is coming back to broadcast tv. apple recently announced the beloved thanksgiving and christmas specials would only air on apple tv plus, but people got mad so now apple changed its mind. the specials will air ad-free on pbs november 22nd and december 13th. >>> in today's "gma" first look, the husband of lori loughlin reporting to prison today for his role in the college admissions scandal. >> reporter: in this "gma first look," actor lori loughlin's husband, massimo giannulli, set to go to jail for his part in the varsity blues scandal. he is behind the popular massimo clothing brand. he was sentenced to five months behind hared and o bars and five jail. both of his daughters were staged as rowers to recruit them for the usc rowing team. on tuesday two days before going to jail, massimo giannulli was spotted with a new look. and coming up at 7:00 a.m., new details on what he's facing in prison. >>> two north bay parents are heading to prison for paying $250,000 to get their daughter into usc. diane and todd blake l

charlie brown thanksgiving and a charlie brown christmas will air on tv this holiday season. pbs and pbs kids now plan to air both specials. we reported there was some social media backlash after apple tv acquired the rights. the streaming service is also making them available for free but for a limited time. it's always a fun tradition around here to watch those. >> we sing it sometimes. >> we do. that's in the commercial break, marcus. commercial break. >> i'll wait. >>> take a look at this. trending for you this morning. new york city's rockefeller center starting to take on the festive feel. here's a live look. the holiday tree. it airs right here on nbc bay area december 2nd. and a sweet surprise was discovered just in time and rescued. take a look here. look how cute that is. the most famous christmas tree they found this tiny owl there. experts say it's the smallest in northeastern u.s. and the owl is named rockefeller. it is now recovering at the nature center and will soon be released back into the wild. >> what a beautiful bird. probably like why did you take my tre

people noted the tree definitely exudes a good grief charlie brown vibe. but will ornaments help?i've killed it. oh! >> reporter: the team in charge of the tree in fountain square acknowledges the jokes. >> we know it is funny and it looks goofy. >> reporter: they say just wait until it's fluffed up and beautified and it began to shape up. this, by the way, is what fluffing looks like. how it started, how it is going. linus had the perfect line. >> i never thought it was such a bad little tree. >> reporter: with a little, make a lot of tender loving care. even a battered tree can bounce back. ♪ to the newborn king >> reporter: new york. >> all trees deserve love. i really believe that. >> i agree. i really love that. >>> world news is next. of floor and decor's newest locationng in the east bay area! our expansive store is fully equipped with safe distancing guides, so you can browse our wide aisles and be amazed with our even wider selection. or easily order online, and pick up all the products you need for your flooring project curbside! so come discover the perfect floor at the

people immediately commented same tree reminded them of that little tattered tree from charlie brown's christmas. sparse in some spots. the city decided to give the tree some tlc and fluffed it up just like in the movie and you can see there on your right. what a big difference. i need to be fluffed up like that, especially in the early morning. back to you. >> all right. a little tender love and care that tree needed is all. >>> let's look at the forecast with kari. i know we are talking about rain coming later in the week? >> we have a couple of days to still have the dry weather. at this point we really do need the rain and it seems like every time we have a chance, it just dries up before it gets here. so we will talk about that. let's get you out as you get ready to check out lunch. we are holding steady here in san jose and only reaching 60 degrees. the clouds we are seeing right now, usually we see them clearing out but this is a part of a weather system that is going to keep these clouds in here for today. we go around to all of our micro climates we are reaching up to the low

its bare, spindly branches appear to be something charlie brown would pick out. tree itself pushed back on the criticism — sort of — saying in a blog—post... "good lord. ijust got here. can you give me a minute to spruce up?" do you see what they did there? a reminder of our top story. president trump has sacked his top cybersecurity official for having issued statements in defence of the integrity of the recent elections. the president accused christopher krebs, the director of the cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency, of having made a ‘highly inaccurate' statement in relation to the poll. more for you anytime on the bbc website and on our twitter feed. thank you for watching. hello. the very mild air that's been with us for the past few days is going to get swept away, and we're set to see a real change in weather type through the course of wednesday. it's going to be windy with some rain moving eastwards, and behind that, some colder air moving in, too. it's all down to this area of low pressure with its trailing cold front here, which is moving it

there was a charlie brown, you don't know what the hell's going on. i have wanted a big red button to get out of the electric slide before i knew somebody some instruction manual on how to get out of got so. so obviously i think it's clear that trump, you know, while he's being inevitably pushed out of office, he's trying to destroy anything he can on the way out. it's really like a classic. i'm going to my ball and go home. yeah. ruin this game for everyone. i really am going to torch it on the way out. so unfortunately, farm workers who are here working under the h. 2 a visas are in that path of destruction because the administration just chose to freeze their wages for 2 years. so the people who helped harvest the food that we eat and are likely to run a higher risk of contracting the coronavirus are now at risk of having and also they're at risk of both food and housing and security in the middle of a pandemic. and they're already doubled up with one of the problems during a pandemic like food chains like you really want to interrupt much as possi

its bare, spindly branches appear to be something charlie brown would pick out.tself pushed back on the criticism, sort of, saying in a blog post, "good lord. ijust got here. can you give me a minute to spruce up?" a reminderof the a reminder of the top story as president trump has sacked his top cybersecurity official for issuing statements in defence of the integrity of the recent elections. in a tweet, the president accused chris krebs, of making it highly inaccurate state m e nts of making it highly inaccurate statements relating to the polls. it has to be said mr trump's tweets contains quite a lot of inaccuracies itself but it had been widely expected since the agency website reposted the statement that electoral officials called the month possible collection of secure in american history. that's it for now. thank you for watching. hello. the very mild air that's been with us for the past few days is going to get swept away, and we're set to see a real change in weather type through the course of wednesday. it's going to be windy with some rain moving eastw

. >> charlie brown tree or rockefeller christmas tree?us comparisons on social media. ♪ rocking around >> reporter: new revelations from the senate investigation into hunter biden's alleged business dealings appearing to show links to china and russia according to the republicans at the forefront of this investigation, joining us to react to the latest report house oversight committee member congressman ralph harmon. good morning. chuck grassley, ron johnson released an update to the hunter biden investigation, tell us what the latest is. >> we are requesting they do their job and investigate. i serve on the oversight committee with jim jordan and ranking member comeer and we asked chairman maloney to hold hearings. it goes with a pattern they had of no curiosity, to at least ask questions. they could investigate the president for four years and when this evidence comes up on hunter biden which started with his receiving payments of 50,$000 every 30 days with his role on the burisma boards which he had no knowledge of they stonewalled, th

. ♪ charlie brown and lucy, we will have holidays, it will look and feel different, but the rockefeller not lit up yet, still a wonderful thing, flags, the lights. it is different. but the holidays are still here. i coukocould listen to this ally and maybe ilg. cybersecurity fast food and grocery deliveries where among your stocks to watch first up is palantir shares are higher, it won a new deal with the u.s. army to help modernize its mission command software terms were not disclosed but by the way, palantir shares have almost doubled since its district listing ipo >>> stock number two, give me a burger with a side of tacos. jack thin the box reporting strn numbers. same store sales rising 12%, shares up only about 11% this year and remember in many areas, fast food is now increasingly the only restaurant available open to the public. >>> and finally, a extra sbr market sbeep ofweep of a deal the parent company of stop and shop is buying fresh direct >>> all right. sleeping on a star wars ship kinda, wonder woman streaming news and just exceptionally cute baby animal videos how is tha

what you're made of we're made for >> one of the things you can watch for free charlie brown's thanksgiving the streaming service apple tv. so it was going to be, you know, have to pay for it to watch it. there was a revolution, hundreds of thousands of people complained. so apple is donating maybe on a one-time only basis, i don't know. this holiday tradition to pbs. so you and your kids can watch as you have been since 1965 without having to buy apple tv so good on apple. big tech finally showing some generosity. jesse: peanuts revolution. emily: i used to play that on the piano. jesse: we do care about your one more thing. emily: you know i love christmas and christmas movies now in nashville opryland has a total exhibit dedicated to getting in the christmas spirit and making a holiday experience with these movies. so basically it's called "i love christmas movies" visitors walk through scenes of classic christmas movies including a polar express, christmas story and elf and so much more. doors open on november 13th through january 3rd so head to the website for more immersive experience

a reminder, tomorrow we are featuring charlie brown. one thing i will say was so important, for some people, there's time available, there are so many loads we use from audre lorde and others but we see the text around them, it is so much more of an impact. just give it a chance. thank you for tuning in and we will see you tomorrow right here. take care. >> good morning, good afternoon, good evening, depending on your time zone. welcome to the second annual literary festival. exhibitions at the schomburg center for research in black culture coming to you live from new york city in my little living room. thank you for tuning in to this full day of conversation. 1963, magazine profile of james talks about reading his way to the library in harlem where he grew up which is what became the schomburg center. he said you think your pain and heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world but then you read, it was books that taught me the things that tormented me most were the very things that brought me to the people who are alive, ha

. >> geraldo: one of the things can you watch for free charlie brown thanksgiving the whole series wasso it was going to be have to pay for it to watch it. there was a revolution. hundreds of thousands of people complained. so apple is donating maybe on a one time basis only holiday tradition pbs can you watch as have you been since 1965 without having to buy apple tv. good on apple. big tech finally showing some generosity. one more thing. >> i love christmas and i love christmas movies so now in nashville opry hand getting into the christmas spirit and making holiday spirit with these movies. i love christmas movies. visitors walk through scenes of classic christmas movies thriewtiond the polar express, a christmas story. elf and so much more. doors open already on november 13th through january 3rd, so head to the opryland website for more info on amazing immersive experience. i love that christmas movie. i'm in that camp. rlgt. >> judge jeanine: tomorrow night on justice after jesse but before greg we will have linwood who is one of the most famous attorneys in the country and he's

it is the worst charlie brown tree ever. stuart: say that bad, besides it was cut down about 15 miles from my place upstate new york. don't insult it too much. neil: did they, did they cut down the wrong tree? it really is awful. they should have gone to your compound. they would have to get through all the guards and security but once they did, they would have builders choice. tickets to see that thing? i don't think so. thank you, stuart. i will get over it but right now, i can't get over it. welcome, everybody. hope you had a wonderful thanksgiving. i'm neil cavuto. this is "coast to coast." we're concentrating on the last day of trading for the month of november. ion with the shellacking the dow jones industrials is getting right now it is still looking at one of the better months we've seen in quite a few years. as a matter of fact, at the rate we're going unless we really tumble out much bed here the strongest month since january 1987. ignore what happened hater in that particular year. but for now we're putting a capp

charlie brown i have the saddest christmas tree.ockefeller center, hold my beer. ♪ you ain't seen nothing ♪ baby, baby, baby, you just ain't seen nothing yet ♪ here's something that you are never going to forget. steve: yep, we also have live from rockefeller center in the heart of midtown manhattan on this thursday, november 13th, 2020. welcome aboard, folks. it is the real feel temperature outside is 26 degrees. [sighs] steve: do you know what today is? today is thursday we're one week away from thanksgiving. i don't know about you, anxiously and brian. but i'm ready for some turkey and some pumpkin pie. ainsley: i think we all are. we are ready to celebrate e please. we want to be off work for a few days off our jobs even though we are grateful for them. around our family, breathe for a minute. all affected by coronavirus. that rockefeller tree reminds me when i was in 3rd grade my dad brought home the worst trees holes in it. tried to turn it so the holes were not seen. my mom couldn't believe it. dad said he felt so sorry for t

people started comparing it to charlie brown's sad looking tree as charlie put it, christmas is gettingou can get while the gettin's good. maybe santa can fix it on this cnbc trip, coast to coast. >>> i'm shepard smith on cnbc. it's the bottom of the hour. now the top of the news. covid overwhelming hospitals an straining testing sites across america. we have a chart for you. the average test per day now topping 1.4 million. that's up 80% from two months ago according to the covid tracking project and this is what it looks like line after line, bumper to bumper, this is los angeles, dodger stadium, drive-through testing center, now adding hours to meet demands. drone shots show lines of cars as far as you can see. same thing in chattanooga where the positivity rate has doubled over the last three weeks. similar reports all across the land bertha coombs tracking the wait tim times. >> at community health centers in connecticut, some days they've had to close a few sites early pause they don't have enough tests >> 200, 300, 400 people a day coming in to almost every single one of our test

this is like the charlie brown christmas tree fully grown, laura.t a sad, broken down, sloppy looking mess this thing is. but it is the perfect image. it really does capture christmas in new york this year, sadly. >> laura: well, that is a depressing sight. raymond, speaking of rather sad and broken down masses, well, barack obama is making the rounds for his new book while tamping down expectations for his old pal joe. >> a new president and set a new tone. that's not going to solve all the gridlock in washington. it has now become a contest where issues, facts, policies, per se, don't matter. as much as identity and wanting to beat the other guy. >> laura: my god, took forever to say anything. >> we edited that. just a few days ago, biden was promising to be the great healer, the unifier, now he is apparently just a new tone. here he was today at an economic event, and if he isn't entirely coherent or promising change, at least there is. >> there is hope on the way, not because of me, i'm not like "hope is on the way," but there is a realization c

a tree charlie brown would know. what was tucked in its branches gave everyone a hoot. let's see him. there he is, this little guy. a full grown solid owl, about the size of a soda can. naturally he's been called rockefeller. he's been cared for at a wildlife facility and eventually will be returned to the wild. >>> the long held tradition of sitting on santa's lap may not be possible for children this year, but santa isn't going to let a pandemic get in the way of christmas. thanks to one company, kids can tell santa what's on their wish list virtually. it's created a web site where children can talk to santa using artificial intelligence, santa data base has over 180,000 questions. >> what do you do in summer? >> my favorite hobby, would you believe it, it's roller skating. >> and the number one question kids ask, whether they're on the naughty or nice list, the web site asksanta.com is live until new year's eve. i feel like we have all been naughty this year somehow. that wraps this hour of cnn newsroom, i'm kim brunhuber. please stay with us. "early start" is next.

. >>> a charlie brown christmas will be shown on pbs.would be taken off the air for good. the deal allows pbs to air the thanksgiving special november 22nd and a christmas special november 13th. >>> we are looking at some of the rainfall accumulations in heavy spots over a couple of days. about is the santa cruz mountain. from the northbay those are traditionally wet spots. they did well, as well. the rainfall accumulations were modern. not have a and not a huge or week's storm. fog will be a thing in the morning as we have talked about a little bit. sfo we have been doing this covid thing for a while. >>> you wouldn't see anything moving. now there is a little muscle going on. satellite image shows the system coming through. the rain happens today. it came down heavy for time three with scattered shower activity. we are cleaning out. we have some thunderstorms that have showed up in the central valley of around reading. those cells were producing some thunderstorms. folks in the east bay you may have seen some flashes off to the east. t

a reminder, tomorrow we are featuring charlie brown. one thing i will say was so important, for some people, there's time available, there are so many loads we use from audre lorde and others but we see the text around them, it is so much more of an impact. just give it a chance. thank you for tuning in and we will see you tomorrow right here. take care. >> good morning, good afternoon, good evening, depending on your time zone. welcome to the second annual literary festival.

maybe you want to bring home the little charlie brown tree. >> all trees need a little loving. >> all people do, too. >> that is true. >>> the weather will shape up to be a nice one. starting out foggy and some rain here and there. going to shape up to be a nice one today? >>> yeah, we are going to have a night day whether you're picking up the tree. in the tri-valley a lot of people are just heading to work this morning. we're starting out with temperatures in the mid-40s and we're going to see still a lot of clouds throughout about the 10:00 to 11:00 hour before it all clears out. temperatures will head to the low 60s by lunch time and throughout much of the bay area some times of fog and low fog. visibility is the lowest now in parts of the north bay and santa rosa. once that clears out we do have a nice day ahead. highs reaching into the low 60s. for the south bay up to 64 in martinez. we're going to see this weather on repeat as we go throughout the week. we'll talk more about that coming up in a few minutes. mike, you've been watching what's going on out there. anything starting

. >>> number seven, charlie brown it coming back to broadcast tv.tly announced the beloved thanksgiving and christmas specials would only air on apple tv plus, but people were not happy about that so apple changed its mind. the specials will air ad-free on pbs november 22nd and december 13th. are you all watching? >> of course. >> i'll be there. >> yes. >> this can be our holiday party. >> i received some of those >> i received some of those complaints. there's no bad time to start at amazon... ♪ i like the flexibility. it also allows for picking up shifts. safety comes first, speed comes second. safety. safety. safety. we're making sure that somebody is getting their very important items. it makes me very happy. ♪ for members like martin. an air force veteran made of doing what's right, not what's easy. so when a hailstorm hit, usaa reached out before he could even inspect the damage. that's how you do it right. usaa insurance is made just the way martin's family needs it with hassle-free claims, he got paid before his neighbor even got started. be

. >>> charlie brown christmas tree no longer.he rockefeller center christmas tree gets lit on wednesday to kick off the christmas holiday here. >> it's already lit. >> it is lit. it's little. a lot of people are concerned about thanksgiving and thanksgiving travel. cory coffin is at a rest stop. have the roads been packed a lot? >> reporter: well, leading up to the holiday they certainly were, kendis, and we're on a sunday now so this is supposed to be the busiest travel day on the way back. later on this morning we'll probably see a lot of these roads fill up, about six lanes behind us here and this has picked up from the last hour as well. nothing packed quite yet this is in northern illinois. it borders wisconsin. it's one of the busiest in the nation this year was certainly no different. aaa says car travel was down only 4.3% this year in this pandemic year compared to last year, 50 million cars on the roadways. and road trips vastly outweighed air travel. that was the main difference is that more people chose to get in the c

that's right [ cheers and applause "charlie brown thanksgiving" and over on netflix, my new favorite,queen's giblet. [ laughter ] yeah, today was thanksgiving it was a big day for that one serving tray everyone owns that has the word "thankful," written on it. [ light laughter ] we had a small thanksgiving this year, 'cause in new york anything more than four people, governor cuomo shows up to your house with a taser [ light laughter ] there were some things that i missed about having my entire family over, like, my aunt showing up with a two-liter bottle of chardonnay [ laughter ] [ slurred "it's from the register of trader joe's it's good stuff. [ laughter ] i also miss when my uncle opens his seventh beer and he's like, "so, still telling your little knock-knock jokes on the tv? [ laughter ] [ applause ] but i ended up having a nice day, right up until my kids said that they were most thankful for daddy going back to the office. [ light laughter ] and this is interesting. i read that because of smaller gatherings this year, a lot of americans also wanted smaller turkeys. when they

brian: they bought the rights to charlie brown? ainsley: is the teacher in it?ers take to the polls one of the top issues on their minds is the economy but each candidate has a very different plan to get it back on track. maria bartiromo breaks down the weight of the economy on the next election, at least she told us she'd do it hope she hasn't changed her mind. >> ♪ ♪ as president, the first step i will take will be to get control of the virus that has ruined so many lives. what would joe biden do to beat covid? double testing sites so we can safely reopen, manufacture ppe here in america, restore the white house pandemic office, save the affordable care act and protections for pre-existing conditions. this is not a partisan moment. this must be american moment. ff pac is responsible for the content of this ad. steve: coming up in 15 minutes on "sunday morning futures" house minority leader kevin mccarthy and south carolina senator lindsey graham, one topic you can expect the economy and its impact on the election as the president and joe biden make their final