you see elizabeth dole right there. woe have several spouses of our distinguished cabinet members here with us today. and of course, we're also honored to have many spouses from our nation's selfless military families. on behalf of everyone at the american red cross, thank you all for supporting the brave men and women in the military. they sacrifice so very much to keep us all safe. before we begin today's events, i wanted to quickly share an overview of the american red cross and also speak about the impact that the work we're going to be doing here will have on military members as they're deployed overseas. they say that one in five people in our country have been touched by the american red cross in some way. but it is unusual to meet anybody that really knows everything that we do. most people know we respond to disasters. but what most people don't know is we actually respond to 64,000 disasters every year. that's one every eight minutes. and these range from home fires to hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, and flo

lady melania trump. [ applause ] >> second lady karen pants -- pence[ applause ] >> also, elizabeth adult. -- dole.[ applause ] >> we are honored to have many spouses from our selfless military families. on behalf of everyone at the red cross, thank you all for supporting the brave men and women in the military. they have sacrificed so very much to keep us safe. before i begin the event today, i wanted to quickly share an overview of the american red cross, and also speak about the impact that the workers will be doing here and what they will have on the military members as they are deployed overseas. they include one out of every five people who have been touched by the american red cross in some way. but it is unusual to me that anybody who knows everything that we do. most people know that we respond to disasters, but most people don't know is that we actually respond to 64,000 disasters every year. that is a disaster every eight minutes. these range from a home fire to a hurricane to a tornado along with wildfires and floods. we provide about 40% of the nation's blood supply and teach about 5

my thanks to tom hanks and elizabeth dole, who is tireless in this work.right, a national treasure. dolly parton, ladies and gentlemen. >> get her, carson. >> hello, dolly. good to see you. >> good to see you, too. you have a moi )m ... marriott starwood >>> good morning to you. 8:26. marriott starwood members everywhere are getting a rude awakening. word that hundreds of millions of guests have been affected by a massive data breach. marriott saying up to 500 million accounts were expressed. they had access to phone numbers, passport numbers and e-mail and if possible credit card numbers were also stolen but the company says they can't confirm that. the marriott is planning to notify potential hacking victims by e-mail. right now, let's look at your morning commute. >> we're looking at oakland markets. northbound, all these trucks, folks getting to their destination, that's very crowded but not very slow. it's slow but not exceptionally slow through oakland. 580, 880, we know about this push. just above, westbound 24, slow through the -- all the way over

my thanks to tom hanks and senator elizabeth dole who is t tireless is work. daly? >>> all right. a national treasure. look who is here. dolly parton, ladies and gentlemen! hello,ly d good to see you. >> good to see you toorks. >> you have a movie, a new album and a live performance coming up. first a look at your local news and weather. >>> this is a news4 today news break. >> good morning,bo eve. 8:26 on this friday, november 30th. i'm aaron gilchrist. right now we will start with ac k on the morning commute. melissa molett has your first4 traffic. >> good rirning, aaron. t now beltway is looking good. an earlier crash outer loop at 193. that has cleared. so has this. this is where a fatal pedestrian southbound route 1 was. open in both di.iore ns h way, high yachts town 3 a reopened near 100. >>> we will have a check on the forecast when we come back. stay with us. thanks. it's like a smart thing. what's the weather? [cowza device] sunny, perfect chicken eating weather. how'd you get in here? [cowza device] it's time for chicken. what's the traffic like? [c

to my colleagues in the cabinet, to my friend, elizabeth told, -- elizabeth dole, leader pelosi, veteransere on active and retired status, it is my pleasure on behalf of the president of the united states to welcome you to arlington. i have had the privilege in my life of seeing this military world from many angles. the son of at, gravely wounded combat soldier an officer, and a leader in the , pentagon. i have spent a lifetime watching those who have borne the ba and i have seen it through the eyes of my elementary school classmates, whose fathers did not come back from vietnam. it may seem a little strange for someone with my background that i am constantly contemplating the meaning of service and what it means to be a veteran. i think general eisenhower had it about right. a few months after he was inaugurated, he gathered 40 korean war soldiers on the presidential yacht of williamsburg. some were horribly disfigured. others were missing limbs. eisenhower walked among them and asked them to stand at attention. those who could did. he said that your country can never compensate you for

here, savannah guthrie has an exclusive interview with tom hanks, who's joining forces with the elizabeth dole foundation and its hidden heroes campaign to support those who care for wounded veterans. that's tomorrow on "today." >>> we're getting the first look at the next generation of air travel. the first airport terminal in the country to go bio metric, where your face is your ticket to fly. here's tom costello. >> and your flight is one of the first departures using facial recognition technology from curb to gate. >> reporter: at the busiest airport in the world, terminal "f" checkin is now as simple as look, smile, and click. >> found you real fast. >> reporter: delta's outbound international passengers no longer required to scan passports or carry a ticket. it's pretty simple. you walk up to the kiosk, tap facial recognition. the camera recognizes your face from your passport photo already on file and checks you in. when you check a bag, no need for a passport or a ticket. the camera recognizes your face again. by early next year, your face will be your boarding pass. facial recognition

. >> winner for elizabeth dole, loser of the week gm, i am sorry for those workers paid a terrible wayr's, all of the people that have adopted children like myself to give those kids a forever family, it is national adoption month on the last day in november, and loser southwest airlines for not firing the employee that laughed at a 5-year-old child and posted their boarding pass online. >> bret: that was 12, david. >> steph curry responding to the 9-year-old girl who won a basketball shoes of his and under armour, he was able to change the policy basically about making sure that girls have those shoes, and loser, alexandria, comparing obviously those migrants coming over across the border to fleeing nazi germany. don't go there. just don't. >> i'm pretty close, thank you very much pretty good weekend. when the, notable quotas. philadelphia cream cheese. made with fresh milk and real cream makes your recipes their holiday favourites. the holidays are made with philly. i felt i couldn't be at my best for my family., their holiday favourites. in only 8 weeks with mavyret, i was cured and

the honorable elizabeth dole, former u.s. senator, secretary of transportation under president reagan. secretary of labor under president george h w bush. elder of the dole foundation for military families. [applause] >> kevin, captain navy retired and national press club member who arranged today's event. skipping over to secretary for a second, josh rogan, columnist for the global opinions section of the washington post. miss pamela powers, chief of staff to the secretary of veterans affairs. max, publisher of stars & stripes, and john, president of the blinded american veterans foundation. and sean bullard, president of the dueto group. [applause] all right. as our nation -- i would also -- before i get into the introduction come i need to acknowledge some other folks pretty quick. let me acknowledge members of the headliners team responsible for organizing today's event. if you are here, please stand and be recognized. betsy fischer, martin, lisa matthews, bill lord, danny cellnet, and the press club staff, especially lyn

we thought that we could sort of weave our way past lamar alexander and elizabeth dole, and that we wouldchallenge from steveorbes, who had a personal wallet. but, of course, then along came john mccain. - senator mccain launched the "straight talk express" and started getting a lot of attention in n hampshire and started, you know, this freewheeling 24-hour-a-day press conference on hisus. - senator, how do you reconcile the fact that you were one of the most vocal critics on pork barrel politics. and yet, while you were chairman of that committee set a record for unauthorized appropriations? i'm just kidding. no, i domet even know what thas. - he was sort of the one that was appealing to the frustrations of people who were only hearing from ri candidates who were ed and who had talking points and, you know, who were of the establishment. and john mccain famously talked off the cuff. - and it is the beginning of the end for the truth twisting politics of bill clinton and al gore. [cheers] 2000, mccain was ahead of the curve. he wanted nothing to do with the republican leadership. mccain

the honorable elizabeth dole, former u.s. senator and secretary of transportation under president reagan. secretary laver under george h w bush. kevin went singh, captain and navy retired at the national press club headliners arranged today's event. skipping over the secretary for a second. pamela powers, chief of staff and secretary of veterans affairs. the publisher at stars & stripes . usmc vietnam veteran, president of the american veterans foundation. and sean, president at -- before i get into the introduction i need to acknowledge something's real quick. if you here please stand and be recognized. and the press club staff and especially lindsay underwood. and bill mccarran. i also want to say a special thank you to the members of american legion post 20, which is based right here at the national press club. we are so proud to have them based here. thank you so much for coming today. [applause] so as our nation prepares to celebrate veterans day and observe the 100th anniversary of the end of world war i, today's guests

the honorable elizabeth dole, , secretary senator of transportation under president reagan, secretary of labor under certain -- under president george h.w. bush. skipping over the secretary for a second, josh rogan. ms. pamela powers, chief of staff to the secretary of veterans affairs. the publisher at stars and and shaun bowler, president at duet of group. [applause] all right. as our nation -- i would also -- before i get into the introduction come i need to acknowledge some other folks pretty quick. let me acknowledge members of the headliners team responsible for organizing today's event. if you are here, please stand and be recognized. betsy fischer, martin, lisa matthews, bill lord, danny cellnet, and the press club staff, especially lyndsay underwood, laura coker, and bill mccarran, the executive director. [applause] i also want to say a special thank you to the members of american legion post 20, which is based right here at the national press club. you are so blessed to have you -- we are so blessed to have you here. thank you so much for coming today. [applause] so as our n

we are working with the elizabeth dole foundation to support those who care for our wounded veterans.. we will have the story and the o interview tom on "today." >>> and in the meantime, a holiday showdown inersey has people wondering is there too much -- is too much christmas spirit? a house is turned into a dazzling spectacle. 70,000 lights. some town officials say the crowds and the traffic are a dangerous nuisance, so they are demanding he pay the town 2,000 bucks a night for security and on top of that $750 a night so that a s ttle bus can bring people to the display. he started an online ndraiser, but says his show will go on this weekend even if he has to foot that bill. >> wow. he is committed to christmas spirit there. >>> how about a little morning boost. here we go. pope francis made a little boy's day and taughts a lesson about the meaning of freedom. during the pope's weekly audience at the vatican a boy walked up on stage and stole the spotligh he sort of wandered around curiously until his mom pulled m away. when francis pulled the microphone he said the boys hearing an

we're joining forces to work with the i elizabeth dole foundation to support those who care for our woundedrning. >>> and in the meantime, a holiday showdown in new jersey has people wondering, is there too much thing -- as too much christmas spirit. each year, tom apruzzi turns his house into a dazzling spectacle. 70,000 ligts. some town officials say the crowds and the traffic are dangerous nuisance. they're demanding he pay the town 2,000 bucks a night for security and more for a shuttle bus to bring people to the display. he started an online fund-raiser. he says hi show will go on this weejd even if he has to pay that bill himself. >>> how about a morning boost? b impaired and told the crowd the boy has something that made me think he's free, and it made me think, am i so free before god? the pope then prayed aloud for the boy, and the audience joined him. a beautiful moment. >> it was. >>> just ahead this morning, new music from the legendary dolly parton to get you ready for her live performance right here tomorrow. >>> plus carson is outside with our man of the morning. >> hi. good