not jamal's grandma. jamal fired back a selfie.. just to confirm she didn't have the right person. (jamal hinton/ invited to thanksgiving) "we established we weren't related, but i said hey, why not ask for a play, since the offer was there. " to jamal's shock.. the offer... just as sweet as ever. "of course you can. that's what grandma's do.. feed (jamal hinton/ invited to thanksgiving) "i think it is crazy, that people can actually connect and be so nice to each other with people they don't even know." jamal posted the chance encounter online... and it's gone viral. shared hundreds of thousands of times. people online proclaiming her 'everyone's grandma!' jamal says the lady only known as grandma as this point.. is the example we should all set... this thanksgiving. by the way... he will be taking her up on her offer. joe bartels abc 15 news. thanks for joining .. fox5 news at 6 this is fox5 news at 6. local. las vegas a man lured girls into his apartment with candy, and then molested them.. this according to a graphic arrest report released today. i'm chrisinte maddela i'm john

jamal: and democrats should pay attention. folks that used to be democrats, and we know there are cultural issues why they are not democrats but we can find some , economic ground and try to woo them back. soledad: final question for you guys -- what's the moral of this election, if you had to boil it down into one sentence for me? the big takeaway. jamal: i would say the big take away is that we are incredibly divided, but we have an opportunity to do something different. i think americans want to make sure we are focusing on real issues of workers and building the country and getting people invested. what the elites have not done is talk about a new social compact where people at the bottom of the income ladder feel like they have a chance to make their way up that ladder. john: listen -- and that was more than one sentence. >> [laughter] soledad: he knows what he is doing, just keep talking, right? john: i will say that this election was about the political class versus everyone else. and if you talk about sanders or trump,

john feehrey and jamal simmons, thanks, guys appreciate it. ,mrs. clinton: didn't you love the pantsuits? >> if you thought pantsuit in a should could ensure a clinton victory, why did this diverse group of feminists fail be nominee? went really hard for donald trump. >> and, can we all just ection process. soledad: "i voted" sticker's were on the gravestone of susan b anthony, who fought to give women the right to vote. her tombstone became a symbol for voters who were hoping to first female president of the united states, but the clinton firewall, which was supposed to be women voters got failed to materialize. white, college-educated women supported her, but among white women overall, 43% voted clinton , 52% supported donald trump. jane small is knee-deep in the issues are women and politics and joins us today -- jane talk to me about what was wrong from the democrats perspective about the hillary firewall, which they were so confident -- what went wrong? jane: in comparison to her last campaign in 2008, where she hardly mentioned the historic na

. >> reporter: 17-year-old jamal hinton was in class monday when his phone started blowing up. the text came in riding dinner is at my house on thanksgiving 3:00 p.m. let me know if you're coming. >> i texted back and i say who is this and she was like your grandma and i was thinking, hey, my grandma got a new number so why not ask for a picture. >> the picture came in not jamal's grandma. jamal fired back a selfie just to confirm she did not have the right person. >> we established that we the offer was there. >> reporter: to jamal's shock the offer just as sweet as ever, of course, you can. that's what grandmas do, feed everyone. >> i think that's crazy that people can actually connect and be so nice to each other even with people they don't even know. >> reporter: jamal posted it online and it's gone viral shared hundreds of thousands of types. people online proclaiming her everyone's grandma. the lady only known as grandma at this should all set this thanksgiving. by the way he will be taking her up on her offer. joe bartel's abc 15 news. >> such a sweet offer. >> that is g

jamal fired back a selfie just to confirm she did not have the right person. weren't related but i said, hey, why not ask for a plate since the offer was there. >> reporter: to jamal's shock the offer just as sweet as ever, of course, you can. that's what grandmas do, feed everyone. >> i think that's crazy that people can actually connect and be so nice to each other even with people they don't even know. >> reporter: jamal posted it online and it's gone viral shared hundreds of thousands of types. people online proclaiming her the lady only known as grandma at this point is the example we should all set this thanksgiving. by the way he will be taking her up on her offer. joe bartel's abc 15 news. >> such a sweet offer. >> that is great. >> what a great way to celebrate thanksgiving. that's what's making news in america this morning. ben: fighting over a convicted killer's freedom. a decision on whether brendan dassey will be released from prison could be just hours away. the high-stakes debate playing out right now. melinda: plus, keep your eyes on the sky to

jamal hinton: "i love being here.. feel like we can connect more and bond.")) ((demetria obilor)) >>> hinton says he almost didn't make it because his family scheduled their dinner for the same time--- but he couldn't resist having two turkey dinners./// sherry how's the cool for camping outside for cool for camping outside for but clear skies. ...... sunny skies for black friday and low 60s. ..... very chilly 50s arrive next >>> the national hurricane center hurricane on record to hit central america. it came ashore as a category 2 storm, packing 110 mile per hour winds and heavy rain along a sparsely populated area in nicaragua, just north of the costa rican border. people in the area are bracing for flooding and mudslides./// let's take a look at the roads with demetria ((demetria obilor)) mudslides./// let's take a look at the roads with demetria demetria ((demetria obilor)) eastbound summerlin parkway near the buffalo interchange. expect some sow downs approaching this scene. back to you!/// ((kirsten joyce)) >>> as you get ready to go black ((brian loftus

for new friends jamal and wanda this year, there is a lot to be thankful for. >> feel like everybody sees this joy that two people, two strangers can actually connect. >> reporter: leaving rest of us thankful for the smile. kristen dahlgren, nbc news, new york. >>> and that is going to do it for us on this thursday night. coming up, the debut of thursday night football on nbc. the carolina panthers host the new orleans saints. coverage begins at 7:30 eastern time. news, thank you for watching, and good night. . . . . >>> . >>> . >>> >>> first a member of donald trump's cabinet has been chosen, but he hasn't accepted the job yet. >> they were against each other during the campaign, trump plans a healing meeting. > policeman striking a woman during an altercation. >> the winter weather that has us excited. the lengths they will go for milk and cookies. >>> and the eye popping sales prices for marlin monroe's infamous happy birthday mr. president dress. "early today" starts right now.

and that's how i met jamal dajani. he challenged me to think about solutions that hadn't been discussed until now. and one day we said, well, we should test it on the ground. >> the reality there is very harsh. but why don't we go over there and do it. >> we are here in a bubble. after sometime off woworking together with jamal i said let's ddo this in california. you only have to choose in t th neighborhoodod what kind off la you want in the morning. >> when i i go there i'm always eaeager to go to my peoplple, t neighborhohood. i want to o have the least interaction with the israelis as possibible. >> manany israraelis don't't wa know about ppalestinis.s. they don't wantt to reach out. they don'n't wantt to cross in strereets and igighborhoods whe e palestiniaians live because of a mixture of stereotypes and so on. >> so we decided to go together to visit each other's neighborhoods. and i would talk to israelis and david would talk to palestinians, and together we would face the harsh realities of our shared land. >>

she got one mother wrong and sent message to jamal here. you are not my grandmother. come on over anyway. >> means so much that she was open and welcoming me into her house. total stranger. there's really good people out there in the world. >> good food, good company. it's been awesome. >> there you go. >> after dinner, jamal and grandma wanda took one last selfie and posted it on twitter. >> white tree. 19th inch douglas firm was -- fur was welcomed by michelle obama. tree comes from a farm in pennsylvania. >> she was a mother figure. sad news about florence henderson. >> missing california mom. after she disappeared. >> beautiful friday out there. we need another good day. we got it for you. big changes are coming. details coming up in a few minutes. >> despite losing presidential election, hit is posting message of thanks to social media. >> one lawmaker makes fists fly while taping tv show. where this happened and what set florence henderson -- the actress best known for her role as carol brady -- on the "brady bunch" has passed away at 82 years old. here's why it

you ever hear of school, jamal? oh! so you guys must be the truant officers. - yeah, we're truant officers. - or was it them guys that picked us up? those were cops from special frauds, jamal. and you and warren are collars for the same crap they popped you for twice already. yo, i thought they was health cops. you know, pop my boy warren for being epileptic. - you think you're superman, right, jamal? - a real nice cape his first stretch at rikers once he's bent over and busted open. [ laughing ] [ shutter clicks ] hey, he can't do that without our permission. hey, warren, permission this. - right there, sir. - [ coughs ] we've, uh, contacted our special frauds unit, described your complaint. they picked two kids up work that hustle in that general area. i see. we had 'em brought over, locked up down the hall there. - well, shall we see if i identify them? - we can't really do that. these kids are pretty wise. they won't agree to a lineup. being they're minors, we're not even allowed to keep their photographs on file. h

the recipient was actually 17-year-old jamal hinton.. who told k-t-a-r that he thought his grandma had gotten a new number. so he selfie.. she did - and that's when he knew something was not right.. so jamal sent wanda a selfie back - adding she was not his grandma.. but he did ask if he was still welcome at their table.. wanda agreed - saying "that's what grandma's do - feed everyone."???adlib 3 still ahead on 12 today.. the trump transition continues.. so what will happen to the family business? we've got the details in 20 minutes.. and back in the 90's.. justin timberlake told mandy moore something - that has scarred her until this day.. we've got that and more.. in your morning juice. 3 ???toss morning juice we're just ???toss morning juice 3 we're just days away from the return of "gilmore girls" on netflix.. a lot of people are really excited about this - but maybe not as much as jimmy fallon.. on "the tonight show".. jimmy confessed he's hooked - and he hasn't even finished all seven seasons! you know who else is on team jess? - m

and jamal's whole family is now going to >> you know, i've got to figure out how big a turkey i need for 20 people. >> reporter: their texts tours touched a nerve. >> i'm at 392,000 likes. 186,000 retweets, and 1.7 million views. >> we've noticed that people are seeking these feel-good, uplifting, heartwarming, humanizing stories. >> reporter: how much tons and tons -- >> yes. >> reporter: earlier this year, a couple mistakenly sent a group text to strangers about their new baby boy. the recipients they had never met brought gifts to the hospital. and who could forget sad paw paw who hosted a barbecue for hundreds after his grandkids didn't show up for homemade burgers? for new friends jamal and wanda this year, there is a lot to be thankful for. >> feel like everybody sees this joy that two people, two stran rest of us thankful for the smile. kristen dahlgren, nbc news, new york. >>> and that is going to do it for us on this thursday night. coming up, the debut of thursday night football on nbc. the carolina panthers host the new orleans saints. coverage begins at 7:30 eastern time.

for new friends jamal and wanda this year, there is a lot to be thankful for. >> feel like everybody sees this joy that two people, two strangers can actually connect. >> repor for the smile. kristen dahlgren, nbc news, new york. >>> and that is going to do it for us on this thursday night. coming up, the debut of thursday night football on nbc. the carolina panthers host the new orleans saints. coverage begins at 7:30 eastern time. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching, and good night. ?? watching, and good night. >>> we are in charlotte where tonight the saints are in town to face the panthers, and both teams with the playoff hopes flickering. 37-year-old drew brees is set to lead the league's top passing attack against carolina who will count ont cam newton to salvage the season if there is in fact time for that. it is "football night in carolina." >> act like this is the defining

for new friends jamal and wanda this year, there is a lot to be thankful for. >> feel like everybody sees this joy that two people, two strangers can actually connect. >> reporter: leaving rest of us thankful for the smile. kristen hl news, new york. >>> and that is going to do it for us on this thursday night. coming up, the debut of thursday night football on nbc. the carolina panthers host the new orleans saints. coverage begins at 7:30 eastern time. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching, and good now at six. breaking the bubble. principal tampered with standardized tests for some students at his school. un-seasonably warm weather allows progress to continue at construction sites across eastern iowa -- with some heading into winter ahead of schedule. champions are crowned inside the dome -- with state titles on the line in high school football. good evening everyone, i'm ron for joining us. digging deeper tonight - a standardized same. principal caught falsifying standardized tests. long-time jesup elementary school principal-brian pottebaum was cited

. >> jamal was in class monday when his phone started blowing up. the text started reading dinner at my house thanksgiving 3:00 p.m. let me know if you are coming. >> i text back who is this. >> she is like your grandma. i was thing my grandma got a new number so why not ask for a picture. >> the picture came in not jamal's grandma. he fired back a selfie to confirm she did not have the right person. >> we established that we weren't related hey, why not ask for a plate since the offer was there. >> reporter: so jamal's shock the offer just as sweat as ever. of course you can. that's what grandma's do, feed everyone. >> that is crazy that people can actually connect and be so nice to each other even with people they don't know. >> jamal posted the chance encounter online and it's gone viral, shared hundreds of thousands of times. everyone's grandma. jamal said the laid -- the lady is setting an example and he will take her up on her offer. >> i wonder if there is any grandmas that want someone else at their table. i could be available. i am anchorin

for new friends jamal and wanda this year, there is a lot to be thankful for. >> feel like everybody sees this joy that two people, two strangers can actually connect. >> reporter: leaving for the smile. kristen dahlgren, nbc news, new york. >>> and that is going to do it for us on this thursday night. coming up, the debut of thursday night football on nbc. the carolina panthers host the new orleans saints. coverage begins at 7:30 eastern time. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching, and good night. >> right now at 6. out running just in a t-shirt. records fall, and one of the warmest starts to november. we reached a rrd that the city of milwaukee lights its christmas tree. >> the high temperature was one of the records broken today. john, how warm did it really get? >> i tell you what, it is shirt sleeve weather for the tree lighting. 72 was the high temperature, that broke the old record from 1953. record number two, that's the fourth day this month with 2007, and 1999. and we tied days in the 60s or above. that was broken last year. we will break that r

for new friends jamal and wanda this year, there is a lot to be thankful for. >> feel like everybody sees this joy that two people, two strangers can actually connect. >> reporter: leaving rest of us thankful for the smile. kristen dahlgren, n news, new york. >>> and that is going to do it for us on this thursday night. coming up, the debut of thursday night football on nbc. the carolina panthers host the new orleans saints. coverage begins at 7:30 eastern time. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching, and good night. >>> a woman is hit and killed by a bus on i-90. new breaking details of what we're learning. >>> our new first lady is from slovenia. see why slovenians in greater cleveland would love to mingle with melania. >>> you can see the results of this tomorrow as we hit record highs before the next change in the wind comes, and we head down. >>> good visual out there. and what you can expect to pay for your thanksgiving dinner. which foods will cost you less and which will cost you more. >>> from the station that sees the possible, this is channel 3

for new friends jamal and wanda this year, there is a lot to be thankful for. >> feel like everybody sees this joy that two people, two strangers can actually connect. for the smile. kristen dahlgren, nbc news, new york. >>> and that is going to do it for us on this thursday night. coming up, the debut of thursday night football on nbc. the carolina panthers host the new orleans saints. coverage begins at 7:30 eastern time. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching, and good night. ?? watching, and good night. >>> we are in charlotte where tonight the saints are in town to face the panthers, and both teams with the playoff hopes flickering. 37-year-old drew brees is set to lead the league's top passing attack against carolina who will count ont cam newton to salvage the season if there is in fact time for that. it is "football night in carolina." >> act like this is the defining win.

yesterday that grandma wanda dent and the stranger she texted jamal hinton met for the first time.goodman has the story. >> i'm so excited. jamal is coming to have thanksgiving dinner with us. >> reporter: it's the thanksgiving dinner of twitter's dreams. >> you have to send me a picture. >> i will of course. >> reporter: jamal hinton and wanda dent strangers just a week ago now breaking bread and the internet. >> it's really touched my heart from all the people out there that have said the kindest things to me. i never expected this in a million years to happen to me. >> i love just being here. feel like we could connect more and bond. >> reporter: she sent up a text firming up thanksgiving plans and hinton responded and selfies ensued. >> it was not my grandma. i thought why not ask for a plate? jokingly. and she was very welcoming and let me in. >> reporter: he posted the exchange on twitter and people couldn't get in. the reaction overwhelmingly supportive of making this thanksgiving dinner happen. dench's family was, too. >> i had no idea this was going to happen. you know? i

, and 22 year old marquis, are two young adults who've received their help. >> at covenant house, jamal and marquis share more than a meal. in a sense, they share a history. both came from families living on the edge, when the death of a parent pushed them into turmoil. >> my mom wasn't able to deal death, she wasn't able to deal that. so she tuned out. so that's how hunger stepped on my doorstep. >> once or twice a week we had something to eat, once or twice a week, we had nothing to eat. >> just 17 at the time, jamal remembers becoming the protector for his younger siblings. >> pretty much the picture was just us trying to survive. the kids trying to survive. we went to a couple of family members, but nobody never came to aid. >> many of the young people that walk in our door come in with nothing more than the shirt off their backs. >> so when we ask if you're hungry and would you like something to eat, i would say, as i said, 80% to 90% of them say yes. so we begin with the meal and then move forward to address don't want to share. >> teenagers are especially tuned into how other peo

natsot: "hi jamal" her big family.... natsot: "how are you" growing by one more. thanks to a text message mix-up. and an unintentional invite that grandma wanda decided to extend to jamal hinton anyway. (unidentified speaker): "this is our home and lets go do some eating" a simple gesture that gave everyone the "feels." and won over the internet.... (wanda dench, "everybody's grandma"): "i actually had to look up what does it mean, hashtag" hashtag - can i get a plate hashtag - everybody's grandma hashtag - natsot: "grandma's the goat, haha" but no one's more thankful than these two. thankful for a lesson in kindness. (jamal hinton, thanksgiving guest): "she welcomed me into her house, that shows me how great of a person she is, that's what i'm thankful for" thankful for a blessing in disguise. (wanda dench, "everybody's grandma"): "it's come from god above, he's just using us as tools and vessels to bring a message to others" two strangers that made the world smile with their selfies, now standing together. nohelani graf i can make a i can make a pretty decent ba