it's that time, joe fryer is in new york. what's on tap?reak you left us with a tease what's jonah hill's next big role? here's a sweet role. he'll be playing not jerry garcia, hill is set to play the late great front man in a bio pick. the two last worked together on "the wolf of wall street". no word on yet the period will focus on. martin scorsese was the executive producer on a six part docuseries on the band. >>> snl announced the lineup for the last few shows of 2021 and perhaps the sexiest show in history. billie eilish is set to make her debut on december 11th, pulling double duty as the musical guest too. and then people's sexiest man alive paul rudd closes out the year december 18 president trump. before that, shimu limu is taking the stage tonight. >>> finally you'll need a huge tub of popcorn, maybe some snacks for this one. lin manuel miranda is busy working on movies, making his director debut with one film. he sat down with willie geist this week to talk about all of it, including the lasting impact of "hamilton". >> in the m

joe fryer, nbc news, new york >>> that is "nightly news" for this thursday a reminder there is a greatpisode of nightly news kids edition streaming right now where our kid correspondent lucy interviews me about what it is like to anchor "nightly news." my favorite question, why do they call you an anchor? thank you for watching i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night, everyone ♪ ♪ i see trees of green ♪ ♪ red roses too ♪ ♪ i see them bloom for me and you ♪ (music) ♪ so i think to myself ♪ ♪ oh what a wonderful world ♪ . >>> next on nbc bay area news, a shooting in the east bay. a mother killed while her two kids were in the car. tonight, her family speaks to nbc bay area. >> somebody saw something. i mean, come on, guys. it was in the morning. >>> he's going after facebook and instagram for harming kids. california's attorney general with the big announcement today. he'll join us tonight. >>> in san jose, the jury gets to hear elizabeth holmes speak. we'll tell you why. a recording of her was played in court today. >>> good evening. this is nbc bay area

joe fryer nbc news. >>> great story. that's "nightly news" for this friday.watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night ♪ ♪ i see trees of green ♪ ♪ red roses too ♪ ♪ i see them bloom for me and you ♪ (music) ♪ so i think to myself ♪ ♪ oh what a wonderful world ♪ >>> coming up on nbc bay area news tonight, a new covid variant detected. should we be concerned? we're asking one of our covid experts. >>> and then the biggest drop we have seen all year. we explain what happened on wall street today. and we're breaking down what it means for your money. >>> people have to feel safe. >> even san francisco as's chief is patrolling union square. we're shown what else is being done to make shoppers feel safe during this string of smash and grabs. >>> good evening, everyone. this is nbc bay area news tonight. and i'm jessica aguirre. okay. worries over a winter covid surge growing, not just here but across the globe. right now concern is being fueled by a new variant

joe fryer, nbc news. >>> and you can see the parade right here tomorrow beginning at 9:00 a.m that's "nightly news" for this wednesday thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. take care of yourself and each other and have a great thanksgiving good night ♪ i see trees of green ♪ ♪ red roses too ♪ ♪ i see them bloom for me and you ♪ (music) ♪ so i think to myself ♪ ♪ oh what a wonderful world ♪ >>> i'm raj mathai. next on nbc bay area news tonight, millions are on the move, reuniting and celebrating with family and friends. but the pandemic isn't over. what precautions should you be taking before that thanksgiving meal? our covid expert is with us tonight. also, more fallout from the group smash and grabs across the bay area. where does all the merchandise go, and who is the ringleader? we're joined by one of the country's top security consultants. and what's the deal here? surveillance video shows a burglary at a san francisco dispensary. cops are there, but appear to do nothing about it. we have some answers. >>> good evening. this is nbc bay area news tonight. i'm raj matha

joe fryer, nbc news, new york >>> that is "nightly news" for this thursday a reminder there is a greatpisode of nightly news kids edition streaming right now where our kid correspondent lucy interviews me about what it is like to anchor "nightly news." my favorite question, why do they call you an anchor? thank you for watching i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night, everyone ♪ ♪♪ stop wasting my time ♪ ♪ you know what i want ♪ ♪ you know what i need ♪ ♪ or maybe you don't ♪ ♪ do i have to come right flat out and tell you everything? ♪ ♪ gimme some money, gimme some money ♪ ladies and gentlemen! ♪ i'm nobody's fool ♪ ♪ i'm nobody's clown ♪ ♪ i'm treating you cool ♪ ♪ i'm putting you down ♪ ♪ but baby i don't intend to leave empty handed ♪ ♪ gimme some money, gimme some money ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ gimme some money, gimme some money ♪ ♪ don't get me wrong (gimme some money, gimme some money) ♪ ♪ try getting me right (gimme some money, gimme some money) ♪ ♪ your face is okay ♪ ♪ but your purse is too tight (gimme some money, gimme some money) ♪ ♪ i'm looking for pound

joe fryer, nbc news. >>> and you can see the parade right here tomorrow beginning at 9:00 a.m that's "nightly news" for this wednesday thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. take care of yourself and each other and have a great thanksgiving [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ she lives with a broken man ♪ ♪ a cracked polystyrene man ♪ ♪ who just crumbles and burns ♪ ♪ she looks like the real thing ♪ ♪ she tastes like the real thing ♪ ♪ my fake plastic love ♪ ♪ but i can't help the feeling ♪ ♪ i could blow through the ceiling ♪ ♪ if i just turn and run ♪ ♪ and it wears me out ♪ ♪ it wears me out ♪ ♪ and if i could be who you wanted ♪ ♪ if i could be all you wanted ♪ ♪ all the time ♪ ♪ all the time ♪♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: all right, welcome to "the kelly clarkson show"! give it up for my band y'all! [cheers and applause] yes, we have rachel bradley joining us today. that was some radiohead for you. it's hard to edit a radiohead song because they are awesome and long. so we did our best. look in the audience requested "fake plastic trees," what's your connection to the son

joe fryer nbc news. >>> great story. that's "nightly news" for this friday.watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night ♪ ♪♪ step by step ♪ ♪ ooh baby ♪ ♪ gonna get to you girl ♪ ♪ hey girl in your eyes ♪ ♪ i see a picture of me all the time ♪ ♪ and girl when you smile ♪ ♪ you got to know that you drive me wild ♪ ♪ ooh baby ♪ ♪ you're always on my mind ♪ ♪ ooh girl ♪ ♪ i really think it's just a matter of time ♪ ♪ step by step ♪ ♪ ooh baby ♪ ♪ gonna get to you girl ♪ ♪ step by step ♪ ♪ ooh baby ♪ ♪ really want you in my world ♪ ♪ step 1: we can have lots of fun ♪ ♪ step 2: there's so much we can do ♪ ♪ step 3: it's just you and me ♪ ♪ step 4: i can give you more ♪ ♪ step 5: don't you know that the time has arrived ♪ ♪ step by step ♪♪ >> the song is dedicated to all the fine men in the house. ladies, if you're with me, make some noise. here we go. ♪♪ what a man what a man what a man ♪ ♪ what a mighty good man ♪ ♪ gotta say it again now ♪ ♪ what a man what a man what a man ♪ ♪ what a mighty good man ♪ ♪ he's a migh

i'm joe fryer.a and right into washington. today democrats are reeling from defeat and contending with how to heed that warning. voters flipped virginia from blue to red for the first time in a decade and delivered drama

joe fryer investigates. >> in our sunday spotlight, the caddie school for soldiers.military people searching -- >> and a sunday sit-down with elizabeth banks on her block buster "pitch perfect" and hunger games movies. and the phone call at the beginning of her career that set the tone for so much since. >> they called me from a pea phone. i was like i don't think i want to do it. i don't know what else is out there. the advice was like well, if you can get this today, what can you get tomorrow? >> that sunday sit-down with elizabeth banks. and a life well-lived later in the show. >>> let's start with that investigation into the deadly stampede at a rap concert in houston this weekend. katie beck is at the scene for us. katie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. first responders were on scene at travis scott's event before it began. no one could have expected a mass casualty disaster. overnight a grieve stricken scott reaching out to his fans. >> i could just never imagine the severity of the situation. i'm honestly just devastated. >> reporter: rap star travis

joe fryer went behind the scenes to speak with some of the dancers and we can say there was no pulledafter missing last year the rockettes returned with new music and dancers who are grateful to be part of a tradition that's nearly a century old. whether they're dancing inside radio city music hall or in front of macy's during the thanksgiving day parade, rockettes help families everywhere kick off the holidays. >> this is some people's christmas, this is people's new year's, this is people's thanksgiving. so to be able to be a part of someone else's experience and give them that is a special gift. >> for jojo carmichael, it's a fairly new gift. she's a rockette rookie. >> when you're up on the stage and you're looking out, what's going through your mind? >> personally i feel honored to be able to be a representation of so many brown and black people. i truly feel honored every night to be able to do what i love and also inspire others in that act. >> for many rockettes, this is a life-long dream. >> i promise you, if it can happen to me, it can happen to you, just work really hard. >

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this is his fourth album to hit number one on the billboards list >> nice start, joe fryer >> way toon accuses sutter of walking out on contract mediation talks they say we stand by our offer, we are confident enough to place it on a ballot and it was recently approved by more than 3,000 employees at seven other seiu-represented hospitals across our system. >>> meanwhile, you may be talking about the rain. we have another atmospheric river heading our way. >> we are starting out dry, but everyone will be talking about the rain moving in later. storm ranger gives us a clean start this morning, we'll see showers arrive by 7:00 to 8:00 this evening, first in the north bay, spreading and getting intense in the overnight hours. looking at heavy rain and high winds, at times a rumble of thunder, especially as you approach sunrise tomorrow. we are in for a significant storm, kris. >> we'll be ready for it. >>> i will have another local news update in a half hour. see you then. in business, setbacks change everything. so get comcast business internet and add securityedge. it helps keep your

i'm joe fryer. we begin with the warning shot reverberating from new jersey to virginia and right into washington. today democrats are reeling from defeat and contending with how to heed that warning. voters flipped virginia from blue to red for the first time in a decade and delivered drama in new jersey with a race that's tighter than anyone saw coming. at this hour the governor's race in new jersey still too close to call. democratic phil murphy has a narrow lead over republican jack ciattarelli. it's coming down to every single ballot. in virginia, voters delivered a much more decisive message, all but erasing democrats' 2020 gains in the old dominion to send republican glenn youngkin to the governor's mansion. >> together. together we will change the trajectory of this commonwealth. >> youngkin gave the gop a roadmap to victory, an ominous sign for democrats ahead of the critical midterms in 2022. nine months into the biden presidency, voters there moved away from the president, away from democ

"nbc news now" anchor joe fryer joins us from new york good to see you, joe what do you got?ith adeal her concert special is one week away we've got your first look at the event. adele one night only was filmed in los angeles where adele put on quite a show. the set list has been revealed along with new songs off her upcoming album she'll sing hits like "hello," "sky fall," and "rolling in the deep." now for the next part of the story, let me turn on the official pop start wind machine. this is the kind of thing that makes pop stars look incredibly glamorous, but adele just shared a behind the scenes look of the making of her "easy on me" music video, which shows it's not all glamour all the time ♪ what i chose to do ♪ ♪ so go easy ♪ ♪ on me ♪ >> got to love a good blooper reel >>> next up, blake shelton the country crooner just dropped a new song it's the one he surprised gwen steffani with on their wedding day back in july take a listen. ♪ i know we can reach the stars ♪ ♪ that's how far my love will g for you ♪ >> that was "we can reach the stars" which actually served as

. >> nbc morning news and now anchor joe fryer joins us. nksgiving turkey may not be the only thing that's dry this year shipping delays are now hitting the liquor aisle on this thanksgiving eve stores won't totally run out of booze, but for many, it is threatening to maybe this holiday season less memorable. prepping for this year's thanksgiving dinner with all the fixings has likely been a tougher task now a new sobering shortage, wine and spirits >> we're seeing some shortages coming from the large distillers and craft distillers are having an issue, as well. >> with the u.s. importing around 40% of its supply of hard alcohol, many high end liquors like scotch and cognac are stuck in backed up ports pandemic fueled supply chain issues are causing a bottleneck for domestic booze makers, too that's because the glass bottles that hold those sought after spirits are in short supply. >> i know they're having massive issues i know for us, it's hit and miss, whether the glass is available. >> phil long is the owner of longevity wines in californ

we're going to talk go it with new york's police commissioner first joe fryer has the details of what we can expect. hey, joe >> reporter: hey there, hoda, savannah, good morning to you. last year's parade was a block long in the streets of new york. they were pretty much empty. this year a different story. spectators are already lining up along the parade route a few million people expected here in new york, many more are going to be watching from home yeah, the parade is back in full force with some new safety protocols, but also with all the things we love ♪ with larger than life balloons, dazzling floats and star studded performances, macy's thanksgiving day parade is getting back to its roots and marching on. >>> what does it mean, you think, to new york to have this back in full force >> it's about celebrating the return to new york to be thankful, to usher in the holiday season >> i'm excited to see how cool it's like blowing up >> reporter: wednesday crowds gathered to watch those big balloons take shape and prepare to take flight once again. this year's parade returns to its

joe fryer is joining us as we talk about the royal family. >> it comes amid questions about the 95-year-oldking forward to a long holiday break after a difficult year for the house of windsor. a handshake for a retiring general, a face-to-face with the bank of england. the queen showing the world she's carrying on after that surprise one-night hospital stay last month the 95-year-old monarch on light duty, bowing out of several key events, like the climate summit in glasgow >> so i wish you every good fortune in this significant endeavor >> reporter: in the annual ceremony honoring veterans which she's only missed six times in her nearly 70-year reign, this year because of a back strain. >> other royals are stepping up. prince charles and camilla on a tour in egypt. the heir to the throne saying his mother is doing well >> once you get to 95, it's not quite as easy as it used to be it's bad enough at 73. >> reporter: the family's workload is not getting any easier, either, and the controversies keep coming. >> the house of windsor and the british press, a complicated relationship >> reporte

coming up but first, we're going to get to abba after a 40-year break, the swedish band is back joe fryeric it's something many didn't think ever was going to happen now the whole world is saying here we go again if we play you just a scattering of notes and a mere glimpse of that hair and those outfits, will you instantly recognize the band yeah, we thought so. after all, abba is absolute music royalty. now they're back voyage is the super swedish group's new album in nearly four decades, filled with as long as you likely don't recognize yet the album has ten new tracks including just a notion. a song first recorded in the 70s, but never released. and for the first time, the band performs an original christmas tune called "little things." >> i wanted to put something in there which, in a way, is a reflection of life during 40 years. >> abba's comeback will feature a revolutionary concert using motion capture technology the band will appear on stage digitally, through avatars or abbatars >> it is not a version or copy of people pretending to be abba. it is actually them. >> another chance

amid new remember anns of alex trebek one year after the loss of the loss of the legendary host >> joe fryerken jennings returned as guest host last night. his first show back was something on the one year anniversary of trebek's death. something he didn't know when recording the episode. he told "usa today producers kept that from him because they didn't want to put that in his head now jennings is paying tribute by showing viewers a precious gift he received from the trebek family >> and now hosting "jeopardy!" ken jennings >> the greatest contestant of all time is back as host >> welcome, everybody, to "jeopardy!." >> ken jennings returned monday for his second stint behind the "jeopardy!" lectern. >> i miss alex a lot when i'm in here, i feel like he's probably in the building somewhere. it's hard not to talk about him in the present tense >> a year ago, jennings was the first guest host to fill in following trebek's death on his first day, he received a gift >> i'm wearing them today, my alex trebek cufflinks are the only cufflinks i own they're kind of a good luck charm for me >> they

joe biden is. the turkey is going to have a really bad thursday. >> sean: [laughing]. especially my turkey. i dump it right in a butterballturkey fryer.ough sense to change course. with this new democratic socialist party there is no room for course correction here. there won't be an era of big government is over. they won't secure the borders. they won't cut taxes and they will keep spending. there is no way out short of becoming donald trump. >> this is -- instead of being somebody that the country could have supported. he said he was for unity. he hasn't governed that way. he is for liberalism. that's taken joe biden down. the american people are not liberal or woke. a faction of his party is and he put that faction first. >> sean: i got a kick out of it that kamala harris and the next day joe biden got rid of the communications director. that's like firing the coach when the team is not doing well. maybe they didn't sign the best players. my question is, why are they governing so hard left? what is the scoop jackson party of old? where are the moderate democrats? you mentioned manchin and sinema, but they are not as crazy as the c

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