give it a pop. >>> we've got to thank our man john cena. thank >>> good morning. i'm kari hall. to move into parts of the south and east bay, really intense heavy rain with lightning, too. and we will continue to see this moving through for at least another 30 minutes or so. where we see the bright reds and the yellows, that is where the rain is really coming down at this point at the rate of at least an inch per hour. so getting a closer look in san jose, you still have more rain on the way and you're probably wondering how long will this last. the back edge of this is moving through the south hills and getting an idea of the timing as it moves through, you will see the last round of rain right around 10:24 at allen rock. and once that moving through, you will start to see things clearing out. so a lot of lightning, heavy downpours the rest of the morning. and also some more intense rain. as we get a look at the lightning, as well, we've had a lot of flashes of lightning, but it is starting to calm down just a bit. still some flooding on those area roads as you head out this mo

don't forget we've launched the today.com/foodclub to j >>> we've got to thank our man john cena. "monday night rawthe beth shalom synagague drew a packed house for its annual latke party. the feast on sunday featured something new this year: traditional matzah ball up. congregation members worked togther to make thousands of matzah balls for the al. "we want to have interfaith activities both with christians and muslims, buddhists and hindus in our community to create greater sense of harmony and peace. by understanding each other and being able to understand each other's beliefs and faith-- then we'll be better able to get along ," said congregation beth shalom rabbi guy greene. the celebration has special meaning to reverend peter boe. he is a holocausussurvivor and pastor a ast. paul lutheran church of le mars. he was evacuated from latvia to germany when he was 5 years old and came to america when he was 11. here's meterologist ben dorenbach with weather. << if you didn't get a chance to bask in the sun over the weekend, you need not worry because we'll have mororof it todaya

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and the then wwe superstar john cena pulls his weight again as our special co-host and emmy and grammy winner cynthia nixon is here. all that and more coming up now. >> announcer: from nbcnous, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron ham live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> welcome to "today" on monday morning, november 9, 2015 and as you look at the beautiful christmas tree lit up here in rockefeller center in a couple of we be. nice job out on the plaza. i'm willie and tamron and wwe cena is here. >> love it because you're here and not just because of the great music you pick. redding. doesn't sing a bad song. >> you should deejay in addition to every else. >> i do an occasional wedding. >> do you really? >> oh, yeah, yeah. >> that would be amazing. i might get married. >> cena is up there. >> and i did tell john and willie in the break and i watched "trainwreck" again this weekend. >> and you are still asking where are his clothes? >> and i'm blushing a little bit. >> you're blushing. >> and i love your friend. she's amazing. >> i'm th

i'm willie and tamron and wwe superstar, our good buddy john cena is here. >> love it because you're here and not just because of the great music you pick. >> "the happy song" otis redding. doesn't sing a bad song. >> you should deejay in addition to every else. >> i do an occasional wedding. >> do you really? >> oh, yeah, yeah. >> that would be amazing. i might get married. >> cena is up there. >> and i did tell john and willie in the break and i watched "trainwreck" again this weekend. >> and you are still asking where are his clothes? >> and i'm blushing a little bit. >> you're blushing. >> and i love your friend. she's amazing. >> yes, i know and when i realize you were coming it's like i have to face him since seeing that scene. >> it's awkward. >> but it's acting. >> natalie is out on assignment and al at rokerthon 2 trying to set a new world record with weathercasts in all 50 states one week. so far so good. looks so good in the hat. >> the beard and the hat match this year, like the coloring. >> oh, my gosh. >> yes. completely by accident. >> it's cute. >> had a lot of stuff

." >> and why not celebrate national champagne week with our favorite john cena. >> where is yours? >> i seem to have left it in the champagne cooler. >> should we toast to john, and now every time someone looks at him we will see "train wrecked." >> are you keeping busy with the >> i am, but right now i am bringing you champagne. >> and you have a big wrestling match. last time i brought you guacamole and this time champagne and so next time, i will bring you shots glchlt and we we want to have shots with you and get weird. >> on that note, i am leaving. champagne and lemon juice and simple syrup. >> i wish i knew that before i had a sip. >> you don't like it? >> wow. this week when you order champagne, it comes with free caviar dip. and check out the cost of the champagne first. >> and the plaza is a fun experience. >> and how was your weekend? >> i went to dinner with a couple of friends, bromwin and her husband and we went to a place called the smith where you and i went to lunch, and we had a nice dinner with some martinis. >> and this time, you were indoors as opposed to sittin

john cena is out and will help out in our next hour. >> hello. >> ao joined by ad exec, best selling author and tv personality donny deutsch out with a newew usa network show loosely based on his real life called "donny." donny, good morning. >> how you doing, bud. >> you're an egmaniacal womanizer. i don't have a question herer >> that's the character you played, donny exclamation point. >> i pay a hyper idiotic version of myself which is not much of a stretch, as we know, and i play a talk show host like a dr. phil o on the show i give advice and off the show i'm doing a hypocrite idiot doing all the things i tell people not to do and surrounded by powerful women and i'm butt of the joke and women always rule which is the way it is in real life. >> when does the action come in. >> look, you guys have met a lot of people, have sat on this >> you're shirtless. >> whoa! >> no frontal nudity. >> that's a lot of skin, donny. >> well, you know, it's stuff. it's very, very, very, very funny. >> so perioddecause i looked at that thing and i thought it was john cena there naked for a while.

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