it's called "pop quiz." [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ pop quiz >> jimmy: our contestants tonight are twot, contestant number two, the lovely, the talented matt lauer, everybody! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> you told me this was a tiny water balloon. >> you told me it was a tiny dunce cap. >> jimmy: yeah, it is. comparing, comparative, yeah. >> we were trying different hats on her to see which one looked better. >> yeah. i was like, "does this make my butt look fat?" >> jimmy: oh, my god. no, this is great. i loved seeing that. i want to take my real -- should i take my time with this? you look like you're having a a blast all ready. yeah. this is very sharp now. no. "pop quiz" is a trivia contest. i will ask each of you questions. if you answer correctly, your opponent is raised higher into the air. bringing the razor sharp tip of their hat closer to that giant balloon full of water. however, if you answer your question incorrectly, your own chair goes higher into the air. the first one to pop their balloon loses. matt, savannah, are you ready to play? >> yes. >> this is a new tie. >> ji

when we return, take the animal science pop quiz and find out how much you really know about animals.ight here on animal science. - [voiceover] promotional considerations paid for by the following. - [voiceover] and now it's time for the animal science pop quiz. ready, get set, go! question one. how long can an alligator live? 25 years. 50 years. or 100 years? it's c, 100 years. these gigantic reptiles are said to be immune to cancer. question two. what was the first bagpipe made from? the liver of a sheep. (sheep bleating) the heart of a kangaroo. (hopping sounds) or the bladder of a cow? (mooing) it's a, the liver of a sheep. okay, final question. which of these animals cannot jump? the bison. rhinoceros. or elephant? it's c, the elephant. that's all for today, folks. we hope you got an a plus. from animal science, see ya next time. (elephant trumpeting) we're talking college hoops this week on sports stars of tomorrrow... the season is about to tip off, and we're getting you ready with stories on some of the new faces for this season.... which freshmen are going to impact the natio

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pop quiz. take a look at the big wall behind me right over here. which of these republicans is not like the other? she's the one in technicolor. those of the 21 republicans the house gop selected to lead committees. 20 of them are white guys. the other, candace miller, will chair the house administration committee the thunder mifflin party committee. -- dunder mifflin. it's a shocking picture but it reinforces the problem the republican party has. you look at the exit polls from this election. democrats, for all of the pain they struggled in the strength of the party, they still carried women 51-47. looking at the republican presidential field then there is not a lot of potential president of candidates who is female. the only name that popped up is carly furey enough -- carly fiorina. >> there are some in house committee leadership. we need to look more like america. the democrats do not have that perfected by any means but for the republican party going forward i think the presidential level is almost a crisis for them if they don't get a woman i

. >> coming up, pop quiz.s this a picture from the presidential economic summit or a slumber party? the answer and so muc come back. ♪ >> as we mentioned earlier the leaders of the 21 pacific rim nations are in a pack. -- in apec. there is a far more compelling story happening at the same time. >> each year the leaders on earth gathered to take part in the transpacific regions fabulous events. welcome to the 22nd annual asia-pacific economic cooperation summit, red carpet live. we are covering the story that is in most walls, who wore it best? this year a major controversy has already erupted on day one involving china's president gigi ping russia -- china's president xi jinping, russia's president vladimir putin, and president barack obama. they showed up wearing identical outfits. president obama shows up in the same thing. talk about getting caught purple handed. this american president doesn't particularly enjoy the pageantry of the asian summit. last year he am a john kerry to take his place. an actual pr

we give a pop quiz, who --luenced lincoln the most you give a pop quiz, who influenced lincoln the most? any guesses? excellent. zachary taylor. very good. [laughter] wherever we get our information is fine. i think you get a free president ties from the gift shop, although we will have a version that blots out all of the remembered presidents. why was it that zachary taylor was so influential on lincoln? >> the influenced link and in a couple of respects. you have to remember that megan began his clinical career as a whig -- his political career as a whig. two years ine has congress before he becomes president. those are critical because they coincide with taylor. when taylor dies, lincoln gives the eulogy. lincoln really revered taylor first is a general. -- as a general. he had been a general in a mexico. one of the things that lincoln really loved about taylor as a general was that he would always be able to figure out a way to win against the odds. this is something you might want to think about for lincoln later. he loved the idea that somehow taylor was always able to snatch vict

>> pop quiz. pretty interesting one. it's unprecedented. the dea hasn't done this to the nfl before. they look to teams with loose practices with regard to prescription drugs but nothing this enhanced. >> what happened? >> a suit filed in may by former nfl players, some of them retired detailing pretty horrifying practices with prescription drugs, heavy-duty painkillers like percocet and perk dan passed out on team planes by trainers not authorized to hand it out, that sort of thing. >> you guys have had an incredible investigation about the use of these opioids by nfl players. >> yes. we did a five-party series last year with my partner where they medicate players to get them back on the field. it's very possible that the dea's interest in this is they think the nfl is creating addicts. >> how soon would they know and who would be responsible? the people who take them or those who prescribed it? >> they have strict laws on who is allowed to transport it. dispense it. nfl trainers are not allowed to pass out medications and yet there's a lo

>> pop quiz. pretty interesting one. it's unprecedented. the dea hasn't done this to the nfl before. they've looked at individual teams for loose practices with prescription drugs, but never anything this dramatic and comprehensive. >> what triggered it? >> a suit filed in may by almost 1,300 former nfl players. some of them very recently retired. detailing pretty horrifying practices with prescription drugs, heavy-duty painkillers like percocet and pecrodan being passed out on team planes by trainers not authorized to dispense medication, that sort of thing. >> sally, "the washington post" has been on top of this story for a while. you guys have had an incredible investigation about the use of these opioids by nfl players. >> yes. we did a five-party series last year with my partner where they looked at this sort of inverted hippo cratic oath in the nfl. where you actually medicate players to get them back on the field to play through injuries. retired nfl players abuse painkillers at a rate four times higher than their peers. it's very po

all right, it's time for a pop quiz. just one question. how is the american economy doing? remember, support your answers with evidence. okay, okay, i'm giving you a break on this one. the answer to this one is not as clear cut assay what is two plus two? or who was the fifth president of the united states? james monroe, or who is the most talented performer of our age. i know, i know. there may be more than one right answer to that last one, but here in nerdland, there is only one. it is, of course, a tiny bit subjective like our very first question, how is the american economy doing? typically the answer is quoed used macro economic measures with things like the g.d.p. how big is it? bigger is better, how fast is it growing? fast but not too fast. how much stuff are we making? more? good. how much are we selling? it should be more than we're buying. the gdp is a very powerful measure. take it from the bureau of economic analysis on the gdp. gdp is one of the most extensk e comprehensive things watched. by the business community to prepare forecasts of economic performance

. >>> pop quiz, when is it -- think about that. a new jersey bill that's broad bipartisan support. it depends on who you ask. recently told the associated press that he called governor chris chris, the ie last year that christie was considering a bill of a practice to confine pigs in kras e krats so small that they couldn't everyone turn around in them. it must have been something to that advice because christie vetoed that bill. at the time, christie said he wanted to ban gestation crates to be left up to new jersey's department of agriculture. the lawmakers said okay, went back to the drawing board and drafting a new version of the bill. legislation aims to end the practice that is so obviously sadistic and cruel that everyone corporate giants have agreed to stop using gestation crates. the crates are moegsly used as a cost cutting measure so that farms can pack more pigs into the same space. pigs are incredibly intelligent and social creatures. and being confined for months at a time where they cannot turn around, they cannot move, they develop health problems and lose their min

. >> cal students are giving the administration a pop quiz: what is "success" fee and why are we paying it ranging from $30 to $800 and is charged at 12 of 23 campuses which fills budget caps and upgrades technology. it was instituted during the recession. the students are wondering why it is still being charged now the economy is improving? >> the california public utilities commission will consider new rules that will make it harder for the media or anyone to get records after a lawsuit that forced puc to hand over 7,000 pages of mails showing illegal contact entwo the pg&e and p.u.c. and force a public challenge to the reports request to be filed in the state supreme court or state apeople lot court. right now the challenges can be filed in any local superior court. >>> a pg&e executive fired over inappropriate contact with p.u.c. officials is getting a big payday and will receive $1.1 million severance payment the senior vice president of regulation affairs and one of three conservatives terminated in september after it was revealed they tried to influence the election of a judge. >

will let us in on more of her best kept kitchen secrets, but first it's time for our recipe rehab pop quizwhich of these foods has the most antioxidants, a, pears; b, artichokes; c, beef; or d, milk? find out the answer when we return to recipe rehab. college, oh my goodness. i just feel like that is my destiny. you get to make like a supernova of skill or talent or whatever it is. evette: welcome back to our special ask-the-chef episode of recipe rehab. before the break, i asked you, which of these foods has the most antioxidants, a, pears; b, artichokes; c, beef; or d, milk? the answer is b, artichokes. antioxidants help keep your cells healthy and may help protect against certain types of disease. other foods that are rich in antioxidants are blueberries, cranberries, and tomatoes. all right, chef vikki, are you ready for another question? vikki: bring it on. evette: this one comes from lauren. lauren: chef, we love creamy soups, but is there a better alternative than using heavy cream? vikki: lauren, what a great question, how to make a soup creamier without using heavy cream. my secre

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. >>> now, pop quiz.hich classic children's character doesn't wear pants, exposes himself in public and iç a hermaphradite. if you're wondering, they ruled him out because he's a, quote, inappropriately dressed bear of dubious sexuality, end quote. can't make that up. >> he seems so innocent. poor pooh. all right. >>> now to this 'tis the season to give to those in need. when you're out shopping, chances are you'll soon see the familiar red kettle and bell ringer but the salvation army's giving campaign about to go high-tech. >>> and the negative spotlight continues to shine on comedian bill cosby amid growing abuse allegations. why hundreds of his fans won't be seeing him perform. >>> delaware bureau, your kid should roll up their sleeves before they go here. nbc 10 at the delaware churn's museum on the wilmington river front. the kid's from st. anthony's school got a sneak peek at the 600 gallon touch tank aquarium. they can touch starfish, sharks, stingrays and other under sea critters. >> it combines

. >> pop quiz, though. what are you thankful for? >> for my wusa9 team. >> and family and health. >> amen. >> we're good to go. >> there it is. not going to leave you hanging. >>> let's take another look at what's going on. many of us are enjoying not really a white thanksgiving although snow is in some of our yards. >> but all out snow clearing operations are under way in some spots. we'll have more on that coming up. >>> 6:12. we have mostly cloudy skies out here this morning in washington. while it's not too cold here, we have some areas that are below freezing, a few slick spots and in the shenandoah valley and mountains, some fog. fredricksburg south, you have a chance for a passing shower here during the day. highs 40 to 45. i'll be back in about 5 minutes looking as always for the upcoming weekend forecast. trenice bishop, what's happening this morning? >> reporter: we have a few accidents to report. a new one southbound in prince george's county near maryland 200, it will be near the intercounty connector. it's off the right

lauer and savannah guthrie will be here. [ cheers and applause ] and we're gonna play a game of pop quizk bette midler will be here. [ cheers and applause ] matthew mcconaughey. [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: what? >> jimmy: and then on friday, on friday returning as a guest to "the tonight show" for first time in 22 years, jay leno is coming on the show. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ that's going to be fun. but first we have a fantastic show tonight from the great actress of a cool new film "interstellar" anne hathaway is here. [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: oh! love her. oh,she's the best. >> jimmy: she's the best. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: plus, from the new movie "rosewater" gael garcia bernal is stopping by. [ cheers and applause ] also joining us from the san francisco giants, the 2014 world series mvp, madison bumgarner is coming. [ cheers and applause ] this guy is maybe the best pitching performance in postseason history. i think he's bringing the world series trophy to the show as well. >> steve: ooh. >> jimmy: he's unbelievable. coolest guy ever. and, of course, gosh

the league had issues and on top of it to have a dea pop quiz didn't do much for the league's reputation? >> the teams cooperate and to their knowledge no irregularities were found. they are not likely to tip their hand as to what they found or didn't find. a lot of this could be -- it's all falling under the controlled substances act and a lot of regulations that govern the transportation and labeling and prescription drugs. the dea is not likely too let them know what it's doing. >> great reporting, sally jenkins. thank you for bringing it to us. philadelphia will be the center of the universe next fall for american catholics and the rest of us who admire pope francis. he confirmed what he hinted to nbc's ann thompson. he is coming to philadelphia for the world meeting of families. he is expected to visit new york and washington, but the vatican has not confirmed that part of the his trip yet. it's monday, a brand new start. with centurylink visionary cloud infrastructure, and custom communications solutions, your business is more reliable, secure, and agile. i wish... please, please,

. >> get those deals all the time, you should pop quiz us on that. >> jewelry stores, interesting. >>nks, scott. >> how would you like to avoid stolen packages off of your doorstep? we can get a consensus, the answer is yes, and never miss another delivery. >> people stealing packages. but a bay area start-up promising something new. doormen, customers have those packages shipped to the company, durmen delivers the packages at night or when the customer says they're home. it's cost $4 a package or $20 a month. >> our attempt to modernize the last kind of broken piece of e-commerce. >> right now doormen only serves san francisco. >> go out to pick up your packages it might be chilly but nice outside. a live look outside of san mateo. 6:18 on your wednesday morning. >> that's right. looking forward to a nice day ahead. christina joins us with a look at the microclimate forecast. >> especially for the guys and ladies who deliver those packages, right? >> they're busy. >> they like this good weather. that's going to change for everybody. they're used to it. it is that time of year. we des

. >>> a today show host got drenched on jimmy fallon's tonight show after losing a trivial pop quiz. >> dirty dancing? jennifer grey. >> what a fun game. matt lauer lost after a relatively even battle against savannah guthrie last night. every time one answered a question right, their opponent's chair would raise, moving the tip of their head closer to the water balloon. every time they got a question wrong, their own chair would raise, as well. it all came down on lauer, who couldn't name who played matthew brodrick's sister. >>> 5:27 on your wednesday. more election coverage to tell you about, it continues, look at the state ballot measures and what they mean for you, coming up next. >> if we can't get them straight, our chairs are going to raise. >>> protesters outside one east bay school today. why do school sex ed classes have them so upset? >>> a big shift in congress. voters telling washington they are not happy. what this could mean for the economy coming up. >>> and after much controversy, voters will get the final say in changes to san jose's medical marijuana regulations a

." >>> pop quiz, not sure if he's trying to throw me right now, what is the -- who is the biggest tech employer in san francisco right now? scott mcgrew, i think do i know the answer or do you? >> we both do, right? sales force, we don't talk about sales force often, they don't make products that we use. it's for big businesses. it's not as glamorous as twitter. but wall street loves sales force. reporting profits after the closing bell today. the stock is up 17% just in the last month. joshly. ton at cnbc says the whispers on the street is sales force is going to turn in very strong profits later this afternoon. >>> "wall street journal" says the companies that tracks your tv viewing will start tracking how nielsen families use netflix. until now nobody knew how many people were watching "house of card" and other shows. netflix didn't have to tell anybody. nielsen does not need netflix's permission to track nielsen family. >>> government cracking down on drones. it's legal to play around with them in the park, it's not legal for commercial companies like a tv station or professional p

but the dea basically set out to pop quiz those teams and their medical staffs yesterday, as they movedough stadiums and airports. the idea was to examine a group of teams that was actually traveling on a sunday to look at their practices and their paperwork. to see if they were in compliance. and let me just interject that the new orleans dea spokesperson down in new orleans issued a statement this afternoon that the cincinnati bengals were looked at an and appeared to ben compliance. >> brown: you'v everyone knows s a culture of violence and pain. it's not a surprise players are using these kind of drugs and there have been issues of getting back on the field too early. in that context, is all of this a surprise or is this really focusing on the legality of what's done? >> i don't think it's a surprise that n.f.l. players use national security painkillers. i don't think it's a surprise that there have been loose practices in the league. the dea has looked at individual teams before yesterday. there was a case a couple of years ago with the san diego chargers where they looked into the

the wild time savannah and i had last night when we visited jimmy fallon and were the subject of a pop quizy" this morning. guys, back to you. >> oh, that is awesome. lots of fun. we'll see you guys in about ten minutes. >> all right. you got it. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> the beginning of november, but it doesn't feel like it. it's a warm start and part of the reason, the clouds are back. and we will see more clouds than we saw yesterday. getting some breaks of sunshine. 55 degrees in philadelphia. it's the pocono mountains that have seen a few rain drops and scattered light showers. this is a view from lake wallenpaupack. you can see the showers are starting to fall apart, and they're staying off to the north and west. just a minimal chance of them holding together for the lehigh valley or berks county this morning. looks like it will stay dry today, but tonight this is the system that is going to start producing rain for our area. the clouds will be with us for most of the day with some breaks of sunshine. so, we're in for another mild one.

. >> this is a little bit like a pop quiz. >> reporter: i honestly don't know. >> why don't we get backfore the end of the day. mike? >> reporter: i was really struck by your first answer to jonathan's first question. >> is that a compliment? >> reporter: it sounded like when you were saying, hey, if there's legislation defunding this, would you veto it and you said we'll see how exactly it's written. it sounds to me like what you're saying is this is the order but we would be willing to negotiate with republicans over the scale and scope of this order short of them passing new immigration legislation. am i fairly interpreting your response? otherwise why would you say we'll wait and see? >> mostly because i didn't want to comment on a hypothetical. i didn't want to rule anything out. we would take a dim view of efforts by republicans to try to curtail the president's executive authority using a writer on a budget proposal. but that said -- >> reporter: is there room here after the republican cry about this for them to come back with you and say we're not going to pass legislation but w

. >> a little like a pop quiz. >> reporter: i mean, i curiously don't know.estly don't know. >> to make sure i get it right, i can get back for you. i can do that for you later today. mike? >> reporter: i was really struck by your first answer to jonathan's first question. >> is that a compliment? >> reporter: it sounded like when you were saying, you know, jonathan asking you, hey, if there's legislation defunding this, would you veto it? you were kind of saying, well, we'll see exactly how it's written. it sounds to me like what you're saying is, this is the order, but we'd be willing to negotiate with republicans over the scale and scope of this order short of them passing new immigration legislation. am i fairly interpreting your response? because otherwise would you say we'll wait and see? >> mostly because i didn't want to comment on a hypothetical. i didn't want to rule anything out. obviously, we would take a dim view of any efforts by republicans to try to curtail the president's executive authority, you know, using a rider on a budget proposal. >> r

eltic a pop quiz, is >> yes. you are flying on virgin or jetblue out to lax, and you know there is no real food on the flight, so what is your airport food drill? it is a seven hour flight to the kos, you are flying from jfk -- >> i usually have a couple of cliff bars on me. protein andtheir carbohydrate ratio, they are better than a lot of other stuff, and if you are hungry and you just want to state that hunger a little bit, you can have a cliff bar. and a chocolate chip unit butter one, to be specific. [laughter] you? -- what about you? >> on what have a drink at the airport first. [laughter] maybe a sandwich. a cliff bar sounds better. >> who controls or knows what you are doing next? frank? >> oddly enough, one of the wrinkles or privileges that is held to be an op-ed call missed is that nobody knows what i am doing next. it is one of the jobs in a paper where the editor does not know the jobs and tell they land right before they are supposed we online. so in these particular jobs we are given and absolutely

and you kind of give a pop quiz. you say who do you think most influenced lincoln? if you know, you say read no further. >> right. >> and the answer, shall we -- any guesses? >> excellent. zachary taylor. very good. [ audience comment inaudible] >> wherever we get our information is fine. i think you get a free presidents tie from the gift shop. though michael has all of the presidents who are going to have a version that blocks out the remembered presidents so only the forgotten presidents. beautiful. so why was it that zachary taylor so influenced lincoln's constitutional -- >> zachary taylor influenced lincoln in a couple different respects. one we have to remember, lincoln began his political career as a whig. lincoln had a total of two years in congress. that's his experience with the federal government before he becomes president. but those two years turn out to be pretty central or critical because for one thing they're going to coincide late ear little bit with taylor. when taylor dies, lincoln is going to give the eulogy. lincoln really revered taylor first

time for a little pop quiz -- the word of the week this week is commodity trading advisor.i call itcta? >> that's what's known as in the business and a commodity trader advisor is like a financial advisor except for commodities and not stocks or bonds. do islly what cta's manage money and managed futures accounts. they have a bunch of different strategies they employ. , shortuld be technical golden long coffee, or they could be fundamental where they specialize in one sector or another like energy or precious metals. >> i feel so much smarter. i learned a new term as well as new trend, my thanks to you. " again in the markets 30 minutes. >> republicans are feeling good about tomorrow's midterm wartions but that clinton room veteran says why the gop should not celebrate just yet. plus, 400 million people around the globe suffer from diabetes and we will hear from the ceo of the world's largest insulin maker. ♪ >> it's election day tomorrow and republicans are confident they can take control of the senate. joining me now is someone who feels the opposite, the democratic strat

and pop quiz -- what gave the lowsay season offers the offers and online discounts?ber monday, it is thanksgiving, government when he seventh this year. acquaint to adobe's 2014 digital fort past, the average discount that day excited to hit rock bottom at 24% off. those are your top headlines this morning are t. >> abby joseph cohen, at goldman sachs, underrated bull market and it will continue that as share buybacks, as america's big business uses its cash. much of it will continue to be returned to cash on cash. shareholders, they want their cash back, don't they? >> may be shareholders do, but what we are seeing is many portfolio managers are now flipping their interest. they are looking at the top line, the companies that could grow revenue, and to do that, companies have to expand. they need to spend the money on, capital spending, and in some cases expand through m&a activity. excitationcall for or is it here right now? >> we are beginning to see it in some industries, fortunately. servicebased upon a we've seen, we think the capex number picks up 1% or two pe

matt and savannah played this pop quiz game, a game where they wore those dunce caps.d elsa's sister. >> i've never seen frozen. >> that was a lot higher! >> who won the 2014 emmy for outstanding guest actor in a comedy series? >> that would be jimmy fallon. >> hey, that's right! >> whoo! >> i think this is a little rigged. >> what was the name of the neighborhood bar? >> oh, that's ridiculous. that was the corner bar. [ buzz ] >> can i go down if i get it right? >> no. >> the regal beagle. >> yeah! >> matt, you can answer this. what actress played matthew broderick's sister in "ferris buhler's day off?" >> i'd like to buy a rain coat, jimmy. i cannot remember her name. >> "dirty dancing." >> oh, yeah. jennifer grey. [ cheers and applause [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> i call that karma. personally i call that karma. >> what do you mean? >> because of the bat comment. >> bat out of hell and then that? i love how he chased down jimmy. >> one big mystery has been solved. remember there's an iconic picture of sophia loren looking down at janes mansfield's cleavage. >> the s

>>> pop quiz. jimmy fallon tests our knowledge on "the tonight show." >> 1989! >> oh, my gosh. >> find out which one of us was left high, but not very dry "today," wednesday, november 5th, 2014. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> and good morning, welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning. feeling better? are you all dried off? >> oh, yeah, yeah. all i have to say is justice was served. >> i'm not so sure about that. all right. we're going to get to that jimmy fallon thing in a little while. >>> let's take a look at politics this morning and where things stand. republicans picked up senate seats in seven states, one more than they needed to take control. >> over in the house, nbc news is projecting that republicans have added 13 seats, making it the republicans largest margin there in 80 years. as we said, we will be talking live to new jersey governor chris christie in a moment. first, let's go to peter alexander at the white house this morning. peter, good morning to y

[applause] there will be a pop quiz at the end.the products that people will buy in a competitive world that people prefer over their competitors they don't care that much if they like the car they like it better than what their competitors are offering and in 1978 from a statistical technique was developed by a professor at the university of pennsylvania and sends, it has been used more than numerous times because a lot of private sector companies don't want to build the product to see how it works. they want to do research first before they pick up the card into the factory. they have identified the preferred package including the cost. the most attractive is the one that you can so a buick or mercedes for $12 but 37,000 includes cost and identifies the impact on preference so if i cannot -- to give you the example of a car it can have numerous features and different size, transmission quality, backup camera, different types of sound systems. each feature has a cost into there could be 300 combinations which is the best. but you

. >> i wonder what -- >> this is a little like a pop quiz. >> i seriously don't know. i honestly don't know. >> to make sure i get it right why don't we get back to you. >> that would be great. >> mike. >> i was really struck by your first answer to jonathan's first question. >> is that a compliment? >> it sounded like when you were saying -- jon was asking you, well, hey, if there's legislation defunding this, would you veto it? you were kind of saying, well, we'll see exactly how it's written. >> yeah. >> it sounds to me like what you're saying is this is the order but we'd be willing to negotiate with republicans over the scale and scope of this order short of them passing new immigration legislation. am i fairly interpreting your response? because otherwise why would you say we'll wait and see? >> mostly because i didn't want to comment on a hypothetical. i didn't want to sort of rule anything out. obviously we would take a dim view of the republicans trying to curtail the president's executive authority using a writer on a budget proposal. >> let me ask you -- >>

. >>> coming up straight ahead, we have a pop quiz. road. high school coach cordell got sacked for going 1-9 this season. this is how he handled it. ♪ ♪ >> shaking it off is right. that was the coach and his family cleaning out his office in oklahoma. he said he was honor to be there. >>> one of the most productive hours of the day, new study found it's the two hours after you wake up. so the first two hours, get going, folks. >> i agree from 3 to 5, i'm wonderful. and i'll be hitting the road in san diego. book signing at costco in san diego. and then over the weekend in denver and colorado springs, you can check out my web site. >> have a great trip. >> be yourself, everybody. >> see you tomorrow. bill: good morning, guys. deadly blizzard dumping six feet of snow, six feet of snow in northern new york. thousands stranded. five deaths blamed already because of this storm. 100 miles of interstate shut down and people stranded in their cars overnight. forecasters say some people could get as much as seven feet tomorrow. this inside of a

he knows nothing of pop culture. >> avenue quiz. put up a picture of this woman here. look. really? >> really. >> another guess. >> really doesn't know. >> really doesn't know, he's struggling. >> britney spears. >> yes. >> seriously? >> thanks for coming in. >> oh, your welcome. >> he's very good. by the way, before the break we said what, president owe bamm, a bono and donald sterling, they made gq magazine's least influencial list. >> hogwash. >> stupid survey, just dumb. >> why do we need surveys like that in the worlds. >> how much time do we have? >> fifteen. >> put up another picture. who is that? buck roberts. who is that? >> quickly. >> what's her name? >> oh, my gosh. >> he doesn't know anything about pop culture. >> this is sad. [ cheers and applause ] >>> live from new york city, it's "the wendy williams show." today she definitely says it like she means it. the very funny joy behar is here. and how to shape up our thanksgiving menu by putting a twist on traditional dishes. plus, all of the juiciest hot topics. now, here's wendy! [ cheers and applause ] >> wendy:

>>> pop quiz, ladies, what's on your show today?tadium, it should be fully demolished by next march. >>> and part of san rafael has been closed after someone hit a power pole at about 2:00 this morning. for a time, water was shooting some 20 feet into the air. the power pole blocked the roadway. authorities say whoever did it left the scene but left behind a key clue, as well. their license plate was found. more to come on that. >>> we're starting out your workweek a little bit chilly today. but you can always layer up. good morning. >> that's right. layer up because by the end of the day, sam, temperatures will be comfortable, especially in the north bay. belvedere showing you a clear sky. today, 69 degrees for the south bay. up in the north bay, 71 degrees, that'll be the warm spot. now, here's the deal. we've got rain on the way as of tomorrow night. a series of storm systems. we're going to detail all three for you today at 11:00. you can see two dry days before that rain moves in. more on that today at 11:00. here's mike and yo

. >>> pop quiz, ladies, what's on your show today?ing for the 50s this afternoon. >> the red cross is helping two families in a boarding home in german town. the officers were on the scene before the fire department tried to rescue the man. they suffered minor injuries. they say the fire may have been electrical. >>> we have new video in as the pope announces he will visit philadelphia for the world celebration of families. it will conclude the conference next september. he is also expected to visit new york and washington. >>> today environmentalist are planning to protest the keysan antonio pipeline. members of the groups will meet outside of the senators officer. carper is one of the few senate democrats voting in favor of the pipeline. >>> i'm tracy davidson. we'll have another local update in 25 minutes. get the latest news and weather on our website, nbc10.com. now back to "the today show." have a great day. womaand the way it made me chronic feel,ipation, the discomfort, the bloating, the straining. i'd just felt this way for t

. >> yes, and this was a pop quiz with guns.lk county board of school about this. here we go, parents, students and staff are typically not notified about lockdown drills in order to evaluate how safety procedures work. does that make you feel better, sharise? >> no. no, it doesn't. this was a different kind of lockdown. we did not know this was coming. when a friend of ours called to tell us there was a shooter at the school, my husband -- i was on a field trip with my daughter. my husband raced to get to the school. he was too afraid. all he could see was columbine in his mind. >> this is just a cascade of bad judgment. xavier, did you teacher know what this was? >> no, only three people at the school knew. and i'm assuming that's the principal, the vice president principal and superintendent. but it hasn't been said who the three people were yet. >> did you teacher look afraid? >> yes. she said if anyone was hurt it would be her first. everyone was scared. we didn't know what was going to happen or what was going on or how lo