>> roker, mr. roker, my favorite weatherman of all times. can you hear me? well, it's all right, they're working on it. he's talking to all the affiliates around the country, small markets like bakers fooba and in our area. we have more rain on the way for this morning, but the showers are light and spotty. let's see what's happening now in al roker's neck of the woods. flip the script on you for a minute. >> hey, hey, hello, san francisco! we're having some technical difficulties. it's hard to hear everybody. we are on #rokerthon. we're trying to break the guinness world record for consecutive weather forecasts. we're coming on ten hours. i wish we could get some more rain into central california. your drought has just been rough. so right now as we said, showers and 58. 55 in los angeles, las vegas 57. wind chills obviously not an issue but as we continue to track what's going on out there, you can can see that. boy, to your north, that's going to cause big, big problems, massive amounts of snow making its way to utah, either ho and and help the people who

the 34-hour roker-thon? >> we are going to watch al set a guinness book of world record. >> al roker will try to set a world record. >> 34 hours straight. >> forecasting the weather for 34 hours straight. >> we're trying to raise money for uso. >> going to do the 34-hour rokerthon. how do you prepare? >> we were able to predict this storm fairly early. >> al roker will be trying to set a new record. the guinness book of world records was created in ireland where it was designed not so much to honor the best in the world but to allow for the speedy and fair settling of bar bets. now it celebrates the world's best, biggest, fastest and sometimes just the world's craziest, but there is no record in the book for the longest live weather broadcast. norwegian weather broadcaster attempted to set a record with a 33-hour-long broadcast in september, but it has not yet been verified by guinness. nbc's al roker hopes he can beat 33 hours starting tonight. he will begin a 34-hour-long weather report right hee beginning

roker! roker! roker! >> we love you, al!e here for my 26th birthday. >> good morning, oklahoma. we're 13! ♪ >> good morning, everyone. welcome back to "today." and we're making history right here in our little green room. our little neck of the woods, where al roker, the man, the myth, the legend is about to hit the 34-hour mark. >> well, it's been a long, the most important, it was a huge team that did this, from jackie levin and sean reece and matt greenfield here and malia and zoe and across the street, don, meteorologist who led the team there. really, a lot of folks, i was really -- actually, i had nothing to do with it. just all those folks. you know, they actually put all this stuff together. all i had to do was, blah, blah, blah, which i do on a regular basis. >> we're coming up on 34 hours. was there a point anywhere of this long stretch over three days, where you thought, oh, man, i'm not sure i can pull this off? >> the first 15 minutes. i was thinking, what was i thinking?! and then once -- because we had so much

and we'll also check in with al roker.nd what hour he's on in breaking a record. >>> the man suspected in the high-profile abduction case in philadelphia is now officially charged in the case. a federal grand jury returned an indictment earlier today against delvin barnes. he's accused in a violent kidnapping recorded by surveillance video there. barnes is also charged with attempted murder and rape in a case involving a 16-year-old richmond girl. if convicted in the philadelphia case, he could face a potential life sentence. >>> sex assaults on college campuses have been receiving renewed attention in recent months, especially following the accusations that jesse matthew, the suspect in the disappearance of hannah graham. he left two virginia colleges after alleged assaults that he was never charged with. now maryland is trying to put together a plan to help universities across the country protect students and prevent more attacks. news4's zachary kiesch explains the proposals from the university of maryland. >> i usually

finally, roker-a-thon. nbc's al roker attempted his world record for continuous weather forecasting and going 34 straight and it was glorious. >> 3, 2, 1. let the roker thon begin. >> we are watching all that cold air coming across the great lakes. >> this is how i do the weather, do the weather, do the weather. >> 3, 2, 1. great job, al. around hour 22 last night, mr. roker had a wacky idea. >> we have the guinness witnesses who are keeping strict track. i thought about putting a bald wing on al sharp to replace me, but they would have noticed that. maybe, maybe not. would you notice if i substituted al sharpton for me? >> i might have. >> okay. i thought it was worth a shot. >> i'm honored you thought of me, but you didn't need my help. you made it 34 hours without using me as a body double. and you raised over $80,000 to support our troops. way to go, al. this one was easy. you get an a plus. wait. you know what, make that an a plus plus thanks to all of our students this week. you, my friend are a maste

christina loren holding it down with al roker. how about that? you imagine doing live television 24 hours straight? unbelievable, but we love him. log on to our web site, if you to find out what al roker is doing doing,:. so you want to give yourself extra time this morning, no matter where you're headed. you can see on the graej winds at about 20 miles per hour sustained this morning. you couple the wind, slick highways together, it could be dangerous if you don't give yourself so we could be looking at another significant batch of moisture from highway 92 south all the way to gilroys as we head throughout the point, we'll see the showers sub temperatures warming up just a touch. " "let me show you your futurecast because it's looking good! that's when we're getting our next rond of heavy and steady rainfall. overall the situation still looks good. def nutly not looking as grim as it did over the summer because we're getting the storm systems that we need. and we'll keep you updated each and every die i'm going to show you what we're talking abo

. >>> alabama roker will attempt to break a guinness world record.ular weatherman from the today show is calling it roker-thon, attempting a 34-hour shift nonstop of forecasting, trying to break the previous record of 33 hours set by a norwegian weather caster last month. he's not doing this for just the record. he's raising money for the uso. roker-thon starts at 6:55. that's nine minutes from now. ends at 5:00 a.m. on friday. you can watch our live stream of his roker-thon on our website, nbcbayarea.com, and tune in tomorrow to our morning show "today in the bay" where we will chat with al roker forecasting live, part of his 34-hour shift. >> great for al. i'm going to start a campaign. ranieri-thon! >> four strong minutes right now. >> i love you, jessica, all right. take a look here, you can see our approaching storm system is getting closer. we've got rainfall out ahead of it. we'll take a look at the radar. not a lot happening. a few spotfy showers near san francisco. but there is more getting picked up here off to the north. so it's always a g

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, the national treasure that is named al roker.rld record longest continuous weather cast right now is 33 hours thanks to that lady in norway, but it's about to be 34 hours because that's what al roker is about to do. they're going to air it on today.com as well as the "today" show on nbc and local affiliates. but it will start here. it will start here in just a few minutes on the "last word with lawrence o'donnell" and that's what this countdown clock thing is about. a countdown to the al roker-thon, 38 straight hours of weather. just so you know how this is going to go, this is not an old school filibuster. mr. roker cannot get up there and read from the phone book or the 1932 farmer's almanac. there are rules. he must talk about weather the whole time. he can only talk about the current weather. he can only talk about weather from up to seven days ago or weather seven days from now. he can't do a 153 weather forecast. and number three, every 60 minutes he gets a five-minute break which can be carried over. so if we goes for six

roker is asking for support by donating to the uso. now we cane it is going to charity. >> 34 hours and no commercials. tom and i did a show the other night and it was two hours and i was there for one. no commercials. that's like an eternity. this tabi will be on for 34 hours with no break? do i have that right? >> that's what it said. it is about the weather. >> you noah lot about world records. you are a title holder yourself. we have tape of one of them. can we see. >> the most adam apple bobs in an hour, tom shillue. on your mark, get set, go. >> now, imagine if you had to do that for 34 hours. >> i know, i know, i had trouble getting 30 seconds. it gets tired. >> i can imagine. the old double-a. as a world record holder, do you have any advice? >> i have the world record -- i held a world record for the longest stand up comedy show. we were there for -- we were there for a couple days. he doesn't tell the weather. he yaps. then there are things spinning behind him. i don't think he is a real weather man. he is a fun guy. >> he po

right now al roker is trending all over the country on twit >> roker thon.to make history. he is trying to do the weather for 34 straight hours and break the guinness book of world records. he joins us live from . looking good, al. how are you holding up? >> i've got to tell you guys, aaron and eun, this has been the perfect time to do hashtag roker thon and try to break the world record. we have so much going on. we have lake-effect snow in the great lakes. tom kierein has been telling you about that. we have been talking about a potentially crippling ice storm in the pacific northwest. my buddy tom niziol of the weather channel naming this winter storm bozeman. look at what's happening. rain and snow firing up. so this is going to be a big deal. over the next 48 hours we are more than a quarter of the way through this. we are just getting warmed up, guys. >> boy. all right. al, i have to ask. at least i read that you have only taken one break about eight hours ago. how do you still have a voice at this point? >> you know, i don't know. i've got to tell you

roker.wers can send in early predictions for the number of times they think we'll hear him say your neck of the woods, how many selfies al will take in 34 hours. i think one a minute is good and just how many ginger root drinks that al will have during that time. for those of you who do not know, al roker walks around with a little pitcher -- actually it's really big. >> you might want to avoid that when you don't get very many bathroom breaks. >> there it is. >> his famous ginger drink. pretty helpful tips for mr. roker. when it doubt, quote ghostbusters. al, what's your favorite ghostbusters quote? >> she barks, she drools, she sleeps above the covers, four feet above the covers. >> don't forget about that image of matt lauer. that will keep you awake. >> actually him as j.lo. >> last word with lawrence o'donnell. >> and today.com. >> today.com, streaming live. >> good luck. >>> tamron, thank you very much. coming up, a starting new report after the death of robin williams. was his suicide

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al roker, our friend from the "today" show, of course.n something unusual happens, the najarians find it and try to make money on it. yesterday jon was buying dunkin brand's called. they doubled. are you still in the trade? >> still on half the trade. whenever one doubles, we take off half off. but today's unusual activity, pepsi, pep. you talked about it at the top of the show when you said which ceos are in the hot seat? surely not this one, not the pepsi ceo. and there's a lot of bets -- >> there would be some people who would put it in the hot seat. we forgot to mention that, but clearly, some people have her in the hot seat. >> some people had -- >> you want me to put you in touch with nelson? >> sure, i'd love to. >> he has her in the hot seat. >> he could go out to dinner with murphy. i like the upside here. they're buying the november 100 calls, big numbers, judge. i bought along with them. i'll probably hold at least a week. >> okay. let's go around the horn, "final trades." again, what and why? josh brown. >> i'm going to reiter

it's the roker thon. he will attempt to continue until after 8:00 on friday.far? let's ask the man himself. a scholar and a gentlemen. love of my life. how are you doing so far? >> i think we are doing okay. what helps is the fact that there is so much weather going on across such a bright expanse of the country. pacific northwest we have a major snowstorm in the making. my friends at weather channel, this thing has a potential of dropping a foot to two feet of snow. parts could see a foot and a half of snow. record breaking cold making its way from texas on into georgia. we are watching that and for tomorrow, more of the same. more of this activity making its way through. the deal is we keep repeating this pattern because the jet stream dips to the south and allows portions of the polar vortex to make its way south. for tomorrow, more snow through the rockies. the lake effect snow will continue. we will start to moderate, but there is another chunk getting ready and poised to break off early next week. that is colder than this. even though winter is less than

we'll find out more about roker a bit later on. thanks. >>> tonight, tensions remain high in and around the city of ferguson, missouri. the scene of violent protests in the past, residents are bracing for word from the grand jury as we near their decision about whether to indict a white police officer in the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager. today they heard from one of their final witnesses. nbc's ron allen is there. >> reporter: dr. michael baden under a gag order said nothing about his testimony to the grand jury. tasked with deciding whether to charge officer darren wilson for killing michael brown. the browns hired the nationally renowned pathologist. they claim their son was surrendering to police when he was shot and killed. >> there's evidence shows michael brown had his hands up. >> there's no doubt about that? >> no doubt about that? >> and forensic evidence as well? >> yes. >> reporter: police say brown attacked officer wilson in his police vehicle, fought the officer for his gun and that wilson killed the una

roker.wers can send in early predictions the number of times we'll hear him say your neck of the woods, how many self es al will take in 34 hours, i think one a minute is good. and just how many ginger root drinks that al will have during that time. for those who do not know al roker walks around with ginger root. >> you might want to avoid that when you don't get many bathroom breaks. >> there it is. >> the famous drink. so our facebook fans are sending in tips. melissa posts, when in doubt quote ghost busters. what's your favorite zbhot >> she barks, she drools, four feet above the kuvs. >> there you have it. maurice says don't forget that image of matt lauer as pat that will keep you awake. >> jay low. >> action kicks off at 10:00 p.m. eastern. #rokerthon. >> last word with lawrence o'donnell. >> and today.com. >> good luck. >> coming up, tamron, thank you. coming up a new report tied to the death of robin williams, was his suicide triggered by a form of dementia that causes people to see

al roker, weatherman for today trying to break the record.g the forecasting around the country. he is on our website right now. nbc bay area.com. >> doesn't look tired. >> has 30 hours to go. >> 30 hours. >> gets a five men oinute break the bathroom. >> five different jobs at one type. like a braeeze for him. scattered rain overnight. few showers tomorrow morning. clear out by thursday afternoon. >> 30 hours to go. >> good night. >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- channing tatum, eddie redmayne, musigu

off awe al roker going for 28 hours. as he tries to break the guinness book world record. >> al joins us live from new york right now. the rokerthon. the rage everywhere. al, how are you holding up? >> well, you know we are just getting our, getting our job done. and, because it is something that we really want to make sure happens. >> as we look right now. san francisco. 61 degrees. fair skies. that's kind of cool. friday, today. 64. partly sunny skies. saturday. sunday. temperatures in the, in the mid to upper, upper 60s. here is your forecast for the region. los angeles. 69. for tomorrow. san francisco, again, 65, for tomorrow. and san diego, 68. 78, sunshine. phoenix. flagstaff. looking for, 51 degrees. las vegas, 72. salt lake city. tomorrow, looking at 36 degrees. so, we continue our #-rokerthon. make sure you can watch it live streamed. the reason we are doing this to break the guinness book world record is to bring attention to the uso. want-up to go to crowdrise.com/roker. donate to the uso. we make it very simp

>>> coming up on "early today," rokerthon is in full swing, weatherman al roker is off and running on his 34-hour quest to break the world record for weather casting. >>> and not a moment too soon, with the u.s. in a deep freeze. >>> american sailors from the uss ross attacked and assaulted in turkey. >>> new detail on the probe we landed on a comet 317 million miles away. >>> high drama 69 stories above the ground in new york city. >>> and wild turkeys getting their gather up ahead of thanksgiving. it is thursday, november 13th. "early today" starts right now. >>> good morning. thank you for join uging us. i'm frances rivera. >>> a brush with disaster for bono, cheating death off a door on his plane fell off. the learjet 60 was flying from ireland to germany at nearly 15,000 feet the rear door came off. two suitcases were sucked out of the plane. four other people were on board. the pilots had no idea the door fell off, they found out once they were on the ground. >>> described as disturbing, ugly, and appalling, this morning washington is condemning this. an outrageous broad dayligh

roker also raised more than $77,000 for the uso.e president joe biden was one of the first to call to congratulate al. >> when he said he was going to go for the world record, i had no doubt he was going to do it. to tell you the truth, i didn't know it was that long. or he would go that far. he could have brought us a little warmer weather, though, on that 34 showehours. >> i know, i know. i think about maybe running for senate and do a filibuster. >> doesn't have much of a voice left. the vice president also poked a little fun at a moment yesterday when al roker forgot, apparently, to turn his microphone off when he went to the rest room. roker seemed a bit embarrassed but had a good laugh. >> he still tweeted today, you would think he would be napping. >>> picking your health insurance can be tricky, we know. we're going to show an easy way that will help a lot of you with a big decision. >>> and a little metro motivation never hurt. how you can save money this holiday season just by stepping aboard a metro train. >>> what's old

he is a part of what they're calling roker-thon.ess book of world records for the longest uninterrupted weather forecast. right now, he's approaching the 12 hour mark. he started last night just after 10:00 eastern time. and if all goes as planned, he's going to finish and set a new record in just over 22 hours tomorrow morning at 8:00 live on the "today" show. how's he doing so far? we want to check in with al roker now live from new york. with the very latest. you look good. you're about 12 hours in. want to get a sense of how you're doing. i know you got to talk about the weather. >> here's the deal, peter, i feel really good. and what's fortunate is i've got so much weather going on right now. major snowstorm in the pacific northwest. and then we've got lake-effect snow going on around the great lakes, especially the eastern great lakes. we could be looking at 1 to 2 feet of snow. and then really cold air making its way down south. a lot of our friends are sending in tweets for us. this is from carrie lynn. cold and rainy crossi

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that's how long the roker-thon has been going on. al roker is trying to break the world record for the longest uninterrupted weather forecast. >> he joins us live. >> how are you doing? we are hanging in there, my friend. we're very excited. yell out that headline again. what was that headline? >> naked kim kardashian out of the spotlight by al roker. >> philadelphia, you help us go on. you have clouds as a front moves through. 45 degrees. hurricane schwartz, it's good to see you. look, i'm just hanging out. you know what's really happening. i'm just an interest llopper tr to get by. temperatures in the mid 40s. not a lot going on. waiting to see some lake affect snow. you don't have to worry about that. we are excited. i was worried when i had to talk about 34 hours of weather straight. there's so much going on right now. you know. i got more than enough to talk about. >> we rarely get weather this interesting in november. you got good timing here. >> absolutely. it's going to continue. >> al, tell us the genesis of this whole thing

. >>> finally tonight, al roker our good friend is on a mission for charity during a 34 hour weather took one of his allotted bathroom breaks. unfortunately he left his microphone on. those watching were quick to react on twitter, quote: al roker left his mike on in the bathroom and i haven't stopped laughing and tuned in to see al roker, seems like the mike was still on while in the bathroom. it happens, but you go, al, break that record. but the best response may have come from roker himself. >> i have my break i went to heed nature's call and you know, i forgot that my mike was on. >> rokerthon. >> gave new meaning to the phrase live stream. >> well, good luck thanks for inviting us into this "special report" tonight, fair, balance and unafraid. greta goes "on the record" right now. >> this absolutely incredible. minority leader nancy pelosi must think all americans are stupid, would someone please tell her about google? just got daughter. >> >> he didn't help write our bill. >> call it the stupidity of the american voter. >> i don't know who he is. >> made explicit get money it w

today's show al roker's going for one of his own. starting 7:00 tonight, trying to do the longest, continuous weather cast eclipsing the 33-hour mark set by a norwegian forecaster. "today in the bay" will help al out. tomorrow morning, christina talking to him about the weather and his attempt. on friday, we'll let you know if he set that world record. you can follow al's record breaking attempt on twitter with #rokerthon. >> this is like the weather version of the filibuster in congress. just keep talking. >> more pleasant. 5:27. marissa mayer on the hot seat. investors trying to oust her as ceo. >>> students at an east bay high school return to class with heavy hearts. a classmate killed by a pedding car and authorities still searching for the driver. >>> historic event moments away. a spacecraft getting close to landing on a moving comet. an event many people here in the bay area watching closely. live report is next. >>> and we're watching your forecast closely this morning, expecting showers by the end of the day into the evenin

al roker is closing in on history. here's a live look. we will talk to him to see how he is holding up now that he is on the a air for 31 hours for rokerthon. >> a man can't text his wife without anyone looking. >>> the life long redskins fan makes an interesting request for the team for his final wish. weather and traffic always on at shell, we believe the world needs a broader mix of energies, which is why we are supplying natural gas, to generate cleaner electricity, that has around 50% fewer co2 emissions than coal. and why with our partner in brazil, we are producing a biofuel made from renewable sugarcane to fuel cars. let's broaden the world's energy mix, let's go. use chase freedom at amazon.com and get 5% cash back this quarter. so you can find the perfect gift for everyone. including you. activate your 5% cash back at chase.com/freedom chase. so you can. >>> 5:15 right now. storm team 4 x 4 is out checking on road conditions to help you get to work on time. storm team 4 meteorologist amelia siegel joining us live from leesburg.

. >>> we hope our today's show weatherman, al roker is getting some much sleep.s he will try to break a record for the longest uninterrupted weather forecast. and he gave us a tour of the space he will be using during the marathon nick named roker-thon and will continue from 9:55 p.m. and on and trying to beat the unofficial record of 33 hours. >> i was so excited and after four or five hours i was doing a wave. that was great. i loved every minute of it. >> al roker's attempt is raising money for the uso. he will join us tomorrow morning as he tries to break that record. >> he doesn't even drink coffee. i don't know how he will do it. >> he won't be able to drink during that time. >> no, he won't. >>> about criminals being set free. >> we will tell you about a proposed move getting mixed reaction. a cosmic mission hundreds of miles away from earth. >>> do you have a headache? your doctor may prescribe you something you might not have just like an interception, i bet you didn't see this one coming. up your game with a new fritos chili pizza. a large for $12 dolla

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when we meet back here tomorrow morning we'll talk to al roker live, make sure you set your tivo. if you can't catch that, he's talking about his rokerthon, that's a cool thing for us tomorrow. but also, active weather here. he's going to have a lot of active weather on his side of the nation. that's what's great news. this is what we're talking about for next week. let me let this run to show you we have day of rainfall, heavy at that. i'll tell you how much, where you live, coming up right now. back to you, sam and laura. >> al roker, no stranger to christina, we know that. 4:50 on wednesday. >>> issue of race taking center stage in the u.s. supreme court today. justices will be considering if alabama is twisting the intent of a landmark law. that law, voting rights act of 1965. it was enacted decades ago to prevent racial discrimination in voting. now alabama's republican party accuseded of invoking that law to unfairly redraw its legislative maps. the gop regained political control in that state in 2010, the same year it roll out its new electoral maps. >>> 4:51. after an exte

. >>> after 34 hours of live weather casting, an exhausted al roker ended. for the next 34 hours, he brought broadcasted live from a makeshift studio in 30 rockefeller plaza. he received 40,000 tweets from people cheering him on as the live stream was seen all over the world. he did local weather casts for more than 200 nbc stations across the country, including ours. you saw him live here yesterday at nbc 10 news at 11:00. just after 8:00 this morning, there you go, roker broke the world record and received his certificate from a world record official. >> it gives me great pleasure to give you the world record title for the longest tv weather forecast. al, you are officially amazing. >> we didn't have to have him say it's official. he has been amazing. he was not only shooting for a world record but raising money for the uso. >>> we all knew he could do it, absolutely. if anybody could, it's al roker. we had our first flakes of the season in much of the area. it's not that unusual to see it in november. we have had snow in october, even in the city of phila

. >>> we're going to check in with al roker. 34 hours straight of doing weather. plus it snowed last night in little rock. who is going to get the snow next. you're watching "first look," on msnbc. so i can reach ally bank 24/7, but there are no branches? 24/7 it's just i'm a little reluctant to try new things. what's wrong with trying new things? feel that in your muscles? yeah... i do... try a new way to bank, where no branches equals great rates. oats go! wow! go power oats! go! go power! yayyyy! so ally bank really has no hidden fethat's right. accounts? it's just that i'm worried about you know "hidden things..." ok, why's that? no hidden fees, from the bank where no branches equals great rates. about maybe one or two minutes of the weather nationally. how would 34 straight hours be? al roker is trying to break the world record of 33 hours. he started last night at 10:00 p.m. he's now in hour seven. he can get a five-minute break every hour. that's it. food, bathroom breaks, but he has to be talking about the weather the rest of the time or doing an interview

and roker is doing this big thing. >> 34 hours straight.omorrow morning at this time, yeah. >> it's going to be crazy. >> endurance crazy. this morning if you're walking outside, cleveland, you have snow coming down. in little rock, arkansas, it snowed last night. just a little coding. so the cold air has headed east. it's here on the east coast. you can see all the snow on the map. all the whitest snow from grand ra pids. not so much in indianapolis or columbus, but cleveland and buffalo, you'll see some flakes as you walk out the door. tomorrow morning, this will all make it through southern new england. there's going to be a burst of snow tomorrow at this time. it will be cold enough to stick too. from boston to providence, springfield, wooster, we could possibly see 2 to 4 inches in the hills. so that's kind of the first snow of the season and the timing for the morning commute will make it difficult. the rest of the forecast, we can't complain in the east. it's not that bad. highs in the 40s and 50s. compare that with denver at 16. win

today's own al roker is still at it. here's a live picture. rokerthon is winding down. al's world record attempt for the longest weather report should wrap up at 8:00 a.m. this morning and when it's all said and done he'll have talked about weather for 34 straight hours. that's no easy feat. he can take a five minute break for every hour he completes and it's all meant to benefit the uso. i keep following him today. >>> now let's get the latest in sports. thursday night football in jeopardy? a bizarre theft occurred a few days before thursday night's bills/dolphins game. a multimillion dollar media truck was stolen. police were able to track down the 18 wheeler with the equipment inside. but the cab still missing. to thursday night football. the quarterback threw for two late touchdowns. that helped the dolphins break a two game losing streak with a win over the bills. the mavericks nochd the biggest win ever with a 123-70 victory over the winless 76ers. that is a whopping 53 point smackdown. >> catch and shoot. that's all you got. yes! yes! yes! >> it is a buzzer beate

a roker trying to set a record now. a look at our local weather and who's more likely to see scattered showers. stay with us. we >>> developing this afternoon. starting at 4:00, we'll hear from the family of two missing children from montgomery county. they're speaking right now. later we'll learn details of a reward fund. >>> a second open enrollment for the affordable care act begins this weekend. making stops around the country today. on news 4 at 4:00, we'll have more on who needs to enroll and how soon. >>> here's a live look at the christmas tree at rockefeller center. crews just hoisted a 550 pound star atop the spruce. the tree will be adorned with more than 45,000 l.e.d. lights and you can watch the tree lighting on december 3rd right here on nbc 4. >>> and right now, al roker is trending across the country. hoping to make history. trying to forecast the weather for 34 straight hours and create a guinness world record. al joins us live. hey, hal, how you holding up? >> it is always great to see you, barbara. yo

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the roker-thon is over and lives in the record books.rs with a few bathroom breaks. it ended on the "today" show. you see the hoopla, confetti, and celebration. al roker broke the guinness world record for longest forecast and nearly lost his voice in the process. >> we did it. it was a real team effort. of body our meteorology team and producing team who put together a group that allowed me -- there's no way one person could do all this by themselves. >> 34. >> he joined us on our 11:00 newscast, we could barely hear him, sounded like clint eastwood. roker not only got his record-holding certificate from the folks at guinness, he also raised more than $70,000 for the uso. >> i always thought he was going to make it. there were others in the studio that were debbie downers and doubters. remember, jeff? >> we backed him up. >> naming names? >> no. >> she outed me. >> your satellite shows cloud cover offshore. we are tracking a storm system about 600 miles out here in the pacific. we're not going to get any rainfall from that tonight. we'r

al roker, 16 hours now into his world record attempt. he has 18 more hours to go. >> oh, boy, he's getting a massage right now. this is a live look at what he's doing. he seems to be holding up okay. he's trying to do 34 hours of nonstop weather, what christina calls storm watch. al gets five minutes out of every hour for a quick bathroom break. our meteorologist christina loren talked to him this morning. you can watch that on our website, nbcbayarea.com. she was a good cheerleader for him, i'd say. tweet out your support for al or ask your own questions. >> someone in our station did it. here's one of our writers and web producers putting this photo out last night. checking out, al used the photo during one of his forecasts. you can, too. the event also a fundraiser for the uso. >> so, by the way, our two colleagues, both kris, i have a selfie with them, too. >> that's great. >>> still to come, story about secret e-mail, power brokers and your power bill. >> e-mail showed he went beyond inappropriateness to straight out asking for mone

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roker has lots of company, people coming by.e checking in and getting custom forecasts as well. even roker's dog stopped by for a visit. the weather marathon has more than ten hours to go. it doesn't end until tomorrow at 5:00 in the morning our time. so that means that voice has got to last. >> if he makes it. >> eesh, that's a long time. >> live pictures of al. >>> let's bring in geraud moncure from the comcast studios. from al roquer to hulk hogan, we have it all. >> yes, we certainly do. but we're going to start with football. talking 49ers. good and bad news. concerning navorro bowman. the good, the mri on his surgically repaired left knee checked out fine. according to sources telling csn bay area.com. however, that doesn't mean he is necessarily ready to practice or play. he'll need to practice by tuesday in order to take the field this season. today defensive coordinator vic fangio said the team might play it cautious, despite the positive mri results. >> this thing about bowman, i understand you're not in the loop. but