sheinelle. >> that is true. ron allen, thank you. >> phil rucker is the bureau chief and political analyst for nbc news. phil, good morning. >> good morning. >> out of the gates in the he midterms, sense was the democrats did not have the rebuke for president trump they were looking but as the week rounds out, we are getting a better sense of what happened. the democrats gained more than 30 seats in the house. they won seven governorships. picked up 100 plus seats in states legislature. theit president calle victo victory. >> the blue wave has taken the come.to these are victories for the democratic party. the joke in washington is it is not christmas, but hanukkah, where you get a new gift every day. there may be more gifts with the florida and arizona votes. >> let's talk about the president. he fired attorney general jeff sessions andce repwith matthew whitaker. telld kelly talbout this earlier. he towed the line under cutting the russia instigation. i guess the question on everybo's mind is does the presiden

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kathy, good morning. porter: sheinelle, good morning. here in southern california, thousands of residents are waking up to thick smoke choking the region. behind me is the active fire burng brightly at this hour. 35,000 acron charred.

sheinelle?gabe, thank yo >>> to florida now where election officials in several counties have just a few more hours to complete a manual recount after that state-wide recount was issued in the race for senate. officials have been working around the clock to get this done in time.s nb tammy liter in in is in riviera beach with more. tammy, g rd morning. orter: good morning, peter. dozens of workers and volunteers are coming back here to do i again today. to recount each ballot by hand. now, all 67 counties in florida have until tomorrow to finish. >> i think that's a no. >> reporter: in florida, it's a ce against time. >> i agree. >> i agree with that. >> reporter: hand counting ballots the democratic senator bill nelson's campaign hopes will reverse his founes. the ballots now being examined are those that voters filled out incorrectly by either circling with check marks or in ome cases leaving blank. >> the ballots over and under that were outstacked will be duplicated and they will be added in

good morning. >> reporter: good morning, sheinelle. the cia announced that the crown prince ordered the jamal khashoggi assassination. this is ruling against the claims that the de facto ruler was not involved. a murder mystery closer to being solved. the cia concluded that the saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman ordered the killing of journalist jamal khashoggi. according to the source briefed on the assessment. reportedly made in confidence, the report is based on intelligence which nbc news has yet to confirm independently. according to "the washington post," the crown prince's brother and ambassador to the u.s. called khashoggi telling the journalist to go to the consulate in istanbul. the ambassador denying the allegation on twitter. saying i never talked to him by phone and never suggested he go to turkey. the saudis insist the crown prince is innocent. >> royal highness has nothing to do with the issue. >> reporter: this week, charging 11 people in khashoggi's murder with five facing the death penalty. the latest saudi versio

. >> and i'm sheinelle jones. savannah, and hoda are ready this thanksgiving day parade. >> that is the top story. since 1924, millions of people have flaublg eflocked to the st manhattan to watch the festivities. >> plus, very giant balloons,ds marching b and celebrities and now a record deep freeze. a savann hoda over in herald square for brave souls have braved the temperatures. ladies good morning to you. >> good morning. >> happy thanksgiving. wee live from herald square right here on 34th street. it's all about to happen b it's still the 11th hour, waiting to see what happens. >> because it's cold. a lot of wind. we're going to w find outt happens. the weather has been the talk of the town, as we mentioned. it's bitter cold, maybe the coldest thanksgiving in a generation. >> last night, when they were having t balloons blown up and >>eryone was waiting, it was snowing. he snow. >> it was a beautiful sight. but we're wondering what will this morning bring. >> ye so, we're going to actually find out. there's o

i'm jenna bushr, ha here with sheinelle and our friend, willie.now what we move on to? >> christmas. the holidays. >> you waste no time. my tree is going up asap. >> today?n >> as s as possible. don't make me commit to today. >> exactly. >> we want toalk about holiday cocktails and burning calories. they go hand in hand. tu have a cocktail and you have to burn

. >> i'm sheinelle jones. savannah, hoe a and al are in place for the thanksgiving day parade. >> and they look ready. that is our top story on this thanksgiving morning since 1925 millions of people have flocked to the streets of manhattan to watch the festivities and this year is going to be one for the record books. >> of course there are the giant famous balloons, marchers, dancers, performers, celebrities and now a record deep freeze. >> savannah and hoda are where people have turned out already. good morning to you. >> good morning. happy thanksgiving. we are live from harold square. we're right here on 34th street. it's all about to happen, but it's still the 11th hour. waiting to see if the floats will roll. >> it's cold. there's a lot of wind. we'll find out what happens. the weather has been the talk of the town. it's bitter cold. maybe the coldest thanksgiving we've had in a generation. >> last night when they were having the balloons blown up, it was snowing. it was a beautiful site, but we wonder

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. >>> sheinelle jones in for "pop start." >> first up, mandy moore.ian. they've been dating since 2015. the bride wore a pink dress. the nuptials took place in moore's home, as soon in this video, five minutes before moore walked down the aisle, her fiance was playing the piano. congratulations to the newlyweds. >>> up next, last night, jimmy kimmel aired his fourth annual charity special. many stars came on the show to support the cause, including kristen bell, and will ferrell. and bono made an appearance and teamed up with pharrell to perform "stayin' alive." ♪ it's all right it's okay ♪ ♪ i live to fight another day we can try ♪ ♪ to understand the new york time's affect on man ♪ ♪ whether you're a brother whether you're a mother ♪ ♪ stayin' alive stayin' alive ♪ ♪ feel the city breaking everybody shaking ♪ ♪ stayin' alive stayin' alive ♪ >> you like it? >> i like it. >> the show raised money for aids. >>> and chrissy teigen helped ellen degeneres co-host her show. but things got off to a weird start when chrissy teigen talked about the distaste o

i'm sheinelle. we have craig here with us this morning. al and dylan.orking tomorrow morning? >> yes. >> i have a lot to do today. >> this is what we're going to do. we have a lot to talk about over the next 60 minutes. hopefully you have the comfy pants for tomorrow. al and dylan will be cooking up recipes. >> i didn'

i'm sheinelle jones. >> i'm peter alexander. savannah and hoda are having the morning after after hosting the macy's day parade. it was record cold weather. >> the coldest macy's day parade in history. >> speaking of cold, hot deals out there. black friday, people are streaming into stores across the country, checking out the deals. millions of americans are braving that cold and the crowds to get an early start on their holiday shopping. the national retail federation estimates 116 million people will shop in stores or go online. we have all of your day covered, from the shopping, to the weather, to the travel. jo ling kent is in glendale, at the galleria, telling us where to get the best bang for your buck. jo, good morning. >> reporter: peter, happy black friday to you. the maul is buzzing. 70% of shoppers say they're going to head out to buy something, starting today into the next few days. the number one priority is getting a very good discount. with the extra week between thanksgiving and christmas, retailers are hoping th

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. >> sheinelle's kids made out well. and i had fun with my cowgirl and ninja.n brings out the creepy and creative. this is a 13-year-old. this costume we saw this and thought oh, my gosh. this is just a little too relatable. this is jillian. she went as, quote, tired mom. she's 13. no detail left untouched. she's got a baby, a toddler on the leg. >> oh, my gosh. that's amazing. >> you come closer, there's cheerios in her hair. >> oh, that's awesome. >> the pacifier barely hanging on. she's clutching the target bag. there's three bottles of wine in the target bag. jillian is one of nine children and often sees her mom trying to manage the busy family so it's no secret where the motivation of the costume came from. >> genius. it's like looking in a mirror on the weekend. thank you. that is cool. >> did you dress up, harry smith? >> this is it. >> by the way, you are here for a bunch of reasons. one is you sat down with julia roberts for a personal conversation about family. she loves you, by the way. >> everyone loves you. >> yeah. bring it. i've interviewed here

. >>> sheinelle in for carson.kend. he hosted "saturday night live." and he started to take questions from the audience, if he would consider doing a reboot of "the office," which he said, thanks but no thanks. then, familiar faces tried to make him change his mind. >> hi. >> hi. people would really love to see an "office" reboot. especially me. i need that money. let's get that money, steve. >> i'm sorry, ellie. i don't think it's a good idea. >> you're a jerk. >> not only did ellie kemper make an appearance, but so did ed helms, and jenna fischer, all trying to make the reboot happen. did it work? >> feels like everybody wants this to happen. do you guys want to see an "office" reboot? is that what's going on here? come up on stage. no. not you. you're not part of this. all right. i am proud to announce, officially, that we have a great show tonight. >> what a tease. we'll just have to keep our fingers crossed and hope something comes out of that minireunion. >> i think it's happening. >>> up next, emily blunt, o

here with jenna and sheinelle, our pal, jacob soboroff.de? >> sorry we have you here for this. >> we may be split on that one. thank you. think about it for a second. >> we got it, al. >> we're going to begin with some of -- as somebody who grew up and watched t

craig, sheinelle, dylan, jenna and kate sno are on the third hour of "today," including make >>>8:56fic alert. take a look. if we can show that vdot camsoa hbound 95 at 123, all traffic shut down because of a vehicle fire. the ramp from 123 to southbound 95 also shut down. braddock closed down, delays hanging around. inner looper and o loopy of the beltok okay becauut you can see the rain. this is it. tonight at midnight is your last chance to get an amazing offer. switch to fios gigabit connection and get a year of amazon prime on us. plus, it gets even better. pick from a $100 amazon gift card, a ring video doorbell 2, or a year of xbox game pass. offer ends tonight at midnight. so go to getfios.com and switch to the fastest internet in the us. 100% fiber-optic network. 100% phenomenal. welcome to monowi, nebraska, population one. me. i'm mayor, secretary, treasurer. every decision you have to make yourself. four out of five women will become solely responsible for their finances. i like the independence and every woman should have that, you know? i make my decisions, and if they'r

. >>> and me and dylan and sheinelle will see you on the third hour.rted a financial gym to get their financial bank accounts in shape. and five things you can do right now to reach your financial goals. >> and this gym also serves wine. that's a good combination. >> a selling point. >> exactly. >>> first, guys, three of the worl world-famous city rockettes are here. opening day for the christmas spectacular. hi, ladies. lindsay, this is your 16th season as a rockette? >> yes. isn't that wild? >> it is so wild. i love the rockettes so much, i know these are new costumes this year. >> these are new costumes. today is the christmas spectacular's opening day. we run through january 1st. come see us. and we have a brand-new stunning finale scene that comes at the very end of the show. it's called christmas sights. these are the costumes. we're giving a preview of the entire number next week. come down and see us. it is a beautiful blend of tradition meets innovation. we have 100 intel drones that are incorporated. >> drones. now, you have carson interested

i'm natalie morales, along with carson daly, sheinelle jones, jennaush hager and jeff rossen. >> i'mith the weather. al told us to expect this. but i'm not prepared. i'm a california girl now. >> look at this traffic. it seems like we were surprised.

. >>> in the third hour of today, e, sheinelle, and myself will be talking about ways to protect your reas what's shaking? >> the planned new fao schwarz store. remember from "big," tom hanks playing piano? let's get somebody in here who knows how to pla these guys. go ahead, guys. give us a little tune, if you could. >> absolutel >> look at that. they are dancing. >> ready? >> go. ♪ >> a little heart and soul, very nice. here we go.ry impressive. i could have done that, but we wanted some good looking people to actually d it. of course, there is the famous fao schwarz toy soldier. good to see you, sir. this is build-bear rocket. it's 27 feet. it's unbelievable. we also have a g lotoing on. yo have got build-a-bear workshop. also barbies, transformers, the stuffed animals, f schwarz clock, famous now. it actually winks. it's digital. there is also marvin the magician, the magic shop. you got a ltle trick for u here? >> of course. you can even change the light into al. bal make it disappear. >> there you go. very nice. thank you very much. over here we've got a little -- >> a baby adop

sheinelle's kids big buckets of candy.. >> halloween brings out the creepy and the creative. this is a 13-year-old. this costume, we saw this -- ohs my this is a little too relatable. this is jillian. she wentas, quote, tired mom. oh, my gosh. >> she is 13. no detail left untouched. she has a ba, a toddler. >> a toddler on the leg. >> that's amazing. >> you come closer, there is cheerios in her hair. >> that's great. >> the pacifie isel is clutchin. there is three bottles of wine in the target bag. it's no secret wheremohe vation came from. that was great. genius is >> it's like looking in a mirror, you know? >> thank you. that is cool. >> did you dress up, harry smith? >> this is it. > by the way, you are here for a bunch of reasons. one, you sat down with hollywood superstaror julia roberts a personal conversation about family. she loves you, by the way. >> who doesn't? >> come on. >> i have better viewed her numerous times over the years. whenever we have a conversation, it feels like a homecoming. and homecoming happen

him sheinelle, with dylan, craig, jenna and a special appearance from kate snow. >> thanks for havingday. >> i didn't post that much. i was in my family bubble and never really went on my phone. >> that's good. >> that's a good thing. >> how was it? >> it was great. i had 16 people down for

. >>> from nbc news, this is today with sheinelle jones, peter alexander and dylan dreyer, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaz >>> welcome totoday." thanks for joining us on this saturday morning. we hope you have been enjoying the holiday weekend. kate snow i with us, and murphy's law. heading home from andma's, the weather shows up. >> showing up big time. it was so chilly here. >> biting cold. > that brings us to the top stor more nasty weather in store for millions of people as they head home from the holidaynd wee dylan has the first forecast. we are counting on you this time. >>l apologize now. it will be tough for travelers today and tomorrow. we saw some snow hitting areas like colorado. look at the snow coming dn, reducing visibilities, roads at a stand still as folks are getting used to driving in the snow again. this is towards breckenridge. some higher elevations. we will see it turn into a bigger storm system for the midwest sunday. before we get to that, though, we have messy weather falling on the eastern part of the country, even icing through western virginia and

craig melvin here, alongside dylan, sheinelle jones, jenna bush hager and keir simmons, as well. heartbroken and stunned, devastated by that pass shooting at a popular bar. we are hearing some remarkable stories of heroism. we'r learning more about the lives lost. natalie morales has the latest from california. ♪ amazing grace r orter: a southern california community, shattered.

i'm sheinelle jones, along with aig melvin, savannah guthrie roker. we have a lot to pack in.

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there's a new musical, and sheinelle jones, you lucky dog.t recognizable icons in the world. her life story is being told through music in one giant broadway production. ♪ what am i supposed to do >> reporter: it's flashy and fabulous and so much fun. >> it's thrilling the whole ride. >> reporter: imagine six decades of cher, packed into a two-hour explosion of hits. there are groups of people literally on their feet like they are at the concert living their best lives. they're leaving their troubles at the door. >> i think it's because the audience has invested in the story of cher. they've seen the roller coaster ride of her life, the ups and downs. >> reporter: it's a cher trifecta with three people playing different eras of the legendary superstar. >> we call it cher-apy. it is one woman. but she gets to talk to her younger self in a way as we would do like, why did you do that? what did we learn from that? >> reporter: you have the real woman watching you. and the people in the audience watching the woman they adore. >> we're trying to h

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craig melvin here, joined by hallie jackson, sheinelle jones, and stephanie gosk, of course.iness. fueled by female candidate, democrats took back the house. they fell short in the senate. we're going to talk about what that means. but first, peter alexander, with aoo

you know where kathie lee and sheinelle? look at them. they are in miami beach for the fourth hour.sure we'll be able to get home. >> well, that's the thing. >> sad. so sad, we might have to stay a couple days. >> yeah, i saw a sign yesterday that says "take a moment to enjoy the moment," so that's what we're going to do. >> we may take a week. >> we're going to take a moment. i got here a night earlier. we're here because of the ford championship weekend, nascar, 3:00 eastern, a championship for drivers all competing. we'll talk with all four of the drivers today. kathie lee, yesterday i had a chance to go out with joey logano on the homestead-miami speedway. these guys are so competitive! >> in it to win it. yeah. >> i have greater appreciation for these drivers because i asked them, are you just going around for 400 miles? don't you get bored? so he said, let me take you out on the track. we went 140 miles an hour. it was amazing! >> that and more, a little eating, drinking, dancing. come enjoy the moment with us. >> wish we were there. guys, have so much fun. >> thanks, guys. >>