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Your mind is in the gutter if you read it that way. Straight ahead the senator is with us for an exclusive live interview bitter blast, bone chilling cold, snow taking aim at 25 Million People from the midwest to the northeast, al is on it. That, plus holiday overload, the delays that have millions still waiting for their cyber monday packages to arrive a 6yearold using youtube to make millions. And royal show of force Princes William and harry attend the newest star wars premier and take the red carpet by storm trooper. Today, wednesday, december 13th, 201 2017. Announcer from nbc news, this is today live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody, welcome to requested today. Request itself nice to have you with us on a wednesday morning. This was a surprising result, a stained defeat for republicans and President Trump. Its a political earthquake, roy moore edged out in that special Senate Election by the democrat, doug jones, once considered to be a long shot in the race t. Margin was razor thin, leading moore to end his night, refusing to concede. So will there be a recount . We have Team Coverage this morning, beginning with Gabe Gutierrez in montgomery. Good morning to you. Reporter savannah, good morning, for the first time in a quarter century, alabama will be sending a democrat to washington. The Republican Senate majority will be now razor thin 5149. And this morning the president is already trying to save face, tweeting a short time ago the reason he originally endorsed roy moores primary opponent Luther Strange is he knew he couldnt win the general election. Roy worked hard, the president said, but the deck was stacked against him. This morning, a seismic political shift. A democrat is the apparent winner and the next senator from ruby red alabama. We have shown not just around the state of alabama, but we have shown the country the way, that we can be unified. Reporter overnight, doug jones pulling off a stunning upset. Congratulations. Everybody feels great today. After a frantic scramble to get africanamerican voters and moderates to the polls. I think i have been waiting all my life. Now i just dont know what the hell to say. Reporter in a brief somber speech to his supporters, roy moore refused to concede and even raised the possibility of a recount. When the vote is this close, it is not over. Reporter the horse race was surreal. For weeks, the headlines doll nated by Sexual Misconduct allegations against moore t. Former judge repeatedly denied claims that he molested teen girls decades ago, one as young as 14. This is simply dirty politics. President trump tweeting a rare congratulations to a democrat for a hard fought victory, adding the republicans will have another shot at this seat in a very short period of time. It never ends. The president also backed the losing candidate in the republican primary here and now this stinging defeat for moore, who mr. Trump only had officially endorsed last week. Get out and vote for roy moore. Moores loss also a rebuke for former white house chief strategist steve bannan, after campaigning for roy moore twice this month, left quietly overnight. Moore supporters furious with the Establishment Republicans that they feel abandoned him. I feel this is a beginning of a revolt by conservatives within our own party. If a republican is getting 56 of the vote in shelby county, that is a kas that tropical wave for a republican in alabama. Reporter as the drama unfolded on live television. Regina johnson, it was personal. I think we got it. Whew, thats it. Its official. Reporter she is one of the woim women who accuse moore of unwanted sexual advanced, admitting he groped her in his law office in 1981, when she was 28. I feel speaking out will be differenced, we wont be slensd any more. Reporter as for a possibility of a recount, roy moore suggested that is highly unlikely. In order for a recount to kick in, the margin of victory would need to be less than oneandahalf of one percentage point. He topped roy moore by three times that margin, savannah, and hoda. Thank you so much. Conduct todd is with us. Now moderator of meet the press. Chuck, a democrat won a senate race, you havent set it howd he do it . You had to have republican disunity. That helped. He had massive democratic enthusiasm. In many ways we saw in alabama where in virginia the blue numbers turned out higher than the red areas. Thats why early on in the night, it looked lierk everybody is thinking, oh, boy, this is way alabama breaks, moore will narrowly win. Instead you realize, no, the suburban vote essentially these moderate republicans did show up and they voted against roy moore. Whether they voted for jones or not, i dont know. They certainly voted against moore. How important were women in this race, do you think . I think women there was a gap. Africanamerican won and roy moore won white women by a very big margin. Look, i think it had the issue, itself, had an impact with the suburban voter. I was down there, the people in mobile, birmingham and huntsville, the three big cities. Now, republicans have to ask themselves, is this a candidate that is flawed or is this a sign of what can happen in the 2018 midterms . First of all, donald trump is a political toxin, period. Look at the year throughout, this is not a one off. If this started in montana, in kansas, in georgia. Democrats didnt win them but they were over performing by ten and 15 points democratic enthusiasm, all of a sudden virginia, the big explosion and a win. Now you see in alabama. If trump cant get a 50 job approval in alabama. If he cant carry over his, every person in the country needs to wak up and fear for their political lives. We appreciate it. Another big talk for President Trumps controversial tweet, aimed at kirsten gillibrand, that suggested the president suggested she would do anything for Campaign Contributions. The senator labeling the attack a sexist smear. We will have a live interview with her in a moment. First, heres peter alexander. Reporter the president routinely lashes out on twitter, critics say the sexist targeting Kiersten Gillibrand went over the line, they highlighted the attack on gillibrand, arguing President Trump showed he is in the fit for office, reading, quote, rock bottom is no imped imt for a president who can always find room for a new low. This morning ago ens the backdrop of the me too movement backlash for his attack on senator kirsten gillibrand. It was a sexist smear attempting to silence my voice and i will not be silenced on this issue. Neither will the women who stood up to the president. Reporter the president earlier tearing into gillibrand on twitter after she called for him to resign amid renewed accusations of Sexual Misconduct, mocking the new york democrat as someone who would come to my office begging for Campaign Contributions not so long ago and would do anything for them. Democrats rushing to defend gillibrand, elizabeth war reason accusing the president of shut shaming. He ignored the chance to glorify. What did you mean when you said reporter his press secretary disputed the tweet was sexually suggested. Only if your mind is in the gutter would you have read it that way and so, no obviously, he was talking about political partisan games that people often play and the broken system that hes talked about repeatedly. For her part, gillibrand has become an outspoken democrat against sexual harassment, the first to call for al franken to step down. Earlier, he brushed off a renewed claims against him, what he calls false fabricss and stories, allegations he dismissed as a candidate. One former accuser is again alleging the president groped her if a concert in 2003. I demand he is subjected to an investigation by the ethics committee. I think its important that we hold this man to the highest of standards. Reporter she added her have is to a growing chorus. More than 100 House Democrats are calling for a congressional inquiry, several senators also on board t. White house calls the accusations politically motivated, arguing no investigation is needed. These questions have been asked and answered. We are ready to move forward and focus on the questions of the day that the American People have. Reporter President Trump also called his accusers, women who i dont know and or have not met. But that list includes a contestant, in one of his beauty pageants. A reporter that interviewed him and a contestant from the apprentice. Still the white house says he was referring to three women who spoke out earlier this week. Peter, thank you, senator gil strand with us now. Senator, good morning to you. Good morning, how are you . Im well, thank you. Lets talk about this tweet from the president yesterday. He said you had not long ago come to his office quote begging for Campaign Contributions and added you would do anything for them. Let me be blunt about it. Did you interpret that tweet as a sexual res spit, that you would exchange sexual favors for campaign cash, is that what the president said about you . Certainly thats how i and many people read it. It was a sexist smear, intended to silence me. And im not going to be silenced on this issue. Ive heard the testimony of many women on numerous accusers. I believe them. And he should resign for that. I think congress should do an investigation because we need accountability and women arent going to be silenced right now. As we saw in alabama, women are not going to be silenced, africanamerican women are not going to be slensd. And they came ou i want to go back to this tweet, the White House Press secretary said anyone who interprets this in a sexual manner should quote get their mind out of the gutter. Is your mind in the gutter if you took it that way . No. They also point out that the president has tweeted this kind of thing or said this kind of thing about men in the past. For example, i recall in 2016, he said that mitt romney had come to his office in 2012 begging for an endorsement and would have gotten on his knees. Was that a sex its attack or sexually loaded attack . I dont know. I can just tell you, the president s trying to certainly silence my voice on this issue of these allegations against him. And hes often berated women and made them foley that they cannot be heard as well. And what im seeing today and what this election of doug jones is about is a statement by, particularly women, africanamerican wirnlgs and the Africanamerican Community coming out saying we are going to vote our values. You have to put this in context, 50 years ago, four little girls were killed by the kkk. And doug jones was the prosecutor who brought them justice. And so people overwhelmingly were hurt heard. So i think this is an election of what we feel and our values and what we care about. President trump is wrong. Hes a bully. And hes been attacking different people across this country since hes been president. And since the womens march. Women have stood up, have fought hard, have spoken out about their beliefs. And they have not stopped. So i think that is a testament to this election and because of it, i have hope for this country. Some of the accusers of President Trump have come forward again recently, this week, publicly. Yes. Obviously, they came out be every the election, he was elected. The white house points to that a lot. Do you think times have kanged in a year such that these accusations will be listened to in a different way now . Yes, i do. I think this is a moment in time unlike any other with the me too movement, women are feeling the ability to them what happened to them. Some of the worst moments they lived and tell it publicly. That is power. It is acting everything and people are looking for justice. You are seeing quick justice, whether its in hollywood, or in corporate america, or in congress. And so what we can do is make sure that we continue to speak out and thats what women are doing. And theyre speaking out in the millions across this country. Let me go back to the tweet for a moment. Let me be devils advocate. The president tweeted this after you called for his resignation and essentially said you believe those people calling him, sexually assaulted him, thats a tough political attack. You played hardball. Doesnt he have the right to do the same . The president says whatever he wants whenever he wants. I dont think that level of discourse, however, what this country wants. I think what he has done is unacceptable and if you put that in the context of multiple accusers, who have accused him of Sexual Assault and sexual harassment, that are credible, you need accountability. I think what people want is accountability. He should resign. If hes unwilling to, congress should investigate. Thats our job, oversight and accountability. I think the American People want this. I think they want a country that they are proud of. I think thats what this election was about. The fact that people wanted to vote for their values and what they care about. Well, its obviously, something that people will be talking about today that election in alabama. Senator kirsten gillibrand. Its gait to have your perspective. Thank you. Thank you. For the first time we are seeing some of the antitrump Text Messages that led t with the fbi removal in the investigation. Pete williams has that story. Good morning. Reporter hoda, the emails were handed over to Congress Tuesday night just as the Deputy Attorney general Rod Rosenstein prepares to appear today before a house hearing. Some republicans are saying the emails demonstrate why he should appoint another special council to investigate Robert Muellers team t. Emails were exchanged between fbi agent peter strzok and a leader lisa paige, the two were romantically involved. Most were exchanged before either party secured the nominee. Many were harshly critical of donald trump. One reads, god, trump is a loathsome human. On july 14, strzok wrote about trump, its clear, hes capturing all the white, poor voters, who the main stream republicans abandoned in the name for the almighty dollar. They shared pro clinton views, strzok telling paige, god, hillary should win 100 million to nothing after clinton was nominated, he wrote, can grats on a woman nominated for a president in a major party about dam time. When trump announced Jeff Sessions for attorney general. Strzok said sessions for ag. To which paige responded, good govmd when mueller learned of the emails, he removed strzok from the team. The Justice Department Inspector General is now looking into the fbi acts role into the Hillary Clinton email case. So he is already under investigation. As for appointing another special council, that would have to be to investigate a crime. Hoda, savannah. All right. Pete williams, thanks so much for that. 25 Million People are under Winter Weather alerts, with snow expected from the great lakes to the northeast. Al is here, it is cold outside. It is, jet stream taking a big, big dip. Lets take a look. This is a live shot along i90, our good pals at the Weather Channel providing this, my pal mike seidel is out there right now. There was an accident, finally, traffic is starting to move. But also the big story, the cold air, five to 15 degrees above average out to the west. Look at how far deep this goes, all the way down into florida. Along at the temperatures and wind chills right now. It feels like 3 below in buffalo. 9 in d. C. Boston, your wind chill 7 degrees. This afternoon, buffalo, you will only feel like 3. 26 in d. C. Cleveland 12 degrees. The good news its a short lived cold snap. We will see temperatures rebound, buffalo, new york city, richmond, 49 degrees and charlotte will get up to 55 by sunday. Were going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. Good wednesday morning, im meteorologist, kari hall. As we look outside in San Francisco, a mostly clear start. High clouds filtering that sunshine and really cold temperatures. Most of the bay area wakes up to temperatures in the 30s and upper 20s in parts of the north bay. We are at 37 degrees in oakland and 39 degrees in palo alto. After this cold start warms up to the mid to upper 60s, its going to be a nice afternoon. Coming up in the next half hour, were talking about the snow, like you saw there. I cant believe how its coming down. Wow. All right, al, thanks. Coming up, will your packages arrive in time . The ominous new warning that could spell trouble for coming up, Holiday Shoppers and the shipping deadline. The youtube star raking in millions before his birthday, how kids are catching in on a. All right. Then hugh jackman dances his way into the studio after your local news. Than a leading whitening toothpaste. Hey, nice smile thanks i crushed the tissue test yeah you did crest. Healthy, beautiful smiles for life. 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They managed to arrest three people who were inside the car. Lets get a check of the forecast with meteorologist, kari hall. Another cold start this morning. We have had upper 30s and upper 20s across the bay area this morning. Its all sunny as we get a look live in san jose. The temperature there, 37 degrees. 32 in livermore and 29 in santa rosa. The high temperatures reaching the upper 60s for the south bay. 66 in livermore, 65 in oakland and concord. 65, also in San Francisco. Our temperatures, a little cooler as we head into the next few days with the afternoon highs and staying chilly in the mornings. Inland areas up to 68 by friday. How are the roads looking . A couple delays in the south bay and the east bay seeing the heaviest. It may be due to a crash blocking a lane. Also, seeing delays along westbound 580 from 238 to the bay bridge, 36 minutes. A quick update on the mass transit. Vta is back to normal after a delay following a nonrelated crash at montague and 1st. 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Starting with a political earthquake in alabama. [ music playing ] stunning upset. We have shown the country the way that we can be unified. Democrat doug jones is the projected winner in the Alabama Senate race over controversial candidate roy moore. The republicans are getting 56 of the vote in shelby county. That is a catastrophe. A republican refusing to concede. When the vote is there close, it is not over. Moore a word, President Trump under fire for tweeting democratic senator gillibrand would do anything for Campaign Contributions. The senator responding exclusively. It was certainly a sexist smear, intended to silence me and im not going to be silenced on this issue. Ready to talk, secretary of state Rex Tillerson offers to sit down with north korea without preconditions. Its not realistic to say we will only talk if you come to the table ready to give up your program. Inappropriate, Michigan Police under fire for handcuffing an 11yearold girl at gunpoint. 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Theyre still struggling with that. Now the clock is ticking for christmas. With threequarters on packages in these brown trucks before christmas, will they make it to your home for the holidays . Its important to me that they get it there on time. I want to make sure my family opens their presents on the christmas. Reporter but with hanukkah already here, many gifts ordered on cyber monday arent yet. Some angry customers on twitter showing their ups packaging boomeranging back to the same Distribution Center not delivered. Why the delay . They say the cyber week surge exceeded the plans, expecting 40 million more packages, ups says we have returned to our original peak Operational Plan and normal delivery time to meet demand, ups is stacking up, adding 95,000 seasonal workers. Meanwhile, if fedex says its well positioned to meet anticipation demand. That means 300,000 packages along the 42 miles of conveyor belts at its hub in memphis, where a planeful of packages touches down every 90 seconds. While the union for the pilots who deliver for dhl and amazons prime air say theyre stretched impossible thin, the company says its added ten more planes and we are fully staffed to meet our customers expectations. Its important stuff gets to where im going on time. Im penned for a service. Id like it to get there on time. Reporter anticipating professional delays, some retailers hope they skip shipping altogether. Many retailers are starting to introduce the idea that you can shop online and then pick up in store right up until the evening on christmas eve. Reporter all right. Amazon. Com tells nbc news in a statement, we are confident in our ability to serve customers this holiday. And we regularly balance capacity across our customer network, with extensive forget, i should say with our also looking to carrier partners and ensuring that we can meet our delivery promises during this busy Holiday Shipping time. A couple take aways, first of all, the Postal Service says, ups says, few havent yet gotten your package, if it hasnt been delivered yet. Dont show up at the nearest sorting facility getting it from them. They will probably not have it. Reiterating, of course, if you wanted to go by ground with the Postal Service, you should probably have it there by tomorrow and lastly with the Postal Service delivering 15 billion packages the word is, whatever you do, you might want to consider having it shipped to the retailer and picking up from the retailer as opposed to waiting for it to come all the way to you, if you are playing the game, if you rolling the dice, guys, back to you. I dont like to gamble with christmas, though. Thank you. All right al is shopping in july. Thats right. Well, if you are hoping to get something thats making its way through our area thats affected by snow, it may be slowed down a little bit. We are looking at the remnants of that lake effect snow, we got another clipper across the great lakes, from minneapolis, along the green bay, chicago will feel these effects. Lake effect warning or Winter Weather advisory, gusty winds, slow travel, reduced visibility. Today this clipper comes through, it will bring snow to indianapolis, detroit, pittsburgh. Then it means a quick exit as we get into the day on thursday. The snowfall amounts, not quite as bad as weve seen in this last system, generally fourtosix inches, pennsylvania and new york, on towards cleveland, the bicker apples will be up as you get into parts good morning. Im meteorologist, kari hall. As we take a live look outside in san rafael, watching the north bay where the air quality this afternoon will be most unhealthy. A little smoke from the could your honor California Wildfires moving in. Also, a lot of smoke trapped near the surface. As we go through the day, temperatures warm up quickly after this cold start. Up to 66 degrees in santa rosa. 65 in San Francisco. San jose, 68 degrees. Livermore, expect a high of 66 degrees. Get that weather any time you need it from our friends at the Weather Channel on cable. Guys . Thanks, al roker. Thank you, al. Still to come this morning, its rossen to the rescue. Wait until you meet the deserving families hes surprising with the years hottest toys. And inside william and harrys night at the london premier of star wars, and what the director is telling us about their rumored cameo. Do they play storm troopers . And then we chat with hugh jackman about the greatest show and his new movie and why it almost wasnt made. Next, the 6yearold boy making millions just for playing with toys. Coming up, right after this. So. You like it. Little bit. 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Wow the video is recorded by his parents and posted online for millions across the world to watch. Okay woo the channel started two years ago when ryan was a mere rookie. Today he has more than 10 million subscribers, and now ranks eighth on the forbes list of highest paid youtube stars. By far the youngest to crack the top ten. Forbes, through numbercrunching and expert interviews figures ryans page brought in 11 million in revenue in a year, money that came from ads and sponsored content. Its a really interesting phenomenon that really anybody with a camera has this potential. Of course, not everyone with a camera makes millions of dollars, but theres the potential. Yay its a popular youtube genre known as unboxing. Literally watching kids unbox toys and entertain themselves for minutes on end. Kids find this mesmerizing. Welcome to ryans toy review. And its not just ryan. There are hundreds of these channels. And some others have also found success. 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Thankfully he was able to get ubers attention. The afternoon after his fateful trip, he tweets, thank you to everyone who tweeted and retweeted about my magical 18,500 uber ride. Uber support has refunded the fare and apologized. In a statement, uber acknowledged the charge was an error and apologized again. But, guys, i dont know, the traffic in new york city right now, its possible to get a charge that expensive. Wow. All right, dylan. Mta card. Yeah, i like how dylan said it was one of the most expensive uber rides. Might be even more. Good to know. Just ahead, the fun princes harry and william had. And surprising very lucky and surprising very lucky viewer see ya. Take care. So probably take it at night. And if you have any questions, the instructions are here in spanish as you requested. Gracias. At walgreens, how we care will change over time, but why we care remains the same treating everyone with the care and attention they deserve. Walgreens. Trusted since 1901. 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Its a better place, since you came along since you came along your touch is sunlight through the trees your kisses are the ocean breeze everythings alright when youre with me and i hold my favorite thing i hold the love that you bring but it feels like ive opened my eyes again and the colors are golden and bright again theres a song in my heart, i feel like i belong its a better place since you came along gewith a sparkling new sweater this weekend at kohls for the girls a holiday dress or a ceramic cookware set plus take an extra 20 off when you spend 100 or more youll get kohls cash too presents for them, kohls cash for you give joy, get joy at kohls hi, good morning. Im jeff rossen. Good wednesday morning. Right now at 7 56, you head out the door and it is really cold, especially in the north bay. This is where we have unhealthy air quality with a live look outside in san rafael. Its another spare the air alert. If you can car pool or catch public transportation, moderate air quality for the east bay and south bay. Then the high temperatures making it to the mid to upper 60s today. Its going to be really nice. We will have a quick warm up after this cool start. Well do it tomorrow. San francisco reaching the low 60s today and for the weekend, 60 degrees will be the coolest day. As we look at the inland area forecast, still no rain. A lot of sunshine, very low humidity and up to 68 degrees on friday. Lets get an update on the morning commute from vianey. We have a trouble spot in the east bay. 880 southbound and northbound seeing heavy delays due to two crashes unrelated. Right now, the heaviest delays are coming westbound 80 from highway 4 to the bay bridge. 61 minutes, a crash blocking the lanes. Heavy delays along westbound 580. Just saw that change from from bay bridge. Along 880, you can see backtoback traffic. Back to you. Thank you very much. It is 7 57. A memorial growing outside San Francisco hall as people remember mayor ed lee, who died suddenly. Leaders are trying to forge ahead with city business. The theres no word about funeral arrangements. Yesterdays Surprise Senate race victory for alabama doug jones. Republican challenger, roy moore, has yet to concede defeat. Another low call update is coming up in a half hour. Ill see you on the midday newscast at 11 00. Its 8 00 on today. Coming up, shocking upset. Republican roy moore falls short in alabamas hotly contested senate race. Democrat doug jones making history as the projected winner. But moore is not ready to concede. When the vote is this close, it is not over. Were live with the latest. Plus rossen to the rescue with the hottest toys hard to come by, jeff rossen and his team crisscross the country creati creating dreams for families. It is the least we could do and galactic royalty. Princes william and harry make an appearance at the lond premiere with a fan favorite droid as new details emerge as their rumored cameos in the movie are revealed. Today is wednesday, december 13th, 2017. Its freezing out here. What are you thinking . This group just flew back from thailand and you are running on three hours sleep. Why . We wanted to celebrate katies birthday on the plaza. Look who i found. Happy birthday, allison. I found 8yearold alicia from alabama. Good morning from the plause a. This couple from houston has a lot to celebrate. Five years cancer free. Al, guess who i found. Im your number one fan. And welcome back, good morning, everybody. It is wednesday morning. Not going to sugar coat it, it is a cold one out there. I think it is 9 degrees with the wind. But were going out and putting our hats and gloves on and going out. We have a crowd out there. We cant wait to say hello. We start with your news at 8 00. And the Democrat Doug Jones declaring victory in the Alabama Senate race clouded by Sexual Misconduct claims against rival roy moore. Gabe guiterrez is covering the campaign for us in montgomery this morning. Hi, gabe, good morning. Reporter savannah, good morning. Ruby red alabama is sending a democrat to washington for the first time in a generation. And the Republican Senate majority will now be razor thin, 5149. This morning the blame game has already started. President trump tweeting a short time ago that the reason he originally endorsed roy moores primary opponent Luther Strange is he knew roy moore couldnt win the general election. Roy worked hard, the president writes, but the deck was stacked against him. This morning a seismic political shift, a democrat is the apparent winner and the next senate from ruby red, alabama. We have so much not just around the state of alabama but we have shown the country the way that we can be unified. Reporter overnight doug jones pulling off a stunning upset. Congratulations. Everybody feels great today. Reporter after a frantic scramble to get africanamerican voters and moderates to the polls. I think that i have been waiting all my life and now i just dont know what the hell to say. Reporter in a brief somber speech to his supporters, his republican opponent roy moore refused to concede and even raised the possibility of a recount. When the vote is this close, it is not over. Reporter the horse race was surreal, for weeks the headlines dominated by Sexual Misconduct allegations against moore. The former judge repeatedly denied claims that he molested ten girls decades ago. One as young as 14. This is simply dirty politics. Reporter President Trump tweeting a rare congratulations to a democrat for a hard fought victory. Adding the republicans will have another shot at this seat in a very short period of time. It never ends. I think we got it. Reporter regina johnson, it was perm. Believe. Reporter shes one of the women who accused moore of unwanted sexual advances, alleging he gropes her at his law office in 1991 when she was 28. I am just thrilled that speaking out did make a difference. And that we wont be silenced any more. Reporter as for that possible recount that roy moore suggested, it is highly unlikely. Under alabama law a recount would automatically kick in if the margin of victory was less than one half of 1 but doug jones topped moore by three times that man. Savannah. Thank you. Todayker stin jilly gillibrand called for trump to step down in renewed of Sexual Misconduct accusations against him and during a interview savannah asked about the tweet that the senator would do anything for Campaign Contributions. Let me be bleunt about. It dd you interpret that tweet as a sexual reference. Thats how i and many people read it and it was a sexism smear intended to silence me and im not going to be silenced on this issue. Ive heard the testimony of many women, numerous accusers, i believe them. And he should resign for that. New yorks other leader Chuck Schumer said he was the target of a fake document offers to news organizations akugz him of sexually harassing a member and said he is forthed and turned over to can a capitol police. We now the cause of the fast moving wildfire that destroyed homes in the bel air neighborhood of los angeles. Officials say the skirball fire was spoked beenire at a homeless encampment. The fire scorched more than 400 acres since it broke out last wednesday. The flames burned down six homes, forced thousands of mandatory evacuations. There have been no arrests in the case. 8 06 now. Time for the morning boost. Lets do it. Kids, if you cant count on a Family Member to help you in your time of need, who can you count on . Watch what happens during a youth wrestling match in indiana. A little girl and a little boy are locked up in a eartoear match when the girls little brother jumps into action. Dad has to run in and scoop up the overprotective sibling. Everyone got a good laugh. Apparently the boy thought his big sis was being picked on. And you know what, he was having none of it. Get off my sister i love it. That is adorable. Lots more ahead this morning. Including the one thing that might possibly be able to overshadow a star wars premier. Well show you. Wow. Plus, he plays the greatest showman and he is a pretty good one himself. Hugh jackman is stopping by. First, lets see what megyn has coming up. Hey, guys, a teenage Football Player seemed to have it all until the panic attacks started before he knew it, he was in the hospital. How he found joy when he joins us live today. And next, its rossen to the rescue. Hi, good morning. Im jeff rossen. They are the hottest toys of the season. Stores are sold out. The prices online are skyhigh. So we bought them for you. Handing toys out to parents and children in need. The results of our rossen the results of our rossen reports more people shop online for the holidays than ever before. clapping and the United States Postal Service delivers more of those purchases to homes than anyone else in the country. because we know, even the smallest things are sometimes the biggest. Even the smallest things my dbut now, i take used tometamucil every day. Sh it traps and removes the waste that weighs me down, so i feel lighter. Try metamucil, and begin to feel what lighter feels like. Delicious recipes made holidwith nutella the holidays never tasted this good. Discover holiday recipes at nutella. Com. In this home we make breakfast. Sometimes messes but always masterpieces. Together. What matters most is made at home. Giveand get 10 kohls cash wefor every 50 spent give the latest active and wellness gifts that will keep them on the move all year long and youll get kohls cash presents for them, kohls cash for you give joy, get joy at kohls welcome back. With a new rossen to the rescue, a followup to tuesdays big holiday toy challenge. Thats right. Today National Investigative correspondent, jeff rossen, showed us why its so hard to find the seasons hottest toys, and then launched a contest to give some of them away for free. And yes, the viewers did respond. And jeff is in orlando this morning with the results. Jeff, this is a fun one. Good morning yeah. This is so fun. And its been so inspiring, my team has been tireless. We have been up for 24 hours, reading all of your tweets, all of your stories. So many families in need this year. So many families where money is tight, and they cant afford these skyhigh prices for these toys. So this morning, we are crisscrossing the country, making some special deliveries and in just a moment, programs the Biggest Surprise of all right inside this house. They are the hottest toys this season. Fingerlings. The lol surprise big surprise, and the classic super nintendo nes. Many stores are sold out. Prices online skyhigh. We bought them, and on tuesday, made this announcement live on today. We have bought extras of all the toys, and we want to give them to you, our viewers so we want you to tweet us right now using the hash tag rossenreportscontest. Thousands and thousands of you wrote in. So late tuesday, the rossen reports team deployed nationwide. One thing ive noticed from this contest is how many good people there are in the world. And one of them, her name is la tasha. And i saw this tweet from her. I had to meet her. She wrote, i am a single foster mother who recently took in a family of Four Brothers ages 2 through 8. The super nintendo classic would really make their day. Okay. So i have the super nintendo classic. We are here in georgia. Lets surprise her. Oh, jeff rossen la tasha . Yes, oh, my god you do such beautiful things for his kids. Its the at least we could do to help their christmas. Oh, my god. Thank you so much matthew what . Will this help to make their holiday better . Oh, my god, yes. It would be amazing. Matthew, look yes, yes what do you think, matthew . Its great, thank you. Im going to cry i know oh, were just getting started. Hello my producer, olivia, flying to louisiana to surprise this mother. Her husband is deployed this christmas, and she was just laid off. For their kids, we deliver an lol surprise and a nintendo. This year, so many families displaced by natural disasters. This mom writing to us, my 14yearold twins went through harvey, and then moved to florida to start over and went through irma. This christmas, we are grateful to be alive, but it will be very small. My girls would love a nintendo system or a finger pet. Jeff rossen from nbc news. Oh, my gosh its its actually you its actually me weve brought presents for your daughters. Where are they . Can we go upstairs and see them . She leads us to the living room. I heard you guys wanted fingerlings. Those are adorable are you okay . Tears of joy, i hope. Yes. I love these things. Theyre so adorable. Reading your tweets is what touched us so much. Stories of brave children, fighting sickness and disabilities. This mom wrote to us, my 14yearold with autism and his brother would love the nintendo classic, as this is how they bond, through talking about video games. Thank you for a chance. Cant wait to see their faces when they get their hands on this. My producer, lindsey, showing up at their door. Im with the today show and rossen reports. And we heard you guys wanted a super nintendo. Oh, my gosh. Did you know your mom sent us a tweet . I didnt know we were going to win, though. We cant forget about the west coast, and this little boy from california. His grandma writing, my grandson just received a bone Marrow Transplant for leukemia. His mom cannot afford christmas this year. Time to surprise them, too. Lucas, your grandmother wrote to us this morning on twitter. And she told us about how strong of a boy youve been. And you know what she recommended . Is that you get this toy are you excited . Are you ready to play . Yeah coast to coast, smiles for the families who deserve them most. Happy holidays bye loved meeting all of them. And right now we are inside the Ronald Mcdonald house here in orlando. This is an amazing charity. They house families for free when their kids are being treated at hospitals away from home. Now, i heard you guys like toys, right . Yeah they like toys and a lot are spending christmas here. Theyre being treated, everything from brain injuries to pediatric cancer. So guys, we got you some of the hottest toys that you cant find in the stores. So if you guys want to you want them to get these . Yeah go get them the parents were telling me, this is so important, debby. You were telling me that your daughter has been here. What does this mean . Little things like this, be even . Oh, you take their mind off of whats going on out there, and you guys care. Takes the mind off and makes them happy. Thats what its all about. Were happy to be here. Thank you so much. We appreciate it. Everyone here is so brave. These kids are so amazing. Were going to stand here for a little while, guys. This is so inspirational to watch them ripping into those toys. Very cool . You like that . Of course, as you know, guys, its hard to get the packaging open. Were here inside the Ronald Mcdonald house, and thank you to everyone in america for those tweets. Our thoughts and hearts are with you this Holiday Season. Absolutely. Well done, jeff, and your whole team. Its lovely. By the way, i have loved a lot of jeff stories, but this is at the top of the heap, isnt it . Great job. And they have been working day and night to go across the country last night. Awesome. Beautiful. Thanks to you guys. Appreciate it. Give some hugs out there. Love it. Thank you. Mr. Roker, that makes us feel good. Thats right. Santa cleared out the weather so they didnt have any problems. That worked out nicely. We do have leftover lakeeffect snow. We have another clipper thats going to be coming across the great lakes, dumping about 4 to 6 inches of snow from minneapolis all the way up into Northern New England over the next 48 hours. Bonechilling cold again. It feels like 6 in boston right now. 7 in new york city. 8 in cleveland. Feels like 5 below when you factor in the winds in buffalo. Afternoon highs stay in the teens and 20s through the Northern Tier of states. 80s in southern california, where they could use some rain and cooler weather. And chances for a White Christmas this year. White christmas defined as it leaves one inch of snow cover on Christmas Morning from fargo across to chicago, detroit, buffalo, cleveland, on into burlington. Looks pretty good. Likely also out in the pacific good morning, im meteorologist kari hall. Its been a really cold start this morning, but it will be a very nice and comfortable afternoon. East san jose up to 67 degrees. Also some upper 60s for the east bay. Pleasanton 66 degrees. 62 in oakland and for the peninsula, 62. Also daly city. Half moon bay, 70 degrees, and 60 in the Marina District today, while the north bay freezing temperatures this morning, but reaching up to 65 in novato. And that is your latest weather. Savannah. Alrighty, al. Trending time. Trending on twitter this morning. Bon jovi. What was just revealed. Bon jovi among next years 2018 rock and roll hall of fame inductees. The other, my three celeb dinner would be okay. It is the most wonderful time of year. We all know that. While shopping, planning, decorating, cooking, wrapping presents and writing cards, your holiday todo list can seem endless. In a yelp survey, 69 of people said they were stressed and many would be willing to pay to have someone else do their holiday tasks. So that brings us to todays trending. Holiday tasks. Would you delegate it if you could . Delegate, yes, not delegate no. Holiday shopping. Do you want to delegate it . Yes. Yes. Ooh, of course. Because you like you enjoy shopping. I do. And youre good at it. Cook your holiday meal . No. Yes, i would delegate. Delegate. Who i would delegate. You know what, we dont cook. Right. Okay. We dont do anything. Take down and put away your decorations. Oh. Take them down. Take them down. Yeah, take them down. I would definitely have someone else take them down. I like putting them up. Me too. Okay. A simple kids toy Christmas Morning. No. Delegate. You would want to do it yourself . No, i want to delegate. Oh. What about wrapping . What about gift wrapping . I like gift wrapping . Did we do gift wrapping, yes or no, delegate . Yes. I like wrapping. You like to do it . No, i would delegate. Me too. Means you dont want to do it. Gosh. Two quick ones. Make holiday returns. Obviously, we delegate. Delegate. Drinking eggnog. Delegate. I dont want to drink it. Why would i have someone else do that . I dont want to delegate. Im glad we had this talk. So confusing. Take it away. Okay. Lets begin pop start with the royals. Prince william and harry hit the red carpet for the european premier of star wars the last jedi. Lucy cavanaugh was at the premier last night. Im jealous. How was it . Reporter dylan, good morning. This was a starstudded event that got the royal stamp of approval. Prince harr ime be busy planning his wedding and Prince William awaiting the birth of his third child, but they managed to find some time to hit the red carpet. And the force was with them. In a galaxy not so far, far away, right here in london, actually, Hollywood Star wars royalty shared the red carpet with british royalty. The dashing princes greeted with proper protocol by the films adorable droid, and a bit of enthusiasm from the cast. I hope i dont trip when i read them. Reporter this was no ordinary premier. They were reportedly making came oappearances in the film, disguised as storm troopers. Was this the scene . Lucy cavanaugh of the producer keeping mum. I did not say they made a cameo. Reporter but after john spilled the beans at the hollywood reporters actors round table. It wasnt intimidating. Reporter joking last night i think harry is the jedi. I really do believe that. Reporter even chewy played by finnish basketball player sa tammo, was impressed. Its a royal competition. Reporter the pair dropped by the star wars set in london last year. The brothers getting a sneak peek at the costumes and creatures. Getting their hands on some of the most famous props in the world. Am i supposed to wear this during the film . Reporter but last night, it was the royal force meeting the force. The British Empire striking back. Dill lab l dylan, no official word on whether prince harry got any acting trips from his fiancee, but we did hear from Meghan Markle will be joining this year, a major break in tradition, since the pair isnt officially getting married until may. Dylan . Interesting. Thank you so much. And now to a special pop start premier. We have a look at the trailer for the upcoming movie, the 1517 to paris. Remember in 2015 when three courageous americans shot off a terrorist attack aboard a train . They are now headed to the big screen. Take a look. Once you begin to discover who you are, then you realize how you have been given authority over your life but you can only do that through the struggle of life. And most people avoid the struggle. But weve been chosen for this great work. Now the movie is directed by clint eastwood, and he cast the reallife heroes to play themselves. Wow. The film hits theaters february 9th. The full trailer, head to today. Com. Thats amazing. Cool. And finally, the Golden Globes. Everyone is still talking about the 2018 nominations Just Announced monday. And this year is extra special. Its the 75th anniversary of the award show. So nbc, the Hollywood Foreign press association and Dick Clark Productions are teaming up to bring us a starstudded Anniversary Special. And we have an exclusive sneak peek. Heres a look back at when some of the biggest stars who won for the very first time. I got so nervous, i didnt know the etiquette of coming up here when you win these awards, because im i dont know. And yet ive been in this room since i was 7 years old. To my mother, i love you. Did okay, huh . I want to thank my mama, who said i could do it. Can you believe it, ma . My father used to tell me to say every morning, today is going to be a great day. I can and i will. Well, dad, today is a great day. I can and i did. Thank you to Hollywood Foreign press, and most of all, my family. Mom, stop crying. Stop screaming. Its okay. Will and grace stars will host the twohour event which will feature interviews with Nicole Kidman and many more. You can catch the Golden Globes 75th Anniversary Special tonight at 9 00 p. M. Right here on nbc. The movie about the real heroes in paris, the real heroes will be on the today show in february. Cool thats awesome. Pop start news for you. Breaking news. Yes. Lets get to this one. I was trying to make that catch. A group of tourists were surprised when they got up close and personal with a great white shark. Take a look. Ooh. Whoa my god. Ooh. Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh. Oh, my gosh ooh horrible. Im going to get to this thing. Whoa oh, they were oh, my god. Crazy there were divers in the cage. Oh, no, indeed. Attack the whole time . Thankfully the shark lost interest in the cage when someone on the boat threw food into the water. I mean, you go shark diving, and i guess thats what you prepare to have happen. Wow. All right, thank you, dylan. Straight ahead, International Superstar in the house,i m. Authorities in millbrae have now ended a search for suspects after an Early Morning good morning, its 8 26, im marcus washington. Authorities in millbrae have ended a search for suspects after an Early Morning chase. The crash happened outside of an exclusive country club. The chase started around 2 30 this morning as a pursuit on highway 101 when a car was linked to an earlier carjacking. It crashed into a gate at green Hills Country club. Some of the occupants took off on the country club grounds. Chp and deputies used police dogs to track down those they could not catch. Authorities did manage to arrest three of the suspects. Right now there is a slowdown in the east bay. Weve seen a couple of incidents pop up within the past 20 minutes, but really eastbound really struggling to kind of clear out, especially northbound and southbound 880. It looks like there was a crash right before fifth avenue and there was a serious backup. Delays expected of about an hour. You can see theres also another crash northbound 87 blocking what appears to be one lane, but look at the East Bay Drive times. Westbound 80 from highway 4 towards the bay bridge, youre looking at 15 minutes. Westbound 580 from 238 towards the bay bridge, 49 minutes. Northbound 880 from 238 to the bay bridge, more than an hour of delay. A live look at 880. Its pretty bad out there. Well be back. Good morning, everybody its wednesday, december 13th, 2017. Beautiful day out here on our plaza. So cold, so lovely. But there is one little pig that will cheer up everything. Its peppa. She is here. We all know peppa pig, those of us with toddlers. And we are very excited to have peppa and the celebrity voice collecting the toy for our toy drive this morning. How exciting is that . Are you busting . I love peppa so much. I know. Thats been the talk. You actually showed me some cartoons on your phone. I did. Well, its for my 3yearold who loves peppa, but i love her too. And peppa herself is here. Interrupt for a second. Hoda, i know you normally take over the crowd moment here. But i want to do it for you. I want to bring you with me. Okay. What . Theres a group of girls i think are a little bit obsessed. Hoda, hoda, hoda, hoda come on over. Hoda, hoda, hoda, hoda i found your biggest fans. We love you, hoda thats awesome. [ cheers and applause ] who doesnt love hoda . This is like my whole past life. You guys, that was so nice. Yes, i will ill take a picture. Its your fan corner. Ill be right here. Okay. Coming up, we have another great big star. Not just peppa pig. Weve got hugh jackman here. Oh, yes. Were going to talk about his role as the greatest showman to buzz around the movie. And why that movie almost wasnt made. Thats pretty cool. And what you need to complete the holidays besides presents . Cookies, of course. Were going to dress up the classic butter cookie, not one, not, two, not three, but four. Yummy. First, megyn, what have you got coming up . So how about that roy moore stunning loss last night in alabama. Why steve bannon is crying in his soup. And then were going to talk about lotcas. This is not just about Merry Christmas and the ugly what is that, fruit cake . Fruit cake. Its about the smushed tater tot. And its awesome. And also faux fur and how to wear it. Its very confusing. Faux fur. Okay, megyn. We need some faux fur. Am i right . Fe, fi, fo, fur. Thats our envy talking. You guys all just climb in. There is plenty of room. Weve got a birthday girl over here. Very nice. Happy birthday to you. Lets show whats going on as far as your weather is concerned. Smog in the pacific northwest. Red flag warnings in southern california. Strong winds around the western great lakes. Windy and cold in the northeast and new england. Tomorrow, lakeeffect snow firing up in the eastern great lakes. That persistent fog continues in the valleys of the northwest. The winds start to pick up again in southern california. Not great news there. Plenty of sunshine, warm, through the gulf coast, on into the southeastern good morning, im meteorologist kari hall. Still really cold around the bay area. Breezy winds too. As we take a live look outside in San Francisco, we will have some unhealthy air quality once again. Then our temperatures make it into the mid60s. Up to 65 degrees in oakland and concord, 68 degrees in san jose, and santa rosa expect a high of 66 degrees with some more 60s in the forecast and staying dry through next week. [ cheers and applause ] and thats your latest weather. Hey, weve got to make sure we get all of these people seen. And also let you know that no matter where you have weather and when you need it, make sure you check out our friends on the Weather Channel on cable. Oh, savannah . Al, thank you so much. The new musical the greatest showman is getting a lot of buzz, with the star hugh jackman. He sings his way on to the screen as circus pioneer, pt barnum. A million dreams are keeping me away a million dreams a million dreams i dream of what the world can be i dream of the world i see oh, i mean, its so good. The music is beautiful. Thank you. Im laughing because your crew are dancing in the background. Guys, that that one was amazing. Im a little upset we didnt use it in the movie. I know, i know. Exactly. I didnt know they had such heart. I mean see . But this is the kind of movie that makes you want to sing and dance and yeah. Its beautiful. Its a perfect for me, a perfect movie for this time of year. Its for everybody. It is uplifting. Its got i think a great theme about inclusion and tolerance for those people back in those days, it was a bearded lady, a threelegged man. But really, the story of being kind to everyone. That we can create family. We can create tolerance i think is perfect for them. The message is evergreen, as they say. This was a labor of love. I know you tried to get this made for years. Seven and a half. But who is counting . Yeah, right. No, it was just after i hosted the oscars, and the producer said, you know, youve done movies, wolverine, musicals on broadway and the west end. You should put the two together. And i was like, great. To be honest, i thought it was a one in ten chance. Because no matter who you are, it had been 23 years since a studio had said yes to that. And thankfully, we found justin and benj who were nobodies at the time. Won for la la land. Just got three grammy award nominations. And they no longer talk to me. But thats fine. Because i wrote theyre way too big. They wrote ten incredible songs. And i know there was this critical moment in the process where youre trying to get this movie made. Yeah. And i heard a story that it was rehearsal time, this big moment with the producers. Yeah. And you had had skin surgery the night before. Yeah. And the doctor said, whatever you do, dont sing. Dont sing. So what happened . I had had a skin cancer, and he said youve got to get it out. And i said, can we wait until after the performance . He said, no, its cancer. So he put 80 stitches in my nose and everything was fine. And i thought, ill turn up the next day and there were probably 80 people, big wigs, all ready to make the decision were we or werent we. The director was not happy with me, but i had someone singing for me. So i would do the scenes and he would sing. And it came to the last number, and i thought ill just sing the first line. Ill sing the second line, its quiet. And then i was off. Im a big ham. So i started singing, finished the number. It was a good show biz moment. Oh he overcame. And then all of a sudden i felt this trickle of blood. Yeah. It was not good. I had to go and get some of those stitches redone. But worth it. It was worth it the show must go on. I was going to say, blood, sweat and tears, literally. And its kind of full circle for you. Because pt barnum, a great showman, the circus. You do have some experience in the clown sector. Oh, my gosh. Youve done your research. Of course i have so when was this . You used to you were a clown at birthday parties . 21 or 22. And me and stan were cocoa and bozo. Clearly hadnt put a lot of effort into that. That was a rented clown suit. Sorry, i still havent given it back. And i gave up, finally, after a year when i did an 8yearolds party, and your job as a clown is literally to distract the kids for an hour while the parents have a glass of wine. Exactly. So that eight minutes in maybe three minutes in, this 8yearold stands up, mom, this clown is terrible he might have used a different word than terrible. And i was, like i literally grabbed my ace, which was juggling eggs, and i just gave them all two dozen eggs and they started throwing eggs at me and i thought this is the greatest thing ever and that was the last time. Youre like, im out. Im out. You talked a little bit about the movie, one of the themes is inclusion, and acceptance of whoever you are. Right. And i read, and i was interested to see, you had actually given up dancing for a long, long time. Yeah. Because you didnt what a teacher pulled me aside and said you have talent, you should do dancing lessons. So i went home and told my dad. And he was like, great. And someone said, oh, youre a sissy dancer. And i said what . And he said, dancing is for sissies. And i said im not a sissy so i didnt do it. And i was in theatre when i was 18, and sang 42nd street with my dad and at the end, came up to me and he said, you know, i said something really stupid to you about eight years ago much. You belong on the stage. And im really sorry. So the next day i signed up for dancing lessons. But it was about seven or eight years. You are kidding me . That just gave me some chills. Really . For me too at the time. I was grateful he had said it because i had forgotten about it. It wasnt like the whole seven years i was like i wish i just forgot. So for my kids or any kids out there, i dont care if you want to be a mechanic, make pizza, dance, if you love it, do it. Dont care what anybody else says. Thats part of the message of this movie. And its never too late. Never too late. And as we mentioned, hue picked up a golden globe nomination this week for his portrayal and he reacted to the news on twitter saying in part, through all of the literal blood, sweat and tears, giving up was never an option. As it is said, with great risk comes great reward. Thank you, Hollywood Foreign press. The greatest showman opens one week from today. And hugh is a doll. You were totally cool, too. I was wondering you fan girled a little. A little bit. I was the inner dork that you know well. But, yes, i tried to play it cool. Coming up, an easy option if youre looking for lastminute holiday gifts. The best books to give or curl up with this year. But first, this is today on nbc. For mildtomoderate eczema . It can be used almost everywhere on almost everybody. The face of a fisherman . The hand of a ranch hand . The knee of a needle pointer . Prescription eucrisa is a nose to toes eczema ointment. It blocks overactive pde4 enzymes within your skin. And its steroidfree. Do not use if you are allergic to eucrisa or its ingredients. Allergic reactions may occur at or near the application site. The most common side effect is application site pain. Ask your doctor about eucrisa. And we are back with more of our special series, todays hasslefree holiday. If youre still looking for presents for your loved ones, may we suggest a good book. Here is New York Times bestselling authors emily giffen. Emily, lets start with the fiction category. What would be your number one and thank you for the stockings. Youre welcome. So my fiction recommendation is the story of true love by elizabeth berg. We were just chatting about her. We both love her. He knows her, i dont. Oh, yeah . Three Lonely People who find an unexpected connection. And it just really highlights the good in people. Its uplifting. Story. Would you give it to men, women, both . Yes. Anyone. Anyone. All right. Harlan, whats your numberone fiction book . Blue bird blue bird. A great blues song could be a book full of great heart ache, it would be this. An exciting murder mystery, really gripping, really thrilling and beautifully written. My favorite voice ive heard this year. You will be hearing a lot about her, i think. Is that the first . This is her first in this new series and first real mystery. Okay. Lets go nonfiction. Emily, where are we going . We are going with bobby kennedy. Oh, thats Chris Matthews book. Chris matthews new book. I am fascinated by the kennedys. A lot of people are. Hes my favorite, though. Bobby is my favorite. He embodies the idealism of that family and is just the best of what that family offered. And this is a very intimate portrait. So often when you feel like i think ive Read Everything about the kennedys, do you learn more in that book . You do. You see him from you do. You see him from the perspective of the brooding young soul. You really feel like you get to know him intimately. So if you like the kennedys, this is a great one. Chris matthews is a great writer. Harlan. The killer of the flowered moon by david graham which tells a true crime and historical novel. The osage nation in the 1920s were like the kuwaitis of today, super wealthy in oklahoma getting the oil. And someone started to kill them and murder them. And this is a unbelievably wellresearched its written like a detective novel. An important book to read. And also very entertaining. How do you guys get your recommendations . Do you go through and read things, get recs from friends like we do . Mostly friends. I think friends. Its one of the perks of being a writer. You get some advanced reading copies. Show us your coffee table book. Are we skipping one . Oh, wait. Coffee table is fine. You want to go . Sure. The portraits of courage by george w. Bush. Oh, yeah. George bush says hes a novice as a painter. Hes painted soldiers and he tells their story. And there is something both haunting, lyrical, mesmerizing about it. And, like, a lot of great art or a lot of good art, reflects both on the subject and on the artist. I think its a fairly poignant book and definitely worth a read. He is so talented. And whats yours . Mine is clairegs and i dont cook. Its beautiful even if youre not a big chef. And quickly, give us your Childrens Book picks. The hate you give by angie thomas. My 16yearold daughter recommended it. Its a great book about race but also entertaining. Will be a movie too. Very important book. Adults too. Until i had harlans list, i had to take it off. Thats how good it is. Here we are, Childrens Book. Its written by jeffers and the after glow of having a newborn. The message is really simple and great for the holiday. Be kind, be accepting and were all on this planet earth together. Good way to end, you guys. Great picks. Thank you so much for being here. Thank you. They also selected a bonus pick exclusively for the web. You can find their full list at today. Com shop. Next, we dive into the holiday cookie craze. First, this is today on nbc. Today. Com shop. Next, we dive into the holiday cookie craze. Isrst, this we are back. Its 8 49. This morning on today food, the holiday cookie craze is taking hold from coast to coast. Plenty of sugar, spice and everything nice. This holiday, bakers are battering up to see just how the cookie crumbles. Flavors that are trending this year are peppermint, chocolate and cinnamon. During the months of november and december, 93 of americans take to baking. Spending 110 billion on candy and food. Just a fraction of the 19,000 cookies each of us eat in our lifetime. Thats a lot of cookies. Christmas time cookies are a european tradition that can be traced as far back as the 16th century, brought to the u. S. 100 years later by the dutch. Today they are sprinkled and sugared, favored by santa and giftgivers alike. This year, 100,000 americans will give baked goods for the Holiday Season. Boldly baking the holiday spirit. We have the host of baked in vermont, here with a family butter cookie recipe for us to try. Good morning good morning. Everything looks so beautiful. Were ready to dig in. I try not to eat the dough. Its a tough battle in all of this. It is. Were making my grandmothers german butter cookies. Its one of those recipes ive had since it was written by hand. Handwriting. The cutest thing. So you have to translate the german words and the handwriting, which is so much fun. So youre spending time with people you love. Theres lots of butter in there. And what it means is butter stuff. So it is butter stuff. So lots of butter and sugar. And then there are two kinds of flour. Because it was an old german recipe, i have allpurpose and pastry or cake flour. Okay. So that its the right amount of structure in the flour and the right amount of tenderness. So you have them both. And lemon zest and salt. In her recipe, she also had something called i couldnt read it what does that mean . I looked it up. My grandmother is so difficult. It was like booze. So i couldnt find the right stuff, but there was a lot of it in there. So just a little more butter im like, go, omi. And you also add four egg yolks, which is a little unusual. Dont use the whites but it makes them very tender. Lemon juice, because omi liked things a little a little sas . A little sassy. A little vanilla. And then youll add the flour until its Just Incorporated so you get really nice dough. And do you know how to make lattice . No. Thats funny. Youre funny. Definitely dont. So what you do is, you peel back well, it will peel back for us, every other one and lay a strip across. Okay. Like this way . Way. Do you have to chill the dough . You do have to chill it about 20 minutes. Oh, and then you put it back over. So its like a checkerboard. And if it breaks, dont worry, because it comes together really well. Or you just eat the piece you broke off. Okay. We have one minute. I want to make sure we get over here. This is what happens when you make the checkerboard. You make a checkerboard. Beautiful. You roll it out and stamp it out and i have extra just to make the cuff. And then beautiful i like that. I like the frosting part. So this is the piping part. And the best way to pipe is that you have, obviously piping bags. If you get really nice tips and you just you actually hold the bag higher up than you think you should and you get a better line, especially if you had coffee and youre shaky. Oh, so higher. Higher. You can control shes doing great. Good one, dylan youre doing a great job. And that just means youre covering the whole surface with the icing. And its different textures. One is piping. And this is so much fun to do with kids. It doesnt need to be perfect. It just needs to be yummy. Theyre delicious. Right . And they can use embossers, if you dont like doing decorations, you can put ho, ho, ho. One recipe but lots of ways to do it. Yes. Thank you. If you do want the recipe, omis recipe, go to today. Com food. Were back in a moment. This is today on nbc. Think of your fellow man, lend him a helping hand, put a little love in your heart. Youll see its getting late, oh please dont hesitate. Put a little love in your heart. In your heart. In your heart. In your heart. In your heart. vo going on now, our subaru share the love event will have donated over one hundred fifteen Million Dollars to those in need. As we finish off these cookies, in our fourth hour, judd apatow will be here and best mailorder gifts. And a live performance. How about that . Youre doing great. What grade would you give her . Aplus . Fminus . Doesnt it look fun . Megyn kelly today is next after your local news and weather. Delicious. Beautiful. Really good. I m. A memorial is growing at san good morning. Its 8 56, im marcus washington. A memorial is growing at San Francisco city hall for the late mayor ed lee. As we first reported on today in the bay yesterday, mayor lee died from an apparent heart attack. San franciscans are waking up this morning to see the chronicles front page. The headline reads mayor led city in time of change. The mayor collapsed monday night at his neighborhood safeway. Supervisors went ahead with their scheduled meetings led by the acting mayor. As for a Memorial Service for mayor lee, there has not been an announcement just yet. Happening now, pete is at city hall and will have complete updated coverage for us in our midday newscast. You can go to our twitter feed any time for updates. Well post information about the funeral for mayor lee once it is released. Yesterdays Surprise Senate race victory for alabama Democrat Doug Jones is creating a Ripple Effect in washington. Thats even though republican challenger roy moore has yet to concede defeat. You can go to our home page right now for more on the fallout. And minnesota Lieutenant Governor smith has been chosen to fill the seat vacated by al franken until the next election. 3w4r57 this morning on megyn kelly today. Mr. Jones goes to washington. Alabama picks its next senator. We have shown the country the way, that we can be unified. What does it mean for a divided nation and the feudfocused president. And a College Football star step away from the field to focus on his own mental health. Plus, its the Holiday Season and we are celebrating hanukkah with nextlevel latkas. And our freebie train rolls into the studio on megyn kelly today, right now. [ cheers and applause ]