A jaw dropping sum to make it a race those stories plus pushing ahead, House Democrats move forward this week with their impeachment case. They seem to be saying unless donald trump writes out i bribed ukraine, the evidence will be insufficient. How republicans are gearing up for battle. Palace intrigue, did the queen call off a big Birthday Celebration for Prince Andrew after his disastrous Jeffrey Epstein interview. And swift and sure. The last year of my life has had some of the most amazing times and also some of the just like hardest things i have gone through in my life. An emotional night for the newly crowned artist of the decade as taylor swift sends a not so subtle message at the amas today monday, november 25th, 2019 from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And hi everybody, good morning, welcome to today on a monday morning, the beginning of the holiday week, and boy, everybodys wondering what is going on with this weather. Were going to be looking at mr. Roker, we want to know. Thats right. Could be a Holiday Travel nightmare brewing, coast to coast, three severe thunderstorms across the country this week. Were talking about rain, snow and wind that could throw a wrench in thanksgiving plans for millions of americans, not to mention the big parade, but al is tracking all of it for us hey, al. Hey, good morning, before we get to the parade we have to get to these storms. We have one coming in right now, for november. Snow across the winter storm warnings, from california to the u. P. To michigan from california all the way up there. Minneapolis could see its biggest snowfall in nine years for november snow across the midwest with the snow, rockies, denver, minneapolis, chicago, down to houston, on the roads, we expect problems i80, i35, and i55. We continue into wednesday this system brings heavy rain for a lot of new england heavy wind gusts into the northeast. Airport delays on wednesday, back to minneapolis and chicago. Detroit, new york area, all the way down to atlanta. On the roads, i75, i90 and i95 storm number two, coming into the pacific northwest, heavy rain, mountain snows, airport delays from portland, down to San Francisco, this system continues to move, you can see i5 and i80 having problems wednesday, the snow will spread into the rockies, heavy rains from southern california, the airport delays, san diego, San Francisco, salt lake and las vegas, and this will continue causing problems on the roads, i80, i15 and i5 this system will continue to cause issues right on into thanksgiving day bursts of snow through the plains are going to be airport delays in the midwest. The plains, a flood threat through the southwest, record cold in the northwest, and here in the northeast, it is going to be very very windy airport delays for that, and were going to break down what it means for the thanksgiving day parade could be the first time the balloons dont fly since 1971. Oh no all right were going to check back with you in a bit and get the full forecast. Nbc National CorrespondentMiguel Almaguer has the details. Reporter the navy was in the process of reviewing whether gallagher should be stripped of his elite status as a seal but the president was strongly opposed to that and said so last week in a tweet. This morning, it appears spencers handling of the case may have cost the navys top man his job. This morning the navys top civilian leader, secretary Richard Spencer fired. It appears he was pushed out after defying President Trumps support of navy seal Eddie Gallagher. Gallagher was at the center of a high profile warm crimes case stemming from a 2017 tour of duty in iraq in july he was acquitted of shooting iraqi civilians and killing a captive fighter with a knife. The jury convicted him of posing in photos with a dead isis what many saw as a disregard of the president s wishes, secretary spencer called for a review of gallaghers status threatening to strip him of the prestigious trident pin that indicates hes a seal. Spencer writing in part, unfortunately i no longer share the same understanding with the commander in chief who appointed me in regards to the key principal of good order and discipline i cannot in good conscience obey an order that i believe violates the sacred oath i took to support and defend the constitution earlier sunday, gallagher lashed out on fox news. This is all about ego and retaliation. This has nothing to do with good order and discipline. Reporter according to nbc News Pentagon correspondent, courtney kube, current former and military defense Officials Say military leaders trying so save spencers job, lobbied President Trump on Board Air Force one to stop intervening in air force one. On sunday, the pentagon also saying secretary spencer had proposed a secret deal to the white house that would allow Eddie Gallagher to retire and retain his navy seal status. Defense secretary mark esper saying he was deeply troubled by this conduct the president tweeting i was not pleased with the way that navy seal Eddie Gallaghers trial was handled by the navy. Eddie will retire peacefully with all of the honors that he has earned gallaghers lawyer telling nbc news. This entire case has been a long battle. Its been a roller coaster, and you know, hopefully its now finally over well, there have been a lot of twists and turns, miguel, so what is next is it over reporter well, he now proceeds with his retirement process and gets to keep his trident pin. Gallagher is hoping to get some time to step away from this and relax with his family. He does face legal issues and political ones as well savannah. Miguel almaguer, thank you, in the meantime theres another big shake up in the democratic president ial race, after months of speculation, former new york mayor and billionaire Michael Bloomberg has made it official and thrown his hat into the 2020 race White House CorrespondentKristen Welker has been following the story. Michael bloomberg could reshape the democratic race. Hes out with a 35 million media blitz, the largest single advertising buy in Campaign History and is taking his fight to President Trump, calling him a existential threat to our country. Did he wait too late this morning, Michael Bloomberg is making it official. Mike bloomberg for president , jobs creator, leader, problem solver. Reporter after months of speculation, the former new york mayor announcing his candidacy in a video sunday, a part of a 35 million media blitz, touting his record as a threeterm mayor. When new york suffered the terrible tragedy of 9 11, he took charge, becoming a threeterm mayor who brought a city back from the ashes and brought back jobs and hope with it reporter bloomberg who has changed his Party Affiliation frequently to republican, independent and now democrat is shaking up the already crowded field. Still, bloomberg faces steep hurdles. At 77, he is one of the oldest candidates in the race, and his late start means hell skip early voting states like iowa and new hampshire. Bloombergs record already under microscope, including his controversial stop and frisk policing policy which he imposed as mayor, but last weekend he apologized at a church in brooklyn. I want you to know that i realize that back then, i was wrong, and im sorry. Now rivals are pouncing on the businessman turned politician who is worth an estimated 50 billion. Multibillionaires like mr. Bloomberg are not going to get very far in this election. I do know this, and that is elections should not be for sale, not to billionaires not to corporate executives. Bloomberg could pose the biggest threat to joe biden and mayor Pete Buttigieg over the weekend, biden pressed on concerns he may not be able to beat President Trump. Watch me. Watch me the idea that im not in better shape than mayor bloomberg physically everybody in america who has ever been available in politics especially if they have a billion dollars thinks they can beat trump. Reporter its unlikely bloomberg will get on a debate stage because hes refusing donations, and candidates have to show support for donors, to qualify. Biden is also making headlines for comments about his former colleague, senator Lindsey Graham, theyre at odds now over bidens son hunter biden. What can you tell us about that. Reporter thats right, savannah former Vice President biden is lashing out at Lindsey Graham amid his ramped up efforts to make bidens son a key focus bidens business dealings have been under a microscope after he sat on the board of a Ukrainian Energy company while his father was Vice President , though there is no evidence of wrong doing. Heres what biden said. Lindsay is about to go down in a way i think hes going to regret his whole life. What do you say to him . I say lindsay, i guess im just embarrassed by what youre doing for you. I mean, my lord. Reporter now of course graham chairs the Senate Judiciary committee, currently requesting documents from the state Department Related to biden and his son, savannah. Kristen welker at the white house for us, thank you. Craig joins the table now with the latest on the impeachment. Good morning, savannah, da, good morning to you as well. Moving forward with impeachment proceedings against President Trump and this as a new report says white house officials trying to justify his actions after the fact gave different explanations for why that military aid to ukraine was put on hold. Nbc chief White House CorrespondentHallie Jackson has details on this. Reporter craig, good morning, it is not a holiday week but a workweek kicking off today for House Democrats. They are expected to huddle to put together that report laying out their case in this impeachment inquiry. Democrats say they wont let what they describe as white house stone walling stop them from moving forward. They seem to be saying unless donald trump writes out i bribed ukraine, the evidence would be insufficient. Reporter democrats this morning arguing after days of public testimony its obvious the president tried to trade military aid to ukraine for investigations into the bidens and 2016 election that would help him politically and documents show an extensive effort in a justification to freeze the military aid and a debate over whether the delay was legal according to the Washington Post, citing three people familiar with the records. Nbc news has not reviewed the documents, the white house not commenting, it comes as congressman devin nunes, the Top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee is facing questions himself about whether he met with a former ukrainian prosecutor in an effort to investigate the bidens. Bottom line, were you in vienna with shokin i really want to answer all of these questions, and i promise you i absolutely will come back on the show and answer these questions. Reporter that allegation as reported by cnn coming from the lawyer of an indicted associate of Rudy Giuliani giuliani, the president s personal lawyer making headlines of his own now for these comments. I do not discuss my conversations with my client you can assume that i talked to him early and often. Yeah. And have a very very Good Relationship with him. I have seen things written like hes going to throw me under the bus. When they say that, he isnt but i have insurance we have very good friends. He knows what i did was in order to defend him, not to dig up dirt on biden. Giuliani tweeting he was being sarcastic. President trump deriding what he calls the impeachment scam and retweeting comments about a new book detailing the origins of the steele dossier, by a former British Intelligence officer on then candidate trump, the book crime and progress written by Glenn Simpson and peter fritsch, the company that commissioned the research with the authors pushing back on gop criticism they aim to spread salacious rumors about President Trump. Its logically inconsistent that they would allege that were part of a democratic hoax when most of the investigation, at least the first half was paid for by republicans reporter what about next steps as it relates to this impeachment inquiry, a top adviser to the president now says the white house here is preparing for a couple of different outcomes, one that the house does not vote to impeach, which right now seems less likely, and the other moves forward to the senate. Meanwhile Supreme CourtJustice Ruth Bader ginsberg is back home resting this morning after being released from a baltimore hospital on sunday the 86yearold was admitted friday after experiencing symptoms including chills and fever. She is said to be doing well ginsberg has faced several Health Scares over the past year, including in august when she underwent Radiation Therapy for pancreatic cancer. Overnight pop star taylor swift was crowned artist of the decade at the American Music awards after a very public feud with her former record label over rights to her music she sent a message to fans using a medley of her biggest hits Stephanie Gosk is following this for us. What a show, guys, it was a highly anticipated performance that almost didnt happen according to taylor, and while she did not speak out about the issue last night, she definitely let her music do the talking overnight at the American Music awards, superstar taylor swift making a powerful statement her performance. Im so sick of this kicking things off with her feminist anthem, the men, all wearing white jackets with the names of her first six albums, at the heart of an ongoing feud with her former label, big record machine records. Swift recently claimed the label, which owns her master recordings was trying to block her from performing a medley of her biggest hits at the amas so from her country roots. Hes the reason for the tear drops on my guitar to her rise as a pop star the star turned to fans writing about the record executives, the message being sent to me is very clear, basically be a good little girl and shut up or youll be punished this is wrong, please let Scott Borchetta and Scooter Braun know how you feel about this. The former label quickly fired back, at no point did we say taylor could not perform on the amashere have been numerous Death Threats directed at my taylor, the narrative you have created does not exist braun, the current owner addressed swift, writing, since your public statement, there have been numerous Death Threats directed at my family. I assume this is not your intention but it is important that you understand that your words carry a tremendous amount of weight. Swift eventually brought down the house last night, performing many of her classic hits, among them, the smash shake it off where she was joined on stage by halsey and camila cabello. For her acceptance speech for artist of the decade, swift guys, the fans over the years. Reporter hinted at the drama. All that matters to me is the memories i have had with you guys, the fans over the years. Reporter with a documentary on her life, the fight for the masters may come up again. Taylor swift became the artist with the most ama wins last night, earning her 24 statues for favorite pop album, surpassing another superstar michael jackson. Swift is planning to rerecord her albums in 2020 so she will have the rights to masters of the remakes. Its hard to argue she is probably over the last decade, the best artist. She made her point last night, her way. Subtle. Thank you, steph. Lets go back to al for the full forecast. Good morning sunshine. Thank you heavy snow through the plains into the pacific northwest, plenty of sunshine through southern california. Autumn sunshine here in the northeast and mid Atlantic States and temperatures are fairly seasonal. A little on the cooler side as you get down into florida and a little flare up of some snow in northern minnesota were going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds spend at a Small Business, an average of 67 cents stays in the community. Join me and American Express on Small Business saturday, november 30th, and see how shopping small adds up. Good monday morning. Im meteorologist kari hall. We have a big cooldown headed our way and a high fire danger today with gusty winds for especially the inland hills. By tomorrow the cold front drops in during the afternoon, well see some rain a