Well go to the ends of the earth. Big spenders. Americans shatter Online Shopping records over the weekend. To the tune of nearly 3. 5 billion. And retailers are hoping for a huge cyber monday as shoppers get set to point, click and buy today monday, november 28th, 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a monday morning. You know the definition of calm before the storm . Going to show you video now. This is a live look at the Amazon Distribution Center over in new jersey. That place is going to be jumping. Its cyber monday. I have been limbering up my fingers ready to do Online Shopping. I know you are. The rumor is you are done. Im trying to organize. I might be over taken by a baby in a couple weeks. Lets get to our top story. President elect donald trump busy on twitter, slamming Hillary Clinton blasting efforts to recount votes even claiming though that fraud cost him the popular vote. Nbcs Hallie Jackson in trum tower. Good morning to you. Reporter good morning to you. This morning the president elect is back home from the holiday, back in new york and back online, tweeting those accusations of voter fraud without evidence, all of it as the drama over his cabinet selections heats up. His leaks allegations unsubstantiated and unproven, the president elect undeterred. Tweeting he, quote, won the popular vote if you deduct the millions who voted illegally a claim spread by some websites without evidence. Donald trump claiming voter fraud nationally and in three states specifically, virginia, new hampshire, and california. The president elects Transitions Team has not clarified what he is talking about but it is clear why hes talking. Seemingly irritated by an election recount, set in motion by the green Party President ial candidate, jill stein, in wisconsin. And maybe two more battle grounds soon. Hillary Clintons Campaign now joining in, making clear they didnt start the battle nor do they expect it to change the results. Clintons Campaign Lawyer tweeting overnight we are getting attacked for participating in a recount we didnt ask for by the man who won election but thinks there was massive fraud. The president elect trying to use clintons own words against her. In another tweet, citing this moment from november 9. We must accept this result and then look to the future. It is a total and complete hypocritical joke that the group of people that thought they were nervous about president elect trump not conceding are the people that are conducting recounts in states where we won by over 68,000 votes. Reporter one of the president elects top aides, in an immiss isnt recount rebuke referencing a 45minute conversation between donald trump and president obama this weekend. There is a respect for the process and the peaceful transition of power which is why this recount by jill stein and now the hillary people is so confounding and disappointing. Reporter Kellyanne Conway one of trumps key adviser making a public push against mitt romney, a former never trump leader, now one of the contenders for secretary of state, along with rudy giuliani. Im all for party unity but im not sure we have to pay for that with the secretary of state position. Reporter so about those comments, two top aides tell msnbc the president elect is now apparently furious at that action at the comments with others saying they are baffled about the public discussion over that secretary of state position, matt and savannah. Donald trump will have more meetings here at trump tower today. Before you go, can we go back to the recount situation. First, at this moment whats the likelihood it happens, and whats the likelihood it makes any difference . Reporter so let me take that in two parts. Likelihood it happens, recounts are state by state, not nationally. So in wisconsin right now you have a series of local clerks, figuring out how much a recount would cost. Then if the green party can cover those, which jill stein says she can, then you will see the recount set into motion. In wisconsin, at least, with the possibility of two other states, maybe pennsylvania and michigan on the way, as far as the likelihood it changes everything, extraordinarily slim, if you just look at the odds. The other part is even if, say, something were to flip in wisconsin, you would still need two others to flip as well, pennsylvania and michigan for Hillary Clinton to, for example, take the presidency. Again, very, very slim chances. Also a tight, tight timeline in some of these states, right . Reporter wisconsin has a deadlin set by the state of december 13 to get this recount finished which means already youre seeing some of the local municipalities warn they have to work nights and weekends to get this done if it happens. Should mention that today is the deadline to trigger a recount in pennsylvania, and wednesday in michigan where that vote margin is the closest at 10,000 votes. Thank you very much. Also this morning the official tributes under way in cuba following the death of its controversial former leader fidel castro. Nbcs Andrea Mitchell is in havana this morning. Good morning to you. Reporter good morning to you. It is a windy, very hot sunny day here, but thousands of people already lined up. This the first public ceremony to honor fidel castro, these are the loyalists, the people who revere his memory, and even his controversial legacy. Preparations for ceremonies today where fidel castro will be honored, before his remains are carried through the islands provinces, more than 500 miles to their final resting place sunday. In a mausoleum built for this day. At the university of havana students held their own memorial. I think that fidel castro was a good man. He always fought for the rights of cuban people. Reporter across the city a different point of view. Human rights protesters known as the ladies in white saying state Security Police warned them to stay home this week. Instead of holding their weekly march. So will things change under raul now that fidel has gone . Or is everything the same . She says nothing will change, the dictator raul castro will continue his war. Having defied 11 american president s, Fidel Castros passing was noted in strikingly different ways, by president obama and president elect trump. Obama praising castro saying history will record and judge the enormous impact of this singular figure on the people and world around him. Trump blasting castro as a brutal dictator with a legacy of firing squads, theft, unimaginable suffering, poverty and the denial of fundamental rights. Seeing a centerpiece his legacy, direct commercial flights starting this week, Postal Service with the u. S. , credit cards and banking, internet service. Cracks in the 50year trade embargo bringing dollars the to people like omar who drives a 1950 chevy. Were getting better. With the economy. Reporter and president obama did much of this by executive order. Donald trump can evers it and today he tweeted if cuba is unwilling to make a better deal for the cubans, for the cubanamericans and the u. S. As a whole ill terminate the deal. Thank you. I want to tell you about some major developments in syria, Government Forces have recapture add key part of eastern aleppo. The area has been held by rebels for the last four years. Human rights Officials Say over the past few days Syrian Forces have captured some ten neighborhoods, putting nearly 30 of aleppo under government control. Thousands of civilians fled eastern aleppo over the weekend, to escape what is very heavy fighting. Here at home the army corps of engineers says it has no plans for forceable removal of demonstrators who have been camping out in north dakota protesting the Dakota Access pipeline. Officials notified tribal leaders friday that they would need leave by december 5. The corps cited increased violence between protesters and Law Enforcement and the increasingly harsh winter conditions there. Protesters say that request will only escalate tensions. To a deadly shooting in new orleans, Popular French quarter that sparked panic on a crowded bourbon street. Police are searching for two suspected gunmen. Here is kelsey from our nbc affiliate. Reporter this morning stunning new video capturing the frantic moments when a spray of gun tire unleashed chaos in one of the popular tourist destinations in the country. We need ema. Code three. Reporter new orleans suddenly the big uneasy, a night of fun turning into blood shed on besh bon street. Somebody shot. I got one shot in the cherks one in the hand, another shot somewhere else i cant telt right now. And i need that ems asap. Reporter the shooting leading one dead and 9 injured. We dont believe the victims were the intended targets. Reporter the violence erupted early sunday morning when an argument between two men escalated into a shootout. Sending revelers running for their lives. Now the search is on for the suspectings who managed to get away despite a ramped up Police Presence in place for the holiday weekend. This is a very active robust investigation, we are continuing to work every angle very aggressively. Reporter police identifying the victim as 25yearold demontruss tolliver, his death serving as reminder of a june 2014 shooting that also killed one and injured nine. To say the least this is an unconscionable act that is unacceptable, it continues to put an exclamation point on the death and destruction that gun violence has played on the streets of new orleans. Reporter new orleans mayor promising to increase Police Presence, to keep new orleans safe during the Holiday Season. And this morning as people are starting to wake up in new orleans, of course the shooting still fresh on everyones mind. There is a makeshift memorial growing on the corner of bourbon and iverville. And as family and friends of this victim mourn his death and people shot recover from the shooting and from their gunshot wounds, new Orleans Police are continuing to investigate in fact they will spend monday collecting footage from businesses near the scene and also asking for people in the publics help any one with information is asked to come forward, especially if they have cell video of the shooting and the aftermath of that shooting. Back to you. Kelsey davis, thanks very much. Its cyber monday, the Holiday Shopping season picks up more steam over the weekend customers on the internet in record numbers, tens of millions head back on line and look for deals. Jo lean kent is at a busy Amazon Warehouse in robinsville. Good morning. Reporter good morning to you. Amazon is preparing to process millions of packages, this after shoppers had a strong showing over the thanksgiving holiday weekend, but not everything you see on sale online today will necessarily be a great deal. 122 million americans are expected to log on and shop today making it potentially the biggest Online Shopping day in history according to the adobe digital index. It comes after a record setting black friday, a 21 jump over last year. The breakdown, 99 million shoppers headed out to the stores, while more than 108 million shopped online according to the National Retail federation. But unlike last year, retailers preparing for a wave of spending on mobile devices. Walmart and target already reporting that 60 of Online Purchases were made with smart phones and tablets during thanksgiving weekend. Some of the deepest cyber monday discounts today walmart offering the iphone 5s for 149. Originally 450. At target, 40 off bedding, rugs and throw pillows. And old navy and jay crew 40 off everything. Lorisha, a mom, plans on doing all of her shopping online this year. I dont have to deal with the crowds or the chaos. I get to sit in the comfort of my home and do all of my shopping. Reporter retail experts say if you plan on splurging make a list and check it twice, this will help you avoid overspending. Search the internet for coupon codes. Or free shipping. And always be skeptical zbrxt do your research ahead of time. Know which item is the best possible quality for the lowest possible price. That doesnt mean just going for the cheapest item you find. Reporter you may think or see that a lot of these cyber monday sales are stretching through the entire week. That is because a lot of traditional brick and mortar retailers like target and walmart hope to cut into amazons real estate of all of that Online Shopping. All right. Jo, thank you. Well look further into this tell you where you can find the best deals later. If you didnt stay up late you missed a really exciting finish to the sunday night Football Game between the broncos and the chiefs. Start with the gamewinning kick. Five seconds left in overtime. Kansas city kicker lines up for 34yard field goalment watch this. The ball bounces off the inside of the left upright but it goes through. Chiefs win, 3027. Now, lets rewind a bit. Another moment a lot of people are talking about. Second quarter, chiefs kick returner finds an opening and watch. Hes going to go all the way up the sideline but watch this. At some point he slows down enough so he can high five one of his teammates before he goes into the end zone which is a great thing unless someone catches you from behind. Luckily he did not. Are high fives allowed . You cant do the end zone dance. I know there is no crying in football. Not sure about high fives. I like that. Only he is almost the Katie Ledecky of football. There you go. Whats shaking in the weather . We have a lot of interesting stuff to start the week off. For example, weve got snow in arizona. Where about . Flagstaff. Look at this. I mean it was a mess. All part of the same system. Ahead of this system, violent weather being spawned as you look red cloud, nebraska. Tornados reported. Fortunately, no real damage. But weve got more Severe Weather to talk about today. Right now weve got marginal to slight risk for 8. 2 Million People, hail possible, isolated tornado, but weve also got an enhanced risk, over 3 million from alexandria, louisiana up to tupelo into parts of alabama as well, tornados cannot be ruled out. This is a very vigorous system. Cold front ahead. Strong storms, chicago, cleveland, cincinnati into late tonight with heavy rain and scattered strong storms. We move into tomorrow. That rain starts to spread into the northeast. And also down south where they got Drought Conditions but heres what happens next. Weve got a secondary low that develops, that brings another round of rain into the southeast and eventually in the northeast as we move on into wednesday. Rainfall amounts, anywhere from 2 to 3 inches locally, could be up to 5 inches, they need this rain so that will be good news. Were going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. Hey this is for you. Did you really . Didnt have too getting the gift you almost kept for yourself, now thats a holiday mini miracle. And it is easy to create your own at walgreens, with 50 off the gifts of the week just around the corner. Walgreens, at the corner of happy and healthy. Good monday morning, im meteorologist came meteorologist kari hall. In the south bay, wipers on, umbrellas up. Well see the highs reaching the upper 50s. There will be clearing later on today. We do start out with light rain moving through this morning but partly cloudy skies this afternoon. Well have some allday sunshine tomorrow. 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