Time magazine yts reached out to be the person of the year. The magazine responding saying not so fast. All that plus David Cassidys daughter appeals her dads last words moments before he passed away. Chelsea Chelsea Clinton and ivanka trump jump to malia obamas defense. And the 100 billion, jeff bezos reaches a mind boggling financial milestone. What happens that pushed his fortune to new heights . Well explain today, saturday november 25th, 2017. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with sheinelle jones, craig melvin, and dylan dreyer. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Thanks for joining us. Im craig melvin alongside Kristen Welker. Dylan drier dylan dreyer is here. Did you observe some black friday shopping . No but im hoping do Small Business saturday. Tens of millions getting ready to head home after thanksgiving. Many of you waking up this morning. Dylan standing by with a look. Most of the country is actually looking okay. But we do have a cold front thats going to make its way to the northeast that will cause some minor troubles but its really the north west where were going to see most of your problems today. Especially late today and into sunday where we will see just heavy rain gusty winds. We could see gusts up to 50 or 60 miles per hour. Expect some airport delays especially in seattle and portland later today if you have afternoon or evening flights. As for the roads the mountain passes will be slow going. From seattle to portland it looks like mainly a rain event, but a lot of rain. On sunday still very rainy and windy. It looks very warm through the middle of the country with high temperatures running about 20 to 30 degrees above average. So if youre driving anywhere in this area its a windows down kind of drive. In the northeast were looking at the possibility of some lake effect snow. Thats going to kick in with the strong northwest winds. We could see gusts of 30 to 35 miles per hour. We could see some minor delays especially in new england. Possibly down through new york la guardia, jfk. Syracuse mainly because of the heavier snow bands that set up with the lake effect snow. Were looking at maybe 2 to 4 inches but when its the first time of the year it makes it tricky on the roads. Absolutely especially when its a Holiday Weekend. Weatherhether traveling or not a lot of people will be taking time to do some shopping. This is the start of the Holiday Shopping season with people waking up early on black friday to take advantage of the instore promotions that included deep discounts and free items. Overall black friday went relatively smoothly all across most of the country. In alabama false reports of gunshots and shoppers scrambling and shut down the mall for a short period of time. And a small glitch for macys saying a credit card problem gave people a longer wait time than usual. Final numbers are not in but if early figures are any indication this could be the biggest yet. On black friday alone close to 115 Million People were expected to head out and find those great deals in stores and online. T on lean alone. Thats on top of the 2. 87 online. Some had outages because of the sheer number of shoppers. Hoping for a bigger boost over the next few days. We do want to turn to a horrific story overseas where the death toll is climbing after an attack inside a mosque in egypt where hundreds of people were praying. At least 300 people were killed. More than two dozen of them children. The attackers got away and now there is an all out manhunt to find them. Global correspondent bill nealy is in cairo this morning. Whats the latest there . Reporter good morning. Well the death toll here in egypt is now 305. 27 of them children. Truly horrific. Not just the worst terror attack in egypts modern history, but one of the worst ever in the middle east. It is a day of mourning and of military response with warplanes bombing what are described as terrorist targets. Gunfire at a mosque a massacre and mayhem after egypts terror attack. Even ambulances targeted outside. 300 people dead. Murdered as they prayed. Nearly all were men, but there were dozens of children among the dead and injured. More than 100 wounded. Hundreds more traumatized. This morning relatives took bodies away for burial. Entire families were killed after militants singled out the mosque 200 miles from cairo. A suicide bomber detonating inside the mosque then gunmen perhaps dozens of them opening fire both inside and out on worshippers. Even by the deadly standards of the middle east this was a ruthless attack. Militants have been conducting attacks against Egyptian Security outposts but an attack against a mosque really kroshcrosses a new threshold. The mosque is now in a virtual war zone which isis is trying to take over. Two years ago using a bombgw in a soda can killingr isi Egypt Security forces seemed unable to stop. President trump condemned the horrible and cowardly terrorist attack. Egypts president says it makes him more determined to confront terrorism. And he sent in his said to hav what hen moun e today deep rshi c iilians atgunmen. So aay and three days of mourning but longteror prosecutes sisi. Tandsbility and security. There is neither here. Kristen, tragic. Bill thank you for that report. President trump speaking out about the terror attack in egypt. Hes reaffirming his call for a ban and border wall. He also made headlines for claiming that Time Magazine might want him to be this years person of the year. Nbc White House CorrespondentKelly Odonnell is near the president s maralago estate in florida. Good morning. Reporter good morning, craig. Of course this is a Holiday Weekend for the president and his family. The white house has been specific to point out it is a working vacation. And of coursetwitte multitasker. At least projectingessage from his maralago long weekend urkey and he quote, quickly hit t lin golf superstars tiger woods social media but the white house refused access to the press pool except for the motorcadepushing his president linked the attack in egypt to reafirm his own hot button immigration policies. Need the wall. Need the ban he tweeted. The president also tried to ease u. S. Tensions with turkey by telling its president in a friday phone call the u. S. Would make adjustments to the military support meaning arms for kurds fighting isis in syria. A change desired by turkey. Separately turkey is mentioned in the special counsel investigation. Of former National Security adviser Michael Flynn who did lobbying work for turkey and russia. A source familiar with the Legal Proceedings tells nbc news this week flynn a defense and that its regular practice of information sharing with the president s legal team. As first reported by the new york times. But the strategy behind that shift is not publicly known. Whether that means hes going to cooperate against other persons or just try to negotiate a better deal for himself remains to be seen. Reporter and as 2017 fades, President Trump claimed that he rejected Time Magazines person of the year honor claiming he took a pass when informed he would, quote, probably be chosen for a second straight year. Time responded tweeting the president is incorrect about how we choose person of the year. It does not comment until december 6th when with the issue will come out. This is an unusual thing for the president to try to stir up. Im joking ikes to create a media firestorm. Why he picked Time Magazine is curious. Yes, the president has been on the cover a number of times, but the Washington Post found when it visited a number of his golf clubs, 17 across the country, a handful had on its walls of Time Magazine featuring donald trump at the time when he was on the apprentice. Fake news perhaps, a item. The president may be trying to head off not being named person of the year but he certainly stirred the pot with the mag swroon magazine. President trump says hes taking a pass. Kelly for us in west palm. Thank you. Now we want to take a look at some other stories making headlines this morning including a new standoff with President Trump that has washington wondering whos in charge of the Consumer Protection agency . The agents director abruptly stepped down friday and named his deputy to take over but the white house announced current budget director mulvaney would serve as the acting director. Mulvaney once called a sad, sick jokeaw g make the appointment. As of now no one is sure who is in charge coming monday morning. First daughters are banding together in defense of malia obama when pictures of the freshman kissing a young man and blowing smoke rings. Both ivanka trump and Chelsea Clinton took to twitter to speak out about the invasion of privacy. Trump saying she should be off limits and clinton admonishing others to be better. Jeff bezos who is already the worlds richest person is now worth more than 100 billion. He has black friday shoppers to thank for pushing him over that lofty height. Bill gates is the only other person known to top 100 billion. Hes apparently since fallen on hard times. Hes down to billion. Indeed. Black friday was a big day for amazon. Jeff bezos, Business Owners are hoping it will be a hit for them. Its Small Business saturday. Joleen kent is here. Its a big day. Welcome to Small Business saturday. Contrary to what the name says its a huge day for the u last year record 112 million shoppers spent more than at independent retailers and restaurants and theyre not just on main street. After the rush of black friday that started early and ended today businesses are spotlight with deep di up American Companies employing 58 Million People. One of the shopping trends is buying local handmade craftsman typeoing to find that at retailers. Sierra brown started the diamond hanger out of the san diego warehouse two years ago. They sell v designer clothes all online with no brick and mortar shop. 0 years ago i would definitely went straight for having a retail store on main street. Its a lot more cost effect to wareh literally anywhere you live. She gets the word out about the diamond hanger on facebook and instagram. And then does the majority of business on ebay where customers can purchase one of a kind items with just a few clicks. Ebay ceo says Small Businesses must go digital to thrive in a competitive market of endless options. Ecommerce has brought transparency. People get access and understand whats a great value. They may not have known in the era before the internet. They used to walk in a store and think they were getting a great deal. Now theyre one click away from checking whether they got a great deal. Ebay along with etsy handmade and swear providing the software and hardware to launch businesses like the diamond hanger. Combining a vintage Business Model with an innovative strategy to mak and incredible howimpact Small Businesses have on Small Business saturday. Before w black friday. Dag bhoppseg online using their phones to do their christmas and holhopping. Is black friday still relevant . Its still relevant if youre as we saw items. Lot of up. Those sal stretched ov andle businesses not knowing what to do as amazon and other online retailers pick ump ste think 99 of the business is Small Business. They have ane. If youre shopping will you shop for a small onlini maim orjor retailer. If youre looking for some special to etsy handmade allse s 57 million americans. Really Small Businesses are the backbone of our economy youre making your purchases and wa chances are you great ls shopping experience. Its fun. Ha much. Dylan dreyer standing by with theca counhe into theast. Couple of sttwe rain towards buffalo. Ce thent, mperatures will go from 60 down into the 40 good morning. Im first alert meteorologistev trennen degrees. City. Atlantic city, up to 50 decrease possible. Wilmington a forecast tie of 57. Thats your latest forecast. Now to a story thats given given us a lot of hope this holiday week about the kindness of hundreds of people have donated to a homeless man who gave his last 20 to a woman stranded on road. On the still growing this morning. Megan is here with our favorite story over the last few days. This has gone viral. Talking about paying it forward, after seeing a woman in need, a homeless gave the last dollar to his name to help her. That one act of couldnt have edof aast month he saw a young e stranded after her car ran out of ga this is not a safe area for anyone not just amed ke he toll just the right thing to do. Johnny came up and sai and lock the doors, ill ome gas. And thats exactly what he did. Johnny used the only 20 he had to his name of gas and fill her tank while sheched b boyfriend began to visit johnny every week. They found out he was a marine from North Carolina who friendlen on hard they set up a go fun page to help raise money for an apartment and soon the donations came pouring in. Complete strangers sending in 10 and 20 amounts along with heart warming messages of support. Its how you end up that counts. Hugs and love. I love that this has taken off and gone global. Days, his supporters have raised nearly 350,000. He says he feels like a newman with a fresh cut and a big take eo so when i have an opportunity to help someone else you know talk about a fresh start. That amount actually overwhelmed johnny to such aint he even asked that the page be taken down because he didnt want to seem like he was taking advantage. Instead of keeping all the money, he says he plans to donate the paying it forward. Perfect story for the holidays. Still ahead, Kristen Welkers favorite story, is prince harry getting ready to pop the question at girlfriend what David Cassidys daughter is saying about her dads kent we are back on saturday morning with the download. Our look back at the week that was. Thats right. Thanksgiving and black friday came and went but the week began with President Trump finally speaking out about Embattled Alabama Senate candidate roy moore. President trump standing by Alabama Senate candidate roy moore. Is an accused child molester better than a democrat . He totally denies it. He says it didnt happen. You have to listen to him also. Ly ly leemoores campaign denying all allegations. More shocking accusations as multiple women came afford to allege broadcast charlie rose sexually harassed them for years. Charlie does not get a pass here. Cbs, pbs and bloomberg kwiek quickly fired rose. In a statement rose apologized adding in part i am greatly embarrassed though i do not believe that all of these allegations are accurate. By planes trains and automobiles, an estimated 51 million americans set out to travel for thanksgiving this week. All types of holl are up this year. Air travel seeing the biggest jump5 . Another estimated 115 Million People use black friday to get a jump start on their Holiday Shopping. Retailers like jc penney walmart, target and best buy are slashing prices working hard to lure shoppers back into stores. A dramatic moment caught on camera. Watch as this soldier risks his life in a bid to escape north korea. The defector leaps from the jeep. Seconds later his former military colleagues firing 40 rounds. He is shot at least five times. His motionless body slumped against a wall. Then a Daring Rescue that saved his live. South korean soldiers crawling to him and dragging him to safety. Were going to hear from the man who spent nearly for decades behind bars for a crime he didnt commit. Plus well tell good morning. Im dray clark. Your time now 7 26 on this saturday morning. Lets get right to meteorologist krystal klei with your forecast. 26 in allentown, 27 in mount holly. Philadelphia a little above freezing at 36 decrease. A really nice warming trend thatll pick us up in some spots to the mid and upper 50 clear right now for mostly sunny to start. By the afternoon partly cloudy and overnight an isolated chance of showers. Philadelphia mayor jim kenny will be out to encourage shoppers to buy local. This morning hell visit businesses. Hes expected to stop at a clothing store, and several art all like to see more shoppers this season. Today you can enjoy discounts at the shops. And if you plan to visit lucy the elephant and thrus therell be a free screening of the polar express, tomorro Christmas Tree lighting and minor get the holiday the pare at 9 00 a. M. At fourth and streets. A lot to do on this saturday morning. Shopping parades a and the weather as krystal said its all going toeat. Thats all for now. Im draye today show. Countless patients. Countless ailments. Countless hours. And guess what . You can handle it all. Be a leader in your field with a bsn from strayer university. A Nursing Program created by and for nurses. Lets get it, nurses. Thats a fun crowd. Well get outside in just a bit. We are back on this saturday morning, november 25th, 2017. Great crowd indeed. We want to begin this half hour with a check of the headlines including the Holiday Shopping frenzy taking place this weekend. Record breaking black friday on track to be the best shopping day ever for retailers. Close to 115 Million People shopping in stores and online with more than 5 billion spent in one da