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Crawl towards me. [ gunfire ] so, why did a jus find the officer not guilty. A factcheck on amazons promise to prices at whole foods with surprising resu and answering in the dark ed sheeran right here, the superstar, with a Perfect Performance, toy, friday, december 8th, 2017. From nbc news, this is today, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everybody. Welcome to its friday. Nice to have you with us. Say that again. Its friday. Were so happy. And we have ed sheeran, with us. Friday, ed sheeran, its a great day. We have a tough time in cal. A new fire has roared to life near san diego. While crews in and around los angeles struggle to contain the fires there. We want to get right to Miguel Almaguer with the latest. Miguel, good morning to you. Reporter good morning. Some 500 structures have been destroyed. This is the scene thats playing out neighborhood after neighborhood in this community alone. Today, firefighters are worried about flying embers. They can travel for miles and wipe out neighborhoods that are Still Standing this mornin fires are now control up and wn the Southern California coast. Firefighters, being stretched to the limit, pushing into day five of battling the blazes. The inferno now extending from Santa Barbara to san diego. Eliana moreno with a birdseye view of the mornmost mrablaze. The thomas fire has made its way to the pacific ocean. Reporter the thomas fire, just a few hours north of los angeles, scorching 115,000 acres of land. Nearly 500 structures damaged or destroyed. Fire Officials Say gusty winds and dry condition could keep firefighters on the ground for at least another week. The neighborhood now blackened andre just the wind but visibility. Refighters are having difficult time trag fires. And theyre all on the move. The fastmoving fire leaving Patricia Hampton and her family just 20 minutes to grab their most cherished belongings. We could barelybreathe. The air was so thick and the fires were huge. Reporter now, a new blaze, the lilac fire burning across san diego. The sky glowing redhot. Thick, above. A state of emergency for san diego county. Evacuations and road closures in effect. A Mobile Home Park and other structures destroyed by the fastmoving flames. Its extreme weather that as theresult, were training. R horses were evacuated to the nearby del mar more than 6,000 personnel are fighting fires and fatigue. The battle to save theolden state, red hot and far from over. The santa ana winds that fan these flames will weaken into sunday. Thats the good news. The bad news, they will also become more erratic, pushing the flames in multiple directions. They cannot catch a break in Southern California. Miguel, thank you. Something else were keeping an eye on, the first snow for millions of people, from texas all the way to new england. And dylan is in for al. When is it coming . What are we going to get . Its southern texas to houston. Baton rouge has only seen measurable snow 23 stimes reco heres the 23rd time. It will extend 000 miles up into new england. We have Winter Weather advisories and winter storm warnings. This includes the suburbs of atlanta, delays at the airports today. We havetoo. We have the cold air on the western side of this storm system. The immediate coastline of caro ry. Tsnow piles theples and pinks, thats o s s where we get into more inches. Na into north carolina. And through southern new jersey, up to four ches. A widespread two to four inches, up into boston. A lot of places accumulate on the grassy surfaces. When youre not used to driving in the snow, its time to get the training wheels back in. Its hard to fathom how wide a swa thisis. Out of o a major shakeup on capitol hill. As expected, senator franken said he is stepping down after accusations of misconduct against him. But he was notnly lawmaker to suddenly resign on thursday. Kasie hunt on capitol hill. Good morning. Reporter senator al franking bowing to intense pressure within his own party and stepping aside. But not without taking a pti shot at President Trump on the way out. On capitol hill this morning, a dramatic fall from grace. Senator al franken on his way out. In the coming weeks, will be resigning as member of the United States senate. Reporter at times, defensively. Some of the allegations against me are simply not true. Others, i remember very differently. Reporter and reflective, arguing hes earned a preparation as a champion of women. I know theres been a different picture of me painted over the last few weeks. But i know who i really am. Reporter and taking a parting shot across the aisle. I, of all people, am aware there is some irony in the fact at i am leaving, while a man who bragged his assault, sits in the oval fice. Reporter its a stunning end to the career of an snlstar. I know this photo looks bad. It also is bad. Reporter franken alogized to leanninitially tried to keep his job. But when a seventh accuser said she was touched inappropriate, party turon him. I think it was. Reporter the bad behavior could put more pressure on republicans, if roy moore, who dekn denied allegations of conduct with teenagers, wins the senate seat on tuesday. It will have longterm damage for the party. Reporter also in trouble this morning, republican congressman trent franks of arizona, saying he plans to resign amid an Ethics Committee investigation into misconduct. Franks said he talked to former female staffers about being s surrogate mothers for his children. Franks joining john conyers in stepping down, after women across the country have said, me, too. Franks is the third member of congress to step down this week, amid these types of allegations, following john conjuyers and al franken. When the election comes up for permanent election in 2018, could be pretty competitive. Kasie, thank you very much. We are seeing violence and protests in the middle east, following President Trumps decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. Richard engel is there in the thick of things. Good morning. Reporter good morning. We are in East Jerusalem a damascus gate. And behind that wall is jerusalems old city, which is a maze of small alleys and streets. We were in the old city to cover demonstrations against President Trumps statements. And while we were there, we found ourselves in the middle of an israeli crackdown. Other jerusalem in jerusalem. Palestinians left the mosque in old jerusalem city. Palestinians tried to demonstrate, but police were ready for them. Theyre not allowing the protesters to move out of the old city. Breaking up the demonstrators, with force. Pushing and shoving down the narrow alil alleys. Theyre trying to prevent them from reaching the main street, trying to break up the demonstration. Before theyre able to congregate for the palestinians, this is the way they show they done accept the movement for jerusalem. They want it to be the centerpiece of their capital. President trump ruled that out, backing israel, which claims ufl jerusalem as its own. This isnt just a battle over real estate. For many muslims, this is a battle of faith and injustice. The mosque is revered, protests have spread to turkey, pakistan and over nations where many believe trump is trying to give control of an islamist holy site to israel. A move, they say, theyll fight. Theres been other clasjshs and other jerusalem areas in the west bank. We spoke to the police force. They have enough to contain the situation. Thank you, richard. In the meantime, the crisis of a looming Government Shutdown ha been stayed temporarily. Congress has a stopgap measure. Reporter good morning, to you. President trump is going to sign the spending bill today. The bottom license plate when it comes to the threat of a shutdown, congress kicked the can down the road, saving the big budget fight for later this month. On capitol hill, crisis averted, at least f the motion to reconsider is on the table. Reporter republicans avoiding a shutdown ahead of todays deadline, passing a shortterm bill to fund the government for another two weeks. Postponing the budget battle until december 22nd, right before christmas. Unresolved, democrats demands for more money to combat th open yoed epidemic. E not leave here without a daca fix. Reporter republicans, their race is put a tax cut bill on the president s desk by christmas. Just days after President Trump tweeted in the fbis reputation is in tatters, the director, crist myrrh ray, defended the opportunity. Theres no finer institution than the fbi, and no finer people than the men and women who work there. Reporter with a politicallycharged hearing, with doubt on robert le team, wray denied it was interfe interfering. John lewis was beaten fighting for civil rights, said hi will boycott the event. President trumpsattendance and his hurtful policies are an insult to the people portrayed in this museum. E white house calling itunfortu another Congressional Black Caucus member wont be attending. President trump will head south for a Campaign Rally in pensaco pensacola. Thats just hours away from the alabama border. Roy moore is not expected to attend. One final note from the white house. The white house says the president will have a physical exam early next year. And the results of it will be made public. Sarah huckaby hand sanders, dismissing the slurring of the president , saying his throat was dry. Were learning more about the victims and the gunman at a deadly shooting at a high school in new mexico. Tammy leitner is there. Good morning. Reporter good morning, hoda. Still, so many Unanswered Questions this morning. We dont know if the shooter was a student at the school or why he did this. What we know is a small, tight knit community is coming together and is grieving the loss of two teenage victims. Do we have contact with the school . Reporter this morning, police are trying to determine a motive in a deadly high school shooting. Im at the bottom the stairs. The window is shot out. The description of suspect . Anyone have a description of or killed at this remote hh school in aztec,tims were intif franciscey jordan marque she was wonderful girl. I know she would be eryb to m our friends and neighbors of aztec have witnessed a very heinous and horrific act. Theres two children thats been killed. Reporter the suspect also dead. Officials describing the shooter as a male but offering few other details. It happened early thursday, as classes were etti ingetting und. Shots rang out. Terrified students and teachers, hiding in classrooms. Some behind locked doors. There was a lot of banging going around. Next thing we knew, our teachers were yelling to get in the closet. And it was gunshots. You hope that nothing ever happens at a school. Those are place wheres we send our kids to be safe. Reporter some residents in disbelief. Others offering their condole e condolences to the fallen. Im so grateful that each of you are out here tonight. Great for you to be here and support each other in this horrific event that has taken place. Im a teacher at aztec high school. Ani want to y stte m, you guys. Repter amall comnity left t pk up the pieces. Classes have been consled today. Authorities have not released the name of the gunman or how he died. We expect an update in a few hours. Sad story. 7 17. Lets get another check of the weather. Dylan is here. Good morning, guys. Taking a lookoing on across the country. Av fires in the southwest. Instead of 80mileperhour,gus. Poor air quality in the pacific northwest. The cold air crosses over at the unfrozen great lakes right now. And of course, watching that ow, bring all the way up into new england. That s and thats your latest forecast. Dylan, thank you. Just ahead, a disturbing story. Video of a Police Officer shooting and killing an unarmed father. Why a jury just found him not guilty of thursday. And amazon promised to slash prices at whole food. But have they . Youll be coming up, two huge stars. Zac efron stopping by. I was wondering if an electric toothbrush really cleans better than a manual. And my hygienist says it does but theyre not all the same. Who knew . I had no idea. So she said, look for one thats shaped like a dental tool with a round brush head. Go pro with oralb. Oralbs rounded brush head surrounds each tooth to gently remove more plaque. And unlike sonicare, oralb is the only electric toothbrush brand accepted by the American Dental Association for its effectiveness and safety. My mouth feels so clean. Ill only use an oralb. Oralb. Brush like a pro. I met bruce i saw on his lapel ches got a purple heart. E bruce we started talking about the service. I outrank him. chris [laughs] yeah. Meals on wheels reaches so many people. Its impactful beyond anything ive ever done in my life. bruce the meals and his friendship really mean, means a lot to me. vo through the subaru share the love event, weve helped deliver over onepoint seven million meals to those in need. Get a new subaru and well donate two hundred fifty dollars more. chris and bruce put a little love in your heart. People would stare. Psoriasis does that. It was tough getting out there on stage. I wanted to be clear. I wanted it to last. So i kept on fighting. I found something that worked. And keeps on working. Now . They see me. See me. See if cosentyx could make a difference for you cosentyx is proven to help ople with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. Find clear skin that can last. Dont use if youre allergic to cosentyx. Before starting cosentyx, you should be checked for tuberculosis. An increased risk of infections and lowered ability to fight them may occur. Tell your doctor if you have an infection or symptoms. Or if you have received a vaccine or plan to. If you have inflammatory bowel disease, tell your doctor if symptoms develop or worsen. Serious allergic reactions may occur. Never give up. See me. See me. Clear skin can last. Dont hold back. Ask your dermatologist if cosentyx can help you find clear skin that lasts. Progresso soups are so full of magnificient and delicious ingredients. They print the label on a blue ribbon. I dont see any other blue ribbon labels around here. Except when im there, wearing the one i got for winning best at being the best. Progresso soup you simply must taste it. Im and im an emt. Erer when i get a migraine at work, its debilitating. If iall out with a migraine, thats one less ambulance to serve a i just dont want to let these people down. Excedrin migraine. Relief that works as hard as you do. Ito become dangerous. D for an everyday item new tide pods child guard pack. Helps keep your laundry pacs safe and your child safer. Align, press and unzip. 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. Good morning. Im via sikahema. It is just about 7 30 on this friday. Lets get right to meteorologist bill henley with your most accurate neighborhood weather forecast. Bill . Hey. It is cloudy and dry this morning. That could change later in the day for cape may. Weve got a snowstorm on the way. The first flakes could be falling late this afternoon in southern delaware and the shore. Right now, cloudy skies in our area, the wet weather is just to our south. Most areas will see the snow coming in overnight tonight. During the day today, dry, but chilly. 40 degrees the high in new jersey. 40 in philadelphia. Weve issued a first alert for snow for the suburbs, philadelphia, new jersey, and delaware, late tonight, through the day on saturday. Thats when well see accumulating snow, especially on colder surfaces, grass, and cars that have been sitting out. But with one to fourinch potential in those areas, even the roads will be hazardous at times during the day tomorrow. Va i . Thank you. First alert traffic reporter katy zachry here helping you get to where you need to be on time and safely. For drivers eastbound and westbound around the route 100 mark, as you exit to get to route 202. There are crashes in both directions on 30 at that part. Expect delays, one is on the shoulder, one is in the middle lane. Expect delays if youre headed on route 30 now. Thank you. New this morning, investigators are looking for the cause of a fire that raced through a row home in philadelphia. Nbc10 on the scene on marston street in tacony. Flames broke out around 4 30 this morning. Across got it under control in minutes. No one was hurt. Well have another update coming up in 25 minutes. See you then. Good morning, everybody. Its 7 30. Its friday, the 8th of december, 2017. It is the weekend is upon us lets get a check of the headlines of new fires spreading across california. Inferno. Wildfires ravage Southern California as hundreds of thousands are forced from their homes. And firefighters from l. A. To san diego, race to battle the flames. Its hot embers that can spark a fire like this one and wipe out a neighborhood. Snow and icy cold temps from texas all the way to new england. A day of rage. Violent protests break out, following President Trumps decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of tisrael. Richard engel was caught in it this morning. This the way the palestinians dont accept the capital, jerusalem. Ryan schayhazier undergoes surgery. As fans and teammates rally around the star. The u. P. S. Uses golf carts instead of delivery trucks on the treats this season. And a slice of history. Pizza chefs take to the streets of naples, as pizzamaking is an art form. You didnt have to tell us that. How about pizza eating as an artform. A stunning verdict tied to a Police Shooting that happened in arizona. Morgan radford is here. Good morning. Reporter its a tough video to see. This morning, theres a family in mourning and a community in shock, that now, a former officer found not guilty of seconddegree murder. And the disturbing video released of an arizona man who was shot by police. It shows the man sobbing, begging and pleading not to shoot him. You move again, were shooting you. Do you understand . Listen to my instructions. Dont talk. Listen. Reporter newly released body cam footage, shows the final minutes of Perfect Performance<\/a>, toy, friday, december 8th, 2017. From nbc news, this is today, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everybody. Welcome to its friday. Nice to have you with us. Say that again. Its friday. Were so happy. And we have ed sheeran, with us. Friday, ed sheeran, its a great day. We have a tough time in cal. A new fire has roared to life near san diego. While crews in and around los angeles struggle to contain the fires there. We want to get right to Miguel Almaguer<\/a> with the latest. Miguel, good morning to you. Reporter good morning. Some 500 structures have been destroyed. This is the scene thats playing out neighborhood after neighborhood in this community alone. Today, firefighters are worried about flying embers. They can travel for miles and wipe out neighborhoods that are Still Standing<\/a> this mornin fires are now control up and wn the Southern California<\/a> coast. Firefighters, being stretched to the limit, pushing into day five of battling the blazes. The inferno now extending from Santa Barbara<\/a> to san diego. Eliana moreno with a birdseye view of the mornmost mrablaze. The thomas fire has made its way to the pacific ocean. Reporter the thomas fire, just a few hours north of los angeles, scorching 115,000 acres of land. Nearly 500 structures damaged or destroyed. Fire Officials Say<\/a> gusty winds and dry condition could keep firefighters on the ground for at least another week. The neighborhood now blackened andre just the wind but visibility. Refighters are having difficult time trag fires. And theyre all on the move. The fastmoving fire leaving Patricia Hampton<\/a> and her family just 20 minutes to grab their most cherished belongings. We could barelybreathe. The air was so thick and the fires were huge. Reporter now, a new blaze, the lilac fire burning across san diego. The sky glowing redhot. Thick, above. A state of emergency for san diego county. Evacuations and road closures in effect. A Mobile Home Park<\/a> and other structures destroyed by the fastmoving flames. Its extreme weather that as theresult, were training. R horses were evacuated to the nearby del mar more than 6,000 personnel are fighting fires and fatigue. The battle to save theolden state, red hot and far from over. The santa ana winds that fan these flames will weaken into sunday. Thats the good news. The bad news, they will also become more erratic, pushing the flames in multiple directions. They cannot catch a break in Southern California<\/a>. Miguel, thank you. Something else were keeping an eye on, the first snow for millions of people, from texas all the way to new england. And dylan is in for al. When is it coming . What are we going to get . Its southern texas to houston. Baton rouge has only seen measurable snow 23 stimes reco heres the 23rd time. It will extend 000 miles up into new england. We have Winter Weather<\/a> advisories and winter storm warnings. This includes the suburbs of atlanta, delays at the airports today. We havetoo. We have the cold air on the western side of this storm system. The immediate coastline of caro ry. Tsnow piles theples and pinks, thats o s s where we get into more inches. Na into north carolina. And through southern new jersey, up to four ches. A widespread two to four inches, up into boston. A lot of places accumulate on the grassy surfaces. When youre not used to driving in the snow, its time to get the training wheels back in. Its hard to fathom how wide a swa thisis. Out of o a major shakeup on capitol hill. As expected, senator franken said he is stepping down after accusations of misconduct against him. But he was notnly lawmaker to suddenly resign on thursday. Kasie hunt on capitol hill. Good morning. Reporter senator al franking bowing to intense pressure within his own party and stepping aside. But not without taking a pti shot at President Trump<\/a> on the way out. On capitol hill this morning, a dramatic fall from grace. Senator al franken on his way out. In the coming weeks, will be resigning as member of the United States<\/a> senate. Reporter at times, defensively. Some of the allegations against me are simply not true. Others, i remember very differently. Reporter and reflective, arguing hes earned a preparation as a champion of women. I know theres been a different picture of me painted over the last few weeks. But i know who i really am. Reporter and taking a parting shot across the aisle. I, of all people, am aware there is some irony in the fact at i am leaving, while a man who bragged his assault, sits in the oval fice. Reporter its a stunning end to the career of an snlstar. I know this photo looks bad. It also is bad. Reporter franken alogized to leanninitially tried to keep his job. But when a seventh accuser said she was touched inappropriate, party turon him. I think it was. Reporter the bad behavior could put more pressure on republicans, if roy moore, who dekn denied allegations of conduct with teenagers, wins the senate seat on tuesday. It will have longterm damage for the party. Reporter also in trouble this morning, republican congressman trent franks of arizona, saying he plans to resign amid an Ethics Committee<\/a> investigation into misconduct. Franks said he talked to former female staffers about being s surrogate mothers for his children. Franks joining john conyers in stepping down, after women across the country have said, me, too. Franks is the third member of congress to step down this week, amid these types of allegations, following john conjuyers and al franken. When the election comes up for permanent election in 2018, could be pretty competitive. Kasie, thank you very much. We are seeing violence and protests in the middle east, following President Trump<\/a>s decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. Richard engel is there in the thick of things. Good morning. Reporter good morning. We are in East Jerusalem<\/a> a damascus gate. And behind that wall is jerusalems old city, which is a maze of small alleys and streets. We were in the old city to cover demonstrations against President Trump<\/a>s statements. And while we were there, we found ourselves in the middle of an israeli crackdown. Other jerusalem in jerusalem. Palestinians left the mosque in old jerusalem city. Palestinians tried to demonstrate, but police were ready for them. Theyre not allowing the protesters to move out of the old city. Breaking up the demonstrators, with force. Pushing and shoving down the narrow alil alleys. Theyre trying to prevent them from reaching the main street, trying to break up the demonstration. Before theyre able to congregate for the palestinians, this is the way they show they done accept the movement for jerusalem. They want it to be the centerpiece of their capital. President trump ruled that out, backing israel, which claims ufl jerusalem as its own. This isnt just a battle over real estate. For many muslims, this is a battle of faith and injustice. The mosque is revered, protests have spread to turkey, pakistan and over nations where many believe trump is trying to give control of an islamist holy site to israel. A move, they say, theyll fight. Theres been other clasjshs and other jerusalem areas in the west bank. We spoke to the police force. They have enough to contain the situation. Thank you, richard. In the meantime, the crisis of a looming Government Shutdown<\/a> ha been stayed temporarily. Congress has a stopgap measure. Reporter good morning, to you. President trump is going to sign the spending bill today. The bottom license plate when it comes to the threat of a shutdown, congress kicked the can down the road, saving the big budget fight for later this month. On capitol hill, crisis averted, at least f the motion to reconsider is on the table. Reporter republicans avoiding a shutdown ahead of todays deadline, passing a shortterm bill to fund the government for another two weeks. Postponing the budget battle until december 22nd, right before christmas. Unresolved, democrats demands for more money to combat th open yoed epidemic. E not leave here without a daca fix. Reporter republicans, their race is put a tax cut bill on the president s desk by christmas. Just days after President Trump<\/a> tweeted in the fbis reputation is in tatters, the director, crist myrrh ray, defended the opportunity. Theres no finer institution than the fbi, and no finer people than the men and women who work there. Reporter with a politicallycharged hearing, with doubt on robert le team, wray denied it was interfe interfering. John lewis was beaten fighting for civil rights, said hi will boycott the event. President trumpsattendance and his hurtful policies are an insult to the people portrayed in this museum. E white house calling itunfortu another Congressional Black Caucus<\/a> member wont be attending. President trump will head south for a Campaign Rally<\/a> in pensaco pensacola. Thats just hours away from the alabama border. Roy moore is not expected to attend. One final note from the white house. The white house says the president will have a physical exam early next year. And the results of it will be made public. Sarah huckaby hand sanders, dismissing the slurring of the president , saying his throat was dry. Were learning more about the victims and the gunman at a deadly shooting at a high school in new mexico. Tammy leitner is there. Good morning. Reporter good morning, hoda. Still, so many Unanswered Questions<\/a> this morning. We dont know if the shooter was a student at the school or why he did this. What we know is a small, tight knit community is coming together and is grieving the loss of two teenage victims. Do we have contact with the school . Reporter this morning, police are trying to determine a motive in a deadly high school shooting. Im at the bottom the stairs. The window is shot out. The description of suspect . Anyone have a description of or killed at this remote hh school in aztec,tims were intif franciscey jordan marque she was wonderful girl. I know she would be eryb to m our friends and neighbors of aztec have witnessed a very heinous and horrific act. Theres two children thats been killed. Reporter the suspect also dead. Officials describing the shooter as a male but offering few other details. It happened early thursday, as classes were etti ingetting und. Shots rang out. Terrified students and teachers, hiding in classrooms. Some behind locked doors. There was a lot of banging going around. Next thing we knew, our teachers were yelling to get in the closet. And it was gunshots. You hope that nothing ever happens at a school. Those are place wheres we send our kids to be safe. Reporter some residents in disbelief. Others offering their condole e condolences to the fallen. Im so grateful that each of you are out here tonight. Great for you to be here and support each other in this horrific event that has taken place. Im a teacher at aztec high school. Ani want to y stte m, you guys. Repter amall comnity left t pk up the pieces. Classes have been consled today. Authorities have not released the name of the gunman or how he died. We expect an update in a few hours. Sad story. 7 17. Lets get another check of the weather. Dylan is here. Good morning, guys. Taking a lookoing on across the country. Av fires in the southwest. Instead of 80mileperhour,gus. Poor air quality in the pacific northwest. The cold air crosses over at the unfrozen great lakes right now. And of course, watching that ow, bring all the way up into new england. That s and thats your latest forecast. Dylan, thank you. Just ahead, a disturbing story. Video of a Police Officer<\/a> shooting and killing an unarmed father. Why a jury just found him not guilty of thursday. And amazon promised to slash prices at whole food. But have they . Youll be coming up, two huge stars. Zac efron stopping by. I was wondering if an electric toothbrush really cleans better than a manual. And my hygienist says it does but theyre not all the same. Who knew . I had no idea. So she said, look for one thats shaped like a dental tool with a round brush head. Go pro with oralb. Oralbs rounded brush head surrounds each tooth to gently remove more plaque. And unlike sonicare, oralb is the only electric toothbrush brand accepted by the American Dental Association<\/a> for its effectiveness and safety. My mouth feels so clean. Ill only use an oralb. Oralb. Brush like a pro. I met bruce i saw on his lapel ches got a purple heart. E bruce we started talking about the service. I outrank him. chris [laughs] yeah. Meals on wheels reaches so many people. Its impactful beyond anything ive ever done in my life. bruce the meals and his friendship really mean, means a lot to me. vo through the subaru share the love event, weve helped deliver over onepoint seven million meals to those in need. Get a new subaru and well donate two hundred fifty dollars more. chris and bruce put a little love in your heart. People would stare. Psoriasis does that. It was tough getting out there on stage. I wanted to be clear. I wanted it to last. So i kept on fighting. I found something that worked. And keeps on working. Now . They see me. See me. See if cosentyx could make a difference for you cosentyx is proven to help ople with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. Find clear skin that can last. Dont use if youre allergic to cosentyx. Before starting cosentyx, you should be checked for tuberculosis. An increased risk of infections and lowered ability to fight them may occur. Tell your doctor if you have an infection or symptoms. Or if you have received a vaccine or plan to. If you have inflammatory bowel disease, tell your doctor if symptoms develop or worsen. Serious allergic reactions may occur. Never give up. See me. See me. Clear skin can last. Dont hold back. Ask your dermatologist if cosentyx can help you find clear skin that lasts. Progresso soups are so full of magnificient and delicious ingredients. They print the label on a blue ribbon. I dont see any other blue ribbon labels around here. Except when im there, wearing the one i got for winning best at being the best. Progresso soup you simply must taste it. Im and im an emt. Erer when i get a migraine at work, its debilitating. If iall out with a migraine, thats one less ambulance to serve a i just dont want to let these people down. Excedrin migraine. Relief that works as hard as you do. Ito become dangerous. D for an everyday item new tide pods child guard pack. Helps keep your laundry pacs safe and your child safer. Align, press and unzip. 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. Good morning. Im via sikahema. It is just about 7 30 on this friday. Lets get right to meteorologist bill henley with your most accurate neighborhood weather forecast. Bill . Hey. It is cloudy and dry this morning. That could change later in the day for cape may. Weve got a snowstorm on the way. The first flakes could be falling late this afternoon in southern delaware and the shore. Right now, cloudy skies in our area, the wet weather is just to our south. Most areas will see the snow coming in overnight tonight. During the day today, dry, but chilly. 40 degrees the high in new jersey. 40 in philadelphia. Weve issued a first alert for snow for the suburbs, philadelphia, new jersey, and delaware, late tonight, through the day on saturday. Thats when well see accumulating snow, especially on colder surfaces, grass, and cars that have been sitting out. But with one to fourinch potential in those areas, even the roads will be hazardous at times during the day tomorrow. Va i . Thank you. First alert traffic reporter katy zachry here helping you get to where you need to be on time and safely. For drivers eastbound and westbound around the route 100 mark, as you exit to get to route 202. There are crashes in both directions on 30 at that part. Expect delays, one is on the shoulder, one is in the middle lane. Expect delays if youre headed on route 30 now. Thank you. New this morning, investigators are looking for the cause of a fire that raced through a row home in philadelphia. Nbc10 on the scene on marston street in tacony. Flames broke out around 4 30 this morning. Across got it under control in minutes. No one was hurt. Well have another update coming up in 25 minutes. See you then. Good morning, everybody. Its 7 30. Its friday, the 8th of december, 2017. It is the weekend is upon us lets get a check of the headlines of new fires spreading across california. Inferno. Wildfires ravage Southern California<\/a> as hundreds of thousands are forced from their homes. And firefighters from l. A. To san diego, race to battle the flames. Its hot embers that can spark a fire like this one and wipe out a neighborhood. Snow and icy cold temps from texas all the way to new england. A day of rage. Violent protests break out, following President Trump<\/a>s decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of tisrael. Richard engel was caught in it this morning. This the way the palestinians dont accept the capital, jerusalem. Ryan schayhazier undergoes surgery. As fans and teammates rally around the star. The u. P. S. Uses golf carts instead of delivery trucks on the treats this season. And a slice of history. Pizza chefs take to the streets of naples, as pizzamaking is an art form. You didnt have to tell us that. How about pizza eating as an artform. A stunning verdict tied to a Police Shooting<\/a> that happened in arizona. Morgan radford is here. Good morning. Reporter its a tough video to see. This morning, theres a family in mourning and a community in shock, that now, a former officer found not guilty of seconddegree murder. And the disturbing video released of an arizona man who was shot by police. It shows the man sobbing, begging and pleading not to shoot him. You move again, were shooting you. Do you understand . Listen to my instructions. Dont talk. Listen. Reporter newly released body cam footage, shows the final minutes of Daniel Schaffers<\/a> life. Crawl towards me. Crawl fords me. Dont turn [ gunfire ] reporter the video made public, after jurors found phillip braillesford not guilty. He told jurors he thought the father of two was reaching for a gun. His attorneys representing a point in the video when he moves his right hand toward his waistband. When movements are made that are consistent with drawing a weapon, you have one second to change your mind. Reporter he may have been trying to pull up his pants. Officers were called to the scene after reports of a man pointing a rifle out of a window. He did have a pellet gun in his room. But he did not have it on him when he was shot. Hissed widow calls forvidejust. I that the Mesa Police Department<\/a> will give me answers why they killed him. Reporter the video shown at the trial was only made public after the officer was found not guilty of seconddegree murder and reckless manslaughter. Schieffers wife is now suing the Police Department<\/a> for 1 million. Quite a rdict. Were going to switch gears and head over to dylan dreyer for the weather. Were focusing onit out west. Critical of fire danger because of the dry conditions and the gust winds. Thiss for southwestern california. Look at the winds. Theyre expected to gust at near 50, 60 miles per hour, across the good portion of the area. Near los angeles. Thats enough wind to spread the fires. Without rain in sight, that is not going to help firefighters. In the northwest, we have air quality advisories in effect. Were watching the cold front that will reinforce the lakeeffect storm. And texas seeing measurable good morning. Im meteorologist bill henley. Snow on the way for late tonight and tomorrow. Today, mostly cloudy and chilly, too. 40 the high in philadelphia. Upper 30s for the suburbs. Clouds fill back in for the gh valley after sunshine this morning. 38 this afternoon. Topping out at 40 degrees in delaware. And new jersey, mostly cloudy skies, and 40 degrees. Late this afternoon, this evening, first showers move into the shore. And southern delaware. Have a great day. This dafootball weather is brought is brought t verizon, the best network and the bestunl limlive, local and primetime gamewith nfl mobile. Only on vezon. Who is ready for sunday . We are. Its sunday night, football nighaltimore ravens are heading to pittsburgh for a cold one. And a Football Game<\/a>. 26 degrees by game time. Windchi windchill, 16 degrees with that wind. You can catch the steelers and ravens on sunday night. Coverage at 7 00 eastern with football night in erica. Yes. Nice job. I mean. Thank you. Coming up decorating a pineapple instead of a tree . Were going to debate some of the holiday seasons new trends. 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From avocados, kale to wal t walnuts, amazon is coming out swinging. I havent noticed. I havent noticed that the prices are lower. Id like to see them come down more. Reporter for a reality check, nbc news compared prices at a seattle whole foods to prices last august. Of roughly 35,000 items for sale, we found just 269 were flagged as lower since the merger. Across the country in massachusetts, consumer investigator edward warski, found that 200 were flagged thrower. They carry 30,000 and 35,000 items. 99 and 97 of the items were not cut in price. Reporter in new jersey, prices down 1 . In a statement, the Company Tells<\/a> nbc news, whole foods and amazon have a shared goal to bring the highest quality, natural and organic food at affordable prices to everyone. But Wendy Johnson<\/a> says she hasnt seen it yet. The quality of the food is still very good. The prices seem to be about the same price point. I havent seen any difference. Reporter grocery analysts say amazon is cutting prices statistically to gain a competitive edge. This is a war, going against walma walmart. Going against shop rite. Going against every other supermarket in the country. Whole foods is very popular. And it is offering discounts to amazon prime customers. Heres whats interesting whole foods did not have a developed Customer Loyalty<\/a> program with a database on their buying habits. Now, they build that data base. Then, you will see Strategic Programs<\/a> to target what people are buying and get them to come in even more. Guys, back to you. If you could get us a couple of wheat grass juices. Tom, thank you so much. Coming up, we have the tale of the tattooed santa. Of the tattooed santa. 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If im paying i want the pictures the way i want them, not how you tell me i can have them. Jack sees things differently saying, yes, santa scott is a great santa. But jobs have rules. We put up a twitter today show, heres the survey. 67 saying be goofy. 33 say you tone it down. Santas helper. Hes not the actual helper. If you want a traditional santa helper, go to a different mall. Which one do you want your picture with . Probably the tattooed santa for fun. We know what you would choose. Would you mind if santa put you upside down . I would mind that. Straight ahead, zac efron will be here with us. And music superstar, ed herehere sharon with a Live Performance<\/a> right here. First, local n therbottle of tropicana pure oranges squepremium. O each and absolutely no space for added sugar, water, or preservatives. Tropicana. We put the good in morning. 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. Take a moment. To unwrap, and unwind. With lindor. A hard chocolate shell, with a smooth, melting, center. Crafted by the lindt master chocolatiers. Whenever. Wherever. Lindor, from lindt. Lifes too short for ordinary chocolate. The unique formula with nourishing almond oil leaves skin smoother moisturized for 24 hours. Enjoy smoother skin and now try new Oil Infused Lotions<\/a> moisturize with indulging scents feel the power of thenew power. Smax. To fight back theraflus powerful new formula to defeat 7 cold and flu symptoms. Fast. So you can play on. Theraflu expressmax. New power. Good morning. Im vai sikahema. Just about 8 00 a. M. On this friday. Lets get to meteorologist bill henley with the most accurate neighborhood weather forecast. Vai, a cloudy 35 degrees. This is what it will look like for most of the day. Cloudy skies. Clouds will start producing snow late tonight and tomorrow. Ive issued a first alert for accumulating snow for our area. The wet weather is just to the south. You see rain and snow where the moisture reaches the cold. Thats where were getting the snowfall. That will reach into our area overnight tonight, late tonight and tomorrow morning. Into the afternoon, that accumulating snowfall looking likely for our area. The first alert for the suburbs, philadelphia, new jersey, and delaware, the greatest totals will be across new jersey and delaware as this is a system coming up through the coast. From midnight to 8 00 saturday evening. By evening hours, tapering off. Everything on the ground will be freezing up. Accumulating one to four inches especially on grass. It will make for hazardous travel on the roads, too. Vai . Thank you. Now well check the roads with nbc10 first alert traffic reporter katy zachry. Its 8 00, but we are following an issue on route 30 at 100. The crash happened at route 30 westbound as you make your way toward route 100. Thats also the way you get off to go to 202. I just checked. Expect delays because there is a lane restriction there. Even some of the shoulder is blocked. There are going to be delays for some time. Thank you. In new castle county, a fire chief is facing racketeering charges. Anthony good retired in august. Prosecutors say he stole 50,000 from an organization representing minority firefighters. They say he also racked up several thousand dollars in charges on the groups credit card. Nbc10 is working to get reaction from good. Well have another update in 25 minutes. See you at the bottom of the hour. Its 8 00 on today. Coming up, relentless fires. Southern california bracing for another day of fastmoving flames. 200,000 people evacuated. 23,000 homes threatened. Firefighters on the front lines, not spared from the tragedy. You knew youre house was in trouble . I knew my house was in deep trouble, yeah. Reporter lester holt with that heartbreaking story. Winter weather weekend. Millions of americans, from texas to new england, feeling a major arctic blast. 2,000 miles of snow set to fall across the u. S. And starstudded morning. Zac efron sneaks by studio 1a, to talk about the greatest showman. And ed sheeran is here to perform his latest single this morning. Friday, december 8th, 2017. I heard you came all the way from north carolina. Its our first time in new york city. What do you want this morning . A selfie with hoda. What do you want for your 10th birthday . Be on the today show. Today show. [ applause ] so sh, nbc . Nothing beats cleveland. You came here to celebrate what . My sweet 16 on today. All of the marines in the plaza. Nice to have those marines and a couple of their friends. Celebrating a birthday. The oneyear birthday of young charley. Savannah was giving birth to that cute little button. It was at this moment. It was 8 00. It really was. My little man. Do you believe hes 1 . I cant. Lets do the whole hour of pictures of charley. Our senior producer, not one, but celebrating a birthday. We adore you. Love you, honey. Lets start this morning. Wet have to get to the news, the news at 8 00. And firefighters battling six major wildfires across Southern California<\/a> this morning. Wind has destroyed thousands of acres and hundreds of structures, as well. Miguel almaguer is in ventura this morning. Good morning, miguel. Reporter the thomas fire, the most productive of the fires, has damaged or destroyed 500 homes. I want to give you a look from our los angeles affiliate. The smoke is still popping up. This fire is very aggressive and Mother Nature<\/a> remains in control. From the hillsides to the sea, a relentless wave of fire. So many homes destroyed while the flames narrowly missing others. Overnight, a firestorm exploding in rural san diego county. Fueled by winds, gusting up to 35 miles per hour. The new fire exploding out of control in just hours. Swallowing everything in its path. Flames going housetohouse, taking out entire blocks of one neighborhood. As Emergency Responders<\/a> rush to clear the scene. Six major wilires now choking Southern California<\/a>. From san diego to Santa Barbara<\/a>, chosing highways and schools. Threatening 20,000 homes. At the franing center, dozens o thoroughbreds escaped the fastmoving flames. Another devastating day in this latemoving windstorm. The firefeeding on bonedry visitation. Whats surprised now about this fire . Its all happening at the same time. Reporter in Ventura County<\/a>, where the landscape has forever been changed, the firefight continues around the clock. Thats pure vastatn. To seeour familys home just gone. And neighbors, working tirelessly to save their homes and each other. Theres mixed news about the santa ana winds. They should weaken into sunday. But they will also become more erratic. Fire danger will remain extreme through the weekend. Avensavannah . Thousands of firefighters are on the front lines of the fires. One of them has felt the impact personally. I knew my house was in deep trouble. Reporter for Ventura County<\/a> fire captain, the devastating hit close to home. His team battling an intense blaze, he reached out to a colleague in his neighborhood. I asked him to go by my house. He said, its gone. Reporter thankfully, his family got out safely. Grabbing everything they could before fleeing. Just grab pictures and stuff. When you look back, everything was going so fast. The fire down the canyon. And it blew through this neighborhood with incredible speed and intensity. And today, people coming back to see whats left. While we were there, toms wife, lauren, seeing the remains of their home for the first time. Sorry, too. Reporter they were able to salvage heirlooms and photos. As long as he is standing, the white house doesnt matter. If he didnt come home and my house was okay, i would be not okay. Reporter with a white house of memories reduced to ash, tom is springing back into action on the front lines. Helping others in need. Youre paying it forward. Youre saving someone elses home . Absolutely. I want to go back out there and help as best i can. Can you imagine . No. They have such perspective. That wife, too. And now, to politics. Capitol hill and a major shakeup in the senate and the house. Al franken is stepping down amid accusations of groping and improper advances on at least seven women. The democrat and former snl comedian said he remembered those interactions differently. And he took a parting shot at the opposing party. Im aware there is irony, that i am leaving, while a man who has bragged on tape, about his history of sexual assault, sits in the oval office. Franken was not the only lawmaker to resign on thursday. Trent franks says he will resign. House ethics learned that he had asked two female employees to bare his child as a surrogate. Theres more unrest in and around jerusalem, following President Trump<\/a>s decision to recognize the city as the capital of israel. Israel deployed troops after another day of rage in the streets. Violence thursday left dozens hurt. It is 8 08. And its hoda morning boost time. Life is full of surprises. And theres no bigger thrill than seeing a loved one that you havent seen in a long time. Two sisters in australia. They returned home to portland, oregon. They didnt tell their mom she was coming. Heres what happened when she got home from the store. These are my pink socks from football. How are you doing . Im fine. [ screaming ] come on. Thats it. Thats all you need to watch. Were just hoping theres nothing breakable in her bags. I know. I love the conversation, five seconds before. Its like put your socks in the laundry. And the world changes. That hug went on and on. So sweet. From halftrees to decora decoratingpineapples. And talking to zac efron about the buzz surrounding his movie. Lets hear from megyn. Do you have trouble growing eyebrows. That may not be a cosmetic problem. It may be a sign of disease. All right. Megyn, thank you. A Perfect Performance<\/a> from this man right here. Ed sheeran is hey bee to hive for that honey you know a sweet tasty bowl of that get up and go put in the good and the good will grow good goes around and around and around hey honey to the o is the yum in yo bowl ed you seen how much fake trees are . The real ones, too. That one is half the price. Is it okay to send someone a gift electronically, rather than opening up a gift. You get an email that says, carson, you got a sweater. Savannah, someone gave you a bracelet. I think its okay. But i would rather have a tangible gift. You send the sweater and they decide if they like it or dont like it. I dont know if i like that. I didnt get you a present and im going to pretend i did. Alaska airlines is celebrating National Ugly<\/a> sweater day on december 15th. They allow anyone who has a hideous christmas sweater on to board early. Thats fun. Im okay. I get the usual that someone gets to board first. And theyre like, this is just my sweater. You have the ugliest sweater. Get onboard. Free peanuts. What about nontraditional trees . Pineapple christmas trees. People are decorating pineapples. I wouldnt want that in place of a christmas tree. This is right up there with putting pineapple on your pizza. Speaking of that. Now, they are doing Something Else<\/a> with pizza. Check this out. Theyre adding candy canes. I didnt think it could get worse than pineapple pizza. And there we go. Chris bianco is here making piz pizzas. Most of those are okay. But candy cane pizza is too far. Buddy the elf would love that. Were going to start with ashley olson. She made a rare public outing to support bob saget. Honored my dear friend, ashley olsen, has come to watch my event. Eddie sheeran is going to perform live. On thursday, he was at a royal venue. At buckingham palace. Prince charles made ed an official member of the order of the british empire. And reporters asked if he would reform at the royal wedding. If prince harry and Meghan Markle<\/a> asked him, he would say yes. I love that. I wonder if they asked him to sing marry me by train. Or would it be perfect . He has a lot to choose from. This is a beachgoer in florida. Things go awry when she offers a crocker to a siegel. In california, these birds with get crazy. Look at what happened. Oh, no. Oh, my gosh. You have to be careful. Thats like a scene out of the birds. That friendly jess xhur to l into an ambush. Shes fine. And the seagulls last interest. Shez rs running into the wa. But the seagulls go to the water. Can we get another check of the weather . Lets do it. Todays weather is brought to you by honey nut cheerios. We have a lot of snow falling around the country. And in texas, receiving measurable snow. Some places picking up light snow. We havent driven in snow this season. It is going to be nasty through the weekend. We have snow falling near baton rouge, into mississippi and alabama. A lot of snow falling in the suburbans of atlanta, too. Because of that thank you. We have winter storm warnings and Winter Weather<\/a>ed a advisories down south. And we see lakeeffect snow kick in around the coast of lake ontarios. Lets look at snowfall totals. More in the Higher Elevations<\/a>. We could see two to four inches as it brushes the east coast, too. The time frame i most ofs. Good morning. Im meteorologist bill henley. Snow on the way for late tonight and tomorrow. But today, mostlycloudy chilly. 40s for philadelphia and upper 30s for the suburbs. Topping out at 40 degrees in delaware. New jersey, mostly cloudy skies and 40 degrees. Late showers move into the shore and southern delaware. Have a great day. And thats your latest forecast. Savannah . Thank you, dylan. Were with zac efron. Hes one of the stars of the greatest showman. This is loosely based on the life of p. T. Barnment, played by hugh jackman. Zach is phillip carlisle, who agrees t his busiss. What percentage of the show would i be taking fair enough, you want the piece of all of the action ill take you seven and well make it happen 18 will be just fine ask for nickels on the dime 15, maybe 12 i would do eight ten you said something astou astounding. You havent seen this movie. I havent seen it yet. Im seeing this tonight. Ive seen this movie. Thats so fun. What is it like to have worked on something . You know it intimately. That moment you get to watch it in the theater with other people . Its indescribable. With this movie being a musical and all, its so much fun. You bet wrapped up in it. We love watching you sing and dance. I feel like thats like breathing to you. Do you have to practice a lot . Or does it come easily or naturally to you . Its like Everything Else<\/a> in life. The more you work at it, the better it becomes. For me, its work. I didnt come out of the womb tap dancing. That took a lot of rehearsarehe. Its practice, practice. Hugh jackman said getting that wolverine body was easier than preparing for this role. Because of the dancing and the singing and how physical it is. He had practice at that, too. Its not like riding a bike. Like you kind of, you know, always remember how to do it. I had to relearn how to dance. It was fun. I got to do it with hugh, who is a maniac. First try, hes amazing. We kept working and chipping away. And eventually, we got good at the number. What was it like working with him on another level . Just being, like, friends. What is that like for you two . He is an awesome guy. He is my idol in many ways. I look up to the guy. He was awesome to work with. La la land was so successful. And the music in this is successful. And i think the la la land writers had something to do with this, as well. This is e telling the story barnum, but its loosely based on that. Theres never been any incarnation of this story told before. Its about acceptance, love and leading with love in life. And so, its really great. The costumes are beautiful. And we happen to have them all over the place around us. Getting into the period costumes, did that put you the right frame of mind to play your character . Literally. You tighten pants above your belly button and wear suspenders. Thats not your normal saturday night, i guess. Not of getting into character, youre playing ted bundy next. Are you in the middle of all that . Thats coming up next. That w b one. Im not going all daniel daylewis on it. Are you going to get method and scary . To a degree. Im not going to push it. Were happy youre here with us. Will you talkke a walk with me d savannah . You have so many friends on the plaza. Theyre getting ready for you. You have Big Christmas<\/a> plans . I will probably see my family in st. Louis. What do you do on a Christmas Morning<\/a> . In our traditions, like stockings and that kind of stuff. Oh, wait. Ed sheeran. What . Whats going on . You know each other. You both come outside. Good to see you. What do you think of eds music . Love it. No way. He did . Yeah. It was a great show. We have a huge crowd this morning, we thought it would be fun just to see what would happen if we walk out with zac efron and ed sheeran. Right here. Say good morning to all your fans. What . Oh, this is good. Zac is here. Ed is going to perform. Its a beautiful morning. Zachs movie is called the greatest showman. It premieres tonight. Good morning. Im vai sikahema. Lets get right to bill henley with our forecast. Ive issued a first alert for your saturday for snow. Were talking the suburbs, philadelphia, new jersey and delaware. Midnight tonight into tomorrow morning and through the day on saturday the snow spreads inland, accumulating snow of 14 inches, especially on colder surfaces like the grass and cars that are sitting out. There will likely be hazardous roads. The temperatures are going to slowly warm up. But right now it feels like its below freezing in wilmington and philadelphia. The temperatures will peak near 40 degrees this afternoon. Thank you. Lets get a check on the roads with katy zachry. Looking at route 30 right at route 100. Some good news in the last 20 minutes or so that crash has cleared. This is a shot of our camera not far from there and you can see traffic is running pretty smoothly. 76 eastbound toward philly is backing up quite a bit, a lot of volume. It is Army Navy Weekend<\/a> in philadelphia. Amerans ge returns to the link tomorrow for the 118th matchup between the two College Football<\/a> rivals. Tonight theres a cross fit competition between some of the cadets and folk who is do cross fit here in philly. Well see you at the top of the hour. Good morning. Thanks for being here. 8 30, now. Its a friday morning. The 8th of december 2017. Pretty day out here on the plaza. You know who stuck around because hes a great guy, zac efron. He is helping with our toy drive. And were so happy about that. Zac, if you can give up your santa duties, we need you over here. We want to show you something. Hold on. At the same time. We need you. This is important. Here we go, in honor of your new movie, the greatest showman, were announcing the start of the greatest week here. Will you pull that sign down. Showman alley. Renaming the plaza showman alley. I love it. Its a weeklong event, to promote the movie all through the city. If you want information on that, go to today. Com. You know what else . Thats not all. This portion of today was created with our sponsor, the greatest showman, believe in the impossible. In thre in theaters december 20th. We have a surprise for a lucky i feel bad. I wish i would give it to everybody. Where is shafika and rose . Yeah. Guess where youre going tonight . To the premiere of the greatest showman. We have two tickets. Oh, my god. And zac is going to be there, too. See you guys there. Congrats. Congrats. Happy birthday. How great is that . The greatest showman hits theaters on december 20th. To find out more, head to today. Com. Right here on showman alley. After the week, we can be snowman alley. Coming up, youve seen him did you meet ed for the first time tonight . Ed sheeran is getting ready for a Live Performance<\/a>. I dont know how you can top this excitement. But i believe you can. We have ham. Ham is delicious. Whats the one thing you need to put on your ham to be a hit over the holidays . Bourbon, baby. Well walk you through it. Do you lose hair out of your eyebrows. I do. You could be dying. But there is something that it could mean that is related to your health. Theres siren signs on your fac can indicate hideous diseases. Megyn, thank you so much. Cant wait to hear about the dreaded diseases. Dylan, lets get a check of the weather. Lets look at whats going on. Were going to see a chance of stronger storms near florida today. 7 million are under risk for damaging wind gusts. An isolated tornado is possible. That will bring snow from texas and all the way up into new england. And even down through florida, it is going to get chilly. In the meantime, it will be messy in parts of the Higher Elevations<\/a> of north and south north carolina. Cd gustsan be up near 60 good morning. Im meteorologist bill henley. Snow on the way for late tonight and tomorrow. But today, mostly cloudy. And chilly too. 40s for philadelphia and upper 30s for the suburbs. Clouds fill back in for the Lehigh Valley<\/a> after some sneen this mo sunshine this afterno. Topping out at 40 degrees in delaware. New jersey, mostly cloudy skies and 40 degrees. Late showers move into the shore and southern delaware. Have a great day. This portion of share kindness is created with our sponsor, subaru. The share love event has celebrated charities for the last 20 years, including meal s on wheels. For 60 Million People<\/a> who gift their time by volunteering, the holidays are about to give back. And this morning, were highlighting an inspiring volunteer here in new york. When im driving meals to each person, im thinking how i can impact their day. Reporter nicholas is a driving force in his new rochelle, community. Hi, meals on wheels. Reporter hes been volunteers with meals on wheels. A nonprofit that delivers 2 million meals every year. To the homebound. They will take time to visit with you. Ask if everything is all right. Reporter and one of many that is part of the volunteer force. I hope nicholas gains the understanding of the importance of giving back. The seniors will always be around you. Looks good. Reporter in the United States<\/a>, a quarter of all seniors struggle with hunger. And 15 million are isolated or alone. At great eer risk of poorer hel. I think they feel like a weight has been taken off their shoulders. And their faces light up. To share in the joy hes received from giving back, this fall, he gathered together his High School Football<\/a> team to deliver meals. Its important. Not just with meals on wheels, other volunteer organizations. We as young people continue to volunteer more. Brightening someones day can be positive not only for them and for yourself. And a really great thing to do. Its such a great tradition. We are asking subaru to say how theyre spreading kindness and sharing with their communities. Sharethelovetoday. They will donate 1 to one of the four charitable partners. Reaching up to 50,000 total. And by the end of this year, share the love event, subaru and its participating retailers will have donated 115 million to those in need. Head to today. Com for information. And share your stories of kindness now, using sharethelovetoday. Coming up next. Forget ordering, they making your own pizza is easier than you think. And ed sheeran is coming up. Michael im thankful that im alive and have a second chance. James im thankful for the help and the opportunity that i received. Darlene im thankful to be able to help people in crisis. Vanessa im thankful that addiction is treatable, and that help is available. Christie new jersey is experiencing a heroin epidemic fueled by opioid painkillers. But if you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, i want you to know we are here for you. This holiday season, choose help. Call 844 reach nj or visit reachnj. Gov. And were back with today food. Sunday nights big game, has the steelers and the baltimore ravens. What better way to watch the Football Game<\/a> than to make a little pizza at home. This is christopher bianco. Great to have you on. Great to be here. Your first time on the today show. Youre the most revered pi a pizzamaker on planet earth. But people are intimidated to make dough at home. Everybody can do it. The ingredients are pretty sparse here. Eatits pretty simple. Basically, we start with water. This one, its in the book. I have a book. Pimp the book for a second. Everything you need to know. Are you from the bronx, originally . Its coming out. The pride of joy of arizona now. You know, water. New yorks finest. A little warm. Maybe blood temperature. Its weird that you know what blood temperature is. On the outside. I know a guy. Yeah. Thats another show. Water . In this one, theres one packet of dry yeast. About a quarter ounce. And then, five cups of organic, highprotein bread flour. If we had nothing but time, we dont. You let thhang and get bubbl. Sometimes it changes. You watch it. This is going to go good. How long do you let it sit . We put that together. About that whole process takes about six minutes. After together, we take it here. We knead this about ten minutes. Put work into it. You grab and push. Its zen and inice. This has been sitting for two hours. Nice and chill. Perfect. This one is overnight. Ed sheeran is eating your pizza. Love is work. You should get concert tickets out of that. Slices for seats. A new program. No. All good. This one was left overnight. You can leave it overnight or not. A window of 14 hours to 36. Lets make one. Now, we took it. Were good on time. 1 30. 1 30 is nothing but time. Youre going to chop it off. These are individual sizes . Good morning, good morniboom. You cover it in plastic. Eds back. Back for more. Now, front row seats, ed. You just got your second slice. In the front row. Were rolling dough. Boom. How is the pizza . Savannah is from arizona. Can you give me the cell phone number . Theres twohour lines. No. How many different ones do you have . Your food is known renowned. My mother thinks im unbelievable. You got some sauce. This is a basic margarita. Im going to put a little parmesan. Were going to use a little bit of olive oil. When we come in, we go out. How long pop it in the oven . Pop it in the oven if ed doesnt make jingle ball new york, because he ate the pizza. Go to today. Com food. Get the book. The book tells you all of it. All right, brother. Love you, man. Same to you. Catch ravens steelers tonight. Coming up next, he is stuffed filled with bianco pizza. Hopefully he can the citi Concert Series<\/a> on today is proutly presented to you by citi. Grammy winner ed sheeran recently picked up two more gramny nominations. Not only that. His album divide was named number one album of the year. And he just ate an entire pizza. And he told us his tips on perfect was about love. Now, its about pizza. I would have another slice. Save me some. Its all doing so well. The stats are avase imazinamazi. Its been a really cool here. Its been so quick. Feels like january was yesterday. Thats a good thing. You were in england. You got a high honor. Its called an mbe. Most excellent order member of the british empire. Something like that. I got it from prince charles. How was the experience with him. My dad is a huge royalist. He died four years ago yesterday. Me getting it, i went for a curry with my dad afterwards, my dad would have gotten emotional and stuff afterwards. You know what we were doing on the set . Listening to you and beyonce sing. He put out perfect as a single. How many different versions of perfect were you sitting on. Thereto one more next friday. I have an italian operatic version. We wont tell anyone. We wont tell anyone thats happening. Its a little present for christmas. Im renewing my vowels next week. Well hold the pizza. Ed, take it away. I found a love for me darling, just dive right in follow my lead i found a girl beautiful and sweet i never knew you were then . Waiting for me because we were just kids when we fell in love not knowing what it was i will not give you up this time darling, just hold my hand by my girl ill be your man i see the future in your eyes baby, im dancing in the dark with you between my arms barefoot on the grass listening to our Favorite Song<\/a> when you said you looked a mess i whispered underneath my breath but you heard it darling, you look perfect tonight i found a woman stronger than anyone i know she shares my dreams i hope that someday ill share her home i found a love to carry more than just my secrets to carry love to carry children of our own we are still kids but were so in love fighting against all odds i know well be all right this time darling, just kiss me slow your heart is all i own and in your eyes, youre holding mine baby, im dancing in the dark with you between my arms barefoot on the grass listening to our Favorite Song<\/a> when i saw you in that dress looking so beautiful i dont deserve this cha darling, you look perfect tonight baby, im dancing in the dark with you between my arms barefoot on the grass listening to our Favorite Song<\/a> i have faith in what i see i have met an angel in person and she looks perfect i dont deserve this you look perfect tonight thank you. Yes. Now, in italian. Right for the bianco pizza. Youve earned it, my friend. Thats how good this pizza is. We love you, ed. We have such a good time. Im so happy. Its so good. More music from ed as soon as he finishes that slice. One more question. We love having you. Back in a moment. This is today on nbc. First apartment 60 second rotini ah, here we go. Hi, honey hey mom are you eating well . Umm. Yeah im actually making something right now. New barilla ready pasta. Deliciously al dente in just 60 seconds. Simply add your favorite ingredients. That looks amazing . And enjoy. Hey, there you go. I can almost smell it. New barilla ready pasta. 60 seconds to wonderful. Um, elbow oh, sorry mom youve worked hard. Busted tail. And impressed the boss. Maybe its time to be your own . Transform your career with strayer universitys mba program today. Lets get it. [ cheers and applause ] willie and sheinelle is here to tell us about the weekend. This is chris bianco and he made the pizza. You can dedicate that was one of the big highlights of my life. You should name a pizza after him now. So nice to meet you. Watch on saturday with your pizza. It will be a fantastic show. All weekend long. Some states are reporting widespread flu activity. We talk about how to keep our family safe this winter. And on sunday, ed sheeran. He took us to a spot when he first played in l. A. Thank you so nbc 10 news starts now. Good morning. Im vai sikahema. Just about 9 00 a. M. Lets get right to bill henley. Well see snow falling in this scene tomorrow. This morning its dry, but cloudy and kind of dreary. Its cold outside. Were not going to see a huge warmup. We wont see any wet weather during the day. The one exception will be delaware and extreme south jersey, some rain and snow showers late this evening. The main event is to our south. Thats the wet weather thats going to move in overnight and tomorrow. Today, limited sunshine and temperatures in the 30s and low 40s. Were at the tail end of the morning rush. Tail end hasnt been too bad but we are seeing just some volume buildup on the schuylkill expressway, especially for traffic headed eastbound toward center city philadelphia. Your drive time between the plu rou blue route and the vine is about 20 minutes. A couple who spent nearly 30 years here in the u. S. Have been deported back to mexico. Theyre on a plane right now heading to their home country after a stay of deportation was denied. Their children, who are all u. S. Citizens, will stay here. Give up a gun, get a gift card. You can turn in the gun and get a 50 gift card, no questions asked. The buy back runs from noon to 3 00 p. M. Tomorrow at mount szin church in darby. This morning on Megyn Kelly Today<\/a>, a clash over cake. A case that started in a colorado bakery goes all the way to the supreme court. He informed us that he would not make a cake for a samesex wedding. I cant be forced to celebrate something i believe that goes against the biblic teaching. Is it religious freedom or discriminati discrimination . Are there warning signs for a disease on your face. Plus, were on track. All aboard. Our merry month of merry train is heading to the station. All that on Megyn Kelly Today<\/a> right now. Hi. Good morning","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"archive.org","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","width":"800","height":"600","url":"\/\/ia600104.us.archive.org\/0\/items\/WCAU_20171208_120000_Today\/WCAU_20171208_120000_Today.thumbs\/WCAU_20171208_120000_Today_000001.jpg"}},"autauthor":{"@type":"Organization"},"author":{"sameAs":"archive.org","name":"archive.org"}}],"coverageEndTime":"20240630T12:35:10+00:00"}

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