Escape. Schools shut down, residents on edge after the prisoners found a way to get out through the ceiling. How could this happen . All that plus team turmoil. Olympic Gymnastics Teammates battle each other online after Gabby Douglas criticizes aly raisman about a post about her clothing choices. Gobble gobble. Why your thanksgiving shopping bill could be lower this year. And Serena Williams ties the knot. We have all the behind the scenes details today saturday, november 18th, 2017. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with sheinelle jones, craig melvin, and dylan dreyer live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning and welcome to today and thank you for joining us on this saturday morning. Im sheinelle jones. Glad to have you with us. Craig melvin here. So is dylan dreyer. Got the gang back together. And youre growing a chin strap here. No shave november, im taking it seriously. Big congrats to serena and her new husband alexis o hay knee. Now he is mr. Serena williams. They just had a baby girl. That was a beautiful picture. More of those in a bit. A busy morning ahead. President trump announcing hell take a second look at his administrations decision to lift a controversial hunting ban which would have allowed hunters to bring elephant and lion trophies from africa back to the United States. But overnight the president said hes going to halt lifting that ban until he can review all of the facts. Tom costello has more. Reporter the tweet came overnight after hearing the roar from Animal Rights advocates. President trump weighed in on the department of interiors controversial decision to allow elephants and lions to be brought out of africa as trophies. The president tweeting, put big game trophy decision on hold until such time as i review all conservation facts. A temporary win for conservation activists. Having elephants and lions is a huge driver to the economy. There are millions and millions of people from all over the world who go to africa to see these animals alive. Reporter now if the administration ends up easing restrictions, conservationists say its a huge step backwards. Were essentially rolling out the red carpet for the next walter palmer. Reporter in 2015, minnesota Dennis Walter palmer killed cecil the lion in zimbabwe. A beloved symbol of that countrys wildlife. Heartbroken, palmer said, if i had known this lion had a name and was important to the country or a study, obviously i would not have taken it. But doctor palmer faced anger at home and was forced to close his practice for two months. His Vacation Home vandalized. The lion was listed as threatened and barred americans from bringing them back as trophies after africa lost 43 of its lions in two decades. But the Wildlife Service disagreed. Saying the killing of trophy animals in zimbabwe will enhance the survival of the African Elephant arguing the country uses the money to step up conservation efforts. This morning the big debate. Will the dollars spent to hunt these majestic animals really help save the species . Or is it just an excuse to put a trophy on a wall . For today, tom costello, nbc news, washington. Questions still swirling this morning around Alabama Senate candidate roy moore amid growing allegations he had inappropriate contact with young women decades ago. On friday moores wife came to his defense along with dozens of other women who say they stand behind him. Nbcs Mya Rodriguez is in birmingham with more on this. Good morning. Reporter good morning, craig. Well, both sides are bracing for the final 25 days of this campaign. But its questions about the past behavior of the republican nominee roy moore that continues to divide this state. In a little more than a week, at least nine women have made allegations against roy moore about inappropriate behavior stretching back decades. Ranging from unwanted pursuing of teenagers to Sexual Assault. Moore denies all claims of Sexual Misconduct. His Campaign Calls them, quote, politically motivated. Were in a battle. Reporter while he avoided the spotlight on friday, his wife kayla did not. Speaking before her husbands supporters. Even after all the attacks against me, against my family, against the foundation, and now against my husband, he will not step down. Reporter on friday, alabamas republican governor kay ivy said while she has no reason to not believe his accusers, she still plans to vote for moore to help republicans keep their majority in the u. S. Senate. I will cast my ballot on december the 12th and i do believe the nominee of the party is the one ill vote for. Reporter but not all women are convinced. In moores hometown of gadsden, some of the scrutiny welcomed. I think its an important issue. I think the truth needs to be dug out. Theres things that have been known here for years and years that have gone unchecked. Reporter meanwhile, the white house is pushing back on claims that President Trump stayed silent about the allegations against moore. He said if the allegations are true, he should step aside. He also weighed in when he supported the rncs decision to withdraw resources from the state of alabama. Reporter moores opponent in the Alabama Senate race, Democrat Doug Jones. Not mentioning his opponent by name but acknowledging all the attention paid to this race. I think for all women, were at a Tipping Point in this country that we are seeing and we are empowering women to stand up and speak out. And i think that thats a wonderful thing. Reporter for his part, Democrat Doug Jones has benefitted from moores troubles. Hes raised about a quarter of a Million Dollars a day since news of the scandal broke. Mya rodriguez for us in alabama this morning. Mya, thank you. While President Trump is keeping quiet about roy moore and his allegations, hes not hesitating to take on al franken who apologized this week for his own misdeeds with a model on a uso tour in 2006. He canceled two appearances as he dealed with the fallout. Kelly odonnell is following it all for us. Kelly, good morning. Reporter good morning, sheinelle. Its easy to see how President Trump has a lot riding on the outcome of the Alabama Senate race which is why it is notable that hes relied on his spokesperson, not his twitter feed or words on camera to comment about roy moore. That has stood out. However, the president has been willing to use his twitter feed to criticize democrat al franken whos been a trump critic. Out of sight. Senator al franken canceled book tour appearances for sunday and monday. Fallout after his apology for making an unwanted sexual advance toward Leann Tweeden who appeared on stage with him at a 2006 show for troops. Out ofbounds. The white house says past complaints of Sexual Misconduct made by several women against President Trump are not at issue now. Senator franken has admitted wrong doing and the president hasnt. I think thats a very clear distinction. Reporter defending franken. Women staffers who together released a letter saying, he treated us with the utmost respect. Lawmakers find their own reactions are under fire. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand who said president bill clintons Sexual Misconduct should have led to his resignation pushed back against clinton allies who called her a hypocrite for accepting the clintons help. Bill clinton did very important things for this country, but my point is about this conversation we are having today and that we need to have the high standards for elected leaders. Reporter the harassment controversies prompted a surprising strategy in ohio. In a facebook statement quoted by the washington post, a democrat hoping to run for governor referred to the latest news as a National Feeding frenzy about sexual indiscretions. Bill oneil, a state Supreme Court justice then overshared. In the last 50 years, i was sexually intimate with 50 very attractive females including a gorgeous blond and a drop dead gorgeous redhead. Oneils comments garnered condemnation. For senator franken, he has not been seen publicly since this blew up. He has sent a personal handwritten letter to his accusers and she accepted his because the senate is now on its break for thanksgiving and is not due back to washington for more than a week. Thank you. President trumps soninlaw and top adviser Jared Kushner is coming under fire for failing to disclose what lawmakers call a back door overture and dinner invite with a russian banker accused of links with organized crime and vladimir putin. This between the man who set up the meeting last year says he is now ready to talk to special prosecutor Robert Mueller. Kim delaney is an investigative and National Security reporter for nbc news. Always good to see you. Thanks for coming in this morning. Good morning, craig. Kushners legal team has not turned over all the documents it requested, documents including a russian back door overture and a dinner invite. What do we know about this overture . This is really just another example of a russian with high level kremlin connections circling around the trump campaign. This man accused by spanish prosecutors of having russian organized crime connection, something he denies, was trying to get a a senior level around a National Rifle association conference. An email chain made its way to kushner. And kushner instructed people to pass on the meeting. And his lawyer says, look, thats exculpatory. But the problem is they didnt turn these documents over to investigators. Secondly, this man did get a highlevel trump meeting with donald trump jr. According to to him, he had dinner with donald trump jr. Trump remembers it a little differently. But congressional investigators want to know more about that encounter. Ken, quickly, lets talk for a moment about the man who set up the infamous meeting between donald trump jr. And the russians. Rob goldstone, hes agreed to talk to bob muellers team. A couple of things. One, why might goldstone be so important to this administration this investigation . And two, should the administration be worried . Reporter sheinelle, goldstone is important because he was the guy who set up this meeting. He was the intermediary between the russian family and donald trump jr. He wrote those emails weve all read that said the russian government is trying to help your dad and this russian lawyer has incriminating information on hillary clinton. So weve seen those emails. But Robert Mueller wants to know what else goldstone knows about what was promised, what was delivered. So hes important in this. Ken, thank you. Some other big headlines were following this morning include an intense manhunt under way in florida a day after three inmates broke out of jail. They escaped through the ceiling in the jails library. Stephanie gosk is here with the latest. Good morning. Reporter good morning. You know, this morning residents in florida are on edge and theyre on the lookout. More than 24 hours after those three inmates escaped from the county ji. The sheriff of the county said they were likely unarmed but should still be considered dangerous. Search teams are out in the Florida Panhandle combing through heavily wooded areas. This video shot by the tallahassee democrat. Multiple agencies are part of the effort on foot and in the air. Were not going to rest until these guys are back behind bars. Reporter theres indication they may have left the area, but they are continuing to search locally. Joel cooper, Donald Cotterman and Casey Martina are all charged with armed burglary. All three have long rap sheets and were awaiting court proceedings. When in the Early Morning hours on friday the Sheriffs Office says they escaped through a hole in the ceiling of the law library. The ceiling had a pretty thick sheet rock covering and they were able to break through that sheet rock covering and get up into the ceiling. Once they got in between the ceiling and the roof, they made their way to the nearest door they could find. And dropped down. Reporter last seen wearing sweats and long johns, Police Closed schools on friday and told the public to keep eyes open but do not approach them. My girlfriend was scared to death. Weve got four kids. She tells me she wants to get a gun and stuff like that. I know our Sheriffs Department does a wonderful job and i know theyre going to get them. Reporter often the most challenging things for escapees is figuring what to do when they get out. No money, no clothes. They will need support. Thats often when Law Enforcement can catch up to them. Until then, no doubt people in the panhandle of florida are making sure their doors are double bolted. Back to you. Stephanie, thank you. Some 24 hours after a fire tore through a nursing home in pennsylvania, Authorities Say they are still trying to account for everyone who had been inside when that fire broke out. Meanwhile, investigators are also trying to figure out what caused the massive blaze that forced 140 people to flee for their lives. Kristen dahlgren reports now. Reporter as intense flames ripped through the Senior Living center, some residents trapped inside. In beds and wheelchairs unable so escape the raging inferno. It was heavy black smoke. You couldnt see. Reporter this nurse assistant was on duty. Just one of the countless heroes to rushed in to help. I didnt think about me running out and leaving them in. I thought about getting them out to safety first. Reporter as she roused residents, high winds spread the blaze. They need as many ems units at the scene as they can get. Reporter hundreds of firefighters were soon joined by neighbors. A lot of them dont have anywhere to go tomorrow and their families are scared and its just sad. Reporter andrew and luke took an uber from their college 20 minutes away. At first we were just looking for my grandmother. It was a moment of panic. Reporter but even after his own grandmother was safe, they stayed pushing others from danger. Once we knew she was safe, we were going to help at that point. What other option do you really have . Reporter 27 were injured. The mayor telling nbc news some people are still missing. Police wont confirm how many people are unaccounted for. But with more than 150 residents rescued, many are calling it a miracle. That so many were saved. Were blessed to be out. Everybodys blessed to be out. Reporter for today, kristen dahlgren, nbc news, westchester, pennsylvania. Also this morning, argentina is intensifying the search for a missing submarine with 44 crew members on board. Theres been no communication with the sub for two days. Officials believe an electrical outage may be to blame which would force the vessel to come to the surface, but theres been no sign of it in stormy weather. The sub was last confirmed to be in the south argentine sea. An intense search is under way in western pennsylvania this morning for a suspect involved in that deadly shooting of a police officer. Officer bryan shaw tried to make a traffic stop last night when he was shot and killed during a foot pursuit. He had been with the Police Department for less than a year. Police have recovered a vehicle wanted in connection with the shooting and are now calling on the public for help and finding the suspect. Meanwhile, a hunt for two suspects is under way in gainesville, florida where a gun battle erupted after Police Responded to a Domestic Violence call there. Both of those officers suffered minor injuries and are expected to be okay. Tv host Ryan Seacrest has released a formal statement disputing a decadeold misconduct allegation made by a former wardrobe stylist at e news. He said i dispute these reckless allegations and i plan to cooperate with any corporate inquiries that may result. I treat all this colleagues with kindness, dignity, and understanding as this is a principle thats core to who i am. Seacrest apologized if he ever made the woman feel disrespected, but he went on to say throughout his career the majority of his colleagues have been women whom he respects, advocates for, and says will continue to support. Seacrest says his track record will speak for itself. Dylan dreyer standing by. Weve got nasty weather in parts of this country. I know. And if you are traveling, it is the middle of the country thats going to see the trouble spots today. But take a look at what we saw in colorado where we did have some snow falling in parts of Southeastern Colorado with this system moving through. You can see kind of a car vision there. Driving into the snow. And there were some spinouts and accidents because its that time of year where you have to get used to driving in that nasty weather again. Not a whole lot of accumulation. But still its a sign of whats to come. This storm system is now moving through the midwest. And you can see heavy rain is really the biggest factor with this storm system right now. And the heaviest of the rain is moving through iowa. Just south of chicago. Were also seeing heavier rain moving into Northern Ohio and parts of western pennsylvania. The wind is going to be a big factor, though, over the next day or so. 40 to 50 mileperhour gusts. Wind advisories in effect. This area of low pressure will continue to move eastward. Its going to move rain into the northeast into sunday. Back behind it winds are so strong were going to see lakeeffect snow kick in. Parts of upstate new york could see a foot of snow. If youre its a cold 30s and 40s for the bay area this morning, and palo alto, 38 degrees right now, san jose, 42, up near the napa and santa rosa area, also waking up to those 30s. Now, we are expecting an overall dry day, the temperatures will be fairly cool, climbing into the 60s for San Francisco with mostly clear skies, not just for the coastline few also for inland areas, san jose, expect a climb into the mid 60s before we see the return of some rain by tomorrow. And thats your latest and thats your latest forecast. Thank you, dylan. Still ahead, the fight between the final five. Why the ladies of the u. S. Gymnastics team are going head to head now. Plus the quick actions by a semitruck drivers when a group of kids almost ran right in front of the truck. But first this is today on nbc. First, this is today on nbc. Time now for the download. Our look back at the week that was. President trump held a group of ucla basketball play ares held in china and joe biden made news when he stopped by today. Former Vice President joe biden in an exclusive interview here on today touching on tragedy. What would my son be doing if he were still here . I devoted myself to dealing with that. Trump. I think theres a number of things that hes doing well. Its more the tone of this administration that bothers me. Running in 2020. I think people have a right to ask about your age, your health. If we run, i think its a legitimate issue for people to raise. Does it sound like hes running . Raise your hand. A shooting rampage in california left five people dead and ten others hurt. The gunman opened fire at at least seven locations. The suspect first killed his wife, then targeted homes, vehicles, even an elementary school. We would have had a horrific blood bath in that school if that school hadnt taken the action when they did. The shooter later gunned down in a standoff with police. An apparent serial killer strikes again. Same gate. Same walk. Four People Killed over the course of a months in tampa, florida. Officials say its no coincidence the suspect still on the loose. The latest victim 60yearold ronn Ronnie Felton gunned down on his way to church. Whats done in the dark will come to the light and we have to pray. President trump helped secure the release of three ucla basketball players who got caught shoplifting in china. That was not something that should have happened. The freshman could have faced up to ten years in prison. Sorry for stealing from the stores in china. To President Trump and the United States government, thank you for taking the time to intervene on our behalf. Some of the weeks most m memorable moments caught on camera. Close call. Just moments after getting off a school bus, these children narrowly escaped getting run over by a semi. The driver slams on his brakes just in time. A floor suddenly collapses at a College Party in texas. Miraculously everyone walks away unharmed. Fellow drivers couldnt believe their eyes when they saw this semi push a car if about a minute along a highway. Seemingly unaware it got stuck there when the two merged into each other. Amazingly, no one was hurt. Jimmy fallon returns to the tonight show with a touching tribute to his late mother who he calls his biggest fan. When we were little he would squeeze my hand three times and say i love you and i would squeeze back and say i love you too. Mom, ill never stop trying to make you laugh. I love you. And taylor swift with a special performance. And one new york city commuter is not amused when lebron james from the Cleveland Cavaliers starts shooting video of him in the subway before their game with the knicks. The writer not a sports fan. I had no idea who lebron james was because i dont watch football. Basketball. Good morning. It is saturday at 5 56. Heres a live look outside at San Francisco from San Bruno Mountain. The lights are twinkling. It looks clear. You know what that means . It is cold. I feel like those always correlate. It is clear and beautiful because its cold and it is cold out there. If youre leaving now, heading anywhere bright and early, well, its not bright yet, make sure to pack that coat and definitely expect to keep the cooler temperatures through the afternoon. Palo alto right now, 38 degrees, spie peninsula seeing temperatures in the 30s. Santa rosa, 34 degrees, and just to give you an idea of how cold we are this morning, heres a quick look at the 24hour temperature change from where we were yesterday at this hour. San jose, ten degrees cooler. Look at half moon bay. 13 degrees cooler. San francisco, 9 degrees cooler at this hour than we were yesterday so definitely feeling very chilly out there. San franciscos temperature trend showing nice clear skies which will be on tap for your saturday but we do have some changes ahead on sunday, important changes so youre going to want to tune in at 7 00 a. M. Because ill break that down for you. Good tease. Well n tutune in at 7 00. A courthouse confrontation caught on video, a Santa Clara Deputy being accused of using Excessive Force. I heard you. That deputy was attempting to enforce a no courthouse videotaping rule. Well, that woman you heard, susan, says shes a journalist which was helping two members search their family court cases. She says she started recording because deputies surrounded one of the men she was with and told him to stop taking pictures of documents. A Sheriffs Department spokesman declined to speak to us on camera but he did say the deputies were trying to enforce a Standing Order by the lead judge of the family court that says you cant take pictures or video in the courthouse. He claims deputies have told her about that order before. Today was adoption day and up on the 8th floor, there were people with their phones out recording all over, so theyre selectively using who they apply the recording in the courthouse. Well, bassi also says the deputy broke her hand when he took her phone. This is what it looked like after the confrontation with the deputy. The sheriffs Spokesman Says theyre investigating whether bassi violated the judges order herself. Coming up this morning on today in the bay, why homeowners are afraid to go outside in one barber neighborhood. We also have reports from Laurie Garcia and Marcus Washington this morning for our annual feed the need food drive. That plus all your top stories and weather. A change tomorrow in the weather. Right now, well send you back to the today show. We are back on this saturday morning, november 18th, 2017. Lot to get to this half hour. Lets begin with a check of the headlines including President Trump hitting the pause button overnight. The roar of the crowd after howls from environmentalists, President Trump puts a hold on overnight that would have allowed big game hunters to bring back elephant and lion trophies. Standing by herman, the wife of roy moore speaks out in his defense. Even after all the attacks against me, against my family, and now against my husband, he will not step down. Meanwhile, moore himself remaining silent on the allegations he had inappropriate relationships with teenagers when he was in his 30s. Still missing, this morning officials in pennsylvania trying to account for all the residents of a Senior Center a day after a five alarm blaze ripped through the complex injuring dozens. No gold this time. Former olympic figure skater gracie gold withdraws from the u. S. Championships and that means she wont be competing at the olympics in south korea. Gold battling depression, anxiety and an eating disorder. This will be my last season as a fulltime driver. And last lap, danica patrick, the first woman to race fulltime at nascars highest level announcing she will retire as a fulltime racer after this weekend, sending shock waves through the racing community. Today, saturday, november 18th, 2017. So i mentioned danica. Well also talk to Dale Earnhardt, jr. In the next hour. Two big racing legends calling it quits. Three members of team usas fine five are in the middle of a very public battle playing out on social media. Simone biles jumping to the defense of aly raisman after Gabby Douglas criticized raisman after a post. Good morning you to, sir. This all started with a post from raisman taking on critics she says were victim shaming her. Now a new set of critics are coming after her teammate for doing the very same thing. Together they reached new heights in the gym. Olympic Gold Medalist ally raisman part of the team that dominated the competition. Raisman responding to critics she says shamed the way she dressed in a photo shoot posted on instagram friday. Just because a woman wears a sexy out fit unprompted douglas chimed in appearing to bas her teammate. It is our responsibility to dress modestly and classy. Dressing in a sexual way entices the wrong crowd. The post drew widespread criticism including from teammate simone biles who tweeted shocks me im seeing this, but it doesnt surprise me. Adding honestly, seeing this brings me to tears because as your teammate, i expected more from you and to support her. After the backlash, douglas backtracked. I didnt correctly word my reply and i am deeply sorry for coming off like i dont stand alongside my teammates. Accusing former usa Gymnastics Team of sexual abuse. She spoke out earlier this week here on today. I think hes a monster and i think it is so disturbing to me what he did to me. A controversy dividing one of the countrys most beloved teams playing out for all the world to see. And all of this while larry remains in a michigan jail facing Sexual Assault charges. Thats after pleading guilty to federal child porn charges. He could spend the rest of his life in prison. Steve patterson for us this morning. Thank you. Dylan, how about another check of the weather . We have got the storm in the midwest. As we get closer to thanksgiving, were going to see some improve mentes for travel weather. Lets start on tuesday in the north west where we do have the potential of another strong storm making its way on shore. If youre flying out of seattle or portland, you could run into delays, even boise and San Francisco could see delays as well. If youre traveling along the roads, mountain passes will be tricky, but the heavy rain and the gusty winds will make things very difficult on the roads as well. If youre traveling on wednesday, still unselttled in the north west, but ideal through most of the country. There will be some rain through florida and a little bit of icy mix, especially across new england. Then on thanksgiving itself, still beautiful across the majority of the country. More wintery weather in the north west, especially in the its a cold start on this saturday morning, 43 degrees in San Francisco, 38 for palo alto, oakland at 39, and napa at 34 degrees as you wake up this morning, so make sure to bundle up. Now, we are expecting mostly clear skies, but those cooler temperatures will continue through the afternoon. A quick look at your 24hour temperature change. San francisco, ten degrees cooler, san jose, ten degrees cooler as well and we are expecting a climb into the upper 50s and 60s for inland areas. And thats your latest forecast. Why katie pair re and gee gee hadid just pulled out of the fashion show in china. Some very good words for you as you get set to shop for your thanksgiving supply this is weekend. You cooking . Right no. One would show up. Listen here. Wait a minute now. Paying less for my medicare . Im open to that. Lower premiums . Extra benefits . Its open enrollment. Time to open the laptop. And compare Medicare Health plans. Why . 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Thanks for coming by. Thank you for having me. Lets talk turkey. Apparently turkey prices are pretty low right now. Actually we have a surplus of turkeys which is good for us as consumers. You want to know exactly how much you need to buy, right . Its one pound for one person. There are stores like target, walmart, aldi, you want to look for under 1 a pound. Open up your circulars. Use a great app called the flip app. Theres also a lot of stores that are around. 39 a pound. Some offering a free turkey but you have to spend, like, 100. Dont spend the 100 just to save on the turkey, but stores are offering great deals. Ten people, ten pound turkey. I like the sides. Talk about maybe some budget friendly sides. The American Farm bureau actually reported that a lot of the side dishes are cheaper this year than in other years. Were looking at bread, rolls, milk, sweet potatoes, peas and pie shells are actually cheaper this year than weve seen in previous years. If you want to be good on your wallet, stick to these. If youre on a budget or theres side dishes that you might want to skip. Unfortunately a lot of them are staples. S these are actually higher. Cranberries, stuffing, whip cream and pumpkin pie mix are a lot more expensive this year. Plan your budget around the things you absolutely need versus want. Youre going to save more money. Hopefully my momma can still make her pecan pie. Do you have more tips . I have a very large family. I have a four kids, a lot of extended family. One person provides the turkey and we provide the side dishes. Also keep it simple. Dont go and buy these exotic ingredients for one dish. If youre planning on serving wine, consider a boxed wine. Get a cheap bottle of wine, pour it in a decanter. Nobody knows the difference. Please dont do that if you come to my house. Between us we have nine kids. Good to have you. Happy thanksgiving. Thank you so much for having us. Whats ahead over in the orange room . 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We are back with one companys clever effort to make sure that youre comfortable after you eat that thanksgiving dinner. Dylan is in the orange room to tell us all about it. Weve all been there. Its thanksgiving. You eat until youre stuffed until you realize youve gone too far. A lot of people will unbutton their pants. Thats not socially acceptable in all circles. The folks at stove top have come up with a solution. Introducing thanksgiving dinner pants. The perfect way to enjoy thanksgiving deny ner comfort and style. It can expand to nearly two times their original size. The upscale styling seems to be important for milan or italy. These were designed in the usa and look great on men and women of all ages. Why do i agree to do these things . These are the actual pants. No surprise, the thanksgiving dinner pants has taken off online. One person tweeting if one of my friends dont get me a pair of these by thanksgiving, im u unfriending everyone. Elaine searly. If you want to eat at my house, theres now a dress code. The pants cost 19. 98, but they are currently sold out. No way. You can have mine if you want them. Those arent going to fit me. These are huge. Pair of yoga pants, maternity pants. Thats what i just said. Wait, did you see the pockets . Pockets, wow. Thank you, dylan dreyer for that. Coming up next, how craig really got behind an important issue for mens health. This is worth the wait. Look at those knees. First, this is today on nbc. Hi leaving a career to follow a calling takes courage. A personalized Financial Strategy can give you confidence to take the next step. Hi guys aw yeah see how access to j. P. Morgan investment expertise can help you. Chase. Make more of whats yours. Were back on a saturday morning with our month long series no shave today. This is a time to focus on mens health issues. Ive been growing this thing out. Takes a lot of work for you. This is the most facial hair ive had in my life. You have little red are those grays . Those are grays. With makeup on them. Thanks so much. In addition to no shave november, because so many Cancer Patients lose their hair, we also wanted to talk about an important issue sometimes men dont want to talk about, and that is getting a prostate exam. The simple fact is getting checked could very well save your life. So what did craig, matt, al, and carson do to raise awareness . Check it out. I kid you not, i said i dont know either, but ill get to the bottom of it. No, you didnt. No, i did. Gentlemen, thanks for coming. Guys, guys, hold on. Give me the check. No, please, guys. Look, savannahs here. Is that Blake Shelton . Give it here, weatherman. Come on. Look, theres andy cohen. You know what, fellas, why dont you all get the check . So, it looks like were all getting the check. Okay, the doctors will see you now. Get the check. Absolutely fantastic. Our apologies to the tour groups in 30 rock feller that hopped out of the elevator. 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Look at this shot over San Francisco. How often do we see San Francisco without any fog . Looking absolutely beautiful and if youre wondering about these temperatures, yes, we are in the 30s in some spots. Santa rosa, 34, napa, 34, palo alto, also in the 30s at 38 degrees and San Francisco at about 43 degrees. Now, san jose is on the lower side with 41 degrees, and the temperature trend if you notice in the icons, a lot of sunshine. So any cloud cover that we do have now should be kind of fading away by the afternoon, making way for an overall lovely afternoon but we do have big changes coming. For the time line, tune in at 7 00 a. M. Stay tuned for that. Vianey, thanks. A courthouse confrontation, and it was caught on video. A Santa Clara County deputy is being accused of using Excessive Force. No recording. I heard you. Well, that deputy was attempting to enforce a no courthouse videotaping rule. Susan bassi, the woman whose voice you heard, says shes a journalist and was helping two men research their family court cases. She says she started recording because deputies surrounded one of the men she was with and told him to stop taking pictures of documents. A Sheriffs Department spokesman declined to speak to us on camera but he did say the deputies were trying to enforce a Standing Order by the lead judge of the family court banning taking pictures or video in the courthouse. He claims deputies have told bassi about that order before. Today was adoption todday anp on the 8th floor, there were people with their phones out recording all over, so theyre selectively using who they apply the recording in the courthouse. Bassi says the deputy broke her hand when he took her phone. This is what it looked like after the confrontation. Sheriffs Spokesman Says theyre still investigating whether bassi violated the judges order against taking pictures or video in the courthouse. It is 6 29. Coming up this morning on today in the bay, why homeowners are afraid to go outside in one east bay neighborhood. We will also have live reports from laura garcia and Marcus Washington this morning for our annual feed the need food drive. That, plus all your top stories and weather, big change coming tomorrow, coming up at 7 00. Right now, back to the today show. Good breaking overnight. Hearing the roar, predent trump puts a controversy decision on hold overnight halting the lift of big Game Trophies like elephants and lions into the u. S. What it means for hunters and those who oppose the big game lunts. Thanksgiving travel would hes millions of people hoping to get head start on Holiday Travel could see the plans snarl thanks to storm across the country, snow and heavy winds could lead to big delays at the airports. Dillon standing by with details on that. And ready to retire, nascar great dale earn hard junior reflects back on career filled with memories of his dad and major wins. What hes now saying about his future off the track today saturday november 18, 2017. So much to celebrate today. Its our anniversary. And my birthday. Yay who are we saying hi to this morning . St. Louis. Big birthday. Im 13. I love this. What are you celebrating this morning . 35 years. Who are we cheering for this morning . Shannon king. 20th time doing this. Im so happy good saturday morning to you. Welcome back to today. Let me tell you something anyone can show up on the plaza when itsds nice and 80 degrees. It takes real today show fans to show up on a day like this. Its what, 30 degrees . I think its a little above 30. Thats why you are not the meteorologist. This is a huge crowd this morning. Stits the tree. We have a lot to get to this morning but lets begin with todays news. Good morning im Kelly Odonnell at the white house where President Trump made a surprising announcement on twitter that appears to hear the out cry of big game hunting trophies. The president is putting on hold the controversial policy that would have allowed the importation of African Elephants and lie ens killed for sport. The president said the decision will be delayed until, quote, i reserve all the conserve trags facts. Animal rights activists and both parties had pushed back hard. While the u. S. Fish and wildlife had said the hunting of big game by affluent americans actually generates money used for conservation. President trump added the issue has been under study by the government for years and work with secretary ryan zinke on this. Humane society says it is grateful the president responded and hopes he will keep the ban permanent on trophy imports on these endangered species. Chanel, craig. Kelly odonnell. Thank you. Also coming up this morning, the wife of ray moore speaking out. They said they believe in him ahead of the spebl election. The candidate himself showing no signs of backing down. My an is here in alabama with more. Good morning. Reporter good morning, craig, we are heading into the final three weeks before that election. But the republican nominee, ray moore continues to face questions about his past behavior and its dividing voters. In a little more than a week, at least nine women have made allegations against ray moore about inappropriate behavior, stretching back decades. Ranging from unwanted pursuing of teenagers to Sexual Assault. Moore denies all claims of Sexual Misconduct. Campaign calls them, quote, politically motivated. We are in a battle. Reporter while he avoided spotlight on friday, his wife did not speaking before the supporters. Even after all the attacks against me, against my family, against the foundation, and now against my husband, he will not step down. Reporter on friday, alabamas republican governor, kay ivey, she still plans to vote for moore to help keep the republicans in the u. S. Snatd. Ill cast my ballot on december 12th and i do believe the nominee tft party is the one ill vote for. Reporter in moores hometown of gadsen some of the sruti any welcomed. I think the truth needs to be dug out. Meanwhile the white house is pushing back on claims that President Trump stayed silent about the that President Trump stayed silent about the allegations against moore. He said if the allegations are true, he should step aside. Moores opponent in the Alabama Senate race, Democrat Doug Jones not mentioning his opponent by name but acknowledging all the attention paid to this race. Were at a Tipping Point in this country that we are seeing and we are powering women to stand up and speak out. I think thats a wonderful thing. The Democrat Doug Jones who you just heard there has actually benefited from moores troubles. Hes raised about 250,000 a day since news of the scandal broke. Craig. Mia, thank you. Lets take a look at some other headlines. Al franken has canceled his book tour after on a tour back in 2006. Meanwhile friday the white house drew distinctions between franken and President Trump saying past complaints of Sexual Misconduct made against trump are not an issue because the president has not admitted any wrongdoing while franken has. The nfl is investigating an allegation that tampa buccaneers quarterback jameis win stone groped a fee male uber driver last march. Winst winston denied the allegations saying he believed the driver was confused over the number of passengers in the car and who was sitting next to her. Uber says winston was barred from using the service after the incident was brought to their attention. Winston was previously accused of Sexual Assault when he was a student at Florida State university. He settled a civil lawsuit with that accuser in 2016. On a more positive note, a florida woman who became known as the chain saw nun was honored overnight for her acts of service during hurricane irma. Sister margaret ann was surprised by the miami heat. The nba team awarding her a 5,000 chaeck for the charity o her choice and also tickets to an upcoming heat game. The chain saw nun became a social media sensation when this video of her using a chain saw to clear the storms debris went viral. I remember covering that. People getting a jump on their Holiday Travel might see big delays this weekend. We certainly could especially through the midwest. I want to get to this sign. Ten years married. Love. Two kids. I cant read. Its so cold out here. Anyway, two minutes on the today show. Youve got me two seconds of mumbling through. Can we do a go pats . Go pats. The patriots this morning. Lets take a look at the wr going on back through the midwest where we do have the storm system that is producing a lot of rain through iowa into northern illinois. Even a bit of wintery mix across central pennsylvania. Keep that in mine if youre traveling today. Were also looking at gusty winds. Take a look at the wind gusts. 30 to 40 Miles Per Hour. This system thats going to make its way into the northeast bringing rain to the northeast on sunday. Winds could gust up near about 30 to 40 Miles Per Hour sunday morning. That could cause some delays at the airports. Were looking at several inches of rain within some of these heavier storms that are developing and we could see some localized flooding. Look at the lake effect snow were expecting. Because of those strong northwest winds crossing over the very unfrozen lakes. We could see up to 12 inches of snow especially in and around the syracuse area. It is going to be a little bit messy leading up to thanksgiving, but thanksgiving weve got Clear Conditions now, and thats exactly what you can expect for your saturday, those nice, chilly temperatures will turn cool into the afternoon. Santa rosa right now waking up to 34 degrees, napa 34, oakland 39 degrees, down near hayward, 43 degrees and along the coastline, even there enjoying nice clear skies as well. Right now, the San Francisco temperature trend shows plenty of sunshine into the afternoon, with temperatures climbing into the lower 60s with mid 60s for inland areas. Skpnch and thats your latest forecast. Coming up next, were going to ask the age old question, how soon is too soon to Start Playing that holiday music . Plus why katie pa katie par learning at a pace that works for you . That works for us. With capella universitys groundbreaking flexpath format, you set your own deadlines to fit your life. So you can live learn. Find out more about flexpath at capella. Edu. 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Pennie and others have agreed to not play until thanksgiving. Many target stores say they wont play it at all. So how soon is too soon . We put that out on twitter. It was a close call. 5,000 people who weighed in, 49 say its too early. 49 say keep the christmas tunes coming. What say you . Maybe after thanksgiving. But if i hear it, im certainly not bothered by it. I do think its a little early, but after thanksgiving i think is a free for all. It does stress some people out. You hear the music and you think im not ready. But you go in the stores and already but thanksgiving is a little earlier this year, right . It is. I think thats why its throwing me off. Really . Thanksgiving is this week . I love the holiday music. My favorite. Silent night by the temptations. Lets get to pop start. Victoria secret fashion show will have to do with one less ain angel and pop princess. Gigi hadid and katie per katy perry are out. I wont be able to make it to china. While she didnt give a clear reason, theres speculation she wasnt granted access into china because of a media post where she squinted her eyes and attempted to imitate the buda. Katy perry has also apparently been denied a visa. That was made after she wore a dress with sun flowers, a symbol of antichina protesters. The fashion show will air on november 28 th. Next up, call it a Perfect Match for sen re na williams and the reddit founder. They tied the night in new orleans. We now have pictures thanks to a beautiful spread in vogue. By the looks of it, the bride war not one, but three dresses. It comes after 11 after the couple welcomed a baby girl. Among the guest Nicole Kidman is adding another accolade to her resume. Dont count out a singing career for the 50 yearold. After you her her husbands new album. She sings backup vocals on the track. Nicole says she cant get enough of the lyrics, confessing that the track brings her to tears. She sang in mulan rouge. Still ahead, Dale Earnhardt jr. On his nascar career as he prepar prepares to say goodbye to the wow nice outfit. When i grow up, im going to mars. Were working on that. Some people know how far they want to go. A personalized Financial Strategy can help you get them there. See how access to j. P. Morgan investment expertise can help you. Chase. Make more of whats yours. We are back on a saturday morning with a racing legend getting ready to drive in his last race as a fulltime racer tomorrow. Dale earnhardt jr. Has been a nascar driver for decades, but hes ready to retire. He sat down recently with will willie geist, talked about his legendary dad and what he plans to do next. The end of an era. Dale earnhardt jr. Hanging up his fire suit. Fans of the man who drives the number 88 chevrolet heartbroken. Its going to be sad we wont get to see him saturday and sunday. Its the last lap that started when he was a teenager. Hes won 26 races, two at daytona 500. A concussion in 2016 forced junior to rethink his place in the sport. Having that experience in the history of concussions and knowing what we went through to get well, i know i cant do this for five or ten more years with that in the back of my mind. I know i cant and i dont want to. I wanted to selfishly retire on my terms. So this year ive been able to make sure that im getting it all out of my system. Earnhardt was born into racing. Dale earnhardt sr. Was racing royalty driving the black number 3 chevy with swagger. They called him the intimidator. He was everybodys hero. People loved him. When he walked in a room t, it changed. In 2001, as father and son whipped around the final lap at the daytona 500, tragedy struck. I came around actually and saw the people working on him and trying to get him out of the car. And that was, like, oh, this is unusual. I immediately went right out of the Infield Center and jumped in a car to go to the hospital because thats where they were going to take him directly. And thats where you found out, at the hospital . Yeah. I hated that i lost him and i hate that he cant be around to know my wife. She wants to know him so badly. He was this really special, special person. Sfwl a lot of people who know you say junior is a different guy since he met amy. Do you think thats true . Absolutely. I didnt just change immediately. It took a while. Shes made me smarter, kinder, more thoughtful person. Not just for her. Like, for everyone. Earnhardt recently announced that wife amy is pregnant with the couples first child. A little girl. So whats next for junior . Hell still be at the racetrack on sundays. Just up in the tv booth as an analyst for nbc sports. Are you going to be honest . Are you going to tell the truth about all these guys you know . Yeah. I got the opportunity last year to do a couple races. I had no idea that i would enjoy it as much as i did. Is there any chance this is a Michael Jordan retirement where you go away for a little while and come back . I dont think so. The travel and being away from my family and my wife and i want to experience raising a child. Just be normal. Willie geist, nbc news. Thats fast. Dale earnhardts final race tomorrow. The ford eco boost 400 airs right here on nbc. It is hard to believe that hes done. I remember when he started racing. That is going to do it for us. Willie sitting down with wonder woman herself to talk about the role of vo zero calories. Make natures sweetener. Even sweeter. Pick natures caloriefree sweetness. Pick truvia. A heart attack doesnt or how healthy you look. No matter who you are, a heart attack can happen without warning. A bayer aspirin regimen can help prevent another heart attack. Be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. Bayer aspirin. Tim and charlie, 4th graders. 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Vianey arana has a look at that microclimate forecast and you were telling me you know what . Dont complain because today, at least, is dry. Dry, yeah. Dry and clear. Youve seen how beautiful. Look behind us. So gorgeous. Gorgeous. Yeah, but the temperatures are cold, kira. 30s and 40s right