Good morning. Im phillip mena. Im frances rivera. This morning the reckoning for men in politics could reach a Tipping Point on capitol hill. One of the most prominent men in congress, the dean of the house of representatives john conyers announces he is stepping aside as the top democrat on the powerful Judiciary Committee. The development coming just as embattled senator al franken is set to return to work for the First Time Since Sexual Harassment allegations were leveled against him. The democratic leader in the senate now calling for an investigation into frankens conduct. The Ethics Committee is giving a thorough look into this and thats what should happen with everybody. There should be there are allegations here, there ought to be first a thorough investigation. Lets see the results of that before we make any determination. And now franken is speaking out for the first time sitting down with local news outlets, saying he will not resign. Kelly odonnell has all that and more for us this morning. Reporter after ten days out of sight and under scrutiny i have a long way back to win back the trust of the people of minnesota. Reporter senator al franken finally speaks out. I have especially let down the people who have seen me as a champion for women. Reporter franken has been accused by four women of unwanted advances. He spoke only to minnesota local reporters from tv print and radio. This has been a shock to me. Reporter al franken from minnesota. Reporter franken star wattage as a National Figure in the Democratic Party has dimd after accusations. And some of these encounters, ive crossed the line. Reporter before politics he had a long career in comedy. Franken addressed his behavior in this 2006 photo with accuser Leeann Tweeden who says he forcibly kissed her. I am ashamed of that photo. Reporter but franken claims no memory of touching a womans backside while taking a photo in 2010. I would never intentionally do that. Reporter franken says he will not resign. I am going back to work tomorrow. Reporter but another lawmaker with 52 years on capitol hill is under pressure. John conyers is an icon in our country. Reporter leader nancy pelosi sent a signal. He will do the right thing in terms of what he knows about his situation. Reporter 88yearold michigan Democrat John conyers is giving up his powerful Judiciary Committee post. While an ethics review looks at a Sexual Harassment allegation that led to a settlement, but conyers denies any wrongdoing. Across politics, a kettle is whistling. With two weeks before Alabama Senate race, roy moore is accused by several women, some of them teenagers at the time, of improper sexual advances. Republicans are divided. It is pretty clear to me that the best thing that roy moore could do for the country is to move on. Reporter democratic candidate doug jones campaigned while President Trump pushed for roy moores victory without ever naming moore. Cant let Schumer Pelosi win this race. Liberal jones would be bad. Some republicans have urged President Trump to persuade roy moore to get out of the alabama race. Hes ignored that pressure. The president cites roy moores denial of any wrongdoing so the outcome has been the president has indirectly endorsed roy moore in the Alabama Senate race. Back to you. Kelly, thank you. Pope francis is on his way to myanmar taking a sixday trip that will include a visit to neighboring bangladesh. It will be the first papal visit ever to myanmar coming at a delicate time when the staunchly buddhist country is accused of ethnic cleansing of the rohingya minority. He has cautioned not to use the term rohingya rejected by officials fearing it could set off violence. After meeting with myanmar leaders the pope will head to bangladesh where rohingya have fled to from myanmar. This allimportant shopping weekend, the big winner is no surprise, online retailers. But how do you know if youre a big winner . Are you getting the best deal that you can . Heres nbc News Business correspondent jo ling kent. Reporter the door buster deals ushered in a record breaking Holiday Shopping weekend. But instead of in stores, much of the spending surged online. As retailers made a record 5 billion online by the end of black friday. Thats up 17 from last year. More than half of Online Shopping happened on mobile devices. This as instore foot traffic on black friday slowed down by by 1 . But some struggling Department Stores are still calling black friday a victory. The ceo of kohls announcing the chain had a record breaking thanksgiving weekend with sales and traffic very strong, both online and instore, well ahead of last year. Macys says the cold weather is helping sell more coats and boots. The traffic in our stores is actually slightly better than last year. Reporter to capture more customers in person, certain chains like best buy, kmart and macys are guaranteeing prieft adjustments if customers can find a better deal elsewhere. But the very best discounts especially on electronics and clothing are expected on cyber monday. Adobe forecasts americans will spend a record 6. 6 billion online in a single day which would make it the biggest Online Shopping day in u. S. History. And amazon is expected to come out on top. But the deepest discounts may require a little extra strategizing. When youre shopping online, you can add items to your cart and then walk away from your computer, give yourself a day to think about it, and some retailers will actually send you a coupon to try to get you to complete the transaction of whats in your cart. Reporter and the sales wont stop as discounts continue through the rest of the week. For early today, jo ling kent, nbc news, new york. Online shopping experts say these are the three most important things when shopping on cyber monday. Do your research on prices. For example, check at that low price is really the lowest with the site camel, camel camel or keep a. Com. Consider adding a app or extension to get discounts or honey or e baits. They can help you search for additional discounts and coupon codes and think outside the box. Siebler monday is not just for electronics, gifts and clothing. It is also a big day for travel and experiences, too. In washington, a court battle is brewing over who gets to lead the Consumer Financial protection bureau. Leeer english, the interim director of the agency by outgoing director richard cord ray an obama era point a point ee, filed a lawsuit against the president and his pick to lead the bureau nick mulvaney. It is a whirlwind series of developments. It comes after the agencys head resigned from his post, tapping his chief of staff to serve as the deputys bureau director. The president is swooping in and putting in his close aide that has been a sailed by republicans since inception. Democrats are crying foul claiming the law allows the deputys chief of staff to serve as the interim director. The white house says the law is on their side. Republican senator tom cotton is referring to Consumer Bureau as a rogue unconstitutional agency. Is another Royal Wedding on the way . Thats the question on royal watchers minds after reports that prince harrys girlfriend actress megan markel has moved in with him. Fueling the speculation bookies in london have reportedly stopped taking bets on when an engagement might take place. The pair have been dating since last year and made their First Official public appearance in september at the Invictus Games in toronto. For more on this we turn to nbcs chat man bell in london. Good morning, chat man. So, is this an announcement from Buckingham Palace imminent or is this just gossip . Reporter well, philip, if you believe everything you read, theyre already engaged, theyre just waiting to make that announcement public. There may be some truth to that as well, but its fair to say britain, in fact, many places around the world, are ready for another Royal Wedding. They seem to grace the front pages here daily. Stories where royal watchers are convinced this announcement is imminent. They think the announcement could come this week as early as today, perhaps even tomorrow. Tuesday does seem to be a day thats written about regularly as well. The duke of cambridge, prince william, who is due to be away on a foreign visit to finland on wednesday, people are saying, well, if he wants his big brother here for the announcement, hes going to have to do it before or after that trip. Hes going to be away for a couple of days. So, well wait and see if that holds any clues to when this announcement is going to happen. There are stories out there that megan started the process of moving her dogs here, that shes going to end her role in the tv series suits after this season. Even that harry has now given megan royal police protection. And as you mentioned, bookies have stopped taking bets on if or when the announcement will happen. But you can still make a bet on when the wedding will be or where it might be. But if you want to make a bet on that engagement announcement, youre too late for that. Its really reached fever pitch. Theyve even been talking about how they were expecting an announcement last week, and that Buckingham Palace had had the Prime Ministers Office clear her schedule on thursday, only for that announcement not to come. Philip, well wait and see. Its everyone is getting excited. Yeah, you know its serious when the bookies stop taking bets on that. Chapman, thank you. The indonesian tourist satellite has erupt the the second time in a week. The government shut down the airport leechlting thousands of passengers strand the. Mount agung erupted spewing thousands of feet of thick ash in the air. The island remains safe. About 25,000 people have been unable to return to their homes near the volcano since september. Authorities are advising anyone within a sixmile radius of the volcano to leave. Its beautiful. We forget how dangerous it is. For a look at our monday foreca forecast lets check in with meteorologist bonnie schneider. Good morning, bonnie. Good morning, philip and frances. Lake effect snow in northern new england, but thats it in terms of weather troubles. It will be blustery in the northeast that may slow you down in terms of airport delays. Overall not looking at too much in terms of bad weather for a day that people are traveling or going back to work. Well be looking at very warm temperatures in the middle of the country. But unsettled conditions in the northwest. Watch out for some snow and some rain. That may cause slow downs in the airports you see here. Thatsn the 80s in texas. That warm up that you saw, well, thats actually pushing eastward throughout the rest of the week. Frances . All right, bonnie, thank you very much. Now to the sight over england this week, fire ball in the night sky unusual for its size. There were sitings reported in england, wales and france. Some witnesses reported hearing a loud boom. Smaller meteors are seen in the atmosphere. Balls of this size are far less common. Can you imagine being out there recording that and seeing that . It looks like its coming right at you, too. Kind of freakish. For sure. We will reveal the worlds newest Miss Universe and a coaching controversy that has College Football fans talking this morning. Youre watching early today. R. 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Nearly 100 tennessee students protested on campus, citing the connection to the penn state sexual abuse scandal. He had worked at penn state in the 1990s under Jerry Sandusky who is now serving prison time for sexually abusing boys. Court documents suggested he may have been aware of the abuse. That is a claim that he denies. Ohio state coach urban meyer and new England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick spoke out in support of him and his coaching ability. Still several tennessee lawmakers oppose the possible hire, including state representative eddy smith who tweeted, greg schiano hire would be anathema to all our Community Stands for. Still ahead, it was an allout brawl between the broncos and raiders. Shania twain lit up the halftime show of canadas version of the super bowl. Well show you next. Ble. When your vneck looks more like a uneck. Thats when you know, its halfwashed. Add downy to keep your collars from stretching. Unlike detergent alone, downy conditions to smooth and. 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Just ahead, former president george h. W. Bush with his historic milestone. Plus looking out for the under dog and so many animals in need. Youre watching early today. . Im open to that. Lower premiums . Extra benefits . Its open enrollment. Time to open the laptop. And compare Medicare Health plans. Why . Because plans change, so can your health needs. So, be openminded. Look at everythinglike Prescription Drug plans. And Medicare Advantage plans from private insurers. Use the tools at medicare. Gov. Or call 1800medicare. Open to Something Better . Start today. Fredget in, fred thing for his daughter. Even if it means being the back half of a unicorn. Fear not fred, the front half washed his shirt with gain. And that smell puts the giddy in giddyup ah. The irresistible scent of gain flings laundry detergent. You cant help but smell happy. Middleman redefined what it means to adopt a pet. He provides a loving home at a time they may need it most and inspires others in the process. Katie beck has our under dog story of the day from denver. Reporter family portraits of steve gregs harmonious herd have made him an instagram celebrity. Everybody has a soft spot in their heart for the under dog. Reporter well, under dogs in this case, nine of them. And three chickens, two ducks, a rabbit and a pig. Festive, funny, tough and tender, his account has captured more than 700,000 followers. At gregs denver home, its hard to avoid the welcoming committee. But this modern minagerie accepts dogs. She is 146789 reporter ranging from 7 to 17 years old, ingles bert, loretta, eds el and bikini. Each one has a distinct personality. Reporter after his dog wolfgang died four years ago, the accountant by day started adopting geriatric pets. I got one more and somebody brought one to my attention that really needed a home. Okay, i can take that one. Reporter many online followers inspired. They said because of your account, i adopted this dog. Reporter the elderly do require effort. Most have special diets, joint issues, even cancer. While hell continue to save seniors, for now he has a full house and a full heart. To know that this dog still has so much love to give just makes you feel so good. Lets go. Reporter making their final chapter the best one yet. Katie beck, nbc news, denver. So sweet. Even the bunny and the pig there to make friends with. Its so sweet. Everybody wants the puppies, but they forget about the older pups who need attention as well. Well, over the weekend a big milestone for a former u. S. President. George h. W. Bush has become the longest living president in u. S. History. Mr. Bush who today is 93 years and 168 days old beat the previous record held by former president gerald ford. Happy birthday to mr. President. A young woman being hailed as to compete in a miss pageant. She competed in burns ville, minnesota saturday night. Shes an athlete who attends bethel university. Mikaela also mentors other young women like her and she may not have snagged the miss minnesota title but she did bring home the miss spirit of the usa award. All senses breaking down the barriers and being the first. Thats the way to do it. Beautiful and brave. And thank you for starting your morning with us. Im phillip mena. Im frances rivera. Be sure to follow us on social media. Your news continues right here on nbc and our nbc stations. Have a great monday. Breaking news out of london. One of the worlds most eligible bachelors is now off the market. Prince harry is engaged. Cyber monday is expected to generate well over 6 billion in sales today but where can you find the best deals . We have answers. Powerl members of congress under fire over accusations of Sexual Harassment returning to the washington spotlight tonight. The bali volcano is erupting and stranding thousands. Superstar shania twain wowed them in canada. Early today starts right now. Good morning. Im phillip mena. 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