Day of rage. Fresh turmoil over President Trumps decision to officially recognize jerusalem as israels capital. More World Leaders condemning the move. Those stories plus the massive new lawsuit facing Harvey Weinstein. Why we are flooding this house on purpose. And shoplifting suspects speed away from a mall dragging cu wildfires on the today show the race is on to find them today, thursday, december 7, 2017. We want to get right to the breaking news, the raging wildfires in Southern California. Four major blazes burning out of control right now. The largest is the thomas fire. It has destroyed hundreds of homes and buildings around ventura around los angeles. Then theres the creek fire in northern los angeles, another sweeping through belair and then the rye fire near santa clarita. Theyve prompted the evacuation of more than 200,000 people. Officials expect more will be ordered . Thats because these potentially catastrophic winds that briefly died down on wednesday returned overnight and they are fanning the flames. They are more than 100,000 acres have burned so far and resources are stretched very thin. Firefighters from nine other states are being brought in to help. Weve got two reports. Lets start with nbcs Natalie Morales in belair for us this morning. Natalie, good morning to you. Reporter good morning to you, savannah. Yes, im outside one of the homes that suffered some of the damage here in belair. This house, the house next door, you can see suffered some heavy damage here. And if you take a look over here down below, this gives you an idea of how the fire swept up, destroying that house, exploded on the hillsides through the Belair Community early yesterday morning. Now today as you see, as you come back to me, the winds are kicking up once again. This is the major concern that firefighters still have, the wind advisories expected to continue on into the weekend through the los angeles and Ventura County areas and firefighters are warning that today could be the worst day yesterday as they continue to fight these fires that are devastating los angeles. This morning Southern California engulfed in flames. Unusually dry conditions and winds up to 70 miles an hour known as santa anas fuelling the inferno overnight. Hundreds of schools closed, more than 200,000 now evacuated from their homes, waking up to a reallife nightmare. Even those who escaped the flames are reeling. It got too close. We are so fortunate. Reporter beth rajis house was spared from the flames but shes not out of the woods yet. Shes putting out hot spots around her home with her garden hose. Im very concerned and also very relieved its still here so reporter that the house is still here . And theres flames along the stairs, too. But thank god the firefighters were able to save our house thus far. Reporter four fires now burning, scorching flames stretching 70 miles down the coast from ventura to los angeles where the upscale neighborhoods of brentwood and belair are surrounded by flames. Mayor Eric Garcetti declaring a state of emergency for los angeles county. The 405 freeway shutting down on wednesday, one of the nations busiest highways cutting straight through the blaze. The view from high above los angeles, a sea of smoke and flames, the fire so massive it can be seen from space. More than 4,000 firefighters on the front line fighting the flames from the ground and the sky, a task made more difficult by wind patterns not mean . A decade. The brush burning index, thats the number that we rate the threat of a brushfire is 296. This is the highest number ive ever seen in my career. Reporter three generations of the maples family once called this home. Now just piles of rubble and ash remain. We had all these awesome pictures in the house now we dont have them. All the memories. It kind of makes you realize whats important and im just so glad that everyone got out safe. Reporter many more in the path of destruction as tough conditions make containment an uphill battle. And now youre looking at just some of the hot spots here on the hillside. Again, that is the concern with these winds. This fire here, the skirball fire quickly engulfed 475 acres within the area and its only 5 contained. Hundreds of thousands have been forced from their homes and many are sharing harrowing stories and dramatic videos of their escapes. Nbcs National Correspondent Miguel Almaguer is in hardhit Ventura County. Miguel, good morning. Reporter good morning. There were more evacuations ordered, families had to find shelters in the middle of the night. Many will return to sights like this over the holidays, theyll be rebuilding their lives. It was a harrowing escape from the inferno. Driving through tunnels of flames as fire closes in. We need to get out of here. Reporter thousands of evacuees in a race for their lives. How intense were the flames . All i saw was orange. Reporter bianca cave witnessing the fire firsthand, staying behind to protect her dream home in belair but sending her kids out of harms way. Her house Still Standing but her neighbors lost everything. Belair, home to mansions and movie stars, look like a hollywood set, towering flames sweeping across the exclusive neighborhood. A structure on media mogul Rupert Murdochs estate catching fire. Crews are confident the worldrenown getty center, home to the icon nick getty muse yuck, is under no immediate danger despite the nearby flames. But for many the damage is done. The fire blew through here, there was nothing anyone could do. Reporter the spot fires here are happening in the middle of the night. Crews simply dont have enough boots on the ground to keep up with all of these small blazes. Overnight, this driver pulling over on a highway, putting himself at risk to rescue a rabbit from the flames. The biggest infernos are raging outside of l. A. I ran outside and i go we all have to go right now. Today the tally of the damage is unclear, but the loss for robert fastenau couldnt be greater. Well rebuild. Thats the only thing we can do. Reporter this morning, many have nowhere to run. They escaped their homes but their houses may not survive the flames. We know officially 165 structures have been destroyed but fire firers tefighters tell count is in the hundreds. This is what so many folks will return to just before kmochrist. Miguel almaguer, thank you so much. Senator al franken is set to make an announcement amid new accusations of Sexual Misconduct and new pressure on him to resign. Kasie hunt on capitol hill for us with this story. Kasie, good morning. Reporter savannah, good morning to you. We are expected to hear from senator al franken about an hour and a half or so from now as almost three dozen of his democratic colleagues in the senate have called on him to step down as more and more women have come forward to say me too about the minnesota senator. Democratic senator al franken speaking out this morning after a flood of his colleagues, including all but three of the 16 Democratic Women in the senate, calling for him to step down. What was the Tipping Point for you on your colleague senator franken . Well, obviously there were new allegations today and enough is enough. Reporter on wednesday, a woman identified as a former Democratic Congressional aide told politico franken tried to forcibly kiss her back before he was a senator telling her at the time its my right as an entertainer. Franken called the allegation categorically not true and preposterous a week after acknowledging i am embarrassed, i feel ashamed. After radio host Leanne Tweeden shared this photo from a 2006 uso trip to afghanistan where she says franken forcibly kissed her. It happened so fast and he just mashed his lips against my face. Reporter since then, at least six other women have come forward with allegations against franken. Coming to frankens defense late wednesday, an unlikely ally, newt gingrich. As i understand it, that occurred two years earlier when he was a comedian so let me say again, politically incorrect. Al franken was a comedian. Comedians often do weird things. Reporter meanwhile, frankens not the only democrat to face consequences. This morning, another woman is speaking out against former michigan congressman john conyers, a Campaign Volunteer delores lyons. His hand just completely came across my backside and i said look, i said you know what, i said im going to okay if you out. Reporter conyers, who announced his retirement tuesday, has denied all allegations. On the other side of the aisle, Alabama Senate candidate roy moore is surging in polls ahead of next tuesdays special election. The Republican National committee restoring funding they pulled after moore faced allegations he denies of Sexual Misconduct with teenaged girls. That decision now drawing fire from some republicans. They explicitly admitted in the past that they believed these women in alabama and somehow now the rnc is giving money . It doesnt make any sense. Reporter others warning moores win could be a huge problem for their party. Roy moore, if he does win, is the gift that keeps on giving in terms of democratic politics. Reporter democrats here in washington Still Holding out hope they can pull off an upset in alabama but for now just waiting for franken to announce his decision later on the senate floor. Savannah, hoda . All right, kasie, thank you. Also this morning, there is new fallout over President Trumps recognition of jerusalem as israels capital the move sparked outrage even before wednesdays official announcement and the chorus of critics grew louder overnight. Nbcs chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel has more on all of that. Hey, richard. Reporter good morning. As you can probably see, clashes and civil unrest have broken out here in the west bank. We are on the outskirts of the palestinian city of ramallah. These protesters have begun setting fires, theyre burning tires to create a smokescreen and they are throwing stones and other debris, its difficult to see, but behind this smoke are israeli troops and they have been firing volleys of tear gas occasionally to drive the demonstrators back. All these protestors say they are here for one reason because palestinians, they say, will not give up on their right to jerusalem no matter what President Trump says. In a day of rage, palestinians in the west bank and gaza strip expressed their outrage, frustration, and sense of betrayal by the United States. Demonstrations quickly led to clashes with israeli troops, anger boiling over. Palestinians had been promised for years an intin internationa negotiations that jerusalems final status would be settled through diplomacy only to see President Trump reverse decades of u. S. Policy and recognize israels claim that the city is its capital. I have determined that it is time to officially recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. Reporter after he said that, palestinians switched off the lights on the Christmas Tree in bethlehems manger square. This morning, more passive resistance. Palestinians closed their shops across jerusalem in a general strike. Were here today condemning the american president Donald Trumps decision by declaring jerusalem as the state of israel. Reporter a profound shift appears to be underway. Nearly 25 years ago, president clinton brought israeli and palestinian leaders together for the oslo accords, with the u. S. As moderator in chief. Now, many palestinians say that Peace Process is over, that President Trump killed it when his administration took sides on the most fundsmental and emotional division in the region, the status of jerusalem. Israel is on high alert, Security Officials warn violence could escalate but say they can handle whatever comes next. Israelis say the Peace Process wasnt working anyway. Where there is no peace that doesnt include jerusalem as the capital of the state of israel. Reporter israelis thanked President Trump for accepting their historic claim to jerusalem despite warnings from across European Union and from some of washingtons closest allies that the move puts peace in the middle east at risk. The clashes here dont seem to be letting up. If anything they are intensifying. More people arriving, they are bringing in more stones and its not just here. There are several locations in the west bank that look just like this right now. Its the most the Largest Scale violence weve seen in this part of the west bank in several years. Back to you. All right, richard, stay safe there. Absolutely, richard. We move to capitol hill now where donald trump jr. Has faced new questions in the russia investigation and his responses are drawing some criticism. Nbc National Correspondent Peter Alexander with that story. Hi, peter, good morning. Hey, savannah, good morning to you. The president s son donald trump jr. Is refusing to share with house investigators the details of a phone conversation with his father last summer about that 2016 meeting with a russian lawyer. Trump jr. Says the call they had is protected under Attorney Client privilege. Of course, neither the president nor his son is a lawyer, and a top democrat isnt buying that explanation. Donald trump jr. Facing growing questions from house investigators behind closed doors for more than eight hours wednesday. According to a source with knowledge of his testimony, the president s eldest son told the House Intelligence Committee the day that 2016 trump tower meeting wimeet when the russian lawyer became public trump jr. Didnt speak to his father but to his fathers aide hope hicks who the younger trump says relayed his comments to the president as they traveled back from germany aboard air force one. On that flight, the president personally dictated what would be trump jr. s misleading public explanation, dismissing the meeting, but the next day trump jr. Says he spoke with his father and lawyers. Democrats say he wouldnt elaborate. He acknowledged discussing that matter with his father but refused to answer questions about that discussion on the basis of a claim of Attorney Client privilege. In my view, there is no Attorney Client privilege that protects a discussion between father and son. Reporter also this morning, former National Security adviser michael flynn, already under indictment, now under more scrutiny. An unidentified whistleblower whos provided an account to Congressional Democrats says just 11 minutes into Donald Trumps presidency, even as his boss was still addressing the nation its going to be only america first. America first. Reporter flynn was tending to his own financial interests, texting a former Business Partner saying an ambitious u. S. Collaboration with russia to build Nuclear Reactors in the middle east was good to go. As detailed in this new letter from the House Oversight committees top democrat Elijah Cummings to the republican chairman, flynns former partner told the whistleblower that flynn was making sure u. S. Sanctions on russia would be ripped up once trump was in the white house, allowing that Nuclear Project that flynn once participated in to move forward. A possible economic incentive for the president s powerful aide. Cummings writes these Grave Allegations compel a full, credible, and bipartisan congressional investigation. And neither Michael Flynns attorney nor his former Business Partner has responded to nbc newss request for comment. Meanwhile, here at the white house, there was a moment at the end of the president s speech yesterday on jerusalem that caught a lot of peoples attention. This is where the president appeared to slur his words. Take a look. Let us rethink old assumptions and open our hearts and minds to possible and possibilities. And finally i ask the leaders of the region, political and religious, israeli and palestinian, jewish and christian and muslim to join us in the noble quest for lasting peace. Thank you. God bless you, god bless israel, god bless the palestinians and god bless the United States. Thank you very much. Reporter online observers speculated it might have been an issue with dentures or a health issue. One white house official i spoke to dismissed the episode. They told me the president was simply parched. A white house spokesperson later echoed that, telling the Los Angeles Times his throat was dry, theres nothing to it. The times pressed that spoke person, whether the slurred words might indicate health concerns. The spokesperson added i know what youre getting at, im saying theres nothing to it. Savannah, hoda . Thank you. Time for al red soxer eral reds a check of the weather. Should be for this time of year. Any kind of spark and we have wildfires the winds continue today. Thats where the most gains will be. Wind gusts from 35 to 60 Miles Per Hour and so we do have today, 20 Million People at risk for extreme critical fire danger and that lasts into tomorrow. Well get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 good morning, im meteorologist kari hall. Here is a live look outside in downtown san jose, christmas in the park and it starts out very chilly and look at where we are now, 41 degrees in san jose and we are at 35 in livermore, a very chilly morning and actually freezing now in santa rosa, San Francisco 49, high temperatures today will reach into the mid to upper 60s, a few spots hitting 70 degrees, this is well above normal and this kind of weather continues into the weekend. Morning. On rossen coming up, we are flooding a house on purpose to expose a hidden winter danger. What you need to know to stay dry. But first, this is today on nbc. Straight ahead on this thursday morning, the new cancer concerns being raised over certain types of Birth Control. What you need to know. 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Im tracking a disabled vehicle that may have cleared across the san mateo bridge. I will tweet out any other problems over the next half hour. Now to a deadly Carbon Monoxide leak in San Francisco this morning, pete suratos live in the Bernal Heights neighborhood with new information we are just learning, pete . Reporter good morning to you, laura, just getting more information from San Francisco fire regarding this Carbon Monoxide incident here on eugenia avenue in the Bernal Heights area. They are telling us one person died as a result of this Carbon Monoxide accident, it happened roughly at 4 26 a. M. They got the call, there were people on the second floor unit that heard the Carbon Monoxide detectors going off. They were able to save the folks in the second floor unit. On the first floor unit they said there was an elderly man who they found in the unit who was pronounced dead, an elderly woman as well who has been sent to the hospital in serious condition. They are looking for sources as a water heater or heater as a source of this Carbon Monoxide. We will have another update for you throughout the morning. Back now. 7 30. Its a thursday morning, 7th of december, 2017. Welcome in, everybody. We will begin this half hour with a check of the headlines, including the latest on the raging infernos in california. We need to get out of here. Wildfire nightmare. How intense were the flames . All i saw was orange. Hundreds of thousands evacuated in Southern California as dry conditions and record high winds have firefighters bracing for a worstcase scenario. I run outside and i go, we all have to go right now. Well rebuild. Its the only thing we can do. Day of rage. All challenges demand new approaches. New fallout in response to President Trumps controversial decision to recognize jerusalem as israels capital. As hamas calls for violent protests. By giving this unilateral concession to the israelis today and getting nothing for it, the president has weakened the american position. A rainbow down under. Equality, for respect. Australia has done it. Australias government votes to legalize samesex marriage. We came. We saw. Love finally conquered. Reporter taken for a ride. Surveillance video captures the harrowing moment shoplifting suspects drag a Security Guard across a new jersey mall parking lot as they try to escape. Two, one. And light em up. Christmas comes to capitol hill. Today, thursday, december 7th, 2017. Their tree is lit, too. Pretty. We dont want to get in a competition, but rockefeller Christmas Tree also very beautiful. Yes. Were following the story of disgraced media mogul Harvey Weinstein. A group of women filing a proposed legal action against him and his former company. Stephanie gosk, good morning to you. Good morning. Harvey weinstein is facing allegations of criminal misconduct in new york, los angeles and london. Hes also dealing with four civil suits and now this, a Class Action Lawsuit which accuses weinstein of rackete racketeering and could expand to include dozens of alleged victims. Harvey weinstein isnt just accused of Sexual Misconduct against women. Hes accused of setting up a crime ring to cover it up. A new Class Action Lawsuit alleges the movie mogul, his brother, his companies and a long list created a sexual enterprise to conceal his pattern of unwanted conduct for years. Studios, talent agencies, lawyers and some members of the media are all accused of compliciting. The civil case filed in court in new york references an expose in the new yorker by ronan farrow, describing weinsteins socalled army of spies. The spies, the suit claims, were used to harass, threaten, distort and mislead weinsteins victims and the media. Two of the six women who filed the lawsuit sat down with nbc. You dont want to rock the boat with harvey. He could ruin you. Not just your career but your life. Reporter recounting their experiences with weinstein and sharing what they hope happens next. I cannot give up the fight to keep moving forward and make sure that, truthfully, my daughters and everybody elses daughters dont have to go through this. Ive had other women reach out to me and say ive helped them feel they can speak out and get help. I wouldnt trade that for anything, you know. Reporter the plaintiffs are accusing weinstein of running a criminal organization to cover up his misdeeds and believe he should be held liable under the rico law, used in the past to prosecute the mafia. It is criminal. You cant engage in sex trafficking. You cant witness tamper. Those are criminal violations and the things they engaged in. Reporter weinstein has not commented on the lawsuit, but a recent statement from his attorneys reads, in part, mr. Weinstein has never at any time committed an act of Sexual Assault. And it is wrong and irresponsible to con phthalate claims of impolitic behavior or consensual Sexual Conduct later regretted with an untrue claim of criminal conduct. The Weinstein Company hasnt returned nbc newss request for comment. In october, the companys board of representatives issues a statement saying, any suggestion that the board had knowledge of this conduct is false. As the other company he founded, miramax, said they join the Film Community in condemning Harvey Weinstein and his unspeakable actions. Adding they are completely independent of him, and they are proud of that difference. Filing this lawsuit is just the beginning. Lawyers for the women say they now enter the investigation stage. They have dozens of interviews to do, including other alleged victims. It may not be ready for trial for years. The investigation could be powerful. Stephanie, thank you so much. Time to head over to mr. Roker for a check of the weather. Thats right. Were talking about some lakeeffect snow. Its really getting itself together. Warm waters in the lake. We have this cold air coming across. And as it sweeps through, we look at snow continuing through today. Itll lessen by tomorrow. By then, the damage will already have been done, especially in the u. P. Of michigan. Some places could get up to 12 inches. The leeward side of lake erie and lake ontario can see the lot of snow. Good morning, im meteorologist kari hall. its a cold start, but we will have a nice and warm afternoon, reaching into the mid 60s along the coast and some upper 60s nor the inland areas, even a few spots up to 70 degrees in the valleys. Over the next few days more cool morning, even some frosty and freezing conditions in the valleys. San francisco expect a high of 65 degrees today and for the inland areas up to 68 degrees today and still some more of this even as we go into next week with no rain in the forecast. 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When they do, you know that water can gush everywhere and wreak havoc fast, there are simple things you can do right now to prevent it from happening. Heres the better news, anyone can do it. This morning, im flooding a home on purpose to show you. Pipes bursting, hoses leaking. This Home Flooding with water, damaging almost everything in sight. Experts say this could happen to your house. According to the Insurance Company chubb, homeowners are 40 more likely to experience water damage during the winter than any other time of the year. To show you the kind of damage were talking about here, weve set up an experiment inside this house. Come on inside. This is actually a flood house. It is a house thats been built to be flooded, to replicate what it looks like if your pipes burst or if they leak. It has all the trappings of home, as you can see. Come into the kitchen. We have jim here who is a risk and flood expert. Why does this happen in the winter . Why right now do we have to worry about this . In the wintertime, the water in the pipes get cold, it freezes, frozen water expands and the pipe burst. Too much for the pipe and water is everywhere. Water goes everywhere. Were going to flood the house and see what it looks like. We are. In seconds, water rushing through the house. Were three minutes in right now. Look at the laundry room. The water is spewing up. The floor is flooded out. Imagine if this was your house. In the kitchen, a similar scene. Five minutes and the water is seeping out from under the fridge. It is moving toward the carpet. Upstairs in the master bathroom, the worst damage. This is crazy. Just from the toilet, the one hose, the water is already moving into the bedroom. So much water gushing out, its even raining down into the garage below. In just 30 minutes, thousands of dollars in damage. How can you prevent this from happening to you . Tip number one, insulate your pipes. Were starting here in the garage. Why . This is the pipe thats exposed to the cold weather and can freeze. What are you supposed to do . Buy this simple insulation, 25 cents a foot. Simply do this over the top, and thats it. Thats it. Even i can do this. You can do this. The laundry room, no rubber hoses. What happens here . Looking at the hoses that supply water to the washing machine and theyre rubber. Rubber hoses are bad . Theyre bad. Thats the tip from experts. Go around in your house right now, check your washing machine and make sure the hoses arent rubber. What should we have . Steel braided hoses, 10 each. Cheap. Cheap. But its in the kitchen where we find two of the most common and costly household leaks. At the sink, know how to shut off the valve. Once a week, look under the sink, look for puddles of water and move your hands along the pipes. What if i find some . Shut it off. Find the knob like this, turn it so it is horizontal to the direction of the pipe. Itll shut the water off. Just for the sink. The leaki ining fridge, checr puddles. Theyre due to the line feeding the fridge. Once a month, pull it out. By the way, im not that strong. This is on wheels. Get a friend or major to help you. Im not that strong. Once a month, look for a puddle under here. Correct. Simple tips to save your home this winter. Even savannah and i can do it. With the holidays approaching, so many of us are leaving for vacation or visiting family away. Experts say if youre heading out of town, you should actually walk out and shut off the main water valve to your house. Can you imagine if this happened and you werent home . It is an easy way to prevent leaks and bursts while youre away. We have step by step instructions with pictures and everything, more bonus tips on how to fix more leaks, on today. Com rossenreports. Im intimidated. It is really easy. I promise. I cant believe how cheap it is. Really cheap. Costs nothing. Itll save you a lot. Absolutely. Jeff, thanks so much. Carson is back. 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Also, who cohosted the first season of American Idol with Ryan Seacrest in 2000 . This was a savage question. Not the middle guy. This is taking over parties. Welcome at my house. This is when the voice was on nbc. My kids put the whole game up on the big screen there. Hq may be getting, unfortunately, too popular for its own good. The servers are having trouble. Last night, the game was delayed due to technical difrficulties. They were on twitter trying to tell people to hang on. Issues with lagging and freezing. Hoping they can remedy the issues because it is a lot of fun. Hopefully itll include android at the end of the month. In the spirit of hq, we have a Little Orange room trivia. What do the walls look like in the original orange room . Orange stripes. You got the first question. 1 1 mo1 more to go. Anyway, hq, find it on your app. Ton of fun. Thank you, carson. Thank you, carson. The hottest new boy having moderate to seis not always easy. 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If youre going out to christmas in the park it will be at 68 degrees at 3 00 today. Lets head over to mike for an update on the roads. Clear throughout the east bay, unexpected slow through the south bay for southbound 101. Traffic recovering the earlier crash south of capital expressway cleared. Slow from 680 and 280. Also northbound 17 jammed up from just before you get to the summit all the way up past bear creek road. A crash is blocking your right lane, thats half of your freeway. A slower drive 880 southbound through fremont out of union city. A hit and run crash on alvarado niles, if you saw anything have them call it in. Slowing 680 off the walnut creek interchange and of course the bay bridge toll plaza meet ridge lights on on. We are waiting to hear what senator al franken will say on the senate floor he is set to speak amid calls for his resignation over Sexual Harassment claims. A Carbon Monoxide leak in Bernal Heights continues this morning, an elderly man was killed, a woman hurt. On our website details in the search for two suspects in oakland, they are wanted in connection to a shooting near Mills College involving a fouryearold girl who is now considered in stable condition this morning. Her family actually had to drive her to the hospital last night. We will have another local news update for you in about half an hour. Hope to see you then. Have a great morning. Warning. As many consider upgrading smartphones this holiday season. The issue one bay area man found while dealing with a major wireless company. And kari has overnight updates to the changing weekend forecast so you can make plans. Today in the bay 4 30 to 7. For mildtomoderate eczema . It can be used almost everywhere on almost everybody. The arm of an arm wrestler . The back of a quarterback . The face of a fairy . Prescription eucrisa is a nose to toes eczema ointment. 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Thats double digits, my man. Yes wow, you came to meet al roker. Yeah. Wow, you really need to set your sights higher. You visited 103 countries. All 50 United States. Where does the today show fit on the list . Its next on the list. Or some could say last. When they try to get to you, baby, ill be the fighter you guys know each other . Yeah. I like a sign that tells you what to do. Look at me look at you. Look at me. Youre 50. All you want for christmas is an ambush makeover. All right. Get her she needs no makeover. Shes so beautiful. She will never get chosen. Not to break your heart. Too pretty. Welcome back to today. Shining faces on the plaza this morning. Good morning. We want to get to your news at 8 00. Lots going on. Waves of fire are sweeping across Southern California at this hour and forcing new evacuations overnight. Nbcs Natalie Morales is in bel air this morning where officials are fearing the worst is yet to come, natalie. Reporter and good morning to you. Yes, with daylight. I want to show you some of the damage here in the bel air community. That home down there, just a total loss. Complete devastation for that family. These homes all here backing up on the hillside. They were the ones that really suffered the consequences of the skirball fire. Four homes, a complete loss. But the concern remains with these high winds fire officials saying the threat level is highest its ever been. Still worried these fires will continue to devastate the los angeles area. Overnight, an exploding inferno across Southern California, the perfect storm of strong winds and flying embers putting thousands of homes in peril. I can feel the heat. Reporter four wildfires now scorching the region from ventura to los angeles. The thomas and creek fires incinerating over 200 structures so far, forcing residents young and old to flee under toxic clouds of smoke. Carolyn maples family barely escaping with the clothes on their backs. We could see the flames coming up, and that was it. We were out of here. We didnt take anything. I ran out of tears. Theres no more. Reporter resident irene left heartbroken. Fire destroyed her home and her husbands ashes, too. God wanted him and my home, too. Reporter the skirball fire threatening multimilliondollar homes. It was a firewall. I cant tell how live. Im going to move. I cant live here. Im traumatized. Reporter home after home in flames, including a structure on the property of rupert murdoch. Hundreds of schools is closed as is the famed getty museums works of art protected by a water tank and infiltration system. Getting people in and out has been very difficult. Reporter air quality warnings in effect for several counties with residents told to stay inside and avoid the toxic smoke. Its like smoking a cigarette. Were getting to cold and flu season, too. If you have inflammation going from fire exposure, and then you pick up a case of the flu, you could be in trouble. Reporter these fires visible from space with astronaut scott kelly asking those below to help one another and stay safe. Right now, youre looking at some of the hot spots here that are still flaring up, still. An ongoing concern here. This level of threat, the fire threat and these strong winds is the worst they have seen in more than a decade here in this area. From here, stretching on the venn chura county, theyre keeping a close eye on the situation. Hoping the situation doesnt go from bad to worse. Natalie morales reporting live for us. Thank you, nat. Overseas, palestinians are expressing outrage over President Trumps announcement wednesday recognizing jerusalem as the capital of israel. Violent protests broke out overnight in the west bank. Thats because palestinians also lay claim to jerusalem, envisioning East Jerusalem as the capital of their future state. U. S. Allies including france, britain and saudi arabia are also criticizing the move. But President Trump says it acknowledges the reality that, quote, jerusalem is the seat of the modern israeli government. 8 05 now. It is morning boost time. Oh, lets pick you up. Here we go. Some Elementary School kids in l. A. Got an early Christmas Present this week. Take a listen to this sweet sound. The real surprise is when the kids found out they werent going home empty handed. Everybody is getting a bike. Yeah [ cheers ]. I love the girl in pink. Everybody is getting a bike, like the oprah situation of the bikes here. All those kids are getting one. Its a great day at school. The chargers partnered with a Nonprofit Group called bikes for kids. A bunch of people donated the bikes. The kids filled out essays, explaining why they deserved a bike. At first, they saw six bikes up there. Am i going to get it . Then they lifted the curtain. Everybody gets a bike. Everybody got it. Adorable. Pretty cool. More ahead this morning. Including taylor swift speaking out over her headline making trial earlier this year. And the new study raising cancer concerns about Birth Control pills. But first, lets see what megyn is working on. Today on the show, we have alec baldwin. Well have a live, wideranging discussion on his career, his new book about donald trump, his comments on sex harassment and the fact that hes about to become a father of his fifth child. See you at the top of the hour. All right, sounds good. And gifts youll feel good about spending your money on because they give back. First, these messages. Give art. It can be sculpted, bringing to life beautiful detail. Or painted in luxurious strokes. And in rare cases. Both. Givewhere this weekend fine jewelery is 6070 off plus take an extra 25 off give joy with a Brilliant Diamond bracelet a diamond ring. Or a sprakling diamond necklace and earring set give joy, get joy this weekend at kohls. Daddy did you get my surprise . 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It explores a link between certain kinds of Birth Control and Breast Cancer. Dr. Jessica shepherd is an obgyn. Were talking about hormonal contraceptives. This study came out of denmark, drawing a link between people on Birth Control and Breast Cancer. What is the greater risk if youre on Birth Control . What they were looking at particularly in this study is women who were on Birth Control currently or had a previous use of it, looking at women under the age of 50, what their risic risk is. There is a 20 increased risk of having Breast Cancer associated with oral contraceptive use. 20 . 20 . Thats significant. The headline is jarring. Lets pretend i am on Birth Control. Do you suggest you say, okay, lets get off of that . Whats the suggestion . Birth control really the study and that number is something we have seen in previous studies. The real link is really, again, the age that you start, the duration. They looked at duration. Women who had been on it for ten years or more, is the risk increased . Five years or more, even after they stopped taking the pill. There is a lot that goes into it. Birth control, 38 million women in the u. S. Use Birth Control. 25 of those is going to be oral contraceptives. What i found interesting, ten years ago, i was diagnosed with Breast Cancer and the doctors asked me two questions. Was one, did your mom or an aunt or close relative have Breast Cancer, which was i guess about genetics. And the other question they asked me is are you on Birth Control . When i saw the study, i said, wait, were they thinking about it ten years ago . I think the estrogen component of Birth Control pills we know it has some predominance of Breast Cancer formation. But what is the number . What is the statistic and what is the risk . It is having an important talk with your doctor about that. Is your take away for a women watching who is a little scared is to not stop taking the Birth Control. Make sure they have the discussion with their doctor. Also look at alternative it is. The implant in the arm, the i. E. Ied and also a shot in your arm. Thank you. Appreciate it. Lets go to mr. Roker for a check of the weather. Thanks, hoda. This is along the frontal system. Lots of wet weather, especially through texas. Look whats going on right now in western texas. Weve got some snow to talk about. Theyre going to be looking at snow out there. It is kind of interesting, right along the jet stream, were going to see snow and sleet in west texas, rain along the gulf. This is going to hang around into the middle part of the weekend. Look at that, all along the system, were going to be seeing wet weather. Could even see some snow in the midatlantic states. Itll be light but not something were going to ignore. Heavier rainmaki making its way through saturday, the outer banks, through parts of central and southern georgia. Look at the snow, three to six inches. Some areas as much as eight thats whats going on around the country. Here whats happening in your neck of the woods. Good morning. As we look at our temperatures for San Francisco over the next few days, cool mornings and mild afternoons. This kind of weather continues. In fact, it will be warmer than normal for this time in december. Reaching up to 66 degrees tomorrow. Then a touch cooler for the weekend, with some breezy winds. Inland areas continue on with some upper 60s. And during the morning hours, well still see those temperatures dropping back into the upper 30s and low 40s and more of the dry weather into next week. Thats whats going on around the country. Now back to you guys. Wow, al. Sometimes i wish there was a camera on the commercia sometimes i wish there was a camera on the commercial breaks here. Dont say that too loud. True. Okay, time for trending. This is kind of fun. Today. Com has a morning routine series and it asks stars about their morning rituals, how they like to start the day off right. Candace cameron bure says she wakes up at 6 00 every day and the one thing that gets her out of bed is the smell of bacon. Good alarm clock yeah, right . This is us star Justin Hartley says having coffee with his daughter. She doesnt drink coffee, of course, but they like to sit and talk. And that got us thinking nice. Do you find people asking about your morning ritual . Everyone wants to know, when does the alarm go off, al . 3 45. What about you . 4 45. I was just looking at my phone. This is lately, this is not normal. Oh, my gosh. I do them every 15 minutes because i wont wake up the alarm goes off and you just snooze it . Yes, and when i get to 3 45, i say get moving. Its time to go. I have the same alarm, but it depends on the day. Sometimes 3 00, sometimes 3 30, sometimes 4 00. Thats insane. It depends. Does anyone have a morning shortcut they swear by . A shortcut . Something that makes the morning go faster. What do you do . I know what als going to say. I make my wife breakfast in bed. I present her with a rose and three different papers, feed the homeless, go to church. Enough about you, casanova. I brush my teeth in the shower. Oh, wow. It saves time. [ laughter ] al roker, he thinks why are you so against it . Is it gross . I dont think its gross do you have that little time . Yeah i think it makes sense. But i knew that that would get on your nerves. Is it gross to you . Whats the gross part . Just all of it . Every part of it. Okay, anybody else got a shortcut . I just you know what i do, i take all my clothes, i get them all ready and put them in the bathroom, a, so i dont wake up joe, but its very efficient because you dont have time to be petering around looking for things. Yes. Lay everything out the night before. Yes, lay it out. Ive gotten good at getting dressed in pitch black because i get up, its dark out and you can just do all this. You have to. Does anyone have like a morning moment zen . Hoda, you always do your quote, which i love. Yeah. I scribble in the journal a little bit and then i take from whatever that was, i try to find a quote that fits it and post it. Those quotes are amazing, by the way. All right, well whats your moment of the day . First cup of coffees my moment of zen. Exactly. I listen to hymns or something oh, thats cool. Something soothing on the way to work and try to get chill. And then i wait for pop start from carson daly. A lot to get to today. Well start with taylor swift, featured on time magazines person of the year cover. The silencebreakers, as we revealed wednesday on today. Taylor made headlines in august when she took the stand in court against radio deejay who was fired after accusing him of groping her during a photo op. He claimed it never happened and sued taylor. Taylor countersued and the jury voted unanimously in her favor. Now swift opening up about the trial. And were hearing testimony for the first time. She said her mom was so upset that she was too ill to come to court that day. I was angry, and in that moment, i decided to forego any courtroom formalities and answer the questions the way they were asked. This man00 considered any formalities and this man didnt hold back on my mom. Why should i be polite . And we have fallen kingdom, the star chris pratt has a message and a sneak peek at that trailer. Have a look. Hey, today show chris pratt here. Tonight during the saints versus falcons game, you will be the first to see the brandnew trailer for Jurassic World fallen kingdom. So, to celebrate, weve prepared Something Special for all you jurassic fans, and dont forget to watch tonight on nbc. Do you remember the first time you saw a dinosaur . Here i am with blue. Shes displaying interest, concern. Remarkable. Oh, thats not enough wait, come on what is that . Full trailer premieres tonight during thursday night football. Lets get the plugin on nbc. Weve got the saints. Saints saints are playing good. Versus the Atlanta Falcons right here. I feel so used. And finally it will get better tonight, al. Ryan reynolds trending on twitter for landing another leading role, playing someone who is famous for beagleow, detective pikachu, the pokemon movie. The resemblance is uncanny. Filming will begin in january. There you go. That is super cute. You guys are all going to like this story. Of course, youre familiar with singing competitions, carson, the voice. There was a special one that just took place in an unexpected place. Nbcs jo ling kent is going to tell us about it. Good morning. This is in Silicon Valley. You dont think of tech giants like google, apple and facebook singing like Pitch Perfectlevel music, but engineers and data scientists at the Biggest Companies in tech took a night off for a showdown at the fifth annual techapella show. Across Silicon Valley, the competition between google, facebook, apple and twitter is reaching a crescendo. Reporter the brightest minds in tech are squaring off, not to code your next social media app, but to bring together the best voices in real life. People think, oh, you just sit around a computer and you code all day, and its like, well, you know, yeah, you might write code as a language, but music is also a language. Lindsey alford is an alto for googlepella in techapella. In this industry, carrying a tune has become serious business. There are the keynotes from apple, the square registers, and the pinterest pintunes. Hallelujah, hallelujah reporter beatbox battles. And beautiful ballads. Falling in love with you reporter this security employee founded the vocal network of, where else, facebook. All of the groups put in a lot of effort to practice and to try to hone our craft, because we dont do this in our daily ninetofive jobs. Reporter the songbirds of twitter are an unlikely bunch. Ios. Opensource program manager. Web engineer. Data scientist. Reporter are you guys nervous at all . I would be. Heck, yeah. Definitely. Reporter after months of practice, the house is packed and the mike is hot. One last runthrough, a nervous cheer, a final huddle backstage, and its showtime. [ applause ] hello, a capella nerds reporter the host of the night was deik sheret, often called the father of modernday a capella, the man behind the mashups and the Pitch Perfect movies. Sorry, its just kind of claim. Aca excuse me . Theres something about a capella, too, a nerdiness about it, like i love to sing and make these noises with my voice. Got to tune it. Reporter what is the ambiance when all of these Tech Companies get up on stage and sing their hearts out . Super cheesy. That is the ambiance. We fully embrace it. I dont think anyones getting up on stage thinking that were going to get a record deal out of any of this. Reporter even so, for many of these harddriving professionals, a capella provides a welcome key change from the daily grind. Dont give up, no, no, no if its all about how much money you can make, its all about how hard you can work, you start to lose that sense of connection with your community, with other people. A capella grounds people and it brings them together. Theres just so many creative people in Silicon Valley and so many people who have all of these hidden skills, which maybe they never get to use at their job. Im so glad that all these people came here today to help us spread the joy for at least a couple hours. Reporter hitting just the right note to find oldfashioned harmony in a digital world. Techapella sold out, just another show, just this week. But you guys, theres so Much Division and scandal in Silicon Valley right now and this was a moment of unity and you really felt it being there in person. I love it. And the cheesy ambiance she talked about, i love it. I love it, too. And great names like the pinterest pintunes. Who is the best group . I think it showed in the story, but nice answer jo shes neutral on this. I covered these companies. But no, everybodys very talented. A broad range of talent. There you go. Well said, jo. Secretary of stage. Thank you. Any time. Very diplomatic. Straight ahead, a pairing you didnt know you needed in your life, oh, but you do. And a Live Performance from why dont we, after your local news. Local news. I m marcus washington. In less than a halfhour we expect minnesota senator al franken to talk good morning. Its 8 26. Im marcus washington. In less than a half hour, were expected to hear from minnesota senator al franken talking about his future. This is on the senate floor youre looking at right now. Live pictures from the senate. And other lawmakers are speaking as you can see right there. On to your lefrt in washington, d. C. , this is where nbc cameras are trying to get a glimpse of him this morning. Now, will he resign, stay in office or do Something Else in that is the question were waiting to hear. As youve been hearing on the news, hes been accused of Sexual Misconduct by multiple women. Yesterday, several Democratic Senators called for frankens resignation. The senator has said he has not made a final decision on what he will say today. Right now looking at your roads, mike, whats it looking at . Highway 17 was a big problem but that has cleared as far as the northbound santa cruz side. That means all the traffic that was held up between there and the summit moving up through campbell and over towards san jose. 880 showed some more slowing. Overall, lighter than we see on a thursday. Past 84, past facebook where some of those singers were, you just saw them on today. Toward the east shore freeway as well. But its oakland as well. Back to you. Thanks, mike. We are always on on n nbcbayarea. C nbcbayarea. Com. When the bee stings when im feeling sad good morning. Its 8 30 now. Thursday morning. The 7th of december, 2017. We have a beautiful crowd out on our plaza this morning. A couple of big celebrities collecting toys. Its Kate Mckinnon and john cena. Were going to talk to them about their new movie and see how those little horn hats are out. A new book is coming out. Cue the screams. The hottest boy band on the planet is here live. We have a lot of people who love them. We have a lot of great people here who want to be recognized. These guys are having a baby. Congratulations. My alma mater is in the back. Somewhere over here are kylie and penelope. Raise your hand. Right here. You guys, how much do you love why dont we . A lot. A lot. Well, they wanted to come out and give you a little something. Can i have the boys from why dont we please come out here for a second . Here they come come on, guys. Here they are. This is kylie and penelope. Hello. How are you guys . Hello. Do you have something to share with them . We have tickets to the jingle ball tomorrow night at Madison Square garden. No here you go. Jingle ball has taylor swift, ed sheeran and company. In a little bit, youll listen to these guys. How about that for a day . Thank you. We love you. Speechless. Freaking out. Her mind is melting in her brain right now. I know that from my trl days. I love it. So cute. Nice of the guys. Speaking of music, you mentioned ed sheeran, hell be here tomorrow and give us a special performance. Were excited about that. Join us for ed sheeran here on the plaza tomorrow. This holiday season, weve got a new way to think about gift giving this year. Presents with a purpose. Weve rounded up some pretty creative ideas. Guess who else is here . Ms. Megyn kelly has a peek. I babysat for why dont we at some point in the recent past. Im getting over my age. We have alec baldwin live on the show today. Nice booking. I heard that. Were going to talk about becoming the father of four children under 4. Wow. Hes going to have he has five but four under 4. Im exhausted thinking about it. His career and a new book he has out. It is in the voice of President Trump, saying you cant spell america without me. Hes got some thoughts on our president. Sure does. Thank you, megyn. Al, a check of the weather . I couldnt agree more. Lets do that. Lets show you what we have for your weekend. Looking at wet weather through the south. Some morning snow in parts of the Mississippi River valley. Clear out west. We could use some rain as we get on into saturday. We are looking at wet weather along the southeast coast. Unseasonably mild out west, which has been part of the problem. Lakeeffect snow around the great lakes. Sunday, sunday, we expect to see some morning snow in new england. Look for plenty of cloud cover in the pacific northwest. Mild highs in th thats whats going on around the u. S. Heres whats happening in your neck of the woods. Good morning, im meteorologist kari hall. Yes, its still fairly warm for the afternoon. Its a cold start this morning as we look at San Francisco. Tomorrow, 66 degrees. A little cooler in time for the weekend. But then as we go into next week, our temperatures getting a boost by a couple of degree. And for the inland areas, in some spots, about 10 degrees above normal for early december. It stays dry. We continue on with dry weather even into the middle of next week. All right. Dont forget, youve got football tonight. Its thursday night football night in america. This is a good one. Oh, yeah. Coming up, we are going to be watching the saints make their way into atlanta to take on the falcons. Theyre going to be at the mercedesbenz stadium in atlanta, georgia. Chances of rain. Its got a dome though, so no big problems. 42 degrees on thursday night football night in america. Coverage begins, 7 30 p. M. Eastern. Football night in atlanta. Guys . Al, thank you so much. This morning on todays hassle free holiday, we are all about presents with a purpose. Thats right. Everybody loves a gift from the heart. Why not take it the next step and pick a present that also gives to others . Thats got heart. Laurie is the style director of Good Housekeeping. Morning. Thanks for having me. Everybody is here. Who was making the racket, klg, megyn and carson back there. No. Quiet as a mouse. I think it was carson. Pretty sure. We all got to pick a present. Ill start here with a cause dear to our hearts. This is your pick. Every mother counts. I love this one, savannah. First of all, this tote is fashionable. Yeah. Its 65. 100 of the proceeds go back to every mother counts. Do you want to tell us why you love it . I love every mother counts. It is about Maternal Health and moms all over the world bringing in babies safely. Every mom counts. Every mom deserves that. Over 300,000 women die each year from complications with pregnancy or childbirth. This goes to help in seven countries, including the u. S. Each mother, every mother, everywhere. Every mother has a lot of stuff. So the bag. Cute and good gift. Whoa thank you for the warning. Tell us about roma boots. I love that you picked these, hoda. Its giving poverty the boot. This was moufounded by a romani refugee. Every time you buy boots, a person in need gets a pair of boots. If you were living in a wartorn country, a terrible country thats gone through something, sometimes all you need are dry feet. Thats right. Thats one of the most important things you can have. These are cute and comfy. Not only globally are they helping but they gave over 5,000 pairs to the hurricane victims here in the u. S. They have little ones for little ones. They start at 39. Oh, my. Very cute. They have to make seat belts for these. One of these years well get used to this. I love you pick eed heifer international. They donate to all sorts of places in thirdworld countries, fresh water, food. Livestock. Literally give a goat or a cow. I love you can give someone for the holidays a goat. If you want to hand them a gift, there are coffees, chocolates from ecuador, kwaut guatemala, help the farmers in the countries. They are delicious. They are. Hold on brace yourselves. That one was a little nicer. I figured out what you have to do. Wear flat shoes and bend. Kathie lee, this one, all charities are great, but i love that this was a local charity. Yes, yes. So thistle farms, tell us a little bit. I dont know that much about them, but i know theyre located in nashville. They do great work with trafficking. Thats right. Any woman who has been a victim of trafficking, addiction, poverty in nashville, tennessee. Any time you purchase a product which, honestly, youd want to purchase on their own. Smell fantastic. Super deluxe. They employ and empower women. Theyve helped this year about 50 women, which compared to some of the other stats might not sound like a lot, but whats cool about the charity is theyre starting right in their own town. Huge needs everywhere. Exactly. We love thistle farms. The stuff is actually amazing. It is awesome. This is the way i feel after our lunches together. What happens there stays there. Nevermind. Megyn, you picked st. Jude. We love these paperweights. I love animals, first of all. I love anything that celebrates animals and reminds us of our connection to them. I feel like during the holidays in particular, some people feel lonely, missing love in their life. Go to a local shelter, get yourself a cat or dog, you feel better connected. These do that while giving back to st. Jude. 50 of the purchase price. So many of the charities dont give enough of what you pay to the actual charity. This one does. Exactly. This does. Out of here. Done. Carson. Carson is losing the spatulas over here. Biggest, crazy, lazy susan ive ever been on. These are from william sonoma. Benefit no kid hungry. I cant get beyond the idea that kids are hungry in the country. These are fun. Spatulas at william and sonoma. Designed by celebrities. Jimmy kimmel and chrissy teigen. Theyre 12 or 13. 30 goes back. This is designed by kristen bell, celebrity chefs. With the kids, it is great, too. Im designing my own for the fall. Im excited. Wonderful. Hey now. That is the least subtle wrap ever. We all got whiplash. My charity pick is the pea charity. It is the first Nonprofit Charity that earned the Good Housekeeping humanitarian seal. You know you can trust it. It is an International Charity that gives back to education globally, helps communities with food, water and education. The bracelets, you can track their impact and see exactly where your money is going. Cool. We love you guys. Thank you so much for doing this. Thank you. Pleasure. Thank you. Great job. Delicious. For more ideas and presents with a purpose, go to today. Com. A new movie that has john cena and Kate Mckinnon teaming up. Well talk to them. Awesome. First, this is today on nbc. Hold on. Hold on. For mildtomoderate eczema . It can be used almost everywhere on almost everybody. The face of a fisherman . The hand of a ranch hand . The knee of a needle pointer . Prescription eucrisa is a nose to toes eczema ointment. It blocks overactive pde4 enzymes within your skin. And its steroidfree. Do not use if you are allergic to eucrisa or its ingredients. Allergic reactions may occur at or near the application site. The most common side effect is application site pain. Ask your doctor about eucrisa. Were back. Its 8 42. What do you get when you cross snl with wwe . This dynamic duo here. Kate mckinnon and john cena. Theyre lending their voices to the new animated movie ferdinand, based on a childs story. A big bull with a big heart who is not fit for the fighting ring, though some friends try to convince him otherwise. You want my help . Thatd be amazing. Ive been waiting for this moment my whole fleabitten, tinchewing life, mister. My true destiny is to be a coach. Okay. Look at those pecks. Like two little baby bulls inside of a bull. Moving on down the flank. Flank looks good. A plus on the flank. Kate and john, good morning to you. Morning. Good morning to you. Thank you for telling me i had sea salt caramel in my teeth. It is best to tell. Yes. Always good to tell. Ferdinand, i read it 200 times and that was just last night. It is such a classic. Were you guys fans of the book . I knew of the book. Amazingly, i didnt read it wa approached to do the movie. Its been in the blindside, Sandra Bullock had a whole thing about ferdinand. Could be an intimidation factor because it is this beloved thing. You had to repress it. For me, i would say it was my number one favorite. It was when you were a kid . I loved the message so much. I felt like i related to the bull so much. So, yes, to take that on and to try to convey that message as powerfully as the movie does, yeah, it was a challenge. I mean, all right. Look who you have here. It was fun. Seriously. This is your first leading man bull role. Leading man who is a bull. What did you do to get into character . They wanted i want to ask these actory questions. I wish i could give an actory answer. We went into the south booth. The guys at blue sky are animated and imaginative. To see they get excited about, oh, we have the voice. Goofy and crazy. They make a movie out of it. Kate, your character isnt in the book because, for those of us who love the book, it doesnt have the most exciting plot. He just wants to sit by the cork tree and smell flowers. Right. But you are a comfort goat. Yes. What is that . A calming goat is an actual thing on a farm, where they will stick a goat in to calm down the larger livestock. But this particular calming goat wants to be a coach because she has too much energy to be an effective calming goat, which i related to, as well. Why is it, kate, that everything you say is like the most hilarious thing ive ever heard . You can be like, good morning, and ill be like, stop it. Just the talent you have. Savannah, it might just be you. It might be. I dont know. Me and your he jon legions. Youre the longestserving female cast member with snl. Me and cecily strong, senior women. It is insane to me. Ive never done anything in my life for six years. To have stayed at this job i love so much has just been the wildest ride i could ever imagine. It continues to be week after week. I know. The news is definitely helping you. I mean, do you seek out these impressions, or does lauren or some overlord over at snl, theyre like, youre Jeff Sessions this week. Youre going to be this person. I scour. I scour. Anyone that strikes my fancy, yeah. I watch a lot of youtube videos. I see what i can drum up for myself. See who you connect with. Yeah. John, you got a lot going on in your life. What . I heard youre wedding planning. Oh, yeah, that. Yeah. Shut up. What . Yeah, right . You didnt know that . Its great, yeah. Thats going on. I missed it. They got engaged. We havent missed it yet. Were planning. This happened with 75,000 people watching. Wwe proposal. So sweet. Will you have a wwe wedding . I dont know. The proposal was nice. Well quit while were up. Nice to have both of you. Ferdinand is adorable. People will love it. I think everyone will. Comes out friday, december 15th. John is back in our fourth hour, cohosting with kathie lee and hoda. One of musics hottest act, why dont we, is here for a live announcer the citi Concert Series on today is proudly presented to you by citi. All right. Daniel, corbin, jonah and jack came together last year to form the group, why dont we. Today theyre here. One of pop musics biggest breakout stories. Released five eps. Theyre headed on tour next year. I believe it is mostly sold out. Theyre here to perform an acoustic version of their latest hit these girls. Good morning. Congratulations. Its been over a year. Youve had so much success. What has it felt like . Surreal, man. The fans have been amazing. Weve been making music and having fun. It is a dream, you know. One of the cool things if youre in a pop act right now is this jingle ball this is an nbc news special report. Heres kate snow. Good morning, everyone. Were coming on air with remarks from democratic senator al franken. Lets listen to what he said. I was excited for that conversation and hopeful that it would result in real change that made life better for women all across the country and in every part of our society. And then the conversation turned to me. Over the last few weeks, a number of women have come forward to talk about how they felt my actions had affected them. I was shocked. I was upset. But in responding to their claims i also wanted to be respectful of that broader conversation. Because all Women Deserve to be heard and their experiences taken seriously. I think that was the right thing to do. I also think it gave some people the false impression that i was admitting to doing things that in fact i havent done. Some of the allegations against me are simply not true. Others i remember very differently. I said at the outset that the Ethics Committee was the right venue for these allegations to be heard and investigated and evaluated on their merits. That i was prepared to cooperate fully and i was confident in the outcome. You know, an important part of the conversation we have been having the last few months has been about how men abuse their power and privilege to hurt women. Im proud that during my time in the senate i have used my power to be a champion of women. And that i have earned a reputation as someone who respects the women i work alongside every day. I know theres been a very different picture of me painted over the last few weeks but i know who i really am. Serving in the United States senate has been a great honor of my life. I know in my heart that nothing that i have done as a senator, nothing, has brought this honor on this institution. And im confident that the Ethics Committee would agree. Nevertheless today i am announcing that in the coming weeks i will be resigning as a member of the United States senate. I all of people are aware that theres some irony in the fact that i am leaving while a man whos bragged on tape about his history of Sexual Assault sits in the oval office and a man who has repeatedly preyed on young girls campaigns for the senate with a full support of his party. But this decision is not about me. Its about the people of minnesota. Its become clear that i cant both pursue the Ethics Committee process and at the same time remain an effective senator for them. Let me be clear, i may be resigning my seat but im not giving up my voice. I will continue to stand up for the things i believe in as a citizen and as an activist. The minnesotians deserve a senator who can focus with all her energy on addressing the challenges they face every day. Theres a big part of me that will always regret having to walk away from this job with so much work left to be done. But i have faith that the work will continue because i have faith in the people who have helped me do it. I have faith in the dedicated, funny, selfless, brilliant, young men and women on my staff. They have so much more to contribute to our country and i hope that as disappointed they may feel today every one who has worked for me knows how much i admire and respect them. I have faith in my colleagues, especially my senior senator amy klobuchar. I wouldnt have been able to do this job without her guidance and wisdom. And i have faith, or at least hope, that members of senate will find the political courage necessary to keep asking the tough questions, hold this Administration Accountable and stand up for the truth. I have faith in the activists who organized to help me win my first campaign. And who have kept on organizing to help fight for the people who needed us. Kids facing bullying. Seniors worried about the price of prescription drugs. Native americans. Who have been overlooked for far too long. Working people who have been taking it on the chin for a generation, everyone in the middle class and everyone aspiring to join it. I have faith in the proud legacy of Progressive Advocacy that i have had a privilege to be a part of it. I think i probably repeated these words 10,000 words over the years. Paul wellstones famous quote, the future belongs to those who are passionate and work hard. Its still true. It will always be true. And most of all, i have faith in minnesota. A big part of this job is going around the state and listening to what people need from washington but more often than not, when im home, im blown away by how much minnesota has to offer the entire country and the entire world. The people i have had the honor of representing are brilliant and creative and hardworking and whoever holds this seat next will inherent heart a half years, being as good as the people you serve. This has been a tough few weeks for me, but i am a very, very lucky man. I have a beautiful, Healthy Family that i love and that loves me very much. Im going to be just fine. Id just like to end with one last thing. I did not grow up wanting to be a politician. I came to this relatively late in life. I had to learn a lot on the fly. It wasnt easy and it wasnt always fun. Im not just talking about today. This is a hard thing to do with your life. There are a lot of long hours and late nights and hard lessons and there is no guarantee that all your work and sacrifice will ever pay off. I won my first election by 312 votes. Could have easily gone the other way. And even when you win, progress is far from inevitable. Paul wellstone spent his whole life working for Mental Health parity and it didnt pass until six years after paul died. This year a lot of people who didnt grow up imagining that theyd ever get involved in politics have done just that. Theyve gone to their first protest march or made their first call to a member of congress or maybe even taken the leap and put their names on a ballot for the first time. It can be such a rush to look around a room full of people ready to fight alongside you. To feel that energy, to imagine that Better Things are possible. You too will experience setbacks and defeats and disappointments. There will be days when you wonder whether its worth it. What i want you to know is that even today, even on the worst day of my political life, i feel
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