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With both boos and cheers after she revealed she supports removing the president from office. I feel that in my bones and i will stick to that regardless of what it does to me politically. Unprecedented move, boeing announces plans to temporarily shut down production of its troubled 737 max planes. This morning, the latest on the crisis facing the Worlds Largest plane maker. Those stories plus massive manhunt, the teenager wanted in connection with the murder of a new York College Student on the run after fleeing just before he was set to surrender amazon versus fedex. The new wrinkle in the Holiday Shipping wars that could mean some of your packages wont arrive in time and cool brees will he get it here yes new Orleans Saints quarterback drew brees breaks the nfls record for most career touchdown passes, while leading the saints to a big win. Today tuesday, december 17th, 2019 from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Hey, everybody, welcome to today, thank you so much for joining us on this fine tuesday morning. Savannah is off. Shes still recovering from eye surgery. We wish her the best and we want her back here soon i got to say, my saints, im going to own them again. My saints and my drew, that was quite the moment for drew on his home turf playing the colts. It was kind of a perfect storm last night, wasnt it . You have been smiling all morning, because drew brees is cementing his place in the history books. 541 career touchdown passes. No quarterback in nfl history has thrown more touchdown passes than drew brees. Broke Peyton Mannings record, jumped over tom brady last night. Look at him i like seeing brittany and the kids all cheering him on. A special night for drew brees and hoda kotb but we are going to start with that massive storm creating misery all over the country. That system, it stretches nearly 2,000 miles, spawning destructive tornadoes in the south, dangerous snow and ice farther north. We do have complete coverage, including als forecast, but we are going to start with nbcs Morgan Chesky in hardhit louisiana, hey, morgan, good morning. Reporter yeah, hoda, good morning. This is where that trail of devastation starts here in alexandria its also the site of an incredible story of survival im standing in front of whats left of a school that housed about a dozen students and teachers yesterday, but knew this wouldnt protect them when the storm moved in the teachers gathered up the students, led them across this parking lot into a nearby church where everyone huddled under chairs and prayed to survive this morning, a serious storm packing a deadly punch, the powerful system unleashing terrifying twisters down south and dumping snow and ice from the midwest up to the northeast. Down south, multiple tornadoes ripped across the region the School Building at Hope Baptist Church in alexandria, louisiana, demolished. Incredibly there were no serious injuries as students and faculty rushed to take cover in the Church Next Door before the tornado sliced its way through town, leaving a field of debris in its path. Destruction, it causes, it just turns your life upside down reporter the National Weather service estimating the twisters path covered more than 60 miles at least one person was killed in mississippi, tornadoes tearing through trees, mangling power lines and damaging homes, keeping emergency crews busy all day long millions in the midwest are grappling with their own nasty weather. I lived in ohio my entire life and i cant seem to get used to it. Reporter heavy snow and ice creating dire conditions for drivers. Ice quickly turns the road to a dangerous situation. Reporter at least nine people have been killed in weatherrelated crashes. Including a mother and son in indiana who died after their car spun into the path of a pickup truck. The frigid effects also being felt in missouri where a heavy blast of snow created a travel nightmare, just days before the official arrival of winter and this morning i just had a chance to speak with the local police chief he says that there are still areas where power has been knocked out and crews are going to be clearing off debris so officers can still check some of the hardesthit areas. In the meantime, in the midst of all of this devastation, everyone is thankful because they know how much worse this could have been, especially with the sight of that tornado. Craig, hoda. Indeed, all right, morgan, thank you and that storm system kind of headed this way. The second part of this system has spread snow, its spread ice well into new england, and thats creating another dangerous morning commute for millions of folks. Nbcs kathy park has made her way to worcester, massachusetts. Kathy, good morning to you reporter craig, good morning to you thats right, the snow is starting to fall where we are, and its heavy at times, and its only expected to pick up later on today and with temperatures hovering in the 20s right now, the snow is starting to stick on the roadways as you mentioned, this is making for a messy morning compute. Crews have been working overnight to treat the roadway, so things have been looking pretty good so far but throughout the northeast, they are dealing with snow, rain, sleet, freezing rain, and freezing rain could pose a lot of problems because even a tenth of an inch of ice on tree limbs could pull the tree limbs down Power Outages are not out of the question travel delays are expected throughout the day because the storm is expected to linger throughout much of the afternoon. Meantime, back here in worcester, this is the third storm event this month i want to point something out to you. This is the snow mound thats been collecting. Its actually gone down significantly, but yeah, theyre still digging out from the past two storms, and today theyre anticipating 3 to 5 inches more to add to this pile. Craig, back to you kathy park in worcester for us. Kathy, thank you al is busy tracking that Severe Weather al, whats next. We have two sides to the system, you can see the heavy storms stretching from new new orleans to virginia, and to the north weve got that icy mix, that purple and pink and then to the north were looking at snow. Right now weve got flood alerts for six states, 15 Winter Weather alerts, 15 Million People under Winter Weather alerts, 6 million in the flood watches. As we watch this system make its way to the east, its a doublebarrelled low, a wintry mix and a travel mess and nate mayor in the northeast for the airports and the rose as this pushes away. Snowfall amounts, the heavier amounts will be in interior sections of new england where well see anywhere from 4 to 6 inches of snow, but icy conditions as far as rainfall, 1 to 2 inches in central and southern florida. As you might imagine, airports are going to be a mess stretching from atlanta up to boston for a mix of rain, wind, snow and ice craig. Mr. Roker, thank you. New fireworks this morning over impeachment are expected on capitol hill in just a few hours. The House Rules Committee will meet to lay out the guidelines for debate that will happen before tomorrows historic vote some democrats who plan to vote for impeachment are starting to feel the heat from voters back home nbcs White House Correspondent Peter Alexander has the latest peter, good morning. Reporter hey, craig, good morning to you one by one, more than a handful of House Democrats from conservative leaning districts, a critical block of lawmakers who have expressed reservations about impeachment say they are putting principle before politics announcing they will back impeachment, a vote that could make them more vulnerable back home but one that reinforces how democrats are united heading into tomorrows historic vote. 24 hours out from a vote that would make donald trump only the third president to be impeached, a growing list of House Democrats from competitive districts say they will vote in favor of impeachment its because of this that i will be voting yes on both articles of impeachment. Reporter the decisions drawing mixed reviews. I made this decision out of principle and out of a duty to protect and defend the constitution i feel that in my bones. Reporter if the president is impeached it goes to the Republican Controlled Senate for a trial, where Democrat Chuck schumer is amplifying his call for several current and former Trump Administration officials to testify, including acting chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney and former National Security adviser john bolton, both blocked by the white house from participating in the house hearing. Do they want a fair, honest trial that examines all the facts or do they want a trial that doesnt let the facts come out . Reporter for his part, the president is defending his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani who recently returned from another trip to ukraine, again, trying to dig up dirt on the bidens. Hes a great person who loves our country and he does this out of love, believe me, he does it out of love. Reporter overnight giuliani provided new details about his role in the ousting of marie yovanovitch, the former ambassador from ukraine, telling the New York Times he briefed the president a couple of times. I do not understand mr. Giulianis motives for attacking me. Reporter and while last month giuliani told the new yorker, i believed i needed yovanovitch out of the way she was going to make the investigation difficult for everybody. Guiliani said this last night about his role in the socalled Smear Campaign on fox news i didnt need her out of the way. I forced her out because shes corrupt. So peter, this vote thats going to happen in a few hours, what does it mean Going Forward . Reporter whats going to happen today, craig, the House Democrats on the rules committee, theyre going to lay out what debate on the house floor will look like ahead of tomorrows Party Line Vote and ultimately how long that debate will last. One other critical item to watch today, theyre also expected to green light a spending bill that would fund the government through next fall and as importantly avoid another looming government shutdown. Craig. Peter alexander from the white house, peter, thank you. Also this morning there are new developments in the murder of a young College Student in new york a manhunt is under way for a teenager wanted in connection with the case after he fled before a scheduled meeting with police were also hearing from the victims family. They are upset over comments by a police union official. Nbcs Stephanie Gosk has been covering this for us good morning. Good morning, hoda and craig, tessa majors family is firing back at the head of a new York City Police union after he claimed the 18yearold went to the park where she was murdered to buy marijuana the family says the comment blamed tessa for her own murder. Many on social media say it is blatant victim shaming this morning, a manhunt is under way for a teenager who investigators wanting to question in connection with the killing of Barnard Student tessa majors three Law Enforcement officials tell nbc news the teen who was expected to come in for questioning fled, setting off a massive search it comes as majors family is speaking out against a recent claim that the 18yearold went to Morningside Park to buy marijuana. Ed mullins, head of the police union and not involved in the investigation, delivering this comment to a Radio Program an 18yearold College Student at one of the most prestigious universities in the country is murdered in a park, and what im understanding is she was in the park to buy marijuana. Reporter majors family who has stayed quiet throughout the investigation firing back, calling the remarks deeply inappropriate as they intentionally or unintentionally direct blame on to tess, a young man, for her own murder. We would ask mullins not to engage in speculation, just like the nypd asked our family not to comment as it conducts the investigation. Investigators havent determined if a marijuana sale had any role in the murder, and mullins later apologized, saying the comments were taken out of context. Majors, a College Freshman was fatally stabbed in what Authorities Say was a robbery gone wrong on monday, a medical examiner officially ruled the death a homicide one 13yearold boy is already in custody facing charges including seconddegree murder and armed robbery. His attorney arguing her client has no criminal history and there is no allegation he made contact with the young woman lets light this park up. Reporter the murder shocking the community. An emotional candlelight vigil on sunday drew hundreds. Majors family was thankful for all the support, saying tess would not have been surprised by this beautiful reminder of our shared humanity. According to the citys crime stats, Morningside Park is one of the citys most dangerous parks for robberies, and reports of Violent Crime there even increased by over 80 in the past year. Police have since ramped up security in the park and the surrounding area, guys. Stephanie gosk, thank you. Now to a huge setback for airplane maker boeing. The company says it is now shutting down production of the still grounded 737 max after the faa suggested it could be several more months before that plane is approved to fly again nbcs tom costello covers aviation for us. Tom, has anything like this ever happened its unprecedented, craig, never before has boeing voluntarily shut down a line and its because it simply doesnt know when this plane will fly again. Boeing angered the faa because it continued to publicly pressure the faa into a fast approval process, until finally last week, the faa chief told the boeing ceo to back off staffed up with nowhere to go outside of seattle, 400 brand new 737 maxes. Part of the global max fleet grounded since last march, and the two fatal crashes overseas that killed 346. No plane has ever been grounded for so long. Now boeing says its temporarily shutting down production of the max. No new planes will roll off the line in a statement, the company says we believe this decision is least disruptive to maintaining longterm Production System and supply chain help. This is probably the biggest crisis that boeing has faced in decades, and thats because its most popular plane, the 737 max is now in a position where the companys not sure when it will fly again. Boeing says its not planning any layoffs or furloughs instead, it will shift employees to different work assignments. At the heart of the problem, a Software System called mcas, which boeing itself says played a role in the fatal crashes. The mcas software was added because the stlec737 max has he engines that can pull the nose of the plane, the mcas was to trim the plane the software misfired pushes both planes into a death spiral. The indonesian crew fought for control but didnt know about mcas because boeing hasnt told airlines or pilots the faa has been requesting more information about boeings proposed software and computer fixes, yet the company was pushing the faa to reapprove the plane for flight this month, even though it had not submitted all the paperwork. Last week, the faa chief told boeings ceo to stop pushing. I made it very clear that boeings plan is not the faas plan. Reporter we mentioned boeing is not going to furlough or layoff any employees its hoping that its 600 suppliers will do the same its going to need all the employees systemwide when the plane starts flying again. It has 4,000 planes on back order from the airlines. So tom, what does this mean for the airlines that have been banking on getting those planes in their fleets . Banking literally, right . Theyve got a lot of money riding on this they have been living without the max for nine months already. Just this morning, Southwest Airlines joining american, taking the plane out of its fleet until april at the earliest, and some airlines around the world are really struggling financially because of this problem. They simply dont have a plane to fly. Tom costello at Reagan National thank you. What do you say we move to football what a story, a historic night for the new Orleans Saints quarterback, drew brees, he broke not just one but two records while leading his team to a big win i think hes searching for another mighty mark, will he get it here . Yes touchdown pass 540 in the 504. 540 in the 504. Thats going to be a tshirt he set the record for the most touchdown passes at 540, a record formerly held by peyton manning, but that is not all he also made nfl history for the highest completion percentage in a game oh, nothing, he just completed 29 of 30 the saints go on to win, 347. Im not sure how we got here. It just, it kind of makes your whole life and career flash before your eyes because i never thought i would have had the chance to be a part of Something Like this i mean, how incredible, and humble is that guy, and for those who dont know, 504 is the area code in new orleans, and im sure there will be tshirts and bumper stickers. All kinds of good stuff. Probably be wearing one tomorrow. You spent some time with him, i had the opportunity to spend some time with him, he has a lot of class hes one of the most accurate, one of the most consistent quarterbacks in the nfl. Remember a while back, who was he playing for before the saints, remember i cant remember. The chargers. He was playing for the chargers he was sort of a guy they had forgotten about. He joins the new Orleans Saints which was kind of a broken team at the time. The two came together, won the super bowl ten years ago, and we may be heading that way again. Who knows . A bold prediction, hoda kotb. Pretty cool. Who dat nation is chanting right now. Mr. Roker, another quick check of the weather ill turn it to hoda. Shes doing such a good job forecasting. Lets show you what weve got going on, eastern third of the country, a bit of a mess well look at the cold weather coming into the plains in more detail coming up santa ana winds blowing through california the good news is hopefully wildfires will be kept to a minimum. Were going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds good morning. Im meteorologist kari hall. Here is a live look outside as we check out what storm ranger is scanning, a lot of clouds moving in and here is a red scan from storm ranger, showing some rain near ukiah. Elsewhere were dry, rain holding off for most of the day. As we go into this evening, the rain arrives but especially for the coastline and here we are at 1 00 in the morning, we see that rain starting to spread in p, becoming heavier as we head toward tomorrow morning. Thanks, al. Thanks buddy. New clues in the mysterious disappearance of a young texas mother and her newborn daughter missing for nearly a week. The latest on the search as the little girls father speaks out. The big change at amazon, eight days before christmas which may mean your holiday packages will not arrive on time important info for all customers you need to know but first, this is today on nbc. Christmas gift for music superstar, mariah carey. The milestone that her popular holiday song just reached 25 years after its release. 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I want to be a movie director. Oh thats great. Good morning, its 7 26. Im marcus washington. Two men are dead and a woman was injured, she was treated and released and we know that one of the men who died is the womans exhusband. The other man is either a friend or the womans boyfriend. The slooti inshooting apparentl with an argument of some kind around midnight. Investigators are working to get a better sense of what happened and determine if this was in fact a murder suicide. Right now we want to get a look at the forecast this morning. Meteorologist kari hall . Starting out with clouds and cold temperatures this morning. Storm showing we are partly dry except for lingering light showers across the north bay. Today well see some peeks of sunshine, we take you through late tonight and into tomorrow morning, when that first wave of rain arrives and it will be off and on throughout at least the first part of the day tomorrow before it clears out. Our sevenday forecast shows that we will see some showers on wednesday, taking a break on thursday and friday, and then more rain moving in from late saturday into the rest of the weekend, and early next week. Ill be tracking that for you and mike showing the morning commute. Kari, look, the berkeley curve not much backup. Its better than it was a half hour ago, although generally slower speeds in the 50s that, is great for the east shore freeway. The worst of the slowing in pittsburg and over to richmond toward the toll plaza, of course people are waiting to pay cash. South bay builds a bit, 85 the worst of the slowing at the 17. We have another crash 92 getting off of the bridge eastbound counter commute, no problems. Dumbarton bridge really picks up the volume, compared to this so sloter than that, dumbarton bridge getting across and san mateo. Back to you. Thanks, mike. Well have another local news update coming up in 30 minutes. 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Look at you, cant wait to see that make sure you find out which sketches. Thats what im working on. Were going to get a check of the 7 30 headlines, we begin with those deadly storms in the south. Three people were killed by tornados on monday, two in alabama, one in louisiana. A School Building in alexandria, louisiana, completely destroyed. Incredibly, though, there were no serious injuries there. The National Weather service estimating the twisters path covered more than 60 miles meantime, millions of people in the midwest are grappling with snow and ice this morning. Al is going to be back with his full forecast in just a couple of minutes. At least eleven people were hurt including a 2yearold after a van slammed into a Clothing Store monday night near seattle. Police say it all started when a woman was shoplifting. They say she then ran out of the store and jumped into the passengers seat of a van. The van sped off, then circled back, hitting a parked car then the van crashed into the store, making it all the way past the registers both the driver and the passenger were arrested. The legal age to buy Tobacco Products may soon be going up nationwide a measure that would ban the sale of Tobacco Products to anybody under the age of 21 is attached to a yearend congressional spending bill. It including regular cigarettes and ecigarettes the measure has support from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. Certainly looks like we are heading in that directions 19 states and the District Of Columbia already have similar laws in place. Let us turn to that desperate search in texas for a missing mother and her newborn baby they have not been seen in nearly a week now. Their disappearances leaving both police and the babys father mystified nbcs sam brock is in austin, texas, this morning. Sam, good morning. Reporter craig, good morning. Today marking the fifth straight day police have been scouring austin, searching for heidi brew saurnd her 3weekold child, margo we are expecting a Police News Conference in just a few hours right here where hopefully they will be shedding light on what has been a baffling case this morning, a texassized mystery, Heidi Broussard and her newborn daughter margot who turned three weeks old today vanished without a trace five days ago her boyfriend, shane carey who says hes the babys father spoke emotionally to austins fox station, ktbc. Shes a great mom she needs to be back. Recor records. Reporter a frantic search is under way as authorities try to find the 33yearold mother and child. Broussard dropped off her older son at School Thursday morning, police say she was wearing this purple sweatshirt. She and her baby havent been seen since. Shes only 7 pounds that is teeny tiny reporter in a phone interview with nbc affiliate, broussards boyfriend begging everyone to spread the word. Anything helps, post and post and post and share reporter carey says hes trying to stay positive. He says his last conversation with broussard happened just after she dropped off her older son at school. When he returned home from work several hours later, her car was at their apartment unlocked, with her purse, money and i. D. S all inside only thing thats gone is her, her baby, her keys and cell phone. Reporter besides talking with detectives, carey says hes been scouring the neighborhood, searching for Surveillance Video that might yield clues she needs to be back. Her son needs her, i need her, her family needs her. Reporter austin pd called the investigation active and ongoing as fresh resources arrived, including a renowned outside search and rescue group, and broussards own mother whos desperate to find her daughter and the granddaughter she held just weeks before. Sam, as the search and investigation goes on, do we know what authorities are actually focusing on reporter craig, the fbi now confirming that its working with the Austin Police department we also know this morning that investigators are out there collecting forensic evidence and interviewing people who live in the same complex as the couple, Heidi Broussard, and her partner, shane carey but austin pd has been very limited on other details involving this case. They havent even tweeted about it in the last several days. So todays News Conference could be significant news. Craig, back to you. Sam brock, keep us posted sam, thank you. Up next, an unexpected change for certain amazon deliveries right in the middle of the busy Holiday Season whats happening that could mean that some of your packages will not arrive on time thats coming up right after this nyquil severe gives you powerful relief for your worst cold and flu symptoms, on sunday night and every night. Nyquil severe. 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Good morning, you guys, and amazon has announced its blocking Certain Companies who sell products on its site from using some Fedex Shipping Services due to apparent performance issues many sellers are up in arms worried that that change might mean theyll have to raise prices and may not be able to make their holiday deliveries on time this morning, a possible bah humbug for last minute gift shoppers on amazon after a surprise change to Delivery Services the company no longer letting thirdparty sellers to ship fedex ground orders, citing a drop in delivery performance according to an email obtained by nbc news. Does this mean your holiday packages wont arrive on time . That depends, Third Party Sellers make up half of amazon offerings and some worry this change could throw some deliverying into holiday chaos when i saw that email i was like you got to be kidding me. Reporter toy seller used to use fedex ground which he calls the cheapest and most Reliable Delivery service now he has to switch to u. P. S. During the busiest shipping week of the year. My concern was we would be able to get enough u. P. S. Trucks to pick up the packages from our facility the transition will result from 5 to 10 increase in prices for our consumers. Reporter fedex tells nbc news, while amazons decision affects a small number of shippers, it limits the options for those Small Businesses on some of the highest demand shipping days in history and may compromise their ability to meet customer demands and manage their businesses the change coming as amazon ramps up its own Delivery System this year, Ceo Jeff Bezos breaking ground on a 1. 5 billion air hub in kentucky and debuting a new delivery drone. Analysts estimate by the year 2022 amazon could beat out both u. P. S. And fedex shipping 6. 5 billion packages a year. They are serious when it comes to shipping wars amazon is becoming a transportation company. Reporter now with just eight days till christmas, potential shipping delays from the new ban could leave some amazon customers more stressed than merry. Fedex told us its working to fix any Service Problems and get all packages delivered on time for the holidays we also reached out to amazon for comment but we havent heard back. For folks who are worried they wont get their gift from amazon in time for christmas, are there other options . Thats the big question so far right now, you can choose a faster delivery like next day or two day, but you might have to pay extra for it. Amazon still allows thirdparty sellers to use Fedex Express for those faster deliveries, but thats more expensive for sellers and could lead to higher prices for consumers thank you, gadi we do a story that makes me feel anxious about the fact i havent started my shopping. You havent started he has a pile of gift cards. Its christmas with craig, making it rain. 10. Youre going to love that starbucks card so right now, look at these windchills, it feels like 5 in fargo, 6 sioux falls, and by tomorrow morning cold air slides to the east. Buffalo 9, columbus 10, 2 in indianapolis thursday morning, its here in the northeast, buffalo, youll feel like minus one. Single digits in new york city, 18 in d. C. , 7 in morgantown. Temperatures finally will start to rebound the good news is if you like a warm christmas, the midsection of the country is going to be much warmer than average the way its looking right now cooler than average out along cooler than average, but still better than the rest of the country. Here is a look at our live view in san jose right now. A cool looking sky, as we are seeing the clouds filtered with that sunshine, and were going to see more clouds throughout today, rain arrives late tonight. Well see off and on showers into the day tomorrow, so we have one more day of dry weather before we get some rain. That will continue throughout the day on wednesday. Dry on thursday and friday and saturday well have another storm system coming in. And thats your l weather, guys. Thanks, al. Coming up, Mariah Careys christmas record, you know the one were talking about. 25 years in the making, the big accomplishment shes finally celebrating right after this mon little santa somali. Alika . little santa wheres kiara . little santa i got this for you. vo when you grant a childs wish, you change lives. vo you can choose makeawish to get two hundred and fifty dollars from subaru when you get a new subaru. vo 2 get 0. 9 during the subaru share the love event. Nyquifor your worst cold andrful relieflu symptoms, on sunday night and every night. Nyquil severe. The nightime, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, stuffy head, best sleep with a cold, medicine. 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Already one of the most popular holiday songs ever it just made new history and it made new history a full 25 years after its release. Heres nbcs natdly more natalie morales. I dont want a lot for christmas for a quarter century, all i want for christmas is you has been the track of the Holiday Season all i want for christmas is you reporter and this week it has become the first Christmas Song to take the top spot on the billboard hot 100 chart in more than 60 years. The last one to do it, the chipmunk song back in 1958 reporter mariah celebrating on social media, telling her fans, we did it. The star has been promoting the album silver anniversary with a series of concerts ending in new york where fans kept the festivities going afterwards with a subway singalong released in 1994, the song has become a cultural phenomenon with covers and remixes from artists like justin bieber, jimmy fallon and the roots amazon even released a Mini Documentary showing how the smash hit came to be. I just remember where i was coming from, wanting it to feel like a classic. Reporter thanks in part to its role in another christmas classic, the film love actually, all i want for christmas is you has spent 38 weeks at the top of the billboard top 100 chart. Carey is christmas royalty. Alexa, play the queen of christmas. She wrote all i want for christmas in less than an hour. Is that true maybe an hour and a half. It took 90 minutes. But there were bathroom breaks reporter the single alone has earned more than 60 million for the pop icon but mariah says its the songs energy and positive spirit that brings her joy every Holiday Season. Its the first Christmas Song i ever wrote, and it makes me happy every single year that i listen to it all i want for christmas is you reporter for today, natalie morales, nbc news, los angeles. I mean, i did not know the hour and a half detail thats incredible. By the way, its her 19th number one hit, only the beatles have more, so congrats, mariah. 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Test test test test test test test test test test test test. mom thank you, sweetie. Good tuesday morning. Cloudy across the bay and san francisco. A few clouds will stay with us into the rest of the day. Storm ranger tracking our incoming storm that will bring us some wet weather going into tonight as well as early tomorrow morning. So the rain will be moving in, were expecting a soggy wednesday and then the break before some more rain comes in sunday, saturday afternoon into sunday. A look at our sevenday forecast temperatures staying in the upper 50s for highs and there will be some breaks in the downpours but we are going to have to plan our Outdoor Activities around the rain once again going into the weekend. Our temperatures will stay in the mid to upper 50s for much of san francisco. We will see some cooler air tomorrow, with those scattered showers moving through from the morning into early afternoon. Lets head over to mike now for update on the commute. Central reports of a crash. What they found by university is a van, furniture a problem traveling east. On the freeway, right there the Center Divide into traffic. There may have been something going on but cleared. Circle another issue 24 toward the caldecott. Watch for activity outside the tunnel. South bay a smooth drive northbound. Thanks, mike. Weve learned the two people who died early this morning in a wrongway crash on i80 at pinole were the same car. The driver of the other car survived. Authorities say that driver was also the one responsible and is now in the hospital. The full story and details a link on our home page. On a lighter note let the buzz begin. Star wars premiere last night and what j. J. Abrams told the audience before the curtains went up. More news for you in 30 minutes. Its 8 00 on today. Coming up, trail of destruction, a deadly outbreak of tornadoes rips across the south, homes destroyed, children forced to evacuate a school. Now that same storm moving east, bringing heavy rain and snow al is tracking it all. Plus, seeing double, the new legal battle surrounding the authenticity of that iconic mona lisa painting. Could there be another portrait out there . Theres so much riding on finding that painting. It is difficult. Well, it is not easy. Then fearless felines. The stars of cats talk about the highly anticipated film and what it was like at cat school. Theyre learning about their anatomy, their impulses, their instincts, how they sense things. You have to really, like, sniff each other. Today, tuesday, december 17th, 2019 celebrating my graduation from belmont university. Its our 25th anniversary its her 18th birthday. Happy anniversary to my parents, tom and jackie from goodyear, arizona. Im turning 40. I got to say, weve got a diehard crowd out there. Welcome in on this tuesday morning. Just look at the ponchos, look at the umbrellas, look at the diehard people that came all the way into new york for their moment, and were going to give it to them Savannah Guthrie still recovering from eye surgery, we know shes on the mend and we would love to see her back here as soon as possible. Get better our friend we will check in with her later in the week. Meanwhile, with the end of 2019 fast approaching this week, were going to do one of our favorite things, look back at a year that was. Tomorrow were going to highlight the news events and the headlines that shaped your world the most this year then on thursday, were going to lighten things up a bit with a look at all of the fun that we had in wow, i had actually forgotten about that until we replayed the clip. That could have gone another way. There you go roker eating we have a lot of fun on this program. I like looking back at that. Were also going to get to our news this morning. Lets get right to your news at 8 00 the huge storm system that al has been warning us caused dangerous travel conditions and deadly tornadoes overnight. Al, what else can we expect . Yeah, at least three People Killed in tornadoes, at least nine in traffic accidents and we are looking at all this going on heavy showers and thunderstorms down to the southeast. To the north were looking at snow, an icy mix causing airport delays and a travel nightmare on the roads. Heres what we see, for today, its a two barrel system with a wintry mix, and a travel mess to the northeast. Down to the south, showers and storms into the southeast as this thing all pulls away. Heres what were looking at today with 6 to 8 inches of snow to the northeast and new england. Look for airport delays, boston, new york, washington, d. C. For rain, and the showers, charlotte and atlanta this morning still going to have a major problem on our hands, craig. Mr. Roker, thank you. Democrats in the house are closing ranks as they prepare for the historic vote on the impeachment of President Trump nbc White House Correspondent Peter Alexander joins us now with the three things to watch today. Peter, good morning. Reporter hey, craig, good morning to you first up, that growing list of House Democrats from highly competitive districts now saying they will vote in favor of impeaching President Trump a vote that could make them politically vulnerable back home but it all but guarantees that tomorrow donald trump will become only the third president to be impeached. That would set up a trial in the senate early next year when Chuck Schumer is renewing his call for former Trump Administration officials to testify, officials that had been blocked by the white house from participating in the house proceedings. Also overnight, the president s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani just back from another trip to ukraine as we have reported trying to dig up dirt on the bidens, revealed new details about his role in that socalled Smear Campaign and the ousting of the former u. S. Ambassador to ukraine, a woman by the name of marie yovanovitch, a widely respected career diplomat. Giuliani telling the New York Times he briefed President Trump a couple of times on how giuliani says yovanovitch was an obstacle to investigations that could have helped the president politically. For his part, President Trump only hours earlier defended giulianis role saying hes quote a great person who loves our country. Craig. Peter alexander at the white house, peter thank you. This morning, the search for two missing Florida Children is growing more desperate an amber alert was issued yesterday for 6yearold Braxton Williams and his 5yearold sister bria. Their father told Jacksonville Police the children disappeared early sunday while playing outside near their home. The Sheriffs Department says the boy, braxton is on the autism spectrum, but does communicate with others. Investigators still dont know if the children were taken or wandered off on their own. Now to your health at 8 00 and another good reason to perhaps drop a few pounds in 2020 new Research Shows that even moderate weight loss can go a long way toward preventing Breast Cancer. Nbc medical contributor dr. Natalie azar is here with more on this study whats the top line takeaway whats new with regard to this this is really exciting news. Hopeful for women. We have known for some time that being overweight or obese can increase the risk of Breast Cancer after menopause but what we didnt know is whether or not losing that weight could actually reverse that risk, and from this study they have basically said, yes, we believe that if women lose that weight, they can actually reverse the risk thats associated with being overweight or obese. A lot of women are like me, you gain weight, youre 10 pounds up, youre 10 pounds down, you spend your whole life on a roller coaster. On the roller coaster, the key here was sustained weight loss what this study looked at was 180,000 women over the age of 50 and they followed them for ten years. And what they found was indeed, women who had a sustained amount of weight loss lowered their risk of Breast Cancer and more importantly, the more weight they lost, the greater the apparent Risk Reduction to the tune of, if we can put up this graphic, that women who lost 4 to 10 pound, their risk was 13 lower. Women who lost 10 to 20 pounds had a 16 lower risk and the women who lost greater than 20 pounds reduced their risk by 32 . And heres the kicker, you talked about the yoyo, the ups and downs. A good piece to take home was that the women in the group who lost the most, even if they gained a little back but not all of it were able to experience some Risk Reduction. Thats a substantial sample size, 180,000 women. Its a lot of women, and the big take home is not only this, just another incentive for women to lose weight but its things like diet and exercise, we call these modifiable risk factors for Breast Cancer that women should feel encouraged that they can have a little control over this thank you so much a boost i got a boost for you, youre going to like this one there arent many things cuter than babies dressed up for the holidays, and these will be hard to top newborns at the university of Pittsburgh Medical Center have been turned into baby yodas. A nurse made the little santa hats with little yoda ears she said she was going for this sort of out of this world christmas look one couple who happened to adore baby yoda on the mandolin series joked that it would be great to have one of their own. You know what, now they do i love it. Thats a creative nurse there. Pretty cool. Coming up, are all those new car safety systems, are they actually making the roads more dangerous . The new warning that you need to hear before you head out plus, the cast of cats. Something you could do as much of or as little as you wanted to. I was in cat school a lot. Her chat with taylor swift, Jennifer Hudson, rebel wilson and Francesca Hayward, what it was like becoming cats and in a moment, theyll talk about something ill never forget back in a moment. Searching for a way to help stop your cold sore . Only abreva can get rid of it in. As little as 2 1 2 days when used at the first sign. 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And football. Yes, she loves football. Uh i know. Oh what fun it is to ride in a onehorse open sleigh, buble sparkling water. Its buble making the most of Holiday Family time means making a dinner that brings everyone together. But when theres a long line of picky eaters in the family, its important to have something everyone will love. Make the most of family time with pillsbury crescent rolls. music playing this is the first day of my life i was born right in the doorway now i dont know where i am, i dont know where ive been but i know where i wanna go this morning on todays talker a new warning for anyone who has a car with Driver Assist technology. Aaa says the more drivers depend on that technology the more distracted they are becoming behind the wheel. Nbcs tom costello joins us with details on this. Tom, good morning again. Reporter good morning, guys, so this Technology Like Adaptive Cruise control and also that lane keep and assist program, theyre meant to keep you in your lane and from slamming into the car in front of you. This new research from aaa suggests people are becoming overly reliant on it, and taking their eyes off the road for longer periods of time the videos have gone viral this year, drivers seemingly asleep at the wheel, letting the car drive itself from massachusetts to los angeles, and horrific fatal crashes involving drivers who may have overrelied on selfdriving features. The ntsb is investigating. New research from aaa and Virginia Tech university finds drivers using Adaptive Cruise control and Lane Keeping Assist Technology were nearly twice as likely to engage in distracted driving from looking at a cell phone to changing the radio or gps system. When theyre using the system it seems theyre a little bit more reliant on them, and maybe a little bit more comfortable in disengaging their attention from the driving task and that could be deadly. It has important safety implications. Reporter 34,000 people die in car crashes every year. The national Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates 9 of those crashes involve distracted drivers 3,166 distracted driver fatalities aaa Research Found there was also an increase in drowsy driving. Ive got this technology in my car, and i find it can lull you into a sense of complacency. Most definitely, and i think as people get more exposure to the systems, they build up miles while interacting with the systems, they see that its working properly they might be developing increased trust in the system. The risk is they become overcomplacent on these systems. Reporter researchers insist the Driver Assist technologies are critical tools in reducing crashes and saving lives but all cars still require attentive drivers. Drivers are believing that the cars are autonomous. There are no fully Autonomous Vehicles that are on the market today. Reporter and this is a very bad idea so tom, i have never done that, but like a lot of folks watching this story, im guilty of probably relying on this technology too much. Is that the main issue here that folks are just trusting the technology too much . Reporter so the Research Suggests that when people first get the technology, theyre very reluctant to try it out and to rely on it theyre very focused on the road, but as they become more and more familiar with it about a month into it, thats when they start overrelying on the technology and thats when they start taking their eyes back off of the road again. Tom costello, thank you. Time for another check of the weather. Mr. Roker. Of course we have been talking about this storm here in the east, thats going to be a problem, but luckily it moves out relatively quickly this bitterly cold air from the plains is going to make its way to the south and east as we move over the next 72 hours out west, beautiful weather, santa ana winds in central and southern california, the good news is very wet out there hopefully were not looking at any wildfires developing good morning, im kari hall, were going to see more clouds moving in today and breezy winds. By tonight storm ranger will be tracking some range. Things are dry now as youre ready to head out the door. You can probably leave your umbrella at home. The rain moving again after sunset tonight and well see scattered showers throughout the early hours tomorrow. Dry on thursday and friday, and there will be more rain moving in on saturday. If youre running out the door, dont forget, catch us on today show radio siriusxm channel 108 today at 1 00, off the rails. Off the rails. Love that show, man. Always lives up to its name, too. Coming up, the stars of one of the most highly anticipated movies this Holiday Season cats. Jennifer hudson stopped by yesterday, and last night, the cast hit the red carpet for the World Premiere that was at Lincoln Center here in new york, but first, jennifer, taylor swift, rebel wilson and Francesca Hayward sat down with us to talk about the movie, the music and of course the memories memories turn your face to th moonlight cats is one of the longest running and most beloved Broadway Musicals of all time, and now its getting a new life on the big screen. This is a big deal. Were you all feeling lots of pressure yes yeah, i think you had the most yes jennifers got like the song of the musical. And francesca was the lead so theres a bit of pressure there. We were just like here for a good time. The good times roll with an all star cast, Jennifer Hudson, taylor swift, rebel wilson, Francesca Hayward, judi dench, idris elba, and sir ian mckellen. We have this incredible crazy, star studded cast, and you know, introducing Francesca Hayward. I thought what does she feel like i still cant believe it, sat next to these amazing ladies, but yeah, i just tried not to, like, dwell on it too much, maybe, and just trying to get everyone like, theyre just normal people. How was she as a dancer the best dancer i have ever seen in my life. I felt like i was flying. What about when judi dench was there, shes kind of a legend. Shes the nicest legend, though. She is. Shes 85 years old, and she has to wear this coat that was like 80 pounds and she would bitch about it a lot oh, my god, judi dench is like bitching. Were you talking about candy on the set she got me candy. She got you candy yeah. It was the most amazing thing. I was talking near her about this kind of candy they have in the uk called squashies and i was like this is legit candy let me talk about it its gummy, it tastes like a combination of strawberries and raspberries. It was really late, i was ranting about the candy for a while. And the next day in any dressing room i walked into the trailer and there were like ten packets of candy with a signed head shot from judi. She signed a head shot. It was the most romantic surprise to get into character. Meow. All of the actors attended cat school cat school is something that you could do as much of or as little of as you wanted. I was in cat school a lot. Youre crawling around on the floor. Youre learning about their anatomy, their impulses, their instincts, how they sense things. You have to really, like sniff each other, the sense of smell is very important to a cat. What about the licking thats going on theres a lot of licking. I licked jason. But that wasnt in the script. One of the films most memorable moments, a show stopping performance by Jennifer Hudson. Its so easy to leave me that song, by the way, when they talk pressure, no kidding you stood up there and brought people to tears. It was definitely emotional, scary a bit, but i tried to be in the moment. Live grizabellas story. Tell her story it felt real because all the cats were around me. Taylor teamed up with legendary composer Andrew Lloyd Webber who scored the original musical to write beautiful ghosts a new original song for the film nominated for a golden globe. For this iconic show, to write another song is a big deal how did you introduce that song to francesca victoryia, the character is a lead, a beautiful ballerina, in the show cast, but in the original show she doesnt have a song and we never hear from her. I have had so many pinch me moments in this whole film, that was surreal is having a private concert from taylor of a song that you had written for me, for my character taylor also just rang in her 30th birthday by accepting billboards first ever woman of the decade award the definition of the toxic male privilege in our industry is people saying but hes always been nice to me. Im watching you and youre sitting here among these super strong women, and i have to tell you i was really struck when you gave your speech describe that moment for me. Well, i think as women we can be thankful for the wonderful things that we have been given there are always moments for that, but if were really living complex lives, we show the other things too but if its going to help someone else and its something that i see as truly beneficial to other people, i think its important to express yourself and in music, you know, as women, we need to have each others backs and i think that were in a place right now in time where im seeing that happen so much and it makes me really happy. You know, you play cats, lets pretend you have nine lives. Whats the next thing that you would like to do in your life, rebel . Play a dog. No i think that im just going to keep making music and taking challenges one thing with doing cats is that it was a challenge in so many different ways. The only thing i have control over is the experience, and is it going to enrich my life is it going to be fun. Is it going to be an adventure, things that are going to make your life more exciting are things you should say yes to. But at least you have beautiful girls it was such a fun sitdown with those ladies. Taylor swift was just she was so strong and in charge, i was just so impressed with her rebel was telling me in cat school, as a human you swing your arms, in cat school, your arm and leg move together and when she figured out that little trick to being a cat. Shes been walking like a cat ever since. She has been walking like it, but it was really cool to sit with those ladies. And you saw the film as well, and you said its pretty fantastic. Its a cool film, and behind me there was a security guar when i was watching the screening, and when Jennifer Hudson killed it during that song, i heard sniffing in the back every time she does it, she really slays it in that movie. If you have seen the broadway musical, youll get it more. People are confused when theyre catting around, but anyway, cats is of course produced by our Sister Company universal pictures, it hits theaters this friday its a lot of fun. I enjoyed that conversation too, thank you for that. Just ahead, again, for a friend, last minute gift ideas from our holiday hot list, including some new ways to relax and to get fit plus keir explores the mona lisa mystery did she paint a second portrait, could it be . But first, your local news and weather. Firyour local news and weathe r. A very good morning to you, im laura garcia. Two people that died early this morning on a wrong way crash were in the same car. The driver of the other car that caused the accident survived. Full details on our home page, well have more on our newscast as well. Lets check that morning commute right now. Were looking at the san mateo bridge, no incidents have been reported. We typically see this last burs of traffic here. That is pretty predictable, but this is south of 280, a crash there blocking slowing, and another crash nob 280 at highway one causing more slowing through daily city. Back to you. Another update in half an hour. 8 30, a tuesday morning, decemb 17th, 2019. And given the elements out here, how abt weake just a few extra moments, give some more love to the crowd on thelaza anybody can show up and visit, but it takes a special kind of soul to show up in cold and rainy weather. We want to make sure every Single Person gets a little face time today al, would you walk with me for our crowd moment. Sure. Im looking for sandy and her three daughters. All the way from, where, orlando . Orlando you know what, we just wanted to welcome you all what are your names . Marsha. Sandy. Casey. Jennifer. Is this a special trip . Yes, three sisters, we surprised our mom for christmas to take her out here youre not too happy about this, are you . Sandy, we love you. I think were going to bring you all inside its a little rainy out here, and its a special trip. You want to come in and hang out for the rest of the show kevin will take care of it thank you, kev. Hi, i love you all. Sweet how sweet are they. I like that it may be the most iconic painting in history. Now imagine if there were two mona lisas, were going to explore some new claims that da vinci painted another version of that masterpiece and the fight over who owns it. That ones called barb. Then our today. Com editors scoured the internet for our holiday hot list this morning, we will focus, craig, on last minute gifts covering everyone in the family. Ill be paying close attention mr. Roker. Also, john legend performing one of the hits off his Grammy Nominated album, a legendary christmas. But first, mr. Roker, you got a check of the weather. But first. Todays weather is brought to you by netjets, the worldwide leader in private aviation and weve still got some Severe Weather to talk about, even after all those tornados yesterday. We have a tornado watch now in effect in parts of the southeast until 2 00 this afternoon as those strong storms continue to push in. Snowy weather making its way throughout northeast bitterly cold weather through the plains, santa ana winds kicking up today, they die down tomorrow, but our next weather maker comes into the Pacific Northwe northwest. Lakeeffect snow will start developing on the leeward side good morning, im kari hall, here is a live look outside in walnut creek as we start out with cloudy skies and the rain holds off for a little while longer. We will see rain moving in later on tonight and mostly cloudy skies throughout today. Scattered showers will be with us as we wake up tomorrow morning and we go out the door. Waves of rain coming through at least in the early hours in the day. We should start to see the rain taper off tomorrow evening and going through the rest of the forecast we dry out on thursday and friday and rain hurricaretu saturday. It is the most famous painting in the world, were talking about leonardo da vincis mona lisa, and no trip to paris is complete without seeing it keir simmons has just come back from there and is it true there might be a chance there might be another mona lisa. Just maybe. I feel like i should break into the mona lisa song you guys dont want to hear me sing no. No, we dont. There is only one mona lisa, right . Well, maybe not. This morning there might be another mona lisa, and the family speaking on television for the first time saying they own some of the painting and get this, if it turns out to be a real mona lisa, it could be worth half a billion dollars that iconic smile, those watchful eyes, but this isnt the famous mona lisa, thats here in the louvre, attracting millions to paris every year this controversial other portrait, so similar to leonardo da vincis masterpiece has long sparked intense debate is it just a copy or an earlier version finished by da vinci himself . A new legal dispute over ownership of the painting has reignited interest in its authenticity it first surfaced a hundred years ago in an england family house and once hung in a london apartment. They look so casual sitting under a mona lisa. Andrew gilbert claims his grandfather purchased the 25 share of the painting in 1964 from a close friend. 4,000 pounds for a share. Since then, the painting has been sold but andrew believes his familys claim still stands. Your grandfather could turn out to have been a pretty smart guy. Reporter but was that deal for a real da vinci . A monastery in belgium, im hoping to find some answers. That is breathtaking. Isnt that stunning. Reporter from a leonardo expert who has examined the mona lisa face to face. This was discovered in a swiss vault and the minute i saw this work, i was really blown away it took me five minutes, and i was convinced. Reporter manuscripts and drawings from the time suggest there may well have been an earlier version of the mona lisa the pigments used are the same that leonardo used in the early 16th century in his work. Reporter and now he believes that this last supper, too, may be another lost leonardo we took this image. Imaging technology reveals not only that this and the famous milan versions match, but also leonardos telltale brush work. I think that of all the apostles that we see here, this was really painted by leonardo himself. Reporter leonardo, he says, frequently made two versions of his paintings. He made two versions of the rocks, two versions of the version with the yarn line. He made two versions of the last supper. He made two versions of the last supper. Reporter but leonardo historian, professor martin kemp, disagrees with the other mona lisa. What we see here, infrared images of the two pictures reporter he hasnt seen this mona lisa close up, but he says leonardo was a terrific fiddler, he could always see possibilities and this is the other mona lisa and this doesnt have the changes which you identify of leonardo. Reporter back in paris at the louvre, this blockbuster exhibition is the greatest display of leonardo da vincis work there are 15 paintings in the world, 5 of them are here. Maybe one day well discover new paintings by leonardo. Reporter but confirming a new work by leonardo is, well, tricky there are still some other paintings that are still at the center of a debate between specialists. Theres so much riding on finding that painting. Is it difficult . Well, its not easy its not easy theres an understatement. A little test, then lets show you both mona lisas, and see if you can figure out which one is the real in the louvre. The left. The one on the left. Youre right, the one on the left. You can see in the background, leonardo finished that scene, the scene from the book of genesis, they think. On the righthand side the picture isnt completed, but the suggestion is that he didnt finish the work because he got pulled to other work, and it was his hand, his paint on that. You know what this proves, youve got the greatest job in the world. Thats what this proves yeah, travel to europe keir, thank you coming up next, guess what were going to do, craig, were going to help you. You need our help. I do. Last minute shopping, weve got the gifts, you can take them right off the table, its the holiday hot list, but first, this is today on nbc. Whats up, mena. Right off the table, in your list, with Christmas Eve just a week away, this morning we are going to help out some lastminute shoppers, were going to help him out a little bit. Thats true im not the only one people watching as well. Meena duerson, last minute holiday hot lists, we had you on a few days ago now you have a couple more days how did we decide on these . These are some of the buzziest items of the year, the hottest gifts, one you have time to get. The first one hands down is a perfect gift for any woman in your life. What is that . This is like a magic tool this is the number one most wished for hair tool on amazon its the revlon, like, all in one hair dryer, volumizer, hoda, you know, part hair dryer, but it does this amazing thing where instead of having the brush and the blow drier, everything is in one place. Its the brush and the blow drier . It gives you a salon blow at home. If you go to a salon once in a while and cant go again, this is the next best thing, if you have this. People call this life changing. The price is right, 38 bucks. These are brand new colors for the holidays a Good Shopping bag. You ready for number two, travel is a huge travel gift trends are huge. This is the turtle travel pillow it looks totally silly, until i tried it on. Its this little thing, goes around your neck when youre on the plane, it has a pillow built in this is actually amazing its adjustable, if your neck height is different than your friend, you can share. I love it, its tiny, it fits in your bag instead of the u shaped ones 30 bucks. Number three. Oh, yeah. So popular. This is the latest update on the google nest mini, and now you can hang this on your wall, and its got a much improved speaker. Great for playing music. The bass is better on this version. You can ask it little questions like, hey, google, how many days until christmas . Christmas day will be in eight days. Eight days, guys. I like her voice. This is 35. Very soothing. New colors this year for the holiday. Roker i think uses one of these in his dressing room, when he plays music a book club. This is a good one. We hear what people really want are books, especially around the holidays, a little more down time, this is book of the month club, its a great gift, its affordable, 50 bucks for three months and then what you do is get beautiful hard cover books for less than 20 for each book and we have an exciting announcement which is that starting in january, book of the month club will include jennas book club picks. She picks amazing books and now you can read with jenna. You get to pick which one you get. We have a relationship with book of the month, if you make a purchase, we may make a share of the revenue. And this is oh, its a weighted blanket. People are into those people have been talking about these. These are a huge trend this year, and you can shake it out. What is it about the weighted blanket. Feel how heavy this is, its like sleeping in a hug, this one is 15 pounds thats got some weight. Youre cozied up. Calm, cozy. Doesnt that feel good, come on, lots of styles and colors on these. You have one of these you have to be careful with little kids, they can be dangerous. But for grownups how much is that . They start around 60. Lots of colors, styles, patterns. Couldnt you just get never mind what makes these sweaters so special . These are lovely. A classic holiday gift, cashmere sweater these a great price point, 75, really soft, really beautiful, and theyre unisex, so you could get these, wear them, different sizes for men and women but the style is unisex. My brother is an extra large. Get him one number seven. This is the ring fit adventure for the Nintendo Switch you know the wii, so this is like the fun controller, so it combines fitness with games, you get a good workout in while youre playing it has you do pushups, imes, squats, so youre playing this game and youre getting a workout. It helps you keep track of your fitness goals. You can customize. Price point. This is 80. It has this leg. Strap thing okay lastly this is a classic, this is the robe from parachute. Parachute is an incredibly trendy bedding company, and they launched this classic robe last year it sold like one every 60 seconds. Like thousands of people on the wait list. What about it its a great price point, 99. Its really luxurious feeling. Egyptian cotton and they came out with this new lighter. Have you purchased for me yet . I thought we werent exchanging. Get this order in by thursday, you get it by christmas. By thursday, i could have it in time for christmas. Yes, you could. Mena, thank you, thank you as always by the way to learn me about all of these products, today. Com shop. Were in for a treat, a special holiday performance from the great john legend, but first, this is today on nbc. On the economy, a unique leader. Mike bloombergs created over 400,000 jobs. As president , an opportunity economy that works for us. Tax fairness where the wealthy pay their fair share. Education. Affordable college and high skill Vocational Training so people can succeed in the new economy. Economic security. Lower Cost Health Care and affordable middleclass housing. Proven leadership on jobs. To build an economy where people dont just get by, they get ahead. Im Mike Bloomberg and i approve this message. Today is proudly presented to you by citi. Welcome back, already an egot winner, emmy, grammy, oscar, tony, john legend keeps racking up the honors. His album a legendary christmas was nominated for a grammy, and this morning, john is performing a holiday hit for us right here in studio 1a oh, yeah lots of mistletoe, lots of snow and ice everywhere we go why youre singing carols right outside my door all these things and more all these things and more thats what christmas means t shall me my love oh yeah you know what i mean i see your smiling face like ive never seen before even though i love you i love you more much my heart for sure all these things and more darling all these things and more my darling thats what christmas means t me my love oh yeah i feel running child i feel just like a little child the mistletoe wish you Merry Christmas baby happiness in the coming year deck the halls with holly singing silent night dress the tree with angel hair all these things and go to sleep and wait oh all these things and more my darling all these things and more my darling thats what christmas means to me my love oh yeah have a legendary christmas, everybody. Oh, how much do you love john legend hes outstanding were back with much more on this tuesday morning, but first. This is today on nbc. S is. [ electrical buzzing ] [ dramatic music ] ahhhh ahhhh elliott. You came back were back at 8 53 mr. Roker, feels like a good time for some birthdays. Special birthdays, lets break out the smuckers jar and wish sentarians a wonderful birthday happy 100th birthday to dorothy pockmire, a guard ener from southern pines, North Carolina the secret to her longevity, staying active mr. Lewis smith is 100 years old a world war ii veteran from brooklyn, new york, retired as a sergeant with the nypd, and we thank you for your service. Happy birthday to mary wilkins, a world traveler from atlanta, georgia, and she has visited every continent. Elizabeth bandy of newport, tennessee, is 100 years old. Dont know how old the pooch is but awfully cute she went snorkeling for the first time when she was 80 Katie Stapleton is from denver, colorado, a proud grandma whos also 100, married to the love of her life for 50 years. And last but not least, get this, happy 110th birthday to ms. Laura pits of birmingham, alabama. Never goes a week without eating an entire bag of tootsie rolls i like that. There you go if you know somebody celebrating a milestone birthday or anniversary tell us all about them at today. Com celebrates i love that. I like that i like it too. Coming up in a few minutes on the 3rd hour of today rock and religion go hand in hand for alice cooper it might surprise you. Hes going to open up about the face that guided him through some dark times. Coming up with jenna and myself, im so excited about this, guys, we have a live performance, Ingrid Michaelson and jason mraz, when they come together, they are magic, they have a new holiday hit, so were going to talk to them and jenna is going to be in rare form as jenna tends to be. As always is. But first, heres a look at your local news and weather. Re ocs and good morning to you, it is 8 56, im laura garcia. Authorities are investigating a deadly double shoots in vallejo. Two men are dead, also a woman injured. She was treated and released. We know one of the men who died is the womans exhusband. The other man is either a friend or the womans boyfriend. Shooting apparently started with an argument of some kind about midnight. Happening now investigators are working to determine if this is a murdersuicide. Bob rhode islaidell is there. On a lighter note, let the buzz begin, the new star wars movie had its premier last night in southern california. Opens everywhere on thursday. 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Please join sam sunday in supporting family giving tree. Donate at ftc. Org samsung. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the 3rd hour of today. Good morning, everybody, welcome to the 3rd hour of today. Its not tuesday, its dudes day here. Im al, along with craig and of course our good buddy keir simmons, sheinelle and dylan are off today. Were just kind of hanging out. Dudes day. I love that. Did you just make that up. No, one of our writers did. Hash tag dudes day, and we have a Great Program lined up for you including a fascinating sit down with shock rock icon, alice