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The country. And power broker. New jersey governor Chris Christie, the man involved in the Transition Team. What are his plans and does he see a role for him self in the Trump Administration . Well ask him in an exclusive live interview today. Thursday, november 10th, 2016. And good morning, everybody, welcome to today on a thursday morning. Were zooming in on that shot because this is the moment, this is one of the great traditions in our democracy, the peaceful transfer of power and that will be the sign of an extraordinary meeting this morning. President obama and president elect donald trump. To be a fly on the wall. If only we could be. I know. Meanwhile, what a scene in protesters demonstrating against the election of donald trump and of course, as we learned from this election, there is a deep divide in this country between cities and more rural areas. Governor Chris Christie of new jersey for months has been in charge of Transition Team for donald trump but it has been thee resident call up to this point. Now it is practical, and real. They have 71 days to form an administration. Well talk to governor christie coming up. Lets begin with the antitrump nbc national correspond Miguel Almaguer is in los angeles where one of the demonstrations took place. Reporter thousands of protesters spilled into the streets in cities big and small and more than 10 different cities. This as ou new president is elected. Many are saying the demonstrations are just beginning. Outrage over the election, sparking protests coast to coast in oakland, what started as a peaceful protest quickly turning violent. Demonstrators burning flags and vandalizing cars. In san diego, police struggling to keep control of scores of demonstrators. We got all together to setup a sign to let people know and to wake up and tell them, you know, how we feel about this. I am horrified about that. Reporten and banging drums as they walked past Rockefeller Center up sixth avenue blocking off streets above trump tower. I was in tears of how it was so close, you know, and so hard to fathom that she was right there and then all of a sudden, in two minutes it was gone. He won. Reporter in chicago, they burned donald trump paraphernalia. Mache likeness of donald trump and torching it. In boston, residents say theyre frustrated but determined to work for causes this believe in. You can come out here and support and be the cause and be the fight and you know, dont take this as a defeat. Take this as motivation to work harder. Reporter and back in los angeles overnight, hundreds of people shut down a major highway through downtown l. A. With the reality of a new president elect. From new york city to oakland there, were arrests made overnight in addition to those reports of vandalism, police say molotov cocktails were thrown at them. For the most part, they were peaceful. President elect trump and his wife will head to the white house to meet with president obama and the first lady. Good morning. Good morning to you, this mornings meeting symbolically kicks off the transition from the Obama Administration to the trump era. The president ordered that both president elect trump, excuse me, and Vice President elect pence receive Intelligence Briefings but simply put, you cant overstate the awkwardness of the visit. The first face to face meeting between two of the countrys most bitter political rivals. A meeting of bitter rivals. Presidob trump to join him today in the oval office. It is no secret that the president elect and i have some pretty significant differences. Reporter the president speaking to a divided nation reminding them of how his predecessor, george w. Bush worked with him following 2008s election. President bushs team could not have been more professional or gracious in making sure we had a smooth transition so that and one thing you realize quickly is that the presidency and Vice President sy is bigger than any of us. Todays meeting, a new chapter in a feud that dates back to the first term when trump champions the birther conspiracy theory. Donald trump reporter the president roasting trump soon after when the claims were knocked down. That is because he can finally get back to focusing on the issues that like did we fake the moon landing . Reporter in the final days before the election, the president worked feverishly to keep trump out of the white house. If somebody starts tweeting at 3 in the morning because snl made fun of you, you cant handle the nuclear codes. Reporter the president s cone shifting from humor to harmony. That is what i heard in mr. Trumps remarks last night. Reporter it is time for us to come together as one united people. That is what i heard when i spoke to him directly and i was heartened by that. That is what the country needs. A sense of unity, a sense of inclusion. A theme echoed by House Speaker paul ryan who has had o donald trump heard a voice out in country that no one else heard. He turned politics on its head and now donald trump will lead a unified republican government. Reporter as washington welcomes the next president today, president elect trump will also meet with House Speaker paul ryan. Trumps Transition Team launched its new website, a new logo to go with it. The fact that First Lady Michelle Obama will greet Melania Trump for their first meeting as the white house officially begins to change hands. Matt and savannah. Peter alexander is ready for that as well. Governor Chris Christie is chairman of Donald Trumps Transition Team. It is nice to see you. Good morning, guys. Lets talk about the meeting. They have a long and bitter history together. What is the dynamic going great. You heard from the president elect on tuesday night that he wants to bring the country together, recognizes that there has been great divisions and wants to be a unified force and i thought the president s comments were great and appropriate. We heard about a peaceful transition of power. Youll see that symbolized. How about this as an olive one on the birther movement. Might donald trump apologize to the president. I dont think, i think that is past us, matt. The fact is, the president said a lot of things about donald trump at that time that clearly was attempting to delegitimize him. That is politics. What these two men recognize is that now this is about governing and leading the nation and the world. They have more important things to talk about. When donald trump was making the comments about the president. Sure, everything is in the context of politics, matt. It doesnt mean he didnt believe those things or wasnt concerned about them, but you see the difference between when two people are in combat in politics versus when the people have spoken. And tuesday night, the people spoke, elected donald trump president of the United States and so now it is time for both donald and the president to move to a new chapter. Something, the donald trump he knows, behind closed doors is so vastly different than the donald trump we have seen from that rally stage. Do you agree with that . And do you think that is a were about to see some new side of donald trump . First off, ive been friends with him for 14 years and so i would say there are a lot of things about him that the public has not yet seen but i dont think that is unusual for people in public life. You hear all the time whether it president , president obama and ive been able to have time with him privately, too. People have different sides whachl will happen during a presidency, i believe, is youll get much more of an opportunity to see both sides. We saw the protests last night. It is just a reminder that half of this country, you know, feel very scared and afraid and upset. What do you think president elect trumps tone toward them should be . What is his message . What is out reach he should do. He started the out reach on all. It wasnt a divisive speech. It was a unifying speech and he recognized those folks on tuesday night, talked about the people that didnt support him. He said im committed to being president for all americans. That is what he had to do and that is what he did do on tuesday. Paul ryan says donald trump doesnt have a mandate. He obviously has the white house, the house and the senate. Do republicans have a mandate. Sure. Absolutely. When you control both houses of you not only have a mandate, you have a huge responsibility, now the Republican Party is in charge of the federal government and we have an obligation to get things done. Let me ask you about your personal future in or outside of government. A couple of your close associations convicted on all counts. Do you think that event and trial will cast a long shadow on you if you would like a role in the Trump Administration . No. I think the long shadow was cast long before that. What i knew and did in january of 2014 which was back then i said after 24 hours it is my view that three people are responsible for what happened there. Those three people, after three years of investigation, matt, and the trial, the same three people i fired in january of 14 were the three people held responsible by the u. S. Attorneys office and that jury. What role do you want in a Trump Administration . I really dont what have you talked about . We have not talked about anything. It is true, the president ele was absolutely adamant about not discussing the transition before he was elected. The reports are he didnt want to jinx it. That was part of it. The other part was, he wanted to remain focused on what he needed to do which was winning. He said to me back in may. You focus on getting this ready for me and well talk on Election Night. So we spoke on Election Night but not about me. We spoke about the transition. Would you like to be chief of that is a pregnant pause. You dont really think im answering these question. You know me better than that. Im not committed to doing anything in a new administration or not. The bottom line is that i have a job to do to help get the administration ready. If there is some role for me that i want to do and that the president elect wants me to do, weve known each other for 14 years, well talk about it. Maybe it is host of show, matt. Who knows. What is your time table. Youve been around here a long time. Well go over the contract today and see when youre out of here. That is a job that the president doesnt appoint. Maybe we can work something out. Im a nice guy, savannah. Well do a screening interview later. Let me ask you a quick thing. Good news for me. Trumps Adult Children have been a huge part of his campaign. Can you see him appointing one of his Adult Children to a senior position or does he think there. I havent spoken to the president elect there. My sense is that donalds children who are huge parts of running the business intend to run the business. They will always have an influence with their dad. He will always turn to them for advice and council as all of deuce when our children get older, but i think their intent from what ive heard from them is that theyre focused on running the business. The guy who did run the business has a new job. Donald trump praised Hillary Clinton in his speech but in the previous weeks he saide going to lock her up and appoint a special prosecutor, has he dropped that . I havent spoken to them. They had an enormously gracious conscious on tuesday night. Secretary was gracious to the president elect and the president elect has been incredibly gracious to her. Politics are over, people have spoken. People wanted her to be locked up. Those are his constituents. The people get to speak through the vote. Be the president of United States. It is his job, and im confident he will, bring the country together. Do you have an alarm clock . Youll love halloween here. I can look stranger . That will be good. I look forward to it. Lets go to the other side of the aisle now. What Trump White House mean for the democrats who find themselves in the weakest position in washington in eight years. Nbcs Kristin Welker has that part of the story. Good morning to you. Reporter matt, good morning to you. Despite the bitter battle between clinton and trump, democrats and lawmakers, more broadly agree that they should Work Together to help the country come together but that wont be easy given the history of partisan ranker here in washington. This morning, democrats coming republicans are now firmly in control of washington, winning the white house and holding both houses of congress. This is the most incredible political feat ive seen in my life time. Weve been given a temporary lease on power if you will and i think we need to use it responsible. Reporter democrats defeated but looking for ways to find common ground. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi placed a call to trump saying infrastructure jobs Bernie Sanders turned top surrogate. Our job is to elect Hillary Clinton. Now softening his tone and vowing it to work with trump on policies that help the lives of working families. But sanders also warning to the degree that he pursued racist, they are facing a fierce fight ahead over obama care. Real change comes with immediately repealing and replacing the disaster known as obama care. And the Supreme Court, trump vowing a more conservative pick than merrick garland. The Supreme Court is what it is all about. Reporter the democrats are focused on their own future and party stand outs who may help lead the way. Massachusetts senatorbe the most effective trump attack dogs. He thinks that because he has a mouth full of tictacs that he can force himself on any woman within groping distance. Reporter and new jersey senator corey booker whos name was floated as a possible vp pick and rising star in the party. Patriotism is love of country but you cant love your country without loving your country men reporter the attempts at unity may be short lived. Congressional republicans already vowing to continue their investigations into secretary clintons private email server. Matt, savannah. Kristin welker. Thank you very much. Mr. Roker is here with a first check of the weather. We have chilly stuff to start off with. We have frost and freeze warnings right now stretching from the carolinas all the way into oklahoma and theyre going to start to warm up later today temperatures are close to freezing from asheville to fayetteville. Jet stream to the north so well be staying warm. Eugene oregon, temperatures in the 60s. St. Louis into the 50s as well as we get into next week, those warm temperatures stretch from chicago, san antonio, tuscon and salt lake city. Well get to your forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. sighing hey mom, can i help . Yeah, id love your help. grunting awww. announcer vo the real magic of the holidays is when we all give a little more. And that is your latest weather, guys . Thank you very much. First 100 days. 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And there is a look at the white house after attacking each other throughout the campaign, president obama and president elect donald trump are meeting there this morning. It is a face to face in the oval office to begin a transition of power most people did not expect to see. Well have more on that of course in a moment. Lets look at the other headlines, thousands of people taking to the streets in major cities to protest Donald Trumps election. One of the largest democrat strakss happened here in new york where the protesters mayed right to trump tower, a similar gathering held outside the Trump International hotel in chicago. Gunman who shot two Police Officers near pittsburgh killing one of them. It happened in the town of canonsburg. Investigators have not yet revealed the circumstances surrounding the shootings. Seven were killed, more than 50 injured when a tram over turned on wednesday in south london. A 42yearold driver has been arrested now on suspicious of manslaughter. The tram appears to have been traveling too fast on a sharp bend and theyre looking into claims that the driver we have talked a lot about Donald Trumps up coming transition to power but his opponent in the president ial race is now facing a major transition of her own. What does the future hold for Hillary Clinton and the Clinton Family . Andrea mitchell has more on that. Hi andrea, good morning. Reporter after decades of Public Service, Hillary Clintons dream to become the first woman president shattered. Her political career, most likely now over. Race to donald trump in a speech she never imagined having to give. We must accept this result and then look to the future. Donald trump is going to be our president. I know how disappointed you feel because i feel it, too. And so do tens of millions of americans who invested their hopes and dreams in this effort. Reporter painfully close to making history but falling short, clinton urging especially young girls not to lose hope. I know, i know we have still not shattered that highest and hardest Glass Ceiling but someday someone will and hopefully sooner than we might think right now. The Clinton Family first took the National Stage in 1992 when then arkansas governor bill clinton won president. Office it was Hillary Clintons turn in the political spotlight, first as senator from new york and then losing the democratic nomination to barack obama in 2008 agreeing to serve as his secretary of state. The urgency of the Global Climate crisis must not be underestimated. Reporter with her white house dreams now dashed, what is next for the clintons . Friends say they need time to heal from the shock of losing to donald trump but when they are ready, if they want, theyll have their pick of offers from pa Corporate Advisory boards, possibly academic affiliations. As a private citizen, Hillary Clinton wont have to worry about the conflict of interest questions that plagued her during the campaign. They also dont have to scale back the clinton foundation, a big target for critics when she was in politics. This is, indeed, the end of the clinton era. A generational end. She thought she would be president elect today. So there wasnt something in the reporter one thing that is not going away at any time soon are Hillary Clintons investigations, already the house over sight chairman announced he is going to keep looking into her use of a private server when she was secretary of state. So that beat goes on. Matt and savannah. Already. Thank you very much. We will take a turn now. We have another look at our weather. Youre looking at texas. We have wet weather for our friends down in the southern tip of texas from brownsville, Corpus Christi into del rio texas. A quarter of an inch or so. Were watching a powerful storm make its way into the Pacific Northwest bringing heavy rain, one to two inches of rain over the next several days. 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We together are going to reporter but now that his transition to the white house is happening, just how realistic are president elect trumps goals . One of his first priorities tearing down obamacare. Real change begins with immediately repealing and replacing the disaster known as obamacare. Reporter trump will lead an allout assault on the Affordable Care act. President obamas signature law providing health care to file this under maybe. First, congressmen need to take action. While republicans could have trouble getting the 60 votes to get it to the president s desk, a vote to repeal did make it to president obama earlier this year under a special budget procedure that required only a simple majority. He, of course, vetoed the repeal. If it makes it to a President Trump, the result would likely be a different story. Also on his agenda reshaping the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court, its what it is all about. Highly likely. With republicans controlling congress, trumps all but assured a more conservative Supreme Court pick. The American People have spoken and President Trump will send us a nominee, i assume, early next year. Reporter trumps released his list of picks to fill the seat left vacant after the death of justice antonin scalia. Among the notable names senator mike lee of utah who did not vote for the partys nominee. And what about some of candidate along the southern border. Reporter his mexicanfunded border wall . Unlikely. Part of the problem the cost. Estimates range from 8 billion to 122 billion. And while he says mexico would pay, that countrys foreign minister saying yesterday, thats not happening. Also unlikely, another campaign pledge. Donald j. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims enter reporter his temporary proposed muslim ban, unpopular, even among many republicans. Candidate trump already signaling he wont take such a hardline stance. Reporter expect for the president elect trade to be another issue in those first 100 days. He doesnt always see eye to eye with the rest of his party on that. Thats a topic that may or may not come up with president elect trump and Vice President elect Hallie Jackson at the white house this morning, thank you. Lets bring in Nicolle Wallace and Steve Kornacki who at this point need no introduction. Nicolle, youve been there. What are these meetings about . The white house is this scene, this is the peaceful transfer of power. There is tons of symbolism. But it is also very personal. It is very personal. And there is a lot of talk about when you turn the page, a hardfought campaign is over. As governor christie has talked about, the obama was one of the most powerful spokesmen in making the case against trumps candidacy. So everyone is committed to turning the page because the business of governing is so much more grave than the business of campaigning. But these are human beings. Theyre not robots. What nicolle is saying, is you cant unring a bell. Some of the things that have been said during the course of this campaign are going to stick around. Its interesting, whats happened since the election was different than the election itself. I think that probably is encouraging to everybody because we thought such an Unprecedented Campaign may be the aftermath would be unprecedented. So far it is going the way it is supposed to go. I think things are going to get interesting when you look at how democrats react. Obviously democrats do not like donald trump. At the same time, this is a guy whos taken some positions on issues where he actually could find some democratic help on capitol hill. Thats interesting. It is a good segue to my question for nicolle. One of the big story lines Republican Party, not just in tone, but also the orthodoxy of the Republican Party and the policy. So how do you think that all plays out in terms of what he tries to do in 100 days . For example, trade agreements. He owes the Republican Party nothing. He won without the republican establishment behind him. And, frankly, with sort of the republican folks that make their way on to tv shows but guess whos waiting for him in washington . He really has an opportunity to craft an agenda and pick his partners. If trade is a place where he finds more enthusiastic support among democrats, he has an opportunity to work with democrats. He put out a list of Supreme Court justices. There will be issues whether there are natural alliances with the conservative movement in and out of the government. But he is in such a unique position in that he owes this victory to no one other than his small sort of pirate ship of a if these protests continue to build, should donald trump say nothing and let the emotion play itself out or should he speak again to the American People . I think at some point it is not directly addressing the protests thats his responsibility. But i think the message that he delivered after this election tonally is the message you want the winner in the election to deliver. He was gracious about his opponent. He talked about uniting the country. As long as he continues to deliver a message like that, i think thats what we expect of a president elect in this period. Out of my pocket. Look what i found . I found a little piece of paper with the predictions from election eve of when this was going to be called. You know whats going about him . He never says i told you so. Chuck is not here to defend himself. Steve predicted 11 20 at night. That was pacific time. I forget what i said. 1 00 a. M. I was closer. But if i had asked you, and who is going to win . I would not have predicted this outcome. But it is you know, i think there is a lot of handwringing. I dropped my son off at school yesterday morning. A lot of moms came up to me figuring out how to talk to their kids. I think it is just important to remember that weve sort of been through Extraordinary Events before. I am a recount survivor. I am a mccainpalin survivor. Price is right rules. Up next, what the late night hosts have to say about this election. . . . . . . This beautiful, lifelike tree. Sorry, headlights get me everytime. Now get your choice of ge reel lights for only 9. 99, and make your home happy at lowes. Every wonder what were made of . . . . No artificial colors, flavors, or sweeteners. Good is in every blue diamond almond. A good that comes in 20 flavors from whole natural to wasabi and soy sauce. And once good gets going, theres no stopping it. Get your good going. Its been a feast a feast for the late night hosts this election. Tamrons over in the orange room with what theyre saying. Yes. Interesting mix. It was a feast and they kept dining last night to keep it going. Election late last night, the host of the shows we love watching had a mix of sincerity and their own special brand of humor. If your child asks the ultimate question why do bad things happen to good people you finally have the answer. The electoral college. Of course, this means that early next year trump will be moving into the white house. He will become the first president who moves in and hangs up his own portrait. Two things happened last night. President , and my job just got easier for the next four years. Based on this pattern of me being wrong on everyone of my donald trump predictions, hes probably going to be a great [ bleep ] president. So there was another moment in particular that caught our attention when seth meyers got emotional addressing the person whos out there who could still be our nations first female president. The fact is, we dont know who you are but i imagine this one for you, one that will make you work harder and strive farther. And whoever you are, i hope i live to see your inauguration and i hope my mom does, too. She was really excited yesterday. And i was really sad for her. One of the viewers respond odd, like so many people, saying i had my daughter watch this. Very poignant and touching. Seth has been receiving high praise, as you guys know, for his shows during this election. He is one of the best out there. Nikki speaks to how i think people felt when he got emotional there. Tamron, thank you so much. Coming up, tom brokaw on the mood of the nation post election and well also tell you about nivea inshower body lotion after washing apply and rinse 24 hours of moisture with no sticky feel. Then get dressed and go. Available in the body lotion aisle. Will your business be ready when growth presents itself . American express open cards can help you take on a new job, or fill a big order or expand your office and take on whatever comes next. Can help prepare you for growth at open. Com. 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This as the president and president elect hold a highprofile meeting at the white house this morning. So after an exhausting and brutal campaign, can americans today, thursday, november 10th, 2016. . . Check it off our bucket list. All of the way from hawaii. Were here fon our 2001 Day Anniversary from north carolina. Hey, kids . . Senior no school in jersey so were here at the today show. Were here to see today. Its 8 00 on today. Its monday, november 10th, 2016. Beautiful day. You know, i have missed our crowd. We havent really seen our crowd for a couple days because weve been over in the election center. So we say a warm good morning on a cool, cool kind of morning. Kicks into high gear. Weve got your first look at this years Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree. Cant believe it. Thanksgiving, two weeks from today. Very cool. Holidays are here. Thats right. And we got allstar chefs, two, not bun was two, michael demon coand michael white. Two thanksgiving day side dish favorites. Two of the nicest guys you will ever meet. Also, potato dishes. Just saying. But first, lets g the headlines. Heres the news at 8 00. Good morning. Im Peter Alexander here at the white house ahead of todays meeting between president obama and president elect trump to this countrys fiercest rifles. They will gather together inside the oval office. During the campaign of course president obama dismissed trump as unfit and unqualified to be president. Trump has long challenged the president s legitimacy, questioning his place of birth. Still, the president is emphasizing his commitment to a smooth transition of power achievements. As the onetime bitter rivals get ready to meet today in the oval office, president obama pledged to help donald trump transition to the presidency. Now, everybody is sad when their side loses an election. But the day after we have to remember that were actually all on one team. This is an intramural scrimmage. Were not democrats first, were not repubns we are americans first. Reporter trump made no public appearances the day after winning the presidency, meeting with tom aides in trump tower, closed off to the public. In his victory speech trump said its time for americans to bind the wounds of division and come together. For those who have chosen not to support me in the past, of which there were a few people, im reaching out to you for your guidance and your help so that our great country. Reporter trump received calls and message of congratulations from top elected officials and world leaders, including russias vladimir putin. In her concession speech Hillary Clinton told devastated supporters that americans owe donald trump an open mind and a chance to lead. We have seen that our nation is more deeply divided than we thought. But i still believe in america and i always will. And if you accept this result and then look to the future. Reporter clinton and her family returned to their home in chappaqua as her top aides gathered for the last time in their unsuccessful campaign. As protesters marched out of several dozen schools and universities across the country the president sending a message today to a divided country, struggling to cope with this unprecedented election. The peaceful transition of power is one of the hallmarks of and over the next few months we are going to show that to the world. This morning on today, Chris Christie, the chairman of Donald Trumps Transition Team, echoed the sentiments. Thats policy though and i think what these two men recognize is now its about governing and leading the nation and the world. This morning were getting an early look at what a Trump Administration might look like. This is the new website just launched. You can see it up on screen right now. It is First Lady Michelle Obama is going to greet Melania Trump. The first meeting between the two as the white house prepares to change hands. Matt and savannah . Antitrump protesters took to the streets as well into the night. Thousands of demonstrators turned out from coast to coast disrupting traffic and declaring they refused to accept trumps victory. In new york city demonstrators jammed the area outside trump tower. Some were chanting not our chicago, and new york more than 100 protesters were arrested. Many of those for disorderly conduct. Breaking overnight, a manhunt under way in western pennsylvania for the person who shot two Police Officers. One of those officers has now died if shooting happened early this morning. They were responding to a domestic situation in can nonszburg, 20 nils south west of pittsburgh. Neighbors were told to stay in their homes as police searched for the suspect and area schools were placed on a twohour deplay. The los angel Family Services has cleared brad pitt of allegations of child abuse. The investigation stemmed from an alleged incident on a private plane carrying pitt, Angelina Jolie and their children in september. Sources familiar with that investigation tell nbc news the allegations were not substantiated after interviews with family members, including the children. Jolie has filed for divorce citing irreconcilable differences with pitt. Under way after a special issue of Newsweek Magazine hit store shelves. There it is with Hillary Clinton and the words madam president on the cover. Newsweek says two special editions were produced by a thirdparty licensee and they prematurely shipped out the covers. Retailers were told not to put issues on sale prior to the election but a handful did. About 17 were sold. Work is under way to get them replaced with the President Trump version that was almost printed up. A little dewey defeats true man. It comes with a Cleveland Indians champs tshirt. Sorry, cleveland. 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Reporter celebrity allies like actress Kirstie Alley are sending congrats an opponents used a notmypresident. John legend writing, i feel like america just sent in our tuition check for trump university. Despair blanketed the school for girls in california where students were hoping to president. What was the day like today . If i had to sum it up well it would be going through the five stages of grief. The big take away from this election for me is also how divided our country is. Although our country is in a divided state at the moment we can still find ways to look past this and to still encourage each other. Reporter for the students its a lesson in politics witnessing a combative campaign but then at the end gracious speeches from both sides. I think the very much youre worthwhile, you are important, your voice matters. And one day you will get to run for president of the United States. Reporter to lift their spirits the girls created a video which theyll send to Hillary Clinton. We are stronger together stronger than ever thank you, secretary clinton. Reporter its hard to know how most americans will choose to move forward. In new york hundreds of postits line a subway wall offering seth meyers tried to offer something positive. In general, i am hopeful for President Trump because hope is always the best possible path to take. Reporter a country torn apart, hoping theres enough thread to eventually sew things back together. For today, joe fryer, nbc news, los angeles. Dr. Jennifer hartseen is an adolescent and child psychologist. Its one thing a lot of parents have said, not just after election day and the result but all through this campaign is how i and for kids, you know, world events loom so large when theyre focused in on them. Do you have any tips on how to talk about it, whether youre happy with the result or not . Right, i think thats the thing. You can be happy, you can be sad, our kids are absorbing all of this. The first thing is keeping it simple. Your younger children do not need to know the same information as your older children and keep it on point and direct. You want to really dont put your information on them. Absorb everything around them and then theyre just repeating it but they dont always understand it. Validate their feelings. Really let them know that you understand. And then Everybody Needs to start to work towards a place of acceptance and kind of awareness and then decide what they want to do about it. Be it a good thing or bad thing for you. Kind of move towards the acceptance. I think one of the hard things as parents and ive got three children, so we spend a lot of time in my house talking about compromise. And when they hear whats going on in this election or just did, th of area of compromise. It seems to be one end or the other. Split down the middle. Right. You know, sometimes and i think obama said it great with all of his sports references in his speech yesterday, theres a winner and a loser and thats not compromise. And this is one of those moment where there is a winner and unfortunately theres a loser and everybody can choose which side theyre on. We have to accept that thats what is and work in that spectrum. A lot of focus are on those who are disappointed. Were a supporter of president elect trump because it also shows how to be gracious in victory. Absolutely. This is a really wonderful lesson in sportsman like conduct. How do we say this is great and im so excited but respect that someone else loss and honor that for them. You have to remember, kids are sponges. If you dont think they heard everything, they heard everything. They did. They did. Weve got to respect that and hear what they have to say. What about specific fears . You know, there are some kids who might have been hearing, for example, about i terrorism, they hear about racism. You know, theres just all kinds of accusations that have flown back and forth. And if youve got older kids, how do you address these issues . Sure. Ive seen it in my practice. Yesterday there were a lot of teens afraid of whats going to happen to me and my friends. I think its really being able to sit with them, talk about it, remind them that youre going to work really hard to protect them, remind them the government is not just one person. And that kind of the aim is to and thats what were going the all hope for. Keep it in perspective. Good lessons for everybody, all ages. Thank you. Lets go over to al and get a check of the weather. How about the weekend . Take a deep breath and reset and just kind of enjoy. Heres your weather for it. Cooler weather through the great lakes. Sunshine through the gulf coast. Unseasonably mild through the plains. From Northern California into the Pacific Northwest. Look for wet weather. Looking ahead towards saturday. Got a cooldown in the northeast new england. Great lakes looking gorgeous. Sunshine. Even down to the gulf, unseasonably warm. Beautiful weather in the southwest into southern california. Sunday, sunday, a big football day. Weve got lots of sunshine in the northeast. Some showers along the mid atlantic coast. Heavy rain moves into the Pacific Northwest and the sunny and that is your latest weather. All right, mr. Roker. Thank you very much. Fresh off covering another historic election, tom brokaw is here to add his perspective. We should mention, hes also celebrating a milestone. 50 years here at nbc. And tom plans to donate all his papers and memorabilia to the library at the university of iowa. That is a cool thing, tom. Good morning. Nice to see you. Especially given the fact that i spent one year there and i had a double major. Beer and coeds. [ laughter ]. But we digress. But they didnt let go of me and it was their idea and i am but i want to talk to you about whats happening at the white house today. Weve just been through a lot as a nation with this election. Yet i think, shouldnt we all take comfort in whats going to happen at the white house today . It is part of the majesty of the american system is that a loser, and in fact barack obama is a loser because his candidate didnt win. Hes going out of office but he is welcoming in a gracious way the unexpected winner, donald trump, who has an agenda completely different than this and they wor they can have a transition that is peaceful and we hope it will be very efficient for the country. You were watching, i know, the speech that Hillary Clinton gave yesterday. In addition to watching her and listening to what she was saying, i was looking at that room and it looked like a political wake. And in some ways it just showed the disappointment of about half the people in this country, particularly when it comes to the attempt to elect a woman as president of the United States. Well, actually i think in the end the gender piece of it was issues. The country was saying, we want big change. And they didnt see her as an agent of change. We want washington to get it. Were not happy with whats going on out here. I know a lot of those people are stuck, the working class in the middle part of america. But yet when i saw those young people weeping and i thought to myself, i hope they stay on the hunt. I hope that they say that political and Public Service is very important to me. We went through this a lot in 1968 when Richard Hubert humphrey and a lot of people were giving up on the system. But youve got to stay in it if youre going to change it. Donald trump stayed the course and ran a campaign that no one thought could be successful but he saw his way through it. After 50 years in the business you can still be surprised, cant you . I can be surprised every time. People were tired of hearing me saying this but my mantra during the campaign is the ufo theory, by a magnitude of 10,000. Lets get to this great honor, youre donating your memorabilia and papers to the university of iowa. Why . It was their idea. They came to me. I was reluctant. Do i have enough important stuff. They were persistent. Theyve got a Wonderful World class library. All digitalized. The library of congress, connected. I started going through my material. And my god, i was astonished by how much iad it was. Can we talk about some of the things and actually as i walked over to say hi to you this morning i walked right past this picture here which is you and nancy reagan. Do you know what year that was . It was it was about three years into their so about 1980 1981 or 82. We had had a spat. I had said some things about the president that she really didnt like. I had known them from california days covering them. Around her for three months. Then they called me and said youre going to be invited to a state dinner, you have to think about what youre going to say to her in the receiving line. Dont worry about the president. All of the way up to her, he was saying, which you figured it out. I got to her and she looked at me with that steely look and i said to her, nancy, back to square one. At that moment the picture was taken and she said, back to square one. That photograph arrived the next difficult. This is how good she was. With the to square one. And we went on from there. Talk about whats on the table here. Im a huge baseball fan. That is an incredible item. When the giants were playing the as in the world series we went a crew out toimaggio. We found him in his barber shop. He said this is for tom brokaw. I had never met him at that point. We said, do you think he would like a baseball from me . Is this a trick question . Around. 1989, tom, you were there as the berlin wall came down. And youve got mementos of that as well. Well, the highlight of my career in so many ways. And as they started to knock off pieces of the berlin wall, ed lee, a computer experts, bring them to me. So i brought back a bunch of them and we will see some of them here and encase them as you can see and handed them out to my friends and every time i look at them i think about the symbolic of the end of the communism. This here is from the myrrh are Federal Building in Oklahoma City. John hanson, assistant fire commission, the spokesman there, brought that to me because i lived in Oklahoma City for so many days. And as a product of the great plains i identified with what they were going through and wrote an essay about it. This is a notebook that i was interviewing bill gates, i got his name circled there, at a time, it was the beginning of the age that were now moving documentary. Do you remember when you stopped using notebooks . You know, i still use them. I did even on Election Night. I wrote down things i wanted to make sure i have. I trusted the digital piece of it but at the same time theres something that connects me to the ideas that up writing about. Great, by the way, great picture of you and nelson mandela. 50 years at nbc. I have been a fan for all of them. Well, weve had friendships as well. Thats the other part of it. The payoff for me is n its all the people who helped me through it, quite honestly, matt. You and i have the privilege of being out in front of the camera. We couldnt do it with all of these folks that are here supporting us every day. Yeah. And im going to make an effort for all of them to get compensated as well as you do. [ applause ] youre not doing so bad yourself, mr. Brokaw. Were back now, 8 30 on a thursday morning, it is the 10th day of november, 2016. Weve got a really big crowd out on the plaza. Everybody enjoying some chillier weather. Guess whats coming . Thanksgiving . Well, that. Christmas . Yeah, the tree thats right. Theyre out in upstate new york right now cutting it down. Well tell you the heartwarming story behind this years Rockefeller Center tree. We always get a little bonded to the tree. It is our friend. Also, we are getting ready for thanksgiving. Weve been doing side dishes all week. I am very excited because potatoes are here. Finally. Today is potato day. The two michaels sharing some awesome recipes. Then peter burg on norring our nations hero. And i sat down with legendary carl reiner. Youve got the forecast. You bet. Right now we are looking at a gorgeous day in the east. Little on the chilly side. Gusty winds around the great lakes. Near record temperatures in the plains. Looking ahead toward friday, we have, again, a Beautiful Day Pacific Northwest, little on the wet side, windy and cooler as that front moves into the northeast. Gorgeous weather along the gulf coast into the dont forget, get that weather any time you need it. Go to the Weather Channel on cable. Mr. Roker, thank you very much. Director peter burg has brought some harrowing stories horizon. You can catch his latest project on the small screen just in time for veterans day. New History Channel series called the war fighters. Peter, great to see you. Talk to me about the idea behind this. Because this is different from what youve done. Well, i have done shows in the military space and i am a big fan and a supporter of our military. This show gave us an opportunity to go very deep in to the personal lives and into the tactical lives of the men and wo i think weve all seen a story unfold, a true story, and weve all thought, what was behind that . You know, where did these people come from . Where do they go after this happened to them . I love the fact as we are looking on the screen right now, were hearing from the actual people. Im very proud of the fact that 90 veterans actually worked on the show. They were part of making the show. One of the i think really unique are the most tightlipped, private guys you will ever meet in your life, telling really intimate stories about their love for each other and how they operated. It is so real because often times when hollywood does these stories i dont mean to paint with a broad brush you get only the bravado side of things. Here you get the fact of what they felt like when they were going through it and what it was like after the trauma. Absolutely. This episode you are seeing is about a young soldier named mark guzzo who tragically committed suicide after he got out of serving in the s. E. A. L. S. He was an extraordinary man. You go et to hear interviews with his brothers from the military community, but also his parents who both served in the military for a combined 60 years. Its gutwrenching and really takes you deeply into an issue which today, right after what weve experienced in the last our respects and learn a little bit more a lot more about these extraordinary men. Im so glad you brought that up because the timing is important because veterans day obviously. But after an election like this that divides the nation in half, everyone can agree on the support for these kinds of people. Certainly the one thing that clinton and trump both agreed on was that we need to do more for our veterans. I think that to do more weve got to understand morepl through, what their lives are like when they get out. If people really do care everybody likes to say thank you for your service and i respect you so much. I feel like if we really care, it is our responsibility to get to know these men a little more deeply so we can understand that. Talking about the small screen here. Can we go back to the big screen for a second . Do whatever you want, matt. Film coming up. It starts right before the Boston Marathon bombing and ends right after the second bomber was caught. It is really a look at how this Extraordinary Community came together in the face of what is becoming this new horrific reality that we live in. Its also if i may say without getting in trouble, a positive look at Law Enforcement and a show that really reminds us why cops can be so such great,nc community responding to a really horrific experience. The emotions are still so raw on that subject, especially up in boston. Does that put extra pressure on you when you make a movie like that . I mean it i was joke something i should go do a love story in france and i end up making movies like patriotss day or lone survivor. But to be welcomed into that community and meet the police and private citizens and the fbi that responded, much like we saw here 9 11 and weve seen many places since then. But to see how honorable and patriotic and just what great men and women responded to boston like responded to tampa or san bernardino. It was an honor. So the pressure was a bit more intense than maybe doing a super hero film, but it was a privilege to tell that story. You and Mark Wahlberg are a good team on movies l peter, always good to see you. What a pleasure. Thank you very much. You can catch the veterans day marathon of the war fighters starting tomorrow night on the History Channel. Up next, als going to sit down with a Living Legend carl reiner. To sit down, basically with some of your heroes. Absolutely. And have a good time while we do it. It is a comedic writer, actor and director. Carl and i chatted at his home in los angeles on the secret to longevity and why laughter can really be the best medicine. I got 12 emmys. I have three children, they can get four a piece when i go. There you go reporter i c are its funny. Comedy is always about whats happening in your life and the world and theres Nothing Better than getting a laugh. It makes everybody happy. Reporter over a career that spanned more than seven decades, the 94yearold has penned, directed and acted out some of comedys greatest hits. Theres the little lady that put you out of business. Reporter from the semiauto buy graphical Dick Van Dyke like the jerk. And the 2000yearold man. People actually hit themselves on the face . Oh, boy, wow that hurts though. Boy, you bet it does. Reporter reiners ad lib routine with mel brooks. Mel is the funniest human being in the world. Hes connected to the truth, to the absolute truth. You tell the absolute truth and you get a laugh. Is it true that almost every night you and he sit he sits there. Right there. Here are the two funniest guys on the planet, youre both now in your 90s. Well, if you stop, then they put you away. Whats your fountain of youth . Having something to do. I cant wait to get up in the morning. You do these leg exercises. Im not kidding, they absolutely work. Very few people 94 can put their legs like that. Carl, im just curious. Theres like a couple of bags. Are those feathers . Theyre chicken feathers. They come from those pillows. And mel sits there. One day he goes, whats that . Its a feather sticking. And i put them here. Heres another one. Here take it. Youve written about relationships. Youve written about friendships. What makes a Good Relationship . My wife said it best. Marry someone who can stand you. She had a way of putting things. My son, robby, when he did harry and sally and shes the one that delivered the line, ill have what shes having. Ill have what shes having. Is comedy genetic . It can be genetic. Thats a good beginning. But it is also environmentally. If you laugh at things, you find things to laugh at in the worse situations sometimes you find things to laugh at. Oh, look at that. Thats a goodie. Thats worth it. There is so much amazing in that piece. But i think in doing the yoga pose on the bed. At 94 hes very flexible and limber. Thats the secret to good comedy. I dont know what might happen. Thats cool. Up next, michael white, Michael Lamonaco togethern kitchen, how to make potatoes the real star of your we are back with more of our special series today food allstar thanksgiving. All month we have been pairing with expert chefs to make the holiday meal the best ever. This morning i represent the michaels, we have michaelwise morning. Good morning. I havent hidden my love of potato, were doing potato sides this morning. Im doing a regular regular for just say regular. Okay. Kucon gold potatoes with cream, onions and nutmeg and michael is doing i have sweet potato mash with marsh a mall low cream. Lets start with you, michael. Onion, thyme, deglaze with cream, you could use russet potatoes. Were going to thinly slice these, watch that you dont slight your if i thinker they dont let me touch this usually. You can see how i use the guard. We will have these and put them into a buttered baked dish. Okay. Cheese and put it into the oven. She me how just a little bit of cream. This is how much i put in my coffee each morning. A little salt and pepper. We also have nutmeg. Thats what takes the potatoes to the next level, that really great and thats the concoction we have here. Warm, in the oven. Im giving michael as much time as he wants. I love this because its a low maintenance recipe. Very low maintenance. Excellent. As we walk lets ask the tasters how they like that. Its really good. Yum. Youre getting a lot of amens down there. Tell me about sweet potato mash. We have mashed Sweet Potatoes with maple syrup and cream and butter. I like to wrap the small and you will feel when theyre soft and these are hard raw, but you will see when theyre soft theyre ready to come out. Very simple. And this is some cream and butter here and this is were going this is all going to go into our mashed potatoes. We will add to it maple syrup, i also like to add bourbon for this, but we will leave it out for thanksgiving. Why would we do that . Bourbon is good cinnamon. Glow on the glycemic index, huh . This dish is like having pie with your turkey. I was ramping up the fact that we have the glycemic. We like it just the way it is. We have our baked Sweet Potatoes, so easy. Once theyre soft its easy to peel. Thats right. Mash them with a potato masher or even just a spoon and what i will do is just add my liquid right to that. All right. Brown butter liquid. Liquid. Its cream, butter when its hot, though. When its hot. Everything is hot. The potatoes just butter are hot. Were going to keep it that way. When we mix this all up, well put it into a baking dish. This is my marshmallow cream. Those are egg whites that are whipping up there. Were going to add some corn syrup to that and some lets just turn that off. Add corn sugar. Marshmallow cream is really the topping. You wind up with marshmallow cream. Lets get our verdict from our tasters. How you liking these Sweet Potatoes . You need to eat these potatoes in your pajamas, a cup of coffee in bed. It is like dessert. This is definitely pie with your turkey. I just had is with some graham crackers a little while wear your elastic pants on thanksgiving. Guys, thank you so much. If you want these recipes, go to today. Com food. Michael lamont, Michael Lamonaco, thank you. Theyll both be back november 23rd, along with more than 30 other chefs. Well have a huge prethanksgiving celebration on our plaza. Todays turkey trot. Coming up next, als hitting the road for the turkey trot surprising home chefs who want to get a head start on their holiday co guys, thank you. Up next, story behind this years Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree as it gets ready for its big trip to the city. But first, this is today. We are back. Were gearing up for a holiday tradition here at 30 rock. The rocke dylan has the story. This years tree comes from upstate new york. We made the trip to meet the family whos enjoyed it for decades. . . Reporter for greg and angie, this Holiday Season is bittersweet. As the parents of two teenagers prepare their family to say goodbye to a familiar face. It is a fixture in this community. Do you have any fond memories of him with your family . Memories. He played stick ball with us every day. He was a good sport. Of course we are talk ugg about the huge norway spruce in your backyard. Reporter weighing in at 14 tons, this 94foot tall norway spruce will be leaving country life for the big city. Where in just a few weeks it will be wrapped with five miles of multicolored l. E. D. S, topped with a swarovski star made of 25,000 crystals and transformed into the rockefell Christmas Tree, a tradition that started in 1933 and has evolved ever since. Lou exciting is it that its been selected to be the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree. Did you ever look at it in that light before . No, we havent. Its always been a tree thats been out back. It fills up our gutters every fall with the needles falling off. Reporter the head gardener at Rockefeller Center since 2010 has been in charge of finding you loved . When i came down the street and saw that thing towering over the house, i thought thats a awesome shape, great height. Wow, thats beautiful. Reporter once its lit, 800,000 people are expected to visit Rockefeller Center each day, taking in a glimpse of the large spruce in all its glory. Were so thrilled and so thankful to be able to share our tree with the world. The tree is perfect in person. The nearly 100yearold tree is being cut down this morning and already c cant change your mind now. Oh, wrong tree thats the one next door darn it makes its way to Rockefeller Center on saturday. You can watch the starstudded Lighting Ceremony on wednesday, november 30th. Thats great. As we like to say every year at 8 55, the tree gets lit, we all get lit dylan, thank you. What do you have coming up . And Eddie Redmayne. And Lori Laughlin is going to be here. And a Live Performance from kind of a veterans day tribute Foreign Policy lone star. A nice throwback thursday. You wont want to miss it. Were all going to try to this morning ons take, unbreakable and irresistible Jane Krakowski back as cohost. And oscar winnerner Eddie Redmayne and Lori Laughlin will be here. All that and more coming up now. Announcer from is todays take, live from studio 1a in Rockefeller Plaza. Welcome to today, a thursday morning, november 10th, 2016. Im al, along with tamron. And shes back special k. I love that. A legal substance. There you go. Im thinking cereal. Too. A hiphop show called breaking from the 80s, and the lead character was special kay. Thank you for having me back. What did you do yesterday . Woo he missed you . I watched you for a lot of the day. Did you. Yes. Well, it was a bit of a somber day here in new york city yesterday, i felt. I sun didnt really the sun will come out tomorrow. It didnt come out yesterday. Nice setup for yo it was a little bit gloomy. I felt new yorkers were a bit solemn yesterday. I stayed in and watched nbc. And was very moved by hillarys speech and by president obamas words to all americans and so but i had a great time i felt like i was spending the day with you. You know we can did something much more fun than me being on the air. Bars, drinks. Yeah. This dress is so lovely and green is my favorite color. Sale season is coming up. This is what happens. Thanksgiving, then between thanksgiving and christmas is your first layer of sale. So get ready, ladies. After christmas is when it goes 75 off. Thats when i do my damage, after christmas after ive hidden a shirt behind shirts in the store only where i know where it is in a bathroom stall on the wow you save 100 if you dont even go. Today is the 47th birthday of sesame street. Whats the song . . Sunny day chasing can the clouds away . . On my way to where the air is clear . . Can you tell me how to get how theyve updated it. Is it like hiphop . They have. There was a disco version. First aired on this day in 1969. Thats a year before i was born in 1970. So my whole life has been ses sesame street. I remembered watching it with my revved up, then watched mr. Rogers to calm you down. Mine was sesame street and electric company. And zoom. There was a number you could call if you wanted to be on for jane. No, i was never picked. However, you made it on sesame street. I was 47 years old. Check it out. . Theres no grounding in preschool . . Thats a rule you cant ignore . . Theres no growling in preschool youre not in the woods anymore . . Er preschool thats a rule youve heard before . . It was an honor to be asked to be on. It was one of those great things. I did not get a sesame street bike. What was the theme you were teaching kids . What you are able to talk about in preschool versus topics that are meant to stay at home. Like . Like president ial elections. What can you talk about my mom and dad had an argument . Of private conversation at home. Thats a deep message to teach a kid. Like, listen, what happens at home stays thats the beauty of sesame street. All kidding aside. They would tackle topics that really nobody would really talk about for children who after 9 11. After hurricane andrew. All these things that were scary for not just adults but for children and they would frame it in those sesame street characters. You were with kermit hanging out. I got to do a forecast back in 22001. Al kermit, hi. Al. Yes. Can you tell us how we can tell if the hurricane is getting closer . Yes, i can, kermit. First of all, the wind is getting much stronger. Thank you. And it hasnt started raining yet. But the storm clouds, as you can darker storm what the hey . And of course, the sheep are doing the cha cha. I looked like i swallowed snufl uppagus there. You were adorable and youre handsome now. Was that a scripted line . Yeah, it was. The sheep line . Because thats so you. No. The muppets do not ad lib. No, im i was like what kind of sad contract do they have . You actually got a little time with elmo. I did. In 2002011 we were at the final space launch in florida. We chatted it up about love and life. Love . You know. In general. Then elmo made a special video for my nieces. Then it the rocket went off behind us. A personal message from elmo zp. You were set. Was that your favorite sesame street character at the time . I really liked kermit. Is the best. Your son have a favorite . I would say probably elmo now for the new generation. Now its not grover anymore. Its super grover 2. 0 or something. Hes found a theyve all evolved. Speaking of evolving, were going to see rockefeller evolve into the center of the Holiday Season because the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree has been revealed. Comes from an uptown town in new york. It is native american for wow thats a big tree. 94foot tall norway spruce from 14ton tree makes its way to Rockefeller Center this saturday. Of course, as tradition has it, we will be lighting that tree on november 30th. Matt, savannah, myself are going to be lighting that bad boy up. On nbc, 8 00 p. M. Thats just beautiful. Last years tree was stunning. Dylan has seen this one in person and she says it is a beauty. She met the family. It is donated and it is such an honor for the families to have their tree in rockefeller it is going to be fun to watch. I love it every year. Wednesday, november 30th, 8 00 p. M. Dont forget, if one bulb goes out, they all go out. Thats not true come on. To keep the holiday spirit going, heres another sign that its here. Christmas is here. Starbucks got their holiday cups out already. Annual cups are officially back in stores tuesday. They brought some over to us. I do tall soy white mocha extra hot. He doesnt drink coffee. This is just my stuff. What is it . Interesting, these cups are designed by customers from around the world. 13 different styles. It is the etsy of starbucks. Last year there was a big controversy because they were simple red cups. People got r id like to say people who had no lives. People thought they were reading things into the it wasnt a celebration these are beautiful. They are lovely. It is a winter fest. You got a winter sweater. I got a rock. Coming up next, it is the most wonderful time of the year for movies. So which blockbusters are we going to all be rushing in and we even get some good popcorn to watch. Well discuss. 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You guys are my family. Nothing more important than family today. Its good to be together. Lets enjoy. Were back now talking about the good old days when there were only three tv channels. You were trying to explain to your son. With sesame street and all those shows, i tried to explain your kids didnt really mind you watching tv because there werent that many choices to watch. Here my son has thousands of channels to choose from. Also dvds and all this stuff. Coming up now to theol you could only see when they showed them on tv. Which is amazing. It is like the modernization of our holidays. I guess the next shoe to drop is this thanksgiving in a box. I love this idea. So basically Martha Stewart and marley spoon, they have this idea. Other companies are doit but we love martha. You can ship get a kid shipped to you with recipes and all the ingredients you need to but it is kind of like i do the food service blue apron. It includes turkey, turkey stuffing, mashed potatoes. The full kit will set you back 179. Or just order the side dishes. 119 or Something Like that. You have inform november 15th to order. I think this counts as cooking. I had someone over of course it is cooking. Because i follow recipes, i am a recipe someone said that im not actually cooking. I think thats unfair. For five extra dollars martha will come to your house. New york times has the same deal. Thanksgiving in a box. For their cooking app. Youre a chef. That counts as cooking. Of course it does. Absolutely. The thing we love to do after thanksgiving, go to the movies, holiday movies. Theyre coming out. Peter berg, patriots day, the story of the aftermath. Boston marathon bombings. And assassinss creed based on the video game series which im not familiar with the video game series but it is all the big buzz here. Then nothing says holidays like and romcom. Party, a comedy with a huge cast. Jennifer aniston, Kate Mckinnon, jason bateman. Fantastic beasts and where to find them, with the harry potter spinoff. Number one on the list i what are you looking for . You know what i am looking forward to. I told him this story before. I remember going to the movies in 1977, to see the first star wars. Everything about star wars i love. What do you love . Out of those, i think see but i want to see all of those. Are you a rom com, is that your lane . I like all those people in it. I am a huge Kate Mckinnon fan. Kate mckinnon in a bad holiday sweater. Im already in. And of course, the thing you want to be into is tomorrow freebie friday. You dont know what this is. This is huge. Every week hold on. I need this job. Need this job. Need this job. Need this job. Youre ruining our friendship, al roker every week weve been giving away awesome prizes for freebie friday from gopros to Blake Shelton concert tickets. Tomorrow, we cant tell you what it is, but i will tell you, it is the biggest thing we have done yet. Heres we run outside. The plaza, they have no idea. We include the people at home on our facebook page. Viewers at home also get to participate. We started freebie friday two months ago. It is the most incredible like four minutes of my life every friday. We run outside, people are knocking their children over, throwing their babies. It is amazing. Tomorrow is the biggest ever thing we are giving away. Listen, leave grandma at home. In the way. Unless grandma moves fast because it is going to go down. Bring granny if she can move fast. Lets show you whats going on as far as your weather is concerned as we look ahead for today. Were looking at near record high temperatures in the plains. Very mild out west. Gusty winds along that front in the great lakes. Sunshine in the Midatlantic States and gulf coast. Tomorrow the sunshine continues along the eastern seaboard. Windy, wet weather in northern new england. Rain moves into the pacific and that is your latest weather. Somebodys making bacon. Thats for the 10 00 hour. Up next, prepare to be amazed. Country stars lone star have a special song to honor our veterans. They are going . . Eyes open . Good. Cue the confetti. Say hi to xiidra, lifitegrast ophthalmic solution. Xiidra is the first prescription eye drop solution approved to treat the signs and symptoms of dry eye. So give your eye doctor a ring, and your eyes just might thank you. One drop in each eye, twice a day. The most common side effects of xiidra include eye irritation, discomfort or blurred vision to help avoid eye injury or contamination of the solution, do not touch the container tip to your eye or any surface. If you wear contact lenses, remove them before using xiidra and wait for at least 15 minutes before placing them back in your eyes. Are you ready to do something about your dry eyes . Talk to your doctor about xiidra. Were non stop, weve gotta have our extra protein. 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But who he a counting . And the guys are not done yet. They are out with their tenth studio album, never enders. And in honor of veterans day, theyll perform their classic, im already here. 25 years together . Youre only 19. What kind of mojo do you have . I guess were eating right and working out thats not true. Pizza every night . Every night. I love it youve had ten number one hits. Whats the formula for making so much hits for your band . I think especially in country music, it just tells a story about life. Weve been really blessed to be a big part of such songs like amazed and im already there the song we are performing today thats kind of touched peoples hearts. Especially im already there struck a nerve with our men and women in the military. My dad was in the army for 30 years. Half of my family serves some branch. What inspired you . Was it a personal connection or was it something you saw . Im already there was that being my son, ret. When we were gone for six weeks, called home one night, and he said, daddy, when you coming home. So i song i wrote that we basically lived night after night from a phone conversation, morphed into something a lot bigger from our men and women. Actually adopted this song after 9 11. So its a song that we live night after night but when theyre miles and miles apart, it is the music that kind of keeps them connected. I heard something that might help you guys keep connected your man barn zp. Man cave is it a cave or a barn . Yes. What is it . Its a place for us first of all, we park our bus there. We park our cars there when we go out on tour. But there is a little studio inside there when we write songs which we did for the never of songs there. Richie brought in like his pool table. We got shuffle board. All these pingpong well, guess where were taking a trip do . The band cave. Are girls allowed in . Lone star, thank you. We cant wait for the guys to perform in a bit. Going to be a good one. And coming up, oscar winner does your makeup remover take it all off . Every kissproof, cryproof, stayproof look . Neutrogena . Makeup remover does. Need any more proof than that . Harry potter fans have a big reason to smile this morning. Because look who we have in the studio two of the stars from fantastic beasts and where to find them. Eddie redmayne and khe the story takes place 30 years before harry potter went to hogwarts. A host of magical creatures are accidentally set loose. First a look back at how we all fell in love with the Wizarding World. Reporter its become almost two decades since harry potter first cast his spell on the world. Youre a wizard, harry. 2007 making mega stars out of its young cast. Boy wizards now a 25 billion industry. Watch the magic continue with a harry potter spinoff, fantastic beasts and where to find them starring Eddie Redmayne and Katherine Waterston set in the Wizarding World of 1920s what is that . Nothing to worry about. What else have you got in there . Good morning. So good to see you guys. What i love about this film is that the Wizarding World wasnt just confined to england but it was also here in america. Its just a great concept of expanding his world. It was something i think j. K. Vast. You kind of cant there is she probably has histories of the Wizarding World, frankly, all around the world. You could sort of take her out like a party trick and just ask her any random question about any detail in the whole universe and she can give you a paragraph answer. If i say what did i do in the third grade, shed say the first semester was tough for you because you skinned your knee and everyone these characters are all new. To als point, we now know this is outside of england. How fun was that to have this original creation . Well, it was wonderful because we didnt there wasnt the sort of when you read the books everyone had an expectation of who harry was and for us, it was in jills imagination. She spoke to us about who the freshness to it that we didnt feel the expectations. As an actor and i use that term loosely this must have been an amaze ig experience to enter this world and are you terrified of the super uber fans that are going to now be following you and your career and the next series of possibly five more movies . Do you know whats so crazy is seeing them in costume. Because we developed the costumes ourselves and figure out little quirks. Like i needed to hide in one seen so i needed all produced is crazy. But theyve been so nice to us. So kind, yeah. Sort of feels like being on a sports team. Youve been excited, i understand, about the expanse of the sets and especially being on the new york scenes. You hear music and youd kind of burst into song. Something like this, i believe. . Memories light the corners of my mind . . You know what happened . . Whats too painful to remember . . This wasnt my song. With a was your song . But really, it is just the one lyric. . Dont tell me not to live i oh, no, that is this song. We morphed into . Rain on my parade . . She was running up and down the streets of new york. It just felt like a wonderful old hollywood thing of a set that as far as the eye could see was like art deco buildings in the Lower East Side of manhattan. You see we have turned this into karaoke. You can try to fight it. School hollywood, what you hear about. It was the vibrancy of it. It was unlike anything we had ever worked on. This is such an exciting just reopening of this world that everybodys been waiting for. Thank you both so much for joining us. Catch fantastic beasts and where to find them in theaters and imax on november 18th. 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Lori plays a talk show host whos lost her christmas spirit, then sent to a small town to try to rediscover. Then she meets mia, a young girl with big dreams. Miss harper, i know you probably hear this all time, but youre actually the reason studying journalism in school. Really. I never expect to be like you with the whole country involving and everything but you inspire me, i think what you do is important and i think you are the best at it. Thank you, mia. Although you probably should reconsider that thing you said about not liking christmas. Thank you, mia. Shes already honest. Tell us about your characters. It is so great. I know. Well, first of all, this is bellas debut so it was very exciting and very special for me to be able to work with her. She wants to be an actress now on a set for three weeks and what that was and maybe she wouldnt like it. Of course that backfired because she loved it more than ever. That plan didnt work. You had an opportunity to find a script you could both be there and get guidance along the way. I look up to her obviously, shes my mom. So having her by my side the entire time is in who are you right now . You filmed this it is a christmas story but, as usual, you film these things in the opposite season. In june. June. It was so hot what do they do for snow . Oh. Okay. Its called snope. Its soap but it looks like snow. I was very into it. They had these like crazy things. Like spray them everywhere. And if you watch carefully soap sudden stuck in their hair. I think the official name of snoap. And you go home and youre so clean. Yes. You dont have to wash thats how that works. What are your holiday traditions. We always like to try to find the snow. Because we live in southern california. Then we do dinner. If you are an orphan and have no place to go, you can come to our house. Youve kind of become ms. Christmas. This is your third Christmas Special that youve filmed this year. Yeah. And i have two on for the hallmark channel. Saturday night with bella, then the series i do for hallmark, a special premier on december 25th, on christmas day. And fuller house starts it is, on netflix. They do have some holiday i think it is thanksgiving, they do have new year. This is great. There is a vague aroma of holly. Pumpkin . No, please, not pumpkin spice. Whatever you do. Were o lori, bella, thanks so much. Congratulations on your debut. Thats terrific. Every christmas has a story premiers this saturday on the hallmark channel. All right, now how about forecast . Do we have any Winter Weather in the forecast . No its unseasonably mild but we do have an attack of snoap in the Pacific Northwest. Were looking for some cooler weather around the great lakes ond friday. Saturday cooling down if the northeast. New england, unseasonably warm continuing in the plains. As we look ahead towards sunday sunday more rain in the Midatlantic States. 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He called her on the road from a lonely, cold hotel room just to hear her say i love you one more time . . And when he heard the sound of the kids laughing in the background . . He had to wipe away a tear from his eye . . A little voice came on the phone and said daddy when you coming home . . He said the first thing that came to his mind . . Im already there take a look around . . Im the sunshine in your . Im the shadow on the ground . . Im the whisper in the wind . . Im your Imaginary Friend and i know im in your prayers oh, im already there . . She got back on the phone said i really miss you, darlin dont worry about the kids theyll be all right . . Wish i was in your arms lying right there beside you but i know that ill be in your dreams tonight . . And ill gently kiss your lips touch you with my fingertips . . So turn out the light and . Im already there dont make a sound . . Im the beat in your heart im the moonlight shining down . . Im the whisper in the wind and ill be there till thend . Can you feel the love that we share oh, im already there . . We may be a thousand miles apart but ill be with you wherever you are . Around . . Im the sunshine in your hair . . Im the sha and ill be there till the end . . Can you feel the love that we share oh, im im already there . . Oh, im already there . . Beautiful tribute to our nations veterans. Congratulations. Lone star, thank you so much. That was incredible. This is today on nbc. Thank you to all of the men and switch to centurylink and get up to 40 megs of highspeed internet for just 20 a month. Thats the speed you need to stream. Game. So call 844565link. Get up to 40 megs of highspeed internet for just 20 a month for one year when bundled with a qualifying home phone plan. Speed may not be available in your area. Call today. Want to give a big thank you to our girl, jane yeah want to give a big thank you to our girl, jane yeah now youre talking. What do you guys have coming up on your program. We have bacon hot potato sweet potato chips. Weve got molly ringwald. And Kathie Lee Gifford hoda will be here