furious. >> we're making holiday plans without our son, tim, because of your actions. >> a live report ahead. an nbc news exclusive. >> i thought a speaker had thrown. >> jason aldean, speaking out for the first time since the las vegas shooting massacre. ♪ this morning, what he has to say about a night he'll never forget. those stories, plus jon stewart makes a rare live appearance in our studio. new guidelines that could mean you have high blood pressure. >> i don't know this dude. he's tripping. >> the subway passenger who had no idea his fellow rider was lebron james. and why he has everyone asking, can you not? today, tuesday, november 14th, 2017. >> from nbc news, this is "today," with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." thank you for joining us on a tuesday morning. lebron james was riding the subway? >> better than the guy not knowing it was lebron james. lebron james had a metro card to get on the subway yesterday afternoon. it's a great story. we'll tell you about that. >> a classic new yorker. can you not? we're going to begin with a number of headlines out of washington, including new pressure on alabama rob roy moore to end his senate bid. significant new developments in the russia investigation. and an unprecedented hearing on capitol hill today, on the president's nuclear authority. we have a team of correspondents covering it all. we'll start with nbc's gabe gutierrez obvious the roy moore scandal. gabe, good morning to you. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. an unabated poll that came out since the allegations broke, doug jones is up 46-42. roy moore is slamming not just the democrats and the media, but some in his own party who are calling on him to step aside. in a new fund-raising e-mail, he insists it's not him that should quick, it's mitch mcconnell. >> i thought he was going to rai rape me. >> reporter: this morning, roy moore is fighting back, after a fifth woman makes accusations that he attacked her as a teenager. >> this is false. >> reporter: beverly young nelson. >> i was twisting and struggling. >> reporter: she claims that moore offered her a ride home. unstead, parked the car and assaulted her. >> she started squeezing my neck, attempting to force my head on to his crotch. i had tears running down my face. at some point -- at some point, he gave up. and then looked at me. and he told me -- he said, you're just a child. and he said, aim the district attorney. and if you tell anyone about this, no one will ever believe you. >> reporter: on capitol hill, outrage. >> i believe the women, yes. >> reporter: a growing number of top republicans saying moore should drop out. even senator ted cruz, one of only two who hadn't pulled his endorsement is now distancing himself. >> i can't urge the people of alabama to support a campaign in the face of these charges without serious persuasive demonstration that the charges are not true. >> reporter: but congressman mo brooks of alabama, is sticking by moore, saying that the judge will be a reliable vote on the debt and border security. >> roy moore will vote right for those issues. >> reporter: roy moore has threatened to sue "the washington post," after it first published allegations that he fondled girls in his 30s. >> he has never one time lifted a finger to me. he is the most gentle, most kind man i have ever known in my life. he is godly. >> i don't know the woman. i don't know anything about her. >> reporter: but nelson, his latest accuser, says moore signed her yearbook shortly before the alleged assault, calling her a beautiful girl. saying the other women inspired her to come forward. >> i no longer live in fear of him. >> reporter: doug jones is keeping a low profile, saying roy moore will be held accountable by the people of alabama for his actions. meanwhile on capitol hill, jackie speier will testify in changing sexual policies that are behind corporate america. there are new twists tied to the russian meddling investigation. we learn that the president's son, donald trump jr., was secretly communicating wit wikileaks during the campaign, something he is downplaying. >> reporter: good morning to you. the other big headline this morning, attorney general jeff sessions is considering the idea of appointing another special counsel to investigate other concerns, some involving hillary clinton and a controversial sale of uranium to russia. this is after he has pushed the doj. the fact that the eldest son is under a bright spotlight for his communications with wikileaks. this morning, democrats are lashing out, after new revelations donald trump jr. and wikileaks communicated online. wikileaks says it works in the nametransparency. but the u.s. intelligence agency believes it was used by the russian government. >> it shows a willingness to coordinate. it shows actual coordination in the timing of the trump campaign and also seeking information about the timing of wikileaks disclosures. it's very significant. >> trip, trdrip, drip, drip. >> reporter: overnight, donald trump jr. released his exchanges with wikileaks, after they were reported by "the atlantic" that said that the messages were turned over by investigators. "the atlantic" saying that many of the exchanges were one-sided, with trump responding to three of the wikileaks messages. here's the entire chain wi with @wikileaks. how ironic. in one exchange, wikileaks sent a direct message to trump jr. asking if he knew who was behind a super pac. off the record, i don't know who that is. but i'll ask around. in another instance, wikileaks spent trump a database with a link. stro strongly suggest your dad tweet this link. >> little pickup of dishonest media of incredible information by wikiwikileaks. two days later, trump jr. tweeted out the link wikileaks sent him. then, on election day, wikileaks wrote, hi, don, if your father loses, we think it is much more interesting if he does not concede and spends time challenging the media and other types of rigging it occurred. after it was clear trump had won, wikileaks wrote back, wow. trump jr. did not respond to either of those messages. the trump administration has long insisted there was no collusion with russia and no coordination with wikileaks. >> nothing could be further from the truth. >> reporter: but candidate trump trouted the information. it is another revelation that may add to the scrutiny around trump dpcampaign officials a russians. mike pompeo says wikileaks acts like a hostile intelligence service. we can say with confidence that we have no concerns about these documents and any questions raised about them have been easily answered in the proper forum. and the vice president says he first learned of this news from that published report yesterday. >> thank you. there's mounting questions surrounding the death of an army green beret in mali. one of the s.e.a.l.s said he choked out sergeant logan melgar. and that he and another s.e.a.l. were going to get back at the victim for another offense. the s.e.a.l.s.s told investigators they were wrestling with melgar when he stopped breathing. in the meantime, an exclusive new report from "the bailey beast," said that melgar had discovered they were pocketing a slush fund and confronted the men. now, to today's unprecedented hearing on capitol hill, focusing on the president's nuclear authority. it's a discussion that hasn't happened in washington in more than 40 years. nbc's chief foreign affair correspondent, and ma mitchell is here. >> the senate is raising the question on the president's authority to launch nuclear weapons. this case is not far behind. inside the codes of the nuclear arsenal. now, president trump is facing heat from some republicans, wanting to examine his power to launch nuclear weapons, after months of questioning his judgment. >> the president has not been able to demonstrate the stability nor some of the competence that he needs to demonstrate. >> reporter: republican senator bob corker, a one-time trump ally turned fierce critic, convening a hearing on something ha has not been debated since the height of the cold war. after hiroshima and nagasaki. right now, if the president decides to launch a strike, he could consult with civilian and militaried a risy advisers. but ultimately, these minutemen would have to follow the president's orders, launching within minutes. today's heari ining comes as th u.s. faces a growing threat from north korea. with the latest estimates predicting a missile launch from kim jong-un could reach the u.s. in 30 to 40 minutes. >> north korea best not make anymore threats to the united states. >> reporter: that stark reality has not toned down mr. trump's red r rhetoric. >> they will be met with fire and fuhryry like the world has never seen. >> reporter: president trump lashing out at kim jung un. >> i worry at the answers to the nuclear code. there's little to stop him. >> reporter: as for those who believe trump's generals could overrule the president, the law says they could not. and this is an i congress has not addressed for decades. but is suddenly front and center, as tensions rise between president trump and an untested leader of north re andrea mitch. iran has ended rescue operations in areas hit by sunday's powerful earthquake. 430 people were killed 7,000 injured in the 7.3 quake along the iran/iraq border. 70,000 residents are homeless. iran's president has promised to rebuild as soon as possible. a new video in the penn state case. stephanie gosk is on the penn state campus. what can you tell us? >> reporter: the new charges in the death of timothy piazza, from involuntary mnz to hazing. the fbi recovered video that the prosecution says was intentionally deleted back in february, when police arrived on the scene. it shows, according to the d.a., shocking amounts of alcohol consumed in a short period of time during this alleged hazing. >> we're making -- we're making holiday plans without our son, tim, because of your actions. >> reporter: the distraught parents of timothy piazzpiazza,7 new charges came against beta theta pi brothers. the video from inside the basement, believed to have been deleted. now, recovered by the fbi. >> people asked us before, why would someone delete that video, d know. now, we know because it contained criminal conduct. >> reporter: the video reveals piazza consumed 18 drinks in 1 hour and 22 minutes. all these were given by a brother. >> that's murderous almost. >> reporter: no one called 911 until almost 12 hours after p piazza first fell. >> we have a friend that's unconscious. >> reporter: the video was deliberately deleted. he is charged with tampering with defense. a criminal file reveals in text messages, he considered erasing the video when he was taken to the hospital. >> erasing the camera would be the look. another brother wrote, i was thinking the same thing. in september, a judge dismissed the most serious charges against 18 brothers. but ordered 14 of them to stand trial for other charges. joseph ems faces three new counts, including hazing. >> i don't think he was guilty of anything. the first time they charged this and we were successful in representing him then. i don't think he's guilty now. let's see the tape. the tape will speak for itself. >> reporter: all of those previously charged have denied any wrongdoing. as for braxton becker, we reached out to his attorney. he did not respond to our request for comment. >> stephanie gosk at penn state for us. time for our first check of the weather. al is on the road, kicking off his lend a hand tour in a big way. good morning. >> good morning, guys. we're in spring, texas. 82 people, at least, lost their lives. 800 homes destroyed. we're here to help folks get back on their feet, as we kick off our "lend a hand today." getting your weather from us today. we're looking at a front that's bringing midweek rain. it crosses the midwest. line rain with northern snow. makes its way toward the east. showers and thunderstorms from buffalo, cleveland, all the way down into the appalachians. and by thursday, makes its way to the coast. dying out. snow and ice to the south as the system moves through. you can see heavy rain moving in the pacific northwest. we're good morning, i'm meteorologist bill henley. a chilly start. temperatures dropped to the 30s overnight. sunshine breaking into the clouds. warming to the low 50s for the suburbs. partly sunny and 51 in philadelphia. the lehigh valley, you'll see more clouds there. it stays dry. high of 49 degrees this afternoon with a light breeze out of the north. below ten miles per hour. sunshine in new jersey and bright, sunny skies, up to 52 in new jersey. delaware up to 51 with partly sunny skies. >> that's your latest weather. guys, coming up, we have weather that goes literally from coast-to-coast. it will start in the west and eventually will affect everybody in the east and everywhere between. back to you. >> okay, al. thank you very much. coming up, new developments in the case of the three ucla basketball players detained in china for allegedly shoplifting. why president trump is getting personally involved. then, an nbc news exclusive. jason aldean's emotional first interview since he was on stage during that las vegas massacre. but first on a tuesday morning, this is "today" on nbc. be here live to talk about a great event he's involved with. and some controversy in the comedy world. and hoda's here. >> look at al roker. he is gearing up for "lend a hand." give me your hand. ♪ ♪ ♪♪ every day, on every street, in every town, across america. small businesses show their love to you. with some friendly advice, a genuine smile and a warm welcome they make your town... well, your town. that's why american express is proud to be the founding partner of small business saturday. a day where you get to return that love, because shopping small makes a big difference. so, on november 25th get up, get out, and shop small. because progresso soup is full of elegant ingredients, tus describe it. splifinditiously good chicken. fabtoulasiously hot broth. scrumtilious celery. boy, i hope i'm using these right. progresso soup, you simply must taste it. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ the things that matter most happen one morning and one cup at a time. ♪ ♪ whoo! testis this thing on?! huh? 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>> what an or deal. miguel, thank you. it's time to turn to al roker who is down in texas. hey, al, how is it going? >> things are great. it's a little on the cool side. we're watching a system that's coming in the pacific northwest right now. it is going to march across the country. you is to be concerned about it wherever you are. today, the strong surge of pacific moisture brings heavy snow for the sierra. heavy rains and wind along the coast. it continues into the midsection of the country, bringing more showers and thunderstorms. snow up through the great lakes. as it makes its way continuing across the coast, into saturday, we're looking at wet weather from cleveland, bangor, boston, to cincinnati, with gusty winds and locally heavy rains. we're going to be watching this eking all we good morning, i'm meteorologist bill henley. a chilly start. temperatures dropped down into the 30s overnight. we'll get some sunshine breaking through the clouds to warm into the low 50s this afternoon for the suburbs. partly sunny and 51 in philadelphia. the lehigh valley, more clouds, but it stays dry. high of 49 degrees this afternoon with a light breeze out of the north. below ten miles per hour. sunshine in new jersey, and bright, ney skies, up to 5 -- sunny skies up to 51 in new jersey. >> don't forget.et. get that weather anytime you need it. check out our friends at the weather channel, on cable. coming up, a lot more ahead. including our exclusive interview with jason aldean, his first since the las vegas shooting. plus, dr. oz is here to tell us about the new blood pressure guidelines that could mean yours is too high right now. and jon stewart makes a rare stop in studio 1a. and on "trending," the holiday debate with (vo) zero calories... ...make nature's sweetener... ...even sweeter. pick nature's calorie-free sweetness. pick truvia. wow, it looksyum!at in here! so, what's everyone thankful for? 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trying to figure out what it is. then, it stopped. all right. they must have got it fixed. then, i continued to do my thing. and it happened again and lasted longer the second time. then, i was actually getting aggravated. i looked over at my monitor guy at the side of the stage to say, what is that? and fix it. and so, when i turned to look, my guitar player had run behind me and was telling me to move, like, let's go. and my security guy was on stage telling me to run. >> reporter: aldean and everyone with him, escaped unharmed. but steven paddock firing from his hotel room, injuri killing people and injuring hundreds before taking his own life. >> i think everybody kind of panicked and didn't know where to go or what to do. we're not in that situation. i've never been in that situation before. you know, and obviously nobody else out there had, either. it was crazy. pandemonium. >> reporter: lady antebellum's charles kelley reached out right away. >> we're texting aldean. and he's texting us back, saying it's the scariest moment. i never told him i loved him before. i love you, buddy. so glad you're safe. >> reporter: aldean says the week following the shooting was incredibly difficult. >> we didn't have a lot of time to process it because we went straight from that to, you know, doing -- we went -- flew back home and wanted to see my daughters and my family. >> reporter: after spending time with his family and appearing on "saturday night live," aldean returned to las vegas to visit his injured fans. dierks bentley went there, too. >> all of us have connection to las vegas and to jason. >> reporter: they all say they share a commitment to showing up for their fans. >> being on stage helped us more than anything. >> reporter: do you think about that when you're on the stage or say we have to move forward? >> we're in that situation in a weekly basis. we're not going to live in fear. >> reporter: there was a post after vegas. you said, at the end of the day, we're not democrats or republicans, whites or blacks, men or women, we are all humans, all americans. >> at the end of the day there's so much focus on politics and race and all these other things -- at tend of the day, we're in this together. we spend so much time arguing with each other and another enough working on the issue. >> reporter: aldean and his comrades hope that standing together can help others do the same. >> music is such an escape and a therapeutic and healing thing. ♪ >> reporter: anything else you want to get out there to your fans? >> for me, this is something that, obviously, we're going to try and move on. i have to do that, as well. but it's something i'll never forget. i hope that everybody can start to heal. some of this stuff you never get over. i hope it gets better for everybody, as time goes on. >> the country rising concert raised $4 million for the shooting victims and hurricane relief efforts. he used the word healing. it was packed and fun. but you could tell it was therapeutic for the artists and the fans, as well. we're going to check over in carson's area, see what he's working on in the orange room. >> good morning. not that often that a subway ride makes news. but it does when lebron james is on that train. pro golfer. to me he's, well, dad. so when his joint pain from psoriatic arthritis got really bad, it scared me. and what could that pain mean? 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get right to meteorologist bill henley and the most accurate neighborhood weather forecast. >> temperatures have started to clouds. clouds overhead, but we won't see raindrops. sunshine at lunchtime. the temperature at 50 at delaware at that time. clouds moving through philadelphia this afternoon. temperatures peaking in the low 50s. that's still cool for this time of year. the most sunshine will be at the shore. 52 degrees later today. we've been following a crash involving a school bus and motorcycle in sharon hill, delaware county near the 1400 block of chester pike. right now we know there are police haven't said who was hurt. we're working to find out if there were children on the bus. there are other traffic notes. jessica boyington has that. watching 95 where we had it shut down for the last half hour at least where a car fire -- looks like they just moved everything out of the way. 95 southbound at cottman avenue. still left with the 46-minute drive time here. all lanes were 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to "today." all the way from -- >> australia opinion. >> celebrating our tenth anniversary on the "today" show. >> we have five sisters here celebrating. >> may's 70th birthday. ♪ >> we have something big to celebrate. >> i got engaged. >> i came to see the ring. >> demi is celebrating her 1st birthday. happy birthday. ♪ >> you and babies. they love those babies. >> they find each other out there. nice to have you with us on a tuesday morning. >> it's baz si. >> a lot of news to get to. let's get right to it. there is more pressure on roy moore to end his senate bid. gabe gutierrez is following the story for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. r roy moore is as defiant as ever, saying the allegations are completely false and he doesn't know the woman. beverly young nelson, then 16, says moore was a regular customer at the restaurant where she worked. some 40 years ago, she claims that one night he took her in his car behind the business and assaulted her. >> at some point he gave up. and then looked at me. and he told me, he said, you're just a child. and he said, i am the district attorney. and if you tell anyone about this, no one will ever believe you. >> reporter: moore is denying the latest allegations as well as those in "the washington post," involving sexual misconduct with a 14-year-old girl. and he allegedly pursued three other girls who were teenagers while he was in his 30s. there's growing calls on capitol hill for moore to drop out of this race. instead, in a fund-raising e-mail, it's not he that should quick, but mitch mcconnell. police are investigating a deadly shooting in the same neighborhood where three other unsolved murders took place in a ten-day span last month. the body of an adult male was found in seminole heights. three other people were shot and killed there in october. the killer has not been caught. last month, police released a video of a person of interesting that was recorded running from the scene of the first murder. those deaths happened within a mile of one another. this morning, there are new guidelines to tell you about for what's considered to be high blood pressure. dr. mehmet oz is the host of "the dr. oz show." the numbers have changed. yesterday, i may not have had high blood pressure and today, i do. >> i was caught that 140 over 90 meant you have high mroblood pressure. that's what we told our patients. the major heart associations got together and said that number isn't good enough. the new guideline, 130/80. here's why they made a difference. 140/90, to the new number, 130/80. there's a big observation. the chance of you having a heart attack or stroke, are double at 130/80, as compared to the optimal blood pressure, 120/80. >> that's startling. are you encouraging people that have high blood pressure to take medications with their doctor? >> i'll say this fervently, as well. that's not the game plan. the game plan is realize that lifestyle changes is the primary way to go. all those 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"night of too many stars" appears tonight on nba. >> really big names. raised more than $24 million for autism schools and services and programs. jon stewart, hosting the event again this year. he's with robert's wife, michelle. good morning. congratulations. you are amazing. >> you started your own applause. >> yay, me. >> you started this years ago. you have a son living with autism. how is daniel doing? how old is he? >> daniel, now, is almost 20. when we had him diagnosed, he was 1 years old. he was one of the people what had autism, who seemed like everything was on track, and had a regression. you hear that story often. >> what is interesting about this charity, it's not necessarily for research. it's about services and helping people live better lives. >> it's about programs, do scientific research or they doed a voe aid va cosey. robert and i who had connection and resources, couldn't find our son a school. an appropriate education for our son. we didn't want that to happen anymore. we indoctrinated our friends. >> robert and michelle have daniel. and there's no real schools in the city. so, they start, you know, to advocate for your own child is, i think every parent has that feeling to advocate for their own child. the walls they had to break through, with the connection they had and the finance they had. for them to say, we're going to advocate for other children, and to spread that out is what i think is so incredibly special about what they did. everything they do, the school they started wasn't appropriate for him. they worked on other services and other interventions. >> is this a tricky audience for you? you're one of the best political commentators and comedians out there. but the people that might want to donate to a charity like this are liberal and conservative. do you have to take your material down the middle for something like this? >> i think that the night -- the way the night has always gone is not so much political. the idea is to play with the auspices of a charity. because there's auctions. there's chris rock that will bra break up with your boyfriend or girlfriend for you over the phone. >> that's priceless. >> it's not a standup show, per se. there will be standups on it. my job there is not to irritate people. >> more of a game show host than a standup comedian? >> that's why we got game show host chairs. there's a pictionary set over there. >> often with autism, it's about little kids and finding the right school. and now, your son is a young man. there has to be focus on being an adult with autism. >> there has to be a large focus on it. in ten years, 500,000 individuals with autism will become adults. so many of them will be living with their families witho services. honestly, when education stops for them, at age 21 or 22, the services stop, but they continue to live. they have full lives. and it's very important that individuals with autism are considered to -- are able to live fulfilling lives. >> and there's daniel's situations. and others. everybody thinks of it like, it's like the good doctor. you have to find a way to get an individual with autism into the right field where they have, you know, savant abilities. but you know, 30% are in a very different category that might need a more intensive intervention or may need services that are more intensive. it ee's a lot. >> someone like daniel is severe. he has no language. he has a lot of self-abusive behavior. with the right services we've been able to find him, he's achieved quite a bit. and everyone deserves a fulfilling life to be able to work and be part of a community and not isolated. >> michelle is going to hate this. they showed me a video. you do, you think of a triumph as a recitarecital, something l that, that kids are judged by. they showed me a video of daniel, completing a race. just completing a race. and the look on his face when it was over, the smile that he gave, it was a majestic moment. >> i need to, while you're here, ask for your comment on something quickly. your friend and colleague, louis c.k., has been accused and admitted to lewd acts in front of women. what was it when you heard the accusations? >> stunned, i think. you give your friends the benefit of the doubt. i try to think of it in terms of, i've had friends who have compulsions and have done things gambling, drinking or drugs. and we lost some of them. some of them have died. and you find yourself at a moment of, did i miss something? could i have done more? in this situation, we all could have. you feel anger on what he did to people. comedy on its best day is not a good environment for women. but when we started 30 years ago, it was really difficult. to do it was an act of bravery in itself. the idea there was an added layer of pressure and manipulation and fear and humiliation, and not -- look. i don't want to make this like, louis was the only one in the business. it's not. it's endemic. and i imagine you walk through 30 rock. and think it's a question, we're used to being in charge. and i think if you talk to women, they're in a very difficult position. and you get mad at yourself, too, for laughing it off or mfo thinking, that didn't happen. >> that was my question. some women in the industry say, this is an open secret. >> right. >> but in this case, you said you were stunned. >> i was stunned. >> you hadn't heard that? >> i heard -- a career ago, i was doing a podcast with david axelrod. and a man in the audience asked me about it. and i hadn't heard of any of it. so, i was -- he said, what do you think about the allegations against louis c.k. and my first response was, what? joke, joke. as he kept going, i know this is serious. i know louis. he's always been a gentleman, to me. it speaks to the blindness that a man has. hey, he's a good guy. what are you talking about? digging around in it and finding that some people had done, it was hard. but we were all assured, no. but we took somebody's word for it. and maybe that's -- that's an error on our part. with drugs, we've tried interventions and maybe that's something that -- >> have you talked to louis c.k.? >> it's a reckoning in our culture. and appreciate your time and thoughtfulness about it. >> no. it's one of those things. it's another one of those endemic, systemic, complex problems that, you know, we all haven't had the urgency for. and certainly, myself included. i hope it changes. >> leave it at that. guys, good luck this weekend. >> thank you. >> for a great cause. michelle, nice to see you. >> it's good. it's a good cause. >> "night of too many stars" live saturday night on hbo. let's head back to al and a check of the weather. >> "today's weather" is brought to you by "wonder." >> good morning, everybody. thanks for being here. we're in spring, texas, right now. [ cheers and applause ] at the trinity klein lutheran church. this area was devastated by harvey. we're here to lend a hand with the fine folks at trinity klein lutheran church. we have great folks to help you out. let's help you out with your father, show you what we have going on today. houston was really devastated by this storm. it's 1991's every 100 years, you would get a storm like this, according to m.i.t. with climate change coming, now, today, once every 16 years, you have a chance of getting flooding like this. as we go forward to 2090, it could be once every 5 1/2 years, you could have a harvey-like texas event. this is not going to be one of the rare things. it's going to be more and more prevalent as we go on. as you look at your weather for today, we're looking at strong storms and wet weather as you make your way into the pacific northwest. a foggy start in the midsection of the country. heavy rain in southern florida. record highs in central and northern texas. >> that's your latest weather. guys, coming up in the next half hour, we're going to help the guys in spring, texas, by lending a hand. we'll see you then. talk about what's "trending" today. jenna bush hager. trending on twitt eter #lebron #addpickletoanything. christmas is a long way away. we're going to light that thing on november 29th. have you been checking out social media? users are showing off photos of their already heckdecks halls. people are saying, bah humbug. it's too soon. >> how early is too early? >> that's like saying it's too nice. do you want to blame somebody for getting in the spirit early. >> i like to say after thanksgiving, it's game on. >> it's a little early. but are you going to arrest them? >> sirius has the christmas channel. >> why not have it up for a couple months? >> sirius. you took my love channel and turned it into the holly. november? >> you listen to the love channel? >> yes. all the love songs. marvin gaye, it's fantastic. ye have little faith. >> that was the headline for me. >> real or artificial? >> we go real. >> real. >> real in new york, yeah. >> what about you? >> real. >> growing up, we did the boy scouts, had a lot. and there was a period when we went for the fake ones. the fire hazard worried us. >> you buy a tree and you have a shopping chart. take it and bring it back. >> that was "trending." >> good. >> that was it. "pop start" now. >> we do. we're going to start with jimmy fallon. he returned to the didntn "the show," for the first time since his mother passed away. >> i'm thankful to all of you. we're going to continue toork hard to bring some light and laughter into the world. thank you for watching. thank you for helping me recover from this loss. mom, i'll never stop trying to make you laugh. >> jimmy's mom and my mom were close dbuddies. they met about 15 years ago. i want to send the deepest mine magazine's sexiest man alive. who is going to get the honor? we know who has been named sexiest cast. want to take a guess at that? >> "this is us." >> oh. >> we have justin hartley and sterling k. brown. only the second season. the show has everybody talking. the boys there. you can watch it tonight, 9:00, 8:00 central, on nbc. right after "the voice." by this time tomorrow, we'll know who is this year's sexiest man alive. >> hoda and i have a vote. >> we want it to be blake shelton. >> any guesses? >> i don't have a guess. i'm sorry. >> matt, you want to chime in? >> i'm going with you and adam and the other people on "the voice." >> tune in tomorrow. >> thank you, sir. just ahead, suzanne sommers talking about her controversial exit from "threes company." the love of her life. and does she use the thighmaster. and al's big "lend a hand" surprises us on the first stop @? test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test. ♪ we're back, now, 8:30 on a tuesday morning. it's the 14th day of november, 2017. we have a chilly but beautiful crowd out on the plaza this morning. by the way, we're counting down to a big concert with tim mcgraw and faith hill. country music's most popular couple. if you're in the area, do not miss that one. it will be a lot of fun. >> cannot wait for that concert tomorrow. our crowd is wild. our crowd is out of control. we have a couple of people back here. where is susie and claire? they got dressed and got their h hats on and came out. one other member of your family -- >> abbie. >> abbie is asleep. >> do you have a message for abbie? >> should have come. >> it makes sense to get up for the "today" show. abbie. >> that's a top, you snooze, you lose moment. coming up, jenna is going one-on-one with the legendary suzanne somers and the lessons of life and love she's learned. >> i heard the word thighmaster. for many years. >> dylan got a cool assignment. throwing it back to the '50s this morning to give you a sneak peek at the new floats for the macy's thanksgiving day parade. that's adorable. what have you got coming up? >> twins separated at birth will meet for the first time today. it's an incredible story. the penn state hazing case, the deleted videotape. elizabeth smart, you think you know her story, there's a new documentary with her talking about it. she said she did not have stockholm syndrome. she was in control. she worked the kidnappers as much as they worked her. and she lived. she's here with a full recount on what happened. >> and she's done a lot of advocacy, too. >> i can't wait for the twins. they're going to meet and see each other. i've been waiting for weeks. >> did you say big reveal? al has a big reveal coming up in spring, texas. before we get to the surprise, how about a quick check of the weather, mr. roker? >> all right, guys. let's do that for you. folks are waiting to see what we're going to do. let's show you what's happening in your weather. heavy rain from the pacific northwest. plenty of sunshine, new england from the gulf coast. tomorrow, we expect to see the wet weather, down through south. we're looking at heavier rain, through the pacific northwest, with above-average temperatures in the southwest. good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. a chilly start. temperatures drop down in the 30s overnight. we'll get some sunshine breaking through the clouds to warm into the low 50s this afternoon for the suburbs. partly sunny and 51 in philadelphia. the lehigh valley, you'll see more clouds there but stays dry. a high of 49 this afternoon with a light breeze out of the north below 10 miles an hour. sunshine in new jersey. a bright, sunny sky up to 52 in new jersey, delaware 51 with partly sunny skies. have a great day. >> and that is your latest weather. it is now time for us to do what we were meant to do here today, and that is "lend a hand today." this week, we are focusing all week long on the communities that were affected by the hurricanes this year. as you know the saying goes, everything's bigger in texas. [ cheers and applause ] well, we are kicking it off with a huge surprise for the folks and families of trinity klein lutheran church is. they showed us how big hearts in texas are. it was the largest hurricane, killing over 80 people. displacing tens of thousands more. and wracking up nearly 2$200 billion in damages. amid disaster a glimmer of hope. in spring, texas, as hurricane harvey was wreaking havoc, pastor chris simmons opened his doors. >> that was painful. you're realizing how much you have lost. the next logical thing is let's make sure we help people. >> reporter: the community of northe houst the call. >> by the end of that first day, we had approximately 75 volunteers working and serving. >> reporter: that number growing to over 400. >> we had neighbors across the street come over and say, how can we help? >> reporter: today, the floodwaters have receded, the recovery beginning. >> money can only go so far. i felt like i had the time and the skills. this is a right time to come down here and help out. >> reporter: trinity klein has college e pledged to rebuild 50 homes in the houston area. >> i'm not sure all i lost. but i've certainly gained a lot of friends. gained a lot of fellowship with my church. >> reporter: neighbors helping neighbors return home again. >> we're not at the point where we say we can't help anymore. every opportunity we get to be empowered to help other people, we've chosen at this moment to say, we're going to continue doing that. >> joining me now is past enchris singer of the trin can i kle lut earn church. >> we got a team and got on social media. and started to realize the impact it was happening in o community. and we knew we had to do something. >> we're so impressed with what you're trying to do, build these homes for all these folks. i got somebody that i would like youo meet. this is balfour ceo. it's a restoration company. one of the biggest in the world. you've got something to tell cris chris. >> pastor, we are so impressed with what you've done after this storm hit andhe tragedy took place, and how you went out with your own issues and the church's issues, helped those in the community. we have decided that at belfor, to penalty you with a donation to your ur thank you very much. [ applause ] we wish you all the best going forward. >> thank you. >> we know you have ongoing issues and hopefully we can be there to help in some capacity as we go forward. >> this will help a lot of people. >> thank you so much very much. you will be helping us the rest of this week. thank you to all of the belfor folks. come over this way. how many people do you feed a week? zbla >> about 20 >> from the fine folks at orphan grain train, we have for you 35,000 pounds worth of food and goods. for all your folks. >> that's great, thank you. >> come on over this way. >> this is nice. >> that's great. >> want to thank the folks from orphan grain. for all of your family for each family you got here, for each of you, each family, a $2,000 lowe's gift card. that's right. [ applaut's going to folkbut weh sec. you to just yet because -- first, i'm going to show you. i need late help from you. can you all say, move that truck. >> move that truck. >> all right. let's move that lowe's truck because, guess what? we set up a pop-up store from lou's. everybody come on in. come on in. we have the fine folks from lowe's here. they set up a pop-up store. i love talking into this thing. they set up a pop-up store that will allow you to pick one of everything that's in here. come on in. we have all sorts of stuff in here for you.we have gardensupp. holiday stuff. all sorts of appliances, painting, tools, you are going shopping, thanks to our friends at lowe's. . we've got our fix-it guys over here helping. everybody, come on in. this is -- where is chris? pastor chris, come on in. we have -- that's right. that's here for you. that's it. we got paint. appliances. >> what do you think, chris? >> this is fantastic. so many people need these things to get back on their feet. you have provided that for them, thank you so much. >> everybody at trinity klein, thank you so much. god bless. this is just the beginning of "lend a hand." we are on tomorrow, on to san juan. we are proud of what you've done. >> what a nice thing you're doing. >> nice job. >> love it. >> by the way, al, thank you so much for putting that megaphone down. oh, no. >> what do you mean? >> i knew that was going to happen. >> bringing it back for "football night in america." >> all right, buddy. thanks. >> thank you very much. >> yes. from here, '70s icon suzanne somers getting personal. what she is sharing that made jenna blush. that's not easy to do. first, this is "today" on nbc. i thought i knew everything about garth brooks. well, it turns out she doesn't. but now i do. i just finished his new book. yes, he wrote a book. i'm so proud of him. it's not a book. it's "the anthology part 1" of a part 5 series. it's a... it's a book with cds in it. and stories like i've never heard before. pictures i've never seen. in a really sweet package. i know what i'm getting everybody for christmas this year. (announcer) 240 pages, 5 albums, and hundreds of never-before-seen photos. available now at sam's club. and honey, there's some things in here that i don't think i would've told. 8:43. we welcome you back. suzanne somers is an actress, a singer, an author and health advocate. >> but the latest focuses on her most personal role. >> i sure did. we talked with suzanne somers to talk about her new book, "two's company." it's a candid look at her long career, and the love affair she says gets better every day. >> every morning, i wake up, he says, you're so beautiful. it doesn't matter if i am. if you have somebody that's looking at you that says, you're so beautiful. okay. that's nice. >> reporter: suzanne somers is talking about allen hamil, her partner for the last 50 years and husband for the last 40. at 81 years old, he's also still her business manager. you decided to form a partnership, a business, as well as a love partnership. was that ever hard? >> never. never. when you're married to your partner. it's like a figure 8. it never begins. it never ends. he had a huge television career in canada. he had a late night talk show and he gave it up when my career took off. >> "three's company" was a high in your life. but then, was the low. >> i had the highest demographics of women on television at that time. but the men were making 10-times to 15-times more than me on lesser series. and it wasn't so much feminism, really, jenna, i think you should be paid in life, commensurate with the amount of tickets you sell. >> reporter: suzanne remembers the day alan had come home, after he asked "three's company" executives to up her paycheck. >> i was on stun. i loved being chrissy snow. i loved being on that show. it was just an emotion al blow. and he took me by the shoulders and said, we're going to make this work for us. >> reporter: they moved on to stints in vegas, a 17-year run on the home shopping network, and the thigh master. >> when you squeeze thighmaster, you strengthen and tone where you need it. >> do you still use the thi thighmaster? >> i have consistently used it. i don't have jiggle. it's like great. my legs should be falling apart at this point and they're not. >> reporter: suzanne and allen spend a lot of time here at their home in palm springs, a private oasis where they unwind with family and do private things. >> i'm crazy about my wife. i'm honest about this. there's something about it. and it goes well beyond the physical thing. you're going to read about it in the book. >> reporter: that's right, suzanne compares few details. you write a lot about your love, which includes sex. and i have to say, i blushed a little bit. >> there's a lot of sex. >> reporter: there's a lot. >> i told my kids, there's a lot of sex in this book, so, don't read it. that means they're going to read it. >> reporter: they're going to blush like i did. suzanne grew up with little money and even less confidence. sh h her son, bruce, whenrs old. they both say it was getting through the tough times together that strengthened their bond. when was the last time you spent a night apart? >> 37 years ago. >> reporter: 37 years ago. >> kind of addicted. how great. this is not what everybody wants. what i dreamwhenf was a little girl. i wanted something like this. >> now you have it. >> i never want it to go ay >> i learned so much. >> you did blush a little bit. you know, we need somebody to help you learn to say the word sex. we really do. >> surprise. >> my gosh. how are you? you came to teach me. >> i don't need to teach you anything. i'm blushing now. >> you? great to see you. >> hi, carson. ho you? >> i'm good, thank you so much. >> fantastic. >> can you believe it? i said, i left with all this knowledge. i didn't know i needed. >> can we go back to -- you haven't been apart from alan in 37 -- >> it's sick, isn't it? i don't know. it's just one of those chemistry lucky things. it's wonderful. i love it. >> you can tell. when i left, there was a feeling of optimism about love. >> i love her. within a minute, i feel like i've known you my whole life. she's from smalltown, usa. >> you're sticking around. you're going to be on the next hour. >> you'll be sick of me. more sex to come. >> more on this book, "two's company," go to today.com/shop and pick that up. >> i'll get a thighmaster going. >> jenna, thanks to you. a sure sign is almost here. we have a sneak peek at the floats in tshi there's the beautiful tree. thanksgiving is next week. we're getting you ready for some of a floats that you will see in the macy's thanksgiving day parade. too excited cross the river in when i found out i was going to be on the entenmann's bake shop float. it's one of six we'll see next week on the macy's day parade. let's turn up hello to john piper. good morning. >> good morning. >> the vice president and lead designer of this design studio. >> everybody's favorite. bake shop with everybody's favorite for the holidays. be it pies, muffins or cakes, minimuffins or cookies. >> it was easier to dress up for this float than the jolly green giant for the next float. >> he's a big guy with a big task. he's bringing in the bountiful harvest. we see him towering over the corn and the beans and the squash and all those vegetables we need for our thanksgiving, as well. in let's turn up the color more. what's this one? >> nickelodeon has given us more. shimmer and shine. it's so much fun. >> we have one float that's designed as a playground. >> it's free to have fun. free to grow, with our friends from sprout. the entire float, as you said, is a playground. it has jingle gyms and slides and bouncy balls so that kids can be growing physically and mentally and having fun. >> let's add some mischief. >> the folks from sour patch have brought in your sour patch kids. all about a little naughty and a little nice. they are trying to throw a pin. but we have a surprise for them. >> i wasn't expecting that. we are so excited. you do a beautiful job every year. we can't wait to see what's in store next thursday. can you believe it? >> he is pumped up. this is going to be good. you can watch the parade next thursday at 9:00 a.m., right here. matt, savannah, al will be right there. we're back in a moment. first, this is "today" on nbc. first apartment 60 second rotini ah, here we go. hi, honey! hey mom! are you eating well? 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