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i'm savannah guthrie along side al roker and natalie morales. welcome to the 4th day of no shave november which we like to call 50 shades of grey. >> very light, isn't it? >> very manl. a little depressing. >> we're not doing this just to have fun. we're doing this to raise awareness and draw attention to men's health issues during this month of november, testicular cancer and prostate cancer. we'll be filling you in. >> and our entire crew. >> yes. >>> good cause. coming up, the men behind one of the most talked about books in the country. "double down." why they say the president's advisors had to stage an intervention in last year's campaign and why there were pitfalls that led to mitt romney and a running mate with chris christie as a running mate. they're the one that wrote game change. we'll hear from them in their first interview. >> let's get right to today's top stories. new information about the shooter in the deadly attack at los angeles airport. miguel almaguer is at l.a.x. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. this is wher

i'm willie geist along with natalie morales. we have an important nbc news correction. the rob ford tie cannot be from the 1980s. if you look closely, it is from the 1990s. why do you ask? the jacksonville jaguars logo and carolina panthers. >> okay. >> so it's the 90s. >> the oilers left in 98. so it is a 1990s tie. nbc regrets the error. >> thank goodness for that correction. >> thank you, twitter. let's talk a little business. google, did you hear about this? launching a new service this week lets consumers pay for live video chats. instead of just going willing the thing you're wondering about, you speak to a human being. features about 1,000 experts and fashion fitness, computers, cooking, marriage counseling even. they're available for live one-on-one video consultation. the price of a video session varies depending on the length of your conversation. so you're googling anyway. >> i can see where it will be helpful if you really wanted to talk to somebody about something and if they're really an expert. the question is are they really an expert? of all the poor pe

i'm here with al roker and natalie morales as well. >> did you guys see the game? it ended after midnight. >> yeah, 12:20 a.m. >> horrible first half. tom brady did it again. i woke up for the end. >> perfect. >> perfect timing. >> that was just an amazing second half. >> and weather, a big factor in the game. >> always about the weather with you. listen, the weather is already the top story this morning because we have a big winter storm that could impact tens of millions of holiday travelers. we have full coverage including dylan dreyer and tom costello on the roads and the airports. but al, we will begin with you. >> before this thing is over it will effect 25 states, 40 million people and of course it will culminate with thanksgiving day or wednesday travel right before thanksgiving. we have winter weather advisories, winter storm warnings, that area of pink is the icy conditions we're going to see. this storm will transfer its energy to the gulf. tons of moisture available to it. so by early tuesday morning we're looking at heavy thunderstorms, wind and rain,

. >> i'm savannah guthrie along side al roker and natalie morales. horrible to hear that lindsey vonn had another accident. crossing our fingers and praying for her. >> in training and 78 days now from sochi. obviously in discomfort there after coming down in a sled so. we keep our fingers crossed. >> she's a fighter. >> we're are rooting for her no doubt. now to "today's" top story. that's the search for survivors from the jet crash in florida. julia bagg has the latest in florida. what can you tell us? >> reporter: u.s. investigators still have not confirmed who was on that flight or exactly what happened. but hours later the coast guard still has not given up hope of finding survivors. the learjet carrying four people left ft. lauderdale airport just before 8:00 p.m. tuesday night bound for cozumel, mexico. but shortly after takeoff, a mechanical failure. >> so you're going back to fort lauderdale? >> reporter: the pilots attempted to return to the airport. >> maintain 4,000 and left heading 3-3-0. >> not possible. 180. >> reporter: but three mile

. >> i'm matt lauer along side natalie morales and al roker. what was the last thing to go through that snake's mind? different joke. that's crazy. i would hit the windshield wipers, no question. >> i appreciated they waited three seconds before cussing. there was the bleep. >> good weather news for tomorrow. it's going to get warm here in the northeast. >> yeah but not much warmer. it's going to be wet and cold. we have every kind of weather other than locusts is our big problem. over 200 million people. you can see winter storm warnings. we have winter storm weather advisories, winter storm watches and right now you'll see we've got everything on the map. we've got snow up to the north. we have an icy mix. heavy thunderstorms now making their way through the southeast. this storm system will start getting itself together pushing up through the southeast later this afternoo heavy rain spreading up to the northeast later today by 1:00 to 2:00 this afternoon. overnight tonight you can see the colder air wrapping in so we're looking at snow. wind

i'm al roker along with natalie morales. willie geist not here because he actually had a wax appointment this morning. he is getting waxed. that's right. he is getting a full brazilian. wow. >> that chest hair is going to take awhile as well. >> speaking of waxing, you guys are giving up the razor blades for no shave november. now this is a great cause. you've heard of movember. well, here today, all of the guys including the crew and maybe some of the ladies in solidarity. i may not shave my armpits or legs. we could go back to the 1970s around here. we're doing this for a great cause. it's to raise awareness for men's health issues. >> two causes during november. prostate and testicular cancer awareness. >> one in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer. it's one of the most highly curable cancers if it's caught early. so good reason for us to get involved in the cause and remember, we kind of started this whole thing with willie not shaving for a weekend. >> yeah. take a look. >> of the stubble. >> two days. >> thi

i'm williest along with al roker and natalie morales. yes, you saw the tree right there in that shot as it rolled in. it is here. it is time. you guys were on board as it made it's way into rockefeller plaza. >> giant tree. >> shelton, connecticut. >> they donated it this year. absolutely it was planted in their yard as a christmas tree i guess over 50 years ago. >> i think it's 80 years old. >> it's grown obviously into this beautiful blue spruce. >> when you see the tree come in and the rockettes on the plaza, it's time. >> yeah. >> what's so great is its so much a part of people's family traditions. i remember my dad and my uncle bringing me and my brother and my cousins down here to see the christmas -- not then. back in the day not only did you see the christmas show, you saw a movie. we saw the absent minded professor. >> like a big screen outside. >> no, inside. >> wow. >> at radio city and you would see a movie and it was -- >> for your dad, he took the whole day. >> yeah, he and my uncle left. >> it's over. >> by the way, you ca

. >> i'm mt lauer along side natalie morales d al roker. wow. we were with mor rob ford of toronto a couple of hours after the cityouncil there stripped him of his staffmost of his budget a most of his power. if you think he's backing down he's gearing up r a long fight. >> he told you he's t going anywhere. >>o, he is waiting andunning for re-electn. he is vowing to sticaround. that's the top story this mornin for two weeks now, mayor ford has been under fire after his admied use of crack cocae. during that chaotic meetin heaven almost knocked over a city cncil woman. we travelledo toronto last night to talk to the mayor a his brother, councilman doug ford. >> you said as wwere sitting down, you said what happened in city council chambers was unprecedented. it never happenebefore. what went on in there? >> thebasically took away 383,000 people whooted for me, their rights. >> you have brought disgrace to this office, and y know that's true. >> i've embarrassed nojust myself, my family, my frnds, myupporters, the whole city. i ta full responsibi

i'm willie geist ang withl ker and natalie morales. is a scial day as we honor veterans and we launched a n series here this morning called spired by where over the cose of this weekll of us, each of us will point to and highlighsomebody that inspired us. i was lucky today. i got to lead off with a good iend of mine. he was the first patient andhe spokesperson for an organization called operation mend. it heals our most severely woundedveterans. a lot of these guys have been disfigured in iraq and afghanisn. he is special guy. >> he certain is. >> he essentially hadis face taken from himhen his armed vehicle rolled over an ied and over the course of 60 t 65 surgeries he has gotten his identity bk and he has spoken a little bit about that this rning. i wep in the icu and there was mirror in my room that ignored for weeks. when i finally got the courage, i tried for the longest time. there's so much in life you can't control. your power resides in the fact that you can choose how you respond to at. theeauty is whoou are, it's not the way

. >> i'm savannah gurie along side natalie morales and al roker. the miest went through it yesterday. >> we knew this was going to happen on friday and when they issu a high risk, which is something the national weather service her does inovember, we knew we were in for it. >>> the powerful storms that spawned the deadly tornadoes in the dwest. dylan dreyer is in washington, illinois fors. what is the scene there? >> reporter: it's heartbreaking toee the devastation in this area of washingt, illinois. we had as ny as 40 tornadoes yesterday across five stes. sadly, at ast six people were kied. the thing with the stos, they were traveling at high speeds. aveling at times up to 70 miles per hour leveling some towns across the mwest in an instant. >> our father who t in heaven. >> reporter: a dperate prayer as a monster tornado passes by and dons of twisters traveled across the heartland. a tornado killed two people there but it cou have been worse. it ripped the steeple off this church. at t height of the storm anchors at a peoria ws station had sign

i'm savannah guthrie along with al roker and natalie morales. this is a solemn day in our national history. 50 years ago today, president john f. kennedy was gunned down in dallas. the eternal flame still burns at arlington national cemetery this morning. >> over at the white house the flag will be lowered and has been lowered and at other sites around the country. this is a day that people say an age of innocence ended. it was the end of a period known as camelot in this country. we can all think of where we were. at least those of us that were alive at that time. >> yeah, i remember 3rd grade. they brought us into the auditorium. first time you saw strangers crying on the street. >> of course, our top story today. nbc's lester holt is in dallas this morning. lester, good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning. i'm coming to you from the top of what became known as the grassy knoll here at dealey plaza. people were huddled on the ground as the shots were fired. a knew feet over here is where the podium stands where abraham zapruder sto

. >> i'm matt uer alongside natalie morales. now we kw prince harry calls the queen grammy. >> what did you call yr grandmher? >>randma. >> i'm glad we had ts little chat. >> anyway, more on tt story coming up. >>> two hi ranking secret service supervisors under investigion for allegedly sending sexuallyuggestive texts to aemale coworker. nbc's kristen welker is in washington. what c you tell us? >> reporter:ell, matt, i can tell you the who thing started here at thhotel behind me. this is a pular d.c. hotel. it's rht across the street from the white house according to a source familiar with the incident, this happened last may with wh a supervisor wi the secret service met a womahere. he was off duty. he went up to her room by stake. hepparently left a bult from his gun in her rm. he lefthe hotel. once he realized his mistake, asked if he could retrve his llet. that's when a source familiar with this incidentthe hotel ntacted the white hoe. that sparked ainvestigation. that investigation found that he had sent inappropriate tex

. >> and i'm lester holt along with al roker and natalie morales. it says matt is assignment but i can't say that with a straight fe. >> matt is spending more te as a woman than a man iseems. >> we should stage a intervention when gets back. >> he doesn't do hoda justice. >> matt was leno last night anhe'll be on ellen later today. we'll have more of that >> assignment. >> exactly we'll get started with today's top story. the official dea toll in the philippines is cliing. it's rched more than 1,800 people as disaster officials work to speed up rief operations. nbc's harry smith in manila for us once again. good morning to you. >> reporter: the headlinhere todaeven as recovery effts are getting off e ground, a crowd of stormurvivors rushed a government rice warehouse and went iide, the walls collaed leaving eight dead things are not gettingny easier here. survivors are still trying desperely to get out of th rdest hit areas, plas where money iseaningless. where it can't buyater, medical treatment orood. >> no money. no places, ntelevisions, no cell

i'm matt lauer with savannah guthrie, al roker and natalie morales. >> good morning. here's what's making headlines this morning. a gunman opened fire in new jersey's largest mall leading to a lockdown that lasted all night. police swept the building and eventually found the shooter dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. no one else was injured. >> two of the big battles you should be watching, the governor's race in virginia and new jersey. >>> and take a look at this. passengers forced to evacuate from a plane at montreal's airport when the baggage conveyer unloading the baggage suddenly caught fire. >>> and this morning, we have more from michelle knight as she shares disturbing aspects of her decade in captivity. what she would say to ariel castro that may have saved her life. >>> and new tips for all of you, just in time for the holidays. this company, ebay promising one hour delivery from the time you place your order. >> how are they going to do that? >>> let's begin this half hour with the incredible story of survival we've been following after two planes c

i'm natalie morales along with willie geist. great throwback thursday song. nice choice for thanksgiving. >> "i thank you." good on any day. this is maybe my favorite day in new york city. to be out here with all these people on this special day, this is awesome. >> it is heartwarming. it's cold out here, but the fans are warming us up. by the way, our crowd getting into the thanksgiving spirit. they have all written down why i am thankful, hash tag. we're asking you to participate as well. go on twitter. freedom and family, family and friends. >> how about hot cocoa? >> i'm with you on that. san diego weather, sorry, you won't get that today. but we'll keep you warm out here. >> very cool. looks like we have a reason to be thankful when it comes to the macy's thanksgiving day parade, al tells us the balloon, don't want to jinx this, will be flying. >> yeah. yeah, guys, right now winds are kind of calm, and, in fact, if you look up here, there's the wind sock. that's one of the monitoring stations that they're going to be checking. they're going to make that

. >> i'm matt lauer along al roker and natalie morales. this whole thing has been about raising awareness. you and i are going to get a prostate screening live on the air. men over 40 have to do this. they also have to practice moon river. >> they have to talk to their doctors. >> we're going to explain much more about that and take you through the process live but in a very tasteful way. >> this is taking "today" show bonding experience to a whole new level. >> what are we going to do to top that off? >> don't ask. >> the olympic torch has traveled to a place it has never been before wechlt are talking about space. back on the ground, will so shi be ready in 91 days. there are concerns about everything from terrorism to the weather and the president of the so s sochi organizing committee is here >>> the site of twitter, the site has changed the world. should you stop tweeting long enough to buy? carl quintanilla is over in the orange room >>> a very big day. twitter is going public. they priced at $26 a share. with all those problems face

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is today's take with al roker, natalie morales, and willie geist. live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >>> welcome to today on this friday morning, november 29th, 2013. the morning after thanksgiving. we have an awesome crowd outside on the plaza and they're here for one reason and one reason only because the great jenna bush-hager is with us while al and natalie have the day off. >> i'm excited to be here. >> did you have thanksgiving? >> it is amazing. i have a little bit of a turkey hang over. how are you feeling? >> i'm good. the guys that one republic just talked about the meat sweat. woke up at 1:30 in the morning sweating the meat sweats. >> what's even worse is the cash sweats. >> i had an overdose off carbohydrates and woke up with the stuffing sweats. >> i'll make no apologies. it's one day a year. >> exactly. i cooked yesterday. i hosted for the first time ever. >> did you? and with a new baby girl. >> yeah. i took a lot of photos. i dressed her up as a turkey. >> come on. >> mainly because that was her halloween costume and my husb

. >> i'm willie ist with al rokeand natalie morales. matt h the morning off. look at van damme. that looks like you at yoga class. >> every man is cringing watchi this. >> we can l do this but only ce. >> the stunt is al but jean-claude van damme is not real. >> i wonr how he got out of that. how could you recover? >> me on that in a minut also we have a "today" exclusive today. never before seen deos of john f. kenne. wel show them to you. >> cool stuff. campaigning for present and riding in the very limo he was kied in months before e assassination. they werrecently discovered after being locked away for almost 50 years. > but we'll begin with today's top story. president obama over the healt care rollout disaste peter alexander at the white house with the lest. good morni. >> reporter: gd morning to you. the president is the first to admit has a lot of work aad of him to regain the confidence of the american people. today is critical. we'll sewhether his idea for a temporary fix tobama care is enough to satisfy mocrats with legislative changes to the law. >> we fumbled the ro

alongside natalie morales and al roker. lindsay vaughan, a partial tear of the acl and how about this guy that lands the plane at the wrong airport. >> how does that happen. >> not big enough to turn it around at the end. >> we're going to need a bigger runway. >> exactly right. >>> we'll get to all those things and let's get to our top story. today representative trey radel addressing his arrest on cocaine charges during a late night news conference. gabe gutierrez has the latest on that. gabe, good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning. in that late night news conference here, congressman trey radel aapologized for his behavior, never said he was resigning, just taking a leave of absence. congressman radel's first words to his constituents back in florida, i'm sorry. >> i'm sorry. i've let down our country. i've let down our constituents. i've let down my family, including my wife and even though he doesn't know it, i've let down my two-year-old son. >> reporter: just hours earlier the freshman law maker pleaded

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is today's take with al roker, natalie morales, and willie geist. live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to today on this wednesday morning, november 27th, 2013. the rain has let up ever so slightly >> yes. >> just a little bit outside. it's warm here. it's going to cool off. the rain is going away for tomorrow. i'm willie geist and this is al. natalie is off on assignment. what are we looking at for tomorrow. >> tomorrow is going to be sunny and chilly and breezy here in the northeast. a good portion of the country is going to be dry which is good. >> but today. >> today is going to be a mess. a lit bit of a mess. in fact, dylan dreyer, i believe is on i-95 right now. but we don't have her right now. i was told we had her but now not so much. >> think of the picture. >> imagine if you will -- she's not standing, she's driving. she's in a car and she's driving. >> monitoring the traffic. >> on i-95. she was in delaware. she is now in new jersey making her way toward new york city. >> a lot of break lights. >> it's fantastic but the ra

>>nnouncer: from nbc news, this is today's take with al roker, natalie moral and willie geist. live fm studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >>elcome to today on this tuesday morng, november 12th, 2013. yes, it's 11/12/13. >> wow. >> not just an ordinary day here by the way >>his is a big day. i'willie geist with al and nalie. this is a popular day fo couples get married. the knot.com says almost,000 weddingsill take place today. you don't sethat on a tuesday in november obviously. we'll have one oour very own in just a few nutes. >> that's right. >> this is a coue planning on getting married on this day anyway. elliott bryant and shanel manzano. th 27 years old. they knew each other as they were children, grew up and grew apart. then in t last two years they managed to reconnect and got engaged lt september. today cpleting the honor >> there is the beautiful bride-to-be. >> the gom is blindfolded because we don't want him to see what she looks like. >> no peekg. >> no peeking yet. >> he's a special ed teacher. shanel is a senior account manager. they knew each oth growing up in cal

. >> i appreciate that framework, the notion that the moral conversation is how we give to each other, not how we take from one another. thank you so much for that. >> thank you for having me here. >> natalie, thanks so much for your work. up next, i am beside myself. a true legend lands in nerd land. the extraordinary gracely boggs is here. she has been personally involved in more civil rights struggles than most of us have even read about. and gifts store. anything we purchase for the paper cottage goes on our ink card. so you can manage your business expenses and access them online instantly with the game changing app from ink. we didn't get into business to spend time managing receipts, that's why we have ink. we like being in business because we like being creative, we like interacting with people. so you have time to focus on the things you love. ink from chase. so you can. add brand new belongings from nationwide insurance and we'll replace stolen or destroyed items with brand-new versions. we put members first. join the nation. ♪ nationwide is on your side ♪ so i can't aff