savannah? >> peter, thank you. >> as we mentioned, retired army lieutenant general michael flynn has accepted trump's offer to be his national security adviser. it's an important pick and not without controversy. nbc white house correspondent kristen welker has more on that. kristen, good morning. >> hi, savannah, good morning to you. a retired three-star general, 57-year-old general michael flynn has been a loyal supporter and top adviser to donald trump throughout his campaign. flynn is a combat veteran, who like his soon to be boss, is known for controversy and bucking tradition. >> reporter: retired lieutenant general michael flynn is a self described maverick, who like president-elect donald trump, favors straight talk over political correctness. flynn ran the defense intelligence agency from 2012 to 2014, served as a top intelligence advisor in iraq to general stanley mcchrystal. but it is his loyalty, transition sources say, that was a critical part of trump's decision to pick him as nat

savannah? >> peter, thank you very much. >>> as peter just mentioned, president-elect trump has now asked retired army lieutenant general michael flynn to be his national security advisor. it is a key pick and it is not without controversy. nbc's white house correspondent kristen welker with more on that. hi, kristen, good morning. >> reporter: hi, savannah, good morning to you. michael flynn has been a loyal supporter and top advisor to president-elect donald trump throughout his campaign. flynn is a combat veteran who, like his soon to be boss, is known for controversy and bucking tradition. retired lieutenant general michael flynn is a self-described maverick who, like president-elect donald trump, favors straight talk over political correctness. flynn ran the defense intelligence agency from 2012 to 2014, served as a top te general stanley mcchrystal. but it is his loyalty, transition sources say, that was a critical part of trump's decision to pick him as national security advisor. >> what

savannah? >> our hearts are with the families, kerry, thank you so much. >>> we want to turn to politics now as president-elect trump makes his first major comments to the public since the election. he is laying out his policy agenda in a newly released video. so just how realistic is it? we have it covered today ar correspondent kristen welker who is at trump tower this morning. kristen, good morning to you. >> reporter: hi, matt. good morning to you. in that video, president-elect trump vows to take a number of actions starting on day one, including some that would reverse president obama's policies on trade and the economy, but just as notable, what wasn't said. president-elect donald trump unconventional as a candidate, yet again. his transition team creating and releasing a short video of his plans for the first 100 days. >> my agenda will be based on a simple core principle -- putting america first. >> reporter: trump's predecessor's opting for news conferences within days of winning the

i'm lester holt alongside election night team, savannah guthrie, chuck todd, tom tonight. history will be made? >> we have an unconventional candidate against an unprecedented candidate. this election has changed so much about our politics, it up-ended every assumption, redefined what it means to be a

matt and savannah? >> peter alexander starting us off, thank you. >>> let's bring in steve kornacki and nicolle wallace. nicolle, starting with you. you've been on campaigns and in this position a week to go before election day. do campaigns view that amount of time as an eternity or a nanosecond? >> well, somewhere in between. imhere's how political information is processed. 84 million people watch, sometimes, it is the coverage of said debate and sometimes it is the facebook posts about the coverage about the debate. there is about a 72-hour window for political information to sink in and be processed and be judged. after about thursday or early friday, it is very hard to introduce new arguments into this campaign cycle. >> we are going to look more deeply into our poll with steve in a moment. you can show us what the pre-comey, post-comey but i guess the question is, do you think it dampens the enthusiasm of perhaps republicans who were thinking about holding their nose and voting for hillary clinton

>>> katie and like as welcomed savannah, sadie, sophie, scarlet and loan little boy lucas born last week on november 11. katie gave birth at almost 30 weeks and although born prematurely, all five babies are healthy. >>> sadie is the smallest and whenever she was in my belly she would move and that's huh she is right now. she cannot sit still. >> reporter: november 11 is already a special day for the family. it's also the new mom's birthda. gift cards to go by some presents next year. that's going to be a very special day. >> anchor: the newborns are in the uk's nicu and should be able to go home in six weeks. a da us these two are prepared for. >>> it's just like taking care of one baby times five. >> anchor: still those babies wanted to share a birthday with their mother. they were all born just before midnight on the 11th. >> anchor: coming you on 7 news we have turkey tips you wouldn't want to miss during this week's what's cooking. >>> we have the you itty day forecast as well. up next. >> anchor: and then at 0 clock, gronk is out, who else won't be suiting up for sunday's big game

good morning. >> good morning, savannah. that rain al was talking about has literally just starting to fall. three people have died in the fires here. three are in critical condition. now the damage here in pigeon forge and nearby gatlinburg is complete in certain areas. it is devastating. authorities say folks decide to move to places like this because it can be beautiful. >> teven ten's governor says it's the the volunteer state in a hundred years. a firestorm raging now for two days in and around the great smokey mountain national park. >> please, lord, let us get off this empty. >> ground zero this morning, in gatlinburg, the devastation staggering. more than a hundred buildings damaged or destroyed. the fire so hot it burned some homes to their foundations. 14,000 residents and visitors evacuated. and now some coming home to find in pigeon forge -- >> apocalyptic almost. >> a lifetime of memories, gone in the flames. >> the gun i learned how to shoot with, my first bb gun is right here, what's left of it, anyway. >> the

savannah? >> kristen welker in washington, thank you. >>> now to this alarming story we mentioned at the top of the show. isis calling next week's thanksgiving day parade here in new york city an excellent target. >> the terror group's message appeared in the latest edition of a propaganda magazine and featured a photo of the iconic parade. city officials say there is no specific threat. john miller, the nypd's deputy commissioner intelligence and counterterrorism, looking to re-assure potential spectators. >> we do get calls. we run those leads down. to date, nothing that we found overly concerning. >> miller says the department potential attacks on the parade. >>> also this morning, we are mourning the loss of one of our own. award winning journalist gwen ifill. she died on monday at the age of 61 after a battle with cancer. gwen was one of the most respected people in our industry, breaking gender and racial barriers. during her career, we're proud to say she was a part of our nbc family. nb

savannah? >> kristen welker in washington, thank you. >>> now to this alarming story we mentioned at the top of the show. isis calling next week's thanksgiving day parade here in new york city an excellent target. >> the terror group's message appeared in the latest edition of a propaganda magazine and featured a photo of the iconic parade. city officials say there is no specific threat. john miller, the nypd's deputy commissioner intelligence and counterterrorism, looking to re-assure potential spectators. >> we do get calls. we run those leads down. to date, nothing that we found has had measures in place for several years now to stop potential attacks on the parade. >>> also this morning, we are mourning the loss of one of our own. award winning journalist gwen ifill. she died on monday at the age of 61 after a battle with cancer. gwen was one of the most respected people in our industry, breaking gender and racial barriers. during her career, we're proud to say she was a part of our nbc fam

savannah. >> it's just awful. kerry sanders, thank you so much. we're going to look a little deeper into this. we've got a lot more in the next half hour on school bus safety. and we're goi to take a closer look at why most states still do >>> we want to turn now to thanksving travel. me 48 million americans on the move. we have our travel center rea to helpou make the most of your holiday. we've got it covered this morning, start, steve cornaki. steve, what is going on here? >> a specializing gridlock, i guess you could say. this is the number of americans who are hitting the roads. let's see if i can get this to work. here we go. it is up this year, the number of people who are traveling. the vast majority of them are ing to be driving this year, some flying, some taking trains. why is the number up this year? well, the economy is a little better and also, these are some of the lowest gas prices we've had in a while. some people taking advantage of that. the question of where people are going? here we go, the most popular destinations, a lot of

savannah? >> our hearts are with the families, kerry, thank you so much. >>> we want to turn to politics now as president-elect trump makes his first major comments to the public since the election. he is laying out his policy agenda in a newly released video. so just how realistic is it? we have it covered today starting with nbc white house correspondent kristen welker who is at trump tower this morning. kristen, good morning to you. >> reporter: hi, matt. good morning to you. in that video, president-elect trump vows to take a number of actions starting on day one, including some that would reverse president obama's policies on trade and the economy, but just as notable, what wasn't said. president-elect donald trump unconventional as a candidate, breaking with tradition yesterday again. his transition team creating and releasing a short video of his plans for the first 100 days. >> my agenda will be based on a simple core principle -- putting america first. >> reporter: trump's predecessor'

savannah? >> our hearts are with the families, kerry, thank you so much. >>> we want to turn to politics now as president-elect trump makes his first major comments to the public since the election. he is laying out agenda in a newly released video. so just how realistic is it? we have it covered today starting with nbc white house correspondent kristen welker who is at trump tower this morning. kristen, good morning to you. >> reporter: hi, matt. good morning to you. in that video, president-elect trump vows to take a number of actions starting on day one, including some that would reverse president obama's policies on trade and the economy, but just as notable, unconventional as a candidate, breaking with tradition yesterday again. his transition team creating and releasing a short video of his plans for the first 100 days. >> my agenda will be based on a simple core principle -- putting america first. >> reporter: trump's predecessor's opting for news conferences within days of winning the w

savannah? >> kristen, thank you very much. >>> want to mention, we've changed locations this morning. >> we have. this is the 30 rock decision headquarters. we've got chuck todd, nicolle wallace, steve corkornacki. they are here, they are actually going to be here all night. what's the one thing you are really going to be watching tonight? >> early, this college educated white voter. in our last poll, hillary clinton was winning them by ten points. mitt romney won them by 14 points. if she is winning them by ten points this could be an early night and this could be a much bigger victory than in any of t polls that shown. >> women. as rulers of the universe, we pick presidents and a republican cannot win a national race for the presidency without narrowing the gender gap. if she's ahead, she stays ahead. i'm going to much with a how big that gap is. >> yeah. sort of what chuck is saying. in the suburbs in a number of states, i think this is the story. even if trump gets record strength among sor

savannah? >> stephanie gosk, thank you. >>> nbc news analyst juan zarati served as national deputy security advisor for combating terrorism during the george w. bush administration. juan, good to see you. good morning. >> good morning, matt. >> people are asking, was this terrorism. let me just go through he goes on facebook, expresses his anger over the way muslims are treated around the world, vows revenge. he mentions anwar al awlaki, the controversial american-born cleric with close ties to al qaeda. then he carries out an attack following what seems to be the playbook of isis. is it terrorism? >> well, it starts to check all the boxes, as you say, matt. it has the hallmarks in terms of the sense of grievance and the has tried to inspire in. lone wolf attackers and those that follow their movement. the reference to anwar awlaki is significant because we've seen in awlaki's digital afterlife and influence over many of those who have been radicalized in the west. certainly the methodology her

matt and savannah. >> peter alexander at trump tower. speaking of kellyanne conway, trump's campaign manager, she's with us now. kellyanne, good morning. i know it was a late night. congratulations to you on the campaign. >> thank you, savannah, thank you. >> can you tell us anything about this phone call that's been reported between president obama and mr. trump, what was said? how would you characterize it? >> it was a very warm conversation and we were happy to receive the call from the conversation about mr. trump's victory. he was congratulated and i think they resolved to work together, which is exactly what this country needs, to get the current president and the president-elect and others who are in leadership positions to help unify and heal the country. we expect that the two gentlemen will be meeting soon. >> kellyanne, i have to ask you a question. for months and months now donald trump has been saying that the election is rigged. woul agree that the election is not, was not and never was rigged? >> well, he certainly would s

good morning. >> good morning, savannah. that rain al was talking about has literally just starting to fall. three people have died in the fires here. ten people are in the hospital. now the damage here in pigeon forge and nearby gatlinburg is complete in certain areas. it is devastating. authorities say folks decide to move to places like this because it can be beautiful. >> teven ten's governor says it's the largest fire seen in years. a firestorm raging now for two days in and around the great smokey mountain national park. >> please, lord, let us get off this empty. >> ground zero this morning, in gatlinburg, the devastation staggering. more than a hundred buildings damaged or destroyed. the fire so hot it burned some homes to their foundations. 14,000 residents and visitors evacuated. and now some coming home to find in pigeon forge -- >> apocalyptic almost. >> a lifetime of memories, gone in the flames. >> the gun i learned how to shoot with, my first bb gun is right here, what's left of it, anyway. >> the loss tempere

matt, savannah. jealous with her location with, thank you. >> thank you. >>> there are new details this morning after that deadly school bus crash where residents are reeling from the shock after five elementary school children were killed, some of them injured and some of them critically. kerry sanders is in chicago for us. >> reporter: good morning. this morning, 12 of the children from the school bus accident remain here in the hospital. six of them are in intense care. because of their young age and because some of them lost brothers doctors have decided it's still too early to tell them not everyone survived the accident. pushing forward with this investigation, a team of ntsb investigators getting its first close up look at the mangled wreckage of the school bus, trying to determine what went so horribly wrong. and this morning, new disturbing details emerging about the bus driver. 24-year-old johnthony walker, the stemming from the crash that killed five elementary school children and injured

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savannah? >> kristen, thank you very much. >>> want to mention, we've changed locations this morning. >> we have. this is the 30 rock decision headquarters. we've got chuck todd, nicolle wallace, steve corkornacki. they are here, they are actually going to be here all night. what's the one thing you are really going to be watching tonight? >> early, this college educated white voter. in our last poll, hillary clinton was winning them by ten points. mitt romney won them by 14 points. if she is winning them by ten points this could be an early polls that shown. >> women. as rulers of the universe, we pick presidents and a republican cannot win a national race for the presidency without narrowing the gender gap. if she's ahead, she stays ahead. i'm going to much with a how big that gap is. >> yeah. sort of what chuck is saying. in the suburbs in a number of states, i think this is the story. even if trump gets record strength among sort of working class white voters, is it offset by record strengt

savannah? >> kristen welker, thanks very much. >> let's turn to steve carnacy. you are still filling in states at this hour. >> we still have a few to go. michigan, donald trump with a very narrow lead. too close to call, and donald trump leading there, as well. bottom line, he is past 270 and now the president elect. how on earth did he pull this off? a couple of things on this map that we can point things out. here is a shocker, if you'd said after the 2012 election that a republican would be elected president in 2016 and that that republican would not win the state of virginia almost no one would have believed you. this used to be a bull work republican state in the south. the democrats flipped in in 2008 and they barely hung onto it in 2012 and hillary clinton won it last night and she didn't get elected president because donald trump showed strength in the rust belt that republican candidates have dreamed about for a generation now and they have tried and failed. he pulled it off. he won p

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matt and savannah? >> peter, thank you. >>> another big person until pick, steve bannon, will serve as donald trump's chief strategist and senior counselor. it is a pick that immediately caught some controversy. nbc's hallie jackson in washington with more on that. hallie, good morning. >> reporter: hey there, savannah, good morning to you. steve bannon, the former head of breitbart news, has been a controversial figure in the president-elect's orbit from the moment he came on board late in the campaign. his supporters are now critics are growing very concerned about what kind of world he might bring to the west wing. often on stage with his boss, steve bannon now in the spotlight after helping to propel donald trump to the presidency, promoted to chief strategist in a position to shape the future president's policies. ban be, one of trump's first appointments, and already his most controversial. before joining trump's campaign in august, bannon led breitbart news, a offensive headlines like this one ca

matt and savannah? >> peter alexander, peter, thank you very much. >>> let's turn to chuck todd. he's going to break down the must-win states for both campaigns. i know you have the lay of the land right there. you see two paths for donald trump. tell us about it. >> one thing to point out, right now our battleground map currently has clinton over 270. there is enough blue states here that we think she can withstand this. him all of those nebraska electoral votes. new hampshire as you see, short. he has to flip one of these rustbelt states. this is the easiest path for him. maybe it is wisconsin. that would put him over. maybe a pennsylvania would put him over. but what happens if sh off north carolina which a lot of people think. then you see here, as you saw even with pennsylvania, we've got to flip something else. either win two of these rust belts, a wisconsin, or maybe seen. it is tough. the biggest thing for trump, he's got to figure out how to break through the big blue wall, wisconsin, michigan,

what a great idea. >> savannah. >> okay. hand me that microphone. i had to put down the chocolate just one second. once again, folks, the 30 tips are all at today.com/food. we have a lot of information. it was so good. by the way, this is a game-changer. >>> coming up next, everybody sits down for our big thanksgiving meal and we give >>> all right. it's great to have our 30 all-star chefs around one thanksgiving table, which is amazing. don't forget their tips are online, but we thought we would get ready to wrap things up with some holiday thanksgiving thoughts. do you have a thought for the >> would you like to share it? >> you know what, great food and lots of friends and family. >> martha? >> i think of friendship and family and fun. >> that's how i feel at this table. we've got marcus samuelson here. we love having you all year long. what does this mean to you? >> thankfulness and deliciousness. look at this, all of the chefs and all the great friend. >> hoda. >> i love sittingex i know thanksgiving means a lot to you. tell us. >> stretch pant

but i make three or four >> savannah, you know what's funny? gigi is down here chowing down on this turkey. she said you know what i have to do after this? i have my fitting for the victoria's secret show. >> gigi, that's so funny. me too! >> a little bulge won't hurt. >> you might not want some of that oyster dressing. >> just a few seconds, we've got to see the upside down thing. the bread. now, your oven is preheated to 425. put this right in. here, john -- >> you're a strapping young man. >> put that in and then bring me this turkey. this has been in for 45 minutes at 425. >> that's all? >> yep. and now we flip it. see, we flip it. it's a little hot. >> well, be careful. >> and then are we adding our jus here? >> and then we butter it a little bit more. >> i've got to get to john for his dressing. >> flip it, put a little more butter on the breast and put it back in the oven. make sure you pour some turkey stock. >> how long in the oven? >> another two hours. >> great. >> and this is what it looks like. >> it looks gorgeous. good, right? >>

savannah? >> that's just awful. kerry sanders, thank you so much. we will look deeper into this and we have more in the next half hour on school bus safety and we'll take a closer look at why states still do not require seat belts on school busses. >>> we want to turn now to thanksgiving travel and some 40 million americans on the move and we have our travel center ready to help you make the most of your holiday. we have it covered this morning starting with steve carnacy with the rail, the roads and the airports. steve, what is going on here? >> specializing in gridlock. this is the number of americans who are hitting the roads. see if i can get this to work. it is up this year. the number of people that are going out and traveling the vast majority will be some flying and some taking trains. why is the number up this year? the economy is a little better and these are some of the lowest gas prices we've had in a while. the question of where people are going, we'll try to show you that if i can figure this screen out. the most popular destinations a

savannah? >> stephanie gosk, thank you. >> nbc news analyst juan zarati served as national deputy security advisor for combating terrorism during the george w. bush administration. juan, good to see you. good morning. >> good morning, matt. >> people are asking, was this terroris the boxes this guy checks off. he goes on facebook, expresses his anger over the way muslims are treated around the world, vows revenge. he mentions anwar al awlaki, the controversial american-born cleric with close ties to al qaeda. then he carries out an attack following what seems to be the playbook of isis. is it terrorism? >> well, it starts to check all the boxes, as you say, matt. it has the hallmarks in terms of narrative that al qaeda and isis has tried to inspire in. lone wolf attackers and those that follow their movement. the reference to anwar awlaki is significant because we've seen in awlaki's digital afterlife and influence over many of those who have been radicalized in the west. certainly the methodol

savannah says she thinks this i can't tell who that is. look at that. >> i love kareem abdul-jabbar was there. here's the deal. >> bruce springsteen. this was an incredible moment. but those speeches -- >> bill gates. >> bill gates and melinda gates. when president obama was talking about each individual and their accolades -- there's the queen. cecily tyson, a friend of ours. the michael jordan of, like you're the michael jordan of chefs. >> that was really cool. let's take a quick look at your weather and show you what we've got happening for you. starting off with possible delays getting out today. airport delays, chicago, detroit, indianapolis, less problems memphis, seattle and portland. and then getting home on sunday, boston and san francisco, big problems. kansas city, st. louis, not quite as much. >> do you waou >> she's starting to crack up. i think you need to give it to her. >> yesterday we celebrated dylan and her baby is coming very soon. this was our ladies lunch for dylan. her very first baby shower. the baby is coming soon

matt and savannah. >> peter alexander at trump tower. speaking of kellyanne conway, trump's campaign manager, she's with us now. kellyanne, good morning. i know it was a late night. congratulations to you on the campaign. >> thank you, savannah, thank you. >> can you tell us anything about this phone call that's been reported between president obama and mr. trump, what was said? how would you characterize it? >> it was a very warm conversation and we were happy to receive the call from the president. they had a great thorough conversation about mr. trump's victory. he was congratulated and i think they resolved to work together, which is exactly what this country needs, to get the current president and the president-elect and others who are in leadership positions to help unify and heal the country. we expect that the two gentlemen will be meeting soon. >> kellyanne, i have to ask you a question. for months and months now donald trump has been saying that the election is rigged. would president-elect trump now agree that the election is

matt and savannah? >> peter, thank you very much. >>> as peter just mentioned, president-elect trump has now asked retired army lieutenant general michael flynn to be his national security advisor. it is a key pick and it is not without controversy. nbc's white house correspondent kristen welker with more on morning to you. a retired three-star general, 57-year-old lieutenant general michael flynn has been a loyal supporter and top advisor to president-elect donald trump throughout his campaign. flynn is a combat veteran who, like his soon to be boss, is known for controversy and bucking tradition. retired lieutenant general michael flynn is a self-described maverick who, like president-elect donald trump, favors straight talk over political correctness. flynn ran the defense intelligence 2014, served as a top intelligence advisor in iraq to general stanley mcchrystal. but it is his loyalty, transition sources say, that was a critical part of trump's decision to pick him as national security advisor. >>

have we done that yet, savannah, mal matt? >> i'd like to see thes but i think either team winning is great for baseball. >> ivory ma have remained neutr switzerland. >> what about you, carson? >> i like what matt said. i think you know in the first two innings. if kluber has his magic, the indians will win. if the cubs get to him earlier, it will be a cubs victory. >> but they have their entire bullpen. >> and if it goes late, it could they played chapman last night. >> baseball, by the way. >> touchdown! >> carson, thanks. just ahead, ditch the denim? bad news for people of a certain age who like wearing jeans. >> we'll see about that. >>> and then the world's most connected model, ? ? hey, is this our turn? honey...our turn? yeah, we go left right here. (woman vo) great adventures are still out there. we'll find them in our subaru outback. (avo) love. we offered women a mystery beauty treatment. what made their skin more radiant? what?! wait! only dove has 1/4 moisturizing cream. smooth dewy skin. dove, your daily beauty tr

oh, savannah. steals and deals is sponsored by american express, founding partner of small business saturday. shop small this saturday. >> all right, time for a special edition of jill's steals and deals. we're gearing up for small business saturday with exclusive deals on items to jump start your holiday shopping. maybe you need to treat yourself. jill martin is here with the deals. i love it because these are all family businesses, small businesses, not big so gifts or most of us are shopping for ourselves at this point. >> exactly. >> let's start with the barrel poncho. the retail, $565. these are 100% italian cashmere, so comfy and cozy. we're showing two here, but available in six colors. spotted on fans like sarah jessica parker and rihanna. the deal is $75, 86% off. >> that is an amazing deal. and there's six colors? >> six colors and you can see them all on today.com. >> incng >> the peter blair ties that retail $60 to $100. matt wore the bow tie that time so maybe this could be my holiday

. >> reporter: hey, savannah, matt, good morning. nbc news has confirmed that the trump team had inquired whether it would be possible and legal clearances during the transition. but no formal request was made. it would have been unprecedented. would be unprecedented for those clearances to be extended to the president's children. late monday though a trump transition official said that no request was made and said that one is not likely to be coming. this all comes just hours after president obama called on americans to unite behind his successor urging them to give him a chance. president obama this morning touching down in greece lea take-aways about the president-elect. >> campaigning is different from governing. i think he recognizes that. >> reporter: the president refusing to criticize his successor but warning of unique obstacles ahead. >> this office has a way of waking you up and those aspects of his positions or predispositions that don't match up with reality, he will find shaken up pretty quick. >> i don't think he is id

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savannah? >> kristen welker in washington, thank you. >>> now to this alarming story we mentioned at the top of the show. isis calling next week's thanksgiving day parade here in new york city an excellent target. >> the terror group's message appeared in the latest edition of a propaganda magazine and featured a photo of the iconic parade. city officials say there is no specific threat. john miller, the nypd's deputy commissioner intelligence and counterterrorism, looking to re-assure potential spectators. >> we do get calls. we run those leads down. to date, nothing that we found overly concerning. >> miller says the department has had measures in place for several years now to stop potential attacks on the parade. >>> also this morning, we are mourning the loss of one of our own. award winning journalist gwen ifill. she died on monday at the age of 61 after a battle with cancer. gwen was one of the most respected people in our industry, breaking gender and racial barriers. during her career,

the victim parked his vehicle here, a short time later on savannah street he was gunned down. >> she heard gunshots, so she went to the window and she saw a dead body. so she called me crying, hysterical. tom: gary jones says his 14-year-old daughter is coming home from school. she should be finishing her homework and going to the halloween party we had planned. tom: the shooting happened just as children all over the neighborhood were coming out. >> children coming up for a great time and here we have another family hurting. tom: the victim was a 27-year-old man. the police say this was a drive-by along savannah street and the victim was found lying in this parking lot. [ the violence is nothing new. >> when do the mayor, the chief of police say enough is enough? tom: they want more police action in ward eight. >> i'm sick and tired. we have a war on terror right here in southeast. tom: the police tell me tonight they are looking for a small along the street and the gunfire came out of it. it might have been a honda civic or a nissan sentra. live in southeast, tom roussey, abc 7 new

sheldon: -- dock collapsed in savannah georgia. it happened last night. the dock connects passengers to a ferry crossing, and suddenly gave way, dumping the victims into the savannah river. >> it is collapsed and i thought i was dying. adrienne: the firefighter who died suffered some kind of medical condition. investigators are trying to figure out why the dock collapsed. new tonight, the coast guard arrives to help a drifting and sinking scalloper boat. the 72-footer was 5 miles off the coast of new bedford in maine. the captain says he put the boat on auto pilot to take a bathroom break. that's when it hit a rock ledge, causing the motor to shut down and take on water. a copter crew came with pumps to safely rescue the 5 men and one woman on board. >> the captain seemed a little bit disoriented and he wasn't wet, so i don't think he was hypothermic. the crew beached the boat and continued to pump water. it was hauling 5,000 pounds of scallops. sheldon: you might have them in your neighborhood speed bumps designed to help , slow traffic. but as wisn-12 n

matt and savannah? >> peter, thank you. >>> another big person until pick, steve bannon, will serve as donald trump's chief strategist and senior counselor. it is a pick that immediately caught some controversy. nbc's hallie jackson in washington with more on that. hallie, good morning. >> reporter: hey there, savannah, good morning to you. steve bannon, the former head of breitbart news, has been a controversial figure in the president-elect's orbit from the his supporters are now applauding his new white house role. critics are growing very concerned about what kind of world he might bring to the west wing. often on stage with his boss, steve bannon now in the spotlight after helping to propel donald trump to the presidency, promoted to chief strategist in a position to shape the future president's policies. ban be, one of trump's first appointments, and already his most controversial. before joining trump's campaign news, a site with often offensive headlines like this one calling a conservative colu

matt and savannah. >> already. thank you very much. >>> we will take a no turn we have another look at our weather. you'reking at texas. >> we have wet weather for our friends down in the southern tip of texas from corpus christi into del rio texas. a quarter of an inch or so. we're 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. we have near record temperatures stretching from the plains mild from the southwest and the central plains. gusty winds ahead of the cold front. here in the east ast, w looking at lots of sunshine from weather at any time you need it. go to the weather channel on cable. >> thank you. >>> coming u next, as president-elonalect dtrump heads to the white house, we'll give you a look at what you can expect in his fst 100 days in office. first, these messages. chocolate. levian chocolate diamonds. only levian, masters of jewelry design for centuries... ...makes jewelry with rare chocolate diamonds. for t

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matt and savannah? >> peter, thank you. >>> another big person until pick, steve bannon, will serve as donald trump's chief strategist and senior counselor. it is a pick that immediately caught some controversy. nbc's hallie jackson in washington with more on that. hallie, good morning. >> reporter: hey there, savannah, good morning to you. steve bannon, the former head of breitbart news, has been a controversial figure in the president-elect's orbit from the moment he came on board late in role. critics are growing very concerned about what kind of world he might bring to the west wing. often on stage with his boss, steve bannon now in the spotlight after helping to propel donald trump to the presidency, promoted to chief strategist in a position to shape the future president's policies. ban be, one of trump's first appointments, and already his most controversial. before joining trump's campaign in august, bannon led breitbart offensive headlines like this one calling a conservative columnist a renega

savannah? >> stephanie gosk, thank you. >>> nbc news analyst juan zarati served as national deputy security advisor for combating terrorism during the george w. bush administration. juan, good to see you. good morning. >> good morning, matt. >> people are asking, was this terrorism. let me just go through some of the he goes on facebook, expresses his anger over the way muslims are treated around the world, vows revenge. he mentions anwar al awlaki, the controversial american-born cleric with close ties to al qaeda. then he carries out an attack following what seems to be the playbook of isis. is it terrorism? >> well, it starts to check all the boxes, as you say, matt. it has the hallmarks in terms of the sense of grievance and the lone wolf attackers and those that follow their movement. the reference to anwar awlaki is significant because we've seen in awlaki's digital afterlife and influence over many of those who have been radicalized in the west. certainly the methodology here tracks with

savannah? >> stephanie gosk, thank you. >>> nbc news analyst juan zarati served as national deputy security advisor for combating terrorism during the george w. bush administration. juan, good to see >> people are asking, was this terrorism. let me just go through some of the boxes this guy checks off. he goes on facebook, expresses his anger over the way muslims are treated around the world, vows revenge. he mentions anwar al awlaki, the controversial american-born cleric with close ties to al qaeda. then he carries out an attack following what seems to be the playbook of isis. is it terrorism? >> well, it starts to check all the boxes, as you say, matt. the sense of grievance and the narrative that al qaeda and isis has tried to inspire in. lone wolf attackers and those that follow their movement. the reference to anwar awlaki is significant because we've seen in awlaki's digital afterlife and influence over many of those who have been radicalized in the west. certainly the methodology here t