i'm al, along with tamron. the one, the only, harry connick jr. so great, because normally i'm not here, you're filling in for me. >> i've missed you. you know how i can tell that i morning, i had such a nice feeling in my heart because i've known you for so many years. i saw you sitting there, i said oh, al's here today. >> is that what you said? >> i did. it is good to see you. >> yesterday i was making dinner after i had gotten home, turned on channel 5 here in new york and watched your show just in time for back it up. >> now whenever i see harry i instantly back it up. do people do that just when they see you? >> people are sending in videos of themselves backing it up. >> i guess we should explain this. or not. just leave it out there. figure it out. >> love that. >> it's on your show. speaking of which, you've got something kind of fun going on tonight. these tiny houses are all the rage. people are downsizing. you've teamed up with shark vacuums which is great because that doesn't suck -- >> see? that's why i missed al so much. only al can

tamron's right. you want to use the fire extinguisher. you cut -- can't put baking soda. >> i keep two fire extinguishers toward the back. >> in case a cat attacks. >> now talking about thin ice. lot of thin ice out there. people this week playing on lakes. ice gives way from under. you end up in the icy water. a, kick your legs and move your arms to increase circulation. b, take off your heavy winter clothing to stay afloat, or c, swim to the edge of the ice and pull yourself up ow >> you're learning. >> i am going to say a. >> you're going to say a? wrong. the answer is -- c. good job, al roker. you want to swim to the edge of the ledge of the ice, pull yourself up and roll yourself -- >> what if the ice is thin? >> jeff, it's going to break. >> you have to keep going to the place where it -- >> keep going to the place where it will briefly support you. way. >> yes. then roll away. tornadoes are incredibly dapg dangerous. say you survive a tornado. in the aftermath, stay inside your house. b, evacuate the area when the tornado passes. o

. >>> and tamron has a look at how >>> and tamron has a look at how they're decking walgreenhey!esents a holiday -hey!miracle. this is for you. you didn't really have to... getting the gift you almost kept for yourself? now that's a holiday mini miracle. and it's easy to create your own at walgreens... with 30 percent off photo purchases, just around the corner. walgreens. at the corner of happy and healthy. wewe... get... angry. so cancer, you've got two options. get out of the way or get rolled over. give now to the american cancer society. impressive linda. it seems age isn't slowing you down. but your immune system weakens as you get older increasing the risk for me, the shingles virus. i've been lurking inside you since you had chickenpox. i could surface anytime as a painful, blistering rash. one in three people get me in their lifetime, linda. will it be you? and that's why linda got me zostavax, a single shot vaccine. i'm working to boost linda's immune system to help protect her against you, shingles. zostavax is a vaccine used to prevent shingles in adults fifty years o

tamron is on her way outside right now. tamron. >> i'm about to give two -- come on! it is a holiday! let me see! let me see! ?? >> okay. here! all right. now, can you guess what the remote control is for? >> a television. look at this. a 65-inch lg oledhnology only by o lg that gives you super amazing quality. the flat screen -- as thick as a credit card! can you believe that? dylan, back in to you! >> for those of you watching at home, you have the chance to win a 65-inch lg sup ultra high-d8500 series smart tv. the quality is four times better than full hd. go to facebook.com/take's take. don't forget to like us. >>> up next, tamron reaches new heights and gets a rare view of new york city from part of the empire state building very few people have ever seen. ws. can tell what i'm thinking, just by looking in my eyes. but what they didn't know was that i had dry, itchy eyes. i used artificial tears from the moment i woke up... ...to the moment i went to bed. so i finally decided to show my eyes some love,... ...some eyelove. eyelove means having a chat with your ey

i'm tamron hall. how could you confess to a crime you didn't commit? it seems to defy logic and common sense, and yet it does happen. advocates say, far more often than any of us realize. here's keith morrison with "the interrogation." >> a freak snowstorm. like an omen. smothered the little town in the blue ridge mountains. february 19th, 2003, just before 9:00 a.m. winter or no, virginia was unused to this. the white blanket, a piercing sound. fire alarm. now the snow storm was the last thing on the fire chief's mind. >> the tone went off for fire of occupants possibly trapped ramps everything up to full force. >> the alarm on a quiet street lined with starter homes. >> a lot of kids in the neighborhood. you are running a lot of things through your mind when you go in there? who are the occupants that you're going to have to rescue? >> the fire trucks raced to the home of a recently separated woman named ann charles and her three children. thick black smoke poured from the second story eaves. part o

i'm tamron hall. thanks for watching. >>> it's never good news when the phone rings at 5:00 in the morning. i knew something wasn't right. he just began sobbing and saying no, no, something horrible must have happened. >> it was just before midnight when the shooting started. >> had been shot multiple times. he was on the ground face down. >> a man was dead, but not just any man. >> how do you kill superman? how is superman dead? >> he was an olympian, and a father, killed, his wife says, by an intruder in his own back yard. >> describe them to me. how fast they were. >> pop, pop, pop. >> but if her husband was dead outside, why was the gun found hidden inside? and what other secrets were hidden away? >> sometimes she would say things like, i'd be better off if dave wasn't around. >> was her husband defending his family, or was she? >> she rose that night. >> the mystery may not be who did it, but why. >> the truth will come out and justice will be served. i have to believe that. >> welcome to "dateli

i'm tamron hall. they were sold a five-star experience. the passengers that boarded the "costa concordia" in january 2012 for a seven-day mediterranean cruise and high expectations as they watched the ship fade into the distance, bound for some of the most beautiful cities. soon they'd all be locked in a life-or-death struggle to escape. 32 of them didn't survive. this is the story of six who did in their own words with personal detail and raw emotion, telling what happened one tragic night aboard the ship that had it all. here's "the wreck of the "costa concordia."" >> i had never seen a ship this big. just the size of it. how does a human being build something like this? >> it looked like a hotel. >> it was huge. and it was beautiful. >> marble floor, wood panelling. there's brass and glass and just all sorts of ornamentation and it was really like stepping into a whole different world. >> it was massive. it was just completely insane. >> we got on to the "costa concordia" on january 9th at barcelon

tamron's right. you want to use the fire extinguisher. you cut -- can't put baking soda. >> i keep two fire extinguishers in my house. one toward the kitchen and one >> now talking about thin ice. lot of thin ice out there. people this week playing on lakes. ice gives way from under. you end up in the icy water. a, kick your legs and move your arms to increase circulation. b, take off your heavy winter clothing to stay afloat, or c, swim to the edge of the ice and pull yourself up slowly. >> c. >> a. >> i'm >> you're learning. >> i am going to say a. >> you're going to say a? wrong. the answer is -- c. good job, al roker. you want to swim to the edge of the ledge of the ice, pull yourself up and roll yourself -- >> what if the ice is thin? >> jeff, it's going to break. >> you have to keep going to the place where it -- >> keep going to the place where it will briefly support you. way. >> yes. then roll away. tornadoes are incredibly dapg dangerous. say you survive a tornado. in the aftermath, stay inside your house. b, evacuate the area w

i'm tamron hall. thanks for watching. >>> they surrounded me like a pack of wolves and they said, go get those crime scene photos of her mama and daddy. i was trying to cover my face. and i was putting my hands over my face. he said you did this. you. and i said, i did not. >> a sprawling southern family with a pair of church-going grand parents at its heart. >> they're definitely the most loving individuals i've ever met in my life. >> there was no way it was supposed to end like this. >> she took me by the hand and said, sugar and charlie have been murdered. >> the former church deacon and his wife, who on earth would want them dead. >> it doesn't make sense. they were loved by everyone. >> everyone, maybe. but their own daughter who admit today a bitter, simmers dispute. >> she needed her stepfather and mother dead so she could get her property back. >> evidence pointed to her boyfriend as an accomplice. >> blood on the shoe, he was there. >> or was he? >> no hair, no fingerprint, no dna? >> nothin

. >> i'm tamron hall. matt, savannah and al are already in place for the 90th macy's thanksgiving day parade. >> that is our top story this morning. it is time for the festivities to get under way with 16 giant character balloons, 26 floats, 1,100 cheerleaders, and 16 marching bands and performance groups. >> matt and savannah have their hosting hats on in herald square. >> good morning! happy thpanksgiving. here's standing here on 34th behind us you may get a glimpse of the show "waitress" performing on broadway. >> i'm wondering if the preparation of the latte will be up to your standards. this is the 90th year of the parade so it is all about tradition today. they're bringing back some old traditions. there's always something new and exciting. we're going to have a lot more about the parade just ahead. >> the weather is cooperating. this year because of what seem to be a pointed threat against this parade. stephanie rule is along the parade route where millions will have fun today but where the nypd wil

i'm tamron hall. beverly carter was well known in little rock, arkansas. she was a beloved mother, wife, and a successful real estate broker with a long list of clients. then she vanished. like all too many missing persons cases, police knew it was a race against time to find her before it was too late. here's andrea canning with "the client." >> beverly carter was making a name for herself in little rock, arkansas. >> her face was in the paper every week. >> she had a billboard on one of the busiest interstates with her face on it. >> as a top selling realtor, beverly carter had become somewhat of a local celebrity. with her infectious smile, she put house hunters at ease. trusted to find the perfect home like she often did. >> nobody can do it like beverly could. >> but there was a down side to celebrity. >> this realtor had a target on her back. >> she did and she didn't know it. >> for beverly, being a realtor was more than closing the deal. >> was see in the perfect job for her personality? >> ye

tamron's right. you want to use the fire extinguisher. you cut -- can't put baking soda. >> i keep two fire extinguishers toward the back. >> in case a cat attacks. >> now talking about thin ice. lot of thin ice out there. people this week playing on lakes. ice gives way from under. you end up in the icy water. a, kick your legs and move your arms to increase circulation. b, take off your heavy winter clothing to stay afloat, or c, swim to the edge of the ice and pull yourself up sl >> you're learning. >> i am going to say a. >> you're going to say a? wrong. the answer is -- c. good job, al roker. you want to swim to the edge of the ledge of the ice, pull yourself up and roll yourself -- >> what if the ice is thin? >> jeff, it's going to break. >> you have to keep going to the place where it -- >> keep going to the place where it will briefly support you. way. >> yes. then roll away. tornadoes are incredibly dapg dangerous. say you survive a tornado. in the aftermath, stay inside your house. b, evacuate the area when the tornado passes. o

tamron's right. you want to use the fire extinguisher. you cut -- can't put baking soda. >> i keep two fire extinguishers in my house. one toward the kitchen and one >> now talking about thin ice. lot of thin ice out there. people this week playing on lakes. ice gives way from under. you end up in the icy water. a, kick your legs and move your arms to increase circulation. b, take off your heavy winter clothing to stay afloat, or c, swim to the edge cof the ice an pull yourself up slowly. >> c. >> a. >> i'm >> you're learning. >> i am going to say a. >> you're going to say a? wrong. the answer is -- c. good job, al roker. you want to swim to the edge of the ledge of the ice, pull yourself up and roll yourself -- >> what if the ice is thin? >> jeff, it's going to break. >> you have to keep going to the place where it -- >> keep going to the place where it will briefly support you. way. >> yes. then roll away. tornadoes are incredibly dapg r dangerous. say you survive a tornado. in the aftermath, stay inside your house. b, evacuate the area

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. >>> and tamron has a look at how >>> and tamron has a look at how they're decking walgreens presents a holiday mini miracle. you didn't really have to... getting the gift you almost kept for yourself? now that's a holiday mini miracle. and it's easy to create your own at walgreens... with 30 percent off photo purchases, just around the corner. walgreens. at the corner of happy and healthy. we're only human. we... get... angry. or get rolled over. give now to the american cancer society. impressive linda. it seems age isn't slowing you down. but your immune system weakens as you get older increasing the risk for me, the shingles virus. i've been lurking inside you since you had chickenpox. i could surface anytime as a painful, blistering rash. one in three people get me in their lifetime, linda. avax, a single shot vaccine. i'm working to boost linda's immune system to help protect her against you, shingles. zostavax is a vaccine used to prevent shingles in adults fifty years of age and older. zostavax does not protect everyone and cannot be used to treat shingles or the nerve pain th

tamron? >> kristen welker. >>> with thanksgiving's move the beautiful backdrop, among other things. thanks so much. >> indeed. >>> cnbc's chief washington correspondent john harwood is keeping an eye on all of this this morning. john, happy thanksgiving. good morning. >> happy thanksgiving to you guys. >> start off with the new information reported by kristen welker that donald trump has chosen to attend two. these are daily. mike pence has attended them. what's this tell you? >> like the intelligence officials kristen just quoted, i think it is a little too early to draw too many sweeping conclusions. however, it underscores concerns about donald trump on two grounds. one, the lack of experience that he brings to the job, especially with foreign policy and intelligence issues. attention span. donald trump is not somebody who is honed in on topics in the deep-dive way that kristen referred to like president obama did when he was transitioning to the job. i think people are going to expect tha

tamron? >> kristen welker. >>> with thanksgiving's move the beautiful backdrop, among other things. thanks so much. >> indeed. >>> cnbc's chief washington correspondent john harwood is keeping an eye on all of this this morning. john, happy thanksgiving. good morning. >> happy thanksgiving to you guys. intelligence briefings. new information reported by chrkristen welker that donald tp has chosen to attend two. these are daily. mike pence has attended them. what's this tell you? >> like the intelligence officials kristen just quoted, i think it is a little too early to draw too many sweeping conclusions. however, it underscores concerns about donald trump on two grounds. one, the lack of experience that he brings to the job, especially with foreign policy and intelligence issues. attention span. donald trump is not somebody who is honed in on topics in the dee deep-dive way that kristen referred to like president obama did when he was transitioning to the job. i think people are going to expe

i'm al, along with tamron. the one, the only, harry connick jr. so great, because normally i'm not here, you're filling in for me. you know how i can tell that i like you? because when i saw you this morning, i had such a nice feeling in my heart because i've known you for so many years. i saw you sitting there, i said oh, al's here today. >> is that what you said? >> i did. it is good to see you. >> yesterday i was making dinner after i had gotten home, turned on channel 5 here in new york and watched your show just in time for back it up. >> now whenever i see harry i instantly back it up. do people do that just when they see you? >> of themselves backing it up. i'm backing it up. >> i guess we should explain this. or not. just leave it out there. figure it out. >> love that. >> it's on your show. speaking of which, you've got something kind of fun going on tonight. these tiny houses are all the rage. people are downsizing. you've teamed up with shark vacuums which is great because that doesn't suck -- >> see? that's why i missed al so much. onl

i'm tamron hall. thank you for watching. >>> she had missed a meeting and then not to hear from her, this isn't right. it would have been impossible to get up every day knowing that she was gone. i had to believe we would find her alive. >> text her, she always got right back. >> i've seen her step out of the shower to answer her phone. >> then one day she didn't. >> immediately my spidey senses were high. >> where was nailah? >> i sent her an e-mail all caps, "are you alive?" >> there was no sign of her. and such a confusing trail of clues, even the calls to 911 were silent. >> no voice, no struggles could be heard. >> this could be kind of eerie. >> yes, it is. >> in my heart, i knew she's not coming back. >> one of the suspects had an alibi, until a camera caught him in a lie. >> he lived a life of a lot of smoke and mirrors. >> and the strangest clue of all. there in an empty parking lot. >> six perfectly stacked cardboard boxes. >> why were they there? what was in them? >> it was right adjacent t

i'm tamron along with dylan and our very special guest co-host who for halloween you went as a -- >> wizard. >> and the spell that you cast was what? >> the spell that i cast is the reason i'm here today. nobody knew it, but i'm back as a result of the spell that i cast. >> what's that song, i put a spell on you? >> yeah, put a spell on you. >> did you feel it? >> i didn't intend for that to happen, i just ended up here. >> all of a sudden i'm writing e-mails, we need to have harry back, we need to have harry back where's harry. al roker, though, my goodness, he is hanging out in cleveland. game seven now, guys. that was the spell. >> it's crazy. >> kind of fun for a world series. >> it's so fun. >> for these two teams that either one will go down in history and it's just going back and forth. you never know. >> but that's what you want. >> exactly. >> you hope for that. >> a sweep would have been so disappointing. >> and half is pulling for cleveland and the other half is you don't know what's going to happen. >> you've got a big month ahead on your show. you're doing a whole "ameri

i'm al, along with tamron. our special guest co-host, actress, writer, producer, gilmore girl lauren graham. this is so exciting! >> so exciting for me, too. >> can i fan girl over everything about you right now. >> you look fantastic and you smell good, too, which you at home might not know. >> she smells like cookies. >> that's really true. the fandom over "gilmore girls." the return. were you prepared for it? >> no. it is still very surprising. it is my honor to be in this show again and i just am so relieved that people largely seem to be pleased with the reboot as opposed to hideously >> that's right. the reaction's been terrific. it is four parts, kind of like a year. it's all four seasons. which is so exciting. we got a clip of your character chatting with her daughter, rory, when she moves back home. >> you remember to label my boxes because i know where nothing is. my boots, my coats, my underwear. >> you have no idea where your underwear is? >> could be at lane's. >> you've been without your underwear

that was picked by tamron and signed by jordin and later ebayed by me. whate' these two kings like that. over here, we have the two red kings. they go like that. al, put out your hand. i'm going to put this right here. put your other hand right over top so nobody can see. i've got the card picked by you, signed by you. you are holding on to those. watch really closely here. >> listen. >> that was cool. but here's what's crazy. we are a little bit away. i haven't touched you. lift off your hand a little bit there. move the cards aside. between the two red ones you'll see one upside down. pull that out. >> oh, come on! >> stop! stop it! >> get out! unbelievable. wow. jason, thank you. you're performing at the new victory theater here in new york november 18 through the 27. we're back in a moment. but first this is "today" on >>> look at this. lly. she pretty mucvoririncess dre every single day, more than 8,000 men and women smarter, more resilient system... so the 3 1/2 million people we serve have the energy they need. ? we serve new england, and energy b

i'm tamron hall. thanks for watching. >>> this is what tropical paradise looks like. >> one of the places which i loved so much, so beautiful, so vibrant. >> this woman looked at my dad and said "take your kids and run." >> oh, my god, it's a tsunami. >> it was like being gripped by a fist. >> could you feel the metal and the wood just crushing you like you're in a massive trash compactor. >> my chest hurt so much, i couldn't hold my breath anymore. >> the hardest thing was the sound. it has been haunting me. not just wave and water but metal crushing. >> how could anybody survive something like this? >> i had no way to escape and i knew i was facing death. >> i'm going to die. this is not how you die. you're going to survive this. >> i survived -- >> i survived. >> i survived. >> i survived the 2004 tsunami in thailand. it has changed my life forever. >>> welcome to "dateline extra." i'm tamron hall. the 2004 indian ocean tsunami was one of the worst natural disasters in modern history, killing an es

tamron's right. you want to use the fire extinguisher. you cut -- can't put baking soda. >> i keep two fire extinguishers in my house. one toward the kitchen and one toward the back. >> in case a cat attacks. >> now talking about thin ice. lot of thin ice out there. people this week playing on lakes. ice gives way from under. you end up in the icy water. a, kick your legs and move your arms to increase circulation. b, take off your heavy winter clothing to stay afloat, or c, swim to the edge cof the ice an pull yourself up slowly. >> c. >> a. >> i'm a loser here. >> you're learning. >> i am going to say a. >> you're going to say a? wrong. the answer is -- c. good job, al roker. you want to swim to the edge of the ledge of the ice, pull yourself up and roll yourself -- >> what if the ice is thin? >> jeff, it's going to break. >> you have to keep going to the place where it -- >> keep going to the place where it will briefly support you. >> you are like piecingy you ei way. >> yes. then roll away. tornadoes are incredibly dapg ru dangerous.

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tamron? >> kristen welker. >>> with thanksgiving's move the beautiful backdrop, among other things. thanks so much. >> indeed. >>> cnbc's chief washington correspondent john harwood is keeping an eye on all of this this morning. john, happy thanksgiving. good morning. >> happy thanksgiving to you guys. >> start offh new information reported by kristen welker that donald trump has chosen to attend two. these are daily. mike pence has attended them. what's this tell you? >> like the intelligence officials kristen just quoted, i think it is a little too early to draw too many sweeping conclusions. however, it underscores concerns about donald trump on two grounds. one, the lack of experience that he brings to the job, especially with foreign policy and intelligence issues. attention span. donald trump is not somebody who is honed in on topics in the deep-dive way that kristen referred to like president obama did when he was transitioning to the job. i think people are going to expect that unless

. >>> and tamron has a look at how >>> and tamron has a look at how they're decking walgreens presents a holiday mini miracle. hey! -hey! getting the gift you almost kept for yourself? now that's a holiday mini miracle. and it's easy to create your own at walgreens... with 30 percent off photo purchases, just around the corner. walgreens. at the corner of happy and healthy. we're only human. we... get... angry. so cancer, you've got two options. or get rolled over. give now to the american cancer society. impressive linda. it seems age isn't slowing you down. but your immune system weakens as you get older increasing the risk for me, the shingles virus. i've been lurking inside you since you had chickenpox. i could surface anytime as a painful, blistering rash. one in three people get me in their lifetime, linda. will it be you? i'm working to boost linda's immune system to help protect her against you, shingles. zostavax is a vaccine used to prevent shingles in adults fifty years of age and older. zostavax does not protect everyone and cannot be used to treat shingles or the nerve pai

to own a tamron lens. >> but tamron should take pictures with the tamron lens. >> the problem is it is a very complex lens. i'm still learning. i'm working on it but i am going to do i am going to thing to take the take" holiday pictures. >> donald trump gmade his first picks for chief of staff. rnc chair reince priebus and chief strategist is steve bannon, former head of the conservative news site, breitbart. >> which is highly controversial. highly controversial decision made there. people wondering what his role will be. advisor. that's what his role essentially at this point is described as. last night on "60 minutes," donald trump in his first tv interview since becoming president-elect, with leslie stahl, one of the best in the business. talking about the racial slurs that continue to divide this country. here's what he had to say about those allegations. >> i am very surprised to hear that. i hate to hear that. i hate -- >> but you do hear it. >> i don't >> on social media? >> it is a very small amount. again, i think -- >> do you want to say anything to those people? >> i wo

to own a tamron lens. >> but tamron should take pictures with the tamron lens. >> the problem is it is a very complex lens. i'm still learning. i'm working on it but i am going to i am going to take the "today's take" holiday pictures. >> donald trump made his first picks for chief of staff. rnc chair reince priebus and chief strategist is steve bannon, former head of the conservative news site, breitbart. >> which is highly controversial. highly controversial decision made there. president obama's senior advisor. that's what his role essentially at this point is described as. last night on "60 minutes," donald trump in his first tv interview since becoming president-elect, with leslie stahl, one of the best in the business. talking about the racial slurs that continue to divide this country. here's what he had to say about those allegations. >> i am very surprised to hear that. i hate to hear that. i hate -- >> but you do hea >> i don't hear it. i saw one or two instances. >> on social media? >> it is a very small amount. again, i think -- >> do you want to say anything to those pe

tamron's right. you want to use the fire extinguisher. you cut -- can't put baking one toward the kitchen and one toward the back. >> in case a cat attacks. >> now talking about thin ice. lot of thin ice out there. people this week playing on lakes. ice gives way from under. you end up in the icy water. a, kick your legs and move your arms to increase circulation. b, take off your heavy winter clothing to stay afloat, or c, swim to the edge cof >> c. >> a. >> i'm a loser here. >> you're learning. >> i am going to say a. >> you're going to say a? wrong. the answer is -- c. good job, al roker. you want to swim to the edge of the ledge of the ice, pull yourself up and roll yourself -- >> what if the ice is thin? >> jeff, it's going to break. >> you have to keep going to the place where it -- >> keep going to the place where it will briefly support you. way. >> yes. then roll away. tornadoes are incredibly dapg dangerous. say you survive a tornado. in the aftermath, stay inside your house. b, evacuate the area when the tornado passes. or c, s

. >>> and tamron has a look at how >>> and tamron has a look at how they're decking this is for you. you didn't really have to... getting the gift you almost kept for yourself? now that's a holiday mini miracle. and it's easy to create your own at walgreens... with 30 percent off photo purchases, just around the corner. walgreens. at the corner of happy and healthy. so cancer, you've got two options. get out of the way or get rolled over. give now to the american cancer society. impressive linda. it seems age isn't slowing you down. but your immune system weakens as you get older increasing the risk for me, the shingles virus. i've been lurking inside you since you had chickenpox. will it be you? and that's why linda got me zostavax, a single shot vaccine. i'm working to boost linda's immune system to help protect her against you, shingles. zostavax is a vaccine used to prevent shingles in adults fifty years of age and older. zostavax does not protect everyone and cannot be used to treat shingles or the nerve pain that may follow it. you should not get zostavax if you are allergic to

you always get disappointed. >> no. >> tamron -- >> i beat bobby flay. >> yes, you did. handily. >> what about the show? >>ou >> this was from the last hour. this is like the turducken of pastry. it's got -- >> its pea's pumpkin puree choc chip cake sandwiched around a pecan pie. >> it's a new trend. what's it called? >> pike. >> pie-cake thing. >> sugar rush. >> if you could have cake in a pie what kind of cake would you definitely apple pie and the cake would be like a banana cream pie. >> i didn't see that coming. >> that's because it is healthy. it is fruit. >> of course. i'd go with a caramel cake with an apple pie. >> you know, that's really good. i like that. >> key lime pie would be my pie. and then my cake would just be vanilla cake. is that too >> if you'd go on our facebook page and give us your combo. your cake-pie combo. so #pike. okay? #pike. >> what about key lime pie with like a cream cheese chocolate cake. >> i'm not into chocolate and key lime. >> our facebook page blew up on friday. toys for christmas. >> like a furby -- >> with these toys that take of

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to own a tamron lens. >> but tamron should take pictures with the tamron lens. >> the problem is it is a very complex lens. i'm still learning. i'm working on it but i am going to i am going to take the "today's take" holiday pictures. >> donald trump made his first picks for chief of staff. rnc chair reince priebus and chief strategist is steve bannon, former head of the conservative news site, breitbart. >> which is highly controversial. highly controversial decision made there. people wondering what his role president obama's senior advisor. that's what his role essentially at this point is described as. last night on "60 minutes," donald trump in his first tv interview since becoming president-elect, with leslie stahl, one of the best in the business. talking about the racial slurs that continue to divide this country. here's what he had to say about those allegations. >> i am very surprised to hear that. i hate to hear that. i hate -- >> but you do hear it. i saw one or two instances. >> on social media? >> it is a very small amount. again, i think -- >> do you want to say anyt

tamron? >> kristen welker. >>> with thanksgiving's move the beautiful backdrop, among other things. thanks so much. >> indeed. >>> cnbc's chief washington correspondent john harwood is keeping an eye on all of this this morning. john, happy thanksgiving. good morning. >> happy tsg intelligence briefings. new information reported by kristen welker that donald trump has chosen to attend two. these are daily. mike pence has attended them. what's this tell you? >> like the intelligence officials kristen just quoted, i think it is a little too early to draw too many sweeping conclusions. however, it underscores concerns about donald trump on two grounds. one, the lack of experience that he brings to the job, especially with foreign policy and attention span. donald trump is not somebody who is honed in on topics in the deep-dive way that kristen referred to like president obama did when he was transitioning to the job. i think people are going to expect that unless he turns over national security

. >> i'm tamron hall. happy thanksgiving. matt, savannah and al are already in place for the 90th macy's thanksgiving day parade. >> that is our top story this morning. it is time for the festivities to get under way with 16 giant character balloons, 26 floats, 1,100 cheerleaders, and 16 marching bands and performance groups. >> matt and s savannah have the hosting hats on in herald square. >> good morning! happy thpanksgiving. here's standing here on 34th street in front of macy's. behind us you may get a glimpse of the show "waitress" performing on broadway. >> i'm wondering if the preparation of the latte will be up to your standards. this is the 90th year of the parade so it is all about tradition today. they're bringing back some old traditions. there's always something new and exciting. we're going to have a lot more about the parade just ahead. >> the weather is cooperating. of course, security is a big concern every year, especially this year because of what seem to be a pointed threat against this parade. stephanie r

. >> i'm tamron hall. happy thanksgiving. matt, savannah and al are already in place for the 90th macy's thanksgiving day parade. >> that is our top story this morning. it is time for the festivities to get under way with 16 giant character balloons, 26 floats, 1,100 cheerleaders, and 16 marching bands and performance groups. >> matt and savannah have their hosting hats on in herald square. >> good morning! happy thpanksgiving. here's standing here on 34th street in front of macy's. behind us you may get a glimpse of the show "waitress" performing on broadway. >> i'm wondering if the preparation of the latte will be up to your standards. this is the 90th year of the parade so it is all about tradition today. they're bringing back some old traditions. there's always something new and exciting. we're going to have a lot more about the parade just ahead. >> the weather is cooperating. of course, security is a big concern every year, especially this year because of what seem to be a pointed threat against this parade. stephanie r

. >> i'm tamron hall. matt and savannah are off after a busy day hosting the macy's thanksgiving parade. >> and everybody got to know her as carol brady and the "today" show got to know her better. her publicist confirmed she died of heart failure on thursday at cedars-sinai medical center where she was surrounded by her loved ones. >> she was known as america's mom, carol brady. ? here's a story of a lovely lady who was bringing up three verylo >> for five seasons in 1969 and years after in reruns. that lovely lady, florence henderson stars on "the brady brunch," at a widow with three daughters marrying a widower with three sons. >> she helped raise three kids family could work an idea years ahead of its time. >> that was a memorable event. >> born in indiana, henderson was the youngest of 10 children and she was in a string of shows on broadway before getting her big break, that big break coming right here on the "today" show. she was in every sense of the word a "today" show original. in 1959, she was h

i'm al along with tamron and dylan. i'm still chuckling over our open. with this momentous election of any generation probably and >> people care about wrinkles. >> but also life goes on. i was just doing the hit on the social media and the reaction from people. they kept saying when is this going to happen. when is this election. it's happened and you realize that you've still got to get up with your children, you still have to look forward to the birth of your child. there's halloween next year and costumes. we try to figure out who we are. it's democracy. >> 16 years ago we had a split between the popular electoral college. we look at the latest results and we're seeing right now that as we look at democracy plaza, even though donald trump leads -- obviously has won the electoral college, in the popular vote, hillary clinton is winning. >> currently, we've not finalized those numbers but a lot of people went to bed, it was a very long night. there was some predictions that it was going to be early depending on how florida went. that was not true. the

i'm tamron hall. maribel ramos had vanished. police, her friends and family mounted a full-scale search. as in many investigations police were turning up the heat on the men in maribel's life. but then news that a phone call had been made to 911 by maribel, and she sounded scared. did this confirm the family's worst fears? josh mankiewicz picks up the story, "mystery in orange county." >> this is the city of orange, california, in the county of orange, california. much of it is a small town stuck in time. there's a university, a zoo, cute local businesses. and a police department that doesn't have to deal with a lot of violent crime. after all, the happiest place on earth is just down the street. but in may 2013, detective joey ramirez was far from happy. he had a lot of ground to cover and a strong sense that time was against him as he tried to figure out what had happened to maribel ramos. >> she just vanished? >> yes. >> how often does that kind of thing happen? >> it doesn't happen often. >> ramires started by investigating

you always get disappointed. >> no. >> tamron -- >> i beat bobby flay. >> yes, you did. handily. >> what about the show? >> you have a slice of cake here but you didn't make it. >> this was from the last hour. this is like the turducken of pastry. it's got -- >> its pea's pumpkin puree choc chip cake sandwiched around a pecan pie. >> it's a new trend. what's it called? >> pike. >> pie-cake thing. >> sugar rush. >> if you could have cake in a pie what kind of cake would you merge with what kind of pie? >> cake and pie. definitely apple pie and the cake would be like a banana cream pie. >> i didn't see that coming. >> that's because it is healthy. it is fruit. >> of course. i'd go with a caramel cake with an apple pie. >> you know, that's really good. i like that. >> key lime pie would be my pie. and then my cake would just be vanilla cake. is that too boring? >> if you'd go on our facebook page and give us your combo. your cake-pie combo. so #pike. okay? #pike. >> what about key lime pie with like a cream cheese chocolate cake. >> i'm not into chocolate and key lime. >> o

i'm al, along with tamron. our special guest co-host, actress, writer, producer, gilmore girl lauren graham. this is so exciting! >> so exciting for me, too. >> can i fan girl over everything about you right now. love this ensemble. >> you look fantastic and you smell good, too, which you at home might not know. >> she smells like cookies. >> that's really true. the fandom over "gilmore girls." the return. were you prepared for it? >> no. it is still very surprising. it is my honor to be in this show again and i just am so relieved that people largely seem to be pleased with the reboot as opposed to hideously >> that's right. the reaction's been terrific. it is four parts, kind of like a year. it's all four seasons. which is so exciting. we got a clip of your character chatting with her daughter, rory, when she moves back home. >> you remember to label my boxes because i know where nothing is. my boots, my coats, my underwear. >> you have no idea where your underwear is? >> could be at lane's. >> you've been wi

dear tamron, i heard you were a big frosted flakes fan like me. tony the tiger. >> did you call this in? because you've got a thing with -- >> tony and i are good friends. we go back a long, long way. >> he said don't forget to drink the milk. you are in for a sweet surprise. >> look at tony. >> is that you? >> that's me and tony. there we are. i spoke to tony personally. this to you. >> what was your role in the commercial with tony tiger? >> he was my volleyball partner. >> you played volleyball? >> we are tight. i played in high school and college. and i played with tony the tiger which really tops them all. >> why doesn't that top your resume? >> i put it up there. >> lou does it taste? >> i love it. i'm curious to see what a diehard frosted flakes fan a bowl of frosted flakes. it is like the last thing i eat. i get in the bed. >> it is good. >> mm. that's tasty! >> she likes it. >> tamron likes it! wait. wrong cereal, right? that's okay. >> this is great. >> here we go. you like it? i'll start my morning with a regular bowl, then i'll end my

i'm tamron hall. let's go to andrea mitchell on "andrea mitchell reports." >> right now on "andrea mitchell reports" donald trump takes washington after a whirlwind tour. >> we are going to do spectacular things for the american people. >> deep divide. protests across the country even where trump won big. these demonstrations in places like milwaukee and nashville, not exactly ann arbor and berkeley. >> a walk in the woods. what do you do after losing a presidential election? this mom encountered a different face on a different type of trail. good day, everyone. i'm andrea mitchell in washington in the transition frenzy who will get the

tamron? >> kristen welker. >>> with thanksgiving's move the beautiful backdrop, among other things. thanks so much. >> indeed. >>> cnbc's chief washington correspondent john harwood is keeping an eye on all of this this morning. john, hap >> happy thanksgiving to you guys. >> start off with the intelligence briefings. new information reported by kristen welker that donald trump has chosen to attend two. these are daily. mike pence has attended them. what's this tell you? >> like the intelligence officials kristen just quoted, i think it is a little too early to draw too many sweeping conclusions. however, it underscores concerns about donald trump on two grounds. one, the lack of experience that he brings to the job, especially and second, questions about his attention span. donald trump is not somebody who is honed in on topics in the deep-dive way that kristen referred to like president obama did when he was transitioning to the job. i think people are going to expect that unless he turns o

i'm tamron hall. dave lout was an elite athlete who reached olympic heights, taking home a bronze medal at the 1984 olympic games. for dave, home was ventura county, california, where he grew up, where he met his beautiful bride, jane, and also where he lost his life. jane said there was a prowler, and then gunfire. police raced to the scene to find dave lout dead. and troubling holes in jane's story. what happened at the lout home that night? here's keith morrison with the hometown hero, and the homecoming queen. >> it was late when it happened. very late. too late. the sky had already fallen. no one saw it coming. no one heard the warning. but now in the night, it was done. they work hard here in their homemade garage gym, because in part it isn't just a gym. it's a kind of shrine. >> i look at the wall and there's a bunch of pictures. and that's what makes it special, i think. >> these were the moments before they were born when a shot putter named dave lout became their family's superman. and his

just so happened tamron hall -- >> that's what i heard. >> -- pretty woman. look at that. >> yeah. i mean this is jill martin being the snootiest lady. then the man -- she had richard gere. but i had -- >> this is a morning show, y'all. okay? but al roker was richard gere. al was my richard gere as steve urkel. he saw me falling down the street with my money. this is all wrong. but i was saved by steve urkel. thank you. it was a fun time. my nieces, i'm so happy to pay this off. i had a very hard time costume. she wanted to be teen titan. d.c. comics sent us one. >> must be nice to have those connections. >> yes! then her older sister was a rebel unicorn. but the kid who stole the neighborhood -- my home is in texas. i live here in new york but my home is also in texas. i wasn't able to be there for halloween last night. our little neighbor, she shut it down. literally. that's how she rolled up trick-or-treat. >> wow! and that's not a real horse. that's amaze ig! those are two people in a suit! >> it was like four other people! rolled up to our home on horses for trick-or-treat. >>

tamron? >> kristen welker. >>> with thanksgiving's move the beautiful backdrop, among other things. thanks so much. >> indeed. >>> cnbc's chief washington correspondent john harwood is keeping an eye on all of this this morning. john, happy thanksgiving. good morning. >> happysg guys. >> start off with the intelligence briefings. new information reported by kristen welker that donald trump has chosen to attend two. these are daily. mike pence has attended them. what's this tell you? >> like the intelligence officials kristen just quoted, i think it is a little too early to draw too many sweeping conclusions. however, it underscores concerns about donald trump on two grounds. one, the lack of experience that he brings to the job, especially with foreign policy and attention span. donald trump is not somebody who is honed in on topics in the deep-dive way that kristen referred to like president obama did when he was transitioning to the job. i think people are going to expect that unless he tur