savannah lunkwitz kindergarten savannah: "be a paleontologist." brian: "wow, a paleontologist....why do you want to be a paleontologist?" savannah: "cause i like dinosaurs, and i want to figure out what the dinosaur bones are, and how dirty they are." ((brian loftus)) and that's what's cool at school brian loftus cool at school.. go to las vegas now dot com.. click on "sections".. and cool at school will be under the "community" tab. or send us an email... cool at school at las vegas now dot com. the winner will receive 250 bucks for their program./// sherry how's the weather today? veterans day and the weekend will be only slightly cooler, but staying nicely above normal. i see a cool down coming next week with temps back to normal and even below. ............ some much chillier 40s. right now, we have somewhat cool 50s around the valley and outside the valley. ............. head north and our high pressure will stay over the great basin to deliver the extra mild weather in the desert. ....... then next week a colder and windy system blows in to

savannah? >> jo, thank you so much. by the way, i'm going to look further into this to tell you ways to find the best deals a little bit later in the show. exciting finish to the "sunday night football" game between the broncos and the cleefs. sta chiefs. start with the game winning kick. the ball bounces off the inside of the left upright but it goes through. chiefs win. 30-27. now, let's rewind a bit. another moment a lot of people are talking about. second quarter. chiefs kick returner finds an opening. watch this. he's going to go all the the sideline. but watch this. at some point he slows down enough so that he can high five one of his teammates before he goes into the end zone which is a great thing unless someone catches you from behind. luckily it did not happen. i know there's no crying in football but i'm not sure about high-fiving. >> i loved that. he's almost the katie ledecky of football. >> there you go. weather? >> we have a lot of interesting stuff going on to start the week off. for example, we've got

lunkwitz kindergarten savannah: "the dump truck." brian: "why so?" savannah: "because it's cool when it dumps the garbage." ((brian loftus)) one student now considers herself a.....future firefighter 20:54.18 - 20:54.24 yolana huff 2nd grade "because you get to go in houses, and investigate." ((brian loftus)) what they do....in this case a sign and lighting service tech.....taking the crane sky-high 20:57.29 - 20:57.35 josh villegas yesco service tech. "their faces just light up, i mean, they instantly just go....oh my god....i'd be so scared." ((brian loftus)) unique jobs generated interest - from hay bales being delivered throughout town, to a cotton candy food truck 21:10.07 - 21:10.14 sari sedillo esquivel i luv cotton candy owner "show all the kids we represent the food trucks, and and that there's a lot of fun with the food truck industry..." ((brian loftus)) students left career day.....with insight and excitement about many jobs 21:15.25 - 21:15.30 "we want to be able to replicate this kind of energy, this kind of leadership.

lunkwitz kindergarten savannah: "the dump truck." brian: "why so?" savannah:e ((brian loftus)) one student now considers herself a.....future firefighter 20:54.18 - 20:54.24 yolana huff 2nd grade "because you get to go in houses, and investigate." ((brian loftus)) companies on hand demonstrated what they do....in this case a sign and lighting service tech.....taking the crane sky-high 20:57.29 - 20:57.35 josh villegas yesco service tech. "their faces just light up, i mean, they instantly just go....oh my god....i'd be so scared." ((brian loftus)) unique jobs generated interest - candy food truck 21:10.07 - 21:10.14 sari sedillo esquivel i luv cotton candy owner "show all the kids we represent the food trucks, and and that there's a lot of fun with the food truck industry..." ((brian loftus)) students left career day.....with insight and excitement about many jobs 21:15.25 - 21:15.30 patrice tew ccsd trustee "we want to be able to replicate this kind of energy, this kind of leadership." ((brian loftus)) and for young students to get a

i'm matt lauer and i'm savannah gu >> where's my s.a.g. card? >> oe matt and savannah had chosen their animal characters, this guy working with just her voe, s of thart software and a $20 mir to get expressions right, it is bringi savannah, the stork, to fe. where's ma? another team is at work. so half the performance is being done by moses here. the other half is being done by nicholas over there. >> welcome to "today," everyone. >> he's gotten laid-back, in-control die dialect. >> welcome to "today," everyone. i'm matt lauer. >> i'm savannah guthrie. >> you may be thinking there's something different about these two. >> that's because we got animation makeovers. by ill i like the new look. >> he looks good. we'll be right back. >> reporter: it took just five guys less than a month to do 20 goes into a whole movie like "sing"? >> it is very much a celebration of music. of all music. ? oh my gosh look at her butt ?? >> reporter: and there's one la. jan, siirlike >>ter: reporo you're recording the matt and savannah singing sequence when? >> we de

but the real divas, if i'm honest, matt and savannah. >> yes. this is where the magic happens. >> reporter: movie magic. blockbusters like "despicable me" and others were made here at of and imators. bonjour, everybody. >> bonjour! >> reporter: the secret of a great animated character. is a really great vocal performance. >> you know what's great about hitting rock bottom? there's only one way left to go -- and that's up! >> reporter: and like the stars of the movie, matt and savannah need to deliver. little pressure, guys. >> let's do it. >> take one. >> this is take one. >> welcome to "today," everyone. i'm matt lauer. >> garth did the old, that was perfect, but we need to change some things. >> could do better. >> you may be thinking there's something a little different about these two. >> that's because we got animation makeovers. >> savannah definitely giving us some options there. trying to inspire matt. she used to be a dancer maybe. >> could you do hand thing again? >> i'm sorry. >> welcome to "today," everyone. i'm matt lauer and i'm sa

lunkwitz kindergarten savannah: "the dump truck." brian: "why so?" savannah: "because it's cool when it dumps the garbage." ((brian loftus)) one student now considers herself a.....future firefighter 20:54.18 - 20:54.24 yolana huff 2nd grade "because you get to go in houses, and investigate." ((brian loftus)) companies on hand demonstrated what they do....in this case tech.....taking the crane sky-high 20:57.29 - 20:57.35 josh villegas yesco service tech. "their faces just light up, i mean, they instantly just go....oh my god....i'd be so scared." ((brian loftus)) unique jobs generated interest - from hay bales being delivered throughout town, to a cotton candy food truck 21:10.07 - 21:10.14 sari sedillo esquivel i luv cotton candy owner "show all the kids we represent the food trucks, and and that there's a lot of fun with the food truck industry..." ((brian loftus)) students left career day.....with insight and excitement about many jobs 21:15.25 - 21:15.30 patrice tew ccsd trustee "we want to be able to ((brian loftus)) and for yo

savannah? >> jo, thank you so much. by the way, i'm going to look little bit later in the show. >>> if you didn't stay up late last night you missed a really exciting finish to the "sunday night football" game between the broncos and the cleefs. sta chiefs. start with the game winning kick. the ball bounces off the inside of the left upright but it goes through. chiefs win. 30-27. now, let's rewind a bit. another moment a lot of people are talking about. second quarter. ch opening. watch this. he's going to go all the way up the sideline. but watch this. at some point he slows down enough so that he can high five one of his teammates before he goes into the end zone which is a great thing unless someone catches you from behind. luckily it did not happen. i know there's no crying in football but i'm not sure about football. >> there you go. >>> what's shaking in the weather? >> we have a lot of interesting stuff going on to start the week off. for example, we've got snow in arizona. your home state, savannah. >> wow! >>

mat and savannah guthrie live from >> good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a monday morning. you know the definition of calm before the storm. i will show you some video right now. this is a live look at the amazon distribution center over in new jersey. that place is going to be jumping. >> it's cyber monday. i have been limpberg up my fingers, i know you are ready to >> rumor is you're done with your shopping. >> i try to be organized. >>> president-elect trump blasting hillary clint for recounting votes even though he claims fraud cost him the popular vote. good morning to you. >> reporter: hi, matt, good morning to you. this morning, the president-elect is back home from the holiday and back in new york, back online tweeting those accusations of the drama over his cabinet selections heats up. his election allegations unsub stangiated and unproven. the president-elect undeterred tweeting he won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally a claim by some websites without evidence. specifically, virginia,

savannah and matt? >> andrea mitchell in havana, thank you. >>> want to tell you now about where government forces have recaptured a key part of eastern aleppo. the area's been held by rebels for the last four years. human rights officials say over the past few days, syrian forces have captured some ten neighborhoods putting nearly 30% of aleppo under government control. thousands of civilians fled eastern aleppo over the weekend to escape what is very heavy fighting. >>> here at home, the army corp of engineers says it has no plans for forcible remoable of demonstrators who have been camping out in north dakota protesting the pipeline. they were notified they'd need to leave federal lands by december 5th. the court citing increased violence between protesters and law enforcement and the increasingly harsh winter conditions there. protesters say the request will only escalate tensions. >>> now to a deadly shooting in new orleans' popular french quarter that sparked panic on a crowded bourbon street. thi

peter, good morning. >> hey, savannah, good morning to you. no better way to put it than a political earthquake and this morning we are still feeling the shock waves of this. this was both a seismic and an improbable trump. trump, who this morning is still celebrating his victory from last night, has already returned to his favorite megaphone, twitter, now changing his bio to read president-elect of the united states. he also put out a message. his first words of this new day writing such a beautiful and important evening. the forgotten man and woman will never be forgotten again. we will all come together as never before. >> sorry to keep you waiting, dramatic and sweeping victory. >> as i've said from the beginning, ours was not a campaign but rather an incredible and great movement made up of millions of hard-working men and women who love their country and want a better, brighter future for themselves and for their family. >> just before 3:00 in the morning on the east coast, trump announced he had received a call from his fierce it's abou

savannah and matt? >> andrea mitchell in havana, thank you. >>> want to tell you now about some major developments in syria where government forces have recaptured a key part of eastern aleppo. the area's been held by rebels for the last four years. human rights officials say over the past few days, syrian forces have captured some ten neighborhoods putting nearly 30% of aleppo under government control. thousands of civilians fled eastern aleppo over the weekend to escape what is very heavy fighting. >>> here at home, the army corp of engineers says it has no fla plans for forcible removable of demonstrators who have been camping out in north dakota protesting the pipeline. they were notified they'd need to leave federal lands by december 5th. the court citing increased violence between protesters and law enforcement and the increasingly harsh winter conditions there. protesters say the request will only escalate tensions. >>> now to a deadly shooting in new orleans' popular french quarter that sparked

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. 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 was not and never was rigged? >> well, he certainly w

but the real divas, if i'm honest, matt and savannah. >> yes. this is where the magic happens. >> reporter: movie magic. blockbusters like "despicable me" and others were made of animators. bonjour, everybody. >> bonjour! >> reporter: the secret of a great animated character. is a really great vocal performance. >> you know what's great about hitting rock bottom? there's only one way left to go -- and that's up! >> reporter: and like the stars of the movie, matt and savannah need to deliver. little pressure, guys. >> let's do it. >> take one. >> this is take one. >> welcome to "today," everyone. >> garth did the old, that was perfect, but we need to change some things. >> could do better. >> you may be thinking there's something a little different about these two. >> that's because we got animation makeovers. >> savannah definitely giving us some options there. trying to inspire matt. she used to be a dancer maybe. >> could you do hand thing again? >> i'm sorry. >> welcome to "today," everyone. i'm matt lauer and i'm savannah guthrie. >> bingo!

savannah? >> kristen, thank you very much. >>> want to mention, we've changed locations this morning. >> we have. this is the 30 rock decision ad wallace, steve kornacki. 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 ts this bld an early night and this could be a mh polls that shown. >> women. as rulers of the universe, we pick presidents and aepublin 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 strength for clinton among college

but the real divas, if i'm honest, matt and savannah. >> yes. this is where the magic happens. >> reporter: movie magic. blockbusters like "despicable me" and others were made illumination studios by an army of animators. bonjour, everybody. >> bonjour! >> reporter: the secret of a great animated character. is a really great vocal performance. >> you know what's great about hitting rock bottom? there's only one way left to go -- and that's up! >> reporter: and like the stars of the movie, matt and savannah need to deliver. little pressure, guys. >> let's do it. >> take one. >> this is take one. >> welcome to "today," everyone. i'm matt lauer. >> garth did the old, that was perfect, but we need to change some things. >> could do better. >> you may be thinking there's something a little different about these two. >> that's because we got animation makeovers. >> savannah definitely giving us some options there. trying to inspire matt. she used to be a dancer maybe. >> could you do hand thing again? >> i'm sorry. >> welcome to "today," everyone. i'm

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. >> 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, we're proud to say she was a part of our nbc fami

but the real divas, if i'm honest, matt and savannah. >> yes. this is where the magic happens. >> reporter: movie magic. blockbusters like "despicable me" and others were made here at illumion of animators. bonjour, everybody. >> bonjour! >> reporter: the secret of a great animated character. is a really great vocal performance. >> you know what's great about hitting rock bottom? there's only one way left to go -- and that's up! >> reporter: and like the stars of the movie, matt and savannah need to deliver. little pressure, guys. >> let's do it. >> take one. >> this is take one. >> welcome to "today," everyone. i'm matt lauer. >> garth did the old, that was perfect, but we need to change some things. >> could do better. >> you may be thinking there's something a little different about these two. >> that's because we got animation makeovers. >> savannah definitely giving us some options there. trying to inspire matt. e shused to be a dancer maybe. >> could you do hand thing again? >> i'm sorry. >> welcome to "today," everyone. i'm mattau ler 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 that. hi, kristen, good morning. >> reporter: hi, savannah, good morning to you. a retired three-star general, 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 intelligence advisor i 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 securi

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, wallace, steve kornacki. 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 any of the 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 o

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, wallace, steve cokornacki. 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 inany of th 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 i

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. 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, 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 wh

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. 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 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 national security 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 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 tchl the boxes, as you say, matt. the nse of grievance and the narrative that al qaeda and isis has tried to inspire in. lone wolf attackers and those atthr movement. the reference to anwar awlaki is significt becae we've seen in awlaki's digital afterlife and influence over many of those who have been radicalized in the west. certainly the met

peter, good morning. >> hey, savannah, good morning to you. no better way to put it than a political earthquake and this morning we are still feeling the shock waves of this. this was both a seismic and improbable victory for donald trump. trump, who this morning is still celebrating his victory from last night, has already returned to his favorite megaphone, twitter, now changing his bio to read president-elect of the united states. he also put out a message. his first words of this new day writing such a beautiful and important evening. the forgotten man and woman will never be forgotten again. we will all come together as never before. complicated business. >> for president-elect trump, a dramatic and sweeping victory. >> as i've said from the beginning, ours was not a campaign but rather an incredible and great movement made up of millions of hard-working men and women who love their country and want a better, brighter future for themselves and for their family. >> just before 3:00 in the morning on the east coast, trump announced he had r

but the real divas, if i'm honest, matt and savannah. >> yes. this is where the magic happens. >> reporter: movie magic. blockbusters like "despicable me" and others were made here at illumination studios by an army of and maimators. bonjour, everybody. >> bonjour! >> reporter: the secret of a great animated character. is a really great vocal performance. >> you know what's great about hitting rock bottom? there's only one way left to go -- and that's up! >> reporter: and like the stars of the movie, matt and savannah need to deliver. little pressure, guys. >> let's do it. >> take one. >> this is take one. >> welcome to "today," everyone. i'm matt lauer. >> and i'm savannah guthrie. >> garth did the old, that was perfect, but we need to change some things. >> could do better. >> you may be thinking there's something a little different about these two. >> that's because we got animation makeovers. >> savannah definitely giving us some options there. trying to inspire matt. she used to be a dancer maybe. >> could you do hand thing again? >> i'm so

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, wallace, steve kornacki. 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 >> 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 stren

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 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 winnin

savannah? >> kristen welker in washington, thank you. >>> now to this alarming story we mentioned at the top of the show. isis calling next day's thanksgiving day parad 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. 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 family. nbc's harry legacy. >> our lead tonight is

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 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 agency from 2012 to 14 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 se

what a great idea. >> savannah. >> okay. hand me that i had to put down the chocolate 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 a game-changer. >>> coming up next, everybody]) sits down for our big thanksgiving mealnd we give thanks. >> would you like to share it? >> you know what, great food and lots of friends and?p ha >> 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? deliciousness.ess and look at this, allf the chefs and all the g????areat friend. >> hoda. l >> we feel you, me too.n elastic >> ye >>veryse a glass. i wa sayn) that you gs bring so much t all year long. food, of course, but so much of your ?ntalents. you remind us that as has been said already, food is not just about eating, it's not just it's about friends, it's about love and it's about food bring. so here's to more food. happy thanksgiving, everybody. >> thank you so much. heers. >> this is amazing

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, wallace, steve kornacki. 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 any of the polls that shown. 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 whi

good morning. >> good morning, savannah. that rain al was talking about has literally just starting to fall. fires here. ten people are in the hospital. 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 it's the largest fire seen in 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 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 tempered by what was saved. >> my f

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? 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. 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

peter, good morning. >> hey, savannah, good morning to you. no better way to put it than a political earthquake and this morning we are still feeling the shock waves of this. this was both a seismic and an improbable trump. trump, who this morning is still celebrating his victory from last night, has already returned to his favorite megaphone, twitter, now changing his bio to read president-elect of the united states. he also put out a message. his first words of this new day writing such a beautiful and important evening. the forgotten man and woman will never be forgotten again. we will all come together as never before. >> sorry to keep you waiting, dramatic and sweeping victory. >> as i've said from the beginning, ours was not a campaign but rather an incredible and great movement made up of millions of hard-working men and women who love their country and want a better, brighter future for themselves and for their family. >> just before 3:00 in the morning on the east coast, trump announced he had received a call from his fierce va it's a

savannah? >> peter, thank you. >> as we mentioned, retired army 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 national security advisor. >> what w

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matt and savannah? >> peter, thank you. >> as we mentioned, hik did cast her ballot a little earlier and spoke to reporters after leaving the voting booth. nbc's kristen welker joins us from chappaqua, new york, good morning to you. >> reporter: emotions running high as secretary clinton cast her ballot today, one of her top aides telling me she feels confident about the race she's won, but she's still fighting for every vote and a chance to make history. >> hillary clinton in chappaqua today. >> so many people are counting on the election, what it means for our country, and i'll do the very best i can if i'm fortunate enough to win today. >> it comes just hours after her campaign plane touched down just one last time. a night of star-studded events. clinton fans going wild in north carolina, chanting "i believe that she will win." which included performances from lady gaga and bon jovi. and also top aide huma abedin back on the trail after taking a few days off amid the latest e-mail saga. and in phila

matt and savannah? >> thank you, gabe. >>>let get a check of the weather from al. >> for today, election day, decision 2016. on the map we started before, we do have a lot of wet weather making its way down through here's how the map shapes up, warming up out east, heavy rain in the gulf. california, your weather for election day, we're looking at some bright sunshine for the morning hours. we're expecting sunshine and warm weather as you get into the afternoon. and by this evening you've got great weather in case you're waiting to cast your vote until after work, mostly clear skies. san francisco, partly cloudy, 67 degrees. san luis obispo 83. with a temperature of about 88 degrees. up into reading, look for a high of about 74 degrees. >> that's your latest weather. >> that's your latest weather. our friends at the weather channel doing some kind of fun today to help people ease their way into the election. starting at 3:00 until midnight, only on the weather channel starting at 3:00. >> thank you, weather channel. >>> co

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, 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 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

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? 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, 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 th

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 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 we

peter, good morning. >> hey, savannah, good morning to you. no better way to put it than a political earthquake and this morning we are still feeling the shock waves of this. this was both a seismic and an improbable v trump. trump, who this morning is still celebrating his victory from last night, has already returned to his favorite megaphone, twitter, now changing his bio to read president-elect of the united states. he also put out a message. his first words of this new day writing such a beautiful and important evening. the forgotten man and woman will never be forgotten again. we will all come together as never before. >> sorry to keep you waiting, dramatic and sweeping victory. >> as i've said from the beginning, ours was not a campaign but rather an incredible and great movement made up of millions of hard-working men and women who love their country and want a better, brighter future for themselves and for their family. >> just before 3:00 in the morning on the east coast, trump announced he had received a call from his fierce rival.

savannah, matt? >> a lot of moving pieces and we'll keep our eye on all of the different news conferences we're expecting. chuck, when it comes to the relationship with donald trump and paul ryan, what a long, strange trip it's been. kelly just talked about what she thinks ryan might say today. what does he need to say? >> think he does need to respect donald trump's hold on his supporters, that this is a different republican coalition. it's not one that republicans thought they would be able to put together and make it a winning message, and so i think that the smart thing to do is for ryan to pay -- almost pay some homage to trump that hey, none of us, none of us in the republican party tapped into. we need to respect that and we need give you your deference. i think if ryan says okay, you need to pass my agenda and that's not the way, and he's got to respect trump more than he wants to because there may be some more trump-supporting house members who think, you didn't help him so much, why should

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 whitus 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 withi

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. a retired three-star general, 57-year-old lieutenant general 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 intelligence advisor in iraq to but it is his loyalty, transition sources say, that was a critical part of trump's decision to pick him as nat

savannah? lester? >> kristen welker at the white house,hank you. >>> al roker is here with another check of the weather. >> that's right. they had a nice warm meeting. we have a chilly start this morning for parts of the country but it will warm up as well. big area of high pressure pushing in cooler temperatures. look at this, we've got some frost and freeze advisories out for the midsection of the country. chattanooga, 33. temperatures from 10 to 15 to 20 degrees above average for today, from portland, on all t way down to san diego, lsa, nashvill chicago, four degrees above average. as we get into the weekend, minneapolis, will see temperatures 11 degrees above average. denver, 69. boise, idaho, 64. as we head into next week, look how warm it is from new york all the way across to phoenix. 's what's going on well, now we exercise our right for sunday night, "football night in america." talking about a tradition, the seahawks are flying into fox foxborough. on sunday night, "football night in

matt and savannah. >> thank you very much. i want to mention we changed locations this morning. >> this is the "30 rock" election decision >> sleeping here. no cots for you. >> what's the one thing you're watching tonight, chuck? >> early, this college educated white voter, if in our last poll, hillary clinton was winning them by 10 points, mitt romney won them by 14 points. if she is winning them by 10 points, this could be an early night and bigger victory than the polls have shown. the leaders of the xwrurns as we've been discussing all year. she's ahead, stays ahead, i will watch how big that gap is. >> i'm looking at the suburbs. even if trump is getting record strength among working class white voters, is it offset for clinton among college educated white voters. >> i will write this down and ask each of you to limb and tell me what time you think this race will be called tonight and don't call it early just to win. >> there's two ways. officially, it won't happen until after 11:00. i think it's p

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