. >> and i'm marlie hall. breaking news out of northern california this morning where the deadly camp fire continues to rip through butte county. complicating rains are on the way, and it's threatening thousands who have been forced to evacuate from the wall of flames. authorities say the camp fire has now spread to some 150,000 acres of land and more than 1,000 people remain unaccounted for. >> neighbors are joining together with their thoughts, prayers, and acts of kindness as the increased threat to a working-class community full of retirees continues throughout a victims of this wildfire as crews there worked toward containment. nbc's scott cohn reports from the town of paradise,fornia. >> reporter: good morning, phillip. this crisis is now moving into difficult. this is the evergreen mobile home park in paradise, california, or what's left of it. it was a five-acre site with mobile homes and cabins. it's basically gone. you multiply this by thousands. some 10,000 structures destroyed in the town of paradi

i'm richard lui. >> i'm marlie hall. don't forget to get your morning this little home of mine, ♪ i'm gonna let it shine. ♪ it's energy saving time, ♪ i'm gonna reduce mine. ♪ californians all align ♪ to let our great state shine. ♪ let it shine, ♪ the power's ours to let it shine! ♪ new d-con. so d-licious mice risk their lives for it. now 10 times tastier to mice than the lead competitor. mice love it to death. ad lib live picture - trans america shot. pdz. >>> a very good morning to you at 4:30 on thanksgiving day as we take a live look at san francisco. if you're up to defrost a turkey, you're way, way behind and probably need to have some other plan. good morning, everyone. thank you for joining us. i'm scott mcgrew. >> i'm kris sanchez. maybe they're defrosting their turkey. hopefully that's already in the works. >> good morning. we're still spotting a couple showers. you can see it on our mobile doppler radar. as you know,

. >> and i'm marlie hall. ppy thanksgiving. and pack your patience before you head out on the roads. this year is expected to set holiday travel records. aaa estimates more than 54 million americans will travel 50 miles or more this weeken the most in 12years. the skies also crowded asve thanksgivingl got into full gear. airles have addedat 158,000 s each day through sunday in anticipation of an estimated 2 1/2 million fliers per day. >> also some records you may not like. the ice cold temperatures, the northeast and mid-atlantic are waking up to their colde holiday inn over a century. meteorologist bonnie schneider is here with more d on thp freeze, what people can expect on this turkey day. >> they can definitely expect the coldest thanksgiving in the northeast ever in their lifetime. these numbers are going to be 20, 25 degrees below normal a the windhill, that's going to be in the single digits. and notice the cold temperatures will stickot around only for thanksgiving, but for black friday as well. the big question is, the

marlie? >> all right, tracie, thank you. >> president trump is defending his border security policy, including the use of teargas fired at hundreds of migrants. >> the president doubled down on his tough immigration stance during his rally in mississippi monday night. >> frankly, if we didn't show them strength and a strong border -- and nobody has shown a stronger border. if we didn't do that, you would have hundreds of thousands of people pouring into our country. >> nbc's hallie jackson has the latest on the immigration debate. >> reporter: the president is now defending how u.s. agents protected the border, firing teargas at migrants, including the mother who spoke with nbc news about shielding her kids. >> are you comfortable teargassing children like what we saw at the border dodd? >> as you know, they're not. they had to use because they were being rushed by some very tough people, and they used teargas. here's the bottom line. nobody is coming into our country unless they come in lega

marlie? >> all right, tracie, thank yout >> presidemp is defending his border security policy, including the use of tearg fired at hundreds of migrants. >> the president doubled down on his tough immigration stance during his rally in mississippi monday night. >> frankly, if weidt show them strength and a strong border -- and nobody has shown a stronger border. if we didn't dothat, you would have hundreds of thousands of people pouring int our country. >> nbc's hallie jackson has the n latest on the immigratio debate. >> reporter: the president is erw defending how u.s. agents protected the bofiring teargas at migrants, including the mother who spoke with nbc news about shielding her kids. >> are you comfortable teargassing children likeawhat wet the border dodd? >> as you know, they're not. they had to use because they were being rushe by some very tough people, and they used teargas. here's the bottom line. nobody is coming into our country unless i they come legally. >> reporter: president

marlie? >> kathy, thank you. >>> president trump and the first lady are back at the white house this morning following a whirlwind trip to paris this weekend where world leaders gathered sunday to commemorate the end of world war i 100 years ago. it was once called the war to end all wars. more than 9.5 million service members and 10 million citizens died during the war between 1914 and 1918. nbc news white house correspondent kelly o'donnell reports from paris. >> reporter: a century after a hard-fought peace, dozens of leaders gathered in paris to show that the world remembers the great war. president trump teased about the inclement weather when he visited another american memorial. >> he looks so comfortable up there under shelter as we're getting drenched. you're very smart people. >> reporter: 1,565 americans from both world wars rest here. the president stood alone to pay his respects and praised the historic partnership with france. >> we fought well together. you could not fight bett

i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm marlie hall. don't forget to check us out on instagram for news updates throughout the morning. the news continues right here on nbc. you could save energy by living off the grid. completely. or... just set the washing machine to cold. do your thing. with energy upgrade california. side shows take over the south bay. several arrests on halloween night after drivers stop >>> right now at 4:30, sideshows take over the south bay. several arrests on halloween night after drivers stop traffic and perform dangerous stunts. >>> thank you for joining us. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. >>> first, we have breaking traffic news. several lanes of the east bay are closed. >> what a day to start the day after halloween. it's the first day of november. let's get to that crash. there are several lanes closed,

. >> and i'm marlie hall. breaking news out of northern california this morning where the deadly camp fire continues to rip through butte county. cothlicating rains are o way, and it's threatening thousands who have been forced to evacuate from the wall of flames. authorities say the camp fire has now sprea s toe 150,000 acres of land and me than 1,000 people remain unaccounted for. >> neighbors are joining together with thr thoughts, ayers, and acts of kindness as the increased threat to a working-class community full ofs retiree continues throughout the day. a ndlelight vigil was held at one church in nearby chico for victims of this wildfire as crews there wked toward containment. nbc's scott cohn reports from the town of parase, california. scott? >> reporter: good morning, phillip. this crisis is now moving into a new phase and perhaps the most difficult. this is the evergreen mobile home park in paradise, california, or what's left of it was a five-acre site with mobile homes and cabins. it's basically g

phillip, marlie? >> sarah, thank you. >>> argentina's navy says that that lost submarine has been found by an american search team one year after it disappeared in the atlantic ocean following an implosion. we get more now from nbc's lucy kafanov. >> reporter: the mystery of the missing argentine naval submarine now solved. the san juan was carrying 44 crew members when 2 vanished in the south atlantic, triggering an intense search. 18 countries joined the mission, including the u.s. argentina gave up hope of finding survivors but continued the search. hiring ocean infinity, an american firm specializing in deep water recovery. the san juan was en route last november from argentina's southern tip to its base near buenos aires when all communication was suddenly lost. the submarine's imploded wreckage discovered more than 2,600 feet below water. days ago mourners gathered to mark the first anniversary of the vessel's disappearance. this boy holding a sign addressed to argentina's president, asking, whe

i'm marlie hall. >> and i'm phillip mena. critics are raising a stink this morning over the president's latest insults. mr. trump targeted congressman adam schiff with either potty humor, or a typo after the california democrat criticized the acting attorney general. schiff, who is expected to head the house intelligence committee, said democrats will challenge the legality of the president's appointment of matthew whitaker who now oversees the mueller probe. in a tweet the president defended the move by saying the special counsel was not approved by the senate. he also referred to the lawmaker as little adam schiff, but replaced the fs with ts. >> the congressman clapped back tweeting, quote, wow, mr. president, that's a good one. was that like your answers to mr. mueller's questions, or did you write this one yourself? schiff, referring to the late he felt news in the russia investigation. for more let's get to nbc's tracie potts in d.c. good morning, tracie. >> reporter: hi, marlie. good morning, everyone. the answers the

i'm melissa rehberger. >> and i'm marlie hall. this morning it's a battle ground blitz. both sides bringing out the big guns with just four days left until the midterms. in georgia, oprah winfrey stumped for the democratic gubernatorial candidate while president trump hit the road for missouri. he is in full campaign mode with nine more stops scheduled before the polls open, including two later today. the president is going all-in on illegal immigration, while also turning up the heat on democrats. >> the democrat agenda is the agenda of the extreme far left. they've gone crazy, folks. they've gone totally loco. republicans are the party of all americans. >> despite the tough words, democrats aren't shying away from the fight. nbc's kristen welker has the latest on oprah's trip to atlanta. >> you get a vote! and you get a vote! and you get a vote! >> reporter: the o factor. oprah winfrey electrifying voters in georgia for democrat stacey abrams, knocking on doors. >> hi, oprah! >> reporter: hosting a pair of town halls supporting

marlie? >> kelly, thank you. and when it comes to those senate battles, everything's bigger in texas. democratic rising star beto o'rourke is giving senator ted cruz a run for his money. and the hotly contested race has both sides fired up. early voting numbers have already surpassed the state's total turnout in 2014. the latest emerson college poll shows beto nipping at cruz's heels, trailing by just three points. nbc's garrett haake has the latest from texas. >> reporter: marlie, good morning. on this last full day of campaigning in the ste beto o'r ted cruz will be in houston, texas. harris county is the biggest county in the state. it's the big prize for both of these campaigns. it's been hotly contested in presidential campaigns over the years, and it's where this race will be fought out, or at least part of the battlefield, on tuesday night. we have seen the two campaigns focusing mostly on their base voters. ted cruz trying to get out republican voters, tea party voters, folks who love donald trump in a st

i'm marlie hall. >> and i'm phillip mena. we begin this morning a with exclusive update about a story we first told you about last month. the department of veterans affairs blaming software issues for a backlog of incomplete g.i. bill payments with promises to fully pay affected veterans. now the department says it won't be reimbursing those veterans at all. the issue stems from a change in housing allowances under president trump's forever g.i. bill. computersere unable t process the change, leading to underpayments. and in someases month payments at all. nt competence yaitd the v.a. delayed impleg the new allowance to december 2019, promising to retroactively give veterans their due increase. but now two aides tell nbc news the v.a. said on a call it cannot make those payments without an audit causing further delahe andfore will not give underpaid veterans what they're owed once the system is made right. fen asked comment a v.a. spokesperson did not address the issues directly. insteadhe reiterated agency is delaying paymen

. >> and i'm marlie hall. in just hours, the polls will open across the nation and the stakes couldn't be higher. this historic midterm election is widely seen as a referendum on president trump. will voters reinforce his divisive brand of politics? or will a blue wave douse his fiery rhetoric and give democrats momentum going into 2020? we'll have the answer by the end of the day. right now we know this. enthusiasm is high, with early voting totals nearly doubling the 2014 numbers. and in the final national "wall street journal"/nbc news poll, democrats hold a 7 percent edge on the question of who should control the next congress. >> on the eve of the election, both president trump and his predecessor, president obama, delivered their dueling final arguments. >> our opponents have been on a relentless campaign to obstruct, resist, demolish, dee fame, and destroy. but you can stop them with your votes. >> one election is not going to change everything. but what it does mean is things start getting better. and

marlie? >> kathy, thank you. >>> president trump and the first lady are bac at the white house this morning following a whirlwind trip to aris this weekend where world leaders gathered sunday to commemorate the end of world war i 100 years ago. it was once called the war to end allwars. more than 9.5 million service members and 10 million citizens 1914 during the war between and 1918. nbcews white house ke correspondent y o'donnell reports from paris. >> reporter: a century after a hard-fought peace, dozens of leaders gathered in paris to show that the world remembers the great war. president trump teased about the inclement weather when he visited another american memorial. >> he looks so cfortable up there under shelter as we're getting drenched. you're very smart people. >> reporter: 1,565 americans om both world war rest here. the president stood alone to pay his respectsnd praised the historic partnership with france. >> we fought wel together. you could not fight better than we fought t

good morning, tracie. >> reporter: hey, marlie and philip. good morning. so, right now, democrats are getting themselves organized, trying to figure out who's going to be in charge of what and what their priorities will be, what they'll start with first. congresswoman nancy pelosi has a vision for the new house of representatives controlled by democrats. >> a more open congress with accountability to the public. >> reporter: but she's expected to face competition for house speaker. so will other top democrats. >> i think we will have a new generation of leadership. >> reporter: fresh faces and some old ones. congressman elijah cummings expected to head oversight and government reform. that committee could subpoena president trump's tax records. >> we're going to do our part. i'm not going to be handing out subpoenas like somebody's handing out candy on halloween. >> reporter: adam schiff is expected to take over the intelligence committee. they'll look into hush money paid to women who say they had sexual encounters with mr. trump and whether the new actin

marlie, phillip? >>sarah, thank you. >> just a day after federal prosecutors say broke his plea deal agreement, more stunning hevelopments. ew york times" reporting that manafort's lawyers briefed president trump's legal team on whate's been telling special counsel mueller and what they've been asking manafort. and earlier in the day, anotherl bomb the guardian reporting manafort met with wikileaks founder julian assange multiple times. here to break it all down for us is nbc's tracie potts. tracie, good morning. this is coming after mueller's teamt accused manaff lying to them. what do you think this is going troubles?or his legal >> reporter: it certainly doesn't put him in good graces with the russia legaleam that he's trying to cooperate with to stay out of jail. now, "the new york times" is reporting that his legal team, manafort's legal team, repeatedly briefed president trump's lawyers on their client's discussions with s.deral investigat this was after manafort agreed cooperate with the specia

. >> and i'm marlie hall. in just hours, the polls will open across the nation and the stakes couldn't begh . this historic midterm election is widely seen as a referendum on president trump. will voters reinforce his divisive brand of politics? or will a blue wave douse his fiery rhetori and giv democrats momentum going into 2020? we'll have the answer by the end of the day. right now we know this. enthusiasm is high, with early voting totals nearlythoubling 2014 numbers. and in the final national "wall street journal"/nbc news poll, democrats hold a 7 percent edge on the question of who should ntrol the next congress. >> on the eve of the election, both president trump and his es predr, president obama, delivered their dueling final arguments. >> our opponents have been on a relentless camign to obstruct, resist, demolish, dee fame, and destroy. but you can stop them with your voten >> one elect is not going to change everything. does mean is things start getting better. taand better is really imp. [ applaus

marlie, phillip? >> sarah, thank you. >> just a day after federal prosecutors say paul manafort broke his plea deal agreement, more stunning developments. "the new york times" reporting that manafort's lawyers what he's been telling special counsel mueller and what they've been asking manafort. and earlier in the day, another bombshell. the guardian reporting manafort met with wikileaks founder julian assange multiple times. here to break it all down for us is nbc's tracie potts. tracie, good morning. this is coming after mueller's team accused manafort of lying to them. what do you think this is going to mean for his legal troubles? >> reporter: it certainly doesn't put him in good graces with the russia legal team that he's trying to cooperate with to stay out of jail. now, "the new york times" is reporting that his legal team, manafort's legal team, repeatedly briefed president trump's lawyers on their client's discussions with federal investigators. this was after manafort agreed to cooperate with

i'm marlie hall. >> i'm philip mena. we have less than 24 hours until election day. and the fight to win over voters now pits president verses president. both hitting the campaign trail this weekend and they're delivering dual messages. >> the caravans, the criminals, the smugglers, theur brder. turn back now because you're not getting in. >> they're telling us the single most grave threat to america is a bunch off, like, poor, impoverished, broke, hungry refugees 1,000 miles away. >> the last minute campaigning goes into over drive. president trump will make three stops in three battle ground states capping off in missouri. >> and republicans try to maintain control off the house and senate. appear energized with early voting at record highs. here with the latest. >> reporter: a mega watt match up. two presidents on the trail. 45 and 44 back in action. >> i've been doi little campaigning but i'm a little out of shape. >> reporter: president putting distance between himself and th the white house. >> the difference is i can't campaign for all of the house members. i

. >> and i'm marlie mll. thisning it's a battle ground blitz. both sides bringing out the big guns with just four days left until the midterms. in georgia, oprah winfr stumped for the democratic itbernatorial candidate while president trump the road for missouri. he is in full campaign mode with nine more stops scheduled before theolls en, including two later today. the president is going all- on illegal immigration, while also turning up the heat on democrats. >> the democrat agenda is the agenda of the extreme far left. they've gone crazy, gofolks. they'v totally loco. republicans are the party of all piericans. >> d the tough words, democrats aren't shying away from the fight. c's kristen welker has the latest on oprah's trip to atlaa. >> you get a vote! and you get a vote and you get a vote! >> reporter: the o factor. oprah winfrey electrifying ters in georgia for democrat stacey abrams, knocking on doors. >> hi, oprah! >> reporter: hosting a pair of town halls supporting abrams who could become the trcos first female african-american govern

. >> and i'm marlie hall. wildfires continue to devastate parts of northern and southern california with about 15,000 people under mandatory evacuation orders. two fires are burning outside of los angeles, the woolsey and hill fires and in the north, the camp fire has now matched the deadliest fire in state history. >> an additional six human remains were recovered, which brings our current total to 29. >> two more deaths in the woolsey fire bring the total number of people killed in the state to 31. >> but it's the camp fire that's proving to be the most devastating. it's now believed to be the most destructive in california history, burning through 111,000 acres and destroying more than 6,000 homes, businesses, and other structures. officials say it's just 25% contained. about 52,000 people have evacuated in butte county with more than 200 still unaccounted for. some of those people may be in shelters and unable to contact family. nbc's steve patterson is in paradise, california, one of the towns hardest hit

. >> and i'm marlie ha. the massive campfire burning in northern california has now ecome the deadliest in state history. the remains of 13 more bodies were found monday, bring being ire death toll from that alone to 42. more resources are being brought in to help identify the remains. meanwhilne official is promising the hard-hit town of paradise will rebuild. >> for those of us that did not lose our lives, we are considering ourselves survivors, and we will come back. from the ashes. >> the flames and smoke from the campfire are so thick, they can be seen from r,space. so it has destroyed 117,000 acres and almost,0 structures. >> and in southern california, the woolsey fire has now grown to more than3,000 acre two deaths have been linked to that blaze. li mandatory evacuation orders are ed, residents there are returning home to see what, if anything, is left. nbc's miguel almaguer has more from west lake village. miguel, good morning. >> reporter: marlie and phillip, good morning. this is what it looks lik

. >> and i'm marlie hall. this morning the season's first winter storm is on track to pack a wallop on much of the east coast from arkansas to new england. and much of the rest of the country braces for arctic temperatures. winter alerts are affecting 89 million americans. so far, areas from louisiana across up to missouri have seen the heaviest amounts of early snowfall. with icy conditions in mississippi claiming two lives in a tour bus crash. and as the storm heads further north to new england, those states can expect potentially paralyzing traffic and power hazards. nbc's meteorologist bill karins is here. give us the latest. >> good morning. some headlines. three inches already reported in st. louis. indianapolis, less snow, more ice. you're an ice storm warning. could get as much as a quarter inch of ice there. now we're watching the heavy rain continuing. the flood threat in areas of georgia up through the carolinas. so here's a map that just shows all the winter weather advisories and warnings and watc

i'm marlie hall. >> great being with you. i'm frances rivera. it is final sprint to the midterms with just five days left until the pollsopen. president trump is on a whirlwind tour to try and get out theepublican vote. he is stumping in missouri today after doubling down on his ntroversial immigration proposals in florida. he once again called for an end to birthright citizenship despite pushback from within his own party. >> the democrats want to continue giving automatic birthright citizenship to every child born to an illegal alien even if they've been on our soil for only a matter of seconds. hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrant children a made automatic citizens every year because of this crazy policy. >> the president's comments, another sign that immigration i a keystone to his midterm strategy. nbc's tracie potts joins us with more. >> reporter: good morning. that strategy clearly seems tob driving out republican voters with this iue of immigration, not only with what he just heard on the campaign trail -- and we can hear more of

. >> and i'm marlie hall. we begin with breaking news out of chicago. four people including an officed are d after a gunman opened fire at mercy hospital on the city's south side. police say the gunman confronted his girlfriend ove their broken engagement, then shot her several times. e gunman then exchanged fire with police, fleeing inside the osspital. that's when c erupted with patients and hospital staff scrambling for safety. nbc's dan scheneman has more. >> reporter: the first shots were fired around:3 30 local time near mercy hospital on chicago's south side. >> more shots fired. >> they have the pharmacy barricaded. ten shots so far from inside. >> reporter: police say a m and woman who were in a domestic relationship began to argue. the woman, who worked at the hospital, was shot. >> and the gentleman turned earound and shot th times inch her est. then once she fell to the ound, he stood over her and shot her three mor mes. >> reporter: police say the gunman then opened fire on officers as they arrived at the scene. the gunman ran into the hosp

. >> and i'm marlie hall. the massive campfire burning in northern california has now become the deadliest in state history. the remains of 13 more bodies were found monday, bring being the death toll from that fire alone to 42. more resources are being brought in to help identify the remains. meanwhile, one official is promising the hard-hit town of paradise will rebuild. >> for those of us that did not lose our lives, we are considering ourselves survivors, and we will come back. from the ashes. >> the flames and smoke from the campfire are so thick, they can be seen from space. so far, it has destroyed 117,000 acres and almost 7,000 structures. >> and in southern california, the woolsey fire has now grown to more than 93,000 acres. two deaths have been linked to that blaze. as mandatory evacuation orders are lifted, residents there are returning home to see what, if anything, is left. nbc's miguel almaguer has more from west lake village. miguel, good morning. >> reporter: marlie and phillip, good morning.

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i'm marlie hall. >>> with less than 24 hours until election day, it's the final march to the midterms. now pitting president verses president. mr. from and his predecessor, mr. obama hitting the campaign trail to deliver dueling messages. >> the criminals, smugglers, tress passers, turn back now because you're not getting in. >> they're telling us the single most grave threat to america is a poor, impoverished, broke, hungry >> the last-minute campaigning goes into over drive. president trump will make three campaign spots. >>> and the stakes are high as republicans try to maintain control of the house and the senate. constituents on both sides appear energized with early voting at record highs. here with the latest. >> reporter: a mega watt match up made by these unpredictable midterms. two presidents on the trail. 45 and 44 back in action. >> i've been doing a little campaigning but i'm a little out of shape. >> reporter: president trump putting distance between himself and house republicans. >> the difference is i can't campaign for all of those house gary, . indiana, a state he ca

i'm marlie hall. >> i'm philip mena. we have less than 24 hours until election day. and the fight to win over voters now pits president verses president. both hitting the campaign trail this weekend and they're delivering dual messages. >> the caravans, the iminals, the smugglers, the tress passers marching towar our boarder. turn back now because you're not getting in. >> they're telling us the single most grave threat to america is a bunch off, like, poor, impoverished, broke, hungry refugees 1,000 miles away. >> the last minute campaigning goes into over drive. tesident trump will makee stops in three battle ground states capping off in missouri. >> andepublicans try to maintain control off the house and senate. constituents on both sides appear energized with early voting at record highs. here with the latest. >> reporter: a mega watt match up. two presidents on the trail. 45 and 44 back in acon. >> i've been doing a little campaigning but i'm a little out of shape. >> reporte president putting distance between himself and the fate of house republicans as he the

. >> a i'm marlie hall. this morning the season's first winter storm is on p track tok a wallop on much of the east coast fromrkansas to new england. and much of the rest of the country braces for arctic temperatures. winter alerts are affecting 89 million americans. so far, areas from louisiana across up to missouri have seen e heaviest amounts of early snowfall. conditions in mississippi claiming two lives in a tour bus crash. and as the storm heads further north to new england, those states can expect potentially paralyzing traffic and power hazards. logist bill karins is here. give us the latest. >> good morning. some headlines. three inches already reported in st. louis. indianapolis, less snow, more ice. you're an ice storm warning. could get as mh as auarter inch of ice there. now we're watching the heavy iin continuing. the flood threa areas of georgia up through the carolinas. so here's a map that just slws the winter weather advisories and warnings and watches that are still existing here. it's pre

i'm marlie hall. >> and i'm phillip mena. the busiest travel tim of the year is underway. o withver 2 1/2 million fliers expected to hit the airports of y, a record number passengers are expected to fly to their turkey day celebrations. the worstf it, the ride back on sunday with morha 3 million passengers expected. >> here in new york, the n.y.p.d. is ramping up security measures ahead of the 92nd annual macy's thanksgiving day parade. authorities saying there will be a heavy police presence on the ground, including the use of bomb-sniffing dogs. 3.5 million people are expected theine the streets during parade despite a forecast of record cold temperatures, including single-digit wind chills. and nbc's meteorologist bill karins is here with a sneak peek of the thanksgivingecast. >> it's unbelievable. this cold is unprecedented. yno one alive in nk city is going to see a thanksgiving this cold before. today is not baot there is a lot of travel issues. in the west the storm comes in, all d we'll have our biggest travel concerns. the parade forecast, we've been talking about

i'm marlie hall. >> and i'm phillip mena. the busiest travel time of the year is underway. with over 2 1/2 million fliers expected to hit the airports today, a record number of passengers are expected to fly to their turkey day celebrations. the worst of it, the ride back on sunday with more than 3 million passengers expected. >> here in new york, the n.y.p.d. is ramping up security measures ahead of the 92nd annual macy's thanksgiving day parade. authorities saying there will be a heavy police presence on the ground, including the use of bomb-sniffing dogs. 3.5 million people are expected to line the streets during the parade despite a forecast of record cold temperatures, including single-digit wind chills. and nbc's meteorologist bill karins is here with ane peek of the thanksgiving forecast. >> it's unbelievable. this cold is unprecedented. no one alive in new york city is going to see a thanksgiving this cold before. today is not bad. there is not a lot of av issues. in the west the storm comes in, all day we'll have our biggest travel concerns. the parade forecast, we

. >> and i'm marlie hall. we begin with breaking news out of chicago. four people including an officer are dead after a gunman opened fire at mercy hospital on the city's south side. police say the gunman confronted his girlfriend over their broken engagement, then shot her several times. the gunman then exchanged fire with police, fleeing inside the hospital. that's when chaos erupted with patients and hospital staff scrambling for safety. nbc's dan scheneman has more. >> reporter: the first shots were fired around 3:30 local time near mercy hospital on chicago's south side. >> more shots fired. >> they have the pharmacy barricaded. ten shots so far from inside. >> reporter: police say a man and woman who were in a domestic relationship began to argue. the woman, who worked at the hospital, was shot. >> and the gentleman turned around and shot three times in her chest. then once she fell to the ground, he stooshot her three m >> reporter: police say the gunman then opened fire on officers as they arrived at the scene. the gunman ran into the hospital a

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