welcome, welcome, welcome, emma thompson. oh my gosh, we love you. [ cheers and applause ] you're the greatest. we love you. congrats on the golden globe nomination. >> thank you so much. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] that is the way to do it. did you get excited? where'd you find out? were you on the phone? did you see it on the internet? did you read it in the paper? >> no -- well, i was asleep actually i think. >> jimmy: the east coast -- they do it on the west coast, it's early. >> yeah, yeah, yeah -- no, i actually i was rehearsing -- i was rehearsing here because i'm going to do -- work with the new york philharmonic doing -- see if i know. they were all actual, you know, musicians. and -- >> jimmy: i've heard -- i heard that. >> and me. i'm gonna do a concert version of "sweeney todd" with them in march. >> jimmy: are you really? [ cheers ] >> yes. >> jimmy: at here, in new york? >> yeah. >> jimmy: this is fantastic -- we can hang out together. >> we can hang out, we can do all sorts of other things. we can dance more. >

later in the quarter, klay thompson, draymond green for the layup. thompson misses a three. harrison barnes ride where he needs to be. right now it's 58-51 warriors in the third quarter. >>> more hoops for you on the college level. number 5 duke against st. john's. coach k going for his 1,000th win. devils' next possession okafor bullies his way to the hoop. huge bucket and minutes later, duke up four. cook finds jones in the corner who nails the three. duke wins 77-68. celebrate, everyone. coach k gets his 1,000th victory. >>> the seahawks have arrived in phoenix earlier today with big smiles on their faces. their focused on the biggest game of the year but both teams, patriots and seahawks are still facing questions whether the patriots intentionally deflated their footballs in the afc championship which could have helped their passing game. >> the coach does a great job of dealing with adversity. he's been doing it for a long time so this isn't anything new to him. he's doing what he's supposed to do which is minimizing the distractions and coaching the football team. >>

medical examiners will look into fred thompson's death some time today. the 19-year-old football player collapsed wednesday night during a pick-up basketball game on the oregon state university campus. the osu defensive tackle was listed at 6'4", and 317 pounds. the oakland tech high grad was not known to have any kind of real heart problems, but indications do show he may have suffered a heart attack. thompson was supposed to come home to the east bay sometime this weekend to celebrate his 20th birthday. >>> san leandro police say they are searching for a third man involved in a shooting outside of walmart. he is believed to have driven the get away car following the shooting. police arrested the alleged gunman yesterday after a six-hour standoff in east oakland. another man was arrested immediately after the shooting when shoppers held him down until police officers arrived. the shooting victim, 21-year-old christopher mareo was shot in the neck. since been released from the hospital but tells nbc bay area news that he has been dealing with nerve damage

anne thompson, st. clair, michigan. >>> you heard about the game, uconn going down to defeat in women's basketball winning 111 straight games. a look at the stunning upset and what's to come. >> reporter: one of the greatest winning streaks in history shattered at the buzzer. the uconn huskies were stunned by mississippi state losing their first game losing the first game after winning 110 in a row. uconn blocked a potential game winning shot. not from oregon junior nicknamed itty-bitty. >> uconn is an incredible team and for me to make this shot against them is unbelievable. i'm still in shock. >> reporter: it was sweet revenge for the lady bull dogs. uconn's phenomenal streak is amazing. but give it the old college try. to match and beat them an nfl would have to go undefeated for six years. a major league team winning every game in spring and much of summer, april through july just to get close. after a night of celebrations, mississippi state now goes up against south carolina for the title sunday,

coach steve kerr knows thompson wants to play but will be looking to the team's doctors. he's been reliable in the postseason having never missed a start in 120 career playoff games. >> for me personally, it will be hard to not see me playing so hopefully i'll feel much better tomorrow. >> trying to boost confidence, create the right perspective going into each game, and we do it by committee. there's a lot of different voices we have that we rely on. myself, draymond. >> we know kevin durant will be out as he recovers from an injured calf. he went through a workout yesterday and could be ready for game four on friday. and kevon looney is out. regardless of all theseerr says team is very adaptable. we have a lot of versatility. what it requires is bench players being ready to step up like they always are and guys just playing hard and playing together. a couple housekeeping items. this is the last season for warriors in oakland before they move to sf. tonight steph curry will wear special sneakers to thank the 426,000 people who live here in the town and a bay area band,

thompson has been reliable in the postseason. having never missed a start in 120 career playoff games. >> for me personally it would be hard to see me not playing. so hopefully i'll feel much better tomorrow. >> trying to boost confidence, create the right perspective going into each game. and we do it by committee. there's a lot of different voices we have that we rely on. myself, draymond, shawn, andre. >> reporter: we know unfortunately warriors star kevin durant will be out as he recovers from an injured calf. however, he did go through a workout and could be ready for game four friday. loonie is still out for the rest of the season after breaking his collarbone during a hard fall in game two. regarding all of these injuries, this is what steve kerr had to say, and i'm quoting here. our team is very adaptable. we have a lot of versatility. it requires bench players be ready to step up like they always are and guys playing hard and playing together. a couple side notes. this is the last season for the warriors in oakland befor

it includes thompson and irving as well as anthony and durant. no one was more excited than the kids that got to meet their heros. >> i was like oh, no. >> oh, my god. i can't believe this, yo. >> don't you love it? >>> katie ledecky nearly set a world record. she won her first gold at the age of just 15 and has five more qualifiers still to come. >>> cordes and kel si worrell made her first olympic team. chris brian became the first player in the mlb era to hit two doubles in the same game and two home runs. he overtook the great earnie banks. >>> first brexit and what some of you may consider a greater upset. england eliminated. to make matters worst they were ousted by iceland, the smallest nation to ever make it this far in the tournament. more than 8% of iceland traveled to witness it in person. one comment said well played iceland. >>> in a political parallel england's manager resigned after the loss. hasn't been a good week. i'll send it back to you! thanks so much for that. >>> a pop star at guantanamo bay. >>> plus cashing in on taylor s

anne thompson in a newly vibrant times square on the last sunday night of august 2011. anne, thanks. >>> now let's go down the atlantic coast. one of the first places to bear the early brunt of this storm. though in typical veteran north carolina hurricane style, along with our own kerry sanders, atlantic beach, north carolina, to be exact, kerry, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. this is where hurricane irene made landfall. and despite the hurricane's fury, things are in remarkably good shape. still, hurricane irene, well, she left her mark. along the north carolina coast where irene hammered the coastline with pounding surf and wind, today was all about the clean-up. on atlantic beach, crews started early, putting sand back on the beach. hurricane irene took direct aim here. yet inside the beach front tackle box bar, it's hard to believe there ever was a category 1 hurricane. >> but we were just tickled to death that no water came in. we're just waiting for electricity so we can get back open. >> reporter: with 100 mile per hour gusts, trees are down, an

according to this morning's wall street journal, before scott thompson resigned as yahoo!'s ceo this weekend, he told the company's board and several colleagues that he's been diagnosed with thyroid cancer. thompson stepped down after it was discovered he apparently never received a computer science degree listed on his official resume. >>> in deal news, avon says it will respond within a week to coty's sweetened $10.7 billion takeover bid. >>> looking ahead, investors will keep an eye on greece this week as failed talks to form a coalition government push the country closer to a possible exit from the eurozone. retail stores will also be in focus with first quarter results from jc penney, walmart, and home depot. >>> wall street will find out if there's been any improvement in the housing industry with a report on housing starts and building permits. >>> today is mark zuckerberg's 28th birthday, but the real celebration could be friday when facebook is expected to debut on the nasdaq. >>> and, finally, an ohio man isn't letting unemployment get him down. instead he kept hi

and attacking thompson. third trimester tristan strikes again, referring to the fact the couple started dating while thompson's former girlfriend was still pregnant. >> before the cheating allegations came out, khloe was intent on entering a life in cleveland. it was a life she loved. now with everything up in the air sheshgs re air, she wants to head back to l.a. where she's nmore comfortable. >> reporter: drama is part of the kardashian take it to the bank brand. this is just the latest episode. we reached out to tristan thompson for comments on the birth of his daughter and the alleged cheati ining rumors. we did not get a response. as is the kardashian way, that drama may be available to the public. there are reports that "keeping up with the kardashians" was with khloe. e! said they don't comment on issues dealing with production. i'm sure we'll see it soon enough. >> no shortage of cameras around the kardashians. >>> up next, "ocean's eight," the female spin-off from the "ocean's 11" series. >> you wan

ann thompson has more. >> reporter: it is a story nearly two billion years in the making, the grand canyon, made of sand stone and granite, available only to those willing to hike or ride. until this week's invasion of the seemingly alien tracker. product manager wearing the latest evolution of google's different effort, focused on one of america's most popular tourist spots. >> this is what we had in mind when we developed the trekker, the weight, the issues, we knew if we could take it to the grand canyon, ultimately we could take it anywhere. >> reporter: here is how it works, the funny looking metal ball holds 15 cameras pointed in different directions, connected to a boundary battery but not everyone walks the trails. now with this new trekker technology you will be able to make this hike from anywhere. the technology is helping this seattle resident make this trek. >> another one on the bucket list was the great wall of china and i did that. and i googled all of it. i was there before i got there. >> reporter: exactly google's goal. >> by creating this experience a click away, we mak

brett thompson was making a traffic stop sunday when the driver started shooting at him. another car approaches in the opposite direction but quickly goes into reverse and gets out of there as the shots rang out. footage from another angle shows the suspect and corporal thompson continuing that firefight around the corner before the suspect jumps back into his car and takes off. police later arrested 29-year-old luis konobo. he faces murder and terrorism charges. the officer's vehicle was damaged, but miraculously, thompson was not hurt. >>> a college basketball player has been suspended for elbowing another team's player in the face after a three-point shot. >> corner wide open. tanaglia. >> this vicious attack happened after fitchburg state university in massachusetts. the school has apologized and said it was appalled by the student's actions. >> he's also been suspended indefinitely and they won't let him back on campus either. >>> bill karins, is it possible that louisiana and arkansas got ice and snow before new york? >> that's true. it's a good point. areas in the

emma thompson is here. [ cheers and applause ] emma thompson. she's one of the coolest people. funny. gorgeous. talented. we're going to talk to her, and then we're going to play a game of password with some special guests. [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: special. >> jimmy: and then tonight, i have worked with this guy since we both started comedy together, and i was out in l.a., we used to do stand-up at the improv, and this guy was just always fantastic. and he would get standing ovation after standing ovation. one of the funniest comedians i have ever seen. dane cook is here tonight. [ cheers and applause ] he's just great. he hasn't done stand-up on a a late night show in probably ten years or something. he just comes and he normally just sits down. but i asked him as a favor, could you just come and do stand-up and give us a treat since you have that talent? can you come and do -- and he said yes. [ cheers and applause ] he's going to do stand-up here tonight. the guy sold out madison square garden is he going to do this tonight. that's a good man. i appreciate it. dane

what i would do without him. >> reporter: a fast-thinking father and son, saving a little boy anne thompson, nbc news >>> tonight we're also tracking some breaking news out of mexico, where hurricane agatha is making landfall residents and tourists in popular beach towns fled to shelters with the storm packing winds of 105 miles per hour agatha, cat 2, is the strongest hurricane on record to make landfall in may in the eastern pacific. >>> back here in the states to california where the husband of house speaker nancy pelosi was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol saturday night after his porsche was struck by a jeep. according to a highway patrol report the drivers were not injured. speaker pelosi was not with her husband at the time. >>> we want to head overseas to ukraine where russian forces are pushing deeper into the donbas region in the east. residents, including children, struggling to survive nbc's richard engle is there and spoke with some of the war's most vulnerable >> reporter: russian troops are reinforcing their positions to drive deeper into the d

anne thompson has her story. >> the weekend was a glorious one it was filled with love and laughter and smiles >> reporter: painfully, angrily esther salas describes the weekend she and her husband mark celebrated their son's 20th birthday and lost him. >> and daniel said, mom, let's keep talking. i love talking to you, mom. and it was at that exact moment that the doorbell rang. and daniel looked at me and said, who is that and before i could say a word he sprinted upstairs within seconds i heard the sound of bullets and someone screaming no but daniel being daniel protected his father and he took the shooter's first bullet directly to the chest. the monster then turned his attention to my husband and began to shoot at my husband. one shot after another. mark was shot three times. >> reporter: salas reveals the shooter, attorney roy den hollander who appeared in her court had a dossier on her family from where they live to where they worship, personal information about judges that she says should be private. >> while my husband is still in the hospital recovering from his multiple surg

nbc's ann thompson what you need to know before cooking. >> reporter: before these guys go from this to this, a warning tonight about a salmonella outbreak linked to raw turkey, ground meat patties and the birds themselves. the cdc reports 164 people got sick in 35 states over the past year. one person died. the symptoms, fever and stomach problems within 72 hours of eating. to avoid getting sick, always cook your turkey to 165 degrees. >> you can tell if your turkey is cooked if you use a food thermometer and measure the temperature of the bird at several different points. >> reporter: thaw in the fridge not the counter and wash your hands before and after handling raw poultry. to make sure your thanksgiving is a happy one. ann thompson, nbc news new york. >>> tributes are pouring in tonight for roy clark, from his tv show for a quarter century. many viewers remember him as a guest for "the tonight show." with johnny carson. clark was 55. >>> also tonight, it was the feel-good story that made headlines and authorities say it was a hoax and just in time for the holidays, our team get

with more, here's anne thompson. >> reporter: at strip malls, urban store fronts, even trailers. the center for covid control set up more than 300 testing sites in least 29 states tonight all of them are just down and the company is under investigation by the federal agency that oversees medicare and medicaid >> we're here doing free covid testing monday through friday from 8:00 a.m. until 7:00 no insurance needed. >> reporter: there are growing questions about the pop-up site business practices spurred by business complaints like kelly fisher. >> it was the pop-up tent in the parking lot of a mini mart >> reporter: she got a test before going on a trip with college friends in september. >> i wanted the results in 24 to 48 hours and i got them a week later so by the time i received them, they were useless. >> reporter: now fisher wonders why they needed her insurance information and a photo of her driver's license the center for covid control is an illinois-based company. its ceo is 29-year-old aleya siyaj, whose previous businesses include an axe throwing lounge and a doughnut s

. >> dub nation wants to know if kla tp a klay thompson will be healthy enough. >> klay thompson participated in yesterday's practice. he is feeling fine and expects to play here at 6:00 at oracle arena, game three of the nba finals. you'll recall this past sunday during game two thompson hurt himself with a mild hamstring injury. whether or not he plays tonight will be a gametime decision. coach steve kerr knows he wants to play but will look to team doctors for a recommendation later today. thompson has been reliable in the postseason. >> for me personally it would be hard to see me not playing. so hopefully i'll feel much better tomorrow. >> trying to boost confidence, create the right perspective going into each game. and we do it by committee. there's a lot of different voices we have that we rely on. myself, dreama, shawn, andre. >> the warriors star kevin durant will be out tonight as he recovers from an injured calf. however, he did go through a workout and could be ready for game four friday. loonie is still out for the rest of the season after breaking his collarbone during a hard f

anne thompson, thanks, as always. >>> we'll take a break. up next, an icon, a marathon, and a true team effort. >>> this was the scene last friday in king's mountain, north carolina. the 18-wheeler you see there is stuck at a train crossing trucks aren't supposed to use, and that would be a freight train coming, barreling down the tracks. the woman shooting the video was screaming at the top of her lungs. she did not realize both occupants of the truck got out in time. no injuries. the freight train was moving like a freight train and could not stop. the truck was cut cleanly in half. it was carrying bales of cotton which were then strewn all over the place. >>> they had a wild time in boston last night. the red sox game against the visiting orioles went so long and so late at 17 innings, it was one of those rare events when both teams emptied their bull pen, flat out ran out of pitchers, and so regular roster players, position players came in for a fantasy inning of pitching. this is the first time it's happened since 1925. last night, the

anne thompson, nbc news. >> what a gift she is. that's "nightly news" for this thursday thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other good night >>> i'm raj mathai. if you want to come on campus, you have to be vaccinated. one of the biggest change in rules, but what do you do if you don't want to be vaccinated? >>> what his new plan includes and how it impacts the bay area. >>> plus more problems as the sewer backs up and the skyscraper sinks and leans. we have the exclusive

our report tonight from anne thompson. >> this is a tornado. >> extreme weather blew march 2012 into the record books. >> it saw almost three times the average number of reported tornadoes. noaa, the national ocean and atmospheric administration said the unusual warm weather created conditions favorable for twisters, and while there's no one culprit to blame for the rise in temperatures, there is a suspect. >> right now, we have a climate on steroids. green house gases continue to increase in the atmosphere. >> the average temperature this march, 51.1 degrees. 8.6 degrees above normal. this time lapse animation from noaa shows where the 15,000 plus records were broken. every state in the nation set at least one daily record high in march. march brought rain and drought to eastern texas and parts of oklahoma, but above the tree line on the rocky mountains, near boulder, colorado, there's bare ground where there should be snow. colorado's snow pack, just 49% of average. less snow means less water for tim's organic farm. today, he laid down a barrier to hold in moisture for his strawber

previously clay thompson was not part of the discussion. one of the reasons why he is now is that the warriors are possibly intrigued by minnesota's dangling of their first pick this year 13th overall. if they make that move clay thompson is part of the discussion. they wanted to get kevin love, without moving clay thompson but it does not appear that's going to be possible because the timberwolves seem to be insisting on clay thompson being part of the deal. >> on to baseball, big series in oakland where the as have dominated the red sox at the coliseum to the tune of eight wins in the last nine games. scott won his last three home starts facing a boston squad on a three-game win streak. >> maybe it's the commute they have to take coming back so i know when we were on the east coast and had to come back and we played in anaheim we were a little bit sluggish and all that stuff. so, i mean, that does hurt. that's a long flight coming from the east coast to the west coast. and to play a baseball game on both ends of those days, that takes a l

>> anne thompson, along one part of our torn-up shoreline. thanks. >>> president obama made an interesting choice for interior secretary today, nominating sally jewel to replace the outgoing ken salazar. jewel is ceo of rei, the outdoor outfitter. she hasn't worked in government but was a chemical engineer for mobile and a banker in her earlier career. she'll oversee half a million federal acres. the president said she once took a month-long hike in the mountains of antarctica. the president confessed as a native hawaiian, given the cold, it's something that would never occur to him. >>> the outgoing defense secretary said to students in a speech to georgetown, today, leon panetta warned of huge budget cuts looming for the pentagon if congress doesn't act. and he had some choice words for both sides blaming each for to reach an agreement to avoid cuts to our military. also generally what's happened lately to washington. >> thank you very much. this is not a game. this is reality. these steps would seriously damage a fragile american economy,

here's anne thompson >> reporter: small or big, near or far, hometowns are what we have in common >> we've got this in our dna. >> reporter: now documentary filmmaker ken burns hopes to unite our divided country in a new social media campaign, encouraging americans to honor your hometown is this designed to be an antidote to the divisiveness on social media? >> yeah, i think so. it's just a way to say, can't we set it all aside for a moment let's be together. >> reporter: the project's enlisted some famous friends to kick off the video submissions. ♪ in my tennessee mountain home ♪ >> reporter: dolly parton sings. >> i'm proud of my hometown >> this is the only hometown where i can do things like this. >> reporter: space station astronaut mark vande hei shows off. >> we're all from a community somewhere. >> reporter: trisha yearwood and garth brooks get to the heart of the matter. >> let's focus on the things that tie us and not the things that divide us. >> reporter: from favorite sons and daughters -- >> this town has so much history, and it preserves it. >> reporter: -- to fav

>> it is hard to watch all of that, having spent time there, ann thompson in new jersey, preparing for a rough weekend, thank you, our coverage of the storm, of course, continues through the weekend. if you're concerned about where you live, on our website there is a hurricane tracker allowing you to plug in your own zip code at nbcnightly.com. >> now we switch to the campaign coverage, 11 days to go. >>> and on top of everything else, the frantic pace as they try to finish, now they really do have to worry about the storm, heading for some of the most valuable political real estate there. peter alexander has more. from canton, ohio, where governor romney is, peter, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening to you as hurricane sandy takes aim on the east coast, forecasters are not the only ones on alert, the campaign strategists are, as well. with crews defending against potentially devastating flooding in virginia, the campaign cancelled a rally. officials in north carolina say they could suspend early voting, if needed. in ohio, snow threatens to hurt the voting efforts. in iowa

anne thompson, nbc news, chicago. >>> it was an emotional day in parkland, florida. graduationor the senior class at marjory eman douglas high school. those being honored included four seniors who were among the 17 people killed in the mass shooting in february. and among the speakers was "ton show ht jimmy fallon. >> when something feels hard, remember tha it gets better. choose to move forward and don't let anything stop you. >> reporter: fallon told the students they had started a movement not just in florida, not just in america, but throughout the world. >>> let's take a turn and check on our weather. some of us are starting off with a drenching this morning. bill karins -- >> soggy sxugly. it wasn't a great sunday in new england. the rain will be moving through areas during the day today. it will improve as we get through the afternoon, but the heaviest rains, the steadest rains will be in vermont, new hampshire, massachusetts. cape cod looks to get drenched too. you could see up to an inch of rain. many areas a lot lighter than that. the forecast will be impro

here is ann thompson on what you need to know before cooking. >> before the guys go from this, to this, a warning about a salmonella outbreak, ground meet, pattys and the bird themselves. they report that 164 people got sick in 35 states over the past year and a person died, the symptoms, fever and stomach problems within 72 hours of eating. to avoid getting six, experts sa cook your turkey to 165 degrees. >> you can tell if your turkey is cooked if you use a food thermo thermo the thermo meters. >> wash your hands before and after poul one. nbc news, new york. >> rapper didy's former long-term girlfriend and mother of his three kids has died, she was found dead the in her california home on thursday. the coroner's office has not said how she died, but the source tells tmz the mom of four had been suffering from pneumonia for weeks. the out pouring of love and support have been pouring. missy elliott said she will remember her smile and laugh. kim porter was 47. >> so sad. >> coming up we have good news for you, a pint sized super hero, conquers his greatest foe yet, bat kid is cancer

nbc's anne thompson gives us a behind-the-scenes look at how the world was gripped by this match. >> reporter: at least for a few hours our divided world united. [ cheers ] gripped by world cup fever. even here. though the usa is m.i.a. >> it's coming home. >> reporter: at new york's rockefeller plaza fans watched a broadcast in spanish. [ cheers ] cheering for croatia -- >> i know croatia is a small country but we have big dream. >> reporter: and england. >> how nervous are you? >> oh, my heart is beating fast. >> reporter: the gundersons with the same fervor for soccer that many american fathers and sons share for baseball. >> well, i remember my dad saying he was at the last one in 1966 when they won it. and that's what -- you know, 52 years. and so it's so momentous to get there. once in a lifetime. >> no matter how it ends i think everybody in engds england is proud of how far the english team have come. >> reporter: but this win was as elusive as david beckham at this miami watch party. >> croatia. >> reporter: croatia, the size of west virginia with as many people as oregon, i

some say priorities are misplaced. >> anne thompson high above the beach in rio tonight. anne, thanks. >>> news tonight concerning the rising cost of college in this country as congress and the white house continue to try to iron out a compromise on student loan rates. a new report is out. it reveals how more american families these days are making it work without student loans. our chief education correspondent, rehema ellis, here in the studio with more on this. rehema, good evening. >> good evening, brian. several things are happening, including a new trend that shows families are spending less of their own money on college. paying for college, in fact, two-thirds qualified for scholarships and grants to help cover the costs. and if you look at the breakdown, that accounts for any other type of funding, more than parents and more than student loans. and when it comes to picking colleges, the majority of families, 67%, ruled out certain colleges because of the price. and to further keep expenses under control, 57% of students lived at home, not on campus. what the repor

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as ann thompson reports, it's a reminder about just how serious measles is. >> reporter: tonight links between the measles outbreak in the u.s. and israel, an el al flight attendant with complications from the measles is in intensive care at a tel aviv hospital. the 43-year-old woman is in a deep coma fighting for her life since she was hospitalized at the end of last month. israeli officials saying there was a passenger with measles on a march 26th flight from new york's jfk to israel. >> there is a misconception out there th a trivial and inconsequential disease. some of those consequences can be serious like we're seeing with this flight attendant. >> reporter: health officials reportedly do not think she spread the virus to any passengers. back in this country, just outside detroit, oakland county officials say an orthodox jewish man from israel is the source for 20 cases there. blood tests show he had the same strain that plagued new york city. >> vaccines are safe and critical for public health and the health of the people they love most. >> reporter: new york's board of health t

anne thompson, nbc news. >>> we'll take a short break. up next, youtube's new crackdown. >>> we've all seen them. videos of stunts like the birdbox, or tide pod challenge. now youtube is drawing a line. here's miguel almaguer. >> reporter: they're the cringe-worthy challenges deemed dangerous. potentially deadly. or just downright stupid. tonight youtube says it's banning or restricting all vil pranks and challenges, like biting into tide pods, that could result in physical harm. it comes after the explosion of birdbox challenge, where participants blindfold themselves and perform everyday tasks. but in utah, a teenager was nearly killed while driving during the birdbox challenge. >> this is one thing we never thought we'd have to say. don't drive blindfolded. >> youtube says when a questionable video is flagged, their editors can immediately pull the clip. but the company promises this isn't the end of viral videos. so tonight, no need to worry. the "i ate all your halloween candy challenge" is here to stay. miguel almaguer, nbc news. >>

. >>> now to business we turn to mary thompson. >> the markets look to add to gains as well as positive economic data over the weekend from china. despite friday's rally the dow and s&p did snap an eight week win streak. u.s. airways and american airlines will close the merger today creating the world's largest airline. on saturday supreme court justice denied a last ditched attempt to block the deal. >>> today it's green monday. ebay coined the name in 2007. it marks one of the biggest online shopping days of the year. wal-mart.com will feature several black friday deals again today on green monday. >> any reason to buy or sell. >> now to a crack down of the cuddling industry. >>> a -- officials suspect a snuggle house is a front for prostitution or worse. the assistant city attorney saying, quote, there's no way that sexual assault will not happen. no offense to men, but i don't know any men who want to just snuggle. >>> a waitress has been let go from her job. the story has been questioned. >>> he thought he was buying an x box 1 for $735 but all he got was a low res photoe. a local

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garvin thompson here is show us what it means for local olympic hopefuls in tonight's bay area proud. >> anyone watching for be forgiven for not knowing the opening ceremony for the olympic games is 26 days away but up at squaw valley right now there are a group of skiers aware of the number of dayings and tri troig to make the the most of each one. >> if you ever find yourself sharing a chair wlift kasey coakley you happen to ask her where she is pretty soon. >> piedmont i grew up in piedmont. >> but ask her where home is and kasey might tell you here. the slopes the squaw valley. >> i grew up skiing here with my dad all the memories my dad is great skier he was on the race team. >> it is why she says these two weeks in may are special to her. she's been invited to train with the best american mogul skiers on three specially designed runs at the top of squaw valley. >> it's so kwun to run into all the people who have been a part of my ski career, the long path. and it's like, they're all family at this point. >> kasey like many others here have the sights set on making thes ski team

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critics say the long promised crackdown on safety do not go far enough here's nbc's ann thompson. >> reporter: to snuff out the nation's vaping crisis, president trump is choosing to compromise >> we'll be taking it off the flavors for a period of time, certain flavors. >> reporter: reportedly, all the sweet-tasting pods that are driving teen vaping, menthol and tobacco will still be available still allowed to sell flavored liquids so adults can make their own e-cigs. >> we're going to protect our children and protect the industry >> reporter: yet even with the new 21-year age limit to buy e-cigarettes and other tobacco products, public health advocates say children will still be at risk >> if simply raising the age of sale would work, we wouldn't have over 5 million kids under the age of 18 today using these products we need to do both we need to raise the age and we need to eliminate the flavors which have fueled this of democrat i c epidemic >> reporter: they initially planned to ban the flavors in september. the billion dollar industry. they are threatening to withhold political

able to make a turn needed thanks to queen ann road being closed. >> and that was nbc's brian thompson reporting from new jersey. officials say the storm has knocked out power to more than 2 million homes from new jersey to maryland. now rob mayeda's here with a look at a forecast that is so much more pleasant. >> indeed, around here. good news for the northeast. the nor'easter is moving fairly quickly. right now, it's almost cleared cape cod. it's heading up to maine. today we'll probably see less travel delays across the northeast as the system continues to move on out. we may get a taste of winter weather toward the end of our seven-day forecast. we'll have a look at that coming up if a moment. this morning, 40s and 50s outside. it's chilly outside. as we get those low clouds and a sea breeze picking up this afternoon, the coast will be running a little cooler. for now, not much of a sea breeze. winds slightly offshore at 8 miles per hour. for the morning, we have the low close reproaching for parts of the coastline. today, easily the warmest day we're going to see for the week ahea

nbc's anne thompson is traveling with the pope, spoke with him on the plane en route to brazil. she is with us from rio tonight. hey, anne, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. pope francis is resting tonight after a 12-hour flight and what can only be described as a raucous welcome, beginning a week that will test brazilian security and put the global spotlight back on this nation's economic woes. they could not wait to touch him. brazilians rushing pope francis' motorcade as he made his way through the streets of rio, his car mobbed, forced to a standstill several times by the excited crowd. the first latin-american pope wasted no time reaching out to the people. a potential security nightmare, rio officials said federal police changed the motorcade's route without informing city authorities, but francis seemed to revel in the chaos, even stopping to kiss a baby. officials say world youth day is the biggest police operation in the history of rio, and today, the mayor promised francis would be safe during his six-day stay. >> he wants to be open to the people. now, t

>> all right anne thompson for us thank you. >>> as the nation prepares to mark the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks today, the tribute lights shined bright in lower manhattan, honoring the legacy of those lives lost in the deadliest u.s. terrorist attack to date. and within the fire department there's a very special legacy, the children of firefighters who lost their lives are now training as recruits our very own lester holt spoke with one mother. >> reporter: carl asaro's life was dedicated to family and community. i'm curious, what was it like for the kids to grow up having a dad who was a firefighter? wherever my his bad thusband wad wanted to be together. >> they were proud of their dad. >> very proud. >> reporter: a veteran new york city firefighter asaro died on that crisp september day answering the call of duty his wife heloisa says that day changed her family forever we're sitting about 50 or 60 feet from what was the north tower. what have you learned about where your husband was at that moment it came down? >> what i learned is that he was near the tower >> did they

. >>> and if you can't wait until march 9 to see justin timberlake on "saturday night live," kenan thompson joins j.t. in the promo. let's take a look. >> j.t. is back, k.t. and j.t. in the house. >> what what? >> j.t. -- >> i was celebrating, not acting. >>> and after ten years, stacy and clinton are putting away the minnillos. they're making the run from boxy cuts and mom jeans. >> that was my favorite show, i cannot believe it is over. >> you are mocking my sorrow, bill. i'm really upset about this. hopefully there's a netflix collection somewhere. >> it was a show? >> i'm done talking to you. >> i'm mara schiavocampo, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> stories leading the news this morning. "the los angeles times" is covering the mauling of the 24-year-old intern lion attack saying anyone in the cage was irresponsible. >>> and in "the new york times" arkansas adopts a ban on abortions after 12 weeks which makes it by far the most restricted ban on abortion. >>> well, the san diego zoo is welcoming their newest member. kayode is the

moments later, klay thompson getting in on the action. nothing but net. thompson finished with seven triples. third quarter, warriors wide awake. pump fake. drains it. dubs' next possession, curry from oakland. you betcha. curry led the way with 27 points including seven buckets from long range. the warriors win their seventh straight game. >> i feel like over 48 minutes if we can impose our will most nights it might take a minute to take hold but we found our energy and execution and stopped turning the ball over and after that, you know, we get stops and our talent is able to take over on the offensive end. >> there was no morning. wake up, grab food, throw on sweats. get out of there. my bus was at 9:30. that's 6:30 west coast time. that was brutal. >>> to football. packers-falcons, ludicrous performing, telling the packers welcome to atlanta where the players play. and the fall ccons came to playl day. matt ryan to julio jones. he breaks a tackle, and the stiff arm and he finds play dirt. the flag was on green bay. so the falcons are headed to super b

anne thompson is up at the mountain top ski venue for us tonight. anne, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. you know, today the winter olympics felt like the spring games. forcing officials to cancel the practice runs for the women's downhill and creating a backdrop for one of the biggest upsets at these games so far. at the mountain olympic venues today, the weather was the toughest competitor. the cross country free sprint at times was more like a demolition derby than a race. skiers stumbling on snow turned so mushy by 40 degree temperatures, it was described as mashed potatoes. snow conditions and design complaints plagued the men's snowboard halfpipe. one fan struck gold when after making the finals, shaun white climbed over the barrier to greet 10-year-old ben hughes. make-a-wish sent the cancer survivor to the olympics with his family. can you stay up until the very end? >> yes. >> reporter: and now hughes wants to grow up to be an engineer or a snowboarder. what are you going to tell your friends about this experience when you go

ann thompson, nbc news, brooklyn. >> real life chipeto. real life wizard of oz. santa's helper. >> you pull back the curtain ask you're not disappointed this time around. we thank you for watching. i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. we leave you with the eiffel tower transformed into a winter wonder land for christmas. the news continues right here on nbc. ad lib live picture-- san francisco >>> good monday morning to you. thank you for joining us here on "today in the bay." picturesque as we see a clear start to the morning. thank you for joining us, i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. hope you are coming off another great weekend. cold start. >> it is. we are going to have another warm day and a lot of sunshine. the winds are dying down, great news, then looking forward to rain in the forecast. all dry today. right now, 36 degrees in fairfield and santa rosa and livermore, 38 degrees. 44 as you step out in san jose. here is a look at the high temperatures today, mid-60s and up to 65 degrees in san jose. here is a look at t

>> anne thompson starting us off in louisiana. could not be a sadder story for so many folks down there. anne, thanks. >>> now we turn to the story that so many people in this country woke up to this morning. the shocking revelation that arnold schwarzenegger, the former governor of california, has a child with a former household employee. nbc's miguel almaguer reports tonight from los angeles. >> a shocking public confession. >> reporter: california woke up today to a bombshell. >> i, arnold -- >> reporter: the state's former governor, arnold schwarzenegger, acknowledged he fathered a child with a member of his household staff. it happened more than ten years ago. an apparent reason why wife maria shriver left the couple's brentwood mansion before they announced their separation last week. schwarzenegger says he told his wife after he left the governor's office. "there are no excuses and i take full responsibility for the hurt i have caused. i have apologized to maria, my children, and my family. i am truly sorry." according to t