but not before a final stop on his thank you tour in alabama where the president-elect four years ago called the electoral college a disaster for a democracy, praised the process. >> the electoral vote -- i never appreciated it until now. how genius it was, what they had in mind. it's genius, i'm telling you, it is genius. >> reporter: but trump silent so far on this weekend edition of "saturday night live" spoofing today's electoral effort. kate mckinnon prerisreprising he as hillary clinton. >> we think you are the best candidate. >> sure. >> the smartest candidate. >> no doubt. >> "the manchurian candidate." >> i don't know what that means, but it sounds tremendous. >> reporter: through it all, some electors are facing tremendous pressure to try and change their vote. bun member in wisconsin told the associated press he's received some 50,000 e-mails from people about his role in today's electoral college vote. still, a new pole just out this morning shows that more people believe that electors should vote for the candidate who won the state 46% as opposed to the 34% who believe el

the good news is we are talking about alabama and georgia. exceptional drought conditions there. that is the one place that wants the rain if it is new year's eve. the one concern here the threat for severe weather. keep that in mind for new near's day. austin and houston on the border there with the threat for that severe weather. as we head to new year's day and monday. tell your friends. flooding concerns are high there as much as 5 skbooubs >>> good morning. right now in san francisco, 46 degrees. we're seeing partly cloudy skies also in san jose at a nice 45 degrees but we are tracking the chance of seeing a few early morning scattered showers that could carry over into the afternoon but have no fear, we should be clearing by mid afternoon into the evening hours just in time for new year's eve. >>> i like to tell everyone about your midnight forecast as if i'm going out. this is the most dressed up. >> you are celebrating right now. >> go big or go home. >> sparkles on a saturday morning. >>> still to come, our >>> a round up of the escalating tensions with israel and russia

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. >>> when we first visited the holman correctional facility in alabama in 2006, we met an inmate who would turn out to be one of the most provocative and volatile to ever appear on "lockup," bobby ray gilbert. >> you want us to exhibit some form of model behavior, but there ain't ever any avenues close to us to do anything constructive. we can't read a novel because we can't have them. i can't play chess through the mail like we used to. >> it's segregation. >> i didn't say it was. >> it ain't meant to be nice. you ain't here because you were doing something constructive. >> when we returned to holman in 2007 for our "extended stay" series, we found gilbert exactly where we had left him, in ad seg, the administrative segregated housing unit where inmates are locked down 23 hours a day. it houses holman's most violent and destructive offenders, and it is where bobby ray gilbert has spent almost all of his 27 years in prison. >> i've got life without parole, i have two life sentences, two 99-year sentences, a 40-year sentence, a 20-year sentence and a 10-year sentence. yeah, i have ang

he became fluent in english and married an alabama school teacher, they had two children and at this point, he brought them to germany and is american family, had an affair with his secretary and began divorce or seatings with his alabama wife who has her own story and the spies daughter, the american-born daughter currently lives in virginia. a nazi spyughter of with a thick virginia accent. she was a wonderful help for this book. she has an amazing war experience. i think there is a tv movie being made of it. steakas ritter's great that would lead to the downfall it -- occurred on the day he met his newest agent. under his orders, the u.s. genuine was stolen, a u.s. passport, likely so an agent who did not have the travel advantages could use it. gothen extracted seybold to to the u.s. consulate in cologne. it doesn't seem like a smart idea. the passport and reapplication process required him to revisit the consulate several times, a time when the excitement for the early days of the war had subsided and he was eventually to the tell the story consul general himself. in a cable to

it'll start with alabama versus washington. the key in that game will be washington's quarterback jake browning. he's been sensational this year, accurate throwing deep down the field. but you look in recent history the quarterbacks that have given 'bama's defense issue have been mobile quarterbacks. jake browning is not overly mobile so he has to be great anticipating throws in this game today. the next game ohio state versus clemson is a toss-up. clemson's offense has so many weapons at wide receiver and quarterback, but ohio state's defense probably matches up with them probably than most have this year. this will probably be the toughest defense the tigers have faced since their week one opponent back when they played against auburn earlier in the season. >> if we had to push you out on a limb here can you pick who is going to win? >> don't shove me too far. dan, i would say i will take 'bama early because of their defense. they've given up 15 touchdowns all season long, outstanding on that side of the ball. so much talent

piles of debris and wood, all across this wood, all across this neighborhood, once home to families in alabama. >> we were all holding onto each other crouched down on the floor dear god please let me live througis. reporter: this, is all that's left of a daycare, and the town of rosalie, hit hard, so many homes and businesses here, leveled. in mississippi, the aftermath, equally devastating, and residents are beginning to pick up the pieces. >> a tornado warning. reporter: t flori panhandle, also hit with powerful waterspouts off the coast. and in georgia, strong winds ripped this large chunk of metal, off the roof of this recycling center and tosseit, quarr of a mile away. over in tennesse displaced resides, are surveying t smoldering, and the destructn, overwhelming, dolly parton w is frothe area is ready to help. begins at home beeved charity dollywood foundation provides $1000 a month all those famies that ve lost their homes until they get back up their et. nichole:redent obama h anwe are told federal assistance is also on the way, search and rescue a still on-going today, as cws look fo

number 1 alabama will face pac-12 champion washington in the peach bowl. and ohio state gets clemson in the fiesta bowl. both games on december 31st. winners will play for the national championship on january 9th in tampa and of course stanford will play north carolina in the sun bowl. >>> football playoffs at the end of the month but faechlt utbol or soccer had the women's ncaa championship today at avaya stadium in san jose. usc taking on top-ranked west virginia. savannah the header. andrews heads it in for the goal. 1-0 trojans at the half. second half now tied at 1 leah pruitt leaves a wide open katie johnson. she doesn't miss. that would be the game winner. usc with the upset. 3-1 the final. they are national champions for the second time in school history. >>> could hoops. cal take on nebraska. how cute is that? christina niguay had a monster game. 10 of 13 from the field. great spin move and the foul. bears up 21. freshman nicole caden. check out this. fakes the pass goes right around her opponent. that's just sick. cal improves to 7-0. 86-65 that

this is alabama. if you do not mind, we are taking the people of alabama and thanking the people of the south. because boy, did we do well. [applause] mr. trump: boy, did we do well in the south. i do not know if you noticed, the people of the south. lost, i think i am going to move to alabama or someplace in the south. because we won. just ok here, a record. nobody ever had the numbers that we had. i just want to thank you. this is our last stop. there is no better place to celebrate than right here. so thank you. you propelled to victory a grassroots movement the likes of , frankly, hasd never seen before. and you know of i was saying something that was slightly off, these people would be correcting us, right? they would be correcting us. theuse of the weather, buses are still pouring in. i think we should not wait. -- i think we should wait. you will explain to them we are having a great time, right? the incredible patriots of the stadium today defied the pundits and the pollsters and the special i

at least 5 people known to be dead and a dozen more hurt as tornadoes ripped up tennessee and alabama . the search for survivors goes on this point. >>> ink you for joining us here on mornings on 2, thursday the first day of december. >> thank you for joining us. 4:31 is the time. it is chilly. grab your coat. have to say, both of you gentlemen have a lot of fans at union square macy's. >> that is nice to know. >> they said we watch you guys every morning, love those guys. you are always dressed sharply. >> you guys have a lot of fans at orchard supply. >> i love orchard supply. i can't get out of that sort. >> our systems clearing out rapidly for some. for others it was a partly sunny day but it stayed rather cool and the system is now claiming out in the breezes getting set to pick up a little bit breakdown out of the north and eventually northeast but that will not be until later and then tonight and then tomorrow. are dry pattern all the way through the weekend. not yet at santa rosa. that is the key here. will keep an eye on that and also santa rosa nevada with a little northwest

en el condado jackson, al norte de alabama, tres personas perdieron la vida y 25 resultaron lesionadas. otras dos personas fallecieron en tennessee, pero al menos el mal tiempo tras juego de libia este Último estado que lucha contra el peor incendio forestal e -- trajeron alivio a este estado que lucha contra el peor incendio forestal en un siglo. el nÚmero de muertos se elevÓ a 7 con mÁs de 50 lesionados. las autoridades continÚan buscando a algunas personas desaparecidas en gatlinburg. la buena noticia es que el tiempo ha mejorado. satcha: despuÉs de mÁs de 50 aÑos de confrontaciÓn armada, el congreso de colombia aprobÓ por unanimidad el nuevo acuerdo de paz. este acuerdo incluye propuestas del grupo encabezado por el expresidente, uribe, que logrÓ detener el anterior acuerdo. a tres semanas de las elecciones, hillary clinton no sÓlo supera donald trump en el voto popular si no que el margen continÚa aumentando en el conteo. sin embargo, la victoria del republicano en el colegio electoral se mantiene inalterable con un total de 306 votos electorales contra 232 de la exca

. >>> hi to grandma and all our friends and family in alabama! >> merry christmas from new york city! >> hello, san antonio. happy holidays! ♪ >> we came all the way from fargo, north dakota to see the "today" show. >> celebrating sweet 16. >> celebrating on "today." woo! >>> we're back now, 8:00 on a thursday morning. it is the 22nd day of december, 2016. actually, pretty nice out here. lovely. >> feels good! hi, guys! >> on this thursday morning -- by the way, if you can hear through the yelling for a second, there is some music playing. that is carson's holiday song, "christmas in hollis." >> run dmc! love it! >> you guys, we have some news happening. i want all you guys to be aware of this. this is big. we are going to be celebrating some big things in 2017. first up, you know what? it is matt's 20th year as a host. [ cheers and applause ]. >> 20. >> i know what you're saying. thank you. i know you're saying it can't be true because he looks so young. >> tell us about the olden days, papa. >> as you know, savannah is enjoying maternity leav

>>reporter: as residents in alabama took stock of the devastation around them. in the small town of rosa lee yesterday, a tornado ripped apart homes and businesses and killed three people waiting out the storm home. jim smith knew one of them. >> it was a friend of mine's daughter. that's why my business is gone, no big deal. i'll get it all together and restart. >>reporter: 100 miles north, mark fall k, jr, a georgia firefighter and his wife sondra were kill whd an ef-3 tornado struck polk county in tennessee. >> he loved the fire department, he loved what it represented, he loved working with the neighbors and the kids. >>reporter: at least five other counties in the state were also hit. story of a family who escaped the worst. >> a baby was born at the local hospital, with that a family's house had been destroyed. >>reporter: the twisters were part of an on slawt of severe weather that also plagued parts of georgia, louisiana and mississippi where powerful winds flipped cars and even 18- wheelers >> we're really lucky that nobody was hurt here tonight. it cou

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in alabama, a tornado with wind speeds up to 127 miles an hour, leveled the town of rosalie. tonight after three days of mother nature's fury, the forecast is finally for smokeys, as many as eight people are still unaccounted for. family members wondering if they'll ever find their loved ones. especially if they ran into the woods in a panic. lester? >> kerry sanders, thank you. >>> let's turn now to the hostage drama that played out for hours this morning in florida. a gunman, holding nearly a dozen people inside a bank, quickly surrounded by a s.w.a.t. team, as well as worried family members. nbc's jacob rascon has >> looks like they got them out of the bank. >> reporter: they were hostages. now survivors. >> it was scary. i thought it was a dream, but it was so real. it was real. >> reporter: it was around 9:00 at the community first credit union, when the alleged gunman, 23-year-old nicholas da'quan humphrey walked into the bank with a dog and a handgun and demanded money. >> when he shot up in the air, i knew he meant business. >> reporter: initial reports indicated some

the attorney general spot was given to alabama senator jeff sessions. remember this moment from rick perry? >> it is free agenthat are gone commerce, education, what's the third one third one i can't. sorry. oops. >> probably the most meant that ended his candidacy. the third cabinet was the department of energy. there is a good reason for him to remember now. he could still be running that entire department. he is mr. trump's leading candidate in the running. it could come as early as tomorrow. >> meantime in an exclusive interview with our very own chris wallace blasting the cia claims that russia could help win the election. the president elect describing it has another excuse. >> what did he have to say? >> let's get started with it. he is responding to a "washington post" story that reports the cia claims russia carried hacking of political oord nation in an tame president with the president election to help him defeat clinton. he believes the claims are ridiculous. >> they have no idea if tsz russia or china or somebody it could be somebody sittin

tomorrow he will be in alabama. monday the electoral college is going to come together to vote for president. for some it's a final for some it's a final tod trump from being inaugurated. and they're doing whatever they can to encourage gop electors to change their votes. but some of them may be going too far. >> this one came in a day before the election. hey blank head, i'll find you and put a bullet in your fat blanking mouth. >> death threats filmimy electors social media account. >> so this is a tweet i received. it has a picture of a noose on it. 0 demands coming from around the country. ñ just this week he says. >> oregon, oklahoma, washingtonÑ state. >> i am so sorry. >> the mailman even interrupting our interview to deliver another 6 hundred letters all calling on him not tojov vote for donald trump. something he pledged to do. >> i've had death wishes, people saying iñ hope you die. do society a favor, throw yourself in front of a bus. >> he has no cho)Åñ michigan state law keeps tñ himtm from chang

the good news is we are talking about alabama and georgia. exceptional drought conditions there. that is the one place that wants the rain if it is new year's eve. the one concern here the threat for severe weather. keep that in mind for new near's day. austin and houston on the border there with the threat for that severe weather. as we head to new year's day and monday. tell your friends. flooding concerns are high there as much as 5 inches of rn poaiss >>> gspad mopowinn am a seefiftt alert meteorologi krystal klei. e er tis the new year's e,e Ãwisorecast. today temperatures peak in the midice 0s in philade fahicat 41 by ar00 for the first fireworks show. omy midnigpow ,es.ind of co. 3terdebutees for the temperatur and clouds hanging in the arecat tempera38res in neighht,rhspapon the upper 30s and low 40s. omy arher , all in the uar. the par o ve monday, the temperatures will be mid to ndeper 201fefor fiftt day of th new year. r midnight forecast as if i'm going out. this is the most dressed up. >> you are celebrating right now. >> go big or go home. >> sparkles on a saturday

thunderstorms oan 2 to 4 inches of flooding rains across south central mississippi and louisiana and southwest alabama. >> danielle, thank you. >>> the cease-fire agreement in syria appears to be mostly holding after it went into effect last night. the deal was and turkey. two countries on opposite sides of the civil war. if the cease-fire lasts, peace talks are scheduled for january. holly williams is tracking all of the latest developments from istanbul. holly, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. we have unconfirmed reports of a rocket attack, air strikes, artillery fire and other violent clashes in syria today. but for the most part, this cease-fire does appear to be holding. russia and turkey say it is a nation-wide cease-fire but it does not include isis or a powerful kurdish group that operates in northern syria. some rebel groups have also told us they did not agree to the deal and there is confusion about which rebel groups have or have not signed up. so while this could be a turning point in syria, it certainly is not an end to the country's five-year long civil war. a bloody conf

talking anywhere from five to siv six inches from central louisiana into central alabama. flooding is a real possibility there. rift of the country, lake-effect snow around the great lakes. western new york, western p.a. plenty of sunshine along the mid-atlantic states. starting to get some showers here in los angeles. that will continue right through sunday. >>> good morning bay area. expect to warm up into upper 50s, lower 60s across the area. santa rosa expecting a high of 61 degrees as we make our way to oakland, 59, palo alto 53 and san jose topping out into those mid-60s with a high of 63 degrees. mostly clear skies as we head into the later portion of the night. we are expected to see an increase in cloud cover as we begin to track that storm system. that could bring the possibility of a few early morning showers to the furthest areas across the bay area. new year's eve forecast looking like possible rain around 10:00 a.m. weather. of course, the last regular season "sunday night football" night in america. we're ending with a big one. the packers taking on detroit

look at this" (fort walton video) (mark strassmann, cbs news, rosalie, alabama) (:37-:45) you can see the path of destruction and the severe weather system began here in northeast alabama blew into tennessee and georgia and then headed for the carolinas. (south carolina) 100l the town of athens is recovering from extensive property damage. (sheriff joe guy/mcminn county) "we are extremely fortunate that we have not had a fatality at this point. i think that's something that we are very blessed to be able to say, considering the massive amount of damage." the county's mayor became emotional sharing the story of a family who escaped the worst. (sot: john gentry, mcminn county mayor (1:10-1:12, very quick, mostly covred with video) in one of our hardest hit areas // a new child came into this destroyed, and they made it to the hospital and gave birth this morning. we had twenty injured and one brand new life. (strassmann standup close) a tornado watch remains in effect across much of the southeast today, communities that feel sorry for rosalie but want no part of the same misery. mark st

alabama to tennessee. schools are closed and tens of thousands are left without power. mark strassman reports. >> reporter: rosalie, alabama, population 700, took the storm's first knockout punch at five minutes after midnight. this trailer home flipped and killed three people inside. part of a swath of destruction that runs along state highway 71. one resident told us the lights went out, and then he heard a loud growling sound, and in 10 semitrucks were flipped like tonka toys. in neighboring ider, we found 14-year-old aubrey williams. her aunt and uncle own this former daycare center where her family rode out the storm. only the bathroom still stands. >> when we took off running, the wind picked us up and threw us, and we went through walls and the roof fell down and collapsed on us. >> reporter: four adults and three children hunkered down here. four of them are in the hospital, including her mother. 100 miles north, 135-mile-per- hour winds raked athens, tennessee. mcminn county sheriff joe guy: >> we

spawned several tnadoes over the past 24 hours, the storms are being blamed for at least five deaths in alabama and tennessee. overnight the storms moved east taking i'm caronas. this mng damage assessments under way in the storm battered southeast. in charlotte, north carolina, the winds were powerful enoug in greensville, south carolina, a tree slammed into this home landing on a child's bedroom. his mother says she told him to get out of that room just seconds before the tree came down. >> i just screamed at brandon, get downstairs. the wind is really bad and he came downstairs and we all huddled in the downstairs bathroom. >> reporter: the overnight storms come after tornado sirens blared in atlanta with at least three twisters touching down ar that city. it's like, wow, so close. >> you can see trees piled on rked cars and this large chunk of metal is part of the roof of a recycling center that wrapped around a pole a quarter of a mile ago. >> the sound was very, very loud and it hits on that driveway there. >> reporter: at this children's learning center workers say an employee was walkin

. >> reporter: the governor of alabama will be out later today. he will declare a state of emergency. store after store, just demolished. the national weather service surveyed this area and said it was an ef-2 tornado that came through here and was on the ground for less than two minutes. severe weather pummeling the south yet again. >> the people behind me had a trampoline. it's 20 feet up in a tree. >> reporter: lightning, torrential rain, and a possible tornado in south carolina, after a deadly outbreak of twisters throughout the region. >> about 30 seconds later, kaboom, everything hit. >> reporter: james benson and his family barely escaping after a tornado ravaged their home. >> scared. i'll be okay. >> reporter: in tennessee, another twister. the young family salvaging keepsakes, losing almost everything. >> i screamed at my husband saying, there's a tornado coming. there's a tornado coming. get the kids. grab the kids. >> reporter: more than 30 tornadoes in 6 states. at least five peep killed, dozens injured, with dozens of structure da st

one flattening a small alabama town. the storm system thankfully is now moving out. >>> and also this morning, dr. oz is facing a major lawsuit. >> that's right. it's all about olive oil and we're going to tell you what he said that now has him in some hot water. that's all coming up in just a bit. >> we look forward to that. >>> but first, our exclusive interview with that husband of that kidnapped california mom. abc's matt gutman sat down with keith papini in redding, california. good morning, matt. >> reporter: george, good morning. i spent four hours with keith papini yesterday, and the excruciating details he describes of his wife's ordeal isn't just revealing. it's disturbing in a way we haven't heard so far. this morning, keith papini, opening up about his wife's 22-day captivity. >> i thought about her being there screaming my name. >> reporter: and describing to "20/20" his wife sherri's helter-skelter release. >> she was bound, she had a metal -- sorry, a chain around her waist. that is correct. she had a bag

uniform scheme that may work in massachusetts but doesn't work in alaska and doesn't work in montana or alabama or something, is one in which the federal government pulls back a little bit, provides resources to the states, holds them accountable for the use of the resources but doesn't dictate to the state, to the extent that which the aca has done. federal interventions into health insurance markets have been a series of minor disasters. this one is little more than minor, beginning with orissa through hepa and now the aca. at some point, maybe those of us in washington might allow for the fact that we don't know everything and provide a little more discretion to states who organize their markets in ways that achieve the goals that we all share. we are not arguing over trying to increase the number of uninsured. were all trying to figure out how to change the law in a way that works and maybe the answer isn't here, maybe it's more in the states. >> so this is the first time i've ever moderated a panel at ai and maybe the last because they may pull me off of this job because i read him long so

at least 13 tornadoes swept across parts of alabama, louisiana, mississippi, and tennessee last night. 13 injured. and, many homes and businesses destroyed. >> there was a bad roar. we got in the hallway and started praying an it came over, damaged the house pretty good. but we are okay. >> while elsewhere in tennessee, the rain was welcome relief to crews battling the devastating wild fire in gatlinburg. it is still only 10% contained. so far, there are seven confirmed deaths with several people still missing. hundreds of homes and businesses have been destroyed or significantda their new dream home has become a nightmare. it has a mold problem that they say is being ignored by the builder. cbs4's kelly werthmann paid a visit there we had problems since the first day we moved in. >> reporter: when john and edie lily bought the home of their dreams in long among, they didn't expect it to be a nightmare. >> we had another water leak builders, meritage homes who discovered shoddy plumbing upstairs near their daughter's bedrooms. contractors made repairs but the problem was far from fixe

. >> scott has a bachelor's degree from the university of alabama, married with two sons and a daughter. >> we'll have live coverage tonight on his appointment to sfpd. carolyn tyler spoke with people who know the job and department. >> the only reporter to sit down individually with the new chief today, vic? >> reporter: bill scott's resume is impressive and he comes highly recommended. it was a surprise, however, to many including the police union and he found the chief charming and frank. bill scott was introduced at the news briefing. >> my wife and sons are really the force that drives my life. and i couldn't do it without them. >> that is a side of a veteran cop the public may rarely see. he was open and candid about himself and his feelings when we sat down to talk. first, controversial issues he'll face. >> do you support tasers? >> i do. i see the availability of a less lethal option. >> and scott says the policy was in place at the lapd. >> there is some contentious back and forth. we're fine. >> >> everything starts with a relationship. >> scott says it's like when he became

at least seven deaths have been reported, four in tennessee, three in alabama. gusty winds damaged homes and toppled trees knocking out power to thousands. >>> and a miracle from the storm in tennessee. amber newman just days from her delivery date hid in her bathroom during the storm. her house tossed in the air and flipped several times before landing more than 200 feet away. rescue crews took her to the hospital where little ava was world. she's so quiet and sweet. she really doesn't cry. >> we had 20 injured and one brand-new life. lord works in mysterious ways. >> a lot of tears of joy there. mother and baby doing well. a friend posting on facebook that the family lost everything and really needs baby items especially clothes. >>> also in the south at least 11 people now confirmed dead from those historic wildfires in tennessee. the flames raging across the great smoky mountains and tourist city of gatlinburg. officials estimating that 700 homes and businesses have been destroyed. dozens have been treated for injuries, as well. now, rain delivered some reli

something a lot of people don't have, i don't have, you have a day named after you in your home state of alabama. i don't have that in south carolina. you have octavia spencer day. we were talking about holiday food before the break. is there a traditional octavia spencer one would have on march 21? >> yes, meatloaf, turkey or regular. >> stephen: i enjoy all my meats loafed. anything under a thick layer of ketchup and i'm good. i will eat it. >> i love meatloaf, i just love it. >> stephen: did you make it yourself? is it a family thing? >> i try to make it, but i'm not a cook. so, you know, i just kind of pitch my friends out and hope they make it. you know who makes an excellent meatloaf is melissa mccarthy. mean meatloaf melissa. >> stephen: how did you learn this about her? >> we were all really, really poor and we would have game night. it was the ugliest meatloaf ever known, but she would make a giant meatloaf for 40 people and i would always show up with my to-go bags. >> stephen: nice, and a spatula. >> it's wonderful. >> stephen: your new movie is called "hidden figures." it's a brillia

when he wants to push an issue he is going to go and have a rally in mobile, alabama, get 10, 20,000 people come and see him and say look you have got to pass it, congress. look at all the support. >> heavy on the bully. what donald is all about, whether it's the profiles in "vanity fair" or the books written about him it is the politics of resentment. it's the queen's rich guy that wants the manhattan elite to respect him. he loves the aduelation of the crowds. that's the feel of respect he has been missing in his life. yeah, i think he is going object out on the road as was pitched to john kasich. mike pechbs is going to be running the government and he is going to be out making america great again. whatever gets the applause is what he is going to do. >> i am a proud owner of trump the musical.com, i did that in 2015 after my first interview with him because i thought the show man is going to be around for a long time. he said in that first interview. i haven't interviewed him as much as you have, chuck. but he used to go to hear norman vincent peel at marble collegiate. that's wh

and three in alabama. more than 30 twisters were confirmed in eight states, stretching across more than 500 miles. crews are still working to restore power to thousands. >>> now for a look at the weather for the rest of the nation. >> paul williams joining us with the details. >> good morning. the coldest air of the season is going to start off in the rocky mountain region for next week, and that's going to sweep its way over towards the mississippi valley region, and then finally it's going to work its way towards the northeast. now, it will introduce itself to us over this weekend. because we'll have the highs near the norm for this time of year, the lows will drop 10 to 15 degrees. even as we go into saturday, we're looking for a high pressure system to open the door for chilly and drier air. colombia. the charter airline's license has been suspended. only six on board survived. carrying a soccer team, they thought they were on their way to glory. abc's david kerley has more. >> reporter: there was such

. >>> lets go to alabama we have cell phone video, people were taking cell phone video of these two women so angry at each other it came to blows. you can see them just pounding on each other woman in the red shirt and jeans and another woman in the dark. they are just going at it with each other. who knows what it was, my little pony. wait pretty severe. security guards had to break that one up as well. >> not worth it for that hatchimals. let it go, get it after christmas. >> you were out there yesterday. it it was calm. >> yes, i hit a few stores. it wasn't too bad. but in the meantime at 7:16 we have to tell you more about this tractor trailer fire now that it is light out we can see more of the situation. it is a tractor trailer that caught fire near a gas station after it hit a vehicle or two. this is near oxford avenue at levick street in the lawncrest section of northeast philadelphia. so you really want to avoid that area if possible. the fire as you can see is out , the tractor trailer had caught fire but we do have injuries reported and there is wires down in the area as a resu

looking at a chance of rain through texas and the alabamas. heavy snow in the pacific northwest with santa ana winds through southern california. tomorrow things are going to be even milder, dry through the middle portion of our country with some rain in the south. however we are looking at beautiful conditions in hawaii. 76 degrees for you on your wednesda beautiful day out y, >>> showers in and out, mostly light to moderate through your morning hours. in the afternoon, sunshine breaking through. 59 in somerton. 58 in landsdale. 50s in lehigh valley. going into new jersey. trenton up to 58. these are much warmer than average. low 60s for the jersey shore. the same in delaware. up to 64 in wilmington. >> that's your latest weather. back to you inside the studio. >>> now to more of our special series "senior scams." this morning, a scheme targeting people for who to looking for love online. here's nbc's kerry sanders. >> you're such a nice, lovely lady. i really liked your profile and we have things in common. i had gone through a divorce and b

reporter: and trump at the florida properties but not before a final stop on the thank you tour in alabama where the president-elect who four years ago called the electoral college a disaster for the process is now praised. >> i never appreciated it until now what jeepous it was, and what they had in mind, and i am telling you, it is genius. >> reporter: and trump silenced so far on syst system snl -- on "saturday night live" spoofing the role. >> we in russia are that you are the u.s. president, and you the best candidate. >> thank you. >> the smartest candidate. >> thank you. >> and the manchurian candidate. >> i don't know what that is, but thank you. >> reporter: and the pressure to try to get members to change their vote, one member in wisconsin said that he had rereceived 50,000 e-mails from people about his role in the electoral college vote. but a new poll this morning shows that e electors should vote for the candidate who won the state, 46% as opposed to the 34% who believe that the e elect electors should not be bound to vote for the winning candidat matt and da >> how doe it go

>> good morning, huntsville, alabama! >> merry christmas, arkansas! woo! >> all the way from portland, oregon. birthday bucket list! merry christmas! >> today is my high school sweetheart's 55th birthday! >>> we're back now, 8:00 on a thursday morning. it's the 15th of december. you know, you can start to feel that wind picking up. temperatures starting to go down. we dropped a degree in the last few minutes, and it is getting chilly out here. >> yes. it is time to cozy up. it is that time of year. >> come on, carson, get in. >> i got a question for you. when you aren't with us, do you miss us, do you think about us? >> you have no idea. >> you think about us? >> i don't miss this chill because in california -- >> you can't even speak of this! >> it is a little chilly here but it is going a great morning, always is in studio 1a. ina garten has a mouthwatering recipe for a delicious lemon chicken. we'll all be watching that. >> we've got a lot to get to. let's start with the top stories, "the news at 8." i'm getting a hat. >> reporter: we begin this morning

and nowhere was hit harder than here in rosalie, alabama. i'm standing inside what used to be the town's only shopping plaza. the owner climbed out while several of his neighbors did not survive. barrelling through the southeast, dozens of tornadoes reported from florida to mississippi. late today, pictures showing a possible funnel cloud near atlanta. threatening a major metropolitan area. >> it's devastating. i mean, it breaks my heart. >> overnight the town of rosalie, alabama, devastated. the one shopping plaza, reduced to piles of wood and bricks. the owner, greg day, astonished to be alive. nearby, another survivor, bob wright, hoping to find pictures of his family members, who did not make it. >> i lost two, my brother's boy, his daughter, and that boy's, his boy's girlfriend. >> their mobile home tossed across the highway. three people died, two hospitalized. including cynthia wright. >> how do you remember them? how do you hope people >> good old people. that's about all i can do, buddy. >> 31 reported tornadoes in two days. the pat

under no circumstances would i ever move back to alabama. shortly thereafter, i read "to kill a mockingbird" and thoughtt not know, gee, i did there were people who thought this way in alabama. the reason i'm in alabama now is largely because of harper lee and "to kill a mockingbird." embracengham decided to this history, to embrace the past, and t to use it in a way o move forward. to use it as a painful lesson on what happens when we teach hate, particularly to our children. >> before "to kill a mockingbird ," i would always -- you would feel kind of awkward introducing myself t to another race and trying to get to know them, but i learned that people are people. >> it is coming to the end of rehearsals. they have gone long, everyone is tired. >> it is hard, i'm not going to lie, it has been really tough. i have invested so much time in this. we have got to come together, put on a great show. .e having fun >> all we have to do is have the audience. when you read the book from the contemporary viewpoint, what we want to ask ourselves is not

many of them right from alabama. and you know it. inis the greatest jobs test the history of the world -- it is the greatest of theft in the history of the world. eft it,are going to unth folks. we are going to bring it right back. we are not going to be taking advantage of it anymore by all of these foreign countries. we are going to have a very new policy for a long time. it hasn't been this way. it is called "america first." first." "america if a company is to fire their workers, leave the great state of alabama or another state for another country, and shift their new product right back into our country through a very strong border, by the way. there will be consequences. right now, they can do that, make the product, bring it in for nothing. you saw what he did with carrier air conditioner. uy carrier. we have thousands of people if you look at it from a family standpoint. they will have a great christmas in indiana. we have many of the things happening. many, many, many. because if they want to do that, we are going to pose a 3

i wonder how many blindfolded drivers they arrest in alabama every year. (upbeat music) - i'l tell you how this position could help you do better on tests. teen kids news will be right back. - few of us love taking tests, but some of us actually dread test-taking so much, our stress causes us to do less well than we should. helping to overcome that test anxiety is the subject of today's yoga and you report. here's emily. (peaceful music) - so brenda, how can yoga help me overcome the stress i face before taking a big test? - when you have stress from a test, test anxiety, you can lose your concentration and your focus, so to overcome that, you can do a pose such as this. step forward and then roll the shoulders back, open the chest, open those arms up, take a deep breath and exhale. and bring those hands back together. another thing that happens when you have test anxiety is you feel ungrounded, so another great pose to do is downward facing dog. we come down onto the mat, hands forward, walk those feet back a little bit. this builds strength as well as ca

three people were killed in alabama, two others in tennessee. the tornadoes also knocked out power to as many as 45,000 homes in alabama. four inches of rain in some areas. >>> in eastern tennessee, search and rescue crews continue looking for victims of the deadly wildfires. the flames are being blamed for seven deaths. the fires have caused massive damage and forced the evacuation of more than 14,000 residents, as well as tourists. the mayor has a message for anyone who wants to help his city. >> and if you really, really want to do something for gatlinburg, we're going to be ck come back and visit us, come back and vacation here. we want to give that positive message that everything, absolutely is gonna be okay. >>> all of the fires in gatlinburg itself are out, although there are still some smouldering that's taking place. with rain moving into the area, some worries of rock shifts and mudslides. >>> over in brazil, thousands of soccer fans have gathered to died in a plane crash. family members of the victims of the plane crash in brazil gat

alabama is the only u.s. state to allow that practice. in denver, colorado, mayor mimichael hancock says he will o longer order police to seize winter survival gear, including tents and sleeping bags, from the city's homeless residents. the move came after videos of officers snatching blankets from homeless men and women went viral. advocates for the homeless say the practice threatened the lives of people at risk of freezingng to death. the u.s. senate has approved a bill granting $170 million to flint, michigan, to help replace pipes contaminatated with toxic lead. flint's lead p poisoning began last year r when an unelectedd emergencncy manager appointed by michigan governonor rick snyder switched the source of the city's drinking water to ththe corrosive flint river. today, the water in flint is still poisoned and unsafe to drink. meanwhile, environmentalists are warning of a provision of the bill which rolls back protection to california's bay delta estuary. they say the change threatens delicatete ecosystems andd undermines the enda

el seÑor trump visitÓ alabama tambiÉn ha visitado ohio carolina del norte y recientemente florida, considerado estados cada vez que lo apoyaron. hay mucho interÉs en la hija de 35 aÑos ivaka trump, s.a. mostrado su interÉs en trabajar en temas polÍticos como vicepresidente de la asociaciÓn trump. ahora nos vamos a mÉxico una periodista dio a conocer una investigaciÓn oficial que critica la forma en la que el gobierno manejÓ la desaparición de varios estudiantes. en los documentos divulgados por anabel hernÁndez autora del libro, seÑala que la conducta fue deliberada y que incurrieron en la falsificaciÓn de documentos. el ex futbolista blanco iniciÓ una huelga de hambre para defender su cargo como alcalde de la ciudad de cuernavaca. marÍa elena nos tienen los pormenores desde la capital mexicana. se declara culpable por blanco inicio una huelga de hambre para seguir adelante con el carago. --cargo-- se le acusa de haber utilizado documentos falsos cuando se postulÓ sus simpatizantes se niegan a la destituciÓn. el acuerdo para el juicio contra blanco incluye tambiÉn haber cobrad

boys, nine young black men who had been convicted of raping two white women on an alabama train. the supreme court held that the lack of an appointed counsel violated the due process clause. frankfurter, no fan of the due process clause with a letter to the north times praising the decision. justice holmes' decision of dempsey and his role in the case of sacco-vanzetti and fleming showed is the friends of the facts can be used for trials and when the process failed them, liberals could use the court to fight for the liberal political and legal agenda. thank you. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] >> interested in american history tv? visit our website, and seean.org/history, our upcoming schedule or watch a recent program. >> this weekend on lectures in history, the university of maryland's catarina kaine -- howrina keane teaches on modern advertising images in the 20th century. here's a preview. kinde coca-cola bottle is of a famous example because it was trademarked so early. it asked consumers to think and recognize products by what they look l

. >> reporter: the governor of alabama will be out later today. he will energy. store after store, just demolished. the national weather service surveyed this area and said it was an ef-2 tornado that came through here and was on the ground for less than two?g minutes. severe weather pummeling theple. a tordoavaged tir ?home. >> the young r: intwiste keepkes, losing almost everything. >> reporter: more than 30 conc tornadoes in 6 states. in georgia, high school students sang christmas songs after a tornado warning forced them to take shelter in the hallway. one of many close calls in the first deadly tornado outbreak in this country since may. so, just this morning the national weather service has confirmed there were 34 in fact, 7 states. the national weather service will be out later this morning, as will dozens of families, digging through what's left. and the city of, confirmed that ?n kristen well kker, is i indiana this morning. >> reporter: hi, savannah. president-elect donald trump will be touting his first big leaving the country. the entire day will hav

adrienne: a police chase ends with a surprise in alabama. i don't know what to think about this. a man there staged the chase and an arrest all to surprise his girlfriend. they pulled over the man and pretended to arrest him. his girlfriend arrived and tried to find out what was going on. the officers even pulled out tasers but they weren't loaded. that's when he got down on one knee and proposed. >> i felt like that was the perfect set up to do something like that. >> i'm glad she liked it. what if she said i knew you were happy one. once she got over the shock, the woman said yes. >> only one person has to say yes. ben: a deputy in florida used his training to save a baby's life. the infant, named corey, and his mother were at an office last month when the baby became unresponsive. deputy steve donaldson quickly started cpr. a few minutes later emergency crews arrived. by that time, corey was breathing again. the deputy says he was in the right place at the right time. >> when i had corey in my arms, i said a little prayer. i said god, give me strength to save this baby. >> rea

trump thanking the crowd here for his victory at the alabama stadium. this is the place where his campaign got rolling 16 months ago. he will now go a to mar-a-lago to spend christmas with his family. >>> they played sold out arenas and metallica is now playing the smaller fox theater in oakland. the organizations that will get the proceeds and we went one-on-one with the drummer. >>> and the outlet store where these three suspects stole thousands of dollars in merchandise. >>> a freezing night in the bay area. christmas in the park. with temperatures in the upper 30s in san jose. a wind chilled forecast in the south bay. who could be waking up to 20s in the morning? when we come back. in my future, i'm twice as likely to have a stroke. i'm at higher risk for depression. i'm 26% more likely to develop an irregular heartbeat. i have a 65% higher chance of developing diabetes. no matter who we are, these diseases can be managed or prevented when caught early on. because with better research, the right medicine, and with doctors who help keep me healthy to

washington plays alabama in the peach bowl new year's eve, i think 3:00. then after that is the game i'm doing in phoenix for the fiesta bowl, clemson and ohio state. >> jimmy: your hometown. >> are we clemson, ohio state? buckeyes are everywhere. >> jimmy: they've infested the place, we've called somebody to get rid of them, they get into the seats. it's very good to see you. [ cheers and applause ] sam ponder! the college football playoff begins new year's eve at 3:00pm eastern on espn. be right back with gucci mane and travis scott! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> dicky: the "jimmy kimmel live!" concert series is brought to you by the dick's sporting goods foundation. go to sportsmatter.org to help save youth sports. >> dicky: the "jimmy kimmel live!" concert series is brought to you by the dick's sporting goods foundation. go to sportsmatter.org to help save youth sports. >> jimmy: i'd like to thank rami malek, samantha ponder and logan, apologize to matt damon, we ran out of time. "nightline" is next but first, his album is called "the return of east a

alabama staged a fight with the dmv. >> here's the thing. he put his license plate on the naughty list. dave reid says he's been driving with the tag ho-ho for years. when he went to renew it, they denied him saying it was offensive. he said his right to speech has been violated. >> it's kind of slap in the face for a government entity to say, you know, that's offensive. >> the dmv has since allowed reed to keep the license plate. the department did not give a reason for the reversal. >>> right tackle lane johnson will be return. lane says he is remorseful for the ten season ban. >> i didn't like it. i'll tell you that much. we put that [ bleep ] on record. it sucked. >> this is lane's second violation of the league's policy. you can watch the matchup on thursday. we'll get you started o at 7:00 with the eagles' game day kickoff. your official eagles station. >>> three minutes before 6:00. a viewer tells us her fringe was on . >> how we were able to help after she toughed it out for weeks with no answers. >> how we're remembering the homeles