In Part 1 of this edition of Sunday Sitdown Live, superstar standup comedian Jim Gaffigan joins Willie Geist and a packed audience at City Winery in New York City for a conversation about his Fathertime bourbon company, his family, growing up in Indiana with a secret dream of comedy and his whisky-centered special, "Live from Old Forester: The Bourbon Set." At least 24 Palestinians were killed and dozens more wounded in a series of Israeli strikes in Gaza. The Israeli military said it was responding after an armed terrorist shot at troops in Southern Gaza. Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of former President John F. Kennedy, shared in an essay that she was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in 2024. The married mother of two has largely avoided the Kennedy spotlight, working as an environmental journalist. NBC's Valerie Castro reports for Sunday TODAY. A University of Alabama at Birmingham football player is in police custody, accused of stabbing two of his teammates before their game on Saturday. Daniel Mincey faces charges of aggravated assault and attempted murder. Both players are said to be in stable condition. Max Verstappen won Las Vegas' Formula 1 Grand Prix in a thrilling race where he held a steady lead. Lando Norris finished second, but he was later disqualified on a technicality. One week before Thanksgiving, President Donald Trump and New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani both found common ground at a White House meeting on Friday, tapping into Americans' anger over the cost of living. Trump has rolled back tariffs on more than 200 food products including bananas, beef and coffee as prices for many staples are on the rise. NBC's Christine Romans reports in this week's Sunday Focus.

In this week's Sunday Sitdown, iconic actor Jamie Lee Curtis joins Willie Geist to share her role in the new film from James L. Brooks called "Ella McCay." Curtis talks about embracing age, reveals why she has tried to claim retirement on her own terms and also opens up about the Oscar and Emmy-winning run she's been on over the last couple of years. Ceremonies will be held on Sunday in honor of the 84th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Only 12 survivors, all over the age of 100, are still alive today and for the first time, none are able to attend this year's ceremony at the site of the attack. A selection committee is huddled in Texas debating which college football teams will be in the 12-team playoff and which deserving hopefuls will be left-out. The unveiling of that bracket comes after a busy Saturday of conference championship games that provided new plot twists to the drama. NBC's Morgan Chesky reports for Sunday TODAY. The bitter blast of cold that has gripped the Midwest and Northeast is sticking around for a few more days. Temperatures in the Northeast could drop by another 10 degrees on Monday with many areas not expected to get above freezing. Netflix announced this week that it would be purchasing Warner Brothers. The consolidation of the two behemoths may be good for business, but some producers and politicians are not as excited about the deal. NBC's Chloe Melas reports in this week's Sunday Focus.