>> announcer: good morning, terror threat. new details on the unfolding bomb plot that officials say may have targeted a u.s. aircraft as a mother and daughter are placed under arrest. >> last stand -- with just two days to go before the midterm elections president obama manke a final appeal to voters as republicans set their sights on capitol hill. >> and trick-or-treat. susan boyle with a showstopper. wait to see what's in store today. wait to see what's in store today. sunday, october 31, 2010.

captions paid for by nbc-universal television good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on sunday morning. i'm lester holt. >> i'm jenna wolfe. happy halloween. i have waited a year to ask you a question. what is this? what was that? why did you think susan boyle did this? she did that at one time. i cannot get over the outfit. >> 30 years in the business. i can think of a lot of clips i would like to define my career. >> that's the one. >> what's scarier is what i put oblater today. >> do you have the dress? >> it's in the smithsonian. >> i have been waiting for halloween to land on a sunday since i started the job. i'm very excited. >> we look forward to getting

outside with everyone. we have a lot of news to tell you about. coming up, new details on the terror plot against the u.s. oh. officials say the target may have been a u.s. aircraft. we know cell phones may have been involved. we'll get the latest on the arrest of a mother and daughter in yemen connected to the investigation and we hear from their attorney. also the president and vice president will be campaigning together in ohio later today. we'll have insight and talk strategy with david gregory. >> we begin with the terror threat. investigators say it may not have been a dry run but the real thing. nbc's justice correspondent pete williams has the latest. >> reporter: these pictures taken by police in dubai show what was inside the printer cartridges. the explosive known as petn, the

same substance in richard reid's shoe box and in the underwear on the christmas day flight. this is the force of the petn. now we hear the toner cartridges held five times that amount. in england where one of the packages was intercepted friday, authorities say it contained a working bomb. >> the targets may have been an aircraft. had it detonated, the aircraft could have been brought down. >> reporter: officials say the bombs were made with liquid detonators and cell phone timers. investigators believe the terrorists may have been targeting passenger airplanes. some experts say that carries half the air cargo coming into the u.s. they were intercepted because the tracking numbers allowed

them to be located quickly. it was that information and not the repeated screening that led to their discovery. homeland security says it is part of the nation's defense. >> we need a multi-layers system. no screening system is a silver bullet where terrorism is concerned. >> reporter: the package in the uk came from yemen. the other went to dubai where it was stopped. both were on cargo planes which are under less strict rules. federal law doesn't require all such cargo to be screened. whoever sent the packages may have chose chosen to exploit the fact. >> the way they hid the explosives, they put it in a cargo plane. this is a way to bypass a lot of security procedures the united states put in place. >> reporter: in yemen, the president said they are

determined to fight terrorism and warn against outsiders coming in. security was tight at shipping offices where employees were questioned. yemeni authorities say a woman and her mother were arrested based on the number on a cargo form but u.s. officials have their areas on others involved and are optimistic more arrests are coming. pete williams, nbc, washington. >> on the phone with us is the attorney for the mother and daughter arrested in connection with the bomb threat. good morning and thank you so much for being with us. >> caller: good morning. >> have you spoken to your client? what is she telling you about the arrest? >> caller: unfortunately we cannot have access to her and her mother, but we have connected with the family. what we have heard is what we got from the newspapers that last night security officials

came into the neighborhood to detain them. >> they detained them because apparently her name appears on the receipt for the package that was mailed. do you know how her name would have appeared on the receipt if she was not involved? >> all we have heard in the media and what was pronounced by the yemen president. to have a phone number posted on a package to be a crime, we feel it is not. it's not clear evidence for her conviction. >> what is your understanding -- do you believe authorities are looking for anyone else in connection with the packages? >> we didn't have any information and the security -- we didn't have any information up to now.

but we believe we have some information that she has -- police. >> what is your understanding of what happens next? when do you expect to be able to talk to her and when would you expect to find out the exact nature of the charges? >> actually, we didn't have any information about it. but we believe as we have experience in such cases that she's -- national security -- i mean according to, being -- the intelligence of yemen. but we are going to meet her family this afternoon. we can get some information. >> i understand that hanan is 22 years old. what kind of young woman is she? what does she do? >> she's kind and -- here

colleagues said she's find, helpful, cooperative and doesn't have any enemies or grounds for something like this. >> we thank you so much for spending time with us this morning. >> you're welcome. >> here's jenna. >> all right, thanks. to politics now. on this final weekend before the mid-term elections with the polls showing a potential landslide for republicans in congress, president obama is pressing to keep as many seats as he can including the one he held before taking office. mike, the president's campaigned hard for democrats over the last couple of weeks. any evidence he's having success in holding back the suspected republican gains? >> reporter: good morning. maybe around the margins but all arrows are pointing down headed into tuesday. he came to chicago, just a stone's throw from the house he

maintains here. had another big rally on a college campus. a good turnout. he was here in support of the senate candidate since obama left. ginoulias is running here. he started in philadelphia trying to rally campaign workers in the state to get them to the polls. it is all about getting out the vote at this juncture. he ended up in connecticut for dick blumenthal and encounters aids protesters. today they are working for ted strickland. >> thanks. one of the most closely watched races is in nevada where harry reid is battling sharron angle. it's been costly and contentious.

john, good morning. what's at stake in the race? >> reporter: the republicans would love to take out reid, the top democrat of the senate, a key player in the passage of health care reform. he's saddled by the sour economy here in nevada. the worst unemployment, bankruptcy and home foreclosure rates in the nation. the republicans embraced a tea party candidate, sharron angle, who wants to phase out social security, repeal health care reform and eliminate the education department. this race is a dead heat, although in recent days there have been signs of movement towards angle. she opened up a slim 49% to 45% lead, still within the margin of error. in nevada, you can vote for none of the above which means it is possible the winner will have less than 50% of the vote. voter turnout will be key and tomorrow, michelle obama will try to rally the troops for

harry reid. jenna? >> this is a good one to watch. thank you. here's lester. >> david gregory is moderator of "meet the press." good to see you. president obama is in chicago campaigning for governor strickland. given ohio's role in the presidential races how important is it for democrats to do well in the midterms? >> critically important. the president has his eye on re-election in 2012. he knows how important ohio is. this is a turnout election. the governors' race is tight. in ohio they have a sophisticated get out the vote operation. that's what the president is trying to do. motivate younger voters in ohio to come out. between redistricting and 2012 which is something the white house is watching. >> bill clinton added an event for monday, the eve of the election. a rally for kendrick meek after last week's back and forth over

whether clinton tried to persuade meek to leave the senate race. what are we to make of this? >> making up is hard to do, but if you're bill clinton, you can do it by appearing with him on the eve of the election. this is not about meek. this is about the former president trying to help the governor and other democrats running for house seats in tight races because essentially the message that clinton seventh was that kendrick meek can't win. the problem for democrats is it could depress african-american turnout altogether which hurts the democrat running for governor and house seats. this is an attempt to get people energized, particularly african-american photos but the damage may have been done with the message having been sent that meek can't win in the view of the party establishment. this is something that's been going on for weeks. there has been an attempt to get meek out of the race. looked like they were close, but not all the way. >> let's turn to the house now. some political observers

predicting a big, big republican win. they may pick up 70 seats. they need only 39. we talked about republican control of the house. what would next year look like with perhaps a republican house and a democratic senate and democratic president? >> potentially, lester it could be grid it is lock. house leadership under republican rule will try to focus on cutting government spending. they will pass a health care repeal bill which they know won't ultimately pass the senate and escape the president's veto, but standing on health care and taxes will be the choice of the three areas they focus on. then you're going to have in the house itself a more kentucky republican caucus. probably more liberal democratic caucus. a lot of the more conservative democrats are potentially going to be swept from office here on election day and then the senate -- if you don't have 60 you don't have control. whether you're a republican or democrat in control by the numbers, if you don't have the

filibuster-proof 60 you don't have a lot of control. >> some say it helps the president in giving him someone else to share the blame for what's not happening in washington. do you buy it? >> no question about it. i think the president has the ability to get a wake-up call, change the dynamic, try to put republicans on their heels strategically and also, yes, share responsibility for the very difficult choices. what he's being hit with here are the excesses in the voters' minds of washington. divided government helps them fend off the argument. >> what's coming up on "meet the press"? >> our big pre-election special. we have tim kane and hailey b barbour and the latest on the terror threat with the president's terrorism adviser. >> see you in a bit. >> thanks, lester. >> now time for a check of the other headlines with tam rin

hall at the news desk. >> good morning. we begin in turkey where at least 15 people are injured after a suicide bomb attack in a popular istanbul tourist destination. it happened in a square crowded with people at the time. among the injured, several police officers stationed nearby. a police spokesman said the officers may have been the target. more worry today after another eruption from the most active volcano mount merapi. thousands were checking on their homes during a lull in activity. the volcanoic activity has killed 30 people so far. there were about 10 million people on the national mall. more reliable numbers put it at 100,000. there were performances by ozzy osbourne and sheryl crow.

s stewart said the nation is in hard times but not end times. the louisville kentucky native hopes to become a teacher. that is the news. back to lester, jenna and mike. i'm looking forward to the weather. i'm trying to fight a cold. it's killing me over here. >> get better. >> we have lots more tricks than treats in the forecast. let's talk about what's going on out there. we have one trick and that's a hurricane. late in the season but we have category 2 tomas coming through. it may brush haiti. this is the last thing they need. could be a category three by late next week. there you go. good-looking halloween forecast. maybe showers through wyoming and the high plains and a front producing rain as well. otherwise we have plenty of sunshine to go around.

thanks. some of that sunshine coming to the bay area today, after the rain that we had yesterday, about .1 to .2. that is about t spotty showers c live s fra tishoromco san franc san bruno mountain, showers into the central valley all that is left on the radar and then as we go through the afternoon, expect more 60s, a couple 70s for the south end of the bay, things start to clear out just in time for halloween. in fact, they continue to clear for the rest of this week, the week ahead is going to be sunny and warmer, especially on election day. have a great sunday. that's a look at your weather. here's jenna. >> ahead on "today," a halloween hunt as we search with the ghost hunters, coming up. and i am a mortgage banker with. margo was referred to me by her friend; she needed to refinance her home. i pick up the phone and she takes care of everything. you have to put your clients first and stay in contact with them, not just about their finances, but what's going on in their life. [ margo ] the website's very user friendly. i love the fact that the closing team will come to your house.

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"abolish the public schools." he even called our schools "insidious" and "socialism." as families struggle to raise their kids, to provide a good education, harmer bragged, "we can design a plan to dismantle them." david harmer is just too radical. we need jerry mcnerney. protecting local schools from devastating cuts. endorsed for his "independence" by the contra costa times, stockton record, and our local teachers. i'm jerry mcnerney, and i approved this message. you know it's bad when the press asks if you'd take a lie detector test. meg whitman didn't tell the truth about not voting or about how long she lived in california. she got caught in insider deals at goldman sachs. she changed her story about physically abusing an employee.

she campaigned as tough as nails on immigration knowing her housekeeper of 9 years was undocumented. her tv ads have been condemned as false and misleading. and even her hometown newspaper said meg whitman has demonstrated "a loose relationship with the truth" good morning. a couple minutes before 6:30. happy halloween. looks like a nice, orange glow out over city hall. that is not city hall. that is in san jose though. we do have a nice forecast. i like your giants gear. >> yeah, just have to keep going. >> training for the rally? >> i am not going to say until it is over. exactly, right? we have got good weather for us today. the rain that we had is out of here. a live shot from san bruno back

toward the bay bridge, i see orange everywhere, don't you? >> i do now. >> even the city lights look orange, golden gate bridge, you recall yesterday, the giants' orange instead of to international orange, right? okay. then notice it is clear here and no rain drops and no wet roadways. we do have some clouds but that's about it. what's left of the rain on the radar moved into the central valley you spotty showers there closer to home, not a lot going on. we will have cloud cover this morning, after the highs, mainly into the 6 a couple of low 70s in popping up in morgan hill, los gatos, mid and upper 60s northside of the bay, oakland, livermore, 68, livermore, 65, san francisco, sunset, by the way, 6:12. the texas rain jersz today will be clear and sunny, mid-80s there for the giants. we look out over the game today, here is the 7-day forecast. look at tuesday the warmest day, get out for your votes. >> thank you very much, craig.

we begin this morning with some developing news in the east bay. nine people are in the hospital with gunshot injuries after someone opened fire at a halloween party this happened after midnight inside the historic suites ballroom 19th and broadway in oakland. police are questioning victims and witness bus so far, no suspect or suspects in custody. at least one suspect fired shots inside the building as the party was going on but it is possible that the suspect continued firing outside the building as well, police tell us. all nine of the shooting victims are expected to survive. also this morning, officers across the state will be out in force, making sure sex offenders are comp lying about the law which is they are not allowed to decorate for halloween. the california department of corrections will be to on patrol to make sure that sex offenders comply with their curfews as well. registered sex offendereds are required by laws to remain indoors from 5:00 evening until

5:00 tomorrow morning. officers will check exterior lights on the offender homes are turned off no halloween decorations and no offers of candy. ap transit is making cuts 70 bus lines and those go into effect today a few lines will be elimb eliminated all together but a few routes are being retold. the changes will save about $11 million each year. the main areas affect ready west oakland, lake shore and grand avenue areas of oakland, emeryville, bay farm island and san leandro as well. like most bay area transportation agencies, ac transit is dealing with a major budget deficit. colling up at 7:00 on theby area sunday, the giants get wrangled by the rangers but not o'over yet a live interview from the ballpark on the bay area matchup.

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make some noise! ♪ >> direct from "the jersey shore" give it up for snooki and the situation! [ cheers and applause ] >> do you believe it? new york city, rockefeller center. hard to believe it's just across the river from jersey. >> that's devotion. >> do you know what i did for the occasion? >> what? >> check it out. "today" for the occasion. >> you needed a sticker to remind you that it's for "today"? >> you're so funny. do you know what the situation is? this is the situation. do you want to touch them?

>> not really. are those your rules. >> my rules are gtl, gym, tan, laundry. >> do you know my rules? i like my guys to be over 4'0" and they have to know the alphabet and also, oh, they can't be a grenade. >> you want to talk grenade. do you know who is not a grenade? katy perry. katy perry is hot, hot, hot. she's too hot for elmo. >> elmo? didn't i date him? >> hi, elmo. >> hi, miss katy. >> are you ready to play dress up? elmo! ♪ you want to play ♪ so i wore dress-up clothes ♪ then you ran away ♪ left me here in this pose ♪ how am i supposed to play with you ♪ ♪ cause you're hot and your cold

♪ >> party people, if you're having a good time, let me hear you! [ cheers ] >> we have another special guest, your favorite california girl. ladies and gentlemen, give it up for katy perry! [ applause ] ♪ you're hot then you're cold ♪ you're in then you're out ♪ you're up then you're down whoa, katy perry, man. i thought jersey girls were hot. you california girls are okay, too. >> i thought you were christina aguilera. >> elmo:that tickles! >> i know a real jersey boy. check it out. >> jenna, lester, this is an

admirable job. this is a really good try. i'm going to take it all in good humor as i take the series "jersey shore." just remember, if you go there you need to talk to me first. you need to talk to somebody from there. i have that over most of the cast members. the difference between the cast members and me? i'm from there. >> yeah! but brian williams, do you have a set of these, my friend? >> three years he's been waiting to show a national audience these abs. guess what! they're not even real. >> i have been going to the gym for months for this moment and they still gave me a prosthetic. gym, tan, laundry. i have never actually watched the show before. i'm thinking the situation probably doesn't watch this show either. >> no, but the situation has abs just like that. do you know who's missing?

>> mike bettes. >> and my veil. >> sue sylvester will break into your home and punch you in the face. that's sloppy! i will project myself all over your hush puppies. all i want is one day a year where i'm not physically assaulted by uglies and fatties. we are dealing with children. they need to be terrified. you think this is hard? try being waterboarded. that's hard. >> i have no idea what's going on here at "today" but sue sylvester is tired of it. you have to channel your inner geek here. i have no idea what's going on. katy perry, yeah, uh -- >> don't go there. >> i'm telling you that "sesame street" called and want you to put t & a back in the alphabet.

now, cookie? >> it's snooki. >> you have enough bronzer on there to win a medal in the olympics. now, the situation. there is enough product in the hair. i could grease a walk with that. you guys are geeks. do you know what i think of geeks? >> oh! >> that's what i think of you geeks. none of you have got what it takes to be a cheerio. >> hands down, the newcomer. nice job. >> it was funny. we were in makeup getting ready and i looked over and i was going to make fun. i thought, no, i went as a woman last year. >> she's tough love. >> everyone likes to channel the inner sue sylvester. >> it's been 20 years since i wore the track suit. sue's bringing the track suit back. >> everything is in the right place, too. >> can you make the transition to weather?

>> i think we can. let me get out my bull horn. weather for good morning to you, happy sunday and happy halloween, clearing out, not much left from the rain. in fact, as we go through the week, we start to warm with up, especially into tuesday and wednesday. afternoon highs in the 60s a couple of low 70s out there, no rain tonight for your trick or treaters, should be a nice week ahead, especially if you are waiting for a little bit of sunshine. monday and tuesday, we start to warm back up, notice tuesday, the warmer spots closer to the mid and upper 70s a few showers for the north bay ton friday. happy halloween. let's talk a real sport. it's football. you have to have cheerios for football. sunday night in america, steelers/saints. it's inside. what's that all about? the tailgating temperatures, 68 to 72.

that's a look at your weather. now we'll have more with cookie and the situation. >> it's snooki! >> whatever. >> i was told she eats a lot of pickles. if i can get through the jar i will feel good about it. >> you will feel good later. >> thanks, katy. up next, what's halloween without the "boo"? >> and it's the 50th anniversary of the thriller movie that started it all. remember "psycho"? why taking a shower will never be the same. right after these messages. ♪ there's something strange in the neighborhood ♪

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sno snoit. they are the real life ghost hunters featured on the sci-fi channel. they are back for a live hunt at the infamous buffalo central terminal. just who are the -- i got nervous. just who are these paranormal investigators who search for things that go bump in the night? chris williams and amy brunni are two real life ghost hunters. >> two girls stuck in a tunnel. >> reporter: as members of the paranormal society they are members of the team of ghost hunters. >> we heard stories of inmates being murdered by other inmates. were you around for any of that?

do you think this is a way out? >> reporter: on this mission, chris and amy are investigating a county jail in upstate new york. >> we started hearing noises. >> if you're in here, can you come toward us please? >> reporter: searching for fears that may be lurking around every corner. >> i felt something get dragged down my arm and there was actually some weight behind it. >> oh, okay. i just felt a tug on my shirt. >> reporter: like every investigation these ghost hunters try to figure out if there is a reasonable explanation or not. >> i felt something tug at my shirt or strap. it kind of freaked me out a little bit. it's not often i go to cases and feel like i'm being touched by something. >> even that is scary. joining us from the buffalo central terminal, chris williams, amy brunni and adam berry. good morning. happy halloween. >> good morning! >> so, chris, let me start with you. do you have to be a believer to

do what you are doing or does there have to be a sense of skepticism? >> being a skeptic is a good thing. all of us have had some sort of experience coming into this. i have always been a skeptic right from the start. usually when we go in i don't look at it as haunted right away. i have to wait for something to happen for me to be convinced completely. it's good because we are trying to find other reasons for why these things could be happening. >> you're trying to debunk these things? you hear and get stories all the time. is part of your job to debunk some of these things? >> oh, yeah. absolutely. we always go in looking for alternative explanations first. i think our most important goal is we want to have an answer for the client whether it's, hey, here's what's really going on or you have a ghost in your house potentially. >> tell me about tonight's six-hour life investigation at the buffalo central terminal.

it seems like you have a lot ahead of you tonight. >> we do. six hours of live investigation. we have a panic button on sci-fi.com. people can watch live camera feeds, watch the investigation on sci-fi. if they see anything on the show or anything online they can alert us with the panic button and a team will be sent to investigate the area. there is also an interactive chat set up so people can send in questions and we'll answer them for the night. >> adam, this is your first live investigation like this. what are your thoughts and feelings going into it? >> you know, i'm really excited for the location. the buffalo central terminal is huge. i wanted to come here for a long time. i'm ready to get started. if we could start now it would be great. but it's a little early for ghosts, i think. >> i have to ask. if you sent me there in the daylight, i would probably be

nervous. are you scared at all when you go to these projects and sign up for this stuff? we're scared watching. are you scared or nervous being there? >> no. for me, i want it to happen. i'm looking for things to happen. you know, i'm excited. it's all about the thrill of the hunt. >> the thing is the dark definitely changes the atmosphere a little bit. >> absolutely. >> all of us will be like, yeah, we'll walk around now. once the lights are out -- >> very different place. >> exactly. i don't know if i should say, good luck i hope you find something or i hope you don't. but chris, amy and adam, thank you very much for your time. good luck with the investigation. you can catch "ghost hunters" the halloween live show tonight at 7:00 p.m. on sci-fi. should be fun. now let's send it over to the sich. >> thanks, jenna. there is no shortage of halloween horror films out this halloween weekend, but no matter

how many are released, all horror movies owe a debt of gratitude to a classic that turned 50 years old this year, a movie so powerful that showering hasn't been the same since. on this halloween we send lee cowan back to the bates motel. >> reporter: it was the low budget thriller of the day back in 1960. a film whose title wasn't even a full word. [ scream ] >> reporter: but "psycho" said it all. it still does. >> it's still scarey. it's still shocking, provocative. >> reporter: unlike other thrillers like "friday the 13th" which turns 30 this year, alfred hitchcock chose to shoot his masterpiece in black & white, worried it would be too gory in color. [ screaming ] >> reporter: it is blood curdling though, for the record it was chocolate syrup, not blood circling the drain.

it was so real actress janet lee said she never took a shower again. >> i really screamed. i could -- it never dawned on me until that moment how vulnerable and defenseless one is. >> reporter: 50 years and a lot of shower angst later this remains one of the most iconic images in horror movie history. and if hitchcock had his way, "psycho" wouldn't have been a movie at all. he was convinced it would be a dud. he wanted it cut down for television until he heard the music. ♪ >> reporter: bernard herman's score became as iconic as the movie itself. only strings and nothing more. >> when i heard it, of course, i realized he had just taken everybody's guts and used them for music. >> reporter: the horror is

mostly in our minds. we never see poor marian crane being stabbed. we just think we do. today's thrillers like "paranormal activity 2" take the lesson to heart. he knew the imagination is far more horrifying than the real thing. long before there was jason or freddy or chucky, there was norman. still, ooh years on it's as chilling as a cold shower. for lee cowan, nbc news, the bates motel. >> that was back when halloween was scary. it's changed slightly. >> we're scary. actually you nailed it. do we have a picture of the real snooki? that's the real snooki? >> they have to come out wide a little bit. >> that's it. your hair is more -- >> that's it. >> you've even got the attitude. >> what about you? >> you tell me. >> may i?

i just like doing this. this is the one day a year i'm allowed to. look at you. >> when i pull this up, i suck my gut in. i don't have to. until you turn blue actually. >> it's the one day a year. i'm going to do that. that's cool. >> we have a lot more coming up here on the halloween edition of "today." we'll be right back. ♪ [ female announcer ] keurig has over 200 varieties of gourmet coffee and tea to choose from. ♪ keurig is the way to brew fresh, delicious coffee in under a minute. way to brew. [ female announcer ] so with keurig, every cup tastes like it's brewed just for you. ♪ because it is. choose. brew. enjoy. keurig.

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you want to touch them? ♪ you don't really want to stay, no ♪ ♪ you don't really want to go, oh ♪ >> what is going on with katy perry? katy perry, um, yeah, uh -- >> don't go there. >> check it out. "today" show for the occasion. >> you needed a sticker to remind you that it's today? >> he did need it. this morning on generally speaking the art of the halloween costumes. forget vampires and ghosts. now it's all about being funny and trendy and a little bit fancy. i went to one of the biggest costume stores in new york city, ricky's nyc. best place to go to find out what everyone will be wearing this weekend. generally speaking, do you know what i figured out? we have come a long way since i was a kid. >> i'm going wonder woman, cheerleader or catwoman.

>> i'm going to be peter pan. >> oh, here. toilet hat. really? have you exhausted all other possibilities? the jetblue guy. bernie madoff with the ponzi schemes and this may be michael phelps. >> this is my school books. >> you're not dressed up yet? >> not yet. i'm the weird guy with lots of stuff. >> this looks like my friend lester holt. >> who is it this? >> gizmo. >> what does he want to be? >> he's in the decision process. >> why don't we help you? let's take austin powers and '50s housewife. pick one. oh, yeah. austin powers. >> snooki is really popular. >> snooki? really? >> from "jersey shore". >> you have to be really, really intelligent to come up with the idea to be snooki for halloween,

don't you think? >> really. >> what about snooki from "jersey shore"? >> no. that's too much fist pumping for me. >> when i was younger we didn't have fancy costumes. one year i was the lone ranger and i loved it. i figure i'm here. why not? [ gunshot ] >> now i know why not. happy halloween. >> we improved it considerably when we came up with this. >> a lot of people are doing the bedbug. isn't it sick? >> the bigger part of the story is that lester was out last night. >> i want to say hello to these young ladies. you're really cute. you are from "the cat in the hat." remind me of the character? >> thing one, thing two. >> where are you visiting from? >> new jersey. >> i'm from jersey, too! you want to touch them?

all right. did you go out last night? you going out tonight? >> tonight. >> and you? >> going out with them. >> not dressing up? >> no. >> i'm concerned that with the whole wonderful crowd only two people came dressed up unless you guys are dressed up. are you anything? are you guys women in red coat sms. >> yes. >> they nailed it. lester's on the way down. i'm just with the people who aren't. sich, what have you got? >> what are you? >> i'm a hippy from illinois. >> and you? >> also a hippy from illinois. >> thanks for joinin ining us. >> and you? >> the rest of the hippies from illinois. >> thanks for coming out. it's great to have you. happy halloween. do you want to touch them? >> all da >> that's for good luck. >> let me do it. >> we'll be right back. and buys a ton of stuff?

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endorsed for his "independence" by the contra costa times, stockton record, and our local teachers. i'm jerry mcnerney, and i approved this message. >> we have had a load of fun this halloween edition on "today," but not without the help of a lot of terrific people. our makeup folks, steve kelly, kathy o'donnell. >> wardrobe, jim weber. >> and for the hair including this hafr i have, betry rogers, kendra driscoll and thanks to the dancers. [ cheers and applause ] >> and a special thanks to david, our d.j. how could i not thank you. david, our d.j. how could i not thank you. >> happy halloween, everybody.

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