good thursday morning, coming up on "early today" -- heartbreaker. a beloved boston teacher is found murdered, and a 14-year-old is charged. angry alleys. germany's angela merkel wants answers now. why were we spying on her phone calls. a kennedy cousin can walks out of prison today after a new trial was murdered -- ordered in the trial of martha moxley. driving up the steps of the capitol isn't the best way to get your point across. check out this cute little guy. "early today" starts right now. good morning to you.

i'm richard lui. another day, another country outrained over nsa surveillance. this time germany. wednesday chancellor angela merkel called president obama. the u.s. ally asked him point-blank in the u.s. spy agency isthatting her cell phone. if so, she said, it would be an unacceptable breach of trust. merkel's suspicions reportedly coming from the german magazine "der spiegel" tra provided articles from edward snowden. >> i can tell you that the president assured the chancellor we are not monitoring their communications. >> germany is especially sensitive. it has tight privacy laws. so much so that when google tried to implement street views of homes, germans insisted on the right to blur. germany's outrage is now added to anger from france, mexico and brazil over reports of alleged nsa snooping. a community is mourning the loss of a young teacher who is

murdered at school this morning -- rather at school and this morning one of her students just 14 years old is held for her killing. nbc's chris palone has a story from a town right outside of boston. >> reporter: at danvers high school in a sleepy suburb of boston an outpouring of support and emotion. students coming together to mourn a young teacher, 24-year-old colleen ritzer, a math instructor who was killed and left in some woods just yards from her classroom. >> she was always making everyone else's day better than hers whether she was happy or not, very uplifting to all of the students there. >> reporter: it happened tuesday night. one of ritzer's students, 14-year-old philip chism is charged with murder. the criminal complaint says a police interview with chism and security video at the school led them to charge him with the crime. chism moved here recently from tennessee. classmates say he was on the soccer team. >> he just seemed normal. there was a lot of quiet people in our school. we didn't expect anything light, though. no one did. >> reporter: if police know why

ritzer was killed, they are not saying just yet. >> colleen dedicated her life to bet you are our town and our children in the community. our thoughts and prayers are with her family during this tragic time. >> reporter: ritzer had been teaching just two years but was popular with parents and students often sharing words of inspiration on twitter. in one of her last tweets she said "find something good in every day." as they deal with their grief people in this boston suburb are having a hard time doing that right now. chris palone, nbc news, danvers, massachusetts. later today congress begins a series of hearings on the troubled obama care website. the head of the company hired to build healthcare.gov goes before the house. this as the administration begins taking some friendly fire. at least six senate democrats, five of which are up for re-election next year are calling for changes in the law. those public defections came after congressional briefing on issues related to the website. west virginia's joe manchin took the strongest approach backing legislation to delay the laws'

individual mandate for at least one year. currently $95 finds kick in for anyone who does not enroll in time. the white house reaffirming the march 31st deadline saying people must sign up by then but coverage can start later. infamous cousin of the kennedys will get a new murder trial. michael skakel was convicted in 2002 of murdering a teenage friend nearly three decades prior. but a connecticut judge set aside that verdict on wednesday. he said the nephew of the late robert f. kennedy did not have proper legal representation at trial. martha moxley was beat with a golf club in 1975 after leaving a halloween party at the skakel home. both were 15-year-olds at that time. skakel was found guilty of killing her in 2002. he had maintained he is innocent. doctors believe they put a baby with hiv into remission. the girl was infected in the womb but still shows no sign of infection. she's now 3 years old and has been off medications for 18

months. doctors treated her unusually aggressively just 30 hours after her birth but the doctors are cautious here and stop short of calling it a cure. they do not know what proof or how much time is needed to declare someone free of hiv. the new report was published by "the junk journal of medicine." the red sox dominating game one of the world series. in the first inning a botched call and david ortiz, big papi hitting a grounder. dustin pedroia runs for inc. is. as the shortstop bobbled the ball the umpire said he's out. red sox skipper is steaming mad, the umps talk it out and reverse the call. later bases loaded. mike napoli clears the bases giving boston a 3-0 lead. big papi laterer bases loaded robbed of a grand slam thanks to carlos beltran with the great steal but it cost him a bit here. he is sent to the hospital with a confusion near his rib cage. his condition makes him day to day. look at that catch.

seventh, big papi with his 16th season career homer. the red sox win it, 8-1 game two at fenway park tonight. more in supports later. a huge water display in boston was not part of wednesday's world series festivities. a water main broke sending water shooting six stories high. no word on what caused that but officials say the location is an act of construction site. crews were eventually able to shut that one down. i don't know, bill, maybe it was for -- that wind was, wow, huge. lopsided. 8-1. >> maybe too much water pressure on the main line and the cardinals. >> there you go. well said. >> only ekz connection i could make. talk about this no storms in the west tore a while. there has to be storms. there always are. matter of where they'll go or who they'll hit. another storm, big one, heading for alaska today. a picture of it. you can see it coming from the south. bright yellows, some of the higher -- colder cloud tops where the rain is located near anchorage.

you may see wet snowflakes outside of town, chilly. 39 there. june know, 52 but we are dealing with that storm especially the southern coastal area. the west, the year to date rainfall only 2 inches of rain so far this year in san francisco. where 11 inches behind. we're on pace for the driest year ever in california. i mean that's how crazy it's been. i know we still have our wet month to come, november and december. we'll wait and see what delivers. right now it's not looking like a blockbuster start to november. temperatures today, chilly out there and as we go through the afternoon, another dry day but there will be clouds in the desert southwest. santa rosa, 79, enj enjoy. so, yeah, amazing the wildfire

wasn't worse, the season. >> especially the figures you're telling us. mitt romney has a secret room behind a book case in one of his homes. but we have good news for drivers. a brutal attack of a u.s. citizen in london. we have details in two minutes.

welcome back. london police have released video of a brutal june attack on a student from florida. the 22-year-old was left with scars on his face and head. police believe he was attacked simply because he was not a local. the man who used the internet to confess killing someone while drunk driving was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison wednesday. the judge also suspended matthew cordle's driving privileges for life because he took a plea deal, there is no chance of early release. a woman in italy was shocked to find out the source of her facial pain. look at this picture. it was from a dental implant stuck in her sinus. the dislodged metal screw was successfully removed. the woman is doing fine.

wow. mitt romney is building a new home in utah and it will have plenty of space for some secrets. according to plans obtained by "the salt lake tribune" the nearly 6,000 square foot home will feature a bookshelf that swifts to remove a hidden room. sounds like "get smart." no word whether it's a lab, bat cave or something else. turns out panda babies hate vaccinations just like human babies. [ panda noises] >> sounds like he's saying ow. the national zoo's very vocal cubs weighs under 7 pounds and hasn't starting crawling. business and kayla tausche. good morning, kayla. >> good morning. while getting a home loan might be getting easier the credit score saw 18 points from a year ago according to ellie mae.

19% is the average down payment. christmas is just around the corner and target is getting ready. the retailer announced this week it's rolling out a service that lets you order online and then pick up the products at a store. target falls in the footsteps of walmart best buy and sears which have long offered the service for a few years. boeing's iconic 747 jet may be on the way out. they cut production target twice over the past six months for the jet and hasn't sold one 1747 this year but is committed to the model and thinks it will still do well in asian markets. richard, back to you. >> i hear that's because they're looking at a new 777. thanks, kayla. can you see $3 a gallon gas? $3 a gallon gas. it's possible. as gasoline futures are trading at their lowest level since 2011 reduced demand and higher stockpiles are contributing to lower prices. walmart has a deal for ipad lovers. trade in your old tablets for up to $300 in store credit towards the purchase of a new ipad air.

walmart prices for the ipad air which goes on sale november 1st start at $479. just ahead, your sports highlights including a death-defying 72-foot backflip. we'll tell you ha that rider was thinking. first, world series trivia. what's the first non-u.s. team to win the world series? is it the montreal expos, toronto blue jay, vancouver canadians or havana cubans? the answer when "early today" continues. s, vancouver canadians or havana cubans? the answer when "early today" continues.

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so before the break we asked what is the first non-u.s. team to win the world series. the montreal expos, the toronto blue jays, vancouver, canadians or havana cubans. it's the blue jays. they defeated the team 4-3 in game six. lyons and cowboys. dez versus megatron. he's not playing shy. saying anything johnson can do, i can do better. funny thing is, dez's boss, jerry jones said megatron was the league's best. by the way, i took a look at the stats. dez is kind of right. the carolina panthers are at the winle lesless bucs. a mets fan was arrested after threatening mets players and officials via twitter.

nbc connecticut says his charges include breach of peace particularly a bomb threat being held on a $2500 bond. according to "the new york post" he tweeted "a plan to sneak into the clubhouse and put bombs in everyone's cleats." greg oden showing his long-term knee issues may be in the past. he says watch this. power dunk. the bench likey-likey. good stuff. commish david stern stepping down. as his retime dinner bobbleheads were the parting gift. the heads were defective. they move up and down and do the yeses but not side to side. they can't say no. definitely defective. defending olympic downhill skiing champ lindsey vonn is still rehabbing from this crash last february. the girlfriend of tiger woods as

she will forever be known about be back by november 30th. show says. 30-mile-an-hour plus winds are making kite boarders smile. the world cup is off and running. 22 countries are on site stretching it out big time. an artist is claiming a record. well, yeah, it's the fastest pumpkin paddling thing. but in a 600-pound pumpkin he's doing it paddling 100 meters in just two minutes. lots of competitors, as you can see, at this event. he might have been doing it alone. 72 foot-long canyon gap. competitor kelly mcgarry backfliping over it. whoo-hee. he got second place, by the way, he said he was freaking out. i would have been too. just ahead. paul mccartney buries the hatchet with yoko ono. a tell-all book. plus, jamie foxx gets all gravity on us in this selfi

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welcome back. all the great weather lately we've been talking about. the last two days in seattle much cooler than the rest of everyone else in the west, you've been locked in low clouds. only 55 degrees in seattle. i don't think today will be much different, unfortunately, so we'll still call it mostly cloudy. hopefully break out with more sunshine and get the temperatures warmer. everywhere else we're looking plenty warm. still we have that upper level low kicking through the desert southwest near albuquerque tomorrow that may give you showers or storms. that's the only raindrops on the map as pretty much what you see

is what you get once again. >> thanks a lot. the entertainment stars have ainlooked at least for the moment. we have our next new christian grey for the "fifty shades of grey" movie. underwear model and actor jamie dornan known for his role on "puns upon a time" hassen reported as the new christian grey for now. paul mccartney graces november's cover of "rolling stone." he talks about his recent reconciliation with yoko ono saying "i thought if john loved her there's got to be something." he's not stupid. it's like, what are you going to do. are you going to hold a grudge you never really had? the latest trailer is out for "anchor man 2." >> funny. >> which i have watched five times. >> very inappropriate but funny. >> ink appropriate but funny. that is "anchorman." in that trailer it follows the team's trek to new york. the movie comes out in december. so get your scotchy-scotch scotch scotch scotch ice cream ready. i can't wait for that as well as the "anchormade 1" parties.

jamie foxx is ready for his turn in "gravity 2." >> what, what, oh, my god, gravity. focus. where is clooney? >> he is a funny guy. tom hardy who played in "the dark knight rises" mr. take on the role of elton john. bob barker paid $3 million to have three elephants taken to a welfare society in southern california. they join eight other elephants he has helped care for so far. who is this? a virtually makeup-free jennifer lawrence looking stunning, right, in her new ads forde or. >> that's why i don't wear makeup. >> i need everything you can put on this face to help me out in the morning. channing tatum doing his own stunts in "21 jump street" showing off his sexiest man alive skills. sources say jeremy piven's

higher paid grade is the main reason the other "entourage" actors are refusing to sign on for the movie. they want as much as ari gold gets. that's what happens in these -- >> you try to get everyone back together and have their grudges from the salaries before and maybe they don't think they got enough money and -- >> the good thing we at "early today" have agreed to keep our salaries at 50 million and that's agreed upon. >> we spread it out evenly. i'll take about 99% of that. >> that's right. >> and the others get parts of that too. all getting paid 50 million. our directors are getting paid 50 million. >> you really shouldn't give those secrets away. >> they just told me to move on. i better be quite et. i'm richard lui. we hope this is just your first stop of the day.

leading the news in "the huffington post" house passes bipartisan water bill by 417-3 vote, the republican-led house overwhelmingly approved the $8.2 billion bill despite opposition from conservative groups that encouraged the government shutdown. imagine that vote. we haven't seen something like that in a why. mother jones says fbi probing whether russia used cultural junkets to recruit american intelligence assets. they are trying to see if they tried to use americans visiting moscow for intelligence-gathering purposes. these images of a university of california cop pepper spraying peaceful student protesters stirred outrage in 2011. and now the ex-u.c. lieutenant davis is receiving $38,000 in

worker's compensation. he claims the anti-wall street protest gave him psychiatric damage. a scathing report found university officials and police used poor judgment and excessive force. the university agreed last fall to pay $1 million for -- in a settlement to the 21 students that were pepper strayed. security cameras capture this at utah's capital. a man drives his truck on to the steps and barrels it inside demanding to see the supreme court. officers ultimately had to tackle him down after a taser proved unsuccessful. he could face charges. a viral video titled epic halloween prank is true to its name. he rigged a halloween phantom decoration to a remote controlled helicopter. it's scary and done later in the night. probably would have freaked out more kids. the reaction at that park, priceless, maybe to some. you can see people running for their lives as the phantom menace bears down on them. all this lead-up -- >> that's a great test run. then if you do it at night on

halloween when kis are walking on the streets. i'm trying to figure out how it's staying afloat. >> you can't see the rotors. >> very well done. time for a look ahead. president obama will talk about immigration today. the president will urge congress to pass immigration reform to strengthen u.s. borders and create a path to citizenship. on this day in 2002 the arrest of the suspects in the washington area sniper shootings. tonight in the washington, d.c. area, life begins again after three weeks of death, fear, rage and 24/7 reminders that a sniper was on the loose killing at random and taupting blister fieing parents and kids. >> happy birthday to grammy winning rapper drake turning 27. british soccer star wayne rooney of manchester united turns 28 and kevin kline, 66. later on the "today" show. a scary halloween for chocolate lovers with cocoa prices shooting up. i'm richard lui along with bill karins, have a great day.

a rally in the streets for the north bay teen killed by sheriff deputies in sonoma county. more protests and a vigil planned for today. >> we have new video of a massive overnight fire in an industrial area in the east bay. why firefighters are now having a hard time figuring out what caused a number of cars to go up in flames. >> what we are learning about a fire on a b.a.r.t. train that brought the evening commute to a stand still and why it could cause problems for the morning commute as well. >> a live look outside. look at the clouds. low hanging out there. that is san francisco buried