coming up on "early today," american teenage girls trying to join isis fighters is exactly the kind of thing u.s. officials had feared. ben bradlee, the man behind printing the pentagon papers and challenging watergate has died. the world's greatest stock picker, warren buffett lost $2 billion in two days? plus, a new look for jerry maguire and bridgette jones actress rene zellweger. plus, rain inundates florida and a nor'easter heads for new england. it's wednesday, october 22nd. "early today" starts right now. good morning. i'm dara brown. one of america's greatest ice

sis fears realized. the fbi is watching three wanna be american teen terrorists all from denver, all girls, two sisters, 17 and 16 and a 15-year-old friend. the fbi says they were lured online through an english land waj isis video. the girls vanished last friday. they allegedly took a flight from denver to germany with plans to go to syria. their journey ended in frankfurt where they were grabbed by security. in syria, did air drop weapons for the kurds fall into isis hands. isis says yes and has the video to prove it. the pentagon is still trying to verify it. good nusz in the u.s. ebola fight. an infected nbc cameraman is virus free. in just hours ashoka mukpo will be out of quarantine. ebola is about to change the way we travel again. nbc's tracie potts is live in washington. tracie, we know you have details about a possible new case. >> dara, we're following a

liberian national, according to sources, left, went through brussels, landed through newark with a fever and was immediately isolated. doctors are waiting on tests to come back to see if, in fact, he has the virus. this morning a newark, new jersey, hospital is evaluating a passenger from west africa who the cdc had symptoms and was possibly exposed to ebola. nearly 600 people have been screened, only four transported and none had the virus. ashoka mukpo did. doctors say he is now virus-free. this morning the nbc freelance hospital is scheduled to walk out of a hospital. he tweeted it's a profound relief. he says he's lucky and thinking about the two nurses infected. nina pham's been upgraded to good and relatives say amber vinson is responding to treatment. the government says flights from guinea, sierra leone and liberia must land at one of five u.s. ai ports with enhanced screening, but still no travel bands.

>> if you prevent people from traveling you'll drive them underground. >> ebola star ron clain starts today. he'll meet with president obama and top advisors. >> he has a responsibility for making sure that all of the government agencies that are responsible for responding to this effort are coordinated. >> reporter: part of his job is to fight fear. a new pew research survey shows most americans are not concerned they will be infected but four in ten are and that number is rising. there's a hearing happening on capitol hill on friday. it's the house oversight committee, this is an ebola hearing. we're told they invited ron clain, the new ebola czar to testify. we just checked this morning, he's not on their witness list. >> we'll have to see how that develops. tracie potts in washington, d.c., thank you very much. legendary newspaper editor ben bradlee has died.

he led the washington post for 26 years. he transformed it into the world's most influential dailies. he died of natural causes at his home. in the early '70s bradlee guided the paper on richard nixon's historic resignation. >> everyone says get off it and i come on and say, you'll see. the truth is, i can't figure out what we've got. what else are you working on? >> what we're after are the creek employees. >> where is he? >> classified. >> how are you going to get it? >> we haven't had any luck yet. >> get some. >> nbc's tom brokaw reports. benjamin crowningshield bradlee, an american original. boston brahman, he made newsweek into a power in washington journalism and palled around

with another harvard man, j.f.k. bradlee became the most famous news editor in the world. the man who guided two rookie reporters through watergate, the scandal that brought down an american president. >> what he said after we told him nixon is involved, lives could be at stake, there's wire tapping, this is going the distance, the question was, what the hell do we do now? which is the question of somebody who realizes we're in totally unchartered waters. >> we asked a lot of questions and how could all of this be true. how could somebody with all that much to lose put it at risk every day. >> bradlee, woodward and bernstein had help, but they were the team that nailed the nixon coverup and ben was in charge. >> he had daring, he had -- call

it by its proper name, he had [ bleep ]. he was willing to be dangerous. >> he wanted to be first with the story but he never wanted to be wrong. >> reporter: the legendary editor and his young tigers became rich and famous. on the big screen "in all the president's men." goddammit, when is somebody going to go on the record in this story. >> reporter: a fourth member was kathryn graham, owner and publisher of the washington post. kay, as she was known, stood fast behind ben, her friend and editor when nixon's allies were threatening to take down the paper. >> hold it. hold it. we're about to accuse haldeman of protecting a criminal conspiracy from inside the white house. it would be nice if we were right. >> bradlee and his third wife, the power couple. he was known for his charm, his star power and his profanity.

>> jesus, what kind of a crazy [ bleep ] story is this. >> he was the epitome of news man charisma. even when he walked across the newsroom, he would do it a couple times a day, he had this effect that made you want to do better. >> bradlee stumbled after watergate publishing a story on an 8-year-old heroin addict but it was a hoax. he recovered and remained a man with pedigree and that salty vocabulary. remaining on the front page. >> my kind of heart. i like that. if you're right, it isn't hard. >> reporter: fearless. my last interview with him, his 50th anniversary, the assassination of his friend, john f. kennedy. >> did you cry? >> oh, sure, i remember crying the day when jackie walked in in that goddamn dress. >> and put her arms around you. >> and put her arms around me. >> do you turn around when you see those scenes, i've seen

enough, i lived it. >> i don't. >> you still watch it? >> i still watch it. >> reporter: those whose lives he touched and careers he made were under his spell for life. >> ben bradlee was not a cynical man, not cynical about politics. it was always fact driven. as a reporter you appreciate that and, in fact, i fell in love with it and him. >> ben bradlee was 93 years old. now to this, she had us at hello. rene zelwigger is making waves across the internet for her new look. she made a rare appearance on monday. for comparison, here's a picture from monday next to a picture of zelwigger in 2010. the change in appearance is drawing comparisons to other stars like meg ryan and jennifer grey who have both been the topic of celebrity plastic surgeries in the past.

she has responded to the internet hype. she spoke exclusively to "people" magazine saying, people don't know me in my 40s. people don't know me as healthy for a while. perhaps i look different. who doesn't as they get older? ha, but i am different. i am happy. if the bridgette jones star is happy, then we're happy. her co-star colin firth may have said it best. >> perhaps despite appearances i like you, very much. so it is remarkable that no one is seriously hurt after this. >> [ bleep ] dude was coming. >> wow. >> it started when two delivery men recorded the suv swerving in and out of its lane. but then at the intersection the suv slams into an oncoming car and then the collision. the delivery man recording this gets out and says, i'm fine.

it's sometime to turn to weather. it looks like a nor'easter is brewing. nbc's bill karins is here with the forecast. what are we up against? >> storms on the corner. the nor'easter affecting new york city to boston. in the north, a strong cold front coming onshore bringing a lot of heavy rain there. for the northwest, this is going to be one of the rig guest rain events since last season. mountains, four to seven inches. mount baker it will be cold enough to snow, it was like feet of snow. as far as the coastal areas, high wind warnings for the oregon coast and some areas of the washington coastline. winds up to 70 miles per hour. so far the big cities have been getting about a quur tore to about a half inch of rain. you can see we're locked in in the middle of this. it will be windy as you go throughout your morning commute. it should lighten a little bit during the after snoon. about one to two inches is expected in olympia, eugene and into portland. as far as the moisture behind it, showery behind the heavy rains as that cold front kicks on through. we're still not watching this

moisture making its way down to central california. total predictions with this event and another one coming will be somewhere around three inches. the mountains will pick up more than that. so significant rain in the next week. your forecast again, southern california, no rain for areas, about 20 to 30 miles per hour. in southern and central california, you're dry. rain on the corners. airport delays shouldn't be too bad. >> let's hope it moves out for a nice weekend forecast. >> that's what we like. toys "r" us puts their most controversial toy on indefinite seb bat curveball. disgraced former congressman

anthony weiner's come to jesus moment next.

welcome back. even more drivers are at risk of owning defective airbags. the latest warning comes one day after the national highway transportation administration recalled 4.7 million cars. they targeted people who live in the northeast and states like hawaii. it may be that humidity is a factor. nearly 8 million cars manufactured by toyota are affected by the recall. we urge you to visit nbc news.com to see if your car is on that list. you can forget about getting your hands on the breaking bad doll. a florida mom claiming they graham morized the drug culture and barring a line toys r us says. a come to jesus moment for

anthony weiner. the stay at home father said realistically my political career is probably over. yeah. so just ahead, how could warren buffett lose $2 billion in just two days? and when does one plus one equal $25,000? plus, matthew mcconaughey has nothing on the newest mike and magic mike.

this morning on "today," a new biography claims jackie kennedy battled post-traumatic stress disorder in the wake of j.f.k.'s assassination. the first lady's untold story on "today." >> for the latest in sports, betty nguyen. game one of the world series in kansas city. fired up royals fans packed the house for kc's first appearance in 29 years. that was short lived. the giants took a shutout into the seventh inning. finally in the bottom of the seventh, royals' salvador perez puts them on the board with a solo homer to left. giants win 7-1, snapping the royals eight-game-winning sleep. a clash between moscow and manchester city was played in a big stadium, a big empty one, that is. fans are banned from three matches at the arena for racist behavior displayed during a match against the czech soccer club last december. the closed doors game ended in a

2-2 draw. nbc sports mike floor yeah is reporting that former ravens running back ray rice is challenging the termination of his contract by the team in september. a hearing for his previously filed grievance against the nfl's indefinite suspension is scheduled for november 5th and 6th. rice could receive around 5.5 million if successful. the dallas cowboys released defensive end michael sam from the practice squad, the nfl's first openly gay player. he went to dallas four days after being cut by the rams who selected him in the seventh round of the draft. dara, back to you. >> thanks, betty. attention fans of "the avengers," what a sneak peek of the new movie? stick around. barbara walters doing something she said she'd never do again.

welcome back. here is a different perspective. here is who we can blame for the rainy day in the pacific northwest. this big storm down by vancouver island has rotated almost all the way towards anchorage and juneau. that's what's responsible for driving all the moisture in the pacific northwest. very cold in alaska right now. temperatures only in the 20s. that storm system just to your south will make it breezy and not help things today in alas kachlt everything is connected in a weird sort of weigh. >> the colors are pretty amazing on that. >> you like the colors?

>> i like the geek stuff. you like the colors. >> now time for entertainment news. "django unchained" actress is being charged with lewd conduct. this stemmed from an incident where they mistook her for a prostitute. the charge could result in six months in jail and a $1,000 fine. for all you "avengers" fans out there, next week's "ages of shield" offers the first trailer for "the age of ultron." it's been almost 30 years since "back to the future" hit the big screen. to celebrate the big anniversary the film will be released in special theaters accompanied by a live orchestra so they can play with the film. >> which is your favorite of the three? >> i liked the first one. i'm a diehard fan. >> if this picture of michael strahan and channing tatum on the set of magic mike xxl doesn't give you inspiration -- >> that's supposed to be a

six-pack. >> you got the six pack? >> back when i was 18. >> even though she spent last year was the last year, barbara walters will once again interview the ten most fascinating people of the year. >> the list is still being finalized. actress carla johansson. oprah win free. kneel patrick harris and chelsea handler have all been named. get a load of this guy. while on the price is right this man spins the wheel earning a $1,000. a dance, can't forget that one. on the second spin, he surprises himself and he lands on the space again, earning an additional $25,000. >> i like the shirt. >> amazing there. i love that wacky dance. i'm dara brown. this is "early today." we hope it is your first stop of the day on nbc.

leading the news, in "forbes" the hits keep coming forward wren buffet and ibm stumble. they lost $2 billion in two days. not at all. don't feel bad for buffet. his stock is still up over 17% this year. and on nbcnews.com, who is jesse matthew, u.v.a. suspect's long history of bad acts. the man expect the in the abduction of hannah graham has a string of accusations ranging from sexual assault to forensic evidence linking him to previous killings. and making news this morning, wyoming is now the 32nd state in the country to legalize same-sex marriage. the change went into effect on tuesday.

officials say statewide only a handful of same sex couples applied for licenses yesterday. meanwhile in north carolina a judge has resigned so he wouldn't have to perform same-sex marriages. magistrate judge gilbert breedlove says it was something he could don't because of religious beliefs. more than 6,000 license haves been issued since the ban was struck down earlier this month. in california, a freak accident caused a gas station roof to collapse. a vehicle backed into a fire hydrant and all the water sprayed on top of the structure causing it to buckle. the roof fell off the top of the fuel pumps below and fortunately no one was hurt. pretty amazing here. to celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations with france, the chinese government thought a 49-foot-tall robotic dragon and 19-foot spider would be the perfect things to mark the occasion. the event held inside beijing's olympic park tells the chinese story of the creation of human

kind and the repairing of the great wall of heaven. the robots were created by a french company and controlled by a team of operators. >> i think they have something here. there are 4 and 5-year-old boys and girls that would love to go see shows like that. >> absolutely. i'm trying to figure out how you get france and china relations with a spider and a dragon. >> the dragon i understand. the spider, i didn't know that was a symbol -- >> i don't know. i'm not sure. now it's time for a look ahead. president obama and his senior advisers will meet with ron clain, the new ebola czar. he's charged with coordinating the u.s. response to the ebola outbreak in west africa that has ravaged three countries and brought fear in the u.s. happy birth di to jesse tyler ferguson who is 39. jeff gold bloom is 62 and back to the future star christopher lloyd is 76. keep it here for more news, weather and sports. i'm dara brown along with bill

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>> announcer: from nbc bay area, this "today in the bay." >> happy wednesday morning to you. 4:30, i'm sam brock. >> i'm kris sanchez. laura garcia-cannon is off. lots to get to, including talk about the giants. first ready for your day with your forecast. >> forecast looking nice, similar to yesterday, 40s and 50s. jacket weather to start your morning. afternoon, warmer, places like san jose southward 70s. weather-wise, nothing is getting in the way of your morning commute. let's see what else could be with mike. >> rob, overnight road work that might be an issue. no surprises. here in dublin, where the overnight road