good morning. breaking news. out of afghanistan. the last u.s. marines and british troops there handing over two bases to the afghan military so why now? we're live with the latest. outrage. a nurse who is in a mandatory quarantine after testing negative for ebola speaking out this morning, blasting officials for the way she was treated upon her return from west africa. this as samantha powers, u.s. ambassador to the u.n. arrives to the region. the first top official to do so since the ebola outbreak began. this morning, an exclusive interview. danger zone. unbelievable fixtures out of hawaii as an active flow from a volcano has residents preparing to run for their lives.

and it's serenserena's rack defending herself this morning after her anger gets the best of her on the court. what she's saying today. 2014. this is "today" with lester holt and erica hill. live from studio 1a in welcome to today on sun morning, i'm erica hill. >> i'm left -- lester holt. along with dylan drier. last time we spoke to you, you were stuck in bermuda. >> we are happy to have the team reyooun united this morning. a lot to get to on this sunday. our top story this morning is the troop withdrawal in

afghanistan. just a few hours ago the final u.s. marines began back -- packing up there along with british forces to hand over two military bases over. >> according to u.s. military officials, u.s. marines and british forces officially ended their operations in afghanistan. that moment was marked with a official ceremony. images from that ceremony show the american flag lowered and folded. this comes 13 years after america's longest war started. camp leather neck is the largest u.s. base to be handed over to afghan control. british forces turn over the adjoining camp bastion at the same time. and nearly all u.s. combat

forces out of will be out of afghanistan next year. they will serve in an advisory role. they will support counterterrorism missions. this is a major milestone. the deadly province throughout the war with 940 troops killed in that region. >> thank you. high ranking u.s. official is in west africa this morning, the first to head to that region since the ebola outbreak began. we'll have more in a moment. the growing criticism over that mandatory 21-day quarantine imposed by new york, new jersey, illinois, and now florida for health care workers who have been in west africa helping ebola victims. this as a new york doctor remains in the hospital being treated for the virus. >> reporter: doctors say dr.

spencer is awake and communicating as his battle with ebola enters the next phase. we understand he's received a blood donation from nancy writebol who survived ebola back in august. this deadly disease threatens dr. spencer only. not the general public. overnight his fiancee returned to the apartment they share where she will remain in quarantine as a precaution because of close contact with spencer before he became contagious with ebola. dixon who officials say has no symptoms will have daily temperature checks and must remain at home in a building where neighbors say they are not worried about ebola. >> there's no running, ruckus, no men in white suits, you know, running up and down my halls. >> reporter: meanwhile, a new mandatory quarantine order for health care workers returning to the u.s. is facing criticism from humanitarian groups.

saying it's not necessary. a nurse, casey hickok now in quarantine despite a negative test. this is not a situation i would not wish upon anyone. adding she was scared and made to feel like a criminal when she arrived into the u.s. from sierra leone. in response, new jersey governor told the a.p. my heart goes out to her. adding my first and foremost obligation is to protect the public health and safety of the people of new jersey. meaning while at this freshly scrubbed restaurant and other places reopen after closing because dr. spencer had been there recently before testing positive for ebola, most here are trying to keep all of this in perspective. >> there's a real crisis in africa. a couple of people doesn't make a crisis here just yet. >> i'm hoping with one case, maybe they have isolated it. if there's more, then we'll

think about what to do. >> medical experts continue to insist that they have isolated that one single case dr. spencer. they also point out at this point in the illness, early on, the condition of most ebola patients tends to get worse before it gets better, so dr. spencer is expected to be here at the hospital for several week to come. >> thanks very much. for the first time since the ebola outbreak, a top u.s. official is on the ground in west africa. u.s. ambassador to the u.n. samantha power arrived in guinea this morning for a firsthand look at the ebola crisis and how it's being handled. the only television reporter traveling with samantha power spoke with here this morning. >> this is where dr. spencer contracted ebola. she's worried about these new regulations in new york, new jersey, illinois, requiring a three-week quarantine. she's worried that health

professionals like dr. spencer won't want to come to the region. she called these new regulations not well thought out. >> people in this country have fear of the unknown, ebola, good reason, ebola is a horrible epidemic and it's wide. president obama is leading the world trying to ensure we can stop it in its tracks which we know we can do on the basis of past experience and which is very challenging. we cannot take measures here that are going to impact our ability to flood the zone and i think we have to find the right balance between addressing the legitimate fears that people have and encouraging and ince i incentivising these heroes. they are american heroes and we have to valorize and find ways to do that while ensuring that american people to feel save --

safe, the best way is to beat this thing at the source. we need the american people as a whole the u.s. government all of us need to make clear what these health workers mean to us and how much we value their service, their contribution. >> is your family nervous about you going to these ebola countries. i have a five-year-old son and he has a whole new interest and he's very proud of mommy and all the people who are going over and trying to help. >> proud of you but nervous. >> if i can ask you, what did you say to him? >> i said if you take the right precautions, you can minimize the risk, and mommy will be home safely along with the rest of her traveling crew. >> one of ambassador powers priorities here is to address the fears that we hear from her little boy and the fears here too. you can see when we're driving from the airport all these signs telling people to get to the

hospital quickly if you think you might have elle ebola. later today, he will be the a nerve center in guinea where calls come in and they send rapid response teams out. we'll have much more later this week as we travel with her. chuck todd is moderator of meet the press. great to see you. >> good morning. >> let's talk about the symbolism of her trip to guinea. this comes at a time you've got states now enacting their own tougher policies regarding ebola. is the administration under pressure to regain at least the symbolism of leadership on all this? >> well, they are, but boy they are so conflicted, lester. i'm going to be speaking with dr. anthony fauci. the federal government is not fully criticizing these decisions but they are not supporting the decisions they have made. they are very concern about the mandatory quarantines.

they are expressing the same scem six -- skepticism. there is an election in nine days. is that having an impact -- is there politics behind the decisions on these quarantines are governors so afraid of looking like they are too reactive may be getting overly pro active. that's the line the federal government is trying to walk. >> let's talk about the political question. it's one thing to look at the action of politicians. do we have a sense of where the voters stand in this right now? we haven't seen that many ebola cases here. it's not an outbreak. is it an election issue snnch i was through the midwest all this week. i went to kansas, iowa and wisconsin, and ebola really didn't come up. if anything that's come up outside of domestic issues, it was more isis. so in that sense, you don't see it too much on the campaign trail, but you do -- that's why you look at if and you say some of these governors, are they

looking at the elections, we have rick scott down in florida, pat quinn in illinois, both in tight fights for elections, they don't want to look like they are going to get outfrankd on this stuff. politicians are worried these issues could become an issue. voters are not hearing it. u.s. marines packing up and leaving afghanistan, along with their british comrades. this is a president who has promised he's going to take us out of war. now we're fighting isis. does that tarnish and take away some of the impact of what we witnessed this morning? >> i think it does. the public says these troops are moving. the fight is going to move somewhere else and that is an extensive line of questioning i had with voters about this issue of terror and fighting. on one hand, these americans want to fight these terrorists over there. they are worried about it coming

over to the shores. there's the fatigue is also there. so there's some conflict about it, but they also assume, frankly, lester, that the fight is going to keep going. they don't see it as a withdrawal. they almost see it as a transfer. >> you are going to talk more about that and also voter dissatisfaction with congress and the whies white house from your road tour. we are learning new details this morning about exactly what happened inside the high school cafeteria when a freshman opened fire on friday, killing one classmate and wounding four others. more students are speaking out. we also learn about a teacher who is being called a hero. joe fryer in marysville, washington, with the latest for us. >> reporter: three of the victims remain in critical condition. meanwhile the memorial here at the school continues to grow. this community still trying to figure out what happened. those who knew the gunman say he did not fit the profile of a

school shooter. the fence that lines the high school has turned into a place for reflection for students including austin james who says he's related to both the shooter and two of the victims. >> confusing, a lot of questions aren't answered and you just don't know why. >> reporter: no one seems to understand why jayley fryberg opened fire in the cafeteria. >> a distance of the cousin started shooting. >> i think he had a change of heart, if he wanted to, he could have gone on. >> he took his own life as a teacher was running to intervene. >> i kind of get the feeling that let's get to back to

normalize si as soon as possible. >> one student was killed in the attack. four more teens were injured, including gia soriano and shealeigh chukonakis who was both shot in the head. >> they are just grieving. >> the two other victims, 14-year-old nate hatch and andrew fryberg were the shooters cousins. he was well liked, in fact, he was home coming royalty this year. he seemed depressed a couple of days before the shooting. he never expected this. >> i still can't believe this has happened. detectives have interviewed more than 100 students who witnessed the shooting. a weapon was found at the scene. a 40 caliber handgun which detectives do believe was used in the shooting.

>> thank you. let's take a look at the rest of the morning's top stories. >> we begin with new information about the deadly shootings of two sheriffs deputies in california on friday. federal authorities say the suspect was deported from the country twice, once after a drug conviction. on saturday, police escorted the body of mike davis to a nearby chapel. this as his department reels that also killed his colleague, danny oliver and wounded a third officer. >> there are those people who would say, you know what, i wish you had killed him. >> no. >> that's not who we are. >> detective davis would have been 43 years old on wednesday, and in a sad twist he died 26 years to the day his father also died in the line of duty as a county deputy. canada, they are remembering

a soldier killed there in the attack in ottawa. cirillo was fatally shot last week. a full military funeral is set for this tuesday. there's new video out of hawaii this morning of that incredible lava inching toward several months. it engulfed a major road on saturday. people have fled and an evacuation order may be happening soon. one of the country's largest marathons just got under way. the marathon of monuments from arlington, virginia, to washington. tennis sensation, serena williams is speaking out after her smash hit in singapore.

she smashed her racket in a match. the outburst had -- the crowd had started gasping. williams says she felt like she was letting fans down at that moment and adds at least she knows she's passionate. for the record, she won the match. fueled that into something positive here. it was a winning pitch for monet davis. they threw a perfect ceremonial pitch in san francisco. she tossed the strike from the top of mountain and turning down the offer to move up. 11-4, tying the series. what an exciting year for monet. i hear she was calm, cool and nailed it. i'm surprised they didn't sign her up. >> you can't get better than that. dylan has a check of the weather. >> she sure does.

>> i definitely do and we have some pretty nasty weather in the pacific northwest. we still have tens of thousands of people without power because of wind gusts in some areas as high as 70 to 80 miles per hour. these are the remnants of ana. remember ana, it's still a tropical storm right now. it's going to combine with the next storm system off the coast, tuesday morning, we're going to see another round of heavy rain and gusty winds. not good news for good morning. 6:18 the time now. waking up to clear skies after we saw the rainy activity yesterday morning. no rain on the radar now. we have a few clouds in the area. it's chilly in the north bay, 47 degrees right now. definitely need that jacket. as when he had through the day it's going to be fall-like day. only 70 in the south bay. low 70s for the east shore and the peninsula. san francisco today only reach about to the mid to upper 60s. another chance of rain in our forecast.

and t up next on today, jim carrey returns to late night tv. we'll take a look at his hosting gig on saturday night live. r wa. but when you've got an entire company who knows that the most on-time flights are nothing if we can't get your things there too. it's no wonder more people choose delta than any other airline. choosing is half the fun.. because there's a little something delicious... for everyone. hershey's miniatures, choose your own delicious. how to shed pounds this winter. there. no more drafts.

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>> i think he knocked it out of the park. you know you'll be in for a lot of laughs. in case you missed, take a look at the next moments. >> sometimes you got to go back to actually move forward, and i don't want go back and recommend nens or chase ghosts. i mean, take a big step back, like go from winning an oscar to doing a car commercial. >> and the laughs didn't stop there. how about this family reunion and i mean the snl cast mocking jim carrey's characters. >> you want to hear the most annoying sound in the world. >> i don't think so. >> it was the best. the question for you, this is the 40th season of snl. can you believe it? who do you want to see host the

show? let us know your thoughts. >> how about lester hoext. >> i don't like the hours. >> as long as you bring us all in for a cameo. >> he was funny though. >> still to come here on a sunday edition of "today" the inspiring story of a borderline musician. we'll speak with quincy jones. first these messages. we are the solis family.

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good morning. it's 6:26. you're getting a live look outside at san francisco from san bruno mountain. thank you for joining us. alongside anthony slaughter who has a check of your microwhy mat forecast. >> i didn't want to be mistaken for wearing royal blew so orange it was. >> if you're not a giants fan now, you must be fimissing out. we aring loog at dry se looking. clear skies as far as the eye

can see. here is waking up to a few clouds. 53 degrees. in north bay very chilly this morning. later on this afternoon plenty of sunshine and cool breeze in san francisco. 67 there. low 70s for the east bay and the tri-valley. same for the south bay. it will be sweater weather today. cool ocean weather coming in. that will make the way for fall-like weather and rain in the future. another chance just in time for halloween. >> looks like it will be dry for the world series game tonight. >> great. thanks. this chh says the investigation into a nude photo scandal involving one of its own officers could wrap up this week. whether charges are filed against the officer is up to the district attorney. 35-year-old shawn harrington is under i investigation. back in august he pulled over a woman. while booking the woman he sent himself six racy photos of the woman from her own smart phone.

he then allegedly shared the photos with other officers. the chief of the chp golden gate division says the act has disgusted and angered the entire agency. people in one san jose neighborhood say they have had it with bad news bart that they say brings criminals to their doorstep. a security goouard was shot fou times on 13th street in san jose. the guard was wearing a protective vest. doctors say he should survive. police are sill looking for the gunm gunmen. neighbors say shootings like that happen all the time so many of them petition the city to do something about the bar and they have just received word the city is forcing the bar to close on december 16th. we reached out to the bar operators for a comment but did not receive a response. it's the final weekend of free parking at the concord bart station. that station is one of four starting the pay for parking system which is already in place

everywhere else. tomorrow customers will have to pay $1 to be able to park their car all day. next month north concord, hayward will also begin charging for parking. it's 6:29. coming up at 7:00, a few wins away. the giants are getting ready for their final home game of the season just hours after tieing up the series with the royals. what buster said after yesterday's come from behind win that could help the team take the title. that plus all your top stories coming up at 7:00. hope you'll join us. back to the "today show."

this is how we do it. ♪ this is how we do it ♪ >> best friends on the today show. >> living it up on the today show. >> hi, i'm morgan and this is gen. >> and this is flat stanley. >> go razorbacks. >> hey, you all, we're from wilmington, north carolina. [ cheers and applause ] we're back on this sun morning, october 26th, 2014. it looks like the party is outside. look at the great crowd we have here at rockefeller plaza this morning. as we always say, if you are ever in the neighborhood, come

on by. we would love to see you. u.s. marines are on their way out of afghanistan. the troops held a ceremony this morning handing over camp leatherneck and the final british troops are also handing over their camp today. a nurse is speaking out joisting her outrage about how she was treated after returning from west africa. this after samantha powers is on the ground in west africa. we learn more about the victims inside that washington high school cafeteria when a gunman opened fired. several students were related to the shooter. we're look back at the steroid career of nbc news john palmer. before he passed away last year, he chronicled these stories.

his wife and daughter are here to talk about that. and guess who is here? quincy jones and justin cough lynn. five days left until halloween. i recently went to one of the scariest haunted houses around. let me tell you it was absolutely terrifying and frightening. let's see what happens when i turn the tables on them. we'll get to that later on. let's do begin this half hour with the retrial of a polo mow gull whose conviction of dui manslaughter was overturn. closing arguments could start tomorrow in a case that has seen a lot of twists and turns this time around. >> defendant john goodman along with a sequestered jury. a new defense team go around,

the same charge he was convicted of in 2012. dui manslaughter and hitting a car driven by 23-year-old scott wilson who drowned after his car careened into a canal. that quick was overturn after a finding of juror misconduct and a new trial indicated. >> there's no indication of problems with the vehicle, so therefore my opinion is that that system was functioning on the night of the crash. >> testimony from an expert hired by bentley this weekend that the luxury car didn't malfunction, contrary to good man's claims. >> as you sit here today, you believe your bentley malfunctioned that night? >> yes, i know it did. >> did you sue bentley? >> no, i didn't. >> despite a bar tab showing 18 drinks on the night of the crash, goodman says he was buying for friends. he said he went drinking after the accident. >> i was in a lot of pain and i

drank in of the liquor. >> the first trial brought the multimillionaire a 16-year sentence. he's currently on house arrest pending retrial. >> in retrial, both sides try to exam closely what they did right and wrong. last time he was convicted. >> the case has drawn headlines from the start. goodman tried to legally adopt his 42-year-old girlfriend. a judge said no go. he settled a civil suit with scott wilson's parents, paying each $20 million. it is time for one more check of the forecast. >> dylan is out on the plaza with a look at your weather. >> it's been a huge crowd on the plaza. lots of birthdays. how old are you guys today? >> 13. >> we have two girls turning 16

who are not twins. >> virginia. >> happy birthday all around today as it's getting a little bit chilly out here compared to yesterday. we've had that cold front move through the area. it is going to be crystal clear, maybe a flurry or two up through new england. middle of the country, it's going to be 10 to 20 degrees above average. 89 degrees in dallas. pacific northwest, we'll seizures and tomorrow night into tuesday morning, we'll see another round of heavy rain and gusty winds as the remnants of tropical waking up to clear skies across the bay area. the rain we had yesterday has moved out of here. right now you see temperatures. later on this afternoon we'll see plenty of sunshine. 70 degrees in the south bay.

low 70s for the peninsula and the east or mid-60s for san francisco today. the north bay expected low 70s with the cool autumn here. as we head through the next few days rain in the forecast. talk about that at 7:00. for today's top spot, we are heading back to my old stomping grounds, across the north shore, our affiliates in boston and 32nd annual salem haunted happenings. it's a month rong celebration of halloween in new england. it continues throughout the week, ending with fireworks on halloween. you certainly can't top that as we get closer to halloween. up next, a look back at the legendary career of one of this network's long time correspondents. we'll take the late john palmer ais wife about his time covering his biggest news stories chronicled in a new memoir right

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about a minute after the law firm of the space shuttle "challenger" from cape canaveral this morning, there was an explosion in the air, about 28 miles west of the cape canaveral launch site. >> that was nbc's john palmer, he broke the news of the challenger disaster as you just saw in a career that took him across the country and around

the globe. john's unique eyewitness account, in his new memoir, his wife nancy joins us this morning. i never had the pleasure of meeting your husband, but i have to tell you and as you well know when you say that name around nbc, there is a smile and there is an appreciation and there is a real sense of love for john palmer the man but also john palmer the journalist and he got some great stories in what may seem unconventional ways of people. i like the way he snuck into the egyptian palace to speak with anwar is a dat -- sadat. >> he was to interview sadat. he had his producer pull up and say john palmer american, nbc and he said john palmer american

nbc. they thought it was american embassy. he ended up with the president who said why are you here. he said i'm a journalist and he got the story. he didn't lie. he represented himself right and he also got the story. >> that was the beginning of a number of exclusive interviews with sadat and almost a friendship it seems. >> he really admired him and he knew he was trying to obtain peace and he also feared that what would happen did happen, that he would be assassinated. so he was at the white house when president sadat was assassinated and it was an emotional day for him. he controlled it but he admired him greatly. >> it's a tough thing to do. there's a lot of talk about how much of your personal feelings may or may not come out in your reporting, and things were different obviously when he started, started covering the civil rights movement.

things changed so much during his career but he was able to develop these really interesting relationships with a number of people he covered, including, president reagan who almost made him late for the wedding. >> the phone rang and they said it was president reagan and his best man bill lynch called him and he thawing he was cranking him. he went into a lengthy story he married his nancy 30 years ago. he was honored but late. >> it was that warmth that really drew people to him as a person. >> i strongly believe it's true with you too who you are comes through on television and as i've seen this over the years, people who he really was came through. he was an incredibly decent, funny, charming warm guys.

>> two of your daughters have followed them into the news business. we have all three daughters here with us this morning. a third daughter works in reality television. what does it mean to continue that legacy? >> we are so proud and it wasn't like we said you need to do this, but i think the example is the life john had and how he conducted himself, the adventures and the integrity, what this career is and truth and getting the story right and he was such a journalist and i think it's a great life and we're so proud of him. >> what's something that people may not -- because when you do watch someone on tv, you start to feel like you know him, and that in that format, people think they know you. he had he had a private life, is there something we should know about him and don't. >> i think he would hope that no one would see his sentimental side when he was doing the news.

the girls were like daddy don't dry when you talk about dr. king. lawyer who covered him, who was also a parent started talking about dr. king started crying and everyone started crying and it was okay. >> he was in good company. >> he was in very good company. he mentioned dr. king in the book. >> huge part of his career. >> it's so nice to have you here, and it's such a treat for so many people that you carried on as he wanted you to to share these stories with us. it's a real pleasure. >> it was a labor of love for us. once again that book is called "news catcher." upnext, we'll see quincy jones and justin coughliy, we'll share their story after these messages. ♪ i wanna know your name ♪ i wanna, i wanna know your name... ♪ ♪ you got me droppin' the cut ♪ ♪ you got me droppin' it down... ♪

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we would meet and he would teach us amazing standards. >> these are the most talent ee pianoists that walked the earth. >> somebody believes in you. makes you believe in yourself more. >> quincy jones and justin coplin. terrific documentary. you pointed out we're all -- tell me about -- as i put in the dvd, what hah -- what i saw was this incredible musician that wanted to share. >> i lived in chicago. my father was a cartpentecarpen.

ka poen capone ran them out of chicago. my father bussed my brother and i to seattle. it all happened in seattle. >> justin as we mentioned -- >> at 12 years old. >> justin, you were in a coll e ensemble. clark mentors you. you become friends. how did that evolve? >> the director of that film was also in that with me. he played the drums. al had been close with clark when i joined the school. he thought it would be a good idea for me to go meet clark because at time clark was losings sight because of diabetes. i went to the house. i'm going to clark terry's house. i shared with him my own experiences. i've been blind since i was 11. shared encouragement and sort of, things work out.

that's how the relationship started. >> we know it's hard to be a jazz musician. this is the place to be. you're still around. people like quincy jones and clark terry. do you pinch yourselves? >> of course. when life happens, you go with it. getting to know clark and have a relationship with him i'll cherish the rest of my life. to have this experience. i was at clark's house while they were filming. they were doing what we do, hanging out and teaching. we get a call saying quincy jones is coming and has a project he wants to do with clark. we're like what? >> we're going to do an album with him and snoop dogg. they're both from st. louis. snoop dogg said i want you to meet this little man. >> quincy, walk with me. i want you to meet someone. 65 years in the business, what's

the most standout moment for you? >> franklin, michael jackson. >> tony bennett, frank sinatra. >> one of my colleagues here is even a bigger fan. she goes around telling people that you're her uncle. >> oh my goodness. >> i'm an aries. i'm having a moment. oh my goodness. i'm going to cry on national tv. oh my goodness. >> you're so sweet. >> can i tell you something? when i was in middle school i had my first cassette take in wichita kansas. saved up money and went to music and more the shop. bought a back on the block, birdland. put on my hat, jazz hands, made up a routine, won a $12,000

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back on a sunday morning, dylan visited a haunted house to be scared only but for undercover work. >> the haunted house is in kansas city, missouri. it takes an hour to walk through this. i was dripping sweat in pure fear by the time i left. i was a little scared, but luckily i was able to turn the

tables a little bit. if you're anything like me, a that is more terrifying than it is thrilling. i wondered what it was like to be the one speaking people. call it sweet rrevenge. i went to kansas city where every halloween hundreds come out to perform in the production. this teacher is trying out for her 17th season. >> why do you keep coming back? >> a lot is probably the adrenaline rush. you get a thrill when you truly scare spln. it's hard work. that's part of what we'll be looking for during auditions. how they'll project their voice. of course they do keep track of how many pee their pants.

>> do you have prior acting experience? >> i was a princess at a birthday party once. does that count? >> despite stage fright, i gave it my best. i need it. i need it right now. i need it. a few weeks later, i returned for opening night. first, i had to look the part. the transformation took almost an hour. then it was show time. >> i need your blood. it was exhausting but fun to be on the other side for once. >> holding onto somebody in front of me. >> you were scaring us. >> you are a very scary monster.

>> if you're heading out to haunted houses this week, my advice be afraid. be very afraid. >> i need you. i need you. >> you are a drama queen. >> such a drama queen. >> who knew? >> this was one of the craziest experiences. it was a lot of fun. >> wow. very impressive. chuck todd, what's coming up on "meet the press"? >> the election season is side track add by ebola outbreak, home grown terrorism. i'm meeting voters. exclusive poll numbers showing senate control run a nice edge. stay tuned lester. >> we'll see you shortly. thanks. that's going to do it for us on a sunday morning. thanks for being with us this morning. >> and our fans of the day, thanks. >> have a great day.

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