our next update in half an hour. good morning. face to face. good morning. face to face, hand to hand combat, donald trump and hillary clinton go after each other in a spirited first debate. >> all talk, no action. >> there's something he's hiding. >> attacking each other's record. >> hillary has experience, but it's bad experience. >> and getting personal. >> this is a man who has called women pigs, slobs and dogs. >> did either candidate move the needle? we will ask our decision 2016 team. and the vice presidential candidates tim kaine and mike pence weighing in live today, tuesday, september 27th, 2016. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today."

with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning, everybody, welcome to "today" on a tuesday morning. we will get the numbers later today, but they were saying this might be the most watched debate ever, maybe 100 million viewers, that would get us into super bowl territory. >> fs a i lot of hype, i think in some ways it lived up to it. i think if you look at the coverage this morning most people agree no knockout punch, no game changer in terms of exchanges but there was a lot to chew on no question about it. we will get reaction to the debate from the two vice presidential nominees, tim cane and mike pence in just a little while. first our decision 2016 team has it covered starting with nbc national correspondent peered alexander. peter, good morning. >> good morning to you. i think you're right, it was a historic night that largely lived up to the hype. a night of contrast on policy, personality and preparation. hillary clinton demonstrating

her preparation, donald trump relying heavily on his instinct instincts. >> after their opening remarks pleasantries were quickly abandoned. donald trump aggressively challenging hillary clinton as a donald trump aggressively challenging hillary clinton as a washington insider. >> you haven't done it for 30 years. >> i have been a senator and secretary of state. >> reporter: clinton dismissing trump's attacks. >> i have a feeling by the end of this evening i'm going to be blamed for everything that's ever happened. >> why not? >> why not, yeah. >> over 90 minutes, clinton accusing her brash opponent of being racist, sexist and xenophobic. on trump's past comments about women. >> this is a man who has called women, pigs, slobs and dogs. >> and on the birther controversy. >> he has really started his political activity based on this racist lie that our first black

president was not an american citizen. >> reporter: the debate highlighted the contender's liabilities. trump defending his refusal to release his tax returns like presidential candidates have done for decades. >> i will release my tax returns against my lawyer's wishes when she releases her 33,000 e-mails that have been deleted. >> reporter: the billionaire admitting on multiple occasions he didn't pay any federal income tax. >> he didn't pay federal income tax. >> that makes me smart. >> that means zero for troops. zero for vets. zero for schools or health. >> reporter: the republican nominee scolding clinton over her e-mail scandal. >> i made a mistake using a private e-mail. >> that's for sure. that was not a mistake. that was done purposely. >> reporter: trump raising eyebrows trying to convert what viewers see as his biggest weakness into a strength. >> i have much better judgment than she does. no question about that.

i also have a much better temperament than she has. >> reporter: one of the night's fiercest exchanges, on the defeating isis. >> at least i have a plan to fight isis. >> you're telling the minute everything you want to do. you tell the enemy everything you want to do. no wonder you've been fighting isis your entire adult life. >> reporter: and on trump's disproven claim he opposed the iraq war before it began. >> donald supported the invasion of iraq. that's proved. >> reporter: the later it got, the more heated the exchanges. >> where did you find it? >> her name is alicia machado. she has become a u.s. citizen and you can bet she's going to vote this november. >> okay. good. let me just tell you -- >> reporter: by night's end clinton believes her own debate preparation paid off. >> i think donald just criticized me for preparing for this debate.

and yes i did. you know what else i prepared for? i prepared to be president and i think that's a good thing. >> reporter: unlike in past campaign years, there's no written agreement between the two campaigns that would effectively lock them into participate in each of the next two debates. while donald trump's adviser rudy giuliani said last night that if he were running, he would pull out of the next debate. trump told nbc news late last night, that he is committed to showing up for the next debate scheduled october 9th. matt and savannah? >> all right, peter. thank you very much. >> let's turn to chuck todd and nicolle wallace. good morning to you both. good morning unite you night owls. if you watched this until 9:30 and turned it off, a lot of people felt trump is having a very good night. it did seem like his energy and his answering of the questions waned over the night. would you agree? >> the lack of preparation showed itself in the last half of the debate.

the irony of him talking about her stamina, he seemed to run out of gas at the end. he seemed to run out of steam. i think that goes to a lack of preparation because he took the bait on almost every little thing. the last half of the debate i can't remember a substantive exchange on issues. what i do remember is him interjecting and defending himself. it became more about himself rather than specific issues. >> i don't think it was as time went on, i thought in each particular section his first responses to the two-minute question, if you will, were fairly much back to his talking points. but when the followups came, he just went back to his talking points. so there seemed to be maybe preparation but a lack of depth there. >> i mean, understatement of the day. listen, i was involved in preparing a couple of different candidates who were not known for their debate acumen. they turned in stronger performances than trump did last night. sarah palin.

if she did what donald trump did last night, there would not be a day after. and the debate against john kerry and george w. bush who had a disastrous first debate. the trump camp was not trying to spin this as a good night for them. their word was missed opportunities. missed opportunity after missed opportunity. i have to say both of these things can be true. she was excellent and she exceeded expectations that were very, very high for her. and his poll numbers will likely not be affected by a terrible performance. >> perfect segue. let's get to the so what of it. is it going to move the needle for either of them? >> if it moves the needle for anybody i think it's more likely to move it for her than him. supporters probably loved the pugilistic atmosphere that he created. oh yeah. he got her with tax return and e-mail question. there are a group of voters that are swing voters, moderate republicans, suburban republicans, nothing he did last night to me made me think he added those people to his

column. these are people pondering clinton. >> temperament and trust are a lot of words we're hearing. on the subject of trust and her e-mail situation. i thought she did something very smart last night. when she was asked last night, she answered two or three sentences and stopped. she didn't do what she's done in the past going on and on in a layering answer. allowing follow-ups. >> she said yesterday we learned so much from the reviews we got and response we got from the commander in chief forum. they had ten days, two weeks, to completely recalibrate. i think they felt like what they had to do was answer that question and move on. they did that last night. i will say to him, he didn't get on offense. the problem -- voters are willing to give him a pass for not being a politician. voters are willing -- he's graded on a curve because voters love the unvarnished truthfulness of the way he answers questions.

he couldn't get himself on offense and that's why -- >> early on he did on a couple of issues. on a couple issues he did. >> she was at it for 30 years. >> she was speechless almost when he said so when you vote on tpp, that means president obama did -- she was speechless. it was a moment, like, wow. he has her on trade. watch focus groups in ohio and pennsylvania but then cybersecurity comes in and he misses the e-mail hit. >> so ten seconds each, next debate what does he have to do differently? >> he'll do much better. he has to do better than last night. >> easier said than done. >> we'll talk about a new low bar. he can, i would imagine he'll be better. he needs to watch videotape of himself on mute. split screens didn't help him. >> don't go anywhere. we'll keep you all morning long. >> we want to turn now to senator tim kaine.

hillary clinton's running mate. senator, good morning. good to see you. >> good to be with you. thanks. >> if you were a millennial and you were watching last night and toying with the idea of voting for a third-party candidate because you want some sort of change to be brought into the process, did hillary clinton say anything last night that you think would sway them in her direction? >> well, yeah, matt, a couple things. she laid out a detailed plan about how we're going to grow the economy including significant support for education and bringing down college costs and secondly, she drew a clear distinction between herself and donald trump on a fundamental issue with millennials which is she accepts climate science and believes we need to do something about climate change, and she pointed out that donald trump believes climate science is a hoax. he tried to deny he said that but he's said it over and over again.

the millennials i know, this is a fundamental litmus test for them. they want to know what you'll do to deal with climate issues and the planet. so she drew a good distinction. >> senator, she was asked about the e-mails. she tried to dispel with that question rather quickly. donald trump did point out correctly that several staffers were given fifth amendment immunity against criminal prosecution as part of this investigation. she didn't take it on. she didn't explain it. can you explain that? >> you know, i thought that there was a pair of trust issues that were put on the table for each of them. the e-mail question was hers to answer. she did. she just looked right in the camera and said i made a mistake. i apologize for it. i take responsibility. there's been an fbi investigation. they determined nothing more needs to be done. >> on that immunity issue. >> the question for donald trump was the birther issue. he wouldn't apologize.

his explanation of why he did it made no sense. why he persisted in it for five years. you got to see a trust issue put before each. one candidate said i made a mistake. i learned. i'm sorry. one refused to apologize and refused to take responsibility. i thought that contrast was sharp. >> both you and secretary clinton over the course of the last quite long period of time said you don't believe donald trump has the temperament to be president and commander in chief. talk to me about his temperament last night? what did you see that either bolsters your claim or shakes it? >> you know, i don't think he was prepared. in terms of the specifics, he offered very few specifics on any policy issue. he did attack. that's true. in terms of policy, he didn't offer specifics with the exception of his big tax plan, which is huge cuts for folks at the top. he didn't show a command of specifics. he didn't answer basic questions like questions about his tax

return. and he showed that he was easily rattled. probably i thought hillary's best moment was when donald trump got challenged about comments that he's made about her looks that she doesn't look presidential. he tried to change that and said i was talking about her stamina. hillary said you go to 120 countries and you sit before a congressional hearing for 11 hours and then talk to me about stamina. in the split screen i was watching at that moment, she looked like she was ready for another 11 hours and debate and he looked like he was out of gas and leaning up against the ropes. that showed a temperament and preparedness issue and really worked to hillary's advantage. >> senator, we appreciate you being with us after a long night. thank you very much. >> you bet. thanks, guys. >> in the next half hour we'll talk to donald trump's running mate, mike pence. >> let's bring back in chuck and nicolle.

all of the body language last night was a feeling of certainly relief but also that they felt they had a good night. >> no doubt. it is interesting. you brought up the millennial issue first with them. it was clear they had two pieces of business they were hoping to do. one is the way they had this prepared ad with the former beauty pageant contestant who donald trump apparently offended. the minute she launched that hit on him, within ten minutes of the debate being over they were out with an ad. it targeted latinos. the point is she has two big problems in the obama coalition. enthusiasm with latinos. and enthusiasm with young voters. i'll be curious to see if that worked last night. >> a week from tonight is the vice presidential. week from tonight. is that ever about the vice presidential candidates or is that just surrogates for the presidential candidates? >> i mentioned sarah palin in the last segment. in that case it was. usually an opportunity to redirect the momentum.

and bush's less than stellar debate with john kerry. he was able to turn the momentum back in his direction. it becomes pivotal when one side or the other has lost momentum. if mike pence has a great night, the trump team can turn momentum back in their direction. >> interesting. you mention strategy. pieces of business that the clinton team wanted to accomplish. on the other side, you did see trump hitting some sweet spots for republican voters. he talked about the e-mail we just mentioned fifth amendment thing. he talked about janet yellen at the fed. do you think that's a good strategy in terms of expanding? >> i think their goal was to use this to unite republicans and right before the debate he put out a new list of potential supreme court nominees. i thought that actually was a missed piece of business last night. that's been the most important rallying cry for many republicans is the supreme court. and he did not spend a lot of time on that last night.

you know, again, this goes to preparation issue. there were ways he could have inserted some issues and he just whiffed. time and again he whiffed at opportunities. >> chuck and nicolle, thank you so much. we'll have a lot more for you guys and how this may reshape the race in just a little while. let's take a turn and get a check of the weather from al. >> we've been talking about the flooding in iowa. cedar rapids. good news is the river there, cedar river, just about ready to start receding. not quite at records but awfully close. as you look closer you can see that we're looking at the peak happening sometime this afternoon and then quickly receding. here in the east, we've got a front that goes from new england all of the way down into texas. heaviest rain is going to be along the mid-atlantic states into the northeast. we really need the rain here in the northeast in new england. got a bit of a drought going on. the heaviest rain is actually going to happen down along the mid-atlantic coast. the secondary front brings in more moisture. look at what we look at the next five days.

upwards of five inches of rain from central pennsylvania all of the way down into the virginias and may see even something else developing as we get into the weekend. it's going to be a wet time. where we really need the rain, we're not getting it. we'll get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. perfectly balanced mug of... i've got this. mom! to be on top of your mom game... nailed it! thanks so much. you need a balanced coffee you can drink throughout the day. good girl. mccafé coffees brew a smooth blend. for a taste that's not too strong, but never weak. so you can savor every sip knowing you are matriarch supreme. mommy's not a napkin honey. mccafé. available where you buy groceries. 63 and clear right now in san francisco. we'll see low clouds making a comeback around midday. 60s outside for the moment. it looks like one more hot day

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back now at 7:30 on a tuesday morning. it's the 27th day of september, 2016. it's also the morning after the first all-important presidential debate. millions watching last night. hillary clinton, donald trump going head to head for 90 minutes on the most explosive issues in this election. >> we talked to tim kaine in our half hour. mike pence is here and we'll talk to him in a moment and today's first campaign moment happened before clinton and trump took the stage. their spouses were at the center of attention. exchanging pleasantries in front

of the audience. a lot of people on twitter noticed the setting was different from 11 years ago and bill clinton attended the trump wedding. >> one of the big questions heading into the debate, how was trump going to handle himself? that temperament question. nbc's hallie jackson is still at hofstra. good morning to you. >> reporter: for donald trump it was all about whether he could come off as presidential under that very big spotlight and in the end it was talk about his temperament that ended up going viral. maybe not for the reasons you think. temperament the top trend of the night with twitter and facebook lighting up when donald trump said this. >> i have much better judgment than she does. there's no question about that. i also have a much better temperament than she has, you know. i have a much better -- >> reporter: hitting his rival -- >> i said there's a person with

a temperament problem. >> reporter: the first general election presidential debate, a kind of test with trump kicking it off seeming sarcastic. >> with all fairness to secretary clinton, yes, is that okay, good. i want you to be very happy. it's very important to me. >> reporter: for both candidates, it wasn't just what they said but how they said it. their expressions, speaking volumes. split screen showing clinton appearing composed and sometimes amused. >> i have a feeling by the end of the evening i'll be blamed for everything that's ever happened. >> reporter: compare that to trump's more animated expression repeatedly interrupting clinton and even rolling his eyes. >> were you mad? some said you seemed angry. >> i was not angry at all. >> reporter: in the spin room after the debate, trump's team uniformly praising what they

call his restraint. >> i was going to say something extremely rough to hillary, to her family. i said to myself, i can't do it. i just can't do it. it's inappropriate. it's not nice. >> reporter: the candidate himself pleased he held off on certain topics like bill clinton's past affairs. >> i'm very glad that i didn't mention it because chelsea was in the room. indiscretions by bill i didn't think would be appropriate to do. >> reporter: did either candidate in your view look presidential? >> i think they each looked presidential to their own supporters in the course of this. i think what both candidates tried to do was to appeal to their base voters. if this was a debate that was supposed to persuade people in the middle to come to either side, i doubt if it accomplished that. >> reporter: so the question now given all this, will trump prepare any differently for the next debate? his advisers are telling me they

don't think so and will continue to do what they've done which is let trump be trump. >> we're joined by indiana governor mike pence. governor, good morning. nice to have you with us. >> good to be here. >> you saw the debate last night. you were in the hall. was this donald trump at his best or is there room for improvement? >> it was a good debate. i thought donald trump had a great night. what the american people saw is what crowds of tens of thousands are seeing across the country and that's someone that speaks straight from his mind and straight from his heart and focused on issues that american people care about talking about jobs and trade economy and trade deals that will work for the american worker. i was just excited to be there and excited to see donald trump lay out that positive vision for america. quite a contrast to hillary clinton who spent two to one the amount of time attacking my running mate that she did

talking about her plan. >> i thought he struggled on the birther question. he was asked what happened last week that made him step away from that question and declare once again that barack obama was born in this country and had some unusual answer about he accomplished his goal of getting obama to release the birth certificate but that came five years ago and he persisted with this birther question. can you explain that because he didn't. >> i think the people that persisted with this in this presidential campaign was really the media. >> he was involved as well with innuendo and questions. >> i've been campaigning with him for the last two months and watch his campaign unfold the last two years. donald trump has been focused on rebuilding our military and having a stronger america on the world stage. >> he had multiple opportunities to put it to rest and declined. multiple opportunities. >> the reality is that -- and he said this last night. this began long before he walked on the national stage five years

ago. it began literally in the 2008 campaign. you know, i think the reason why he's made the connection that he's made with millions of americans and the reason why you see the momentum in this campaign is even showing up in polls around the country is because donald trump is talking about the issues the american people care about and last night that was in high relief. here's a candidate in hillary clinton who has been on the public stage for the last 30 years and basically this was a status quo versus change. donald trump showed the energy, the leadership to be able to carry a message of change washington, d.c. and strengthen this nation. >> let's talk about another issue. last night hillary clinton said donald trump thinks that climate change is a hoax perpetrated by the chinese. mr. trump responded i did not, i did not, i do not say that. in point of fact if you look on twitter this morning, you'll see a tweet from donald trump that states the concept of global warming was created by and for

the chinese in order to make u.s. manufacturing noncompetitive. was that not true? did he tell a lie last night? >> what he said was -- that by the way was a flippant and joking comment. >> if you look on twitter, there are probably at least six occasions where he calls climate change a hoax. >> what donald trump's position is the hoax is some bureaucrats in washington, d.c. can change the climate of the earth. the other piece of this is donald trump and i both know that hillary clinton's plans and barack obama's plans on climate change are going to continue to cost millions of american jobs. the big win last night for donald trump is that he really focused on jobs. he focused on not the tax increases that hillary clinton is advocating but tax relief for working families, small businesses, family farms, making america more competitive and that means pushing back on this radical climate change agenda that hillary clinton wants to advance.

>> he didn't do something that he's done during the campaign and that is bringing up the marital problems of the clintons. chelsea was in the room. it wasn't appropriate. seemed proud of himself for that restraint. you will have to imagine chelsea will be in the room for the next several debates. do you agree with that strategy? >> the whole evening was an avalanche of insults by hillary clinton. it was remarkable. i was seated in the front row. it was one line after another leveling personal attacks at donald trump. what the american people saw last night is the word you used. it was restraint. for the president of the united states, that person has to have the temperament, they have to have restraint to deal with a wider world and challenges facing the american people, and i couldn't have been more proud of donald trump -- >> he hasn't shown the restraint on the campaign trail on that subject. >> i think what people saw last night, two different styles on

the stage. one very, very scripted politician, 30 years in public life and here on the other side you saw a businessman, a doer, someone who spent a lifetime building, speaking straight to the american people. i thought donald trump had great night. >> governor pence, thank you for getting up early with us. we appreciate your time. we'll see one week from tonight. >> let's bring chuck and nicole back in. this is weird because governor pence is still here. he says his running mate drew clear distinctions last night and had a good night. what did you think? >> he's a very important person in the trump world because he made the two best points that his candidate made last night. the best arguments against hillary clinton is that she's been there for 30 years and that donald trump has spent this campaign on the trail, on the stump, listening to ordinary americans. but donald trump didn't underscore those points last night as well as governor pence did this morning. >> it was interesting. you know how you can see talking

points being shaped and they talked this morning. he is not denying it wasn't a good night now. there were a lot of insults in the air and looks like they want to blame hillary clinton for the tone of the evening. interrogato interesting to hear him say that. >> right after the debate we go to the spin room. that's where the surrogates go. nicole you have been at this rodeo many, many times. donald trump himself went into the spin room. that could be interpreted a couple different ways. was he trying to clean up his performance and immediately knew that or was it just he loves the cameras and couldn't stay away? >> he was in the spin room after many of the gop primary debates. i think he likes the spin room. it is, as you said, traditionally a place for staffers to do that sort of work. he has so far liked doing that work for himself. that won't hurt him. i think his problem is the governor in here this morning talking about restraint, trying

to get the campaign back on message at the same moment the candidate was on another news program doubling down against miss universe. >> by the way, you saw governor pence. he's got a running mate that works hard defending him. does a pretty good job doing it. >> if you based a lot of your campaign, chuck and nicole, on being a winner and that's what donald trump has done. he says he's a winner. you have a performance last night where it's hard to walk away saying i was a big winner last night. what does it do to your mojo going forward? >> after all of his setbacks, when he lost the wisconsin primary and horrible august. he was at war with a gold star family. it's hard to even say that sentence. he was able to recalibrate. sometimes in his inner circle the dynamic that rules the day

is when he has a setback, those who want him to maked adjustmens have their influence and people that want donald to be donald win the day. >> there's a long history whether the president or a candidate coming back from a first debate and coming back strong. >> we'll know that if in two days we hear news that they got donald trump to watch his performance. they got him to watch on mute. remember that right after al gore's bad first debate against then governor bush. they leaked that out. a way of trying to reassure supporters, he's working harder this time. i wouldn't be surprised in two days we get that kind of conversation from the kellyanne conways and governor penses of the world. >> you're excused. let us take a look at the rest of the debate schedule. vice presidential candidates will square off a week from tonight. there are two more presidential debates still to come. the next on october 9th in st. louis. the third on october 19th.

that one in las vegas. >> from politics to the weather. al is standing by his weather board. >> it's great having so many people here. we're going to cool down a bit around the great lakes into the northeast. going to feel more fallike which is okay. look at these temperatures going into latter part of the week. 69 in green bay. new york city dropping into the upper 60s. 80 degrees in raleigh. as we head toward the weekend, look at this. boston, you'll be at 57 degrees. 53 in atlanta. 48 in kansas city. all right. time to break out the eventually our weather will move in that direction, but right now kind of a mild start, 66 degrees in san jose. 50s across the north bay and for one more day, highs soaring into the 90s as all, but cooling starting right around midday. the fog makes a run at the coast which will lead to big-time cooling for the middle part of

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it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, round one. >> you called it the gold standard of trade deals. you said it's the finest deal you've ever seen. >> donald, i know you live in your own reality but that is not the fact. >> hillary clinton and donald trump square off in their first presidential debate with both sides claiming victory but did either candidate make their case to the american voter? then royal road trip. william and kate battle bad weather north of the border but are greeted with a warm welcome and an emotional message for the future king. >> we have been asked by many of our people to share with prince william how much we cared for your mother, princess diana.

and honoring hidden heroes. oscar winner tom hanks joins us live in studio 1a to shine a light on a cause close to his heart, "today," tuesday, september 27th, 2016. ♪ >> from dallas and tulsa. it's our dream come true to be on the "today" show. >> good morning, sacramento! >> good morning south dakota! >> we came all of the way from florida to see hoda kotb. >> we love the "today" show. >> good morning, everybody. good morning. it's 8:00 on "today." it is tuesday, september 27th. we're so happy to see this crowd. awesome day. we have a little rain this morning, but it feels good. glad to have everybody with us. >> it is. you guys hung in there through

the rain. we have a lot to get to in this hour. let's start with the top stories. morning. including the big debate last night. it is time for the news at 8:00. >> i'm andrea mitchell at westchester county airport where hillary clinton will take off for a rally after the feisty debate with donald trump talking about taxes and trade and racism and gender. face-to-face for the first time. >> secretary clinton. >> the flattery. >> donald, good to be with you. >> reporter: turning quickly to fireworks. >> by the end of the evening, i'll be blamed for everything that's ever happened. >> why not. >> reporter: donald trump claiming that hillary clinton failed to defeat isis. >> no wonder you have been fighting isis your entire adult life. >> reporter: and calling her out for the trade deal with asia. the tpp, before she was running for president.

>> you called it the gold standard of deals. >> donald, i know you live in your reality, but that is not the fact. >> reporter: she did once call it the gold standard. clinton attacked trump for refusing to release taxes. >> maybe he doesn't want the american people, all of you watching tonight, to know he paid nothing in federal taxes. >> that makes me smart. >> that means zero for troops. >> p when she releases her 33,000 e-mails that were dele d deleted, i will release my returns. >> i made a mistake using a private e-mail. >> that is for sure. >> i will not make excuses. >> reporter: lester holt asked why he supported the birther he movement. >> you continued to tell the story and question the president's legitimacy in 2012,

2013, 2014 and 2015. >> well, nobody was pressing it. nobody was caring about it. >> clinton pounced. >> so he has a long record of engaging in racist behavior. and the birther lie was a very hurtful one. >> reporter: when trump said this. >> i've been all over the place. you decided to stay home. that's okay. >> i think donald just criticized me for preparing for the debate. yes, i did. and you know what else i prepared for? i prepared to be president and that's a good thing. >> reporter: when lester asked why trump said hillary clinton doesn't have a presidential look. >> she doesn't have the look. she doesn't have the stamina. >> well, as soon as he travels to 112 countries or spends 11 hours testifying in front of the congressional committee, he can talk to me about stamina. >> reporter: after the debate,

trump said he considered bringing up bill clinton's past affairs, but didn't because chelsea was in the hall and did not think it was nice to do that in front of their daughter. savannah. >> andrea, thank you. investigators in houston are trying to figure out why an attorney opened fire at a strip mall monday and injured nine people. he was killed in the shootout with police. officials say the fugunman was attorney in the area. he had two semiautomatic weapons and nazi paraphernalia according to police. police don't believe it was connected to terrorism. it was an emotional night in miami as the team paid tribute to jose fernandez who died over the weekend. the marlins started with a moment of silence. the entire team wore fernandez's number 16 jersey. the number will now be retired

by the team. in the first inning, dee gordon wore the batting helmet of fernandez and took the opposite side of the batter's box to honor his teammate. he hit a home run to right. his first of the season. gordon in tears as he rounded the bases. the marlins huddled around the mound and left their caps as a tribute to fernandez. >> what a striking image for all of the players and home run to boot. incredible. just ahead, we have rossen reports. how far do you have to go with your kids when they use an electronic device. and are you a taurus or libra? why your astrological sign may not be what you think.

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we're back now. 8:11. with the royals road trip to canada. >> it is day four of the journey for the duke and duchess of cambridge and their adorable kids. nbc's keir simmons is following them every step of the way. it's perfectly legal. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. one moment here in particular would have taken duke and duchess by surprise. they were visiting a community who suffered hugely under british rule who say they are still suffering today. william would not have expected what they had to say about his late mother, diana. braving bad weather, william and kate got a warm welcome and thousands of miles from home a message that visibly moved the prince.

>> we have been asked by many of our people to share with prince william how much we cared for your mother, princess diana. [ applause ] >> she remains in our hearts. >> reporter: across generations and cultures, friendships made in a community where life has not always been easy. the royals who arrived in canada saturday with their children left prince george and princess charlotte in victoria with a nanny while traditional dances included the youngest members of the first nation's community. william and kate are clearly loving it. it's a shame they can't be here. there were many gifts. a drum for george. a doll for charlotte and dancing costumes for the whole family. fashion conscious kate happily wearing hers. >> she said she looked all the things. >> reporter: i bet she liked the

singing and dancing? >> she said, is it hard? >> reporter: what do you tell her? >> no. >> reporter: you told her it wasn't hard. as the rain cleared, a brief rain forest walk about, but william and kate forced to cancel a scenic flight. heading back to vancouver, we took the plane they were meant to take and saw what they would have seen. 21 million acres of great forest. beautiful. the end of another unforgettable day. and in complete contrast, last night the duke and duchess attended a glittering event. they are scheduling time with children in between each of these events. another way in which william is definitely diana's son. another royal generation would have simply left the children behind. i think at some point when they are ready, we will see them with their children in public here in canada again. guys? >> very cool. >> keir, thank you very much. let's talk about some other stories that have people

reacting online and elsewhere. anyone here a fan of roller coasters? >> not at all. >> not at all? no? no? i'm like you. early in my life loved them. hate them now. well, they make some people a little queasy but taking a ride on a roller coaster is proven to offer one surprising benefit. passing a kidney stone. researchers at michigan state university found that taking a spin on a moderate intensity ride could help move things along. the technique had a success rate of 60% when small stones were involved. the experts say the roller coasters were effective before the stones grew to a size where surgery was necessary. imagine you were in the first car of the roller coaster, you pass a stone. the guy in the back car, what was that? you pass it right then. they say the last car is best. >> no, they don't. you made that part up. >> i heard that this morning.

>> could you imagine, the study, i know you feel terrible but would you get on this roller coaster, it might help. >> meanwhile, have you ever had one? >> no. >> with all due respect to this, i think it's the male version of child birth. >> evan had them. can you imagine? >> at the olympics. >> we just violated ten privacy laws. >> hipaa. >> let's ask him. oh, he's on a roller coaster. >> let's get ourselves out of trouble. show of hands. what is into astrology, knows your sign? yeah. okay. do you know that your sign may not be the one you think it is. it may have changed. get ready folks. listen to this. this comes from nasa. all right? this is real science for once on trending. nasa did the math and realized the ancient astrological calculations were actually off. turns out there are actually 13 signs, not 12. there's a new one.

it's call ed ophiquhas. it's for birthdays between november 29th and december 17th. we don't have any here. so matt and i our birthdays are three days apart. we were capricorns. now we're sagittarius. >> i refuse. >> it's good. generous, idealistic, great sense of humor. >> i like obsessive, compulsive. better. >> not like matt. >> al, you were a leo. congratulations you still are. creative, fascinating, cheerful and humorous. hoda you were leo. >> don't say were. >> girl, you're a cancer. >> no! >> cancer is good. >> no, no, no. >> carson, you're not a cancer anymore. >> i'm not? >> no, you're not. you're a gemini. >> oh, wow. affectate, adaptable and curious. i think that's you. >> don't get nervous.

it could be worse. you could be the new sign. >> all right. carson? >> we'll start with the reunion of one of tv's most beloved cast. "will & grace," ten years after the series ended its run on nbc, the gang got together for a short video and all the talk was about the election. >> will, will, will, don't waste your energy on her. it's going to come down to undecided voters in pennsylvania anyway. >> the unemployed, uneducated angry white men. do we even know anyone like that? >> i am livid! i still haven't heard one thing to convince me to vote for one candidate or the other. >> katy perry likes hillary. >> and bingo was her namo. >> the cast coming together for that video to lend their support to hillary clinton. >> i miss that show. next, the latest breakup rocking hollywood.

know amy watson and shriver have split after 11 years together. in a joint statement, they say the best way forward is to separate as a couple. they have two young children together and of course we wish them and their family nothing but the best. speaking of relationships, goldie hawn is opening up about hers with kurt russell. been together 33 years. what's kept them together all this time? gold did i says not getting married. >> if you have independence, if you have enough money and enough sense of independence and you like your independence, there's something psychological about not being married. because it gives you the freedom to make decisions one way or the other. for me i chose to stay. kurt chose to stay. >> goldie was asked what percentage of their time couples should spend together. anybody want to take a shot at that? what percentage of time? >> 25%. >> i didn't ask you. >> that's terrible. >> i thought that was her answer. >> 58%. she had a terrific answer. >> very interesting. >> i would have said 75. >> tom hanks, one of the biggest

stars in the world surprised you on the best day of your life. >> oh, my god. >> can we get a picture with you? >> by all means. >> that is tom surprising a couple in new york central park. they were there taking wedding pictures. tom clearly there, jogging by. posed for selfies and offered his congratulations on twitter as well. congrats and blessings. there's just nothing -- great moment. great guy. >> awesome. >> typical mr. hanks who's here by the way. matt, you'll talk to him in the next hour. >> running through central park, no sunglasses. no hat. no disguise. >> he's a peach. >> love him. >> we're glad he's here. that's your "pop start." >> thank you, gemini, carson. >> let's get a check of the weather. >> let's see what we have going on for you right now. we're watching this investigative area right now. invest 97-l. 90% chance of formation in the

next 48 hours to five days and formation zone in five days takes it all the way through puerto rico and on into cuba and parts of the bahamas. we're going to be watching this. it would become matthew if it does in fact become a tropical storm. we are looking at a lot of wet weather in the mid-atlantic states. river flooding continues in the mid to upper mississippi river valley. unseasonably warm out west with plenty of sunshine. los angeles, downtown, 95 degrees today. things cooled off in the pacific northwest. seattle looking at a high of 67. that's what's going on around the country. right now seeing mostly sunny skies, temperatures in the upper 60s around south bay and a few low 60s into the north bay. one more hot day to deal with before the sea breeze really begins to cool things off heading to tomorrow. 90s across south bay 70s san francisco, tri-valley numbers into the 90s. look at that big cooldown

tomorrow, 60s san francisco, low clouds, valleys cooling off big time. chance of clouds and showers early next week. >> and that's your latest weather. guys? >> al, thank and that's your latest weather. guys? >> al, thank you. this morning on "rossen reports," more of our special back to school checklist. >> it's about what happens when they get home from school. today national investigative correspondent jeff rossen has a revealing hidden camera demonstration. here we go again, jeff. >> you know we love those, don't you? >> if your kids are anything like mine, the kids hop right on the ipad or the tablet. can be a great baby sitter. we know that. but kids are spending too much time staring at all kinds of screens according to the american academy of pediatrics, seven hours a day on average. doctors say dopamine is released in the brain, making them feel rewarded. they keep on staring. it could also impact their social and verbal development too. this morning, you're about to see just how oblivious kids can be when the screen is right here. right

here. school's out. and these kids are zoned out on their ipad. entranced by the screen. how entranced? >> in this experiment we're going to test just how absorbed these kids are with their devices. >> this new video going viral overseas. parents pranking their own kids. >> this is a classic mom swap. >> trading out their mom for a complete stranger. >> sisters arrived. >> swapping out their siblings. >> the brother leaves. in comes a massive new brother. the kid never noticing a thing. >> by the way the same exact thing happens with my kids. they probably watch ipads too much. my fault i know. right now my 6-year-old daughter sloan is watching hers. my 4-year-old son blake is watching his. she watches video. he plays games. oblivious to the world. love you guys. do you want lunch? are you hungry? i love you. and nothing. now we're taking it up a notch

working with these two moms who want to try it out on their young daughters. how much can they get away with before their kids notice? first up, 6-year-old avery and her mom, jackie. avery is in place. she's engrossed in her ipad. we're hiding out a couple rooms away on the back terrace with cameras rolling so we can watch all of what happens. put on the silly glasses. we'll see in avery notices. there's mom walking past avery mugging for the camera. mommy is walking back and forth with a mustache and avery is not paying any attention. didn't blink an eye. crazy. let's try something more colorful. mom is wearing a bright blue wig but avery still doesn't catch on. mom has blue hair and avery is not looking up. when mom comes back, she's

actually shaken. >> it's alarming from a perspective i don't know if there's a fire that she would know to get out of the house because she's so focused on it. >> reporter: but we're about to get even more bold with this next family. that's 6-year-old cami and her mom michelle. that's a giant stuffed camel right in front of cami. a camel just feet from her. >> hasn't looked up once. >> we try everything. big signs that say hey, kids, look here. cami doesn't see it. she hit them together and she didn't hear a thing. only thing missing from this circus is a clown so we bring in one of those too. her teenage brother putting on a show of his own. cami oblivious. what do you think of that? >> she's just out of it.

she's in a whole different universe. >> i'm out of props. time to bring cami out of her trance. >> did you see the clown? >> who's the clown? >> your brother was a clown. >> he did. he had rainbow hair. rainbow wig. >> polka dots on. >> you didn't see that? >> nope. not at all. >> she is so cute. for years experts say kids should be spending less than two hours on media devices but there's actually some developing news here. the american academy of pediatrics about to change their recommendations next month say we'll do away with time restrictions because tablets are part of our kids' lives. instead help them pick better, more educational apps and engage with them when they're not on these devices. >> i was just texting my child to say are you watching? because this is a problem in my house. >> it is. >> by the way, when jeff walked over you didn't realize he was coming. >> this is a problem for all of

us. absolutely. an eye opener. >> not a bad baby sitter and cheaper than one. >>i'm ... breaking news just io o newsroom. a big rig fire on the richmond san rafael bridge. good morning to you, 8:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. breaking news, a big rig fire on richmond san rafael bridge. >> this is complicated eastbound 580 from centreville over to richmond. we're looking at busy commute all around the bay tuesday. the problem is coming over from the north bay traveling eastbound, somewhere midspan is a fire. eastbound north may cause problem westu! as well.ç smoke affecting folksñrç walki because they usually do something with regard to traffiç flow from the richmond side.ç we'll let you kn]22ko what's g on.

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we're back now 8:30 on a tuesday morning, september 27th, 2016. got a very nice crowd out on the plaza. you know what? we have got someone very special inside. >> we really do. he's got to be one of our absolute favorites. a great guy. i called him a peach earlier. he's here. he'll tell us what he's doing. >> that's jessica allen sitting

with him who is a military caregiver that's part of a great new initiative we'll talk about in just a couple minutes. >> we also have the great samuel l. jackson. he's going to fill us in on what it's like to play a villain. look at this guy in tim burton's new movie. that's where nightmare comes from. >> and mandy moore is here. scoop on her hit new show here on nbc called "this is us." we'll find out if we can get new music out of her as well. >> that would be great. first, a check of the weather. >> and sir paul mccartney -- sorry. let's show us what we have for today. wet weather through the southwest. we're also looking at a lot of rain making its way from new england into the mid-atlantic states. the heaviest rain will be in the mid-atlantic coast. we'll be watching that. river flooding in parts of iowa continues but then we'ill subsi. tomorrow a flood threat in the

mid-atlantic states. heavy rain over the next several days. the fall warmth continues out west. showers around the central great lakes. that's what's going on around right now seeing clear skies, low 60s around north bay, san francisco and tri-valley. upper 60s around palo alto and san jose and valley temperatures for another day soaring into the 90s but cooler around the coast, san francisco numbers mostly in the 70s today. from the north bay and tri-valley numbers you see there in the 90s, but not sticking around for long. big change in temperatures tomorrow as sea breeze strengthens and we get onshore winds again. early next week more clouds. could even see a few showers next monday. >> get that weather any time you need it. you go to the weather channel on cable. >> all right, al. thank you very much. we love it when oscar winner tom hanks stops by studio 1a. this morning he's here to draw attention to hidden heroes. the nearly 6 million military caregivers who help take care of

our country's wounded warriors. >> if you are a military caregiver, there's no uniform, there's no camouflage jacket, not even a cape but do you serve our country every day. like jessica. you are a wife or maybe you're a mother or a father or a friend. a family member, a loved one, who is taking care of our wounded military veterans. you rarely ask for help but you deserve our support. >> jessica allen is one of those hidden heroes. i'm excited to say that i've been asked to be part of this initiative as well along with nbc universal and our parent company comcast. tom, jessica, good morning. nice to have you here. >> look at her. >> you say you want to humanize the term military caregiver. why? >> it's the people who love our wounded veterans that come back. these people need -- you want to call it 24-hour a day care. >> 24/7. >> how hard is it to go to the grocery store? how hard is it to go to school

if you're going to college trying to get a degree. how hard is it to do daily life all the time. >> organized chaos. >> people talk about how the lives of the service members change after they are injured or wounded while serving our country. talk about our situation and how your life changed. >> my husband and i met in '99. we were married in 2001. he's been to kosovo, korea, afghanistan and in afghanistan he stepped on a device and lost both legs and his elbow. my husband is missing both legs above the knee and his arm is fused in a 90 degree angle. full dexterity in his right hand. limited feeling. back injury, hearing loss and it just keeps going. >> you never thought twice. this is just something you were going to do as a spouse and this happens with friends and other family members all the time. when it first happened, jessica,

did you think there were a lot of other people like you across the country? >> no. as an infantry wife you prepare for one of two options. they come home safe or they come home in a box. the army does not prepare you for in between and in between never ends. i have to look at what my day will look like and pray my husband doesn't further injure himself. >> why did you think you could have an impact on this? >> i covered some of this turf as a fake life as an actor who puts on other people's clothes and emotional impact has never left. it comes down to a chance in order to serve and i think help out in a very pragmatic and understandable way. there's nothing unique about it. let's come up with this organization that will put these people together and rally their resource. simple concept. >> i asked you if you felt alone. i want to go to washington. senator elizabeth dole is an integral part of all of this. she's surrounded right now by 50

other military caregivers from all across the country. senator, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> talk to me about the people you're surrounded by. >> these are wonderful dole foundation caregiver fellows. they are taking care of the wounded, the ill, the injured, many of them are spouses, young spouses in their 20s, 30s, they're also mothers, dads, siblings taking care of a brother or a sister. and i'm so proud of them. they're representing all of the 50 states and puerto rico. >> senator, tom just joked he got involved in this because he has some experience with this in his fake life. you were really involved with this because of an experience in your personal life. >> well, you know, my husband, bob, was wounded at the end of world war ii but he has managed to do very well despite those

wounds but about five years ago he was ill and was hospitalized at walter reed for about 11 months. i was there day in and day out and what i saw just opened my eyes to something i had no idea about. i found a young wife sleeping by her husband's bed having both legs amputated. down the hall was mrs. stewart from mississippi. she was taking care of her son putting scriptures on the walls of the hospital in his room every day to encourage him because he was about to undergo his 40th operation. and i began to take the caregivers that i got to know there at walter reed down to washington to get them out of the hospital room for a night and i became much more familiar with the kinds of challenges that they had. worrying about how they were going to manage the legal, the financial matters for the family.

coordinating across health care system with different structures because of the multiple illnesses and injuries. had to do something about it. >> that's a good way to kind of segue back to you, tom. what can people do? >> well, they're getting involved at hiddenheroes.org. the thing that i can't stress enough is there are military caregivers in your neighborhood. you will be -- it will be astounding how a tiny bit of help can alter the lives of those people. a ride in the morning. help with the kids. a job offer. businesses that can work schedules that make it easier for people like jessica to take care of the kids, chaz, the husband, as well as get on with the rest of life. this is really the unwritten act three for a lot of these people. it's going to define the future for an awful lot of americans. >> you will be a powerful voice

in this cause. jessica, what a pleasure to meet you. senator dole, we thank you for your work and support in this initiative as well. >> thank you very much. >> and again, for more on hidden heroes, go to today.com and you can join the conversation with hashtag hidden heroes. up next, samuel l. jackson. first, this is "today" on nbc.

>> we're back. it's 8:41. samuel l. jackson is one of the hardest working actors in hollywood with more than 100 movies under his belt. his latest starring role, the villain in "miss peregrine's home for peculiar children." >> how do you do? >> i saw you at your grandfather's. i was hoping to but my traveling

companion got to him before me. >> samuel l. jackson, good morning. we see your white eyes. if we didn't know you were the villain, the white eyes give it away. >> sharp teeth too. >> exactly. do those hurt? >> which ones? >> the contacts? >> the contacts are -- after the third hour they're a little irritable. >> and obviously the bad guy here. he's not good. he just had funny moments. >> i worked very hard at conveying his humanity. humanity that's left. he still has interesting sense of humor. he's trying to make the best of a bad situation. >> this is a book that so many people love. set up the premise here. you're the bad guy. we've got a little boy. we've got peculiar children. >> i'm a bad guy because i'm

seeking immortality and trying to conduct an experiment that will bring me and my colleagues who are victims of this bad experiment back to humanity along with immortality. in order to achieve immortality, we need to capture a group of people that protect children who are very peculiar. >> which means superpowers. >> they don't have superpowers necessarily. some of them are just odd. like they have a mouth in the back of their head to eat or one girl is unusually strong and one kid can make things grow and one kid can reanimate things. one kid is invisible. just that. >> do you like being the good guy or the bad guy? you played both throughout your career. >> i like bad guys. we know they're bad people so you try to find things that

order about them to convey a quality for the audience. they end up hating them but can relate to them in a specific way or take the ride with that particular character opposed to the good guy. >> you like that complicated soul thing. >> you were at the opening of the national african-american museum. you're a founding donor. what was that moment like? it looked incredible. >> it's great to know -- i've been on this planet 68 years now. so i studied a lot of history. i had to make an effort to study mine and to know that there's a place that anyone can go to see what my journey has been in this particular country and what my people's contribution has been. it's worthwhile and satisfying for someone coming from where i came from. >> incredible. from sublime to ridiculous, you were posting a selfie on

instagram. i looked at your instagram account. you're a parorolific poster but your photos have a style to them. down a little bit. we want to see you. >> it's about the thing i take a photograph of. i stick my eye in there so people know that i'm taking the photograph and not someone else managing my account. so many celebrities have people that manage their accounts. >> can i stick my eye in yourselfy real quick? >> why stick the eye in the selfie? >> i'm going to take a photo of you but it will be my eye and everyone will know i took it. that's how i work it. sit there. i'll see if i can work my magic. >> i like that you do your own thing. it's like doing your own stunts. there you are. done and done. thank you so much.

"miss peregrine's home for peculiar children" hits theaters this friday. don't forget to post it to your 10 trillion followers. >> and mandy moore is here. first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪ grocery shoppers of america! take your o organics baby carrots. take your eggs. even your o organics chips. and join the organic movement. organic food is no longer just for the privileged few. now everyone can afford to go organic. o organics, exclusively at safeway.

amazingly samuel l. jackson turned into mandy moore entertaining us as an actress and singer for 17 years now. starring as a wife and mother in nbc's hit new show "this is us." more than 10 million people watched last week's premiere. we have a sneak peek at tonight's episode. >> do you need me to show you where the coffee is? >> i know where the coffee is. >> okay. good. >> do you need me to show you where my mouth is. >> nope. i know where it is. >> oh. good.

>> now that we got that straight. mandy, nice to see you. good morning. how are you doing? >> i'm well. how are you? >> you need to pay hoda kotb. hoda kotb has been running around talking about this show for a couple weeks now because she got a sneak peek at it. she's your biggest fan. >> thanks, hoda. >> she has gone crazy on this. how did it feel to wake up the morning after the premiere and see the numbers? >> really exciting. we're all so proud to be part of the show. i'm proud to represent for what i believe is a remarkable cast of actors. we're psyched that it's finally out there and we don't have to hold the secret anymore of what the show is really about. >> let's talk about that. it's tough in a 15-second clip to get a sense. how do you describe this? >> well now it's a show about family. before we had to talk about a connection between birthdays which is true but it's about family and how we're raised

affects people as adults and choices we make moving forward. >> i don't think a spoiler alert applies when the show has been out with a week. episode one ends with a big twist. is that something that we can expect week to week? >> there will be twists occasionally. there's a little bit of a reveal at the end of this episode tonight that airs. it's not a show that sort of relies on that. the writing is elevated. >> a little bit of the skin comes off each week. i mentioned you have been entertaining people since -- >> since i was 15. >> 17 years. does it feel better now? >> yes. >> you didn't let me ask the question. i'll tell you what i was thinking. when you're young and wide eyed and it's kind of almost child star, it may not mean as much to you as it does right now. >> that's precisely it. i think i'm so much more comfortable in my skin now and the life that i led, i am aware

and appreciative of everything. i don't take any of it for granted. i don't think i did before either. when that machine is rolling and that ball is rolling, it's hard to really take stock of what's happening. >> when it comes to a halt all of a sudden and picks back up, that's when you're part of the workforce my dad used to say to me. >> i like that. >> mandy moore, great to have you here. you can catch "this is us" tonight at 10:00, 9:00 central here on nbc after "the voice." up next, one of the biggest soccer stars on the planet, carli lloyd, is here. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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we are back with soccer superstar carli lloyd. >> she's scored winning goals for team usa in both the 2008 and 2012 olympics helping her team take home back-to-back golds and she followed that up with a hat trick in the 2015 women's world cup final bringing the title back to the u.s. for the first time since 1999. >> now a new book called "when nobody was watching." good morning. so good to see you. so interesting. we reel off your stats. two gold medals. world cup. amazing career. the book as title suggests, it's about a hard fought journey. what do you mean by that? >> it is. you know, i don't think i would want it any other way.

i had to call crawl my way to the top. it's about perseverance and obstacles that came my way. it's not truly just a soccer story. it can inspire so many people that want to be great, you know. they can do it if they put their mind to it. >> you wonder if some people are just born great. when you read about what your coach and you quoted him in the book. he told you, "mentally you are not weak, your character was poor. you make excuses and find people to blame." that somehow motivated you to turn the beat around, didn't it? >> i think there was no question about my dedication at an early age. i loved the game of soccer. i needed someone to help navigate me through life and through obstacles. i respected him. when i first met him, he was straight up with me. >> you weren't mad when he said that to you?

>> i was mad when i had to run for 12 minutes. i took in everything that he said. i was like a sponge and just listened to him. worked really hard. >> you talk a lot about soccer culture. you said early on, i don't think you used the word click, but it could be a girls club. what do you mean by that? >> i think when you get a bunch of high level athletes, females, in a room together, 20 of them as i'm sure you guys know, we can be drama at times. i think that's just the competition within the room. you know, the team is awesome. it wouldn't be this magnificent team if we weren't all like that. there were some challenging times and some moments where i was shedding tears in my hotel room. i look back and it was great. i wouldn't change a thing. >> like you said, the book isn't only about soccer. it's about family and things like that. you say in the book you've had a strained relationship with your family since the beijing olympics. is it a little weird to have written about it and know that people are paging through and

reading kind of these details about your life? >> absolutely. i think when i first was preparing to write this book, i wasn't going to include this. my family situation. in discussing things with my writer, it is part of my journey. i think to so many other people whether you're a parent reading it or a kid reading it, they can hopefully learn from it. it is part of the journey. i had to include traffic toss sam >> good morning. richmond san rafael bridge, smoldering fire. san rafael, richmond side. earlier smoke was covering up part of the westbound side and traffic flowing through the area. you see electric this shot traffic flowing again. over to richmond.

show you toll plaza westbound. earlier back-up we showed you now clearing. westbound traffic back to its normal flow. maps will show you if you are traveling eastbound san rafael to richmond, eastbound 580. rest moves, very crowded around the bay. some people might see smoke from the fire. back to you. >> that remains a major issue this morning, mike. thank you very much. the fight to contain the loma fire continues as it's still burning aggressively in the santa cruz mountains. latest figures, doubled in size overnight to 2,000 acres and 5% containment. as soon as cal fire, post that and push to mobile devices. see you with updates in 20 minutes.

this morning on "today's take," slow cooker secrets revealed. the tricks and shortcuts that will change your life. >> then, find out how yoko ono is honoring the beatles legacy. >> from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, tamron hall and billy bush live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today" on this tuesday morning, september 27th. right after the big debate. billy bush, al and tamron? did it deliver as a spectacle.

we thought there would be fireworks between the two. i would say yes on that front. >> let me tell you just my social media alone, everyone seemed to be engaged. we'll see what ratings are. i think policy-wise lacking on both sides. if hillary clinton's goal was to make temperament the a-1 topic of the morning, that seems to be the a-1 topic, al. >> i think so. i think the fact that you go and you look. temperament when that happened, that moment. check it out. it's amazing. >> i have much better judgment than she does. there's no question about that. i also have a much better temperament than she has. you know. i have a much better -- i think my strongest asset maybe by far is my temperament. i have a winning tif inning tem. i know how to win. there's a person with a temperament that's got a problem. >> secretary clinton? >> whoo.

okay. >> that was kind of the moment. the whoo and the shimmy. >> optics go. you have sniffles on his side and then you have the shoulder shimmy on her side. >> on another network he said he didn't have the sniffles and it was a bad microphone. >> that's what we call the spin in this business. this morning donald trump was on "fox & friends" said there was something wrong with his mike. if you look at social media and any other objective viewers, no one noticed an audio problem at home. there are some people who said there was an issue for a few minutes in the auditorium but nothing that was broadcast to potentially 100 million people. >> it's funny. the last time we as a family, nick, deborah, leila, myself, sat there and watched tv together was the super bowl. >> wow. >> did it deliver? what did the kids think? >> the kids -- nick fell asleep.

>> nick is, like, i'm out. >> i'm staying up. i'm staying up -- >> 90 minutes is a long time without any commercial breaks. the question to billy's point, there will be many things to measure. ratings but also the most important did either of them move the polls. did either of the candidates pull in even 1%, 2% of those still undecided? or maybe those who are supporting gary johnson or jill stein? did they move the meter? >> we've been wrong. in the hallways here on msnbc, the policy wonks and the analysts have been wrong every step of the way. most people have said to me this morning they don't think donald trump hurt himself at all with the people who are already going to vote for him. your point. i think as i saw it, she -- you got what you got. she overprepared. she was totally prepared. he did not prepare at all and he

wung it and it was evidence in the debate. you're going to elect somebody. one is going to overprepare and one is going to wing it. >> there were some who said she overprepared and used that as a negative. i said last night on twitter was this intellect versus gut? if you have a kid doing homework while watching the debate, would you want your child going in for a test tomorrow morning and going for their gut or prepare? which is important to you? >> she made that point. i believe donald is insulting me or criticizing me for preparing. yes, i did prepare. and just like i'm preparing for president. there were a number of big moments. take a look. >> look at all of these places where so many of their jobs and their companies are just leaving. they're gone. hillary, i just ask you this. you've been doing this for 30 years. why are you just thinking about these solutions right now?

for 30 years you've been doing it and now you're just starting to think of solutions. i will bring -- skuexcuse me. i will bring back jobs. you can't bring back jobs. >> i have thought about this quite a bit. >> for 30 years. she doesn't have the look. she doesn't have the stamina. i don't believe she does have the stamina. >> well, as soon as he travels to 112 countries and negotiates a peace deal, a cease-fire, a release of dissidents and opening of new opportunities and nations around the world, or even spends 11 hours testifying in front of a congressional committee, he can talk to me about stamina. >> i just left detroit. i just left philadelphia. i just -- you know, you've seen me. i've been all over the place. you decided to stay home. and that's okay. i will tell you, i've been all over. i met some of the greatest people i'll ever meet within these communities, and they are

very, very upset with what their politicians have told them and what their politicians have done. >> i think donald just criticized me for preparing for this debate. and, yes, i did. you know what else i prepared for? i prepared to be president. and i think that's a good thing. >> she locked eyes with him on that delivery. we were talking earlier about whether it's fair to focus in on the sniffing or the drinking of the water or what some people saw as a smirk. 40 years later we're talking about nixon not wearing makeup with kennedy. it's optics. when people get this we shouldn't talk about the body language, we are still talking about the impact that it had physically with nixon and kennedy. >> i saw the lincoln/douglas debate. >> you moderated it. >> unbelievable. they still say he should have shaved. he didn't. >> we spoke earlier, you and i, about maybe the first half hour donald was fairly strong and

then it seemed to run out of stamina or run out of gas the next 60 minutes was all about hillary. i'm wondering did a bunch of guys watch the first 30 minutes and say he's doing okay and i'm going to watch football and woke up today saying i thought he was great. >> you don't know what's going to happen with donald trump, which is why the ratings and cable news especially were so high when we would take his speeches. this is one of those rare moments that like leaving the football game at the end and you think your team is up and then you're running back from the parking lot. >> that was really the first quarter. >> she was ready. she was ready. the campaign as a team was ready ten minutes after the debate released this whole thing about miss universe, miss piggy. >> here's a little factoid for you. the number one tweeted thing of the night or retweeted, donald trump denied that he ever called

climate change a hoax. of course in this age you have to watch what you tweet out. the number one tweeted thing was a tweet where he called climate change a hoax. that was the number one tweet. >> up next, they were once the hottest couple in hollywood. we're not talking about brad and angeli angelina. we're not talking about donald and hillary kiefer and julia until julia called off the wedding at the last minute but the reason was courageous according to kiefer. >> a lot of people don't realize or remember they were together. >> i

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gordon steps up and hits a home run. he went to his lefty. ripped one over the fence. balling tears as he runs around the plate right there. so much tragedy in this. jose was expecting a child with his girlfriend. a boating accident early sunday morning. he was on the cusp of a giant contract. one of the biggest. probably the biggest in major league baseball. >> arguably many people agreed on a hall of fame track. >> for sure. and marlins beat mets 7-3. mets announcers were in tears. it was just a small little moment there hitting the home run and letting the crowd come together. that was emotional. all going on while the debate was happening. >> the manager of the team said over the weekend just talked about what a great guy he is and all of the things that he -- these milestones in life he'll miss. he's 24 years old. a father as you mentioned to be. our thoughts and prayers are with that team and his family

obviously. >> for sure. now, remember, it was 1990 on the set of flat liners where kiefer sutherland and julia roberts met and fell in love and on the fast track to marry in 1991 head over heels for each other. kiefer tells "people" she was arguably the most famous woman in the world and this wedding was supposed to be something between the two of us. it became so big and took courage to say i can't do this. so julia dropped him right there. i think that's tough. everyone is into the -- you get swept up in it. >> j. lo talks about that with men affleck when they were engaged how this becomes so big and even though you're a celebrity, you're still a couple trying to figure this out. it becomes overwhelming. >> you don't want to upset the whole world and you know you're going into the g gallos of

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split your pipes and cause a leak. here is the solution. this is a frost proof version of the same thing. how about manly there? >> so manly. >> turn this and now all the way through the wall inside the house, that is where the water is stopped. so nothing is going to freeze because this is space inside. >> doing work drilling into foundation. >> take this apart, take it off. if you can't do it, a plumber will do it quickly. $30 for the equipment. you can do it. otherwise a plumber is in and out in 30 minutes. >> good. i'm not good at soldering. >> 30 bucks for equipment and plumbing. >> small price for peace of mind. >> beautiful plants. we may be able to plant now that will make it through to spring. >> people think spring is best time to plant but some plants to go in when we are talking about the fall. so this right here, a knockout rose. that one is going to give you flowers all year long. spring, summer and fall. this is a winter berry. put it in the ground right now.

leaves go away. you get beautiful berries in the winter. and then of course the bulbs. great time to plant bulbs. beautiful color in the spring coming your way. >> we can do this now? >> you have to do the bulbs now. >> must do bulbs now. >> i love your lawn. you fertilize your lawn. one of the most important times to fertilize because even though blades slow down in growing fertilize it because you feed the roots. roots continue to grow during the fall. that's going to set you up for a great spring lawn. >> heating bill goes through the roof if we don't seal windows. i happen to know that. >> a lot of moving parts. where the window comes together, make sure they're sealed. tighten them down with locks. add additional locks and you've got weather stripping that should go around on sides, underneath. tighten it up. warm and comfortable in the winter. >> so i can show my wife me

doing something handy. how do you get the tape off? >> your wife is impressed. >> right there. underneath. put it down. >> not on the bottom side. don't need to meet each other. >> that's enough. right there. >> little things that you can do. thank you very much. good to see you. the new season for "this old house" premiere on pbs this thursday and coming up, al catches up with yoko ono who is inspiring a new generation of musicians. first, your local news. of musicians. first, your local news. and a big rig fire is still

shutting tngs down r commuters in good morning. we continue to follow breaking news this morning in a big rig fire that is still shutting things down for commuters on the san rafael bridge. mike, you're learning new information. >> that's a fire crew. they had taken care of the cab portion of the big rig. we learned it was hauling 24 tons of what they call contaminated soil. this is not a health risk to fires. the upper deck is moving smoothly. you can see how double decker would provide a problem. traffic sbing diverted. if you're on the san rafael side, go up to 37 and this will get taught east bay. sale thing across the golden gate but then you have to tough it through the city he and the bay bridge.

the rest of your bay showing a tuesday commute. we have a slow drive through oakland, hayward as well. now they're holding onto the slower drive, especially 280 at 17 which is always a tough interchange. we have the fire with smoke through the area. you can see it from 101 and 17. both freeways are unaffected as far as any closures. we have hot weather as well. what's going on out there? >> the hills and the valley still pretty hot. in san francisco we have the fog making a comeback, 65 degrees. there's the view from belvedere, a thin layer of clouds. 70s around san francisco today. our valley still on the hot side, especially tri-valley, mid to upper 90s there. the big cooling on the way. good news for fire danger as those numbers stay cooler through this upcoming weekend. that is a relief at least, but obviously hot conditions again today. we'll have the latest on the loma fire burning in the santa cruz mountains right after this. ==vo==

the loma fire burning e santa cruz mountains we continue to follow breaking news out of the south bay where the loma fire is continuing to burn in the santa cruz mountains. raging this morning. it doubled in size overnight. here are the latest numbers on that fire right now. 2,000 acres have burned so far. it's only 5% contained. two homes have now been destroyed. 300 more are in the pathway of that fire. at least 350 firefighters are on the front line this is morning. that number is expected to beef up to as many as 500 bit end of the day. mandatory evacuations in effect right now. generally in the uvis canyon area. we'll have more updates in 30 minutes.

welcome back. for the last 19 years, yoko ono has been keeping lennon's legacy alive through the john lennon tour bus working with more than 5 million students across the country providing hands-on music production experience. i got to catch up with yoko to see how firsthand it's changing kids' lives. these students from frank sinatra school of the arts in queens, new york, got a chance to play for a legend. they performed the song for yoko ono lennon aboard the john

lennon tour bus founded in 1998, the bus is a state of the art music production space that provides students with free, hands-on opportunities to create music. this bus basically brings music to kids. >> bringing music to everywhere. and it's very important because the education or music has been dropped in most schools. >> it's the kind of project john lennon would have loved. >> i know. just want it to be fun. >> after the song is complete, students create a music video to go along with it. i was even given a cameo. >> many students who come onboard have never realized that the star that's on the center of the stage is really just one person that makes the whole project come to life. all of the audio, video and broadcast people behind the scenes are involved in really

good paying careers and if our kids don't know about them, they can't go for it. >> when you see these kids in here, does it bring you back a little bit thinking about when you were younger and creating music for the first time? >> i miss john. we would make good music. always laughing. >> do you have a favorite beatles song? >> i mean, all of the beatles songs are really interesting. >> "yesterday." >> when i hear it in a restaurant or something, i feel glad about it and also, it's just, you know emotional. >> are there any artists you listen to today that you feel strongly about that you really enjoy listening to?

>> me. >> you know what i find hard to believe, 45 years the song "imagine" was released. >> i didn't know this. >> you didn't know that? 45 years? 45 years ago. wow. >> when you first heard it, did you have any idea that song would have such staying power and mean so much to so many generations? >> it does mean so much to people but it just happened. >> yoko ono recently attended an event with sir paul mccartney. >> everybody looks young. i couldn't believe it. paul and ringo looked so young. i'm i'm sure they're pleased about that. >> you said music keeps you young. >> that's true. >> at 83 years young, yoko ono lennon busier than ever.

if you had one wish for this bus, what would it be? >> peace and love. not forget peace and never forget love. >> good advice from a legend. the lennon bus will travel around new york city through the month of october. you can check out the full music video from the kids at the frank sinatra music school on today.com. this smells dishes. set it and forget it. we'll show you how to make two things at once in your slow cooker. the hack that will change your life in the kitchen. life in the kitchen. this one is reallyi love bread. i love ice cream. pizza! peanut butter. tacos! i love ramen. anything chocolate. chicken tacos, pork tacos. and now that i've learned to manage what i eat, i can still eat the foods i love. every. single. day. members have lost 15% more weight in the first two months on the beyond the scale program than on our previous program and they're still eating the foods they love.

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it's one of the most useful tools in the kitchen and has an entire fan blog dedicated to it talking about the good old fashioned slow cooker and today we take it to a new level. we have slow cooker hacks to make all of our lives much easier in the kitchen. good morning, good to see you. >> i got to be honest with you. a year ago i never used a crock pot. i was a crock pot virgin. i'm not going to lie. i'm telling you, it absolutely changed my life. these hacks though are amazing. so we're going to make lasagna

in our crock pot. i'm telling you. this is our favorite part, the fact we're starting with dry noodles. we don't have to worry about boiling them, overboiling them. getting them stuck. >> just layer them down. >> absolutely. we'll start. >> do you need nonstick anything. >> you can. this is a nonstick crock pot. this one is fancy. if you don't have one, i would go ahead and do a nice layer of a little bit of spray. we start with tomato sauce and we'll add our meat and after that we start layering. >> just like you would lasagna in a pan. >> no different whatsoever. now a lot of people would say so why in the world would you need to do this? why can't you stick it in the oven? it's lasagna. you're going to someone's house, you can take the whole crock pot with you and plug it in when you get there and you're not taking up valuable space. >> does it take longer cook time in the crock pot versus the other? >> of course, it does.

that's the beauty. you can do it in the morning and then have it when you get home. you don't have to mind it. i don't know about y'all but it's football season and we are excited. and every weekend i'm going around the house going we don't have enough dips. we don't have enough dips. we need more dips. we'll do two dips in one crock pot. >> you start out with a piece of foil in the middle. >> this is our divider. you can get these bags at the grocery store. they're made for a crock pot. you can put a roast in them. then we're going to do another one on this side. see how we're doing this? i'm telling you, we'll have plenty of dips. so all day long on saturday and sunday there's going to be lots and lots of wonderful things. we'll pour this in. this is fireside dip. that's what my grandmother called it. add that in. you have to be careful. this is a two-person job to have someone hold the bag. that's your cue.

>> passive aggressive. that's how she is. true southern woman. bless her heart. >> i know what bless her heart means. >> what kind of dip is this? >> blue cheese and bacon. this is one of my absolute favorites. >> when can i eat this? you can make two dips at once in your crock pot and there you have it. and that's the finished product. >> this is fantastic. >> even if you don't like blue cheese, it's creamy enough and has other things. isn't that nice? love it. here we are. this is my favorite. so we've got our tacos. we make tacos in the crock pot all the time. what we do is you can keep tortillas warm. go ahead and put them on top here. we'll take this pie plate. set it in. we can stick that right on top. now, think about it. you can do oatmeal and wanted to warm bacon or sausage on top.

there are lots of different things that you can do. >> we have to have you back. you said you can make a cake in a crock pot. >> fudge, brownies. >> can you make anything low cal? i'm trying to work on my lines here. >> billy, fish is absolutely amazing. she knows what it is, she's a fine chef. we're not talking about your culinary abilities today. i'm just kidding. fish does beautifully in here. you cannot overcook it. it's unbelievably simple. do a beautiful layer of wonderful vegetables, maybe some lima beans, some corn. lay your salmon or sea bass on top of that. put it in the crock pot. fresh herbs on top. >> we love elizabeth for so many reasons. her slow cooker tips, go to today.com/food and al roker has

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where we'll see mostly 70s. interior valley like the tri-valleys soaring to the 90s today. big cooling as we head through the rest of the week with low clouds and misty skies around san francisco. into the 70s this weekend. >> have some fireside dip. >> have some of that lasagna. >> two talented stars, not these two, but alfred and mike on their new stories "luke cage." we comic boy fans have been with my moderate to severe ulcerative colitis, the possibility of a flare was almost always on my mind. thinking about what to avoid, where to go... and how to deal with my uc. to me, that was normal. until i talked to my doctor. she told me that humira helps people like me get uc under control and keep it under control when certain medications haven't worked well enough.

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get ready to get your superhero fix on netflix preparing to launch an action packed drama with real world heroes. >> it stars alfre woodard and most recently you know mike as his role as drug kingpin on "the good wife."

>> i love your suit. >> my stylist hooked me up. >> it takes a bold bman to wear that? >> it does? i thought i woos plas playing i. you are bulletproof in this. unbreakable. reluctant superhero. >> streets are tough out there. >> excuse me? >> you're being disrespectful. it's unnecessary. >> what up? >> show the man what you think. >> calm down. >> yes. yes. and by the way, the guy's name is famous amos.

>> your skin can't be damaged, right? >> unbreakable. heat, cold, super strength. >> i want to watch it. >> al wouldn't let you hear it. >> you're in the marvel family now. what do you think about this? are you a superhero fan? a fan girl? >> i am now. i'm a fan girl now. i never geeked out about something that i'm in before ever. i tell strangers all the time since we started shooting i said you just wait. you just wait. i am now. i wasn't before. >> your son? >> my son thinks i'm the coolest thing in two shoes. >> i love that. i read a quote where you said this show is call and response. we'll be watching it like al yelling at the screen. >> it's shanghai. >> sounds good. i know where we were when we did

that. >> i notice the guy from "house of cards" plays -- he's evil. >> he's not evil. he is fabulous. >> he's the other side of the coin. >> he takes care of business. >> other side of the coin. >> you're the -- you know what, we use what's at our disposal. >> you're a politician who is going to do good for her community no matter what it takes. >> you just keep watching al. >> that's a tease. it is in harlem. i read that there was a time when you were struggling actor and you lived in harlem. how was it to come back as a superhero? >> it was really nice. i'm actually in harlem and i used to live there and they would shoot something and i would wonder what they're shooting and trucks and stuff like that. i drove a car to new york city and sometimes they would ask to move your car. you're shooting in my neighborhood. i want to work on my block. i moved to l.a. and now i'm working harlem.

>> what's his back story? how did he get these powers? >> wrongly convicted sent to prison illegally experimented on and that experiment saved his life but used powers to escape. blue collar guy. tries to self-develop and change the way he's leading his life and trying to lay low. he's a hopeless romantic looking for love. looking for the next phase of his life. he's just trying to stay out of trouble. he goes to harlem and meets this character. >> looking all over for love in harlem. >> love is easy to find in harl harlem. >> it is. >> it falls in my lap. >> you have a new baby? >> i do. i do. 16-month-old. she's in l.a. i do a lot of jet setting back and forth. >> what's her name? >> niles. >> alfre is an empty nester.

we did a photo shoot with you and your daughter. your daughter was at home. now both kids are gone. >> both of them are gone. >> you can baby sit. >> mike won't let me near his baby. >> that's not true. >> he knows my parenting skills are very new day and liberal. >> my nanny is number one. wife is number two. dog is number three. i'm number four. i can't have another person stepping in front of me. >> you'll be busy for a while. this is going to the defenders. jessica jones, iron fist, dare devils. luke cage. you're going to be busy. >> al knows once your in the marvel family it's gold for your career. >>

=wx sot!!= =trt : 26 oc: mike= =trx at ck= we'll be watching one more day of hot and dry conditions. temperatures in the 90s across south bay valley. san francisco, 80s for the north bay and tri-valley, high today soaring through the ninlts. but then big changes and big

cooling coming to san francisco and across our inland areas over the next couple days. more clouds for the weekend, maybe a chance of showers early next week. we're still looking at a problem in the north bay. getting from the north bay to east by. i want to show you the rest of your commute. eastbound 580, san rafael to richmond blocked by the fire. the fire is out but they still have to remove the burnt out shell. the rest of the bay shows a typical pattern slowing through hayward through south 880 1k3 dunb dunbarton bridge. slowing through san jose and compression for 880. >> speaking of the loma fire, happening now, we are tracking the fast-moving flames intensifying in the santa cruz mountains. we have many crews on the front line monitoring that fire.

it stands at 2,000 acres, 5% contained. we're keeping close contact with calfire. we'll push them to your mobile device. go to our facebook page to see the latest footage straight from the fire line.

from nbc news, this is "today." with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hello, everybody. we are so glad you're with us today for who's day tuesday, it's september 27th already. that's yesterday's song by hunter heys. >> i love that. >> we're at the end of september. going into october. halloween. it's crazy. >> yeah. >> we have a big show today. mandy moore is here, the pop superstar turned actress is starring in one of the buzzed about new shows. you're crazy about this .