because of a crash south of palo alto. and closure of marina boulevard. >> we will check back and the day's news with a local update. 12 million in the path of hurricane matthew. "today" show picks up coverage now. good morning. breaking news. hurricane matthew powering up, now expected to slam florida tonight as a powerful category 4. >> folks, this is no joke. all the models show this thing on track to hit a big part of the southeastern coast. results could be catastrophic. if you aren the strike zone and your officials tell you to get out -- get out! >> this morning, full live coverage as matthew bears down on the bahamas and makes its way toward the u.s. candid kaine. hillary clinton's running mate acknowledging he may have been too aggressive at this week's vice presidential debate. >> i got dinged a little bit, even by my wife, for interrupting too much. >> as donald trump pats himself

on the back for his running mate's performance. >> mike pence did an incredible job, and i'm getting a lot of credit. >> after facing a tough crowd in a first grade classroom. >> i'm nervous. i'm nervous. i'm nervous. >> hi. >> just ahead, mike pence joins us live. trouble on the tarmac. a southwest plane evacuated after a passenger's samsung phone catches fire. >> i had smoke just billowing out of my clothes and out of my pocket. >> but the phone wasn't one of the recall devices. it was brand-new. is samsung's replacement just as faulty? and a super hero send-off. an emotional tribute to the 6-year-old boy killed in that elementary school shooting in south carolina. the celebration of his life that brought an entire town together "today," thursday, october 6th, 2016. >> announcer: from nbc news,

this is "today" on nbc with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." it is a thursday morning. we've been watching matthew for days, and no you it seems the very path we feared it would be on is the path it's taking. >> and the breaking news on matthew is not good news because the storm is now intensifying this morning as it inches toward the united states. >> now millions in florida, georgia and south carolina have been told to evacuate. the storm's latest projected path could spell double trouble for the region. al, these forecasts are coming fast and furious. >> they are, guys. this could be the case scenario, unfortunately. right now matthew is still a category 3 but we expect it to start to intensify as its forward motion begins. it is a close call. the storm center by late tonight, early tomorrow morning, will only be 15 miles offshore. if that shifts a little bit to

the west, those 140-mile-per-hour winds will be buffeting this coastline for hours. it will continue through saturday morning, up to jacksonville as a category 2 storm. again, pounding, pounding the coastline. sunday morning it makes a turn out into the atlantic, but then as we move into monday, it starts to create what we could see a loop. there is another storm system out there that could keep this close to shore. so this is just about as bad a scenario as you can see. we've got hurricane warnings up from the bahamas, now from miami all the way up into central coastal georgia. 11. people under hurricane warnings, almost 2 million under hurricane watches. 10 to 15-foot storm surge for the bahamas this morning. southern florida starting late tonight, wind gusts 60 to 95 miles per hour. rainfall, three to seven inches with storm surges.

a six to nine-foot storm surge as you get into northern florida, wind gusts of 100 miles per hour. we move into friday evening. a flood threat from the carolinas down to georgia. wind gusts of 80 miles per hour. 15 inches of rain. the storm surge is another big problem we have to worry about. ahead of the high tide, one to three feet from miami to ft. lauderdale, three to five feet west palm beach to ft. pierce. we move up the coach to melbourne, to savannah, georgia. six to nine feet. and the carolina coast, three to five feet. rain amounts talking anywhere from five to seven inches but from savannah to wilmington, talking ten inches or more. the problem is there are be just catastrophic possibilities of power outages, storm surge, of flooding. we will be talking about this into next week. >> the worst case scenario at the moment, al. matthew is hammering the

bahamas this morning. nbc's tammy leitner is in nassau. >> reporter: the northern edge of this hurricane is pounding the island. wind and rain is incredible. we are protected up here, but down there the wind and rain is so strong, it is blowing sideways. the trees are bent. another concern out here is the storm surge as al mentioned. you can see a tree that went down about 15 minutes ago. it went down on top of three, four, five cars. we're hoping nobody is in those cars. right now most people are taking shelter. we know that some people evacuated the island already. other people are taking shelter in hotels, in their homes. a lot of people have boarded up their homes. most people, in fact, have boarded up their homes. so wind coming through here is extremely dangerous.

that's why they're telling everybody to stay inside. back to you guys. >> tammy, thank you very much. >> now to more on matthew's impacts here in the u.s. the this morning the evacuations ramping up across the south. millions preparing for what my be a direct hit. miguel almaguer is in west palm this morning. miguel, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. this is usually a very busy block with foot traffic and also local restaurants. today a much different scene. businesses here have been boarded up. so have homes in the neighborhood. we're just a block from the beach. this could be the area of impact. this morning, floridians are bracing for hurricane matthew. racing to get out of the way. >> i'm hoping it doesn't hit us because it's a mess. >> reporter: nearly 2 million people along the coast from florida to georgia, to the carolinas, warned to leave while they can. the massive slow-moving monster could be catastrophic. >> having a plan in place could

mean the difference between life and death. >> reporter: with some mandatory evacuations under way, roads are jammed, gas stations are empty and grocery store shelves are bare. more members of the national guard activated to keep order, while swift water rescue teams are being deployed across the region. nearly 1,600 flights canceled. trains and cruise ships suspending service in south florida. this family, one of many, packing their lives into a car. >> clothes, pictures, and entertainment for the kids. that's really it the rest is just stuff so we're just hoping that it all pans out. >> reporter: for several days, matthew pounding the caribbean, including swaths of haiti which were decimated. now just washing away bridges, but lives and communities, too. the death toll certain to climb. >> the smartest thing to do is board her up, and then pray. >> reporter: this morning, matthew is poised to strike

again, moving closer to florida, and those still trying to get away. >> reporter: this morning, essential supplies near the coastline like gas stations are completely shut down. wind speeds are already starting to pick up. they are bracing for winds over 100 miles per hour here later on today. matt and savannah, back to you guys. >> by the way, we will be following matthew all morning long. a storm chaser is in the thick of the storm as it's bearing down on the bahamas right now. we'll talk to him live in our next half-hour. let us turn now to the campaign trail and the state of the race with just 33 days to go. donald trump and hillary clinton are sparring over this week's vice presidential debate. trump using words like "incredible" to describe mike pence's performance, while clinton said tim kaine did a great job making pence bob and weave.

>> new poll from monmouth shows clinton up. >> trump and clinton are stepping up their preparations for sunday night's second presidential debate. clinton will spend the next few days off the campaign trail to get ready but she did show up at a fund-raiser in washington last night. nbc national correspondent peter alexander has the latest from the trail. peter, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, matt and savannah. good morning. donald trump is facing major pressure coming up to improve on his performance in the first debate. it this weekend's debate is a town hall style format event. today the campaign has added a town hall style event in new hampshire, a dry run, practice of sorts, or as a source close to the campaign tells me, the scrimmage before this weekend's big game. just days out from his high-stakes rematch with hillary clinton, donald trump's touting his running mate's performance in tuesday's contentious clash. >> didn't mike pence do a great job? >> reporter: sources close to trump disputing reports that

privately he was upset about being upstaged by pence. in nevada publicly heaping praise on himself for picking pence. >> i'm getting a lot of credit because that's really my first so-called choice. >> reporter: just blocks from the white house, in a star-studded fund-raiser, hillary clinton accusing pence of being unable to defend trump. >> i think that tells you everything you need to know about who's qualified and temperamentally fit to be president. even mike pence doesn't think donald trump is. >> reporter: still, despite a thumbs up from his boss, tim kaine concedes he got a little too feisty. >> i got dinged a little bit from my wife for like interrupting too much. okay. but the key part of that debate was, at some points i felt like i was going after donald trump and mike pence kind of was going after trump with me. >> reporter: ahead of the debate sequel this sunday, a source close to the trump campaign tells nbc news rnc chair reince

priebus and chris christie are taking expanded roles in preparing trump. clinton now off the trail prepping for the format with aides at her home. >> she likes the format, she likes answering questions from individual citizens. >> reporter: with clinton pulling ahead in recent polls, both candidates are emphasizing early voting. eight states already accepting ballots. clinton's top surrogates fanning out across key battlegrounds, including bill clinton in ohio. trump previewing a likely line of attack this weekend mocking the former president for criticizing obamacare. >> oh, did bill clinton blow it. whoa, did he blow it. >> reporter: meanwhile, in an interview on "extra," clinton is praising her portrayal on "saturday night live." >> i'm better than ever. let's do this. >> she was amazing. i wish i could do the jumps, the splits, the somersault. i've been working on it. >> the next debate! >> oh, my gosh. the next debate! cartwheels! >> reporter: new this morning, the "today" show is getting an

exclusive first look at donald trump's new ad that will be airing beginning today nationally, and in key battlegrounds. a senior strategist within the trump campaign tells me it focuses on more specifics and the consumer benefit of trump's policies. coming up at 8:00, we'll show you hillary clinton's new ad that's now airing. back to you. >> all right, peter alexander, thank you very much. by the way, governor pence will join us live in our next half-hour. then, national security agency has another embarrassing theft case on its hands. a merrill man who worked as a contractor for the nsa has been charged with stealing highly classified information. prosecutors say harold martin iii stored the material in his home and in his car. the fbi arrested martin in august after agents say he admitted taking government secrets. by the way, he was employed by the same firm where nsa leaker edward snowden was a contractor when he took classified documents. martin's attorney says he never intended to betray his country. we want to tell you now about some urgent investigations

launched by the faa and the consumer product safety commission. after a cell phone seemed to catch fire on a southwest airlines plane in louisville. its owner says it was a new replacement model of the galaxy note 7 that he got after his original phone was part of last month's worldwide recall. nbc's tom costello is on that story for us. tom, good morning. the air. but the question this morning -- do the replacement galaxy note 7s also pose a serious risk? this is the phone that forced the emergency evacuation of southwest airlines flight 994 wednesday. >> smoke in the cabin on the ramp at the gate, terminal ramp. >> reporter: it all started when brian green tried powering down his galaxy note 7 before the plane ever left the gate. >> just placed the phone in my

pocket. within a few seconds i heard a pop similar to like a ziploc bag popping open. i kind looked around to see what was going on and i had smoke just billowing out of my clothes and out of my pocket. >> reporter: green says his pocket was even singed. he threw the phone on the floor as a toxic smelling smoke filled nearby rows. >> i did see a cloud of smoke and someone yelled "the phone caught on fire." >> it was a brown green-grey real ugly stuff. >> reporter: last month samsung issued a worldwide recall issuing replacements for all note 7s. >> we apologize, especially to those of you who were personally affected by this. >> reporter: with roughly 100 reports of spontaneous dangerous fires, the faa issued its own strict orders for passenger planes. >> please be sure that you turn that galaxy 7 off completely and please do not attempt to charge it at any time during the flight. >> reporter: but brian green says his phone was a replacement for his original note 7 that he turned in as part of the recall. the phone's serial number

indicates it should be good. samsung tells nbc news, "until we are able to retrieve the device, we cannot confirm that this incident involves the in you had note 7." but this morning, the consumer product safety commission is launching an urgent investigation. >> i can't speak to how long it is going to take. i can only tell you we are fully committed to getting answers as quickly as possible. >> reporter: the cpsc is also reminding customers, you can always turn in your galaxy note 7 for a full refund. you don't just have to get a new one, you could get a refund. the faa very concerned now about the potential fire danger. guys, consider this. this phone burns so hot, it burned all the way down from the carpet on the plane all the way down to the deck.

time since the shooting. on south carolina's darkest day, there was light. >> i never would have imagined. one small kid from town would bring all of this together. >> reporter: the funeral of 6-year-old jacob hall became a costume celebration of a boy whose mom says dreamed of helping others as a super hero. >> why did you suggest that everyone come in costume? >> i into you that they were going to be jacob's classmates, friends from all over the place. i didn't want them to be sad. >> reporter: and so they came. super man, wonder woman, ninja turtles and avengers. more than 1,000 people in all. one-third of the town. the canine unit dressed its dogs. even a bat mobile. >> i can't help but feel he's been riding in that bat mobile with me with that wreath for the longest time today. >> reporter: but amid the upbeat atmosphere, the small casket in church, a grim reminder of the

staggering loss. >> i don't want to let him go but i'm going to have to. this is the pain i've ever felt in my whole entire life. >> reporter: and after such joy. his mom rene recording him on the first day of school. >> i'm going to be in first grade. >> good job. and your teacher's name? >> reporter: that teacher was shot protecting jacob. she's okay. a 14-year-old now faces charges, including two counts of murder for allegedly first killing his own father, then jacob. >> we are overwhelmed at our loss today. >> reporter: but also something gained in town though. the power of a child to join a shattered community. maybe jacob hall was a super hero after all. >> i'm surprised it's not raining outside from his tears of joy. >> reporter: jacob hall leaves a big legacy for a small town. still, this is going to be a

very difficult day here at townville, elementary, and throughout this community. back to you. pacific northwest. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds.

the morning starting in the valleys, check out napa, 43. 53 in san francisco, most spots climbing 30 degrees into the afternoon. 78 in san jose. napa near 80. 70 for san francisco. temperatures continue to climb through start of the weekend. san francisco, upper 70s there, saturday cooler, inland spots close to the 90s in the valleys, middle of next week could see rain making a come back. >> we've got m >> we have more on hurricane matthew coming up in the next half hour. >> want a happy family? why there could be more to staying home for vacation than you think. >> what is behind the creepy clown sightings leading to panic, arrest, bans on costumes. we'll have a closer look at an odd phenomenon.

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==topvo== ard policthis morng are investigting dble shootg good morning. 7:26 on thursday. i am sam brock. hayward police are investigating a double shooting that left one person dead, another injured. this happened a little before midnight outside an apartment complex on 7th and bee streets in hayward. the two victims in a car, sitting in a driveway when the shooter opened fire. bullets shattered both front windows. so far victims haven't been identified. the victim that survived is being treat in eden medical center. police aren't indicating if any suspects have been arrested or identified. the ups and downs of the weather, rob. we are about to go up. we start hope.

>> few spots waking in low 40s in the north bay, 57 in san francisco. low 50s around, and then 70s and 80s inland. 60s for now along the coast. seven-day forecast looks warmer headed toward the weekend. warmest of the next seven days saturday. san francisco, upper 70s, inland spots 80s and 90s. then the trend midway through next week. you see it wednesday. rain possible. big cool down for wednesday. meantime summer like weather in the next three to four days. looking at a big problem crossing the bay, dumbarton, westbound 84. headed to menlo park. two lanes blocked. one lane getting by. the north is an option. lighter flow arn the bay.

fremont and through palo alto, earlier crashes tied up south of the bay. back to you. busy start to thursday. that will do it for now. see you in 30 minutes.

we're back now, 7:30 on a thursday morning. it is the 6th of october, 2016. the surf starting to get pretty rough around palm beach, florida. this is in the general area where al says we can start to expect landfall, if it does that, for hurricane matthew. >> in a few hours it may look very, very different there. hurricane matthew getting stronger by the moment, warnings and watches issued along the florida coast. in the meantime, we are getting a better look at the destruction matthew has already caused in haiti, including widespread flooding and

mudslides. overnight the death toll there rose to at least ten. officials fear the number will climb higher. we'll get the latest from al in a moment and also talk to a storm chaser who is being hit by the storm in the bahamas right now. in politics, donald trump taking a new approach to prepare for the next presidential debate. it is a town hall format, so today trump will practice by holding a town hall event in new hampshire, according to aides. hillary clinton, meanwhile, is preparing as she did last time with aides in washington. on "today's" campaign moment, kids say the darnedest things. political edition. listened to what happened on wednesday when donald trump visited first graders in las vegas. >> i'm nervous. i'm nervous. i'm nervous. see i told you. >> can't make that stuff up. that little boy was obviously nervous. the video proving yet again kids have zero filter. >> they do not. let's get more now on

hurricane matthew, it is on a dangerous path for millions across the area. >> reporter: good morning, guys. we have kind of took a little bit of shelter here. as you can see, we were standing out, pieces of the roof of our hotel started flying off so we had to kind of back up a little bit. but major hurricane matthew is making its way toward nassau rather quickly now, continuing to strengthen. last night when we went to bed it was around 960 millibars. i believe it's went up 20 millibars in seven hours. waves are starting to crank up pretty big behind us. pieces of roof here are coming off. we have a restaurant right behind where our room is. there goes roof right there. pieces of the roof are flying off of that. so as we continue to go through the morning hours here on nassau, at least for the next eight hours or so, i'm thinking that we are going to deal with some major hurricane conditions that are going to continue to

get worse and not get better. >> brett adair, stay safe. thank you very much. mr. roker is watching all of this over in our hurricane center. hey, al. >> guys, here's a point i want to make. this doesn't necessarily even have to make landfall to cause real damage. in fact, it is forecast to just stay offshore and that's going to be the problem. by tonight we start to see tropical force winds from miami up to west palm beach. then we move in to early tomorrow morning. the eye could get onshore, but even if it doesn't, you can see this area in white. these are hurricane-force winds between melbourne and west palm beach. we move in to friday night. we're now up around jacksonville. again, right on shore. we are talking about hurricane-force winds. the center of the eye is about 45 miles wide. all right? i should say, it's 25 miles wide. the hurricane-force winds extend out about 45 miles. again, as we move into saturday morning, you've got some those

winds from savannah into charleston, all the way up into wilmington. we also have other severe weather to talk about in the midsection of the country. we've got an enhanced area of severe weather from des moines down to wichita. hail, wind, possibility of tornadoes. and we are looking at rainfall amounts anywhere from three to five inches in parts of kansas on in to parts of and much more calmer for bay area weather. clear skies, little chilly. napa48, low 50s in the south bay. should see highs 70s to low 80s inland. 60s to low 70s from the coast into the east bay in oakland. seven-day forecast will continue an upward trend of temperatures, especially san francisco saturday. 80s and low 90s. then trending cooler. good chance for rain next wednesday. >> for the latest on matthew and your forecast, head to the weather channel on cable.

>> good advice, al. now to a, frankly, bizarre problem we've been telling you about. these clown sightings that really have communities across the country on edge. nbc's joe fryar has the latest on it. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. those creepy clowns are making headlines from coast to coast now, in some cases there are actual clown sightings. in many other places, just hoaxes. either way, police are paying attention and making arrests. with halloween still a few weeks away, the creepy clown craze is causing quite a square. >> our children shouldn't be terrified. stay away from our schools. this is not the place. >> reporter: michigan police are investigating after he says he was scratched by a clown wielding a butter knife. >> he grabbed my wrist. then he used the other hand, too. he dragged the knife from my arm slowly. >> reporter: in new jersey, officers say men wearing these masks drove around town scaring other drivers. in new york state, photos of an armed clown made the rounds on social media. police say it was a teenager

holding a bb gun and he has apologized. meanwhile, some schools across the country are receiving online threats from people posing as clowns. so far police have not considered most of the threats credible, but many schools are boosting security. >> we deployed our resources, we've added out the threat, we called fbi, joint terrorism task force. we take the threat seriously. >> reporter: no one in laughing in new haven, connecticut where students banned students from ba wearing clown costumes or masks this halloween season. scary sightings here in august prompted neighbors to call 911. >> a clown last seen wearing a red nose and all white clothing asking kids if they want ice cream. >> reporter: police departments are working to calm fears. so is author steven king, the man who wrote the horror novel "it" and created the character, penny wise the clown. king tweeted, hey, guys, time to cool the clown hysteria.

most of 'em are good, chief up the kiddies, make people laugh." a sentiment echoed by friendly professional clowns. >> mostly i feel bad for the kids that have to deal with being scared of these, you know, mentally ill people. it is annoying to us as real clowns. it makes us sad that we even have to address this. >> police across the country have been tracking down and arresting teens who are making online threats against schools. they've also arrested some of those who are dressing up as clowns and scaring people in person. in fact, one man in kentucky was charged not only with disorderly conduct, but with wearing a mask in public which is a city ordinance. matt and savannah? >> joe, thank you. really not funny. just ahead, we'll turn back to politics with a live interview with the republican vice presidential candidate, mike pebs. pence. >> we're going to get the i'm jamie foxx for verizon. in the nation's largest independent study by rootmetrics, again, verizon is the number one network. hi, i'm jamie foxx for sprint.

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great judgment in selecting you. isn't that a little bit like andrew luck handing the ball to frank gore, watching him run 80 yards for a touchdown, then saying did you see that handoff? >> well, first, before i respond to great question, great reference, too, matt, thanks. let me say our haurts and our prayers are very much with the people of florida and haiti as the hurricane matthew approaches. i hope every american is keeping our neighbors to the south in their prayers and in their hearts and we certainly encourage people, encourage people to support relief efforts that will likely be challenged in the days ahead. but with regard to that, i have to tell you, i got some people think that i won the debate the other night. i leave that to the pundits. but i honestly do believe that donald trump did win debate. it was donald trump's vision that i was describing. it was donald trump's message to

make america great again and for me to be able to be there at that table share that vision with the american people and sharing the choice that we face as americans was a great honor for me. >> governor, you are getting a lot of credit for your performance at this debate but a lot of people have noticed you spent time denying things that trump said that he did, in fact, say. as one paper put it, it's a clinton attack ad waiting to happen and, sure enough, take a look. >> let's start with not praising vladimir putin as a great leader. donald trump and mike pence have said he's a great leader. and donald trump has -- >> you know -- >> putin's has been a strong leader in russia. >> vladimir putin has been a stronger leader in his country than barack obama has been in this country. >> more nations should get nuclear weapons. try to defend that. >> he never said that. >> wouldn't you rather in a certain sense have joo ja pan have nuclear weapons? >> saudi arabia? >> absolutely. >> governor pence, that ad goes on for more than a minute with a bunch of kron tra dictions. i guess the question is, even

though it worked in the moment, was at this time wrong approach to deny statements that you know are on video and on audio, are going to come right back to bite you the next day? >> well, i don't think so at all, savannah. the mischaracterizations and the way tim kaine and hillary clinton continue to take donald trump's statements out of context, it was something i just wasn't going to tolerate during the debate. >> those are direct quotes. >> donald trump as i have observe owed -- tim kaine said i had said that vladimir putin was a better leader. >> you said stronger. >> i corrected him. >> you said stronger leader. >> i said stronger. and, savannah, there's a difference. he was wrong, i was right. what i was observing is quite frankly that the russian reset has been a disasterous failure for hillary clinton. she said it was her number one priority when she was secretary of state. and now since the russian reset,

we've seen vladimir putin exercise -- exercise the kind of strength on the world stage that's resulted in a russian invasion in ukraine and the -- now the humanitarian crisis in syria being driven by russian aggression, relationship that they have with iran. i do think -- i do think observing the small and bullying leader of russia has been stronger on the world stage for his country than hillary clinton and barack obama is just simply a statement of fact and saying that we have to change -- >> governor, on a couple of occasions tim kaine gave you a laundry list of insulting comments that donald trump has made over the course of the last year and asked you to defend them. instead of defending them you either said he really didn't say those things or you changed the subject to hillary clinton. do you find it hard -- can you say to us today that you cannot defend some of the things that donald trump has said about women and mexican immigrants and

john mccain and the federal judge of mexican heritage? >> well, it's the greatest honor of my life to stand shoulder to shoulder with donald trump. what i think most americans saw was that after tim kaine ran through a rapid obviously memorized litany of personal insults, then he said that donald trump and i were running the insult-driven campaign. >> yeah. but in all due respect, governor, you just did it again. >> i told him i'd be happy to go line by line, let him saying that donald trump said something about all mexicans when clearly a year-and-a-half ago donald trump was talking about the whole issue of criminal aliens in the country. he conveniently omitted that donald trump has said that even many of the people that come in to this country illegally are good people. he left that out. but look, this campaign has been focused on the issues of most importance to the american people. i want to give the moderator a lot of cred dit in that debate. you all have a tough job out

there and you all do it well. i thought elaine did a good job keeping the debate focused on the big issues which are national security, getting this economy moving again, and so to be honest with you, i'm incredibly proud to be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with donald trump. we'll take on all those things. but i will point out to you that when i pointed out that hillary clinton had called half of donald trump and my supporters a basket of deplorables, tim kaine didn't say a word about that or defend that either. >> he actually did. he said that she had apologized for that statement. >> i thought it was a good, energetic debate and i hope the campaign is better for it. >> short question, governor pence. do you think that donald trump is a role model for children? >> i, frankly, think hillary clinton and donald trump have many admirable qualities that young people can look up to today. i think donald trump is a strong leader.

he fights for what he believes in. he's man who we learned 20 years ago went through a very difficult time in his business. he demonstrated the resilience and the smarts to marshal a real comeback. it is the kind of comeback he can lead for america. and i want to recognize hillary clinton as the first woman to be a major party nominee in american history. so there are aspects of these people -- you know, nobody's perfect. i can only think of one person in human history that's perfect. but i think there is qualities in both of these people that young people can admire. >> to be continued. >> we got to let it go there, unfortunately. governor pence, thanks for taking time this morning. appreciate it. >> good to see you. >> thank you. good to be with you. coming up, hurricane matthew matthew gaining strength on a path towards florida. what millions need to do right what millions need to do right [vacuum sound]

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the morning starting with clear skies, cool temperatures. low 40s in parts of the north bay. highs in the 60s on the coast, 70s in san francisco, 70s to low 80s inland. the trend ahead is interesting. summer like temperatures saturday into sunday. next week, the other change in the seven-day forecast that will see rain making a come back. see those changes on the right side of the screen after we get through a summer like weekend in the bay. 70 to near 80. valley temperatures climb as warm as low 90s saturday, trending early next week. chance of rain returns wednesday. we have a problem crossing the bay. south bay, highway 84.

very slow. only one lane on menlo park side. crash making progress, has two lanes blocked. san mateo bridge is an alternate. it is building with traffic volume. 92 has a crash just before you get to 101. sounds like it is out of lanes, could cause more slowing. tough drive from east bay across the water over the peninsula. back to you. happening now, something else building. tracking the path of hurricane matthew which is barreling toward a large portion of the u.s. coastline. it is not expected to reach u.s. shores until late tonight. find the latest projections on our twitter page. on our facebook page, details on flights cancelled because of matthew to south florida including from the bay area. and another magical moment. ninth inning homerun propels

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coming up, hurricane matthew gains strength overnight battering the bamz as hamas as marches closer to the u.s. nearly 2 million now evacuating. we'll have the latest. and we have a star-studded lineup stopping by 1a. ashton kutcher, seth meyers and judge judy. ♪ never gonna give you up never gonna let you down ♪ >> and a very a very special performance by '80s superstar rick astley "today," thursday, october 6th, 2016. ♪

>> happy to be on the plaza! >> from hofstra, mississippi! ♪ night fever night fever >> hello, wisconsin! >> happy birthday to us! woo! >> she may have fallen and gotten back up, but it didn't stop us from coming to the "today" show! ♪ it is 8:00 on "today," it is thursday, it is october 6th. we got a whole bunch of white coats out on our plaza. because we are celebrating the pharmacists. they are here in force and we are so glad that they're here. carson saw all the white

jackets quickly and he thought it was a karate class. >> physician assistant, karate class, same thing. >> listen to that music. that's the beegees right there. that's "night fever." that's your throwback thursday. >> by the way, barry gibb is going to be here next week. i didn't even know that. >> but since it is throwback thursday, we have rick astley. right here in the studio. i love rick astley! we were just inside listening to the soundtrack. sounds incredible. he has new music out. >> by the way, he doesn't age. >> he looks great. we're all going to rick roll. let's start this half-hour with your "news at 8." we >> reporter: we begin with hurricane matthew.

i'm tammy leitner in nassau, bahamas, where the hurricane has made landfall. strong winds out here. complete roads are washed away and that's just the beginning of the damage. hurricane matthew roared into the bahamas with a fury not seen here in more than 80 years. winds whipping at over 120 miles an hour taking down trees, power lines and homes. all airports closed leaving hundreds of tourists stranded in paradise. >> sleeping on the ground. >> guests at one luxury hotel evacuated from their rooms and forced to sleep on disposable mats. this california couple -- >> we're here for our honeymoon. >> reporter: now you guys are literally trapped in this hotel. stuck on this island. >> we will make do. >> reporter: the biggest concern, not just this wind and rain but a storm surge that could bring swells up to 15 feet washing across this island. the hurricane already leaving a deadly trail of destruction

further south. in haiti, at least 19 dead and tens of thousands without power. u.n. officials calling it the worst humanitarian crisis since the earthquake of 2010. one town still waiting on life saving aid after the only bridge linking north to the south collapsed. and in cuba, dozens of homes destroyed on the eastern coast. residents there still picking up the pieces. now the monster hurricane heads north. nearly 2 million people urged to evacuate in florida, georgia, and the carolinas with the national guard set to move in. >> i'm so scared really. i don't want this. i have to. >> reporter: bracing for landfall and preparing for the worst. you are looking at a live picture of what winds at more than 100 miles an hour look like. now, every 20 or 30 minutes, we are hearing loud explosions. we're assuming those are

transformers. we lost power just a short while ago. it's unclear how much of the rest of the island still has power at this point. matt? >> all right. tammy leitner, thank you. >> we turn back to politics. the presidential candidates getting ready for their next debate on sunday and sparring over their running mates face off this week. kristen welker has the latest. >> reporter: hillary clinton is off aign trail again today getting ready for round two with donald trump. trump is also getting down to business after getting criticized for not being prepared enough for the first debate. tonight, he will hold a town hall event in new hampshire. a dry run of sorts for the main event now just three days away. hillary clinton getting into fight mode at a star studded fund-raiser in washington. >> i'm looking forward to our next debate. i thought the first one went pretty well. >> reporter: clinton praised her running mate tim kaine for his debate performance against mike pence.

kaine was criticized for frequently interrupting. >> foreign governments. >> you are donald trump. >> reporter: clinton insisting that kaine delivered. >> every time he tried to push mike pence to defend what donald trump has said and done, pence just bobbed and weaved. >> reporter: mike pence this morning on "today." >> i honestly do believe that donald trump did win the debate. it was donald trump's vision that i was describing. it was donald trump's message to make america great again. >> reporter: in reno last night, donald trump answering. >> didn't mike pence do a great job? >> reporter: but trump may have also hit a sour note when he mocked the people who mispronounced the name nevada but then got it wrong himself. i said when i came out here, i said nobody says it the other way. it has to be nevada. >> reporter: trump signaling this sunday he plans to take aim at obamacare after earlier this week bill clinton seemed to

sharply criticize the president's piece of legislation. >> it's the craziest thing in the world. >> reporter: trump wednesday night. >> reporter: did bill clinton blow it. whoa did he blow it. can you imagine when he walked home to that beautiful home in westchester and he said, hi, hillary. how was your day? oh did he suffer. >> reporter: bill clinton has repeatedly tried to walk back his remarks. >> i strongly supported that bill, and it's given more than 20 million people more insurance. but there are problems with it. >> reporter: meanwhile, hillary clinton tried to lighten things up during an interview with "extra" asked about alec baldwin's impression of trump. >> perfect. i can't wait to see what else they're going to do. i don't know who is going to show up at my next debate sunday night. >> reporter: now, this morning secretary clinton is out with a new ad touting the work she says she's done for children and

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this is the hour i want to be here. >> all these hours before noon. >> this is the one i want to get in for. >> we'll make it about you in a second. things that are "trending." over the last few years, we've seen a lot of malls opening earlier and earlier on thanksgiving day not wanting to wait until black friday. now the mall of america in bloomington, minnesota, says it will remain closed on thanksgiving. the mall has been open on that holiday since 2012. this year executives say they want to allow workers time off with their families. what a novel idea, right? and the mall will open at 5:00 in the morning on black friday. what are you looking at me for? >> i'm just looking at you. >> do you agree with our stance? >> we've done our show on thanksgiving the last two years and we realize now that we'll do it on wednesday and let our people go home too. >> that's good. >> bringing families together.

>> i feel like there were 10 to 12 people to have an excuse. >> let's stay on the topic of holidays spending time with the family. a lot of people like to go away for thanksgiving or christmas. a new study says if you really want to keep everybody happy, skip the trip. stay home. researchers say that visiting new places and interacting with new people can actually leave families stressed and exhausted. bottom line, long live the staycation. >> especially if you live someere like hawaii. really works well. >> or jamaica. no stress in talking to the lovely people of jamaica. i always heard the thing about vacations is you relax in looking forward to them. >> that was "trending" science. >> i agree that it's important to look forward to it. >> sometimes when you have that staycation, everybody does their own thing? people are on their phone.

people do things. you don't really have the family fun. >> you get together for dinners and luncheons and things like that. >> you're all about studies, right? >> they give you a joke every night. >> here's a new study. something we see and hear just about every day. do you know anybody that has a big yawn. some people like bryant gumbel? so guess what? do have a big yawn or a little yawn? >> i think mine is big. >> mine is big until i am trying to talk to someone. >> you guys read this. scientists found that people who have big yawns also have big brains. yawns with fatigue or boredom but there's a scientific reason for it. long yawns bring a rush of blood to the brain allowing our big brains to cool off. >> that's a study.

>> if you're smart, you would get enough sleep the night before and wouldn't be yawning. >> we're so happy today. rick is performing. pop music icon. found unexpected success online. carson, knows all about it. >> beyond him being a legend here and in the studio, rick has become an international phenomenon called the rick roll. basically it's an internet prank. you build up expectations and send a link and they think it's one thing but then they send you a link of the timeless video of "never going to give you up" and that pops on their screen. it's a digital bait and switch. there's an urban dictionary entry for it. so widely used. 245 million views on youtube and counting. we're excited to say that rick is here and will perform in our next half hour. the classic. new music. so people of the internet, you're welcome.

>> before we get to "pop start" you're taking the show on the road? >> we're going to be in washington, d.c. next week monday through thursday. >> you have good guests. >> vice president biden, dr. jill biden, senator al franken who used to be in comedy. kevin hart. it will be a good week. >> strong. >> very strong. >> time for "pop starts." >> carson created this. >> nothing to do with this. it's not my jam. first lady gaga giving us an early preview of what to expect during her super bowl halftime show. she's on a dive bar tour. how do you get in on that? debuted three new songs including this one. ♪ >> that's cool. >> a little country.

a little rock 'n' roll. sounded good for gaga. that's a nice dive bar. that song is from the new album which comes out on october 21st. we move to natalie portman getting oscar buzz set to star as jackie kennedy in the new movie about the former first lady. here's a look at the first trailer. >> people like to believe in fairy tales. don't forget that one brief, shining moment there was an act. there won't be another. >> come on. does that look great or what? >> wow.

>> "jackie" hits theaters december 2nd. >> looks like a good movie. >> happens to be our boss on the "today" show. >> seth, thank you as well. >> my pleasure. >> your show airs weeknights right here on nbc at 11:30 central time. check out seth every night. good to have you here. >> always great to be here. you guys are on every day. i want to let people know that as well. >> tease our show tonight. >> check out the "today" show airing this time every day. >> take a nap and keep the tv on. >> we've been talking about matthew. the news is not great. i'm going to be honest with you. 115 miles southeast of west palm beach, florida. 125-mile-per-hour winds moving northwest at 12 miles per hour. so it's a close call. friday 2:00 a.m. 145-mile-per-hour winds. category 4. the storm center is within 15 miles of the shoreline.

you move west a little bit and it could be catastrophic. saturday morning, 110-mile-per-hour winds along the georgia/carolina coast and then we continue on by the time we get to sunday morning it's a category 1 storm and then loops around monday on into tuesday it's down just off again the florida coastline so again we'll we're seeing clear skies and still chilly temperatures in the north bay and east bay, tri-valley locations. 40s for now. up to 60 in san francisco now. for the afternoon, we'll see highs near 70 in san francisco, 70s and low 80s inland today. mid-70s around santa cruz and san francisco and coast temperatures trending warmer through saturday as you see in the seven-day forecast. summer-like start to the weekends from the coast to the valleys. a cooling trend toward the middle parts of next week. >> and that's your lates >> and that's your latest

weather. check us out over day on sirius xm. >> judge judy is known for her no nonsense style presiding over a tv court with signature one liners and her widely popular show just started its 21st season. nice to see you. >> and to you. >> your show is now old enough to drink. congratulations. that's fantastic. over the time period that you've been on the air, a lot of other judge shows have come and gone. why do you think not only have you stayed in the game, but stayed number one? >> i don't know it's hard to say nice things about yourself. that's very hard as you know. i think that the people appreciate the message and the messenger. you know, it's not show business without a little bit of a show. i don't find that very difficult to do. i take my job to provide justice and a fair playing field seriously. i think people know that.

i think the message of responsibility resonates. >> i think it's you. i'll say nice things about you. >> i'm ready. >> it's harder for you to do it. there's some approach you take where you do walk that fine line beautifully between something that is meaningful and educational and important to people and something that's entertaining. it's not easy. >> well, everybody can do something well, matt. you are a great interviewer. you make the person who you interview feel comfortable and able to tell a comfortable story. that's your gift. i can't do math. chemistry, i had to cheat my way through college in chemistry in order to survive. i barely learned french. but i do understand the human condition. and whether that was a trained thing from the family court or it was innate, it was just my w way, my natural way of being

able to earn a living. >> you're also celebrating the 10th anniversary of a charity that you started. it's called her honor mentoring where you pair young girls with mentors. do you follow the young girls later in life and see how they're doing? >> this is a surprise. i don't know if i'm supposed to say this. it's hard to have a filter here. today we're celebrating our 10th anniversary. it's hard to believe it was 10 years ago that my daughter, nicole, and i put this together. and we have our first mentee coming back as a mentor. that's really getting old. you're supposed to give back if you can, you know that. that's the right thing to do if you have been blessed as i have been blessed, but when i was in family court, i always noticed that the squeaky oil got the wheel. the kids that did the wrong thing. got the psychological help, got

tutors and got extra. the kids who came from the same environment and did the right thing did nothing. that was the beginning of the mentoring program for women because these young women, most of them are first generation going to college, need a little boost. and they have the academic skills, but they didn't have the rest of the stuff that they should have had to prepare themselves for the world. >> we kind of take off the subject of mentoring, you're known for your nuggets of advice. leave me with a nugget of advice. i hate to put you on the spot, but i'm going to. >> as a parent, you're supposed to figure out what your children do naturally best, what they're naturally adept at, and nurture that so they always have a feeling of confidence and then as they get older and are looking for something, a way to make a living for the rest of their lives, they'll take that thing and figure out how to make a living at what they're naturally adept at, what's been

nurtured and cultivated in them as children. that's my best advice. >> that's a good piece of advice. it's great to do something we're passionate about, which you obviously are. congrats. congrats. congrats on everything. >> lovely to see you.i'm ... ==topvo== hayward lice this mning are investigting a dole shootg a very good morning to you. i'm laura garcia-cannon. hayward police are investigating a double shooting that left one dead and another injured a little before midnight on 7th and b streets. the two the victims were inside a car an sitting in a driveway when the shooter opened fire. the bullet shattered both front windows. so far the victims have not yet been identified. the victim who survived is now being treated and right now, police are not indicating if any suspect has been arrested or even identified. let's check and see if there are any traffic trouble spots with mike. >> we're still following the dun barton bridge. this is a trouble spot heading over from the east bay.

fremont and newark in toward the menlo park side. we have two lanes open, one closed by the crash. still a big slow drive here. your alternate is the san mateo bridge to the north. 92 has seen a good volume of traffic. 237 crawls over toward 101 which is also very slow from san jose up in toward palo alto. 280 and 85 also drag in toward the cupertino area. that's not unusual but still it's no relief compared to the dumbarton bridge, very slow across the bay but the peninsula remains pretty standard. >> thank you very much. i'll be back with another local news update in about half hour. have a great thursday morning.

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. we're back now, 8:30 on a thursday morning. it is the 6th day of october, 2016. we have a very big, excited crowd out on the plaza on this throwback thursday. can i take one second and say, it's also annette lauer's birthday. sweetheart, love you. happy birthday.

>> happy birthday to annette. rick astley! what better with a eter way to . he's going to perform live. >> synchronized waving! also ahead, we have ashton kutcher. i'm going to talk to him about his many interests. soon to be even larger family. he's returned of his popular netflix show. a lot to get to. let's get al for a check of the weather. >> announcer: "today's" weather is brought to you by lg signature. the art of essence. >> guys, we're over here at this amazing display. lg signature's put it up. this is a giant like four-walled video screen. we've got cameras all around that actually show the view of 30 rock. this is the front of our building. there are cameras that are shooting that. inside is just some amazing technology that is really

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it is the lg signature oled. enhanced risk of strong storm the in the center of the country. plenty of sunshine up and down the east coast. but hurricane matthew tomorrow threatening the southeast. heavy rain ahead of it. very mild in new england. more showers and thunderstorms down through texas. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck starting to work now. temperatures around the bay area ranging from 60 in san francisco, 40 in the north bay and tri-valley locations. a cool start but a warmer finish today to the temperatures compared to 24 hours ago. we're talking low 80s inland and some of the warmer spots, 78 san jose. 70 san francisco and trending warmer at least for the start of the weekend. the temperatures for san francisco, upper 70s on saturday. lots of sunshine for fleet week. the clouds make a come back. cooling temperatures early next

week which could lead to rain by wednesday. >> and that is your latest weather. savannah? >> all right, al. thank you. actor, producer, philanthropist and dad. his next comedy comes out tomorrow. >> dude, you are not getting with number 7 john elway. you're not even getting with pay ton m peyton manning. i mean maybe eli manning. >> you couldn't even get with cooper manning. >> oh, right. yeah, yeah. because if cooper manning is on tinder and he sees the rooster, he's going to swipe left. >> ashton kutcher, good morning. is this the second installment of season one or season two of "the ranch" or does it really matter? >> with netflix they just launch like ten episodes at a time in these chunks. with sitcoms, the general way that you format a season is like 22 episodes. so instead they did ten which was the first installment, then

ten more which is the second installment of the first season. >> this is really fun. you've actually said it is kind of like a country song that became a sitcom. >> yeah. i mean the show is really -- it really -- i mean it is a country song. >> like the ranch hands. >> like. it is like beer and football and your dog got run over by a train. it's like that's what the show is. >> your character is named colt. you're just a guy trying to regain high school glory, which we can all relate to. >> it is a funny thing. i think there is like a growing trend across the country people go off to pursue whatever it is that they think their career is going to be. and whatever they're going to be great at. they go to college and they get a degree. then they get out of college and go, wait, there's not a job for that degree. it is like kind of the realization of your nightmare, which is like you fail at the very thing that you thought you were going to be great at. now you have to move back home with your parents and like work for your hard-nosed dad and like deal with your brother. it is like all of the adult relationships of families.

>> but you get a lot of laughs out of it. >> yeah. it is definitely funny. but it is also i think has a little bit more of a dramatic bent than most sitcoms which makes it really fun to act on. >> it is also potentially a big "'70s show" reunion. >> we like to work with our friends. >> basically like i've got an idea. >> a lot of these ranches are run by immigrant labor. i think it is a hot button topic in the country right now. i think for a socially conscious sitcom that's representing a conservative point of view, i think there is probably a different conservative point of view when you get around immigration in rural maamerica. think it is important to connect. >> i feel a connection because we both have little girls that just turned 2 and we both have babies on the way. so give me some advice. >> give you -- give me advice! all my friends are like you're going from playing zone to going to man-to-man. >> that's what everyone says. >> it's like intensely scary. >> totally scary.

>> plus, like the first one -- i basically became like a -- i read everything you could possibly read. this one i'm like, yeah, it's coming. like you have a recognition that they're pretty durable. you're not going to break them. and so, and how am i going to run after this one and deal with -- i thought the first one was exhausting in the beginning. i'm a little terrified, to be honest. >> it is terrifyinging. people have been talking to you about how you have to get her ready for the new baby. >> yeah! there is is a whole pattern. don't be holding the baby when the -- like -- i'm sure my parents were holding someone when something and like and we're okay. >> i know. i know. it is so exciting though. is wyatt excited? >> she like -- she points at mila and she's like baby brother when she points to the belly. then she points to dad and she goes beer. and so i think she gets there's

something in the belly. but i don't quite think that she knows that it is not going to be a plastic doll yet. >> exactly. you guys have your halloween costumes planned out? >> like -- so we were planning to do the halloween thing. we saw like the wren from "star wars." we're like, oh, my god, that would be amazing. then we realized -- i was going to be like hans solo. we're like that's totally selfish. like those are the costumes we want to wear. she wants to be peppa pig or like princess sophia. so i don't know what we're going to do yet. we got a little time. >> ashton kutcher, great to catch up with you. give our best to mila and wyatt and good luck with the new baby. >> i think it will all work out. >> next season of "the ranch" hits netflix tomorrow. up next, better than ever -- you should stick around for this. we are freaking out. it is happening live, studio 1a. but first this is "today" on nbc.

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>> announcer: the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. how good is today? we are back at 8:41 with the moment matt has been looking forward to all week. it is a live concert by the 1980s hitmaker -- rick astley. >> here's one ear, here's another ear, here's a smile. back with his first album in 23 years. first he is going to treat us to a performance of his 1987 hit "never gonna give you up." rick astley. ♪ >> come on, america! let's boogie! ♪ ooh woo

>> here we go! ♪ we're no strangers to love you know the rules and so do i ♪ ♪ a full commitment's what i'm thinking of you wouldn't get this from any other guy ♪ ♪ i just want to tell you how i'm feeling ♪ ♪ i gotta make you understand ♪ never gonna give you up never gonna let you down ♪ ♪ never gonna run around and dessert you ♪ ♪ i'm never gonna make you cry never gonna say good-bye never gonna tell a lie and hurt you ♪ ♪ we've known each other for so long ♪ ♪ your heart's been aching but you're too shy to say it ♪ ♪ inside we both know what's been going on ♪ ♪ we know the game and we're gonna play it ♪ ♪ and if you ask me how i'm

feeling ♪ ♪ don't tell me you're too blind to see ♪ ♪ never gonna give you up ♪ never gonna let you down never gonna run around and desseert you ♪ ♪ never gonna make you cry never gonna say good-bye ♪ ♪ never gonna tell a lie and hurt you ♪ ♪ know i'm never gonna give you up ♪ ♪ i'm never gonna let you down ♪ never gonna run around and desert you ♪ ♪ i'm never gonna make you cry never gonna say good-bye ♪ ♪ never gonna tell a lie and hurt you. >> sing the blues for me! ♪ ooh give you up ♪ ooh give you up ♪ never gonna give never gonna give ♪ ♪ give you up ♪ never gonna give ♪ we've known each other since

1987 ♪ ♪ your heart's been aching but you're too shy to say it ♪ ♪ inside we both know what's been going on ♪ ♪ we know the game and we're gonna play it ♪ ♪ and if you ask me how i'm feeling ♪ ♪ i'm feeling pretty good america ♪ ♪ i'm never gonna give you up i'm never gonna let you down ♪ ♪ never gonna run around and desert you ♪ ♪ never gonna make you cry never gonna say good-bye never gonna tell a lie and hurt you ♪ ♪ no never gonna give youer in gonna let you down ♪ ♪ never gonna run around and desert you ♪ ♪ i'm never gonna make but cry i'm never gonna say good-bye never gonna tell a lie and hurt you ♪ ♪ yeah yeah

♪ ♪ >> woo! >> woo-hoo! >> woo-hoo! way to go, rick astley. tell me your name. >> my name's dawn. >> what a pleasure to meet you, dawn. fantastic. >> i have no idea how i knew every word to that song. >> thank you. >> we'll be back with more music in a moment. but first on a thursday morning, this is "today" on nbc. they prey on our children, spending billions. addicting 17,000 california kids each year. eventually killing one-third of them. now tobacco companies are spending millions to... defeat prop 56. because in every state that's raised tobacco taxes, smoking rates go down. so who are you going to trust? pediatricians, cancer groups and the califronia pta who all...

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welcome back. rick astley's back on the music scene with a brand-new album and sound. >> he wrote, recorded and produced all of the songs on "50" right in his home studio. >> guess what?

it has already climbed to number one in the uk. good morning! >> wow. >> we're going to hear the new music. one of the things we love about you, is you embrace the classics as much as we do. >> of course i do, yeah. to be honest, i quit quite young. i was 27, 28. we just had a daughter. i wanted to spend some time at home so i haven't been singing all those songs for 30 years. know what i mean? so it still feels good to do them and have fun with it. >> what do you say to the people who say "never gonna give you up" and "together forever" sound a bit like the same song. >> i agree with them. i've actually sung the wrong lyric at one point. >> we've been having a bit of a dispute. i said it was the same song. kind of feels like it. >> some of it is just rehearsed. >> when you went to your computer and opened up a link somebody sent and was your video played for you? >> certainly. the way i heard about rick rolling is a friend of mine that lives in los angeles. i was on holiday actually in

italy. he sent me an e-mail, he rick rolled it. i said i know this guy really, really well, he's one of my best friends. what are you doing. then he sent me another one and he just kept doing it. >> your new music is totally different than your old stuff that you are about to play for us new. >> they're still pop songs. just lyrically and stuff, i'm older and i have more to say. >> appropriately enough -- the song is called "keep singing." ladies and gentlemen, rick astley. ♪ ♪ when i was a boy i saw my daddy cryin' at the steering wheel ♪ ♪ and oh it made me feel so scared ♪ ♪ then there was joy from my vantage of swimming in a choir of voices ♪

♪ and oh i knew that i'd been spared ♪ ♪ that at this age some sunny day instead of throwing my life away ♪ ♪ i'm going to save some sunny day for throwing my life away ♪ ♪ won't keep singing praying to the heavens ♪ ♪ keep singing whoa keep singing climb until my hands are stinging ♪ ♪ i've been saving some sunny day for throwing my life ♪ ♪ throwing my life ♪ throwing my life away ♪ yeah yeah ♪ now understand as a father

blessed are the children are our greatest reward ♪ ♪ with these hands i'll move a mountain build a castle to keep you safe ♪ on this you know you can be sure ♪ ♪ you'll be safe some sunny day safe from throwing your life away ♪ ♪ you'll be safe some sunny day from throwing your life throwing your life away ♪ ♪ keep singing whoa keep singing ♪ ♪ raise it to the heavens when your voice is ringing ♪ ♪ keep singing whoa keep singing ♪ ♪ climb up until the hands are stinging ♪ ♪ you'll be saved some sunny day from throwing your life ♪ ♪ throwing your life throwing your life away ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ who knew -- who do you love when it all comes down to truth ♪ ♪ who do you love when it all comes back to you ♪ ♪ who do you love who do you love ♪ ♪ when you're liein' in your bed ♪ ♪ who do you love who do the love ♪ ♪ keep singing oh keep singing ♪ keep singing please keep singing whoa keep singing ♪ ♪ praise keep singing whoa keep singing ♪ ♪ you'll be saved some sunny day from throwing your life ♪ ♪ throwing your life throwing your life away ♪

♪ yeah yeah >> woo-hoo! >> yeah! >> awesome. >> rick astley. "keep singing." the album is called "50." rick, great to have you here. back in a moment. but first, this is "today" on nbsz.

al had to leave just a little bit early today.

dylan's here with wirbirthdays. >> what a good assignment to see who's on our smucker's jars today. happy 100th birthday to don mozer. he was featured in "golf digest" magazine after scoring back-to-back hole in ones. that's impressive. pearl messenhimer from north carolina is 100 years old. she loves drawing her own garden and eating fresh foods. like we all do. happy 103 birthday to spin crawford. love that name. this life-long farmer is from felton, pennsylvania. miss frances young of north kelly, north carolina is also 100 years old. she loves watching "the price is right" and cheering on every single contestant. owen myer is celebrating 1 00 years. this retired butcher is from fenton, michigan. he is a world war ii veteran.

we thank you for your service, sir. roscoe humphrey is turning 100 years old. head to today.com/celebrates. >> spin feldman. i like that name. that's really cool. >> it's actually so appropriate. right? >> exactly right. >> we're back after your local news.i'm ... studts and tehers on thecampus - a very good morning to you. 8:56. i'm laura garcia-cannon. students and teachers on uc-davis in shock after learning about the death of a researcher in africa. she was there to attend a conference on plant biology. school leaders say 30-year-old sharon gray died tuesday after angry demonstrators threw stones at her vehicle.

the unrest has been brewing since sunday when at least 55 people died during a religious festival. police are blamed for sparking a stampede after tear gas into the crowd. bobry del is gathering new information on what happened. he'll have a full report on the midday newscast. a link to more about what's causing so much unrest in ethiopia and details about the student who actually died. right now, we're tracking the path of hurricane matthew which is forecast to barrel up to a large portion of the u.s. coastline. it's overtaking that coastline, as well. it's not supposed to hit u.s. shores till later tonight. you can link to the very latest right now on our twitter feed. another magical moment for giants fans. a home run propels them into the division did playoffs. get the recap now on our facebook. another update in half an hour. we'll see you then.

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this morning on "today's take," slow cooker sweet desserts without all the work. and the hottest fall footwear. all that and more coming up now. >> annncer: 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 thursday morning. throwback thursday, october 16th, 2016. al is on a top-secret assignment. we cannot say where he is.

>> mission impossible. >> but tamron is here with a piece of cake in the morning. i'm a man who has issues with will power so i'm kind of looking at that going -- you can eat just a couple bites? >> no. how many bites have you had already? >> i've had two pieces this morning. >> not a bite. two pieces. this segment is coming up. this was actually made in a slow cooker. a cheesecake made in a slow cooker. >> by a woman from mississippi, which means an extra stick of butter every time. just because. >> i don't taste butter. >> so yesterday we mentioned on our -- please go to "today's take" facebook page and give us your submissions for your halloween costumes. we're dying to see the wild ones as we big up to something big. becky barrett. spaghetti and meet balls. >> or raggedy ann with a thing on top. a colander. >> that's tristin richt.

>> she's a tornado. >> oh, that's cute. >> the face. look at the cheeks. >> what's up with people's obsession with bob ross? >> because it is an easy one. >> there is a major theme going on. it is iconic. >> sarah submitted bob ross and his painting. here is bob ross in a happy tree. >> so your spouse or significant other is your easel and -- >> yeah. >> that's a good couple's costume. >> i was obsessed with bob ross when i was a kid. i was an a.d.d. kid. i told you before. it was kind of hard to -- but look how soothing this is right here. just like watching golf. get sucked in. talking about the little white caps that go on the top of the wave. i think we should show our kids now a little bob ross. it is better that be mozart. >> didn't they just report that bob's hair wasn't real? wasn't that the story? >> if you're telling me that was a prop. >> it was a perm. he didn't have is the natural fro. >> people do all kinds of

adjustments to maximize their hair. >> i do it every day. i do a lot of adjustments every day to maximize everything. >> his hair was gorgeous. >> maybe kids should start watching bob and like the reruns of it. i talk to my nieces every day. we face time and chitchat. the 10-year-old who is the most fearless of the girls. pretty tough kid. we're talking about her day. she said, i've got something to ask you. >> what's going on? >> those creepy clowns. are they real? i said, no, they're not real! apparently at school, one girl said that a creepy clown knocked on her window at home and she shared the story with all the kids at school. so i could tell she was trying to rationalize. she said you're in news, did you do it on the news. i said, yeah, i did the story. they're not real creepy clowns. there are people dressed in these costumes and they're pranking for whatever reason. >> but they're creepy, for sure.

>> they're creepy. a couple of girls were arrested in new jersey this week. there have been several arrests around the country. i was trying to explain to her. she said, well, can they get into the house? my friend said -- no, they can't get in the house. parents, just know -- i know it is all over facebook and i know people have been talking about it in the news but if your kid is not on facebook or watching the news, they don't know. but this is in school. this kid was terrified. >> the clown was such a beautiful, innocent thing. what happened to the clown? >> bozo! >> yeah. bozo. you know fizbo is eric stone's street from modern family. when he was a struggling actor he used to be fizbo the clown and did birthdays. but what a beautiful, fun happy clown. >> they used to show up at birthdays and make you happy. now people are driving in their suvs -- some of the costumes, you don't even want to see some

of the clown masks out there. they would scare any adult. just be on the lookout. sixth graders all around the country chitchatting about creepy clowns. >> so on halloween will you have a clown filter so you can filter them out for her? >> she wants to be a unicorn. the other wants to be raven from -- i think -- it is a tv show. she was raven. she wears like a hood. i'm getting all the costumes now. >> would you like me to come to your house as a happy clown? >> no. >> to reset the clown thing? >> this is a clown-free zone around the hall-newton house. you didn't hear that 10-year-old's voice. it was quivering. . i said aunt tamron -- i said i will get on a plane and if there is is a clown anywhere near, aunt tamron is on the case. i comforted her. >> you don't need me. that's good because i'm not available anyway. these kids didn't see a creepy clown but they say

something they had only heard about, maybe seen a few times, and that is donald trump. he came in to the international christian academy first grade room in las vegas and the kids had heard so much stuff and they started to freak out a little bit, especially one girl. listen to her carefully. >> nice to meet you. >> i'm nervous. i'm nervous. i'm nervous. >> see, i told you his hair wasn't orange. >> i'm nervous! i'm nervous! >> see, i told you his hair wasn't orange. >> "i told you the rest of him was orange." the hair is yellow. it is the rest that is very orange! >> that is -- so the hot topic before he comes -- do you think his hair's orange? i don't know. what do you think -- misses, abc, do you think his hair is orange? >> clowns aside, just imagine -- he a he a very tall, big presence with the hair that you can't forget and the whole thing. if you are a kid, you're seeing this thing for the first time.

>> "this thing." this person. >> well, to a kid, it's this man. it's got to be overwhelming. >> i'm sure they've heard about it. it's like ch-- from the perspective of a 5-year-old? >> were you nervous when you met donald trump for the first time? >> no. the only person -- i met winnie mandela and i was in a full-on breakdown sweat. >> i should be nervous for winnie mandela. but donald, i was terrified. >> why? >> because been a journalist for 25 years and i started out as a crime reporter in the middle of the night. i have yet to have an interview where -- i'm more afraid of the viewers tweeting that i ask a bad question. that is the only thing in journalism that scares me going viral because you think they didn't do the right thing. >> get off twitter. >> chrissy teigen.

i follow chrissy teigen. she follows me. her account is now private because she says she's, like billy, tired of you-know-whos out there. >> funniest thing chrissy teigen ever said, i carry in my pocket a little note that says "john did it." so if i die and the police find me, john will never be able to date again. that is so twisted. and very funny. so what fall shows are you watching? entertainment weekly says it is "this is us." >> i agree. that's the only show i'm watching right now. it is amazing. we had milo on talking about it. you loved it. >> i did. i was very -- this is a great scene here. the doc helps deliver. he's not sure this is how it is going to go.

this is him saying this is going to go well. they end up losing a child but what happens and who that child becomes as it all comes together in the first episode is phenomenal. my problem is getting to the second date. like i'm going to watch this again. next tuesday, then i put it aside and i forget then i got to catch up on my ipad, then something else happens. >> what i do is i dvr "game of thrones," "walking dead," "narcos." i get up early saturday and i watch all my shows. i binge watch. i'm a binge watcher. i can't watch anything in real time and get it done. >> little french press coffee which i know you have on the weekends. >> my r 2 d 2 french press coffee. up next, it is one of the coolest inventions in the bond movies. this one goes back to "thunder ball." the jet pack. >> is that you in that thing? >> that's sean connery. no. this is the updated version. it's become the reality. if you want to fly one of these things, we'll tell you how right after this. ou want

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back now with more of "today's take." you want to see something really cool? >> i do. >> you're a bond fan. like james bond. like "thunder ball" back in the '60s. the jet pack that sean connery wore? i would love to have a jet pack. it's taken them 40 years but they're finally here. jet aviation is the company in the uk. there goes sean. he rides it well. but this is what they got. you can only take it for ten minutes. it goes up to 60 miles an hour. >> that's fast! >> so if you live 11 minutes away from work and you are going to go over the river, you better hope you have a tailwind behind you. >> you could make it, right? >> you could. >> could you make it? >> in a strong wind. i don't know. i'm not the guy that says i got to do that. >> i think -- roll the tape. remind us. >> oh, no. oh, god. >> is that why? >> oh, no. oh, no!

>> this is billy, ladies and gentlemen. if you missed it, a couple of weeks ago, trying out this -- it's an air jet thing that others have been able to conquer. >> yes, they have. but i got to tell you, this is -- that is the most severe abusive i've ever been through. when you go 15 feet in the air and you land on your side and you have a life jacket? that's like landing on pavement. the life jacket doesn't help you sink into the water. it's -- >> were you bruised after? >> i got on an airplane after that and i was like just kind of whimpering to the flight attendant. you're right. maybe that's why i am a little sensitive to it. okay. something that i would love to have in my backyard, this is the dad of all dads. we're going to put him in the category. we should start a contest, dad of the year. >> official dad of the year. >> gavin mccall's daughter, lila, is a huge fan of "american ninja warrior." so what does super dad do?

show us. >> welcome to "american ninja warrior" denver city finals. our next athlete is lila mccall. she's got her "girls are superstars" shirt on and she's ready to go. in three, two, one -- boop! first up is the newly redesigned quintuple steps, a new obstacle for her this year but she's making short work of it. >> look at this! >> her dad built this. in the backyard. this is -- oh, a shopping basket. that can be dangerous. >> you have a father of the year contest -- it's over. >> how many dollhouse things does she have in the backyard? i've seen like six roofs in this backyard. >> he's a great announcer. he's like i don't know -- >> boom. she lands it. she lands it. >> there is a zipline waiting for her. >> the question is, is mom covering her eyes or watching at home. whoa! one hand. >> one-handed zipper.

now she makes it to the swings. by the way, you tried that at the adventure park we did. stepping on those ladders -- >> it is very difficult. that's our entry. >> can you believe that? reminds me, one of my -- before "this is us" "parenthood" was on. they have their son, he has asperger's syndrome. they cut to the end of the show, they're playing pirates and dressed in do rags and hiding behind -- this is it. they found it. look at mom. she's just like -- and if i'm not mistaken, that is the most romantic thing i think. you could tell a joke, you can be funny. but if you are playing with your children like that man did, built that thing -- >> it's true. even memories as a kid among my most fondest memories of my dad building us this little -- i had a pet chicken.

a chicken. every easter we'd get a bunny and we'd have a chicken. my dad and his brothers, they had a bathtub and they dug it out in the backyard and made a pond. the bathtub was the foundation. i'd have a baby chicken and we'd have a little pen for my bunny rabbit because my dad and my uncle would build it. those are like those memories. i just revealed i had a chicken. now i'm never going to hear -- i had a pet chicken as a child. real quick. >> hold on. >> a lot of you are sending in your bob ross costumes. this is bob ross and the groupie. and then -- that's what she said she was. then this is nattie, '80s bob ross, paintbrush and all. they're rolling in on the twitter accounts. see, this when twitter's cute and fun. >> dylan has a look at the weather for us. >> yeah. we are focusing on hurricane

matthew as this continues to be a major hurricane moving through the bahamas. winds are up to 125 miles per hour and more strengthening is possible. we are looking at west palm beach up to melbourne to see the significant effects from this storm with winds tomorrow morning perhaps up near 145 miles per hour. keep in mind, hurricane-force winds only extend about 25 to 40 miles outside of the center of this storm, so if this storm is only 15 miles offshore, we could see the entire east central coast of florida be raked with hurricane-force winds causing damage, causing coastal flooding. that storm surge, and also significant rainfall, too. it should weaken to a category 2 storm as it is just off the coast of georgia, and then it takes this weird loop all the way wrapping back around which we'll see what happens at that point. but we are looking again for as much as up to 12 to 15 inches of rain in florida and three to six-foot storm surge along with winds up near possibly 145 miles per hour. that's a

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time to start. specifically for reservations and specialty activities, 180 days is optimal. >> 180 days. >> i know. you can't just buy a ticket at the gate and show up anymore. >> 180 days for special attractions and those things? >> yeah. if there something that is a must-do for your family, i would actually recommend planning your trip in reverse. secure that reservation first. >> the thing we do around here is taking a walk. we move to an area that's very much the same as the area we were just in but it is a new part of the studio. lighting's better. >> got it. >> okay. you also talk about planning your trip in reverse. >> yeah. >> why do you do that? >> because you don't want to have disappointment when you arrive there. you go and want a special activity, it is not going to be available all the time. don't just show up and wing it. you got to get that secured, then worry about booking your flight and hotel because you don't want any disappointment when you arrive. >> oh, my gosh. this is a life saver. you put 30 million people up here.

30 million people? how many people are planning vacations this early? >> yeah. well, this spring in orlando we had 30 million visitors. so crowd levels are at an all-time high and tourism is not going anywhere. >> really. that's a good thing. >> yeah. it is a great thing. >> so if i'm going to plan a trip right now, the optimal time if i'm planning a trip right now -- or if i want to, say, have spring break, would you say now or can i wait a little bit? >> no. i would plan at least nine months ahead. yeah. the main peak seasons -- if you want to avoid the large crowds and the high peak season rates, you need to know when not to come actually to theme parks. >> how many people actually do that? >> not enough. and they're really frustrated when you get there. >> you are wasting a ton of money. >> yeah. it is expensive in the first place to go now. if you are going to do it, take the extra splurge and see whatever expedited entry you can purchase or arrange. get it done. >> you're awesome. tara knutson, thank you very

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after a cool start, pretty mild finish for the day. mostly sunny skies and mostly 60s and low 70s. upper 70s near downtown san jose and some spots near 80 degrees and certainly trending warmer as we head towards the weekend. look at san francisco, just in time for fleet week. warmer temperatures on saturday.

valley temperatures a feel like summer weekend and much cooler, a chance for much needed rain arriving on wednesday next week. we had a couple of trouble spots. it is the dunbar bridge i am happy to report just reopened all lanes seconds ago. we had a slow drive heading up to san mateo bridge. a jam for fremont and milpitas, south 880 to west 237. that's a popular lane for you. >> 101 slow for san jose and a crash over there. >> thank you very much, more local news coming up at half an hour. please join us for our midday as well at 11:00.

someone wise once said, good things take time. that person probably owned a slow cooker. but it is not just for main meals or side dishes. you can also do a phenomenal dessert, we're told. elizabeth, a/k/a the debutante farmer. last time you were here you were cooking amazing dins ee ining d said you can do desserts. >> there are tons. we have a wonderful lava cake. who doesn't love a warm lava cake? we've got our cake mix. we're going to make this super simple. mix this up.

mix, mix, mix. >> this is box cake mix? >> it is. it is. we need to get that all mixed up. once we mix that up, then we're going to pour it right into our slow cooker. then after that we take this wonderful jell-o pudding mix that we've made. we put our milk in there. we're going to let it sit for about two minutes. pour this right in. you are so good. >> little lumping. >> let me tell you something! she's getting better every time i come. >> thank you. >> i'm a pretty decent cook, thank you. chocolate chips on top. that's like a pudding. >> exactly. put our lid on. it is one of the most fantastic things you have ever had. >> is that instant pudding or is that the pudding? >> that's instant pudding. we put a little milk in it. because it is a little sweet, we're going to cut that sweetness with a little ice

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now we've got some cream. we're going to mix this up. and then -- we're going it turn it on and let it melt. it is going to be about an hour. >> that's fantastic. you can do other things. >> exactly. here we are all melted. >> it smells so good! >> exactly. then we're going to sprinkle some white chocolate chips on top. so we mix this. once it's mixed and melted, we pour it in our pan. let it sit. honey, is this not just fantastic? >> it is fantastic. >> it is just a few minutes and we've got some of the best desserts you've ever had. >> there you have it. we challenged her and she rose to the occasion. thank you so much, elizabeth. this is amazing! do yourself a favor! check out today.com/food. you will not -- people will love you. i mean seriously.

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>> okay, good. i didn't wear boots today. i wanted to use your ideas here. arrange the booties. >> i think if there is one boot you have in your closet, ladies, this season, it is the ankle bootie. they're so versatile. here i paired it with a pair of jeans. these are from target. all of jeans today are under $100. a lot of women aren't sure of the length of the jeans. basically just have a touch of skin showing. that's it. that's all you need to do. >> y can roll your jeans up. don't just think that it is back to the happy days, like fonzie pants. you can actually roll your pants up and still be cool looking. >> absolutely. so glad you mentioned that. paired here with a great moto jacket. the two-tone jeans is another trend we are seeing. this is a great weekend look. i love the western flair. >> that's another trend. those jeans, so cute. >> those are from american

eagle. >> over the knee. olivia pope is in the building! >> right? everyone needs an over hurricane the-knee boot. they are super sexy. it is all about balance. they are so sexy on their own. really bounce it out. i paired it with a monochromatic white looking. >> i have on white right now. >> you absolutely can. a chunky knit sweater, a bag floun -- big flouncy skirt. these are by steve madden. >> i'm a big fan of the over-the-knee boot over the skinny heel. thanks so much, olivia pope! next up on our list -- >> oh, yes. holy mackerel! it is all about the embellished heel. i think we can thank dolce &

gabbana and gucci for this look. you can absolutely wear this to work. i kept the rest of her outfit fairly simple and classic. turtleneck, tweed skirt. these are from lord & taylor, $99. >> i'm not a feign of dark tights. i love these though because they're textured. >> let's leave some time for the men. >> this looks like a billy bush weekend outfit. >> here we go. these are the chelsea boot. every guy needs a chelsea boot like a woman needs an ankle booty. make sure your pants are tapered at ankle. >> some guys don't like tapered pants. >> just try it. can you lift your leg up so we can see the boot? >> they have elastic from the sides. that's how you know it is a chelsea boot. and no laces. the other tip, jeans over the top of the boot. >> chelsea boot. the must-have boot. >> next up, another guy.

>> i'm a fan of this! >> me, too. i love a good sneaker. sneakers are not for the gym just anymore. they are for a more sophisticated look. get a white basic sneaker with laces. so clean and sharp. >> he's got like a fabric pant on. >> these are a jogger pant. they have an elastic waistband so they are incredibly comfortable. paired with a chunky sweater and even a tie with sneakers. >> this is perfect! love it. . thanks, models. fantastic, job, melissa. for these looks, go to today.com/style. you all look fantastic! i'm going to go shopping. dylan has the forecast for us. >> i'll join you shopping right after the forecast. we do have our eyes of course on hurricane matthew, still a category 3 hurricane but expected to strengthen into possible a category 4. this morning it continues to move through the bahamas. looking at a 10 to 15-foot storm surge, up to 15 inches of rain there. as it gets closer to best palm

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this u.s. marine believes living with cancer is a reminder to live in the present and his diagnosis boosted his commitment to help others. >> i hope to inspire other guys to get fit in mind, body and soul. >> our second finalist is j jedidiyah ballard. as if med school was not enough, he completed army ranger school, a grueling 62-day combat leadership course. >> would never do it again. pretty limited food. pretty limited sleep. you're uncomfortable through the whole way somehow. >> he then served two years in afghanistan as a battalion surgeon and in his free time as e.r. doctor volunteers at a burn camp for young victims. our third finalist, otis cooper. as a pilot, otis completed eight deployments overseas. today he has the awesome responsibility of flying some very important passengers. >> so the first lady or the r

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lands. 76 for fremont and walnut creek close to 72. temperatures are going to continue to rise, temperatures could get close to upper 70s on san francisco on saturday and cooler for the second half of the week. in land locations seeing number rise close to 90s on saturday. mid way through next week, we could see rain approaching friday. now, lets see how things are shaping up for your morning driver. >> better but not completely better. that's much improved, heading across the park side is still jammed up on the fremont side. folks traveling north on 880. that's one alternate. you can take that dunbar bridge, combining with the morning commute, still tough west 237. by the time you get to 101, we start to move much better in palo alto. that's a tough drive. back to you. sam, back to you. we are following breaking

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