still have one lane blocked south 101 at spencer -- oh, it just cleared. >> that's what's happening "today in the bay." we'll be back at 7:25 with a local news update. >> be safe out there. good morning. one-two punch. first lady michelle obama delivers a stinging and emotional takedown of donald trump over his alleged treatment of women. >> it is cruel. it's frightening. and the truth is, it hurts. >> as the president slams republicans blaming them for trump's rise. >> they've been feeding their base all kinds of crazy for years. >> trump now lashing out at the women who claim they were targets of his unwanted advances. >> they're horrible, horrible liars. >> can the trump ticket bounce back from what's become an avalanche of accusations? we'll ask his running mate, governor mike pence, when he joins us live. brutal storms.

destructive winds and flooding rains batter the northwest overnight, with more to come, while in the atlantic, hurricane nicole roars across bermuda leaving behind major flooding. better safe than sorry. airlines stocking up on fire containment bags in case phones or laptops overheat, as samsung admits its note 7 failure will cost the company more than $3 billion. and jaw-dropping scare. great white somehow manages to break in to a shark cage. before wiggling its way out. but get this -- a diver was inside, and he's going to need a new cage. probably a new wet suit "today," friday, october 14th, 2016. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza.

and good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a friday morning. remember that shark diving segment i wanted to do? >> forget it. you said he needs a new cage, a new wet suit. i think he needs a new hobby. all right? because that is terrifying. >> that's unbelievable. we'll explain more about what happened in that videotape later in the show. let's start though on this friday morning with raw emotion on the campaign trail. just 25 days to go until the election. here is today's state of the race. donald trump is pushing back against allegations of sexual misconduct that have been leveled against him, while first lady, michelle obama, takes trump to task over those accusations. >> our latest battleground state poll show hillary clinton is now up five points in north carolina. take a look at ohio though. two candidates locked in a dead heat. they've got 45% a piece there. >> hillary clinton is off the trail today while trump has rallies scheduled in north carolina. we have complete coverage

beginning with nbc's hallie jackson at trump tower just down the road from us here in manhattan. hallie, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey there, matt. good morning. donald trump is now basically declaring war against his rivals, and that is apparently a category that includes not just his political opponents, but members of the press and the women who have accused him of misconduct. allegations trump strongly denies. a defiant donald trump targeting hillary clinton. >> she should be locked up. she should. >> reporter: and his own accusers. multiple women in the last 48 hours who have come forward to say trump touched or kissed them without permission. >> the claims are preposterous, ludicrous, and defy truth, common sense and logic. >> reporter: the allegations, which trump strongly denies, have not been independently verified by nbc news. one of the women sharing additional details with cnn about what she says happened on a flight with trump some three

decades ago. >> did he actually kiss you? >> yeah. yeah. >> on the face? on the lips? >> all -- wherever he could find a landing spot. yes. >> another ridiculous tale. no witnesses, no nothing. >> reporter: jessica leeds first shared her story with the "new york times." >> these attacks are orchestrated by the clintons and their media allies. >> why in the world he would blame the clintons for it is phenomenal. but that's his wall of protection. he is -- this is how he is coping with the fact that he's completely rejecting the reality. >> reporter: "the new york times" is rejecting trump's demand they retract their article. in a statement, all but daring trump to take them to court, "nothing in our article has had the slightest effect on the reputation that mr. trump, through his own words and actions, has already created for himself."

now, those words are getting fresh scrutiny. "vanity fair" finding footage of trump on fox news describing in 2010 how to win over women. >> move forward. >> thank you. >> even if you get smacked. >> reporter: trump's wife, standing by him now. melania trump demanding her own retraction from "people" magazine after one of its writers, natasha stoynoff, recounted how she said trump pushed her against a wall and kissed her during an interview in 2005. >> look at her. look at her words. you tell me what you think. i don't think so. >> reporter: and on a charlotte radio show thursday, donald trump jr. defending his father over those lewd comments made during a 2005 "access hollywood" taping, a show owned by nbc universal. >> i've had conversations like that with plenty of people where people use language off color. they're talking, two guys, amongst themselves. i've seen it time and time again. i think it makes him a human. >> reporter: trump also going to war with his own party, the

press and the clintons, getting back-up from several women who for years have accused bill clinton of sexual misconduct, accusations the former president has long denied. >> hillary is not for all women. hillary is only for one woman and that's herself. >> reporter: this morning, we are getting a new snapshot of how the race stands nationally. a fox news poll out shows hillary clinton leading donald trump by seven points with more than half of those polled saying trump is not qualified to be president. matt? >> hallie jackson, thank you. the president and first lady tore into trump on the campaign trail with michelle obama growing emotional over the latest accusations against the republican nominee. nbc national correspondent peter alexander with that side of the story this morning. peter, good morning. >> reporter: hey, savannah. good morning. they may be two of the most effective speakers in all of politics right now, the president and first lady. michelle obama warning voters in deeply personal terms against

electing donald trump, referring to him only as "hillary clinton's opponent." president obama taking republicans to task for their role in the rise of trump. from the first couple, a powerful one-two punch aimed at donald trump. >> you've got somebody who each and every day, every time he talks, proves himself unfit and unqualified for this office. >> reporter: president obama in ohio tearing into republicans, blaming them for standing by as trump took over the party. >> if your only agenda is either negative -- negative is a euphemism -- crazy, based on lies, based on hoaxes, this is the nominee you get. >> reporter: first lady michelle obama equally passionate in new hampshire. >> it has shaken me to my core in a way that i couldn't have predicted. >> reporter: expressing outrage about trump's lewd comments toward women. >> this is disgraceful. it is intolerable. and it doesn't matter what party

you belong to. no woman deserves to be treated this way. none of us deserves this kind of abuse. >> reporter: vice president biden punctuating the point in this new interview for "meet the press." >> this guy, as i said, has acknowledged that he has been a sexual predator. he's acknowledged that he's abused his power. the textbook definition of what constitutes sexual assault. >> reporter: hillary clinton also attacking trump while fund-raising in california. >> the whole world has heard trump brag about how he mistreats women and the disturbing stories just keep coming. it makes you want to turn off the news. >> reporter: meanwhile, clinton's campaign is fending off new criticism after wikileaks latest release of hacked e-mails which have not been authenticated by the campaign or nbc news. in one e-mail, brian fallon in a

statement, writing, our position is no such material exists. also mishandling classified information. clinton now looking to lighten the mood with ellen degeneres. >> clearly the winner of the debate was the guy in the red sweater. ken bone. >> we need a little laugh sometimes. a number is striking this morning. google trends' data shows online searches for the terms "write-in" actually spiked last week more than 2,800%. the highest point since 2004. a lot of americans still unsatisfied with a lot of their options. coming up, we'll have more from chuck todd's exclusive interview with vice president biden, including what he says about former president bill clinton. matt and savannah. >> peter alexander, thank you. let's turn to steve kornacki and nicolle wallace. we just saw another national poll from fox news that shows

clinton with a seven-point lead nationally. if you are the democrats, if you are the clinton ticket right now, you are probably feeling pretty good. on the other hand, steve, it is true that she is continuing to be a very unpopular candidate. if people think, well, this race is over, trump's not going to win, do the democrats have to worry about people who would otherwise come in and cast a vote saying forget it, i don't have to, and this becomes a much tighter race? >> i think it is always a good idea to worry in a campaign that's been as volatile and unpredictable as this one. the position the democrats are in right now has changed. position hillary clinton is in has changed significantly since last week for two reasons. it is a wider gap than we've been seeing. she was ahead last week, now she is significantly ahead in this race. the second thing is the question of all the negatives around donald trump in the last week has that imposed a ceiling on him. if you are a democrat, if this thing gets tighter, you just have to start worrying about whether turnout will catch you

in the end. but this is a significant change since last week. >> if i am the clinton campaign i'm asking michelle obama to clear her schedule for the next three weeks because she resonates. she connects with an audience. but it seems like a double-edged sword because she does it so easily in ways that hillary clinton, the candidate, can't. >> let me first say, i don't know and never before has there been an example of someone's advocacy transferring to somebody else. what michelle obama did yesterday was perfection in that it was the perfect message delivered by the perfect messenger, at the perfect moment. she spoke truth in a climate where just about everybody who does what we do is afraid to actually call out what it is that we're seeing which is textbook misogyny. >> meanwhile, you see donald trump and he's on offense big time. he's going after his detractors in the press. he's going after the accusers saying that they're lying. is that the right approach? does he have any other option at this point? >> is it right? who knows? i think that the biggest mistake donald trump has made -- if you want to give him the most generous odds and say that enthusiasm could, you know, fall through the bottom for hillary

clinton. his best message is not this stuff. his best sort of basket of messages and his ability to connect was around economic isolationism. it was around trade protectionism. it was around foreign policy isolationism. it was around this idea that we would build a wall. that's what won him the nomination. >> what are you saying? you think he should have just denied it and move on to other subjects? >> he hasn't talked about the things that won him the nomination in weeks and weeks and weeks. so his campaign message in the final days is lash, slash and burn. but what won him the nomination, what rallied more republicans to his cause than any of his 16 opponents was a message about economic isolationism and economic restoration. not this stuff. >> steve, what's going to win one of these two, the presidency, is what happens in four key battleground state . why don't you go to the board and show us how it is going. >> we've got new polling numbers. nbc news/"wall street journal" polls.

the key here -- these were conducted after the debate. they get the tape, they get the debate. starting in ohio, a state obviously president obama carried four years ago. donald trump ahead right now after the debate, very small ad and very small margin and is ahead by a point. look, this is a state trump absolutely needs. let's say donald trump was able to get ohio. we also have a new poll to show you in north carolina. the significance here this was a romney state four years ago. this is supposed to be part of the republican base. let's look at that. hillary clinton after that debate opening up a four-point lead over donald trump and we've seen several polls in north carolina that shows this. here's the key. if hillary clinton is able tafl taflt to flip north carolina, look what that does. she's over 270. this is a showstopper state for hillary clinton. even if donald trump won everything else on the map that is a toss-up, he would still be shy of 270. he would need something else. one of the states the trump people say they can flip is

pennsylvania. they're still spending time and still spending resources there. look at this, 51-4 2, again, after the debate in pennsylvania. a huge gap donald trump is facing there. >> he can't lose any of the states that romney won. >> he has to find a way to win north carolina. that's the first thing. about three steps after that. lose carolina if you're trump, you've lost the election. >> steve, well done. thank you very much. still ahead, we should mention mike pence is going to be right here in our studio and get his take on the race and the latest controversies surrounding the campaign. breaking overnight, united airlines suffered a problem with its computer system that resulted in widespread delays. passengers traveling late last night and early this morning went on social media to complain about delays as long as six hours. still unclear just how many flights were affected by 3:00 a.m. united officials announce the problem had been fixed and delayed flights were resuming. some airlines are now taking extra steps to prevent a

disaster in case a passenger sma smartphone or laptop battery catches fire during flight. two u.s. airlines have added fire containment bags and a third airline plans to, asal we, soon. the issue, of course, has taken on new urgency following instances of overheating samsung galaxy note 7 phones including one on a southwest flight earlier this month. 2.5 million phones have been recalled and in the meantime samsung says discontinuing the note 7 is going to cost that company about $3 billion during the current and next quarters. want to tell you more about the devastating flooding in north carolina. that state's governor is vowing to rebuild after hurricane matthew. on thursday, the governor said the state will take steps to protect one of the country's oldest towns. princeville was inundated by flood watters for a second time in less than 20 years. at least 22 people have died in

north carolina as the result of a storm. and more than 40,000 residents remain without power. florida health officials have identified a second miami neighborhood where mosquitos have spread the zika virus to people. at least five people have been infected in the one square mile area near little haiti. that brings the total number of zika cases to more than 1,000. most of those people caught the virus while traveling outside the u.s. but 155 cases are not travel related. well, a michigan judge took matters into his own hands to help take a defendant into custody. sentenced a man to 93 days in jail for violating a protection order. he ordered the deputized court clerk to take him into custody but the man resisted. the judge left the bench, ripped off his robe and helped the clerk pin the defendant down. >> wow. multi-tasking on the bench there. dylan is here with the first

check of the weather and we're seeing the first look of what nicole did to bermuda. >> very bizarre situation. let's show you, first, what's going on in the pacific northwest where along the coast of oregon, we have wind gusts over 100 miles per hour. but the palm trees there, i think that was bermuda first. we did see wind gusts up near 119 miles per hour. the storm came very, very close to bermuda, although never officially made landfall but the infrastructure so well built out there that we did not see a whole lot of damage, although there was some isolated power outage. look at that video from inside a home. clearly the place to be when you consider the fact that winds were up around 120 miles per hour. and we are still looking at this storm system making its way, just continuing tamove o move t north and east. no long arthreat to bermuda. but a specific threat for the upper midwest. and the stronger storm is going to move in this weekend.

on saturday we're looking at perhaps wind gusts over, two to three inches of rain with higher amounts up around six inches. with all the wind we're expecting with 80 to 1 100-mile-per-hour wind gusts even for areas inland we have hurricane warnings and high wind watches and we could see a storm surge and significant power outages are possible, especially as we go into saturday night and through sunday. that's something we really have to monitor. that's a look at the weather across the country and your local forecast is coming up in just 30 seconds.

good friday morning to you. meteorologist ability any slaughter here. we have rain across the bay area, a lot of it across the north bay. we have our storm ranger fired up this morning. you can see from the red scan denoting some of the finer resolutions over the higher mountains. over all the heavy stuff still across the north bay. futurecast shows heavy rain across san francisco by about 9:00. the brunt pushes into most of the bay area just in time for lunch. here is your forecast. mid 60s with on and off rain and wind. ch. coming up, more on michelle obama's powerful take down of donald trump. is the first lady now hillary clinton's most important ally on the campaign trail? our rosen report sets out across the country to find the dirtiest places on your morning commute. the surprising results of america's germ challenge. but, first, this is "today" on nbc. me america's germ challenge.

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we're tracng wh may be a bigstoy very good morning to you. it's 7:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. we are tracking what may be a very big storm moving through the bay area. let's get the latest on the conditions. >> we have storm ranger fired up this morning, exclusive to nbc bay area. you can see the red scan there tracking some of the finer resolution as far as rainfall goes. a lot of light stuff across the south bay. heavier rain making its way through the north bay right now. it won't be until about 9:00, 10:00 until we see it push into san francisco and into the east kba. by lunchtime we'll see it across the south bay. we've got rain falling across the north bay. we're going to toss things over to pete suratos who is live in mill valley.

what's it looking like, pete? >> reporter: good morning, anthony. we've been tracking this weather from petaluma to mill valley all morning. i'd say light showers to a light drizzle right now. we're in this park and ride. they have that area blocked off because if the rain does pick up, it's subject to flooding. if we can pull the video up right now where you have the rain and wind coming down. that's what you see throughout the north bay. chp sending a warning to drivers to be safe on the road. we'll toss over to mike to talk about traffic conditions. >> that's a great note. be extra careful, even though there's a lighter flow of traffic since it's friday. we do have traffic building across the san mateo bridge, highway 92. san mateo has seen a lot of slowing over the last few minut minutes. let me show you the wind shaking the camera and the build kicking in. not a good combination. no major slowing but allow a few

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♪ we are back. it is 7:30 on this friday morning, it is the 14th of october, 2016. our plaza is packed. the crowd is ready to rock into the weekend. we've got a live concert from kings of leon. they'll take our stage in the 8:30 half-hour. >> that's right. perfect morning for music, cool and crisp out on the plaza. let's check the headlines first. a new zika zone has been identified in miami, florida. at least five people infected in a one square mile area near little haiti. that brings the total number of zika cases in that state to more than 1,000. nearly a week after striking the u.s., the death toll from hurricane matthew is still rising. officials now say that storm

killed at least 38 people, and 22 of them were in hard-hit north carolina. donald trump held a massive rally in cincinnati last night. he didn't mention allegations from several women who claim he touched them inappropriately, but trump did launch new attacks against hillary clinton. >> she doesn't have the strength, she doesn't have the aptitude, she doesn't have what it takes. >> trump did address those assault accusations earlier in the day calling them totally and absolutely false. now to "today's campaign moment." vice president joe biden in an interview with chuck todd for "meet the press" was asked if bill clinton's past should matter in this election. >> no, it shouldn't matter. i can't make any excuses for bill clinton's conduct. and i wouldn't attempt to make any excuses for the conduct. but he paid a price for it. he paid a price. he was impeached. and he was -- he expressed his deep sorrow and acknowledged what he did.

>> you can see chuck's full interview with the vice president this sunday on "meet the press." as we mentioned earlier, first lady michelle obama hit the campaign trail on thursday and took direct aim at donald trump. some are calling her speech a defining moment in the race. nbc's andrea mitchell has more on that. andrea, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. michelle obama is carving a new political path for a first lady, delivering a powerful indictment of the republican nominee and speaking to women across party lines in a way that hillary clinton, very frankly, has not been able to. >> reporter: in a 25-minute blistering take-down of donald trump -- >> this is not something that we can ignore. >> reporter: michelle obama didn't once mention his name. >> i can't stop thinking about this. it has shaken me to my core in a way that i couldn't have predicted. >> reporter: at times, her voice shaking as she reacted to that lewd 2005 recording of trump boasting about his behavior with women. >> this wasn't just locker room

banter. this was a powerful individual speaking freely and openly about sexually predatory behavior. >> reporter: aides say the first lady's speech was one she's long wanted to deliver, based largely on her own words. >> the belief that you can do anything you want to a woman? it is cruel. it's frightening. and the truth is, it hurts. >> reporter: first lady michelle obama. >> reporter: since her widely praised speech at the democratic convention -- >> when they go low, we go high. >> reporter: mrs. obama has become hillary clinton's most powerful advocate and shield. collin borrowing the first lady's mantra to stay above the fray. >> when i hear something like that i am reminded what my friend michelle obama advised us all. when they go low, you go high. >> reporter: even thursday when

bill clinton was asked of the women accusing trump of unwanted advances, the former president invoked first lady. >> i think michelle obama said it best. i have nothing else to say. >> reporter: michelle obama has a 56% favorability rating in our august nbc news/"wall street journal" poll. a whopping 68% with women under 50, making her uniquely positioned to reach women, especially. millennials who have been resisting clinton. >> she is an incredibly powerful messenger, first of all, because these millennial voters, many of them were first taken with politics by her husband's campaign, and by her campaigning in 2008. >> all right, let's get to work. thank you all. god bless. >> reporter: a powerful weapon for clinton, this was the first lady's sixth campaign rally in just the past month. five on college campuses. eight years ago hillary clinton and michelle obama were in rifle camps, and in the years since, they were not natural allies. but when it comes to defeating donald trump, the first lady says this fight is deeply personal. and she is all-in. matt and savannah?

>> andrea mitchell at the white house, thank you. by the way, we'll have a lot more on the presidential race in our half-hour, including a live interview with donald trump's running mate, governor mike pence. as al continues to be on the mend, dylan is here with another check of the weather. >> we are looking at warmer temperatures through the middle of country where it's been pretty chilly the last couple of days, well below average. we'll replace that with unseasonably warm weather into the weekend next week. wichita, 85. even across the southeast, temperatures start to warm up. upper 70s in cleveland. going into next week, washington, d.c. by tuesday, should be up to near 80 degrees. indianapolis hovering in the 80s. atlanta, mid 80s. panama city in the mid 80s as well. temperatures staying well above average, possibly even some near-records today. keeping an eye on the pacific northwest storm. good friday morning to you.

meteorologist anthony slaughter. we've picked up over .5 inch in santa rosa. yes, the rain is coming down in the north bay this morning. we have storm ranger on mt. allison tracking some of the finest resolution and radar tracking, a lot still across parts of the north bay. as we put futurecast into motion, we won't see a lot of heavy rain across the main bay area, the east bay and south bay until about lunchtime. >> how could you forget, sunday night is "football night in america." the colts are heading on down to houston to take on the texans. it is a retractible roof, but outside it should be nice and warm, temperatures around 90 degrees. 82 by game time. i really don't know how they decide if the roof is open or not, so either way, can you catch all the action, the texans and the colts, sunday night on nbc. coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. eastern with "football night in america." >> announcer: this "sunday night football" weather is brought to you by verizon.

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some germs in common spots that we encounter on our morning commutes. jeff, good morning. >> savannah has learned this lesson the hard way. as you know, we've tested for germs before, but this time something a little different for you. we are setting up a little challenge hitting three big cities and testing your morning commute in each one. what spots will be the dirtiest? what spots will be the cleanest? we have never seen results like this. we are hitting the road in chicago, in los angeles, and new york city. swabbing for germs in cabs. buses. and trains. >> i am actually blown away by this. >> reporter: where will we find the most germs? and the least. armed with our official bacteria meter, we're about to find out. first up -- new york city. >> time to check this out. i'm swabbing this bus pole.

you think of all the people who grab on to this thing every single day. >> reporter: health experts say any reading over 100 is -- fail. >> 195, nearly double the bacteria limit you want to see. all those people all day. they're not wearing gloves. >> reporter: let's see if we have better luck in this new york city taxi. >> see how grimy it is. >> reporter: all right, let's test this seat. shall we? 62 on the seat which is below that magic 100 number with an acceptable bacteria limits here. go new york city. >> reporter: but i'm nervous because we are about to test the place with the dirtiest reputation of all -- the new york city subway. >> just a guy swabbing for germs with latex gloves on. there are weirder things that have happened on the new york city subway today. >> reporter: time for the moment of truth. 31. i am really blown away by this one. i thought this would definitely be dirty. totally clean. >> reporter: in new york, 2 out

of the 3 surfaces we test are clean. but now let's take this challenge to los angeles. >> all right, here's the l.a. metro. let's go. >> reporter: swabbing this train pole. you can actually see the dirt on the swab. i don't know what it is going to come out with but that's dirt. visible dirt. 189. really dirty. the pole, really dirty. >> reporter: not going so well in l.a. but what about the germs above ground on this l.a. city bus? 259 on this bus pole. teeming with bacteria. gross. >> reporter: think that's bad? watch what happens when i swab this cab's credit card machine. that credit card machine is dirty. more than three times the bacteria level you want to see. use cash. >> reporter: the surfaces we test in l.a., all dirty. we shared our results with nbc medical contributor dr. john torres. >> exposure to bacteria can make you very, very sick. you touch the pole, wipe your nose, wipe your eye, you don't even think about it. bam, you're sick.

>> reporter: but we still have one more city to go -- chicago. these results are the most surprising of all. >> come on, chicago buses! >> reporter: chicago calls itself the cleaner new york. but right out of the gate, things are bad on this bus. remember, anything over 100 is a fail. no, chicago, no. you're on the bus today, look -- 3 730. this is filthy. >> reporter: and things are about to get much worse in this chicago taxi. >> highest reading so far of all the cities. 909. that's more than nine times acceptable limit of bacteria. >> reporter: but the biggest surprise of all. the chicago l train. >> you wouldn't believe it unless i showed you. 4,000. i have never, ever seen a number so high! stay away from this pole! >> reporter: sorry, chicago, the surfaces we tested, the dirtiest of all. what kind of illnesses are we talking about here?

>> you can get a cold which is very common. during the flu season, you can get the flu. you can get more serious things. norovir norovirus. mr mrsa. >> matt lauer is sitting next to us. if you have cuts or scrapes on your hands, don't grab that pole. >> elbow grab. >> but people don't like that because then you take up all the space. i do it, too. but i get a dirty look. >> meanwhile, why would the new york city subway pole be in the 30s and the chicago one be 4,000? >> because we live in the best city in the world, matt. >> wash the hands. coming up next, carson has the story behind what we think might be the wildest shark video we've ever shown. a great white breaking into a diver's cage with the diver still in there. >> inside, people. look at that.

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ever. best shark video today, ever. if you have a fear of sharks, this video is going to do nothing to get you back into the water. this is shot off the coast of mexico. a great white is chomping down on some tuna when it crashes into the diving cage. shark freaks out, actually gets inside the enclosure. everyone? watching, stunned. the shark frees himself, swims away. more panic. amazingly, the diver was uninjured. was able to escape to the bottom of the cage until the shark just swam off. you see some light celebrating there as the diver gets back into the boat. let's go to social media reaction of this video. thomas writing with be this guy sur vif that blokes wet suit needs a good clean out. and that is why i don't swim in the ocean. guys, this was a harrowing video

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that will be your turn to deal with the showers. your forecast today, mid 60s across the bay area today and on and off rain along with gusty winds. we have round two headed our way for tomorrow night. we have details tomorrow night. let's toss things over to mike. >> we're out with bob redell live over on 280 northbound driving through daly city. as you can see through the windshield, bob says a light mist, a fine mist there. you need the wipers, but not enough to really cause a distraction, although the roadway is likely more slip pri with oil that's settled there. 880 slow past the coliseum. you see the camera shaking as well. a tough drive at high street. the map shows oakland is not the only slow spot. both directions towards 87, there was an earlier issue with a signal at coleman. it looks like they may have been resolved. friday shows a lighter commute as is pretty typical over here guys. we'll have another local news update coming to you in

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for the content of this advertising. it's 8:00 on "today" and donald trump fires back. >> these attacks are orchestrated by the clintons and their media allies. >> the gop nominee takes on his accusers, his opponents and the media as he looks to get back on message after allegations of unwanted advances against multiple women. >> the claims are perpreposturo and ludicrous. plus, special surprise. hoda pulls off another heartwarming moment treating one remarkable mom to a day she'll never forget. >> a lot of love on this driveway right now. ♪

and we're not wasting a moment. rock super stars kings of leon kick off the weekend with some of their biggest hits and the brand-new song. they've got a big announcement today, friday, october 14, 2016. >> all the way from vermont for kings of leon! >> came tasee kings of leon! >> . ♪ someone like you >> celebrating my 18th birthday with kings of leon. >> we're here for kings of leon! it's 8:00 on this friday morning. the 14th day of october, 2016, which makes it a great day for

two distinct reasons. >> first, i have to say happy birthday tamy husbao my husband. >> we love you. >> all these peopl all these people out here clapping for you. >> secondly, because we have kings of leon. >> carson is the guy we turn to on music. you've been looking forward to this one. >> one of my favorite bands. the charming sounds out of nashville and new york city. a new record out which i think is some of the best record i think they've done. they've won grammys, they sell out stadiums. this is a real treat for us to have such a great, great rock band. we'll get to them in our next half-hour. but first, let's take a look at your "news at 8." we begin with the race for the white house. i'm peter alexander in washington. our new battleground state poll shows hillary clinton up four points in north carolina, that's a must-win state for donald trump. he will campaign there today. but now take a look at ohio where it is basically

deadlocked. trump clinging to a one-point advantage. >> mr. donnald j. trump. >> reporter: this morning, donald trump trying to get back on message. >> every day between now around the election, we are going to talk about our plans to make america great again. >> reporter: back to bashing hillary clinton. >> she should be locked up. >> reporter: no hint thursday night that his campaign is reeling from an onslaught of allegations from multiple women accusing trump of behaving badly. jessica leeds offering new details on cnn about an alleged incident on a plane 35 years ago when she says trump groped her. >> i was wearing a skirt and his hand started going toward my knee and up my skirt. >> reporter: earlier thursday trump called his accusers' allegations preposterous and ludicrous. nbc news cannot independently confirm any of the accusers' claims. >> these claims are all fabricated. they're pure fiction and they're

outright lies. >> reporter: hillary clinton attending a fund-raiser in san francisco took a swing at the republican nominee. >> the whole world has heard trump brag about how he mistreats women and the disturbing stories just keep coming. it makes you want to turn off the news. >> reporter: the clinton campaign also rolled out the first couple. the president blasting trump for saying things -- >> no decent person would even think, much less say, much less brag about, much less laugh about, or joke about, much less act on. >> reporter: echoed by michelle obama. >> and i can't believe that i'm saying that a candidate for president of the united states has bragged about sexually assaulting women. >> hillary is only for one woman and that's herself. >> reporter: on fox news, three women who have for years accused bill clinton of sexually assaulting them, accusations long denied by the former president. trump with a dire message to the

faithful thursday night. >> either we win this election or we lose our country. >> reporter: a different view from clinton. >> in 26 days, donald trump will stop being on the news every single day. [ cheers ] >> right now donald trump faces a significant deficit nationally. seven points according to a brand-new fox news poll. but perhaps more striking, two-thirds of those questioned say clinton is qualified to be president, while 56% say trump is not qualified. 49% saying trump's not qualified at all. matt and savannah? >> peter, thank you very much. we are joining now by donald trump's running mate, indiana governor, mike pence. governor, good to see you. >> good morning. >> one week ago today we heard donald trump in his own words brag about making unwanted sexual advances on women. now we have six women who have come forward saying in fac that was more than bragging. he did those things to them. you've heard what they've had to

say. you've read it. do you believe these women? >> well, let me say first and foremost, i think donald trump, particularly sunday night, and over the weekend, showed his heart to the american people. he apologized, said he was embarrassed for words that he had used 11 years ago. and i think that was right. >> i want to take us past that and go to what these women are claiming. do you believe them? >> well, what i would say is these are unsubstantiated allegations. i think the reality is that donald trump yesterday categorically denied that these things ever happened. and i believe him. we've talked about it privately. i heard him publicly. what we're going to do in this campaign is not allow the other side to change the subject to slanders and lies. we are going to continue to focus on the issues that really matter most to the american people. i think the reason why you saw 19,000 people come out for donald trump last night in cincinnati, ohio is because american people know this country is in a lot of trouble.

we've got to rebuild our military, stand tall on the world stage again -- >> americans deserve that conversation, but these are serious allegations. let me just ask you. because you just said a minute ago. he has denied these allegations and you believe him. he has also made another statement. he has said that he likes to grab women by the genitals. that he'll just go right up and kiss them. so those are two different statements that donald trump has made. you choose to believe one of them where he denies the allegation. why not take him at his word on the words that we hear and that are on tape and believe him? >> savannah, you know i expressed myself on that over this weekend. the concerns i had about those statements. i think he was right to say that he was embarrassed about that, that he was in a private conversation and that -- >> but you don't believe he does the things he says he does. >> he said very clearly that it was just talk, that he regrets what he said 11 years ago. but these unsubstantiated

allegations with be which, frankly, are very similar to what "the new york times" published six months ago and was widely discredited by the same reporters. i would say as a dad of two daughters, a is a public person, you always take these issues seriously. but these are unsubstantiated claims. donald trump has categorically denied them and we'll work hard to continue to focus this campaign on the issues in the next 25 days that are about a stronger and more prosperous america. >> but he has said he has substantial evidence to prove that what these women are saying is wrong. if there is a time to come up and show us that evidence, this is the time. has he shown you that evidence? >> matt, i think it is coming, and it is coming in, frankly, probably a matter of hours. i know that melania trump, through her attorneys, has already reached out to one of the publications, "people" magazine, to call for a

retraction. >> that's different than showing evidence. >> just stay tuned. there is more information coming forward. but donald trump has made very clear that he's categorically denied these allegations. yet he can't be more definitive than that. and the difficulty is that at this point in a campaign, it is astonishing to see, with all due respect, astonishing to see the enormous coverage of these really unfounded allegations, unestablished allegations, compared to an avalanche of e-mails coming out of hillary clinton's years as secretary of state. we found out this week through one e-mail that despite the fact that she said there was never a decision made of the state department when she was secretary of state to benefit their supporters or their donors, that there is now an e-mail that shows that in the haitian recovery effort after the earthquake, that -- that -- that the state department was directed to remember businesses that were friends of the clintons. that's exactly the kind of pay

to play politics that she said never happened, and now we see hard evidence, not unsubstantiated allegations -- >> we have covered that story and with respect, if she were here or tim kaine were here, we'd be asking her. you're answerable to your campaign, they're answerable to your campaign. there have been talk about the accusers in bill clinton's past, sometimes by you. voters are trying to figure this out and it is really difficult. you have claims on all sides. do you think in fairness that the donald trump accusers and the bill clinton accusers, who we saw at the debate the other night that donald trump brought, do you think they're all entitled to the same presumption of believability? that they're telling the truth. all of them. >> i think we should always take these kind of allegations seriously and respectfully. but in the case of bill clinton, bill clinton actually admitted to being involved with a 23-year-old intern at the white house named monica lewinsky when

he was president. bill clinton actually paid a settlement of over $800,000 to one of those women. >> donald trump has paid settlements. >> the claims against bill clinton now for decades have been quite well chronicled in books and in history. they've been quite well substantiated. and, frankly, those women have gotten scant attention this year or in previous years from many in the mainstream media. so my view is that those claims have largely been established through the record of history that -- but the people need to know that these unsubstantiated allegations have been completely denied by donald trump and we're simly not going to allow this campaign to be drawn off to defending slander and lies. we're going to focus on things that will make america great again. >> let me compliment you. everybody says you are a really good guy. you are a really intelligent guy. you're a guy of faith. you have said that you're a christian first, a conservative next, and a republican last. >> in that order. >> and yet there are some people

looking at your loyalty on this issue, governor pence, and the fact that you say you believe him and you don't really believe these women and they're wondering if you aren't putting your loyalty to the republican party and to this man, donald trump, ahead of your faith and your gut and your heart. how would you answer that? >> i would answer it first and foremost that part of my faith is i believe in forgiveness. when donald trump apologized this weekend to the american people. i believe in extending grace and i think millions of americans do as well. but let me be very clear that in this case, i think it is very important -- as i said, as a dad of two daughters and as a public person, that you take allegations of this nature seriously. but it is important to establish that these are, you know, unsubstantiated allegations. and, frankly, they wire will bee information that comes out on these things. donald trump has made it very clear that he is -- he has

denied these things categorically. and for all the world, matt, i truly do believe that this looks more and more like the kind of thing that comings up in campaigns, the kind of accusations that fly in the final weeks of a campaign when at the end of the day, the 19,000 people that came out in cincinnati, ohio last night, the thousands of people that will be out at our rallies over the course of this weekend, they know that this country is in a lot of trouble. we have iranian warships moving now alongside the border of yemen. we have missiles being fired from yemeni militia that were provided by the iranians at u.s. warships. we have radical islamic terrorism. two police officers shot in boston. we have an economy that is struggling and failing millions of americans. >> can we go back to this issue of faith? >> that change only comes if we elect donald trump as president of the united states. >> i wanted to just end on a grace note, and this issue of faith. because, frankly, at my church,

i think people are truly divided and we hear about message of forgiveness and mercy and grace. would you agree that that forgiveness -- the same measure of grace and forgiveness that many people are willing to extend to donald trump, that as christians, people should also extend that to hillary clinton or to bill clinton? i mean what would it look like? what would this campaign look like if all of that grace were applied equally? >> well, i think it is a wonderful question. but in the case of hillary clinton, with what we're seeing in these e-mails is a very different hillary clinton behind closed doors than we've seen in public. and we've heard no apology for that. when she advocated for open borders at a speech in brazil, when she advocated for socialized medicine at a speech in canada, and now when we hear that they were directing contracts in the haitian recovery effort to friends of the clintons, all we get is silence, all we get is denials. so the beginning of grace is an apology. and, frankly, we're still

waiting for hillary clinton to apologize for being a different person in private than she is in public. >> with all due respect though -- >> donald trump and i are going -- >> -- what these women are claiming about donald trump is he is a very different person in private than he is in public as well. >> i understand that. let's be very clear, he's categorically denied these allegations. these are unsubstantiated allegations, matt. there will be more information that comes out on these in the hours and in the days ahead. but i promise you, this campaign is going to continue to stay focused in the next 25 days on the issues that matter most to the american people. security, prosperity, the supreme court, and i think that's why you're going to continue to see tremendous momentum evidenced in these incredible crowds driving toward november the 8th. >> you are always generous with your time. we appreciate you coming by, governor. thank you. just ahead, hoda is going to be here. she's going to pull off another great surprise for a deserving mom. and we've got kings of

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we're going to start with natalie portman, the actress who absolutely was glowing on the red carpet at the premier of "jackie." portman pregnant with her second child. the movie follows jackie kennedy during her time as first lady. it is getting a ton of early oscar buzz. look at the incredible resemblance as you see right there. isn't that beautiful? "jackie" hits theaters on december 2nd. now to another highly anticipated movie, "fantastic beast." the magic continues, the harry potter spinoff. fans across the globe are getting ready for that, hosting a worldwide event. natalie morales caught up with collin farrell. >> to step in to this universe and this world and the imagination of j.k. rowling was a really fun, exciting thing. and it was maybe something my kids can see. a lot of the things i've done not really suitable for the young boys but they'll be able to follow along.

>> to fans' delight, j.k. rowling revealed that there be -- count them -- five movies in that series. "fantastic beast" hits theaters on november 18th. that's your "popstart!." >> are you so happy? >> all we're miss somethiing isf and mashed potatoes. carson, thank you. dylan, check of the weather. >> good glass of milk will be good, too. we've got this big storm system in the pacific northwest. we pointed this out earlier. this is going to be big story going into the weekend. first one made its way onshore yesterday producing wind gusts up to 100 miles per hour along the coast. the next one is going to move in as we go into saturday afternoon. the second one is going to produce even stronger winds, perhaps in excess of 100 miles per hour. we could see rainfall totals upwards of around 10 to 15 inches, especially across northwestern parts of california. but power outages

. good friday to you. we're still watching that rainfall across pars of san francisco now making its way into the city and will eventually stretch into the east bay. the heavy rain won't be here until about 9:00, 10:00 in the morning and eventually it will get down to the south bay tomorrow. temps today going to stay cool, there you can see from our sky camera network we're already seeing the rain. another storm system set to impact the bay area tomorrow. what? >> national meatloaf today is next tuesday. >> yes! >> next tuesday. >> yes! just ahead, kings of leon rock out on our plaza. >> kings of meatloaf. >> kings of leon getting ready to go. first your local news. we're tracking what may be bist

a very good morning to you. we are tracking what may be a very big storm moving through the bay area. >> i'm going to show you the radar right now, because you can actually see a lot of that rain pushing into san francisco right now. notice the green stays here, that means lights rain is falling, but every now and again with that rain, we're going to see some heavy bursts as it moves through, we have also got storm ranger 5 out, we'll continue to have updates on that throughout the morning. the future cast does show is heavy rain continuing to make its way in by 10:00, 11:00.

we'll continue to track that overall, going to be a gray day and a day for those jackets. let's track the morning commute. what does it look like on those roads. >> we're in the car with bob, he's getting back on the highway, 101 in san francisco, you can see, those are actually rain drops, wet roadways, slick conditions, watch that, folks, but we have a smooth flow of traffic around the bay this friday, so we're seeing a lighter volume of traffic. let's look live at oakland, the camera shaking because of the wind, murky conditions because of the rain. >> another update in half an hour.

it is 8:30. it is a friday morning, kicngs f leon out here on our plaza. so happy to have them here. you guys have some big news that we want to announce right now about a tour? >> yes. our north american tour starts january the 12th. >> yes! >> january 12th. >> isn't it true you are coming to the garden as part of that? >> we are. i think the 20th. >> can you hook us up? >> i know the drummer.

>> great news for citi customers when kings of leon hit the road, you will get special presale access to that tour. citi presales begin next tuesday, the 18th of october. check out today.com for more information there. which is great. >> we cannot wait. we'll see you guys in a little bit. coming up, i have an incredible story about this woman that you will love. we were lucky enough to treat her to a day of pink power surprises. >> we love those stories. by the way, guys from kings of leon, could you get your copy of "fit pregnancy" yet? did you get that? you may have noticed savannah guthrie on the cover of "fit pregnancy." you got a great article inside as well. >> i love that you mention that mike is actually -- your husband -- the best person to have in the delivery room. >> yes. because his line of work is crisis communication. also he is the son of an ob-gyn. his whole life, the phone would ring at dinner and it would be

some woman in labor. he's a good one to have in a pinch. >> ironically enough when my son was born, "sex on fire" was playing in the delivery room. i kid you not. >> seems appropriate. back to business. let's do the weather. >> yes. this weekend we are going to see pretty decent weather across most of the country. especially up across new england, check out the fall foliage, it is peaking, especially across northern wisconsin, northern new england and maine, vermont, new hampshire and upstate new york, too. we're getting patchy color in southern new england and across the east. it is going to be really nice in the northeast on saturday, temperatures in the 50s and 60s, record highs back through the plains. scattered showers through the western great lakes. that big northwest storm could produce wind gusts in excess of 100 miles per hour. on sunday we'll see scattered storms continue to move into the northeast through the afternoon. record highs. elsewhere through the southeast, through the plain states and heavy

good friday morning to you. we have got our storm ranger fired up, tracking the rain as it moves, you can see our scan there atop mt. allison and fremont and oakland starting to see that rain, and as it makes its way down the peninsula by lunchtime. lots and lots of moderate to heavy rain over the next couple of hours. as we go through about lunchtime, we'll still be dealing with moderate to heavy rain. afternoon 2:00 you'll still notice the rain in the east bay and the south bay. the worldwide leader in private aviation. time now for more of our special series "pink power today." in honor of the breast cancer awareness month. >> we asked our viewers to tell us about people who are battling the disease had really deserve a special day. >> it is a great day.

more of 30 of you wrote in to tell us how special this one particular woman is. her name is erin, she's from virginia beach, virginia. after spending time with erin and her family, we completely understand why. erin and jason ludwig love playing outdoors with their two little girls, savannah, 5, and aubrey, nearly 2. >> get mommy! >> reporter: erin, an athletic trainer, and jason, a parole officer, have always been an active and devoted couple ever since meeting as college lifeguards 15 years ago. >> i mean one of the things that made me fall in love with him is his caring and compassion. >> how passionate she is about things, how loving and caring she is toward everyone else. the feelings's always been there but over the past year-and-a-half it actually makes it stronger and actually tests your commitment toward another person. >> reporter: in early 2015, erin was breastfeeding their youngest, aubrey, and felt a

lump unlike any she had ever felt before. doctors confirmed their worst fears of breast cancer. after a double mastectomy and chemo and radiation, tests this summer revealed the cancer had spread. >> it is the worst pain ever. yeah. it is the worst pain ever. seeing what she goes through every day and what she has gone through and what she has in the future. like we know she's going to have to have treatment for the rest of her life. but it's just hard to know that right now there's no cure. >> the difficult talks, they've been difficult. and so we've talked about like the future and everything like that, but not too much. we treat it more as tomorrow is not promised, live every moment

in the moment. >> reporter: as far as moments go, erin was about to find out we had preparing a few for her, a few surprise moments. >> hi, erin! >> your husband said that one of the things you wanted was a family portrait. well, guess what? tomorrow morning we have hired a local photographer to take that special picture for you and your family. oh, erin. little did you know, you were far from getting rid of us. the next morning, erin, jason and the kids headed to the beach for their photo shoot. it was filled with smiles, laughter, and, of course, more bubbles. but there were more smiles to come. earlier that day, hundreds of miles away in florida, erin's whole family was secretly

boarding a private plane. so they could throw a surprise party for her with 30 of her loved ones, all of whom had written us about erin. >> erin, it's me again. okay, the surprises aren't over yet. take the blindfold, put it on your eyes, on your way home. >> can't see. i can take it off? >> sure. >> yes? >> yep. >> surprise! >> hi, honey. >> so good to see you, erin. >> hi. >> reporter: all her friends and family gathered in one place to celebrate this special woman. but we still weren't quite done yet. >> me again. could you please go out into

your front yard. >> yeah! >> where's erin? >> woo! yeah! >> woo! >> hi, erin. >> hi, hoda. >> okay. so, wait. irnd tell you that i'm part of the surprise. but can i tell you what the other part of your surprise is? you see this ford explorer? the warriors in pink wanted to make sure that every day was a good day. so they are gifting you this beautiful car. >> are you serious? >> yes. do you guys like your new car? >> yes! >> you want to come see it?

there's a lot of love on this driveway right now, isn't there? >> they're an incredible family, by the way. >> you need to stop. >> i can tell you something about them? they had this car that has been giving them trouble. it didn't accommodate for wheelchair and stuff like that. so the ford warriors did that. they are an amazing family. >> yeah. >> so great. to bring their family to them and of all the things that she could have won, like a car. she wanted that family portrait. >> yeah. namaste. by the way, thank netjets for helping us out getting the family in members for the party. more heartwarming surprises next week. thank you so much and our love to erin and her family. >> now we need some music. coming up, we've got kings of leon live on the plaza. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

>> announcer: the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. welcome back to "today." we cannot wait any longer. it is concert time, performing "waste a moment" off their brand-new album, "walls," kings of leon, everybody. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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♪ ♪ ♪ kings of leon just getting started. up next, we're going to talk to the band and they'll play one of their biggest hits. but first, this is a friday morning on "today" on nbc.

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>> kings of ,on caleb, nathan, jared and matthew. seventh studio album, new tour coming up in january. do you still get nervous at all in a time like this? >> yeah, definitely. i think the day that you stop getting nervous, that's when you need to kind of done it too much. yeah, we always want to go out there and kind of be better than we were the night before and every album we want it to be better. yeah, we get nervous. >> this album's called "walls." is that reallyn a acronym or a joke? i read it stands for we are like love songs. >> all of our albums are five syllables. we knew that we wanted this to be "walls," but we also knew we wanted it to have a deeper meaning. so, yeah, we are like love songs. feel like there are some really honest songs on this album. we kind of feel like they were love songs. >> you guys have been together,

you are family forever, but in a band, 13 years. when you guys first started playing music together, what did you think your band would turn into down the line? . wh when did this begin? >> we were just having fun in my mom's garage. we never thought that it would -- our goal was to sell 10,000 albums. we thought if we ever sold 10,000 that meant we could play concerts. that's all we wanted. >> you guys announced you got a tour starting in january. what do you guys do to get prepped and primed for this tour? >> rock the plaza with the "today" show! first place. >> well, we just have to put our heads together and think about what the show's going to look like. we've got a lot of songs to work with now. because we actually have an album. so we can write a good set list. rehearse a lot. >> my job is to gather microphones before you guys play

again. can i take that one, that one, that one. you can keep that one. all right, ladies and gentlemen. kings of leon! ♪ ♪ ♪ i've been roaming around always looking down at all i see ♪ ♪ painted faces fill the places i can't reach ♪ ♪ you know that

i could use somebody you know that i could use somebody ♪ ♪ someone like you and all you know and how you speak ♪ ♪ countless lovers under cover of the street ♪ ♪ you know that i could use somebody ♪ ♪ you know that i could use somebody someone like you ♪ ♪ oh whoa whoa ♪ oh whoa oh whoa

♪ oh whoa oh whoa ♪ off in the night while you live it up i'm off to sleep ♪ ♪ waging wars to shape the poet and the beat ♪ ♪ i hope it's gonna make you notice i hope it's gonna make you notice ♪ ♪ someone like me ♪ oh whoa oh whoa ♪ someone like me oh whoa oh whoa ♪ someone like me

♪ ♪ ♪ whoa oh whoa oh ♪ someone like you somebody someone like you somebody ♪ ♪ someone like you somebody ♪ ♪ i've been roaming around always looking down at all i see ♪

>> we're back in a moment on a friday morning. this is "today" on nbc.

when mexico sends its people... they're bringing crime, they're rapists. are you going to have a massive deportation force? you're going to have a deportation force. we're rounding 'em up in a very humane way, in a very nice way. we're going to build a wall. that's not america. we're all californians. i'm tom steyer. it's time to speak out. please, register. and vote. vote. nextgen california action committee is responsible for the content of this advertising. we're back. it's 8:55. how good did the kings of leon sound? willie, you got a big one coming up on sunday "today." >> we'll be talking about this wild presidential campaign as we come up on three weeks from election day. also my conversation with lindsey vonn. she has a new book out.

"strong is the new beautiful." we talk about becoming a celebrity, dating tiger woods for a couple of years, being in that spotlight. she kind of went into a valley before she came back up. >> willie, thank you. sunday, houston texans hosting indianapolis colts. coverage 7:00 p.m. eastern. back after your local news. i'm we're ackinwhat may be aig storm moving through the yarea. let's get the latest onconditiom 8:56, we are tacking what could be a big storm moving through the bay area. let's get an update on the weather. >> you can actually see the rain droplets on the lens, proof that rain is falling right now. over an inch in santa rosa and three-quarters of an inch in san

rafael. we're tracking that rain as it continues to make it through the bay area, a lot of i would has made it to the airport and oakland as we'll, we'll see it move into the south bay and the east bay, and around 11:00, we'll see the heavier rain push through the entire area, definitely going to stay cool. here's mike to track the morning commute. >> a soupy morning here in the north buy, but look at this jammed solid southbound 101. the northbound is very light traffic, because look at your map, four of your northbound lanes are blocked, i think people are getting by on north san pedro road. southbound jackson highway 37 through novado, b.a.r.t experiencing delays around the peninsula. >> more local news in a half an hour. this morning on "today's

take," bryan cranston and james franco give us a sneak peek of their new holiday comedy. then a first look at the world premier of maroon 5's newest vnew est video. and y can win our "freebie friday" give-away. all that and more coming up. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take," live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. yes, it is friday. welcome to "today" on this "freebie friday" morning. october 14th, 2016. i'm tamron, alongside dylan and carson. al, our favorite pal, is

recovering from his knee surgery. we have an update on where he is today. i sent my little morning emoji to him, tamron giving him my little breakfast. he's at home. he went home yesterday and we'll have an update. but he's doing very well. >> can i point out how clean-cut carson is. do you like get prepped for the weekend? >> no. i saw my favorite barber yesterday. got a shave. i care about the workplace. >> on fridays. >> i just noticed that because you had a little bit of a -- >> i always have a little bit. viewers are always like you got to shave! respect the news institution. i do once every six months. >> thank you. you can't shave yourself, you go to a barber? >> i do. i like to get a good old-fashioned shave where you lay back in the chair with the hot towels. >> that scares me. >> we should do our legs.

it is feel good friday and we hope you are feeling good. here are some of the things that are making us happy this morning. i mentioned that my niece, layla, who is 7, is obsessed with teen titan raven. she wants a costume. that's who she wants to be. this is not layla, my niece, this is the version of her. i went on amazon. thank you for your e-mails and suggestions. i was about to try to sew one. in swoops in a real life super hero. d.c. entertainment sent me an e-mail. brittany from d.c. entertainment. she said, we heard you talking about it on "today" show. we saw your tweet that your niece wanted raven for halloween. we are so thrilled, they have a child's costume for her. >> they're sending you one? >> they're sending me one. so i will officially be the coolest aunt because gee ianna

wants to be a unicorn. >> my son wants to go as a harley-davidson for halloween. >> it's funny you say that. my husband always says can you just say on tv how much you like gold? maybe gold will just start showing up. >> we got to start yelling out stuff we like. >> have you gotten it yet? >> no. i haven't seen it but they'll send it to my mom's address because they live in texas. >> what's yours? >> kings of leon. one of my favorite rock bands. i was telling caleb and the guides, th guys, they're a great band out of nashville. a family, three brothers and a cousin. i've been fans since back in the day. they just write really great music. they rock out. it is poetic. they've got their seventh album out. as long as i've been here at the "today" show with our citi bank concert stage there, we have awesome acts but for me

personally with my background in kind of alternative rock and working in radio, this one in particular i was really excited about. >> i was in erie, pennsylvania towards the end of my stint in erie is when kings of leon came on the scene. it brings back memories of when i was back in erie. i've just followed them ever since. >> savannah is on the cover of that pregnancy magazine we just showed. ironically enough they have a son -- kings of leon song was playing when my son was born. >> what was the song yesterday from your . sonogram? >> "essentially >> what was the song yesterday from your sonogram? >> "essentially millennia." because i'm clearly the nerd of the group, my feel good friday, i'm just obsessed with this video game, king's quest. i played it when i was little. it is more of like a puzzle game. look at the animation. >> is this a cartoon? >> on iphone? >> no. it is a game on playstation. >> is this the game -- >> this is the first episode of like a five-episode series of this game.

i used to play it on my computer way back in the day when i was really little. they revamped it. >> are you a gamer in general? >> not really. i just happen to love king's quest. your kids would love it. adults love it. kids love it. you kind of perform all these puzzles throughout. say you have to get to the other side of a river, you need to figure out -- find all the little pieces to build something that will get you to the other side of the river. >> amazing how far games have come. >> remember pong? >> totally. >> you don't. >> i know of it. >> he builds his own character, online, offline. >> people communicate. we sound like we're -- people communicate now! al roker would say that right now. >> it is something i look forward to. >> let us know what your feel-good friday. always text us -- i mean tweet us because someone just texted me live on the show. i'll look at that in a minute. use the #todaystake. adam levine, maroon 5, we

have the exclusive premier of the new music video from their new single "don't wanna know." here's your exclusive. ♪ don't wanna know no no no ♪ who's taking you home home home ♪ ♪ and lovin' you so so so ♪ the way i used to love you ♪ no i don't want to know no no no ♪ ♪ who's taking you home home home so so so ♪ the way i used to love you ♪ ♪ oh i don't wanna snow ♪ still don't believe it ♪ >> sara silverman there in the orange costume. >> the second i heard it i liked it. >> isn't that the thing about maroon 5, their songs instantly -- you learn the lyrics and you want to sing along. >> especially recently. since the last album, they've really expanded.

this song is i think a foray into electronic pop, which is kind of a new thing for them. kendrick lamar is also on this new single. they are on a nice run. it is a really feel-good friday song. >> and the video will be posted later today on today.com. >> it is a long video, too. >> sit down, relax and dance around. >> you didn't make a cameo? >> no, not in that one. >> vince vaughn also a cameo. adam also opening up with fatherhood. he's talking about being a first-time dad since he and his wife had a baby girl -- they had a baby girl in september. he admitted he didn't know anything about parenthood. you were talking about that yesterday. >> i feel the same way. >> here's what he told ryan seacrest. >> did you take any pre-parenting classes or anything? >> that's not my style, man. i like to think that parenting

is something that is what we've been literally put on this earth to do. and rather than do what i think -- everyone is super different. i've literally been a parent for three weeks, so what do i know? i don't know anything. but that's the beauty of it. but it is kind of part of the beauty of it obviously. i think that there are a lot of instincts and a lot of things that kick in and switch on. it's a beautiful experience. >> this hits close to home, dylan. you've been opening about this first-time experience for you. >> yeah. i posted something on today.com yesterday. just it's just these video blogs that i post every once in a while. i sometimes just start rambling and bumbling and talking and it just ended up bringing out some of the fears that i feel. i think we have that. take a look. >> i have these moments where i say to my husband, i'm like, you know, what if i don't like the way my life changes? what if things are so different

and we don't have this down time together? what if i hold that against the kid because i'm just -- i'm thinking that i'm mad at the baby for changing my life. and i have these moments. then my husband kind of just sits back and reminds me, he's like, this baby is a piece of both of us. you know, everything we love about each other, and all the times we enjoy together, we've created this wonderful life that is going to be a piece of both of us and it is going to become part of our lives. and then i just sit back and it's like, okay, and i get into that excited phase again where i just can't wait to meet this little guy, who is going to change our life. >> wow. your honesty is very commendable. >> it was weird for me. i'm not a crier. i don't tend to get emotional that often. it was one of those things i just started talking and i was like, it just was like coming out. >> those are all real thoughts, they're valid thoughts, they're

normal thoughts. we all have them being a first-time parent. >> you needed to say that. i love how you talk about your husband and his support. i said to dylan, you guys are your own like reality show. like a nice one. not a crazy flip the table ones. but like this sweet journey, this young beautiful couple in what i mean by beautiful is inside, and you're going on this journey. it is so relatable. >> yeah. he's very supportive and every time -- it scares me. >> on the flip side of those fears is the ultimate euphoria of experiencing the miracle that you guys have created in happiness and joy. you'll tap into that. >> you'll blog about it and it will be beautiful and everyone will be happy and i will baby-sit. >> please do. >> i won't. i've got 14 children. >> he's got 100 kids. i've got room. let's turn to the shark cage, everybody. >> we'll go to shark week. check out terrifying video of a diver who survived inside a cage with a great white. wait until you see this.

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actually gets inside. >> it is like it came -- like something you would see at universal. the diver was okay. here's the diver. >> the diver escaped. shark swam off. that is -- insane. >> i've seen those cages before. just on different shark week shows. the gates are very wide. i always think a shark can get right through. >> we went to south africa two years ago for new year's eve and some -- my friends went and they tried to get me to go into the shark -- i said no way. some of those cages they have like an opening. maybe the shark like went flat. aren't they boneless or something? >> i don't think they're -- i want to say i don't think so but i'm not 100% confident. >> people say would you do something like that. i went on a safari with the lion. that's me touching this lion. all thee gave me was a stick. i'm like what am i supposed to

do with this stick? this was in south africa. >> i don't think i would pet it. >> they're like 70 guards all around me. trust me. >> what's funny about that shark video, somebody escapes that whole death defying sequence, and they give him a little golf clap. there is a halloween craze sweeping parking lots all across the nation. parents go -- you'll be doing this soon -- you put candy and things inside the trunk of cars. kids walk by. like that. >> it is like tailgating for -- >> this is like in the movie "footloose" when the high school kids have to do the dance by the cars and turn on the lights, dance in the middle of the circle. >> i don't remember that scene. >> if you have pictures, send us your trunk or treat pictures. >> for sure. i've got a truck, too. >> you have beer in your trunk.

>> yes. >> the adult version of trunk or treat. >> yes. >> it is a beer weekend? >> it is perfect oktoberfest weekend especially across the new england area where we are looking at just peak fall folia foliage. but in the northwest -- the bigger of two storms moves in tomorrow. the first one yesterday already produced several inches of rain and produced wind gusts up near 100 miles per hour. the second storm saturday could produce 80 to 100-mile-per-hour gusts, even higher at times. we are also looking at a storm surge and widespread power outages, significant rainfall as well. this is about as close to a hurricane as you get but it is not hurricane developed in nature. but still, winds good friday morning to you, meteorologist anthony slaughter here, still looking at rain and also the peninsula as well.

now, it is moving into oakland. a lot of this activity, light rain and light in nature. it is going to continue to move through. we have seen rain totals in places like san francisco. we are going to continue to see this as we head into the morning hours. we'll continue to keep it here every ten minute, rain continue to push into the south bay as we head into lunchtime. dylan. it is "freebie friday." >> let's do it! >> everybody out here. let me see. cam on! >> i got my guy. >> we're going to play a game and you at home also get chance. it is our "freebie friday." >> let's do it! >> we'll be right back. if you have a typical airline credit card, you only earn double miles when you buy stuff from that airline. wait...is this where you typically shop?

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we'reracki what may ba big storm moving through the baarea let's get the latest onconditio. ad-lib tosso o weather lets get the layest condition right now from meteorologist anthony slaughter. i want to show you the forecast to show you what's happening our way. we move towards the next hour and a half. we'll see this kind of stall out and move slowly into the east bay down the peninsula. it is not until 12:30 that we'll see it push down in the south bay. now, temperatures today are going to stay cool, we are talking mid-60s throughout the most of bay area from the north bay down to the south bay. once we get done with this rain today, there is another round that heads our way for saturday.

that's fwoigoing to move in saty night into sunday morning. we'll have a full forecast at 11:00. in the meantime, lets track our morning commute with mike. >> we'll have a look at that when we come back after this break, stick around.

traffic ck san rafael good morning we are giving you a look at southbound here at 280. we have been up and down the peninsula across the bay bridge and in san francisco where you are going to see scenes like this. heavy rain and light drizzles and wet roads. you will want to watch your speeds out there and keep your distance between the cars in front of you. download our nbc bay area app to follow the storm as it rolls into the bay area. more on your morning commute this friday morning, we'll send it over to mike. >> we'll talk about daily city

in a second. northbound to 101, we have two lanes opened and three closed. one of the southbound closed. highway 101 on our map showing a slow drag there north of the san rafael bridge. bart delay, there is some sort of an issue there. so delays system wide reported 20 minutes or more. check your schedule and plan on extra time. the rest are okay. we'll have another local news update in half an hour and join us for our midday news at 11:00 this morning. have a good friday.

i know it is only october but we're already thinking about the holidays because the new comedy "why him" hits theaters on christmas day. it stars bryan cranston as an overprotective dad who tries to keep his daughter away from the love of her life, a well-meaning but socially awkward billionaire played by james franco. while they were filming earlier this year i caught up with the stars on the set for a sneak peek. >> by christmas morning you're going to be calling my son, i'm going to be calling you dad. >> i don't think that is going to happen. >> i think it is, dad. >> what is the movie about? >> it is basically a story about these two guys who are from different worlds and how they collide. and then learn how to deal with

each other because the person that they're so connected to and love in different ways is too important to them. >> turns out her boyfriend is this internet zillionaire. have you ever been the boyfriend, the dad that doesn't like. >> there was the mom, yeah. she was a pretty harsh mom. for whatever reason i just wasn't her guy. >> it's usually the dad. right? because the dad knows. the dad's going, i know exactly what you're up to. you can't fool me. >> he probably would have hated me, too. >> my instinct is to hug you right now. >> goodnight. >> reporter: the movie also stars megan mulally. >> he is wrapping his tentacles around every member of his family. because of his influence, your mother has lost her mom. >> bryan cranston and i are married. and in a very surprising way, we find out that she's got a new

love interest and we're very curie us to find out more about him because he seems a little unorthodox. >> remember that night in the hot tub? you should have seen it. >> i shouldn't have seen it but now i feel like i have. >> reporter: when we visited the scene in march, they film a scene that takes place in grand rapids, michigan on christmas day. >> i'm covered in fake snow. that's hollywood. >> reporter: in the film james franco's life coach. >> i just had gustav train me. >> you are an interesting character. you are german. >> there is a german component to his familial background. his name is gustav and he runs laird's estate. he does anything he can for laird, spiritual, physical. helps him defend himself. helps him grow emotionally. >> you could be dating anybody.

why laird? >> i was sitting -- my dad came to visit me on set and i was sitting in between bryan cranston, my movie dad, and my real dad and they were yelling to each other over me like can you imagine! he would have been on her -- life imitating art. art imitating life. what's going on. >> i'm going to take this octopus down. >> boom shakalaka. >> i can only imagine how good the movie is going to be, it was so good on the set. it will be in theaters christmas day. jo jo is of course the youngest solo artist ever to hit number one. she's got a new album out now. you do so many great things. you'll be singing at a football game this weekend. game this weekend. i'm hall of famer jerry west and my life is basketball. but that doesn't stop my afib from leaving me at a higher risk of stroke. that'd be devastating. i took warfarin for over 15 years

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at olive garden. our friend jojo was just 13 years old when she burst on to the screen with her smash hit that went platinum. >> now at 25 years orlando, ld, back and better than offer. with a new album called "mad love." here's a look back at how it all started for jojo. ♪ >> reporter: jojo has been belting out tunes since she was a kid. eventually leading to a record deal at the age of 12. in 2004, jojo released herself titled debut album. her single hit number one on billboard's pop songs chart when she was just 13 making her the

youngest solo artist to top the pop charts. ♪ >> reporter: that same year she nabbed the best new artist and a video nomination at the mtv music awards and followed up her success with release of "the high road" two years later. she soon transitioned to acting on the big screen. >> what do they like about us? >> reporter: and on tv. ♪ >> reporter: last year, jojo launched her official return to music with her ep. now with a much anticipated release of her first album in ten years, she's taking the country by storm once again. ♪ if i if i if i really meant it ♪ >> yeah! >> jojo is with us. good morning! >> finally. >> yes. okay.

buzzfeed ranked this lp most anticipated albums list. they say that it could be this year's comeback kid. does it feel like you went away to come back? >> oh, man, i never warranted to be away. to me this feels like the next chapter. i've been waiting for this moment for a long time. but everything i've been through makes me appreciate this and this dream that i get to live so much more. >> you were 15 last time you put out a new album. you got tangled in this legal mess. here you are now, 25, just waiting for this day to come out. what are some of the themes on this record that you are talking about? >> so "mad love" is all about love. it is an abundance of love. obviously the only thing on my mind is not just boys. this is self-love. this is about friendships. this is about family. and love and heartbreak. just writing my way through life. i'm totally imperfect but i have an outlet, i have music. i am so excited for everyone to hear. >> carson touched upon the record deal. you also and your mother talked

about the pressure to stay in a certain image, a certain weight. you were down to eating like 500 calories a day just to keep up an image. >> yeah. i did succumb to the pressure because i was told i would be the reason. so i tried. and that is something i will never, ever subscribe to again. i have to be myself and thankfully i think the music industry is heading toward a direction where there are so many different representations of women. there's room for all of us. >> it would be easy to harbor a lot of resentment after the way people treated it you. but you come back and have such a positive attitude. >> i'm truly blessed. >> you're singing, acting, dancing. you really can do everything. do you have anything else aside from music? >> my main focus right now is promoting this album. it's been such a long time

coming. but i am interested in style. i love to express myself through fashion. who knows? i will just say my focus right now is promoting this album, getting out there and connecting with my fans and bringing the music to life. live. >> in the commercial break you were warming up. carson's familiar with the warm-up process. he says on "the voice" it sounds like a zoo. birds. >> what's your warm-up here? >> you changed in ten years, from 15 to 25? >> totally. when i listen to my first album i recorded when i was 12, it is totally different. there is a richness, a depth i have now. i sounded like a little girl. >> people are excited for this album to hear what the mature voice sounds like. >> i think i've definitely come into my voice. >> you're getting ready for a tour? >> yes. early 2017. >> i've got you have those

warm-up dates. fifth harmony in about 30 days. singing at the new england patriots game. >> before you go on tour. you get to perform right here with us. jojo is coming up. but let's check in on the weather with dylan. we've got nice fall foliage starting to break out across northern wisconsin. northern new england we are at peak foliage right now. we are getting near peak across most of central new england and patchy color in central new england and in the southeast. if you want to enjoy fall foliage in the northeast, it is the saturday to do it, especially temperatures in the 50s and mid 60s, lots of sunshine. couple of spotty showers trying to move through the great lakes. we'll see record high temperatures through the middle of the country. big, big storm in the pacific northwest. hurricane-force winds and several inches of rain possible. sunday it starts to move inland a little bit. later in the day on sunday, record highs continue across the plains and midwest and some

spotty showers moving from >> and that's your latest forecast. tamron? >> thank you, dylan. don't move. jojo is performing her newest song, "no apologies" live. song, "no apologies" live. right after this. song, "no apologies" live. right after this. after 40 years of making chicken soup at progresso, we've learned a thing or two. ok actually, just one thing: chicken is king. and so our majesty is now 100% antibiotic and hormone free white breast meat chicken.

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sheer she is p here she is performing her latest single, "no apologies." jojo. ♪ ♪ yeah yeah yeah yeah ♪ no no no no ♪ saw it in your eyes when you said good-bye ♪ ♪ you didn't even try so this time i don't care ♪ ♪ and honesty i was just about to pick up the phone ♪ ♪ and then i realized that i didn't do nothing wrong ♪ ♪ you would even tell two lies to prove that you were right ♪ ♪ usually i couldn't take the playbook out this time ♪ ♪ not this time ♪ what you want from me i'd say sorry if i really meant it ♪ ♪ no apologies i wouldn't say so

if i really meant it ♪ ♪ no apologies i would say sorrify really meant it. ♪ ♪ if i if i if i really meant it ♪ ♪ i can't help that you live the way you do ♪ ♪ try not to get abused because this time i don't care ♪ ♪ and honestly i was just about to pick up the phone ♪ ♪ and then i realized that i didn't do nothing wrong ♪ ♪ oh oh ♪ what you want from me i would say sorrify really meant it ♪ ♪ no apologies i would say sorry if i really meant it ♪ ♪ i'm not happy that you're

crying that's not what it is this time ♪ ♪ i would say sorry if i really meant it ♪ ♪ hey no apologizing ain't no way to get back the things you did by disguisie ining ♪ ♪ don't know what you got until it's gone ♪ ♪ finally i'm moving on ♪ it wasn't even tough because i could see the sun how you stop calling me bruh. ♪ what you want from me i would say sorrify really meant it ♪ ♪ no apologies i would say sorrify really meant it ♪ ♪ i'm not happy that you're cryin' that's not what it is this time ♪ ♪ no apologies i would say sorrify really meant it ♪ ♪ what you want from me ♪ hey i'm sorry yeah yeah ♪ no apologies ♪ no no no no

♪ that's not what it is this time ♪ ♪ no apologies i would say sorry if i really meant it ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ if i if i if i really meant it ♪ >> how about that, ladies and gentlemen! nice job, jojo, everybody. sweetheart, that sounded fantastic. got to give it up to the man on the keys getting the dab going. putting some dab on it. thank you for sounding so great. jojo, thank you. "mad love" is out today. we're back in a moment but first this is "today" on nbc. they prey on our children, spending billions.

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that was a great concert! guess what you got coming up? >> kings of leon!

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we're trking wh may be a bigstoy area. meteorologist anthony slauteiti ad-lib toss to weather wx lunchtime.oss to traffic= good morning scott, we are looking at and rain in the bay

area right now. future cast into motion, and show you what it is going to look like the next hour and a half. we are still talking about widespread rain from san francisco beginning to make its way into the south bay. >> yellow oranges there, that denotes heavy pockets of rain. 3:30 this afternoon, we are still talking about widespread showers. san francisco, same deal as well and the rain and when continues to push into the east and south bay in the next couple of minutes. that will arrives for tomorrow evening. we'll detail that at 11:00. we'll detail that morning commute as we wrap up things. >> how is it going mike? >> sounds like you get to play in doors for lunch. you can see the golden gate bridge, north of san rafael, we have a crash and time to time, it is tough to see. we'll look at the map, that's at lincoln avenue, northbound is jammed. southbound is jammed out of

navado. bark recovers. n bart recovers. now, there is no delays. we'll have another news update happening in half an hour.

>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> oh -- we have arrived at friday, october 14, 2016. kathie lee 's off. my pal jenna bush hager is filling in. >> hi. >> we want to find out where jenna's been. a busy girl, before we do, do you know who's singing? >> kings of bleeon. >> down to earth, cool. >> and handsome. i went to one of their concerts,