hopefully you don't breathe in much of that smoke. stay healthy out there. we will be back with a local news update in half an hour. good morning, breaking news. critical and catastrophic. california's devastating wildfires going from bad to worse. >> it's very dynamic. these fires are changing by the minute. >> overnight, the death toll rising to 23. more homes, buildings and wineries destroyed. entire towns evacuated. now a new threat -- high winds fanning the flames. hostages freed, an american woman and her family released in pakistan overnight after being held by a taliban-linked group for five years. we're live with the late-breaking information. speaking out, harvey weinstein talks on camera for the first time since his harassment scandal. >> guys, i'm not doing okay.

i'm trying. i've got to get help. >> this morning, more stars coming forward with new allegations amid reports that weinstein's company may have known about payoffs to women for years. all that, plus the girl scouts furious over the boy scouts' plan to accept girls. yes indeedy. >> grigorus again! the yankees cap an epic comeback while the nationals force a deciding game against the cubs. and remember the dress that sparked a huge debate. the shoes that have everyone asking "what color do you see?" discuss amongst yourselves today, thursday, october 12, 2017. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everybody. welcome to "today," it's 7:00 a.m. on the west coast, we're

glad you're with us on this thursday morning. another cup of coffee for you staying up late watching the yankees. >> i caught up this morning. a lot of yankee fans in the studio happy. they move on in the playoffs. >> we'll have more about that in a moment but we'll start with our top story, those rapidly spreading wildfires in california's famed wine country, also other parts of the state. and the return of powerful winds is only adding to an already dangerous and deadly situation. we're going to get more on those winds from al in just a moment, but let's start with nbc's joe fryer live fryar live in a neighborhood that's been evacuated. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, many neighborhoods have been told to prepare for the possibility of evacuations. wind gusts that could top 30 to 40 miles an hour are giving these fires new life and with the death toll now reaching 23, fire fighters are calling this a catastrophic event. the fires tearing through northern california refused to

surrender, walls of fast-moving flames being pushed by a resurgence of windy weather. the entire city of calistoga forced to evacuate. the spa spauldings loaded up everything they could including their pig. this is the second time they've had to flee the fires this week. >> this is horrible, it's like armageddon, it's just horrible. >> reporter: roads heading out of town were packed as firefighters brought in bulldozers and more hoping to fend off the infernos. >> i'm worried but not worried. hopefully this is overcautious and better safe than sorry. >> more than 20 large wildfires are burning across the state. they've scorched at least 170,000 acres, roughly 265 square miles, bigger than the city of chicago. >> we're not out of the woods and we're not going to be out of the woods for a great number of days to come. >> reporter: the death toll is still rising and the number of homes and businesses destroyed top 3,000.

that includes devastation to the industry that is this region's lifeline. fires destroying at least five wineries, naerly lynearly a doz damaged with countless others in the path of danger. vineyard owners wanting to learn the fate of their harvest in a fan yard that will never be the same. >> it's all gone. >> reporter: june and jamie clark lost the house they lived in for 38 years. >> we'll always have the memories. the memories are going to be there. we'll build new ones. >> yeah. >> reporter: most of their neighborhood is gone, too, but not every house. >> it was blowing all through here and the fire went right through this way. >> reporter: jake oliver lives right behind the clarks. his house and a few others were saved after he flagged down some firefighters. >> i waved them and they said "you have to go." i said "help me, man." i said "you can save my house." they're my heroes. >> reporter: emotions running as high as the danger that

surrounds these communities. th this morning 8,000 firefighters are on the ground making progress. the tubbs fire, which caused so much devastation in santa rosa is 7% contained. back to you guys. >> so many sad stories, joe, thank you. i'm peeking over your shoulder at the map, those large red patch, not good news. >> and that's just the northern and central part of california because i can't remember the last time i saw this much as far as red flag warnings and fire weather watches in both parts of the state. gusts of 30 to 40 miles per hour this morning into the afternoon. the dry conditions, a rapid fire spread very likely. you slide from santa barbara to los angeles, red flag warnings and fire weather watches. wind gusts starting this evening, 35 to 40 miles per hour, dry, windy into saturday and we put the maps into motion, show you those winds, especially the ridges and upper slopes, those wind gusts and sustained

winds up to 30 miles per hour in northern california then in southern california more of the same, except with the mountains wind gusts of over 45 miles per hour and even if you don't have those flames, these embers can blow over more than a mile due to the strong winds and that can set up vegetation on fire, roof tops and beyond that with all the smoke, unprecedented levels of air pollution, unhealthy air to last right through this weekend, guys. i mean, this is really a catastrophe of epic proportions and it's not even close to being done yet. >> thank you very much. not good news. we have breaking news this morning. an american woman, her husband and their three children, all of those children born in captivity, have been released after years of being held hostage by a terror group in pakistan. nbc's keir simmons is live with the latest on this. keir, what can you tell us? >> reporter: good morning. american mother kaitlin coleman and her canadian husband joshua

boyle were released overnight in pakistan according to a u.s. official and they are now with u.s. embassy staff. their three children released with them, as you say, were all born in captivity. the family were held by the taliban-affiliated haqqani network for five years. the couple were abducted while hiking in afghanistan when kaitlin was seven months pregnant. their last video message sent back in december, 2016, when they urged president trump to help secure their release. pakistan says it secured their release acting on intelligence from the u.s. and, though no u.s. military assets with utilized, they were on standby just in case they were needed. today president trump releasing a statement saying in part "today they are free. this is a positive moment for our country's relationship with pakistan, the pakistani government's cooperation is a sign that it's honoring america's wishes for it to do more to provide security in the region." and just wednesday the president appeared to hint at a rescue during a speech when he saidedsa country that totally

disrespected us called with very, very important news. the world is starting to respect us again, believe me." it's not known when kaitlin, originally from pennsylvania, will return home but it's a traumatic wait for the couple's parents and while in all these cases there is a long psychological road ahead, their oldest son, born while they were held, is now four, matt and savannah. >> keir simmons with some hopeful news, keir, thank you very much. lots more to get to including a number of headlines out of the white house. the president traveled to pennsylvania where he talked about everything from taxes and iran to the nfl's national anthem controversy. we'll start with hallie jackson. h good morning. >> reporter: the president railed against the iran nuclear deal on the campaign trail, tomorrow the president is expected to announce he's decertifying the deal. according to administration and congressional sources, as he

slams it in a new interview overnight. the president in pennsylvania out thing tax reform. on capitol hill they're talking tehran. his national security adviser briefing lawmakers as the administration gets ready to take action on that landmark iranian nuclear deal negotiated under then president obama. >> i think it was one of the most incompetently drawn deals i've ever seen. >> reporter: nbc news has learned that the president is expected to decertify that deal saying iran's not complying as part of a larger strategy to crack down on that country's missile program and its support for terrorism. >> this is the worst deal. we got nothing. we got nothing. >> reporter: stopping short of a full withdrawal, the president still going against the initial advice of his advisers like defense james mattis asked last week if the deal is in america's national security interests. >> that's a yes or no question. >> yes, senator, i do. >> reporter: the new move has allies around the world

concerned but it will probably win cheers from the president's supporters. still, another topic drew boos during the president's new fox news interview. >> colin kaepernick, guy praise add murdering thug dictator. >> president trump wading in again to the controversy over nfl players taking a knee during the national anthem. the president suggested colin kaepernick's coaches should have suspended him when he first knelt last year to protest social injustice. >> they could have then suspended him for two games and they could have suspended him if he did it a third time for the season and you would never have had a problem but i will tell you, you cannot disrespect our country, our flag, our anthem, you cannot do that. >> reporter: the nfl commissioner roger goodell will meet next week with the head of the players' union after both said there has been no change in the current policy regarding the anthem. >> the real dialogue and the

real issues have been overtaken by the controversy. >> and back here at the white house, the president will be introducing his new pick to lead the department of homeland security, keirstin nielsen. matt and savannah. >> the president is stepping up his attacks on what he considers to be fake news. nbc's kristen welker has that part of the story. good morning to you. >> matt, good morning to you. president trump is forcefully pushing back against our nbc news report that he talked about increasing the nation's nuclear arsenal during a pentagon meeting over the summer and he's taking his hits against the media to a whole new level. kirst ki president trump on fox news late wednesday ratcheting up his attacks on the media. >> the media has turned up -- i call it fake media. it's fake. so much fake news. >> reporter: earlier in the day,

the president disputing an exclusive nbc news report that mr. trump talked about drastically increasing the size of the u.s. nuclear arsenal over this summer. >> i never discussed increasing it. i want in the perfect shape. that was fake news by nbc which gives a lot of fake news lately. we won't need an increase but i want modernization and total rehabilitation. it's got to be in tiptop shape. >> reporter: accord three officials in the room during a july 20 meeting at the pentagon that included the secretary of state, secretary of defense and vice president, the president said he wanted what amounted to a nearly ten-fold increase in the u.s. nuclear arsenal and seeing a chart of the arsenal's history. the meeting proceeded, the secretary of state calling the president a moron. in disputing the story, the president also taking a remarkable step, appearing to attack the first amendment, tweeting about nbc news and the networks, at what point is it appropriate to challenge their license? and again overnight, network

news has become so partisan, distorted and fake that licenses must be challenged and if appropriate revoked, not fair to public. in reality, network licenses can't be revoked by the government. the fcc oversees broadcast licenses for individual tv stations not the networks themselves. still the president digging in. >> it's frankly disgusting the way the press is able to write whatever they want to write. >> reporter: fellow republican senator ben sasse from nebraska taking the president to task for his hits on the media, issuing a statement overnight "are you recanting of the oath you took on january 20 to preserve, protect, and defend the first amendment?" the defense secretary also weighing in on our nbc news report saying in a statement "recent reports the president called for an increase in the u.s. nuclear arsenal are absolutely false." for the record, we never reported that the president actually called for an increase in the nuclear arsenal, just that he talked about it.

nbc is standing by this report. it all adds fresh urgency as the president is grappling with foreign policy crises from iran to north korea. matt and savannah? >> kristen, thank you very much. news from overseas now. the british isis recruiter known as the white widow has reportedly been killed in syria by a u.s. drone. according to multiple reports in the uk, sally jones and her son were killed back in june close to syria's border with iraq as she was attempting to flee the isis stronghold of raqqah. u.s. intelligence officials said they could not be 100% certain that jones had been killed but they were confident she was dead, jones who recruited female jihadis was nicknamed the white widow after her husband, also an isis recruiter, was killed by a drone in 2015 now to the ongoing crisis in puerto rico, more than three weeks after hurricane maria parts of the island are still in desperate need of supplies. now military veterans are taking relief efforts into their own

hands folks that's gabe gutierrez is in san juan with their story. >> reporter: the acting homeland security secretary is set to return to puerto rico later today. this as fema expands its leadership team. to be clear, aid is trickling in but some remote areas say they're not seeing it. now one of them is relying not on the federal government but on a group of military veterans with an incredible story. >> there are heavy items in here. >> reporter: in puerto rico, supplies are scarce but an unlikely team is on the move. >> we are reaching out to get people to cut that red tape and people in this town can get the things that they need. >> reporter: they've been called the onasco expendables, u.s. army veterans turned volunteers. >> do you have hot food going up? >> reporter: chris davis and jose aguilar from arizona, jason matic from south carolina, arab reese, they call him viking, from iowa. how big is the need here? >> big. >> reporter: here on the mountainous western side of the

island people we spoke with say they see it will until any federal response. are you okay? maria gonzalez says she has cancer and is desperate for a generator. what would your message be to fema? >> come on. do what you're supposed to do. >> reporter: the town's mayor who lost his own home and is sleeping at city hall said some aid is trickling in, but slowly. so some cutoff communities are relying on this rough-and-tumble ban of good snare tans. >> god bless you. >> reporter: a group that has gone viral since posting this video on social media. >> we can't figure out why supplies are not coming in from san juan. >> reporter: we joined them on a mission to haul food and water to a neighborhood still trapped by a dangerous mud slide three weeks after hurricane maria. >> if i was stranded in the mountains, i would want somebody to help me. i wouldn't want anybody to forget about me. >> reporter: after a journey that takes hours -- >> the real rambos. >> reporter: they arrive as the sun sets. why is it so important for you

guys as private citizens to step up? >> because they're americans. just like everybody here, if we were in trouble, we would want help, too. >> reporter: for its part, fema says 19,000 civilian and military service personnel are working here in puerto rico and in the u.s. virgin islands. the agency is hosting job fares to hire 1200 puerto ricans for the relief effort but, guys, some of the folks we spoke with, including in onasco, say it's just not enough. >> gabe gutierrez in san juan for us, thank you. we want to mention president trump is raising questions about how long the u.s. relief efforts will last on that storm-ravaged island. the president quoted author sharyl attkisson this morning tweeting "puerto rico survived the hurricanes, now a financial crisis looms largely of their own making." the president went on to say "we cannot keep fema, the military and the first responders who have been amazing under the most difficult circumstances in puerto rico forever."

that despite vice president mike pence's recent comments following his visit to puerto rico saying the white house would "stick with port ree cabs for as long as the recovery would take." >> 7:18 on the west coast and we got a look at this western map. >> that's right. it will show a decent amount of sunshine making its way from denver with a high of 75 degrees, salt lake city will see 59, phoenix about 94 degrees. it will be hazy throughout much of california today with temperatures in the 60s and '70s. i look for clouds and showers in the pacific northwest in seattle today. we're also looking for mountain snows away from the coast there. the fire threat continues out west from the plains down into texas, plenty of sunshine, record highs from the southeast along the eastern coast of florida rip currents, cooler and wetter here in the northeast. as we look ahead toward tomorrow, we'll see more mountain snows in the pacific northwest, the fire danger continues southern and central

northern california as well. the october warmth gets itsgoing through the gulf coast into the mid-atlantic states. we'll see temperatures continuing to climb into the northeast. by saturday here -- or sunday in new york city temperatures will be in the low 80s, partly cloudy skies making their way through skies making their way through the upper mississiif you're any, your to-do list just keeps growing. (laughs desperately) it never stops. which is why the online financing application at carmax.com is so convenient. get some of that finance stuff out of the way from wherever you are, at the doctor's office, karate practice or my favorite... back at the doctor's office. knowing before you go means more quality time sewing a costume for the school play that is not going to look anything like a frog. just a little heads-up, mrs. davis... ha ha ha, yay kids! and the morning off to a cool start, 48 degrees as we see a lot of smoke from the south bay up towards san francisco from it's 52, afternoon highs

today in the mid 60s, san francisco, low 70s in san jose, air quality certainly a problem with unhealthy conditions across the bay area today as north winds providing that red flag warning for the north bay, east bay and south bay hills. you will see a period of dry winds for saturday and trending a bit warmer early next week. >> that's your latest weather. guys? >> al, thank you very much. coming up, harvey weinstein speaks out about his harassment scandal amid disturbing new allegations. and a historic move by the boy scouts, announcing plans to let girls join. why the girl scouts aren't happy about it. first, this is "today "on nbc. ♪

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♪ our breaking news: th good morning. it is 7:26. i'm laura garcia. breaking news we continue to cover, video from nbc bay area sky ranger this morning to show you just from a few moments ago over the tubbs fire which is making a new push in the hills above napa, right above highway 221. firefighters concerned shifting winds could send that fire now south. other new developments this morning, residents in geyserville and sonoma received new evacuation orders overnight. eight wildfires are now burning in three bay area counties and have destroyed more than 100,000 acres. there are now 23 confirmed deaths in northern california including 13 in sonoma county. let's get the very latest on the weather conditions now from meteorologist rob mayeda. we are watching for the dry north winds, 10 to 20 right now,

but around the bay area it's the smoke that's the big problem here, san francisco down into san jose where once again the air quality will be down right dangerous for folks up around the north bay, a spare the air day unhealthy air quality around the bay area, but the worst north bay counties out towards solano and contra costa counties. highs mid 60s san francisco over toward half-moon bay, low 70s into san jose. another round of gusty north winds at times to start the weekend. a bit warmer, too, early next week, then we can look forward to a chance of seeing some rain we hope by this time next week. mike. we are looking over toward the north bay with all those local closures, highway 101 and i-el 0 which had problems last night for traffic control, those are reopened, fairfield over the right that is open for business. fire in the area, keeps fairfield on edge. i have circled on the left an area where sparking wires reported highway 29 just before you get to 221 where there are active fires burning.

we continue to follow all of these changes in the north bay. always a lot going on. thanks for joining us.

we're back now. 7:30. a thursday morning, october 12th, 2017. happy to have you back with us. >> we want to get to the headlines. wildfire concern from california. catastrophic. heavy winds fan the flames as things go from bad to worse in northern california. the death toll rises. entire towns evacuated. hundreds remain missing. firefighters locked in a race against time to get those wildfires under control. >> just horrible. it's like armageddon. taking aim at the iran deal. president trump expected to de-certify the controversial agreement made under the obama administration. >> i think it was one of the most incompetently drawn deals

i've ever seen. >> reporter: back in action. president obama returning to the campaign trail to help northam in the hotly contested race for governor. the chimpanzees at zoo miami return to their habitat for the first time since it was damaged by hurricane irma. comeback complete. >> gregorius again! >> the yankees overcome a two-game deficit and beat the cleveland indians to move on in the american league playoffs. >> in the air to right center field. >> while the washington nationals beat the cubs to force a decisive game five in the national league division series. today, thursday, october 12th, 2017. >> going to be an interesting end of the week and weekend in baseball. >> why are you acting neutral? >> i love this time of year. i really do. in both leagues. >> there is a yankees hat here. you are not neutral. >> it is because it is raining

outside. also this morning, even more women are coming forward with new allegations against harvey weinstein. and this morning, we're hearing from him directly. nbc's senior national correspondent kate snow has the latest. good morning. >> good morning. harvey weinstein says he needs to get help. his comments caught on camera in los angeles come as the la police department confirms to nbc news that they received a disturbance call from the home of weinstein's 22-year-old daughter, remi. and a new report from the "new york times" this morning that his company has been aware of weinstein's alleged inappropriate behavior and confidential settlements with women for at least two years. this morning, harvey weinstein? his own words. >> guys, i'm not doing okay. i'm trying. i've got to get help. >> newly obtained video licensed by nbc news, the ousted power producer speaking on camera for the first time since his sexual abuse scandal began rocking hollywood. weinstein telling photographers

he's hoping for a second act. >> you know what, we all make mistakes. second chance, i hope, okay? >> that video surfacing after a call to la police wednesday morning, according to tmz. weinstein's daughter, remi, said her father was suicidal and depressed. when police arrived, she said, it was a family dispute. late wednesday, weinstein told page six, i am profoundly devastated. i've lost my wife and kids, who i love more than anything else. i don't want her or my children to be hurt more than they have. actress and model on instagram, the latest to share allegations, before getting a part in "tulip fever," she took a meeting with weinstein. as soon as we were alone, he began to brag about all the actresses he had slept with, she wrote, and how he had made their careers and spoke about other inappropriate things of a sexual nature. later, she says, he asked her to

kiss another women in his hotel room. accounts of this type of behavior echoed by a growing list of women. like dawn dunning. >> he opens the door, and he was wearing a robe, like it was open, like to the waist. he just cut right to the chase and said, "these are contracts for my next three films. i'll sign them, but i want you to have a threesome with me and my assistant." >> more are expressing outrage several days after the allegations were first reporting. including hillary clinton, who says she'll donate to charity the money weinstein contributed to her political campaigns. >> i was appalled. it was something that was just intolerable in every way. >> social media is holding hollywood accountable, after affleck joined the kchorus of

condemning him, video surfaced from 2003. the reporter saying he tweaked her breast. he said, i sincerely apologize. >> why stay single? did you get to experience the mogul aspect? in 2014, weinstein said he didn't ask for sexual favors in exchange for roles. >> howard, as you know only too well, it doesn't work that way. the movies are too expensive. the risks are too great. >> despite denying knowledge of whine steen weinstein's alleged misconduct, "new york times" reporting the company knew since 2014 about multiple payoffs to women. the "times" citing an attorney of weinsteins and an e-mail he fired off to members of the company last week, asserting prior knowledge of the settlements. miramax and the weinstein company racked up 80 awards.

they find the conduct described to be against harvey weinstein and repugnanrepugnant. we reached out to harvey weinstein's representatives again on wednesday and got no response. weinstein unequivocally denies any allegations of non-consensual sex. >> thank you very much. important weather forecast this morning. >> we're looking at a tale of two countries, as far as temperatures are concerned. in the northwest with the jet stream dipping to the south, we have temperatures way below normal, from 6 to 9 degrees below normal. cleveland will be 9 degrees above average. shar charlotte, 82. 80s in a good swath of the country. outwest, west, it continues to

windy. st. louis, 88 degrees. boise will be 13 degrees right now a lot of smoke, but no fog in san francisco. 52 degrees. we're seeing 48 in san jose right now, hazy skies and poor air quality again today. the worst will be centered north of san francisco and probably east of oakland in those east bay valleys, dangerous air quality levels and a spare the air advisory that will take us through sunday. high temperatures in the low 70s around the south bay, 60 san francisco, similar temperatures to start the weekend with more dry winds unfortunately in the draft through saturday. >> get that weather any time you need it. check out our friends at the weather channel on cable. there's more ahead, including a historic change by the boy scouts that is not sitting well with the girl scouts. also ahead, the raging question over the color of these shoes. >> so obvious. >> why is it a question?

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not without controversy. kristen dahlgren is here to discuss it with us. >> the boy scout motto is be prepared but leaders may not have been as prepared for how angry the girl scouts are over this move. for others, this is an opportunity they've been waiting for. like all good boy scouts, sydney ireland is friendly, courteous and cheerful. what she is not is a boy. that's been a problem until now. >> it is surreal to me to now have the boy scouts open up their doors to everybody. >> the noonkne unanimous decisi next year, girls will be able to join cub scouts. in 2019, boy scouts. it won't be co-ed. there will be girl only dens and troops with the same programs as the boys. and the same chance to achieve scouting's highest honor, eagle scout. the boy scouts say the move is in response to changing times. >> what we know about families today is they have a limited

amount of time. we've had tremendous demand from our parents that have boys in cub scouting to open up that opportunity for young women. >> the national organization for women has pushed for the move, but the girl scouts says it is about stealing their membership. even suggesting girls might not be safe, pointing to the boy scouts history of sex abuse allegations. >> any parent that let their girl join the boy scouts would be putting them at risk, given the fact they haven't fixed the fire burning in their house right now. >> the boy scouts say their youth protection policies give members the safest and most secure environment possible. responding overnight in a statement that reads, in part, the litigation referenced is related to circumstances that are decades old and are in no way a reflection of the effectiveness of our current youth protection policies and procedures. there have been many controversies in the poi scoboy 100-year history.

the organization caving to pressure to admit gay scouts, gay scout leaders and transgender boys. the boy scouts annual jamboree became a lightning rod was president trump turned it political. >> as the scout law says, a scout is trustworthy, loyal. we could use some more loyalty. i will tell you that. >> donald trump jr. weighing into the latest fray, tweeting, strange. i thought that's what the girl scouts was for. but for sydney ireland, it is simply about a dream of being able to join her brother as an eagle scout. >> i really wanted to do the same things because they were just -- they're amazing opportunities, and i feel really connected to all of the outdoor skills and life skills that the boy scouts teach us. >> the girl scouts are considering legal action now. they say the charters for the two groups are clear. they may ask congress to step in and revoke the boy scouts

charter. so the scouting battle may just be getting started. >> just to make sure it is not lost in your piece, you make the specific point, these are not co-ed dens. >> no. girls only dens. they will keep them separate but equal. >> kristen dahlgren, thank you so much. time to turn to the orange room and dylan dreyer. >> up next, it is the day's biggest debate, why no one can agree on the color of these shoes. we'll get when you have moderate to severe ulcerative colitis,

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>> gray and white. >> what? >> basically what the internet is saying. no one agrees with each other. stuart says, if anyone says anything other than pink and white, they need their eyes checked. julia said, definitely green and gray. how can they be pink? people are presenting proof, supporting the blue/green theory. alicia lightened the photo and brought out the pink. we took the debate to twitter, where all debates should go, and we say, 80% say blue/green and gray. pink and white, only 20%. >> wow. >> let me attempt to settle this once and for all. here is the actual shoe. we think. >> what's that, pink and white? >> that looks pink and white. >> matt has those. >> we've been doing our survey here. olivia happens to be wearing the exact color most of the world thinks this is. when olivia stands next to it, we're back to blue. >> nate, run over there. he's wearing pink.

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bay area skyranger about 30 minutes ago .. showing the i'm laura garcia. happening now, video from nbc bay area sky ranger taken just about 30 minutes ago, you see the atlas fire making a new push in the hills above napa. it's right above highway 221. firefighters are concerned that shifting winds could send that fire south. we have a crew at the scene, we're also tweeting out the very latest information. we're also learning that smoky conditions are causing big delays at sfo this morning, some arriving flights backed up for more than three hours. in about one hour authorities in napa and sonoma county will hold their breeng. we are air those news conferences live for you. the red flag warning is set to expire later today. the air pollution a big part of the story here, san francisco you see all that behind me here and the flag there showing you a northeast breeze transporting all that smoke out of the north bay across the bay, can't even seen see to alcatraz this

morning from our view down down san francisco. 53 degrees, san jose looking at hazy science, 50, speaking of air quality we have a spare the air day today an likely lieu sunday, some of the worst air quality will be in the north bay and east bay valleys, contra costa and alameda counties, those locations will see aqi indexes that we haven't seen in 17 years, it is really that bad outside. highs today again with these north winds will be in the 60s to low 70s across the bay area today, not much change in temperatures over the next seven days, but another round of gusty north winds set to move in on saturday morning. mike. we haven't seen so much fire and that's why air quality is so bad, that's why there's so many local closures, last night you might have heard about traffic control for i-80, that's open for business, but we are looking west of the tree way the fire is coming in toward the edge of fairfield, so far the edge of the east shore freeway very slow, so is the approach 580 through the maze and walnut career interchange. another update in half an hour. flames - and spreading smoke

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they tear through northern california. high winds making a disaster . high winds making a situation even worse. >> we're not going to be out of the woods for a great number of days to come. >> families fleeing their homes as entire towns are forced to evacuate. we're live on the scene. buckle up. >> i thought i was doing it right. >> you may think your kids are safe, but are they strapped in correctly? what you need to know. >> you're good now. you're safe. and pink and the piano man. ♪ sing us a song, you're the piano man ♪ >> how the pop superstar and the music legend could be teaming up

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new evacuations being ordered as northern california braces for a fresh round of destruction from deadly wildfires. nbc's joe fryer is in santa rosa again for us this morning. joe, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. the picked up again, heightening the fire danger. the death toll is now at 23 with fire officials saying this region won't be out of the woods for several days. this morning, california remains on high alert as raging wildfires rip through the golden state. >> we've had big fires in the past. this is one of the biggest, most serious. it's not over. >> reporter: the fires have claimed more than 20 lives and authorities are dealing with hundreds of missing person reports. at least 3500 homes and businesses are gone. >> this is a serious, critical, catastrophic event. >> reporter: the fires are being driven by hot and dry diablo winds, making it difficult to contain the flames. >> we have a lot of wind on our incidents, which put fire in numerous directions. >> reporter: in northern

california, parts of wine country now a wasteland. the fires destroying at least five wineries while nearly a dozen more are damaged. residents of calistoga are among the thousands of californians to evacuate after a mandatory order was issued to the town. in the city of santa rosa, entire neighborhoods destroyed. loved ones picking each other up. families survey the damage. lives here forever changed. >> tries to make you feel that you just can't go on. >> reporter: for bob and jeanine, the dream home they worked so hard to build now reduced to ash. >> we worked on this for years. but now we don't know what we're going to do. >> reporter: the same goes for the lassins, parents of two young children, struggling to understand. >> i wake up and the first thing i do is cry. then we get it together before the kids wake up because how do you explain this to them? >> reporter: for tabitha washington and her family, the worst fears came true.

>> oh, my god! our house is gone! >> reporter: a mother holding her kids close, trying to figure out what comes next. >> there's nothing left. all our memories and things are just gone. >> reporter: this morning, 8,000 fire fight erdz are on the ground this morning slowly making progress. the tubbs fire, which caused so much devastation in santa rosa, is 10% contained. that is just one of 20 plus wildfires burning throughout the va vanna? >> the weather not helping. thank you very much. i want to go to washington now where president trump is ready to go it alone on health care with an executive order relaxing some regulations. he's also facing a deadline on the iran nuclear deal. nbc white house correspondent kristen welker has the latest on both of those subjects. good morning. >> reporter: hi, matt. good morning to you. president trump will sign that executive order on health care today. it is aimed at easing rules on small businesses and the plans

they contain. president item p appeared on fox news and discussed taxes to foreign policy, including iran nuclear deal. the president is expected to de-certify the deal tomorrow, kicking the issue to congress for a 60-day review period. mr. trump calling the deal one of the most incompetently drawn deals i've ever seen. the president also, again, wading into the controversy over nfl players taking a knee during the national anthem to protest what they say is racial injustice. mr. trump insisting, those players should be suspended. meanwhile, the president taking his attacks against the media to a whole new level. saying, network news licenses should be pulled after our nbc news report citing three officials in the room that the president talked about increasing the nuclear arsenal over the summer. in reality, network licenses can't be revoked by the government. the fcc oversees broadcast licenses for individual tv stations, not the networks themselves. matt? >> a lot going on at the white house. kristen welker, thank you very

much. u.s. officials say pakistan secured the releefs an american woman and her family five years after she was kidnapped in afghanistan. kaitlyn coleman was pregnant when captured while hiking with her canadian husband. officials say she had three children while she was held hostage by a terrorist group with ties to the taliban. pakistan's military says u.s. intelligence had been tracking the hostaged and discovered that they had crossed the bored near pakistan just this week. th in southwestern japan, children had to wear helmets and masks on their way to school today because of all the dust and ash from a volcanic eruption there. the volcano is acting up for the first time in about six years. and it has created a plume of ash that rises for more than a mile above that crater the ash has been falling on four nearby cities and towns. >> don't get a day off of school for that? >> i guess not. >> volcanos. >> time for the morning boost.

we love the videos of service members greeted by family members when they come home. things don't always go as you expect. watch what happens when this irish soldier returns from six months in the middle east. [ screaming ] >> wife and daughter hur dwroi meet t captain, but one person is missing from the group hug. little brother sean. sean is so overcome with emotion, he's frozen in place. he is crying with his head down. but this older man walks over to see if sean is okay. eventually, he brought the whole family together, where they had a big group hug. sometimes you don't know how you're going to react when a moment like that happens. >> oh. >> the hug did come eventually. sweet. >> hoda, thank you very much. we have a lot more to talk about today. including the dangerous mistakes you could be making with your child's car seat. plus, what christina applegate, a breast cancer survivor, says she's done to

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relatives. three, online music services followed by social media. online radio, satellite radio. >> number one, you mean like fm radio. >> you turn it on: oh, my gosh. that's a new song. i haven't haertd theard that on >> what's your new jam. >> i listen to sirius xm. portugal the man. and in is it. this is cranking up in your office. >> add that to the list of where i hear new songs from. >> dylan, what's your jam. >> i don't know if mine is a new song. mine is sort of rediscovered. i went to the village old concert and i'm obsessed with the entertainer rights now. best con erffort. it was amazing. i don't have a car to listen to the radio. >> that's true. >> i get all my music from the "today" show. and we have camille la on and i liked her song.

on pop start, carson talked about this song. it's my new december song. i love it. >> camille the other day. you sing it savannah. i sing it havana. and it's really catchy. >> i love this song that i heard a friend told me about it. it was tim and faith. they have a whole new album coming out. ed sheeran wrote the song. it's called the wrest of our lives. it's a beautiful song. a friend told me -- al, you tell me a lot of new songs. >> hoda, you tell us a lot of new songs. you sent me dear kate. >> all the ones hoda likes. >> i still love the fact dylan just discovered the billy joel album. >> this is pal mccartny.

coming up new music for you. >> we might. we are talking pink. and billy joel. let's begin pop start with christina applegate. revealed she recently underwent surgery. two weeks ago, i had my ovaries and fallopian tubes we moved. my cousin passed away from ovarian cancer in 2008, i can prevent that. that's how i'm taking control of everything. applegate was diagnosed with breast cancer and had a double ma to pink. singer songwriter talked to la times about upcoming album and made an surprising revelation. she teamed up with billy joel. she thinks he's one of the best strong writers that ever lived. after years of persistence on her part, piano man agreed to collaborate with her.

the problem is he's too good for me. i clammed up. we're going to try. >> he goes, do me a favor, go home. pick out the best poem you've ever written and send it to me and i'll make a song. more to come on that hopefully. >> and finally breaking bad. remember the scene where frustrated walter white threw an entire pizza on the roof of the house. that was a fan favorite. so much so people are still reenacting it to this day. the problem, they're doing it at the actual house in ain new mex they're constructing a fence to get some privacy after years of tourists trespassing and flying cheese on to their roof. make sure it's staying on the roof. >> seemed like a great idea when they gave permission to shoot the scene there. >> not so much. maybe they weren't living there at the time. >> daily click.

this group decided to add some flair. covered suits in led lights and jumped out of a plane at night. the group joined hands lighting up the sky making for a pretty incredible sky. after descending, each made their way to a safe landing below. >> looked like tran. can you imagine what people on the ground thought. >> war of the worlds. >> wow. >> that's cool. >> that was a long time ago. even before billy joel the entertainer. >> first the radio drama. >> tell us about the olden times. >> it was actually on radio. you sat there. people looked at it. nothing really happened. then you heard the thing coming out of the box. it was unbelievable. now we've got pictures to show you. let's talk about winds in california. again, it is going to be a really dangerous day with wind gusts up to 30-mile-per-hour. pushing through the passes

causing big problems through this afternoon on into tomorrow. and down in southern california as well. mountain wind gusts of over 45-mile-per-hour. that will continue big big problem. if we can get some rain that's going to be in florida out to the west, we would be in great shape. on shore flow. more scattered showers. heavier thunderstorms develop on friday on into saturday. potential flooding as we head into the weekend. in fact, look at the rainfall through sunday. some places going to be picking up 3-5 inches of rain through right now we're watching the smoke in san francisco. you can see from the flag bringing in the smoke from san francisco into san jose with 50s and air quality downright dangerous for most of the bay area that will linger into the weekend. highs in the 60s. most 70s santa jose.

a warmup next week and we hope the chance of rain by next thursday. >> that's your latest weather. savannah? >> al, thank you so much. now to more of our special rosin report series. rosin to the rescue. >> this morning. important warning about keeping children safe in car seats. today jeff rosin is here to show you how. jeff, good morning. good morning to you. i will show you how important in is. take a look at this photo that's gone viral. we showed it to you right here on today. a mom and her two young children were in a car accident, but they escaped without a scratch. the kids car seats basically untouched sitting in the front of the mangled wreckage because mom says she buckled them up correctly and car seats were installed the right way. turns out most of us are doing it wrong. putting our kids in danger. this morning we're going to show you how to fix it right now. >> this mom is making a dangerous mistake. >> i thought i was doing it

right. >> this one too. >> it should actually be attached behind the seat. >> and they have no idea. according to the national highway traffic safety administration, more than half of all car seats are installed incorrectly. and it can be the difference between life and death. take a look at this crash test video. this car seat is installed wrong. the child slamming into the back of that seat. and hear is the thing. with car seats, one little thing can mean everything. so many of us are making the same mistakes. they are common mistakes. today we've set up a big car seat spot checkpoint. you can see the sign right here. we have cars lined up, parents who want to find out what they're doing wrong, if anything. we're going to show them and you the right way to do it. in the next two minutes, you're going to know how to keep your kids safe. it's easy. >> we tighten it and we try to see where we get the best fit. >> on hand to help. >> this is nice and tight. >> lori walker from safe kids.

right away this mom pulls in with her two month old. and our expert finds a big problem. the straps are too loose. >> we do what is called the pinch test. if you can crab the webbing, it's much too lose. >> and these are too low. >> these need to be up around the shoulder. move that up. around the shoulders. and then we're going to tighten this up. much better. >> mom watching and reacting. >> you want to take care of your child. you want to make sure they're safe and that wasn't the case with my car seat. >> our expert isn't done yet. >> you were saying this, strap, needs to come up to the armpit level. >> now move those to the shoulders. this is at the armpit. >> when we checked this mom's car another big. the car seat is too loose. >> we call it the inch test. if it's moving more than one

inch side to side or front to back, we know we now have a seat that's too loose. >> you just tighten it up. >> pull straight up. >> got it. pull straight up. now it's feeling really tight. >> yes. no inch. >> you can't move it. >> we find the biggest problems, yes, problems in this next car. the tether isn't attached. >> this is the strap on the car seat that holds it to the back of the vehicle seat. >> this one is sort of laying here off to the side. >> it should go through the head restraint, right there here. and there's a hook on the back that accepts it. >> let me run back there. come with me. you're saying every car has one of these that has a newer car. >> yes, so you're good. take a look at this. see this little hook right here. you hick it in like that and tighten it up. very tight now. you can already feel here it's much more secure. and that's not all. the car seat is loose and her

straps too. >> she would be rolling around pretty much inside the seat. we fix everything right up. >> thank you so much. >> our pleasure. >> life saving tips to protect your kids. >> we learned something today. >> absolutely. >> thank you for helping. >> we're getting it done. baby is safe now. >> by the way, these car seats spot checks, they happen across the country. if you're lucky there won't be tv cameras there to embarrass you. we have a step by step guide on how to install it correctly. you can go to the website right now today.com. >> it's so important. make sure the chest plate is right there. >> so easy to screw up. so many moving parts on them. >> often when they're trying when you're trying to strap them in you want to get it over with, but my gosh. i think i've been doing it wrong. >> good stuff there. by the way, a reminder, rossen to the rescue now available in

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this is video from nba bay it's 8:26. i'm marcus washington. this is video from nbc bay area about an hour ago over the atlas fire pushing through the hills oo above napa above highway 21. firefighters are concerned winds could send it south. wildfires in three bay area counties and destroyed more than 100,000 acres and now 23 confirmed deaths in northern california including 13 in sonoma county. the smoke conditions and unhealthy air are the reasons for school closures. some arriving flights at sfo are delayed more than three hours. we'll look at what's going on

with the road traffic. >> we were watching overnight and throughout the morning as the winds changed and the fire shifted. we're watching the edge of fairfield where the fire moves toward i-80 but it's still open. no closures right now. be careful. watch green valley. they're closed as they were last night. this is where more traffic hits the roads. walnut creek, slow for oakland but easing up a bit as the commute eases up as the volume going to hayward and the south bay pushing north. >> we'll have more local news update right here on nbc bay area. oh, you brought butch.

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wednesday. now it is his turn to tell us how he is handling the oscar buzz. plus, one of new york's hottest chefs shares personal recipes from her first cook book. pasta and caesar salad. >> let's do the crowd moment now. i need al roker with me. we have a young man. we have a young man named jackson. where is jackson? jackson. >> hi. >> jackson wants to do the weather with al roker. he wants to be a meteorologist. you can see that he's photoshopped himself? >> very nice, jackson. how old are you? >> 11. >> where from? >> houston. >> you can see the monitor here. we'll put the maps up and you can do the weather. take a look. >> okay. >> what do you think? >> it's 59 in rhode island. >> there you go. >> 90 in houston. that's where we're from.

>> that works out well. mountain snow. fire threats. >> down in california. yeah, lots of forest fires. >> tomorrow. >> low pressure. >> right there. october warmth through the plains. >> yeah. >> what do you see in southern california? >> sunny. sun again. >> more sunshine. you're on the way. all right. what do i say when i have to go around the bay area a lot of smoke across the bay and san francisco you see the flag showing you the north winds from the north bay and enough smoke to make for a hazy start to the day and unhealthy area, the worst in the north as we head to the afternoon. highs san francisco, 70s. another round of gusty north winds possible as we start this upcoming weekend.

>> you that's your latest weather. back to matt. >> there you go. >> all you have to do is lose your hair and gain 200 pounds. you're set. >> that was good, al. thank you very much. and jackson. well, we are here with actress and author ila fiisla f without with a new children's series, "marge in charge." welcome back. >> thank you. >> can we start this backwards? >> yes. >> this is a question i'd normally do later. let's say, i know how you describe marge in the book. >> yeah. >> who is in your mind, who are you picturing if you make marge into a movie, who plays marge? >> i mean, i'm in love with betty white. i just see her as marge. she could play the -- she would bring so much life to her. >> i adore betty white, too, but is she else sccentric enough? i combine betty white with mrs. doubtfire. >> dame edna. >> a little of that. >> who inspired this character? >> if my two best friends were

to have a love child, it'd be marge. one is the eternal peter pan. my other girlfriend is just like -- she is related to the royal family. she's just a total kuk. so i plagiarize from my life. >> i never had a babysitter like marge, ever. all mine were strict. marge has this great like mischief in her. is that fair? >> yeah. i think she helps kids tap into their creativity. kids have so many rules, and they find it funny when adults break them. marge breaks them in the best way. lets them have nine slices of cake instead of three. she's a great personality. >> it is like a dual personality. when the parents come home, marge did everything the parents wanted her to do. when the parents are away, the kids have this ball. there's no evidence of it. >> yes. she's definitely -- there is a magical element. although the stories

grounded in reality, solved on a smaller family scale. >> you have three kids, is that right? >> yes. >> do you use them as editors? >> yes. >> do you read snippets and say, how does that sound? >> sometimes my real editor will give me advice, and i think, you're 30 years old. you're not my demographic. my kids love it. it stays. >> after having marge in your head for, i would imagine, a long period of time, what is it like to release her to the public? >> you know what, i released the -- i've already released her in the uk and i've got to meet tiny little ritas who come to me dressed up as marge. i've seen the connection she's made with her humor with kids. it's been charming and wonderful. i'm less nervous to let her free now. it's already -- she's escaped. >> betty white is the person in your head to play her in the movie, meaning you went be playing her in the movie. most people know you as an actress. >> yes. >> what's next? >> a movie called "tag" with ed

helms and jeremy renner. a group of men who are arrested developmental, and they can want stop playing a children's game of tag. it is based on a true story. >> you walked in the studio a second ago and immediately, it is impossible for me not to immediately think of your husband, who i love dearly, sacha baron cohenesha barcha ba. last time he was here, i allowed him to handcuff us together. had you been here, would you have screamed "no" to that? would you have stopped me? >> that is a window into my life, matt. let's just say, i probably would have just -- no, he's so funny. i didn't get to see that, but i wish i had. >> do you have any advice for the next time i interview him? usually takes me a week to recover from his interviews. >> well, i've been with him 17 years. >> 17 years? >> i'm still recovering. >> that's why you're laughing all the time. i'll let the handcuff window into my world go. this is a children's book, after

all. so nice to see you. >> thank you. >> pleasure. "marge in charge" is available right now. up next, oscar nominee andrew garfield on tackling a tough but inspiring new role. first on a thursday morning, this is "today" on nbc.

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we are back now. 8:39 with oscar nominee andrew garfield, who stars in a powerful, new movie. it is called "breathe." >> it is the true story of robin, who contracted polio at 28 years old, leaving him paralyzed and unable to breathe on his own. with help and inspiration from his wife and son, robin went on to inspire millions. >> look who is here. oh, look. there you go.

look, jonathan, it's daddy. >> hello, jonathan. hello, dear boy. >> okay. already got us. >> just that. >> pass the tissues. >> wow. >> what's amazing, too, so that was jonathan, robin's son, and his wife, diana, who are still with us. jonathan is actually a producer on this film. >> it is jonathan's story. he is our sole producer and the catalyst and the driving force behind this film being made. having his parents' story, you know, make even more ripples in the world than they have previously. they're really remarkable people. >> it is a beautiful story. i would imagine it would have lots of acting challenges, as well, because your character, obviously, contracts polio. there's so much that has to go on right here in the eyes and the expressions, right? >> we, able-bodied people, if we have an impulse to hug each other, we get to don't, if it is

consensual hugging. with someone who, of course, in robin's situation, you know, his body wasn't able to follow those impulses. so the only part of his body that could express itself was his face and his eyes. so he was able to express so much, yet he loved life so much, this man. he loved people. he loved connecting with people. he wasn't not ever going to let paralysis stop him from being as in life as possible. it all went into his face. he became very, very active and not self-conscious at all, in how his face was moving. because he was so longing to let people know how he was feeling all the time. >> i love the title of the movie, "breathe," because it is literal in some sense, because this is about a breathing machine that enabled robin to leave the hospital, something that was unheard of then, but also how he -- that he continued to breathe and live, even in spite of these harrowing circumstances. >> i love that. i love how every breath was a

miracle, from the paralysis onwards. he was told he wasn't going to live very long. he ended up living decades and created this incredible life. not only an incredible life for himself but other disabled patients around the world. i love the idea that they were living on the cusp of potential death every day. every breath could have been his last. therefore, it made life so much more miraculous and meaningful. >> we had claire foy on, your co-star, the other day, and i was struck by your chemistry. it seemed you guys had known each other for a long time but you'd just met for the film. >> it is a strange thing. do you ever meet someone and feel like, oh, we've known each other, not in this realm but somewhere else. there is a soul connection that happened immediately. it is rather scary. you kind of don't know what to do with it a little bit, but thankfully, it was useful. it meant that we could, you know, try to encapsulate the incredible, true love that robert and diane that had for

each other. >> i loved reading about you, n andrew. you're an oscar nominee, and people are talking about oscar for this performance, but a time in high school, you were wondering what to do and weren't sure. it was your mom who said, why don't you take some drama classes? i loved reading that. moms just know, don't they? how did she know that this is going to be your thing? >> yes, you'll have to ask her. she really did and does. mothers do tend to know. yeah, i don't know. i think, you know, it is the m sym symbiotic connection. i was in her womb once. as a teenager, i was depressed and quite sad, didn't understand the meaning of all this insanity we call life. i didn't know where to go. i was experiencing what a lot of teenagers do, right? because i let things go, i let the right thing come in because

i created space for it. this feels good, story telling. >> we're grateful to your mother, for encouraging. >> she'll be happy to hear. >> you also had a job at starbucks. >> the most romantic time of my life. it was when starbucks wasn't this multi-national corporation but a random coffee house and i felt mysterious. gold is green in north london. it was a good time. >> thank you, andrew. >> "breathe" opens up tomorrow. coming up, recipes for a delicious pasta and salad. yum. first, this is "today" on nbc.

we are back with today food. missy robins is the chef and owner of one of new york's hottest restaurants, lylia, and

she is sharing some of her favorite recipes and the ups and downs she's experienced in the food world in a new book, "breakfast, lunch, dinner, life." nice to have you. >> good to be here. >> you are hope for parents who have picky eaters for kids. you were a picky identieater as. >> true story. >> you wouldn't let different foods touch on the plate. >> yes. if you asked my staff, i'm still a little like that sometimes. >> you are? >> yes. >> look what happened to you. >> i know, right? >> what are you making? >> it is sort of taking my jewish roots and my italian soul and blending them together. >> let's start with the ingredient board. this first dish, not a lot there. it is simple. >> very simple. we have spaghetti, ricotta cheese, mascarpone, black pepper. >> we have boiling water here. >> boiling, salted water. >> a lot of salt. that's all right. >> spaghetti.

>> can make it with other pasta? >> linguine, fettuccine, whatever you want. i like the texture. ricotta cheese, whip it so it'll be smooth and coat the pasta better. then we have cooked spaghetti, cooked very, very al dente. because it is going to cook more when we bake it. >> it'll go in the oven. >> goes right in the bowl. >> as you're doing that, we have our table of testers downstairs. >> so good. >> are they eating it already? >> yes. >> one of my favorite meals and this is even better. >> it's like a pie. >> we've got this. we've got the ricotta. >> what are you going to do, mix it with your hands? >> well, i would if i wasn't on tv, matt. >> you can do it here, matt. i have a towel for you. >> really? >> yeah. >> no, we're not going to mix it with our hands. the marscipone is chilly.

it gets mixed well. >> prebutt-buttered? >> baking pan. i would do it with my hands. >> that part takes time. put it in here. how long and at what temperature? >> 20 minutes at 350. 20/30 minutes, depending on how good your oven is. >> how often do i do this? i've already been eating the finished product here. >> what? >> you love it? >> this is delicious. >> love! >> thank you. >> it is. >> this is what it looks like when it is done. it is fantastic. missy, let's do the magic of tv thing and come back and talk about a caesar salad type thing you'll make. you're using a different ingredient in the dressing. >> i use yogurt. i was on a little bit of a diet when i wrote this book and conceived this book. caesar is one of my favorite things, but there's a lot of egg in it and oil. so i took all the flavors of caesar and instead of using eggs and oil, we thicken it with a little yogurt. >> anchovies, peppercorns and

garlics. >> you can hold the anchovies out. >> you can but it's not fun. we have tabasco. >> is that normal in caesar salad? >> it can be. it's intei interpretive. for a little bit of wine in here. all goes in here. then it blends, right? >> then look what it looks like when it is done. >> then you have this little taste here. >> how does this taste? >> really good. >> delicious. >> so there's no oil or mayonnaise in it? . >> no, just a little yogurt. >> it's really good. >> thank you. parm thickens it also. then we go -- >> watch this. >> that's how i like to eat it. >> that's how i like to eat it, too. >> how did you know that? then it gets dressed like that.

>> that is delicious. >> thank you. tastes like caesar, right? you wouldn't know there is yogurt in it. >> no, wonderful. missy, thank you so much. >> you're welcome. >> table for 11 tonight at 8:00? >> done deal. >> cook book is available to deliver right now. go to today.com/food. missy, thanks. back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. >> thanks.

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great-great grandkid. vincent is also 100 and a former football player. vincent and his wife are celebrating 70 years of marriage. congratulations and happy birthday all in one. happy 100th to winifred kanzler of pittsburgh, pennsylvania. she loves watching old movies. mary newhouse slaughter is celebrating 102 years. she's from arkansas. practicing yoga, meditation and attends an exercise class. oscar johnson of massachusetts is 100. he worked as a business man, owning his own variety store. last but certainly not least, happy 100th birthday to sophie of south milwaukee, wisconsin. she loves watching her three great grandsons, jj watt, derrick watt and tj watt, who play football on sundays. >> is it true ? >> the prompter says it so it is

true. head to today.com/celebrates and don't forget the photo. >> jj watt did a lot for the victims of the hurricanhurrican. terrific guy. >> let's head over to megyn kelly. >> you sat with isla fisher. she has a secret talent, an amazing secret talent. she's going to head over here and -- >> this isn't the kazoo thing again, is it? >> no kazoo. tune in to find out. al roker will join us, talking about his new book and also whether he believes in ghosts. and medical myths. is it ever, ever okay to use somebody else's toothbrush? >> in a pinch. >> no. >> we'll talk about it. >> i'd put toothpaste on my finger. do you believe in ghosts? >> i do. yeah, i do. i've got freaky stories. like who are we to say it is not possible? >> it's true. al's favorite movie is

"ghostbusters." >> we'll get to the bottom of that, too. and halloween candy. >> thank you. >> that and much we are breaking into your regular programming to bring you updates o

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