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four soldiers dead. was it caused by a massive intelligence failure? this morning latest from an nbc news investigation. all that, plus bill o'reilly's reported $32 million payout to a sexual harassment accuser. elon musk's dream of high-speed underground travel takes a big step forward. ♪ can't stop the feeling and it's official -- >> you're doing halftime at the super bowl? you'll do halftime. >> the announcement that has justin timberlake and his fans jumping for joy "today," monday, october 23rd, 2017. >> 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 this monday morning. thank you for joining us. hoda's in for savannah. good to have you here. >> that's the perfect way to announce that you're going to be performing at the super bowl.

jumping and down with jimmy fallon. >> with jimmy fallon. yeah. it's going to be a lot of fun. by the way, last week we had that headline, houston we have a problem. houston has a series and new york has a problem. it was a long weekend. we'll talk about that in a little while. let's get to our top story on a monday morning. it's a string of murders in tampa, florida, sparking fears that a possible serial killer may be on the loose there. three deadly shootings in the same neighborhood, in less than three weeks. kerry sanders is in tampa with the investigation. what can you tell us? >> reporter: matt, the community here has put up a memorial to the victims. baffling police is each of the victims do not appear to have a connection to each other. detectives say if there is a cereal killer on the loose, it appears he's choosing his victims at random. this morning, fear and grief are gripping this tampa

neighborhood, where residents believe a serial killer is on the loose. three people gunned down in ten days. the victims, all killed in a one-mile radius. some residents now keeping their guns nearby for protection. having the gun at the ready to you -- >> is definitely a safety issue. and definitely something we want to do. >> we don't know who is doing this. >> reporter: authorities urgently want to talk to the person on this surveillance video, described as a person of interest. but with a chilling caution. >> we don't know if it's more than one person. a team of people. there's so many things we don't have answers to. >> we own this street. >> we own this street. >> we own this community. >> reporter: sunday night, a solemn procession, stopping at the site of each killing, lighting candles, remembering the three victims. 22-year-old benjamin mitchell. 32-year-old monica hoffa. and 20-year-old anthony naiboa, an autistic man, who took the wrong bus home from work.

>> so senseless. so painful. >> reporter: he was never supposed to be in that neighborhood. tell me about anthony. >> anthony, he was a loving, kind human being. a beautiful angel. he wanted to be treated just like everyone else. >> reporter: neighbors are now banding together, determined to find whoever is terrifying their community. >> this person doesn't stand a chance. he doesn't know it yet. >> reporter: overnight, there's foot patrols patroling the neighborhood, helping police who saturated this area with extra units, keep iing an eye out for potential problems. matt, hoda? >> we have a lot to get to, including the fate of bowe bergdahl. a sentencing begins today, who pled guilty to endangering his colleagues when he walked away

from his post in afghanistan in 2009. nbc morgan radford is at ft. bragg where that hearing is being held this morning. hey, morgan. >> reporter: hoda, we were just inside the courthouse and saw sergeant bergdahl arrive. seemingly he appeared reassured, calm. no visible signs of emotion. however, president trump's discussion was front and center in today's sentencing hearing, bergdahl's lawyers arguing that president trump's personal attacks against bergdahl, on the campaign trail and subsequently when he became president were unlawful and unfair. which is why his lawyers say the only way to guarantee a fair sentence is no jail time at all. bowe bergdahl, opening up in an exclusive interview with britain's "sunday times" as he awaits a verdict on his future. >> the people that are to the point that say just shoot him, you can never convince them to change their minds.

>> reporter: the army sergeant pled guilty to desertion and misbehavior in the line of the enemy. to highlight what he thought were problems in his unit. shortly after, he was captured by the taliban and imprisoned for five years. >> every day, basically, at some point in time, i tell myself you're not making it out of this. >> reporter: he was freed in 2014, in exchange for five taliban detainees, a deal made by president obama that was widely criticized by republicans, including then-candidate donald trump. >> we get a traitor, named bergdahl. a dirty, rotten traitor. they get five of the worst killers they wanted for nine years. >> reporter: a week ago, president trump standing by his earlier statements. >> i'm not going to comment on it, but i think people have heard my comments in the past. >> reporter: sentencing is expected to include testimony from servicemen who were injured while searching for bergdahl. >> i suspect that will be the most powerful moment in the courtroom, at least for the

government's side. >> reporter: prisoner of war called his actions inexcusable and he said he never intended to put others at risk. bergdahl and his lawyers decided to forego a deal with prosecutors. >> he was likely going to be found guilty in the first place. they can go to the judge and say he was trying to accept responsibility for what he's done. >> reporter: those clips you saw of president trump were the first things the defense showed inside the courthouse this morning. there were no cameras allowed inside. you can probably see people are leaving right now. court is now in recess until wednesday. we just found out this is going to be because the judge is deciding whether or not to accept the defense's motion to dismiss this case. matt? >> okay, morgan. thank you very much. want to go to washington now where lawmakers are demanding answers about that deadly ambush attack on u.s. soldiers in niger and about the u.s. military's presence there.

nbc national correspondent peter alexander is at the white house now. peter, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. publicly disputing the accounts of a widow of one of those soldiers killed in niger. she said that during the phone call, president trump couldn't remember her husband's name. beyond all of the political sparring, so many unresolved questions, three weeks after that deadly ambush, leaving with details about the military presence in niger and pressing for answers. >> why was la david separated from rest of his battalion? why was la david found almost a mile away? why was he not in an armored truck? i want to know. >> reporter: a senior congressional aide briefed on the deaths tells nbc news the ambush stems from a massive

intelligence failure. the senate's top democrat was asked if he knew forces had been operating in niger. >> no, i did not. >> reporter: senator lindsey graham, who serves on the armed forces committee echoing that point. >> i didn't know there was 1,000 troops in niger. >> reporter: graham, now pressing the pentagon for answers. >> they're going to brief us why they were there and what they were doing. >> reporter: it comes as president trump heads into the second week, still not letting go of his condolence call with johnson's family. >> i have called many people. every one of them appreciated it. i was surprised to see this to be honest with you. >> reporter: the president insulting the florida congresswoman, who revealed >> it comes as president trump again insulted the florida congresswoman, who revealed

details of mr. trump's conversation with johnson's widow. disparaging frederica wilson on twitter as wacky. a family friend of the congresswoman, johnson, was laid to rest. wilson pushing back at the president and his chief of staff, demanding john kelly apologize, after he misrepresented the congresswoman's remarks at a 2015 dedication of an fbi field office. >> he was a puppet of the president. i don't appreciate people lying on me. that's what he did. >> reporter: in a new interview, senator john mccain, a frequent trump target, appearing to take a swipe at the president who receive a draft deferment in the vietnam war, after being diagnosed with a bone spur. >> that we drafted the lowest income level of america, and the highest income level found a doctor that would say that they had a bone spur. that is wrong. that is wrong.

>> reporter: senator mccain would add if we're going to ask every american to serve, every american should serve. to be clear, he didn't mention the president by name. both mccain and the president have engaged in tough words before. for all the criticisms that donald trump faced since the beginning of the campaign, his vietnam deferments were low on that list. apparently now that has changed. also, what may have happened to a key element in our tax system right now, the president tweeting a short time ago there will be no change to your 401(k). this has always been a great and popular middle class tax break that works and it stays. there had been questions with whether he would try to change it from the $18,000 most people could write off to just $24,000 as a deduction. turns out, as he suggests, matt, that's not the case. >> peter, important information for a lot of people. thank you very much. breaking news overseas this morning. u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson paid an unannounced visit to afghanistan this morning.

for talks to end the war there. they met with afghan president at bagram air field. tillerson is scheduled to visit pakistan tomorrow and move on to india on wednesday. now to california, where a fall heat wave and a lot of high winds are leading to more concerns about fires. >> that's right, matt. we could see some rapid -- really rapid growth of these fires over the next 48 hours. in fact, right now we have red flag warnings stretching from ventura all the way down to pine valley, elevated fire danger through wednesday. this potential spread could be really rapid because of the santa ana winds that will start kicking up. 50-mile-per-hour wind gusts, very low humidity. about 10%. high temperatures near 100 degrees. in fact, excessive heat warnings from oxnard to san diego where temperatures will be 25 degrees above average, possible records with triple digits right through tomorrow. so, we're going to be watching this situation very, very

closely. guys? also this morning, we are heari ining for the first time the pennsylvania woman who was held captive by a taliban-linked extre extremist group in afghanistan for five years. stephanie gosk is here with what she is saying. hey, steph, morning. >> good morning, guys.n coleman were rescued. she whad remained silent. she prefers to go by her married name, caitlan boyle. she is still suffering from exhaustion and emotional stress in an e-mail, from an account her husband says the family shares, caitlin gave one of her

first public statements, after five years of captivity in afghanistan. focusing on the education of her children, it reads, in part, one part of our imprisonment that we can take pride in was our schooling of the boys. we had no educational supplies but we did as much as we could in the circumstances. caitlin describes using cardboard boxes and scraps of fabric to work on projects. now being free she writes, i am rejoicing that their home schooling will continue with resources to make it broader and more fun. the boyles have three children, all born in captivity. two sons, ages 4 and 2, and a 6-month-old daughter. joshua boyle says a fourth child, an infant daughter, was killed in captivity. the family was rescued less than two weeks ago. he and his wife were in afghanistan in 2012 to help the afghan people when they were kidnapped by a militant group. returning home has been a total shock, he told us, especially for his wife. >> her religious faith gets her

through. i think that and her love of being a mother, is really all that's getting her through right now. >> reporter: caitlan also e-mailed her hometown paper in pennsylvania, "the york daily record." the messages to the boyle family criticized the pressure put on her to speak about the ordeal. why don't i have the right to just be myself and be with my husband and children? adding, everybody says, no, you have to come out and talk about it. but no. no, i don't. and everybody nice has said it's my choice and i can talk when i want and to whom i want. when asked if she might return to the u.s., the mother of three said it was too soon to say for sure. but if they do return to her hometown, she looks forward to sharing her childhood experiences with her children. we're also told that caitlan's mother has been to the hospital

to visit her, where she has been for a week. >> thank you so much. an update on hurricane relief efforts for puerto rico. the senate is pushing ahead on a hurricane relief package that would give that island a badly-needed infusion of cash. the measure gives funds and jump-starts recovery efforts in states like florida and texas. in the meantime senate minority leader chuck schumer is calling on the president to name a single official to oversee and coordinate relief efforts in puerto rico. schumer says the current federal response there has been disorganized, slow-footed and mismanaged. those are his words. just over a month after that hurricane hit that island, excuse me, 80% of puerto rico remains without power. 27% lacks running water. why don't we take a turn and get our first check of the weather with mr. roker.

>> good morning. if you're in the eastern half of the u.s., looking at strong stuff. this is the same system that caused big problems in the midsection of the country over the weekend. strong storms. up to six tornadoes. norman, oklahoma, losing a portion of the casino roof. extensive storm damage in eight states. this system is pushing and rocketing to the east, to indianapolis and chicago, all the way down to florida. the front itself stretches some 1,100 miles. this is going the make its way into the northeast and the midwest into tomorrow. showers will erupt tomorrow. and it's crossing into the northeast for the afternoon hours. we're talking anywhere from three to five inches of rain from chicago, into the northeast, with strong, gusty winds into new england, upwards of 50-mile-per-hour wind gusts possible. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. oh, that's really attached. that's why i rent from national.

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in a little less than three hours opening statements arse >> good morning, 7:26, i'm laura garcia. in less than three hours, opening statements set to begin in a bay area trial with national overtones. jose garcia is accused in the shooting of kate sty lee in 2014. he is an undocumented immigrant. authorities just released him from custody. investigators say the gun used in the crime was stolen from a federal agent's car. new trial hearings hinted they may argue the shooting was an accident. a look at the forecast with meteorologist kari hall. >> good morning. a nice sunrise as we ge gin and cool temperatures.

look at where we are headed today. it will feel like summer. the temperatures ramp up quickly, 91 degrees in santa rosa, 89 degrees in san jose. 89 in antioch and oakland, expect a high of 85. san francisco, 80 degrees. over the next several days, it will be much warmer than normal. the temperatures will be tomorrow and cool down for san francisco. the weekend is looking nice for the inland areas. expect highs in the upper 80s. 92 tomorrow. 90 on wednesday, then it will be cooling down for the epd of the week. what is happening on the roads? >> the peninsula, this is oregon expressway, a closure for police activity. this does not affect the onramp. that's why we have pier activity in the area earlier. 680 where 84 meets up causes both freeways to jam up out of

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we're back, now, 7:30 on a monday morning. a beautiful monday morning after a great weekend here in new york. >> gorgeous. >> savannah is off this morning on assignment. and hoda is here. happy to have you. >> we're going to get straight to the headlines, including an alarming manhunt in florida. >> we don't know who is doing this. >> search for a serial killer. a tampa neighborhood on-edge, as officia officials search for a suspect for killing three people. >> there's so many things we don't have answers to. maverick jobs. senator john mccain takes a thinly-veiled swipe at president trump, over the billionaire's

vietnam draft deferment. >> we drafted the lowest income level. and the highest income level found a doctor that would say they had a bone spur. that's wrong. bow bergdahl opens up ahead of today's sentencing, where the deserter can face prison for his actions in afghanistan. >> the people that say just shoot him, you can't convince those people to change their minds. wrong way. an suv slams into a restaurant in chicago. killing nine people, including children. and ahead. >> following gronkowski into the end zone. >> the new england patriots beat the atlanta falcons on "sunday night football" in a foggy rematch of last year's super bowl. with a similar outcome.

today, monday, october 23rd, 2017. a busy weekend in sports and busy today. stunning information tied to bill o'reilly's sexual harassment story. kate snow is following that story. >> reporter: the former fox news host is slamming a "new york times" report over the weekend for what he calls lies and smear. the report unverified by nbc news, reveals a newly uncovered sexual harassment claim against o'reilly and a massive settlement. >> caution, you're about to enter the "no spin zone." >> reporter: this morning, the scandal around bill o'reilly is back in the headlines. the former fox news anchor re-signed a contract in february, only a month after he reached a $32 million sexual harassment settlement with a legal analyst. >> reporter: she claims she and o'reilly had a nonconsensual

sexual relationship. and that he repeatedly harassed her and send her pornography. o'reilly's attorney said, "the times" printed leaked information provided by an anonymous source to embarrass o'reilly. "the o'reilly factor" was one of the biggest shows on cable news, until o'reilly was fired in april after other sexual allegations unsurfaced. this new one is the sixth against o'reilly. according to "the times," they have totaled about $45 million. 21st century fox said they did not know the details of the o'reilly's contract when they re-signed him. they used that clause to fire o'reilly and says it has taken

action to transform fox news from top-to-bottom. in an interview last month with matt, o'reilly maintained his innocence. >> you were accused of sexual harassment. you said you did nothing wrong. do you stand by that? >> i do. >> reporter: radio host and psychologist wednesday by walsh said o'reilly offered her a job in exchange for sex in 2013. allegations o'reilly denies. >> my first belief is that fox news is complicit for re-signing this man who paid out this expensive settlement. they even gave him a raise. >> reporter: the former chairman and ceo resigned after gretchen carlson sued him for sexual harassme harassment. claims ailes denied until his death this year. carlson reacting to the o'reilly news on twitter. nobody pays 32 milli$32 million

false allegations. gretchen carlson was the first fox news staffer to come forward publicly, saying she was fired for resisting the advances. >> megyn kelly will have a former news anchor that accused o'reilly of harassment. faced with a thursday deadline, president trump expects to release long-secret government files on the assassination of president john f. kennedy. hallie jackson is at the national archives with more on that story. hallie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. we are talking about something 25 years in the making. the potential release of that last stash of documents related to president kennedy's death. president trump says he plans to make those public, with students of history, lovers of camelot, and even conspiracy theorists

eager for a glimpse of whatever the files hold. the 1963 assassination of president john f. kennedy in dallas, triggered years of conspiracy theories. >> why was kennedy killed? >> reporter: it wasn't until this 1991 oliver stone movie that congress got so frustrated with the fiction, that it ordered documents be released. in less than 72 hours, more than 3,000 hidden files are going to be unlocked and unleashed. >> at the same moment, all around the world, millions of people will have a vast library of secret documents from a turning point in history. >> reporter: that deadline hits thursday, with president trump planning to let what is left of those files go public. subject to the receipt of thirder information, i will be allowing, as president, the long

blocked and classified documents on the jfk assassination. president kendnedkennedy's life fascinated americans for years. it was candidate trump raising one of the bizarre conspiracies, when he touted a story about ted cruz's father. >> his father was with lee harvey oswald before oswald was shot. >> reporter: authorities hope to learn more about a six-day trip oswald took to mexico. they have a warning of the last stash of documents. don't expect big bombshells. though there may be new nuggets. >> a lot of the information may show just how much more the cia and the fbi knew about oswald before that day. >> reporter: it's not a done

deal yet, with some wiggle room in the white house. the president believes these documents should be made available in the interest of full transparency. unless agencies provide a compelling and clear justification otherwise. that right there is the catch. the fbi had no comment. but if they or the cia makes some kind of last-minute push to the president over the next three days, then it's possible president trump could end up blocking some of the documents. whatever is released will end up online from the national archives on thursday. matt? hoda? >> thanks very much. all these years later. amazing the interest in this. >> just the little nuggets, i'm interested in. hello, mr. roker. >> hello. we're heading out west to talk about more heat and the possibility of fire danger. santa ana winds kicking in today. starting today, through tomorrow, with wind gusts about 50 miles per hour. temperatures near 100 degrees. we have excessive heat warnings from oxnard all the way south of

san diego. look at the temperatures. over 100 degrees in l.a., anaheim, san bernadino, and escondido tomorrow possible record highs. and we could have the warmest world series game one ever. dodger stadium about 5:00, sunny, hot, breezy tomorrow. 96. the record was phoenix when the yankees were playing the diamondbacks back in 2001. we may have the record-setting world series game one. we may be setting record highs here in the bay area as well, especially for tomorrow. today, we are going to feel those temperatures ramping up to the upper 80s and low 90s. santa rosa, a high of 91, 88 in c concord. san jose, a high of 87 degrees. san francisco, low 80s and tomorrow, reaching the peak of the warmth. then it will gradually cool off for the week.

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>> reporter: good morning. getting from d.c. to new york by car takes about four hours by car with light traffic. 3 1/2 hours by train. imagine making that trip in 9 minutes. we're not there yet. but the state of maryland is taking a step to make that pipe dream a reality. a big step for elon musk who is closer to creating his underground hyperloop. >> it's coming from maryland, and to baltimore and washington. get ready. >> reporter: maryland governor to allow musk's boring company to dig an underground tunnel beneath one of the heaviest highways. the hope is that the tunnel will be part of a line that transfers passengers up and down the east

coast corridor. the trip from new york to d.c. could take just 29 minutes. travelers moving speeds of up to 700 miles per hour. >> d.c.-to-new york hyperloop, i think you want to go underground the whole way. >> reporter: his company is already digging in california. and has a similar goal to one day get people from l.a. to san francisco in a matter of minutes. just days ago, musk also announced his second digging machine is almost ready. >> right now, i think one of the most soul-destroying things is traffic. it takes away so much of your life. it's horrible. >> reporter: he halts a fictional behemoth. >> to build a loop between washington, d.c. and new york,

is gore wanch wan. >> if it becomes a reality, it will push the limits of human travel, racing high speed into the future. for this to become a reality, and all of us on the east coast hopes it becomes a reality, musk would have to overcome a lot of red tape. think of the different states, the municipalitieies along the corridor. not to mention the complications of building an underground tunnel in congested areas with multiple utility lines, sewer lines, subway lines. this is the first nano step in a long process. >> what you're saying is hoda and i are not going to see a nationals game in our lifetime. >> if they play the yankees, i'll bet you will. >> thanks, tom. dylan is in the orange room. dylan is in the orange room. what do you have?

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raise money for cash-strapped schools. let them eat cake. we asked on twitter, what do you think of school bake sales. 73% approve of them. 27% disapprove. more than 80% of teachers hold bake sales to raise money. i like them. >> i love jamie oliver. >> but he's off on this one. >> sorry, jamie. just ahead, poster joel osteen, on >> tech: so you think this chip is nothing to worry about? well at safelite, we know sooner or later every chip will crack. these friends were on a trip when their windshield got chipped. so they scheduled at safelite.com. they didn't have to change their plans or worry about a thing. i'll see you all in a little bit. and i fixed it right away with a strong repair they can trust. plus, with most insurance a safelite repair is no cost to you. >> customer: really?! >> tech: being there whenever you need us

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good monday morning. at 7:56 seeing quickly warming temperatures around the bay area. a much milder start. we are at 61 degrees in the south bay and in the tri-valley. 69 degrees compare that to 49 degrees in the north bay. the high temperatures for today will be much hotter than yesterday. some spots 10-15 degrees warmer, up to 91 in santa rosa today. livermore, a high of 90 degrees and upper 80s for san jose. san francisco, 80 degrees there. and our warmest day will be tomorrow. we may see record sets for not only the north bay, but the tri-valley and south bay as we go through the rest of the week. it is going to be cooling off gradually. for the inland arias, a very slow cooldown. spoo the weekend, the high temperatures are going to be still above average for this time of year. let's get an update of what's

happening with the commute from mike. >> the south bay slows down for northbound 87. a crash on the right just happened. north 87 may be recovering the earlier crash at 280. watch 580 down castro valley boulevard, we have a crash there. the commute for the eastbound direction start this is time as well. back to you. >> thank you very much. happening now, one of the largest clean up efforts ever is getting under way in the north bay. crews are beginning to clear toxic debris from the fire storm. the work is expected to continue at least through the end of the year. two hours from now, opening statements are set to begin in the kate steinle murder case. an undocumented immigrant is accused of culling her in july, 2014. another update soon. of a crime - you probably want

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it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, on the loose. police in tampa scrambling to track down a possible serial killer after three murders in two weeks. what authorities are doing to catch the killer and how the community is banding together. >> this person doesn't stand a chance. we've got him. he just doesn't know it yet. plus, message of hope. joel osteen is in studio 1a, to talk about making the most of life's setbacks and how his hometown of houston is recovering after hurricane harvey. and he's back. >> you're doing halftime at the super bowl? >> 14 years after the most infamous halftime moment in super bowl history, justin

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thank you for being with us. savannah is on assignment. >> we have a lot to get to this morning. >> let us start with the news at 8:00, because there's a real story coming out of florida now that has a lot of people concerned. police in tampa have intensified their search this morning for a possible serial killer. three people with no apparent links to each other have been shot and killed in less than two weeks in one neighborhood there. nbc's kerry sanders is joining us with the latest on the investigation there. good morning. >> reporter: matt, police have very little to go on. but they have one piece of evidence that may help them find this potential serial killer. it's this surveillance video. this video, which is awfully hard to determine who that person is, walking with a hoodie. walking on a hoodie on a night that was not that cold, may be the person of interest, could be the potential serial killer. as you noted, the three victims did not know each other. and in serial killer profiles, often they look alike, but police note here in this case, nobody has any connections or

similarities. there was a vigil in the neighborhood here last night. people walking with candles to remember the three victims. but also to unify the neighborhood to say that we can stand up. we can keep our eyes open. and we can let the police know there are increased patrols in the area. as well as guardian angels, a group that people haven't heard of for a long time. they're out patrolling as well. keeping their eyes and ears open. the fear here, matt, is this person could strike again. >> scary times. kerry, thank you very much. army sergeant bowe we are dahl will face a military judge to decide his punishment. bergdahl faces life in prison. last week, he pleaded guilty to charges of desertion and misbehavior in the enemy. bergdahl was captured by the taliban after leaving his post in afghanistan.

two servicemen who were injured while searching for him are expected to receive testify at that sentencing hearing. a man who reportedly planned to bomb a miami area shopping mall is making his first court appearance today. according to "the miami harold," the suspect was reportedly inspired by isis, but there's no indication that he actually had contact with that group. when he was arrested friday, he was allegedly planning to detonate a bomb, which was a harmless device supplied by undercover fbi agents. a red flag fire warning is up for southern california. record heat, low humidity and gusty winds have created the most dangerous wildfire conditions the area has seen in several years, but state fire officials say crews, trucks and aircraft are ready, even weeks after battling historic fires in the north. "morning boost" is always a big responsibility. on a monday morning, it's even bigger. >> it's weighty but i think i've got ya. loven spires people to do crazy,

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twain prize, justin timberlake. let's talk about first dates. those can be tricky. never mind the nerves and the pressure. you want to make a good first impression. what is the perfect first date location? an instagram user came up with pros and cans. we had to blur some out. go to the bar, the pro is, you get to drink. the con is, you may drink too much. the restaurant, the pro is very classy. the con is, very murder. >> who is this guy? >> the beach, the pro is, you're going to see them half-naked. the con is, they're going to see you half-naked. i was thinking about first dates. and best dates. did you have ever a magical date that you took someone on and

made you say wow? dylan is smiling. >> i loved going to boss pro shop. i think you've never been. >> it's a huge outdoor shop. >> it's amazing. there's activities. there's a bar. >> that was a date? >> it was a date. it was a fun afternoon. >> that's a cute one. >> get ready for some stuff, the last time i mentioned bass pro shop on the air, i got a hat from them. >> central park boat house. nice, fun. the geese and the ducks are there. good food. >> i like the beach. but it doesn't necessarily have to be during the day in bathing suits. early in the morning or late in the evening with a glass of wine. >> when i was in college, i had a guy that asked me out. he said, wear the winter coat. we had saucers that you go sliding down. we went to the top of a mountain.

he laid out wine and cheese and we went sledding. and i never forgot the date. >> wear your winter coat. i'm going to make you wait for me about three hours before i show up. >> all right. dylan, is it time to "pop start." >> miss bass pro shop. >> let's begin with david letterman. he earned the mark twain prize for american humor. amy schumer told the crowd, dave is incredibly accomplished for most of his life. he has gone from a light-night comic, to host, to a civil war re-enactor. martin short, steve martin, jimmy kimmel and bill murray. michelle obama praised his ability to comfort viewers. john stamos, congratulations are in order. he announced his engagement to

caitlin mchue. he posted this picture, with a caption, i asked and she said yes. justin timberlake, the superstar has been invited back to the super bowl halftime show, 14 years after the wardrobe m l malfunction with janet jackson caused controversy. joe fryer has more on this. >> reporter: justin timberlake announced he will host the halftime show. this is timberlake's third time performing on the super bowl halftime stage. having the most appearances by an individual entertainer and a chance to redeem himself after the wardrobe malfunction seen around the world. the superstar making the announcement on twitter that he will headline the super bowl halftime show in february, appearing in a video alongside jimmy fallon, his long-time friend and frequent collaborator.

>> you do halftime? >> i do halftime. >> you're doing halftime of the super bowl. you do halftime. >> reporter: timberlake first performed in the super bowl as part of 'n sync and alongside britney spears and aerosmith. but it was this performance in 2004, that most people remember best. "rock your body" with janet action jackson, where he ripped off part of her costume, revealing her breast. cbs was hit with a fine that waslating overturne overturned. during an interview last night on nbc's "sunday night football," timberlake laughed off questions about a repeat of an infamous moment. at any point in the ask, did they say, the last time, there was a little wardrobe thing, can we make sure that doesn't

happen? >> that won't happen this time. ♪ >> reporter: now, the 36-year-old superstar is hoping to grace the game's halftime stage in a different, less controversial way. >> i want to take the opportunity to put together a performance that feels like it unifies. i feel like that will be the ultimate accomplishment. and the icing on the cake is, at some point, within 12 minutes, everybody is shaking their bootee. >> reporter: in the aftermath of the 2004 event, networks have included a short delay for live events. he has not released any music since "can't stop the feeling" which was on the soundtrack for "trolls." >> thanks, joe.

super bowl lii, will air february 4th, 2018, here on nbc. you have a "daly click" for us? >> a texas high schooler inpr e impresses with an incredible save on the volleyball court. >> holy cow. >> that senior captain -- all of the saves. here it is from another angle. launches herself through the air. her save went caught the attention of kerri walsh jennings. >> she get hurt diving like that? >> they wear knee pads. >> that's still a floor. >> like going through a car accident. mr. roker? >> let's show you what we have going on. take a look at the maps. it will be warm here in the northeast. boy.

between a big area of high pressure and low pressure in the midwest. we're looking at above-average temperatures. boston, 72. that's 11 degrees above average. columbus, only 56. but warmer than average. tomorrow, we look into materially week period. it cools down in boston, 62 thursday. charleston, 65. and charlotte will be in the mid-60s. rest of the country, flood watches in the upper great lakes. that fire danger continues out west. beautiful day in the pacific northwest. storms in the ohio river valley all the way down that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. a lot of sunshine and already warming temperatures around the bay area. as we look at our high temperature for san jose. it's going to be up to 87 degrees today. and up to 88 in concord. one of the hot spots in livermo livermore. 90 degrees, even hotter in santa rosa today.

91. we may be setting some new records. san francisco, 80. some mid-80s tomorrow. then it cools down as we go through the rest of the week. that's actually this weekend, it's going to be a nice one for saturday and sunday. >> and that's your latest weather. matt? >> mr. roker, thank you very much. with thousands flocking to hear his sermons, millions more watching all around the globe, joel osteen is one of the most influential faith leaders around the world. and he's sharing new hope with a new book called "blessed in the darkness." nice to see you. >> thanks, matt. >> let's start with recent events. houston, where you live, has been through a tough time with the hurricane. what have you learned about faith and the faith of your -- the people in houston and your own faith coming through this? >> you know, matt, these

crisises, that god gives you strength you didn't know you had. it brings out the best in people sometimes when these things happen. >> in the book you say, god controls how much heat, how much pain, how much adversity you will face. if you take the00 and the fires out west, and the tragic shooting in las vegas, it's only natural for someone like me or anyone else to question faith. and say, if god has a plan and god wants the best for us, how can he put us through this? >> we don't live in a perfect world. god gives us our own free will. people get to choose. and in the scripture, god never promised we would be free from difficulties. when i say that god controls the heat, it means that god won't let you go through anymore than you can bear. loss, these things are difficult. you find a strength and a peace that only god can give you.

>> let's discuss how it worked out in your own life. in 1999, your dad passed away. here's a son, losing a father. in your case, it was compounded by the fact that your dad was the man you followed. you had to fill those shoes in very real terms. what was the challenge like for you? who did you turn to other than god? >> i had family. my wife was supporting. he was my best friend, too. we traveled the world together. and he was suddenly taken with a heart attack. and i experienced it firsthand. i mourn my father. i miss him. but i felt a peace. i'm not bitter. i'm not angry. and also, what i thought might be my darkest time, it launched me into what i'm doing today. i never dreamed i'd be a minister. >> did you have that level of confidence that things would be okay? and i'm going towards the filling his shoes side of

things. that's a daunting task. >> it was. and i had never ministered before. but i felt like i was supposed to do it. that's why it's easy to encourage people that you have gifts in you don't know. you have talents. sometimes god uses us to push us into a new level of our destiny. when we don't fight everything that goes wrong. we don't like losing a loved one. you don't fight it and believe that god is still in control. >> you had never ministered before that. now, i look at the numbers. 50,000 people listen to your sermons, locally. 10 million or so watch you on tv. i've watched on tv. and i've looked at the faces on the people in that church. they are glued to every word. do you find that responsibility daunting, knowing that so many people are literally judging or basing their lives on what you're telling them? >> i do. more than daunting.

i take it seriously. i try to pray and find out what i'm supposed to say. just be careful with my words. and realize that people are putting weight. you have a responsibility to influence what god has given you. i didn't know how it would happen. we're here today. >> do people come to you weeks after hearing one of your sermons, and say, poster osteen, it didn't work out the way you promised it would work out? >> sure. there are times. a lot of them tell how it helped them. i go back to that basic truth. god has you in the palm of his hand. what you're facing is not a surprise to him. in those difficult times you have to choose to believe. and i don't tell everybody it will work out the way they thought. i wish it would. but sometimes it didn't. >> this is from the book, as well. i thank god for my friends. but i learned to thank god for my enemies, too. i don't. i don't know why. that's a nice way to be able to

live your life. i find that very difficult. >> yeah. the thought is, to get to your destiny, you'll have disappointments, betrayals, rejecti rejection. i base that on the life of christ. without judas betraying him, we wouldn't have salvation. why did this happen? why did this person leave me? it's just a lot more. you worry a lot less when you say, god, i believe you're in control. this is a part of my destiny. you realize you're not going to get to all you were created to be without enemies and disappointments, i don't think you fight everything. >> good advice. good to have you here. and he'll be back in our fourth hour. the book is "blessed in the darkness." you can find out more about it at today.com/shop. we have a lot to discuss with this beautiful lady. actress heather graham is here.

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the chp is investigating a good morning. it's 8:26. i'm marcus washington. the chp is investigating the freeway shooting in san berno that left an uber driver with a gunshot wound to the neck. the second car later crashed. it all unfoldle a little before midnig midnight. chp says there were two passengers in that uber car who had been picked up from the airport. they were not injured in that shooting. the gunman shot in that car and the second car which officers say rerear ended a third. that driver is being treated this morning. mike you're following a new crash in san jose. >> this is in a similar area as the other crash we were talking about, north 101. one crash was just cleared but in the backup there was a second

crash around helier. we're going to call it the second crash. we're now recovering. that's off to the shoulder. 87 still slow. the earlier crash in downtown set that off. so a typical morning commute. slow through silicon valley. all west bound lanes still closed. but eastbound completely open now between olma overpass and bryant street. for police activity after a crash there. recovery for the trivalley as well as the hayward area. it's slow through oakland. the earlier crash cleared. back to you. >> thanks, mike. we'll have another local news update for you in half an hour.

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the great rachel platten. >> we have a lot to look forward to. you know what happens with candy on the plaza? >> we have a lot to look forward to. >> do you have laffy taffy? >> that's number one? >> number two is candy corn for her. >> don't compare those two things. what kind of blaspheme is that. we have some slime. we have a big show coming up. you know, the woman who invented slime, karina garcia. she's this huge star. grew up with very humble means. phil donahue is here. it's national tv talk show host. >> he's like this, what do you think? what do you think?

and then, we're going to talk about the fox news situation with bill o'reilly. it's personal on some levels. but we're going to have to have an honest discussion with what's going on in this country. and juliet huddy, one of o'reilly's accusers, will join us for the first time. she's speaking out for the first time on our show today. >> thanks. mr. roker, you have a check of the weather? >> let's see what we got, looking at the week ahead. stormy in the eastern half of the country, from the great lakes down into the southeast. we're looking at fire threat through the southwest. as we get into the midweek period, we're looking for showers hanging on through new england. the autumn warmth hangs on through the gulf coast. fire danger continues out west. and we move towards the end of the week. much cooler back in the northern plains. sunny skies up and down the that's what's going on around country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. it will be a very warm day, much

warmer than it was yesterday. san francisco's heading into the low 80s and 8 an degrees tomorrow. but then after that the cooldown begins. a weak onshore flow will bring down those temperatures in san francisco but it will bring a little more gradual for the inland valleys. a high of 88 today. 90 to tomorrow. we may be setting some new records there. then a cooldown for rest of the week. but still above average. moving in the upper 70s in time for the weekend. >> chocofeller plaza is created with our sponsor, skittles. taste the rainbow. >> time for our crowd moment. we have a sweet one. we put out candy bars across chocofeller plaza. five of these are marked with a special sticker, which is a pumpkin. you got one? here you go. hopefully -- there you have it. we have five of them.

who else has a pumpkin? who else has the pumpkin? you got the pumpkin over here. all right. there you go. right away. and we got one more. >> is there a sticker over here? you have a sticker? >> you got the pumpkin? here you go. hey. is that all of them? all right. congratulations to our winners. we'll have more fun from here. at first, hoda. >> al roker, thank you so much. we're here with actress heather graham. she stars in "law & order true crime: the menendez murders." a woman who played a pivotal role in the infamous trial. >> you said that dr. oziel told you everything about his session with erik and lyle. was he in the habit of sharing his patients' confidences. >> sure. i was his lover. he told me what his sex therapy

patients were into -- especially the ladies. he wanted a threesome. >> judge, please tell her to stop flashing her impressive bosom at you. >> okay. i want to say that i have limited control over my words and actions right now. jerry oziel is using mind control on me. he's out in the hallway using special words. >> a lot to unpack there. hi, heather. i didn't recognize you for starters. there's a lot of a transformation going on. but i want to talk to you about the movie. you are fantastic in it. i had read that article, the column in variety, that was entitled "harvey weinstein implied i had to have sex with him for a movie role." how many more women are coming out? do you think there's a sea change in hollywood that's happening? >> i think hopefully for women everywhere, we feel braver do come forward with our stories.

we see that a predator is getting some kind of justice. it's inspiring. >> is it because ashley judd led the charge and you felt comfortable or safe to come out? >> seeing her do it was inspiring. and if we don't speak out, we enable this man to continue to do this for decades. he shouldn't be doing it. >> harvey weinstein denies the allegations of nonconsensual sex. and we're seeing another director coming out, a lot more women coming out. it's beyond just this one area. >> i'm sure it's in every business that women have to deal with this. in the past, we felt we couldn't speak out. we were afraid of losing our jobs. but we're saying we deserve to be treated better. and the workplace should be a better place to be. you play a character named judalon smyth. >> i was the mistress of the therapist.

and erik confessed to the therapist. we were having an affair. and i went to police with information that was a taped confession. and they let them used the taped confession in the trial. that's one of the reasons they were convicted. >> the relationship between your character and the therapist was crazy on so many different levels. it must have been fun to play that sort of role. >> it is fun to play that role. it made me laugh. i was reading the script, it's disturbing. when i got to the scenes of her and the therapist, it made me laugh. she was living in a house with his family and his children. it's just wild to think about that. >> let's touch on that for a second. in reality, your character, moves into the home with the therapist, his wife and children.

>> in real life, he told his wife that she was a patient. and he was a sex therapist, which was disturbing. he had done it in the past with a babysitter and assistant. they were living in the maids room, while he was having an affair with them. he was an abusive person, actually. >> preparing for the role of this person, did you meet her? did you see interviews? how did you figure out how to play her properly? >> i didn't get to meet her. there was a lot of research. she did two different diane sawyer specials i can watch. i got to see her love poetry that they sent to each other. it was interesting. yeah. >> you're also directing. >> yes. >> another thing that seems to light you up. tell me a little about it. >> ironically, i did a movie about sexism in hollywood, and sexual harassment is a theme of it. it's a sex comedy. one of the backdrops is being a woman in hollywood and dealing with sexism. it's timely, i guess. >> did that happen to come up at this time? >> it's something that women are dealing with for a long time. and it's finally exploding.

>> thank you so much. i had to google your age. i'm shocked. >> don't tell anyone. >> i'm not telling a soul. you won't believe it if you google it. heather, thank you for joining us. "law & order true crime: the menendez murders." coming up, inspiration you need on chocofeller plaza. first, this is "today" on nbc. law and order. coming up, inspiration you need on

chocofeller plaza is made with snickers. >> with halloween just a week away, it's time to start celebrations with our own chocofeller plaza. everybody has a favorite candy. we wanted to kick them up a notch and create candy creations with three of our favorites.

brandy malloy. and the great martha stewart. all right, we're going to make something different. i'm going to start with you, brandy. what are we cooking up? >> this is a seven-layer candy bar dip. this is insane. amazing. you can use any candy bars you want. >> twix bars. >> lower on the bottom, it will take longer for it to melt. we will add our favorite candies. >> what is this? this is good. milky way, snickers, twix. >> look what we're doing. sticking them all in. >> there's no rhyme or reason. you want to layer it like a seven-layer dip. we're going to top it with these salt salted caramel pieces. and then, peanut butter m&ms.

we're going to pop this into the oven. >> look what is happening. >> it gets soft and gooey. then, we're going to -- >> look at what's happening. >> take the caramel. >> this is my favorite day, ever. >> the peanut butter, the twix. and we're going to garnish it with peanut m&ms. this is the best part. potato chips. the sweet and the salty. >> you call that a dessert. peshaw. joslyn, take it away. >> we're making milky way cake. it starts like you would with any cake. but we're adding milky ways and butter. >> go ahead. >> you want to melt this down until it's nice and smooth. >> how long does that take? >> five to ten minutes over a medium-low heat. we're going to get really smooth and nice and silky right there.

we're going to go to a regular cake. we have butter and sugar that's started creaming. and we started adding in our eggs. >> one egg at a time. >> you know, maybe three. you can cheat here. we get all our eggs in. and we have butter milk, this is going to make it superlight and very, very, very, very moist. >> oh, no. you get the vanilla in. you get the flour in. then, we add the milky ways and the butter right into our batter. and you get this. and we're going to bake this at 350 for 50 to 55 minutes. comes out so delicious. so moist. >> let me try. >> you got to try it. put some chocolate frosting on it. it's amazing. >> go ahead. martha? >> take it away. >> all right. >> day of the dead. very nice. >> day los muertos. celebrating all your dead friends.

very pleasant. >> there you go. good times. >> but pumpkins are so much fun. and with royal icing, you can affix the teeth of the skulls. >> using m&ms. >> just m&ms. this is the template. you can get in online at you know where. today.com. >> right. >> you just make whatever fantasy you want to. look how beautiful. and the typical marigolds for a flower decoration. it is a fun way to decorate. and if you use royal icing and melt a hot glue gun, you can pick these off and eat them. >> martha, thanks so much. you can find all these ideas on today.com/food. coming up, we're going to use this candy to make self-portraits. what could go wrong? first this, is "today" on nbc.

plaza, where we're celebrating everything candy. hoda, al, dylan and jenna are going to make their faces out of candy. here's how it works. you each have a cake in front of you. it has the outline of your face. and an array of candies to fill it in. you have one minute. one minute to complete your masterpieces. martha here will be the judge. let's start. what are we looking for? >> i'm looking for expression. easy identification. >> yeah. >> and creation. of course. >> okay. all right, guys. >> they're going to mess these up.

>> everybody is doing the same thing. they all started with the eyes. isn't that unusual? >> that's the window to your soul. >> yeah. >> what am i doing? >> what do you think? >> and then, look. >> i am adding some grays. >> highlights in there. >> al is being true. >> i was with you until the s r starbursts. i'm not sure. how much more time? >> a pop of color. i knew it. >> this is supposed to be your face. >> i'm not very good at art. >> please. >> three. two. >> step away from the candies, guys. martha, why don't you start over here. you go down the line. you will choose the winner. >> martha, be gentle. >> i think you need a little education in art. >> martha, i studied art in

third grade. >> maybe go back. >> it's interpretive. >> very interpretive. >> at least you stayed to the outline. >> what's this? >> my dark roots. not so great. but the lips are nice. >> thank you. >> now, this, i really like it. did you get this from my day of the dead? >> i did. >> i with see that. this is really, really good. >> i like that. >> i like the nose. i like -- i think that's very interpretive. >> thank you. thank you. >> and this one, hoda. >> what? >> you got messy. >> i didn't. i was trying to be creative and i got panicky. i got a few gray hairs and a kiss. if i had to not ask you anything about it, i would say that's inadequate. >> wow. >> hey, look.

a picasso. >> that's the winner, al. >> thank you very much. >> oh, my gosh. >> we want to congratulate brandy, too. she has a little baby. >> where is the baby? >> i think the baby took a bathroom break. >> better in there than out here. that's great. congratulations, guys. thanks for your help. and we're going to be back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. he's brought us to the brink of nuclear war.

obstructed justice at the fbi. and in direct violation of the constitution, he's taken money from foreign governments and threatened to shut down news organizations that report the truth. if that isn't a case for impeaching and removing a dangerous president, then what has our government become? i'm tom steyer and, like you, i'm a citizen who knows it's up to us to do something. it's why i'm funding this effort to raise our voices together and demand that elected officials take a stand on impeachment.

a republican congress once impeached a president for far less. yet, today, people in congress and his own administration know this president is a clear and present danger who is mentally unstable and armed with nuclear weapons. and they do nothing. join us and tell your member of congress that they have a moral responsibility to stop doing what's political and start doing what's right. our country depends on it. mr. roker, good time to celebrate some birthdays. >> that's right, after all this fabulous artwork. let's break out the smucker's jars. happy 102nd birthday to walter pine of houston, texas. he threw out the first pitch of game two of the american league championship series. he's got to be pretty excited right now.

edna mae leaks is a proud grandma in detroit. happy 100th birthday to billie saxon. she owned her own interior design business. fred burnam of naperville, illinois. served in the army. worked as a teacher. you asked what he is most proud of, it's his family. betty of dayton, ohio, 100. she and her husband met in college. started their own restaurant chain. margaret burnbach, 100. the secret of longevity, a positive attitude and staying active. if you know someone with a milestone birthday or anniversary, tell us about it at today.com/celebrates. a lot coming up on "megyn kelly today." phil donahue is going to be there. she has a lot more.

going to discus serious topics. >> what about fun day monday? >> jenna is with us today. >> we're going to eat chocolate. >> a good show at 10:00, as well. >> we'll see you in a couple

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in the crime was stolen from a federal agent's car. in pretrial hearings, the defense hinted they may argue the shooting is an accident. happening now, at the courthouse following those opening statements. we'll have an update in the midday newscast. bob is also posting updates on our twitter feed. one of the state's largest clean-up efforts ever is under way in the north bay. crews are starting to work to clear toxic debris from the neighborhoods destroyed by the north bay wildfires. and the work will begin with some of the most hazardous items including propane tanks and burned out cars. and is expected to continue least through the end of the year. we'll have local weather update for you in half an hour. as well as our news update for you in an hour. of a crime - you probably want

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