>> don't forget to join us for the news at 11:00. have a great day. put on your bathing suit today. good morning, tipped off? nbc news has learned the american soldiers killed in niger were likely set up. who did it and why? her story, the american woman held hostage by taliban linked extremists gives her first interview sie her family's rescue. why she says she decided to have children in captivity and what she's now revealing about their harrowing five-year ordeal. southern storms, severe weather including possible tornadoes cuts a trail of destruction across the carolinas. out west a record setting heat wave is sparking new wildfire fears and al is tracking it all.

those stories plus the women of accused of murdering kim jong n jong-un's half brother return to the scene of the crime. >> speaking out about harvey weinstein. >> he's got to face justice. he's got to face what he done. >> that's what friends are for. one runner's heart warming sacrifice to help his teammate cross the finish line, tuesday, october 24th, 2017. >> from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, welcome to "today." 7:00 a.m. on the west coast. >> what do you say we start in washington. >> it's already a busy day in washington starting with the investigation into that deadly ambush on american soldiers in niger and it's revealing more

about what went wrong there. also this today the president expected to make a rare trip to capitol hill to meet with senate republicans. we'll talk to bob corker who is in atwitter war with the president. let's start with peter alexander at the white house for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. new details and new questions about the deaths of those four american service members in niger. nbc news has learned u.s. officials believe that ambush was likely a setup. among the questions that military investigators are trying to drill down on, did the mission change? was the intelligence they received flawed? and why was one of the fallen soldiers separated from the rest of his unit. this morning the emerging theory on what happened in niger according to three u.s. officials briefed on matter, a sneak attack by terrorists. tipped off about a meeting between u.s. special forces and tribal leaders in a village

sympathetic to isis. this as the nation's top military officer trying to offer some clarity about the ambush. >> we owe the families as much information as we can find out about what happened. and we owe the american people an explanation of what the men and women were doing -- >> joseph dunford revealing u.s. soldiers waited an hour after the initial confrontation with enemy forces before calling in air support. >> my judgment would be that that unit thought they could handle the situation without additional support. and so we'll find out in the investigation exactly why it took an hour for them to call. >> reporter: another hour passed before french military jets arrive. dunford says the operation began as a plan the reconnaissance mission. among the unanswered questions, whether that mission changed. top military officials to be on the hill thursday to provide a declassified briefing to lawmakers. >> the whole operation, questions about it, why four men died.

>> reporter: the widow of la david johnson pregnant with the couple's third child has questions too. >> i want to know it took them 48 hours to find my husband, why couldn't i see my husband. every time i asked to see my husband they wouldn't let me. >> reporter: adding president trump's condolence call made her very angry, saying the commander in chief struggled to remember her husband's name. the president challenging the gold star widow's account on twitter, describing their conversation as very respectful, insisting he spoke his name from beginning without hesitation but mr. trump was uncharacteristically quiet on the topic the rest of the day, ignoring reporter's questions. the president putting another gold star controversy to rest making good on his promise to send $25,000 to the family of baldridge, killed in afghanistan to help with their final issues. the president offered the money

during a condolence call in july but the check was dated october 18th, the same day the "washington post" reported his family had not yet received the money. the president writing in a letter to the family, i'm glad my legal counsel has been able to finally approve this contribution to you. i hope this will make things a bit easier, calling baldridge an american hero. >> president trump will head to capitol hill today, a few hours from now, he'll meet with senate republicans as his party tries to pass sweeping tax cuts still seeking its first major legislative victory before the year is out. matt and savannah. >> peter alexander, thank you. >> earlier this morning we were joined by bob corker the republican chair of the senate foreign relations committee. we began by talking about the ambush in niger and what he hopes to learn in thursday's briefing. >> the military is really good about methodically going through this and trying to get the facts out. i'm sure on thursday even they will not be complete.

the bigger issue is what is it we're doing around the world and we're going to begin to have hearings in the senate foreign relations committee, i think the arms services committee is doing the same. we have troops throughout the world that are fighting extremists that wish us harm and we're working off an old congressional authorization for the use of force put in place in '01. an examination of what we're doing around the world, what the directives are and what freedoms our troops have on the ground, which in many cases in the past they've been hamstrung but this is going to begin a bigger debate that was already underway. >> senator, let me ask you, as you well know, your colleague senator graham on the republican side and schumer on the democrat side acknowledge this weekend they didn't even know that we had that number of soldiers operating in niger. did you know? were you surprised? are you concerned you didn't? >> no, i did know.

i received a congressional notification i think it was in june. they likely did too and just maybe somehow didn't see that or notice it but i was aware and i think at the time they notified as we had 600 to 700 troops that were there as time goes on, you know these things expand but yes, i was aware we had troops there. >> let me move on to another subject. the president is going to go to capitol hill and take part in the lunch and talk about tax reform. i believe i called this a photo op, which leads me to believe you don't think this is about governing, this is more about a show. can you explain that? >> typically when something is getting ready to be launched like this, there's kind of a photo-op photo-op in the senate and house will be laying out the $4 trillion in loophole closings that need to take place. hopefully the white house will step aside and let that occur in a normal process.

i know recently, the white house and a couple of cases has been taking things off the table and i would just say there's a lot of work to be done. the tough part of this is upcoming over the next several weeks. >> so your message to the president, leave well enough alone? >> i would recommend that based on recent history and just interactions and i think that that was the best way for us to have a success. it's fine to come over. i do look at these things as more of a photo-op. not really about substance but more power to him. >> senator, you of course know you've been in the news for your criticism of the president. you have announced you are not running for re-election. i've read what you said pretty carefully and among the comments you made is that your concerned his comments, the president's comments could put us on the path to world war iii. left to his own devices, do you think the president is a threat to national security?

>> i think there are people around him that work in an effort to contain him. that would be secretary mattis and tillerson and general kelly, there his chief of staff -- >> that almost seems to accept the premise of the question, if he needs to be contained? >> i do think when you have the kind of issue we're dealing with in north korea, where we have a very unstable leader there, when you send out tweets into the region to raise tensions and kneecap, which is what he's done publicly, kneecap your secretary of state whose diplomacy you have to depend upon to really bring china to the table to do the things that need to be done, back channelling in some cases to north korea, when you kneecap that effort you really move our country into a binary choice which could lead to world war. yes, i want him to support diplomatic efforts, not embarrass and really malign efforts that are under way to

try to get some kind of diplomatic solution here and i think most people would agree with that. >> were you disappointed? it seems to me when you made the comments recently, you were saying to your colleagues, come on, folks, let's go. i'll get out here and let's speak truth to power and then there was this thud and a kind of eerie silence. are you disappointed more of your colleagues didn't speak their minds following your comments? >> not really. i came here serving two terms and leaving. i've always been an independent voice. i built a company in a rough and tumble business, it's just my nature to be direct and very independent. and i think that's what people from tennessee sent me to do. and so this has been building for some time as i've watched the way the white house has operated. my concerns have continued to

rise and look, i'm one senator who is expressing what i believe to be sincere -- what i know to be sincere concerns and other senators may have other issues they are dealing with. but this is the role that i believe i should pay for the good of our country and for the good of the world really. >> senator bob corker, we appreciate your time this morning. thank you very much. >> thank you, sir. >> tell you shortly after the interview president trump tweeted this, bob corker who helped president o give us the bad iran deal and couldn't get elected dog catcher in tennessee is now fighting tax cuts. and corker dropped out of the race in tennessee when i refused to endorse him and not only negative on anything trump. look at his record. >> then senator corker fired back on twitter and said, same untruths from an utterly untruthful president, #alert the day care staff, a reference to his earlier tweet that the white house has become an adult day care center. >> moments ago senator corker told cnn he would not support

the president in an election again saying he's proven himself unable to rise to the occasion. >> we have a lot more to get to this morning, including the latest on the hunt for a potential serial killer in tampa, florida. >> reporter: this morning, tampa's mayor has a blunt promise. >> we will hunt this [ bleep ] down until we find him. >> reporter: it was standing room only at the community meeting monday night in the audience emotional relatives of the three murder victims, each gunned down in a one mile area within ten days. mitchell was the first one killed. his aunt ank leak dupree. >> doesn't get any easier. >> reporter: monica hoffa was second. her uncle robert. >> we'll find you. >> reporter: anthony was the third victim, his father. >> feel like people care, people want to see justice. because all of the killings happened at night, officials now encouraging residents to turn on

the porch lights after dark and pay attention to their surroundings. >> we are not going to let evil win this race, not happening. >> reporter: detectives took down names of everyone attending the meeing believing the killer might be braz en enough to show up. a former fbi probable profiler suggests it's a good chance he's from the neighborhood. >> comfortable, maybe grew up here, works here or currently lives here. >> reporter: attampa's police chief says at this point everybody is a suspect. >> there's a very good likelihood that someone in this room knows who's doing it rmt the families of all three victims say they don't want to see any more suffering. >> i hope he finds it in his hartd to turn himself in and not continue. he needs to stop. >> reporter: this is a community that is on edge. officers blanketing the area but an example of the real concern here is overnight there were gunshots.

now, police and residents heard the gunshots and turned out to be a drug deal unrelated. >> kerry sanders, thank you. >> bill o'reilly going on offense defending himself in the wake of bombshells tied to the allegations he's faced. kate snow is here with the latest on this. good morning. >> good morning, bill o'reilly says he's hamstrung because he can't comment specifically on any case that's been resolved. he says he's resolved three cases while he was at fox news. half of the number of settlements the "new york times" is reporting. >> am i mad at god? yeah, i'm mad at him. i wish i had more protection. >> reporter: overnight, bill o'reilly firing back on his podcast. >> if i die tomorrow and i get an opportunity, i'll say what did you guys work me over like that? didn't you know my children were going to be punished and they are innocent. and fired up on glenn beck's radio show monday. >> i'm not going to run and hide

because i didn't do anything wrong. >> reporter: o'reilly slamming a "new york times" report that he reached a $32 million settlement with lis wiehl in january. >> i have been in the broadcast business for 43 years, 12 different companies, never one time was there any complaint filed against me. >> reporter: one of o'reilly's former colleagues tells a different story. >> o'reilly's suggestion that no one ever complained about his behavior is false. i know because i complained. >> reporter: nbc's megyn kelly wrote an e-mail to fox news executives last year complaining that o'reilly was shaming women into shutting the hell up. >> i wrote in part, perhaps he didn't realize the kind of message his criticism sends to young women across this country, about how men continue to view the issue of speaking out about sexual harassment. >> reporter: o'reilly spokes to times reporters last week before the article about the multimillion dollar settlement was punished. >> we have physical proof that

this is [ bleep ]. [ bleep ]. okay? so it's on you if you want to destroy my children further. because it's all crap. >> reporter: according to the "new york times," at least five other settlements involved allegations against o'reilly at fox news. 21st century fox new of the seattlement with wiehl when it renewed in february but not the financial terms, saying they fired him after other allegations surfaced two months later. the company says it has taken steps to transform the culture and change the leadership at fox news. and federal prosecutors are still investigating whether or not 21st century fox violated federal law in paying out settlements and not disclosing them to investors. >> are you scared today still? >> i'm terrified. actually terrified. what it comes down to -- >> reporter: former fox news host julia huddy spoke sluf exclusively.

>> i think people have regrets when they sign nondisclosure agreementses. >> reporter: part a growing chorus with a list of powerful men, amazon, hollywood director and famous chef. o'reilly said on monday, if he to do it over again he wouldn't have settled and signed nondisclosure agreements because in his view women are violating those agreements now. >> kate, thank you very much. >> let us turn to mr. roker. hey, al. >> severe weather into the east. take a look what's been going on overnight in the carolinas, trees coming down and massive flooding making its way. this is north carolina, you can see the damage that happened there. we also saw damage in south carolina as well. this is all part of a front that is pushing through and as it does, it's going to have this cold front stretching all the way from canada down into florida, pushing on with bringing in the risk of severe

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meteorologist kari hall. the sun is rising on what promises to be a very hot day. near record temperatures expected as we look outside at san francisco. 66 degrees there. 49 degrees in santa rosa. it's 60 degrees in san jose and 57 in livermore. ride range in temperatures. the temperatures will rise quickly around the bay area, heating up along the coastline. half-moon bay, 88 and 94 today in napa. >> a little windy out there. >> like "wizard of oz" stuff out there. coming up, new all right developments in the trial of two women charged with murdering kim jong-un's brother. they were taken back to the crime scene this morning. and george clooney and matt damon opening up to natalie about the harvey weinstein scandal and what they knew about his behavior. where this goes here and a

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will be going up very quickly throughout the rest of the morning as we take a live look outside in san jose. our current temperature now at 60 degrees. it's 65 degrees in oakland and 66 degrees in san francisco. as we check out the high temperatures today, upper 80s along the coast and inner bay. oakland, 87. 91 in palo alto and 90s toward the tri-valley as well. the north bay, low to mid-90s. we may set more records today. we'll talk more about that later. mike, how is it looking for the commute? >> for a tuesday, not too bad. tuesday has a lot of traffic. the south bay is unusually slow. the crash completely to the north of 17 and hamilton. the slowing through campbell and back as far as highway 85. silicon valley, recovery from the bridge. it's pushed to the dumbarton bridge. 84 close to the side.

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may have been the result of a setup. >> we owe the families as much information as we can find out about what happened. wild weather coast-to-coast. severe storms tearing through the carolinas, flooding streets and ripping roofs off buildings. out west, a triple-digit heat waves brings fire fears up and down california. teens throwing rocks from an overpass, killing a passenger in a vehicle below. >> it's not a prank. it's second-degree murder. i don't think anybody is laughing. primed and ready, amazon announces 238 cities and regions have bid to be the home for its second headquarters. and honoring a hero. a vietnam veteran is given the medal of honor for risking his life to save dozens of his soldiers during a dangerous

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airport and in body arm eaor fo their own protection. at issue, did they know what they were doing. these are the last moments of kim jong-un's brother. he's been poisoned with a nerve agent. he's not moving. in minutes, kim jong-nam will be dead. if convicted, the two women may pay with their lives. one wore a laugh out loud t-shirt for the attack. both told the court, they thought it was a prank for tv. the key questions, were the women trained assassins or innocent pawns of north korean agents. how did they identify kim jong-un's brother? and how did they obtain vx nerve agent? the women are the only people on trial. four north koreans have been charged. the men, seen here with one of the women who is laughing.

all four suspected intelligence agents. with code names like mr. y. and grandpa. none have been arrested. all fled the country for north korea within hours of the killing. north korea denies involvement in the crime. the whole incident has been shown in court in full. the video shows the last moments of kim jong-nam's life, arriving here in the cream jacket, relaxed at malaysia's main airport. causing to check his flight. as his killers, the two women, close in. suddenly, from behind, sneerism his face with vx nerve agent. kim begging for help, saying it's painful, before collapsing. vx was found on his clothes and face. in his eyes, his blood and his vit vital organs. the women fled to separate bathrooms.

each had half of the lethal dose. the killing meant this is how kim returned to north korea, in a cargo hold. one thing is clear, this is one of the most bizarre murder plots in decades. and if what the women say is true, they didn't know they were actually killing someone, it is possible that north korean agents may get away with murder. carried out with a chemical weapon at an international airport. matt, savannah? >> bill neely, thank you very much. let's head to mr. roker and a check of the weather. >> heading out west. not a lot of great news for our friends in southern california. red flags for 18 million people, from ventura down to south of san diego. hot, dry, gusty winds. high pressure over the deserts. lower pressure over the ocean. and that flow of air brings in hot, dry, desert air. it comes down the mountains, compresses and gets hotter and faster as it descends. and we see all that heat.

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misconduct. >> what were the rumors you heard? >> most of the rumors i knew, were from harvey himself. i had an affair with this actress or that actress. somebody knew. there were people that brought young actresses to his hotel room. whoever had that story and didn't write it, should be responsible. i want to know what kind of ad dollars were spent from the weinstein company and miramax. we should have known this. this is violating women. this is assault. this is -- this is silencing women. >> are you angry then? >> i'm furious. yeah. he's mean to work with. i knew that for a fact. but the idea that he's, you know, committed these kinds of atrocities. i want to know who knew. >> reporter: in 1997, harvey

weinstein's miramax produced matt damon and ben affleck's film "good will hunting." >> i knew the gwyneth story. i worked with her after that on "ripley." she and i had never talked about it. but ben had told me about it. at that point, harvey was incredibly respectful of her always. >> is there some part of you that wish you had called him out or asked him? >> i don't know what i would have done, you know? i heard from ben, who heard from gwyneth that this happened. >> reporter: hearsay. >> i never saw anything in front -- he was a bully. he was intimidating. that was part of who he was. and i've been reading these stories because i am wracking my brain, did i see something? could i have known something? is there something i would have done? >> reporter: julianne moore said she was 29 when she first worked with weinstein. but she was never alone with him.

>> i think it's important when we discuss this thing, rather than being salacious conversation, this is criminal behavior. that's the most important thing. rather than continue to discuss what we -- what could have happened or whatever, what if, what if. i think it's important to think. >> what can we do now? >> reporter: what needs to happen? >> what can we do to prevent it? what can we do to speak to people that it's not okay? they will have support. people will be taken to task. >> the one great thing to come out of this, is i think that women are seeing their voices are not going to fall on deaf ears. their voices have a lot of power. he was the most powerful guy in hollywood. >> what do you think needs to happen to harvey now? >> i hope that he's prosecuted for some of these things. i hope some of the charges stand. >> reporter: matt, what about you? >> yeah. he's got to face justice. he's got to face what he's done.

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>> this is about former fbi director james comey. he kept a low profile after his firing back in may. until it is confirmed he is behind a previous twitter account. comey tweeted an image of himself, in iowa. on the road back home. will try to tweet in useful ways. he has only tweeted six times total. the first was back in march. that was a meme of will ferrell. he then took a seven-month break before resurfacing last week. and not only did his post on monday confirm his identity, it led many to speculate that being in iowa in running shoes, means he will be running for president in 2020. journalists everywhere say he's running. trevor had a different idea. he writes, james comey is about to drop the hottest folk cover album. and just to keep things weird, someone added a picture of

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good tuesday morning, i'm meteorologist, kari hall. at 7:56, we are on watch for the potential of setting record highs. it's going to be a hot one. in san francisco, we are going to see the highs possibly near records, up to 90 degrees. this was set in 1965. it looks like we could set new records, especially in the north bay. also watching the tri-valley as well, with the high temperatures there, up to 90 degrees. 92 in antioch. in san jose, expect a high of 90 degrees. san francisco, upper 80s. today, lower 80s tomorrow. we will be cooling off the rest of the week. especially the coastal areas, back to normal while the inland valleys take longer cooling off. 93 degrees today, 90 tomorrow and still upper 80s on thursday. before the weekend, we'll be looking better, especially sunday into monday. let's get an update on what's

happening with the commute from mike. >> the commute jumped in volume over the last half hour. there's a crash at north 85 and union. off to the shoulder, but the slow lane is also blocked judging by the pattern. the rest of the route recovers a tad bit to the rest of the silicon valley. the east bay drive is slow. jamming for the upper east shore freeway. back to you. >> thank you very much. happening now, faa investigating an incident that could have ended in a disaster. pilots didn't hear orders to abort landing while another plane was on the runway. it moved out of the way in time, but there are a lot of questions. right now, a war of words between president trump and senator bob corker as the president tries to woo lawmakers on tax reform. it may be an uncomfortable lunch meeting on capitol hill. have a great morning. kari is tracking any overnight

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it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, was it a setup? nbc news with new information on the ambush that killed four american soldiers in niger. were terrorists tipped off to their location. members of congress demanding answers. >> i have questions about the whole operation. i have questions why four men died. >> we're live at the white house. plus, sisterhood on "today." a look at the relationship between jenna bush hager and barbara bush, with the two people who know them best. >> they finally screwed up their courage and said, are you going to run for president? i'm seriously thinking about it, girls.

you know, you're not as cool as you think you are. and -- ♪ when was the last time you did something for the first time ♪ >> darius rucker live in studio 1a, performing the hit single off his new album today. tuesday, october 24th, 2017. >> you came all the way from kentucky to meet who? >> matt and savannah. >> i'm with someone who has been watching the "today" show for a long time. >> 65 years. ♪ >> these guys were first in line and married for how many years? >> 42. >> all the way from iowa. i'm here with -- >> aloha from hawaii. ♪ >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to "today." it's a rainy one out there.

we are going out there. we're going to put our orange ponchos on and be out there. >> 20 minutes from now. and, please, clear up. >> we're a little wimpy. let's get right to your news at 8:00 this morning. a theory starting to take shape on how u.s. forces overseas were targeted for that ambush. nbc white house correspondent kristen welker joins us with the very latest. kristen, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. nbc news believes that the ambush was likely a setup by terrorists. the revelation comes as the war of words are escalating between president trump and the chairman of the senate foreign relations committee, bob corker. this morning, corker doubled down on his claim that the president could be putting the nation on a path to world war iii, by provoking north korea. president trump tweeted this. bob corker, who helped president o. give us the iran deal is now

dropping tax cuts. and corke dropped out of the race in tennessee when i refused to endorse him. and now, is only negative on anything trump. look at his record. corker tweeted back, same untruths from an utterly untruth from the president. #thedaycarestaff. he said he would not support the president in an election again, saying he has proven himself unable to rise to the occasion. corker ramped up his attacks on msnbc. >> you think the president is defacing the nation? >> i don't think there's any question, but that's the case, the way he conducts himself and goes to such a low level. >> reporter: the president will meet face-to-face with corker when he visits capitol hill to discuss tax reform in a few hours. savannah? >> all right, kristen welker at the white house for us. thank you.

also this morning, the american woman rescued after five harrowing years of hostage to taliban militants, is telling more about her ordeal. nbc's joe fryer has more on that story. joe, good morning. >> reporter: matt, good morning. >> reporter: caitlin coleman sent one of her first statements in an e-mail. now, in her first interview, she is speaking out, she says, to correct some of the stories that have been circulating about her and her husband. this morning, caitlin coleman is setting the record straight, providing harrowing, new details about her time in captivitcapti. she was kidnapped with her canadian husband, joshua boyle, in 2012. the couple was held for five years by the taliban network, before their rescue by pakistani forces. in an interview by "the toronto star," she said she and her family was held in both afghanistan and pakistan. and says claims made by islamabad and washington that

they were rescued after crossing the border into pakistan are false. we were not crossing into pakistan that day. we had been in pakistan for more than a year at that point. joshua boyle said he and caitlin went to afghanistan to help the afghan people when they were kidnapped. the boyles have three children, all born in captivity. two sons, ages 4 and 2, and a 6-month-old daughter. case caitlin says she is aware of the criticism. calling the couple reckless for traveling in afghanistan while she was pregnant and having more kids in captivity. she tells "the toronto star," we didn't know if we would have that opportunity when we came back. we didn't know how long it would be. it was unprecedented, we could only say we will be here for a year or six months. joshua boyle said a fourth child, an infant daughter was killed in captivity. but in a new interview, caitlin says she had a forced abortion, in retaliation of her husband's refusal of efforts to recruit them. they were very angry because joshua was asked to work with

them and he said no. caitlin says that when she lost her baby, who the couple named martyr, the kidnappers boasted about what they had done. the taliban last week issued a statement, refuting the claims, saying she miscarried naturally. coleman says all three of her children, including her 6-month-old daughter who slept in her lap for part of the interview, have been undergoing tests at the hospital and are adapting to a life free from captivity. back to you guys. >> joe, thank you very much. we turn to hoda. and she gives us something to brighten up the day. >> this might warm up the heart. a high school runner made a sacrifice during a cross country race in utah. this was the state championship meet. the last one for senior shawn roush. he was 200 yards from the finish line, when his teammate breaks his shin bone. he was in agony. he turned back and hauled blake on his back, telling him, we are family. we are a team. at one point, an official

reminded shawn that touching another runner will get you both disqualified. but he keeps going. he puts him down just before the finish line, so he gets to hop across. shawn will have another chance to run with his team at the regional meet in arizona. he said, we're brothers. we've run thousands of miles together. and we're like that. >> not disqualified in life. that's one of the great life lessons. that's terrific. hoda, nice. a lot more straight ahead this morning, including the funny way that blake lively just got even with her husband, ryan reynolds. and we are celebrating sisterhood with the bush twins. and melissa rivers opens up about the unique bond she shared with her mom. and darius rucker is treating us to a live performance you do not want to miss. but first, these messages. ♪ no one i'd rather have dinner and a movie with. no one i'd rather lean on. being in love is an amazing thing.

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"trending." >> her first time watching "trending." >> i was on the "today" show. >> i heard. >> you do not own -- >> a television. >> wow. >> what? >> matt introduced himself to her and said he was a producer on the show. >> all right, guys, "trending" topic, what is your star sign? >> we're sagittarius. >> we should have said that in unison. >> together? >> we're sagittarius. >> hoda and kathie lee can teach you how to say things at the same time. are you into it in are you into astrology. an article in "the new york post" says astrology is becoming more popular with millennials. and some believe the fate is in the stars. are you a faithful reader of the horoscope? >> i like to read mine. >> do you believe it? >> yes. when it is generally the best.

>> we're adventurous. only the good things, do i believe. >> i'm a capricorn. my sister is, too. we're polar opposites. we can't have the same things happening because we're so different. >> when i first started dating brian, he's a sagittarius and he's a leo. and leos and sagittariuses get along really well. >> all my best friends are leos, including hoda, and -- >> al, you're -- >> i'm a leo. >> and leo also. wow. >> we're capricorn. and you showed me the horoscope for today, and it said we're about to figure out the piece of a very interesting puzzle. >> we've been working on the puzzle. >> read leo. >> do something different today. something that challenges your mind to such an extent that you forget about your worries. if you can't think of what that should be, let friends and

family guide you. >> don't drink on the show and see how that goes. >> good chat. >> what about sagittarius? >> let me do it really quick. >> they are our guests. >> if you have to criticize someone today, do so in a way that does not have a negative away on their fragile self-confidence. sometimes you're a bit blunt in your opinions, jenna. it says jenna right now. >> we should have heard that. >> that is not -- >> let's leave it on that, okay. >> thank you. >> good way to end. "pop start" now? >> let's begin with billy joel. the 68-year-old singer aerowife, alexis, just welcomed their second child. was it a boy or girl? ♪ uptown girl >> their daughter was born on sunday. this is billy's third child. mom and baby are doing great. congratulations to the joel family. now, to blake lively.

remember when ryan reynolds said happy birthday to his wife. happen by birthday to my wife. and he posted this picture. here's her tweet. that's ryan dposling, along with a slight glimpse of her husband. right back at you. and sam smith. sam stopped by "ellen" and told her about his haunted house. it's 300 years old. and he hears crazy things at night, including ghosts. so, ellen decided to make him feel at home. you feel like there's somebody right next to you and staring at you. and nothing in you is frightened by that? >> oh, god. >> that -- oh, my god. i thought it was going to come out of this. i was waiting for it to come out of this.

>> it doesn't get any better. and that's your "pop start." >> that's a cool woman. let's go to "daly click." french president manuel macron, was holding a government meeting when his dog, nemo, decided to take care of business on his own. keep your eye on the background. >> no. >> yes. >> yikes. >> oh, dear. >> nemo relieved himself right there on the ornate fireplace. but macron shrugged it off. they just adopted the black lab in august. clearly, he is just marking his territory. >> couple of logs. >> just saw it in your eye. just keeps getting better. >> in front of the bush twins, you said that? >> in honor of them.

>> i told you, we do important work. we're going to have more with jenna and barbara. first, the weather with mr. roker. >> got a lot going on. you thought maybe things have calmed down in the tropics. not so fast. we have invest 93l. north at 2 miles per hour. 50% chance of forming in the development zone here. we're going to be watching this carefully. we have a risk of severe weather today in the northeast. 30 million people, gusts of 55 miles per hour. and isolated tornados. red flag warnings for 18 million people out west. hot and dry gusty winds up to 60 miles per hour. fires could spread rapidly when they start the high pressure over the desert. lower pressure over the oceans. and that brings in the hot, dry desert air. and it makes for a dangerous situation. the air getting hotter and dryer. you can see temperatures, probably record-setters, from

camarillo down to san antonio -- make that san diego, for excess that's what's going open around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. as we take live look outside in san jose. it's all clear now. temperatures are still nice and cool with our high temperatures today up to 90 degrees in san jose and livermore. 93 in concord. in santa rosa, expect a high of 93 as well. san francisco, upper 80s. half-moon bay, 88 degrees. we will be in for a gradual cooling trend as we go through the rest of the week. cooling down much more quickly in san francisco than in inland areas. still fairly warm as we go towards the weekend. >> that's your latest weather. don't forget, running out the door, take us with you. siriusxm, home of the hoda show. now, to the launch of a special series, "sisterhood" celebrating a really knew yew

neek bo unique bond. >> it coincides with a release of a book by jenna bush hager and barbara bushel. >> they're going to share some stories. let's hear from the two people that probably know jenna and barbara the best, their parents. >> their grandfather was vice president when they were born. and a television camera showed up. and this is what is so pitiful, i tried to smile for the television camera, after just having a cesarean delivering twins. >> that's a lot of information to be sharing on the "today" show. when my dad came to midland, texas, the girls were like 3 years old. and it was a political rally because he was the vice president. jenna kept flirting with the crowd. maybe lifting her skirt. >> i think she did lift her skirt. >> trying to get a laugh. barbara was taking it all in. was an on serber.

barbara is reserved and jenna is outgoing, as an indication of their little personalities. first of all, there were a lot of roomers. they were old enough to pick up on the rumors. they finally screwed up their courage and said, are you going to run for president? i'm seriously thinking about it, girls. and they said, you're not as cool as you think you are. that's probably true. and one of them said, you're not going to win. even if i don't, we'll have a great family. and finally, jenna looks at me and says, go ahead and run and ruin our life. jenna wouldn't be on the "today" show had i not had such warm relations with nbc during my presidency. i was thrilled. i knew she would do a good job. i never tried to put my aspirations on them. my attitude about life was, we'll get you as good an education as we can get, and

then, get out of the nest and make a life for yourself. and both girls have. they're great contributors. makes me very proud. here's my version. henry says, kind of awkwardly at camp david, can i come by and see you? and i went, yeah, henry, but i'm going to be taking a nap. come by at 3:00. he comes in all duded up. and he says, sir, i want you to know i love your daughter a lot. i said, henry, are you here to ask for her hand in marriage? he said, yes, i am. i side, fine, go tell laura. he said, i had four other talking points. >> he wanted to keep talking. >> he had his speech worked out. we were thrilled. he's a wonderful man. ♪ >> i hope that they just continue to have the great life they've already had. and that they help people, which they already both have. >> when your child is successful in helping others, makes you

feel great. i mean, that's kind of what parenting is all about. we're very proud of our girls. >> we got a tearfest here. >> i know. >> jenna and barbara, welcome. congratulations on this book. i know how hard you both worked on it. and it's not one of those. it's not a political memoir. it's not one, let's be safe. you really pour your hearts out. whose idea was it? why did you decide to do this? >> i think it was both of our ideas. we talked about it. i was pregnant with poppy. and we talked to mila about how lucky she was going to be to have a baby sister. and we realized how empowered we felt because we had each other, in the big moments, like the inauguration, when we were wearing high heels when we were too young. and in small moments, we always had each other. and it felt really empowering. >> we love having jenna around. and you're always in the middle. you're always performing. i was cracking up at one of the

stories. it said you wanted to perform at the republican convention. you were 9 years old. >> she had a whole routine. she was desperate to be in "les miserables" for the majority of her life. but she wanted to sing "put on a happy face" at the republican convention. and she performed for her family at lunch. >> who said no? >> my grandmother thought it would be better that she didn't. >> after the skirt-lifting situation. >> it was after. >> there were a lot of funny stories in the book. you talk about -- never to write about war, especially when your dad is the one that took this country to war in afghanistan and iraq. but you tell a personal side of that. you're at yale. you're meeting with a professor's assistant. >> right. yes. i did go to meet with one of my t.a.s at yale. and i hadn't been getting great

grades in the class. they were fine. but i went to meet with her to find out how to be better. she said to me, i'll give you an "a" if your dad doesn't go to war in iraq. for me, i shouldncouldn't have the feeling in the country. >> how was it to hear those words? >> i saw my teacher as an authority figure and thought she would have seen me as just a student. and so, it was uncomfortable, for sure. but something that definitely kind of taught me how you use your position well if you're in a position of power. >> you write in the book, you talk about that. you talk about some hard things. you talk about some funny things. jenna, we enjoy discussing your arrest record on this show. >> i was never arrested. >> you were not. but you -- >> detained. >> you talk about that funny story when you had the margarita and you tried to show a fake i.d. what your dad said to you, when

you woke up the next day. and you called your dad and you said, what he said to you, is the beginning of any manual for presidential children. tell us about that. >> we weren't that smart. i think we were told, you can be normal. and we were. we had a very normal childhood. we didn't realize what it meant to be a president's daughter. there's no guidelines. and we just acted the same way, which included ordering a margarita, which was stupid because people recognized us. we know that wasn't smart. but afterwards i called my dad. and i said i am sorry i embarrassed you. and he said, i'm sorry. i told you be normal. that isn't what you can be. you can't be what we thought. and it was embarrassing. but it was a great lesson in parenting that you have to allow your children to make mistakes. and we made pleasant nty. >> you both talked at this book party. and i looked at you and think you're very different. your dad alluded to that.

what ways are you more different and what are you the same? >> we are very similar. >> we get joy out of the same things. we like having a full, adventurous life and loving people. there's a lot that's very similar. >> i think the difference is, barbara -- >> she's a performer. [ laughter ] >> and barbara is my audience. and it's been a great one. >> can't say it better than that. jenna and barbara, congratulations. sisters first. we'll be back with megyn the next hour. we'll look forward to that. if you want to learn more about the book, "sisters first," go to today.com/shop. >> and you're coming to see me. >> and i promised barbara some fun. let's go over to dylan. >> guys, it's rivers and rucker here in the orange room. i )m ...

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tough drive. southbound. traffic has just been stopped. i'm going to mark that on the map here at the summit. a car fire reported right around that area northbound. may be one lane blocked as well. we're on edge because we just had the bear fire which is completely contained. meanwhile, slowing for the trivalley, the east bay, 880 jammed up in both directions. getting over towards the bay bridge, oakland slammed for 580. the freeway starting to look a little better but still very slow from highway 4 to the berkeley curve. back to you. >> all right, i'll have another look at these updates in half an hour. he's brought us to the brink of nuclear war.

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♪ when was the last time you did something for the first time, yeah ♪ we're back, 8:30, on a tuesday morning. the 24th day of october, 2017. the ponchos say it all. the umbrellas have gone in temporarily, which is nice. >> not bad right now. >> as we say hi to these nice people who have been braving bad weather all morning outside, take a look at what's happening inside. that's darius rucker getting ready for a live performance.

and hoda has been singing that song all morning. >> when was the last time you did something for the first time? >> good. can't wait to hear darius sing it. >> wow. that was strong. that was very strong. >> the head cold. more news coming in the coming days. tomorrow, one of the industry's rising stars, khalid will be here. and then, thursday, niall horan takes center stage on our plaza. and friday, rachel platten will be here. >> that's a big week. before your crowd moment, can we look at charlie? >> oh, my gosh. >> oh. >> he's looking at me going, how could you do this to me? halloween, one week away. charlie is in the spirit, helping us count down to our extravaganza on the plaza. >> he's taking on the red baron. are you ready for your crowd moment? we have two couples.

raise your hand if you're heather and ryan? and where is caitlin and josh? each of these couples are having a child in march. we're about to do a gender reveal for both of them. for heather and ryan, would you like to tell your friends and family what you're having? >> we're having a girl. >> all right. caitlin and josh, what are you guys having? >> we're having a boy. >> congratulations. thanks for letting us do that, you guys. >> so cute. >> a match made in heaven. >> congratulations. coming up, melissa rivers shares a new, intimate look at her mom's life. through the joan rivers' personal notes throughout her career. and peanut butter and jelly, every which way except sandwiches. a creative spin on a real classic. let's see what megyn is working on. >> i like the peanut butter right off the knife. right out of the jar.

as long as no one can see me. we have a follow-up on our reporting about bill o'reilly and what happened to juliet huddy after she was here. >> we mind remind me not to hav butter at megyn's house. >> let's show you, starting with today, storms and windy conditions. record heat out west. strong winds around the great lakes. plenty of sunshine through the gulf. then, for tomorrow, we're looking at heavy rain, windy conditions in new england. the last really hot day out in the southern california area. that's good news. southern florida storms develop. look for showers in the pacific no that's what's going on around country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. it's like the first and last really hot day for us. as we take a live look outside in san francisco. golden gate bridge, all clear as we are going to have some quickly warming temperatures today reaching into the upper

80s. and it does cool down several degrees tomorrow with some sunshine and then as we head toward the end of the week, our temperatures staying in the upper 60s. while we look at the inland area, 93 degrees today, 90 tomorrow, and then we will have some milder temperatures in time for saturday and sunday. >> that's your latest weather. don't forget. you can get weather anytime you need it. check out our pals on the weather channel, on cable. for 50 years, joan rivers' jokes were the talk of the town. her humor appealed to all sorts of generations. and she documented everything. scribbled on hotel stationary, to boarding passes. they are in her new book, "joan rivers confidential." shortly after your mom passedta. and you said it was like time

was standing still. how does it feel? >> normal. it does not feel like -- it feels like ten years. some days it feels like yesterday. that's the normal grieving process. everybody expects me to have an elevated or heightened experience. grief is grief is grief. it doesn't matter if you're in the public eye or a private person, it goes at your own pace. >> your mom was a collector. >> as i said, rich people hoarding. >> she hoarded things. what was it like to go through the process of opening box after box and seeing these memories from her life? >> first of all, it's like, you've got to be kidding me. i have often said, i can't remember his name and i feel horrible because i'm a history major. the explorer that opened king tut's tomb. >> geraldo rivera. >> yeah, him. with the mustache. it was like chamber after chamber. no wonder we have extraordinary

storage bills. >> did you learn from her? did you learn things about her that you didn't realize about your mom? >> she could have written on the dog and filed it, she would have. people keep saying, what did i learn? from the '70s-on it was my life, too. >> right. >> what i did learn is what a social commentator she was. >> sometimes she took heat for that. there's a quote in the book that says, no one is safe from her jokes. not friends, rockers, politicians. she said what was on her mind and didn't apologize. >> i wrote that quote. >> 850 jokes on elizabeth taylor alone? >> yes. >> did she regret anything she said? >> rarely. she knew when she went too far. one of the things i talk about in the book, she heard that willie nelson's daughter was upset about a joke. so, she pulled it immediately from her act. >> did she contact anybody and say i'm sorry? >> she didn't have to. anyone she did, she would reach out and say, i'm sorry.

it was never my tension. and about "fashion police", too. when you're paid $20 million a picture and you're getting free clothes, lighten up. you can take a joke. >> her work ethic. can we talk about that for a second. you can accuse jones rivers of being a lot of things. lazy is not one of them. >> no. constantly working. constantly driven. i think because of constantly being told no. she told a story that the week before she went on "the tonight show," her agent said, you're too old. there's no point. it was years of slogging. and she felt if she took her foot off the brake for one minute, it was all going to go away. was that healthy? probably not. >> but it's not uncommon in hollywood. >> not uncommon. >> she was probably most proud of one role. >> grandma. >> grandma to cooper. >> i heard you were talking about teaching him to drive. i was watching.

and cooper just passed his driver's test. you had no idea what use were in for, did you? >> no. it was challenging. how does your parenting style compare to your mom's? >> my mom's was much stricter with cooper than she was with me, which is crazy because i spent a good part of high school grounded. i don't know what house she and my dad were living in. i think -- she was a better parent than she was. i think i'm just different than she was, in the sense of, it's just generational. >> what is the one thing you and cooper talk about most often with your mom? >> he usually complains when i say no to things. grandma would let me. just that we miss her. he misses being on the east coast more. so, we're looking at colleges back east. just laughing. and she was such a sounding board for him. she was the one he went to when he was annoyed at me.

now, as a 16-year-old boy, he would be on that phone all the time. i'm an endless source of annoyance. >> all kids need that outlet. melissa, it's good to see you. >> enjoy the book. it's fun. >> we appreciate it. she will be back with megyn kelly at the top of the hour. later with kathie lee and hoda. you can find out more on the book "joan rivers confidential" at today.com/shop. up next, a grown-up twist on a classic peanut butter and jelly sandwich. first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪ hey grandpa. hey, kid. really good to see you. you too. you tell grandma you were going fishing again? maybe. (vo) the best things in life keep going. that's why i got a subaru, too. introducing the all-new crosstrek. love is out there.

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"today food" is created with our sponsor, smucker's. with a name like smucker's, it has to be good. >> welcome back. we're here with "today food," putting new twists on an old favorite. it may be a lunchbox staple. but even adults can't hide their love for pb&j.

if you put the bread aside, there's endless ways to enjoy the taste on the go. this is so smart. >> you're excited? >> this is so smart. you picture making it for your kid. putting it in the lunchbox. >> just pack it up. and for grown-ups, too. >> what are we making first? >> we're starting off with a peanut butter and jelly banana bread. two classics and one. you need peanut butter. we're using grape and crunchy. >> i polled people with grape or strawberry. most people said grape. >> the classic. >> got some eggs. bananas, of course. a little cinnamon, vanilla. >> what are we mixing up? >> we're going to start by making our swirl. our jelly. and then, we're going to add an egg white to it. this will give it a little body. >> got it. >> it will hold up really nice. while i'm doing this, you want to swirl up the dry ingredients.

we have flour, baking soing sod cinnamon. we have really good stuff. we have bananas. the riper, the better. the ugly bananas. >> just peel them and pop them in the freezer. >> is this the peanut butter? >> that's the peanut butter? >> should we do smooth or crunchy? >> i like crunchy. if you don't want the little bits in there, just use the regular. >> vanilla extract. and a little bit of lemon juice, which is going to help with the rise. and nice, soft butter. >> you whip it with this? >> i like this spatula. it's strong. get that really good, until we get a smooth batter here. and this is our deli swirl. >> this is the big part. this is when it goes together. pb&j. >> add parchment paper.

that jelly might burn in the corner. you do half of the batter. >> and this? >> a few dollops of there. >> and more of this. i want to do the fun thing. a little bit of this on top. and you swirl it. >> you swirl it while i taste. >> just use a little knife. going to bake so gorgeous. look at that. >> make me a quick empanada. >> little pie crust. little egg whites on the side. a little spoonful of creamy peanut butter. and if you want to do this. you want to brush a little egg on one of the finished ones. and sprinkle some sugar on top. >> how long do you cook these for? >> 15 to 20 minutes.

you can do them warm. how great is that, right? yes. yes. >> so happy. a allehandra, thank you so much. up next, cannot wait for this. a live performance from darius rucker. first, this is "today" on nbc.

the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. >> 8:47. we are back, now, with one of our favorites here on the "today" show. seriously. it says that. not just because of his golf swing. it's darius rucker. >> we really mean it. he's here to celebrate the release of his fifth country album, "when was the last time?" you got me thinking. when was the last time you did something for the first time?

>> i got to play the apollo theater on thursday. >> what was that like? tell us. >> it was a bucket list. that was a dream come true. when i was a little kid, the apollo theater was everything. >> did you live up to it? >> it was more than i thought it would be. it was amazing. >> what did you play there? >> we played everything. we played for like two hours. >> you did? "wagon wheel" and the old ones. >> did old temptations songs. >> you're too young to remember any of this. now that that's crossed off of the bucket list, what's left on it? >> a lot of traveling stuff. when you tour, you don't get to see stuff. i would like to go around the world again. take the kids and see some places. >> that's cool. you do have -- we do talk about golf a lot. and you're getting time? or is this kind of all-consuming? are you working on your game behind my back? >> i'm working on my game behind

your back. my son is a little golfer now. he's 13 now. >> father/son. nothing like that. >> nothing like that. >> ready to play? >> i'm always ready to play. >> let's hear it. ♪ ♪ you say you never danced to a dashboard singing r.e.m. under summer stars ♪ ♪ never leaned back on a jet black chevy ♪ ♪ blowing smoke rings in the dark ♪ ♪ you don't want to be a rumor, girl ♪ ♪ and i feel just the same well, i know that you don't know me well ♪ ♪ but we could make that change ♪ ♪ when was the last time you did something for the first time ♪ ♪ yeah, let yourself go follow that feeling ♪

♪ maybe something new is what you're needing ♪ ♪ like a real life let your hair down, feel alive ♪ ♪ when was the last time you did something for the first time ♪ ♪ say you never drank from the bottle of some $2 wine ♪ ♪ run barefoot through the mud you never had the right kiss stoling from your lips ♪ ♪ while you watched the sun come up ♪ ♪ i know your friends are watching ♪ ♪ and they probably disapprove but give me just half a chance ♪ ♪ girl, i'm daring you ♪ when was the last time you did something for the first time ♪ ♪ yeah, let yourself go follow that feeling ♪ ♪ maybe something new is what you're needing ♪ ♪ like a real life

let your hair down, feel alive ♪ ♪ when was the last time you did something for the first time ♪ ♪ yeah ♪ now the way you're looking says you're leaving ♪ ♪ i hope i ain't reading you wrong ♪ ♪ 'cause the way you're shining i think you're thinking ♪ ♪ it's been way too long ♪ when was the last time you did something for the first time ♪ ♪ yeah, yeah, let yourself go, baby, follow that feeling ♪ ♪ maybe something new is what you're needing ♪ ♪ like a real life, let your hair down, feel alive ♪ ♪ when was the last time you did something for the first time ♪ ♪ yeah

>> tell me, baby. ♪ when was the last time ♪ you did something for the first time ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> darius rucker's new album "when was the last time" don't go anywhere. he will be with megyn later. and he will perform for kathie lee and hoda. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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al, doesn't it seem like it's birthday time? >> i think it is. let's bring out the smucker's and bring some sweet folks. helen gardner, is a proud business school graduate. she worked as a payroll clerk for 30 years. julia of hyde park, new york. she says the secret to longevity is occasionally eating a belgian

waffle with a scoop of ice cream. happy 106 birthday to lorraine tillman, a proud grandma from north carolina. mr. mike saxon, a coal miner from carrollton, pennsylvania, serving his country during world war ii. venitia morgan. volunteered at the harlem hospital, taking care of babies for 20 years. and happy 100th birthday to claude nolan. this active guy and fedora wearer earned his tae kwon do black belt at the age of 77. >> will kick your butt. >> if you know someone having a milestone anniversary, tell us about them. thanks for grooming me. >> rolled in a toilet paper factory. >> i padded myself. they were like howler monkeys

grooming me. >> dian fossey in the wood wood "gorillas in the mist." straight ahead on "megyn kelly today," much more with darius rucker and the bush twins. i )m - -... more of a quick the f-a-a is investigating a scare at s-f-o involving an arriving air canada flight. good morning, it's 8:56, i'm marcus washington. investigating the scare at fso. it happened sunday night. that's when pilots of an air canada jet did not respond to the orders of a go around. amidsts concerns about the plane arriving before it would still be on the runway. indicates controllers made the request at least five times.

the faa says pilots ignored a red light signal used as a last resort to turn that plane around. the plane did land safely but so far we only know that the crew said the radio had some kind of problem. air canada is also investigating. happening now, our bob riddle is looking further into what happened. he'll have a live report in our midday newscast. you can link to full details right now on our twitter feed. ocean enthusiasts are making a statement with cigarette butts to make people aware about pollution. in our twitter feed, check out the visual message. in washington, meanwhile, a new war of words is brewing between the president, donald trump, and senator bob corker. the president tries to move lawmakers on tax reform. on our homepage, details behind the uncomfortable lunchtime meeting told. kari is tracking any overnight

changes to this summer-like warm-up. plus: who pays if your uber or lyft driver isn )t insured? the answers we uncovered after one east bay man )s crash. today in the bay ... tomorrow morning ... 4:30 to 7.

this morning on "megyn kelly today" -- more on our exclusive reporting into the bill o'reilly sexual harassment settlements. are you scared today? >> i'm terrified. i'm actually terrified. >> wait until you hear what happens next. then, the bush daughters are here, sharing fun, family facts from their new book. did you know their mom was a closet hippie? what? and melissa rivers, and joan rivers' secret joke stash. what you haven't heard from the legendary comic. plus, secrets. a mom keeps a life-shattering secret. today, she speaks out. all that and more. [ cheers and applause ] >> h