with a news update. >> join us for the news at 11:00. it's monday. make it a great one. good morning. good morning. breaking overnight a devastating earthquake leaves more than 300 people dead, 6,000 more injured. the desperate search for trapped survivors now under way. live with the very latest. last leg. present trump wrapping up his asian tour, meeting with the philippines controversial president. >> we've had a great relationship. >> and facing criticism for appearing to defend vladimir putin's claim that russia never meddled in the u.s. election. this morning, former vice president joe biden weighs in on that and much more in an exclusive live event. fake news. roy moore blasts the sexual assault allegations against him and vows to stay in alabama's

senate race. but with growing calls for him to drop out, is that really possible? all that plus aly raisman's explosive allegations. she's here live. frightening collapse. the floor of a student apartment caves in during a party, sending revellers crashing. and what the -- a boy comes within inches of being run over by a semi truck. the video that will have you looking both ways before you ever cross the street again. today monday, november 13, 2017. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today." with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today" on this monday morning.

we've got a very important guest in our studio. >> a former vice president right across the studio from us. joe biden here to talk about his book and a range of things this morning. >> we'll spend a lot of time with vice president biden coming up. breaking news. the skyrocketing death toll and a frantic search for survivors after an earthquake rocked the border between iran and iraq. nbc's keir simmons has the latest on this. >> reporter: good morning. at least 330 killed, according to officials including iran's state-run news agency and that agency says almost 6,000 injured now in iran and iraq. rescuers have been battling through the night to find survivors. one senior official says there are still people trapped and the death toll is likely to rise. pictures show patrons in a restaurant at a mall hurrying to safety and a crystal chandelier shaking from the force of the tremors. the u.s. geological survey measuring a 7.3 magnitude

earthquake. in another video, a live television interview is interrupted midway through a question. the frightened guest calmly gets up and walks out. the aftermath being buildings collapsed and hospitals inundated with patients, many with head wounds. one young boy telling a television crew a wall fell on him in some of the worst hit areas people live in mud houses that can collapse so easily, matt. again, the poorest suffering the most this morning. >> keir, thank you very much. >> lots more to get to this morning. the president finishing up his tour of asia with a visit to the philippines and a controversial meeting with its leader overnight. nbc national correspondent peter alexander is in manila for us. peter, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you. president trump here now for the last stop on his five nation asian tour. today, heaping praise on the philippines brutal president,

rodrigo -- rodrigo duterte. sharing a joke about reporters but at no time calling out rodrigo duterte for human rights abuses. president trump here for an economic summit, hailing his host, rodrigo duterte. duterte, a controversial authoritarian, accused of ordering a bloody crackdown on his nation's drug war, including killing of thousands of drug dealers and users. the white house says human rights briefly came up but the philippine government insists it wasn't raised at all. the president's visit sparking protests. mr. trump winding down his asian tour with a toast and a tribute. duterte serenading the leader with the lyrics "you are the light in my world." the president also appearing to o struggle with the customary

handshake, seen here grimacing. >> red carpet like nobody i think has probably ever received. and that really is a sign of respect, perhaps for me a little bit but really for our country. >> reporter: still looming over the president's trip, his relationship with vladimir putin. former cia director john brennan questioning whether mr. trump is being manipulated by his russian counterpart, noting the president's ambiguity on moscow's meddling in the 2016 election. >> i think it demonstrates to mr. putin that donald trump can be played by foreign leaders who are going to appeal to his ego, and to try to play upon his insecurities. >> reporter: brennan delivering that warning after president trump slammed him and other former intelligence chiefs as political hacks. while appearing to give putin the benefit of the doubt. >> i believe that president putin really feels, and he feels strongly, that he did not meddle in our election. what he believes is what he believes.

what i believe is that we have to get to work. >> reporter: the president trying to have it both ways, also supporting the u.s. assessment that russia interfered. >> i believe in our agencies. as currently led by fine people, i believe very much in our intelligence agencies. >> reporter: president trump will return home to the white house aboard air force one, heading back for washington tomorrow, where he's planning to make a major announcement recapping the trip on wednesday, that he says will focus on trade and north korea. matt and savannah, back to you. >> peter, thank you. and with the table set, we welcome in former vice president joe biden. his new memoir is called "promise me dad, a year of hope, hardship and purpose." great to see you. we want to talk about the book of course but there's a lot to talk about in the news and let's start with russia, the president's controversial comments stating that he believed putin when he said russia didn't meddle in this

election. you write in the book about meeting putin yourself and telling him, you have no soul. how do you feel about how the president is dealing with putin? >> i'm reluctant to criticize the president when he's abroad but i don't believe putin and there's no good reason to believe putin, in my view. i don't think many objective person should believe putin on this score, and when i said that to putin, his response was, to me, that we understand one another. it wasn't meant as -- i wanted to make it clear to him that i understood his -- where he was coming from, as long as he understood that i knew where he was coming from, and -- but i don't believe putin at all. they did meddle. he was responsible for it. >> do you think the president is being naive or worse with regard to putin? >> i don't believe putin. >> we'll take you at that. let me go on to some other things. as you come out and talk about this, we're learning some things that you were thinking during the election and the campaign. you said that about a month out

from election day, you had a very strong feeling that hillary clinton's campaign was doomed, that she was in real trouble. all the polls, all the pundits, the press, the campaigns themselves thought this was turning into a hillary clinton win. what did you see? was it just a gut feeling? >> i tell you what i saw. i was getting off the plane and it hit me like a ton of bricks that there was no discussion of the issues. i thought at first that the president was the -- the sitting president was just making so many mistakes. then i realized that if you know -- for example, a school up in harvard university did a study. only 4% of all the coverage of hillary was about an issue. so the last thing he wanted -- she didn't get a chance to get her message out. no one can tell me what her position was on the things that affect the middle class. how were we going to pay for child care, how were we going to make sure they had -- >> is that on her as a candidate? >> it's not on her as a

candidate. it's on the nature of the way the campaign was run. like for example, the second debate, first thing, you know martha, she's a tough reporter, she was going to ask a question to trump about the tape and the groping and she was going to turn to hillary and say, what do you think? well, my argument was, you should have said, everybody knows donald trump. let me tell you what i think about how i'm going to change your life. but the nature of the coverage was so intense about everything from his dalliances as well as the alleged impropriety of her e-mails that it never got to the issues. that's why i thought that. >> let me ask you about something else that happened during the campaign. that much-talked about tainting incident. donna brazile thought, do i have the power to replace hillary clinton at the top of the ticket and turn to joe biden. did anyone ever discuss that possibility with you? would you have taken the nomination under those circumstances? >> i give you my word, the first

time i or any of my staff heard anything about that was in the book and number two, i never would have taken it. i was for hillary. i did 83 campaign events for hillary. i think i can say i did more events and worked harder for hillary, as hard for hillary, as anyone else. she would have been a first rate president and at that point, i made the judgment, well before that, that i was not prepared to run for president. i was not ready in terms of my family. so, no, i would never have done that. >> hindsight is 20/20, but now president trump dispatched 16 republican opponents and hillary clinton. do you think you could have beaten donald trump? >> oh, gosh, i don't know. i mean, you know, the polling data at the time said yes, and since then, but you know, this is -- i wasn't in the race. you got to be in the race. it's a tough game. >> i'm glad you said that. you got to be in the race. are you in the race for 2020? thanks for setting that up, by the way. are you in the race for 2020? >> i can tell you honestly, if the lord almighty came down and sat in the table and said, joe,

the nomination is yours but you have to take it now, i would say no, because i am just -- we're working through a whole lot, we're getting there, and i want to focus on my boy. >> we were in an irish pub last night and i brought that up last night. i said, are you running and instead of answering me, you turned to the crowd and you said, what do you think? >> i was joking. >> and you got a big round of applause. sounded like a little informal polling to me. >> no. look, i honest to god haven't made up my mind about that. right now i want to focus on the book and i want to focus on winning off year elections. i'm not closing the door. i've been around too long. i'm a great respecter of fate but who knows what the situation is going to be a year and a half from now. i don't have any idea. i'm in good health now. i'm in good shape. knock on wood, as my mother would say, but you know, i just don't know. i honest to god, that's the truth. >> we want to talk about the book, of course. because it is from your heart, and matt and i were both saying

there are parts that are hard to read and i can only imagine how they were to write. how are you doing? i mean, how are you feeling in this moment? >> well, to tell you the truth, i'm a little -- i'm a little apprehensive about what's coming up now. it was much harder to write than i thought it would be. i wrote it because i want them to know what an extraordinary man my son was. he truly was an extraordinary, honorable man to his brother and sister and i wanted the public to know about him, depth to the sense of duty. but i also want people out there who have gone through what i've gone through and worse, that there's hope. you can find hope and purpose. you can really find hope and purpose and that's the main reason i wrote the book. >> you wrote something in the book and is a vsavannah and i b choked up. in your diary, you wrote, may 30, 7:51 p.m., you knew the exact time. "it happened.

my god, my boy, my beautiful boy." so hard to read those words, vice president biden. how'd you write them? >> well, it was much harder than i thought it was. i went through my diary, which i keep episodically, but i kept more during that period, and i realized 90% of what i wrote in the diary when i would come home and sit down by myself late at night, i couldn't write. but it was -- it was hard. >> i couldn't help but notice the reaction. we have the screen here. we brought it in. here's this beautiful picture of your beloved, and the book talks so much about how hard he fought and i don't know if people knew that. >> well, he did. look, here's the thing that everybody's wondered. he just would say to me, i think

you met him, he would say, dad, look at me, dad. when people ask you about me, smile, dad. smile, dad. i don't want anybody feeling sorry for me, dad. and every single day he'd get up and go to work, even though he had aphasia and he was starting to lose control of the right side of his body because of the left side of his brain and the treatments were affecting his immune system, but he was -- to him, everything was duty. i mean, i know that sounds -- but that's what i want people to know about him. everything was a matter of honor and duty and this is what you're supposed to do and you got to do it and that's why when i said it was, promise me, dad, it was promise me everybody thinks it was promise me you'll run. it wasn't that. it was promise me, dad, that you will -- barack asked me a question early on. he said, what do you want to do with the rest of your life? and i told him that, what i want to do with the rest of my life was what i wanted to do since i was 15 years old. i want to make a difference. i want to be engaged, and beau was afraid i would withdraw.

so his promise me was, promise me, dad, you won't walk away from what you care about, what you work on. that's why i had this institute in penn and delaware and i'm working on initiatives i care about and i hope he's proud. >> we're going to speak about many other topics with a group of people here in the studio in just a couple minutes, talk more about the book and some of the other issues you're dealing with. vice president biden, it's awfully nice to have you here this morning. thank you very much. now something else that is dominating political headlines, embattled senate candidate roy moore, he's fighting back against those accusations of sexual misconduct threatening to derail his campaign. amid mounting pressure to drop out late last night, the alabama republican labeled those allegations against him fake news. nbc white house correspondent kristen welker is on capitol hill this morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. republicans are making a major push on their tax reform bill this week, but it's all being

overshadowed by their efforts to contain the mounting fallout over the roy moore scandal and this morning, moore is digging in after that bombshell "washington post" report which said that moore molested a 14-year-old girl in 1979 and pursued three other teens ages 16 to 18 when he was in his 30s. a growing number of republicans in washington say moore should drop out of the race if the allegations are true. well, moore denied molesting a 14-year-old, he didn't outright deny dating underage girls, telling sean hannity he always got the permission of their moms. overnight, more of his supporters were defiant, casting the allegations as a political hit job. moore is even threatening to sue. >> three days ago, "the washington post" posted another attack on my reputation. these attacks are completely false and untrue.

and which they will be sued. >> reporter: now under alabama law it is too late to remove moore from the ballot. before the special election. if this seat were to fall into democratic hands, it could sink key parts of the president's agenda. still, it is making it very difficult for republicans to focus on policy issues. >> kristen welker, thanks. 7:17. let's head over to al. what's going on? >> well, we got a big storm system and a series of storms coming into the pacific northwest that are going to march across the country and affect a good portion of it. you can see we've got some still in the upper elevations rain along the coast but the big story is going to be the wind. this is a vigorous storm system and look at these winds along the coast. gusts of up to 80 miles per hour. seattle could see 50-mile-per-hour wind gusts, and the kacascades up to 65 miles p hour. wind advisories for downed trees, power lines, damage to homes. this is going to keep marching across. this first system comes across bringing inland rain and snow,

strong winds along the coast but then this one, this is going to be the big one that brings in heavy rain, heavy snow, strong winds and that's going to march across the country and probably cause some travel delays by this time next week. so we're going to be watching this very, very closely. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. ♪ good monday morning, i'm meteorologist, kari hall. we will see times of mostly light rain in san francisco today. high temperatures reaching the

low 60s. all dry, then another storm system is set to arrive on wednesday. it looks heavier and lingers into thursday as well. for the inland areas, highs up to 67 degrees, not a lot of rain in the south bay, but areas farther to the north will see showers, up to 64 degrees tomorrow and then, once again, rain on wednesday. >> and that's your latest weather. >> al, thank you. coming up, six-time olympic medalist aly raisman is here. she will open up about the abuse she says she suffered at the hands of the u.s. gymnastic's long-time doctor. she will share her story in a live interview. and will you dare to enter the controversial attraction that putts you inside the lion's den. first this, is "today" on nbc.

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before you head out. we are tracking three storm systems set to move in this week. this first one moving in is the weakest of the series. we are seeing that light rain moving in. san francisco is dry. i think we will see quite the opposite as we go through late morning, early afternoon as the plume of moisture moves in with another round of rain moving in. as you head out the door in san jose, seeing the rain from campbell off toward the east toward evergreen and that will be for a few more minutes. see how it's affecting the commute with mike. >> no problems because of slick roadways. the warning, of course, we give to drivers, watch for traction. highway 17, circled at the bottom of the screen, as you leave los gatos and the hills, a crash blocking one lane. they have issued an alert. southbound 680, a number of crashes. another one may have happened as you approach the interchange.

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we're back now at 7:30 monday morning, the 13th of november, 2017. >> there's an awful lot going on. we'll begin with the devastating and deadly earthquake. breaking overnight, a massive 7.3 magnitude earthquake strikes near the iran/iraq border leaving more than 300 dead and 6,000 others injured as rescue crews desperately search through the rubble for survivors. final stop, president trump ends his nearly two-week tour of asia with a visit to the f philippines. >> we've had a great relationship. this has been very successful. too soon to judge?

a battle erupts on capitol hill after the senate judiciary committee approves the nomination of 36-year-old trump supporter brett tally for a lifetime position as a federal judge even though the former blogger has never tried a single case. frozen to the core? apple admits the iphone x may stop working in cold weather after customers complained their phones seize up when temperatures drop. the tech giant now working on a possible fix. crashing the party. the floor suddenly collapses during a college party in denton, texas. somehow, everyone walks away okay. and close call. just moments after getting off the school bus, a group of young children narrowly avoid being hit by a tractor-trailer as the driver slams on his brakes to avoid a tragedy. today, monday, november 13, 2017. how many times we have all said to our children, look both

ways, and you see that and you realize that anything can happen in an instant. >> oh, my word. thank god they're all okay. we're going to begin this half hour with one of the most decorat decorated gymnasts of all time. aly raisman is adding her name to the growing list of women who claim they were sexually abused by a former usa gymnastics team doctor. we are going to talk to aly in just a moment, but first, her story. >> reporter: three-time olympic gold medalist aly raisman makes the incredible look effortless. first with a group dubbed the fierce five in 2012, and again with the final five in 2016. >> we're very excited. it doesn't really feel real. >> reporter: but now the 23-year-old gymnastics star is speaking out about alleged sexual abuse at the hands of her team's doctor, opening up in her new book "fierce."

alleging that dr. larry masser, who now faces 22 counts of first degree sexual conduct abused her. "i would lie on the table, my hands unvoluntarily balling themselves into fists as his ungloved hands worked their way under my clothing. treatment sessions with him always made me feel tense and uncomfortable." the two-time olympian says she dreaded being worked on by nassar, becoming the second member of the fierce five to speak out against nassar. last month, mckayla broke her silence saying nassar began abusing her at age 13. nassar has previously denied accusations against him and has pleaded not guilty to the assault charges. his attorney did not comment because of a gag order in the criminal trial. usa olympics says they are sorry any athlete was harmed by nassar, noting the first time they became aware was in 2015.

an investigator interviewed the young woman and other gymnasts, including raisman. a month later, nassar was relieved of his duties and the fbi was notified. in a statement, the organization says, usa gymnastics regrets if aly felt any constraints in sharing her full experiences with the independent investigator or at any time as the usa gymnastics did seek aly's input in this matter. aly's passion and concern for athlete safety is shared by usa gymnastics. our athletes are our priority." and aly joins us now. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> you are doing a very brave thing. >> thank you. >> did you have thoughts about not including that portion of your life in this book? did you think, you know what, maybe i'll just put that off to the side, deal with that later. >> from the moment that i realized that it happened to me, i wanted to, you know, talk about it. and then when i found out i was going to be writing a book, i

felt like i wanted to include the best moments of my life but also the worst moments of my life because they both make us into who we are. although the hardest parts are really difficult to talk about, you know, even right now, it's uncomfortable and it's hard for me to talk about, but it's made me into a stronger person, and if you're going to write a book, you have to include everything, in my opinion. >> well, it's very gray and it's confusing for you as a young girl. you were just 15 years old, you were in a foreign country, your parents weren't with you. this was a doctor, dr. nassar, they said was a good guy, he was going to take good care of you so you just kind of trusted. >> i always thought he was weird but i just thought he was weird and i want people to know that i just -- i really didn't know what was happening to me. you know, he was a doctor, and he told me that his treatment would help heal all of my injuries. and i was so young, i had never really worked with another, you know, doctor or trainer before and everyone said he was the best, he would give me these gifts so i really thought he was my friend, and he always seemed like he had my back.

you know, he was such a master manipulator and i think that's what's important for people to understand is that these monsters are so good at manipulating you, so you're so brainwashed to think, i thought he was so nice. >> you call him a monster. you think that of him? >> i do. i think he's a monster, and i think it is so disturbing to me what he did to me and so many other people. this is so much bigger than just me. i mean, it's just a -- it's such a horrific thing to happen, and i stand here with all the other survivors that have, you know, that have been abused by larry and other people that have been abuse bid anyon abused by anyone but it's disgusting. >> coming forward is not easy and you say in your book here, there seem to be so many reasons not to speak up. i ticked them off in my mind. first of all, what was i was wrong? maybe what he did was legitimate, maybe people wouldn't believe me or would think i was exaggerating or being dramatic or would hate me. maybe they would think i was doing it for attention and then there was larry's family to

think of. what if i ruined their lives. that decision to finally say, enough. like, what was that catalyst? >> i think i realized, you know, i think it's totally normal to be afraid of what people are going to think of you and i think society sometimes makes it hard for people to come forward because you always have people that victim shame and we have to stop that, because it's awful. and you know, i just -- i just wanted to do the right thing. i knew it was the right thing and i actually got a letter, 36 hours after i spoke up in august, i was so nervous about speaking up, i spoke out against usa gymnastics and the usoc and i got a letter from a 14-year-old girl and she said she read my statements and because of that, she had the courage to tell her mother that her father had been sexually abusing her and he threatened her life at times. and so i realized that letter is more important to me than any medal i've ever won in my life. she changed my life because she made me realize this is the right thing. and if i can help one person,

then, you know, then that's totally what it's all about. >> dr. larry nassar denies all of it and usa gymnastics said, hey, we did everything we could. do you think that usa gymnastics did everything they could? >> i do not, and i still think that they're not doing everything they can. you know, they keep releasing pretty much the same similar statement that they welcome to work with me but after the private investigator came to see me in 2015, i was kind of -- i made it clear that i -- you know, he was touching me, making me uncomfortable but i was making excuses for him which i realize later that's often what people do when they're manipulated and so i kept reaching out, saying i wanted to meet with her again because after i had time to process it, i realized this is really bad. and i was basically told, you know, just to kind of keep it quiet and that they were handing it so they didn't let me help. i want to help. i want to do more. the 60 minutes interview tonight, this interview is just the beginning. i'm just getting started. and i'm not going to stop until

i get what i want, which is change. >> i can tell that, and by the way, aly, congrats on this and congrats on this book. it is full of life lessons. it is full of, if you don't think you can, and you need something to read to push you over, this is the book that you need to read. >> yeah. thank you. >> aly, we're proud of everything that you've done for gymnastics. your mom's here cheering you on. >> yeah, for support. >> and how about 2020 in tokyo? should we book our tickets and you'll be there? >> hopefully. i want people to know one bad chapter in the book or in your life, it doesn't mean your story's over. everything has been through something. we all got to support each other and, you know, i'm going to be okay. i'm going to be stronger. but i'm going to create change. >> i know you are. and wait, what did we say about tokyo, yes or no? >> yes, yes, yes. >> is that a definite yes? aly, thanks again. her book is called "fierce." to find out more about it, head to today.com/shop. and you can see we've got some snow up through upstate new

york, parts of pennsylvania, heavier rain through the del mar peninsula all the way down into norfolk. we're going to be watching for possibility of slick roads and overpasses through pennsylvania into upstate new york. this system moves through pretty quickly. rainy through new england this evening, the mid atlantic rain and northeast rain ends tonight but that system i told you about in the pacific northwest that's going to hit tuesday, by this weekend, it's making its way to the east and it may impact holiday travel from cleveland, chicago, up into new england and along the eastern seaboard with a mix of frozen precipitation and heavier rain. we have to watch the good morning, i'm meteorologist, kari hall. we are starting out the morning with light rain across the south bay. spotty showers. we'll start to see the radar filling in more as we go into late morning, early afternoon especially areas ornd san francisco and the east bay and the north bay as well. we'll start to see that rain moving through this afternoon.

at times, it may be heavy for some spots. not expecting a lot more rain for the rest of the afternoon in the south bay. get that weather any time you need it. check out our friends at the wealth channel on cable. still ahead, much more with former vice president joe biden. he'll take some of your questions in an exclusive live event here in studio 1-a. also ahead this morning, we're going to celebrate "glamour" women of the year. the all-star cast of "the justice league." first, carson. guys, take a look at this. the attraction that puts you inside the lion's den. it's got the internet buzzing. we'll tell you all about it right after this. wow, it looks great in here!

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good monday morning. at 7:56, this is what the windchill looks like. light sprinkles coming down. it's just enough to do a couple swipes, then the rain stops. it is moving to the south and east. right now, as we get a closer look, the only spot around the bay area seeing wet weather as of now. rain farther to the north earlier this morning. it will start to fill in on the radar later this morning for the north bay, then more rain for san francisco over toward oakland and farther to the north for the afternoon. the rest of the bay area, mainly farther to the south will have a mostly dry afternoon until this tapers off this evening. temperatures today reaching the low 60s for san francisco and upper 60s in san jose. let's see how the roads are moving with mike. >> look at the volume of traffic

at can coliseum. that's not the worst of it. tough in both directions. the map shows the arrow approaching the area at 880 and davis. that's causing some slowing. at least one lane is blocked there. eastbound 80, three of four lanes are blocked. traffic alert from chp says this is going to take a while to clear that. the rest of the bay heats up. back to you. >> thank you, mike. happening now, crews this morning closing a segment of skyline boulevard in an area of los gatos to prevent potential sliding. some neighborhoods will be inaccessible during daylight hours until crews finish that work. you can link to more info on that twitter tweet. gq magazine has colin kaepernick. go to our home page for more on the reaction from kaepernick this morning. another local update in a half

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it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, wrapping it up. coming up, wrapping it up. president trump meets with the controversial president of the philippines on the last leg of his asian tour. >> we've had a great relationship. >> as former vice president joe biden joins us in the studio this morning for an exclusive live event, opening up about tragedy, trump, and 2020. >> i honest to god haven't made up my mind about that. plus, meet the women of the year. inspiring newsmakers from politics, entertainment, business, and more, all being honored at "glamour" magazine's awards. honoree gigi hadid stops by to tell us about the big event. and a league of their own.

we hear from the heroes of "the justice league." >> you know, times like this, i think we more acutely feel the need for, you know, the kind of heroes that are in these stories. >> as we go behind the scenes of the upcoming blockbuster. >> what are your superpowers again? >> i'm british. >> today, monday, november 13th, 2017. >> who loves the "today" show? >> lincoln. >> and mason. >> what are you crazy kids celebrating? >> our one-year anniversary on "today." >> you're turning 60 today. who's turning 60 in december? >> matt lauer! >> guess what peyton is celebrating -- >> my 13th birthday. >> from orlando.

>> salt lake city! [ cheers ] >> and memphis. [ cheers ] ♪ >> back here on a monday morning. thanks for that birthday reminder because i had forgotten all about that. turning 60. >> thanks. we have a busy morning ahead. let's start with the headlines and your news at 8:00. a powerful earthquake rocked the border region between iran and iraq overnight. more than 340 are dead. a desperate search for survivors is under way at the ruins of many flattened buildings. the quake had a magnitude of 7.3. it was felt at the mediterranean coast. several aftershocks have followed. president trump wrapping up his trip to asia, meeting with with the philippines' controversial leader. peter alexander is in manila for us. roirp good morning --

>> reporter: good morning to you. from here in manila, this is the final stop on the five-nation asian tour. president rodrigo duterte, known for ordering bloody killings as part of the crackdown of the drug war. president trump calling duterte by his first name. but no way calling him out. president trump said he raised the issue of human rights briefly during the conversation between the two men. as part of the visit here, the president at times did appear to struggle with the customary summit handshake. he grimaced briefly. he said the warm reception he's received across asia, like something you've never seen before. back to you. >> thank you. the texas church where 26 people were shot and killed last week, reopened as a memorial to those who were lost. single red roses were placed on 26 chairs inside the first baptist church in sutherland

springs. the construction team worked around the clock. the pews and carpet were removed. members of the church were joined by hundreds of people from near and far for sunday services in a nearby athletic field. new allegations of sexual harassment in hollywood. this morning, two, well-known actors are facing accusations. and stephanie gosk is here with the latest. >> good morning, guys. the numbers are growing following the allegations against harvey weinstein. now, 20 high-profile men have faced a variety of accusations. >> stop the violence, stop the rape. >> reporter: the me, too, campaign moving from on line to the streets of hollywood at sunday's take back the workplace rally. >> this is 2017. the time is right for a reckoning. for a reordering of power.

>> reporter: demands for change come as two more hollywood actors face accusations. "star trek" icon george takei, accused by a former model of groping him in 1981, after he says he passed out from drinking. i said, no, i don't want to do this. and i pushed him off. he said, "okay, fine ." takei denying the allegations, saying the events he describes back in the 1980s simply did not occur. i don't know why he has claimed them now. this morning, oscar-winning actor, richard dreyfuss, is on defense. just a week after supporting his own son's groping claims against actor ken spacey. i just tried to swiftly get out of the room. i pretended it hadn't really happened. dreyfuss emphatically denies exposing himself. he said, "i did flirt with her, and i remember trying to kiss jessica as a part of what i thought was a seduction ritual. that went on and on for many

years. i'm horrified and bewildered to discover that it wasn't consensual." "e.r." star anthony edwards is accusing gary goddard of molesting him as a child. a spokesperson for goddard telling "the hollywood reporter" he has nothing but respect for anthony as a person. gary is saddened by the false allegations. every day a new person, people waking up saying who's next. >> reporter: this is feeling like an earthquake in hollywood and outside of it. hundreds of people turned out for that rally. men and women were there. >> steph, thanks. time for "hoda's morning boost." >> this will give you a chuckle. "jeopardy!" one of the most popular shows on tv. it's been that way for 30 years. but you will be surprised to find out who considers the classic game show as must-see tv. ♪ >> this is the "jeopardy!" --

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♪ we are back, with more of our exclusive, live event with former vice president joe biden. as we mentioned, he is the author of a new book, all calle "promise me, dad." >> he is also on a tour to discuss a host of issues. this is his first stop. >> you guys work too hard. i've been here all morning. you work too hard. >> our first question comes from jill from delaware. nice to have you, dr. biden. nice to see you, as well. hoda, why don't you get us started? >> we have in the front row. republicans, democrats, people from all walks of life.

briana with a question about gun control. >> hello. with the tragedy that just happened in texas, my question is, how do you justify the democratic view on gun control, when the shooter was stopped by a man who was legally licensed to carry a gun? >> first of all, the kind of gun being carried, he shouldn't be carrying. assault weapons -- i wrote the first -- the last serious gun control law that was law for ten years. it outlawed assault weapons and outlawed magazines that had a whole lot of bullets. number one. number two, it's rational to say certain people shouldn't have guns. some people with guns are legally able to acquire a gun and they're crazy after the fact, that's life. there's nothing you can do about that. but we can save a lot of lives and we stopped tens of thousands of people from getting guns who

shouldn't have guns. >> we're going to move over here. we have jackie here from new york. jackie has a question about dealing with loss. >> good morning. as a mother, who's lost two kids to gun violence -- >> god love you. >> -- what advice would you give to families and parents that are dealing with the pain and hurt of the loss of their children. >> mom, you're the very person i've been talking about. there's so many people out there who have suffered more than jill and i have suffered. and get up every, single day and put one foot in front of the other. my guess is, you've done the same thing i've done. you looked at what your sons would be doing and what they cared about. and you're devoting your life to doing that. i got a letter from vicki kennedy, teddy kennedy's wife, after teddy died of the same thing that beau died of. she said every time that ted

would be down, he would reach down and grab a letter from the top drawer of a bureau, from a friend who laost a son. and he said to john, he said, i am really sorry. for the longest time, i asked why? why? why? because life goes on, i get up and i thought to myself, what would my son, joe, be doing, if he were still here. and i devoted myself to dealing with that. maybe that's the reason for it all. mom, god love you. >> thank you. god bless you. >> you're a strong lady. >> thanks for your question. >> appreciate it. >> carson? >> we have #bidentoday. if you want to ask a question, you can use that. one from patricia, saying, do you think your age will be a problem with voters in a presidential race? >> your birthday is next week, i might remind you. >> i think my age is a problem with jill. so, i -- you know, i'm known as

jill's husband. >> still handsome. >> that's the first time she's said that. look, i think people have a right to ask about your age, your health. i think if anyone were to run for president, you should fully disclose your medical records. and right now, as my mother would say, knock on wood, i'm healthy. i'm in pretty good shape. and -- you know, that's the way off. if we run, i think it's a legitimate issue for people to raise. >> hoda, got another one? >> hi, sarah. how are you? >> good. how are you? >> sarah has a question about president trump. >> i know this might be hard to answer. what is one thing, if any, that you believe he is doing well as president. and go, orange. >> all right. syracuse. i think there's a number of things that he's doing well. but even the things he's doing well, is how he does them.

david brooks is one of my favorite columnists. he wrote a piece, i think i mentioned to you, matt. there's an invisible moral fabric that holds up society. and people listen to what leaders say. and the kind of -- the way in which -- it assumes a citizen that is engaged in decent and honorable. and speaks with some degree of civility. and i do think there's things that he's doing well. i think he's -- it's more the tone of this administration that bothers me. >> with all due respect, you haven't come up with one thing you think he's doing well yet. >> well, i think he married very well. i'm actually trying to think

because, there are -- i can't think of something right now. i'm not being a wise guy. but there's a lot of the country that's still functioning. for example, the choice of keeping the military personnel that we left behind in place in the middle east was very, very important. he hasn't changed that policy. he's continued that policy. i think he's doing that very well. he's pursuing the way they're beginning to try to organize the military. it's mostly the military men around him that have been the stable factors many the conduct of the foreign policy. a lot of bravado, but he hasn't changed a whole lot so for. >> quickly on the rhetoric. just over the weekend, there was an exchange of rhetorical fire between kim jong-un who called the president a lunatic and old. and then, the president tweeted back, you're short and fat. when you think about that in the context of two countries with

nuclear weapons. >> i think in the context of common decency. that's not the way -- you know, when your children hear a president referring to anybody that way, i mean, our children are listening. i mean, these things matter. and it's just not an appropriate way. to me, savannah, every president i've known, and i've known eight, they understand there's an obligation and a sense of dignity about the office. you know, i've used the phrase a number of times. we are admired, not just for the exercise of our power, but the power of our example. and it matters, the way we conduct our discourse. it matters the way in which we talk. it matters, as david brooks said, people are listening. our leaders have impact on attitudes. i just think it's a big mistake.

and it's beneath the office. >> hoda? >> i have sav here. hey, sav. you have a question for the vice president? >> yes, sir. what was one of your favorite memories with former president barack obama in the office? >> i guess one of my favorite memories was when we would have lunch and talk about my granddaughter and his daughters. he coached my granddaughter's basketball team. and his daughter, his number two daughter and number three granddaughter are best friends. they play on the same team together. they've been going to school since grade school and they're in high school together. they vacation together. i enjoyed most -- we had lunch once a week every week. and we would sit down and talk -- one of my favorite moments was, we were watching the final four. sitting on the floor together. and he's a big basketball fan as you know, and a player, as well. they come up to him and said, i understand you coach your daughter's basketball team? he said, yes. i also coach the vice

president's daughter. she's going d-1. she's going d-1. that's one of my favorite moments. >> do you and former president obama talk now when things happen in washington. for example, when you see some of his legacy and your legacies being unraveled and reversed by executive order? do you talk? do you vent? do you complain to one another? >> we don't complain but we talk. we're in contact and we see one another still. and we strategize what we can do to help keep these things from happening. like the health care bill. we were engaged with the congress and with others as to a strategy to prevent that from being unraveled. it's prevented from being completely unraveled at least. in terms of, did you hear what he just did kind of thing, no. we're realistic. we both know that the tone was set even before the president

was -- before the present president was sworn in, that was he big obama was going to try to scratch. it's very calm. >> do you follow him on twitter? or no? >> i asked him to follow me on twitter. >> kendra here with a question. >> jamie. >> jamie. >> the 2016 for many democrats was a shocking wake-up call. what changes do you think the democratic party needs to make to be successful in 2018 and 2020? >> but for 172,000 votes, we wouldn't be having this conversation. he won fair and square by the le electoral college. there was no landslide. number two, i've been referred to in washington, as middle class joe. it's not a compliment.

it means i'm not sophisticated. there's a real reason that the middle class people are concerned with digitalization, artificial intelligence. whether there's going to be jobs in the future. i spoke at the world economic forum. i was about to speak about the fourth industrial revolution and there will be middle-class jobs. for example, i was talking to a cameraman about truck drivers. he said he wanted to be a truck driver and he's driving an 18-wheeler now. and a lot of those guys are wondering if they're going to have a job in 2, 5, 10, 12 years. are they going to make a living? people out there are worried. my dad had an expression. i don't expect the government to solve my problems. i expect them to understand it. and i think there's answers. in the last election what happened was, because it was such a mosh pit in terms of hillary's inability to be able to -- not her, she tried. but to get the message out about

the middle-class. about what she was going to do about education, what she was going to do about child care, what she was going to do about these things. and the middle class, i think we have to respond and let them know there's significant hope. we're in better position than any nation to own the 21st century. no. we really are. that's not hyperbole. i think we have to speak more directly to the legitimate concerns of the middle class. black, white, asian, it's not just white high school-educated guys and women, it's across the board. >> on that note, we have run out of time for this segment. does it sound like he's running? raise your hand. [ laughter ] >> if you missed it, he just did the sign of the cross. >> former vice president joe biden. vice president biden, it's a pleasure to have you here. >> thank you, sir. >> appreciate it.

>> he's going to be back, along with his wife, dr. jill biden, for a conversation with megyn kelly in our next hour. let's get a check of the weather from al. >> who knows? maybe 2021, he will shake my hand along the parade route. what's going on as far as your weather's concerned. all these nice people hanging out here, staying in the rain and the chilly weather. not as bad as it is in th that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> we had a little bit of rain move through san jose and now it's clearing up. this is the kind of weather we'll see throughout the day. with some spotty downpours. and then it just moves on. also the bay area is mostly dry now. we've seen the showers moving out to san jose but may make things slippery on 101 heading into san jose from the south cal pa. expect it to begin to rain in san francisco and further to the north.

>> that is your latest weather. guys? >> al, thank you. just ahead, "glamour" is inspirini )m ... as soon as today .. authorities on good morning, it's 8:26. i'm marcus washington. as soon as today, authorities on the peninsula plan to release more information on an unsolved hit and run that killed a single mother of two. it happened saturday night on el camino real in south san francisco. friends say 44-year-old theresa gonzalez was at a concert. that's when her driver from uber tried to pick her up. when she was trying to cross the street, a car struck her. police are looking for a black 1998 to 2000 model toyota or lexus with front end damage. right now, looking at your traffic, mike, situation in oakland. >> we had a couple of crashes, marcus. that was an issue over there in the oakland side of the bay. we're just going to stick with

our map and hold it right here. look at northbound 880. a slowing in both directions. the earlier crash cleared from 66 on the southbound side. northbound, there was a second crash. in a dition to the marina crash. they both cleared from the roadways. 880 recovering there. westbound, your commute at gillman, that's where the crash is, moved to the shoulder and we see recovery. they must have cleared lanes. still slow coming out of richmond. the rest of your bay shows a pretty smooth drive. showed you some of the rain coming through the area as well. >> i'll have another local news update in half an hour.

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or girl? >> waiting to find out. >> we want to give you a little present. hold on. it's a "today" show onesie. oh. it says hug me "today." congratulations on your growing family. >> thank you very much. >> all right. cute kids. >> i thought you were going to do the gender reveal. it was an orange onesie. we have "glamour's" women of the year. this year's honorees, gigi hadid, with them. the "justice league" co-stars taking us behind the scenes of one of the most anticipated movies. we're going to have more with joe biden. aly raisman swings by. and then, rob jones, marine veteran, lost both legs in afghanistan. he set out to run 31 marathons

in 31 days. he kicked it off on our show, at the beginning. did he do it? you'll find out when he joins us live. >> my money is on him. megyn, thank you. al, let's get a check of this weather. >> damp and cool in the northeast. rain, wind, snow, in the pacific northwest. in between, nice and mild. as we get into wednesday, gusty showers, the ohio river valley. a big storm in the pacific northwest. an on friday, a wintry mix. mountain snows through the . 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. mostly cloudy skies. as of right now in san francisco, it's dry. we will start to see more rain moving in. we've seen the showers in and around the bay area with some spotty activity. as we go through the day, our temperatures in san francisco reaching 62. and san jose, 68 degrees with a mix of sun and clouds. anti-okay, expect a high of 65 and 62 in napa.

most of the rain we'll see today will be hit or miss with some heavier rain expected on wednesday. >> don't forget. get that weather anytime you need it. go to our friends at the weather channel on cable. i athink we can all use som kindness. we're going to team up with our sponsor, the y," kwta leading nonprofit organization. and we want to tell you stories of people who spread kindness in their communities. you want to learn more, head to today.com. savannah? >> al, thank you. tonight is the 27th annual "glamour" women of the year awards. celebrating a diverse and powerful group of female innovators. cindy levee is "glamour's" editor in chief. and she's along with gigi hadid. it's going to be a long night. you have a big event tonight.

congratulations. gigi, when you found out you were going to be one of gm "glamour's" women of the year and the company you're in, what went through your mind? >> i heard so many good things about the event. and every year, people show up just to hear what the women have to say. and it's always such a powerful and emotional night. i'm so excited. it's such an honor. it's kind of crazy. i'm still kind of surprised. >> you deserve it. >> thank you. >> cindy, you chose gigi not just because she's a beautiful cover model. but because she's so much more. >> everybody knows her as a supermodel. you have 37 million -- probably up to 38 million followers on instagr instagram. but what impresses me, is she has a resume as a businesswoman as long as your arm. collaborations with stuart weitzman and maybe lean and tommy hilfiger.

and everyone who has worked with gigi, says she works so hard. the first to show up. that's a great message for any woman who wants to achieve anything in any field. >> that's your mom who gave you that advice. when you started going to work. she said, be the hardest worker there. >> yeah. if you're not the prettiest, the most hardworking, there's someone, more pretty, nicer, more hard working in the fashion industry. she always told me to just bring my all. and you can leave other things at home in order to, you know, be there fully for the day. and show up. yeah. >> you have 37 million instagram followers. obviously, we'll be taking a selfie after this. that gives you a platform. what does that mean to you? you know, you could just be promoting yourself or your products. it sounds like you want to speak out. and have a real voice. >> yeah. i think that it's easiest to

speak out when it comes from a place that's genuine and something -- it's something that changes for me through my life of what's important to me at the moment. i think something that's been really important to me this year, and something that will speak about tonight, is just -- especially, you know, it's come in with my collaborations, with reebok, i'm the face of reebok. and the perfect never campaign. someone in my industry, might be looked at as perfect. but it's a huge importance to know to let little girls know that because of this award, i don't cawake up and feel like women of the year every morning. and you have find the things that make you feel more powerful in yourself, look up to women who inspire you for different reasons. whether it's going on a walk at 5:00 a.m. to get inspiration, or donate your time to charity. whatever that is.

we have to find the power every day. >> this is an end of an era for you, as well. you're leaving glamour. you were editor in chief for 14 years? >> 16 years, actually. >> i can't imagine it without you. why did you decide to go? how have things changed over this time period you have watched for women? >> i've been thinking about that since i am leaving. but for me, the most exciting change is how outspoken women are. listen, world, if you're not respecting us, if policies don't w work for us, if we don't see ourselves represented in our diverseness, we are going to say something and change things. that's what you're seeing with the me, too movement on social media. women starting their own businesses. there's a slight healthy impatience. i feeling like, we're going to make change if the world isn't changing fast of us.

>> thank you so much. congratulations, gigi. that's going to be a great event. take a nap. it's a really late night. >> it will be a good time between. >> thank you so much. we should mention, "glamour" women of the year issue is on newsstands now. coming up next, superheros galo

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and what you really need from home security. a sense of security. ♪ ♪ back now, at back now, at 8:40, with one of the most highly anticipated movies of the year. >> "justice league." and keir simmons got to spend time with its a-list cast. good morning to you. >> good morning. look who has got my back this morning. this is the ultimate getting the band together movie. an epic team of superheros, united to save the planet from catastrophe.

let's meet them. >> i'm putting together a team. people with special abilities. i believe enemies are coming. >> reporter: with superman dead, batman needs to assemble an unprecedented league of heroes, to face a mall ever lent warrior from a nightmare world. >> i'm building an alliance to defend ourselves. >> reporter: what a team. wonder woman. flash. cyborg. aquaman. and maybe a surprise or two. let's talk about what happens without revealing what happens. >> there's a batman. >> and there's wonder woman. >> there's a wonder woman. >> and there's a threat. >> the threat is not good. >> in order to save the world, they need to bring some young, scrapping ruffians into the mix. >> that's us. >> these two, in particular. >> and henry is only here for fun. >> i'm here for moral support. >> he's dead. his character is dead.

>> i am not dead. >> the world has lost hope. superman is dead. times like this, i think we more acutely feel the need for the kinds of heroes that are in these stories. >> hope is not gone. we have him here in the corner. >> that's what i'm saying. >> to have a daughter and to be wonder woman. >> to have two daughters and to be wonder woman? yeah. that's me. that's my life. it's so important for girls and also for boys just to be exposed to an image and a story of strong women. >> my kids grew up on set. it was great having them over for the summer. my son idolizes ben. and is obsessed with batman. >> yeah. you get to bring out your inner kid. >> absolutely. >> playing these roles? >> we're in our inner kid every day on set. >> ben, your son, you talked about how much he loves your role. >> he has finally figured out i

may not actually be batman. but i dress up as batman for the movies. he's like, at least my dad is batman in the movies. i don't think any movies that are appropriate for any age kids. so this is cool to have something that children can watch. >> there was a birthday party? >> there was a birthday party. he wanted me to dress up as batman. he was like, "you're going to be batman." >> oh, my gosh. i did not know this. >> i had bought the suit from warner brothers. i had it. and i had to hire the two costume guys to help me get it on. batman looks cool in the shadows and nighttime. but out in the blazing sun on the lawn, it looks like -- >> reporter: and your fierce rival is the fedex guy? >> yes. i think it's the color combination of the fedex purple shorts. my son thinks that's the joker. fedex. he's like, dad, the joker's here. i will take care of it.

no worries. >> that is terrifying. >> i'm sure someone from fedex corporate is going what the [ bleep ]? we're the joker now? >> reporter: let's talk about the beef cake on display. the man muscle in this movie. ezra, you're looking really fit. >> flash is skinnier. he needs to be aerodynamic. but i did train a lot, i'll have you know. >> reporter: can we talk about the fact that there's a whole piece of the movie you don't get to see until after the credits. it's being held hostage. it goes on and on. and finally, there's a last piece, which you need to see if you're a fan of the movies, right? a lot of the credits are visual effects guys. i feel like acting in a movie like that, is a certain kind of challenge. >> absolutely. there's an art to it. my character is 92% cgi. 92.18%.

it makes it harder with that 7%. >> it's all playing make believe anyway. >> what are you? >> a believer. >> reporter: and you better believe there are plenty of surprises in this movie. there are five characters behind me. we interviewed six actors. i'll let fans figure that one out. i'll give you a clue, don't tell anyone, it involves superman. >> subtle, keir. >> thank you. we should mention, gal gadot and ben affleck will be here later this week. and "justice league" opens on friday. just ahead, preparing to provide what you need to do now to help your aging parents and yourself down the road. first, this is "today" on nbc. f,

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as our parents get older, you need to start thinking about how you're going to help take care of them. according to research in the aarp, four in ten family care givers say they were not prepared when that time came. we're going to give you steps to make things easier as you go down the line. amy is our expert. how are you? >> i'm good. how are you? >> there is the parent and the child, no matter how old anyone is. and to say to your parent, things are going to change, is not easy. how do you start that conversation? >> you want to talk early and often. you want to bring up the subject until it's apparent. you don't want to wait until you're in a crisis. >> how would you bring it up rand randomly? >> you want to start with i statements. mom, i'm concerned about your future plans, your safety. do you think you might be needing more held. the future?

have you thought about that? i want to help you out. >> as opposed to i'm going to take your car cease away. i'm going to do this. >> no. the holidays. is that a good time to begin the conversation? >> it is sometimes the only time you're gathered together. it's a busy and stressful time. do you want to introduce this into that? it might be a better time to assess the situation. observe. what medications? are they taking them appropriately? and plan a time to talk about it in the future. >> they will say, i'm fine, i'm great. but asking other people around who would know. let's lay out a blueprint. we want to start checking things off of the checklist. one of the things you say that's important, is thinking about where they're going to live and how they're going to get around. housing and transportation. >> right.

have they thought about relocating? or do they want to stay in their home as they age? have they thought about moving to a smaller place? assisted living, or continuing care retirement community. and also transportation. when it comes time to hang up the cease, have they thought about how they're going to get around? that's when my parents moved. you can help them find out about other options. >> how do you talk about the car thing without being a pain? >> don't approach it by saying, i'm taking away your car keys. who talks to anyone like that? just because you're in your 80s or 90s, doesn't mean you don't want to have your freedom. you want to approach it respectfully. i'm concerned about your safety. are you comfortable driving? are there times when you're not as comfortable driving? >> there's a great thing called uber. that kind of thing. >> do your homework. it's nice if you can tell them what the transportation options

are. >> let's talk about the legal part of it. what documents do you need? >> you want to find out about power of attorney for health care and fninances. you want to know, do they have -- what kind of insurance do they have? are documents in place? you want to find out if they have estate planning done. they have a will or a living trust? and who has that information? >> and knowing the finances lastly is important. not only where the income is, but where the debts might be, right? >> income, assets, expenses, debt management. it can be a big one. it can be surprising to adult children. you want to know all of the account numbers and passwords. you may need a digital power of attorney so you can access the websites. >> appreciate all of the good advice. we're going to keep the discussion going. we're going to do it on facebook live. we will take your questions.

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♪ we're back. it's 8:54. al, bone voyage. >> we're going to go fuhuge, hu. four stops in three days. communities hit hardest by hurricanes this year. while the storms left a path of destruction, neighbors are paving a few one, filled with hope, light and love. the storms hitting hard. from texas, to florida, to the caribbean. unrelenting rain threatening lives. destroying homes. floodwaters, leveling entire communities. through it all, we saw our better side. >> i'm here to check on you. >> reporter: the kindness of

strangers, neighbors helping neighbors. >> the reason we're still here and smiling and is help we get from everybody. neighbors, family members, friends. >> reporter: now, we thank those who stepped up, lending a hand to the helpers looking to rebuild home. i'm so looking forward to this. hitting -- we hit the road this afternoon. and don't want to spoil it. but we do have some surprises. >> superman? >> no. it all kicks off tomorrow, starting live on "today." >> i think back to lend a hand in the past. you know, there's one thing that comes into my head. the sound of that truck door opening. when you slide that truck door open. >> we have a lot of great people helping us out this year. can't wait. >> so timely. thank you. >> have a safe trip. "megyn kelly today" is up next. after your local news and weather. she's got more with former vice president joe biden and much more ahead.

we'll see you in a little while. i )m - -... new concerns this morning .. in good morning. it's 8:56. i'm marcus washington. new concerns this morning in fire ravaged santa rosa. there are growing fears sinkholes may start to form. that's because last month's fire destroyed hundreds of feet of underground piping. this morning cross creek road is shut down in the fountain grove neighborhood. a sinkhole opened yesterday which crews have since repaired. right now there are about 20 problem spots that strong storms could potentially leave overwhelmed. that threat is serious enough

that santa rosa has reopened its operating center. pete will have a live report in our midday newscast. link to more right now on our homepage. and crews right now are closing segments of skyline boulevard in the area above loss caros to stabilize the roadway. that means some neighborhoods in that area will be inaccessible during daylight hours all week until that work is finished. and gq magazine has named its citizen of the year. it's former 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick. he was the first nfl player to protest police pru battle during the national anthem last summer. go to our homepage for more details including reactions of kaepernick this morning. i'm marcus washington. more news in an hour. the next steps for a plan to

connect a popular trail to mass transit - in the east bay. and - prepare for a wet week ahead. kari is tracking two storm systems. the overnight updates to her forecast. join us tomorrow from 4:30 to 7.

this morning on "megyn kelly today" -- joe biden is here, live. the former vice president opens up about the loss of his son, beau, his plans for 2020 and his special guest close to his heart will join us. and then, her, too? olympic champ aly raisman on her own shocking sexual abuse allegations. and a disabled veterans tries 31 marathons in 31 days. did he do it? he's here. all that on "megyn kelly today" right now. hi. hi. hello. oh, what a great crowd. [ applause ] welcome, everybody. welc