we are going to leave you with a live look of the christmas tree. the lighting is tonight. festivities starting at 5:00 and the lighting at 7:00. that's what's happening "today in the bay." >> see you back here at 7:25 with more local news. good morning. pushing back. >> this is absolutely false. >> alabama senate candidate roy moore responding to a new accuser, who says he sexually assaulted and threatened her when she was just 16. >> if you tell anyone about this, no one will ever believe you. >> a growing number of republicans calling on moore to step aside, as polls show he is losing support with voters. new arrests, new charges. newly recovered video from a penn state fraternity house, allegedly shows more students involved in the death of a pledge. the victim given at least 18

drinks in 812 minu2 minutes. his grieving parents are furious. >> we're making holiday plans without our son, tim, because of your actions. >> a live report ahead. an nbc news exclusive. >> i thought a speaker had thrown. >> jason aldean, speaking out for the first time since the las vegas shooting what he has to say about a night he will never forget. those stories plus john stuart makes a rare live appearance in our studio. new guidelines that mean you could now have high blood pressure. and cavalier. the subway passenger who had no idea his fellow rider was lebron james. why he has everyone asking, can you not. today, tuesday, november 14, 2017.

good morning, everybody. welcome to today. thank you for joins us on a tuesday morning. lebron james was riding the subway. >> better than the guy not knowing it was lebron james is lebron james had a metro card to get on the subway yesterday afternoon. great story. we'll tell you not. >> number of headlines out of washington. including new pressure of alabama republican roy moore to end senate bid. significant new developments in the russia investigation and unprecedent hearing on capitol hill today on the president's nuclear authority. we've got a team of correspondents covering it all and we start with gab gutierrez on the roy moore scandal. gabe, good morning to you. >> good afternoon. a poll that came out since the allegations first broke, now show democratic doug jones up in this race 46-42.

now roy moore is slamming not just the democrats and the media, but some members of his own party who are calling on him to step aside. in a new fund raising e-mail, he insists it's not him who should quit, but instead republican senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. >> i thought that he was going to rape me. >> this morning, alabama senate candidate roy moore is fighting back after a fifth woman accused him of making sexual advances on her while she was a teenager. >> this is absolutely false. i never did what she said i did. >> beverly young nelson, then 16. says moore, then 30 was a regular customer at a restaurant where she worked 40 years ago. >> i was twisting and struggling. >> she claims one night moore offered her a ride home, but instead parked the car and assaulted her. >> he began squeezing my neck attempting to force my head on to his crouch. i had tears running down my

face. at some point, at some point, he gave up. and he then looked at me and he told me, he said you're just a child. and he said i am the district attorney of the county. if you tell anyone about this, no one will ever believe you. >> reporter: on capitol hill, outrage. >> i believe the women, yes. >> reporter: a growing number of top republicans now saying moore should drop out. even senator ted cruz, one of only two who hadn't pulled endorsement is now distancing himself. >> i can't urge the people of alabama to support a campaign in the face of these charges without serious persuasive demonstration that the charges are not true. >> the congressman brooks of alabama is sticking by moore saying the former judge would be a reliable vote on issues like the debt and border security. >> roy moore will vote right on

each of those issues. that's why i'm voting for roy moore. >> reporter: moore has threatened to sue "the washington post" after it first accomplished allegations that moore fondled a 14-year-old and pursued three other teens while he was in his 30s. his wife kayla still by his side. >> he has never one time lifted a finger to me. he is the most gentle, most kind man that i have ever known in my life. he's godly. >> i don't even know the woman. i don't know anything about her. >> reporter: but nelson, his latest accuser said moore signed her yearbook shortly before the alleged assault, calling her a beautiful girl. she says the other women inspired her to come forward. >> i no longer live in fear of him. >> moore's opponent in the race doug jones is keeping a low profile saying roy moore will be held accountable by the people of alabama for his actions. meanwhile today on capitol hill, congresswoman jackie spear will

testify at a hearing aimed at changing sexual harassment possibles she lag far behind corporate america. matt and savannah. >> gabe gutierrez starting aus you ha us off. we now learned the president's son donald trump jr. was secretly messaging with wikileaks during the campaign. something he's now down playing. nbc correspondent kristen welker has the latest on that. >> reporter: the other big headline this morning, attorney general jeff sessions is considering the idea of appointing a second special counsel to investigate a number of republican concerns, some involving hillary clinton and controversial sale of a uranium company to russia. this announcement comes after the president has repeatedly called on the doj to aggressively probe democrats and as sessions faces another grilling on capitol hill today about the trump campaign's contacts with russia. adding pressure, the fact that the president's eldest son, as you said, matt, is also under a

bright spotlight this morning for his communications with wikileaks. >> reporter: this morning, democrats are lashing out. after new revelations donald trump jr. and wikileaks communicated online. wikileaks says it works in the name of transparency, but the u.s. intelligence community believes it was used by the russian government to disseminate information during the 2016 campaign. >> it shows a willingness to coordinate. shows some actual coordination in the timing of actions by the trump campaign, but also in seeking information about the timing of wikileaks disclosures. so it's very significant. >> drip, drip, drip. that's my comment. >> overnight. donald trump jr. released exchanges with wikileaks after they were first revealed by the atlant atlantic. which reported direct twitter messages were turned over to congressional by trump lawyers. many of those exchanges were one sided with trump responding to only three of the wikileaks messages. trump junior tweeting here's the

entire chain of messages. whopping three responses. in one exchange, dated september 20, 2016. wikileaks sent a direct message to trump junior asking if he knew who was behind an anti-trump super pac. 12 hours later trump junior responded. off the record, i don't know who that is, but i'll ask around: in another instance, wikileaks sent trump junior a link to their database of leaked e-mails writing strongly suggest your dad tweets this link if he mentions us. trump junior didn't respond immediately, but his father tweeted 15 minutes later. very little pickup by the dishonest media of incredible information provided by wikileaks. so dishonest. rigged system. then two days later on october 14, 2016, trump junior tweeted out the link wikileaks had sent him. then on election day, wikileaks

wrote, hi, don, if your father loses, we think it is much more interesting if he does not concede and spends time challenging the media and other types of rigging that occurred. and after it was clear mr. trump had won, wikileaks wrote back, wow. trump junior didn't respond to either of those either message. the trump administration has long insisted there was no collusion with russia. mike pence asked about it in october, 2016. >> nothing could be further from the truth. >> but candidate trump relished the wikileaks dumps of e-mails meant to undermine the clinton campaign. >> still, it is yet another revelation that may add to the mounting scrutiny surrounding communications between trump campaign officials and russians. >> cia director mike pompeo said wikileaks acts like a hostile intelligence service. meanwhile an attorney for donald

trump jr. tells us we can say with confidence we have no concern the about these documents and any questions raised about them have been easily answered in h the appropriate forum. the vice president said he first learned of the news from that report yesterday. >> thank you. there are mnting questions this morning surrounding the death of an army green beret in mali alend p ledgedly at the hand of two navy seals. according to documents obtained by nbc news, one of the seals told a witness he choked out the staff together in the pre dawn hours and he and another seal were out to get back at the victim. the seals 38-year-old and 31-year-old initially told investigators they were wrest ling with melgar when he stopped breathing. an explosive new report claims melgar had discovered that the seals were pocketing money from a slush fund for informants and

conferenc confronted the men. now to today's unprecedented hearing on capitol hill focusing on the president's nuclear authority. it's a discussion that hasn't happened in washington in more than 40 years. nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. >>reporter: for the first time since the height of the cold war, the republican-led senate is raising the question of the president's authority to launch nuclear weapons, which right unlimited. wherever the president goes, this black case is not far behind. inside the codes for america's nuclear arsenal, ready at a moment's notice. now president trump is facing heat even from some republicans wanting to examine his power to launch nuclear weapons. after months of questioning his judgment. >> the president has not yet been able to demonstrate the stability nor some of the competence that he needs to

demonstrate. >> reporter: republican senator bob corker one time trump ally turned fierce critic convening a hearing today on something that has not been debated since the height of the cold war. the process for launching a nuclear strike. first, approved in 1946 when harry truman was president. after hiroshima. prie right now if the president decides to launch a strike, he could consult briefly military advisers who might try to change his mind. ultimately the airmen and missile silos in north dakota would have to follow the president's orders launching within minutes. today's hearing comes as it faces a growing nuclear threat from north korea. with the latest estimates predicting a missile launch by kim jong-un could reach the u.s. within 30-40 minutes. >> north korea best not make anymore threats to the united states. >> that stark reality has not toned down mr. trump's rhetoric.

they will be met with fire and furry. like the world has never seen. >> with the president lashing out at kim jong-un, alarming some former national security officials about a preemptive first strike. >> i worry about frankly access to nuclear codes. in a fit of peak he decides to do something about kim jong-un, there's actually very little to stop him. >> as for those who believe trump's generals, mattis, kelly, or mcmaster could overrule the president, the law says they could not. >> and this is an issue that congress has not addressed for decades, but is suddenly front and center as tensions rise between president trump and untested leader of north korea's rogue regime. matt? >> andrea mitchell. thank you. a lot more to get to this morning. in iran now says it has ended rescue operations in areas hit by sunday's powerful earthquake. at least 430 people were killed

and more than 7,000 injured in the magnitude 7.3 quake along the iran iraq border. iran declared today a national day of mourning. estimated 70,000 residents are now homeless. the president is promising to rebuild in the shortest time possible. also this morning, newly recovered video from inside penn state fraternity house has led to new criminal charges in the alcohol fuelled death of pledge timothy piazza. on the penn state campus this morning. stephanie, what can you tell us. >> reporter: good morning. these new charges related to the death of 19-year-old timothy piazza range from involuntary manslaughter to aggravated assault to hazing. 12 former fraternity members were charged after the fbi recovered video that the prosecution says was intentionally deleted back in february when police arrived on the scene. it shows according to to the da shocking amounts of alcohol consumed in a very short period of time during this alleged

hazing. >> we are making -- we are making holiday plans without our son tim because of your actions. >> the distraught parents of timothy piazza monday after the district attorney levelled 150 new charges against 17 former beta theta pi fraternity brothers. the crux of the case surveillance video from inside the fraternity's basement. previously deleted and now recovered by the fbi. >> people asked us before why would somebody delete that video if they did delete it and we said that's what we wanted to know. well, now we know. because it contained criminal conduct. >> reporter: authorities allege the surveillance video reveals piazza had consumed at least 18 alcoholic drinks in one hour and 22 minutes. all of these drinks were given to piazza by a fraternity brother. >> that's murderous almost. how could you not know that's bad? >> prosecutors say no one called

911 until almost 12 hours after piazza first fell. >> we have a friend who is unconscious. >> the district attorney says house manager intentionally deleted the video. he is charged with tampering with evidence. as police closed in. >> we know exactly the time it was deleted and the police were indeed in the house. >> a criminal complaint filed against becker and obtained by nbc news in text messages says he considered erasing the video after he was taken to the hospital in february. erasing the camera could be the look as long as no one found out. who responded i think the exact samg thi exact same thing. in september dismissed the most serious charges against 18 members, but ordered 14 of them to stand trial for lesser charges. the charge who was dismissed now faces three new counts, including hazing. >> i don't think he was guilty of anything. the first time they charged this and we were successful in representing him then and i don't think he's guilty now.

let's see the tape. the tape will speak for itself. >> all of those previously charged have denied any wrongdoing. as for becker, we reached out to attorney. he did not respond to request for comment. expected in court next month for a preliminary hearing. >> at penn state for us this morning. thank you. time for first check of weather. al is out on the road kicking off lend the hand tour in a big way. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we're in spring texas as you know. unfortunately 82 people at least lost their lives. 800 homes completely destroyed. we're here to help folks get back on their feet as we kick off our lend a hand today. let's kick off your weather. thank you for joining us and getting your weather from us today. we are looking at a front that's bringing midweek rain. it crosses the midwest. light rain through the northern snow. it moves through tomorrow.

makes its way towards the east. heavier showers and thunderstorms from buffalo, cleveland. all the way down to appalachians and then by thursday makes w to the coast dying out. snow and ice though in new england and see rain to th >> sweel rain to the south as the system moves through. you can see heavy rain moving into the pacific northwest. sunshine, though, today from new england all the way down to the gulf coast. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. good tuesday morning, i'm

meet yog meteorologist, kari hall. patchy fog clears out. this is going to be a nice one with temperatures reaching the low to mid-60s. this storm system moves in. the clouds and rain is well to the north of us. deep subtropical moisture. by the time it gets here tomorrow afternoon, it's in san francisco in time for tomorrow evening's commute. >> that' >> that's your latest weather. guys, we have weather that goes literally from coast-to-coast. it will start in the west and eventually affect everybody in the east and every where in between. back to you. >> all right. >> okay, al. thank you very much. coming up, breaking news overnight. those three ucla basketball players detained in china heading home right now. we're live with the latest. >> and then an nbc news exclusive. country star jason aldean's first emotional interview since he was on stage during the las vegas shooting massacre. first, this is "today" on nbc. during that las vegas massacre. during that las vegas massacre. but first

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♪ the family of a boy who fell off good morning, it's 7:26. i'm laura garcia. the family of a boy who fell over a water slide plan to file a legal claim. you may remember this video captured the day the water park opened in may. the boy struck the pavement and suffered relatively minor injuries, including scrapes. they have released photos of the injuries. the city of dublin and the slide's manufacturer are named in the claim. let's get o look at the forecast with kari for tuesday morning. >> the fog rolling over the top of the golden gate bridge. a really cool shot.

we have seen the patchy fog. it will be clear throughout the day. then rain moving in for tomorrow. here is a look at the time line tomorrow afternoon. it starts to move into the north bay with heavy downpours and gusty wind. it will continue to move southward into the bay area. the south bay tomorrow night, but it continues into thursday as well. scattered showers off and on through thursday and it may continue into friday morning as well. we are in for wet weather after some very nice weather today. let's head over to mike to see how the roads are moving. >> the top of the screen, we are looking at recovering through the fog there in san rafael. the other side of the bay jammed from san pablo to the berkeley curve, takes about 75 minutes. that's an hour and a quarter. the rest of the bay, standard slowing. jammed up 880 to hayward. the south bay, the northbound route. you can tell that's where the

red has kicked in over the last 20 minutes. a slow drive-through san mateo. back to you. >> thank you. we'll be back with another update in half hour. see you then.

we are back now. 7:30 on this tuesday morning. it's the 14th of november already, 201. >> wow. >> we were just talking about thanksgiving and the tree and all that stuff. >> it's all happening. >> let's start this morning with a check of the headlines, including the latest on alabama's controversial senate race. fighting back. >> this is absolutely false. i never did what she said i did. >> alabama republican roy moore speaks out after a fifth woman accuses him of sexual advances when she was a teenager. >> i was twisting and struggling and begging him to stop. >> as more republicans put

pressure on the candidate to end his senate bid. new twist. donald trump jr. admits secretly messaging the website wikileaks in the lead-up to the 2016 presidential election. something he downplayed only after the report first surfaced. >> take me home, dude. grow the [ bleep ] up. >> uber trouble. a dallas prosecutor is fired after she is recorded insulting her uber driver and accusing him of kidnapping her during a late night ride. >> everything is being reported. i'm an assistant district attorney, so shut [ bleep ] up. a semitruck driver crashes into an indiana home after falling asleep at the wheel. miraculously, no one was hurt. and seeing humanity. a colorado good samaritan stops a blind man from crossing the train tracks just seconds before the train speeds by. >> you live. you die. it's what you did in between. this man did a great thing for me.

>> november 14, 2017. >> nice story there. now to breaking news overnight. those three ucla basketball players accused of shoplifting in china are on their way back to los angeles this morning. >> those three ucla basketball players are on their way home. they'll arrive in los angeles around 5:00 p.m. local time. this after their team already departed china, and president trump personally intervened in the shoplifting incident. >> the three ucla college basketball players accused of shoplifting in china are now reportedly headed home. their flight back to the u.s. today coming after the bruins won their season opener in china. and after the president who was also in china may have had basketball diplomacy on his mind. the white house now confirms

while in asia, president trump asked china's president to make sure the case of the ucla basketball players is resolved quickly and the players are treated fairly. cody riley, jalen hill, and leangelo ball, brother of lakers rookie guard lonzo ball, are accused of stealing louis vuitton sun glass from a high-end store before their overseas game. lonzo ball, optimistic monday. the president's full court press would help his brother and the two other freshmen get home. >> when i talked to my dad and my little brother, it seemed like everything was going fine. i assume everything is cool. >> their outcome father, lavar promotes the potential basketball dynasty and their brand. >> once all three of them get in the nba, then i'm going to kind of be like, you know what, my mission is done.

>> in china where shoplifting is a serious offense and considered culturally dishonorable, the theft is making national news. those with knowledge on chinese legal matters say it's typical for the government to keep foreigners for a week or two after accusations like this. >> you'll be fine. you'll be fine. everybody is making a big deal. it ain't a big deal. >> with lavar ball still in china promoting family merchandise, leangelo ball, cody riley and jalen hill are coming home, but only after an embarrassing international incident. >> aboard air force one the president told reporters that all three of those ucla basketball players could have faced very serious prison time. he said he had a cordal conversation with the president of china. he is glad those players are coming home. back to you. >> what an ordeal. miguel, thank you. right now it's time to turn to al roker who is down in texas. how is it going? >> things are great.

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all you can hear is the music. maybe your guys that can talk to you on microphones on side stage or whatever. when it first happened. i thought a speaker had blown, what i thought. it sounded like a crackling something. and so, you know, i'm kind of looking around like, what is that? trying to figure out what it is. then, it stopped. all right. they must have got it fixed. then, i continued to do my thing. and it happened again and lasted longer the second time. then, i was actually getting aggravated. i looked over at my monitor guy at the side of the stage to say, what is that? and fix it. and so, when i turned to look, my guitar player had run behind me and was telling me to move, like, let's go. and my security guy was on stage telling me to run. >> reporter: aldean and everyone with him, escaped unharmed. but steven paddock firing from

his hotel room, injuri killing people and injuring hundreds before taking his own life. >> i think everybody kind of panicked and didn't know where to go or what to do. we're not in that situation. i've never been in that situation before. you know, and obviously nobody else out there had, either. it was crazy. pandemonium. >> reporter: lady antebellum's charles kelley reached out right away. >> we're texting aldean. and he's texting us back, saying it's the scariest moment. i never told him i loved him before. i love you, buddy. so glad you're safe. >> reporter: aldean says the week following the shooting was incredibly difficult. >> we didn't have a lot of time to process it because we went straight from that to, you know, doing -- we went -- flew back home and wanted to see my daughters and my family. >> reporter: after spending time with his family and appearing on

"saturday night live," aldean returned to las vegas to visit his injured fans. dierks bentley went there, too. >> all of us have connection to las vegas and to jason. >> reporter: they all say they share a commitment to showing up for their fans. >> being on stage helped us more than anything. >> reporter: do you think about that when you're on the stage or say we have to move forward? >> we're in that situation in a weekly basis. we're not going to live in fear. >> reporter: there was a post after vegas. you said, at the end of the day, we're not democrats or republicans, whites or blacks, men or women, we are all humans, all americans. >> at the end of the day there's so much focus on politics and race and all these other things -- at tend of the day, we're in this together. we spend so much time arguing with each other and another enough working on the issue. >> reporter: aldean and his comrades hope that standing

together can help others do the same. >> music is such an escape and a therapeutic and healing thing. ♪ >> reporter: anything else you want to get out there to your fans? >> for me, this is something that, obviously, we're going to try and move on. i have to do that, as well. but it's something i'll never forget. i hope that everybody can start to heal. some of this stuff you never get over. i hope it gets better for everybody, as time goes on. >> the country rising concert raised $4 million for the shooting victims and hurricane relief efforts. he used the word healing. it was packed and fun. but you could tell it was therapeutic for the artists and the fans, as well. we're going to check over in carson's area, see what he's working on in the orange room. >> good morning. not that often that a subway ride makes news. but it does when lebron james is on that train.

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back now 7:49. carson's over in the orange room with the reason a lot of people are saying, can you not? carson, what's this about? >> right now. good morning, matt. >> cleveland cavaliers were in new york on monday to take on the new york knicks. after they finished a shoot around they decided to avoid new york city traffic and get the true experience by taking the subway back to their hotel. lebron james documenting the journey on social media. not all commuters were exactly thrilled to see them. take a look. >> what's the question? what's your question? >> i don't know this dude here. he tripping. after shoving the camera away there saying can you not, that passenger moved away from lebron but couldn't escape becoming the talk of social media. >> the guy saying can you not to

lebron on the subway is the most new york thing i've ever seen. it turns out the commuter is a comedian named john-michael angelo. he shared a response of his own. >> no idea who lebron james was because i don't watch football. >> basketball. >> oh, it's basketball? okay. so i don't -- i don't watch basketball either. and lebron, i just want you to know that i'm coming for you, okay? >> man, that first joke was good, right? lebron of course ended up winning in the end because he beat new york city traffic and the knicks by 3 after they blew that big lead. a fun story. back to you. >> they came back from 23 points down. >> ouch. >> you know you don't ride the subway often if you videotape your entire experience. that's cool. >> dead give away. >> thanks, carson. coming up, jon stewart making a rare visit to studio -- >> jon, we're on. smile. and al lends a hand to a

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and we want to lend a h good tuesday morning. it's 7:56. we are starting the morning with cloudy skies. a live look in san jose. we get clearing through the day. a lot of sunshine and more comfortable temperatures reaching the mid-60s in san jose. low 60s for san francisco and 66 in napa. we will have rain moving in for tomorrow starting out in the afternoon in the north bay with heavy downpours and gusty winds at 2:00 to 3:00 in the afternoon. this moves into san francisco for tomorrow evening's commute and the east, late tomorrow night into the south bay shortly before midnight. we will have late day rain tomorrow into the day on thursday. this all wrapping up early on friday morning and a clear weekend ahead. as we look at the seven day forecast, the temperatures in

san francisco, mostly around 60 degrees. what's happening on the roads, mike? >> start with the south bay, northbound as it continues out of san jose and the rest of silicon valley. scattered crashes. 880 around alameda. 880 is slow away from 238. across the bay on the san mateo side, jammed from 101 to 90. it's tight. a crash 880 around 29th, more slowing for both directions through downtown and jammed on the east shore freeway. back to you. >> thank you very much, kari and mike. the parents of a boy injured on a water slide are suing. we have images of the boys injuries. ucla basketball players are on their way back to california. president trump providing an assist in their release from the hotel asking china's president

to help. they were accused of shoplifting luxury items. another update in half hour. your accounts really in your name? our consumer unit helps one woman get a refund. the advice for the rest of us. plus: the next storm set to strike. overnight, kari tracks the timing of wednesday )s rain. join us - 4:30 to 7.

♪ ♪ it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, under pressure. for the first time in 14 years experts unveil new guidelines for blood pressure. millions who thought they were healthy now in for a shock. dr. oz joins us live with what you need to know. plus, he's back. jon stewart makes a rare visit to studio 1a about his night of too many stars benefit for autism and we'll get his take on some headlines rocking the comedy world. and lend a hand today. this morning al is on the road looking to help people hit hardest by this year's hurricanes. you'll never believe his texas size surprise for a deserving community today, tuesday november 14th, 2017.

>> these guys came a long way to get here to "today." >> australia! >> our first anniversary on the "today" show. >> we have five sisters here celebrating. >> the 70th birthday. >> we have something big to celebrate. >> i got engaged! >> and i came to see the ring. >> guess what, y'all? demi is celebrating her first birthday. happy birthday! >> great. >> we love those babies. >> they find each other out there. good morning, everybody. welcome back to "today." nice to have you with us on a tuesday morning. >> busy. >> a lot of news to get to.

let's get right to it. there is new pressure this morning on alabama republican roy moore to end his senate bidikuindila. nbc's gabe gutierrez is joining us in alabama. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: roy moore is as defiant this morning as ever saying the allegations, the latest ones, are completely false. he doesn't even know the woman. beverly young nelson, then 16, says that moore was a regular customer at the restaurant where she worked some 40 years ago. she claims that one night he took her in his car parked behind the business and assaulted her. >> at some point he gave up. i better walk out and if you tell anyone about this, no one will ever believe you. >> now moore is denying that latest allegations as well as

those reported last week in the washington post involving sexual misconduct with a 14-year-old girl and that he allegedly pursued three other girls who were teenagers while he was in his 30s. now there are growing calls on capitol hill for moore to drop out of the -- breaking news in tampa, florida. police are investigating a deadly shooting in the very same neighborhood where three other unsolved murders took place in a ten-day span just last month. the body of an adult male was found in a street in seminole heights. three other people all walking alone at night were shot and killed there in october. the killer has not been caught. last month police released a video of a person of interest who was recorded running from the scene of the first murder. those deaths hand within a mile of one another. this morning there are new guidelines to tell you about for

what's considered to be high blood pressure. dr. oz, the host of the dr. oz show joins us now. dr. oz, good morning. the numbers have changed. yesterday i may have not had high blood pressure, today i do? >> like a lot of americans. so i was taught as were several generations of medical students that 140/90 meant you had high blood pressure which is what we told our patients. so the biggest medical societies representing heart disease, acc, the american heart association got together with their experts, looked at 900 papers and decided that number is not good enough. the new guideline, listen carefully, 130/80. >> that's high blood pressure? >> you go from 140/90 to 130/80 because there's a big observation, which is the chance of you having a heart attack or stroke, the main reasons we die in america, are double at 130/80 as compared to the optimal blood pressure which is under 120/80. >> that's startling and yet are you encouraging people who wake up now having high blood pressure this morning to run off

and start taking medications with their doctor? >> no. both the societies but i'll say this very fervently as well. that's not the game plan. the game plan is realize lifestyle changes are the primary thing to do. astronomical. they have the opportunity. you win the battle for health. >> when you say young people,

you mean mid 40s, right? >> yes. younger than us. >> no, i get to be a young person in this conversation. thank you, dr. oz. you can catch a lot more of him on the dr. oz show on weekdays. how about a morning boost? >> why don't we do that, shall we? a little girl from louisiana, she is on a mission. 7-year-old -- she wants to hug police officers in every single state. yesterday she was in houston. so far she's crossed 25 -- she said it's basics. it's just her way to say thank you to police officers. she also said that god sent her on this mission of love. houston's police chief said i think it all recharges our batteries. she is just what the doctor ordered. coming up, it's a busy tuesday morning. jon stewart's here talking about how to use comedy to change lives. also ahead, jimmy fallon's emotional return to the "tonight

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[ cheers and applause ] we're back, 8:10. with a look back at one of the biggest nights of the cheer for comedy and charity. "night of too many stars" appears tonight on nba.

>> really big names. raised more than $24 million for autism schools and services and programs. jon stewart, hosting the event again this year. he's with robert's wife, michelle. good morning. congratulations. you are amazing. >> you started your own applause. >> yay, me. >> you started this years ago. you have a son living with autism. how is daniel doing? how old is he? >> daniel, now, is almost 20. when we had him diagnosed, he was 1 years old. he was one of the people what had autism, who seemed like everything was on track, and had a regression. you hear that story often. >> what is interesting about this charity, it's not necessarily for research. it's about services and helping people live better lives. >> it's about programs, do scientific research or they doed a voe aid va cosey.

robert and i who had connection and resources, couldn't find our son a school. an appropriate education for our son. we didn't want that to happen anymore. we indoctrinated our friends. >> robert and michelle have daniel. and there's no real schools in the city. so, they start, you know, to advocate for your own child is, i think every parent has that feeling to advocate for their own child. the walls they had to break through, with the connection they had and the finance they had. for them to say, we're going to advocate for other children, and to spread that out is what i think is so incredibly special about what they did. everything they do, the school they started wasn't appropriate for him. they worked on other services and other interventions. >> is this a tricky audience for you? you're one of the best political

commentators and comedians out there. but the people that might want to donate to a charity like this are liberal and conservative. do you have to take your material down the middle for something like this? >> i think that the night -- the way the night has always gone is not so much political. the idea is to play with the auspices of a charity. because there's auctions. there's chris rock that will bra break up with your boyfriend or girlfriend for you over the phone. >> that's priceless. >> it's not a standup show, per se. there will be standups on it. my job there is not to irritate people. >> more of a game show host than a standup comedian? >> that's why we got game show host chairs. there's a pictionary set over

there. >> often with autism, it's about little kids and finding the right school. and now, your son is a young man. there has to be focus on being an adult with autism. >> there has to be a large focus on it. in ten years, 500,000 individuals with autism will become adults. so many of them will be living with their families with no services. honestly, when education stops for them, at age 21 or 22, the services stop, but they continue to live. they have full lives. and it's very important that individuals with autism are considered to -- are able to live fulfilling lives. >> and there's daniel's situations. and others. everybody thinks of it like, it's like the good doctor. you have to find a way to get an individual with autism into the right field where they have, you know, savant abilities. but you know, 30% are in a very

different category that might need a more intensive intervention or may need services that are more intensive. it ee's a lot. >> someone like daniel is severe. he has no language. he has a lot of self-abusive behavior. with the right services we've been able to find him, he's achieved quite a bit. and everyone deserves a fulfilling life to be able to work and be part of a community and not isolated. >> michelle is going to hate this. they showed me a video. you do, you think of a triumph as a recitarecital, something l that, that kids are judged by. they showed me a video of daniel, completing a race. just completing a race. and the look on his face when it was over, the smile that he gave, it was a majestic moment. >> i need to, while you're here, ask for your comment on

something quickly. your friend and colleague, louis c.k., has been accused and admitted to lewd acts in front of women. what was it when you heard the accusations? >> stunned, i think. you give your friends the benefit of the doubt. i try to think of it in terms of, i've had friends who have compulsions and have done things gambling, drinking or drugs. and we lost some of them. some of them have died. and you find yourself at a moment of, did i miss something? could i have done more? in this situation, we all could have. you feel anger on what he did to people. comedy on its best day is not a good environment for women. but when we started 30 years ago, it was really difficult. to do it was an act of bravery

in itself. the idea there was an added layer of pressure and manipulation and fear and humiliation, and not -- look. i don't want to make this like, louis was the only one in the business. it's not. it's endemic. and i imagine you walk through 30 rock. and think it's a question, we're used to being in charge. and i think if you talk to women, they're in a very difficult position. and you get mad at yourself, too, for laughing it off or mfo thinking, that didn't happen. >> that was my question. some women in the industry say, this is an open secret. >> right. >> but in this case, you said you were stunned. >> i was stunned. >> you hadn't heard that? >> i heard -- a career ago, i was doing a podcast with david axelrod. and a man in the audience asked

me about it. and i hadn't heard of any of it. so, i was -- he said, what do you think about the allegations against louis c.k. and my first response was, what? joke, joke. as he kept going, i know this is serious. i know louis. he's always been a gentleman, to me. it speaks to the blindness that a man has. hey, he's a good guy. what are you talking about? digging around in it and finding that some people had done, it was hard. but we were all assured, no. but we took somebody's word for it. and maybe that's -- that's an error on our part. with drugs, we've tried interventions and maybe that's something that -- >> have you talked to louis c.k.? >> it's a reckoning in our

culture. and appreciate your time and thoughtfulness about it. >> no. it's one of those things. it's another one of those endemic, systemic, complex problems that, you know, we all haven't had the urgency for. and certainly, myself included. i hope it changes. >> leave it at that. guys, good luck this weekend. >> thank you. >> for a great cause. michelle, nice to see you. >> it's good. it's a good cause. >> "night of too many stars" live saturday night on hbo. let's head back to al and a check of the weather. >> "today's weather" is brought to you by "wonder." >> good morning, everybody. thanks for being here. we're in spring, texas, right now. [ cheers and applause ] at the trinity klein lutheran

church. this area was devastated by harvey. we're here to lend a hand with the fine folks at trinity klein lutheran church. we have great folks to help you out. let's help you out with your father, show you what we have going on today. houston was really devastated by this storm. it's 1991's every 100 years, you would get a storm like this, according to m.i.t. with climate change coming, now, today, once every 16 years, you have a chance of getting flooding like this. as we go forward to 2090, it could be once every 5 1/2 years, you could have a harvey-like texas event. this is not going to be one of the rare things. it's going to be more and more prevalent as we go on.

as you look at your weather for today, we're looking at strong storms and wet weather as you make your way into the pacific northwest. a foggy start in the midsection of the country. heavy rain in southern florida. record highs in central and northern texas. that's what's fgoing on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> we start out with some mostly cloudy skies and some patchy fog. and we have some rain late yesterday evening. that may still create some wet spots out there on the roadways and on the sidewalks. as we go through the day, our temperatures will be warming up into the upper 60s for the inland valley, lower 60s for the coast. there's a lot of sunshine. for tomorrow, we're getting ready for some rain and some strong winds during the afternoon from north and south. san francisco reaching 60 degrees and those showers linger into thursday. >> that's your latest weather. guys, coming up in the next half hour, we're going to help the guys in spring, texas, by

lending a hand. we'll see you then. talk about what's "trending" today. jenna bush hager. trending on twitt eter #lebron #addpickletoanything. christmas is a long way away. we're going to light that thing on november 29th. have you been checking out social media? users are showing off photos of their already heckdecks halls. people are saying, bah humbug. it's too soon. >> how early is too early? >> that's like saying it's too nice. do you want to blame somebody for getting in the spirit early. >> i like to say after thanksgiving, it's game on. >> it's a little early. but are you going to arrest

them? >> sirius has the christmas channel. >> why not have it up for a couple months? >> sirius. you took my love channel and tued it into the holly. november? >> you listen to the love channel? >> yes. all the love songs. marvin gaye, it's fantastic. ye have little faith. >> that was the headline for me. >> real or artificial? >> we go real. >> real. >> real in new york, yeah. >> what about you? >> real. >> growing up, we did the boy scouts, had a lot. and there was a period when we went for the fake ones. the fire hazard worried us. >> you buy a tree and you have a shopping chart. take it and bring it back. >> that was "trending." >> good. >> that was it. "pop start" now. >> we do.

we're going to start with jimmy fallon. he returned to the didntn "the show," for the first time since his mother passed away. >> i'm thankful to all of you. we're going to continue to work hard to bring some light and laughter into the world. thank you for watching. thank you for helping me recover from this loss. mom, i'll never stop trying to make you laugh. >> jimmy's mom and my mom were close dbuddies. they met about 15 years ago. i want to send the deepest wishes, mine and from the "today" show. we want to move to "people" magazine's sexiest man alive. who is going to get the honor? we know who has been named sexiest cast. want to take a guess at that? >> "this is us."

>> oh. >> we have justin hartley and sterling k. brown. only the second season. the show has everybody talking. the boys there. you can watch it tonight, 9:00, 8:00 central, on nbc. right after "the voice." by this time tomorrow, we'll know who is this year's sexiest man alive. >> hoda and i have a vote. >> we want it to be blake shelton. >> any guesses? >> i don't have a guess. i'm sorry. >> matt, you want to chime in? >> i'm going with you and adam and the other people on "the voice." >> tune in tomorrow. >> thank you, sir. just ahead, suzanne sommers talking about her controversial exit from "threes company." the love of her life. and does she use the thighmaster. and al's big "lend a hand" surprises us on the first stop

i )m ... across the bay area today - lots of talk in the air .. about new good morning, it's 8:26. across the bay area, lots of talk in the air about new marijuana regulations. in san francisco, supervisors will debate which dispensaries should be able to sell recreational marijuana and where. they're also trying to device an equity program. in san jose, talking about allowing recreational pot sales at all cannabis areas. and if you're heading now for the morning commute, mike, you say there's really no escape anywhere in the bay area. >> no, it is tough, it's tough. it's tuesday and it's typical for tuesday i think most often.

you check with your own office, that's when the big meetingings are. that's when we have all the big traffic. folks trying to get their work done this week so they can skip next week. the crash over here should be just about to the shoulder and cleared from lanes. northbound 101, this crash really tied things up. as you're traveling over into the commute through sunnyveil and in to mountain view. dunn barton bridge shows a slower drive. san mateo itself jammed up, continued very slow drive there. all throughout east bay, things start to the recover. less traffic heading over to the bay bridge. now look at all this jam in the peninsula. back to you. >> thanks mike. we'll have another local news update for you in half an hour.

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♪ ♪ we're back now. 8:30 on a tuesday morning. it's the 14th day of november 2017. we have a chilly but beautiful crowd out on the plaza this morning. by the way, we are counting down to a big concert with tim mcgraw and faith hill. that comes up this friday. country music's most popular couple taking over our plaza for a live performance.

please, if you're in the area, do not miss that one. it will be a lot of fun. >> i cnot wait for that concert. tomorrow our cwd isld. our crowd is out of control. we've got a lot of people back here. where are suzy and claire? suzy and claire got up early, got dressed, got their hats on and they came out, but one other member of your family, your sister -- >> abby. >> abby's asleep. so do you have any message for abby who's cozied up under the covers? >> you should have come. >> should have come. >> it always makes sense to get up for the "today" show because you might miss your moment. thank you guys for coming to see us. >> abby. >> abby. >> that's a you snooze you lose moment. >> jena's going one on one with suzanne summers and what she's learned during her remarkable career. >> i haven't heard the word thigh master in many years. >> also, dylan got a real cool assignment. oh, this is -- yeah, she's throwing it back.

do a sneak peek at the new float for this year's macy's thanksgiving day parade. that's coming up. >> that's just adorable. megan, what have you got coming up? >> i love this story. identical twins separated at birth will meet in person for the first time on our show "today." it's an incredible story. then that penn state hazing case, the deleted videotape. the da will be here to explain what was on that tape. last but not least, elizabeth smart, you think you know her story. there's a new movie talking about it with her talking about it herself. this is a story of empowerment. she did not have stockholm syndrome. she worked those kidnappers just as much as they worked her and she lived. she's here with a full recount on what happened. >> you're going to fit all of that into one hour? >> yes. >> twins. i can't wait for the twins. they're going to meet and see each other. it's going to be a big reveal. >> i've been waiting for a week for this. >> did you say big reveal? al's got a big reveal coming up

to spring texas. how about a quick check of the weather, mr. roker? >> all right, guys. let's do that for you. folks waiting to see what we're going to do. let's show you what's happening in your weather today. heavy rain in the pacific northwest. sunshine in the southwest and southern california. heavy rain down in southern florida. plenty of sunshine new england down to the gulf coast. for tomorrow we expect to see more of that same kind of wet weather down through the south. we're also looking at heavier rain back through the pacific northwest with mountain snows above average. rain through the ohio river valley and 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 you get ready to head out. we're looking at patchy fog in spots. as we get a look at our high temperatures today, it will be in the low to mid-60s for much of the bay area. some upper 60s for the interior valley, concord to antioch. san francisco, 61.

our storm moving in tomorrow will bring in some gusty winds and some rain, especially for afternoon and that continues into thursday as well. ♪ and that is your latest weather. it is now time for us to do what we were meant to do here today, and that is lend a hand today. this week we're focusing all week long on the communities that were affected by the hurricanes this year. as you know, the saying goes, everything's bigger in texas. well, we are kicking it all off with a huge surprise for the folks and family of trinity cliep lutheran church because they showed us exactly just how big hearts in texas are. >> reporter: it was the largest hurricane to hit the united states in over a decade killing more than 80 people, displacing tens of thousands more, and

racking up nearly $200 billion in damages. but amid disaster a glimmer of hope. in spring, texas, as hurricane harvey was wreaking havoc, pastor jumped into action and opened his church's doors making trinity klein lutheran a safe haven for those with no home, including its own pastor. >> you could see all of your stuff and you're realizing how much you've lost. there's not much we could do about our own home so the next logical thing for us was, well, let's make sure that we help people. >> reporter: the community of northern houston answered the call. >> by the end of that first day we had approximately 75 volunteers already working and serving. >> reporter: that number growing to over 400. >> we had neighbors right across the street come over and say, how can we help? >> reporter: today the flood waters have receded, the recovery beginning, and the

volunteers still coming. >> money can only go so far, and i felt like i had the time, i had the skills. this is just the right time to come down here and help out. >> reporter: trinity klein has pledged to rebuild 50 homes in the houston area. >> i'm not positive what all i've lost, but i've certainly gained a lot of friends. i've certainly gained a lot of fellowship with my church. >> reporter: fellowship and a spirit of community. neighbors helping neighbors return home again however long it takes. >> we're not at that point where we're able to say we can't help anymore. so every opportunity we get to be able to be empowered to help other people, we've chosen at this moment to say we're going to continue doing that. joining me now is pastor chris singer of the trinity klein lutheran church. thank you so much. >> al, thanks for being here. >> thank you for doing god's

work. when did you realize you were going to have to open the doors and help people? >> it was monday after the storm came in. we knew that we had to get some help out. we gathered a team and got on social media, started realizing the impact that was happening in our community and we just knew we had to do something. >> well, now, we are so impressed by what you are doing and trying to build these homes for all these folks. i have somebody i'd like you to meet. this is balfour ceo. they're a big restoration company, one of the biggest in the world that goes in after big disasters. you have something to tell chris. >> pastor, we are so impressed with what you've done after this storm hit and the tragedy that took place and how you went out and with your own issues and the church's issues, went out and helped those in the community. we were so impressed with the stories of heroism that we've heard that we have decided here in belfour to present you with $100,000 donation. >> wow! >> to the church.

>> wow. thank you. thank you very much. >> we wish you all the best. >> thank you so much. thank you. >> if you have ongoing issues, hopefully we can help in some capacity. >> this can help a lot of people. thank you. thank you so much. >> thank you so very much. i know you're helping us for the rest of the week so we really appreciate it. >> thank you and all the belfour folks. chris, come over and help me. how many people do you feed a week? >> 1200 people a week? >> guess what, from the fine folks at orphan grain train we have for you 35,000 pounds worth of food and goods -- >> wow, that's fantastic. >> for all your folks. >> that's great. thank you! >> and come on over this way. >> that's great. that's great. >> we want to thank the people from orphan grains. for all your families, we've got for each family you've got here, we've got -- for each of you,

each family, a $2,000 lowe's gift card. that's right. so that's going to help folks, but -- but we don't -- hold on. just asec. we don't wt you to spend that just yet because -- well, first, i'm going to show you. i need a little help from you. could you all please say, move that truck. >> move that truck! >> let's move that lowe's truck because guess what? we set up a pop-up store from lowe's. everybody come on in! come on in. we've got the fine folks from lowe's here and they have set up a pop-up store. >> i just love dropping into this thing. >> they set up a pop-up store that will allow you to pick one of everything that's in here. come on in. we've got all sorts of stuff in here for you. we've got garden supplies, we've got holiday stuff, we've got all sorts of appliances, paintings,

tools. you are going shopping thanks to our friends at lowe's. come on in. >> oh, my gosh. >> that's right! we've got our fix-it guys over here helping. everybody, come on in. this is real -- where's chris? where's pastor chris? come on in. we've got vacuums. >> yes, ma'am, that's right. that's here for you. that's it. we've got paint, appliances. >> i can't carry it. >> we'll have somebody help you carry it. it will be okay. what do you think of this, chris? >> it's fantastic. you have provided that for them. thank you so much. >> chris, everybody at trinity klein, god bless. thank you so much. guys, this is just the beginning to lend a hand. we're going tomorrow on to san juan. we have a lot to go. we are really so proud of what you guys have done. >> thank you. >> back to you guys. >> what a nice -- >> way to go, al roker.

>> nice job. >> love it. >> by the way, al, thank you so much for putting that megaphone down. >> oh, no. >> oh, no. >> what do you mean? >> he's bringing it back for football night in america. >> all right, buddy. >> thank you, al. >> thank you very much. >> yes. yes. just ahead from here, '70s icon suzanne somers getting personal. what she's sharing that made jena blush, and that's not easy to do. first, this is "today" on nbc. that's not easy to do. first, this is "today" onbn c. i thought i knew everything about garth brooks.

well, it turns out she doesn't. but now i do. i just finished his new book. yes, he wrote a book. i'm so proud of him. it's not a book. it's "the anthology part 1" of a part 5 series. it's a... it's a book with cds in it.

and stories like i've never heard before. pictures i've never seen. in a really sweet package. i know what i'm getting everybody for christmas this year. (announcer) 240 pages, 5 albums, and hundreds of never-before-seen photos. available now at walmart. and honey, there's some things in here that i don't think i would've told. 8:43. we welcome you back. suzanne somers is an actress, a singer, an author and health advocate. >> but the latest focuses on her most personal role. >> i sure did. we talked with suzanne somers to talk about her new book, "two's company."

it's a candid look at her long career, and the love affair she says gets better every day. >> every morning, i wake up, he says, you're so beautiful. it doesn't matter if i am. if you have somebody that's looking at you that says, you're so beautiful. okay. that's nice. >> reporter: suzanne somers is talking about allen hamil, her partner for the last 50 years and husband for the last 40. at 81 years old, he's also still her business manager. you decided to form a partnership, a business, as well as a love partnership. was that ever hard? >> never. never. when you're married to your partner. it's like a figure 8. it never begins. it never ends. he had a huge television career in canada. he had a late night talk show and he gave it up when my career took off. >> "three's company" was a high in your life. but then, was the low.

>> i had the highest demographics of women on television at that time. but the men were making 10-times to 15-times more than me on lesser series. and it wasn't so much feminism, really, jenna, i think you should be paid in life, commensurate with the amount of tickets you sell. >> reporter: suzanne remembers the day alan had come home, after he asked "three's company" executives to up her paycheck. >> i was on stun. i loved being chrissy snow. i loved being on that show. it was just an emotion al blow. and he took me by the shoulders and said, we're going to make this work for us. >> reporter: they moved on to stints in vegas, a 17-year run on the home shopping network, and the thigh master. >> when you squeeze thighmaster,

you strengthen and tone where you need it. >> do you still use the thi thighmaster? >> i have consistently used it. i don't have jiggle. it's like great. my legs should be falling apart at this point and they're not. >> reporter: suzanne and allen spend a lot of time here at their home in palm springs, a private oasis where they unwind with family and do private things. >> i'm crazy about my wife. i'm honest about this. there's something about it. and it goes well beyond the physical thing. you're going to read about it in the book. >> reporter: that's right, suzanne compares few details. you write a lot about your love, which includes sex. and i have to say, i blushed a little bit. >> there's a lot of sex. >> reporter: there's a lot. >> i told my kids, there's a lot of sex in this book, so, don't read it. that means they're going to read it. >> reporter: they're going to blush like i did.

suzanne grew up with little money and even less confidence. she had her son, bruce, when she was 18 years old. they both say it was getting through the tough times together that strengthened their bond. when was the last time you spent a night apart? >> 37 years ago. >> reporter: 37 years ago. >> kind of addicted. how great. this is not what everybody wants. what i dreamed of when i was a little girl. i wanted something like this. >> now you have it. >> i never want it to go away. >> i learned so much. >> you did blush a little bit. you know, we need somebody to help you learn to say the word sex. we really do. >> surprise. >> my gosh. how are you? you came to teach me. >> i don't need to teach you anything. i'm blushing now. >> suzanne. >> hi.

>> how are you? great to see you. >> hi, carson. how are you? >> i'm good, thank you so much. >> fantastic. >> can you believe it? i said, i left with all this knowledge. i didn't know i needed. >> can we go back to -- you haven't been apart from alan in 37 -- >> it's sick, isn't it? i don't know. it's just one of those chemistry lucky things. it's wonderful. i love it. >> oh. >> you can tell. when i left, there was a feeling of optimism about love. >> i love her. within a minute, i feel like i've known you my whole life. she's from smalltown, usa. >> you're sticking around. you're going to be on the next hour. >> you'll be sick of me. more sex to come. >> more on this book, "two's company," go to today.com/shop and pick that up. >> i'll get a thighmaster going.

>> jenna, thanks to you. a sure sign thanksgiving is almost here. we have a sneak peek at the floats in this

there's the beautiful tree. thanksgiving is next week. we're getting you ready for some of a floats that you will see in the macy's thanksgiving day parade. >> dylan is across the river in new jersey. we say, take it away. >> i got a little too excited when i found out i was going to be on the entenmann's bake shop float. it's one of six we'll see next week on the macy's day parade. let's turn up the color and say hello to john piper. good morning. >> good morning. >> the vice president and lead

designer of this design studio. >> everybody's favorite. bake shop with everybody's favorite for the holidays. be it pies, muffins or cakes, minimuffins or cookies. >> it was easier to dress up for this float than the jolly green giant for the next float. >> he's a big guy with a big task. he's bringing in the bountiful harvest. we see him towering over the corn and the beans and the squash and all those vegetables we need for our thanksgiving, as well. in let's turn up the color more. what's this one? >> nickelodeon has given us more. shimmer and shine. it's so much fun. >> we have one float that's designed as a playground. >> it's free to have fun. free to grow, with our friends from sprout. the entire float, as you said, is a playground.

it has jingle gyms and slides and bouncy balls so that kids can be growing physically and mentally and having fun. >> let's add some mischief. >> the folks from sour patch have brought in your sour patch kids. all about a little naughty and a little nice. they are trying to throw a pin. but we have a surprise for them. >> i wasn't expecting that. we are so excited. you do a beautiful job every year. we can't wait to see what's in store next thursday. can you believe it? >> he is pumped up. this is going to be good. you can watch the parade next thursday at 9:00 a.m., right here. matt, savannah, al will be right there. we're back in a moment. first, this is "today" on nbc.

♪ al just pulled off his first "lend a hand today" surprise in spring, texas. what else do you have? >> a big thanks to lowe's for putting up this shot. our friends at belfor for making this donation. and, chris, at trii )m - -... the family of a boy who fell off a war good morning. it's 8:56. i'm marcus washington. the family of a boy who fell off of a water slide in dublin over the summer plans to file a legal claim today. you may remember the scary video right here captured by an east bay times reporter the day the water park opened back in may. that boy struck the pavement and suffered various scrapes and abrasions. he did manage to walk away from that accident. now the family attorney has

released foot qphotos of the bo injuries. the city and the slide's manufacturer are expected to be named in that claim. the slide has been closed ever since the accident happened. happening now, the family of their attorney -- well, they're getting ready to hold a news conference. it's taking place right near the dublin water park where that accident occurred. our bob riddle is there. he'll have a live report in our midday newscast. you can link more to the back story right now on our homepage. the three ucla basketball players detained in china are now on their way back to california. president trump apparently provided an assist in getting them released from their hotel, asking china's president for help. the players were accused of shoplifting luxury items. the pac 12 issued a statement expressing its gratitude to the chinese authorities. the players are due to arrive at 5 p.m. our time your accounts really in your

name? our consumer unit helps one woman get a refund. the advice for the rest of us. plus: the next storm set to strike. overnight, kari tracks the timing of wednesday )s rain. join us - 4:30 to 7.

this morning on megyn kelly today. identical twins who didn't know the other one existed. will meet face to face for the first time in our studio. then elizabeth smart. you know the name and think you know the story until now. she tells alln her own words. >> just because i physically stopped resisting didn't mean that i hated it any less. and comedy icon suzanne somers reveals all on getting famous, getting sexy and strong. ps, it may involve bubble wrap. all that and