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landmark. today, thursday, september 13th, 2018. this is today with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. welcome to "today." thank you for joining us on this thursday morning. big news story to cover today. >> yes, and it's almost here. take a look. the outer hanbands of hurricane florence have reached the coast of the carolinas. >> it is increasing in size. now bigger than north and south carolina combined. >> this is massive and the western shift has led officials in georgia to declare a state of emergency there. >> we are seeing a big impact on travel nationwide. thousands of flights cancelled and overnight the charleston airport was shut down. it will not reopen until saturday at the earliest. that brings us to our team.

we're spread out. we'll talk to the mayor of myrtle beach about the last minute preparations and the shift the storm took in her direction. >> first to al. he has new information on what we can expect. >> thank you. you can see right now here you go. the outer rain bands now just hitting the outer banks and category 2 hurricane. do not pay attention to the category. that's not the important thing. the important thing is when it comes on shore, the storm surge and the rain. it's 205 east, southeast of wilmington, north carolina. it's moving northwest at 15 miles per hour. we have two different kinds of tracks. we have the national hurricane center track which brings it just offshore tomorrow morning, 2:00 a.m., 105 miles per hour winds. northeast the strongest. it comes on shore, comes across wilmington and makes its say into south carolina continuing saturday into sunday and then by monday morning it's just a local pressure system in parts of

eastern tennessee. the difference now between that and the european model. this would be the worst case scenario. it comes right offshore, makes land fall early friday morning around wilmington, and then comes inland for just a little bit and now continues along the coast. from wilmington, myrtle beach down to charleston they get the northeast quadrant and the storm surge. what happens after that we would need to know. these are the impacts. tropical and hurricane force winds along the north carolina coast. these are the power outages possible. 70% to myrtle beach. 50% to 70% moving inland. the storm surge, this is where 50% of people lose their lives. with surges of 9 to 13 feet,

tonight around midnight is the one high tide. tomorrow we'll look at high tides around midday, around noontime that will wall that water coming on top and then there's the flooding. look at this. first, there's the area, the storm surge from cape fear to cape lookout. that's the most dangerous spot. rainfall, we could be looking at 40 inches of rain between myrtle beach up into wilmington and just south of cape hatteras. coastal flooding, unprecedented amounts. let's go to dylan dreyer in north carolina right now. and dylan, wrightsville beach, what's going on right now? are you seeing any increase in winds or rain yet in. >> reporter: well, the wind is starting to pick up, but we can't even get to the beach. this is the base of the bridge to wrightsville beach. it's closed as are most if not all the barrier islands of north carolina, because they really need to get people out of that area because of the flooding you were just talking about. winds are increasing. let's get to the time line as we

go forward into the next 48 hours. we are going to see the tropical storm force winds move in through the morning. those are winds above 39 miles per hour. by this afternoon the outer bands of hurricane florence will make their way on shore. that's the torrential downpour that we're expecting and that is going to last through the weekend which will cause perhaps up to 40 inches of rain in some areas. tonight we have that first high tide just after 11:00 p.m. as the storm gets closer, we could start to feel the initial effects of that storm surge. then friday morning we have the land fall perhaps around 6:00 a.m. just after that another high tide around 11:00 30. friday, torrential rains, high storm surge and hurricane force winds will be battering this area all day long on friday and then after that, as you know, it's all about the rain as this thing rains itself out. and that could lead to even more fresh water flooding in addition

to the coastal flooding out of this one. >> thank you so much from wrightsville beach. stay safe. people are waking up saying it's a category 2, like that's not going to be a problem anymore. but that is not the case. >> al went on -- >> i'm sorry. i'm sorry. i didn't know you guys were talking. >> we were talking act this earlier. >> yes. >> the point is folks can't just pay attention to the category. the good news is we won't see the structural damage that we would see from that storm if it was a three or a four. however, you're going to get the storm surge and the heavy rain, and as you had pointed out, hoda, earlier, katrina was a three, and look at what happened. people thought everything was great and then the fresh water flooding and the collapses of the dikes. that was the problem. we still have to wait and see what happens with this. >> hoda has covered a lot of hurricanes in her day as well. thank you, al. millions have heed the

warning to get out of the way. let's go to craig melvin. what do you see? >> reporter: i can tell you it's starting to feel like there's potentially a catastrophic storm approaching. i want to show you the waves. this is the cape fear river al was talking about. the waves chappier than this time yesterday morning. the clouds starting to roll in, and you can probably hear it. the wind. those winds that are expected to pick up over the next few hours. those winds have started. this is a storm that's not just going to slam the eastern seaboard. it's a storm that's going to stick around for a while. in just a few hours hurricane florence is expected to wallop the east coast. nearly 2 million people heeding urgent warnings to get out of harm's way. >> this is a mandatory evacuation. >> reporter: the streets deserted in myrtle beach, south carolina. the normally bustling area a ghost town. >> you got to get away from

what's coming. we know it's going to be bad and we know we'll have flooding after. >> reporter: but some still remain. >> i've talked to a lot of people that have been here for a lot of years. they're staying and riding it out. >> reporter: shelters here filled with those who can't or don't want to leave. for some, it comes down to money. >> i'm not crazy about hotels. it costs me a lot of money, and i don't know how long i'll be in there. >> reporter: edward is on oxygen and wanted to stay near his home. his daughter is staying too. >> i tried to convince him to leave. they said nope, we want to go to the shelter. even though i don't want to come here during the hurricane, i want to make sure my parents are okay. >> reporter: folks you've talked to over the past few days, how worried are they about the storm? >> the majority are very worried. >> reporter: up the coast in wrightsville beach, north carolina, daryl mills thankful most of the people there got out. >> life and health is more important than possessions.

>> reporter: in wilmington, the mayor there already looking past the storm. warning evacuated residents to wait until the storm is over and conditions are safe before heading home. >> heed the warnings of the elected folks and the emergency personnel and let us do our job and we'll get this place back together again as quickly as possible. >> reporter: two concerns here primarily. the power outages. i talked to a number of officials yesterday here in wilmington. they are expecting to lose power. they are also expecting that the power is going to be out for some time. so they want to make sure that people who evacuated don't try and come back too soon. something else that continues to strike a lot of folks, these we talked to boat owners yesterday. a lot of people live on those boats. they evacuated. they didn't have enough time to get their boats out and ge to a safer part of north carolina. they have their fingers crossed that their boats are going to be

okay as well. >> craig, thank you so much. we'll check back in. >> we will. the normally bustling city of myrtle beach, south carolina, is a virtual ghost town this morning. we are joined by the mayor this morning. mayor brenda bethune. mayor bethune, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. >>le how are you guys preparing differently now that you know the storm is headed directly for you? >> well, we have prepared as much as we can at this point. right now all we can do is pray for the best and hope for the worst, and i truly believe our entire crew has worked hard together to make sure our city is prepared. >> i mean, how do you prepare? we're talking about storm surges could be 13 feet. it's like you know that this punch is coming right towards you, how do you get ready? >> the best way we can. our public safety crews have

been out making sure that businesses are secured. they've been looking for anything that could potentially become a projectile during the winds. and just making sure that people have evacuated. and that is really the most important message about this storm, is for people to leave town. >> a lot of people either can't or decide not to leave town for whatever reason. what would your message to them be this morning? >> if anyone is left, they need to stay inside during the storm. a lot of times people think they want to get out and take pictures, and it just is not safe to be outside during a hurricane under any conditions. so i encourage people to stay inside, especially since our emergency crews will not be able to get to anyone if they do need help. >> all right.

>> in mert butterle beach, may brenda bethune. thank you so much. we wish you good luck in the next few days. we are going to have a lot more on florence just ahead including the impact on travel nationwide. >> we also have breaking news from overnight. a shooting rampage in bakersfield, california. five people killed and the gunman took his own life. steve patterson joins us with the latest. steve, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, that killing spree started at a truckyard nearby. five victims shot in multiple locations with police now searching for a reason why. suspect hispanic male wearing a cowboy hat, a tan shirt and dark pacts. in possession of a large chrome barrel handgun. >> reporter: authorities say the shooting spree began at a trucking business. the suspected gunman brought his wife to the location before he killed a man before shooting his own wife. authorities say the suspect then confronted another man at the shop. >> and then chases him around the building to in front of bear mountain sports where he shoots him and ultimately he dies.

>> suspect fled in a white nissan maxima. >> reporter: driving to a nearby home, police say the gunman killed two more people. >> saw him pretty much saying if you don't get out of the way you're going to be involved too. that's when it happened. >> reporter: authorities say the shooter carjacked the woman with a young child and released them unharmed. after a pursuit, the deputies caught up with him. >> the deputy confronted him with a firearm and the suspect killed himself. >> reporter: no word yet on a motive but investigators are confident all the scenes here are connected. >> all right. steve patterson on the breaking news. thank you. another major story this morning. the pope meeting with american cardinals and bishops at the vatican amid new criticism over his handling of the sex abuse cases here in the u.s. bill neely is at the vatican. bill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, hoda. this is a critical meeting for the u.s. church, but for the pope, too.

he is facing a great deal of pressure. the greatest challenge of his papacy, including recent calls for him to resign. his response to this meeting will be a big test of an abuse scandal that is still growing. behind the closed doors of the vatican, a u.s. delegation led by cardinal daniel denardo of texas want answers and action from pope francis. over the pennsylvania report, detailing decades of sex abuse by priests. and over this man, cardinal theodore mccarrick, who rose as archbishop of washington despite allegations of sexual misconduct. the pope saying abuse is a horrendous crime. >> because of that the pope realizes the credibility of the church depends on rooting it out. >> reporter: u.s. bishops say allegations that the pope helped cover up abuse deserve an answer. >> i think many catholics, many faithful in the u.s. and beyond are looking for some answers.

it doesn't necessarily have to come from the pope's mouth. >> reporter: and soon cardinal donald wuerl of washington will meet the pope to discuss his resignation. the pope now calling on bishops around the world to meet in rome in february for an unprecedented summit on sexual abuse. >> it's a question of utmost importance, not only in countries where it's exploded but all around the globe. >> reporter: the crisis is global and growing. a church report from germany details decades of sexual abuse by more than 1600 priests of thousands of children. and a massive coverup. one of the pope's top aides said this week it all amounts to the church's 9/11. >> bill, i think people are looking for results and action. but what should we expect from today's meeting? >> reporter: well, that's interesting, hoda.

i mean, no big decisions. no big announcements. this meeting is no more than an hour. that won't satisfy everyone, but abuse survivors in the u.s. and in ireland are welcoming it. but as you say, they want action, not just talk. the pope clearly under pressure, even suggesting this week that the devil was behind some of the allegations against him. hoda, savannah. >> all right. bill neely at the vatican. bill, thanks. bill, thanks. we turn now to al. you're the man of the hour. >> that's right, and the rest of the country dealing with other weather to. out west, high fire danger because of the low humidity and the high temperatures. rain in the pacific northwest. flood watches in texas. those are exacerbated by a trop this flu season, protect yourself... and your sister-in-law's... tennis partner's... chatty coworker's... youngest daughter's... entire judo class. one shot can make a world of difference.

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here's a live look outside in san francisco with a few high clouds drifting by. that will clear out as we go into the afternoon. the high will reach up to 64 degrees and 73 in san jose. much cooler than normal weather across the bay area. we'll see that as we go into the weekend with highs in some of our warmer spots reaching into the upper 70s and low 80s in the forecast through the middle of next week. let's get an update on the commute from mike. >> flashing lights right there, middle of your screen. that's your commute direction on the san mateo bridge. traffic flowing smoothly past that. tow truck, no lanes blocked but the distraction slows folks enough to kick in the slowing. you're jammed from 880 past the san mateo bridge. the dumbarton bridge picks up the volume and we'll continue to see that. the spans are okay. south 680 may be recovering. the crash at mission may be clearing. north 101 a crash around capital expressway ties things up. silicon valley, san mateo, more

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♪ we're back at 7:30. just take a look at that. they're calling it a monster. the storm of a lifetime. there's a reason. look at the sheer size of hurricane florence. the impact just beginning to be felt here on the east coast. we have a shot at out of wilmington, north carolina. you're starting to see the winds really start blowing and it's going to look a lot worse 24 hours from now. >> and if you wonder how big is that, it's hard to get perspective. they're saying it's as big as north carolina and south carolina combined. it grew overnight in size. although it degreased in speed. we'll see what will happen. >> al will have a live update. he's watching the weather wall closely. we'll get to him in a minute. first a check of the other headlines.

president trump has signed an executive order aimed at discouraging foreign countries from interfering in u.s. elections. that includes spreading propaganda and infiltrating campaign infrastructure. if it is determined they are, the treasury and state departments will recommend possible sanctions to the president. the recommendation comes nearly two years after the nation's zbenls agency intelligence agencies concluded that russia interfered with the 2016 presidential election. teenage use of e-cigarettes has reached record levels. the food and drug administration has ordered five manufacturers who submit plans in the next 60 days to do something about these youth sales. if the plans fall short, the fda says it can pull flavored e-cigarettes right off the market. police in missouri are searching for a reckless driver who drove up on to a sidewalk to get around a stopped school bus. this whole incident, though, was

caught on camera. okay. so what you'll see, you'll see the flashing crossing arm on the right of your screen. but watch on your left. there's a car stopped there. another one swerves around it, drives on the sidewalk but blows right past that bus. did not slow down. police say this happened near an elementary school and they're lucky no one was hurt just hopping off the bus and going home. they're hoping somebody recognizes the driver. and turns that person in. >> wow, incredible to see. turning now to a big story in the news industry. another major shake-up at cbs. the longtime head of "60 minutes" is out of his job this morning days after the abrupt resignation of cbs' les moonves that you see there. nbc's stephanie gosk is following all of this. a lost of fast moving developments. >> yeah, there certainly are. jeff fager was only the second headch "60 minutes" in its have the-year history. but this morning he's out of a job joining who prominent members who left the network

within the past year. >> jeff fager said it was one text message that got him fired. head of "60 minutes", one of the most successful television news broadcasts in history. on the evening news, the reporter who received the message read it out loud. in part, be careful. there are people who lost their jobs trying to harm me and if you pass on these damaging claims without your own reporting to back them up, that will become a serious problem. >> reporter: words of support for jericka duncan from anchor jeff glor. >> that message was unacceptable. i think it's important for you to know, for everyone to know i, we, the entire team at evening news supports you 100%. >> in response, fager writes one such note should not result in termination after 36 years, but it did. adding my language was harsh and despite the fact that journalists receive harsh demands for fairness all the time, cbs did not like it. the firing comes amid multiple allegations of inappropriate

touching made by six unnamed women and one on the record to ronan farrow in "the new yorker" magazine. 19 current and former cbs employees, many unnamed, also alleged fager who was chairman of cbs news for three years allowed harassment in the news division. all claims fager vehemently denies and says are false. cbs news says in a statement that fager violated company policy. this action is not directly related to the allegations surfaced in press reports which continue to be investigated independently. at least one "60 minutes" correspondent shocked by fager's abrupt firing. sharyn alfonsi telling "the new york times" before the details of the text were released i think it's a terrible day for cbs news. i think it's awful. i don't understand how you get fired over a text message. fager's firing comes only three days after cbs chairman les

moonves stepped down and less than a year after charlie rose was removed as co-host of "cbs this morning." a techniq a shift for one of the country's largest tv networks. >> and there are multiple investigates now. legal investigations. what's their status? >> that's right. they're ongoing. they've been triggered by the reporting out of the new yorker and "the washington post." they're looking into moonves and fager and charlie rose. >> cbs, you reached out? >> no comment. >> steph, thank you. we're going to move back to this morning's big story. hurricane florence barrelling closer to the coast of the carolinas. in just a moment al and dylan will walk us through the major weather concerns from the storm and where it's headed. but first, it's nationwide impact on travel. nbc's gabe gutierrez is in myrtle beach with more on that. hey, gabe, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. the terminal here at myrtle beach may still be open. but the last flight left this morning. the rest are now cancelled. across the country more than 1,000 flights have already been cancelled through tomorrow. overnight charleston's airport

closed and other major airports are set to be impacted. charlotte's hub -- american's hub in charlotte, major airport in raleigh-durham and atlanta. the biggest airpor country could see heavy rains. that could impact air travel across the eastern half of the country over the next several days. travel on the roads, the bulk of it happened over the last two days. south carolina's governor says more than 300,000 people evacuated the coast. many of those are now staying in emergency shelters. others are staying with family members further inland. as for air travel, we're talking about impacts of potentially hundred us of thousands of passengers over the coming days, across a huge swath of the country. airlines are waiving change fees. do it now if you haven't already. savannah and hoda. >> what a logistical nightmare for everybody. gabe, thank you. let's go back to al. back to al. >> right now we're looking at the timeline for along the coast as florence comes in. so wilmington which is inland a

little bit, 70 to 90-mile-per-hour winds gusts of more than 100 miles per hour. a storm surge of 4 to 7 feet. myrtle beach, rain of 12 to 18 inches. a storm surge of 3 to 6 feet. and then as we continue on down, charleston, we're looking at winds 35 to 45 miles per hour. a storm surge of 2 to 4 feet. we move inland and you can see that fayetteville, wind gusts. 60 miles per hour. the rain is going to be a big problem for you. as we move to the east, charlotte, winds of 15 to 20. not so bad, and 4 to 7 inches. the big story is the storm surge. right now dylan at wrightsville beach. she's going to talk about storm surge. folks really underestimate the power of water, dylan, and storm surge really is the prime example of that. >> exactly, al. we talk about torrential rain, gusty winds. you get all that. but we give you so much information about storm surge because it can be so incredibly dangerous.

so, that's why it is very important to understand what exactly a storm surge is and just how destructive it can be. >> reporter: it's both terrifying and potentially life threatening. flooding from a storm surge can happen without warning. >> the cars were banging on the bottom of the structure, and the people thought it was the structure falling apart. >> reporter: back in 1996 hurricane fran pounded north carolina with a 12-foot storm surge. for florence, the surge could be even higher, up to 13 feet. a surge of 3 feet could enter a home. at 6 feet, the water will be above an average person's head. and a surge over 9 feet could reach the roof of a one story home. for residents of wrightsville beach, this sign stands as a stark reminder of past storms. >> everybody talks about fran. >> there was a lot of flooding with fran. it also came right after bertha.

so, it was two together. >> reporter: it's not just residents along the coast who are impacted. this family's home has flooded seven times. >> it's just life-changing. >> reporter: they were hit especially hard during hurricane matthew just two years ago. >> in four or five hours we lost a car and the first floor of our house. it happens quick. >> reporter: so, with that information, here is the forecast we're expecting. we've been talking a lot about the 9 to 13 foot storm surge. the best chance of that occurring is during the times of high tide. the first one just after 11:00 p.m. tonight, and the second one just after 11:30 friday morning. that's when we could see water that high, and the last time that's happened in this area is hurricane hazel back in 1954. there's been a lot of developments since then. so, there's no real telling right now just how much damage that will cause once that does start to kick in, al. >> all right. dylan dreyer, thank you. we appreciate it. of course, the big problem for

north carolina is the fact that it's got such a shallow continental shelf and there's really not anything to block that surge coming on in. that's what's going on around good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. temperatures will be cooler across the bay area today with some breezy winds. we've got a lot of sunshine and really nice fall-like weather in our forecast today. san jose will reach up to 73 degrees and 78 in antioch. in santa rosa, expect a high of 75 degrees. more weather like this over the next few days and only getting slightly warmer for the beginning of next week. by next wednesday our inland valleys will be reaching into the mid-80s. coming up at 8:0 coming up at 8:00, we'll have the national hurricane center's latest update on florence. >> you talk about the storm surge. i remember people in new orleans going to the attic and with a hammer trying to break through the roof to get on top. >> absolutely. >> all right, al. thanks.school security guide.

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pier 1. come see what's new in stores today. good thursday morning. right now at 7:56, beautiful weather across the bay area. we'll get some more sunshine as the day goes along and still that cool air stays with us. the high temperature heading up to 73 degrees in san jose with breezy winds. our high in antioch reaching 78. 66 in oakland. san francisco reaching 64 degrees. our inland valleys will continue on with slightly cooler than normal weather leading into the weekend. by early next week we're only reaching up to 84 degrees on wednesday with more sunshine. for san francisco we'll see the marine layer with the fog and the clouds returning. as early as tomorrow morning with highs in the low 60s and some upper 60s by the end of the weekend. let's see what's happening on the roads with mike. >> we're seeing that volume build around the bay, so slower

overall. the south bay still hampered here, north 101 at capital expressway. an earlier crash involving a semi. i think they just moved the semi from the shoulder. westbound across the san mateo bridge, the traffic was held up, distracted by the tow truck. five minutes ago i saw the tow truck clear. center bound should improve. all lanes are clear and so is the distraction. south bay, we see a lot of sun. smooth flow right there. there's palo alto with month major problems. back to you. 7:57. happening now, the global climate action summit heads into its second day in san francisco. protests are expected from people ho don't think leaders are going far enough to fix the problem. governor brown is expected to speak in just a few minutes. also today, b.a.r.t. leaders will take what could be one last look at the current safety and surveillance policy. at issue is some of the policies that some community members claim are being pushed through

without transparency. then they'll vote or send it back to the drawing board. while hurricane florence will slam parts of the east coast. we )ll bring you live reports. plus- a san jose man told us an auto dealer wasn )t paying attention to "detail" so put our "responds" on the case. tomorrow from 4:30 to 7. good morning, i

it is 8:00 on "today." coming up, inching closer. the first rains and wind from hurricane florence arrive on the east coast as this monster storm gets ready to move in. >> got to get away from what's coming. we know it's coming. we know it's going to be bad. >> craig is live and al is tracking the storm. plus campus caution. jeff rossen takes a look at easy gadgets that can help keep your student safe. >> okay. i'm going to open the window and we'll see what happens. it's loud. >> very noisy. >> we'll put them to the test. and a walk in the park.

>> oh, my gosh, hoda and savannah are here in central park? >> we catch up with jimmy fallon as he takes the tonight show outside. we'll check out his set and the all star lineup that has him jumping for joy. today, september 13th, 2018. turning 18. >> on the "today" show. >> here with our mom from florida. >> celebrating my 40th birthday. >> and my 65th. >> here from minnesota. >> hi to our kids. >> celebrating 30 wonderful years. >> independence, oregon. >> what a good looking group. welcome back to "today." we love you came out to see us and we're going to show you that when we go out in a couple minutes. >> the hug train like we like to do in the morning.

>> we have a lot to get to. after days of dire warnings millions of people are starting to see and feel the effects of hurricane florence. we'll get a live report in a minute. we'll begin with al roker who is going to give us the latest forecast. >> >> hey, guys. this just in from the national hurricane center. the bands making their way along the shoreline of north carolina. a category 2, but don't let that fool you. sandy was a 1 when it came in. this is 170 miles east-southeast of wilmington, 110-mile-per-hour winds. however, it has slowed up, now only 12 miles per hour. friday morning, making landfall, just about, according to the national hurricane center, and then it continues inland and by monday and tuesday, it's made its way up into ohio and western new york. however, the european model makes it landfall sometime early friday morning, then comes back and hugs the coast. this would be the worst-case scenario. so here's what we're looking at as far as impacts from the extreme winds.

wind gusts of over 100 miles per hour, significant wind damage still possible as this pushes in. so look for a lot of pouwer outages and of course the storm surge is the most devastating part of this, and that is still a real threat. could be for that entire southeastern atlantic coast. savanna? >> even the threat of approaching disaster is not enough to convince some people to leave their homes. craig is in wilmington, north carolina, with that story. a lot of people probably saying i don't know where to go. >> yeah, well, savannah, that is a legitimate concern for a number of folks. within just the past hour, that wind al was talking about, it's actually started to pick up, and the clouds that i showed you last hour as well, those clouds, they have grown thicker, they have grown darker, and that rain expected to start falling just a few hours from now, rain that is expected to last for days. >> reporter: in just a few hours, hurricane florence is expected to wallop the east

coast. nearly 2 million people heeding urgent warnings to get out of harm's way. >> this is a mandatory evacuation. >> reporter: this street deserted in myrtle beach, south carolina. the normally bustling area a ghost town with tourists and residents fleeing the powerful storm. >> as we have been predicting, this hurricane is unpredictable. if you've experienced flooding before, you're likely to experience it again, and no matter where you live, find someplace safe to stay. >> reporter: but some still remain. >> i've talked to a lot of people that have been here for a lot of years. they're staying and riding it out. >> reporter: shelters filled with those who can't or don't want to leave. >> just got a lot of faith, so we're just going to pray that everything will work out. >> reporter: edward cottington is on oxygen and wanted to stay near his home. his daughter staying too. >> i feel that if i hadn't been here, i would have regretted it when something bad happens. >> reporter: up the coast in wrightsville beach, north

carolina, some are riding out the storm. >> this is likely going to be a once-in-a-lifetime storm, and here you are playing your card games. >> did you talk to my son? >> reporter: what did your son say? >> don't you know there's a storm coming, a hurricane? you should evacuate? >> reporter: in wilmington, the mayor looking past the storm, warning evacuated residents to wait until the storm is over and conditions are safe before heading home. >> just heed the warnings of the elected folks and the emergency personnel and let us do our job and we'll get this place back together again as quickly as possible. >> reporter: so i can tell you that the folk who is decided to try and ride this thing out, we talked to a number of them, they live farther inland. their thinking is that there's no way this storm surge is going to reach them. whether they made the right decision, we'll know 24 hours from now. the chief concern according to a number of local officials, power outages, here in wilmington, fully expecting 100% of the people who live in this city are

going to lose power. how long that power remains out, that remains to be seen. that's the latest as the wind continue to pick up here. >> going to look a loot different in 24 hours. craig, thank you. also this morning newly released video appears to show harvey weinstein touching and making suggestive comments to a businesswoman who later accused him of rape. melissa thompson is suing weinstein. she says she recorded the 2011 meeting in his new york office as part of her pitch for a startup video in data service. nbc news has not seen the entire video. it is heavily edited. here's a clip of it. >> melissa thompson. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> that's nice. >> data is hot. >> it is hot. >> right. you look --

>> a little bit. >> it's a little hot in here. so another thing i was thinking is -- >> thompson agreed to meet weinstein later for a drink in his hotel lobby expecting to close the business deal. she says he led her to a hotel room and she claims he raped here. weinstein's attorneys say they report flirting from both parties but nothing forceful. he says any suggestion of misconduct is false. the nebraska parents whose child was killed at a disney resort by an alligator welcomed a baby boy. they revealed the news on wednesday. they said the pain of losing their son lane will never go away but they feel god blessed their family with this precious miracle of life. they named their new baby christian lane graves. they said their son's spirit is watching over his siblings, and they say he is their guardian angel. >> giving them all our love.

>> absolutely. it is 8:07. we have the news. that means it's boost time. >> a high school quarterback, ryan miner was named player of the game. he scored four touchdowns in dayton, ohio. what's better than that? how about this. >> get out of the way. >> go. go. >> that is ryan's dad, christopher surprising his son. he's been away for nine months serving with the u.s. air force in turkey. ryan had no idea. his dad was in the stands cheering. saw the entire game. >> ryan's face is my morning boost. that's beautiful. good one. just ahead, we had fun. this was a boost. jimmy fallon, we're going to help him get ready for that epic tonight show tonight. >> we're taking the show to central park. >> you are? >> let's go. >> our afternoon adventure and jimmy's big plans for tonight. >> first on rossen reports, weir

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we're back with more of our special rossen report's school security guide. >> this morning we're focusing on college. national jeff rossen has been checking out the latest gadgets that will help keep your kids safe while they're away. jeff, good morning. >> guys, good morning. it's move in time at colleges across the country. students away from home, many for the first time. and now schools are warning them to be careful. the most recent government numbers are alarming. 37,000 crimes on college campuses in 2016 alone. but good news. we found some simple and cheap gadgets on the market right now to keep students safe walking to class even inside their own dorm

rooms. >> school just school just started and already reports of a sexual assault at oklahoma state university. >> everybody just literally got here wednesday and a sexual assault has already happened. >> reporter: in fact, across the country, violent crimes from hofstra university to stanford, but now these products and a free app designed to protect students. but do they really work? we're headed to college to test them out. the university of san diego, which has a good safety record. let's start here inside one of the dorms. we're going to try out this product from sabre. it's the dorm and apartment safety kit. it comes with a door stop, a personal alarm, and a window alarm. we're going to try this out because it says that it can keep students safe here inside the dorms. we're going to come in. right over here. monica said we could try it out with her. how you doing? >> great. how are you? >> you're a senior. >> i am. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> we're going to try this out.

monica installs this small alarm quick and easy, just a sticky on the window. i'm going to play the intruder here. this isn't creepy at all, is it? i'm going to open the window and see what happens. it's loud. >> very noisy. >> if i were an intruder i'd be out of here, but you at least know to get out. >> oh, yeah. >> next, the door stop. not only is this a toor stdoor it's also an alarm. set it up from the inside, say you're going to sleep. it will stop the door, but the minute the door hits this thing right here and that gettins depressed, the alarm goes off. it will stop them and wake you up. i'm going to close the door. put it under your door like you normally would. >> see if this works. pretty cool if it does foop you're good to go. >> you ready? >> yep. >> and it's not going to let me in and it's really loud and it won't let me in. >> that's definitely going to

wake me up. >> it works. this next app goes even further and best of all, it's free. it's called noonlight. when you walk you keep your finger on the screen, if something happens, you release and the panic button engages. false alarm, you have ten seconds to enter your personal pin number. but if you don't, noonlight sends your exact gps location and description to the local police. okay. so campus police know we're conducting a test, but they have no idea where on campus we are. we're going to see if they can get our exact coordinates and show up, which is everything. >> the most important thing. >> during a real emergency. your finger is on that. take your finger off. so it says -- >> ten seconds will provide your info and location to police. >> if you don't enter your pin, which you're not going to do. moments later -- they're calling. >> all right. answer the phone. hello? >> this is noonlight. i got your police alert. what is your emergency, please?

>> i think somebody's following me but i don't know where i'm at. >> oh, okay. but you don't know where you're at. i'm showing you're on -- >> i have to go. i can't talk. >> just like a real emergency, you hung up because you're scared. instantly, noonlight sends this screen to police with her name, photo, and exact location. just minutes later -- that's incredible. that was pretty fast. >> super fast. within a couple minutes at that. >> officer, hi. in a real emergency, how critical is it you got this information and her coordinates? >> seconds count. milliseconds count. to in the only did vif the street name but the intersection and the nearby buildings. >> simple gadgets to stay safe in school. here's another tip. you should be careful posting your exact location on social media while you're there. and when you're walking alone on campus, tell a friend your exact route and when you expect to be home. if they don't hear from you

within a reasonable. a amount of time, they know something is wrong and can contact the authorities. more safety links on our website right now, y.com/rossenreports. >> jeff, thank you. let's get a check on the weather now. mr. roker. today's weather is brought to you by a simple favor. in theaters tonight. >> good morning. you can see we have flood watches in effect for texas. there's a system that's going to be developing causing more problems there. high fire danger because of the heat and humidity in the southwest. showers in the pacific northwest. beautiful weather in the mid mississippi and upper mississippi river valleys. a great day there. 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. nice and cool, with breezy winds over the next few days for inland valleys. highs today reaching 77. and for the rest of the weekend, into early next week, we will

gradually warm back up into the low 80s. san francisco will see the clouds and the fall returning by tomorrow morning. the high temperature reaching into the low 60s. for the end of the weekend, we're up to 66 degrees with mostly sunny skies on sunday. that's your latest weather. take us with you on the radio. >> carson is over in the orange room with apple's big news. >> it was big news. the tech world certainly tuned in on wednesday for apple's product launch in california. iphone usually takes center stage. this year was no different. apple announcing three new phones. the ns, the 10 s max and the 10 r. the 10 s max is the wbiggest an most expensive. the screen is an inch larger than the 8 plus. both phones are faster, come

with enhanced photo features and a dual sim. that means you can have two different phone numbers set up on one phone. now, the 10 r is being called the budget friendly option. it starts at $749. >> that's budget friendly? >> perhaps -- compared to the max. this is the 10 r. comes in six colors. people are excited. black, blue, coral, red, white, yellow. apple announcing the new watch. sears the apple serious 4 watch. this is 399. it has a bigger screen, louder speaker and increased focus on health. fda approved heart monitor and a fall detection monitor that alerts people if needed. they're available for preorder tomorrow. the 10 r is available for preorder in october. a big day for apple. i have a good pop start. remember the viral video over

the summer? take a look at this one. this was everywhere for a minute here. >> this is my second time exclusive here in the park at the cool cat karaoke. mrs. funky wright sister is in the park. ♪ i put my thing down flip it and reverse it ♪ >> that's mary from rhode island killing it performing "work it ". that video caught the attention of missy who tweeted i found out i got a funky white sister. i love it. after the tweet the video went viral and caught the attention of ellen. ellen invited mary to come on and perform live for her audience. during the performance mary got a little surprise. >> sit worth it? let me work it. i put my thing down flip it and reverse it.

♪ i put my thing down flip it and reverse it ♪ >> i love that. >> strong. >> those are bad words reversed. >> didn't even miss a beat. missy elliott performs alongside her. you can see the episode later today. check your local listings. >> look at them. >> very cool. >> day care it on the road. i love it. the tonight show starring jimmy fallon is going to look different. >> it's exciting. jimmy is taking the show on the road. an iconic spot in new york. hoda and i happened to bump into him. he was preparing. >> morning in central park is about to get a taste of late night. >> jimmy? >> oh, my gosh, hoda and savannah, you're here in central park? >> i can't believe we ran into it. >> i was just going for my morning walk. let me show you, we're taking

the show to central park. >> you are? where? >> this way. >> we're going to check out the set in the park. first, bubbles. >> oh, my gosh, how are you doing, my friend? >> two up, two out -- >> and then bridesmaids. >> the bridesmaids. >> we're doing the show. come see the show. we're taking the show to central park. we're so excited about this. it's a big deal for us. no late night show has ever done this before. >> you're following in the footsteps of simon and garfun l garfunkel. diana ross. >> remember that concert? >> of course. unbelievable. >> from iconic performances to iconic meals. >> do you want a hot dog? you can't go for a walk in central park without a hot dog. >> i can probably guess how you like it? give. >> give me mine. >> mustard and red onion.

>> i drown it in an ocean of red ketchup. >> you do? i think i have a power where i can tell if someone likes ketchup. >> how much for three hot dogs? >> $9. >> $9. >> let's walk and talk. we built the stage. it's going to be super fun. blake lively and carrie underwood. it's a giant show, and we have a special guest. the new york fill har mommic will be here. that's not the only special guest. justin bieber. >> bieber too? >> be a teenager reacting to justin bieber on the show. >> okay. can you hold this? ready? >> that's it. that's my -- that's what teens do now. >> sadly, it's true. >> remember the beatles? >> no, now they're tweeting.

they're tweeting ahh. you have mustard in your hair. ♪ and the girl with mustard in her hair ♪ one of my favorite songs. >> what's your favorite bieber song? ♪ is it too late now to say >> i'm saying it like michael jackson. ♪ is it too late now to say sorry ♪ ? >> finally we make it to jimmy's tonight show home in the park. >> this is your stage. >> look at this place. how is central park? what is going on? >> could you do the mary tyler moore spin? >> this is it. that's where i'll do the interview with blake, carrie. the rooting will be over here. we teamed up with t mobile. it's just a giant crowd. i want to say almost 2000 people. >> jimmy, we love you. >> thank you so much. so sweaty.

sorry. you got a little mustard on you. i'm kidding. i'm sorry. >> it was so fun. >> it was so fun. >> picture it tonight with carrie underwood performing in central park and the show. >> the weather is going to be good for it. i wish jimmy was a little more enthusiastic. >> we had the best time. talk about drawing a crowd. people were like jimmy. >> mobbing that guy. >> it was cool. >> jimmy and the tonight show live in central park tonight. another big show coming up, he announced kevin hart is going to co-host september 19th the whole hour. >> going to be good. >> mustard right there. just ahead, you want better hair and smoother skin? we're about to reveal allure's best of in an ongoing contract -

teachers in one south bay good morning. 8:26. i'm marcus washington. in an ongoing contract battle, teachers in one south bay district are holding protesters, before and after school. teachers with evergreen school district are walking the picket lines as students arrive this morning. they're also holding a rally before the san jose school board meeting tonight at 6:00. they say the contract talks with the district officials have stalled. teachers say they're asking for a small raise to make up for rising health care benefit costs. right now, let's get a look at your morning commute. mike inouye standing by. >> a lot of folks have dropped their kids off at school and hit the road. the last couple of hour, we've continued to see the traffic

build, to south bay, in particular, northbound routes there. it's westbound 580, a crash right around redwood road. that's causing a big slowdown coming off the dublin gray. they may have cleared it over the last couple of minutes. see a seeing a little bit of improvement. slow over dublin. the dumbarton side, it's all right getting to 101 but south 101 jams up near south and willow. no big problems as far as chp is concerned. we just see that congestion. there's that continued recovery after the earlier crash cleared at capital. back to you. >> all right, thanks, mike. we'll have more news in half an hour.

thank you for being here. 8:30 now. it is a thursday morning. as we say good morning to a great crowd on the plaza. we're shaking hands and taking pictures. hello from tucson we just heard. >> listening to the music. >> a young lady checking out colleges. >> we have a great show tomorrow. i think we've been looking

forward to this one for weeks, months, years. carrie underwood right here live tomorrow morning. a special concert on the plaza. you should come back. >> this is awesome. >> guys, i think that we have found the cutest smile on the plaza. would you like to see it? >> yes. >> okay. >> meet my friend derek. how are you? >> good. >> good morning. derek, how old are you? >> five. >> shouldn't you be in kindergarten right now? >> say yes. >> yes. >> derek is here with his family, and i hear you guys are skipping kindergarten to be here? >> yes. >> do you want me to write a note to his teacher? >> yes, please. >> what's her name? >> mrs. lovet. >> derek is with us. derek is with us. and we'll all sign it. okay? >> thank you. >> thank you for being here.

>> thank you. >> cutest. right? here's your note. >> thank you. >> derek j she didn't write the date. you can use it over and over again. >> hold onto that until you get to college. that will be great. coming up, another famous face heading to broadway. daniel radcliffe. he's going to tell us about his >> and then are you tired of wasting money on beauty products that just do not work? stick around. we're going to reveal allure's best of beauty list for 2018. >> and before this weekend's big game, we have chefs from new york and dallas sharing some of their football food recipes with us. we're going to eat coming up. >> so excited. first let's get a check of the weather. >> let's start off with today. of course we're watching florence, waiting for that to make landfall, red-flag warnings out west, stormy down through the texas area, more heavy rain on saturday, flashflooding making its way into the southeast with florence on

shore, and the flooding will continue on sunday, sunday! above-average temperatures in the midsection of the country. it's going to be wet in the pacific northwest and down through te that's what's going on around country. here's what's an happening in y neck of the woods. >> good morning, i'm kari hall. a lot of sunshine. sun right into our san jose camera. we'll continue to see sunshine today and temperatures into the low 70s. much cooler than normal. we'll be up to 66 in oakland, 78 in concord, 76 in napa. inn land valleys will continue on with some upper 70s heading into the start of the weekend and gradually warming early next week. as we look at san francisco, a lot of mid-60s in the forecast. fog will be back by tomorrow morning. and that is your latest weather. hoda! >> all right, al. thank you so much. riddle me this -- are truth and fact the same thing? that question is explored in a new play coming to broadway. it's called "the life span of a fact." it's starring this guy right

here, daniel radcliffe. he plays jim fingle, a fact checker, whose current assignment blurs lines between fact and fiction. good morning. >> thank you for summing up the play. >> how about that? >> that was great. >> how many shows on broadway is this for you? >> on broadway this is my fourth and i've done another one in new york. about five things. >> is there any greater rush as an actor than broadway? you've done films, all the harry potter stuff and other things. >> film is great and it's where i grew up and feels comfortable, but theater is the acting equivalent of an adrenaline rush. it is incredibly exciting to be out there and know that it could all go wrong every night and doesn't and that's very exhilarating. and also you feel like doing it without and editor, without a director there every night, you feel like, okay, i have to be good at this. >> when i've gone to broad kaye shows, occasionally i feel like

i make eye contact with someone on stage. do you ever see or notice anybody who's in the front? has anything odd ever happened that way? >> you can't see beyond the fifth or sixth row very well, but the first few rows you can absolutely make eye contact. >> do you ever focus in on somebody? >> yeah. sometimes if somebody somebody's like, particularly if it's a comedy, if one person is really into it, it's kind of great. great, i'm doing the show for you right now. like this is all for you. and sometimes if you see somebody who's kind of looking actively bored, like they're not just contented to sit there but they've slumped down in their seat or doing something with their arm or eating, you're like, man, i'm going to win you over. >> talk to us about your role in this. you play a fact checker. >> yes. i play jim, who is sent to fact check an article that's been written by an author who's not normally used to being held to kind of journalistic standards of accuracy, so i get sent in to check to make sure it's okay to

publish and i tear the thing apart and make his life hell for a few days. sherry jones plays the editor who has to decide whether to publish and also kind of keep us from killing each other. >> somehow in all this it's a comedy, right? >> it is a comedy. it's important to say. when you say things like fact checking, it doesn't necessarily say comedy, but it very much is. >> this is all based on a real deal, a true story, right? >> it is. it's based on two real guys. there's a real jim and a real john. we are loosely based. it's a loot adaptation of what they went through. you know, their process in reality was sort of six or seven years long. we take place over about three days. we've condensed it but the basis of the story is reality. >> a member of our own star is going to be on broadway. >> yes. >> al roker is going to "waitress." he's been practicing his

singing. what advice do you have for a novs like al roker who -- here he is. al, step on -- i want to know. so what do you think he needs to work on? >> just try not to also have a massively successful morning show to do as well. that's the thing that i'm, like -- i did a tv show and a play once together and it's tough. but it's very much doable. >> the eight shows a week and all that stuff. >> absolutely. but if you've had singing lessons, you'll be good. >> i've got a stunt double. >> and roker's taking singing lessons, doing the whole thing. >> you've got to put the work in. >> that's it. put the work in. and wear an olive suit. >> that's the key, see? >> we are very excited for your show. we're going the head out and see it pnd and al is in "waitress." you'll be back in the fourth hour and we'll be joined by sherry jones and bobby. so it will be great. catch "the life span of a fact

on broadway" starting one week from today. coming up next, we reveal allure's top picks for your hair, skin, and more.

we're back. thousands of new beauty products hit the shelves every year. our friends at allure are here to help. they tested thousands of products and have created this year's list of the best of beauty. the editor and chief is here to take us shopping through some of the winners. >> my favorites. >> i know you have a rigorous testing method. how do you get the red seal? >> it's tough. we test at the offices every day, but for this we have a special season of just testing for best of beauty. every year we test about $10,000 products just for the awards. and i will say it is intense. the competition is really fierce. in order to get that red seal you have to be exceptional.

>> okay. and these are all going to be exceptional. let's start with hair. what caught your eye? >> yep. what we love about clariol nice and easy, if you look at the at home hair color kits, they have chemicals that can cause hair loss. clarol redid their formula. we love this one. the color comes out great. it's soft and shiny. and the hair spray is kind of environmentally friendly. >> it is. this is the tresme micromist. it's hard to reinvent hair spray. the hair spray can was invented 70 years ago. they reimagined the aerosol can and created a micromist that's better for the environment and great for your hair. >> and a nice grip.

it's like an hourglass can. >> if you look at the size of the can, it's about half the size of a standard hair spray can. less waste. >> let's talk makeup. my brow gel. is this permanent? >> not permanent. it lasts a really long time. they say it lasts about 48 hours, and i wouldn't believe it if i didn't see it. it actually does, and in testing we found that our testers wore it during workouts and in the showers. it lasted not just 48 hours, but about three days. >> that's impressive. i'm always looking for a great mascara. >> benefit makes great eye products. this is special. they looked at the powders that are used in traditional mascaras and swapped them for ones that are inspired by different particles. this is used my aero space engineers. you use more and get a lot of

volume. fenti foundation. all the rage. >> rihanna has reinvented the game with the inclusive foundation range. it is surprising that it's only a year old. this entire brand. it's based on how much it's changed the entire industry. so what we love about it and it's the first time that we have given a best of beauty breakthrough award for a product because of its cultural impact. we love the impact, but it's also just a great product. >> okay. but the main thing is you have every shade under sun. >> before this, not a lot of brands were looking at the darker shade range. now i feel like the world has changed forever. >> yes. lipsticks. >> what we did was took a look this. we wanted to find the best neutral for a light skin tone, medium and dark skin tone. we love this revlon. when you put it on, it comes across as a dewy sheen.

it makes lips look plump and beautiful. the second is for medium. this is the charlotte till, bury. it's a nice brown neutral shade. super flattering. for dark skins, this is color pop. it comes out as a rich buttery burgundy shade. it's gorgeous. all our dark skin testers looked gorgeous. >> do you still test it on the wrist? >> we do, but i feel like you have to test it on your mouth. it is a different color. it's good to test on hands, but you can't tell until it's on your mouth. okay. you have serums and a cool way of putting it on. >> exactly. serums have become really big and we know that retinol is just a super star skin care ingredient. we love this nutri-gina. there's a fast acting retinoid. >> i did a lot of internet research on this. i thought about doing it. tell me why people do it.

>> i've become obsessed. in the morning on a clean face put your serum on and then you stick it in the freezer so it's a chilled little -- >> the jade roller. >> exactly. and then roll your face for a couple minutes. it helps to work in the serum and helps with puffiness in the morning. >> put on the serum and roll it out. >> yes. >> finally? >> i am a big nail person. i'm always excited to test the nail products. this is our nail winner. it's amazing. in all of our tests we had people who ride public transportation every day and are constantly washing their hands. it went through our 7-day wear test with flying colors. and plus it's only $2.99 for one bottle. and it has a huge color range. >> it does. by the way, your nails are fabulous. >> thank you. >> got to get a shot of those. >> michelle, thank you. if you want to know more about the products go to today.com/shop. coming up next, football and food. chefs from new york and dallas

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i got a beer in any right hand. that's a good sign. today food loves football. the big game between the giant and the cowboys. we have matt, executive chef of big beach and troy wilcox is here, owner of cooking concepts. our teams off to a tough start. >> it's still early. >> let's win in the food department. >> we'll let you start. walk me through the giants meal. >> an easy slow cooker pastrami. we're going to buy a corn beef.

>> can you explain the differences? >> they're all the same meet, corn beef is cured brisket. and pastrami is essentially corn beef that's been layered with the seasoning that's become the iconic new york city sandsandwi. we take the seasonings. bla . >> you make a rub? >> exactly. a quick simple rub. you can do it the night before. it will take about 9 or 10 hours in your crock pot. generously season the corn beef and get both sides. then we wrap it up in foil. two times. it has a nice big -- >> where do you put it the night before? >> put it right into our slow cooker. put it onto a rack? >> cook it while you're sleeping?

>> yes. low nine to ten hours later the internal temperature is about 198 to 200. meat will be nice and fall alart tender. >> do you need to let it rest? >> yes. slice it against the grain and get beautiful slices. >> how does it taste? >> it melts in your mouth. >> take the giant pieces and throw them onto your sandwich. >> how do you build it? >> i love rye bread. whatever you like, and generous portions of pastrami and another dollop -- >> that looks good. it doesn't even look that fatty. it looks delicious. >> and you can't forget tomato pie. >> what is this thing? >> it's something we grew up on whether it was a football game or a party or graduation. that was the thing we had. it's basically foccocia with tomatoes and parmesan.

>> what about you? >> everything is bigger in texas. >> this is an award winning burger right here. >> i had to bring the best. >> this is famous. >> the chorizo we brown and save the fat, garlic, jalepeno and onion. >> it's the relationship between the beef and the chorizo. >> no. it's totally in the cheese sauce. i got a massive patty cooking up. i hit it with milk and cheese. let it melt. >> like a sharp cheddar? >> take that ahead of time. take this out of the tailgate and keep it on the grill. i want to make something that's a little unique and gives good texture. i want all the flavors of this right here. i got cabbage and jiccama. cut it with a knife and cut it into thin strips. you want to taste it?

>> it's like a mexican potato. >> lime juice. a little bit of oil. and then it gives us a freshness and brightness. got to be brightness. got to have balance. right here 80/20 ground beef patties. >> you got >> you got the 90/10, that's te wrong ratio. >> i got the chili sauce. the patty. you know what i'm saying? you know what i'm saying? >> how's the burger, guys? ♪ deep in the heart of texas >> look at the chorizo cheese. that is insane. >> boom. >> or you could just dip chips in it too. >> that is something else that i did make is an edamame guacamole. boom. that's what's -- that's texas style right there. texas-style burger right there. >> you want to watch your weight with the edamame guacamole.

>> got to cut it somewhere. >> i could not pick a winner. both of these are incredible. >> it's a tie. >> we'll take a tie. >> we'll take a tie. >> tie all the way. >> the cheese sauce. >> that's incredible. >> that's what i'm talking about. >> chili, big flavors. it doesn't matter. new york wins. dallas wins. good stuff. matt, trey, thank you. all these recipes, today.com/flood and more importantly don't miss the big game sunday night. we have the new york giants. we have the dallas cowboys. all the action on nbc. fellas, thank you very much. excellent work. this is good. watch our crew devour this table. we're back in a moment. we're back in a moment. first, this is "today" on nbc. many people living with diabetes

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>> we have a big fourth hour coming up. we have our ambush makeovers. daniel radcliffe is going to come back and chat with us. and bobbie thomas is going to walk us down the runway and show us some cool looks. >> a little slice of heaven right here. >> so much fun. >> megyn kelly is up next after checking your local news. go giants, go raiders. >> eagles. you're going raiders? >> brooklyn. good morning. 8:56, i'm marcus washington. it's a very busy day in san francisco. as the global climate action summit heads into its second day. there are protests from a group of people who don't think that leaders are going far enough to fix the problem. they're calling on leaders to not make profit-driven decisions when it comes to renewable energy. the protest started at jesse

square. governor brown is one of today's featured speakers. happening now, our peter is rats to hpete suratos. you can see his live report in our midday newscast. that's coming up at 11:00. also, bart leaders are talking with could be one of the last looks at the current security and safety surveillance policy. part of the security ordinance is already in effect. at issue today is some of the policies that some community members are claiming are being pushed through without transparency. they'll either vote on the new ordinance or send it back to the drawing board. that meeting begins in a few more minutes. we'll have more local news coming up for you in an hour. i'm marcus washington. while you

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good morning, everyone. welcome to the show. i'm megyn kelly. big stories this morning. joining me to discuss the rounds today, stephanie gosk, dan goldman and joe leevy. we begin with a story that was simmering all day yesterday until the lid blew off of it last night in an extraordinary moment at cbs. yesterday jeff fager, the long time producer of "60 minutes" left the