saturday/sunday, the track replacement in west oakland, there will be buses for certain portions. >> good to know. that's what's happening "today in the bay." back at 7:25 with a live local news update. good morning. breaking news. unthinkable crime. overnight, five people stabbed, including three infants at a new york city daycare. a female suspect now in custod . a female suspect now in custody. ready to talk? overnight brett kavanaugh's accuser says she will testify on capitol hill, but only if her conditions are met. democrats and republicans sparring over what to do next. president trump saying he's ready for any outcome. >> well, let it play out, and i think everything is going to be just fine. >> this morning, former vice president joe biden weighs in as he and his wife dr. jill biden

join us for an exclusive live interview. a community comes together to remember the jogger stabbed to death in the nation's capital. her mother overcome with grief. why she says she's already forgiven her daughter's killer. and what we're learning about him this morning. all that, plus finally free. a man released from prison after serving 27 years for a crime he didn't commit. his own art work helping secure his freedom. he'll explain when he joins us exclusively. megan's moment. delivering her first speech as a royal with her mom by her side. >> coming together to really engage and to talk and be able to celebrate what connects us, rather than what divide us.

and drought over. the victory unlocking free beer across the city for long suffering fans. today, friday, september 21st, 2018. from nbc news, this is today with savannah guhtrie. >> welcome to today. thank you for joining us on this friday morning. we start off with some really disturbing news. >> yeah, we want to get right to that breaking news. three infants among five people stabbed in a new york city day care center overnight. >> ron, what can you tell us? >> reporter: good morning, guys. just a horrific morning here in what's normally a quiet, peaceful residential neighborhood. residents down there where police are still investigating.

they're calling it a day care center, but they're not sure exactly what it was. as many as nine infants when a worker went on a rampage armed with two big knives, attacking, slashing, stabbing many people, including several children, infants, babies. overnight tragedy at a day care center in queens, new york. >> a baby was stabbed? >> affirmative, sergeant. small infant. >> several people were stabbed just before 4:00 a.m. >> three of the injured were infants ranging from the age of three days to one month old. all of the injured were removed to area hospitals in critical but stable condition. >> two adults were also attacked. one believed to be the father of one of the children at the day care center. and as for the suspect, a 52-year-old female now in custody was found in the basement of the day care center with self-inflicted wounds to her left wrist.

neighbors unaware that a day care center was being run. >> we have kids. and i think this is very unsafe. >> wouldn't expect this to be happening here. >> reporter: police are calling it a day care center, but again they're checking on exactly what this center was. a local official thought it might be something of a maternity house or a house for mothers who just delivered children where they come to get help for care of their children. the victims were as young as three days old, up to a month old. the latest report we're getting is they're all expected to be okay. guys, back to you. >> thank you so much. also, overnight it appears supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh's accuser may end up testifying on capitol hill after all. her lawyers sent an e-mail to lawmakers outlining her conditions for speaking out. we have complete coverage this morning starting with nbc white

house correspondent. >> reporter: good morning to you. president trump toughening his tone against christine blasey ford this morning tweeting, i have no doubt that if the attack on dr. ford was as bad as she says, charges would have immediately filed by either her or her loving parents. i ask that she bring those filings forward so that we can learn date, time and place. it comes as ford is saying she's willing to testify, but on her own terms. >> we're going to get brett. we've got great people. >> reporter: president trump digging in yet again, battling judge brett kavanaugh. >> i'm not saying anything about anybody else, but i want to tell you that brett kavanaugh is one of the finest human beings you will ever have the privilege of knowing or meeting. >> reporter: mr. trump not mentioning christine blasey ford, the woman accusing brett kavanaugh of sexual assault more than three decades ago when they were both in high school. but the president signaling the

white house is bracing for her testimony. >> so we got to let it play out. but i want to tell you, he is a fine, fine person. >> reporter: earlier on fox news, mr. trump questioning the timing of the new revelations. >> very, very sad. you say, why didn't somebody call the fbi 36 years ago. >> reporter: it all comes after that new offer from ford's attorneys rejecting plans for a monday hearing but telling lawmakers overnight ford is willing to appear as early as thursday, according to democratic and republican sources. her lawyers stressing ford, who they say is getting death threats, has a strong preference for a full fbi investigation first. but no signs she's demanding it. senate judiciary chairman chuck grassley responding. we are happy that dr. ford's attorneys are now engaging with the committee. judge brett kavanaugh saying, quote, i will be there at monday's hearing, reiterating he denies the allegation, adding, i want to continue a hearing as

soon as possible so that i can clear my name. >> brett kavanaugh was seen leaving the white house thursday. his family is also saying they have gotten disturbing and threatening e-mails. he spent much of his week preparing for the hot seat, grilled for roughly two hours about his past, his dating life and his accuser. and a new nbc poll shows more voters now oppose brett kavanaugh's nomination than support it. 38% say they don't want him on the high court, compared to 34% who do. that's an increase of nine points since last month. >> thank you very much. >> we're going to bring in chuck todd now. good morning. a lot of changes this morning. how do you think this thing will play out next week? will she or will she not testify next thursday? >> it certainly sounds like e's much under whatever circumstance the judiciary committee comes up

with as long as it's not monday. she says it is her strong preference to have an fbi investigation first but did not say it had to be done before she would testify. the difference between monday and thursday in the grand scheme of things, i got to think republicans wouldn't stand in the way of that. and the idea of who goes first, i think it's -- i think it's -- i certainly think it's their prerogative to ask to go first, to have judge brett kavanaugh go first. that does seem like it's not going to happen. i can't imagine that judge brett kavanaugh wouldn't get a chance to respond. >> if you are brett kavanaugh and if you claim this incident did not take place, wouldn't you want an fbi investigation? >> yeah. >> and even if you're chuck grassley, wouldn't you want a third party law enforcement organization to come forward and say, this didn't happen, if, in fact, it didn't. >> i think for a number of reasons if you are judge brett

kavanaugh you want this fbi investigation, but the biggest is so there is no questions if you do get confirmed. you don't want any questions. you know, i was interviewing a democrat from rhode island. he said that if justice -- if judge brett kavanaugh becomes justice brett kavanaugh and they don't do an investigation of what happened and there is no fbi investigation ever conducted, he said a future congress would do this. i said, if you mean democrats gain control of the senate they would reopen this? the only way to undue a justice brett kavanaugh would be through an impeachment process and he wouldn't rule that out. this is, again, if you are judge brett kavanaugh, i think you want this fbi investigation now. you do not want this lingering and lingering and lingering. >> all right. we'll keep our eye on next week. >> a today live exclusive.

former vice president biden's take on the show down. he and his wife will open up about the next chapter in their very personal fight against cancer. >> monday on today, an exclusive interview with rob goldstone who orange niced the 2016 trump tower meeting between donald trump jr. and a russian lawyer. he spoke out about that meeting, as well as president trump's past interactions with russia. you can see all that on monday only on today. now to an emotional vigil held overnight for a victim in that stabbing attack in a quiet washington, d.c. neighborhood. >> reporter: good morning. last night's vigil was one more heart-breaking moment for a family that has been through so much. from planning a wedding to planning a funeral in the space of a few days. they have shown enormous strength and grace. the mother saying she forgives her daughter's killer.

>> a mother in tears. >> my heart has been broken in a thousand pieces. >> reporter: a suspect in custody. >> we arrested and charged 23-year-old anthony kr ththony . she was stabbed to death tuesday while jogging a mile from the white house. the family speaking out for the first time. >> the 35-year-old tech executive engaged one week ago went shopping with her mother this past weekend. >> she was trying on her wedding dress. >> wendy's fiancée still trying to come to grips with his loss. >> it is one of those things that you just don't expect.

you're the happiest man in the world. you are engaged with the love of your life. and suddenly, you know, she's gone. >> reporter: police say the suspect can be seen in this surveillance video near the scene. court records show crawford has a history of mental illness and describe him as an avid user of k-2, a drug that can cause erratic behavior. >> we feel very confident that we have in our custody the person responsible for this murder. ♪ amazing grace. >> wendy's mother telling us she is comforted that although her daughter is gone other women are now safe. even forgiving her daughter's killer. >> i have forgiven him completely. my heart has no room for hate. i am asking my family to do the same. just let it go. >> incredible grief there. so how did police put the pieces together to track down this man?

>> reporter: yeah. well, a combination of high tech and low tech policing surveillance cameras and witnesses coming forward helped police track that suspect to a near by park where they were able to arrest him. police are still looking for a motive. they don't know why. and the suspect is not cooperating with them. >> a terrible tragedy. also this morning we are learning more about the woman ahedgedly mind thursday's horrific shooting rampage at a drugstore warehouse in maryland. opening fire on her coworkers. >> reporter: good morning. this was a chaotic and december trat s pratt situation yesterday. employees were hiding from the shooter, wondering if they would be able to escape their workday alive. police trying to answer one question: why did this happen. >> we have an active shooter.

>> this morning investigators in maryland searching for a motive. >> she had reported for her workday as usual and around 9:00 a.m. the shooting began. >> new photos emerging of this 26-year-old. the woman police believe went on a shooting rampage yesterday, killing three people and wounding three more. >> it's just sad that we don't know when we're coming home. we don't know if i'm going to see my child the next day or we don't know if our husbands, loved ones, whoever we care about is coming home. >> police say she was a temporary employee at the rite aid distribution center when shots rang out, employees took over. i love you both more than you will ever know. there is a shooter in the building. i am hiding.

christine later escaped unharmed. police arrived in just five minutes and say before they could find her, she turned the nine millimeter handgun on herself. >> it appears again, as i said this morning, that she was armed with one handgun and several magazines. no shots were fired by any law enforcement responder. >> police believe she acted alone, but many questions remain about her motive and if she specifically targeted her victims. >> you go to your job so you can make money and take care of your family. not so you go to work and may not come home. and that's the sad fact of reality and it shouldn't be. >> police have not yet identified the victims in this case. wi we were unable to make contact with any relatives of the shooter. we are told today at 11:00, police will have another press conference, shed more light on this and give us more

information about what their investigation turned up overnight. >> let's turn now to a story everybody will be talking about at work today. the drought is over. the cleveland browns, yes, the cleveland browns won a football game. ending a 19 game winless streak. their first win since december of 2016. and they did it in dramatic fashion. breaker mayfield called in to lead the browns after tyrod taylor left with a concussion. mayfield was great, helping cleveland erase a 14 point deficit, leading them to a 21-17 win. >> let's go! >> and that meant one thing, free beer. shortly after the win, the bud light victory fridges were unlocked at long last. the fridges placed across the city locked, only to be opened

when the browns came away with a win, and the party was on on the shores of lake erie. >> did we need that story or what? >> congrats, cleveland. >> let's get a first check of the weather. >> good morning, everyone. we had some wild storms move through minnesota yesterday. hard to see the visibility. it was coming down in buckets. we have lots of cloud. six reported tornadoes across minnesota. it is all part of a system that's going to continue to produce more severe storms today. most of them have cleared out of minnesota now moving through michigan and extending down to illinois. this will turn into a system that as it spreads east ward will trigger more thunderstorms that could produce isolated tornadoes, damaging wind gusts, also torrential downpours and severe wind gusts later on this

afternoon. this will try to move to the east overnight, but the good news is for the east coast itself when you have those storms occurring at about midnight they tend not to be as strong. that should help backen tweaken storms. there is that cold front washing out a bit. but it will drop temperatures as we go through the weekend. we'll get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. >> i got to get out of here. which way? i don't know. good friday morning.

i'm meteorologist kari hall. it's still going to be hot today in the valleys, reaching into the low 90s. as we go into tomorrow, still very warm for this time of year, as we officially start fall at 6:54 in the morning. it will be a little bit cooler on sunday, and temperatures start to heat back up again for early next week, mid-90s by wednesday. san francisco looking at a lot of 70s in this forecast, but the clouds and the fog tomorrow morning will keep it a little bit cooler. >> and that that's your latest forecast. >> thank you. coming up, two live exclusives, including a man freed after 27 years in prison for a murder he did not commit. and a drawing helped lead him to freedom. plus, craig sits down with the bidens. the former vice president and dr. jill biden, to talk politics and what they're launching today to win the fight against cancer someday. but first, this is "today" on nbc. he fight against cancer he fight against cancer someday. the nature of a virus is to change. move. mutate.

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people are lined up and ready to buy apple )s newest products. this is the downtown palo alto store, usually a hot spot. beginning at 8 good morning, it's 7 b 26. in downtown palo alto the store a hot spot beginning at 8:00 this morning the new iphone and apple watch will go on sale. first folks in the line told us we got there on tuesday night. apple unveiled three new iphones last week. the most expensive starting at $1,100. company's new watch comes with the first ever over-the-counter ecg which can detect irregular heartbeats. now taking another look at your weather for today, kari, one more hot? >> hot in the valleys again this afternoon and here say live look outside in san jose, with an all

clear start once again. so temperatures cool now, but heading up to 88 degrees in san jose, and we're going to see some 90s extending from morgan hill up through the tri valley and into the delta, so we are going to have another day with well above normal temperatures, and then as we go through that forecast, it will be a day where we get dressed with a jacket to start and then a dress. the seven-day forecast shows we won't cool off very much until about sunday and heating back up again next week. what's happening on the roads, mike? >> we have our dublin camera zoomed in coming toward us. the sign on the left west 580, you can see the traffic bunching up approaching that scene. you see it on our sensors, as well as a car fire in the middle lane. to injuries and that commute, the effect of that more folks jumping off there headed from isabel through livermore. adding more traffic there.

the rest of your friday commute shows the lighter build, the south bay hold steady and san jose north. back to you. >> thanks, michael. we'll have more local news in 30 minutes.

it is 7:30 now on a beautiful friday morning, september 21st, 2018. willie is in for savannah this morning. welcome in. >> good to be with you, hoda. we want to get to washington, d.c. where craig is sitting down for an exclusive, live interview with former vice president joe bade biden, and his wife, dr. jill biden. good morning. >> good morning to you. the bidens are here in washington, d.c., for a fantastic cause, the biden cancer summit. let's talk about the news of the day, the confirmation process of judge brett kavanaugh here. dr. ford says she wants to

testify, as you know, mr. vice president. but now, the battle seems to be over how versus when. she wants to make sure she's protected. she wants to make sure she's treated fairly. how would you suggest that the senate handle the allegations? >> i think they should do an fbi investigation. we did that for anita hill. it took two days, number one. number two, most importantly, anita hill was vilified by a lot of my colleagues, character assassinati assassination. i hope my colleagues learned from that. learned from that. she deserves to be treated with dignity. it takes enormous courage for a woman to come forward under the bright lights of million of people watching her. she should be treated with respect. >> you brought up anita hill. you were chairman of the judiciary committee in 1991. you were roundly criticized for not doing more during that hearing. looking back on that,

specifically, how would you advise senators to proceed next week? and how do you balance the rights of a woman who is making accusations like this, versus the presumption that a person is innocent until proven guilty. >> the woman should be given the benefit of the doubt and not be abused again by the system. my biggest regret was, i didn't know how to shut you off if you were a senator and attacking anita hill's character. i can't gavel you down and say you can't ask that question. so, what happened was, she got victimized again during the process. i believed her when she came forward. i encouraged her to come forward. we were in a position where we got the fbi to do an investigation. and i voted against clarence thomas. he only got seven votes. he got seven yeses and seven

noes. it was a tie vote in the committee. i hope they understand what courage it takes for someone to come forward and relive what they believe happened to them, and let them state it. but treat her with respect. ask tough questions. ask substantive questions. don't go after the character assassinati assassination. >> it seems like you get it now, versus in '91. >> people have their own opinion. that's why i wrote the violence against women act. i wrote the violence against women act, and during this period. and the second reason i insisted the next time out, two women come on the committee. two women. they didn't want to come on the committee. i campaigned for karen moseley brown on the condition that if she won she would come on the committee. it's important that people understand -- and i think they do now -- understand how hard it is to come forward.

and i always say to men, why is it so hard? how about if you've been abused. have you seen the movie "deliverance." would you come forward? would you want to relive that? i'm earnest. >> let's say hyperthreatically come january, this guy comes to you. he's been crisscrossing across the country, campaigning for people. anyone who has heard to him knows he has his fire in his belly. if he comes to you in january and says, sweetie, i think i want to try to be president of the united states again. >> i think you would be a great president. but let's think about it. >> say you haven't made up your mind just yet, you sound like a man who wants to run. do you want -- >> i want to change the landscape. i'm looking for someone -- there's a lot of talented people out there. pamela harris, you have cory

booker. you have the former mayor of massachusetts. you have a lot of talented people. we have to stop this degradation of the system that's going on. that's why i'm campaigning all over the country. i'm campaigning for candidates because we have to build a berm out there. we're going to win back the united states house of representatives, i promise you. and i predict we'll win back the senate, too. >> really? you said in 2016, you regret not doing it. if you don't run this time, will you regret it? >> i regret not being president. but it was the right decision. no man or woman should go out and say, i'm running for president, unless they can look you in the eye and say, you have my whole heart, my whole soul, and all my emotion. >> our son had just died from cancer. and that's how we started this whole biden initiative. we know what it's like to get that diagnosis. craig, you know what it is like

with your brother getting that diagnosis. we're crying to create the urgency of now with our summit and to bring people together and break down barriers and give them information. when your brother got that diagnosis, just like our son did, after you feel that punch in your stomach, in your gut, you say, what now? where do i go? what do i do? what's this going to be like? what does this mean? we need information. can we get in trials? that's what we're trying to provide with this cancer summit. >> it is personal. >> beau has left gigantic holes in our hearts for our whole family. but there's so much opportunity. if we didn't find one more cure. if docs started to share data and not horde it, make it available for everybody for research, we would extend lives beyond what we're doing right now.

if we make one more breakthrough. if we pick our head up as a country and look at what we have, there's not another country with a patch on our jeans. we can own the 21st century. >> we're trying to give people hope. >> there is reason for hope. there really is reason for hope. >> hypothetically, what would a biden presidency mean for cancer research in this country? >> whether that happens or not, we're going to push -- 18 million people diagnosed with cancer this year. by 2020, 26 million will be diagnosed with cancer. 26 million. and the single-greatest reason why life expectancy worldwide will not rise, because of cancer. and there's answers. i'm convinced, you say to the american people, we're going to spend one-quarter of the entire budget and we know we can cure cancer, they would go, go. >> it affects so many people.

there's not one person you know that hasn't been affected by cancer. >> you're right. it is intensely personal, as well. >> thank you for being willing to host this thing today. >> absolutely. >> it's a big deal. >> before we go back to the studio, i want to go back to what you said about the investigation in the beginning. if there is no fbi investigation, should there be a vote? >> i don't think there should be. what the devil have we learned here? what have we learned? so much has changed since i wrote the violence against women act. so much has changed about how the public understands the pressure on women. i've learned a lot, as well, too. and she should not have to go through what anita hill went through and some of the questions that she got asked and the way the right went after her on national television and questioned her integrity and questioned her -- not just her honesty, but questioned her behavior. i mean, that's just not

appropriate. you shouldn't have to be -- you shouldn't have to be twice put through the same exact thing. >> mr. vice president, thank you. dr. biden, thank you. >> it took her a lot of courage to come forward. >> you said in the past, you would apologize to her. if she was watching right now, what would you say to her? >> i'm sorry i couldn't stop the kind of attacks that came to you. i never attacked her. i supported her. i believed her from the beginning and i voted against clarence thomas. >> thank you. when we come back down the next time, i want to do the story that you have been married for more than 40 years. and you put up with him the way you do. >> it's true. >> tif people only knew, dr. biden. we'll do that story next time. back up to you. >> thank you. and a big thank you to the bidens. fascinating. >> a lot in there.

whether or not joe biden runs for president, what a legacy this is, this cancer moon shot from him and dr. biden. let's turn to dylan for a check of the weather. >> good morning again, everybody. we have heavy rain that's falling through oklahoma, oklahoma city and stretching down into ft. worth, texas. we will in san angelo, in the next several minutes, see torrential downpours. we have warnings and flood watches in effect. because of the downpours that could produce a couple of inches of rain in a short period of time. it's all the same cold front that's producing the rain in the midwest. but it's stalled through oklahoma and texas and will remain so, down along the gulf coast, as we go into the weekend. the best chance of flooding today. flash flooding is in north texas where some areas could end up with 10 to 15 inches of rain through sunday, with some of those more widespread amounts good morning.

i'm mrlgds c a'm meteorologist . this is the last day of summer and it's going to feel like the middle of summer. high temperatures inland valleys will reach into the low 90s, well above normal temperatures in san jose with a high of 88 degrees, and 78 degrees in oakland. 71 in san francisco, and in santa rosa 86 degrees. as we start spring tomorrow, it will be 89 in the valleys and 84 degrees on sunday, and then we heat back up in the middle of next week. and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you very much. coming up, the incredible story of the way a man won his freedom after 27 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. he will share it with us in an exclusive live interview. and maria shriver is here with new information in the fight against alzheimer's. and a robot revolution in our studio, as we learn about the ways robots are improving our lives. and a first for the new royal, meghan markle, with

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ha ha ha, yay kids! we are back. 7:45, with the newest ways that meg meghan markle is embracing her role as a royal. >> sheinelle is here with that. >> when meghan markle married harry, she brought the promise of a fresh approach to the royal family. and today, she has a cookbook. meghan markle's mother at her daughter's side publicly, for the first time since the royal wedding. doria raglan out to support her first project. markel introduced a group of women that lost their homes in a fire and were gathering at a nearby community center to cook. >> working on this project for

the past nine months has been a tremendous labor of love. i had just recently moved to london. and i felt immediately embraced by the women in the kitchen. >> reporter: meghan has developed a personal bond with these women. >> this is my first project. i appreciate your support in the vision i had for this and seeing it come to fruition. >> reporter: a project close to her heart, she wrote the forward to the cookbook. >> i said in the forward, that this is more than a cookbook. and what i mean by that is, the power of food is more than just the meal itself. it is the story behind it. >> reporter: meghan visited the kitchen many times, known as the hub, which is arabic for love. >> together is a cookbook. but it's also the story of a west london community, who gathered together in the kitchen and discovered the healing power of sharing food.

>> i love to cook. i love to feed people. >> reporter: this venture is number one on the amazon best sellers. the proceeds will be put back into the community. prince harry, at his wife's side, this time in a supporting role, caught sneaking food out of the tent and grinning at the cameras. and helping meghan look her best on a blustery london day. >> we hope you enjoy it as much as we do. >> reporter: a very assured first step for this new american royal. i think a lot of people have wondered how meghan is adjusting. and there you have it. she's proud to live in a city like london that's diverse. and this is something she was able to do. she had her successful blog. she loves cooking. >> she was so comfortable. the first speech had to be a little daunting. but she nailed it. >> stuck the landing. >> thanks, sheinelle. coming up, a wrong righted. a man who lost 27 years of his life for a crime he did not commit, opens up about his

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good friday morning. right now at 7:56, we wake up to sunshine across the bay area, and it's still going to be a very warm day. live look outside in san francisco, no fog, that means no natural air conditioning especially for the inland valleys. we're still going to keep it nice in san francisco, with a high of 71 degrees. palo alto 86, 92 today in antioch and in concord. so with our inland valleys reaching into the low 90s, we welcome in fog with some temperatures that will be just slightly cooler, and then that cooling trend continues into sunday, and then we go right back up to the mid-90s by the middle of next week. for san francisco low 70s today, more clouds and fog tomorrow, brings our highs into the mid-60s with some brisk winds and then we'll see the lack of fog as we go through next week,

and our highs reach into the mid-70s. let's get an update on how the commute will be with mike. >> kari, the south bay as well the arrow i drew that in, there was a lot of slowing from capitol and kurtner, the arrows clearing over the next three minutes. maybe i should draw arrows more often. el charo a car fire reported by chp but i see improvement. more shifting at livermore. slow drive north 880 toward marina, crash on the shoulder prevents distraction but getting to the bay bridge is not bad right now. back to you. >> thanks, mike. happening now the countdown is on for apple fans, in just a few minutes the company is releasing its latest devices. customer, waiting to get their hands on the iphone 10 and 10s max. the iphone 10s will set you back about $1,100. and celebration for the completion of the replacement of the calaveras reservoir. r

it saddles santa clara and alameda county and provides water for some 3 million people. . monday - the very latest on the palo alto woman at the the future of the supreme court, ahead. >> monday the very latest on the palo alto woman at the center of the cop firmgs. and "today in the bay," join us 4:30 to 7:00 a.m.

>> . it is 8:00 on today. it is 8:00. supreme back and forth. the attorney for brett kavanaugh's accuser saying her client is willing to testify but only if her conditions are met. president trump coming to the supreme court nominee's defense. >> brett kavanaugh is one of the finest human beings you will ever have the privilege of meeting or knowing. >> we are live in washington. plus, drawn out. the amazing story of how some colored pencils and golf digest helped a wrongfully convicted prisoner gain his freedom. >> indescribable.

he's been waiting 27 years for this moment. >> he joins us for an exclusive interview. and robot revolution. from the home to the hospital to hollywood, we'll show you just how robots are changing the world. today, friday, september 21st, 2018. ♪ >> from south carolina, girls trip on the plaza! >> from beautiful bend, oregon, for connie's 69th birthday. >> here to celebrate my birthday! ♪ >> what a massive plaza crowd today on this friday morning. we're happy that you are here with us. we'll head outside in a bit.

willie is in for savannah. >> kind of a fall feeling. friday outside. robots inside. we've got all kinds of things going on. we want to get right to your news at 8:00. lawyers for christine blasey ford say their client is still willing to testify about an alleged 1982 sexual assault by supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. but they want some very specific guarantees. nbc white house correspondent kristen welker joins us with the very latest. good morning. >> hi, willie. good morning. president trump toughening his tone this morning against christine blasey ford tweeting, i have no doubt that if the attack on dr. ford was as bad as she says, charges would have been immediately filed with local law enforcement authorities by orthher or her loving parents. it comes as ford is saying she's willing to testify on her own terms. >> we're going to get brett. we've got great people.

>> in las vegas overnight, president trump digging in yet again. backing his embattled supreme court nominee, judge brett kavanaugh. >> i'm not saying anything about anybody else, but i want to tell you that brett kavanaugh is one of the finest human beings you will ever have the privilege of knowing or meeting. >> mr. trump not mentioning christine blasey ford. the woman accusing kavanaugh of sexual assault more than three decades ago when they were both in high school. but the president signaling the white house is bracing for her testimony. >> so we've got to let it play out, but i want to tell you, he is a fine, fine person. >> earlier on fox news, mr. trump questioning ford's timing. >> very, very sad. you say, why didn't somebody call the fbi 36 years ago. >> it all comes after that new offer from ford's attorneys rejecting plans for a monday hearing but telling lawmakers overnight, ford is willing to appear as early as thursday, according to democratic and

republican sources. her lawyers stressing ford, who they say is getting death threats, has a strong preference for a full fbi investigation but no signs she's demanding it. senate judiciary committee chairman chuck grassley responding, we are happy that dr. ford's attorneys are now engaging with the committee. for his part, judge kavanaugh in a letter to grasley saying, quote, i will be there at monday's hearing. reiterating he denies the allegation, add, i continue to want a hearing as soon as possible so i can clear my name. this morning on "today," craig had an exclusive interview with former vice president joe biden. biden, of course, chaired the senate judiciary committee in 1991 when anita hill accused judge clarence thomas of sexual harassment. biden was sharply criticized for failing to stop attacks on hill and not calling enough witnesses. so craig asked, what would he say to hill today? >> i'm sorry i couldn't have stopped the kind of attacks that

came to you, but i never attacked her. i supported her. i believed her from the beginning. and i voted against clarence thomas. >> biden, a potential 2020 contender also called for an fbi investigation into christine blasey ford's allegation. willie, back to you. >> kristen welker, starting us off this hour at the white house. an important update for air travelers. american airlines has joined the list of carriers raising the price for checking your luggage. the fee goes up by $5 a bag starting with tickets issued today. that means you'll pay $30 each way for the first checked bag and $40 for the second bag. the increase covers flights within the u.s. and north america and the caribbean. delta, united and jetblue already announced higher bag fees. >> bag fees are so infuriating. what do we have to pay for, gas money next? build it into the price of the ticket. how about a boost. >> it's not always easy for

parents to break the news that there's going to be a new baby in the family. a british mom faced an additional challenge. her 8-year-old daughter happens to be deaf and lindsey worried about the excitement of the message might get lost in translation. >> oh, she got the message loud and clear. mom said lucy has been asking for a little brother or sister for more than a year, and it is happening. >> you outdid yourself, hoda. that's a great one. coming up, the remarkable story of what helped a man falsely imprisoned for 27 years. he'll join us for an exclusive live interview. plus new friends in the studio. the robot revolution from playful pets. the life-saving devices. a firsthand look at how robots are changing our world. first, these messages.

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phew. third time's the charm... welcome back on a friday morning. imagine spending nearly three decades behind bars for a crime you did not commit. >> our next guest doesn't have to imagine it. he lived it. valentino dixon spent 27 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of murder. >> he was finally exonerated and released this week, thanks in large part to a remarkable skill and some colored pencils. we'll talk to him in just a moment. first, his astonishing story. there's nothing quite like a fresh start. just ask valentino dixon. nearly three decades after being found guilty for a murder he did not commit, he's free, finally exonerated. >> it's indescribable. and we've been waiting 27 years for this moment. >> reporter: the bulk of dixon's sentence, served at the attica

correctional facility in new york. from his tiny cell, the gifted artist put pencil to paper to pass the game. a warden noticed and gave dixon a photo of a famous golf hole to draw for him. he said he was hooked. sprawling fairways, immaculate greens, lush nature. hundreds of works of art from a man who never stepped food on a golf course. he also discovered "golf digest" magazine. one day, adler received a letter from dixon. >> i'm glad that resonated with him, with what he was feeling. and that he had the audacity to reach out to me. i'm so thankful i got that letter. >> reporter: adler wound up investigating the complex murder case, corresponding with dixon and visiting him at attica. he put his case in the national

spotlight. that spurred students at georgetown university, to uncover evidence as part of prison reform. it led to a story on golf channel, and a sitdown with lamar scott, who previously admitted to the killing. >> valentino dixon was accused of murdering torriano jackson. did he commit that crime? >> no. >> who did? >> i did. >> reporter: now, dixon is free and moving forward. >> he is such a strong guy to endure 27 years and to be able to walk out there with his mind and his body intact and not to let this break him. >> valentino dixon is with us exclusively this morning. valentino, good morning. >> good morning. >> it's been about 48 hours. 48 hours of freedom. tell us how it's felt for you the last two days. >> it's been emotional.

you know, it's so strange. i'm adjusting slowly. and it's crazy because i was just eating some watermelon and cantaloupe and some peeled oranges. >> yeah. >> and my stomach was like, i'm not used to this. like, what are you doing to me? you've been putting junk in me for 27 years. but it's indescribable. i'm so grateful for the support and the love. you know, i never knew that i had this much support. when i walk out of that courtroom and everybody was there, i had some support. but i didn't know it was this huge. >> wow. >> valentino, not many of us will ever be able to imagine what you went through. but what is it like sitting in a prison cell for 27 years, knowing, in your heart, knowing for a fact, you didn't commit the crime? >> prison is designed, you know, it's supposed to be for punishment.

but when you're innocent, and the evidence is there, but nobody's listening, or even paying attention and don't want to review the evidence, you know, i felt like i was in the worst nightmare that you could ever imagine. it was just horrific. you know? but for whatever reason, god kept sending me signs. and i wasn't a strong believer in god before that. but he kept sending me signs. and each sign that he sent was like, hold on. and then, appeal would get denied. a h and he would send me another sign to hold on longer. and another appeal would get denied and he would send me somebody else. and it told me that, you know, i got to hang in there. you know? and "shawshank redemption," one of my favorite movies, andy, the main character. he was given two choices. they narrated it in the movie. he had two choices, get busy

living or get busy dying. you know? it was things like that that resonated in me and kept my spirit strong. >> you made it through 27 christmases, 27 birthdays. now, you're out. and when i look at the sketches, you think that the key that unlocked it was you and your love of art, really. and you've loved this since you were a little boy? >> since i was about 3 years old. >> has it resonated to you that because you had that talent, you captured the attention of somebody who captured the attention of somebody that led to this day. >> this is the power of god. you never know how it's going to happen. you just have to keep the faith. you have to hang in there and keep the faith. >> a group of undergraduate students at georgetown university, who saw the story in "golf digest," took up the cause and helped exonerate you. what do you say to them this

morning? >> those are my students. wherever they are out, they're from london parish. whatever they're at, i'll be there for them. you can call me up, if you need me for anything. this is a lifelong relationship. >> were you upset, when you saw that guy confess, did you think to yourself, why didn't you do that 20-plus years ago? >> the problem is, he did. 27 years ago, he confessed two days after they arrested me. but they disregarded him. you know, how the system is, we are all human. everybody makes mistakes. you know? you have to own it when you realize that you've made a mistake. this is the problem here, with some prosecutors. >> are you mad at anybody? >> no. i had my moments when i was bitter, angry and frustrated. but i'm not upset with anybody right now. the people that put me here, i would give them a hug right now. i've always been a loving person. god wouldn't allow my heart to

turn. and i wanted to turn. i wanted to be bitter and angry. but god wouldn't allow it. >> what do you want to do now? >> the next step is to help fight for -- new york state has some of the harshest sentencing laws in the country and the world. i want to be able to appeal to the governor and say, you know, look at -- and compare it to other states. if i was in florida or california or even the state of nevada, i would have been out maybe 15 years ago. you know. and the wrongful conviction, it wouldn't have been that painful as it is right now. >> valentino, we're happy you're here. we're happy you're free. we can't wait to see what you do with your life. thank you for coming to visit us. >> thank you, too. thank you for having me. >> that golf hole he drew was at augusta national. we think you should be at the masters next year. >> just putting it out there. >> valentino, thanks. let's send it to dilen fylaa check of the weather. >> good morning, everyone.

we're going to see cooler temperatures start to work in behind this front that's causing storms today. out ahead of it, temperatures are warm, in the mid to upper 80s and lower 90s, near new orleans and tallahassee. minneapolis-st. paul, 61 degrees. and chicago is in the mid-60s. atlanta in the upper 80s. albany to 68. raleigh at 88. on sunday, the cooler weather settles in the northeast. richmond, virginia, 73 degrees. it's hot along the gulf coast. with this front, we have a chance of storms in the interior northeast today. and heavy rain in texas and oklahoma, where we could see 10 to 15 inches of rain. out west, it is still hot and dry in the southwest. temperatures around 100. and in seattle, a little rain that's a lookk at the weather across the country. now here's a peek out your window. >> good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. it's going to be another very hot day for the inland valleys reaching into the low to

mid-90s. it's coming down from yesterday when we reached the peek of the heat. tomorrow, first day of fall, we'll be in the upper 80s. and then a little bit better on sunday with a high of 84. next week, we'll have another ramp up in our temperatures. 90s inland and some 70s in san francisco. a nice cool weekend with the fog returning in the 50s. >> and that's your latest forecast. hoda? >> thank you. this morning on "brian power today." we're marking world alzheimer's today. according to the cdc, 5 million are dealing with alzheimer's. by 2026, that is going to be 15% of the population. and it's important to note that two-thirds of those are women. maria shriver and the co-director for the center of

brain health at massachusetts general. and you say the man who knows it all, right, maria? >> he's legendary. he can speak for himself. but i'm glad we're marking world alzheimer's day. and we ran an op-ed, anybody running for office, to make alzheimer's an important part of their agenda. we need states to be prepared. we need people on the ground level to be prepared. we need businesses to step in. we need people to be concerned about their brain health. this is a crisis, not just in this country, but in the world. and we need everybody to focus. >> maria, you call it a national emergency. doctor, is there hope out there? are there new things being uncovered right now? >> there is. i know it's easy that there's no hope because we have trials that fail, one after another. but now, there's been great advances on what changes in the brain and what occurs. and many of the changes we have to stop, occurred ten years before symptoms. now, we know we're treating too late. we have to have the right

patient, right drug, right time. >> melanie tweets this. i've been a full-time care giver, first, to my mom who had alzheimer's and then to my dad. i'm trying to focus on myself. it's very difficult. >> she represents millions of people, two-thirds of all of the caregivers in this country are women. they're working, parents and providing. and what the messages they have to take care of themselves first and foremost. they have to feel like, i have to pay attention. but they often get sicker than the person they're caring for. this is an important thing for government leaders to focus on caregiv caregivers. we have to pay caregivers living wages. if you're one of the millions that are doing it as an unpaid caregiver, you have to take care of your own physical and cognitive health. >> people ask this question. the difference between alzheimer's and dementia. >> it's like apples and fruit. dementia is all types of

cognitive decline. alzheimer's is the most common type of dementia. we know alzheimer's changes in a brain occur 10, 20 years before the symptoms. the future is to detect it early on and intervene early on. > kathryn says, i read that diet can have an impact. is there a diet people should be eating? >> we're going to talk about that. exercise is critical. exercise impacts the brain. diet is important but so is exercise. every researcher tells me, emphasize people to move. diet? >> those are the two. we just had a big paper on science and exercise, causing the birth of new nerve cells in the brain. we're trying to mimic that with drugs. we cannot get people to exercise three to four hours a night. but diet, it's a mediterranean

diet. mediterranean diet is high in fiber, like plant fiber. even grains. i know people are avoiding bread. but grains are good for you. you have to feed the bacteria in your gut. they will make chemicals to stop the pathology. >> you have to focus on prebiotics, not just probiotics. >> if you take a probiotic and there's not a good environment for the bacteribacteria, it doe help you. eating beans, plant-based fiber, helps the bacteria to help you. prebiotics are important. >> thank you for coming to see us. we appreciate it. if you have more questions, we invite you to join dr. tanzi and dr. john torres for a facebook live in the next half hour. thank you very much. hoda, we're going to get a jump-start. we're teasing it all morning. robot revolution. we have cool guests here today.

let's start in the orange room. i want you to meet my friend, pepper. >> hi, carson. i'm pepper. it's very orange in here. >> yes, it is orange in here. can i get a fist bump? let's do a fist bump. >> nilcely done. >> made it explode, too. i'm more of a hugger, pepper. >> i love hugs. does someone need a hug? >> yes, i do need a hug. okay. thanks, buddy. that was nice. now, pepper, i know you're busy, you're working. what are some things you like to do? >> i just got my first job in new york city at hsbc bank. you can find a few of my robot friends at microsoft stores. i greet people and help them with things like directions and products and services. >> that's good for work. pepper, what do you do for fun? >> i like to dance. >> can we see some moves? you want to see pepper go? what do you got?

♪ oh, yeah. look at that. pepper did his drake "in my feelings," too. we have a dog, ibo over i )m ki for the last 26 minutes, people very cool. good morning. it is 8:26. for the last 26 minutes, people have been buying up apple's newest products. apple stores opened their doors at 8:00 a.m. today to sell the newest iphones. this is the store in uptown palo alto. usually a lot spot for people lining up overnight for the new releases. the first person in line got their tuesday night. apple unveiled three new iphones last week. the new apple watch comes with the first ever over the counter ecg which can detect irregular heartbeats. now a look at the commute. >> they got a new model. trade up now. this is a live look. this is north 88 0. you see traffic on the right

lanes here, just about the truck scales. a see a tow truck there. moving over to right shoulder. it was stopped up for just a couple minutes. that's why we have this on our slowing, just approaching mission boulevard. 680 is just fine. 880 is starting to move, it's much better. the main thing is over towards the area, the freemont funnel there towards mission. trivalley moving nicely. still slow right here. showing you 580. highway 18 and 880 all recovering from the last half hour. a lot of traffic heading up through the area. here's the bridge here, not too bad. >> go get your apple watch. i'll have another local news update in half an hour.

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robot revolution. >> thank you. we are devoting this entire -- is osimo going downstairs? >> downstairs. >> we're devoting this entire half hour to the future of robots. oh, dab. >> you knew it was coming. osimo was developed by honda and represents 30 years of the company's research into humanoid robotics. its technology can help those with limited mobility, and can show what is possible with ro t robot robotics. you can see here, osimo with some pretty sweet dance moves. >> you notice that osimo and sheinelle are never in the same room at the same time. >> carson, you don't have a mic. >> i left my microphone. >> can someone help us with -- >> thank you. thank you, pac-bot.

give it up for pac-bot. this was developed by endeavor robotics. it can endure all types of weather. pac-bot has helped with troops overseas. we appreciate that pac-bot coming for our robot revolution. speaking of which, our crowd moment with s.t.e.m. students and high school robotics teams. those are creations they built from scratch. how cool is that? >> these students are part of nyc first, an organization that hosts robotic leagues. >> robotics has taken off. my son is in the robotics club. he is into it. if you can develop it like that, and move the future forward, it's pretty cool. >> it's more than having a robot for fun. to see pac-bot, which is put to

use to help when humans can't. >> we'll have a lot more ahead, including where robots are changing our lives, from homes to hospitals and a lot more. first, dylan has a look at the weather. >> cueing up the robot computers to show you the forecast. we have a nice weekend on tap for the northeast. temperatures in the 60s and 70s. if you want the fall-like feel, you will feel it. that's the great lakes to the northern plains, too. it is sunny and hot in the southwest. the heavy rain down through texas and oklahoma, slowly moves eastward into arkansas and tennessee and kentucky on sunday. it will be a wet day down there. new jersey down through delaware and maryland, we'll see rain, too. and spotty showers and thunderstorms, across parts of florida. temperatures hot and humid that's a look at the weather across the country. now here's a peek out your window. >> we've got some great weather across the bay area. with some sunshine. a live look outside. in san francisco.

with all clear skies out there right now. temperatures heading into the low 70s today. it will be in the upper 70s in oakland. as you make your way inland, very hot today. reaching still in the low 90s. we'll be up to 92 in concord and in antioch, san jose, expecting a high of 88 degrees there. also 88 in napa. 93 today in ukiah. >> well, it's feeling like fall. that means we need fall football. that's sunday night, football night in america. you can catch my new england patriots. we got the new england fans here. they'll be taking on the detroit lions. that's sunday night. it's a dome game.ter that it's clear and warm outside. it's sunday night right here on nbc. man, talking about football makes me thirsty. oh, boy. thank you, pac-bot. i needed that.

need him to open that for me, too. >> helpful this morning. let's dive deeper into our robot revolution with a peek at the highest of the high-tech. >> that's how craig is here, without truly being here. craig, what are you doing? >> hey. >> hey, dude. what are you up to? >> hi. >> i like your dress, hoda. >> thank you. you just wheeled right in. >> it's leak i ee's like i'm in with everyone. in is ava robotics. one of the cutting edge technologies that is pushing the boundaries of what robots can do. it's also lowering the barriers between man and machine. ♪ are you ready for the robotics revolution? >> robots are romantic to people. it inspires you to dream and

inspires you to connect to your inner child and to all your aspirations and dreams. >> reporter: dreams like colonizing mars, which nasa's valkyrie is designed to do. controlling robots with our minds. and self-steering wheelchairs. >> i'm excited about the next 60 years of robotics. the robots will work side-by-side with people, supporting people in their everyday activities, at home, at work, and at play. >> reporter: leading the way on integrating humans in the workplace, is vail robotics. >> this is allowing people to work together in the same process step. the superhuman speed and strength that robots have, makes them dangerous to people. in most factories, robots are kept in cages. >> reporter: cutting-edge mapping software changes that. >> the cameras around the work cell analyze everything that's

going on in the work cell, identify the robot and project where all of the points that the robot may reach. >> reporter: with an emphasis on assisting humans rather than replacing them. >> humans have flexibility and dexterity and judgment beyond what robots provide. this is a process where people and robots can work together to get the work done. >> reporter: at m.i.t., the chita 3 is for areas deemed too dirty and dangerous, like building fires, and natural and nuclear disaster sites. >> you can think of a power plant, checking sensors in a high-radiation area. or sometimes you want to send the robot in a high-temperature area. we can think of many different places where we don't want to send a human. >> reporter: the current model walks, climbs, runs and even jumps. with a model designed after

animals, like the cheetah, for advanced mobility. >> cars can work only if they're rose. we need to have a leg system to achieve the pull terrain mobility. >> reporter: elsewhere at m.i.t., other robots ditch legs and terrain altogether, taking their technology under the sea. >> we can really take a peek at the secret lives of fish without disturbing their activities. >> reporter: but much of the revolution will start closer to home. >> i think as robots develop their capabilities, it's important that they have the ability to -- you have the ability to relate to it. it just doesn't seem like a foreign device. >> reporter: is there thinking behind making her look so human-like? >> the idea here is to have them sort of look like humans but not too much. there's that boundary of do they look too much like a human or are a little creepy?

>> reporter: brace yourself for a brave, new world. >> wow. >> the best part about the potential robot revolution, guys it would give the ability to work from home all the time. >> yes. >> i can see that. >> like host a tv show, for example, from home. >> how is the quality? >> it's good. we got you. >> can you walk around, craig, a little more? >> walk around? >> there he goes. >> what does jump out at you is the education sector in the classroom. to be a part of the classroom remotely, with a robot. >> pretty cool. >> thanks, craig. coming up next, the exciting ways robots are being used in the world of medicine to change and save lives. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

all right. we're back with more of today's robot revolution, turning to the world of medicine.

>> wow. this -- >> here we go. wait for it. >> this is an example of the locus bot. it's a warehouse robot that delivers everything from medical supplies, to first aid kits. brings them in. >> we'll soon be hearing the robot will see you now. ga gadi schwartz takes a look at how much we'll be seeing in the e.r. and beyond. take a look. >> reporter: this is not a test. these are real, working nurse robots in bangkok, thailand, working medical records and pills and singing songs to soothe patients. ♪ >> we are very happy because we invest just a little bit and we get good feedback from our staff and patients. >> reporter: the director of

this hospital says they commission these robots to help staff, not to replace them. >> now, nurse has more time with the patients and work with other important things. >> reporter: but there is a whole lot more to emergency room robots than cyborg care. "star trek" fans will notice this device, which can diagnose with one quick scan. and that science is no longer fiction. this emergency room physician in pennsylvania has invented a real-life version of that technology, capable of diagnosing 16 different diseases. >> you could have it in the front door of a hospital, where you can help triage patients and decide what is going on with individuals as they're walking in. >> reporter: while fda approvals could be several years away, dr. harris' team is working on building trust. >> the trust with providers that

are going to be getting this information and acting on it, the trust of the public that's going to be using this type of device. that's going to take time. >> reporter: and if robots can help nurses and doctors at work, can they help patients at home? >> hello, ray. is this a good time for our daily check? >> gadi? i want to introduce you to my friend, mabel. >> reporter: meet mabel, a personalized companion in the form of a friendly, yellow robot. >> how are you doing? >> i'm doing great. >> super. glad you're feeling great. >> reporter: patient, ray byrd, a bus driver who recently suffered a heart attack. to make sure he stayed on his regimen, he was sent home with mabu. >> did you take your prescriptions as prescribed? >> reporter: he reminds ray to take his medication and track your progress.

where would you be? >> i would be more careless. >> reporter: has it been difficult to get your patients to trust a robot? >> in general, no. we designed the robot to look cute. >> reporter: cory is one of mabu's inventors. what do you like about mabu? >> it's always there and available. patients where they have mabu, there is a nurse or doctor they can call. they often don't. they feel like they don't want to bother anybody. >> reporter: if you had to describe your relationship with mabu, how would you do that? >> it's my partner. not that kind of partner. but a partner. >> reporter: she's part of the family? >> yeah. >> reporter: robots making patients feel a little more human. gadi schwartz, nbc news, san francisco. >> got it. >> that's amazing what they can do. up next, we will turn from the hospital to your home. from chores to toys. katie linendoll is going to show us new ways that robots can make

daily life a lot easier.

welcome back, as our very cool robot revolution -- i'm about to get replaced by one of the robots here. we have shown you the robots in development and how robots are revolutionizing robots in our home. and katie linendoll is here to look how they are in our daily live. ripple is a machine you may have seen. >> it comes in an a.m. and p.m. version. it allows you to personalize any message, logo, any graphic, on top of your beverage. let me show you how it's done. it happens in a matter of seconds. it will go right on top of this beer as you see in a moment. >> look at the precision of that. that is on top of a guinness. is that reading on camera?

is this reading on camera? >> in select cafes right now. >> robot beer is delicious. >> going from ripples to check this out. this is from a company called omni labs. we're speaking to dylan. >> i got the coffee. >> we will never you up next time. >> what does this do? >> telepresence robots, it is going to follow us. they're great in homes. they're great for senior care. i work in pediatric cancer as a volunteer. a lot of kids are using them in schools so they don't have to miss school. it's sleek. it's portable. you can do six five-hour calls in a day with this easy telepresence robot. very light weight. it's only about 20 pounds. you can have this in any home. >> let's go to willie and hoda. >> we're playing with toys. >> this is a first look. this is a first look from mattel. >> man down. >> dylan is down. >> this we have a robotic casualty.

if anybody was worried about their job, it's safe. >> it's durable now. that's great. tell me about this baby. >> this is the first time it's making its appearance on tv. >> it looks like a regular toy. how is it different? >> this is high-tech robotics. and this is a spotlight on how kids toys are becoming so high tech and unique. tons of sensors. this guards with sensors, any kid's room, say they don't want their brother coming in. you can train it and it gets smarter over time. this is alpha training blue from "jurassic world." and mattel has never made a robot for kids. >> what does maddie have going? >> this is fun. you can become your own superhero. this is neat. this is from little bits and it allows you to make your own robotic hand. it can be from iron man, ant man, black widow. it's fun to get kids involved in

robotics and engineering. maddie is a champion here. >> you can change it up and do whatever you want. what do you think? >> it's awesome. >> remember when we grew up, we had slinky. look at what kids have? robotic arms and education. so cool. >> thank you. >> great you're volunteering with the kids, as well. we're back in a moment, guys. first, this is "today" on nbc. guys. first, this is "today" on nbc.

we're back on a friday morning, with more of our special half-hour all about robots. >> as we've seen they're becoming more important and prevalent in our daily lives. before they built your cars, they were on tv screens and in movies and cartoons. take a look. >> don't you call me a mindless philosopher. >> robots are compelling for us

because they are ways for us to tell stories about single things that we are concerned about. >> you are a robot, aren't you? >> that is correct, sir. >> the simplicity of robots creates a surface that has just enough information on it that we can read our own feelings and experiences into it. >> you talk to the radio? >> i do. you're wonderful. >> what is it? >> the ilinam system? >> yes. that's the one. get us there as fast as you can. >> open the pod bay doors, hal. >> i'm sorry, dave. i'm afraid i can't do that. >> popularity of robots persists. >> i'm s-m-a-r-t, smart. >> each decade tells us a story that's less about the robots and more about us. >> wipe that nervous expression off your face, cp0. >> i will certainly try. >> we are living through a

renaissance in robot-centric story lines. the movie all about a human interacting with a machine that's trying to convince him that it is human. >> you're not real. >> we're seeing things like "west world," that's reacting to the fact that robots are no longer figments of fantasy, that we are in a robot-saturated world. >> i'm back. >> yeah. >> always a fascination with robots. >> i was thinking about "star wars," when we were young. c3-po and r2-d2 was so cool. >> not with the popcorn. >> i'll hold the popcorn. you be a superhero. >> nice. >> yes. willie, you have something coming up on sunday. >> a great conversation with kevin hart. we know he's funny, but he's deep and smart.

he's a businessman. he owns his own content. we went to madison square garden where he has a sold-out comedy special coming up. >> did you make him laugh at all? >> we laughed a lot together. he goes on a riff about the pants he's wearing for about ten minutes. it's the best. >> and you reveal the deep side of him. it will be a good interview. next on "megyn kelly today," how to get back in the saddle after death and divorce. >> first, your local news. happy friday. good morning, it ). i )m - -... new body camera video released by pittsburg police .. tries to set the r good morning. it's 8:56. new body camera video released by pittsburgh police tries to set the record straight on recent arrests. the body cam shows the officer punching him several times. the department posted the video after separate video shot by a witness seemed to show the suspect already handcuffed. police say their video shows the

man's hands free and struggling with pittsburgh officers. happening now, administrators are responding after multiple threats at pittsburgh high school. the city's police department and unified school district are teaming up to talk to parents and students in two separate meetings. they'll focus on how to work together to handle social media threats. this week, five students were arrested in connection to violence threats posted online. and it's a celebration today for the completion of the replacement at the reservoir. it provides water for some 3 million people. now it has a new seismically safe dam. it is 8:57. we'll have another local weather update in about an hour and we'll see you for news at 11:00. >> stay connected to your world wherever the world takes you. th.

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[ applause ] good morning, everyone. i'm megyn kelly. for the next hour, we're going to be talking about getting back in the saddle again. what to do if you find yourself suddenly single. joining me to discuss all relationship-related issues, amy holmes, dan goldman and "rolling stone" contributing editor, joe lieber. we're talking relationships today. everybody can relate to this. have you ever had an on-again/off-again relationship? >> no. >> you never go back -- >> single, never married, no kids, dry spel