>> we are back with a live local news update. >> join us at 11:00. we will have much more weather and the news of the day, thank you for starting your day with us. have a great day. good morning. green light. under mounting pressure, white house agrees to expand the investigation of brett kavanaugh. new key witnesses interviewed. including high school friend mark judge. with questions raised about the nominee history of drinking and alleged involvement in a bar brawl in college. >> let's see how it all works out. i'll tell you what. they're trying to destroy a fine person. we can't let it happen. desperation and despair. crews running out of time to find survivors in the wake of devastating earthquake and tsunami in indonesia. overnight, another massive jump in the death toll.w, more than counting. we are there live.

tragedy on the field. a georg communin popular high school football player. ♪ >> the 17-year-old passing away just days after suffering a head injury during the game. this morning, friends and family speaking out. those stories and very, very lucky. >> i just want to tell him i love him from the bottom of my heart. >> the mother of the califor d up about the near deadly incident. and on her own. first lady touches down in africa kicking off the first solo trip >> and a horse bar. no, really. the story behind that chaos caught on camera. today, tuesday, october 2nd, 2018. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah

guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today." thank you for joining us on tuesday morning. >> nice to have you with us. >> we will start with fast movingsn the f expanded background investigation of supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. >> the white house says agents can interview anybody they deem necessary and they are doing just that. amid new questions of kavanaugh's past behavior. >> we have two reports for you. starting with nbc national correspondent peter alexander. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. top republican mitch mcconnell making clear they will vote on kavanaugh this week. with the friday deadline in the white house authorized the scope, but with conditions. ources familiar with the washington post the fbi will not look into kavanaugh's drinking inistatents he made about drinking during his testimony to see if those answers were

accurate or misleading. even new questions on the topics arise. this morning, brett kavanaugh facing new scrutiny over drinking habits in high school and college. his former classmate chad ludington said kavanaugh mischaracterized his drinking in college. >> i have seen brett drunk to the point he could easily been passed out. >> you never saw him passed out? >> i never saw him passed out. >> reporter: ludington saw kavanaugh getting into a bar brawl after a ub40 concert. a police report showing kavanaugh and four others questioned in new connecticut after a bar fight. a 22-year-old man accused kavanaugh of throwing ice on him. the report doesn't say if anyone was arrested. it comes as the president is speaking out on kavanaugh and alcohol. >> i watched the man saying he

did have>>eporter: in fact, kav never characterized drinking that way. >> i liked beer. i still like beer. but i did not drink beer to the point of blacking out and i never sexually assaulted anyone. >> reporter: the president also authorizing the fbi to expand the scope of its investigation into kavanaugh. giving the fbi the green light to interview anyone deemed necessary as long as it is wrapped up by friday according to a senior official. >> i think the fbi should interview anybody they want within reason. but you have to say within reason. they should interview but they should be guided and i'm being guid guided by what the senators are looking anfogh be interviewed by the fbi? >> i think so. >> reporter: a should shift by the white house after -- a sudden shift by the white house at the high school are party event.sheavanaugh

as for mark judge, he tells nbc news he has been interviewed by the fooin, bbi. previously judge said i never saw kavanaugh act in the manner dr. ford described. and deborah ramirez said he exposed himself to her at a party at yale. an allegation kavanaugh denies. a source familiar with the incident says he gave a list of witnesses to corroborate her claim. nbc news obtained the photo of kavanaugh and ramirez in 19 919. and text messages appear to show kavanaugh directly communicating with friends he hoped would refute ramirez claims b t story became public. more now about the college bar verified thender did. blaming democrats for what she called a desperate attack. blasting it as a quote

ridiculous story while questioning the new york times reporter's motivations. citing a reporter, a yale law school grad criticized kavanaugh. >> thank you, peter. how might this impact the midterms five weeks away? we have steve kornacki here with us. he has written a book "the red and the blue." we will talk about the book in a minute. you are the numbers cruncher. what are the americans saying about brett kavanaugh and if they support the the headline polarizing. after the hearings last week, just about everybody has an opinion on this story. there is slightly more opposition than support. that does make this the least popular supre robert bork in 1997. the last nominee to go down in the re.

is the opposition strong enough to look at the senator and susan collins or lisa murkowski or someone who would vote for a republican president's nominee. is this opposition so strong to take that person and say no. i need to be on the other side. when you look at 42-48 split. it looks like donald trump's approval rating. >> you have a new poll out that the kavanaugh effect is not showing up. >> we got a natufascinating tes. this is the most closely watched race in america. suburbs of washington, d.c. and barbara comstock. she is losing this race rights n -- right now. 50% to 44%. when people were asked about the kavanaugh effect. less than 10% said it was affecting their vote. it was equal. some for. some against her. what was driving it is opinion of donald trump.

>> the question is will it motivate people to go to the polls? that is the x factor. it isenthusiasm. will it help democrats or republicans? >> it can't hurt democrats. the question for democrats is have they maxed out the energy from the suburbs or females or the resistance to donald trump? it will reinforce that, but will it add anything new? on the republican side, you can say, if this nomination goes down, does that create incentive for republicans to got out and vote and -- to go out and vote? does it demoralize them? >> the book "the red and the blue." it is an important book. it looks at the genesis. the birth of what we call tribalism. fewer and fewer people persuade able. >> go back to the 1990s. the story here. the amazing thing. the terms red and blue. it means so much in politics.

in the 1990s, they meant nothing. the book is the story. bill clinton and newt gingrich and the impeachment fight and government shutdown. all of the events building toward that moment in the '90s. the start of the new century, the near perfect tie of the 2000 election. the "today" show plays an important part. the term, red states and blue states, was used in the context. tim russert said it before 2000 election. >> the book "the red and blue." steve, thank you. now to the crisis playing out in indonesia where the devastating earthquake and tsunami has wiped out entire villages. death toll jumping to more than 1,200 overnight. we havemackey frayer with more.

>> reporter: good morning, hoda. people here are still waiting for help. they need everything. food, fuel, fresh water. importantly, they need information because even as the death toll is surging, nobody is telling them how much are still missing. everywhere there's devastation. here at a crumpled hotel, dozens believed to be trapped. rescuers using sniffer dogs to find them. >> if somebody could be there. >> reporter: two days ago, there were voices and tapping. today silence. satellite images show how badly the earthquake and tsunami altered the landscape. buildings before and after. the town's coastline swallowed by the sea. the earthquake causinglandslide.

supplies are low. aid has been slow to reach here. military planes bringing relief supplies in and reloading with people wanting out. thousands have waited here to be evacuated. to anywhere that feels safer than this. there are still aftershocks here. we felt them earlier today. people are preparing to spend another night outside. they are nervous that the buildings damaged in the quake, like the one behind us, could crumble. as we were driving around today, we noticed a lot of people now hanging banners outside homes asking for help. savannah, hoda. >> janice, thank you. >> craig joins us. >> good morning to you, ladies. the start of the melania trump solo trip abroad as first lady is under way. she touched down in ghana a short time ago. nbc's ron allen is there. ron, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the first lady is here to show

the world that america really does care. this ighana. gateway to africa. she is receiving a warm welcome to a continent which donald trump was ignored or lady arri different message. a reception fit for a queen. first lady melania trump arriving in ghana. the first solo foreign mission. extending her be best campaign and backing the american foreign aid program as she explained at the united nations. >> by working with the developing countries around the world to help them with the journey to self reliance, u.s. aid work embodies much of what be best stands for. >> reporter: but the president argued for slashing foreign aid. >> moving forward, we are only going to give foreign aid to those who respect us and frankly are our friends. >> reporter: and the first

lady's message in africa already being welcomed after president trump's controversial remarks this year when he used the derogatory term to criticize african nations as "s-hole countries" during the closed door hearing. still, the president has a change of tone as mrs. trump takes off. >> we both love africa. >> reporter: she calls progress helping children. in ghmothers. in reducing poverty. and kenya, conservation. and in egypt, helping the country preserve rich history. >> why africa? >> her choice. she chose africa at a time when the administration has seen is not caring about africa at best. >> we don't talk as much. >> reporter: u.s. aid director

mark green says the first lady will hear about the clothing factory in ghana. foreign money invested to jump start business. mothers. working and able to support a family for the first time. mrs. trump's visit involves diplomacy and meetings with fellow first ladies and discussing projects. again, the message is america wants to get involved and do what it can to help. guys, back to you. >> ron allen in ghana. first ti hearing from the mother of the eighth grade by attacked by a shark off the coast of california. he cannot wait to get back in the water. here is nbc's tammy leitner. >> we want to thank the community and first responders and do-gooders who saved his life. >> reporter: this morning, a mother's emotional message to the good samaritans who saved

her son. >> without what we would be having a different scenario. he's asked for the people who saved his life. >> reporter: 13-year-old keen suffered a dark deep shark bite. saturday was the first day of lobster season. he was 200 yards off shore when attacked. his mom on the shore when it happened. >> he had the wirts about him. he knew there were men in a kayak. >> reporter: the kayakers and lifeguard pulling him on the small boat likely saving his life. >> i started paddling toward him. there was a big old wake of blood. >> reporter: the shark trailed the kayak as they raced him to shore. he was air lifted to the trauma center and rushed into surgery. >> i worked here for ten years. i checked with the trauma director. in the 30 years of experience

between us, we are not aware of an injury like this in this hospital. >> it is a miracle. he is a miracle. >> reporter: experts say the cooling water temperatures has increased shark sightings. the beach was closed for 48 hours, but has now reopened. >> there has been no reports from public or any public safety officers or shark activity in the area. >> reporter: and while he is still in the icu and has a long recovery ahead, this brave teen vows he will get back in the water. >> he wants to go back into the water. today, someone brought him a mask and snorkel. he feels pretty determined. >> reporter: for "today," tammy leitner, nbc news, los angeles. >> i wonder what his mom thinks about him getting back in the water. >> probably maybe not. we will get the first check of the weather from al. hello, mr. roker. >> good morning. thank you for getting your first weather from us. wet weather from cleveland to

new england. a fast moving system. we have a risk today for 15 million people for severe weather stretching from central ohio all the way to western new ork. stretches from the great lakes from des moines to iowa and damaging winds and risk of tornadoes as well. it a fast mover. we are looking at storms in the midwest and northeast later this evening. strong winds and heavy rain. chance of isolated tornadoes and back to the west. heavy showers and thunderstorms stretching through the upper midwest and the real concentration of heavy rain is from cleveland to bangor. 2 to 3 inches of rain local low. we will get -- locally. we willia get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. best fitting diaper. pampers cruisers with three-way fit. they adapt at the waist, legs

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>> excuse me? what? you get on the show a week and let's get rid of me. okay. see you later. i'll lay down here and you can kick some dirt on me. okay. >> oh, craig. >> you are in it now, myfriend. >> hate me a little bit. coming up, new concerns over football and head injuries after the death of a high school player and college player now fighting for his life. we with will hear from families and friends. and the dirty truth of the airplanes. there is the rossen report with the swab. we will see what the germometer found. but first this is "today" on

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we've been seeing dark clouds roll through, a lot of wet roadways this morning. this is the bay area's first real rainfall in about six months, alth north are seeing it. let's get the latest from meteorologist kari hall. >> we can see the picture clearly on stormranger, that's our mobile doppler radar. showing that rain in san francisco, parts of the peninsula and farther northward. that's where theul as we get a closer look, we can see pockets of very heavy rain through that commute in the north bay and moving into san francisco as well. bright reds also in san francisco right now as the rain comes down. there will be more waves of this. we can see quite a bit still offshore and making its way off towards the north and east oar the next couple of hours. for the south bay and east bay, we won't see as much rain. just a couple of passes of quick moving showers. a lot of it tapers off for the afternoon. we take a break and another round of rain will be possible during the overnight hours into the day for tomorrow. i'll be tracking that.

let's head over to mike for an update on the commute. look at how soupy this shot is, that's the reason for some of the slowing along with the volume to the north. there's the slow drive out of petaluma towards the golden gate bridge as laura showed you at the beginning of our report. radar activity continuing on that sid roadways moving into contra costa county, starting to dry out through the maze. still slow for traction, your right lane blocked. you see slowing through hayward across the san mateo and dunbarton bridges. >> another update in half an hour. see you then.

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playing violent video games leads to increased physical aggression in youngsters. we'll have more and that aways for family battling over the controller. >> wow. i never seen it. it's violent. >> check of today's headlines on this tuesday morning. the white house giving the green light for the fbi to interview anyone it deems necessary by friday in its investigation of supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. the new guidance was issued to the fbi in response to pushback that the scope of the probe is too narrow. meanwhile, president trump is standing by his pick. blasting democrats last night in tennessee. >> and then they want to take a lot longer with the fbi. no! the fbi, they should take -- by the way, if we took ten years they want more time. i'll tell you what, they're trying to destroy a very fine person. we can't let it happen. >> this morning, we're also learning that kavanaugh was apparently questioned in 1985

about a bar fight during his time at yale. the police report obtained by nbc news -- obtained by the new york news and not verified by nbc news does not say if any charges were filed. a big announcement from amazon. the company is raising its minimum wage to $15 per hr forat month. that includes full time, part ti the new minimum wage will benefit more than 250,000 workers in the u.s. as well as over 100,000 seasonal workers who are expected to be hired for the holidays. and have you heard this one? a horse walks into a bar and let's just say it did not go well. video shows customers and employees scrambling for safety. it happened in paris as the young horse galloped and bucked its way alongside the bar. it does a u-turn, comes back again. it wasn't done yet. turns out the horse had just dumped the rider from a racing stable nearby, made a run for it. the bar owner said thankfully nobody was hurt.

that is a ved yideo to remember >> no long faces. it's a joke. >> al approved. >> yes, he did. let's take a turn. we'll turn to a pair of tragedies on the football field. se and died d georgia boy and in tennessee, a college from a high school game. player is fighting for his life after sustaining a serious head injury during a game. both cases reigniting questions about safety on the field. nbc's gabe gutierrez has more on this. good morning. >> craig, good morning. there's been a massive outpouring of support for the family of a young man that loved hunting, fishing and football. officials are reviewing game footage to pin point exactly what happened. >> reporter: this morning a georgia community is heart broken after the sudden death of 17-year-old linebacker dylan thomas. >> he loved everybody. everybody loved him t i'm not just saying that. everybody really loved him. >> reporter: his teammate was on

the field friday when his friend had to be helped to the sideline in the third quarter. did you know how serious it was? >> i saw him walk off the field. i thought he was going to be okay. but whether he got to the bench, he started complaining he couldn't feel his legs. and thenta sinking in how bad he might have been hurt. >> reporter: officials at pike county high school say he suffered a brain injury but coach brad webber says at the time nothing seemed out of the ordinary. until dylan became inherent. >> he loved the game of football. he would not miss practice for anything. >> reporter: it was an motional weekend not just in georgia but also in nashville where another young football player is in critical condition after coeesitate is going to make sure they do by calling a time-out. >> christian abercrombie had also walked off the field while playing vanderbilt telling trainers he had a headache, minutes later he collapsed. death on the football field is rare. four million people that played aorganized football, 13 died from the sport, four were from

direct causes like head trauma, the other nine from indirect causes like heat stroke. >> he's a really good, kind hearted kid. loves to laugh and play football. >> reporter: back in georgia, dylan thomas had no known prior medical conditions. the shock is still sinking in today. >> he died doing what he loved to do and rarely people get that blessing. >>him. but he's always going to be a part of this team. >> gabe, the team obvious will you mourning the loss of dylan. what have they decided to do about the rest of their season? >> craig, it's been a very emotional time here at pike county high school. the players just had a team meeting where they decided that they will play their nexton fda. craig? >> all right. gabe gutierrez, thank you. we're going to switch gears now, get a check of the weather from mr. roker. >> we're moving out west. we've been talking about rosa. it's a tropical depression.

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brace yourself, the dirty side of air travel. >> after dozens of passengers go the sick during recent flights, a lot of people started asking, how about it? how about the germs lurking in the airport on the planes. there is one man for that job and it is our reporter jeff rossen. you have the germer ? either way, it's fun. remember i used this in your office? >> yes. we're not talking about that. >> i still have nightmares. by the better off being on an airplane. that's how bad it was. >> it whats that bad. >> we're talking about dangerous bacteria. you can pick it up before you even get on the plane. there is a study out of the uk finding the plastic bins in the security line have the highest level of viruses at airports. so how dirty are they here? what is the germiest part of the plane? today it's the germ meter, we're pulling it out swabbing the

bins, armbuckle up for this one. >> there is a medical emergency. >> reporter: weeks ago a flight landing in new york quarantined. >> back to your seats. please keep the aisle clear. >> reporter: 19 people reporting flu like symptoms. just one day later, two more flights landing in philadelphia quarantined. 12 passengers complaining of the same symptoms. health officials say it was the flu, likely caught overseas. so how germy are planes? the rossen reports team putting on the gloves to test it all. swabbing surfaces at major airports and aboard major airlines. first up, the bins at the tsa security line. i get in there swabbing it all, even the handles that you touch. look at that! 616 on the germ meter. anything over 100 on this is a

fail. so these tsa bins have failed by a lot. by the way, a couple of tsa workers just walked by and they said what are you doing? i said oh, we're testing these for germs and dirt. they said, you don't need the germ meter, day. certified lab. the tsa bins we swabbed contain the norse. we send the samples to a e. coli and other germs. >> they're bacteria we find in the intestines. they are fecal bacteria. that means they're contaminated with poop. >> aside from making myself to sick to my stomach, can they make me sick? >> yes, they can cause infections in healthy human beings. you touch your eye, certainly with get an eye infection. if it gets inside a cut, you could have a tissue infection. >> reporter: so give you an idea how gross the tsa bins are, let's compare them to the airport bathroom. i swab the toilet. remember, the bins came in at 616. look at that.

only 32. that means this airport bathroom is clean. er test. the airport bathroom toilet and the flush button are cleaner than the tsa bins we put our hands on and stuff in. gross. how bad is it in the air? let's fly. we swab it all from the arm rests -- 429. they're really filthy. >> reporter: to the seelt belts. >> 589. this buckle is disgusting. >> reporter: that seat belt also testing positive for bacteria. the bacteria that can make you sick. but this next test even surprised us. i'm scared to see this. the tray table. i swab and swab -- guys.sray table, it looks clean. but look at all those germs.

youtaining the mother load ofng bacteria. >> plus, they're more difficult to treat with antibiotics which makes them more concerning. >> what do you make of the results? >> the tray tables have back tear yashgs seats have bacteria on them, the airplanes are filthy. >> i love that from the doctor. what is your diagnosis? the airplanes are gross. the t is. a cannot control germs on the bins. the airlines do a good job cleaning the planes, they try. there is no way to clean every seat between every flight. no way to get that wrapper that savannah or hoda put into that little pocket. so experts say it's up to us. bring the bacteria wipes. you were saying you do that all the time. >> i bring clorox wipes with me all the time. >> that's smart. it does work. >> so you're saying this rossen report is tin. >> i'm sure it's better there. >> all right. >> thanks, jeff. >> wish we could say we were surprised. thank you. just ahead this morning, some eye opening new findings about the video games thatfirst.

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good tuesday morning. right now it's 7:55. we're tracking some heavy rain on stormranger. our mobile doppler radar shows near san francisco, still some light to moderate rain coming down, and the heaviest rain still remains in the north bay, while the east bay and the south bay really haven't seen too much. that will be the case as we go through much of the morning, as we look ate napa county. your morning commute will be wet in those areas. more rounds of rain offshore spotty moving in that same area rain still developing for elsewhere across the bay area. most of us will see partly to

mostly cloudy skies the rest of the day with high humidity. another round of rain will developba. let's get an update on the commute with mike. raining in the north bay, highway 101. over here 101 is drier and getting more traffic through silicon valley. more rain and wetter roads along the peninsula. san mateo kicking in with a slow drive, the volume there. you see stormranger sweeping in the red there. oakland toward the bay bridge, west shore freeway, 80, some rain through the area as well. back to you. 7:56. happening now, transbay transit leaders are meeting to provide an update on those two cracked beams. right now it remains closed. it is possible rpen by the end week. we'll post updates as soon as we get them to our twitter feed.

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coming up, not backing down. >> they're trying to destroy a very fine person. and we can't let it happen. >> overnight, president trump standing about i his supreme court nominee amid new questions about kavanaugh's past behavior and whether or not he lied before congress. >> i never saw him passed out but saw him quite drunk. >> where does the investigation go from here? we're live at the white house. then game over. a new study reveals kids who play certain video gamesaggress really making a clear distinction between what is okay in a video game and what is acceptable out side of a video game. >> this morning, what all parents should know. and healing and helping. in honor of breast cancer awareness month, i sit down with bart connolly who lost his wife and my friend to the disease. >> for those that didn't get to meet jill, how would you describe her?

>> very unforgettable. >> the incredible way he's keeping her memory alive, today is tuesday, october 2nd, 2018. ♪ >> we're the reynolds family. >> sending love to north carolina! >> sisters from the city of gold. >> california! >> here from ren nevada. ♪ yeah, yeah, yeah >> best friends since high school. >>ays. >> good morning to fie the plaza! >> celebrating our birthdays on >> welcome back to "today" on this tuesday morning. still feels a little summer like. what do you think of our crowd? >> i mean that is a nice crowd. good looking crowd. smart crowd. smart crowd. they're here for the "today" show. we like them. >> it's a busy morning. let's get to your news. the fbi is digging deep into brett kavanaugh's past and has a few more days to complete the

investigation. our national correspondent peter alexander is at the white house. good morning, peter. >> good morning to you. top republican mitch mcconnell making clear the senate will vote on brett kavanaugh this week. that means the friday deadline is still intact. the white house authorizing widening the scope here but with conditions. sources familiar with the investigation tell "the washington post" the fbi will will not look into kavanaugh's drinking in his younger years or examine the statements he made about drinkingin arise. >> reporter: this morning brett kavanaugh facing new scrutiny over his drinking habits in high school a mischaracterized his drinking in college. >> i've seen brett drunk to the point he could easily be passed out. >> but you never saw him passed out? >> no. i never saw him passed out. but i saw him quite drunk. >> reporter: he also told "the new york times" he witnessed

kavanaugh getting into a bar brawl after a ub40 concert. "the times" obtaining a police report from 1985 showing kavanaugh and four other men were questioned in new haven, connecticut after a bar fight. according to the report, a arrested or if charges were filed. >> i watched that hearing. >> reporter: it comes as the him. it doesn't say if anyone was president is speaking out about kavanaugh and alcohol. >> and i watched a man saying that he did have difficulty as a young man with drinking. >> reporter: in fact, kavanaugh never characterized his drinking that way. >> i likrinke ereer to the point of blacking out and i never sexually assaulted anyone. >> reporter: the president also authorizing the fbi to expand the scope of its investigation into kavanaugh giving the fbi the green light to interview anyone it deems necessary as long as the review is wrapped up by friday according to a senior u.s. official and another source briefed on the matter. >> i think the fbi should interview anybody that they want

within reason. but you have to say within reason. they should interview but they should also be guided and i'm being guided by what the senators are looking for. >> should brett kavanaugh be interviewed by the fbi? >> i think so. i think it's fine if they do. >> brett kavanaugh has not yet been interviewed. and about kavanaugh has not yet responded. overnight press secretary sarah sanders did blaming democrats for what she called a desperate w york times"ingstory" whilee report her's motivation citing a past tweet where that reporter like kavanaugh criticized him. back to you. >> all right. peter alexander at the white house, thank you. the bright lights along the las vegas strip were dimmed for three minutes on monday night to mark the one year anniversary of the deadliest mass shooting in modern u.s. history. officials also recited the names

of the 58 people killed at that country music festival by a gunman firing from up above at the manresort. more than 850 people were wounded or injured that night. family members of the victims, survivors and other residents linked arms and formed a human chain around the site. president trump awarded the medal of honor to a green beret medic. former staff sergeant ronald scherr ran through enemy fire t. president trump noted that scherr was diagnosed last year with lung cancer but said he is otbattle. all right. we've got our news covered. let's have a little morning boost. all right. you may be alarmed if a stranger handed you a note while you were boarding a plane. a guy named andrew did that. he gave passengers a small card and said, he was going to propose to his girlfriend rachael during the flight. he asked them if they wouldn't

mind taking pictures and sending them to him. well, it worked. passengers caught the moment when andrew got up to pop the question and thank goodness, they got the shot and rachael, by the way, said yes. >> that is beautiful. >> proposal stories i feel like wasn't there to ruin the moment, too. you know? that's beautiful. >> still ahead, jenna's trip home to texas for a special weekend with oh, you know, just reese witherspoon and joanna king them more physically aggressive? the new warning and some advice for parents right after this. ♪ ♪

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life. over time, the study finds that playing those games leads to an increase in incidents like hitting someone or being sent to the principal's office for fighting. the effect of violent video games was the greatest among white children, the lowest among hispanic children. the study includes data from more than 17,000 children between the ages of 9 and 19 from eight different countries including the u it's new ammunition in the battle over violent video games. and the impact they have on kids after they put the controllers down. the hotly debated topic was in the news earlier this year after a parkland shooting. a neighbor saying he played violent video games up to 15 hours a day. at the time, president trump weighed in. >> i'm hearing more and more people say the level of violence on video games is really shaping young people's thoughts. >> reporter: both the american psychological association a the american academy ofdiatcs t

against children and teens playing violent video games. chris mulligan works with kids and teens with technology addictions. >> if they become conditioned through the games to sort of normalize aggressive behavior, so when they're no longer playing their brains have been conditioneded or formeded or learneded to respond aggressively. >> reporter: in response to the dartmouth study, the entakenment software association says the u.s. supreme court leading medical professionals and including the u.s. surgeon general and study after study already concluded definitively that there is no link between video games and violence. adding that the video game industry leads in helping parents and consumers make informed entertainment decisions through a game rating system and robust parental controls. so what should you do as a parent if you start noticing your kids kind of acting up? >> as parents, we can't just be friends. we have to be parents. so mulligan says you should either dramatically decrease the

time playing tselisten to this, tit's time too to try digital take action. detox? >> mr. carson daly. >> exactly. >> you're scaring me with all that. thanks. let's switch gears. netflix is already changing the way we view tv and movies by giving members to access content any time, anywhere. but now the streaming service is looking to put even more controls in your hands. netflix reportedly developing choose your own adventure style programming that would actually allow people to pick the story line of a show. imagine that. viewers would be presented with option that's ko options that could impact how it would end. "black mirror" is the first program planning an interactive episode coming this december. they write this is a game changer. w addicted to the choose adventure books growing

up. i'm hyped. olivia said, i've never been more ready. and mads says i don't know if i'm scared or excited. would you want to choose a tv show or movie's ending? most of you said no. 72% saying no right there. although this is netflix first plan for interactive adult programming. the company is also had a handful of choose your own adventure shows for kids. so far netflix is not providing any more details on. that you would tlik have thliket option? >> i enjoyed those when i was a kid. i would enjoy it. >> how about you? >> i'm tired. i want them to pick everything for me. >> that's why we're watching. >> my ending would be like, everyone nap. >> everybody is happy. >> exactly. >> that will be cheap to shoot. >> yes. >> they would like that. >> jenna is here to help us out in "pop start." let me open it up with cardi b. she turned herself into the

109th presirvegt in queens, new york. she was charged with three counts stemming from an altercation. she initiated an attack at two women at that club. one of which she believes had an affair with her husband rapper offset. >> pop start taking a turn. >> you want to pick how that story ends? >> notel rapper left the police department all smiles after she was charged with two counts of reckless endangerment. she has to appear in court. there is a date, october 29th. up next, john legend shared an exciting announcement with fans. let's take a look. >> what's up, everybody. it's john legend here. it's sunny los angeles in september. i can't stop thinking about christmas. ♪ ♪ i don't need my stocking filled with toys ♪ >> i just made a new christmas album. i've been wanting to do this for

>> i've been doing it -- >> if you're john legend, what do you call the new christmas album. >> you call it the precursor -- >> a legendary christmas. >> it will be featuring eight christmas classic songs as well as six brand-new christmas song. that christmas cheer all over the country. legendary christmas -- >> christmas tree lighting on nbc. >> come on. christmas album out before halloween. our pop star correspondent jena bush haggar, where did you go? >> i went to waco. >> i met up with joanna gains, reese wither spoons. >> this past weekend i traveled back to my home state fora special event by joanna and my girl reese there was whisky in a tea cup. whisky tastes so good in a tea cup. it's a tribute to her southern roots. >> my grandmother was just an incredible woman.

she was a voracious reader. she was a first grade teacher. she'd take me to the theater, symphony, nutcracker whenwas on in right and what she believed in. she always stood up for what was i just really looked up to her. >> i like the two things that i read about not wearing workout clothes past 10 which believe me as a mom you're very tempt today do. >> i know. it's there. >> getting dressed up for the airplane. >> my grandmother used to tell me it's a privilege to ride on an airplane and you should dress for it. oh, god, would grandma approve of what i'm wearing right now. >> as an academy award winning actress, reese has traveled the world but always comes back to her southern roots. >> i'm definitely happiest at home. i love being in nashville. i love going home. i love walking with the kids down to the creek. i love fried chicken and biscuits and collared greens and just the sense of community that comes from growing up in a town

in the south or wherever eaves this forpeople book as a legacy for her own children as an example of how to be strong and civil. your grandmother and your mom didn't think the table was full until everybody had a seat in it. >> yeah. >> how do we continue that fight right now? >> everyone needs a seat at the table. those who have had a seat for a very long time need to open up the table and let more people in. it's an inclusive world and we want our children to see love and inclusion and tolerance and not hate and i think that's a really important message right now. >> all right. so, y'all, i got to sit down with two of my favorites. my mom actually is in love with joanna gains. y'all know i have a thing for reese. reese had this challenge out there. it's the hair curler challenge. >> what is it? >> this is her doing it. she looks really, really great. then jennifer garner got in on it. i was home in texas and my mom

just wakes up this way. >> wow. >> that's how my mom does her hair every single morning. >> old school. >> she was like, do not post that on instagram. >> and you did. >> and then i put it on the "today" you mom is such a good sport. >> she doesn't know yet. >> how's your best friend reese. >> hey, reese. i'll have more of that conversation on the 10:00 with you later. you know what, i do love her. >> she loves you back. >> she says that whisky in a tea cup. we look nice on the inside but we're fiery as all -- >> get out. >> yeah. >> that's for sure. >> we needed the bleeper there for a second. al, thank you. how about weather? >> we're going to do that hair roller challenge. that will be something. all right. this is the latest right now on tropical depression rosa. moving north northeast at 10 spreading a lot of rain into the southwest. generally about an inch. some areas could actually see

between mason and phoenix up to four inches of rain. you can see we have a severe outlook stretching fromtral ohio, western new york, new jersey. 15 million people at risk rning. tracking the rain on storm ranger, our mobile doppler radar, we are now seeing some of the heavier rain moving through the north bay. a little bit of break in san francisco but it's about to a pf moisture moves onshore and they are going to see a lot of rain lifting off toward the north and east and there's a lot more rain to come from where we are seeing it moving onshore. t's your late weather. sorry. >> thanks. >> al, thank you so much. more of our pink power todd series. we are honoring breast cancer awareness month and trying to

raise awareness. one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. >> i know this pretty well. the disease does take a toll not only be on the patient and their families. five years ago i introduced you to bart conley and his beautiful wife jill who became a good friend to me. she exuded a love and shined bright. >> for those who were unlucky and didn't get to meet jill, how would you describe her? >> very unforgettable. >> jill certainly made an impression on me. when i look at jill, all i see is the light from her eyes and i wanted to be in her aura, in her circle. >> i stay positive because to me like it's the word life. i have life today. >> i met jill at a breast cancer event five years ago and i'll never forget what she said. >> i am going to die the happiest woman in the world. >> she stood up there and

pointed you youdod and saw you. >> i was the happiest man in the world. just seeing her. six months into our marriage we found out that she had cancer. >> as a breast cancer survivor, i was struck by her incredible positive attitude. jill battled stage 3 breasttuff that you can't have. focus on what you do have. >> i felt like when she walkedr on. >> oh. all the time. it was just like jill's here. >> jill lost her battle with breast cancer in 2016 at just 38 years old. >> i had made a point just to say i love you and i said, you know, i wasn't ready for you to go because i wanted to tell you that i loved you a thousand more tim times. >> i was thinking, two years. does it feel like two years? >> sometimes it feels like

longer. sometimes it feels like yesterday. i'm blessed with the fact that there's atime, but there is othr damage that comes from cancer. it's to the husbands. it has a ripple effect that goes beyond, doesn't it? >> yeah. f bed was toughor me. >> bart says he thinks about jill all the time. >> i still want to tell her about everything. >> do you reach for the phone sometimes? >> all the time. all the time. when something big happens or something good happens, that's who i told and that's who i want to tell. >> jill and bart never had a chance to have children, but jill treated her nieces, sky, ruthy, and avery as if they were her own. >> she'd do our makeup and paint our nails. she always had a good spirit and she was always really nice. >> jill was really fun and enthusiastic. i'm sad she's like always there like to talk to. >> before she died jill wrote a journal to her beloved nieces

expressing her love. >> i will always be that angel looking over you. >> her words, an incredible keep sake from anunt they adored. >> to my three angels, ruthy, sky and avery. i am writing you this because one day. >> i will not be here to watch you grow into beautiful, mature women. >> remember that i have and will always love you girls like you were my own. >> her legacy also lives on in jill's wish, a foundation jill and bart created to help ease the day-to-day financial burdens families face while battling the disease. >> we struggled financially when we found out, just paying your bills. you have chemo on monday, is your electric going to be on? >> she's still guiding you. i think she's steering you towards your present career, nursing. why did you choose that? >> we had juston oft t family can depend on, the patient can depend on goingthe nurses did for jill.

>> and jill always went the extra mile for her family so we invited bart, sky, ruth think, and avery to one of jill's favorite places in new york city, to honor her love of life with a little fun. >> i know that jill was your fun aunt so i was thinking maybe what would be cool is if we all came together to candytopia. don't you think jill would like this? should we go in? come on, let's go. >> all right. >> 1, 2, 3! >> ah. >> these are the other survivors. one family, like so many others, uo face find a way to go on holding close to precious memories. >> you know, i try toeas on because i do love her and i always think about her. she was amazing. >> yeah, jill was an angel and she really touched anybody she

came into contact with. >> powerful story. >> he's an angel, to >> in continuinger work. you just saw her in the crowd. >> yeah, i was giving a speech and we made eye contact. i said, would you come up here for a second. i didn't know her, but she gave breaking news: firefighters right now - at >> good morning. it is 8:26. we have breaking news. firefighters right now at the scene of a partial roof collapse in the north bay. poli believed to be caused by this morning's rain. this image was posted at the homegoods store. the collapse happened before the store opened. no one is injured. we have a crew headed there right now. we want to get an update on the rainfall totals for you. >> we've seen rainfall totals about half inch or more around san rafael and we've seen still some heavy rain coming down as we look at storm ranger and see the pockets of t moving

through much of sonoma county and through marin county as we see more rain moving onshore moving into san francisco and the east bay and the south bay staying dry for now. we'll see this rain continuing to lift to the north. how's it looking on the roads? be reminder you got to bring streaky and smeary as the golden gate camera there looking at a crash. slow drive into oakland and down the east shore freeway for berkeley. south of the san mateo bridge things are drier and calmer. >> more local news for you coming up in 30 minutes.

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8:30. now it is a tuesday morning. it's the 2nd of october, 2018. just over here loving up on some babies out on the plaza. whether they like it or not. and we have a great crowd this morning. we had drew and jonathan scott. they are double the surprise. and they're providing copies of their brand new kids book to our plaza guests hot off the presses. this book was just released today. we'll talk with the boys in just

a few moments. also ahead, we have another dynamic duo, deborah and eric mccormick will be here. i have a crowd moment first. where are aubrey and nicky? what? oh, my god. i'm sorry. sisters? ? yes. >> hi. >> what is your baby's name? >> this is graham. he is a little overwhelmed. he just turned 1. >> i should point out that -- these guys love "will & grace." look who is here. >> oh, my gosh! >> graham. >> why is graham so upset? >> how are you? >> hi. >> wait. wait. what is happening right now? >> there is a lot of people around. >> it's only 7:30 in the morning, honey. >> by the way, you're freaking everybody out. >> it's so nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you too. thank you for watching us.

>> oh, my gosh. and hoda! >> she said through the maternity leave you binge watched? >> yeah, right after i had graham. it was the most comfortinple f d one not. all right. thank you. thank you guys. >> thank you so much. >> how are you? that was pretty awesome, right? ? y'all have that effect on people. >> so nice. is that? he's happy now. okay. >> by the way, graham held it together so well. i thought he was going to go -- he was crying but then he stopped crying when the cameras came on. >> he did. >> then he just went jack, unbelievable. you have to watch that moment on youtube. >> also another of our favorites is here. claire foy will join us. >> and jenna bush sticking around. she'll take us to country singer rory feek's farm to see the inspiring way he is keeping his wife joey, her memory alive.

>> can we bring in those wonderful scott brothers? guys, we're so happy to see you. >> hi, guys. hey. congratulations, by the way. >> thank you. >> new book. >> your latest renovation is a special one. you recruited dylan's help, is that right? >> oh, yeah. >> what happened there? >> we wanted the best of the best. and they were not available. so we settled on dylan. she s. she is a hard worker. we were making over the learning lab. we had dylan in there. she was helping us stage the space. we didn't get her to swing a sledgehammer. >> the big reveal isomorrow. >> dylan did a lot of posing while the work was happening. >> she was really good at posing. she learned from you. you do the slow builder brothe" i'm going to take this and throw it into the audience. >> whoa! >> pretty cool. >> all right.

we'll see new a little bit. okay? >> we'll see you in a bit. >> let's get a check of the weather from al. >> we have building heat throughout a good portion of the country today. that's going to stretch into the almost into the weekend. look from the plains into the southeast, mid-atlantic states. temperatures in new york city, 78. haltiesburg, 90. chicago is going to see temperatures into the mid 80s as we head into tomorrow, chicago, 85. that is 17 degrees warmer than usual. tallahassee, 90. even into the late week it cools off in the northeast by the weekend. but look at how warm it is from lole, into dallas. temperatures in the mid to upper 80s to the low 90s. th good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. still some heavy rain moving through the north bay and in san francisco. parts of the peninsula. all of this lifting to the north and we will see this tapering off over the next couple of

hours. as we go through the rest of the day, partly cloudy, humid and still a chance of rain anywhere across the bay area. we'll see another round of showers developing overnight moving to parts of the south and east bay by tomorrow morning and early afternoon. >> i'm blocking this lady on purpose. and you came here from south dakota? >> yes. >> nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you. >> all right. now let's go back inside. >> all right. al, thank you so much. grammy winning country duo joey and rory feek were at the peak of their career when they decided to take a break. they were expecting their first child. th their daughter was cancer after a valiant battle, she away at just 40e yea years old. >> their love story, of course, was an inspiration. although it's been more than two years since joey passed away,

her mem i have alife at the farm where rory feek lives in their farm in indiana. what makes this place so special? >> will with, the biggest thing for me that makes it so special is the story that's unfolded here. >> what are your favorite parts of that story? >> well, i fell in love. we had a baby. my wife and i were able to grow a music career here. and then ultimately, you know, even though we're here without her, she is still here. she is buried in the cemetery back there. it is beautiful and tragic at the same time. but the beautiful outweighs the for rory is indiana, his 4 1/2-year-old daughter with joey. indiana was just 2 when her mom died. >> talk to me about how she's doing. >> she's amazing. when you find out that your little one has down syndrome, you don't know what you're going to get. it's just turned out that so far she's really just a normal kid.

she's walking and talking really well and she's so smart. what a gift to have her. can't be in place of joey, but just as a great way to feel joey's love every day. >> one of your dreams was to home-school, have indiana go to a school right here close to you. that dream's come true. >> i'm just absolutely thrilled. who gets to have a schoolhouse at their farm? >> not many people. >> who gets to have a schoolhouse at their farm within, you know, 100 yards of where their momma's passed away pa and buried. it just doesn't geto happen. but it to take a tour of the new school which welcomed 12 students this year with all different learning abilities. >> this is miss jenna. can you give a hug? >> thank you for giving me a

hug. it's nice to meet you. today the kids were in for a special treat. rory reading to them his brand new children's book, "the cow said neigh." >> do you want to help me read? a form story by indiana's papa. >> and after a nearly two year break, rory recently started foremaning again at the concert hall on the farm. ♪ lose her man i close my eyes so i can see ♪ ♪ i never lose >> my heart wasn't quite ready. but there were so many wonderful people. >> occasionally a special guest makes a cameo. >> what do you tell your daughter about her mom?t? >> oh, yeah. she talks about her a lot. she knows her music and hymns album. ♪ i know ♪ >> i think she's not quite old enough to understand why momma isn't walking her to school.

or helping us make breakfast in the mornings. but she is old enough to understand that she's here and she has a momma. and her name is joey. >> your faith is remarkable. i know that so many people watching who have lost people they love want some of that. how do you find this faith in the darkest times? >> when you get to be part of amazing things that happen, you can't be upset that you don't get more of it. i don't get more than 14 years with joey. i just try and remain grateful for what i've been part of. and mostly, i just believe that more good things can happen. and so for some reason the gratitude has a way of overshadowing the grief. ♪ >> what do you think your wife is thinking when she looks down and sees the schoolhouse and

this life that you're still living? >> i think she would say my husband's crazy. good job. >> oh, y'all, i had the best day with him. i really did. you know one thing he said that struck me that i got home and told my husband was that he has two older kids, one of whom is getting married. she came out to him and is getting married to her girlfriend on their farm and love prevailed. he said i used to think oh, gorby have to change a diaper or take out trash. then with indiana, he thought, you know, taking out the trash or changing a diaper is living. so let's not complain about it. let's live it. he has a new dvd out of their love story. there is more of our conversation on today.com. i was inspired. >> that's a beautiful story. >> thanks, jenna. >> that's beautiful. >> thank you. still ahead, we'll take a turn and we'll have some laughs. look who is here. will and grace themselves.

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all right. the "will & grace" revival is one of last yeersar's most high anticipated show. now the cast is back for a brand new season. >> ed mccormick and deborah messing, there is a familiar face in a guest starring role. take a look. >> will? will? is twitter celebrity sighting. the west side is here. >> i love him. he hates the things we hate and tweets about it. >> should i go over and fan on him? >> i wouldn't. >> well, we're different. >> hi, you guys. >> hi. >> look the ayou seasat you, se. -- two. >> i know. >> this is the year orownas on night. there is "fuller house," "rose

ann." what do you think is going on? >> we need some comfort food, for one thing. we need something that is like a security blanket. >> i think there is nostalgia and there is something comforting about, you know, it was a happier, calmer, more peaceful time. >> yeah. >> were you surprised at how well received the reboot was? you didn't just come back. >> not at all. >> i was. >> you were? >> i was. i mean, because -- i mean, originally it was supposed to be ten episodes. >> yeah. >> i think, you know, the idea of it being received, it was going to be like a finite thing. and then it was like oh, no, you're doing three seasons. it was like oh. okay. >> it's a good feeling. we went away for 11 years. and we weren't wycate the all of a sudden realize thee is a lot of anticipation out there from, you know, people that used to watch it and younger people that discovered it in the last ten years, yeah, it overwhelmed us.

>> take us back to the beginning of "will & grace." you were auditioning for this role. do you remember your auditions? do you remember -- >> oh, yeah. >> so clearly. >> what was that about? >> i saw -- so i auditioned early. and i got the role and graces. pretty clear, the word got down this was, you know, we didn't find both and they didn't love this chemistry, there was no television show. >> okay. >> i was starting to get nervous. the last audition was at jimmy borough's house, the guy that directs every episode of "will & grace" and three women were circulated in. the agents had it set one to wae door was this one. >> what happened? like what was it like from your perspective? >> i walked in it. i mean i had already met with max and dave. finished a drama and i was exhausted. and i was like i'm too tired. and they came over with a bottle of vodka and they were like, do

this show. no joke. yeah. and we got drunk. and then they were like just read with this one over here. and i showed up. and i was like oh, my god, we're in jimmy's house? we looked all the emmys all over the place. and then this scruffy guy. he was at lonesome dove. he had this beard and mustache. and immediately as soon as we started acting together, it was just effortless. >> magic. >> here's this thing. now you're next door neighbors on the hollywood walk of fame as well. >> yeah. >> congratulations. >> yeah. deborah got hers last year. we went to that. then i got one this year right beside her. so we're -- the shake shack, you can walk out of the shake shack and literally throw up on will and grace at the same time. >> perfect. >> i got misty about it. you know? i mean, it's been a year. so i was like we don't know where his star is going to be and they saved it. so a spot right there. for eternity.

we will be next to each other. >> we're happy y'all are linked. >> congratulations. >> congratulations on season two. >> and you're going to be back in the fourth hour with me and kathie lee. >> yes, we will. >> get your wine on. >> or your vodka. >> do not miss the season premier of "will & grace." >> next, another store we love, i got to spend time with claire foy on saturday. we're besties now. not really. first, this is "today" on nbc. do you hear that? no.

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we are back now. 8:49. hollywood royalty, claire foy won an award for her series "the crown." first man follows neil armstrong's journey to the moon while his wife janet is trying to hold things together at home for their two sons. >> what are the chances that is going to leave a mark?

and i can't tell him that dad spent the last few minutes packing briefcase. you going to sit him down? both of them and you're going to prepare them for the fact you might not ever come home. >> claire, good morning. >> good morning. >> this is an incredible movie. i got to see it. even though we all know how it ends, neil armstrong does land on the moon. it's incredibly suspenseful. and your character janet, you play his wife, you really kind of open up this whole human side to this moon shot. >> yeah. well, i think damon wa the stor years, really. and of neil as a man. i think that is why the story is fascinating. they were so private both jan and neil. and it allows people to see the man who is behind this kind of incredibly famous story. >> and the woman behind the man. >> yeah. >> and i know she jsede away recently. >> she did. >> this summer. presumably, she didn't get to

see this movie but her sons did. >> yeah. jan never saw it. she was involved all the way through it, script stage and damion and ryan and the writer met her and rick and mark, yeah, their children have been so amazing. >> yeah. and they said that you did her justice. you did her mom justice which must mean everything to you in terms of portraying a real person. >> always. it's overwhelming, really. they just lost their mother and a time when they're grieving and they've been incredibly kind to me. they really didn't need to be. i feel very lucky. >> before it even came out there was a little controversy because some people thought the shot of the flag should hav prominent of neil armstrong planting the flag. the director said he was more focused on the human achievement. do you have a take on that? what did you think of all that? >> i don't conversations have been between people that haveot film. it's coming a patriot.

it's about a man that served his country and did something extraordinary for his country. and so it's exploring that. yeah, the flag is very prominent all the way through. >> it's an american story. >> it really is. >> first and foremost. we have to talk about the crown. >> okay. >> i mean, first of all, you won an emmy. >> yes. >> that had to feel good. >> it was amazing, yeah. shocking but amazing. >> i mean, to me, it's not. i'm a huge fan. every person on the show is obsessed with "the crown." and we're all still in the stages of grief that you are not in the next season. but you moved on. we haven't. but you have. >> no, i mean, we finished shooting about a year and a half ago. they started t srd series which is really exciting for everyone. and so it's just lovely. it's beenndays cherish . ey is amazing. i was so shocked because i hadn't thought about it really. so such a surprise and

such a lovely reminder. >> i heard you didn'tn -- there was someone giving you a hard time, some bouncer at the emmy's party and holding the emmy and you're like can i get in? >> three bouncers. >> really? >> yeah. and i tried. i tried to talk them around. they were not having any of it. so i was like, no, we're not going in. but then jonathan saved the day and convinced us to go in. >> all right. your knight in shining armor. >> he really was. >> you have a 3-year-old daughter but she's not sure about the next portrayal. you are in "the girl with the dragon tattoo" series. >> there i am. >> look at you. you look fierce. >> i was -- it's was interesting looking in the. it was quite exposing. >> no wonder your daughter is like i don't know, mom. qui u t. >> claire, thank you so much. the movie is called "first man."

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collapse. that's believed to be caused by this morning's rain. this is in san rafael. this video posted from the homegoods store there on north gate drive. it happened this morning before the store happened. firefighters say no one was injured. a section of that roof that apseds about 600 square feet. we'll have a live update in our midday newscast coming up for you at 11:00. we'll have more local news and weather coming up in an hour. families are having probles

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