in the bay. we )re back at 7:25 with a live, local news update. and join us for nbc bay area news at 11. good morning. breaking news, extremely dangerous. hurricane michael strengthens again overnight. now a powerful category 4. the massive storm bearing down on the florida panhandle and just hours from landfall. >> there's nothing you can do to stop it. you just prepare the best you can. >> hundreds of thousands warn to get out of its path. >> if you are under an evacuation order, listen to it. leave now. do not take a chance. >> millions under the threat of high winds, heavy rain and a life threatening storm surge. we're live across the region and al is tracking it all. surprise exit.

>> i will tell you that i think it's time. >> u.n. ambassador nikki haley's abrupt resignation sending shock waves through the white house and the rest of washington this morning. who is on the short list to replace her? and is the president's daughter is real possibility? unanswered questions. safety informations on the limo in that tragic accident revealing numerous violations this year and the driver's family now breaks their silence. did the driver raise red flags on the very morning of the crash? all that plus thanks, mom. a florida college student caught in a firestorm online after his mother's attempt to defend men in the "me too" era goes horribly wrong. taylor's big night. taylor swift sets a major record at the amas and doubles down on her political call to action. >> you know what else is going on by the people. is the midterm elections on november 6th.

get out and vote. and wicked awesome. the red sox survive the laterally to defeat the archrival new york yankees. >> the boston red sox win the division series. >> and get one step closer to the world series today, wednesday, october 10th, 2018. from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> morning, everybody. welcome to "today." nice to have you with us on wednesday morning. these are very tense hours down south. went to get to the latest on this storm. hurricane michael is about to become the most intense hurricane ever to strike the florida panhandle. let's start with al who has the latest. good morning. >> good morning. in 167 years of keeping records, there has never been a category

4 storm to make landfall in the panhandle. right now, 120 miles south-southwest of panama city. 140-mile-per-hour winds. if it gets up to 150, that's a category 5, but hopefully that's not going to happen. moving north at 13 miles per hour. so it's a rapid moving storm. here is where we have the tropical storm alerts. we have hurricane warnings from panama city into southwestern georgia. we've got tropical storm warnings all the way to the virginia/north carolina border. here is the path of the storm. landfall around 1:00 p.m. this afternoon with 145-mile-per-hour winds. but look at this. it's a category 4 storm into georgia. and then continues on through georgia as a category 1, becomes a tropical storm, cuts across the carolinas and out along the north carolina/virginia border. here is what we're looking for as far as the impact. winds, we've got extreme winds. gusts up to 100 miles per hour. significant power outages are expected. and with those winds pushing up,

we've got storm surge. 9 to 13 feet from apalachicola to almost cedar key. the only good news out of this is the high tides are later this afternoon after the storm's passage. from panama city into central george, we could see 7 to 10 inches. a dangerous storm. the only good news, guys, is this is not going to be like florence where it lingers, but it is going to do significant damage and catastrophic damage as it comes on shore. >> let's go to the scene now in florida. gabe gutierrez is down in apalachicola. gabe, good morning. >> michael is roaring ashore, hoda. over the last several hours, we've been hit with heavier rain and wind. this road is now flooded. with the eye projected to make landfall just to our west, we would be on the so-called dirty side of the storm.

but what is worrying local officials here the most is the potential deadly storm surge. >> this morning, hurricane michael is slamming into the florida panhandle. >> what else can you do but pray? >> 35 florida counties, 92 georgia counties and all of alabama under a state of emergency. >> hurricane michael is a monstrous storm and the forecast keeps getting more dangerous and if you don't follow warnings from officials, this storm could kill you. >> a cruise ship passenger capturing a storm on video as it goes past cuba. today, deadly storm surges are expected along the gulf coast. at many gas stations, fuel is out, supplies are gone and the time to board up is over. >> this is one to watch. i'm usually not too concerned with the hurricanes in florida, but this one bears watching. >> entering evacuation. please exit the beaches. >> at least 180,000 people are

under mandatory evacuation orders. >> i've packed it tight. >> more than 2,000 national guard members and hundreds of state troopers are on alert. rescue teams just back from hurricane florence in the carolinas have now deployed to florida. >> how worried are you about this storm? >> again, i'm very worried. this is something we've never faced. i mean, we don't know exactly what to expect. >> the water is rising right now here in apalachicola. unlike hurricane florence where people had four or five days to evacuate, here, less than 48 hours and this rapidly intensified landfall is expected in the next several hours. >> gabe, thank you. >> let's check in with kerry sanders just off the coast in panama city. kerry, what is happening there? >> people are waking up here, savannah, aware that it went from a 2 to a 4. it's estimated 24,000 people stayed put and now it's too late to get out.

let's take a look at panama city beach, which is a densely populated area. as you take a look at the buildings along here, most of them are built to with stand 140-mile-per-hour winds. the winds with this hurricane could exceed up to 145 miles per hour. and there's some buildings under construction. as you see those cranes there, they're only designed to with stand winds up to 125 miles per hour. but the design is to allow them to spin in the wind like tops. they'll go round and round. authorities telling anybody who might crazily decide to venture out to steer well clear of that area. the storm surge is a focus here because we're going to see possibly nine or greater feet right here on this barrier island. and if the sand dunes are unable to hold that storm surge back, it will go in and cause some problems in the more populated areas. s so savannah, a lot of people holding their breath on this.

it will be a doozy. >> just three major panhandles have hit the hurricane since 1920. this storm is really a monster. i was just trying to think of how do you even begin to prep for something like this? >> well, again, the good thing about a hurricane is we've got a good bit of warning. so all the weather stations have kept us very well in the loop. we activated our emergency operations center two days ago. our police department, fire department, all coordinate with all the other municipalities. so we've been ready for this for the last two days. now it's just following the action plan. so we have 50% of our police officers on duty. we have 50% of our firefighters. we're turning people in and out every 12 hours. so everybody is fresh. they just came on board at 5:00. >> so what about the folks there? are they heeding the warnings? this is a familiar routine for folks down there. they hear about a hurricane and

some people think, oh, it will probably not be so bad. are they listening? >> we actually, again, once the county issued the evacuation plan, we actually had people leaving 12 hours before the actual plan. so we had people leaving here two days ago. so once the -- once 6:00 in the morning hit yesterday, half the people were already gone. by the afternoon, almost all of our visitors had already left. we probably still have about 50% of our locals here, but at least they're not on the low, low lying areas. they're -- you know, they're a block or two inland. >> so if we were to fast forward to this time tomorrow, what do you think your city is going to be like? >> again, keeping in mind that most of these buildings have been around for a while, opal, every building that's here endured opal and did fairley well.

i live in a 1969 condo and it has endured many a storm. that's 50 years worth of storms. it's done well. most of the people here know to bar up their doors and windows, pull everything inside. everybody here should be aware of the drill and should have taken that plan. >> we wish you good luck. panama city beach mayor mario gisbert. we'll have a lot more on this hurricane throughout the morning. >> that's right. craig joins us now. what have you got this morning? another major shake-up inside the trump administration and few saw this one coming. u.n. ambassador nikki haley announcing her resignation. what's next for her and for the post she'll leave behind? kristen welker has more on that. good morning. >> good morning to you. the shock waves are still reverb rating here at the white house after nikki haley abruptly announced she's leaving. the reason? haley says she believes in term limits and it's time for her to go. still, her departure is raising

many questions about what comes next. and for the president trump, it means the loss of one of his highest ranking women in his administration. >> this morning, the search for answers, why did nikki haley resign and who will replace her? >> we're all happy for you in one way, but we hate to lose -- hopefully you'll be coming back at some point. >> haley's announcement stunning many in the west wing with some disappointed she didn't wait until after the midterms. still during a joint oval office appearance with the president, all smiles. >> i will never truly step aside from fighting for our country. but i will tell you you that i think it's time. >> haley, the form he governor of south carolina, and one of only a few women in the trump cabinet is widely considered a rising star in the republican party. she quickly dismissed any immediate political ambitions of her own. >> for all of you that are going to ask about 2020, no, i am not running for 2020. >> instead, heaping praise on the president's daughter and son-in-law. >> i can't say enough good things about jared and ivanka.

>> leading to speculation that she may be replacing haley at the u.n. ivanka posting this picture on instagram after the announcement, the president addressing the issue later in the day. >> i think ivanka would be incredible. that doesn't mean i would pick her because you'd be accused of nepotism. even though i'm not sure there's anybody more competent in the world. but that's okay. >> so why is haley leaving now? many pointing out she's never been afraid to speak her mind, denying she was the anonymous senior official who authored that bombshell op-ed claim to go be part of the resistance, claiming in her own op-ed, when i challenge the president, i do it directly. and last month during the kavanaugh controversy arguing accusers should be heard. >> it's knoll something we do to try and blame the accuser or second-guess the accuser. >> what do we know at this point about who might replace nikki haley? >> president trump told

reporters overnight he has a short list. five names are on it. and the name that's getting a lot of buzz, d the i -- dina powell. adding to the speculation, nikki haley posted a picture on twitter over the weekend of her in a boat with powell. now, the presidents was asked about powell and he acknowledged she is among those under consideration. another name that's getting some attention today, richard grenell, the u.s. ambassador to germany. when the president was asked about that name, he said he was inclined to keep grenell in his current post. so this morning, the guessing game continues. breaking developments overnight in the disappearance of a prominent saudi journalist and his fiancee is now making a plea directly to president trump for help finding him. we've had a couple of developments overnight. good morning. >> that's right. good morning. this is fast becoming a big deal, not least for the white house. the growing concern surrounding

the fate of one man could have international implications including for u.s. foreign policy. new video released overnight, the biggest clue so far in his mysterious disappearance. >> they're believed to be the last known images of respected journalist jamaal khoshoggi, rumors that he may have been kid.napped or killed because of his work. the ims show him walking into the saudi consulate. this morning, turkish tv also airing video of two private planes, showing a group of men that reportedly flew from the saudi capital to istanbul where khoshoggi vanished. >> we know those two vans arrived. we know they departed. we know it's consistent with the official sources. >> this week, secretary of state mike pompeo calling for a thorough investigation. president trump voicing concerns. >> i am concerned about it. i don't like hearing about it.

i do not like it. >> khoshoggi, a saudi rights activist has been increasingly critical of the saudi government. he wrote last year of his fear of arrest. the newspaper recently published a blank column to raise awareness of his disappearance. >> whether or not he was killed or kidnapped or whatnot, we still don't know. we don't have proof positive of anything conclusive, whether he's alive or dead. >> he had visited the saudi consulate. his fiancee waiting outside says he never came out. writing an op-ed for "the washington post" this morning, his bride to be asking president trump to shed light on his disappearance. saudi arabia which denies any involvement now promising it will allow investigators to search the consulate, but its 33-year-old leader has been cracking down on dissent, championing a brutal war in yes, ma'am.en, leaving tens of thousands there.

he has loosened restrictions on women drivers and cinemas, but this high profile disappearance of a prominent critic straining relations with america, its key ally. >> so how concretely do you think this will change relations between the u.s. and saudi? >> it has a potential to be a crunch for the u.s. the white house has been increasingly close to saudi arabian leadership. yet on the other side, jamaal khoshoggi was looking to the u.s. for protection. people are going to say that this is a moment when the u.s. needs to put aside the diplomatic issues and stand up for human rights. if you listen to that washington post article by his fiancee, that brings out what human rights means. he said we were in the middle of making our wedding plans, our life plans. after the cans lat, we were going to buy appliances for our new home and set dates.

you can hear her heartbreak in that argument. a lot of people waking up sleepy this morning all over the united states. new york needing a win to stay alive in the playoffs. early on, this one was all boston. top of the fourth inning, vasquez blasting a solo shot over the wall in right field. red sox taking a 4-0 lead. but the real drama comes in the ninth inning. yankees trying to mount a come c comeback. they would make it a one-run game on that sacrifice fly. the yankees coming up short. after this super close play at first base, the red sox hold on to win it, 4-3. boston now heads to the american league championship series to face the houston astros starting on saturday. >> all right. let's go over to al for the rest of the forecast. hi. >> oh. >> oh. >> oh. >> all right. i'm sorry. we're looking at, of course, hurricane michael.down to the south, but we have a flood

threat with a system up into the upper midwest where we are seeing the heavy rain and strong storms. and look at this, heavy snow through the western plains, as well. sunshine in the pacific northwest all the way down into the southern california. we'll get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds.

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welcome back. it is 7:30 it is wednesday morning, october 10th, 2018. it will be a long day ahead for a lot of people in the florida panhandle. hurricane michael is going to batter the region. >> al is going to have a lot on that in just a moment. but let's get right to kerry sanders. kerry, if you look at the map, it looks to be headed right there. >> good morning, savannah. people are waking up looking at that eye wondering if it's going to pass right over, 140,

145-mile-per-hour winds which gives people a lot of pause. they went to bed thinking it was a 2 and now it's a 4 and it's too late to leave. in barrier island has three bridges on and off, you about those bridges are essentially closed. so anybody who would be thinking of getting out at the last minute, it is too late. the authorities say their greatest concern is with the winds at 145 miles per hour, it's going to also create a stronger storm surge. nine plus feet. that's the water that will likely come over the sand dunes here and then move inland and flood. the fire department has suspended all emergency operations. anybody who needs help is not going to get that help. it's estimated 25,000 people have remained. those who should have left. the city manager quite concerned about those people who decided to stay, but at this point that was a gamble they decided to make and there's very little anybody can do. so hurricane michael now making its position known, moving in this direction at about 13 miles

per hour. it's going to be a very, very long day here. guys, back to you. >> all right. kerry, thank you so much. we're trying to get our eye on that exact path. we'll turn to al roker. which way is this thing heading? >> it's heading where kerry is right now. we're talking about the storm surge. as kerry said, this is where the greatest danger and lost of life occurs. we have a storm surge warning from west of panama city almost to st. petersburg and that is where we're going to see the worst. the heart of that storm surge, 9 to 13 feet from mexico beach to keaton beach and that is where we could see anywhere from 9 to 13 feet. so let's dive into this storm surge. basically, you've got the wall of water coming in being pushed by the winds. so a 3-foot storm surge comes to about your port, your home. a 6 foot storm surge, i'm 5'8", it's over my head. a storm surge of 9 feet brings

it into second stories of homes. you cannot survive that. and so that is why we tell people to get out. when we start to see this rapid intensification which we've been seeing with these storms because of climate change, that's when we say get out, get out. and that's your latest weather. craig. >> thank you. meanwhile a florida man has found himself at the center of a

heated discussion balls of an online post by his mom. >> that has a lot of folks talking. nbc news' gadi schwartz is here. what's this about in in there it's embarrassing people post gusting posts of their children, highlighting a birthday, what happens when a post goes unexpectedly viral, bringing with it a flurry of ridicule and scorn? peter hansen's mother is proud and protective of her navy son. when she gushed about him on twitter, it set off a firestorm. this is what she wrote. he was number one in a school. she a gentleman who respects women. he won't go on solo dates due to the current climates of false sexual accusations by radical feminists with an axe to grind. the post coming the same day as brett kavanaugh's swearing in, following a decisive confirmation battle.

the #hymntoo was posted as a way for men who they they have been falsely accused of sexual harassment and assault a feeling expressed by the president. >> it's a scary time for young men in america when you can be guilty of something you may not be guilty of. >> reporter: hold on, you are should know peter hansen isn't p didn't know anything ability his post, until his friends told him. mortified, he wanted the post gone. the mother wiped the account the internet did its thing, quickly dragging peter into a controversy making him the target of non-stop memes. his older brother john says all the attention happened suddenly, telling nbc news quote's a family we all came around him, peter, the post, it's the antithesis of who he is. he is overwhelmed and tired. peter wasn't even on twitter. he had to sign up to clear the air. his account aptly named, that was my mom tweeting.

sometimes the people we love hurt us without realizing. let's turn this around. i never support #imtoo, adding twitter, your mean game is on point. peter telling in this case news he forgives his mom, while there is another reminder there is more to a story than a meme, peter says his family is sticking together. i think we're all getting a laugh out of it now. adding she is upset but we got her to laugh. >> who among us? mom, what did you write on facebook in i guess he and his mom talked it out? they're in a good spot. >> they were able to clear the air a little bit. she says he was terrified, she thought he was going to don't her. obviously, that's not the case, so, that's his mom. >> the internet is like that. >> thank you. coming up, the nfl's all star passion leader drew brees will join us live and talk about his

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hired to take those people to a birthday celebration at a local brewery. they never made it. but now inspection records suggests this vehicle had serious safety problems and the sate says it had been ordered off the road. >> four days since 20 people were killed in that horrific limo crash. the family of the driver who died is blaming the limo company. they wrote in a statement that they believed unbeknownst to him he was provided with a limousine that wasn't safe. just last week it was for sale on craigslist with 180,000 miles. but federal safety records show that same limo racked up numerous safety violations over the past six months. on september 4th, violations for detective or no emergency exits. a malfunctioning anti-lock brake indicator light and too many seats. last march, cited for break

violations. though the company's attorney insists the repair work was completed. >> any defects that did exist in the past, the owners went through great pains to make sure that those had been fixed. >> investigators believe the limo was speeding when it ran a stop sign and killed two people in a parking lot before slamming into a revene. all 18 people in the limo died. >> tuesday a long line of hears carried the victims from the medical examiners office. >> my baby is gone. that's all i know. my baby's gone. >> michael was an iraq war marine veteran that died on his birthday while celebrating a friend's birthday. >> and god spared him then to come home, with terrible ptsd. he survived all of that to go to a birthday party, to be safe, to not drink and drive. >> prestige limo is owned by a local business man.

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about the children's soviet e safety. so she followed him to his home. then she called police. he did not expect this to go viral. >> daddy is scared, this lady is following us. >> reporter: a babysitting job is taking an unexpected turn for corey lewis. >> all because i have two kids in the back seat that do not look like me, this lady has taken it upon herself to say she is going to take my plate down and calm police. >> reporter: lewis runs a youth mentoring program in marietta, georgia, streaming on facebook live after he says he was confronted by a white woman watching these white children. >> she says something is weird here. i said, i assure you, that we are fine. >> reporter: after lewis refused to let her talk to the kids, he says the woman followed them for an hour back to his house and then called police. >> frozen in fear. like i had no idea what was happening. >> i was really shocked.

i was angry, i was scared. i'm being followed and harassed, that's what sucks. >> the officer asking to question the kids. >> i wish the cops never came. i was worried if he got arrested, what would have happened to us? >> the officer then calling the parents. >> he was doing us a fave. how they ended up on the side of the road focused by police was something i couldn't wrap my head around. >> it's not clear what happened before lewis started filming. his videos now have hundreds of thousands of views. it's the latest in a string of viral videos appearing to show alleged racial bias. >> she doesn't want to talk now. >> over the summer, one woman owned barbecue becky after calling police on them in the park. and patty calling them on them.

>> at the end of the day just because someone does not look like how you prefer for them to look, it doesn't mean that they're a bad person. >> so police aren't identifying the woman who called police, but the online reaction to this has simply been outstanding. a lot of people poipth out, sure, while this man was baby-sitting the kids a lot of families in america look like this mixed race families one of the fastest growing demographics in our country. you think of a lot of adoptive families or mixed race kids who don't present the same as their parents. >> wow, that's an interesting one. >> thanks, morgan. coming up, a trip to kennedy space center with first man stairs ryan gosling. >> and record breaker drew brees, he will be with us live. how about that? after your local news. s live. how about that? after your local news. i can't believe it.

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an instagram post. coming up, breaking news, category 4. overnight, hurricane michael gains strength as it barrels towards the gulf coast. hundreds of thousands ordered to evacuate. >> if you don't follow the warnings from officials, this storm could kill you. >> the life-threatening storm to make landfall in a matter of hours. how bad will it be? al is tracking it all. plus, swift response. taylor swift taking the stage for the first time since getting political, backing democrats in an instagram post. >> gut out aet out and vote. i love you guys. >> how she is striking a cord with younger voters.

and life's a brees. >> hey, boys! >> new orleans saints quarterback drew brees joins us live to talk family, football and shattering the nfl's all-time passing record. >> it's been an unbelievable journey and i'm just so -- >> today is wednesday, october 10, 2018. ♪ maybe why don't you just meet me in the middle ♪ >> alabama the. >> northside middle school. >> columbus, indiana. >> parker, colorado. about broncos. >> we're from phoenix. >> from denver. >> hi. >> we're on the today show! >> we love it. good morning, everybody. welcome back to today on a wednesday morning.

so much to get to this morning. but we want to remind you that 24 hours from now that is a special place. international day of the girl. we are having a special event right here. >> we've got the former first lady, michelle obama. she's going to be here to tell us all about her work advocating for girls education and she'll talk to us about life after the white house. >> oh, so girls from all over the country are coming to the plaza for a special concert. we've never done anything like this. three huge stars. kelly clarkson, jennifer hudson and meghan trainor, all performing on the plaza tomorrow. >> and we have some young girls who will be in the audience. >> our daughters. >> it's going to be fun. a >> be with us 24 hours from now. let's get to the news at 8:00. there is no time left to evacuate before hurricane michael slams the gulf coast as an extremely dangerous category 4 storm. al will have the latest from the storm center in the minute. first gabe gutierrez in the panhandle and it's already coming down a lot more than we

were seeing last hour. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: we are starting to see the raw power of hurricane michael. the last several hours we have seen intensifying wind and rain. as you can see behind me, this road is flooded. now, local officials are very concerned about the possibility of a potentially catastrophic storm surge here. at least 9 feet expected here in appalachia cola. we are in the dirt at this side of the storm. the eye expected to make landfall to the west. the strongest wind and rain might be felt here. the last two days or so, almost 200,000 people have been ordered to evacuate here in florida. alabama and georgia also under a state of emergency. but again, we are expecting landfall here in the florida panhandle over the next several hours. the heaviest wind and the rain expected in just a few hours, guys. back to you. >> it's coming on strong already. gabe, thank you. >> and al of course is updating us on the hurricane's path and the impact, al, where is it headed?

>> guys, we just got this in from the national hurricane center. it's actually strengthened. our winds now at 145 miles per hour. 157 miles per hour would be a category 5. it's now only 90 miles southwest of panama city. it is moving fast, moving north at 13 miles per hour. so as we said, the time to evacuate is just about past. from panama city into albany we have hurricane warnings. we have hurricane warnings into georgia and hurricane tropical storm warnings from the southeast to atlantic coast. here's the path. by 1:00 we expect landfall as a category 4 storm. 2 continues as a 4 into southwestern georgia, continues its path as a 1 into south carolina. and then a tropical storm moving out along the virginia, north carolina border. the impacts, first of all the winds. expect widespread power outages. wind gusts of up to 100 miles per hour. and then we've got the storm surge. this is what we are most frightened of.

9 to 13 feet from appalachia to cedar key. that is going to second stories of homes and life-threatening water rise and of course the rain. anywhere from 7 to 12 inches of rain stretching all the way into the carolina coast. this is a dangerous storm that is going to cause catastrophic problems. guys? >> all right, al, thank you. the sudden resignation of president trump's u.n. ambassador nikki haley is still causing political shock waves. the timing of tuesday's announcement, a month before the midterm elections, caught even west wing insiders off guard. but during the joint oval office appearance the president said haley told him six months ago that she wanted to take a break at the end of the year. >> it was a blessing to go into the u.n. with body armor every day and defend america. and i'll always do that. i'll never truly step aside from fighting for our country. but i will tell you that i think it's time. >> haley's resignation letter obtained by nbc news is actually dated last wednesday. the president said he will name

his choice to replace her within two or three weeks. >> all right. we have the news checked off. how about a little boost? you'll like this little one. a 5 month old baby is about to become the youngest member of an exclusive club. little harper yates and her parents have been on the a road trip across the country. they're traveling by car. they're taking adorable pictures of harper to prove they visited all 50 states. the final one, vermont, that is going to be happening on thursday. the family started its tour in june to take advantage of mom's maternity leave. they have already applied to the again is world records, people, to have harper certified as the youngest member of the all 50 states club. >> she's the cutest, that's amazing. i don't want to spend an hour in the car with my kids. that's impressive >> that's the bigger story. >> amazing. >> pretty cool. >> speaking of kids i have to leave a little early. i have an appointment with the kids. just ahead, taylor swift taking politics to new levels. what she said at the amas and the record she broke.

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>> star quarterback of the new orleans saints, drew brees. >> he's the nfl's all time passing leader. it happened monday night. he threw for 72,103 yards in his career and it's far from over. guess who got up early. guess who is with us from new orleans. hi, drew, good morning. >> good morning. >> i'm wearing a number 9. i don't know if you can see me but i'm so proud to be wearing this. did you wake up in the morning and say, did that really happen? am i really that guy? >> yes, a little bit. it was a surreal moment. there's so much expectation and pressure going into the game. we were 201 yards away and you hope it's going to happen at some point but you don't want to throw off the momentum of the game either. >> i love the moment we're looking at and that's one of the great moments. but my favorite moment was not

that one. my favorite moment was when britney and the kids were down on the sidelines and you walked over to them. let's just listen to it for one second. >> hey, boys. how about that, huh? how about that? i love you guys so much. i love you boys. i love you. >> we're crying again. >> in that moment why was it so important to talk to your kids about that right there? >> that's just what came to my heart. that's what i whisper in their ear every night before they go to bed. i want them to approach life with a great sense of gratitude and humility and respect for others and let them know that they can accomplish anything in life they're willing to work for. that's the truth. >> amen to that. >> a couple of people were not with you on that day. your mom and your grandfather and i know that you were saying they were watching over you.

what did you say to them? >> that gave me a great sense of peace. i invisioned them watching down over me. i know they do every day and it really puts me at peace. >> drew, your 39 now. i know you have a contract through the end of the 2019 season at least. have you started to give any thought to your post football career? there's no one more popular in the state of louisiana and all of new orleans. have you given any thought to what you might be doing after you break some more records? >> there's a lot of things i want to do in the next chapter. but i love our team. i love the locker room.

i'm trying to stay in the moment. when it's over, it's over and it will be on to the next chapter. but right now, we have goals to achieve. >> drew, will you come up and see us in new york? bring britney, bring the kids, we're here. we want to give you a big hug, all right? >> i would love that. she would love that too. >> love you, honey. >> congrats. >> what a great guy. >> nice guy. >> he's the kind of guy that if you were a parent, you'd want your daughter to marry. he's the kind of person you want as your child's father. he's every guy. >> hard to go against drew brees. >> mr. dailey talking about his favorite thing, music. >> spotify marking a major milestone this month. it's been ten years since it launched. it changed the way music fans discover and listen to music and spotify compiled the top artists and songs along with noteworthy achievements. let's get to it. the most streamed artists of all

time are, number one is drake, ed sheeran number two, eminem at number 3. as for the first artist to reach 1 billion streams, rihanna, david guetta and eminem. now for the most streamed songs of the decade, coming in at number three, this is closer. it was a huge hit for the chain smokers. it's where many of us were introduced to halsey. that was huge. number two is the biggest songs of the decade. we have one dance from drake. very popular and now spotify's most streamed song of all time. do you want to take a guess hoda. >> i don't know. >> you got it. ed sheeran. shape of you. he wasn't always on top. let's go back exactly 10 years ago and take a look at the most streamed track. it was viva la vida by coldplay

and the most streamed artist was lady gaga. a special play list where they're featuring 100 where users can find in the app. >> it's a big night of music. last night at the american music awards. taylor swift, the artist opened the show with a bang performing i did something bad. fire, smoke, a giant snake. however that was just the beginning of an incredible night for taylor. she would go on to win four awards bringing her total to 23 amas. that breaks the record for most decorated female ama winner ever previously held by whitney houston and it was during her award speech that she took the opportunity to send a message to her friends. >> this award and every single award given out tonight were voted on by the people and do you know what else is voted on by the people?

is the midterm elections on november 6th. get out and vote. >> her call to vote comes after two candidates running in the midterm election. another big winner, cardi b took home the first award of the night. she made a point to thank her newborn daughter kulture with a k citing her as motivation to make a quick return to the music scene after giving birth. she took to the stage and her performance wowed the crowd. his face pretty much says it all. congrats to her as well. she wasn't the only star in attendance. in her first red carpet appearance since announcing she was expecting. she was loving. she collected her win for favorite female country artist.

congratulations to all the big winners at the amas. the ladies of "this is us" are gracing the cover of glamour magazine. they opened up about working on the nbc hit show together as well as which royal they'd like to meet, what trend they cannot get on board with, and where they want to take their next vacation. >> the royal i'd most want to have tea with is meghan markle and prince harry. >> perhaps meghan markle because she is the newest member of the family. >> little prince george. he's so cute. the trend i will never wear or connect to, do you know what they are. i have nothing else to say. >> i don't get the whole bike short trend. >> if i had two weeks for vacation -- >> i'm thinking about going to jamaca. >> i am going to hustle as quickly as i can and start the

trek up to everest base camp. >> that's a lofty one. >> we're looking up -- >> just big pockets. >> a quick mention, our very own craig melvin and his lovely wife lindsey are featured in the next issue of people magazine. showing off the place where they spend the most time together. >> oh, i'm sorry. >> that's home. >> my wife caught that fish. >> how cute. >> he wants my kids to sit still -- no, that was the only picture that he got. >> very cute. fun. >> that's going to hit newsstands friday. >> my mother would have yelled at you for putting your feet up on the counter. >> mr. roker, you're the most popular guy in the room. >> i don't know about that i

want to bring out one stat about michael. this thing is a category 4 and could possibly make a five as it comes on shore. this is like an ef-3 tornado that's 5 to 10 miles wide cutting across these communities. so that to give good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. it's going to be a beautiful day for the bay area, we start out with a few clouds near the coast. all clearing out with high temperatures reaching into the upper 70s. we'll see the same thing tomorrow, then it starts to hoet up as we head through the weekend. the inland valleys, will be windy, with highs reaching into the 80s. on sunday, expect more of the same and gradual cooling for the first part of next week. for san francisco mid 60s, by

the weekend we're up to near 70 degrees. d movies. we're talking about "first man." it explores the life of neil armstrong. you got to talk to the stars. >> i did. i met up with ryan goessling and claire foy at the kennedy space center. where we talked about the new movie and the challenges of portraying one of the most famous men in the world. >> this is amazing. >> even hollywood's biggest stars. >> claire. >> oh my god. it's like the titanic or something. >> stand in awe when staring at a rocket designed to take men to the moon.

>> that's pretty remarkable. >> it was 1969 when it launched neil armstrong and his crew on that historic mission. >> it's one small step for man one giant leap for mankind. >> the astronaut that took the famous first steps, the focus of the film "first man". >> when you were in the capsules during the filming of the movie, what surprised you the most about those? >> i should have known what was coming because they referred to the astronauts as spam in a can but i came to understand where that name came from. it's really hard to convey just how small they are and just how dangerous it all was.

he avoided using green screens and utilized real nasa artifacts like this astronaut van that carried the crew to the launch pad. >> they towed this van out for us to load the actors into. we were all pinching ourselves. buzz and mike collins were on set. we couldn't drive the van so they just go in so it doesn't go anywhere but to be able to use it is surreal. >> it follows armstrong over the nine years leading up to his trip to the moon. >> we're planning on the flight being successful. >> as the armstrongs marriage is put to the test again and again. claire foy plays armstrong's life. >> you're a bunch of boys. you don't have anything under control. >> my wife and i love the crown so when we watched this movie there was an obvious similarity

between the queen and janet. one being, they're both thrust into the spotlight. >> they definitely share a similarity in the sense that they neither express themselves openly to lots of people. but i think janet has the amazing ability to know when she needs to step up and when she needs to speak up and know when she's had enough. >> it allows us to see things. >> while it's already received critical acclaim it's also received criticism for leaving out a key moment. >> a couple of people commented that the u.s. flag is not depicted explicitly being planted on the moon. what would you say to that? >> it was all it was all about paying tribute to real american heroes who did extraordinary things. this conversation is largely happening amongst i would say

almost amongst people who haven't seen the film because i do think it's very patriotic film and i feel the story is worth the tribute that this movie attempts to pay to it. >> a story sure to inspire its audiences, just as it inspired its lead actor. >> how much of neil armstrong is like ryan gosling? how much are you like him. >> he's so extraordinary in so many ways and you know, it was an honor to get to try and personify somebody that i came to admire so much. >> it was really cool being able to walk around the space center and we thought she had seen the saturn 5 rocket. she had not so when she walks into the museum there and she takes a look up, literally shrieking with delight as sees

it. everybody should go to the kennedy space center. worth the trip. >> a thanks to kennedy spacei ) firefighters are still at the scene of a large warehouse fire near the oakland coliseum. this is vi . firefighters have still at the scene of a large warehouse fire near the oakland coliseum. this is video from sky ranger flying over the scene around 7:00 a.m. at 72nd avenue and holly street. a short way from interstate 380. right now there are no reports of injuries. but firefighters, the fire knocked down power lines, pg & e saying 300 customers are without power and b.a.r.t. saying park and go riders are being

redirected to the frooul fruitvale station. mike inouye how is it affecting the commute? >> we're looking at what remains of the smoke drifting through the area, still it is visible from 880, our camera across the freeway, some folks might be distracted. nothing compared to when it was before, talking about hagenberger and anders street. the area reported open but traffic control watching 72nd. slowing toward the coliseum, it might stick around longer, 58 and 880 slower drive. the south bay continues to push up toward silicon valley. back to you. >> more news for new 30 minutes. it's time for sleep number's fall sale on the

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>> we're back now at 8:30. we have a big event tomorrow for the international day of the girl. you're going to love it. we have kelly clarkson, jennifer hudson, megan trainor and michelle obama will be here for

her first live tv interview since leaving the white house. it's going to be a fun day. international day of the girl. >> very cool. let's check out this beautiful crowd over here. >> she's from new orleans and loves hoda. >> well, we had drew brees on this morning. how do you love new york? >> we went shopping. >> perfect. how is it going dad? >> great. how is grandpa? >> he's in the hospital. he's okay. he's going to have to go to rehab but we're wishing him well. >> do you want to say hi to grammy. what's her name? anoinette. on three let's say who dat.

>> coming up, two of the most powerful women in hollywood, get very candid with natalie. how they say hollywood has changed and what still needs to change one year after the start of the me too movement. >> plus, with winter on the way, jill martin is here with special steals and deals. big bargains on things you need to stay comfortable when your cold. you can bundle up inside and out. >> it's not tuesday but there's never a bad time for tacos. chef curtis stone is going to teach us how to make them. this time with a twist. so we'll do some cooking coming up in a bit. >> the opening ceremony of the last olympics held in tokyo was 54 years ago today. so it's the time to release the tokyo 2020. >> look at it. each character is meant to illustrate the dynamic movement of an olympic athlete and it has

us counting down the days until tokyo, watching team usa stars like katie ledecky and simone biles go for gold and surfing, skateboarding, and climbing. you'll see all the stuff right here on the networks of nbc. >> let's show you what's happening weather wise for today. heavy snow in the western and central plains. a flood threat. hurricane michael is on the gulf coast. sunshine along the west coast. tomorrow we're looking at more mountain snow through the rookies. drying out in the mid-section of the country but we have tropical storm michael along the mid-atlantic coast and the southeastern coast tomorrow morning with sunshine through good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall, we have beautiful day across the bay area, with some comfortable weather. our inland valleys reaching into

the upper 70s and today in oakland expect a high of 67, san francisco, 65 degrees, and lower 70s for the south bay. as we go into tomorrow. expect more of the same. but then we start to heat up on friday, with some of our valleys reaching into the mid 80s and upper 80s on saturday. it will be the peak of our temperatures before it gradually cools off early next week. >> don't forget if you're heading out the door you can take us with you. just get on today sirius xm channel 8. channel 108. >> it has been a full year since the story that launched the me too movement happened. so how much has actually changed in hollywood since then? natalie sat down with more on that. hey, natalie. >> hey, guys. good morning, it's been 12 months after the me too and the times up movements first gained momentum and elle magazine is celebrating the 25th anniversary of their annual women in hollywood issue and we partner

to share the stories of some of hollywood's most powerful women and have an exclusive first look at the november covers. >> something has happened in the last year that is undeniable and continuous. things are actually changing for women in our industry. >> the women gracing this cover of elle magazine is all bold and fierce fighters. women that believe they should be heard and are looking toward meaningful change. >> on the sets that i'm working on, there's a much larger sense of diversity and inclusivity that i can see visually. >> there's still a perception that women don't work well together. that we're competitive. >> as i was forming my own thoughts and opinions as a young person about what female friendships could be and what women were like together, it was a lot of caddiness. i had a thought process that was screwed up about it and i had to confront it when i was on the set of oceans 8, working with these extraordinary women.

i now have a new map in my body, sort of molecularly about what that is. there was not a single moment where i felt any jealousy. it was an extraordinary thing to be reminded of. >> how important is the support of other women, especially now? >> i think it's important right now. the support we have been getting from men in this fight has been very important as well. i'm inviting anybody in on this boat. like, you know, the doors are wide open. you want to join this fight, you're so welcome. come with us. >> sometimes i think this movement can be misconstrued as a hey men, get out of the way kind of story. i don't feel that way. i just want a seat at the table where they're all sitting and have been sitting for so long. >> both actresses want more diverse story telling in hollywood and neither have shied away from portraying very real and complicated characters.

surprisingly, both women say they still feed the need to prove themselves. >> the fear for me is i still have this every single time i start a job. i'm going to get fired. they're going to find out i'm a terrible actor. this is going to be the job where they all find out that i'm just a total lie. >> this is so refreshing to all of us because we look at you and we're like she's got it all. >> no, i think maybe that's the stuff that gives you the spice and the excitement and the sweat and you need those things to make something matter. >> i just feel like sometimes the window is open this big and i'm trying to muscle it open as long as i can and get it as wide open as possible. >> is it ageism? >> yes. i have terror and fear that someone is going to be no, no, you turned 45. bye bye. i hope that that's not the case. i really do. i have a lot more to do and say from a creative standpoint.

>> while it's taken practice, both women learned to live their lives for themselves. >> i don't seek out necessarily what people think about how i live my life or the choices that i made and i really go by the theory or the idea of when this life is over for me, that i have done it and lived it exactly the way i wanted to. >> they say they want that freedom and power for all women. they stand together with other hollywood trail blazers hoping next year brings even more change. >> i feel a sense of sister hood. i feel that we're going to get there. >> well, the other women that you'll see also on this year's elle women in hollywood covers, lady gaga, shonda rimes, kiera knightly and the entire cast of the black panther. and the issue hits newsstands on october 23rd. you can see more of her interviews as well on today.com

and on access starting tonight. thank you so much. >> just ahead, something to get you excited about the cold weather to come. steals and deals on everything from coats to cashmere. >> let's do it. >> but first this istoday" on >> but first this istoday" on "nb my name is chris hughes >> but first this istoday" on "nb and i am a certified arborist for pg&e. i oversee the patrolling of trees near power lines and roots near pipes and underground infrastructure. at pg&e wherever we work, we work hard to protect the environment.

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welcome back to today. >> we'll have everything you need to stay cozy as the seasons change. unbeatable bargains and breaking news that people that love this segment will be crazy about. >> we're really excited today and i want to thank our team because everybody worked so hard on this. we're launching another part of the website, today.com/deals and this is going to make your shopping experience so easy. you can put everything in one cart now so there's no codes,

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sure. the deal $32.50 for the set. great when your mom is baby sitting. hang around. >> love. >> moving on to candles. always a great seller and this comes in the box. so hoda, this is perfect for gifts because it's insta gift. it's the retail. it's $50. there are 11 fragrances, very clearly on our website, today.com. >> great. >> so the retail 50, the deal $14.50. 71% off. now this is natural comfort alternative down comforters. so really it's 100% microfiber. 300 thread count. queen to oversize king. retail $225 to $332. >> let's run through the products again. the coats from french connection. the children's coats.

the portoland hats and gloves. the candles and confidemforters natural comfort. >> to take advantage head to today.com/steals and deals. >> you guys did awesome. >> pick up your checks on the way out. >> up next, the answer to your search for weeknight meals. tacos with a twist with chef cuisrt

>> all this morning this morning on "today," food class in partnership with nbc company. we've come together to bring you online cooking classes. dillon joined one of our chefs curtis stone for a class on

weeknight meals. good to see you both. tell me about some of these classes online. >> we came up with a bunch of great ideas that are just good simple meals. >> we? or you? i tagged along. >> you executed them. >> what do you do exactly? >> curtis tells me what to do and i say this is how i normally do it and he says no, do it this way. and it's a perfect meal. >> weeknight meals for us that have kids, they're important. what are you making today? >> so i'm going to stand here and direct. this is a taco tuesday dinner so this is korean tacos, so a little soy sauce. there's brown sugar, there's cilantro, there's a little vegetable oil, some sesame oil and then all of this stuff, the

fresh chilli. what is the meat? >> we're doing flank steak. this is a really simple marinade. you can do this a full day ahead of time or if you're in a rush you can do it quickly and you know, it will still give flavor even if it's only for an hour. so chunk that in. >> do you smell that over there? >> it's delicious. >> so while you let that marina marinate, i'll turn our flank steak over here. we'll turn it a couple of times through the cooking process and th we've got some simple slaw. toss that together. and then some of the leftover marinade that we've got there -- >> this is an important step. you with held a little bit of this. >> so maybe half of that in there. >> i'll give you a pair of tongs. >> these are adorable. >> aren't they sweet? you basically toss that

together. so instead of making a separate dressing you're using the same marinade you would use for the steaks. >> that's all coming together. >> so the meat cooks for about three minutes on either side. you want to turn it a couple times. depends on how hot your grill is. of course cooking outside the grill will be hotter and once it's had a nice rest, i've got one that we cooked here just before. see how it's beautiful and pink, nice and juicy. so that little rest is important. you want to rest it for about half the amount of time it takes to cook and cut straight across the grain. when i say grain and you pick up all those tips in the glasses. you're going to cut directly opposite the grain. >> that's what i love about these classes. you're not just going through a recipe and you have to follow it on line if you missed a few steps. we go there every single step so you can almost follow along and cook it with us if you have the ingredients. >> and korean bbq sounds

intimidating but the classes help you realize it's easy. >> and taco tuesday is very easy buzz you can change up the flavors. >> we're going to put a little guacamole on there. >> it's a chunky, very avocado, heavy with the chunks. you can really bite into the avocado. >> loading them up there. >> yeah. so this is for you guys. >> and you look a corn tortilla? >> this is grass fed beef which has got a beautiful flavor to it. and really, really simply done. >> these are beautiful. >> i'm acting like i haven't tried this before but this is delicious. >> you know what it's like. >> oh, that is so good. and a nice break from the traditional taco. thank you very much. for these recipes click on "today".com/food and head to blue print.com to purchase any of their online classes. today you can watch all the classes for free.

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pg & e saying 500 customers are without power, as a precaution also b.a.r.t. coliseum parking lot is partially closed due to concerns about embers. firefighters in oakley are investigating an early morning fire that wiped out a tire shop and expanded to neighboring businesses. it started a little after 2:00 a.m. near main street and rose avenue. other businesses affected include a gym and an air conditioning company. it started with pile of tires outside the store. crews at the scene of both fires, we'll have a live update in our midday newscast. can you go to our home page now for more coverage. we're tracking the path of hurricane michael as it heads toward the florida panhandle. this may be the strongest storm to hit the area in decades.

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welcome to the show, i'm megyn kelly and we have jenna bush-hager, stephanie gosk and jacob. great to have you here this morning but we want to talk first about hurricane michael. this is a cat 4 storm that could wind up being the strongest hurricane ever to hit the florida panhandle. the surge they say has the potential to be catastrophic. look at the waves already. this is in panama city beach. we'll be watching this storm all day. the governor down there already saying the time for