sounding off. the president speaking out in a wide ranging and contentious interview on russia. >> do you really think i'd call russia to help me with an election? give me a break. >> justice kavanaugh's ak sneer i didn't really make fun of her. >> his tense relationship with the press. >> leslie, it's okay. in the meantime, i'm president and you're not. >> and much more, how his comments are playing at the white house and beyond this morning. frantic search. >> search and rescue. >> with thousands still reported missing, crews go door to door hoping to find survivors of hurricaine michael. residents now being warned it to be months before power is

restored. the president and first lady set to tour the damage today. we're there live. murder mystery, a grieving family demanding answers after a young model is shot and killed while driving to work. this morning the video that could lead police to the killer. all that, plus standing by herman. candid new comments from hillary clinton on her husband's affair with monica lewinsky. >> was it an abuse of power? >> no. >> what hillary clinton says about whether he should have resigned. out of bounds? >> i was just sexual assaulted by a child. >> a woman under fire for calling police claiming a nine-year-old boy groped her. the surveillance video that tells a much different story. and breaking overnight, royal baby on board. meghan markle and prince harry announce the duchess of sussex is expecting. we're live at kensington palace with all the details on their big news, today, monday, october 15th, 2018.

>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hi, everybody, welcome to "today." nice to have you with us on a monday morning. we weren't invited to the wedding, perhaps we will be invited to the christening. harry and meghan are expecting. >> they are. we don't know exactly when the little baby is coming but speculation is in the springtime. it's nice to start a monday morning with good news. >> happy news, it was just announced this morning. we will have more on it in a bit. we are going to start with that far ranging interview with the president last night. he was pressed on a wide range of issues, some exchanges got pretty testy. nbc national correspondent peter alexander is at the white house with the whole story. >> reporter: in that interview with "60 minutes" president trump backed off his claim that climate change is a hoax but doesn't want to put the u.s. at warning.

it comes as the president and first lady tour areas devastated by hurricaine michael. >> i think something is happening, something is changing and it will change back again. i don't think it's a hoax, i think there's probably a difference, but i don't know that it's man made. i will say this, i don't want to give drill yons atrillions of d moz millions of dollars. >> reporter: echoing melania trump's distrust of some within his west wing. >> i feel the same way. i don't trust everybody in the white house, i will be honest with you. >> reporter: adding he has been surprised by the no holds barred nature of politics. >> this is the most deceptive, vicious world. it is vicious, it's full of lies, deceit and deception. >> reporter: ahead of next month's midterms the president telegraphing more turnover in his administration, responding to questions whether defense secretary jim mattis will step down. >> i think he is sort of a democrat, if you want to know the truth, but general mattis is

a good guy, he get with along very well. he may leave. i mean, at some point everybody leaves. >> reporter: the president again calling the mueller investigation unfair, while refusing to pledge that he won't shut it down. >> why should i pledge to you? if i pledge i'll pledge. i don't have to pledge to you. i have no intention of doing that. >> do you really think i'd call russia to help me with an election? give me a break. they wouldn't be able to help me at all. call russia, it's so ridiculous. >> reporter: the president pushing back when questioned about his embrace of kim jong-un in light of the atrocities committed by the north korean leader. >> i mean, i'm not a baby. i know these things. >> why do you love that guy? >> look, look, i like -- i get along with him, okay? >> you said i love him. >> okay. that's just -- that's a figure of speech. >> no, it's like annum bra is. >> let it be an embrace. >> he is a bad guy. >> look, let it be whatever it is. i get along with him really well. >> president trump also claiming credit for the confirmation of

his supreme court pick, justice brett kavanaugh, defending against criticism after he mimicked accuser christine blasey ford. >> how did you get home? i don't remember. how did you get there? i don't remember. where is the place? i don't remember. how many years ago was it? i don't know. i don't know. >> had i not made that speech, we would not have won. i was just saying she didn't seem to know anything and trying to destroy a life of a man who has been extraordinary. >> why did you have to make fun of her? >> i didn't really make fun. >> well, they were laughing. >> what i said is the person that we are talking about didn't know the year, the time, the place. >> reporter: the president all along relishing the chance to joust with a high profile journalist. >> hey, it's okay. >> i don't want to get in a fight with you. >> leslie, it's okay. in the meantime, i'm president, you're not. >> okay. peter, there was a lot in that interview to talk about. he was asked pointedly about his relationship with the russian president vladimir putin. tell us about that. >> reporter: the president revealed how he views america's relationships with long time

adversaries. think of it as the trump doctrine. on russia dismissing the gravity of vladimir putin's at times ruthless behavior. president trump was asked if he believes putin is involved in assassinations and poisonings, he said putin is probably involved, but explained that he relies on them and said it's not in our country, punctuating his america first policy, even if it means, in many cases, looking away from other countries' brutality. savannah. >> all right. lots to unpack there. peter, thank you very much. today the president and first lady are heading to parts of florida and georgia of a ajd by hurricaine michael, this as crews search homes and debris for people still reported missing nearly a week after the historic storm. nbc's tammy leitner has the very lightest on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the death toll is up to 19 and dozens remain unaccounted for. residents are desperate for food, water and supplies as they

dig out of devastation like this seen everywhere that you turn. across the florida panhandle and beyond hundreds of thousands of people still waiting for relief from the devastation from hurricaine michael as officials try to deliver supplies to the hardest hit areas. none of the residents here in lynn haven have water or power or even a way to communicate to the outside world that they survived. some victims stranded by the storm managed to summon relief by using logs to spell out help on the ground, the sign noticed by a relative using an aerial mapping app. 34 miles east, mexico beach totaled after taking a direct hit from the catastrophic hurricane. houses torn from their foundations, roads buckled and broken. officials fear the death toll may rise as they search for dozens of people still missing. pastor donald worries about the members of his congregation,

many of whom he still hasn't heard from. >> my first thoughts was these people that i'm called to pastor, are they okay? are they alive? >> reporter: nearby at hard hit tindall air force base the damage is still being assessed including the impact to the homes of 3,600 airmen: mayor of lynn haven and dozens of police officers and their families thought they would be safe at the town's police headquarters, but the building collapsed around them as they moved from room to room dodging debris. >> it was like what you see in the movies, the battering rams, it just blew through. >> reporter: nearly every police officer in this small department lost their home that day, but they still show up for work. >> i will get to mine later. there's people out here that are a lot worse than i am. >> reporter: more than 80% of the homes in town were destroyed, yet few people are leaving, instead the community has come together. the mayor says residents are battered, but not beaten.

>> we have hope for the future and we're going to get through it. >> reporter: the residents here in lynn haven along with so many communities along the coastline say they feel forgotten and they hope that the president will bring much needed attention to their dire situation and deliver supplies that are so desperately needed. savanna and hoda. >> all right. tammy leitner, thank you. the president is again vowing to get to the bottom of what happened to the "washington post" columnist who vanished after visiting the saudi consulate in turkey. nbc's chief global correspondent bill neely is on this story, he is in istanbul for us this morning. bill, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. president trump says he's just spoken to king salman of saudi arabia who denies any knowledge of what happened to the missing journalist. the president says he's sending secretary of state mike pompeo to meet the king. meanwhile, saudi arabia is sending a warning to the world and a message to the u.s.,

threatening to hit back if it's punished. nearly two weeks after jam khashoggi disappeared and still no body, no hard evidence of murder, but threats and pressure growing. first from the president, vowing to punish saudi arabia if it's involved it killed the journalist. tv it does. producing 10 million barrels of oil a day. won't be cancelling a

$100 billion jamal khashoggi's fee yancey wants action, writing in the "new york times," if we've already lost jamal then condemnation is not enough. those responsible, she says, must be held accountable and punished. pressure, too, for sanctions in congress. >> we're going to have to take some pretty strong sanctions against them. >> that could include arms sales but it could include a bunch of other things as well. >> reporter: amid all the noise the riddle reins ma. turkey identifying these men as the saudi hit squad, saudi media claiming they were just tourists. and no proof yet of what happened to this american resident and saudi critic, or why. >> is there any sign, bill, of progress whatsoever in this investigation? >> reporter: well, good question, savanna. within the last hour the saudi king has ordered what he calls an internal investigation, in other words, the saudis are

investigating themselves and turkey has suggested that in the next few hours there will be an inspection of the saudi consulate here in istanbul where khashoggi disappeared. they are not even using the word search and it will be with saudi officials. saudi arabia desperate to limit the damage of this whole affair. president trump is right, there is a lot at stake here and soon he has to decide what he's going to do about it. savannah. >> exactly. bill neely in istanbul, thank you. craig joins the table. you have another major story we're following. >> good morning to you. this morning a wildlife official in idaho is facing new calls for his resignation after he shared photos of himself posing with the animals that he killed on a hunting trip to africa. we want to warn you, some of the images may be disturbing. here is nbc's joe fryer. >> reporter: blake fisher e-mailed pictures of his african hunting trip to dozens of colleagues and friends. among the photos fisher smiling with a family of baboons that he

says he killed with a crossbow. he also took down a giraffe writing in the e-mail, it was shocking how big it was, adding, this photo doesn't do it justice. fisher and his wife are believed to have killed at least 14 animals in namibia, now the photos are sparking demands for his resignation as a commissioner with idaho's department of fish and game. a former commissioner responded to fisher's e-mail saying about the photos and captions that it dismays and disappoints me, adding my belief is that you should take responsibility and remain. keith stonebreaker is calling the photos revolting. >> why not world would anybody want to kill a family of baboons? it makes hunters look bad. >> reporter: but adding. >> everybody makes a mistake and he had to fess up to it, apologize. >> reporter: fisher told the idaho statesman i didn't do anything he will legal, i didn't

do anything unethical, i didn't do anything immoral. the idaho governor's office tells nbc news the governor is concerned and our office is looking into this matter. fisher is the latest big game hunter to face public scrutiny. dr. walter palmer made national headlines in 2015 after he paid people of luring cecil the lion out of protected land to kill him with a crossbow. charges against the doctor were never filed. as for fisher, the gruesome photos of a remarkable hunting trip could end up costing him his position. for "today," joe fryer, nbc news. >> all right. moving to other news, breaking news that we mentioned at the top of the show, there's another royal baby on the way, the duke and duchess of sussex announcing overnight that they are expecting. nbc's lucy cavanaugh is at

kensington palace with all those details. good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. it's a happy way to start this monday, this is the news that royal fans have been waiting for. meghan and harry expecting their first baby this coming spring, the palace confirming the news this morning as the pair kicks off their first major overseas tour. touching down in australia for their first overseas tour as a married couple, pregnancy rumors went into overdrive, suggesting meghan was hiding something with those purple folders. soon afterwards the much awaited announcement from kensington palace made it official, the royal highness, the duke and duchess of sussex are pleased to announce that the duchess is expecting a baby in the spring of 2019. >> very exciting. >> congratulations. >> good for her. >> reporter: meghan's pregnancy has been a guessing game for months, each outfit carefully scrutinized for signs of a baby bump.

just last week meghan arrived at a wedding in a concealing coat dress. there was reports it was at that wedding harry and meghan shared the news with the queen and other members of the royal family. the newlyweds who were married last spring have made no secret about their love of children and their desire to have a family. something harry shared during an interview announcing their engagement. >> one step at a time and hopefully we will start a family in the near future. >> reporter: meghan's mother doria is believed to be moving to london to be closer to her daughter and their first grandchild. the new baby will be seventh in line to the thrown after dad, prince harry and first cousins princess george and louis and princess charlotte. >> that's such exciting news. how does this pregnancy affect

her and harry's travel schedule because they are always jetting around? >> reporter: yeah, well, in terms of this royal tour, there was actually some concern about the zika virus in fiji and tonga, two of the countries they are scheduled to visit. we understand they got the medical okay. i do have to say hoda and guys, 16 days, 76 engagements. this is a grueling schedule when also expecting a baby, but it is certainly a lovely way to kick off their tour. guys? >> no kidding. maybe that little baby will get here in the springtime. how about that. >> how about it. >> sweet. thank you. let us check in with -- well, we just consider him "today" show royalty, al roker has a check of the weather. >> thank you so much, guys. thank you for getting your first weather from us. 9 million folks under a flood watch today from texas, he will rio, fks, all the way into southern oklahoma. we've got showers and thunderstorms. this is part of a larger front that's going to be causing heavy showers and thunderstorms down through texas. as you head into the northeast

and new england, lighter showers, just a little problem, maybe some airport delays, but the heaviest rain will be in central texas, especially later this afternoon on into tomorrow morning. look at this, from del rio to dallas, strong storms, the rainfall is going to be heaviest down from mcallen down to dallas. anywhere from 2 to 3 inches of rain, but we could have isolated amounts of 5 inches or more. we will get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. ter. because to be the best, is to never ever stop making it better. introducing the new c-class. visit your local mercedes-benz dealer for exclusive offers. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall.

beautiful, clear sunrise as we take a live look over the south bay. we'll see a lot of sunshine today, and also some very warm temperatures. inland east bay and north bay hills still under that red flag warning as we will have a high fire danger for today, and temperatures reaching into the low to mid 80s for inland valleys. in oakland today, 81 degrees and 78 in san francisco, and we will still have some above normal temperatures as we go through the rest of the work week. and that's your latest weather. guys? >> thank you, al. coming up, a murder mystery in georgia that has one family now pleading for answers. who shot and killed a young model while she was driving to work? plus hillary clinton courting controversy with new comments about her husband's affair with monica lewinsky. what she's now saying about the relationship. but first, this is "today" on

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the things that matter most happen one morning and one cup at a time. power is off this morning for thousands of customers in the north good morning to you. 7:26, i'm laura garcia. power is out for thousands of customers in the north bay due to extreme fire danger. pga shut off electricity to parts of 12 northern california counties, nearly 60,000 customers in total. of those, less than 20%, over 17,000 customers are in the dark in napa, sonoma and lake counties. some schools in lake county plan to stay closed today because they're without power. this is the first time pg&e has ever proactively shut off customer power in the bay area to reduce the risk of wildfires. let's check how high those winds are blowing.

are they dying down? >> the winds are starting to calm down but we've seen the gusts in parts of the north bay at 50 to 60 miles per hour, and then as we take a live look outside in san francisco right now, mostly some calm conditions. our high temperatures today headed up to 78 degrees here and also in oakland and mid 80s is going to be another very warm day, and the north bay hills, east bay hills is where we'll have to watch out for the high fire danger through noon and the rest of the day we'll have a light breeze and temperatures reaching into the mid 80s. we'll stay in the mid 80s for much of the work week. let's head over to mike for an update on the commute. >> update to the police here in san jose, bottom of your screen, northbound 85 i believe that's the connector actually off of northbound 101, the overcrossing there, police activity may have shut down that connector. we're following that in the newsroom, and will let you know you can move back around for now, that should get you on your way. the rest of the bay shows a standard build, a crash west 24 at central lafayette looks like it has cleared.

we have more traffic coming back with the walnut creek interchange, prepare for more delays. back to you. >> another update in half an hour. see you then.

back now at 7:30 on this monday morning, october 15th, 2018. we have an image we all wanted to see. that's the thai soccer team all together after that cave rescue that captivated the world. they sat down with ellen. nice to see. we'll have more coming up on "pop start." >> they look so cute. they're in their uniforms. they're looking good. let's get to the headlines. the president sounding off on a wide-ranging interview with "60 minutes." he also spoke out about his relationship with north korea's leader, kim jong-un. >> why do you love that guy? >> i like him. i get along with him. >> you said you love him.

>> that's a figure of speech. >> it's like an embrace. >> let it be an embrace. >> but he's a bad guy. >> some news about someone who could potentially run against president trump in the 2020 election. elizabeth warren has submitted a dna test that has strong evidence that she has native american heritage in her family tree. president trump had mocked the senator over her claims of having native american blood. the analysis concluded that the vast majority of her heritage is european. but an ancestor is native american. it was a big night for sports fans in new england. let's start with football. the new england patriots were hosting the unbeaten kansas city chiefs on "sunday night football" here on nbc. no shortage of offense in this one. the chiefs tie things up at 40-40.

on that 75-yard touchdown toss from patrick mahomes, but the pats would march right back down the field. stephen gostkowski with that field goal. new england wins it, 43-40. to the diamond, now. the red sox and the astros, game two of the alcs. boston down by 2. the third inning rolls around and there's jackie bradley jr. clearing the basses with that double. they go up by one. they hold on to win it, 7-5. that series, now, all-tied up, 1-1 games. game three of the nlcs between the brewers and dodgers tonight in l.a. now to a murder mystery in georgia, a young model shot and killed as she was driving to work. authorities are hoping surveillance video can help them find the killer. gabe gutierrez is in riverdale, georgia, south of atlanta. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is the intersection where it all happened. police initially thought this was just a serious car crash.

then, they realized that the young driver had been shot. now, her sister is begging for answers. this morning, police in georgia are desperately trying to determine who shot a young model as she drove to work. the family of 28-year-old kelsey quayle is heartbroken. >> it's devastating because we don't have the answers we need. >> reporter: this surveillance video from a gas station south of atlanta show the moments before police say quayle crashed her car a week ago. she weaved into oncoming traffic before slamming into two cars. paramedics thought it was just a crash but then discovered the bullet. now, police are looking for the driver of a white suv and a gray sedan. both cars passed her car before she was shot. >> a bullet that went through the base of her brain and she ended up being brain dead. if she did wake up, she wouldn't be able to breathe again. >> reporter: days later, they removed her from life support.

>> we wanted more than anything for her to come back, but there was nothing we could do at that point. kelsey was just the sweetest person. she could brighten your day. always singing and dancing. >> reporter: she had just moved to the area to pursue a modeling career and was working part-time as a dental assistant. >> she didn't have enemies, didn't mention anything about any stalkers or never had a person that was just bugging her. she didn't know anybody. it was a mystery for all of us. >> it is a mystery. do authorities have any idea about a possible motive behind this? >> well, savannah, it's not clear at this point. authorities say right now, at this point, the shooting appears to be random. but the investigation is ongoing and they're asking for the public's help to track down a killer. savannah? >> gabe, thank you very much. let's switch gears and go to our friend, mr. roker, and get a check of the forecast. >> we're talking about michael and how it could rapidly intensify like it did.

we're going to see wind increases of 35 miles per hour in 24 hours. that's an increase over the last 30 years and it's projected to happen more and more with a warmer climate. sea surface temperatures are rising 1 to 3 degrees fahrenheit in the last 100 years. warming oceans and warming temperatures put more atmospheric moisture available to the systems and that creates rapid intensification. we're seeing more and more of it. who is most susceptible? from brownsville to miami. the gulf coast and southeastern florida are more susceptible. we're talk about over 17 million people at risk for these good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we are in for some much warmer than normal weather today, and still a high fire danger for the inland hills, for the east bay and the north bay, expect those highs to reach up to 85 degrees

in santa rosa. 85 in antioch and 83 today in san jose. looking at our forecast throughout the week, it's going to reach into the mid 80s inland today, and then some low 80s for the rest of the week. for san francisco 75 today, and some upper 60s by wednesday. >> and that's your latest weather. hoda? >> al, thank you. a new interview with hillary clinton is getting a lot of attention for what she is now saying about her husband's affair with monica lewinsky. stephanie gosk is here with that story. hey, steph. >> reporter: good morning, hoda. nice to see you. the #metoo movement has put fresh eyes on the monica lewinsky scandal, now two decades old. that means the former president and hillary clinton have been put on the spot during interviews. and their answers are getting a lot of attention. hillary clinton standing by her husband, once again. disagreeing with those who say former president bill clinton should have stepped down from office following his affair with then-white house intern monica

lewinsky. >> do you think bill should have resigned in the wake of the monica lewinsky scandal? >> absolutely not. >> it wasn't an abuse of power? >> no. >> reporter: the former secretary of state answered questions in an interview with "cbs sunday morning," while also taking aim at president trump. >> there's people that look at the incidents of the '90s and they say, a president of the united states cannot have a consensual relationship with an intern. the balance of power is too great. >> who was an adult. where is the investigation of the current incumbent, against whom numerous allegations have been made and which he dismisses, denies and ridicules. >> reporter: for some, the #metoo movement has changed perspective on her husband's sexual relationship with lewinsky. >> i was patient zero of losing a reputation on a global scale almost instantaneously.

>> reporter: she wrote an article for "vanity fair," calling her relationship with clinton a gross abuse of power. in 1998, clinton lied about the affair. >> i did not have sexual relations with that woman. >> reporter: then later admitted to it. >> i had a relationship with miss lewinsky that was not appropriate. >> reporter: bill clinton fought to stay in office, becoming the second president ever to face impeachment. last june, craig melvin asked mr. clinton if he would have handled the situation different today. >> i don't think it would be an issue because people would be using the facts instead of the imagined facts. if the facts were the same today, i wouldn't. >> do you feel like you owe her an apology? >> i -- i do not -- i never talked to her. but i did say publicly on more than one occasion that i was sorry. >> reporter: guys, this is a good example of how the #metoo movement is making a lot of people step back and scrutinize, not only this episode, but a lot of scandals we had in the past.

>> but the clintons are standing by what they always said about it. >> reporter: in a climate where there have been other powerful men in different industries that have lost their jobs over exactly this kind of behavior and society coming up and saying, we don't want this. this is sexual harassment. it might not be illegal and she may have been an adult, but people wondering if that's an appropriate way for a workplace to function. >> sexual harassment in the workplace is generally among adults. >> and the largest impact was on monica lewinsky, not on bill clinton. >> stephanie gosk, thank you. coming up, do you sleep with your door opened or closed? dramatic proof on a new "rossen reports" that the answer could mean the difference between life and death in a house fire. and what really happened inside studio 54? carson has a look at a new documentary unlocking the secrets of the world's most famous nightclub.

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commotion outside of a brooklyn convenience store. bystander video shows this woman, identified as theresa klein, calling 911, claiming a young black boy groped her inside the store. >> her son grabbed my -- and she decided to yell at me. >> reporter: but surveillance footage paints a different picture. the 9-year-old boy was shopping with his mother and younger sister, when his backpack brushes up against klein on his way out the door. outside, klein says, she's calling the cops. onlookers gathered in shock, giving her a new nickname. >> corner store caroline. >> reporter: jason littlejohn took the video that has been viewed millions of times. >> everybody that saw that, i know it melted their heart, just

broke their heart. no child should go through anything like this. >> reporter: this, the latest in a string of viral videos where police are called on people of color for seemingly minor regions. >> got this little kids scared. >> reporter: a woman woman in georgia called the cops on cory lewis, as he was baby sitting two white children. >> i'm being followed and harassed, that's what's up. >> reporter: for the latest incident, it's more than viral moments and nicknames. klein returned to the store a few days later, where she watched the surveillance video and issued an apology, denying her reaction was racially motivated. >> young man, i don't know your name. but i'm sorry. >> reporter: but the impact still lasting. >> the kids that are impacted by this situation, they're going to be traumatized for the rest of their lives. >> that's the thing.

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♪ ♪ i'm happy it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, baby on the way. prince harry and meghan markle announce they are expecting their first child this spring. it happens as the couple lands in australia, on their first tour since getting married. we're live at the palace. and urgent alert. jeff rossen takes a look at the simple thing you can do to save you and your family's lives in the event of a house fire. >> it's been two minutes and look at that. the smoke is pouring through the door frame in the room with the door open. >> should you sleep with the door opened or closed?

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give trillions and trillions of dollars, i don't want to lose millions and millions of jobs. >> reporter: president trump also echoing first lady melania trump's distrust of some within his west wing. >> i feel the same way. i don't trust everybody in the white house. i'll be honest with you. >> reporter: ahead of next month's midterms, the president telegraphing more turnover in his administration, responding to questions whether defense secretary jim mattis will step down. >> i think he's sort of a democrat, if you want to know the truth. but general mattis is a good guy. we get along very well. he may leave. at some point, everybody leaves. >> reporter: the president, again calling the mueller investigation unfair. while refusing to pledge that he won't shut it down. >> you think i would call russia to help me with an election? they wouldn't be able to help me at all. so ridiculous. >> reporter: the president pushing back in his relationship with kim jong-un, in light of

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the things that matter most happen one morning and one cup at a time. we're back. 8:10 this morning with a royal baby alert. just this morning, meghan markle and prince harry announced they are expecting their first child next spring. >> and lucy khavanov is at kensington palace. the news came out just this morning. hi, lucy. >> reporter: hi, again. five months after that gorgeous wedding, the baby countdown is officially on. harry and meghan expecting their first baby this spring, just as the pair kicks off their first whi whi whirlwind royal international tour. a whirlwind romance, followed by the wedding seen around the globe. prince harry and meghan markle,

currently in sydney, australia, kicking off their first official tour after their wedding. announcing they are expecting a child in the spring of next week. markel, clutching two large folders in front of her stomach. rumors swirled during princess eugenie's wedding in windsor, england, where the duchess wore an oversized coat. it is reported that that's where they shared the news with the queen and other members of the royal family. they captured attention when they started dating. by the third date, they were sleeping under the stars in botswana, camping out under the african sky. >> it was amazing to get to know her as quickly as i did. >> reporter: getting engaged in november, spending christmas with the queen. meghan and harry becoming part of the fab four with william and kate. after announcing their engagement in a joint interview

in 2017, harry was asked if he and meghan talked about having children. >> of course. one step at a time. hopefully, we'll start a family in the near future. >> reporter: following an unforgettable wedding in windsor castle just five months ago, dazzling meghan, marrying her charming prince. that family and future is now. boy or girl, the great grandchild of the queen and the duke of edingurgh, the newborn will be seventh in line to the throne, behind father harry, following prince charles, prince william, and his children, george, charlotte and louis. the most recent addition to the royal family, boyrn earlier thi year. the new baby will put a bigger spotlight on the modern royal couple. the queen has been informed. this morning, kensington palace announcing that meghan's mom is excited about this news and

looking forward to the birth of her first grandchild. we'll have more on this big news. we're going to turn to camilla tom tominy. tell us your reaction since you follow the royals so closely, when you heard the news. >> reporter: >> they didn't take long, did they? we've had the royal wedding and the second royal wedding. and this news, it's like buses. they come along twice at once. and prince harry has been talking about starting a family for some years. in 2010, when he talked about how obsessed he was with children. he really can connect with kids. he is child-like himself. he can have moments where he's high-spirited. a little mischievous with his niece and nephews. this is one of the stories that we've all been waiting for. and in their mid-30s, him and meghan, well ready to settle down. >> indeed. and i guess they spread the news

at the royal wedding over the weekend, at princess eugenie's wedding? >> that's what we heard. they didn't actually stay there long. they went to the ceremony in the day and they were expected on the friday night. and i learned over the weekend they pulled out early. princess eugenie very upset. she is close to harry. they have the same sense of humor. but completely understood, not only because meghan was pregnant, but equally because the couple had to prepare for this massive tour in australia and the pacific. meghan is going to have her work cut out for her. >> do we know the title yet? we love a title here at "today." >> the title, if it's a boy, might be the earl of dunbarton. he is down on the succession line after the cambridge children were born. and if it is a little girl, it will be a lady of whatever the

title is. they're not entitled to be princess and princes, unless the queen gives them that title. >> we will be talking to you, camilla. >> thank you. what have we got next? a little roker? >> my royal title is sirloin of beef. let's look out the royal weather window. this is colorado. frost on the pumpkins. broncos stadium, lots of snow. it is going to stay on the chilly side. a lot of folks under frost and freeze warnings, from the pacific northwest, across the rockies, into the mid-atlantic states, we are talking about 30 million people at risk. we have windchills to talk about today. some places are seeing record low cold highs. 32 in denver. oklahoma city, 37. only 40 with the windchill in

st. louis. tomorrow, testimonies are starting to dip 5 to 15 degrees below average. as we head into the midweek period, look at this. burlington gets down to 39. new york city stays in the 50s. that's what's going on around the country, here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. we still have a high fire danger for the next few hours. and that's mostly for the north bay and east bay hills. it's going to be a very warm day with our high in santa rosa reaching 85 degrees. also 85 in antioch and 84 in livermore. expect palo alto to reach 79 and 78 in san francisco. our inland valleys will be as warm as the mid-80s today and only slightly cooler for rest of week. a lot more sunshine and the winds will be calming down as we go throughout the day.r latest weather. savannah? >> thank you, sir. and now, a new "rossen reports." the weather are getting colder and we are entering peak time for house fires. >> officials say there's something you can do before you

go to sleep to increase your chance of survival. "today" investigative correspondent, jeff rossen, joins us, with what sounds like it will be quite the demonstration. >> reporter: do you sleep with your bedroom doors opened or closed? >> closed. >> closed. >> cracked. >> reporter: you're like the rest of the country. it's split. i sleep with my door closed. my kids sleep with the door open. i never gave it a moment's thought. but that little difference could mean the difference between life and death. not just a little difference, either, but a big one. you will see it in action and it will change the way you sleep tonight. fire, starting small. but in an instant, flashing over. >> nobody deserves to go like this. >> reporter: sparking without warning while you sleep. >> get out of the house. fire. fire. >> reporter: and house fires are beyond common. every year more than 350,000

homes catch fire. but there's a way to contain these fires and give you and your family extra time to escape. right now, we're outside of philadelphia. fire safety experts have built this house for us to burn down. we're going to burn down this house to show you what we're talking about. come on inside. we're talking about the difference between sleeping with your bedroom door open, versus sleeping with the door closed. here's bedroom number one here. it's a pretty regular bedroom like you have at home. this door is going to stay open. come over here, second bedroom. looks like you just have this at home. we're going to close this bedroom door. if you're sleeping, this door will be closed, that will be open. we're going to start the fire here in the living room and see the difference between these rooms, how much smoke gets in there and how much time you have to get out. steve, director of fire safety at u.l., sets the fire. within seconds, it is really going. we have cameras all over the

house, even infrareds. and i'm at the control center watching it live. it's only been two minutes and look at that. the smoke is pouring through the door frame of the room with the door open. and the room with the door closed -- >> survivable. someone could be laying in that bed with no smoke at all. >> reporter: watch what happens in the room with the door left open. three minutes and the smoke has dropped down. you can't even see. >> zero visibility. that smoke gets past the bed. we have c.o. in excess of ten parts per million. incombatible with life. >> reporter: on the left, the room with the open door. on the right, the human with the closed door. huge difference. how does a door keep all of the smoke and fire out? check out the camera with the heat sensors. >> other side of the door is

1,700 degrees. inside, 77 degrees. >> reporter: that door is handling everything for you. >> blocking the heat, making it survivable in that bedroom. >> reporter: that fire is burning so hot, the living room window shattering into pieces. but survivable in the closed door room. firefighters swoop in to douse the flames. when the smoke clears, the reveal. this is really cool, they built the house with a removable wall to see this incredible side-by-side. room with the door open over here. room with the door closed over here. look at that difference. let's go inside, i'm going to put on the helmet and safety goggles here. look at this. the room with the door open, these walls were white. look what the smoke did. everything exploded over here. i have glass on the floor. you could not survive in here. look at the huge difference. come this way and be careful. as you come into the room where the door was closed.

look at the bed, look at the walls. you could live in here. the deteddy bear didn't change colors. you think of how much heat, this door, the wood door you have at home. if this doesn't prove to you should sleep with the door closed, i don't know what does. and we always said surviving a fire comes down to minutes, if not seconds, and this does help. i hope this story has an affect on all of you at home. it's changed my nighttime routine. before bed, i make sure all of the bedroom doors are closed, the kids' door, our door. >> thank you, jeff. now, to a music star's headlinemaking announcement. carson has that from the orange room. michael buble, opening up about his son, noah's, battle with liver cancer. he's in remission.

he said the illness changed his perception of life. but it was a quote at the end of the interview, that sent social media spinning. buble said this is my last interview, i'm retiring from the business. i made the perfect record and i can leave at the very top. the artist is referring to his new album out next month. and news of his retirement sparked sadness. one saying, i don't blame him. and another adding, family is everything. as people were processing the end of his career, reports of the retirement were shut down by his own team here. look at the rep saying, he is not retiring. definitely not. buble's team did not expand on that or clarify the indetails o the interview. he will not slow down anytime soon. he has a new single and album coming out. he's going to be in studio 1a on the 19th live.

>> maybe he was being funny. he is a funny guy. maybe he's thinking, it's so good, i retire. >> i think there's something to do with that. you have "pop start" for us? >> ariana grande and pete davidson have called off their engagement. tmz citing that the breakup was mutual. and grande has been open about recovering healing from the m manchester attack. we've reached out to their reps and they're not commenting at this time. happier news, in an episode that will air later today, ellen degeneres welcomed the thai soccer team to her show for an interview. the boys and their coach were rescued from a cave after 18 days. ellen had a little surprise up

her sleeve. >> what do you want to do with your lives? >> translator: okay. all of them want to receive a good education, so they would have good jobs and at the same time be a professional soccer player so they can take care of their families. >> who is the soccer player that you admire? it would be cool to meet him, huh? come on out. >> there he is himself. the soccer star surprising the team and giving them some swag and v.i.p. tickets to a game. that is cool. you can see that, check your

local listings. you have a "click"? >> i do have a "click." the ohio state marching band is known for their impressive halftime shows. saturday was no exception. they reformed a supersize version of the latest craze, flossing. ♪ you have to let that sink in. that's impressive. flossing, the start of an epic tribute. they performed songs by michael jackson, and "footloose." >> flossing. impressive. >> that's cool. good "click." speaking of flossing, i heard they did that at studio 54 a lot back ini )m ...

if you )re walking today i good morning, everyone, 8:26. if you're walking in san francisco, you have another option to get around once again. you can grab an electric scooter. after months of wrangling, san francisco launches its pilot program for dockless scooters today. months ago, city leaders put the brakes on them to come up with this plan. we shot this video early this morning. a new fleet of scooters ready to go. two companies that won the right to operate in the city, scoot and skip. last week, a judge denied an injunction requested by one company that was bypassed in the selection process. the judge called for a closer look into whether the process was fair. let's check your traffic with the regular four wheels and

mike. >> you just wanted me to talk scoot and skip, that's trying to mess me up. 24, 580, i'm sorry, off 24, messing up your commute just a little bit. we have slowing right near the 980 interchange, there was an earlier crash. no more detail from chp. when you see all that slowing, that will be an issue. over towards the bay bridge tol plaza. peninsula side, 101 slow through san mateo. 880 south at industrial, a crash clearing to the shoulder. the south bay a little better. >> another local news update in a half an hour, see you then. up n ur sfx: squeak

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everybody is so psyched. i wanted to introduce you to somebody very special. courtney. hello, good morning. i hear it's your birthday. >> it is my birthday. >> in fact, you know when you were born, right? >> 5:58. >> you turned 40 waiting in line this morning. where are you from? >> baltimore, maryland. >> i hear you're a dental hygienist. >> all of my dental hygiene friends are watching right now while they're cleaning teeth. >> watching and cleaning teeth. you want to say hi to them? >> leslie, benita, joy and chris. >> and please floss. thank you so much. happy birthday. >> thank you. >> your kids are adorable. awesome. turned 40 in line. >> you know what they always say? >> what? >> abscess makes the heart grow fonder. >> we were just talking about

flossing. >> different finkind. we have a big half hour coming up, including studio 54. it was a legendary nightclub and incredible tales are coming from that. there's a new documentary that's coming to you from behind the scenes and we'll get a sneak peek of that, while i sat down with the documentary director, and real fascinating stories about the months it was open. jake gyllenhaal and carey mulligan, star in an intense movie, "wildlife." and we're check out spins on everyday essentials you want to add to your daily routine. charcoal is all the rage. >> don't tell our dental hygienist that. mr. roker, you have a check of the weather. >> let's look at the week ahead as we start our week off. for today, wet weather in the

northeast, flooding rains in texas, windy and dry, red flag warpi ing warnings in the southwest. heavy rain continues in texas. showers in the northeast, as we get towards the end of the week, sunny and fall-like. more strong storms down through texas. milder through the rockies and the that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. breezy winds continue today. and especially for the north bay and east bay. high fire danger will continue through about noon. rest of the day will be warm and sunny and we will have very warm temperatures in our forecast for the inland valleys, reaching into the low to mid-80s. for san francisco, mid-70s today. a little cooler as we head to the middle of the week with some upper 60s by wednesday and we'll keep that weather going into the weekend. >> don't forget, you can take us with you wherever you go.

just tune in on quality today" sir sirius/xm 108. studio 54 is one of the most celebrated nightclubs ever. it was a playground for the rich, the famous and the infamous. and many of the secrets have remained locked away, until now. >> it was a place where bejanica jagger rode in on a white horse. and now, a new movie is showing what happened at the hot spot behind the scenes. >> it was the wild west of partying. >> reporter: mythic and mysterio mysterious, studio 54 was the place to be. >> andy warhol called it a dictator shim at tship at the d democracy on the dance floor. once you were in, there weren't really rules.

>> reporter: rule-breaking and groundbreaking, the nightclub became a hedonistic nightclub. >> a man danced by, coat, tie, shoes, socks, no pants. >> reporter: who was the leader of the studio. >> the queen was liza minnelli. ryan o'neill, brooke shields. >> reporter: and now, 40 years after its epic rise and fall, filmmaker matt turnaur is looking inside. they know about the velvet rope debauchery. this film you're doing is deeper than that. what are you trying to get at? >> this was of its time. it was started by two guys from brooklyn, who didn't have two dimes to rub together. >> reporter: those guys, steve and ian schrager.

>> reporter: i >> ian is a tough guy but steve is gay. >> reporter: they were best friends that bought a theater and a show. entry was a conquest. once inside, it was a magical recipe. drugs and promiscuity were key ingredients. but the true appeal was much more nuanced. there's so many great themes to it, as far as the inclusive nature where you could be gay or straight. yet, it was so tightly packed in debauchery, that the dichotomy is so fascinating. wonder if that's the allure. >> disco comes from an incredible fusion of cultures. >> reporter: for 33 white-hot months, studio flared, until its downfall, even more dramatic

than its rise. the owners, busted for skimming money. ian schrager speaks openly about his famed club for the first time here. >> i was a coconspirator. you know, the actual inner workings, i don't know who did it. >> reporter: they pleaded guilty to tax evasion and spent 13 months behind bars. and steve lost his life in '89. >> that's right. many of the people who were the constituency of studio 54, lost their lives to aids. >> reporter: today on the original site, downtown is now feinstein's 54 below, a cabaret venue. and upstairs is a theater. this is studio 54? >> this is studio 54. >> reporter: are these the same chandeliers? >> yes. these are the same chandeliers. >> reporter: it's said that

studio 54 was the best party of your life. but its legacy and impact tonight to shine. why do you think people are fascinated by it? >> studio was the beginning of something and the end of something. and it ended up being the most immortal nightclub of all-time. >> yeah. interesting to note, ian schrager was pardoned by one of president obama's final acts in office. it's in select theaters nationwide. and i wish martin scorsese would make the movie. what an incredible story. >> 3 mon3 months is all it was ? >> and for these two guys, friends from brooklyn, to build this nightclub. and it went down as quickly as it went up. >> you would have been in the middle, right? >> darn skippy. coming up, carey mulligan and jake gyllenhaal are here to give us a taste of

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we're back. 8:42. oscar-nominated stars are here, jake gyllenhaal and carey mulligan. >> they play a husband and wife in 1960s montana, at a crossroads when jake's character takes a job fighting wildfires. take a look. >> not if you get yourself killed. >> it's going to snow. the fire is going to go out. is this a bad idea? >> don't ask him. >> he's almost grown. >> your father will burn up and you never see him again. >> don't say that. >> you keep running every time something doesn't go that way. >> i'm mad at you. >> we need therapy. >> you just saw that clip. >> i know. it's called "wildfire" because

it's explosive. everyone said, these two guys are actually friends in real life. even after this movie when you yelled at each other all day? >> that was helpful to get a lot of stuff out. >> the chemistry between you two is palpable. the arguing is off the chain. when you were trying to get into this character, you liked her. you liked that she was complicated. >> yeah. she's messy and she's having a really bad week. >> she is. >> a really bad week. >> i told you during the clip, you're a terrible mother in this movie. >> this moment. >> that's what's interesting about the project and the film, is it's complex. people aren't just one note. here's a wife having issues with her husband. you know, you kind of see all of its messiness. is that what drew you to it? >> i think what drew me to it was a group of close friends.

we worked together with paul. and it was his directorial debut. it was a beautiful script written by him andpartner, zoe. that intimacy drove me to it. and working with carey. the story is beautiful. at the end of the script, when i read it, i was weeping. all of those things brought me to it. and she is incredible in this film. >> everyone says it. >> everyone says this may be your best performance. is that your overwhelming to hear? >> i kind of knew when we signed up to this, that paul was going to make a brilliant film. and zoe is an incredible screen writer. and working with jake, who raises your game, you never expect the end result to be brilliant. we have been friends for ten ars. it's just lovely. >> when you see the film and

it's heavy stuff, you imagine, they say cut, and everybody goes to the trailers depressed but that wasn't what was happening. you were at summer camp together. you had a good time? >> we had a great time. we lived in little bungalows and houses around each other. >> we have to bring up royal news today. you were at the wedding, miss. meghan markle is pregnant. >> i saw that. >> who are you friends with? meghan or harry? >> harry. >> what did you think when you heard the news? >> amazing. it's lovely. i saw it here in your dressing room first. >> it's good and exciting. since we're putting people on the spot. jake, there's a lot of rumors you might be in a spider-man movie. >> yeah. >> is that yes, you are? >> i'm excited for the baby.

>> exactly. exactly. i know you can't talk about it. that's why i want to ask. >> of course, ask away. >> you know me. >> the baby is -- just an exciting day for all of us. >> it is. uh-huh. >> yeah. really exciting day. >> hint taken. >> what do you think about spider-man? >> i'm excited about this baby. >> thank you so much. >> you're so fun. >> the movie is called "wildlife" and comes out friday. coming up, breakthrough beauty products that will have you

welcome back. this morning on "today beauty," better basics. we're talking about innovative ideas for better products that will make your life easier.

you know who is here? jan, who has all of the scoop on the cosmetics and creams. jen, we're excited you're here. >> excited to be here. >> how did we live without in stuff? >> i'm saying it. i hope you will agree. >> if you have things in your cab innoce cabinet and you want to enhance them. >> this is a big trend in the beauty entry. igk has blonde drops. you can mix this in with your styling product and it enhances your blonde. they have collagen, to enhance your beauty sleep. it's powder, if you have milk, tea, or whatever it is, you mix it in be your before-bed drink. and aveeno has these drops. it gives you extra glow. >> a lot of people like the

matte lip but not the way it feels. what do you have? >> this is urban decay low-fi lip mousse. it's a powdery formula. i apply it with my fingertip. you can build it and go subtle. this is halo. and you can really amp it up. it lasts, abscess obsessed. >> this is a great brand. a charcoal toothbrush? >> this is a big thing in japan. this is a japanese import. it keeps your toothbrush clean. it doesn't get gunky and stinky. and it helps with your breath and mouth cleanliness. >> it doesn't come off black or anything? >> nope. just built into the bristles.

we have the liling t link to th because i think these are the best. >> we've all seen hair straighteners. zoe has the most gorgeous curly hair. and it vibrates? >> this is the vibra-straight iron. as you clamp it, the ceramic plates vibrate. you don't burn it and it doesn't snag. when you have supercurly hair, this is a great option. >> do you like it? >> i love it. it's so much quicker. >> zoe is taking it. zoe, who works here. thank you so much. people like a dry shampoo. that's the powder stuff that you put in to make your shampoo last longer. >> it can get messy after you workout.

i love this. this is a dry shampoo mist. it has the cleansing agents in the formula. you spray your hair and let it sit. rub it through. >> you blow it dry? >> it will dry on its own. >> and you have a mask with a magnet on it? >> yes. this is from elf. it's the beauty shield mask. >> you put the grooop on you. you let it dry. you remove it with a magnet. the magnet helps to draw imentrepreneurties out of your skin. >> if you have bags under your eyes, this does something? >> this is from finish rock. you can put them in the freezer. they stay cold forever. and you take them out, you have a good while.

you put them on your eyes, also, if you have seasonal allergies, they're great and supersoothing. >> just lay down. this looks like the cutest thing ever. >> instead of your bar soap to wash your face, this is a jelly glow ball. gelatinous is the best way to describe it. it gets into every nook and cranny. it gives you a deep clean feeling. >> you put water on and roll it around? >> and it gives you a facial massage. how fun is this? >> it's cool. >> you put it right there and you're good. >> awesome. jen, thank you so much. we have information about these products and bonus surprises at day.com/shop. day.com/shop. unalakis owns this building. profited millions from tobacco, oil, and wall street. as a rich developer, she violated clean water laws. now she's trying to buy this election.

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mr. roker, seems like a perfect time for some birthdays. >> i concur. let's start spinning the smucker's jars. we have a happy 100th birthday to silvia lentz. when she was in her 70s, she took a ride to india, and rode an elephant. and she already had her trunk. rose rendino, also 100, an avid bowler from toms river, new jersey. happy 100th birthday to richard dunn of caramel, california. he didn't retire until he was 83. viola brown of virginia is celebrating 107 years. loves nothing more than baking cookies for her family. rose of vero beach, florida, is 100. she loves watching old movies and is a bingo champ.

b-13. and we have mr. hubert edwards of north carolina. world war ii vet, 100 years old, earned one silver and seven bronze stars while serving our country. we salute you, sir. >> we do. we have a big fourth hour coming up. >> what have you got? >> jenna bush hager. she is hosting with power is ou thousands of customers in the 8:56, good morning, everyone. power out this morning for thousands of customers in the north bay. due to extreme fire danger, pg&e shut off electricity to parts of 12 northern california counties. it amounts to nearly 60,000 customers. of those, about 17,000 are in the dark in napa, sonoma and lake counties. meantime, some relief for

commuters who have been suffering bay bridge traffic backups due to the freemont street and transit center closure. freemont street is open again this morning. it had been closed since cracks were discovered in steel beams in the transit center. crews have now stabilized the braces for those beams. still no time on when the transit center will reopen. our bob riddell testing the commute with other drivers. he'll have a live report in our midday newscast. also, more information on nbcbayarea.com. northern california's power outage is prompting some schools to close. the affected schools cover six districts in lake county. on our twitter feed, we've listed all of those schools. we'll see you again with local weather coming up in an hour. a t

ties with ice. how it may shut out businesses the city hires. a bay area city will vote to cut ties with i.c.e. >> how it might shut out businesses the city hired. >> plus, the rail connecting us to southern california. how you can weigh in on what's next to the project. >> tomorrow morning from 4:30:00 to 7:00.

[ applause ] good morning, everyone. welcome to the show. i'm megyn kelly. hope you had a great weekend. did you catch any of "60 minutes" last night? we did. you're going to see the clips all day everywhere. joining us to disss it and what else is making the rounds, stephanie gosk. and the first time to our panel, the author of "do not disturb." >> and we have matt isman, host of