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truckload of evidence from the saudi consulate here in istanbul. president trump suggesting that inside there rogue killers may have been responsible for the journalist's death. that is shaping up to be the saudi explanation, but around it skepticism, doubts, and questions. searching for the truth. turkish police combing the saudi consulate in istanbul. and questions from for the king from mike pompeo. president trump seeming to buy the king's explanation. >> i don't want to get into his mind, but it sounded to me like maybe these could have been rogue killers. who knows? >> reporter: the turkish forensic team spent nine hours taking samples from the building that jamal khashoggi was last seen. turkish police are in there right now searching alongside saudi officials who are

suspected of taking part in a crime. and it's a crime scene that's contaminated. a cleaning crew disinfected parts of the consulate before police arrived. detectives left unable to interview saudi officials. but nbc news has learned from three sources that saudi leaders are now discussing a plan to admit khashoggi was killed there. one says it was during an interrogation that went wrong. mike pompeo also seeking answers from king salman's powerful son. >> it would be inconceivable that such an operation would be run by the saudis without the knowledge of the day-to-day decision maker of saudi arabia. that's crown prince mohammed bin salman. >> reporter: democrat senator murphy tweeting the or surdty of the rogue killer theory. khashoggi's fiance and family can only watch.

the family revealing it's traumatized and calling for an independent and impartial international commission to inquire into his death. but saudi arabia is warning the world of its global economic power especially in oil. president trump is warning he's unlikely to cancel a saudi arms deal. the ground is being prepared for the death of a saudi critic to be buried. >> bill, obviously a big investigation going on and turkish authorities are digging through evidence. we also understand that the top saudi diplomat in istanbul is under scrutiny. what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: they are literally digging. they dug up soil samples, bricks, dna samples. so a lot of evidence. and yes, next they want to search the residence of the counsel general. they believe this is implicated in the whole mystery. plenty of questions from mike pompeo.

he will have dinner tonight with that powerful crown prince. and he'll have a lot of explanations and still, guys, this is a mystery with nobody and no real proof of what happened. next mike pompeo will come here to turkey with more questions. guys, back to you. >> all right. bill neely, thank you. >> let's bring in nbc's peter alexander. he's at the white house. the president said there would be, quote, severe punishment if it found out the saudis did kill this journalist. some companies cutting ties to saudi arabia now. is the president feeling pressure to do something? >> reporter: hey, savannah. khashoggi's disappearance has already led to an exodus of american businesses pulling out of the saudi crown prince's investor summit. that's set to begin in riyadh is week from today. potentially undermining the event. among those major companies announcing they will not attend, jpmorgan chase, ford motors, among others.

steve mnuchin, he's still scheduled to be there. president trump saying yesterday that mnuchin hasn't made a final decision yet. that he's waiting to see who else is going. to be clear, this is not the first administration to value its strategic relationship with saudi arabia over a moral one. asked about his options, president trump said canceling the saudi order of $110 billion in u.s. arms is off the table. the president says that would cost american jobs and that he would rather protect companies like boeing and lockheed. president trump has been reluctant to support sanctioning saudi arabia, but he could face new pressure from congress much like he did in the past over russia. the president said there are other ways to have punishing saudi arabia. the question this morning, what those other ways may be. savannah? >> it is extraordinarily complex. peter, thank you very much. the president and first lady are just back from a tour of the catastrophic damage from

hurricane michael. nbc's gabe gutierrez is in hard-hit mexico beach. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is now day six of hurricane michael's aftermath. and the search for survivors is not over. here in mexico beach, authorities have found almost all the people who evacuated. but the recovery here is just beginning. this morning much of the florida panhandle is still in desperate need. there's no power, gas is scarce, and there's no end in sight. >> we need water. water's the biggest problem right now. >> reporter: in the air and on the ground, president trump touring devastated linhaven, florida, where entire neighborhoods are wiped out. >> to see this personally is very tough. very, very tough. >> reporter: the president handing out bottled water and touting his administration's response. >> we are doing more than anybody would have ever done.

>> reporter: he and first lady melania trump visited a hard-hit community in southern georgia. mr. trump fielding questions about climate change. >> there's no question there is something there. manmade or not. i mean, there's something there. >> reporter: amid the apocalyptic aftermath, some people remain unaccounted for. one home on the coast withstood the 150 mile-per-hour barrage of wind and waves. >> the house was built out of a lot of anxiety and paranoia to build something that would survive. >> reporter: its owners call it the sand palace. made on solid concrete, it was recently built stronger than the requirements for florida's panhandle where homes only need to withstand 150 mile-per-hour winds. now their neighbors who lost their homes are determined to rebuild stronger to help protect the area from the next big one. >> this house and the resiliency of this house is reflected in the people here. they'll come back.

>> reporter: that is the main question. how expensive will it be in order to build some of these structures even stronger? now, power crews throughout the panhandle are working sun up to sun down to restore electricity. for some communities, that could take weeks. some of the hardest hit areas fear it could be months. >> a long road ahead. all right. thank you. and we've got craig at the table. good morning. >> morning, ladies. there's new fallout this morning from the fallout sexual abuse scandal that has rocked usa gymnasti gymnastics. the organization trying to move forward by hiring new leadership, but their choice is not sitting well with some of the biggest names in the sport. stephanie gosk has been following this one. >> good to see you. since that scandal over larry nassar broke, there have been big changes at usa gymnastics. the sports governing body is on the second board of directors and its third ceo and president.

olympic champion aly raisman, one of larry nassar's most prominent accusers, has now become one of the loudest critics of usa gymnastics. taking aim at the latest pick for the interim president. former congresswoman mary bono. wife of late musician and congressman sonny bono. accusing her law firm which worked with usa gymnastics when allegations first surfaced of knowing about nassanassar's abud doing nothing. tweeting, why hire someone associated with the firm that helped cover up our abuse? it was written faegre baker daniels is a large, global firm that has a number of divisions and mary was not involved in the work with usa gymnastics. while the firm tells nbc news one of its lawyers participated in reporting larry nassar to the fbi in the summer of 2015. a fact that refutes any claim of

a coverup. raisman's tweets followed earlier criticism from the sport's biggest star simone biles. over the weekend biles criticized bono for posting this photo back in september. a protest of nike's addition to feature controversial football player colin kaepernick in an ad campaign. she retweeted the photo saying, mouth drop. don't worry it's not like we needed a smarter usa gymnastics president or any sponsors or anything. bono removed the photo online saying i regret the post and respect everyone's views and fundamentalal right to express them. this doesn't reflect how i will approach my position at usag. a difficult start for the new president who was brought in after the last interim president carrie perry resigned. raisman and other gymnasts accusing perry of mishandling the response to the nassar scandal. >> is the entire leadership needs to go.

usag needs to be discertified. it has been two years of scandal and debacle. it's time for it to end. >> for simone biles to be speaking out is incredibly significant here. >> it is. she's the biggest name in the sport. she's still competing at she's at the height of her game. she's the hopeful in tokyo which is just a year and a half away to get gold medals. when she speaks out, usag has to listen. and you have to wonder whether she's being involved in the conversation to begin with and whether they should start doing that. >> yeah. that's a great point. to bring in aly and simone and have them talk about it. >> it would seem like a no brainer. >> stephanie, thank you so much. also this morning, the world is remembering one of the tech industry's early innovators. paul allen who cofounded microsoft alongside his childhood friend bill gates died monday from cancer complications at the age of 65. joe fryer takes a look back at his life. >> reporter: during his ground

breaking computer software career, paul allen was affectionately known as the other guy at microsoft. overnight his one-time partner bill gates said he was heartbroken by the passing of one of my oldest and dearest friends adding personal computing would not have existed without him. in the early '80s the two men created the operating system that was the precursor to windows helping to usher in the modern personal computing era. but allen would retire from microsoft when he was just 30 years old after his first cancer diagnosis. years later he would write, to face your mortality really makes you feel like you should do some of the things you haven't done yet. and the man worth more than $20 billion did just that. living the kind of life most people only dream about. an avid sports fan, he became the owner of two professional sports franchises, the portland trail blazers and the seattle seahawks who won the super bowl in 2014. >> those games are kind of burned in my mind.

>> reporter: he was also passionate about music playing guitar with rock stars like eric clapton and joe walsh. allen collected vintage planes, priceless works of art, and was known for hosting legendary parties on his megayacht. he also pushed the boundaries of exploration in the air building the world's largest airplane as well as the depths of the ocean with his deep water research vessel. just last year his crew discovered the wreckage of the uss indianapolis which was sunk by a japanese sub during world w war ii. >> we try to do underwater archaeology and as tributes to the brave men that went down in these ships. >> reporter: but he will also be known for his philanthropy donating billions to charitable causes. millions were touched by his generosity. on allen's twitter account, a

final tweet summarizing his life. as long as we work together with both urgency and determination, there are no limits to what we can achieve. for today, joe fryer, nbc news. >> it's interesting. as a young man saying he faced his mortality, it sounds like he made a wonderful life. >> the quintessential renaissance man too. much more to get to on this tuesday morning. if you didn't catch monday night football last night, you missed a good one. green bay hosting san francisco. the packers down by seven with just two minutes to go. who else? aaron rodgers finding davante adams to tie things up. moments later, the niners are driving here, but the packers, they get the ball back right there. interception. by kevin king. and once again, aaron rodgers leads them back down the field. from there it was mason crosby, 27 yard field goal to win it for the packers. the final 33-3. >> how about aaron rodgers. >> how about him?

all right. let's head over to mr. roek errr the first weather of the morning. >> we've got 45 million of us who feel the chill this morning from texas all the way into the ohio river valley. look at these temperatures this morning. freezing in detroit. st. louis, 38. it's below freezing in kansas city. oklahoma, 41 degrees. big dome of high pressure dominating in that return flow of air. brings in unseasonably cool weather. dallas yesterday got down to its record low. first time since july of 2014. today they're going to have a high of only 46 degrees. that's 33 degrees below average. philadelphia, 59. that's 9 degrees below average. tomorrow look at this. temperatures still really chilly. albuquerque, 48. pittsburgh will be 50 degrees. that's 13 below average. and as we get into the latter part of the week, stays chilly in new york, cincinnati, abilene, des moines, iowa. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds.

to top it off, you can open one from anywhere in 5 minutes. this isn't a typical bank. this is banking reimagined. what's in your wallet? good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it's still going to be a very warm day for the inland valleys but not as windy. we're looking at highs reaching into the mid 80s and more of the same tomorrow, even as we go into the weekend. more of the summer-like weather for the inland valleys, but then starting to cool off for san francisco. we'll see the high of 70s today and some upper 60s the rest of the week. the sunshine continues into the weekend. slightly cooler early next week and the potential of some rain farther down the line. your lat

weather. guys? >> al, thank you. coming up, the desperate search for a 13-year-old wisconsin girl who police say is missing and in danger after her parents were found dead in their home. and with just 21 days, now, until voters head to the polls, jacob soboroff talks to voters in one of the country's most unexpected battgrounds. bulet

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now across the bay area. here's a live look outside in san jose, and it is very cool in the north bay. right now only 37 degrees in santa rosa and most of the rest of the bay area in the upper 40s and low 50s. we're headed into the low 80s for the inland valleys. san jose reaching up to 83 degrees. in san francisco reaching 70 degrees. for the next several days it will still feel like summer with our inland valleys reaching into the mid 80s, mostly sunny skies and a few of those cool temperatures still staying with us through the morning hours. let's get an update on the commute now from mike. >> look at the scattered incidents around the bay. we'll point out the ones that are more of a concern. over here, on the east bay side, southbound 880 at dakoto, two earlier crashes. the last left glass on the roadway. there's recovery, slow very slow into fremont out of union city for south 880 and san jose northbound we're down to one

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led police to the scene, where they found bodies of james and denise closs, no sign of jayme. >> she's a 13-year-old girl that we believe thmay have been at t scene when this took place. >> reporter: an amber alert is issued for the teenager, described as five feet tall, with green eyes. neighbors were shaken. >> i heard boom. and seconds, boom, even bigger, louder. >> reporter: family and friends now praying for a safe return, for the teen who has vanished without a trace. >> she was just a simple, little small town girl with a lot of big dreams. i sure hope she lives to see them. >> jamye may have been seen in a different state overnight. what do we know about that? >> reporter: the miami police department tweeting they believe she was found yesterday

afternoon. or she may have been spotted yesterday afternoon. that was inside a black ford with a wisconsin license plate. so, of course, they're asking anyone with any information to please call 911 and try to help them find her. >> a bizarre story. thank you, morgan. we're going to switch gears and get a check of the weather from mr. roker. hey, al. >> we're looking at flash flood watches and flash flood warnings. 9 million folks at risk in texas. dallas and san antonio on-track to have the wettest fall ever. and the rain keeps coming as moisture is along the stationary front. they're going to get a ton of rain for texas. throughout the week, we're looking at rainfall amounts, 3 to 5 inches of rain. isolated 6 inches or more, especially between abilene and killeen. and that wet weather extends all the way into northern texas and into parts of northern louisiana.

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democratic new york city is home to a republican congressman in a dribl district that voted overwhelmingly for president trump. we rented a car, a questionable decision in new york city, to try to figure out why. less than 15 miles from 30 rock is the united states longest suspension bridge. it's also the way to the heart of the only republican-held congressional district in new york city. i've never driven across it before. we're heading out to staten island, where there's more registered democrats than republicans. but new york's 11th district voted for trump by a huge margin. it includes all of staten island, and feels nothing like where we came from this morning, especially where republican congressman dan donovan wanted us to meet him. why did you want to meet at shop-rite? >> stand for the flag, kneel for the cross. >> if you don't like it, go to venezuela. if you want me to come around and campaign for you, i most

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i am a simple girl. >> reporter: life isn't as simple for the staten islanders who spend much of their days off of the island. the next morning, we went to track them down, at the waterfront. every day, tens of thousands of people commute on the staten island ferry. if you want to know what matters to voters out here, this is where you have to come. this is where i met the democratic challenger, max rose. max rose, all right. >> i'm stoked. thanks. >> reporter: he hugged you. how many people do you actually know, versus know you? >> i know everybody. i don't just hug random people. that would be weird. >> reporter: 7:45 is the next ferry. >> once it hits 7:44, we're wishing them good luck. good. >> reporter: you recognized him? >> yes. >> reporter: what matters to you that you thought max was the candidate for you? >> north shore needs a rapid transit. >> reporter: are you going to vote for him because he's a democrat or saying something

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good tuesday morning. right now, it's 7:55. we have some sunshine as we take a live look outside at the golden gate bridge, and we're seeing this all around the bay area. also a very chilly start, but it's going to be another warm day with some highs reaching into the low to mid 80s for the north bay. all of our inland valleys feeling some above normal temperatures, reaching 84 in

livermore and 80 in san jose. 81 in palo alto and 70 degrees today in san francisco. we still have some summer-like weather as we go through the rest of the week, even into the weekend, but slightly cooler by early next week on monday, some mid-70s. san francisco will cool off just slightly as we go throughout the rest of the week. let's get an update on the commute now from mike. >> looking at some of the sunshine you're talking about, kari. i'm looking at a little less of the traffic i'm following at the bay bridge. lanes are moving well. we have a lot of traffic still coming down the east shore freeway but the maze is nice. north 880 also slows right around that overcrossing there. both directions of 101 and the san mateo slow. recovery for 880, the crash still leaving debris south 880 at dakota. back to you. >> thanks, mike. happening now, crews are working to reer to power to thousands of customers in the north bay, after pg&e purposely knocked out power due to high fire danger. as of 4:00 this rng morning, th

were 4,000 customers without electricity. pg&e expects full power to be restored today. oakland arena tonight the warriors will raise their championship banner. go to twitter feed for links and video and the complete back story. i'm marcus washington. more local news in 30 minutes. l. the moves san jose state is taking to acknowledge athletes... who are also activists. plus, the way our consumer unit "served up" answers after a mix up at a bay area chef )s restaurant. tomorrow morning from 4:30 to 7.

it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, searching for the truth. overnight, secretary of state pompeo, meeting with the king of saudi arabia, amid reports a "washington post" columnist was killed in a botched interrogation. the president offering up this possible explanation. >> it sound eed to me like it would have been rogue killers. who knows? >> we're live with the latest. plus, royal welcome. harry and meghan kicking off the first trip together down under after sharing their happy news with the world. >> couldn't think of a better place to announce the upcoming

baby, be it a boy or a girl. >> reporter: we're live in australia with all of the excitement. ♪ and still crazy after all these years. >> what's this crazy talk about retirement? >> i said i'm going to stop touring. you get to a point where you have a mastery of what you're doing. then, you say, what is it that i'm supposed to do with the time that i have left to do it? >> craig goes one-on-one with music icon, paul simon. his life, musical legacy and what's next after finishing his farewell tour? "today," tuesday, october 16th, 2018. ♪ >> shoutout to my son. >> and my husband, serving in the army overseas. >> traveled 3,000 miles to see al on the plaza and on broadway. >> check off mom's birthday bucket list. ♪ >> besties for 25 years.

>> from modesto, california. >> all the way from portugal. >> celebrating 25 years of love. >> 18th birthday trip. >> with my best friend. >> what a great crowd. and the woman who traveled 3,000 miles to see al roker, we're going to meet her, too. >> he is worth every mile she traveled. it's going to be good. we have a busy half hour ahead, starting with news at 8:00. pressure is going on u.s. ally, saudi arabia, to reveal if a "washington post" columnist was killed inside its consulate in turkey. secretary of state mike pompeo arrived in the middle east overnight to demand some answers. bill neely is in istanbul with the latest on the investigation. hey, bill. >> reporter: good morning, hoda. turkish police have taken away a truckload of evidence from the saudi consulate here. and in the last hour, the turkish president is suggesting that the saudis may have repainted the inside of the

building, implying some kind of cover-up. president trump, of course, suggesting that rogue killers inside that building may be responsible for the journalist's death. that's shaping up to be the saudis' explanation. but around it, there is skepticism, doubts and questions. searching for the truth. turkish police combing the saudi consulate in istanbul. and in the saudi capital, questions for the king, from secretary of state mike pompeo. king salman had denied knowing anything about the missing journalist. president trump seeming to buy his explanation. >> i don't want to get into his mind. but it sounded to me like maybe these could have been rogue killers. who knows? >> reporter: the turkish forensic team spent nine hours taking samples from the building where jamal khashoggi was last seen. this is not a normal investigation. turkish police are in there right now searching alongside

saudi officials, who are suspected of taking part in a crime. and it's a crime scene that's contaminated. a cleaning crew disinfected parts of the consulate before police arrived. detectives left, unable to interview saudi officials. but nbc news has learned from three sources that saudi leaders are now discussing a plan to admit that khashoggi was killed there. one said it was during an interg ga interrogation that went wrong. mike pompeo is seeking answers from king salman's son. the family revealing, it's traumatized and calling for an independent and impartial national commission to inquire into his death. but saudi arabia is warning the world of its global economic power, especially in oil. president trump is warning he's unlikely to cancel a saudi arms deal. the ground is being prepared for the death of a saudi critic to

be buried. well, turkish police took soil samples, bricks and according to turkey's president, even toxic materials from that consulate. next, they want to search the nx door building, the home of saudi arabia's top diplomat here, the consul general. plenty of questions there. plenty of questions for mike pompeo. he will have dinner tonight with that powerful crown prince of saudi arabia. before coming here to turkey to possibly relay the saudi explanation. but still, hoda, for the family, agony. nobo no body and no real proof of what happened to that journalist. >> bill, thank you. the trump administration wants to force drug companies to disclose prices in their television ads. new rules proposed by the department of health and human services would apply to all brand-name drugs covered by medicare and medicaid.

the hhs secretary says patients deserve to know if a drug company has pushed prices to what he called abusive levels. drug companies plan to discuss prices online. but putting information on a website is not the same as including it in the tv ad. a new york city boy, who was falsely accused of groping a woman in a store is making a public appeal for unity. 9-year-old jeremiah spoke at a rally outside of a deli in brooklyn on monday. last week, a woman the internet has dubbed corner store caroline, accused him of sexual assault and leaving him in tears. but video showed it was his book bag that brushed against the woman as he walked by. >> all people should be treated the same way. your family, your friends and your siblings, they should be stopped, racism should be

stopped. >> jeremiah's accuser later apologized. his mother said the incident was devastating and added, she carries no hatred and hopes it will teach people to be more loving. >> that little boy. wow. how about a little "morning boost." everybody knows before you learn to walk, you have to crawl. it goes for newborn babies but also for puppies. check out these french bulldogs. they were barely a month old when this video was shot. they have to kind of waddle. look at it. all day. >> all i want to do is look at it. >> when you feel crummy, watch that. carson daly sent me that one. >> carson is a one-man "morning boost." >> that's adorable. that's the boost we need in the morning. every time i see one, i send it to you. thank you for providing that boost to us. thank you, al. >> thank you for being here. >> al is like, where am i? much more ahead on this

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good morning. >> reporter: good morning. evening here in sydney. the end of the big day of their first big tour. and a chance to congratulate them on their big news here. so much has been happening while you've been sleeping. at one point, meghan was told by a father that children need a lot of energy. we're ready and excited to join the club. the soon-to-be royal mom and dad, with the news. >> congratulations, your royal highness. >> reporter: could that be the tiniest of baby bumps. fears of the zica virus. harry says the surprise announcement adds more excitement to this first international tour for meghan. >> couldn't think of a better place to announce the upcoming

baby, be it a boy or a girl. >> reporter: on this first day, so many moments. the duke and duchess of sussex, meeting koalas. a warm hug for harry from an old acquaintan acquaintance. a new friend for meghan in a girl power t-shirt. and a fan all the way from new orleans. you talked to them about the baby? >> no, i didn't. i completely -- yeah, no. >> reporter: you forgot to talk to them about the most important thing to talk to them about? >> you forget all of that when you start talking to a prince. you forget that. >> reporter: others buying presents. a cuddly kangaroo and baby ugg boots, their first gift, meghan said. she can expect plenty of gifts and teddy bears in the coming weeks. teddy bear for the new baby? >> yeah. >> reporter: what did they say? >> thank you. >> we congratulated them on the baby. >> reporter: what did they say? >> he lit up. >> reporter: it's thought that meghan is 12 weeks pregnant,

perhaps suggesting an april birth, like prince louis. they will say she is due in the spring. there's one person that harry would love to share the news with, diana will be the baby's grandmother. meghan, paying quiet tribute to harry's mom today, wearing a pair of butterfly earrings, worn by diana. and afternoon reception, changing into another outfit by brandon maxwell. meghan's past providing clues as to what kind of mother she will be. in a blog, she praised her own mom's kindness, keeping me safe. now, harry and meghan preparing for the future, kneeling to talk to this 4-year-old and 6-year-old, looking like natural parents. harry would have wanted to get the news out there before it leaked. that's his style. you heard, he's very careful not to say he or she about the new

baby. if they know. at one point, they met baby koalas named harry and meghan. the question now, guys, is if they're going to have a harry or a meghan. >> we know you're all over it, keir. >> thank you. we're going to head to carson in the orange room, with a look at life before we were streaming our favorite shows. >> a tweet about the netflix era has people nostalgic about the way we used to watch tv. this is what we caught from felicity. i feel sorry for netflix-era kids. they will never know the adrenaline of running to the kitchen in an ad break. it's on, to send you back to the tv show in time. felicity's musing here was liked and retweeted nearly 1 million times, as people sharing memories. stephanie tweeting, i nearly

broke my toe in 2002, when my husband yelled, it's on about "buffy." amanda adding, we're having friends on a three-way call so you could watch the episode together as it aired. and tripp says, remember these guys -- the dreaded to be continued, and the show would end, tune in next season. do you prefer the pre or post-netflix era? most appreciating where we are with technology. but there's 33% that are holding on to the past. also, tv viewing back then, a lot of people were saying, was a social activity before streaming because the next day, once you're at work or school, everybody would be talking about the same episode. there wasn't any spoiler alerts. >> who shot j.r.? >> i'm the pre-remote era. my dad would go, channel 3.

>> there's a movie service thing. you could take a button and turn it to on. and there was a channel that had movies. >> really? fancy. >> that's west coast stuff. you have "pop start," carson? >> we're old. >> mariah carey had an exciting announcement yesterday. here you go. >> the name of my album is "caution." when is it coming out, rocky? >> november 16th. >> there you have it. "caution" is going to be out. it's mariah's 15th studio album. it's been about four years since we had a new album from her. "caution" will be released on november 16th. "parks and recreation's" co-stars, had a golf digest cover. they are editing the cover. they granted the mock-up cover

with a few "parks and rec's" jokes there. a cold play documentary is coming. it's called "a head full of dreams." 20 years they've been shooting this thing. it starts when the band was just beginning to the iconic group they've become. >> to get the full story, you have to go back to where we met. it really does feel like a lifetime ago. >> this is the nerve center of coldplay where everything gets done. >> chris was like this massive ball of energy, unlike anyone i had ever met before. >> i didn't think johnny spoke. he was just a stoned guy in the corner. >> all right. this could be something that becomes part of my life. in a few weeks, it was everything. >> chris martin. and guy berryman. after coldplay, going to go on to be a huge band. guy, will, john, chris. massive. absolutely huge. >> he was right.

massive and huge, made seven studio albums, won seven grammys. "a head full of dreams" will be ready to stream on amazon prime video. >> i think of coldplay as a new band. i can't believe it's been 20 years. >> they had cameras around. and here's the dumd ocumentary. >> i love the braces. here's our "daly click." some friends were watching a rugby match here from the top of a hill, keep that in mind. one of the kids made an unexpected escape. reroll it. the baby, fred, the decline gets the best of him. fred starts rolling down the hill. mom quick to react, throwing her body down to slow his roll, literally. this was caught on live tv at the rugby match. nearly 1 million viewers. >> no one else moved. >> dad is just frozen.

>> thank you. mr. roker? >> all right. it's a hot time for our friends in los angeles and much of california. we've got red flag warnings. 19 million folks at risk from northern california all the way to san diego. we're looking at, for los angeles, ventura counties, this could be the fourth-strongest santa ana event in 35 years. we have critical fire danger from santa barbara, all the way down to southern california. what's happening? we have onshore winds, hot, dry, desert air. as it descends, it gets drier and hotter and that creates a fire danger. we'll be watching out for that today. flooding continues throughout texas. frost and freeze warnings through the midsection of the country, stretching into the ohio river valley. sunshine and cool weather in the nort 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. still a lot of dry air and some well above normal temperatures. especially for our inland

valleys over the next few days. we're looking at highs in the mid-80s throughout rest of the week and then slightly cooler temperatures through sunday into monday of next week as we watch more clouds move in. for san francisco, we'll be up to 70 today. not as warm as yesterday. but we're still look at some upper 60s for rest of the week, so a lot more comfortable there and along the coast. >> that's your latest weather. hoda? >> all right, al. now, to a music legend. we're talking about paul simon. >> he's written countless hits in a career that's spanned a quarter century. i talked to mr. simon as he prepares for his appearance on "snl" on the weekend. we talked about his fame, his favorite songs and his future. if you grew up some time in the last five decades, chances are, paul simon's songs are somewhere in the background. youthfully tender tunes like "the boxer." ♪ when i left my home and my

family ♪ >> reporte >> reporter: word s sung with hs partner, art garfunkel. and as a solo artist, earned simon an induction into the rock and roll hall of fame. what's on your playlist? >> willie's road house. classic country. >> reporter: you're a country guy? >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: on the heels of a farewell tour, the 77-year-old is looking at the future with a nod to the past. a new album of rerecorded and remastered personal favorites, called "in the blue light." the flushing med do ining meado you seemed to be holding back tears. >> that's a 20-minute bike ride from where i grew up. you usually don't believe in things coming full circle. but that's such a big coincidence, it was touching.

>> reporter: you love music as much as you did when you got into this thing decades ago. what's this crazy talk about retirement? >> i said, i'm going to stop touring. i'm just away from my wife and my kids. it's just too long. on a larger scale, you get to the point where you have a mastery of what you're doing. then, you say, what is it that i'm supposed to do with the time that i have left to do it? and i find that ideal a little bit scary. >> reporter: you seem so contemplative right now. >> i've always within this way but i am more lately because the situation of our country. >> reporter: do you consider your music political? >> no, i don't. i don't write a song about political issues. but there's quite a bit of how i feel. >> reporter: how do you think your music has helped over the

decades? >> it seems to have brought a lot of joy to people. i didn't know that when i was writing the songs. and i certainly wasn't thinking of the long arc of what my career would be. i mean, we'll take "the sound of silence." ♪ people talking without speaking ♪ >> reporter: i wrote that when i was 22 years old. how did i even do that? and it occurred with "bridge over troubled waters" as well, where you're a conduit. i said, hmm, that's better than i usually do. >> reporter: 19 studio albums, 16 grammys, song writers hall of fame. what are you proudest of professionally? >> not the awards. i'll say that now i've reached this advanced age. the more you get your ego out of it, the clearer you think. >> reporter: is there a time when your ego was in it more than it is now? >> yeah. you can't help it when you're in a business that rewards people with fame.

fame is a toxic thing because it's elusive. but if you say, like, if i was up for a grammy and i'm sitting in the audience, do i really want to win? yeah, i really want to win. i really want to win. ♪ kodachrome, give us those nice bright colors ♪ >> so many great songs. we did talk about that relationship or lack thereof with mr. garfunkel. he said they have not spoken in seven years. he heard he is doing just fine. garfunkel is touring from time to time. it was a fascinating conversation. i never spent time with paul simon. you talk to him and you're like, you're responsible for the soundtrack. >> that's one of the greatest rock album ever. >> you know what the name was before simon aend garfunkel? >> tom and jerry. >> that was impressive.

when roker meets music. >> love you. >> voting for you. local traffic in studio 1a. >> fantastic. coming up, aliens, sea monsters, rough weather. what's going on in the bermuda triangle? we're going to dive in and look for answers to one of the greatest mysteries out there. and comfort food recipes to take the pressure off of your menu planning. melissa is in the house after your local news.i )m ...

an antioch apartment complex this morning - up in good morning. it's 8:26. an antioch apartment complex this morning up in flames. angry neighbors are blaming a tenant they say they've complained about before. the fires happened at about 1:00 this morning on claudia court, just north of highway 4. firefighters had to rescue one person from a balcony. in all, 12 people are displaced. neighbors saying they've complained about one woman who lives there in the past. saying she has issues. they believe she set her own apartment on fire and it spread. fire and police right now are only saying the incident is under investigation. let's check that morning commute. it's 8:26 right now. is it slowing down, picking up? >> it's holding steady, which we

appreciate. one spot, though, which is a little tougher has been in the trivalley. we're looking at the south bay with the build, which you expect with silicon valley, pushing up towards the rest of silicon valley, north of san jose. northbound 680 slow because of a crash near vasco. another crash possibly out of highway 4 as you come down out of pleasanton. 580, holding up with a lighter drive so that's been good. over here, slow and steady. hayward, down in towards dixon landing road off of the until mitts where we have one crash and one lane might be blocked and there's the rest of the south bay, back to you. >> another update in half an hour.

good morning, everybody. it is tuesday morning. it's october 16th, 2018. we're taking lots of pics out here on the plaza, having a good time. and it's starting to feel like fall. >> it is, indeed. i have a crowd moment for you. are you ready? we teased this lady earlier. this one woman traveled 3,000 miles to see al roker. she wanted to see him not only on the plaza but on broadway. when you found out al was going to be on broadway, what was the first thing you did? >> i called my husband and told him to get tickets.

>> why was it important for you to be here with this one right here? >> because i have a crush on him. >> oh, i think i have the vapors. >> who doesn't? al, this is turning into a moment. >> janet, janet. we won't tell deborah. everything is fine. >> thank you for coming. have fun tonight. >> promise. >> get a hug from roker. >> thank you. >> she's in for a good show, too. >> al -- >> that was wild. >> i like it. >> hey, now. >> if you could blush, you would. >> that's right. coming up, a trip inside the bermuda triangle. the stories of ships sinking, planes vanishing without a trace, the stories are legendary. this morning, we're diving in to unlock the secrets of one of the world's great mysteries.

does the cold weather have you longing to curl up with a good book? if so, we will get recommendations from great authors themselves, coming up. if you're feeling the pressure to put on a good meal, why a pressure cooker. we're going to tell you how to jump on that trend and cook your >> it's chilly, al. >> mr. roker, what you got? >> what's i got? >> hats on. >> i love it! it is fall. let's show you what we have starting with today. frost and freeze warnings. it's even chillier when you get into the plains. record highs. fire danger out west. flooding continuing through texas which continues on into tomorrow. the cold gets even a little colder around the great lakes with some snow. look for sunshine up and down the west coast. some showers in northern new england and a little wet weather down throu 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. it's still pretty chilly out there around the bay area.

we do have the sunshine that will warm us up fairly quickly and a live look outside in san francisco looks really nice. we're heading up to 70 degrees there. and 85 in napa. the high in oakland today, 76. and 80 in san jose. in livermore, expect a high of 84 degrees. we'll still have a lot of 80s for the inland valleys throughout the rest of the week. mostly sunny skies. that is your latest weather. don't forget, when you head out the door you can take us with you. today sirius xm channel 108. now back inside to "today." ♪ all right. mr. roker, thank you, sir. now to our ongoing series "case closed." from ufos to unexplained ancient ruins, we are tracking new theories that could, could solve some of the world's greatest mysteries. >> this morning we are talking about the bermuda triangle stretching some 500 thousand

miles from bermuda and the tales of downed planes have been a source of fascination. are supernatural forces at play or can science explain it all? here's nbc's kerry sanders. >> may day, may day. >> reporter: vast, ominous, mythical. the bermuda try angle, also known as the devil's triangle, one of the greatest mysteries of our time. >> get the life jacket. >> reporter: popularized in hollywood. >> why isn't it getting any better? it's getting worse. >> reporter: driving that mystery, stories like the lost squadron. five u.s. navy aircraft that vanished over the try angle in 1945. we're in the bermuda triangle. >> yes, you are presently into the bermuda triangle. >> reporter: i head in with dr. phillip ruggia. >> we're heading out to the western blue cut.

there are spots around bermuda where you get two, three, four ship wrecks, one on top of the other. >> reporter: bermuda is an island settled by ship wreck survivors littered with over 300 sunken boats. why? explanations abound from aliens to sea monsters to supernatural forces. rugia has a more grounded theory. >> it's surrounded by a network of stunning reef. they come right to the surface. when ships encounter those they literally break them apart. if you go back in time to the old wooden ships, they had no chance. >> reporter: stories fueled the mythology that followed. >> using the terminology of today you would call the try angle? >> well, i mean, this is the oldest fake news story in the world. this has been around for a long time and, you know, people build on it. >> reporter: so many theories. >> yes. they're still researching them. >> reporter: lan alexina has delved into over a dozen of

them. >> it's not a matter of how many disappear it's how they disappear. >> reporter: scientists disagree, our oceans remain the true mystery. dr. simon boxall made a splash with one theory. >> suddenly we get that peak happening just there. the rogue wave, several waves come together and they are rare, they don't happen very often but when they do you get a wave that can swamp a ship, even a super tanker size. >> reporter: a potential explanation in the triangle's storm prone waters. still, according to lloyds of london, there are no more losses in the bermuda triangle than anywhere in the ocean and yet -- what is it about human nature even for the skeptics like you and me professionally that just maybe? >> i think we're also story tellers. we're in the story telling business. as an an throw poll low fwis,

that's the way i look at it. >> reporter: we want to believe? >> we want to believe and it's important that we try to believe. >> reporter: in this case perhaps we should embrace both fact and fiction. >> wow. i cannot believe how many wrecks we saw. >> that's the story of ber mud dampt ship wreck island. >> reporter: for "today," kerry sanders. >> science or fiction? >> i'd like to go to bermuda and find out. >> long fact-finding trip. >> you could fly around the bermuda triangle? >> tempt fate? >> let's follow up. coming up next, we are encouraging you to read more today. we've got some great books to enjoy this fall but, first, this is "today" on nbc. oday" on nbc.

we're back. it's 8:39. we're feeling fall and "read more today." with autumn, there's a crop of great books to curl up with on

your couch. here with some of the top picks are isaac fitzgerald, "new york times" author, sarah jane and ann paschet. we have to do this fast. we want to get a lot of books out there. fiction, isaac, what's your favorite? >> the golden state. this is a stunning debut novel. it's so well written. the characters are so rich. and it follows a mother whose husband can't get back in the united states because of a green card fiasco. she starts to feel the pressure of raising her child. she leaves san francisco and heads out on the road to the high desert. the part of california that doesn't get written about hutmu. the stunning thing is how well she writes this toddler. usually the child is quiet. this child is part of this novel. i love it so much. >> i love that. >> what have you got? >> "the kiss quotient."

it had a ton of buzz and lived up to the hype. it's about a woman who hases abua aspergers who hire s an escort o teach her about dating. >> that's a unique premise. >> "baby you're going to be mine." the whole reason i flew up here is i want people to read this book. i own a bookstore. i read everything. this is my favorite book of the year. it is just being lost. it is genius. it's a collection of stashort s. they're tough and funny and raw. it's brilliant. it should win the pulitzer. >> this is so exciting. >> am usually the person who is the hypest. that's hype. >> i get excited about this. let's do nonfiction. >> this book it's called "heavy." it is so important.

it is so heartbreaking. the ways in which this man writes, it is just fire. the sentences and words are so powerful. it focuses on his relationship with his mother. growing up poor in mississippi. for me, it's about burden. it's called "heavy." racism. the burden of having a large body. the burden of addiction. the burden of a mother's love that is trying to save your life but almost to this extreme that is hurtful. it is such a heavy book. and it's so wonderful. everyone should read this book. >> you're killing me today. >> "the husband hunters." if you're a fan of "downton abbey," pick up this book. it's about the british know billty in the late 1800s. it's fascinating between new york society, the london society, the fashion and the werth gowns. i couldn't put this down.

it was love, so much. >> ann, i don't know how you follow up your first recommendation. >> i can. "barking to the choir" by greg boyle. it's home to the world's largest gang prehabilitation and prevention program. if you want a book that will save your soul and show you how to be a better person and show you how we can all work together, this is an amazing book. a follow up to "tattoos of the heart," really important. >> we can't leave the kids out. >> i love doing this. i have books that i want to pick up right now. >> i'm on amazon right now. >> "black wings beating." >> i'll be at ann's bookstore. >> anybody's local, independent bookstore. >> good point. >> "black wings beating" by alex london. this is a fantasy novel unlike any you've read.

it has adventure and war and giant birds of prey. what i love about it is it's an adventure story at its core is about tenderness. these characters are amazing. when i finish it, i cannot wait for book two. >> i have a 4-month-old son at home. we read to him every night, even though he can't understand what we're reading to him -- he's back here sleeping in his dad's arms. and one of his favorite books, our favorite books is "can i be your dog" by troy cummings. it's about a homeless dog who writes letters to everyone asking to adopt him. the first time i read this book, i sobbed. it is a happy ending. it is an instant classic in our household. >> i have to check that one out. i do a lot of kid reading at my house. how about you, ann? >> "but not the armadillo."

it's a board book. they're the fastest growing kind of book in the publishing industry. this is a tender story about a little armadillo who is his own, unique armadillo. he doesn't want to be like anybody else. he goes his own way. it's like a spiritual buddhist text for armadillos. and you can chew on it. >> literally. >> literally and figuratively. before i let you go, you both have new books out. sarah, you tell me about yours. >> the final book in my "throne of glass" series is coming out a week of today. it's surreal. i began writing this when i was 16 years old and i'm 32 now. i've worked on it for half of my life. >> giving birth to a new book and the darling baby. cue the shot of the baby again. >> we're so excited about selling your book. that's huge for us. >> thank you so much. >> tell us what you're working on. >> i have a book out in a couple

of weeks called "nashville," which is a book i did with heidi ross, a friend of mine who is a photographer. nashville is exploding, such an exciting city. it's a book about where the city is right this minute. >> i love it. up all of the books, you can find the list at today.com/shop. you should go to your bookstore and just buy toilet paper on amazon. i'm on message now. a cold weather classic is coming up next. how about comfort food? we'll show you easier and faster ways to make your favorites.

we're back with "today food" and hopefully more cutaways of that adorable baby. with the weather getting colder and families getting busier, you might be tempted to pull out the slow cooker.

but melissa clark says you should go one step further. she's suggesting or you're suggesting, jumping on the pressure cooker bandwagon to cut down on the time and the workload. when i think of pressure cookers, i think of lids that are intimidating that i could never do a pressure cooker. >> are you afraid it's going to explode on the ceiling? >> that's the idea. but it's the easiest thing you can do. >> it's exactly like a slow cooker. you put the food in and you walk away. but it's ready in five minutes instead of five hours. good for people who are not so organized and want to get their food on the table quickly. >> you think of low and slow and things have to cook for ten hours. you can get that quality in five minutes? >> that's what the pressure does. the pressure exerts on to the food. it makes the flavor come out. it does it quickly and easily. >> i feel like we're selling pressure cookers. >> we're not selling. we're showing people how to make a fast, delicious brisket.

i have brisket right here. the key when you're cooking meat, no matter how you're cooking it, you want to marinate it ahead. i have a little rub here. garlic, salt, pepper, paprika. >> okay. >> you put the meat in and you want to coat it really well. put it in your fridge the night before, if you can. >> coat it? >> yeah. the longer you let it sit with the flavorings on it, the more it will absorb them. if you don't plan ahead, an hour or two is fine. >> cool. >> we have the pressure cooker here. you want to heat it up for a second. another important step -- >> is this a plug and play? >> you plug it in. you hit on. just click the button. >> okay. >> this is so easy. it really makes cooking stews especially, incredibly simple. you don't have to worry about sauteing and putting it in the oven and being home. you can do this and leave your house. >> can you stack the meat in there? >> you have to stack it. you have to give it a good sear.

i'm going to put it fatside down. it is going to sear. imagine the sizzle. >> i always do. this is the sizzle in our hearts. let it get brown. over here -- >> that's the finished one. >> this is what it looks like. imagine this is superhot. that's what it would look like. >> you stack all four of them here. >> and you want to put your onions in. you see those onions -- >> that will happen in here. >> you do it all together. >> flow throw it all in. tomato paste has that flavor. it makes everything richer. >> you hear that, al? >> don't you love umami flavor? you want to make sure that gets toasted. p i have carrots. secret ingredient, prunes.

they dissolve. you can put it in there. prune haters won't notice. but it adds a little sweetness. and i lost my tong. cinnamon, also, and a bay leaf. >> savannah, this is all you. >> i know. >> you could have this in your place and load it up and eat ten minutes later. >> and red wine. >> now you're really talking. >> use the kind -- sorry. >> let me see you close this once. >> all right. you want to lock it into place. >> that's it? that was easy. >> it takes an hour. you don't have to be there. you can go and do whatever. go for a run. put the meat in and you will be skinny by the time you eat it. >> good call. this is what it looks like in the end. >> that's beautiful. how does it taste, guys? >> that's so tender. >> one important point, this is a sauce. after you take the brisket out, you let it sit for a few minutes.

this is the grave gravy and put top. >> we're going to make mac and cheese. you have to try some, right? >> ingredients of mac and cheese? >> mac, cheese, the secret series is gruyere and fontina. there's a luscious sauce texture. and the gruyere makes it yummy. mushrooms and butter. now, we're talking. three different kinds of mushrooms. use whatever kinds you can get. oysters, panini, head of the woods. >> okay. >> you hear it? >> i hear it. >> a little sizzle. people at home, get your pressure cookers nice and hot. >> how long would you leave it before you start to get that? >> just two minutes. we just plugged it in. >> it's a tv show. >> imagine at home, it would be sizzling and brown. this is what you want. >> we have to go. >> put them on top of your mac and cheese. >> throw it all in.

>> it's cream cheese-based. >> don't go for a run, let's be honest. >> make this in one. >> melissa, thank you so much. it's today.com/food. get her book, "comfort in an instant," and we're back in a moment. this is "today" on in an emergency, minutes can mean the difference between life and death. proposition 11 saves lives by ensuring medical care is not delayed in an emergency. proposition 11 establishes into law the longstanding industry practice of paying emts and paramedics to remain on-call during breaks and requires they receive fema level training and active shooters and natural disasters. vote yes on 11 to ensure 911 emergency care is there when you or your love one need it.

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[ applause ] good morning, everyone. welcome to the show. i'm megyn kelly. oh, do we have a good one to discuss this morning. i love this morning's topic. joining me to break down what's making the rounds is jacob soboroff and morgan radford, in her innoaugural appearance on t program. and matt iseman of -- >> "american ninja warrior." >> we start with the big reveal from senator elizabeth warren. presidenum