"today in the bay" viewers, you are so fantastic. we know you're gearing up for the holiday today at halloween. some awesome photos and videos viewers sent to us. . good morning. torn in the usa on the eve of the elensmas a startling claim. he can end birthright citizenship guaranteed in the constitution with a stroke of his pen the backlash fast and furious from republicans and democrats, but will it work to get republicans fired up and to the polls? as the president makes his final whirlwind push, 11 stops in six days. strange scheme, the fbi investigating an apparent smear campaign, targeting special counsel robert make false bulger, what we learn about his final murder behind bars. all of that, plus code red the city of venice hit with the

worst flooding in years. tourists forced to evacuate. we are there live. golden girls. simone biles leads team usa to a historic world championships, all while suffering a kidney stone. and go big or go home. we always go big when happy halloween hits the plaza. so get ready, biggest co 2018. >> announcer: from nbc nethis i guthrie and rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everybody, welcome to in the wood." happy halloween. is it 8:30 cannot wait. let's go. >> i want to get in costume. i was giving a hint. it will be a big, big day on the plaz va. >> if you find the clue in that. maybe you will know what we will be in a bit. we will have a costume contest with the folks outside. >> it will be fun. >> let's start with the battle and the president's battle to the kongs substitution, six days to go to the mid-term elections.

we have complete coverage from the border. we also have the mood of the country. casey hunt is in kansas city. good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. this is how the president has decided to close out divide nes, but is it a strategy that will work or will it ultimately hurt hsy after president trump vowed to stop granting automatic ze leaders in his own party say the president coul th amendment that promises birthright citizenship by himself. >> well, you obviously cannot do that with an executive order. >> reporter: senior adviser kellyanne conway defending the president's proposal. >> there are scholars that say the constitution is misinterpreted. actually the supreme court has never gave an opinion on this. >> reporter: in a stunning rebuke, heco wrote an op-ed, writing, such a move is

unns l announcing he will introduce legislation supporting the idea. on the campaign trail the debate dividing voters. >> well, we have to put a stop to it no other president's ever done it. >> i believe that people from over here to the state should fight for their children's rights, all they want to do is get a better life forir family. >> reporter: less than a week from rile up his core supporters and convince them they can't risk staying home november 6th. what's your top issue in this election? >> i think right now that itself the hot button, immigration. any country that does not have protection of their borders will fail. >> reporter: democrats say the president's latest comments are meant to distract from issues voters say are more important, like health care, house democratic leader nancy pelosi last night on the "late show" with stephen colbert. >> this is just more of the same of what he has been saying,

taking babies out of the arms of their moms, putting them in cages, warning about a caravan that's over a thod on t border. >> reporter: it's health care that carrie norris who runs a small business in central iowa told me she worries the most. >> i am personally struck with health care and the condition. i have been a life long republican, very proud one at that. in the last two years, i have since changed my voter registratiar dond because of d >> reporter: so, casey, what are you hng are in these battleground races, is the president's strategy working for them or not? >> reporter: well, savannah, the president's strategy is focused on his base and when we talked to those voters, we certainly hear them reacting to it. when you talk to the candidates, that tier ones who know they have to win over independents, they're concerned that democratic enthusiasm is absolutely off the charts.

and that this rhetoric is going to make democrats more angry and more prepared to go to the polls. so i spoke to one candidate in critical swing district in iowa yesterday. i asked him about the president's rhetoric. he said, he, instead, was focused on deliverables. i said, you don't sound on the president on this, i, mile, his name is david young. het's what also fouse districts, these there is a distric kansas, may not be the way the president wanto casey, thank you very much. another piece tied to the president's new immigration crackdown, the more than 5,000 u.s. troops deploying to the southern border while that immigrant caravan makes its way north. still about 900 miles away. what exactly is the roam of those service men and women? gabe gutierrez is near the border. good morning. >> reporter: good morning the trump administration says this is necessary. critics argue it's a waste of taxpayer money for political

gain. more than a thousand of the new troops are here in texas being trained before spreading out across the border. this morning the u.s. military is on the move, growing its foot printthborder, roughly the same troop levels in iraq and syria combievenltd as a part of operation faithful patriotentagon is sending more than 5200 troops to the southwest border in addition to the more thanepyed there. the new troops are first heading to southern texas. others will head west to arizona and california. what will allse do? they're bringing helicopters and barbed wire. they d ap border patrol areas and install extra barriers at ports of entry. all this as the initial caravan of mike grants and refugees has gone smaller. u.s. officials estimate nearly 35,000 hondurans have been deport on turned around voluntarily. almost 2,000 claimed asylum in mexico. we met a woman walking across

southern mexico. she was with her 15-year-old son who has down's syndrome and heart condition. she tolde of her family members. she and child heat. between the two caravans th ileave el salvador this week. currently in new mexico, u.s. officials estimate about 6500 people are currently heading to the u.s. border, but it could be at least several weeks before they get here, savannah, hoda, it is unclear exactly howhthis taxpayers. >> all right. gabe gutierrez. thank you. craig joins us. good morning. >> good morning to you. the president is back in the white house this morning after traveling to pittsburghmentin wake of the synagogue shooting massacre a visit that drew a mixed response, including hundreds of protesters. ron mott is in pittsburgh. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, craig. there are more funerals on the schedule today for some of those lost in this weekend's synagogue massacre. as you mentioned, te to pay his

respects. not even here welcomed him with open arms. >> the penguins' players, they will ask you to joins in a moment of silence, 11 seconds in honor of the 11 lives lost. >> reporter: late tuesday a moving tribute since the tragedy. two officers wounded inin a cery puck drop. penguins' players wearing special stronger than hate jersey patches. the recognition coming hou a city still by the first lady as well as daughter ivanka and son-in-law jared, who are both jewish. the president visiting the tree of life synagogue, which remains a crime stones at the memorials to honor the

victims. the first family meet survivors, first responders and medical personnel. some locals, including the city's mayor, have asked mr. trump to put his trip on hold, hundreds gathering to protest. >> no more hate, no more hate. >> reporter: while also showing solidarity with a grief-stricken jewish community. many here still trying to come to terms with the horrifying attack, huddling together to pray, focusing on faith and unity in these times of heartache the minds of many. carolyn ban attended her close friend dr. rabinowitz's funeral. >> one of the things, when a patient died, he always when to the their funeral. which i thought>> reporter: she remember someone who was all about family. >> when i thiut joted, smart, bd

mother. >> reporter: the penguins plan to auction off those jer i thosr those injured in this attack. >> thanks for that in pittsburgh. also this morning, there is a bizarre new scheme targeting special counsel robert mueller. the fbi is now looking into a possible scam in an attempt to smear him. nbc white house correspondent kristen welker with that story. what can you tell us? >> reporter: this is a strange one, savannah, for sure. good morning to you. forward, hppent scheme targetinm with false accusations of sexuat russia investigaonth center of ng out. man behind the development. special counsel robert mueller is confronting an apparent scam targeting him. mueller's team says it's asked the fbi to investigate claims that women were offered moen to smear mueller with false sexual harassment allegations,

underscoring the seriousness of the situation, mueller's spokesman, pete carr released a rare public statement saying, when we learned last week of allegations that women were offered money to make false claims about theci the fbi tell have been contacted by a woman who said she was offered tens of thousands of dollars if she would accuse mueller of sexual harassment when she allegedly worked at a law firm with him in 1974. the woman said she refused. several of the reporters passed on themunfler's office, uted krassenstein of the hill reporter was one of those first. then i began to feel it was a hoax. i spoke to other well-known journalists who began thinking and feeling the same way. >> reporter: nbc news has not been able to contact the woman and a spokesperson for the law tells us we have no record of this individual working for our firm. separately, it comes as a right wing commentator and well known

conspiracy theorist is targeting the special counsel. >> thursday will be a sad but hopeful day. >> jack berkeman, a conservative radio show host and lobbyist is vowing to reveal more allegations against mueller by the end of the week, so far hasn't provided des, all of it as a recent series to discredit mueller as the russia investigation moves ahead. president trump repeatedly railed against special counsel, telling fox news monday. >> there should have never been there was no collusion. there was never any ll totally. there with isic nbc news it is unlikely there will be major developments before the mid-terms. >> thank you. meantime, we are learning more about the boston mob boss whitey bulger. the 89-year-old killed inside a federal prison he had been transferred to. >> hey, good morning, whitey

buller was a violent gangster, a killer whose life of crime was infamous, immortalized on film. he was serving two life sentences in at least 11 murders. now, he is a victim, according to a law enforcement source. killed in a west virginia federal prison. multiple news outlets reporting, he was beaten to la,but the mob boss turned informant only attorney's offic investigating the 89-year-old's death in this federal prison in west virginia. or enforcement officials telling nbc news they are looking into whether bulger was beaten to death by another inmate or inmates. buller had only arrived ae faci night. investigators want to know, how'd he ends up there and who gave the order to move him? for pat donaghue, whose husband was shot dead by bulger. she doesn't matter, she says

it's time to celebrate. >> the first time i thought of getting a bought of of champagne and popping that cork. >> reporter: bulger left tommy donahue without a father. >> it will make me a happy man kest of pitch fork into [ bleep ]. >> come with me. >> reporter: the inspiration fo turning to crime at a young age. when you were age at the feared. somebody who had his run-ins with the law. >> reporter: later, bulger would become an fbiinfoant, sending wally charged him with crimes in 1995. but after getting a tip that his arrest was imminent, bulger went underground and then hid in plain sight, ending up living in smaent monica with his girlfriends for more than a decade, taking vacations, and this one to alcatraz where he served time in the 1960s until

law enforcement caught up to him, hauling him off, putting him on trial. now the final chapter in his story and life has been written. >> this all went down in a west virginia prison. so what's the reputation of that place in. >> it's not a great place, who dark, in fact, p nson guard the they said his death is the third death there in seven months. >> wow. >> why was he . arrived there.stigation. >> all right, eping news from tm has championships. led, of course, by four time les, team usa capturing its fourth straight world championship teen tile. biles, the margin of victory over 2nd place russia the largest ever in the current scoring system. tuesday's win by the way,

guaranteeing a spot for teenl usa in the 2020 olympic and what could she do without a kidney stone? that's inible. >> we'll see in tokyo. >> i know, halloween, lots of trick or treaters want to know one thing. al has the answer. what is the forecast for trick or treateding? >> if you are from texas, not great. snow back through the rockies. we're looking at pushing its way east. we got a risk of enhanced risk of houston into mississippi, daging ossible tornadoes, then tomorrow that risk moves to the east, it's a system that stretches from texas all the way up into the ohio riff valley. they develop across the south tonight so from boston to pa did you k-- paducah, storms will be heavy along the coast and the gulf coast int mid-mississippi river valley. look at this, we got a strong flood risk today fromo the

southwest of columbus from ohio to louisiana. multiple rounds ofhe driest month of the year. second drive from new orleans up into pennsylvania. look at how much rain they will be seeing, anywhere from two-to-three inches, locally five-to-seven inches. we will get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. the red flag warnings continue

for the east bay and north bay hills. we have some fairly high wind gusts and low humidity, and that continues through 11:00, and we're looking at warm weather today in some of those areas in the inland valleys, reaching into the low 80s today. san jose will reach up to 79. 77 in guys. >> a much. coming up, the city of water under water rcg tourists to leave venice, a live report ahead. implications. we'll hear from both of the candidates in just a bit. but first, this is "today" on

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expect heavy delays in that area and also seeing some accidents popping up along 280 in the south bay. westbound 80 from highway 4 to the bay bridge about 45 minutes. b.a.r.t. will not be shopping at ashby station due to police activity. kari? >> a lot going on out on the roads this morning. we have some nice and calm conditions, and still some chilly temperatures as you get ready to step out. our highs today will reach i in antioch and concord. 74 in oakland, and san francisco today reaching 68 degrees, with some low 80s in parts of the north bay. we're still watching out for a high fire danger that will continue to our inland hills and elevations above 1,000 feet will have that red flag warning until 11:00 this morning. laura? >> thank you very much. another local news update coming up in about half an hour. hope to seeouhave a great morni. propositn

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it is october 31st. it is halloween morning. our crowd is dressed. we are looking at our watches because in about an hour, we're going to get decked out. we're going to go out and do our big costume reveal. it might be the biggest one yet. that's what i'm hearing from sources. >> it's going to be big. >> gonna be fun. >> i'm excited to see what you ladies turn into. first, let's begin with a check of today's headlines and the growing controversy over president trump's plan to stop granting automatic citizenship to babies born in the united states. the president is vowing to do i citizenship by himself.comments could not override the 14th rth voters from other issues like health care. lindsey graham came to the president's defense saying he will be introducing legislation in congress to support the idea. an indiana woman has been charged with reckless homicide after police say she hit a group

of children crossing the street to catch the bus. it happened near ft. wayne, indiana. they included 6-year-old twin boys and their 9-year-old sister. an 11-year-old boy was also critically injured. authorities say the stop arm on the bus was out, but the pick-up truck failed to stop. now, to the latest on the search of that crashed air jet off of the coast of indonesia. officials believe the fuselage has now been located. they say pings from the sea floor are from the plane's ig regular pattern. the 2-month-old 737 plungein the java sea on montecito just f from jakarta, killing 18 venice, italy, dealing with its worst flooding in nearly a decade, damaging buildings and forcing locals and tourists alike to wade through waste-deep water.er >> reporter: good morning.

kelly, good morn this city is known for its beautiful water ways, its stunning buildings jutting up from the lagoon. they're used to floods here. this case was extreme. so bad in fact that the entire city was under a code red. italy's city of water living up to its name with barely any land in sight. their banks, forcing locals and tourists to wade through thigh-high water in some places. it took this family from minnesota five hours to get to >> they gave us the boots. the boots go to just below your knee. >> yes, ma'am. >> reporter: andhe water was how high? >> probably here. >> it was scary. >> reporter: st. mark's square is evacuated.s every year but this was extreme. at high tide, three-quarters of the city was submerged.oati cit

>> every mode of transportation was down. the only way to get out was to walk. >> reporter: nearby rivers have been overwhelmed by days of pounding wind and rain, violent storms lashing the entire country, leaving at least ten people dead across italy. in venice, shops are staying open. business owners have built barriers to keep the floodwaters out. but this week, those defenses were not enough. >> the water was seeping up from the pavement. >> reporter: this woman owns a shop in venice with a built-in water pump but says these days the defenses are just not enough. >> you just go with the flow. >> reporter: she's trying to dry out before the next wave of heavy rain. the weather is beautiful now. the flood waters have receded, but more rain is on the way. they expect this lagoon to rise up yet again flooding into the

city in st. mark's square with another 5 to 10 inches of water by tomorrow afternoon. back to you guys. >> kelly cobiella for us. hard to see such a beautiful city. >> this happens about four times a year. but with climate change and the sea level rise, probably by the ends of the century, that ll > t have going on. that front we were showing you earlier that was causing the problem through the gulf coast, and with this system, we're going to look at continuous heavy rain today, stretching from arkansas all the way into ohio. and so, that's going to be a tough time for the trick-or-treaters, let alone the airports and driving. a flood risk tomorrow as we get into the upper ohio valley. the rain will shift east for that front. rainfall amounts 2 to 3 inches of rain but locally there could be 4 to 5. we'll be watching that closely, as well. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall.

high fire danger for our inland hills, we continue to watch that and see some warm weather today for our inland valleys, reaching into the low 80s from santa rosa over toward napa, extending ove reach into the upper 70s and the coastal areas in the upper 60s, and we continue on with some above normal temperatures inland over the next several days. >> and that is your latest weather. >> thank you, al. just ahead before our big costume reveal, we have good advice, your guide for halloween fun and safety. what all parents should be thinking about during tonight's trick or treating. and we're getting nostalgic. why revisiting blasts from the past and memories could be helping with stress. and joanna gaines gets candid about life, love and if she wants an even bigger family. days to go, the gloves have come off in.

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governor of florida have channeled the no-holds-barred style of politics that has come to the nation. >> i'm saying the racists believe he's a racists. >> i'm not going to take this nonsense from a guy like andrew gillum, who always plays the victim. >> reporter: headlines have called the race the epitome of politics in the trump area. >> the democrats get in power, the country goes in the wrong direction. >> if we don't havemi, it's goi horrible for the working class. >> reporter: mayor hising him and other of progressive candidates across the country on the midterm. former republican congressman ron desantis cruising to his primary, with the help of the president. one of many republicans to benefit from his support. this ad, getting national

attention. reading the president's book, "the art of the deal" to his son. >> then, mr. trump said, you're fired. i love that part. >> reporter: both men attracting big names to their state, as they try to reach the majority of voters in the middle. do you see it as two guys that come from opposite ends of the spectrum? >> i don't fit neatly into that box. i believe in corporations. i believe in business. also bel choose one over the other. >> reporter: gillum won his first public office at te' his views, vcorrect. mayor in 2014. i think businesses should pay their fair share. >> reporter: you want health care for all. >> i believe it should be a right, not a privilege. >> reporter: you would admit you are more progressive than any in your party. >> every day of the week. >> reporter: on the other side, desantis, a harvard-educated

warrior and iraq war vet. he's been drawing big crowds, touting the president's achie achievements and agenda. >> we have 20-year low in unemployment. the iran deal is dead. our taxes have been cut. i would say, that's pretty good work for a year and a half. >> reporter: desantis has been hammering gillum over an fbi investigation into possible corruption. >> ihe fbi. ir reporter: , who would be the race, especially after this controversial comment. >> the last thing we socialist . >> reporter: a spokesman for desantis has said, he was askinf my race. and i spend a lot of time focusing on what i want to talk about. >> reporter: the candidates in florida and nationwide, trying to get their message out to a divided nation. we should note that we reached out to the desantis team for an interview. he was not available.

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well, look who is back. >>carson. >> we've been waiting for you, carson. >> or is it someone dressed up as carson daly? >> it's the real carson. >> are you ready for the big reveal? it's coming out. festive plaza. the crowd is ready. we're ready. we're about to change into our costumes. >> we haven't seen each other. our halloween spectacular just minutes away. >> isn't illumination! today we will steal christmas, in style. but let's start by finding some reindeer. we've hit the motherload. oh, hey there. [ screaming ] [ bahh ] [ sigh ] well, santd he looks like he ate the other seven. the grinch. rated pg. fred? what are you doing? okay.

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i'm meteorologist kari hall. lots of sunshine across the bay area, but i for the north bay as well as the east bay valleys, and down to the south county, expecting a high of 81 degrees. our inland areas will stay in the 80s throughout the next several days, and peak with our temperatures reaching the highest tomorrow afternoon. let's head over to vianey for an

update on the commute. >> it's getting busy out there. we have a mess in the east bay. right now the latest accident along westbound san mateo bridge at the toll plaza. one lane heavy delays along 880 due to a number of crashes, one that's really causing delays is at tenseison road, two lanes are blocked. i have good news from mass transit. ashby station is open following earlier police activity. laura? >> thank you very much, vianey. we're staying on top of the aftermath of the deadly crash on interstate 880 and hayward. snarling traffic this morning for hours. the drivers of two cars died involving a ups truck and empty tour bus. on our twitter feed a full story and video from the scene as well. another local news update in half an hour and join the newscast at 11:00. you could save energy

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it's 8:00 on "today." come up, final push. the president making 11 stops in 6 days ahead of the midterm elections, with immigration his center issue, from the caravan to the constitution. >> you obviously cannot do that. you cannot end birthright citizenship with an executive order. >> where do voters stand on the issue? we're live with the latest. plus, something ventured, something gaines. "fixer upper" star joanna gaines talks about her new life as a working mom of five and how there might be plans for baby and tricks and treats. we've kicked off the big day country style. ♪ if you tell my heart my achy breaky heart ♪ >> and tackled the 90s and have even gone live from new york. >> party time, excellent. woo. >> but this year, our costumes are bigger than ever. what will we be? our big reveal, just ahead, today, wednesday, october 31st,

2018. ♪ >> it's a spooktacular morning. >> in boo york city. >> "today" show halloween. ♪nd julie's 50th birthday. >> ready for a magical morning on the plaza. >> happy halloween from "today." >> everybody is it's halloween. 30 minutes until the big reveal. >> some of us are not going to be recognizable. >> i hope so. we'll get to that in a little bit. let's first get to your news at 8:00 and the president's proposal to end birthright citizenship. he is trying to keep the focus on immigration just ahead of the midterm elections. but does he have the power he

says he has? kasie hunt with the latereactio. kasie, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. the controversy after president trump vowed to end birth right citizenship is growing on the campaign trail with even republican leaders in his own party saying you simply can't change the constitution with just an executive order. so the question, of course, how are voters reacting to all of this? democrats say that it's just a distraction from what they think americans really care about and that, of course, is health care. i spoke to one iowa voter who told me she was a republican. now she's registered independent and she plans to vote democrat because she's concerned about coverage for pre-existing >> kasie, thank you. the pentagon is moving troops and helicopters to strengthen the u.s./mexico border, as the migrant caravan . gabe? >> reporter: hoda, good morning. more than 1,000 troops are

already here in texas being trained before spreading out to other parts of the border. thtr members already here at the troops in total, that's in addition to 2,000 national guard border.l thnew troops do? they're here to provide support. they are bringing helicopters to transport agents where they're needed and to build housing for the agents and to construct concrete barriers at ports of entry. u.s. officials estimate that the initial migrant caravan has gotten smaller. but there's a second caravan in southern mexico, a total of about 6,500 people heading to the u.s. border. but it could be several weeks before they arrive here. craig? notorious boston mob boss and long-time fugitive, bulger was killed tuesday inside of a federal prison. stephanie gosk is here with what happened. >> reporter: federal law enforcement sources say 89-year-old whitey bulger was killed in that west virginia penitentiary. investigators are looking into

whether or not he was beaten to death by one or two inmates. bulger, who was serving lvement just been transferred to the prison on monday night. this morning, both the fbi and d his transfer and why? bulger's death marks the end of a larger-than-life story, the inspiration for more than one hollywood movie. mob boss, fbi informant and famous fugitive. he was charged with a laundry list of crimes, including murder in 1995, when he got tipped off about an imminent arrest, bulger ran, beginning 16 years on the lam. he and his girlfriend were arrested in a santa monica home where they had been living right out in the open for more than a decade. guys, back to you. >> steph, thank you. you guys, we got the news. how about a little "boost" for you to make you happier this morning. if there's anything better than a birthday trip to an amusement park, it's getting to meet your favorite character in person. the 2-year-old you're about to

star struck. hi, mickey. hi, mickey. mickey. hi, mickey. >> oh. oh, my god. >> give me a big hug. >> there you go. >> stop it. and now, i mean, the only question is what are they going to do next year? anyway, what a great, great moment for that girl. >> i love that. >> the cutest ever. speaking of coststay, afe t halloween. and a spooky good time on costume reveal ever. >> that's saying a lot. ar w all the cars. ne sports cars? indeed. old cars? yes. a big ol' boat-like car? permission to come aboard! what about a car that's all (makes awkward car noises) hgnnnn-nn-nn-nnnn-ayy-ayyy i don't see why not. what about, let's say... oh, i don't know, a purple van with a painting of a wizard just shooting lightning out of his fingers riding a unicorn sneezing rainbows? definitely. just asking for a friend. yea, i figured. (whispered to camera) wow.

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this morning on "today's talker" we're getting you ready for a night of trick or treating with your family. >> everybody wants to have a good time. but there's things to keep in mind to make sure your celebrations are safe. here's nbc's joe fryer. >> reporter: it's the holiday with the flare to scare, all in good fun, of course. but dangers are lurking each halloween. what are things that people kids are traffic-related fatalities. >> reporter: there's a 43% pedes than other times this year.

kids 4 to 8 reflective clothing. my son likes to wear dark, scary things, because he's a 13-year-old boy. we try to make sure he has glow sticks or carry a flashlight. we try to not have them wear masks because it affects how they see. >> reporter: if a kid is going to wear a mask, what's your advice? >> we advise that they do not wear the mask. they take the mask off between homes and put it on right before they say trick or treat and take it off before they walk to the next home. >> reporter: parents should make sure that costumes are flame-retardant and the makeup is nontoxic to avoid rashes. avoid firearms and ammunition. at the universy florida, police questioned a student who wore a terminator costume with real ammo. >> when that call went out, the hair on the back of our necks went up. and the officers got there quscare up a bucket full of

treats, it's important to check candy before kids eat it and avoid homemade snacks. >> we try to eat a big meal beforehand so they're not gorging on counandy walking fro house-to-house. f >> reporter: for parents, it an avoidaence to the trip to the e.r. joe fryer, nbc news, los angeles. >> good advice. and now, we can have fun. guess who is here. >> good morning, everybody. >> when you're not here, it's not right with the worth. >> god bless you. >> i'm excited for the big reveal coming up. we have to get to it. first, let's get to a little "pop start." "people" magazine, the latest features chip and joanna gaines opening up about their family. "pop start" correspondent,

sheinelle jones, is here, with all of the details. >> it's hard was first seen on "fixer upper." four months ago, the couple welcomed a fifth child to their family, a baby boy. joanna gaines, design queen, business mogul and supermom, opening up about life, love and the possibility ofchilen? 'sright. the 40-year-old mother of five who appears on the cover of next week's "people" magazine revealing that five may not be enough. saying, quote, i love the labor part. this is the moment we get to meet this little baby. it's so much fun. i want to do it again. husband, chip, agrees. don't be surprised if number six is in the cards. the gaines welcomed their fifth child in june. and joanna says rather than ow he's just like my co wind. she echoed that sentiment just before his birth, when we visited the gaines' farm in texas. >> for what inspires me at work,

to come home and cook meals are my kids. >> reporter: that energy boost is good for business. the reality stars who made their names for themselves as the talent behind "fixer upper," have a forever expanding empire, with a restaurant, market and home products with target. there's joanna's book coming out in november. that's not to say all has been a breeze. joanna tells people that having a child at 40 was more difficult than her earlier pregnancies. when i first got pregnant, i kept t and then, for whatever reason, i was limping into work and i couldn't breathe. at 40, it's definitely a little different. a difference we wit redorter: j baby was born, the couple visited our set and chip revealed why he might be pushing for baby number six. to my relationship with joanna, i dated slightly bigger-boned girls. >> how did we get to this? >> this is sort of like just to be released -- only on the "today" show. when jo's pregnant, it's kind of

my thing. it's kind of my jam. >> the issue of "people" magazine hits newsstands on friday. carson, would you like to have a sixth child? >> let's go on to the next story. a ways to go before that. in other news, the duke and duchess of as s married couple. they ended the trip in new zealand whenweome ceremony. they traveled roughly 30,000 miles, visited 11 fiji. meghan had 30 outfit changes. this trip had harry meeting daphne dunn, getting close with a koala at the zoo and being good sports in the rain. meghan showing off that bump at a state dinner in fiji. we will likely see them on november 11th, when the royals will be dressed in uniform for remembrance day. pink is showing a post from the e.r., after her daughter

fell off the, quote, monkey bars from hell. she is doing fine, joking that willow's favorite part is getting out of chores. she nails. we wish willow a speedy return to the playground. we got a preview of what beyonce is dressing up for as halloween. she dressed up as there's beyonce there. the side-by-sides are uncanny. >> that's amazing. >> sending love and adoration to one of our legends. your tone, your beauty, your range, your god-given talent is treasure. thatou maya's is turning heads. look at her creepy getup. she is appearing walking around with a severed head. she wanted to do something fairy or princess costume.

the best part, it doubles as a bucket right in the little neck hole there. it's early but 17 million views on facebook, i think it's safe to say, she's officially won halloween. >> wow. >> a little morbid. >> she's really good. >> yeah. >> check-up from the neck-up. we have a check of the weather? >> yes, we can. >> "today's" weather is brought to you by important to youtersat >> for our friends in boston, big parade today, as they welcome back the world champion red sox. 50 gr perfect weather. the eastern half of the country looking good. the jet stream dips to the south. east, temperatures 5 to 10 degrees above average. that will start to change. below average temperatures, chicago, springfield, san antonio for tomorrow. in new york, look at this, 71 tomorrow. 83 in charleston, orlando, 86.

then, the jet stream moves further to the east and we have cooler weather from chicago, bing good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. our inland areas will still be warm today. as you head out for trick-or-treating this evening, we go from 81, cooling down to the 70s later on. and then for tomorrow, another warm day, as we reach to the mi we be the peak of our temperatures, above-normal weather heading into the weekend. by sunday we set our clocks back an hour. and in san francisco, a lot of . >> got your halloween forecast coming up in the next half hour. >> glad you mentioned halloween. we're getting closer and closer to our big reveal. when jenna joins theite health table. >> it's true. lots of us love to revisit

childhood memories, hobbies or tv shows. it's not only fun. it's important for our psychology. research shows there's a key human need for nostalgia. ♪ on shelves and screens, it's not just you. retrois all the rage. there's definitely a comfort in nos talg kra, right? >> yeah, a hundred percent. >> what's i new again with marketers turning back time, ta >> this is the pepsi for every generation. >> why do you think now we are seeing nostalgia used in all of these commercials? >> every 20 years or so, you see this wave of nostalgia marketing. it's nice to look back at a time that you think was a happy memory. >> thanks, chef-boy ard. >> cutting edge style a modern twist on the tried and true. >> think 70s patterns. >> 80s shoulder pads.

90s logo shirts. >> and it's not just the look. it's a whiff of history, too. >> because when you stay with the great smell of brut, the ys with you. >> remember brut, old spice? they're back with spiking sales. oold school hits, murphy brown, "dynasty," "magnum taking its o back to the future fast lane with brands like nintendo bringing back the nes classic or nokia bringing back phones. but the blast from the past is knot actually science. >> clay rutledge has been studying nostalgia for 15 years or, in other words, since beyonce released "crazy in love." >> when people engage in

nostalgia, it makes themeeveshe confidence. so when you're feeling stressed or anxious or uncertain, nostalgice cyourself, to anchor yourself. >> that is what i had in mind. >> so in certain times, retrois a positive pursuit to rechairy memories. but looking back actually helps us push forward. >> pulling it to if you're feeling stalled, a ride down sentimental lane may be the real break through you need to conquer the future. >> well, you can never unsee those. >> you wore it well. >> it was fun to look back. >> you were adorable in the 80s. >> nostalgia is fun. >> the older i get, the more i enjoy it, too. >> that becomes history. >> speaking of nostalgia, if you want to find out about our favorite halloween candy, head to day.com/food.

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two people are dead .. after a multi car crash on interstate 880 in hayward. it good morning, 8:26, i'm marcus washington. two people are dead after a car crash on interstate

hayward. late last night it brought the morning commute to a standstill. all lanes closed for hours in the northbound direction. dri hcity. the drivers of both cars involved in that crash died. also includes a empty tour bus. the chp does not believe that ayed a>> the crash did manage t create some delays along 880. and westbound toll plaza at the san mateo bridge. and we have good news along northbound 80 at tenson road. two lanes blocked, but now leered. expect delays through milpitas. two crashes have cleared off 280. just the typical morning commute. east bay drive times, northbound east bay drive times, northbound 880, from 238 to the bay bridge.

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to remember. the trends and the tv shows. everybody. >> music we moved to all night long. ♪ all night long >> this is the '80s. >> there was something about the '80s. it was so alive. working in>> had astreak, like blonde streak of hair, and i had a tail, which i dyed blonde. and i'll just get to it, no, i don't have pictures. >> i had braces and head gear. head gear? know that wore >> me and my shoulder pads. i think that probably was my biggest '80s regret. but at the time, i was hot. >> i feel like i am the child of the '80s. i had every single line of "the breakfast club" memorized. >> so, it's social, demented and sad, but social.

>> good overcame evil in a lot of the '80s movies. i like those. "back to the future." "ghostbusters." "coming to america." raid e "raiders of the last ark." some of the greatest movies ever came out of the '80s. the movi. number four, "ferris beuler's day off." ♪ shake it up, baby now twist and shout ♪ ♪ come on, baby now come on and work it on out ♪ ♪ work it on out work on it ♪ ♪ you know you look so good look so good ♪ ♪ you got me going now got me going ♪ ♪ just like i knew you would like i knew you would ♪ >> number three -- >> welcome to my latest

experiment. this is a big one. >> -- "back to the future." [ cheers and applause ] >> are you telling me? you built a time machine? out of a delorean? >> i figure, if you're going to go to the future and you're going to put a time machine in the car, you may as well do it with style. now, we have to get back to 2018. where we're going, we don't need roads. >> number two -- >> -- "coming to america." >> i want queens. we're not rich. we're ordinary african students. ♪ >> this isn't s. this is my natural hair. i've been growing it since birth. good morning, my neighbors. >> and number one --

>> you're the one. >> -- "top gun." ♪ baby, believe me, i know it you've lost that lovin' feeling ♪ ♪ oh, that lovin' feeling you've lost that lovin' feeling ♪ ♪ and now, it's gone, gone, gon >> talk to me, goose. >> ladies and gentlemen, rock 'n' roll. >> theusic was s lunar landing as mtv. that was obviouslyol "video killed the radio star." and that launched a lot of english acts. ♪ hungry like the wolf >> ie you go-go ♪ >> who remembers the words? >> take me dancing tonight. >> i listen to a lot of lionel richie and "dancing on the ceiling." >> lionel richie, oh, my god.

♪ hello s♪ >> that was the soundtrack of my college heartbreak. >> i listened to a lot of hip-hop. a lot of ll cool j. a lot of nwa. >> my parents were fairly strict. wteno a lot of the stuff that carson was able to listen to. i don't know if i listened to anything other in the '80s ♪ going to make a change for once in my life ♪ ♪ gonna feel real good gonna make a difference ♪ ♪ gonna make it r >> what was number five -- madonna. ♪ 'cause we have living in a material world ♪ ♪ and i am a material girl you know that we are living in a material world ♪ ♪ and i am a material girl ♪ living in a material world and i am a material girl ♪ ♪ you know that we are living in a material world ♪

♪ and i am a material girl >> number four, bruce springsteen. ♪ i go to bed feeling tired man, i'm just tired and board with myself ♪ ♪ hey, there, baby i could use just a help a a fira spark ♪ even if we' start a fire ♪ >> number three -- tina turner. ♪ take my heart and make it stronger ♪ ♪ you're simply the best better than all the rest ♪ ♪ better than anyone

anyone i ever met ♪ >> number just wanna have fun ♪ >> -- cyndi lauper. ♪ the phone rings in the middle ♪ my father yells what you gonna do with your life ♪ ♪ oh, daddy dear, you know you're still not the one ♪ ♪ but girls, they w wanna have fun ♪ ♪ girls, they wanna >> andlly, number one, elton john. ♪ time on my hands could be time spent with you ♪ ♪ laughing like children living like lovers ♪ ♪ rolling like thunder under the covers ♪ ♪ and i guess that's why they

call it the blues ♪ >> come on. they're playing o s >> yeah. ♪ wake me upn' leave me hanginga yo-yo ♪ ♪ wake me up before you go go i don't want to miss it when we hit that high ♪ go, girl i'm not planning on going solo ♪ ♪ wake me up before you go go take me dancing tonight ♪ >> the '80s theme is just getting started on "today." ♪

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right now. >> i'm so happy. >> we have one more reveal. >> are you kidding me? >> sunny is dressed up as cher. >> amazing. >> and cher. >> there you go. >> i got it. >> it looks so good. >> hi, sunny. >> doc, can we have a check of the weather? >> i guess so. i'm supposed to be able to tell the future anyway. okay. let's look at your halloween and your trick or treats. oh, my gosh. it's scary. look right now in deadwood, oregon, 57 today. salem, massachusetts, 52. frante 54. tombstone, arizona, clear and 57. od morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall, it's going to be a warm day for our inland valleys, we'll be reaching into the low 80s heading into the afternoon and feeling very comfortable as you go out trick-or-treating this evening. tomorrow our temperatures inland pick up to 86 degrees.

still some 80s in the forecast throughout the weekend. san francisco will stay in the upper 60s all throughout the week. setting our clocks back one hour at 2:00 a.m. on sunday.

good morning, 8:56, i'm marcus washington. 2.6 earthquake fell in allen brock this morning at 8:35 we'll have more of that later today. but no reported injuries or damage. bound 880 in hayward are open again, after a deadly crash snarlg traffic for much of the morning. the drivers in two of the cars of the four-car crash died. an empty tour bustruck were als crash. we're talking to chp and investigators there trying to figure out how it happened and we'll have the latest coming up at midday. can you go to our home page to get more details. and we're always on at nbcbayarea.com.

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♪ this is "today", live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everybody. >> hi. >> happy halloween. >> happy halloween. >> it's wednesday morning but it feels likethrowback thursday. we're throwing it back to the

'80s. how fun was that, you guys? >> wednesday, 1984. carson? ferris started things recorder tomadonna.