did not give you the week off. >> that's what's happening today in tbay. we're back at 7:25 with a live local news update. vilians fleeing, the president now threatening to sanction turkey. is it too late. we're live with the latest from inside syria. ready to testify, the ambassador at the heart of the ukraine controversy defies the president and plans to tell his story to congress. what he knowd what he's now prepared to reveal about those infamous text messages. race against time, the

desperate search for a worker still missing in the rubble after a new orleans hotel suddenly collapses. just ahead, the latest on the investigation and the growing fears theret another collapse. those stories plus outrage. >> what do we want, justice, when do we want it now. >> a texas community furious after a woman is shot dead by police in her own home. hitting snooze, why later school start times may be heading your way. and simply the best, simone biles shatters the record books becoming the most decorated gymnast in world championship history. inside her impressive golden hall, today, monday, october 14th, 2019. from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio

1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everybody. welcome to "today," nice to have you with us on a monday morning, and we start with this breaking news overseas, the u.s. getting out of syria fast while turkey's military offensive now enters day six. this morning we are learning the turks are being helped by former members of isis and al qaeda. we'll start with nbc's chief correspondent richard engel. he joins us from northern syria. richard, good morning. >> reporter: this is a major development with u.s. troops ordered to leave and the kurds under attack from turkey and these radical militias, the kurds are now turning to others for help. new images this morning of u.s. allies, the kurds of syria, celebrating the arrival of their old adversary, they had no other choice, just hours earlier, the trump administration announced

that nearly all of the remaining 1,000 u.s. troops in syria will be leaving soon. leaving the kurds armed with only light and medium weapons, effectively defenseless. defense secretary mark esper making the announcement. >> i spoke with the president last night, after discussions with the rest of the national security team and he directed that we begin a deliberate withdrawal of forces from northern syria. >> president trump appearing to wash his hands of the kurds and this war tweeting the kurds and turkey have been fighting for years. others may want to come in and fight for one side or the other. let them. it couldn't have come at a worse time. the kurds who fought with u.s. forces against isis for four years are also under attack by turkish backed militias. militias accused of atrocities, u.s. officials tell nbc news, the militias include former members of isis and al qaeda. while it may seem unbelievable, it appears turkey, a nato

country used alleged terrorists as shock troops against u.s. ally, the kurds, until they collapsed and had to call on president assad to be their savior, and amid this chaos, isis is trying to regroup. hundreds of isis members and supporters have broken free of detention camps. at a prison we visited with 5,000 isis detainees, the warden told us there are attempted breakouts now every day. and now the syrian army is making further advances putting more pressure on u.s. troops here to leave. u.s. forces say they will make a deliberate withdrawal and make sure that they can defend themselves at all times. >> richard engel in syria for us. thank you, for more on what's happening and what may happen next we're joined by security analyst jeremy bash at the cia and defense of defense as chief of staff.

this decision to pull nearly all u.s. troops out of syria, was this part of the original plan or did things just spin out of control and now this is where we are. >> from the moment president trump hung up the phone with president erdogan of turkey last sunday it was clear turkish troops were going to come across the border and it was going to be untenable for forces to leave their forces there. they do not like to be forced to retreat, forced to withdraw amid chaos and under fire. it's not an ideal situation. it's dangerous for our troops, and creates a vacuum for northern syria. >> you're talking about the danger to our troops. there are reports that some u.s. troops were fired upon or fired in the general direction of u.s. troops. what happened there, turkey's supposed to be our ally. >> we've got two problems, savannah, one is that turkish military apparently launched an artillery strike near a u.s. military base. this was after the united states military gave turkey exactly where our position was.

they should have known better. also turkish troops are using local arab militias including isis terrorists militias to attack kurds, american allies, troops could get caught in the crossfire. >> they say roughly 10,000 to 11,000 prisoners who had been detained in northern syria. what's the status of those prisoners, how do you see this playing out. >> american military forces had made plans to take about 60 high level terrorists out of the country. they had to be left behind because the american troops had to leave so quickly and in addition to those 60, there are about 9,000 more detainees, isis terrorist fighters. if isis is able to get out of prison and regroup, not only will they launch terrorists across that particular area. n't forget in 2015 an isis affiliate took down a russian

airliner, killing 240 in that attack, and also isis followers in europe, in the united states, also conducted terrorist attacks in 2015 and 2016. the orlando nightclub shooter in 2016 was an isis follower. he killed 50 people in that attack. >> very quickly, the president is now talking about sanctions potentially against turkey. i mean, could that be effective here or is it too little, too late. >> it's way too late. not only will sanctions not come but they will not stop turkish troops from doing what president erdogan was planning for a long time. >> jeremy bash, thank you so much. it is shaping to be another busy week when it comes to the impeachment investigation. new testimony expected on capitol hill, including from a key figure in the ukraine story. the person who may have been right there at the beginning. nbc's chief white house correspondent hallie jackson has the latest on this, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, this week ahead may get even busier since we could hear as early as today about new interviews in

the impeachment investigation. lawmakers hoping to waste no time bringing in high profile, former and current administration officials. congress back in town and back to work this morning with key testimony expected today from fiona hill, a former top adviser on russia and ukraine, expected to say rudy giuliani sidestepped official channels to try to dig up dirt on the bidens in ukraine. later in the week another diplomat in the spotlight, gordon sondland, the ambassador to the european union. lawmakers want to know more about his involvement with ukraine, especially considering that country is not even in the eu. >> do you understand why the ambassador to eu was the point person to ukraine. >> i don't. >> you haven't gotten an answer to that question? >> no, it doesn't make sense. obviously he shouldn't be. >> sondland is the one time trump donor who defended the president when a state department staffer wrote it's crazy to withhold security assistance with a political campaign.

sondland responding the president has been crystal clear, no quid pro quos at any time, adding i suggest we stop the back and forth by text. nbc news has learned sondland plans to tell congress he does not know why u.s. military assistance to ukraine was held up nor who ordered it. that's all but certain to raise questions whether the president was telling the truth whether he denied dangling military aid for a political favor. the president keeping up his unsubstantiated attacks on joe biden and his son hunter. >> he flies into china and he takes out $1.5 billion. >> the former vice president's son speaking out for the first time in a new statement through his lawyer saying despite no evidence of wrongdoing, he will step down from the board of a chinese investment company by the end of the month. a move seemingly intended to rob the president of a key talking

point. >> no one, no one has asserted my son did a single thing wrong. no one has asserted i have done any wrong except the lying president. >> hunter biden's attorney says he will agree not to serve on boards of or work on behalf of foreign owned companies if his father does win the white house. >> there's a video that started circulating last night played at one of the president's resorts last week. what can you tell us about this. >> thivideo shows a picture of president trump's face superimposed over a violent killer, massacring his critics, members of the news media in the church of news. "the new york times" which reported this meme video was shown at a pro trump conference says it looks like an edited scene from "kings men", the white house press senlgt secretary is defeating that the president has not yet seen the

video but will do so shortly and he strongly condemns the video from everything he has heard. >> hallie jackson at the white house. thank you. big story in new orleans over the weekend. >> hoda, savannah, two people killed, another person still missing after the hard rock hotel which is being built near the historic french quarter suddenly collapsed. you can see it right there. this morning, officials worry that another collapse is possible. nbc's morgan chesky is at the scene this morning. morgan, good morning to you. >> reporter: yeah, craig, good morning, and that's what makes the situation so incredibly dangerous is the fact that this building could still collapse at any moment in time, and that's making for one agonizing wait game for the family of the man still trapped inside there that today workers are trying to desperately bring out alive. this morning, the race is on to find a worker still buried somewhere in this massive pile of debris. officials hoping to find him alive. say they remain in rescue mode. >> we have someone we have not located. and can't get to where we think

they might be. >> reporter: rescue efforts painstaking and delicate, much of the pancaked building far too unstable to search. >> it's happening as fast as can possibly happen with safety in mind. oh, my god. >> reporter: on saturday, the hard rock hotel under construction in downtown new orleans came crashing down. >> there are reports of someone possibly trapped in the building. >> reporter: more than a hundred workers forced to run for their lives when the top floor suddenly gave way, crashing on to the streets below. phillip was in the hotel across the street when he heard and felt the rumble. >> it kept getting louder and louder and the ground started to rumble as well. >> reporter: the ground shook? >> yes, it did. >> reporter: at least two people were killed, 30 others injured. family members holding vigil as officials deploy drones to scour the upper floors where it's too dangerous to send search dogs

and rescue teams. late sunday officials removed one body from the construction site, the cause of the collapse still under the investigation. the hard rock hotel said they had no involvement in the construction of the project. the biggest threat remains one of the two cranes leaning atop the building, its only support, debris, which could give away at any moment. >> if that crane were to start moving, it would take down -- pretty obvious it would take down more of the building. >> reporter: crews will be going back into the building to resume searches. officials have brought in a crane they hope will stabilize the building to help them reach the harder to reach areas that are too unstable. >> morgan chesky in new orleans, thank you. now to mounting questions and outrage after a deadly police shooting in texas. a white officer shot and killed

an african-american woman who was inside her own home. the timing less than two weeks after the trial of former officer amber guyger serving to inflame tensions in the community. gabe gutierrez has more on this story. hey, gabe, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning, this is where it happened, a small memorial is growing outside the home, and later today, the officer involved in the shooting is scheduled to be interviewed by the department's major crimes unit. this morning, a community demanding answers. >> she wasn't killed. she was murdered by the ft. worth alert police department. >> reporter: the family devastated. >> these are the people that are supposed to protect her. and they're not doing so. >> reporter: as details emerge about the shooting death of 28-year-old tatiana jefferson, shot in her own home. >> the tragic loss of life has major ramifications for all involved. >> according to the neighbor,

the front doors had been open since 10:00. >> the concerned call from neighbor james smith from a nonemergency number prompted a dispatcher to send an officer to investigate. the white male officer who never identifies himself as an officer is seen on body cam, along the outside of the home, shining a flashlight. he approaches a side window and opens fire within seconds of firing a gun. jefferson was pronounced dead at the scene. police say a gun was found inside the home. it's not clear whether it was anywhere near jefferson. her family's attorney says jefferson was at home babysitting her 8-year-old nephew who described what happened. >> they were playing and having a good time, and they suddenly heard somebody in the bushes. she went to the window to see what was going on, and moments later she was shot. >> jefferson's sister amber is the boy's mother. >> what kind of training is that.

what kind of training is that. you don't announce yourself. you don't let a person know. >> reporter: the deadly sh comes less than two weeks after former officer amber guyger was convicted of murder in nearby dallas and sentenced to ten years for killing her neighbor his own apartment. this moment going viral, the victim's brother hugging guyger during sentencing. jefferson's father telling dallas's station tkv, he's not looking for that. >> i don't want no hug. that's my one and only daughter, i'll never forget that. >> it will now be up to the district attorney to decide whether to bring charges. again, the officer has not been publicly identified but we're told he has been with the department since april of last year. he's now been placed on administrative leave. hoda. >> gabe gutierrez, thank you. let us make a turn on this monday morning. let's talk about playoff baseball, if you didn't stay up late, you probably missed the dramatic ending to the astros yankees game. take a look. >> talking to the home plate

umpire, cory blazer, a fly ball to the right, back at the wall, this game is over. >> over indeed, winning it for the astros, bottom of the 11th with a walk-off home run. the final 3-2. that means the american league championship series is all tied up at one game apiece now. game three tomorrow night. by the way, game three of the nlcs between the cardinals and nationals tonight. that series has moved to washington. nats up 2-0. >> a lot of bummed out people in the studio, i have to say. >> oh, we have yankees fans here? >> a lot of long faces. >> he turned off his camera. just put it out of focus. that's all you got to do. we're going to get a check of the forecast. dylan is in for al. >> i'm a red sox fan, so oh, well. we've got a lot of rain trying to move through texas, in fact, this is going to be a stronger system as we go through the

week. moisture from invest 96-e, from baja to california, and also some gulf moisture trying to move in from the gulf of mexico. we have spotty showers, pockets of heavier rain. but as this stalled front continues to be stuck along the gulf coast, we'll see more moisture reinforced, a good storm system into wednesday, all up and down the east coast. it's a fast mover but contains a lot of rain. could see urban flooding, delays at the airports because winds could be gusty as well. rainfall rates as high as 2 inches per hour. that's the reason we could see brief flash flooding, this is mostly tuesday into wednesday and especially across wednesday in the northeast, we could see 2 to 3 inches of rain. certainly something we'll watch for the middle of the week. that's the weather across the country. we'll get to your local forecast in 30 seconds.

or checking accounts. welcome to banking's new frontier. this is banking reimagined. what's in your wallet? good monday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we have low clouds moving across san francisco as we look live. we are going to see our temperatures starting out cool, but warming up today. for the inland areas we have upper 70s and low 80s. mid 60s for san francisco and inland reaching 76 degrees. the rest of the week we'll be cooling off with dry weather continuing over the next seven days. and that's and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you. coming up, new developments in that deadly wrong way crash involving the wife of a u.s. diplomat

it happened overseas, her new apology and the victim's family coming to the u.s. in search of answers. plus, yet another milestone for simone biles what she pulled off to cement her status as the greatest gymnast of all time. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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after the cool start, it will be a comfortable day. very seasonable air into the north bay can highs between 82 degrees. as we go through the rest of the week, our weather stays warm to start and starts to cool down with breezy winds. our morning temperatures drop down into lower 50s and highs in san francisco in the 60s over the next several days. let's head over for an update on the commute. a live view of the san mateo idge out of your typical traffic flow. i see people creeping over past it. be careful. lighter traffic there. good recovery after the earlier crash cleared. you're clear by the time you get into palo alto. lighter flow of traffic because a number of businesses and schools get the day off.

of course, the bay bridge toll plaza has turned the green lights on. back to you. >> looks good. more local news coming up in a half hour.

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>> she really is we have a lot more on her amazing feat just ahead. we love to watch those videos. let's get right to the top stories of the morning, the u.s. military headed to a full withdrawal from syria amid growing chaos in that region pentagon officials say the president over the weekend directed troops to begin pulling out as safely and as quickly as possible that order came as the turkish military escalated its military operation against the kurds. in the meantime, syrian government troops were set to deploy along the border with turkey as well to help kurdish fighters fend off the attacks from turkey. rescue workers are searching for missing people after one of the worst typhoons to hit japan. tens of thousands of troops joined in the search wading through muddy, waist high waters at least 43 people were killed in the typhoon that left vast u. more than a dozen people are sections of the town in central and eastern japan underwater more than a dozen people are still missing and nearly 80,000 are without power.

now to new developments in the diplomatic tug of war over the wife of a u.s. diplomat involved in a fatal wrong-way accident crash in great britain. for the first time we're hearing from her as the victim's family steps up their quest for justice. nbc's kathy park is hear with this >> this story getting a lot of attention. harry dunn's parents are bringing their campaign stateside beginning today in new york questions remain about when or if anne sacoolas will face charges. both sides say they are open to a meeting. the wife of a u.s. diplomat now breaking her silence with an apology. this comes nearly two months after anne sacoolas left britain, claiming diplomatic immunities, following a car crash that killed 19-year-old yn sacoolas says she is devastated by this tragic accident, adding she will continue to cooperate with the investigation british authorities say sacoolas

was driving on the wrong side of the road when her suv collided with dunn who was riding his motorcycle sacoolas is a wife of an american diplomat, assigned to the united kingdom her lawyers now saying sacoolas would like to meet with dunn's parents, harry's mom charlotte reacting to that offer >> sorry just doesn't cut it it's not really quite enough but i'm still very very open to meeting her. >> meanwhile, british officials now want to get sacoolas back to the uk. >> do you think she should be extradited here to face the music. >> there are discussions taking place right now, and we need to make sure justice is done and also the cooperation with the investigation takes place. >> sky news obtained a letter sent to the dunns from the uk foreign office saying diplomatic immunity is no longer relevant in this case, adding that the u.s. also believes immunity is no longer pertinent. the state department not responding to nbc's request for

comment. the pain of losing a son, taking dunn's parents across the atlantic for a personal plea for closure and accountability. >> we want to connect with anne and let her know that there is a way forward. >> so where does the investigation stand right now? any charges been filed, any talk of charges being filed in the near future. >> the legal proceedings have hit a snag because the suspect isn't there. they can't pursue charges at this time. investigation officials are continuing to talk to witnesses as well as collect evidence. meantime, dunn's family, they are saying that now that they are here in the u.s., they could consider pursuing legal action in the form of a civil suit. >> okay. >> thank you, kathy. coming up, in-depth today, one of the things that has been talked about for a number of years now, how much sleep students get the average student should get 8 to 10 hours. not happening. california passed a law to try and change that. what it could mean for all of

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later, while high schools will start no earlier than 8:30 a.m >> are you telling me it's 8:25? i'm late for school. >> the reason, according to some studies, later start times mean more sleep, leading to better health and school performance among adolescents. >> students who start school teha decreased rates of depression, higher test scores, less car accidents in the community because they're driving less drowsy. >> according to the national sleep foundation, teenagers need 8 to 10 hours of sleep a night but only about 15% get that much the average amount, less than 7 hours a night. however, not everyone is behind the move >> waking up later is better, but getting out later is kind of like in conflict with the other schools and students that have to play sports like me. >> daycare costs, that would be another potential expense that i don't have as a single mother. he would have to go daycare

before school. >> reporter: in addition to upending family schedules, some critics say later bus shifts could affect school budget and even traffic. >> i went to school early, and i didn't have no healthy time, and i'm doing okay. >> a new law hoping to help students excel in school now under debate for being too little too late. >> i have listened to people talk about this. people are passionate about both sides. my kids don't have school today, it's a holiday, and they're up so early when they don't have schools, they're up on the weekends and holidays. >> what do you think about it, sheinelle. >> a lot of kids seem tired in the morning, groggy, and maybe a little extra time, if it will help them academically, we have to get used to it. >> you made a good point, that would push practices later, and dinnertime. >> by the time they get home, they have homework, it pushes everything later, but they're doing it >> you know what, we were in school at 7:00 and turned out just fine. >> get off my lawn. >> thank you, sheinelle. >> let's move the "today" show to 8:00 a.m. >> i think everyone would be

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and we're back with the woman who rewrites the record books. >> we are talking about the one, the only, simone biles, she just became the most decorated gymnast in world gymnastics history. stephanie gosk is here with every record breaking twist, come on, simone. >> when she stepped into the spotlight at the world championships, she not only had her sights set on gold but also on breaking the world record for the most medals by any gymnast, male or female she quickly did that then just hours later she broke her own record, proving the 22-year-old is in a league all her own. shattering records with every routine. simone biles soaring to the top of her sport sunday. becoming the most decorated gymnast, male or female, ever at the world championships with 25 medals >> very impressed with what i have been able to do, especially after all of these days of competition, keep the dice rolling, basically, and it's just, it's insane. >> simone's vaulting is just next level. >> coming off her gold on the

vault saturday. >> simone biles on beam. >> the 22-year-old phenom broke a 23-year-old record on the beam sunday redemption for biles who has stumbled during the event before >> one of my nerve-racking events that i go out and compete for so i was really happy to put up a routine, just like how i train it, and to get the result back, world champion on beam, it feels very good. >> biles wasn't done yet flying high with two of her signature moves, bearing her name, during her floor routine there we go. >> the biles 2, a triple twisting double back flip. and the biles, a double lay out with a half turn >> simone biles. >> the 4'8" gymnastics superstar finished a full point above everyone else, securing medal number 25, and breaking the

record she set hours earlier, while her parents sealed her victory with a kiss in the stands in germany. her boyfriend celebrated on social media >> yes, babe, 25. >> rio teammate, aly raisman tweeting so impressive, congrats to my friend, simone biles, always in awe of you tennis lend biie jean king writing in party three cheers for simone biles with the hash tag game changer the golden girl officially the greatest of all time, a list of titles she hopes to grow in tokyo. the record was set in 1996 by a male gymnast from belarus, male gymnasts have eight opportunities to medal, women have six. >> i can't wait for tokyo. >> i watched that and she is so

much better than everyone else >> her coach used to say because i was wondering about cracking under presre, and that's the same thing her coach said to them, this is not the world championships, this is wednesday. you are in practice. go do it again just like you did yesterday. don't do anything different. >> what does she do with all the medals, do we know. >> i don't know. you can't wear them all. >> that's a lot of hardware. >> coasters. >> when you have so many >> dinner party. >> you know, i've got good news, you guys, we're going to get to talk to simone about her amazing performance when she joins us for her live interview with us on wednesday look who had a big weekend, coco gauff won her first tennis title yesterday by beating elena ostapenko at a tournament in austria. the 15-year-old became the youngest champion on the wta tour since 2004. she's 15 years old, and wowza. >> that was number one

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good monday morning. let's take a live look outside. it is all clear. we have a very chilly start to the day heading from the upper 40s to mid 70s by early afternoon. after the chilly start, it will be a very nice day as we see temperatures very seasonable across the bay area reaching up to 78 in livermore and concord and up to 66 for the high temperature in san francisco. our inland forecast, warm still slightly tomorrow and cools off for the rest of the week. we'll see low 70s for the inland areas with morning start in the upper 40s and then going into the weekend it still looks pretty nice as the weather pattern holds. for san francisco expect mid 60s today and the changes will have breezy blends and clouds passing by. let's head over to mike for an

update on the commute. >> easy drive of the bay bridge. that's great news. the problem is not getting to the bay bridge today with lighter traffic. we're looking at getting away from the bay bridge. heading up to berkeley and richmond. the rest is looking great right now. all of the commutes looking really nice, even over here the disable vehicle has cleared from the san mateo bridge. governor newsome ended the legislative session in sacramento with a flurry of vetoes. one puts brakes on the plans to charge tourists to drive down lombard street. another has teachers outraged. when it comes to pumpkins, right now the annual pumpkin weigh off is going on in half moon bay, grand prize $30,000. we'll post details to our

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it's 8:00 on "today," coming up, crisis in syria. isis prisoners escape and civilians flee for their lives as turkey steps up its attack. the u.s. forces now ordered to leave the region we're live with the very latest. plus, he's still standing, sir elton john talks to harry smith in a candid interview detailing his struggles with addiction and how he recovered from the disease that almost ended his life >> i didn't really know how close to death i was i kept saying please let me go, i want to see my kids. >> plus what he's saying about his friendship with princess

diana. and celebrating n'sync, the touchdown celebration that's going viral and how the boy band that made the move famous is reacting, monday, october 14th, 2019 >> from atlanta. love >> celebrating my 13th birthday. >> love you. >> from st. louis. >> let's go cards. >> happy columbus day. >> good morning, everybody, now, that is a crowd. monday morning, columbus day, a lot of people have the holiday off, and the start of another busy weekend, our october to remember. >> that's right. tomorrow, we are going to have a live interview with cyntoia brown, first since she was released from prison she will sit down with lester holt tonight on "nightly news." >> tomorrow morning in studio 1a, victoria beckham and the

great julie andrews. >> this is an october to remember >> a tuesday to remember. let's start with the news at 8:00 on a monday morning, nearly all remaining u.s. troops are being withdrawn from syria now, where fighting between kurds and turkish led forces is escalating in the meantime, isis members are using this chaos tescape nbc correspondent keir simmons is on the turkey border with the latest good morning. >> reporter: good morning, behind me is the syrian town of kobani, a former u.s. base, u.s. forces fought with the kurds against isis now this town is waiting for what was a week ago would have been unthinkable, the arrival of russian backed syrian forces, as we learn more about those isis . this morning syria's president assad backed by russia members who have escaped this morning, syria's president

assad backed by russia and iran, telling his military to advance to the northeastern region to rappel a turkish invasion. former u.s. allies, the kurds doing a deal with damascus to avoid being slaughtered, they say. president trump tweeting others may want to come in and fight for one side or the other, let them this weekend, the president signing off on a plan to pull nearly 1,000 american troops out of syria over the weekend, images emerging of a kurdish convoy bomb, 14 reportedly killed, including journalists. and a turkish backed militia executing kurdish fighters, their hands tied and on the run, almost 800 isis members mostly women and children still committed jihadists. among them 25-year-old british mother, with her two children, known as the matchmaker for encouraging other teenage women to marry jihadists

she was at the camp when it was bombed everyone fleeing selfies and night clubbing but once a convert in syria, mugging for the camera with an assault weapon, more recently she expressed remorse but britain refusing to take her back. another isis woman missing, lisa smith with her 3-year-old daughter shms se ai did not know about the brutality of isis. what happens to those isis fighters no longer the focus here the fear is that turkey and syria could end up clashing with each other along this border, perhaps the one world leader who can prevent that, savannah, president putin. >> keir simmons, thank you very much appreciate it. rescuers have been searching desperately for a worker lost in the rubble of a hard rock hotel construction site in new orleans. the upper floors collapsed on saturday killing two people, 30 more were hurt much of the building is

unstable officials fear that could collapse even further. the biggest threat is a huge crane that is perched on top of all of that debris the cause of that collapse is still under investigation. police in birmingham, alabama say a person of interest was detained for questioning overnight in the kidnapping of a 3-year-old girl, kamille mckinney they have also recovered an suv that may be connected to the case disappeared saturday night while playing with friends at an outdoor birthday party police say a man and woman drove up in an suv, and lured the child away with candy. we could use a boost this morning. >> this is a good one. this one came to me by carson daly college football player, george grimwade, wanted to honor his stepfather, michael musto who didn't have anyone to carry on his name george went to court last month, had his name legally changed to musto. he had it stitched on his

football jersey, and decided to surprise his step dad with the news. >> you know how much i love you, right. >> yep. >> and how i'll always treasure the time i have had with you now you're my world, i got my last name changed. my look at my jersey.jersey. i love you so much, i love you so much, dad. >> okay. that one goes into the hall of fame george told his step dad he's grateful he gets to carry on his name and said i hope i treat it well. >> lovely. >> thank you, carson coming up next, harry smith going one on one as only he can with sir elton john.

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>> he's here with his eye opening interview with elton john, so harry goes to heaven. >> it was actually vancouver, british columbia a wonderful estate it's impossible to know where to start. this is a great, great read by the way. >> this is his autobiography brilliantly written, and story after story after story. this is my rough copy. my one zillion notes, that's so good, that's so good i want to get to it already. >> how is it you all decided to live here? >> we just rented this house for three weeks while we have been here we liked it because it's one of the most beautiful houses that i have ever stayed in with one of the most beautiful views we have been very happy with the boys. >> we are with sir elton john, and david furnish in british columbia sir elton has written a book and

is prepared to tell all. it is a highly amplified version of the biopic rocketman of which elton john was executive producer. >> david, my husband said, you know, we have children and there's a lot of biographies around, and they're not necessarily the truth, because they didn't get to interview us. so you have to do a book, and so i decided, yes, you're right, i must do a book so my kids, when they get older, they're only 6 and 8 at the moment, they'll have an idea of what i was like, and it's the truth they may not like it, but it's there. no -- at least as best we can tell, no stones unturned >> my life has been a roller coaster. ♪ in the circle of life >> and the things i have done are amazing, the achievements i have made are incredible but the mistakes i've made have been just as incredible and the way i have behaved has been like bad, and i'll admit that, and it's -- i'm not proud of it but it needs to be in the book because in the

end, it's led to the kind of epiphany that i had in 1990 when i got sober and started to live my life in the proper way. >> there's so much pain in this book, and i wonder if for you pain is an engine of creativity. >> it was certainly an escape. being talented and being able to express myself on a piano from a very young age and express music thank god i had that outlet because it was the touchstone of my life. >> music that has made him a global superstar, a lifetime of platinum records and sold out concerts, yet in the book, he speaks of insecurity, and his introduction to cocaine. >> i saw someone doing cocaine and i said what is he doing, well, it makes you feel free, and i thought i was always on the outside looking in, as far as like school, and i was never a member of the gang or whatever >> not the in crowd. >> no, not the in crowd.

i'm going to try that. >> you liked it. >> i liked it. i could talk i was very shy this is the drug that has opened me up, i can converse, be verbose. >> what opened him up would ultimately close him off from reality. more than a decade of self-destructive binges and abuse. he says of that time, it was the darkest thing he could have done. >> what was the moment at which you said, okay, now i'm done >> i think the catalyst was ryan white's funeral, and seeing what ryan went through. >> ryan white was a young american with hemophilia who contracted aids, the then little understood disease made white a pariah, his school refused him permission to attend classes elton john befriended him and his family >> when he died, being there in indianapolis and coming back to the hotel complaining about the wallpaper, the decor in the

room, and thinking you are the most ungrateful little bastard,i you complain about everything. this boy has never complained about contracting hiv and aids from a blood transfusion, he's never complained, he's only encouraged people. you are a piece of [ bleep ] and that's what i felt about myself. >> did he save your life >> i think he did. >> six months later, sir elton tells us he was sober, but aids was killing his friends. >> is there a part of you that says, i could have been among them. >> you know, when i got sober, i formed the aids foundation because i could have been one of them i could have become one of them. i was lucky. i was blessed. when i got sober, i would give something back. >> the elton john foundation has raised a half billion dollars in that effort. it was through charity work he met luminaries like elizabeth taylor and princess diana. >> you talk about her in a way

that we don't even understand, that she was this really fun, gossipy -- >> yeah. she was one of the most fun people i have ever met in my life, no matter who she met, an aid person in a hospital or someone at a dinner party, she was warm as could be and she was funny as can be and when she was with just david and i, incredibly indiscreet. which i would never -- that's not in the book. but very very funny. and it was one of the greatest friendships of my life >> in his book, there are stories of his friendships with john lennon, billie jean king and rod stewart, and he's revealing his bout with prostate cancer, a daunting diagnosis but sir elton took it in stride. his choice, treatment or removal. >> he said, i don't care, take it out i have had enough sex to last me a lifetime i have children, i want to see them i want to grow up with them.

it was a very easy decision to make. >> still recovering after surgery, he contracted a virus in south america it almost ended his life >> you almost died. >> i came back to england, i was shaking with fever and i picked up a really strong virus down there, which nearly killed me. i was in intensive care for two days, and i didn't know how close to death i was please let me get well, i want to see my kids i had tubes coming out of every part of my body, and it took me seven weeks to recover from that when i went home. >> at 72, elton john is at home with himself and his long love, david. >> it looks like living happily ever after. >> we are. >> absolutely. >> that was no fun >> wow >> and we have so much more in the 3rd hour, by the way there's a lot more there's his relationship with his mother, which was at points

amazing, and then completely fraught, just like mind bogglingly, just stunning. several times he tried to take his own life we talk about that too in the next hour. this guy's life, bigger, bigger, bigger than life >> it needs a book. >> and it's such a good book, such a good read and i was a disc jockey right out of college, and i was playing elton john records for a living, so i'm just -- >> full circle. >> this is the way back machine, right. >> wow >> i will say, i have never seen you when you're chatting at a loss for words, but i feel like it's hard to -- >> there's so much there there's so many different stories. he talks about being at a party once with princess diana, and richard gear is sitting in front of the fireplace with diana, sylvester stallone is there too, and he's mad because all of her attention is being paid to richard gear they like almost come to -- story after story after story. there's an amazing point where he has been on a cocaine binge all night, in a hotel on the

edge of hyde park and calls his staff, and says can you do something about the wind, please do something about the wind. yeah so -- >> oh, my gosh >> the book is out tomorrow, it's called "me" and his farewell yellow brick road tour still underway, and more from harry in the next hour. weather or pop start? >> weather first. >> it's hard to top this the weather is pretty boring i think it's good news for a lot of people. a chilly start to the day. especially across the upper midwest and northern plains, pleasant up and down the east coast, we have temperatures in the 60s and 70s. we have some rain down through central texas. that will develop into a bigger system as we go into tomorrow, and produce even more rain, perhaps flooding potential across northern louisiana, southern arkansas and moving through the gulf coast by the time we get to wednesday, it does turn into some really heavy rain that could cause delays, especially in philly, new york city, up into boston, too, and as we finish off the week, everything clears out with that, the sunshine returns,

temperatures warm up a bit, chilly and breezy in new england, another system making good morning, i'm kari hall, we have clouds rolling across the bay and parts of san francisco will be a chilly start and skies clear throughout the day with high temperatures reaching up to 66 degrees. a high of 70 in oakland. san jose will see a high of 76 degrees there. a slight warm up in the forecast tomorrow and as we go through the rest of the week, we'll get breezy winds and a cool down in time for the weekend with more high wind gusts. and that's your latest forecast. >> we're getting our moneys worth of you. >> i like a good holiday, i get to do it all. switching gears now, and this is a fun one, the marvelous mrs. maisel, gearing up for season three, and we have an exclusive first look at the trailer, which sees midge taking

her comedy act on the road check it out. >> i met this perfectly marvelous girl in this perfectly wonderful place, as i lifted a glass to the sky, before you knew, you called on the phone. >> a warning would have been nice. ♪ i was no longer alone >> i am not a prostitute, i'm a comic. >> is there a difference >> yes, prostitutes get paid more. >> hilarious, you should go into comedy. >> love this show so much. you can catch the full trailer at today.com, season three of the marvelous mrs. maisel hitting amazon on december 6th. next up, the country star tied the knot this weekend, and the ceremony was officiated by a special guest, none other than, hoda, blake shelton, the country singer married adkins and

victoria pratt at a ceremony on saturday. >> it's a perfect moment right now. >> i'm shocked you didn't get invited. >> adkins had on his cowboy hat, no surprise there. congratulations to the newlyweds. >> you seem to be shocked by this. >> i'm shocked by all of this, blake is officiating, trace is getting married. >> where was your invite >> i don't know. i don't know next up, we have another country star, writing in part, i can't believe the lord has blessed me with seven amazing years of marriage with lauren akins, i hope the picture is a glimpse into us getting old together akins, showing her and rhett on their wedding day and adorable pics of the whole family, they are expecting their third child early next year, another baby girl

rhett joking he's excited he'll now, quote, be paying for three weddings i love that's the mindset right now. finally n'sync, the boy band is back in the news, but first, a refresher of their most iconic music video. ♪ had enough might sound crazy but it ain't no lie baby bye bye bye ♪ >> what happens when you mix n'sync and the nfl, you get a pretty well done end zone celebration, courtesy of jaron brown and the seahawks. ♪ might sound crazy but it ain' no lie ♪ >> hitting all the beats, the judges scores 10, 10, 10 do you ever wonder when football players rehearse, when do they actually -- >> it's obvious with that one, they spent a fair amount of time.

>> there was a lot of coordination going on. >> they're timing this perfect, there wouldn't have been music on the field, right. >> do we have time for a clip. >> yes, this is a funny one. >> today's video is quick, but you're going to love it, just when you thought your kid was talented, this little guy shows he has life all figured out, comes up to the swing, flips it over, and lets gravity to do the rest >> look at that. >> that is so fantastic. >> he nailed it, and then fell asleep for an hour. >> and then they recalled the chair. you know who i spy with my little eye, as our kids say, valerie bertinelli is here >> hi, valerie. >> look at you. >> don't you love this one what are you cooking us. >> oh, my god, i've loved him since i was 13 years old >> harry will give that to you >> what are you going to cook for us.

>> some hamburger helper, and pudding. we need comfort food this day and age. >> you don ne bowhen i can tell you how >> we'll have more after our local news. >> thanks, guys. thank you.

a very good morning to you. police in san francisco investigating a chain reaction crash in a busy intersection that injured several people. police say one driver sped from the scene and caused another crash. five people hurt, one is in critical condition. police are saying drugs and alcohol were involved. all traffic including buses had to be rerouted until crews cleared the scene, let's check the morning commute right now.

>> a light flow of traffic. not a problem, the silicon volley looking very cely. and we're looking over here and contra costa county just a great drive, some slowing into the alamo. it is against the typical chut that is light anyway, but we're looking at the recovery after the earlier crash cleared. you see some slowing, but that is clearing and it is not because of the bay bridge. do you think it is a holiday for some today? >> i guess it is, not us. we'll be here. another local news update in half an hour.

we are back now. it is 8:30 on a monday morning and we have a huge holiday crowd out here on the plaza. man. my goodness.someti this is a rowdy crowd. we love it we love it we love a holiday crowd. sometimes the monday crowd can be a little subdued.

>> wow, here's the thing i love that all of our people are getting a lot of camera time >> this is an incredible crowd >> how about a crowd moment. >> if you had a little like drag this monday, we've got the energy now >> so i'm looking for, there you are savannah where are u from. >> i'm from chicago. >> and you're celebrating a birthday the big 8. >> yes, sir. >> you seem excited about it. >> i'm so excited. >> how long have you been in the city, when did you get in? >> like friday >> friday. >> so i've got a friend named savannah, do you know her? >> i haven't met her but i've seen her on tv >> would you like to meet her? >> yes >> happy birthday. >> thank you. >> what's your middle name >> jane. >> savannah jane, i'm savannah clarke nice to meet you. >> where are you from. >> chicago. >> i'm so happy you came to

visit us happy birthday. >> is this adorable fellow behind you related to you. >> he's lite brother rory. >> thank you for coming, guys, happy birthday, love i'm glad you're here. >> the cutest. >> you're savannah what. >> savannah clarke. >> i didn't know your middle name was clarke. eat great grandmother's n ro my. name >> this is one of our favorite stories of the day, a model who is turning heads not just for her beauty but also for her beautiful message, her name is grace. she's here this morning with her mom, we cannot wait for you to meet her and how about a little dinner on the table in 30 minutes or less. how does that sound. >> yummy >> valerie bertinelli is here. she has a cool spin on a dish we grew up with looking forward to this hamburger helper. coming up in the 3rd hour, we're kicking off our second act

series with a woman who finally became a doctor 25 years after she first started medical school, what she did in the meantime with the years in between. and we've got andy cohen hosting with me today at ten i've stolen someone's camera >> 17 hands went up. >> got it, sorry >> you know how you're lucky, first, dylan, you got a check of the weather. >> yes, i do >> today's weather is brought to you by edward jones, it's time for investing to feel individual >> and let's take a look at what's going on across the country today. we are looking at pretty nice weather. we've got some showers that are going to develop down along the gulf coast that will occur throughout the day, and then develop into a bigger storm system for tomorrow the cold continues across the upper midwest and the northern plains, temperatures running 10 to 15 degrees below average. watch for flooding tomorrow there's a lot of moisture with this system. we could see 2 to 3 inches of rain in a short period of time down near the gulf coast and

behind that system, temperatures will cool off quite a bit. that actually turns into a bigger storm for the mid atlantic and northeast as we go into tomorrow and into wednesday as well. that's a look at the weather across the cou good morning, i'm kari hall, it is a beautiful start to the day, it is a chilly morning and it will lead to a very comfortable afternoon. in the south bay highs in the mid 70s, a few spots hitting the low 80s. as we go through the forecast, slightly warmer tomorrow and a cool down for the rest of the week. we're expecting our inland valleys to reach the low 70s for the weekend. everyone out here. there's so many people where are you guys from? >> south dakota. >> what are you doing in new york >> girls weekend, getting it all in. >> taking advantage of the long holiday weekend. >> yes, we are. >> nice.

and where are you guys from? >> ohio. >> everybody seems so happy out here savannah we'll send it inside to you. >> dylan, thank you so much. >> and look who's here, i'm with a barrier breaking model whose inspiring journey is just getting started, we'll introduce you to grace and her mom just ahead, but first, this is "today" on nbc. >> oh, yeah, that's me. >> that's you.

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♪ ♪ welcome back, everybody. october is down syndrome awareness month, and this morning we want to highlight a bright new face on the fashion scene. >> grace is turning heads with her beauty and her mission we're going to talk to her in just a moment. we can't wait. but first, nbc's kristen dahlgren with her story. >> she has a smile that can light up her room. >> what do you feel like being a model in these pictures. >> like a princess. >> life hasn't always been a fairy tale for grace stroebl,

born with down syndrome. >> it hurts me to see someone not included or talked about i felt that same thing too. >> her father jeff said it started as soon as she was born. >> the genetic counselor came into the room and said your daughter has down syndrome, she'll always be short, overweight, won't be able to tie her shoes, read, write, and linda and i looked at each other and said we haven't held our baby daughter yet. right then is when the fire got lit. >> a burning desire to give grace a chance. >> we didn't look at it as a syndrome, we looked at it as okay, we're going to help her become the best person she can >> what are some things that you have trouble with? >> my balance is kind of hard for me i have a stutter because it's hard to get my words out sometimes. >> but a stutter didn't stop grace from speaking out. she started doing presentations.

>> it's hard, but believe in yourself, and never give up. >> teaching kids about what it's like to live a day in her life. >> you have a part of your presentation that shows people what it's like to have down syndrome. >> yes >> okay. will you show me. >> sure. >> a pair of gloves. >> so i put these on. >> it's kind of frustrating, isn't it. >> things take you a little bit longer. >> yes >> grace says that's okay, she runs 2 miles every day, works out at the gym. and loves to cook with her occupational therapist one day she got another idea. >> they came across another young lady with down syndrome who's a model. and she said hey, mom can i do that linda is like i don't see why not. >> the results breathtaking, her family posted grace's photos to facebook within the first two weeks, they

had more than 200,000 hits soon she was a cover girl, and someday hopes to walk in new york fashion week. >>hat has the modeling done for her? >> she's got this great attitude so i just wanted that to come across in her pictures and once that started and we're like, oh, my gosh, this is awesome, you know, because she was beautiful. >> grace, why do you like modeling >> i liked modeling because it makes me feel good about myself. >> what do you think when you see yourself >> i'm a great model. >> and a great role model. >> i really do think that this is her gift and talent, you know, she can change minds and hearts with her modeling and have people rethink what is possible. >> when you think back that somebody told you when she was first born that she wouldn't be able to do so many things, what do you think >> i would really like to meet that genetic counselor today, and just say, be careful about what you tell people because the

possibilities are limitless. >> for "today," kristen dahlgren, nbc news, st. louis. >> so incredible >> hello >> grace, along with her mom linda. good morning to you. >> we love seeing your pictures, grace, what do you love so much about modeling >> well, i love modeling because it makes me feel good about myself >> yeah. when you're not modeling, grace, what do you like to do >> well, i love to do is listen to music, i love hanging out with my friends. i love movies. >> what kind of music do you like >> oh, yeah, i like bruno mars i love -- >> what kind of movies. >> harry potter, hermione, she's so super smart. >> what do you want people to

know about down syndrome. >> i want to share with students what it's like to have struggle change someone's life and i want to show how you can change someone's life just by being kind and giving respect no matter who you are, we have the same things to be valued, to be respected and to belong. >> linda, it's easy to see the impact that your lovely daughter has had on your family, but could you put it into words for us. >> it's really hard because when i see her modeling, and when i see her standing up in front of students and the students are sitting up on their knees and they're glued to her, and then at the end when all they want to do at the end is hug her or touch her in some physical way or like the girls always like to look at her finger nails >> oh, yes

>> very fashionable. >> i mean, it just fills me with such incredible joy that i can't even explain because i know how hard she's worked to get here, and it's also very humbling to me because we did not do this alone. we're pretty much standing on the shoulders ofarents that came before us, parents who fought to bring their children home, parents who fought to have their kids educated and then, you know, fought to have their children included. we're just part of that next journey, and i just think that it's awesome that grace gets to show her gifts and talents and how capable she art. >> amazing >> we agree, you are amazing your pictures are so beautiful because we see you she's just, you know, her light, just pops off the page

thank you so much, linda, and grace, we loved meeting you. >> thank you >> thank you for coming. >> and we'll go over to craig. >> awesome, indeed thank you, ladies. up next, valerie bertinelli is here who's about to make our weeknights easier, a family friendly dinner we can have on the table in less than 30 minutes. >> we'll see if it's true. first, this is "today" on nbc.

this morning on "today" food, dinner in a dash, we're talking weeknight meals ready to eat in 30 minutes or less. valerie bertinelli, star of food network's valerie's home cooking and on the new kitchen app, launching next week apparently >> yep >> lucky to have her cooking up not one but two recipes this monday morning, two words for you, hamburger helper. i haven't had hamburger helper in 25 years. >> it's one of those comfort foods that just sticks to your gut. you guys are already enjoying

it and i'll show you how easy it is, get the ground beef, add in spices, salt, paprika, and mustard, and garlic. >> okay. >> onion powder. >> and you can swap out the beef, obviously for turkey or whatever. >> you could absolutely do that. and when i get to the macaroni, i'm just toasting up the spices here right now, and getting some flavor on there. this is all one pot. i don't like to dirty a lot of dishes, when i'm cooking on the weeknight, throw the macaroni into the same pot. it's going to cook up and it's all going to thicken up the cheese mixture got some water in there. got to get some milk in there. >> a little milk. >> milk. >> whole milk. >> whole milk. >> of course. >> come on >> there's all the cheese. >> why cut the milk, true, good point. >> that all gets heated up and it turns into this scrumptious, lovely, i have sharp cheddar,

regular american cheese, that gets mixed up and you can see how thick it gets just from the heat and the starch. >> you use two kinds of cheese. >> i use two kinds, you can use the white cheddar, i like to get a little color in there. >> i love that you add the american, a little tang that makes it more comforting. >> american cheese and burger go together. >> what are you topping it with. >> a little bit of onions and get that right over it, make it look all pretty. you can also use gluten free pasta, i made it with gluten free a few weeks ago, and worked just as well sometimes it doesn't get as much starch add corn starch, a tiny bit. >> what's the verdict, ladies. >> delicious >> and again, you say 30 minutes, you could probably do that in 20. >> you're waiting for the pasta to cook. it's so tasty. >> kids would love it.

>> and it's easier than the box. >> now you want dessert. >> i always want dessert, what are we making. >> this is wolfy's favorite dessert, this time of year, it's pumpkin pudding and you're going to make your own puddle and realize how easy it is, a little bit of cream, pumpkin puree, always get the pumpkin puree, not the pumpkin pie mixture because you want to add your own spices, the ginger, and nutmeg and cinnamon, and allspices that go in here. >> what are these. >> ginger snaps and we're going to layer the pudding with ginger snaps. we have our wet ingredients here, we need to separate the eggs that's a very soft shell >> it is >> so, yeah. >> i've never seen you do that on your show. >> left that part out. >> i'm going to get that yolk out anyway >> we're going to separate the eggs from the shell. >> mistakes happen in the kitchen all the time. >> live tv. >> oh, wait, first i have to get the corn starch in here, i'm all

for clumps now a little bit of salt don't be afraid of putting salt into the sweet it's going to take the flavor that much, oh, shoot i should have saved it for this. >> that's a whisk down there >> we can still use it. >> mix this up get the egg in there, yeah, you know what, why not get the egg yolks in there, mix it all together. the corn starch is going to protect you. >> that's very good. i'm impressed. >> thank you. >> better than me chopping up these eggs temper this with the hot mixture of the milk and puree and spices and tempering this together, and mixing it together this is just, i mean -- >> it's like me in the kitchen. >> i swear it's much easier than what i'm making it

thank you, craig you get that all mixed together, and somehow it magically turns into this. a little bit of butter at the end to top it off and a little bit of vanilla when it's cooled down because you don't want to heat up the vanilla. >> so you were at new york food and wine. >> i cook for a living i actually don't need any supervision. that's all >> there's a new app coming out. >> you can cook along with me on the new app. >> all right you know what, though, it turned out great. >> by the way, it's so delicious. by the way, another reason to love valerie bertinelli, don't you think. >> it's like pumpkin pie, but better >> it is, isn't it. >> you're very welcome >> today.com/food for the recipes, and we'll also put this video on as well, so you can laugh throughout first, this is "today" on nbc. >> this is great >> we love you valerie.

welcome back, what if we celebrate some birthdays. >> one more job for dylan. >> wouldn't be complete if i didn't do it let's spin around those smuckers jars and wish a very happy 100th birthday, to caroline kennedy a proud grandma from mount morris new york she was married to the love of her life for 70 years. she is absolutely beautiful. next we have warren loomis, of idaho, celebrating his 100th birthday warren served our country during world war ii, and we salute you for your service happy 100th birthday luccreta, says the secret to longevity is staying busy. this master gardener is 103, throwing a big party to celebrate, and this year, her family found out they don't make cards for someone 103rd birthday so they're going to have to make their own. i'm sure it will be beautiful. and salisbury, north carolina, 100 years old, worked as a

businessman before retiring. and happy birthday to a bowling sponsored athlete. good for her if you know someone celebrating a milestone birthday or anniversary, be sure to tell us at today.com/celebrate. >> don't forget, today.com all day. we have six red flags that signal it's time to find a new nail salon >> okay. >> we'll also introduce you to the first emotional support puppy in the nfl helping players destress. coming up on the 3rd hour of "today," more of harry smith's interview with elton john. he has a lot to share. and andy cohen is back, she's going to be hosting all week with me first, you guys, your local news and weather.

good morning, it is 8:56 and i'm laura garcia. investigators in san francisco are trying to track down the vandal that's covered a statute of christopher column fwhus red paint. it happened the same day as the italian heritage festival. of course today is columbus day around the united states.

last year san francisco city counsel members voted to rename the holiday to be indigenous people's day. happening further we're looking further into the vandal attack. we'll have links to the back story on our home page. >> governor newsome is putting brake on the ban from tourists being able to drive down lumbar street. >> when it comes to pumpkins, today doesn't get any bigger. the grand prize is $30,000. on our twitter feed, we'll have information about the winning gourde as soon as we get it.

major changes could be ahead in san francisco. >> the vote that could tleed a busy street becoming car free. and going used car shopping under cover. a look at their findings. >> join us tomorrow. there were children trapped.

>> sandwiched in the collapsed freeway -- >> we were going to have to do something dramatic. >> the incredible operation he performed to save a child's life today at 5:00.

live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the 3rd hour of "today." good morning, and welcome to the 3rd hour of "today," i'm sheinelle with craig and dylan. al is off this morning, but look who we have. >> where did you get that announcer. >>ou le it? >> that is so imprve. >> help keep our costs down. >> i think he's in miami, i'm not sure. i'm just kidding, i have no idea. harry has a great interview coming up. we have been picking his brain all morning long. you talked with sir elton john. >> i just preordered his book, you completely sold me. >> fantastic. >> and he talks about, you know, his regrets, his family, his