morning, we plan to carry that here on nbc bay area and nbcbayarea.com. have a great morning. good morning, breaking news, fire emergency, fierce winds up to 80 miles an hour fanning the flames in california. the worst fire conditions there in years. overnight, new wildfires flaring out of control fires only getting worse, people forced to leave everything and run for their lives. we're live from the fire zone. showdown, the president takes to twitter to rip the white house national security aide who testified on capitol hill, a decorated army officer who told congress the white house wasn't totally forthcoming about what was said in the president's call with ukraine's leader. the latest just ahead.

breaking overnight, chaotic scene, a halloween party near los angeles rocked by a mass shooting. at least three people dead, nine injured and the search for a suspect now underway. all that, plus remembering kayla, the parents of the american woman killed by isis join us for an exclusive live interview about the raid named for their daughter that killed the isis leader. and kevin hart and the car crash. >> some of the craziest things that happen to you end up being the things you needed the most. and winner take all, the washington nationals overcome a controversial call and the manager's ejection to beat the astros. one final game to decide who will be the world series champs, today, wednesday, october 30th, 2019. >> from nbc news, this is

"today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning, everybody, welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning. good to have you with us. i can't take it with this world series. no one wins at home. >> by the way, the nats are so happy today, that controversial call is something we're going to talk about, and the ensuing play that happened afterwards. >> but every baseball fan wants a game seven, don't they, and we're going to get one tonight. >> we'll get to that. let's start with our breaking news, though, those wildfires in california. right now, there are more than a dozen burning across the state, including the kincade fire in the north, and the getty fire in the south, near los angeles. and today's forecast could lead to even more trouble. >> that's right. those high winds are actually picking up with hurricane strength gusts possible. that's led the national weather service to issue its first ever extreme red flag warning. millions are being told they could face a new round of power cuts. >> we've got complete coverage including al's all important

forecast just ahead. let's go right to nbc's sam brock in northern california. sam, what's the scene there. >> savannah, good morning, wind speeds still an issue. i want to take you to southern california. we have another brush fire, this is any valsimi valley. it is quickly building up. people have been evacuated from their homes. schools have been closed. the ronald reagan presidential library, another example of another active wildfire season here in california. another night keeping the stranglehold on southern california. how worried are you about tomorrow? >> very worried. >> what's being called the worst santa ana wind event in years, prompting the national weather service to issue its first ever extreme red flag warning. the strong winds with gusts up

to nearly 80 miles per hour could last for days adding fuel to already out of control fires and starting dangerous new blazes. the kincade fire in california's wine country now the most destructive fire in the state. just to give you a sense of how combustible this situation is, look at this house, when the kincade fire came through, it didn't catch fire. today it ignited. and residents are worried the fierce winds could reignite the blaze. this newly released video shows the moment investigators believe that fire started when a tree branch fell on a power line. the flames destroying a dozen homes. thousands are still evacuated from the area, including lebron james and his family. the nba superstar later hiring a food truck to help feed first responders. across the state, nearly 5,000 first responders are out on the front lines carving out life saving containment lines.

as the kincade fire approaches day six, the toll of working 24 hour shifts sets in. >> you're not tired? >> everybody is tired. >> reporter: many fear things could quickly go from bad to worse in the coming days. that is the latest here. back to you. >> sam brock in california. more on the fire danger and winds, hey, al good morning. >> if there's any good news, it's probably in northern california, the strongest winds are early this morning, and they start to die down. however, down in southern california, here's where we've got the strongest winds. these will kick up and continue through the afternoon, down to pine valley. we've got an extreme risk, the strongest winds in san diego and the riverside mountains there. the red flag warnings as you just heard, we talked about this yesterday on nbc nightly news. they just issued the extreme red flag warning.

this is the first time national weather service had ever issued this. 26 million people at risk. this is the strongest santa ana of the season. it means there's an extraordinary and dire threat due to these winds. if you are given evacuation orders you have to leave immediately. northern california, the wind gusts, 40 to 65 miles per hour in the mountains. still, the possibility of scattered power outages, lines going down, could spark more fires. down in southern california, we're talking category 2 hurricane wind gusts, widespread power outages possible and we could see power lines going down and sparking more fires, especially with wind gusts, as you can see, from 55 to 77 miles per hour, a very dangerous situation still savannah. >> all right. all right, al, thank you. in the meantime more witnesses testify in the impeachment investigation after powerful testimony from a top national security council aide who heard president trump's ukraine call firsthand.

and that decorated army officer saying the rough transcript released by the white house of the conversation left out key details. nbc's white house correspondent peter alexander has more on that. peter, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, president trump has repeatedly said that the ukraine call was perfect, insisting that the rough transcript the white house released was exact. that is not true, according to this latest witness. his testimony raising new questions this morning about how white house officials handled that call, including the transcript and whether it was an effort to hide the most controversial part of the president's conversation. a dramatic new revelation in the impeachment inquiry from lieutenant alexander vindman. vindman told house investigators that the rough transcript of the call omitted crucial words and phrases, the "times" citing

three people familiar. there were records of joe biden discussing corruption in ukraine, and a mention by ukraine's president of the ukrainian gas company where hunter biden worked when his father was vice president. one lawmaker present for the testimony and another source familiar with it telling nbc news, vindman testified that his attempts to get officials to produce a more accurate transcript failed. that explosive new testimony directly contradicting president trump. >> i had a transcript done by very very talented people, word for word, comma for comma, done by people that do it for a living. we had an exact transcript. >> reporter: it comes amid a fierce backlash following unfounded attacks on vindman, the president without evidence accusing the decorated iraq war veteran being a never trumper, some allies going further, questioning the loyalty of vindman who immigrated to the

u.s. from ukraine as a child. the blowback even from some republicans was immediate outrage by the campaign to smear vindman. >> absurd, disgusting, and way off the mark. >> reporter: vindman, the latest in a parade of witnesses to come forward, ten so far delivering more than 70 hours of testimony, many defying white house efforts to block them. >> peter i know there's a big vote tomorrow. what can you tell us about it. >> reporter: ahead of this expected vote tomorrow, house democrats have introduced a resolution, formalizing the rules of their impeachment inquiry, including plans to hold public hearings for the first time. just to back up a moment already, ten witnesses have given more than 80 hours of testimony since the start of this inquiry, again, with two more today and another one tomorrow. savannah. >> peter alexander, thank you, peter. craig joins the table now with some breaking news. indeed, hoda, savannah, good morning, good morning to you as well, at least three people are dead, nine others are hurt after a shooting in long beach, california, it happened at a halloween house party just

before 11:00 local time. the patients were taken to the hospital. at this point we do not know their conditions. we do know, though, that police are still searching for the suspect or perhaps suspects, it's still unclear how many gunman may have been involved. a heart wrenching scene in n washington, the families of victims killed in crashes involving boeing 737 max planes demanding answers from the company's ceo in a powerful moment nbc's morgan radford joins us with that story. good morning. >> good morning, that's right, the indonesian crash occurring one year ago yesterday boeing being forced to explain why it rolled out the plane when its test pilots were raising red flags. heartbreak on capitol hill where families of passengers who died on the 737 crashes held up photos of their loved ones as senators grilled boeing's ceo.

>> these loved ones never had a chance they were in flying coffins. >> dennis muilenburg apologizing. >> we are responsible and we own that any accident with one of our airplanes is unacceptable. >> reporter: lawmakers demanded to know why the planes were flying after text messages show boeing's chief test pilot complained about a key flight control system called mcas, just two years before the first crash. that flight system later implicated in both crashes. >> you knew in 2016 that this was happening, and your team at boeing decided we didn't need to fix that. >> 346 people are dead because what these chief pilots described as egregious and crazy. >> reporter: on monday, muilenburg met privately with family members, many of whom want him to resign nbc's tom costello asked him

about it will you resign? >> that's not where my focus is. my focus is on the job at hand, focused on safety. and we're going to do everything we can to ensure a safe flight. >> reporter: as for if or when those 737 maxes will fly, the faa chief for the first time is now suggesting that the max's return to service is not a done deal, saying when and whether that happens is yet to be determined >> very interesting. morgan, thank you. we have a lot to get to including a big announcement for college athletes and families, the ncaa has voted unanimously to begin the process of altering its rules to allow athletes to profit from their own names, images and likenesses. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer is following that story for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, it certainly appears to be a big win for student athletes the major move by the ncaa, is setting the stage for them to be paid, what's unclear is how far

the rules will go. this morning, a reason to celebrate for college athletes, a score for players after a dramatic play change from the ncaa the organization suddenly announcing it will consider new rules that would likely allow student athletes to be paid for the use of their name, image and likeness the revised game plan still being sorted out called a modernization for the future in an age where players are seeing hundreds of thousands on social media. >> students to do the kinds of activities that the rest of the student body is engaged in right now and starting their own businesses or becoming a twitter sensation or whatever it is they might want to do. >> reporter: leaving out specifics, the rule changes could take years to implement, the reversal coming amid intense pressure as the ncaa hopes to avoid legal battles with states

like california which just passed its own law allowing golden state athletes to cash in on endorsement deals and hire agents the move backed by nba legend magic johnson and michael jordan who spoke to craig. >> i think they should be paid a portion of money so their basic needs are taken care of. are they entitled to compensation, yes, what is that number, i don't think anyone knows. >> reporter: with the ncaa insisting college athletes will not be paid to play, it's unclear how much they could earn through sponsors, like blue chip, might have made millions from nike. proponents pointing out with the ncaa making billions, the new policy would finally even the playing field. this morning, a game changer for those looking to score big the current thinking on how these athletes could possibly

profit from the use of their name or likeness is on possibly endorsement deals or being paid for things like autographs and jersey sales the ncaa did not address if they could hire agents, a big unknown and perhaps a sticking point. >> a lot more to iron out there. miguel, thank you. it all comes down to one game the astros and nationals will meet tonight with a world series championship on the line, this after washington took care of business last night in game six. >> juan soto, that is in the air to the right and way out of here wow. >> hit it to the moon. juan soto giving the nationals a 3-2 lead in the 5th inning lots of drama two innings later, hits a dribbler toward third as turner arrives at first, you saw him make contact with the first baseman's glove. ball rolls away. turner was called out for runner interference, he was inside the

foul line on the way to first. >> is that a thing >> not usually manager not pleased, he has strong words for the umpire. ends up getting thrown out of the game sco turned out not to matter, though, the nats would score four more runs, go on to win 7-2. game seven tonight in houston. winner takes the commissioner's trophy. >> this has been the most topsyturvy series. >> no team has won at home not just in baseball history, nhl history that a team hasn't won a game at home. >> has the newsroom divided this morning. >> not the smart people in the newsroom craig thought it was a terrible call >> it didn't matter. >> it did not matter but it could have mattered. >> but it didn't >> but it could have. >> but it didn't >> you should be on the right side. >> it didn't

>> i'm with you on this. >> did your team win >> yes >> pipe down >> why don't you give us one of your inaccurate forecasts. >> pardon? >> i'm sorry. >> i forgot, sorry >> okay. okay. >> >> sorry >> we're looking at strong storms in the eastern third of the country. snowy weather back to the west wow, that melvin gets a little hot under the collar >> i was not hot under the collar >> a chill in the pacific northwest. that's what's going on we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds

good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we are looking at a live view of san francisco. the smoky conditions will be with us throughout the day and we also have some cold temperatures in the north bay, dropping down below freezing in santa rosa, and napa in a lot of areas without power this morning, and so we are going to see our temperatures going from the upper 30s into the upper 40s into the afternoon. our high temperatures today will reach in the low 70s in livermore. and that's your latest forecast. >> we're going to bring in a therapist. we thought about it. you all need to get together. >> your team won. >> you know i love you >> he's my man crush >> the therapist is for us >> coming up, new overnight, we are seeing and hearing from

kevin hart for the first time since his near fatal car crash what he's said about the recovery. and the mission named for this young woman, kayla mueller, a woman who was kidnapped and killed by that terror group. this morning her parents are here, here for an exclusive live interview, their first since that raid happened what they want to happen next. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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power overnight, santa clara, alameda, contra costa and san mateo counties were all spared additional outages. the predicted overnight weather never materialized and pg&e still hopes to restore power today for many in the north bay. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking those conditions for us this morning. >> we are watching for any potential new fires as well as we get a look at our camera near lake sonoma, seeing flames and firefighters on the scene so we're watching that and also seen from our view high up from st. helena, still a lot of acreage burning. good news they are getting more containment here. we've seen some high wind gusts this morning, earlier peaking up to 50 to 60 miles per hour, so we should see our winds starting to calm down today, but smoke will be moving in, going into the afternoon. we'll have more on this, mike, you've been tracking the roads, how is it looking? >> overall all right, south of the bay bridge but the san jose commute kicking in, a concern a

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all will be revealed tomorrow. >> but you're going to have a clue. >> i do have a clue later. yes. before we get to all of that, let's get you caught up on the morning's top stories. firefighters are racing this morning to tamp down those dangerous wildfires raging across california, fierce, santa ana winds with gusts of up to nearly 80 miles per hour prompted the national weather service to issue its first ever extreme red flag warning the kincade fire in california's wire country is the most destructive fire in the state. meanwhile in los angeles, residents still reeling from the getty fire are now worried that the winds could reignite the blaze. a dozen homes have been destroyed so far thousands are still evacuated from the area. a former executive with e-cigarette maker juul claims in a new lawsuit that the company shipped at least one million contaminated nicotine pods to stores earlier this year cid says he pressed juul to

issue a recall or public health notice but the company's ceo at the time refused him telling him this, half our customers are drunk, who's going to notice tho quality of our pot news of the successful u.s. military raid that took down the leader of isis was heralded around the world but few likely felt a greater sense of relief than the parents of kayla mueller, the american aide worker died in isis captivity, and the operation to take down the isis leader was named in her honor marsha and carl mueller are with us now for an exclusive live interview. first a look at the life of their remarkable daughter. as the civil war raged in syria, kayla mueller headed toward the suffering to see how she could help when the aide worker was taken hostage in 2013, she had been visiting a hospital in aleppo, syria. kayla spent 18 months in captivity in brutal conditions and then she was killed. >> isis claimed kayla was killed

in a jordanian air strike but her remains have never been recovered. >> we would carry on her legacy. >> at home in prescott, arizona, friends and family were heartbroken. at the height of their grief, carl and marsha mueller along with kayla's brother eric invited us into their home to speak about their daughter. >> to be really truthful with you, i'm still in denial i still expect kayla to come through the door i'm not there yet, and i'm not ready to go there yet. this is kayla's room. >> we even spent time in kayla's bedroom, left largely untouched since she left for syria the year after her death, federal prosecutors revealed that during her captivity, kayla had been sexually abused by abu bakr al-baghdadi, the isis leader's cruelty, his creed.

then this past sunday, the white house announced that al-baghdadi had been killed in a daring raid by u.s. special forces, the mission named for kayla. >> she was there to help people, and he brought her into captivity for a long period of time and then he killed her. he was an animal and he was a gutless animal. >> u.s. officials says just like osama bin laden, his remains were given a burial at sea and now they are hoping to bring their daughter home and learn the truth. and carl and marsha mueller are here this morning, thank you for being here i know it's not easy. >> no. >> not easy to watch those images. >> no. thank you for having us. >> so you get a call this weekend, you see on the news that al-baghdadi, the leader of isis, who held your daughter has been killed. what were your thoughts, what were your feelings in that moment >> well, in that moment, it's kind of hard to explain.

there's so many emotions i'm glad that evil person is gone and of course i've kind of come up with a little answer for that question and that is, if you were a parent and this man did what he did to kayla to your child, and then they got him out, how would you feel, the parents. i think they can answer that question without me saying too much more. >> this operation so daring, our special forces, army delta force going in and mission accomplished they named this mission after kayla. >> yeah. >> when you heard that, how did you feel >> we cried. >> we both cried >> it was just an amazing gift for kayla. i know kayla kayla would say this is for all of us. this is for all of the hostages and all of the people over there that have suffered so much

through this group so kayla would want it to be for everyone, all the people that she was with, the syrians that have suffered so much, people that are still missing that we want home. that's what kayla would say. >> the president called you, carl, i know you spoke to him for a good long time can you share any of that conversation i know you said you talked a lot. you had a lot to tell him. >> i did you know, i did. i had written up about 2 1/2 pages because we knew that phone call was coming and we have -- we still have many questions over the 5 1/2 years, and i -- of course after he cordially gave his condolences and whatnot, and told us what he knew about kayla a little bit, i said mr. president, we have some questions, and he said what are your questions, and i asked him a few questions and there was a pause, and he says do you have anymore, and i said yes, sir, i

do and we continued to ask those questions, and he spent, i think it was 14 minutes with us on the phone. 18 from the time you get the operator to get through and everything but it was a great conversation. we were able to -- i was able to tell him our 1% chance that kayla is still alive, and why we feel that 1% chance is there and he said, i hadn't heard that i'll look into that monday. >> and let's talk about that because you have truly been on a mission that has taken you across the world to find what happened to kayla, to find her remains, but as carl just mentioned, marsha, you do hold that hope. why is that? because of course isis has claimed that she's killed, pictures were sent, the u.s. government believes that she was killed, what is giving you hopet right now?

>> you know, 99% of that is my hope is kayla truly is with her lord and savior. i know god was with kayla every step of the way. i could tell that from her letters. he's been with us. he's came through at such wonderful times for us when we were just losing hope but something always would happen, and we'd never -- we did get the three photos but kayla was completely covered all you see is part of her face. she does have a gash in her cheek, and it's horrific to look at them. she looks lifeless to me, but then we start getting these messages that people said she wasn't gone and don't be surprised if isis did this and we hadn't always been -- the truth wasn't always told to us so we just decided it was our

mission and especially me, and people thought i was crazy, but until she's home, we've got to find her we've got to find truly what did happen to her because we do not know, and we've got to get her back home here that's what's important. >> we've learned a lot dealing with the government and how they do things. you know, one thing that we've learned is that they never take one piece of intel and act on it they have to have at least two, maybe three before it's actionable, and they never take intel from a terrorist group as factual, so the only thing they based kayla's death on was one, isis said she was dead, we got the e-mail two, the three photographs that's it. and we've had those photographs looked at by other people. they're not so sure. and they would make the hostages do those photos, those death

photos we were warned of that by the women that came out that had been held with kayla, told us that. >> one way or another, as you said, even if it's just a flicker of hope, at a minimum, you hope to bring her remains home and find out what happened, how it ended, if it did for kayla. >> and we have a wonderful group of friends and truly intel people that are not in the government, but either have been or really know what they're doing. and once they got involved, we are starting to find these certain leads and these facts that no one knew until ali -- and he speaks, he can speak arabic. >> the former fbi official involved in 9/11 among other things. >> yes >> i want to focus, we only have a few moments left, but i want to focus on kayla.

>> okay. >> i went back and reread some of kayla's letters from prison and i was so struck. she wrote, by god and by your prayers i have felt tenderly cradled in free fall i have been shown in darkness light, and have learned that even in prison one can be free i have come to see that there is good in every situation, sometimes we just have to look for it >> yes >> what do you want people to remember about kayla >> i want people to see the light in kayla in such utter darkness, how she just said there was always light and i also want people to see that she even told people that as far as where she was, maybe she was supposed to be there this was where she was supposed to be all along. and, you know, she always wanted to help. suffering was where she found god. she saw it, and she's found god looking into people's eyes and seeing their suffering, it gave

her joy. she just looked at people differently. people are precious to kayla >> carl, do you feel like there's been some measure of justice? >> of course yes. to get him, i mean, it's not secondhand what happened to kayla. he did those things. she was with him for a short period of the time that she had been held, but he raped her many times. she was held in a house where they would tell her to get ready, he's coming and the last thing i'll finish up with, one of the girls that escaped that were held with kayla, they said when she would come back from that she would go to her bed and just get under the covers and cry >> but yet she stood up for those girls too. she all along, no matter who we talked with, they said kayla

would help them. she would protect them she would give them hope, and i think she truly was hoping she would come home. i know she was >> carl and marsha, your loss is just beyond words. your daughter was so lovely and extraordinary. thank you for being here for helping us remember, and we wish you just absolute the best luck as you continue this path >> thank you kayla should be here, and we're going to find her. >> i'd just like to thank those brave soldiers and everyone that was involved in that raid and compliment the president on a successful mission there's only two guys hurt and one of the k-9 units was hurt. amazing, amazing, great job. >> thank you thank you very much. and we'll be back right after this

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quick check of the weather. >> a lot of wet weather through the eastern third of the country. for 17 million peop we have winter weather through the southwest of the rockies, winter storm warnings, winter weather advisories for 17 million people, the system moves to the east spreading possibly snow for chicago, snow and slick travel in the plains, through the southeast, and then as we get into halloween tomorrow, we're looking at a lot of wet weather stretching from western new york all the way down into the southeast. the system pushes through by friday, heavy rain ending in new england, blustery and much colder behind this front snowfall, we're talking anywhere from 3 to 6 inches of snow, stretching from kansas all the way into the u.p. of michigan. as far as wet weather through friday morning, rainfall especially in the ohio valley could be upwards of 3 inches or more moving to the northeast anywhere from 1 to 3 inches of rain

good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. a live look outside in san francisco, we are going to see some drifts of smoke coming in today, and unhealthy air quality. meantime our temperatures are very chilly this morning and will warm up into the low 70s in the north bay. we're also going to see low 70s in the east bay as well as the south bay. our inland forecast will gradually warm up over the next few days and our winds will calm down. by sunday we're seeing highs in the upper 70s with some sunshine. and that's your latest weather. savannah. >> all right, al thank you. still ahead, monica lewinsky giving us a first look at what's being done to make twitter a nicer place. but first, these messages.

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where to next? good wednesday morning. right now at 7:56, we continue to monitor wildfires across the bay area, including a new one that had just recently happened near lake sonoma. not seeing as much smoke. hopefully the firefighters quickly on scene are getting containment. we are monitoring the kincade fire near st. helena, our view there, a lot of smoke billowing up. still some gusty winds and we'll see drifts of smoke coming in today with unhealthy air quality's specially in the north bay. moderate air quality santa clara vall valley. our temperatures head up into the mid-70s for the south bay, low 70s for the inland east bay as well as the north bay. winds will gradually subside today and for tomorrow we'll see drifts of smoke with temperatures in the mid-70s and slightly warmer temperatures for

the weekend into early next week. let's head over to mike for an update on the commute. >> we're looking at most of the bay anywhere south of the bay bridge standard pattern, the south bay is the most traffic into san jose. we do have a closure for a deadly crash on 152, that happened about midpoint between 156 and bloomfield avenue cutting off 101 from i-5 through that route, the 25 and 156 use as alternateses. toward the bay bridge, slow down the upper east shore freeway. back to you. >> thanks so much. happening now, firefighters in sonoma county are trying to keep the momentum going from overnight when they essentially stopped any major advancement of the kincade wildfire. containment levels doubled to 30% and the number of acres burned grew just to slightly at about 77,000. head to our twitter feed for the full details. pg&e crews will be working hard to restore power after the latest round of outages.

most were limited to the north bay. on our home page we're posting outage updates. another local news update in half an hour.

it's 8:00 on "today," coming up, high alert, fast moving winds causing major problems for firefighters in california as they work to put out the flames. this morning, more evacuations underway and the worst still to come. we're live with the latest. and icons of "the irishman," harry smith sits down with the all star cast of the new film as they talk about what it's like to get the gang back together. >> we had some good scenes and there's the one that i'm trying to convince him that he's got to back off. and that was fun. you'd do anything for bob, he just goes in.

>> today, wednesday, october 30th, 2019. >> on our honeymoon. >> from conway, arkansas. >> from matthews, virginia. >> happy orthopedic nurses day. >> celebrating my 80th birthday. >> we're going to have to do an id check. she does not look 80. lots of beautiful people on the plaza. >> and even a stray halloween costume, a birthday cake out there, a little early, keep sending the my today shoutouts, we love to see them. why don't you do a festive one in honor of halloween. >> if you post on twitter or instagram with the hash tag #mytodayplaza, maybe you can join the party. tomorrow the big day, if you're in the area, get dressed up, put on the best costume,

join us tomorrow for our fun, our annual festive celebration. and we've got some special surprises in store. >> we sure do. let's get right to the news at 8:00. firefighters trying desperately to surround the wildfire that has been spreading across northern california for an entire week, and high winds could jeopardize their progress that has been made in the south. two fires going. nbc's sam brock joins us with the very latest. sam, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. we're following fires all over the state of california this morning. let's get you up to speed first on in simi valley, which is about 40 miles north of los angeles. a fire broke out this morning, started as 15 acres but is growing quickly. it has already prompted mandatory advantaevacuations an well as closing local schools. back up in northern california, the kincade fire currently 75,000 acres, contained at 15%.

it has been stable overnight despite the fact of the strong winds going from the late night into early morning. but that is starting to subside. and back now to southern california, lots of concerns this morning, it is under an extreme red flag warning which is very unusual as the name would suggest. concer concerns that the getty tifire could reignite. >> dangerous times there. thank you very much. two state department ukraine experts are scheduled to testify today in the house impeachment inquiry on wednesday. investigators heard from a national security official who actually listened in on the july phone call that triggered the inquiry. army lieutenant colonel alexander vindman reportedly testified that crucial details were left out of that white house transcript of the call between president trump and the leader of ukraine. the president attacked vindman as a never trumper and questioned whether he was even on the same call. a home security camera captured the moment when a plane

fell from the sky yesterday about 20 miles from new york city. it crashed into a suburban new jersey neighborhood setting fire to at least two homes. the only person on board was the pilot. he was killed. nobody on the ground was hurt. officials say the pilot was a medical doctor, and an experienced flier heading to an airfield he had used many times before. a team from the national transportation board is investigating. a wild ride for a small dog here in new york state. look at this, okay, you can see that is little cocoa. don't get scared but she got stuck in the bumper of a car. apparently the driver of the car unknowingly hit the dog and then drove more than an hour before realizing what happened. initially the driver thought they had hit a ball or road debris. cocoa was taken to a vet, had a broken elbow but is okay and is kind of amazing that she was able to survive that and now she's home with her owner. >> dogs have nine lives too. how about a little boost.

>> i got one for you. an ohio man came up with a memorable way to ask his dad to be part of his special day. brought a cooler with cigars, drinks, a t-shirt, leading up to the big request that caught his dad totally by surprise. >> you want me to be the best man. >> oh. >> you want me to be the best man. that's what he said. that father/son hug is still going. started yesterday. >> thank you for that. just ahead, the legendary stars of "the irishman," al pacino, robert de niro, telling about their movie and first meeting 50 years ago. >> we were young actors together. we met each other in the '60s. >> i was running away from an

armed robbery. >> well, you had one of those kind of looks. >> right. >> what a conversation, and that's coming up, but first something new in monica lewinsky's fight against bullying, how something called the goodness bot could make all social media feeds places of kindness more about that kind effort right after this happy halloween. thank you!treat what do ya got? yawn ♪ yeah! woo!

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compassion >> compassion, something in short supply on twitter these days, but monica lewinsky is hoping to change that, partnering with the ad firm bbdo to create the goodness bot, a twitter robot combatting mean tweets >> if you see mean tweets online, you can reply with the goodness bot or @goodnessbot, and it comes and does this incredible thing it basically replicates the mean tweet but instead it replaces the negative words with kinder words. i ain't laughing you're still fat and ugly so sending the goodness bot then gave us, i ain't laughing, you're still perfect and attractive. >> the goodness bot being called an anecdote to the epidemic, a gut wrenching psa revealed earlier this month exclusively on "today," it leads the viewer to believe a teenager is falling

deathly ill, only to reveal text messages showing she's actually being cyber bullied to death >> some people felt it went too far. those tended to be people who are around my own age, and i think what's really important to know is that a lot of teachers have said that their students have talked about this is the language this is what is being said if not worse. >> language lewinsky told savannah she has some experience with. >> how do you handle the trolls and negativity that we all find on twitter >> well, you know, some days are harder than others it could be hard to practice what you preach at times thankfully no one has seen my draft folder. >> the anti-bullying advocate drawing inspiration of the goodness bot from the kindness she has seen from strangers during her own public shaming. >> for me, there was a period of time where getting the mail was the highlight of my day. i would get mail from strangers and so i know the power and the impact of hearing from a stranger

that's what this bot can do. you don't have to know the person it's just passing along a good deed in a way and trying to help somebody that you see who might be in pain >> pain already being alleviated, even while the goodness bot was being tested. >> wow, look at that you re-tweeted with something positive. >> i needed to hear this, i have been bullied for too long. >> oh, my god. >> the crowd goes wild >> i think monica even in her ted talk way back i guess it was 2015 was saying that kindness with and goodness and empathy really were an anecdote to shame and bullying, obviously doing this with twitter, but i mean, i'm on twitter from time to time, politics is like the main, or a huge area of meanness. >> i think we can all think of a few tweets we would like this goodness bot to rewrite for us the purpose is not to be political. there's a preestablished list of

politicians whose tweets cannot be redone by the goodness bot. this is for people who aren't in the public to send that message. >> a great idea. >> thank you, steph. >> you're welcome. turn it over to mr. roker, get a check of the forecast. >> today's weather is brought to you by new dove intensive repair conditioner, smooths hair damage for 100% touchably beautiful hair. around chicago, 32 degrees, light snow, rain mixing with it. we're going to watch that. strong storms through the mid mississippi and ohio river valleys. snow showers behind that a record chill in the pacific northwest. your halloween forecast during the day, strong storms moving into western new york, ohio, on into the appalachians, record cold morning for tomorrow and then as we move into trick or treat time, not so great as we move into the evening

hours, new england into the mid atlantic and the northeast, snow good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. as we take a look outside in san francisco, we're starting out with clear skies, cool temperatures and we will, unfortunately, still have some drifts of smoke coming in today, especially in the north bay, moderate air quality for the bay and coast, going to the south bay, we're going to see cold temperatures warming up into the mid 70s for the south bay and low 07s inland. for tomorrow, some light wind, sunshine, highs in the 70s. we'll see temperatures warming up slightly in time for the weekend. and that is your latest weather, hoda. >> it's a great time of day. harry smith is here with the new installment of "mr. smith goes

to." >> it is not every day you get to sit in a room with two legends, de niro, pacino. >> you like the mob movies, joe pesci, pacino, robert de niro, and ray romano. >> another day at the office, two old friends greet each other, two prose lucky for us, we have ray de n and romano, too. it is just another day at the office two old friends greet each other warmly they are season pros >> how long have you known each other? don't tell him. >> a long time we met as young actors together. we met each other in the '60s. >> i was running away from an armed robbery. >> well, you had one of those kind of looks. >> they have done all right these two, actors first, movie

stars, yes, but actors first >> what do you admire most about al >> we've sort of grown up over the years, decades, and had similar types of situations in our lives, success. >> we both sort of happened around the same time, and maybe it was too, the era back then, it was a different thing being famous, and we were suddenly famous even though we had been working for years before and i think that has a way of affecting you. somewhere, somehow, we knew it >> the new film they're in together is called "the irishman" based on the book "i heard you paint houses" the life story of philadelphia tough guy frank sheeran who worked for the mob and jimmy hoffa. >> who called you to say do you want to be in this movie with all of these heavyweights.

>> it was my agent, yeah, but i was lucky enough to get into "vinyl" which marty directed so i got into his rolodex and he offered me this role. >> he trusted you. >> yeah, which was scary for me. >> did you have second thoughts or did you think -- >> i'm having second thoughts now. it was petrifying, i'm meeting these guys for the first time, i'm scared meeting you for the first time. >> somehow i doubt that. >> "the irishman" will have a limited run in theaters and then go to netflix which produced it, the price tag spent on technology to make the actors look decades younger. >> became more of a reality, and did some tests and then i don't know what came first, the test or netflix, probably netflix and we could get the money to do it. >> pacino plays jimmy hoffa, a name as faded as the power of

labor unions in the united states but in his day -- >> my father was a teamster, jimmy hoffa was a god in my house, he wore the buttons, my father wore the buttons. >> he was a real icon back then. wanted to know who he was, really, when we were young and stubborn but we did know about him. and apparently he was a close second to the president in terms of popularity. yeah, he was -- who is this guy. he always seemed like he was a little on the shady side or something. >> i wonder about that >> yeah. but he was very, you know, he was a very interesting person. >> he was an organizer. >> the irishman, a rarest of opportunities to work together when you're in a scene with al, do you ever have like an out of body moment where you look at him and say i like what he's

doing there. >> we had some good scenes, then there's the one where i'm trying to convince him that he's got to back off and that was fun. >> you do anything with bob, no matter what it is, say anything, he'll just go with it. he just takes it it's amazing. >> you had made a movie some years back that you weren't in love with. >> no, no, we remind each other about this time, we had done the movie, gone to europe to go to premiers in london, and we turned to each other, and i said, you know, these people are so great they're all here for us, one day hopefully it will be for something we really are going to be proud of. nothing against the other movie, it's just a different thing, but this one, you know, was special. >> and you actually said to me, one day we're going to do one that we feel good about. i believed him

>> the proof is on the screen. perhaps especially on a big screen >> should it be in the movie theaters longer? >> i always think so it's so great, the netflix and television in our home, but at the same time when you're watching something on television, you can stop it and take that break or you get a phone call and you leave it. in the film, movie house, you are sort of prepared for another experience >> i think if any movie is an argument for keeping the theater experience alive, it's this type of movie to be on the big screen with an audience. >> critics are praising "the irishman" martin scorsese's best reviewed film since "taxi. >> people are complimentary about it. >> we believe those people

turned out pretty good >> it starts in the movie theaters on friday, 26 day run, and then it goes to netflix. >> i got to see that. >> how long is it? >> three plus. >> that's good though. there are moments in the film, my father was a teamster, i worked loading and unloading trucks in the south market in chicago, there are moments in this movie that are very vivid and real for me. >> i can't believe scorsese and pacino have never worked together >> i love ray romano. >> he's terrific. >> like forrest gump sitting there. >> pesci is always that kind of character, he's the exact opposite he really is the power broker between the jimmy hoffa character. >> and ray romano is a serious role. >> no, a very serious lawyerly role he has done so much past "everybody loves raymond" that

we don't see every day. >> i feel like people have been talking about this movie for five years, now it's finally here. >> you're sitting across from them, how great is that. >> duh you just want to keep your stuff together. >> people want more of harry's conversation, you know where you can get it today.com. harry will you stay for "pop start. >> all right >> make carson so happy. >> right into it how about "game of thrones," fans of the massive tv series, they went on a bit of a roller coaster ride over the past 24 hours, let me break it down, first, there was news regarding a spinoff series on hbo starring naomi watts, that drew people into a tizzy later, a different spinoff has been given a ten episode order, all about the targaryen family, no word who's

going to be in it. up next, eddie murphy, the actor has been hard at work at the next stage of his comeback, a sequel of coming to america, shooting the movie with wesley snipes, look who he ran into, none other than will smith and martin lawrence, and happened to be at the studio, shooting the third installment of the "bad boys" franchise. nothing to see here. lawrence posting, when bad boys come to america. tracy morgan in "coming to america" posted a group shot including a lot of cast, including sherry, reprising her role as lisa from the first movie. up next, bill murray, maybe you will see him at the p.f. changs, apparently that's where he wants to work he sat down with amy schumer for a podcast, and revealed his desire to work there when he's no longer acting. >> although i did fill out an application at p.f. changs at the atlanta airport because i

think that's been one of the great places. >> to do what. >> just to work there. >> any job. >> it looks like they are having the best times working at p.f. changs. >> i don't know if he's serious but look for him at the p.f. changs. >> they tweeted out, when can you start. you're in. olivia newton john, giving superfans to own the iconic outfit from the end of the film. putting the black leather jacket and hundreds of items up for auction, it benefits cancer research she reveals just what it was like to shoot in that outfit >> this is the big item, and i want all you museums to be bidding against each other the zipper is still broken, but they're fabulous it was incredibly hot, and we shot you're the one that i want in 102, 103, they were having a heat wave so i obviously had to

take this jacket off in between takes. >> that's a great scene, that final seen in "grease" that was awesome. that auction, by the way, that's going to be there. if you can't get that, you'll get the pink lady shot. >> look who's in the orange room kerry washington is in the good morning to you. 8:26, i'm marcus washington. some good news this morning on two front. first off, firefighters overnight held the line on the kincade wildfire. it did grow slightly to 77,000 acres, but containment doubled to 30%. 94 homes are destroyed, thousands more are threatened. >> and a late reversal for many who thought that they'd lose power overnight. most people in almeida, contra costa were all spared additional outages. they hope to restore power today for many in the north bay. >> we have seen some high wind

gusts during the overnight hours and earlier this morning reaching up up to 60 miles per hour and we're seeing still breezy winds in half moon bay and mount diablo. we'll see elsewhere but we are going to see some improving conditions as the winds calm down. and we are going to see our highs today reaching into the low 70s, up to 74 today in san jose. we'll have more updates all throughout the day, marcus. >> thanks. i'll have another local news update coming up for you in 30 minutes.

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it is 8:30 on this it is 8:30 on this wednesday morning. halloween eve. savannah's clue in just a moment >> that's right. in the meantime, in the meantime. >> how about a crowd moment. >> i don't think i have it >> what? >> okay. kaley and ryan, where are you

guys from. >> we're from conway, arkansas >> conway, arkansas, and congratulations, just got married. >> yes, on saturday. >> how did it go >> great it went good, she said yes so that's all i can ask for >> oh, you want a honeymoon with hoda >> we watch all the time, and we love hoda. >> i know hoda kotb. >> i'd like to get on this honeymoon. >> hi, how are you congratulations, what's your name. >> kaley. >> what's your name? >> ryan. >> oh, my gosh, how long were you all dating. >> four years. >> aren't they the cutest. >> you all look so cute. >> got that honeymoon glow. >> we appreciate you coming. >> you are honeymooning with hoda, she hogs all the covers, just so you know >> did you all see this birthday cake behind us we have our first halloween costume. it's a birthday table. >> that's pretty good. >> happy birthday pam. sweet.

still ahead, the emotional video released overnight by kevin hart talking about his difficult recovery from the car crash. >> and if you missed kerry washington on broadway, don't you worry, she is bringing this powerful show to netflix we're going to talk to her about the challenging role, and sparking conversation. >> so much content, everything we're going to whip up last minute halloween treats with the hilarious star of "my drunk kitchen," our friend hannah hart is here. and this morning, i'm going to introduce you to some dads who are staying home and bucking stereotypes at the same time, they have their own invention, home dad con. >> and ashley graham is going to cohost with me it's going to be a lot of fun. tomorrow is our big halloween reveal, a huge extravaganza. one last clue from savannah guthrie.

>> craig is sitting on a throne. carson is rocking a sweater. al is taking his costume to the bank i'm dancing to a groove. none of these are good >> yours is better i don't know that it is any better, and i made it up trick or treat, who's wearing red on her feet. >> dorothy. >> trick or treat, who's wearing red on her feet. >> dorothy doesn't dance. >> those red high heels that i broke in for you. >> perhaps they are, but those are size 12 which actually is not my size. >> halloween reveal happens tomorrow you don't want to miss it. come down. >> rain or shine >> something that always happens on halloween as well trick or treat for unicef, putting heart into halloween, encouraging kids to collect donations in support of their work all around the world. carol is the president and ceo of unicef. hello and happy birthday.

>> thank you >> when these kids collect these boxes and it happens all the time, where does this money go >> this goes to children in 190 countries and territories doing whatever it takes to ensure they get the childhood they deserve. >> this started after world war ii what's the impact? >> since then, we have raised over $180 million from these little boxes. >> wow, and it teaches kids about the power of doing good. >> most of the adults say they started philanthropy trick or treating for unicef. >> thank you so much happy birthday. >> thank you. >> and to learn more about trick or treating for unicef, check out today.com. let's check your weather including halloween on the day it's going to be a mess in the eastern third of the country, wet snow, gusty winds making their way and as we look in the evening for all the little trick or treaters out there, rain and

strong storms in the northeast, mid atlantic states, snow through the plains, winds will diminish out west. i have to say hi to all the national association of orthopedic nurses, of course when you have your knees done or hips replaced, these are the folks that help take care of you. that's what's going on around the country, here's what's happening in y and that is your latest weather. >> did you hear the crowd actually applauded. >> every now and then. >> they were applauding your forecast. coming up kevin hart breaking his silence, what he is saying in a new video overnight over his recovery from a near fatal car crash.

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we are back now with an update on kevin hart's road to recovery from that terrible car crash. >> yeah, it happened almost two months ago now it left him with serious back injuries, and now he's letting fans for the first time get a glimpse at his long road back. sheinelle is here with more on that good morning. >> good morning to you guys. hart posted an emotional video on his instagram page, chronicling his painful recovery physical and emotional after that near fatal accident this morning, a powerful and poignant new video from kevin hart giving fans insight into his long road to recovery for the first time since a horrific car crash. >> when god talks, you got to listen i swear life is funny because some of the craziest things that

happen to you end up being the things that you needed most. >> hart who had surgery for multiple back fractures shows himself in the hospital bed needing the help of several nurses and a walker to stand up. he has seen wearing a large back brace in portions of the video. >> i honestly feel like god basically told me to sit down. you're moving too fast, you're doing too much. >> throughout the video, hart appears to be slowly regaining his strength, doing intense physical therapy that includes weight training and pool workouts. >> after my accident, i see things differently i see life from a whole new perspective. my appreciation for life is through the roof >> sounds like the passenger is stuck in the car the driver is out of the car but he looks a little hurt i think the top of the car is crushed. >> in september, hart was a passenger in his own custom 1970 barracuda. the muscle car driven by a friend rolled into a ditch, crushing the roof and shattering

the windshield, behind the wheel, jared black who also suffered back injuries black's fiance, fitness trainer was in the backseat but not injured. hart was able to escape the hart was available to escape the record and get to the nearby home. >> did he get treatment originally from when he was injured? did he go to the hospital? >>, no, not at don't take today for granted because tomorrow is not promised more importantly i'm thankful for god. thankful for life. >> sheinelle, do we know when he's expected to make a full recovery >> he was with his doctor in that video and as you see there, he was talking to hart saying it could take a year before he fully heals. hart went on to say whatever the recovery is, he's in no rush i was listening to a sermon a

while ago, sometimes when certain things happen, you can ask why or what, and in this situation, he's saying what do i need to learn from this, and one of the things he believes is he was a bit too busy we wish him the best. >> excuse me i'm very busy and important, i have to leave now because ms. kerry washington. >> who's got a better offer. >> right over here on this side of the studio. we've got to talk a little halloween. we've got to talk about your new project. >> thank you for having me. >> we're so happy you're here. >> hi guys. >> we'll be back in a bit. first, this is "today" on nbc. kerrygold has a taste so rich it can take you to ireland's lush, green pastures. where grass-fed cows produce rich, creamy milk for a truly delicious taste. kerrygold. the taste that takes you there. the more things in your home you make yourself, the more it feels like your home. there's something just really special about putting in our own time, sweat, blood, tears

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a critically acclaimed show. now a film adaptation on netflix. kerry plays a mom anxiously looking for her missing interracial son in a south florida police station take a look. >> my son is missing now you're telling me he's in custody. >> no. >> he might be. >> we don't know that yet. >> we don't know anything yet. >> we don't know much. that is my point. >> is my son in custody or not. >> you're going to have to be patient and wait for the liaison officer. i completely understand your concern. >> respectfully, officer, i don't think you do. >> ma'am, i have kids too. >> do you? >> how old are they? are any of them black? >> that's all you need to see. even that clip took you back, didn't it, to that moment. >> it did. this project is so meaningful to me it's so important. it's like my baby. it's really been such a ride. >> you also call this possibly the most challenging role of your career.

what made it so? >> i think, you know, i'm balancing two threads of this character, one, you know, to bring kendra to life, i'm really thinking a lot about being the mother of black children and what it means to raise kids of color and the complexity, anytime you become a mom, it's such an act of vulnerability, but that's complicated when you are the mother of a kid of coloe dangerous situation. and then because the systems are at work to really put your kid in a more dangerous situation. and then i was also so focused on what's happening in this country right now, and what's been happening, really, from emmett till to philando castile, we have had victims of state sanctioned violence in the community and holding on to that fear and pain, and bringing it to life. >> there's a line in this production where the police officer is asking you for a description of your son, and the questions he asks you are does he have any tattoos, and does he have gold teeth. >> and does he have a street name.

>> does he have a street name. >> yes >> so much of what i think the piece is about is about unconscious bias and how we make judgments about people, and everybody does it. my character does it the white cop does it. we're all kind of operating on our own prejudices and assumptions and i think it's one of the thing that's so smart is everybody who watches it has a moment where you feel like you see yourself and you recognize your own belief system but you also get surprised by really taking the time to hear how somebody else thinks and walking in somebody else's shoes. >> now, thankfully it's going to be on netflix. >> so everybody can see it. >> tons of people can see it, no matter where you are, no matter how much money you have. >> i was thinking to myself, does it make me feel like the problems are unsurmountable or do i see light at the end of the tunnel, what do you think. >> i feel like this film begins when the credits roll at the end because this is a story about how we have the conversation,

how we cross these divides and be able to talk to each other about these really personal feelings and i think the film really gives us an opportunity to be able to talk about stuff that people find it hard to talk about. you know, we all watch the cable news networks that make us comfortable and talk to people who have the same belief systems we have. you see four very different characters holding on to four different belief systems in this film, and yet they are talking to each other, and there's a great discussion guide that we developed, with opportunity agenda.org, you can go and the link is at the end of the film, and it's a guide to help you talk about all that comes up in the film >> and you're a mom of three. >> i am. >> what are the ages again. >> 13, 5 and 3 >> you're very private with your family which i completely respect which is awesome it did shock me a little when i read somewhere, kerry washington gave out her phone, she wants people to tweet her or call her. >> text me.

>> is that a real thing? >> it is i'm texting with many thousands of people. you know, i love social media. it's been a real game changer for me but i also was looking for a way to have a more direct exchange with fans. >> what did you find what are they asking. >> it's really interesting it's a really great way to be in community with people, and to feel like we don't have intermediaries, we can just one on one text each other and be, i don't know, i just feel like i'm always looking for ways to make sure that i'm staying connected. >> i feel like you're such a grounded person. i actually watched your commencement address that you gave at gw, and it totally filled me up and i immediately googled your mom and dad, i want to see what they're like. >> they're amazing. >> i love hearing the lessons you learned from your mom, but your dad cracked me up he's really funny. >> of all the things i have ever done, i feel like "american son" has had a greater impact on my parents than anything. my mom said when she watched the netflix film, it's so painful for me to watch you be in pain

as a mother. as your mother, it kind of connected us to be able to both hold on and embody and talk about what it means to parent, just the vulnerabilities that every mom feels. or every dad you know, there's that thing barack obama says, having your heart outside your body walking around, and for me, i'm getting to now explore themes of motherhood in my work, even though olivia pope chose not to be a mom, which i very much respect, but now in "american son" and soon i get to explore what it means to be a mom, and in particular what it means to be a black mom, what that means, how it looks, what it feels like >> we appreciate you this is such a powerful piece. it's called "american son. it's going to start streaming on netflix this friday. >> friday. >> kerry, thank you so much. we appreciate you coming now over to savannah and carson. >> kerry might want to stick around for this. we have mack o lanterns. and hannah hart and her drunk

kitchen is right here. >> halloween treats with hannah, but first, this is "today" on nbc. if where's my kn

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hannah hart started the web show "my drunk kitchen" with a video of herself making a grilled cheese she might have had one or ten cocktails. it became an instant hit. >> it sure did eight years later, she has 3 million youtube subscribers. she released a book "my drunk kitchen holidays" celebrating everything from halloween to christmas. celebrating left hander holidays are you a lefty. >> no, but i recognize your existence. >> thank you for caring, hannah, good morning >> thanks for having me back, guys. >> on halloween, you have people come over, go to my sisters house, she makes a goblin goulash. if you're trying to figure out fun stuff to make before

halloween or after. >> this is something i like to call mack o lantern, cut off the top. if you got to feed your kids and entertain your kids at the same time, this is it. >> how do you get the entrails out? >> i don't know. >> what do you do? >> i talk about food you know, i'm more of a -- >> there you go. great. and then you can cut your own little design. >> i made a cyclops. >> just adorable >> well done, carson. >> that's real good. >> you did that during the little break that's incredible. >> i'm going to carve too. i'm not sure if that's the way one holds a knife. right. >> sorry i'm getting in the spirit. >> it made an eye. >> that's real blood >> hopefully nobody gets injured. >> and this is just regular mac and cheese. >> yeah. >> just a good vessel to hold it.

>> a standard amount of mac and cheese, i'm putting this in here and stirring it, mainly because it's in front of me, but i will tell you more about my new cook book, "my drunk kitchen holiday. >> go for it >> honestly, i think the holidays can be stressful, like the way i feel right now watching you carve that, but they can be fun and about the art of celebration. >> look at that, that's perfect. >> oh, wow. >> i think that's really fun >> are there enough holidays to warrant a book. >> there are it takes you through the whole journey of the year, january through december because honestly, i'll move you down. >> mac and cheese inside of a bell pepper. >> after the triumph of my carving i'm going to stir this. >> put this inside your beautiful buddy. >> and you can make your kids eat, you know, something healthy. >> i don't have to so i think so. >> i think it would work. >> carson, if you want to join us down over -- >> look, i'm giving him the justin timberlake haircut from trl. >> that is beautiful >> you did really good, you

guys. >> the kids would love to do this. >> what's this cocktail? >> basically the whole idea of "my drunk kitchen holidays" is to embrace the art of celebration and savoring, when it comes to the holiday season, i don't know about you guys, but i get really stressed out, and it's always like you're disappointing somebody, right, so might as well start figuring out how to cope with the holidays all yearlong, you know. >> these are vampire fries, what's special about these. >> i eat and drink a lot more during the holidays. >> the holidays can be a difficult time stressful, so shouldn't we treat ourselves the best. >> your food is project oriented, it's fun. >> it gives you an activity so you drink slower. >> what makes these vampire fries? >> they're covered in garlic >> vampire breath. i love it. and what's the cocktail real quick. >> a smokey margarita, everyone likes it different, why not the option of smokey, savory or sweet. >> the book is out, "my drunk

kitchen holidays." >> how to savor and celebrate the year, in stores everywhere. >> he's vaping >> the 3rd hour is next and on the 4th, ashley graham is going to be with us. hannah hart, thank you great ideas here at web site we're going to come back, but first, a quick look at your local news and weather sflfrmts good morni . good morning. it's 8:56. i'm marcus washington. firefighters held the line on the kincade wildfire. containment doubled to 30%. 94 homes are destroyed and thousands are threatened.

a late reversal for many who thought they'd lose power overnight were spared additional outages. the predicted overnight weather never materialized. pg&e hopes to restore power to many in the north way. >> we've seen it a little breezy in san francisco. i think it's hoping term limit prove our air quality today but as the day goes on, we can see a reduction in air quality. as we go to the rest of the day, a cold start but warming up into the low 70s inland. the rest of our forecast looks pretty nice with calmer wind. still dry weather but we will see the highs in the upper 7 0s by this weekend. marcus? >> we'll have another update for you in an hour. my parents never taught me anything about managing money.

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live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the 3rd hour of "today." good thursday, everyone, craig here, al here, sheinelle here, and look who's back. >> i'm not on maternity leave like many people thought. i have been gone for a while. >> you should be the mostested person in the building, how do you feel? >> i don't feel very rested. >> you have been working. >> well, the last week was my vacation, and then monday or sunday night i had to go to l.a. to shoot my earth odyssey with dylan dreyer show. >> she's back 30 seconds and works in a plug. >> we're happy to have you back.