right, guys? >> always. >> of course. >> all right, that does it for us here. look, we'll see you back here at 7:26 for a news update. make it a great thursday. good morning growing fall good morning. growing fallout. president trump forced to walk back his comments on white supremacists during the debate. >> i really don't know who they are. i can only say, they have to stand down. let law enforcement do their work. >> but still not condemning white supremacy. some republicans distancing themselves. >> i guess he did a mis-speech. >> and this morning, new attacks on the integrity of the election from the president himself. what every voter needs to know about their polling places and ballots. breaking overnight, mass layoffs. tens of thousands of airline workers hit with job cuts after congress fails to reach a new bailout deal for the struggling

airline industry. how it could impact the future of flying. deadly disaster. even more wildfires explode in california. the death toll and damage growing by the day. >> it's beautiful here, but that's being stripped one fire at a time. >> this morning, the devastation facing thousands of homeowners, left with nothing to return to. and a new warning about the fire danger still to come. opening day. this morning, the iconic washington monument welcoming back its first guests since the start of this pandemic. >> wow. that view is right there the minute you get out of the elevator. >> it is absolutely spectacular. >> tom costello there live from the very top. those stories, plus, delay of game. that coronavirus outbreak inside the tennessee titans forces the nfl to postpone its first game

of the season, but it is full steam ahead for the nba finals. >> drives, it's inside, finds davis for the slam. >> and the major league's postseason. >> and the braves have won it. >> today, thursday, october 1st, 2020. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome back to "today." so happy that you're joining us on this thursday morning. >> 1st of october, good morning. >> i love when the calendar changes. it is a busy morning. we also have good news. love to say that at the beginning of a newscast. from washington, d.c., today marks the reopening of the washington monument. tom costello, i'll tell you, has the best seat in the house.

we'll join us right up inside there, 500 feet up. the sunrise, like, this is all happening. >> that's a pretty shot. we'll get to that in a moment. let's start with politics. 33 days now until election day. >> early voting is already taking place in 30 states. if you live in washington, d.c., absentee ballots are starting to be mailed out today. >> also this morning, the presidential debate commission is weighing in on what happened in cleveland tuesday night, and promising changes to the debates moving forward. >> nbc's peter alexander joins us from the white house with more on this. peter, good morning. >> reporter: hoda and savannah, good morning to both of you. the senate's top republican, mitch mcconnell, called it unacceptable not to condemn white supremacists. lindsey graham said the president should make it clear, the proud boys organization is a racist one. but president trump remains reluctant to unequivocally condemn white supremacists and other far right groups by name, after igniting the controversy in tuesday's debate. now, some of the president's allies tell nbc news they are worried his chaotic performance this week may have repelled undecided voters, not won them over.

overnight, president trump in minnesota, awarding himself high marks for his combative and chaotic debate performance. >> we, all of us, won big last night. and i don't know, did you hear about this? in the history of cable television, had the highest ratings of any show in the history of cable television. >> reporter: the president earlier trying to clean up after refusing to condemn white supremacists. >> i'm willing to do anything. i want to -- >> then do it, sir. >> say it. >> you want to them call -- what do you want to call them? give me a name. >> white supremacists. >> who do you want me to condemn? >> white supremacists. >> proud boys, stand back and stand by. >> reporter: the proud boys, an extremist group, celebrating the president's remarks. president trump is now distancing himself from the group. >> i don't know who the proud boys are. you have to give me a definition because i don't know who they are. i can say, they have to stand down, let law enforcement do their work. >> reporter: joe biden not mincing words. >> my message to the proud boys -- i am talking about law enforcement, police have to take care, stop defunding the police like they've done in new york.

i just told you. i always denounce any form, any form of any of that. you u have to denounce it. >> joe biden not mincing words. >> my message to proud boys and every other white supremacist group is, cease and desist. that's not who we are. this is not who we are as americans. >> reporter: slamming the president's behavior as a national embarrassment. >> he thinks if he speaks louder and spus out lie after lie, he will get his way. >> some undecided voters were turned off by the debate. >> i felt embarrassed as an american. >> all president trump needed to do is not interrupt. all biden needed to do was not copy that type of behavior. >> reporter: the presidential

pushback was swift and bipartisan. >> reporter: the commission says they'll make changes for the remaining matchups, saying additional structure should be added to ensure a more orderly discussion of the issues. those are their words. a source close to the committee saying among the changes considered, cutting off a candidate's microphone if they violate rules. important to note, no final decision has been made. as for ratings, 73 million watched it on tv, second highest viewership ever for a presidential debate. number down from four years ago. >> thank you. to get another major blow to the airline industry. tens of thousands of workers,

massive job cuts. nbc's blayne alexander joins us from the world's busiest airport, atlanta's hartsfield-jackson. good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. the midnight deadline came and went without a vote. that vote has been pushed to today to allow more time for talks between democrats and the white house. but the delay means that some airlines were forced to move forward with cuts, and this morning, thousands of people are waking up without a job. this morning, the future of the airline industry is up in the air. starting today, thousands of employees from multiple airlines are being furloughed after congress failed to reach a deal on a new relief package before the october 1st deadline. on the line, pilots, flight attendants, gate agents, and more. industry giants hit hard. american airlines forced to cut 19,000 jobs. united, 13,000. telling employees in a letter, today is a very sad day for all of us at united. wilmer alvarez got notice. >> that is not the flight attendant's fault.

>> reporter: now, he's scared of losing health insurance, not just for himself but his mother and two younger brothers, all relying on him. >> four years ago, i thought this was going to be a lifetime career for me. me being told last summer that i will be furloughed on october 1st was really heartbreaking. >> reporter: airlines already received a $25 billion lifeline from congress back in may, money used to save jobs. but the airlines say that money ran out at the end of september. with air travel still down 70%, carriers are looking to congress for a second round of help. house speaker nancy pelosi and treasury secretary steve mnuchin locked in talks over a sweeping reform package. >> we're very clear that we want to spend money on more ppp. we want to make sure that hotels, that the airlines get business. >> reporter: both delta and southwest say they've been able to hold off on layoffs for now. the airlines impacted say they are aiming to reverse course once they get aid. but industry experts warn, it's

got to come fast. >> as service is cut to small airports, and the airports close, and all the jobs around them are also affected, communities are cut off from service, this is a real cliff. it is a real deadline. >> those job losses are devastating, blayne. how, also, could the layoffs impact ticket prices and traveling in general? >> reporter: hoda, it could have a couple of impacts. if you're planning on traveling, that could mean the price you pay for tickets will be lower. right now, airlines are keeping the ticket prices low, hoping that will be enough to bring travelers back. so that's certainly some good news into the holiday travel season. the bad news is that industry experts say that it could mean fewer planes in the air, which could mean more flights are more crowded. some areas possibly looking at cutbacks in service all

togeth er. hoda? >> tough story there. thank you. also this morning, some big news from the cruise industry. cdc has extended a no sail order for ships from u.s. ports through the end of october. the order was originally put into place in march after reports of hundreds of coronavirus infections and several covid-related deaths aboard cruise ships around the world. let's say good morning to craig, joining us with the latest on the western wildfires. >> savannah, good morning to you. the situation remains a very delicate one in california, where 26 major fires are still burning across that state. more than 17,000 firefighters are racing to gain ground. this morning, this morning, the death toll is growing there, and there are also fears that hundreds of homes may have already been lost. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer is on the front lines. he is in st. helena, west of sacramento. miguel, good morning. >> reporter: hey, craig, good morning. since these fires exploded over the weekend, they have devoured more than 100,000 acres and torched everything in its path. this school was built back in 1902.

now, it's just a pile of rubble. everything else left standing in this community is now under threat. hillsides, vineyards, and neighborhoods, all igniting with terrifying speed. >> memories we made here, it's gone. >> reporter: overnight, fires exploding in multiple directions across napa and sonoma county, now threatening more than 22,000 structures. >> it was within five minutes, the entire side of the hill was on fire. >> reporter: veteran firefighters say few people understand how quickly fires can spread, often a deadly mistake. >> little throw of an ember out, something that's hot, up to a mile, maybe two miles out ahead of the main front of the fire, and next thing you know, you're trapped between the new spot fire that just started and the main front of the fire. >> reporter: when flames tore through this area, little could be done to stop it. multi-million dollar homes and

smaller properties are a total loss. across the region, hundreds of homes have burned, and so is the christian elementary school in st. helena, where velazquez works. >> how sad. this is the preschool playground where the kids were running and playing. it's all gone. it's burned. >> reporter: world renowned restaurants and wineries have also been destroyed or damaged. >> rinse off any dirt or ash that's on the grapes. >> reporter: todd is the wine maker at this estate, which now

looks like this. >> we're disappointed and gutted, and we know it's a tragedy. >> reporter: during the harvest, there is no time to reflect on the disaster. a fellow wine maker offered up his facilities so heth can crush and salvage what he can of his crop. >> this is burned across the valley, so it is really kind of a scar on the valley. i know we'll come out of it. i know things will bloom again. >> reporter: this morning, hope for renewal in a beloved part of california still under siege. to give you a bit more perspective, over the summer, there's been 44,000 wildfires across the west that have eaten up more than 7.1 million acres. firefighters say they take each blaze one at a time in what feels like an endless fight. craig? >> miguel almaguer at a school that had stood for more than 120 years. thank you. savannah? there's a lot more to get to. after a tough summer, it's a really good time to be a sports fan. the nba finals tipped off from the league's orlando bubble last night. baseball's postseason in full swing.

the nfl has hit a stumbling block, forced to postpone a game for the season for the first time because of the coronavirus. nbc's sam brock is in miami with more on all of it. sam, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. the tennessee titans will not be taking the field this sunday after four players now, and five staff members, have tested positive for covid-19 in the last week. the total now 11 people. we're getting a first look at the titans and how they're feeling on this roller coaster ride. >> reporter: on the gridiron, the tennessee titans knocked down every opponent in their path so far, some in nail-biting fashion. >> and it is -- good! >> reporter: but the invisible enemy, covid-19, has cost them their scheduled matchup this sunday with the pittsburgh steelers. >> we'll have to continue to exercise extreme caution when we go back in. and there is -- no one is to blame. >> reporter: with four players and five staff members testing positive, the league pushing the game back to monday or tuesday to allow additional time for further daily covid-19 testing and to ensure the health and safety of players, coaches, and gameday personnel.

>> i kind of understood the risk going into this thing, that this is a possibility. just trying to manage it as best as i possibly can. >> reporter: from the outset, the nfl planning for positive tests, with proactive technology. >> how realistic is it to think they can play on monday or tuesday of next week? >> well, the one thing that the league has put in place is everyone in that very tight bubble of the players, the coaches, and the essential personnel, wear a monitoring device when they're in the facility. so they really can go back and trace contact tracing within the team. >> james goes inside. >> reporter: one sport in an actual bubble, the nba. tipping off the finals with lebron james and the lakers dominating his former team, the miami heat, 116-98. after months of isolation from the outside world. >> it's been extremely tough. but, you know, i'm here for one reason and one reason only, and that's to compete for a championship. >> reporter: speaking of championships, the miami marlins

are chasing their third. >> in the air, that's pretty well struck. hamilton can't get it, and it's gone! >> reporter: after nearly costing major league baseball its season with 20 positive covid tests right out of the gate, now, two months later, a record eight playoff games on wednesday. with the longest scoreless duel in mlb history between the braves and reds, ending in the 13th inning with this hit from freddie freeman. >> and the braves have won it! >> reporter: so major league baseball, guys, just announcing there's going to be spectators in the stands for the national league championship series, nlcs, and the world series, somewhere in the range of 11,500 tickets that are going to be sold. it'll look similar to nfl stadiums where there are pods of seats together. four seats per pod, 6 feet apart. the return for the titans is indefinite. the vikings are back at their facility. >> sam, thank you. you must be in miami this morning.

>> by the way, i don't know if you caught the laker/heat game, they're also using the virtual fans. there was a famous face in the stands. you can recognize former president barack obama there, seated between two legendary lakers, shaquille o'neil on his right, james worthy on his left. no idea what they're talking about. whatever the president is saying, it appears to be making shaq laugh. >> he looks teeny tiny next to shaq, but everyone does. >> true. 7:17 let's check out the weather. morning, al. >> unfortunately, we don't have a lot of great news when it comes to fire weather. we're talking about five of the top six largest fires in the state's history are burning right now. in fact, when we look at this, 74 large fires burning across the west, 7.5 million acres burned so far. that's an area that's larger than the entire state of massachusetts. and we've got heat to talk about. 41 million people under heat advisories, heat warnings, from san diego all the way up to

north of san francisco we've also got a fire weather outlook of elevated risk because of high temperatures and low humidity in fact, kind of a seesaw right now. out west, numerous records are going to be challenged today 87 in hillsborough going to be near 100 down in los angeles downtown phoenix, 105 as you move to the east, it is going to actually feel a little bit more like october. today, chicago, 57 degrees that's 11 degrees below average. joplin, missouri, 68 buffalo, four degrees below average. we'll get to your local forecast we'll get to your local forecast comiming up in t the next 3030 ♪ seconds.s. k i.i... you know what i think? i think you owe us $48.50... wild thingng. if you ride, you get it. geico motorcycle.

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electrical fence. i'm kris sanchez at sfo where united airlines and american airlines workers may get furlough notices today. united will notify 13,000 workers and more half flight attendants and american 19,000 workers. the industry's request for $20 billion in federal aid is in limbo and the last round of help expired at midnight. the airlines say they will recall workers if that federal aid comes through. we'll track the negotiations in washington. in the meantime, let's check the forecast with meteorologist kari hall. smoky skies and hot temperatures. what a combo. >> yeah. i mean, we could barely see the sun rising this morning. taking a look at this shot from walnut creek. we have so many concerns today from the high fire danger sparking that red flag warning as well as the heat advisory and spare the air alert and also a note to conserve energy for today. it's going to be really hot. we don't want any blackouts as

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bipartisan 84-10 vote. the deal averted a government shutdown, but it sets up a aftee presidential election. the head possible funding fight after the presidential election. the head of the federal aviation administration put boeing 737 max to the test yesterday in a rare move steve dixon actually flew the plane himself, conducting a nearly two-hour evaluation flight at the controls of the jet liner. the 737 max has been grounded since march of 2019 after two deadly crashes the faa said it will not rush a lift of the grounding, but it believes the plane could be permitted for commercial flights by sometime next month. now, we want to turn our attention to vote watch, our series, with election day just 33 days away. >> during the debate the other night and on the campaign trail, the president continues to call the integrity of the election

into question. it is an unprecedented attack. are there real concerns about how you vote and how those votes will be counted? nbc's stephanie gosk looking into what's true and what's not. steph, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, hoda, good morning to you guys ballots being thrown in rivers and creeks, in trash cans. mailmen selling ballots. president trump says it is all happening, calling this election rigged it's alarming, if true so we did a little digging in the fallout from the contentious debate, this morning, many may wonder if they can actually trust this year's election. >> they're sending millions of ballots all over the country there's fraud. they found them in creeks. take a look at west virginia mailmen selling the ballots. >> reporter: there are nine states sending ballots out to registered voters. of the states, four and the district of columbia are doing it for the first time this year. is there mail-in voter fraud nbc news found no evidence of ballots being dumped in rivers and creeks in west virginia, a mailmen was

arrested, but not for selling ballots. he pleaded guilty to altering eight ballot requests. in pennsylvania, temporary elections worker accidentally threw out nine military ballots that were later recovered. the state's top election official said it was a mistake the fbi director had this to say about election fraud last week >> we have not seen, historically, any kind of coordinated national voter fraud effort in a major election >> reporter: even so, the president has called on his supporters for help on election day. >> i'm urging my supporters to go into the polls and watch very carefully, because that's what has to happen. >> reporter: what is poll watching voters, obviously, can observe when they go to vote, but they can't stay and watch others. one trump campaign staffer of philadelphia's city hall. >> why am i leaving? >> please posting this video he says it shows a trump observer being thrown out of philadelphia's city hall. >> why am i leaving? >> please leave. >> reporter: state officials saying the trump campaign has no poll watchers approved to work in philadelphia, and that city hall is not a polling area

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we're back with the new normal and a look inside one of our nation's most familiar, most iconic landmarks, the washington monument. >> like so many things, it's been closed for months and months because of the pandemic but this morning, it reopens to the public, offering visitors truly a one of a kind view of the city nbc's tom costello ought to know he is live, right there, tippy top, observation deck, 500 feet up hey, tom >> reporter: hey, guys good morning so we are in the peak right now of the washington monument 50 stories up. you come off of the elevator, and the view is spectacular. now open for limited numbers of people to come up all at once. this is one of the most famous buildings in the world, one of the most famous structures, of course, in the world, and the tallest in washington. you have a 360 view. take a look out the west your view right there, the lincoln memorial and on into

virginia it's the most recognizable part of the d.c. skyline, and at 555 feet, the washington monument remains the world's tallest, free standing stone structure. this morning, reopening to the public for the first time since march. >> we are getting ready to reopen the washington monument we're thrilled to reopen it's a baby step we're not back to normal now. >> reporter: like nearly all public buildings, visitors will experience changes because of the pandemic group sizes limited. visitors will need to get tickets ahead of time. once on the observation level, they'll need to walk one way to the windows, offering views of the nation's capitol for the monument, it is just the most recent reopening. >> over the past decade, the washington monument has been closed far more than it's been open. >> reporter: it was closed for years of repairs following the 2011 earthquake. workers repelled down the exterior and discovered cracks

the building deemed unsafe, requiring extensive repairs. how bad was the damage from the earthquake >> there is no give. there is no sway in stone. so those earthquake tremors, as they went higher up the monument, just got magnified by the stone. there was significant vibration, significant damage >> reporter: after those repairs, the monument closed again for three years for elevator issues. just reopening last fall started in 1848, it took decades to build inside the base, a tribute to the nation's first president, and a relic from the time of construction >> and we see the remnants here of some, what is effectively graffiti, left behind by a civil war soldier with the date of 1861. >> reporter: some soldier in 1861 left their mark here. we board the elevator that carried up to 18 people. now, limited in covid times to t once w

parties of just four to eight. once we reach the top -- wow, that view is right there the minute you get out of the elevator >> it is absolutely spectacular. >> reporter: and in every direction, a piece of history. to the north, the white house. to the south, the tidal basin and jefferson memorial out west, the reflecting pool, lincoln memorial, and arlington national cemetery. look east down the national mall to the capitol and beyond. this has to be the best view in washington. >> there isn't even a second place on the best view of the city because, i mean, not only are you 500 feet up, you're 500 feet up looking at the landmarks of american history. >> reporter: the top of the obelisk was finished in 1885 this is all the original stone work it began to crack during the earthquake, so now to reinforce it, they've come in with brackets and bolts the monument itself standing strong for more than a century in a time when everything is so polarized and it feels so unsure, it's nice to have

something that is timeless and that feels steady and sturdy >> people have been coming up here and looking out and getting this view since 1888 now, the features have changed, certainly. >> wow, there's so much historym okay, you talked about the earthquake how many cracks are in that -- we learned in there, tom okay you talked about the earthquake. how many cracks are in that -- were in the monument because of it >> reporter: yeah, they had to work on a thousand cracks, and most of them were right here where we are, near the tip, near the peak of the monument but to get to these cracks, they don't have an outside structure or crane, so they had to repel, take these windows out and repel down the side. imagine doing that for a living. oh, by the way, that's the jefferson monument right over there. yeah, it was an unbelievable accomplishment guys, one last thing i should have mentioned, if you come here, you have to wear a mask, right?

otherwise you don't get in back do you. >> of course >> tom, thanks. >> you're awesome. who pulled the 500 feet of cable up there to the top of the monument well done. >> kudos to the crew. >> thank you. >> yes >> reporter: technology. we love the technology these days, yeah. >> you know what i think he's so right, too, what tom said once you get up there, perspective. boy do we need that right now. tom, thank you from one spectacular sight to another al in his signature orange glasses this morning. >> thank you very much we are, unfortunately, looking at a lot of rain down through florida. flood watches, flood warnings. this is going to go through the weekend. we have a stationary front, low level, and upper level moisture, all converging on central and southern florida it is going to continue tomorrow flash flooding likely, moving from friday to saturday. flooding from miami to key west. we're talking some areas picking up to 6 to 7 inches of rain. 2 to 4 inches of rain falling per hour in fact, we're watching the

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a very good morning to you, 7:56. i'm laura garcia. here is a look at what is happening now. >> i'm bob redell in san ramon. you can smell the smoke and see it from the glass fire in napa and sonoma and as a result, the bay area air quality district has extended spare the air day for today and tomorrow for the entire bay area and also the national weather service has issued a heat advisory for our area starting later this morning at 11:00 a.m. temps are forecast to go 15 to 25 degrees above normal. near record or even record temps are possible. good morning, everyone. i'm scott mcgrew. we just got the latest first-time jobless claim numbers showing 837,000 of our fellow americans went to the unemployment office at least virtually. last week that's slightly fewer than expected.

of course, the big job numbers tomorrow that will include the unemployment rate. let's check that forecast with kari. bob was saying you have a look at the temperatures. >> yeah, we're looking at highs in concord reaching up to 100 degrees and 102 in antioch and 100 in morgan hill and san jose reaching 95. san francisco will stay in the upper 70s and meantime in napa today it is going to reach 99 degrees. we'll also see our winds picking up and that spread those concerns that wildfires may move in different directions and spread even more. we'll watch for that coming up and more. it's 8:00 on "toda.

coming it's 8:00 on "today. coming up, game changer. after a chaotic first debate, organizers now looking to create new rules for the next face-off, as things heat up on the campaign trail >> they say that we, we, all of us, won big last night >> i think it's just a national embarrassment. >> we will be the very latest. plus, gaining control. a closer look at how sweden is slowing the spread of the coronavirus, and the lessons they're offering the rest of the world. >> i would say they're pretty much hands-off here in sweden, opposed to hands-on. then sharing their story chrissy teigen and john legend

reveal they've lost their third child after suffering a miscarriage. just ahead, the couple's personal message about loss and love and going head-to-head inside the retail war between amazon and walmart, after walmart launches a new membership program from value to variety, even speed, which one comes out on top? >> we only ordered a pack of six, but this is a pack of 20. that's a lot of hot dogs >> we'll put both to the test today, thursday, october 1st, 2020 ♪ watermelon sugar high watermelon sugar high ♪ >> we're celebrating in cooperstown, new york. on "today" >> hi, "today" show. i'm from south carolina, wishing a happy birthday happy birthday love you. >> from studio 1a in cincinnati. hey, hoda, here's our morning boost.

happy 1st birthday, charlie. >> and the name. so cute. >> we love it. >> that's a perfect morning boost, guys. welcome in it's thursday morning. we're so happy you're sharing part of your morning with us >> yeah, and if you're just waking up, good morning. if you want to, you can always rewind if you set your dvr for 7:00 a.m., that's when we start catch up on the first hour, then fast forward to your favorite part. >> october 1st, you know what that means first day of the last quarter of 2020 >> aren't you full of facts. >> yeah. >> we have something that we're really looking forward to on tomorrow, on october 2nd on "today." 95 years of the grand ole opry harry smith is going to join us with a fun celebration in honor of that big birthday. let's get to your news at 8:00 the fallout from tuesday's disorderly first presidential debate has organizers promising changes for the next two

matchups in minnesota overnight, the president said he won big, but earlier, he did try to walk back his debate shoutout to the proud boys, a far right extremist group, criticized for trying to intimidate protesters. >> i don't know who the proud boys are you'll have to give me a definition because i really don't know who they are. i can only say, they have to stand down let law enforcement do their work. >> my message to the proud boys and every other white supremacist group is cease and desist it's not who we are. this is not who we are as americans. >> debate moderator chris wallace says he was sad about the way the event went off the tracks because it could have been a much more useful evening for americans. also this morning, many parts of the world, including the u.s., are seeing an increase in coronavirus cases, but that is not the case in sweden, which took a different approach to the pandemic from the start. unlike most countries, sweden never entered lockdown so is there a lesson there for the rest of the world? nbc's chief global correspondent bill neely joins us from stockholm.

bill, good morning >> reporter: good morning, hoda. good morning, everyone right across europe, there is this morning clear evidence of a second deadly wave of coronavirus, but here in sweden, nothing yet. once again, sweden, which refused to lock down, is a global exception and for americans living here, and for swedes themselves, that's good news it looks like the world we lost. cafes and restaurants full, people relaxed, no face masks, no panic american elizabeth dacey feels safe here. >> i have to say, honestly, i'm glad i'm here, in comparison to what i'm watching my family go through in the u.s >> reporter: jim from new york runs a deli and likes sweden's light touch. >> i would say they're pretty much hands-off here in sweden, opposed to hands-on. >> reporter: you feel safer here than you would back home >> definitely, definitely. i'm kind of proud about the way we've handled it. >> reporter: sweden kept most of its schools and businesses open. it asked people to socially distance half of swedes live alone

anyway it banned large gatherings but imposed few other rules. for sweden, buses and trains, well, take a look at this. not a face mask in sight the government doesn't recommend them, and swedes follow expert advice >> i would say in sweden, we have had the government and the experts have been really unified in their message you haven't had that in the u.s. >> reporter: when the world locked down, sweden stayed open. now, some of the countries who had the toughest lockdowns, like spain, are having a deadly second wave. sweden is not. or at least not yet. in sweden's biggest hospital, the intensive care unit, overwhelmed in the spring, is deserted from today, nursing homes will allow visitors for the first time in months but not everyone is happy in a country with few restrictions or

masks. >> they don't take any cares they don't bother. >> reporter: it worries you? >> yes, it worries me, and it makes me angry >> reporter: there have been small protests, even some americans are weary. >> everybody feels fairly secure, but they might be getting a little overconfident right now. >> reporter: cases of covid are creeping up. sweden's high spring death toll, higher than its neighbors, could return but most swedes are confident their way works. a pariah state to some, a paragon to others, and an outlier for sure and today's move, opening up those nursing homes to visitors, is a big risk because more than half of all sweden's covid-19 deaths were from nursing homes indeed, sweden's death rate, as a result of that, is pretty much the same as the united states. so it is just not simple as for face masks, people told

me, look, if the government says wear a face mask, we'll wear them that may come. there are signs, guys, that even here, they may make face masks in some circumstances compulsory >> bill neely for us in stockholm. bill, thank you. this morning, ford is recalling more than 700,000 trucks and other vehicles in north america.a. it says the backup camameras can show d distorted i images or suddenly go darkrk the e problem isis caused byby electrtrical connenection. the recacall covers most 2020 f-serieses trucks, b but 2020 explororers, mustatangs, expeditionons, and othther mode >> yes. >> here we go. all right. a grandfather in montgomery, are also involved. ford does say, though, it is not aware of any crashes or injuries caused by the problem so far kids, you ready for a little morning boost? >> yes. >> here we go. all right. a grandfather in montgomery, alabama, found a bucket of old baseballs in his garage that had been around for decades.

so he took them down to the local batting cages, hoping somebody could get some good use out of them. he also left a note about the baseballs. here's what it said. i pitched them to my son and grandson for countless rounds. my son is now 46 my grandson, 23. i am 72. what i won't give to pitch a couple of buckets to them. well, they both moved away if you are a father, cherish these times. you won't believe how quickly they'll be gone. p.s., give them a hug and tell them you love them every chance you get. his grandson found out about the note, posted it online, where it is making grown men and women across the country cry he says he never realized how much his grandfather enjoyed their little outings they plan to get together this weekend to hit some baseballs,

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miscarriage. posting this message on social media. we are shocked and in the kind of deep pain you only hear about. the kind of pain we've never felt before. teigen writing the couple had decided to break their tradition, selecting a baby name early. we never decide on our baby's names until the last possible moment after they're born, just before we leave the hospital but we, for some reason, decided to call this little guy in my belly jack the 34-year-old hospitalized after experiencing what she describes as very bad bleeding from what she calls a weak placenta. >> always, always bleeding it's been going on for like a month. >> reporter: teigen underwent two blood transfusions. >> i'm starting to feel like the blood loss is actually making me weak >> reporter: while she had hoped to stop the blood loss, doctors

were unable to writing, it just wasn't enough teigen had been on bedrest for two weeks prior to her hospitalization, about halfway through her pregnancy. chrissy was public about her previous struggles with ivf, undergoing rounds to conceive 4-year-old luna and 2-year-old miles. but as john recently told "today," baby number three was a surprise >> it was a surprise, a little quarantine surprise, i guess you could say. >> mommy loves you so, so much. >> reporter: teigen had not received her specific diagnosis, but dr. torres said mothers should pay particular attention to bleeding. >> the further along in the pregnancy, the more they notice the bleeding, the higher risk of having a miscarriage. >> reporter: now, the celebrity couple sharing their private pain publicly, with a poignant message about loss and love. on this darkest of days, we will grieve we will cry our eyes out, but we will hug and love each other

harder and get through it. of course, our hearts go out to chrissy and john we certainly wish them the best during a very difficult time by sharing their story, there are women they've never met who i know they'll help. >> chrissy teigen shares her life, the good, the bad, and the difficult. it is time to bring in family and clinical psychologist dr. jennifer hartstein good morning >> good morning. >> it is very public a lot of women who go through this, and so many women go through it, they keep it private. it is like a private pain. it's hard to underscore just how difficult this is for a mom, right? >> agreed. i think there's a wonderful opportunity here for this to become a conversation people are having, right? miscarriages are suffered in silence by so many women and so many families. let's make this part of the conversation 15% to 20% of women are found to suffer from miscarriages it's happening a lot, and we're still not talking about it so if we can be open, if we can follow this example, we can take the shame away from it >> jen, i think for those who are trying to be supportive or

be there for somebody who had a miscarriage, it is a real grief, a deep grief it's the loss of a baby and a loss of hope >> absolutely. i think we minimize that sometimes. we kind of dismiss it, like, okay, just try again, try again. but there is an automatic bond for a mother and a pregnancy, right? you see the pregnancy stick, and there is an automatic bond once there might be an ultrasound, there might be a bond with the father or whatever partner there might be so i think we have to be very aware of the fact that this is a true, real grief we don't want to minimize that for anybody. we also don't want to play the, "well at least you have these other children" game the two things are separate. we can love the children we have and grieve the one we've lost. >> dr. hartstein, men and women, we do everything differently, but we respond to miscarriages differently, as well what can husbands or just partners, boyfriends, what can they do to help their wife or partner deal with something lik

i think that it' this >> well, i think partners often want to take the pain away, and i think that it's important to let everybody have pain, right i think, in fact, to recognize for yourself as a partner, what pain you are going through this is also a loss for you. so letting people have their grieving process is a really important element. to just be supportive and be there and kind of not try to hurry it along i think all of those are really important elements as a partner to offer that support. >> dr. hartstein, we appreciate you getting up this morning. thank you. >> thanks, guys. 8:17 let's switch gears and turn to mr. roker for another check of the weather. hey, buddy. >> for today, record highs and fire danger out west temperatures setting records in parts of california. we'll be watching that behind this system, very cool conditions, plenty of sunshine flooding likely down in extreme southern florida today

>> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're seeing a lot of smoke this morning and the air quality is so unhealthy. you need to make sure you're limiting your time outside. we're seeing the worst of that in the north bay and now moving into the south bay as well. as we see high temperatures for this afternoon, it is going to be hot. reaching into the triple digits. we have a heat advisory in effect. 95 will be the high in san jose. 102 in antioch and 99 in napa. >> don't forget, we're on >> don't forget, we're on your radio, too, having a good time on sirius xm channel 108 check it out. >> anybody called you about the glasses yet? >> i don't think deborah watched. >> okay. >> al, thank you. now a new competitor in the online retail wars walmart recently launched a membership program that delivers household goods, toys, electronics, and groceries, putting the world's largest retailer in position to take on

amazon prime >> how do the two services stack up head-to-head? only one person who can find out. nbc's investigative and consumer correspondent, vicky nguyen. she checked it out and is here with the results >> just in time for the holiday season walmart is raising the stakes to deliver all of your shopping needs right to your door with this new service, walmart plus in a face-off against amazon prime, what can consumers expect from value to variety and speed? we wanted to see who does it better >> reporter: during the pandemic, online grocery delivery saw dramatic growth, up 500% compared to last summer consumers have more choices than ever for how to get their household goods. add walmart plus for $12.95 a month or 98 bucks a year walmart plus offers unlimited, free delivery. sound familiar amazon prime offers the same service for $119 a year. already, the prices are different. it's not just about price. what about variety, quality, delivery times

to find out how the services compare, i'm going to shop using one grocery list at walmart plus and amazon's two grocery services, flesh and whole foods. first-time shoppers can try the services for free. walmart plus offers a 15-day trial. if you answer a few questions, it goes up to 30 days free, like amazon prime for grocery list, we're sticking to the basics. milk, eggs, bread, meat, ice cream, snacks, and laundry supplies amazon fresh and walmart plus offer a wide variety of products whole foods has its store brand, so we have comparable items. got to get the milk. walmart has our tortilla chips now, delivery time for an additional fee, walmart plus and whole foods could get the orders sooner, but i select the first free delivery windows for all three. time to place the orders now, we wait thank you so much. >> you're welcome. >> all three arrive within their promised windows

so they're on time but what about the condition of the items? for whole foods. let's see what we got. looks pretty good. not melted no cracks. perfect condition. our walmart plus order had a few changes. we didn't order chunky monkey. it was half baked, but they had to substitute. walmart substituted 4 out of the 12 items we ordered, including a chuck roast instead of the rib eye. and these hot dogs we ordered a pack of 6, but there is a pack of 20. that's a lot of hot dogs we got everything we ordered from amazon fresh. no substitutions our ice cream did come a little squishy. that's pretty soft this is kind of weird packaging. the detergent came in the same bag as the bread, so the bread got a little smooshed. the moment of truth, and the most important question, how much did we pay for each order even with the substitutions, walmart came in the lowest at

$58.33 amazon fresh, giving us exactly what we ordered, $65.14. the most expensive, whole foods, $77.84 the totals each included a $5 tip. walmart plus versus amazon prime, from a delivery standpoint, no major issues. variety and price, shoppers will see a difference >> remember to read the fine print. depending on where you live, services may require a minimum order amount to get freeousehol. if you're unhappy with what you get or the substitutions, ask delivery in addition to groceries, both services deliver thousands of other household goods, too if you're unhappy with what you get or the substitutions, ask customer service for a refund or replacement. >> my favorite part of the story was your reaction to the ice cream. we didn't order chunky monkey. >> yeah, we allowed them to substitute, and it was about a third of what we ordered >> for the record, i like it squishy. hoda >> i like it firm. >> me, too i'm with you. >> what were some of the other

differences in the services? >> i think it's the brand names. that's what people are looking for, right if you want that, it's amazon fresh and walmart plus all the way. if you're okay with substitutions or store brands, whole foods has just as much variety, it is just not going to be the things you recognize. >> you got the 20 hot dogs instead of the 6. >> yeah. >> did they charge you for the or the 20? >> only for the 6, which was great. we didn't get charged extra, though we got a bunch more hot dogs. >> hot dogs for the next two months if you're trying the services for the first time, what should you take into account? >> i think it is important for people to know that you can actually pick the specific replacement items you want, or you can make a request that you don't want substitutions, and they should just refund you. also, ask the driver to ring the doorbell if you want, so you can get the groceries and bring them in right away. another pro tip, you can team up with neighbors or nearby family. that way, you can make the order minimums or save money remember, you should budget for tips these are essential workers. they are working harder than ever right now to meet demand. >> agree

that was great, as usual. >> neighbors are there, give the extra hot dogs to them. >> exactly everybody wins. >> not the chunky monkey >> thank you just ahead, carson is back with "pop start," including new proof confirming something we already knew >> oh, wait, does it have to do with jennifer lopez? >> she's an icon and fab we knew that it was confirming, okay? >> yeah. >> first, a check of your local news, your weather, and these messages

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>> yeah, we do have that red flag warning that begins at 1:00 this afternoon. we have numerous concerns today. also the heat advisory as well as a spare the air alert with all the smoke coming through and also we have a flex alert as we may also need to conserve energy, even as our temperatures today will reach into the triple digits for the inland east bay, south bay and far north bay. a lot of 90s on the map for the valleys with napa reaching 99. 95 in san jose. and 78 degrees in san francisco, marcus. >> thanks, kari. we'll have another local news update coming up in half an hour. this election,

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>> kristin is glowing this morning. good morning, sunshine >> looking forward to that 1st of october, also ghosting starts tonight. do you do ghosting >> i remember. >> booing? >> what is that again? >> your doorbell goes off tonight, the kids are out. >> i thought ghosting is when a guy doesn't call you back. >> or a girl, a girl can also ghost. >> whatever, yeah. >> right also coming up, a star-studded "pop start" to get to quick show of hands, who spent far too much time recently in pjs, sweats, or athleisure me too apparently we've been doing it wrong. ahead, we'll find out why dressing up from the waist up can make you more productive. >> interesting. >> all right coming up in a few minutes on the "3rd hour of today," help for working parents. we'll show you the new business model that's putting a classroom in the office. let's get a check of the weather from mr. roker >> that's right. i'm not wearing pants. it's very, very comfortable. >> zoom in >> please don't. please don't. >> not zoom out, zoom in thank you, roker.

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in "uncut gems." we've never seen sandler go full beard for a role, but he was sporting it on "jimmy kimmel live." sandler saying his dad had a beard like that, and even though it is for a role, people don't like it. >> this is similar to the way my dad's beard was, gray at the bottom i don't have gray hair on my head, but i have grays coming out the bottom here. >> for some reason, it comes out the bottom first it is amish, very mennonite, your beard >> yeah, it's awful. nobody likes it at all people on the street go, no! no, adam i go, no, it's for a movie no movie no >> it's funny when you're famous and you try a new look, even strangers feel like they have the right to come up to go and go, "no, no, that's not working. sorry, hoda, wrong color go back to how it was. next up, comedy store, the los angeles club that's given

our favorite actors and comedians their start. the story is being told by those people for a new showtime docu-series. jim carrey, whoopi goldberg and others in the series we got an exclusive clip of david letterman talking about his first time at the comedy store. >> within two weeks of coming out here, i showed up on a monday night, and went on stage petrified, blinded by the light, and did okay the next week, i came back, and th not great. i had no material. it was at that point that mitzy said, "you should come back. i said, "great." i drove home and thought, wow, this is a personal breakthrough. the next week, i came back, and there was a list of people my name wasn't on it i'm thinking, i think she said i should come back finally, my friend, george, said, [ bleep ], you have to call in and they'll give you a time >> lucky for us, dave got back on stage, and the rest is history. that's a beard, by the way that's like sandler 3.0 right there.

comedy store premieres on showtime sunday night at 10:00. next up, ac/dc officially now making the comeback. it's been six years since the band last released an album. fans thinking they'd broken up for good reports of the band's demise have been greatly exaggerated. ac/dc joined instagram just two days ago, which is funny, just to post cryptic teasers. wednesday, they finally revealed the news we've been waiting for. the image with the whole band, including johnson, young, rudd, and williams, making their return caption, "are you ready," using the hashtag power up a lot of people suspected that'd be the name of the new album, which has been reportedly finished quite some time but delayed due to the pandemic. hopefully this means some new ac/dc very soon. one more story jennifer lopez, all jennifer all the time on the "today" show love it. now, she is officially an icon the singer and actress going to

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light on a side effect of mastectomy we don't often hear about. first of all, how are you doing? how are you feeling? >> hey, good morning, guys yeah, i feel great i'm praying every day that my health holds out i'm about to enter the next phase of this, something called reconstruction it's not something that we talk about a lot and, frankly, i have never really thought about or realized that women who have mastectomies generally lose feeling. think about that that's never feeling a hug or my little girl falling asleep on my chest. i thought that it was something that i had to live with, and then i found this innovative procedure that's giving some women back the most basic thing. feeling. >> reporter: i first met jane obadiah when researching reconstruction after breast cancer her story so touching. >> i was 43. >> reporter: in many ways, similar to mine. >> i sat with a breast surgeon and said to her, it's taken me all this time to find the man of my dreams. what do i have to do to grow old and wrinkly with him she said, double mastectomy, and that's what we did >> reporter: it cuts the nerves, leaving no feeling it hit her when her baby was on

her chest. >> i had to look down to see she was there. that's when i first sort of really took on how much of a loss that sensation was. >> reporter: she thought it was something she had to live with. >> it is almost like you have a sense of survivor's guilt. i'm one of the lucky ones. i'm here i really want women to know, and any breast cancer patient, that you can want more. >> reporter: when jane started to have problems with her implants, she caught out dr. constance chen for a tissue reconstruction, where fattened tissue from a patient's body is used to create breasts dr. chen is one of a handful of surgeons reconstructing nerves with the surgeon, called resensation, similar to nerve graphs which have been widely used since 2007. >> some patients feel full sensation. >> reporter: you're scheduled to do my surgery, so we've had

frank discussions. does this work for everyone? >> the short answer is, no, i don't think it works for every single person. from my perspective, i'd like to at least try to restore sensation for people because when it works well on people, it works quite well. >> reporter: no guarantees, but dr. chen says all of her patients have gotten some level of sensation back. the procedure does add an hour or two to what is already a long surgery. studies are currently under way to analyze outcomes. it took some time for her sensation to return, but jane says she now has about 80% of her feeling back do you remember the first time you felt alanna in a hug >> i think the poor child was like, will you let me go the moment i didn't get was given back to me that's priceless >> reporter: that's what i'm most looking forward to, is having that again.

after a disease that can often feel like it has taken so much, feeling normal can be the best feeling in the world >> i think what this surgery gave me was the ability to be able to stand in front of my husband and say, "you've got jannie back. i'm back." to be able to have that connection back with him, that -- that's been everything >> now, like everything with breast cancer, this is an individual decision. it may not be for everyone, but it is something that people can >> now, like everything with breast cancer, this is an individual decision. it may not be for everyone, but it is something that people can ask about. ask about. women should, at the very least, know what options are available, guys >> i love what she said, like, you can actually ask for more. it's so great to see the strides they've made in breast cancer surgeries. by the way, just awesome to see you doing so well.

we're so happy to see you like this i know you started radiation therapy during the pandemic. obviously, needed to see your doctors regularly. it's been weird, given what's going on how has all of that been >> reporter: right so much has changed in medicine over the past year that i've been under treatment i actually haven't seen my radiation oncologist in person since i started radiation. so much of it is done through telehealth for other visits, i do need to go in and see someone in person to get the treatment, to get the scans. i think the biggest change for me is even with this upcoming surgery, i don't know if my husband is going to be able to go with me, because the visitor policies change sort of on a daily basis, depending on what case counts are. that's where these amazing health care workers come in, not just to show up and be there so you can get the treatment, but also, you know, to have a hand to hold through it albeit a gloved or hand-sanitized hand.

>> kristin, you are a pillar of strength we're so proud of you. we love you. and glad to see you doing so well thank you for the story. i think it'll give a lot of hope to people. >> reporter: i hope so thanks, guys. coming up, we're also going to be highlighting stories like this all month more on our website, today.com/pinkpower. coming up next, if you're guilty of zooming in outfits you would never wear to work or on a date or in front of any other human, this story is for us. how to add just one piece of clothing, just to give a little polish to your look. what it does for your mentally, ev more important.en

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we're back with today style. the last six months, a lot of we're back with today style. the last six months, a lot of us have been living a digital life. work, school, dating all happening virtually. it's made getting dressed a bit of a closet science experiment

here to help us get it together and look for polished, at least from the waist up, is founder of the curvy girl's guide cici, good morning >> good to see you, you, too you'll help us clean our acts up from the waist up. let's start with what you recommend for women's work wear. >> absolutely. so i know a lot of us are doing different appointments on zoom my favorite thing to do is focus on structure from the waist up look at this solid rae blouse. see the sleeves with the structure and beautiful shape? that'd be perfect, like my model, jess. part of my curvy girl's guide community. wear it with a pencil skirt or trousers. >> polished and cute what about a virtual date? hard to date online, but what do you wear >> yes i'm in new york city, making virtual dating even more complicated.

two rules, either show your shape or show a little skin. these options give you that. this off the shoulder. or this mini dress that i just fell in love with. i asked another girl from my community, mercy hogan, in california, to model it for us it is a great way to show the silhouette and a tiny bit of skin she put on the cozy slippers for the virtual date adding a red lip and red nails helps, too. >> yeah, the cozy slippers it makes you feel special. i love that. what's a good -- a lot of us have been wearing the sweats how about an everyday work from home look? >> yes my favorite thing to do is to have a day with no meetings. when i do that, it is all about the soft jumpsuits, the one-piece hoodies. but if you want to make sure you can dash out for an errand or to pick up your kids, i absolutely recommend this made well denim jumpsuit i love you can pair it with a turtleneck underneath. as we get into spring next year, throw on a t-shirt doesn't she look gorgeous in that

>> i love that. >> so easy for home and on the go the way she styles it is perfect. it gives you a little texture, and she's doing layers no layers, whatever you're comfortable with. >> we love her, one of our "today" producers. she looks gorgeous let's talk about the guys, all right? >> yes. >> a lot of women want to have an intervention with their man what do you think they should wear for work wear >> for me, i love to see a guy in a structured cardigan if you can find that kind of roll neck collar, something that gives a little bit something interesting to look at on the zoom meeting call. this one from banana republic, i think, looks really great. pair it with a button down underneath or a simple t-shirt >> then we have another great model there. for the guys for a virtual date, you have to step it up a little bit. >> absolutely. for the guys, you can be really kind of casual and sexy in a sweater. something easy and v-neck, like a nice, romantic color, like a

merlot old navy has a soft wash sweater for 20 bucks, which is perfect if you can get a tripod or something on the virtual date, whoever you're talking to on the other side doesn't feel dizzy from all the motion sickness >> the guys over here are really responding to the merlot sweater, especially on kevin, our plaza producer he is wearing it very well cici, thank you so much. you gave us great ideas. if you missed it, you can find all those tops at today.com/shop guys >> savannah, thank you. we're moving on to one of our favorite moments of the day. >> hello. >> we have the big board saying hey to my today plaza >> let's go. >> looking good, everybody. >> what's up, everybody? >> in addition to this beautiful bunch of people, let's find a family in maryland audrey, wendell. now, wendell, your wife told us that you wanted to be on because you're a big fan of the "today" show

that's half of the story why did you want him on? >> tomorrow, my husband will be having his 30th retirement -- 30-year retirement ceremony with the united states coast guard. >> all right. [ applause ] >> by the way, hasn't aged at all. that's your basic training photo from 1990, wendell how are you feeling, wendell, on this big day >> i'm feeling great i'm a little nervous about tomorrow, getting my speech together looking forward to it. >> we wish you all the best. congratulations and thanks for your service >> wendell, send it to savannah.

she'll punch it up tonight and send it back to you. she does all sorts of speaking engagements. thank you, wendell let's put the big board back up and shoutout as many people as possible cathy and tyler, see you down there in chi town. white sox have a game tonight. thanks for being here this morning. little carter is turning 1 happy birthday cincinnati, we see you cooperstown, new york. vanessa, tyler, david, we see you with the balloons. happy birthday. >> happy birthday. >> today.com/mytodayplaza. >> love it. >> have a good one we'll see you tomorrow, good morning to you. 8:56. i'm marcus washington. our breaking news this morning, an update on the out-of-control glass fire burning in the north bay. firefighters are now concerned about another round of red flag warnings. the fire has burned more than 56,000 acres and is only 5% contained. now investigators are looking into what could have sparked the glass fire.

they're focusing on an electrical fencing area at dancing bear ranch on howell mountain. at midday, a live report on the investigation and the destruction leaving thousands out of their homes. happening now, the smoke from the wildfires blanketing over the bay area. the air quality management district extending the spare the air alert through at least tomorrow. at midday, coverage on the unhealthy air conditions and when that smoke will move out.

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because the size of your wallet shouldn't determine whether or not you're in jail. vote yes on prop 25 to end money bail. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the "3rd hour of everybody. today." >> good thursday morning. welcome to the "3rd hour of today" on this thursday. we like to say friday eve. >> we? you. >> well, yeah. i said the collective we. >> yeah. >> yes, we wanted to make sure you knew it was october 1st. mr. roker put his glasses on. we all know it's time to change. >> they're so bright. >> change the calendar. >> happy october. >> al is here, sheinelle is here, dylan dreyer is here. you said dylan has done something new, as well, we should take note of. >> i sent her a picture this weekend of, was