you're heading down 680 would be highway 84 there, as well. 84 is our lucky number right now as far as commuters go. >> sounds good. thank you so much. that will do it for us. what a gorgeous shot to leave you with. >> absolutely. live look for you at the golden gate bridge. thanks for making us part of your morning. prolong the pandemic. >> get everyone you know to vote. >> with just 19 days to go, what

our new poll is revealing about where the race stands. first family's battle. melania trump releases her son, barron, tested positive for coronavirus, and details her own diagnosis for the first time. this as 36 states now face an alarming rise in cases. and dr. anthony fauci delivering this new thanksgiving warning. >> you may have to bite the bullet and sacrifice that social gathering. >> we'll have the very latest. done deal? >> she's going to the court. >> senate republicans push the vote on judge amy coney barrett's nomination to the supreme court today. a live report from capitol hill straight ahead. scare in the air. >> attention all aircraft, use caution. jetpack has been reported. >> for the second time in weeks, a pilot near one of the nation's busiest airports reports a close call with a man flying a jetpack. this time, thousands of feet up. inside the investigation just launched by the fbi.

those stories, plus, legend shines. >> this is for chrissy. >> just weeks after their pregnancy loss, john legend dedicates an emotional performance at the billboard awards to his wife. ♪ ♪ we will never break >> the night of powerful performances, tributes, and winners. ♪ i got friends in low places 15th, 2020. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie, live from miami, florida, and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey, everybody. good morning. welcome to "today." it's a thursday morning. we are so happy that you're joining us. savannah, again, from miami. later tonight, she will moderate that live town hall with president trump. good morning, s.g. >> hi, hoda. good morning. this is not what it was supposed to be. the president and joe biden were supposed to face off in their second debate, a town hall debate. the debate commission decided to

switch it to a virtual event because of covid concerns. at that point, the president said he would not take part in a virtual debate. joe biden decided to schedule a town hall on another network. now, the president is doing the same. he'll be here in miami, taking questions from socially distanced, mask wearing voters here in florida. as mentioned, joe biden doing the same. his town hall is in pennsylvania. this, of course, is all happening with high stakes and just 19 days to go. our newest poll just out this morning shows a race that is tightening. nbc's chief white house correspondent hallie jackson is with me in miami. good to see you in person. we have a lot to watch. >> the poll shows president trump trailing joe biden. today is one of the last opportunities to make his case

and turn the tide with voters already voting. just 19 days until election day. >> reporter: not face-to-face, but still head-to-head tonight. two candidates, two town halls, in two key battlegrounds. joe biden set to speak with voters in pennsylvania, while president donald trump here in south florida, two weeks after testing positive for the coronavirus. the audience will be socially distanced and required to wear masks. the duelling events happening instead of that presidential debate initially slated for tonight. scrapped when the president backed out of a virtual debate after his covid diagnosis. at an iowa rally overnight, sharing new details about his >> 101, 102, then you say, i don't love this. haven't had a temperature in years. all of a sudden, you have it. >> reporter: president trump removing his tie. >> oh, that feels so much better. >> reporter: and letting loose on joe biden. >> joe biden would terminate our recovery, delay the vaccine, prolong the pandemic. by the way, for those states, open up your states! open them up. >> reporter: but biden is making his closing argument, too, with the help of a high-profile

friend. former president barack obama stepping back into the political arena to tout biden's character. >> he was always the guy in every meeting who asked, "how is this helping regular folks?" >> reporter: that podcast with president obama, a preview before his in-person campaigning begins soon for his former running mate. as biden's current running mate, senator kamala harris, pledging he's all in for the next debate next week. >> do you expect the president will back out of that one, too? >> he changes his mind every day. who knows what he's going to say. joe has been clear, he's keeping his promise. >> reporter: a new poll this morning shows biden with an 11-point lead over president trump nationally. 53% to 42%, with 6 in 10 voters believing the country is on the wrong track. >> hallie, what to expect tonight? feels like a funny question to ask, since i'll be here for the town hall with the president. joe biden is doing his town hall. what are the campaigns saying

about what they're hoping to accomplish? >> the idea is to get in front of the voters and interact directly. in some cases, with voters who are not sold on both of the candidates' visions for how this is going to go. obviously, this is all happening after the president's covid diagnosis. there are a lot of safety precautions in place. the nbc staffers getting tested for covid. the audience socially distanced and wearing masks. it will be a split-screen tonight. a network source says that, you know, the date, the format, the time was all the same as what joe biden's was last week. >> it is tricky this close to an election and politics. the president has been talking a lot about hunter biden. there's back and forth. bring us up to date on that. >> this is a questionably sourced story, to say the least, to appeared in a tabloid that president trump and his allies are trying to seize on this, alleging that joe biden may have had a meeting that was set up with somebody that hunter biden worked with on this ukrainian company. the story is dubious.

we should note the biden campaign says the meeting was never on biden's official schedule. facebook and twitter made moves to try to limit the spread of this story. the "washington post" is reporting that some intelligence experts think this has the hallmark of a disinformation campaign, meant to interfere with the election, savannah. >> extraordinary. twitter's ceo said twitter should have communicated better about why it was taking down the content. hallie, thank you so much. see you tonight in miami. as mentioned, the live and socially distanced town hall with the president starts tonight at 8:00, right here on nbc. that's 8:00 eastern. in the meantime, first lady melania trump is sharing some more information about her family's experience with the coronavirus, including the fact that barron, her son, had tested positive. in a new essay, she's detailing her symptoms and telling about her experience. nbc's white house correspondent peter alexander has more on that. hi, peter. good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. fortunately, barron trump, according to his mom, is a strong teenager who had no

symptoms and has now tested negative. in that revealing, new statement, melania trump reveals her bout with covid, including a cough, headaches, and feeling tired, she says. while president trump told americans not to be afraid of covid, the first lady acknowledges the fear when the virus hits home, even when that home is the white house. this morning, first lady melania trump pulling back the curtain on her personal experience with covid-19. revealing in a statement that her son with the president, 14-year-old barron trump, recently tested positive for the virus. the first lady writes, after learning that she and president trump contracted the disease, naturally, my mi, barron initia tested negative, but later, my fear came true when he was tested again and it came up positive. >> barron trump, you know, he had the corona-19. he had the china virus, right? and he had it for such a short period of time.

i don't even think he knew he had it. >> reporter: mrs. trump said her son had no symptoms and has since tested negative. >> how is barron, sir? >> barron is fine. >> reporter: as for her own symptoms, the first lady describes them as minimal, although they hit me at once and it seemed to be a roller coaster. unlike her husband, mrs. trump was not hospitalized. instead of powerful drugs, she stuck to vitamins and healthy food. president trump rarely wears a mask. back in april, the first lady posted a psa on why you should. >> as the cdc continues to study the spread of covid-19, they're recommending that people wear cloth face coverings. >> reporter: at the first debate days before her diagnosis, she and other trump family members broke the venue's rules and went without a mask. the most impactful part of her recovery, she says, is the opportunity to reflect on many things, family, friendships, my work, and staying true to who you are.

>> she's able to control that narrative in a certain way and share important information, but also distinguish, you know, herself and how the east wing is handling this versus the west wing. >> reporter: the first lady in the statement says she prayers for everyone grappling with coronavirus or any other illnesses, and how fortunate her family was to receive the care they did. savannah? >> peter alexander at the white house. ten minutes after the hour here in m savannah, thank you. let's focus more on the coronavirus. as new cases surge across much of the nation, there is new controversy around the concept results from a new military study on air particles on planes could have a big implication on commercial air travel. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer has more. good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. the study was done by a transportation command in order to gauge the safety of charter flights for military members and

their families. the study took place over six months on united airlines aircraft used for commercial flights. the results were encouraging. cleared for take-off? new results from an independent military study may provide a shot of confidence for air travelers as we head into the busy holiday season. 300 tests were conducted on united planes with mannequins simulating passengers, masked and unmasked. each experiment releasing 180 million air particles, equivalent to thousands of coughs. when seated with masks on, 0.001% of the particles actually made their way into another passenger's breathing zone. 99.99% were filtered out of the cabin within six minutes. a positive sign, while in much of the nation, the number of infections continues to soar. 36 states plus washington, d.c.,

are seeing double-digit increases over the past week, including utah. the governor announced new restrictions to flatten the curve. >> facing the most dire episode yet in this epidemic. >> reporter: it comes as dr. anthony fauci is weighing in about getting together for the holidays. to bite the bullet and sacrifice that social gathering, unless you're pretty certain that the people that you're dealing with are not infected. >> reporter: meanwhile, debate is heated up around the idea of herd immunity, letting the virus run its course among those with the best odds of surviving. this week, two senior white house officials referenced a document advocating for the policy. the document says, in part, those who are not vuvulnerable should immediately be allowed to resume life as normal. an open letter from leading researchers in the lancet medical journal calls it a

dangerous fallacy, unsupported by the scientific evidence. this morning, the race to protect americans, as the nation faces a deadly second wave. there's also a new study that found no evidence chil have been a significant contributor to covid-19 spread among adults. keep in mind, it's not saying kids can't spread the virus to adults, just that the safety procedures in place at licensed child cares have not been a leading cause of spread. >> that is good news. there are a couple new studies i found fascinating. they talk about how your blood type may affect how your body responds to the virus. what do you know about that? >> reporter: that's right. danish researchers looked at 500,000 tests and found people with type o blood were less likely to test positive than other blood types, while a second study out of canada found people with o or b blood types appeared to have less severe symptoms.

>> type to find out what our blood type is, miguel. we'll have more on the findings later this morning. dr. gupta will join us live to talk about it. first, craig joins us with the latest on the supreme court showdown on capitol hill. >> good morning. after grilling judge amy coney barrett for two days, the senate judiciary committee is tote to take up the next step in the nomination. kasie hunt joins us with more on that. good morning. >> reporter: craig, good morning to you. today's hearing is going to look different from the last few days, when amy coney barrett faced questions from lawmakers. today, they're bringing in outside witnesses. for democrats, we're told it is going to be a mixture of experts and americans who have struggled with the issues they've highlighted. health care, reproductive and voting rights. all this as judge barrett's confirmation is all but assured. this morning, judge amy coney barrett is one step closer to becoming judge barrett,

concluding two days of marathon questioning from senators. chairman lindsey graham praising her as a trailblazer. >> this is the first time in american history that we've nominated a woman who is unashamedly pro life and embraces her faith without apology, and she's going to the court. a seat at the table is waiting on you. >> reporter: on her final day, facing weighty questions about presidential powers and immigration. >> would you agree, first, that nobody is above the law? not the president, not you, not me. >> i agree, no one is above the law. >> does a president have an absolute right to pardon himself? >> senator leahy, so far as i know, that question has never been litigated. it's one that calls for a legal analysis of what the scope of the pardon power is. >> do you think it's wrong to separate a child from their parent, not for the safety of the child or parent, but to send a message?

as a human being, do you believe that's wrong? >> senator, i think you're trying to engage me on the administration's border separation policies, and i can't express a view on that. >> reporter: some republicans asking about more mundane matters. >> who does the laundry in your house? >> we increasingly have been trying to get our children to take responsibility for their own, but those efforts are not always successful. >> reporter: democrats insisting the real issue is how she'll change the balance of power on the court. >> my core concern here, your honor, is your confirmation may launch a new chapter of conservative judicial activism, unlike anything we've seen in decades. >> reporter: senator chris coons, a close ally of presidential nominee joe biden, saying he won't support her nomination. displaying a list 120 cases long of all the times justice ruth bader ginsberg joined the majority, while barrett's mentor, the late justice antonin scalia, dissented.

>> these are cases that touch on nearly every aspect of modern american life. >> reporter: at this point, amy coney barrett is on a fast track to being confirmed, though the committee does have to wait a week before they can send a vote -- send her nomination to the full senate. but after that, republicans are planning to move as fast as they can and hold a final vote on her confirmation the week before craig? >> kasie hunt for us on the hill good time for a check of the weather with mr. roker. hey, al. good morning. >> hey >> hey, guys good morning wet weather is making its way toward us. a cold front is pushing through the midwest, makes its way to the northeast by later tomorrow. it is going to increase that rainfall some of it from maine to delaware could be heavy at times, causing some flooding it's a quick mover technically a nor'easter, but, luckily, it's warm enough. we'll see clearing skies rainfall amounts from 1 to 2 inches some flooding, as much as 3 inches behind the front, a blast of cold air

temperatures dropping from 10 to 15 degrees from rapid city, little rock, oklahoma city as we make our way tomorrow, 24-hour temperature change temperatures will drop 20 degrees from thursday to friday in richmond, birmingham. jacksonville, 13-degree temperature change next week, temperatures moderate a bit, but still cooler than average from boston, cincinnatin we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds

red flag warning remains in effect through 11:00 a.m. tomorrow and we're talking about elevated fire danger and also heat advisory is in place because of the elevated temperatures in the south bay. 92 degrees for san jose and 96 expected for concord and even around the coast and the bay, san francisco in the 80s. for the afternoon we're talking about wind. >> and >> that's your latest weather. hoda >> al, thank you coming up, remember this racially charged incident in central park >> i'm going to tell them there is an african-american man threatening my life. >> a woman calling police on a man watching birds months later, a second 911 call she made that day is just coming to light you'll hear it and the impact on the case, just ahead

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it's thursday morning. it's the 15th of october, 2020 somebody's ship is coming in the sun is coming up in miami. we're just right along the coastline here a ship pulling into port a beautiful morning here, feeling that humidity and a little warm sunshine, guys, as we say good morning to you happy thursday. >> yeah. >> morning, savannah. >> chamber of commerce morning there. the reason you're there, presidential race, 19 days to go, voting under way in 35 states now president trump, vice president biden facing questions from voters at duelling town halls tonight.

>> that's right. the president is here in florida. joe biden's will be in another key battleground, pennsylvania the race for the white house begins our check of the 7:30 headlines. a new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll is showing joe biden with an 11 point lead over president trump nationally 53% to 42% digging into the numbers, six in ten believe the country is on the wrong track and worse off than it was four years ago the poll was conducted after the president returned to the white house from his hospitalization for the coronavirus. a raging wildfire in northern colorado exploded wednesday, forcing a new round of evacuations the cameron peak fire burned 158,000 acres, making it the largest in colorado state history. on wednesday, officials ordered mandatory and voluntary evacuations for folks near the fire crews have been battling the blaze since mid-august. turning to baseball now. it was over before it even got

started. the los angeles dodgers scored 11 runs in the first inning in wednesday's playoff game against the atlanta braves that is, by the way, the most runs ever scored in one inning of a postseason game get this, ten of the runs were scored with two outs on the board. the dodgers go on to win that thing, 15-3. but the braves still lead the series, two games to one at least you can go to bed early when it wraps up that early. new developments tied to a confrontation that really grabbed the nation's attention last spring. >> you probably remember this. it's when a white woman called 911 on a black man who was bird watching in central park after he asked her to put her dog on a leash. nbc's stephanie gosk joins us now with the latest developments in this one. hey, steph good morning >> reporter: hoda, good morning. you know, the viral video showing amy cooper calling 911 doesn't tell the whole story,

according to prosecutors, who say she made a second call, falsely claiming that she was assaulted. the district attorney is calling her actions racist, criminal conduct. >> please stop sir, i'm asking you to stop. >> please don't come close to me >> sir -- >> reporter: when this video of amy cooper calling 911 went viral in may. >> there is an african-american man in central park. he is recording me and threatened myself and my dog. >> reporter: -- it fueled already heightened racial tensions in the u.s., and would end with cooper losing her job and facing charges herself >> i'm being threatened by a man in the ramble. send the cops immediately. >> reporter: this morning, authorities say cooper called 911 twice. the second time, falsely claiming she was assaulted a detail disclosed for the first time in a manhattan courtroom wednesday, where cooper was formally charged with one misdemeanor count of falsely reporting an incident. >> you hear about birds. >> reporter: christian cooper, who recorded the video on his phone, said the confrontation began when he asked ms. cooper to put a leash on her dog in a

bird-watcher area of central park, where they're refused. when refused, he started to record her. >> i'll say there is an african-american man threatening my life. >> reporter: cooper describes the incident last spring. >> i was like, wow, this is definitely an attempt at racial intimidation i can capitulate to it and do what she says, or i can keep doing what i'm doing. >> reporter: amy cooper admitted there was no assault when police arrived on the scene, according to the prosecutor who says she's now negotiating a plea deal. cooper also issued an apology after the incident >> i sincerely and humbly apologize. >> reporter: in a statement, district attorney said, in part, fortunately no one was injured or killed in the police response to ms. cooper's hoax christian cooper is calling the case a distraction, and said in a statement, he remains focused on fixing policing and addressing systemic racism.

>> steph, you were talking about the fact that she's actually facing a misdemeanor charge. what does that mean in terms of punishment are we talking jail time >> reporter: yeah, potentially, hoda it carries up to a year sentence in jail time prosecution says they don't want her to serve jail time instead, they want her to attend an education program to better understand the implications of what she did hoda >> all right, stephanie. thank you so much. up next, an eye-opening, new look at the qanon conspiracy theory that's drawn even more supporters during the pandemic, believe it or not. a lot of the supporters are in the suburbs. but why? what makes them believe the group's unsubstantiated claims kate snow decided to track down some of the supporters to find out. she'll have that story right after this yet formulated to be gentle on your skin.

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closer look at qanon, after facebook's recent announcement that it'd remove pages, groups, and instagram accounts that represent the conspiracy group. >> why and how are people being attracted to ideas and theories that are completely unproven nbc's senior national correspondent kate snow, she traveled to pennsylvania to talk with some of these folks kate, good morning >> reporter: good morning, craig. three years ago, someone calling themselves q started posting cryptic messages online anonymously. by august, an internal facebook investigation showed 3 million people were members or followers of top qanon pages an nbc news analysis found activity on qanon facebook groups increased ten-fold since the start of the pandemic. often, in places you might not expect in the battle for pennsylvania, pittsburgh is key. voters in the suburbs here could tip the state. chloe neilly is a 29-year-old mom of two, spending weekends on

the soccer sidelines tell me about life as a mom. >> busy. >> reporter: when covid hit, her waitressing hours were cut back, and she spent more time online. >> i'll have 30 notifications. >> reporter: most mornings, she spends 20 minutes reading in >> i have a group on facebook that they, like, post different articles >> reporter: her feed is filled with links to pages and pages of unsubstantiated qanon theories along with nearly a million others, she subscribes to a q-themed youtube show. who is q >> i believe it's a group of several people that were, you know, either in the military intelligence or know a good bit. they'll tell you about, like, the dumbs, okay, about the deep underground military bases. >> deep underground military bases where, in this country >> they're everywhere. they're worldwide.

it's crazy to think about because, you know, not everybody really knows >> reporter: a pentagon spokesperson says while there are a few underground military bases, it is not true that they are everywhere, all over the world, nor that people don't know about them. some qanon beliefs are even more extreme and completely false do you believe in this idea that support pedophilia, child trafficking? >> i don't believe it's just democrats. i believe it's republicans, too. i mean, you know, judges, police officers. >> reporter: to be clear, who are -- >> government. >> reporter: who are involved in the government, in child trafficking rings. >> yeah. >> reporter: she broke down, talking about videos and photos she's seen discussed in the q forums what are the tears about >> it is about the kids. it's bad >> reporter: she believes

president trump is the hero in this story do you believe the president is stopping child trafficking rings? pedophile rings? >> yeah, i do. >> reporter: is there anything that you could hear in the media or from friends that would dissuade you from the beliefs that you've outlined >> no, there's just too much evidence there's just too much. >> when we're living in turbulent times, people often look to conspiracy theories to provide simple explanations for complications world events >> reporter: to make sense of the world. >> yeah. >> reporter: professor marwick has been researching qanon for a year why is it attractive to suburban moms, in particular?>> getting g that purports to help children is appealing to a great deal of women. >> reporter: it is not just women. chloe found q through her friend, john pope. let's find john and talk to him. i'm going to do this, okay a week and a half after losing his job hosting karaoke at a bar

because of the covid shutdown, he found qanon >> everybody has been lied to about everything, okay >> reporter: he believes in a range of conspiracy theories, a about a satanic cult trafficking children, titanic, 9/11. do you believe jfk jr. is alive? >> something in my heart tells me, yes. i believe jfk jr. could be not in this country, together. >> reporter: except he died in a plane crash that he was piloting. >> that's what they say. like i said, i believe in my heart that jfk jr. is still alive. i just don't think this whole qanon movement would have been possible, had it not been for jfk. >> reporter: how many of your friends in the pittsburgh suburbs do you think are into q, also >> a lot. >> reporter: do you feel like this is your family now? >> yes absolutely >> i don't think the people involved in qanon are stupid i don't think they're gullible

or any of the other stereotypes. i think they generally reject mass media they reject a lot of things that you and i might think of as true but what this means is that we're starting to see a real schism in this country between what different groups of people think of as true that worries me. >> reporter: marwick thinks facebook's move to crack down on large qanon pages will make it harder to come across the conspiracies, but facebook is not yet flagging every profile john's profile, chloe's messenger group still exist. they use other social media including youtube. >> kate, i mean, we heard chloe there praise president trump, be support him? what do we know?to answer that , craig. anecdotal indications are that a lo of people do, and passionately both chloe and john do support the president. is president has been asked

about qanon and said, quote, i don't know much about the movement, other than that i understand they like me very much, which i appreciate his comments in august were seen by many q supporters as being supportive >> kate snow, that was an eye-opening look thank you. >> sure was. >> thanks for that we're going up on 7:46 let's switch gears and get a check of al's forecast. >> facts out there right now, this is the hottest september ever on record 141 years, this has been the hottest september globally the ten warmest septembers occurred since 2005. europe's hottest september on record, second hottest in asia and, of course, a cool pacific made for a very active hurricane season here in this country, cooler than average in the midsection of the country it made it only the 37th warmest. as you move out west, oregon, the hottest september on record. second hottest in nevada and arizona. california, the hottest september on record. phoenix is on track for a new

record, 144 days of 100 degrees or hotter. the most 100 degree days in one year and it is unusually hot again today through the southwest. phoenix, 9 degrees above average. highs possible from yuma up to sacramento bakersfield and tuscan and san diego continue with the heat may be early but it's already hot. starting to warm up in the interior valley and san jose 70 degrees right now and a closer look at your microclimate highs. temperatures in the 80s today in the coast and 90s and maybe even low 100s for the interior valleys and, of course, we're seeing that elevated fire danger with gusty conditions expected all the way through today. that red flag warning in effect through tomorrow morning at 11:00 a.m. >> and that's your latest weather. hoda? >> al, thank you. just ahead, suzy orman joins us.

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navigate working and learning from home in the midst of an electric shutoff. of course, the higher fire danger remains and it's going to be hot day out there, right? >> it is. it's going to be hot. it's going to be dry and windy for the high elevations. so, let's take a look at san jose day planner to help you plan it out. we're already in the 70s and we're going to be in the 90s for the afternoon. laura? >> all right. warm afternoon ahead. thanks so much, vianey. back with another local news update in half an hour. now b proposition 16 takes on discrimination.

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good to see you, guys. thursday morning. so happy you are starting this thursday morning with us. >> you say thursday, i say friday eve. we start on this friday eve with savannah guthrie. she's done in miami, of course, for tonight's town hall with the president. hey there, s.g. >> hi, morning, everybody. a little weather report, it's i miami tonight. let's get it started. here's your news at 8:00. the president and joe biden will be speaking directly to voters in duelling town halls tonight. now, this was supposed to be a debate, but after the presidential commission decided to make it virtual, the president decided that he did not want to participate. at that point, network scheduled town halls. here we are. so biden will be on one network. president trump will be on our network.

hallie jackson is right here watching all of it. hallie, good morning. >> there's a lot for miami to washington. good morning to you. town halls are important, right, because it's one of the last opportunities ahead of next week's presidential debate. a different format. the candidates can come out and make their case to voters, to make their closing arguments, if you will. president trump is making his in battleground states this entire week. he has a rally in north carolina later on today. joe biden is getting some help from some high-profile friends, including former president barack obama, who is out in a new podcast, touting biden's character. that's campaign 2020. back at the white house, there's still some news on the coronavirus. we have now learned, according to first lady melania trump, that barron trump, the president and first lady's son, tested positive for the coronavirus. this is a new piece of information. apparently, he had no serious symptoms. he has since tested negative. that's the latest from the first lady's office. she's also writing about her own experience, as you see a shot of barron there, dealing with the coronavirus, saying she had minimum symptoms but it felt like a roller coaster. talking about how vitamins and healthy eating ended up helping her on the road to recovery. on the other end of pennsylvania avenue in washington, you have the latest on capitol hill. that is amy coney barrett, now one step closer to becoming a

supreme court justice. she has wrapped up two days of very long questioning, from democrats and republicans. today, the focus is on outside witnesses after barrett was repeatedly asked by democrats, for example, about various policy points. she did not engage, citing the fact she is, of course, a sitting member of the federal judiciary. as far as timing, it looks like the committee vote could happen next week, and the week after that, the full senate vote, savannah. which means you could see a justice barrett before election day. >> all right. a lot of cases coming before the court as we know. let's talk about this new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll. what is it showing? >> interesting. shows joe biden with a healthy lead, double digits, 11 points over president trump. 53% to 42%. that is significant, as we are now in october, just 19 days

away from the election. here's a little context for you. at this time in this same poll from nbc news and the "wall street journal" four years ago, hillary clinton also had an 11-point lead. there are some differences now, right? right? the race is stable biden held leads in these demographic groups like women, et cetera, for a long time now, for months and months and months that is a change but the numbers we're looking at do show a way the race could tighten. the economy is the top issues for voters, and there, republicans have the double-digit lead over democrats by 13 points. >> good to look at the battleground states. that's where the election will be decided, of course. hallie, thank you. good to see you in person. we'll see you tonight. as mentioned, we have a live and the president at 8:00 eastern, right here on nbc. guys, i'm going to sign off from hot miami and send it up to you in new york. >> savannah, thank you so much we'll see you tonight. in other news this morning, another strange sighting in the skies over los angeles. >> for the second time in just over a month, an airline crew says they saw what appeared to be someone flying in a jetpack

thousands of feet in the air nbc's gadi schwartz has that one. >> attention all craft, use caution. jet pack rocket has been reported. >> reporter: startling warning in the skies over los angeles after a china airlines crew reported a shocking sight. what appeared to be someone wearing a jetpack, flying 6,000 feet in the air, about 7 miles northwest of los angeles peat of a similar sighting six weeks ago, when a commercial airlines pilot radioed in,

saying he saw the same thing east of lax. >> tower, american 1997, we just passed a guy on a jetpack. >> okay, thank you were they off to the left side or right side? >> off the left side, maybe 300 yards or so, about our altitude. >> reporter: shortly after, a second pilot called the tower. >> we just saw the guy pass by us on a jetpack. >> reporter: law enforcement was contacted and is looking into the report the fbi is investigating multiple reported sightings of a jetpack flier. add another to a list of dangers like laser pointers, jetpacks could potentially put airliners at risk. >> could potentially run into you and bring the airliner down. >> reporter: gadi schwartz, nbc news, los angeles. >> wow. >> some people may have been chuckling, but it is serious business. >> i get, of course, it's a threat to pilots and airlines, but what about the jetpack guy that's not safe. >> doesn't seem like it. >> how about a boost news covered, here you go. we have a morning boost. now, it is always tough for a soldier to be separated from his or her family when they're deployed this often goes on for months at

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♪ we are back. we are coming up on 8:12. carson joins us with your health. >> this morning, we're focusing more o we are back. we are coming up on 8:12 carson joins us with your health >> this morning, we're focusingr research released just wednesday now suggests that your blood type may affect how your body responds to the coronavirus. even your likelihood of catching covid-19 in the first place. >> that's right. we'll get some good insight from dr. gupta in a minute. first, kristin dahlgren takes a closer look at these findings. >> reporter: this morning, new research may answer a question that has stumped top doctors since the start of the pandemic. >> i have been puzzled from the beginning, but it is very strange, how one individual can get infected and have either mild or no symptoms, and another

individual could rapidly deteriorate. >> reporter: now, two studies published wednesday suggest people with type o blood may be less affected by covid-19. danish researchers sampled almost 500,000 covid tests and found people with other blood types were more likely to test positive than those with type o. while a second canadian study found people with o or b blood appear to have less severe symptoms even finding of all the 95 critically ill patients involved in their study, those with a and ab type blood were more likely to require dialysis and to be put on a ventilator. >> i was just having really, like, difficulty breathing, shortness of breath. i was fatigued >> reporter: lisa murk was hospitalized with covid in march and says she still experiences flare-ups. her blood type a-positive still, there is no evidence to suggest that any blood type is either totally protected or doomed

as far as other possible risk factors, multiple studies have found men develop worse symptoms and are more likely to die from covid-19 while there's no evidence of a genetic link between minorities and covid, one study found black and ethnically mixed patients are three times more likely to be hospitalized. people of color are also more likely to have underlying health conditions, dense living situations, and be considered an essential worker all making minorities more susceptible to covid-19. as more light is shed on the novel virus. for "today," kristin dahlgren, nbc news >> okay, joining us now to help break this down is nbc news medical contributor dr. vin gupta. so this is pretty eye-opening. the first thing we were discussing in the break there is we all have to check our blood type to find out what our blood type is. so if you're type o, things are a little better for you. let's say you know your blood type how does that help you

like, what can you do going forward? >> good morning, hoda. this is one of those studies, set of studies, that's intellectually interesting, but i'm not sure it is actionable for the american people to protect themselves from the virus. to your point, you can figure out your blood type, but you can't change your blood type. >> right. >> what the study suggested is there is a -- maybe a modest effect if you have type o blood versus if you have type a or type ab, in terms of perhaps not having as worse of an outcome from covid-19. but it wasn't that great it's not that having type o was very protective. this is intellectually interesting but not that actionable. >> dr. gupta, with regards to gender, there have been a number of studies that have shown that men are more susceptible to contracting the virus, to dying from the virus do we know what it is about women's immune systems or women's bodies in general that

seem to make them a bit more resilient when it comes to covid-19 >> craig, you know, it's a really interesting question, and there's emerging data suggesting two things number one, that men actually just don't have as much as sophisticated of an immune system response than women women, it appears, has adaptive immunity they have white blood cells and other cells that are targeted towards covid-19, that can eliminate the virus. men tend to produce these chemicals that just create a lot of inflammation throughout the body inflammation can help fight the infection, but it is also really damaging to vital organs and can cause a lot of problems. that's number one. that's why men tend to do worse. number two, it looks like we actually, men have more of an enzyme in the body that facilitates entry of covid-19 into human body cells versus women.

so it's easier to get infected, in theory, if you're a man, and you also have a worse immune system response than if you're a female it's sort of that thing where we think men have worse outcomes when exposed to covid-19. >> dr. gupta, quickly, the impact of covid-19 effects and ethnicity, what did you find >> carson, there's very, very early data suggesting perhaps there is some sort of genetic link across different ethnicities, and if you're a certain ethnicity, perhaps you'll have an increased risk of a bad outcome from covid-19. however, we know communities of color that have been hard hit, the biggest issues are health inequities, structural issues in terms of health care access, early access to health care. those are the biggest drivers of differential outcomes across demographics, more so than any genetic link we know of right

now. >> dr. gupta, thank you for the insight. we appreciate it. >> thank you from dr. gupta to dr. roker, al is standing by. how we looking, buddy? >> i only play one on tv great day up and down the east coast. looks fantastic. showers behind this cold front will bring much cooler air into the plains light snow through the western plains we do have a red flag warning infect. take a look at the san jose day planner for the afternoon. temperatures in the 90s for inland areas. potentially setting new records. also dealing with the high fire danger. gusty conditions for the mountain areas. dry air, low humidity and even around the coastline expected to see temperatures in the 70s and maybe even a couple of upper 80s in through san francisco with a red flag warning in effect through tomorrow.

>> be sur conversation on "today" show radio, as well channel 108 sirius xm. >> 108. we've got "pop start". >> heavy "pop start. we teased it earlier this morning. last night, the billboard music awards what has everyone talking is john legend's performance. "never break." first time on stage since his wife, chrissy teigen, shared the news of their pregnancy loss john dedicating the emotional performance to his wife. >> this is for chrissy ♪ we will never know what is dangerous there's nothing we can

not take ♪ ♪ we will never break we will never break ♪ >> guys, so powerful you know, obviously a personal thing that happened to them. they share their life, obviously, vsong went on for three minutes, you felt like you were on the inside of a grieving husband supporting his wife it was a magical performance >> beautiful >> showing the power of music yet again. obviously, the night went on, and there were some big winners. i think the biggest was post malone, taking home nine awards. billie eilish with a lot of awards, as well. top artist they both won and top new artist respectively. garth brooks took the stage last night to receive the billboard icon award, recognizing his record-breaking 30 year career if you know garth, you know he couldn't help but perform a nice medley of the classics ♪ talk to the girl just one mor

time ♪ ♪ qaa calling baton rouge ♪ got a need to feel the thunder ♪ ♪ chase the lightning from the sky ♪ ♪ i got friends in low places where the whiskey drowns and the beer chases ♪ >> craig, you know that one. ♪ chases my blues away >> finally, the show paid tribute to the late great eddie van halen, playing a clip from the 2015 billboard performance of "panama." no better way to honor the guitarist than by seeing him play. >> your girl, kelly clarkson, did a great job hosting. >> 100%. time for one more item the new season of "the voice" premieres next week. it'll look different this time around, like a lot of things in 2020 back in the studio, which was great, but under strict safety conditions our coaches, blake, kelly, and john, and returning this season, gwen stefani we have a special look at how hard-working people are bringing you "the voice."

>> this is "the voice. >> reporter: "the voice" is back for season 19. >> here we go. >> reporter: it's unlike any season before it. >> i got very excited. >> reporter: no live audience, a lot less crew, a few more checkpoints. >> get my temperature checked. >> hello >> how are you today >> reporter: still a whole lot of talent. ♪ i don't know what i'm going t do ♪ >> reporter: after a virtual end to last season -- todd tillman, congratulations. we're finally back in the studio give it up for our season 19 coaches. kelly clarkson john legend. gwen stefani and blake shelton. we may be back, but things are definitely different we missed everybody during the remote live shows in may, so it is good to all be together now >> this season, our chairs are even further apart because we're social distancing. kelly is way over there. >> what's up, gwen >> reporter: staff and crew numbers have been reduced 60%,

and covid tests happen multiple times a week despite the changes due to the pandemic, the coaches are thrilled to be reunited with their red chairs how does it feel to be back on stage in los angeles for another season of "the voice"? >> awesome to be totally honest, i didn't think this was going to happen at all >> every day we'd be calling, are we still going still going? just excited about it. >> yup. >> wondering how we were going to pull it off >> reporter: with one of the biggest changes for the season being no live audience, the show's producers got creative. >> we're able to see people from all over the country, right here in our audience, enjoying the show, experiencing what it is like to be in a blind audition i think that's pretty magical. >> reporter: even though we're all keeping our distance, the coaches will still be able to celebrate a new contestant joining the team. >> because we're social distancing, i got myself a t-shirt launcher ready? >> reporter: how are you going to celebrate when you pick an artist you can't hug them what are you going to do. >> i have made cute team kelly masks. >> reporter: with a virtual audience and fewer people in the

studio, this season, there's more focus on the voices than ever before. this is a pretty intimate -- i mean, you can hear a pin drop when someone is singing. >> i don't know if that is going to be intimidating or just exciting there is a little bit of an intimacy factor we've never really had, like this. >> yeah. >> it's a different scenario but you do hear every single note, every single everything. >> reporter: just because things are a little different this season at "the voice," doesn't mean the coaches are going to be playing ni it seems you're already trying to take the crown away from your friend blake >> always. i think everyone that comes on the show, the whole reason to come on the show is to try to destroy blake. >> because you're the king. >> right. >> they're aiming for the king. >> exactly right >> reporter: the season will be worth fighting over. we've shot a little bit of this show we're in the middle of the blind auditions. >> i have never seen this many talented singers in one season >> so far, yeah. >> so far, everybody is so good.

>> reporter: they've been home practicing but now, practice time is over because "the voice" is back. >> america is going to fall in love with you. >> one funny thing, the first day we started shooting, because of social distancing, coaches chairs were far away blake was here, and kelly was on the other end. blake literally could not hear her. it was like, i think i need a mic. someone give her a mic he had to wear a special thing it is great to be back you can enjoy "the voice" making its magical return on nbc, monday night, 8:00/7:00 central. join in on the fun here. quick click reflects what people have been doing during the pandemic this is happening in my house. siri has been buying puzzles we've been doing a lot of puzzles. many of you have when this young man finished his puzzle, and god knows how many hours it took him, he held it up to celebrate, but unfortunately, his brother was walking by. >> oh, no.

>> hey [ laughter ] >> oh! >> no help from dad there, who i'm assuming is filming. no scolding the other brother for breaking brother's puzzle, just a hardy laugh >> by the way, man, i would have reacted differently, good morning. i'm chris chmura. walnut creek. one city feeling the impact from power shutoffs. most homes in the north bay. high fire danger motivated pg&e to cut power around the state. we have red flag conditions right now. let's turn to vianey. how long can we expect the heat and wind to continue? >> well, we're definitely not in the clear when it comes to the threat from the winds. the red flag warning will be in effect through tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. the reason for that is we've seen some gusty conditions up

through the mt. diablo area. dry air, low humidity. expect the temperatures to remain through tomorrow and then we cool off heading into sunday. still, we've got to remain on high alert heading into tonight. especially overnight into the early morning hours as well. we can expect to see the north bays,unta santa cruz mountains and east bay hills be affected. there's a chance you probably won't even get to see the wind but keep in mind that in the higher elevation areas, it's definitely gusty out there. >> vianey, thank you very much. a follow report at 11:00 a.m. i'll have another local news update for you in half an hour. back to the "today" show. i didn't choose this job because it was easy.

but i can't say i expected this. to fight these fires, we need funding - plain and simple. for this crisis, and for the next one. prop 15 closes tax loopholes so rich corporations pay their fair share of taxes. and to do it right. the big corporations want to keep their tax loopholes. it's what they do. well, i do what i do. if you'ld like to help, join me and vote yes on prop 15.

when you take a it all begins to un-ravel. ann ravel's no reformer, she's backed by big corporations who've poured hundreds of thousands into her campaign. and she opposes ballot measures to make the economy more fair for working people. only dave cortese is endorsed by the california democratic party. he's helping us battle the pandemic with a science-based approach. and expanding health services and child care to those in need. for state senate, democrat dave cortese. but that's tough to do on a fixed income. i'd be hit with a tax penalty for moving to another county, so i'm voting 'yes' on prop 19. it limits property taxes and lets seniors transfer their home's current tax base to another home that's closer to family

or medical care. being closer to family is important to me. how about you? voting 'yes' on prop 19. ♪ i got ♪ i got you that's a nice song welcome back "today" at 8:30 on this 15th of october, 2020. it's appropriate for me this morning because, in addition to being october 15th, it is my wedding anniversary. >> happy anniversary how many years >> nine years she's been putting up with me.

>> wow >> congrats. >> did your iphone alert you of that this morning? >> wow. >> just ahead, guys, we are going to catch you up with suze orman. she's been through a whole lot this year. she had this medical mystery that took over her life and sidelined her. she's got some real hard-earned wisdom about our health that she wants everybody to hear. she's usually giving advice on money, but now it's on health and it's important today then we'll take a turn and go from candles to comforters to cashmere there she is, jill martin standing by with a special steals and deals >> hi, g >> hey, jill keep us warm and cozy in the colder weather mr. roker? on the "3rd hour of today," we have a glimpse of what you can be looking at when you return to your office. we'll check out changes companies are making to keep employees safe. also, something fun for you tomorrow, encouraging you to wake up for it one republic's ryan is going to be here.

he writes good songs for everyone but saves the best for one republic he'll have one tomorrow, and it's good. uncle al, good news for the weekend? >> starting off with friday, heavy rain, mid-atlantic into the northeast. record highs out west. autumn chill around the great lakes. saturday, heavy rain exits new england, drying out in the mid-atlantic states. gorgeous from the gulf coast tot central rockies. heat continues out west. sunday, sunday, a little frost on your pumpkins in the northeast and parts of new england. a little wet weather from the great lakes to the mississippi river valley mountain snows out in the western plains the heat continues in the >> get ready because it's going to be a hot day ahead. a heat advisory in effect starting at 11:00 a.m. here's a look at your daytime highs. elevated fire danger especially through the mountains and north bay. the east bay hills and santa cruz mountains. san francisco will also be in the 80s. now that red flag warning will remain in effect through

11:00 a.m. tomorrow. we're talking about dry conditions over the next two days with a little bit of a cooldown expected heading into sunday afternoon. >> that is your latest weather. >> that is your latest weather meantime, this year marks the 70th anniversary of a great american tradition that's raised over $180 million supporting kids in need we're talking about trick-or-treat for unicef. michael is the president and ceo of unicef usa. thanks for joining us. >> al, thanks for having me. >> here's the deal, obviously, halloween is going to look a lot different this year. how are you guys adapting trick-or-treat for unicef in 2020 >> yeah, it is going to look a little bit different it's a different year, isn't it, for all of us. we know that's for kids, as well, who have been, you know, cooped up at home and trying to deal with school remotely. we want to give them a fun activity that they can still do. we're taking what traditionally

has been our little orange box that kids take out on trick-or-treat to collect points, and we've turned it into a virtual event. the kids can go to trick-or-treat for unicef.org. register and get a qr code they can raise money for unicef, support kids around the world, and have fun doing it. >> you're not only doing it virtually for the kids, but they can also choose what charity they're supporting >> it's great. added features we can use in the virtual environment are terrific kids can reach out to friends and family around the country, not just in their neighborhood they can earn extra coins for their boxes by doing certain kinds of activities, fun activities that are there on the site then they can choose where they want their money to go do they want to support vaccines or n-95 masks or water tablets, things like that that people

need around the world. >> michael, thanks so much for more on how your family can get your kids involved in trick-or-treat for unicef, you can head to today.com. i remember doing it. ago i remember doing it. ago wasn't even a box, itit w

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we are back. 8:37 beloved finance guru and a friend of the show, suze orman. >> she's opening up about a frightening medical scare. we're going to talk to her about it in a moment this was news to me, but we'll find out more. here is suze's story. >> reporter: suze orman is known for sharing the honest truth

with money. >> only way to get over fear, is to take action. >> reporter: the former cnbc host and best-selling author says she did not take her own advice when it mattered most. td mistake i could ever make in my life, not with my weal >> reporter: in 2019, orman started to experience troubling symptoms >> i couldn't walk up the stairs that i normally could walk up. i had no feeling in really my right hand >> reporter: after a visit with her doctor, he ordered three mris, including one of her brain. scared of what this could be, and in the middle of a pandemic, orman delayed the scan as the symptoms got worse. >> i didn't want to believe him. it was a good month or two before i decided i had to go back and get the mris. >> reporter: an mri of her upper body revealed that 80% of her

spinal cord had been cut off by a non-cancerous tumor. >> i was one fender bender away from being paralyzed and probably a quadriplegic. >> reporter: days later, she headed into surgery at boston's brigman women's hospital dr. michael groff led the 12-hour procedure. >> tumor was taken out completely, so it shouldn't bother her again i think while she will continue to improve for a full year, i think she'll get back to 99.9%. >> reporter: now, three months later, orman is on the road to recovery after facing her own fears. >> suze, we are so incredibly happy to see you here this morning. start off by telling us, how are you feeling today? >> you know, i'm feeling okay. my left arm still isn't what it should be, hoda. you know, the nerves are all responding now, and so the left arm fires, like it's on fire the entire time. it's really still difficult for me to use my neck, so i can't go too much forward or too much

back they took out two vertebras and put in a titanium stint, or whatever they did there. but it's coming and i'm good out of everything, i'm just so happy that, in a year from now, i'll be back to whatever i'm supposed to be. >> what you went through strikes me you wrote off your symptoms, which anyone would i'm having trouble walking, must be my knee there are ways to explain the illness. you needed a gp, general practice, to put the whole picture together >> i did i didn't want anything to be wrong. >> right. >> so, literally, during this time, i did go to see a leg doctor oh, suze, you need a brace, strengthen your quad the reason you don't have feeling in your right hand is you have carpal tunnel i wanted to believe them because i didn't want to think anything was wrong, even though i knew it wasn't anything that they were saying, which is why it's so important, nothing is more

important than your health it is almost as if saying, don't go to a doctor that tells you what you want to hear. almost go to a doctor that tells you what you don't want to hear. >> suze, i remember last time you were here with us on the show, back in july, and then just weeks later, you would havy first of all, you look great you look fnk you. >> why are you sharing this story now? why do you feel like it's so important for other people to hear what suze orman has gone through? >> you saw it in the clip, the only way to conquer fear is through action i've been the one that says, stand in your truth. don't deny something when it comes to your money. money means nothing if you don't have your health the truth of the matter is, too many americans today put off going to the doctor. they don't want to take action they don't want to know what's going on with them so you can't just say, oh, it's

just this, it's just that. you have to go and check it out and check it out, and not necessarily take the first doctor saying, "oh, it's nothing. because it was something so it's important to understand that as much as i tell-all of you, money, money, money, health, health, health, it should be replacing money, money, money again, without your health, your money is worthless >> suze, it's carson so good to see you're okay it was great to see the doctor say you'll go back to 99.9%. it'll be a road here, but -- >> i was going to say, i wonder what the other 1% is a portion of a percent, what's that anyway, go on. >> what struck me, when you said you could have been a small fender bender away from being paralyzed. i thought, as we are sharing your story now with so many people watching, what do you want them to take from your story? >> that things that really seem like they're not a big deal at

first can be a seriously big deal the only reason that i would have ended up as a probable quadriplegic was because i didn't take action i wouldn't have had anybody to blame but myself so take action, everybody. don't just sit by and go, oh, it's all right i need to go to work i need to get this done. i need to go on book tour. no you need to take care of your >> amen. >> go and see a doctor it's easy now with teledocs. >> while we have you, is it true when you're there in the hospital, the nurses, they wanted a bunch of financial advice since you were, like, stuck there for a while? >> while you're here. >> yeah, that's when the doctors knew i was going to be okay. when they would -- they visited me really every hour on the hour to make sure we were going okay. no matter when they came in, especially all night long, the nurses were in there, and i was giving them financial advice i told one nurse, don't -- she should not dare marry her boyfriend. don't touch him with a 10-foot pole.

>> wow. >> suze, you said, one day, what do you make? you go, how much money do you make i was confessing to you, and you're like, that's ridiculous you march in there i was, like, wow, you have a way of empowering people from all of us who want to say thank you. feel better. our love to k.t. thank you so much. suze, good to see you. >> all right, sweetheart. >> bye. >> could be the name of the next book, "health before wealth. >> i like it. just ahead, we're going to warm things up we have a special steals and deals. jill is here to help you live your comfiest and coziest life steals and deals coming up

welcome back it is 8:46 that means it's time for some steals and deals >> this morning, here she is, lifestyle contributor jill martin, making sure we feel cozy and warm for these colder months that are coming.

>> don't forget about that qr code in the lower left of your screen you can take out your smartphone open up your camera and scan it for instant access to all these deals. jill, good morning people need comfy. they need cozy what do you got for us >> hi, everybody miss you guys. good morning from my home studio with all the chaos going on around us, i wanted to bring some comfort into your home with these cozy must-haves that will spruce up different aspects of your life. maybe could use a little lift. all right. let's start with something i think everybody likes to spruce up as you go into a new season, the natural comfort alternative down comforter the retail, $225 to $232 now, the company is offering premier quality alternative down comforters in a classic white stripe pattern it is cozy, hypoallergenic, down alternative, microfiber. 300 thread count comes in queen, oversized queen,

king, and oversized king deal, $79, 66% off next up, these insulated mug sets sold out in minutes last time. if you want them, get on now retail, $114.95. they're offering three styles of their double wall insulated mug sets each set contains four mugs. the benefit of the coffee glasses is they keep your drinks hot or cold for a longer period of time, while the glass remains safe to the touch. microwave oven and dishwasher safe these are great. retail, $114.95. the deal, $29. that's 75% off next up, these women's indoor/outdoor fur lined slippers i'm wearing them now, benefits of working from home retail is $49.98 two pairs. get one and gift one the brand is inspired by their grandfather's retail shoe shop

in the late '40s floopi is a family-owned company, founded by three brothers they're offering sets of women's indoor/outdoor faux fur clippers, rubber outsoles. check out today.com for all the sets you could get different combinations again, get one and gift one. retail, $49.98 the deal, $22. that's 56% off >> jill, are those -- can i ask a question are those indoor and outdoor, you can go outside and go >> that's the floopi way. >> yeah, they have that textured sole to them this is right up our alley if you're wearing them inside and want to run out, yeah, these are really great hoda, you get a set of two you could get one and gift one or give to one of your mini mes. >> love that got two mini mes, yup. >> next up -- two mini mes but one they'll be very big on

next up, these are great all natural, the retail, $50 six sets with beautiful scents in winter motifs ready for gifting. go to today.com for all the scents they're not too potent you always ask me that they're a beautiful scent. retail, $50. deal is $22 and that is 56% off. do you like my hat >> very nice >> beautiful. >> yup comfy. >> looks soft. >> looks floopi. >> 100% cashmere, hats or $75 to $85 they're offering an assortment of hats or gloves. amazing colors hats come in two styles. the one i'm wearing is more slouchy or get the skull cap the gloves also come in different styles check out today.com. the retail, $75 to $85 the deal, $29. 66% off. >> good deal.

>> this one, carson and craig, i feel it is up your alley and hoda, too. women and men's ultra line packable down jacket retail, $100 it doesn't come with bourbon is that what you said? >> looks warm. >> it'll hold the flask. it is a flask holder. >> yes so it can double as that this is a packable down jacket they fold up into a small bag, but they're still super warm for easy carry, for travel they're ultra light, but the insulation fill is 100% down the shell is high quality nylon which is water repellanton the a removable hood you can check out today.com.ser. >> retail, $100. the deal, $29, carson. >> 71% off, if my math is correct. >> good math. >> great deal. i'll take ten. >> so good to see you guys i hope i helped bring comfy, cozy items into your life and home

hoda, i got the pink sweater memo this morning. >> you did it's purple really, because we're wearing purple for anti-bullying day. >> good deals there. >> great. >> comforters are expensive. candles are like 75 bucks. >> just to be able to say floopi. >> we miss you, jill >> good seeing you, jill. >> we could steal some off the table. >> steals and deals is endlessly more productive financially because we're not here to steal the inventory. much better remotely jill, appreciate it. the comfort alternative down comforters, the double wall glass mug sets i had the qr code out for that one. floopi fur-lined slippers. candles. then the 100% cashmere hats or gloves and the ultra down packable jackets that go down to the size of a pack of cards.

all good deals, craig. >> only frontier you haven't conquered yet could be in your future, qvc. i would watch a carson daly qvc show in a heart beat head to today.com/deals to shop those comfy cozy finds you can do it right now. qr code is still up. (garage door opening) it is my father's love... it is his passion- it is his fault he didn't lock the garage. don't even think about it! enre, done that. with liftmaster® powered by myq®, know what's happening in your garage- from anywhere. woman 1: get your woman 2: you can stay healthy

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♪ ohhh yeahhh! just connect your myq® app to key. ♪ ohhh yeahhh! get free in-garage delivery with myq® and key by amazon. coming u coming up on 8:55. we're back with birthdays to celebrate. al who we got >> a lot of nice folks out here slapped on the smucker's jar ready for spinning first up, 100th birthday to hideko from honolulu, hawaii likes to try her luck on the slot machines. mary, proud grandmother, 13 great grand kids happy 100th birthday to stanton bennett who served his country during world war ii, and salute

to you for your service, sir. gordon schultz is from frederick, maryland. retired piano teacher, 100, married to the love of his life for 78 years ms. etheleen of mississippi, also 100 if there is an atlanta braves game on, she is going to be in front of the tv. that's her favorite team last but not least, happy 100th to edwin, a hard worker from maryland loves talking to everybody, and has never met a stranger. quick reminder, it is get cooking with week today all day. tonight, jeffrey's daughters is going to be making a delicious meal w good morning. it's 8:56. i'm chris chmura. the sun is shining, kind of, over walnut creek. that's a mixed blessing. on one hand welcome because walnut creek is one of many bay area cities where many people's power has been shut off. a dark night. pg&e cut power to more than 20,000 due to high fire danger

brought on by high heat and gusty winds. people in seven bay area counties woke up without power. lights will come back on as early as tonight. other areas may not have electricity restored until tomorrow. happening now, we have crews around the san francisco bay area monitoring the outages and fire conditions. live team coverage in our midday newscast at 11:00 a.m. including the latest from from our weather team. and at nbcbayarea.com, you can follow developments in real time. we'll have another update in an hour. the stanford rapist could afford bail; got out the same day. the senior citizen could not; forced to wait in jail nearly a year. voting yes on prop 25 ends this failed system, replacing it with one based on public safety. 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.

vote yes on prop 25 when was the last time your property tawhat?l went down? never. are you kidding me? for years, the residential burden has gone up. while the corporate burden has gone down. prop 15 reverses that. it closes corporate loopholes and invests in schools, small business, and firefighters. and when the big corporations pay more, your tax bill goes down. that's right. a savings of a hundred twenty-one dollars a year for the average home. give homeowners a break. vote yes on 15.

i'm voting 'yes' on prop 19. nineteen limits taxes on seniors. it limits property tax on people like me. nineteen limits taxes on wildfire victims. it says so right here. if 19 passes, seniors can move closer to family or medical care.

i looked at moving but i can't afford the taxes. will you help california's most vulnerable? vote 'yes' on prop 19. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the "3rd hour of >> good thursday morning. it is october 15th, friday eve, as we like to say around here. craig melvin here, al roker, sheinelle jones, dylan dreyer. >> good morning. >> here's a question for you. >> okay. >> which one of us is wearing an ouit that's backwards? >> we know it's not one of us. i don't think it's dylan. do you want to tell america why you're wearing a backwards dress? >> i commented i enjoyed everyone's purple, and then craig said, that's a nice dress. you feel obligated to tell the truth, i don't know why. i said i wore it backwards.