us this monday morning. we leave you with a live shot right now. take a look at this. what is that? behind all of that fog is the beautiful golden gate bridge. thanks so much for making us a part of your morning. the "today" show is next. good morning barn storming the battleground good morning barnstorming the battleground. >> as my college coach used to say, it's go time! >> we're going to win the state of nevada and four more years in the white hous >> president donald trump and joe biden crisscrossing the country and making their case. early voting already shattering records. this morning the key state of florida joins the list we are live to break it all down with just 15 days to go. dire warning >> the next six to 12 weeks are going to be the darkest of

entire pandemic. >> a top official sounds the coronavirus alarm with cases skyrocketing from coast to coast. icu beds dangerously low. >> i've never seen anything like this >> one state opening this field hospital to handle the surge where the country could be headed if things are not turned around poison plot. the russian opposition plot who shared the nerve agent attack shares new details what happened >> every cell of your body just telling you that, body, we are done >> and points a finger directly at russian president vladimir putin. >> it's terrifying and putin is enjoying it. >> miracle rescue. mother missing in nearly two weeks in a utah national park found alive. this morning we'll take you inside the remarkable effort to bring her to safety. those stories and plus comeback

complete. >> this time he hits the ball deep right field cody bellinger has done it. >> los angeles rallies late against atlanta to earn a trip to the world series. >> the dodgers come from behind in the series. they come from behind in game seven and this win the national league pennant >> today on monday, october 19th, 2020 >> from nbc news this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everyone. savannah has the morning off craig melvin joins me. i bet there are still a lot of people still celebrating in l.a.

>> it's crazy because the dodgers coming back 3-1. breaking news overnight on the coronavirus. the number of cases worldwide surging past 40 million, including a new wave here in the united states. we'll have the very latest and one health expert's warning that the worst is yet to come >> first on this monday morning, just 15 days and counting now, it's the start of another vital week in the presidential race. as of this morning, early voting now under way in 37 states it's changing the dynamic of the race in these final two weeks. >> both president donald trump and joe biden are focusing their efforts on swing states that could decide the outcome we do have complete coverage we will start at the white house with nbc's jeff bennett. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the race for the white house is kicking into high gear with president donald trump and joe biden both campaigning in states they're trying to flip the former vp hunting for votes in north carolina and the

president set to campaign today. the biden campaign is warning this race is far from over and urging supporters to campaign as if they're trailing. with 15 days to go, president donald trump and former vice president joe biden barnstorming the battlegrounds. biden slamming the president's handling of the pandemic as new cases surge. >> the other night trump said at one of his rallies, "we've turned the corner. turned the corner? things are getting worse he continues to lie to us about the circumstances. >> reporter: biden on offense in a state president donald trump won in 2016. it's a similar story in battleground pennsylvania where biden's old boss, former president barack obama, is set to campaign for him wednesday in philadelphia and while most national polls

have the former vp ahead, team biden warning about complacency. in a memo obtained by nbc news, biden's campaign manager urging supporters to campaign like we're trailing president trump meantime is hitting the rally stage in carson city, nevada sunday. on sunday, the president attending an evangelical church service, few masks in sight. >> so get out there november 3rd or sooner and do your thing. >> and dr. fauci speaking about president trump contacting the coronavirus. >> i was worried that he was going to get sick when i saw him in a completely precarious situation of crowded, no separation between people and almost nobody wearing a mask >> reporter: president donald trump also facing fresh fallout for attacking michigan democratic governor whitmer, even after a foiled attempt to

kidnap her. >> you got to get your governor to open up the state they say she was threatened, right? and she blamed me. >> whitmer firing back. >> the president is at it again, inspiring and incentivizing and inciting this kind of domestic terrorism. it is dangerous not just for me and my family but for public servants everywhere. >> so geoff, this seems to be happening everywhere. but the president seems to be making fun of joe biden. what is he saying? >> he made fun of biden saying biden will listen to the scientists during the coronavirus pandemic the biden camp hitting back saying the president was out of touch and downplaying the

pandemic, even after being hospitalized with the virus. craig? >> jeff bennett there at the white house. we turn to white house correspondent hallie jackson. let's talk about where things stand 15 days out. we spent some time talking about the race nationally but we know it's going to come down to a handful of so-called battleground states. what do the latest polls in the battleground states show >> well, let's talk about them, craig. joe biden has a lead nationally, but of course, that is not how the electoral college works. so let's look at the swing states the big six, the michigan, pennsylvania, north carolina, florida and arizona. joe biden leads the president in all of them from 3 to 9 points. pennsylvania is really interesting not just because it

is my home state, but it is 20 electoral votes and according to experts, the tipping point of either candidate to hit the threshold to win. the president won by less than one percent, and joe biden is in the lead by seven points according to the latest polling. the message from the biden camp is don't get complacent even with these leads in battle ground states. the message from the trump campaign, they think the race is tighter than they show >> how are campaigns compare on the cash front how much money do they have? >> here again, it's the democrats with the big advantage to the tune of 383 million. the trump campaign and their backers $248 million.

this is interesting, because the president back in the spreng, we talked about the advantage that he had. he filed the day of the inauguration to give him a three-year head start, but it has evaporated now. the president headed to the very blue, very not battleground state of california. why? well, for a fund-raiser. you have the reason why money is important, right it for things like ground game, getting out the vote, for things like advertising right now the biden has been outstanding the president on the air in september by a 3 to 1 margin, and we have talked about it in the battleground states wisconsin and michigan and pennsylvania. >> we are going to take you live to florida, one of the aforementioned battleground where in-person voting starts today. >> also, new this morning, there are new questions about an unverified report targeting joe biden's son and new reporting

about possible ties to a russian disinformation effort aimed at influencing the u.s. election. nbc foreign correspondent andrea mitchell has new details on this. hello, andrea. >> reporter: nbc news has confirmed u.s. spy agencies have gathered intelligence that rudy giuliani was dealing with russian intelligence agents last year as part of his effort to dig up dirt on joe biden as first reported by the washington post, the fact that those vents did occurred were passed on to the white house. >> reporter: chief among the alleged russian agents rudy giuliani was dealing with in ukraine last december, this man, named as a russian agent and sanctioned for allegedly running an influence campaign against biden in february, giuliani hosted him on his podcast in new york >> we have the honor of having with us a member of the

parliament of ukraine. >> giuliani has been digging on information on hunter biden's work with burri smshgsa. he is part of a russian effort to interfere against biden by, quote, spreading claim about corruption, including spreading disinformation from leaked often calls. according to an august statement from the russian intelligence. >> russian intelligence is feeding information through derkach to giuliani, it means russian intelligence is making its way into the presidential blood stream >> reporter: giuliani denies saying that his contacts are russian agents. >> the president using all of it to attack hunter biden over the

weekend. >> they found hunter's laptop? where is hunter? not doing so well. >> reporter: last week giuliani and steve bannon provided the "new york post" with unverified emails allegedly linking hunter with a ukrainian partner, a meeting the biden campaign says never took place. and an expert says cannot be e authenticated as real or altered or fake. >> we have no idea whether the e-mail is legitimate but this looks right out of the russian play book, hack and dump. >> vice president biden pushed to end political corruption in ukraine and that was a policy universally accepted by the u.s., the european union, the imf and the world bank. >> andrea mitchell for us in washington. thank you. >> turning to the latest on the coronavirus surge, 38 states

have seen an increase in cases over the last two weeks and public health officials are warning people against letting their guard down. one of the states dealing with a record spike, wisconsin. that is where we find gabe gutierrez this morning. he joins us from a newly opened field hospital near milwaukee. gabe, good morning. >> good morning. local officials are calling this a five-alarm fire. covid cases near wisconsin are at the highest levels friday. now, a tiny number of covid cases on friday and to where they are overwhelmed. the cases are now rising in the rural areas as the temperatures are keeping people indoors and the virus spreads more easily. >> you cannot say that we are on the road to essentially getting

out of this. >> the next six to 12 weeks are going to be the highest of the pandemic. >> reporter: according to the nbc news counts, cases have increased at least 10%, 30 states have risen 25% or more, prompting authorities to nix a 10,000 person wedding. that was set for today. >> there is no safe way to do that. >> here in wisconsin an emergency hospital was opened at the state fairgrounds. the number of cases are threatened to overwhelm the crisis center. >> we are in crisis here in wisconsin. >> reporter: in north dakota where early voting begins today, 4% of the population has already contracted the virus, most within the last few weeks. there are only 20 icu beds left in the entire state. >> i've never seen anything like

this. >> reporter: over the weekend, new mexico's governor sounded the alarm, seeing a 112% spike in hospitalization. experts say covid fatigue may be to blame. >> unfortunately the virus is not tired of us so we have to remain vigilant. that fatigue means that people are not wearing masks consistently and people are gathering more indoors. >> reporter: still after weeks of covid concerns, the nfl played all of its gales this weekend after no new cases and now more regions are reopening, including new orleans, which has loosened restrictions, allowing outdoor bar service and indoor music. in florida a court order struck down miami dade's curfew as businesses struggle to survive. >> we have to go against the county mayor. we understand his precautions and his worries, but our worries is to feed our families. >> and, gabe, these numbers spiking is certainly worrying as well. what do we know about how fatal this new wave could be in the coming months? >> reporter: hey, craig.

as we head into winter, the numbers are extremely sobering. right now we're seeing about 700 deaths a day, but researchers say at the university of washington that we could see 2,300 covid deaths a day by january. >> let's hope they're wrong. gabe gutierrez there for us. thank you. >> a russian opposition leader still recovering months after he was poisoned in an assassination attempt. and this morning he is sharing more about himself experience and why he says vladimir putin was behind it. today's senior international correspondent keir simmons is joining with us the latest. hey, keir, good morning. >> hi, hoda. good morning to you. last month president donald trump said he would be very

angry if it turned out that alexey naval alexey navalny had been poisoned by russian agents. but he said he had no proof. now this morning he's been speaking to "60 minutes. president putin's loudest critic is vowing to return there, despite being poisoned >> i said to the flight attendant and i shocked him with my statement that i was poisoned and i'm going to die >> reporter: alexey navalny survived, thin and gaunt in a hospital bed this picture taken soon after he came out of a coma himself wife insisted that he be taken to germany >> reporter: now navalny calling on president donald trump to condemn the attempted murder >> i think it's extremely his wife insisted presiden important that everyone of course including and maybe the president of the united states

to be very against using chemical weapon in the 21 century. >> a thing from hell is how he describes the toxin used against him. >> there are no guns, no shots and in a couple of hours you will be dead without any traces on your body it's something terrifying and putin is enjoying it >> reporter: it's the same toxic used in the u.k. against military officer sergei skripal in 2018. >> it's a new type of drug which proves that putin has a developing new problem of these weapons, which are forbidden >> reporter: russia calls the ms determination to loudly charges baseless and acceptable. and this morning his claims undiminished

and hoda at the end, you heard alexey navalny pointing to international experts suggesting that this is a new kind of novichok that they are developing this new military grade nerve agent, and of course, russia is denying it has a chemical weapons program. hoda >> keir simmons, thank you time to turn to mr. roker for that first check of the weather. >> that's right. got a little rain, a little snow snow from bismarck, buffalo, all the way to springfield. here in the east it's this pesky stationary front in the west, that snow in upper midwest, that cold air comes that means anywhere from one to three inches of snow and to paduka, one to two inches of rain we'll get to your forecast in the next 30 seconds.

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postmarked november 3rd and arrives no later than 17 days after the election. >> reporter: people can report businesses not following covid orders. they want to slow it enough to move into the orange tier before the weather changes and serving customers outside is less appetizing. starting today people can report businesses in violation through 211 or the county's website and businesses could face fines or prosecution. county supervisors say they're getting a lot of calls. on twitter posting seems to be divided. let's see if people are divided about the forecast. meteorologist kari hall has a look at it for us. for the south bay a heads-up before you head out for a run this morning. we see it improving for the bay, the coast and the east bay, going through the forecast it

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going hiking in a national park has been reunited with her family. erin mclaughlin has details on this from salt lake city. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, hoda. what began as a dream getaway to escape the realities of the pandemic quickly turned into a nightmare. she was alone in the national park in utah at zion national park for 13 years, but her family and rescuers never gave up hope. sunday, her family's prayers were finally answered. on sunday holly courtier was found alive. the california mom and avid hiker was rescued by search teams after disappearing at the park nearly two weeks ago. her family said this wouldn't have been possible without the network of people who came together. park officials say courtier was last seen on october 6th getting off a shuttle van at the stop that leads to several hiking

trails. when she didn't return, her family reported her missing. park officials launched a massive search with multiple agencies looking for her from the air and on the ground. her daughter kayleigh pleading for any help to find her. >> if anybody knows anything, please contact the national park because i want to bring my mom home and we're running out of time. >> she had just lost her job as a nanny and wanted to visit national parks. at 5'3" and just 100 pounds, she was an experienced hiker. temperatures ranged from highs in the 90s to lows in the 40s. officials say she was dressed for a hike and was carrying a blanket and a hammock to sleep in, but left her cell phone

behind. >> she did not leave an itinerary. >> reporter: officials finally found her after receiving a tip from a park visitor who saw her. while authorities won't comment on her condition, her daughter writing, "i never gave up on finding my mom." so happy god brought her back to me." >> what do we know about her daughter's role in this effort? >> she's a full-time student working two jobs as well. she dropped everything to come help find her mom, even setting up a web site to collect tips. the two had been at that same national park two weeks prior to her disappearance celebrating her 19th birthday.

>> erin mclaughlin, thank you. >> when we come back, take a look at the scene in florida. this is the early in-person voting. it is starting this morning in florida the early vo florida the early voting. you can already see a pretty long line there. florida a key battleground a state that's had its share of problems in the past so what's being done this year to make sure there are no issues this time around our guy in florida, kerrey sanders, taking an in-depth look right after this mary progressive forms of multiple sclerosis, ocrevus is proven effective in reducing relapses in rms and slowing disability progression in rms and ppms. don't take ocrevus if you've had a life-threatening allergic reaction to it, or if you have hepatitis b. tell your doctor about vaccinations or if you've had hep b, as it could come back. ocrevus can cause infusion reactions that may require hospitalization.

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we're back it's 7:40, with vote watch the election still 15 days away but a record 25 million people have already cast their ballot >> that number is expected to grow, as most of florida will join 36 other states where early voting is under way now. nbc's kerry sanders has made his way to one of those polling sites. he's in fort lauderdale. good morning to you, sir >> reporter: good morning. in florida the in-person voting has now started across most of the state. it's raining here in fort lauderdale, so the wait in line is about 30 minutes. a little miserable for voters but they're definitely dedicated. florida has 29 electoral votes, which is a prize and it explains why both the trump campaign and the biden campaign believe the root and the path to the white house is through florida >> reporter: voters in florida

began lining up in the dark this morning, nationwide, in 37 states including massachusetts, georgia, texas and louisiana and early voting is exceedingly popular. >> this is probably the most important election that we've had. at least in my lifetime. if you're not enthused or excited, then you have nothing more to say about your local government, your state government so we're up early, after we vote, we're going to work. >> reporter: in florida, in-person voting is expected to be the preferring voice among republicans who say they don't trust mail-in ballots or even using drop boxes >> that's because of everything that's going on, i'd just as soon vote in person on the day, just make double sure.

>> reporter: close to one in five registered voters in florida have already cast their ballots by mail, democrats outvoting republicans by more than 460,000 votes but not all of the votes counted, close to 12,000 rejected, mostly because voters forgot to sign the envelopes. 12 years ago, dimpled chads threw the election into chaos. this year, the issue may be felons fighting illegally, ordering officials to scrub their rolls of felon voters. >> does the issue of felon voters come a little too close to the election? >> i think timing is so disruptive right now what we don't need is any more disruption and confusion in the election >> reporter: in 2016 trump won florida by just a 1% margin, despite polls showing biden with a slight edge in the

battleground state, both campaigns believe florida is up for grabs. >> so kerry, we talked a little bit ago here, and the eye-popping money that both of to campaigns are spending in the final stretch of the race, and how has that played out specifically in florida? >> well, in florida, it is a record. advertising analytics show that biden and trump collectively have spent $233 million together in the state, and if you calculate it out to all of the renl stered voting, it is 2.50 a vote, and remember, we have 15 days to get to the voters who have not voted yet, so a lot more voting dollars to be spent in florida. craig?

>> hoe da kotb, guess what elsei is >> i have a question for kerry. what else are you doing tonight for your 60th birthday >> well, i will be voting, and some socially distance gathering that i may have some information on, but, yeah. thank you, guys, so much. >> i can't believe that kerry is 60, man. het look -- he looks like a lie boy. the ageless wonder, and especially with the mask. >> he is going to be carried by dolphins under the sea and serenaded by sebastian, but it is going to great, however, you will have to fight ursula, so look out for that. happy birthday, my friend. we have a pool of chilly air from duluth, minnesota, which is 37 degrees below average to

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we're back 7:50 it's always a good moment when carson daly joining us hey, babe. >> good morning, guys. did you catch snl? issa ray hosted and it was very good and got a lot of attention. it included a parody of a very familiar host. >> good evening, america i am savannah bad ass surprise savannah guthrie just last week, you retweeted a surprise -- >> that wasn't a surprise. that was a retweet which is short for a really smart retweet. >> kate mckinnon and that was spot-on. >> and right down to the pink suit and spot-on. and kate has done martha stewart and hillary and ellen. and she has nailed savannah. boom. >> if you're going to get

parodied on snl, that's how you want it done and here's joe biden during himself town hall. with joe carim carrey returning his role. >> unlike the president, i actually have a plan >> okay. great. what is it >> a plan, is a detailed proposal for doing or achieving something. >> no, no, i mean what's your plan oh, right, right >> that was good, too. >> i think they nailed it, when you watched the town halls, they nailed that on the show. biden was talking forever for the same person. you go back and they did a great job of that as well. >> i thought george stephanopoulos, too. >> and great performance by chance the rapper and justin bieber we have a lot more a little bit later. also, adele, she's assigned to next week. >> is she going to do both >> no, not even music. she's hosting.

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the proper training. good news now pg&e says hundreds of their employees have the right training and their outages are now a little shorter and smarter. good morning, everyone. i'm scott mcgrew. it is the one story we keep reporting that seems to never have much change to it and that is stimulus. the latest is nancy pelosi has given the white house 48 hours until the close of business on tuesday to agree to some sort of stimulus plan or she says she cannot guarantee congress will be able to pass a bill before the election. let's get a look at the monday morning forecast with meteorologist kari hall. and, laura, i'm watching out for a high fire danger in parts of the north bay for elevations above 1,000 feet where we will see the winds picking up later this evening, and we'll have very low humidity. some of those gusts may top 45 miles per hour and some of the sustained winds up to 20 miles an hour.

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classroom. >> good-bye. have a good day. >> we will introduce you to three families with special needs children facing unique challenges during the pandemic >> how's dad doing as an at-home teacher with mom >> he's a good dad i love him so much. >> how the crisis has impacted these families and what you can do to help your neighbors. >> and catching up with gwen ♪ ♪ >> we'll talk with gwen stefani live about "the voice" and quarantining with blake shelton, >> coming up. "today" october 19, 2020. we're from north carolina watching the "today" show. yay! >> celebrating 19 years on october 19th on "today." >> from columbia, maryland, we're celebrating my birthday

today. >> i like your sweatshirt, honey. we can't wait to celebrate you in just a little bit we're happy you're with us on this monday morning. savannah is enjoying a little rest today, taking a well-deserved day off. >> and a reminder, if you're getting up a little earlier these days, set that dvr for 7:00 a.m., because you don't want to miss that first hour. >> and coming up, a project that savannah is really passionate about. >> we're going to introduce you to hidden heroes it's a campaign started by the dole foundation and one that savannah and tom hanks are really involved with. we're going to show you what a day in the life is like for these heroes >> let's get to your news on this monday. with just 15 days to go and a

record number of votes already in, president donald trump and joe biden are giving the battle ground states everything they've got. geoff bennett has the story. good morning >> reporter: good morning. on wednesday, he is getting help from his old boss, barack obama. another thing we're watching this morning, the potential for another coronavirus relief deal. speaker of the house nancy pelosi now trying to jump start the process, calling on the trump administration to resolve the remaining disputes within 48 hours so that lawmakers can try to pass a relief bill before election day and judge amy coney barrett this week moves closer to sitting on the supreme court. with her confirmation hearings wrapped up, the judiciary

committee is set to formally consider her nomination. the republicans hope to have her confirmed before the election, which democrats oppose >> a woman who has been widely praised for her country's handling of the pandemic scored a huge reelection victory this weekend. nbts's kelly cobiella has the latest. hey, kelly, good morning. >> reporter: hi, good morning, hoda that's right, she was expected to win this election, just wasn't expected to win it quite so big the big issue here, the coronavirus pandemic voters rewarding her and her government for way she tackled it. a landslide winning more than 46 of the vote, the biggest victory

for her labor party in more than 40 years >> this has not been an ordinary election and it not an ordinary time >> she closed windows in march and kick in. >> today no one has to wear a mask in new zealand and there's no social distancing the country has had just one case of covid in the community in three weeks, thanks to an effective track and trace system and clear communication from the start. >> every move you make could be a risk to someone else that is how we must all collectively think now >> reporter: she rocketed on to the international stage in 2017 when she became prime minister at 37, one of the world's youngest female leaders at the time guiding the country through a deadly volcanic eruption and a terrorist attack, banning

assault rifles just day ds after an attack at the christchurch mosque. she talked about motherhood and leadership >> i am against the idea leading has to be a place full of ego. yes, we need a robust economy but you can be strong and kind >> she's facing a devastating industry with country in recession, with three more years to prove she's the one to fix it >> this election was historic, well, that more than half of the voters electing the most diverse parliament in new zealand and more than half of the newly elected labor candidates are women. >> all right. kelly cobiella, thank you. >> the number of cases around the world of coronavirus has topped 40 million with some european countries reporting

record highs last week here in the united states at least 38 states are battling significant increases. wisconsin has opened a new 500-bed field hospital at the state fairgrounds. in north dakota, there are only 20 intensive care beds left in the entire state health officials are urging people to be more careful about social distancing and other cold weather precautions as the weather keeps more people indoors. >> shall we do a little boost? >> why >> joseph and his wife, eve, have been married for 60 years but he was in an assisted living facility when the pandemic started. so they've been apart for six months so you know this is an emotional reunion ahead. >> who is waiting for him over here look at this who's here who's here, mama who's here

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we're back, 8:13 october is down syndrome awareness month and craig, as part of an ongoing series you're doing, you're looking at three different families and how they handled the return to school >> we had some really honest conversations about the challenges facing their children because they're part of a 7 million or 14% of students in this country who receive special education services, services that are best received at school but going to school for these children can come with added risk it was a school drop-off like no other. masked up, marching into middle school in darien, connecticut. >> tell he about the mask. how is it?

>> tell he about the mask. how >> it's fine i take breaks. >> just a few hours away in stamford, it was hard to tell who was more excited to go back to school 8-year-old abigail or her mother marcella. what has she said about school so far >> she's so happy. >> for 8-year-old claire in new jersey, school means opening a laptop at her home with extra support from her family. >> how are you >> good. >> how's dad doing as an at-home teacher with mom >> he's a good dad he has taught me so much. >> and as a father with a young daughter, that always makes me a little mushy for these three children with down syndrome, school is more than reading, writing and

arithmetic it's a key source of socialization and one-on-one therapy, support that's suddenly shifted to the parents when covid hit last spring. >> for me, losing all of school, it was very hard because i was by myself. >> your teacher had an assistant in the class >> exactly >> and you had no assistant. >> in a survey, just one in five families in special education said they were receiving all the services the children were entitled to by law >> speech lended itself okay in zoom, but physical therapy not so much. >> reporter: they were eager to get their children back to school this fall but that came with a particular risk for that population of students. were you and your husband worried about getting your children sick? >> definitely. and kid who have down syndrome,

there is some that talks about how their immune system may overreact. so i was a little worried. but then i thought, you know, his brother's going to school, dad's going to work, he's still going to be exposed somewhat and it just didn't seem fair i thought. >> for the sturgis, the virus hit too close to home, the risk of catching it at school too great. >> several people in my family contracted coronavirus and my dad passed away in april from the virus, and so it has had a big impact on claire, and that is part of the reason why she is doing virtual instruction. >> i am sorry for your loss. >> thank you. i appreciate that. we feel school is the best place for all kids, especially for kids with disabilities but she does have some preexisting health conditions and has been hospitalized a couple times with

respiratory illness. >> reporter: schools are doing everything to protect the kids, and especially those with special needs, but abigail is in class all day with special needs students, no longer interacting with the general population. >> you feel like she loses out no having those interactions >> yes kids copy everything so by seeing other kids more advanced on areas that she is a little delayed, it will help her a lot. >> in schools across the country, schools are playing catch up because of covid but some our neediest and most vulnerable are falling farther behind, even with our parents like kevin and paola and tricia doing everything they can to keep up. >> you can have a neighbor or somebody in your family who have kids with disability, if you have time, this would be a great time to help, either helping with school or helping with other things so the parents hav>

more time to help the kids >> there is something that we can all do there. and the fear of the schools shutting down again is having a real impact on the careers of patricia and paola. they both lost their jobs at the time that the epidemic hit. there's no way they could both work full time and teach their kids they worry about handling things shut down again we want to wish a mean 18th birthday to claire on the story. today is her 18th birthday >> happy birthday. >> i didn't know that statistic about the kids with down syndrome and the virus. i was unaware with that. >> you have a child with special needs. >> yes the good thing is nick is healthy, he's in high school and he's in a hybrid, in school a couple days, virtual and it makes all the difference. he looks forward to getting on the subway, getting to school, getting back and it's really important, that social interaction

>> socialization, i did not fully appreciate we know obviously it important for all kids but for kid with special needs, socialization is paramount. >> and the help they get at school, the parents don't have now. >> and the dad's play at the end to help out, and that plea, really important. >> mr. roker, how about a check of the forecast. >> we just got this in from the national hurricane center. we have a tropical storm, a tropical depression. this could become epsilon. we're into the greek alphabet. tropical depression number 27. we have a tropical system down there near the caribbean. and we will watch that one. we have snow coming across the plains and wet weather all of the way to the mississippi river valley. for today we are looking at a soggy monday from the mississippi river valley into the northeast. warmer than average through the southwest. snow showers today and tomorrow into the plains. minneapolis may see two to three inches of snow by tomorrow and

showers down through central and southern florida that's what's going on around >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. all of these areas highlighted in orange are under a fire weather watch. and we'll have to continue to monitor our hills above 1,000 feet in the north bay starting this evening as the winds pick up. it's also going to be very dry and well above normal for this time of year. for the inland valleys. reaching into the upper 80s, low 90s. fire danger continues through the end of the week. by the weekend, it cools off with our valley temperatures dropping back to the 70s. i think it's just about time for -- >> check your pocket watch from the turn of the century. >> that's right. >> i love that pocket watch. >> it actually works >> it does >> is it 8:21? >> no, it's pop start time >> all right. let's get to it.

and we teased it. is adele releasing new music no. but she is going to be hosting "saturday night live" this weekend. you've seen her perform in '08 about being the host she writes "bloody hell, i'm so excited about this and also absolutely terrified. and about snl, if ever there was a time for us to jump into the deep end with the eyes closed, it is 2020, right? >> yes. >> and she goes on to praise her music guest her. and it's noteworthy, her first time on snl was in 2012, and that's when she thought she made it in the states when she first performed on snl.

>> and milely cyrus took part on a virtual stage. miley's been embracing her rock side lately and it is working. she did a really cool cover of the cranberry's classic "zombie," and she performed it on the strip, and here you go. ♪ ♪ ♪ in your head, in your head, zombie, zombie ♪ >> she's just been on a rock thing. she's covered the blondie song and her own song sounds like a '70s thing, "midnight rock" and her fans are demanding a miley rock album, so we will see if we

get that, but they are working to save all of the great venues all over the country, and so you can go on youtube and check it out and donate money. >> sure halloween is around the corner but this is an exclusive of the christmas chronicle part two remember the first one, 2018 kurt russell, a little different take of santa claus. at the end of the movie, kurt's real life partner, goldie hawn appears as mrs. clause so they are back at the north pole. check out the trailer. it is great. >> we have over 300 shops in the village. >> every one designed by mrs. clause. >> she designed this place and so it should be called mrs. claus's village. >> i never thought of that. >> of course he didn't. >> sometimes think that you actually enjoy these little dangerous escapades. >> well, i -- yeah. >> it looks good.

>> i'm in. >> and so this is the first movie they have done since "overboard." >> wow. >> if you can imagine that. "the christmas chronicling ii "si going to be in the theater november 25th. >> there's a car that starts to roll backwards down a driveway and nobody's inside. >> oh, no. no, no, no. no >> what? >> hello >> oh, geez. >> he is okay. seemingly unscathed. his ego may have taken a hit. he says that he knocked the transmission into neutral from down below. >> and the neighbors. >> carson, thank you. >> we know a thing or two, because we may have seen a thing or two.

>> carson, you know better than anything, the season premiere of "the voice" begins tonight we'll chat with gwen stefani about her big return to the show maybe a couple questions about blake. carson has the insight, and we will come to chat with you, gwen good morning to you. it's 8:26. i'm marcus washington. a crackdown on covid rule breakers. starting today, people in san mateo can report covid violations to a team of investigators. people can do this through a tip line at 211 or the county's website. san mateo county leaders say repeat offenders could face fines or legal prosecution. over to our home page to see how much you could pay if you violate the health orders. and there are just 15 days until the presidential election. today is the final day to register to vote online in california to receive a ballot in the mail. at midday, a live report on the large bay area turnout when it

comes to mail-in ballots. it's time to take a look at that forecast for you. and a nice cool day starting out today anyway, kari. >> yeah, we are seeing that fog along the coastline and our inland temperatures are going to be heating up into the upper 80s. up to 90 degrees tomorrow for the valleys, and it will be hot this week. we'll also have an increased fire danger due to a strong offshore wind. by the weekend, we'll see our temperatures reaching into the mid-70s up to the 70s for the weekend means much cooler air is headed our way. we just have to make it through this week where san francisco will be in the mid-70s, marcus. we'll have another local news update coming up in 30 minutes.

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regoing to invite families to join us live in costume. it is a special series that we are calling my today plaza week. >> all right. i like it. >> all leading up to our big halloween halloween next friday. >> it the best time of the year. i love that we're still doing it it's good, doing something special. >> also coming up in a minute, you saw it before, we're going to talk to our buddy gwen stefani. hi, gwen. the return of "the voice" tonight. gwen is very busy juggling her life with blake shelton, the kids and it's also the 25th anniversary of no doubt's "tragic kingdom" and i remember playing every track off of that record. we will chat with gwen in a little bit.

>> and coming up, youtube cooking sensation. her honey suckle channel known for delicious but simple dishes, she's going to share them with us she's going to share two with us a little scrumptious salmon recipe and we'll keep things cooking on a third hour of today with another one of our favs. >> tomorrow on "today" it is a series that we are going to call reunited today, and we are going to catch up with some our stars and our favorites. first up, "harry smith." it's an important cause bringing them back together we're going to find out who in the cast has spent the pandemic rewatching every single episode. >> i love that show. oh, my gosh. so terrific. >> how about a check of the weather? >> all right. a look at the week ahead. show you starting off with today we have wet weather all the way up from the ohio valley to texas. as we get to the mid-week

period, showers to the ohio and river valley of new england. and ending up the week, we've got showers and wet weather from the gulf, all the way into the great lakes. >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. still looking pretty hazy to start out on this monday morning. and our air quality will be moderate, especially in the north bay as well as the south bay. elsewhere, we are looking at improved air quality and also some mostly sunny skies as our temperatures reach into the mid-60s near the coast. low 80s for the south bay. san jose will reach 82. 83 in napa. concord reaching 88 degrees and warm weather for the rest of the week. >> and that is your latest weather. hoda.

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welcome back, "the voice" returns tonight for 19th season. those chairs will turn again. gwen stefani is with us. >> i'm excited, too. and that means getting the crown, seriously. >> i'm italian, too. >> hey, paison, i'll make you sauce. >> i'll make you sauce >> you do make a heck of a sauce. i've been the beneficiary of that sauce >> i've done a lot of cooking during the quarantine. >> we see that clip back there

we're back tonight we're so glad to have you back what was it like shooting "the voice" during the pandemic with all the extra stuff we had to do >> it was not as weird as i thought. i think everyone felt even more grateful to be there because we felt special that we could actually work. i thought it felt unusually like normal the reality part of it felt even more real. there wasn't a lot of people around we felt like it was just us. you didn't feel the audience, the cameras or anything. it felt just super natural >> it seems like it would be a lot more intimate, gwen. hey, honey i love the wide shot you could see all the audience members up on all those virtual screens. how did that feel, that side that vibe? >> honestly, you kind of forget that they're there you don't really feel the screens because they're screens, you know but it was just really like

intimate between the coaches and felt very like -- and with carson, it just felt very relaxed and there was something fun with that. i think it was probably harder for the contestants because there wasn't the energy of the audience being able to clap. it was just this amazing performance and us four, whoo! you know i think it's harder to perform in a smaller setting than a larger one for me personally so i can imagine that it is intense and i could feel like it is us and them and personal, and it was awesome. >> i'll tell you what, you know, you love your artist and when you would get somebody on team gwen, normally you would run up and hug them. you were so motherly on the show tell everyone what you did instead. >> i had like a cannon and was shooting out my t-shirts, giving out my team gwen t-shirts. it was actually really fun

and not predictable. because i was like all of a sudden it was falling out on the floor and i had this really like hard outfit on meaning like i couldn't squat down. there was a lot of technical difficulties with my look. >> i love it i can't wait to watch tonight. >> carson said you're motherly you actually are a mom you've been taking care of your kids, quarantining with blake and family members i did this thing before the show, just googled gwen and blake. here's what came up, gwen and blake's song, gwen and blake engaged and gwen and blake married and gwen and blake called off the wedding. so what is going on with the wedding? >> the good news is we still like each other a lot. that's good. i don't know we'll see what happens, you know what i'm saying? >> every time i see one of those headlines, i take a picture and

the stuff they run about you guys is unbelievable i've been with you several times in oklahoma in the bubble and you and i are both from southern california and 25 years ago "tragic kingdom" came out and i was with you as a young deejay at kjoa and so when that monster album came out and the tour, and you were just 25 years old and what are your thoughts it's crazy just give us some thoughts on that time. you were so young. >> honestly, when we had the 25-year anniversary just the other day and everybody was posting and i was oh my god, carson, you're such a babe, look at you i was just like it was very emotional. it was an emotional couple days. i didn't know i would be like that i just -- i just can't believe that people listen to that record so much and people have always come up to me through the years and tell me it's their favorite record and what it got

them through it was just such an innocent moment for me. i didn't even know i could write songs. so it was me discovering me and be able to like figure out what my purpose is and be able to contribute, you know i really didn't have anything before that. i was just kind of floating. and so that record kind of put me on the map as far as like having a live. and i'm just so grateful and it's just an unusual record. it is very weird, you know, when you listen to the actual music, you're like this music, what is this >> well, your music sounds great. you've played me a couple tracks what can you tell america about where you're headed? >> i feel so excitedit's so music is my lifeline you know what i mean it's so therapeutic. to be able to be writing again, sometimes you push that button and nothing really good comes out. other times you press it and you're like oh my gosh the channel has opened it's coming down through me. and you're just like thank you it's the greatest feeling.

i can't wait to share it something's coming really soon i also got to do some christmas music, which is really exciting. the christmas record, i have a couple new songs on that and working with hallmark is cool. >> gwen, we can't wait to hear all of it. you're one of the most authentic people i get why people fall in love with you >> aw. >> we're excited to have you come back and join us on the fourth hour. the new season of "voice" premieres tonight, 8:00, 7:00 central right here on nbc. can't wait to see that coming up, a remarkable group of empowered women looking to help other women by changing the convertion around menopause.sa when was the last time your property tax bill went down?

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we're back focusing on an important topic that women don't talk about enough.

>> we really don't we're talking about menopause. now one company is bringing women together just to talk about it kristen dahlgren joins us with details. good morning >> good morning to you guys. and by talking about it, they are hoping to change the conversation by hoping that women have the products and the knowledge to really thrive. >> i've carried that negative feeling about menopause with me my whole life. >> for generations, it was referred to as "the change." >> it sounded so mysterious and something that you could not talk about in public and it was taboo. >> now a group of women say the change should be how we think about menopause. >> it's just another stage of life that we're in it should be something that is spoken about i'm more comfortable in my own skin and i don't know anything that's more beautiful >> they're part of "the

collective,". they are part of the group that is part of the collective. >> why do you think we don't talk about menopause >> some think it's about being fertile and when that's over, it's done. >> but instead, they see it as a beginning and a blank canvas to help women get products to help with the side effects. 75% of women experience hot flashes, palpations and migraines and others can also suffer loss of concentration and night sweats and other symptoms. >> they've helped to develop products to help and but their biggest contribution is conversation >> let's talk about sex.

menopause has an impact. >> there's conversation happening about physical intimacy because your body is changing and you have to honor your body in a different way and have a conversation with your partn partner, too. >> what would you tell someone who is maybe going to be going through menopause in the next few years? >> i would say it's okay to be vulnerable about it. just be kind and easy on yourself >> i wish like when i was growing up that it was more of an approachable conversation and so i would recommend that people try to like, you know, talk about it, even subtly. >> and they hope by talking about menopause, more women will feel comfortable with their body at every stage in life >> i hope that this dialogue that we're having promotes a new

definition and a new way of talking and framing menopause. >> it doesn't define you at all. i mean, it's just something that, you know, we go through. all women go through and it's just crazy that it's still thought of that way. it doesn't have to be negative it's just what comes next. >> we're definitely have control of the narrative so, you know, this opportunity to be able to be a part of our own narrative, our own chapter in life. >> and listen to this. the company just launched a menopause.com. they say the fact that that domain name was available in this day and age shows you just how taboo a subject it has been. but now these every day women from around the country say those days are over. >> they're so over i love how she said menopause is just what comes next, the next chapter. that was very enlightening thank you so much. when we come back here on a

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welcome back this morning on "today." we are cooking with dzung, lewis. welcome back this morning on "today." we are cooking with dzung, lewis. >> now she has her own cookbook, filled with 100 feel good recipes. "honey suckle" is the title of the cookbook and it is filled with great recipes. thank you for joining us. good enough to cook salmon and brussel sprouts at 5:30 in the morning in los angeles. >> where did you get that salmon give us a tip at picking out good salmon. >> i really love to use atlantic salmon i got this from whole foods.

a slice that's nice and thick, the center cut here and you can see it right here, and i like a little bit of fat, but not too fat, and leave the skin on, and that is important. >> skin on. you leave it on, right >> yes. >> absolutely. the crispy skin is my favorite >> we're going to start with the salmon and then we'll try and squeeze in the brussels sprouts. >> first we're going to start by making the sauce i'm making the tamarind sauce. we're going to add some brown sugar, fish sauce, tamarind, which is a very tangy, fruity sauce that you don't typically see with salmon but this is something that my parents taught me to use a lot with my soups and we love it with fish really. so i made this dipping sauce it's really easy you just let it simmer and thicken up so this will thicken up over here but in the meantime we're going to work on the salmon.

so with the salmon, i really love using a grill pan like this with a nice grate, and if you don't have that, you can use a flat cast iron pan or something that sears well, and get it nice and hot. so once it is hot, you can add it right on. >> oh, the skin side up. >> yes. >> and what i like to do is to sear it each side for five minutes, because it is a thicker cut, you want to make sure that it is cooked, but not fully cooked, because it tends to dry out, salmon, and here is the final product. >> nice. >> beautiful grill marks. yes. and the fun thing about this is that i like to dress it up. we have this beautiful cut of salmon and i have some fried shallots here. fried shallots add so much depth and flavor and then you also have a crunchy component.

so you have chopped peanuts and another fresh component is this green onion relish >> ooh >> it's a beautiful dish >> what happens with that dipping sauce? you just dip that salmon right in there >> absolutely. the dipping sauce i just add along the sides. >> i think we may have to do your brussels sprouts online on the web site but we love that salmon. that looks delicious. >> pass that through, there. >> and the honeysuckle cookbook is out now. you can find that online at today.com. >> we have so many beautiful souls here on the big board. >> bye, everybody. >> we want to focus in on the beck family in port charlotte, florida.

i see mom, eve, with her three kids olivia, kohn and matthew. mom, we want to celebrate you. it is breast cancer awareness month. we know that you are diagnosed last december. you started treatment and you had a goal what was your goal, hon? >> well, back in march right before the pandemic hit, olivia and i were watching our "today" show because we love you all of us. you are a great inspiration, but we saw people on the show, umm, with colon cancer, and we thought that maybe by october, we could celebrate breast cancer, and me fighting it and olivia just turning 14, and obviously that was not able to happen, but this is like such a wonderful treat for us. >> we are so happy to see you. we're happy you're doing well and you're on our first you'll plaza. olivia, happy birthday to you. we want you to come see us whenever the coast is clear.

i love you i will sign that for you. love you. love you. >> one more time, quickly, we're going to give a couple quick shoutouts to the martinez family, charlotte turning 11 today. happy birthday, charlotte, we see you and it's johnny and rachel's anniversary, congratulations, 19 years they'll be married on the 19th we see you all, we love you and appreciate you joining us. >> thank you, guys >> we're back but first your local news good morning to you. 8:56. i'm marcus washington. decision 2020, and there are now just 15 days until the presidential election. and today is the final day to register to vote online here in california to receive that ballot in the mail. when it comes to mail-in ballots, there's already been an unusually large turnout in the bay area. san francisco leaders saying more than 20% of registered

voters have failed in those ballots. at midday, a live report on how to register if you missed today's deadline. happening now for you, the presidential race continues to heat up in the swing states. scott mcgrew is following both candidates on the campaign trail as well as the battle on capitol hill to pass a stimulus bill. plus, san mateo county has a new tip line to report people not following covid health orders. at midday that full report.

live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is $ third hour of "today." good morning, i am dylan here with sheinelle and craig. >> i didn't say anything. >> are you wearing a pocket?