bernardino and orange county where thousands are evacuated at this point. this is a live look, in fact, at the flames and how they are just heading up this ridge there. we'll continue to follow this and more. deondra and. fear or favor. >> the court's conservative majority cemented for decades. just ahead, how her impact could be felt immediately on issues from health care to women's rights, even to this year's election. sprint to the finish. >> you've got to get out and vote.

>> i just want to make sure we can earn every vote possible. >> the presidential race enters its final week, just seven days to go. president trump and joe biden making a big push in battlegrounds that will determine the outcome. we'll break down the very latest numbers from those key states. breaking overnight, outrage. violent protests erupt in philadelphia, after the deadly shooting of a knife-wielding black man. at least 30 officers hurt, dozens of demonstrators taken into custody. we'll have the latest in a live report. alarming trend. >> no matter how you look at it, it's not good news. >> the u.s. now averaging more than 70,000 new coronavirus cases per day. hospitalizations up 40%. and the ripple effect now being felt on wall street. wild weather. new wildfires in california forcing tens of thousands to evacuate.

an ice storm in the plains bringing widespread power outages, while hurricane watches are once again posting along the gulf coast as zeta targets the region. al is covering it all. all that, plus it's jimmy time. our good buddy jimmy fallon makes the trip from his tonight show studio to join us live in studio 1a and we can't wait for the company. today, tuesday, october 27th, 2020. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey, everybody. welcome to "today." so happy you're joining us on this very busy tuesday morning. you know who else is joining us? jimmy fallon. >> we're going to have an actual in-studio guest. we don't know how to behave around other people. >> we can't wait to see him. we do have a lot happening today.

we've reached the official one-week countdown to the election. >> the president is going to be holding rallies in wisconsin, nebraska. joe biden visiting georgia, a historically red state. >> let's get started with the major victory for the president when it comes to the supreme court. amy coney barrett sworn in as the newest supreme court justice during a ceremony at the white house a short time after a divided senate vote to confirm her nomination. that's where we start with nbc's peter alexander. he's got the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the final senate vote 52-48, confirming amy coney barrett to the supreme court. the third conservative justice put on the bench by president trump. chief justice john roberts will make it official today, administering the judicial oath in a private ceremony. her impact could be felt immediately. >> from judge to justice barrett. >> i, amy coney barrett -- >> reporter: exactly one month after being nominated by

president trump, amy coney barrett now joins the nation's highest court, concluding one of the quickest and most controversial supreme court nominations in modern american history. >> i love the constitution and the democratic public that it establishes, and i will devote myself to preserving it. >> reporter: the ceremonial swearing in monday night at the white house with justice clarence thomas doing the honors. >> so help me god. >> so help me god. >> reporter: president trump one week until the election looking to capitalize on the victory that cements the court's 6-3 conservative majority. >> it is highly fitting that justice barrett fills the seat of a true pioneer for women, justice ruth bader ginsburg. >> reporter: at least 14 attendees later tested positive for coronavirus, and monday night a dramatically different scene on the south lawn. guests socially distanced with the white house requiring

everyone there wear a mask. the late evening event punctuating the most partisan confirmation in more than 150 years. all but one senate republican, susan collins, voting in favor of barrett. every democrat voting against her, four years after senate republicans blocked president obama from filling the court vacancy. >> what this administration and this republican senate has done is exercise the power that was given to us by the american people. >> you may win this vote, but you will never, never get your credibility back. >> reporter: barrett's addition to the court could impact decisions on abortion rights and health care, with democrats concerned she could be the decisive vote invalidating the affordable care act. barrett will be seated in cases that could help determine the outcome of the election. >> reporter: on the topic of election related cases, just before the senate confirmed barrett last night, the supreme

court ruled that the state of wisconsin is dealing with one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks in the country, cannot count mail-in ballots that arrive after election day. that is viewed as a blow to democrats who wanted ballots counted up to six days after, as long as they were postmarked by election day. >> peter, thank you. let's zoom in more on the presidential race and where things stand with seven days to go. the president and joe biden are crisscrossing the country to make closing arguments to voters. the president also raising some eyebrows with an election day message to democratic governors. nbc's kristen welker in atlanta for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. in this home stretch, vice president joe biden is projecting new confidence, campaigning in the traditional republican stronghold of georgia where polls show he is running neck and neck with president donald trump. it's the latest twist in this unprecedented campaign, dominated by the pandemic.

>> with one week until election day, and coronavirus cases surging in more than 40 states, president trump in battleground pennsylvania, again insisting the country will soon turn the corner on the crisis. >> we're rounding the turn. normal life, that's what we want. normal life. >> reporter: but that's not the case at the white house, where five associates of vice president mike pence, including his chief of staff, have tested positive for covid-19. pence campaigning in minnesota after testing negative monday, despite his exposure, the vice president's office is pointing to cdc guidelines, arguing he is an essential worker. joe biden also in pennsylvania, making the virus central to his case for the white house. >> donald trump is the worst possible president, the worst possible person to try to lead us through this pandemic. >> reporter: that message echoed by his running mate, kamala harris, on the reviview.

>> we have witnessed the greatest failure in our country. >> the former vice president also taking new aim at the president's chief of staff for these comments. >> we're not going to control the pandemic. we are going to control the fact that we get vaccines, therapeutics. >> reporter: biden arguing that's an acknowledgment of defeat. >> i've been saying for months, as you well know, that he waved the white flag. the white house was coming out now and admitting what i said months ago was absolutely true. >> reporter: the president firing back at biden monday, prompting a bitter back and forth. >> he's waved a white flag on life. he doesn't leave his basement. >> reporter: meantime, the president himself was flagged overnight by twitter after he tweeted about what he called big problems with mail-in ballots, saying must have final total on november 3rd, the social media company calling the president's post disputed and potentially misleading and included a link highlighting that mail-in voting the safe, legal and there's no

evidence of widespread fraud. all of it coming after the president said this about democratic governors and voting in pennsylvania on monday. >> we're watching you, governor, very closely in philadelphia. we're watching you. a lot of bad things. a lot of bad things happen there with the counting of the votes. all we can say is law enforcement is watching nevada. north carolina has got it shut down. we're watching north carolina. we're watching michigan. >> reporter: so, savannah, there could be two parts to the strategy. on with ton hand, president trump taking aim at these democratic governors as a way to sow doubt in the entire process, which polls show him trailing joe biden. he could also be trying to energize his base. but the question is, how is that going to play with the voters who e elected these democratic governors, and how is it going to play with independent voters, as well as those critical suburban women. that remains to be seen. for his part, vice president

biden will be campaigning in georgia, as i said. he'll be rolling out his closing argument. it's a state democrats haven't won since 1992, savannah. >> all right, kristen welker, thank you very much. coming up, craig is here with more of our decision 2020 coverage. >> good morning, good morning to you as well. like all presidential elections, this contest will also be won or lost in the battlegrounds. this morning we want to take a closer look at how voters are feeling in those seven states. states that could very well determine the outcome. we were just in georgia. garrett haake joins us from florida. good morning. >> reporter: craig, good morning. donald trump and joe biden have run very different races these last couple of weeks. the president holding his mega rallies, joe biden doing smaller, more covid-safe events. with just seven days to go they are focused on largely the same handful of swing states that could decide this, starting right here in florida.

>> with 29 electoral votes at stake, there is no bigger battleground than florida, the state president trump now calls home. >> i voted for a guy named trump. >> reporter: and where he cast his own ballot last weekend, more than 5.6 floridians have already voted early. joe biden returns to the sunshine state on friday. his lead in the average of polls here, just 1.8, nearly the same margin president trump won the state by in 2016. >> motor city, usa. >> reporter: biden holds a stronger polling lead in each of the pivotal midwestern states once called the democrats' blue wall. biden leads in wisconsin, and pennsylvania. donald trump won the states by less than a point each in 2016. >> the blue wall has to be reestablished. >> reporter: no state has seen more candidate visits than pennsylvania. biden has been to the keystone state 11 times since his convention.

trump campaigning about eight times in that same period, including three rallies on monday alone. >> pennsylvania gets it. by the way, we win pennsylvania, we win the whole thing. you've got to get out there. >> reporter: three of the closest races in the country are in traditionally republican southern and western states where democrats are on offense. biden leads by an average of 2.4 points in arizona and by just 1.2 points in north carolina. vice president mike pence travels there today to defend the state his ticket won by nearly 4 points in 2016. georgia, where biden campaigns today, is the only battleground state where president trump leads and there by less than a point. no democratic presidential nominee has won georgia since 1992. and there are relatively few voters left to convince. early votes cast so far in georgia and north carolina account for two-thirds of the votes cast there in all of the 2016 election. >> and if you just want to know what state is going to keep us up late on election night, keep

an eye on pennsylvania. they can't start processing, let alone counting all the absentee ballots until election day itself and they can still refuse absentee ballots up to a few days after election day. in pennsylvania, we might be looking at an election week, craig. >> oh, okay. garrett haake for us in florida. thank you. >> thank you. we have a lot more to get to, including breaking news overnight out of california. new wildfires have exploded, fanned by high winds and this morning they're forcing new evacuations. nbc's miguel almaguer joins us did details. >> reporter: the situation is fluid in southern california. i want to show you the scene behind me. firefighters are still in this local community trying to protect homes after the wildfire exploded, fuelled by those massive winds over the last 24 hours. later on today we're expecting those winds to continue to stay at dangerously high speeds as firefighters do their very best

to hold their ground. overnight the dreaded santa ana winds kicked up again with renewed force. flames fuelled by cold desert air, racing across dry hill sides, putting first responders at deadly risks. two young firefighters critically injured in the blaze. >> one has 65% burns, both second and third degree. the second has 50%, both second and third degree burns. both are intubated at this time. >> reporter: in the mountains outside l.a., wind speeds hit 96 miles per hour, the same intensity as a category 2 hurricane. >> this is really, really bad here. and i don't know how much longer i can do this. >> you get these single-digit humidities and winds like we're experiencing, fires are going to move quickly. >> orange county fire authority. >> reporter: traffic clogging escape routes, with more than

90,000 people in irvine alone under evacuation orders, some with little to no warning. >> i just have what i have in my car, which is not much. >> reporter: heavy smoke caused the faa to evacuate the control tower at john wayne airport and delay flights. >> reporter: it's not necessarily the power and scope of these wildfires that's the most dangerous element out here. it's clearly the wind that's driving that. in northern california where so much has already burned, power was cut off to around 1 million people in hopes of preventing more devastation. from the winds in the bay area to santa ana in the southland, california is ones again under siege. officials are still trying to determine the cause of this fire but they do say a local power company may have had some downed power lines and that may have been the cause for the blaze. meantime, over the next 12 to 24 hours, we are expecting the wind speeds to decrease a bit. that's giving firefighters exactly what they need over the next day.

guys, back to you. >> miguel, thank you. now to the latest on the coronavirus. concern over an uptick in cases has the stock market on edge. hospitalizations in the u.s. are up 40% just in the last month and the crisis is especially dire in the upper midwest right now. nbc's gabe gutierrez joins us from minneapolis this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. minnesota's governor is warning that the state is reaching a critical point, hospitalizations here are up 70% over the last month. across the country, the rise in cases caused a steep drop on wall street. this morning, from minnesota to massachusetts, california to texas, the pandemic is hitting new milestones. >> we're tired, you know, we're sick of covid-19. we really are. there's no end in sight. >> reporter: the u.s. has averaged more than 70,000 cases a day for the past week and negotiations for another stimulus package have stalled,

renewing fears on wall street. the dow dropping 650 points on monday, its worst day since early september. >> winter is now here and we don't foresee the cases slowing down any time soon, unless people change their behaviors. >> reporter: covid cases in at least 44 states are up 10% or more in the last two weeks. >> no matter how you look at it, it's not good news. >> reporter: about 41,000 people are now hospitalized, a 40% jump in the last month. >> we have lost a few people and it's been hard, because we have cared for them for so long. >> reporter: among the biggest stie spikes right now is in new mexico. >> we tend to be seeing a surge of cases that represent the younger age population. >> reporter: doctors say that's not any kind of relief because those younger patients could end up spreading the virus to older,

more vulnerable people. in el paso, texas, where hospitals are full and a nightly curfew is now in effect, this man is battling the virus and is struggling to breathe. >> i do worry because there are no beds right now. >> reporter: here in minnesota, hospitals like this one are busier and public health officials are warning people to try and limit community spread. since june, there have been about 70 wedding related outbreaks here in the state. savannah. >> thank you. coming up in the next half hour, we're going to have an inside look at the second wave of covid cases now sweeping through italy. overnight, new restrictions to control the spread have been met by a fierce pushback. bill neely is going to join us in just a few moments. meantime, it's a busy day in the weather department. al is tracking a hurricane, winter weather, fires out west. you've got a lot on your plate. >> we do. right now, though, it's down to a tropical storm because it came

over the yucatan peninsula, but that has not stopped the national hurricane center from issuing hurricane warnings, watches, and tropical storm warnings stretching into the panhandle of florida. here is the latest. it's 85 miles east, southeast of mexico, 70 mile per hour winds. it's moving northwest at 14 miles per hour. already today you're going to see scattered showers and thunderstorms stretching from lake charles all the way to panama city. conditions will deteriorate along the coast, and tomorrow landfall sometime wednesday night as a category 1 storm. don't worry about the category because the flooding rain, high winds, isolated tornadoes are possible. it will continue to race up through the southeast into the northeast and mix with some colder air and possibly cause the first snowfall of new england and upstate new york. but back down along the coast, we're looking at storm surges, the greatest amounts 4 to 6 feet all the way to mobile, alabama.

rainfall amounts upwards of 8 inches of rain down in the lower mississippi river valley, flash flooding potential there. but look at this, through thursday night heavy rain through the ohio and mississippi river valleys all the way into the northeast. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. hould try cascade platinum plus the power of oxi. cascade platinum + oxi breaks down food soils some detergents can leave behind, cleaning up to 99% of visible and invisible food residue then washing it away so it doesn't redeposit on your dishes. and oxi is cascade's most powerful clean, formulated with no chlorine bleach. for a deep, hygienic clean you can see and feel cascade + the power of oxi. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we take a look at our high temperatures for today. it's going to be a nice day but still pretty windy with most of our highs across the bay area reaching into the upper 70s.

a few low 80s for the interior valleys. and we do still have the red flag warning today. it has been extended until 5:00 p.m. as we are still looking at some of our mountain top ridge gusts reaching up to 60 miles per hour throughout the rest of the day. and that's your latest weather. >> al, thank you coming up, tom costello is taking a closer look at a game-changing discovery on the moon why it's such a big deal that nas adjust found traces of water on the lunar surface. >> plus, jamie foxx's moving tribute to his beloved sister deondra who taught the world and deondra who taught the world and everyone with downyndrome to s

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a major crash. the biggest crash and the biggest backup slow north 680 heading up to calaveras road in sunol. a motorcycle crash involving two left lanes. the coroner is trying to get on scene there for the investigation. we follow the slowing out of the south bay up to the tri-valley. thank you very much. let's check that forecast with meteorologist kari hall. and, laura, we've had some high wind gusts over the past 24 hours. those winds will continue for some of our higher elevations but we've seen even in spots like santa rosa 41-mile-per-hour gusts over the past 24 hours. temperatures will reach into the upper 70s and low 80s. a little bit warmer than normal, but the high fire danger continues through 5:00 this evening and then calmer winds and comfortable weather staying with us as we reach into the mid to upper 70s throughout the rest of the week. san francisco will go from the low 70s to that fog returning by

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firefighters critically injured and also forced nearly 100,000 residents to evacuate. the firefighters suffered severe burns battling the silverado fire that blaze has burned now more than 7,200 acres it's 0% contained. crews are dealing with steady santa ana winds gusting up to have 65 miles per hour california edison says its equipment may have sparked that fire. it is sentencing day for keith renieri. he was convicted last year of sex trafficking, racketeering and forced labor prosecutors describe him as the leader of a criminal enterprise. some of his victims included hollywood actresses and other prominent individuals. he maintains his innocence but could face up to life in prison. let's go to football now two of the nfl's top teams going head-to-head on monday night football. >> they hustle up to the line of scrimmage now.

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record case numbers, curfews, protests, and real fear. the nightmare has returned record numbers of cases every day. it's a four-hour wait for a covid test at this center. here where italy's second wave is hitting hardest, the testing system is buckling, and hospitals are once again being overwhelmed. italy relaxed rules and opened up in the summer, as people mixed, covid cases rose. now they're exploding. >> the next weeks will be terrible, i imagine. >> they will be terrible, you know that? >> yeah, yeah. >> reporter: last night bars and restaurants were forced to close early across italy police fired tear gas as crowds protested curfews and tough new rules. already mask wearing in public is the law, and everyone in this

city obeys because it was the epicenter of italy's first wave in this small town more than 6,000 people died with covid in just over a month in the spring, the worst death rate in the world. today as the virus sweeps in again, people here are terrified. >> it's a nightmare we are still living in. we can't wake up from it we are scared to go outside our home and meet other people. >> reporter: nearly everyone here lost parents. >> two in four days. >> reporter: they fear another terrible death toll. >> the people who will die will be a lot >> reporter: francesco knows 20 people who died in the first wave, including both his parents. and many are still suffering the after effects of infection. >> we don't know how our immune

system will react with a second encounter of the virus, so that's scary. >> i want to tell everybody, all the world, take care and stay safe because this is not a joke. >> reporter: it's a deadly reality here second time around. >> that was a really, really jarring story, bill. how effective do they expect these new measures to be >> reporter: yeah, italy has given itself three weeks for these new rules to work. they apply across the country. if they don't work, i'm afraid the next step will be a total lockdown and that will be disastrous not just for people but for businesses because italy was hit particularly hard economically in the spring i have to say that senior specialist that i spoke to in that report who actually discovered the italian strain of coronavirus, he is very pessimistic that these new measures will be enough. not a good picture, guys. >> not at all. all right, bill neely. bill, thank you.

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we're back, 7:40, with in depth today. this morning, a bombshell announcement from nasa researchers about the moon >> it comes as nasa astronauts are four years away from a

return lunar trip. >> traces of water have now been found on the moon in places they never thought possible nbc's tom costello covers nasa and other cool space discoveries for us tom, apparently this is a pretty big deal. >> reporter: yeah, this really is a very cool deal indeed science is shattering our preconceptions about what is on the moon and what the moon is consisting of. we know it's still cold and it's desolate up there, but we can tell you now that something appears to be lurking in the soil it could be a game-changer for the next generation of astronauts set to return to the moon in just four years. nasa says it found water molecules on a sunlit area of the lunar surface, right there scientists had already discovered ice at the polar caps, but water spread across the rest of the moon would make it much easier for astronauts to live and work there. >> if you don't have to carry your own water, that makes it a

lot easier because then you can carry other things so using what's there at the moon is a really good strategy for us moving forward. >> reporter: researchers made the discovery using a 9-foot infrared telescope flying in a 747 above most of the earth's atmosphere a few years ago we were onboard for an exclusive firsthand look. the telescope is riding on a cushion of air with 24 of these black air bladders literally absorbing all of the vibration from the plane that allows the telescope to lock on a distant star as if it were locking on a quarter with pinpoint accuracy. >> reporter: in this case scientists used the telescope to zero in on the moon. while the discovery is important, they did not find a lot of water the equivalent of a 12-ounce bottle within about 35 cubic feet of lunar soil they believe the molecules come from solar wind or micrometeorites that bombard the lunar surface. >> the lunar environment is

very, very harsh and so for water to exist on the moon is a pretty spectacular finding. but for life to exist, it would be extremely difficult. >> reporter: nasa astronauts last stood on the moon in 1972 >> 3, 2, 1, ignition we're on our way, houston. >> reporter: now set to return in 2024, more than 50 years later, could there be more water under the soil is there enough for humans and how easily can it be extracted? >> the moon is great at teasing us it's right there in the night sky. it's almost like we could just hop right over there, but it's difficult. >> reporter: difficult and full of mystery yeah, to be clear, they have not found puddles or big underground lakes, at least not yet. what they have found is hydrogen and oxygen they believe that those chemicals, those ingredients, rather, could be critical to future man missions. by the way, man and woman. the first mission is going to be

a male astronaut and female astronaut in just four years. >> the human mission tom, you mentioned future missions what about mars, does this have any application to that? >> reporter: so to mars to get there, they want to build a lunar base so they can go from the moon and then on to mars so if they have these components, they can not only hopefully be able to use it, mine it for drinking water, but also turn it into rocket fuel. so this is a critical, critical step in hopefully moving beyond just the moon and on to mars. >> we love it when you put stars in our eyes, tom thank you so much. great story. appreciate it. all right, mr. roker, you're real excited about this discovery. >> that's right. coming up on the third hour we've got astro physicist neil degrasse tyson talking with us he's going to be one of our co-hosts we love having neil on well, unfortunately we don't love a lot of winter weather right now but we're getting it 10 million people from the plains from albuquerque to oklahoma city looking at snow, rain, some ice

a bitter blast of cold air coming in as well. the windchill right now minus 3 in denver, 9 in minneapolis, 41 in little rock, oklahoma city you feel like 16 degrees this afternoon, temperatures are going to be anywhere from 10 to 25 degrees to 40 degrees look at amarillo, 28 degrees that's 40 degrees below average. midland, texas, 33 st. louis will be minus 22 additional snowfall amounts, they didn't show up on the map but they're basically about 4 to 8 inches of snow stretching from albuquerque to woodward, all the way down to carlsbad and accumulation of ice anywhere from a quarter to a half an inch, so there could be a lot of power outages, problems there as well in the mid-plains for today santa ana winds are kicking up out in california causing big problems for the wildfires. record lows in the plains and plenty of su good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we are still looking at some fairly mild weather especially

with our high temperatures in the mid-70s for much of the peninsula and the east bay. as we head inland to the valleys it's going to reach into the low 80s this afternoon. we are still concerned about the high fire danger. we'll see our highs reaching into the upper 70s and low 80s along with those wind gusts that could still reach up to 60 miles per hour. >> and that's your latest weather. craig. >> all right, thank you. still ahead here this morning, jamie foxx reveals his sister's death in a heartfelt tribute and we'll hear from him. we are also going to take a closer look at their incredible bond but first, these messages. plaqus uncover clearer skin that can last. in fact, tremfya® was proven superior to humira® in providing significantly clearer skin. serious allergic reactions may occur. tremfya® may increase your risk of infections and lower your ability to fight them. tell your doctor if you have an infection or symptoms or if you had a vaccine or plan to.

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it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, sworn in. overnight amy coney barrett joins the supreme court after being confirmed by the senate. >> i love the constitution and the democratic republic that it establishes. and i will devote myself to preserving it. >> with election day just one week away and early voting records being broken, we'll break down what it all means. plus shattered. how actor jamie foxx is remembering his beloved sister after revealing she has passed away. just ahead, his moving message and touching tribute.

and reunited. jimmy fallon will join us live in studio 1a socially distanced, but together again for an interview you're not going to want to miss. today, tuesday, october 27th, 2020. >> hi, we're from austin, texas. happy halloween! >> our little pumpkin is ready for halloween. >> the countdown is on for "today's" halloween show. three more days! >> i love it. >> welcome back to "today" on this tuesday. don't you love that? we're so happy that you are spending your day with us. happy to have you. >> we are, by the way, in case you hadn't noticed, exactly one week away from election day. so tomorrow on "today" we're going to focus on two things. two things that folks have a lot of questions about right now, voting and the coronavirus. vicky nguyen will walk us

through everything there is to know about safely going to the polls. >> and the election is where we will begin our check of your news at 8:00. the final countdown is under way with a new justice on the supreme court and escalating attacks on the voting system from the president. nbc white house correspondent peter alexander has the three things to watch in politics today. peter, good morning. >> reporter: hey, savannah, good morning. the republican-controlled senate confirming amy coney barrett to the supreme court last night. barrett sworn in at the white house last night. many democrats are calling her confirmation illegitimate. her impact could be felt right away on key issues like abortion rights and health care with the court set to hear a case on the fate o of obamacare later next month. now, one week until election day, both candidates are making their closing pitch. president trump will hold three rallies in states, michigan, wisconsin and nebraska. joe biden makes a pair of stops in georgia, a historically red

state. the democrats are looking to turn blue for the first time since 1992. and the president is escalating his attacks that undercut the integrity of the election. >> we're watching you, governor, very closely in philadelphia. we're watching you. a lot of bad things. a lot of bad things happen there with the counting of the votes. >> reporter: twitter flagged a misleading tweet by president trump monday that claimed there are big problems with mail-in ballots across the country. in fact there is no evidence of widespread voter fraud. even the fbi director just last week reassured voters that the election is safe and secure. the president is also calling for the final tally to be completed on election day. that's not how it works. in pennsylvania alone, mail-in ballots will be counted up to three days after november 3rd. savannah, back to you. >> peter, thank you very much. meantime, with the election just a week away now, the sprint to the finish for both candidates includes pitching

black voters on their vision of america. some recent comments by the president's senior advisor and son-in-law jared kushner have ignited a bit of controversy. blayne alexander is in georgia with that part of the story. blayne, good morning. >> reporter: craig, good morning to you. here in the state of georgia, nearly 3 million people have already cast an early ballot and about 30% of those are black voters. so in a state where trump and biden are virtually tied, it really underscores the importance of the black vote and why those comments from jared kushner are getting so much attention. with both candidates courting the crucial black vote, this morning team trump is playing cleanup after these remarks from the president's senior advisor and son-in-law, jared kushner. >> one thing we've seen in a lot of the black community, which is mostly democrat, is that president trump's policies are the policies that can help people break out of the problems they're complaining about, but he can't want them to be successful more than they want to be successful.

>> reporter: biden's campaign surrogates pouncing. >> first of all, black people are not complaining. they are articulating the systematic racism in this country. >> reporter: and this dismiss i've approach to the issues that black voters care about is indicative of trump's callousness and disregard for the lives of black people. the white house says kushner's words were taken out of context. this year the number of eligible black voters has hit an all-time high with both sides scrambling for their support. >> if young black women and men vote, you can determine the outcome of this election. >> not since abraham lincoln has anybody done what i've done for the black community. >> reporter: among black voters there is no shortage of engagement. a recent nbc news/"wall street journal" poll shows more than three-quarters of all black voters plan to vote early. a group especially energized after months of protests over racial injustice. >> is that what drives you to come out and vote? >> for the most part, yes, yes.

just to see people who look like myself who are just being attacked just because of the color of their skin. >> reporter: that same poll shows 91% of black voters back biden, while 4% support president trump. nia moore, a college student in minnesota, is one of them. >> this is your first presidential election. why are you supporting president trump? >> when i just kind of look at what president trump has accomplished or the things that he's promised in comparison to joe biden, the answer is pretty clear to me. >> reporter: in georgia, tony carter is also voting early, for biden. but he says that was not a given. >> you were open to both sides. >> yes. i'm not going to vote blindly because that doesn't mean somebody is going to be right just because they're democrat so i have to listen. >> reporter: now, here in georgia, officials have been urging people to come out and vote early. they're hoping that it means more manageable crowds on election day. but for so many black voters, it actually goes deeper than that.

i've spoken with several dozen voters during this early voting period and they say after all of the trouble and backlog we saw during georgia's primary, they're coming out early to make sure nothing goes wrong. they're concerned with things like long lines or trouble with technology, and they say that they're early voting to make sure they have a chance to troubleshoot and make sure that their vote actually counts. craig. >> blayne alexander for us there in georgia. thank you. tropical storm zeta is expected to return to hurrican expected to return to hurricane strength later today as it heads toward the u.s. gulf coast beach front resorts were pounded by high surf and 80-mile-an-hour winds as the storm moved over eastern mexico some tourists had their flights cancelled. zeta could cause major flooding, even isolated tornados after it does make landfall that will be in the u.s. tomorrow evening. time for the morning boost what have you got? >> kids spend a lot of time wondering what they can be when they grow up if they need some inspiration,

they should listen to 6-year-old sam and his career route >> you can be architect, get you can be a b, be a biochemist. you can be a c, a computer software developer you can be a d, you can be a dentist. everybody loves a smile. you can be an e, you can be an engineer, solve problems of all kinds. mechanical, electrical, use the power of your mind >> wow, all right, sam's got a job for every single letter of the alphabet you know who loves this even more than we do? teachers their leaving messages asking if he could share his career rap with their students. >> i hope the t is for teachers. that is so cute. >> it's worth watching, the whole thing. dad in the background, makes it, makes it >> he's awesome. coming up next, guys, jamie foxx is remembering the bright

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colgate total. antibacterial protection for a healthier mouth. we are back, 8:11, with our hearts going out to oscar winner jamie foxx. >> in a touching post he announced the passing of his younger sister, deondra dixon, who put a smile on everyone she met. one of those faces was kate snow who got to sit down with them a few years ago. kate, i know that story touched you a lot. good morning. >> reporter: yeah, it really did, savannah and hoda good morning i'm smiling under this mask. jamie foxx has been a fixture in hollywood for so long. what i think a lot of people don't know is that one of his biggest sources of inspiration was his younger sister, deondra dixon, who had down syndrome they were so close i got to see that up close and personal when i profiled their special relationship overnight, jamie foxx sharing his heart is shattered into a

million pieces after losing his younger sister, deondra dixon. >> i love this man. >> and i love you. >> reporter: in a tribute on social media, the oscar and grammy award-winning star writing my beautiful, loving sister deondra has transitioned. i say transitioned because she will always be alive anyone who knew my sis knew that she was a bright light i know she is in heaven now, dancing with her wings on. >> deondra has a light on that has been on since she got here, since she was born. >> reporter: i spent time with the siblings in 2018 at foxx's home near l.a. >> how would you describe your relationship with her? >> i'm her big brother and it's like it doesn't -- it doesn't change just because she has special needs. she's still my little sister. >> reporter: after graduating high school in 2002, dixon moved from texas to california to live with foxx and the rest of her family described as loving, intelligent and fiesty by those who knew her best, dixon was a special olympics medalist and ambassador for the global down syndrome

foundation. >> i'm really happy for all the people with down syndrome and i'm real happy to be a part of the global down syndrome foundation. >> reporter: in 2009, she was the first to receive the quincy jones exceptional advocacy award, the foundation's highest honor. and walk the runway at a charity fashion show every year. and just like her superstar brother, the 36-year-old also loved to dance appearing in foxx's music video for "blame it. >> what have you learned from deondra. >> learn how to live sometimes we get caught up on the extras and you see this girl over here, i just want to live i want to dance, i want to love. so she brings you back down to what life is. >> reporter: foxx now holding on to those precious moments writing deondra, you have left a hole in my heart, but i will fill it with all of the memories that you gave me i love you with every ounce of

me deondra passed away last week. there's no word on what caused her death. guys, i can tell you, she lived life to the fullest and she inspired so many other people. >> that was a beautiful, beautiful tribute to her, kate we showed how she loved to dance and how jamie loves to dance they had dance-off competitions? >> reporter: yes yeah, as brother and sister, like any brother and sister they would have these dance-offs. they did one when i was out there visiting them. they would try to outdo each other on dancing and it would get right up in each other's faces. it was just so fun to watch that relationship, really special and i think she -- you know, she just brought something to the community of people who have down syndrome or someone in their lives who has down syndrome i have someone in my family, savannah, i know you did too they can bring so much joy and such a different perspective. >> well, we miss her already, kate

thank you for such a sweet, sweet heartfelt tribute. our love to jamie and the family. let's send it over to mr. roker for a check of the weather. >> we've got tropical storm zeta over the yucatan peninsula, 45 miles east of progresso, mexico, 70 mile per hour winds, moving northwest at 14 miles per hour it will move into the gulf later today, reintensify as a category 1 storm, make landfall wednesday night and rocket up into the northeast bringing heavy rain and even some mountain snows up into the upstate new york area and to new england record lows across much of the plains today santa ana winds out through california that's going to unfortunately probably fuel some more wildfires. plenty of sunshine up and down the eastern seaboard icy conditions and snowy conditions through the central plains and the rockies we're watching for anywhere from another 4 to 8 inches of snow in that area and up to half an inch of ice stretching from oklahoma into central texas that's what's going on

>> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. as we take a look at our high temperatures for today, expect to reach up to 68 degrees in half moon bay. morgan hill will reach 78 degrees and low 80s for the tri-valley into the north bay with santa rosa up to 82 degrees. we're also watching the north bay and east bay hills for still that high fire danger that will continue into this afternoon. the red flag warning continues until 5:00 p.m. where gusts could reach up to 60 miles per hour. >> don't forget, you can find us on today show radio, sirius xm 108 at 1:00, off the rails with sheinelle. we'll be live taking your phone calls. >> i can't wait. >> what time is that >> 1:00 eastern. >> okay. >> last tuesday al was calling people we'll see what happens today. >> since you're here, miss jones, a little popstart. >> first up george clooney we have a first look at the

trailer for his latest movie that just dropped moments ago. it's called "midnight sky. in the film clooney plays a post-apocalyptic scientist and one of earth's last remaining humans who tries to warn a ship of astronauts about returning to the destroyed planet >> the spaceship that we hoped would be our future. i have to warn them about the conditions on earth. i don't know all the details it started with a mistake. there is an antenna that's stronger than ours we get to that antenna, they'll hear us. take a deep breath in our galaxy alone, there are billions of stars. at least one of them has the potential to support life. >> it's going to be big. "midnight sky" has an all-star

cast including felicity jones and kyle chandler. not only is george clooney leading that cast but he directed the film too. "midnight sky" will be available in select theatres this december and it hits netflix december 23rd, just in time for christmas. next up, "saved by the bell." popstart has an exclusive look at the newest trailer for the "saved by the bell" reboot the gang is back together with a whole new mix of fresh faces take a look. >> yo, mama. sorry, dr. mama. >> in attendance will be the governor of california >> you look amazing. your hair is fire. >> my dad is also coming. >> i don't care about your dad, i just care with zack and kelly. >> actually, i ordered cheese on mine >> take a look in your pocket. >> does this place ever stop being weird? >> the old gang back together again. >> this is one for the family.

>> when you talk about how well the entire cast look -- >> they look absolutely fantastic. i was doing an interview with peacock executives adults miss it, we're nostalgic, and kids are going to love it so this is a win-win for everybody. this is the first look at th return of mark-paul gosselaar, tiffani thiessen, and as you saw in the trailer, gosselaar comes back as the governor of california and thiessen reprises her role mario lopez is also there. "saved by the bell" from our parent company nbc universal lands on peacock november 25th. >> do zack and kelly get back together >> you'll have to see. >> do you know >> i don't know. next up, conan o'brien last night he kicked off his show with some pretty shocking news recently conan has been filming in los angeles in an attempt to support local businesses over the weekend burglars broke into their set and stole staff equipment.

if there's anyone who can take a devastating moment and spin it into a laugh, it's conan >> what kind of new low is this for us and then who do i have to -- what's our security? our security is a bunch of photographs of -- cardboard photographs of fans from across the country. jason, you've been with me for like 27 years. you've got to admit this is a new low. [ laughing ] >> apparently the burglars made off with a few laptops and one of the show's clipboards. they couldn't clearly take his sense of humor >> clipboards? >> it's on ebay, check it out. and finally, to the biggest news in popstart we have the latest update on our candy bracketween. we started with 15 and you guys are voting thanks to 19,000 more votes on today.com yesterday we are down

to our top two halloween treats. here's the big reveal. drum roll, please. okay, you were supposed to do a drum roll. in the 2020 "today" bracketween finals, we have the reese's cup taking on the snickers bar unfortunately, al's york pepper mie mint patty -- >> if i'm going to lose, i would lose to the reese's peanut butter cup >> i think this will be a blowout. reese's will dominate. >> at the end of the day you have this big battle between peanut centered chocolates. >> you went deep >> yeah, you really analyzed it. >> so can people still vote? >> people can still vote go to our website, go to today.com/food. >> you voted absentee, right it's very important. >> it's just easy. oh, my goodness. >> oh, he's back. >> and craig jumped. >> over my left shoulder there's al roker and over my right

shoulder there's -- >> yes somebody who is outside of our window just look outside. who do we spy with my little eye? jimmy fallon we missed you, jimmy >> put your mask back on >> the door. >> all right he's coming inside, first time since i think, well, a long time. >> we haven't had a guest since march. we don't know how to act. >> jimmy, come in, please! after your local news. >> open the door

good morning. 8:26. i'm marcus washington. well, within the last hour or so, pg&e crews resumed restoring power to those left in the dark after recent shutoffs. but the extreme fire risk also keep something east bay parks closed for at least another day. the park district is extending this closure of 11 regional parks in the east bay hills until tomorrow morning. also, the oakland zoo will remain closed today due to those shutoffs. let's get a look at the forecast out there today. meteorologist kari hall. >> and we still have been tracking those high winds. the red flag warning continues until 5:00 this evening. for the east bay and north bay

hills, we could see winds gusting up to 60 miles per hour. some of the highest wind gusts a bit earlier this morning but may gradually calm down throughout today. and temperaturewise, it's going to be very comfortable. reaching mostly into the upper 70s. tomorrow, low 80s. and then coming down just a few degrees in time for the end of the week into the weekend. but some nice, more calm and quiet weather headed our way after that red flag warning expired later today. and san francisco will come down a few more degrees as well as that fog returns, especially on thursday. and that extends into the weekend. marcus? >> thanks, kari. i'll have another local news update coming up in 30 minutes. see you then.

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we are back. it's 8:30. wow, another festive my "today" plazaween crowd. just ahead, we're going to zoom in and see how creative these costumes got remember, this is a competition. you get to decide which group will make it to the next round and join us for our big halloween show and reveal on friday we are getting very excited for this. >> there's one group that dressed up as us they may have the edge, we don't know. also ahead, kids -- by the way, the lights just went on in the studio because jimmy fallon is here. he's in studio 1a, he found the door we are pumped.

we have jimmy here, he's got a new children's book. >> 30, 40 feet apart hi, hoda i love you >> we love you. >> good to see you, jimmy. >> what's that i couldn't hear you. >> huh >> great to be back in studio! >> we will be talking to that man. he's got a book out. we'll talk about his show and a lot more. also, with fall's arrival and holiday season fast approaching, what items are folks stocking up on we'll check out the best-sellers on amazon. coming up on the third hour, could you use some new ways to handle all the stress that's been building all year we're going to get a few helpful suggestions from the co-founder of head space, who joins us live >> and this is going to be fun tomorrow morning jenna is going one-on-one with the one and only divine bette midler, getting the lowdown on a "hocus pocus" reunion. >> before all of that, mr. roker, how about a final check of the weather.

>> let's show you what we've got starting with today. we've got the approach of zeta but ahead of that we'll look at wet weather along the gulf coast, snowstorm and icy along the plains, sunshine up and down the eastern seaboard then for tomorrow it gets rainy and windy through the lower mississippi river valley into the gulf good news out west, the winds subside. we still have snowy, windy conditions back through the four corners area, heavy rain into the southeast. northern tier of states looking >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. let's take a look at our seven-day forecast for the interior valleys. mostly some upper 70s today but we do still have the concern of high winds for our north bay and east bay hills. the red flag warning continues until 5:00 p.m. as we look at the rest of the forecast, the winds calm down. our temperatures staying slightly warmer than normal as we go toward the end of the week. and it stays also very comfortable into the weekend with a high of 75 degrees on

saturday. test weather. savannah. >> all right, al, thank you. coming up next, we have rolled out the red carpet. the one and only jimmy fallon. oh, he's cracking himself up that is a really good book he's got a new book the whole family will love to get you in the holiday spirit the show -- hold the book higher no, really, what is it called? >> to the camera. >> "how many sleeps till christmas. the exciting conclusion. but first this is "today" on

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welcome back look what the cat drug in. jimmy fallon, we are so happy to have you here in person. >> i'm not kidding, you change the room you walked in the room and you changed it like you do by the way, he's here because of a lot of reasons number one, he's in his eighth season of hosting "the tonight show." he's got this really cool children's book everybody is already buzzing about.

it's probably hit number one >> we were going through your whole resume remember dada and mama this is baby, which is i love these and i love the illustrations. but now you're kicking off the holidays a little early with the latest children's book hold it up high. "five more sleeps till christmas. >> compared to those books, this is my novel. >> more words? >> look at this thing. this is like probably 15 more words than the other one >> this is the sweetest idea five more sleeps because a lot of us, we have little kids and we say two more sleeps until school starts. >> do you ever say that? i never said that growing up. >> we didn't say it when we were little. >> my daughter was like how many more sleeps and she doesn't have a lisp, but it sounds cuter. yeah, my daughter -- she said how many more sleeps until we go

to grandma's house that's so much cuter than days how many more days until christmas. 20 more days, go to sleep. so sleeps is cuter i always wanted to do a christmas book or holiday book so i go this is it five more sleeps i was going to do more than five but -- >> more work, more pages >> exactly don't make me work this bad. >> is this like for winnie and franny, for kids that age? >> 7, 5, any kid that believes in santa and believes in christmas. >> did they dig it when they saw the book >> they love it. the illustrations are so cute. deas is the animator it's short enough that you can read it and it counts as a book. there they are, the best but yeah, it's -- you know what it is? it's fun when you read this to your kids, you start talking about your own experiences, you know i used to like wait on the top of the bannister and peek out and see if santa came. i talked to my sister and we were so excited, we couldn't get

to sleep and freaking out. oh, i remember that one year i got my favorite present ever do you have a favorite present when you were a kid? >> i love christmas. i'm a christmas person i love that you love christmas it's like you have those images that are just emblazened in your mind of christmas memories. >> what was your favorite? >> i love, there was a doll called marzon that was a robot doll that will move. it was an inflatable doll that had plastic feet that would move i think my dad had a little too many few eggnogs the night before and he broke the feet so i basically just got an inflatable doll for christmas. and i go, i'm kind of bummed out, like this is marzon what is -- half best christmas and yet the worst christmas i guess. i thought he moved they were like, no, no, he doesn't move that's what he does. >> jimmy, we're so happy that you're back. you're in the studio you did your show from home which we got such a kick out of with nancy and the kids, we loved seeing it.

what was it like the first time you stepped back in the studio >> you know, it's -- it's a little scary coming in you have to do so many testing, nbc does it right. i mean you guys were here before we were here and again, thank you for doing what you're doing because there are millions of people that watch you guys and any normalcy is helpful so thank you so much marzon has become a cameraman. oh, my gosh, we met years ago. so maybe we had a few in-studio guests, from snl because everyone has been tested in the building but it's tough, you know, and we want to make sure we baby step and do it the right way. but it's awkward with no audience my friend said it's almost like swinging three bats. by the time you get the audience back, you'll be hitting home

runs >> i really loved what you did, and i know nancy, your wife, helped you a lot and the girls were stars of your show too being at home. that was such a gift, to do that at a time when all of us were home and everyone is a little anxious, just to have that, you said it, normalcy. do you feel like it changed how you do the show? i felt like there was something so revealing about some of the interviews you would do. like celebrities were more open. it wasn't about coming on and plugging something, it was like conversation. >> yeah, it did, it changed it down to like an actual conversation and i probably would never be invited into meryl streep's home, but there i am having a conversation or whatever it's more like you don't have to play for an audience, just tell the story. you can take your time, the interviews are longer and you really get kind of off the page and start talking, like you said, having a conversation. i really -- i felt like i've grown as an interviewer and even as the show it's just evolved into a whole new thing you go, oh, yeah, it's yourself. just be yourself

and i think that amped it up when everyone is at home, it just -- you see everyone's true colors. >> you've got so many cool things going on. first of all, dude, you have a duet with dolly parton who are you? what is happening? >> dolly parton -- dolly parton's people called me and said would you like to do a duet with dolly parton? i said of course, what are you talking about? me of course. they want to do "all i want for christmas. i got that yeah, i got that all i want for christmas is my two front teeth. so two weeks before we record it, i get the words, it's all i want for christmas is you, mariah carey the mariah carey song. i go, oh, no, we have a big problem. i can't sing that song, it's mariah carey it's not even a duet well, just try it, we think we can make it work i was sweating in the booth, veins were coming out of my neck trying to hit notes. it's crazy they have a great producer it turned out awesome.

but dolly parton and she called me and she was like, hi, jimmy, it's dolly. my wife started crying >> oh, she did >> dolly parton, come on, that is the coolest thing that's ever happened >> maybe you'll get to do it live at some point perform it live? sorry i said that. >> we're doing something for the christmas tree lighting. >> what? >> oh, awesome >> you and dolly >> me and dolly, yeah. >> oh, my gosh, amazing. >> by the way, we did a little stroll back into your life because we wante see what you were like when you were singing back during your snl audition do you remember how long ago that was >> oh, no. >> this is you way back during that audition. take a look. ♪ ♪ riots out in the street ♪ and they cannot march >> this is counting crows.

>> i mean this is amazing. >> that's the tightest outfit i think i ever owned it looked like i was auditioning for cirque du soleil >> you are auditioning for lorne michaels in that moment, what did you feel like? >> similar to the audience i have now crickets. >> he doesn't give you anything? >> no. as everyone will tell you, he's just seen it all so he doesn't really -- everyone warns you he won't laugh. then the audio guy is putting your microphone on and say just to let you know, he doesn't laugh. getting hair and makeup, hey, just to let you know, lorne doesn't laugh. gosh, this guy should get in a different business i did my audition and i did adam sandler. and lorne started laughing. >> oh, my gosh >> that was a cool moment. the rest was like slow motion.

he put his head in his hand and i was like the rest is like what is happening so even if i didn't get it, i would tell my kids eventually that i auditioned for "saturday night live" on the stage and i made lorne michaels laugh. >> jimmy, thank you so much. we love seeing you you know what, our producers googled? marzon they have a picture of him >> there he is see, the plastic part didn't come with mine i just got the inflatable -- i got this, i got a doll that does this it would just walk around and that was marzon. that was my present. didn't do anything >> i love it >> jimmy, we love you so much. we're so happy you're here and you're going to hang out with me and jenna later. >> i'm in the building now >> "five more sleeps til christmas"

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october's best sellers is created by "today" and promoted by amazon. >> this morning on "today at home" some of the hottest items on amazon right now that could change your at-home routine for the better we're talking about everything from gadgets to must-have beauty and fashion items. to break it all down is adriana brock, the senior commerce editor at today.com. good morning >> good morning, hoda. >> let's get started with kids are learning from home and they need desks so what do you have in that category >> they sure do, and we found an

amazon best-seller that's just $39.99, an amazing value right now i have it as a standing desk, but the legs actually expand and you can make it a standard desk it's a really great value for kids, for adults even, and it weighs less than three pounds so you can pack it up and put it in a back pac >> i love that one a lot of kids are obviously learning from home and that ain't easy so is there anything that you have that can make that a little bit easier >> we sure do. we've got some wireless earbuds. and you don't need to splurge on any fancy name brands to get quality earbuds. these are $29.99 and you'll get great sound and a comfortable fit. >> you know what's funny in a lot of homes, everybody is on wi-fi at the same time and sometimes it's super duper slow. is there anything that can help us out in that department? >> yeah, we've got you covered so some homes have dead zones which is when your wi-fi can't reach a certain room or area of the house because it's just too

large. this little guy, all you have to do is plug it in and it's going to expand your wi-fi range by 800 square feet so it's a must for any home, especially when you have kids learning virtually or adults working from home. >> that's brilliant. how did i not know about that thing? there's a spot in our house that you can get no wi-fi at all. all right. so let's move on to clothes, because i feel like i'm in the category of wearing the same thing a million times over again. what do you have in that department >> okay. if you're like me and like many people, you live in leggings but we've got an upgraded version called jeggings and they're $26.99 they look like leggings, feel like leggings but have a denim look, so you'll get a flattering fit with the pull-on waistband we love these. if you feel like dressing up, we've got the perfect little black dress for fall, also under $30 and you can wear it for any occasion pair it with tights and a pair of boots and you're good to go. >> is that little black dress,

is that good for every body type, do you think >> it's super flattering it's got this really billowy silhouette so anyone can wear it it's also available in a bunch of different colors. at a $30 price point, you're going to want to stock up. >> so we've got our clothes covered there. let's move on to the hairdos i know you've got the magic wand you've got the ultimate tool >> exactly i've got your favorite tool over here, hoda many of us are diy'ing our beauty look at home and this revlon brush has 90,000 reviews on amazon. you'll get a salon quality blowout with volume. it's a hair drier and brush in one. it's $41.99 and is a great investment. >> i should do a commercial for them because that is my favorite item of all time it looks as close to a professional blowout as you can get doing it yourself. >> it's a total game-changer. >> let's talk makeup because savannah and i were doing our own for a long, long time.

is there anything that can make that any easier for folks at home >> yeah. so eyebrows can make or break your beauty look so we found this really awesome waterproof eyebrow pen on amazon it's just $12.99 it's got a four-prong tip. the reason it has that design is to create hair-like strokes so in a few swipes you'll get a natural-looking full brow. it's an amazing product that everybody needs in their makeup kit >> can anybody do that or do you have to be professional? >> i did it in two seconds just a few swipes. that four-prong tip really helps get that natural look. >> all right, okay so let's go to cleaning for just a second we only have time for this last item but it's a product that does it all in the kitchen what do you have >> it does it all. do you hate doing chores i hate doing chores. raise your hand if you hate chores >> yes

>> we have this polish that's $10 and it's all natural it's made with clay and vegetable oil and essential oils and you can do it all with this. you can clean countertops, marble, you can polish silver, even clean your shoes or your car. so this is a cleaner everybody needs in their home. you'll love it at $10 too. >> savannah asked if it works on your hair. don't answer that. adriana, thank you so much we appreciate you. you can find more at today.com/shop we do want to mention that amazon has an affiliate relationship with "today," so whenever you buy an amazon product through our site, amazon pays a small commission on that sale all right, just ahead, it's time to give these incredible costumes their due our my today plazaween celebration rolls on, but first,

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what's this? oh, are we kicking karly out? we live with at&t. it was a lapse in judgment. at&t, we called this house meeting because you advertise gig-speed internet, but we can't sign up for that here. yeah, but i'm just like warming up to those speeds. you've lived here two years. the personal attacks aren't helping, karly. don't you have like a hot pilates class to get to or something? [ muffled scream ] stop living with at&t. xfinity can deliver gig to the most homes. we're back. it's day two of everyone, say it we're back it's day two of everyone, say it with me, my today plazaween. >> we've got four families joining us live and in costume

once we introduce them, you guys will get to vote on your favorite to join us again on friday for a big halloween show. >> let's get to them first up the solomon family.ber. there's mom, angela, dad let's go to berrytown. there's mom, angela, dad scott as john snow, brothers jack and andrew, a couple of dragons there looking fierce scott, tell us about that iron throne, brother. >> the mother dragon wants a chair, you make her a chair. >> it's very impressive, guys. thank you for getting up early. >> you guys look great let's go to the scripalo family. mom got mom, jessica, 4-year-old cole and 6 month old katie, dressed up as minions. you guys are adorable. there's something cole wears every day and i know there's a special connection hello, cole. >> hi. i have cool glasses like al. >> cool glasses like al roker.

>> very impressive let's quickly pop up the tate family where are you? i see you, mom erica with her son charlie and 4-month-old golden doddle. that is a beautiful look for your family. thank you for being up. >> last but not least, look, bill and scott or should i say savannah and hoda. scott is savannah, bill is hoda. they're getting married in 11 days >> it's like look in a mirror, right, hoda? >> today.com, let us know wh good morning to you. i'm marcus washington. the bay area's red flag warning continues as tens of thousands are waking up without power due to the shutoffs. downtown orinda was dark this morning. stoplights out and businesses were closed. utility crews have resumed checking lines to restore power

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