good morning, breaking overnight, nearly 100 cases in a single day. more than 98,500 cases. the most ever in a day. almost every state seeing cases dangerously on the rise. some cities crack down with new restrictions to slow the spread. final weekend blitz. racing to crucial battleground states that could decide the election. the president falsely stating doctors are falsely inflating.

>> you know our doctors get more money if somebody dies from covid-19. >> doctors and nurses are working ever day. time to stop attacking them and do his job. >> with three days to go, we are live with both campaigns. post-election fears. walmart pulling guns from shelves for year of angry mobs once the polls are in. three in four americans are concerned about possible violence. from full house to the big house. waking up in federal prison for two month stint for examing the college admission process. those stories amid safety amid scares. >> i would be careful about

having kids just going house to house unless as part of their costume they had a mask. >> you can still have plenty of fun. we'll help you celebrate safely today october 31, 2020. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with peter alexander, kristen welker and dylan dreyer. >> thank you for joining us. dylan is taking some time off. she's got big plans for tonight. we had a head start for tonight. >> safety is the key. we have some great tips. first, a lot of news to get to. let's talk about that. the final push to election day as the coronavirus rages on and is worst than ever. president trump and vice president vieden are making

multiple campaign stops. the president planning to hold four rallies in pennsylvania todaynd over the next three days will hold 14 rallies in all. vice president biden will be joined by president obama. the first time the former president has joined the vice president on the campaign trail. >> with the coronavirus front and center, the u.s. has set another record with more than 98,000 on friday alone. hospitalizations also up. three days to go, our team is in those crucial swing states. we begin with kelly o'donnell in butler, pennsylvania. good morning. >> good morning. today, it is all about pennsylvania with significant prize of 20 electoral votes. from pittsburgh and philadelphia, president trump will put on his campaign show four times. he's just coming off visits to

three battleground states where he had to fight to hold one of his rallies at all. >> for the crowd-sized can't dade. >> is there any place better to be than a trump rally? >> a new twist on president trump, defiance. i said no way, i will never abandon the people of minnesota. >> visiting rochester, minnesota, he fuelled up the feud. >> i will not forget you. you've been given a very, very hard time by your so-called leaders. >> complying with a 250-person limit. fewer people, shorter speech. just 23 minutes instead of the usual hour plus. but the president made a side trip to greet an overflow of supporters denied entry. >> thousands of people all because the governor wants to play games.

>> hello, wisconsin, we are back. >> in green bay, the president down played the dangers of covid while stressing the promise of vaccines and the benefits of treatments like he received. he grinned as the crowd cheered him as superman. hours earlier in michigan, the president mocked mask wearing. nowhere, are you wearing a mask. chiding news media ally off stage. >> never seen her in a mask. she's being very politically correct. >> also accused the community for data and profit and to make u.s. figures look worse. citing covid as the cause of death when patients also had other serious illnesses. >> our doctors get more money if somebody dies of corona.

>> american college calling that charge wreckless and false. urging his supporters to turn out, he brushed off democrats early voting push by saying his voters are waiting to vote on tuesday. >> i could say vote on saturday. they really want to vote on election day. >> the trump campaign wants to keep flexibility. at least 14 rallies set. he says he wants to do this because he gets a lot of media attention and free exposure that would cost tens of millions if he had to buy the ad time. and he believes his supporters is a i weigh to counter the polling which shows joe biden ahead and a way for the perfect easy to say he's got a chance to win this. >> kelly owe daniel, thank you. >> joe biden will make two

campaign stops today in battleground michigan and for the first time, former president obama will join him on the trail. good morning. >> good morning. joe biden is hoping to build on his polling lead with a major focus on black voters whose support will be key. he's got two events planned here. one in flint, another in detroit. he's calling in help from his friend and former boss obama and r and b legend, stevie wonder. >> a big push to the finish with big name help. barack obama in battleground michigan. the two holding drive-in campaign events. set to unleash on the crisis facing the country according to the preview from the biden campaign. barn storming the midwest. on friday, sweeping through

states crucial to president trump's win four years ago. >> biden's running mate kamala harris courting voters in texas. a long-time bash insisting is in play this year. the president's handling of the pandemic, a central focus of the biden campaign. >> we have a president who, while we are seeing spikes around our country, talking about we've turned the corner. >> biden encouraging americans to wear a face mask. this isn't a political statement, it is patriotic duty for god's sake, still the president refuses to listen to science. >> doctors and nurses have to go to work every single day. donald trump should stop attacking them and do his job. >> biden showing his campaign is

leaving nothing to chance. remaining hugely popular, the biden campaign is hoping he can help drum up support among blacks, hispanics and young people. all three parts didn't show up four years ago. in 2016, the president won wish by fewer than 11,000 votes. >> we are going to work for every single vote up to the last minute. >> expect joe biden to speak extensively today about his commitment to the auto industry and how the obama industry saved it and helped the michigan economy come roaring back. i'm told the biden campaign believe they have multiple paths and are taking no votes for granted. more than 85 million ballots

have been cost. just three days to go. some states counterly, others wait until election day. many are wondering when will we know? we turn to nbc correspondent this morning. we always appreciate your expertise especially with 72 hours to go, we think you should be resting up. what should folks be watching for this tuesday night? what is the first place you'll be looking when the polls close. >> firing up our schedule. you see a number of states here. getting the first votes out. i will draw your attention to a couple of states here. florida, georgia both at 7:00. north carolina and ohio at 7:30. these four states have that procedure in place that allow folks to get ballots in the last few weeks. they've been able to process and

get these counted so there is a very good chance. each four of them critical for that battleground. a very good chance we'll get a lot of the vote out and fairly quickly so we can get an early look at national trends for georgia, florida, north carolina, ohio in that first hour, hour and a half. >> out in the west, what about what will happen there? >> here is our road to 270. how about wisconsin, michigan and pennsylvania? here is the thing especially in pennsylvania, these are the states where it could take a while. they don't allow all those hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots coming in, they have not been able to process them as they've come in and piled up. they can start doing that in

pennsylvania at 7:00 in the morning on election day. some saying we'll be too busy on election day to do that. we'll get to them the morning after the election. there is potential poor these states. we might not get a ton from the rest of the midwest. >> what about arizona? >> aishz, they've been doing mail-in ballot for a while. it means they'll probably be able to count even more of their vote election night. late on the east coast but you can expect 11:00 or midnight. if it is coming down to arizona, that's a late night bell weather. >> especially after 2016.

that fuelled a lot of doubt in the polls. what is different this time around? >> there is some skepticism due here. this is the polling average in the swing states right now. there were misses in the swing states in 2016. if the exact same misses happened again, it would be a different picture. trump would start flipping the states. it wouldn't be enough to get to 270. i want to point out, the election before 2016, the polls missed the other way. in 2012 when obama ran, the undercounted the democratic support. if this were to happen on election day, this would be the polling miss, you would see biden pulling very far ahead. it is true. bringing trump right back into

this thing. >> polling misses could work the other way and work to a biden blowout too. there is a wide range of possibilities here. >> as we've learned, the only poll that matters is the one on election day. you can find up to the minute reporting on the final days of the race on our live blog on nbc news.com. next tuesday, we'll be with you all night as those results roll in. our coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. eastern, 4:00 pacific. >> all getting our final zs in. warning people to take extra precautions because of the coronavirus. the u.s. hits another daily high with close to 100,000 cases in one day. kathy park is in new york where the annual halloween parade was canceled because of the pandemic. happy halloween, what's the

latest there. >> a combination of colder weather, driving people in doors or driving in the wrong direction. in some places, the positive rate is so wrong, they are having to pull back restrictions. >> the u.s. setting another sobering single day record, more than 98,000 cases confirmed on friday. >> we are facing a surge in the midst of people telling us we shouldn't be afraid of covid. king states in the light on election day are making headlines. on friday, daily cases pass the 5,000 mark for the second time. currently 35 states and territories are above the recommended positivity rate for reopening. >> people are dying, period. >> triggering roll back in places like chicago where officials had banned indoor dying in bars and restaurants

forcing businesses to expand outdoor seating. >> do you think it is fair businesses are having to go through this again? >> not fair. i know nothing we can do. we try. safety comes first for sure. >> in texas, el paso county judge ordered a two-week shut down saying he was left with no choice. >> our hospitals are at capacity. our medical professionals are overwhelmed. if we don't respond, we'll see unprecedented levels of death. >> with infections spreading faster, pharmaceuticals paused testing on the experimental antibody drug. on this halloween weekend, growing fears over super spreader events. air b&b are cracking down in florida by prohibiting one-night

reservations and the company may take legal action. dr. fauci doubling down on trick or treat safety. >> i would really be careful about having kids just going house to house unless as part of their costume they had a mask. >> every year, new yorkers look forward to the annual halloween parade. because of the concerns the event has been canceled. to keep the tradition going, a smaller paired down parade will be held on line. back to you. >> getting creative there. we'll have more on how to celebrate halloween and go trick or treating safely in the next hour. >> a lot of folks looking at the forecast. what will it look like for most folks? >> happy halloween.

did you see what happened yesterday in southern new england, typical 2020 fashion. an historic snowstorm. boston received 4.3 inches of snow. the most ever had in october. pretty crazy, the kids liked it. everyone else who had to travel in it, not so much. yesterday, we said goodbye to all our flowers. it's a freeze warning out there now. those impacted there do you the mid-atlantic, another shot of cold air moving in the ohio valley. right now, 8 degrees in northern portions of new york. 32 in new york city. sunday morning, very chilly. wind chill and cold air heads to the areas of the great lakes and the northeast. a couple

>> and we're off to a chilly start throughout the bay area. a couple of 40s, expected some 50s. by the afternoon we're comfortably into the 70s with overall good weather. we'll see the return of some hazy skies and that's because of nearby wildfires but at times we should be okay when it comes to the temperatures. we'll be seasonable in the 70s. start to warm up headed into the week but we should be dry through the weekend. i'll have your complete spooky halloween forecast coming up. >> we and the kids will be looking forward to that. thank you. still to come, why walmart pulled guns from public displays only to put them back two days later. later. and election

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we are back with our download and a look at stories that made headlines. morning them, outrage after another black man was shot and killed by police. protests and looting in philadelphia following the death of 27-year-old walter wallace shot by police after a domestic disturbance call turned into a standoff with the knife. >> police say after welling him to drop the knife, they opened fire. >> philadelphia's mayor imposed a city-wide curfew after wide-spread looting and over 200 people arrested. >> at least 50 officers injured. police and fire vehicles set ablaze. a new justice took her seat.

amy coney barrett sworn into supreme court after the senate voted to confirm 52-48. >> i love the constitution and the democratic republic that it establishes and i will devote myself to preserving it. hurricane force winds slammed both coasts. firefighters battled winds as they battled wildfires in california and hurricane zeta hit louisiana making land fall in new orleans. zeta was a record setter, the fifth named storm to hit louisiana this year. an exercising and controversial end to an unusual baseball season. >> dodgers have won it all in 2020. >> the los angeles dodgers beating the tampa bay rays, even

after losing justin turner midgame due to a positive covid test. however, turner joined his teammates to celebrate without a mask. >> turner's decision to enter the field was wrong and put everyone he came into contact with at risk. a 2020 scare flew back into mind after a nest of murder hornets were discovered in washington state. >> trying to attach them with tiny transmitters. some of the week's wildest moments caught on camera. a train carrying chemicals derailed in texas. >> these swimmers in sydney thought they were taking a dip with a school of salmon but there were several sharks nearby

as well. this guy wanted to a tttend classes in texas before finding its way out. getting creative to deliver halloween goodies. >> that is creative. i i like that catapult. >> i think i'll tell my kids to wear a helmet. >> or lay it out on the front yard. >> some fun ways to celebrate with your kids and stay safe at the same time. >> jeff bridges shares an update

good morning. it's october 31, halloween. a chilly morning in san jose. thanks so much for joining us. i'm keira clapper. vianey arana has a look at the microclimate forecast. i had to blast my heat this morning. >> i believe it. we have 40s on the map to start. it's giving us the crisp morning feel throughout the pay area. right now 40 degrees in morgan hill. 40 in san francisco. we will be eventually warming up

comfortably into the 70s. a couple of low 80s but aside from that we'll stay sunny and comfortable for the weekend. we can see moderate air quality in some areas including the north bay and the east bay. hazy at times as well down through the south bay because of the potential california fire. but aside from that we are anticipating a lovely weekend. did anybody see that full moon last night? it is halloween today so i'll have a closer look at that forecast coming up at 7:00 a.m. >> i love that full moon last night. see you soon, thanks. options are voting and dropping off your ballot 11 new open today. the civic center staff will be there to greet you. >> we have our personnel at each drop-off station. we have at least three people and when we move ballots we

involve the deputy sheriff. >> in alameda county, two more options there. crews set up a voting center at the oakland coliseum. the a's gave us the video. you can drop off in person, drop our your ballot or vote in person. in santa clara county, levi's stadium is opening doors as well. they'll open with limited hours until the polls close at 8:00 p.m. on election night. and the businesses are preparing for the possibility of protesting on election night. additional officers will be working just in case. coming up on "today in the bay," a professor is under fire. we'll tell you what one economics professor in the bay area is accused of teaching in his classroom that has students and faculty saying they want him out.

we'll have that, plus all of the top stories and plus the forecast. in the mean time, back to the "today" show.

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had to say was awesome, wow. he was a great king george. we want to begin with a check of the headlines. we start with the alarming surge in covid cases. the u.s. setting another single-day record on friday with more than 98,500 cases. the fifth time in a week a daily record was set with nearly ever state in the country seeing an increase of infections. hospitalizations also up. the virus also taking center stage on the campaign trail as vice president trump and biden travel to crucial swing states. this morning, actress lori loughlin wakes up in prison. she and her husband admitted to

paying bribes to get their daughters into usc. the mcrib returns. offered for the first time since 2012. previously only available at limited locations causing long lines and social media pleads for its return. it was trending on twitter for weeks. mark your calendars. returning december 2, just in time for the holidays. also this morning, some cities around the country are preparing for the possibility of post ee lks violence. this week, incidents of civil unrest after that deadly shooting in philadelphia, prompted walmart to pull guns an ammunition from displays, only to put them back two days later. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. roughly half of 4,700 stores sell firearms and ammunition. for a brief period of time, they

were put away following the protesting and looting. now 48 hours later, they have reversed its decision calling the incident vice lated. less than two days after announcing it would pull all weapons and ammunition. saying they've made the decision to begin returning these products to the sales floor. the announcement following tense nights in philadelphia after a walmart was ransacked after a police shooting of a person of color prompting damage and parents pleading for peace. >> i don't condone no violence, tearing up the city or looting stores. >> boarding up preparing for a hurricane of protests and of

tuesday's presidential election. from the white house to the streets of santa monica. hopefully nothing happens but we are thinking about hiring security. putting people out there with guns in front of the store. >> macy's, masks by plywood. americans worry what might follow. >> no matter who wins, there is going to be some kind of resist tense, i'm sure. >> i hope we can keep it under control. >> a study shows five states at risk. pennsylvania, georgia, michigan, wisconsin and oregan. not on the list is florida. but remaining vigilant. miami is a major city in the country and one of the most important states electorally for the president, so of course, we are on alert.

>> new usa poll finds roughly three out of four americans are concerned there will be some level of vie rens surrounding the election in miami. we know undercover officers will be at voting locations to watch out for voter intimidation and violence. let's get another check of the forecast with bill karins now. good morning. >> good morning. i don't want to talk about this. i'm over it. something else is brewing in the tropics. we are watching for the chance of eta developing. over the next three or four days, it heads due west to nick

honduras. >> the halloween forecast, a little bit of showers in green bay, cold in boston. hit and miss shower in florida. 95% of the country, a fantastic halloween forecast. warm, not too chilly from l.a. to denver, we are looking at a very nice halloween. >> and we're a little cold this morning starting out in the 40s throughout the bay area. eventually by the afternoon, we will be warming up quite nicely with mostly clear conditions. temperatures will be in the upper 70s and 80s for the south bay we're talking sunny skies. 81 in san jose. for the interior valley, expect low 80s for areas like walnut creek. concord, 83 around the coastline. a couple of areas of fog but

we'll keep the dry weather through the weekend. >> this is a big football weekend. don't forget to tune in tomorrow night to see the cowboys head to philadelphia to take on carson wenz and the eagles. sunday night football. 7:00 eastern only on nbc. only one way to kindly say this, somebody from the nfc east has to go to the playoffs. >> true. i'm going to tune in to cheer on my eagles. >> you've got your fantasy lineup? >> right. all set. just ahead, how you can spot disinformation on your social

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good morning to you. 5:56. a live look outside at the golden gate bridge on a chilly saturday morning. thanks for starting your halloween with us. i'm kira klapper and vianey arana has a look at the forecast. >> hey, it's definitely chilly. we're in 40s in most of the bay area and dipping down below that at in the interior valley. we will see that crisp morning all weekend long. it will be rather comfortable, our temperatures will warm up a little bit as the ridge of high pressure starts to build. we could see periods of moderate to hazy skies because of the central california fire. look at the daytime highs. 81 in san jose. in through the interior valley, 80s for the walnut creek. we're warmer than normal and it will get slightly warmer headed

into tomorrow. details at 7:00 a.m. >> well, we'll look forward to that. now, to options for early voting and dropping off your ballot. they are expanding this morning in the bay area. in san francisco, there will be 11 new dropoff locations opened today. that includes the home of the warriors, the chase center. the civic center location in san francisco, there staff will be on hand to greet you as you drop off your ballot. sheriff's deputies are transporting the ballots back to election headquarters. >> we have our own drop-off station. we'll have at least three people and then when we move them, we involve the deputy sheriff. >> in alameda county there are two new options for voters. crews have set up a voting center at the oakland coliseum. the a's provided this video of us of the safety practices. you can vote in person or drop off your ballot there. the warriors' former practice facility in oakland is an option

as well. in santa clara, levi's stadium is an option too. the locations will remain open until the polls close on election night. businesses across the country preparing for the possibility of protests or demonstrations on election night. in san francisco, some businesses are already boarding up their windows. police tell us there are no known threats to the city or polling places. but additional officers will be working, just in case. 5:59, coming up this morning on "today in the bay," a professor is under fire. we'll tell you what one professor of economics is accused of teaching in his classrooms and has students and faculty saying they want him out. that plus all your top stories and your forecast coming up at 7:00. right now, back to "today."

good morning, breaking overnight, nearly 100,000 cases in a single day. the u.s. setting an alarming record with 98,500 cases in a single day. cities crack down with new restrictions to slow the spread. >> barn storming the battleground states. donald trump and joe biden racing to key states today. the president falsely suggesting doctors are inflating the death

toll. >> you know, our doctors get more money if somebody dies of covid. >> doctors and nurses go to work ever day to save lives. they do their jobs. donald trump should stop attacking them and do his job. >> three days to go before the final day. costumes and ready, kids are excited. with coronavirus raging, this halloween will be unlike others seen before. >> from the tricks to the treats. good morning. happy halloween from wisconsin. ♪ thriller ♪ ♪ thriller >> happy halloween from south

carolina. >> cute little pumpkins everywhere. welcome back. i love the ruth bader ginsberg outfit. >> let's begin with today's news and the final weekend push with just three days to go before the election. >> president trump and joe biden will be in the key battleground states. today, making four stops in philadelphia alone. good morning, what's the latest there? >> good morning, today president trump will stake his claim to pennsylvania. while this is joe biden's childhood home. the president is defending his victory here from four years ago and will make four stops today. in a fighting mode, the president took on doctors and

the democratic governor while he was in the battleground midwest. for the crowd size candidate. >> is there any place better to be than a trump rally. >> i said, no way, i will never abandon the people of minnesota. >> visiting rochester, minnesota on friday, he played up a feud over the governor's pandemic restrictions on public gathering. >> we were given a very, very hard time by your so-called leaders. >> fewer people led to a shorter speech. just 23 minutes instead of the usual hour plus. the president made a side trip to greet an overflow of tightly packed supporters denied entry. thousands of people, all because the governor wants to play games. >> hello, wisconsin.

we are back. we are back. >> in green bay, stressing the promise of a vaccine and the benefit of treatments like he received. he grinned as the crowd cheered him as superman. hours earlier in michigan, the president mocked mask wearing. >> no way, are you wearing a mask? >> chiding conservityive media ally. >> never seen her in a mask. how good of you. she's being very politically correct. a >> accuse the the medical. claiming doctors site covid as cause of death when patients had other serious illnesses. >> we mark it down as covid. our doctors get more money when somebody dies of covid.

>> the medical community calling that charge wreckless and false. >> he brushed off democrats. early voting push by saying his voters are waiting for tuesday. >> i could say go to vote on saturday, sunday. they really want to vote on election day. >> why so many rallies for president trump. in part, he wants to show a certain vitality and fight. showing he has support in all sorts of places as a way to counter the large polling leads that joe biden has shown. arguing that convincing supporters he has a chance that rallies are hoping do that to close the deal for election day. >> joe biden will make two stops

today in battleground michigan. for the first time barack obama will join him. on the ground in detroit this morning. good morning. >> good morning to you. joe biden is looking to build on his polling lead in michigan with a major focus on black voters. two events here today and he's calling in help for former president barack obama and r&b legend. >> holding drive-in campaign events in flint and detroit. set to unleash on the crisis facing the country according to a preview from the biden campaign. as the former vp barn storms the midwest. on friday, sweeping the states that were crucial to president trump's win four years ago. kamala harris courting voters in

texas. a long time gop bash is in place this year. >> what's up, rio grande. we have a president who, while we are seeing spikes around our country, talking about we've turned the corner. >> biden urging americans to wear a face mask. >> this isn't a political statement, it is patriotic duty for god's sake. still president trump refuses to listen to science. >> slamming the assertion that doctors are inflating the count to make money. >> doctors and nurses go to work ever day. donald trump should stop attacking them and do his job. >> biden's event showing his campaign is leaving nothing to chance. the former president hugely popular. the biden campaign hoping he can help drum up support among

blacks, hispanic bs and young people. all three groups a crucial part of the obama coalition but lagged in turn outs four years ago contributing to trump's upset victory. winning michigan by less than 11,000 votes. >> i'll be working up to the last minute. >> expect joe biden to speak about his commitment to the auto industry today and how the biden administration helped the country rebound. joe biden as you heard there says he's taking no vote for granted. >> thank you from michigan. a reminder for you, you can find up to the minute reporting on the final days of the race on our live blog nbc news.com/2020. on tuesday, our election night

coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. eastern, 4:00 pacific here on nbc. now to the latest on the coronavirus crisis as the u.s. sets another staggering record on friday with nearly 100,000 cases. kathy park is in new york where the annual halloween parade was canceled because of the pandemic. good morning to you. >> good another to you. alarming new numbers released show the predicted fall wave has officially arrived. just yesterday, you mentioned the u.s. broke another single day record with over 98,000 coronavirus cases. with election days away, the swing state seeing hot spots. daily covid cases passed 5,000 on friday. major cities like chicago, officials have banned indoor dining. business owners expanded seating

outdoors. regeneron announced it has paused the study of antibody drugs to further investigate safety concern. on this hl owe wean weekend, growing fears over super spreader events. air b&b cracking down on parties. saying they'll take legal action if guests are seen breaking the rules. in new york, they'll be breaking up any large gatherings. every year, new yorkers look forward to the annual village halloween parade. i'm standing on what would be the route but because of covid concerns this year, the event has been canceled. a smaller, puppet parade will be seen online. back to you. >> very different halloween all over. thank you so much for that. >> time for a weekend morning

boost. >> a nine-year-old lost her home and entire baseball collection. a stranger stepped in to help her out. kevin heard the story and decided to donate his entire collection of 25,000 baseball cards to the young girl. the local fire department showed up to help move the boxes from his garage. >> i thought, rather than sell these on ebay, i'm going to donate them all and put a smile on a little girl's face. recent who plays baseball herself a massed over 100 cards. safe to say her supply was more than replenished by his collection. can you imagine. >> you think of the joy one good card brings to a kid. that is incredible. >> she must be thrilled. still ahead,

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we're back on this halloween morning. no doubt that tonight's going to look a little bit different than any halloween we've ever done before. >> that's for sure and the cdc is morning that many of the normal activities could be high risk for spreading coronavirus that does not mean you can't still have some fun. nbc news now, savannah sellers has more halloween is meant to make you go -- [ screaming ]. >> and if this year isn't weird enough. >> worries about a second wave of covid-19. >> stocks plunging >> murder hornets. >> about the last thing we need. >> now, 2020 is threatening halloween, too but across the country, people are finding ways to eat, drink, and be scary, all while celebrating the season safely. from outdoor activities, like one way corn mazes, and horror

movies by moonlight, to drive-through haunted houses >> i'm a little freaked out. >> make no bones about it, the fear factor is still there but tonight is the night kids have been waiting for. so we asked our friend dr. natalie azar for the tricks to safely get your treats. >> so there is a safe way to do trick or treating this year. >> there is absolutely a safe way to do it and we're going to show you how >> i might be a little old for this but i think we need to you demonstrate for us tonight we have our buckets and our mask and costumes and we've been seeing people get creative with the candy chutes. >> yes >> thank you >> i think if you had the time and you had that creativity, that's great you do want to keep a little distance between you and the kids that you're offering treats to >> how about preparing at home for tonight. especially if we're trying to minimize face to face contact at your front door. >> so the recommendation is instead of having that communal

bucket that everybody's reaching in to, that you prepare little goody bags for the kids, to basically go one way traffic, by your house, and pick up a bag, that is already prepared for them >> what's this >> thank you >> hand sanitizer, before you eat the candy and if you do wait until you get home, wash your hands with soap and water before you start on the streets >> is there any dangerous about me eating this whole bucket myself >> you got to share. >> you got to share. that's savannah sellers from nbc news now reporting. checking in a final time with the forecast from bill karins. >> good morning, savannah is the best, right? with the mask and everything and the decorations in the background let's get to the forecast. it is fantastic. i mean it is barely even cloudy anywhere in the country right now, but we have a few areas of rain north of ft. lauderdale and halloween forecast, it was

nearly perfect across the country from california, to the midwest, and frankenstein, missouri, 63 today and how about salem, mass, at 43 and sunny. enjoyable fo >> and right now we're in the 40s for most of the bay area, so a pretty cold start. by the afternoon though we'll warm up and here's what we're expecting. mostly clear conditions. it will be dry for today which will bring plenty of sunshine but we could see some periods of haze at times because of the nearby wildfires in central california. temperatures will range in the 70s and 80s for the interior valley so slightly warmer. 81 in san jose. east san jose at 80 into the mid 80s for the interior valleys. >> tonight's halloween forecast should be enjoyable. back to you. >> thank you. coming up next, some breaking news just in. legendary actor sean connery has passed away.

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we're back now with some sad news just in from the entertainment world. the official james bond twitter account confirms that sean connery, the scottish actor best known for playing james bond, passed away overnight at the age of 90. >> nbc's kelly cobiella looks back at his life and career.

>> reporter: sean connery was the first and for legions of fans, the best the ultimate british spy james bond >> martini shaken not stirred >> did you have any idea it would grow to be what it has become >> no, no. nobody did >> bond. >> connery, almost wasn't bond creator ian fleming called him an overblown stunt man the son of a truck driver in scotland joined the navy at 16 but his rugged good looks got him noticed. first in a mr. universe contest. >> show me a mr. universe pose >> but there was a world beyond bond. >> they think i'm a god. >> character acts. >> you pull a knife, you pull a gun, he sends one of yours to the hospital, you send one of his to the morgue. >> unforgettables.

oscar worthy. >> i'm going to count to three. >> sean connery. >> i thank you all sincerely >> at the height of his superstar dom, connery's career nearly imploded. when remarks made in the '60s resurfaced in the '80s. >> do you think it's good to slap a woman. >> i don't think it's good. >> you don't think it's bad? >> i don't think it's that bad i think it depends entirely on the circumstances. >> the damage was short lived. the movie roles kept coming. >> welcome to the rock. >> like people magazine's sexiest man of the year. >> not the way connery saw himself. >> 67, slightly overweight and well, i'm not very good at it when i think about me. >> the queen knighted him. >> sean connery. >> immortalized on late night tv. >> after half a century on screen, connery retired from

acting for good. >> i don't look back very much to be honest. >> no matter the age, bond, james bond. >> james bond, seven times sean connery set the standard. >> incredible. what a legacy. we are back right after this frustrated that clothes

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happy halloween. - this halloween i'm gonna be dressed up as ♪ alexander hamilton - i'm bailey and i'm tinker bell. - [lester] halloween may look a little different this year. that's not stopping us from having some fun. get your costumes ready. kate the chemist will join us with a halloween experiment you won't wanna miss. (kate screams) we'll take you to a field of jack-o-lanterns. - i'm here at the great jack o'lantern blaze. - [lester] and dr. john will be here to answer your questions. - can i still eat my candy that i get from trick or treating? - [lester] also ahead, the election is days away. we'll explain how we elect