all right, thank you very much. and thank you for joining us as well. a live look for you this morning at the bay bridge. looking into san francisco. thank you so much for making us a participate of your morning. have a great monday. the "today" show is next. campaign's final day, the candidates barnstorm the battleground >> if we win florida, you know we win the whole thing, right? >> on the eve of election day, the president ramps up his feud with dr. anthony fauci. >> fire fauci! >> a little after the election the feuds are firing up on the streets. >> and this when a trump supporters surround the biden bus in texas

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philadelphia beats the dallas cowboys for a key sunday night victory. today, monday, november 2nd, 2020 >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza >> hi, everybody >> good morning, everybody. it is monday morning and lek shun week is here. we have finally reached this moment just one day to go. as expected, it is going to be a battleground blitz for president donald trump and joe biden >> it will indeed. the president will hold rallies in four key states, north carolina, pennsylvania, michigan and wisconsin while joe biden is focusing his efforts on ohio and pennsylvania >> take a look here is the final national nbc news/"wall street journal" poll.

biden is holding a 10-point lead 52% to 42% which is a one-point drop taken from the same poll a week ago we are about to debut a new poll from the all-important battleground states that will determine the next president. chuck todd is going to break it down in the studio, but we start with white house correspondent peter alexander. good morning, peter. >> reporter: president donald trump wrapping up his last rally early this morning in florida. the president and his allies drawing confidence not from the polls that show him trailing but from the size of his crowds. to know what's happening in this race, you have to watch where it is happening the president making five stops, ending in grand rapids michigan late tonight, the same place he closed out his campaign four years ago. part of his closing argument, a swipe at dr. anthony fauci and an effort to count legal because

-- ballots after election day. president donald trump finishing a frenzy push in battle ground florida. >> what great victory we had get out there and vote >> reporter: despite covid infections and deaths surging, the president continues to say that the vivus almost gone. >> i say it's, it's rounding the turn >> the crowd shouting "fire fauci. >> fire fauci, fire fauci. >> the president's reply. >> don't tell anybody but let me wait until a little bit after the election i appreciate the suggestion. >> reporter: it comes after fauci told "the washington post" about the pandemic the biden campaign is taking it seriously from a public health perspective, while president donald trump's focus is the economy and reopening the country. earlier trying to shore up support in georgia, a state he won handily in 2016, now it's a toss-up. the president arguing the race should be called on election day. >> we should know the result of the election on november 3rd

that's the way it's been and that's the way it should be. >> reporter: but that's not true and never has been president donald trump saying he challenge the results if he loses. >> we're going to go in the night of as soon as that election's over, we're going in with our lawyers >> reporter: falsely saying ballots counted after tuesday are illegitimate >> it's a terrible thing when people are or states are allowed to tabulate ballots for a long period of time after the election is over >> reporter: the pennsylvania attorney general tweeting late sunday fact check our e leg shuns are over when all of the votes are counted. and referring to previous legal victories over republicans adding, but if your lawyers want to try us, we'd be happy to defeat new court one more time also this morning, the fbi telling nbc news it's investigating after trump supporters surrounded a biden campaign bus in texas on saturday a biden campaign official said a vehicle tried to run the bus off the road

the president overnight tweeting these patriots did nothing wrong, saying his supporters were being helpful, not threatening. >> you see the way our people were protecting his bus. >> reporter: and it is not just texas, the trump supporters took to the streets in droves over the weekend, blocking traffic on several major roadways, maga hats, first flooding new jersey's garden state parkway, backing up traffic for miles, several hundred more vehicles blocking the mario cuomo bridge in new york before state troopers there moved traffic along and here at the white

house crews will begin putting up what they call a non-scaleable fence that secures the streets that surround the white house. >> it's really disturbing, peter. thank you very much. >> joe biden will also spend this last full day of campaigning in key battle grounds. an 11th hour stop in ohio and several events in pennsylvania kristen welker is in philly for us this morning. hey, kristen, good morning >> hey, hoda, good morning to you. in this final sprint, joe biden and kamala harris will barnstorm all four corners of this state democrats lost here in 2016 and now they are fighting to win it back for biden, a son of scranton, this fight is also personal. joe biden closing out his campaign in battle ground pennsylvania in a fiery address last night urging voters in philadelphia to turn out in force. >> in two days we can put an end to a presidency that has divided this nation. >> reporter: earlier sunday the former vice president aiming to rally critical african-american voters add iing to the polls

event. >> reporter: and biden responding that he plans to claim victory, even if the votes aren't all in. the votes in pennsylvania likely won't be known on tuesday. by law, they cannot start counting its millions of ballots until election day the state's secretary of state urging patience. >> i expect an overwhelming of ballots of mail-in ball lots as well as in-person ballots will be counted within a matter of weeks. >> reporter: the biden campaign looking to boost turnout in a state the president won by only 34,000 votes in 2016. >> joe biden will win the ballot by about 4%, and win the philadelphia suburbs by a much greater margin than hillary did and he will hold the margin of the loss we had in rural pennsylvania than in 2016.

>> in the suburbs of philadelphia, voters are mixed >> i switched parties us that i feel like a lot of the things they said were going to get done they didn't even start on those issues >> reporter: why president donald trump >> i feel like he's doing a great job and we still need him in office. >> reporter: some democrats are privately worried that biden has not been visible enough in other key swing states. others say that he has been all hands on deck noting that president obama made the case for joe biden in michigan. >> joe biden is my brother i love joe biden >> reporter: democrats are going to flood the state today his brother will be in georgia and kamala harris has multiple stops here in pennsylvania, including this evening a big one with john legend. joe biden will make a stop in cleveland, ohio, three stops right here in pennsylvania, capping out his evening in pittsburgh with lady gaga. savannah >> let's take a closer look at

where things stand and with new polls from the battleground states, we have the moderator of "meet the press" chuck todd with us. and you have spent the last four years with everyone else poll obsessed. everyone is poll obsessed right there with you you've got a new poll from the battle grounds let's put it up on the screen. these are the states that ultimately are likely to decide the election >> one of our lessons learned from four years ago, don't stop polling. we stopped polling before the election, the saturday before the election and this time, we have not stopped polling until tonight before. and so we unveiled this one on "meet the press. five points in the battleground is within the margin the president's job rating is 47%.

his number is at 46% and i keep bringing this up, because ultimately this job rating is going to be if ballot number. so what his job rating is tomorrow, and when we see the exit polls, it is all going to be within a point, and that is what we are staring at and that means that every one of the battleground states are going to be extraordinarily close tomorrow, and even if they are moving within one direction. >> quickly, our national poll showed a ten-point spread. let's go to the map. what are the paths >> there's one basic path here that is there we go. this is what we're staring at from over the weekend. we got news out of the iowa that seems to be leaning red. news from the trump campaign that says they don't feel good about wisconsin and michigan ohio, we're going to go ahead and assume trump hangs on to that and we're going to give him texas. so this to me is what we're staring at here, basically a five-state race left as can you see the good news for joe biden is he just needs one and it would hit him at 270,

arizona, would do it, florida would do it, georgia would do it, north carolina, maybe holds on to that by the way i have a theory of this, this sunbelt state, the evangelical white women are the one group of women who have not softened on the president. look what this does. this puts this right here. this is the nightmare. joe biden does not want us -- if this is what we're waiting for, it's going to be a long month. not a long night, not a long week, but a long month this is why the biden campaign, they're very confident, they think they can win this without having to wait for pennsylvania. as you can see, if we're waiting for pennsylvania, it's lawsuitpaloosa >> that's the issue, because the polls show biden is within five, but it is within the margin of error. >> well, it is one place where the republican ticket did well with party registration, and the other state being in florida,

and so there is a lot of thought that election day vote, and more than half of the vote is going to be tomorrow, and this is all a turnout game, and there are a lot of questions that i have, and when you are playing a turnout game like this, and the president, and he is relying on the lek shun delection day votew does picking a fight with fauci on the last day or the new jersey turnpike that has insurance on the voters do in the last 24 hours. >> democrats have leaned in to having the vote banked early the president waiting for election day >> this is the nightmare scenario for the country good luck. >> good luck you'll be there its with me. tomorrow is going to be a long one. nbcnews.com/2020, complete coverage starts tomorrow as america heads to the polls, we'll start here on "today" and we'll be on through the night, our special election coverage starts at 7 p.m. eastern

4:00 pacific right here on nbc. as we have just heard the pandemic is a major issue for both presidential campaigns and for voters. over the weekend, a majority of states across the country set alarming new covid records. gabe gutierrez joins us from milwaukee, wisconsin, and hey, gabe, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. over the weekend wisconsin broke its daily record for new covid cases and over the past week the positivity rate here in the state is staggering, nearly 30%. as its testing lines grow -- >> it is scary >> reporter: -- wisconsin has seen more than 2,000 covid deaths october its deadliest round yet. >> i you made rounds in the hospital earlier today and saw patient after patient on ventilators. this is not a hoax. >> reporter: a global record, in one day nearly a thousand americans died does it upset you when people try and downplay this virus?

>> yes, it does. i would say come follow us for a 12-hour shift and you will see that there are people out there that are hurting, families that are devastated >> reporter: new york's government announced new requirements that many travelers to the state must get tested within days of arriving or be forced to quarantine authorities shut down two massive halloween parties there over the weekend across the country, a west hollywood street party had been cancelled but revellers showed up anyway.to and in salem, massachusetts, some trick-or-treaters defied orders to stay away. >> if you take the proper precautions, you'll be away. >> reporter: now doctors are worried about families gathering in large groups during thanksgiving and here in wisconsin. about 85% of covid hospital beds here are full. >> dangerous numbers gabe gutierrez, thank you.

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♪ (vo) command hooks are easy to apply and remove cleanly so you can go all out this holiday. command. do. no harm. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. let's take a look at our high temperatures for today. it's going to be well above normal as we reach into the upper 70s in san francisco. 80s in oakland. 84 in san jose. and up to 88 degrees in morgan hill as well as some mid-80s in parts of the inland east bay. as we go through the forecast we are going to see our temperatures remaining in the 80s throughout the week up until friday when we'll have a big cooldown coming our way.

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in san francisco. right now the next reopening phase here in the city has been placed on pause. that's because of an increase in covid cases both locally and across the state. the next phase would have increased capacity from 25% to 50% in places like movie theaters and churches. so right now that is on pause but the mayor saying some of the lower risk activities like open houses for real estate are able to move forward. all right. let's move forward with a look at the forecast for today. here's meteorologist kari hall. yeah, right now it's bright and sunny as we take a live look outside in the south bay. let's head to the north bay. a lot of people will be going to cast their ballots today, and our temperatures are starting out nice and cool. mostly some low 50s. so you may need a jacket as you head out early this morning. it's going to warm up quickly and will reach into the low 80s by 2:00 today and then cooling down quickly as well. as we go through the forecast we

are going to have a warm week ahead up until friday when some cooling comes our way. laura? all right. sounds good. thank you, kari. and thank you for joining us as well. i'll be back with another local news update in half an hour. give you my world ♪

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here at 7:30. breaking overnight, gunfire has erupted at kabul university. this is near the afghan capital. police surrounding the capital. no group immediately took responsibility for this attack, which is ongoing. >> johnny depp has lost its legal battle with a tabloid who labeled the actor a wife beater. a british judge ruled this morning that the paper's allegations were, quote, substance live true. both depp and herd spent several days in the witness box in july giving detailed accounts about their relationship that was often volatile.

depp says he does plan to appeal. >> and a major earthquake in turkey. overnight rescuers pulled a 3-year-old girl from the rubble of a collapsed apartment building after being trapped for 65 hours. a 7.0 magnitude quake hit turkey and greece on friday. more than 70 people have died, nearly a thousand others were injured and the search for more survivors is still under way. now to a report getting a lot of attention on both sides of the atlantic. british media says prince william contracted the coronavirus back in april but kept that diagnosis secret. today senior international correspondent keir simmons is in london with more and the new covid lockdowns all across europe. hey, keir, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. this is the front page the british people are waking up to this morning, with the news that prince william had the coronavirus, and it really underscores how the coronavirus really rocked this country in the spring. at the same time the prince's father and the prime minister

boris johnson were also infected. could run through christmas," little wonder that europeans are just increasingly frustrated this morning. this morning increasing restrictions and growing resentment, violent protests in spain over the weekend. stores were looted and clashes with police. europe's infections were soaring, and the numbers stunning. 5 million cases in a month, doubling the first 5 million european infections, which took nine months, which 10% of the world's population, the continent has 22 of its coronavirus cases and 23% of global deaths. almost 270,000 lives lost. it's emerged prince william had covid in the swing, around the same time as his father, prince charles. there are reports william, second to the throne kept his diagnosis secret in order to keep from alarming the country. no official word from the

palace. british prime minister boris johnson now forced to announce a u-turn, another u.k. lockdown a mong-long maybe longer. >> christmas is going to be different this year, perhaps very different. >> reporter: but germany imposing more restrictions today, bars and restaurants closing, italy considering even tougher measures. its current lockdown still not working. in paris, this family whose story we've been following for six months with a terrible feeling of deja vu. >> it's a part of going into this lockdown that feels a bit heavier because i know exactly what it's going to be like now. >> reporter: last time schools closed. this time they are open. roads out of paris jammed as people fled the city. the lippert family will miss thanksgiving. >> we will have flown home for the holidays last year. we didn't go last year and won't

this year. they have a warning. >> nobody can be arrogant or think that they've got this figured out. we have to learn the lesson of those who are somehow ahead of us in this, and right now europe is ad h of thead of us than eur seems. >> reporter: it really is stunning how european leaders a few weeks ago were suggesting to their people that they could get through the winter with just limited restrictions. today's britain's leader and germany's leader will both speak to try to answer the increasing criticism they face. hoda. >> keir, thank you so much. joining us is dr. jha. he is the dean of the brown university school of public health. good morning. good to see you. >> good morning. thanks for having me on. >> we're just heard from keir we're seeing lockdowns across the pond, london, france,

germany. germany. europe has always been sort of a precursor of what happens here. are we expected to see lockdowns coming up any time soon? >> their latest outbreak really did get going about four weeks before ours did. for the first couple of months they largely ignored it. if we continue to ignore ours, that may be where we're heading. that would be not where we want to be. there's still a lot we can do to avoid it it depends on what we do now we can't wait much longer. >> so i guess that the question is since we are not in lockdown, what should we do now? do you think we should go back to the way it was in the springtime when people weren't going to the grocery store for just one item or traveling as much, mainly stuck close to home >> we've learned a lot since the spring we know a lot of things are safe certainly anything outdoors is reasonably safe, especially if you're wearing mask. if we can get everyone to wear a

mask, limit the amount of social gatherings that we have to a really small number, and those are things that we can do right now, and there are places where bars and indoor dining is open, and if we can peel back those, we can avoid the lockdown that none of us really want. >> there are going to be 40 to 50 million people going to the polls to vote. we'll do a story on ways to do is safely. do you think do you think voting is safe? i do i think they in-person voting is safe if people follow precautions. you can predict what i will say. you should wear a mask, do a certain amount of distancing if you are standing in line and wear some warm clothes. and one thing i am recommending to people is to know what you are going to vote for and go in and don't spend too much time indoors and vote and leave and use a little hand sanitizer, and if you do that, it can be as safe as going to the grocery

store or safely. >> dr. jha, how do you think things around thanksgiving and christmastime? >> you know, if we leave things on the current trajectory, then we are going to be in a lot of trouble. those are the words dr. fauci used and i think all of us agree with that. if we see governors and mayors take action, we're not expecting a lot of action from the federal government, but if we see action from governors and mayors, we can turn it around and have a bit more of a reasonable season but it will depend on if we act relatively soon. we can't wait until the season is upon us >> dr. jha, we appreciate your time this morning. thank you. >> it's a good reminder. just ahead, we'll have that inside look at the all-important process of ballot counting why is it under way in some states and not in others how long will this actually take what should you expect in tom costello went to the experts to address your questions and concerns

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more on all of it. good morning >> reporter: hey, guys good morning that is so important what you've said yes, the pandemic has sent record numbers of people to early voting across the country. that's what's happening here in maryland but there are so many votes cast already, there simply is no way they will all be counted by tomorrow night this morning it's the counting countdown. in just hours, all 50 states will be in the process of tallying ballots, but with thousands of mail-in votes, maybe more expected to arrive after election day, experts say it could take days, even weeks to determine the final results, something the president has falsely claimed could lead to election fraud >> i think it's a terrible thing when people or states are allowed to tabulate ballots for a long period of time after the election is over because it can only lead to one thing and that's very bad. >> reporter: in fact, no presidential election has ever been officially determined on

election night but this year record early turnout could make the ballot bottleneck even worse. so far more than 93 million people have already made their presidential pick, more than double the early voting from 2016 while the count is already under way in florida, arizona and north carolina, other battle grounds, including ohio, wisconsin, michigan and pennsylvania won't begin counting their millions of mail ballots until comb ohio's republican secretary of state says they will count ballots arriving ten days after election day if they're postmarked by election day >> president donald trump is suggesting any votes counted after election day could be fraudulent and should not be counted. is that the way it goes in ohio? >> no. simply not true. that's not the way that it works here in ohio the law in the state of ohio is very clear about how this process works. election night is important. it's when people stop casting ballots but it's certainly not when the election process is

over >> reporter: the decision to lay setting the stage for post election litigation. >> the reason why the counting process takes a while, it is because it is addressing the exact concerns that the president has expressed. they are double-checking and triple-checking the math before ultimately declaring and certifying a winner. >> reporter: pennsylvania's secretary of state admits the final count will take days >> this is a process and we want to make sure that every single vote of every valid voter is securely and accurately counted. >> reporter: in michigan where every voter received an absentee ballot application, most of the mail-in processing is done by hand, further slowing tabulation, possibly until the end of the week. some experts now estimate more than a million mail-in ballots could be rejected. the most common reasons, a missing signature or late arrival. it's those uncounted votes that could make all the difference in

a tight race as you know, the postal service has been accused of deliberately slowing down the mail. the postmaster general appointed by president donald trump accused of slowing down the mail into the election. the postal system released new numbers over the weekend and new on-time delivery on saturday fell. on-time delivery on saturday fell but just 62% of central pennsylvania's ballots and 64% of atlanta's arrived on time arizona, michigan, parts of pennsylvania and florida were all below the 90% mark before president donald trump's new supervisor was appointed, 95% were on time by the way, 28 states do not, or

rather 28 states do not accept ballots after election dates so if you have a ballot, drop it off at a drop box. the mail won't arrive on time, guys. >> what you said is so important on the battleground states and also the regions that may decide the election. tom, folks are used to getting a result on election night, not because the official counts are in on election night they rarely, if ever really are, but networks such as ours, news organizations do make projections tonight of. can you explain what the distinction is and how that works for folks? >> reporter: yeah, we should remind everybody if you harken back and think back to the nights you've watched nbc news over the years projecting so and so candidate has won a state, that's a projection. the states -- it's up to each individual state to certify who wins that election it never happens on election night. it can take days to do that. in fact, every state has their own deadline

but by december 14th -- that's the deadline for electors to cast their ballot. january 6th is the deadline by which congress is supposed to certify the election so there is plenty of time for this to play out, and it is only at in the world of modern television that we have become accustomed to the networks to projecting the winners, but historically, it takes a long time. >> we were talking to the secretaries the of state and they said to pack your patience and they said november 3rd is the last day to cast your vote but not the last day to count your vote, and that is what everybody has to remember as we go along, tom. we know that you will be with us. we appreciate it. >> that may be the most important story of the day. now, it is 7:48 and a time for a check of the weather. s east

of the nicaragua/honduras border don't think it's going affect the united states, at least not until late next week but it is the 28th named storm of the season. that ties 2005 for the most. the 12th hurricane, that's the most since 2010. and it's the 9th storm to rapidly intensify. the other big story, of course, the election weather is not going to be a factor for much of the mr. roker. going to be a little rainy and maybe a few early snow showers in northern new england. other than that, look at these temperatures, 64 in atlanta, 53 cleveland, sunshine tomorrow, albuquerque, l.a., 82 degrees. in alaska, it is going to be chilly and clear and beautiful in hawaii.

i'm meteorologist kari hall. as we take a look at today's high temperatures well above normal as we reach into the upper 70s in san francisco, some low 80s for much of the inner bay and then some upper 80s for the interior valleys. spots like morgan hill reaching up to 88 degrees today. as we go through the forecast, we are going to gradually cool off. we'll see our temperatures reaching into the low 80s by the end of the week and then 70 on friday. much cooler by the weekend. weather. ladies >> all right just ahead, we are in the too close to call battleground of florida. it has a history it's had election day issues in the past are officials concerned about possible repeat performs >> nbc kerry sands is right there, and first, these messages.

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screen. according to a survey conducteded by the association earlier last month 68% of voters reported stress compared to 2016 when the number was just 52%. good morning, everyone. i'm scott mcgrew. markets are moving higher today. the first full day of trading in november. october was very rough for stocks with the dow falling better than 3%. the nasdaq down better than 2%. investors may be relieved that election day is just one day away. and it's a new month and our first monday of november. kari has a look at our forecast for today. and we are starting out with some nice, cool weather. you may notice a little bit of haze to the sky as you get ready to head out. we are going to see some drifts of smoke coming in from the southern california wildfires. it's been giving us moderate air quality as we've seen some of that happening over the past few

days and our temperatures will reach into the mid-80s. as the week goes along, we are going to cool off quite a bit by the weekend, laura. all right. thanks so much. and thank you for joining us as well. as a nurse, i've faced the fear

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including his many appearances here on today. >> i don't recognize you wearing your beard, where's your mustache, what has happened to your face? >> i thought you had enough for both of us >> how hollywood is honoring the oscar winner and breath of fresh air. al talks to the little weatherman behind this viral video. >> this is really crazy. stay inside, stay inside >> join us live to see what's happening in his neck of the woods, today monday, november 2nd, 2020. katie, >> hi. we're rileys of katy, texas, and we're on the "today" show. >> hi, we're from minnesota and we're celebrating my cousin's birthday >> yay good morning "today" from future meteorologist lauren and breezy here send being you sun shine from west palm beach, florida.

>> hi, everybody welcome back it's monday morning. it's a good one and we're already on our election day set. this is a week like no other >> we're getting ready indeed. >> we are indeed. here's the news. >> the president and joe biden will spend the final day of the campaign sprinting across the battleground states, the president in north carolina, pennsylvania, michigan and wisconsin. biden is focusing on ohio and pennsylvania that will tell you where the action is. yesterday the president told supporters he will challenge the results if he loses. he also said that ballots that were received after tuesday night were less legitimate, which is untrue. in pennsylvania biden responded that the president is not going to steal the election. in the meantime, the final nbc news/"wall street journal" poll in combined battleground states had biden ahead by five points and that is within the margin of

error. >> florida is one of the most crucial battleground states. kerry tells us why races so often come down to florida, florida, florida >> reporter: good morning, hoda. they're preparing for a couple long days in florida this is the state known for hanging chads but today the pressure is on the u.s. postal service because 1.4 million mail-in ballots that were requested by voters have yet to turn up in election offices. in the last 24 years, the route to the white house has gone through florida. whoever won florida went on to the white house, which explains why both campaigns now have a blitz on in florida. despite a covid curfew, president donald trump supporters rallied into the into early morning hours in florida. this state which is too close to call is still very much in play. >> hello there, orlando! >> reporter: the biden camp leaning on former president obama to rally voters. he's coming to south florida

later today. florida is a must-win, the 29 gargantuan electoral votes are a key to victory on both sides. in 2016, donald trump eked out a narrow win here and a surprise senior vote pushing him to victory. >> i think that when the final votes are counted, he is going to have a significant plurality and edge among the senior voters. >> reporter: but there are signs that trump support among older floridians is soft >> i'm not voting for mr. trump because i feel that he is a liar, he perpetuates hate. his whole platform is divide and conquer and i gave him a chance and i feel that we need somebody else >> reporter: almost three quarters of those 65 and older in the state have already voted. >> just because you're registered as a republican doesn't necessarily mean that's the way you're going to vote >> reporter: both campaigns recognize it may be the almost one in five senior voters with no party affiliation at all that

determines who takes florida >> if these older no-party affiliates, who if there are any voters in florida who are undecided, it's them donald trump won them in 2016. i think they're fair game for the biden campaign >> reporter: on sunday early in-person voting ended here. if you add the mail-in and drop-off ballots to the in-person early volts, this battleground state has had a preelection day turnout. more than 8.7 million. 62% of florida voters have already made their choice for president. >> i think you're still going to have a lot of interest on election day >> reporter: because florida has already started counting the mail-in ballots, in fact, they started three weeks ago, hoda, it's expected that some time late on election night we may actually know who won this state. kerry sanders for us in florida. >> stay with "today" and nbc

news for the very latest our team of correspondents is going to be spread out across the country with up to minute reporting from the polls, and when we be with you all night long and maybe all week long. the coverage begins 7:00 p.m. eastern and 4:00 pacific right here on nbc. all right. let's talk nfl now. it was a good night for the eagles, another tough one for the cowboys on "sunday night football." >> a lot more confidence showing blitz. here they come again look out and down he goes the ball is out again. and the eagles on what appears to be a live ball, mcleod is going to take it all the way to the end zone >> rodney mcleod returns the fumbled 53 yards for the touchdown as the eagles win it 23-9 and philadelphia stays in first place in their division and dallas falls to 2-6 in the season and a lot of unhappy

cowboys' fans in the country. that explains a lot of the rumbling in bed. i was fast asleep but my hubby must have been celebrating the win. >> in connecticut, an online fund-raiser in town and surprise the attendant with a $1,300 tip. >> what are you doing? what are you doing >> oh, don't cry we love you. don't cry. >> what are you doing? oh, god. >> you're so sweet we love you. you literally make everyone's day so much better we just wanted to give back. >> that driver, candace, the one who handed over the tip organized the fund-raiser, and

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♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ . welcome back. >> america heads . welcome back >> america heads to the polls tomorrow before heading to your local polling site, there are a couple of things you can do to reduce your risk of the coronavirus >> our consumer correspondent vicky nguyen is here to help you stay safe. >> reporter: good morning. with cases rising across much of the country, we have a voter safety guide to help you cast your ballot during the pandemic. voters lining the streets,

sidewalks and sport stadiums to make sure their voices are heard. >> it doesn't matter who you vote for, as long as you get out and vote, it makes a difference. >> reporter: across the states, millions casting ballots in early voting >> i'm really happy to see so many people. we got soaking wet this morning but it doesn't matter. >> reporter: voting totals breaking records and surpassing the early voting records in the 2016 race, but higher voting numbers meaning in-person voting locations have a potential to serve as mass gathering the vents if safety guidelines are not follows. so how can you stay safe while casting your ballot in person? do your homework before you leave. try to find a sample ballot online to be familiar with it. the goal is to be in and out of the polling place as quickly as possible before you head out the door, don't forget your face mask. they are required at most

polling locations across the country. if it is a cloth mask, make sure it has two layers of protection. and carry a pen and pencil with you, and make sure it has an eraser, too. and carry a snack and water as well. there are notable safety protections. michael, what are we going to see different across the country this year when it comes to voting >> certainly all of the decalling we've been so used to will be present is he voting sites. we will have wipes and ada compliant hand sanitizer dispenser. >> reporter: some locations will have splash guards between poll workers and voters where you are required to sign in. that's where having your pen here they are giving people pens to use and keep. if yours is an electronic one, you want to use hand sanitizer before you touch the screen. maybe sure your hands are nice and dry.

or you can just use a pencil ni and dry. or you can just use a eraser >> reporter: if you're voting on a paper ballot, use your own pen. check with election officials to see what color ink is permitted. after you finished voting, don't forget to sanitize your hand until you can get home and wash them with wash and soap for 20 seconds and congratulate yourself for completing your civic duty. and transition via surfaces is not considered the primary way the virus spreads, it's through respiratory droplets keep your voice down talking does commute the aerosols from person to person, and they are also giving you fast passes to get you to speed through the polling places.

>> that's cool i see a lot of people outside still wearing rubber gloves. is that a good idea to wear when you go to the polling places >> it's really not necessary the cdc said they do not recommend it not for daily activities which includes voting. plus you can have more germs on the rubber gloves so just make sure that you sanitize your hands until you can wash them thoroughly with soap and water. >> how's the weather looking for election day >> pretty calm as you can see, not much going down we have lake effect snow in the northeast, rain in southern florida and a storm approaching the pacific northwest. as far as temperatures are concerned, awfully mild out. 90s in the southwest, 60s in the central part of the country, 30s and 40s in the northeast today snow showers in the northeast. feeling cool into the southeast and warm and sunny in the midwest and beautiful weather out west. for election day, a pacific

storm comes into that region plenty of sunshine around the rest of the country. 71 in albuquerque, chicago 62, memphis 68, 59 in d.c. weather will not be an excuse for you not to vote. that's what's going on around the country. >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we do have some nice weather here in the bay area, too. we're looking at temperatures well above normal as we reach into the upper 80s for the inland valleys. upper snents in san francisco today. santa rosa will reach 85 degrees. as we go through the forecast, we are going to have a warm start to the week. warm start to november. but then as we go deeper into the week, a big cooldown headed our way. friday, highs only in the 70s and 60s for the weekend. al, tha. look who's here! carson >> i feel so official in the world. >> yes, you are, because we are counting you to do the exit polls tomorrow night.

and let's get to craig, because he joins us, and of course, we lost sean connery over the weekend, and the tributes are really pouring in. >> they are indeed good to see you guys the beloved star, both phone for those iconic performances as james bond died over the weekend. sean connery was 90. through the years he was quite the popular guest here on "today" as well, first sitting down with us more than 40 years ago. >> bond. james bond >> a role as iconic as the actor himself. sean connery was a big screen legend, but he is going to be remembered for so much more. >> a martini, shaken, not stirred. >> reporter: the original 007, connery played the suave secret

double agent in seven films, cementing himself in film industry, his life and work now honored with tributes, including other actors who followed in his foot steps in the bond universe. pierce brosnan writing, "you cast a long shadow of cinematic splendor that will live on forever. you were mighty in every way he personified every style, the charm on screen could be measured in mega watts, connery became a friend of the show. >> i don't recognize you, where is your beard, your mustache what has happened to your face >> i thought you had enough for both of us >> one of his earliest appearances of in 1979 to talk about his movie "the great train robbery. but as was typical, the conversations inevitably returned to bond. >> do people come up to you say and that you are so tough, you think that you are james bond. you are're a big man. how big are you? >> well, it depends upon the

state of my shoes.program. >> i told you that. >> are you i'm about 6 one and a half. 6' 1 1/2 >> you once said the next time you made a james bond movie, you would make the announcement for the first time on the "today" program. >> i told you that >> are you ready to make that announcement this morning? >> no. when i am ready, as i told you, i will i will come here and do it with you. >> reporter: when connery reprised the role in 1983 "never say never again," he stopped by studio 1a to keep that promise >> when you first got involved with bond, 1962, did you have any idea it would grow to be what it has become >> no, no. nobody did either. i think that it would be truthful to say that nobody thought it would have the sustaining power it's had. >> reporter: but by the end of it, were you ready to say never again? >> no. this is it i won't do it again. >> do you lose as gracefully as you win? >> i wouldn't know i've never lost.

>> of course sean connery's career went far beyond the bond films. many awards brought him accolades, awards. including the oscar for best supporting actor in 1988 for the performance in "the untouchables." and mr. daley. sean connery off screen loved golf almost as much as you do. >> that is true. "untouchables", "the pro sidio," and that era. and then went back and watched him as bond. >> "a man who would be king. very versatile. >> "the hunt for red october." >> yeah. >> well, hold on there, craig. gets what, it's pop start time carson daly returning from california triumphant. >> we're going to get right to it we'll start with the big hollywood round-up of all the

big celebrities, their costumes this year. it is of high importance to you all. and drew barrymore went out, and her first time to be a talk show host, and that is dressed up as glenda the good witch, so lovely, and a great one. that is from ""the wizard of oz"" and not "wicked." by the way, hoda. >> i was wondering that. >> that is lil na dressed up. when you're j-lo, who do you dress up as? she pulled off an amazing madonna, "like a virgin" costumes the artist went full prosthetics. eddie murphy look at that that's the weekend >> wow >> it looks like professor clump. >> wow who do we have here? i don't recognize these folks. >> neil patrick harrison family. the golden ticket included

there. through >> cute. walk us through these, savannah. >> mike was a doctor it was a very 2020 theme and charlie was what he calls a construction helper. >> oh! >> he really says "exstruction helper." >> hoda? >> we brought back our sesame street crew, and my mom and hope were cookie and elmo. >> craig, are you still around your family there. >> yeah, yeah. witches and wolves this year witches and wolves my mother-in-law continued the tradition of making the costumes as well. >> wow >> that is impressive. >> what about the dalys?

>> dalys are in full effect. chewy and there is baby yoda. london and dark princess >> what about jack p.? >> he bailed with his friends. he was a call of duty guy. i never got a picture of him if you see him out there, please send him home. >> this is the first time in 32 years none of my kids dressed up a little sad >> all of your nieces and nephews are there. >> there you go. >> that is going to do it for -- do we have time for hocus-pocus? >> it doesn't look like. so don't tease it, because we know they are going to be great, so we will see you after the local news. right. great tease, everybody >> you like it >> i am sticking around. i know that. good morning. it's 8:26. i'm marcus washington. the legal team representing a large and what some call defiant south bay church is expected to appear in a san jose court this

morning. calvary chap ceel is facing fin. they have been citing the church for weeks saying they continue to hold large indoor services despite pandemic related restrictions. church leaders insist helping people is a bigger priority than enforcing distancing rules. let's get a look at the forecast today. kari hall has been tracking that for us this morning. >> we're enjoying some sunshine, but still some smoke coming in today. moderate air quality and our temperatures that will be headed well above normal reaching into the upper 80s in the south county. and up to 80 today in oakland, napa reaching 82 degrees. we'll see upper 70s in san francisco. then as we go through the forecast, warm week ahead but then cooling down by friday. especially for the weekend. we're going to have a pretty big cooldown coming in. wree go from the mid-80s to 60s by saturday and also watching out for a slight chance of rain that will be coming in by sunday. we'll, of course, have more

updates on that as it gets closer. a lot to watch out for this week. >> thanks, kari. we'll have another local news update coming up in 30 minutes. i'll see you then.

we are back, guys. it's 8:30, it's monday, new month. it's november the 2nd. look at our big board, kids. we got lots to celebrate, birthdays and anniversaries and fun people waving. >> we don't know when they're not in their halloween costumes. we had such a good time last week. and, al, i don't know how to tell you this. you have serious competition in the weather forecasting. >> do i ever

have you seen this young man 5-year-old lenox his weather forecast during hurricane zeta has just gone viral. we're so thrilled to have this little guy join us from new orleans. who dat, who dat, baby. >> i don't know why you are so excited about that, al. this young man is taking your gig. >> i'm ready to go it's time. >> this young man is taking your gig. >> if i'm going to go, i'm going to go to the best. >> coming up, we'll be cooking with one of our favorites. elizabeth will be here to share a few recipes for sweet and savory to snack on as you watch all of the election results. of course you'll be watching right here on nbc. craig? >> i always enjoy seeing elizabeth. >> we also have a very encouraging story for you. it's a story tied to the election it's about a family of trump supporters and a family of biden supporters who live right next to one another and they live in

perfect harmony. it can be done, living proof of a lesson we can all use on this election day eve morgan will have that for us in just a few minutes by the way, third hour coming up in just -- i'm sorry, al >> go ahead, craig >> what to watch this fall in the third hour, we're going to take a look at the hottest shows of the new season. here's the hit, reboots once again all the rage, hoda kotb. >> we love a reboot, babe. coming up today and tomorrow, we'll check in with our mental health expert jay sheddy he'll get us in the right frame of mind for managing the one-two punch of the pandemic and the election a lot of anxiety. >> here's food if food doesn't work for your election night, stress eating, we'll have jay on for medication >> and carson is going to have booze. >> and al has the weather. you bet. let's get started as far the week ahead. snow and wind in the northeast, fall warmth out west, cool in

the southeast. the day after the election will be dry in the east, warm day in the plains look for more wet weather in the northwest and heading toward the end of the week, rain and snow in the pacific northwest florida showers hanging around, rest of the country looking pretty darn good that's what's going on around the country. but first let's find out what's going on in new orleans. that's right we have just the guy to help us out. lenox, a young meteorologist in training but first, we're going to go to a weather local because lenox is getting ready for his report that's >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. let's check out our high temperatures for today. it's still going to be warm and we're looking at some hazy sunshine today with a high of 86 degrees in livermore. 84 in san jose. and up to 85 today in santa rosa. well above average temperatures will continue at least for the

next several days, but some significant cooling is headed our way by the end of the week. by friday, highs in the 70s and 60s for the weekend. >> and that is your latest weather. let's head down to new orleans we have just the guy to help us out. lenox, a young meteorologist in training, who is reporting on hurricane zeta, caught our attention. take a look. >> this is willy stay safe, and there is water all over the place. the wind blows harder and harder see you later, guys. >> oh, i love it 5-year-old lenox joining us now along with his dad, eddie. good morning thanks for joining us. >> good morning. >> eddie, let me start off how did this come about? how did lenox get into this? how did you end up doing this forecast with him?

>> well, you know, at home with the storm, there was not much to do, and just passing the time. he was watching one of the locals on the local networks and he basically just mimicked him and you got the video that you have now >> so, lenox, do you love doing weather? >> yes >> do you want to be a weather guy when you grow up, a weather person >> yeah. >> all right that's great now, what is your -- when you start doing the weather, do you get excited? is it kind of cool seeing the wind blow and the rain and all that stuff >> yes >> and, eddie, you guys, you posted this, you are sent it out, but you had no idea that it went out and your phones were dead how did you find out this thing was going crazy? >> so we slept without power thank god it was cool so we were okay that night. my phone died. my wife's had maybe 5% left and with that 5%, her phone was being -- his teacher from holy cross called and said "our kid's

famous." and we found out shortly thereafter >> lenox, does it feel good being famous >> you usually have a lot to say. >> i think lenox speaks best when he's doing a weather forecast lenox, first of all, your saints won yesterday so we're happy for that will you give us a little forecast >> yeah. >> okay. we're ready. >> it's 53 degrees outside >> he learns like a lot of us weather people, when you're in the moment, when everything is going crazy, that's when you come alive >> you're still better than uncle al >> first of all, your hair's better lenox, eddie, thanks so much have a great day okay, guys >> bye, guys >> it's amazing how stressful

these times have been and when we see a video like this, we thirst for it. we want to see such innocence and fun and kids. >> yes, he is adorable. >> coming up, we're going to be neighbors proving we really can all just get along but first, this

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>> every day all day >> all the time. >> all the time. >> our kids are all the same age basically. they do everything together. >> reporter: but for two families who live side by side, politically they couldn't be farther apart. >> where would you say you fall on the political spectrum? >> the opposite of how we're sitting. >> reporter: we're both democrats. >> who are you voting for? >> joe biden >> we are both republicans and we will be voting for president donald trump >> so they each decided to put signs in their yards >> these are the signs >> showing their support for biden, trump and each other. >> reporter: what does the seen say? >> we love them. >> and who's them? >> right there, jill and bart and their kids >> your neighbors? >> our neighbors >> reporter: you love your next door neighbors, the mitch else >> that's right. >> reporter: in an election yea that seems more contention than ever, it's a lesson to share

with others. >> we just wanted to show others that we can get along. >> this isn't lost on any of us. this election has huge, life-altering things that are going on but the thing is we can't solve those. if we have a relationship and we communicate with each other, maybe we're going to come a little bit closer. but you're definitely not going to come up with any answers if you're not speaking to each other. >> that was my hope that we could be an example of how to live together and be friends >> reporter: which is pretty beautiful because you guys are doing between families what a lot of people are struggling to do within families >> that's true >> reporter: which is why they formed a pod in the pandemic and that is why the couples with their six kids get together for monday mixers to talk about hockey, school and yes, politics. >> we have not missed a monday yet. >> the entire family >> yes. >> so you do talk about politics >> yes. >> reporter: how do you maneuver those conversations?

>> we all remember we're friends. just because you disagree with somebody, you have to figure out a way to get along with somebody and be civil that's the lesson we're trying to teach our children so that when they grow up and become voting age and they know how to act in society >> reporter: their tip, be respectful and listen. what do you hope that people who drive by and see your sign what they take away. >> just because somebody has a sign in their yard doesn't mean that defines them on every issue. it is a suggestion of what they like. >> in a couple of days the election is going to be over, and some of it will be sick, and we will need help and so that is what life is about. and so let's not fight and let's just bring love to each other. the political divide may remain, >> reporter: proof that while the political divide may remain, the distance between us as people may be just a few short

steps away >> we thought that would maybe people feel good, remind us we're all americans. >> how it used to be >> the governor's campaign in utah, we covered that. it's nice to see coming up next, something we can all agree on, delicious snacks the ideal election watch spread includes crispy bacon bites and creamy dip creamy dip maybe a biden burger or trump in the bay area, we believe in science.

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what you got >> i'm nervous and when i'm nervous, i start eating. yesterday i'm so swelled up from all of the salt and sugar and everything else that happened while i was making all of this i've done everything i can to get the face down a little bit regardless, i've got every food group that you're going to need to pull you through tomorrow night. i've got salt, fat and sugar so don't you worry, we've got you covered. >> three food groups, babe >> the most important three food groups we have a carmelized dip this is so easy and very reminiscent of the one that you used to get at the grocery store, but this is a little bit fancier, because we are going make it from scratch. we have cream cheese and a little bit of mayonnaise, and some sour cream. >> of course you do. >> and on these caramelized onion what you have to remember is to use a combination of the

butter and the oil together. now look, y'all, you know that i'm the one who gets to say oil. we use more oil in mississippi than anywhere else in the world, and i'm the one who gets to say it. y'all don't know what you're talking about. we use the butter and the oil and that's going to draw the salt out of the onion. don't add sugar. we have a little bit of worcester, cajun seasoning and then we're going to mix this al together we would just be remiss if we did not make our own potato chips. i know you're scared, a lot of people are scared of frying anything but you don't need to be it not hard at all so rg let me tell ya what i've got. we've got our potato, and we're obviously going to peel it super, super thin. this is the key.

it has to go in ice water. that is what is going to make it super, super crisp. do not skip this step. >> for how long? >> well, at least 15 minutes to make sure it gets really, really stiff. now we take the potatoes out and dry them. you want to dry them on both sides. these things need to be so dry, look even if you have like a sham wow around your house, press that sham wow on there you want all of the liquid off of this before it goes into the hot oil. now we're just going to go into about 350 degree oil and then look what we've got! some absolutely fabulous chips i mean, just too good. >> are they crunchy. >> are they crunchy? they were in the oil what kind of oil do you use? >> i use peanut oil because it can get to the high smoke point without burning. >> okay. >> now, we got some more fun snacks

this is a dessert i swear i made myself sick eating last night. >> that's an endorsement >> i know, exactly you cannot -- it's highly addictive. it's pretzels with caramel and chocolate. >> oh! >> i know, it's too good we start with our chocolate, we'll do a nice thin layer on to parchment paper. >> talk slow >> take your pretzels and press them into the top of this. this is something fun and like the kids really could help you with this. like sometimes i see the resz p -- i see the recipes and they say, oh, the kids can help you with this, and i say, yeah, right. somebody is going to end up crying and somebody is going to send me no mental institute. but the kids can help with this. put this chocolate out, and then multi-this on top and put these on top

>> can you come up with a week's worth of recipes in case it comes down to pennsylvania >> exactly to i'll see you on wednesday. i'll have more to sustain you. >> shout out to mississippi folks. we love you. >> i miss you. good luck. >> and you can go to today.com/food for the rest of the recipes. looks good.>> who's supporting prop 15? joe biden. biden says, "every kid deserves a quality education and every family deserves to live in a safe, healthy community. that's why i support prop. 15." vote yes. schools and communities first is responsible for the contents of this ad.

official ballot drop box near need to fiyou?he closest just visit vote.ca.gov to find your nearest location. then drop off your ballot. your vote will be secure and counted. there are other ways to vote too. just return your vote-by-mail ballot at your voting location or mail it back. or you can vote safely in-person during early voting or on election day. vote the way you're most comfortable - but vote by 8pm on november 3rd.

who'sgovernor gavin newsom. the governor says prop 15 is, "fair, phased-in, and long overdue reform", that "will exempt small businesses and residential property owners." join governor newsom. vote yes on 15. as promised, jenna is here she's got november's book club pick >> i sure do drum roll, please. the november pick is really great, it's called "white ivy" bay debut novelist susie yang. it's about a young woman, ivy lynn, an immigrant living outside of boston. she's not your typical heroine

she strives to adjust on american culture believing it is built on glamour and an ideal she sees in her crush gideon. her childhood crush personifies everything sparkly but once they reunite as adults, they find cracks in the perfect exterior ivy i really liked, even though i didn't always agree with let's just say she has a little problem with the truth it is a juicy read with a shocking twist and will lead to some saw some conversation i hope you will read with me susie yang's debut novel "white ivy. i would give it to you but i have to sanitize it first. >> yes, because they are watching us. >> if you want to get the book and join the conversation, go to today.com/readwithjenna. and you have to sign up with the readwithjenna news letter or

text jenna to 66866. it is so far away on this set66. >> t >> today we have a very special group, in charlotte, north carolina, the nurses from lavine children's hospital, the nurses are here with us, and we want to say hello. some of you are finishing your overnight shifts and others are just starting their shifts we want to give you a big shout out and say we love you for all the work that you're doing during this really difficult time you guys a big shout out where's olivia, by the way >> hi! >> olivia, you're the one who wrote in you wanted to give your co-workers a big shout out, right? >> yeah, i wanted to give my co-workers a big shout out but we also want to thank all of the front line workers out there who have been so great and our little buddy declan here

is one of our brave, strong patients >> declan, we love you, declan >> i love you. >> ladies, thank you for everything y'all are doing that's incredible. we love you, declan. >> that's good let's bring up the big board one more time and see everybody there while we have some time left, some celebrations are happening. we see sydney, happy birthday, 13th. we have the riley family in katy, texas. charlie's 5th birthday, a 10th birthday for amir and raphael's first birthday in sack town, california we appreciate all you guys waking up and celebrating with us today >> thanks, guys. coming up on the third hour, chef markus samuelson is putting his spin on chicken soup and jen and i have a comedian. >> what else >> we're going to start holiday shopping

it's november 2nd. >> jenna, say oil. >> oil i've been living in new york too long >> next is your local news good morning. it's 8:56. i'm marcus washington. on this election eve, businesses in some places are preparing for the possibility of protests and demonstrations. that includes san francisco where as we've been reporting, merchants are boarding up store fronts in case things trnkaotic. in union square businesses are

take something precaution. san francisco place are no known threats to the city or polling places, but additional officers will be working starting tomorrow just in case. happening now for you, bay area registrars are now bracing for a busy day and night tomorrow. the polls are in a little more than 22 hours they open. we'll have live team coverage ahead of our midday news cast. san francisco is suddenly putting the brakes on new reopenings after a recent surge in cases and hospitalizations. g. prop 22 doesn't "help" their drivers-- it denies them benefits. 22 doesn't help women. it actually weakens sexual harassment laws, which are meant to protect them. uber and lyft aren't even required to investigate sexual harassment claims. i agree with the la times: no on 22. uber and lyft want all the power. so, show them the real power is you. vote no on prop 22.

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live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the third hour of today. good morning. what's up, craig? >> craig was mimicking the open again. >> which is what he does every morning. >> craig, busted. so everybody at home, they don't know that's what you normally do, you imitate the voice guy. >> the voice guy is al. >> you just figured out it's me? >> your voice sounds so announcery there. >> this is thehi