as your alternate as 680 is still closed just shy of that exit. >> thank you so much. thanks for joining us. we're back on "today in the bay" in 25 minutes. >> see you back here at 11:00 for midday. have a great morning. the "today" show is next. good morning facebook under fire. >> they have put their astronomical profits before people >> overnight, mark zuckerberg breaking his silence after damning testimony on capitol hill after a whistle-blower. >> facebook harm children, stoke division and weaken our democracy. >> zuckerberg saying that paints a false picture of the media giant. so what happens next will congress step in to regulate facebook? we'll have the latest from capitol hill growing damage, that massive oil spill off the california

coast now stretching 40 miles. the company running the damaged pipeline under new scrutiny. why did it take hours to shut down after the first sign of a problem? we're there live debt deadline, a key vote on capitol hill today as the nation races toward a possible financial crisis will president biden be forced into a so-called nuclear option in congress to solve the problem? start talking, gabby petito's family speaks out and begs brian laundrie's parents to do the same. >> i do believe they know a lot more information than they're putting out there. >> their emotional message straight ahead as new details emerge about laundrie's mysterious trip home just days after that altercation with petito and why investigators are now focussing the manhunt on the woods of north carolina. all that, plus pacific parking lot, an up-close look at the shipping bottleneck at the nation's busiest port growing worse by the day >> everywhere you look, there's

a ship just sitting out here on the water. >> driving up prices and threatening to disrupt your holiday shopping and the wild wild card the boston red sox take down the rival new york yankees >> the throw to the plate is in time to get him. >> an exciting start to begin the race to the world series today, wednesday, october 6th, 2021 >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza hey, everybody welcome to "today. we are so happy you're joining us savannah is on assignment. a lot of yankees fans not so happy in new york. >> a lot of red sox fans are happy.

first to that breaking facebook news, francis haugen testified before congress claiming the social media giant's platform harm children, stoke division and weaken our democracy. >> zuckerberg hitting back overnight saying the testimony paints a false picture of his company and that it's frustrating to see its work get mischaracterized >> in just a moment, we're going to speak with journalist tara swisher who spent years covering facebook but first, hallie. >> reporter: hey, hoda, good morning to you this is the first time we are hearing from facebook's mark zuckerberg in his full-throated defense of his company, he calls it difficult to see testimony that

misrepresents his company. the whistle-blower delivered testimony that united lawmakers on both sides of the aisle now calling for new, tougher regulations. new this morning, the facebook founder's forceful defense mark zuckerberg in a lengthy post to his staff writing i think most of us just don't recognize the false picture of the company that is being painted. his rebuttal to dramatic testimony to a former employee >> facebook's products harm children, stoke division and weaken our democracy >> zuckerberg never mentioned by name whistle-blower francis haugen who painted a damning picture of facebook and its products >> the facebook company won't make the necessary changes people consistently tell us they don't want their ads next to harmful or angry content and he called it difficult to read the mischaracterization of

research into how instagram affects younger people, haugen saying facebook knows that ad can be toxic for teensmischarac and how instagra >> in the end, the buck stops with mark. >> reporter: she wants congress to act with new regulation and zuckerberg, who has appeared four times on capitol hill since last summer, says he does, too, but stilch action yet. >> what has changed is miss haugen and her courage. >> reporter: you think she's the tipping point? >> i think she has allowed us to get under the hood of facebook. >> reporter: so what's next? it's possible congress could require platforms to share with regulators their proprietary algorithms, or change something called section 230 which gives broad immunity to tech companies to, instead,

liable for the way their algorithms promote content. and as it relates to big questions about how companies should think about social media and kids, like how to balance teen privacy with parent oversight, zuckerberg writes at some level, the right body to assess these tradeoffs is congress. craig. >> hallie jackson, thank you. joining us flower is tara swisher who has been covering facebook for more than a decade now. she's the host of the sway and pivot podcast and a contributing writer for the "new york times." always good to have you this morning. thanks for your time this morning. >> thanks, craig. >> so we heard from the whistle-blower, we heard from mark zuckerberg. i talked to the head of instagram last week saying they welcome regulation. what should that regulation look like? >> it's very complex. legislation. everybody has been calling for different things.

one that looks disturbing is a new data agency which i think many people are worried about and using terms like minister of information, that's problematic at best especially with the government involved in content moderation. but there are things like data privacy, there's issues around hacking, there's issues around the research that facebook does that should be available to researchers so we can understand what's going on in there and give recommendations of how content should be moderated in some way. but it's definitely true, both mark zuckerberg and francis haugen are saying the same thing is that congress has not stepped in once here to do anything about all these problems and they shouldn't be the ones making the decision. in that, mark zuckerberg is completely right. >> why do you think that is? why do you think that despite zuckerberg appearing on the hill four tiles since last summer, there have been a number of hearings like this without mark zuckerberg. why do you think lawmakers have

failed so act so far? >> that's a big question. they can't decide on lunch on capitol hill at this point. there's been legislation in california, in some of the states, obviously abroad, but our congress has yet to pass a national privacy bill. a lot of these things have to do with what users know about their information, know about what is happening and things like that. and our congress has failed to act. i guess they just don't get along. there's some great legislation by amy klobuchar, there's a lot of republicans that have put forth some great legislation. they just have to get together and pass some of it piece by piece. but it's not the same thing like stop facebook. you cannot approach it this way. and it's also not one company, even though this company gets a lion's share of the attention because it's the biggest. for example, mandating that researchers are allowed into and

see facebook's information would be one way instead of having people like francis throw it over the wall. and then it becomes something else. that's not systemic in terms of how we deal with those problems. >> access to process proprietary algorithms. >> no, access to the data. there's dozens of different things we could do to mitigate it and facebook knows how to do it. they did it before the election. >> kara swisher, thank you. >> thank you. now let's move to that devastating oil spill off the coast of southern california. this morning, we're learning we're learning more about what may have caused it. miguel almaguer joins us from huntington beach. hey, miguel, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. we still don't have a definitive

cause, but authorities seem to be indicating that a cargo ship and its anchor may have damaged that line. this morning, a 40-mile stretch of the pacific ocean under threat amid new details about the early response of the devastating oil spill. >> what we are doing right now is treating this as a maximum worst case discharge. >> according to federal documents, beta offshore received a low pressure alarm on its massive under water pipeline at 2:30 a.m. saturday. but investigators say it took more than 3 hours for the company to shut the leaking pipeline down. and it was more than six hours after the initial alarm before the company reported the incident to the national response center.

the failure happening five miles off the coast at a depth of 98 feet. the coast guard later finding marine life covered in oil and dead fish. >> this is a significant incident. >> reporter: five days after the spill, a massive cleanup is still under way. and now potential evidence of an anchor strike as the cause of the leak. divers discovering a 4,000 foot section of the nearly 18-mile pipeline displaced by over 100 feet. a 13 inch split cracking open the pipe spewing oil. >> the pipeline has essentially been pulled like a bow string. >> reporter: this has some question whether the leak could have been stopped sooner, the first report of an unknown sheen on the ocean's surface spotted as early as friday evening, hours before alarms even sounded. the coast guard coming under fire. >> oil in the water can be really difficult to detect at night. so in the morning, we launched our teams at first light. >> reporter: cleanup crews have been making progress on shore,

but the long-term damage will be in the water. in some of the oil slicks below, we've seen whales and dolphins traveling right through them. >> what happens to the birds that are exposed, to the marine mammals? what happened to the fish in some of these environments? >> reporter: this morning, no time to lose in the race to save the coastline from the grips of a fast moving oil spill. all of those things are things that happen in the days to come. investigators here still continuing their investigation. hoda, back to you. >> miguel, thank you. >> lots to get t get to as we w in tom llamas. >> good to be here all right. the showdowns are intensifying

in washington over the nation's debt ceiling and president biden's lofty spending plans democrats working on ways to get around both the objections of republicans and a divide in their own party. senior capitol hill correspondent garrett haake joins us with the latest >> reporter: good morning, tom washington is grappling with questions about debt and default and the difficult decisions ahead for the president's agenda but the first order of business is lifting that debt ceiling with a deadline now less than two weeks away this morning on capitol hill, an urgent deadline. if congress doesn't raise the country's debt ceiling before october 18th, for the first time ever, the nation would default the debt ceiling acts like the nation's credit card limit, currently set just above $28 trillion if the isn't lifted, the u.s. would default. federal payments for food stamps, tax credits and military pay would stop going out a catastrophic outcome both parties say they're determined to avoid if only they could agree on how. >> if republicans would just get out of the damn way, we could get the had all done >> reporter: the senate plan ago vote this afternoon to suspend the debt limit which republicant

out of say they'll oppose republicans instead demanding democrats use a complex and time consuming procedural complex toe republicans instead demanding democrats use a complex and time co pass the bill themselves >> it shouldn't be easy. it shouldn't be convenient they should deliver the votes to do it. and we will insist on that >> reporter: meanwhile, president biden facing opposition from republicans and some members of his own apparently on the road in michigan urging passing of his infrastructure and social and climate policy bills >> to support these bills is to pursue a broader vision of our nation and oppose them is to accept a very cramped view of our future >> reporter: but democrats continue to spar over the larger bill, now likely to shrink from a $3.5 trillion price tag. the focus now on moderate senators like joe manchin who was asked for a smaller bill >> the bottom line is, i want to make sure that we're strategic >> and kyrsten sinema who hasn't said anything at all publicly

about what she wants in the bill >> i'm just wonder don't you. >> reporter: overnight, president biden weighing in on the debt issue suggesting it's a possibility the senate could invoke its so-called nuclear option changing rules by which it could lift the debt ceiling with 50 votes instead of 60. that could be a real game changer here in washington >> and the clock is ticking. garrett, we thank you for that 15 minutes after the hour. it's the perfect time to check in with this man >> all right i don't know if it is, but i'm here, so let's do it we are looking at flash flood watches, flash flood warnings for upwards of 14 million people as this system starts to slowly make its way to the east we're watching all this rain from panama city, savannah, back

into knoxville, greenwood, atlanta, birmingham, all under risk of some severe weather. wind gusts of 60 miles per hour. damaging winds and hail. can't rule out an isolated tornado. rounds of rain going to continue to soak the southeast. saturated soil at risk for flash flooding tomorrow it spreads up into the great lakes, look for rain from the carolinas to florida we've got a risk of flooding right into northern georgia inta rainfall amounts anywhere from 2 to 4 inches. but some spots in total in northern georgia, i should say, 6 to 8 inches of rain. the rest of the country not looking so bad that's where we're seeing most of the heavy activity. we do have warmth and a fire risk up through the plains and smoke advisories down through central and southern california. we're going to get to your local forecasts, coming up in the next 30 seconds

good morning. i am meteorologist, kari hall. as we take a look at our beautiful sunrise we have over the south bay right now, we will see those clouds linger throughout today with temperatures in the inland areas reach into the mid-70s. it continues to cool off tomorrow with mostly cloudy skies through friday. the weekend will be sunny but we will come up a few more degrees to highs in the mid-70s. san francisco in the lower 60s. gabby petito investigation as her family speaks out in an

emotional interview. why they believe brian laundrie's parents know more than they are sharing and the possible sightings along the appalachian trail now shifti costello hits the water for a firsthand look the nation's busiest port that is leading to higher prices and could soon impact our holiday season but first, this is "today" on

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a very good morning to you. it's 7:26. i am laura garcia. we have top stories for today, including a traffic backup in the south bay. >> it's rippling throughout the south bay because of the closure. a deadly crash happened about 5:30 this morning at 680. capital expressway is your alternate. king and jackson is jammed, and 101 backup is rippling as well. i am bob riddell, and

tonight the school district here will rally to try and pressure the school board to do a better job with protecting against covid. the district points out they have done more testing than any district outside of los angeles. the district said it used federal dollars to upgrade the school's air-conditioning system. beautiful sunrise over the bay area, and we will have cooler temperatures today, kari. >> yeah, we are seeing the sun coming up under the clouds today. the system, as it comes in it will bring our temperatures up in the mid-70s, and cooler tomorrow with upper 60s. a nice warm up for the weekend as we get more sunshine inland.

laura? >> thank you so much. another local news update in half an hour. hope to see you then.

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let's get to your 7:30 headlines. work has been stopped at all kellogg's cereal companies that includes plants in nebraska, pennsylvania and tennessee they have been at an impasse overpay and benefits the company which makes cereals like rice crispies, frosted flakes and raisin bran at this point, it's not clear if the strike will disrupt product supply forbes has released its list of the 400 richest people in america. jeff bezos retains the top spot for the fourth consecutive year. coming in at number two, tesla ceo and spacex founder elon musk, mark zuckerberg, bill gates and larry page round out the top five noticeably absent, former president donald trump it's the first time in 25 years that trump has not made the list on to baseball now, the major league postseason is under

way and what better way to kick things off than the yankees and the red sox in the a.l. wild card game. >> bogaerts deep, gardner turns around and watches it fly. >> one of the best names in baseball, xander bogaerts. red sox wins 6-2 they move on the face the tampa bay rays our thoughts and prayers for all yankees fans across new york the national league wild card game is tonight. this is going to be another amazing game >> the yankees haven't been to the world series in 13 years also new this morning, we're following new developments in the gabby petito case. >> and we're hearing from an attorney from brian laundrie's family this as the manhunt entering its

third week expands to another state. >> kerry sanders has more. >> reporter: good morning. gabby petito's family revealing new details about the early days of her disappearance plus a message to brian laundrie who remains at the center of a nationwide manhunt this morning, investigators say brian laundrie remains at the center of investigation because they believe he may have been actually involved in this. they're not sure yet but they want to talk to him now. >> somebody needs to start talking. >> gabby petito's parents and step parents opening up about their desperate attempts to find answers, telling dr. phil when they stopped hearing from gabby, their first calls and texts were to brian laundrie's parents who they say never replied >> a normal parent, when you text someone that they're going to call the cops because you can't find your child, they would replay

>> nothing >> no response >> i do believe they know a lot more information that they're putting out there. >> reporter: in response to the petito family claims, a lawyer for the family replied no comment. laundrie's sister speaking out in a new interview i don't know if my parents are involved i think if they are, they should come clue. >> reporter: the laundrie family attorney has said in the past brian's parents do not know where he is and did not assist in his disappearance a lawyer said brian left utah on august 17th, five days after the couple were stopped by police. brian flew back to utah august rd23 to rejoin gabby on their cross-country road trip. on september 19th, gabby's remains were found in a campground at some point in between, laundry drove back to his

parents family home alone. gabby's family believes brian is still out there. they have one simple message for him. >> turn yourself in. >> turn yourself in. >> turn yourself in. you're only making it worse for us, for yourself, and for your family let us have some closure >> brian and gabby used to hike along the appear appalachian trail. several people called into the sheriff's office believing they had spotted laundrie >> he was acting funny and i wasn't sure what he looked like. and i got -- i went and parked and pulled up the photographs of him and i'm 99.99% sure that was him. >> brian laundrie's sister spoke out again about her brother. she has a message for him.

what is that >> reporter: that's right, row da she told nbc news in a quote we are here for him if he needs us and we just want the right thing to be done for everybody's family this comes as the petito family attorney alleges that brian laundrie used gabby's bank card for that trip back home. coming up, a shipping crisis that has turned the nation's busiest port back into a logjam. >> dozens of ships waiting to unload in some cases more than a week tom costello is there live with a firsthand look at the problems and what's being done about them, right after this folks the world's first fully autonomous vehicle is almost at the finish line today we're going to fine tune the dynamic braking system whoo, what a ride!

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tom, this is quite the mess. >> yeah. it is a mess you know, the port of los angeles is the country's biggest and busiest. just south of us here is the port of long beach so these two ports are completely jammed up ships backed up out into the pacific ocean. it comes down to exploding consumer demand here in the united states, insufficient capacity to manufacture what we want in asia, not enough ships, not enough trucks, not enough truck drivers to get it to the store near you. >> off the coast of los angeles, the reason you're paying more for everyday items and perhaps struggling to find some in the store, a vital parking lot in the pacific. container ships, mostly from asia, stretching across the horizon. to get an up close view, we rode along with marine 12. it didn't take long. the radar suddenly filled with

ships. that's it right here. they're right outside the outer harbor. 76 ships waiting for up to ten days each to enter the port of los angeles or nearby long beach. everywhere you look, there's a ship just sitting out here on the water. >> and 500,000 containers. but this is just one component of the stretched global supply chain that runs from asia manufacturers across the pacific to american consumers, now backed up and bottlenecked. gene soroka runs the port of los angeles, america's biggest. how many ships a day now are coming in here? >> in the last month and a half, we're averaging 18 ships a day. >> reporter: that's nearly double the amount that arrived daily before the pandemic. making matters worse, there aren't enough truck drivers to take the goods from the docks to the nation's stores. >> the american importer cannot digest all this cargo into their supply chains. 50% of drivers licensed to do business at the ports no longer come here.

>> reporter: it's not just california. new york's ports are also backed up and leading to a shortage of everything from electronics to toys and car parts, building materials, clothing and sending prices higher. a lot of those holiday gifts you're hoping to give right now may be stuck sitting out here on the water. the question will be whether they will be layoff loaded, out of those massive containers, on to the trucks and into your local stores in time for the holiday. >> so the books not showing up in time or showing up one at a time would affect us greatly >> ashley kristoff owns serendipity in music city. now hoping her orders arrive in time for the holidays. >> what we were being quoted was 4 to 6 weeks turnaround time but some of the orders i placed earlier in the year i still have yet to see >> her own supply chain now backed up into the pacific >> yeah. so the bottom line here,

according to the experts, if you're thinking about holiday gifts, you should start probably ordering now don't wait until thanksgiving. don't wait until the run up to christmas and hanukkah order now because there may not be enough when it actually comes time for the holidays. they might be stuck right out there. guys, back to you. >> really quickly, how long do experts think this is going to go on? >> yeah. the director of the port of los angeles thinks this is going to extend well into next year maybe into the second or third quarter. and oh, by the way, this is a sign of how well the economy is doing, right consumer demand is exploding but there aren't enough truck drivers. so, by the way, there are a lot of opens for qualified truck drivers across the country to get stuff off the docks and so stores near you. >> tom, thank you. >> time to get that artificial christmas tree if that's what you like it's time to buy it. mr. roker. >> let's start baking christmas cookies. >> let's go.

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new england, the leaves, the colors have been changing later this year because it's been one of the top ten warmest septembers in fact, as we get into the rockies, top three warmest septembers the leaves have been later. and in the northwest, they've been seeing foliage scorch that means the leaves are just burned because of all the summer heat so you may have a little extra time to get up into the northeast, new england, the great lakes to see those colors be good morning. i am meteorologist, kari hall. taking a look at the temperatures today, highs reaching into the mid-70s for antioch and morgan hill. low 70s today in san francisco. you will notice a lot of cloud coverage today and peeks of sunshine with cooler temperatures coming in and that continues through tomorrow. we will see upper 60s for the forecast at the end of the week. the weekend, skies are clear and temperatures head back inland to

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it's a korean thriller, it's violent, it's dark, and it's on track to become the most watched netflix show of all time here is more don't worry, no major spoilers [ speaking foreign language whether you're watching it in korean with subtitles or with . the english dub --an with subti >> red light, green light, that thing we did as kids on the playground >> repeat the rules. >> i think that's what she said. >> reporter: quid game is a universal hit. netflix predicts there's a chance it will be our biggest show ever, surpassing the current number one -- >> miss stephanie bridgerton

>> reporter: the drama "bridgerton. "squid game," on the other hand, is a dark dystopian tale it focuses on characters who are in debt and playing children's games hoping to win millions of dollars. if they lose the games, they lose their lives nine episode series released just weeks ago is spurring memes and tiktok videos. squid-inspired costumes are selling out fast >> how cool is it that this show right now is just so big >> it's been really a wild ride that i'm so happy to be a part of and it's become a global phenomenon and put korean content on the map >> mickey young with the korean cultural center of new york says it's the latest example of korean content finding global loft from parasite winning the best picture oscar last year to k-pop

bans like bts dominating the music charts >> it has familiarized and brought a lot of attention to koreans and the korean culture in a tangible way. >> reporter: now a run away hit about games for kids that's anything but child's play. the show's creator told multiple media outlets he first came up with this idea more hahn a decade ago but studios rejected it. two years ago, netflix bought it they say the plot seems to resinate with viewers not just here, but all around the globe >> my 12-year-old was explaining the plot to me i had no idea. when you see the images, it looks sort of benign it looks almost like a game show i didn't realize the magnitude of the violence. >> i'm going to say i bet men are watching and women aren't

watching >> it is so graphic. but i hear people who watch it are like i can't stop watching it >> the south korean elections have been influenced by this tv show >> and there's a bandwidth provider suing because they don't have the bandwidth to show it adele makes it official, her first song in years. that's coming up after a quick check of your local news and weather.

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it's 8:00 on "today. coming up, facebook fires back mark zuckerberg defends the social media giant after a former employee's dramatic testimony to congress. >> facebook's products harm children, stoke division and weaken our democracy >> the ceo posting overnight, disputing those claims what he's saying just ahead. covid conversation how do talk with friends and family about vaccines, masks, and safety concerns as the weather cools and the holidays creep closer what you need to know to navigate some difficult

discussions. plus, hello again. adele releases a first look at her newest song, spending the internet into a frenzy this morning, when you can expect that new music. and musical bridge meet the two women whose bridgerton musical went viral. how the talented tiktokers took matters into their own hands. >> matters into their own hands >> we were like, let's stop waiting for someone to give us that chance and just do it ourselves. >> today, wednesday, october 6th, 2021. >> from rhode island >> new jersey. >> londonville, new york >> from fairfield, connecticut >> and brooklyn, new york. >> kicking off physician assistant's week on the plaza.

p.a.s on "today. >> and let me tell you, those p.a.s on today know how to pack our plaza. we want to say good morning. we're so happy you're starting your wednesday with us >> we're going to get outside to hang out with some of those physician's assistants, too. >> facebook's ceo mark zucker berg firing back at those explosive claims by a former employee who told congress facebook puts profits ahead of its users. hallie jackson has more. >> reporter: you have mark zuckerberg now forceful and defiant this morning, defending his company in a lengthy post to staff writing i think most of us just don't recognize the false picture of the company that is being painted. it's his rebuttal to that dramatic testimony from former employee francis haugen in play

armed with a drove of documents. >> facebook's products harm division, stoke division and weaken our democracy the company's leadership knows how to make facebook and instagram safer, but won't make the necessary changes because they have put their astronomical profits before people. >> zuckerberg writes that's just not true, calling it ill logical. he writes, we make money from ads and advertisers consistently tell us they don't want their ads next to harmful or angry content. and he called it difficult to read the mischaracterization of research into how instagram affects younger people with haugen saying he knows that ad can be harmful to teens. >> hallie, thank you now to the latest on the southern border crisis, tens of thousands of migrants are heading to the united states despite last month's removal of that huge group from a makeshift camp near a texas border

many of them are now gathering in columbia. gabe gutierrez is there. he's gathering at a beach town in colombia that has become a bottle neck. >> the camps are on this beach with rows and rows of them trying to get into the united states if you're wondering how many of them ended up at the texas border last month, this is why and many more are on the way >> this morning, colombia is no longer a tourist town. some 20,000 migrants, many of them heading to the u.s. are now camped out here, desperate to leave. among them, haitians, cubans and venezuelans. this man tells us he left haiti more than a month abdomen after the earthquake there and says he won't stop now each day they crowd together in line, passports in hand, children outside this is the moment when a few of these migrants are led on to

this boat. many of them have been waiting for this for weeks panama is only taking 500 migrants per day and more than a thousand are arriving in this town each day leading to a huge bottleneck from here, boats take them west, then they've cross a jungle led by human smugglers this is video taken by one of the migrants just days ago of the dangerous journey. after the dramatic surge of migrants last month, the biden administration deported some to haiti, but released the majority, around 13,000, into the u.s. to wait for asylum cases. they're still coming now because of worsening economic conditions in south america where some had settled and the belief they might now be allowed to st the u.s. fritz noor hopes to make it there with his wife and 6-month-old son.

he left haiti years ago and settled in brazil. now he and so many others believe this is the time to risk everything for a shot at the american dream what really strikes you in these camps are the children they endured another torrential downpour overnight some countries like chile and colombia are beginning to crack down on human smuggling, but it's an uphill battle. >> gabe, thank you back here in new york, the nation's largest public library system says it's dropping all late fees for overdue books and other borrowed materials forever. in addition, library card holders have had their accounts wiped clean of any earlier fines. the idea so the encourage more people to use library resources. a spokesperson said that for people who can afford them, fines do little to encourage returning books on time, but for people who are struggling financially, those fines become a barrier to using libraries >> won't the library just become like a bookstore >> you hope people will return

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and welcome back a lot of us are dealing with the reality finding yourself in mixed company with people who are vaccinated and others who are not. >> we've heard that. >> with your health and safety at stake and holiday how do you ask politely if smnl someone is vaccinated.

sth. >> first of all, it's not rude to ask. it's the world we live in now. be polite, be direct and keep celebrations on the way, it's important to have some honest conversations with friends and family >> nbc's investigative and consumer correspondent vicky nguyen is here to guide us through what can be an emotional subject. so, vicky, first and foremost, we often want to know who is vaccinated and who isn't hey, i'm vaccinated. how do you ask politely if someone is vaccinated? >> first of all, it's not rude to ask it's the world we live in now. be polite, be direct and keep it simple for example, if you're going to a new service provider, a new salon, you just say, hey, vaccinations are important to me and my family. we're vaccinated are you? the person may not answer and that's something you're going to have to deal with. or if they hem and haw and give a nonanswer, proceed accordingly because that is their answer >> so it's not rude, but is it legal to ask someone their vaccination status >> a lot of people are worried they're going to violates hippa. hippa doesn't apply to us. it applies to health care professionals, doctors, health insurance companies. >> you can ask >> so it's totally legal for us to ask it's not legal for your doctor to tell someone your vaccination status without your permission >> vicky, i find when you have these conversations with friends in some cases, maybe with family members depending on your situation, people who are not vaxed are very strong

anti-vaxers. how do you have that conversation without being confrontational? >> the idea is not to get into a gladiator match over it. the idea is to sort of be a detective. you're trying to understand where they're coming from, tell me more what you believe a lot of this is the challenge, the misinformation, and a lot of that comes from trusted social circles on social media. so people who believe it's going to change your dna or your rna you want to hear them out and be respectful or their space and present credible information from various sources and leave it open ended. you're not going to solve this in one conversation, but if you show you're a good listener and you're going to have a good conversation, that person might come back to you and that might be an opportunity for you to persuade them later. >> you don't want to shame people >> you don't want to shame people why would i want to contact you if i feel like you're not going

to listen at all >> we live in a suburb of new york i think anybody i've ever asked for whatever reason has said yes, they are vaccinated what are the numbers it seems like half the country is not vaccinated. where are people not vaccinated? how do you decipher the area >> pay attention to what is happening in your local community, the local hospitals that is a really good sense of what is happening in your communities and frankly, that's where it matters the most. what's happening in your community? in our town, for example, there are all sorts of back to school socials and the invitations are clear. vaccines are not so it gives you us a measure of understanding and know that's the attitude where we live but it may not be where you live so reduce your risk by taking your own measures. >> a lot of parents want to know if the teachers are vaccinated and in some schools, it is mandatory and in some it isn't >> it isn't.

>> so what are you supposed to do your child does in a classroom with a teacher and you don't know the status? >> you ask and you hope you get an answer. if you don't, you can ask the administration you can suggest mitigation you can ask that they windows open give them a mask break when they're outdoors and playing at recess if your kid is the only one, you have this conversation at home this is what we're doing to keep ourselves safe >> initially they were not saying how many teachers were, but they gave you a percentage 90%, 95%, so at least you had that information >> that consolation. and sometimes it's the school staff. we talked to a lot of superintendents across the country and they say the teaching staff is vaccinated or above 90%. it's sometimes the school staff that we're not sure about and that is where you can ask your school boards. >> what do we know about the reasons that people have said they're not vaccinated what do you -- >> it's interesting. sometimes it's political

and i think it bears thinking operation warp speed was start ed under the trump administration president trump did get vaccinated it hasn't been around as long as, say, the flu vaccine and things that we are comfortable with but if they don't trust the fda or the cdc, what about johns hopkins, what about their own doctor and their church? places that they would be willing to get their information or at least keep an open mind. >> is this that dissimilar from when we were growing up and there was polio? >> we used to think of vaccines as miracles. but the biggest change is social media now. you click on a link and it gives you this veneer that you think is authentic >> and people text around the link >> this is information coming from your circle from people you

trust. that's what makes that information so much more difficult to dispel. >> good conversation mr. roker, how about a check of the weather >> let's see what's happening all across our cup we've had a few showers in the pacific northwest, some monsoonal moisture into the southwest. got a big system now pushing its way to the north through the mississippi river valley it's going to be bringing some heavier showers. temperatures fairly moderate 80s into the ohio river valley 90s in southern florida, on into texas and the southwest. 80s into the plains. where it's going to be warm, but we've got a fire risk. more flooding possible through the southeast into the mid-atlantic states. clouds and sun, a mix of that in the mid-atlantic on into the northeast and new england. plenty of sunshine up through the great lakes, down through good wednesday morning, and i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're going to see a lot of clouds today.

our inland areas in the 70s today. a nice little cooldown and a great taste of fall. by the end of the week with our temperatures reaching into the upper 60s. as we go into the weekend, the sunshine comes back, and we'll see our temperatures coming up a few more degrees. it will stay fall like into next week with san francisco enjoying much more of the cooler weather, highs in the low 70s, but sunshine in time for the weekend. i'm sorry i'm sorry. i just wanted to see if you were paying attention it's the best time of the morning. it is time for popstart. >> i know we're not sunday night football night in america here popstart >> everybody was kind of chatting i wanted to see if you were -- >> all right, all right. first up, adele. yesterday we told you on the show about how those mysterious billboards seemed to hint at her return to music. this morning, we can confirm, the british singer is officially back

this is not a drill. popstart sheinelle jones joins us with all the details. >> sheinelle >> this is my moment this is the moment adele fans have waited for nearly for six years. she posted a teaser for a new single yesterday and the world hasn't been able to get enough with already more than 18 million views online ♪ hello from the other side ♪ >> adele saying hello to the music world once again the grammy winning british superstar post ago 21-second video tuesday giving fans a taste of her new single titled "easy on me. adele's powerhouse voice not included in the surprise clip, but it was enough to send the internet into a frenzy rumors about a long awaited fourth album from adele have been swirling after billboards with the number 30 popped up around the world last week fitting with her trend of album titles matching her age when she started them the singer adding fuel to the

theory by switching her social media profiles to match the mysterious signs some fans have suggested adele's new music may allude to her marriage to simon kinecki, which ended right before her 31st birthday since then, the 15-time grammy award winner has stepped back into the spotlight hosting "saturday night live." >> good evening and welcome to "saturday night live." >> debuting a new look >> hi. can i steal him for a second ♪ there's a fire starting in my heart ♪ >> and seeming to confirm a new romance with sports super agent rich paul. adele now sending some love to fans who are anxiously awaiting her return >> i can't wait. easy on me is set to be released on october 15th. no word on when we may get a new album. just to give you an idea how big that could be, if and when it

comes out, her last album, 25, sold a record 3.35 million copies that's 335 copies every single minute >> thank you nice work. am i lucky >> now back to popstart anchor >> good news for "sex in the city" fans, hbo max sharing a continuation on the series called "and just like that," sarah jessica parker revealing when we can expect the show to premier. >> it's sarah jessica. hello from new york city, 5th avenue shooting, as we speak, the next chapter of "sex in the city" or as we like to call it "and just like that" with some beloved friends. but in the meantime, and just like that will premier in december on hbomax

>> so mark your calendars. now you have another thing to look forward to had holiday season set to land on hbomax this december finally, madonna is headed to paramount plus in a new documentary set to begin streaming this week. it will be called madam x. for the show, madonna transforms into her alternate persona, secret agent madam x take a look at the trailer ♪ have you ever been to the lan where you can't find yourself ♪ ♪ have you ever been to the place where you can rest yourself ♪ler. ♪ have you ever been to the land where you can't find yourself ♪ ♪ have you ever been to the >> that film was recorded at madonna's show in lisbon, portugal it starts streaming this friday. that is your popstart. >> chock-full of goodness. >> we try. straight ahead, brooklyn beckham in the house

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good morning, 8:26, i'm marcus washington. one man is in grave condition, this is after a shooting near the oakland zoo. it happened near midnight near 73rd avenue. you can see right there the evidence markers showing bullet casings on the ground. police say right now they aren't giving a lot of information about the investigation. oakland is experiencing a recent surge in violent crimes, even the police chief has been asking the public for help. there have been 17 homicides in september alone. 106 so far this year. time to get a look at that forecast for you this morning, meteorologist kari hall has a

look at that. >> yeah, marcus, we're seeing a lot of clouds across the bay area, and cooler temperatures moving in. take a look at these highs for this afternoon. we're only a 74 degrees in concord. in san jose, you're going to see the high temperatures reaching 73 degrees and some low 60s in san francisco and near the coastline. going through the forecast, it will be cool, feeling very nice and sweater weather for a couple of days be before we warm up this weekend. valley temperatures in the upper 70s with more sunshine for the weekend. marcus. thanks, kari, we're going to have another local news update coming up for you in 30 minutes. i'll see you back here then.

now on a wednesday morning, october 6th, 2021. we're on the plaza we're celebrating the start of national physician assistant week and hoda kotb, look at this crowd. >> i cannot handle it, you guys. this is like -- it's like a concert day on the plaza it's pretty awesome. all right. guys, i have a question for you. are y'all fans of "bridgerton" i knew it. so just ahead we're going to introduce you to the creators of the unofficial "bridgerton" musical. how they struck gold with their talents.

they achieved their dreams they were told they weren't going to make it in the music industry one is a piano prodigy they are topping the charts right now with something they created. >> looking forward to that then a powerful story for our hispanic heritage month hee series where latino youth get support for doing more than just home work they're not just changing but also saving lives. an after school program. a great piece coming up. plus we're going to wrap up this half hour with brooklyn beckham, a talented son of a legend and pop icon. 12 million followers eating up his cooking videos he's going to teach us how to make a very special breakfast sandwich we can smell it all right. >> what a nice young man, by the way. >> and after brooklyn inspires us, coming up on the third hour, we're going to show you some must have tools. let's check out the weather.

some wet weather in the southeast, october warmth in the plains, much needed rain in the southwest. then as we get into saturday, we are looking at that rain lingering along the southeastern atlantic coast record highs down to the lower plains it's going to be cool out west with some wet weather in the northern plains. and sunday, sunday, showers are possible in the northeast. much cooler in the central plains unsettled and wet in the pacific northwest. good wednesday morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. our temperatures today coming down thanks to a very strong cold front moving through and the cooler temperatures really settle in tomorrow, and it's still going to be mostly cloudy. our rally temperatures reach into the upper 60s for the end of the week, and then for the

weekend the skies will clear. we'll go back to our sunshine and temperatures in the upper 70s, but still feeling pretty nice as we can leave the air-conditioning off for at least a week. san francisco will only see highs in the 60s and all clear for the air show this weekend. >> there he is >> just because you got here late doesn't mean you shouldn't get on tv. >> i think they got squeezed out by the p.a.s >> all right, guys, coming up, don't miss the magic as hoda catches up with the creators of the unofficial "bridgerton" musical. >> these girls are so talented what better setting for our chat than a real life castle. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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♪ dancing in our dresses trying♪ ♪ hanging with hoda ♪ >> wow to impresses ♪ ♪ singing a coda with hoda ♪ >> that should be your podcast theme song >> oh, my god. that's so -- that's so smart >> that's why he is that -- >> a diddy from the composers of the unofficial "bridgerton" musical. >> within hours of their songs being released on itunes and spotify, they were topping the charts ♪ ♪ i was recently granted audience with the young women behind the music. here is bridgerton's lady

whistledown with the story ♪ >> fair viewers in the know have heard bridgerton is netflix royalty. all those dashing lords and ladies, the technicolor gowns and casting have attracted fans across the globe >> so, guys, what is it about the "bridgerton" genre that you all love so much what captured you? >> it was the cast, it was the chemistry, the drama, the romance, everything was great. >> lady hoda's new friends he have become viral sensations in their own right. she took a turn about the grounds of new york's historic lyndhurst castle to discuss their latest passion this tale begins with a tiktok no, not that kind of tick tock, this kind. >> what if "bridgerton" was a musical? >> you took a little song that you wrote and you put it on tiktok it was like bye-bye, song. so tell me what happened >> i think it was probably a

couple of hours afterwards i started getting comments like oh, my gosh, yes, we want "bridgerton" t >> when you say big, what do you mean >> like a couple hundred thousand likes within a few hours. so i texted emily. >> and i was like, i had the same reaction as the rest of the world, which was a resounding yet. >> i got a text 45 minutes later that was a fully orchestrated verse of what i had just written. >> not entirely shocking from miss emily bear, who was after all a child prodigy, even holding court with the queen, queen ellen, that is and young abigail barlow dreamed of a recording career, but alas, until "bridgerton," the two could not break into that society. >> what kind of nos have you been up against? >> she was doing things for

scoring and i was doing pop music and i got ghosted by every major label. >> when you know your talent and everybody saying no, what did it do to your confidence? >> it made me want to give up. >> i was looking at record label receptionist jobs right before i wrote this and we were very, very frustrated of hearing the word no a million times so we were like, let's stop waiting for someone to give us that chance and just do it ourselves. when we did that online, we kind of skipped past the no because the audience is right there. ♪ should have known ♪ >> a plague sweeping the land, maestros abigail and emily produced the entire album from their chambers via something called social media. and social media was smitten >> you were giving people a peek inside

how were they reacting >> oh, it was -- i mean, they were honest about their opinions they didn't hold back if they felt strongly about something. and i think it helped because it was basically like workshoping a show >> we found a very special corner of the internet we found an amazing community that was so full of love and joy. ♪ this is what you call a honeymoon ♪ ♪ separate rooms ♪ ♪ we're doomed ♪ ♪ please forgive me your grace ♪ >> as abigail and emily created their masterpiece, fans added their own touch to the affair. thousands lent their voices ♪ i'm on my own now ♪ >> others designed costumes, choreography and everything in between. >> attending university. for a man i could do that. ♪ if i were a man, i would go t japan ♪ >> in the show, women are clearly second banana. tell me about the parallels you

parallels there are to the woman today. i mean, the song, "if i were a man" people love that song because still so relevant today. we felt like we were struggling in this male dominated industry to get our foot in the door and through this project, we made it happen >> i may need to sit with that that may be a lesson for women of all ages. >> we've shown them that you don't have to get the word yes in order to make your dreams come true. >> have you heard from any of those no people since? >> yep ♪ if i were a man ♪ >> although netflix blessed the concept album and literally millions of fans approved. "bridgerton" on broadway is still a fantasy. for now, the ladies will have to bask in the glow of their current success. ♪ i will always care ♪ >> i can't wait for a few more years when i can say i knew them first. >> hoda, we love you >> as for broadway, perhaps one day lady whistledown will step in and work her magic.

>> okay. >> just explain that whole thing. what was that? >> that was two incredible -- >> the album is out. >> -- prodigies who have put out an album it is out. it's downloadable and a lot of people know it because it's top of the charts. these songs they just wrote, they workshoped it on tiktok these are two people who were in the music industry but couldn't get through the door because there were all these guys blocking the way you know what they did they were like no, thank you, i'm going to get through on my own. so they ended up just kind of making that album with the help of regular people. it's amazing that they bypassed that middleman and now they're ahead.

they've got an album that's out. they want to make a musical. >> you love music. could you see that on broadway >> oh, in a second i'm not kidding, they could sit there at the piano emily was a prodigy and she was like, what should we play? and the two of them together were bouncing off. if you google right now bridgerton the musical, you will see all of their stuff and there's a whole community out there. and i want to thank melanie. she tracked it with that british with accent. in the whole "bridgerton" genre. >> to think that lin manuel miranda in the history of hamilton was at a workshop level with just songs. >> we may have seen just the beginning. >> and these girls, we're going to know their names. they're going to be in here playing on the plaza one day and we're going to say remember when >> you know what i'd like? that address on the internet where everybody is so nice happy land >> time for ted lasso. >> good idea up next, an after school program changing lives fantastic. students finally getting the support they need to manage their mental health. it's an important story. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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we are back at 8:45 right now with come with us, our series celebrating hispanic heritage month young latinas have one of the highest rate of suicide attempts in the country as we approach world mental health day, we're taking a look at one program right here in new york looking to reverse the trend. add life is precious, latina teens gather across new york city for tutoring, friendship, art and music therapy. all in an effort to support their mental health. for 14-year-old nick marieoo program, l.i.p. for short, has been a lifesaver >> let's talk about your mental health a little bit. when did you start going to l.i.p. and how did you find your way there? i started coming to l.i.p. when i was around 12 or 13. and the reason why i started

coming was it was during the school project i was so stressed. and i ended up going to the guidance counselor >> she was diagnosed with anxiety and depression after seeking treatment, a social worker recommended the life is precious program >> here and then i see it's a family >> attendance is voluntary with locations open after school and on weekends. even when students don't feel like showing up to their sessions, case workers, like chastity ortiz encourage them to come to l.i.p., anyway>> love tr

living under poverty, thought that i was not going to continue school but i met a social worker who helped me and she made sure that i continued my education to help others because that's what i always wanted to do i always wanted to help. >> her ability to identify has helped hundreds of teens like 20-year-old jamich. >> this program has saved my life me and my family needed that extra little help, you know, to kind of get us to a place where we can kind of help each other out. and they can understand what i'm going through. >> come on >> parental participation is encouraged there's bilingual support and family group activities. >> we teach the kids to become their own agency, their own advocate, and to learn more about their community. >> since 2008, more than 400 latina teens have received care at life is precious. how do you think life is precious has made your life

better >> it has helped, definitely help me, you know, feel better about myself >> so you feel like you managed stress better? >> yes, stress and anxiety >> what advice do you have for other young girls like yourself that might be struggling a little bit >> seek help when you get help, it's like the best thing you ever did. because now you can feel better about yourself and work on it and it will get better >> it does get better. >> yeah. >> it's like a butterfly they go from starting in the cocoon and then they slowly open up and they become a beautiful butterfly. >> hispanics are the youngest major ethnic group in the u.s. nearly one-third of the nation's hispanic population is younger than 18 and in grades 9 through 12, in just 2019, more than 17% seriously considered taking their own life with latina teens nearly twice as likely as their male counterparts to have those same thoughts you can see how badly programs like l.i.p. are needed nationally

i want to thank chastity and all the great counselors there doing incredible work. >> that was encouraging shining a big light there. we have a lot more ahead, including this guy, brooklyn beckham here making his tv debut. and sharing ♪ i see trees of green ♪ ♪ red roses too ♪

♪ i see them bloom for me and you ♪ (music) ♪ so i think to myself ♪ ♪ oh what a wonderful world ♪ can you see my wall of smiles? when i first started using genesys technology i was kind of embarrased at all the love and attention i got from my customers. people are so moved by how much i understand about them. they start including me in their lives. that's helen and her friends. i arranged a wellness retreat for them. look at those ladies. such wisdom. mmm. but it's really genesys that helps me understand people and what they truly need. i'm just glad i can help.

back now, it is 8:52 with today food this morning, social media sensation and our friends brooklyn beckham >> they're eaten half of your sandwich already >> a few months ago, he started sharing his recipes on social media. where did the food fascination start, when you were young >> yeah. i've always loved food and, obviously, when quarantine hit, i really started to, like, get into it. my fiancee started filming me and i started posting it and it's just something that i love doing. >> you have to say hi to your

fiancee. i know she's watching. we need a tight shot to brooklyn >> love you, babe. >> how has the engagement going, is it been great >> it's really nice having a best friend always >> i love that tell us about who is the cook in your family, your mom or your dad? >> my dad. >> and what did he like to cook up >> he likes to cook up anything, rissotto, steak. >> he has to be proud of you this is a breakfast sandwich >> yeah. >> and when would you eat this, after a long night at the public, a holiday or any given day? >> every morning >> so you like this kind of a pan. >> i do. this is my favorite pan. and then you start off with -- >> look at that. that's the bacon, carson that's like the real stuff >> english bacon

it's the best bacon. >> you get it sliced thin like that >> pork on pork. >> start with bacon. i put it on a paper towel. oily the other one. >> okay. is this the sausage? >> sausage >> is that how it comes out? >> i slice it and i kinds of cook the inside. >> so it's got like a padding. cook the inside. >> so it's like a patty. >> do the same >> you know what i was just wondering, who has more tattoos, you or carson? >> i have never countsed mine. >> how do you grade his tattoo game >> beautiful beautiful. the artwork is fantastic and i can tell it's things you love and appreciate. my kids are all over me. >> what's your favorite one? >> i don't really have a favorite one i really like all of them. >> all right so let's cook up some eggs

>> yeah. >> okay. >> so i don't really like runny eggs so i when i cook them, i always flip them over or you break the yoke >> just like that. okay >> craig, how is it? you guys are eating over there >> look, delicious >> does it taste british >> i was going to say i'm an egg sandwich connoisseur i like it because it's so hearty and you were talking about the after public and the next morning, that's what you want. crave it >> and a basic white break nice to soak up -- did you grow up eating this, brooklyn >> yes actually, my great-grandma taught me how to make this >> after you get your eggs all cooked up, why don't we put it together what you got >> first sausage >> yes, come on, brooklyn. oh, yeah look at all that meat.

no wonder. fork on pork okay >> bacon and then the egg. >> moons over miami. >> so what about the ketchup >> very nice >> that's a good touch >> it actually -- it's great a little sweetness >> i don't normally do that, but it works >> and i always like to switch good morning, i'm marcus washington. 860 city workers received covid vaccination shots in the days surrounding san francisco's first deadline, september 30th. the other workers are facing the november 1st deadline. the city now has about 1,800

unvaccinated workers with more than 300 unreported. the work force numbers, 35,000. a live look in oakland. this is where council members last night unanimously approved a new city worker mandate. employees will have to submit their vaccination status by the end of november. anyone with an exemption has to be tested regularly. and happening now, we're speaking with oakland teachers. they plan to rally later today claiming not enough is being done to protect the students and staff.

patients will be rolk up their sleeves along the peninsula, booster shots will be administered. a cooldown, we'll be tracking your weekend forecast all morning, join us tomorrow

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♪ ♪ live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the third hour of "today "qwest. >> and a good wednesday morning. >> hump day! >> mike, mike, mike, mike, mike! >> i love it i love it! >> it's october 6th already. >> wednesday, october 6th. craig melvin, chanel jones, al roker and dylan dreyer is on maternity leave. we have a little bit of everything we have a packed hour and lots of guests in the studio. first, we'll help you save money and help you in the kitchen and we'll give you something to watc