the "today" show is coming up next. don't forget to join us for our midday forecast. we'll be back at 7:25 for a local news update. it's tuesday morning. get out and enjoy it. good morning. it's tuesday. our top story, new fears over the growing tripledemic. >> we have what you need to know. it is october 25th and this is "today." pushed to the brink. some hospitals now overcapacity with flu, respiratory illnesses and new covid variants combining for an unprecedented surge. >> the last few weeks is something i have never seen before. >> will it only get worse before it gets better? we will ask dr. ashish jha when he joins us live. breaking news, changing of

the guard. rishi sunak meets with king charles this morning, officially becoming britain's third prime minister in just four months. inside his dramatic rise, the history he is making and his strong ties to the u.s. emotional vigil. a st. louis community comes together overnight to remember the victims killed in a tragic high school shooting. the gunman, a teenager and former student. survivors now sharing their harrowing stories. >> we started hearing glass breaking from the outside and gunshots outside the door. >> the latest on what may have sparked the shooting spree. battleground. with the midterms two weeks away, high-profile debates in the spotlight. last night in florida -- >> you talk about joe biden a lot. >> the only worn out old donkey i'm looking to put out to pasture is charlie crist. >> tonight pennsylvania, where the candidates in that key senate race square off for the first and only time. we are live with what you can expect.

all that, plus, cutting ties. this morning adidas bowing to pressure, joining the growing list of companies with drawing from kanye west over his offensive anti-semitic rants. what's next for the controversial star? and just in time. >> justin fields takes off. >> the bears quarterback leads chicago to a big monday night win over the patriots. today tuesday, october 25th, 2022. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning. happy to see you. 7:00 a.m. on the west coast. glad you're joining us. rishi sunak officially became britain's prime minister after being invited to form a new government by king charles.

a live report from london coming up. we do begin once again this morning with the triple threat of viruses, flu, covid, rsv all taking a toll on patients and hospitals across the country. >> the flu is spreading in the highest rates in texas and other headed to the northeast. in a moment, we'll speak with the white house covid-19 response coordinator, dr. ashish jha. we are going to start with nbc's gabe gutierrez at one hard-hit hospital in rhode island. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. this children's hospital is operating at 125% capacity using parts of the facility that it's never used before. half of the young patients in its icu have the respiratory illness rsv. this morning concerns of a potential tripledemic are growing. the flu, rsv and covid ramping up earlier than expected. >> the last few weeks is something i have never seen before.