>> it looks great for today and it will be warm. inland areas heading for the mid-80s. we will have spotty showers on saturday and clearing out on sunday and warming up early next week. the "today" show starts now, and we continue on roku or wherever you stream. join us whenever it fits into your schedule. >> that's what is happening across the bay area this morning. thanks for allowing us to be part of your morning. the "today" show coming up next. good thursday morning. the race to the white house kicking into gear. >> the republicans vying for attention on the national stage, it's september 28th, this is

"today". ♪♪ >> fight night. gop candidates clash in a fiery debate. the front-runner once again not in the room, but his record and legal troubles top of mind. >> donald trump should be here to answer for that, but he's not. >> donald trump is missing in action. >> so did any of the hopefuls move the needle with voters? we'll break it all down. breaking overnight, back home. the american soldier expelled from north korea arriving at a military base in texas. new details on the negotiations. behind his release and will he now face disciplinary action? unavoidable. time almost up to avoid a government shutdown and no sign of a deal. millions of american families bracing to go without paychecks in just two days. just ahead, the impacts already being felt. in custody. the convicted felon wanted in the murder of a young tech ceo in baltimore arrested after a ve two-day manhunt.

how police finally tracked him down and where the case goes from here. all that plus, troubling trend. inside the nation's retail theft crisis. a spike costing stores and shoppers billions. the drastic actions now being taken from coast-to-coast. and birthday party surprise. the stunning moment a black bear crashes a family picnic, helping itself to a feast of tacos. the uninvited guest one family will never forget. today, thursday, september 28th, 2023. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. from studio 1a is rockefeller plaza. good morning. good to see you. 7:00 a.m. on the west coast. we're glad to see you on this thursday morning.

does that mom in the video have nerves or steel or what? >> i can't believe it. it went on for several moments. the bear was there. it's her son's birthday party. she does just the right thing. not only does she standstill, gets her son to standstill and happily they both escaped without injury, but what a scare. >> boy, how calming that woman is. a lot more on that. we have a lot more to get to including that republican presidential debate out of california. seven candidates facing off once again without donald trump. >> the former president instead speaking at a auto plant in michigan and labor strike were one of the major topics at the debate along with this looming government shutdown. >> many government workers could go without pay as soon as this weekend. we have it all covered. we'll start with nbc's garrett haake from the site of that debate at the reagan library. good morning, garrett. >> reporter: hey, hoda. good morning. really two main targets of the debate stage last night. the current president, joe biden, and the former president donald trump also not on the stage but with a commanding 40 plus point lead in the latest

nbc news poll, casting a very large shadow over the debate. overnight, seven republican presidential candidates facing off in a contentious and at times chaotic debate. the front-runner, former president trump, skipping the showdown to campaign in michigan. his rivals, chris christie and ron desantis, repeatedly noting his absence. >> donald trump is missing in action. he should be on this stage tonight. he owes it to you to defend his record, where they added $7.8 trillion to the debt. >> donald, i know you're watching. you can't help yourself. you're not here tonight because you're afraid of being on the stage and defending your record. you keep doing that, no one up here is going to call you donald trump anymore. we're going to call you donald duck. >> reporter: on abortion, desantis demanded that trump exz plain his recent comments on "meet the press," when the former president criticized the florida governor for signing a six-week abortion ban. >> i think what he did was a terrible thing and a terrible mistake. >> to try to say that pro-life protections are somehow a

terrible thing, i want him to look into the eyes and tell people who have been fighting this fight for a long time. >> reporter: former vice president mike pence taking aim at president biden for joining striking auto workers in michigan. >> joe biden doesn't belong on a picket line, he belongs on the unemployment line. >> reporter: and vivek ramaswamy tangled with reils in his first debate. acknowledging critics. >> you see a young man who's in a bit of a hurry, maybe a little ambitious, bit of a know-it-all, it seems, as times. >> reporter: still, his rivals pounced. tim scott, seizing on his business deals. w. i can't imagine how you can say that knowing that you were just in business with the chinese communist party and the same people that funded hunter biden. >> reporter: and nikki haley targeting his use of tiktok. >> this is infuriating, because tiktok is one of the most dangerous social media apps that we could have, and what you've got -- honestly, every time i hear you, i feel a little bit dumber for what you say. >> reporter: we asked ramaswamy about that exchange after the debate.

>> the core argument that nikki haley seemed to have against you -- the core argument -- >> she has a grudge against me. i don't have a grudge against her. it's a one-way grudge. >> it's that voters can't trust you. what do you say to that? >> she said i made her dumber -- >> well, there was that, too. >> it's the first time i've ever heard that. >> so what kind of reaction did we see from the former president? was he watching? >> reporter: his campaign says he wasn't watching, and the trump campaign has argued it's time to move past all of these primary debates and rally around him, the front-runner, to focus on joe biden. but they also focused some of their energy on attacking nikki haley, not just their usual foil, ron desantis, suggesting that the trump campaign thinks that there might be someone else in second place soon. savannah? >> i guess in politics, that passes for a compliment. garrett, thank you very much. appreciate it. we have another breaking story overnight. the american soldier expelled from north korea after being detained there for months arrived back in the united states. nbc's morgan chesky is at the base in texas. he touched down there earlier

this morning. good morning, morgan. what's the latest? >> reporter: yeah, hoda. good morning. in a journey of more than 6,000 miles ended this morning for private second class travis king who arrived here not too long ago at joint base san antonio, and our crew was there to capture these moments showing military personnel escorting the 23-year-old wisconsin native off the plane. u.s. officials describe king in being in good health and good spirits. he did have a chance to speak with family over the phone prior to making the journey here. as for all of this how it started, of course that goes back to july. u.s. officials say that following allegations of assault in south carolina, king booked a tour to the dmz, the demilitarized zone separating north and south korea. on that tour, he bolted into north korea. officials there say king admitted to doing so because he was, quote, disillusioned with american society. u.s. officials meanwhile, say that there was no tradeoff for king.

and that the handoff came courtesy of swedish officials who escorted him to the chinese border, where he was met by both u.s. and chinese officials. a rare moment of cooperation. china saying that they only stepped in at the request of north korea and the u.s. to offer what they called humanitarian aid. now, as for what happens next here in san antonio, we are told that king will be treated at brooks army medical center for post isolation treatment and then potentially reunited with family in the near future. but i should say that king was declared absent without leave from the military. and that could result in potential punishment, charges, a dishonorable discharge, but military officials have made it very clear that as of this point in time, their main focus is making sure this 23-year-old wisconsin native is in good health and is reunited with family. hoda?

>> all right, morgan chesky for us there. morgan, thank you. back to politics. time is running out quickly to avoid a government shutdown. the deadline is now just two days away. nbc's ryan nobles joins us from washington. so we ask you again, ryan, how close are they to getting a deal? >> reporter: not close at all, savannah. good morning. you're right. only two days to go. republicans and democrats really not any closer to striking a deal to avert a government shutdown. in fact, at this point, the two sides aren't even really talking. then there's even real division within the house of representatives. speaker kevin mccarthy shooting down a bipartisan short-term spending bill that was proposed in the senate. in favor of moving a group of appropriations bills that really have no hope of passing the upper chamber. if they cannot strike a deal by midnight saturday, millions of government workers will not get paid that includes active duty members of the military who in the past were given carve-outs to keep them paid during a shutdown, but that is not happening this time around. members are expected to work through the weekend until an

agreement is reached, but the speaker is in a tight spot here because agreeing to the demands of the gop holdouts would have little of a plan that would have little chance of passing. so then if he turns to get help from the democrats, he could face ouster as speaker. so we're in a very difficult situation here on capitol hill, savannah. >> meanwhile, house republicans are still planning on doing their first hearing in their impeachment inquiry of president biden. what do you expect there? >> reporter: yeah, that's right. it's going to happen this morning. and in today's hearing, republicans have invited three expert witnesses, whose job it will be to peace together the information that the three committees investigating the president's family have collected, with the goal of attempting to try to establish a link between hunter biden's foreign business dealings and the president himself. but at this point, they've really yet to uncover that smoking gun, that specifically makes that connection. republicans are hoping that a new trove of documents released yesterday by the ways and means committee will help to establish that link. it's important to point out that the president has said repeatedly that he played no role in his son's businesses.

savannah? >> ryan nobles on capitol hill. thanks, ryan. also this morning, an intense manhunt is over for the suspect in the brutal murder of a tech entrepreneur in baltimore. police confirming an arrest overnight. nbc's emilie ikeda joins us now with details on this. hey, emily, good morning. >> reporter: hey there, hoda. baltimore residents are breathing a sigh of relief this morning, with this man who officials describe as armed and dangerous now off the streets. jason billingsley has been wanted for first-degree murder in the killing of tech ceo, pava la pere. but police now also tying him to other serious crimes that happened in another part of baltimore just last week. >> reporter: this morning, after a three-day manhunt, authorities confirming the arrest of jason billingsly, suspected in the killing of tech ceo pava lepere. the u.s. marshals telling an nbc affiliate that billingsley was arrested in connection with to murder at a train station in buoy, maryland. >> our special homicide unit has been working aggressively to

identify the suspect responsible for this tragic incident. lapere was found dead in the apartment builts where she lived and worked, sparking a massive man hunt for her killer. the mother of the suspect telling nbc news in a telephone interview she texted with her son. i told him to turn himself in because they're going to kill him. also saying that her son showed her a gun monday but she believes he's trying to sell it. authorities not revealing any connection between the 26-year-old rising star entrepreneur and the suspect, but billingsley has a lengthy rap sheet, including sex offenses and assault. he was released from jail last october, according to authorities, who are now confirming that billingsley also is wanted in connection with an attempted murder, arson, and rape that occurred in another part of baltimore last week. >> pava ceo -- >> reporter: while a student at johns hopkins university, she founded echo map technologies. her family, friends, and

colleagues gathering for a vigil in her honor wednesday, saying she was compassionate about her community and her work. >> she inspired so many people through her brilliance, through her passion, through her zest for life, through her authenticity. >> reporter: and baltimore police have yet to reveal a motive for the killing as they're combing through last cases since last october when billings ley was released from jail. we are expecting to learn more about how authorities brought him into custody overnight at a news conference later this morning. hoda? >> emilie ikeda for us there in d.c. thank you. as mentioned, as the republican debate was playing out, front-runner donald trump was thousands of miles away in michigan addressing unions at a non-union auto parts manufacturer. nbc's maggie vespa is in wayne, michigan for us. maggie, what did the former president have to say? >> reporter: hey, savannah, good morning. former president trump spoke for more than an hour last night to a crowd of roughly 300 people by our estimates. including some uaw workers, a

handful of those telling our team they are actually on strike. mr. trump during his speech repeatedly blasting president biden who was on the picket lines, of course, on tuesday. some people in that crowd telling our teams that they are uaw members. only a handful telling our teams they are actually on strike. during his speech, the former president repeatedly blasting president biden who was on the picket lines, of course, on tuesday. and also blasting the president's shift or push to shift the industry to electric vehicles, which the former president says kill industry jobs. in fact, quote, telling autoworkers directly on the picket line, quote, i don't think you're picketing for the right thing. and after he said that, he called for the union's enforcement. take a listen. >> joe biden claims to be the most pro-union president in history. nonsense! do me a favor. just get your union guys, your leaders to endorse me. >> they're not picketing for the right things. it's also worth noting the uaw at this point has no official

response to the former president's speech but of course uaw union president shawn fain last week blasted the former president's plans to come here and speak to autoworkers at all. all of this, against the backdrop of another potential round of walk-outs. yesterday a source with the uaw telling nbc news that once again this week, just like last week, union president shawn fain will take to facebook live tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. eastern to announce another round of what they call strike targets, saying that come noon tomorrow, more workers could very well walk off the job at more facilities owned by the big three. this, of course, barring what the union calls serious progress in those contract talks with gm, ford and chrysler owner stellantis in a possible sign that contract talks with ford have once again stalled. i asked if they could be included in this new round of walk-outs. that source saying everything is on the table. savannah, back to you. >> maggie vespa, thank you, maggie.

update on the on going hollywood actor's strike. lead negotiators and the industry top studios from head back to the bargaining table on monday for a new round of talks. this comes just days after hollywood writers reached an agreement on a new three-year contract with the studios that ending a nearly five-month strike. actors are seeking a bigger cut of streaming revenue and increase in base pay and safeguards against the use of ai technologies. >> quarter after. let us get the first check of the weather from mr. sunshine himself, al roker. >> you had nice sunshine in the northeast, yesterday, but going away again unfortunately. we are going to be stuck in an omega block. the jet stream shaped like the greek letter omega. storm systems get trapped on either side of the block. here is what we got in the northeast, in the mid atlantic, days of stalled front bringing more clouds and rain to the east. out west, actually the good news in pacific northwest, cool and damp, but they need that rain because it has been parch.

but you remember that show malcolm the middle, it will be marvelous the middle. unseasonably warm, autumn days through minnesota down into texas. here we go. we'll start to watch this low pressure system develop. some heavier showers and thunderstorms also through the ohio river valley. today that low pressure forms off the southeast coast, breezy, how isry conditions there. then for friday, very high rain fall rates here in the northeast. we're talking about rip currents, a risk for coastal flooding. saturday, that low will start to pull off and so the weather will improve for the northeast and new england through the afternoon. but not before dumping another anywhere from 2 to 5 inches or more from philadelphia, atlantic city, all the way out to montauk and parts of new england. we'll get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds.

unlike other pet food companies... ...which have many different brands with different standards. good thursday morning. i am kari hall. today, nice and sunny in our inland areas, and we are headed back for the mid-80s. tomorrow will be cooler as we watch out for afternoon through evening showers, especially in the north bay. the rain could be off and on, very spotty for much of the bay area on saturday with highs only up to 70 degrees. on sunday it's clearing out and we will be warming up for the middle of next week. and that is your latest weather. guys >> thank you, al appreciate it. coming up this morning, we'll go inside the nation's growing retail theft crisis. of course, we saw what happens in that looting rampage in

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tied to his firing. we are covering breaking news. mike is tracking a busy morning. there's a crash on the dumbarton bridge. >> yeah, we get a update from chp, and it's still closed and there's a distraction on the westbound direction. we are talking about a crash involved, the vehicles are cleared from the area. we will talk about the repercussions. eastbound side is still closed and could be closed until 8:30 because they need a sweeper truck to remove the travel. your alternate getting up to the san mateo bridge is clear, but headg south binac

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knew just what to do when that black bear crashed her son's outdoor birthday celebration. you can see the bear jump right up on the picnic table, started eating everything on the table. santiago, the little boy there was so brave as well. he has down syndrome. his mom says he's afraid of animals, so she said, sit like a statue, she covered his eyes so he wouldn't react and wouldn't upset the animal. the animal went off, she was fine. when asked if she was a hero, she said, no, just a mama bear. >> oh my god. and that was a lot of time that bear spent there. >> yes. incredible to see that. >> brave mom. brave son. first up in this half hour. the alarming spike in retail crime in cities from coast to coast. we saw a glaring example in philly tuesday night. that violent looting spree targeting popular stores. >> at least 50 people have now been arrested. police promising there are more arrests to come. nbc's jacob soboroff is here with more on this trend, what's being done about it. we've been hearing about these smash and grabs a lot more and more. >> you said it.

we all saw the striking images of the storing being looted in philadelphia this week. and it is part of a larger trend. theft has impacted retailer margins, profitability, as well, to the tune of $112 billion last year. that's according to a new industry survey. but the violence associated with retail theft is the biggest concern. businesses of all sizes are now struggling to stay safe and keep their doors opened amid a nationwide crime spree. >> reporter: across the country, cities big and small are seeing a rise in retail crime. but it's the growing dangers associated with those thefts that are causing concern. >> but what we're seeing are these large-scale, open and brazen events of theft. >> reporter: shocking videos like these show increasingly violent criminal acts, leaving some business owners and their employees worried for their safety. while the financial hits from retail theft are only up slightly from last year, thest e heightened levels and threat of violence associated with these crimes are getting worse

a major study from the national retail federation found 81% of retailers reported that organized retail criminals have grown more violent and even 88% say that shoplifters are more aggressive and violent. it has more owners changing the way they're doing business >> i have more cameras than i ever had i have a staff person whose job is to walk around. my staff, you know, i have trained them up more to understand what they should and should not do. >> reporter: retailers are taking a hit at a time when they're already having a hard time filling open positions, with the holiday shopping season fast approaching >> i have had two people quit, because their like, i'm not doing this i'm not doing this >> reporter: oakland is among those cities most affected by organized retail crime the problems former oakland police chief, la rhone armstrong sees in his backyard, are now spreading across the country >> i think it's a combination of lack of enforcement, not enough resources, and not strong enough prosecution. >> i have seen it happen

i've seen people run out with products and security just kind of say, hey! and that's all they can really do >> reporter: though these brazen thefts seem to be happening more and more, law enforcement and retail experts say turning the tide on the nationwide crime spree is possible. >> we have to ask that states and local communities look at their current laws, related to property theft and larcenies and make sure they're strong enough to put consequences behind the criminal acts. >> other than closing stores, is there anything else that the companies can do when they're facing threats like this >> a couple things they're talking about, reducing the hours they're open or changing the products they're carrying. here is what they're targeting outer wear, batteries, energy drinks footwear, kitchen accessories. it's very complicated, but they're going to have security personnel in these stores. i like deborah, the woman talked to who said, no matter what happens, i'm not going to let these folks win. we'll keep our small business open, keep working, we've got to have the customers come in here and serve the community. most importantly

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mothers and children who won't have access to really important needs there. and national parks, it's to be determined we don't know right now if they're going to shut those down or states will chip in and keep them open like they did in 2018. the other thing i want you to look at is all the departments affected by this shutdown that will likely be on skeleton crews. you have the department of transportation, education, health and human services, housing and urban development. these are all agencies where you'll see limited to know services at all. think about this, you're working in some cases the 1.2 million active duty military, they're h to pay? their bills, their mortgages, their rent, food and gases. still going to have to come into work the air traffic controllers, no paycheck but guess what they still have to pay, their bills, their mortgages, their rent, food and gas. you know who does still get paid throughout all this, lawmakers. >> i'm so glad you mentioned that in contrast to other shutdowns we unfortunately had to go through n this case the military personnel are not going to be paid. >> correct there's no carve-out.

but they will not be paid and many, many people, not just military, but many people live paycheck to paycheck this is really going to affect real people, including those who are protecting our country >> it's not just government employees, though. there's a ripple effect. >> yeah. let's start with home buyers right now, savannah. what if you're in the market for the home and want a federally backed mortgage, zillow experts say up to 2,500 applications a day will face delays or not be processed at all because who is answering the phones who is working on those loan applications no one if the government shuts down then think about the 33 million small businesses in this country that rely on one way or another on the sba the small business administration, for loans, grants, services, if no one is returning your emails, you're missing out. goldman sachs did this survey, 70% of services say they think they'll be negatively impacted if you have a student loan, no problems there you'll continue to pay your

student loan payments, but if you want to make any changes to that loan, you may not be able to get any help. >> all right so a lot of people are traveling coming up with the holidays and the rest of it it will affect travelers, too, is that right? >> yes so, the government line is, look, tsa, are essential worker. they will be at the airport. what happened in december of 2018 when we had a government shutdown for 34 days, people were calling in sick low moral, people didn't want to show up to work and not get paid they weren't jazzed about that if you're traveling, anticipate that passports, it's been a headache trying to get new passports or renewed, now add on a skeleton crew, you'll wait for a long time. >> it's frustrating to watch this go on there's a cost to even coming to the brink like this. there's a cost to the economy and god forbid the government shut down for weeks and weeks and weeks could tip the economy into recession

it hurts everybody it's hard to understand how it is that we keep finding ourselves in this position. >> i could not agree with you more, and it's very frustrating if you're one of the people whose paychecks is affected. we talked to experts what you can do if you're in position, two days to go first, take stock of what you have what's in your bank account. what's in the emergency fund do you have any secondary sources of income, anyone you can turn to help talk to your landlord, talk to your bill providers. can they give you a break? could you delay or separate your payments into different installments without having to pay a penalty? it's always worth asking and if you're in a position to help, donate to your food banks. we know in a dire time like this, people will need their community resources. >> food assistance is one of the things that will be stopped. vicki, thank you. another check of the weather from al. that's right, guys a little palette cleanser right now. ♪ that's right little rose mary clooney, because we have a harvest supermoon coming up.

if you look to the east, the northeast, southeast, just keep that playing we like that this evening at sunset, the supermoon rises in the east. not just the supermoon but sat earn and jupiter visible as well which will be cool in fact the supermoon occurs when the moon is closer in its orbit to earth so it looks much bigger typically three to four. the last full moons have all been supermoons and the harvest moon because of the time of the harvest right now. where can you see it here in the northeast, mid atlantic, clouds will spoil the show beautiful from houston, omaha, chicago looking good good thursday morning. i am meteorologist, kari hall. we will have a good viewing of the super moon tonight. we will enjoy sunshine and clear conditions and the temperatures reaching in the upper 70s and low 80s. as you make your way over

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>> past tense. >> because of taylor swift and travis kelce my 9-year-old is talking about she's like, is it real, mom? he better not break her heart. >> i was going to say, vail's -- >> yeah, my daughter said this morning, if he breaks her heart, i'll break him >> oh, stop! >> any way, joe fryer is here. he better not break her heart! or vice versa. >> i hope not, either! this possible romance, this budding romance, call it what you want it's actually taking the kelce brother's new heights podcast to really new heights the latest edition already viewed more than 1.5 million times, in less than 24 hours and a new image of travis and taylor together after sunday's game is only adding to the frenzy >> it's every swifty's wildest dream to know more about traylor, or swellce, whatever you want to call them. and now we're finally hearing from travis kelce. >> how does it feel that taylor swift has finally put you on the

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acknowledged the new attention with a segment called no dumb questions, this times directed at swifties. >> what's a field goal do you throw the ball or run with it? >> me, personally, i run with it >> what is a down? a down is an attempt to get ten yards. >> for fans of both football and swift, the podcast answered some questions, but not all >> you know, i would like to know what they talked about. how was dinner how was the party? >> kelce made it clear moving forward his comments will be focused on football. >> what's real is that, you know, it is my personal life and i want to respect both of our lives. >> even as his teammates block a blitz of swift questions >> i met her she was -- really cool good people. but like trav said, i'll let them have their privacy and just keep it moving >> a source close to the situation tells nbc news swift and kelce are just getting to know each other and it's not the first time they hung out

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happy birthday we see you and we'll see you in person in just a bit along with all of the rest of our lovely folks outside. glad you're enjoying this on thursday morning craig's lately under the weather. >> so are you. >> i'm past it >> you have a little something left behind. >> you know how it wants to linger, especially as the weather gets colder. coming up tomorrow on "today," we have an important conversation for every family to have we are going to explore the rise of chatgpt and other ai tools and their impact on the classroom. wait until you hear how students are using them, how teachers are handling it. great insight you don't want to miss let's get right to our news at 8:00. republicans campaigning for the white house in a feisty second debate that once again did not include front-runner donald trump. nbc's garrett haake tells us if anybody was able to stand out from the crowd hey, garrett, good morning >> reporter: hey, hoda good morning there were really two main targets of those attacks the current president joe biden

and the former president, donald trump. neither on the stage here, of course, but with the former president leading the republican field by more than 40 points, according to our most recent nbc news poll, he cast a very large shadow over this debate. >> reporter: overnight, seven republican presidential candidates facing off in a contentious and at times chaotic debate the front-runner, former president trump, skipping the showdown to campaign in michigan his rivals, chris christie and ron desantis repeatedly noting his absence. >> donald trump is missing in action he should be on this stage tonight. he owes it to you to defend his record, where they added 7.8 trillion to the debt >> donald, i know you're watching you can't help yourself. you're not here tonight because you're afraid of being on the stage and defending your record. you keep doing that, no one up here will call you donald trump anymore, we'll call you donald duck >> reporter: former vice president mike pence taking aim at president biden for joining striking autoworkers in michigan >> joe biden doesn't belong on a

picket line, he belongs on the unemployment line. >> reporter: and vivek ramaswamy, who tangled with rivals in the first debate, acknowledging his critics. >> you see a young man who's in a bit of a hurry, maybe a little ambitious, a bit of a know it all, it seems at times >> reporter: still, his rivals pounced. tim scott seizing on his business deals >> i can't imagine how you can say that knowing that you were just in business with the chinese communist party and the same people that funded hunter biden. >> reporter: and nikki haley targeting his use of tiktok. >> this is infuriating, because tiktok is one of the most dangerous social media apps that we could have. and what you've got, honestly, every time i hear you, i feel a little bit dumber for what you say. >> reporter: we asked ramaswamy about that exchange after the debate >> the core argument that nikki haley seems to have against you -- >> what's that >> the core argument - >> she has a grudge against me, but i don't have a grudge against her. it's a one-way grudge. >> reporter: as for the trump campaign, they argue that it's time to move past these primary debates and rally around the

front-runner that republicans should be focussed on taking on joe biden. but they're spending some energy taking on chris christie and especially nikki haley, not just their traditional foil of ron desantis, suggesting they may see another candidate in the second place slot soon enough. hoda >> garrett haake in simi valley, thank you. the american soldier who stunned the world when he purposefully bolted into north korea in july, he returned to the u.s. overnight nbc's morgan chesky joins us with what we know about why the north koreans suddenly let him go what happens to him next morgan, good morning. >> reporter: yeah, savannah. a lot of questions we know that 6,000-mile journey for private second class travis king ended a short time ago at joint base san antonio and we were there to capture the moment his military personnel escorted that 23-year-old wisconsin native off the plane u.s. officials describing king in good health and in good spirits.

all of this happened back in july, u.s. officials say while on a group tour of the dmz, celebrating north and south korea, that demilitarized zone, king made the choice to bolt into north korea whose officials say that he did so because he was, quote, disillusioned with american society. u.s. officials, meanwhile, have made it absolutely clear, there was no trade-off for king. and the handoff came courtesy of swedish officials who escorted him to the chinese border, where he was met and placed in military custody as for what happens here in san antonio, savannah, we're told that he will undergo post-isolation treatment at brook army medical center, but he could face military charges because he was declared absent without leave. that could result in a penalty or dishonorable discharge. savannah >> morgan, thank you very much a little more than a week after ditching its informal dress code, the u.s. senate is bringing back jackets, ties, and long pants it passed a resolution yesterday making business attire a requirement for male senators. the measure did not spell out what women should wear senate majority leader chuck

schumer had dropped the code, apparently in defense of pennsylvania senator john fetterman. fetterman had been wearing shorts and hoodies since returning to the senate after treatment for depression, but schumer now says formalizing a dress code is, quote, the right path forward. sad news from hollywood this morning. british irish actor best known to global audiences in the harry potter franchise died at age 82. according to a family statement he died with a bout pneumonia with his wife ann and his son fergus at his bedside. just ahead on "popstart, with the writer's strike now over, plans are in place to bring back your favorite late-night shows we'll have the details on when but first, we'll meet a woman whose dream of starting a family led to a life-saving diagnosis. she is with us to share her story and what she want always women to know about her health but first, these messages.

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health and a powerful story for ovarian cancer awareness month >> this all started when morgan of chicago with dreams of having a family decided to freeze her eggs. and in that process, doctors made a surprising discovery. we'll talk to morgan right here in just a moment, but first, a look at her journey. >> reporter: morgan bellock knew she wanted to be a mom one day, but the timing wasn't right for the 34-year-old public relations specialist from chicago. so he decided to freeze her eggs, hoping to have a baby later down the road. >> i always wanted to be a mom unfortunately, as woman, we knew there are no guarantees. i had a gut feeling. i knew in my gut this was something i had to do. >> morgan arrived for her first egg freezing appointment in the summer of 2017 >> at my first appointment, it revealed a pretty large cyst, on my right ovary. they assured me it was benign, 99% chance the plan was to pause egg freezing for the time being.

>> reporter: the cyst refused to go away so doctors decided to remove it. during that surgery, they discovered what morgan never could have imagined. >> they found another tumor hiding behind the one that they were removing and that one was a cancerous tumor. i remember seeing the fear in my doctor's faces and i knew it was a big deal stage i ovarian cancer >> reporter: morgan never experienced any symptoms and had no family history of ovarian cancer there were no warning signs. she's among the nearly 20,000 women in this country diagnosed with ovarian cancer every year the disease spreads quickly and aggressively, and many women aren't diagnosed until stage iii or stage iv. morgan's life became an urgent fight against cancer and just weeks after her diagnosis, she was back in surgery. >> i had to remove my right ovary entirely but after that, i was given a clean bill of health which meant i had to be very closely monitored for about five years. i was told that i was cancer

free >> now nearly six years cancer free, morgan is in remission >> it's crazy to think that i just got very lucky and there's a very real chance that i wouldn't be here today if i hadn't gone into that doctor's appointment. >> reporter: as soon as doctors cleared her, morgan returned to her original goal of freezing her eggs, completing two cycles in 2018. and a happy new beginning she married her husband derek, two years ago, both eager to start a family morgan's life saved and her courageous quest to have another. and morgan joins us now along with nbc news medical contributor dr. natalie aczar. morgan, it's so nice to have you here what's it like to watch that, to watch this journey you've been on >> it's surreal. it feels like yesterday and also forever ago. >> it's so many swings

you fwrent the excitement of freezing your eggs and this new beginning to finding out about that diagnosis how did you deal with all of it? >> i mean, to say it was a shock, i think would be an understatement prior to that day, i had no experience with cancer i didn't have anyone in my immediate circle that had been diagnosed. so it was the last thing on my mind and then all of a sudden i went from being the one diagnosed myself, so it came with a lot of fear a lot of questions just a lot of unknown >> as you said, it's hard to say the word when you're talking about cancer, but you were one of the lucky ones in the sense that they did find it. they found it early. you had surgery? >> correct. >> and now you've been in remission for six years. you're cancer free. >> yeah, six years so they found it extremely early. and the plan was to have surgery to remove my right ovary as long as it hadn't progressed, that would be it

if it had, it would be chemotherapy >> because she had this ultrasound, and the surgery she was lucky enough to find it. >> yeah. >> but most women aren't having those procedures >> no. it was what we call an incidental finding and it saved her life and you hear a story like this, as a woman, and as a medical provider, you say how is it possible that in this day and age we don't have a reliable screening test for ovarian cancer, one of the most we know aggressive cancers again, if you're at average risk there is no recommendation to get an ultrasound, no recommendation to do blood work. a point from hr story and what morgan went through, what can we learn from this. my biggest message here is that you don't know if you're at risk unless you ask and so you reach out to your healthcare provider and you say, am i at higher risk for ovarian cancer is there a family history i'm not aware of am i a candidate for genetic testing. in some cases maybe ultra

sounds, et cetera, can be done but it is one of these stories that's heartwarming for you, but for the rest of us, you sit there and say, wow we talk about the symptoms of ovarian cancer. >> i wanted to ask that mfl morgan is here because she wanted to sound the alarm. i went on a deep dive. what are the symptoms of ovarian cancer. >> very generic. >> bloating. pelvic pain. urinary symptoms we also say common things are common if you're experiencing some of these symptoms, you don't have to rush to alarm button and say, oh my god, this is what it is. if you're having these symptoms and they're persistent and not another explanation for them, you absolutely need to researching and making sure it's nothing serious. >> did you have any of those symptoms >> no. i mean, that's what's so scary about this i had no symptoms. i didn't miss any doctors appointments i'm super on top of that part of it that part was really challenging

for me because there really weren't any symptoms i think at the point that my cancer was at, it was too early, which i'm grateful for, but there really weren't any of those symptoms that are presented later. >> frankly an ultrasound wouldn't have found it either because you had to do the surgery to find the cancer that you had. >> correct yeah and the ultrasound didn't. it found the initial cyst that was benign because of where it was placed, there was no way of finding it. >> if you do have those symptoms and persist and time to go see a doctor, but the time you're seeing those symptoms is it generally more advanced? more morgan it was stage i. >> that's why she was asymptomatic. >> by the symptoms, stage iii and stage iv. >> analogous tocreatic cancer we don't have mamo, pap smear for ovarian cancer

research is on going we can be hopeful for our children and our daughters that's a different story. >> morgan, we're so happy for you. your husband derek is here in studio with you. you're on your ivf journey how is that doing? >> we're challenging we're still in the midst of it and staying hopeful. >> we wish you the best. we're so happy you're here thank you. >> thank you, morgan. >> really appreciate it. if you want to read more about her journey, you can go to our website on today.com. thank you so much for that as we look at what's happening today, cloudy skies, showers in the northeast. rain and storms developing down through florida. summer-like highs really more like august from texas all the way up into parts of minnesota good thursday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're enjoying sunshine. it's going to be another beautiful day. we're on repeat from yesterday's weather. things change into the weekend. more clouds arrive tomorrow and cooler temperatures for the

inland areas. off-and-on rain in the forecast for saturday and cooler. itwarming up don't forget, check us out on radio sirius-xm channel 108. but right now best time of the morning. >> let's pop. ladies and gentlemen, this is your "popstart." first up, the boss, bruce springsteen. yesterday he announced he will be postponing all concerts through the end of the year while he continues treatment for peptic ulcer disease. in a statement on x, formerly twitter, rescheduled dates for next year will be announced in the next week. on his recovery, bruce said thanks to all my friends and fans for your good wishes, encourage and support i'm on the mend and cannot wait to see you all next year. we're glad to hear he is doing better. wishing bruce a speedy recovery.

one of the best concerts ever. nothing like going to a bruce show. love you, bruce. next up, the late night talk shows on the heels of yesterday's news that the hollywood writer's strike has come to an end, the big shows late night all announced their returns to tv. it really will be a quick turn around. jimmy, seth, jimmy kimmel, steven colbert all expected to be back this coming monday. just last month they all banded together, you remember, for a podcast to support their staffs. while those employees were out of work, very, very happy for all the shows they're getting back in business. next up, naked attraction. did you say breaking nudes earlier? >> we did. breaking nudes. >> that's the name of the uk dating show that everyone is talking about. couldn't guess the premise, just take a peek of the trailer. >> this dating show, we go back to basics. >> are you ready? >> bring it on. >> and start where a good day

often ends. >> oh. naked. >> come on. >> they're not really naked are they, though? >> i haven't done an investigation. >> 100%. >> 100% naked. not a stitch of clothing. >> oh my god. >> it started streaming on max. look it up on max. here in the states it's really taken off. >> i see what you did there. >> thank you very much. >> the show skyrocketing to number one on the streamer. it actually launched across the pond seven years ago. many americans just finding out about it now. naked attraction sort of a mix between naked and afraid and the bachelor. one contestant who is fully clothed gets to know six fully naked strangers starting from the feet up. talk about putting it all out there, baby. putting it all out there. >> i don't know about that. >> i'm not sure. >> moving. >> i'm not going to say i'm not curious. i hate nakedness. >> make sure the kids aren't around. >> let us know, please.

let us know. >> i hate nakedness. >> you do? >> overshare. >> sounds like a t-shirt. >> excuse me. speaking of dating, taylor swift. taylor swift. as the world continues to obsess over her latest love story, one viral taylor tweet is inspiring an unexpected new product. her arm around a woman at the chief's game but it's the caption that's gone viral that reads taylor swift was eating a piece of chicken with catsup and seemingly ranch. what did heinz do? they announced their newest catsup and seemingly ranch. it's called a new era. you have to lean in. you have to lean in. >> yeah. when you dip it, then you have to shake it off. >> you, too. >> how about that. >> one of the best. >> not really. finally, kevin james f you can believe it, it's been 25

years since we met this dynamic duo. >> will you please pass the catsup? >> what? >> the catsup. >> you mean the catsup? >> educated people pronounce it catsup. >> not if they want me to pass it to them. >> catsup. >> from king of queens to king of memes, kevin james has taken over the internet this week. you see this? check it out. it's an old promo pick from the show with james hands in pocket smirking to camera. after one double rum and diet. another joking, yo, my homey thinks you cute, the homey. and didn't stop there. another user digging up more hilarious pics of the actor. they just had kevin james doing anything for those king of queens. don't worry. getting in on the joke yesterday he shared this with the caption, gearing up for my new standup

tour so happy i found -- that is your popstart. >> all right cool. well, still ahead, we're going to cook up some restaurant worthy wings and sliders in honor of sunday night's big game between the chiefs and the jets. hopefully there's a taylor swift-themed dish. but first your local news and weather. good morning. 8:26. i'm marcus washington. the oakland police commission is scheduled to hold a town hall today on the potential rehiring

of former police chief loran armstrong. it comes with new reports of serious tension amongst the commissioners. three commissioners are refusing to attend any of those meetings until the commissioner's chair and vice chair are termed out next month. oakland has been without a permanent police chief since february. there's still no short list of candidates. look at that commute for you this morning. there's a problem on the dumbarton bridge. >> yes, from the peninsula to the east bay. good news, though, the live camera we have with cal trans' update shows the sweeper truck on scene to clear gravel, which is the original report as folks were coming east down around this bend. one crash and then another crash, the very serious one

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doing some selfies with everybody. oh, you have to flip that camera around a beautiful day out here and we're so happy that the sun has come out, a little well, hey! >> hey, birthday girl. >> it's not that the sun came out, it's that the rain stopped. >> yeah, yeah. let's go with that that's the positive here >> but, it's great selfie weather, is it not >> you know who's got great weather? >> dylan >> dylan's got the best weather. she's in nashville for the people's choice country award, the best host you could hope for. little big town. we saw they gave you a tour of music city we saw beverages being consumed. >> oh, yeah. >> there's nothing more fun than hanging out with little big town >> little big town is probably still sleeping also, adrianna brock is here a new batch of best sellers that are all about beauty >> and ayesha is getting us ready for sunday night football! chiefs and jets! whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa there you go

and it's a menu you're going to love no matter whose team. the fact is, we're all winners with this food >> yes, we are coming up in the third hour, we are continuing our series, on the job with a look at a truly unique profession. this is so cool. sheinelle tapped into he creative side, earning the art of typewriter poetry it's a real thing. >> and you're hitting the road >> i'm so ready for this we'll be heading to universal orlando resort we'll be there tomorrow, experiencing minionland. that's right we're going to try food and going on the new villain-con ride >> fun >> and then we're going to see if i get scared silly in the stranger things house for they halloween horror nights. >> how's the weather looking, al well, not so great here. but other places it will be fabulous heavy rain on friday in the northeast. and an august feel from the great lakes all the way down into texas showers and cool in the pacific northwest. saturday, sunny skies in new england. great lakes down to the gulf, flood risk down in florida, cool and damp out west into

california and then sunday, sunday, we'll finally get a great day hear in here in the northeast. we're looking at warm sunshine making its way from the plains all the way down into texas. some showers in southern texas, florida storms, wet weather out through the western plains that's what's going on aro arou good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're looking at some nice weather for today. our inland valleys will reach the mid 80s. tomorrow, more clouds come in. it will be slightly cooler with upper 70s and a chance of rain late tomorrow evening. off-and-on rain in saturday's forecast and a high of 70 degrees. that rain will clear out on sunday with mid 70s. expect the weekend in san francisco to be soggy and cool with upp that's your latest weather we have a 60th birthday here what's your name >> gia vincent

>> where are you from? >> i'm from baltimore by way of north carolina >> it was worth the trip oh, savannah >> oh, al! guys, if jenna is here, it must mean it's almost october, rent is due, and we have a new read with jenna pick. >> we sure do! are y'all ready? i'm really excited for october's selection. it is, "how to say babylon" by sinclair >> love the book cover >> you know i don't normally choose nonfiction, but this is an incredible memoir all about the author's upcoming in jamaica under the imposing views of her father the freedom to be who you're destined to be, it's about love, it's about art, a beautiful mother/daughter love story which i'm always into. this book will move you and change and inspire you by the way, it's a debut memoir. she is a poet. every single word is both beautiful and meaningful so i hope y'all will read it with me.

>> i like it's a memoir. it's a little different. you say memoir or memoir. >> i say memoir. >> do you think the read with jenna community will be up for a memoir >> are they up for it? y'all are up for it. let's go and "how to say babylon" is available to preorder. head to your local indy bookstore, scan that qr code or head to today.com/readwithjenna. and please, read with us this book will change you. >> i love that jenna, thank you so much. coming up next, we are going to head to nashville will dylan had a big night on the town. how did we not get to go to this >> we love a big night with little big town. >> we like a big night with dylan.

can you feel it? the buzz is building for tonight's very first people's choice country awards.

why aren't we there? >> we wish we were, but dylan got the lucky ticket she made her way to nashville, big show dylan, you got the open arms welcome to music city, didn't you? >> would you expect anything less here in music city? and how special to be standing outside the grand ole opry this is amazing. you know, nashville is known for its incredible food, its southern hospitality, and of course, the country music. so what better way to take it all in than to get a personal tour from none other than little big town ♪ >> music city is busier and buzzier than ever, as the energy builds for the first-ever peoples choice country awards. at the famed grand old opry. among the hosts, opri winners, grammy winners and friends of "today."

>> little big town ♪ why don't we do a little day drinking? ♪ >> reporter: and in between rehearsals for tonight's big event, phillip, kimberly, jimmy and karen took time to welcome us to nashville. >> hi, guys! >> hey >> oh my goodness. >> so good to see you. okay, so you're going to take me around >> we're taking you to the boot barn to get you your first cowboy boots >> oh, my gosh >> there we go go have fun. >> the right pair of boots are a music city must, but with more than 2,000 styles to choose from at boot barn, i needed karen and kimberly's help to steer me in the right direction. >> for my first pair of boots, should it be something traditional that would go with everything or do you go wild and get something totally different? where do i start >> in my world, you get both but i would start with something that you can wear with anything. >> with that in mind, i tried a few on for size, to figure out which boots were made for walking. >> here we go. option number one.

>> oh, girl, you know how to wear cowboy boots! yes! >> so hard to decide >> oh! >> those are great, too! >> i really like this next one but i don't want to skew your opinion. >> oh! >> oh, yes me too >> i love those. yeah >> this feels like a more new york style, right? >> i love that >> is that a 10? >> i'm so excited! thank you so much. >> after working up an appetite, we headed to our next stop, pattie b.'s hot chicken to meet up with fill rip lip and jimmy for famous fried chicken >> this is famous! what's it famous for >> it is spicy chicken >> i've already started coughing from the spice in the air. >> let's do it >> let's do it >> oh -- >> uh-oh >> i'm okay. i'm okay it's hot i mean, that's some spicy chicken. >> i'm sweating -- >> i'm sweating! >> i'm actually sweating i'll take a sip.

>> i'm sure it will cool you off. >> no, that did not help at all. that makes it worse! >> after settling into the nashville heat, it was time to cool down with some live music at the 12:30 club. ♪ >> whoo! >> little big town is hanging out. >> and sip and soak in the views of broadway. >> well, guys, this is like a perfect day. thank you so much! >> cheers. >> and cheers to hosting the people's choice country awards >> thank you >> so fun! >> cheers. >> little big town is amazing. they gave me the most wonderful tour i want to thank boot barn, hattie b.'s hot chicken, the 12:30 club they welcomed us with open arms, as you would expect here in nashville. it was an incredible day, but guys, the big question is, i

know you're dying to know. which boots do you think i went with >> the middle ones >> i think the brown >> the one in between. >> let's see >> yes "the new yorker" in me had to go practical and i had to go with the brown. they go with everything and i don't know i'm a cowboy boot girl now, guys >> you wear it well. >> or is it a cowgirl boot >> and is little big town hosting the awards tonight >> they are hosting tonight. they're so excited they're performing first to kick off the whole thing and going right into their hosting duties. they are totally pumped for it >> well, cool! dylan, you got the best assignment in the world. and not only that, in the third hour, kane brown is going to join dylan, one of the nominees. and be sure to watch the people's choice country awards tonight on nbc, streaming on peacock. >> you should wear your boots with the dress you're wearing tonight. so cute. >> good idea >> i'm thinking about it >> you should! >> do it >> thanks, dyl coming up, we have adrianna brock and that means we have

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"today" best sellers this morning. beauty solutions to help with clumping mascara, dull hair, and all of that stuff. adrianna brock is our shop "today" editorial director don't forget, you can scan the qr code on your screen and shop everything right from home, right where you're sitting right now. adrianna, good morning >> you know i love all of this beauty stuff what do we have in terms of products >> it's fall, so we've got to refresh our beauty routine let's get started with the first one. it's from london town. it's this illuminating nail polish you're thinking, what's so great about a nail polish? this is -- think of it as a concealer for your nails and you don't need a base coat or a topcoat it's foolproof very easy to diy at home what i love about this, it makes your nails look like your regular nails but better and it comes in a bunch of sheer, neutral shades.

like pinks, nudes, lights. >> so it's kind of forgiving when you switch to your hands that you don't use, that's when the wheels come off. >> this is an easy way to do a manicure all season long it neutralizing yellow tones and any discoloration on your nails. we have a photo of one of our producers who tried it she said it was so easy to use and her manicure looks perfect >> if you're in between, don't want to pay for a manicure, this might be a good tideover >> exactly >> so we have the first retinol lotion we've all heard our dermatologists say that retinol is a great anti-aging ingredient for our face, but you can also use it head-to-toe this brand came out a body lotion infused with retinol supposed to help with cell turnover that leads to tighter skin, smoother skin, it's also made with squaline and cocoa butter >> how's it smell? >> it's actually kind of neutral. it might be fragrance free, but i like that because sometimes

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really great product a little bit goes a long way sometimes you can get away with using some on your eyes. the brand uses clean ingredients. this is a great multi-tasker >> that's good for your night out. it's your lipstick, your blush, and a little -- >> exactly >> this is the beauty product you didn't know you needed but now you need it's for your mascara. it's a literal eyelash comb. and because there is such a thing as too much mascara. >> i know. >> and sometimes, you know, too much mascara and sometimes the best mascara can clump up. so this is really great. it's $4.99 and it literally brushes your lashes. you wash with soap it's made with stainless steel, it's good for sensitive skin it's only $4.99. >> what do we have here? no more messy white strips or those trays. colgate came out with this really awesome pen for whitening your teeth overnight so easy to use, so affordable,

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we're back on the plaza with "today food" loves football. joining us, one of the best which he was in america, ayesha, she is here from mediterranean restaurants right here in new york city. this morning, she'll help us get ready for sunday night's big games between the kansas city chiefs, new york jets. scan the qr code for two great game-day recipes so great to see you. >> good morning. nice to see you. >> i'm so excited. you're doing a little spin on sliders. >> we are. you can't have football without sliders and wings, so we had to bring it today we're doing pork you can substitute this out for turkey, chicken, or beef >> whatever you want >> let's go with the pork. >> we have some diced onions in here some onion powder. garlic powder. if you don't mind, a little dijon mustard. season this up with some salt. this is something i like to do when i'm entertaining and making sliders, i don't want to wait until they're done so i can put the cheese, so i put it on the inside >> one of my favorite things, mix it all together, form the pa pattys put them in the refrigerator for at least 20 minutes. oregano, some olive ers.

we've charred some red onion here you want to throw in that fresh oregano, some olive oil, red wine vinegar and salt and we'll mix that up. >> this will be your relish on top. >> this is relish on top the condiment that carries us over okay, so we're going to season up our pork sliders here you can see nice big chunks of provolone. >> and if you want to throw in mozzarella or cheddar. >> cheese of your choice >> something that melts. you want that gooey pull how long do you cook these >> about three minutes on each side >> put these beautiful sliders on top of the bun. you don't want to be shy here, it will give you a lot of flavor put that right on top. >> let's check with our tasters. what do we say >> insanely delicious. >> ayesha knows that i'm her number one fan, but this is delicious. >> can i tell you something? if taylor does ranch, i do ranch. >> exactly >> i just got off the phone with her. she asked me what to make. >> listen, wings is an important

time for game time we have a little bit of soy sauce. your favorite hot sauce. some brown sugar you want to throw in some of that paprika for me. please and some dijon mustard and marinate these for up to 24 hours. >> oh, great >> get all of that flavor in there. and then we'll do something different. >> a sharmula. an herbaceous, bright sauce. here we have some scallions, i love chilies and i like it spicy, but if you don't, you can take them out or leave out the seeds. some garlic, sumac, olive oil, of course, and finally, a little lemon juice. and i'll mix that up all right. here we have our white sauce you always need something to dip, am i right? we have yogurt, mayonnaise, and a little bit of creme fraiche in here some black pepper.

a little bit of hot sauce. and if you notice, we're using a lot of pantry ingredients. things you're going to find at home but they'll give you a different flavor >> this is kind of like your version of ranch dressing. >> exactly >> what's that white sauce called >> we named it white sauce >> you taught me how to make it that put it on everything >> we call this taylor sauce >> she'll have to pay us for that so this is the putin about these wings. who fries at home if you do, god bless you, but i don't want to do that. i have the wings and put them in the oven, 425 for 25 minutes when you have wings, you like the crispy bits. but you can do it the day before we throw them on the grill >> so bake them first, then grill them, get nice grill marks on them like this. al, make some room for you >> very nice >> so, savannah, i know how you feel about the wings how do you feel about these -- >> i actually love these wings yeah, i'm not usually a wing person, but these are delicious! >> they're light and they're bright >> sweet and savory. super tasty. >> i love itc.

>> oh, thank you. >> can i have seconds? chef >> and the sauce is fantastic. >> oh, thank you >> can i have seconds? chef aisha, thank you so much. for the recipe, scan the qr code or check out today.com/food to make sure you catch the chiefs, jets, and taylor sunday night right here on nbc. coverage starts at 7:00 p.m. mm yum! >> thank you so much hoda and jenna is coming up in a little bit from what not to wear -- do you remember stacy london and clinton kelly, they were such a pair they reunite for the first time in a decade. a big announcement to share. >> good housekeeping winners coffee and tea award coming up after your local news. stick around

good morning. 8:56. i'm marcus washington. a rude awakening before dawn for one south bay bakery. police in san jose investigating after a truck rammed through its door front. the business's owner says several people exited the vehicle, stealing lotto scratchers before running from the scene. he also said thieves have targeted that store before. this happened about 4:00 in the morning in a strip mall on center road near the los lagos golf course. kris sanchez will have an update during our midday newscast.

a government shutdown looming with no deal in sight. we're in washington with the impact it will have on you. plus, the bluegrass festival set to take

this morning on the third hour of "today," relationship rumors. the new photo of taylor swift and travis kelce