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israeli forces stepping up air strikes across gaza with a ground invasion now imminent the prime minister vowing to crush the terrorists behind the brutal weekend attacks, as new and sickening atrocities come to light. >> this attack was a campaign of pure cruelty not just hate, but pure cruelty. >> the secretary of state arriving in the region this morning, pushing for the release of american hostages we're there live speaker scramble >> obviously, we still have work to do. >> house republicans nominate steve scalise, but can he find the votes to be elected with his own party divided? the very latest from capitol hill breaking overnight, extreme weather. damaging tornadoes in florida, the threat ongoing this morning. al's tracking the storms and a coast-to-coast system set to bring snow to the west and more rain to the northeast this weekend. uphill battle.

we're learning more about the health struggles of olympic icon mary lou retton, hospitalized with a rare form of pneumonia. >> she's still fighting. it's going to be a day-by-day process. >> what her family is now sharing amid a massive outpouring of support. those stories, plus, we have a winner someone is waking up nearly $2 billion richer after nabbing the second largest jackpot in u.s. history. we'll tell you where that winning ticket was sold. and taylor-made. the super star steps out at the premiere of her concert film that's already a blockbuster >> taylor, how are you feeling >> adding to the fan frenzy, an appearance by beyonce. and we had one of the best seats in the house >> we are literally watching the concert filled with taylor swift right behind us. >> today, thursday, october

12th, 2023 >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie. from washington, d.c and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> well, good morning. welcome to "today. we're happy to have you with us on this thursday morning i am here in studio 1a savannah joins us from washington and we're going to get right to our top story. take a look at this. this is gaza this morning, where the israeli military is intensifying air strikes ahead of a ground invasion that could begin at any moment. >> israel has been steadily building up assets and forces near that area, and israel's prime minister saying during the first meeting of its country's unity government, quote, every hamas member is a dead man >> meantime, there are new concerns over the fate of the roughly 150 hostages, including americans taken by hamas terrorists in those brutal weekend attacks. president biden saying he is not giving up hope of bringing them

home >> and to that end, hoda, secretary of state antony blinken now in israel, meeting with that nation's top official this morning >> we've got it all covered, including what that ground attack may look like we're going to start off with nbc's richard engel. richard, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, hoda. we are now right on the border of the gaza strip. we are inside israel, but that area where you see the plumes of smoke and if you pan over between these two hills behind the power lines, that is gaza city that is the gaza strip and it is almost difficult to see it, because there is so much smoke in the sky israel has been pounding gaza all morning, all night and this could be just the first phase. the israeli military, as you said, has been building up forces around here the israeli military says it is ready to go in, just awaiting the orders israel this morning says it's attacking the gaza strip more intensely than ever before

gaza has never seen anything like this, with bombardments coming around the clock. retaliation to the terror attacks from hamas in villages and at a music festival inside israel over the weekend that killed at least 1,300 israelis and this is just the beginning of israel's response israeli troops and heavy weapons israel say are streaming south, ahead of a ground offensive into gaza, that could come at any moment israel says that it will go into gaza, even though hamas is prepared for street-to-street fighting, and holding more than 100 hostages. secretary of state blinken arrived in israel this morning. the u.s. is trying to ensure this conflict doesn't spread into a war across the middle east. but once the bombs start falling, wars are hard to contain. israel is reinforcing its northern border with lebanon, with concerns that hezbollah, a lebanese militant group that supports hamas, could open a second front. for the people of gaza, there's nowhere to run.

the gaza strip is cut off with no way in or out. israel has also cut the power and water and says it is warning citizens to evacuate buildings before they're attacked. but casualties are mounting. one video that is very disturbing shows a baby pulled from the rubble and motionless. american dr. barbara zind was in gaza on a humanitarian mission and now, she's not a hostage, but she can't get out. >> there's no passage out right now, so we're hoping that a humanitarian corridor will be made so that aid can come into the gazans and people who want to leave can get out. >> reporter: the death toll from saturday's hamas atrocities continues to rise, as new video show the horrors of the hamas killing spree. one is especially chilling. hamas gunmen can be seen arriving by paraglider at that music festival. the attendees seem confused. 260 of them are about to be killed.

and about the hostages, the israeli military said this morning that it has identified the locations of at least some of the hostages. for obvious reasons of security, they're not saying where those locations might be, how many hostages might be there, but it is the first indications that we're hearing at all from israelis that they might have an idea of the locations of some of those hostages who are certainly right now in extreme danger, as are all of the people in the gaza strip. and it could get much more dangerous if this ground invasion happens and happens soon. >> richard engel, thank you very much. as mentioned, secretary of state antony blinken has arrived in israel overnight. we want to turn now to white house's chief correspondent peter alexander. peter, good morning. what is the mission of this trip? >> yeah, savannah, secretary blinken says the number killed in the hamas attack has risen to 25. he has spoke in deeply personal

terms a husband, a father, a man who is jewish condemning the barbaric violence, praising the bravery of the israeli people and delivering this very clear message to israel. >> you may be strong enough on your own to defend yourself. but as long as america exists, you will never, ever have to. we will always be there by your side. >> reporter: among blinken's top priorities, helping secure the release of the american hostages. and just this morning, a national security adviser here tells us at this point the u.s. is not contemplating any american boots on the ground involved in that mission. blinken heads to jordan tomorrow. he'll meet with jordan's king abdullah and mahmoud abbas. he's the president of the palestinian authority who has limited control over the west bank. earlier, blinken, savannah said, the u.s. is in talks with israel and egypt that also borders gaza, about a safe way out for civilians, including palestinians and americans who looking to leave.

the president welcomed community leaders to the white house expressing a solidarity and support. he said he has not given up hope about bringing those hostages home and forcefully denounced anti-semitism. over the years he has taken his children and grandchildren to a nazi concentration camp to see the dangers of hate. >> i want them to see that you could not not know what was going on walking through those gates. you could not fail to understand as a country what was going on. >> reporter: the president also saying he's made it very clear to iran to be careful. savannah? >> peter alexander at the white house. we want to turn to jeremy bash, former staff at the pentagon and cia is here with us in washington and retired admiral james stavridis, nbc news analyst. good morning to both of you. admiral, if you were the military commander, hundreds of thousands of troops amased at

the border with gaza, what would be the strategy be going into this very difficult battle theater? >> yeah. no secrets here. you're watching it unfold. you're seeing the initial rounds of precision-guided munitions that are taking out command and control networks. you're cutting off electricity, power, so that the terrorists can't access their own networks. and right behind them would be a major ground assault. tens of thousands, if not 100,000 israeli troops. give you a sense of scale, in afghanistan, i commanded 150,000 troops. that was operating across afghanistan, the size of texas. this is a tiny little enclave. there may be 100,000 israeli troops about to head in there. last point, special forces. israelis very good at this. they'll be trying to fix, find, protect those hostages.

that's the basic sequence we'll see over the next 72 hours. >> and let me turn to jeremy for a moment. this is urban warfare. and hamas, by launching this brutal assault, by taking hostages, all but invited israeli forces in. they know they're coming, is the point. so how do the israeli forces deal with that, knowing that hamas recognizes, this is coming. >> well, the fist thing is not to walk into the trap. israel was on the ground there before 2005. they don't want to own gaza. what they want to do is two things. number one, establish a buffer zone around the gaza strip so that terrorists can't infiltrate israel and second, as the admiral mentioned, take out command and control into hamas they're going specifically after hamas that are engaged in kidnapping, hostage taking, and ground operations. >> admiral, how concerned would you be when you're looking at the situation in the south, but also, you have to keep your eye on the north if you're israel, where hezbollah, which, of

course, is a proxy of iran is in position, has a lot of strength and the support of iran. so israel is really looking at multiple borders right now >> indeed they are, and i'll give you a number. 130,000. that's the number of missiles that hezbollah, which is a creature of iran, has stationed in that northern front that's exactly why president biden has correctly sent the "gerald r. ford" carrier strike group. it brings with it six exquisite destroyers and cruisers with air defense, combat punch, if necessary, as the president has said, this is a signal to iran, don't even think about it. >> and you said that obviously, israel doesn't want to own gaza, doesn't want to re-occupy gaza, but if you get rid of hamas, which is the controlling authority there, israel, in effect, does own gaza. and what about the civilians

there? >> i think israel's objective is going to be to control the air space, control the borders, but not get involved in the day-to-day lives of the palestinians this is going to be ultimately up to the palestinians, in conjunction with the palestinian authority, in conjunction with egypt, in conjunction with other entities in the region that want to fund and support the palestinians to support some >> jeremy there, so the hamas terrorists can not have a safe haven and bring terror on american's allies. >> jeremy bash, thank you. general stavridis, as always hoda, back to you. >> thank you, savannah also this morning, there's new drama in the search for the next speaker of the house. republicans have nominated louisiana steve scalise for the position, but they're struggling to fully unite to elect him. nbc's capitol hill correspondent ryan nobles joins us with the very latest. good morning, ryan >> reporter: hoda, good morning. you're right, at this moment, there is no speaker of the house. the majority leader, steve scalise, won the most votes in a closed-door republican meeting, but as it stands right now, he still doesn't have enough votes to seal the deal several republicans have said that they're not prepared to

support him when the vote gets to the full house floor. he can only afford to lose four gop votes in order to win the job, so now republicans are waiting until those votes are locked up before bringing it to the floor. but it's really unclear right now when that will happen. some still intend to vote for congressman jim jordan, who was endorsed by donald trump, but was edged out by scalise but jordan has asked his supporters to get behind scalise. hoda >> ryan, clearly this is not a typical situation. there's urgent matters happening in israel. is there any urgency among the republicans to quickly get this done >> really, that's part of the problem, hoda. while there are many republicans worried that they need to elect a new speaker as soon as possible, it only takes a small handful of members to slow down the entire process and that is what we are seeing play out here. president biden saying this week he will ask congress to take urgent action to fund israel, but that's not possible right now, because every day there

isn't a speaker, congress is paralyzed and cannot approve aid to israel. so right now the house can't even pass something as simple as a bipartisan resolution condemning hamas because of the impasse. the republican house foreign affairs chair mike mccall reiterating how high the stakes are. hoda >> ryan nobles for us there at the capitol. ryan, thank you. it is 7:14 a lot more to get to good news for somebody today >> and bad news for a lot of other folks. hoda, good morning good morning to you as well. we've been watching that powerball jackpot build for months and overnight, a single ticket was sold in the state of california matching the winning numbers for that nearly $2 billion prize. clearly, it was not nbc's miguel almaguer, because he joins us now with that story. what can you tell us about this golden ticket, buddy >> hey, craig, good morning. it's especially a good morning for a lucky winner here in california in case you're waking up and you haven't checked your numbers yet, the winning numbers were

22, 24, 40, 52, 64, and the powerball number was 10. we know the $1.7 billion ticket was sold at a store called midway market and liquor in frazier park that's a small, remote community, just over an hour outside of los angeles overnight, one employee told local media that a lot of their customers almost go in there religiously every day to get th she wouldn't be surprised if the winner is a local resident, craig. >> sounds like maybe a regular by the way, we know the rules vary from state to state, miguel there in california, how long does the winner have to claim that big prize and will we ever know his or her name >> reporter: the jackpot winner has up to a year from the date of the draw to claim it, which gives them enough time to get things in order before their life completely changes. and that's especially important, because unlike other states, you cannot remain anonymous in california the winner has a choice to take the payments in installments, so they can choose a cash option of about $774 million

and if those rules sound familiar, it's because this is now the fourth billion-dollar jackpot history, all of them happened right here in the golden state so craig, it begs the question, are you ready to move out here to los angeles and anchor from our bureau >> or maybe just come and buy a ticket and come back >> indeed. >> miguel, thanks, buddy >> can you imagine waking up with that ticket that's insane! life changing. >> about to change forever all right, 7:16. let's get a check of the weather from al. >> hey, al ♪ california, here i come, righ back where i started from ♪ anyway we're looking at, unfortunately, not the golden state or the sunshine state down in florida heavy showers, remnants of lydia now making their way through the southeast. we've got tornado watches and this is going to be pushing through, bringing some more heavy rain down there. probably see another 1 to 3 inches possible in some spots, especially in and around orlando, up to ocala that coast-to-coast storm we're telling you about yesterday, going to be creating significant snow for higher elevations in

the rockies, heavy rain in the central plains this system moves to the east on friday, downpours spreading into the midwest from minneapolis all the way to chicago there could be some localized flooding with this, as well. and saturday, well, it comes into the northeast and brings a little more rain temperatures will drop behind that cold front. the good news is, by sunday, it intensifies, but the rain will start to come to an end through the northeast. but it is going to be much chillier, and if you think it's been over and over again, look at this wet weather. we're talking heavy rain back through the plains, all the way into the northeast and mid-atlantic states. guess what boston, last rain-free weekend eight weeks ago, new york, six weeks ago, eight weeks ago in hartford, philly, six weeks ago back in the beginning of september. and again, we've got showers through the weekend. philly, hartford, new york but boston, you may dry out. head on up to boston first go to california and then head to boston we're going to get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds.

and that's your latest weather. hoda >> all right, al thank you so much. still ahead, new details o the health battle facing olympic athlete mary lou retton. what her family is now saying about her hospitalization as friends and fans rally around the legendary gymnast. and from here in washington, an inside look at the remarkable discoveries being made by nasa scientists as the long-awaited first sample from a nearly 5 billion-year-old asteroid is unveiled who else but tom costello, all over this one for us hi, tom! >> reporter: i'm going to blow your mind. is this how life appeared on earth? asteroids with water seeding earth? it's amazingly cool, set the dvr if the kids are leaving for if the kids are leaving for school

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savannah guthrie and to be getting an award under your namesake means a lot to me. >> okay, that's beautiful. 7:30. that's a glimpse inside a gorgeous night in washington, celebrating and uplifting the voices of our hidden heroes, our nation's nearly 6 million military and veteran caregivers. savannah, i know you look forward to this event every night. and you said there wasn't a dry eye in the house. >> there wasn't. there wasn't. it was so emotional, meeting caregivers, hearing their stories, lifting them up, spotlighting them. it was a beautiful night. i cannot wait to tell you more about it. in fact, this year we really focused on male caregivers. there are so many, sons taking care of dads, brothers, children. so i'm really looking forward to it. it was fun to see adam driver win that award. he gave an amazing speech. >> and a veteran himself, too, right? >> he is. he's a marine. >> we look forward to that coming up next half hour. we have more news to get to right now, including the massive

and growing show of support for gymnastics legend mary lou retton. >> yeah, she's been hospitalized with a rare form of pneumonia and this morning, donations pouring in to the crowd funding campaign that her family started. they want to help mary lou with her medical bills. nbc's morgan chesky has the very latest on this. >> hey, morgan, good morning. >> reporter: hey, craig, hoda, good morning. when you think back to those olympic moments, and when it mattered most, mary lou retton always delivered. and now at the age of just 55, she's finding herself in a serious time of need. and yet people all over the world are doing their part to support the retton family. and today for the first time, we're hearing from retton's daughter, sharing a message of thank you and asking for prayers. >> first and foremost, thank you so much for all the love and support that you've given to my mom. >> reporter: mary lou retton's daughter, sharing her family's

heartfelt gratitude, as the gymnastics legend reportedly battles pneumonia in a hospital icu. >> she's still fighting. it's going to be a day by day process, and we hope that you guys will respect her boundaries, as we want to keep the details between her and our family right now. >> on tuesday, sheilla's sister, mckenna, posted this appeal on crowd-funding site spot find. mary lou is fighting for her life. she is not able to breathe on her own. she's been in the icu for over a week now. according to the post, the gold medallist has a very rare form of pneumonia. her family declining to elaborate on retton's condition, but giving special thanks to her medical team. >> she's been treated with the best of the best professionals here. and it has been such a blessing to have their hands on her. >> reporter: meanwhile, mary lou retton's friends and fellow olympians are showing their love on social media.

nadia who scored the first perfect 10 in olympic history writing, please get better. my very dear friend. her former olympic teammate, kathy johnson, posting this picture of the two sharing a moment of exuberant celebration at the 1984 games. since retton's daughters asked for help, more than 5,000 donors have contributed to the campaign, far surpassing the family's $50,000 goal. >> we're overwhelmed. it's been a really hard time for our family, and so, just seeing that people love her like that and showing her that support has just meant the world to us and to her. >> reporter: it's been nearly four decades since mary lou retton won gold at the 1984 olympics, becoming america's sweetheart at just 16 years old. this morning, a fierce competitor fighting alongside loved ones to regain her health. >> yeah, and the country still cheering her on. so, morgan, we don't know a lot about her time in the hospital, but what else do we know about

that? >> reporter: yeah. aside from those thousands of donors showing their support, we're also hearing from retton's former "dancing with the stars" partner sasha farber, who shared that earlier this week he did communicate with her via text. he was sharing videos of her dancing, reminding her that there is only one mary lou retton. and in the meantime, since that crowd funding site went up to help out with hospital bills, more than $330,000 has been raised to help the retton family in this ongoing fight. as they support mary lou. hoda? >> i'm sure it's growing. morgan, thank you so much. we appreciate it. well, we turn now to the nasa mission that has top scientists and space geeks geeking out, pretty much, this morning. the first results are in from the mission that brought back a sample of dust and rock from the surface of a near-earth asteroid. nbc's tom costello is our chief space geek and is here in washington with us. i know, i mean, you accept that title gladly. >> i wrote that, actually. yes. >> this is huge. this is like the basic ingredients of life.

>> carbon and water on an asteroid that's 4.5 billion years old. why does that matter? because you and i are made of carbon and water! this is fascinating. this sample may help to reveal the origin of the cosmos of how water ended up on earth. and if there are traces of carbon and water on an asteroid, could other planets have also been seeded with the critical ingredients for life? take a look at a time capsule from an ancient solar system. the rock and dust on the edge of that canister are from an asteroid named benu, a billion miles away. and here's where it gets really cool. inside the roc inside the rocks and dust, researchers have already detected traces of carbon and water, the building blocks of life >> we are trying to find out who we are, what we are. >> reporter: and if asteroids provide the basic ingredients

for earth 4 billion years ago -- >> and touchdown of the osiris rex return capsule >> reporter: the capsule returned to earth two weeks ago after a mission that had the osiris rex spacecraft landing on that asteroid and drilling down to collect a sample, leaving behind a contrail of dust and debris in a sterile lab, researchers haven't even opened the sealed sample, the outside container was already covered in asteroid debris jackpot! >> we picked the right asteroid. and not only that, we brought back the right sample! >> reporter: here's why, look here these are close-ups from an electron microscope that has detected clay minerals with water locked inside. water in an asteroid >> that is how we think water got to the earth, making our world habitable. >> reporter: once nasa opens this nearly 9-ounce sample, it plans to share it with researchers around the world and save some for future scientists

who haven't yet even been born, but may one day wonder -- >> why is it that we are here, we're alive, we're conscious it's such a gift that i hope everybody really stops and thinks about it every once in a while. >> reporter: okay, but wait, if asteroids actually did kick start the earth and if there are trillions of planets out there, what are the chances it happened to some of them, too and if that's true -- >> e.t., phone home? >> e.t., phone home. >> reporter: maybe there's a whole universe of e.t.s out there. >> yeah, it's possible something else nasa hopes to learn from this tiny sample, how to better defend earth from an asteroid on a collision course with us. the more we understand the composition of asteroids and how they are affected by heat and cooling and space, we might learn more about what it would take to move one out of the way, savannah, and by the way, this particular spacecraft that's on its way now to another asteroid, that it will do a big survey of, as well.

>> it's just incredible that they land that aircraft on a moving asteroid -- spacecraft, i should say >> reporter: it's astonishing! on a moving asteroid, they land a spacecraft, drill down, bring it back to earth >> it's 4, years old billion years old. and by the way, you are so excellent at your job. but if you ever want a different job, you should be a science teacher. just saying. don't you think, guys? >> spot-on >> thank you, tom. >> i would sign up for costello's space class. >> yeah. coming up, fans of "snl" are going to love "popstart" this morning because we have an exclusive sneak peek at eddy murphy's first-ever holiday movie. >> oh, look forward to that! speaking of movies, taylor swift hit the red carpet for the premiere of her concert film a night of stars, surprises, and shrieks of excitement from fans like emilie ikeda, right, em >> yeah, that is right you are about to watch my wildest dreams come true somehow we managed to score a golden ticket to the event

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today. >> welcome to the eras tour! >> it's the movie premiere of swifty's wildest dreams. >> we're ready for it! >> taylor swift's long-awaited eras film concert film debuting in style at the grove in l.a >> and we scored a golden ticket along with more than 2,000 others, who got to walk red carpets like this before heading inside to see the concert film >> reporter: if one superstar wasn't enough, the queen bea herself, beyonce, turned out to support swift on the red carpet. and swift paying tribute to her fellow superstar in an instagram post never before. >> this is the pest day of m >> have you ever been more excited to see a movie >> never before. >> this is the pest day of my life >> taylor, how are you feeling >> reporter: the superstar arriving in a blue oscar de la rentta gown mingled with fans. the fans got snacks. >> these are amazing before being divided up into 13 different theaters, swift's favorite number.

with swift greeting each group personally >> you absolutely are main characters in this film, because that's what made this tour magical. >> then it was show time >> we are literally watching the concert film with taylor swift right behind us. >> reporter: the night, unlike any other movie experience, with guests encouraged to dance and sing, so i was happy to oblige and so was taylor, who spent the night bopping to her own songs the two-hour, 45-minute concert movie officially debuting today, already shattering records advanced ticket sales raking in more than $100 million globally. that's more than triple what "barbie," the biggest movie of the year, brought in ahead of its opening weekend. >> it's about being there with her, but also about the memories that you're re-living as you listen to all of these songs >> reporter: what's sure to be a blockbuster concert film coming amid her sold-out tour but for those who couldn't get tickets to see her in person, this movie is a true love story.

and taylor swift says she's never had more fun than throughout the eras tour the film set to show in 90 countries this weekend guys, when i return, i'll be bearing gifts. i've got enough friendship bracelets for everyone in studio 1a >> we love that! i mean, i know you went to the concert as well. now you've gone to the movie how did they compare to each other? >> okay, craig i'll point out, the movie doesn't include every single song from the live concert, but the sin ming tofy is truly breathtaking you catch so many more little moments between the fans and swift's facial expressions and i recently spoke with her dad who pointed out to me, they're so excited about the movie, because it makes the eras tour more affordable and accessible to all of those fans who didn't get to experience it in person. >> that's a good point >> hey, em, is it appropriate for little kids, do you think? >> oh, absolutely! absolutely everyone can get up, sing, dance together, it's a good time for all ages >> i'm glad to hear that, because we already have our tickets. so i'm glad you said that.

>> we'll be going on sunday. >> all right >> thanks, em. >> all right, mr. roker, how about a check of the weather >> paw patrol saturday, eras tour sunday! >> there you go. >> that's a full weekend we are looking at a beautiful day here in the northeast, showers and severe storms down through the southeast today. there's a fire risk in the mid-plains, plenty of sunshine there. rainy and stormy as this system comes ac you heard him mention the sunshine. and that is exactly what we'll be seeing today. right now in san francisco, it is 56. and by noon, we'll bump up into the 60s. eventually climbing into the 70s. so slightly warmer this afternoon thanks to some high pressure. and that is also going to help the temperatures climb into the upper 70s by 12:00 for san jose. some low 80s on the map as

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♪ it's 8:00 on "today. coming up, major escalation. israel carrying out even more air strikes overnight ahead of an imminent ground war this comes amid new concern over the fate of the hostages, including americans taken in those surprise attacks on

israel we're live with the latest developments plus, hidden heroes. savannah takes us inside a very special event honoring a very special group of caregivers for veterans >> first of all, just, what does it mean to you to be here tonight and to be recognized and appreciated as caregivers? >> well, i think it's important to recognize that caregivers are more than just wives they're husbands taking care of spouses, they're children taking care of parents, sons taking care of fathers. so care giving is an activity that transcends gender roles >> this morning, we are shining a light on their incredible stories. and live from new york, "snl" is back and so is a familiar face. >> what are you doing here >> plus two of the show's biggest alums, eddie murphy and adam sandler are out with new projects >> i've got a feeling this year is going to be different

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us on this thursday morning. we've got a big crowd here in new york i see some savannah signs, girl. s.g., they're not going to be happy, but we'll give them extra love for you on the plaza this morning. >> good morning, guys. good to see you. >> let's get right to our news at 8:00. we're going to begin with breaking news from israel, where secretary of state antony blinken arrived this morning after meeting with israel's prime minister, blinken revealed an increase in the number of americans known to have been killed in the hamas terror attacks. >> tragically, the number of innocent lives claimed by hamas' heinous attacks continues to rise among those, we now know that at least 25 american citizens were killed we join families in israel, in the united states, and around the world in mourning their immeasurable loss. >> secretary blinken is in tel aviv to show solidarity as israel intensified its air strikes in gaza and prepared for

a potential ground invasion. he's also expected to work towards the release of hostages, including americans held by hamas. nbc's raf sanchez is on the ground in israel with the very latest for us. hey, raf >> guys, good morning. all across the south of this country, we can see israeli tanks amassing for a potential ground invasion of gaza, but with are every passing hour, fears are growing for the hostages being held captive. six days into the worst hostage crisis in israel's history, desperate families waiting for answers. >> i can only think about my family over there, thinking, what are they doing to them? >> reporter: there are at least 150 hostages, and there are still americans unaccounted for. but some receiving the news they'd feared this work. >> that's your mom >> reporter: earlier this week, 66-year-old adrian was on the phone with her when gunmen burst

into their home. speaking to lester holt, they're still hopeful. >> we're waiting for you we're waiting for you. >> reporter: but now netta's family confirming, she's been found dead the family had called on the u.s. and israel to do everything they can to find the hostages. secretary blinken and a team in israel this morning to push forward the search for americans still missing. while israel waits to learn their face in the darkest hours still coming together, singing the national anthem in bomb shelters, and drawing strength from stories of heroism, including that of this grandmother. five terrorists burst into her home on saturday, but quick-thinking raquel decided to offer her captors food so on the table here, you can see some of the food and she told us, they made her taste everything she gave them because they were worried she might have tried to poison them. buying time for israeli commandos to storm the house and set her free

i tell the hostages, the whole world cares for you. don't show them you're afraid. >> so happy you're safe. a moment of hope in an hour with few of them. now traveling with secretary blinken here in israel today is a senior u.s. official responsible for hostage rescues. the u.s. and israeli governments are looking to come up with a joint plan to bring their citizens home. guys >> all right, raf there on the border of gaza thank you. meanwhile, in a surprise move last night, the united autoworkers announced a major escalation of its nearly month-old strike the union walked out at ford's most profitable plant truck in kentucky, where 8,700 of its members are employed since launching the limited strike against ford, gm and stellantis, the union has gradually added more plants, wherever it feels that a company that has refused to make progress in contract talks ford called the uaw's decision to strike that truck plant, quote, grossly irresponsible today marks 25 years since

matthew shepard died following a brutal anti-gay attack that made national headlines in laramie, wyoming. katie couric was the first to interview matthew's parents back then, judy and dennis shepard, not long after he was killed and she sat down with them again for an exclusive interview they reflected upon their son, matt, where he would be if he were alive, as well as their response to what one of the perpetrators, russell henderson is now saying about the attack as he serves out a life sentence >> he said, quote, i think about matthew every single day of my life i think about him in every single one of those days that i have had that he hasn't had, his family hasn't had, his friends haven't had. i'm so, so ashamed i was ever apart of this. >> don't believe it for a second >> we differ there i think without the other guy, erin mckinney, russell wouldn't -- russell would have been fine. he was a follower up until he became involved in mckinney and

drugs, he was a good kid, got lost, bad family life. i think he's just as much a victim as matt was >> that's a very compelling interview. katie will be with us live next thursday to share it in its entirety guys, we look forward to that. >> yes, we do. news is covered. how about a boost? >> i've got you covered. here we go an 11-year-old named vivian was feeling pretty nervous before her surgery to have her tonsils out, so the staff at the cleveland clinic children's hospital came up with a way to relax the young ballerina on her way into the operating room. >> first patient to ever ballet herself into the o.r let's see it let's see it. >> come on you can do it, girl. >> you're on video >> let's do it let's do it! keep going vivian didn't stop there by the way, she pirouetted all the way into the o.r better yet, she did it with a smile. that came, by the way, the hospital says the surgery was a

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veteran caregivers. i know it's one of your favorite events, sg. >> i just feel good thinking about it. it was such a beautiful evening, you guys. as you all know, for the last five years, i've had a privilege for being an ambassador for hidden heroes, along side the legendary tom hanks. this initiative was started by elizabeth dole and her foundation and provides critical support to the nation's nearly 6 million veteran caregivers. what you may not know is nearly half of them are men, and many of them are taking care of their fathers that served in vietnam. this morning, we want to shine a light on some of their >> we're just going to put on this shirt, okay you can do it, dad you're strong. we'll put on your shoes. all right. there we go. >> when i was a kid, i didn't know much about my dad's service, because he didn't talk much about it. >> reporter: growing up in yonkers, new york, chris didn't understand why it was so difficult for his father, james, to get out of bad. james served in the air force in vietnam and came home a changed person >> if you interrupted him

watching television or did something wrong, he would fly off the handle >> reporter: chris understands now his dad had been suffering from ptsd and most likely various undiagnosed traumatic brain injuries >> over the years, i forgave him, because it was really holding me down. you know, the weight of bitterness and resentment and once i let it go, i was able to become a better person >> in 2015, james had a stroke, complicated by dementia. chris made the difficult decision to retire from his beloved job as a sergeant in the nypd to take care of his father full-time. >> it's exhausting, but it's brought me closer to my dad, that relationship we never had, that we're able to start building now and make up for time lost. >> reporter: there are 6 million veteran caregivers in the united states and like chris, nearly half are men the elizabeth dole foundation's hidden heroes program offers

help and free resources and a chance to connect with other caregivers at the annual hidden heroes gala in washington, d.c. last night, chris was able to connect with other male hidden heroes, like elijah johnson of hawaii who cares for his father, anthony, a u.s. army vietnam vet. and sean lopez of maryland, who put his career as a geologist on hold to care for his father, carlos, a career navy veteran. well, first of all, just what does it mean to you to be here tonight and to be recognized and appreciated as caregivers? >> well, i think it's important to recognize that caregivers are more than just wives they're husbands taking care of spouses, they're children taking care of parents, sons taking care of fathers. so care giving an activity that transcends gender roles. >> i always say that caregivers are serving our country as well, when they're taking care of our veterans who served and sacrificed so much for us. >> you know, my dad served at a time where it wasn't his choice to serve drafted right out of high

school, sent to vietnam. it shaped so much of his life after that so it's definitely a way to serve, to cake care of those who put it all on the line >> what do caregivers need what would you want people to know >> there's a point where you're just exhausted we need more outlets where we can talk amongst peers or mental health professionals >> and you could feel the camaraderie in the room, not only between caregivers, but with the many stars who came to honor them, like oscar winner tom hanks and actor adam driver, who also served as a marine. >> this may be a complicated question, but how has being a caregiver to your fathers affected your relationships with your fathers >> in my case, it got way better it got stronger, because in the course of caring for him, i understood more about what he went through >> it seems like a simple question, but why do you do it what does it mean to you to take

care of your father? >> i think we spent so much time in life asking the question of, what do i want my life to look like, instead of asking what it should be is, who do i want to be in life and for me, that was powerful in finding my sense of purpose as a caregiver. >> and it's clear that none of these men or any of these courageous caregivers do what they do for accolades. for them, these acts of service are simply acts of love. >> my dad was asked by the doctor, who takes care of you, and he said, my son takes care of me. he's my caregiver. i felt good about it when he said that. >> guys, it was so beautiful every time, i'm telling you, these caregivers are so incredible, what they do, and they serve mostly in the shadows. people don't know. and that's why this organization, hidden heroes, means so much to me. it's my goal every year, you're not going to be hidden, not this year we'll show your faces. we want everyone to look around,

their neighborhoods and their communities, there are caregivers everywhere, whether they're veteran caregivers or just taking care of an elderly parents or kids with special needs, and they need us to see them and say, hey, i'm here, what can i do for you? can i watch your kids for an afternoon? do you need a break? it's so easy, it's great to be involved, but it's just that human touch means so much to these caregivers i hear it all the time >> and you know, you think about -- i always think about the sacrifice that caregivers make, but when you see what they're getting in return, when you talk about the bond with their dads, my word, that was so profound to me >> it is it's so -- because a lot of them, and all the gentlemen that we talked to yesterday, they all had, you know, kind of complicated relationships with their fathers, because their fathers had suffered so much and it was so misunderstood. and this act of care giving, which is a total act of sacrifice by their sons, has opened up this relationship. and they say they feel so honored and privileged to do it, even though it's the hardest

work you could imagine >> that was so beautiful >> that was great to shine a light on that. >> yes, savannah, awesome. we can't wait to see you back here in studio 1a tomorrow that was awesome >> see you tomorrow. >> you said, it's who i want to be >> beautiful >> and savannah also pointing out the fact that their service to their fathers, it's service to this country, as well so we are grateful thanks, s.g. safe travels >> thank you mr. roker, how about another check of the weather >> let's show you what we've got for you, looking at today, we're going to start off with some heavy rain down through the southeast. there have been some tornado watches there, most of them thankfully starting to expire. look at that snow back through the rockies. there could be some significant upper elevation snowfall as part of a system that's moving to the east, and you can see where it's chilly, 30s and 40s, but 80s and 90s down through texas into southern florida for the day today, heavy rain down through the southeast rainy and storm in the central and northern plains. heavy snow back through the northern rockies sunshine along the west coast. that's

here in the bay area we have plenty of sunshine. a live look at the golden gate bridge on a clear morning in the city. today the temperatures will be warmer, 70s, 80s and 60s around the coast. san jose 81, martinez 78, san francisco upper 60s but likely to see low 70s. over the next seven days, chan best time of the morning "popstart! >> what have we got? >> we've got to fly. we've got to go! first up, "snl," the show returns this weekend for season 49 they're bringing a familiar face to host the big premiere here's a look at the first promo. >> yo. >> what are you doing here >> my apartment's under construction, so i'm just living here >> only cast or hosts are allowed in the studio.

>> oh, okay, i'll do that. >> do what >> the host thing. i'll host. >> pete, that's not how it works. you can't just say you're hosting and -- >> that was my kenan face. >> that's right, pete davidson making his big return this saturday the former "snl" star left in 2022, was originally slated to host the season finale last year before it was canceled due to the writer's strike. pete will be joined by musical guest ice spice. that will be one not to miss speaking of "snl," a former cast mates sneak peeks, and what they're doing with their next projects eddie murphy is stagger in his first-ever holiday movie hard to believe he's never done a holiday movie, this time with the one and only tracee ellis ross called "candy cane lane." he plays a christmas-crazy dad that accidentally makes a deal with an elf that brings the 12 days of christmas to life and wreaks havoc in his town here is an exclusive first look. >> i just want it to be the best christmas ever >> oh, ignore all the fine

print. honestly, it's like you're signing your life away away away ♪ >> this is crazy >> hold up that was your wish not like, world peace. end hunger >> end homelessness? >> save the polar bears. >> stop climate change >> i love drake. >> point taken >> need a new family holiday watching the same stuff. get the kids to watch it that's great, "candy cane lane" starts streaming november 1st. in the movie musical, sandler lends his voice to project lee yo in the movie musical sandler plays a 74-year-old lizard and class pet who learns he only has one year left to live and decides to use his remaining time giving students a little boost of support here is a first look at that >> you're talking to them.

>> these kids are all benefiting from my 74 years of wisdom >> everyone thinks i'm weird >> kid, they don't even know you. ♪ >> what is so special about this reptile? >> he made me feel like i could do anything. >> this is going end to badly. this was a tough time, but these are the best years believe me >> rounding out that cast, by the way, comedians bill burr, cecily strong, jason alexander, and rob schneider, not to mention the sandler family both daughters sadie and sunny, plus jackie adams' wife, maybe there's a family pet making an appearance i'm not sure love it. "leo" premieres november 21st on netflix. you can check out the full trailer at today.com next up, "the iron claw. the first trailer is out for this star-studded bio pic. the film featuring zac efron and "the bear's" jeremy eric weiss centers around the brothers that

made history back in the early '80s take a look. >> i want you to join your brothers in the ring >> yes, sir, i love that >> now, we all know carrie's my favorite, then kev then david, then mike, but the rankings can always change >> it's too tough on us. you've got to say something. >> that's what your brother's are for. >> you feel that you feel that? that's pressure! >> you're pushing it too hard. >> i'm fine. seriously. >> i'm scared, man i'm out of control >> yikes >> "the iron claw" hits theaters december 22nd. quickly, finally, reba mcentire after swinging by the studio earlier this week for an incredible performance, the newest "voice" coach popped over to "watch what happens live" last night to sit down with andy cohen and reba revealing that she's never actually texted her pal dolly parton, in fact they have a very unique way of communicating. >> dolly does not text >> she does not. does she email >> no. no

>> really? >> no. >> you can only get ahold of her on the land line >> fax >> fax?! really?! you can only fax her >> i don't have her telephone number and i asked kenny rogers one time, i said, do you have dolly's number, he said, no. >> wow my mind is blown >> you know what, maybe he said that because he didn't want to give it to me. >> she wasn't saying facts, like, facts, she said fax machine! >> f-a-x >> miley cyrus talks about that, too, that's how she communicates with her god mother. even miley doesn't have the >> digits >> love it, love it, love it good morning. 8:26. i'm marcus washington. breaking news this morning in the east bay. one person is dead after an early morning multicar crash on interstate 880 at about 1:00 this morning in the southbound

lanes near the north a street exit in san lorenzo. the exact number of cars involved not yet clear, chp is saying one woman died and others are in the hospital. no word on the cause. all lanes have been cleared. time for a look at the forecast. >> great opportunity to go outside today. the weather will be beautiful for a walk, a hike, whatever it may be. sunshine will linger all day long. san jose at 55 degrees, winds calm, cool. by noon we bump into the 70s. eventually we could see 80s as well. we have warming mainly through the interior. we have 70s in los gatos and cupertino 79. oakland 74, hayward 77, 60s around the peninsula. marcus. >> we'll have another update in 30 minutes.

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it is 8:30 we're celebrating our second anniversary right here happy anniversary. it's the 12th day of october, 2023 let's give some camera time. did everyone get on? almost everyone get on >> it's physical therapist month. >> physical therapist month. >> we love our pt! >> i'm doing pt right now at my pt way at hhsy up with a good book, perhaps so we brought in two of our favorite writers isaac and jasmine will share their recommendations for that next book you might want to dive into this fall >> so pumped up. also ahead, giada and lasagna, a

match made in heaven for pasta fans she has a layer free recipe for the italian classic that you may want to make tonight, uncle al >> that's it and hoda, i think you want to stick around for our third hour. look who we've got here. shilese jones fresh off her incredible performance, at the world gymnastics championships helping team usa bring home the seventh-consecutive gold. >> look at that. >> my gosh how's it feel? >> it feels amazing. i've worked so hard to get here, so to actually have it around my neck is so unreal. >> you got a gold and a bronze there. the bronze is for the all-around >> yes >> we're so proud of you congratulations. paris is not far away. how are you feeling about it >> i feel amazing. it was a month's trip, so we're here today and the hard work pays off >> security guard walking around with all of that hardware. clanking around. >> she said it's okay if we call her shy. >> i like shy. >> and she's related to sheinelle jones. >> that's not true

nothing true about that. >> we'll talk with shy in the next hour. one for check of the weather before we do anything else >> there's somebody down at the other end that has a copy of pops, your book, he said we'll like an autograph. let's show you what we like as far as your weekend weather is concerned. for tomorrow, flood threat in the upper midwest, mild out west, storms will leave us in the southeast. then, saturday, oh, unfortunately, another wet weekend, mid atlantic, northeast as well. plenty of sunshine mid-sections of the country, chilly into the plains wet weather moves into the pacific northwest. sunday, sunday, windy and chilly around the great lakes, northeast will be slightly cooler down through the southern plains warm and dry out west with the exception of the pacific northwest. expect to see sunshine in your forecast throughout the entire bay area, a couple clouds around the coast, but temperatures will be in the 70s and 80s through the interior. in oakland, upper 70s.

slightly warmer for concord, >> this nice lady brought a couple of my old books >> this says, i've been meeting to al roker since i was in third grade! >> what's your name? >> kathleen! >> all right, kathleen >> there you go! >> dream come true >> just as impressive up close, right? >> i can check it off my bucket list >> there you go. we like it >> i was here last time, but he wasn't here, and i got stuck with her >> so happy to see you again, kathleen coming up next, two of our favorite authors are here, they're ready to share their favorite fall reads because it goes with cooler weather cooling up with a good book. but first this is "today" on nbc

we're back at 8:36 helping you read more today. fall's in full swing and with it comes a fresh new batch of great books here to share some of their favorites, a pair of "new york times" best selling authors, isaac fitzgerald and jasmine gillry good morning >> good morning! how are you? >> we need fresh books, we need to start fresh. so let's go with fiction isaac, what's our fiction pick >> jesmond ward, two time national book award winner, she doesn't need my help, but this book was just so good i had to come on the show and talk about it it follows anist a slave girl living in the carolinas, she makes her way down to louisiana to a sugar plant location it's harrowing, but what drives you through this book is jesmyn's writing it is absolutely incredible. the other aspect is just her ancestry she comes from a warrior grandmother. grandma. there's spirit

there's so much going on >> i'm in. you sold it. the title come's from "dante's inferno. the writing's impeccable do it. >> i'm in. jasmine, take us away. what's let's talk about non-fiction you're into the roman empire >> hoda, i have a question for you? how often do you think about the roman empire >> never, never. >> that's not true how can that possibly be true? there's so much history. let me tell you who thinks about it all the time. mary beard this is the follow-up, not so much a sequel as it's in conversation with her firs book, it's called "emperor of rome," this takes us through 26 leaders, but not chronologically. it gives us -- pulls the curtain back on what their lives were like who they surrounded themselves with let us tell us what i'm hopeful for, peaceful transfers of power because there's a lot of murder happening back then.

the history here is amazing. i went to rome for the first time this book reading it while i was there made the whole place come alive. it is conversational, it is understandable i love this book >> you totally sold that one jasmine, what's your nonfiction pick >> congratulations the best is over this is a collection of essays by our eric thomas his writing makes me laugh so hard and touches my heart, makes me tear up every essay feels like you're just having a great gossip with a good friend over brunch. and i feel like he's my best friend now i hope he knows that this is so much fun to read. >> and essays, it's good to have by your bed. bite-sized bits. >> it's great. >> now we're giving you free rein author's choice. you have all the genres. what are you picking >> wellness by nathan hill this book is wonderful he's an incredible writer. all of his talents are on full

display here but you can tell he did a ton of research at its core, it's the story of a young couple, they meet in chicago in the '90s. 20 years of love, marriage, how life can fill our hearts but also disappoint us a little bit. but behind it is all of this incredible research. there's a bibliography this is a fiction book with a bibliography and the things that nathan hill is fascinated by fascinate me as well it's kind of a sendup of our current culture, but has a ton of heart it's 600-plus pages, but you wouldn't know it you'll rip right through it. it's incredible. >> and it matches your pantsuit skrm. suit >> okay, what is your author's pick >> meg cabot is like the romance goddess, right and it's october, people are in the mood to read something a little witchy. this is a romance about a witch in a small town in october who has to save the world. a handsome stranger comes to town and they have to save her town together. it's so much fun to read i ripped right through it. you'll love it >> give us some young adult or

kids' stuff. what do you have >> ava reid's, "a study in drowning." basically we follow this young, architecture student the only woman in her class but her favorite author, past, his manner needs a re-do she's going there. it's like a dream project for her. but there she meets preston, who's a literary academic, and he is convinced that her favorite author, who she's there to help with his house is a fraud. now, do they like each other >> do they >> they do not but maybe, eventually, that's right, she knows they come together, begrudgingly to solve a mystery there's gothic romance in this it's a perfect, perfect, perfect october read it's by the sea, the buildings are crumbling. the world building is incredible >> i love it young adult, what you got? >> "the black woods," this is about like a hollywood family, a big sprawling family the matriarch dies at the beginning of the family, and the

story is about her two granddaughters and we have flash backs of her life. there's family secrets, there is about fame and how it's affected all of their lives but it is also just so juicy, you cannot put this one down >> you guys make reading so fun and exciting we have to point out that your book, "dirtbag massachusetts," coming out in paperback. "new york times" best seller run away >> you just said that you like essays, it's essays. you can pick them up, put them down >> and "drunk on love," two brilliant writers picking brilliant books. y'all, thank you for making reading fun. >> thank you so much. >> we're into it >> thank you, hoda. >> find the picks on our website just head to today.com/books coming up next, get ready for cuteness overload. inside a nursing home using toddlers to help residents get back in touch with their inner child. but first, this "today" on is

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it's 8:44 with the inside look at one very successful program that's helping people of all ages connect >> there's this nursing home in japan where they hired a very special team of workers for the sole task of keeping residents smiling. janice mackey fryer joins us with probably the sweetest story you'll see all day hey, janice. >> reporter: hey, good morning, guys you guys know it can be a tough job these days to make somebody smile. so when a nursing home in japan was looking for a way to cheer up its elderly residents, who better to hire than the world's experts at being cute, babies. once a week, rena heads in for work, clocking in for a shift at the nursing home for a job you could say she was born to do rena is one of the home's baby workers, a pint-sized team of professionals hired to spend time with elderly residents. being cute is a full-time occupation here. the task, to make the days a

little brighter. >> it energizes me to see them, so this helps me, who's 93 his own grand kids don't come around much anymore. the idea of hiring babies came about after the nursing home's director brought her own granddaughter to work. >> when i saw the elderly people smile, i realized the power possessed by infants, she says, so she advertised for recruits up to 3 years old, who can't yet speak well, to keep conversations simple babies work when they want to, and stroll around with a parent. she gets to interact with grandmothers and grandfathers. it's funny, i'm not working, but she has a job. >> do you like your job? the patter of little feet around

wheelchairs and walkers here is meant to ease the isolation that often comes with growing old it's especially acute in japan, where a third of the population is over age 65 last year, the government even created a ministry of loneliness to help get reclusive people out, especially after the pandemic they should be able to interact with people of all ages, she says it's only natural. there are now 70 baby workers on staff here, giggling for 100 residents, making the home more of a house when they come, they're so cute, she says being a baby worker isn't always easy, though and there's mandatory retirement before preschool but it comes with a salary of diapers and ice cream and a rich payoff for residents, too. >> being adorable is one thing, but the fact that the baby workers can't yet speak is important. the nursing home director's explained it this way. that, as most elderly residents

age, it becomes harder for them to speak and express their emotion, so nonverbal communication, the stuff that babies are great at, the hugs, the giggles, the toddler chaos, it can go a lot further than words in really giving people something to smile about guys >> what a great idea >> that's a universal language >> what a win-win for both the kid gets ice cream, they get the sunshine of children beautiful. >> they should bring that to the states >> thanks, janice. coming up next, another good idea here, is not slaving in your kitchen, layering lasagna layer after layer. why? giada is here. says you don't have to do that she has this new method, one she has this new method, one sheet, one layer (♪♪) rsv can be a dangerous virus... [sneeze] ...for those 60 and older. it's not just a cold. and if you're 60 or older... ...you may be at increased risk of hospitalization...

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today join footed by one of our favorite giada de laurentiis you recently went to italy, right? you've got a new culinary line available through your popular lifestyle -- why am i talking to you? >> i'm right here. >> giada is here, everybody! you have a new pasta you have a thousand recipes. and when you started talking about this idea of not -- of doing the lasagna without 100 layers and just doing it as a single layer. >> we're going do dump it in a pot. >> where did this idea come from and why -- how come people haven't been doing this for years? >> this is the shape i had when i was a kid. think of taking lasagna sheets and breaking them up so when we used to eat it, my mom used to just dump everything on top of it and bake it off, because when you have four kids -- >> right >> time is of the essence. >> you don't have time >> how do you make it?

>> so we'll see. they're eating it. maybe hoda has something crispy. >> what do you have? garlic and oil garlic that's now burning, because we talked to too much and olive oil. >> what about the spinach? >> i like the frozen, because i like the texture, we'll see -- >> doesn't that release a lot of water, the frozen spinach? >> this is defrosted and we squeezed out all of the water. >> pro tip. >> put it in here. and you put it in here, and you had some chili have you ever had this before? >> not to my knowledge >> you probably have >> i'm pretty sure you have. >> siri's put it in there. >> it's all mushed up. >> that's great. that's got a little bit of heat, wow. thanks >> what am i, on hot ones with giada? >> now you'll never forget it? there you go >> it's sweet and hot. >> yeah. it's delicious so we'll saute this.

it will end up looking like this, and we'll take this and we take the spinach picture and mix it into the ricotta. >> when i saw this yesterday, you can eat it, obviously, as a main meal, but it almost felt like it could be a passaround appy >> you think you can eat that as an appetizer walking around? >> well, you could, i suppose. >> but -- >> a thin layer, and a pizza cutter >> maybe like little muffin tins >> something like that >> anyways -- >> i'm sorry, giada. >> what i wanted to say -- >> >> just offering people ideas. >> so this is all mixed up moving on. what i was going to tell you, pick up one of the noodles >> some of the tacoli. >> so what i do is i cook them, then i put them in the oven just plain on a sheet pan and create chips >> that's what i'm talking about! and then you can put

appetizers -- >> that's what i'm talking about! >> super bowl. >> you were on the right track, carson >> got ya. >> sausage sweet or hot >> this is spicy you can use whatever sweet, but -- al dente >> it has to be, because we're going to put it in the oven for 30 minutes >> so we'll break this guy up, and this is always the toughest part, is breaking up this lump of meat. >> do you want me to do that >> go ahead. >> and we'll add red onion to it to season it the great thing is, you can make all of these pieces in advance, right? >> okay. and you can put it on there. you can even go that far >> i feel like you've been hiding from us where is this bit? this is incredible >> i need a special pasta to do this >> that's why you created this >> i needed the shape, so a lot of the -- all of the shapes, really, that are part of this line are shapes reminiscent of what i grew up with, that you can't really find.

and to me, that is the exciting part of pasta. >> and you can -- you can buy the pasta. and not just that, but the quality. that to me is very, very special. >> we have the sausage work. >> you would have added the crumble? onions the red onions this is what it looks like here. so now i'll let you do the rest. >> now we build it into the pot. >> layering? >> no layering no layering! >> and we're going to go -- >> add some pasta water. >> a little thickener. >> you don't want it to get too dry. the pasta water has starch in it and that really helps. one cup of mozzarella. 18 pounds of parmesan reggiano >> that is my favorite cheese in the world. >> that is the most expensive cheese in the world. i bought a block the other day and it was like $22. i'm like, is there a smaller block here i'll get the $16 one >> you've got to build

>> come on >> you have to mix it. ready? >> bring it in dump it in >> i told you, there's no building >> that's it >> just all -- and then put it on the sheet >> so the noodles are still al dente. >> you gave me the smallest thing to mix it. >> go, go, go. so it all goes on top. >> nice job with the mix, though >> what is happening here? we in a race >> a little more cheese. you have to flatten it out. >> 20 seconds. this recipe is at today.com for sure and check out giada's pasta, it's fantastic she grew up with it. you know it's fantastic. >> how is jade good morning. it's 8:56.

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