chp is saying the car lost control, hitting the retainer wall before catching fire. it's unclear what caused that crash. the driverless car company cruise is pulling all driverless cars off the road. their decision comes just days after the dmv suspended cruise's driverless cars in california. the company released a statement saying in part, quote, the most important thing for us right now is to take steps to rebuild public trust. that's what's happening "today in the bay." the "today" show starts now. expect that special report from maine. good friday morning. that urgent manhunt in maine intensifying this morning. >> the suspect is still on the loose. it is october 27th this is "today." desperate search a massive show of force overnight in the suspect of that deadly shooting rampage. but still no sign of the accused killer entire towns remain on lockdown

this morning as the first victims are identified. >> the world lost a great girl, and i lost a precious daughter. >> the very latest from the scene. the u.s. launching air strikes inside syria hitting targeted linked to iran. the operation and retaliation after attacks on american bases overseas a live report from the white house just ahead new raids. israeli forces and tanks carrying out another round of assaults inside gaza overnight we're live with the latest on the war and the growing frustrations of families of the hostages. back in court. the idaho college murders trial moving forward as the judge denying the case his message to the defense and why cameras will be allowed in the courtroom for trial. summer vibes tens of millions up and down the east coast basking in record high temperatures and set to endure the first rain free

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on a friday morning. >> we begin once again in maine where shelter in place orders are still in effect for several communities. the suspect in wednesday night's massacre still on the loose. >> multiple law enforcement agencies are involved in this ongoing manhunt for robert card who has been on the run for 36 hours. new questions about the alarming warning signs that may have been missed as we learn more about the victims of a horrific tragedy. >> 18 were killed, making it the deadliest shooting of this year. according to the archive, it is the 566th mass shooting in america in 2023. >> got team coverage this morning. we'll start with nbc sam brock in lewiston. >> reporter: nerves are certainly rattled here especially after a late night rush surrounding the property of the card family that ultimately proved to be a false alarm we are learning crucial new

information about the suspect's time line and how police say he managed to go to a bowling alley to a bar over my shoulder in minutes. the family says they have been worried about his mental state for months the clock is is ticking this morning, and an all-out manhunt for 40-year-old robert card considered armed, dangerous, and likely off the grid. >> this is someone who should not be approached. >> reporter: after the mass shooting in lewiston, maine that left 18 people dead and others injured. >> reporter: accused of killing with a rifle authorities expanding a shelter in place order as overnight they executed a search warrant at the card family property, calling for anyone inside to come out with their hands up. eventually leaving as there was no sign of the suspect among many developments, law enforcement officials telling nbc news a note was recovered at card's home police also say they found a gun in a white subaru that's been linked to the suspect.

it is unclear if it is the same weapon used in the shooting. as the search continues, the public learning more information about card two senior law enforcement officials saying the weapon was purchased in 2023 as card's family tells us they were increasingly concerned about his mental health after he began hearing voices his sister-in-law saying they alerted police and military officials months ago telling nbc this july army battalion leaders said he was, quote, behaving erratically. card then receiving a medical evaluation how could someone that fits that profile still be in possession of automatic weapons former army reservist says card taught him how to use an m-16 rifle as the community reckons with the violence. a change of heart from a local congressman who had previously >> announcer: this is an

>> announcer: this is an nbc news special report. here's craig melvin. we have some breaking news right now, we're about to get an update from officials in maine on that manhunt for robert card, card is the accused gunman in wednesday night's deadly shooting rampage at a bar and bowling alley in the town of lewiston. we can tell you overnight a search warrant was executed at a property belonging to the card family. no arrests were made, but let's listen in to law enforcement officials right now. >> assure all that a tremendous amount of law enforcement, manpower, time and effort is being utilized around the clock, literally around the clock in every effort to apprehend the suspect as well as to safeguard this community. as the chief of the lewiston maine police department i'm thankful for the community's outpouring of support being offered during this tense and trying time. i extend my deepest appreciation for law enforcement partners who

have responded literally from around this nation. again, i will ask the community to be as patient as possible with this process. realizing that there are many, many moving parts in coordination of efforts involved between multiple agencies. we will attempt to provide as much information possible as this investigation proceeds forward. i would also like to acknowledge and thank the many businesses, restaurant owners, individuals who have provided meals and other essential items to support an investigation of this magnitude. following this press conference details will be shared regarding counseling locations, where somebody can make a donation if necessary, or asked, and the hosting of several different vigils, i'm sorry. on behalf of the hundreds of law enforcement officers who have descended upon our great city over the last three days we want

to extend our heartfelt support as well as our sympathies to the victims and families involved in this senseless tragedy. thank you, and i'll turn it back over to mike. >> thank you, chief, i appreciate that. so i guess for starters i want to make sure that we always take a moment to acknowledge the victims, their families, and how this is negatively impacting the state of maine, the city of lewiston, and really our entire country, we know when these things occur around our country we are all so incredibly focused on what happened, and then we try to get to the why. and there are certainly times when we can't quite figure out the why because every one of these situations is so tragic, so outside of the norm, that it makes it difficult for community members of all types, in all locations, east coast, west coast, doesn't matter, to fathom how these kind of things can occur in the greatest country in

the world. so, we're going to continue to work towards that. and as a piece of this i wanted to come in and really speak to the partnership that we are committed to to have with you, and as we start to really flow into an operational period, we have more of a pattern to see what we're doing day in and day out, i'm going to commit to you to have a morning briefing every day at 10:00 here in this location, as you can imagine some of those briefings may be longer than others. i want you to know that you're going to see us in the morning and we're going to go over what happened overnight and we're going to talk about the plan of the day. and i'll speak to that plan of the day here in just a second. i would also say that we will certainly be considering afternoon briefings as well. if something new came up or something that we believe would be helpful for you to know and the communities to know, then we'll get back to you.

either way, you will receive a communication from our pio shannon moss, either saying we're going to have a briefing, or we're not. so that you kind of have some idea of what your day and your afternoon is going to look like as well. i would also say that these delayly briefings, as you can imagine, will be more operational in nature. that our families, our communities, our loved ones are always going to be in the forefront of our mind, and certainly in our hearts, but we do want to talk to you about this is what we're going to do, this is what we did, because i know that's incredibly important to you and then you're going to share that appropriately with your viewers, with your readers, and can that's going to help everybody start that healing process as well. i know that information is power. you also know that there's going to be times that i won't be able to give you all the information that you need, or certainly that you want. and that won't be done because we're just not going to tell them, that's going to be done from an operational standpoint or tactical standpoint there are

safety concerns that i have for our first responders, and that we all have for our community members. so please keep that in mind and i will go back to like a q&a kind of a period. we want to allow that opportunity, and we're going to try to do the best we can, but if in my mind the mass starts leading to i'm going to get asked ten questions and i can't answer nine of them, then maybe that's counterproductive to a certain extent. we're going to try to front load as much information as we can, again, with these particular sessions. so that is kind of the plan moving forward. and to speak to today's briefing in particular, i would tell you that the overnight hours, and we are on 24/7, and we will be until the suspect in this case, again, is brought to justice. so overnight our officers, our investigators, when i say our, i'm talking about local county, state, federal, all of our partners have been continuing to

work 530 plus tips and leads that have come in from the general public, from a number of communities, a number of different relationships. and as you can imagine those vary greatly, depending on that individual's knowledge of what happened and what they want us to do about that. so we're continuing to check those things off the list as we go. we're also continuing to do searches at the two primary venues here, the one being shemengees bar and grille, second, the spare time bowling alley. and you're thinking what's taking them so long to work these scenes? everything we watch gets solved in an hour and it's all taken care of. in order for us to do our jobs, to be professional about what we do, be respectful of the victims and the families we're working with in the process in which we work, we have to take offer

time. we're going to be processing every square inch of these facilities, not only do you have the victims in question, but every one of those rounds that got fired need to be investigated. every one of those cartridges that lays on the ground needs to be collected. the vehicles that are in those parking lots, everything that we do around this, we need to be careful, we need to be professional, and that's what we're committed to do. so i would expect that we're still days away from completing those particular investigations, those particular crime scenes. so you'll continue to see us at those locations without question. and because of that, there are also affidavits, and affidavits are essentially the first step in a search warrant or an arrest warrant or whatever that looks like. so we're continuing to draft affidavits ultimately for search warrants around any kind of digital media that we're hoping to attain or investigate. that could be phones, that could be computers, that could be video from any location. so our officers, our investigators continue to work

on that material. and so that's a lot of that stuff overnight, as well as using that 3:00, that 4:00 in the morning, using that time frame to kind of plan out what the next day is going to look like. so, we've tried to get some people rotated through for operational periods, we're going to get them some rest. now lest plan what the next day is going to look like. we have a morning briefing which kind of kicks off and says this is what's going to happen, we need a team to go do this, a team to do that, this is who our team leads are, this is the process and then we let those folks loose to go do the good work and we're going to try to share some of that information with you. so as we discuss that, and we have some maps and some other additional information up here with us right now, i will talk about a couple of these locations here. to the best of my ability, obviously there's a lot of us here, and this isn't ideal as far as these maps go. but if you look at this boat

launch overview as an example, this dot here is that lisbon boat launch area we've discussed. that's where the suspect's vehicle was located, that white subaru station wagon. and i'll also say we have these three primary maps but this qr code here, and whether you can get it from your seats or come up after the fact will give the digital version of those so you have those ready available. you certainly understand how all of that works. so we talk about that boat launch area, and can that particular location is 501 lisbon street, the scott landing is at this location. i believe we have friends from the media out in that area now, and what will happen in this general location today, is that we will be putting divers in the water along that river, which you see here, and that's going to look like a couple of different things.

so the very first thing you're going to see out there is you're going to see air resources that will fly over this particular area, and they're looking to see what can we clear from the air? we have to put divers in that particular area or can i tell from the top based on the current and how muddy the water is and all those other things, can i see to the very bottom here? and so that's going to start this entire process. then there's going to be some screening, and some divers that are actually in the water that may start on this side, by the boat launch, and will continue on this side. i would envision at some point we'll be moving over to these particular locations here for ground searches as well, so, that's going to look line a bunch of different things. so, they could be dragging a diver behind them, literally, while that diver is checking for evidence, checking for potential bodies, and i would also say that while this is going to look like a major focus today with a lot of people we have a lot of

other irons in the fire. i'm not here saying that the suspect, we know the suspect is in the water and this is what we're doing. what i'm telling you is you're going to see a lot of activity here, and i'm going to tell you that in advance. we've got nothing to hide in that regard at all. then you're going to have some sonar as well that's going to be utilized here. authorities are viewing there, working some 500 plus tips, continuing searches at both shooting scenes, bottom line, though, the suspect, the 40-year-old andrew card -- excuse me, robert card remains at large, the manhunt ongoing. semi, wahh, wahh. >> we will take it. all right it is a win. >> i'm feeling good, and i hope that you are feel good for 30 seconds until we get to the local forecast. ♪ “ya ya power” by kingupingu ♪ [apple watch ringing] hello? ♪ power ♪ ♪ every little thing that i touch ♪ ♪ is feeling my power ♪ [crashing and rumbling]

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laura jarrett is following this for us >> hey, hoda the judge in the case clearing the way for that trial and cameras in the courtroom we will break it all down coming up next. and an exclusive on a story that made headlines all around the world. that led to a passenger with zero experience flying, landing the plane. well, the pilot is back. he's better. he's flying again, and he will be right here in the studio to talk about his recovery and what it is like to finally return to the cockpit as a solo pilot. but, first, this is "todayon" at cretors, we handcraft every batch of our delicious popcorn. like our cretors cheese and caramel mix. great on their own, even better together. try cretors, handcrafted small-batch popcorn.

panda diplomacy coming to an end. >> getting set for a big return to china. we're live at the smithsonian zoo. they're getting ready for a very long flight. we'll tell you how after your local news.

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they're all back open now. this is brand new video into our newsroom showing that crash and fire. the chp says the driver of the car lost control, hitting the retainer wall, before eventually catching fire. it's unclear what caused the crash. the driverless car company cruise is pulling all of its driverless cars off the road. their decision comes just days after dmv suspended cruise's driverless cars in california. now, the company released a statement saying in part, quote, the most important thing for us right now is that we take steps to rebuild public trust. the company's decision comes following several incidents involving its cars. and the state is giving b.a.r.t. a big boost to extend farther into the south bay. the metropolitan and transportation commission has unanimously approved $370 million in funding for the state of california. it will go towards a $12.2 billion project which will extend b.a.r.t. farther into the

south bay. right now the.r. line stops at berryessa. this will add four stations into san jose and downtown. meteorologist kari hall is tracking what we've got going on. >> starting out with a first freeze and temperatures in the upper 60s. check out the weekend forecast online at nbcbayarea.com. i could use a little help.

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rulings and laura jared has been following it for us. >> good morning to you guys. if everything had gone as scheduled, i would be talking to you about the start for bryan kohberger's trial. instead, the case has been bogged down with delays for months >> just because -- >> reporter: this morning the murder trial against bryan kohberger moving full speed ahead after a judge in idaho refused to dismiss the whole case. >> i appreciate the argument i think it's really creative i am going to deny that argument. defense lawyers b >> reporter: prosecutors and defense lawyers battling in court for hours. the judge opting to keep cameras in the courtroom over bryan kohberger's objection. he's been charged with the stabbing death of four students, kaylee goncalves, madison mogen, xana kernodle, and ethan chapin,

in this off campus home. his against team arguing the prosecution wrongly instructed them to incite lower than what's required >> the judge finding no support for that plan, saying his hands are tied. >> i am constrained by existing law. >> reporter: much of the legal wrangling in the case has been shrouded in secrecy. hours of arguments held behind closed doors. >> the grand jury is secret, so that's why it's sealed. >> reporter: kohberger's defense team suggesting in court papers the grand jury was biassed, there was insufficient evidence to charge him and prosecutors withheld evidence that could exonerate him. what exactly that evidence might be remains unknown a judge entered a not guilty

plea on kohberger's behalf the state is seeking the death penalty. meanwhile, the families of the victims are anxious for a trial date as next month marks one year since the grizzly killings rattled this tight knit communities. >> amazing kids in the prime of their life. >> reporter: the mother appearing at a true crime convention in october with a simple message. >> don't forget these kids. >> it is interesting a lot of issues dealt with yesterday. clearly the defense is doing everything it can to throw out this indictment. >> sure. i think this was a hail mary motion they put in about the jury instructions, saying they used the wrong standard of proof. just so people at home understand it's never been the case that probable cause shouldn't be used in front of the grand jury

it's always been a lower standard for a while, we know it is beyond a reasonable doubt. everyone has heard that a million times. for a grand jury, it is lower. all you have to know is it's more likely than not. >> it sounds like the defense is trying to slow down this whole process. where are we on a trial date when will that be set? >> now that they cleared the decks. they have gotten rid of a lot of these motions, i think now we will see that trial date soon. it's been a while. murder cases take a while, a lot of forensics but it's been a year. >> it seemed like yesterday we got a sense of where the judge stands when it comes to cameras in the courtroom what do you think we might see during the trial with cameras? >> kohberger's team made a big push to keep the cameras out and the state actually agreed said we, too, would be fine with no cameras because they're worried about what would happen on appeal if down the line the appellate court says we think that's the wrong call. so the state doesn't want that to happen.

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giant pandas who will be leaving d.c. sooner than expected. >> kelly o'donnell is there for you.d morning. kelly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. oh, this is a tough one. just a couple beats left for visitors to see the giant pandas here in person before they travel to china with their veterinarian and zoo keepers china owns the pandas, and the contract ends in december. the national zoo is sending them a little bit early without giving a specific date and what a nostalgic end of an era. saying good-bye can be unbearable the beloved giant pandas of the smithsonian national zoo have long been the most popular attraction here. >> i am sad to see them go, but it was neat to see them today. >> reporter: a sentimental transition is underway for the panda staff. >> i see them almost more than i see my family at home, so it's -- it's hard not to love your job when you are working with pandas every day. >> reporter: the big change ends 50 years of panda diplomacy.

in 1972 first lady pat nixon welcomed the gift from china. >> i am pleased to be here and accept the precious gift of the panda. >> reporter: later china leased pandas to u.s. zoos, and that deal is over, forcing the return of mei xiang and tian tian after 23 years in washington, and their cub, xiao qi ji. >> certainly lots of mixed emotions. >> reporter: to prepare for a 19-hour flight to china, the pandas are now in crate training. >> look at that! good girl! >> that is the biggest part of preparation because they will be spending hours in that crate so we want to make sure they are very comfortable. >> reporter: their flight is a kind of panda express operated by fedex. >> fedex transported 15 pandas on 10 separate flights over the

past two decades. >> reporter: the extraordinary in flight dining 60 to 80 pounds of bamboo will be served, plus favorite treats. >> loves pears and sugar crane, butternut squash they will all get apple, sweet potatoes. >> reporter: for their fans, their november farewell is bittersweet. >> we're kind of bummed out. so is there anywhere else, if you want to see a panda anywhere else in the united states you can see them >> reporter: well, china owns all of the pandas that have been here there is only one place left that is the atlanta zoo. but make your plans now because that contract ends in 2024, and so the future of pandas here in the u.s. is really uncertain this is a tough one.s really un >> yeah, it is kelly o'donnell there for us thank you. let's go to al and get a check of the weather

are you bummed out >> i am. there will be a rush to see those pandas it will be pandemonium anyway, we're looking at this big storm system i'm surprised kelly didn't use that one, to be honest with you. heavy rain and a flood risk increasing for our friends down in dallas as this system moves to the east tomorrow, this surge of moisture in the southern plains will continue heavier rain and an icy mix from colorado into minnesota on into saturday and then sunday this system spreads into the northeast in new england. downpours. ice and snow continuing to cause big problems for the plains. heavy rain in the mid-mississippi river valley locally up to 5 inches of rain in parts of arkansas and then snowfall, we're looking right in the rockies 6 to 12 inches of snow montana already picked up two feet around this system.

good friday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it's a cold start across the bay area. some of us near freezing. but then as we go throughout the day, we'll reach into the upper 60s for the inland areas and then it's back cold again tonight. it's also going to be windy throughout the weekend, which increases our fire danger in the hills. we'll continue to monitor for that as we get closer to halloween, it's going to be in the low 70s. overnight temperatures in the 40s and san and that's your latest weather. >> if you love adorable babies, and we know you do, do not miss our boost. we've got one for you right after this

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good friday morning to you. it is 7:56 right now. i'm laura garcia. here is a look at what's happening now. i'm bob redell. the state of california has given b.a.r.t. a big boost to extend service further into the south bay. the metropolitan transportation commission has unanimously approved $375 million in funding from the state to go towards the $12.2 billion project, which will extend b.a.r.t. into downtown san jose and santa clara. the vta, which is managing the

construction of the extension, is also seeking additional money from the federal government. the feds are proposing a $6 billion contribution. the vta expects the commitment for that money toward the end of next year. it's much colder out there this morning. you can feet it, kari. >> yes, in parts of the bay area, freezing this morning. as we go into the day, it's going to become mostly sunny and will warm up gradually, eventually making it into the mid to upper 60s. we're concerned about the high wind and the fire danger that will be happening, especially for elevations above 1,000 feet in our hills around the bay area. so watching out for that, as well as a gradual warming trend for sunday, and by early next week we're seeing highs in the low 70s. it's going to be cold for the overnight early morning hours and dry into next thursday. >> thank you for joining us. another local news update in another local news update in half an hour.

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it's 8:00 on "today. coming up maine manhunt. the search underway for the suspect on that deadly rampage a massive show of force as the first victims are identified we're live on the ground with the latest

then, ready for take-off we've got an update on the remarkable story of a pilot that went unconscious mid flight and saved by a passenger who landed the plane. >> i knew if i didn't react that we would die. >> we're there for that pilot's journey back to the cockpit. >> so it took a long time to get back to this point. >> and he will join us live. plus, taylor made. taylor swift breaks the internet again, releasing her re-recorded album overnight, reaching billionaire status the details in "popstart." and you boo you. singer paul russell is live in studio 1a, making his tv debut to perform the viral hit that will be stuck in your head all day today, october 27th, 2023. happy 65th birthday to our dad watching in north carolina. >> visiting from des moines, iowa. >> florida.

>> albuquerque, new mexico. >> and farmington, new jersey. >> hi to my sons, garrett and brian. >> in texas. >> from birmingham, alabama to celebrate. >> our 10th birthday >> a bunch of artists right there in the making. welcome back to "today." let me tell you this crowd is like no other. they were dancing a few moments ago over boo thang and more dancing just ahead. >> it is guaranteed. we will have a lot of fun out there. atlanta represented. >> yeah. it's been about three years since alex trebek, the beloved long-time host of jeopardy lost his fight with pancreatic cancer his wife will be with us in studio they're teaming up together to stand up to cancer they've got some exciting news

to share about a new research effort in alex's name, and we are looking forward to our conversation next week on "today". meanwhile, busy morning. let's get to your news at 8:00 card intensified overnight 18 people killed, more than a dozen injured wednesday night, making it the nation's deadliest shooting of the air. new questions emerging about the warning signs. sam brock joins us from lewiston with the very latest sam, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. the sprawling manhunt exceeding 36 hours and no sign of card police are not sure what state he's in. they don't know if he's still alive after card has been charged with 8 deaths. 18 innocent victims were killed. so far only 8 have been identified, hence the charges. we're learning all kinds of critical identification, including more about the

suspected gunman's time line only 12 minutes. we have also learned from law enforcement that a note was co that found in card's home we don't know the contents of that note and what kind of light it may shed on why he committed these atrocities the weapon used was purchased legally earlier in 2023. it is notable and remarkable in the sense that card's own family was worried about his mental state deteriorating. they herd voices in his head and also at the behest of his own commanders yet, somehow was still able to purchase that weapon savannah >> sam, thank you. let's go to the middle east now where the u.s. launched air strikes overnight against targets in syria that are linked to iran. the pentagon says it was in retaliation for attacks on military bases gabe gutierrez joins us with more on this breaking story. what do you know >> lloyd austin says these air

strikes were separate and distinct from the ongoing israel-hamas war, but it is hard to ignore the growing tensions in the region. u.s. fighter jets striking two storage facilities in eastern syria that was used by groups in iran austin calling them self-defense striking that were a response to attacks against forces there has been at least 19 tacks on u.s. bases in the last nine days 21 personnel have been injured austin saying, quote, iran wants to deny its role in these attacks against our forces we will not let them the new u.s. air strikes come after president biden warned iran's ayatollah on wednesday that if the attacks did not stop, the u.s. would respond the administration now walking a fine line, trying to deter iran and its proxies but not wanting to provoke a wider war no response from iran yet.

>> gabe, thank you. meanwhile in mexico, survivors of hurricane otis growing desperate after that storm slammed acapulco disaster officials say at least 27 people were killed. others still missing hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses are waiting to have electricity restored there. relief supplies have been slow to reach areas where streaks are covered with storm debris and tons of mad from landslides in the aftermath. the mexican military deployed 10,000 troops to help with the clean up and control looting. president biden has a new challenger in the race for the 2024 presidential nomination minnesota congressman dean phillips announced he will run against the president. in his words, quote, i have to the 54-year-old phillips credits the president for saving the country, but he says it is time to pass the torch for face an emergency. it comes as polls show voter concerns about the economy and the president's age.

an australian wing surfer survived a frightening collision with one heck of a story to tell it is a good thing jason was reporting this story because we don't know if we would have believed him suddenly a hump back whale leaps out of the water. >> wow didn't see that coming. >> okay. jason was dragged under the surface, managed to escape without any serious injuries he says he's fortunate that the whale was a juvenile because it could have ended differently if the hump back would have been full grown can you imagine? >> i'm stunned you're right if he weren't rolling, we would have been like -- >> a whale of a tail there. >> swifties celebrating again overnight. the release of her newest taylor's version album dropped as the star enjoys a brand-new title this morning, a billionaire. carson has more in "popstart".

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i love it. we're back at 8:10 an update on a remarkable story that captured the world's attention. in may of last year, a florida man with no flying experience managed to land a plane after his pilot experienced a mid-flight medical emergency today we're happy to say that pilot made a full recovery we will talk to him and the doctor that saved his life in just a moment. but, first, a look back at that incredible miracle landing it's been more than a year since 65-year-old pilot ken allen embarked on the scariest flight of his life. >> i've got a serious situation here my pilot. >> last year while she was 12,000 feet in the air, allen

suddenly became unconscious, turning the flight into a life or death emergency for everyone onboard. that's that's when darren harrison, one of two others on that plane, stepped in harrison sharing with "today" the moment he took the controls. >> all i saw when i came up the front was water out the right window. >> the plane was in a nose dive? >> correct, yes. and at that point, i knew if i didn't react that we were going to die. >> what happened next has been called a miracle harrison, who had zero flying experience, took over the pilot's seat he was able to land the plane safety at palm beach international airport. >> when did you exhale >> i threw the headset on the dash and said the biggest prayer i have ever said in my life. the last part of the prayer was for the guy in the back because

i knew it was not a good situation. >> allen was fighting for his life in the back of that plane emergency vehicles met them upon landing and allen was rushed to palm beach gardens medical center where he underwent a nine-hour surgery to repair a torn aorta >> i was happy to be awake because i remember dr. patel saying we're going to do everything we can to save your life. >> 17 months later, after making a full recovery and along with his doctor, allen is back on his feet and ready for take-off. earlier this month, he was medically cleared by the faa to fly again. >> i went through six additional doctors, poked, prodded, scanned. >> most patients with this prognosis don't make it. so to see him go through all of that and get the ability to fly again is truly amazing. >> to mark the occasion, allen decided to go back up in that exact same plane

this time with his life-saving doctor by his side. >> clear to land. >> a landing to remember. >> thanks for having me up there. that was awesome. >> amazing day. >> we're so happy to have the pilot with us along with his cardiac surgeon, dr. patel good morning to both of you. now you both have been in each other's offices, your cockpit and your operating room. how are you feeling, ken >> i feel great. i feel like my old self. >> you have been fine, but you had to get medically cleared to ever fly solo again. that's the milestone you just reached. what did it take to get to this point? >> 17 months, 6 doctors, different tests, scans, neurological tests, cardiac tests, just a bunch of different analytic things that they had to go through. >> you have flown your whole life what does it mean to you to get back there and do it again >> that's incredible i really didn't think i was

going to be able to, but i don't give up easily, so i had to see it through. >> when ken came in, it turned out he hadn't had a stroke, but he had an aortic tear, something that's life-threatening. can you tell me about the condition he was in? >> right so when he landed the plane, he was incoherent, he wasn't moving part of his body, so they thought he had a stroke. they took him to a sister hospital and then rushed him over to our hospital where they made a diagnosis of aortic dissection when you come in stroke-like symptoms and a tear in the aorta, that really portends a poor diagnosis time is of the essence. >> it's miraculous not only that darren harrison who we saw in the piece was able to land the plane but you ended up landing it in palm beach which is close >> it's to the hospital you needed if anything had gone wrong, you

wouldn't be sitting here right now. >> absolutely. look at all the things that went right. >> that's a good way to look at it have you stayed in touch with darren, who, of course, learned how to fly a plane on the fly with you in the backseat >> we are connected for life, just like we're connected for life. >> i heard you guys are supposed to have lunch this week. >> yes darren had a little -- like a cold or something, so we had to cancel. >> i'm going to out darren right now. it was a white lie we made him tell because darren is here. where are you, darren? here he is because we thought it would be fun to get you altogether. >> oh, my. >> and you know dr. patel. hi, darren there's my buddy good have a seat. sit between those two.

darren, i know -- because we have kept in touch this is a life bond now. y'all are brothers what has it been like? i haven't seen you in person since this happened. i know you have a new baby. >> yeah, 14 months old she's doing fantastic. >> when you think about it -- i know we just talked about it it is a miracle so many things went right. >> absolutely. i was telling somebody the other way, if we had gone to the airport we were supposed to fly to, he wouldn't have made it because he was in the wrong location one thing after another. >> there were three people on the plane that day if not for you getting behind the controls -- i mean, i don't know if you were still in shock when we first talked back in may of 2022, but i'm sure you reflected upon it. do you think about that day? >> i do, especially when we were flying on the plane last week. >> oh, yeah. you guys got back on the saddle. >> when you do, what do you think about that day >> occasionally, we will have flash backs about it but most importantly how things worked out and it all came

together. >> tell me about this now. he's got his wings now to fly solo are you going to fly with him? >> he's flying with my wife now. >> that's a vote of confidence. >> i'm taking the ladies up to charleston, right? >> girls' trip where's my invite? your wife brittney is right over there as well. i mean, she was seven months pregnant when this happened. >> yeah. >> think about how this beautiful story could have turned out differently. >> i had so much guilt i mean, the first thing, besides crying, was apologizing to him and russ i felt so bad. >> once and more all, dr. patel, it is not ken's fault, right it can happen to anyone. >> risk factors high blood pressure, some genetic conditions that could put you at risk for something like this the problem is one of the biggest risk factors in the aortic aneurysm, most patients don't know they have something

it is usually something that's incidentally found most patients have no clue that something like this could happen. >> you're amazing, darren. the first time you got together, he said he was apologizing and then you said what >> i had to grab him by the shoulders and just say stop. >> no more apologizing it is a beautiful thing that came of this i'm in awe of our doctors. nine-hour surgery ready to go. thank you. thank you, ken congratulations. you are back in the air. darren, it is always good to see you. thank you. let us get a check of the weather. al >> let's take a quick look you can see showers and thunderstorms. another winner of the day here in the east. gorgeous plenty of rainmaking its way to the gulf coast all the way up into the pacific and great lakes. frost and freeze warnings in the pacific northwest with plenty of

good friday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we are near freezing in much of the north bay. as we look across the tri-valley and the peninsula, we're in the upper 30s to low 40s. today we are going to enjoy sunshine, highs in the upper 60s. winds kick up for the weekend, increasing our fire danger. highs in the 70s and lows in the 40s. and that is your latest weather. >> all right >> best time of the morning. >> we're going to start it off with a celebrity who do you think we will start it off with? initials are t.s. and it's not tom selleck. she dropped 1989 taylor's version is officially out. swift entering a new era in style.

the highly anticipated project features five songs from the vault, including this track titled "now we don't talk. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ >> okay. who is that one about? i don't know but hot off the press literally media t taylor just revealing on social media that kendrick lamar went back into the studio to record his verse on "bad blood" featured on the deluxe edition of the new album in addition to the album winning the box office, a "bloomberg" report puts the grammy winner in the billionaire club, building a ten-figure fortune almost entirely from her music. with the european leg of her tour still ahead, she is set to add to her fortune next up "the crown." netflix dropping a new trailer

focussing on princess diana and her tragic passing >> the press are on our tails constantly. >> all one wants is for that dwirl to find peace. >> diana >> mommy >> you're okay >> i'm okay. it's just the house has been a bit mad recently. >> starting streaming november 16th don't forget part two will be arriving in december so we will wait for that. next up, cher has been in the grammy charts for, count ca

myself them, six decades. ♪ do you believe in life after love ♪ ♪ i can feel something inside myself ♪ ♪ i really don't think i'm strong enough, no ♪ >> well, speaking of "believe," you are not going to believe what she had to say recently in an interview with "people" magazine, cher revealing that she's never been a fan of how she songs. saying, i never liked my voice that much. if i had my choice, i would probably get another one it's weird you do when you can't hold a note don't pronounce my rs. throughout her career she's had a whopping 33 songs hit the billboard top 100, and she doesn't even need the whole album. >> the sound of her voice. >> yeah, you like it. >> i love that she actually admits it. >> and finally, we've got a special guest joining us he has made the statue of liberty disappear. walks through the great wall of china. and now the one and only david copperfield is joining us live with a special announcement. let's waste no time.

it is always good to see you from las vegas tell us all about the latest >> well, i'm going to make the moon disappear. >> say it one more time. >> i'm going to make the moon disappear. >> okay. >> yeah. and it's taken 30 years of work. it's really 30 years of our lives developing we have multiple methods to make it work. and i'm collaborating with save the children to show the world the difference one person can make if one person can make the moon disappear from the sky, imagine how together we can make poverty and hunger and danger disappear for our children on earth. >> that's a nice correlation but, david, tell us more about how you are going to take the moon disappear how are rehearsals going >> they're going well. in fact, i have been testing it

the last couple months people reported strange things around the country if anybody in the home seeing anything weird up in the sky, please let me know by tagging me on instagram, twitter and facebook i'm @copperfield so let me know if you have seen any of our rehearsals accidentally. accidentally. >> saturday is a full moon. >> okay. you are still working on this. >> it will be in february 2024, and we will have a contest for people to actually win a chance to see the moon vanish live and in person, and we'll reveal more about that on the next couple months on my socials. >> this will have to be it the statue of liberty, the great wall. >> all right we will sit here and pretend this is normal. >> it is. >> just another day. >> what's really amazing is the great job you did playing me last year. both you and dylan were incredible

if i get a cold, please come here to the mgm. >> i would be happy to there's adeline, my assistant. >> she was amazing. >> thank you dylan and i were talking about that yesterday as halloween is coming up. we will all be watching. >> making the moon disappear the great david copperfield. all right. if you like "the bear," stick around we brought in a pit master to make chicago style beef sandwiches. >> plus, paul russell going to have you dancing in your seats a live performance of "lil boo good morning. it's 8:26. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm ginger conejero saab in san francisco. cruise has made its announcement it is pulling all of its driverless cars off of the roads, their decision impacting operations beyond california and coming just days after dmv

suspended its cars. the company saying the most important thing is to take steps to rebuild public trust. let's get a look at the forecast from meteorologist kari hall. >> we are seeing some cold temperatures around the bay area. we'll reach the upper 60s with sunshine for the afternoon. it will be chilly again tonight in the north bay frosty conditions, then sunny for the weekend with low 70s for halloween day and lows back into the 40s. no rain chances in the forecast through the next several days while san francisco will see highs in the upper 60s. marcus. we'll have another update in 30 minutes.

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atlanta! oh, my god y'all, we got some dancers out here come on, paul! come on, paul! come on, paul! wait. >> wow ♪ >> the best ever >> does paul need a backup dancer >> hey ho hey! ho paul, can i just say anywhere paul shows up, it's a dance party. that's the way he works. we cannot wait we will play "lil boo thang" in a little bit, paul excited. >> awesome >> we've got a feast for you today. is my mic working? we have erica blaire here. we will get you ready for the

chargers. we are in the presence of a world champion here. amazing surfer caroline marks who will be representing team usa at the paris olympics. we will catch up with here and she has a very special announcement to share. coming up in the 3rd hour, we will pamper our pets to keep them healthy and happy and halloween costumes for our four legged friends. >> check out these pumpkins carved in honor of tonight's prime time battle. ohio state, the ohio state wiscn buckeyes taking on the wisconsin badgers. it begins tomorrow night on nbc streaming on peacock. >> all right mr. roker, how about a check of the weather? >> looking ahead to the weekend,

it will be snowy and windy heavy rain down to the mississippi river valley record highs along the east coast. and then sunday, sunday, the rain moves again to the northeast. great lakes, flood risk. santa ana winds kicking up in the southern part of california. and sunshine through the northwest. halloween evening, it will be a spooky, showery 48 in seattle. miami some showers and 82 new york city. possibly some showers. buffalo may see some snow. scary snow in chicago as well. i hate when you have to put a coat on over your outfit that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the wood good friday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. cold morning, but it's going to be a mild day. we have a high of 66 in hayward and much of the inland east bay. tomorrow, chilly in the morning but cooler than normal for the

afternoons. it's going to be windy with sunshine. slightly warmer sunday i that's your latest weather of course, it is time for sunday night football night in america! hey, boo-boo the bears coming in to sofi stadium. englewood, california as they take on the chargers 74 degrees it's a big charge. it's an electrical charge. come on! keep up with me. sunday night football night in america! >> y'all pumped up for that? >> that's it. >> hey, boo-boo! >> it's terrifying the chargers will face that fight. o

time for our final ""friday morning lights" of the season. >> the miners are hosting a huge playoff game tonight elizabeth peterson is there for us she's got coach paul jacobson, some excited players, the band, the students hey, guys. hey, elizabeth >> reporter: good morning, everyone welcome. we're so excited for you to end this series here we are all pumped this morning whoo [ applause ] >> reporter: all right i'm here with coach paul jacobson you know, he has been playing football since 1894. explain what football means to this community. >> football in negaunee represents that hard working mentality that built this town. >> reporter: and getting ready for tonight, how are you feeling? how are you going to get that win tonight?

>> we feel great, man. always coming down to four things first of all, community support. we can't do without our fan base we got to be good. we got to get a little luck in there. we got to stay healthy. >> reporter: what do you think about this this morning? >> it's incredible great opportunity for our school and everybody involved this is fantastic. >> reporter: all right i think we should end with a fight song here. let's have the band take it away thanks, paul [ applause ] ♪

♪ >> that was awesome. what a great community to wake up and come on "the today show". >> i think the whole town is out there. >> they know how to do it. yes! >> love it special thanks to elizabeth. >> they're ready to roll >> elizabeth, amazing! >> i love it i love it. >> friday morning lights makes you smile every morning. >> yes go miners! up next, we talked about it all morning. it is about to happen. paul is about to perform that viral hit, "lil boo thang. you can bet hoda is going to lose her mind. but, first, this is "today" on nbc. mind.

la serie de conciertos de >> the citi music series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. >> all right welcome back this is just a day we have been looking forward to, well, forever. we have paul russell right here. >> right he's the star behind the viral hit "lil boo thang." >> we're so lucky because you are actually making your tv debut, national tv debut with us a 21-second clip, paul it hits tiktok, and all of a sudden everybody is singing it, "lil boo thang." how did this hit you >> it was wild my first thought was, oh, my gosh i have to finish this song when i posted the 20 seconds, that's all i had but i finished it, gladly, and here i am. it's been insane. >> what happened in august, it came out you worked at an ai company and you quit your job? >> yeah. i had gone out of town for a music thing, and i hadn't told my boss that i was going to

quit so, yeah, i had friends texting me like, you should probably quit we haven't seen you in work in a while. so i was like -- >> how long have you been making music? because sometimes it just takes one moment. >> i had been making music for years. 2017 it's been a minute. >> you wrote the song when you were having a crappy thursday afternoon. how did a song with so much energy come out of you >> yeah. it was -- it was a stressful day. i had been trying to promote some music that i made in the past, and it wasn't working. but i don't know i kept thinking back earlier in the year there was a day i was praying in my car, and i really felt like, you know what, i need to pursue music for a year and see what happens with it i told myself i will fight through this and try to turn the struggle into something that is fun. >> you did. >> you are lit from inside,

honey. we want to hear this song. are you going to play it for us? >> let's go! ♪ hey, come on, y'all ♪ ♪ you my lil boo thank so i don't give a hoot what your dude say, girl ♪ ♪ i'll be shooting that shot like 2,k, girl ♪ ♪ i know tell them i'm next ♪ ♪ tell them you found something fresh ♪ ♪ put a little gold in the teet when and the finger doors ♪ ♪ ♪ what's good ♪ ♪ if you quit tonight, that's fiction ♪ ♪ your picture, you want me, go figure ♪ ♪ you a ten, but baby girl, i'm one one ♪

♪ ♪ you a ten, but baby girl, i'm the one ♪ tell em ♪ you my lil boo thank ♪ ♪ you finding something fresh ♪ ♪ hey, hey, come on. ♪♪ it's like, oh, ♪ ♪ it's like oh, oh, you got the best of my love ♪ ♪ oh, oh, you got the best of my, my ♪ ♪ oh, oh, you got the best of m love ♪ ♪ oh, oh, uh-uh in that dress, i'm like ♪ ♪ you my lil boo thang, so i don't have give a hoot what your dude say ♪ ♪

>> yes >> that's how you do it. >> paul russell, thank you. >> man the horns, the rhythm section, you sounded good. >> are you happy you're in this moment >> that was like a whole thing. >> we love you "lil boo thang" out right now. go get that track! >> coming up next, we got a delicious spread to dig into bears/chargers will clash on sunday night football. we have a beer braised beef sandwich we have tacos. but, first, this is "today" on nbc.

we are back. this morning we're cooking up not one, but two bold and beefy meals in honor of the big game sunday night chicago bears, l.a. chargers chef, good to see you this

morning. let's get right into it. go back to chicago early 1900s, italian immigrants come over there king these beef sandwiches with like, basically, cheap cuts of beef they're letting it slow braise and its become a chicago staple. >> we will start with our giardiniera, which is basically a way to let your body know it is time to party. >> wow i call it friday that works, too, though. >> so we're going to sit here and boil this for five minutes you go ahead and do that then we're going to start over here, too. >> you got some thin cut beef here. >> so you could use deli slices of roast beef. we will put it in beef broth, get oregano and do some garlic, and we will let that simmer for five minutes because that's giving even more flavor. so exciting.

once you are done, you will save some of that giardiniera you will just put a little on your actual sandwich. >> love that. >> yes, that is so good. >> are you guys eating the beefs over there >> or they say in the midwest the gravy. >> the gravy after we do our roast beef, we will just put it on top like this this is where you get to be the artist you do it how you like it, how you want it. you can do it. >> a hot tub party >> this is great here in chicago. this is -- these are fantastic it is up there with deep dish, not chicago. of course, the series "the bear" had this as well shout-out to portillo's. >> so chicago is on lock now we're in l.a we will do spicy tacos

season that meat get that salt and pepper on that roast. you can use chuck or shoulder. it is all up to you. we will put that to you, locking in those juices and caramelizing it before you braise it. that's the key to beef one of the great things about this roast is that it is so versatile. you can do anything you want you can make this into tacos you can make this into pot roast. >> love it >> what kind of beer you got going on there is that modelo i saw there >> i took it i took it. then we will add some smoke into this so we got adobo. that's what we will put in there to give it a sultry mix. the pepper is already in there just get it right here. >> how long is this going to braise, chef >> two and a half hours. >> what sort of heat >> put it on medium. >> cover it for a few hours.

i love that, too oh, yeah old cool. >> now here's the secret to this for these tacos, you have your coleslaw but you will kick it up a notch and make it sexy coleslaw. >> right >> and carson is going to be sexy coleslaw for halloween. >> that's not easy. >> and, so, there you go and you can add if you want peppers. that is some of the chipotle sauce. now, one of the cool things that you do, the sauce you have in your roast, you will save it and reduce because you are putting that as your gravy. >> waste not, want not. skills get in there and tackle that. >> do you like that? >> this is all fall. >> that's what you do in your crock pot. that's what you do in your slow cooker when you are braising it. that's what you want you want it to be hand tender, anything you can do with your hands.

>> i love this board of beef never even make a sandwich like that. >> that's happened many times. i can't tell you how many times somebody else got salad. >> we were at 4:00. >> so then you are going to take -- you are going to reduce down your beef broth now you are just going to go and -- >> you're going back in? >> yes with the shreds. you are bringing that sauce in that's a cheat. >> it's a two-time braise. >> it is it's the sneaky braise. >> that's mind blowing. >> that's all you have to do now we will go right here. let's see what you can make on your taco. >> a little grilled cheese going on there. >> the good thing about this is truly you see -- i used the same cut of beef for two separate

recipes. beef is super versatile. you can use it to beef up your tailgate you can put it on or on the side this is how you want to do it. there you go. >> guys, how is it >> really good. >> yeah. it's a juicy one yeah, so good. >> thank you, erica. >> this is great we are looking forward to this one. chef, thank you so much. don't forget, bears/chargers going at it. coverage begins on nbc and peacock. appreciate it. this is delicious. our crew is going to devour this in two seconds. >> yes. up next, young surfing superstar. now a world champ getting ready to send team usa to the olympics we will hear all about it. wk

we are back on the plaza, and we are joined -- >> hi, guys. >> by surfing prodigy caroline

marks. >> oh, my gosh she was just 15 when she became the youngest woman to qualify. last month caroline won her first world title. she has also already secured her spot in team usa for the paris olympics we saw you in tokyo. are you getting excited for this competition? >> yeah. i'm very excited it is a huge honor to represent my country again i'm 21 going to my second olympics. >> you're a veteran there. tell us where this is going to take place when you think paris, you don't necessarily think surfing? >> yeah. we will be in tahiti, which is really cool. terrifying, but beautiful. it should be exciting. >> i'd like to cover that competition. >> you also have a special announcement this morning, right? >> yeah. i mean, i'm partnering with esa doing this amazing program

partnering with nbc. you simply upload a video to tiktok highlighting your gold medal day at the beach announcers will announce the winner 100 days before the opening ceremony. >> you are looking for somebody to announce? >> yeah. you will be able to go to the olympics with us. >> a correspondent at the olympics and anyone can try out. >> i think that is very cool i think we have a lot of prospects out here today they might be real good at it. >> what's surf like at tahiti? are the breaks the same? how do you practice for that >> yeah. it's very different. it's over a reef and i was able to win that event a couple months ago. so having some confidence. but, yeah, you never know what you're going to get. >> you're amazing. thank you. >> we should mention the team. for more on the casting call,

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this morning on the 3rd hour of "today," so hard to bear. washington, d.c.'s beloved pandas leaving earlier than expected. >> i see them almost more than i see my panda. >> we're live with them getting ready for their sendoff. and some of the