extended. his mother is calling that ruling an injustice. thousands of san francisco families will find out today which schools could close or merge next year. it comes as district leaders have been dealing with declining enrollment and budget issues. according to the chronicle, as many as 14 of the district's 121 schools could be on the chopping block. the board will vote on the closures in december. well, millions of people along florida's gulf coast are bracing for the arrival of hurricane milton. now churning through the gulf. now it is expected to make landfall sometime tomorrow. milton reached category five strength yesterday and overnight dropped back to a category four. people living within florida's evacuation zone are being told to leave. all right, well, that does it for us here on today hi there hi there. good tuesday morning. florida is racing to prepare for a potentially catastrophic

storm. >> milton now sweeping through the gulf, poised to be one of the most destructive hurricanes ever. it is october the 8th. this is "today." in the cross hairs. hurricane milton bearing down on florida's west coast. now a dangerous category 4, with 155 mile-per-hour winds and set to deliver a life-threatening storm surge. highways packed with people fleeing the storm, amid dire warnings on the risk of not evacuating. >> if you remain there, you could die. >> crews pushing to clear out debris, and towns still coping with the aftermath of helene. we're there live and al has the very latest on milton's timing and track. four weeks and counting. the race for the white house entering the final stretch. vice president harris launching a media blitz, pressed on changing positions on key issues. >> i have been listening to folks and seeking what is possible in terms of common

ground. >> while former president trump opens up about what a victory for him could mean for his political rivals. what he's saying and the brand-new poll just out this race. breaking overnight, new chaos. terror groups launching rockets into israel. israel firing back into lebanon. the latest wave of fighting hours since the world marked one year since the horrific october 7th attacks. a latest from the region just ahead. pushing back. inside the new efforts to reign in shrinkflation. >> it's the sneaky type of inflation, getting less for your money. >> just ahead, the urgent demand from lawmakers calling on the nation's largest food and drink manufacturers to end that costly trend. plus, on a roll. >> with kelce getting the snap, the touchdown! >> the chiefs take down the saints with taylor swift in the stands to remain undefeated.

we have the highlights. and good feelings. they are one of the biggest bands in the world this morning, coldplay taking over the plaza for a can't-miss concert. we're absolutely over the moon music about it, today, tuesday, october 8th, 2024. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with is a v savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning. good to see you. welcome to "today." we're so happy you are joining us on this tuesday morning. and wow. >> yeah. we're not alone. >> did the crowd come. check it out outside. >> okay. we actually just had to call in security reenforcements. no, the crowd is wonderful. there is just a lot of them out there. of course, why not? it's coldplay, performing on our plaza. brand-new album, their tenth. they sounded great in sound check.

>> they sure did. 50th, 48th, 49, all around. but let us get to our top story. all eyes are on hurricane milton. the national weather system saying if it stays on course as you see right here, it will be the most powerful hurricane to hit tampa in more than 100 years. >> the mayor of that city went as far as to give residents in evacuation areas, this grim warning. and i'm quoting here. if you choose to stay, you are going to die. it appears that a lot of people on florida's west coast are heeding that dire warning. you can see, this is the rush to get away from that region ahead of the storm's arrival. >> and this is all playing out with the clean up from hurricane helene still under way. and that causes additional, major concerns. those big piles of debris now lining the streets. those can pose hazards once the heavy winds arrive. we have everything you need to know, including al's full forecast. but let us start with nbc's tom llamas, right on the coast, near tampa. tom, good morning. >> reporter: hey, hoda. good morning to you.

this is one of those huge piles of debris just behind me. in some cases six feet high. there are parts of the florida gulf coast look just like this on both sides of the street. as you mentioned during this hurricane, it will be even more dangerous. this is a mix of furniture, parts of people's homes and their belongings. residents here facing back-to-back hurricanes in less than two weeks now told to evacuate once again. all along florida's gulf coast, the race to escape is on. residents filling sandbags, boarding up windows and trying to clear debris that hurricane helene left behind, with up to 15 feet of storm surge possible. state officials are preparing for the largest evacuation since hurricane irma in 2017. freeways already gridlocked for miles. tampa's mayor with this blunt warning. >> if you choose to stay in one of those evacuation areas, you are going to die. >> reporter: this tampa resident

taking no chances after helene's storm surge threatened her home. >> my kids can't unsee what happened last time and i don't want that to be another experience for them. >> reporter: officials are concerned about this one, with all the debris piled up. it could be lifted up by the hur kab-force winds and become dangerous projectiles. milton's winds reaching up to 180 miles per hour. the cat 4 hurricane visible from the international space station as it moves across the gulf of mexico. on nbc 6 south florida, veteran meteorologist john morales emotional at the storm's increasing threat. >> i apologize. this is just horrific. >> 3.5, 4 feet, so around here. >> tampa general, facility's manager was here during helene, making sure the hospital's aqua fence was holding strong against the dangerous storm surge.

he knows it could be even worse this time. so they're forecasting potentially a 12 foot storm surge with hurricane milton. will this hold up? >> it should. 12 feet is about here. you still have another maybe 3 feet. it will depend on a lot of things. >> reporter: in neighborhoods devastated by hurricane helene, residents like abby lewis are trying to keep it together as they try to escape this relentless hurricane season. >> i haven't allowed myself to kind of take in the emotional aspect. >> reporter: saving just a few precious momentos. >> a good moment. but got to keep it together. >> reporter: no time to grieve what's been lost. do you have any idea what you're going to come back home to? >> well, it's already gone. a lot of us not knowing where we'll go. >> the mayor of tampa saying you've got to evacuate, as she said, you will die. a lot of people trying to get out, tom. it's bumper to bumper traffic, they need gas, they need money. what does that look like?

>> reporter: yeah, there are miles of traffic. actually this morning we have a live traffic cam right now. and even early this morning that traffic is backing up. this is the famous i-4 that cuts across florida. this is potential tampa and orlando, heading northeast as the first time i'm seeing this. but you can see the traffic right there. it's already backing up. and you bring up a good point, hoda, right? these people, this is another week of no work and now they have to pay to travel again to evacuate. hotels are filling up on social media they're saying gas is hard to come by. and in some cases, people just can't find a place to stay. they have to keep driving. hoda and savannah? >> terrible situation there for a lot of people in florida. >> absolutely. imagine if you've got a young family in tow as well. let's bring in al. he's got the latest update on the storm's track. >> yeah, guys. unfortunately, all of florida either under a hurricane watch or hurricane warning for the most part. as this system has weakened a bit. but don't be fooled. this is still a dangerous system.

category 4 storm, 560 miles southwest of tampa, 155 mile-per-hour winds. it's moving northeast a little faster at 12 miles per hour at this point it comes somewhere just either a little south or north of tampa bay. landfall, wednesday night, between 10:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. and here is the deal, even as it weakens, it's going to grow in size. what happens? well, when you have this area -- when it's really strong, the tropical wind field is relatively small, about 200 miles across. but as it comes on shore, because it weakens, the wind field will nearly double by landfall. i mean, 375 miles across. even if it comes in here, it's still a problem up and down that coast. and that storm surge is the big problem. the larger the storm it is, it can push more water, funneling that water in to the coast. that storm surge warning, where we could see anywhere from 10 to 15 feet or more depending if it

comes at high tide. thursday, 6:51 a.m. so, this is a very dangerous system. still even if it does weaken. wind gusts anywhere from 90 to 100 miles per hour as it comes on shore and flooding rain fall, considerable flash flooding especially orlando, tampa, sarasota. now we up the rain fall amounts up to maybe 18 inches of rain or more. if you're getting ready to evacuate, our colleague bill karins had a great idea. take some digital pictures of things around your house before you evacuate so you have some proof of what you have. because this is going to be dangerous. put all of your valuable documents in a plastic bag, take them with you and get the heck out. >> al, thank you. of course we'll have a lot more on this storm throughout the morning. programming note, lester holt will be reporting live from florida tonight on "nbc nightly news." meantime, the race for the white house is entering the closing stretch. just four weeks to go until election day. vice president harris spreading her message to voters in a

series of high-profile interviews including "60 minutes." the program also explaining why former president trump cancelled his planned interview for the primetime special. nbc's chief white house correspondent peter alexander has the very latest. hey, peter, good morning. >> reporter: hoe ad good morning. "60 minutes" interviewed the major candidate in presidential election. dating back a half century. this year donald trump cancelled. like kamala harris, trump initially accepted before backing out, citing in their words, shifting explanations. including that he would be fact checked. last night, harris faced tough questions on a wide range of topics. in the final month until election day, kamala harris looking to persuade undecided voters in a series of interviews. last night on "60 minutes" the vice president responding to criticism that she changed her

position on key issues from fracking to. >> i have been listening to folks and seeking what is possible in terms of common ground. >> whether she regretted the border policy. >> from day one, literally, we have been offering solutions. >> what i was asking was, was it a mistake to kind of allow that flood to happen in the first place? >> i think the policies that we have been proposing are about fixing a problem, not promoting a problem. okay? >> but the numbers did quadruple. >> and the numbers today because of what we have done, we have cut the flow of illegal immigration by half. >> reporter: harris was also asked for more details on a recent revelation that she is a gun owner. >> i have a glock, and i've had it for quite some time. and, i mean, look, my background is in law enforcement, and so there you go. >> have you ever fired it? >> yes. of course i have. at a shooting range.

>> reporter: former president trump appearing on a previously-taped fox news interview asked by laura ingram whether he'll use the justice system to go after his political rivals. >> a lot of people say that's what should happen. >> pressed further -- >> but you are not going to do that. when you get into office you will look at all your political enemies and -- >> no, i want to make this the most successful country in the world. >> reporter: meanwhile, as hurricane milton barrels toward florida, trump is again slamming the biden administration's helene response. >> we're up to $300 billion for ukraine and, yet, they're offering people $750. >> for immediate needs. >> for the worst -- yeah. but for the worst hurricane that anybody has seen. >> reporter: in fact, fema says that $750 is an initial direct relief payment for emergency supplies -- like food and water. while they assess a person's eligibility for more money. harris seizing on trump's claims. >> it is extraordinarily irresponsible. >> peter, we've got some new poll numbers this morning.

what are the take-aways? >> reporter: yeah, that new poll is from "the new york times" and it shows harris leading trump in their poll for the first time since july. that's when president biden dropped out of the race. harris' advantage nationally is three points. 49 to 46. notably that is within the margin of error. likely voters said that harris was the candidate representing change in this election. the first time she led on that question, though the two are basically even. trump's main advantage remains on who voters trust to manage american's top issues, savannah, the economy. >> peter alexander at the white house. thank you, peter. 7:13. a lot more to get to. craig joins the table. >> hoda, savannah, good morning. good morning to you as well. we are following some breaking news from the middle east overnight. israel launching new air strikes inside lebanon, targeting hezbollah leaders. and those air strikes coming just hours after events all around the world, marking one year since the deadly october 7th terror attack. nbc's chief foreign

correspondent, richard engel is in beirut for us. richard, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, craig. israel's enemies are under attack, but also firing intensely in the last 24 hours, hezbollah here in lebanon, hamas in gaza and the houthis in yemen together fired around 200 missiles, rockets and drones at israel, mostly to little effect. e [ sirens ] israel's enemies opened fire overnight in what seemed to be a coordinated barrage to show israel they're still standing. israel fired into beirut and across southern lebanon in what the israeli military described as extensive strikes. on hezbollah terror targets. israel has been carrying out air strikes on the city of tyre. we counted ten just in that area. after a day of memorials for the 1,200 israelis killed on october

7th, a year ago, prime minister benjamin netanyahu said israel is at a war to change the middle east, with america at its side. >> it is the worst attack on jewish people since the holocaust. but unlike the holocaust, we fight back. we're fighting like lions with the support of the american government, the american people. >> reporter: all four presidential and vice presidential candidates attended events in solidarity with israel. but on some college campuses, tensions mounted with demonstrations last night calling for an end to the gaza war. >> on this day in particular it is very difficult for the jewish community. >> reporter: and in gaza, a year after militants left from here, to attack israel, there is now devastation and a few precious glimmers of hope. 12-year-old alma's entire family was killed, she says, by an israeli strike last december. trapped under her destroyed home, she cried for a rescue team to save her parents and

four siblings before her. she lives with her aunt and is writing a children's book. it tells the story of an orphaned child in gaza. who suffered the same thing, the sole survivor, like me, she says. alma draws pictures of better days ahead. the bird i drew symbolizing no found in and this morning a suggestion that hezbollah is open to a cease-fire. the group's deputy leader says hezbollah supports negotiations and he didn't directly link them to a deal in gaza, a sign diplomacy may possibly have an opportunity here. >> our chief foreign correspondent richard engel, thank you. here at home, the largest water utility company in the country announced it was the victim of a cyberattack.

american water says it became aware of the unauthorized activity last week and took steps, including shutting down certain systems. aware of the unauthorized activity on its site last week, immediately took protect i have steps, including shutting down certain systems. the company provides service to more than 14 million people in 14 states. american water says it has temporarily put a pause on billing customers as well and people will not face late charges while its systems are down. let's go to the nfl. the kansas city chiefs looking to stay undefeated. they took on the new orleans saints on "monday night football". >> with kelce getting the snap, worthy for the touchdown! >> that td gave the chiefs a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter. they held on to win it 26-13. the chiefs, by the way, one of only two teams without a loss this morning. the other team, if you are wondering, the minnesota vikings. >> yeah. if the chiefs can stay healthy, no one is stopping them. no one is stopping them. sorry. >> wow. mr. roker, busy day in the weather department. >> well, we've got all eyes down looking at milton, but if you look at the rest of the country,

fairly quiet, thank goodness. record warmth in the southwest, sunny and warm out west. gorgeous around the great lakes. a few scattered showers in the pacific northwest. we will get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. to help these special underdogs never feel left behind again. subaru. more than a car company.

you know, it is not often when you can actually mark the moment a jinx has been put on. >> you think i jinxed them. >> okay, if they lose next patrick mahomes. >> he does. he does. i hope you're wrong. >> good luck, craig. >> all right, guys. >> not me. just ahead, an aspect of back-to-back hurricanes that could make milton even worse. the mountains of debris still lining the streets in the wake of helene. jesse kirsch is in florida with that part of the story. hey, jess. >> reporter: hey, hoda. good morning. that's right. the race is on in between back-to-back major hurricanes. there are people trying to get rid of all of this. we'll tell you why coming up. >> all right, jesse. and the new push to bring shrinkflation to an end.

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of other debris out here. and we see this all the time after hurricanes. but now there's another one on the way. and when milton roars ashore, all of this becomes an even bigger problem. this morning, florida is racing to remove trunk loads of debris, and the clock is running out. >> that's a 24/7 round-the-clock mission. we need as much of this debris picked up as possible. this creates a safety hazard. >> reporter: across florida's gulf coast, streets and sidewalks are littered with parts of destroyed homes, splintered lumber, hef pieces of furniture and household items after hurricane helene gutted the region less than two weeks ago. now another major hurricane, milton, is less than 48 hours from landfall in the same region, turning trash into potential projectiles and storm surge battering rams. >> it can make it harder for our

first responders to get in and out. >> reporter: fighting an uphill preparations battle, officials are scrambling in places like manatee county, florida. >> as we get one area cleared, people put it back out on the street. so an area that was clear is not clear. >> i have dealt with dumpsters a lot. i jumped on that. >> reporter: how many loads have they already taken? >> two. >> reporter: this is after two have already been taken. >> yes. >> reporter: hurricane hell . how much more worried are you about what the wind will do to this community because all this is out here. >> i'm very worries. if our n listen helene sent waist high water into his home. now he's paying hundreds of dollars out of his own pocket to get his family's ruined belongings hauled away. how much more worried are you about what the wind will do to this community because all this is out here. >> i'm very worries. if our neighbor's furniture doesn't end up on ours, doesn't float over, i think we'll be ahead of the game, you know. >> so the clean-up scramble is on. what are some last-minute ways people are protecting themselves? >> reporter: yeah. and we know, savannah, as we just heard there, officials are saying that it can be harder for

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senator elizabeth warren and representative madeleine dean in letters to general mills, coca-cola and pepsico accusing them a pattern of profiteering through shrinkflation. the democratic lawmakers for blasting the companies for padding their products at the expense of consumers. even after enjoying large tax cuts in recent years. >> there are a lot of complex economic factors at play. >> reporter: the trade group representing the companies calls attacks on the industry misleading, saying consumers have many choices at different price points when shopping. >> our number one goal is to be able to provide consumers with affordable safe products for them and their families. and that's what we're committed to doing. >> reporter: consumer advocates argue shoppers often don't know they're getting less. >> shrinkflation is innation that's harder to see, right? >> exactly. it's the sneaky type of inflation. getting less for your money. isn't that what inflation is about? paying a higher price. here you're paying the same or higher price and getting less.

>> reporter: according to most recent capital one eshrinkflation statistics, brands all had brands shrinking. laundry detergent, cereal and snacks all had rates topping 3%. while three-quarters of shoppers noticed shrinkflation at their grocery stores. that sting felt from main street to sesame street. cookie monster writing on x, me hate shrinkflation. me cookies getting smaller. >> when cookie notices, you know cookie monster. we reached out to pepsico, coca-cola and general mills and they have not replayed. but an industry representative says they have higher costs, too. this is one of the ways they pass it along. >> cookie is upset. lawmakers appear poised to do something about it. in the meantime, what can shoppers do to try to fight off some of this shrinkflation? >> the experts tell us the last place to do shrinkflation are the store brands. they are the very last ones. you can find the best value with store brands. you have to look at the net

weight. you look on the shelves, there's the price. look and see how much it costs an ounce sometimes or the net weight. then you can really see if you're getting the best deal. >> cool. christine, thank you. >> thank you. let us get a check of the weather from al who is watching milton. >> that's right. milton has been a historic hurricane. we always talked about rapid intensification. i don't think we really used this. extreme rapid intensification. we talked about that intensification, 35 miles an hour in 24 hours. but intense, rapid -- intense extreme rapid intensification. 58 miles per hour in 24 hours. and yesterday it was at 90 miles per hour by 2:00 a.m. by 2:00 p.m. yesterday, 175 miles per hour. that's 85 miles per hour in 12 hours. here's what we're looking at. landfall sometime tomorrow evening as a major hurricane. for fort myers 6:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m., most extreme conditions. just about the same for tampa.

we're talking about storm surge of 10 to 15 feet, ft. myers. 10 to 15 rain fa,fall, up to a foot. early thursday morning as this passes across the florida peninsula, orlando from 12:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m., the most extreme conditions with a storm surge for jacksonville 3 to 5 feet. orlando, you are looking at 6 to 10 inches of rain. that storm surge, of course, powerful winds pushing the water up against the coast, wrapping around that system, pushing the winds and the water up against the coast as it happens. the water piles up, rising above the ocean the normal height of the tide. and that just ratchets up into the shoreline and into communities along the shore. we will be watching that very closely. the storm surge is the most deadly part of the hurricane. that's what's going on around u the coun

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we are back with big news from our friends at "dateline" nbc. >> woek. we are not going to deliver it. the dream team is here to do it. josh mankiewicz, andrea canning, keith morrison. lester is on breaking news and dennis isn't here, but we are so delighted to have you all here. >> so great to see you. >> hi, josh. >> hi, guys. >> are we doing the hug train? >> hi, guys. >> guys, what's new this season on "dateline". >> do you have some exciting stuff? >> it's pretty exciting. >> we have some big news. and in true "dateline" style, we have delayed this and made it a reveal. >> it's a mystery. >> great mystery. >> but now we're going to reveal it. >> a teaser, too. >> are you going to go right for it. >> we have a new correspondent. >> she's smart. she's beautiful.

she's kind. >> hoda is going back to "dateline". what? >> keep going. keep going. >> come on back! >> she's a pro. >> yeah. >> she's the best journalist and she just had a baby. >> oh, she just had a baby. >> four months ago. >> this is her first day back from maternity leave. >> yes. >> and she's already working at nbc news and it's blayne alexander. >> yeah! >> hello! >> blayne! >> i love you so much. i'm so thrilled. >> we are so happy for you, blayne. happy for you guys. we know, blayne. sit down, everybody. she is an amazing colleague. >> yes. >> congrats on the new babe. >> thank you. >> in fact, tell us about this new change for you. >> this is quite a way to come back from maternity leave. first day back after four and a half months. i could not be more excited. to join this team. i keep telling everybody this is a journalists dream.

i have been watching "dateline" since i was a little girl. i certainly saw you on "dateline." so the be here, part of this institution, just means everything. >> we learned about you being a correspondent for "dateline." universally, every single person here was so excited because you are, as andrea was saying, not just very talented, but super kind and so good at what you do. so it is a testament to you and how much you are loved at this network. >> thank you so much. it means everything. i have to say advice from every single person, savannah, you, hoda, everyone has given me advice along the way. >> what advice are you giving her? keith? >> pay no attention to me. >> josh, what did you say? >> you know, she's already traveling a lot. she already knows what it's like to live life on the road. ring her is she doesn't need at lot of advice. she's a pro. she's ready to step in. >> yep. >> and i gave her some mom

advice for the unique job and how we travel and how we do things. >> what is the advice there? that's important. >> well, book your travel in the middle of the week when your kids maybe won't miss you quite as much because they're busy with school and all that. the show is so wonderful. our executive producers are so family friendly, liz and paul, for really working it around your life. but still getting the job done. >> we know you're coming to a great job because people come and they almost never leave. it's an incredible gig. what do you guys love? what keeps you there year after year? what do you love about it? >> two hours to tell a story, months to get it ready. >> absolutely. >> you know, it's wonderful. and you're working with a amazing team. the big stars at dateline are the people you don't see. >> that's true. we dabbled in it. your producers are the cream dela cream. >> we should point out. this is such a great team. we knew you were officially added. we saw a t-shirt that has -- can we get a shot right here. >> you know this young man. >> look at that.

>> my husband jay. >> wait. >> very quickly got this together. >> congratulations, blayne. >> thank you so much. >> hoda, part of the "dateline" family going back a long time. >> yeah. >> and you gave me advice when i was trying to decide to come to "dateline." you said, you'll love it. it's so great. thank you for that. we wanted to go down memory lane with you and look at a story you did from 2003 with a teacher. >> oh, ms. groves? >> yes, yes. >> i remember this one. >> oh, yeah. >> how much gas is left in your tank right now? >> i would say a quarter of a tank. i guess the reason i say that is because there's so much emotion that goes into my teaching. >> oh. she was an incredible -- she taught for teach for america. i remember this story like it was yesterday. >> that was memorable. >> great story. >> she's an amazing human being.

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week is officially underway here in the city, and this morning's focus is on safety and emergency response. there will be drills strengthening the partnership between the city of san francisco, the navy and the marine corps. also part of fleet week, the parade of ships, which happens on friday. the blue angels, which take off and fly this weekend, as well as public tours where you can see aircrafts like the ch 53 super stallion up close and personal. it's time to get a look at that forecast for us. meteorologist vianey reyna looking at those temps, which are looking a lot better. they really are already running a few degrees cooler and a lot of spots across the bay. we've got seconds and 60s right now in concord, 64 degrees tracey still one of our warmer spots at about 70 degrees. but just to give you an idea of how much cooler we're already starting to notice our temps 17 degrees cooler in santa rosa, ten degrees cooler in san francisco, and we are expecting to still warm up into the 80s and 90s as well in through parts of the interior. there's still that heat advisory, but it cools

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coming up, race against time. millions bracing for hurricane milton. mandatory evacuations in effect as the cleanup from helene still looms large. and this morning a new battle over misinformation. >> that's just categorically false. >> fema launching a web page. to fact check all of the false rumors. we're live with the latest and al's full forecast. then the cast of "saturday night live." >> just have to make it there. >> scary movies by the map. >> you like scary movies? >> uh-huh. >> and taylor swift back in the stands. >> she's right back there. >> it's all ahead in an action-packed "popstart." plus, out of this world. ♪ >> one of our favorites, coldplay, out with a brand-new album. and they are here this morning to rock our plaza. today, tuesday, october 8th, 2024. ♪

starting the day with coldplay! >> today is our first concert. >> we love you, coldplay! >> traveled from boston, massachusetts. >> north carolina. >> chevy chase palace. maryland. >> and dublin, ireland! ♪ >> celebrating my birthday. >> with coldplay. >> camped out overnight for coldplay. >> ready for coldplay on "today"! >> man, the crowd keeps getting bigger. we appreciate you being here. this is a real special tuesday. coldplay is performing. by the way, the crowds keep coming. it is going to be a gigantic convert. >> we haven't seen a crowd like this in a long, long time. then again, we haven't had coldplay here in a long time. >> that's true. it's been years. let's get to our news at 8:00.

we will start with hurricane milton. that massive storm bearing down on florida's gulf coast. state officials warning residents that the evacuation window is closing quickly. al has the latest on the storm's path. first let's check in with tom llamas, who is right on the coast near tampa. hey, tom, good morning. >> reporter: hey, hoda, good morning to you. listen, the mayor of tampa told me last night they are working around the clock to clear out all the debris you see here. but she's not sure their going to pick all of it up because there's so much of it. six feet high in some cases on both sides of the street. we're just south of tampa right now. and it looks like this all around everywhere you look. the good news is we do hear the dump trucks this morning. they are picking up this debris, but again, they're going to be working around the clock. those landfill sites staying open throughout the night. so people can dump all that stuff and come back and pick up more. as you mentioned, the evacuation order is on for areas like this. millions try to get out from florida's gulf coast. we are hearing reports from gas stations running out of gas. hotels being sold out and

there's nowhere for people to go. they are driving up north or east as hurricane milton just gets stronger and heads towards the gulf coast. hoda, this could be the most powerful storm that ever hits the tampa bay area, at least in the last 100 years. back to you. >> pretty frightening. tom llamas for us, thank you. tom, thank you. little after 8:00 we usually get an update about this time. what do you know? >> right now much of florida under hurricane watches, hurricane warnings. this just in from the national hurricane center, the winds are down to 145 miles per hour. don't let that fool you. it's expected to restrengthen from a category 4 to 5 later today, moving northeast at 12 miles per hour. later today it becomes 5 again. makes landfall sometime tomorrow between 10:00 p.m. ant 2:00 a.m. and the expanding wind field, as it weakens, it gets stronger. 200 miles out, that's the wind field for tropical force winds. by the time it makes landfall,

look at this, 375 miles in diameter. we'll continue to watch that. and because the stormt gets larger from the wind standpoint, that storm surge gets even worse. funneling into right between tampa, sarasota, that's where we could see the greatest storm surge, so to 15 feet, more likely closer to sarasota than for tampa. the surge could travel several miles inland. high tide thursday morning, 6:51 a.m. that would be the worst time for that to happen. destructive winds, anywhere from 80 to 95 or higher for wind gusts. and the risk of considerable flash flooding from orlando, down to sarasota is very high looking at upwards of 18 inches of rain, guys. >> al, we'll come back in just a few moments. meanwhile, as florida braces for hurricane milton, states in the south are still recovering from helene. a lot of those folks are facing a different kind of challenge now. a wave of misinformation, so much so that fema has now launched a web page to fact check all of the false rumors

that are out there. nbc's antonia hilton is in burnsville, north carolina, with more on this part of the story. antonia, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, craig. in recent days former president trump and other republicans have questioned fema's response to helene. in some cases, falsely claiming that federal funding has been diverted to help migrants at the expense of storm victims. now, the head of fema is pushing back. the head of fema attempting to set the record straight. after her agency has been repeatedly accused of an inadequate response hurricane helene by former president trump. >> kamala spent all her fema money, on housing for illegal migrants. >> responding on cnn. >> one, it's categorically false. i can assure you that no funding has been taken from the disaster relief funds. >> reporter: in the last two years, fema has distributed more than $1 billion in taxpayer money to shelter migrants in cities across the u.s.

but the white house and fema both say that's a separate government program, not for disaster relief. adding there's no evidence funds have been diverted. the vehement defense comes as the federal government rushes to prepare florida for a second hurricane. governor ron desantis saying monday, the government is working with his state. >> we have gotten what we need from the feds. >> reporter: the federal government also sending in additional 500 troops to north carolina. to help with search and rescue efforts and to bring aid to people left with little after hurricane helene. some residents, especially in remote towns, say they haven't seen any federal aids. >> have they come to your neighborhood, knocked on your door? >> no. >> reporter: one common false rumor, fema will om provide families $750. >> we're into $300 billion for ukraine and yet they're offering people $750 -- >> for immediate needs. >> yeah. but for the worst hurricane that anybody has seen. >> reporter: that $750 is just for urgent essential items, like

food, water and other emergency supplies. while fema assesses people's eligibility for more. fema forced to set up a web page to dispel the rumors. the u.s. secretary of homeland security says he's never seen misinformation spread at this level, and it hurts the hurricane victims. >> it sews distrust in their government and, therefore, they don't seek the help that they truly need. >> reporter: north carolina governor roy cooper and fema have been on the ground, trying to reassure residents that help and funding are here. already tens of millions of dollars in aid have been approved. they estimate that up to 90% of the power could be back on today. creak? craig? >> all right. antonia hylton for us there in north carolina. thank you. let's get a boost, missy. >> seems like the time. a woman returned home after spending the last couple years in australia. she did not tell her dad she was coming. then she wanted to surprise him by doing this. she waited in his trunk. take a look. >> what?

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>> my name is gabriel. i play loren michaels. >> oh! >> i'm ella hunt and i play gilda ratner. >> i play garrett morris. no relation. >> i'm dillen o'brian, and i play dan aykroyd. >> i'm cory michael smith and i play chevy chase. >> i play jane curtain. >> welcome to all of you. okay. no intimidation, right? playing just six icons. you play lorne. you are the heartbeat of the show. and the instigator of it. tell us about the project and why focus on that first 90 minutes. >> i think because a lot of people take "saturday night live" for granted, they don't really realize how instrumental it was to our culture and how hard it was to make. these are just a group of kids in their 20s who had never really done anything before, and they didn't realize they were about to change comedy and television and our culture all

in one night. and i think it's valuable to go back there and see what it was really like. >> cory, to play people who we all know, trying to play chevy chase. >> a nightmare! >> so what did you do? how did you go about doing it? >> cried. freaked out. you know, like all of these guys, jason, our director, our amazing director, told us all not to overprepare. and so we all overprepared. because we didn't want to mess it up. these are important people. me personally, i -- you know, it's like -- i read the script. i'm like, i know how i would do this to try to make fun of it. i don't know how chevy chase would do it. i watched him come pulsively for two months and created this glossary index of his ticks and bits and little things to try to program my own performance that way. >> somewhat about you, ella? it's gilda. did you overprepare as well? >> yeah.

i also didn't know who gilda was before i auditioned. i'm a brit. i didn't grow up watching gilda. it was such a joyful crash course for me. i got to speak with one of g gilda's best friends. and key collaborators. they wrote together. he grounded me in how empathetic and generous she was behind the scenes. so i really felt like i got to lean into what a goof ball and warm, child like presence she was in the space, which next to these guys, is a delight. >> and dylan, i know you over prepared to be dan aykroyd. >> yeah. >> what did you do? >> besides the short shorts. >> oh, my god. >> yeah. >> oh, my. look at that. look at that. uncanny!

it's uncanny! what was the question? >> did you prepare? you did a lot -- >> yeah, i prepared. oh, my god. oh, my god. >> it's happening. >> it's not even from the movie. it's from our tiktok. >> wow. >> so what did you do? >> i -- i -- i -- squats. >> dan loves your portrayal, too, right? >> i don't know. i don't know. >> he does. garrett morris was like of all the elder statesmen of the group -- >> why would you say it like that? >> well, because i have to say he was older. a juilliard-trained singer. >> yes. >> we hear your pipes. >> uh-huh. >> what was it like -- you feel like garrett was like -- you were born to play him. >> oh, 10%. i used to tell people he was my daddy when i was growing up. garrett reminds me of all the old black dudes in the hood with cigarettes. it wasn't hard once i picked up a cigarette. according to him, he smoked all day everyday. and he still does.

the man is 180. still funny, still sharp, yeah. >> kim, playing jane, what did you know about her? how did you portray here? >> i knew she was the straight man. right? she's famous for being the straight man amongst all the clowns. i watched a lot of the first season of snl just over and over and over. but i grew up with snl in our household. i knew a lot of her inflections and how she liked to say things. honestly, it was diving into something i had already seen. >> have any of you auditions for snl in the past? >> yes. >> you have? >> and? >> it didn't go well. i ended up on "new girl". >> the audition process, what do you do? you stand in front of lorne michaels and you have to do a bit. >> i didn't make it that far. i made it to, hey, we saw his tape. can he re-send the tape with more of this that we're looking i

for. i said okay. i re-send it and no reply. yeah. >> have you gotten any feedback from the snl crew? do we know what we think so far? >> i spoke with rosy shuster in toronto. she is at the film festival. and i met lorraine newman at a screening in l.a. and both of them just had the loveliest things to say. and they were both so agasp with how well jason, our director, captured the chaos of it all and -- >> the adrenaline. >> and the adrenaline and the nerves and the fear. >> speaking of, i mean, it all kind of lead up to the last "live from new york," it's saturday night. >> who got to say the iconic words? >> i got to say it. it was an accident. when we were doing that -- you know, we were going through the scene. the guys fall in a --

>> wait. could you do us a favor. could you just do it. >> tight shot. here we go. >> go ahead. hit it. >> live from new york, it's saturday night! >> boom! >> he even got the zoom. well done. i'm impressed. >> look at this. it looks like we're here. looks like we're there. >> have you ever been there? >> yes. >> yeah. we did a cute little cast trip just before we started shooting. josh berlin and ariana grande. >> they were the guests. lorne was so gracious to invite us to watch and see what it's like. and be there in person. it was weird to do that the day before the first day of shooting. >> yeah, yeah. >> the next night we were at the rockefeller ice rink. >> you guys, congratulations. >> so talented. thank you so much. let everybody know, saturday night is in theaters everywhere on friday, ironically. okay, al, over to you.

>> i remember i was a sophomore in college when it aired on wsyr in syracuse, new york. the next day everybody was talking about this new show "saturday night," it's unbelievable. and it is still making history. unbelievable. lots of sunshine. of course, we are watching what's happening down with milton. but sunny and warm out wes record warmth cot.nt

all right. best time of the morning. "popstart." >> lots to get to. coldplay is in the house, so we will start with our friend hoda here. you were up late with our friend jimmy fallon who, like the rest of america, is taking your departure from this show pretty darn hard. but you cheered him up with your first day on nbc. >> i had my id and badge and i was trying to scan in. it wasn't scanning. i used to work in new orleans. my heart was sort of there. i can't get in here. this is maybe not working for me already. and there was -- >> a sign. >> there was a tour group from new orleans. hoda? and i go. yeah. oh, hi. we're from new orleans. now you hold your head up. hold -- you go in there. you show them. and i remember i was like, oh my god, i can do it. >> i love that. >> so great. >> oh, he was so sweet. jimmy is the best. >> that was a lot of fun. >> did you change your mind? >> no. >> i like that jimmy -- hoda, i need to see you in my office. >> right now. >> so cute. >> next up is taylor swift.

maybe you were watching taylor last night you realized there was a football game on also. she is in the chief's box there chiefing on her man, travis, down on the field. travis -- taylor's era's tour backup dancer cameron was cheering on his brother colin who happens to play for the saints. kind of complicated. then it appears that swift was caught saying that's my backup dancer's brother the saint's defensive tackle intercepted a mahomes pass. probably should have taken a knee but decided to run it out, craig. >> he should have taken the knee. >> talking about football. >> big man moment. >> it all goes back to taylor even on the field. and of course the eras tour will pick back up next week. next up, halloween movies. it's officially spooky season. look at classic horror flicks. ai-powered entertainment flat form gave us a sneak peek at their map revealing which movies were voted the scariest in every state. which flick was the scariest?

>> take care of me. >> you don't think i'm going to take care of you? >> but when you die. >> yeah, that's "hereditary". >> never seen that. >> never heard of it. >> it's so scary. never made it to new york. >> i'm not a scary movie person. >> 2018 it came out if you want to add to your list. the band of the hour, coldplay, just across the bridge last night performing at serious xm show in brooklyn. special announcement hot off the press, coldplay back on the road next year for a run of ten north america shows part of their record-breaking music of the spheres world tour. but, as we said, where is hoda and where is coldplay? hoda? >> all right. hold on. let me grab a hand. here we are. look who i found. look who i found. this guy, you guys, coldplay is ready to go. are y'all ready? [ cheers and applause ]. >> we're ready for you, man.

you can pack them in, guys. we'll have that and more after your local news.

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tuesday. a huge, ginormous plaza crowd. coldplay is in the house. our citi concert series is here. chris, johnny, guy, the new album is called "moon music." this is your fifth time on the plaza. this time it is not pouring rain. >> we were that. you totally crushed that, too. >> well, thank you for having us. happy to see you. >> we're so happy to see you. >> we all stayed up all night. >> i was going to say, you never went to sleep, did you. >> yeah. it was different hours. we stayed awake in a panic. like this. >> well, we're so excited for the concert. before we do that, we have to get a quick check of the weather from al. >> all right. let's look ahead to see what we have coming up for the weekend. we do have sunny skies returning back to florida, thank goodness. beautiful in the northeast, new england. saturday sunshine continues. we're looking at showers along the west coast. and then sunday, sunday, another gorgeous day as we move into

cooler temperatures. more fall like. northeast, great lakes. it is nice and mild in the rockies. a beautiful weekend down through the gulf coast and the southeast for our frie and in our area. we're going to see a gradual cool down, but a cool down nonetheless. heading into the next couple of hours, we're going to see a nice day ahead. we've got mostly clear skies yet again. expect to see some 70s on the map for san francisco around the peninsula, though we're still talking about those 80s and then heading into the remainder of your workweek, you'll notice we're monitoring a system that's also going to bring a spotty shower chance heading into the weekend. also and that's your latest weather. chris martin, big weather fan. coming up next, it's convert sometime. it's goi to be an amazing one.ng

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"today" is proudly sponsored by citi. >> and we're back on a really special tuesday morning here on the plaza. one of the biggest bands on the planet here, coldplay. >> all right. their new album is called "moon music." it's officially landed. it is the band's 10th. we will celebrate its release across all hours of "today this morning." concert, let's take a look at what makes coldplay so out of this world. ♪ >> reporter: with hits like "viva la vida" and "paradise," coldplay is a global sensation. ♪ look at the stars, look at how they shine for you ♪ >> reporter: the british rockers

began their rise to superstardom nearly 25 years ago. when parachutes took the charts by storm. earning the band their first of seven grammys. ♪ >> reporter: with front man chris martin, coldplay has sold more than 100 million albums. performed hundreds of sold-out shows and festivals. ♪ >> reporter: and headlined the world'bi now coldplay is rocketing into a new era. ♪ feels like i'm falling in love ♪ >> reporter: and landing their 10th studio album "moon music". ♪ come and show me the way ♪ >> first echo friendly release with each vinyl made from nine plastic bottles. ♪ sky full of stars ♪ >> their current tour, music of

spheres sold over 10 million tickets globally, making history as the biggest rock tour of all time. ♪ >> reporter: and this morning, coldplay is stopping by our plaza once again to light up this city concert stage. all right. let's get this crowd ready. are you ready? ladies and gentlemen, give it up for coldplay! >> thank you, guys. okay. well, let's go. all right, everybody. thank you for being here. all right. ♪ >> okay. when i say feels like, you say ♪ feels like ♪ ♪ feels like ♪ ♪ i know that this could hurt me bad ♪

♪ i know that this could feel like that ♪ ♪ but i just can't stop ♪ ♪ and my defenses drop ♪ ♪ i know that i was born to kill any angel on my window sill ♪ ♪ but it's so dark inside ♪ ♪ i throw the windows wide ♪ ♪ alone ♪ ♪ i know, still i don't let go ♪ >> okay. ♪ feel the flowers go. >> here we go. ♪ oh, feels like, i'm falling in love ♪ ♪ baby for the first time, baby it's a lifeline ♪

♪ feels like, i'm falling in love, throwing me a lifeline, this is for a life time ♪ ♪ i know ♪ ♪ i know that this kind of scene, of two people there's a spark between, one gets torn apart, one gets a broken heart ♪ ♪ i know, i know, still i i dent let go ♪ ♪ feel the flowers grow ♪ ♪ oh, it feels like, i'm falling in love ♪ ♪ baby for the first time ♪

♪ in my mind, you blow ♪ f ♪ it feels like, i'm falling in love ♪ ♪ you're throwing me a lifeline, oh for the first time ♪ ♪ i know i'm not alone ♪ ♪ i love you ♪ ♪ i love you ♪ ♪ i love you ♪ ♪ i love you ♪

>> okay, everybody. [ cheers and applause ]. ♪ >> thank you so much for being here. all right. >> that is coldplay. and we're back with much more from them in a moment. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

♪ we are back. we got an amazing crowd! and there's one reason why they're all here because of these guys. coldplay. >> oh, yes. they've been making music together for more than 25 years now. they won seven grammys, countless fans along the way and they're adding even more with the release of their tenth album "moon music". >> guys, good morning. >> good morning, band. >> good morning. >> chris, you always put on a great show. you were up late last night. late for us morning show people. now up early. what's it feel like? >> terrible and amazing at the same time.

>> all the things. >> it feels so fun to play. i think we're just worried that we're a little creekky. i'm sorry. >> sounds incredible. >> we've known carson since he was just 5. >> so fun for me. >> i didn't even -- i wasn't thinking about children when i first met these guys way back in the day. seeing moses and apple have a credit is the coolest thing to see that they're a part of your creative process. what's that like for you as a dad? >> i think all of our kids, it's just lovely that they don't think we're too bad. and they really help a lot. and they show us new things. it's amazing. >> so, this album is your tenth album, which everyone is so excited to listen to. is it true you said after your 12th album, that would be the last album that you guys would make? >> yes. that's true. >> why? >> we all object. why is that? >> aren't you retiring soon, too? >> yeah. >> oh!

>> hoda, i thought we had a deal that we were going to go into business together making cookies. that's what you texted me. >> let's do it. >> are you backing out? >> i would never back out. >> tell us about "moon music" and what this album means to you guys. >> well, we poured everything we think about everything into one album. and it's really our take on how to stay positive in the face of all of negatives that come at us individually and collectively. that's really what it's about. >> the crowd is singing without you. do you hear them? ♪ oh ♪ >> the audience sings much better than we do. >> what are you going to sing for us, chris? >> an older song "something called like this" before you were born, carson. >> it is old. >> nice to have you on stage. you can stay if you want.

>> okay, everybody. >> play now? are there commercials? oh, okay. let's go. there we go. all right. ♪ ♪ i've been reading books of old, the legends and the myths ♪ ♪ achilles and his gold, ha key leez and his firsts ♪ ♪ spiderman's control and batman's gifts are clearly added ♪ ♪ she said where did you want to go, how much do you want to risk, i'm not looking for somebody with super human gifts ♪ ♪ some superhero, some fairy tale bless, someone i could turn to, someone i can kiss ♪ ♪ i want something just like

this ♪ ♪ oh i want something just like this ♪ ♪ yes i want something just like this ♪ ♪ oh, i want something just like this ♪ ♪ works of old, the legends and the myths ♪ ♪ the testaments they told, the moon and its eclipse ♪ ♪ superman rules ♪ ♪ but isle not the kind of person that it fits, she said where did you want to go ♪ ♪ how much you want to risk, i'm not looking for somebody with superhuman gifts ♪

♪ super hero, some fairy tale bliss, someone i can turn to, somebody i can kiss ♪ ♪ i want something just like this ♪ ♪ oh, i want something just like this ♪ ♪ oh, i want something just like this ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ yes, i want something just like this ♪ >> okay, my brother. you go. ♪ ♪♪ ♪ something just like this ♪

♪ something just like this ♪ ♪ ♪ something just like this ♪ ♪ ♪ something just like this ♪ ♪ something just like this ♪ wow. you've really got good treatment here, nbc. >> all right. don't go anywhere, coldplay is just getting started. but first, this is "today" on nbc. it is inevitable.

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absolutely concert this morning. in celebration of their new album, "moon music". >> they're not stopping any time soon. with "all my love," give it up once again for coldplay. ♪ ♪ been through low, been through sunshine, been through snow ♪ ce ♪ all the colors of the weather ♪ ♪ been through high, every corner of the sky ♪ ♪ still we're holding on together ♪ ♪ you've got all my love ♪ ♪ whether it rains or pours, i'm all yours ♪

♪ you've got all my love ♪ ♪ whether it rains, it remains ♪ ♪ you've got all my love ♪ ♪ ♪ till i die, let me hold you if you cry ♪ ♪ ♪ still got all my love, whether it rains or pours ♪

♪ i'm all yours ♪ ♪ you've got all my love, whether it rains, it remains ♪ ♪ you've got all my love ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ whether it rains or pours, i'm all yours ♪

♪ ♪ till the end of your days ♪ ♪ you've got all my love ♪ love ♪ you've got all my love ♪ [ cheers and applause ]. >> thank you. >> wow. >> coldplay! guys in the night, in the morning, all day long, what a great show. thank you so, so much. chris, we love you. >> hoda, what you got. >> hi. >> chris, off bunch of fans. >> sure do. >> that's hoda. >> i'm over here. there's -- you got a lot of great fans. there's someone named beck ka. raise your hand if your name is beck ka. >> this is beck ka. becca has been shedding tears since this concert began. this is her first concert. what does chris and coldplay mean. >> everything.

you saved me in a place where i needed to be saved. >> oh, that's amazing. i'm so happy you're here. >> thank you. >> we're so happy you're here. >> we'll come and say hello in a minute. okay? right now we're body guarding savannah. after that, we'll be down there. >> chris, do you know "heart and soul" just asking. do you want to do it real quick. >> oh no. >> don't make her sing. please. >> yeah! ♪ >> for becca. >> wow! >> whoa. beautiful. >> you should come on tour with us. >> oh my gosh. >> play that instead of "yellow". >> what happened to the cookie business? >> oh, yeah the cookie business and me and al got -- >> you have a bunch of side hustles. chris, we love you. so much. >> coldplay back with more music in our third and fourth hours. savannah will come back and play

a few tunes as well. >> don't make her sing. >> but first your local news, good morning. it is 856. i'm marcus washington, san francisco supervisors today expected to weigh in on a measure first proposed by aaron peskin to ensure the city's rent control survives. if california voters passed proposition 33. that measure would repeal the costa-hawkins act of 1995 and limit local rent control. all san francisco housing units built before 1979 are currently subject to rent control. and peskin, who we should point out is running for mayor, argues that that measure offers more protections than costa-hawkins. opponents claim that this is a election day politics that are actually rushed through city hall. they also believe

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in nearly ten years as supervisor, mark grew the bureaucracy by authorizing or creating a commission almost every year. he rubber stamped hundreds of millions to homeless nonprofits with zero accountability and orchestrated a pay-to-play scheme that sold out taxpayers to the highest bidder. mark farrell has all the wrong experience for the change we need. the 3rd hour of "today,"