also, we've got the fog making its return to the coast. all right. and south bay, we have the traffic, which returns every morning. so we have no slowing down. no surprises here, folks. pretty standard pattern for a wednesday. there's the san mateo bridge, a little low cloud cover, but so far everything else is fine. all right, well, that's what's happening here on today in the bay. yeah. today show coming up next. but join us for our live streaming newscast. we do that at 8:00 in the morning, and you can get it right here at nbcbayarea.com. have a great d category 4 hurricane. >> and set to tear across florida with millions in its path. good morning, it's october 9th. this is "today." collision course. hurricane milton surging toward florida's gulf coast. millions racing to prepare in the final hours before landfall. schools, airports and businesses shutting.

highways packed with evacuees now facing gas shortages and fearing what they will find when they return. >> i can't imagine. i don't know what will be left. >> damaging winds and a potentially historic storm surge in the forecast. we're live across the state. al has the latest storm track. and we will talk with the mayor of tampa when she joins us live. heating up. vice president harris on her media blitz, taking aim at donald trump, over an explosive new report that trump has kept in close, personal touch with vladimir putin. >> i believe that donald trump has this desire to be a dictator. >> but on defense over this answer that she do nothing differently than joe biden. >> there is not a thing that comes to mind. >> the former president pouncing on that response. the very latest from the trail straight ahead. spectacular send-off.

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wednesday, october 9th, 2024. ♪♪ >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hi, everybody. good morning. welcome to today. it's a wednesday morning. we're glad you're with us. we want to get right to the latest on hurricane milton. >> the storm strengthening once again. it's projected path shifting overnight. now it's expected to hit slightly south of tampa. that would make landfall late tonight, early tomorrow. >> take a look at this. this is the hurricane as seen from space. this video taken by a nasa astronaut matthew dominic aboard the dragon endeavor spacecraft. you can see the absolutely massive size of the storm. here's another piece of video. this shows what's coming. a group of noaa scientists tracking milton flew directly into the storm and its power was fully on display in that shot. >> this morning the final push

is on for residents to get out to evacuate. the warning just as dire, despite that heavy traffic, a lot of gas stations are low on fuel. while a lot of people have heeded the warning, there is another cause for concern. that's all that debris that's been piling up left behind from hurricane helene and can become projectiles in another tomorrow. >> we have complete coverage, al's forecast. dylan has made her way to florida and we have a live interview with the mayor of tampa ahead of the storm's arrival. let's go to tom llamas. tom, good morning. >> reporter: hey, guys, good morning. the rain is coming down here in tampa, and the conditions are only going to get worse. we're outside tampa general, the largest trauma unit in the area. they're not evacuating. the reason why, they have faith in the aqua fence. it held up during helene. kept the water out. let me show you how close tampa bay it is. it is right there. it is just steps from the hospital.

the water rushes in the storm surge, it anchors it in place, holding up the walls. but even the aqua fence has its limits. 15 foot storm surge and hurricane force winds up to 135 miles per hour. that's right around where hurricane milton is forecasting of hitting the area with. >> quickly secure our home or business and safely evacuate the area. >> reporter: on florida's west coast, a final push to prepare for milton's arrival. with a powerful storm closing in on major population centers. >> what is your message to people who didn't evacuate but maybe should have? >> they're on their own. >> reporter: many appear to be listening. you think this is tampa bay's time? you think this would be the one that hits tampa? >> i would like to say no, but it could be. >> reporter: with long lines of traffic heading out of town and many gas stations running out of fuel, entire neighborhoods now appear largely deserted. >> you could get another house. you can't get another life. >> reporter: but the streets in gulf side beach towns and up and down florida's west coast are filled with massive piles of debris left behind by hurricane

helene. debris that could turn destructive. because of milton's powerful winds and storm surge. county workers working around the clock to clear it now say they have run out of time and manpower to do much more. so people should assume that the debris piles they see out there, it's going to be out there are if milton? >> yes. >> reporter: that has to bother you. >> it does. >> reporter: apparent from space, this view. its powerful winds shaking up a team of hurricane hunters flying through the storm. president biden canceling an overseas trip. in order to focus on the storm. >> this could be the worst storm to hit florida in over a century. >> reporter: even inland cities like orlando expected to be impacted. disney and universal both closing their doors today. tropicana field, home of the rays, has been transformed into

a massive base camp for first responders. while local shelters are filling up as folks like this tampa resident hunker down to ride out the storm. >> a shelter wasn't something i was considering until i started asking friends, why is a shelter more safe from home. when i learned why, that helped to make my decision. >> and the storm so powerful, you're not going to take any chances. >> yeah, i'm not going to take any chances. >> reporter: now you heard that county official in the report, that's hillsborough county, which surrounds tampa. she was telling me basically that workers and contractors evacuated themselves. there was just not enough time and too much debris. they tried. they're working around the clock. but as soon as those tropical storm winds start to hit the tampa area, they're going to pull the crews off the road. i asked her how much were you able to pick up? and savannah, she told me they were only able to pick up about 5% of that debris. savannah, back to you. >> all right, tom llamas leading us off. thank you. >> let's bring in al. we want to know where this is headed. hey, al. >> hey, guys. good morning. and for all our friends out on the west coast who have folks back here, you're worried about them, this is our latest.

we have hurricane warnings for much of the central part of florida. tropical storm watches, hurricane watches as well. this is the latest now. category 4 storm. 210 miles southwest of tampa, with 155 mile-per-hour winds. forward speed picks up a up. northeast 16 miles per hour. tornado watches until 9:00 tonight. stretching from tampa all the way down to miami and some tornado warnings also out there. so we're looking right now currently land fall somewhere around 2:00 a.m., as a category 4 storm, 135 -- 130 mile-per-hour winds. however what we're watching now is this line. if it takes this path, the wind pushes the water toward the coast. so now we're talking about more of a problem for ft. myers and to venice beach. the wind pushes the water away from st. petersburg and tampa. if it moves to the north, it's more of a problem for tampa/st. pete because the water will be pushed in by the winds. if it moves further to the north, it's more for ft. myers

and naples. we're going to be watching that. only takes about 10 to 15 miles either way to cause a different surge. 10 to 15 feet right now from sarasota to boca grand. st. petersburg and tampa 8 to 12 feet and 3 to 5 foot storm surge from melbourne up to daytona beach and jacksonville as milton moves out. as far as the impacts are concerned, what we're looking at, damaging, really dangerous winds. 111 miles per hour wind gusts for sarasota. windows get blown out. a lot of power outages. speaking of power outages, we're talking about extreme, widespread damage from sarasota to the east coast of florida. and these outages could last for weeks. and the flooding rain fall, a major problem. we're talking about rainfall amounts of up to 18 inches of rain. but could be even higher than that with life threatening and catastrophic flash flooding possible. we're talking anywhere from 8 to

12 inches generally in that central part. and as we mentioned earlier, tornadoes. the risk of tornadoes very strong, especially ef-2 pornds from engelwood to melbourne we're watching this very closely, guys. this is going to be a high-impact storm that we are talking about for weeks. >> and multiple levels, too. al, thank you. someone else, of course, is watching this closely, the mayor of tampa. madam mayor, thank you so much for being with us on a busy morning. you know, a couple days ago, you were as blunt as i think we've ever seen a public official be, saying stay in these evacuation zones and try to ride it out, they will die. is that still your message this morning? >> well, wherefore that storm surge comes, if it's 10 to 15 feet, and people are trying to ride this out in single story structures, there's no place to go. and once the winds get up to hurricane speed, there is nobody to come and get you, and, so,

you know, the point of being blunt was to get everyone's attention. this isn't a drill. this is the biggest storm that we have certainly seen here in the tampa bay area in over a century. >> and mayor, to compound things, high tide in tampa happens to be at 6:19, which is a terrible time for it. but there are people who either cannot leave, are too old, felt they waited too long. there is no gasoline. there are a lot of people who are kind of trapped in that bucket. what should they do if they are, in fact, in their homes. >> people aren't trapped. we are still -- our amazing law enforcement officers are going door to door. we have our social engagement personnel, especially for those individuals that only speak spanish. and, you know, encouraging them to come out. if it gets down to the point, you know, we can just bring them to a shelter. as far as the gas is concerned, i'm on port tampa bay's board,

and we service 17 counties. and our fuel reserves are full. they were full a day or two ago. and it's not a supply issue. it's that demand. so we're getting that gas out as quickly as we can. gas stations in my neighborhood were empty night before last. they're full now. so we're providing the fuel necessary. again, people don't have to go to another state. just go up to higher ground. it is the water that we have got to run from. and that is what is going to be most impactful. and as was said, 20 miles in one direction or the other will make all the difference. it goes 20 miles south of us, it will take that water out of our bay. so we don't wish anything on our neighbors, but, as al said, any wobble will make a significant difference for the gulf coast. >> finally, you are still

recovering from hurricane helene. significant flooding there. we know workers have been pulling all-nighters to get that debris secured. how concerned are you about that aspect? >> clearly very concerned about any debris that's left out. but i have to tell you, our tampa team is nothing short of amazing. we had some issues with contractors falling through, so we rolled up our sleeves, and we have got 70% to 75% of that household debris off of the street. something that would take three months in any other condition, we've gotten down in two weeks. so we've done all that we can, are continuing to pick it up until it is impossible to stay out on the streets any longer. >> mayor, it will be a long night. thank you for your time this morning. >> wish you the best of luck. >> we do. we will have updates on the hurricane throughout the morning.

lester holt live from the path of the storm with the very latest tonight on "nbc nightly news". all right. let's turn now to the race to the white house. vice president harris ramping up her media blitz in the closing weeks. meantime, former president trump is facing renewed scrutiny other his relationship with russian president vladimir putin. nbc's chief white house correspondent peter alexander joins us. he has the latest. hey, peter, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning to you. this really is the start of crunch time for these candidates accelerating their appearances and their efforts to motivate voters as well as to reach those voters who may still be undecided in this race. vice president harris on both daytime and late night tv yesterday, she'll participate in a hurricane milton briefing today and former president trump will head to pennsylvania. in the final four weeks until the election, vice president kamala harris ramping up her media appearances, cracking a beer with stephen colbert on late night tv, but facing scrutiny for these comments on "the view" when asked what she should have done differently president biden over the last four years.

>> there is not a thing that comes to mind. in terms of -- i have been a part of mind of most of decisions that make an impact. >> later she said show would appoint a republican in her cabinet. >> that will be one of the differences. i'm going to have a republican on my cabinet because i don't feel burdened by letting pride get in the day of a good idea. >> reporter: former president trump and his campaign quickly seizing on the comment. trump listing the border and inflation as issues during the biden presidency, and writing her dumbest answer so far. on howard stern's radio show, harris responding to new reporting in bob woodward, obtained by nbc news, woodward writes at the height of the pandemic, trump secretly sent covid machines to vladimir putin for his personal use, even as the u.s. and other countries faced shortages. harris weighing in. >> i believe that donald trump has this desire to be a

dictator. he admires strong men, and he gets played by them because he thinks that they're his friends. >> yeah. >> and they are manipulating him full-time. >> reporter: woodward also reporting that trump and putin have had maybe as many as seven phone calls since trump left office. trump telling abc news the reporting on his calls to putin and providing him test machines is false. but the former president defending his relationship with putin yesterday. >> i got along with him very well, which is a good thing, not a bad thing. >> reporter: nbc news has not independently confirmed woodward's reporting. governor walz also raised some eyebrows for comments he made at a fundraiser last night saying the electoral college needs to go. he added we need a national popular vote, but that's not the world we live in. harris/walz campaign official later walking that back, saying getting rid of the electoral college is not the campaign's position. the campaign adding that walz believes every vote matters in the electoral college.

savannah? >> all right, meanwhile also in the headlines a potentially thwarted terror attack on election day. what do you know? >> reporter: yeah, that's right. this is an afghan man who was arrested and charged in the state of oklahoma for conspireing to commit a terror attack on election day in the name of isis. the justice department says this 27-year-old conspired to obtain provide material support to isis and obtained firearms and ammunitions to conduct a violent attack on u.s. soil. court documents obtained by nbc news show he arrived in the u.s. on a special immigrant visa in september of 2021, that is one month after the u.s. withdrew from afghanistan. savannah? >> peter, thank you. now let us get the latest from the middle east. israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, is warning lebanon that it faces destruction and suffering like gaza, unless its people rise up against hezbollah. also this morning, president biden and israeli prime minister netanyahu are scheduled to speak by phone later today. this would be the first call

between the two leaders since august the 21st. the call comes after israel's defense minister postponed his trip to the united states at the request of netanyahu. the pentagon declined to say why that visit was canceled. all right. let's check in on the baseball playoffs. san diego padres now just one win away from advancing to the nlcs after a big win over the dodgers. >> on an 0-2 pitch, a missile! fernando tatis jr. electric! >> that home run capped a six-run second inning. padres hold on to win it 6-5. san diego can eliminate l.a. with a win tonight in game four. meanwhile, the new york mets knocking on the door of the nlcs. the mets beat the phillies 7-2 last night. they lead that series two games to one. game four is also tonight. lots to watch. >> i see a happy mets fan over there. come on now. >> meet the mets.

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deployed. almost 70 people here from the bay area to the southeastern part of the united states. some are ready to deal with hurricane helene, which hit the east coast a couple of weeks ago. and then, of course, to support future victims of hurricane milton. well, you and most everyone else were sleeping. a legendary las vegas hotel reduced to rubble on the strip, a spectacular implosion taking down the tropicana resort. it happened at 230 this morning. don't have to tell you. probably what's next for that site. plans call for a new a's ballpark to open in 2028. even though the funding is still not locked in. meteorologist vianey is a arana is in for kari this morning. and you've got a look at our forecast. we do. and we've got that marine layer in san francisco. look at that. the return of the fog. the first signal in our changing weather pattern in the upcoming days. we've got cooler air finally settling in over the bay area. and to start, we've got 50s and

60s on the map. i want to show you some areas that are also seeing some of that fog now cooling by as much as eight degrees in napa. you're definitely going to feel it into the afternoon as well, especially for the interior areas. you're going to notice a mix of sun and clouds right now in san jose, it's about 61 degrees. by 11 12:00 we're going to climb into the 70s, but it will be way more comfortable today. now san francisco, it's going to be chilly. i know after 've had that nicewe

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don't try to swim in that because it's full of debris, heavy objects like cars on the outside. inside, heavy furniture is starting to get tossed around on the first floor. it's starting to crash through windows and doorways. then you get up to 10 feet. that's unfathomable. that is where the first floor is completely inundated with water. in the one level structures, there is nowhere to go. you cannot survive that once the flooding gets that high. the national guard yesterday was out and about going street by street in bradenton beach, to make sure that everyone has evax evacuated this area. and it looks like a lot of folks in this area have certainly boarded up. they have put the sandbags down, and they are taking the precautions, especially on the heels of helene. and the messages have been sent here. no one is in this area along the shoreline. we are certainly moving inward to higher elevation soon because conditions are going to deteriorate rapidly throughout the day, guys. >> dylan, thank you.

>> stay safe, dylan. >> indeed. all right, guys. let's turn now to a spectacular show in las vegas overnight. check this out. the iconic tropicana hotel brought down just hours ago. the so-called drop the trop implosion paving the way for something new on the vegas strip. nbc's liz kreutz joins us. she watched it all as it unfolded early this morning. hey, liz. >> reporter: hey, hoda. good morning to you. this was so cool. it was like a vegas magic show. one moment the towers were there. the next, poof, they were done. they used 2,000 pounds of explosive. four miles of detonating cords. there was drones a fireworks show, all of this to mark the end of an era here in las vegas, but also the start of a new one as the city rebrands itself as a hub for sports. ♪♪ this morning, a dramatic signoff fit for sin city. las vegas's tropicana hotel coming down in spectacular fashion. the implosion marking the end of

an era on the vegas strip when the hotel debuted in 1957 it was dubbed the tiffany of the strip for its lavish decor and famous guests. like eluz bit elizabeth taylor, frank sanatra and sammy jr. did the strip look like it does today? >> not at all. not at all. it was really bringing something elevated to las vegas. >> reporter: it was even the first to bring vegas the famous feathered show girls when it opened the legendary follies. the trop also a fixture in pop culture, appearing in elvis presley's "viva las vegas," "the godfather" and james bond. favorite in diamonds are forever. >> i hear that the hotel tropicana is quite comfortable. >> reporter: but after 67 years, general manager eric knowles says the beloved resort has dealt its final hand. >> it's a bit emotional but bittersweet. >> reporter: the closure making way for a new vision in vegas. the property set to become the

site of a new mlb stadium for the a's who are joining the golden knights, the raiders and the aces as part of the city's big bet on sports entertainment. what does the implosion celebration symbolize to you? >> i think it is like the mythological phoenix. in the fire, something else is reborn. this is a welcome to the baseball team for the a's, as well as a farewell to the tropicana. >> we have been loading explosives since tuesday morning. >> reporter: hours before, we were given exclusive access to the blast zone with the duo behind the show. what does it take to implode two 23-story buildings of steel. >> forethought and a lot of insurance. >> and 2,000 pounds of explosives? >> a little bit. makes a little difference. >> reporter: all in all, the implosion lasting less than 30 seconds as the tropicana's nearly seven decades of history goes out with a bang.

now, guys, i have to stay it was really impressive to watch this happen, how fast these towers came down. the skyline changed. as for the mlb stadium, despite the skeptics, they are confident the a's are coming here in vegas. they hope to have that stadium open by 2028. guys? >> okay, liz. thank you so much. >> all-nighter in vegas for liz. love it. we have a fun and frightening pre-halloween debate on what is the greatest horror movie of all time. >> that's a good one. the potential reward and risk of using car insurance tracking apps and devices. emilie ikeda is looking into them. >> car insurance rates are soaring, so people are looking for ways to save. one is way using safe driving programs. which track your movements. but what happens when that emerging technology confuses a roller coaster ride for your car? we're diving in to the pros and cons after this. stay with us.

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rating for your vehicle on vehicleprivacyreport.com and you want to quit out of those apps if you're like thomas and actually using the app signing up for these programs. quit out of them in between drives so it's not always following you. >> it's a lot. is it a really big discount, worth it? >> sometimes it is up to 40% off. if you are looking for savings -- >> i'll give up my privacy for 40% off. >> thank you, emily. >> good information. all right. all eyes on milton now. al, how is it looking? >> right now we're able to pick up the eye on radar. it is 300 miles southwest of tampa. you can see all this heavy rain already hitting from sarasota up into tampa. ft. myers as well. now, the storm surge warning stretches from naples all the way north of tampa. we are looking right now for ft. myers, the peak surge potential 8 to 12 feet. with high tides at 8:21 a.m. tomorrow morning. so we will be on the way to high tide. that's not great news. we move up to the north.

the sun coast, peak surge potential, 10 to 15 feet. and then we make our way up to st. petersburg, tampa bay/prbay/st. pete you aresburg, 6:51 a.m. we are coming up at that high tide potential. this evening, overnight land fall around 3:00 a.m., category four storm. it is going to be a mess from fort myers to tampa. 5:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. the most extreme conditions. we're talking about rainfall 10 to 16 inches. tomorrow morning pushing across florida to the east coast. orlando going to be looking at really rough conditions, 12:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. with 80 mile-per-hour winds. 5 to

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it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, on the move. this morning hurricane milton closing in on florida. >> what is your message to people who didn't evacuate but maybe should have. >> they're on their own. >> final preparations underway. evacuations orders in place as the state's zoos and aquariums work around the clock to keep their animals safe.

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it is a life-threatening category 4 storm and it's closing in on florida's gulf coast at this hour. this morning, the final push is on for residents to evacuate. al will have the latest in just a minute on its track. but first let's check in on nbc's tom llamas in tampa. tom, good morning. >> reporter: hey, savannah. good morning again. we want to show you the major concern here. it is tampa bay, the beautiful tampa bay. right now it is incredibly dangerous when you have a cat 4, cat 5 storm that is just off the coast. let me show you just how close the water is here. you can see how high the level of water, even before the hurricane even gets here. that's why the storm surge is such a major concern here. on top of that, we have that other concern, the debris piles all over tampa and hillsboro county area, essentially land mines in front of homes and neighborhoods. we don't know what will happen. the hurricane force winds could lift up some of that wood and make them projectiles or push all of that furniture and parts of homes back into houses and people's lawns. and all over neighborhoods.

here at tampa general hospital, they have the aqua fence. they have faith that this will keep tampa bay out of hospital rooms. but it's never quite been tested like this. it held up during helene. we'll see if it holds up during hurricane milton. they didn't evacuate the hospital. in fact, the staff we have been seeing all morning, doctors, nurses, facility operators are coming in. they have their sleeping bags. they will be sleeping overnight here, making sure they can take care of the patients, making sure this hospital is safe. but tampa and this entire gulf region will be put up to the test as millions have evacuated out of the area. some gas stations are now out of fuel. and the time to run out has run out. savannah, back to you. >> tom, thank you. want to turn to al now. what is the update? >> this just in from the national hurricane center. a little bit of dem munition in the area. category 4. 250 miles southwest of tampa now able to pick up the eye on the tampa radar. it is moving northeast at 16

miles per hour. right now at this rate, we see it as a category 4 coming on land sometime around tomorrow morning, 2:00 a.m., 130 mile-per-hour winds. but notice, we have this cone, and that's where, if this goes to the south, that means we're going to have less of a problem for tampa and st. petersburg. goes to the north, more of a problem for tampa, st. pete. we continue to track this. the surge right now, we actually now have updated numbers for the surge. tampa down to sarasota near fort myers, more like 8 to 12 feet. but that's not that big of a deal. okay? that will still cause big, big problems, 8 to 12 feet all the way down to marco island. this will be a historic surge and a surge on the other side of florida as it makes its way out. we're looking at destructive winds, damaging problems. we're talking about sarasota, 111 miles per hour wind gusts. that's going to cause widespread power outages that could last for weeks. we're talking about a risk of

flash flooding from orlando, sarasota, tampa with rainfall amounts up to 18 inches. and we're going to be also looking at the possibility of tornadoes. likely developing, especially in this hatched area from engelwood, arcade ya, sea bring. again, this is later this afternoon into late afternoon. as the day develops, the weather will just get worse and worse for that florida region. >> and you will get a new update at the top of the hour? >> well, it depends. if they see some sort of strengthening, they will start to do that again. right now the next update will be at 11:00 a.m. eastern. >> got it. okay, al. thank you so much. meantime, zoos across florida are closing this morning, making their final preparations ahead of hurricane milton. staff are not only relocating animals, but some are staying on site to make sure the creatures, big and small, are safe in this monster storm. nbc's sam brock is in naples, florida. hey, sam, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning.

it is, in fact, a full-scale operation. zoos and aquariums are required to have a disaster plan in place. certainly, hoda, it is relevant in this instance. zoo tampa telling us they have two weeks of food prepared for the animals anyway. with a storm the size of milton bearing down, they're upping that to two weeks or more, just so they're making sure they're ready to go. it's all hands on deck as zoos across florida, as staff tirelessly prepare to protect animals from hurricane milton. the zoo tampa team is working around the clock, relocating animals, preparing food and securing buildings. it's all a massive effort to keep more than a thousand critters, including florida's iconic flamingos and manatees safe and secure. >> whether it is something as large as an elephant, all the way down to something as small as a golden frog, there is a plan in place on how to address it and make sure they're safe. >> reporter: there is also a ride-out to team to stay on site to keep watch over the animals. >> this is a team that will be

in a secure location during the storm. they are basically a group of, for lack of a better term at the zoo, first responders. >> reporter: and from primates to porcupines and pie ytpythonsf at napele's zoo, setting up hurricane shelters for its residents. at zoo miami, currently on the outskirts of hurricane milton's current path, the biggest concern is rising water levels impacting exhibits like this lion enclosure. built with motes for overall security. >> we have had to bring animals and keep them inside because the water in motes has risen so much that it's created a bridge where animals could swim out. animals like our lions, gorillas, dangerous, are being secured overnight in their night quarters. >> reporter: and inside their security, nine penguins marching to higher ground. staff making the move due a dangerous storm surge forecast to be as high as 10 feet or more in the area. >> we plan for things like this

so they have nice homes, even though they may be a little temporary. >> reporter: and it is not just exotic animals. >> we are just trying to play our part. a lot of these outdoor kennels within this area are going to be really not safe for these areas. >> as some residents answered the call to take in dogs from miami area shelters. >> we never expected to get the response that we got. it's been overwhelming. >> reporter: and a really important note, guys, for anyone evacuating into shelters and you have pets, there are shelters in almost all of these counties that are specially designated for animals. so make sure you check. i can't tell you how many conversations i had with people yesterday that were staying behind because they were worried about their dogs and cats and other animals. so keep that in mind. our friends at zoo tampa want to stress that this could be very stressful for our four legged friends. make sure to keep toys and treats familiar to them to keep them calmed down. throughout the hurricane. back to you. >> sam brock for us there in naples, florida. sam, thank you. okay. history was made in the nhl yesterday. jessica campbell became the

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trevor noah signed off as the host of "the daily show" choosing to explore the world beyond that desk. >> he's gone back on tour, started a podcast and now "the new york times" best selling author is out with his latest project called "into the uncut grass." it is an illustrated book following the adventures of a young boy. and his dead di teddy bear. trevor, good morning. we're always so happy to be in your presence. it looks like it might be for children. but we were just talking. it is kind of for everyone. >> yeah. >> it is funny that you say that. i will say this. i always wanted to write a book that could be read on sort of different layers. so i think my primary audience is children. first and foremost, it is kids. but i think depending on the stage of life you're in, you get a completely different interpretation of the book, which i've loved. kids have one review for me. parents have another one. adults who are not parents have a completely different understanding of the book. >> it's so funny. it's a very addictive book. because i have been trying to piece it out so my kids only get one chapter a night. it is so funny what they say. mom, why didn't he pull the

gate? why didn't he push the gate? >> i love that. >> there are all kinds of things -- it's peppered with life lessons. >> yes, yes. that's what i tried to do. you know what was really hard about writing a children's book in this way was i thought it would be easier, but it is actually harder condensing all these ideas into simple words and phrases and making it interesting and making it have some meaning and finding the lessons you are trying to share. it wasn't just -- it's not lessons from me. it's everything i was taught by my grandmother, my mother, wise people i met throughout time and just things i think we should be reminded of no matter how old we get. >> tell everybody what the story is because it is inspired by conflicts you had with your mom as a little boy. >> yes, yes. >> but tell us, what's the narrative? who is our character? >> the story takes place. it is a little boy and his imaginary bear that he goes on an adventure with. his mom wants him to make the bed. this is the bane of existence because it is a saturday. everyone that's ever been a child knows what this feels like. he doesn't want to do it, so he

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you know, i miss many moments at "the daily show." i miss the people. i miss the routine, you know. but it's that old adage, you know. >> i'm here to excavate. there are new parts of yourself you discover. there are parts of yourself you wish you could have held on to but you don't. i don't know. it just becomes a gradual piece of change. the one piece of advicely give you, don't jump into everything else on the other side. i made that mistake initially. now i kind a nice cadence and a different rhythm where i don't have the same push anymore, but it's nice. it is a different type of feeling. >> you ventured into the uncut grass. >> i did indeed. >> what have you found there? you are doing a podcast. >> yes. yes. >> you said you wanted to learn other languages. to be clear, you already know six, i think, at that time. are you learning anymore. [speaking in a global language] >> yeah. so i'm trying. every day is just like a new thing. a little bit of spanish, a little bit of french and just

one day at a time. >> we should point out, your podcast is incredible. >> thank you so much. >> for anybody who is looking to learn something -- and your not quite sure what the lesson will be by the end. >> that's my favorite thing about it. it is the uncut grass. i'm trying to at this moment in my life explore avenues where i don't know what the conclusion will be, explore directions where i'm not sure isle be safe. on the podcast, that's what we're doing, is delving into discussions and topics with people where we all think ewe have an idea of the world. what do we find when we combine our brains? what discussions do we have? everyone, you have all these lupita nyong'o. amazing guests all thinking of the world differently. it is not an interview. it is a conversation and a discussion. >> your book is extraordinary. kids will love it. grown-ups will enjoy reading it. >> my favorite review is the kids. i'm not going to lie. >> by the way, would you ever go to "the daily show" just for a guest thing? look at jon doing mondays.

>> jon and i text about it all the time. i'm like, i will just come pop in and harass him for a full day and then be his guest. that's what i want to do. >> we love it. thank you so much. >> thank you, trevor. we're so happy you're here. all right. good advice for hoda. no regrets, right? >> no, none. >> love it. we should mention that beautiful book "into the uncut grass" is available right now. to get your copy, head to today.com/books. >> let's send it over to al who is watching that storm. >> or trevor, mornings are available, get up a little early. >> yeah. but your job means i have to go out into the storm, so no. no. i know how this ends al. >> other than milton, the rest of the country looking pretty darn good. record warmth, though, in the southwest. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your

"popstart." >> i think i want to retire now. trevor makes it sound so good. hoda. it's becoming like the thing to do. >> you are not allowed. >> i want to repot. all right. first we'll start with timothee chalamet, who is revealing more of that impressive transformation into bob dillon for "the complete unknown." there is a new trailer out featuring more of his singing. take a look. ♪ >> you came here with nothing but a by tar. you never talk about your family, your past. >> people make up their past. they only remember what they want. they forget the rest. >> i want to know which side he's on. >> i'm not sure they want to hear what i want to play, johnny.

>> i want to hear it. ♪ how does it feel ♪ >> i'm buying it. it's hard not to do just a cheap imitation of bob dillon, but it sounds like he nailed it. so good. "a complete unknown" hits theaters this christmas. next up, incredible voices. how about "wicked"? our friends giving us a new sneak peek at the movie. >> everyone, i have an announcement. announcement. ♪ ♪ you're gonna be popular ♪ and i just had a vision of my prophesy ♪ what is this feeling ♪ just you and me ♪ ♪ to find gravity ♪ >> think of what we could do together. >> well, guys, tickets go on sale today. to celebrate, universal is releasing this new image inspired by the original

broadway poster. cynthia and ariana nailing it right there. by the way, you can pre-order the sound track today which drops the same day as the movie on november 22nd. >> wouldn't that be a great universal attraction? at universal theme park? >> they start building it now because it takes five years to do. >> wicked world. >> love that. >> come on. >> next up, horror movies. we are in spooky season. today "variety" is releasing their list of the 100 best ones. we don't have time to count them all down. we'll start with the top five. how about "rosemary's baby." this flick has been haunting audiences for nearly six decades. it has stood the test of time as being terrifying. next up, we need a bigger list, uncle al. it's "jaws," swimming into the hall of horror fame. >> interesting. >> all right. of course, you can't have a top five list without putting hitchcock in the cop so we'll do that with "psycho." this is the "variety" list of the top 100. second place, hold on to your heads, it's the "exorcist". >> i feel like some pea soup. >> has a kid ever been creepier

than a young linda blare. i'm not sure. what is next? number one, let's take a look. >> disgusting. >> that is all we can show. you guys all right over there? >> no. we don't like horror. >> "variety" crowning "the texas chain saw massacre" as the greater horror movie of all time. i know "the shining" has to be on that list too. next up, "ghostbusters." turns out this morning you call "popstart" because we have the krispy kreme hookup in honor of the movie's 40th anniversary. they're releasing four special donuts. gerard, bring them out. they're here. oh my gosh. they're coffered. they have a box and everything. take a look. have a bite. >> marshmallow man. >> it is the sprinkle doughnut. there is the stay puff marshmallow doughnut. glazed with marshmallow butter cream. >> that sounds good. >> nobody steps on a church in

my town! >> this is today? >> and the ghostbusters cookies and cream. they are on sale now. krispy kreme offering free glazed donut by anyone who wears a halloween costume to their store, not today but on october 31st, on halloween. find your proton pack, go, get a free doughnut and enjoy. >> i love krispy kreme. coming up, guys, he's conquered the worlds of music and fashion. now pharrell is here. his colorful life is getting the lego treatment. it's a new documtary after en

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♪ what! all right. hey, everybody. welcome back. it is 8:30. and you know what's happening right now? pharrell williams is making a grand entrance on to our plaza with a little help from home. that's the princess anne high school fabulous marching cavaliers that happens to be pharrell's high school in virginia beach. they're playing that piece by piece, a song from his knew bio pic, telling his story through legos. >> such a great idea. so cool. >> we have never seen a documentary, tells the story of pharrell in such a unique way. which it has to because he's so unique. also, we haved a degree yan that brach here. she will walk us through the final hours now of amazon's prime deal days and some great finds you will want to add to cart. >> can't hardly wait. >> and in our 3rd hour, ally love will join us and shine a

light on inspiring entrepreneurs in honor of women's small business month. >> beautiful. but let's get to the things that matter around here. that's our friend, hoda. you are on the cover of "people" magazine. >> look at that. >> so beautiful! >> look at that! >> oh, my goodness! >> repotting. telling the magazine, i'm pulling myself up by my roots. that is pretty cool. what do you think when you see that? >> you know, it's kind of a little bit sad in a way, but it's really sweet. you guys are all in it. i just want you to know. >> it's really beautiful! wow. >> thank you. thank you. it was sweet of them. i love charlotte from "people" magazine. it was really nice. thank you. thank you. >> all right. our cover girl. al, let's get a check of the weather. >> let's look ahead to see what we got for the weekend. good news for our friends down in florida a lot of sunshine. in fact, much of the country pretty nice. record highs in the southwest. cool in the northeast. saturday, beautiful day up and down the east coast. record warmth in the plains. and then sunday, sunday, sunny, cooler and as you get into the mid-section of the country, a nice weekend out west and sunnyd

we've got out of that weather pattern with the heat and now we are in store for some cooling already. you likely feel it this morning. it's been pleasant. 68 degrees expected for san francisco. and if you look at the 7-day forecast, the marine layer is back. we have the clouds that will make it impact as well, not only for the coastline but also in through the interior. heading into friday and saturday, we are monitoring a system weather. >> uncle al, thank you so much. now a big treat for us golf fans. next fall, one of the sports premier team events will be taking place in new york. we're talking about the ryder cup in long island. it is one of the toughest golf courses in the world. joining us now, keegan bradley. luke donald comes back to be captain for europe. we can't forget about the ryder cup itself. it is here. guys, good morning.

>> good morning. >> good morning. >> keegan, let me start with you because you are the youngest captain since 1963, since it was arnold palmer. what was it like to get that call? >> it was incredible. lifelong dream, something i never knew that i would get to do, and i'm so honored and proud to be the captain of the united states ryder cup game. >> we're happy for you, brother. we know that about you. >> luke, you got us in italy, man. that was rough. what's the plan this year? how do you even prepare? more of that, team. >> so fortunate to do it in rome, a beautiful cultural city. and then to come here in new york, it doesn't get much better as a captain to experience the energy and the vibrancy of new york. it will be a great event. >> keegan, you've won obviously. you won a major. you won seven times. you won the fedex a couple months ago, one of the fedex events. could it be for the ryder cup you could be a playing captain? >> i will do everything i can to be on the team, but it is a tall task. right now i just want to be the captain.team.

>> describe the golf course. it's public. i live 20 minutes away. you can play for but my goal every year is to be on the ryder cup team. maybe it will happen. >> describe the golf course. beth page. it's public. i live 20 minutes away. you can play for $60. it's not like pebble beach where it's $1,000. why is it so hard that it warrants a warning sign on the 1st hole? >> it's a really difficult golf course. what i love about beth page, it's new york's course. everyone from here has a story of sleeping in their car, playing with their dad or son and it's a special -- really special, special place. >> that's me and my son jackson father's day. he surprised me and got me out to beth page. >> bring him down to time's square or to the driving range. let's get used to it. get off the driving range, just get used it to. >> we need that. maybe some ear plugs. who knows. >> rome was hostile for us, but this will be tough for you. >> it is going to be tough. but, again, it's energy. and the players love to compete in this kind of atmosphere. and it will be an amazing, amazing ryder cup, probably one of the best. one of the most watched sporting events in the whole world.

>> that presidents cup was great that we just watch and this will be better. i know it's still a year away, but thanks for being here. good to have you both. we'll all be watching. mark your calendars. next september on usa and peacock. coming up next, one of the biggest names in music and fashion, pharrell williams. he is using legos to tell his remarkable life story in an unforgettable way. there's ph-arrell and lego phrell. can't waitar t does mark farrell have the right experience to shake up city hall? 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

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we're back, guys, with the one, t one, the only, pharrell williams. this man has shaped the music industry for 30 years. he's a grammy winning producer, writer, singer, all by thinking outside of the box. >> well, he's a genius. is the bottom line. he is doing it again. he has a new bio pic called "piece by piece" telling his

story through lego animation. take a look. >> i know that i was mesmerized. i thought that's what all black kids did. i thought we staired into the speaker like, whoa. ♪ looking back on when i was a little nap py-headed boy ♪ >> i was seeing colors. it's not something you see with your physical eyes, it's something that you see in your mind's eye. >> pharrell, good morning. it's good to see you. thanks for having me back. >> good morning. >> you know, when i first heard about this, pharrell is doing his life story but doing it in legos, you go, that's really unique. then when you see it, it makes perfect sense. >> yeah. >> why did you want to tell your story this way? >> i didn't want to. i didn't think my story would be interesting at all, actually. that's because as a creative, i pride myself on doing things i'm curious about. but as you well know, if someone said to do a documentary on yourself, you

would be like, i know what i did two minutes ago. i know what i did two weeks ago, two years ago. i'm not curious about that. and do you like hearing yourself on voice mail? >> absolutely not. >> no, no. >> do you guys like that? it's the worst, right? and imagine an hour of that. so i was like, no, i don't want to do it. but then my agent, who was being very persistent at the time said you can do it any way you want it. at that point it was like, okay, this is maybe an opportunity to be less reflective and more creative. so if i'm going to be creative, then i want to collaborate with the best story teller, which, in my opinion, is morgan neville, who has done 20 feet from stardom. >> love that. >> but then he also did "won't you be my neighbor" with the mr. rogers doc. oh, i give that guy complete autonomy to tell my story and the music, but then i want to do

it in lego. and then he said, yes. >> that's amazing. >> it's also a very personal and emotional journey as well. you talk about your grandmother. >> yes. >> and what she meant and how her belief in you is likely the reason that you are sitting in this chair right now. >> she -- both of my grandmothers believed in me. one saw my career and the effect that i could have as a contributor to, like, pop culture and society. and then the other saw that i like really love music and was like, you know, you should learn how to play the drums. and that's what started me on my journey and the reason why, you know, my high school marching band is on the song, is because that's where it all started for me, in virginia beach, virginia at princess anne high school. >> can you tell us -- [ cheers and applause ]. >> you always pay an homage to where you came from. >> oh, forever. va, va, va.

two up, two down. >> what your grandma said to you when you were a little boy -- >> yeah. >> yeah. >> you were special. you were different. she saw it. what did she say to you? >> you know, it was -- it was more -- i'm going to paraphrase because her words were very different and it's much more in depth. but i'm going to paraphrase. it was more like -- and i say this a lot, too. that which makes you different is what makes you special. >> yeah. >> and oftentimes, in a society where so many things are homage niezed, tv, content, clothes, everything. i grew up at a time where you got ridiculed for being different. now everybody is different, and that's a beautiful thing. but what we got to do is like appreciate each other's differences and not use them to be divisive. and, so, for me, it's time that like we love each other for being different and appreciate

the differences. that's where we are. and that's what this movie is about. that and the idea that like it's never too late. whether you're 8 or 80 years old hp it's never too late to find something that brings you joy and work on it literally piece by piece. i'm a dad of four, so literally it's a dad joke. but literally piece by piece, you can build your dream. why not? what's stopping you. >> that's beautiful. >> by the way, you got snoop dogg, jay-z, gwen stefani, all these guys sit for interviews. >> kendrick lamar. yeah. pusha. >> nobody knew they would appear as legos. >> yes, please. please. >> what did they say afterwards? >> we told them it was going to be an animated doc. but we didn't say lego because you don't want them to tell stories because that way if i move like this, it will be -- we wanted them to be pure and uninhibited. again, morgan neville did such a great job of conducting all

those interviews and figuring out which ones made the most sense. i'm just grateful. man, i just can't wait for all of my virginians to see the film and see how much virginia is in there. from princess anne high school to my old housing apartment, to atlantis apartments, the ocean front, you just get to see it. it's us. >> i love it. we have to underscore. this band is here for you, your high school band is on our plaza. >> yes, the fabulous marching cavaliers. >> for you. >> yeah. >> thank you, pharrell. >> thank you. thanks for having us. >> you can catch piece by piece from our sister company focus features. it is in theaters this friday. >> all right. >> nbc universal comcast, it's all -- ryan roberts, what's up. how are you. thank you for the opportunity, brother. thank you. >> thank you, too, brian. >> by the way, can we hear from your fabulous band? the fabulous marching cavaliers from the hometown of virginia beach. let's hear it! this is "today" on nbc.

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st. pete, floflorida. happy 1st birthday to brown from beaumont, texas. loves to eat lots and lots of mac n cheese. wow. that will be trouble. charlotte holden of east long meadow, massachusetts is 1. we have been told she's a bit of a spit fire, full of sass and smiles. last but not least, happy 1st birthday to henry o'brien from cambridge, mass. a little foodie who has never met a snack that he doesn't like. i like that hair style. >> love it. >> guys, coming up in the fourth hour, we have emmy and golden globe winner ally wang with us. >> the third hour, talk to kit and rachel about playing romeo and jewel yet. >> more music from the fabulous marching cavaliers from pharrell williams' beloved princess annehigh school in virginia beach. we're back after your local news.

♪ ♪ ♪ good morning. 8:56 a.m. marcus washington, san jose mayor matt

mahan today gets a firsthand look at the city's work to clear rv's and encampments surrounding three schools. council members in april approving a pilot program. advocates argue unfairly cracked down on rv dwellings and the unhoused. it bans vehicles and tents anywhere within 150ft of three east san jose schools. now, the city is still considering expanding the program elsewhere. the work to clear out those areas started during the summer months. happening now. the mayor this morning has plans to meet with students who first voiced their concerns more than a year ago. our kris sanchez is following this story. she's speaking with people on both sides of the issue. at midd

♪ this morning on the 3rd hour of "today," bracing for impact, hurricane milton now just hours from slamming ashore in florida has a potentially historic storm. millions of folks preparing for the worst, millions jam as the mayor doubles downn