alongside steph curry and draymond green. the team is actually hosting a viewing party tonight outside of chase center. for fans who want to brave that fall chill in the air. you certainly feeling it this morning. yeah, it's going to be a cold one out there tonight too. yeah, it's going to cool down just as quickly as it warms up. so we'll see. temperatures in the low 80s today. a nice little warm up for our afternoon. a quick look at the south bay again. we still have that crash blocking three lanes of north 101. i've circled it right around mckee. that's causing bigger backup on 101. and folks are shifting a bit to the west. well, thanks for hanging with us. this morning. that's what's happening here on today in the bay. join us for our streaming newscast at 8:00. we'll also be back here with a local news update at 725 and every half hour of good wednesday morning. the closing campaign blitz is on. >> both candidates making their case to voters from coast to

coast. it's october 23rd, good morning, this is "today." pinch hitter. former president obama and rap star eminem rally for kamala harris. >> america's ready to turn the page. we're ready for a better start. >> with the vice president off the trail, sitting down for a round of interviews, including with nbc. >> my challenge is the challenge of making sure i can talk with and listen to as many voters as possible and earn their vote. >> donald trump courting voters in battleground north carolina overnight. >> i will bring back, as your president, the american dream. >> as his former white house chief of staff, marine general john kelly, goes on the record with new disturbing allegations. we're covering it all with less than two weeks to go. health scare. an alarming e. coli outbreak linked to mcdonald's. at least one death and dozens of illnesses across at least ten states traced to one of the fast

food giant's most popular items. how did it happen? and what is the company doing to protect customers? our live one-on-one with the president of mcdonald's first on "today" just ahead. feeling the heat. millions of americans hitting parks and beaches as more record highs are shattered in the middle of fall. >> we're trying to take advantage of it before it gets cold. >> but concerns grow about the major drought now expanding across the country. some major cities going without a drop of rain for the entire month. your full forecast just ahead. wait your turn. a major airline ready to crack down on one of the biggest ago aggravations of flying. >> why is it that boarding of a plane brings out the absolute worst in humanity? >> our inside look at the new procedure busting those early boarders who cut the line and what it could mean for your upcoming holiday flights.

those stories, plus fever fitch. world series excitement and ticket prices soaring for the east coast-west coast battle between the yankees and the dodgers. wait 'til you hear how much some people are shelling out for a seat. and all in the family. >> y'all ready? >> lebron and bronny jamesmakin opening night. >> the first father-son duo to play together in an nba game. >> inside their special moment as fans welcome back basketball. >> oh, lebron james! >> today, wednesday, october 23, 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."

thanks for joining us. hoda is on assignment. lebron and bronny making history. >> how cool was it to see that? father and son on court together for the first time and, oh, by the way, the lakers win the game too. >> icing on the cake. >> more on that in a moment. we have a lot to get to, including the first live interview with mcdonald's president after the news of that major e. coli outbreak linked to quarter pounders, the popular item now being yanked from the menu across a number of states. we'll have that coming up in just a bit. we begin with the presidential election, just 13 days away, and a new sign of enthusiasm. here's the scene in wisconsin yesterday, turnout there so high it caused delays on the first day of early voting. officials now saying that issue has been resolved. >> it comes amid new developments from each campaign. coming at a dizzying pace. donald trump campaigning in north carolina late last night, going hard after kamala harris. trump's former chief of staff also now speaking out, saying trump fits the definition of a fascist. >> in the meantime, vice president harris sat down for a

one-on-one with nbc news and former obama took center stage for her campaign with his own harsh words for her opponent. there's a lot to get to. let's start with nbc's hallie jackson who sat down with the vice president. >> good morning to you. and now, within two weeks to go until the election, the push is on to try to win over those so-called late deciders, a small but crucial group who could help decide this very close race. as democrats, including the vice president herself in our conversation, make their closing argument about the dangers of a second trump term. >> reporter: with under two weeks to go, former president obama hitting the campaign trail. ♪ lose yourself in the music in the moment ♪ >> i voted yesterday. i did. >> president barack obama. >> reporter: later, introduced by eminem in michigan and taking a turn at the microphone himself. >> i'm nervous but at the surface i look calm and ready. rallying supporters for vice

president kamala harris. >> let me tell you, your vote is going to matter. >> reporter: in new hampshire, the current president campaigning for his vice president, warning of the dangers of a second trump term and saying this. >> we got to lock him up. politically lock him up. lock him out. that's what we have to do. >> reporter: the trump campaign calling on vice president harris to condemn the comment, despite mr. trump repeatedly using similar language against then-opponent hillary clinton in 2016. >> lock her up is right. >> reporter: it comes as vice president harris sits down in a new one-on-one with nbc news, continuing to back president biden as she did after his debate performance, widely panned as disastrous, in june. >> joe biden is an extremely accomplished, experienced, and capable in every way that anyone would want in their president. >> reporter: you never saw anything like what happened at the debate night behind closed doors with him? >> it was a bad debate.

people have bad debates. he is absolutely -- >> reporter: but that's the reason why you're here and he's not running for the top of the ticket. >> well, you'd have to ask him if that's the only reason why. >> reporter: in 2020, a race he lost, mr. trump declared victory before all the votes were counted. >> frankly, we did win this election. >> reporter: what is your plan if he does that again in two weeks? let me say this. we've got two weeks to go, and i'm very much grounded in the present in terms of the task at hand and we will deal with election night and the days after as they come, and we have the resources and the expertise and the focus on that as well. >> reporter: so, you have teams ready to go? is that what you're saying? are you thinking about that as a possibility? >> of course. this is a person, donald trump, who tried to undo a free and fair election, who still denies the will of the people, who incited a violent mob to attack the united states capitol, and

140 law enforcement officers were attacked. some were killed. this is a serious matter. >> reporter: we asked about the issue of abortion access if republicans were to win control of congress. is a question of pragmatism, then, what concessions would be on the table, religious exemptions, for example? is that something that you would consider? >> i don't think we should be making concessions when we're talking about a fundamental freedom to make decisions about your own body. >> and hallie, kamala harris is going to make her case this week. she's actually going to a deeply red state with a very strict abortion law. what's the thinking, going to texas? >> because of the law that you reference, savannah, how restrictive it is, her campaign sees reproductive rights as a huge mobilizing issue that could persuade those late deciders to break her way. you make the point, texas is red. it is also home to a key senate race democrats hope to flip blue, but republicans hope to hang on to, savannah. >> hallie, thank you very much. meanwhile, as for former president trump, he campaigned in battleground north carolina overnight, launching new attacks on his rival, also picking up

support from a former democratic presidential nominee, but trump's long-serving chief of staff, speaking out this morning about what he sees as the dangers of a second trump term. nbc's garrett haake covers the trump campaign, joins us now from north carolina. garrett, good morning. >> reporter: hey, craig, good morning to you. for the first time, we're hearing john kelly in his own woerds in an interview to "the new york times" sound the alarm about donald trump's fitness for office. the former marine general, whose own son died in afghanistan, says he's not endorsing any candidate. but he does believe that donald trump would try to govern as a dictator, if given another chance. with former president trump campaigning in battleground north carolina overnight, his longest-serving chief of staff, john kelly, delivering a dire warning about a possible second trump presidency in a series of interviews with "the new york times." when asked whether he thinks mr. trump is a fascist?

>> he's certainly an authoritarian, admires people who are dictators. he has said that. so, he certainly falls into the general definition of a fascist, for sure. >> reporter: kelly says he was motivated to speak out following mr. trump's comments about using the military against domestic political opponents, who the former president calls the enemy within. >> even to say it for political purposes to get elected is a very, very bad thing, let alone actually doing it. >> reporter: kelly also discussing trump's relationship with veterans, confirming that trump has called those who died on the battlefield "losers and suckers" and saying the former president did not want to be seen with amputees. >> his not wanting to be seen with amputees, amputees that lost their limbs in defense of this country, that's an interesting perspective for the commander in chief to have. >> reporter: kelly also confirms reports that mr. trump repeatedly spoke highly of adolf hitler. >> more than once said, you know, hitler did some good

things too. >> reporter: in a statement, the trump campaign saying "kelly has totally beclowned himself with those reports. according to a recent study from "the atlantic," mr. trump made other comments about hitler during a conversation in the wlous, according to two people who heard him saying, quote, i need the kind of generals that hitler had. people who were totally loyal to him that follow orders." the trump campaign says the former president never said it. while trump was back on the offensive overnight on the trail after condemning harris for not holding events yesterday while she conducted interviews. >> she's lazy as hell. >> reporter: later in north carolina, launching a barrage of attacks, suggesting without evidence that vice president harris abuses alcohol and drugs. >> does she drink? is she on drugs? i don't know. >> meanwhile, garrett, in his latest attempt to try to boost

his standing with young male voters in particular, we're hearing to appear on one of the biggest podcasts in media. what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: that's right, craig. the trump campaign has made podcasts and streaming programs popular with young men a core part of their messaging strategy. there's no podcast more popular with young men than the joe rogan experience. trump will sit down with rogan friday in austin for a long-awaited interview. the goal here for trump is to take young men who might feel favorably towards trump and make them into actual trump voters. rogan is the icing on the cake here, the last big podcast of that kind that they have not gotten trump on so far. >> garrett haake in battleground north carolina. garrett, thank you. meanwhile, former trump attorney and new york mayor rudy giuliani has been ordered by a federal judge to turn over most of his valuable possessions, including his manhattan apartment, to two georgia election workers. this is all part of a nearly

$150 million civil judgment against him for defaming them after the 2020 election. nbc's stephanie gosk is here with the details on it. stephanie, good morning. >> savannah, good morning. giuliani has been given seven days to turn over some of his most val most valuable possessions. he has not paid any part of that massive civil judgment for defaming georgia election workers ruby freeman and her daughter, shaye moss. now, the items include his manhattan apartment, more than 25 watches, a vintage mercedes-benz from 1980, and signed yankees memorabilia, including something signed by joe dimaggio himself. all of that is a fraction of the nearly $150 million he owes. all of this happening because ten months ago, giuliani was ordered to pay that judgment by a jury for defaming freeman and moss after falsely claiming they committed election fraud in georgia. it was all part of a larger effort together with former president trump to overturn the 2020 election results in that state. as a result, the mother and

daughter say his attacks led to death threats against them and their families. they even had to go into hiding after a period of time. now, their attorney says this should send a powerful message that there is a price to pay for those who choose to intentionally spread disinformation and in a statement this morning, giuliani's lawyer saying, "stay tuned" and vowing the judgment will be reversed on appeal, savannah. >> you mention all those items, but there are actually additional items, aren't there, steph, that could be part of this? >> yeah, a few crucial ones for you baseball fans out there. giuliani has three world series rings from the yankees, but his son says that those were a gift from his father, so judge needs to decide that, and then there's also giuliani's palm beach condo, but that's part of a separate hearing scheduled for next monday, savannah. >> all right, stephanie, thank you very much. now to the middle east and israel announcing yesterday that it has killed the hezbollah official poised to become the militant group's next leader. israeli military officials say that hashem safieddine was

killed about three weeks ago in an air strike that hit hezbollah's intelligence headquarters outside beirut. safieddine was expected to succeed his cousin, who was killed last month in a large-scale israeli attack. hezbollah has so far not confirmed his death. another major story this morning, the weather. much of the one has been enjoying unusually warm weather for this time of year, setting record highs in some places. parts of the east coast, though, also experiencing a historic dry streak. no measurable rain so far this month in cities like philadelphia, atlanta, here in new york too. dylan's got the forecast, but first nbc's emilie ikeda in woodland, new jersey. emil-i-e, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, savannah. not only is it unusually warm but this region hasn't seen rainfall for weeks, leading to threes kinds of bone-dry conditions. some firefighters tell me they have never seen the pinelands this dry before. you can see the fallen debris, the fallen leaves. these pine needles, all volatile

fuel for fire. it's supposed to be fall with cool, crisp weather, but this october has seen record-setting heat across the northeast. >> i like it a little cooler, but i'll take it. >> reporter: with temperatures nearly 20 degrees higher than normal in philadelphia. >> we're trying to take advantage of it before it gets cold. >> reporter: many cities along the east coast have approached or hit historic highs in the upper 70s and 80s, and the warm streak continues today. at the same time, drought conditions are expanding in nearly every state. some in the tristate area are calling this month dry-tober. cities like new york and philadelphia could see their first october on record with zero rainfall. the unusually warm temperatures and dry conditions creating new challenges in connecticut where the berlin wildfire has burned upwards of 90 acres so far along lamentation mountain. >> you can smell it, and you can see it. >> reporter: an added challenge, dry brush like leaves on the

ground, refueling the fires. >> we're getting a lot more ground fire than we normally do because it's been so dry. so, right now, we have a full ban on any burning whatsoever. >> reporter: according to the environmental protection agency, climate change has led to an increase in the size and frequency of wildfires, as well as the length of the season, something the new jersey forest fire service says it's witnessed. >> fire seasons are not seasonal anymore, and they've actually become year-round. >> reporter: and there are more than 100 wildfires in new jersey last week alone. you can still smell the smoke in the air, and fire officials reminding us that the vast majority of wildfires in the u.s., some reports suggesting up to 90%, are caused by people and many of them, savannah, are preventible. >> all right, emilie, thank you so much. brings us to dylan. that's a hot map. >> it is a hot map. a lot of folks like that the summertime temperatures are extending through the end of

october here, but it does cause some issues when we haven't had an ounce of rain. temperatures running to 10 to 20 degrees above average. 85% of the lower 48 have been seeing temperatures well above average. as we go through the rest of this week, all the way through saturday, there are record high temperatures all throughout the southwest, down through texas and oklahoma, down through the gulf coast, up into nashville too, where we could see record-breaking high temperatures. we've got this dip in the jet stream, but not much of a dip. it's not extending far enough south to wipe out some of these above average high temperatures. so it is going to stay pretty mild as long as this stays in effect. memphis, 86 degrees today, lexington, kentucky, 78. philly, 78 degrees after breaking a high temperature yesterday. and then, as we go into tomorrow, minneapolis, still about 11 degrees above average with highs in the mid-60s. oklahoma city, 90 degrees for a high temperature. it's been about four years since we've had a red flag warning issued for connecticut. we have not only the dry conditions, but we have the heat and breezy conditions too. we could see gusty winds, so if

a fire does develop, it could spread very rapidly, and that's the biggest concern when we have these red flag warnings in effect. as for the drought monitor going forward, through january, it's going to continue back through the central and northern plains, down south, the drought will likely expand. out in the pacific northwest, though, and for the great lakes and parts of the northeast, we could see some improvements as we get into a wetter pattern eventually. that's a look at the weather across the country. we'll get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds.

forecast. >> dylan, thank you. just ahead, an outbreak of e. coli linked to mcdonald's and one of its most popular items, those quarter pounders. quarter pounder is now being pulled from the menu in several states. we're going to have everything you need to know this morning. an first on "today" a live interview the president of mcdonald's. and then, an inside look at what could be a boarding breakthrough. the big change one airline is testing that would crack down on those line-cutters and the potential impact on the upcoming holiday travel season. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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meeting is on november 20th. let's get a look at the forecast. little chill in the air this morning, kari. yes, and we're starting out with some 40s in parts of the bay area. it's 45, in walnut creek. as you're heading out and 50 in san mateo. but there will be a nice little warm up today headed for the upper 70s in the tri-valley with some low 80s for the south county, as well as the north bay and santa rosa. today, 81 degrees and we'll see more weather like this through the end of the week. laura. thank you, and don't forget to join us for today in the bay live streaming newscast at 8 a.m. we are catching up with former longtime a's manager tony la russa, whose nonprofit provides service dogs to those who've served our coury. joiningnt nds.

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but first, nbc's maggie vespa joins us from mcdonald's headquarters in chicago. maggie, good morning. >> reporter: hey, craig, good morning. an absolute crisis for the iconic golden arches, the cdc confirming nearly 50 people have been sickened by this outbreak, and one person has lost their life. and this morning mcdonald's is racing to contain the damage. this morning, an american fast food icon fielding a deadly crisis. >> if you're eating fast food, be careful out there. >> reporter: the cdc confirming a fast-moving outbreak of e. coli tied to restaurant giant mcdonald's, adding among the nearly 50 customers sickened, 10 have been hospitalized, in ten states, including a child, who now developed kidney disease. the cdc adding an older person in colorado has died. in most of the cases, customers report eating the quarter poupder, a widely advertised staple. >> the hottest, juice yes, sir quarter pounder yet. >> reporter: headlines spreading

like wildfire on social media. >> do not eat mcdonald's again until you see this -- >> reporter: within hours, mcdonald's usa president joe earlinger saying in part -- >> because food safety is so important to me an everyone at mcdonald. >> reporter: the company in a written statement adding, while the exact source of the outbreak remains under investigation, it may be linked to slired onions used in the quarter pounder and sourced by a single supplier that serves three distribution centers. promising swift and decisive action, mcdonald's says it's removed the slivered onions and temporarily the quarter pounder itself from restaurants in the impacted area and other states. former fda commissioner scott gottlieb points out the chain's practice is to cook patties at 170 degrees, 10 degrees hotter than it takes to kill e. coli, adding the company gets them from multiple beef suppliers, likely scenario. how big of a crisis is this for mcdonald's? >> significant.

potentially significant. >> reporter: food industry writer jonathan maze credits mcdonald's swift action. but notes impacts may be long lasting. >> there's going to be a lot of publicity about this. people are going to stop going to mcdonald's. >> reporter: so, it's worth noting the cdc says these illnesses were reported between september 27th and october 11th, but the agency notes it's very possible more people have gotten sick since then, adding it can take up to four weeks to link individual cases to an ongoing outbreak. so, that in mind, they recommend, if you experience symptoms of e. coli, which can include diarrhea, vomiting, and a fever above 102, contact your local health care provider. craig? >> all right, maggie vespa for us in chicago, thank you. we are joined now by joe erlinger, the president of mcdonald's usa. mr. erlinger, good morning to you. thanks for your time. joe, for folks who might be watching or listening right now, they're thinking about going to

mcdonald's today, perhaps, how confident are you in telling them that they won't get sick? >> hi, craig. thanks so much for having me back. we are very confident that you can go to mcdonald's and enjoy our classics. we took swift action yesterday to remove the quarter pounder from our menu. this was swift and decisive action by us, and you know, it is the quarter pounder and two ingredients on that quarter pounder that are under investigation by the cdc, so you know, i want to say to our consumers that you can confidently go to mcdonald's today. >> and you mentioned the two ingredients that are under investigation right now. it sounds like it may be these slivered onions that you guys use on the quarter pounder. if onions are the culprit, joe, do we know whether those onions are used exclusively at mcdonald's, or is there a chance those onions could be at other restaurants, maybe even grocery stores? >> like i said, we're going to

those other products might have gone from this work closely with the cdc and work closely with our supplier. i don't want to speculate where those other products might have gone from this individual supplier. but again, what we've done at mcdonald's is taken this swift and decisive action to address the issue that we have so that the public can be confident in mcdonald's. >> presumably, a company like mcdonald's has fairly robust quality controls that are in place throughout the supply chain system there. joe, in the simplest of terms, how did something like this happen? >> i mean, food safety is, you know, our top priority at mcdonald's, the top priority in this building where i am at the mcdonald's headquarters, it's the top priority in our nearly 14,000 mcdonald's restaurants across the u.s., and it's the top priority for our suppliers as well. this is something that we talk about as being everyone's

business, and so while the investigation continues, and we'll get in, you know, continue to get into the details of those investigations, i don't think that's what's important. what's important today is that we've taken the action to protect the american public and promote public health. >> 49 sick so far, one dead across ten states. do we expect those numbers to rise? >> we'll rely on the cdc obviously to do their investigations and to do their tracing. it is important to note that the onset dates for this disease are between, at this point, september 27th and october 11th. if there has been contaminated product within our supply chain, it's very likely worked itself through that supply chain already, but certainly, we'll be working with the cdc and cooperating with them on the investigation and we'll take in more data and let the science continue to lead our actions. >> really quickly, joe, prices up, of course, i believe, somewhere roughly around 40%

over the last 5 years at mcdonald's. you guys have been doing a whole lot of work to get folks to come back into your restaurants, using deals and whatnot. as you know, things like this can do a fair amount of reputational damage. as we sit here, how worried are you that this is going to keep folks from coming back to mcdonald's in the long-term? >> thanks, craig, for this question. our founder famously said, if you take care of our customers, the business will take care of itself, so on a day like today, given the news we have had over the last 24 hours, that's really our focus, and you know, we're confident that we'll see our way through this, and we'll restore confidence for the american consumer to come to mcdonald's. >> all right, mcdonald's president joe erlinger. thank you so much. good luck. >> thank you, craig. coming up, our countdown to the world series and one of the most anticipated matchups in years, yankees-dodgers. excitement reaching a fever pitch.

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♪ we're back. 7:42 this morning on in depth today. a major announcement ahead of the holiday travel season, and it's tied to one of the biggest aggravations of flying. >> american airlines has started testing new technology aimed at cracking down on airplane boarding rules and preventing people from jumping the line. >> you know who you are. nbc's sam brock is at new york's laguardia airport with details. hi, sam, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. you totally know who you are out there, the folks that actually do. and guys, look, whether you fly a little bit or you fly a lot, no doubt this is going to be relatable to you. the second that the boarding process starts, you get people just crowding the gate area. there's a term for this. it's called gate lice. the more audacious among them try to skip their boarding groups as well. the gate agents have so much going on at the time but american airlines is introducing a brand-new system that could

finally put an end to the madness. the days of the boarding backlog and high jinks may be numbered as american airlines looks to crack down on a problem that's long plagued passengers. >> that ain't happening. >> thank you. >> reporter: so-called boarding group jumpers. >> why is it that the boarding of a plane brings out the absolute worst in humanity? >> reporter: american announcing it's currently testing new tech that will tell gate agents when someone's trying to board ahead of their assigned group, alerting them with an audible beep and an on-screen message. >> this is not just a problem for american airlines. this is across all airlines where people are sort of boarding out of line. get that coveted overhead bin space. >> reporter: the airline has already rolled out the new system in albuquerque, tucson, and reagan national, saying they are pleased with the results so

far, adding the new technology is designed to ensure customers receive the benefits of priority boarding with ease and helps improve the boarding experience. it all comes as more travelers take to social media to air out their frustrations. >> you know you're boarding group 78. ain't no reason for you to be hanging out in front of the line, holding people up. >> reporter: boarding gate grievances, even spoofed on "saturday night live." >> we'd like to welcome any travelers with carry-ons that have no chance of fitting in the overhead compartment. >> reporter: american now joining a fleet of airlines re-evaluating their boarding procedures. this summer, southwest announced it would ditch its famed open seating policy, starting next year, after it found 80% of its customers would prefer an assigned seat. >> when a customer defects from southwest to another competitor, it's the number one reason. >> reporter: meanwhile, united airlines recently updating the way passengers board its planes, now opting for the w.i.l.m.a. method, loading passengers in order from window, middle then

aisle seats to save twomens. as americans look to curtail line cutters, the effort to make boarding a breeze may finally take off. >> okay, but what happens if your family is spread out across different boarding groups? can you kind of promote the lower boarding groups to the highest one? >> reporter: it's a great question, savannah. anyone traveling with younger kids is going to have that thought. there's a ton of flexibility when it comes to families. american is a great example of this. they have a policy if you're traveling with children under the age of 2. you can request an earlier boarding process or boarding section at the gate. same thing with united. they have the w.i.l.m.a. system and it's the same general principle. kids under 2 can also board earlier but there's more discretion for the airlines. all you have to do is ask and start that process of conversation. what you don't want is the dreaded beep. i'll leave that to you to figure out on your own terms. >> the beep of shame. >> name it and shame it. all right, sam, thank you so much. >> i love the idea of publicly shaming people who break the rules. i do. i do.

>> zone 7 and you hop to the 4? >> no, no, you should have paid for 4. >> you'll get the beep of shame. >> the beep should get louder the more often you do it. >> oh, wow. you're really into this shame thing. >> that's the only way we save society. maybe we should check in with dylan. >> i guess when you're flying first class, craig -- >> you're sitting in the bottom of the plane, i'm sure. >> let's switch gears to the weather here. we've got a couple of cold fronts that are going to move through here and the first one is going to drop temperatures just a little bit, although across northern michigan, we have a little bit of light raino into tomorrow, moving through minnesota. this has a better chance of bringing a little bit more rain. it's also going to knock down temperatures as we go through the upcoming weekend as we slide back down to closer to average, back down into the 50s for the northeast.

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♪ it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, race for the white house. former president obama and rapper eminem rally for kamala harris as the vice president sits down with nbc news. >> let me say this. we've got two weeks to go, and i'm very much grounded in the present in terms of the task at hand.

>> donald trump back in battleground north carolina. >> i will bring back, as your president, the american dream. >> as his former white house chief of staff goes on the record with new, disturbing allegations. we're live with the latest. plus, sharing her story. actress olivia munn joins us for a powerful conversation. >> ready. >> about her breast cancer journey, raising awareness, and life as a new mother of two. then, take me out to the ball game, the countdown to the world series is on. the new york yankees and l.a. dodgers getting ready to face off, but ticket prices are soaring out of the park. >> a total cost for four tickets was $9,400, and it will be $2,360 each. >> that money came from where? >> from my wedding fund. >> we're live at dodger stadium ahead of all the excitement. all that, plus

"yellowstone," back in the saddle. >> i can't do this anymore. >> you're going to have to, honey. >> keri russell weighs in on a "felicity" reboot, and >> your sort of the lynch pin of this operation here. and lin-manuel miranda live in studio 1a for a look at his new project based on a cult classic. >> warriors, come out to play. >> today, wednesday, october 23rd, 2024. ♪ syracuse, indiana. on fall break. hi, jackie, hi, mason. >> hi to my four grandkids. >> in colorado and missouri. >> gigi loves you. >> visiting from mt. vernon, illinois. >> bedford, virginia. >> chandler, arizona. >> edmond, oklahoma. >> oregon. >> and san marcos, texas. ♪

>> california. >> celebrating elena's 30th birthday. >> it's our 15th anniversary. >> from wentzville, missouri. >> from charlotte, north carolina. >> celebrating mom's retirement. >> after 50 years of nursing. >> wow. 50 years. >> yes. nurses are the best people. welcome back today. glad you're with us. it's wednesday morning. hoda is on assignment. she's down in texas with jenna. you know those two are having a good time. >> yes. assignment. coming up here tomorrow, by the way, on "today," the legendary steven spielberg. he sat down with our jacob soboroff, opening up about a milestone for his groundbreakin film inspired him to create. it's a film, schindler's list. he spent some time talking about the much-needed foundation that film inspired him to create. it's a can't-miss conversation with the oscar winner. we'll have it for you tomorrow right here on "today." let's get your news at 8:00. we begin with the presidential election. 13 days to go now, both candidates making their cases to

voters across the country. meanwhile, donald trump's former chief of staff is now speaking out against his former boss, and vice president harris sat down for a one-on-one with nbc. nbc's hallie jackson joins us with the latest from the campaign trail and her interview hallie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, savannah. let's start with former president trump, who's out on the trail and out on attack against vice president harris, even as his own former chief of staff, john kelly, speaks out publicly against his former boss, telling "the new york times" mr. trump fits the definition of a fascist. kelly confirming mr. trump has called those who died on the battlefield "losers and suckers." erering to veterans. and that trump commented more than once that adolph hitler did some good things, too. the trump campaign says kelly "has totally declowned himself with these debunked stories." it comes as vice president harris says her team is ready with resources and expertise if mr. trump were to prematurely declare victory on election

night before all the votes are counted, like he did in 2020, a race he lost. her campaign's closing argument casts a potential second trump term as dangerous. that's a case former president obama made on her behalf on the campaign trail and in my conversation with her, the vice president also said america is ready for the first woman and woman of color to be president. you've been reluctant to lean into it, to talk about the historic nature of your candidacy on the campaign trail. why is that? >> well, i'm clearly a woman. i don't need to point that out to anyone. the point that most people really care about is, can you do the job, and do you have a plan to actually focus on them? >> reporter: both candidates now relentlessly focusing on t

were you concerned about "popstart"? we have a lot to get to today, but it's happening, everybody. better late than never. kerry russell is first up. listen to this, the golden globe winner revealed her support for a possible "felicity" reboot. >> we all still talk all the time. mandy had a good pitch for it actually. a really good pitch for life wasn't going great. and you know, didn't work out. and she was supposed to be all these things. then never say never. >> would we be happy about that?

>> yes. >> she had the whole stroir line for it. >> we're here for it. >> someone call j.j. abrams and get felicity back on the air. >> is that who did "felicity". >> it's in the teleprompter. >> gracie abrams is the artist who opened up for taylor. >> i did not know that. that's his daughter. >> he was here. i was like, oh, are you a fan? yeah. then i was like, oh. that's her dad. j.j. abrams. >> that's amazing. talented family. next up "yellowstone," it's almost back. a trailer dropped yesterday, featuring kevin costner's john duten, despite the fact that the actor announced his departure for this second installment of season five. >> you destroy me, you destroy

yourself. >> i took all the risk, and i took it for you. >> this war is just beginning. >> the only thing left to do is to kill as much as you can before they kill you. >> yeah! >> what are you going to do with kevin costner's character? i don't know. we're going to have to find out. i'm not petitioning for ideas. i just -- >> they're going to have to kill him. we're going to find out. >> "yellowstone" season 5, part b, premieres november 10th on paramount network. "severance," a highly anticipated second season, the lumen employees will return to the office january 17th. and we have a "popstart" exclusive first look. >> i give consent to sever my memories between my work life and my personal life. >> we're not happy. we're miserable. >> what is it we actually do here? ♪

>> my wife. >> she's alive! >> who are you people? >> welcome back, marcus. >> oh! >> i didn't see the first season, but that trailer has me hooked now. i want to see that, whatever that is. >> you would enjoy the show. >> "severance" season two starts streaming january 17th on apple tv plus. have a little time to wait for that one. "beef." big news for the next chapter of netflix's hit dramedy after season one starring steven yeun and ali wong. the streamers confirmed season two is on the horizon and revealing the an thol ji's next cast lineup on social media. here they are, isaac, carey mulligan alongside priscilla star and charles melten. what's next for "beef" in the new season? netflix says a young couple witnesses an alarming fight between their boss and his wife, triggering chess moves in favors and coercion in the elite world

of a country club and its korean billionaire owner. >> that's a lot. >> how is that? >> that is a complicated plot. >> man. and finally, in simpler terms, "the voice" is on this network. the battle rounds raged on last night with surprising selections, and we got a steal. steals also -- the big steal -- might have been -- eagles classic "heartache tonight" and snoop singing. >> what? ♪ this night is going to last forever ♪ ♪ last all summer long ♪ ♪ sometime before the sun comes up, the radio is going to play that song ♪ ♪ there's going to be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight ♪ >> yes! >> i like it. >> well done. >> that song came out in '79, maybe. >> i want you to participate in a sing-along next time. >> i have before. yeah. yeah. i played guitar on "more than

words." i like to leave and catch my flight. don't forget, "the voice," right here on nbc. monday and tuesday nights. battles continue tonight. >> how's it going so far out there? >> great. snoop has been -- it's been -- i mean, the summer of sabrina carpenter. snoop. since the olympics, he's been on "the voice," he's incredible. >> that's great. a great addition. obviously authentic. who else could be snoop? >> the only thing that makes that show is the host. >> and buble. >> and you. >> appreciate it. >> we couldn't have it without you. >> we agree. >> i love you all. coming up next, lin-manuel miranda and eisa davis. cannot wait to talk to them about "warriors," it'sheir new concept tal

we are back with music from the new concept album called "warriors." it's inspired by the 1979 cult classic film, and it's the latest project from "hamilton" creator lin-manuel miranda and

actor-playwright eisa davis. it features an all-star lineup of singers and hip hop stars, including lauryn hill, busta rhymes, marc anthony, nas, and coleman do mshs i domingo. they're here this morning. so good to see you guys. let's define our terms because not everyone knows what a concept album was, necessarily, so what is this exactly? >> well, a concept album is any songs that tell a story. green day's "american idiot" is a great example of a concept album. "jesus christ superstar" was our north star. but we wanted to write these songs adapted from this movie that is one of my favorite movies of all time and really paint the picture in your head with these 26 songs. >> the songs kind of tell the story. tell us, eisa, what is the story of "warriors," if you haven't seen the movie? >> it's a story of this gang that go up to the bronx to go to a peace summit that will create a truce of all the gangs in the city, and then the gang leader who calls the truce is

assassinated, and then the gang that we're following, the warriors, is falsely accused of that assassination, and they have to fight their way all the way back down from the bronx to coney island. >> every new yorker's nightmare, the bronx to coney in one night. >> hitting every borough. what's so cool about it, if you listen to the entire album, you follow the story, you have amazing stars on this. first of all, let's just talk about lauryn hill. >> yes. >> what did you think when you were, like, okay, lauryn hill said yes? >> we had no plan b because she is in such a class by herself among artists. her album, "miseducation" it's everyone's favorite hip hop all these years later. and we just thought, that's the most credible person to play someone who could summon everybody to the bronx atted my night for a peace summit. we found out she was a fan of "hamilton," and we texted her manager for a year until one day we got a drop box file with all these incredible vocals. >> you didn't even get a yes?

>> we got a yes. we got a yes, and then, you know, she had a very busy year. she was touring the anniversary of her album, and so we were just, like, whenever you have time, we're over here. >> we just kept praying and praying and praying. >> lot of prayer. >> will this music come? and it did. >> it was so glorious. >> you both are so accomplished in your own right. how do you know each other? how did this relationship, and how did you get eisa involved? >> we both were doing plays off-broadway.st became really close. >> we were like the black and brown shows on broadway, so we were very tight-knit and became friends back then. this is our first chance to work together. eisa writes amazing hip hop theater. she's much smaller and cooler >> it's true. >> so, i don't know what to say.

we'll have a smart and cool-off. you have these amazing mcs, busta rhymes, n-as, but they write their own stuff normally. was that a thing where you're, like, but i'm going to write the rhymes? the trust factor. >> it was a mental shift of, like, you guys are not playing yourselves. you're playing the borough of brooklyn, queens, the voice of that, and you have been for so many years, and it was amazing -- an amazing act of trust for nas and busta. cam'ron was like, but everyone else is having theirs written too, right? he didn't want to be the only one caught out. it's a real code of honor thing. >> and busta said that in the studio. he said, this is the first time i have ever rhymed anyone else's. >> no pressure on you guys. >> to play this music for some of our favorite writers was probably the scariest part of the whole process. >> couple of questions. are either of you featured on the album? do we get to hear you? >> you can hear eisa in the opening moments of the first song because the horn line for

the opening number, eisa wrote, and she sent it to me in a voice memo, so we threw that in the track. >> that's fun. you didn't answer about yourself. is it a secret? >> i'm a ghost in the machine. >> you can hear, if you listen very, very carefully. >> okay. i thought i heard you, but i don't know. i was really listening for it. and then, your kids have a cameo. >> they do. >> francisco and sebastian. kind of sort of. >> my wife went back to work a couple years ago so i've been a stay-at-home dad, and there was one day where they were not leaving, and i was like, scream into the microphone, we'll use it and my 6-year-old let out the most incredible 20-second scream that i reverbed it, looped it. and it's the basis of track 4, "derailed" on the album. >> it's pretty cool. we're out of time, but this feels like this belongs on broadway. is that the hope that the -- that the show that you listen to could be one that gets staged? >> i think, first of all, we've been so thrilled and overwhelmed by the response to the album since we put it out on friday, most people saying, i can see

the whole story in our heads, which was our goal, and then the second question is, when can we see it for real? we're obviously both theater artists, we're open to that. we'll see what the next steps are, but we're very proud of what we made. >> fingers crossed that you'll be back telling us about that. guys, thank you so much. congratulations. good to see you. we should mention you can listen to "warriors" right now wherever you get your music. craig, over to you. can't wait to listen to it. up next, look who's back with a brand-new round of best-selling steals and deals, jill martin is here, but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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we're back, 8:14, our special pink power series continues. earlier this year, actress olivia munn revealed she was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer, and she's using her platform now to raise awareness about early detection. we're going to talk live to olivia in just a moment. but first a look at her journey. last april, actress olivia munn received a life-changing diagnosis. despite a clear mammogram and testing negative for the gene, munn's doctor calculated her risk for developing cancer and her score came back high at 37%, which eventually led to a biopsy. >> so, i get the biopsy, and find out three days later that it is cancer. and it's an aggressive cancer, and so it's fast-moving and aggressive. >> do it for him, do it for your baby. this stuff doesn't matter. >> munn's intensive treatment plan involved four surgeries in ten months, including a double

mastectomy. >> i'm ready. >> reporter: earlier this year, the 44-year-old also opened up about freezing her eggs before undergoing a fifth surgery. telling "vogue," "i took out my uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries." by her side through it all, her husband, comedian john mulaney, and their little boy, malcolm. amid munn's difficult battle with cancer, the couple never gave up hope on trying to grow their family, and the two shared a sweet surprise on instagram just last month, announcing the arrival of their daughter, may june mulaney, born via a surrogate. >> she is the squeakiest baby. >> the now mother of two sharing all the precious moments with her first month with may as she continues her own journey of healing. >> i want to say to everyone who has sent me a message or stops me on the street, it means so much to me, so thank you, thank you, thank you. >> we're so happy to have to olivia with us now from los

angeles. hi, olivia, good morning. >> hi, good morning. >> what a whirlwind to have such joy of your toddler and your new baby and yet to have gone through so much with your breast cancer journey. first of all, how are you doing? how are you feeling today? >> i'm doing great. i am in the middle of mixing my medication around a little bit because, you know, anybody who's going through this understands the treatment is -- can be taxing at times, so i'm trying to find the right medication, but i'm, you know, got my hands full with a newborn and a toddler, so a lot of my energy is going towards them, and it's distracting a lot of the other side effects of my medication. so, i'm doing pretty good. >> this is a month where we really focus in on breast cancer stories, and yours is unique in the sense that you had a clear mammogram, and you were doing all the tests, and it was your doctor who said, let's do this breast cancer screening questionnaire, essentially. you come back with such a high

average for that that they do a bunch of follow-up testing and find this aggressive cancer. what is your message to people who might be watching right now and thinking, oh, it's another breast cancer story, i do all my tests and screenings? >> i would say that, first, you have to know your risk assessment score. it's a simple online free test, and once you get that score, you can take it to your doctor. anything above 20% is considered high-risk. mine was 37.3%, so very high. and when you go to your doctor, they say, like, advocate for yourself. everyone's saying, advocate for yourself, but what does that really mean? what i have learned is it means you've got to go to your doctor, and you inundate them with information, and you don't stop until they give you the test that you need. don't let them send you off. don't let them tell you that it's nothing to worry about. you have to keep fighting for yourself, and don't leave the doctor's office until they give you the test you need. just keep pushing. >> you have had five surgeries. i mean, as you said, you're

still kind of struggling with finding the right medications so that you can stay healthy, and then at the same time, you've got a toddler, malcolm is about to turn 3, and you've got this new baby. tell me about that part of the journey, and kind of juggling these two conflicting moments in your life. >> you know, there is a lot of guilt that i had and still have from being sick for so long and being bed-ridden with so many surgeries. i thought that when i got through the big chunk of surgeries, like the four surgeries in the beginning, that i would be able to get back on my feet, but then, there came the first wave of medication, and that just knocked me down, and it was debilitating, and i found that just -- i was just tired and not around that much, and i couldn't hold him as much, and i couldn't go to the playground as much, and it was really exhausting, and there's just a lot of guilt, but i work with my oncologist a lot to try to figure out what i can do.

but you know, we're just such a, like, little family. we're really tight, and we have a lot of fun, and we laugh all the time, and john is just the most amazing husband and father, and so we figure out a way to make it all work, despite how tired i can be at times. >> that's so hard. and by the way, right, welcome to motherhood. so many moms feel that guilt. mom to mom, i'll just tell you, you're doing great. you're there. that's the most important thing. you're mere presence. >> thank you. >> you fought so hard for this. >> thank you so much. >> for this second baby too, little may june, who's just a sweetheart. and you -- you know, you had this major surgery where you took out your ovaries and fallopian tubes and uterus. you had your egg retrieval and that's its own emotional journey. >> yeah, you know, when i found of the that we had breast cancer, i had breast cancer, that was really scary for me because we had actually -- were

planning on trying to have another baby. so, at that point, i said, i need to freeze more eggs. i had already frozen my eggs twice in my 30s, but i just didn't know if any of them were good because we didn't turn them into embryos yet, so i said to john, i need to freeze more eggs or get more eggs out, and that's going to put me at risk because i have to put more hormones in my body, and that's what feeds my cancer. so, i need you to be supportive of this, and you know, it's scary, but he said, of course, like, you know, whatever you want to do, i'll support you. so, we went down the journey of getting out more eggs and i really wanted a little girl, and you know, i really felt that i needed two embryos, and two female embryos, and our doctor said, you know, i'm going to get one more you. it's too much of a risk. and we'll do one retrieval and try to get one girl and call it quits after that, and i remember saying to john, when we got to a place where our embryos were

getting tested, we had two embryos getting tested, and i said, our odds of getting at least one to be a girl and healthy is really slim. i said, i need you to support me because i want to go back and do it again if we don't get two. i really want two. and he said, whatever you want to do, i support you. we got home that day, and we got a call from my fertility doctor, dr. wong, and he said, we got the results back, and it's the dream. he said, it's two healthy baby girl embryos, and john and i just burst into tears, and we couldn't believe how lucky we've been after a series of a lot of unlucky moments in our life recently. then, that's -- one of those little embryos is little baby may. she wouldn't be here if we didn't go through all of that. >> there she is. i know you've written how grateful you are to your surrogate who made this possible. i want -- you have a new campaign, and it's for skims, but it's also -- you're a paid spokesperson for skims, but it donates a portion to the komen breast cancer foundation. they're beautiful images, and i

want you to talk about this one in particular because we can see your mastectomy scar. not in the one we're showing there, but it's a beautiful picture. let's start with that lead, that's it. what did it mean to you to show this part of yourself to the world? what were you hoping to send a message about? >> you know, when skims approached me to do this campaign, it was just to do their shapewear and new leggings, and it wasn't about my scar at all. but we were in the middle of the shoot, and we were changing an outfit that could see more of my scars, and so the make-up artist was touching up my scars, and then we got to the double mastectomy scars, and they were just really hard to cover up. and then i was looking in the mirror, and i just thought, i'm done being insecure about my scars. and so, i went to the team of skims, and i said, what do you guys think about showing my scars in this campaign? they were so amazing and

thoughtful and wonderful, and we talked it out, and then we decided to do it, and that's the result of it. and it was really -- it was scary, but i feel like this is something i've been hiding for a long time now, and it just feels like -- like i can, you know, breathe a little bit more. and also, like, knowing that there's so many women who have these same scars as me and i know that so many of them feel the same way i felt about them for so long, and i hope that they see this skims campaign, and skims is, you know, so iconic and associated with beauty and sex appeal and, you know, cancer really doesn't have that same connotation, so i just really hope that other women who have gone through my same path feel a little better after seeing it. >> it's a beautiful picture and a lot more. olivia, thank you. we're so glad you're doing well. hug those babies for us. >> thanks. >> and take care. thank you. >> thank you so much.

thank you. all right, we'll take a turn now and go to the weather. >> what an impactful story. thank you. we are looking at a chance of some isolated sprinkles today with this cold front that's going to drop temperatures a bit as we go through the next couple of days. you can see behind it we're in the 50s and 60s, back through the western great lakes. we're also looking for record high temperatures, though, down through texas, too, with temperatures up around 90 degrees. that and that's your latest

forecast. >> dylan, thank you. still ahead, warriors, come out and play. >> oh! >> lin-manuel miranda and eisa davis here to give us a taste of their bold new project. hello. >> welcome, good to see you. >> nice to see y. >> this isou g

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"i'm ready to deliver that change on day one." mark farrell. a proven leader with the experience we need. we are back! 8:30, wednesday morning. a happy, smiling crowd. a little corner of rockefeller plaza. and it's not just us this morning. no, no, no. we have not one, but two very special guests. there they are. >> multi -- so much talent right

there in that shot. lin-manuel miranda, eisa davis stopping by. if you had not had a chance to listen to their new concept album -- it's called "warriors." you want to do it today. they're here to tell us about it. there are incredible stars on it. and some are saying this could be a foray into broadway again for our friend lin-manuel. >> you were raving about it this morning. >> yeah, it's really cool. >> can't wait. also ahead, our source for the best bargains around, jill is here with more best-selling steals and deals for your home, your kitchen and your next trip. also, my phone is absolutely blowing up. americans are very concerned about "pop start" this morning because it hasn't aired yet. it's coming up. so fear not, everybody. on the way -- "pop start" with a look at "yellowstone's" return and tomorrow on the show, a big treat. we've got the one and only, the legendary andrea bocelli, performing a classic song for us live in studio 1a. >> he made you cry. >> he always makes me cry. incredible. >> dylan, doesn't feel like fall. >> feels great.

>> we're getting lucky. for those of you who like to keep the summer weather going, we've got it again in the northeast. lots of sunshine. temperatures are looking nice and mild, well above average. that heat extends down to the southeast, record high temperatures, though, down south. we could use some rain. there's a drought taking over the country, but we don't have a ton of rain in sight. it's sunny up through the central and northern plains too, into the upper midwest. we could see some isolated stronger storms tomorrow, across central minnesota, something to watch out for as a cold front moves through and that cold front is the one that's going to bring us back to reality, drop our temperatures down into the 60s tomorrow and good wednesday morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. today we're going to see slightly warmer than normal temperatures, at least for the inland areas, with highs in the low 80s. and we'll see more of those valley temperatures in the low 80s tomorrow through friday. but then saturday, a few more clouds and just a couple of degrees of drop in temperatures as we head

toward early next week, it will feel a little bit more like fall with our morning temperatures in the upper 40s that's your latest forecast. i think we took a really bad picture there. it's on a timer. coming up on "pop start," could keri russell be returning to her breakout role? stick around to find out what she's saying about a possible "felicity" reboot. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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