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and the new television series that have revitalized interest in the 35-year-old case. what's next for the menendez brothers and how soon they could be headed home. rock the vote. vice president harris campaigning in georgia overnight alongside former president obama and bruce springsteen. >> we together are fighting for the future. >> former president trump, courting vegas voters in nevada. >> every problem facing us can be solved, but now the fate of our nation is in your hands. >> we'll have complete coverage, including a close look at the growing gender gap that could decide the race for the white house with just 11 days to go. sign of hope. thousands of students in storm-ravaged north carolina finally returning to school this morning nearly one month after hurricane helene. >> everything's not normal. it's going to be tough, but you know, we're going to get through it. >> just ahead, the much-needed boost in hard-hit communities

and the challenges that still remain. countdown to christmas. the holiday season is here, two months to go, but this morning, a beloved tradition under fire. hallmark, accused of age discrimination against some of the network's biggest stars. an inside look at the new lawsuit. all that, plus, airing it out. >> escapes, fires, caught! >> the rams beat the vikings behind four touchdown passes from their star quarterback. >> stafford to the end zone. caught, touchdown! while baseball fans gear up for game one of the world series tonight. an epic battle of the coasts more than 40 years in the making, featuring the dodgers and the yankees and some of the game's biggest stars. >> there's a shot. right center field. and ohtani likes the fire. judge, line drive, right field, hit well. and it is up and out! >> excitement at a fever pitch.

ticket prices, smashing records. we're live at dodger stadium. and party on our plaza. country superstar kelsea ballerini is here. ♪♪ >> we're ready to kick off your weekend right with a live concert today, friday, october 25, 2024. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >> hi, everybody, good morning welcome to "today." 7:00 a.m. on the west coast. hoda is on assignment, sw we have a great assignment. >> we do. kelsea ballerini, here, live, going to perform a number of songs on the plaza. crowd, gearing up. should be a good time.

great way to go into the weekend with kelsea. but we are keeping a very close eye on that election countdown. coming up, we're going to have the latest from the trail and the deeper look at the gender divide that could be the deciding factor in this race. we're going to start this morning with this breaking news, that new fallout from a legal bombshell. the los angeles district attorney, the prosecutor, filing a request overnight that could mean erik and lyle menendez, who have spent decades behind bars for killing their parents could soon walk free. >> this is a case that dominated the headlines in the '90s. it's been thrust back into the spotlight by a recent string of documentaries, a new netflix series, and calls for the brothers' release by family and celebrity supporters. >> hi, laura, good morning. >> hi, good morning to you guys. the momentum had been building up to this moment for weeks, what was once viewed as a long shot, to re-examine why the menendez brothers say they committed those grizzly killings, now resulting in this document. a blessing from the d.a. for

their release. >> reporter: this morning, a new path towards freedom for erik and lyle menendez. the top prosecutor in los angeles now recommending that a judge resentence the brothers for killing their parents more than 30 years ago. >> there will be eligible for parole immediately. >> reporter: in a 57-page document filed overnight, the d.a. writing, in part, "the defendants have demonstrated exceptional post-conviction conduct, adding, they no longer present a public safety risk." >> i just wanted it to stop. >> reporter: after last month's netflix series increased celebrity attention and an army of online defenders helped interest in the case -- after suffering abuse at the hands of their father, jose, as children, and their mother, kitty, did nothing to stop it. >> i want to underline, there were horrible acts. there was no excuse for murder, but i understand also how sometimes people get desperate.

i think that often, for cultural reasons, we don't believe victims of sexual assault. >> reporter: the dramatic turn in their fate hinging in part on purported new evidence supporting their past claims of their father's alleged abuse. something raised during their first trials. >> just started with -- after sports practices, he would massage me. >> reporter: but after jurors deadlocked, the judge in their second trial barred what he called the abuse excuse. >> menendez brothers. >> reporter: a recent peacock documentary and two high-profile releases from netflix bringing fresh scrutiny to the case. if there had not been a netflix documentary, would we be having this conversation right now? >> the conversation would have come in, but it probably could have come in another week or two. >> reporter: critics raising questions on the timing of this decision with thursday's announcement coming in the waning days of his re-election bid. >> it has nothing to do with the election. >> reporter: prosecutors

originally argued the brothers killed their parents to get their hands on the family fortune, many menendez family members now support their release, several sitting front row at thursday's announcement. >> this stuff gives us all help. >> reporter: but their uncle milton has maintained they should stay behind bars. his lawyer blasting the d.a.'s timing. >> it's just really offensive, and that's not how the justice system should work. >> it's not the d.a.'s decision, unilaterally, what happens next. >> reporter: it's a lengthy process, and it's going to begin now that they have filed this with the judge. the judge is probably going to set a hearing within the next month or so, and if judge agrees that they should be resentenced, it's not up to even that. it's going to the state parole board, and then even then, it may not be over, because the governor could weigh in and decide to green light the parole or actually to block it, guys. >> interesting. but a key first step for sure. thank you, laura. now to the race for the white house. with just 11 days to go, both campaigns are turning to big names to help make their closing

arguments. vice president harris, joined by former president obama and bruce springsteen at a rally in georgia overnight. former president trump holding a big event in las vegas. meanwhile, early voting is shattering records. we've got complete coverage for you this morning heading into a big week into the race. we're going to start with nbc's garrett haake following the trump campaign. he is in austin, texas, for us. garrett, good morning. >> reporter: hey, craig, good morning to you. yeah, look, voting is under way all around the country. more than 31 million ballots already cast, nearly 3 million of those here in texas alone. and it comes as the candidates are starting to roll out their closing messages and in some cases deploying their biggest celebrity messengers to help. with just 11 days until the election, donald trump appearing to go all in in las vegas, saying a harris presidency would cost people their lives. >> she will obliterate our economy, kill millions of jobs, kill thousands of people, too, by the way, and destroy your family finances, probably

forever. >> reporter: this after he put the spotlight on immigration in an earlier stop in arizona, blaming the vice president for what he calls an invasion at the southern border. >> we're a dumping ground. we're like a garbage can for the world. we're like a garbage can, you know? it's the first time i've ever said that. >> reporter: earlier in georgia, vice president harris turning to star power at a rally, led by bruce springsteen. and former president barack obama joining the vice president for the first time on the trail. >> we do not need four years of a wannabe king, a wannabe dictator running around trying to punish his enemies. >> reporter: and the vice president delivering one of her new closing messages. >> it's either donald trump in there, stewing, stewing over his enemies list, or me, working for

you, checking off my to-do list. >> reporter: while her campaign is also seizing on comments by former trump chief of staff john kelly to "the new york times" in a new ad. >> he certainly falls into the general definition of a fascist. >> reporter: trump on the trail firing back at kelly. >> he was a bully who made up stories. >> reporter: while his campaign also pushes back on new accusations of sexual misconduct. stacey williams, a former model, says in 1993, trump groped her in trump tower while talking to disgraced financier jeffrey epstein. williams, a registered democrat, telling the story on a zoom call this week labeled "survivors for kamala." nbc news spoke to seven people who said williams previously told them about the alleged encounter with trump, most of whom requested anonymity. the first said they were told in 2006. the most recent, in 2022. the trump campaign saying the accusations are "unequivocally false." and today, both candidates detour away from the traditional

rebounds to come to the lone star state. vice president harris will be in houston, joined by pop superstar beyonce, a houston native. trump, touching down later today here in austin to tape a podcast episode with host joe rogan and deliver remarks on immigration. craig? >> lots of action in texas today. garrett, thank you. let's take a deeper dive now and look at one of the defining issues at play in this election, gender. the gap between male and female voters super charged in this election, according to the polls, and it could tip what is a razor-thin race. nbc's senior washington correspondent hallie jackson joins us with a closer look. hi, hallie, good morning. >> hey, savannah, good morning to you. this has become one of the big features of this race so far. more men backing former president trump, more women backing vice president harris as both campaigns try to boost turnout with election day approaching fast.

>> reporter: this election cycle, the 30-point gender gap between men -- >> i feel things were a little better under trump. >> reporter: -- and women is stark. >> ready for a female president. >> reporter: with nbc news polling showing women supporting vice president harris by a 14-point margin. former president trump with a 16-point lead among men, a gap that could be even bigger than 2016 when the first woman nominee of a major party, hillary clinton, was on the ballot. mr. trump, courting men under 30, appearing on podcasts with male-dominated audiences. >> you want a drink? >> reporter: trump surrogates leaning into the hypermasculine. >> trump-mania. run wild, brother! >> reporter: hulk hogan ripping off his shirt at the rnc. tucker carlson, colorfully and crudely casting mr. trump as a father figure.. you've been a bad little girl and you've getting a >> when dad gets home, he says,

you've been a bad girl. ufc -- you have been a bad little girl, and you're getting a vigorous spanking. >> reporter: even mr. trump's language about women -- >> and i will protect women at a level never seen before. >> reporter: vice president harris also reaching out to men, appearing on a popular nba podcast and launching ads on sports betting sites, but boosting turnout among women a could be key for her. like the younger women who tune into the "call her daddy" podcast. and while the campaign sees abortion access as mobilizing across gender lines, our polling show it's the top single voting issue for women, and the vice president is the clear leader among college-educated white women. a who back her by 28 points in our nbc news poll. although the vp herself has downplayed the impact of the gender gap. >> regardless of someone's gender, they want to know that their president has a plan to lower costs, that their president has a plan to secure america. >> men and women are also divided on the really important issue of change this election

cycle with more men seeing former president trump as that better change agent, but more women saying, for them, it's vice president harris who represents change. >> it may all come down to that, hallie. thank you very much. now to some breaking news overnight. russia launching a new wave of drone attacks on ukraine. the latest attacks coming just hours after vladimir putin appeared to acknowledge the presence of north korean troops in russia during a closely watched summit. nbc's chief international correspondent, keir simmons, was at that summit. he joins us now from russia. keir, good morning. >> reporter: craig, good morning to you. this morning, reports say south korean officials will brief nato next week over those reports of north korean troops are here in russia. as u.s. officials worry about what president putin may have promised kim jong un in return. president putin responding for the first time to what south korea says are satellite images of north korean troops at russian bases.

the u.s. says north korea's leader, kim jong un, has sent weapons and now thousands of his soldiers to russia. mr. president, satellite images are said to show north korean tr what are they doing here? wouldn't that be a massive escalation in the ukraine war? far from denying it, putin says russia has a new strategic agreement with north korea to protect each other. "we are in contact with our north korean friends," he told nbc news at a news conference. "we'll see how that process develops." these images show north korean soldiers given uniforms on a russian base. the men speak korean, but it's not possible to confirm when or where the footage was filmed. putin was speaking after a russian summit of emerging nations, including china's xi jinping, who he called a dear friend. india's narendra modi and multiple u.s. strategic

partners, putin declaring new possibilities in a meeting with iran's new president, who described the relationship as strategic. along with north korea, iran has also been supporting russia's ukraine war, western governments say, sending drones and missiles. president putin calling a claim in a new book by journalist bob woodward that he had private phone calls with former president trump after trump left office, nonsense. "nothing like that has ever taken place," he said, in response to a question from nbc news. "nor is anything like this taking place right now." and a report, craig, this morning says elon musk has been in regular contact with president putin. that's according to the "wall street journal," citing current and former u.s., european and russian officials. in a statement this morning, the kremlin calling that an absolutely lie, saying there was only one telephone call about

space and future tech. craig, nbc news has reached out to elon musk's office for comment. >> chief international correspondent keir simmons on the ground in moscow, thank you. lot more to get to, including a long-awaited day in storm-ravaged parts of western north carolina. some schools are finally reopening for the first time since helene tore through that region nearly a month ago. nbc's kathy park joins us with that story. kathy, good morning. >> savannah, good morning to you. yeah, it has been anything but a normal school year for the students. keep in mind, some of these schools here in western north carolina were transformed into disaster recovery centers, but this morning, students and teachers will reunite once again in the classroom to learn, but also to heal. >> reporter: this morning, thousands of students in western north carolina are heading back to school for the first time since hurricane helene brought historic flooding and catastrophic damage to the region last month.

>> it will be really great to check up with everybody, just to be around people again. >> reporter: how have your emotions been throughout the past couple weeks? >> it's been -- my emotions have been all over the place. >> reporter: buncombe county schools plans to ease students back. >> the biggest focus for our school system is grace. we want to make sure our students are okay, and then very quickly, we'll pivot back into our academic work. >> reporter: repairs were done on several damaged buildings, and school bus routes had to be completely remapped. >> there will be many students getting on the school bus at a community stop because our buses cannot safely travel into their neighborhoods. >> reporter: it's been a weeks-long journey just to restore power and running water across the disaster zones, but this week, a much-needed return to normalcy with schools back in session in watauga county. >> so, surreal, but good to get them back in the routine. >> reporter: liz talent and her family say the time away has given them a greater appreciation of the value of their schools.

>> they're so foundational to everybody, to child care, to allow people to work, to give children structure, to give children love. >> reporter: and while the impact of the storm will be long-lasting, the sights and sounds of healing are coming into focus one day at a time. >> everything's not normal. it's going to be tough, but you know, we're going to get through it. >> reporter: and recognizing that these students have gone through so much, hundreds of school counselors and social workers have traveled in, really, from all across the state to help with the transition this morning and in the days to come. savannah? >> all right, kathy park in buncombe county, north carolina, thank you. >> good to see a sign of normalcy down there. let's get our check of the weather. dylan in for mr. roker. tale of two maps. >> we've got the much cooler temperatures, you'll notice, if you step outside in the northeast. this dip in the jet stream, trying to sag a little part to the south, but the record highs are still likely to be seen down through texas. memphis, 86 degrees today. dallas, 90.

atlanta, 83 degrees. that's 13 degrees above average. tomorrow, we're still looking for some really warm temperatures to work back into the rockies, up into rapid city. 75 degrees for a high tomorrow. we will drop those temperatures as we go through the weekend, especially into the northeast. sunday, in erie, pennsylvania, 55 degrees, but look at tuesday. we're back up to 68. by the time we get to halloween, chances are temperatures all throughout the northeast, midatlantic, down south will be well above average. that's a look at the weather across the country. we'll get to your local forecast in 30 seconds. yeah, checking fi. okay, uhh. everybody get out. so check allstate first for a quote that could save you hundreds. you're in good hands with allstate.

and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you. will there be a white christmas? >> sure, why not? >> i was just saying because you were wearing a shirt that says, "dare to dream." world series excitement at a fever pitch coast to coast ahead of game one between the dodgers and the yankees. we'll take you live to dodger stadium ahead of tonight's highly anticipated first pitch. also ahead this morning, we're hearing from more fans of taylor swift and other music

stars who say their concert tickets are suddenly vanishing from their ticketmaster accounts. we're going to share their stories, plus what to do if it happens to you

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♪♪ we're back. 7:30, we are ready. that crowd is ready. another friday concert on the plaza. it's fall, but we keep the summer concerts going, along with the summer weather. kelsea ballerini is here. she'll take our stage an hour from now, and sheinelle has got here early just for that moment. >> people are in such a good mood outside. good energy today. speaking of big events, the world series kicks off tonight. >> baseball fans could not ask for a better matchup, the l.a.

dodgers and the new york yankees, two of the game's most storied franchises, and also long-time rivals set to battle it out for the first time in decades. >> so, once in a lifetime world series. gadi schwartz, at dodger stadium for us, where, no surprise, the excitement is building. hey, gadi. >> reporter: hey, good morning, guys, it's like 4:00 in the morning. you already hear the band over here. talk about the built of the coasts. those teams will find themselves in a sea of dodger blue, and aaron judge with shohei ohtani, talk about a matchup for the ages. question. >> it really is. >> reporter: the teams look evenly matched and hall of fame caliber players on both sides,

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look at the super dome this morning, the next stop for taylor swift's eras tour, cutes as can be, the city of new orleans welcoming her arrival with a gigantic friendship bracelet. >> our friend downstairs, pete, wondered who they had to trade. unfortunately, though, not every fan feeling so festive. some are reporting their tickets fo weekend's shows and for concerts by other artists nationwide, disappearing from their ticketmaster accounts. >> it's disturbing. nbc's senior consumer investigative correspondent, vicky nguyen, is here with the latest on this ticket transfer scam. >> reporter: good morning to you. we first told you about this scam last month, and since then, dozens of viewers have contacted nbc and nbc stations and affiliates with reports of the same issue. out of the blue, they get an email saying their tickets have been transferred out of their ticketmaster accounts to someone they've never heard of. >> welcome to the eras tour. >> reporter: taylor swift, back to light up this whole town, but scammers are targeting her fans. >> i am in utter disbelief. >> reporter: officials in new orleans where the star is headed

this weekend urging fans to buy tickets from verified sellers and beware of scams. >> taking advantage of louisiana residents and tourist visiting our state is wrong. >> reporter: and now, fans nationwide reporting to nbc news that tickets they bought legitimately have disappeared from their ticketmaster accounts. >> tickets were transferred. >> they couldn't get answers from the ticket vendor. they reached out to nbc10 responds. >> reporter: it's unclear how, but scammers are gaining access to user accounts and transferring the digital tickets to strangers. it happened to jessica tanner with her tickets for the toronto eras stop. >> i opened my email to, like, 80 different spam emails. buried beneath all those emails was notification from ticketmaster saying my tickets were transferred. someone had transferred my tickets to someone called a.m. i called customer service and was on hold for 90 minutes.

>> reporter: it's not just swifties. since last month, nearly 100 fans have called or emailed nbc news and nbc stations reporting the same thing happened to their tickets. to see their favorite artists including pink, usher, and post malone. >> passwords were not exposed. >> reporter: ticketmaster declined to be interviewed about these new complaints, but last month, we sat down with the vice president of corporate affairs for the company's first broadcast interview since it suffered a data breach in april. you sent millions of emails to customers telling them that things like their email, phone number, encrypted credit card information, was part of this data breach. why should people continue to trust ticketmaster? >> ticketmaster invests more in security and verification than the rest of the industry combined. people's ticketmaster account passwords were not compromised. that unauthorized activity was limited to a third-party database. >> reporter: eva velasquez leads the identity theft resource center, which keeps track of every data breach in the united states. >> the number of people that are having this experience post-breach, there is something there.

>> reporter: she says ticketmaster should enable stronger security to protect user accounts like issuing alerts before tickets are transferred, and consumers need to use a combination of words to make a pass phrase instead of a single password. for now, fans should change their banking, email, and ticketmaster pass phrases and turn on two-factor authentication. that means you get a secondary code texted to your phone when changes are made to your account. "today" show viewers jessica and blaine got their tickets restored after contacting us for help. >> i literally had just been scammed, and i just knew that hopefully you would know what to do and help me. not only that, but i had done some research and saw i wasn't alone. there was -- there's a lot of us. >> so, here's the deal. there are a lot of dates still left. is there something they can do to get ahead of it? >> fans are telling us ticketmaster is now restricting the transfer of taylor swift tickets to within 72 hours of the show. now, ticketmaster declined to tell us how that improves

security, but it certainly makes it a smaller window for these scammers to operate. and late last night, ticketmaster gave us a new statement. they said, in part, that they are -- "most fans are getting their confirmation that their tickets are returned within 48 hours. the number of fans waiting for a response has fallen by over 95%, and we have a system in place to prioritize fans with events coming up soon." and ticketmaster really wants to say that they're leading the way in these digital tickets, the bar codes, and that is much more secure than back in the day when you would have a paper ticket that anybody could copy. it was just a pdf that you printed out. that two-factor authentication to alert you would be clutch. >> scammers gonna scam, scam, scam. >> fans know it all too well, savannah. >> you didn't catch it. you guys aren't swifties. >> can i just tell you? i caught it -- it was a beat too late, but i caught it. i get it. do you want to do it again? ♪ scammers gonna scam, scam, scam ♪ >> it was the lack of the tone.

>> i'll workshop it. >> i'm a blank space. >> put it right there. >> big reputation right there. >> wow. >> this could go on and on. dylan, you got something? >> i can't even contribute. >> give us a forecast that's filled -- oh, never mind. >> it's just not happening. it hasn't rained in a really long time around here, so the ground is very, very dry. it's all, you know, fun and games when we get the sunshine and the nice warm temperatures, but just want to point out that we do have an elevated fire risk across parts of the northeast up into new england. no real red flag warning, but it's just breezy enough, and it's very dry, and we don't have any rain in the forecast, so if a fire were to develop, it could spread very quickly. we've got a drought situation happening across most of the country, especially down through the southern plains with an extreme drought right now. the temperatures are still above average. in fact, record-breaking high temperatures are likely all through the weekend. we have those dry conditions up across parts of the great lakes, back through the appalachians. we also have not seen any rain in all of october.

it's been 25 days since we've had any rain, so that is just not helping the situation. there's a couple of spotty showers, maybe up across michigan, early this morning, but those will fizzle out as they move east. it is a cold front that will drop temperatures, and you will notice those temperatures and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you. we shared an inspiring conversation with olivia munn earlier this week, and coming

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yesterday. tens of thousands of fans lining the streets of lower manhattan to honor the new york liberty. >> look at them hoisting that trophy there. the city, of course, celebrating the team's wnba championship with a parade through the canyon of heroes. you can see the confetti raining down there from buildings along the route. everyone was -- this is the liberty's first title in their 28-year history. >> great. >> pretty wrapped up with a big celebration at city hall. we're throwing a parade because carson is here. and with a bonus early "pop start" item. >> it is -- you said it. "pop start" sometimes gets so g. >> okay. >> that's right. the beloved little crackers. they apparently are going through a bit of a r big, it overfills, so we grab one item and put it here now. a little teaser. something that caught our attention. that is goldfish. >> okay. >> that's right. the beloved little crackers. they apparently are going through a bit of a rebrand. take a look. >> it's come to our attention that some people think goldfish crackers are just for kids. well, what if we call them

chilean sea bass? they look just like goldfish. >> this is a real thing, by the way. goldfish officially changing its name to chilean sea bass. they are on sale. in fact, they've already sold out. >> let's get close-up. >> these are the same little goldfish. this is not a change in taste or flavor. >> chilean sea bass. >> these look and taste just like goldfish because they are. >> let's see. >> they are exclusive grown-up packaging, a limited time deal. >> you know, it is true. >> it's a little fishy for me. >> really? >> chilean sea bass. >> why did i believe you? >> i'm good. i know exactly what they taste like. >> we should see if they're actually -- >> don't open the package. >> we're returning that.

>> what do we think? is this going to be a new trend, though? take something we know and rebrand it? >> i do feel like adults like snacks. >> i love goldfish. >> you like the flavor-blasted. >> they're better. >> this is ironic, because chilean sea bass is not chilean sea bass. it's really patagonian tooth fish. in the late '70s, it went through a rebrand. chilean sea bass sounds fancy. >> have you been googling since 5:00 a.m.? >> stacks on stacks on stacks of rebrands. >> patagonia what? >> tooth fish. >> well, who would eat a toothfish? >> i never knew how much research you brought to "pop start." this is incredible. >> he's got a team of people too. >> they want it to be adult. why does it have to be sea bass? why not buffalo wings? >> then you would think -- >> flavor-blasted boost is coming up right now. >> chilean sea bass. >> are you ready? >> give it to us. >> here it is. a little girl celebrating her 2nd birthday was totally unimpressed by all the pomp and circumstance as her family sang a special birthday song. take a look. ♪ ♪ >> there's an eyeroll and side-eye.

>> too young for that. >> the cake, the flaming candles, the birthday song. >> i used that flaming candle before. it distracts from the song. >> she's not having it. >> that should be reserved for the $20,000 champagne in the club, you know? when they bring that out. >> exactly. >> oh, the good old days. >> her family says she was just shy and didn't know what to do with all the attention, which is true. >> just wants some goldfish. >> chilean sea bass. >> patagonia toothfish. >> all right. coming up on "pop start," that's not it. that was just a tease. a can't-miss friday morning concert on the plaza.

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the niners are looking for a win so they can go into the bye week four and four. and in a better position to make a playoff push in the second half of their season. brock purdy, though, will take to the field possibly without five of his top offensive playmakers because of injuries and illness. you can catch allf the action right here on nbc bay area. kickoff is at 520 sunday night. our coverage begins before that. thanks, chris. let's get a look at that forecast for us today. kari. how are we looking out there? it's a little warm for this time of year. headed up to 80 degrees for the inland areas, at least for the afternoon. it is still a chilly start, but we will be cooling down back into the upper 40s tonight and in the low 80s tomorrow. but then by sunday, cooler changes coming i, more clouds, possibly even some spotty rain, mainly in the north bay, while san francisco will have a better chance of seeing those spotty showers on sunday afternoon into early monday morning. thanks so much, kari. make sure to join us for today in the bay live streaming

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>> minnesota. >> tennessee. >> rhode island. >> centennial, colorado. >> seal beach, california. ♪ ain't no judgment ♪ >> to see kelsea. >> worth every second. >> we're ready. >> for kelsea ballerini! ♪ we both know ♪ >> they are playing our song. look at that crowd. we're ready. it's friday morning. beautiful day out there. hoda's still in texas. the texas takeover rolls on with jenna this morning, but we got a little bit of country going on with kelsea ballerini here. >> get outside in just a few moments. she's going to do a full concert for us next half hour. want to tell you about a "today" exclusive for you, it airs next week. we sat down with matthew perry's family, including his mother, suzann. this is their first in-depth television interview since matthew perry's tragic death almost a year ago. >> he went through a period, interestingly enough, just before he died, when he -- he was showing me one of his new

houses. he came up to me, and he said, i love you so much, and i'm so happy to be with you now. and i'm so -- it was almost as though it was a premonition or something. i didn't think about it at the time. but i thought, how long has it been since we have had -- we have had a conversation like that? it's been years. >> you have got to have that moment of healing. >> i think there was something -- there was an inevitability to what was going to happen next to him. and he felt it very strongly. but he said, "i'm not frightened anymore." and it worried me. >> it's a powerful conversation. you probably recognize keith morrison, who, of course, you know, married matthew's mother when he was about 8, 9, 10 years old and knew them all their lives. it's the first time they've really spoken about it. there's so much pain and sorrow, but they also have a real sense

of purpose about the work that he was doing, helping others get sober. it was the purpose of his life, and so there's some stuff to announce around that too. >> good deal. >> our full conversation airs on monday on "today." >> we are looking forward to that. right now, let us get to your news at 8:00. we are going to start with that bombshell in the menendez brothers case. the l.a. district attorney filing a request overnight that could mean erik and lyle menendez, who have spent decades in prison for killing their parents, could soon walk free. nbc's senior legal correspondent, laura jarrett is here with the latest. i know you talked to that district attorney yesterday as well. >> we did. good morning, guys. the district attorney in l.a. says his office was flooded with calls after that netflix series on the menendez brothers aired last month, bringing new attention to the case and the abuse that erik and lyle say they endured before the young men killed their parents in their beverly hills home. prosecutors filing the paperwork asking for the brothers to face the possibility of parole now. the district attorney, the prosecutor, george gascon, saying they paid their debt to society and aren't a danger, but

i asked him about the timing here. >> reporter: if there had not been a netflix documentary, would we be having this conversation right now? >> the conversation could have come in, but it probably would have come in another week or two. >> gascon suggesting the attention around the case sped up a process that was already under way as the brothers had been seeking release based on new evidence of their father's alleged abuse. as for what comes next, the judge is going to set a hearing, likely in the next month or so, to decide if they should be resentenced. if the judge agrees, then the brothers become eligible for release immediately, but the state parole board must agree before they can go free, and even then, this might not be over, guys, as the governor will get a chance to green light that parole or he could block it. >> a number of stats still left. >> it could be soon. >> thank you, laura. we move now to the race to the white house.

11 days to go. both vice president harris and former president trump starting to make their closing arguments and getting some help from some. kristen welker, moderator of "meet the big stars as well. kristen welker, moderator of "meet the press," joins us from washington with the very latest. good morning. >> savannah, good morning to you. that's right. both candidates will converge on texas today. vice president harris will put the focus on abortion. texas, of course, has some of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country. harris expected to argue under a trump administration those types of restrictions would only spread to other states. she'll be joined by superstar beyonce, who hails from houston, to make her case. she was at a star-studded event where she cast trump as a threat to democracy. >> it's either donald trump in there, stewing, stewing over his enemies list, or me, working for you, checking off my to-do list. >> now, for his part, trump is aiming to focus his closing argument on the economy and immigration, two top issues for voters. he'll sit for an interview with

podcaster joe rogan today. overnight in nevada, a state trump is hoping to flip, he made the case for his plans to begin the largest mass deportation event in history. >> we're a dumping ground. we're like a garbage can for the world. we're like a garbage can. you know, it's the first time i've ever said that. >> we're getting new polling out today. the latest "new york times" poll shows harris and trump tied nationally, 48% each. significant, savannah, because it's consistent with our latest nbc news poll and a lot of other polls that are out there. bottom line, this race is all tied up as we head into the final stretch and as it always does, it's going to come down to each candidate's ground game, savannah. >> kristen, that you know. thank you. quick programming note, kristen will be sitting down with republican vice presidential nominee jd vance this sunday on "meet the press."

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♪ hit it! ♪ ♪♪ public service announcement. christmas, exactly two months from today. and for many, a beloved tradition of the holiday season, sitting down to watch those hallmark "countdown to christmas" movies. >> the network is now under fire after a new lawsuit accused the company of age discrimination. >> nbc's emilie ikeda here. >> a former employee says that executives at the network repeatedly talked about the need to replace old talent while referring to some of hallmark's biggest stars, including holly robinson peete and lacey chabert. she says that unlike hallmark's made-for-tv happy endings, her reality was much different. >> it's finally here. >> countdown to christmas. >> reporter: the hallmark channel has already announced its annual countdown to

christmas. beginning last week with its most robust catalog of movies yet. but heading into the holiday season, the network is being hit with accusations of age discrimination against some of its top talent. in a new lawsuit filed by penny perry, a former casting director for the studio, perry claims that hallmark programming executive lisa hamilton daly instructed her not to cast old people in leading roles, saying we need fresh new faces here. named in the lawsuit are two of the network's biggest stars. >> merry christmas eve. >> holly robinson peete has been with the network for nearly a decade. perry alleges that daley said, "no one wants robinson peete because she's too expensive and getting old." lacey chabert, often called the queen of hallmark, has 40 movies under her belt at 42 years old. penny alleges the executive commented about chabert, "we have to find someone like her to replace her as she gets older." in the lawsuit, perry, who is 79, also claims that she was fired from hallmark in april because of her own age.

in a statement to nbc news, the network writes, "lacey and holly have a home at hallmark," adding, "while we deny these outrageous allegations, we are not going to discuss an employment issue in the media." news of the lawsuit quickly drawing reaction online. one user on x, posting, "this is no worse than body shaming. "another writing, "wow, those two are the hallmark brand." for years, both robinson peete and chabert have been mainstays at the network. robinson peete first starred in 2015. >> you are into christmas, aren't you? >> reporter: since then, she's been part of numerous other projects, including murder mysteries. >> you didn't tell me there was a new head of homicide. >> reporter: and even a reality show about her family. >> my favorite job is being a mom.

>> reporter: recently, chabert shocked the world by announcing another holiday movie with netflix coming out next month. >> this is jack. >> i was a snowman. >> that's not good. >> reporter: but she still remains in the hallmark family with her upcoming film, "the christmas quest," set to air in december. and her first unscripted series with the network celebrating unsung heroes. >> aren't you on the hallmark movies? >> yes. now you are on a hallmark show. >> reporter: last month, chabert sat down with hoda and talked about why she loves telling these kinds of stories. >> is this an intentional thing that you're doing? >> doing the hallmark movies, people -- i know they go to them because there is, like you said, goodness and an uplifting factor and there's hope. >> and we reached out to representatives for holly robinson peete and lacey chabert for comment and have not heard back. but when you hear hallmark, you think of those two women. >> yeah. that's not the holiday spirit. >> thanks. >> keep us posted. thank you. dylan, what you got on your map there? >> it's not really feeling like

the end of october either. we've got record warm temperatures, likely down along the gulf coast, down through texas where we are going to see highs today, once again, in the upper 80s and lower 90s. it is going to cool down a bit, though, thanks to this cold front that's going to sink temperatures back down into the 50s. the northeast, not only has it been warm but also dry. we have that increased fire risk. that's aook at the weather l forecast. >> you're darn right it is.

>> best time of the morning. dare to dream. big day today. we're going to start with stevie nicks. since "daisy jones and the six" started streaming, fans can't stop comparing the fictional band in the show with stevie nicks and fleetwood mac. ♪ you'll never get away from the sound of the woman who loves you ♪ >> videos like that with a comparison popping up all over social media. well, we know now, of course, how fleetwood mac ended up, but stevie nicks is sharing how she hopes that to see from her and lindsey buckingham's fictionalized alter egos, she pitched a daisy jones season two, she told "rolling stone," i wish it could go back to what happened if billy knocked on her door and they made that last record? stevie went on to say she's pitched the idea to the star and executive producer. scheduling hasn't worked out but if there is a season two, they

now have stevie nicks' seal of approval. >> and a writer credit for stevie nicks. >> that's right. and a spoiler alert for anybody who hasn't seen the first one. next up is lindsey lohan. "pop start" exclusive sneak peek at her new netflix holiday movie, called "our little secret." lindsay plays a woman who goes home for the holidays and runs into a familiar face. >> i'm spending the holidays with my boyfriend's family for the first time. >> hi, mom. >> this is for you. >> look, it's a screw top. fast and easy. >> here we go. >> he has a lot of family members, too many to remember, and his sister is also bringing someone. >> i want you to meet logan. >> my ex. >> no, logan, i will not marry

you. it's so great to meet you. >> oh, you're going -- >> oh, yeah. >> rounding out that cast with lindsey lohan is ian harding, kristin chenoweth, of course, and tim meadows. it's going to be released on netflix. >> we like it. >> ladies' man, tim meadows. >> that's right. next up, olivia munn, the actress, advocate, and breast cancer survivor, received a special honor, but before taking the stage, her husband, john mulaney, surprised both olivia and the crowd with this. >> olivia saving lives by speaking her truth is not surprising to me. olivia is constantly trying to keep me out of danger and keep me alive through a series of texts throughout our entire relationship. this was like the 200th time i took our son on a walk in the stroller in chicago. she wrote me, out of nowhere, no context, "please be so careful today.

so many crazy things can come out of nowhere." i texted back, "like what?" olivia responded, "crazy cars." you don't hear enough about crazy cars. >> someone's got to look out after him. big congrats to olivia for getting some much-deserved recognition after opening up about her breast cancer journey. next up, timothee chalamet is getting ready to take the big screen in the bob dylan biopic, "a complete unknown," in a new behind the scenes video, chalamet revealing how far he went to get into character. ♪ i ain't going to work on maggie's farm no more ♪ >> it was important for me to sing and play onset because it was in the spirit of the movie the most significant impact on his career. >> i got to say kel because i

don't have that many, to do it live. >> he learns the entire thing, top to bottom, harmonica and guitar and vocals. >> that's looking to be pretty darn good. it hits theaters in december. kenan thompson, in a recent interview with heidi gardner revealing the person who's had the most significant impact on his career. >> i got to say kel because i don't have that many, like, professional multidecade friendships like that. that guy, we are attached. he always makes me laugh real hard. >> he's funny. >> to this day. >> yeah. >> i like heidi's laugh. that's great. finally, quickly, jimmy fallon, the "tonight show" host is releasing a holiday album next week, collaborating with some pretty big names. take a look at the lineup. justin timberlake, dolly parton, jonas brothers, and yesterday, jimmy released a little sneak peek of his song with the jonas brothers. ♪ get into the spirit, it's a holiday ♪ ♪ time to celebrate ♪ ♪ we'll stay out all night, hang those christmas lights ♪ >> yeah. >> that's catchy. >> yeah. >> and guys, december 4th, nbc will be airing a christmas special with jimmy and his friends that's called "jimmy fallon's holiday seasoning." >> i like it. that was a great "pop start." you didn't disappoint.

i thought with the chilean sea bass -- >> we moved it. >> that's mu hard news, craig. coming up next, the moment our crowd has been waiting for. grammy-nominated star kelsea ballerini making her way to our concert stage. and the crowd says, yes! but first, your local news.

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kelsea ballerini's here. >> it's a brisk fall morning. >> it's a crisp fall morning. >> it is. are you ready for it? release day for the new album, "patterns," how does it feel? >> it feels good. it's this thing i got to work on for a year and a half. >> also, you didn't tour last year so this is your warm-up. >> this is the kickoff. this is the release party. thanks for being here. >> yes. awesome. >> we're going to chat more with kelsea in just a little bit. yesterday morning was so warm here. sorry about this. it is a little bit chilly in the northeast, but it certainly feels more like fall. as we go into saturday, it's going to continue with the beautiful autumn weather, lots of sunshine, bright blue skies, temperatures in the 50s, some 60s start to work back into the east coast. down south is where it's hot, down across texas, the 80s and 90s, same along the gulf coast. gets chillier up through new

england. more record highs down through the south and southwest, and we could see a pacific northwest storm bring storms to california and along the coast. that's a look at the weather across the country. >> guess what's coming up? >> sunday, sunday. >> sunday football, football night in america. the cowboys are headed west, out to san francisco, taking on the 49ers. partly cloudy, maybe some of our inland valleys and also just as warm tomorrow. but then a cool down coming in starting on sunday with a cold front. more clouds and possibly some spotty showers and through next week we'll have more fall like weather and highs in the low 70s. mornings in the lower 40s, san francisco will have a better chance >> sunday, sunday. >> sunday football, football night in america. the cowboys are headed west, out to san francisco, taking on the 49ers. partly cloudy, maybe a spotty

shower. temperatures in the upper 60s. you'll want to watch it. that's sunday night, football night in america. >> well done. >> way to go, dylan. okay, guys -- >> you're so supportive. let's get this party started. kelsea ballerini takes our stage coming up, but first, this is "today" on nbc. san francisco is in crisis and we need real experienced leadership.

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♪♪ ♪ >> announcer: the citi concert series on "today" is proudly sponsored by citi. all right, welcome back. very happy fri-yay here on the plaza because country superstar kelsea ballerini is here for what we call your release party. >> yeah. i'm ready. >> award-winning singer/songwriter, just dropped her brand-new album

called "patterns". she is celebrating release day with us. >> before she treats us to new music and a few classic hits, let's take a look back at her extraordinary rise to the top. kelsea ballerini has taken country music by storm. with chart-topping hits like "peter pan." ♪ you're never going to be a man ♪ ♪ peter pan ♪ >> and "heart first." over her meteoric rise, the tennessee native has earned two acm awards, four grammy nominations, and kelsea ballerini is one of the youngest members of the grand ole opry. >> whatever happens, i can always come here and play country music. >> ballerini, who has seven number one singles, surprised fans last year with "rolling up the welcome mat," an intimate and revealing project. today, ballerini begins a new chapter with her highly anticipated fifth studio album, "patterns," which

includes a collaboration with folk pop star noah kahan, which next week, she's celebrating a one-night-only show at madison square garden. but first, we're welcoming kelsea ballerini back to our plaza this morning to rock the citi concert stage. >> and the wait is over with her hit, "if you go down," give it up for kelsea ballerini. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ i've known you since brad and angelina ♪ ♪ we go back like pontiac seats ♪ ♪ if i got an aisle and a mess i got to clean up, i know you'll be showing up with bleach ♪ ♪ all those names that we don't ever speak of ♪

♪ got a couple nights that have slipped my mind ♪ ♪ proof and photographs have been deleted ♪ ♪ if you ever needed an alibi ♪ ♪ cause dirt on you is dirt on me, and we both know our hands ain't clean ♪ ♪ if it all blows up and we end up on the news, if you go down, i'm going down too ♪ >> that's right. ♪ ♪ it's a good thing we're each other's kind of crazy ♪ ♪ ain't no judgment or keeping score ♪ ♪ if you rob a bank, i'm your getaway mercedes ♪ ♪ god knows that's what friends are for ♪ ♪ cause dirt on you is dirt on me, and we both know our hands ain't clean ♪ ♪ if it all blows up and we end up on the news, if you go down, i'm going down too ♪ ♪ if you go down, i'm going down too ♪ >> let's play some country

music. ♪ >> i know it's early and very chilly, but are we feeling a little unhinged? all right. let's prove it. ♪ i keep all your secrets by the dozen ♪ ♪ you know where my skeletons sleep ♪ ♪ hypothetically, if you ever kill your husband, hand on the bible, i'd be lying through my teeth ♪ ♪ cause dirt on you is dirt on me ♪ ♪ we both know our hands ain't clean ♪ ♪ if it all blows up and we end up on the news ♪ ♪ if you go down, i'm going down too ♪ ♪ our bodies are buried and they're in the same ditch ♪ ♪ even if i wanted to, i can't

snitch ♪ ♪ thirty to life would go quicker with you ♪ ♪ so, if you go down, i'm going down too ♪ >> your turn. ♪ if you go down, i'm going down too ♪ ♪ if you go down, i'm going down too ♪ >> kelsea ballerini. we're back with more music in a moment, but first, this is "today" an nbc.

♪ there's a hole in the bottle ♪ ♪ there's a hole in the bottle ♪ we are back, ready for another hit song from grammy-nominated star, kelsea ballerini, but first, let's catch up with her. kelsea, good morning, so fun to have you here. >> good morning, my friend. >> "patterns," okay, you have

called this a love letter to self-assessment, which i'm very -- >> it is. >> i like that very much. >> thank you. i feel like i turned 30, and i kind of came up for air, looked at my life, and i was like, okay, we made it, this is exciting, new decade, new chapter. what do i love about my life, and what do i want to change, and what have i contributed to both? >> your patterns. i get it. >> i got them. lots of them. >> i got a bunch of rapid fire questions. are you going to do "patterns" the whole album? >> not in order but yes, the whole album. >> has your mom heard the song, "dear mom"? >> oh, yeah, "sorry, mom" is a

love letter to my mother and our relationship and how it's gone from mother-daughter to woman to woman and that's been a beautiful piece of growth. >> wow. >> and then putting chase in the video, how difficult was that for you? you're trying to keep your public life and your private life separate. the song, of course, "first rodeo." >> it's the first love song that i wrote for chase on this record, and really, it's essentially, you know, i put out a record called "rolling up the welcome mat," and it's the first song where it's like, okay, i feel a little fragile.

i feel a little scared to open myself up to the capacity that i want to, but i love love, and i really love you. >> in addition to this tour that you got coming up, i hear you're going to be spending a lot more time with this guy. >> it's so crazy the things you hear. i'm used to seeing you at "the voice." >> kelsea is a new coach on "the voice." kelsea is back with adam levine, john legend and michael buble. >> i have had the best time. i was nervous going into it, especially being up there with those other coaches. i grew up on their music. having to fight against people that i love so much to get these artists, it was crazy to learn those ropes. >> you were so good on the show. >> are you competitive like all those guys? >> i'm a virgo. >> okay. this really is the year of kelsea ballerini. can we take a look at the cover of "women's health"? you're on it. >> i am. >> do we have the cover? i don't know. but what is that like for you? you talk about health and wellness. it fits. it tracks. >> it feels like it's the perfect -- >> there it is. >> oh, wow. >> gorgeous. >> putting out "patterns" and then being able to be on this cover, i feel like it's about self-assessment. it's about growing. it's about finding healthy habits and breaking ones that maybe don't serve you so much. i grew up reading that magazine. it's very cool. >> how do you stay grounded? >> i love my real life so, so much, and i think i value it more than i ever have, and i make space for it, and i hold space for it more than i ever have, and yeah, it makes me a better artist, a better songwriter, a better partner, better friend, daughter, all

that. yeah, it just -- i think the older you get, the more you care about those things. >> let's hear another song. what are you going to play next? >> for the first time ever, i'm going to play a song called "baggage." >> hence the bags. >> i got you. >> all right. take it away. >> let's break in a new song. ♪ i don't pack light, i travel for a living ♪ ♪ i don't abide that 50-pound limit ♪ ♪ on that delta flight out west, i'm there every other wednesday ♪ ♪ on that delta flight out west, i'm there every other wednesday ♪ ♪ my heart ain't up in the air, so if you want me ♪ ♪ clear out a drawer, clear out a shelf ♪ ♪ i wouldn't want to do it with anybody else ♪ ♪ everything that's heavy, yeah, i check it at the door ♪ ♪ kind of feel like i don't need it anymore ♪ ♪ i got some bones of old skeletons from the old house at the dead end ♪ ♪ i got baggage, but i'm moving

in ♪ ♪ we both slept on a mattress with i love you ♪ ♪ i even took it all the way to a steeple ♪ ♪ so, boy, i know the weight and gravity of keychains with same keys ♪ ♪ but if you want that welcome mat, then roll it out with me ♪ clear out a drawer, clear out a shelf ♪ ♪ i wouldn't want to do it with anybody else ♪ ♪ everything that's heavy, i check it at the door ♪ ♪ i got some bones of old skeletons from the old house at the dead end ♪ ♪ i got baggage, but i'm moving in ♪ ♪ if you want it, you know that you got it ♪ ♪ my hand, back pocket of your jeans ♪ ♪ linen sheets in our bed, cause home is where you're with me ♪ ♪ clear out a drawer, clear out a shelf ♪ ♪ i wouldn't want to do it with anybody else ♪ ♪ everything that's heavy, i check it at the door ♪ ♪ i feel like i don't need it anymore ♪ ♪ i got some bones of old skeletons from the old house at the dead end ♪ ♪ i got baggage, but i'm moving in ♪

♪ i'm half the closet ♪ ♪ clear out a drawer, clear out a shelf, i wouldn't want to do it with anybody else ♪ ♪ everything that's heavy, i check it at the door ♪ ♪ i got some bones of old skeletons from the old house at the dead end ♪ ♪ i got baggage, but i'm moving in ♪ ♪ if you want it, you know that you got it ♪ ♪ my hand, back pocket of your jeans ♪ ♪ linen sheets in our bed, cause home is where you're with me ♪ ♪ clear out a drawer, clear out a shelf ♪ ♪ i wouldn't want to do it with anybody else ♪ >> kelsea ballerini, she's back wi one more song, but fithrs

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♪♪ oh, welcome back. how much fun is this? >> beautiful morning. >> yeah. we're being treated to a fantastic concert this morning from country music superstar, kelsea ballerini. she's not done yet. performing her hit, "blindsided," kelsea, take ♪ it away. ♪ ♪ were you on the other line or driving in your car ♪ ♪ were you hiding upstairs or playing your guitar ♪ ♪ was there nothing ever wrong cause you were always right ♪ ♪ tell me, were you blindsided or were you just bli or were you just blind ♪ ♪ and now you're saying that you're lost and that's lost on me ♪ ♪ you didn't ever want to leave the house, i didn't want a family ♪

♪ i know the truth is hard to hear, but it wasn't hard to find ♪ ♪ baby, were you blindsided or were you just blind ♪ ♪ or were you just ♪ ♪ i go write a song and you'd go for a walk ♪ ♪ we had to get drunk to ever really talk ♪ ♪ i told you what i needed, didn't have to read my mind ♪ ♪ so, were you blindsided or were you just blind ♪ ♪ and now you're saying that you're lost and that's lost on me ♪ ♪ you didn't ever want to leave the house, i didn't want a family ♪ ♪ i know the truth is hard to hear, but it wasn't hard to find ♪ ♪ baby, were you blindsided or were you just blind ♪ ♪ were you just blind ♪ ♪ like that one time in 2019 before that big show, we had a big fight ♪ ♪ i slept on the couch, and then the next night you put on your

suit ♪ ♪ i put on a smile and sang about how it's okay to cry, dying inside ♪ ♪ and now you're saying that you're lost and that's lost on me ♪ ♪ tell me, when did start looking like the enemy ♪ ♪ i know the truth is hard to hear, you've got yours and i've got mine ♪ ♪ baby, were you blindsided or were you just blind ♪ ♪ or were you just blind ♪ ♪ or were you just blind ♪ ♪ were you just blind ♪ ♪ ♪ were you just blind ♪ ♪ were you just blind ♪ ♪ yeah, singing that part on the radio, you couldn't say it to my face ♪ ♪ you would have searched the whole world over, yeah, sure, okay ♪ ♪ now you're singing it loud on

the radio like you're the only heart that breaks ♪ ♪ you would have searched the whole world over, yeah, sure, okay ♪ >> kelsea ballerini. >> the new album is called "patterns." >> so good. >> this is the release party. >> oh my goodness. we don't even know where -- we love your theater in the round here. >> i don't know where the camera is. >> they love kelsea. kelsea, i've got a little girl who really loves you. hold on a second. okay, where is this cutie? where is francesca? okay, down here. back here. check out her cowboy boots. >> let me see. oh, she's so cute! >> i know. >> come on up, honey. >> she's so cute. >> okay. she's 5 years old. where are you from? >> aww. >> hi.

>> who is that? >> francesca is your name? that's a beautiful name. where are you from? >> new jersey. >> i love new jersey. and you came here this morning to hang out? thank you. are you cold? yeah. well, that's -- thank you for being here. i hope you're having fun. >> yeah, i am. >> she loves kelsea ballerini. >> i want to hang out. >> look at her little cowgirl boots. >> we're matching with our cowgirl boots. >> so cute. >> yes. cute. kelsea, thank you so much. i went the long way. >> nice to meet you. >> so cute. >> aww. >> her mom is crying. that's sweet too. >> thank you, kelsea. you're going out on tour in january. >> i am. the new album is out today, called "patterns." >> arenas, that's all. little arena show. >> some big girl shows. >> don't go anywhere. kelsea's going to do another song for us coming up in the third hour. we're going to spend some time chatting inside as well. but first, your local news, weather, and these quick messages.

>> it's a great record. go picture up, everybody. >> thank you guys. ♪ [ cheers and applause ]

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