kamala harris delivers her closing argument. the vice president making an economic pitch while painting a stark contrast to donald trump in front of a packed crowd tin

d.c. and the new comments overnight about the comedian at his rally who sparked backlash with the racist remarks about puerto rico. president biden sets off a spire firestorm of his own. will north korean troops fight in ukraine? we're live with the growing tensions as the country's top diplomat arrives in russia. remembering a comedy icon. a look back at the life of actress teri garr and her legacy of laughs across hits like "young frankenstein" and "tootsie". a scare in the candy aisle on halloween. and the yankees beat back the brooms and dodge a dodgers sweep in a game four thriller. the highlights as we step up to the plate this wednesday, october 30th. "early today" starts right now .

good morning, thanks for being up early with me. i'm frances rivera. there are only six days left in the kournd toko countdown to th. about 75,000 people came to the vice president's speech near the white house. nbc news has not verified the number. but both candidates are going out to prove that they are the leader that every day americans should put their faith in. >> i will enact the first-ever federal ban on price gouging on groceries. i will fight to help first-time home buyers with your down payment. take on the companies that are jacking up rents. i'll work to lower the cost of childcare, which is out of reach for too many working families today. >> kamala caused the typical american family over $30,000 in higher prices because of their

ridiculous inflation. we're going to bring all these companies that left us because of stupid politicians on our side. they allowed it to happen. they're all coming back, either that, or they're going to have to pay tariffs like they never had to even think about. >> nbc's alice barr joins me now. good morning, alice. the vice president's speech in d.c. was historic. and one reason was because of the location. >> reporter: frances, that's right. good morning. this was a major speech for vice president harris. she had the white house as her backdrop. and she spoke from the same spot where former president trump urged his supporters to march to the capitol on january 6. vice president harris called on americans to turn the page on what she called the trump era of chaos and division. >> america, we know what donald trump has in mind. more chaos. more division. and policies that help those at the very top and hurt everyone

else. i offer a different path. i pledge to seek common ground and common sense solutions to make your life better. i pledge to be a president for all americans. [cheers and applause] and to always put country above party and self. >> reporter: last night on fox news, former president trump made his first comments about the comedian who made racist jokes at his new york rally, saying that he did not know the cheed ch comedian and that he probably should not have been there. puerto rican voters protested outside the trump rally in allentown, pennsylvania last night. the mayor said that the jokes did not go over well in that latino majority city. but tformer president trump

insisted he is their strongest ally. >> nobody loves our puerto rican community more than i do. nobody. it's interesting. because i've done more for puerto rico than any president by far. >> reporter: that response drawing scrutiny. during his time in office, former president trump received widespread criticism for how he handled hurricane relief efforts for puerto rico. tonight, both nominees have big events in wisconsin. former president trump will be in green bay with packers legend brett favre, while vice president harris will be joined by more musicians on the trail including mumford and sons and maisie abrams. >> the beginning of the end of their campaigning. okay, alice, thank you. former president trump also responded last night to president biden who quickly faced backlash after speaking on the latino voter outreach call. the president was reacting to the comments made at trump's new york rally about puerto rico, and he said this.

>> the only garbage i see floating out there is his supporters. his, his demonization is unconscionable. >> remember hillary? she said deplorable. and then she said irredeemable, right? but she said deplorable. that didn't work out. garbage, i think, is worse, right? he doesn't know. you have to please forgive him. please forgive him. for he not knowet h h what he s. >> president biden clarified his remarks overnight saying he was calling the hateful rhetoric as garbage and that it doesn't reflect who we are as a nation. russia and north korea continue to make political shockwaves after russian president putin watched nuclear training exercises from the kremlin yesterday. that included practices, practicing launches of ballistic missiles in what's being seen as a show of force. north korea's foreign minister also arrived in russia tuesday.

though the reason for the visit is unclear, it reenforces the deepening relationship between the two countries after north korea sent thousands of troops to russia to fight against ukraine. let's go live to claudio lavanga. good morning, claudio. >> reporter: good morning, frances. that's right. on tuesday, the pentagon confirmed that there are now north korean soldiers in russia, especially in the kursk region, which is that border area where ukraine launched a major incursion back in august, and they're still holding some of its territory. while nato said they are slowly moving toward the frontline. now the war frontline. now president biden said if they cross the border into ukraine that it will be fair game, and ukraine should strike back. similar reactions came from the ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy, who wrote on his x account that now the war has been internationalized and it extends well beyond the two countries. while south korean said the presence of north korean, if

north korean soldiers will join russian troops in the fight against ukraine, well, that will be a threat to their security as well. so they said if that happens, they will also supply weapons to ukraine. now, as we mentioned also, the north korean, both russia and north korean state media confirm that the north korean foreign minister traveled to russia for the second time in six weeks. we don't have a schedule. we don't know who she's going to meet, especially if she's going to meet with vladimir putin. bu but a lawmaker from south korean who was in a meeting with a spy agency said or told "the associated press" that he believes that she will be discussing the possibility of sending more north korean troops to russia to fight in ukraine and also to discuss what north korea will get in return. frances? >> thank you, claudio. >> reporter: the man who attacked former house speaker nancy pelosi's husband with a hammer has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

canadian david depape broke into the pelosi home over two yeears ago, attacking paul pelosi with a hammer, causing serious injuries. he was found guilty of aggravated kidnapping and first degree burglary. he had previously been sentenced to 30 years. a virginia au pair is pleading guilty. she agreed to work with prosecutors when they try her former posboss and romantic partner. banfield is accused of stabbing and killing his wife and a sex worker he lured to the home to frame for the murder. margulies will face up to ten years in prison. a suspect has been arrested after a standoff at the four seasons hotel in atlanta. police initially responded to a dispute between a man and a worker at the building. the man then barricaded himself in a residence, shooting from

the balcony and through walls and doors. one police officer sustained non-life-threatening injuries. cops returned fire, later breaching the door and apprehended the suspect. he was taken to the hospital with unspecified jinjuries. nearly 700 homes have been evacuated in colorado as crews battle a fast-moving wildfire. one house has been destroyed and some people have been treated for smoke inhalation. as of tuesday evening the highland lakes fire torched 166 acres and was 60% contained. the sheriff's office believes the blaze was sparked by a house fire and is now being investigated as a criminal act. of strong storms are on the move across the country today. let's check in with angie lassman who's tracking the system for us. >> we've got strong storms to watch not just through the afternoon hours but into this evening. it's working through parts of of the plains and the great lakes

as we get into tomorrow. the biggest risk is going to be for tornados in parts of eastern kansas but we'll see the potential for large hail and gusty winds, too. the rain works a little farther to the east for tomorrow. that's your halloween forecast. that means parts of the plains, the midwest, great lakes and stretching to the gulf coast could see addition talal rain f halloween. the where you see the orange, kansas city? the bull's eye for the greatest chance for stronger storms. ef-2 tornados possible. tempera they are warm. indianapolis gets to the low 80s. by the time we get into later into the workweek and into the weekend, temperatures will eventually cool down. we head to the 50s in new york .

80 degrees on the mark for richmond. cloudy conditions in boston with a high of 68 degrees freddy freeman continues to haunt the yankees. the yanks needed a miracle which they got from a hometown hero. >> bases loaded, two out. deep left field! volpe with redemption. >> native new yorker anthony volpe brought the bombers out of their offensive slump with that third-inning grand slam. the yanks pulled away from the dodgers to stave off world series infamy, 11-4.

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consumers are now suggesting that the economy will not fall into recession in the next 12 months, and that's the first time that they've put that figure out since that indication was introduced in july 2022. so that's likely to be a positive sign for both presidential candidates, with the economy being a key sticking point in the run up to next tuesday's vote. but one thing that's getting consumers slightly concerned is the rise in the price of candy. it's gone up due to poor crop seasons, which means production costs have risen 45% from january to september this year. and that means manufacturers are passing on the cost of some of our favorite chocolate brands. so trick-or-treaters might be faced with a few, a slightly smaller loot, i think going into halloween this year. >> yeah, it will make it tougher for parents to get out to toss out the candy just to save their kids teeth from that. >> absolutely. now to actress teri garr

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>> reporter: baseball hasn't been played on this dusty stretch of california desert in some 80 years. but this month marks its touching and triumphant return. performing artist dan kwong spearheaded a push to restore the baseball field at this former japanese incarceration camp in manzanar, now a national historic site. >> i think of all the spirits who played on this field. >> reporter: including his mother. she was among the more than 125,000 incarcerated during world war ii, seen as a security threat nocent japanese-american families lost their homes, businesses and most of their belongings. but baseball was one thing they got to keep. >> there's a quote on a sign over there, putting on a baseball uniform was like wearing the american flag. the way the japanese-american community responded was we're

going to live life. we're going to build gardens. we're going to make music. we're going to play baseball. >> reporter: after months of sawing and sanding, the commemorative doubleheader drew athletes spanning three generations. 23-year-old logan norita was the first batter to bat following in the footsteps of his family and japanese-americans from years before. >> it's like a surreal experience to be at a place where my grandparents and great grandparents played at. >> reporter: kwong hopes this can be an annual tradition. but for now he's thinking of his mother on this field of dreams finally realized. how was that? >> that was amazing. every now and then i'd stop and look at the mountains and think about it. it's very, very special. >> reporter: nbc news, manzanar,

california. >> so many reasons to cheer for them. coming up on "today", it is halloween eve, and we are counting down to tomorrow's big costume unveil with how the theme comes together every year. and here's craig melvin with a look at what else is ahead. this morning on the third hour of "today", our consumer confidential walking you through all the health insurance choices to make during this open enrollment period. billie jean king live in studio 1a and keith urban rocking our plaza, all this morning on the third hour of "today". >> thanks so much for being with us for "early today." i'm france g "top

story." i'm tom llamas in new york city. stay right there, more news on the way. s on the way. vice president kamala harris delivering one of the biggest speeches of her political career, making h