donald trump and hillary clinton hitting the key battleground states as the race hits the homestretch and polls looking ominous for the republican candidate. today trump promising a closing argument to remember. >> we are going to do something very special. >> clinton set to bring out some serious star power today less than 24 hours after a scare at her campaign office because of a suspicious substance. we're live with the latest. cyberattack investigation. popular websites trying to recover after a massive and coordinated series of attacks shut them down for hours from

even baby monitors to launch their assault. just who's behind it, and could it happen again? kneeling while singing. a woman performing the national anthem at a miami haiti/76ers game takes a knee in support of black lives matter. ? whose broad skies and bright stars ? >> as nba players stand behind her, reactions to the move mixed this morning. why she saysng important to her. ?? and can they break the curse? the chicago cubs one win away from making the world series for the first time in 71 years. fans of the cubbies anxious, excited, and praying steve bartman stays home today.

[ cheers ] welcome to "today" on this saturday morning. i'm craig melvin alongside star jones, dylan dreyer -- steve bartman? >> you would think people would have let it go. >> i'll tell you what would help -- >> what? >> the cubs getting the series for the first time since 1945. >> my husband woke me up the other day, he figured it out, he puts the jersey oh at the top that's the reason. cubs fans. >> more on the cubbies later in the broadcast. >> yes. let's get to our top story, the race for the white house with the election just 17 days away. here's the state of of the race -- donald trump promising a big surprise today. he's expected to lay out his plans for his first 100 days in office if elected. trump will make that announcement while campaigning in pennsylvania. and hillary clinton will be concentrating her campaign in swing states, as well, on this run up to the election.

philadelphia and pittsburgh. she's using singers miley cyrus and katy perry as surrogates in other swing states. there's a lot to get to including an overnight scare in hillary clinton's campaign headquarters. let's start with nbc's jacob rascon. good morning. good morning. overnight, four clinton team members were released by medical personnel after they were exposed to a white substance sent in an envelope. one of the floors of the brooklyn headquarters had to be evacuated. health officials -- determined preliminarily that the substance was not harmful. after a blistering several weeks in the campaign, top aides to trump are promising a new tone, roadmap, a speech to be delivered in gettysburg, pennsylvania, with abraham lincoln in mind. the clinton campaign is facing new fallout from new hacked and stolen emails. >> we will win. we will shock the world.

donald trump is looking ahead to his first 100 days in office. today's speech in gettysburg, pennsylvania, what top aides call his closing arguments, a t argument with a top vision with new policy details. >> we will do something special. >> reporter: this as polling shows trump slipping in ohio and behind in every other swing state. the movement, trump tells supporters is somehow bigger than polls. >>ot they say we can't poll this thing. >> reporter: our nbc news/surveymonkey tracking shows this is resonating with republicans. four in ten say they may not accept the results. campaigning for hillary clinton, vice president joe biden had strong words for trump over his lewd comments caught on tape. >> the press asks me don't i wish i were debating him.

so i can take him behind the gym. >> reporter: sources say hillary clinton is looking beyond election day while her campaign continues to target republicans and independents. in a new ad, muslim gold star father kazir khan once again going after trump. >> will my son have a place in your america? >> reporter: there is fallout from the stolen e-mails from one e-mail showed the top aide disagreed with the push to hold a global initiative meeting in morocco in exchange for a pledge. huma abedin wrote, she created this mess and she knows it. the speech scheduled this morning for donald trump and what it could be a top speech, many supporters said they wanted

conference scheduled with an 11th accuser of donald trump who says he had inappropriate contact with her in the last many years. sheinelle. >> jacob, thanks. >> let's bring in joy reid. host of "a.m.reid." and we have a former top adviser to senator rand paul's campaign. ladies, good morning. >> good morning. >> let's start with the trump what can he say today that would in any way, shape or form lift his numbers? >> this is a last-ditch effort to show seriousness. this is what he should have conveyed earlier in the campaign. he really missed a critical moment to reassure undecided voters there was substance to him. now they see that and it is not just he is pulling in people he

extended reach. this is grasping at straws. >> is it too late? >> it is too late for a closing statement. you had an audience of 70 million people and then in the first debate an audience of 80 million people. this is the only chance you have to talk to the undecided voters. he missed. it. >> i want to get your take here. 45% of republican voters are unlikely or definitely not accept the election loss for the candidate. do you find this surprising? is trump's rhetoric working? >> this is the most troubling aspect of the campaign. it is unprecedented for the nominee to signal they would not respect the results of an election. we have never had that happen before. so because trump supporters are artent, it is bleeding in the

after november 8th? will they be beholden to a party in which 40% of the base believes the president of the united states is illegitimate? >> surely, how do you see this playing out? >> i was in arizona conducting focus groups with donald trump supporters and undecided. trump supporters who say they will concede, they say well al gore waited off, he should be allowed to contest it. they are okay and they see it as fine. they blame the media right now more than they expect a rigged election. they think the media is portraying trump as dead in the water. that is contributing to his demise. >> joy, is there a risk that they hear all this and look at the poll numbers and electoral map and get confident? you don't want to spike the ball

>> and that is a very important point. you are now starting to hear democrats and democratic operatives pushing a message to democratic voters. wait a minute. this is not over. don't feel comfortable that you think you can stay home. the difference is the clinton campaign has a robust get out the vote effort. they want to make sure every single early voter is out. they are doing a absentee ballot push. the trump campaign is smaller scale. democrats are aware of the risks of voters thinking it is fine. >> elise, early voting. we are spending time talking about november 8th. the reality is 4.5 million people cast ballots. what are we seeing? >> the disturbing trend is early voting, republican turnout is

you see that benefits hillary clinton. >> elise, joy. thank you for waking up early. you can watch joy's show this morning on msnbc. starts at 10:00 eastern. a huge mystery this morning. federal investigators are trying to figure out just who is behind a series of coordinated cyber attacks. attacking popular web sites you use every day. nbc's gadi schwartzas good morning. >> reporter: good morning, stephanie. these attacks are starting to sound something out of a science fiction novel. hijackers connecting devices like dvrs and cameras and baby monitors and launching them into cyber war. the attacks came in three waves taking down a long list of web site giants like twitter,

how can so many companies go down in the answer found in a target? hackers aiming at a company called dyn. it acts like an address book and switch board of the internet. this time, hackers deployed the latest weapon in cyber warfare. virus that effects internet devices like dvrs and baby monitors and turns them into cyber bot and the system like dyn is overwhelmed and crashes. >> it is unthinkable that a baby monitor could topple twitter. an army of baby monitors can knock over the most important companies in the world. >> reporter: experts say companies are manufacturing weak default passwords making them vulnerable. >> the fact that companies can make hundreds of thousands of devices and put them on the

line turn into a botnet and attack the united states is a problem. >> reporter: so far, there is a lot of speculation on who is to blame. a senior u.s. intelligence official now telling nbc news this is a classic case of internet vandalism. it does not appear to be a state sponsored attack. what is clear, a new weapon has been deployed as companies and countries try to prepare for a possibility of cyber war. experts tell us l these are located in vietnam. right now, the department of homeland security and fbi are investigating. stephanie. >> thank you, gadi. testimony resumes in new jersey in the bridgegate trial. the question is did governor chris christie know about the george washington bridge closures? he says he didn't, but during testimony on friday, one former aide insists he did.

with more. >> reporter: good morning, craig. four of the access lanes were shutdown unexpectedly in 2013 causing a nightmare. and a top aide wrote an e-mail and dropped a bombshell. testified that the governor knew what was going on despite his repeated denials. for three years, bridget kelly the former deputy chief to governor chris christie took the stand friday. she testified she had told her former boss about the lane closures one month before it happened. he was fine with it. a direct contradiction to what christie claimed. >> i had no knowledge of it. >> reporter: christie team released this statement friday.

prior to or during the lane closures. bridget kelly said the port authority director was the mastermind in the issue in 2013. he is now the government's key witness. kelly and defendant bill baroni pleaded not guilty to nine felony counts. she said christie was aware of the e-mail she sent saying time for traffic problems in ft. lee. words. she insisted the closures were not retibution meant to punish a local mayor. christie previously called kelly a rogue and liar. >> it presents the truth as bridget kelly knows it. >> reporter: david walstein was telling christie about the closures on september 11th.

happening. accords to wildstein, the three laughed about it. a man with hoping for higher office now caught in a scandal he may never recover from. now defense attorneys painted kelly as a low-level employee even to please her boss. not in the inner circle as the government alleges. theur week. craig. >> thank you. we head overseas where secretary of defense ash carter is touching down in iraq as the crews are trying to take back the city of mosul. we have nbc's richard engel in erbil this morning.

american general and get a battle field update in the campaign to drive isis out of the city of mosul. with every advance, there are more signs of isis brutality and radical intolerance. in the town of mosul, authorities cleared a church desecrated by the militants. they wrote the islamic state or the cross. that caliphate is shrinking. with the help of u.s. aircraft and jets launched from "uss eisenhower" in the mediterranean. isis is under attack in and around mosul. but finding isis without killing civilians is a challenge. >> bad guys mixed in with families. there are people in the wrong place at the wrong time.

innocent civilians. >> reporter: advisors are on the ground too. we saw them in combat gear clearing bombs. it is the same job chief petty officer jason finan had. he was killed this week when an ied went off near his vehicle. isis so far is pursuing a dual strategy. fighting to defend mosul and key villages and using terrorist attacks. us city of kirkuk where militants came in yesterday and killed dozens of people. there was a scare today for some u.s. troops that are advising in in this mission. isis, two days ago, set fire to a sulfur plant and the winds shifted bringing some of the fumes close to u.s. troops. out of the sense of personal comfort. some decided to put on

determine if the fumes cause any threat, but a military spokesperson told us at this point there has been no change in posture and no reports of hospitalizations. >> richard, thank you. ontario, california is under a smoke alert after firefighters struggle with a massive blaze. a thick black plume rose over the city friday as center. cardboard and plastic bottles fueled the fire. homes and businesses were evacuated. the positive news is no serious injuries. and activists in kansas are warning people to stay out of town to avoid the chemical leak. harmful gas washed over the town friday. 11,000 people were told to shelter in place. more than five dozen treated in hospitals.

the chemical cloud disbursed and the investigation is under way. the miami heat are trying to explain how they got caught off guard by a black lives matter protester. the woman singing the national anthem unexpectedly dropped to her knees and opened the jacket and said she loved her cause. heat officials did not know about thete and here is a good one for the chicago cubs fans worldwide. hoping and praying the cubs can finally make it back to the world series. it is game six of the national league championship series. the cubs are up 3 games to 2. if the boys win tonight, they go to the series for the first time, get your head around this, in seven decades. nbc's ron mott is outside wrigley field.

more. good morning, ron. >> reporter: good morning, stephanie. anything and everything that can be crossed, fingers and toes, because the chicago cubs are one win away from the world series. >> groundball to short. >> reporter: baseball is a game of numbers. three strikes, you're out. four balls, you're on. a stretch and a song in the seventh. ? take me out to the ball game ?? >> reporter: for the fans. a single number comes to mind this weekend. one. win one more game and finally get back to the world series. and there's a mountain of anticipation and excitement. >> it just keeps building and building. i don't want to jinx it. obviously we are very superstitious. >> reporter: maybe for a good reason. a billy goat started what many believe is a curse.

'69. him, a fan named steve bartman interfered with a foul ball in '03. it's been 71 years since the cubs last played in baseball's championship. longer since they last won it all 108 years. could that be their lucky number? the team's first manager created the game's first official balls. exactly 108 stitches. the tower games? you guessed it. 108 stories tall. the omaha family that bought the team, headquartered on 108th avenue. >> i'm superstitious. >> reporter: around the city, signs everywhere. a simple "w" displayed after each win. no team has won more than this season than the cubs. now the 2 for 1 special. two shots to win one. >> love the cubs because i love

it to the world series. >> reporter: and a chance to make 2016 a most celebrated number in chicago. ? cubs ?? >> reporter: so as you can imagine, the city is ready to pop. they will close the streets down if the cubs win. guys, back to you. >> ron mott, that was awesome. >> good story, ron. >> good stuff. my husband is booking tickets. i said what are you doing. he says he wants >> the cleveland indians fans just as excited. lots of rain around the country. one weird note. it will be 108 degrees in chicago today. we did have some pretty significant weather through worcester in massachusetts last night. 4 to 5 inches of rain. look at the cars stalled in that flooding rain. it was a nasty night and more rain is on the way. you are getting a break across new england.

albany to new york. this is moisture that will move slowly and rotate to the east. we are going to see more rain fill back in across central massachusetts. last through the day today and then as we go into tonight, look at this. cold enough for snow. 6 to 8 inches of snow in the adirondacks and ski resorts. colder weather is moving in here for the end of the weekend up across new england. that's the look at the weather across the country. now here's a peek out your window. and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you.

week's most talked about stories and where in the world is bob dylan? and lady gaga's tribute to a young woman with cancer. but first this is "today" on nbc. i learned as a police officer and a businessman you should never abuse people's trust. unfortunately, today too many politicians either serve their party or themselves,

and was questioned by the fbi for using public money to promote himself. o'halleran: i'm tom o'halleran, and i approve this message, because you deserve leaders you can trust. sexual assault and rape. out-of-control corrections officers arrested. but not one served a day of time. sweetheart deals,

making us all less safe. there's a better choice -- diego rodriguez, a career prosecutor who believes in tough sentences for violent crime and equal justice under the law. vote for diego rodriguez. a county attorney for us all. it's something every parent struggles with. how much screen time is too much for your kids? now the american academy re is right for them. nbc's tom costello reports. >> reporter: in virginia this afternoon, 3-year-old aria and 4-year-old were facetiming grandmother and grandfather.

ook at it at the time. >> he is talking down our democracy. i, for one, am appalled. >> and more controversy over alleon >> to say he could not have possibly done those things to those women because they were not attractive enough. >> i did not say that. >> in fact, you went on to say. >> sir, her two minutes. >> facing fire for his comments about women. trump not holding back. saying about his rival. >> such a nasty woman. >> the two candidates said laughs at the al smith dinner in

rigorous nap schedule to be here. >> michelle obama gives a speech and everyone loves it. my wife, melania, gives the exact same speech. [laughter ] >> and people get on her case. >> but it wasn't all fun and games. >> here she is tonight in public preten >> trump stunningly booed by the crowd. the traditional gala. >> iraqi army offensive to retake the city of mosul with help of the u.s. military is making strides and could signal a major turning point in the conflict. >> the pentagon announced an american soldier was killed in iraq. >> isis may be trying to slow down the assault on mosul. it doesn't seem to be working.

retreating from some of its positions. >> we are seeing leaders leaving mosul. >> after making history as the first musician to receive the first nobel prize for literature, all we have heard from bob dylan is silence. >> tonight it is unclear if bob dylan is going to the nobel ceremony in sweden. the voice of the generation saying nothing but the accolade. >> i think him not responding to the magazine. the hidden talent. >> can you give me an impression of someone famous? ? baby baby how was i ?? >> and every anchor knows a single moment can land you on the internet blooper reels. >> check your panties.

supposed to be pantries. >> just say hi everybody on the internet. >> wow! >> you remember last week here, we asked craig, what was your most embarrassing moment? you know what? >> for a second, i thought you were going to throw up a tape from one of my embarrassing moments. i got nervous. oh, gosh, yes. how about a check of the forecast? all right. moving on. we are looking at starting to work into the northeast. not just cooler temperatures, but windy. we could be looking at a windchill as we go into tomorrow morning. high temperatures will be running about 5 to 10 degrees below average. 55 for the high today in new york. burlington, 50. and here we go tomorrow morning. we are look for morning lows to be in the low to mid-40s. when it is windy, it will feel in the upper 30s. that's what's going to be a

out and about on sunday. on the flip side, we are looking for another warm up in the rockies and plains. 87 degrees in amarillo, texas. on sunday, that heat will spread eastward. st. louis and nashville, 77. tomorrow, shreveport at 80 degrees. it is cooling off in the northeast. we had the cold front move through and we had several inches of rain in massachusetts. a lot of rain in new york city and new today. once it pulls away, it will clear out. the sun will return, but it will be windy and colder. that's the weather across the country. now here's a peek out your

and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan dreyer, thank you. still ahead, the craziest excuses that folks have come up with to get out of work of the you will not believe. apparently some of the things we say to get out of work. nothing compared to what other people halloween is not here and we are talking holiday shopping. we will have tips to help you save money when it comes before fibromyalgia, i was energetic. i was active. then the chronic, widespread pain drained my energy. my doctor said moving more helps ease fibromyalgia pain. he also prescribed lyrica. fibromyalgia is thought to be the result of overactive nerves. lyrica is believed to calm these nerves.

relieve fibromyalgia pain and improve function, so i feel better. lyrica may cause serious allergic reactions or suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right away if you have these, new or worsening depression, or unusual changes in mood or behavior. or swelling, trouble breathing, rash, hives, blisters, muscle pain with fever, tired feeling, or blurry vision. common side effects are dizziness, sleepiness, weight gain and swelling of hands, legs and feet. don't drink alcohol while taking lyrica. don't drive or use machinery until you know how lyrica affects you. likely to misuse lyrica. with less pain, i can be more active. ask your doctor about lyrica. you said you wanted to feel better about your cereal. general mills big g cereals hear you. that's why we say "yes" to whole grain as our first ingredient. and "no way" to high fructose corn syrup. so no matter what your favorite is, you can feel good about general mills big g cereals. is this my car? state farm knows that for every one of those moments... what? there's one of these...

ridiculous! from car insurance... to car loans. state farm is here to help life go right. at i love most about tempur-pedic mattresses... is that they contour to your body. it keeps us comfortable and asleep at night. change your life... change to tempur-pedic. to sleep happy guaranteed, and zero percent apr financing,

over there's good. so, how much longer you think this will take? i'll over-explain the process, then give you an unrealistic timeline. i'll nod in agreement so my wife thinks i understand what you're saying. i look forward to questioning your every move. okay, well i'll leave your house in shambles and disappear for six months. wouldn't it be great if everyone said what they meant? the citi? double cash card does. it lets you earn double cash back: 1% when you buy, and 1% as you pay.

this morning in today's take away, saving now so you have money for later holiday shopping. it may only be october 22nd, but it never too early to budget for the finance. good morning. >> good morning. >> walk me through how the budget works? >> a, we need to recognize this is a budget worthy item. it is not like a monthly mortgage or grocery bill, but it is a big expense that people don't plan for. we end up stressing with left overdebt. >> you have three categories? >> yes.

holiday expenses are variable like parties and travel. the slush fund is extra money to make mistakes and not worry about it. >> i want to tackle gifts first. for me, the list has a certain amount of people and then you have teachers and friends and it gets out of hand. >> i think obligatory gifts. set an actual budget for each gift. this sounds like it is not romantic, but you can afford the gifts you buy. >> then apply discipline. black friday, cyber monday. those are exciting days. >> don't let those drive your shopping. utilize the sales to get the

list. you think about all of the things that go on in the holidays, you have a lot. >> absolutely. for people like me who live far away, travel may be the biggest expense. now is the time to book the thanksgiving travel plans as well as the december travel plans. even holiday parties and family outings like annual griswaldian hunt for the christmas tree. >> and budget tools to make it easier. >> santa's bag is an app to help you figure out who you will buy a gift and the amount. it keeps the total budget and reminds you how much gifts you have left to purchase. camel, camel, camel, cracks me up for the name. it will tell you when it hits your price on amazon. >> how does it work? >> camel, camel, camel.

pay. it will notify you when it gets there on amazon.com. >> last, the slush fund. the extra money. >> we will overspend. that is what the holidays are about. over indulging. plan for the spontaneity. make sure you are prepared. >> how much should you put in? >> i would recommend 20% of the budget you plan for gifts and the variable expenses. it is liken kitchen. >> holiday surprises that hit your pocketbook. thank you, tim. getting us ready for the holidays and it is not even thanksgiving, not even halloween. up next, we are celebrating national nut day.

(announcer vo) when you have type 2 diabetes there's a moment of truth. and now with victoza? a better moment of proof. victoza? lowers my a1c and blood sugar

lowers my a1c better than the leading branded injectable. the one i used to take. (jim) victoza? lowers blood sugar in three ways. and while it isn't for weight loss, victoza? may help you lose some weight. non-insulin victoza? comes in a pen and is taken once a day. (announcer vo) victoza? is not recommended as the first medication to treat diabetes and is not for people with type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. do not take victoza? if you have a personal or family history of medullary thyroid cancer, multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2, or if you are allergic to victoza? or any of its ingredients. stop taking victoza? and call your doctor right away if you get a lump or swelling in your neck or if you develop any allergic symptoms including itching, rash, or difficulty breathing. serious side effects may happen, including pancreatitis. so, stop taking victoza? and call your doctor right away if you have severe pain in your stomach area.

victoza? with a sulfonylurea or insulin may cause low blood sugar. the most common side effects are headache, nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting. side effects can lead to dehydration, which may cause kidney problems. now's the time for a better moment of proof. ask your doctor about victoza?. ?? ?? ? and off you go, ? ? and off you go, ? ?? ? and off you go, ? for every step, every stride, every start, begin strong with the lasting energy of 100% whole grain quaker oats...

we're back on a saturday morning. today is a special day. you likely did not know it is national nut day. ladies you can see wearing blind folds. >> these are the best blind folds. there is not an ounce of light. >> you are wearing one to compare? we are going t buds as we celebrate this very important holiday. are we ready for the nuts? start with the bowl farthest to the right. >> i have to say which kind of nut it is? >> stephanie? >> it is a pecan. >> pecan. >> all right. all ladies have gotten that one. move on to the next one. yes, that is a pecan. >> you don't need water between the nuts.

these are gross. >> these are cashews. these are delicious. >> cashews. >> walnut. >> left of the left. >> walnut. >> i think you guys may be using -- >> next one to the left? more to the left. you skipped one. >> here? >> right there. >> that's a tougher one. >> it's a >> it's not salted. >> last one. far left. i don't know this one. which one is this one? >> coconut? >> coconut. >> it's a coconut? >> hey, you ladies know your nuts. way to go. >> nice. >> and which one was your favorite? >> coconut. >> you hate unsalted nuts. >> pistachio.

>> it is a fruit. >> coconut is a nut. >> still ahead here. >> can we take the blind folds off? >> yes, take them off. >> we should have said keep it on for the rest of the show. >> you know what would pair nicely? a beer. a nice cold beer would go well to wash those nuts. we take you inside the sam adams secret testing lab to see how brewskies are made.

still to come on "today" why one man's post about yoga pants has a parade of women to his house. and an unexpected surprise for you in pop start. for you in pop start. that and a lot i use what's already inside me to reach my goals.

by activating what's within me... with once-weekly trulicity. trulicity is not insulin. it helps activate my body to do what it's supposed to do... release its own insulin. trulicity responds when my blood sugar rises. i take it once a week, and it works 24/7. it comes in an easy-to-use pen and i may even lose a little weight. to improve blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes when used with diet and exercise. trulicity is not insulin. it should not be the first medicine to treat diabetes or for people with type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. do not take trulicity if you or a family member has had medullary thyroid cancer, if you've had multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2, or if you are allergic to trulicity. stop trulicity and call your doctor right away

a lump or swelling in your neck; or severe pain in your stomach area. serious side effects may include pancreatitis, which can be fatal. taking trulicity with a sulfonylurea or insulin increases your risk for low blood sugar. common side effects include nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, decreased appetite and indigestion. some side effects can lead to dehydration, which may make existing kidney problems worse. with trulicity, i click to activate what's within me. if you want help improving your a1c and blood sugar numbers with a non-insulin option click to activate your within. ask your doctor about once-weekly trulicity. with a non-insulin option click to activate your within. discover card. i'm not a customer, but i'm calling about that credit scorecard. (to dog)give it. sure! it's free for everyone. oh! well that's nice! and checking your score won't hurt your credit. oh! (to dog)i'm so proud of you. well thank you. get your free credit scorecard at discover.com.

jack be nimble, jack be quick, jack knocked over a candlestick causing him to stop, drop and roll. luckily jack recently had geico help him with renters insurance. because all his belongings went up in flames. jack got full replacement and now has new pants he ordered from banana republic. visit geico.com

good morning. welcome back to "today" on this saturday morning. a good crowd braving the rainy weather. they're feeling it out there. >> they are. let's begin with the news. the latest on the race for the white house. the election is two and a half weeks way and both candidates

pennsylvania as new polling shows donald trump slipping in the battleground state of ohio. casey is live in new york with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. with just 17 days to go, donald trump still insisting that this election is winnable for him. he's going to lay out his closing argument in what his aids say is a major speech tonight and talk about what he would do in his first 100 days. but on the campaign trail is acknowledging possibly for the first time the possibility that he could lose. >> doesn't matter whether you win or lose. i said it matters to me whether we win or lose. i have over $100 million of my money in this campaign. if i lose, if i lose, i will consider this -- and the nice part about saying that, i only tell you that because that means i'm not taking all of this money from all of these money. >> hillary clinton for her part

these final two weeks but said she would sympathize with donald trump if he loses. ?? look if you lose an election, i've lost elections, you don't feel very good the next day. but we know in our country the difference between leadership and >> reporter: she was there of course pushing back on the idea of a rigged election, which donald trump has been talking about quite a bit on the campaign trail. she will also be traveling to pennsylvania today making stops in pittsburgh and philadelphia. we should also mention there was a suspicious substance that arrived in the mail at her midtown office and briefly ended up evacuating her brooklyn head quarter. but at this point the substance

nonhazardous. >> thanks. thousands of pennsylvanians are facing a threat to their drinking water today. heavy rain set off major flooding and mudslides and ruptured a gasoline pipe line. 50,000 gallons of gas spilled into a creek. emergency crews are watching for water contamination. several moving forward looking into the tranl inning drowning deaths of two construction workers in boston. the works 12 feet deep in a trench were suddenly swamped when a water main broke. coworkers fought through the gushing water trying to rescue the trapped men. the fire department recovered their bodies last night. a mega media merger could be in the works. at&t is reportedly looking to buy time warner.

telecommunications company with the owner of warners entertainment. this deal could be worth as much as $100 billion. and an emotional event in denver, some high school students got to meet their hero. loud cheers erupted when she took the stage on friday. students were there to discuss their the youngest nobel laureate talked about the taliban assassination attempt. and dylan dreyer on the plaza with another check of the forecast. >> hey, guys. sloppy when you are inside. when you are outside, it is miserable. raining hard in new york city. you will see that we have got a lot of rain across the northeast. on the back side of the system, it will be cold enough to produce snow across upstate new york and mountains of new england. the rest of the country enjoying

above average temperatures. temperatures should top out in the 70s and 80s. that's a look at the weather across the country. now here's a peek out your window. and we have a special guest on the plaza. this is fred shropshire from wnbc. you are here celebrating with all of your other colleagues and everybody. tell me what's going on with

we have done this for 20 years. a value to make a difference to empower the community. we have folks like that across the country. more than 60,000 of them getting their hands dirty. doing projects with goodwill and collecting items. we have a station in atlanta working with women and children shelter. a couple of stations in texas with the uso. and to put service projects together and tell the community we care as a company about >> do you have to be part of it to participate? >> you can go to makeadifferenceday.com and put in your zip code and find a service project in your area. you can get your family together and create your project and make sure you register on the web site so you will be eligible for a grant of $10,000 to give to a

giving. >> thank you so much for making us all aware of what's going on today. in most of the country, it looks good to do all of the events. guys, back to you. >> dylan, thank you. coming up, we will get in the middle of a very divisive issue here. candy corn. love it or hate it? the halloween treat continues to really divide this country. then a big surprise for prince fans. i'm s fans. about to get a big taste of

if you have moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis, and you're talking to your doctor about your medication... this is humira. this is humira helping to relieve my pain and protect my joints from further damage. this is humira helping me go further. humira works for many adults. it targets and helps to block a specific source of inflammation that contributes to ra symptoms. humira has been clinically studied for over 18 years. including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers, including lymphoma, have happened, as have blood, liver and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and new or worsening heart failure. before treatment, get tested for tb. tell your doctor if you've been to areas where certain fungal infections are common, and if you've had tb, hepatitis b, are prone to infections, or have flu-like symptoms or sores. don't start humira if you have an infection.

this is humira at work. thanks for doing this, dad. so i thought it might be time to talk about a financial strategy. you mean pay him back? so let's start talking about your long term goals. knowing your future is about more than just you. it's how edward jones makes sense of investing. emerge restored. fortified. replenished. emerge everyday with emergen-c packed with b vitamins, antioxidants, electrolytes emerge and see. [ "on the road again," by willie nelson ] ? on the road again ? [ rear alert sounds ] [ music stops ] ? just can't wait to get on the road again ? [ front assist sounds ] [ music stops ] [ girl laughs ] ? on the road again ? ? like a band of gypsies we go down the highway ? [ beetle horn honks ] no matter which passat you choose, you get more standard features,

the 2017 passat s for just $199 a month. we are back on a saturday morning. it is time to trend. we will address the candy corn in a second. >> let's address it now by popping it in. >> first up, a man is waging war on yoga pants. he wrote a letter to the editor in saying please women, put away the yoga pants. he says yoga pants are adorable on children and young women who have the blessing of youth. however, on mature adult women, there is something bizarre. he says yoga pants on adult women provides an unforgiving perspective. here's the thing. his address is on the letter.

will march to his house tomorrow. >> that's a bold letter. how bad is your day going that you need to write that? >> show of hands here. who has called out sick? >> never. >> you are a goody two shoes. >> when do i have time to call out? >> in previous jobs, of course. >> you have never done that? >> def >> she shows up every day. >> after reading the findings of careerbuilder's list of the wild excuses for calling out sick. we have nothing to worry about. i ate cat food when i thought it was tuna. the hair removal cream i used under my arms caused a chemical burn so i cannot put my arms down. >> that is a good one. >> how do you know it was a guy?

and the guy boss. >> if it was a man that did that. i don't know. >> why look at me? i'm the pall bearer for my wife's cousin's pet. i cannot make it in the office because i'm bowling the game of my life. i'm blocked in by police raiding my home. >> okay. we have to move on. this is sweeter and serious. earlier this week, we showed you this map which popular halloween candy. candy corn is the top pick for south carolina and oregon and texas. not everybody was happy with that. one comment on twitter, if you enjoy candy corn, there is a good chance we did not get along. it can be divisive. either you love it or hate it. we want to know what you think. head to today.com and tell us where you stand. >> i hate it, but i'll eat it

i don't like it. >> take us to the pop start, candy corn hater. >> we can't be friends. file this under friendship goals you want to have. amy schumer and goldie hawn filming in hawaii together. what do they do when they have down time on the set? film a video to "formation." ?? ? i got hot sauce ?? >> awesome. amy said it best when on an island with goldie, wanda and john cusack, you get in formation. lady gaga performing in new york

"joanne." it was a tribute to her friend with stage four cancer that moved everyone. the song is one she wrote. take a listen. ?? years ago i said you'd make it so we're still friends ? ? tough girls on the mend so when i'm feeling ?? >> sweet. lady gaga on "snl" tonight. and prince fans, the late artist is getting new music released after his death. warner bros will release "prince forever" on november 22nd. it is filled with 40 of prince's greatest hits and unreleased song he recorded back in 1982.

"purple rain" will be released. he has a treasure trove of unreleased music that could fill up 22 albums. >> that was the greatest pop start ever. it gets better. coming up next, say cheers to the craft beer boom. but first this is "today" on

back on a saturday back on a saturday morning with a look at the recent explosion in the craft beer industry. every time you turn around there's a creative kind of beer on restaurants and store shelves. >> this actually is the golden age of beer that we're living in. i've even dabbled in making my own beer at home. when i got the opportunity to take an exclusive look inside the sam adams secret testing lab to find out what's behind this craft beer boom, there was no way i was saying no to that one.

and the spirits were higher at this month's great american beer festival in denver, colorado. more than 60,000 beer lovers attending to celebrate and sample the suds. beer is having a moment. sales have gone from around $90 billion in 2005 to about $105 billion last year. and if it seems every time and everywhere you look there's a new brew, you're right. in 1978 there were just 42 brewing compa today, more than 4800. most of them are so-called craft brewers, small, independently owned like the boston beer company. >> craig! i've got a beer ready. >> it doesn't get much better than this. >> no. this is like coming to the vatican and getting communion. >> you may not recognize his name, but to the beer faithful,

everybody thought american beer was watery, cold, fizzy, cheap, in a can. but i knew that america could make some of the best beer in the world. >> so the sixth generation brew master used his great great grandfather's recipe to launch one of the country's first popular craft beers. >> just like sam adams created political independence for the united states, i wanted sam adams, the beer, to create beer independence. away from an empire responsible for years of blah-tasting beer turned into a crusade that proved not all are created equal. and it's not just small brow companies. >> we're kind of in a do-it-yourself culture. people like doing things at home like baking, like canning, and, yes, like home brewing. >> more home brew masters are mixing at home. websites, stores, hundreds of home brew clubs.

>> it's true. i brew at home and was thrilled when my new friends at sam adams let me see the super secret area where amateurs get tips from the pros and even helped concoct the next top sellers. >> we've never allowed anybody else in this brewery to film it, but this is where our new beers begin. this is where the creativity and the magic happens. this is where we brew lots of different beers. most of them fail. >> oh, under the tutelage of a seasoned disciple using my favorite fruit, i crafted the fuzzy melvin. >> that is the best thing ever. >> it's in the art department at sam ald amz, by the way. i brought back some beers for you guys. dylan dreyer, that's root beer. >> happy saturday. >> cheers.

>> i did. just some peach undertones. >> it's delicious. >> it's hoppier than i would have guessed. >> it just game out her nose. >> you're not a beer gal, are you? >> hold on. >> i'll get that for you. >> here, have some root beer. craig, you make a fantastic beer. >> i think she's going to buy a six-pack. >> you don't >> do you want root beer. >> i was trying to be a good sport because dylan couldn't drink. >> why didn't you just say i don't like beer. >> i don't like beer and i don't like candy corn. let's see what else you guys had to say. >> 84% of you say it's pure deliciousness. >> really? >> it's pure deliciousness for like a week. you only eat it during halloween. all year long, you couldn't eat it. >> i'm glad you enjoyed the

>> sunday willie goes on a tasting tour himself with anthony bourdain. >> see you next saturday.

our eyes they have a 200-degree range of sight which is good for me hey! and bad for the barkley twins. take care of all your most important parts with centrum.

?? we asked woman to smell two body washes and pick their favorite. i prefer b. b. what was a... bath and bodyworks. and their favorite... suave. really? i am impressed. three fragrances preferred over bath and body works. wild mustangs... i can't believe we live in the middle of all this. state farm knows that for every one of those moments, there's one of these... wild mustangs?!?

by combining their home and auto with state farm to help life go right. no matter what you love, we'll help you style your home from floor to ceiling.

jimmy, everyone is wondering when the heat will go away. >>reporter: i'm starting to get a lot of that. 97 degrees. eighty-seven we are 10 degrees above average. there is a huge dome of high pressure sitting here. the low pressure will start to move in late in the weekend.