who is that? >> trump'ssain rival ben carson is an excxcsive interview, bashes the media for questioning his past. >> why you? >> i'm a threat. fbi on the case. the feds, at the request of the russians, stepping in to help investigate whether the plane crash in egypt was a terror attack. this amid reports that the aiaiort baggage scanning machine was often broken. security elsewhere lacks, as well. we're live in egypt with the investigation investigation. nfl stars in the spotlight. dallas cowboys lineman greg hearty take hardy takes to twitter, apologizing after images of his battered ex-girlfriend is online. jason pierre paul gets set to take the field monthsfter he mangled his hd in a fireworks accident. mystery in the sky. a streak of light over the skies in southern california prompts

panicked calls to law enforcement and sparks a social media frenzy. we'll tell y y what it was today,sunday, november 8th, 2015. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today," live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. welcome to "today" on this sunday morning. i'm sheinelle jones. >> i'm craig melvin alongside kristen welker and dillonylan dreyer. maybe it was not a streak in the sky but it was al roker. he's in spokane, washington, day three of rokerthon. has a huge crowd with him. 'll check in w wh him in a bit. >> let'set to the top story. donald trump on "saturday night live." it was an electric scene here in the 30 rock overnight, as presidential front runner donald trump took to the stage. protesters took to the streets

that's where nbc's kristen dahlgren is this morning. >> between 250 and 300 protesters joined in the march last yesterday. one group offered $5,000 to any audience member who would disrupt the show. the show went off with any problems. it didn't ignore the protest. >> reporter: surrounded by trump impersonators, donald trump played the bounty for laughs. >> we're going to have a lot of fun together. >> trump' is racist. >> it's larry david. what are you doing, larry? >> i heard if i yelled that, they'd give me $5,000. >> as a businessman, i can fully respect that. >> racism has got to go. >> reporter: outside, the protesters w we in no m md for jokes. >> their bring >> they're bringing drugs, crime, they're rapist. >> reporter: after those remarks, trump's beauty pageants

were cancelled and he was told he was not welcome back to "the apprentice." >> for "saturday night live" to make fun of that, it's shameful. >> reporter: the show answered its critics with satire. >> how like the people outside are chanting dump trump, but they mean, what are his ideas on health care? >eporter: the cast manlimaginin a trumppresidency two years on. >> like i promised. >> prosperity is at an all-time high. >> everybody is happy? >> they're so happy, mr. president. >> if you think that's how it'll be when i'm president, you're wrong. it's going to be even better. >> reporter: the host of "snl" is usually asked to getut of his c cfort zone. >> listen tohis, dave. >> enjoy my tweets. >> used to call me on the cell phone. >> reporter: it remains to be seen who gets the last laugh.

>> reporter: the kind of anger at could spell troubub for n nbc. >> reporter: donald trump was welcomed back, at least for one saturday night. >> one other controversy with trump hosting is will the other candidates now ask for equal time on "snl." it ended up being about 12 minutes he was actually on camera, but we'll have to see if others are going to ask. >> we'll see. thank you. meanwhile, donald trump'p main rival, dr. ben carson, facing questions about his past. he opened up to nbc in an exclus exclusive interview in the scrutiny he calls a witch hunt. ben carson is learnrng with front runner status comes scrutiny, in particular, from his r)se in thenner city to the top of the medical world. as the questions about the biographical details pile up, so does the cash.

off a week when his campaign raised $3.5 million says h h has the media to thank. >> the people are seeing through what's going on and getting fired up. it's almost an us versus them thing. >> reporter: in an exclusive interview, he talked about whether he was offered a scholarship to west point, and about violence in his past. during a riot at his high school in 1968, he protected white students from the attacks by hiding them. the story couldn't be confirmed with a half dozen of mr. carsrs's studedes and teacher. >> why would they knowbout it, unless they were one of the students? >> it doesn't surprise you that no one in any of these stories has come forward? >> maybe one of the students will come forward. >> reporter: carson calls the scrutiny a witch hunt, unlike anything any former president has faced. >> i have not seen that with

anyone else. not evenclose. >> what do you thinknk is going on? why you? >> because i'm a threat. >> reporter: a big threat, he says, to hillary clinton and the secular progressive movement. along with all the new scrutiny comes a bigger press core, with foreign reporters in the mix. one british newspaper lazdescribes carson's'some as a temple to himself, including the painting of the candidate with jesus. >> ben carson expects many more questions and he'll get some tuesday at the next republican debate. he says he's scheduled a half a day of prep, adding, life is preparation. you can see much more of my interview withen carson today on "meet the press." >> thank you. chuck todd is moderator of "meet the press." good morning to you. >> good morning. >> let's stay with ben carson. he's shifted blame to the media. does it look like they'll be able to shake off these questions about his past? >> i don't know.

is built on his personal story, hiss perernal success, his honest and trustworthiness. if it starts coming apart, if the personal story isn't what he has said that it is, in some form or another, then it can unravel more than it would for a traditional politician. sheinelle, we're conditionon to assume regular politicians embellish things. ben carson was supposed to be different. that's why, i think,it's more of a danger to him than it would be, frankly, to anybody else in the field, simply because of how his candidacy has been built and why so many voters have been gravitating toward him. it's the honesty factor that has been his strength. >> one year out from the election. we'll look where this race was four years ago. we dusted off a poll. i'm sure you're familiar with this one. this is where we were in 2011.

you can see right there, herman cain susuing. newtwt gingrichch rging. aa lot of uncertainty then. what's different about the uncertaihty this time around? >> notice who you didn't point out in there. the eventual nominee was on top of the polls at that time. mitt romney was always in first or second. this time, you know, if you don't believe donald trump or ben carson is going to o the nononee, then who is? i think it's a lot more volatile than it was four years ago. i think the potential for a donald trump or a ben carson to be the nominee is higher today than it ever has been before. is it possible that the republican party suddenly decides to sort itself out a little bit and goes to a little more of a traditional way, and maybeet's jebeb bush, maybe marco bio, but i don't think so. i think when you look at the different things that have happened, craig, in kentucky this week, an outsider candidate, who republicans said was unelectable, guess what? they have a new republican governor.

he's not unelectable and won by ten points. i think a lot of conservative voters believe theyon't havav settle this time. i think it means we are in for a long ride. i think it's going to be twists is and turns. pop the popcorn, sit back and enjoy the show. >> we will do it, my friend. >> chuck todd, thank you. we'll see you in a bit on "meet the press," whereou'll have donald trump,p, bernie sanders and carly fiorina. the investigation into the russian plane crash over egypt. the question about whether bags were properly checked before the doomed flight. nbc's chief global correspondent bill neely is in sharm e esheikh this morning.g. >> good morning. this investigation is now focused on the final second of the cockpit voice recording and the noise that points to an explosion.

as you say, the fbi the getting involved. >> r rorter: it's not unusual for the fbi to be asked to help in a disaster. it is unusual for the russians to ask, and the fbi said yes. a spokesman said its role will be modest. russians teams have taken away 15 sacks of sand from the site. according to egypt, human remains for analysis. they're looking f f evidence of a bomb. >> the number one most important thing is testing the residue of the airliner to try to see whether there's any kind of traces of explosives. >> reporter: investigators now know the time after takeoff when disaster struck. >> 23 minutes and 14 sesends. >eporter: at that moment, the cvr, somethihi extraordinary. >> a noise was heard in the last seconds of the recording. >> reporter: every fraction of that sudden noise will not be

sound of other crashes. investigators have found the plane's auto pilot was on, suggesting the c cw felt everytytng was rmal, until that moment. some parts of the eckage, they said, are still missing. they suggested that even a passenger's lithium batteries could have caused this. they're also examining reports that a baggage scanning machine was often broken, that baggage handlers weren't monitored, andnd deliveries to the airport weret properly searched. 11,000 russian tourists have been evacuated from the airport in one day. it'll take nearly a week to get them all out. in st. tersburg, the church bells tolled for every victim, 224 times. >> here, the search goes on for the missing parts of the plane, bad weather hampering the search. it is now day eight. some new clues, but still,

>> bill neely for us in egypt. bill, thank you. in louisiana, investigators are now looking at 911 calls connected to theehase that led to the shootingg death of a a 6-year-old boy last week. two police officers are charged with killing the boy, who was sitting in the front seat of his dad's car. now, there are reports the deadly encounter may have started with a 911 call about a bar fight involving the boy's father. nbc's gabe gutierrez is on the scene. good morning. >> reporter:r:heinelle, good morning. the two offffers are being held here without bail. e chase reportedly started after the father got into an argument with his girlfriend at a local pool hall, and someone called 911. exactly what happened next is unclear. today, we're hearing more about the young life cut short. >> hi, jeremy. >> reporter: thihi morning, friends and family are remembering 6-year-old jeremy.

your heart is burning.iranda was his babysitter for four years. he was autistic and full of life. >> he was the beses kid you could ever think of having around you. for a child to be so loving, it was amazing and the most wonderful feeling you could have ever experienced. >> reporter: on tuesdaynight, jeremy was buckled into the front seat of hisis father's suv when he was shot five times and killed following a police chase in louisiana. >> this s a wounded community. there are wounded families out there. >> rorter: officers stafford and greenhouse jr. have been arrested and are facing charges of second degree murder and attempted murder. the boy's father was injured during the shooting and remains hospitalized in serious condition. stafford and greenhouse work k r the marksville police department but they were working side jobs.

exactly what led to the pursuit or what triggered the shooting. initially, the local coroner said the officers had been serving a warrant. state police say that wasn't the case. there was no exchange off gunfire, thehe say, a a no weapon was found inside the suv. video from an officer's body camera hasn't been released publicly, but the head of the louisiana state police called it extremely disturbing and said it led to the arrest. >> this is a complex case, a lot of moving parts. >> reporter: they expect too have more forensic reports by midweek. >> jeremy and his father had moved to louisiana in the past year. the visitation is scheduled for later today in mississippi. his funeral is set for tomorrow. >> so sad. gabe, thank you. kristen welker is here with re on the strtrk ofight out west that got folks rattled. >> it looked like something out of the movies. we begin with the bright light over the california sky, which sent residents into an absolute

panic. social media lit up and police were inundated with calls, claiming it was a ufo, a comet or explosion. the light was from the test firing of a missile by the navy. high temperatures took their toll on runners at the rock and roll marathon in savannah, georgia. one person died following the race, as the mercury soared into the 80s. for a time, conditions were so dangerous, coordinators actually moved runners to shorter routes. in australia,a, a daring rescue to remove cliers from a dangerous situation. take a look. two men ended up clinging to a narrow ledge over a 160 foot drop to the sea. it started when one of the climbers fell off what is called wedding cake rock. his friend got stuck while trying to reach him. it took crews several hours to figure out how to get the men off the cliff bore they were lifted to safety.

a huge sink hole in mississippi. residents say they heard cracking as the earth opened up. the parking lot sink hole expanded to 50 feet as it swallowed 15 cars. huge, gaping hole there. at the universrsy of missouriri the teammat are staging a protest. the athletes of color are refusing to play ball. it's the latest in a string of demonstrations over wolf's response to racially-charged campus incidents. they say the president isn't taking their concerns seriously. check this out. this could be an unwelcome mat. one man in florida found a huge alligator on his front steps. animal rescue had to be called in to rope the unwelcomed visitor. i'd have to call the ambulance, as well. finally, a long, lost guitar

this gipbsbs is saidd to have e en used by john lennon to write some of the hits by the beetles. it disappeared after a concert and reappeared when a resident checked out a guitar. this piece of music history sold more for 2 .-- $2.4 million. it is john lennon, the one and only. >> $2.4 million. wow. turning to the weather, what are we looking at? >> if your in the middle of the country, you have a gorgeous day. if you're in the southeast or northwest, that's where we have stormy weather. let's focus on the southeast, rain moving througugthe panhandle of florida.a. that'll stretch to alabama and georgia, where the ground is saturated. that could lead to isolated flash flooding. as we go through the day, it's a fairly quick-moving system. we'll clear out through tonight by florida. it lingers through south carolina and north carolina as

it's definitely a wash out for most of north carolina. we could end up with heavier pockets offrain. three inches near tallahaee. up into wilmington, north carolina. that could lead to the potenti of flash flooding, when the rain comes down in a short period of time. the middle of the country, beautiful fall day. temperatures in the 50s and 60s. little stormy with rain in demersrs for the second day in a row wewe saw slightly a ave average temperatures with a lot of sunshine. our temperatures are on an ward trajectory as a strong south wind will blow in here on sunday and send our highs into the lower 60s. your forecast brought to you by knova's carpets, siouxland's largest shaw flooring center.

two big stories making headlines in the nfl this morning. with the games hours away. greg hardy broke his silence overnight after the website deadspin released graphic photos of his bruised ex-girlfriend from a 2014 domestic violence incident. hardy tweeting, quote, i have to express my regret for what happened in past and i'm dedicated to being the best person and teammate that i can be. mostly, i am grateful for the opportunity to play in nfl. hardy missed 18 games following the incident. >> and the new york giants are counting on a comeback from jason pierre paul, returning to e field against tampa bay, for the first time since the gruesome fireworks accident on july 4th. pierre paul lost an entire finger in the incident that mangled his hand. he is expected to be wearing this custom-made four-finger glove today. heelieves hee can play and be the same playere was before the accident. many wonder if the defensive end

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if you're looking to fill your belly with some warm delicious food we've got just the thing for you, the super latke brunch, lunch, and dinner in coming up on november 8th. here to tell us a little bit more is ruth. ruth, thanks so much for being here. thank you for having me. i'm already hungry jusus thinking aboututhat's going to be going on that day. so am i. we are going to be serving latke which is potato pancakes and we have something new on the menu, matzo ball soup

in a chicken stock. we have our good egg salad with wonderful bread and we have a wonderful apple cake for dessert. we are hoping that the whole congregation did a whole lot of work preparing this, and we hope the siouxland community can come out. it's form 11:30 until 5:30. tickets sre available at the door; they are $12 for adults and $6 for children. you do have carry out. you're hoping people will come out, check out the congregation and see the synagogue and meet some of the people too. but if they can't stay you can alsosoake carry out. exactly, , do have carry outs available so that's not a problem. why do you like this time of year? why do you like this super latke dinner? why do you hope other people will come out? it's something different. it's not a regular turkey dinner, roast beef dinner. it's something that once they've been there theyeylways keep asking whwh are you going to have this. w wkind of look forwrwd to it. it's a lot of

work but in the long run we enjoy doing it. and this is the one and only fundraiser for the congregation. it is the one and only, we do this once a year and we have nothing else that we do. that is november 8th from 11:30 to 5:30, congregation beth shalom at 815 38th st. ruth, thanks so much for being here. thank you for having

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we are back on a sunday morning, november 8th, 2015. we have a fantastic crowd on the plaza. a lovely bunch. >> lot of pepele. >> harry smith spent time with leon bridges, and he'll be sharing his story in a bit. rokerthon, al is in spokane this morning. we'll talk to him in a moment. republican rivals in the spotlight with donald trump taking the stage on "saturday night live." heckled by larry david, dancing to drake and mean t teteeting backstage. asasen carson tells nbc, his detractors are questioning his past because he's a threat. in texas, police are searching for suspects after a judge was shot and wounded in the driveway of her austin home friday night. she was hospitalized with injuries that are not believed to be life threatening. dallas cowboys star greg hardy is expressing regret on twitter after the website

of his bruised ex-girlfriend from a 2014 domestic violence incident. hardy missed 18 games and tweeted he's grateful for the opportunity to play in the nfl. >> lots to get to. we start with the hotly contested race for governor in louisiana and what's being called the mother of all attack ads. kristen is back with that story. good m mning to you. >> craig, good morningng again to yo we are talking about an ad released by democratic state representative john bhrks eel edwards, which compares his military experience to the situation that almost dumped d vid v,tirks titter's career. >> reporter: democratic state representative john bel edwards slamming opponent republican senator david vitter for his

>> john bel edwards, who answered our country's call and sevg served as a ranger. or david vitter, whoho answered a a prostitute's call, after he skipped a vote honoring 28 soldiers who gave them lives in defense for our freedom. >> reporter: vitter apologized for being linked to the scandal after his number showed up on a list. >> i want to offer my deep and sincere apologieie >> reporter: hee survived and was reelected, but now it's coming back to haunt him. this ad aired last night. >> david vitter chose prostitutes over patriots. >> reporter: john bel edwards' commercial is a disgrace for those of usshat live by t t nor code.

vitter released an ad, painting edwards soft on crime, which edwards denies. political analysts believe edwards may have run the ad out of concern that he could lose the race. >> edwards could have had the racece lockeke up but he could have overplay his hand here. >> the edwar campaign stands by the video. the national republican party is watching all of this very closely. the gop has recently picked up a number of statehouses in recent years. louisiana is another key state, as the party tries to expand its reach and, of course, also win back the white house. this is going to be a big talker nationally. >> kristen welker, thank@you. let's talk to dylan for day three of rokerthon. >> day three. now, it gets tough for the one and only mr. roker. al, i know you're in spokane, washington, right now.

you've made your way. my brothers were stationed in fair child air force base outside of spokane. i'i' very familiar with the area. tell us what's going on today and what your big plans are. >> well, we've got big plans but we have a big, big crowd here. we're along the spokane river. that's the washington power station there, the oldest hydroelectric plant in washington state. we have all these folks, day three of rokerthon, as we stoto across americic we're goingo be l lving here in a little bit and going thtoughout montana, idaho. we'll be in wyoming, in sacramento. we're making our way across. we're excited that all these nice people showed up. just as a nice thank you, we're giving them the first view, ladies and gentlemen, this is the apple ipad pro. 13 inches. is this nice or what? we'll use this to give you the

you like that, dylan? pretty sharp. >> i'm jealous right now. >> i'm telling you. here's our forecast for washington. rokerthon forecast. in walla walla, it'll get to 53. spokane, 47. 51 inn seatate. now, as far as the country's weather today, a lot of wet weather through the southeast. gulf coast states. sunshine in the northeast. sunny through the great lakes. looking at wet weather in the northwest, where we've seen showers. tomorrow, wet weather to the mid-atlantic states. new england, lots of sunny. snow in the mountains. there may be light snow as you get to the inner mountain region and the rockies. by the way, before we go to our local, here's a little trivia for you about washington state. what national holiday was created here in spokane? don't say it. don't say it!

thedemers. for the second day in a row we saw slightly above average temperatures with a lot of sunshine. our temperatures are on an upward trajectory as a strong south wind will blow in here on sunday and send our highs into the lower 60s. your forecast brought to you by knova's carpets, siouxland's largest shaw flooring ceceer. >> that's your latest weather. dylan, any guesses? >> i forget the question. >> national holiday originated in spokane, washington. >> i'm the one who is supposed to be loopy,, not you. anyway, okay. what national holiday was created hirecreate ed here in spokane? >> father's day. >> that's right, father's day.

>> wow. >> i didn't know that. >> we are thankful for that. >> there you go. >> al, i have a question for you. >> we're going to plant the -- okay. go ahead. >> have you traded in technology for the goat or is the goat coming back at s se point? >> weeo not have the goat today. but we have some otheutest babies you have ever seen. >> i like babies. >> this little one, mckenzie. i'll give you the flag, ma'am, to hold on to, for rokerthon. wait a minute, hold on! we have a goat! >> i'm so happy there is a goat. >> i've got the goat. >> we need 47 more goats, al. keep it going. >> thank you, al roker. >> that's right. hold on. there's another baby. where's lincoln, is he still here? oh, lincoln left. >> huge crowd. >> he was such a cute little guy. it is big, big, big.

>> al, you've got a big day today, so safe t tvels and see you again tomorrow. >> you got it. up next, our suny stories. from a police officer turned social media star who is using his badge to bridge a growing divide. then to a town with no wi-fi wi-fi, and the people actually seem to be okay with it. we'll take a look at that. inspiring artists in the mumuc industry, making old school cool again.

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back on a sunday morning with an inspirational story about a police officert a time when so many headlines focus on the fririion between law enforcement and local communities. >> this police officer is in arkansas, and he's connecting with his community in an unusual@ way. becoming a social media star and a hero to local kids. here's nbc's kerry sanders. >> reporter: early morning, north little rock, arkansas. >> what's up, buddy? >> reporter: the most popular guy with the ds? >> i have candy righththere. >> reporter: a aop in a ununorm. >> r rht here. look re. >> reporter: today, like every day -- >> how you doing? >> reporter: officer tommy norman shares the moment on social media. >> keeps your ears warm and head warm. >> give me a hug. have a good day. >> to look on social media and see my daughter is in almost every photo and video, it's

inspiring to me. >> reporter: with the #community policing, tommy norman hasore than 85,000 followers. some who call from as far away as australia. >> i wanted to say that you are an amazing police officer. >> how you doing? >> good to meet you. >> wow. i want to make sure this was your idea, to meet at a doughnut shop. >> well, yeah, it was. >> yes, we do eat doughnuts. yes, wee dodo >> repepter: getting a c ceo in officer norman's videos goes to a much deeper connection he makes with everyone he knows. >> you think of this officer as -- >> awesome. >> a community dad. >> a community dad? >> reporter: that's a sharp contrast for some kids here, who grew up wondering if the p pice ll helpp them. there's hurt and pain in neighborhoods and families, and

those peop's lives a lot happier. >> whip. >> reporter: 17 years on the force and never afraid to reveal those in blue are also human. >> i love you, too. >> they'll remember that when they're 17, 18, 19, 20 years old. >> reporter: to protect and to serve. when itt comes to one officern north little rock, also, to post, post, post. for "today," kerry sanders, nbc news, north little rock. >> love you. see you later. >> i recently spent 24 hours with a police officer in cleveland. he said community policing is the one thing that he thinks can bridge the gap right now between police and the policed. >> i agree. >> that is comomnity policing at itsfinest. >> the kids, as they get older, they'll remember him and the coection. social media adds the next step to it. still to come, we will take you to a town without wi-fi.

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>> i recently traveled to green bank, which is home to a powerful telescope that's been looking to space for more than 60 years. it's so sensitive to wireless signals, even your cell phones will interfere with its work. >> reporter: welcome to green bank, population, 143. no matter where you go, it's impossible not to see this. it's known as the green bank telescope telescope. it essentially dictates life for everyone here. >> it's not perfect here, but it's the only place i know of in the world that is protected from cell phone towers. >> many people can't imagine living without their cell phones. 20 years ago, we didn't have those. >> we're outside 90% of the time. >> mostly, any activity is outside. >> it's a caring community. >> reporter: charles and carolyn met here inirst grade. he remembers when the telescope rst came to town. >> telescope, what are you talking about? >> what are you talking about, yeah. we didn't know what they were talking about, radio telescope.

>> could pick up the entire stadium from up in morgantown, from west virginia university, and stick it inside our telescope. >> reporter: karen o'neil is the site's director. >> these telescopes are so sensitive, they can pick up the energy of something likik a snowflakak falling to the ground.. your wi-fi, thoho sigigls will blow away the astronomical signals we're looking for. this is a vault that keeps the electronic noise in here. even the microwave, it's sealing the electronic noise. >> reporter: it's a dream environment for green bank's newest residents, who came here to escape the noise where she believes was literally making her sick. >> i c ce here because i was harmed by emissions from a cell phone tower. when i'm exposed to a cell phone tower, i get headaches. >> reporter: she's not the only one. >> i'm diagnosed with electrosensitivity, sensitivity to wireless.

the trek from canada a few times a year to get relief. >> when i come here, my body relaxes. i don't feel anything on my skin. i'm a a normal rson. >> they did these tests and turned it on and off without me knowing. every time she turned it on, my heart rate doubled. >> reporter: you'd think not being a cell phone would have a teenager's worst nightmare. it's interesting you're not saying, oh, i wish i had a cell phone. >> yeah, we don't really want one. don't need one either. >> at least in one pocket of the country, the childhood you remember remains, in some ways, in tact. >> let's hope we can keep that pocket here. >> the kidid are playing soccer and the telescope is looking for life in outer space and to try to understand the universe and how we got here. >> i thought people would say, i wish we had cell phones. they love not having it. the kids don't miss it, don't want it. >> there you go. >> sheinelle, thank you. up next, on sundays with harry, from dish washing to

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this morning on sundays with harry, sharing discoveries is one of f e things we like to do. the hidden gem, the untold story. harry smith joins us with one now. >> we have a good one this morning. except for a handful of people in a few tiny bars in north texas, until a year ago, there was no way you had heard of leon bridges. but there was just something about his sound, his look, that captivated audiences. was it old school or old school made new again? baby, baby, babe i'm coming

me >> reporter: leon bridgesooks like a guy with stories to tell. the video appears to have been pulled from an archive. the sound, familiar somehow. is it soul, r&b or sam cook reincarnate? >> when people think of soleul, they think it has to be james brown, preacher man shouting on stage. nat king cole wasn't doing that, neithehewas sam cook. i look at my sound as southern texas soul music. on stage, i want to give off those simple vibes, and i feel that simplicity is key. let me tell you, honey >> reporter: that simple thing is working. >> my name is on the marquee. >> reporter: we met bridges at the apollo theater in harlem, preparing to play for a sold out crowd. let it shine

>> reporter: a a year ago, bridges was washing shes. he thought he wawa going to be a a dancer or choreographer, until he picked up a guitar and started writing songs. he moves when he sings. he can't help it. sweet honey darling, you know i'm calling >> reporter: bridges knows his music cuts against the commercial grain. >> i was looking at black music today. why isn't anybody doing this? specifically, black music. i felt that as a young black man,n, needed to go carryry on this s snd the best way i could. it's such beautiful music. own way. i just want to be a better man >> reporter: the world took notice, social media spread the word and, soon, bridges and his band were on the road from austin to amsterdam.

a brown skinned girl starrinin th her brown eyes >> came from playi 10, 15 people around town, at a time when it didn't really matter. now, that it's on the big stage in front of everyone, you know, that's something to think about. i take it one day at a time. feels good. >> i'll bet it does. >> yeah. you know. don't close your eyes >> reporter: leon bridges is the next new thing, with a great old sounun >> we're all like this this morning. >> i'm rooting for him. >> goods luck if luck if you want to see him. he's on tour in the united states and completely sold out. on veterans day, you get these. i think it's time to bring it

>> bringing it back. this sundaymororng. what 's the story or s sories with ben rson? dide embellish tales about his violent youth possible admission to west point? carson talks directly to nbc news. >> it's not time to spend every single day talking about something that happened 50 years ago.