for another round from patricia. we're live. political roller coaster. hillary clinton riding high after her benghazi testimony. >> i had my whole team come over to my house, and we sat around eating indian food and drinking wine and beer. >> as jeb bush hunkers down in texas this [eekend, his campaign struggling. and donald trump lashess out at rising ben carson. >> we informed ben, but he was sleeping. prison attack. colorado movie theater shooter james holmes jumped behind rs. this morning, the insidedetory. and royal flush! >> royals win the pennant! >> the kansas city royals knocking off the toronto blue jays in the american league championship series,,hrilling their fans. and that, of course, means the world series is set as the royals prepare to face off with the new york mets, today, saturday, october 24th, 2015.

this is "today" live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and welcome to "today" on this saturday morning. i'm erica hill. >> and i'm jeff rossen. happpp to be heree with you and alongside sheinelle jones and dylan dreyer. and you're tracking the top story this morning, this massive hurricane. we have our team fanned out across the country, both here and in mexico. categogo 5 storm hitting ovovnight, the eye narrowly missing the resort area of puerto vallarta, where tens of thousands of americans were believed to be before the storm made landfall. >> and while it is too early to tell just how widespread the destruction is, sunlight will help us with thth. here's what we do know at this hour. patricia weakened to a category 1 hurricane early this morning with maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour. it is expected to turn into a tropical depression as it crosses mexico's's mountains. now, incredibly at this hour, no reports of any deaths. and just over the mexican border, much of texas, as we

with what's left of patricia, the concern there that it will bring, of course,, even more rain to a state that has already been pounded. >> our correspondents are on the ground in mexico and texas on storm watch. want to begin with nbc's joe fryer in ecstapa, south of where hurricane patricia made a direct hit. joe, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, jeff. hurricane patricia has weakened considerably with many breathing a sigh of relief up and down the coast, but the mexican government is warning people to not let theirir guard down as this history-making storm moves through the country. with the grace of a sledgehammer, hurricane patricia reached land, winds swirling at 165 miles an hour. images taken by tourists hunkered down in hotels showcase the driving rain, swelling seas and turbulent winds. damage reports quickly surfaced. washed-out roadad toppled trees

some of the most dramatic video comes from manzanillo, a resort destination about 50 miles from where the hurricane first made impact. while the most violent part of the storm appeared to hit sparsely populated areas, it was still a wild ride for tourists stuck in the popular beach town, puerto vallarta. >> we have our water, we have our food, we're going to be in meditation and sending prayers for the area. >> r rorter: hurricane patriciaa is not just strong, the storm is huge, spanning a 170-mile stretch of mexico's popular coastline. more than 7 million people in this storm's path. stunning images from space s sw patricia's size, while images from inside the storm show patricia's violent fury. hurricane hunters flew through the eye, collecting valuable data right before patricia reached land. at one point, winds had reaeaed 200 miles an hour, the strongest storm ever measured in the western hemisphere. even though it weakened a little, patricia is still the

touch down on mexico's pacific coast. the extent of damage, especially in isolated areas, won't be known until later today when crews can assess everything in the daylight. overnight, mexico's president said that the first reports indicate that the extent of damage is less than expected so far for a storm of this magnitude. jeff and erica? >> joe, thanks so much. certainly could have been so much worse. later. >> we will. joining us by phone is diana park-alfred, an american in puerto vallarta this morning. diana, good morning. >> good morning. >> so, give us a sense. we know you were evacuated from your hotel yesterday, but then actually back there by 9:30 last night, as i understand it. whatat the damage like that you can see, both at the hotel and on that ride back from town? >> so, we expected the worst, and everybody at the hotel evacuated us early in the morning. they were supposed t t keep us in e ballroom.

authorities had been ordered to send us out, so we had to evacuate to the nearby university, and the damage was veryry minimal, v vy surprisingly. we feel very blessed. but in about 11 hours, we were able to head back on the buses back to the resort. and the damage -- i mean, it's pitctc black out here, but there's not a wind blowing in the palm trees right now. >> how do you feel it was all handled? you're an american. i know you've watched reports of different storms of varying magnitudes affecting the u.s.. but asou're dealing with the response there in mexico, how do you think it was handled? >> so, i think that the staff of the hotel, they were very helpful. we were verer impressed with everybody. a little bititf confusion, obviously, so the mood was excited and scared and nervous, and they did a very good job of facilitating everything.

it was unbelievable, though, how the u.s. is getting so m my different reports and stories, and we're getting texts from family and phone calls, and we were just anticipating the worst. so, i'm not sure how that correspondence happened, and everyone's saying it's the worst, it's t t worst, and we actually got lots of rain but not too bad of any of the 200-mile-an-hour. >> so, dodging a bullet there. it did move a little bit and didn't end up hitting puerta vallarta, as you mentioned. you mentioned how wonderful the staff had been at the hotel. had they talked at all about their families or locally, if they were able to check in with some of their loved ones and let you know the sense that they got from them? >> yes. so, i mean, they gave us updates as often as thehecould while, you know, serving food. and the general manager of the hotel shared with us that he was away from his family. his son was still at the hotel. they were making sure that everything was okay here so that we could get back.

to pray for the people who got hit hard. from what we understood it was manzanillo. so, we were very blind out there, working on whatever we coulul getting updates, but we felt pretty sheltered from there. >> well, glad to hear that everyone who was in your immediate vicinity doing well and that the folks there who live there year-round a a doing okay, too. diana park-alford, thanks for your time. >> thank you. >> good to see she's okay. as we said, mexico's not alone this morning. residents in texas are dealing with what forecasters are calling life-threatening flooding. overnight, police have been rescuing stranded vehicles and telling drivers to get off the roads, find a parking lot and even sleep in their cars. as hurricane patricia is going to turn things from bad to even worse. nbc's j jet shamlian live i i dallasasith the very latestst janet, g gd morning. >> reporter: jeff, good morning to you. we are getting hit by another band of heavy rain right now, 16

inches in the town of corsicana last night. it shut down a portion of interstate 455or a while, impacted thousands of people who are traveling through the city's two airports, and now we are awaiting for what's next. and despite the warnings for people not to drive through the water, rescuers' lives w we put in dangers l lt night by people insisting, or at least try inging to do it. heavy rain and flash flooding soaking cities across texas. this is corsicana, about an hour south of dallas, where high water shut down interstate 45. around the city, rescue after rescue. >> i was pretty much holding around her waist and then holding on to the metal on the bridge, and then just trying not to let go. >> i have a femalend herer 3-year-old daughter, she's advising that the water is up to her vehicle. >> reporter: across the north and eastern parts of the state, a deluge. some motorists ignoring the warnings, ateamtempting to drive through the rising water. >> you can see h h the rain just never stops.

more than 500 flights canceled at love field and dfw airports with a ripple effect across t country. as much as 10 inches of rain. texas has been dry for montnt, so it's not all bad news. >> here in dallas, they've had more rain in the past day than they've picked up since july 4th. the drought came roaring back late summer, so this is a big help for the farmers and lowers the fire danger. . >> reporter: but this morning, a second, perhaps more dangerous threat -- the remnants of hurricane patricia could deliver flooding in southeast texas and along the coast. houston has gone to a level 1 alalt. >> it is a d dgerous event. we will have a lot of rain in a very short period of time. >> reporter: a hard-hit region now bracing for what could be round two. so, what happens now? well, this system is supposed to be moving out. we haven't seen that yet. and the focusus moves to southeast texas, places like houston. while patricia has been downgraded to a category 1, it still could bring flooding to the coast and to cities like houston and beaumont, because it takes nothing at all for it to

flood there. we'll be watching it from there, coming up. guys, b bk to you. >> all right, be safe there. janet shamlian, thanks. dylan is back now with more of a forecast for patricia and what it could mean for the folks in texas, as janet was giving us little bit of a preview there. >> yeah, keep in mind, since this was the third strongest storm e er on earth, it has a lot of moisturee with it. so, even though the storm is weakening as far as winds are concerned, it still has a lot of moisture, and that's going to run into texas. now that the storm, though, has made landfall, and it's moving over the mountainous terrain of mexico, winds have now dropped to 75 miles per hour. it's picked up forward speed, it's moving northeast at 21 miles per hour. and as this area of low pressure continues to get closer to southern texas, that's when we're going to see heavy bands of rain totoy, through the morning on nday, then eventually it moves off into louisiana, where we could see some flooding in low-lying areas as well. the rain that's moving through texas right now is all associated with a stalled front. that's from dallas to waco, austin. in some areas, we've already picked up more than a foot of

rain, so we do have flash flood watches in red. we have actually warnings in red, flash flood watches in the greener color there, because of the torrential downpours that will be reinforced once the remnants of patricia make their way eastward. so, we could end up with as much as an additional 7 to 10 inches of rain in some areas. coastallooding will be an issue as well as that water gets pushed onshore, so we could see some concerns rigig along the coast as well. jeff? >> all right, dylan dreyer, thank you so much. now to our other big story, the race for the white house. hillary clinton trying to keep the momentum going after what political analysts say was a very good week for her, while on the republican side, donald trump is on the attack yet again against another rival, as jeb bush is searching for answers. we have two reports on this busy morning. we begin with ron allen, who's covering hillary clinton. ron, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you, jeff. that test is in iowa, a huge democratic party gathering later tonight, the jefferson jackson dinner, where the candidates will try to pack the room with suorters and make a huge political statement, as hillary

clinton tries to build on what somemere saying could b b a huge step forward for her campaign. >> hello, everybody! >> reporter: in virginia, hillary clinton enjoying what looked like a victory lap after leaping several huge hurdles. that congressional hearingngbout the attack inn benghazi, libya, that left four americans dead. >> i've lost more sleep than all of you put together. >> reporter: that after vice president biden decided not to challenge the former secretary of state. two other competitors have dropped out, and an endororment friday from the union that represents government workers. all following what many say was a strong showing by clinton at that first democratic debate. >> it's great to be here with you. >> reporter: last night in an exclusive intervrvw on msnbc, rachel maddow asked clinton what she did after that marathon benghazi hearing, some 11 hours on the hot seat, more than 300 questions. >> i had my whole team come over to my house, and we sat around eating indian food and drinking wine and beer. >> reporter: but today, no kicking back, as clinton returns

ran for president, clinton lost a lead in the polls and ended up losing to barack obama in the first state where voters actutuly voted. history thatt berere sanders, now in a tight race with clinton in iowa, hopes to repeat. last night, sanders trying to get some momentum going at a so-cled "feel the burn" rally. >> if we win here in iowa, and i think we've got a good chance to do it, and if we win in new hampshire, and i think we've got a good chance to do that, we have a road to victory. >> reportete and for clinton, benghazi still is not over, with the fbi probing whether classified information was mishandled during the investigation. and another challenge for clinton, polls like a recent nbc news/"wall street t urnal" rvey sayinin only26% of those asked gave clinton high marks for honesty and trust. jeff, erica? >> ron allen, thanks. turning now to florida, where republican contender donald trump lashed out at a

rally in florida overnight amid new polls thatay he's losing his lead to ben carson, this as jeb bush's campaign begins to show cracks with a reboot and a staff shake-up. and there is word he's hunkering down with his brother and father in houston this weekend. nbc's hallie jackson is in cksonville, floridid this morning. that's where trump is holding another campaign event today. hallie, good morning. lots going on on the republican side. >> reporter: yeah, definitely a busy morning, erica. today we're seeing donald trump taking the gloves off against ben cacaon. and today we're alsls gettiti some new reaction from team carson about all this. at his rally in miami, we saw donald trump, despite repeated interruptions by protesters, press on with this speech in which he talked about not just ben carson, but about his poll numbers specifically in iowa, where carson appears to be surging. that's what we've seen in a couple new polls, including the bloomberg/"des moines register" poll showing carson up about nine percentageeoints over ump. trump took aim not just at carson, but at the polls, too.

listen. >> i don't believe those polls, by the way, because both of those pollsters do not like me. weweave a b baking storor donald trump has fallen to second place behind ben carson. we informed ben, but he was sleeping. ben carson is super low energy, right? it's super. he's super low. super low energy. we need -- >> reporter: well, today the carson teams respononng. a top campaign aide telling me that dr. carson was not just awake but wide awake when the results of those polls were announced. low energy, of course, is an insult that we've heard before from donald trumpmp against jeb bush, and now bush himself is dealing with some campaign issues. he's on a kind of course correction, cutting salaries, shifting around staff and resources, a sign that his campaign is acknowledging tt the strategy used so far simply isn't working.

bush at next week's debate. that's turning into a real make-or-break moment for him. he's got to show that he can move the needle. in the days ahe of that debate,rica and jeff, we've learned that he will be holding some privatete efforts with supporters in texas, andnd he's getting some presidential star power, too. his brother and father, the former presidents bush, will be joining him. guys? >> hallie jackson for us this morning. hallie, thank you. turning now to new clues in the huhu for the gunman in that dedely shooting at tennessee state university. >> good morning. police have released newly analyzed footage of the attack at tennessee state university that left one person dead and two wounded. the video from university surveillllce camerashowswo people opening fire outside the campus center. police are still searching for some of those involved. they say it's not known if the person killed was one of those shootivg. the iident was said to have been sparked by a dispute over a dice game. there are new accusations against bill cosby, as two more women come forward with claims of sexual assault or misconduct by the star.

the attorney for the two said that she has also been contacted by even more women prepared t t coco forward. the two women joined more than 50 who have come forward so far with allegations dating back to the 1960s. bill cosby has denied previous allegations and has never been criminally charard. > prison authoritiesesre rererting an attack on colorado theater gunman james holmes. according to a corrections department spokesman, holmes was assaulted by fellow inmate mark daniels while the two were being moved within their coloradoo penitentiary. no injuries were reported in the attack. holmes was sentenced to multiple life terms for the massacre at an aurora, colorado, theater that left 12 dead and 70 wounded. and in major league baseball, it will be t t kansas city royals taking the american league spot in the upcoming world series. the royals beat the toronto blue jays 4-3 before a hometown crowd to seal the deal in game six of the american league championship. kansasasity will now face the mets, hosting the new york team in the first game of the world

series on tuesday. guys? >> i remember when i was a kid, 1986, being in my living room with my parents. i grew up on long island. it was a big moment when the mets were in. so, sorrrr kansas city, butut let's go mets! >> i'm watching kansas city. so i'd be like, wait, wait, wait! >> that's good. it will make for a nice rivalry. >> there you go. >> a friendly rivalry at "today." thanks. dylan's got a further check of the weather. yes. we are looking a a coolerr teteeratures to start working into the middle of the country. there's a cold front moving in, the same front that's been causing all the heavy rain recently in texas, and then with patricia moving in, we are looking at more heavy rain. we could even see some scattered showers around the great lakes, then it cools into the 60s behind thatfront. still not all that cold forhere is additional forecast information from the kwwl will start to filter into the spotty showers are possible this morning but significant rainfall has tracked east of the with gusts over 25 mph at times. coollr and mostty clear tonigg 5-10 mph suuay. highs will be just around 60. monday looks to light winds. remnants of patricia will track across the us for the week. we'll see a and lows in the 30s. rom the weather iormation. here is addtional forecast

information from the kwwl stormtracc 7 weather team: a colddfront has traccd across expected to move much today. highs will be in the 50s. a few clouds will decrease >> and that's your latest forerest. >> all right, dylan,thanks. still to come on "today," catching you up on the week in news, from oscar pistorius leaving prison to that shocking video of a driving smashing into a motorcycle, andh a big week for allhe "back to the future" fans. 30 years after the movie became a cult clasasc, we've got a look at all of it and a few more things in "the download."

nbc. back now on a saturday moing with "the download," our chance to take a look back at the week's biggest stories. >> here's a recap quickly of f e headlines that grabbed our attention this week. a week to remember in washington. hillary clinton on the hot seat,

testifying about benghazi. >> you know, i would imagine i've thought m me about what happened than all of you put together. i've lost more sleep than all of you put together. >> the former secretary of state trying to keep her cool over an issuehat's dogged her presidential campaign. while potential rival, vice president joe biden, announced he's not running. >> i believe we're out of time, the time necessary to mount a winning campaign for the nomination. >> and congressman paull ryaya finally threw his hat in the ring, but for house speaker. >> my greatest worry is the consequence ofot stepping up, of some day having my own kids ask me, when the stakes were so high, whyidn't you do all you coululdo? in south africa, oscar pistorius walked out of prison and into house arrest. >> he'll serve the last four years of a five-year sentence at his uncle's house. he will go to work, he wiwi come home, he won't have access to guns.

back home, road rage turned deadly in albuquque, new mexico. a 4-year-old girl shot and killed. >> lilil was shot in the head as her father drove her home from school. >> if i would have let her move her seat over six inches. six inches. and i i ft. worth, texas, a jaw-dropping video. >> the driver of a car that veered into a motorcycle on a texas roadway, sending its two riders tumbling, has now been charged. >> you hit them! >> i don't care. in denver, a passenger pleaded guilty for trying to catch his flight in a very unusual way. >> this man missed his plane, so obviously, he decided to burst through an airport emergency door, run on to the tarmac to stop the plane. strike three called! >> flying high. the new york mets, as they

>> they haven't been to the world series since 2000, and the mets are on their way back. >> the win spoiling a "back to the future" prediction made 30 years ago this week. >> waitt a minute. cubs win world series. >> the cast joined us to celebrate the movie's anniversary. >> what lines do people recite totyou all the tiue, christopher? >> oh, "where we're going --." >> we don't need roads. >> and finally, another classic making waves this week, "star wars" out with a new trailer from "the force akens." >> the force, it's calling to you. >> are you going to see "star wars"? >> oh, you know, i hadn't thoughf about it. i'm sure i will. my kids want to see it, so we'll go. >> does anynydy have tickets yet? did you wake up and -- >> no, but i have a lot of friends who did. brian did, didn't he? >> he waited in line? >> no, he did no just so he's not a total --

>> but he got his tickets. >> notyet. >> not t? you'd better g g him some. >> we just went to our high school reunion. did you go to yours? >> i'm into mine, i am. but if you miss your flight, you'll just he to get t next one. >> it's fascinating because you hear such mixed reactionsrom people on unions. like, you r rlly want to go that badly that you're busting on to the tarmac? >> he might have a really cool job that he needs to show off. >> here's the deal, everybody knows what's up with him now. now we all know. >> he was the nerd in high school and now he's making it richch yeah. stillllo come on "today," supermodel heidi klum getting

of the year, a cold front has tracked across e area this mrning. cold ar highs will be in the 50s. a few state. clouds will decrease this afternoon. winds will also be strong from the northwest today with lows in the 30s. not as windy and a bit warmer sunday. be a repeat of sunday. higs will again be around 60 with light winds. remnants of atricia will track across the us for the w wk. we'll see a surge of some of the moisture into iowa tuesday into wednesday. a few storms are possible but expect mainly scattered showers. we'll end the work week with highs in t 50s weather information. here is additional forcast ininormation from t te kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: a cold front has tracked across the area this morning. cold air will start to filter into the state and temperatures are not expected to move much today. highs will be in the 50s. a few spoty showers are possible this morning but siiificant rainffll has tracked easttf the state. clouds will decrease this afternoon. winds will also be strong from the northwest today with gusts over 25 mph at times. cooler and mostly clear tonight with los in the 30s. not as windy and a bit warmer sunday. winds will l e

from thh south at 5-10 mph unday. highs will be just around 60. monday looks to be a repeat of patricia will track across the us for the week. we'll see a surge of some of the moisture into iowa tuesday into wednesday. a few storms re poposible but expect mainly scattered showers. we'll end the work week with highs in the 50s and lows in the 30s. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: a cold fronl has tracked across the area this morning. cold air will start toofilter into t te statat and temperatures are not expected to move much today. highs will be in the 50s. a few spotty showers are possible this morning but significant rainfall has tracked east of the state. clouds will decrease this afternoon. winds will also be strong from the northwest todody with gusts over 25 h at times. cooler and mostly clear tonight with lows in the 30s. not as windy and a bit warmer sunday. winds will be from the south at 5-10 mph sunday. highs will be just around 60. monday looks to bea repeat of sunday. highs will again beeround 60 withth light windss remnants of patricia will track across the us for the week. we'll see a surge of some of the moisture into iowa tuesday into

back now on this saturday rning, october 24th,, 2015, with images for you of hurricane patricia in mexico. it is now weakening. patricia's weakened to a category 1 storm. authorities warned tourists and residents, though, they are not out of the woods yet. there is still a threat of killer mudslides. the storm's remnants are also making their way toward texas,

so a lot of people really focused on that. at this point, though, no reports of death, which is very, very good news. we beginin our coverage with nbc's joe fryer, who's on the ground in ixcapa, mexico, just south of where the hurricane made a direct hit. joe, good morning. >> reporter: good morning,g, erica. the storm has weakened considerably. overnight, mexico's president saying the first reports seem to indicate that the damage is not as extensive as manyight have feared or expected with a storm of this magnitude. still, we really won't know the full e eent of the d dage until daybreak, when crews can get out and take a look, especially in isolated, low-lying areas, and there are a number of those up and down this coast. when the hurricane made landfall, winds were 165 miles an hour. that's a major category 5 storm. still, it was less than the 200-mile-an-hour storm that had been measured earlier in the day. the storm made landfall about 50 miles north-nororwest of manzanillo.

appeared to hit sparsely populated areas. still, lots of damage reported. we're hearing about downed trees, flooding and landslides. hurricane-force winds covered 35 miles of the coast, but in the popular tourist town of puerto vallarta, where many were unable to evacuate, there is a lot of relief. people there were bracing for the worst, but so far, no major damage reported there. still, this storm is not over, and this morning, mexico's government is urging people not to let down their guard as this system continues to move through the country, a history-making storm. erica? >> joe fryer for us this morning. joe, thank dylan is out on the weather. good morning. >> the weather moving through texas is really a cold front moving through the area. patricic will move through later today, or at least the remnants of it. the cold front is cooling things down through parts of the midwest and into the northeast as well. we are seeing a whole blank map there but you can tell by those

those boxes that those are below-average temperatures, and that's exactly what we're going to see. if we look -- there, they popped on! we've got temperatures, highs only in the 50s today in new york. it shovld be about 58 degrees back through thedwest. tempererures will be above average through nashville, into memphis, where we're in the 70s, but then it will cool off, especially as we go into tomorrow. we are looking for this front to trigger a couple of showers a storms, especially through the eastern great lakes, stretchchg intotohe northeast on sunday, but they fizzle out a lot as they move eastward. today, though, the focus will be down through texas. and then as we go into sunday, the heaviest of the rain will start to move into louisiana with some areas picking up an additional 5 to up to 10 incncs ofofrain. and keep in mind, parts of southeast texas south of dallas have already picked up 18 inches of rain. so, flash flooding will be a major here is additional forecas information from the kwwl will start to filter into the spotty showers are possible this morning but significant rainfall has tracked east of the with gusts over 25 mph at times. cooler and mostly clear tonight 5-10 mph sunday. highs will be just around 60. nday looks to

light winds. remnants of patria will track across the us for the week. we'll see a d lows in the e 0s. from the weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: a cold front has tracked across expected to move much today. highs will be in the 50s. a few clouds will decrease and we have a special guest out on the plaza. this is julie nelson, one of our favorite anchors from nbc'c' kare 11 in minneapolis. today is make a difference day. >> hi, dylan. we're excited to be here today to get the word out about this wonderful day. millions of people are waking up getting ready to serve their commities for make a difference day. it was started by tegna and gwinnett, which own television stations and newspapers across the country. it's a way to give back to the communities we serve, butt's grown into the single largest day of service in the country. so, different things goioi on around the country. in minneapolis/st. paul, good morning, kare 11 viewers, lots of folks are waking up to serve

the nbc affiliate in phoenix, kpnx, they'qe partnering with a local non-p-pfit to help udents who speak english as a second language navigate the college loan and application process. and the station in grand rapids are spear heading a bone marrow drive. so, all kinds of things going on around the country and it's not too late to get involved. >> i was just going to ask, if i or anybody else wants to volunteer. >> it's fabulous. go to makeadifferenceday.com, type in your zip code and you can find out what's going on in your community. a heartfelt thanks to the millions out there todayaking their community aetter placece to ve. so, thanks for the time to promote it. >> thanks so much for being here, thank you for all you're doing, thank you to all the volunteers who are helping so many people in need across the country. it really is a wonderful day, make a difference day. >> fabulous.. thank you, dylan. >> good stuff. >> dylan, thanks. up next, controversy over a bear hunt kicking off today in florida. it's the first of its kind in decades.

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welcome back to "today" on a sasarday morning at 3 3 minutes past the hour. this morning, for the first time in decades, more than 3,300 hunters will be out in florida lookg to kill black bears, and it's legal. state officials say the controversial hunt iseeded to reducen overpopulation of aggressive bears. but as nbc's kerry sanders reports, critics say it's not helping, it's just a slaughter. >> reporter: the gunfire and the crossbow arrows this morning are aimed at florida's black bears. up to 320 bears in the crosshairs, because wildlife officials say too many now wander from the wilderness into populated neighborhoods. >> oh, he's got a a bag of food! >> reporter: in some cases, trapping residents in their homes. >> oh, my gosh, he's huge. >> reporter: or worse, leading to bear attacks. >> i saw this largeear charging at me. >> reporter: terry frana spoke to nbc news last year after

being confronted by five bears at her orlando area home. >> and then she o oned her jaw and clamped down on to my head. i could just hear her teeth marks going through my scalp. >> reporter: florida game officials sayith ann estimatat 3,000 bears now in the state, a hunt is the best and quickest solution to the overpopulation problem. critics who pushed for trapping and then relocating bears, rather than hunting them, lost in court. >> it's more than a hunt. it's a hunt and it's a slaughter. we need to restore their habitat first before we can draw a conclusion to say there are too many bears. >> reporter: bears were first lured to the neighborhoods by rotting garbage. now they're accustomed, say some animal behaviorists, to eat food that's been left out, like at the feeding stations set up by deer hunters, spots bear hunters can use today. >> i'll look you in the eye and

i'll tell you, i kill ducks, i kill deer, i'll kill a bear, if i get a chance. but also, when i go to the grocery store, somebody killed at steak. >> reporter:r:hose with permits say today's hunt will include male bears, which have been known to cannibalize cubs when they're stressed. >> when there's an overpopulation, the male bears will kill the cubs. >> r rorter: so, do you believe, then, by killing the bears, you're saving the bears? >> you are saving a lot of cubs. >> reporter: a controversial hunt for florida's black bears that two decades ago here w we nearing extinctionon for "today," kerry sanders, nbc news, longwood, florida. up next, why actress kate winslet insists on keeping it real, demanding her photos not be retouched, as teen star zendaya puts a fashion magazine

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>ack now on saturday morning. feels like the perfect time for a little "trending," does it not? >> yeah. >> first up this morning, google has a new feature called fright-geist. it tracks the most popular costumes. so, if you want to make sure you're on trend or if you want to be a little different. this is what you want to avoid. the feature pulls google trends to get the top costume searches nationally and in a city near you. whatatre this ar's most popular costumes? >> what are they, erica? >> you're in luck, kids, here bego! the dc comics character harley quinn is number one. she is the joker sidekick in the "batman" comics and also a main character in next year's "suicide squad" movie. so, these people really ahead of the curve. rounding out the top five costumes, star wars, a

superhero, pirate and batman. overall, it seems like a superhero, comicic book trendhis halloween. >> seems like the same costumes have been popular for years, the superhero, star wars. >> they've got staying power. >> all right. have you heard the term hangry before? >> i've never heard of hangng before. >> your children don't get hangry? >> now that i know what it is. >> i was like, my children -- >> you've never seen dylan just before the show. >> my husband's like, you need to eat something. >> yeah. hangry, it's sort of when you're so hungry, itakes you just downright angry. turns out, you have biology to blame for this. according to scientists at the university of sydfof -- you're off the hook. it is a survival mechanism that may have been genetically passed down from our ancestors. your great grandfather was hangry. >> he might have been a caveman and had this issue when he was ngry. >n prehistoric times, if you let other people eat your food and you were polite about it, there was a chance you wouldn't eat. so, the more aggressive people

had a survival advantage. the study also found that hunger is a signal the brain needs for more fuel,, and if your brain doesn't haveenough of it, well, that makes you cranky. >> understandable. >> there we go. >> yeah. >> totally agree. >> hangry. >> so, the next time i tell you to eat something, children in my house, eat it. >> yeah. finally, what's a "trending" segment without that sweet, little aww moment? who doesn't love to play air guitar to their favorite song? well, it's not just the air guitar. check out this adorable baby who is now being called an air piano prodigy. >> wow. >> seriously. >> that's mozart. >> that's some good editing. i like that. >> wait, editing? >> i mean, like, to the music. i mean, it's -- >> but i mean, he's really doing it. >> oh, he's really -- >> what came first, the piano music or the -- >> that's my question, was he justst tapping the table like cute babies do, then they added the music. >> oh, i thought the music was

playing, so he was actually on beat. >> i guess they added it, but -- >> whatever, he's so cute. >> he's adadable. >nd he's looking at something -- >> he looks, like, excited and into it, intense. turning now to grammy-winning singer adele, out with her first album in years. anwhile, kate kinswinslet saying no to touching. >> we all know adele sent fans into a frenzy yesterday with the release of her new song "hello" from her upcoming albubu"25," but it almosos didn't happen. speaking to bbc radio 2, adele admitted she struggled writing this album, thinking she'd dry up, if you will, even considered retirement. i think i speak for fans everywhere when i say we're certainly glad she didn't throw in the towel. and speaking of fans, in less than 24 hours since the fan's release, someone created a mash-up of her song "hellolo with onel richie's song "hello."

hello hello, is it me you're looking for >> i love it. all right, let's talk about kateinslet now. shshs taking a stand for h hself and the next generation. kate is a spokesmodel for lorel cosmetics and she just had it written intoer contract that her image cannot be retouched in any way. she told "e!" news she needs to set an example. this is on the heels of zendaya speaking out after her cover spread was photo-shopped, posting on instagram the retouched photo on the left and then the original on the right, saying she was shocked. look at this. and these are "the things that create the unrealistic ideals of beauty that we have." the magazine has since removed the ctures, but a lot of actresses saying they don't want to be retouched anymore. >> love it. and it's no secret that halloween. take a look at her previous outrageous costumes. by the looksks of things, she won't disappoint either. she gave fans a sneak peek of

her costume for her halloween party, showing two men attaching prosthetics to the supermodel before fitting enter had a gold gown. any ideas? somepeculate heidi is goingng to remake kim kardashian's infamous break the internet spread, here you go. but all the supermodel will say is "this year's costume is sort of a male's fantasy." >> oh, lord. >> sosoy, when you -- >> there you go. >> into my monitor, i'm like, heidi klum. >> she doesn't even need the costume. she ca just go as heidi kl, right? >> just go as heidi klum, yeah, that's true. just ahead, we'll take you back to mexico. we'll get you a live update on hurricane patricia. also, we'll let you know what people in nearby texas can

nbc. ahead on "today," yet another death on the field for a high school football player. is there a way to prevent these tragedies? plus, the manhunt for a modern-day bonnie d clyde

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the area this morning. cold air highs will be innthe 50s. a few state. clouds will decrease this afternoon. winds will also be strong from the northwest today with lows in the 30s. not as windy and a bit warmer sunday. be a repeat of sunday. highs will again be around 60 with light winds. remnants of atricia willllrack across the us for the week. we'll see a surge of some of the moisture into iowa tuesday into wednesday. a few storms are possible but expect mainly scattered showers. we'll end the work week with highs in the 50s weather information. here is additional forecast ininormation from t te kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: a cold front has tracked across the area this morning. cold air will start to filter into the state and temperatures are not expected to move much today. highs will be in the 50s. a few spotty showers are possible this morning but siiificant rainffll hasstracked easttf the state. clouds will decrease this afternoon. winds will also be strong from the northwest today with gusts over 25 mph at times. cooler and mostly clear tonight with lows in the 30s. not as windy and a bit warmer sunday. winds will be

from thh south at 5-10 mph unday. highs will be just around 60. monday looks to be a repeat of patricia will track across the us for the week. we'll see a surge of some of the moisture into iowa tuesday into wednesday. few storms are possible but expect mainly scattered showws. we'll end he worr week with highs in the 50s and lows in the 30s. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: a cold front has tracked across the area this morning. cld air will start tofilter into the state and temperatatres are not expected to move much today. highs will be in the 50s. a few spotty showers are possible this morning but significant rainfall has tracked east of the state. clouds will decreas this afternoon. winds will also be strong from the northwest today with gusts over 25 mph at times. cooler and mostly clear ttnight with lows in the 30s. . not as windy and a bit warmer sunday. winds will be from the south at 5-10 mph sunday. highs will be just around 60. monday looks to be a repeat of sunday. highs will again beround 60 with light winds. remnants of patricia will track across the us for the wwek. we'll seeeea surge of some of the moisture into iowa tuesday into

good morning. it's 8:00 here on "today" and here are the stories we're watching. patricia has weakened to a tropical storm as officials begin to assess the damage after the monster storm slammed into the mexican coastline near popular tourist destinations. the storm made landfall as a category 5 hurrice, but so

far, no reports of deaths. authorities warn,,any areas are still in danger of killer mudslides and flooding today. the storm's remnants are expected to drench parts of texas, already experiencing severe flooding. a flash flood watch is in effect through tomorrow for several b b cities. and game one of the world series kicks off tuesday with the kansas city royals taking on the new york mets. the royals clinch with a 4-3 win over the toronto blue jays last night in game six of the erican leaguee championship series.. a lot of very excited baseball fans in new york and kansas city today, satury, october 24th, 2015. good morning and welcome back to "today" on a saturday morning. i am jefff rossen, happy to be alongside the lovely ladies today, erica, sheinelle and dylan. >> come back any time. >> that's why we keep inviting you. >> please, stop, please. >> always nqce to have you with us, jeff. >> anks. >> there is a lot tooet to. our top stoto is patricia. we begin with nbc's joe fryer, on the ground in ixtapa, mexico,

just south of where patricia made that direct hit. joe, good morning. >>eporter: good morning. hurricane patricia intensified and strengthened incrediblyy quickly. this morning it is weakening rather quickly, and that's a sigh of relief for many people up and down the mexico's pacific coast here. still, mexico's president is saying the urging caution. we don't know the full impact until crews really get a good look at things in daylight, especially in the many low-lying, isolated areas along this coast. teams are ready for rescue missions today, if that becomes necessary. now, the hurricane made landfall early friday night. it was blowing at 165 miles an hour, a strong category 5 storm and the largest pacific storm to make landfall in mexico history. it did weaken a bit from the 200-mile-an-hour winds that were

the storm made lananall aboutut0 miles north-northwest of manzanillo. the strongest part of the storm appeared to hit sparsely populated areas. still, there are reports of damage, downed trees, landslides and washed-out roads, makingt hard to get around. lots and l ls of canceled flights yesterday, making it hard to get in and out of the area in the popular tourist town of puerto vallarta. many tourists were stuck there and had to hunker down and wait it out, bracing for the worst, but so far, no major damage reported there. still, this storm is not over. mexico's president is urging everyone to be cautious and not let their guard down because there are still potential for landslides, mudslides and other things related with a storm of this magnitude. >> thank you. >> dylan is tracking the storm in texas. big problems there. >> we are seeing the remnants in texas, but i want to point out, in 36 hours, this went from 200

miles per hour to 165 miles per hour, and now it's weakening over the mountainous terrain of mexico. so, we knew that would happen. currently, it is now down to a tropical storm with winds of 50 miles per hour. it is racing to the north-northeast at 21 miles per hour, and it's the moisture from this system that will affect texas. the rain that we've been seeing in texas so far has been associated with a cold front. and take a look at some of the in we've already seeeeso far texas. some areas picked up more than 18 inches of rain south of dallas. most of the state is under some sort of flash fod watch. we even have warnings because of the high water, the torrential downpours. now that we've had rain for the past couple of days, the additional rain has nowhere to go. and we are looking at the threat of an additional 5 to 10 inches of rain. with cars under water, this is going to be a major concern. here isshis area of low pressure that wiwi eventually transition into more rain for texas as it rides along this stationary front. but as we go into sunday evening and monday morning, the rain will have already moved into

so, it's not going to be a long-duratioio event once the sesend round of rain moves in, but because we've been dealing with rain for several days now and already up to nearly 18 inches of rain, we will liky see more flooding. so, flash flooding is possible in waco and san antonio, and with the second round o rain, the southeast coaststould endp with 5 to up to 10 inches. >> wow. >> it's possible that 4 inches of rain could fall in just one hour alone. >> wow. >> that's how intense this is. >> something you'll be watching all daytoday, for sure. >> absolutely, yes. >> thanks, dylan. let's go to sheinelle now withth newss overnight on a prisonn attack on convicted movie theater shooter james holmes. >> a fellow inmate is said to have assaulted james holmes. authorities say it happened while he and other psoners were being moved within their penitentiary. inmate mark daniels took several swings at holmes, but neither were injured. holmes is serving life sentences for eh of the 12 victims he gunned down at a colorado movie theater. crews in texas are looking into a collapse of a parking

the top deck caved in, crushing cars on decks below. search and rescue dogs were used to try to find anyone who mht have been in the garage. so far, there is no word of any ininries. as we've been reporting, the area has been inundated with rain, but no cause has been determined for the collapse. authorities are investigating a freak accident, a woman found frozen to deathn las vegas. the body of thee 24-year-old manager of a cryo therapy clinic was found locked inside one of the chambers. police say she may have been operating the machine without assistance and may have been in the chamber for ten hours. the therapy is usedo cool the body, but onlyy for sessions of two to four minutes, since the temperature can reach minus 240 degrees. in new mexico, investigators have released a video showing a female inmate being maced in what they say wasasn unprovoked attack. guards were doing a check of the inmate's cell, when investigators say one of them approached the woman and sprayed her directly in the face. the incident has resulted in

seven guards being put on adnistrative leave and a review of the confrontation by the county sheriff's department. and finally, in georgia, it was twin trouble after these two sisters applied for learner's permits. because their names, birthdates, pictures without glasses and even their social security numbers were so alike, the motor vehicle computer flagged them as frauds. the girls were originallyold they would be blocked from the system for a week. oh, no! but the dmv has called their mom totoay the girls can get their permits without the wait. so, as you can see -- >> how about that? >> -- they are very excited. >> you wait your whole life for that moment! >> i was just about to say, at that age, every second counts. >> they've beeee bragging to their friends, we'reriving to the movies today. >> at least the system works, recognized there was a problem. >> so positive, sheinelle. >> i try. happy saturday. dylan has a check of the forecast again. hey, dylan. >> hey, good morning, guys. we are looking at a cooldown rough the middle of the coununy.

into the 60s, so not a major cooldown cooldown. we will see scattered showers and storms around chicago and through the great lakes. that will move east into tomorrow. the hea rain we'll see today in texas moves east t to louisiana tomorrow as well with to 5 or 6 inches of rain expected in louisiana on sunday. the showers in the northeast should fizzle out, but you will notice a little bit of a breeze and temperatures dropping down into the lower 50s by sunday here is additional forecast informatio from the kwwl will start to o ilter into the spotty showers are possible this morning but significant rainfall has tracked east of the with gusts over 25 mph at times. cooler and mostly clear tonight 5-10 mph sunday. highs will be just around 60 monday looks light winds. remnants of patricia will track across thehe us for tte week. we'll see a and lows in the 30s. from the weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: a cold front has tracked across expected to move much today. highs will be in the 50s. a few clclds will deccease >> and that's your latest forecast. >> thanks, dylan. in chicago this moing,

team is i mourning after one of its players died this week after an apparentt injury during a game. the tragedy is raising new questions about the sport and its equipment. nbc's john yang has more. >> reporter: another community is mourning the loss of a high school f ftball player gone too soon. in chicago today, they're remembering 17-year-old andre smith, a popular senior at bogan high school. >> he was cool, he was chill, you know. he just walked d ound smiling, nice to talk to.o. >> reporter: smith went down on the field during the last play of the game thursday night. many students didn't know anything was wrong. they say they saw him take a hit and then walk off the field and later collapse. he died friday morning. smith is the seventh high school football player to die this season either during or immediately after a game, and we're oy halfway through. that may seem like a lot, but on average, 12 high school players

die each year from injuries sustained directly or indirectly on the football field. >> the number's still the same. it's not decreasing. it's staying the same. so, obviously, we're missingng something. >> reporter: many say the key to preventing these kinds of tragedies is better gear. >> football is a game of physics, and right now, i'm telling you, the equipment we have is not set upo undererand collision. you'resking the human body to do something it's not designed to do. >> reporter: that's one reason many schools are now debating the future of their football programs. back in chicago, an autopsy's expected later today. for "today," john yang, nbc news, chicago. a manhunt is under way right now for a couple being called the modern-day bonnie and clyde. they're suspected in a bank robbery spree up and down the east coast. nbc'ss kristen dahlgrenn in massachusetts, where it all began. kristen, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, jeff. well, police tell us this is the car dealership where jenny

carrier worked and where they believe she stole the getaway car. since then,, police say the uple has robbed at least four banks, the last robbery more than a week ago now, so they're worried the next heist could come at any time. >> i'm really concerned about the desperation that there feelinin right now and that somebody could get i i the middle of that and get hurt. >> reporter: police in ludlow, massachusetts, were the first on the trail of married couple joseph and jenny carrier, after the 37-year-olds allegedly made off with more than $4,300 from the local country bank inside this supermarket on september 28th. >> it appears as though the female drops off her husband. he walks in, nonchalantly walks up to t`e teller, asks for money, implies that he has a weapon, and heesks for a certain amomot of cash and he walks out as easily as he walks in. >> reporter: it's a pattern they say they have now seen four times. joseph captured on surveillance video in the same pink shirt. on october 9th in west dsbury, pennsylvania, police say they

got $730 from a bank inside a walmart. three days later in palm coast, florida, $500 from a wells fargo. and october 16th, an unknown sum taken from a bank in aberdeen, maryland. >> we feel they're back in this area, up in the northeast. >> reporter: but police warn, this story is far from a romantic crime spre >> these two individuals are deeply troubled peoplee whohoave aaerious heroin addiction. it's turned them from these law-abiding citizens to multistate bank robbers. >> reporter: they worry the addiction could make them desperate, warning the public to look out for their chocolate brown buick encore with a distinguishing characteristic, seven dogs inside. >> it's a very distinct breed called the brussels griffon. they're rather small dogs. >> reporter: so, obviously, they need to be letting those dogs out somewhere along the way, but they're warning peopop, if you spot them, don't try to approach, just call authorities. and police say they would like this to end peacefully. they recognize that the carriers

done, but they say they are also addicts who desperately need help, jeff. >> kristen dahlgren, thank you so much. up next, we're going to lighten it up a bit with "pets on parade." you can't light it up any more than that. we'll be right back. dylan dreyer saying hi to this dog and it just started barking at dylan. some of the hottest costutus from instagram, joining us in just a moment. but first -- the citi double cash card comes in very handy with cash back twice on purchases. earn once when you buy, and again as you pay. that's cash baba now, and cash back again later. it's cash back d\j vu. the citi double cash card. the only card that lets you earn cash back twice on every purchase with 1% when you buy and 1% as you pay. with two ways to earn, it makes a lototf other cards seem one sided. bring us yr aching and sleep deprived. bring us those who want to feel well rested. aleve pm. the only one to combine a sleep p d... plus the 12 hour pain relieving strength of aleve.

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schlegel whitman and some instagram celebrity pets. these are famous pets, and they're here to show us the latest styles without breaking the bank. good morning to you. >> that's right, good morning! this is so fun. >>yeah. >> what a fun time of year, and we have to get the entire family in on the action. so, we have some modelel here day. >> bring on the dogs, yeah. >> come on, manny. this is manny, the friend chienchie. it's like he's stepping out of "jurassic park." >> i love watching from the side becausus the little legs move. >> i know. he's a triceratops. >> i think he's sniffing the other dogs. >> that's what they do righd? and this one's on sale for $5. >> wow. >> so, it's -- i know, all of the costumes are on sale for less than $10. so it's exciting. and khloe kardogian. i know. it's so good she is dressed up like a dragon, and this attached b b velcro, so it's easy to get on them. >> where do you buy these, by the way? >> these are at petsmart. >> got it. >> on sale at petsmart. thank you so much.

>> we have some summer-themed costumes as weol. >> we do, because these are on a harness. so, if y yr dog, like cookie here, doesn't want the whole, big costume on, this gives them a lot more range of motion. and look at her. she's really making it look like it's surfing. >> she is. >> i love it. and then there is not a moree classic dog costume than a hot dog, right? i mean, it's so great and also invokes summer. and if you press the button on there, the mustard will light up. look at that. >> that's cute. >> isn't that fun? >> we're lowering the lights for the glow in the dark effect. >> then it's safee trick or treating. >> that's right. >> not all of us have dogs. you have assortments for the nondog lovers? >> that's true, cats can get in on the action, too. thank you so much. >> thank you. bye, guys! >> bye, guys. and we have knox here dressed as a unicorn with a princess riding. >> so cute. >> isn't that great? >> i love it. >> and it's a harness also. so, it's nice and easy to get on them. and i think she looks quite pleased in there, right? >> yeah, quite happy. >> then,f course, wee can't leave theuinea pigs out, can we? >> no.

>> so, on sale for $3, we've got a pilgrim and a pumpkin. >> you should get those. they're only $3. right. kids, then. >> funny. i'll give them to the rossen kids for their guinea pig. so, nobody is left out. the costumes are a lot of fun. for some pets, though, hall keen westbound stress halloween can be very stressful. you have other things for us. >> over here. >> this is a thunder shirt? >> yes, and it's meant to be a hug for your dog. it's wonderful because you put it on them and it makes them feel more safe and secure. it's great during a thunderstorm, but also vero. it's also wonderful foror these crazy times, every holiday coming up. >> constant doorbell ringing. >> lots of excitement. and also, you want toeep them safe when trick or treating. it's getting dark earlier. ifou'll press the button on the leash or collar there. >> here it is, here. >> it has a flashing mode also. >> i can see the collar's lit up. >> there it is, yep. >> if you're taking your dog out with you trick treating, then you can really make sure that they're seen.

fall when the pumumin spice latte comes out? well, we can't leave the dogs out of that either. so, we have a giant monster-sized one, then we have a pempkin latte over there, filled with all kinds of pumpkin spices. >> they're actually pumpkin spiced? >> they're flavored that way. >> is it 5 bucks when i buy it? >> it is, actually. >> do the dogs actually know, or are they happy for the treat? >> i liki to think it's both. >> i'll get them home and a a jake. >> i want to be hugged in this. it's very comfortable fabric. >> they should make these for us, too, right? and they have sprays to make the kiddies and pets feel more comfortable. >> kimberly, thank you. once again, you can find all of these costumes at petsmart. by the way, next saturday is, of course, halloween. >> it is. >> please bring your kids down to the plaza in their costumes. you bring your kids in costume, we promise to dress up, too. we're back in moment. this is "today" on nbc. >> thank you, kimberly. >> thank you. >> thanks. who's toughest on n ending? fox news did the analysis and jeb bush had the best record. billions in pork, vetoed.

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