benefits. is it possible that embarrassment and shame might force real action, real compromise on the shutdown? >> reporter: i'd like to think it would actually force a resolution on the larger issue. i think what's more likely is what andrea outlined. the house today will act on this bill. the one thing the senate and the white house have done while they rejected the idea of little bills like this to reopen parts of the government, anything that's had to do with the military and anybody fighting overseas, that the president has done. he signed the paycheck law. i would be shock first degree this didn't just immediately get to the president's desk, perhaps before the close of business. >> let's look at the bigger picture. for weeks we have been talking about defunding or delaying obama care. we're segwaying right into a heated debate over raising the debt ceiling and the tea party seems very much dug in here. both sides seem dug in, yet john mccain had this to say on tuesday. let me play it for you.

>> how is this going to end? we know how it's going to end. we know how it's going to end. sooner or later the government will resume it's function. sooner or later we will raise the debt limit. the question is how do we get there? >> that's a very realistic comment from a guy that's seen his share of battles. can that mindset prevail. >> reporter: i don't know and if john mccain could bring any other republicans with him beyond a handful maybe there would be a resolution or we wouldn't have even been in this place in the first place but that's not where the republican party is today. you're right, the tea party side of this is dug in. now, there was a lot of heated rhetoric yesterday but behind the scenes you see shifts, john boehner is no longer talking about health care. the issue isn't there. paul ryan who was the republican vice presidential candidate, the house republicans chief budget guy, he is in the wall street journal with a solution that

barely touches health care. if you look and wonder is there quote unquote good news to find out what the end game is, there is. house republicans seem to be dropping the health care thing. the question is whether the tea party folks will be okay with that. i don't think they will but it does feel like the leadership of the republican party is trying to get away from it. if they do, then we'll actually see an end game. >> quickly before i let you go, the president expected to announce janet yellen today to replace ben bernanke. do you expect smooth sailing for her in terms of confirmation? >> reporter: i don't. given how the tea party wing of the republican party feels about the federal reserve you'll see ted cruz and rand paul and guys like that make her confirmation hearing a fairly rough ride. she'll make it but i don't think it's going to be easy. >> chuck todd at the white house this morning. thank you. >> matt, thanks. now federal food safety workers have been recalled to track a

fast moving salmonella outbreak linked to chicken. gabe gutierrez is at the centers for disease control this morning in atlanta. what can you tell us? >> reporter: good morning. a high percentage of the people getting sick are ending up in the hospital and that's raising questions about whether the government could be doing more to stop the outbreak if it wasn't partially shutdown. it's back to work this morning for some furloughed cdc workers on the job battling a salmonella outbreak that involves seven strains. some appear to be resistant to antibiotic. since july, 278 cases in 18 states. doctors say the outbreak is spreading quickly. >> a lot of visits to the e.r. it does appear to be salmonella. >> reporter: the usda traced the outbreak to raw chicken from three sights run by foster farms in california. they have one of these three numbers and were distributed to

retailers on the west coast. shopper donny chance is worried. >> i'll stop eating chicken for awhile i think. >> reporter: still foster farms aren't recalled chicken. they say the products are safe to eat if properly handled and fully cooked. no deaths have been reported but about 42% of patients have been hospitalized. >> the illnesses reported maybe the tip of the iceberg. >> reporter: days ago after 9,000 workers were furloughed the head of the cdc sent this tweet, they protected you yesterday, can't tomorrow. microbs and other threats didn't show down. we're less safe. >> this is what can come if public health officials aren't vigil and watching. >> reporter: even with the recalled workers the food bourn outbreak division will only be at two thirds the normal

staffing level today. thank you very much. meanwhile, a surprising new arrest this morning in the case of the motorcycle gang that attacked a man driving an suv here in new york. this time it's an undercover police officer facing charges. stephanie gosk has details on that. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, this undercover detective came forward three days after the incident but law enforcement officials tell nbc news that he first told them he never got involved in the altercation but when new video surfaced showing his actual role in the attack, sources say police officials felt duped. the bikers had no idea as the confrontation between them grew more intense and more violent a new york city undercover detective was there the whole time. moments after a biker attacked alexian lien's driver's side window with his helmet, new video shows that the detective joined in and smashed the suv's rear window. police sources say he took off

on his bike and lien was pulled from the car and did not take part in the beating. the 32-year-old police officer faces charges of riot and criminal mischief. his undercover operation that the nypd describes as deeply sensitive is over. even before the new video was uncovered, the head of the new york detectives union had concerns that it took three days for the detective to come forward and admit he was there. >> why did it take him so long to step up? >> well, i don't know that but that's going to be problematic. >> reporter: internal affairs was already investigating five other off duty police officers that may have taken part in the unauthorized rally. the story that began with a dramatic confrontation caught on video has now unexpectedly shined a light on law enforcement's most sensitive operations. an undercover detective that investigates biker gangs in

florida spoke to nbc news. >> if you're infuwith a group i deep cover you're living with them day-to-day. >> reporter: for an undercover cop there's always the danger of being exposed. >> well, there have been federal offices as well as state that have been killed when their identities have been compromised. so it with can rather dangerous. >> reporter: the new york detective turned himself in as police released photos of four more suspects wanted for questioning. this investigation is far from over. sources at the nypd say this detective had been involved in occupy wall street operations but now his identity is exposed and badge and gun turned in and he faces years in prison, matt. thank you very much. >> natalie has overnight news about u.s. aid to egypt. >> good morning everyone.

there's a dramatic shift this morning in america's relations with a key arab ally. the obama administration is poised to slash hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to egy egypt. it would be a big change for the administration which has argued that it is a national security interest to keep aid flowing. secretary of state john kerry arrived this morning for a summit with southeast asian nations. it comes amid tensions from disputes in the south china sea. kerry will be representing the u.s. president obama had to cancel because of the on going government shutdown. talks at the summit will include political, economic and security issues while seeking stability in the region. chris christie kept a possible run for the white house very much alive during a debate last night. he was facing off with barbara

bono when asked about his future political plans. he said not to worry, he could walk and chew gum at the same time. he said i can do this job and also deal with my future. a san francisco hospital is facing serious questions this morning after a woman's body was found in a hospital stairwell two weeks after a patient there went missing. kristen dahlgren is live in san francisco with the latest. kristen, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. there's still no official confirmation on the identity of the body they found but for the missing woman's family it doesn't make any sense. authorities were supposed to have scoured the area for clues and now they're looking into a mysterious death. hospital officials say they don't know the identity of the body found in an exterior stairwell at san francisco general. but for the family of the girl that disappeared from the hospital two weeks ago the find

brings questions. >> her family and friends are distraught beyond words. we need answers. >> the 57-year-old disappeared on september 21st. in the hospital for two days she was being treated for an infection. nurses checking her every 15 minutes until one check when she was gone. >> how could someone be in a hospital under medical supervision and leave their room unnoticed. >> reporter: spaulding was described as frail, on medication and possibly confused when she vanished. at the time the hospital launched an investigation and said security cameras couldn't confirm she left the hospital. her family blanketted the area with missing posters and pictures of her. even a facebook page find lynne. sfgh has some questions to answer at the very least. nobody checked stairwells?

>> we could get the identity later on today. the hospital is cooperating with authorities. one thing to note, the emergency exists to the stairwells are supposed to have alarms which would have indicated somebody using them, natalie. >> well, kristen dahlgren, hopefully they get to the bottom of it. >> they're on the scene of a fire in oklahoma after an explosion sent flames shooting into the area. it was shot minutes after the explosion. several homes had to be evacuated. fortunately no one was injured and no property was damaged in the explosion. some firefighters in brussels have come up with a unique way to protest budget cut afs the cuts were announced, firefighters from all over the country set up outside the prime minister's office and sprayed water and foam at police officers guarding the government building. they're protesting the cuts to insurance benefits and insufficient staffing. all right.

up to date right now. >> that's not a great idea. >> not a good solution. >> okay, natalie, thanks. mr. roker has a check of the weather. >> that's right. the storm system developing off the carolina coast and it's going to be a big problem for the eastern seaboard all week long. in fact, you can see the swirl now developing off the north carolina coast. heavy rain, some areas already picking up 1 to 3 inches of rain in the area. this low pressure system is going to be moving slowly up the coast and as it does it's going to be bringing in quite a bit of problems. we'll be talking about coastal flooding. we have flood watches. going to be a lot of beach erosion. especially areas effected by hurricane sandy just about this time last year. so we have gale warnings from charlotte up to new york city. beach erosion up to 12 feet in the outer banks and rainfall will be a problem leading to that flooding. one to three inches along the carolina coast but by friday

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and that's your latest weather. >> all right, al, thank you very much. >> let's check in with tamron. she is in for carson on orange room duty. hey there tamron. >> hey, team, we were talking about the government shutdown, day nine, while we have not seen major protests inside capitol hill or in capitol hill, people are feeling the sting of the shutdown. we started the #ifishutdown. this is from a mom. she says if i shutdown, feet up, tv on, kids fighting, #if moms shutdown. she gave us a look at her house if she shutdown. a newspaper writer said this would be next week's newspaper. digging a little deeper, a blank slate, moving on to a dentists

office he says empty dental chair close up. no one getting work done. so if we have the luxury, if that's the right word, to do what members of congress are doing, this is what our world would look like and i like that people are venting and letting their voices be heard in a different way than we have seen in the past when folks would protest and show up. this is a new way of protest. >> i have to say, one silver lining. there's clever things going on on twitter. there was a #hipster congress. it's very funny if you look it up. >> we'll do that. >> not my tweet. all the funny tweets. >> thank you very much. >> coming up, new details about the 9-year-old stowaway. >> and our rossen report, disney's crack down on tour

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alice are investigating deadly accident in the southbound lanes of bw parkway. all lanes are closed right now. traffic is being diverted. a car struck a man on 295 south just south of route 175 just before 5:00 this morning. the northbound lanes of route 32 are also closed while officers investigate. the driver who struck the pedestrian did remain at the scene. let's get a check in the morning commute could sarah caldwell will have more on the accident and other delays. >> let's update you on 295 first. it is shut down in both directions. all of this is due to the early morning fatal accident. you can see some delays developing on 100. 12 miles per hour to and from 295. that traffic is being let off of southbound 295. prior to that is where the

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accepted. >> yeah. >> one exception. >> matt lauer, al roker, natalie morales are along. >> topping the headlines, lawmakers will take up the issue of the denial of death benefits for fallen soldiers families today. chuck hagel will travel to dover air base this morning perhaps in an effort to kind of calm down the issue. >> may see action on that today. from cdc workers, furloughed because of the shutdown are back on the job after what appears to be a salmonella outbreak. it's sickened people in 18 states. >> and dramatic pictures from rural oklahoma. several homes evacuated after this natural gas explosion. luckily nobody was injured. coming up this morning, we're excited to announce the second pick for the today book club. bridget jones mad about the boy hits stores next thursday. and we'll get the scoop on what

bridget is up to from the author helen fielding who sat down with jenna bush-hager. >> and we have another exclusive tomorrow. you have a great one. >> an interesting story. we all remember the story of hannah anderson. the 16-year-old kidnapped in san diego and discovered days later by horseback riders in iowa. she talks about her ordeal in depth for the first time. we'll have a lot more from hannah anderson tomorrow on today. >> we begin with the latest on that 9-year-old boy. a stowaway on a flight from minneapolis to las vegas. we're learning about how he got through security and we're hearing from his father. john yang is live in minneapolis. john, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. that's right. this morning the 9-year-old's father tells nbc news he tried to get help for his son's behavior problems and now he wants his son back home but sources tell us he is still in las vegas in child protective services custody and there's no

indication yet of when he'll be flying back here to the minneapolis airport. the same week he snuck on to a flight to las vegas, authorities say the 9-year-old boy stole a 30 foot delivery truck in minneapolis before slamming it into a parked suv and crashing it into a police cruiser. at a local water park, sources close to the investigation say he would sneak in by joining big families. they say child protection services had been looking in on him since december. when he turned up in las vegas, his father who doesn't want his name used told nbc news by phone he thought his son was at a friend's house. >> i take full responsibility of my actions. i miss my son. i want my son to come home. >> reporter: the family spokesman said the boy's parents struggled with his behavior. >> you know, they were frustrated and looking for help. >> reporter: this morning, we're also learning more about the boy's mysterious trip.

at the tsa checkpoint he got in between a family, similar to the reported water park trick. he then got a bin and removed his shoes even though children his age aren't required too. delta airlines is investigating the biggest mystery, how he got on to the plane. sources say security video shows him talking to a gate agent that turned away to talk to someone else. shortly after the three hour 20 minute flight took off they noticed him because he was sitting in a row by himself. they approached him and after he offered various explanations they radioed ahead to have authorities meet the plane. sources say that the boy's mother works here at the airport in a retail shop but there's no indication that she played any role in what he did and we may get a look at what he did when the airport releases security

tapes as early as today. >> john yang in minneapolis. thank you so much. >> the more you hear the more disturbing it is. >> get a check of the weather. do you want to play a game? >> yes. >> i've always wanted to. >> come on over. we'll play who is warmer. >> you or savannah. >> yeah. >> who's hotter? no, just kidding. >> los angeles, chicago, who do you think is warmer? >> chicago. >> hit that button? and the answer is chicago. los angeles 64, chicago 71. hit the button again. all right. now, who is warmer, las vegas or minneapolis. >> minneapolis. >> i'm going to say las vegas just to be different. >> boom, minneapolis 76, vegas 71 and windy. jet stream is the story. it dips down to the south out west but ridges up to the north here in the east and that's why --

>> all my life i have been wanting to do this. >> all your life? >> yes. >> just getting warmed up. >> tell them what they've >> good morning. it should stay dry for much of the day. it will be mostly cloudy and breezy. by the way, you guys are all disqualified. it wasn't in the form of a question. >> oh, okay. >> up next, rossen reports gets results after people use their

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giving healthy families access to rides. apparently disney was watching. this morning they're revamping the entire system to stop the abuse. >>. >> reporter: starting now, major changes at disney after our investigation exposed outrageous abuses. disabled tour guides selling their instant access to completely healthy families so they could cut to the front of these super long lines. just look at these ads on craigslist. tour guides bragging about their disabled passes. let's cut the disney lines together. access to special entrances. so back in may, we had our producer and his family go undercover at disney land hiring two of those guys with home video cameras rolling. first up, guide number one, mara. >> i'm hur to make sure everyone has fun at disney land. >> and you have a secret web.

>> i do. >> and she charged $50 an hour to do it. we started at the pea cups. look at that line. no problem for us. we skipped ahead and got right in through the exit. >> which one are we getting in? the pink? okay. >> our second disabled guide ryan charged our family $200 and used that pass to get us into star tours through this side door, down a special hallway, up these stairs and right up to the ride. >> i can't believe we're getting past everybody. >> reporter: we did it at ride after ride after ride. i met up with mara in the parking lot. >> jeff rossen from nbc news. >> she made no apologies. >> we live in a capitalist country and i don't feel it's normally wrong. >> ryan was defiant. >> it's a morale question. >> you don't feel morally.

>> i couldn't care less. >> about the people waiting in line? >> no. >> reporter: disney posted this letter to families calling the system abused and exploited so we're modifying the current program. starting today no more unlimited instant access to rides. disabled guests will have to make a reservation at a kiosk, go to the ride at that time and then go back to the kiosk to make another reservation for the next ride plus those disabled passes won't last as long. before valid for months at a time. now, only two weeks. >> the practices uncovered by your report will be discouraged now as a result of the new system. >> reporter: here's another change, disney actually found people selling those disabled passes online. so now, those passes will have your photo to prevent that. disney says the new policy is a work in progress. they'll try it out for awhile

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we get keir simmons on an airplane and get him to new york, right? >> right. it's been awhile since we had a big royal story. >> yeah. >> prince harry could be about to get engaged. the talk the royal bad boy is ready to settle down with a girl that friends affectionately call cressy. she has been pictured with the prince many times. they have tried to make it seem like they weren't together but this snap gave it away. now the gossip is of marriage. >> everyone now expects next year there will be a proposal. >> reporter: the next princess bride asks the latest issue of people magazine. >> it seems like perfect timing. she maybe the right girl and she seems to be in the right frame of mind to settle down. >> reporter: she is from a very smart family but likes to dress down. fun loving, free spirited, right up harry's street and it looks

like he is in love. even though in january harry said he wouldn't be rushed. >> i don't think you can ever be urged to settle down. you wait until you find the right person and if everything feels right, then it takes time. >> reporter: the birth of william and kate's child in july may have changed things. >> he has given interviews where he talked about yearning for what his brother william has with a wife and child. >> reporter: but with his party boy reputation, the pictures in vegas and the pressures of royal life, finding the right girl isn't easy. >> you're never going to find someone that's going to jump into the position they would hold. simple as that. >> reporter: could she be the one to make that leap in some in royal circles whisper she already said yes. >> whispering. >> and not encouraging the speculation so i texted a palace official that said he wouldn't comment on the story. he said there have been tales before and there will be tales

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accident. we continue to monitor traffic being let off here at 175. again, the closure point southbound is 100. all traffic must get off of their. northbound you have to get off the 32. south on 95 and 100, we have a medical call taking up the left lane. a lot of folks using this as an alternate. that delay stretches back prior to 395. the ramp to 29, watch for closures due to a disabled vehicle. here is what 29 looks like for those of you getting ready to travel there instead of 295. we want to let you know about -- north i-95, the outer loop of the capital beltway and 295, left lane getting by only. from 295 to the outer loop is closed as a result. closures on 20 (car due to a water main break in parkville. -- normalays due

delays falling into place around the area. >> clout seven thickening up the last few hours. the rain will hold off until late this afternoon and into tonight. most of the day will be dry. breezy and chilly now. 56 at the airport. mostly cloudy, breezy, cool. it will feel like the 50s because of the wind. a chance for rain showers this afternoon and into tonight. it will be breezy and chilly on thursday. thursday. high

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it's 8:00 on today. coming up, maria shriver shares never before seen photos from the kennedy family album. >> bridget jones is back with a twist. exclusive new details from author helen fielding about what's next for the beloved

character. and the perfect cure for a hangover, the solution that maybe in your fridge. today, wednesday, october 9th, 2013. hi boys in kansas city. >> greetings. >> hello, chicago. >> hi to our daughters in iowa. >> we love you. >> fist bump al roker. >> fist bump al roker, boom. and we're back outside on this wednesday morning, clouds moving in a little bit. we have a nice crowd gathered. i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie, al roker, and tamron hall. what happens when she crosses all the items off her bucket list. >> nothing left. >> a lot to get to this morning. we want to check, natalie is at

the news desk. good morning to you. >> good morning to you guys as well. there's hints toward ending the government shutdown and averting a debt crisis this month. but on tuesday, house speaker john boehner says he is not drawing lines in the sand and then hours later president obama said he would negotiate with republicans if congress first sent him short-term measures to address the budget and debt limit. federal health officials have recalled some furloughed food safety experts because of the salmonella outbreak linked to chicken. gabe gutierrez is at the centers for disease control in atlanta. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: natalie, good morning. it is back to work this morning for some of the furloughed cdc workers battling the salmonella outbreak. since july, nearly 300 cases in 18 states. no death versus bes have been rt 42% of patients have been

hospitalized. they traced this outbreak to raw chicken at three sights run by foster farms in california. they say the products are safe to eat if properly handled and fully cooked but the cdc's food bourn outbreak edition is only two-thirds of it's staffing level and it's hurting the ability to find the outbreaks and prevent them in the future, natalie. gabe gutierrez, thank you so much. hannah anderson, the 16-year-old kidnapped in san diego and discovered days later by horseback riders in iowa is talking about her ordeal in depth for the first time. >> did you feel in fear for your life? >> yeah, when we got into the house after he told me the plan, he made me play russian roulette with him sitting on the couch. >> with a real gun. >> yeah when it was my turn i

started crying and was freaking out and he said do you want to play? and i said no and started crying and he was like okay and he stopped. >> savannah will have the exclusive interview with hannah anderson tomorrow right here on today. for the first time we're hearing from the father of the 9-year-old boy that stowed away on a flight from los angeles to las vegas. he has snuck into a water park and even crashed a truck. he is held by child protective services in las vegas. >> i take full responsibility of my actions. i miss my son. i love my son. i want my son to come home. delta airlines is investigating how the boy got on to the plane. they do have video of him making his way through the airport. a british plane passenger had to save his own life last night when his pilot collapsed and died at the controls and there was nobody else aboard the

small aircraft. two flying instructors on the ground gave the passenger step by step instructions. he bounced the plane off the run way a few times but was able to come to a safe stop and good landing there. a seal decided to hide in plane sight, it hid inches above the razor shark teeth. the wildlife photographer documented the seal's great escape. 8:04 now. let's get a check of the weather, again, from al. >> it's your 50th anniversary. what's your name. >> we're dick and jeanie. >> fun with dick and jane. >> jeanie. >> you must have gotten married when you were 10. >> yes. >> congratulations. god bless. >> thank you. >> let's show you what we've got going on for today. you can see the rainmaking it's way along the east coast. it's going to be pushing on in.

let's go to grand traverse, michigan. gorgeous day today. next days looking good. we'll have beautiful weather along the eastern seaboard except for the mid-atlantic where we are looking at a lot of rain in this system. we're also expecting to see more showers in the pacific northwest. rain down in southern california. los angeles was going to see it's first rain since july 26th. so that's something. and thanks to the government shutdown, you guys ended up here. you were going to go to washington. >> yeah. >> are you excited? >> yeah. >> well, we're glad you came. all right. >> good morning.e shutdohe the clouds will be thickening up as we go through the day today. it should be dry for much of the day. breezy and

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back now at 8:11 and here is what is trending today. a story that's going to irritate people. this is about the government shutdown again. one perk for members of congress still open for business. that would be the private gym for house members. the s it's open. they're demanding it shut down but it's open because they keep personal items there. >> isn't that what their offices are for. >> apparently the staff gym, house staffers, closed. >> of course. they're in negotiations to open the gym up piecemealed. >> well, new equipment but even

delivered. >> good for them. they have been working so hard. >> exactly. >> trending on the search engine bing, check this out, no fun allowed. a new york middle school banned footballs and baseballs like the ones on the table in front of us. even games with tag and cart whe cartwheels during recess. >> come on. >> officials decided too many students were getting hurt. so you can use softer nerf balls and things like at a but the students aren't happy. some parents say this is probably the school's way of avoiding lawsuits. >> come on. >> how are they supposed to learn how to play sports when not playing with the real balls. >> they go to the house gym. >> exactly. trending is the best cure for a hangover contained in this green bottle? >> yeah. >> researchers in china say, yes, sprite is the beverage of choice when it comes to

hangovers. they looked at 57 different beverages. feeling better now? >> eliminates the rest of us trying it. >> wow. >> why did they say this is good? >> apparently they say sprite works because it helps our body's exposure to an enzyme and i don't know why not 7-up. >> did they say anything about pizza. >> i think greasy pizza always works. i think bacon and eggs, definitely. >> greasy food. >> that's an old wives tell that sprite helps an upset stomach in general. >> yeah. >> so let's drink up guys. >> and that is what's trending today. by the way, coming up, where will bridget jones find herself in the latest adventure? we'll see when we talk to her creator about her new book.

but we want to take a turn now and talk about the kennedy family's history. it's been told thousands of times. now we're getting a look at the early years in a book called rose kennedy's family album. it's a collection of 300 photos, some never before seen all from the archives of rose kennedy. maria shriver is here with more on that. good to see you. >> morning, matt. this is a life remembered. a history through letters and photos. she was the daughter of a mayor, the wife of an ambassador and mother of nine children including the president, ambassadors and the woman that started the special olympics and she was also my grandmother. >> i think of grandmothers all over the world but when i think of the word grandma, i think of my grandmother. when people think of the kennedys they think of the kennedy men but the kennedy women are strong women. that started with grandma.

>> as i said to my children, their time and their talent and their financial resources were not for their own particular benefit but were to be used to help other people. >> reporter: she was the lynch pin in our large and extended family. she was the history, she was the face, she was the glue. she set the tone for all of us. she was the first political strategist in the family. she was deeply involved in her son's races. >> it's a great pleasure to introduce my son robert kennedy. >> reporter: she wasn't a fuzzy grandma that cooked. she was always dressed to the nines. super smart, super well educated, super curious and pretty strict. >> on sundays we would talk about the gospel. if they didn't pay attention one sunday they would the next as they knew they would be quest n

questioned. >> reporter: her children adored and were in awe of her and she demanded their respect and she got it. >> my brother and i -- the reason she never introduced any of us before is because we never go on the same platform with her. we couldn't possibly compete with that. >> reporter: when she walked in the room everybody stood up. when she spoke everybody was quite. her story, like every woman or man's story is complicated. it's never black or white. it's grey. so she talked always about how blessed her life was and she talked about how difficult it was to lose children but that she always turned to god. >> you have faith. you know every day that you are doing the will of god that he will not give you a cross any heavier than you can bear. >> reporter: much has been written about my grandparents

relationship and she always saw it as a love story. >> i was very much in love. >> reporter: i wanted to read you the letter. it's from my grandfather to my grandmother and he says i want you to know that going away on trips like this makes me realize just how little anything amounts except you. as years go on i love you more than anything in the world. she always said if people ask me would i liked to have been the president to mother of the president, i would always have choosed to be the mother of the president. she thought there was great power in motherhood and she took it seriously. >> when you hold your baby in your arms the first time and you think of all the things you can say and do to influence him, it's a tremendous responsibility. what you do with him and for him can influence not only him but everyone he meets. not for a day, a month, a year, but for time and for eternity.

>> reporter: it's my grandmother's photo album and it's really her life through photos that she kept and the history of her life and i think she is a woman worth admiring. she is inspirational. she is worth reading about. she is worth listening to because she was one heck of a woman. and i have to thank my cousin caroline kennedy for putting this book together in conjunction with the kennedy library. the proceeds benefit it and the kennedy foundation which works on behalf of people with intellectual disabilities. it's a great book to share with your family. get to thinking about the role of your grandmother or your grandparents in your life. it's really awesome. >> we have said these photos are never before seen some of them. have you seen them? >> i've seen some of them but not all of them. i have seen a lot of photos of my family over the years. >> what i like about this is you say your grandmother wasn't the

fuzzy cuddle type. she was powerful but her favorite role was that of mother. >> yeah and she really emphasized how powerful that is. i think that's a great thing for women to remember every day of our lives, those of us who are blessed to be mothers and fathers as well, that's the most important job we do because she always stressed that what you put in to that person can effect people every single day of that person's life. so she was a great role model. she was strict, though. >> yeah. >> reporter: so, you know, she was worth paying attention to. >> it worked for her. it did. always good to see you. the book is called rose kennedy's family album. over to savannah. >> thanks. for almost two decades women ever have been wondering whatever happened to bridget jones? well, she is back and the new novel mad about the boy is our second today book club selection and jenna bush-hager got to

travel to london and interview helen fielder herself. >> i did. she was amazing. good morning. she is back and even though she is a 50-something single mom, she is still the bridget jones we all fell in love with. >> reporter: bridget jones in her diary gave a generation of 30 something women validation that in life it's sometimes okay to pick the wrong man. the wrong outfit, or even the wrong undergarment and still be practically perfect just the way we are. >> to bridget, just as she is. >> reporter: but could bridget in her 50s have the same effect? the world shall soon find out. >> how are you? i can't believe we ran into each other on this bridge. >> reporter: helen fielding is not only the author of the original bridget jones novel but she herself was her very own inspiration for the character

she created. so it's no consequence that her latest installment, "mad about the boy," finds bridget a single mom in her 50s because that's where helen finds herself in life right now as well. >> first off, it's been 14 years what took so long? >> with something like bridget, you have a choice. either you keep carrying on doing the same thing over and over again or it means something really important to you and you wait until you're ready and you have something important to say again. >> bridget has gone through quite a transformation. >> well, i dared to make her in her 50s. i thought, you know what, when i wrote the first bridget, the idea of this 30-something single woman was still a spinster going to end up dying alone and being eaten by a dog and i thought the

same thing is going on with the 50-something woman. she has a tight perm and a shopping bag. she's past her sell by date. all the stereotypes aren't reflecting what's really happening. women are what used to be called middle aged and still have it going on. >> and bridget may still have it going on but it's who she has it going on with which may have fans in a frenzy. >> read about it. bridget's back and mr. darcy's dead. >> mr. darcy's dead. >> reporter: last we heard from bridget in the movie version, she was engaged to the dashing human rights lawyer mark darcy played by colin firth. in the next book, mr. darcy met an untimely demise leaving our

dear heroin a widow with two small children. >> the hardest thing was calling up colin to tell him. it was one of the strangest conversations of my life. i had to ask him if he had someone with him and if he was sitting down. it was literally as if someone really had died but then we were laughing because they hadn't. >> did you cry when you had to kill him off? >> i am writing about bridget being older. it's comedy but for me comedy comes out of real things and there's very few people that have got to bridget's age to whom something sad has not happened. it's how you feel you're expected to be and how you actually are, i think this one is about the gap about how you think life ought to turn out and how it actually does turn out and bridget's motto is kbo. keep buggering on.

>> reporter: fans will be pleased to discover she is still bridget with a few modern updates. instead of counting calories she counts twitter followers. and instead of an inappropriate relationship with her boss she might have one with a younger man. >> how will fans walk away? will they be cheering? >> i hope when people read the book they'll feel as though -- i hope they have cried, i hope they laughed and i hope they have a lovely, lovely time reading it. >> well, i think we should make a cheers to bridget and her new life. >> definitely. cheers. >> cheers. >> and here's to being -- >> just as you are. >> cheers. >> and we have another secret to spill. daniel cleaver, bridget's boss will be making a few guest appearances in this book and you'll be very surprised to find

out why. so we're not exactly spilling the secret. >> he was a cad. >> he was. but he has turned out to be a pretty good guy. >> you read the book? >> i loved it. i loved her. she's smart, she's funny and she makes us all feel like we're good just the way we are. >> okay. helen fielding will be here on wednesday. if you want to go to today.com rsvp for the second google hang out, helen fielding on november 4th and connect with other fans like us. coming up, steals and deals at >> this is wbal-tv 11 news in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. here is sarah caldwell. >> still a big mess for motorists to take 295. shutdown down in both directions between 100 and 32.

you will have to get off 100 if you take the southbound side. northbound motorists getting off of 32 all of this due to it -- do to an early-morning fatal crash. southbound 95 and 100, medical call taking up the left lane. 29 miles per hour as a result of that. to 29, 100 on the rent backing up traffic. eastbound traffic coming towards us prior to i-95, you can see how every the traffic is there. outer loop of the capital beltway at 295, left lane's getting by only due to an overturned trash truck. if you take the area roads, be extra careful there. closure at party aligned perring due to a water main break. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> clouds thickening up all morning and that trend will continue into the afternoon.

that trend will hold off until late this afternoon and evening. 49 in parkton. breezy and cool day with temperatures into the mid-60s. it will feel cooler than that because of the wind. good chance for rain tomorrow. highs in the upper 50s and low 60s. the chance for rain may linger all the way into the weekend. atback with another update 8:56.

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8:30 on a wednesday morning. it's the 9th of october, 2013.

a lot of folks lining our plaza this morning. giving a shout out to the folks back at home. good morning, i'm savannah guthrie along side al roker, mat lauer, and natalie morales and tamron hall. up next, great deals. those are american girl dolls. a great bargain on those. we'll give you a chance to win one of the items we're offering today. >> all right. great. also can we take a shot inside the studio right now, a legend is in there. he's been singing and performing music for about 60 years. >> wow. >> that is tony bennett. he'll perform live in a couple of minutes. >> king of cool. >> absolutely. >> but first we do have a little bragging to do around here. a certain someone, miss savannah guthrie highlighted in lady's home journal. >> she is featured for volunteering to help repair an area in brooklyn devastated almost a year ago by hurricane sandy.

congratulations. >> thank you. we went out and helped to build a house. i had learned to drill. >> they gave you a power drill. >> i know. it was terrifying. it was cool to be out there. the whole community turned out to help this family. it was a good reminder that almost a year before sandy a lot of people still need that. >> >> congratulations. >> let's get a check of the weather. >> we're watching a storm system coming up the coast that could be causing problems for areas effected by sandy. already gale winds, heavy rains, beach erosion. coastal flooding. wet weather outwest. a slight risk of strong storms tomorrow in the central plains. wet weather moves into the northeast. another storm into the >> good morning. it should stay dry for much of the day. it will be mostly cloudy and

breezy. and that's your latest weather. this morning on education nation, the new school's venture fund and robin hood foundation are partners where teams competed for 75,000 dollars innovation in education prize. zach and jeremy are the winners of the challenge. congratulations guys. here with one of the judges, the executive director of the robin hood foundation. >> thank you, good to be here. >> a job well done. the idea is let's make computers in computer science school. >> absolutely.

it's a website to teach computer science and programming online with a focus on high school. >> so prize was handed out yesterday. what was the reaction when you found out you won? >> we were so excited. there's a million jobs in computer science education and what we're hoping to do is make it fun and accessible for beginners. >> what were you looking for as a judge in this contest. >> robin hood fights poverty. these guys will help tons of people get high paying jobs. >> all right. guys, we appreciate it. thank you so much. you can see more of education nation all week long on all the platforms of nbc news. now, time to head on down to washington d.c. and get a little birthday greeting from uncle willie. >> yes, virginia, there is a birthday lady. happy birthday to virginia. virginia is from cincinnati, ohio.

she is 100 years old today and she loves to garden. more and more older people love computers and gardening. can you believe it? they say computers keep them sharp. here's james joines and he is from tennessee. he is 100 years old today and he loves to watch golf on tv. evelyn beck, illinois, she is 1700 yea 100 years old today. teacher all her life. loves children and they love her. he is from mesa, arizona. 100 years old today. happy birthday. his secret to success, eats smuckers grape jelly every day. pb and j.

we have ann mcclinton from tampa florida. anyway, 100 years old today. a sports center fan all the time. crazy about sports. we have bob hutcherson from stanton, california. 100 years old today. grows orchids. they're a thing to see. they're gorgeous. now back to new york where they grow on the side of trees. >> all right, willard. it's time for another edition of jill's steals and deals. customers brought us these products exclusively for today's viewers. continue our contributing style editor jill martin is here. >> go on today.com right now. we'll link you to the retailers websites. we have amazing ones today. if you watch something, go on now. >> first of all, coats, perfect

time for this. >> i could use one of these. okay, 220 to 275 is the retail. we have four options here. go on the website. you'll see all the different colors. this leather belt could go with a little leather and lace. take a look here. >> stay on the deals. >> that would go very well. you can use the jacket. okay. brands sold at macy's, bloomingdales, the deals are any of these jackets, $65 up to 76% off. >> this is a popular one. >> yeah, this is very big with celebrities. the retail is $263. now, there's three items in the set you see right in front. one step cleanser, moisturizing serum. the deal for the set $39. that's 85% off. >> these are full size it looks like. >> full size. these are great. >> i've already stolen one of these items.

>> me too. >> retail $92. these are great if you want to get through the holiday because they come with the bow. variety of colors. celebrity fans including jessica alba, kate hudson and rihanna. the deal is $24. that's 74% off. we're starting our holiday shopping now and getting people a way to get in and stock up. >> if you have a little one dying for an american girl this is a great deal. >> we're the only ones that give this kind of deal. here we go everyone. get on now. american girl dolls. the retail 162 to 168. you have a choice. this is the doll set. now, they're both new orleans stories. you get the doll and then you get this entire accessory set so you got the hat, the gloves, the dress. >> what's the deal? >> and the other one is marie grace. the retail 162 to 168.

the deal is $60 for the doll and the set. up to 65% off. >> that is what we call a screaming deal. >> okay. you're going to have to lay down because this leads us into our next deal. the retail $195. you either get a king or queen sheet set or you get a duvet set. two shams, one duvet in a variety of colors. retail 195. the deal $55. that's 71% off. >> sheets can be expensive. >> let's get to the chocolate fondue. >> i'll give this to you. this is great. all you do is turn on the switch, comes right down. the retail is $165. >> yes. >> you can feed your fiancee strawberries with this. >> jill, stay focused. >> the retail is 165. the deal is $49. that's 70% off but we're not the

only ones. >> we're going to let our viewers get in on this. >> hey there. earlier today we took a picture and we're asking our today show family and fans to go on to our facebook page and caption this picture that we took. the five best submissions will win the large chocolate fondue fountain. i'm going to pick the five winners. yes, i have the powerment . so go on and caption. make sure you say something nice about me. you have 24 hours starting now. >> okay. >> thank you so much. let's run through the products one more time. the women's coat, the trio, the leather bracelets, the american girl doll sets and the chocolate fondue fountain. it's delicious by the way. any questions about these or past orders you can go to

today.com and the steals and deals page. don't forget, go to our facebook page for a photo caption contest and the chance to win a fondue fountain. coming up next, al sharpton is here to share life lessons and later the one and only tony bennett concert. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

>> for decades al sharpton has been front and center on the issue of civil rights and now he is sharing the journey that made his the political figure he is today. it's called al sharpon the and the path to american leadership. good to see you. >> good to be here. >> you talk about your childhood and loss and abandonment.

loss of a father figure. you talk about being a strange kid. you used to sign reverend al sharpton on your school papers and your teachers didn't think it was funny. were you an outcast? >> i was. i started preaching in the church when i was 4. and i was their schoolmate and it was rough getting girlfriends too. >> you talk about learning from mistakes. learning from your missteps. how did those lessons learned impact the guy you are today? more forgiving? >> more forgiving and more strategic. many of the things i was involved in, in civil rights i would have done but i would have done them different. you start saying wait a minute, i owe it to people that believe in the cause i'm representing to be more cautious, more careful, and more strategic in what i'm presenting. >> i've known you for a long time. you will be associated with the case here in the new york area.

for those that aren't familiar, a young african american woman accused of group of white men of beating her terribly and raping her. you made her case your cause. you were very rough on the special prosecutor back there. very hard on the men accused. turned out she was lying. and i would imagine in this book you could have taken the opportunity to say i'm sorry i screwed up. you don't. >> well, first of all, you're a book late. >> i know but you don't in this book. >> because this book is not about cases. this book is about lessons and i did talk about the lessons. >> and the lesson you say about this is not let your emotions control you. >> that's correct. now if you want to deal with the facts or the nonfacts of the case you'll have to deal with that in the book i did on that ten years ago. what i dealt with was even though i believed her and represented what i believe you don make it personal. i may believe you're wrong but to get into name calling and degrading you is something you

have to say wait a minute that's not going to help the cause. >> and the anlage you use in this book is what you say is the way you dealt with trayvon martin is that you did not make that personal. you made it about the facts. >> i did not demonize them. i dealt with the facts. i never went to zimmerman's trial. it was not about zimmerman. it was about pursuing the justice system to operate. >> based on the fact that people have strong opinions about you one way or another, do you think you're a double edged sword when you get involved in a case these days? >> yes but some double edged swords will r needed if you're going to draw the kind of attention you need. you need someone that can go in that will make people say we have to pay attention to that and you know going in that it's going to be a large segment against you and a large for you but if someone doesn't go in the victim will not be heard at all. >> real quickly, two things, you

have run for public office and been involved in politics for a long time. any desire still to run for public office? how much power do you think you weald in the democratic party right now? >> i think you hold a better position by staying where you are. that's where i'm comfortable. i don't want elective office. i want to be part of the front guard of the social justice movement. >> i say i have known you for a long time. you're a different person physically than the guy i met 20 something years ago. you write at one point you were about 300 pounds? >> i was 305 pounds. i'm now 135 pounds. i started watching my diet and worked ou. i get up every morning and watch you matt and say i want to look like that. >> i bet there's other motivation. you can catch the reverend al sharpton on politics nation, weeknights on 6:00 p.m. eastern

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>> announcer: from nbc news, this is today's take with al roker, natalie morales, and willie geist. live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to today on this wednesday morning, october 9th, 2013. i'm willie geist with al roker and natalie morales. od morning guys. >> good morning.

>> everybody doing all right even though the government is still shutdown. >> yeah. >> but it takes real outrage to get things going. >> we've got real outrage. this is the new york daily news asking are you satisfied washington. are you satisfied congress? we reported yesterday families of service members killed since the shutdown began are not getting emergency death benefits from the pentagon. normally they get $100,000 within 36 hours to cover cost. >> transportation to the dover air force base. >> funeral and everything else. joseph peters is a 24-year-old intelligence officer from springfield, missouri, he died on sunday serving in afghanistan after two tours in iraq leaving behind a wife and a 20 month old son. his wife ashley put out this statement. she writes it's upsetting because my husband died for his country and now his family is left to worry. my husband always said if something happened to him, we would be taken care of. >> andrea mitchell broke this story yesterday morning and then

immediately saw lawmakers reacting. there was outrage on their part as well. a lot of them didn't realize this would be one of the effects of the government shutdown but they vowed they would try to get a bill done today to help resolve this. >> and the charity stepped in to do what the government has not done. when you hear that these families are not being taken care of, yet the house gym is open for business. >> right. >> so that they can be taken care of. it's unbelievable. >> there were four american soldiers killed sunday in afghanistan. 25, 25, 24 and 24. >> heartbreaking. >> young men and women with families as you heard there. the very least we do is pick up the check for their funeral and help their families afterward. >> you take care of those families. >> these are people that walked into fire for the country. let's give credit to fisher house. they stepped up to help the

families with free airline tickets to get to dover and lodging at fisher house. it helps military families to begin with. putting them closer to where their loved ones are getting medical treatment. >> this is high time. >> stop it. >> the president said it yesterday but all sides have to come together on this at this point. it's an embarrassment. it's an embarrassment to our country. i think the president said it yesterday, we look pretty bad around the world these days. >> and private charities can only do so much. they can step up here and there but the problem is bigger. it's time to move on from this. >> starbucks coming up with a way to approach the shutdown, customers getting a chance to pay it forward and get a free in store coffee. he said it would be many of our customers felt cynical, powerless or disengaged so we find ourselves asking a simple question, what can we do about it at starbucks? after all we're just a coffee

company. starting today at starbucks, if a customer buys somebody else in the store -- buy you a cup of coffee. >> i want to buy you a cup of coffee, starbucks gives that customer a free tall brewed coffee in return. it's a symbolic gesture but starbucks does this a lot. what private companies can do that washington cannot do. >> yeah, we hope other companies take that example as well. >> it's funny. i remember back in the day when you could do this going through the toll booth. i would pay the toll for the guy behind me and people would be like what -- >> what happened there. >> of course you can't do that now with e-z pass. >> do you want to pick up the e-z pass bill? >> i don't think you can. >> nothing feels better than an anonymous gesture like that. >> speaking of starbucks and paying it forward, how about being very forward at a starbucks? so there's a graphic designer, brody ryan in line at a