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good morning. finally free. two americans held prisoner in north korea back home on u.s. soil today. >> i want to say thank you all for supporting me and standing by me through this time. >> this morning, inside the high stakes mission to bring the men home led by america's top spies. bracing for bitter cold. bone chilling temperatures today. a winter blast target much of the country. dylan has the forecast. a college football player running in for an easy touchdown dropped the ball before crossing the goal line. the defense doesn't miss a beat.
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99 yards later, it's the play you'll be talking about today, sunday november 9th, 2014. welcome to "today" on this sunday morning. i'm erica hill. >> i'm lester. nice to have you back here. >> it was awesome to see them that close in person. >> really cool. massive. >> what about the football player dropping the ball? we're going to show that in a few minutes. i feel so sorry for this guy. any way. this day in history 25 year s today, the berlin wall came down. tom brokaw helps us look back.
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first the release of two americans who have been held captive in north korea. kenneth bae and matthew miller returning overnight arriving at a military base in washington state to their family. >> the two men were accompanied by james clapper, the director of national intelligence. senior white house correspondent has the late breaking details on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning lester. president obama approved the mission last week. members of congress were given the heads up. hard to overstate the intricacies or surprising details of the plan. the highest ranking u.s. official in more than a decade visiting one of the most secretive places on earth. at the end of it all was a reunion. for kenneth bae, this was the embrace he waited two long years to feel. he was reunited with his family. >> i want to say thank you all for supporting me and lifting me up, not forgetting me. >> bae touched down at a
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military base outside of seattle. with himing matthew todd miller who arrived in the weight arms of his parents after 12 months. it was a dramatic and emotional ending after the spy story. the secret mission was headed by america's top spy james clapper after a series of back channel negotiations that included china. >> there are ways in which they can communicate with us largely through the mission with u.n. and new york. this was the final step in a well choreographed ballet. >> he carried a message from president obama. north korea wasn't offered anything in return. >> i think it's a wonderful day for the men, their families. obviously we're grateful for their safe return. >> miller allegedly ripped up his visa. bae had been hospitalized after
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working in a labor camp. >> it's been amazing two years. i learn a lot, grew a lot. lost a lot of weight. i'm standing strong because of you. >> standing by his side, his sister who had worked tirelessly to see this day. >> we're finally here. my brother is home. all of our hopes and prayer for this moment have finally come true. >> reporter: that joyous reunion notwithstanding. the u.s. officials say release does not concern north korea's nuclear program. while there, clapper did not meet with the unpredictable leader kim jong-un . >> thanks. jeffrey fowl was released last month after being held six months. good to have you with us. thanks for being here. >> thank you. good to be with you. >> when you were released, at the time you expressed mixed
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emotions that kenneth bae and matthew miller were staying behind. when you heard the news of their release, how did you feel? >> i was elated. very happy they're coming home. >> that news of the release came quickly. i understand when you were told you were being released, that came quickly. you were a waiting trial at the time. when did you believe it was real that you were going on? >> like i said, in previous interviews, it took me by surprise. i thought i was going to indictment or arraignment or maybe a trial itself. it wasn't until i was at the conference table a north korean official told me i was being released. then two americans came up and said you're d.o.d. you're coming home. half hour later, i was air born and coming home. >> it's just incredible to think
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about. you were kept separate from kenneth bae and matthew miller. i understand you're realizing you may have been in close proximity to one another not that long ago. can you tell us about that? >> right. i had no contact with them at all there. information in general was hard to come by like an information vacuum for the most part. just yesterday i realized that during interviews on september 1st i think it was that three of us may have been in the same building together. i had no indication at the time. >> were they ever mentioned to you? i'm sorry -- >> go ahead. >> were they ever mentioned to you by any of north koreans or did you ask about them? >> i did. i had known of kenneth's story before i came there. he had been sentenced a 15 years before i left.
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while i was on a trip, the tour portion of my trip, i heard them talking about another gentleman being detained. they didn't know his name. they knew he lifted his visa. i didn't realize he had been sent to prison so quickly. he was already in prison while i was there. >> i'm sure the three of you at some point will speak and have interesting insight into time you intent there. appreciate you joining us. thank you. >> i'm available. thank you. let's turn to the big blast of cold weather headed our way. it's not winter yet. it's going to feel like it across most of the country. >> dylan is on top of it packing her warm weather gear to held off. >> yes, i'm packed.
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it's going to be cold and sfr h stretch across most states. 30 plus states will see this. the polar vortex is always in the north pole. every once in a while a piece cuts off from the low and digs down into the united states. that's responsible for this cold air. coldest so far this season easily. look at some of our temperatures by 7:00 a.m. wednesday morning. temperature of 10 degrees. 1 degrees in billings, chicago 25. it comes with a little snow. not a lot going on now. over the course of 48 hours we're going to see snow take hold south of far go including minneapolis and wisconsin before it changes to a wintery mix. we could see a foot of snow in minneapolis and more than a foot if you head further north. not only dealing with cold but snow. winter sure feels like it's here lester. >> thanks very much. president obama certainly
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felt a big chill in the past week with republicans making big election gains and said to control both houses of congress. chuck todd is moderator of "meet the press." good to see you. >> good morning lester. >> the republican leadership has done a good job of articulating what their vision is going forward was they take the party. are they united? >> we'll find out on the issue of health care lester. i think the leadership doesn't want to lead with sort of antagonizing the president on health care. they don't want endless votes on repeal that get vetoed. will pit be enough for that conservative base that feel they're there not to work with the president but stop him on all sorts of things? i think health care, how they go about trying to aft ing ting toe
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on it without poisoning the well with the president, that's their case with the leadership. the last thing they want to talk about is health care. they're going to have to to appease the base. >> this term poisoning the well is on both sides. the president is concerned republicans will poisen the well by making executive changes on immigration policy is. how much of an appetite does the white house have to go forward on its own? >> this is another thing. he's in the same position as republican leadership on health care, on immigration. he made a promise to base, latinos, important part of the democratic coalition. lester, you can make a strong argument the president's decision to delay action on immigration, demoralize latino turnout in two states that mattered to democrats, florida and colorado. the idea of delaying was supposed to help red state
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democrats. none of them came close in places. i think he's got to act for good of his own party. what does he do? is it enough to antagonize the right? that's the key question. >> you'll explore it on "meet the press". thanks very much. good to see you. a check on other stories we're following this busy sunday morning. >> thank you erica. we begin in iraq with u.s. defense officials cannot confirm whether a top isis commander was among those hit in an air strike friday. despite the air strikes, militants continue to launch attacks on iraqi security forces and civilians. saturday, 43 were killed after a series of bombings in and around baghdad. the nurse at the ecenter of the ebola quarantine issue is on the move. her boyfriend says they will leave town. meantime in texas yesterday, ebola survivor nina pham was
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cheered on at her alma mater football game. a quick note, monday, spread the story, fight ebola, the untold stories of children and families affected by the virus. now to milwaukee where police are asking for public's help in solving a brutal shooting. 5-year-old laylah peterson was shot on her grandfather's lap thursday night after a dozen bullets were fired into a the home. police don't believe anyone in the home was targeted. her family announced her heart has been donated to another child in need. her funeral is set for wednesday. now to texas where a former nfl linebacker, now nfl coach, is taking to social media hoping to tackle whoever stole his three prized super bowl rings this weekend. >> mike won the super bowl three times with the new england a patriots says someone broke in his home in houston saturday morning and ran off with the
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rings prompting the man who once terrorized quarterbacks to issue this stern warning on twitter. to all houston area pawnshops, three super bowl rings are headed your way. courtesy of the blank blanks who smashed our back door in. he's a coach with the houston texans. he wouldn't speak publicly about the robbery. his neighbors can't believe this happened. >> that's really sad. from what i've heard, i think they just relocated here this summer top. have this happen, that's really sad. >> police have no leads, but if the rings do turn up, they'll be easy to spot. they're engraved with mike's name and number 50. the san francisco zoo is mourning the loss of the youngest gorilla after she was killed in an accident. the 15-month-old died after she darted under a closing door friday while the zoo was moving animals tonight quarters.
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the zoo will review procedures to determine whether changes are necessary. some of us see a water fall and marvel at beauty, others want to conquer it. two high wire artists inched their way across the falls a little more than a size of football field. the drop was 100 yards to the canyon below. finally, celebrating a little too early leads to a freaky fumble at a college football game last night. have you seen it yet? utah's clay had a long reception that could have put his team ahead by two touchdowns. out of nowhere, he drops the ball on the 1 yard line and shifted the game with oregon trumping utah with the win. faces of fans when fans realize what happened, it was painful. >> tv announcers didn't pick up. they're going touchdown,
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touchdown. then it's like what's going on down there? >> the angle changes everything. once you realize -- everybody realized he dropped it too soon. >> you never drop the ball. hold on for dear life. >> thanks coach. >> i could be a football coach. >> be careful what you say. that will be your next assignment. dylan will be a football coach. right now you have weather. >> i'm meteorologist for now. we are looking at cold and snow to make its way to northern plains and upper midwest. the rest of the country, enjoy your a good sunday morning. i'm meteorologist michelle grossman. a nice fall, crisp day. we're going to be on the cool side, but right around normal for this time of year. mostly sunny skies, 54 to 57. we start our workweek so nice. it's going to be mild on monday, but lots of sunshine. 60 degrees. even milder tuesday, 65. breezy. could see a very early shower on wednesday.
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62, and then things begin to change pretty drastically. into the 40s on thursday. on friday, just 45 with a mixture of sun and clouds. >> and that's your latest forecast. thanks. up next, tom brokaw on what it was like to see the berlin wall up next, tom brokaw on what it was like to see the berlin wall crumble 2 ♪ ♪ ♪ let us be lovers, we'll marry our fortunes together ♪ ♪ i've got some real estate here in my bag ♪ ♪ it took me four days to hitch-hike from saginaw ♪ ♪ "i've come to look for america" ♪
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fell bringing together east and west germany after 45 years apart. nbc tom brokaw was there bringing it to the world live here on nbc. tom is with us this morning. talk about being in the right place at the right time. what an incredible moment. >> i'd like to say we were pressing. when we went, we had no idea the wall would fall on our watch. we were prepared with a satellite ordered up which you had to do those days. our competitor didn't have that not cnn. it was the time in our life where everything broke the right i way. >> it was never expected to happen. >> good evening. live from the berlin wall on the most historic night in this wall's history. >> at least not this way. 25 years ago today, my colleagues and i were in the right place at the right time to see one of the ugliest symbols
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of communist rule crumble before our eyes. >> for 30 years now, these people have been living in a prison like state. they have effectively taken down the wall. >> until that morning, the east german government had been trying to suppress the growing protest movement. >> when people went on the streets there was an atmosphere of fear. it was a little like north korea today. they wanted to turn back the clock. >> it seeped they might succeed until a late afternoon press conference by the spokesman where he suddenly announced east german citizens would be free to travel right away. it was a mistake, but it was too late. east germans by the hundreds headed here to the bridge check point. >> translator: it was the best day of my life. >> this film maker tells me that as it was for so many. this man remembers a young
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couple he met that night. >> they came to me. i said i'll show you around west berlin. they said no, we can't. we've got to go home. they said we couldn't find a baby sitter. >> in berlin today, it's difficult to see traces of what was a very frightening place, difficult but not impossible. were you surprised once the wall came down by how seamless and peaceful the city became? >> this resolution was the best political event germany has ever produced. >> i always thought 1968 would be the most memorable journalist year of my career? death of martin luther king, democratic national convention in chicago. 1989, think about what we have witnessed this year, the wall effectively has come down. i mean physically as well.
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that's a chunk of the berlin wall. men and women a top the wall tonight hammer and chisel taking it down. >> you can almost as you watch the video, almost imagine the energy, the electricity in the air at that a moment. was it palpable? >> it was absolutely palpable. the thing about dividing california in half for 45 years where the northern half lived behind a wall and southern half went about being southern california. that's what they were. when they came to the wall, they were in acid wash jeans, cheap cars pushing friends. they suddenly went from moon to earth. they couldn't believe what they were seeing yards from where they had been living. now what's happened is that since it's been unified, those parents that come across have children under 25. they're going to all these memorials saying you lived like that?
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i'm rosemary conners. it's just a few minutes before 8:30, before you head out the door. let's get the forecast from meteorologist michelle grossman. we're calling it chilly, not downright cold, right? >> exactly. we are chilly today. it's a nice fall day. a little crisp this morning. a live look outside. we'll see sunshine in just a few hours. 46 right now in philadelphia. 48 right now in atlantic city. 45 in dover. and 39 in reading. 56 today. a nice, fall day. by monday, milder. 66. even milder on tuesday. veterans day 65. and then the cold weather comes. 48 on thursday. friday into the mid 30s. low 40s by saturday, but lots of sunshine. new from overnight, police are investigating the shooting death of a man in north philadelphia. nbc 10 buwas on the scene. the victim was 25 years old.
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police have not made any arrests in this case. happening today, just two days away from veterans day. a parade and monument dedication are set for bucks county. the parade begins today at 1:00 along edgewood road. it will wind up at veterans square park. that's followed by the dedication of a memorial monument to 500 local veterans. one of those vets is victor saracini. he was the pilot of one of the hijacked airplanes that flew into the world trade center on 9/11. i'll see you at 9:00.
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we're back on a sunday morning. it's a nice day of november 2014 shaping up to be a nice day here in new york city before the cold moves in. our friends on the plaza are enjoying every minute of it. thanks to them for sharing the pictures with us as well they've been taking. fun to see it. we've got a lot coming up. first a look at horning's top headlines. back home, two americans held captive in north korea return to u.s. soil overnight. america's top spy travelled to north korea to seal the deal for their release. bracing for the chill. heavy snow expected later in the rockies followed quickly by potentially record breaking low temperatures. more than half the country preparing to bundle up. president obama is headed to asia to attend an economic sum
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mitt and meet with world leaders. he left washington this morning. they're one of the most successful country bands ever, rascal flatts. lester got to be there when they got started. >> playing for crowds, used to play for crowds next to a cigarette machine collecting tips. that bar is closing. i had a chance to take the stage with the guys as they played there one last time. it was a lot of fun. they didn't hire me. >> on the upside, we get you back. also after head, we're launching a week long series on sleep called snooze or lose. how to get a better night's sleep and results of a revealing survey. >> don't think that's good for sleep. >> good offering. >> i can't breathe. also ahead, we'll catch one of the stars from the popular show "cia colbert affairs."
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we begin this half hour with high drama in phoenix. there's a big nascar race there. the stakes on the track are so high, some of the sport's most famous drivers have been trading blow office the track. kristen is here with more. this is getting heated and physical. >> good morning. looks more like nhl than nascar. we're talking about bench clearing brawls, pit crew and all. many involve brad keselowski who races today leaving many to wonder if the hits will keep on coming. >> nascar fans are used to seeing drivers make contact but nothing quite like this. over the past few weeks, much of the drama has been off the track. that's kevin harvick pushing brad keselowski into jeff gordon last weekend. it quickly escalates. keselowski, gordon and crews ended up in an all-out brawl.
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it's not the first fight for keselowski. a few weeks ago he was chase add down by matt kensic after a he said keselowski intentionally ran into him. >> he's got an attitude he's unconcerned with their feelings. >> there is a lot on the line. drivers all trying for four spots in the finals this weekend. later today, they race many phoenix where gordon says keselowski better watch out. >> if i'm in a situation i feel like i can make a bold move i think is going to help me win the race and he stands in the way, i'm going to do the same thing he did to me last week. >> gordon claims keselowski gave him a flat tire during this race. others say he's been reckless. >> i feel good about the actions
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i've taken. i've made some bad ones, but i didn't last week. >> fans don't seem to mind the flying fists. the pictures are with the hashtag harvicking on twitter. >> it's not good for the sport. the passion is, the energy is. all that is good for it. >> now, none of the drivers were fined for last week's incident. some of their crew chiefs were. some say all drama is a new format for the sprint can upstandings, just four spots on the line. there's a lot of pressure. we'll see what happens today. >> road rage. >> it all seems so mature in the way it's being handled. >> any way. now to dylan on the plaza. >> we try to make dreams come true.
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yours has been to get on the "today" show. where you from? >> grand rapids, ohio. >> what's your he is aj? >> my family, friends, i love you all. >> we appreciate it. let's look at weather. fairly nice across the country. cold air plunging. elsewhere, tomorrow though that cold does start to press further to the south. temperatures only in the 20s. snow will be heavy in minneapolis where we could see a foot of snow, even more across northern minnesota and northern wisconsin. east coast enjoying one more day of mild temperatures. same for areas down south. upper 60s and low a good sunday morning. we'll be on the cool side, but right around normal for this time of year. mostly sunny skies. 54 to 57 and winds will be light
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out of the northwest. we start our workweek so nice. lots of sunshine. even milder tuesday, 65. breezy. could see a very early shower on wednesday. 62. and then things begin to change pretty drastically. into the 40s on thursday. friday just 45 with a mixture of sun and clouds. for today's top spot, a place near and dear to my heart. the christmas festival and the highlights of the event. the gingerbread house competition. chefs and bakeries afternoon the area show case work to be judged by a panel. there thereby christmas decorations and a fashion section. today is the last day. check it out if you're this the boston area and get all your christmas shopping done. >> that could work done. we've got to make gingerbread houses this year. >> i've never made one before. >> i sense a segment coming.
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you. >> they weren't always performing for big crowds and big money. it started in nashville. i was lucky enough to be there the other night when the band performed there one last time. >> the streets of nashville are paved with a generation of singers and song writers from broadway to printer's alley where musicians play in bars for a few bucks in hopes of being discovered. for joe, jay and gary, walking down this famed alley wasn't always like this. at one time, it was humbling. >> i remember the first time walking down here looking at the wall out there of all names that have played and walked down these streets like hank cochran, willy nelson and all the history in this alley. >> the cousins had a band that played a weekly gig at the bar.
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>> you remember this. >> i do. the guitar player called out sick one night. joe was a last minute replacement. >> did you know the songs? >> i did. i knew them all. >> the first song was the cumberland road. >> we the chorus and everything went in slow motion. i'll never forget that first time hearing us together. it's like we've been doing this for years. there's nothing to this. >> and so rascal flatts was formed. now, 15 years later, the trio was back on stage where it started. ♪ ♪ >> for one last bittersweet encore before the fiddle and steel meets the wrecking ball. >> you call yourself home of rascal flatts? >> right.
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everyone asked why we are called that. they were our band that got their start here. >> it's nice to be here and somebody know one of our songs. >> their salary 40 bucks a piece plus tips. >> i made 27 cents in one night. >> nine cents a piece. >> it's been a long time since rascal flatts played for tips or in a venue this small. of course back then, famous places like stephen tyler didn't exactly pop up in the audience to hear them. >> do you realize how many people come through this town with a guitar on their back, how many have been in this room hoping that's their story? >> i know. we have friends that play down here. it was a dream getting a gig here on tuesday at the bar. any of the level past that -- it's been amazing. >> this final show was put together by sirus xm radio that
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broadcast it live. i was honored to not only be invited by the guys to introduce them but play bass on the performance of their brand new single. ♪ ♪ >> since their start here in 1999, rascal flatts recorded 15 number one singles and was inducted into the grand ole opry. on this night it was about reliving their roots. >> we are forever indebted. >> we're sending off this beautiful club in style. this is the last time we'll take that stage. >> but they won't forget this narrow alley where it all began. ♪ ♪ >> even as they ride the fast
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lane with miles and miles of open road ahead. >> the fiddle and steel is being bulldozed. that is going to become a hotel. the single is called "ride." beautiful song. i was honored. >> we listened a little this morning. where does the name come from? i've wondered. >> it came from that bar. they got together, tried out a couple of names. one guy says back in the 70s i had a garage band called rascal flatts. they did a deal on the back of a napkin, $5,000, they got the name. >> i think it was worth that. >> they are great guys. i had a great time. >> lester, thanks. chanel is in the orange room with today's fan of the day. >> this is one of my favorite parts of the show. we get to meet awesome people. cindy is from minnesota. good morning to you. you have some of your friends.
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>> bernita, pat and meagan. >> she is celebrating one year cancer free. take it away. >> snooze or lose, what you need to get a better night's sleep. >> that's coming up. >> but first -- >> that's coming up. >> but first -- >> these ♪ ♪ ♪ let us be lovers, we'll marry our fortunes together ♪ ♪ i've got some real estate here in my bag ♪ ♪ it took me four days to hitch-hike from saginaw ♪ ♪ "i've come to look for america" ♪ mom? dad? big uncle wayne?nut.
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this morning we're kick off a special week long series called snooze or lose. it's about we as americans don't get enough sleep. >> that is a big need. we have the "today" show with the extensive study to show how lacking we are when it comes to catching all important z's. >> sleep, everybody needs it, but 46% of us say we don't get enough of it. that's according to the new "today" snooze or lose sleep survey. >> 72% agree sleeping is one of life's great pleasures. more than two-thirds of women
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would take a good night's rest over sex. better sleep has plenty of benefits. it can mean better memory, better eed moods and lower leve of stress. the contributing medical editor at health magazine. >> when sleeping your brain is quite active. it's doing house keeping activities it doesn't get a chance to during the day. >> getting z's isn't always easy. as many of two-thirds of all americans report difficulty falling a sleep. >> imagining a scenic landscape to help you mall fall after sleep up to 20 minutes faster. >> stay away from spice. it can throw off your sleep cycle. just a little more. >> light stretching can help you relax before bedtime. >> kids, work stress, snoring spouses can turn sound sleep into a nightmare. >> studies show having a pet in bed with you can lead to a poor night's sleep.
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>> make sure temperatures, lighting, bedding in your bedroom are optimal for good sleep. make sure your body is primed. limit alcohol and caffeine intake. >> making sure tonight when you hit the hay, you're out like a light. >> i love the shots of sleeping babies. they're sweet. get more information on today.com. all this week we'll have more. tomorrow, it's how our own families sleep revealing the sleep tests. >> what time did you get to sleep? >> not a lot. i went to bed at 8:15. i was so tired. >> i got five and a half hours. >> i'm an eight hour girl. >> really? >> yes. i love it. >> i'm going to go take a nap. up next, spy games. catching up with one of the up next, spy games. catching up with one of the stars fro
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back now on a sunday morning with one of the stars of the usa network drama "covert affairs." he plays a blind agent a. >> he is in trouble this week and needs help from his closest ally. take a look. >> what are you doing here? >> bailing you out. said you got in a fight with the medical examiner. >> we got a disagreement about what caused tony's death. >> you threw him into a wall? >> i pushed him. >> why didn't you call me? >> we haven't exactly been get
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ago long lately. >> nice to have you. >> thanks lester. >> this is the second half of the season you've started out with a terror attack in chicago. walk us through. >> yeah. the first part of the season was finding the bad guy that blew up the agency in chicago. now we know it's a russian diplomat named blanco. we're trying to find him. he's lost three close friends in his unit while he was serving in the military. he may be in danger himself. >> this is big for you personally. not only are you the actor here, but you directed the next episode. >> i did. this is the third i've directed on covert. >> how's that different? >> it's a lot more work. >> don't get started. >> the guy that plays him is obnoxious. >> speaking of work, we did a
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look at your first paper. your first job was a job on "bay watch"? >> that's true. i'm a licensed auctioneer. >> let's do an autograph or something. let's auction a selfie. >> who's going to pay for a selfie with dylan? >> we'll start a $5 bid. now $10. now $15. $15, now $20. $25. sold. >> you have the accent when you do it. >> what are some of the things you're working on outside of covert affairs? >> i'm walking in the veteran's day parade with a veteran's charity out of ucla. they provide medical, surgical and psychological care for wounded warriors at no cost to them and their families. i raised over $20,000 for them
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over the summer for my birthday with help from fans from the show. i'm here to support then. >> what a great cause. >> nices to have you here. >> thank you very much. catch "covert affairs" on the usa network. check in with chuck? >> yes. what's coming up? >> democratic midterm meltdown. democrats tangled up in red. i'm going to be joined by republican presidential the possible candidate scott walk area. and ceo of starbucks is joining me to talk about the economy coming up. >> thanks chuck. we want to say farewell to the woman in charge. we're going to hold champagne. she's in charge for the show more than three years. our executive producer dede thomas. you may recognize her from a couple of months ago. she took part in the ice bucket
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challenge on this plaza. i believe her son did the honors of pouring the ice on her. >> thank you so much. we really appreciate everything you've done for us. where's your champagne? coffee. we'll cheer for you. >> this is to you. >> all right. >> there we go. that's going to do it for us on a sunday morning. thanks for watching. thanks again to dede. i'll see you back here tonight for nbc
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nbc 10 news starts now. >> left for dead with no trace of the killer, this morning, police are on the hunt for the gunman who shot a woman in the head. we'll update you on their investigation. a long-awaited reunion for two americans freed from captivity in north korea. you may be surprised when you hear who one of the men is thanking for his release. we have a pleasant fall day ahead of us. here's a live look at boathouse row where temperatures will be a little bit warmer today than yesterday, but changes are coming. good morning, i'm rosemary conners. this is "nbc 10 news today." it's 9:00 on this sunday. meteorologist michelle grossman is tracking the conditions outside. michelle, we're finally starting
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