great. >> yeah. >> that will do it for us. local updates throughout the morning. good morning. breaking overnight, defense secretary james mattis travels to the north korean border. his message, war is not the goal with the rogue nation. >> we're doing everything we can to solve this diplomatically. >> but this morning, new threats from kim jung un. released. show thousands of files of jfk's assassination. two women lost at sea for five months before finally being rescued, tell their harrowing tale. from surviving major storms to shark attacks. >> they taunted us. when they decided they wanted to

attack, it was extremely calculated. >> this morning, the interview you'll only see here. all that, plus weekend washout. the powerful storm set to impact tens of millions. shocking new details on the claims of the california mother who claims she was held captive for weeks. and a high-speed chase, ends in this chaotic crash. and you won't believe who was behind the wheel today, friday, october 27th, 2017. >> from nbc news, this is "today," with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hi, everybody. good morning. thank you so much for joining us on a friday morning. matt has the day off. got willie pitching in. >> good to be with you, savannah. history buffs having a field day with some of the jfk

assassination files. we'll go through some of those. let's start with the breaking news in the north korean crisis. the regime threatening more tests, while defense secretary james mattis is visiting the region. the president will head their next week. let's get to richard engel, in seoul for us this morning. hi, richard. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. president trump is headed here next week on a major foreign trip. he is not coming here alone. he will be accompanied by a large u.s. military presence. so, expect tensions between the u.s. and north korea to rise. in what is seen as a precursor to president trump's upcoming trip to asia, james mattis in south korea, touring what is auch auchbl called the most dangerous

border in the world, the demilitarized zone, between north and south korea. a wrong move here could trigger war. mattis said that diplomacy was the answer to ending the crisis, he was firm on the administrati administration's objective. >> our goal is not war. but rather, the denuclearization of the korean peninsula. >> reporter: but the leader of north korea, kim jong-un, has carried out missile tests and launches, says nuclear disarmament isn't an option. the regime today, with a threat to carry out more nuclear tests. president trump arrives in asia for a major tour in the region. and the president is coming with a big show of force that's already begun. for the first time in years, three u.s. aircraft carriers are headed to the pacific, along with their supporting warships.

also, more aifrcraft, to the region, like these. and navy s.e.a.l.s, on of the of the 32,000 american troops in south korea. the navy says the carrier group's deployments were preplanned. but the buildup sends a clear messe. trump is arriving with an armada, a signal that addressing kim jong-un is at the top of the agenda. and there's the factor of what kim jong-un himself will do. they are concerned that the north korean leader could use the trump visit as an opportunity to launch some kind of provocation, which would make tensions even worse. >> going to be a tense few days there, richard. thank you. also breaking overnight, the long-awaited release of the muc much-anticipated jfk

assassination file that have been classified for decades. we have two reports for you, starting with peter alexander. good morning. >> reporter: willie, good morning to you. for historians and journalists, it's like finding a dusty box of papers in your parents' home. each one of them raising new questions about lee harvey w oswald and the jfk investigation. president trump saying, i'm ordering the veil be lifted. not entirely, not yet. new details of one of the greatest mysteries. what's been revealed for the 2,800 records released before a deadli deadline. we know the soviet union thought that far right americans planned the association, wondering if president johnson was behind it. also hours after lee harvey oswald was shot, then-fbi

director, j. edgar hoover was concerned with having something written. and then, there's there. a report that a british newspaper reporter received an anonymous call 25 minutes before the jfk assassination. tipping him to call the embassy for big news. not all questions have been answered. at the last minute, the president blocked the release of thousands of records, bowing from pressure from the fbi and cia, to keep the redactions secret. i have no choice but to keep the redacti redactions. placing the bulk of the files under a six-month review. >> this is a huge disappointment and a total mess. you can't imagine a more disorderly release about these documents about a turning point in american history.

>> reporter: of 2,800 documents posted last nights, only 52 hasn't been seen before. and the white house will release more documents until that april 2018 deadline. >> this stuff is fascinating. let's get more on it. nbc's justice correspondent, pete williams, is standing by. the first question is, all these documents that weren't released make you wonder, what would the intelligence agency still want to be secret 54 years later? >> reporter: well, savannah, several things. they want to black out the names of people who were acting as informants and are still alive, especially during the six-day trip oswald took to mexico city. same for the name of current cia officers. and cia and fbi want to protect intelligence-sharing agreements they had with other countries that have never been made

public. some countries don't want it known that they helped the united states. it comes down to the familiar phrase, sources and methods of intelligence gathering. >> we got some of the documents but not all of them. there was 11th hour back and forth about what to release and what not to release to the public. what was the dass krause for the negotiation? >> reporter: there's several reasons for it. going back to the records wasn't the number one priority for the agencies that are trying to follow threats. and finally, they say, it required work from younger people about the history. they say that partly explains the last-minute scramble to think about what they wanted protect protected. but more planning would have helped. >> they can redact the releases. some of them we're not going to see? >> the fbi says, every document it is responsible for, will be

released, in whole or in part. that's what the back and forth is about in the section several months. how much of the remaining documents will be blacked out. >> pete, thank you. if you want to read the documents for yourself, we have a link on our website, today.com. more big news on thursday. the president declaring the opioid crisis and getting personal while doing it. kristen welker is at the white house. >> reporter: good morning, willie. president trump is ending the week after accomplishing key agenda items. the opioid ep tidemic and a maj step towards tax reform. the gop is still facing very steep challenges. this morning, president trump vowing to take action, after declaring the opioid epidemic a public health energy. >> we can be the generation that

ends the opioid epidemic. we can do it. >> reporter: the president getting personal how addiction has impacted him. in a rare reference to his brother, fred, an alcoholic who died at 43. >> great guy. best looking guy. best personality. much better than mine. but he had a problem. he has a problem with alcohol. and he would tell me, don't drink. don't drink. >> reporter: the first lady, also lending her voice, after meeting with those impacted. >> but what i found to be the common theme with all these stories is that this can happen to any of us. drug addiction can take your friends, neighbors or your family. >> reporter: the president stopped short of declaring a national emergency, meaning federal funds don't be used to fight the issue. but mr. trump will use some grant money in states. put a strong focus on

prevention. the white house says it's an important first step, with nearly 100 people dying of opioids per day. but critics argue, it doesn't go far enough. >> what i would say to the president on that is, show me the money. >> reporter: president trump touting big news on capitol hill thursday, after the house narrowly passed a budget, paving the way for the republicans' biggest priority, tax reform. all of it, as republicans try to push ahead on a jam-packed agenda, with 20 work days until the end of the year. in addition to tax cuts, republicans want fixes to health care, deciding next steps in the iran deal and infrastructure package. opioids will add another item to the to-do list, with the president expected to ask congress for money to fight the xri s crisis, soon. the harvey weinstein scandal

has taken a new turn, with the embattled ticon, suing the famiy company. >> reporter: in a lawsuit against the weinstein company on thursday, the disgraced mogul is demanding his e-mails, his personnel file and the code of conduct. he wants the file for his defense in civil and criminal allegations. in a hollywood industry breakfast on thursday, dismay for a shakespearean culture of hollywood. >> it was henry tviii. you could be beheaded if you opened your mouth. >> reporter: 70 women have made accusations against harvey weinstein, sexual harassment, to assault, to rape. weinstein says any allegations

of unconsensual sex are disputed by weinstein. according to "the l.a. times" says 300 women say director james tobak harassed them. he said he never met the women. if he did, it was for five minutes and he has no correction. selma claire and rachel mcadams added their name to the list of accusers. >> it will be harder for men to get away with this. more people will be willing to come forward. hopefully men, as well as women, to report what they know is going on. >> reporter: women lick ashley judd, one of the first women to expose weinstein's behavior to "the new york times." >> if this isn't your moment to stand up, we are creating that moment for you. >> reporter: for "today," stephan stephanie gosk, new york.

let's go to the story of two women that were at sea for five months. they set sail for tahiti. but a series of problems nearly cost them their lives. now, they're speaking out in an exclusive interview. miguel almaguer has the amazing story of survival. >> reporte >> reporter: the route fromahit one. but the pair who hit trouble a few months into their journey, wouldn't be rescued for 176 days. drifting in the open ocean, the 50-foot sailboat was finally spotted somewhere between guam and japan. lost at sea for five, agonizing months. this is the moment two sailors and their dogs were rescued by the u.s. navy. jennifer appel, overwhelmed. grateful for the sailors who gave her and her friend a lifeline. sharing their story from out at

sea. >> when i saw the gray boat on the edge of the horizon, my heart leapt because i knew that we were about to be saved. because i honestly believe we were going to die in the next 24 hours. >> reporter: this morning, they're safely aboard the "uss ashland." with dog zeus and valentine. the women had lost hope. fearing they would never be found. at times, their boat, sur rounded by sharks. >> i went downstairs with the boys. and we basically laid, huddled on the floor. and i told them not the bark because the sharks could hear us breathing. they could smell us. >> reporter: after setting sail may 3rd from honolulu to tahiti, 2,600 miles away, the boat hit bad weather may 30th. the engine flooding and the mast no longer working. for months, they would send distress signals.

shooting flares at passing ships. >> i worked the night or had watch at night. i could see light. and i could see vessels and watching it get closer. we thought it would be close enough to do a call or if it was coming our way, we would shoot flares. when they would turn or keep going, that was kind of sad. >> reporter: surviving with a water purifier and a year's worth of oatmeal, rice and pasta, the pair drifted 5,000 miles offcourse. with help of the navy, the adventurerers are headed back to port after five months lost at sea. they can't disclose their exact location. both women are upbeat and appreciating more they are back on dry land and are looking forward to another adventure back at sea. >> wow. how about the preparation?

a year's worth of food and water purification got them five months at sea. >> that's how they survived. incredible. al, what say you? >> you better like oatmeal. in any event, we are talking about the tropics and whether this system becomes a tropical system or not. it's going to affect us along the eastern seaboard. it's going to bring heavy rain saturday for south florida. we could be looking at flooding. then, it's going to combination with some low pressure and this cold front. and that will bring heavy rain and wind in the northeast and new england. we could talk about flooding events, trees down, power lines, as well. pocono mountains to the green mountains. air travel and road travel, monday into monday night, is going to be a real mess in the northeast and new hi mom.

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the mysterious abduction and return of a california mother. why investigators are trying to clear up parts of her story. and a wild week for the president and his party. tom brokaw puts it in perspective, like only he can. fit, this is "today" on rs a brnbidge shut down over politics. their biggest triumph was a traffic jam. chris christie and kim guadagno's failures shortchanged our future. after 8 years- incomes are down, costs are up and our economy is crawling. we are better than this. i'm phil murphy together we'll build a stronger, fairer economy that works for every new jersey family. christie and guadagno left new jersey stuck. i'm serious about moving new jersey forward.

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jessica boyington is keeping an eye on that crash and the other problem spots. we're also watching the 30 bypass. an accident at 322. traffic is barely moving by the scene. it looks like ahead some of it has moved out of the way. they're probably take it to the shoulder. we'll see a little relief on the eastbound side. i'm also watching the boulevard in long crest. route 1's northbound side around summerdale avenue. there's a crash there. delays, as well. today drivers from old city to fairhill will have to find another place to park as philadelphia gets ready to host the philly free streets event. parking restrictions begin at noon along the seven-mile route. it includes 3rd, 4th, 5th, germantown avenue, and nearby streets. from tomorrow 8:00 to 1:00, the route will be clear. walkers and cyclists can get out and about.

good morning, everybody. welcome back to "today." that's a great shot of new york from above. >> that was our building on the left there. >> oh. gotcha. this way is north, right? >> let's get a check of the headlines, including breaking news overnight in the north korean crisis. >> to the right and to the left -- >> mad dog diplomacy. james mattis visits the korean demillemilitarized zone, allowi cooler heads to prevail in the standoff between the u.s. and north korea. >> our goal is not war. but rather the irreversible

denuclearization of the korean peninsula. jfk document dump. files in the assassination of president kennedy released overnight. but some key documents were held back at the last minute, after growing concerns of the fbi and the cia. >> you have to believe it should have been handled in a more orderly fashion. break in the case. tampa officials release new video of what could be the serial killer releasing the possible murder. and police believe that a phone flip could be the key in identifying the suspect. >> it is the neighborhood and the city against whoever this is. a turn for the worse. a sheriff's deputy slams his patrol car into his ex-wife's house. and wildcat. >> there's a cat on the field, film.

>> a cat gets loose on the field, one of the highlights for those watching the blowout between the ravens and the dolphins. >> do you have a witty remark about that? >> you're a fan of the wildcat offense. >> you wouldn't let us down. we want to tell you about an exclusive interview we have, with salena gomez and her kidney donor, speaking out together for the first time, since the secret operation that saved salena's life. >> my kidneys were just done. i didn't want to ask a single person in my life. that's the day i came home and found out she volunteered and did it. >> you feel that she saved your life. >> because she did. that's it. >> wow. >> we're going to have a lot more of this interview. it was fascinating to talk to them. they have such a special relationship. we've been talking about sisters all week.

it's like a sisterhood. it's incredible. i hope people tune in. it will be monday and tuesday on "today "today." monday night on "nightly news." >> and so many of us had no idea what she was going through. >> that's another aspect. you never know the road that someone is traveling. let's look at the mysterious case of the alleged abduction and release of sherry papii pap. gadi schwartz, has the latest. >> reporter: good morning, matt. since sherri papini was found in chains along this highway. we are hearing of two fights that happened between her and her youngest captor. the second between the two kidnappers themselves. new this morning in the bizarre kidnapping of sherri papini, a violent fight and a gunshot,

leading to her release. detectives releasing calls from the time sherri papini's husband found his wife us with missing. >> her hair is ripped out of it, in the headphones. i'm thinking out that somebody grabbed her. >> reporter: investigators telling nbc news that statements from papini, describing a fight she says she had with the younger of her two alleged captors. papini saying she slammed her kidnapper's head into the toilet and injured her foot in the brawl. but a view of photos of papini was found pound, starved and half-beaten, didn't see injuries to her feet. and now, they're working to clarify her statements. from the beginning, the sheriff's department said the papini family was cooperating with the investigation. keith papini said his wife was traumatized by what happened. >> one of the officers braced me and put his arm around me and said, prepare yourself.

they branded her. >> reporter: investigators also tell nbc news that papini reported hearing a fight between the two kidnappers, and then, a gunshot. and shortly after, the young kidnapper drove her to the side of the highway and released her, where she was found by a truck driver. >> on the scene and advises she is seeing something. >> reporter: they were able to recover two dna profiles. a woman's dna only her body and an unknown man's dna on her clothing. >> she is a how-risk victim in a low-risk area at a low-risk time of day. she shouldn't have been a victim. >> reporter: and today, nearly a year after papini is found, there's no motive and no major break in the case. this investigation has taken detectives as far away as detroit, where they interviewed a man who had been texts sherri papini in the days prior to her

disappearance, about the possibility of two of them meeting up. at this point, the detectives determined they did not meet up and they have ruled hum out as a suspect in the case. >> so cool to hear the details of that case. gadi, thank you so much. got a little winter to talk about. that got your attention, didn't it? right now, around minneapolis, up into duluth, we have knosnow. back, to the east, some rain, in the u.p. of michigan. the older air has changed into snow. windy, and moving to the east. lingering snow overnight. before it's over, the heaviest snow over the u.p. of michigan, eight inches of snow, two to three in mto duluth. the rest of the country, up and down the eastern seaboard, gorgeous weather. heavy rain in the mid mississippi valley. a frosty morning in the western plains. and gorous weather and

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worse. this is not the first president to be tested within his own party. >> i did not have sexual relations with that woman. >> reporter: bill clinton had the monica lewinsky stacandal. but many in his party were critical but saved him in the impeachment trial. >> i did not trade arms for hostages. but the facts and the evidence tell me it is not. >> reporter: president reagan was destrtrayed by his staff ine iran-contra affair. what about nixon and watergate? >> i'm not a crook. >> reporter: his most trusted aides were guilty and went to jail. the president insisted he was innocent. it was not until the supreme court insisted he turn over tape recordings that the republicans

said it is time to go. and so, he did. in fact, in this latest scrum, president trump still has the upper hand for now. senators flake and corker were in trouble at home. other republicans that, within their own party, they know they have to stand by trump because they've got re-election coming up next year. so, in politics, two against one, doesn't mean much when one of them is the president, even under these circumstances, still has a lot of power. and you have a great ally in breitbart and steve bannon. >> you touched on it. but there for some that flake and corker's public criticism would be the first crack in the ice. that hasn't happened at all. the senating senators have supported the president. >> flake and corker were not powerful at home. especially corker in the senate. in tennessee, he's in trouble. and flake is in real trouble in

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good friday morning. i'm rosemary connors. it's a few minutes before 8:00. meteorologist bill henley is tracking a cool start to our day. he has the most accurate neighborhood weather forecast. bill? >> the temperatures are still lower than yesterday. 30 for the sburks. 32 degrees. 37 in the lehigh valley. and new jersey at 30 -- in the 30s, as well. look at the warmup. by 10:00, 35. in easton at 1:00, warming into the 60s across the board. even the shore will see a nice warmup today. up to 66 degrees. turns warmer tomorrow, but i'm expecting rain for sunday. the morning rush not letting up. jessica boyington keeping an eye on the traffic. jess? watching a big accident here, rosemary, on the boulevard. right on the southbound side at fox street. you see one lane is getting by right now. and we're slow even on the northbound side. southbound, all the traffic moving toward the schuylkill where we see big delays anyway.

a few vehicles involved here. clearly we have fire engines on the scene there. stuff to the right-hand shoulder, as well. that's the southbound side. we're also watching in galloway township on pomona at moth pimi road, an accident investigation underway. police are looking for a person who shot into a south philadelphia row home. commissioner richard ross tells us it's the home belonging to a person of interest wanted for questioning in connection with the murder of two teenagers. nobody was hurt in the shooting. investigators are still trying to track down the person of interest. get ready for changes that start this weekend. in the mega millions drawing, it will raise ticket prices and weaken the odds, but will bring bigger prizes. the changes do not affect tonight's drawing, but after this evening, tickets will cost $2. up from $1. jackpots will begin at $40 million instead of $15 million. there will be fewer white balls making it tougher to win.

it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, more questions than answers. >> it's a mystery wrapped in a riddle inside an enigma. >> reporte >> thousands of jfk files released overnight. and what do they rereveal? and sisterhood on "today." >> my sister and i are bonded together. >> together we make a whole. >> all week, we celebrated that special bonld. we're sitting down with our own sisters to talk about a life long friendship. and feel-good friday. rachel platten joins us on the plaza to celebrate her brand-new album and belt out her chart-topping hits today,

friday, october 27th, 2017. >> what are you celebrating? >> my 16th birthday with rachel platten. >> what are you ready for? >> rachel platten. ♪ take back my life song >> we traveled over 2,000 miles to be at the "today" show. >> hey, mom. thanks for the rachel platten tickets. >> in the plaza to see rachel platten. ♪ >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to "today." thank you so much for joining us. willie is in for matt, talking about declassifying videos. we just declassified our home videos for that sisterhood piece. >> mine were in a vhs, back of a

closet. >> i thought my home movies would self-destruct in 30 seconds. let's begin with our news at 8:00. scholars and journalists have been up all night looking at the newly released documents on the assassination of john f. kennedy. peter alex deander is at the wh house. >> reporter: 2,800 records released, with details about the kennedy assassination, and lee harvey oswald. only hours after oswald was shot, j. edgar hoover was concerned about having something issued so that the public would be convinced that oswald was the assassin. a report that a british newspaper reporter got the call 25 minutes before it was to tip off the embassy of some, quote,

big news. the president, president trump, green lighted this release on twitter. this morning, explaining the delay. jfk files are being carefully released. in the end, there will be great transparency. ult ultimately, the president blocked the release, uh bowing to pressure from the fbi and the cia. only 52 documents were brand-new that we have never seen before. the white house announcing that the real esta the remaining documents will be released with some redactions until the april 2018 deadline. >> we know what history buffs are doing this weekend. thank you very much. an ohio boy has been released into his mother's custody, after police say he stole her boyfriend's car and led them on a dramatic chase that topped 100 miles per hour. it ended 45 miles later on a busy highway. blake mccoy joins us with more on the unlikely culprit.

>> good morning to you. thankfully, no one including that 10-year-old pboy was injurd during the chase. but police say it is the second time in two weeks that the boy has taken a family member's car for a joyride. new video shows frightening moments on dash cam, as state troopers chase a 10-year-old boy on the ohio turnpike, dodging and delaying police cruisers. >> there's a car chase going on. the kid is probably going at least 90. and looks maybe 13. >> reporter: stunned drivers called police, and reported the boy speeding with his mother tailing him. >> where are you doing? >> i'm headed west. they're headed west. >> mom is chasing him? >> yeah. looks like it. >> reporter: more state troopers joined in the chase, attempting to make a rolling roadblock, as

the boy drove erratically down the turnpike, with speeds up to 100 miles per hour. >> he's in the ditch. e we're not going to let him get back on the highway. >> reporter: police pinning him in, his car coming to an abrupt stop. >> he's out. he's out. >> break the window. break the window. >> reporter: troopers breaking the car's driver's side window, showing the youngster this joyride was no laughing matter. >> it is unusual. we've had juveniles that have stolen cars and driven. my personal experience, i've never had a child this young. >> reporter: again, no one was injured. he never hit any other drivers. the boy's mother arrived shortly after. and he reportedly told police he took the car because he was bored. willie? >> unbelievable that nobody was injured over the course of an hour. thank god for that. blake, thanks so much. tiger woods is due in court today to resolve a driving under

the influence case. he is expected to plead guilty to a lesser charge of reckless driving. the golfer was arrested in may after passing out in his car close to his home. woods had the active ingredient for marijuana in his system, along with two painkillers and xanax. woods is expected to spend a year on probation. it's time for "hoda's morning boost." what have you got for us? >> a dramatic day at the beach, turn strangers into teammates as they struggle to save a baby whale. this humpback was off the shore. finally, after a long time, their efforts paid off and the crowd erupted into cheers. >> listen to that. look at the whale going back out to sea.

the tail. begins swimming slowly and seemed to thank rescuers. we think that's the thank you wave of the tail. teamwork. >> i love that, hoda. thank you. a lot more to get to this morning, including, the futuristic new video taylor swift released overnight. and we'll wrap up our series on sisterhood with savannah's sweet sister and mine. and what's coming up on "megyn kelly today." >> we're going to share the results of our own sexual harassment survey. you can take it now at today.com. first, we have a big crowd outside, ready to see rachel platten on our citi con two army commendation medals... an army achievement medal... impressive. don't spare me the details, i can take anything but quiet. you are my hammer.

don't let these guys see you fold. my boy here did his job, now do yours. i'm alive because of you. i'm not a hero. we're brothers, we look out for each other. thank you for your service. rated r. in our home we make memories. in our home we are grateful. in this family we know what matters most is made at home.

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[ cheers and applause ] we're back. 8:11, friday morning. "trending." >> let's do it. >> people want to know what's trending online. let me tell you. #iphonex. #strangerthings. >> that's iphone ten. >> is that iphone x? >> real-time fact check. >> i'm a loser. halloween, right around the corner, building for anticipation. get ready for our costume reveal on tuesday. in the spirit of the holiday, one of our today.com contributors brought up the age-old debate. how old is too old to trick or treat? before i reveal the survey results, what do you think? are you okay with teenagers? >> as long as they take an

effort. ware a costume. if they're dressed as a teenager -- >> i'm wearing my angst. give me candy. >> through high school is okay. if you put forth the effort. >> i hated opening the door and seeing a bunch of kids like a batman mask on. >> that was the kind of high school kid i was. yeah. anyway. we asked over 1,000 people chimed in with their thoughts and voted. the majority, say they'd you are never too old to trick or treat. i saw this in our neighborhood a lot. sometimes parents would dress up with the kids. a family costume. do you do that? >> no. but i'm for it. i'm for it. >> all for it. >> you should do it this year. #starttoday. >> #yeah. and #iphonex. >> what are you doing? >> charley is going to be a

pineapple. and vale wanted to be a doctor or a princess. she's going to be a doctor princess. >> my son wanted to be a piece of sushi. maybe i get a green blanket or cotton balls. we have a darth vader costume in the wings. >> it takes a little talent. and my little guy wanted to be pink panther. it was like a pink onesie. that's not going to work. and now, he's noruto, which is a japanese character. >> we know haley, pumpkin or -- >> baby lamb. >> that is also super cute. >> i have a werewolf and a dancing skeleton. the dancing skeleton, in the spirit of david s. pumpkin's

backup dancers. >> she's part of it. >> lucy is a good dancer. >> she is awesome. >> good times. >> my boy is going to be superman. >> oh. perfect. >> what are you going to be? >> i can't tell. >> good save. our halloween, tuesday morning. get excited, guys. "pop start"? >> i tried to let that go. >> otherwise, people are going to -- >> i know. we have all of this twitter rage. >> it's fine. no rage. >> are you ready for it? that's part of the song. taylor swift released her new music video. it has people buzzing. ♪ ♪ touch me and you'll never be alone ♪ ♪ island breeze, and lights down low ♪ >> in the music video, "ready for it," taylor appears to duke it out with her cyborg. it's the number one trending video on youtube right now.

fans have been spotting multiple easter eggs. the shot of taylor on the white horse, resembles a similar shot in a past video. another fan spotted 89 and 91 on the wall behind taylor. believing they stand for the year she was born, and the year her boyfriend was born. and one more references in the video. look at what you made me do, snakes played a heavy theme. and you see the chinese symbols for the year of the snake.nalyz. >> or just watch it. on wednesday night, kenny rogers kicked off his farewell tour. and when the highlight was dolly parton joined him on stage. she surprised him with an old classic. >> i guess you know "i will always love you." i want to sing this to you tonight. this is just from me.

all right? you just sit there and take it. ♪ and i will always love you ♪ >> that's special. isn't that special? not only did dolly sing "i will always love you." but they sang "islands in the stream." one point, kenny got into the song. and she has to slap his arms away. he has a lot of tour dates. and he has one more here. >> your final stop of the tour is going to be on the "today" show. >> i will do it right here. >> we haven't forgotten. he promised his final performance on the "today" show. we're looking forward to it. >> that has to happen. maybe dolly could come, too. love it. do you have a click?

>> the "daly click." this one, today's video shows the moment a car wash employee was taken for a ride. the worker was using the hose when he got too close. suddenly, he's on the spin cycle. >> is that real? >> this is real. thankfully, it eventually slowed to a stop. he was not injured. he's going to keep his distance. >> oh, thank goodness. >> oh. oh. >> i have to say, now that we know it's okay. he's very elegant. almost like a figure skating routine. >> and he got the armorall. that was good. >> i'm done now. >> wow. >> that's crazy. >> crazy. >> wondered what would happen if that happened. now, we know. >> don't try it at home. >> excellent. all right. let's show you what we have going on as far as your weather is concerned. we're talking about a lot of

rain down south. and they don't need it in florida. especially in miami. since september 1st, they've had more than two feet of rain, which is almost ten inches above average. they're going to sea moe more h rain on saturday. flooding is a big problem. that will make its way up into the northeast. we have four football games on sunday, all going to be affected by the weather. the philadelphia eagles, taking on the 49ers. showers. the falcons versus the jets. heavy rain and 66. patriots taking on the chargers, showers and windy. and in buffalo, the ralders and the bills, a few showers and a temperatur good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. a chilly start and frost in some of the suburbs. we've got sunshine and it's going to be around all day. these temperatures, even warmer this afternoon than yesterday. a southwesterly breeze blowing in the suburbs.

new jersey up to 66 at the shore. inland areas also in the 60s today. 66 the high in philadelphia. have a great day. and that is your latest weather. gang? >> al, thank you very much. we're wrapping up our special series, wrapping up the bands of sister hood. we started with the bush twins' new book, "sisters first." >> we heard a lot from those two this week. we would like to introduce you to women who are special to both of us. >> that's right. hoda and i caught up with our own sisters. my sis, annie, and hoda's sister, hala. and we talked about our special bonds. anna is the blood going through my veins. she's my sister. she's always been there, all my life. >> my sister and i are bonded forever. >> my sister and i are like the

sun and the moon. together, we make a whole. >> my sister and i are best friends. >> her sorrows are my sorrows. and her successes are my successes. >> hala is the older sister. >> oh, my god. can we get -- >> which -- >> cut. >> it's too late. embrace it. anyone you lied to, it's out here now. >> annie and i are really different. i'm loud and a fast talker. she's thoughtful and reflective. >> introspective versus -- >> blabby. >> hala was kind of the leader. if hala did something, then i did something. we have home video proof of when hala was at the bottom of a hill when it was snowing. and she pointed up. me and my brother got behind her and pushed her. up the hill. and when we got to the top, she pointed down. and we pushed her down. >> as you can tell, who do you

think is the bossier one now? i don't think it's me. >> for me, annie and i were more like twins than older sister and younger sister. we were often in very similar clothes. same outfit, but you would have read and i would have blue. yours would be green. i would have yellow. annie would i be in a fight. and my mom would separate us and say, go to your room. and about five minutes later, one of us would send the note under the door. >> i forgot about that. >> want to be friends again? what are you doing? >> i was always protective as a sister. i was protective of her. protective of my brother. >> he said, it's cancer. you have breast cancer. >> i remember when she had her biopsy done. and i called new york. i'm like, how is it going? she goes, great. this whole cheerleader -- she is that way. she's like miss positive. so, i hung up the phone and go, you know what? i'm going to take the train to

new york to double-check. and i remember opening the door and you looked so drained. she wanted to show that don't worry about me, i'm fine. >> that was like a dark chapter. but that's usually when you need your sister the most. >> when my dad died, our whole family just hung on to each other for dear life because it was such a shock. we were just trying to figure out how to become a family of four when we had always been a family of five. annie and i were both headed off to college. and we decided to live at home. and we had a spoken or unspoken pact on the weekends, even though we were college girls, one of us would always stay home on one of the weekend nights so my mom wouldn't be alone. that was something we did together as sisters. >> you probably remember this. so -- one second. oh, yeah. so, i had to go inside a tube

for some kind of mri or whatever it was. and i was scared to go in and all that stuff. anyway, hala said -- hala sat next to me. and they said, you can't be in there. because the radiation. you can't be in there. and he she said, i'm not leaving. and she sat there through the whole thing. >> i feel like my mom did such a unique and amazing job to create this foundation for us to know how to be a good sister, is to know how to be a good friend, to anyone. >> one of the best things about being sisters is you grew up in the same house. and you don't have to explain anything. i might say, i talked to mom. you know, she said good morning, so, you know. >> you have to be careful. sometimes we'll look at each other and in a store, burst out

laughing. and there's no reason. it's actually kind of odd. >> what most people don't know about my sister is that she, as happy and as excited about life as she appears on the air. since she was young, she's been that way. >> she is a lot of people's first phone call. and i think that's something to say. >> no matter what's happening, if i need clarity or wisdom, i call savannah. >> annie has taught me about generosity. she is as happy for me if something good happens to me, as it's happened to herself. maybe happier. >> maybe because we walked in each other's shoes. i don't have to blaze that path, hala already did. that's how sisters do. that's how we do. >> you got us, guys. >> i love your sister. >> i want to be sisters with your sister, too. can we have a mutual adoption?

>> sheinelle, you get in, too. >> that was beautiful. >> i'm glad that jenna and barbara wrote this book. it gave us an opportunity to talk about our sisters and reflect on sisterhood and share it. >> i don't think hala and i would never have talked about, if they did not say, do you want to sit down? >> when hala had walked in your shoes. annie took my shoes. and i want them back. >> how about

nbc 10 news starts now. good morning. it is almost 8:30. let's get right to first alert meteorologist bill henley. >> sun has been up for an hour now. we're seeing bright blue sky over cape may. the sunshine we're seeing this morning will continue all day long at the shore and in wilmington. you can see the long shadow this is morning. it is starting to warm up now. 45 in philadelphia. 30s in south jersey, the suburbs and the lehigh valley. 41 in delaware. numbers climb into the 60s this afternoon. let's check with jessica boyington and get you first alert traffic. >> we're watching the vine street expressway. cameras moving around because

we're seeing a disabled vehicle being pulled off the scene with a tow truck. right around broad street and on the stbound now we're just seeing some westbound residual delay behind it. people from old city to fair hill will have to find another place to park today as philadelphia gets ready for the philly free streets event. parking restrictions begin at noon on 3rd, 4th, 5th, germantown avenue and other nearby streets. tomorrow from 8:00 to 1:00 it will be cleared so walkers and runners and cyclists can get out and enjoy the city. nobody delivers more for south jersey than steve sweeney.

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saving south jersey residents over 200 million dollars. and he led the charge to pass paid family leave. aarp applauded sweeney for freezing property taxes for seniors and cutting prices on prescription drugs. "i got to take my hat off to him. he's a man of his word." steve sweeney. because there's more work to do to get south jersey's fair share.

[ cheers and applause ] 123 good morning, everybody. on this friday morning. october 27th, 2017. we're counting down to a big moment. rachel platten is here. good morning to you. we're excited. the gang's oall here. matt has the morning off. megyn is here to tell us what's coming up. and charlie is in his super dog cape. >> rachel, you packed it in, as you do when you do a concert. we have lots of great fans. hold on. there's a little girl named ashley. where is ashley?

is it true you took voice lessons to sing like rachel? >> yes. >> would you like to come get a little hug from rachel? >> come on. how are we going to do it? can you get up? one, two, three. >> is that true? my god. so nice to meet you, ashley. i believe in you so much. do you believe in ashley? you're going to be here someday. >> ashley, you're the best. keep it up, okay? you got your spot. you have a good spot. rachel, thank you. >> so many dedicated fans. i have fan s tweeting saying thy go to every concert. they go wherever you go. you have great fans. >> the most incredible, loyal, supportive fans in the world. releasing this record could have brought up a lot of words. but i had people that loved me and supported me no matter what. it was a big deal. this morning, i felt confidence and excited. >> maybe we'll see ashley up on

the stage in a few years on the citi concert series. we're going to get to the big concert in a moment. first, al has a look at the weather. >> let's look at your weekend ahead. it will be on the wet side through florida. abundant sunshine out west. rain and snow around the western great lakes. sunday, sunday. it's going to be a stormy one in the mid-atlantic states in the northeast, in new england. sunny and warm in the western third in the country. and autumnal chill makes its way to the ohio and mississippi rive r good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. a chilly start and frost in some of the suburbs, the lehigh valley and new jersey. we've got sunshine. these temperatures, even warmer this afternoon than yesterday. a southwesterly breeze blowing in the suburbs, 64 degrees this afternoon. new jersey up to 66 at the shore. inland areas, also in the middle

60s today. low humidity, plenty of sunshine, 60s for the lehigh valley. 66 in philadelphia. >> and when you need that weekend weather, don't forgforg. check out our buddies on the weather channel on cable. megyn, what's coming up? >> we're going to have the latest on the tsunami of sexual harassment allegations going through our country right now. raichle will be there to sing her new song, "broke n glass," which makes you feel like this for women. and we're going to talk about scl secrets. ever have your dna tested? one woman did and the results are terrifying. you may think twice before you get it done. that's all i'm going to say. see you at 9:00. >> good teaser. see you soon. >> megyn, we'll see you in a little bit. meantime, sunday marks the fifth anniversary of superstorm sandy's hit on the new jersey

shore. matt traveled there to talk to chris christie about the progress that's been made and what the governor will do next. >> reporter: after 8:00 p.m., october 29th, 2012, when hurricane sandy roared into new jersey. leaving behind $36 billion in damages and 37 dead. as the anniversary approaches, i met with governor chris chris can i, who emerged from that crisis as a national figure. and asked him about seeing the scope of the damage. >> went to belmar, new jersey. i landed my helicopter where the boardwalk used to be. when i landed, i said, where is the boardwalk. and the state police said it's gone. >> reporter: what was the first thing you saw when you came down here after sandy? >> it was the devastated people that didn't know where to turn. and the destruction of the boardwalk. it was devastating to see it so physically changed. >> reporter: i think one time

you said to me, in the wake of the storm, we talked to you and you said, give us five years. give us five years and we'll be back. has that played out in your opinion? >> i would say 85% of the recovery is done, overall. on the business side of things. moody's came out and said that the shore counties are completely back. and they're more resilient than they were before the storm. >> reporter: that's a business calculation you're talking about. you know what's going to happen. and it's happened when we talked before. as soon as i air this interview, there's going to be people who say they're not -- >> they're not in their homes. about 1,000 people. we're going to keep working. >> reporter: were mistakes made in the process? >> sure. >> reporter: those people when they scream anotht me, they're at the bureaucracy. mad at the process. some of them are angry at you. were mistakes made? >> sure. in the beginning there were.

this is the first time we did anything like this. in the beginning, the company we hired to run the rebuilding program, they weren't good. we had two bids, we picked the lowest one and they weren't good. we removed them. we have a new group in that's much better. there were mistakes made, matt. i would never say we were mistake-free. >> reporter: let's take the experience in new jersey and broaden it out. you know, people of houston are still reeling. people in florida. people in the caribbean. the u.s. virgin islands from the hurricane season we just lived through. if you could impart one piece of advice to the people and the elected officials in those areas, based on something you learned here, what would it be? >> to the elected officials, i would tell them, you have to stay on top of the federal government, ever matter who the president is. that bureaucracy is hard to deal with. if you don't let them know you're watching them every

minute, it will get away from you. to the people, i would say, don't solely depend on the government. look to nonprofits. look to friends and family to help you in this breach. without that, there there be difficult days. >> lreporter: let's talk about you. in the five years since hurricane sandy, your personal fortunes have shifted. you were an extraordinarily popular governor at that time. and today, you leave office in 80-something days and your approval ratings are very low. what happened? >> i ran for president. and people don't like when you have a job and you're looking for another one right in front of them. i endorsed donald trump. and that was incredibly unpopular in my state, as a blue state. and third, bridgegate happened. i think the combination of those three things, all three of which, had nothing to do with the excuecution of my job. impacted people and the way they felt about me. >> you were the first big-name

politician on the republican said, for the most part, to jump on the trump bandwagon. if he were to run against someone other than hillary clinton, who you didn't want to be president, would you support him again? >> if he runs again, i would support him, yes. i'm not sure what would happen. four years is a long time. especially for someone who has not spent a lifetime in politics. i think the years affect them differently. i'm sure the president will make whatever decision is best for him and his family and the country. if he runs again, absolutely, i expect to be with him. >> very interesting to see what governor christie does next. he's been a prominent national politician for so long. we'll see what his move is. >> and important to remember this anniversary of sandy, as well. coming up next, we shift gears. a live concert from that lady right there. rachel platten takes our stage. first this, is "today" on nbc.

the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented by citi. >> we're not going to make you wait any longer. rachel platten is here. she is one of our favorites. she is celebrating the release of her new album, called "waves." but kicking things off with her multiplatinum hit, "fight song." rachel, take it away. ♪ like a small boat on the ocean sending big waves into motion ♪ ♪ like how a single word can make a heart open ♪ ♪ i might only have one match but i can make an explosion ♪ ♪ and all those things i didn't say ♪ ♪ wrecking balls inside my

brain ♪ ♪ i will zrescream them loud tonight ♪ ♪ can you hear my voice this time ♪ ♪ this is my fight song take back my life song ♪ ♪ prove i'm all right song ♪ my power's turned on starting right now i'll be strong ♪ ♪ i'll play my fight song and i don't really care ♪ ♪ if nobody else believes 'cause i still got ♪ ♪ a lot of fight left in me ♪ i'm losing friends and chasing sleep ♪ ♪ everybody's worried about me ♪ in too deep i'm in so deep ♪ ♪ and it's been two years i miss my home ♪ ♪ there's a fire burning in my bones ♪ ♪ i still believe yeah, i still believe ♪ ♪ and all of those things i didn't say ♪ ♪ wrecking balls inside my

brain ♪ ♪ i will scream them loud tonight ♪ ♪ can you hear my voice this time ♪ ♪ this is my fight song take back my life song ♪ ♪ prove i'm all right song my power's turned on ♪ ♪ starting right now, i'll be strong ♪ ♪ i'll play my fight song and i don't really care ♪ ♪ if nobody else believes 'cause i've still got ♪ ♪ a lot of fight left in me ♪ a lot of fight left in me ♪ like a small boat on the ocean ♪ ♪ sending big waves into motion ♪ ♪ like how a single word

can make a heart open ♪ ♪ i might only have one match >> say it with me, guys. ♪ but i can make an explosion ♪ this is my fight song take back my life song ♪ ♪ prove i'm all right song my power's turned on ♪ ♪ starting right now, i'll be strong ♪ ♪ and i'll play my fight song and i don't really care ♪ ♪ if nobody else believes 'cause i've still got ♪ ♪ a lot of fight left in me i still got a lot of fight left in me ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. >> rachel, thank you so much, you guys. we're going to talk with rachel. she has more music. first, this is "today" on nbc.

[ cheers and applause ] welcome back. we're happy to have rachel plm t platten on our citi concert stage. she's out with her second studio album called "wave." >> i'm so happy to be here. >> how does it feel to release a record into the universe? excitement? anxiety? what? >> all of it. you kind of want to throw up. elation, excitement. you're very confident. and that goes away. >> your song "fight song" inspired so many people. everyone was singing along to that. this record is filled with lots of inspiration. where did you draw to come up with the songs on this record? >> i was honest with these songs. i let whatever come pour on to the page. if i was angry, and i let that

be the song. the if i wanted to party and dance in a onesie, i let that happen. if it was a sad song at 3:00 in the morning on my piano, i let that come, too. >> we listened to you sing fight song. everyone in the crowd knew every word. everyone in the studio knew every word. >> did you? >> of course, i did. what's it like to have a song like that that's going to outlast you, even? it will be around forever. >> do you think so? can i take a pause on that one? that's incredible. it's an amazing thing. all i want to do in the world is create. and the fact that anyone other than me and my own ears is enying what i'm doing is beautiful. i couldn't ask for anything more. a song outloasting me. >> i was commenting you on your beautiful outfit. and you like to dress up for halloween. can you tell me about the sexy

broccoli costume? >> yeah. that's the truth. i dressed up as naughty brocc i broccoli. i was living up in new york. and all the girls were naughty something. and i was the least naughty thing i could be, like a brocco broccoli. >> that's amazing. post the pictures. >> no. >> i'm going to sing one of my favorite songs. it's the first track on the album, called "perfect for you." >> awesome. take it away. ♪ ♪ i'm flawed, i'm flawed, i know this ♪ ♪ you like me in small doses wham i supposed to do with that ♪ ♪ you say i bring the drama

you got halos on ya ♪ ♪ half the time it's you that makes it bad ♪ ♪ i'm wild, i'm jealous, insane snoit i'm scared but i don't one away ♪ ♪ it's pissing me off when you say ♪ ♪ calm down, calm down, like that ♪ ♪ you know that i'm in it for real ♪ ♪ and you know that everything i feel yeah, to me, it's a big deal ♪ ♪ i don't come at me like that ♪ and it's true i can't seem to shake it loose ♪ ♪ 'cause all this insecurity's hurting me tires of trying to be perfect for you ♪ ♪ i'm done jumping through hoops ♪ ♪ there's too much time i've wasted on chasing it ♪ ♪ face it, i cannot be perfect for you ♪ ♪ be perfect for you ♪ be perfect for you i cannot be perfect for you ♪ >> what's up, new york? ♪ i wear emotions on my sleeve i say exactly what i mean ♪ ♪ isn't that real enough for

you ♪ ♪ yeah, yeah, ooh i got no shame i trust myself ♪ ♪ won't change for you and no one else ♪ ♪ making me feel i'm not enough when i am ♪ ♪ i'm wild and jealous and insane i'm scared but i don't run away, you do ♪ ♪ it's pissing me off when you say ♪ ♪ calm down, came down, like that ♪ ♪ you know that i'm in it for real ♪ ♪ and you know how everything that i feel ♪ ♪ yeah, to me, it's a big deal ♪ so don't come at me like that ♪ ♪ and it's true, i can't seem to make it loose ♪ ♪ 'cause all this insecurity's hurting me tired of trying to be perfect for you ♪ ♪ i'm done jumping through hoops ♪ ♪ there's too much time i've wasted on chasing it ♪ ♪ face it, i cannot be perfect for you ♪ ♪er iffect for you ♪ be perfect i cannot be perfect for you ♪

♪ be perfect for you be perfect for you ♪ ♪ be perfect i cannot be perfect for you ♪ ♪ so, love me or leave me alone ♪ >> come on, new york. ♪ so, love me or heave me alone ♪ ♪ so, love me or leave me alone ♪ ♪ so, love me or leave me alone ♪ ♪ and it's true i can't seem to shake it loose ♪ ♪ 'cause all this insecurity's hurting me ♪ ♪ tired of trying to be perfect for you ♪ ♪ i'm done jumping through hoops ♪ ♪ too much time i've wasted and chasing it ♪ ♪ face it, i cannot be perfect for you ♪ ♪ be perfect for you be perfect for you ♪ ♪ be perfect for you i cannot be perfect for you ♪

♪ be perfect for you be perfect for you ♪ ♪ be perfect ♪ i cannot be perfect for you [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you so much. >> hear more from rachel platten and all our citi concert artists at applemusic.com/today. we'll have more rachel platten a little later. but first, this is "today" on nbc. joseph, i'm steve. how are you? nice to meet you sir. nice to meet you. how's it going man? the yankees? come on. [ laughing ] look at the smiles and the hard work that the people here are doing. it's like making mini sandwiches. they're no different than anyone else. they just want a job. they want respect and they want dignity. this is a nice place. yeah. he plays basketball with lauren. steve called, fairly frantic. you know, he had a premature baby and i think he had just been given the diagnosis that she had down syndrome.

lauren brought out the best in me. she made me a different person. deep down in his heart he feels for people who are disadvantaged. lauren's a light in everybody eye. she's the spark that has started the fire. the goal is to keep places like this open so all people, regardless of disability, have an opportunity for employment. see, i love you. i love you guys too. you know that. yeah. why are south jerseyans so angry headlines at sweeney? up. sweeney repeatedly sided with chris christie to underfund south jersey schools, increase standardized testing like parcc, cut take-home pay for teachers, and broke his promise to fund the pensions of hundreds of thousands of new jerseyans- all while padding his own. steve sweeney says a lot of things. but the truth is, he's not on our side.

a bridge shut down over politics. their biggest triumph was a traffic jam. chris christie and kim guadagno's failures shortchanged our future. after 8 years- incomes are down, costs are up and our economy is crawling. we are better than this. i'm phil murphy together we'll build a stronger, fairer economy that works for every new jersey family. christie and guadagno left new jersey stuck. i'm serious about moving new jersey forward. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] i like that song. >> that's a good tune. >> what's coming up this weekend? zblim it excited. on saturday, this is an interesting story. we're going to take you to the magic shop that refuses to sell wands to harry potter fans. we'll tell you why. and what j.k. rowling has to say about it. >> coming up on sunday.

are you fans of "this is us"? >> who isn't? >> mandy moore is my guest. she's on the cover of "people" magazine and having a huge moment in her career. mandy moore coming up on sunday. >> she's so lovely. that's going to do nbc 10 news starts now. just a few minutes before 9:00. le let's check outside. bill henley with your most accurate neighborhood forecast. >> it's still chilly, especially in the suburbs. 36 right now. new jersey about 35. 43 degrees and climbing in the lehigh valley. it will be up to 51 degrees at

11:00. 60s this afternoon for the entire area. the shore warming with bright sunny skies. let's see how the roads look with jessica boyington. >> we had a little sticky spot a little earlier this morning. now we're starting to see that kind of back off and just a little bit of a slowdown. schuylkill expressway around city avenue, slow but not too bad. speeds are climbing and back up into the 40s. in galloway township there was a crash around mill road. police are looking for the person who shot into a south philadelphia home. we're told it's the home of a person wanted for questioning in connection with the murder of two teenagers. investigators still trying to track down that person of interest. battleship new jersey will hold a ceremonial lighting of its new gas heater system that

will save energy and money and also make guests feel more comfortable. ocean county authorities are cautioning parents to watch out for marijuana candy during halloween. they say marijuana candy can look like gummies or chocolate. check for unusual packaging or a strange smell. we'll have an hour of news coming up at 11:00 this morning.

he's a husband, father, veteran... but most of all, he's a fighter. chris brown has never been afraid to take on the big fights. that's why he stood up to republicans and democrats alike to fight the north jersey casinos and the takeover of atlantic city. chris brown is fighting to protect jobs in our region... a true champion for the working men and women of atlantic county. on november 7th, let's keep him fighting for us. chris brown for state senate, he's on our side.

this morning on "megyn kelly today," can your halloween costume be too convincing? your haunted houses too heart-stopping. jeff rossen on the hidden dangers of the annual fright fest. then, in our "secrets" series, one woman and a dna and a shocking discovery. rachel platten will perform her newest hit, live. all that and more, right now. hi. how is it going, everybody? great to see you all.