. good morning. breaking overnight, charges filed, a block bbuster report tt a federal grand jury has returned charges. if it's true, who could be taken into custody and what could it mean for the president? we're live with the latest. weekend washout, a powerful storm system set to drench tens of millions from florida all the way to new england in the next couple of days. flash flood watches, winds as high as 60 miles per hour. even set to turn into a tropical storm later today. dylan is on top of it all. powerful message. >> we are pure. we are strong. we are brave and we will fight. >> rose mcgowan, one of the

hollywood actresses whose claim of sexual abuse helped bring do down harvey weinstein speaks out publicly. the owner of the houston texans under fire for a controversial comment. a guilty plea from tiger woods in his reckless driving case and what a shank, a female high school golfer beats all the boys in the tournament but she can't take home the trophy. now golfing greats are coming to her defense. today, saturday, october 28th, 2017. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with sheinelle jones, craig melvin, and dylan dryer. live from studio 1 a in r rockefeller plaza. >> thank you for joining us. i'm sheinelle jones. >> i'm craig melvin.

hard to believe we're talking about the possibility of a tropical storm for the northeast this late in the year. i know you're tracking hurricane season does go for a little bit longer, but the fact that we could see the impacts of a tropical system is interesting. >> let's begin this morning with some breaking news overnight. a report that a major step forward has been taken in special counsel robert mueller's investigation into russian meddling in the 2016 election. nbc kelly o'donnell is at the white house with more. >> reporter: good morning. so many unresolved questions about russia's extent of interference in the 2016 campaign and who if anyone in the orbit of donald trump might be involved. those questions have been the work of the grand jury and the special counsel largely in secret but today there is a potential new development. this morning what could be a major step forward in special counsel robert mueller's investigation. cnn is reporting that a grand jury on friday approved the

first charges in the probe and that anyone targeted could be forced to surrender as soon as monday. nbc news has been unable to confirm the report. mueller, a former fbi director, was appointed last may to look into whether the trump campaign colluded with russia to influence the 2016 election. mueller's team has also been investigating foreign lobbying by former trump campaign chairman paul manafort and former national security adviser michael flynn among others. manafort and flynn's lawyers have denied any wrongdoing. before the news broke, president trump tweeted on friday it is now commonly agreed after many months of costly looking that there was no collusion between russia and trump. was collusion with h.c. >> still no evidence of collusion between the president and all of your news organizations have spent probably a lot of money on this as well which we would consider

a pretty big waste. >> but the investigation by the special counsel and congress is going full team. friday former trump adviser carter page met with former staffers for more than five hours. nbc news has learned investigators questioned president trump's former attorney michael cohen earlier this week over a failed plan to open a new tower in moscow. both cohen and page insist they are being smeared by false allegations. as to the trump administration claims, it's the clinton campaign that colluded with russians. >> we're starting to now see that all of the things the democrats had accused this president of doing they were actually guilty of themselves. >> reporter: that is a rfreferee to something that has a new twist. a washington conservative publication says it paid a research firm to do some of the initial digging on donald trump as a candidate and then later the democratic national committee and the hillary clinton campaign also paid for

that and it led to the dossier that has commonly been referred to as the steel dossier, part of the opposition research in the campaign. the fact that there was a clinton connection has angered many who support president trump. >> kelly, thank you. an nbc news legal analyst, also host of "the beat." we want to reiterate this is cnn's reporting. nbc working to confirm the details of this report. again, monday we could be looking at the first subject or subjects taken into custody if this report suggest accurate. how surprised are you that we're just five months in and here we are with a possible first indictment and what can we glean from the speed with which all of this is happening? >> this is a blockbuster story from cnn if it bears out that there are several indictments and that people could be arrested as soon as this weekend or monday. the speed tells us that bob

mueller is not waiting until the end of the investigation to do indictments. that he is beginning while he has interviews left. that is according to our reporting. he hasn't finished going up the chart for the top interviews. it tells us that he may ultimately want to use this process to get further cooperation or information in a longer running investigation. >> so that's why he would indict someone this soon, with the hopes perhaps of getting this person or persons to flip, if you will, to become state's witness. >> that's a key benefit that km would come from this. they would never say they're doing this. they would say they found enough facts to charge. andrew weissman is the same prosecutor who got a lot of people in the enron case to flip by charging their spouses on what were seen as various aggressive ways to go after tax evasion and other issues. those people later did flip. so we do know something about the fact even if we can't

predict the future. >> since the indictment is under seal and we don't know who is being charged or what they're being charged with, talk about why mueller would do this. what is the benefit of sealing the charges? >> you'll see salealed charges where you don't want it to go public. it might be their aspects that you have proven to a judge and need to stay sealed. the fact that it's secret right now doesn't mean it will be secret forever. a lot of folks at home have heard this. is this politics. bob muller the former republican fbi director, a grand jury who are peers in washington, d.c., we are moving away from the politics and towards a legal process that suggest there are facts if there are indictments that got us to the point where somebody is alleged to have broken the law. >> always good to have your insight. you can catch ari on "the beat" only on msnbc.

also this morning there are a lot of questions surrounding a small montana company that was awarded to restore power to puerto rico. looking into the $300 million deal after controversy arose about how whitefish energy got the go ahead in the first place. gabe gutierrez is in san juan with more. good morning. >> reporter: fema says it has significant concerns about this contract and puerto rico's governor says an initial audit suggests there was not sufficient evidence to conclude whether proper hiring requirements had been met. a growing controversy not just here in puerto rico but on capitol hill. this morning mounting questions about how whitefish energy scored a 3$300 million deal to

row store power to puerto rico. >> i think the government did not look for mutual aid. did not call up utilities companies in the united states which is what is normally done surprises me. >> some democrats including nancy pelosi calling for the contract to be canceled. the puerto rican government does not have the right to auditor review the cost. whitefish says it welcomes the audit and is it's a small company with more than 300 on the island moves faster than competitors. >> the conspiracy theories, i get their questions. the contract is the alt bility get the work done. >> ryan zinke at the white house friday for a prescheduled meeting with president trump. >> he did ask secretary zinke just for clarification purposes and he reiterated once again that we have no role, the federal government and

specifically he had no role in that contract. >> the controversy erupting as almost three quarters of puerto rico struggles without power. jose tells us how this san juan neighborhood has been in the dark for more than seven weeks since hurricane irma before maria. >> there's, like, no hope. we don't know what's going to happen. there's there's a struggle. >> the head of puerto rico power authority who approved the deal said he'd do it again and that there's nothing illegal. multiple congressional committees are promising full investigations to find out exactly who was behind the deal. >> gabe, thank you. another big story we're following this morning. that's the weather. two storms are set to merge with each other. it's going to lead to a washout in the northeast. 37 million people under a flash flood warning. >> good morning. let's break it down. we have this system here that is a potential tropical cyclone and

it could become a tropical storm as we go into this afternoon. right now winds are at 35 miles per hour. it looks like it's going to crossover western cuba, just brush to the southeast of miami and move out to sea. we could see a few inches of rains with wind gusts up to 40 or 50 miles per hour. we have a cold front moving in. that's going to tap in to some of the leftover moisture with this system and that's going to develop into not so much a nor'easter but we will see gusty winds and also a lot of rain. today most of the rain is associated with this cold front through the interior northeast. as we go into tomorrow that moisture gets picked up with that area of low frepressure. we could see about three to 4 inches of rainfall. eastern long island, parts of

eastern massachusetts could see wind gusts of 40 to 60 miles per hour. a little nasty tomorrow. meantime residents in tennessee are concerned about two white nationalist rallies planned for later today. some businesses already shutting down with many in the community saying this kind of hate doesn't have a place in their neighborhoods. >> reporter: good morning, sh l sheinelle. the first rally set to take place before it moves to another nearby town this afternoon. both communities are hoping to not see a repeat of charlottesville. this morning the tennessee towns are bracing for what the day might bring. >> it lets america know that racism is alive and well. it's not dead. zbrr t >> reporter: the two communities are sights of two white nationalist rallies.

streets blocked off. businesses boarding up. saturday normally their busiest day now writing off as a loss. >> it's hard to close on saturday. i don't like it at all. i wish it was not happening. >> reporter: police vowing to keep the peace. memories of the violence that erupted at a similar rally in charlottesville not far from people's minds. >> it actually makes he nervous and it kind of takes me back to are we going back in history or are we moving forward? >> reporter: in a statement the organizers of the rally say they picked the two towns because of recent refugee resettlements here. >> they didn't pick shelbyville out of a hat. they're here to start things. they're trying to recruit our neighbors and that scares me. >> i hope the people have enough love to -- >> in messages posted in windows

and even wearing it on buttons. >> we want to take the narrative back. this isn't a city of hate. this is a city of love. >> reporter: law enforcement put out a long list of items not allowed in the protest area. that includes weapons, shields and torches, all of which were seen during charlottesville. let's take a look at other stories making headlines. defense secretary james mattis is warning that the threat of a nuclear missile attack by north korea is increasing. mattis, who is in south korea right now says that the north continues to run illegal missile and nuclear programs. the success also said he cannot imagine a condition where north korea would be a would be allowed to be a nuclear power. political anrialyst releasea statement friday apologizing and taking full responsibility for his actions as four more women have come forward accusing him

of sexual harassment. in his statement he admits to acting in an inappropriate manner during his time at abc news which ended in 2000 se7. he goes on to say while no one sued or filed a human resources claim he did need a call from hr to know he was a -- was seeking counseling during his departure and he changed his -- tiger woods is being warned to stay on his best whabehavior after pleading guilty on friday. the judge told the 41-year-old golfer if he violated probation he could be in jail.

the astros won 5-3. the game came with a little controversy. astros slugger gurriel made what appeared to be a racist gesture aimed at darvish. he could face disciplinary action. >> the owner of the hughes tous texans is coming under fire for a comment he reportedly made with other team owners talking about what to do with players who kneel during the national anthem. >> reporter: it's exactly the headline the nfl was trying to avoid. declining ratings. but this morning the fire has been reignited. espn reporting that in a meeting

earlier this month among nfl owners to discuss whether or not the league should mandate players to stand during the anthem, houston texans owner bob mcnair allegedly told fellow nfl owners we can't have the inmates running the prison. the backlash was immediate. at least ten texans players threatening to walk out of practice. deondre hopkins taking a personal day. leading to an apology from mcnair saying i used a figure of feature never intended too be taken literally. i apologize to anyone who was offended by it. on social media players not buying it. seahawks player richard sherman tweeting showing your true colors allows people to see you for who you are. the latest chapter fires those comments from trump during a september rally. >> get him off the field right

now. he's fired. >> leading to protests throughout the league, talks expected to resume next week this time involving collin kaepernick. >> dylan has a check of the rest of the country's forecast. >> besides the good morning. i'm first alert meteorologist krystal klei. today is the calm before the storm. nice conditions, looking mostly sunny, partly cloudy in the late afternoon. 71 degrees in center city. 70 in landsdale. 73 allentown and easton. tomorrow lehigh valley actually tonight under flash flood watch at this point. in new jersey 70 for trenton, 68 today in ocean city. and in delaware 69 degrees. in wilmington that mix of clouds and sun a bit breezy in the afternoon. and that's your latest

forecast. still ahead, actress rose mcgowan speaking out publicly for the first time in the face of those growing allegations against harvey weinstein. >> and the incredible rescue at sea for two women who were stranded with their dogs in a boat in the middle of the ocean formonths.

time now for the download. our look back at the week that was. president trump declared a public health emergency over opioid. t >> there's also a search going or on for a possible serial killer in tampa and new safety measure aimed at making this country safer. stricter security measures were put in place this week affecting every traveler flying from overseas into the united states. the security upgrades first

announced by the u.s. government this summer after intelligence suggested isis was able to smuggle hidden explosives into laptops. >> despite longer wait times, most passengers welcome the news. >> i'm up for the extra security. >> it's a minor inconvenience. >> a little bit more in line. i'm okay with that. >> is this a serial killer on the run? police in tampa florida releasing new swiurveillance vio of a possible suspect. >> three victims shot and killed. >> i've come up with four reasons why this person is running. one, they may be late for dinner. two, they're out exercising. three, they heard gunshots. four, they just murdered ben judge min mitchell. >> the flip of a phone hoping it may be the key to someone recognizing their person of interest. a bombshell report put former fox news anchor bill o'reilly back on the defensive.

"the new york times" reporting that twenty-first century fox renewed the star anchor's contract one month after he sel settled a $32 million sexual harassment suit. >> we have physical proof that this is bull [ bleep ]. amazon with a unique idea to prevent packages from being stolen from your front porch. >> it's called amazon key. >> while you're away, your package dropped off inside your house. >> some customers are weary. >> i don't like the idea of someone having access to my house. >> some of the week's most extraordinary moments caught on camera. a miraculous rescue at sea. two women stranded for five months with both their sail and engine failed. their boat surrounded by sharks. >> i told them not to bark because the sharks could hear us

breathing. >> this week the u.s. navy saved them somewhere between guam and japan. a whieild car chase on an o turnpike. >> i'm pretty sure there's a car chase going on between a mom and son on a highway. >> the driver 10 years old stole his mother's boyfriend's car reaching speeds of 100 miles per hour. police finally managed to catch him. he was ago. and the french president's newly adopted rescue dog. captain nemo made his mark during a government meeting relieving himself on a fireplace. a news crew in denver couldn't take the heat when trying to het the world's hottest chip. >> no. i get hiccups when i eat something hot. >> natalie is losing her breath. natalie threw up. someone get her help. >> i want to try that so badly. >> you don't strike me as

someone who likes spice. >> to the point it's a problem. >> next week, we're doing it. >> can we please get it? how hot can it be? >> the woman was throwing up. i think it's an indication it's pretty hot. >> next week it's happening. >> still to come, why would a female high school golfer be denied a trophy even though she beat the boys by three strokes. what she has to say. >> are fortune tellers all they're cracked up to be? >> and burger

good morning. i'm rosemary connors. it's just a few minutes before 7:30 on this saturday. we've got a great day ahead. tomorrow we're watching some very wet weather. meteorologist krystal klei is tracking it all in the first alert nabt e neighborhood forecast. krystal. >> yeah, rosemary, right now clear conditions on radar and satellite picture. today scattered showers across the area. we'll remain dry. and we're looking light to then breezy winds in the afternoon. how about our temperatures. right now we're at 50 in philadelphia and wilmington. 53 atlantic city and just 43 in allentown. these mild numbers to start will lead to a mild afternoon. looking at forecast highs today just right around the upper 60s and low 70s. tomorrow is when we're looking at that heavy rain moving in. >> now to breaking news we've been following out of

philadelphia's mantua neighborhood. a house fire there is under control, but as you can see it damaged two row homes on fairmount avenue. one person had to be treated at the scene for some minor injuries. one of the row homes involved is vacant, abandoned, but there were people in the other house. we'll keep you updated on the breaking news throughout the morning. a 16-year-old boy is in jail right now waiting to go before a judge for the murders of two other teens in south philadelphia. brandon olivieri seen right here surrendered to police last night. investigators are still trying to determine the motive for the deadly shootings. olivieri didn't answer questions as he was led into police headquarters late yesterday. investigators say he shot and killed caleer miller and sal dinubile on tuesday night. that's it for now, i'm rosemary connors. we'll send it back to the "today" show. krystal and i will see you back here for another local cut-in at 7:55 and then back for a full hour of news at 8:30. we hope you join us. 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.

and we're back on saturday morning, october 28, 2017. a nice shot of our control room. can you see the control room there? >> they saw the today show logo which was very nice. we have that. let's take a look at the headlines. a federal grand jury has reportedly approved the first charges with robert mueller's investigation into russian interference in the 2016 election. cnn is reporting the news including that a subject or subjects could surrender as early as monday. >> residents in tennessee are bracing for two white nationalist rallies today. some businesses have already made the business to shut down

ahead of the rally, many hoping today's marches are not a repeat of what happened in shor charlottesville. >> carmelo anthony and several other players -- nba i should say tweeting pictures of what appears to be a bird strike on the nose of the plane. look at. that we can tell you the plane landed safely. >> also this morning a strong call to action from rose mcgowan. the actress who is speaking out publicly for the first time since news broke of the harvey weinstein sexual harassment scandal. mcgowan took on hollywood and urged other women to come forward. ann thompson has more. >> reporter: the scarlet letter is theirs. it is not ours. we are pure. we are strong. we are brave. we will fight. >> reporter: rose mcgowan rallying women in detroit speaking publicly for the first time since the harvey weinstein

scandal made headlines. >> i have been silent for 20 years. >> reporter: the actress who says weinstein raped her never mentioned him by name. >> the triggers has been insane. the monstrous face everywhere, my nightmare. >> "the new york times" reports he reached a $100,000 settlement with the act tes after a 1997 incident. jackie speier about her time as an aid on capitol hill. >> the chief of staff hel my face, kissed me, and stuck his tongue in my mouth. so i know what it's like to keep these things hidden deep down inside. >> reporter: at the women's convention in detroit, cheers for the silence being broken. >> you wonder what will it take for men in power to take this seriously, to remember it's your mother, it's your daughter, it's your sister. enough is enough. >> reporter: a message corporate america seems to be getting.

powerful men across the spectrum resigning or being fired or suspended after accusations of harassment including celebrity chef john besh leaving his restaurant group. mark halperin off the air accused of lude conduct when he worked for abc news. this morning more questions about the public behavior of former president george h.w. bush. a fourth woman says he groped her during a 2006 photo shoot. embarrassment and worse as more and more women speak up to demand change. >> you attack her. you attack all of us. >> reporter: for today ann thompson, nbc news, new york. >> time for another check of the weather from dylan. and we are looking at a pretty chilly morning for a lot of areas back through the midwest. we have freeze warnings for 56 million people. that is mainly affecting the

plants out there, but still, it is very chilly. we haven't seen a lot of cold air yet this season. back behind this cold front the one that is going to help produce a lot of rain through the interior northeast today. mild ahead of it and chilly behind it. temperatures in st. louis, a high of 41. 61 in new orleans. on the eastern side of this boston should get up to about 65. the front will continue to move eastward. atlanta a high of only 52 tomorrow. 46 degrees in cincinnati. 56 in memphis. here you see the colder temperatures continue to hang around. 44 for a high on tuesday. pittsburgh should be in the good morning. i'm first alert meteorologist krystal klei. today is the calm before the storm. nice conditions looking mostly sunny, partly cloudy in the late afternoon. 71 degrees in center city today. 70 in landsdale and also looking at 70 for allentown and easton. tomorrow the lehigh valley

afternoon tonight actually under flash flood watch at this point. new jersey 70 for trenton, 68 in ocean city. and in delaware 69 degrees in wilmington. that mix of clouds and sun, a bit breezy in the afternoon. and that's your latest forecast. outrage is growing after a female high school golfer was denied a win at a recent tournament even though she beat all of the boys. now she's being denied the chance to compete in a state's tournament. >> good morning. it is great to see you. emily nash, she loves to play golf, but get this. she plays for her high school boy's team since they don't have one for the girls. on tuesday she got on the course. she played her heart out. she even won. but the state rules let her play with the guys but they didn't let her win like one. by all accounts, 16-year-old emily nash has a golf swing most weekend hackers would die for. this week she shot a 3 over par 75 in a massachusetts boys golf

tournament. four strokes better than her closest competitor the state's athletic association wouldn't acknowledge her win. says she can't go on to next week's state tournament and gave the first place trophy to the runner up. emily taking it in stride. >> i can't necessarily have the title, so they gave it to the second place guy. and then he offered the trophy to me, which was super nice and classy of him. >> massachusetts state rules say that girls playing on a fall boys team can't go to the individual tournament. in other words, emily can't earn her own points, but her points can help the boys team with their total. a disappointment to her fans and her dad. >> if she can play with the boys and play the same distance, same rules, i don't understand why they can't give her credit for winning the tournament. >> some legendary golfers rushed to her defense. annika sorenstam tweeting

unacceptable. curtis strange writing in 2017 i hope you see how ridiculous this is. emily says she is disappointed but she knows she won fair and square it was pretty important for me to win because i'll never be -- beaten straight up just a bunch of boys. >> in a statement the massachusetts athletic association says their guidelines have always been clear. female golfers cannot compete individually with the boys, but that emily can compete with the girls in the spring. >> sounds like maybe they should probably change the rule. >> you're a golfer. what do you think? >> she won. >> she knows she won. >> you beat boys all the time on the golf course. yeah, you do. you tell me. >> i don't. >> thank you, morgan. still to come, simon cowell rushed to the emergency room. up next if halloween has you in a spooky mood, a fortune

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married, how many kids will you have, will you be reach. but this morning there is something they didn't see coming. i'm wearing a hidden camera. this psychic is reading my tara cards. this one is grabbing special crystals. this one says my future is written all over me. modern day fortune teller whose can predict the future for a fee. to find out what my future holds, i'm booking appointments wired up with hidden cameras. >> how are you? >> good. how are you. >> this first psychic pulls out her cards. >> shuffle the cards. >> right away she's talking about my job. >> you have a positive injury but there's a lot of negative energy around your work and people you socialize with. >> then she drops a bombshell. >> you have a new career in january. >> better alert my bosses.

>> when i visit the next psychic i ask about my love life. >> what is it saying about my relationships? marriage? kids? >> not marriage right now, but it does show a relationship for you happening next year. >> a relationship next year, but no marriage? >> no marriage. not for right now. >> tell that to my wife. sorry, honey. >> do you see kids for me? >> for you? not right now. you are meant to have them, but not right now. >> wrong again. i already have children. three of them. after we're done i go back to properly introduce myself. >> hi again. i'm actually from nbc news. we're doing a story about psychic readings. are these readings not accurate? >> no. they are. >> but i am married and i have kids. >> i understand that. sometimes within a reading it will pick up a -- >> that's not what you told me. >> yes. if you want your money back, i will give it back you to. if you don't, then you need to get out of my store.

>> maybe my future just isn't in the cards. no problem. >> we can hold on to it. you have to open up your hand. >> this psychic tells me her crystals will reveal all and my love life comes up again. >> i do see that you haven't met your soul mate yet, but you will and see has an accent. she's not american. >> my soul mate has an accent? >> no. >> remember i'm already married. she's an american and no, she doesn't have an accent. >> if you make a fist i'll tell you how many kids you're going to have. two. >> i'm going to have two kids? >> yeah. >> what are the sexes? >> it seems like you're having boys. >> no. i have two daughters and one son. i pay and leave. just minutes later i go back for a chat. >> hi. the one who just gave me the reading she stepped out. >> so we come back later.

>> they've now put this metal gate in front of the door. i can still knock. and even try a third time. >> maybe she's that good. maybe she just knew we were coming back. in the end, none of the psychics got it quite right, but at least they agree about this how long do you think i'm going to live? >> i can see that your life line is very strong. you're going to be here for a long time. >> the cards say that you will have a long life. >> you have a long life ahead of you. >> i will say these readings weren't expensive. $100 or less. as halloween approaches, maybe tou you want to do it for fun, but i wouldn't make any major life decisions based on this. happy halloween. >> it's good to know jeff is at least going to be with us for a while. >> that's what they say. >> have you ever done that? >> no. are you kidding? no. >> dylan dryer has probably also never done it. >> i haven't.

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"stranger things" and "it" featuring a bunch of creepy clowns. burger king is urging customers to post pictures of their costumes on social media and on halloween night some are giving the first 500 people to show up in creepy clown costumes free whoppers. the tag line which features what some say looks like a demented ronald mcdonald says come like a clown, eat like a king. this isn't the first time they clowned around. they took over a screening of "it" before showing the end credits. the moral is never trust a clown. the last one is when one burger king dressed up as mcdonald's for halloween. they're not clowning around. >> i do remember that last one. >> are sbyou into clowns? >> i can't stand clowns. this thing behind me is freaking me out right now. { scream } >> shut up.

i don't like clowns. i really don't like clowns at all. i'm going to come over here. where did it come from? >> the clown was invited to stay for the next segment. >> i don't like the clown. >> bring in the clown. >> no. >> isn't that a song? send in the clowns or something? >> we couldn't resist. >> you're really creepy with your face on by the way. are you okay? >> i'm okay. >> i didn't see that coming. i didn't see that coming at all. >> this is a good story coming up. still ahead, rally around hurricane harvey

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good saturday morning. i'm rosemary connors. it's just a few minutes before 8:00. meteorologist krystal klei is tracking blue skies out there and a beautiful day ahead. krystal. >> yeah, rosemary, this forecast looking very nice. for today. much different tomorrow when the rain moves in. we're at 50 in philadelphia and 41 now in mt. holly. 42 in allentown. good start to the morning, by the time we get to the afternoon temperatures should make their way to the upper 50s and low 60s for highs. clear picture leading to the blue sky overhead. but take a look at this very wide view. we're tracking both cold front and tropical moisture are going to merge over our area. that's why we're under first alert for heavy rain and strong

winds tomorrow into tomorrow night. police in delaware are searching for a man and a car after a shooting and two carjackings. one of them involved a wild ride for the victim. investigators say kalen jackson first shot into the wall of this wilmington apartment building during a fight. he stole keys, took off in a white chevy. then the next morning police tell us jackson carjacked richard bird in claimant. bird tells us he rode around with the wanted man for nearly two hours. >> i just followed his directions and tried to be as friendly with him as i could. i suppose the most friendly kind of person to hijack your car that you'd ever want to meet. >> bird eventually got dropped off, obviously, you can see safe and sound. but the suspect stayed with the car and fled. here are the details on bird's stolen car a 2012 maroon kia sorento with delaware plate pc 42223. i'm rosemary connors. krystal and i will see you back here at 8:30 for a full hour of news and weather.

now back to the "today" show. have a good one. we'll see you shortly.

good morning. good morning. breaking overnight, charges filed, a blockbuster report that a federal grand jury has returned charges in rob mueller's investigation in the 2016 election. and what does it mean for the trump administration? weekend washout. tens of millions from florida into the northeast are about to be drenched this weekend. flash floods and high winds expected as a storm brewing over the caribbean could turn into a tropical storm later today. dylan's tracking it all. and houston strong. the houston astros now just two wins away from taking the world

series after beating the l.a. dodgers last night. it's some much needed good news for a city still reeling from hurricane harvey's destruction. how the team is helping residents recover. today, saturday, october 28th, 2017. >> what would you like for your birthday? >> selfie with dylan. >> what's the one thing touyou t to do? >> to come to new york and be on "the today show." >> you came here 11 years ago and you didn't make it on tv. now's your chance. >> now we're back. hi. >> girls trip to "the today show." >> say hi to grandma and grandpa and all of the other kids at home. hi, guys. good morning. welcome back to "today" on a saturday morning. that kid by the way in a

costume, one of six kids. >> an energetic crowd. we have a lot to get to this morning. let's begin with today's news. >> good morning. i'm kelly o'donnell at the white house. is there a new chapter coming in the sprawling russia investigation? the special counsel robert mueller's office is not commenting on a new report from cnn that a grand jury has prepared charges. it's unclear who would be the target and what those charges are. but this is coming at a time when the work has been going on for months behind closed doors. this morning what could be a major step forward in special counsel robert mueller's investigation. cnn is reporting that a grand jury on friday approved the first charges in the probe. and that anyone targeted could be forced to surrender as soon as monday. nbc news has been unable to confirm the report. mueller, a former fbi director, was appointed last may to look into whether the trump campaign

colluded with russia to influence the 2016 election. mueller's team has also been investigating foreign lobbying by former trump campaign manager paul ma nafort and michael flyn. manafort and flynn's lawyers have denied any wrongdoing. before the news broke president trump tweeted on friday it is now commonly agreed after many months of costly looking that there was no collusion between russia and trump. was collusion with h.c. meaning hillary clinton. president trump's press secretary sarah sanders agreed. >> there's still no evidence of collusion between the president and anyone. all of your news organizations have actually spent probably a lot of money on this as well which we would consider probably a pretty big waste. >> reporter: but the investigation by the special counsel and congress is going full steam. friday former trump adviser carter page met with senate intelligence committee staffers for more than five hours. plus nbc news has learned that

congressional investigators questioned president trump's former personal attorney michael cohen earlier this week over a failed plan to open a new tower in moscow. both cohen and page insist they are being smeared by false allegations. and as to the trump administration claims, it's the clinton campaign that colluded with russians. >> i think we're starting to now see that all of the things that the democrats had accused this president of doing, they were actually guilty of themselves. >> sanders is referring to what's been known as the steel dossier. opposition research on candidate donald trump. it's now known that a conservative washington publication paid an organization to do that research and then the payments were taken over by the democratic national committee and hillary clinton's campaign to fund the operation research on donald trump. >> kelly o'donnell, thank you. now to another big story that we're following this morning and that is the weather. there's a major washout expected from florida into the northeast.

dylan continues to follow that for us. >> it's kind of a combo of two different systems. the first one has the potential of becoming a tropical system later on today. if it does, it would become tropical storm phillipe. it is going to crossover western cuba, stay just to the southeast of miami. it will produce about 1 to 4 inches of rain. then it moves out to sea. however, there's an approaching cold front from the west that's going to tap in to some of some moisture from this tropical system and it's going to develop into a more pouwerful storm fro the northeast. today most of the rain will be across the interior northeast but then watch all the rain that comes in, especially across most of new england as we go through sunday into the afternoon and overnight hours. we're also looking at wind gusts at possibly around 50 miles per hour. eastern long island and eastern new england. and then by monday morning most

of this will start to pull out. we're looking at about 4 to 5 inches of rain possible especially across upstate new york. as far as winds are concerned, we could see them up to around 40 to 50 miles per hour for eastern parts of the northeast. >> let's take a look at some other stories making headlines. this morning james mattis warns the threat of a nuclear missile attack by north korea is increasing. mattis who is in south korea says the north conditions to run illegal missile and nuclear programs. the secretary also said he can't imagine a condition where north korea would be allowed to be a nuclear power. mattis has been pushing to resolve the crisis. >> president obama is living a somewhat normal life again. now that he's a regular citizen, he is not spared from jury duty. the former president got the call to serve on friday in cook county illinois. the chief judge won't specify when but says the right security cautions will be put in place.

obama follows in the steps of george w. bush and bill clinton both of whom appeared for jury selection after leaving the white house. nchs t the hughes trouston astros taken the lead over the dodgers. they're now just two games away from taking the series for the first time ever. as miguel almaguer reports, these are much needed wins for a city still recoveryiing from hurricane harvey. >> reporter: the astros are playing to win. for a city that's lost so much. but this is bigger than baseball. they wear houston strong on their chest for a city in their hearts. >> we've played with a heavy heart for a long time because of what's happened to a lot of our families. >> reporter: off the field the recovery has been slow and difficult. >> it's a long process. >> the houston astros win.

>> reporter: but for many here the astros are bringing much needed relief. j.d. and naomi hill suffered extensive damage to their home and have no flood insurance. with every astros win, a moment to forget about what they've lost. >> it's a bright light during the dark days. >> for the astros, houston is home. the team spending time in shelters delivering beds, collecting supplies, raising millions, and lifting spirits. now just two games away from a championship, for a city needing a reason to cheer. >> it's fun. it gives us something to be excite bd a excited about and kind of get our mind off it in the evening. >> for us to be able to just play baseball for a couple hours and for those people to be able to have a little bit of joy to

get away from what they were having to go through is pretty special. >> reporter: this morning the city's first world series title is just two victories away. it won't be easy, but win or lose, this is houston strong. for "today" miguel almaguer. >> for a lot of folks in houston it is about much more than baseball. dylan dryer back out on the plaza with a look at the rest of the country's forecast good morning again. besides the rain on the east coast, as we go through the weekend, we are going to see a pretty nice weekend elsewhere. little chilly through the midwest. temperatures very cold to start. only warm up to 40s and 50s. west coast looks very nice. temperatures in the 60s and 70s. heavy rain with the forecast extends from the great lake down to the gulf coast. it will get stormy down near miami. on sunday most of the heavy rain will move in later in the day, especially across new england. very gusty wins perhaps as high

as 40 to 50 miles per good morning. i'm first alert meteorologist krystal klei. today is the calm before the storm. nice conditions, looking mostly sunny to partly cloudy in the late afternoon. 71 degrees in center city today. 70 in landsdale and also looking at 70 for allentown and easton. tomorrow the lehigh valley, afternoon tonight actually under flash flood watch at this point. in new jersey 70 for trenton, 68 today in ocean city. and in delaware 69 degrees in wilmington that mix of clouds and sun, a bit breezy in the afternoon. window. a lot of people will be doing some good today across the country taking part in make a difference day. here to tell us more is sheba. it's to nice to see you. >> it's so nice to be back in new york. this is such an exciting day. i like to think of it as comes in october. it is one of the nation's largest days of service.

we have hundreds of volunteers that fan out across the nation just really bringing some good to other people's lives. it's a fantastic day. make a difference day. i'm wearing my blue t-shirt out here. so are a number of our employees. this is one of our businesses in new york city. they're out here making a difference. i believe you guys are actually raising money for those affected by hiv and aids. they're doing that donation drive-thru this month, correct? >> yes. >> what are some of the other projects? >> there are so many. in the d.c. area they have about 200 volunteers putting together meals for 75,000 insecure -- food insecure kids. these are kids that every weekend they go home and they have no idea where they're going to find their next meal. but during the week they're fed. so 75,000 food packages are being put together for them for the weekend . in atlanta we're doing something

very similar . there are so many projects that the nation can be part of today in make a difference. >> it's such a wonderful day. thanks so much for spreading the message about it. if you want more information on make a difference day, head to our website today.com. >> that's fantastic. good to see her back in new york. still ahead, what the snack choice you make when watching tv might say about the shows you like to watch. >> that's good. plus is there still a chance for "sex and the city 3." "sex and the city 3." what kristen is say ♪ if you're looking to save money on your medicare part d prescriptions, switch to walgreens. we make it easy to seize the day, so you can get more out of life and medicare part d. just walk right in for savings that will be the highlight of your day. walgreens has $0 copays on select plans and 100 points on prescriptions.

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we are back on a saturday morning and it's time to trend. here's a question for you guys. do you eat snacks when you watch your shows? >> of course. >> do i ever. >> did you ever think about -- do i ever. do you ever think about, like, the show that you're watching and the food that you're eating and whether they're connected? eagles foods, they recently surveyed 1,000 adults and found that nearly 1/3 believe that certain foods taste better when enjoyed during certain shows. so what should you reach for while catching up this weekend? the people surveyed and said that popcorn pairs with fantasy shows. or political satires. meanwhile -- >> i've done popcorn with all three of those. >> grab the tissues and the ice cream when you're watching emotional dramas. >> aice cream is emotional. when you're frustrated about a relationship, for example, you go to the ice cream. maybe it's indulge ent.

>> fans of reality shows or political dramas, you know what they reach? potato chips. >> i don't snack on chips when i watch tv. it's more of a -- i guess po tate to chips are more of a football snack. football, i've got to have something. >> how many scoops of ice cream. >> that's 12. >> what am i supposed to do with that? >> are you going to share? >> you know how she is with germs. >> i don't really like to talk about ice cream. i'm sorry. >> who doesn't like ice cream? >> i like cookies and cream. >> anyway, let's get to pop star. first up, there's a big scare for simon cowell. he was rushed to the hospital friday after fainting and falling down a float of stairs in his london home. he spent a few hours in the hospital but was released on

friday afternoon. thumbs up for photographers outside his house. cowell said he's got i a bit of a concussion but he feels better. he's in london filming "the x factor." next up, grab your girlfriends and order a round of cosmos. there's new hope for "sex and the city 3." during an interview kristen davis was asked about the future after last month's news that kim cotrell does not want to do a third movie. she said maybe we'll figure out something to do. she added she's to grateful for all the fans support and love. we're learning more about beyonce's twins. thanks to one proud grandma. when asked how the twins are doing, she said they have very

different personalities adding they are absolutely beautiful and so much fun. as for how blue i'vy is handlin sharing the spotlight, she said she's such a good big sister. she said if she had her way, they wouldn't be on social media. no respect, but we love seeing what ms. lawson is up to on instagram. >> she does jokes. she's like mom on instagram. >> yeah. can i say this might be some of the best ice cream i've ever tasted. >> i thought the same thing. >> don't touch my scoop. >> i'm not touching your scoop. >> it's so good, right? >> it's chocolate ice cream. >> we're back in a moment. first this is "today" on

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good morning. i'm rosemary connors. just ahead on "nbc10 news today," under arrest. a 16-year-old murder suspect turns himself in wanted for the shootings of two other teens in south philadelphia. we're following what happens next. and take a look at radar and satellite. a cold front, tropical moisture heading our direction for a good

saturday but a very wet sunday. we'll talk more about it coming up. students sickened. this morning we now know what caused some local football players to leave the delaware county high school in an ambulance. and walkers and bikers rejoice. philly free streets is back. where you can roam the roads in philadelphia free from drivers and traffic today. those stories and much more coming up next on "nbc10 news today" at 8:30. a bridge shut down over politics. their biggest triumph was a traffic jam.

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suspect surrendered. right now a teen wanted for the murders of two 16-year-old students, this morning he's awaiting his arraignment. get ready for a sunday soaker. it is clear now, but you can see storm tracker tracking heavy rains. open roads. this morning bikers and joggers are taking over miles of city

street streets in what's becoming an annual tradition in philadelphia. good morning. this is "nbc10 news today." i'm rosemary connors. it's 8:30 on this saturday. thanks for being with us. thank goodness the weather will cooperate for those folks out and about for philly free streets. for the eagles game, that's a different story. it will be a sunny saturday followed by a rainy sunday. this is a live look from our eagles nest camera at lincoln financial field. by the time the birds take the field here tomorrow wet weather may be moving into our area. and getting worse before it gets better. that's why we've issued a first alert to make sure you're prepared. nbc10 first alert meteorologist krystal klei has those details. krystal. >> yeah, rosemary, this is from sunday to sunday night we are under first alert. it's going to ramp up through the daytime hours and peak late day into the night. so throughout the whole day we're going to feel the effects of this really just wet forecast. the whole area under a first alert for heavy