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mexico being gunned down outside his own home. was it a hit ordered by the infamous drug lord el chapo? and ciao, the obamas host their final state dinner at the white house with italian flare. guest list star studded. we'll take you inside "today," wednesday, october 19th, 2016. >> announcer: from nbc news, this isto live from studio 1a, and savannah guthrie, live from washington, d.c. and good morning, everyone. welcome to "today," a special split edition on a wednesday morning. savannah is down in washington, bonjourno. >> we really chowed down at this state dinner and that's why i got this exciting once in a lifetime opportunity to attend the final state dinner at the

great time, so we'll have more about that in just a little while. >> and michael looked very handsome and you looked beautiful. we'll talk about that in a little while. let us begin with the battle to replace the president. here's the state of the race, just 20 days to go. all eyes will be on unlv's thomas & mack center tonight for the final debate between hillary clinton and donald trump. heading into that showdown, a new bloomberg politics poll shows clinton nationally, and president obama is hammering trump over his claims of a rigged election saying the republican nominee is whining before the game is even over. >> we will given our decision 2016 coverage with hallie jackson who's already in place outside the debate hall in las vegas. hallie, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah, both candidates have been getting in some last-minute prep for tonight, but for donald trump perhaps more on the line

tonight as his campaign reveals an eyebrow-raising guest list, it will be trump's last real chance to prove he has what it takes to try and turn it around. past the glitz of the vegas strip, a strip downstage for the final fight night of 2016. the candidates already in position, their dueling planes seen squaring off on the tarmac. donald trump prepping on his plane tuesday, focusing on foreign policy record on iraq, syria and libya. in particular, the benghazi attack in 2012, trying to rattle hillary clinton by inviting the mother of one of the americans killed in that attack who has blamed clinton for her son's death. >> how could she do this to me! >> reporter: also in the audience, president obama's half-brother who is reportedly backing the gop nominee. trump's team telling nbc news of the invite just hours after the president blasted trump,

whining and go try to make his case to get votes. >> reporter: trump on the trail insists the system's rigged, even without evidence of widespread voter fraud. >> they even want to try and rig the election at the polling booths where so many cities are corrupt, and you see that. >> there is no serious person out there who would suggest somehow that you could even rig america's elections. >> reportetr against clinton, but the media -- >> forget the press. read the internet. >> reporter: the polls. >> i don't believe the polls anymore. >> reporter: and the entire establishment. trump out now with a new plan to put term limits on members of congress. six years for the house, 12 years for the senate. >> we're going to drain the swamp in washington, d.c. >> reporter: in vegas tonight, clinton has her own debate strategy and her own challenges.

getting testy with trump. her guests, republican businesswoman meg whitman and outspoken trump critic mark cuban. clinton has been off the trail getting set for the showdown, letting her surrogates do the talking for her. >> electing donald trump as president would be a disaster for this country and something we must not allow. >> reporter: yes, that's bernie sanders, clinton's former rival, the subject of new e-mails released by wikileaks, stolen apparently from a top campaign and nbc news have not authenticated the messages. in one john podesta calls sanders a doofus. another puts sanders on a list of potential running mates along with nonpolitical names like the heads of apple, starbucks and gm. not everybody wants to be talking about those hacked e-mails. new this morning, senator marco

news, is warning his fellow republicans not to capitalize on the wikileaks politically saying essentially it's the democrats, but tomorrow it could be the gop. all of it as here on stage we're learning today of a possible break in a long-time tradition with a report that there will be no handshake between the spouses, former president bill clinton and donald trump's wife melania. >> good to know. hallie jackson, thanks very much. let's bring in nbc news and mike murphy. good morning to both of you. to understand tonight do we need to look to the last debate. donald trump made those sdpar disparaging comments about women and twhenhen went on a blisteri offensive. we just heard from nine women coming forward to make accusations of unwanted sexual contact with donald trump. same strategy?

he'll relentlessly be on the attack, but he's got some explaining to do. i think he'll get pinned down. it could be a bumpy night. >> do you expect to see the same tone from donald trump? >> i don't think you'll see him opening up with an apology, but coming into the first debate, he was down two and a half points on the national polling averages. coming into the third debate, it's eight, nine, ten points and this race is very, very close to being out of grasp for him. >> so he's wounded and he's desperate because he sees the pos dangerous. >> what about hillary clinton, last time she didn't throw the knockout punch because the very subject matter brought back some problems in her family's past. does she stay away and keep her distance? >> i think you'll see a call back to the first debate where she did a pretty strong job of pushing trump's buttons and letting him hurt himself. does she let trump spin off into trimpyness. >> no question when you push donald trump, you question his

she was very effective in the first debate making him chase the ball. i expect you'll see more of that on this debate stage tonight. >> let's turn to her problems because it's not all roses for hillary clinton either. in the last couple of weeks we've now seen alleged transcripts of those discussions, those talks she gave, those speeches for goldman sachs. we know that she talked about a public stance on some issues and a private stance. how does she respond? >> donald trump hasdo swamp. he's making a corruption argument against hillary clinton. what she has to do is avoid the fight, keep him on defense. she has to talk about the future, her vision for the country, where she wants to lead it and how to heal the wounds of this campaign. >> you're sega voaying avoid it she can't avoid it all night. >> she needs a clean answer and a pivot to make it about him. this is like a jump ball. >> this is the clean answer. >> i think the clean answer is the best thing about experience

on him. >> what is the one thing, i mean this is the last chance they're going to be face to face and let voters compare them standing next to each other on a stage, so let's talk about trump first and then we'll go to clinton. what is the one thing he has to say and what is the one thing he has to avoid saying? >> i think we're 20 days away from picking the american head of state who swears an oath to preserve and protect the constitution. he is undermining institution, which is how we pick our leaders through fair elections. he must signal tonight that he will accept the legitimacy of the american people's vote. the one thing he needs to avoid tonight, which i think is difficult for him, is to be put on the defense, to be responsive, because he becomes both incoherent, defensive and angry and it drives more questions about his temperament. >> the quirkiness of morning tv

so what does she have to say, what can she say? >> she's the only one with something to lose. she's got to prove she's the only president on the stage, be on offense and make trump came the bait. >> fireworks, no question about it. mike murphy, steve schmidt, guys, thank you very much. >> good to be with you. >> you can see the third and final debate, 9:00 p.m. eastern tonight on nbc. lester holt will anchor nbc coverage along with savannah and chuck todd. we'll go overseas and some new developments in that massive military operation to reclaim the iraqi city of mosul from isis. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel is on the ground in iraq this morning. richard, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. there are already signs of what could become a humanitarian disaster as the u.s. is accusing isis of holding the people of mosul as human shields. iraqi forces are closing in on

today from three sides. the american ground commander, assisting with air strikes, artillery and advisers told us mosul will fall and with it isis' so-called caliphate in iraq. >> they lose mosul. then when they lose the territory they have in syria, i think that really puts a knife in the heard of isil. >> but isis isn't telling that to its supporters. just the better than ever in mosul, people working, eating out. new satellite images show a very different reality. some leaders from isis, also known as daesh, have been fleeing the city. >> there's a lot fewer daesh today than there were yesterday and there will be fewer tomorrow than today. >> but isis leaders aren't the only ones trying to escape this offensive. we saw an entire village south of mosul up and leave. all the families, their animals too.

the war. they want no part of. this exodus is from one small village of around 5,000 people. there are over a million in mosul. the number of displaced people could be enormous. the u.n. said it expects an initial 200,000 people to be displaced once fighting reaches mosul, and perhaps more waves after that. the general warned that isis attacks in retaliation for the anticipated loss of mosul. matt, back to you. >> richard engle in iraq. richard, thank you very much. now a shocking murder caught on camera. the victim, a judge in mexico who was apparently involved in the case against infamous drug kingpin el chapo, gunned down in front of his own home. nbc's miguel almaguer has the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: the surveillance video shows the judge jogging

behind, pulls a gun and executes him. the 37-year-old judge had presided over a number of high-profile drug cartel cases. and while nbc news has not been able to independently verify the connection, some mexican media have linked the judge to el chapo's extradition case. el chapo's lawyer says his infamous cloi prison twice using elaborate tunnels like this was not involved in the murder and the judge was not working his case. a court spokesman has not responded to nbc's inquiries. widely feared even behind bars, experts say el chapo remains powerful but is hardly the only one capable of ordering such a brutal hit. >> this is the way the standard operating procedure for drug cartels in mexico. they're going to continue to carry out these kind of violent

their goals. >> reporter: in a crime that has shocked a nation used to violence, mexico's president has promised a full investigation. el chapo could be extradited to the u.s. next year to face charges ranging from drug trafficking and money laundering to murder. but the cartel violence in mexico shows no signs of going away. this, another horrific example of the danger and the price often paid in the war against drugs. for nbc news. we want to take you back now to that disturbing video we showed you at the top of our show and warn you that the images of graphic. at least three people were injured this morning when a philippines police van rammed protesters during a rally outside the u.s. embassy. the van with a police officer at the wheel drove back and forth, slamming into people that had surrounded that vehicle. at least one person was pinned under the van but managed to get up and walk away.

for an end to the presence of u.s. troops in the philippines. police say the officer in that van was merely defending himself from the protesters who were attacking him. and the hunt is on this morning for a group of gunmen who opened fire outside a san francisco high school. on tuesday, four male suspects walked up to the june jordan campus and started shooting just as classes were ending for the day. officials placed the building on lockdown. four students in the parking lot were . condition. three others have non-life threatening injuries and police do not believe the shooting was random. they say at least one of the victims was the intended target. al continues to get all patched up from his knee surgery. dylan is in once again with a check of the weather. >> and it's going to be another hot one. i promise i'll put the summer clothes away after we get through another 80-degree day because then it cools down to more what you expect for

august with temperatures 10 to 20 degrees above average for this time of year. the area we're seeing record highs is shrinking a bit but we should break a record in philadelphia today. the forecast is 84. the record is 80 degrees. new york city and hartford, baltimore should break the record with a forecast high of 85 degrees. down across the southeast we're looking to break records in charlotte. savannah comes close. montgomery, alabama, should break the old record by two degrees. in tuesday we're looking for records in the southeast. front, a series of cold fronts that we have moving eastward. we're looking at isolated severe storms southern missouri into northern arkansas, hail and damaging winds would be the biggest threat. once the second cold front moves through, that's when temperatures will drop back down

mostly clear skies and we have a nice brief -- breeze from the nortas bring in one or 2 quick showers off the atlantic ocean into some of our inland areas we have a 10 percent rain chance otherwise 87 and 86 tomorrow. dry cool air for the weekend. and that's your latest forecast. matt. >> diylan, thank you very much. coming up we'll talk about

trump, as the president tells the candidate to stop whining. and from here in washington, the fashion, the food and the fun. an inside look at the obamas final state dinner and what it took off to pull off a big night.

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? we're off to see the wizard ? >> we're back at 7:30 on a wednesday morning, it's october 19th, 2016. that's a piece of hollywood history, dorothy'sy the smithsonian launched a campaign to preserve those shoes. we'll show you how just ahead. matt, i know you have a check of the headlines. >> just click your heels together three times and say there's no place like home. here are the headlines. overnight a dangerous wildfire ignited near the los angeles neighborhood of porter ranch. high winds fanning those flames. more than 100 firefighters have

during a campaign stop in colorado, donald trump implored republicans to get out and vote on election day, saying it is the most important decision they will ever make. >> this is our final shot, folks. in four years, it's over. we're never going to be to win. you're never going to be able to win. it's going to be a one-party system. this is your final shot. >> and again, the final presidential debate is in las vegas tonight. a bit of gamesman among trump's guests, president obama's half-brother, said to be voting for trump, while hillary clinton has invited billionaire mark cuban and hewlett-packard ceo meg whitman. in today's campaign moment, the tussel on the tarmac before tonight's debate. trump and clinton's campaign planes sitting side by side in las vegas. trump's boeing 757 dwarfing the clintons' boeing 737.

tarmac before both in washington and in cleveland. another moment getting a lot of attention, president obama slamming donald trump's claims of the rigged election, calling that whining. nbc's kristen welker is looking at what is just the latest exchange in a long and bitter rivalry between the president and the republican nominee. kristen, good morning. >> reporter: matt, good morning to you. when it comes to donald trump, it has always been personal for president obama, but this week he turned their feud into an joint news conference in the rose garden. it's one of the most personal fueds in the political world and now president obama is essentially telling donald trump to grow up. >> i'd invite mr. trump to stop whining and go try to make his case to get votes. >> reporter: unleashing a scathing rebuke of trump's claim that the electoral process is rigged against the gop. >> it's unprecedented. it happens to be based on no

for you and you lose, you start blaming somebody else? then you don't have what it takes to be in this job. >> reporter: it's a public fight that started five years ago, when trump became the face of the birther movement, questioning whether the president was actually born in the u.s. during a 2011 interview with meredith vieira. >> you are not allowed to be a president if you're not born in this country. he may not have been born in this country. >> reporter: when the president produced his long-form birth certificate, trump declared victory. >> donald trump. >> repor businessman at the white house correspondents dinner with trump looking on, fuming from his seat. >> and that's because he can finally get back to focusing on the issues that matter, like did we fake the moon landing. what really happened in roswell? and where are biggie and tupac? >> reporter: observers have speculated trump's humiliation

desire to run in 2016. the simmering tensions boiling over earlier this year when the political outsider clinched the nomination, both sides firing shots. >> i continue to believe mr. trump will not be president. the reason is because i have a lot of faith in the american people. >> you're lucky i didn't run last time when romney ran because you would have been a one-term president. >> reporter: adding to the verbal fireworks, the issue that started it all, birtherism, which many critics say is steeped in racism. it wasn't until just last month th the facts. >> president barack obama was born in the united states, period. >> reporter: and while the political brawl rages on, the president is making an impassioned plea for a peaceful transition once the voters make their voices heard. >> the person who loses the election congratulates the winner, reaffirms our democracy, and we move forward.

>> reporter: trump and president obama have never and will never compete in an actual political content, but in some ways the voters have already weighed in. according to our latest nbc news/"wall street journal" poll 51% of registered voters have a positive view of the president. that number for trump, 29%. savannah. >> kristen welker already at the debate hall for tonight, thank you. now as we mentioned at the top, an effort launched here in washington to save one of the pieces. an online campaign just got under way to raise money to restore the ruby slippers worn by judy garland in "the wizard of oz." tom cauostello is at the americ museum of american history this morning. tom, good morning to you. >> reporter: yeah, good morning to you. these are the slippers right here. they have been in this case since 1979, made back in 1938. look over here. this is very cool. this is the original script for "the wizard of oz" and the

it was a technicolor movie. here's the scare crow's hat right here. back to the slippers that dorothy wore to oz and back to kansas. they are in desperate need of some urgent and expensive tlc. ? we're off to see the wizard ? few movies mean more to americans than this one. dorothy, the scarecrow, the tinman, cowardly lion and toto and those slippers. >> there's no place >> reporter: today millions of visitors have gazed at dorothy's size 5 ruby slippers at the national museum of american history, but nearly 80 years since she skipped down the yellow brick road, the slippers, complete with judy garland's name on the inside, are showing their age. >> what we can see here are the sequins. we actually have a view of two sides. >> reporter: using a high res digital microscope, the smithsonian team has examined

>> it looks a little bit more faded and cracks as well. >> that's all because of the humidity and the light? >> yes, most likely. those materials, they're very sensitive to those conditions. >> reporter: humidity and light are a museum's enemy. now the smithsonian has launched a $300,000 kickstarter campaign called keep them ruby. not to restore, but to preserve these american treasures. >> so these are the ruby slippers? >> brian >> we want to do conservation to stop the deterioration, to stabilize them and build a new state-of-the-art case that's going to keep them in ruby condition for years to come. >> tap your heels together three times. >> reporter: in 1939 they were simple white shoes bought from a retailer, dyed red and covered in sequins. but down in the smithsonian's labs, don wallace admits they seem to transport her to a different place. >> whenever i would handle them,

and smile a little. carefully, of course, while holding the slippers. >> reporter: even today, the slippers have some magic. yeah, they sure do. here's an interesting fact about the slippers. they are actually not ruby, they're burgandy because those early cameras could not read burgandy -- could not read ruby, they could only burgandy. as a result, they are really not ruby, they're burgandy. by the way, the kickar website if you'd like to contribute, and these are one of seven pair made for the movie, but this is the one, they say these are the shoes worn by judy garland. back to you, savannah. >> i bet a lot of people will want in on that, tom. thank you so much. appreciate it. we'll send it back to matt and dylan and your little dog too. >> exactly, and by the way, thanks to tom costello for not showing the flying monkeys because i don't need nightmares.

thank you, tom. let's get another check of the weather from dylan. >> it's very dry out west. you mentioned that fire that developed outside of l.a. it's all because of these santa ana winds. with your area of high pressure pushing everything offshore, it's a very dry wind. you have no moisture coming in from the pacific ocean and as the air goes downhill, it does tend to heat up, so we are looking at near record highs today and possibly breaking records tomorrow. look at how warm it's going to be. l.a. 91,an average. then you factor in how dry it is with relative humidities down to about 10% to 20%. it's also pretty windy, especially in the valleys and higher elevations. we're seeing wind gusts up around 50 miles per hour. so we have again today that

it is comfortable out there tonight. we will drop into the 60s tonight. we have another warm day out there tomorrow but we really cool down for the weekend. and that's your latest forecast. >> all right, dylan, thank you very much. coming up, a new push to have airlines refund those annoying bag there's a catch. and going out in style. the food, fashion and a-list guests that made the obamas' final state dinner one to

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nbc's peter alexander is here to take us inside the festivities. hi, pete, good morning. >> you were inside so we want the real scoop in a moment. after eight years this was the 13th and final state dinner for president obama. that is more than president george w. bush, he hosted 11, but far fewer than bill clinton who hosted 28 state dinners. with the italians in town, the president said he was saving the best for last. from the white house, a glamorous evening honoring the prime minister of fashion are famous. this state dinner one of president obama's largest and also his last. >> in the immortal words of a great italian american, yogi berra, it ain't over till it's over. >> reporter: a coveted invitation, mario andretti, rachael ray and james taylor all in attendance. jerry seinfeld too. >> we identify as italian. >> reporter: the first lady

mail gown by versace. her recent guest noting her criticism of donald trump. >> michelle, after the last weeks, let me be very frank. your speech are better than your tomatoes. >> reporter: the exquisite dinner fitting for fall, including ingredients fresh from the white house garden. on the menu sweet potato pasta, butternut squash salad and beef pin wheels, plus desserts, including think of this as a typical italian sunday dinner. >> reporter: this italian dinner prepared by mario batali, donning his signature crocs. gwen stefani capping off the night with a musical performance fit for a king. or at least a prime minister. and a president hosting his final fancy affair. the president sounding nostalgic

renzi is 41. the question is, since you were there, was there an after party? >> yeah, it's a real rager over at the department of agriculture. no, no, it was a late night, though. it went until after midnight. gwen stefani played, she was so excited. she invited blake shelton, her date, to come up and sing with her at the end. it was really fun. it's kind of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. it felt like the president and mrs. obama, they have t it's a countdown, i think 90-something days until the next president takes office. >> lucky 13, you got your invite to the final one. >> thank you, peter. coming up, taylor swift's new message on instagram has fans very excited for the weekend. and what's your state's go-to halloween candy? we'll get the new list.

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7:50. carson is out on the west coast shooting "the view." we have sheinelle -- i'm sorry, i said "the view"? "the vovoice." that was weird. that was weird, waen treats. >> why not? with halloween just around the corner, a website conducted a survey to see which candies are the most popular in each state. here's what they found. from coast to coast, life savers are the favorite in california and nestle crunch bar was the top in florida. the classic candy corn won the most states, a favorite in five different places. and reese's peanut butter cups

proved to be very passionate. sara tweets south dakota, we have to talk. laffy taffy? and joe posts this is a candy-coated outrage. massachusetts has always been a reese's state and will always be a reese's state. now, according to the survey, they like starburst. let's see how well the survey did for us. matt, your home state of new york >> what? >> what do you like? >> i'm a hershey's kiss guy. >> dylan, you're from new jersey, where they like their sour patch kids. >> people do eat a lot of sour patch kids in new jersey, but i like the chocolate candy. >> we went for the chocolate this morning. i'm from kansas where they chose twizlers. i almost chose twizzlers, but i am a kit kat girl, especially when you put it in the freezer.

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it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, the final round. hillary clinton and donald trump arrive in las vegas ahead of the third and last debate what each candidate needs to do to walk away a winner. plus in the morning or at night? we'll take you inside the great shower debate and tell you which time is really better for you. and cher gets set to turn back time. maria shriver goes one on one with the music legend who reveals why she's ready to return to the stage at the age of 70. >> i didn't want to be finished, i didn't want to be through with

would probably be the last time. it's now or never. >> today, wednesday, october 19th, 2016. ? >> we are from berry bend, indiana. >> we've been watching the "today" show every day since our wedding. 50 years ago. >> i'm celebrating my 40th birthdayit ? >> shoutout to our family back in arkansas. >> 33 years married to this hunk. we're back now, 8:00 on a wednesday morning. it's the 19th day of october, 2016.

crowd here on the plaza. >> look what's going on. >> nice to see you. it's a pleasure. i'll do it in one second. savannah is still down in washington, d.c., after a state dinner last night. she's not going to be there long. savannah, you're going to jump on a plane, head out to las vegas for tonight's debate, correct? >> that's right. i'll play the slots for you, matt, just like you asked. >> that's the deal. you got the numbers i sent you also. listen, though, before you get on the plane, i want you on the hit show "this is us" last night. >> oh. >> josie and i weren't good together. so we're not. >> it's not like i was going to keep the job anyway. >> but you know who are good together? >> matt lauer and savannah guthrie. i love them, and i want them to be my family.

but mostly i was talking about matt and savannah. >> wait, what? what? >> i love that show, by the way, so that's pretty cool. >> that was awesome. so exciting. they're talking about us on "this is us," matt. we've made it, finally. >> it was a tad random, wasn't it? we'll take it. >> it was humor on the show and it was perfect. >> savannah, i've got a question this morning. i asked her to wear the gorgeous dress that she wore last night on the show today. you looked gorgeous last night at the state dinner. awesome. it was a 10. 10 plus. >> you are so sweet. because you know me, hoda, you know that just like you, that dress is wrapped in a ball and shoved at the bottom of a suitcase. >> with the shoes on top. >> safe travels, okay. >> thank you so much. >> we'll see you a little later. let's get a check of the top stories of the morning.

vegas where the stakes are high for donald trump tonight. the third and final debate against hillary clinton could be his last chance to turn around a campaign that is not going his way, and all signs are point to him imploring the same scorched earth strategy he used in the last debate. donald trump vowing to drain the swamp in washington, calling for congressional term limits, even though they were ruled unconstitutional by the supreme court in 1995. >> not only will it will end the economic stagnation that we're in right now. >> in colorado tuesday, trump also repeating his claims based on no evidence that the election will be rigged. >> they even want to try and rig the election at the polling booths, where so many cities are corrupt, and you see that. >> trump drawing a stern rebuke tuesday from president obama. >> i'd invite mr. trump to stop whining and go try to make his case to get votes. >> trump's arsenal for tonight's

president obama's kenyan half-brother malik, a trump supporter. he's also inviting pat smith, whose son, sean, was killed in benghazi and spoke at the republican convention. >> i blame hillary clinton personally for the death of my son. that's personally. >> trump deployed a similar strategy at last week's debate, bringing several women who accused bill clinton years ago of sexual assault. accusations he has long denied. today one of trump's own natasha stoynoff proud six friends who said she told them at the time trump had made inappropriate sexual advances, a charge trump denied and nbc news has not within able to independently verify. one was with stoynoff when they encountered melania later in new york. >> that never happened? >> never happened. >> hillary clinton arriving in las vegas tuesday facing her own

chairman, john podesta, released by wikileaks. the fbi is investigating whether russia is behind the hacks. >> we think that the debate should focus on the extraordinary and unprecedented and very disturbing role that russia is playing in trying to influence our election. >> and clinton aides are laughing off trump's earlier suggestion that she might be doping for tonight's debate. they say that she will be ready for anything he throws her way. matt, back to you. >> all right, so much. you can watch the debate tonight live, 9:00 p.m. eastern right here on nbc. i want to talk about some big news for air travelers. the obama administration is out this morning with new rules for airlines that address some common complaints by passengers. among the planned changes, airlines would be required to refund baggage fees when luggage is substantially delayed. right now they only have to pay if the luggage is lost. third-party online ticket

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welcome back. time for trending today. i can't wait to hear this. first up, what was your most memorable experience? it's a multiple choice question. here are the options. your first job, your first kiss or your first concert. what would you say? >> probably my first job. first kiss was weird and awkward and just like a weird time in your life. it's supposed to be forgotten. kiss just because, even though that's what it would be. so i'm going to say first concert. >> i don't get it. why won't you say first kiss? you said you knew it was coming, you were ready -- >> i was terrified, matt lauer. there are too many people in kansas right now who know, so can we move on? >> mine was definitely first kiss. first kiss. >> what about you? >> first concert.

>> that's memorable. >> folks at stubhub, that should taint it a little bit right there, asked people to rate their answers. in third place, the first kiss. sheinelle came in with 32%. runner-up, first job. number one, first concert, top of the list, proving the most memorable of the choices people were given. >> interesting. >> all right, we've got another question for the table. are you guys ready? >> sure. he do you prefer to shower first thing in the morning or last thing at night? let's start with dylan. >> i shower in the morning. >> i'm at night. >> you're at night? >> mm-hmm. it leaves you more time to sleep in the morning. >> i'm in the morning because i need to wake up and get it going, get the engines going. i'm dying to know this answer. >> i shower every morning, i shower probably once in the middle of the day and i often shower at night too. i like showers.

hot showers? >> all right. psychologists at harvard are weighing in this morning. they say if you shower in the morning, you get the boost you need to get out the door. >> that's true. >> that's if you want to get your juices flowing. but you should shower at night if you're a stressed-out person. they say that you'll wash all of your stress away that's built up throughout the day. >> what about that midday shower? >> that's at the gym and you have to shower after that. i can't leave these >> you can sleep for an extra 20 minutes. >> you take 20-minute showers? >> yes. >> 20, 25. >> i take three-minute showers. >> that's why you can do three in a day. >> exactly. >> sheinelle, pop stars. >> first to drake winning new kudos this morning. spotify just announced that his hit "one dance," you know that one, is racking up more than 880 million streams. remember, billboard named the

chart for a staggering 14 weeks. next, taylor swift, is she getting ready to drop a new album this month? music insiders say yes. in the meantime taylor is getting ready for her first performance in almost a year. she'll perform this weekend at austin, texas. she hasn't shared any new tracks just yet but on instagram she did offer a peek at her rehearsals. ? together ? >> she also has a big concert the night before the super bowl, so stay tuned. and finally, emma stone looking very beautiful with a new pixie cut on the new issue of "vogue." she takes part in the series 73 questions and letting the cameras inside her beautiful l.a. apartment. while opening up about herself, emma showed off a special talent. >> can you give me your best

to know ? >> emma offering that spot-on impression of britney spears. for more pop culture news, check out today's facebook page. >> are you still in touch with the guy in kansas whose kiss you dreaded so much? >> no, no. only my husband and that's it. >> good to know. thanks for the clarification. how about a check of the weather? >> all talk about or shall we move on. >> oh, lord. >> taking a look at some of the cold fronts we have moving through, these are going to eventually get rid of the 80s, wipe them off the map and replace them in the 50s and some 60s. the first one is producing and will produce stronger storms later today, especially across northern arkansas, in the st. louis area as stretching over into cincinnati. hail and damaging winds will be the biggest threat with some of those storms. as we go into tomorrow, we'll see the second front produce much-needed rain across the

and then once it moves eastward even more by friday, it's going to tap into some moisture off the atlantic and that's going to bring a lot of rain up to parts of the northeast, including new england too. we'll see some scattered showers in and around the new york city area before it clears out for the weekend. we could see as much as 3 to 4 inches of rain, especially across western new york, which is track mostly clear skies. we had a nice breeze from the northeast. that may bring in some showers with the 10 percent warm -- chance of showers. warm air and we are at 87. cooler and drier air for the weekend. and that's your latest forecast. hoda and matt.

you" is sponsored by amazon. >> dylan, thank you so much. now to our ongoing series tied to the presidential race, red, white and you. the final presidential debate tonight. there is one group that both donald trump and hillary clinton will try to reach, and that group is women. >> you may remember a few weeks ago nicolle wallace caught up with a group of moms in the battleground state of north carolina. this morning she takes us to ohio to find out how millenial moms there feel about this race. >> who's definitel v election day? >> i live in ohio. my vote in ohio means something. >> on the southern shore of lake erie sits lake county, just outside of cleveland. with this group of millenial moms are still struggling with this election. >> this whole election has morphed into an alternate universe almost where facts don't matter. >> in 2008, barack obama won here. in 2012, mitt romney won this county. the margin of victory both

but i do expect integrity and i don't see that at all with either candidate. >> so as ohio becomes a must-win state, one thing is clear. when it comes to winning over moms, both candidates have work to do. >> they need to win your votes. and if they sat here and said what would it take, what would it take to lock you up as a voter, what would you want to hear? >> i think neither one of these candidates seem to be above bashing the other, and that really bothers me. i watched m i was back in a middle school cafeteria. >> so are you throwing your hands in the air? >> it is definitely a lesser of two evils choice. and it would have to come down to a gameday decision. >> you know, trying to get you to hate somebody as opposed to trying to get you to like somebody. i have a daughter, she's eight months old. i look at her and it's not just the next four years, it's the next 20 years. whatever foundation is laid with this election she has to grow up

>> what could she do better to help herself in ohio? >> she needs to be more transparent. show a warmer side and try to connect with people a little bit more. >> i think when you compare her to other candidates, you don't get a good feel for who she is. >> her credibility is a zero. you have benghazi, you have the e-mails and the server. even pneumonia. everything that comes out of her mouth, it's like she can't tell the truth. >> where does that leave you? >> leaves me erring on the side of trump. >> but when it comes to women, the latest monkey poll shows hillary clinton leads donald trump in every age group. >> tell me how you get over the character concerns with trump? >> i don't think you get over it. i have to trust that he's going to put good people around him that will help guide him in making good, sound decisions and pray that he can hold it together for four years. >> i have a hard time with donald trump because a lot of what he says goes back and forth so much, you can actually watch him contradict himself. >> what advice would you give

be humble. he needs to admit he's done some pretty awful things and he needs to turn it around and being the trump that the republicans nominated. >> any leader that admits to treating women in a certain way, it's hard to say that they are a good choice to be the leader of the free world. >> historically, women vote in higher numbers than men. in 2012, 53% of voters were women, so getting out the vote is crucial. >> who's definitely voting for hillary clinton or wants to say donald trump or wants to say so today. who remains undecided? there you go. the state of ohio, the great state of ohio. >> it's interesting. you asked one of them the question what would it take to lock you in and then you look at them and they raise your hands. but do you get the sense something could happen in this debate tonight that's going to move them? >> the reason is they are not hard-core partisans. as a group they like their governor, governor kasich, a republican, but they also admire a lot of things about michelle

to an ideology or party, so they're very much influenced by events, by news. and tonight's debate is really important, especially for tria, my one undecided mom. >> it's always one thing to look at polls, but those are just numbers. to get out and sit down with the people behind those numbers is fascinating. >> and they have so much wisdom. they see and hear everything, they miss nothing. even though they're busy juggling households and jobs. amazing. white and you" series exclusively on the nbc news app on amazon fire tv. >> second time's a charm. now to another woman who always has a lot to say, music icon we're talking about cher. >> that's right. she sat down with nbc special anchor maria shriver and made a big announcement. maria, good to see you. good morning. >> good morning, matt and hoda. with a career that has spanned six decades, cher's star is burning brighter than ever. we caught up with her in los

according to cher. cher is back. the pop goddess is returning to the stage, announcing spring tour dates in las vegas and maryland. >> i didn't want to be finished. i didn't want to be through with singing, and i knew that this would probably be the last time. my voice is still really good. i'm still, you know, active and running around. i can still so i thought that this is probably -- it's now or never. >> you're 70. do you just look in the mirror and go i don't feel it, i just refuse to accept it? >> i just don't know how to accept it. i don't want to either. but i don't really know how to. i look in the mirror and i see this old lady looking back at me. if i put 70 candles on my cake,

what do you see? >> oh, i just see me, cher. i just see cher. but, you know, i'm never satisfied. i've never really been in love in cher, she's all right, but i'm not a huge fan. >> get out. >> no. >> you're not a huge fan of cher? >> i'm not a cher fan, exactly. >> cher, i love you so much. >> luckily, cher has plenty of loyal fans waiting for her latest comeback. people think, well, cher, you probably don't have to practice, it just comes out. >> the older you are, the harder it is. >> if you want to know what's on cher's mind, look no further than her twitter feed, where she pulls no punches, especially when it comes to her feelings about donald trump. >> i feel like i'm yelling "fire" and no one is listening. i care about the country and i know the people that are following trump, they care about

but i don't think it's the same country i care about. >> you see different realities? >> yeah. i just do. >> you have been talking to kids who are first-time voters, millenials, and you are imparting like it's really important that you vote. >> yeah. >> and that it's important you vote for hillary. >> yeah. she's done some things that i'm sure she wished she hadn't done and she's done things i can't back every play, but i think that if she has the chance to be a great president, she will rise >> cher knows all about rising to the occasion. whether it's sending cases of clean drinking water to residents in flint, michigan, or providing safer helmets to american troops overseas, cher is turning her outrage into action. she finds her day job gives back in a way too. >> it's kind of therapeutic what i do on stage. i think when you can take people's minds off of everything, you give them this

problems and everything that's going on and it has this kind of lingering effect. >> there's so many women in hollywood, in corporate america, all over, who say, you know, i can't get a job after 45, 50, 60, forget it if i'm 65. nobody wants to hire me. what would you say to those women about how to persevere? >> i'd say you have to be like a bumper car. you hit the wall and you back up and you go a different way and then you go at the wall again. the only thing i know is noto i don't know anything else. i don't know how to not give up. >> and that's a good thing. if you want to see the classic cher tour, there are only 24 dates scheduled right now. tickets go on sale this weekend. but before she heads out on tour, she's heading out on the road for hillary clinton. the next two weeks she'll be hitting the pavement all across the country for her. so that's the best place to see her right away. hoda. >> maria, thanks. i still can't believe cher is not a cher fan.

>> thank you, maria. just ahead, ewan mcgregor on a big first in his career. and bobby flay shows why he

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? 8:30 now on this wednesday morning, 19th of october, 2016. another beautiful, warm day here in the northeast, including right here in midtown manhattan. >> adam, adam. i've got adam here, you guys. he says he's the next matt lauer. are you the next matt lauer? >> it's good to have you here,

>> isn't he cute? oh, he's the cutest. >> this is the photo of the day. >> we love you. just ahead, ewan mcgregor is here talking about directing for the first time and the much-anticipated return of one of his most famous roles. also ahead, our pink power today, our friend joan lunden is here to talk about a little known condition women need to ask their doctors about. >> and bobby secret weapon for the best cornbread ever and how to turn it into a delicious dish the next day. dylan, you have a check of the weather? >> yes. it would be nice to keep this warm weather around but we'll see it cool down as we go into the end of this week, all because of those cold fronts you see draped across the country. we could see stronger storms back through parts of the midwest and the second front is the one that's going to cool temperatures down to more seasonable. santa ana winds out west with

the rain will be beneficial through parts of the interior northeast as we go into tomorrow with 3 to 4 inches of rain possible across western and that's your latest forecast. matt. >> all right, dylan, thank you very much. i'm here with ewan mcgregor who stars in and directs the new movie "american pastoral." he plays a successful businessman whose daughter uproots his family's seemingly perfect life.

this is part of america too, you know. >> revolutions don't begin in the countryside. >> we're not talking about revolution. >> you're not talking about revolution. >> ewan mcgregor, congratulations. >> thank you. >> how does it sound when i introduce you as actor and director. >> i still have to pinch myself a bit, yeah, it's nice. >> you weren't originally going to direct this. the project then needed a i was reading about you last night. this was based on the novel by philip roth. how many times did you read that book? >> i read the book -- i read it like twice front to book and then i just read it. for nine months i was in the book. i listened to it on tape. there's a brilliant recording by ron silver. if i was driving or running, i would be listening to ron reading it. and then i would read it daily. after a while i stopped reading it from front to back but just

take it and push it aside and let your instincts take over for the film? >> after five or six weeks away from shooting, i put it down. our film script i always trusted. i thought it was really wonderful, written by john romano. >> i think the story is fascinating because it involves what seems to be a perfect family. the husband has it all, the wife has it all, they have got the kids. but then what happens is one of the daughters becomes a radical in the truest sense of the word. it's set in the '60s but has a >> it does. roth was very much writing about the '60s and the period of time where the generation of the -- the post-war generation of the '50s collides with their children's generation of the '60s, the anti-vietnam protesters. so i was thinking very much about that time, but you can't help but see relevance to today. >> what did you rely on to get that dynamic between father -- that frustrated dynamic between father and daughter down?

to work with in dakota fanning. she's a wonderful actress. we got on very well. we made the scenes feel very alive. i don't know, it's just two actors working together. >> how hard was it to take the actor's hat off in between scenes or takes, put the director's hat back on and kind of straddle that line? >> well, that's very much to do with your preparation. i was there -- we shot in pittsburgh. i was there for 12 weeks before we started shooting. we set up the whole shoot knowing that i was going to be acting and directing. same job. i never felt like i was switching hats really. i would be in the scenes with the actors. we would discuss where we wanted it to go in the next take and then we would do the scene together so it felt quite natural to me. >> a lot of directors just let the thing happen when the cameras are rolling. others like to get the actors on the set and rehearse it. which are you? >> we always rehearsed before shooting and we always did it alone. me and the actors would go on the set, we'd shut the door, no

satisfied we had the scene the way we wanted to shoot it. >> congratulations and i can't wait to see the sequel to "train spy" coming up which is where you got your start. >> that's coming out in the spring of in ex year. >> ewoman -- ewan, it's great to see you. coming up, a comedian on the cutting edge with an first on a wednesday morning,

now to more of our series cutting edge women. this morning a comedian making a big name for herself. natalie morales is with her. >> get ready for the name phoebe robinson.

again. it's a name you need to know. he slo she looks at race and gender equality with humor and bringing diversity to podcasting. >> how are you guys doing, good? >> comedian phoebe robinson is making waves in the podcast world. >> how would you define the kind of humor you have? >> i think it's very, like, in your face and raw and honest and observational. >> i'm 50% black and i'm 50% black at hell. >> is race a your comedy? >> yeah, i think so. i think when i stand on stage, people see that i'm a black lady and i think a lot of times in entertainment, you can get treated differently based on your race. >> even the title of her podcast series makes a point. >> your podcast is called "so many white guys." >> well, i work in podcasting which is very white male dominated and i just was noticing, yeah, i'm just surrounded by white guys so i want to poke fun at the

phoebe tackles issues of race and gender equality with humor. >> i think we always want to walk that fine line of making sure we're entertaining first. like we don't mind commenting on something, but we really want to come from a place of uplifting people. >> yo, girl, i got that. >> in march, robinson's first podcast, 2 dope queens with jessica williams became the number one downloaded podcast on itunes in the first week it came out. >> why podcasts? >> well, podcasts, i think like they're so intimate in a way, so you just really have this interesting connection with someone that you don't get in another medium. >> guests have included nia long, gina rodriguez and even jon stewart. >> we had jon stewart on for one episode and i was freaking out. he was like i listen to the podcast, it's great. i'm, wait, uhlich to an episode of podcast? he's like yeah. okay, i'll stop freaking out.

cleveland, ohio. after studying screen writing at the pride institute in new york, robinson went with a friend to a stand-up comedy class. >> my teacher was linda smith. i fell in love with it. it was just instant. i was like, oh, this is what i'm supposed to be doing. >> but it wasn't easy to break into the comedy world. robinson worked as an assistant for six years while doing stand-up shows at night. >> you guys are fantastic. i'm phoebe robinson. enjoy the rest of your would cry myself to sleep a lot. >> yeah. >> a lot of tears during those early struggles? >> yeah, just because working that many hours and you're not making any money doing these stand-up shows so there's a lot of tough days. but i think that made me stronger. >> robinson takes her podcast at wnyc studios in new york but she showed me the ropes in l.a. >> let's see if it's okay, if it's up to your standards. >> oh, my gosh, this is awesome. >> so are you feeling at home

everything. >> so if we were to reverse roles now and we were to do a podcast. >> yeah. >> what would you want to know? >> i'd want to know what celebs you would want to date if you were single. >> oh, my! >> a little girl talk. >> my hub is not going to watch this, right? >> no. >> well, rob lowe was on our show the other day. >> fine wine. i like that. >> what about you? >> so michael b. jordan, michael fast they're just weak and like, i'm like a little funny nerd so that's who i usually date. and that's your podcast. you just did your first podcast. >> we did it! the person who most inspired this 32-year-old, oprah. >> have you ever talked to her? >> no, i would love to. >> you need to get her on your podcast. >> well, the rumor that i've heard is that she has my book,

touch my hair" and robinson is also breaking into tv in a new amazon show with kevin bacon. but comedy is always at the heart of her work. >> how would you say that you're cutting edge? >> i really kind of self-created my career in a lot of ways. i wasn't waiting to be cast in something. so i really just feel like being in control of your own destiny i think is my way of being cutting edge. >> what i love about her story, hoda, you see a recognized there was a need for a voice in that space and she found her voice, and i think she's certainly influencing that landscape. >> no kidding. it's so hard to break through in podcasts, in the podcasting world, just as a testament to her how quickly they rose. >> she's smart and she's funny and people love to listen to her. she's going to go real far from me. >> thank you so much, natalie. now over to you, matt. >> our friend, joan lunden, is here with a potentially

in just a minute. first, this is "today" on nbc. elise: we couldn't believe it. that poor girl was raped by two football players and their friends. ate attorney mark ober decided to go easy on them, i was scared -- scared for my daughter. none of those young men served a day behind bars. ober said losing a baseball scholarship was punishment enough. if mark ober can't protect our families,

back now at 8:46 with pink power today as we mark breast cancer awareness month. one in eight women in the u.s. will develop the diseases during her lifetime. our good friend, joan lunden, is a survivor and the author of "had i >> good morning, hoda. you know, 40% of american women have what is called dense breast tissue, and it puts you at a greater risk of getting cancer. but surprisingly, millions of women don't know if they have it or what tests should be done if they do. ever since i battled breast cancer and found out i had dense breast tissue, which can mask a tumor, i make sure my friends, like elise, who also have dense

anything about breast density? >> no, never. it wasn't until about two or three years ago that i even started hearing the term "dense breasts." and believe it or not, it was from you. >> and sure enough, you've come to find that you do have very dense breasts. >> now, why wouldn't your doctor tell you that? >> i guess that's the $64,000 question, isn't it. >> a question that demands an answer. i recently attended an fda public hearing in washington, d.c., to request that when women ac t mammogram results, they should also be told if they have dense breasts. >> i had a clone mammogram in 2014 and then i had an ultrasound and found out i had cancer. and what about all the other women out there who have mammograms and never hear the results that they have very dense tissue and might need another test? this could save their lives. had i known earlier that this kind of life-saving information wasn't being passed on to me and

been here knocking at your door a long time ago. i'll keep knocking, because for women with very dense breasts getting additional tests is critical. this is what fatty breast tissue looks like that can detect a tumor, but dense breast tissue appears white and so does the tumor. it's like looking for a snowball in a snowstorm. >> that's why i'm going to take you over to the radiology lab where they found my tumor and you'll get your case now we're also going to make sure that you get an ultrasound. so let's go. >> let's go. >> while a mammogram is considered the gold standard when it comes to screening for a tumor, for some women like elise, it may not be the perfect test. >> what are the limitations of a mammogram? >> mammography is limited by the density of your breasts. the more white tissue you have, the more difficult it is to spot

>> so is this me? >> you can see that you have a lot of this white tissue on your mammogram, which is what we call dense breast tissue. >> like many women, each year elise gets a report that states her mammogram is normal. >> millions of women in this country who get what we have come to term as the happy-gram. you don't have cancer. >> i get it every year. >> and usually you just read that first line, right? and then it goes into the waas >> it also states she has dense breasts, but all doctors are not required to flag that information or suggest more tests. elise lives in new york. it's one of over 25 states that has passed dense breast notification laws that require some level of information in the minneapolis/st. paul gr mammogram about breast density and its risks. >> do women need to be their open advocate and say do i have

to be their own advocate. we need to have that national law so that all women have this information at hand. >> in a statement to nbc news, the fda is proposing amendments to the mammography quality standards act final regulations that are expected to address breast density reporting. >> and so for people like me and my friend elise, what are your alternatives? >> in those women who have the dense breasts, other exams that can be performed would include a is a screening exam, or mri. >> ultrasounds are not always covered by insurance, but they are painless and for elise provide peace of mind. >> hi. >> oh, you're all done. >> all finished. >> tell me everything is good. >> everything is perfect. >> we've known each other for 30 years and we've got 30 more because we know what we're doing. >> very much a reloaf. >> all right, kiddo. >> it is important for women to

mammograms and know their breast density. so talk with your doctor about whether you might need additional screenings, whether it's covered by insurance, that will really depend on your coverage and unfortunately, still, by where you live. >> so you really do have to be your own best advocate, that's the rule of thumb. >> absolutely. joan, you're looking good. are you feeling good? >> i'm feeling great. thank you, thank you. >> love that you're here. coming up next, bobby flay gets things cooking with the perfect fall treats. first, this is "today" on nbc. this is mike's office. if he doesn't show up, he doesn't get paid. too often marco rubio didn't show up and failed us when he did. i am patrick murphy.

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we're all about kitchen tools you cannot live without. bobby flay tournament premieres tomorrow night. the kitchen tool you cannot live without is? >> cast iron pan. >> why? >> love them. first of all, they don't cost a lot and can last for generations if you take care of them. because it gives you lots of good sear on whatever you're cooking. >> we've got two recipes and one is in the oven. let's talk about cornbread. wet first, then dry? >> you mix the dry and the wet separately so you have some eggs and milk and butter. this is the bet ingredients. and i have dry ingredients, corn meal, a little bit of flour, some baking powder and then a little bit of salt and sugar. >> all at once?

cornbread is it can take a beating. you just kind of mix it altogether just until it forms a batter. >> you don't want to mix it too much, right? >> you don't want to mix it too much. keep mixing that, please. and i'm going to take my cast iron pan and this is key, okay, that i warmed up in the oven, made it really hot. i'm going to take a little butter, brush it right on top of the pan. we're going to take that batter and pour that right into the h going to get this really nice crust on the outside of the cornbread so you get a good contrast of texture. >> it looks like this over here, which is beautiful. >> 18 minutes. >> you've got cornbread. take the cornbread now and make another recipe for me. you go that way, i'll go this way. you call it dressing because it's alongside -- >> because i cook it on the side. i'm going to cook it back in the cast iron pan. now, if you want to make

>> here are the ingredients. >> exactly. >> not much. >> we have mushrooms and i call these the thanksgiving vegetables, carrots, celery, onions. put a little garlic in there if you want as well, a little bit of butter. any mushrooms will work perfect low fine. we saute those for a little while. then i'm going to add some eggs to this and then some herbs. a little bit of fresh thyme, oregano and some parsley. and then we're going to had athe had the day before. really important is you should let the cornbread stale so it dries out, otherwise it's going to be too moist. >> okay. >> so pour this right into our vegetables. this is going to start to make up that flavor profile for the dressing. now, one of the most important ingredients in any thanksgiving meal is chicken broth. we need a lot of it because it is going to drink up a lot of it. >> the cornbread soaks it up?

broth. once you think you have enough, add more. >> and this goes, what, right into the skillet? >> right into the cast iron pan. we bake this in the oven for 40 minutes and you can see how crusty it gets. >> with either turkey or chicken, a little cranberry sauce on the side. >> there you go. >> cast iron skillet, that's the tool you can't live without. thank you. for these recipes and to sign up for our "today" food club head

the weather is pretty nice. we just keep on warming up. about 87 for today and 79 for saturday. we have a slow -- a slow move into the tampa area . it is very slow both sides of i 75. police are investigating a fight at a pinellas high school which is drawing a lot of

michaela to the burnettown -- to the ground. michaela walks away but the female attacker a purchaser. other students all the whole thing and posted to facebook. 's take" we'll pump up the volume with christian slater, who's our celebrity guest host. guess who else is in the house? hugh laurie taking anc then we'll scare up some creative halloween costumes for the entire family, coming up right now. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take" live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today" on this wednesday morning, october 19th, 2016. in the commercial break, dylan and i were talking about cornbread. >> i just chowed down on bobby

stuffing, turkey. >> can you imagine we're talking about thanksgiving dinner? his go-to kitchen gadget was cast iron. mine too. i live for my cast iron but i wish my food turned out like his. >> it's amazing. as y can see, dylan is here with us, al is off. i just sent him the emoji of the day and said i miss you. >> does he ever reply? >> i'd be knocking on the roker house. no, he well. meanwhile, we were lucky enough to score a very special guest, yet again. so, we needed more time to talk and that's exactly what our friends at american express are giving us. >> i like that they do this for us. >> i do too. i feel like the audience gets to know us more and we get an uninterrupted conversation. how do you feel about that at home? we're not going to go -- >> i need a break. >> we're not going to go to a commercial break, so hold it, and you're getting three m

a friend of our show and a friend of the "today" show family, a legend oe stage and screen, the star of classics like "heathers," "true romance," "young guns 2" and a winner as his -- >> he's the one and only christian slater. there he is. ok you as well. >> hello. >> wonderful to be here. >> the suit game is amazing. >> thank you so much. >> congratulations. >> good morning. >> you know what's so crazy, i was thinking this morning about when you came on and you were telling us about this new show that you were going to be doing. >> yes, yeah. >> and the premise of it really was cyber and how relevant it was to what was happening at the time, all of the hacking. >> incredible. >> did you ever imagine that you'd be just getting not only critical praise but awards for

>> no, no. you never really go in -- there he is. >> there you are! >> a fantastic evening, by the way. i really did enjoy that. no, it's been a great ride. we started this thing, we screened it first at the south by southwest film festival. i was definitely nervous and wondering how the audience was going to react. then it won the audience award there. since then it's just been a phenomenal reside. >> it's huge. everyone loves . malic just won the emmy and it's just been this wondrous joyful thing. a very intense subject matter and it's wild to be working on something that is so relevant to what's happening in the world right now. >> it's like the script is written in realtime, all of the things happening in that show. >> it's incredible. we'd be filming things on one day and turn -- open the paper the next day and it would be a very, very similar story. so incredible.

weren't that tech savvy. >> right. >> you have a son that is. >> son and daughter. >> has that changed? >> it's gotten -- yeah, i think so. as a result of working on this show, it has certainly broadened my levels of awareness. >> so your selfie game is on point? >> selfie game, oh, yeah. i'm staying -- they have me in al roker's dressing room here. >> did you go through the drawer? >> no, i didn't, but i was in stuff. >> he's the selfie king so it's a good place to take selfies. >> well, he's got such cool stuff in from. >> it's like a little museum. >> it is. i love it. >> are you the kind of guest when you visit someone's house like a party, do you go in the medicine cabinet? >> no! >> i don't either. >> i couldn't do that, right? i haven't ruffled through anything or done any of that stuff. >> well, we have a cam are in there so we'll know.

more will be revealed. that extra three minutes we have of conversation. >> you can list what's in those drawers. >> wlahat's the movie "king c cobra," tell us about that. >> it's a very different kind of project for me. it's -- james franco and i worked together on a film and we got along so well and were looking for something else to do together. he presented me with this project and it's all early 2000s, 2006, 2007 and it's a murder that took place in the gay porn industry. so i play the head of this company called cobra films and i find this young talent, this phenom al diamond, this big star. all these other companies start to want to steal him from my company. james franco plays the guy that

protege to his world. >> it's intense. >> it is intense. i read the script and had a little anxiety and trepidation about it because the subject matter was rather intense and it was certainly an out of the box type of character for me to be involved with and something that i had never really done before. but then i realized, wait, i'm an actor. the joy of getting -- one of the lines in the film is it's fun to play with who we are. and as an actor, i mean that is the opportunity to do. i get to try on other -- i'm doing that today. >> do you have a favorite film that you've done, a favorite character? >> yeah. i mean the one that i really have probably the fondest memories of is "pump the volume." that one i was the radio dj. look, there he is. mark hunter. >> and soon after that, everyone had christian slater posters. >> the hair and everything.

>> oh! >> due for a sequel i feel. >> that's my weekend watch. i'm going to sit inside and watch this weekend, and "true romance" which i am just obsessed with. the chemistry was so major there. do you have a favorite christian film? >> put her on the spot, why don't you. >> probably "heathers." that was kind of my generation. >> rebellious bad boy right there. look at that guy. >> holy >> oh, my goodness. and how about winona. "stranger things." >> i did the marathon the other day. it's the new cult obsession. these kids -- >> netflix. >> netflix. i just bow down to them. >> i don't have netflix, that's why i'm missing all these things. >> you can use my account. is that legal? >> oh, my goodness. i don't know. let's not risk that.

members. >> is that okay? >> they promote you to do that. >> christian is like we're not stealing cable. >> i want to make sure we are crossing the ts and dotting the is. >> so last night i had the great honor of being a guest -- >> oh, the state. >> at the state dinner. >> no, i'm so excited to hear that. >> so i just got in. i had to ride back in a car because our executive producer, tammy filler, refused to let me fly back this morning because she said what ifhe so my voice is a little raspy. you ride in the back seat of your parents' car when you're a kid. my parents had a conversion van. at 46 riding in the back seat sleeping. >> you can't sleep as well as when you were little. >> i need a chiropractor, i need everything. but it was the most joyous experience, one of them, one of them, outside of things that happen within my family. >> what's your favorite part, the people that were there, the food. >> walking in was the -- >> look at the dress.

laura smalls. she's designed for michelle obama. and it was a collaboration with andre leon talle of "vogue" greatness. i had this dilemma. do i take a man in my life, recent to my life -- i stutter when i talk about dating. or do i go the friend route. and so my friend says, well, this is the white house state dinner, this is on tape forever. i ca capehart, "washington post" op-ed writer and he was the first one to welcome me to washington, d.c. it's an interesting place, that d.c. is, so he brought me and i had a great time. i ran into chance, the rapper, which i was so surprised. i'm a huge fan. to see chance. and he's like what am i doing here. i'm like what am i doing there. frank ocean was here and our team noticed something and i

phenomenal. he is the voice of a generation, i love this guy. he had on sneakers. i have zero problem with that. >> you have zero problem? >> that's me and frank -- can you believe that's his mom, first of all? >> no. are they checkered? >> but i'm okay with that. >> that is definitely -- >> it's a style. >> yeah, i have several pairs of those myself. >> when you're at an event like that. >> i don't know, it's the white house. so it's questionable. but definitely stylish. >> here's the thing that happened to l i left msnbc, got on the train. my train was late so i had only 30 minutes to get dressed. and i was happy -- >> you looked that way in 30 minutes? remarkable. >> a lot of help. my idea was i would be inspired by dorothy dandrige and my hair was inspired by lena horne, everyone knows i own some of her possessions. but you get so nervous like walking in. >> i can't imagine. do they announce you? >> they announce you.

knew my mother, mary, and my aunt were watching and i couldn't disgrace texas. but you have to wear what you feel comfortable in. >> completely. >> even though somebody might think sneakers, because it is the most intimidating thing to be -- this is our house. forget politics. this is our nation's home. >> right. >> i was like -- i'm shaking now. >> it's a big deal. >> you're also -- i thought about you, dylan. here's the place mark, it mine. >> i wanted you to be there with me but i did have that awkward country kid moment. as many dinners as we'd gone to. they had like 99 forks and knives. >> always start from the outside and work your way in. >> i had that moment where you look around the table and everybody taking the same fork. >> i have so many forks, i don't know what to do. the menu sounded delicious.

the best meals. >> there it is in english. >> yeah, that helps. i needed that. okay. i was still somehow able to do it. >> it was like a big pasta. >> pinwheel -- >> i like the beef. >> they had wine with each course and because i knew i had to be up early -- >> they had wine with each >> so only get to go once. it's not like i'm at chuy's having tequila shots. oh, michelle obama won the most beautiful atelier versace. it was like when she walked by, you get to greet the first lady and the president. and the first lady introduced me to the prime minister's wife as one of our nation's top journalists. i was like who's behind me?

you walk in. and it was surreal. so again, it was a huge honor. i wish i could take every person that i've ever met and not met to that, but if you ever get a chance to tour the white house, it's our house, it's this country's house and it is just a beautiful experience. >> it's a great tour, a wonderful tour. i love it. >> meanwhile, i heard that you and your hubby are waging a war with my friends, what's going on? >> i adore & ms, i love m & ms. >> what's going do? y hoda's show, they tried caramel m & ms for the first time. >> do we have them? >> we don't. they are so good everyone ate them. but i needed to tell this story because my husband calls me up and he says i'm appear plek particar right now. >> i've only heard reince priebus use that word. >>ack in college my husband wrote to m & ms and said you really need a caramel m & m. finally they responded and said,

>> now cut to ten years later. so last year i did a shoot with m & ms for their anniversary. great shoot. i ate all their m & ms and i said you don't have a caramel m & m flavor. they said, no, we never have. darn it, there is m & ms with caramel filling that exists right now. >> let's investigate this. >> this is a big deal. >> yes. >> so your husband wrote multiple letters ten years ago. >> yes. >> does he still have those letters? >> he does not. i wish we had the proof to show. >> but you have video of you >> i need to find the audio of me saying that you really need to create a caramel m & m. >> we could find that audio. >> i'll either take 10% of your profits or a bag of caramel m & ms. >> you went so high and so low. >> that's the scale. >> but i just had to put it out there that i feel like they're -- i feel like -- >> it's a creative and brilliant idea.

low a jen u.genius. >> what's next on the list? i've never seen something where i thought of that. one of those moments. >> anything that i have -- you know, well, cell phones, yeah. that was really -- i had that idea back in, yeah, 1987. and look at this. >> right? >> i know. i have a drawing actually. >> instead of saying apple, we could be saying slater. >> we have a rihanna double take for you this morning. what are your thoughts on this. our friends at american express have given us extra time to delve deeper into things matter. we would normally be in a commercial break right now and you would be running to the potty. that's not happening today. check out this outfit from rihanna and let us know is this a love it or lose it moment.

the shoes of vetmont and i only learned how to pronounce that because i was taught. it's a very edgy line of clothing. >> is this shirt coming out of the bottom of the skirt? >> is that what's going on? >> dylan, your thoughts. >> i don't know. it looks like it's a mistake and the skirt is riding up. >> yeah, yeah. >> see, i love it. i absolutely adore it. >> you can pull off those trendy styles. >> i cannot. >> i would too long and my skirt is too short. >> if she didn't have the skirt on, what would we be seeing? see how short the skirt is? i think it's designed to look like that because the skirt is above her backside. >> oh, it is. you think the shirt is -- >> the skirt is. the skirt line is too high. >> right. >> so the shirt, she needs -- i think it was designed that way. >> no, we definitely need to get a measuring tape out and really study this.

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here's a fun fact, october is apple month and many families spend their fall weekends going apple picking. your family just went. >> yes, they did. they load up. if you have a ton of these apples, mr. chapel apple will tell us what to do >> it's so good to be back. thank you for having me. >> this is amazing. there are so many options available and you're going to launch into easy things so they don't just sit as day coecor in home. >> they look really good on the table but also taste really good. so the first one we're going to make is little mini caramel apples. so christian, i'm going to let you start us out.

>> baking soda. >> sugar. a cup of sugar, two tablespoons of light corn syrup and just a little water to get it going. go ahead and give that a mix. >> nice, nice. >> and the hack here is we're going to make -- >> the hack, i like that. >> caramel sauce in the microwave. it's so much easier. you don't have to get out a pan. once you get that a little mixed, pop that right in here. >> christian, do you cook much? >> i cook a little bit. i can do barbecued some burgers. >> so we'll let that go. cook it in two-minute intervals until the sugar melts and it starts to change color. you can see here, be careful, this is a little warm because we just took it out. this is the aftermath, it took about four minutes, five minutes, seven minutes, depends on the strength of your microwave. when you take it out, let it sit about two minutes, watch it change color. then mix in a little butter.

add a little cream, a little salt. when it's nice and smooth, you're going to go ahead and let it cool completely. and it looks like this when it's all done. >> beautiful. >> this beautiful microwave sar mel sauce. but then we're making these adorable little apples. >> a melon ball thing? >> do you want to do it? >> i like watching you guys do it. >> scoop out these little melon balls. >> be careful, christian. >> dip it in. just quickly what do we have here? >> we're making the eeasiest apple tart. slice your apples, put it on puff pastry. check out this beautiful foolproof apple tart. >> justin will be back with more apple hacks. how's that taste, christian? >> great. >> is there a doctor in the

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good morning, time now 9:27. let's get a check of the weather with meteorologist leigh spann. >> it is beautiful out there. lots of blue skies temperatures closing in and around 70 degrees with that nice northeasterly breeze. warm again mid-to upper 80s also tomorrow. friday will come through with the cold front, not much rain,

autumn feel to the air. 79 degrees on both saturday and sunday with lower humidity. a polk county mom and her 7- year-old daughter are fighting for their lives after being hit by a car. deputy seller she was walking with 3 children to a bus top in dundee when 2 in the group were hit. the driver told investigators he was cleaning off his windshield and didn't see the family. no charges have been filed. largo police are investigating a fight at a pinellas high school. th michaela lane to the ground. michaela walks away in the female attacker purchaser from behind and both swing at each other. other students record the whole union posted to facebook. it

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we all know english actor and musician hugh laurie from his golden globe winning role as dr. gregory house on the hit medical drama "house m.d." and he's had quite a yearpp starring on his favorite show as selena myers running mate turned adversary. >> now he is starting in the dark new hulu thriller "chance" playing a neuropsychiatrist trying to help patients however he can. >> you're a good doctor. >> people want miracles. maybe the only miracle is i can

striking through and freeing of your caged arm. life is just half lived. >> hugh laurie, good morning. >> good morning to you. good morning. >> welcome. >> thank you. >> now you are welcome. >> thank you. >> great clip, by the way, that was incredible. >> i got a chance to see the first couple episodes of this show. it's dark, but really in bit about your character. >> completely different from your previous show. >> i think it is, i think it is. it's in the medical field roughly, but although he's a neuropsychiatrist, but i think of it as a very, very different thing. i always -- "house" was a very sort of guarded character but a constructed character who knew what he was doing, was manipulating people around. this is about a very vulnerable character.

>> wow is the -- >> mentally? you mean you're exposed or you mean physically? >> i am unfortunately does have a physical manifestation later in the season, for which i apologize and i tried to get out of it. >> when you saw that in the script, what goes through your mind? >> i assume who will be playing that part? >> body double. >> who will the double be? some fellow called rod, age 23. no, rod never showed up, so it and do it? >> i was my own rod. >> very exciting. >> and you broke the american accent out again? did you like doing that? >> i did. no, no, i don't find it easy. it's such an american story, the whole tone of it and whole style of the story telling is such an american tradition. i try it in english for a while and i sounded like a bad hugh grant impression and i just thought that's not going to work. so it's a very -- i had in my

you now, i had in my mind james stewart because there's a sort of vertigo feeling to the thing. >> fantastic. >> it's shot in san francisco, which is again feels like such a -- >> and it's actually shot there? how lovely. oh, how beautiful. sort of a psychological journey, right? the female character has a split personality or something to that effect? >> that is exactly rit. and this poor beknighted character who's trying to help and heal as best he can and yet his life has sort of reached kind of a dead end. he meets this woman and becomes, how can i put this, unhealthally obsessed with this patient. >> do you have another obsession, which is with music, correct? >> i do, i do. that is food for the soul. >> and you have made an appearance in an annie lennox video?

>> oh, look, too late. >> walking on broken glass. >> oh, god. >> do you remember like -- oh. this was one of my favorite videos. >> was that your finest moment? >> i would have picked you out and been like that guy is a genius. >> this is an extortion racket, this whole thing, isn't it. >> just to show this clip. >> that video ran in rotation constantly on tv. >> well, i was besotted at the time, who wasn't, with still am, my god. >> she's phenomenal. >> phenomenal. and john malcovich, he was -- am i -- i don't quite -- was he the cuckhold or was i? >> every time you visit, we'll roll it again and again. >> excellent. look forward to that. >> congratulations. the two-episode premiere of

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>> so let's start with the family, s'mores. this took less than $20. this is our little chocolate bar. this is just painted tin poil and our little marshmallow. and then we used -- she is not feeling it this morning. >> she wants this pumpkin. >> you're such a good then we're going over to our lion, tiger and bear. and then, oh, my, with dorothy. and all of this, christian, we wanted to talk to kids who want to get a little dressier, princessier, they can still be a lion. elle has a little mask, she's our tiger. little luky, if you'll put your hood up, he's our bear.

there. these are pajamas. you don't need to go to a halloween store or spend a lot of money. >> that is incredible, lori, thanks. now let's check out some couples costumes upstairs with dylan. >> love couples costumes and we've got some ideas for those couples. here with me is britt moore. so nice to have you here. >> an ice here with america's favorite snack food, double stuffed oreos. this is made using nothing more than cardboard and felt. i used a coffee table that trace the cardboard. hot glued some felt over it to make the oreo shape. dress all in white and white wigs. you can attach it using ribbons so you can stand front to back or front to front.

oreo. and the next one is a throwback to castaway days. >> yeah, a classic movie with tom hanks and of course wilson, the volleyball. for tom hanks, we used this amazing cave man wig and beard, a little brown makeup on the face. i do recommend a tan and some nice abs. you could pull it off really well. cut up some shorts and sandals and the ever-important fedex box. >> how did you make wilson? >> i used paper mache it, dip some newspaper in glue and water, map it up on top of the ball. cut a hole in the top and bottom, add some twigs in the hair and make it a little more naturesque. >> are you comfortable? >> yeah. >> you just doesn't dance super close. it's good for teenage daughters. >> dads, keep that one in mind. britt, thank you so much. now over to tamron with cute kids and dogs.

c.o. walsh is a contributor at cafe mom and she has some ideas for the pint-size family members. let's launch into beauty and the beast. katelyn and the dog is hazel. >> we went to your run-of-the-mill party store and got this awesome beautiful dress for miss katelynn to wear, loves dressing as a princess. and we have miss hazel here. >> hazel wants the pumpkin. >> miss hazel is her beast and we pirate costume. we bought this from amazon and used a little duct tape to make it nice and golden. >> well, it's interesting because hazel is a girl dog dressed like a beast so that's why she's behaving like this. let's move on to nolan and bruce. hey, bruce. >> every superman needs a superdog so we have nolan dressed here as clark kent. we've got the glasses, the tie and our super doodle bruce right

on the show today. >> he's ready to rescue the world. he knows we're in need. >> and we use this great paper that is newspaper print made up with a little fake "daily planet" for nolan to hold. >> let me see. i'll hold on to bruce. >> you can get all this stuff online really easily. we got this mane from amazon and a little duct tape on hazel's outfit and you're good to go. el >> so of course i'm miss patty from "ghostbusters." i'll be fighting some ghosts with my little proton pack here. >> both dogs were behaving wonderfully until the camera came on. >> of course. >> just moments ago. well, this is so cool. i love these. you guys look fantastic. thank you so much. i feel like you should fly away and rescue me.

>> thank you, tamron. let's take a look at what's going on across the country today. some isolated severe storms with a cold front down through the midwest. large hail and damaging winds welcome back the biggest threat. out ahead of the front record high temperatures once again across the mid-atlantic stretching down to the south. santa ana winds keeping it dry and keeping that fire danger up in the southwest. then as we go into tomorrow, that second cold front will produce even more rain to areas like western new york and western pennsylvania where it's need the rain there. we are going to see temperatures cool down quite a bit, back down into the strachan is comfortable out there this morning. by this afternoon we are going to hit 87. the average is 84. not much rain, only a 10 percent rain chance than comfortable tonight as we drop in the upper 60s. another warm day tomorrow but

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it's proven to keep you feeling fuller longer. hey there, we're back with mo over the weekend to good use. >> justin chapel is the host of food and wine's mad genius tips. >> so we are making the easiest applesauce of your life of the we're going to make it in the slow cooker. >> i love to dump things. >> dump that in there. four to six apples, peel them, chop them. you also have some cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. throw that right in there with a little lemon juice. >> can i just tell you how much a slow cooker changes life?

cooker. >> there we go. you top it, cook it on high four to six hours and you end up with incredibly soft apples that who wants to mash? but that's not even the best part. you get to mash it. >> no, really? >> i'll get it on my suit. >> it's like stomping grapes. smash it up and it's great because you can eat this warm if you like or you could pop it in the refrigerator and eat it nice and cold. >> now, see that you put in your kids' lunch box. you're just king. you get to bartter anything. >> it's leverage. >> now we're making hassle back apples. a lot of people have heard of potatoes but this is your new favorite dessert. cut an apple in half and cored it. put a chopstick on both sides. you use the chopstick to prevent you from cutting all the way through the apple. go all the way down and put them on a baking sheet. mix a little butter with brown

>> ingredients. >> and then when you get that nice and mixed, spoon it on top, bake it at 350 until it's really soft and serve it with ice cream and this is the best fall dessert. >> so did you know what a cooking hack is? >> of course i do, yes. >> it's a shortcut. an easier way of doing something. >> yeah. >> the best part is we make it a lot of fun. >> see? >> without question, i have enjoyed every moment of this. >> there you have it. justin so -- we are back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc.

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>> hello there and welcome to i'm jerry penacoli. cyndi edwards is on a much needed vacation. but look who's sitting in for her today, the mayor of tampa, florida, bob buckhorn. nice to see you, sir. and thank you so much for coming in and doing this. >> this is great. i've been looking forward to this, jerry. >> have you ever done anything like this before? >> not anything quite like this. it never involved this. >> that being -- look at these, folks. the first of the season.