good morning. on the edge. in the carolinas the death tell rises as the flooding gets worse. nearly 20 dams now breached. more ready to burst. breaking. they're tlaking as we're speak. >> homes under water. hundreds evacuations and roads we're there live. scare in the sky. >> medical emergency. captain sin capacitated. >> a pilot dies in the cockpit right in the middle of a cross-country flight. the american airlines jet forced to make an emergency landing. this morning the pilot's family speaking out. >> we've cried on and off today

and just kind of feels like he's still on a trip. >> how the quick thinking crew averted disaster. rubio's moment? florida senator marco rubio picking up steam in the latest polls and becoming donald trump's latest target. can he go the distance? we'll ask him when he joins us live in studio 1a. andying mcdinner? mcdonald's hears the voice of the people. after much anticipation, it is finally serving breakfast all day, today, tuesday, october 6th, 2015. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. morning. no one that likes a hot cake like matt lauer so i know you are excited. >> people united can never be defeated and the next thing they

need to do for hangover sufferers is big macs at 7:00 a.m. >> our top story this morning is the weather in south carolina. there's flooding and it's continuing to get worse. at least 11 people have died and disaster. president obama has said so. al is monitoring the situation from here, but we'll begin with nbc's kerry sanders on the ground in columbia, south carolina. kerry, good morning to you. >> reporter: well, good morning, savannah. they haven't seen the sun here in a week so today there will be sunny skies which will give folks better weather to continue their salvage operation, but state officials fear it will also send a false sense of security that this disaster is over. 181 dams have already breached, and this morning they are watching several others that are weakened that they fear could give out at any moment. this morning in some areas of columbia, south carolina, fell-scale evacuations are in effect. water bursting through several dams, flooding even more

neighborhoods. >> if this dam were to breach right now we'd be dead. >> reporter: in the most threatened neighborhoods residents have only enough time run. >> we're getting people out. >> reporter: for days now the dominoes. one breaks and floods a neighborhood which in turn causes the next dam down the stream to break and flood yet another neighborhood. fewer than 3,500 customers now in the dark. are still struggling without running water. bottled water is flying off store shelves. the situation especially dangerous for area hospitals where the fire department has been forced to pump in water. >> we're going to continue to provide the water to the hospital as long as we can sustain it and we just don't know how long we can sustain it. >> that's all mud? >>ia. >> reporter: for many like luke richardson. what do you think when you look

>> not much to say. >> reporter: seeing what the worst storm in south carolina's history did to his home is gut wrenching. >> you know, you don't ever expect something like this to happen to, you know, until it really happens. >> reporter: in just the last day this area right here was drenched with 20 muches of rain, if another dam breeches officials say the water will rise two feet a minute so, indeed, it could be another day of life-threatening situations. savannah, matt? >> all right, kerry sanders, thanks very much. al is here. the headline here is the rain for the most part has stopped and now it's a question of the residual damage. >> that's right. we have to watch everything going downstream and there's a lot of it, unfortunately, as you can see again this hovey rain. and the problem has been so much rain in such a short period of time. no infrastructure could handle this. as we look at the live radar, can you see currently there are showers pinwheeling around this upper level low.

the good news it is getting out of here and the bad news it is this rain has had nowhere to go, and if you look at it charleston 17.3 inches of rain, 450% of their october average. for the year they have gotten 33% of their rain already. myrtle peach very much the same thing. 15.5 inches and 447% of their rainfall and 30% of their yearly average and columbia, where they were not expecting this kind of rain. certainly on average 11.5 that's 355% of what they would normally get. they picked up -- normally a year 44.6 incheses of rain. guys, they got 20% of their rainfall, and all of this rain it is just clogging all the rivers and as it heads downstream it's just go nowhere to go. so the good news is there is no rain in the foreseeable future for the next five or six days. >> we continue to think about the folks down there. >> absolutely. >> al, thank you. the search meantime for

it believes the missing cargo ship sank in 15,000 feet of water late last week during hurricane joaquin. 33 people on board, including 28 americans. the body of one crew member has now been fourngsd and this out. they are demanding answers. nbc's kristen dahlgren in jacksonville, florida with the late on this story, kristen, good morning. savannah. this morning the coast guard tells us time is of the essence. out all night. what they are looking for now is someone floating out there who was somehow able to make it through this storm. after four days of searching, a sign of just how rough hurricane joaquin was on the "el faro." one of the ship's life boats found torn apart by the massive waves. >> about 75% of was damaged so very bad shape. >> reporter: body of one victim was also found. even for experienced mariners in neoprene survival suits like

>> they were abandoning a ship into a category 4 hurricanes 1, 40-mile-an-hour winds, up to 50-foot waves, zero visibility. >> reporter: lesean rivera was the ship's cook, a father to two with a baby due this month. >> those are things that keep you alive. if there's a fight to be fought, he's fighting. >> reporter: for some there is also anger. >> in my judgment, you never should have sailed through those waters, period. >> reporter: it wasn't the first a storm. just last month after tropical storm erika crewman clark posted this picture of a flooded ship. he wrote our ship made it through the storm. no rough weather can stop us from getting the cargo here. ship owner tote maritime says joaquin was a tropical storm when "el faro" left and had it not lost propulsion the ship would have been able to skirt the storm. >> what's regrettable in this is the fact that the vessel did become disabled in the path of the storm.

>> reporter: now the company is promising to do all it can for the families as they wait for lost at sea. >> that is our family that's at sea, and we want to make sure that we bring them home. >> reporter: there is no word on how much longer the search will continue, but we do know that this morning an ntsb team is on its way to jacksonville, matt and savannah to investigate. >> kristen dahlgren, thank you. >> let's turn now to the race for the white house, and there's movement on the republican side. in the most recent nbc news/"wall street journal" poll, a national poll, florida senator marco rubio is now tied for third place, and what a coincidence. marco rubio, good morning. >> good morning. >> nice to see you, senators, how are you? >> you're one of the first people that we've been able to see here in the last month or so where can i say you had a good september. >> we feel good about it. we felt good about the entire campaign. it's a long road but it's a lot of fun to do this, to go out around the country and get to the meet people and talk about the issues. >> good news, bad news. good news, the polls are up and

bad news that makes you a target for some of your opponents. let me tell you what some people are saying about you. jeb bush is telling people that when he was governor of florida he led and you followed. donald trump has apparently sent you some kind of a gag gift meant to poke fun of the fake that you have a tendency to perspire. from the other side debbie wasserman schultz tweeted someone had to say it, marco rubio is no foreign policy kid. >> yeah. that's what happens. when people are running for office they are looking for something that will give them a competitive advantage and if they think talking bad about someone is going to give them that, that's what they will do. apparently the water is very high quality water. it's top notch water that he sent us, that donald trump sent us so we're grateful for the gift. >> let me ask you a serious question about the attendance, one the topics people have hit you on lately. 29% of the time over the last year were you not in attendance when votes were taken in the senate. >> yeah. >> and i know you say you're running for president, but your record before that wasn't great either.

personal ambitions above your responsibilities to your constituents down in florida? >> no, in fact, majority of the job of being a senator is not walking on to the senator floor and lifting your finger on a non-controversial issue and say which way you're going to vote. majority work, the constituent service and work continues unabated. everyone who has run for president in the past has face this. there are times when you're not going to be there. we've cancelled events and traveled across the country to make votes, especially if we can make a difference or a high-profile issue. >> you don't think you're putting your ambitions above florida? >> my ambitions are for the country and florida and that's why i'm running for president and i honestly believe if i can become elected president we can fix some of these issues that we've been unable to address during my time in the senate. >> an issue coming up, should kevin mccarthy mcspeaker of the house? >> i don't opine on the leadership bodies of the other house. i know kevin but not well. >> you don't get at vote but he made some very controversial

comments recently which seemed to tie the work of the house benghazi committed to a political move to damage hillary clinton in the polls. does that disqualify him from being speaker of the house? >> i don't think it disqualifies him. i think it's a bad idea to opine on the leadership race of the body. they will get to choose the speaker of the house. they know him better. there's a campaign going on over there for that office. we'll let them choose the speaker and will work whatever it is. >> if i say to you a young man 26 years old living in oregon with a history of mental illness according to his own mother owned 14 guns, what's the first thing that comes to your mind. >> that his family shouldn't have allowed him to do it, he should have been reported to authorities there. should have been more mental health services available for someone like that. what i know is there, many of the proposals that are out there now on gun control would not have have prevent that had attack or some of the others we've seen in the past. unfortunately, in cases of mental illness or in the cases of someone who just wants a gun to carry out a crime, they are not going to follow the law, they aren't. >> how would you lead on this issue? if you're the president of the

lead so that issues and cases like the oregon community college shooting do not continue to repeat themselves. >> well, a couple points to make on this. number one, we need to start examining why it is people are taking violent sacks action, not what they are used to go commit the violent act with. we have two issues, one is mental illness we need to address more seriously as opposed oppose ed stigmatizing it or pushing it aside and the other, of course, why have we become so violent as individuals? what is it that's leading people in this country not mentally ill to do the sort of drive-by shooltdings and things? >> we have two issues, why are people so violent, mental illness. you do not see guns as an issue at all. >> guns are what they are used to go commit the violence. again, in many of the cases the laws actually being propose would not have prevented them. these were not assault riflts, handguns he purchased. the same was true in a previous attack just a few weeks ago. the law that many are propose would go have done nothing to prevent these attacks. >> let me ask you one little

in a recent interview, former clinton campaign manager said that the ticket that worries the democrats the most is rubio/kasich or kasich/rubio. >> i like rubio/kasich better or rubio someone else. we have a very talented bench of people running on republican side. we're fortunate to have that. the democrats are still struggling to come up with one. >> would you agree to be part of that ticket in either direction? >> i want to be the top of the ticket. that's why i'm running for president. that's why i feel good about our campaign. >> senator marco rubio, good to have you in the studio. >> turning now to natalie. you're starting in washington. >> good morning. the top u.s. commander in afghanistan is facing tough questions on capitol hill today surrounding that u.s. air strike on a doctors without border hospital over the weekend. that attack killed 22 people in kunduz. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel is in istanbul. richard, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. i think generally campbell is going to have a lot to talk about. first, troop level.

testify about, and he's going to be asked whether troop levels should remain at 10,000 or should some extra troops stay on in the country even beyond 2016 when the vast majority of those 10,000 troops are supposed to come home. an indication of how volatile afghanistan is, how strong the taliban remains is what has happened this weekend in kunduz. the taliban took over kunduz which is a major afghan city and while afghan forces were trying to retake kunduz and push the taliban out and they did manage to do it, there was this tragic event at the doctor's without borders hospital. initially the u.s. military said that it fired on the hospital because american troops were in danger. then yesterday the u.s. change the the story saying that it fired on the hospital killing, by the way, 22 people. doctors without borders says it is a war crime. the u.s. said it fired on it

request from the afghan military. three concurrent investigations are under way. natalie? >> richard engel in istanbul for us, thank you, richard. well, president obama will travel to roseburg, oregon, on friday to meet with the relatives of the victims of last week's community college shooting and meanwhile staffers and students were allowed to returned to the campus on monday to gather the possessions left behind. classes won't resume until next week. terminally ill patients can now be prescribed life-ending drugs in california. governor jerry brown signed the controversial measure into law on monday making california the fifth state to enact a right-to-die law. brown, a lifelong catholic, said he struggled with the decision, but in the end he reflected on what he would want in the face of his own death. as many of you sit down for breakfast this morning a major recall to tell you b.general mills is recalling an estimated 1.8 million boxes of cheerios

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cause the players gonna play, play, play, play >> 7:30 now, tuesday morning, 6th of october, 2015, and we're about to interdays you a family forced to shake it off after they became victims of safers selling fake taylor swift tickets on line but rossen to the rescue. jeff rossen has a big surprise for them and a tip to avoid getting duped. good morning, nice to have you along. >> stories making headlines. devastating flooding still causing a lot of misery down in south carolina where more than a dozen dams have breached, and terrified residents know more could fail today. families have lost everything. homes have completely submerged. the national guard is out in

force as water is still rising in some areas after historic rains soaked that area. >> president obama has announced that he is planning a trip on friday to roseburg, oregon, to meet with the families of the mass shooting there. and desperate search for survivors. the coast guard was out all night looking for crew members from that cargo ship carrying 33 people that sank in violent seas churned up by hurricane joaquin five days ago. families are holding out hope but officials feherty worst. this morning we are learning more about the captain who collapsed in the cockpit of a cross-country flight. that american airlines plane was forced to make an emergency landing, but passengers learned only later that the pilot actually died. his family is now speaking out overnight to nbc's hallie jackson. good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, the widow of captain michael johnston died what he loved, flying planes, which he had been doing more than 25 years. early monday he had a heart

attack the she says u.s. airliners always have two pilots in the cockpit and this is why. >> medical emergency. captain is incapacitated. >> reporter: terrifying moments on the overnight flight, but passengers never knew the pilot, 57-year-old michael johnston, had collapsed in the cockpit. >> they said that the pilot was really sick and that was it, and then we saw like ambulances pulling up. >> reporter: four hours into the american airlines flight from phoenix to boston, the co-pilot saying only the captain wasn't feeling well descended for an emergency landing in syracuse. calm but clearly concerned. >> the ambulance will meet you on the top of the ice ramp. >> as long as they have a way to get on the airplane quickly. we'll need them to get to the captain, thank you. >> if it wasn't for the co-pilot using a cool head, it might have been more disastrous. >> reporter: passengers haueried off the plane. passed flight attendants who some say were in tears and watching as the emergency responders pulled up to the scene discovering later captain

>> we've cried on and off today and just kind of feels like he's still on a trip and we can expect him home on wednesday. >> reporter: it's incredibly rare for a commercial pilot to die mid-flight. only happening six other times in the last two decades. pilots must retire by age 65 and have yearly physicals. johnston's wife says he was required to have exams more surgery in 2006. this morning johnston's family, his wife, their eight children and five grandkids are honoring his memory. >> loved everyone that was around him, an amazing father to his children and the best husband i could ever ask for. >> reporter: b.j. tells me her husband loved flying so much he bought a plane before they bought a car. their second date, by the way, was flying in a cessna. this was 35 years ago. the ceo of american airlines, by the way, really praising the crew members here for their teamwork in what was an incredibly difficult time, but

they thought fast. the co-pilot worked quickly and got the plane on the ground safely. >> they worked quickly. thank you very much. >> now over to al with a check of the weather. >> look at this video, we know the photographer one young dylan dreyer who is on vacation in the las vegas, and she shot some of this video as well. they are at harrah's, and they will be looking at more heavy rain in the southwest. why? we've got a strong upper level low, very much the same kind of system that we had over the southeast. now it's over the southwest, and it is going to cause the risk of severe weather through the southwest. this afternoon favorable conditions, threat for large hail and damaging wind and also could be very strong wind gusts and rainfall amounts. looking at up to two inches. could be flash flood threats for today, and then as we move into tomorrow, the upper level low slowly moves east. look for the severe storms in southwest new mexico and periods of torrential rains and that

moves on into texas. one-day totals near three inches of rain and the flood threat also extentds >> reporter: good morning. cold right now and then a nice, mild afternoon. mostly sunny skies this afternoon. but jackets and sweaters and hoodies a great idea this morning. and then the outer layers can peel away as we work into this afternoon. the city this afternoon close to 70 degrees. tomorrow much the same. lots of sunshine. a chilly start tomorrow morning. but by tomorrow afternoon, near 70. thursday near 60. next chance of rain, a few scattered showers friday afternoon. and at this time, holiday weekend looking great. >> and that's your latest weather. matt. >> all right, al. thanks very much. how about this for pressure. would you name your baby after someone like your grandfather if your grandfather offered to pay you? >> how much? >> oh, sorry. >> we'll talk about that afterwards. >> up next, a special rossen to the rescue. hey, jeff. >> hey, guys, good morning.

this is going to be real exciting. right now we're in the living room and kitchen of a family that is a huge bunch of taylor swift fans, and they got swept up in a concert ticket scam that is spreading across the country. you could be the victim next. we're going to have a huge surprise for them, but we're also going undercover to expose this scam and watch what happens when i come face to face with one of the scammers. there he goes. you're going to see it all.

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swift fans are sitting right at that desk now and the second biggest taylor swift fans are here in this house in houston. we haven't spoiled the surprise pause they are upstairs and you can see the stairs over here, in a room without a television set. they are isolated aid way from us. they think we're just here to do a story about them. what they don't know is that they are in for a huge surprise this morning that we will reveal live to them and you at the same time in just a moment, but first i want to tell but their story because what happened to them could just easily happen to you, huge concert ticket scam happening across the country affecting the biggest hottest shows, not just taylor swift. this morning we are going undercover to expose it, and, yes, in just a moment that big live surprise. shake it off, shake it off >> reporter: these girls may be taylor swift's biggest fans. and the players gonna play, play, play >> reporter: 15-year-old cousins chloe and haley, all they wanted in the world was to see taylor in concert.

was it for you to go see this taylor swift concert in the. >> about a 12. >> 12, 20. >> reporter: haley's mom saved up all year and told them to get good grades and then they could go. the girls did, even making the honor roll, so mom went to buy tickets. one problem. taylor swift's, the 1989 world tour is sold out and she went online buying from a broker shelling out nearly $1,000. the girls couldn't wait. >> we waited for the whole entire year for this to happen and had a countdown on the phone. it was that big of a deal. >> reporter: but when they showed up at concert, devastating news, the tickets were fake. >> we wanted to see taylor swift so bad. >> reporter: and that moment getting turned away at the gate? >> it was very hard. >> reporter: you're still emotional about it. >> turns out these girls aren't alone.

shake it off, shake it off >> reporter: and neither is taylor swift. it's happening at the hottest shows. >> reporter: from ariana grande to the piano man himself. the shows sell out in minutes, forcing fans to go online to buy tickets and scammers know it, making fake tickets that look so real. can you tell the difference? check out what happens when my producer jovanna goes online. she finds hundreds of posts, including this one for billy joel tickets. she meets up with the seller. >> you swear these are not fake. >> reporter: the tickets look real but at gate. >> not valid? follow valid. she's turned away. ticketmaster confirming that tickets were face. now check out this post for tickets to an ariana grande concert. to prove they are reeshlgs the

we set up a meet. >> you swear these aren't fake. >> no. >> thank you. >> enjoy. >> reporter: what he doesn't know, we sent that photo to ticketmaster confirming they are fake, but when i show up to ask him about it, well, just watch. hi, jeff rossen with nbc news. can we get our money back. those tickets are fake. he's fafrkts dashing across the street, running from our cameras there. goes 200 buck and we're not getting money back and we're stuck with fake tickets that too on the criminals get away leaving victims crying. >> no one should have to go through this because you had the chance to see someone that you really wanted to see and it got taken away from you. it's devastating. and we've got bad blood >> reporter: certainly some bad blood there. the family is downstairs and they are joining me now, and before we gheet what is going to be a surprise, guys, i want to

away and that is only deal with licensed brokers, people you know and people can you track down. never pay for these tickets online with cash. you won't make that mistake again or a debit card. you don't twhant money out of your account. use a credit card immediately. all right. let's get to the surprise. so we felt terrible about what happened and on the "today" show we're able to pull some swings. we got you some swag here. got you this bag. we got you some markets we got all this which is great. you love that stuff, right? >> yes. >> reporter: but then i got to thinking, where are you going to wear that, there are dress code policies and how cool would it be if you could go to one of these concerts. >> amazing. >> reporter: unfortunately the 1989 world tour for taylor swift is completely sold out, you know, but we know some people and we got you some tickets. taylor swift has a special >> what? >> reporter: boom. >> you're going to taylor swift. >> thank you. >> you're welcome.

mom, you can't afford a trip there. you're crying. are you okay? >> i'm okay. i'm okay. i'm just excited. >> reporter: here's the next part of the surprise. we're flying you there and we're putting you up. we got you. the "today" show has you. >> thank you so much. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: matt lauer has volunteered to bring you guys there and chaperon. >> i'm there. i'm there. >> oh, my gosh. ladies, you might want to check those tickets, seriously. it is jeff rossen. >> reporter: i have been known to scam tickets from time to time. these are real, these are legit and by the way they are really great seats, too. you guys will have a great time halloween night. >> you should have dragged it out a little longer. is about. and make them happy. >> wow. >> fantastic. >> we might want to fix that for the west coast. >> and that's a wrap.

girl. have fun. coming up on "pop starts," another controversy brewing over the new steve jobs movie d.one big star just publicly call out another for a bad performance? >> oh, brother. >> and carson's got an exclusive look at a very big anniversary. here's your hint. get your filters ready. it's a surprise. >> it's a big live event. my opioid pain medication makes me feel stopped up! millions of people are estimated to suffer from opioid-induced constipation, oic, caused by the opioids they use to manage chronic pain. oic is a different type of constipation. opioids block pain signals, but they can also block activity in the bowel. finding relief has been ready to paint a different picture? definitely! talk to your doctor about oic and prescription treatment options. i can do that! i really like this organic soup.

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a couple big birthdays today. annette lauer, happy birthday, sweetheart and instagram, according to carson. >> that's right. the photo-sharing app instagram turns 5 and we're counting down the most liked photo of all time. coming in at number three taylor swift theme continues, there she is with sal vin harris having a little fun on the coast 2. .5 and number two, another taylor swift photo, 2.1 million likes, some of them, i'm sure, jeff rossen, taylor there with flowers sent to her by kanye and number one is kendall jenner 3.1 million likes, the hair art photo that everybody loves. let's get to us here. matt lauer, that's your most liked photo on your instagram account right there. >> that's a good one. >> the yeah. >> next up we've got savannah, your most liked photo the family. oh. . remember that from thanksgiving last year. >> al, there's nick jonas

liked photo at thanksgiving day parade and nat mo, you when the women's world soccer team won the world cup. me with my family at yankee stadium and wrangler. happy 5th birthday, instagram. >> it wasn't when you put him in the front seat and said the kids were in the trunk. >> might have taken that one day. >> that's my favorite. >> how to make a graceful exit when you're stuck chatting with someone you don't want to chat with at a party. >> and hugh jackman talks

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double murder in the south end back in 2012. lawyers are asking a judge to throw out the evidence collected from the former tight end's s.u.v. because they say the information for a search warrant came from man who failed a lie detector test. we'll be back in 25 minutes with another update. hope you're having a great morning so far. andrew: the one thing about soccer

that i like the most is when i put my uniform on, the age just leaves me. the ages leave all of us. we simply become kids again. i think all of us play for that very reason. it makes us the child we once were. the years just glide away, and i'm back to where i was. you are that little andy guy who used to be down in me, and i get to be that person all over again. my name is andrew, and bluecross blueshield has me. who is it that's got the foreign policy experience to deal with what has become an increasingly complicated world at a time when america needs to emerge and restore its leadership? no one really has that experience, except for maybe one. john kasich's for us. new day independent media committee, inc. is responsible for the content of this

it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, if you build it, they will come. >> there we go. >> the yay! >> see with teamwork had thing fills up quickly. >> we get set to reveal the fruits of the labor of love as we pitch in to help some deserving kids to get a safe place to play. let's do the time warp again >> then, let's do the "time warp" again. >> did you ever learn the time warp. >> absolutely. i've had to do it. >> have you really? >> yes. >> four decades after it first hit the big screen we've

reunited the classic from "the rocky horror picture show." >> and we're happy to be joined by the man who wears many hats, singer, songwriter and "voice" coach is here to tell us about adding the title of author to his impressive resume, and it's jackman to neverland. >> mind if i ghut. >> the hollywood leading man stops by to talk peter pan and pirates today, tuesday, october 6th, 2015. let's go crazy, crazy, crazy >> the we love "today"! >> howdie, texas. >> it's hi birthday, and i woke up super early just to get a hug from matt.

yay! >> good morning, everyone. welcome back to "today." it is 8:00 on a tuesday morning. nice to have you along with us on a beautiful, crisp, fall morning. >> hugh jackman plays black beard in that "pan" movie and you think he got into it. he got into it? >> yeah, can't twice catch up with him. let us catch up with the top stories of the morning. nat, good morning. >> hey, guys, good morning. once again, the rain has stopped in south carolina today. however, the fight with flooding is far from over. in some places swollen rivers are still rising after two feet last two days. the surge of water has broken through dams and swamped roads. hundreds have been evacuated. prompting president obama to declare a disaster declaration

11 deaths have occurred in south carolina. the "el faro" had a crew of 33 and many of them americans. officials say one body in a survival suit has been found floating on the ocean surface. one of the ship's two life boats has also been found but it was severely damaged. we're learning more about the gunman in last week's oregon school shooting and how his mother may have had an impact on his fascination with guns. nbc's miguel almaguer has more. >> reporter: startling new revelations about the mother of chris harper mercer, the shooter community college last week. for over a decade laurel harper, a registered nurse, offered online advice on various medical issues like asperger's syndrome, an us atism spectrum disorder struggled with. try sitting up all night, night after night with a screaming autistic headbanger and see if

you feet same way in six months. on the yahoo! answers board using a profile named freeney bird harper also wrote about her firearm and gun law fascination, an interest she also shared with her son. my monhas much knowledge in this field, she said. on keeping loaded handguns at home she wrote the ars and aks all have loaded mags. no one will be dropping by my house uninvited. mother and son, whom she never identified by name, went to shooting ranges together, according to reports. his father ian mercer told cnn -- >> how on earth could he compile 13 guns? >> reporter: more questions than answers in a senseless tragedy as a community tries to heal. miguel almaguer, nbc news, portland, oregon. >> and we've reached out for comment from laurel harper but have not gotten a response. florida senator and republican presidential candidate marco rubio says gun control would have done nothing

to prevent the oregon school shooting. earlier here on "today" senator rubio also told matt that his decision to seek the presidency is not about personal ambition. >> my ambitions aren't for me. my ambitions are for the country and florida, and that's why i'm running for president, and i honestly believe that if i can become elected president, we can begin to fix some of these issues. >> senator rubio portrayed himself as a foreign policy expert and the latest polls show his candidacy among republicans is picking up steam. now to a touching story out of north carolina this morning. 17 years ago brook and adrian walked down the church aisle together as a flower girl and a ring bearer. well, late last month they walked down that very same aisle as bride and groom. they were just 4 and 5 years old at the first time that they made the aisle walk. well, brooke says she had a huge crush on adrian. back then though the feeling was not mutual. he says she used to annoy him. that is, until, 2011 when the

two former classmates reconnected and they then fell in love. it was fate that intervened. >> that's how boys express their love they say you annoy me. >> so true. >> so adorable. up next in trending, more money out of your wallet y.going to the atm could be taking a bigger bite out of your bank account. >> plus, battle of the jobs. is shade being thrown at ashton cup. er about the steve jobs movie?

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if you can't afford your medication, astrazeneca may be able to help. we're back. it's 8:90 and time for trending. >> let's do it. first up, the eight magical words that could save you from a terrible conversation. has this ever happened to you? i'll get to the words in a second. ever happened to you. you're at a party and someone engages you in a conversation and you don't want to be in that conversation and they dominate

and there are people around you'd rather be in a conversation w. >> getting back to the bar doesn't work? >> an article in "new york" magazine offers a straightforward and tricky solution. look the person right in the eye and say great talking to you. i'll see you soon. >> ouch, and turn and walk away. >> that seems cold. >> like, what did i do, did i say something wrong? >> maybe even accompanying it with a well-meaning hug. >> that didn't seem well meaning. >> could you do that? >> you could do it. >> it won't go over well? it's cold. >> if you're at a party and have been talking to a while. i'm awesome talking to you, i'm bar. people would understand that. >> not in the middle of the guy's sentence. >> or matt lauer who is the master of just disappearing into the night. one minute he's there and the >> no. >> it's called the irish >> yeah. >> where's matt? where did he go? >> years of practice, so good,

>> an art to behold. if somebody offered you money would you name your child after them? >> how much? >> depends on the name. >> it's funny that you say that. stranger? >> good question. >> somebody with money, or a relative. >> how much you talking? >> that's what i want to know. questions. the "new york times" actually profiled a couple whose parent, this is the baby's grandparents, offered the couple $10,000. they desperately wanted the family name to live on so the parents thought it over. they ended up turning dn the offer for $10,000. >> for a family name. >> a child's education. that's like getting into school. >> the way i read it it was a reaction to some of the wild names that people are naming their children now and the grandparents wanted more traditional, so like no rocket man. we'd rather have like finnegan or something like that. >> right, right. >> do you have to sign a contract, take the cash and then name them whatever you sfwhant.

>> the kid's name is finnegan and his nickname will be rocket man. >> your middle name will be lawsuit. we asked our "today" viewers. 85% said no way. >> might want to take the cash because you'll need to offset fees you're charge the the for using an out-of-network machine, one in the affiliated with the bank, and the average rate has jump ed jumped 5% and the lowest average fee found in san francisco 3.85. folks in atlanta, you're paying the most, $5.15 just to use an out-of-network machine. >> that's a lunch right there how much is too much? >> how much is too high? >> 2.50, 3. >> i cap it at at couple bucks, $34, $5 it's ridiculous. >> i have no cash. i'm writing a cash at 7-eleven for big bulk. >> that's very efficient.

>> very friendly competition between the actors playing steve jobs. carson, "pop smarts. ". >> the why some are saying fassbender was throwing shade at. aon kutcher. his movie about steve jobs opened a couple months ago and he played steve jobs and that movie did not have a ton of fans and facebender was asked how he prepared to play steve jobs and his response i studied ashton kutcher and it bothered him that he doesn't look anything like steve jobs. >> he does and acts amazingly. >> cate blanchett, she and her husband andrew have been married for 18 years and during an interview with ellen she said she knew pretty early on that andrew was the one. >> after 20 days or something you decided, right? >> no, actually after three days he turned to me, and we were in bed as you are after three days, and -- and he said -- he said, cat e, and i thought [ bleep ],

he's going to ask me to marry him and i'll have to say yes, and he said, i'm hungry, do you want to go get something to eat and he asked me after about 21 days and i said yes. >> that's moving pretty quick. >> wow. >> after 21 days and it's lasted 18 years. that full episode of "ellen" airs later today. and finally chris pratt winning rave reviews for a short film, a very, very moving emotional pictures called "hi guys." >> hi, guys. hi, guys. >> that's it. >> hi, guys. >> that's it. directed by jennifer lawrence. >> oh, wow. >> director of photography amy schumer no. word on a release date but we'll keep you posted. guys." gets me every time. weather. >> i smell oscar. a look at what's going on right now at the congaree river down

there in columbia, south carolina. the good news it is going down. of course, we do have those dams breaching but the good news is the major river is starting to go down. we've got showers off the south carolina coast and the north carolina coast. beautiful weather here in the northeast, through the great lakes. missouri. >> reporter: good morning. cold right now and then a nice, mild afternoon. afternoon. but jackets and sweaters and hoodies a great idea this morning. and then the outer layers can peel away as we work into this afternoon. the city this afternoon close to 70 degrees. tomorrow much the same. lots of sunshine. a chilly start tomorrow morning. but by tomorrow afternoon, near 70. thursday near 60. next chance of rain, a few scattered showers friday afternoon. and at this time, holiday weekend looking great. ? and that's your latest weather. our shine a light initiative

allowed each of us here to get involved in an important cause. savannah and i focused on creating a safe place to play for a community in immediate. >> and that community, pasek, new jersey, is very excited this morning. we have more than 200 parents and kids along with a marching band eagerly waiting at big reveal of their new playground. it took more than a year coordinating with city officials, planning, fund-raising, and you're about to see it was well worth the effort. our mission is simple. i would love to do something that brought joy to kids who have too little of it. a place to run free, to laugh, to feel safe. >> we are going to build a fantastic playground right in this field here. >> you excited about the park? >> yes. >> we zero in on pasek, new jersey, and as we set the stage

cookoffs to zumba-thons raising thousands for the cause all leading up to the day we break this is build day. >> let's do it! >> there you go. >> it is an outpouring of support, a force 200 strong. >> one, two, three, let's go. >> we're gooded. >> go ahead, guys, pull. >> where all hands come together in the spirit of building something great. >> there we go. >> yay! >> go ahead and fill that wheelbarrow up. >> see, with teamwork this thing fills up quick. >> i all right. you want to rake? >> come on. it's nothing. it's easy. >> safety first. >> and there's only one way to get down. >> here we go. oh, i beat you. >> making a place where big ideas come true. you janet a playground without swings. >> and dreams are just starting point.

>> this is a transformation of the pasek town square. it's really reimagining it with kids and families in mind. >> we talked about the playground and we were dreaming about it. >> did you think it would be this good? >> i had some dreams about what it would look like but like monof them were as good as this though. it's really beautiful so i hope everyone takes care of the park. >> it was fun spending time with them. nbc's craig melvin is standing by in pasek to help us reveal our brand new "today" show playground, but before we get to the that lets say hi to the pasek mayor dr. alex blanco and james siegel, the president of kaboom, and some of the kids going to enjoy the playground. good morning to all of you. >> hi, matt. >> mr. mayor, let me start with you, this is at heart of pasek. it's right in the town square. it used to be an empty lot. what does it feel like to see it transformed? >> oh, it feels great, matt. first of all, good morning,

matt, savannah. this is a great day for the city. as you can see the kids are so happy. this is one of the moest st -- a lot of kids and people around this area, so this -- this park is going to provide a lot of joy for them. as you know, our community doesn't have a lot of cars. there's low car ownership in the county so the kids will -- will be so excited to use this park. this is an amusement park for them, so i thank you guys. i thank you kaboom and car max and microsoft for making this dream come true. >> thrilled to be a part of it. >> really are. let's talk to james from kaboom, saw you out there getting dirty and getting the finishing touches on this playground. i mean, the cool thing about this it's really part of town. it's real at center of the town, so this could real transform the whole town. >> yeah.

transform an entire community when you put kids first and make sure you focus on kids and family. >> well, again, thank you for your help. craig, we're going to turn this over to you because you are the man on the scene, and you've got our big reveal. >> reporter: this is fun. guys, you ready. are you ready. whoa, whoa, whoa. here we go. one, are you ready? >> yes! >> reporter: okay. one, two, three, wait, wait, wait, let's move the truck for the reveal. have at it. have at it. have at it. so here's the thing, guys. this is not your grandmother's playground, by the way. we want to give you a quick tour. 250 volunteers over four days brought this thing together, and keep in mind over the weekend here we're talking wind, we're

talking rain, threats of a hurricane as well, and now look, and it's not just the kids that ran over from the school. i mean, this is what you just heard from the mayor there, this is going to be a neighborhood playground. you've got a wishing well here. you've got an amazing slide. you've got some musical equipment over here. look at those monkey bars over to the left there. look at those monkey bars, so passaic, new jersey, very excited this morning, guys. >> be careful of the monkey bars because savannah actually put those together. >> no, i told them to check my work. >> we had a great time and thanks to everybody in passaic for being so willing to take part in this great project. >> we made so many friend and little faces along the way. great to see them smile. well, let's take a trip down memory lane, perhaps we should do the time warp again, ring a bell? 40 years since "the rocky horror picture show" hit big screen and

for the first time in 25 years nbc's joe fryer was the lucky one to be there. >> classic is a term thrown around carelessly but the true definition can be summed up in five words, "the rocky horror picture show." the film first hit theaters in 1975. and now 40 years later the cast is reunited. barry bostwick and susan sarandon who played brad and sharon and meatloaf and patricia quinn and tim curry, the man behind the mad scientist dr. frankenfurther. >> seeing everyone is like a time warp? >> oh, no. >> did you ever learn the time warp in. >> absolutely. i've had to do it on numerous the occasions. >> yes. >> at every wedding that you had to go to. >> so often it rears its head. >> reporter: for those who don't know. >> jump to the left. and do it to the right.

>> put your hands on your hips. but it's a pelvic -- let's do the time warp again >> once more in the key of "m." >> reporter: movie is about a newly engaged couple. they stumble upon a rather bizarre convention after their car breaks down. from beginning to end it's filled with iconic songs one of which paves the way for curry's jaw-dropping entrance. how did you even come up with the character? >> well, originally i played him as a german, dr. frankinfurter and one day i was on a london pus and i heard a woman say do you have a house in town and i said that's it, he should sound like that queen. >> i have that knowledge. >> brilliant idea. that fantastic.

>> reporter: before it was a picture show, "rocky horror" was a play and curry, meatloaf and quinn were part of the stage production. >> i weighed about 315 pounds. hi on a garter belt with initial net stockings and high heel shoes. >> reporter: sarandon and bostwick joined the cast when "rocky horror" jumped to the big screen. was this a tough move toe make? mean, were the conditions difficult at times? >> are we telling the truth now. >> i think we have to. >> i got pneumonia. >> look, i'm cold and wet and i'm just plain scared. >> we were in a house and they hadn't put the roof back on. that was leaking and open and it was december, january. it was winter. >> reporter: ticket sales were just as frigid when the movie first opened. "rocky horror" struggled at box office but over time it is a appeared in smaller theaters the film's popularity grew, eventually becoming a saturday night destination, the longest theatrical release in movie history. >> the fans just keep getting younger and younger. >> no, we're getting older and older.

>> that's what it is. i knew it was something. >> reporter: for devoted fan the passion centers around the movie's final message. don't dream, it be it >> the thing that resonated for me more than anything was don't dream it be it which was a really good slogan. >> i've had so many people come up to me and said that film helped them through a dark time. >> reporter: you see, in the end hollywood might make the movies, but it's the fans who make them cult classic. let's do the time warp again >> reporter: for "today" joe fryer nbc news, los angeles. >> tell us about the '70s, matt. >> i think i saw it once, probably in the '70s. youfies see it? >> i saw it and went to a sing-along once. it's amazing how the fans know all the words to all the songs. >> by the way, the cast gathered to 3450rk9th anniversary and the release of the new blue rae, and

all this week for more entertainment reunions. now let's send it over to carson standing by in the original room with a buddy from "the voice."

>> anchor: this is 7news now. good morning, everybody. it's tuesday. time now 8:27. chilly the start. here's jeremy reiner. >> reporter: fine fall day. mostly sunny skies. chilly at this time, 42 to around 50. by this afternoon it turns mild. 65 to 70 this afternoon. much the same for tomorrow. >> anchor: and now to your headlines this morning. the coast guard is searching for survivors of that cargo ship that is believed to have sunk. two mass maritime academy grads were on board. keith griffin grew up in winthrop. his wife says they're expecting twins. jeffrey mathias of kingston was also on board the ship, as well.

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with a buddy from "the voice." because i'm happy >> we're back now. 13:00 on a tuesday morning. it's the 6th day of october, 2015. it's a gorgeous day here in new york city. bright blue skies and big crowd on the plaza. perfect combination. we love that. coming up, pharrell williams is here.

grammy award-winning song "happy" into a page-turner for kids and i'm sure he and carson will tell all kinds of stories from backstage at "voice. ". >> the oh, we could. >> and get the scoop from carson on pharrell. and hugh jackman joins us who plays the pirate black beard in the new movie "pan" and we'll sit down with him. >> and this morning we're kicking off our special series viva today music and the smash new song " live. >> the look at the impact on culture. >> and basketball great shaquille o'neal will make a slam dunk appearance as the guest announcer and music superstar gloria estefan will lead the sing along live. that show is tonight at 10:00, 9:00 central on nbc. this friday's "dateline" an exclusive for the first time in

one room, nearly 0 women who have made accusations against bill cosby. they are speaking out to kate snow. she interviewed them about their claims of drugging, sexual assault and sexual harassment, charges that cosby denies. that's dalt line friday, 9:00, 8:00 central on nbc. >> mr. roker, a check of the weather. >> for today we're looking at a gorgeous day in the northeast, new england, great lakes, on into the southwest. we're looking at a strong risk of strong storms and wet weather in the four corners and beautiful in the pacific northwest. then for tomorrow, i should say, beautiful weather up and down the east coast. the rain is done, but we are looking for showers and thunderstorms from the plains all the way to the southwest. sunshine through the gulf coast. a few showers start to move into the pacific northwest. remnants of a storm called oho may be causing problems, oh, no, for the pacific northwest. that's what's going >> reporter: good morning. cold right now and then a nice, mild afternoon. mostly sunny skies this afternoon.

but jackets and sweaters and hoodies a great idea this morning. and then the outer layers can peel away as we work into this afternoon. the city this afternoon close to 70 degrees. tomorrow much the same. lots of sunshine. a chilly start tomorrow morning. but by tomorrow afternoon, near 70. thursday near 60. next chance of rain, a few scattered showers friday afternoon. and at this time, holiday weekend looking great. >> here's a good looking family from arizona. >> go sun devils! >> all right. great state of arizona. pharrell williams has won an amazing ten grammys, two them for his hit song "happy." >> theers that, the singer, songwriter and producer and coach can add children's book author to his new list of titles. the new book "happy. ". >> the you're so good at this, man. us.

>> you won ten grammys, this one why turn the song into a children's book? >> we all realized my team we were given a voice and a platform with this song, so to lend it to literacy and the cause is just -- just looks like something you're supposed to do. >> it's also about listsy but it's also about happiness. you wrote a really sweet letter to your readers at the end of the book, and the message is basically spread the love. spread the happiness. >> absolutely. i mean, look at world right now. >> right. >> we need it. and like i said, it's not like trying to beat a dead horse and push the song. if anything, it just made the most sense, and like i said literacy is something that like our -- i feel like our country cannot get enough of at this sgloint who are the happy helpers? >> those are people who have good intentions and, you know,

i know that wasn't like this fantastical answer, but it's literally -- >> have you -- did you try like a dramatic reading for rocket, your little boy who is 7 or about to be 7. >> about to be 7. >> did you have to try it out on him? is it going to work at a children's book? >> what books does he read backstage, he reads like crazy universe. >> he likes astronomy. if someone buys the book and reading with the kids, because it's literal lit lyrics to the song. do you want them to sing it or read it? >> i have the same problem trying to read it to people. you try to not read it with the pacing of some sort of poetry but it just sort are -- >> that's because it's a huge hit song so when you see the words, it might sound crazy, you can't help but sing it. >> what i'm about to say, you know, and it just sill ends up rhyming. >> works for a book though because it starts like a story, i'm about to tell you something. >> yeah.

>> first of all, let me say thank you to the folks over at penguin because they have given me this opportunity. >> yeah. >> and just ever so grateful to them. just wanted to say that. >> absolutely. >> yes. >> your team is set. >> yes. >> you're the defending champ you feeling good? >> i'm feeling great. but, you know, carson will tell you that i never go into it like, you know, trying to win. i go into it like just trying to strengthen my team and make everybody better than when they arrived. >> yeah. frem pharrell is like yoda and even though he knows a country star will go with him he still wants these people to leave with some sense of encouragement because to pharrell everything zooms out. always about a lesson, everything is about a teaching moment to this man and he's been a great asset as a coach. >> what about a new album out there for music fans. >> i answered the question and said of course and all of a sudden it turned into when are you guys doing it? >> it's been five years. >> not that anyone is counting. >> maybe.

>> no, no, no, it's of course. it's just a matter of. when yes, sir. morning. you see him at evening and now you see the morning version. >> i'm absolutely tripping out right now because seeing him in a different iteration and he's so good in it. >> usually in cargo shorts drinking a bloody mary with blake or something like that. >> and again, the book is called "happy" and you can buy it. >> yes. >> wow, this guy is good tat. >> we love him, too. we have to share him. >> awesome, gets up at 49:30 in the morning. >> stop. >> unbelievable. >> we're not digging ditches. pharrell williams, again, the book is called "happy." >> the well done and you can catch "the voice" tonight at 8:00, 7:00 central right here hon nbc. >> good to see you. >> you, too. coming up, neverland like you've never seen it before.

we all know the story of the famous boy who never grew up, but what happened before that boy became peter pan? that's the premise behind the thrilling new adventure film "pan" and this morning we have one of the stars of the film. we have hugh jackman joining us and, of course, he plays the pirate. >> black beard. >> black beard. >> i like the way you say it. you get right into it. >> or as my son would call it black and white beard. >> black beard. >> black and white beard, be honest. >> is playing a pirate the hardest thick you can do on film? we've all been playing pirates since we were kids. >> you put a group of 15 male actors in a room and say you're going to be pie race. we had a pirate boot camp for a week. you've never seen like grown-ups behaving like children so much. i mean, it was a blast.

we had dressups and sang songs and sing nirvana songs and basically a boyhood dream. >> but the hard smart there's so many iconic pirates, and we all have this image, almost a stair stereotypical image. how do you find a way to bring something different to a character like black beard? >> i thought we would do something close to the original black beard. he used to put incense sticks into beard and light them before going into battle so he would look like his head was on fire. no, no, no. a picture of my face and a wig of marie antoinette and the costume of louis xiv. we're in neverland, going to shave your head. >> they actually shaved your head. >> they offered me a bald cap and i said how long, 45 minutes every day and i said give meet clippers. >> you've got beautiful hair. would you worried it would never come back or it was going to come back gray. >> no, that's great. five minutes of my day i get back, don't have it worry about gel, up and let's go. by the way, everyone should try

shaving their head at some point and having a shower, it's the greatest feeling in the world. >> you don't need a comb. >> don't need a comb. >> use a wash cloth. >> your kids kind of treat you like one of the three stooges. there's a lot of this, daddy, good morning. >> love it. >> because you don't do it that often. >> i don't get offered it that often, you're right. took me a long time to work out that the hero gets beat up the entire movie pretty much and the villain sails through, maybe not at end, but it was great fun. great costumes, great sort of dialogue and it was great fun. >> rumor has it is that when you were shooting this and would you come home at night, sometimes probably still with the black beard attitude going that it kind worked for your wife. >> the summer of 2014 was a good summer. and it wasn't the weather in england. >> she liked the bad boy pirate feel? >> yeah. she calls me an oversharer and i'm about to overshare. she likes the bad boys. way too clean cut for her actually.

we met on a prison drama. that's the only reason we got married and she kind of dug it. she also really likes that -- remember when david beckham was wearing kind of saris and skirts and she was like, hugh, that looks so good and like, no, not for me so my character's outfit was a little resembling a dress so she kind of -- it was all good for her. this is the oversharing part. >> a million pirate puns i can't use and stay on the air this morning but i'm glad. maybe after we do this. >> let's do it. >> you can share a little bit more. speaking of this, you've go the at 0th anniversary. >> 20 years next april. >> what are you going to do? >> that's a big one. >> you got any tips for me. >> i just -- this weekend 17. >> 17, congrats, yeah. >> thank you. >> i'm still working on it. i've got six months to work it out, but i'll have to get big, you know. i'm an actor and prone to exaggeration. i want to do something where i story. >> you good at surprising her? >> pretty good. she likes surprises and i figure

that's sort of the way to go with romance, sort of mix it up, change it up a little bit so i'll be doing something special. >> just dress up as black beard. it worked for the summer of 2014. >> i was going to do it for halloween, but i'll save it. thank you, man. love it. marriage counseling with matt lauer, love it. >> the hugh jackman, thanks. >> appreciate it. >> "pan" opens in theaters this friday. savannah? >> all right, matt. thanks, and let the fiesta begin. here and he'll perform his number one hit "ginza" getting ready for that.

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telemundo. >> in just a moment a live concert from one of the hottest acts in latin music j balvin but first a look at latin music. >> in the upcoming hbo documentary "the latin explosion" proves it by showcasing the impact of latin music and culture through the years. music to make you move. music that sparked a movement. the latin explosion is a passion project for music mogul tommy mattola and has as bald some of the biggest stars of latin america to talk about the rise of latin music in america. why is this so timely and so important? >> so many people don't even quite understand the power of the latin community and the latin culture. >> the film charts of the course of that influence over the

love lucy" fame in the 1950s to band breeder perez prado and singer celia cruz in the '60s. through the '70s and stars like carlos santana before gloria estefan hit it big in the '80s. latin music erupted in the 1990s with stars like jennifer lopez, ricky martin and marc anthony. the stage was set for shakira and emerge is sand like romeo santos and jennifer lopez says what happened in the documentary transcends performance, that it movement that is happening. would you agree with that? >> absolutely. demographic that is still really becoming a majority. very quickly. >> that impact is sure to grow. but 2050 one estimate says nearly one in three americans will be latino. >> the there are 50 million latinos here who have the ability to spend 1.3 trillion a

15th largest economy. >> actor john leguizamo fair narrates film and is happy to share his love of latin music. >> it's all about living life and being in the moment. it just grabs you in that place in your heart that wants to be present and wants to be alive. >> the present is wide open for the newest stars on the latin music scene stars like singers j balvin. what do you think it takes to make it, not just as a star or a musician in the latin world, but in mainstream america? >> i don't pretend to be somebody else. i just do my music and i'm just being me and working really hard. >> balvin reaches fans around the world with more than 5 million following his every move on instagram. >> can you do a little, we don't have the music. >> of course, of course. >> go ahead.

>> savannah's been beginning singing that tune all morning long. "latin explosion in america" premiers on hbo. >> doesn't need music, perfect. talk about a song zooming up the charts and a video being seen more times than taylor swift on the weekend. headline ing a u.s. tour. how do you get your arms around this? >> wow, it's amazing. we've been blessed, and i'm really happy for what we're doing for latino culture and we're here working hard. >> you have your own style of music and now i have a new favorite word reggatone. it's like spanish rap. that's the easy way that people understand what we're doing, like our own latin urban move sglnt awesome. >> is it salt & pepper, that you liked their influence, their sound? >> why not. >> i read that somewhere. i like them.

>> really. >> has his own. >> you read that. >> really, really? >> right here, as a matter of fact. >> i love it. >> the name of the song "ginza." >> the that's the name. song.

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>> thank you very much. we're back with much more on this tuesday morning, but,

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