good morning. breaking news. a tour bus collides with a truck in france an bursts into flames. at least 42 people killed, only 8 got out. this morning we'll have a live report. strongest storm ever. patricia becomes a category 5 with 200-mile-per-hour winds. forecasters say this is the most powerful hurricane on record, and it's expected to hit the mexican coastline tonight. al is tracking the storm. marathon on the hill. >> and i've thought more about what happened than all of you put together. >> hillary clinton faces an 11-hour day on benghazi. >> what did you do? what do you want?

>> did you ever talk to ambassador stevens when all of this was going on in the hotbed of libya? >> you knew the truth. that's not what the american people got. from you. do we want to badger you over and over again until we get tired until we get the gotcha moment that he's talking about. we're better than that. >> has hillary clinton put the controversy behind her? and carried away with 58 million albums sold worldwide, 22 number one hits and seven grammys, carrie underwood is one of music's biggest stars, and we have her life on our plaza today, friday, october 23rd, 2015. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lawyer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning, everybody. welcome to "today" on a friday morning. matt has the morning off. i'm going to quote dobbie and marie. i'm a little bit country. you're a little bit rock 'n' roll.

>> rock 'n' roll. >> and carrie underwood is here and a little bit for everybody. >> seven grammys, a new mom. she's got a new album. her fans are just so -- they love her. they are passionate, as you see there, and so are we. thrilled to have her on the plaza. >> right to our top story this morning. we've got breaking news, a deadly collision between a tour bus and a truck in france's popular wine country. nbc's keir response simmons is with us. this is all of. what can you tell us about it. >> reporter: good morning. the french are waking up to a tragedy here, a head-on collision between a bus and a truck that became a gigantic blaze, according to witnesses, and on board the bus was a group of retirees. it happened at 7:30 this morning french time overnight your time, and as we speaker french leaders, including the prime minister, are heading to the scene. the horrifying remains of the bus still smoking, a burned out shell where 42 people died. the worst accident in france for

a truck carrying lumber on a remote road near the famed wine country of bordeaux. rescue teams airlifted the injured to the hospital and nine escaped alive according to reports. survivors seen wrapped in foil blank totes keep warm. relatives embracing in shock, and reports say all of the passengers killed were members of a retirement group on a one-day tour. the french president said this morning he was plunged into sadness by the tragedy and promised a full investigation. the road where the accident happened said to be notoriously dangerous. now it has taken the lives of at least 422 who despite the efforts of 60 firefighters could not be saved. and the french interior ministry is warngt number of dead may climb. four of the injured are in serious condition and two with head traumas, two with serious burns, and savannah and carson, just to understand the impact of this. it's reported only 700 people live in the village where many

of the elderly passengers come from, so everyone there will know someone who died. >> that's so sad. key keir simmons with the late on this breaking story. thanks very much. hurricane patricia now the strongest storm ever measured on the planet and bearing down on the mexico coast where people are being urged to prepare for the worst case scenario. >> last year hurricane odile caused billions of dollars in damage and this could be much worse and this storm will also affect the texas-louisiana gulf coastline. here's what we know. over 200-mile-per-hour winds. if they makes landfall, and we expect it will, somewhere around the puerto vallarta area, right now 245 miles south of puerto vallarta and 200-mile-per-hour winds. moving quickly at north northwest at 12 miles per hour. this will be the first category 5 storm to hit the pacific mexican coast at 205 miles per hour. it makes landfall by friday afternoon. it starts to lose its strength, but that moisture also makes its

way into texas, and so we are going to be looking right now at very serious conditions. flash flood watches already in effect today for much of texas into early next week. moisture from the gulf and moisture from hurricane patricia going to both affect, and we've got hurricane coastal flood watches and warnings from texas all the way into louisiana. rip currents, coastal flooding. today north central texas is in the bullseye. for waco. tomorrow more of the same, but it starts to spread into louisiana. significant flooding from houston, austin and corpus christi, texas, and then as we move into sunday the heavy rain continues. guys, by the time we get to monday, were could be talking a foot to a foot and a half of rain in parts of texas. flash flooding is going to be catastrophic. we are going to be watching this all weekend long. >> wow. a lot going on in your department. check back in an minute. to politics and hillary clinton's testimony on benghazi.

went on longer than expected. 11 hours in all and didn't wrap up until 9:00 last night. republicans grilled the secretary of state over the attack and was more done to protect diplomats overseas and nbc's andrea mitchell watched it all. andrea, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah, house republicans and hillary clinton sparred over benghazi all day and well into the night. >> so far today i've said good morning, good afternoon. >> you all serving breakfast, congressman. >> reporter: for 11 hours there was plenty of political theater. >> i don't care if you sent it by morse code, carrier pigeon, smoke signals. what is relevant is the that he was sending information to the secretary of state state. i've heard one dismissive thing after another. it was this group. it was that group. i wasn't served by this. i wasn't served by that. what did you do? what do you own? >> well, i was just telling you some of the many related issues i was working on to try to help

>> what's your responsibility to benghazi? that's my question. >> reporter: four americans died in the attack. state department information officer and air force veteran sean smith, cia officers tyrone ambassador chris stevens who had sent hundreds of requests for more security in benghazi but none to clinton. >> did you ever talk to ambassador stevens when all of this was going on in the hotbed of libya? >> well -- >>s that a yes or no question, madam secretary, i'm sorry. yes or no, please. >> yes, i believe i did. >> we have no record that you had any conversations with the ambassador after you swore him in and before he died, and you were his boss. >> i was the boss of ambassadors in 270 countries. >> reporter: clinton was asked why she went home the night of the attack after it was confirmed the four americans had died. >> the and who else was at your home? were you alone? >> i was alone, yes.

>> the whole night? >> well, yes, the whole night. >> reporter: it was clinton who spent the most time talking about the victims of the attack. >> you know, i would imagine i've thought more about what together. i've lost more sleep than all of you put together. >> reporter: by the end of the voice. >> thanks, congressman. >> reporter: and while praised for keeping her cool the democrats were out of patience. >> i don't know what we want out of you. do we want to badger you over and over until you get tired and get the got cha moment we're talking about. we're better than that. >> reporter: and this was the longest benghazi hearing by far, but the debate over who lost benghazi and the larger question over the policy that toppled kwad if i that's gadhafi that's likely to go on throughout the 2016 campaign. savannah and carson. >> thank you very much. in the race for the republican nomination ben carson

has pushed past donald trump in the battleground state of iowa according to one new poll. nbc's hallie jackson has that story. >> reporter: good morning, carson. the new poll shows ben carson nine points ahead of donald trump in iowa, the second time in as many days we've seen results like this. it's a dominant position for carson. an unconventional candidate who is still using a very traditional way to try and reach voters, tv ads, and this morning we have an exclusive look at those spots which begin airing today. ben carson now hoping the timing is right for people to start tuning in. his campaign out with this first ads today seen here for the first time. >> of, for and by the people. >> reporter: one, all about uplift, the other a smackdown. >> washington is broken. the political class broke it. together we can drain the swamp. >> reporter: carson buying half a million dollars of ad states in the first four primary states airinging earlier than most

candidates hoping to capitalize on most candidates as he beats trumpet in iowa in some new polls. trump saying in a radio interview saying i was very, very surprised to see it because i think we're doing well in iowa. trump's tempered tone coming after a tirade on twitter. his account re-tweeting someone implying iowa voters must have issues in the brain for supporting carson. hours later the billionaire's team backtracked by blaming an intern for the re-tweet saying the young staffer apologizes as his campaign raced to smooth ruffled feathers saying mr. trump loves the people of iowa. he's still the front-runner nationally and still in a kind of political bromance with his main rival. >> i think he's a nice person. >> reporter: and while trump and ted cruz have had a warm relationship, too, sign that is that may be cooling as cruz hints he may be getting ready to start drawing distinctions with trump. >> there are plenty of policy differences and there may well come a time when we start highlighting those more. >> reporter: for now the spotlight is on the top two, the stage set for a showdown at next

>> i've been attacked since i got in this thing. it's nothing new. the only question is will there be ten attacks a day or 15? >> reporter: so we talked about that trump tweet guys. this is actually the third time that this campaign cycle that trump has blamed a staffer or intern for re-tweeting something controversial, and overnight a money. trump announcing he's asked the superpacs supporting him to stop doing so and to reimburse the money they have collected from donors this. looks like an attempt to head off some questions about a "washington post" investigation into one of his superpacs, but it's still an unusual move, savannah and carson, and i'll be surprised i wouldn't be surprised to hear talk about it tonight at his rally in raleigh. >> not often a politician says i don't want the money. let's turn to nicolle wallace, msnbc analyst and former white house communications director for president george w. bush and steve karnaky, msnbc host and political commentator. good morning, guys. >> good morning. >> i know we were all rapt

watching 11 hours of testimony yesterday. this is the climatic moment, nicole, what the republicans on that committee have been waiting for. she was fairly unflappable in contrast to the last time she testified where she got very angry and said what difference does it make, so bottom line, on her. >> well, listen. i think if you take this all in her entirety and her in august looking at these things on her fall calendar, oh, waiting for joe biden to decide, my first debate next to surging bernie sanders and this benghazi hearing and sort of had a call gone take me away moment. the truth is and what republicans need to process now is she has not only survived all of those pretty big tasks, she's proven herself an incredibly tranquil and formidable presidential candidate. >> a benchmark on her calendar doing well in the first debate, vp out of the race and did she do enough to get this e-mail issue behind her? >> i think so and the thing we have to keep in mind she walked

advantage because of all the comments by several republicans over the last few weeks that really made this look like a political inquisition more than a fact-finding venture, so i think in that setting she could go in there and not have one of those moments where she said what difference does it make, and one thing we're reminded of yesterday in these settings, adversarial settings, a debate, thing like that, hillary clinton is really quite good. campaign. against barack obama. i know she lost that race to barack obama, but when you think back to those debates she won just about every one of them. the thing that's always been the problem for her when she has that one moment where she trips up it becomes big and there was no big moment where she tripped up yesterday. >> let's pretend this person exists in the world. they are neutral, they have no positions. they wanted to go into this hearing and learn something blame. hearing? >> that's the thing. the republicans needed to produce some sort of new information, some sort of new

of looking at this the that with hillary clinton played. i didn't hear that come out yesterday. the one problem though that hillary clinton still has i think is while you look at these polls and people say i'm tired of hearing about the e-mails, i think she only did this for convenience, if you ask people do you think she's being honest about the e-mails they still say no so that issue of honesty still lingers for her. >> savannah, it's important to remember there's still an fbi investigation into her e-mail server and the big accomplish accomplishment of trey gowdy's benghazi committee are they are the ones who discovered she conducted all of her official state department business on a home server and the fbi is still investigating and people who like and support her still think she has a squirrely relationship with the truth. >> we wanted to ask you about ben carson and talk about the republicans for a moment and how he's up in iowa. >> yeah. >> real contender. you know, most other republicans haven't really taken him on. do you think that changes now? >> because he's so darn pleasant.

who is an arc published neo-natal or pre-natal brain surgeon. he's a figure who is revered in evangelical circles and home schooling circles. people talk about the republican primary as though it's taking place in these two orderly lanes. it is a roller derby and now carson has bounced trump out of number one in iowa, and i can't wait to see how trump responds. >> he's been pretty hands off so far. we'll see if that trend continues. nicolle wallace, steve karnaky, good to have you both here, thank you. >> ben carson will be chuck todd's guest this sunday on ""meet the press" and donald trump, of course, will join us right here on monday for our live town hall meeting with new hampshire voters to join that conversation. send your questions using the hashtag trumptoday. in the meantime we're learning more about the raid to free isis prisoners that led to the first u.s. combat death in that country in four years. nbc chief foreign correspondent richard engel is in iraq for us richard, good morning. savannah.

that soldier who died here in iraq as a hero saying he acted selflessly, rushing into close combat with isis and saving many lives. nbc news has learned new details this morning about the commando raid that rescued about 70 hostages in iraq. u.s. and allied kurdish forces took off in five helicopters heading to an isis prison on the outskirts of the town of hawija. u.s. officials say the prisoners were about to be execute the, mass graves already dug. american forces man the the perimeter, allied kurdish fighters stormed in but met heavy resistance. and then nbc news has learned one wave of americans followed by a second moved in to help, worried their allies or the hostages would be killed, but isis managed to shoot one american commando described by

heroic and whose actions saved lives. he was the first american to die in combat in iraq in four years. and questions are being raised why are so-called advisers now involved in close combat? >> in that support role they are allowed to defend themselves and also to defend partner forces and to protect against the loss of innocent life, and that's what played out in this -- in this particular operation. american troops have been operating here in iraq for months on that advise and assist mission. now some are wondering whether they will be more frequently on the front lines in the battle against isis. savannah, back to you. much. natally is here with a scary overnight. >> that's right. good morning, everyone. a dispute over a dice game led to the deadly shooting of a man on the campus of tennessee state university late thursday night. police in nashville say the victim was not a student, but

two others who were wounded in the shooting are students. officials say they have non-life-threatening injuries. police are still searching for a suspect. another budget showdown brewing in congress as president obama took the first shot vetoing a sweeping $612 billion defense policy bill. the president signed the veto in the oval office on thursday. the bill had pass the the house and the senate earlier this month. obama accused republicans of resorting to gimmicks and prohibiting changes needed to address modern security threats. congressional republicans called the president's veto reckless, cynical and downright dangerous. the veto forces congress to revise the bill or try to settle a larger budget dispute. it is official. wisconsin republican paul ryan is running for speaker of the house, a job he's virtually assured of getting. ryan had said that he would only run if republicans united behind him to avoid constant leadership battles, and by the end of the day thursday he had won the support of conservative and

moderate factions. ryan said it's now time to move forward as one team. the full house votes for speaker next thursday. we're getting a closer look this morning at a sophisticated drug tunnel discovered along the u.s.-mexico border in california. homeland security officials raided this tunnel on thursday. they found ten tons of marijuana inside. some rooms were filled nearly to the ceiling with drugs. 16 people have been detained after officials surprised workers underground. the tunnel entrance was reportedly hidden inside a fake carpet store south of san diego. and we're getting this amazing bird's eye view which gives us a unique perspective of the world's biggest passenger plane, a camera crew in a helicopter was flying directly over an emirates a-380 plane in the skies over dubai. the two aircrafts only about 150 feet apart, but this close call was actually planned.

the stunt was part of a promotional campaign for the airlines. still, that a-380 has four engines which has a lot of turbulence so you wouldn't want to be flying anywhere near that. >> what a shot. >> commercial campaign going well. >> got the shot. >> exactly. >> the natally, thank you so much. mr. roker, what's shakeing? >> as we look at rest of the country's weather for today, we do see a wide swath of rain from texas where we got the coastal flooding potential all the way up into the upper mississippi river valley. both coasts though looking pretty good with plenty of sunshine. we're going to get to your local forecast com fx: bae // sent 1:00pm forget the scooter, now she wants a bike pick-up? right this way. i ordered this online. yeah, let me have a look.zthanks hey guys! he-ey robbie! nice, right? buy now, online and through our mobile app and pick up in store. happy birthday, honey. because every day is an opportunity

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dozens of rescues in the odessa area. and hillary clinton wrapped up her long-awaited appearance before the house benghazi commit they. during the 11-hour hearing the former secretary of state and democratic front-runner said she never saw increased security requests for security personnel in the region. an alleged gunman who killed a 4-year-old girl in a road rage incident face adjudge heard. nbc's almaguer said down with the parents. good morning to you. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. for the first time speaking at length a heartbroken family is sharing this grief, this as suspect remains behind bars here. police say he has not only confessed to the crime, but they have also received the car and the gun used in the shooting. tony torrez behind bars this morning after facing a judge for the first time. >> i characterize this offense,

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ended with gunfire. >> there's so many what ifs. >> reporter: racked with guilt garcia says little lilly asked to sit next to her big brother isaac just before the shooting. >> if i would have let her move her seat over six inches, six inches. >> reporter: lilly loved the piano, loved life and especially her brother. forward? >> because of that little guy over there. him. >> reporter: isaac still wears the coat first responders gave him as they rushed to save his little sister. how do you remember lilly's spirit? >> big, beautiful smile from ear

she always had a laugh. >> reporter: this grieving family says all parents should hug their children a little bit tight they are morning. they say so much can change simply driving them to or from school. guys, back to you. >> miguel almaguer, thank you. that hurts so much. >> and our prayers are with them. >> let's get a check of the weather now with al. >> as we're watching hurricane patricia, a category 5 storm, it's back in 2005 we had another hurricane that was going to make landfall in the u.s. tomorrow. hurricane will marks made landfall in cozumel, mexico, october 21st, 2005, a category 4 storm with 150-mile-per-hour wind, and then it made landfall october 24th in cape romano, florida, a category 3. 120-mile-per-hour winds. this was a devastating storm. ten tornadoes occurring in florida.

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and what might their turnaround mean for the entire industry? the golden arches are glowing. mcdonald's reported thursday earnings grew to $1.3 billion or $1.40 a share. that's a 23% increase over the same period a year ago. >> thank you. you have a good day, you, too. >> take care. >> reporter: what's behind ronald's apparent resurgence? mcdonald's chief executive credits the chain's focus on fewer bigger initiatives. in the last few years the company has added healthier options and switched out ingredients in a bid to keep up with competitors like chipotle, subway and panera bread who are already meeting a customer demand for more healthier natural menu options. >> they are certainly making an effort to make their menu healthier. the company has made a commitment to the use cage-free eggs in their products and also they are saying if you do buy a happy meal, you can opt for fruit instead of fries if that's what you want. >> it's time to put more mmm in your morning. >> reporter: and making every

night owl's fantasy, the company now offers all-day breakfast, something consumers have craved for years and while all-day supreme court fast seems to be a success so far, it's mcdonald's slow evolution that has wall street and consumers aattention. >> mcdonald's has to react. they have to change their menu. they have to offer healthier options if they are going to succeed in the fast food space. >> reporter: so mcdonald's also credits the turnaround to its new premium butter milk crispy sandwich as well as -- as well as the switch from butter to margarine in its breakfast sandwich. >> where are the sandwiches? i don't believe you. >> i heard you're watching your waistline. >> we're not loving you, craig melvin. >> i could have brought a healthier option. >> it's investigative journalism. >> next time i'll bring some mis. >> butter milk, crispy. >> and go out and explore the mercedes-benz while you're at it. >> on that note, good day. >> good day, sir. guys, coming up, have you

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students at tech boston academy in dorchester are returning to school this morning after a gun scare. police say a teen walked into the building with a loaded handgun in his bag. he was caught after he tried walking around the school's metal detectors. it's unclear what charges he could face. boston police searching for a suspect accused of stabbing a teenager at the jackson square "t" stop. investigators say they were able to watch most of what happened on the station's surveillance cameras. the station had to be shut down for a little while.

it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, stand and deliver. >> when you start to kind of space out in the class and can you stand up and you refocus. >> we take you inside the newest trend in classrooms that's keeping kids on their toes. philadelphia freedom >> then philadelphia freedom. we catch up with wrangler as our puppy with a purpose hits the road. and -- >> a little bit country right here in the big city. seven-time grammy winner carrie underwood takes the plaza by

friday, october 23rd, 2015. >> we love carrie! >> we're here this morning from indiana state. >> here to see carrie, ! >> all the way from north dakota to see carrie underwood! >> and welcome back to "today" whampt a crowd. what a morning and what a concert we are about to have. carrie underwood is here. she's out mixing and mingling with the crowd already this morning. we're so happy to have her. she's one of my absolute favorites so i'm freaking out. >> you are freaking out. a new record which is fantastic. we're going to get some new stuff from her and some of her

classics as well all coming up. by the way, the music doesn't stop there. "five seconds of summer," they will take over the plaza next wednesday. the boys from down under are out with their much-anticipated sophomore album. looking forward to having them on the plaza. >> wrangler will be back at that time and we'll check back in with him. >> go, wrangler. >> check back with wrangler of his last leg on the road tour. >> let's head inside with natalie with a check of the top stories. hey, nat. >> good morning to you. at least 42 people have died after a bus full of retirees on a day trip collided with a truck and burst into flames in france. it happened on what one official called a dangerous bend near the renowned wine region of bordeaux. about ten people survived because the bus driver was able to force open a door. the bus victims were members of a social club. the accident is the deadliest bus crash in france in more than three decades. hillary clinton says it is time to move forward together

after an 11-hour grilling by house republicans thursday at a hearing on the deadly 2012 attacks in benghazi, libya. four americans died in that attack, including ambassador chris stevens. he had sent hundreds of requests for more security but none to secretary clinton. >> the did you ever talk to ambassador stevens when all of this was going on in the hotbed of libya? >> well -- >> that is a yes or no question, madam secretary, i'm sorry. >> i believe -- >> yes or no, please. >> i believe i did. >> now clinton heads back to the campaign trail appearing with her husband tomorrow at the state democratic party dinner in iowa. and in the race for the republican presidential nomination, one new poll has ben carson surging ahead of donald trump in the key state of iowa. carson meantime is out with his first ads today, one declaring that washington is broken and together we can drain the swamp. the carson campaign has bought

half a million dollars in the advertising space in the first four primary states. he still trails trump in national polls. ben carson will be chuck todd's guest sunday on "meet the press." and donald trump is going to join us monday on "today" for a live town hall meeting with new hampshire voters to join the conversation just send your questions using the hashtag trumptoday. a coffee break at a trending national cafe turned into a close call. you can see the man seated by the window. he's pointing at something outside and then he and the woman next to him look alarmed and they move back. that's when you see this bus plowing throughhe storefront. the driver had reported mechanical problems and got everyone off the bus which then rolled backward on its own. fortunately nobody on the bus or inside the cafe was injured. that's some good news there. guys. >> thank goodness they were paying attention. natalie, thank you. now to a noticeable change happening in classrooms all around the country.

>> nbc's joe fryer takes a look at a trend that has students taking a stand. >> reporter: the old-fashioned school desk is getting a new makeover with models that shift between sitting and standing. >> when you start to kind of like space out in class and you can stand up and you refocus. >> when i get into school i like to stand up, but after recess i like to sit down and rest my legs. >> reporter: there's a new normal for fifth through eighth graders at alexandria country day school in virginia. >> the research is very clear that standing is far healthier than sitting, and we wanted to do something bold. >> across the country standing desks are popping up in schools, businesses and even the white house is reportedly requesting money for them. >> my reaction is this is the future. i mean what, you're seeing on your screen is the future. >> reporter: researchers james levine says getting students to move around more during the school day helps not just their bodies but their brains with test scores jumping 10% to 15%. >> the data consistently demonstrate that when children

school day they learn better. >> better yet, show me. >> reporter: at this elementary school in northern california, nearly every classroom now has standing desks. so jittery. >> reporter: these one dozen not transform into a sitting pougs but students don't seem to mind. do you ever get sick of standing? >> no, not that much. it up. when they are tired kids are encouraged to take a seat or swing their legs on a part of the desk capped the fidget bar. why do you think they seem to work so well? >> number one is the kids are standing up straight. they have great posture. number two, it seems to be giving them more energy and better focus. >> reporter: parent julia starr had helped the school raise money for the desks and now hopes to put them in every public school through her nonprofit stand-up kids. she says flipping an elementary school costs about $150,000. >> if these desks are going to last 15 or 20 years, that is single fixed cost but a

>> reporter: a way to help students take a stand. for "today," joe fryer, nbc news, san rafael, california. >> that's a great idea. >> i love when you add to the "today" show budget installation of fidget bars underneath. >> i've got a standing desk in my office and you walked at a standing radio board. >> radio, stand up and do it. >> better for your health and brain and kids showed in improved test scores. >> in my brief lawyer life i had the a standing desk. >> and coming up, we're bringing back the friday fishbowl. >> and plus the music video from adele we have been waiting for more than three years to see, and we will show it to you. >> and, of course, one of music's new stars is here. carrie underwood will be live on

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landing which is insane and now a debate over whether it's right or wrong to recline. most of us say you can recline. >> that's right. >> with a caveat. >> of course you can. >> the other side feels very strongly that it is not right. one yahoo! commenter wrote the seats are just too close together to allow a person to recline recline. it really imposes on the passenger behind and another passenger who is 6'1" it's rude to ram your seat into someone else's niece which is inevitably what happened. >> but if you both recline then you get the same space. >> look behind. >> go slowly, and give them a little look to say i'm pushing back. >> what say you, carrie underwood? >> i don't -- i don't want people behind me to not like me so i do only just lean back a little bit though i would like to recline a little more. >> have you seen those things that you can actually put and buy? >> causing big problems. >> yeah. >> knee guards. >> it's not unethical to recline, because first of all

everyone does it then you -- >> how you do it. the person has their tray down and they are eating don't just slam your seat back, do it cautiously. >> you can even glance through >> yeah. >> and the seat space is so small now that you have to make up for that. otherwise you're like right there in the passenger front. >> everybody has to lean back. >> lean back. >> lean back. >> does your drink say about you? bartenders are telling us they are spilling all their thoughts about this topic on the social news site reddit. what do they think if you say make it a strong one? >> they think you're cheap and annoying. bar tenders who say that don't know what they are talking about. >> oh, okay. >> i always say don't be shy. don't be shy. >> i'm like fill her up. fill her up. heavy hand. >> and what if you order a madori sour. >> i've never had that. >> what is a madori sour. >> it's green. >> prepare to be carded because bartenders see that as a dead

>> like peach schnopp's. >> beer and wine. >> beer and wine. >> that's safe. >> manhattan, if you order a manhattan the bartender thinks you want to get drunk real quick. >> my grandma used to always get a manhattan. >> a sophisticated old-school drink. >> yag mister. >> like an old-fashioned, tom collins. >> i can be kind of like oh, do you have like a velvety chardonnay or whatever? >> they think you're snobby. >> who are you? >> i like the gin and tonic, i just discovered that this summer. >> just discovered it. it's magic. >> do you like t@e light beef or ipa or crafty. >> just beer. it's like a summery kind of thing, out at the lake, at a sporting event, have you a beer. >> i'm with you. >> guys, welcome to the friday fishbowl. there's one problem. >> no fishbowl. >> there we go. >> kind of hoping they would never find it. >> we pass it around and you

answer as fast as you can and try to do it as fast as we can. would you rather, would you rather go back in time and meet your ancestors and jump in the future and meet your great, great great grandchildren. >> would you rather know when you're going to die or how you're going to die. >> my gosh. my word. >> have to pick one. >> when or how. >> i'd rather know how. >> i think that's right. >> carrie. >> would you rather have no internet or no cell phone. >> i would say no cell phone because you can still like send messages. >> good. >> bingo. >> would you feel worse if no one showed up to your wedding or if no one showed up to your funeral. >> i'd go with wedding because i'm dead, who cares. >> really. >> it's not like i'm going to sit up and say where is everybody? >> would you rather be a rock star or a movie star? >> a country star. >> thank you. >> mine is sort of in line, would you rather be fitch or famous. >> rich. >> you can buy fame.

>> exactly. >> do we keep going. >> one more. >> one more round. >> give carrie one more. >> would you rather have only '80s the clothes that you wear or '80s the hairstyle. >> clothes. >> would you rather be the other gender or a kid again is. >> oh, a kid again. >> that's a good question. >> except for the death question. >> you wouldn't know anyway. >> that's the right call. >> love it when you're talking. where is everybody. >> "pop start" and carson has the scoop on two of the biggest names in the miss. >> let's get to it. first to adele and what we've all been waiting for and that's new music. open your eyes this morning in the overnight adele magically released the first musical video from her upcoming album called "25." song called "hello."

i must have fallen down to tell you i'm sorry for everything >> remember those goose bumps you had three years ago. they are back now. she picks up right where she song. >> beautiful. >> great new album. her voice is just better, stronger. >> it's like butter. >> yeah. social media. november 20th. >> gosh. now to a worldwide exclusion frif rod stewart who is celebrating the release today of his new album "another country." it's his 29th studio album. one song you're going to hear called way back home. here's your first look at video. always find my way

and the smiles on our face and that good old-fashioned way with pride and full of grace >> remember the rod stewart >> no. of course, fantastic. post the the the whole video at today.com and great news our great friend rod stewart will be joining us live right here on "today," monday, november 2nd. >> would you rather rod stewart or adele? >> okay. >> both. >> yes. >> all right. that's your "pop start" today. meantime, day three of wrangler on the road. our puppy with a purpose has been out and about this week making new friends in washington, d.c. and dallas along the way. this morning he's joining sheinelle jones in the city of brotherly love. sheinelle, good morning. hi, wrangler. >> good morning to you, carson. good morning. we're -- we're calling this the city of puppy love this morning, and take a look at this crowd behind me. we have people -- we have people, carson, who have traveled all the way from baltimore, and we all have one

thing in common. we adore wrangler. he has had such a great trip here in philadelphia. in fact, take a look. the it was up in the air again as wrangler made his way back east. more lessons to be learned at the airport. >> welcome, wrangler. >> reporter: not everything or everyone is carry-on size. >> wrangler, you want to meet some new friends. >> reporter: once he landed our puppy with a purpose met with visually impaired veterans at v.a. medical center in philadelphia, people he could be helping one day. convincing one man to take an important step forward. >> i talked to somebody from guiding eyes before, and -- and since then i've just been thinking about it, but now that i've actually seen wrangler, i would take him home right now. >> reporter: after a busy week of planes, trains and automobiles, new friends and new experiences, he couldn't come to

without doing one thing. >> every dog has their learning curve and for wrangler stairs were definitely a challenge, but he's been working really hard and he's made a lot of progress. >> reporter: challenge accepted. >> come on, wrangler. come on, buddy. and conquered. >> reporter: he did it. wasn't that adorable moment. we love wrangler. can i tell you, a lot of people have been asking me is wrangler tired? how is he holding up? he's done such a fantastic job. he has such a wonderful temperament but i have to say, oh, savannah, i heard you yesterday. he's asking about you. i think he's ready to come home. though we love him here in filly. >> we love him, too. send him home. enough of this road stuff.

>> thank you so much. >> reporter: but it's time. it's time. >> thanks, sheinelle. thanks so much. >> and come home, wrangler. >> the pope and now our famous puppy, a lot of action going on. >> that's good. >> for more on puppies like wrangler go to guidingeyes.org and >> reporter: good morning. mostly sunny skies, but a cool day, especially as we work afternoon. temps this morning in the upper 40s to around 50. that's not all that cold, especially compared to this past monday. during the afternoon hours, the numbers don't change all this much, only in the lower 50s and a cool breeze continues the entire day. for the weekend, a lot of clouds around tomorrow. low 50s. sunday clouds and a possibility of a morning shower with some afternoon. wa >> and that's your late weather. carson. >> now to today's american story

with bob dotson. >> he's searched the country for stories people didn't know about and on this day we asked bob to share his story. >> reporter: shortest distance between two people is a good story. what's the most unusual thing you've sold? >> christmas trees in february. i'm not kidding. >> reporter: once you know someone's story you see what you have in common. >> they tell me you speak two languages. >> yes. >> reporter: you begin to understand each other. my grandfather paul bailey told me that when i was 1 years old. we were rocking on the front porch after dinner. he used to be in conversations like this. did i ever tell you about my honeymoon? well, no, but even at 8 i was interested. we found my oldest brother, missing for 20 years, and then he pulled a postcard from his pocket written to his mother from that long ago honeymoon. ma, we found vance.

more later. people often ask why i became a storyteller. all my life i've been trying to tell a tale as well as my grandfather. the first time i did a story on the "today" show i called my grandmother to say what dub think about it? there was a long pause at the end of the line. finally she said, bobby, i think you ought to learn a trade, a trade? yeah, they are not going to keep paying you for four minutes work a day. well, grandma, they have. from red hair to gray. i have spent a lifetime criss-crossing this country listening to your stories. if you could create the perfect candy for him, what would it be? >> probably a heart. >> i watched the forest disappear and disappear, and i realized that this is it. nobody else is going to do anything about it so i'll try to

do something. >> reporter: wisdom doesn't always wear a suit. my dad taught me that. bill dotson had a fifth grade education, but he went 23 years to night school. he became an optician, opened his own company the year his youngest son contracted polio. that me. a doctor urged my parents not to give up hope. 30 years later they saw me sitting on the big toe of the statue of liberty. hi climbed to the top for a story on the "today" show. bob dotson, nbc news, at statue of liberty. all of my life i have tried to face each day with the same spirit that pulled our ancestors to these shores, the willingness to explore new places and opportunities. it is part of our geography of hope. >> how do i know? >> favorite. >> reporter: happily my wife linda supports this purr suit she has sacrificed much, but

we're still together. we just celebrated our 43rd anniversary. our only daughter amy now has two curious little storytellers of her own. zoe and aidan who once asked the probing question to a woman from turkey, what's turkey like? is it a lot like chicken? telling tales on television is a bit like writing on smoke. after a brief mention, the men and women i profile drifted away. the lessons they left us though linger. >> this is the last best place, it truly is, and it doesn't have any choice but to survive. >> reporter: now it's time to teach the next generation how to find those people. so this will be my last "american story" for the "today" show. people always ask what was your favorite? the next one.

>> wow. >> the and can we raise our glass to bob dotson. you are such a class act. >> the best storyteller in the business, always said. >> happy anniversary too. >> well, yes. >> yes. >> when i started at nbc, i was given a really good piece of advice. read bob dotson's book and i did and try to be like him, and i think we all look up to you so much, bob, and we're just so profoundly grateful for everything that you've brought to this show. >> here, here. >> you brought the stories that you introduced us to that we've never known. so much better for it. >> if you keep this up, i'm going to have to have two glasses. >> take a look at that monitor, i have to say some of your fans are outside on our plaza and people who have loved you over the years and want to give you a fond farewell and there's another familiar face here. do we have mrs. dotson. >> there she is. >> and we thank her as well because we know that these jobs take you away from family a lot, and you've given so much to us, and she's been generous to share

you with us all these years. >> you bet. >> we will miss you. >> we love you, bob. bob dotson. >> enjoy your retirement. >> cheers. coming up, we'll get a live concert from carrie underwood but first on a friday morning, a check of your local news and

>> this is 7news now. >> anchor: good morning, everyone. 8:27 with a beautiful look outside at the fall colors, jeremy. >> reporter: mostly sunny skies, jadiann. temperatures upper 40s, 50 in the city. plymouth at 47. breezy and cool through the day. temps don't change much this morning from this afternoon. forget that. low 50s this afternoon. your weekend dry, except for a morning. >> anchor: all right. breaking news this morning in the race for the white house. former rhode island governor and senator lincoln chafee has dropped out of the democratic presidential race. he's expected to speak this morning at a woman's conference in washington, d.c. recent polls have shown his support around 1%. boston police are searching for

the person who shot and killed man in bright job. investigators say shots were fired on telford street. police say the shooter ran through a parking lot in the direction of western avenue. officers do not have a description of that shooter. and students at tech boston academy in dorchester are returning to school this morning. on a day after police say a student tried to sneak a loaded gun into the building. police say a teen arrived late and tried walking around the school's metal detectors. it's unclear what charges he may face. today in new england returns at 9:00, everyone. hope you're having a great friday.

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it's the 23rd of october, 2015. and what a great crowd we have this morning, and they have been getting a treat. carrie underwood has been out here warming up the crowd. she's about to take our live moment. we are very excited for that. good morning, everybody. >> but first, if you're in an '80s mood on this flashback friday, we have the movie for you. >> indeed we do. the live action reboot of the popular animated series "jim and the hole gramtz," dylan drier's favorite, by the way, out from our sister company about a small town girl who catapulted from underground video sensation to superstar. >> and molly ringwald is in it. have her later on this morning. now a check of the weather. >> let's see what we've got going on for this weekend starting, of course, with your fall foliage and weekend outlook, looking good. heavy rain making its way from the gulf coast all the way into the upper mississippi river valley. some clouds in the pacific northwest. sunshine along the eastern seaboard. sunday, sunday, we are looking for wet weather stretching from

new england all the way down into the gulf coast where the heavy rain will continue. flooding is going to be a big problem. look for showers along the pacific northwest coast and some clouds around the western great lakes. that's what's >> reporter: good morning. mostly sunny skies, but a cool day, especially as we work through the mid-day and this afternoon. temps this morning in the upper 40s to around 50. that's not all that cold, especially compared to this past monday. during the afternoon hours, the numbers don't change all this much, only in the lower 50s and a cool breeze continues the entire day. for the weekend, a lot of clouds around tomorrow. low 50s. sunday clouds and a possibility of a morning shower with some afternoon. wa >> and that is your latest weather. well, meantime, tomorrow is "usa today"'s make a difference day, and andy yost from guinette is here to join us. thank you very much. volunteers

>> 1929 was a leap year, an extra day so "usa today" asked its readers to give back to the community and it started then. doing this for a long time now. this year we have 700 projects across the country and 80 in our gannett markets. volunteering. >> people want to get involved the how do they do it? >> makeadifferenceday.com and any group that signs up can win a contribution of $10,000 to a charity ever their choice. >> thank you so much. loved the "back to the future" >> all right. >> all right. thank you so much. now to our special series with the nfl "together we make football." >> that's right. it's all about how the game inspires people on and off the field and willie is here with this week's story. >> good morning, guys. good to see you. each year more than 35,000 children are born with a congenital heart defect and their parent are left feeling hopeless. for one north carolina family a football hero stepped off the

field and into their lives. >> the doctor told us there's just something that doesn't look right. our hearts just kind of hit the floor at that point, and we got the news. >> her right ventricle wasn't big enough to do all the work of the right side. it's a journey. it's a difficult journey and a lot of circumstances. >> reporter: in the fall of 2014, primrose galloway underwent two open heart surgeries in her first three days of life. in the midst of her daughter's hospital state brent galloway was surprised to sea his favorite nfl player for a checkup. don't talk to him, just walk, keep going, and i was like you know what, he's just another dad going through something familiar. >> heart families and cardiac families and cardiac babies there's a special connection. >> reporter: olsen's son t.j.

with a similar heart defect. the dads became a support system and later that season both families had reason to celebrate. >> it is a perfect day for football. crowd settling into their chairs. >> she was doing better so we could feel better about ourselves leaving her for a short time. the emotions that i had during the game like actually getting to watch it live, it was indescribable. i can't really describe it, and i actually had you on my fantasy football team. it's going to be a good day. >> reporter: it was the first time the galloways had left the hospital since primrose was born. it was a special day for the the olsens as well. >> not only your first game and your first step towards normalcy of getting out of hospital and primrose was getting better, that was the first game we were able to bring t.j. the wait game ended, scoring the winning touchdown. >> oh, my goodness! >> incredible theater at bank of america stadium today. >> and then i got interviewed

after the game and i'll never forget it. usually do a good job of controlling my emotions. it just kind of all came out >> you know, it was just an awesome game, you know, and the best thing about it is my little guy got to be here and see me play for the first time and, you know, that just meant a lot to my family. >> primrose recently celebrated her 1st birthday. she's on the road to recovery and the galloways know they are not walking alone. >> when you're going through it, you need that sense of hope. greg tries to be that person. >> i think it meant the world to him that he had another dad to connect with. >> we still keep in touch with countless families like current and kayla. it's a remarkable thing to experience. >> it doesn't matter who it was really. it's what they did for you, gave you that little piece of hope, that things can get better. >> greg and which is wife kara

foundation providing at-home nursing care for families whose babies were born with a conjent at all heart defect. great tight end and better guy and based on the reaction a pretty good looking guy here. >> and a darling little girl primrose. >> primrose, we love that story. remember, we want to hear from you guys. can you head to today.com/twmf to share your story. if we feature it, you'll get a chance to win a trip to super bowl 50 in the bay area. >> good, thank you. >> also to remind you can catch greg and the undefeated panthers taking on savannah's baby vale's philadelphia eagles. that's "sunday night football" right here on nbc. a great game. >> eagles. coming up next, carrie underwood gets our plaza rocking with a live concert, but, first, on

>> and we are so proud to welcome carrie underwood to our city concert stage celebrating the release of her new album "storyteller" but before she looks a look at this country superstar's remarkable career. >> it was this voice that launched a career into super stardom after winning "american idol" ten years ago. >> curbedwood! >> carrie underwood is now a household name. singer, songwriter, actress and mom to 8-month-old isaiah. >> she's had 21 number one songs, co-writing 11 of them. sold over 58 million records worldwide and received 100 major

she's only 32 years old. >> from playing maria in nbc's "sound of mike" live. night >> to rocking the theme for "sunday night football" this oklahoma-born superstar has the midas touch. i don't smoke >> today she releases her fifth studio album "storyteller" and is bringing the heat to the plaza right now. and here she is on our city concert stage. carrie underwood. >> i want to hear you guys singing along to this one. sing it along to this one. right have to slow dancing with the beach blond and she's probably getting

right now her probably buying her song and can't shoot whiskey right now hardly ever hard to showing how to do the comfortable and you don't know i dug my key into the side of his pretty little souped up four-wheel drive carved my name into his limousine i took a viewville slugger to both headlines and grabbed it baby you think before you leave right now you're probably up thinking some blackjack version of mariah carey's oldie and right now you probably saying i'm drunk and even saying

right now you probably and he don't know i dug my key into the side of his pretty souped up four-wheel drive and carved my name into his limousine a told a louisville slugger to both headlights and maybe next time he'll think before he speaks me

>> help me out right now. cause i took my key into the side of his pretty little souped up four-wheel drive carved my name into his limousine and i took a view lill slugger to both head light and maybe next time he'll think before he speaks because i dig my keys into the side of his pretty little souped up four-wheel drive limousine and took a louisville slugger to both headlights smashed on all four sides and maybe next time he'll think before he speaks maybe next time he'll think

before he speaks >> yeah! >> carrie underwood is just getting started. we're back with much more music,

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whether you're working or recharging, do business travel on your terms. acela. take off. >> seven time grammy winner has hey lot to celebrate. >> mom of 8-month-old isaiah and her new album "storyteller". >> and so much to talk about the new record and talk about the motherhood. how's the baby? >> he's great, growing fast. >> 7 months old. >> 1 months old.

about to be into everything, like fully 100% mobile and i'm going to have to hide a lot of things in my house. >> you'll start running after him. >> i do anyway. but it's about to get real. >> goes on the road and is a pretty good traveler. >> have his own bus? >> have almost our own bus. i think he gets bored. >> and the new record is called "storyteller" getting great reviews which is surprised to reviews. >> it's great in my heart and we worked really hard about it. awesome. about. >> "smoke break" off the record is the most rising single. >> it's done so well and people seem to be responding really

to just take a break in my life and like sit down and have a cup of tea or cup of coffee. >> what is your equivalent to a smoke break? >> that's it for me. like before everybody gets up in the morning, making my cove, sitting down and -- and just, i don't know. >> a little me time, a little mom time. >> quiet time. >> and you're going on tour in 2016. >> yes, i am. >> for people that buy my album on my website they get early access to tickets to the tour for 2016. >> i like that. >> what are you going to sing for you right now? >> we're going to do smoke break. >> everybody, take a break. she's a small-town, hard-working woman just trying to make a living working three jobs, feeding four little mouths in a run-down

when you never taking nothing and doing nothing but giving it's hard to be a good wife and a good mom and a good christian she said i don't drink, but sometimes i need a stiff drink sipping from a highball glass let the world fade away she said i don't smoke, but sometimes i need a long drag yeah, i know it might sound bat, but sometimes i need a smoke break he's a big-city, hard-working man just trying to climb the heard first generation to go to college instead of driving a tractor never had nothing handed to him on a silver platter

good son, do something good that matters he said i don't drink, but sometimes i wanna pop that top take a swig and make the world stop and watch it fade away he said i don't smoke, but sometimes i wanna light it up yeah, when things get you have to, sometimes i need a smoke break, yeah so here's to you and here's to when the day gets long go ahead, i understand if you wanna take a load off i don't drink, but sometimes i need a stiff drink

sipping from a highball glass let the world fade away yeah, and i don't smoke, but sometimes i need a long drag yeah, i know it might sound bad, but sometimes i need a -- sometimes i need a when the day gets long when the work's all done when the sun sets when you need to forget grab that cup, fill it up sip it slow and let it all go >> thank you guys so much.

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that's definitely one of my favorites, a classic, "jesus take the wheel." >> we should also mention for the eight lgt year in a row you'll host the cmas with brad paisley november 4. you'll be watching that. also nominated for two that night. extra special for career. >> and you're headed home to the baby. >> get to see my son and get some snuggle time. probably be asleep when i get home or something. like no. >> never wake a sleeping baby. >> what's coming up next hour? >> bob saget is joining us. >> that's right. >> and are you cooking today? >> i've got my favorite fall food is an apple crisp cobbler. would you like to stay for that? >> baby, apple crisp cobbler. >> we'll send you some. >> more music from carrie coming up in our 9:00 hour and in our 10:00 hour. thank you so much. >> love having you here. >> "storyteller" the name of the record out today. it's tremendous. some of your best work yet. thanks for being here this morning. appreciate it. >> go pick up the record and we'll leave it up to you guys, but first your local news and weather

>> we have breaking news from overnight. gunfiring bringing out in

police searching for the suspect. school stair in madipan after a student shows up the gun. hillary clinton spending one long day in a hot seat. a super powerful storm on collision course with the mexican coast. the latest on hurricane patricia. nasty storm for them and we