good morning. unprecedented event. donald trump and hillary clinton set to go head to head on the debate stage for the first time tonight. a record 100 million expected to tune in. for what will be an epic clash can trump prove he's fitor the job? can clinton show she's trustworthy? this morning the top aides from both camps weigh in. breaking overnight, evacuations under way in the midwest as rain swollen rivers spill over their banks. thousands of homes at risk. floodwaters set to rise even higher. and remembering the king. golf icon arnold palmer has died at the age of 87.

style and winning personality. a fan base so strong, they came to be known as arnie's army, and tributes are pouring in today, monday september 26th, 2016. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today." with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning, everyone, welcome to "today" on a monday to this morning, one of my not only golfing icons and idols but idols in general, arnold palmer dying. >> he did so much for the game and we are going to look back with a lot of affection in just a couple of minutes. >> we certainly will, but we want to get right to the state of the race, 43 days to go until the election as we said the stage is set for tonight's first presidential debate. hillary clinton and donald trump facing off over at hofstra university on long island, the

higher. look at this, brand new bloomberg politics poll just out this morning. here is what it shows, clinton and trump tied at 46% among likely voters nationwide. >> the audience expected to be massive, up to 100 million viewers might tune in. that will rival the super bowl, it would easily surpass the 80 million for the highest rated presidential debate ever, jimmy carter and ronald reagan's showdown back in we have every angle of the debate covered. we will talk to the campaign managers on both sides. let's begin with peter alexander at the debate site. peter, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, matt and savannah. good morning to you. finally the first debate. in effect this is the job interview for these two candidates. the commission on presidential debates on sunday determining that hillary clinton will get the first question tonight. you can't overstate the importance of these debates. a third of voters tell nbc news

important in determining who gets their support. tonight the showdown, what's likely to be the most watched presidential debate ever. with the candidates neck and neck in the polls both campaigns expressing confidence. >> when the lights are bright like they are now she brings the a plus game to the table. she's going to be very, very good tomorrow night. >> and he is like the babe ruth of debating, he shows up and swings and does a great job. >> for hillary clinton and donald trump differing pre debate conventional, brainstorming with advisors, aides convinced he is best when he doesn't overprepare. >> he is being himself and that's what we all want. >> reporter: clinton's prep more structured including a realtime mock debate saturday night, 90 minutes without a break even starting at 9:00 p.m., playing trump felipe reinus a clat testify new yorker. both contenders studying their opponents' past debate

know me, they know that i say what i believe and i will do it. >> we can't be the stupid country anymore. we are laughed at all over the world. >> reporter: during the day sunday the candidates taking a break from debate prep meeting separately with benjamin netanyahu, both pledging to defend israel's security. for trump his 12th but his first one-on-one. every word under the microscope and for g "politico" finding both candidates prone to stretch the truth. over five days clinton made eight erroneous statements most of them when addressing her own mistakes, but over the same period trump who gave more speeches and interviews made 87 erroneous statements. trump in an interview sunday asked whether his controversial charitable foundation followed the law. >> well, i hope so. i mean, my lawyers do it. >> reporter: before taking the stage both sides already feuding

billionaire mark cuban accepting an invitation from the clinton campaign, trump responding warning he might invite gennifer flowers who had an affair with governor bill clinton. the clinton camp pouncing. >> you saw his reaction which is to do his favorite sport, dive into the sewer and go for a swin. >> gennifer flowers will not be attein night. >> reporter: back live now in setting the scene we want to show you the stage. you can see the two podiums, they are matching. hillary clinton will be on the right, donald trump on the left. in fact, his is a little bit taller than hers to offset a 10 inch height differential between the two, there are seats for about a thousand audience members in this room. for all the critical things these two candidates have had to say about each other over the course of the last 18 or so months, they haven't said any of them face-to-face.

tell me they believe the last night that these two had any real interaction in person was 11 years ago at trump's wedding to melania. >> peter alexander, thank you. trump has never debated one-on-one while clinton is a seasoned debater. robby mook clinton's campaign manager joined us earlier this morning. we began by asking if he is feeling confident. >> well, first of all, even seasoned debaters are not used to debating donald trump. this is aif we have ever had before. i don't see this so much as winning and losing, but more about how these candidates have an opportunity to present to the american people whether they are prepared to be president of the united states. all that we are asking from donald trump is that he stick with the facts, that he give clear plans and that he have a command of the issues. that's how we think that the candidates should be judged. that's how they've been judged in the past. what we don't want to have is some sort of double standard where donald trump can get the

clinton is getting judged on the fine points of policy. >> both of these candidates have proven that they can land a punch and the polls are very clear these are the two most unpopular candidates in presidential campaign history. so my question to you is hillary clinton thinking about tonight in terms of bringing trump down a notch or two again or do you feel like the work she needs to do is really about building herself up and addressing some of these deficits she has, for example, with trustworthiness. >> i'm glad you asked that question. because hillary does need to earn the voters' trust. i think tonight is a great opportunity for her to do that. we want this to be about the issues, we want both candidates to explain their plans to the american people. we saw at the convention when hillary had the opportunity to talk about not just the things she's going to do but her long history, how this campaign is part of a longer mission to help kids and families, she does really well. we are looking forward to that. that's why we don't want donald trump's lies and distortions to be a distraction.

focus her time on what she wants to do. >> what are her rules of engagement? what have you laid out in the debate prep in terms of getting personal and getting negative? we know that mr. trump has been willing to go there over the last year or year and a half. what are her rules of engagement? >> well, again, it just depends on what donald trump shows up to the debate and we just don't know that. that's where hillary is going to have to make calls minute by minute. >> is she willing to throw the first punch? said is to prove to the american people she can make a real difference in their life, to talk about the things she wants to do as president. what i'm concerned about is donald trump has so far not presented real plans. he hasn't taken clear positions and he has run a very negative campaign. so -- and, look, donald trump is an experienced reality show entertainer so he may decide that this is a chance to show those chops. that's his choice. but we want hillary to have as

difference. >> robby mook, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> our conversation a bit earlier. let's turn to his counterpart with the trump pain kellyanne conway with us now. good morning on a long day for everybody involved. >> it's a fun day. >> you heard what robby mook just had to say. they are concerned that trump will be graded on a curve. people talk about how he benefits from low expectations. do you agree or do you think he's being underestimated tonight? >> robbie and i are living in parallel universes. all weekend long. i think that the clinton campaign has clearly been talking to the media for a week now saying it's your job to make sure that donald trump is checked -- fact checked in realtime. i'm just surprised the campaign manager would try to lower expectations that dramatically for his own candidate. look, they know that campaign debates are not hillary clinton's sweet spot. yes, she is experienced at doing them but the experience hasn't

name anything from a debate that you have seen from hillary clinton that moved you or that you remember and they can't. she's been in 34 of them. >> robbie has talked about their strategy will depend on which donald trump will show up tonight. it is the aggressor the guy who has been willing in the past to hurl insults or is it going to be the more drumpd, the reigned in candidate that we have seen on occasion, not that often, but on occasion. >> donald trump is his own pe. years, matt, and he will answer the question as they're asked. i mean, he has a right to defend himself. >> which do you think will work best in this debate? >> i don't see there are two versions of donald trump. he is not going to be robotic and scripted which hillary clinton is and that's a problem in debates like this. people want to see a future commander and chief and president of the united states who is nimble and resilient and can answer questions that haven't been preprogrammed in

secretive debate prep and mock debates but somebody who can assess the situation, weigh the consequences and options and make a firm decision. that's why he's in the lead. that's why in your own commander in chief forum he got many more questions than secretary clinton got because her answers are so lengthy his are concise. >> they have plenty of time tonight. >> trump has shown and demonstrated a willingness to go there in terms of bill clinton's past inn if i had else, even gennifer flowers -- >> why did he do that, savannah? he did it because they invited mark cuban, which is fine, but then they tried to make it some sort of controversial invite. >> even -- okay. fine. they invited billionaire mark cuban, a political viral. >> who very recently supported donald trump. >> i guess my question is you are a pollster, you are somebody who appears to have his ear and is able to be persuasive to him, have you said, do you know, what

it's not your best look. >> i won't discuss private conversations but i will tell you that we were just putting the clinton campaign on notice that if they want to detract from what this debate is meant to be which is a conversation between the two candidates that would be president, giving their policy prescriptions to the voters who expect and deserve in your own nbc polling they say the economy, terrorism, healthcare, corruption in government, education, all very important to them. and i do disagree with my colleague robby mook who i respect but i disagree when he says that put forth plans. he is at rallies every single day talking about policies and just the last month probably 15 different issues he has been out there talking about the issues. she's running these negative ads about him right now where she can take that ad money a quarter of a billion dollars being spent by her campaign and super pacs she could say here is my view on obama, here is my view on education, she's not. >> as he's about to amp up his spending are you going to tell me how that all those ads that

to be position testify positive ads? >> they are going to be very positive policy ads where you see him interacting with folks and he puts forth what his policies are. his new child care tax credit policy. >> they are not going to be negative ads. >> he will counterpunch if he needs to but not to the extent she has. basically hillary clinton's entire campaign is an anti-trump screen. look at her ads and how they're spending her money. they promised to become more uplifting, aspirational and optimistic, we just haven't seen it. >> the battle thanks for being here. >> we will have a lot more on what's ahead in a few moments. lester holt moderating, chuck todd will be there tonight for our coverage on nbc, starts at 9:00 eastern, 6:00 pa. >> let's get a check of the weather. >> we have had some real flooding to talk about in iowa. let's show you. this is -- this is cedar falls, iowa and manchester. look at the flooding. just continues.

thankfully, but the flooding has not. and so sandbagging operations are in full swing. this is cedar rapids and you can see folks trying to stem the tide, but right now it is a losing battle, but hopefully the weather will cooperate. you can see clear skies right now in much of iowa, however, we do have this cold front pushing through. that's going to be bringing more heavy rain, stretching from the great lakes all the way down into the midsection of the country and moving into the northeast. the great lakes are going to stay wet around this upper level low, plus we may see another system develop along the coast in the midweek. we need the rain in the mid-atlantic states and the northeast. upwards of 4 inches possible by friday. we're going to get to your local forecast coming my mother passed 2003, but she always told me i don't care if you turn out to be a great athlete or whatever but, you need to make sure you get your college degree.

after the beep. (beep) hey mom, this is larry. i just want to let you know that uh, i fulfilled the promise that you held me to. love you. (beep) >> chris: good monday morning, everyone. a chilly start, clear skies, expecting a lot of sunshine. across the deliver some showers for tomorrow morning. 64 to 68. nice recovery this afternoon with mostly sunny skies. increasing clouds overnight tonight. not nearly as cool. temperatures back in the low to mid-50s. we'll have showers around tomorrow morning. a few of them lingering through mid-day along buzzards bay, the cape and the islands. and then cool and unsettled this week. periodic showers, h and that's your latest weather. >> all right, al. thank you very much. now to some sad news overnight.

died. the golf legend credited with revolutionizing the game he loved on his way to becoming an icon. >> in his electric way charging golf once and for all of american sporting life. >> a less than classic swing, a charming personality and hollywood good looks, together they helped make arnold palmer golf's first superstar. palmer burst through black and white tv sets in the 1950 colorful personality and go for broke style helped change golf from a game of elites to one for the masses. to fans he was simply arnie and they were arnie's army. >> he made golf cool, he made golf attractive, he made it exciting. they were a perfect marriage. arnold palmer and television ushering golf into the mainstream. >> palmer paved the way for today's golfers like tiger woods who tweeted overnight, it's hard

anyone more important to the game than the king. arnold palmer grew up in pennsylvania. in 1999 he told me his dad, a country club greenskeeper turned pro, taught him the game. >> i can see it right now. i mean, i can really see it and feel his hands, his hands were much the same as mine. and fairly strong. when he put my hands on the club the first time he looked at me just as i'm looking at you and he way you grip a golf club. just keep them there. >> that grip brought palmer 62 pga titles including seven pagers. >> arnold palmer an incredible putt. >> in 1960 his come from behind victory at the u.s. open over two other legends ben hogan and jack nicklaus still considered one of the greatest moments in sports history. overnight his long time friend nicklaus saying, around was someone who was a pioneer in his

to a higher level virtually by himself. >> his many contributions to sport and america. >> palmer also transcended golf, winning the presidential medal of freedom in 2004, comparing golf grips with then president george w. bush. later palmer became just as well known for his pursuits off the course. he popular rised a drink known as the arnold palmer, half tea, half lemonade, and he created a multi-million dollar business empire desni his iconic status going far, far beyond the game. >> arnold palmer had that it factor and it was combustible. he was a star. >> overnight president obama tweeted, here is to the king, who was as extraordinary on the links as he was generous to others. thanks for the memories, arnold. >> i thank god for the game of golf and what it has meant to me. >> thank god for arnold palmer.

nbc sports. good morning to you. >> hey, matt. hi, savannah. >> there was jones, there was hogan, snead, there were a lot of other great golfers, but he had impact maybe like none other. why? >> no, i think your obit said it all. i was just about to cite those same three guys, jones, hogan and snead who had preceded him, but he is the first golf superstar of the television era. and he had that magnetism that kelly r that almost burst through the television screen. and to a lot of people golf was kind of an elite country club sport whereas arnie was a man of the people. arnie's army was just regular people. you could still see those mannerisms hitching up the pants and going for broke. there was a little bit of kevin costner's roy mick a voi character in tin can you please in him. sometimes he would get himself in trouble by taking a daring

able to charge from behind. whether he won or lost, the army was always with him. he won seven majors as you mentioned, he might have won 10 or 11, he lost the u.s. open three times in playoffs. he won four masters but he lost another one on the last hole when he double bogied it and lost by a single stroke, but that only endeared him in an odd way to the people who followed him because he was that kind of guy who just went for it. >> bob, i mean, you quote the stis might add, but it seems like his legacy is what he did for the game itself in terms of, as you mentioned, broadening the appeal and bringing it to the masses. >> no question about it. statistics cannot capture the essence of what some athletes are about. and arnold palmer falls into that category. it's the impact that he had and the time where he came along. a period of time in the late

television was emerging and golf on television was becoming popular. he was the nickname was true, he was the king. eventually jack nicklaus overtook him by every statistical measure but arnie impact on golf was tremendous. i would also add this, i knew him but not well because i didn't cover that much golf, but every time i encountered him, not surprisingly, he was gentlemanly and gracious. i heard this story so many times, matt, from sports writers who grew up tbe others who maybe not so much, but i heard the same story independently over and over. i was a young sports writer somebody would say for the east hoboken gazette and i was the last person waiting in the locker room to interview him, waiting for hours and hours, and he was patient with me, he remembered my name, the next time he saw me he remembered my name, he had time for the biggest and the smallest and that's what i think endeared him

playing golf with him when he walked up a fairway with me and put his arm around my shoulder, that was it. you could check me out right there. i had made it. it was fantastic. bob, thanks for your memories. we appreciate it. >> thank you, matt. coming up, we will get back to politics and ask the question how much can one debate really swing an election? the high stakes riding on clinton and trump's showdown tonight. and on rossen reports are your kids lunches as healthy as they could are their back packs way too heavy? your guide to make sure the school year is a success, but first this is "today" on nbc. ? ? grocery shoppers of america! take your o organics baby carrots. take your eggs. even your o organics chips. and join the organic movement.

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? 7:30 on this monday morning. it's a lovely fall day. feels like fall. great crowd on rockefeller plaza. arnold palmer one of the most popular athletes of all time has died, known as the king he helped bring the game of golf into the mainstream. he won more than 90 tournaments including seven majors during his career. palmer was 87 years old. and the baseball world is mourning the loss of jos? fernandes a star pitcher for the miami marlins, the 24-year-old and two others were killed early sunday when their boat hit a jetty at high speed off miami beach. the marlins canceled their game

moments of silence were held across the rest of the major leagues. and the big story of the morni morning, politics, all eyes on hofstra university on new york's long island, the first presidential debate between hillary clinton and donald trump gets under way. the candidates each took time on sunday to meet with israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu. today's campaign moment offers proof that no detail is too small. prince, the podiums the candidates will use,la shorter than donald trump because of their size difference. wabc reporter rita cosby tweeting this up close photo showing the two podiums are very different sizes, the idea who help make the candidates look more proportional for tv viewers. what she had st else should you be looking out for? hallie jackson far that for us. good morning to you. >> reporter: hi, savannah. good morning from here at

for tonight. first, for donald trump, can he persuade voters that he has the temperament to be commander in chief? that is one of his biggest negatives with the american people. so if he can prove that he can look presidential behind that podium, it could help him. as for hillary clinton, given that she has struggled when it comes to trustworthiness can she show that she is honest and likeable and third if hillary clinton skgt under trump's skin how about the notoriously unpredictable candidate react? >> this is a make or break night that could rival some of the biggest debate moments. remember nixon sweaty in 1960, then in 1988 there was that lloyd benson slam against dan quail, senator you are no jack den key and in 2000 al gore's sighing earned him condescending for seeming condescending. through it all a major night. tonight will be trump's 12th

neither has experienced anything like this. an estimated 100 million people tuning in, two podiums, one night for the history books. >> hallie jackson, thanks. nicolle wallace is here with her take on the debate. good morning. >> good morning. >> i don't remember a build up for a debate like this ever, but we haven't seen a campaign like this ever. so before we get to what each has to do to come away with a win, what are the stakes on this one debate? >> they are enormous. and we've morning talking about the roller coaster ride that the whole country has been on this year. i mean, this is like that one where they start at the top and drop precipitously and leave their stomach up there. this is going to bring this race down to earth and crystallize in a lot of people's mind -- we talk about the choice but no one has ever seen the choice. this will be the two on the same stage being asked questions by the same person in the same moment. >> it seems like people are anticipating this epic showdown

point of packet for both of these candidates neither comes in with a halo over hearn head. >> truer words. >> both have work to do in terms of making an affirmative case for themselves. do you think we will see that tonight? >> listen, i think there's so much talk about the knockout punch. these are punchers, these are fighters, they both prevailed in their primaries because they ultimately knocked out their opponent. no one questions their ability to deliver a slug above or below the belt, donald trump's case. what they need to do is work on their own problems. for him that's this question of presidential nature, presidential temperament. he needs to show, i think, some remorse about some of the more outrageous statements and insults. for her it's not -- it's not that she needs to show that she can be trusted. i don't know how you even do that in 90 minutes. she needs to show that she can grow and address her own questions about whether or not she bristles when she's questioned, whether or not she

that she is always secretive. >> you've worked on campaigns in the past and been through debate prep. how nerve-racking this morning? >> i mean, people talk about election day being the day that you can't look at food. this is the single worst kind of day as a candidate or a staffer because you have zero control. you know, you've done all your preparation, you've -- you know, you've thought of every scenario. actually senator mccain then senator obama at hofstra, i spent the day, you know, going from avoiding reporters' calls, no offense, to, you know, feeling like we had done everything we could, but it really is -- it draws the sort of numbers that it draws because anything can happen. >> it's going to be the longest 14 hours in history between now and then. nicolle, thank you. as we mentioned you can watch the debate on nbc tonight. we will have a full crap up tomorrow including a full

let us turn to mr. roker for a check of the weather. >> guys, we start here in the northeast with some really frosty temperatures, frost and freeze warnings, but you look out west where the jet stream is way up to the north and we've got high temperatures, low humidity, red flag warnings and heat advisories. san santa anna winds in the south, fire danger a bigs possibility for one day. look at how temperatures cool down, wednesday 71 in san francisco, fresno goes >> chris: good monday morning, everyone. a chilly start, clear skies, expecting a lot of sunshine. across the midwest, we'll deliver some showers for tomorrow morning. 64 to 68. nice recovery this afternoon with mostly sunny skies. increasing clouds overnight tonight. not nearly as cool. temperatures back in the low to mid-50s. we'll have showers around tomorrow morning. a few of them lingering through

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we're back at 7:42 rossen reports time. this morning the start of a special series aimed at making your kids' school year a successful today. >> today jeff rossen here with important information. goong to you. >> goong. it is back to school and we have you covered this morning from your kids' safety to their health. turns out as parents many of us are making simple mistakes every day. i know i am. from their back lunchbox to what they would do in a real emergency. this morning gathering your family around the tv, it's one stop shopping to make sure you are all prepared. your kids are heading back to class. and you know what that means, heavy backpacks. >> your backpack weighs 16 pounds. >> it's just because i have all my books in there. >> sugary snacks. >> more than 50 grams of sugar

information? what's your mom's phone number? >> i don't know. >> don't worry, it's the rossen reports back to school checklist. step right up, kids, come on up. >> and we're covering it all. first up, those big backpacks. >> more books in them causing more injuries, neck, back, shoulders, knees even. 14,000 injuries a year. that's almost 80 for every single school day. >> and experts say backpacks should be no more than 10 t that means for a 50 pound kid that's no more than 7 1/2 pounds. but just look at these numbers. >> do you think this is heavy? >> yes. >> it feels heavy. let's weigh it. 16 pounds. your backpack weighs 16 pounds. >> my mom says i'm not -- i'm not supposed to carry it because it's too heavy. >> after kid. >> 19 pounds. does that feel heavy on you? >> yeah.

too much weight. >> 20 pounds on your back. >> it's these textbooks, here is another textbook, two binders. hold on. another binder. >> do you have to take all this home with you every day? >> i just wanted to be prepared. >> it's always good to be prepared. maybe leave some of it at school then you don't have to walk around with as much on your back. >> all right. >> done. see you, buddy. one of the things weighing them down, their lunchbox. experts say what's in there could be hurting them, too. >> hi, guys. >> hi. i boxes out of your backpacks and put them on this table for me. >> doctors say children should have less than 25 grams of added sugar per day. >> okay. so we've opened up all the lunch boxes here, we are not saying whose is whose. >> 24 grams of sugar. almost everything that you need in one meal. this one 19. this juice, 16 grams of sugar. this one lunchbox has more than

in it. >> that's double the entire day's intake in this lunchbox. >> exactly. >> did you see anything here you like. >> i did find a good one. i love this one. we have a burrito that's homemade, apples, peppers, we've got fruit and nuts, we have water and we even have a little treat. >> so there is a little piece of chocolate in there. >> a little bit. that's fine. >> kids want snacks. >> i want a snack, too. >> just don't break the bank on sugar. >> exactly. >> the biggest lesson of the day, something kids could need walking to their parents' emergency contact information. we found a kid who do know it. >> what's your home phone number? >> 301- >> is she right, mom. >> she's right. >> nailed it. nice job. >> but most don't. >> what's your home phone number? >> i don't know. >> you don't know? that's okay. mom will remind you later, okay? >> what's your home address? >> i don't know. >> do you know mommy's phone number? >> i don't know.

important wake-up call. >> this is a good reminder that i have to teach him the phone numbers and all the emergency contact information. thank you for reminding everybody in america. >> we are all in this together, this is my daughter sloan for another demo and a bonus tip. big thanks to the st. elizabeth catholic school in maryland for helping us out. it's not how heavy your backpack is but how you are wearing it. look how low it is, when you walk around schoolsou low kids are wearing backpacks. experts say -- turn around this way -- they say that the top of it should be at shoulder level and the bottom should be no more than two inches below your waist. does that feel okay? can you tell move does this most mornings and not me. that's going to help out. turn around this way. so now that's how it looks now. do you see how high it is now? much better. >> come on over here, love. we are going to say hello to

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coming up, the stage is set. donald trump and hillary clinton get ready to face off in the most highly anticipated presidential debate in decades. the candidates neck and neck in the polls. so what we're live at the debate site. plus, royal road trip. >> thank you for welcoming us so warmly. >> prince william, kate and their kids head north of the border as their trip to canada makes headlines around the world. and is it a boy or a girl? >> i think savannah is having a boy. >> a bouncing baby boy.

>> i think savannah is having a -- because she told me. we've all made our guesses, now we're about to find out the answer. as savannah reveals the gender of her little bundle of joy, today september 26th, 2016. >> from alabama to new york city. roll tide. >> from denver we are >> and dallas. >> stopping by the "today" show on our mother/daughter trip. ? >> 40 never looked so good. happy birthday. >> happy birthday to us. >> 16 and 40 at the big apple. >> charlie's angels come to the plaza. we are back now, 8:00 on a monday morning.

2016. we have an enormous pre debate crowd out on the plaza. >> i know. this crowd is crazy. i love that. >> we have who will tide people behind us here. alabama fans. coming up her voice it as recognizable as she is, the great kristin chenoweth is here for a special live performance. >> first we have to get to a check of the mornings top tonight. so it's time for the news at 8:00. and this is andrea mitchell at hofstra university where donald trump and hillary clinton are facing off tonight for the biggest debate of their lives. donald trump and hillary clinton after months of sparring from afar, but training for the heavyweight political bout in strikingly different ways, aside

with prime minister netanyahu trump the outsider and political novice is huddling with advisors, getting help from long time friend roger ailes, holding freewheeling sessions with chris christie and rudy guiliani. >> he's being himself and that's exactly what we all want. >> reporter: trump's game plan to take clinton on over her family's foundation, iraq, syria and benghazi and those e-mails. >> hillary clinton's casual relationship with the truth is well known to americans. >> reporter: while trump appeared at recent days, clinton has spent several days huddled in a nearby hotel holding mock debates, she even held a realtime dress rehearsal saturday night. 90 minutes without a break. playing trump, clinton's long time former aid philippe reines, a scrapper new yorker. clinton's game plan to challenge trump on his business deals and praise for vladimir putin. >> you are going to see the need

whether it's the ties to russia or unanswered questions about tax returns. >> reporter: but also hoping to answer voters' concerns about her honesty and likability. >> hillary has recognized she has a lot of work to do to earn people's trust. >> reporter: both sides engaging in pre debate mind games, like clinton inviting trump viral mark cuban to sit in the front row, and trump upping the ante tweeting he might invite gennifer flowers. >> you saw his reaction which is to do his favoritert is to dive in the sewer and go for a swim. >> reporter: mike pence says that won't happen. >> she is trying to distract attraction, her campaign trying to play games with front row seats and donald trump is not about that. >> reporter: explosive issues tonight are likely to include gender and race. donald trump's latest comments about the birther controversy and of course the clinton e-mails. back to you. >> thank you very much. a little something for everyone

nbc live, lester holt will moderate. that's tonight, 9:00 eastern, 6:00 pacific time. and now to the ongoing protests in charlotte, north carolina, over that deadly police shooting. overnight the mayor lifted an emergency curfew that was put in place after last week's incident, but emotions are still running high following the weekend release of videos of that shooting. nbc's gabe gutierrez has been on this story from the start. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. there were a few peaceful protests overnight but now back to normal after its most difficult week in recent memory. this after police released new videos over the weekend but the question still remains, was keith scott holding a gun? this morning fewer protesters but the outrage remains high in charlotte after the police shooting death of keith lamont scott. >> don't matter what color your

massive police presence off the field demonstrators kneeling during the national anthem at the carolina panthers home game sunday, star quarterback cam newton wearing a martin luther king t-shirt during warm ups. charlotte still under a state of emergency as the community picks apart three videos of the shooting. >> don't do it. >> reporter: in this police dash cam footage two officers can be seen with guns pointed at scott who is inside the white suv. body camera video universitied police officer trying to use his baton to break the passenger window. scott gets out, back back wards hands at his side, four shots ring out. police say they were looking for another man when scott parked next to them, rolled marijuana into a blunt and held up a gun. investigators say they found scott's dna and fingerprints on a loaded weapon at the scene, he was also wearing this ankle holster, a freeze frame appears

>> based on the totality of what we see he absolutely was in possession of a handgun. >> he has no weapon. don't shoot him. >> reporter: none of the roaredings show scott pointing a weapon at officers. >> we are left with far more questions than we have answers. >> reporter: this morning lawyers for scott's family say the videos are inconclusive and no matter how long scott took to get out of that car they say he did not deserve to die. savannah. >> gabe gutierrez in charlotte, thank you. coming up, we're going to talk about a big by president obama. and then 25 years later we have a baby from one of the most iconic album covers is today. coming up on "today" william and kate are in [ "on the road again," by willie nelson ] ? on the road again ? [ rear alert sounds ] [ music stops ] ? just can't wait to get on the road again ? [ front assist sounds ] [ music stops ] [ girl laughs ] ? on the road again ?

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we're back. this is a first of the duke and duchess of cambridge, their first trip overseas as a family of four. >> they arrived in canada and are quickly taking that country by storm. keir simmons is in vancouver. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. one of the focuses of this trip is young people and particularly importantly the mental health challenges many of them face in this tough, tough world, but one of the focuses, too, for the

are two young people. last time they came here they were newly married, the prime minister of canada telling them it's one thing to fly when you are on your own, it's quite another thing as every parent knows to fly with young children. a rare glimpse of prince william, kate and their children together. kate carrying princess charlotte now 16 months and apparently teething while three-year-old prince george walking from the plane. the shield their children from public occasions and it had been a long flight. canada's prime minister failing to get a high-five. william encouraging his son, only mom managing to get a smile. >> catherine, george, charlotte and i are very pleased to be here. thank you for welcoming us so warmly. >> reporter: the family suffering unwanted publicity back home, a man arrested in the uk after reports that kate's

even royal phone numbers could be compromised reports say. kate carrying on, flying to vancouver, this time without the children. kate reportedly says george and charlotte were super excited about flying here to canada. i guess they figured the kids weren't quite ready. william promising to pass on a gift. >> he will love this. >> reporter: while simply meeting a princess an exciting >> she smells so good. >> reporter: and how did she smell? >> like flowers. >> reporter: later the couple met vulnerable parents in the city's downtown east side. >> it's a huge burden. >> reporter: this year they launched a charity helping young people with mental health issues. >> your children are amazing. >> reporter: duke and duchess connecting with canadians including the country's young prime minister and his wife.

the stage, though the royal children stole the show. and today they head to the rain forest, guys, the weather is unpredictable, it may be a difficult trip so hopefully they're getting well needed rest but being parents of course the other possibility is that charlotte has been up for hours and george is running around like a three-year-old does. >> three-year-old with jet lag. keir, thank you very much. no you to other stories that are trending today. what may be he was on cnn last night on anthony bourdain's show who asked him a question and it seemed like the president knew what he was getting into, he said that was fraught with peril. >> is catch up on a hotdog ever acceptable. >> no. i mean that. that's one of those things -- let me put this this way, it's not acceptable past the age of eight. >> my daughter is eight and she put ketchup on eggs the other day and i didn't know what good

>> an intervention. i think you've just got to say, do you know what, that's not acceptable. i'm sorry. >> okay. if that isn't a man not running for reelection i don't know what it is. how do you dis ketchup. >> a guy who knows his hotdogs. >> oh, no. no. i consider the hotdog a vehicle for ketchup. >> i'm with you. >> this might be the greatest platform. >> the eggs i get. >> it should be golden spicy brown mustard. >> do you want a >> you pour ketchup like you pour your wine, heavy. >> ketchup seems like -- this is a hotdog. >> no. >> that is a mistake. >> all right. i mean, really you can't go wrong. >> this is a cold hotdog. >> then i'm going to save my calories. >> here is a problem -- >> you have a hotdog in your mouth. >> should have rethought this one. >> i'm back. let's talk about a photo being

hillary clinton greeted the crowd with a wave. she was met with a telling sign of the times. >> wow. >> rather than receiving waves in return she saw a large crowd with her backs turned towards her because they are all trying to take a selfie. one user put together then and now photos showing the difference a decade makes. ten years ago before the age of selfies mrs. clinton was greeted with actual faces and hand would say around here elbows and you know whats. the smart phones on and the back of people's heads. >> sometimes we go by and we are like, hi. >> you saw when the pope was here, they took their eyes off a lens you could see the pope in front of you. >> that's right. remember when the pope was walking down the church aisle and i spilled a tick tack.

not a holiday but many students getting a pretty nice gift and it comes in the form of three words, good-bye to homework. this morning the "associated press" is taking a look at what is apparently a growing trend of schools banning homework. educators are saying they want to leave kids with more time to play, read and sleep. one principal said they are just kids, they are pretty young and they just put in a full day shift at work so we don't believe in adding more to their day. we also feel we are squashing their other passion interest in learning. opponents do say homework is good, it reinforces what kids learn during the day. >> i think reading when you read at night i think that's a good thing. i'm for the rest of it. >> i think a little homework. >> moderation. >> we remember being able to do your homework and still have time to go out and play. >> doing about an hour. they're giving kids three, four hours of homework a night. pop start. >> we're going to start with a music milestone. this is the 25th anniversary of

album from nirvana, it gave us classic grunge sounds. another iconic part of that album was the cover. that baby is all grown-up, his name is spencer, he's 25 and just recreated the photo on the anniversary. spencer telling the new york post he wanted to do the reshoot naked but the photographer thought it would be weird so he wore his trunks. amy schumer was at the m ended up on the kiss cam she made sure to cover her bases. she gives her dad a nice kiss on the cheek and then goes for it with her boyfriend ben. she said she always wanted to be on that kiss cam so she made the most of it. she shared this photo showing herself enjoining the game. >> nice. finally ellen degeneres looks like she might be back to her old tricks. >> henry was here and he did

a lot of big celebrities, he did matt lauer and this was what happened on the "today" show. >> i don't understand the process to be perfectly honest with you. >> that's okay. i will explain t i found in this practice that sometimes holding on to an object you will actually make a stronger connection with a particular person. let's see what this is. this is actually -- >> it's phenomenal to me. i spent a lot of time doing this. that's a real thing it's called a shiny heinie, a natural product. >> clean downstairs. >> exactly. you know. you must like shiny heinie. >> that's a shiny heinie. i never even heard of that. >> that's not to detract what what's happening. >> yes, matt lauer. >> that's your pop start. good luck.

>> mr. roker, time for a check of the weather. >> today's weather is brought to you by "deep water horizon" starring mark wahlberg. experience it in i max friday. >> we still have to worry about the tropics. we have invest 97-l it has a 50% chance of developing in 48 hours, 90% in the next five days. there's the formation zone ta i jamaica and puerto rico. so we're going to be watching this very closely over the next several days. started off awfully chilly in the northeast today, in new england we also have strong storms making their way through the western part of the northeast. warm weather in the pacific northwest and a heat wave continues down south. >> chris: good monday morning, everyone. a chilly start, clear skies, expecting a lot of sunshine.

deliver some showers for tomorrow morning. 64 to 68. nice recovery this afternoon with mostly sunny skies. increasing clouds overnight tonight. not nearly as cool. temperatures back in the low to mid-50s. we'll have showers around tomorrow morning. a few of them lingering through mid-day along buzzards bay, the cape and the islands. and then cool and unsettled this week. and that's your latest weather. matt. >> all right, al, thank you very much. fitness trackers are more popular an ever. there is a whole new use for nbc's joe lin katz is here. >> we track our sleep, heart rate, steps and now silicon valley taking on another major task, helping women get pregnant. from counting steps and staircases to heart rates and calories, wearable tech is on the wrists of nearly 40 million americans and now that tech is entering the bedroom to help women get pregnant. a new device making waves is ava, a smart band worn on the

a baby. >> how does it work? >> it's actually really easy, you just wear it during the night, put it on before you go to sleep and wearing it during your sleep and in the morning you look at your phone. we are so used to technology everywhere around us, can call a cab and track your steps but we want to apply this in a meaningful area. >> it is fda regulated and tracks nine physiological factors including body doctors monitored 41 women who wore the bracelet as they slept and say they were able to identify a woman's fer tile days with nearly 90% accuracy. 34-year-old lauren is an early user of the device and companion app. she and her husband andrew hope to have a little one soon. >> we try and do all these things right. it makes me feel a little bit more empowered and a little bit more in control of this process. >> 20% of women in the united states now have their first

later, about one-third have fertility problems. popular apps like glow, ovia and clue track ovulation, another new device called know when uses a saliva test to track a woman's most fer tile days. >> some doctors warn a fertility wearable to be a spontaneity killer and put more pressure on couples. >> whether or not you are using an app or some sort of technology when you're trying to conceive you are obsessed. whether you want to empower yourself with knowledge of your body is your individual choice. for me i want to know. >> reporter: but ava still new and the results are limited. >> what's exciting about ava is it will actually allow a predictive opportunity to let a woman know that the next few days will be your more fer tile days. it may not necessarily contribute an advantage aside

noninvasive. >> she believes the data is for more than just conceiving. >> i think understanding your body is beneficial in this process. i think that's really good for the woman and i think it's also good for the couple. so hopefully it happens soon. >> i love you. >> fingers crossed. >> yeah, fingers crossed. >> now, the ava fertility bracelet is about $200 but there's concern about the security of all that data. what happens to it, the companies we've talked to say they're working overtime to nothing is ever fully secure. so be aware of that if you get one of these. >> especially now. >> it could be a real convenience for a lot of women. >> definitely. the more you know, i guess. >> thank you very much. just ahead, a tasty way to save some money. alton brown kicks off "today" food discount dinners, that's right after these messages, your local news and a look at your

>> this is 7 news now. >> kris: good morning. it's 8:27 on this monday morning. live look outside. let's go over the chris lambert with a check of the forecast. we get started with sunshine. >> chris: plenty of sunshine. it was a cold start, frosty in many suburbs. upper low 50s in boston now. we'll hold on to that sunshine throughout the day. temperatures recovering nicely. 66 to 68 in boston. cooler across the worcester hills. seven-day forecast bringing in some showers tomorrow morning. scattered showers mid-week into the weekend, so a wet and cool pattern ahead. >> kris: chris, thanks so much. state police say a five-year-old boy has died. he was hit by a minivan sunday afternoon. it happened in grafton. investigators say this appears

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8:30 now. we have a great morning out here on our plaza. charlie has joined. always good to have him out here. good morning, everybody. >> coming up, we love it when kristin chenoweth stops by, we will talk to her about her broadway show, new album and she will perform live for us in the studio. and then we have celebrity

busy whipping up a cheap dinner for your week knight schedule. and then how to guess a baby's gender. what a woman eats, how she's carrying, we will put them to the test and then the big reveal, savannah will tell us if she's having a boy or a girl. >> the best way to test the theory is try to out. first let's get a check of the weather. >> i have to show this picture of matt. this is >> what had you said to me right before that picture was taken. >> i didn't say anything, but you said, what was i thinking? >> that makes sense. >> all right. let's show you what you've got for your weather coming up for the week ahead. it's going to start off a stormy week in the eastern half of the u.s. with plenty of sunshine through the plains, then as we get toward the latter of the part of the week much needed heavy rain on the mid-atlantic states into the northeast, stays

have more rain. temperaturewise much above normal temperatures out west, cooler than normal down around texas and the great lakes, continues that way toward the mid part of the week, the heat continues out west and then by the latter part of the week cooler in the northeast, mid-atlantic states above normal through the plains. >> chris: good monday morning, everyone. a chilly start, clear skies, expecta deliver some showers for tomorrow morning. 64 to 68. nice recovery this afternoon with mostly sunny skies. increasing clouds overnight tonight. not nearly as cool. temperatures back in the low to mid-50s. we'll have showers around tomorrow morning. a few of them lingering through mid-day along buzzards bay, the cape and the islands. and then cool and unsettled this week. charlie having some fun with some friends over here.

need that weather you go to the weather channel on cable and check out your forecast. m this is world ftp awareness week, that is a serious form of dementia affecting people in the middle-aged area. don knew house lost his wife suzy to that disease, his brother sy was recently diagnosed with ftd as well and don is here along with dr. red psychology and neurology at columbia university. good morning. >> good morning. >> your wife, i believe, was diagnosed in 2003, is that correct. >> that's correct. >> she passed away last year, what were the symptoms she was dealing with at the time of her diagnosis? >> at the time of her diagnosis she was having language problems. she had trouble understanding speech and she had trouble speaking. >> and then over the decade, the next 10 or 12 years, what was the decline like?

completely and she could not understand speech. she also had behavioral problems, she became aggressive and finally she lost the ability to care for herself and she was wheel bound -- wheelchair bound. >> doctor, i think a lot of people have heard of alzheimer's disease, but much fewer or many fewer have heard of ftd. what are the similarities and what are the differ sense that they are dementing disorders, disorders that progressively affect thinking and behavior, but they are different in two very important ways, one is that while alzheimer's disease is a disease of the elderly, the older you get the higher your risk of getting it, frontal temporal dementia is a disease of middle age, the peak age is between 45 and 65. another important difference between the two is that in alzheimer's disease it is a

memories are usually pretty good, it manifests as changes in language as mr. new house said or behavioral or moat or changes. >> where do we stand research-wise in terms of finding a possible cure because there no cure at the moment. >> well, it's an exciting time. we don't at the moments have any treatments, but we have a wonderful patient organization aftd which was partnered with individuals like mr. newhouse and government organizations to fund a research plan to develop treatments. one thing that all of us very much want to advance is awareness around part of the reason for that is that it is frequently misdiagnosed with a psychiatric disorder or alzheimer's disease. the reason for that is people don't think of dementia affecting younger people and they think dementia equals memory which is not always the case. >> i mentioned your brother sy has been diagnosed how is he

he has lost most ability to people and understand speech and he also has motion problems. he needs either a wheelchair or walker and somebody to help him walk. >> i'm sorry to hear that. i know you're doing an awful lot to raise money and awareness and we appreciate that. >> we are doing that. >> thank you both. >> thank you. >> for more information on ftd go to our website today.com. still ahead we're revealing the gender of savannah's baby, but first this is "today" on nbc. ? with simply right checking from santander bank, just make one deposit, withdrawal, transfer, or payment each month to waive the monthly fee. and there's no minimum balance. you're alright with simply right checking from santander bank.

we're back. time for "today" food. this week it is all about discount dinners. not the way i would describe alton brown. >> wait a second. i'm cheap. i'm easy and delicious. i think it's okay. >> we mean that in the best possible way.

tell me about the book. >> the book is a culinary self portrait. it is the every day food that i cook every day for -- if you were to come to my house and have breakfast, lunch and dinner this is what you would be having. >> we're doing a chicken pick cat at that recipe. >> it's a well-known dish, it is pounded out chicken or veal with a -- finished with a sauce with lemon juice and capers but i make mine cheaper and i use chicken thighs instead. this dish because actually they provide a lot more flavor and they stand up to pounding a lot more than chicken breast. nobody actually likes chicken breast, that's my theory. >> we do it because we think it's leaner, that's why we pick chicken breast. >> the difference between the breast and thigh is actually not that much and in the end once the dish is put together there is a lot more satisfaction here, but the big thing is in order to build the sauce properly you have to have flour embedded into

a freezer bag and pound it. this is a part of what picata is about. that's go to tend rise the chicken, give more surface area for browning and embed it with flour which is going to build the sauce. >> is that a boneless thigh? >> i bone mine myself. when it comes time to do the cooking a little oil in a very hot pan and a little butter. a lot of people think oil will keep the butter from burning, that's not really true, it's more about flavor and about not having as much of the milk solids from the butter. to brown this kind of thing you really want to keep the pan constantly moving. i usually do this in bunches, three pieces at a time, you keep it moving over high heat. americans are afraid of cooking with high heat but it develops a lot of flavor. after 90 seconds you flip them and they end up looking like this. since this is television we are

and pretend that it never happened. what we end up with is the ground thighs, take those out, same pan, add eight ounces of mushrooms, three tablespoons of capers. >> i love capers. >> pickled flower bud from a mediterranean plant. once those are browns the chicken goes back in. >> can i show our tasters down stairs. we have a >> hoda asked for ketchup. >> that's fine if you buy the book. >> i don't want ketchup for this. the lemon is perfect. >> this is important, this is a braised dish which is like a stew, we need to tender rise and build a sauce. i have chicken broth with white wine. that is going to work with the flour that was already on the chicken to make a sauce, about seven minutes later this is what we've got. >> it's beautiful. >> we have -- it's very rich.

creamy looking sauce. >> you can finish that with butter if you wanted to but i don't. number one, i think that this is enough sauce. to me sauce that's on the plate at the end of the day is not worth anything. i like it to be right on top of the meat and clinging to it. >> i love it. >> this is what we end up with, that can be served on rice or pasta or nothing at all to be really honest. hit it with a little parsley and that looks like a dinner party for 4 bucks. >> it really does. alton brown, >> you should eat some. use the big fork. >> and i will mention all the reese piece are on today.com. i have to get some shrooms in there. >> mushrooms are really cheap and add a meaty flavor so i can actually cut back on the chicken, add more mushrooms and you get that umami that savory flavor. you are pregnant, you will eat anything. >> that's not true. >> they told me you were like eating these twingees out in the

>> you're coming back next hour. >> i am going to make another dish which is going to be my chicken parm shawn meet balls. can you really guess by looking at someone boy or a girl? >> boy. >> we will test out that theory and a lot more and i will go ahead and tell you what i'm having but first this is "today"

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man: that was easy. galvin: register by october 19th. all right. it's 8:45 with expecting "today." this morning the question lots of people have been asking since i revealed. >> one last look. >> baby number two is on the way. take a look. >> back in june i made a big announcement. >> are you pregnant? >> well, yeah, i am pregnant. >> but what's the gender of the baby? everybody has a theory. >> you're definitely having a boy because you look beautiful and girls steal your beauty when you're pregnant.

so i think it's a girl, then. >> i think savannah is having a boy because i desperately want to teach him how to play golf and her husband doesn't play golf. >> i think savannah is having a -- because she told me. >> i have about a 100% track record in guessing the gender of "today" show babies of my co-hosts. so i think savannah is having a bouncing baby boy. >> savannah is having a boy. >> savannah is going to have a little girl. >> >> she's carrying is differently. >> she does look different. >> she's been watching football and head butting people. >> i will just go with another girl just to be different. we'll see. >> cheers. >> cheers. >> never mind the super stigs what about the science. >> we asked dr. natalie azar. >> if you crave sweets it's a girl. >> no. if you're more nauseous it's a boy. >> no. >> if you sleep on your left side you're having a boy. >> no. >> what about carrying high,

out front as opposed to wide? >> no. >> still even she couldn't resist. >> that leaves me to my next question, what do you think i'm having? >> i think you're having a boy? in the end we crowd sourced it. >> who thinks i'm having a girl? >> okay. and who thinks i'm having a boy? >> wow. okay. sounds like i'm having a boy. >> what is >> so in my hands i have a blue shake and a pink shake. >> okay. >> would you like to do the honors? >> okay. you guys, i didn't really want to make a big deal of this or anything about what it was going to be, but -- oh, my gosh, what is that? >> it's a boy! >> yes.

>> we popped for a plane? that's pretty good. >> we're having a boy. >> the masses were right. >> i know they said there is no science to it -- >> congratulations. >> thanks. >> i have to say to matt excellent secret keeping. >> thank you. >> we are so excited. >> what's his name? >> i'm not telling that. that i'm definitel n >> since everybody would have an opinion. >> that's right. you have to keep it to yourself. we are so excited. >> do we take the pink shoe off there. >> eat the pink shoe. >> what did mike say about a boy? >> he is so excited. he's like, let me talk to my son. he is like, attention, son, you know -- >> it's so exciting. we feel beyond blessed to get to have a baby and to get to have a boy and a girl. >> did you explain it. >> she says baby brother. that was one of the reasons we found out this time.

have to have a new baby, we have to tell you what kind of baby. so baby brother is on his way. >> if you would be to kind as to consider having one more boy we would have a four-some. >> hotel uterus is closed. >> that's making news. >> why don't you just write the headline for the post. >> coming up next a live performance from emmy and tony

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the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. >> all right. we are back. it's 8:51. one of our all time favorites is here, kristin ? let's give the boys a hand ? >> i have do the low five this time. >> themmy and tony winner has made her mark on the stage and movies and tv. >> and she has just released a brand new album "the art of elegance." is this a bad time? you say this album is you. without sounding sarcastic most artists don't say this is someone else. why is it so you?

i think this is because this is some of the music that i cut my teeth on. in oklahoma we had dolly par ton and randy travis but my parents were playing count basy and gershwin and coal porter. now in my 40s singing it feels different than in my 20s. >> i think when you watch her sing you're always emotional but these in particular seem to other before. >> we sing because we can't speak it anymore is what i always tell my young students. that's truth and i'm singing because i've lived, you know, i've lived and that's a good thing. >> and you have a new show my love letter to broadway. >> it's going to be on broadway in november so everybody should come. it's just me. and maybe the baby. >> exactly. >> but my uterus is open. that's the line of the day. >> what are you going to say for us.

favorites "smile." >> kristin chenoweth. ? smile though your heart is aching ? ? smile even though it's breaking ? ? when there are clouds ith ? if you smile through your tears and sorrow ? ? smile and maybe tomorrow ? ? you'll see the sun come shining through ? ? for you ?

gladness ? ? hide every trace of sadness ? ? although a tear may be ever so near ? ? that's the time you must keep on trying ? ? smile, what's the use in crying ? ? you'll find that life still worthwhile ?

? light up your face with gladness ? ? hide every trace of sadness ? ? although a tear may be ever so near ? ? that's the time you must keep on trying ? ? smile, what's the use in worthwhile if you just smile ? [ applause ] >> oh, my gosh. we are a ball of mush over here. you should have seen the lovy

>> have a blessed day today. >> better time. enjoy. and, again, the album is "the art of elegance." we're back after these messages,

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miami marlins pitcher dies in a horrific boating accident. could middle school be a thing of the past. reports say that could be a possibility in boston. frosty start this morning. temperatures in the low 30s in many towns. where we go from here. and when we'll see some rain. >> all that keep going up. it's more expensive every year. it would be a lot cheaper to buy my medication from canada. kelly ayotte voted to block consumers from buying safe medicines from canada. and voted against lower cost generic drugs. kelly ayotte gets all that money from the big drug industry. hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions. when you take all that money it just changes you. kelly ayotte's not working for us.

>> hours away from the fist face-off. donald trump and hillary clinton set to debate just weeks away from election day. >> lost and found at sea a missing boater located his mother's whereabouts. >> a legend remembers. news of golf great armed palmer's death spreading across the globe. >> good morning happy monday. it's 9:00. thanks it is cold out there to start. >> it was. i had to grab my jacket this morning. small puppy coat. i didn't go too extreme. you should have seen him walking in like marshmallow man. you recognize this? an ice scraper giving this picture and 31 and a half degrees with the frost on the windshield this morning. cold spot norwood at the