to them. >> you can see much more of that conversation with secretary carter tonight on nbc nightly news with lester holt. also this morning an investigation is under way into an emergency landing by a british airways flight to san francisco. the plane was forced to divert to vancouver after its entire crew, but no passengers, reported feeling ill. here's morgan radford. >> reporter: emergency landing, after a mysteri strikes three pilots and 22 crew members, leaving passengers in shock. >> why was it just the crew? you know, what's happening in the cockpit. >> reporter: liz keller was one of 400 passengers on british airways flight 286 headed from san francisco to london monday night when the plane was forced to land in vancouver. >> i looked at the tv screen and i saw that we had done a complete u-turn. i was just like what's going on here? >> reporter: passengers were confused when first responders

could see the firemen were there. everyone just looked a bit confused and a little unsure of exactly what was happening. >> reporter: none of the passengers were sick and all of the crew members were later released from the hospital. the cause of the illness still a mystery. >> if there is any type of emergency, you depend upon that cabin crew. if they're lethargic, they're not mentally capable or physically capable of assisting passengers in any type of emergency situation, then that puts passengers' >> reporter: british airways sent passengers a letter apologizing for the inconvenience and offering new flights and hotel rooms. a journey still ahead with questions still lingering. morgan radford, nbc news, los angeles. another big story has a lot of people talking this morning, the start of the world series. the cleveland indians took game one last night in their historic matchup against the chicago cubs. nbc's ron mott is at progressive field in cleveland.

morning. >> reporter: what a night, matt, good morning to you. the crowd was loud, the cheers were loud and so were the moans and groans. if this first game is any indication, these players and these fans are going to go all out to make sure they finish on top. on a crisp, fall night in cleveland, a classic opening game of the world series. the indians now one victory closer to ending one of baseball's driest spells, whetting their fans' here and in chicago, every pitch, every catch, savored or soured. agony and ecstacy powered by a lifetime of hope and disappointment. >> i'm hoping for the best! >> reporter: even 104-year-old indian superfan, known simply as nana, couldn't resist pushing her bedtime back to enjoy the historic matchup, surrounded by

overall and will come out on top. >> reporter: win or lose, fans on both sides are infected with pride. >> it's something to be emotional about. >> reporter: at least the reward for remaining ever faithful, some longer than others, all never doubting their commitment. >> amazing, i love it. it's a great way to be in cleveland. >> reporter: though 68 years have passed since cleveland last donned a baseball crown, they were at least in the fitting room occasionally, striking out three times in the world series since 1948. on tuesday night consolation. the man they call the king, collecting more jewels. lebron james and the cavs collecting their championship rings. nana wasn't around when the cubs last won in 1908 so ending that streak for their fans is a dream well repeated with a chance after 71 years of finally coming true. here's a step that will put a smile on all the faces of

game of the world series has gone on to win the last straight world series 17 of 19, so good news for cleveland fans, not so good for the cubs fans. matt, savannah, back to you. >> thank you very much. just another footnote. core y struck out eight of the last nine. >> you can cross that one off your list. >> i love it,s great. can't everybody win? >> no. >> don't forget, we're giving away tickets to tonight's game in cleveland and another one in chicago. today.com has been flooded with creative entries from superfans of the indians and the cubs. we're going to surprise the winners of our first pair of kikts comi tickets coming up in just a little while. >> by the way, they're going to move the start of the game tonight to 7:00 because of impending bad weather, so we'll

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>> chris: good wednesday morning, everyone. cold start. we have sunshine in place. cool day overall with temperatures running into the mid to upper 40s. maybe a late-day sprinkle across the outer cape. maybe a mix of season and clouds. tomorrow rain arriving in the afternoon. wet know flicks and sleet pellets in worcester county. a brief period of center across the berkshires. up into vermont before the becomes a heavier rain overnight. half an inch to an inch and a half of rain ending early on friday. seasonable weekend a and that's your latest weather, guys. >> all right, al, thank you very much. for the first time in 15 years, former congressman gary condit addresses the disappearance and death of washington intern, chandra levy. what he's now revealing in a new interview. on the day he plans to cut the ribbon on a new hotel in washington, has the campaign been good or bad for the trump

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worcester. a fall breeze is with us. the wind-chill factors this morning running into the mid to upper 20s. certainly feeling more like november and not october outside. a decent deal of sunshine. little warm up. not 47 by this morning,er but by the time we get into this afternoon. 47 for a high temperature in boston. do expect a chilly rain to overtake the area by tomorrow afternoon. >> kris: chris, thanks. police are looking for a man who allegedly tried to kidnap a girl in roxbury. girl when she walked to the bus stop. the man backed his white sedan next to where this girl was walking. she was able to get away and was not hurt. police continue investigating after a school bus filled with children slammed enter a home in quincy. investigators say the driver lost control of the bus, hit a telephone pole and another car before crashing into the home on tuesday. five children and the driver

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we're back at 7:30 wednesday morning, the 26th of the october, 2016. there's a lot of smiling faces out on our plaza on a chilly day. just 41 degrees out this morning. >> a lot of those people didn't have to stay up too late. the game wasn't one of those marathons or anything like that. we'll get outside and say hi to them in a little while. let's check today's headlines. busch gardens tampa bay has closed it's congo river rapids ride. the move is being made out of an abundance of caution as investigators look into tuesday's malfunction on a similar ride in australia. that accident killed four people. as we mentioned, the

in the world series. game two is tonight. as al mentioned, because of a threat of rain, the start time has been moved up one hour so it starts at 7:00 eastern time. hillary clinton is spending another day in florida, courting early voters in that battleground state. donald trump heads to the nation's capital for the opening of his new hotel before rallies in north carolina tonight. and here is today's campaign moment. newt gingrich clashing with fox news's megyn kelly. >> if trump is a sexual you can't say that. >> i'm not taking a position on it. >> you can't say that statement. i'm sick and tired of people like you using language that's inflammatory that's not true. you want to go back to the tapes of your show recently, you are fascinated with sex and you don't care about public policy. >> me, really? >> that's what i get out of watching you tonight. >> you know what, mr. speaker, i'm not fascinated by sex. but i am fascinated by the protection of women and understanding what we're getting

would like to know -- >> that's why we're going to send bill clinton back to the east wing because, after all, you were worried about sexual predators. >> the american public is less interested in the deeds of hillary clinton's husband than they are in the deeds of the man who asked us to make him president, donald trump. we're going to have to leave it at that and you can take your anger issues and spend some time working on them, mr. speaker. thanks for being here. >> and you too. >> so i'm not sure they'll be at the same cocktail party in the is over. >> that's an extraordinary exchange. i honestly think after watching it that megyn was making a reasonable and rational point but it got out of hand real quickly. >> it's interesting to see the passion on all sides. >> that exchange went pretty viral pretty quickly. other news, some new revelations tied to the disappearance and death of washington intern chandra levy. although he denied any involvement and was quickly dismissed as a suspect, speculation was rampant then

somehow involved. well, now 15 years later, he is finally speaking out and nbc's joe fryer has more on that story. joe, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the shachandra levy scandal end the political career of gary condit. now after 15 years he's sharing his thoughts in his new book "actual malice." he sat down with dr. phil to talk about the book, and dr. phil gave us a preview. >> why is it after all these ye speak out now? >> because he feels like he was tried and convicted in the court of public opinion. >> reporter: in 2001, the married congressman was accused of having an affair with government intern, chandra levy. >> does he address the question about his relationship with chandra levy? >> most certainly. he addresses it with more candor and transpair aens than he ever has in the last 15 years.

with her and saw her outside the office, correct? >> i saw her one time at a restaurant and she came by my condo once. >> she came by your condo once? >> maybe twice. i think it was twice she came by. >> okay. >> but once again, i want to make this clear. there's nothing unusual about someone coming by my condo. a lot of people did. so people have made some speculation about that being something special, but -- >> well, were the police making something out of that? >> they were trying to could. >> reporter: a development shocking to condit considering he helped launch the investigation. >> when chandra went missing, her father called my home in california and he was, you know, extremely concerned about her whereabouts. >> was he calling just because you were his congressman or was he calling because he knew you had a relationship with chandra? >> he knew that i was her congressman and she had come by

washington, d.c., so he called my home. >> was there ever a time that you weren't active in trying to help locate this young woman? >> no. i had made a commitment to dr. levy and mrs. levy that i would do everything i could to get the police engaged. >> reporter: it wasn't until 2010 that a man already serving time for sexual assault was charged and found guilty of levy's murder. but this year after a retrial was ordered, prosecuto the charges against him altogether, saying they could no longer prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt. now condit has co-authored "actual malice." >> this is an astoundingly candid book. this is not a spin book. he's very critical of law enforcement. he's very critical of the media. he's very critical of himself. >> reporter: condit tells dr. phil he kept gifts in his office and once gave levy a gold bracelet. >> kids would come in.

so she came in and she had a gift for me, which was chocolates. i opened by door, reached in and said we have one for you from the office, you're graduating, you're getting your master's degree. >> reporter: dr. phil says condit is a man at peace, but also a man with unfinished business. >> and the unfinished business is that no one is currently bowing held accountable for what happened to chandra levy, and that's painful for >> throughout this scandal, condilt has denied having an affair with levy. in this interview condit discusses the issue with more candor and transparency than ever before. it airs thursday on dr. phil. >> okay, thank you. mr. roker, check of the weather. >> let's start out again and head out to cleveland, progressive field. as we mentioned, we are looking at wet weather moving in, although the heaviest rain should be over with by the time

maybe a few scattered showers and 49 degrees. here's what's causing it, low pressure coming out of iowa, scattered showers, thunderstorms move through chicago late tonight on into tomorrow. cleveland will get its heaviest rain after the game is over, unless they go into extra innings, but there's so much cold air banked in over the northeast, we're looking at snow in the northeast. in the meantime anywhere from 1 to 2 inches, including cleveland. through friday we could see up to 2 inches of rain in parts of upper elevations of upstate new york and new england. winter weather advisories and possibly 3 to 6, even 8 inches of snow. so a lot of skiers looking pretty happy right now. >> chris: good wednesday morning, everyone. cold start. we have sunshine in place. cool day overall with temperatures running into the mid to upper 40s. maybe a late-day sprinkle across the outer cape. maybe a mix of season and clouds. tomorrow rain arriving in the

a brief period of center across the berkshires. up into vermont before the becomes a heavier rain overnight. half an inch to an inch and a half of rain ending early on friday. seasonable weekend ahead. right now halloween does look check out your weather any time of the day or night, check out the weather channel. >> all right, al, thanks very much. do you want to check out a marvel to behold? >> yes. >> do you have what it takes to pull this off? ringle. but first as donald trump cuts the ribbon on a new hotel in washington, d.c., today, is his brand taking any hit because

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we're back at 7:43. that's a look at the new trump international hotel in washington where that ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held today. >> donald trump's business empire getting a lot of attention in the presidential race. not all of it three democratic senators want to see next year's u.s. women's open golf tournament moved from a trump course in new jersey. how else is the trump brand being impacted by this white house bid? nbc national correspondent peter alexander takes a look. >> reporter: for all his buildings and billions, donald trump's biggest asset may be his name. >> i built a phenomenal business with incredible iconic assets. >> reporter: the republican

frequent visits to trump properties. >> it will be one of the great hotels anywhere in the world. inside the light house right now is incredible suites. it's the largest winery on the east coast. i own it 100%. >> reporter: and again tuesday. >> we're at trump national doral and it's one of the great places on earth. >> reporter: but just blocks from his home in trump tower, nearly 400 residents at the trump place apartments have trump name. >> all the things that the trump name brings up. >> reporter: trump helped develop the complex. it's owner telling nbc news we have a contractual obligation regarding the use of the name. adding, they may assess the continued use of the name at the appropriate time, but they have measured the doormen for new uniforms without the trump name and rolled out new carpets. what about trump's other properties? according to redfin and online

condo sales and hotel bookings are down this year. but any drop may not be politics, instead an economic downturn. there are signs the trump name still sells. real estate sight zillow says august sales for trump's manhattan condos grew at a faster rate than the overall market in the last year. the trump organization that is privately held and doesn't share sales numbers tells nbc news the trump hotel in las vegas is having the best year in its history with record level results. >> theer targeted as his customers, as the people who went to his hotels, his golf courses, bought his goods or his apartments are not the people who are supporting him in this election. it's a bit of a brand nightmare. >> reporter: earlier this month a protester spray painted graffiti across trump's brand new d.c. hotel, where the celebrity chef cancelled plans for a restaurant. more recently following trump's lewd comments about women, the susan g. komen foundation is

at the mar-a-lago club in palm beach. a spokesperson saying the trump brand remains incredibly strong. adding we continue to outperform our competitors and are very enthusiastic about the future. but noticeably missing from its new hotel line targeting millenials, the trump name. instead calling itself scion, meaning descendant of a notable family. speaking of family, trump's daughter may be taking a hit. with women using the power of the purse, some now ivanka trump's line of products. the #grabyourwallet going viral. what if trump wins? >> if he were to become president, a lot of people would assign even more cache to the name. a lot of people might not. >> reporter: trump testing the old line that there's no such thing as bad publicity. for "today," peter alexander, nbc news, washington. >> all right. coming up, following in his

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live. and following in their father's footsteps. coldplay's chris martin upstaged by his own two kids at a fund-raiser as daughter apple and son moses prove dad's not the only one who can sing. today, wednesday, october 26th, 2016. ? >> our first night in the big apple from the big the "today" show. >> good morning, fargo, north dakota. >> celebrating our 26th anniversary on "today"! >> we are here because we love the "today" show. >> we're best friends, but i'm a cubs fan. >> and i'm a tribe fan.

wednesday morning, the 26th day of october, 2016. >> okay. >> somebody here didn't get the coat -- >> it's chilly out here. >> mr. roker usually waits until like january. >> he does. >> it's a little brisk. >> a little chilly. by the way, it's halloween weather and we are going to get you ready. we have some creative to -- costumes. and then we've got the perfect make-ahead meal for a night of trick-or-treating. beef stew with ghoulish potatoes. >> and the next big food holiday, thanksgiving. we are launching today's turkey trot. a search across the country for a super chef with creative recipes to share.

remember, we want to surprise them so don't tell them you're doing that. >> you mentioned thanksgiving, tamron starts to cry. all right. let's get a check of the top stories of the morning. here is your news. >> reporter: i'm andrea mitchell in florida, where hillary clinton will campaign for the second straight day, trying to deny donald trump a path to the white house in a state that he must win. even as trump starts the day in washington, d.c., at the opening of his latest before heading to north carolina. hillary clinton and donald trump keeping their eyes on the prize of battleground florida. >> i feel good, but boy, i'm not taking anything for granted. i'm going to work as hard as i can. >> we are going to win the state of florida, and we are going to win back the white house. >> reporter: but with trump trailing clinton in most swing states, there's new evidence his path is narrowing.

the affordable care act, obamacare, with reports of premium hikes on some consumers next year. >> she wants to keep it and your numbers are going to get up, up, up and get worse, worse, worse. >> reporter: clinton acknowledging the law needs fixing. >> the costs have gone up too much so we're going to tackle that. >> reporter: trump seizing on another stolen e-mail released by wikileaks about when president obama first learned about her private e-mails. when the story first broke he said he first learned about it. >> learned it through news reports. >> reporter: in the e-mail released tuesday, cheryl mills writes we need to clean this up, he has e-mails from her. they do not say state.gov. >> in other words, mills was saying obama, he had to know that hillary was using an illegal server but he claimed otherwise. so that means obama is now into the act. >> reporter: clinton going after trump for saying he won't necessarily concede if he loses.

at the very moment when donald trump is making an unprecedented attack on our democracy. >> reporter: trump getting personal. >> you vote for her, you're crazy, okay, i'll tell you. she is the worst. >> reporter: a far cry from what he said about clinton in 2008. >> hillary clinton is a great woman. i think that she's a little bit misunderstood. you know, hillary is a very smart woman, very tough woman. that's fine. but she's also a very nice person. >> reporte a recorded by a biographer who opposes trump's candidacy shed light on his thinking. >> i don't like to analyze myself because i might not like what i see. i don't like to analyze myself. >> reporter: both candidates trying to bank early votes here in florida, then going on to other states where there is early vote. hillary clinton today celebrating her 69th birthday in florida, and she's got an endorsement for her birthday

under reagan and both bushes. in a hacked e-mail said that donald trump was a national disgrace. she also took a little time off late last night, going to an adele concert here in florida. savannah. >> all right, andrea mitchell, thank you. british airways is trying to find out what caused a mystery illness that affected the entire crew on a flight from san francisco to london. the plane had to be diverted back to vancouver where it made an emergency landing on monday night. three pilots and 22 other crew members were taken off fligh they were all later released. 400 passengers were also on the plane, but none of them reported being sick. >> that's bizarre. all right, we'll find out about that. coming up, get ready to buy some chips. the video that will have you trying the pringle ringle all day long.

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it is 8:10 and it's the perfect time to do snacking and trending. >> we're going to snack and talk a little politics. i think it's fair to say we're all very tired of politics right now. the ads, people are sick are seeing them, but i have to say this is a political ad you might actually like. take a look. >> we've got room to put 2700 people in our jail. it costs us about $103 a day. >> gerald really doesn't have any hes 4.4169. this year we can take that down to 3838. >> is he always like that? >> all the time. >> you know, i think i like helping around the house here. >> please re-elect gerald. please. >> a local republican candidate in texas is running for travis county commissioner and his wife says please, please vote for

>> that's cute and very wholesome, which is nice. all right, you know that social media craze, taking the internet by storm, flipping the water bottle. >> just because you're always showing me the video. >> that's so yesterday. check out the internet's latest obsession. it's called pringles ringle. it looks something like this. people are taking the popular potato chips, pringles, and trying to construct a ring out of them. there are videos trying, many of them failing. internet fix wed with this tutorial. thousands watched this unfold on facebook live. this woman carefully layering the chips on top of each other and then after all of that work, you know what happens. >> you eat them. >> you take a pumpkin and you drop it on them. >> a little pumpkin spice. >> why would you destroy art like that? >> or food?

>> tamron, you've got to do pop stars. >> aren't we going to practice? how do we do it? >> come on, the clock is running on hoda. first to justin timberlake. he was the talk and because of a selfie. this is what he posted from inside a voting booth in tennessee. well, the state has banned photographs from being taken inside polling places. well, initially officials said the incident was investigated. but late yesterday they reversed themselves saying they misspoke and justin is in the clear, no investigation under way. next to ryan reynolds, he recently celebrated his 40th birthday. his wife, blake lively, took him to the restaurant. hey reynolds, i like you a whole lot. just saying. and ryan said best birthday ever, courtesy of my wife, buddy, and international spy,

children for not ruining everything like they planned. how's it going, hoda? >> give a cutaway, please. >> this is deserving. >> i've got one more story. here we go. go. finally chris martin getting upstaged at his own gig but he probably didn't mind this one. it was his own kids, moses and apple, stealing the spotlight. here's your moment. ? just a little bit of your mind ? >> so apple, the mini-me version of her mom, gwyneth paltrow. the kids proving that talent really does run in some families. that is your pop start and now here the big reveal. you did well. >> just look at roker's.

a problem in a few minutes. he's lopsided. >> and we have a tower of pringles. >> this is more my speed -- >> i need a pumpkin. >> hoda, you have a real knack for this. >> all right. how about it. >> and then there's pokemon go. >> it's come to this. >> all right. tamron, by the way, you also -- we also have our world series superfan giveaway. you're going to tell us about this. >> 24 hours biggest cubs and indians fans out there. the prize, two tickets to a world series game. we received thousands of submissions, everything from full cleveland shrines, take a look, to these triplets in their indians onesies. we have found our winners and sheinelle is in their home now just outside of cleveland ready to break the news that they are going to the world series tonight. hey, lady, what's going on out there? >> reporter: hi. okay, so let me tell you this.

because they can't hear me. we are outside of their house right now. let me tell you about this lucky couple, first of all. they don't have a clue that they are about to go to the game tonight. so here's how we did this. we told them that they were one of the top three finalists. we have a producer inside. they have their phones off, they don't have the tvs on, so they do not have a clue. let me tell you a little bit about this couple. back in 1995, they actually pushed back their wedding date so they could focus on the world series run at the time with cleveland. then take a look they made sure that they had a wedding location where they could actually take pictures in front of chief wahoo. for their first anniversary, lee actually gave tim a 1948 world series team jacket. so bottom line, this couple, they are all about the cleveland indians. and i have a little help. come here. we have slider here and we actually have a high school marching band, st. ignatius high school marching band. are you guys excited? all right, let's do this.

this is so much fun. here we go. yes? >> they have no idea and there's a marching band on their front yard. >> nope, they have no idea. >> i wouldn't answer the door. >> hi, are you lee? >> oh, my gosh yes. >> are you tim? come on out. guess what, you're going to the game tonight. come on down! this is all for you. you are going to the world series tonight, game two. >> she's speechless. you're speechless. >> how ya doing?

is it too soon to ask you how you feel? >> oh, my gosh. i am so excited. >> i was telling the viewers -- >> unbelievable. >> i was telling the viewers all about you guys, the fact that you pushed back your wedding day back in 1995, you're all about this. what is it about this team that you love so much? >> it's just fun. the cleveland indians, just something that makes cleveland, cleveland. having them in town, they have been just such a great thing to be involved with. so going to the games has b think everybody in cleveland. >> come on, when's the last time you had a marching band in your driveway to wake up the entire neighborhood. they're going to the world series! give them a round of applause, guys. matt and savannah, it doesn't get any better. >> they are so awesome. >> i think i'm better now. >> you're going to the game tonight, make sure you let us know your experience.

i probably won't stop talking about it. >> you're shaking, i love it. guys, i'll send it back to you. i think they're in shock. >> that's amazing. >> that's awesome. >> i love her, she's dancing right there with the mascot. >> take it in. >> and then also, they don't know we're coming but they're all dressed up. >> that's just what they wear. >> in honor of their fan dom, we are celebrating with milk shakes from cleveland's own tommy's restaurant. we've been digging victory. let's see what happens next. >> this is not our first tommy's milk shake. >> i have to do this. reminder to the cubs fans out there, we've not forgotten you. our superfan giveaway is still going. we have two more tickets to hand out for saturday's game in chicago. come on, a weekend game in chicago. head to today.com to let us know why those tickets should be

you don't have to work on sunday, whew, that's awesome. >> chris: good wednesday morning, everyone. cold start. we have sunshine in place. cool day overall with temperatures running into the mid to upper 40s. maybe a late-day sprinkle across the outer cape. maybe a mix of season and clouds. tomorrow rain arriving in the afternoon. wet know flicks and sleet pellets in worcester county. a brief period of center across the berkshires. becomes a heavier rain overnight. half an inch to an inch and a half of rain ending early on friday. seasonable weekend ahead. right now halloween does look >> announcer: re and that's your latest weather. >> announcer: red, white and you is sponsored by amazon. now it's time for our special series leading up to

getting a lot of attention from both campaigns, millenials. >> but efforts to court them may not be paying off. ronan farrow is in los angeles with that part of the story. hi, ronan, good morning. >> good to see you. a number of polls suggesting hillary clinton's support among those elusive millenial voters may bow sure surging. whether that's a trend remains to be seen. but under the surface of these numbers, there's a lot of anger and disappointment from aro decide the future of this country. >> i have heard many people say that they're just so frustrated with, like, how the candidates turned out that they don't want to vote at all. >> young people are being left behind. >> we're voting for the party but none of us are very excited. >> reporter: meet the voting bloc that could make or break the election. millenials, that's 18 to 34-year-olds, now represent 69.2 million voters, almost as many as baby boomers.

numbers, propelling barack obama to victory. but this time around could be another story. a growing movement dubbed nobody 2016 has taken off with a popular hash tag and hundreds of thousands of likes on facebook, reflecting a lack of enthusiasm for hillary clinton and donald trump. according to a recent nbc news/"wall street journal" poll of 18 to 34-year-olds, 70% have an unfavorable opinion of trump, while 46 of them dislike clinton. >> the majority of young pe they have in this election. there is a potential risk for young people to have a lower turnout. >> reporter: kay begginsburg directs a program at tufts university. she said candidates haven't sufficiently emphasized millenial voters. >> only 30% of millenials have been contacted by campaigns and outside groups. >> reporter: and they're not connecting on issues they care about, like climate change and

any chance we'll see an obama-style swell of youth voters this election? none of you. >> reporter: these students at the university of wisconsin madison responded to our call for millenial voters who feel fed up. some are frustrated with hillary clinton. >> i think it's definitely that she's out of touch. >> bernie sanders did a great job, but afterwards, the broader topics and ideas were kind of left out. >> reporter: august is the head of the college democrats. >> has it been frustrating for you as a student leader democratic party to deal with that negativity towards hillary clinton? >> you know, you run into that sometimes, but we're trying to change that. >> reporter: others worry donald trump is pushing voters away. >> they're bringing crime, they're rapists. >> grab them by the [ bleep ]. >> the rhetoric is a huge problem. we've got a lot of problems with sexual assault. we see it with our friends. >> i think it's really going to damage our party in future years. >> for a lot of our members, mr. trump wasn't their first choice.

mine is a little more personal than me, it's my dead. >> alex is the son of governor scott walker, a candidate in this year's republican primary. >> do you think that those comments from trump have pushed away young republicans? >> absolutely. >> but you're voting for him? >> i am. >> reporter: some critics have labeled frustrated millenials apathetic or lazy. >> come on, millenials, i know we've [ bleep ] things up for you but we were counting on you to fix things, not finish the job. >> reporter: but on campuses around the country, students are fighting that perception. >> i know our g passionate because all of my friends of passionate. >> reporter: billy welsh and merriam coker saw mounting negativity and set about juggling midterms with registering students to vote. >> even if i made a few students excited to vote, that was my goal. >> how much negativity do you see about these candidates? >> so much. it's disheartening. >> i just worry it will be a lifetime of not engaging in our government. if people have a negative

that. >> reporter: an uphill battle they say is worth fighting. >> there's so many people who are uninspired and so many people who don't want to vote, like we're not going to do anything. the people that believe our generation is lazy, don't care about anything, we're unambitious, they're going to be right, but that's not true. >> reporter: the message as always is simple. >> if you're a young person, go vote. even if you're not a young person, go vote. >> now, what this all translates into on election day is a big young voters are registering at similar rates of 2012 but their data says there's vastly more negativity. the idea being if young people show this time, it may be to vote against a candidate rather than for one. >> probably a lot of voters feel that way. by the way, you can see more of

narrator: two kinds of business experience. chris sununu's family handed him a top-rated ski resort. he ran it into the ground. chris sununu cut jobs, and cut workers' hours so he wouldn't have to provide health insurance. colin van ostern went to college on student loans, became a stonyfield business manager.

real success is helping others get ahead. a bright new hampshire future starts with looking out for people. >> this is 7news now. >> sarah: good morning, everybody. 8:27 as you take a live look over boston. let's send it over the chris lambert now. he has a check of your forecast. >> chris: a lot of cold weather in place. temperatures running at 30. 38 in boston. feels more like 23n dry day today. different story tomorrow. we'll track some rain that develops in the afternoon. may initially start off and mix in with a little sleet and wet snow across the higher terrain of worcester county. that rain wraps up early friday. >> sarah: police are looking for the man who allegedly tried to kidnap a young girl in roxbury. officers say the man grabbed girl from behind as she walked through the bus stop tuesday morning. video shows the man back his white sedan right next to where the girl was walking.

not hurt. several people are homeless this morning after fierce flames tore through two homes in everett. fire officials say the flames started at a triple-decker home and quickly spread to the house next door. no one was hurt. police continue to investigate after a school bus filled with children slammed into a home in quincy. investigators say the driver lost control of the bus and hit a telephone pole and another car before crashing into the home on tuesday. five children and the driver suffered minor injuries. "today in new england" returns

good morning, everybody. it's 8:30, it's wednesday morning, 26th of october, 2016. we have made it, middle of the week. i think people are starting to really get into the halloween spirit. >> who's ready for halloween? >> yes! >> everybody? all right, we've got you covered. we have costumes. >> oh, look at this, look at this.

and the baby is cute also. and we've also got an easy-to-make meal for halloween night. >> oh, yum. >> awesome. >> you can make it ahead too, which is great. >> and of course today's fun is just a precursor for our big halloween extravaganza. no hands, but trust us, what are you doing? you don't want to miss what we've got planned, our big costume reveal. here's the deal, you've got to come to the plaza dressed in your favorite costume. it is going to be an awesome halloween on monday. >> very catch up with the legendary don rickles, unlocking his secrets to long life and being so funny. >> i love this series, you get to sit down with all your heroes. >> let's get a check of the weather. >> let's start off at what we're looking at for our friends out west. another big storm coming into the pacific northwest and northern california. this one is going to bring rain all the way down into southern california as well by the time

central and southern california get involved. we've got some tropical moisture adding to the risk of some flooding rains. rainfall amounts generally 1 to 2 inches, but locally could be as much as 3 to 5 inches in northern california and even parts of southern oregon could >> chris: good wednesday morning, everyone. cold start. we have sunshine in place. cool day overall w temperatures running into the mid to upper 40s. maybe a late-day sprinkle across the outer cape. maybe a mix of season and clouds. tomorrow rain arriving in the afternoon. wet know flicks and sleet pellets in worcester county. a brief period of center across the berkshires. up into vermont before the becomes a heavier rain overnight. half an inch to an inch and a half of rain ending early on friday. seasonable weekend ahead.

forecast. check out the weather channel on cable. meantime, today's living legends, our ongoing series this morning. one of the most beloved comedians of all time, mr. don rickles, invited me to his malibu home for some funny and frank talk. for more than half a century, comedian don rickles has making folks laugh. >> will you welcome don >> for his sharp, quick-witd tongue and approach to comedy, his jokes transcending time. >> i'm a catholic, you're a jew and, sammy, you're black. i'm sorry. >> today there's so much political correctness. could you succeed doing the act you did when you first started? >> i think they're ready for a guy like me because i'm never hurtful. it's always something that's sarcastic but fun. >> what is your ancestry?

>> i'm in the business 25 years, i don't have a joke for a jerk that's honduran. >> it got to a point where it was a badge of honor to get insulted by don rickles. >> thank you. sometimes. >> what did you have for dinner? fish? >> tell me about your relationship with johnny carson. >> when the light went on, he became magic. i used to look at him and say, wow, this man is something else. >> rickles appearing more than 100 times with johnny carson, creating some of the most iconic moments of the '60s and '70s. >> two of the biggest moments i remember on "the tonight show" involved you. when he throws you in the tub. did you know he was going to do that? >> no, no. >> you're fully clothed. >> yeah, right. >> in the other, he had the cameras follow him from his studio -- >> and the great line was johnny

wait a minute. why are you -- why do you always do that, johnny carson. they know who i am. >> that was the big joke. i know i'm johnny carson, i don't need you to say it. >> you've been performing for over 50 years. >> yeah. >> during the heyday of the rat pack, frank sinatra kind of helped make your career. >> he was a great man, got rest his soul. he treated me like a kid brother. anything i said, he would laugh. th reagan, his inaugural, that's the highlight of my life really. >> he's sitting there looking at the program going where is he saying he makes fun of me? where does it say that? and frank said if you don't have ri rickles, you're not going to have me. i cherish that. >> unlike some comedians who have literally file cab nelinet jokes, you don't have that. >> i've never had a writer for what i do. i'm proud of that. it's always me doing me.

know. i keep going because, first of all, i have a great wife and wonderful family. >> at what point do you think about your wife, barbara, and how important she was and is to your career and your life? >> she's -- >> is that part of the secret. >> someone that cares genuinely about you good and bad so i'm completedly devoted to her. she's my life, she really is. going strong. >> the younger people are coming to see me. i'm very flattered with that. >> you're mr. potato head in one of the most beloved series of movies, "toy story." my favorite line is, hey look, i'm picasso. >> i don't get it. >> you uncultured swine. what are you looking at, you hockey puck. >> what's the matter with you, al? you watch that stuff? >> i'm a lonely man. >> give yourself a break. who watches this?

it. >> it doesn't get any better than this. 90 years old, still going strong. he's going to take the stage performing alongside our buddy, regis philbin in, a series of shows out west. they sit on stage, regis talks with them, don insults the audience. >> that's amazing. >> you were in heaven, al. totally in heaven. >> he can't stop smiling. up next, halloween in a hurry. last-minute ideas for great your kids are going to love these. first, this is "today" on nbc. massachusetts has many great public schools, and we took it for granted that our kids would go to great public schools.

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costume for the kids yet, fear not because we have quick and easy ideas. abby larson is here, she's the founder of style me pretty.com. good morning. >> hi, good morning. >> miss clever clogs. we have such cute, cute things. you swear that those of us who aren't crafty can do it. >> they're cute but actually like afternoon projects. >> okay, good. >> i promise. >> let's start with the babies. this is adorable. we've got holt with his dad, jason. >> this is so simple. you have popcorn but the best part is that it secures itself to the baby carrier so you don't have to lug your kid around from house to house. and the real showstopper is that hat. it's just a white infant hat had a whole bunch of popcorn glued to it. >> so cute. we've got alera and her dad, allister. >> it's a red onesie and

felt and like the popcorn hat, we have a black infant hat, whole bunch of palm paompoms on >> it's so cute. let's do our toddler set. 2 to 3-year-olds. >> yes. >> we have ariana and emma. this is great if you think they won't want to walk. >> this is perfect. this is just a red wagon. we covered it in some fabric. we did that so when we blue up all the them to the fabric. add some rubber duckies. this one is super, super simple. >> adorable. and i love the next one. we have our little hot air balloon. >> this is my favorite of the bunch. this is our hot air balloon, most popular costume for sure. looks hard. >> it does look hard. >> it's a basket with a base cut out of it and this is just a huge latex three-foot balloon. fill it with helium.

wreath that's keeping it waugt. >> what do you see, buddy? he sees himself. graham, good job. next we have the 4 to 6-year-olds. >> yes. >> a little shark. >> this is armon and he is a shark. i love this costume because it's so easy. it's just a gray hooded sweatshirt with felt on the front and we used that same felt to make the teeth on the top. add some googly eyes, maybe a fin in the back. go girl with an umbrella. >> this is ava. this is raining cats and dogs. how cute, right? >> ava, look out that way. >> these are stuffed animals collecting dust in my basement. used fishing wire to attach them to the umbrella. all you need is a coat and some boots. >> we've got the 8 to 12-year-olds now, the tweens. >> yes, our girls.

>> these costumes are great. they're for any age, any gender. this is a pinata, it's time consuming, but it's hot gluing crepe paper to clothing that you already have. so a long-sleeve shirt, some pants, maybe decorate a cool baseball hat. this one you can keep simple or go all out. >> and jordan's sister, ryan, is so cute. she's an instagram post. >> how timely, right? this one takes 24 hours. you need to send a screen shot print shop. >> is it expensive? >> no. once you get it back it's snapety snap so glue that poster to a foam coreboard, cut out the center and you're good. >> can we get all of our beautiful models out one more time? if i want to get the step-by-step instructions. >> on style be pretty.com or today.com. >> okay, great. >> how cute are they? >> come on, guys, let's get a

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we're back now, 8:46, with "today" food and a make ahead meal. this is clota mckenna, a restauranteur. it's so nice to see you. >> good to see you. >> we were just talking and asked if you celebrated

i especially love fall. i love cooking in fall as a chef. yeah. >> you also told me this is your favorite fall recipe, so let's get -- it's a beef stew. >> it's a beef stew. can i just start by saying i've been cooking this for 16 years. it's my beef and wild mushroom stew. i'm irish, if you haven't guessed, right? >> you're not from around here, i know that. >> so i'm adding in my guinness into it as well. >> let's look at the ingredients here. >> so simpleo guinness and then for my ghoulish potatoes, we need peas for the eyes, et cetera. >> they're very cute. you're sauteing and you have the bacon in here. >> i've got my bacon and shallots in here. you need two pans and this is a make-ahe make-ahead. >> why don't you cut the as i would say shallots, why don't you cut them up?

>> okay. they do, because they absorb all of the gorgeous flavor. okay. can you pop my beef in here? >> of course. >> the reason why i brown them up is because i want to intensify the flavors. >> how long does it take to get from this to this? >> three or four minutes. we do it for a couple of reasons. we want to sear in the flavor and also get that texture. >> so most of this happens in transfer into something you're going to put into the oven. >> exactly. so you can make this three days before you eat it. you're so helpful, matt, thank you. oh, that goes in here. >> sorry. i almost messed up. by the way, we also have our tasters downstairs. >> what do you think? >> a lot of great textures in here. >> this is delicious. >> so the mushrooms, i've got oysters, chest nuts, portabello, but you could use regular mushrooms. you want to get them browned as

here we go, get the good stuff in. >> let's say you're not a guinness fan. what can we substitute? >> you can use beef stock if you want. >> let's do it your way. >> will i give you the honors? >> yes, absolutely. >> pour in the guinness, matt. >> i love guinness, by the way. i really do. >> so do i. >> then i've got an herb bundle. i -- >> you grow >> especially rosemary. so i've got rosemary, thyme, bay leaf, pop it all in. >> lid on it how long? >> it goes in the oven about two hours. you could pop it in your slow cooker. >> look how great it looks when it comes out. >> what kind of potatoes do you use? >> russet potatoes, keep the skins on and they come out like

it's important that you put warm milk into it. the reason why you put warm milk is the potatoes become much creamier. >> i love mashed potatoes. >> and then some lovely fresh nutmeg and you mash those all up together. >> a little pepper, a little salt. >> and a little bit of mashing action like so. then you could make this ahead as well, but i'd make it the day beforehand. well. >> and the fun part, you're going to make ghoulish mashed potatoes so you put them in a pastry tube. >> you can pick this up in any supermarket and then just clip off the top. the trick before you start piping is you get it very, very tight and then cut it off. i'm going to start you off and you're going to finish it. so you want to get a nice base and then you get smaller and smaller. >> you know who i can see doing

>> al. >> that's right. make a little potato michelin man. >> for your kids, you can put in carrots or peas. look at this. >> mine looks more like a tornado than a ghoul but that's all right. >> and then you've got your little eyes. voila. we've got a ghost. it's ghoulish and freaky. >> and it tastes how, guys? >> ghoulish. >> thank you so much. happy halloween. >> happy halloween. >> if you want this recipe or a lot of other recipes, go to today.com/food. we are back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. this is "today" on nbc. i'm going to make another one. great price on this boneless chicken! yeah. we love low prices. no bones about it. [ laughter ] thousands of blue tags. thousands of low prices.

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thousands of blue tags. thousands of low prices. my stop & shop. all right. we are back, 8:53. is this your first birthday since you have a new knee? >> it is. in honor of do a little bit day action. let's thing on the smucker's jars and find out who we are celebrating today. first up, a happy 110 birthday to louise schaaf. this soccer fan is from norwood park, illinois. she's got four grandkids, 10 great grandkids and 7 great great grandkids. that's fantastic. anthony is 100 years old, a retired photographer from new orleans, louisiana.

for 48 years. hoda, you probably saw some of his pictures. >> i may have. >> happy 100th birthday to clara barker, a talented quilt maker. loves to give quilts away as gifts. leslie is celebrating 100 years. he says his secret to longevity, never stop moving. he mows his own lawn. way to go. philip middleton also 100 years little disappointed, but they still got a lot further than the yankees or the mets. from atlanta, georgia, worked for 50 years as a building general contractor. and a happy 100th birthday to bertha goff also from atlanta. just last year bertha adopted a kitten. let us know about the folks in your life who are celebrating special birthdays. just head to today.com/celebrate and make sure you include a photo. >> all right. by the way, when you're on our website, we want you to nominate

creative thanksgiving day recipe. this is for today's turkey trot. we may just surprise them with a visit from one of their favorite celebrity chefs. >> very cool. >> what's coming up? >> colin hanks. he's got a great sitcom. and we're going to ask him about his dad and david s. pumpkins. >> i missed this. >> it's an snl skit. >> we have a challenger for you, hoda. we have to do the pringles challenge.

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