i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. this morning on "today's take" colin hanks from one of the most famous families to starring in his own sitcom. then we're having a haunted house party with freaky food and more. heading home for the holidays? we've got the secrets to get now. announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take" live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and welcome to a wednesday morning, october 26, 2016. i'm al along with tamron and dylan. >> good morning, bud. >> it's getting all halloweeny out here. >> it feels like it in the air. >> brisk out. >> and we have our big reveal monday.

once you hit a day like today, it's like, okay, i'm ready for all the fall holidays. >> which is good, because pumpkins don't go bad. >> but the squirrels get them. >> true, true. >> i don't have a lot of squirrels at my apartment. >> me either. but in texas, and when i lived in chicago, we put the pumpkin out and it's like -- >> if you carve it too early, the teeth start curving in. >> let's think positive. >> happy halloween. >> before we had digital cameras, the closest t polaroid, the instant gratification. >> you saw my instagram. >> and you are very excited. >> so yesterday i put on my instagram account, i bought a polaroid camera over the weekend. and so, you know, we have the little one down in the orange room that gives you the instant picture, but it's not a polaroid. i'm so obsessed with this and i can't bring myself to take the first picture. >> you haven't taken any? >> no. >> you have the film?

newer version of a polaroid? >> because the company went out of business. they licensed the name. >> i will tell you this. i'm embarrassed to tell you how much it cost because i thought it was vintage. i paid a lot of money for this camera. so, okay. >> but you haven't taken a picture? >> no, i haven't. >> so i'm asking you guys, send me what you think i should take as the first picture, use the #todaystake a up at your thanksgiving dinner. >> there are very few things i know but i don't think you're showing up. >> i might. this is so special to me. i'll pop up in the delivery room with dylan, run out. no, that's too much. >> that's a little disturbing. >> it's going to get disturbing because it can't go on social media, it can't go anywhere. >> you can take a picture with your digital camera. >> you don't think there's something a little bit special? >> i love the idea of analog.

lives. people are writing notes more. vinyl records have made a big comeback, they're here to stay now. >> and i have my personalized thank you cards for my baby shower, it was handwritten, every single one. that's something that's missing nowadays. >> that's so classy. i love that. >> people are obsessed about that. almost as obsessed as dylan and i are about david s. pumpkins. >> i still don't know what it is. >> okay. before we show the video, back track. >> it's the funniest skit i've seen in a very long time. >> it's a take-off on disney's hotel of horrors kind of thing out in disneyland but it's a cheesier version. and tom hanks sells this thing. check it. >> i'm david pumpkins. >> i know, but like who are you? >> i'm david pumpkins, man. >> yeah, yeah, and david

>> and the skeletons are? >> part of it. >> why are you a part of this ride? >> to do this. ? >> what's my name? >> david s. pumpkins. >> any >> happy halloween. >> any questions? >> it's the best thing. >> you know, it has grown on me. when i first saw it, i thought it was kind of funny. my daughter said this is the funniest thing. i started watching it and i've become obsessed with it. >> what makes me laugh is watching you guys laugh. >> one of the great things, we've got colin hanks here and we're going to ask him --

really make sense. when i first did the rehearsal, it didn't make sense. and then when i saw the suit, then it was complete. >> in fact the suit is sold out. there's a david s. pumpkins suit, what they use, and now it's gone. >> i wanted you to go as david s. and us the people on the side. that would have been a great monday thing for us. >> well, we've already got our ole -- >> you've got the voice down. >> any questions? he's kind of a throwback to the guy who used to harass jac oh, mister? yes. i love it. rita wilson, tom hanks' wife, said there might be a little david pumpkins in my future. i can just call him up and go bring it, i need a little david s. pumpkins today, honey. wow. >> with the slaps. >> complete with the sound effect. >> any questions? >> oh, it's my favorite. i could watch it all day. >> do you like tacos?

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kind of forgets about it. >> that's going to be my first picture with my polaroid, us eating tacos. >> any questions? >> clearly had too much coffee this morning. >> okay. now, we talked about this earlier, but the pringles rippi ringle is a new snack craze. a netflix writer posted her photo of this creation. without using any adhesive or anything, you build a ring pringles. people posting videos. >> why not? >> so we tried it earlier. >> hoda did well. she got like half a ring, as did al. >> it's easy to get the half ring. >> it's the whole technique to build the bottom, the base. >> so we decided let's see if we can get somebody on our plaza. so we got a family from our plaza, greg, lisa and reagan moresman from louisville, kentucky. greg, you're an engineer, right? >> greg's a ringer.

>> do you like pringles? >> i love pringles. >> do you guys want to start and we'll see how you guys are doing during the program. >> i love that we're going in this -- do we have music? >> is there a pringles jingle? >> a ringle jingle. i'm feeling tingles. >> are you single? >> yeah, pop you can't stop. >> that can get annoying you're just playing that over time. >> we'll keep an eye on our pringles family. just ahead, we teased you with a sneak peek yesterday. now lady gaga is giving us a million reasons to love her even more. wait until you see what happened to her. al, you've got to get in on this car pool karaoke. i can see you guys together. >> any questions? >> after this. >> see, you' at progresso, we are passionate about our art. and our art is chicken soup.

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greg, lisa and reagan working on the pringles ringle. how's it going, guys? it looks a little bit like a pringles saddle. i like that. >> all i can do -- >> okay, that's a big move, that's a big move. >> you're getting close. >> dad, you're an engineer so there's a lot of pressure, right? >> it's like an edible jenga. i like it. >> okay. we'll keep an eye on awesome. meanwhile keeping an eye on lady gaga and james corden. we talked about she'll be in the car pool karaoke with him. last night we had a chance to see it. james corden also showed off some incredible fashion choices of his own. we love him. here it is. ? mistaken for love ? ? it wasn't love ? ? it was a perfect illusion ?

? mistaken for love ? ? mistaken for love ? >> with me, i just never really worry about who likes it or doesn't. kind of the point is to be unfashionable. >> see, i thought you looked great in this. i thought this was particularly strong for you. >> i mean, i think i looked all right in that look. >> favorites? >> i mean my favorite was the queen dress that i wore to the vmas. it was the same year i wore the meat dress, but i wore that earlier in the night. >> the good thing with this one is you've always got a snack. gaga, look at me. if you can't take me, how do you think they felt at the vmas. >> i really think you should

not ideal for driving. >> of all of them, that's the best on you. >> which is really a compliment. >> processed bacon on his stomach. gaga later asked "friends" star matt leblanc a burning question many people had on their mind. >> the question goes to matt. >> oh, okay. here we go. >> matt. >> who would you rather, monica or rachel? >> the great question! >> uh, i'd have to say i would -- i would -- i would go -- i would have some -- i would have me some phoebe. >> that's a great answer! >> that's tough on the spot.

hey, let's check in with the pringles family. oh, look at this. look at this. this is getting good. >> where do we go next. >> dad is outnumbered. >> is it like jenga where if a pringle falls off, you have to stop? >> no, you can keep going. >> who is the engineer in this fami it seems like mom's got it going on. >> this is exciting. the tension is building. >> it looks like a swan. >> it does. like when you go on the cruise ships and they do the swan out of the terrycloth towel. >> we're going to check weather. i think we have time to get the weather. are we going to weather now? >> oh, no. >> how do we break away from

things. >> can we put a split screen up, put a map up and this at the same time? >> like msnbc, the split coverage here. a box in a box. >> the tension is building. >> it is funny how fascinating it is to watch. >> there we go. >> you can see strong storms coming into the pacific northwest. there's also a big system coming across the great lakes. it's going to be bringing some rain later to cleveland. in fact they have moved the start of the game to 7:00 just in fact there you go tonight, 49 degrees, first pitch about 7:08. >> you can stay up for the ending. >> or the end of this, either >> chris: go >> and wednesday morning, everyone. cold start, but we have the sunshine in place. cool day overall with the temperatures running into the mid to upper 40s. with a sprinkle on the cape and otherwise sun and clouds. tomorrow, rain arriving in the

berkshires and vermont before this comes a heavier rain. half an inch to an inch on friday. and seasonable week ahead. right now halloween looks dry. >> the mooresmans are very close. >> they were plucked from obscurity on the plaza. >> that's right. how do they go back to their lives after this? >> after doing this on live tv. >> how do they explain their day to their friends afternoon? >> we'll call them for you. >> we've got a quick shoutout. if you've ever stared inside your fridge and no idea what to make, joy bauer wants to help you out. we want you to submit photos -- >> oh, my gosh. >> -- of what's in your fridge and joy will come up with healthy dishes for you to cook. >> al, focus. >> post your photos. we've got some ideas for your

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on the base. >> so you're ready to give it another try? >> absolutely. >> they're going for it one more time. if you want to phone your kids in college, you can do that. >> thank you, al. so if you want to decorate your home this halloween but don't have time or the budget to go all out in a small space, we've got some great ideas for you here with some creepy ideas you can put together in no time. maureen, good to see you. >> thanks for having me. >> this is a bath mat turned >> this is our eerie crime scene and this is so much fun to do. my son laid on the ground and we used first aid tape to create our body outline. you can do this in any small space. you can do it on the bath mat or directly on the floor. just use a tape that isn't heavy adhesive. so masking tape or first aid tape. so it's easy to put down and

>> this is a transparent adhesive, a self adhesive. you can use it for privacy on a window treatment or door treatment. just cut it out in the shape of a ghost. with a little water, it goes on like that. and this is cheesecloth. you can find this in the grocery store, just tattered with some scissors or a sharp knife. i like to hang this over the mirror or across doorways, for a spooky effect. easy to take down, like that. >> the bath soap is also interesting. >> so here is our potion. this is so simple to do. this is just soap. we took the label off the front and we have all these nice little plastic creepy things. i've got spiders and ants. i have some glow in the dark eyeballs so a nighttime bathroom visit makes it interesting to find your soap and i use a chopstick to push it down there. and don't use hand sanitizer.

little plastic things so do not do that, so just hand soap. and then you can take any cheery bathroom and make it dark and grim by adding black crepe paper flowers. >> how did you do this? >> this is just twirled around a little wire. we have dark candles in place of your light or white and then just dark dish towels. they're in season right now, black and orange. you can find them in almost any store and they're neutral so you can use them all year long. >> i love this, in and out, done. quick. >> and easy to take down. >> i love that, maureen, thanks a lot. maureen will be back with spooky chips and dip and some scary sips of something that's bubbling over, but i hear it's tasty. we'll have that a little later for you. also tv's newest sitcom's colin hanks is here. the preview of "life in pieces." and we'll ask him what he thinks ? ? i found a better deal

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he's a proud descendant of hollywood royalty. colin hanks has quite an impressive trail all on his own. he has shown comedic chops alongside jack black in "orange county." was a sinister serial killer in "dexter" and was an off-beat police officer in the tv series "fargo." >> now colin is back for season two of the hit "life in pieces." take a look. >> what? what is that music? are we listening to the funeral home station? >> no.

yeah. it's turning lark's cries into soothing music. may i present cry tunes. >> it's seen u.genius and i wan >> you're going to need one. >> colin, good morning. thanks for being here. >> thank you for having here. >> the show pieces together four different stories into each episode. is that hard to get used to? >> no, no, no, it was pretty easy. one of the reasons i did the show was because of the structe, segments. each have a beginning, a middle and an end. when you put them altogether it tells the story of this extended family. i thought that was really engaging and interesting and it makes the scheduling a whole lot easier so i can get home to the kids. >> you were talking about your wife and kids with us in the break. you had a chance to go to one of the series games and it changed? >> it changed. this may actually change it too, we'll wait and see. i don't know, either way.

i say i would love to, but i'm going to be coming back from new york into chicago. maybe, i don't know. wife says no, no, no, and then last night i get the text saying you can go and now i don't know if she even wants me to come home. >> a mind trick. >> i'm so kwutz confused as to o do because it's very delicate to play this. >> if you have an accidental layover in chicago. >> now we're >> being a dad of two and married, does this affect how you play this role? >> yeah, a little bit. i mean my character, greg, and his wife, janice, we have a young baby in the first episode. we are introduced to them while she is giving birth. so a lot of our story lines in the first season was being new

stuff. as you will find out, it's a bit of a challenge. but there's a lot of comedy and a lot of really fun stuff there. we have more of the same this season as well. >> this is perfect too with everything that's going on. we talked a little bit about politics, having a family sitcom, something so relatable. >> yeah. >> is that part of the reason why you signed up for this? >> well, yeah. there was definitely something to be said about the fact that here's a show that actually has every generation represented, from the grandparents t and daughters. it really is a multi-generational family, so we're able to play in all of those different sand boxes. it's funny and it's sweet, but it's funny. that's the big goal. >> that's the most important part. >> yes, exactly. >> now, i hate to do this because of course you're an actor in your own right, but your dad was here recently. we are obsessed -- >> you just want to talk about pumpkins. >> david s. pumpkins.

first saw it? >> well, so i had heard about it. i didn't watch live, unfortunately, i was -- i had a prior commitment, so i heard all about david s. pumpkins, and then i saw that. and i said, oh, gee, wow, okay. and then i watched it. and now it's like it's this whole -- you can't get that suit anymore online? >> no. >> but you know somebody. >> i know a guy i think that can get me that suit, so i just need skeleton outfits and we'll go from there. it is really -- you know -- yeah. welcome to my life, al. >> your mom says she might actually ask him to do a little david s. pumpkins. >> not when i'm in the house. that ain't going to happen. that ain't going to happen. >> do you see your dad in the character? >> oh, absolutely. >> the slaps and all? >> well, i don't know about the slaps. the slaps, that's one thing.

going like this, that is just seems like a very dad thing. >> very natural thing. >> so, trust me, as surreal as it is for all of you, it is five times more surreal for me. >> do your kids find you as funny as you find your dad. >> well, i'm never going to show them that. >> that will lower the bar. >> yeah, exactly. >> colin, thank you so much. you're awesome. >> thanks for having me. >> catch the season two premiere of "life in pieces" tomorrow night. up next, easy costumes, festive foods a more hollywood entertaining is coming your way and we're going to be back what a lovely home you have. is this your family? yea, that's my daughter, my son, and that's my... hey, kool-aid man! ...husband. oh yeah!!! [ crashing ] [ electricity crackles ] hey at least you got your homeowners insurance through progressive. by bundling it with your car insurance you saved a ton!

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guys, we have breaking news right now because the pringles ringle is complete. you guys are -- i can't believe you did it because we toppled last time right before we went to the commercial. so were there any secrets that you learned from the first time that you did this time? >> i think it's a young, steady hand is what the secret was. one on top? >> yes, do it. >> i could mess up this whole -- so just over 12 minutes to complete it. we have a $100 amex gift card for your fantastic performance and pringles will give you a year's supply of pringles. >> wow! >> so maybe not salt and vinegar flavor, but we'll get all the other flavors that you guys like. congratulations.

i'm not going to mess up your work. al, back down to you. >> that is impressive. we're back now and entertaining expert maureen has great ideas to help your guests have a good, ghoulish time this halloween. >> you are back. you look so cute. >> smarty pants. >> you got it. >> so last-minute ideas. anyone can celebrate this holiday. i love to really get into it, but you don't have to spend a ton of money. this is a centerpiece right from my backyard. branches i spray painted black. >> you killed some birds. >> i got some birds and filled the vase with candy. it's so simple. it makes a big statement. and then when it comes to drinks, this is the only season we love to get things smoking. this is food grade dry ice. see how tiny it is? i'm using a metal tong. fun, fun, fun. >> you don't want that to touch

>> you never want to touch exposed skin because you can get burned. these are not ball jars, you're fine, you can drink this. it's a carbonated beverage. simple centerpiece, store bought cake. we just drizzled a little red on top of it and then we're just going to -- you don't kid around. >> you go psycho when you cut a cake. >> it can be spooky without being too scary. and this is just a vanilla layer cake that we went ahead and turns into a freaky effect. >> so freaky. >> simple things with your food as well. we have some witchy guacamole. we have dips with salsa here. that is our taco jack-o'-lantern dip. halloween can be healthy, too. here's some healthier choices. these are our candy corns made of pineapple and clementines and a little whipped cream. we have tangerine pumpkins. kids can get involved making these cute jack-o'-lanterns and our monster apples and

>> you have games for the kids? >> of course it's not a party without games. we've got some very festive kids over here doing our games. this is what we call ghost nose. it looks like you've already got started. do you want to play it? hands behind your back. you have to try to eat the doughnut without it falling off. so we're using a broomstick. come on, get in there. get in there. you've got it. this is why it's called ghost nose, it gets all over your nose. he'sck so underneath you have a table cloth -- you're a good sport. did you have a doughnut? so we have the table cloth on the ground or use a shower curtain or black disposable table cloth because you see what happens. >> i didn't do anything. >> and then our last game is our cauldron. this is our cauldron toss. we have two different kinds of ping pong balls. oh, good job.

balls with a sharpie for a fun time for the kids. >> i love this. this beats bobbing for apples. i'm obsessed with that doughnut thing. >> she's going back in. while you go in, i'm going to go do some weather. she's going back in. let's show you weatherwise what we've got going on. sunshine reigns supreme out west, some rain moving into the pacific northwest. heavy rain in the great lakes. in fact they have moved the wo rain. they'll be watching that. we've also got an autumn chill in the air. mountain snows tomorrow up through upstate new york, parts of new england. wet weather in the northeast. record highs building up through the plains and more heavy rain from central and southern california into the pacific northwest. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your >> chris: good wedne >> good wednesday morning, everyone. cold start, but we have the sunshine in place. cool day overall with the temperatures running into the mid to upper 40s.

tomorrow, rain arriving in the afternoon, and snowflakes and sleet pellets in worcester, and snow in the berkshires and vermont before this comes a heavier rain. half an inch to an inch on friday. and seasonable week ahead.

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>> here's the good news, if you haven't booked your ticket yet, don't worry. according to hopper, an app that's all about fair prediction, prices in october are not going to fluctuate that much for thanksgiving travel, but come november 1st, that's when we start to see the increase. so it goes up about $1.50 on average per day till thanksgiving. so you want to jump on those fares right now. same thing goes for christmas and new year's really. again, on average $1.50 per day up until the holiday. sof like, go for it. another, an insider tip, if you're really looking for the cheapest fare possible, travel on the holiday itself. so thanksgiving morning, christmas morning, those are the most affordable fares out there. >> okay. so there are a couple more days left for the procrastinators, but it's time to start booking it. >> it's time. >> and once we get to the holidays, are there certain days that aren't good to travel on? >> yes, there are definitely days to avoid. with thanksgiving, it's really the wednesday before and the sunday after. those are the peak travel times.

at the airport and also the most expensive fares. for christmas and new year, it really depends what day of the week it's falling. this year christmas is on sunday, new year's is on sunday. if you go to cheapair.com. they basically have the whole calendar mapped out saying which days are the best days to pry in terms of price. they're saying the 26th, a monday, and the second, a monday, will be the worst days to fly inspect ter terms of pri >> what websites and apps lieu >> there are owe many apps out there. we talked about hopper and they're all about fare prediction. you go on the app, enter your dates, say where you want to go and set a watch alert. they'll tell you, look, maybe you should wait another week because the price will go down $100 or actually you want to jump on it right now. google flielghts is a one-stop shop so they'll spit back all sorts of flights and prices but

pop up and say, hey, actually you can save $20 if you wait a couple days or if you switch airports, fly into ft. lauderdale instead of miami. they also actually -- it depends on your route, but they might even set an alert and tell you, you know what, your flight is going to increase so now is the time to buy. they're looking at historical data. >> i just tried that and it said change your dates and you can save $54. wherever you can save is great. >> totally. >> you also say to think outside the box once you get there where to stay. think outside the box. we're talking about things like airbnb. over the holidays people are traveling so you might be able to stay in somebody's home or apartment because they might be gone. you might be able to live like a local. bed and breakfast.com is an incredible resource. also think about extended stay hotels, apartment style accommodations in big cities because these are really used by business travelers. and business travelers aren't really traveling around the holidays so places like the roost in philadelphia, hollywood

in new york city here and around the country are really great resources. >> and finally, when it comes to some of the destinations that maybe you wouldn't think about staying at during the holidays? >> yes. there's some bargain destinations out there. no surprise, they're in the big cities because these are where there's a lot of rooms, inventory to fill. according to expedia, some of the destinations in december that you can find great bargains, new york, orlando and las vegas. las vegas, the cheapest rates all year are in december. are other places you can go, like chicago, los angeles, san diego, austin. these are awesome places to visit. if you can get a great deal over the holidays, do so. >> wherever you can save money, the better. thank you so much. i still can't believe we're talking about the holidays. it's so nice to have you here. we are back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. this is where the oil billionaire koch brothers hosted a fundraiser for kelly ayotte... this is where ayotte voted

from corporate interests. and voted for them, not you. she voted wall street banks billions in write offs for executive bonuses. voted big oil billions in tax breaks. but kelly ayotte voted against letting families refinance student loans. and against lowering the cost of prescription drugs. kelly ayotte's not working for new hampshire. dscc is responsible

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>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. ? i want to be ? >> hi, everybody. so flglad you're with us for wis day, wednesday. national day of deployed. honoring all the brave men and women who either risk their lives or have risked their lives to fight for our country and for all the freedoms we take for grarnted. >> and all the families back home missing and loving them. we honor all of you today and hope you have is a great day, yes.