>> he did not deserve to die. >> the officers describe the body camera footage as the most disturbing. and new reports isis fighters warned something big was going to happen before the russian jet crashed, but celebrated. this morning, tens of thousands of passengers remain stranded in egypt and in this country, air security stepped up. under fire. republican candidate ben carson lashing out at the media over allegations he is not telling the truth over a scholarship offer to west point. donald trump gearing up to host "saturday night live" tonight. >> i love this hair. >> as latino groups prepare for a big protest and they call to disrupt the live broadcast. and no jackpot for you. an oregon woman wins $8 million

from a casino and only walks away empty handed. she may roll the dice on the lawsuit. that is today, saturday, november 7th, 2015. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today," live from rockefeller plaza. >> and welcome to "today" on this saturday morning. i am erica hill. >> i'm craig melvin alongside dylan dreyer and sheinelle jones. and roker. >> he is in alaska. he said it is colder in alaska. he has a lot of friends. >> i was jealous of the hawaii weather. alaska, not so much. >> you will be out there soon enough. >> it's coming. >> al, we will see you in a bit. looking forward. let's start with the top story on saturday morning. two police officers now under arrest in the shooting death of a 6-year-old in louisiana. sheinelle is here with the latest. what do we know? >> it happened during a confrontation with the boy's father.

who are facing justice. officers norris greenhouse jr. and derrick stafford are facing charges of second-degree murder in the death of 6-year-old jeremy mardis. he was killed when the city marshals opened fire on his father's suv. chris few was critically injuried during the police chase. jeremy buckled in the front seat was struck several times in the head and chest. in a press conference on friday, colonel mike edmonson declined to say why they were in pursuit of chris few. an investigation has been under way with the 911 calls and witness testimony and body cam video worn by the officers which has not been released. describing the video. >> i can tell you as a father this is one of the most disturbing things i witnessed. >> jeremy's father indicated the

>> he did not deserve to die like this. that's what's important. that little boy was buckled in the front seat of that vehicle and that is how he died. >> two other officers were involved in the incident, but the superintendent declined to say whether more arrests would follow. guys. >> sheinelle, thank you. homeland security is working with foreign governments to tighten security at airports with direct flights to the united states. this, of course, comes in the wake of the russian plane crash over egypt killing all 224 on board. with tens of thousands of russians now stranded in egypt as well, we have nbc's chief correspondent bill neely joining us from sharm el sheikh. bill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. the latest count is 93 russian planes on stand by to fly here and bring home 50,000 russian tourists. extraordinary. there are also 20,000 british

it is looking like a mass exodus from here after an event that is looking more and more like mass murder. the flight recorders revealing a violent and sudden event. investigators cannot find anything mechanical to match it. a child's book amid the wreckage of the crash french investigators are now convinced was not caused by a technical failure failure. sources told french media on the cockpit voice recorder, the sound of an explosion could be heard, before that, the cockpit was absolutely normal with no technical failure reported on the second black box until the moment of the explosion. this doesn't solve what caused it. >> it could have been an explosive device that was put on the aircraft or it could have been the sound of the aircraft going through what we call an explosive decompression. >> reporter: but u.s. officials

intercepts reveal isis fighters in sinai promising something big before the crash, then bragging just after it, to their leaders in syria, that they had taken down the plane. the growing suspicion it might be a bomb convinced russia to stop all flights to egypt. 50,000 russian tourists now in sharm el sheikh where the plane took off. it was the intelligence chief who recommended russian planes stop flying here. intelligence shared with the u.s. and britain. almost unprecedented. we still don't know what the intelligence is. british officials now believe a bomb may have been put in the cargo hold inside or on top of luggage. airport workers and equipment thoroughly searched while we filmed, but suspicion is falling

egyptian security officials are searching an airport under scrutiny in a region where isis is known to operate. tourists, victims and tourists trapped here. tens of thousands of them now waiting to be evacuated home. and in a few hours time, a major statement from egypt which is leading the investigation. no one is yet ruling out mechanical failure. i don't believe egypt will. more and more evidence, erica, is pointing to terrorism. >> bill neely, thank you. to politics. republican frontrunner ben carson under fire questioned about his account of a scholarship offer to west point years ago. this morning, some republican rivals are piling on. senior white house correspondent chris jansing is here. >> ben carson is feeling the

pressure on being on top of the polls. voters like his honesty. that is now under attack. he fought back in a press conference. ben carson as we have not seen him before. >> they understand this is a witch hunt. >> reporter: combative and claiming voters are on his side against the media. >> you will not find somebody who will sit back and let you be completely unfair without know. >> reporter: carson is denying the reports of the fabrication. >> i offered a full scholarship at west point. >> reporter: west point never accepted carson. he now acknowledges it was not anything formal. >> several of the high brass told me i would be somebody they would be interested in in the military. i interpreted it as an offer. >> reporter: this is not the first time carson has been accused of embellishing and

it is all a new level of scrutiny as carson shares frontrunner status with donald trump who did not waste time. wow, he wrote, one of many lies by ben carson. big story. chris christie weighed in too. >> dr. carson will have to answer for it. he will have to answer for the voters. they have to decide. >> reporter: how the campaign suggests the competition is spreading lies. >> suddenly we are number one. someone is passing dirt all over town. >> reporter: and past controversies have strengthened his support among the conservative base. >> he is continually cast himself as an outsider who is persecuted by the political and media elite. this may feed into that narrative. >> reporter: strategists say there is risk in going after the most popular candidate in the race. jeb bush has come to his defense calling ben carson's story inspirational. if it is between carson and

media story, i'm going with ben carson. >> chris, thank you. a new book is making a lot of waves on the campaign trail. there is some talk of whether it could turn into another headache for candidate jeb bush. it is called "destiny in power." the american odyssey of george h.w. bush. it is authored by jon meacham. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> i want to talk about what chris just laid out for us with ben carson. what is the impact of this particular issue on his campaign? >> most of us judge on historical historical. 2016 has alluded all analogy with trump and carson so far ahead. the past may not be much of a guide here. i suspect it is a bump in the road for carson. as mentioned a second ago. it is an unconventional campaign

in an unconventional year. the conventional rules of how campaigns can go off track sometimes probably don't apply. >> it is something we will be following closely. talking about your book, it made headlines this week as we learned more about george h.w. bush's view of his son's insiders when he was in the white house. elder bush saying cheney had his empire and rumsfeld had a lack of humility. jeb bush, the third bush in the equation. we asked him and he said his dad was trying to create a different narrative for his brother. is that your take? >> i think president bush 41 was speaking to history. he thought that at times, the style of the 43 bush administration was hawkish in a way that probably did not represent the substance of that administration. this is a work of history. it was the long view on 41's

part. i think the key thing about this is the president 41 was making a point that diplomacy and force are not competitive. they should be complementary. that was the view in the second term that bush 43 came to as well. >> we bring bush into the equation, there is some concern about the timing of the book by those in his circle and whether or not it could have a negative impact on his campaign. i think most people agree 2016 is not a conventional campaign year. is this the thing you think could impact jeb bush's campaign? >> i honestly don't. i have been surprised by that line of analysis. it seems to me that the story of his father, remarkable american odyssey, youngest pilot in the navy. young man who joined the navy on his 18th birthday. shot down over the pacific at age 20. served his country for a half century. you know, the story of his

father, who is arguably the most inspirational and important man in jeb bush's life, seems to me more people who know about bush 41 might take a look at his son with another clearer set of eyes. if anything, it seems to me, that the conversation about the bush family is neutral on 16 and arguably possibly positive because it does remind people of the family's remarkable legacy of public service. >> i have to admit, i just got it last night. 900 pages. >> you're not done yet? >> shocking. i know you had unrestricted access to the former president's diaries. looking forward to the read. jon, thank you. >> thanks, erica. >> the book is "destiny in power." and one of the men who hopes to be the next president is taking center stage. republican candidate donald trump hosting "saturday night live." latino groups angry about his

to march from trump tower to 30 rock. >> barriers were set up today when we arrived at work. protesters say trump should not host the show, especially nbc's decision to cut business ties with donald trump earlier this year. for his part, trump says snl will, brace yourself, will have the highest ratings ever. >> huge! let's turn to sheinelle right now with a violent jay walking arrest caught on tape. >> in austin. the officers actions seemed to start with a case of jay walking. it was captured on tape and several people crossing the street were confronted by police. the eyewitness video described police punching the men trying to detain. police will look into whether this is a response to resisting arrest. police in austin are also investigating the shooting of a state judge. district judge is recovering from what doctors are calling a

serious injury. she just driven into her driveway when the shooting took place. the subject of the podcast is getting an appeal. the right to bring new evidence to overturn his murder conviction conviction. historic talks are taking place today as leaders of china and taiwan meet for the first time since the civil war in 1949. taiwan maintains its rights as an independent nation formed after the communists took over the mainland. one woman finds out what it is like to be a millionaire and lose it all in a moment. veronica castilla was at the lucky eagle in washington state and her winning balance started climbing. it continued to climb to more than $8.5 million. she was stunned. until officials took it all back. saying the machine had malfunctioned. to put it mildly, she was

stunned by that news. she feels cheated and she is getting an attorney. >> of course. >> i would, too. >> see what happens. >> this is why you play the table games. >> that's why you play craps. that's your game? >> yes. dylan dreyer, when she is not in vegas, she is here giving us the forecast. how do we look today? >> more rain in texas. i feel like texas can't catch a break. el nio means rain for eastern texas. that is what we are seeing. although this round of rain doesn't look like it will sit over the same areas. it is not producing several inches of rain, but maybe 2 from dallas to houston. it is extending into the gulf coast through louisiana and through the day you see it exit texas and along the coastline from southern louisiana to mississippi, alabama and panhandle of florida. we could see locally heavy downpours because it is tropical in nature. in a brief period of one to two hours, you could have 1 to 2 inches of rain.

alexanderria in louisiana. high pressure is building in. temperatures are cooler than they have been with highs in t and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you. it was the robbery that inspired"good fellas" in the

now the biggest theft in history. nbc's kristen dahlgren has more. >> reporter: prosecutors say this is real life and that 80-year-old vincent masaro should pay for his alleged life of crime. asaro described as a wise guy until the end. the crime family captain pleaded not guilty to the crimes including the 1969 murder and racketeering tied to one of the most famous heists in history. >> the scene of the heist at jfk. it looks like a big one. the biggest. >> reporter: in 1978, $6 million in cash and jewels from jfk airport. inspired part of the movie "good fellas." over the past few weeks, the jury got a look at what happened.

van of $6 million in cash and jewelry, they ren rendevoued away from the airport. >> reporter: much of the testimony came from his cousin who turned government witness often wearing a wire. testifying about asaro's association with real life characters like the man robert di nero portrayed. >> it has been a time capsule. >> reporter: at times, asaro was telling his attorney that's not true. in the closing, the defense is expected to attack valenti and others who testified against asaro. painting them as criminals and liars. >> the government argued these are demented individuals.

to decide who to believe. the u.s. attorney called this the mafia at the darkest. the closing arguments are monday. if convicted, he faces life in prison. >> kristen, thank you. up next, catching you up on the week in news. from e. coli at chipotle and serena williams turning into superwoman. and a week of taco bell employee going bezerk in the back of a uber car.

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>> i think there is a possibility that there was a bomb on board. >> isis has twice claimed it downed the plane. u.s. officials believe if it was a bomb isis may be responsible. suspicion shared by britain. back in this country, republican presidential frontrunner ben carson on the offensive. >> under the views of history and past comments on the pyramids of egypt. >> my theory is that joseph built the pyramids to store grain. >> historians say egyptians built it as tombs for the pharoahs. and charles gliniewicz originally believed to have been shot to death in the line of duty. >> he actually shot himself. >> he had been stealing from the police program for young people

and laundering the money for seven years. he killed himself because an audit was about to discover the criminal acts. an e. coli scare in the northwest after 39 people infected with food poisoning linked to chipotle. >> this was intense pain that would never stop. >> chipotle says the outbreak may be connected to locations in portland and seattle, but closed 43 restaurants. get out of my car or i will call the police. >> an uber ride turned violent when the taco bell executive benjamin golden got violent. >> he was getting punched from behind again and again. finally, he is able to click off the safety of his mace. >> he faces one year in jail and a $10,000 fine and he has been fired from his job. serena williams fighting back after she was the victim of

a crime. >> she was at a restaurant recently. noticed a guy loitering around. he swiped her phone and took off. she jumped up and weaved through the restaurant and chased him down. i was too fast. i was upon him in a flash. i broke him in half. no, she did not put that last part in, but serena got her phone back. and rokerthon 2 is on. >> one weatherman, 50 states, and just one week to bring you the weather from every state in our great nation. >> open the door. >> al's first stop, hawaii. >> let's get you started. >> enjoying the best of america along the way. >> are you available to come to new york to help the gang? >> let's make some mai-tais. >> we're still waiting. >> and the mai-tais are not here this morning. >> i can't wait to see what he

is drinking in alaska. >> hanging out with a goat in hawaii. he looked like he was spent. it will be a long seven days. >> a long week. >> dylan, how will he do it? >> he has planes, trains and automobiles. >> did he bring his bike with him? >> i don't know. for the record, if somebody takes my phone -- still ahead here on "today," erupted a colorado high school

and feel the burn. yeah. >> al roker. burning up in hawaii on day one of rokerthon. his week long marathon to set a

new guinness world record by giving the weather forecast in all 50 states in a week flat. we will catch up with al who made his way to alaska. >> is that a record for wearing the most leis? >> he is breaking records. >> we are back on this saturday morning. it is november 7th, 2015. big thanks to the crowd on the plaza. it is beautiful outside in november. we will check in with them and with al in a moment. let's start the half hour off with a look at what is making headlines on saturday morning. two police officers in louisiana under arrest in the shooting death of a 6-year-old boy. he was gunned down riding in his father's car. after a confrontation with the boy's father. officials calling the body cam footage disturbing. homeland security is asking countries to increase security

after u.s. officials tell nbc news they picked up chatter from isis about bragging about bringing down the plane. and the 18-year-old boy reported missing is now speaking out. the teen releasing a statement on friday saying he wants his privacy. we start this half hour with a sexting scandal rocking a small town in colorado. teenagers accused of taking and sending nude photos. the school district has started suspending those involved, but this could be the least of their worries. nbc's blake mccoy is following the developments. blake, good morning. >> reporter: craig, good morning. a criminal investigation has now been launched. the students could be facing felony charges. what started as a game is having serious consequences. a colorado high school in crisis.

nude and explicit photos of minors being collected and traded like baseball cards. >> it is a contest. >> reporter: the school superintendent says the 1,000 kids attending canon city high school, at least 1/3 are involved. some at least as young as 13. one photo taken on school grounds. the police department launched an investigation. >> we do have a telephone with several hundred images on it. >> reporter: authorities now have three cell phones in their possession and say kids were hiding the images using photo vault apps on their phones. apps disguise themselves as calculators or other tools so parents don't suspect what is really inside. some students have already been suspended. and the football team was forced to forfeit last night's final game because it is unclear how many of the players are implicated. those not involved feel unfairly punished.

>> i did not expect the season to go out like this. >> the few kids that ruined it should not have ruined it for the team. >> reporter: a school once in contention for the state championship now under investigation. the students are facing possible charges of possessing and distributing child pornography which could be a felony. they could have to register as sex offenders. the d.a. wants to know if any students were bullied or coerced into sending photos, which would make them victims. >> blake mccoy for us. thank you. >> scary stuff. let's go to dylan on the plaza for day two of rokerthon. >> good morning, guys. it is day two of rokerthon. we have a huge crowd on the plaza. the crowd is building in anchorage, alaska. al, you can draw people in from all over. how are you holding up? is day two any better? >> no, no. i'm doing fine. all of our friends here from

anchorage, alaska. john luc, the goat. the alaska railway station is behind us. it's 31 degrees. it brisk. it took us a little time to plant the rokerthon flag. we had to pre-drill a hole. the ground is frozen as are the rest of us. not too bad, dylan. in fact, we will give you the forecast. before we do, we have a question for you. we will answer on the other side of the weather. the question is for you and for all of our viewers. what is the official state sport of alaska? while you ponder that, take a look at the forecast here. we will show you that we are looking at here in alaska. we start off in anchorage. gorgeous day. as the weekend wears on, this low pressure will push in. that's going to bring snow, 3 or 4 inches of it. as we look at the forecast, somebody said yay.

only a couple people said yay. anchorage, the high of 31. bethel, 32. kodiak, 45 with sunny skies. partly cloudy and 36 degrees. let's look at the weekend outlook for the country. heavy rain in the pacific northwest. also down in the gulf. showers in the mid-atlantic states. windy conditions in the plains. sunday, sunday, we are looking at more rain through the gulf coast. beautiful in the northeast. new england into the great lakes. windy in the central plains. mountain snow in the pacific northwest. plenty of sunshine as you make your way into the four corners. we will be headed to on monday. in the meantime, that's what's going on. let's head back to dylan on the plaza. >> al, i have to ask you first. when you go to the four corners and travel around, will there be a new goat in each location? >> i don't know. i don't know. i think we will have a goat.

you know, every day. it's become our running gag. don't you like that? that's right. two goats, two days, two goats. we're on a roll. 50 states, seven days and by the way, we want to help feed america. we are asking people to go to today.com/rokerthon. donate to feeding america. for every buck, they can provide 11 meals during the holidays. that's one of the things we want to do while we traverse the country.

we will so we all want to know the official sport of alaska. my guess is ice fishing. >> guys, what is the official state sport? dog mushing. that's absolutely correct. >> of course. >> dylan, yeah, mush which is what i will have for breakfast. when i was a kid, i used to go shopping for -- that's right. it is early. when i was a kid, my parents used to take me to the husky department at montgomery ward. i was just like a dog sled. we are leaving here, dylan. tomorrow, spokane, washington. we are live on the show with you and cheyenne, wyoming and idaho and sacramento, california. that's just the beginning.

rokerthon 2. taking america by storm. yeah! john luc the goat says yay. >> you are incredible. safe travels my friend. >> thank you, dear. >> craig and erica. >> how do you follow that? >> you don't. you don't. just ahead, want to be an astronaut? nasa is hiring. coughing...sniffling... and wishing you could stay in bed all day. when your cold is this bad... ...you need new theraflu expressmax. theraflu expressmax combines... maximum strength medicines available without a prescription... ...to fight your worst cold and flu symptoms... ...so you can feel better fast and get back to the job at hand. new theraflu expressmax.

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back now on a saturday morning with the job posting that is out of this world. for the first time in four years, nasa is recruiting astronauts. >> and gabe gutierrez reports they will have their sights set on mars. >> three, two, one. >> reporter: it is an inter galactic search for the next generation of space explorers sgrchlt. >> i want you. >> reporter: nasa's first round of hires since 2011. the russian spacecraft is the only way to enter orbit since. >> i'm recruiting. >> reporter: think you have what it takes? your resume must be stellar. bachelor's in math and engineering and science and 1,000 hours of flying time. you must pass a physical and between 5'2" and 6'3".

astronaut terry vertz just returned from the space station this summer. >> not thrill seekers, but people remain calm. >> reporter: on friday, two astronauts dodged highly toxic ammonia as they repaired a cooling system at the space station. >> one small step for man. >> reporter: since the '60s when america was captivated by space more than 300 people have become astronauts. only 47 are still active. nasa will accept applications from mid-december to mid-february and announce the hires in 2017. >> some could go off to the moon and quite possibly off to mars. >> reporter: at space center houston, some visitors are considering the out of this world career path. >> it would be cool to go to another planet. >> it is scary, but i'll think about it. >> reporter: he'll have time. nasa doesn't plan to reach mars

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>> i think it is time to eat. and sign of the times when people whip out cell phones or tablets to snap pictures everywhere. one professional photographer had enough. thomas stewart took to facebook pleading with people that the one place you should put down the phones is at a wedding. >> amen. >> his facebook plea to future brides and grooms to have a text free and cell phone free weddings. guests appeared glued to the screens and they are missing out on enjoying the ceremony. something to keep in mind if you are headed for a wedding this weekend. >> that being said, for everyone on the cell phone at my wedding, can you send me the pictures? >> let's switch gears and talk about lebron james. sporting a much, much different look here.

2 inches less than the average players. he says it is not for comfort. for the kids. he feels an obligation to shift the minds on kids on what is considered fashionable and acceptable. making sure you do your part. some fans are calling foul. they don't see the relation. for a long time, lebron wore baggy shorts. he is saying now he wants to be a role model when it comes to fashion. >> you know what is smart? i use that with my kids. i have boys. they are obsessed. all they wear is sportswear. you can relate, sheinelle. i said to them, when these guys like lebron james or peyton manning when they go to a game, do they wear that? they wear a suit and a tie. i'm asking for a pair of khakis and polo shirt. one man out smarted all of

this math problem. bobby has 40 dimes and amy has 30 pennies. the response to the question. the question is how do you know? the young boy drew a picture of himself thinking and he got a perfect score on the test. >> smart. smart kid. love it. all right. taking a turn to a party like no other for the kardashians and internet heating up over the latest bridget jones movie. >> hot off the heels of "hello." adele giving the first tellevised performance in three years. needless to say, she sounds amazing. listen. on the other side

do you have the story >> on the special airing, adele sat down with graham norton and took questions from the audience. you can catch adele here on the "today" show on wednesday, november 25th. and the kardashians threw a birthday bash for the famous kris jenner. for every person that praised them, there were tons of angry comments about the hefty price tag. and the newest bridget jones movie, bridget joneses baby. the picture for what seems like a not so innocent kiss for bridget. is there trouble in paradise for bridget and mark darcy.

from the set of bridget jones's baby, it comes out fall of 2016. >> sheinelle, thank you. just ahead, more donald

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good morning. it's 8:00. here are the stories we are watching on saturday morning. was it a bomb? officials tell nbc news that isis chatter picked up found extremists bragging about talk down the plane as foreign

measures with direct flights to the united states. and feeling the heat. republican rivals donald trump and ben carson under fire this morning as the real estate mogul faces criticism over the "saturday night live" appearance and carson on the defense about his past. and love at first sight. a couple finds love online only to discover they shared that love longer than they could have imagined. today, saturday, november 7th, 2015. >> welcome back on a saturday morning. look at this crowd. make some noise. >> we have a serious crowd this morning. i think they may be here -- we have the tree now. >> celebrating a major milestone. i'm craig melvin alongside erica hill and dylan dreyer and sheinelle jones. a fun saturday.

>> a lot going on. lots to get to. let's head in to sheinelle who has a development in the russian plane crash last week over egypt. >> nbc news being told of the isis celebrations after the crash in the sinai peninsula. that word comes as they scour the site for an explosive device to determine if that is what caused the metrojet to break apart killing all 224 people on board. nbc's bill neely joins us sharm el sheikh where the flight originated. bill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, sheinelle. lots of stranded tourists here. at the latest count, 93 russian planes on stand by to fly here and pick up russian passengers. 2,300 british tourists. this crash is increasingly looking like mass murder. the plane flight recorders seem to reveal nothing mechanical.

french investigators who listened to the black box recorders say there was a sound of an explosion and there was nothing abnormal. the second black box recorder reporting nothing technical. some evidence reporting to explosion. russia clearly concurring with that and it has suspended all flights to egypt. u.s. officials picking up that isis chatter. isis operatives promising something big before the explosion. then bragging to their leaders in raqqah, syria, after that they had taken down a plane. british officials believe there was a bomb smuggled on the plane in the cargo hold. they are looking at lax security at the airport. the focus on terrorism. there will be a major statement from egypt which is leading the investigation in two hours time.

nobody is ruling out mechanical failure as a possible cause, but more and more evidence is pointing to terrorism. sheinelle. >> that is concerning. bill, thank you. here at home, an arrest nearly 40 years in the making. a convicted ohio murderer who escaped in 1978 has been arrested in minnesota where he has been living for 20 years. oscar juarez was sentenced to live prison for murder, but escaped after two years by sawing his way out of prison. the cowboys organization is standing by greg hardy who is facing assault from his ex-girlfriend. jerry jones said they have not seen the photos that supposedly show the bruises ons on the ex-girlfriend. the team is giving hardy a second chance.

a chance to enjoy the wonder that nature is keeping out of sight. visitors to yosemite national park with the beauty of the falls which has been dry due to california's drought. recent storms are giving the falls more water power. gorgeous. >> good to see that. >> happy to see that it is back. >> sheinelle, thank you. >> dylan dreyer standing by with the final check of the forecast outside. >> good morning. we have a giant crowd on the plaza. there are so many people from end polio now. not just from around here, but all over the country. >> all over the world. we are trying to tell the world that rotarians are trying to eradicate polio. we are months away from taking this dreaded disease off the planet. we raised over $1.5 billion. we are in the home stretch. >> thank you so much for all that you do.

let's take a look at the weather going on across the country. especially in the northeast where it is nice right now, but it will cooldown by tomorrow. temperatures running above average. highs in the mid-60s. buffalo will be 36 overnight. we are inching closer to freezing. tomorrow morning, the chill with the temperatures in the 50s and 60s. that is closer to average for this time of year. in the northwest, we just saw that waterfall starts to run again because of the rain and snow with the big coastal storms. they cause a lot of wind and rain in the areas where we could end up with another inch of rain in the highest elevations with 6 to 12 inches of snow. that is good news. that snow obviously gets everyone through the winter time. the cold front is bringing rain down through texas and louisiana and eventually into the

we could have 2 to 3 and that's your latest forecast. erica. >> dylan, thank you. turning to the race for the white house. with dr. ben carson defending himself in a testy exchange with the media. carson said he did not mislead anyone when he claimed he received a full scholarship offer to west point. his rival donald trump under fire today. protests are planned in advance of his hosting "saturday night live."

here is nbc's katy tur. >> reporter: on the heels of the first campaign ads. >> i'm donald trump. candidate for president. >> it's "saturday night live." >> reporter: trump will take the stage in new york city tonight. >> i love this hair. >> reporter: despite protests from the latino groups and hundreds of thousands of petitioned signatures trying to stop him. security already on high alert for anyone trying to disrupt the broadcast. over the decades, the donald has show. both the real version. >> it is better for "saturday night live" that i'm here. >> reporter: and the fake. >> i'm the prince of the city. when you are in my office, you treat me with respect. >> reporter: famous for the biting political satire, snl had hillary clinton impersonate the billionaire candidate a few weeks ago.

you're all losers? >> reporter: whether trump will respond in kind is still in question. >> my jeb impression? i don't like showing a person sleeping at the podium. >> reporter: as for the campaign, it is in high spirits going into the weekend after the question able assertions from ben carson. it looks like trump will play it safe on the show tonight telling fox news. >> did you knock out any bits? >> i had to. some were risque. you know, the poll just came down. i'm leading in iowa. i want to stay leading in iowa. >> reporter: after all, it is not carson nipping at his heels, marco rubio will be close behind. katy tur, nbc news, new york. >> and the guest is sia along with donald trump. you can watch it as 11:30/10:30 central.

it is not just celebrity sisters like the kardashians bringing them into the mainstream, but these two sisters are getting along with the candidates. hallie jackson has more. >> reporter: the sisters and selfies and some potential presidents. not one or two, but all of them. it started over the summer. for high schoolers addie and emma. they live in new hampshire. >> you don't take them to disneyland. >> this is the picture before. >> reporter: so dragged to a chris christie event, they snapped their first one. >> we went back into the car and addie decided why not get them with everyone. >> reporter: they did. selfies snow balling with candidates on both side of the aisle. >> what is their reaction?

now that it is going on for a couple months, they are like all right. >> reporter: the candidates should be used to it by now. >> i get a few selfies along the way. >> reporter: the crush of selfie snappers on the trail is now common. and check out this jeb bush with the senior class and donald trump on instagram. and hillary clinton. if you can't get to your candidate in person. no worries. there's an app for that. at least for rand paul. for the selfie sisters, it is more than social media. it is social studies. >> they are getting the selfie, but also listening to each of the candidates. we come home and we have a discussion about each of the points that the candidates have made. >> reporter: now these sisters, not old enough to vote yet, are as famous as the candidates on the trail. their collection is complete.

22 official presidential candidates and a reporter or two. the selfie sisters striking again. photo album worthy of the white house. for "today," hallie jackson, nbc news, new hampshire. >> that is cool. >> that's commitment. and now to dreyerylan dreyer in the orange room. >> we have ava and edgar here in the orange room. you woke up at 5:00? >> yeah. >> who did you meet on the plaza? >> i got to meet you. >> and the pillsbury dough boy? >> yes. >> did he giggle for you? we will have him in a bit. a couple who met online only to

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>> i got on match and i saw amy, i was really drawn to her. >> two young people both 33 years old. looking for love on an online dating site. >> i always wanted to find the person i felt in my heart you get that feeling and when i sat across from justin at dinner, i look at him and i shivered. i felt it. >> justin and amy got that feeling, but there was something more. >> he said what is your name. he said we had an amy in pre-school. we found out we had mutual friends. >> amy was curious about a scar above justin's eye. >> she castwas touching my eye. i said that happened at preschool. >> amy was started. this is the same preschool she attended. >> i said we had to be there at the same time. >> not just the same place at

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