numbers game. three new polls, three very different stories. is hillary clinton ahead in a romp or is it a statistical dead heat? the candidate hitting the road for the first time this morning with first lady m leaks dump show even her own campaign staff worried about potential conflicts at the clinton foundation. commuter chaos. >> i'm going to open the door. just calm down. >> smoke fills a train in boston with frantic passengers trapped inside, some kicking out windows to escape, at least five people treated for smoem -- smoke

inhalation. what officials say led to that frightening scene. kids on a school field trip witness a tiger clawing at his tiger, her fellow trainer rushing in as she is dragged across the stage. everybody, including the tiger, doing better this morning. and and chicago. >> that's one in the corner. >> the cubs tie up the iconic wrigley field. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, in studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. i am so glad we have a tie.

>> that's all you can say? we go back to the windy city on friday night, and this is going to be a great series. >> so exciting. >> we are going to talk more about that in a little while, and meanwhile with just 12 days in the election, and look at some of the polls that might leave you a little n lead, up by 14% point. >> but if you go to "usa today," it's clinton in plus nine points, and then we have one within the margin of error. we will try and get some clarity and our decision 2016 team is in place, but first

>> donald trump needs to win the state of ohio to have a shot at the white house, and he is touting one of the polls that shows him with a slight lead in the state of florida, and another batch of e-mails were released by wikileaks. >> we going to washington, d.c. and drain the swamp. with just days to go hillary clinton celebrating her 69th birthday is trying to push an upbeat message. >> i will do everything i can to reach out. >> reporter: it comes as clinton is under fire over stolen campaign e-mails released by a

purported memo from president colon to doug band including how work from the foundation could be used to extract large speaking fees for the former president, even referring to the operation as bill clinton, inc. even the time hillary clinton considered attending a dinner in more co after the king personally requested it. huma abedin noting she created this mess and she knows t today clinton will make obama rallying college students in north carolina. as for trump he's taking another swipe at clinton and a former republican rifle who is still refusing to endorse him. >> she has less energy than jeb bush. i mean it. >> during trump's detour to d.c. to promote his new hotel the candidate detoured from his campaign message. >> congratulations, newt, on last night. that was an amazing interview.

megyn kelly over accusations of sexual misconduct with trump. >> you are fascinated with sex and you don't care about public policy. >> i'm not fascinated by sex but i am fascinated by the protection of women. >> reporter: as for the hotel ribbon cutting trump is dismissing claims he squandered campaign time. still clinton pounced. >> he once again relied on undocumented workers, the same people he has been insulting and demonizing throughout this campaign. >> reporter: trump responding to the accusation late wednesday. >> she said i used illegal immigrants to build the building, except i didn't use one. >> reporter: facing a potential upset in utah trump's running mate mike pence made an unlikely visit to the republican strong hold urging voters not to back

>> there is only two names on that ballot that have a chance to be president of the united states of america. >> mcmullen firing back tweeting a vote for trump is a vote for religious bigotry, misogyny and expansion of government. >> reporter: tensions remain high as well as real concerns about the possibility of violence on election day. this is a tweet from the former congressman joe walsh, it's a warning of sorts, it writes: if trump loses i'm ket. later he insisted he was talking about protesting after election day, but there is another new poll from "usa today" that shows 51% of likely voters right now say they have real concerns about violence on election day. matt and savannah. >> some schools that are polling places are being closed because of those concerns. thank you. let us bring in steve kornacki and nicolle wallace. >> michelle obama and hillary clinton on the trail together

the clintons have this great advantage, they can bring out all these surrogates like her husband, the president, the first lady, the vice president. if you've got t flaunt it. we're going to be seeing a lot of it in the next two weeks. >> for a while it was volume business she had so many more, now in the wake of the newt gingrich megyn kelly fight it's not just quantity it's quality. trump's surrogates are doing her harm with suburban moms we have the final days. >> if you are the trump campaign how do you counter? >> there isn't a counter. you have to get your candidate on message, stop congratulating newt gingrich for locker talk at best by calling megyn kelly a woman fascinated with sex. today's front pages have stories that are problematic for both campaigns. >> let's talk about that, steve, we talked about how the polls are all over the place.

campaign manager says donald trump says he can win and he is right. they know the polls are tightening. how do you account for it and do you think this drip, drip, drip of these wikileaks revelations are having an affect? >> so, yes, the polls are all over the place. what i always try to do when you see 3 on one end, 14 them on the other, average them together. looks like about a 6 point clinton lead. one thing the clinton campaign is worried about is not just the tightening in the polls it's potential mp seeing the 14 point lead and saying this is in the bag, i don't need to show up. when you have wikileaks in the news, clinton foundation back in the news, i think of the things republicans who it's been a long time for them to come around they may come around now seeing stories that are negative for the clintons. >> we will ask you to do double duty this morning and head over to your board. let's talk about where things are tightening and those key

donald trump you have to make two things happening, every every state in gray, toss up, and you have to flip one state that is blue right now. we have two new polls, and we can show you two nbc polls, and this is good news for donald trump, and he is tied out in nevada, and this is what he has fallen in after the debates, and he has to win all of them and he also has to flip a blue state and one of the blue state his campaign talks hampshire. a nine-point lead for hillary clinton there, and we can dig into the numbers, and you see a gender gap, and trump winning among men by ten points, and one other thing we can highlight out in nevada, the college and noncollege divide, and hillary clinton and donald trump tied among blue collar voters, and a 20-point advantage for donald

and flip a state like new hampshire, and still a lot for him to accomplish. >> thank you. let us talk about two powerful earthquakes that rocked central italy last night. the quakes with magnitudes of 5.5 and 6.1, knocked out power and sent people running into the streets. it's two months after a powerful quake struck that people. now to the frantic scene in boston we showed you at the top, passengers in a panic, and tom costello has the latest on it. good morning. >> good morning. the subway in boston is called the t and this happened on the orange line. the train involved did not fully pull in the station preventing the subway cars from opening the car doors, and as the trains and

anything they could to escape. the scary scene unfolding on boston subway after the chaos captured on cell phone videos. commuters frantically breaking windows, and some jumping to safety, and others working to pry open the doors. a pastry chef used her smash her way to safety. i took my scarf and i did this, and i am a certified black felt and attached it to my elbow like so, and out the window. the engineer did not pull it up. >> the motor man made a conscious and proper decision not to open those doors because

to a live rail. that caused the black smoke to pour into the city's back bay station. >> turned out to be a motor fire. we also found a trash fire on the tracks which we extinguished both. >> reporter: five people tak -- treated for smoke inhalation. investigators believe that the entire situation were those two minor incidents including the overheating motor. back to you. >> what a square for them. tom, thank you very much. i want to disturbing allegations at one of the nations top colleges. multiple women are accusing a university of wisconsin student of sexual assault and this morning investigators say they've made a disturbing discovery at that suspect's apartment. nbc's gabe gutierrez is in madison with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: matt, good morning. the student is due in court here later today for a bail hearing, his attorneys are blaming social media for a rush to judgment, but according to a search

with investigators. this morning the university of wisconsin is in shock as multiple women accuse a student of sexual assault. >> it's been pretty devastating. >> reporter: so far alec cook faces nine charges involving four women but prosecutors say many more counts are possible. investigators searching his apartment say they found a black book in his nightstand with names of women he had met, describing in a what he wanted to do with them. according to the search warrant disturbingly enough there were statements of kill and statements of sexual desires. the first woman who went to police said cook strangled and assaulted her for more than two hours at his apartment on october 12th. then as news of his arrest spread around campus police say another woman came forward, claiming he had assaulted her, too, back in february. >> she saw him in news coverage

forward and explain what happened and we're glad she did. she's very brave to do so. >> reporter: cook's attorneys deny the allegations and say their client is a 20-year-old business major with no criminal history who had seemingly been charged, tried and convicted by a rapid fire internet news cycle. they said blind acceptance of accusations without hearing testimony or seeing physical evidence leads to the stigma at this zags of they point to rape allegations that received national attention at duke university and the university of virginia, but here in madison outrage is mounting. >> we keep hearing more and more about t how there's multiple people who have been affected by it and i guess it just gets more and more sickening as we hear what's happened. >> reporter: cook has been suspended from the university and banned from campus. he is due here in court later today. matt and savannah.

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for treatment but both the trainers and officials with the fair say they don't believe the tiger was acting viciously but rather flay flee and everybody including the tiger is okay. the world series tied up at one game apiece after the chicago cubs beat cleveland last night. i got so many texts from savannah during the game, she kept saying jake arrieta dominant. he had six strikeouts, didn't allow a hit until the sixth inning, chicago broke the game they won it 5-1. game three is friday night at wrigley field in chicago. >> that is a party. can you imagine the scene outside of wri >> mr. roker is here. what is our weather going to be there? >> let's take a look. friday's game could be on the windy side. let's show you what we have going on. 63 degrees and showers on

snow to talk about making its way through upstate new york, western pennsylvania, and some of the snow in the upper elevations could be quite a bit, and we could be talking about almost half a foot or more. this funnel system pushing its way through with the vigorous low pressure system, and the snow will continue on into friday afternoon and into northern new england and rainfall amounts from one to three inches of rain down in east maine, and we have wintry travel for part of the poconos, andadirondacks, and some areas could pick up to eight inches or more in upstate new york. we will get to your local forecast coming up in the next

good morning, everybody. most of the rain right now is in parts of southern pennsylvania and gradually slide down into our area. it's not anything heavy between now or late morning and lunchtime, and could add brief times of rain coming through, and temperatures in the 40s and 50s now, and we will be in the upper 50s and 60s for highs today, and by this afternoon, we have a 70% chance for rain so be sure and grab that umbrella and have a good day. >> that's your weather. just ahead, the complicated history between hillary clinton

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>> still have northbound wb parkway shut down, and traffic northbound will be pushed off on 193 and you cannot get from 193 on to the parkway because of the closure. 95 north at lorton, a crash in the left lane there, and then right now green line delays because of an earlier problem at greenbelt. chuck bell will have a check on your forecast next.

pretty-looking sky out there now, but the clouds will continue to lower and thicken as we go through the morning and rain will become more and more likely this afternoon. the chance of rain is 70%, and highs today in the upper 50s and low 60s, and breezy and dry tomorrow and nice and mild for

highs on saturday will be back in the 70s. >> chuck, thank you. another local news update in about 25 minutes. for now back to the "today" show

7:30 now on a thursday morning, october 27th, 2016. nice crowd out on a chilly nice crowd on a chilly morning in new york, and al is going to go out in we are going out -- >> we'll send al, and let us know how it goes. authorities in oklahoma say the trail has gone cold in the four--day-old manhunt for the suspect in a deadly shooting spree. michael advance is accused of killing two officers. they have no idea where advance

if he did not receive treatment for a wound suffered he received in a shoot-out with police. and climbing on the platform to escape a smoke-filled train. the train was about to pull out of the station when the motor overheated. five people had to be treated for smoke inhalation. the republican counterparts of violating a court order meant to prevent voter ti the rnc says the claims are completely meritless. and ben affleck going full posten to get out the boat. >> new hampshires are so nice, and being how the election is a bigger disaster than the new york mets, the people from new hampshire are going to have to register and vote.

first time during this election. kristin welker has been looking at the relationship between two of the country's most influential women. good morning to you. >> matt, good morning to you. clinton campaign officials call michelle obama a rock star, and somebody capable of energizing the obama coalition while shredding donald trump. hillary clinton and mich relationship in the past. this morning a first. hillary clinton and michelles teaming up on the campaign trail together for a powerful one-two political punch. >> hello, everyone. >> an increasingly frequent presence on the trail. >> ae enough is enough.

especially women. one saying this famous line from michelle obama's convention speech. >> when they go low, we go high. -- has become one of the biggest principles. principles. >> i am reminded of what my friend michelle obama advised us all, when they go low you go high. >> reporter: and clinton aides say there is no one better at attacking donald trump. >> he is threatening the very idea of america itself. and we cann >> reporter: but it wasn't always rosy between the current and former first lady. in 2008 when hillary clinton was locked in baiter battle with then senator barack obama tensions at times boiled over. >> you are likeable enough, hillary. >> reporter: mrs. obama even getting personal. >> you can't run your own house, you certainly can't run the white house. >> reporter: words a pro trump super pac has seized upon in a new ad. >> if you can't run your own house, you certainly can't run

>> reporter: author cane anderson brour writes in her book first women that tensions lingered into the second administration, mrs. obama privately rooting for vice president joe biden to run against secretary clinton last year but all that is forgotten now with the two women sharing a common purpose. >> what's that old adage, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. the fact that the clintons and obamas are bound together in their dislike and deep disdain for donald trump. >> reporter: michelle obama's husband's, the first lady a unifying figure the campaign hopes will be the closer. >> we need to do everything we can to help her and tim kaine win this election. i know i'm going to be doing it. are you with me? >> reporter: one top clinton official tells me they were actually surprised by how eager and accessible michelle obama was to get out on to the trail leaving open the possibility this might not be the last night you see these two women together

let's turn back to al. what is going on in the weather? >> it's a chilly start in the northeast, and new england. it's going to stay that way until we get to the weekend. a big dip in the jet stream and we have the pool of chilly air, and we are going to be seeing all the snow. the temperatures finally gets in the 50s by saturday, and 59 in boston and new york city will get back to 65, and bangor 50. as you go to the west, a big ridge of high pressure, and denver will be 20 degrees above average at 80, and wichita, 77. memphis, 80 degrees today and head into the weekend. temperatures in the 70s. houston, the mid-80s as well. that is toasty. that's what is going on around the country, and here's what is happening in your neck of the woods. skies are mostly cloudy, and a lot of nice color outside early this morning for a sunrise, but clouds are going to win the day today and mostly

future and rain drops in pennsylvania and western maryland now will eventually reach all the way down in the metro area, and rain chances at 70%. temperatures this afternoon up in the low 60s, and breezy and dry tomorrow and mild for the weekend. >> get your late weather, check it out on the weather channel 24/7. >> in the fridge is fresh, just taste it? >> you say to somebody else, is this fresh? first, a new way to look at a halloween favorite. >> coming up, so many of us visiting haunted houses, but if you have a heart condition don't come in. it got us wondering, what happens to your body when you are scared out of your mind. i am trapping on medical

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strict warning, don't step inside if you have medical problems and enter at your own risk. so we wondered what actually happens to your body when you walk through a haunted house. we are here at blood manor today, one of the scariest haunted houses my producers could find. i will be wired up with medical devices monitoring my vital in realtime to see h when you are scared out of your mind. >> this cardiologist checks my blood pressure and heart rate before i go in. >> your blood pressure and heart rate look normal. >> so i'm good to go. >> you are good to go. >> before i step in the doctor has one last warning. >> there are hormones that rush through your system, the fight or flight syndrome and these hormones can increase your hormone, blood pressure, make your respiratory rate go up, this can cause a heart attack

jumps out at me my heart rate jumps up to 100 beats per minute. by the way, it's pitch black in here. we have special infrared cameras catching every moment. i feel my heart pounding, the doctor watching it all right outside. >> wow. heart rate is now 112. >> with every step i take -- >> this is why i hate haunted houses. >> -- more and more spikes in my heart rate. >> heart rate is now up to 120, 125. >> but it keeps climbing. this shock sends it up to 138. >> oh, god. >> and watch what happens at the end of this 3-d maze. right there, my heart rate shoots up to 146. >> this is like running, he is

problems for you and your heart. >> a a spooky look inside your body when you're scared out of your mind. >> i took one for the team. what is considered a potentially dangerous heart rate for you. take the number 220 and subject your age. if your heart rate goes over that many beats per minute, your

>> i called al, and i said something is wrong, i need to go to the hospital, and he said you need to go in there. i tore a muscle. i don't understand the thrill. >> i don't either. >> i don't. >> i take my ly year, and we love it. >> when your kids go in -- >> they don't make it out necessarily. >> you started with three. coming up, the '70s super group, abba, ready to regroup. >> i smell concert on the plaza. suddenly the talk of the

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>> announcer: this is a "news4 today" news break. >> 7:56 is your time right now on this thursday morning. good morning to you. i am eun yang. we want to get right to breaking news on the roads in your first 4 traffic. melissa mollet, good morning to you. >> good morning. taking a look at this problem that still remains, and northbound wb parkway shut down at 193 because of a motorcycle accident, and you northbound wb parkway from 193 right now. we have a new crash outer loop to connecticut avenue and a crash reported there here this morning, and southbound 270 before montgomery village, a crash there in the left lane. we will take a quick break and check your forecast when we

good morning. temperatures are near 50 degrees now, but increasing clouds and increasing rain chances with time today, and be sure to grab your umbrella and the chance of rain today is at 70%, and highs in the low 60s today and nice and mild for the weekend, and this weekend should be back in the 70s. >> that's what i am talking about. thank you, chuck. another local news update for you in 25 minutes, but for now back to the "today" show

it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, a dozen days to go, a dozen polls to choose from. how tight is the race between hillary clinton and donald trump? amid new e-mails released by wikileaks showing concerns among fundraising at her foundation. plus, going to graceland. >> i have so much to show. >> you let's do it. >> priscilla presley gives jenna a personal tour of the new guesthouse at graceland, steps away from elvis' legendary mansion with a look at the larger than lifestyle inspired by the king himself. and dancing queens unite.

>> the abba reunion 17 years in the making, but is it what fans have really been waiting for? today, thursday october 27, 2016. ? >> all the way from athens, georgia, to be on the "today" show. go dogs. >> des moines, iowa. >> two kentucky girls taking on, north carolina. >> all the way from charlotte, nort my sweet 16. >> all the way from cussing, i will -- cusser, illinois, we love you today. >> lincoln turns five years old on today. good morning, welcome back to "today," it's thursday, october 27th, 2016. yes, now, you have picked and

>> i was listening to "control" last night and janet jackson, "pleasure principle" was rocking in my house. >> i haven't heard that since the '90s. >> right. >> that's why they call it a throw coming up, slidy spiders, franken stein, and at are almost eat. >> i see a milk shake. after halloween we have thanksgiving right around the corner. for today's turkey trot we're searching for a great chef with holiday recipes to share. go to today.com, submit a video of the foodie in your life and we will try to give them a surprise from one of their favorite celebrity chefs. let's get a check of the mornings top stories. here is the news at 8:00. good morning. this morning we begin with the race for the white house.

hold one of three rallies in this battle ground. he insists he is winning gs and in this state he actually is by a slim margin. take a look nationally at new poll numbers out this morning, the "associated press" has hillary clinton up by 14 percentage points, fox news has her up by 3 as she hits the trail in north carolina today with one of her top surrogates. with trademark trump brief vad dough the gop nomins >> reporter: today in ohio donald trump will sell himself to voters after selling his personal brand at a hotel ribbon cutting wednesday. trump getting defensive when asked why he's spending time in washington rather than on the trail. >> i think it's a very rude question to be honest with you and what i do is i want to back my children. >> reporter: trump pausing his pitch for a surprise shout out to newt gingrich. >> congratulations, newt, on

interview with megyn kelly. >> you are fascinated with sex and don't care about public policy. >> i'm not fascinated by sex but i am fascinated by the protection of women. >> that was an amazing interview. we don't play games, newt, right? we don't play games. >> reporter: hillary clinton in florida trying to capitalize on trump's d.c. pit stop. >> while the hotel may be new it's the same old story, he relied on undocumented workers to make his >> i didn't hire one illegal immigrant to build trump international hotel on pennsylvania avenue. >> reporter: in tampa clinton looking to tweak trump with special guest celebrity chef jos? andrase. >> today i could be in a certain hotel in washington, d.c. >> he is locked in a legal battle on trump for baling on plans to build a restaurant.

michelle obama the most popular political figure in the country the clinton campaign's not so secret weapon. >> if you want to get hillary elected, vote! >> i don't pay attention to polls when they are good or pay attention to them when they are bad, i really don't. >> her strategy, rack up and kaine was cheering on the indians and hoping for a win himself. but the clinton campaign is still dealing with the wikileaks release of stolen campaign e-mails and her latest batch showing her own aides had concerns about how clinton foundation dealings could affect her presidential run, and trump

clinton if she wins. a skywest airlines pilot is free on bail this morning after being jailed for allegedly trying to fly a commercial aircraft while intoxicated. 38-year-old russell do you sack was arrested as the plane was getting ready to fly out of rapid city, south dakota. salt . tsa officers reported smelling alcohol on the first officer. police say his blood alcohol limit was above the legal limit . the blood above the legal limit. coming up, former congressman gary condit opens up about the meeting with chandra levy's parents. then priscilla presley gives you an exclusive tour inside the

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murdered. condit has always denied the affair and was quickly dismissed as a now he's breaking his silence, speaking with dr. phil. >> did you sit down with the levys at any point. >> yeah, there was an arranged meeting in washington, d.c. and i went there thinking it would be at least an hour or so meeting and they could have asked me anything they wanted, and mrs. lvy asked me the last time i saw shondra, and she asked if i would cooperate with her detectives. i am sure it was extremely tough for them, but i think i could have been helpful. i think they were being fed information by somebody on the fridge that was just not correct. >> in 2010, a man was convicted

prosecutors dropped the charges saying they could no longer prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt, and it's part of levy's book. >> he feels like the time they spent focusing on him and what his relationship was with her was time that could have more productively been spent on investat levy. they have long said levy had a relationship with condit. has d was an affair. now after 15 years he will share

news, los angeles. let us get another check of the weather for mr. roker. >> active weather going on out west. we have actually a late season this is hurricane see more, and it's going to have an affect in southern california. it's going to start to make its way up to the north, and we are not going to say its affects but the moist meantime, a storm moving into the pacific northwest and flash flooding possible from seattle into northern california, and then the rain enhanced moisture, the tropical enhanced moisture will bring rain down to los angeles where we have some flash flood watches for parts of central and southern california, and the rest of the country, mountain snows near a record

plenty of sunshine in the gulf coast. that's what's happening around the country and here's what is happening in your neck of the woods. >> a lot of clouds outside, and most of the rain for now is across parts of southern pennsylvania but move into eastern parts of west virginia, and rain chances will increase with time here in the d.c. metro area. right now temperatures in the upper 40s and low 50s, and afternoon highs today upper 50s and low 60s, but a 70% chance for rain, and't >> and don't forget to check us out every day on our sirius xm channel. and what are most of the fun things about rio?

phelps. turns out, they had a little secret. they were already married. "people" magazine saying they tied the knot in a super-secret ceremony back in june, and nicole posted this photo on the night of the ceremony, and her caption, what a memorable night with my lil familiar . >> i think "people" magazine uncovered it. >> he lived his entire life in the public eye, and i love it when somebody keeps something private and i think that's fantastic. congratulations. >> we can't show that boomer picture enough. is there any worse than food poisoning? >> i can't think of anything.

it's called the food sniffer and you hold it next to a piece of meat, poultry or fish, and the device will tell you if the food is fresh. the way it does it is by reading temperature and humidity -- >> that was a fish. >> the sensor can also pick up on any foul gases the food will give up. it sells for 130 bucks, and well worth it if you ever had accuracy rate up to 90%, and i am wonder tpg they can come up with a version for the laundry your kids generate. >> i think you can smell that at the door. >> that's a nifty device. let's do pwaup s.t.a.r.t. la we talked about yesterday having a little fun at his own ex ens opinions this time.

selfie he took inside a voting booth in tennessee. it's a state that bans such photos. on the tonight show here is what jt said when jimmy fallon asked him what he's been up to lately. >> i recently voted. >> that's super -- super quiet under the radar. >> i have no idea, >> i learned -- >> this is going to be great! and then get out there, and it was this advice, don't take a picture in the voting booth without checking khrr

>> that sound was "ironic" by atlantis more set. next up, abba. one of the biggest acts in the 20th century, and the band only reunited once in 30 years, but now they are promising a different kind of reunion, something they are calling a virtual and live the legends, and details are sketchy, and they will use the latest technology to create a digital time machine for fans. >> not impressed? >> i just wish they would get together. >> so it's not a reunion? >> no. come on.

>> quit with the teasing. >> i like abba. >> i like them. >> dance being queen is one of the all time greats. >> i think they shouldn't reunite, it gives it some mystery. >> i want them back and i want a volvo dl-70 in the plaza. >> al, you want the '70s back. >> i have one more thing for you to talk about today. finally hollywood's favorite couple martha stewart and snoop dogg arehe they have a new tv show and on ellen's show they play never have i ever with anna kendrick. >> never have i ever sexted. >> martha has. >> martha, you've sexted. do you know what that is? >> i have used technology for a

is it someone current or is this a while ago? >> it doesn't say none of your business here. >> there you have it. martha answering questions like only she can. that is your pop start. who in history would have predicted martha stewart and snoop dogg. >> i am shocked that martha sexted. >> i know. >> you're not. >> not at all shocked. >> she did the dating thing. >> there is a large distance between online dating and sexted. pictures? >> i think it can be suggestive. >> or it -- >> hey, muffins, whatever she cooks. >> i feel like we need >> i feel like we need to define our technology. >> call her. we know her. >> we know her? she is on the show all the time. >> tamron, thank you. you gave us a lot to think about today. a brand-new and special

>> jenna bush hager is there today. >> reporter: we are here at the new guest house of graceland and this property is down the block from the original graceland and officially opens today, but lucky for me i got a sneak peek. elvis fans finding a new place to dwell. resort steps away from the legendary performer's iconic memphis mansion, and now as a three-decade dream becomes a reality. with the help of priscilla presley, who had a hand in the design. >> reporter: are you going to

let's do it! so this is a replica of the staircase in graceland? >> this is a grand staircase. yes, it's a replica and in the front room as you enter graceland, the chandelier here is a larger replica of the chandelier that is overlooking the foyer as well. >> reporter: the resort features 20 elvis-themed suites, all fit hotel's exclusive top floor, known as the upstairs, an area of the private area for graceland, which nobody but friends and family ever ever seen. >> reporter: this is the way elvis's room looks? >> yes, red black and gold. you have a television set. >> reporter: yes.

watching the "today" show. >> yeah, when we were up that early. we came home at that time. >> reporter: another suite inspired by graceland. >> the guys would join in singing and harmonize with him. >> reporter: in this suite, reminiscent of their home in their honeymoon. >> it was like, just because this whole thing, everybody was sprawled all over the couch. >> reporter: brings back great memories. >> yeah, it does. >> reporter: five restaurants serving up southern comfort food. >> reporter: where do you feel his presence the most? >> graceland is where i feel the

loved. >> reporter: thank you very much. i am with the lovely priscilla presley, and thank you for having us here and we made our way to the lobby, and elvis is in the details of all this, isn't that right? >> yeah, if you look around, the details of the couch, not just a plain couch, but detail with purple and sts so stylish himself. when you look at the way he dressed, and even from the time he started out in the early 50s, everybody, you know, looked at him, and it was like, who is this. he had such a flare. and this is really what it's all about, flare, taste, beautiful, comfortable. elvis, everywhere you looked, elvis is here. in fact, a couple people who were friends of mine who

said, oh, my god, elvis is everywhere. when you see him, you would see even the designs of the chair. you know, he was way ahead of his time. >> reporter: let's look at the amazing ceiling. it mirrors his jumpsuit? >> it was taken from a cape that was white with crystal, and he was a showman, and he did it in ve all white with little white crystal in it, and it's a subtle inspiration of the cape. >> you have grand babies, and what do you tell them about their grandaddy. >> they listen to sirius radio, and they ask questions about him

>> reporter: i can tell you are, too? >> i am proud of this place. this is 30 years in the making really, as far as planning and wanting to do this, and we had three other people that tried to come up with something, but this is done right and we have local designers we have been working with and i have been working closely with them, so -- >> reporter: thank you so much. by the way, the cheese biscuits were fantastic. >> great food here. don't worry. i will bring you a cheese biscuit in my bag. jill martin helps a family with triplets on the way turn a spare room into a great nursery. getting into the halloween spirit. spooky and delicious treats for

good morning. 8:26 on this thursday, october 27th, and i am aaron gilchrist. let's get a check on traffic now. melissa mollet has traffic. >> shut down at parkway, and the crash has cleared out of the way and we are still slow southbound for five miles here and it should clear up soon, but if you are leaving anytime in the next couple of minutes you will be sitting in the delays. and northbound, a vehicle fire with the right lane blocked, and taking a look at 270 southbound, a crash near montgomery village avenue is on the shoulder. a check of your forecast

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good morning. we had a little sunshine about an hour or so ago and now the

showers are now starting to move into the shenandoah valley, so grab those umbrellas. in the upper 40s to near 50, and up near 60 today with rain

we're back nowel 30 on this thursday morning, it's its 27th of october, 2016. do you know what? >> what? >> it's not a beautiful morning here, it's starting to rain heavier, chilly temperatures, a breeze in the air but we have a nice crowd gathered out here. i have to say we are hoping for an even -- you got it -- we've been hoping for an even bigger crowd on monday all dressed up

extravaganza. makes it so much more fun for us if you come down to the plaza dressed up, we will dress up as well and we will have a good time. we are not going to tell you what we will be this year as we never do. >> is it going to be cold on monday morning? >> no, actually nice and comfortable. >> i've been hearing about some slinky costumes. >> speaking of costumes, just ahead we will make sweet treats and they taste as good as they look. how she helps a deserving family expecting triplets turn a spare room into a nursery. why major surgery is on the rise among certain young athletes. we have been talking about this in soccer and now looking at baseball. >> mr. roker, how about a check of the weather? let's show you what we have for today. look into the weekend, for

making its way out west through the rockies and heavier showers and thunderstorms on friday in the northeast. rain spreads through the great lakes, and stays in the northeast and unseasonably warm throughout much of the country, and more wet weather in the pacific northwest, and sunday, sunday, the warmth continues into the southwest and more heavy rain central, northern california and also in the northern inner mountain region. that's what's going on around the country. >> skies getting more and more cloudy with time in d.c., and that front should reach the corridor sometime this evening today, and ahead of the front the rain chances increasing and already a little light rain in parts of the shenandoah valley, and temperatures in the upper 40s to 50 degrees, and with rain coming in, grab your umbrella, and high today, 62 with rain moving in and 62 with breezy

>> don't forget, get that weather anytime you need it, go to the weather channel or online at weather.com. england. >> where? >> england. >> where is england? >> london. >> london. all right. london swing. you guys almost don't sound like you have accents. >> we do. >> oh, you do. now we hear it. there you go. all right. savannah. al, thank you so much. now to our special series winning at all costs, we've been explin athletes. >> two games into the world series baseball fever obviously has taken over. this morning we are taking a look at youth baseball, pitching injuries and the surgery that more and more young players are having. nbc's janet shamlian has that story. >> my name is bryce hill. i'm 17. and i pitched for the seminole ridge baseball team. i think it's the best game in

>> reporter: bryce started little league at five years old, by eight he was pitching and once in middle school he dropped all other sports for baseball. >> how often did you play and practice? >> practice was an every day thing, five days a week, on the weekends i would play for my travel team. >> his talent well above average. by the age of 16 throwing pitches as fast as 91 miles an hour. >> do you think there is a lot of pressure on high school athletes to perform and play i know that when there is a scout back there and there is a radar gun pointing at you you know you want to throw your hardest. >> but then a set back. in january price tore a critical tendon in his right arm and an important decision loomed, whether to have what's known as tommy john's surgery. >> we wrestled with it, me and my wife spoke for hours about it and we just decided it's going to be his decision. >> it was a significant tear so i could either get the surgery

ever again. >> bryce decided to have the surgery with dr. jim andrews, the renowned orthopedic surgeon specializing in the procedure. tommy john was a 31-year-old pitcher for the los angeles dodgers. undergoing a brand new surgery that would eventually be known by his name. >> every time you pitch a baseball at 90 plus miles per hour you stress the ulnar collateral >> the surgery involves reconstructing the elbow's ucl uses a tending from elsewhere in the body. >> it used to be that this operation was designed for professional pitchers. in my practice there has been a tenfold increase in high school and younger youth baseball players that require the tommy john's procedure since year 2000. >> 57% of tommy john's surgeries are performed on teens aged 15

league baseball pitchers. according to a 2015 study, in the american journal of sports medicine. >> the number one risk factor for all these high school and younger kids tearing their ligament is specialization and year-round baseball. >> my name is brendon, i'm 11 and i'm the pitcher on the arkansas warriors baseball team. it's my favorite sport to play. >> brendon baits also injury came when he was just 11. >> as soon as i got done warming up and got on the mound the first pitch it popped and started hurting bad. >> you knew something was wrong? >> yes. >> he said, dad, my elbow just popped and that was it. he didn't play no more. that's when we said we wanted an mri. let's see what's really going on. >> i can tell that's still a tough moment for you. >> oh, yeah, it was. >> were you surprised when he

we're very careful with watching him, how much he pitches, when he pitches, how many innings he pitches. >> due to his young age dr. andrews wants brendan's arm to heal without surgery, six weeks in cast and now six weeks in a brace. his parents haven't ruled out brendon having the tommy john's surgery. >> it's not just about baseball because if it doesn't heal properly then it's going to affect him in everything that he does so we're doing ery surgery, but if that's the decision that we have to make and that's the best decision for brendon we will do what's best for him in the long run. >> bryce is healing from his surgery and hopes to play by spring. >> it's going good. i haven't had any problems. >> what would you say to other parents about this surgery? >> well, you've got to way out your situation, your kid's talent ability, the pros and cons and make the best decision. there is no right or wrong answer.

>> i'm a proud dad. he's worked very hard to get where he is. >> do you dream of the majors? >> yeah, it's a big dream for me. big dream. that's everything right there. >> for "today" janet shamlian, nbc news, loxahatchee, florida. >> it was interesting watching all your faces as we told the story of the older player and hraubgs ahatchy, florida. 11-ye everybody just kind of looked like this and their jaws dropped. >> a heart wrenching decisio u.s.a. baseball along with experts including dr. andrew have come up with pitch smart guidelines for younger players, they emphasize the importance of limiting the number of pitches thrown by younger players to reduce injuries, the range is from a maximum of 50 pitches daily for seven to eight year olds to 120 pitches daily for 19 to 22 year olds. it also includes how many days rest should be required between pitching outings.

look -- whatever the sport, soccer, baseball or football but taking a look at how to make players safer. coming up next the remarkable room transformation jill just pulled off for a couple expecting three. but first this is "today" on

renovate today is created with our sponsor lowe's. for more content like this, we are back now with our special series renovate today. earlier this fall we asked viewers to tell us about their rooms that needed a redo because they were going through some kind of a major life change. >> our next story definitely qualifies. jill martin is here to tell us about a couple who answered our shout out. good morning. >> this is an incredible series and we had fun doing it. we teamed up with lowe's to find

makeover because they were going through a transition, the biggest challenge finding something from the old space to fit in with the new one. >> one, two, three. >> wow. it's beautiful. >> sara and matt turkot first met in the sixth grade, he was the star basketball player and she was the cute cheerleader on the other team. >> we kw excited we were finally getting married. >> three years ago they tied the knot and looked towards their next milestone, starting a family. >> it was far from easy road for us, we immediately jumped into ivf. >> we went through about five cycles where we implanted twice and neither of those pregnancies took, so it was a big emotional toll. >> with their funds drying up they decided to try one more

had a 30% chance of having twins, never preparing them for the news they were go to receive. >> he said, well, we see a heartbeat over here and then we see a heartbeat over here and then he kept going and said and it appears there is a third heartbeat. and i just started crying at that point. >> this family of two was about to become five and we wanted to help. so we enlisted lowe's head designer deb tons nursery for the triplets to be. >> can i see the space? >> yes. >> the prom was promising, natural light, wood floors, ample space. >> what is your vision. >> a comfortable place. >> warm, inviting, practical. >> sara and matt had a request of their own. >> this is a needle point made for me when i was a baby. >> i love it. >> this was in my bedroom growing up.

transferred. >> look at that. >> i am officially kicking you out. >> thank you. ? >> we are in front of the turkot home and we have only had three days to turn the guest room into a baby home but it's finally time for finishing touches. let's go, deb. >> let's go. >> we need a giant giraffe. one of our huge was picking a paint color that was gender neutral. >> i think this is such a night neutral finish. >> last touch. >> let's go get them. >> let's go. >> i love it. >> it's beautiful. >> more than i could ever have imagined. i never dreamed of three. i know that. all at once. i never knew how it would fit. >> we just kind of imagined three cribbs. >> in a row. >> army style.

and matt can cross nursery off the list. >> i know that you and your design focus was based around one thing. >> really off of your little baby embryo pictures, right, there's two images there, but we're moving on to three babies, so within this one space they needed their own little nook. these beds will convert and will take you all the way on up to a twin bed so they will be in their own little nook as they grow up to little people. >> group >> yay. that was so sweet. >> they were so -- >> everyone cries. >> it's so sweet and all the three cribbs lined up. >> that was cute. >> they were so grateful. and the cribs will go into twin beds, and each chandelier has its own outlet, so one baby won't wake up the other babies. >> and you can do feeding schedules on the little cute

>> and next week, we do a man cave. >> head butt over here. slime-filled spiders might not sound appetizing, but first this is "today" on nbc. hallowee.

all right. this morning on today food things are getting creepy on our plaza. four days until halloween. >> alias straun is the talent behind the brand my cupcake addiction. it's nice to have you back. how are you doing? >> i am excited to show you my new recipes. these are so much fun for the halloween season. >> it doesn't look like it's all that complicated although you do need some basics.

cheesecake and give it a frankenstein twist, i have cream cheese, candy coated chocolates, chocolate cookies, butter, vanilla, green food color and cream. first decorations. >> okay. we have a little dark candy melts in a snap seal bag. >> you are using a >> how are your typing skills? >> not strong. i'm going to mash how you do it. >> a couple triangles, going to make frankenstein's head. don't worry if you make a mess. >> how long will that take to firm up. >> in this weather probably eight seconds. >> matt, do you want to do a baking. >> sure. >> in goes the butter into our

firm quick no bake biscuit base. they are going to go into a placing jar, then you put in your cookie base and the triangles become frankenstein's head. >> do we freeze them. >> you can let them get to room temperature or pop them in the fridge. over here our basic cheesecake batter but we will dye it green. do you want to whip this through. >> sure. >> we can fold through a whipped cream mixture. >> we will move through this so we can see the end product. >> in goes the finished product. spoon our green cheesecake mixture over -- is it wrong to say hair when we're took cooking. >> this looks to good. >> this is the one you want to be able to lick the woul.

upside down. so you turn it around and you can see where we're going with frankenstein. >> adorable. >> do you want to do a frankenstein face? how crafty are you feeling? >> not very crafty. >> make him smyly. >> make him angry. >> i see. >> kids would love that. >> this is a great time to get the kids involved. >> i drew matt. >> nice. >> these are sup party. using a basic cake mold and dark candy melts. >> let me see what those look like. >> sampling on the job. we have a couple candy coated whoppers, we will dip that in the dark chocolate and add on

that's a little messier than intended. but kids have a great time with that. these are bleeding eyeball milk shakes, and then it's a milk shake with whipped cream and eyeball. >> savannah has never met a milk shake she doesn't like. >> thank you so much. >> no worry.

to today.com/food. we're back in a moment.

we are back. 8:54. good time for birthdays. >> time to spin the smuckers jar and find hout who we are celebrating today.

pennsylvania, loves browsing the supermarket aisle for the best deals. jim schatzel is 101 years old, proud grand dad from cuyahoga falls, ohio. he says the secret to his longevity is enjoying a good glass of scotch. amen, jim. happy 100 birthday to margaret of monongahela, pennsylvania, she loves sports and owned her own bar in town. she loves gambling at the casinos. >> this is a great group. we have to get them together. >> carrie lewis of chicago, illinois, celebrating 100 years. that's fantastic. she owned a bar -- no. she shares a house with her 97-year-old sister minny. happy 75th anniversary to henry and lydia zacca of

been together ever since. their secret is to never go to bed angry. don't forget to let us know about the folks in your life celebrating special birthdays or anniversaries. head to today.com/celebrates. make sure you include a photo. >> never go to bed angry. >> there you go. >> words to live by. >> don't drive angry, either. >> we have ron howard coming up. 8:56 is your time on this thursday, october 27th, 2016. good morning to you. i am eun yang. we want to check on your morning commute right now with melissa mollet and your traffic. >> that crash northbound bw parkway has cleared, and taking

blocking the right lane. northbound 228, barry road before middletown, a crash slowing things. we will take a break and check your forecast when we come back.

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this morning on today's take a hollywood icon director ron howard on fire again with his latest blockbuster "inferno." the money sters are back but you haven't seen anything like this. and we will ask emmy winner bradley whitford about a west wing reunion. comi from nbc news this is today's take live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today," thursday morning, october 27th, 2016. al along with tamron and dylan. i had to do that open three times because i couldn't say west ring -- west wing reunion with bradley whitford.

the birthdays, we had a whole bunch of interesting 100-year-old birthdays. >> what was the name of the town. >> among hay la. >> everybody getting excited about thanksgiving. before that we have halloween. >> what? >> what about all these halloween segments we have. >> we're going right to the stuffing. >> what about >> how about arbor day. so i decided deborah got in a costume for pepper. >> that's your pet. >> my little dog pepper and this is the only -- i posted this on instagram, this is the only pumpkin spice i will agree to like because it's pepper and she is in the pumpkin. >> i got the pumpkin spice thing but then i remembered the dog's name was pepper i was like it's even more genius.

flavoring. >> how about pepper feel about that? >> 30 seconds after that had been taken she shoo k that off. >> the pumpkin ends up on the belly. >> her waistline. >> well, she has -- we took her to the vet and he said he'd like her to lose one or two pounds, not that she's overweight now, but as she ages smaller dogs -- >> which it's hard to keep pets weight in check because they are always so cute and y give them treats. >> they have a problem on the home. >> the doctor was in the speakerphone he said we have to cut out the in between meal treats. i said we don't give them in between meal treats and deborah starts walking around. >> boss co has -- >> they asked if i had pictures of boss co in a halloween costume which i don't but going through the pictures on my phone i found this one.

about that. >> she looks miserable. >> if you were to put jean shorts on a dog would you put them on like that or all four legs so the waist comes up halfway. >> or just not put them on. >> that's a good idea. >> she almost looks like. >> a person. >> like a person. >> she looks like she's scottish. >> she does. >> her eyes stair right into you. >> she's staring through that camera, woman, go et these off of me. >> and people will saying people think she's a the beard makes people think she's a mom. >> i am an awful dog mom, and i have not found a costume. that's my love. >> i went on amazon quickly because i felt all parent shamed by both of you and can't get anything until monday. >> there's a thing where you

of, man? >> it has doors and you walk in. >> if i get headache, i would rather order aspirin online than to go to the store. >> because there are no duane reids within 100 feet of you. >> i'm walking andoo fined my computer to buy what i made a mental note of while i was walking by the stores. now i have to go. if you have suggestions of what i should deck the chihuahua out in. >> you don't have to go anywhere. >> you don't have to. buck the pressure. >> i want to look good when i answer the door for my kids in

you as a kid. that's so terrific. >> my mom gave each of our kids multiple boxes of shoe boxes with pictures. look at the plastic bottle of vodka -- >> oh, no, i was at my grandmother's house. i was apparently a fortuneteller that year. and the glasses were not part of the costume. those were actually just the glasses that i wore. cription gl >> i think you should wear that you put that on and we've got ourselves a party. >> we have ourselves a costume. >> what did you do yesterday the prenatal yoga. >> it's something that has been recommended for a long time to me. prenatal yoga, it gets your mind and body right for eventual family. >> we have a bunch of producers, sara, kristen mcgee -- >> and you guys travel with a camera crew. >> is this for a story?

>> which helps because it gets my foot in the door. it ended up taking away a lot from it because just the breathing, i can't touch my toes before being pregnant. >> maybe they should do couples, prenatal couples, i could see brian doing that with you. >> i wonder if they do that. >> we don't work out together. >> no. >> it's just like a thing. >> you need your space. >> i think it's more he wants his space because i think i would just bother him the whole time. >> nobody buying into this idea. >> no >> we are doing a bunch of, you know, leading up to pregnancy things, stories that will air on "weekend today," and i feel better now. >> you feel stretched out? >> yeah. >> how does the baby feel? >> yeah. >> what were you doing last night? >> i was at the dream hotel

and dave navarro, we featured him on the show. re row he received his award. this woman is so amazing, she operates a shelter out of homes that she's rehabbed in detroit. there's only one shelter for abused women and men to find safety in detroit. >> really? >> and she rehabs homes and she was our every day persona ward. but joy behar and david navarro >> and there's henry shlief. >> i gave a remark >> henry shraoeuf was there. >> and i have never seen this before. they had a dessert wall where there's a stick and donuts are on the stick -- >> i was going to ask if those were donuts behind you, but i didn't know if that was

you go and pull your dessert off the wall. the question is, would you do it? >> i would. >> i did it, and i never say no to anything with sugar. >> but i was unsure, and i was like, do i go in and pull it off. >> i want somebody to do it first. >> i tend to like -- if there's a loaf of bread, i like the piece after the third >> somebody has been polling through the loafs of bread. >> i am like a deck of cards. >> this weather is crazy. >> even though it's winter like, last night jimmy fallon and justin timberlake were thinking about summer. thing,

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>> >> that's like a crank it up. >> but that was in the '90s. >> it was imitated. 6 lane. but this bromance scale of with unto n, khrf khrf ff the charts. >> where does it rank? >> the bromance, it's got to be right at the top. >> because there's so much talent. >> like ron howard and hanks. >> just ahead will tom hanks be making a splash with channing channing tatum. what about jewel raw roberts. we will talk about why everything is being rebooted, it seems. >> how about muppet babies? >> i love them. this is really nice.

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>> tom hanks falls in and if a uls in love with darrell hannah. >> channing tatum will be the merman. >> tom hanks wants in on the remake. he told ap he would come back and then run off with channing tatum. >> that would make it a whole different story line. >> ron howard who directed the original, he directed the original, he is going to be on our program in the next half hour. >> okay. my bes you up for a trip down the aisle. >> i do love that movie and the sound track -- >> it's a fun movie. >> i know the sound track for sure. michael mcdermott told huchk post it would be a good idea but it's not a real thing. >> say a little prayer, that scene was spectacular. >> ? i run for the bus, dear ?

dear ? ? i say a little prayer for you ? ? and we just can't take time ? ? and all through my coffee break time ? ? i say a little prayer for you ? ? forever and ever you stay in my hearts ?? >> i love when they have the lobster claws. >> this is more of your speed. >> a remake. please, this is fantastic. o that's right. >> the show i would wake up for on saturday morning, by myself sitting in the living room watching this open. >> how cute was baby miss piggy and baby gonzo. >> it's going to come out in 2018. you will be able to watch with your baby. >> i was actually thinking that because now i can introduce him to it and it's a totally different -- look at how cute

>> that's even better. >> i'm so excited for it. my heart skipped a beat. >> that will be fun. i hope it does better than the muppet reboot that was on abc last year. >> that was like an evening. >> yeah, it was horrible. >> less than happy thoughts. >> muppet movies are always good. >> can't go wrong. >> hopefully it's better than getting a pumpkin stuck on your head. you may want to take a lessen from this girl on what not do. her name is rachel and she was eventually -- here we go, she goes in. rachel, no, don't do it. >> i love that the family is watching. >> and they're videotaping it. >> they're just hoping. >> she eventually was freed after her mom reached into the pumpkin. >> she goes all in, literally. >> the only thing you see the ponytail. >> it does make a funny picture. i mean, after the fact not so funny.

>> her dad wiggled her out. >> look at the brothers, you know they are like, yeah, yeah, no, we're really trying. >> she got out, dad wiggled her out. >> that's terrifying. >> her brothers were probably like uh-huh. >> and that's the finished product and she has a smile on her face. >> now we're goi now we are going to do weather. let's show you what we got. hey, it's going to be a weekend in the world series baseball. the cubs, friday, windy, 63, and saturday showers 66 and cooling off on sunday, game day, 55 degrees and partly cloudy skies. for today, rest of your weather, we are looking at a beautiful day as you get down through the gulf coast and near record highs in the southwest, and rain in the northwest and mountain snows in northern new england and parts of upstate new york as well. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your

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? all right. ron howard has been in show business his entire life, first as an actor now as an academy award winning director whose newest film "inferno." >> before we catch up with ron let's take memory lane. >> this land is mine. >> give me back my son. >> stop. i don't know anything. >> academy award winning director ron howard's films have racked up over $1 billion at the box office over the past three decades. >> she's a mermaid. >> the man behind such blockbuster hits as "splash"

>> and cocoon where seniors get a new lease on life after taking a plunge into alien waters. >> look at him. that's my brother. >> even taking on day to day emergencies faced head on by firefighters. >> houston, we have a problem. >> and real life adventures into space collaborating with thanks as part of the apollo 13 crew. howard began his love affair with hollywood playinge the andy griffeth show. >> what are you doing? >> i was holding my breath. >> ron grew up to be a pop culture icon. >> you are the greatest, fonz. >> as ritchie running ham on happy days that made its way to television in the '70s. more than 20 of howard's films have hit the big screens. now the howard/thanks duo back

questions, lady, but i'm not going to know the answer. >> we have questions and you're going to answer them. thank you for being here. >> that was flattering. thank you for that. >> ten years since the original, now the third installment. do they get easier as they get along or do you find you have set a bar you have to go over that. >> these are challenging rumors and while tom and my producing partner have worked on them, we are not under contract to do them. we thought it was a great book but we didn't think that the adaptation was something fresh and exciting that would help us grow as artists. when "inferno" came along we thought this is great. this is great. it uses the robert langdon chasing through the clue path, all the stuff people really love but it's more modern, it's edgier, a little more dangerous, around halloween there are even

images that happened to fall in place creatively. >> it was intense. i won't give anything away but my heart -- the popcorn, i was like -- you love watching movies i go he is with popcorn. >> of course. >> it's so intense. >> thank you. the audiences, test audiences and now it's been released overseas are telling us that it's the most suspenseful of all of them. i think a lot of it has to do with the fact that this time tom hanks, robert of the mystery. he doesn't know where he fits in. it's this whole question of trust. also a great set of characters and i think the relationships in this one actually factor into the plot in ways that they didn't before. so i think as an actor's director i probably enjoyed director this one most of all. >> i would think that climax, i don't know how much tom hanks would have enjoyed that because you could have killed him in this movie.

>> yeah, we had him under water on a wire and going back to "splash" he is good under water, we know this. >> some of his best work. >> he was game. look, he is game, he is a pro's pro and in addition to being a great artist and a consummate team player, but he did stand up out of the water and, you know, his head slammed against the pillar and he said -- he said, ron howard, professional movie director, saves the stuff that could kill the star of the movie for the last day. >> it is so true. >> he gets back at you this past week on "snl" and does this ron howard imitation. let's roll a clip. >> it's me, ron howard, how cool is that? i know you are probably asking yourself why the heck am i

show. it's simple, pet bloopers just make me giggle. >> you have to grade it. is that you? do you see you in that? >> i'm going to go with the, you know, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery approach. >> okay. >> tom does that on the set once in awhile, he sneaked it in a couple of times and he actually e-mailed me and said, brace yourself, ron, i'm doing a whole sketch as you,ut irresistible. look, i got a huge kick out of it. >> it was pretty good. >> we have to ask you about "splash." >> oh, that's right. >> the reboot. >> we're working on it and channing tatum, jillian bell brought us this idea of flipping it. >> a merman. >> a merman and so it's just in development but it's brian grazer's original idea. we are sitting there at our imagine offices and it's the

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>> oh, it's you, isn't it? >> if you mean is it judy dench. >> you are a national treasure. >> i can get away with anything but of course i don't. oh, what is that over there? my mistake. >> i love it.

characters to may or do you have a favorite? >> if i did i'd write a show where i just played one person which would make it easier. no, i just love being everybody. here i'm angela merkel, judy dench, camilla parker bowls. no, i don't, i love being somebody new every hour. >> when did you realize that you could do these faces and make people laugh doing them in. >> on my mother's window sill when i was six, that's how i start the show with a little film of me when i was young i used to dance in my mother's bedroom, i did a show in my mother's bedroom and i was a spinoff of my sister patty ullman, which she likes to point out, you are just a spinoff. i could impersonate my teachers, my neighbors, my friends and, i don't know, it's just what i do. that's how i --

and you had an album. >> i was like a one-hit wonder pop star for a second there. >> that's a big deal. >> look at you doing that. >> there i am. there he is. >> with paul mccartney. big deal. >> that's not so shabby. >> look at us, we're so young. i just showed up at his pink in a mini dress and said will you and do that. >> and he did it. >> if you show up in somebody's office with a pink mini dress it's hard for them to say no. >> al, you should try that. >> i have tried that, it doesn't work. you are also my hero. >> am i? >> al roker's hero. get out of here. look at him. he's always here, he's here. he's here. solid dependable, look at him, al. >> i love this. >> i'm trying to bend his

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>> years of living dangerously, which premiers on national geographic on sunday is a documentary series that examines climate change from all different angles. my particular episode is about how do we deal with this issue in a nonpartisan way? how do we deal with people who we fundamentally disagree with in order to make this issue? it was fascinating. >> an interesting way in, because you have a lot of celebrities involved, and it's the first project we see david letterman in. >> we see david letterman who examines the way india is building up solar power, and it deals with the questions of why we are not doing as much here when they are doing it there. giselle is in it and jack black.

subject. >> yes, and my thing was dealing with republicans who have been resistant to acknowledge the science on climate change, and there's real heroes in congress, and car bell yo from the 27th district in florida has shown he really wants to work on this, and lee zellman who represents the first district in new york. the only way to move forward on this issue is in a bipartisan way. it's so much fun, as we can see every day, to shame and humiliate people you disagree with politically, but it does not get anything done, and it was a fascinating way to learn how the citizens climate lobby is reaching to congress to find a bipartisan way to deal with the issues. >> speaking of bipartisan, everybody would love the west wing and you guys got together recently, a bunch of you.

richard spoke for all of us very movingly, and it was amazing to stand behind alison who is truly one of the most beloved -- there's nobody who ever worked with her who has not loved her. >> a reunion? >> huh? >> a reunion? >> can you do a split, too. >> national geographic, and we're back in a is "today" on nbc. that is impressive. you are not doing it. no, no, no. >> why not?

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