good morning. breaking overnight. hurricane maria, a monster category 5 storm pummeling the island of dominica, the u.s. virgin islands and puerto rico now bracing for a direct hit while hurricane jose triggers flooding and rip current warnings up and down the east coast. all eyes on trump. one day after calling out the u.n. >> the united nations has not reached its full potential because of bureaucracy and mismanagement. >> the president set to deliver a closely watched address to the general assembly this morning, and we're there live. campus chaos. a vigil for a georgia tech student shot and killed by

a police car set on fire, students urged to stay inside. we'll have the latest. those stories plus "today" exclusive. bill o'reilly joining us live for his first television interview since his fox news firing. toys "r" us files for bankruptcy overnight and snooze you can use. with the cameras rolling, my night of interrupted sleep as we shed light on a problem millions of americans face, today, tuesday, september 19th, 2017. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." nice to have you with us on a tuesday morning. the hurricane season just seems relentless this year. >> and keep in mind as we take you through these storms we'll be talking about in a se,

hurricane season. >> and let us bring you up to date at the moment. two hurricane threats going on. we've got maria charging into the eastern caribbean after tearing across dominica overnight as a dangerous category 5. the island's prime minister who had to be rescued from his own damaged home saying the nation has suffered widespread devastation. >> the monster storm now bearing down on the u.s. virgin islands and puerto rico, and president trump has already declared states of emergency for both territories. >> all right. and there's also jose looming off the east coast. it's already producing high surf, dangerous rip currents, and it's going to bring soaking rain and gusty winds to the mid-atlantic and new england. our team is standing by and has it all covered. we'll start with al who is tracking both of those storms. al, good morning. >> good morning, guys. you can see this is what we've got right now. you've got jose right off the u.s. coast, and you've got hurricane maria that is threatening currently the caribbean and will continue to. le

now. as far as jose coastal areas, up for minor coastal flooding, tides two feet above notion, beach erosion from fire island and provincetown just south of boston. it will will track away but then kind of do a lop and hang out in the atlantic right through sunday. may have an effect on maria. we're going to have to watch and see what happens with that. now, as far as maria is concerned, here's the latest on it. we are currently watching this as a category 5 storm, 65 miles west southwest of guadalupe. winds 160 miles per hour moving north at 9 miles per hour, and you can see we have hurricane warnings up for theward island, puerto rico. hurricane watches up for pipsia and tropical storm warnings as well. now, here's what we're expecting to happen as far as maria is concerned. the right now a category 5 storm makes its way towards the virgin islands. tonight, 125 to 150-mile-per-hour winds. 00

15 inches of rain or more. then, puerto rico as a category 4 storm. 125 to 150-mile-per-hour winds. storm surge of 6 to 9 feet, and look at this. there could be upwards of two feet or more of rain, and that's going to be catastrophic because within puerto rico you've got those mountains, and the heaviest rain will fall over those winward mountains, 20 to 25 minutes and it gets lift and brings out all the moisture there. this is a source of region for major rivers. all that rainfall falling down, sending all of that heavy rain, fudge into the headwaters and all the way down into coastal cities like san juan where the flooding could be catastrophic, so we'll be watching that as well. now, as we continue on the path, it goes past hispaniola, heads towards the turks and caicos on friday. 125-mile-per-hour winds and 5 to 8-foot surge and 12 to 18 inches of rain and continues on into the bahamas, a

kind of hangs out. we're not -- i don't even want to speculate where it's going to go after that because, as i said, we've got jose out there. there's a lot going on that could affect it. but puerto rico right now and the virgin islands in the crosshairs of this dangerous, dangerous storm. >> and they just went through everything with irma. >> exactly. thanks, al. we've talked to you a lot this morning. let talk now more about jose's threat to the eastern seaboard. nbc's kristen dahlgren is on the new jersey shore. kristen, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, guys. well, don't let jose fool you just because it doesn't look like it's going to be a direct landfall. there are still millions going to be feeling the effects of this storm today, and we're not just talking about the rain and this wind that we see picking up. we're talking about this, that dangerous roiling ocean that's going to be eroding these beaches that in many cases have just been rebuilt from sandy. this morning high surf warnings are in effect from the carolinas to new england. >> i think it looks like it's

>> reporter: hurricane jose spinning offshore in the atlantic but bringing dangerous conditions to the east coast. winds could gust over 40 miles per hour, and powerful waves could wash over some beach communities. >> if we haven't learned anything else i would hope from this this season is that you need to be prepared. >> reporter: along the jersey shore, beaches and shops calling it an early season as residents get ready. on long island new construction was prepped for a possible storm surge and in nantucket extra lines used to secure boats. >> a big storm is coming, and we're in the crosshairs. >> reporter: while some aren't nervous about jose. >> i really don't see too much coming from this. >> reporter: for those forced to rebuild after super storm sandy five years ago, they can't help but keep a wary eye on any storms in the atlantic. >> if this gets knocked down, like it did during sandy, just sad. >> reporter: and it's expected g

today. we're talking about beach erosion, the dangerous dangerous rip currents and here we're already, guys, sees these waves topsham roadways. >> kristen, thanks very much. >> now back to the destructive force of hurricane maria already on full display. as we said, it devastated the island of dominica overnight, is 60-mile-per-hour wind an torrential rain, and now puerto rico and the u.s. virgin islands are in the path of this powerful punch. nbc's gabe gutierrez is in san juan for us. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. 24 hours ago we were talking about maria being a category 1 storm. it's now a category 5, and a hurricane warning is in effect for this entire island. president trump organized an emergency disaster declaration and approving federal assistance to the area as this monster hurricane takes aim. this morning hurricane maria is cutting a destructive path through the caribbean, punishing the remote islands of dominica,

barbados and st. lucia. overnight is 60-mile-per-hour winds and torrential rain tore through dominica. the country's prime minister, who had his own roof blown off, writing on facebook we have lost all what money can buy and replace. on the virgin islands of st. thomas and st. john, already badly battered by irma, traumatized residents are now desperately trying to escape this new threat. >> the island is devastated. no light, no water. no food. >> reporter: even the coast guard and other rescue teams are packing up and moving to safer locations. >> this one looks like it's going to hit us hard. >> reporter: puerto rico was barely grazed by irma, but maria is a much bigger threat to the u.s. territory. >> the devastation it will cause might be unprecedented. >> reporter: the island's 3 million american citizens now under a state of emergency, the government already rationing basic provisions like water and baby formula. >> how important is it for you to get supplies today? >> extremely. i mean,

anywhere. i can't find water. i can't find ice. it's pretty intense. >> reporter: and there's frantic scramble for guess. >> it's busy. >> reporter: it's busy. >> people are crazy. >> irma knocked out electricity to 75% of the island. more than 60,000 customers still in the dark as maria approaches, and some of the 3,500 irma evacuees from other caribbean islands are still in shelters here. gabriel wilson from st. thomas is scrambling to find one of the -- how worried are you about the storm? >> i don't know. at first they were saying it's a category 1 and now a category 2 and now it's going to be a 3 or 4. i don't know what's going to happen. >> reporter: the last category 4 or 5 storm to slam into puerto rico was back in 1932 when the island's population has since doubled. today the government is the preparing hundreds of shelters to hold potentially more than 100,000 evacuees. matt and savannah. >> all right. gabe gutierrez, scary times there.

covering, for example, the eyes of the world on president trump as he gets set to deliver a high stakes speech to the united nations general assembly. he made his debut there monday voicing his complaints about the world body to its leaders. so what will he say this morning? nbc national correspondent peter alexander is at the u.n. for us. peter, good morning. >> reporter: hey, matt and savannah, good morning to you. today is the day the america first president getting ready to address the world. a senior administration official says president trump will deliver a clear-eyed view of the challenges around the globe in places like iran, north korea and venezuela that will focus on how the burden needs to be shared among countries, not just relying on the u.s. to address common goals. it's a very different world view than his predecessors, one the president's aides say will focus on outcomes, not ideologies. ahead of president trump's first address to the united nations, the general assembly bracing for the kind of seismic shift america has seen at hom

>> i think the main message is make the united nations great again, make the united nations great. >> reporter: the most urgent threat, a nuclear north korea. a top aide saying the president will talk tough today about the north korean menace. >> as far as north korea is concerned, i think most of you know how i feel. >> reporter: president trump, who derided the u.n. in the past, even once mocking the quote cheap marble tiles behind the speaker, now heavily dependant on its security council to implement punishing sanctions against kim jong-un's regime. mr. trump announced a trip to neighboring china this november after a call with president xi where the two leaders committed to maximizing pressure on north korea. defense secretary james mattis hinting the u.s. has military options that would not jeopardize seoul, south korea in the event of a counterattack but offering few specifics. >> there are, but i will not go into details.

with the israeli prime minister also zeroing in on iran but refusing to reveal whether the u.s. is preparing to leave the nuclear deal negotiated by the obama administration. >> you'll be seeing very soon. >> reporter: that in the wake of this warning from iran's leader on cnn. exiting such an agreement, mr. rouhani says, would carry high cost for the u.s. president trump, the real estate mogul, pressing the u.n. to demand a better return on the u.s. investment, noting his high rise nearby. >> i actually saw great potential right across the street, to be honest for you, and it was only for the reason that the united nations was here that that turned out to be such a successful project. >> reporter: alongside france's president, mr. trump proposing a possible armed forces parade through washington on the fourth of july. still marveling about the bastille day celebration this summer where he served as guest of honor. >> it was one of the greatest parade i've ever seen so we're actually thinking about fourth of july, pennsylvania avenue, ha

show our military strength. >> reporter: and to give you a little preview of what to watch for inside the general assembly hall during the president's speech today, all those reaction shots of the world leaders, many of whom will be seeing mr. trump in person for the first time, and the seating arrangements are determined by lottery. coincidentally this year the north korean delegation, without kim jong-un, he won't be here, got seats right in the front and center. matt and savannah, they will be a matter of a feet away from president trump. >> that should be interesting to watch, peter. thank you very much, and i should mention to our viewers that we'll have coverage, live coverage of the president's speech on many of these stations a little later this morning. new details are emerging in the federal investigation now into possible collusion between the trump presidential campaign and russia. the "new york times" reporting this morning that prosecutors have informed former trump campaign chairman paul manafort that they plan to indict him. federal agents raided

warrant after picking the lock on his front door. they took binders stuffed with document, copied his computer files, according to paper and took pictures of his expensive suits. and cnn is reporting this morning that u.s. investigators wiretapped manafort under secret court orders before and after the 2016 election. manafort was forced to resign as trump's campaign manager in august of 2016 amid scrutiny over his relationships with pro-russian figures. meantime, president trump's eldest son donald trump jr. has decided to give up his secret service protection. trump jr., who lives here in new york city, is said to be seeking more privacy. the agency stopped protecting him last week. it's not clear if his wife and five children will still be protected by agents. additionally, white house counsellor kellyanne conway has also decided to end her secret service protection. the moves will provide at least some relief to a secret service that is strained by the size of

[000:14:58;00] protest at georgia tech that turned violent last night following a vigil for a student killed by campus police over the weekend. the university sent out an emergency alert and urged students to seek shelter in a secure location. a police vehicle was set on fire. two officers suffered minor injuries during the protests. three people were arrested. on saturday night, campus police shot and killed scout schultz who they say was armed with a knife at the time. police say schultz was walking towards them and ignoring their commands. several suicide notes were found in schultz' dorm room. breaking overnight, an earthquake shook part of southern california. the magnitude 3.6 quake was centered about four miles to the northwest of the ucla campus in westwood. it hit at 11:20 local time. there were no reports of injuries or any real damage but the quake rattled nerves across that region and quickly became the top trending item on social

media. >> talk about rattled nerves. [000:15:58;00] caribbean right now, we just feel for them. this storm that is going over the same path irma did. >> absolutely is, and as we take a look at what's going on as far

as our weather, at least in the 48 contiguous state and alaska and hawaii, showers there' a look at the latest it is throwing moisture back the showers may migrate as far bay and could get as far west as the i-95 corridor. you ca see the little chance of

light rain and sprinkles between 2:00 and 5:00 mainly east and otherw we're in the 60s now. highs today up around 82 good m to you. >> in the news this morning, in county say the boy came they did not release his name. we know he's a sophomore at pace west school.

he was 15 years old. follow news 4 on twitter to get >> you'll be able to hear from they'l off in a debate. let's get an update on the dave? >> lots going on in camp spring outer loop, the crash at will cleare 50 in maryland, bowie, eastbound a wrec freeway airport. the hov lane is blocked westbo

a blocks the left lane. back t you. >>dave, thank you. we'll take a quick break now and

mornin there chance of rain east temper wise, upper of 60s now.

if you're headed to the beaches today, very windy out there with big waves and a lot of beach >> local news update in the from jose are here today. they'r going to stick around 69 right now in the district.

a breezy. it will stay breezy through the

67 64 right now i gauithersburg. good m to you. right we want to check on dave, good morning. >> good morning. let's talk crashes in va va 66 eastbo east of manassas and lane. tow on scene. woodbr the crash cleanup contin

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and now get our fastest internet ever plus tv and phone for just $79.99 per month. a comfortable start to your day. upper 60s through the area. 68 leesburg. and we have a nice breeze all because of hurricane jose. some o the rain bands trying to get close to the area. our chance though is going maryla tomorr jose continues to move out to sea. and temperature stay in the mid

80s through the weekend. >> thank you. anothe local news update i'm chum beg. a lot of clouds outside here temper in the upper of 60s to near 70.

70 at national airport. a north wind. that north-northeast wind will of moi back westbound here. at least a little light rain

mainly of i-95. otherw a mild day. just enough sunshine to get us and then all sunshine and warm should now with a crash is let's go to maryland southbound 270 remaining heavy out of gaithe

the wr after clapper road is cleare >>you, dave. and into the chesapeake bay. so there will be a small chance east of i-95, mid to late aftern

way. and mild, near 80 today. mid up toer

>>chuck, thank you. you ca get the latest news and app. anothe update here we have the clouds around from overca through the area. 70 right now. breezy as well. the rain bands are right along delawa along the eastern shore. 70s try move into maryland. 82 this afternoon. cloudy and breezy. tomorr though we do clear out we stay sunny and warmer all the

way the weekend. fall starts friday. but it's not going tuesda september 19th, 2017. good m to you. right let's check on your hi there.

outer loop, a crash in the local lanes after telegraph road.

tow truck at work. heavy towards the wilson bridge. lane. post labor day traffic out. we're to keep the clouds it's all because of hurricane jose. it's going to keep moving away we'll see cloudy breezy condit shower mostly east of the distri maryla does have the best to move in. tomorr sunny, 87. all th way through the week.

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what will happen. getting close and getting tight. dylan, matches, fire. take those for >> okay. >> open them up, and if you wouldn't mind strike a match. >> you know. this is so fun. >> and fire, don't move because i said come back sheinelle, and -- >> what? >> i thought you were about to drop flames. >> the craziest thing. there's a study where they did this, seems evil. >> that's called ice. >> it feels cold. >> right. >> where they did a study where they took a match and they conditioned somebody that they were going to burn them, evil. did this to college students, conditioned them to think so strongly and at the last moment they swapped it with an ice cube and touched that person and they screamed. some people, their skin even blistered. >> no way. >> yeah. >> do that to al, not me. >> the power of the mind, don't burn al. >> i've got the matches. >> you know, let's trade. i'll take the matches. grab this pen and i want you to

grab a piece of paper and let's get your mind going. turn your back and write down two your husband, somebody that has pond into your mind and turn your back. >> just first and last initials. >> first and last initials, yeah. >> and close the pen up, and it's all about the power of the mind. the fact that that person blistered was because they believed it could happen. watch this. watch the pen, and speaking of wind, make sure, al, cover my mouth to make sure i'm not blowing on this. imagine that this pen starts to move a little. if i really believe it. imagine if that pen starts to move, right in front of you. >> dylan, you're holding that against you. do you have any idea why you thought of this person today, like a reason or just popped in your head in. >> she -- >> popped into my head. >> sorry. >> it. >> the matches, it didn't pop in your head. what happened is the synapse in your mind went off.

imagine every synapse firing off every moment right at this very moment just like that's matches. turn that paper around and sho wrote down. what are they, l.b. >> and look right here, nice and tight into the matchbook. >> that's weird. >> you said her name. >> you wrote the initials, someone with a "u," luann becker. >> yes. >> that's so weird. >> bring her out. >> is she? >> no, i'm kidding, i'm kidding. >> i haven't seen her in a while. i can't wait. where's luann. you want to see more. >> i'm speechless. >> i have an aexciting announcement to make. for the first time in ten years. >> hi, lu. >> i have a stage live live mind riding are, at ipic.com. >> my heart is kind of racing because i still don't get it. >> that was amazing. >> that's why you've got to come out. >> you're going front row, al. you'll be there. >> i'm going to have you over

this weekend when i start a fire. >> exactly. >> on my >> i know, they are all over. al is full of it. frisk me to see if i'm wet right now. >> nothing is wet. >> al, stop. >> i was going to say. >> amazing. >> up next, we're going to cook up a little magic in the kitchen with a juicy beef brisket after these messages.

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>> my hubby usually helps me. >> knew hubby usually helps me gethi you want to help me here, i'm sure he does. >> so ten-pound brisket, whole brisket in the pan. we're starting off on the wrong foot here. in the pan, the secret here is the first and second can you, the whole brisket. the meat is marbleized. >> all the fat. >> the all the fat will make a nice butterer sauce. >> what do we add next in. >> broth and red wine and i'll do the tomatoes, simple, easy. this will will allow me to get my beauty rest before. you don't need that, right? >> oh, please, it's too late. >> this cooks while you sleep. >> 225 degrees for ten hours. >> red wine. >> a great red wine. >> so you're going to wrap this before you put it. >> yes. i always put parchment because that keeps the foil from reaching into food especially on a ten hour and slow cook. since it's going in for ten hours, 225, low hand slow. that's the next secret to tender

melt in your mouth meat. >> could you theoretically do this if you wanted to in like a smokern >> for sure, you could. you're the barbecue expert, enthusiast over there, but you absolutely could do that as well, for sure. >> now we slice. you want to let that cool because it's so buttery soft before you slice it and we slice against the grain to make sure that the meat is not stringy but beautiful, nice thin slices stade de gerland i love the caramelized onion and garlic that comes with that. >> tastes delicious and amazing for serving and because it's so soft you've got to get under here. >> otherwise it will break apart. >> all about preparation. eat with our eyes first. come over on this side and help me out. perfect. you've done this before. we're god, we're good, we're good. is that a party on the plate. >> you take your pan juices and kind of cook them down. >> reduce them down until they coat the back of a spoon, got them reducing them down here and then we drizzle and this says

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i remember in the studio when he came in and did it, yeah. you get better flies in you is the big one. >> well, we can't wait to hear it. >> all right. >> rudimental and james arthur. ♪ i wondered maybe they'd never find me ♪ ♪ i've been waiting such a long, long, long time to feel it ♪ ♪ swallowed by the waters around me ♪ ♪ no i took so many wrong, wrong, wrong turns to see it, woah ♪ ♪ but i tansed through the blisters at night ♪ ♪ and i laughed till i cried and cried and ♪ i ran till my feet couldn't run mo for ♪ ♪ no more, mo for ♪ and i sung till my lungs were burning ♪ ♪ till i know i'm alive, alive, yeah ♪ i sing till i can't hear your voice no more ♪

♪ sudden lit sun goes up ♪ and i feel my love flooding back ♪ until the sun goes up and i feel my love coming up again ♪ ♪ it wasn't easy trying to one with these handcuffs ♪ ♪ i had to sleep such a cold, cold, cold night to see it ♪ ♪ green flashes hid me right where i'm standing ♪ ♪ sunlight got into the bone, bone, bone, start the healing ♪ ♪ but i danced through the blisters at night ♪ ♪ and i laughed till i cried and cried ♪ and i ran till my feet couldn't run no more ♪ ♪ no more, no more ♪ and i sung till my lungs were burning ♪ till i know i'm alive, alive ♪ ♪ i sing till i can't hear your voice no more ♪

♪ sudden lit sun goes up ♪ and i feel my love needing back again ♪ ♪ until t feel my love coming up again ♪ ♪ until the sun goes up and the dark is gone ♪ ♪ we made it to the dawn and i don't miss you anymore ♪ ♪ when the sun goes up, when the kun comes up ♪ ♪ i can feel my love coming back again ♪ ♪ so give a little light to get a little love back ♪ ♪ give a little light to get a little love back ♪ ♪ give a little light, give a little light ♪ ♪ won't you give it ♪ to get a little love back ♪ won't you give it ♪ oh, won't you give it ♪ won't you give it

♪ give a little love back ♪ and suddenly the sun goes up and again ♪ ♪ and until the sun goes up and i feel my love coming up again ♪ ♪ until the sun goes up and the dark is gone ♪ ♪ we made it to the dawn and i don't miss you anymore ♪ when the sun goes up ♪ when the sun comes ♪ i feel my love >> wow. [ applause ] >> rudimental james arthur. i didn't want that to end.

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